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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06

In the House Tuesday afternoon only
routine business came up for consider
alton. There was Il number Of commit
tee reports and a large number Of pc
titions in favor Of the initiative and
referendum.
On motion Of Representative Weeks
of Fairfield the resolve providing for a
state comptroller was laid on the t;t-
BE. on motion Of Representative
knoUltnn of Monsoon the bill to abnl-
ISL Fast day and substitute therefor
Patriots day was hold up On its pass
age to be enacted. Representative
F'lahc.tv Of Portland took from the ta-
Bile the rtport Of the committee on ju-
dietary. ought rot to pass" on the bill
providing for asCertaining the desire Of
the people in regard to United States
senator and Withdrew his motion to
substitute the bill for the report.
Representative StearnS of Norway in
troduced m act ID create a special COM
missioner to investigate the resources,
utility and value Of the inland waters
of the State. The commissioner would
be a professional chemist and bacter-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06
Chi!dren's Drawers
All Sizes

One lot Chidren's Drawers, good
cotton thoroughly made. extra Wide
Seat edged with hemstitched ruffie.
Sale Price, &C.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06
Etst, Health and Comfort to Mother and

MRS. wINsLOw'S SOOTHING SYRUP, for
children teething. softens the gums, reduces
Inflammation, aliays all pain, ana cures wii:a
colo. Perfectly safe in all cases: We would
gay to every mother who has s:.herlng child:
70 not let your prejudice, nor the prejud!ces
efo.hers stand between you End yo1r suffof-
ing child and the relief that will be sure-yes.
absolutely sure-to follow the use OF this
na'c'ne, If timely used. Pr,se 26e. o hofua
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06

The bin to raise the pay Of selectmen
was heard before the committee on le-
sal affairs Tuesday afternoon. T. +.
Peacock of Rcadfield appeared for the
bill. He said that the present law al
lows selectmen $3.50 per day and the
road commissioner 50 while the COM
mon laborer under the selectmen won't
work i'll Rcadfield for less than $1.75
and he said that he supposed it was the
same in other towns. He thought that
the selectmen who boss all the town
business ought to be better paid. The
bill calls for $3.50 per day, but it might
be all right if it made sliding scale
of from 81 to So for towns of less than
1900 inhabitants. towns above that fig
ure now having the power to vote the
Sciectmcn So or less per day. He said
that i'll many towns the Selectmen ask
and receive $3.50 per day. No one ap-
peared in opposition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06

iologist capable of making accurate
tests of the waters. His salary would
be $4,000 aud the office would terminate
in two years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06

Arson NJ. Goddard Of Augusta ap-
pcared before the committee on judi
ciary in opposition to the Stafford bill
requiring registers. of probate to copy
into the record the warrant and inven-
tory, declaring that such Iaborious
work was entirely uncalled for.
Norman l.. Bassett of Augusta ap-
Feared in behalf Of the bill to permit
the Kennebec Light and Heat CO. to
supply electricity in the town of Man.
chester and that portion of the town
of Winthrop lying south of the electric
railroad and east of the meridian line
Mr.. Bassett also appeared in behalf of
the bill to incorporate the Winthrop
Spring Water Co. and the bill to pre-
vent the pollution of Cobbosseecontee
lake and Great pond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06

The time of the committee on legal
affairs was largely taken up with Port
land matters. The bill to grant the Peo-
Pies Ferry Co. and the Cape Elizabeth
Ferry Co. the right to consolidate and
to take over any wharf rights obtained
by the Islands Ferry Co. Scott Wilson
and Percival p. Baxter appeared for
the measure. Hon. E. 3. WinsloW APP
pearcd in opposition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06

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The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
CAR RUNS WILD IN DUBUQUE
Passengers Given Fearful Ride owing
to Paralyzed Motorman.

