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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23

motion vas defeated by u ma jority vote
Of both operators and miners.
President IT. e. Perry of the Illinois
miners moved that the 1896: scale. which
is an advance Of 30 per cent. over th3
present scale III til" Central district and
relatively in III" Southwest district. b. ac-
ceptcd for on1 year, the operation of the
shot -iirCrS l;ux in Illinois To remain as at
present. This WIS defeated, the miners
voting for it and the operators AGAINST it.
F.. L. Robbins of the Western Pcnnsyl-
vania operators moved the adoption Of
the 1906; scale for two years with tho
same changes This was defeated by the
operators of I..inos, Indiana and Ohio.
who voted against the proposal The
western Pennsylvania operators and the
miners voted fer it. Under the rules tho
votes Of the operators and miners; on all
questions pertaining to the wage scale
must be recorded as Il unit ANA the mo
ton uaS lost. At this point the commit
tee adjourned until tomorrow morning.
Earlier liz the day the miners moved
that the Illinois ShOt-Grcrs law he regard
ed as district question to be settled by
the district but this was defeated by the
operators. who took tho position that il
was an interstate question as it affected
the competitive field. Tic miners made
an effort to have the differences referred
to a Sub-scalc committee of four miner
and four operators but the operators
would not agree to this. The western
Pennsylvania operators voted with tn"
rners on the question. All tho sessions
of both joint scale committees were cx-
ccutiyr. Mere than 1900 miners and 400
operators spent the day awaiting the ac-
ton of the two committees. Should th"S.
committees finally disagree, sessions Of
the joint conferences of the two districts
will bc called TO tax" up the fight in open
convention. Should the committees agree
their action must be ratified by these
joint conferences before becoming opera
| tive.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23
STILL AT ODDS ON
THE MINING SCALE
The Joint Committees Are Divid-
ed On Every Point In Question.
Both Sides Admit That Conference
Will Likely Be a Failure.

Indianapolis. March -. After being
in session the greater part of today the
Joint scale committees of coal opera
tors and miners of the Central Compet-
tive and of the Southwestern Districts
adjourned late this afternoon until to-
morrow divided on every proposal that
had been made during the day by eth
er side. The committees apparently
were nc nearer an agreement than they
were Feb. 2 when the former joint
conference disagreed and adjOurnd-
Chairman J. II. Windr of the opcr
ators admitted that Il disagreement Of
of the joint scale comnittec,of the Cen
trail Competitive District is probable.
Vice President Lewis of the United
Mine Workers said: -..
"There will certainly be Il disagree
ment unless the operators recede from
their position"
The Joint scale committee Of the Cen
tr;,l Competitive District. composed Of
Illinois. Indiana, Ohio and western
Pennsylvania, adjourned this Afternoon
after being in session eight hours. Dur
ing the afternoon four proposals were
made in the meeting and all were de-
fcated
President Mitchell moved that the
wage scale of 1908 be adopted for one
year. In making this motion, the mine
workers rcceded from their former de-
Inands for run of mine basis, a diff
frrcntial of per cent, an S-hour day
an increase of 12ia per cent. in wages
ana prohibition of employment of boys
at the mines under 16 years of age. Af-
ter brief argument this proposal was
defeated. the opera tors and miners V9t-
in;, by states. All the operators voted
against the motion and the miners vut-
cd unanimously for it.
Fl. \. Taylor of the Illinois operators
then moved that the WACO scale Of 1903
be accepted for two years. provided the
miners agree to pay the expense caused
by the shot-fircrs' law i'll Illinois. This
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23

place in a few weeks and all the Bow
cry will attend.
Probably no ocean greyhound into
the port If New York is awaited with
warmer interest during the year than
tho Shamrock Ship as the vessel that
arrives from England nearest 10 St.
Patriots Day IS called, for ~" sham
rock Ship is always loaded With Ire
lands trif"liat" emblem. sent through
tht rnail t" EriI'S cXiIrs Ivy friends on
the d'!ld sod. This year he Majestic
was t." Shamrock ship. and She car
ricd over 5000 letters or packages from
Ire land, containing, according to post
r'ilcc estimates. no less than 10000
ShamroClsS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23

