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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24
THE HEPBURN BILL
Will Be Reported Without Amendment
Committee Vote to 5.

Washington Feb 23.--By n vote of s
IT, :, the Senate committee on Inter
.,etate commerce today agreed to report
,he Hepburn railroad rate bill with
,ut amendment but the resolution
:.iopted reserved to the members OF
ihe committee freedom of action con-
s,rnilg amendments offered in the Sen
.,1e. BY n vote of 5 to 3. Republicans
I,-evailling. Senator Tillman. Demo-
..rat. was given the honor OF reporting
tuc bill This establishes precedent
1T that Republican Senate committee
mus given n Democrat control of an I'M
ynrtant measure passed by a RepubI-
can House and endorsed by Republic
an President. Senator Cullom and
Carmack We're absent and their votes
v.re recorded only on, the main propo-
r.jtion. The resolution follows:
Resolved, that the Interstate Com
?, cree Committee report favorabiy
House bill No 12.9S7 as it passed the
;. house of Representatives,. 1t being I'M
; q, rstood that the members of the COM
llittee have n right to vote as they
Choose on amendments or to offer
:tlendments in the Senate on consider
alton of the BILL
Senator Deliver offered the first
part of the resolution and Senator AID
rich made q motion to amend by add
ing the restrictions concerning the
:, nenimentS The Aldrich motion
ptevailed and the vote for the rcsolu-
non as amended was as follows:
Affirmative-Cullom. Dolliver Clanp.
rTinman McLaurin. Carmack. Foster
ard Newlands.
observation-disclosures. Aldrich. Kean.
:. IN, aker and Crane.
v senator Aldrich then moved that the
hill be reported by Chairman Elkins.
: hut Senators Doliver and Tillman
p:otested that some friends of the
: measure should make the report. and
Senator Aldrich amended his motion
}roviding that the report should be
made by Senator Tillman.
He stated that the Democratic mcm-
htrs furnished the majority of the
votes for the bill and that il was prop
Or to have the minority favor it,
: This was taken by Senators Dolliver
and Clapp as an effort to humliatc
TEN. but they remained silent.
IL Chairman Elkins suggested that the
:, report should be made by Senator
=. nolliyer who had been one of the men
|. who helped draft the Hepburn bill.
> s,nd a leader in the fight to prevent
g the adoption of amendments. Only
- Senator Clapp supported this sugges-
u, lion. which had been made informally.
r,t A vote was then had on the question
D, who should report the bill. resulting
as follows:
For Senator Thlman-Aldrch, Kean,
Foraker, Crane and McLaurin.
For Senator Dolliver-Elkins. Clapp
and Newlands.
Not voting-Dolliver. Tillman and
Foster.
= The contest in the Senate committee
over the railroad rate bill is 4 memora-
bic one. 1t was started year ago
. len the Esch-Townsend bill came
:. from the House. That measure had a
7 hostile reception in the committee and
s,ttcr it became apparent that it could
not 20 reported To the Senate arrange
licytS were na'ic for an invcS; gation
& Of The whole subject of government
regulatiOn.of rates. The committee was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Digestion furnishes nutrition for the
nerve centers. Properly digested food
furnishes these reservoirs of life with
vitality which leads to strong, steady
nerves, and thus nourishes life.
Peruna is in great favor among
women, especially those who have voca-
tons that are trying to the nerves.
Peruna furnishes the lasting vigor
for the nerves that such people need.
Thousands of testimonials from
women in all parts Of the United States
are being received every year. Such
unsolicited evidence surely proves that
Peruna is without an equal as . nerve
tonic and q vital invi-orator.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington. Feb. 23.-The following
Maine pensions have been granted:
Geo. \. Green. $40; Daniel George.
s24: r. i. McGrath. S12: Chas. f.
Thomas. IS: =. l.. Gilchrist. ST.; +. II.
Deere. $40; Chas. s. Delano. $40; Geo.
w. Pie. So: w. r. Ferguson. SO; r. f.
Copeland. Sc: Louis A. Remis, IS: En-
ma Il. Walton. IS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Ten years ago there We're 556 Ameri-
cans in the City of Mexico. The direc-
tory printed! last December shows SIS
Prohibition las IL SEM measure
~titct, the to.yn. 4 I'm was recratlv
passed. ciCeiug saloons At ? u'cioc!, ana
''puiGue joints at in the evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

The committee appointed to solicit
funds for the new shoe factory began
its work yesterday. While of course it
is yet to early to say what progress
they are making. it is certain that they
were not greeted coldly by those upon
whom they have called.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