Dubuque, Feb. 27.-Suddenly strick.
en- with paralysis. Motorman Carl Car.
ter stood powerless at his controller
while a heavy car on the Union Elec'
trio line ran wild through the heart
of the business district. As he passed
signal after siSCa! without stopping
the passengers in a panic at the in
cTeasing speed, called to the conduct
or, who stopped the a before any
damage was done.
Carter Loot control of his car at the
top OF a gradual incline. When he
started to stut off the current he felt
a sudden tWltching on the right side
of his body. In a moment he was I'M
able to move either motor or brake.
The car dashed down the incline,
narrowly missing passing vehicles,
the drivers leaving the track in the
nick of time. Conductor Johnson
rushed to the front and found Motor
man Carter lying helpless against the
side of the vestibule. Johnson then
shut off the current. The entire right
side OF Carriers body is affected. ne
is in a dangerous condition.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
CHILDREN BURN AT MONTREAL
School Destroyed by Fire and Seven
teen inmates Die in Flames.

Montreal, Feb. 27.-Principal Max.
well and sixteen children persisted in
4 fire in the Hochelaga school OF the
Protestant school commission. The
first was first noticed by workmen
employed nearby. The teachers were
notified and the work of getting the
children out of the building began.
The kindergarten department vas To-
Gated on the second floor and it was
here that the loss of life occurred.
The children were started out, but
found the lower hall full of smoke,
and refused to descend. They re
treated to the rooms whence they had
come.
The fire by this time vas making its
way upwards and the smoke growing
so dense that even the experienced
fremen could not stand it.. Captain
Carson tried to get Miss Maxwell to &C
down the ladder, but she refused, and
rushed back into the back part Of the
building in search of the children
Later she was found lying on the
floor, with a child beside her. The
deaths were caused by a~sphyXiation
There were no fire escapes in the
building.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
FEDERAL TREASURY ROBBED
Chicago sub-Treasury Looted by Thief,
Who Secures About $4,000.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-One of the larg-
est-if not the largest-thefts from
the United States treasury has been
unearthed in Chicago. Somewhere be-
tween $4,000 and 100000, it was
learned, completely disappeared
from the local sub-treasury last week.
The authorities here and In Washing
ton have been working night and day
on the robbery since 1t was discov-
cred. Chief Wilkie of the United
States secret service has left Wash
ington for Chicago to take personal
charge of the investigation. The
stolen money was in bills of $1,000,
$4,000 and $4,000.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
SHAW DISCUSSES RES. GNATlOl
Secretary @: Treasury Elected Presi'
dent Of Carnegie Trust Company.

Washington, Feb. 27.--Secretary
Shaw, who was elected president of
the Carnegie Trust company at New
York, when asked what effect his &C.
ccptance Of this position would have
upon his political future, said:
Whatever Shaw presidential senti.
ment now exists has sprung up spon.
~taneously, and unless it continues to
grow in the same way, my name will
never be mentioned in a national
convention. Meantime l will not de-.
cline appropriate tasks nor refuse to
do my snare OF the worlds work For
more than thirty years my home has
been at Denison, la. While governor
OF the state and domiciled at Des
Moines, and while holding my present
position and domiciled at Washington,
| have always registered from Deni.
son, la. For a time my -uture place
of business will be in New York city,
my domicile will probably be in some
convenient suburb, but my home will
be in DenisCn, la. There will | vote,
there will | spend q remnant Of my
days, if live past retirement, and
there will | be buried. During all the
years of my manhood | have taken a
more or less part in political cam
paigns and my interest in them will
not lag, though the opportunity to
participate in them to as great extent
may be lacking, and it will be for my
party to determine whether | am again
invited from the congenial fields OF
personal endeavor to the perplexities
of public service"
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
NEBRASKA WINS TAX CASES
Union Pacific and Burlington Lose on
Appeal to Highest Court.

