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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-19
Report Of City Auditor.
City Auditors Account RaIance

STATEMENT OF RESOURCES AND
LIABILITIES MAY 81. 1906.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-19

was referred to the proper commit
tee.
An order to provide for a concrete
crossing on Laurel street was referred
to the proper committee.
An order TO provide for q concrete
crossing on Laurel street was referred
70 the proper committee.
The bond of james r. Townsend civ
treasurer, in the sum of $4,000 was
accepted The sureties are Lendall Tit
comb and Melvin S. HoIway.
An order to provide a concrete cross
ing on Green street was referred to tn.
proper committees.
An order to provide drainage on the
roadway OH Melville street was re-
lerred to the proper committee.
1t was voted that the sum of $500
he expended upon macadamizinE the
Oakland road below Grange hall. a ia
Vorablc report from the committee hav-
ing been received.
An order to rebuild the retaining wall
on Powhatan street was referred to the
proper committee.
1t was voted that the CITY marshal
be instructed to erect at five points;
within 4 radius of thrce-urIarters of :,
ihiie from the postoifice. leSiblc signs
warning drivers Of vehicles that the
speed limit laws would be enforced
1t was voted that the milk insrector
be directed to prepare licenses for all
persons to whom the same have been
granted and file the same with the city
treasurer to be delivered to each upon
payment of the required fee.
1t was voted that sewer he con
Structcd to take care of tho SeWera 90
flowing on the property of Levi Bour-
gette.
The report of the committee on bury
ing grounds on an order to provide
certain repairs on Riverside cemetery
was not accepted but referred back to
the committee. The report did not
favor granting the appropriation OF
5000 called for
1t was voted that the sum Of 800 he
paid to the board Of directors Of the
tony High school for the PURPOSE Of
completing the grading and draining of
the Ruel Williams Athletic field. when
said board shall have duly convinced
the city treasurer that a like sum has
been raised by popular subscription.
On the recommendations of the titv
marshal the following persons were
appointed as special police officers: FL
lery D. Cook. r. NJ Brann. Josiah Ell
lis. William S. Knowles and Charles s
Woodward.
Alderman Moves presented an order
to provide for the renova ton Of buijd-
ings owned by the city in which tools
are stored. The order WAS accomparicd
by specifications and plans Of the pro-
posed improvements. 1t WAS voted that
bids h" received on tho contract. said
bids to close Monday. June 25.
Thomas J. Lynch was elected as a
trustee of the Augusta Water District
for term of three years.
F. q. O'Connor and Philip Gagnon
We're elected weiGhorG of coal
The resignation of Samuel Cony Man
ley as member Of tho park commits
sion was received and accepted. AL