There has been a good sale Of seats
at Deane's for the concert at Augusta
City hall this evening by the Bowdoin
Glee and MandOlin-Gu clubs. and
Gardiner will be largely represented.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

The people of Caribou were greatly sad
oened TO learn Of the death Of Oscar
Chandler, which occurred Thursday
morning at o'clock after n two weeks
illness OF typhoid fever, followed by
spinal meningitis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

The ladies Of the Methodist church
Will give Colonial supper this evening
at the store under Hotel Brunswick
and they have made elaborate plans
for the event.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

jerks assorted hard drops" at Zoe
a Id. is not an every day occurrence.
but today only. Chocolate covered
peaches and cream" the real thing,
only Soc Id. today. The new telephone
number is PA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Buy your Epicurean chocolates today.
while they are only &c for that pretty
pound box with full weight. Also know
"Beane's Corner" deserves to be called
headquarters for post cards.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24
Ex.Speaker Henderson Worse.

Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 23.-Former
Speaker David Il. Henderson took !;
change for the worse this afternoon
His condition is critical
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

During his service Of fifty years as
sexton of Cullomrton church Devon,
England, Samuel Noisey. who has just
died. attended every funeral held in
the churchyard. ami saw eight Wears
come and go
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

The fixtures which were put in the
Holmes foundry for basketball are be-
ing removed so it may be considered
that the first blow for the new shoe
factory has been struck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Services under the auspices of the w.
c. I. L. will be held at 5 O'clock Sun
day afternoon at the aims house. Rev.
j. Langdon Quimby will direct the
meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24
81 am glad TO write my endorse
n7enf of the great remedy, Peruna,
as a nerve tonic. do SO most
heartily. ".-JuIaa MarIoWe.

Nervousness is very common among
women. This condition is due to anemic
nerve centers. The nerve centers are
the reservoirs of nervous vitality. These
centers become bloodless for want of
proper nutrition.
This is especially true in the spring
season. Every spring host of invalids
are produced as the direct result of weak
nerves.
This can be easily obviatcd by using
Peruna. Peruna strikes at the root of the
difficulty hy correcting the digestion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24
GARDINER.
Journals Telephone Call, So.

II. j.. Merriam made a business trim
to Bath yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Owen Webb returned to Boston yes
terday. after visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. \. Douglass in Chelsea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Capt. John NJ. Francis of Boston is
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank F..
Locke for few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Miss Jessie Thompson has returned
to her home in Wcstbrook. after pass
ing several days with Gardiner friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Frederic Gregorie, who has been Wis
i,inS relatives in West Gardiner. re-
turned yesterday to Lawrence, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Keep before you the bargains the
Fuller Grocery co. offer you. Just as
well to save money when you can.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

TO CUBE A COLD IN ONE DAY,
TAKE LAXATIVE HROMO Quinine Tai
lets: Druggists refund money If it fails
To cure; r.. w. GROVES, signature IL
Un each box. Csc. tu,th,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Mrs. Philip Burrell. who has been
the guest Of friends in Gardiner for
the Inst week, returned yesterday to
her home in Cambridge. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

James Gardiner White Of Boston,
formerly of this city, arrived in Gardi-
ner yesterday for business visit,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Continued warm weather yesterday
kept ice operations at a standstiil and
the delay at this season of the year is
serious.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Frank =. Locke. who has been scri-
ously i'll for the last 10 days, is i'm
proving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

airs. Mary Hadley, who has been WIS.,
ting Gardiner friends, has returned to
her home In Freeport.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Reserved seats for the Monday even
ing athletic exhibition at Augusta are
on sale at p. A. Houlehan's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Henry King has moved from Robin
son street to the house at 1o2 WASH
ington street. g..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

The great Bankrupt Sale of goods.
Max Goldberg & Co., advertise. COM
mences today. See ad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Miss Mildred Stearns. who has been
visiting friends in Randolph, returned
yesterday to her home in Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

The regular meeting of Dirigo Lodge
A. .. L. W., will be held Monday even
ing in the steamer house at South Gar
ssdsinsS RHes isset in theaARH 3erer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

f. 5. Hill went TO Boston yesterday
for a short business visit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

X. p. Hazzard left yesterday Tor a
business visit in Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Mrs. Albert Call went to Auburn yes
terday for q visit with friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

! Buy bottle of PeruEa to-day.
If you 90 not receive ell the bene.
fits frci1 PeruTa fiiif you expected,
write 10 Dr.. S. B. Hartman, Column
sbus, Ohio.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
The sale OF Literary Goods.