a proposal has been made and is sup
that tanSle of crooked lanes, back al
leyS and tenementS, known as China
town. and turn it into a public park.
II the plan is carried out. it will do
away with one of the most picturesque
sections of New York and at the same
time one of the greatest sources of
trouble to the police. Were it not for
the two rival societies. the Hip Sing
Tong and the ON LconG Tong, China
town would be a comparatively peace
iul oasis in New York's turbulent East
Side; but these two organizations.
which hay" long been rivals in
gambling affairs; i'll the district, ind it
impossible to live together in amity.
Occasionally :: member of one of the
societies is mySteriously stabbed in
the back, and thereafter, for several
days, ChinatoWn'S streets are danger
GUS to pedestrians: for at any moment
n horde of fighting yellow men, ad-
hclcuts "f the rival tongs. are likely to
pour out of the tcneulcnts, scattering
pistol bullets like hail. 1t is difficult
10 got evidence against individual
murdorcrS Of the tnngS, not only be-
cause they have subtcrranean channels
of disappearance, but also because of
the constitutional inability of The aver
age Irish policeman to Icli one "Chinli"
q on another.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23
Home Made Bed Spreads.

1t is doubtful whether any one thing
adds more to the appearance of a
dainty bedroom than a pretty and suit
able bcdsprcad The bed is such a
prominent piece of furniture-and in
these days when brass bedsteads are 50
much uscI the spread shows to great
advantage. Some spreads have lately
been made which We're both showy and
economical. a very handsome one
WIS evolved from a pair of large sized
linen sheets, Which had borders en-
broidered across the top, and had
handsome monograms. The mono-
gram was cut out of one of the sheets.
and appliqucd into the middle of the
sheet used as a spread and q wreath
worked around it. the design of which
matched the borders. The en-
broidered ends were thon cut off from
both sheets and joined with hem
stitching along the two sides of the
spread, to hang down at the sides of
the bed. The monogram from the
second sheet was appiqued, in the
same way. TO a piece of that sheet, to
form bolster roll. This work was all
done in white working cotton, No. z.
The second spread was also made
from Il linen sheet. A hem six inches
wide was turned up on three sides of it,
and hemstitched. A simple scallop
was then worked all around it. on the
double edge, and cut out. A design
showing lunches of Chyrsanthemums
and leaves, Joined by a running design
Of ribbon, was made to exactly fit the
top of the bed--and a similar design
was put across the upper end, to go
over the bolster roll. The work was
done in heavy white merccrized cot
ton--thc ribbon being darned in, and
the flowers and leaves heavily stuffed
and worked in satin stitch.
For yellow and white room. the
spread was made of six ylrds of plain
yclIo;v wash material, thirty-siX
inches wide, costing cents yard
This was cut into six pieces, each one
yard square and Joined together. three
pieces on each side, with insertion
about three inches wide. In the cen
ter of each square was worked a con-
ventional figure.
These were done in the popular
Mountmellich embroidery, with Nos.
and 10 German knitting cotton. -Four
skeins Of the cotton were used, at s
cents q skcin, and seven yards of in
sert,cn, at 25 cents n yard. making the
whole cost about $3.50. This spread
was for a bed where the sides and enc
were tucked in. If allowed to hang
free, the sides and end should be Dor.
dered with white cotton ball fringe.
For an old-fashioned four-post ma.
nog2ny bed. a handsome India cotto
print was used. This came twelve
feet long and six feet wide, and cost
50.
The ground was white. with gay red
and blue figures of birds and flowers
across the two ends. The pattern took
the form of a wide border. These two
ends were cut off, and sewed along the
upper part of the two sides, the square
openings at the corners being left for
the posts. The whole spread was edged
with some old lace and insertion.
ripped from discarded curtain.
The handsomest spread was made
from Irish unbleached linen. which
comes ninety inches wide. and costs
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors

In the Di'trict Court Of the United states
for the District of Maine.
In tho matter Of
FIRED NJ. CHAPMAN ! Ia Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
To the creditors of FRED n. CHAP,
MAN. Of AuSuStI. in til" County OF
iicnn"h,c, and District aforesaid, 4
bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the 2:tl
day of April, A. -. 1ooI. the said Fred NJ.
Chapman Was duly adJudicatcd bankrupt
and that the first meeting of his creditors
will be held at the Office of the Referee:
100 Water Street. in Augusta. Maine ana
District aforesaid, on the Goth day ~
March. a. ID. 1906. at ten o'clock i'll the
forenoon. at which time the said crcdi-
tors may attend prove their claims. ap-
point u trustee. examine the bankrupt.
and transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
FREMONT J. c. LITTLE,
Referee ir Bankruptcy.
r,23d1tS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23
Notice Of First Meeting of Creditors.