bert W. Brooks was elected to fill the
vacancy on the board occasioned bv
Mr. Manley's resignation
The members Of the fire department
were reelected on recommendation of
the chief engineer
Just before adjournment MAYOR
Plaisted announced that tickets for tn .
circus which appears here today would
be distributed to the members of the
CITY clerk about noon today.
The meeting adjourned five minutes
after midnight
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| :, :, uilIndn Gar Service.
| fuilinan sleeping car between Boston
ana caribou on train leaving Boston at
go l.. Al; Augusta. l.. iJ A. NJ; Bangor,
% a. NJ. and Caribou; As? +. NJ:
Maine Jet. al 3l5 p. NJ. and Caribou at
I'D y. NJ. Sleeping car on train leaving
AuguSta at rs a. Nj. and Greenville at
1.Oo /. NJ. via Bangor)
| TRAINS LEAVE
| LEAVE Portland. 1035 P. NJ; Augusta.
lS:39 a. ~ Waterville, 1.23 a. M; Bangor
$ q. An 4; n. Arrive MilInocket at els A.
a. IA; Carbon. 1910 A. NJ. Fort Fair
field. 1872 4; N; Van Buren,, 1905 p NJ.
LEAVE + PG IT 1o5 4: NJ; Augusta.
Gor. 40 A. NJ: Arrive So. Lagrange, SIG
a. NJ; katahdin Iron Works, SIS A. NJ;
MN N 1919 a; NJ; Patten, Il. A.
:. NJ: Houlton. 1220 p. NJ: Pressure Isle.
l..9 =. NJ; Caribou. 2.25 r. M; Van Buren,,
60 90 r.. r NJ; Limestone. $40 P. NJ; Fort
s1$ A. n; Guiiford. a.so 4. M; Monson.
400 a. ~; Greenville, 1910 A. NJ; Kineo,
r. Is P. ".
LEAVE Portland lilo A. NJ: Water
vile. 80 T. n. connection for Aroostook
a.5o r. NJ; Mllinocket. $50 P. NJ; Patten.
lG'@ p ~: ashland, go P. NJ; Houlton.
bou. o.o5 P. NJ. Fort Fairfield, 915 r M.
LEAVE Portland. Zoe P. NJ; Augusta,
80 MI NJ " A4rTye n S1s P 5 "a fangGr
Guildford. SIS p. NJ; Greenville. 40 P. NJ.
TRAINS ARRIVE.
LEAVE Greenviie $50 A. M; Dover.
rive bangor, so 4 NJ; leave bangor.
155 P. NJ: Arrive Waterville. 3.17; Au-
gus.a. 3.55 +. NJ.
LEAVE Fort Fairfield. IT'S A. NJ: Van
Euren. 600 a. M; Caribou. 7.15 A. M;
Pressure IsIa. IA A. NJ: Houlton 9t5 A.
Millinocket; II, a. NJ. katahdIn. Iron
NJ; Arrive WatcrvilIe. 317 p M: Angus
ia. 355 T. NJ. tvia Northern Maine JctD
LEANE-Caribou, 1325 A. M. Presque
Isle. 1913 =. NJ; Fort Fairfield. 11.55 A.
4, NJ: Ashlana 1.33 7. N; Patten. 3o5 P.
NJ: Greonville. 4GI p. NJ; Monsoon 3.52
Y. NJ; Guilf0rd. 501 r. NJ: Dover and
Foxcroft. 800 r. NJ Arrive Bangor. TBS
2. NJ: Waterville. 94 P. NJ. Augusta,
LEAVE; Van Buren. sos P. NJ: Caribou,
As r. NJ: Fort Fairfield. Ais P M;
Proepuc Isle. a22 P NJ. Houlton. 700 P.
NJ. MillinocEet. 90S F. NJ: Arrive Ban
gor. II Is r. n; Waterville. 1.53 A. NJ.
Trains leave Northern Maine Jet, for
T. NJ and I'll P. NJ. arriving at Stockton
at e27 A. NJ; 23s r. NJ and SOC r NJ;
and Searsport at 945 A. NJ: 2.45 p. M,
and SO ?. NJ. Returning leave searsport
and stock ton at SIS A. NJ; 210 P. M.
and 225 +. NJ. arriving at Northern
Maine Jet. at 10 A. NJ: 300 P. M. and
a. 80 T. NJ.
&C; BROWN.
w. NJ. BROWN.
Gent Superintendent
Bangor. June 5. 1906.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-19
ROLL or ACCOUNTS No. 6.