To TIVE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sr The writer
who offers his product for sale should remember
that his position In no way differs from that Of the
seller OF any other kind OF merchandise. II a
prospective purchaser likes the goods offered him
he will buy: otherwise not. The right OF any man
10 act as he pleases. within the limits of conven-
tional courtesy. toward any one who offers him
things for sale cannot reasonably be denied. II
an editor asks that manuscript be submitted for
his consideration and then treats II with scant
attention, or none at all. there may be just cause
for complaint. hut whoever sollclts a sale must
he content with ths treatment which is accorded
70 any other solicitor OF business. Tho book agent
and the life insurance solicitor look upon frequent
rebun and occasional rudeness as Incidental and
are not discouraged thereby. One success makes
up 20 them FOR many failures.
That there is a vast market for literary work Of
eyen mediocre merit one has only 10 look az the
nearest book stand TO know. The writer who
cannot sell In these DAYS. after reasonable perse-
verance In intelligent efforts TO do so, had better
realize that the trouble lies In his own inability 10
furnish the goods. and seek another occupation.
The goods will always sell.
n the above were written from the standpoint
OF a successful writer It would have no value what
ever. It is not. HORACE CHIrTENDEN.
BURLINGTON. Vt, November IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
They Would Not "Suueal."

In the Colon Cemetery, near Havana,
there stands a beautiful and costly
marble shaft known as the Students
Monument. On November 81 Governor
MACON and other American officials
attended a memorial service, annually
held at the foot OF this shaft, in honor
Of a group Of young men who would
not -squeal' on their companions. The
Bishop of Havana officiated. The incident
thus commemorated occurred thirty
seven years ago, but the large attend
ance, year after year, at the memorial
service shows that it Is still held in
lively remembrance.
In a foolish, boyish prank a group Of
students from the University Of Havana
vented their hatred and their detestation
of a Spanish official by ~desecrating
his tomb in the Espada cemetery. The
unworthiness of the act is, of course,
beyond denial. The authorities sought
the offenders with a view to their punish
ment, but the school stood together in
refusing information. Baffied in his
attempts to discover the actual cul-
prits, the Governor-Genera issued a
decree that every tenth boy in the school
should suffer death. On November 27,
1869, these lads were lined up in front of
a building which then stood between
the Preside and the little fortress at the
foot Of the Prado, and were executed by
a detachment of Spanish soldiers.
For thirty-seven years the Cubans
have remembered and have have hon.
ored that little group of boys who
would not "%squeal," but who chose an
ignominious death rather than violate a
standard of honor which is as clearly rec
ognized at Elton and Rugby, at West Point
and Annapolis, as it was in the University
of Havana.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
SYSTEMS.
Graham . Philosopher. Munson q Prac-
t%itioDer. OF the Photographic Art.

To THE EDITOR or The uN-Sir In THE Sun
OF November 10 a correspondent says that after a
man has been writing photography for a matter
OF twenty years or 80 be is apt to md himself writ
ing a system OF his own. based upon what he has
gained from the study OF his text books" This
Is a familiar assertion among shorthand writer's.
The average reporter will say: "Oh, l write a sys-
TEN OF my own" Many times this Is said in a
manner TO convey a double meaning. that the
writer has %suflclent ingenuity 10 devise A new
system. and that the system he learned at nrst
was Inadequate TO his needs.
The fact that one has changed a few word
signs or adopted some special e1pedients which his
particular needs may require scarcely gives him
authority for calling the mixture a new system.
To be called a system In the proper sense his
style must possess an absolutely distinctive method
OF representing the consonants and vowels. Every
shorthand writer possesses the right 20 Adopt anv
style Of writing which may best suit his needs.
and he may even go TO tho extent OF making new
use OF a certain amount OF old material. III writes
the same system, nevertheless, but possibly in
dividuslized.
Your recent contributors have supplied very
interesting shorthand gossip. The rivalry which
existed during their lives between Andrew ]. Ora
ham and James Z. MunsOn was OF necessity n tonic
for discussion after the latter's death. Graham's
influence upon the art was TO refine II, and accord
ing to his judgment 10 use every bit Of phono-
graphic material 10 the greatest possible advantar.
He pointed. yes, led the way, 10 shorthand heights
which had never been scaled by the most skIlful
reporters before his day. Should a Graham re-
porter fail to attain a rate Of speed which he might
strive for, he never blameS the system, but him.
self. Graham was a Photographic philosopher
Munson, on the other hand. was a practitioner.
Graham placed . great deal OF the labor upon the
brain OF the writer. Munson desired a faoIle ont
line which could be executed by ;he nerve centres.
rendering shorthand writing, like longhand. the
result OF purely reflex motion.
These two men were the pioneer American
authors. In all probability we shall not see their
like again. because they loved their art for arts
sake. We Of the present time love IL for what u
will bring us. VERBATIM.
NEW YORK, November -.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30