in the District Court Of the United states
for tn" District of Maine.
Ia th" matter of
ARTHUR Il KEEP In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
To the creditors of ARTHUR =. KEEP,
Of Fayctt". in :he County Of E"nncbec,
and District aforesaid. 4 bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that on the 10Th
day of March A. -. 1906 the said Arthur
j. Keep was duly adjudicat"d bankrupt :
and that the first meeting of his Crc'li-
tors will h.. held at the Office of tho Ref
cree, 1.o Water Street in Augusta, Maine,
and District aforesaid on the 10Th day ii
March. A. u. 1905, at teu O'Clock in th';
forenoon. 1T wInch time til" said crcdi-
tors may attend prove their cllms. an
point a trustee examine the BANKRUPT.
and transact such other business as may
properly cone before said meeting.
FREMONT J. e. LITTLE.
Referee IN Bankruptcy.
Augusta, Maine March l., i.Uf.
m.,%Iltt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23

One friend alone was left-my wife.
God bless her evry hour:
She saved me from a drunkard's grave,
And whiskey's wicked power.
Just how she saved me YOU shall see
This is the way she told 1t me.
When hope was almost dead within
Her faithful constant breast,
She read of DR.. iIaineS' Cure,
Then without stay or rest,
Shc sent for one Trial Sample free,
And gave it unbeknOTn to me.
! drank Of it at ev'ry meal
ate II in my bread,
While Mary watched me anxiOuSIy,
But no'er a word she said:
Until one day | stopped 10 think.
That | had lost my love for drink!
When quite unconscious I was cured,
Nv Mary told me all;
1t seemed the very act of God,
modern miracle:
] call il this. because my wife
And UaineS Cure had saved my life.
And row nv little Stcry'S done,
NV evrv word is true.
And what this trea tmrnt did for me,
The same twill d for YOU;
And wives and mothcrs-onc and all,
Take heart Of MaryS miracle.
Save those near and dear 10 van from 4
You can do il by cutting out this coupon
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.

In The nIstrlCt Count Of tIc United StttcS
for the District of Name.
In the matter of
GEORGE l.. GDSS In bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
To the creditors Of GEORGE T. GOSS. OF
Augusta. in the County Of hcnncbec.
and District aforesaid. u bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on til" 10Th
day of March. a. -. 1876. the said Gcurg"
J.. CosS was duly adiudictted bankrupt ;
and that the first meeting of his cr"dl-
tors viii he held 1T the OffiCc of the Ret
cree, 1M Water Street in Augusta, Maine,
and District aforesaid. on the 9Th day Of
April, a. y. 1!1G at ten o'clock In th''
forenoon. at which time tn" said creditors
may attend. prove their rlniinS, 3prou Il
trustee. examine th" bankrupt, and tran
sact such other business rs may properly
come before said meeting.
FREMONT j. &. LITTLE,
Referee in BANKRUPTCY.
Augusta, Maine, March T. 1906.
nl.:dit.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23

r. c. Lehman, the English Journal
ist and oarsman, who is well known in
tho United States. is a member Of the
new Parliament. representing the
South, or Market Marlborough. division
of Leicestershire in the Liberal inter-
est. Mr.. Lehman, who coached the
Harvard Varsity crew some years ago.
is critic and man Of letters In the best
sense of the term.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23

about $50 a yard. This spread was
made three and half yards long. SO
as to allow of an extra piece to put
over the bolster roll. The whole sur
face was worked in aMountmellich de-
sign, in the heavier grades of knitting
cotton. the work taking about month
to accomplish.
The edges of this spread were hem-
stitched, but would have been much
more showy IF worked with q pointed
edge of buttonhoIing and cut work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23