Cemeteries Observation-Disclosures. SIG 96
City rooms and buildings ....... IS2%
Observation-Disclosures. Ri n
Fire department Observation-Disclosures. i.,9N
highways. Eastern District ...... ~ 50
HiG hways. Western District 1.303.ai
HydrantS and water .............. Isl. 81
Lighting streets Observation-Disclosures. 122.oS
Police NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
Snow bills, Eastern District T.G3
SNOW bills. Western District 176.T
Stationery < blank books ........ tOf.ao
support of poor ................... 1.i6i Y
Sweeping Water St ................ a..
$f5241a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-19

the Department Council will open at
Odd Fellows hall, Baxter Block. Port
land, Maine. Regular opening Of the
Council and preliminary business Will
be transacted. At 6 L. NJ adjourn
ment will he made to 80 p. NJ. at
which time the regular business of the
Department Council will be taken up.
after which Canton Augusta. No. .. of
Augusta will cXcmplify the Patriarchs;
Militant degree This will be a rich
treat for the chevaliers as Canton Au-
gusta has a crack degree team and do
extra fine work. At the close Of the
Council Meeting. Canton Ridgely will
tender the chevdleiS banquet in the
banquet hall. Every chcvaiicr IL in
vited to attend the Council Meeting.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20.
10 A. M.-Grand pa:ad" of the De-
rt,rtmo mt of Maine, Patriarchs Militant.
T. NJ Dinner for all in the banquet
room. odd Fellows hall, Raxtcr block.
100 p. M.-Special trolley ears Will be
taken at Monument Square for Eiv,,r-
ton Park where Manager D. +. Smith
will reserve seats for the afternoon en-
ttrtaihmcnt. at the close Of which. ears
will he taken for Portland arriving
about 80
as F. M-EveninG Of vaudeville at
Portland Theatre. Monument Square
Reserve seats will be h'ld until Z.
nj. after which time aeatr not filed will
y" "rcn t. IT," general public. Mana
ger M""rc Will offer Special program
Tor the visiting Cii"valicrS and ladies'.
THJrFSDAY JJ'NE. 81
"A. M.-pevot"d 10 sight seeing and
returning home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-19
OFF FOR PORTLAND,
About 80 Members Of Canton Augusta
viii Go To-Day.

Cant. A. .. Weeks and about so
members of Canton Augusta. No Q. T.
O. o. r. will leave the city this after
noon for Portland where they will at
tend the 18th annual meeting of tho
Department Council and Field Day. A
fine program has been arranged for the
visiting officers and chevaliers a part
of which is as follows:
TUESDAY. JUNE 10.
P. M-The 14th Annual Meeting Of
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4pilkezo

the cereal that contains vegetable
iron, and a proper proportion of
every other food element that
your system needs. ,~...A.
Apitezo is all food it yields the
maximum nutriment while requiring a
minimum of work of the stomach.
APitezo builds up tissue, enriches the
blood, energizes the system 1t tastes good
and does good to everybody-i invalid, man
or woman, boy or girl Try with cream for
amon:h and then change to anything you
like better.
-ni.ezo Biscuits l5c the package. Apitezo
Grains. l0c the package.
Sold by Erocers everywhere
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-19
70 THE NATIONAL HOME.
Eastern Branch. y. V. 8. at Togus.
Kennebec Central R. R.

Summer Arrangement. in effect Mon
day. June T. 1876.
leave Randolph: lAr National Home:
715 . IN & 100 A. M735. 800 & lilo A. M.
1@ 40. 2.45 &, 49, P. NJ loo. 3O5 & $50 P. NJ.
I'v. National Home:lAr Randolph:
rs. 225 & 11.15 A. M 1906. 9 40 & IL Is A. M.
lis. go e. 5.05 P. M II. 35. 8 40 e 52 p. M
SUNDAY TRAINS
VIII run as follows: Leave Randolph at
go A. NJ. 2.45 and 800 p M. Leave
National Home at 1905 A. NJ. 800 and SOS
+. M.
BAND CONCERT.
Every day except Monday, at p. NJ,
ny the National Home Band. Prof. B. w.
F. A. LAYTON. supt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-19
Augusta. Maine. June 18th. 1906.
Honorabl Mayor and CITY Coul

u t'TSU0t NIdIHV, JUIt IaITI, I.'W.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Coun-
ell of Augusta:
Gentleman:-I have the honor to submit
herewith a statement of the expense ac-
count for the month of May. 1906, together
with a statement of the resources and liza
biIitics at the close of business Nav 81
1906. To the expense account of $2l907 81
should be added the summary of roll OF
accounts No. 6. amounting to s65S4. Is
making total of SIS. 1879. representing
bills paid to June LIST. 1906.
Respectfully submitted
EDWIN c. DUDLEY.
City Auditor.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
KINGS USED AS TARGETS