pressly prescribed in the New Jersey
statute, the courts OF that State have
declared that its effect is to raise q pre-
sumption that the death OF the absent
party occurred at the expiration OF the
year period and not before. In a
leading case on the subject decided by
Chancellor GREENE in 1862 he said:
1t Is no answer 10 say that the probabilities are
that the death did not occur AZ the expiration Of
the seven years, but at some other time within that
period. The time Of the death ~ well as the fact
OF the death are ~preSumptions not Of fact hut OF
law. The law regards neither as certain. II sim q
ply declares that the party shall be presumed TO bs
dead at the expiration of the seven years whenever
his death shall come in question"
This presumption Of death based on
an absence Of seven years, which ia now
so firmly grounded in the common law
States Of the Union, was unknown to the
Roman or civil law and has been re-
jected in Louisiana, which derives its
Jurisprudence from that system. The
rule OF the Roman law on this subject
was that an absentee was always to be
deemed to be living until his death was
actually proved, or until 100 years was
shown to have elapsed since his birth,
inasmuch as that period was regarded
as the limit to the life OF a man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
Football Casualties.
CONSERVATIVE

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: notice that
you call TO account the figures OF the Chicago
Tribune on football deaths and injuries for 1905.
believe that your criticism is wen taken. What
I believe To be a much more accurate statement Of
the case. based on tho comparative records oh
talned through clipping bureaus In 1905 and 1905.
Is that there have been three deaths due directly
to football in the United states this year.
I have not seen the Chicago TrtoURs's figures,
but doubtless they include two deaths from heart
failure that might have occurred in any sport. two
deaths from Rugby In Canada and Que from blood
poisoning that might have occurred bad football
never been invented. That accounts for half OF
the Trbune'S list. The trouble is that too often
when the overZealous collector OF casualty sta
tistIcs' starts out to prove something he allows his
zeal 10 run away with his justice.
Taking fair statements OF the two years into
account. 7 md that the new" football has 30 per
cent fewer fatal injuries than the old, and one third
fewer total injuries; while. most striking Of all, the
OF the injuries has entirely changed.
The dangerous injuries to brain and spine and
internal organs resulting from mass play are
nearly eliminated: the simpler injuries Of hard
tackles are about the same as before In number,
but not so serious. ARTHUR 3. REEVE.
NEW YORK, Nov mher 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
The Title Insurance Companies and
the Small Lawyers.

Comptroller METZ says that the work
on some Of the books in the Bureau for
the Collection OF Assessments and Ar
rears is eight years behindhand. The
employees of the bureau, including its
chief, have been so busy doing extra
work for title insurance companies that
they have had little time to spare for the
duties which the city hires them to per-
form. Documents filed with the bureau
are promptly transcribed for the title
companies but are allowed to accumu-
late indefinitely before being entered on
the books of public record.
OF course the title companies can
afford to pay handsomely for the tran
scripts, particularly if the originals re-
main inaccessible to the public. They
are receiving upward of 500, 900 a year
from the city, largely for information
which any competent. title searcher
should be able 10 get at, but which can
be supplied now only by a few private
corporations.
This sum is u~nimportant, however,
compared with the total earnings of the
title companies from their virtual mo-
nopoly of data sequestered in the city's
archives. In the case Of every piece of
real estate that is purchased the buyer
has to have a search made to discover,
among other things, whether liens exist
on the property for unpaid assessments
or arrears Of taxes. The business of
searching titles is theoretically open to
all, and scores of lawyers in this town
formerly derived a comfortable income
from it. But owing partly to the state
in which official records are kept the
business has been gradually absorbed by
the title insurance companies.
Much indignant ~socialistic clamor is
heard just now about the destruction of
small manufacturers and dealers through
the favoritism, in the way OF rebates or
other advantages, which railroads, under
private ownership, have shown toward
privileged customers. But here is an
instance Of a profitable business where
competition has been crushed through
the failure of city employees to keep up
a service for the maintenance Of which
they receive good salaries.