Meanwhile, in respect 10 the case of
the Metropolitan street Railway.
which controls all the surface Car lines
in New York, Mr.. jerome has been
placed iii rather peculiar position.
William II. Tillinshast confessed that
he had been a professional jury "fiXer"
for the Metropolitan. was convicted
and sent to prison. Mr.. Jerome de-
clared that there was no ground i'm the
Tilliughast case for proceeding against
men higher up i'll the company, but
Judge Seabury of the city court start
ed an Investigation on his own hook,
the result of which has been the ar
rest of lawyer Ambrose f. McCabe Of
the legal department of the Metro
politan. Other developments are eX-
pected in Judge Seaburys investiga-
tions which promise to put in the
shade Mr.. Jerome's claims to strenu-
business. A lawyer who has been
nron,iuent in several city reform
movements recently explained to the
WRITER the seeming Inconsistencies Of
the district attorneys character by the
,,brase: ..rhe trouble with Jerome is
tI,at his conscience has not been, re
fined M to the point where: he can
PROSECUTE a man of the class he meets
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23

Three years ago one ftfty-thousandth
of Il pound of radium could be had In
London for So. but now that the Austrian
government has prohibited the eXporta-
ton Of radium that amount-a nero
spcck-woud cost $50.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23

Peculiarly shocking to the moral
sensibilities of the town have been the
nature of the disclosures that a sys-
tematic trade in white slave girls has
been carried on in New York city for
several years. Some of the girls were
,kidna pped practically from the
threshold Of their homes. locked in
negro dens. and kept in pitiable state,
half starved and clothed in rags.
There is evidence that several of the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23
new YORK NOTES..
Libel Suits byDistrictAtty.
Jerome.
The White Slave System Of
Darkest New York.
A Plan 10 Turn Chinatown Into a Public
Park.

New York, March t2.--Now that the
INTO social history and the bcwhiskcred
editor of Town Topics has been i'll
dicteI for perjury and steps have been
taken to oust his colleague and proof
reader. Justice Deuel., from tn" b"n"h,
New York is about to be entertained
by another suit for libel which prem
Uses to be scarcely less interesting.
Cioadcd by the constant attacks of the
Hearst newspapers, which assert that
he is ncglccting his duty in failing 10
push certain allegations against the
life Insurance maCnatcS and the
Metropolitan Street Railway. District
Attorney jerome has now brought libel
suits against Hearsts morning and
evening papers for 100000 each. 1t is
probnble that the District Attorneys $
action will worry Mr.. Hearst not a
little, for the editor is an avpwed
candidate for governor and all sorts Of
things may happen in the course of a
libel suit The last libel suit brought
by Il public officer in New York Oc-
CURED several years ago, when James
w. Osborne, late Tammany candidate
for district attorney, at that time first
assistant district attorney. thought the
New York sun had injured him $4,000
worth. Hc got verdict of six cents.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23

at one Of his clubs with the same vigor
he employs in getting after a dive
keeper or delinguent police captain"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23
kEhhEDY'S
LAXATIVE
m' TAR

, Cures Colds By vsskiag thsM % q
the system through sepisus sstsss q
the bowels. .t.
Cures Coughs BY sisansing aal
Strengthening the mucous membranes 81
The threat. chest. lungs and bronchial tubes.
Fog Group. whooping Cough, Z Grippe,
influenza, Bronchitis, and all Coughs
Colds, Lung and Bronchial affections No
remedy 10 equal to Kennedy's Laxattvs
Honey and Tar. Children like It.
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oratory Of z. Q. Dewitt q 0es. ohicagos U.o.Ap
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23

New York, always arprohcnSive as
lest the Hepburn bill be passed in it's
radical form and the Interstate COM
mcrcr Commission be given untraIn-
mcIeG power to apply its distance tariff
rate principles to tn" products Of West
crn and Southern farms. on which the
metropolis is largely dependents 1t is
believed that such u contingency would
rum many of these farms and send
food prices soaring. in this matter, it
is asserted the interests of New York
and other Eastern cities arc one with
tncs,' Of The f$Imer of the West and
South. Hence it is considered odd
that the fight for conservative action
in the railway rate question is being
carried on almost exclusively by u solid
group Of Senators from the North At
laEtic states. including Now England,
New York, New jersey and FcnnSyl-
vania. and there is considerable
doubt in I'll" metropolis if the
radical Senators from the West
and South are truly representing
their farmer constituency. Incl
dentally it is pointed out that the
North Atlantic group of Senator's
sneak for a constituency embracing
271 ner cent. of the entire population
of the country and including 2O4. .2s5
ont of the total Of 512191 manufacture
ing establishments. 2,722,117 out of
5.314539 wage earners and Sc, 49s. .O5S. .OO0
out of a total national product value of
sl3. coo, ,149. 900.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23
Cure For
Drunke mn eSS