It Is freely predicted that the king of
Spain will meet his fate at the hands of
an assassin. The kings and queens of
that country have served as targets in
many instances.
Queen Isabel II. Alfonso's grandm other,
was shot at twice by La Riva who was
strangled by the authorities. Later, Mar
tin Merino, q monk, stabbed her above
the heart as she was on her way to
church with her newly born infant She
was plucky. She cried: Take care Of
my child and tainted She recovered,
and Merino was garroted and his body
burned.
Then there was Amadeo l., the italian
king, who got his fill of throne life in two
years and abdicated. Fifteen men tried
to kill him and his queen, and failed.
Juan .Moncasi fired at the father of the
present king, and Alphonso XII. had the
courage not to turn his head He tried
to pardon his assailant and failed in his
effort, but he had SO much magnanimity
that he pensioned Moncasi's daughter
A second attempt was made to kill AL
phonso XII. after his marriage to i. the
present queen mother 4
Young Alphonso. has had one expert
ence, when bomb was thrown at him
Iin Paris. It exploded. injuring seventeen
persons, but the young king escaped un-
hurt and treated the affair as a matter OF
small importance.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
The Battle in Iowa.

: Governor Cummins and his supporters
in Iowa associated in the public
mind with the movement to bring the
revision Of the tariff by it's friends to
a definite issue. This is why Secretary
Shaw is SO violently fighting the gov
ernor. Otherwise his interference with
the nomination Of a governor in his
own state would be. considered a pure
impertinence on the part of the secre-
tary of the treasury. It would long ago
have redounded to the distinct advan-
tages of the governor. i
Governor Cummins is credited large
ly with the authorship Of the. Iowa idea,
which is that the tariff on trust-made
goods which have by artificial restraints
of trade produced artifcially high
prices, to be paid by American consum-
ers, must be reduced. The Iowa idea
is that the consumer is entitled to some
protection as well as the manufacturer.
The plea of the high tariffte that the
tariff must be Ok, since our foreign
trade continues to flourish, does not an
swer all Of the objections of revision
lists. They are interested to know how
much they are paying Individually il
the way of a bonus to trusts to enable
them to sell their wares abroad cheaper
than they sell them at. home. .4..$
/ The point that. should be kept in mind
is that the Endorsement or defeat Of
4 ECummins in Iowa means the indorse
ment or defeatsof practical tariff re
vision The issueeis national, not local
no matter what General Hancock sale
on the subject. The battle that is be
4 ing. waged on Cummins has no loca
Il atmosphere. Ordinarily, he would b,
opposed on the ground that he is seek
4 ing third term. This would be th'
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
CITY RUN LIKE A BUSINESS
From Glasgow, by frederick G. How,
in the. Iulx Scrihnar =.

From Glasgow, by Frederick c. Howe,
~. in the July Scribner.S 4
= Glasgow is a city which knows no boss
but itself, which takes tfsa merit system
as q matter Of course and without, any
law enforcing It; "a city Which keeps it's
officials In office as long as they will
stay or as long en- Stsserve the coiavic-,
tions Of their co1is saEhts; city which
makes its senterprises pay, and pay big,
ana watches fits fina4sces as prudently as
the most conservatiNe banking house; a
city in which%it is the ambition Of every
citizen to- serve withput pay and without
return saYe IN the approval Of his fell
lows. e. y
Here, too, Is city which knows no
favor, no friendship, no politics, in the
choice Of its servants. Wanted, a town
clerk. The corporation Of Glasgow" SO
the newspaper advertisement runs, ( In
vites applications for. the office Of town
clerk which is about to become vacant.
The salary will be $4,000 a year." Here
was the most important salaried office
within the gift Of the council, an office
which combines the duties Of the city; So
licitor as well as all the clerical duties o1
the city, hunting forathe nan,amuch as 8
German city looks for q lord mayor; ~ol
an American college or church searches
for a president or minister. = The corpora.
tion was offering It's most influential pos
to- the candidate from, all Great Britain
best qualified to, fill Ut: .
! Here, too, is a city In which all citizen!
are united demanding efficient service
and securing it; a citysina which the privi
legged few who own the franchise cor
j porations in America and the .unprivi
legged many who are seeking a job arr
united with the city rather: than agains
It. For Glasgow offers no franchise
whose values run into millions as
| tempting treasure to3gamble for. . ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
ARMOR PLATE. TRUST
THREATENS TO QUIT
schwab Reads Riot Act to Navy
Department Over Big
Contracts. q.
Contracts Are Awarded.

Washington, July Secretary
Bonaparte today awarded the contracts
for the two 16,000-ton battleships,
South Carolina and Michigan, one. to
the Cramps of Philadelphia and the
other to the New York Ship g Engine
company Of Camden, N. J.
Journal Special Service. ~.
Washington, July 12.-Representa-
come to Washington and read the riot
act to the officials Of the navy depart
ment. The row is over the fact that
thes trust was underbid by it's independ-
ent rivals for the contract for furnish
ing armor plate for the new battle
ships. ','tFs3. y
The contracts are worth between
$2,500,000 and $3,000,000, and the trust
officials declare that if they do not get
them, or part Of 'them,' they will shut
down their plants at Bethlehem ID
Charles M. Schwab, President John.
son Of the Bethlehem works, and Vice.
president Schneider Of the same cor.
poration, called at the navy department
the contracts to the Midvale company
~. Want Job Divided. 49,
The unique claim put up by the pro
testants was that they established theil
armor plants on the urgent solicitation
OF, the navy department, and with thu
express understanding and promise tina
the government would supply then
| with work. --- -.
Schwab and his associates now insis
that unless they get contracts from tn
navy they will be unable to maintain
their plants and the definite statemen
was made that the loss of the contract
about TO be awarded will compel then
to shut, down. They asked the, depart
ment to divide the contracts betwee,
their establishments and. the Midval
people, in spite of the fact that tn
latter's bid was the lowest.
What action the navy department
will take in view of the representation
made is problematical. -,
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
Harsh Treatment.

The National City, or Rockefeller
bank, has capital of $25,ooO,0o0, a
surplus Of $19,0oo,ooO, loan account
Of $l58,o0o,0oo, and makes total
showing in deposits that runs up close
to the $200,000,000 line at times. AL
together it is the biggest thing of it's
/. kind in the country <
- The men who run the affairs of this
great institution have, been using an or
sdinary mahogany table upon which to
lean their elbows and talk over the
money market and the rate for call
loans. It was decided that something
better was necessary to fit the dignity
+tof the assemblage and so the bank sent
.to. Italy for costly marble table
4 which came to hand in due time.
The collector of the port tackled on sc
per cent Of the valuation under the
tariff provision covering imports OF
manufactured MARBLE - But the
bank came back promptly and called
attention to the elaborately carved sup
ports in the Pompeiian style and sale
that any one could see that these were
statuary and that the table should come
In as statuary, and be admitted upo1
payment of 20 per cent, and the alter
nate claim was made that the table b,
given the benefit Of reduction Of Il
per cent applicable to statuary import
ed from Italy.
The collector could not see it tina
) way. The legs, he agreed, might b
statuary, but the bank was importinI
Z table. not bundle Of legs. and th
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12

table certainly was manufactured
MARBLE" the legs being merely second
ary and incidental thereto.
The bank had to pay up or leave its
table in hook.
l Thus is the capitalist soaked in our
country. 1T is not to be wondered at
that William Waldorf Astor pulled out
and became an Englishman and that
Rockefeller is now in Europe and is
likely to stay there. Such harsh en-
forcement Of the tariff against bunch
of standpatters themselves is almost as
much of an outrage against >the fat
boys" as the fning Of rebaters or the
exposure of packinghouse nastiness.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
Suicide Is Confession.