Mary's MiraeIc.
The day Of working miracles,
I'm sure is Far from past.
Aud now TO show YOU what L mean.
IN tell you Of the last
Great one that happened right to INC.
For | was part of 1t, you sec.
You know the life I used TO lead
o God. living death.
A drunkard of the hopeless kind
For scarce a sober breath
over drew and hope and pride
Were lost to me and nearly all beside.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-23

The Asl clever Blossom ana IL 0sasy D1O q
Every Bottle.
"A Cold or . Cough nearly always pre-
duccs constipation-the water all runs to the
eyes. nose and throat instead Of passing oul
Of the system through the liver and hdnsys.
For the want Of moisture the bowels bssemo
dry and hard"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-21

Backache is almost Immediately re-
lieved by wearing one of Carter s
Smart Weed and Belladonna Backache
Plasters. Try one and be free from
pain. Price 25 cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-21
SCOURGES GOPHER
GRAIN INSPECTION
Federal Judge Says It's a Fraud
Wisconsin Statute Ruled
Out.

Madison. Wis, April 21.-Judge A. l..
tSanborn in the federal court yesterday
submitted a decision knocking out the
Wisconsin grain inspection law as en-
acted by the legislature Of 1905 and con
demning the Minnesota system. He
declares the act was invalid for the
reason that it's real and primary pur-
pose is to regulate interstate commerce.
The decision is given in the case
brought by the Globe Elevator company
against the Wisconsin grain commission
and also involving a cross bill by the
Great Northern Railroad company. The
decision is voluminous and includes ex-
tensive citations of authorities, largely
from the supreme court Of the United
States. -- u. ~
Judge Sanborn holds that the primary
purpose of the law is not to regulate
the inspection of grain and the conduct
of warehouses in the state of Wiscon-
sin and the city of Superior, but rather
to interfere with, guard against and
destroy fraudulent system of inspec,
ton established by the state Of Mime
sofa. He holds that the evidence has
established the fact that the Minnesota
system is fraudulent. -
But, Notwithstanding this fact, he de.
clares it is incompetent for the legisla
ture of the state of Wisconsin to seek
to destroy such system because this act
is aimed purely against a SYSTEM OF
interstate commerce to deal with which
is solely in the power of the fedora
government. vnE'-. r.
The Minnesota system Of inspection
gets absolutely no comfort out of the
decision Of Judge Sanborn, aside from
| the fact that it is demonstrated that the
! legislature Of Wisconsin erred and ex
ceeded it's power in attempting to de
| stroy it. ~. -,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-21
RISE OF THE BUTLERs
From Apprentices to Owners With Con-
slant Effort, They Won Place. ,-

The firm of Butler Brothers began
business in 1877 in Boston, the organic
ers being Charles H., George and Ed
ward B. Butler, three brothers. They
had served their apprenticeship in, Eng
land, and had completed their training
as "bagmen or English travelling men.
Their capital was small, but they made
up deficiencies in that line with energy,
ambition and originality. -.
Their first house consisted of one
room, 50x20, and the three were every
thing from office boy to manager. Their
first lines were small wares, laces, hand
kerchiefs, hosiery. notions, etc. Their
first business was with merchants who
dropped into their store, but they later
reached out and began the circular fol
low-up system, that has since become ma
tional. Their circulars gradually in
creased until the firm was issuing reg
ular catalog. In 1878 they originated
the "racket' business and the and 1O
cent counter ideas as well as special sale
and bargain departments.
The business steadily increased and
the lines were enlarged and increased
in variety and value. Today they han
die the widest variety of goods to be
found under one roof in any wholesale
house in America and issue the largest
catalog. In 1879 one of the Buffers
moved to Chicago to establish branch
and later another branch was estab
| lished in New York. On the death OF
| George Butler, the Boston house wa.
closed and the headquarters moved tx