- The village marshal Of Elroy, Wis,
may slap his chest like Othello and pro-
claim that he also has done the state
some service. He has by his bungling
methods of making an important ar
rest spared the state the expense Of
trying and executing a cold-blooded
murderer. If this be to earn gratitude
the village marshal Of :Elroy is away
in the advance Of his colleagues in the
marshal business. :
! Some will say that marshal was JUS
titled in doubling, the guilt Of a man
SO we'll and favorably known at
junction point on the railroad. Others
will no doubt say that he was not
obliged to try the case. His duty was
to make the arrest. This he appears
to have done in such a spirit of rural
courtesy that the guilty man had as
many opportunities to end his life as
he had to get away bodily. Either
method was open to him, while the
Chesterfeldian marshal chewed clover
straws and ruminated on the impossi-
biity of this being the right man.
Speaking for the Minneapolis police,
. which had tracked the right man and
done it so promptly that he had had
no time to form a plan of escape, and
for the community which does not con-
slider suicide an adequate expiation of
this crime, one has right to feel
righteously indignant toward the mar
shall Of Elroy. But he should not be
blamed too severely. He was not pick
p ing murderers from among his personal
acquaintance every day. It is serious
thing to arrest your neighbor on a
charge, of murder on the strength of a
telephone message. The marshal
doubted, hesitated and finally acted
but when he did act he still doubted
, and his failure to take proper precau
tions to secure his prisoners safety is
his chief offense against justice.
The ld-bloodedness of the murder
the fact that the victim was a woman
that the motive was to rob her Of the
earnings Of her life, that such fendish
i ly cruel and deliberately brutal means
were taken to effect the crime and dis
: pose Of the body of the victim, strongly
: stirred the community and loudly de
{ manded =: that the perpetrator b,
s brought to the bar. He was allowed t,
escape, whether from Ignorance, acci
Z dent. or design it is Sruitless to dis
Il cuss. His voluntary flight to anothe
world and another Judge is ample evi
dence Of guilt. AS Webster said in tn
B Parkman case, the guilty have no re
5 course except to suicide or confession
and suicide is confession.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-12
WHkT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
The streetcar. Conductor.

To the Editor Of The Journal.
A person who knows. nothing about
what a streetcar conductor has to deal
with makes suggestions for more work
for him. While suggesting that he call out
| the public library and other points of in
terest along his line, why not have him
(on some Sunday when the car Is crowded
to its fullest capacity, and then some)
and he Is in the midst Of the crowd,
many Of them not bit too womanly or
gentlemanly, collecting fares, and can
scarcely see window in the car, point
out your house, and tell you the number? :?
know the woman who wrote in 7 he
j o ur n al, making those estions,
would do it. She would also have her
hands nice and clean after handling dirty
money and q dirty trolley-rope for about
ten hours at stretch on some Sunday
when she would get about hundred pas
sengers going out to Lake Harriet or
Minnehaha falls, and about that number
back to town again each trip. Probably,
after she had been OF the car about eight
| hours or 50 her head would feel some
thing Hike splitting. But she would not
mind that a. bit. She would cheerfully
announce the public library and all
churches, as we'll as streets along the line
she was working. She would probably
have called out Eighth street or. Ninth
street two or three times. Just as the
car has passed the crossing somebody
who thinks streetcar Is q sleepingcar
would jump and press the button and
then begin to call the conductor all the
hard names he or she can think Of with.
out landing in the lookup. Well, she
wouldn't mind that. OF course not She
would Immediately give her motormar
the signal to back up to the street, where
the sleepyhead who had just used abusive
language toward her wanted to get Off
If her car were five or ten minutes be.
hind schedule time, that wouldn't make
any difference. s..l. -, 49,. =, q
i -, "A Street Railway Conductor