Washington, Feb. 26.-The supreme
court decided the Nebraska tax cases
in favor of the state, Affirming the de-
cision of the court below and assess.
ing costs on the railroads. The de-
cision was announced by Justice
Holmes. justices Peckham and Nc
Kelna Joined in a dissenting opinion.
Justice holmes said the suit had
been instituted by the railroad com.
1904 as made by the various county
t%reasurers and confirmed by the state
board OF equalization. The company
did not challenge the validity OF the
tax law, but complained that, acting
under the influence of political agita.
ton, the equalization board and the
county taxing authorities had SO in.
creased the valuation of railroad prop.
erty as to almost double the aggregate
payments OF the railroads in the state
over the payments made in 1903; that
1t had taken Interstate business into
consideration in arriving at values;
that railroad property was given a
value 20 per cent higher than other
property, and that the board improp.
erly took into consideration the value
of the company's property outside the
state and arrived at a conclusion by
determining the average value of the
property per mile, the result being far
in excess of the actual value of the
Nebraska property. The company at
tackled the proceeding as a deliberate
attempt to fix an undue share OF the
tax responsibility upon the railroads
and an effort to a property without
due process OF law, which would
render it unconstitutional. On al
these points the federal court found
for the state, and the supreme cour1
affirmed that verdict.
The cases are the Union Pacific
against Fink. treasurer of Dougla:
county, and the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy against Babcock, treasurer o
Adams county.
In the Burlington case the amour
of tax levied under the new law TO,
the year 1904 on all its property il
the state vas $66l ,520.31. in all coun
ties where the assessment exceeded
$4,000. The Burlington, however
rendered for the bulk amount of taXet
for hal year but $444,71O.7S, which
that company claimed was a fair as
sessment under the law OF 1903
Similar assessments and tenders werJ
made for the years 1895 and 1906. Tn
total levy for the three years Gu hi
basis would be 1899, $50. so. and tn
total tender made. by the Burlington
of $1,334,i32.34.
The total levy made against tn
Union Pacific for 1894 under the ne,
law was S3i4,39t.7G, and the tende
made by the Union Pacific under tn
old law Of 1903 was S24S.271.34, o
s9G,l2O less than the levy. For tn
three years the levy under the ne'
law would he S1,O33, 0S4.2S, while tn
tender made by the Union Pacific i
but S74+,Sl4.G2.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
HE Last Resort.

A man went into IN oculist's the
other day and, complaining of falling
sight, got fitted with Il pair of spec
tacles.
rs this the weakest glass for my
eyei" he asked.
Yes" replied the oculist.
"Supposing | can't see with it after a
few months?'
"Gct Il stronger then"
"And If | still can't see?"
"Gct Il still stronger"
"And il the strongest glass fails?"
I'm that case I think IT, l were you !
should buy n small. intelligent dog and
a couple of yards of string"
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
To Mothers In This Town :.

Children who are delicate, feverish
and cross will get immediate relief
from Mother Gray's Sweet Powders
for children. They cleanse the stom-
ach, act on the liver, making a sickly
child strong and healthy. A certain
cure for worms. Sold by all druggists,
a5c. Sample free. Allen 5. Olmstead,
Leroy, n. y. g.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
Remarkable Vision.

An old woman who had been in the
iniirmary With sore eyes told Il neigh
Dor that the doctor took out her eyes
and scraped them with lances. Non
sense. woman replied the other. 'le
shouldn't believe all We hear, The doc
tors would only be stWiing yc.' "Oh
bur We know it's no use saying that
for | awakened up out of the chloro
form and saw both Of my eyes lying
on the table,"
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01

Il. I think you would bring out your
power to enforce the conditions OF the
Sherman antitrust act pretty quick.
II you will let us, I will go and take
the Santa Re tomorrow.
Lane-Then 1t Is only the restric-
ton of tho law that keeps you from
taking It?
hartmann would go on as long as
I lived.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
His Clever Son,

The Dad-My son, | want To tell You
that the secret of my success. as II
must be of any mans. Is hard work.
/ The Son-Sh. Dad, ! don't care to
hear other peoples secrets, and ! am
too much OF IA gentleman To take ad'
vantage OF information gained hat
way. Say no more.-Cleveland Leader.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
Trvino 10 Prove Alibi for Adams.

Wallace, Ida, Feb. 27.-Bit by bit
the attorneys for steve Adams are lay
ing the foundation for their theory
that the defendant was not in the Mar
BILE creek region when Fred TYLER was
murdered, but was in Spokane.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
Andrews on National Problems.

CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-Discussing ma
tional problems before the department
Of superintendent Of the National
Educational association, Chancellor f.
penjamin Andrews Of the University
of Nebraska defended President
R~oosevelt's Interpretation Of the Non
roc doctrine. He also urged adequate
defense OF the Pacific.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
Three Dead in Denver.

Denver, Feb, 2G.-Mrs. Benjamin
Wright and her 5-year-old daughter,
GenevieyC, We're found dead and
Wright in a dying condition at their
home in this city. Traces Of cyanide
OF potassium were discovered, indi-
eating double murder and suicide, or
q triple suicide.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
Fifth Legislator Stricken.

Jefferson City. Mo-. Feb. 26.-Repre-
sentative kirkpatrick of Cedar county
wa stricken with a mild case of
smallrox and was removed to the
eme"ocncy hospital. This makes the
Fl t. nan corrected with the house tc
cnnlInri the discnsn
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01

Dade's Little Liver Pills thoroughly
clean the system, 90 for lazy livers,
makes clear complex ons, bright eyes
and happy thoughts. Sold by Henry
Cooks drug store.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01
vllIareal ESCAPES From Prison.

FL Paso, Tex, Feb. 26.-Antonio
Villareal, editor of the revolutionary
organ Regeneration and head of the
St Louis junta of Mexican revolution
lists, who has been in prison here
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-03-01

= pending before the
United sta department of justice
and departing. of labor and COM
merce, escaped and has not been re-
captured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-21
BRAEBURN GOLFER
MAKES BEST SCORE

PHILADELPHIA, June 21-With score
of $50 to 36 holes, Alec Ross of Braeburn
led the field yesterday in the first half of
the national open golf tournament on the
links of the Philadelphia Cricket Club. His
score was a stroke better than that of his
partner, Jack Hobens of Englewood. David
Hunter Of Essex county, Ben Nichols of
Nashville and "Nipper'' Campbell of the
Country Club Of Brookline tied for third
place.
David Brown, the veteran from Boston,
who won the open championship of Great
Britain twenty-one years ago, made the
young players envious when he led the field
in the morning round with a brilliant 20.
He took even so in the afternoon, but at
that his total of 100 left him still among
the leaders. viii Anderson of Onwentsia,
the four-times open title holder, suffered
from bad cold and could not do himself
justice. Another favorite who went wrong
was jerome D. Travers of Montclair anna
teur champion of the Metropolitan Golf
Association.
The best shots were made by Ross and
went across the green a matter of 500
yards, on his second try. He scored 4
there although the hole is a par B. His
most sensational effort came at the short
tenth hole, where his tee shot, after strik-
ing on the green. bounced into the cup for
l. 1t was the first time in his career that
he had ever made a hole in single stroke.
In making his "A Ross had to do some steady
putting. At the thirteenth hole, which is
1888 wards he ran down a twenty-footer for
a 3. and again at the sixteenth hole he
made g. His card
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-21

Since it was decided to play yesterday
fans and players had been wondering how
many errors there would be, and just how
large the Post Office-Navy score. But both
teams played good and at times, sensa-
tional ball. Post Office driving in enough
runs to win. to q in the second inning, on
singles by Fenton, Bacon and Pennington,
and Herring's two-sacker.
Nays too daring base-running prevented
it from tying up or winning the game and
Post Office was guilty of loose coaching in
the fourth. when Herring was caught at
the plate trying to score on Pennington's
infield poke with only one out.
Litchfield looked winner for Navy when
he famed the first two men up Hitch"
had blanked the mail men before, allow
ing them only one hit, and yesterday they
did little with him after the eventful sec
ond, when he was clouted for enough to
lose his game. Harng, for Post Office also
had bad session in the second, but he
steadied down.
Navy made a hard try for the game in
the last round. Sutton, first up. singled to
center; Clements skied to Orrison, and
Waters singled. scoring Sutton, but Cole
dashed the rally by striking out. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-21
PRACTICE OF COLLEGE
CREWS ON THE HUDSON

POCGHkEEPSIE, n Y. June 2l-The
Columbia crews had a good day of il YES
terday. In the morning the varsity and
freshmen crews rowed down along with the
four and the second crew rather easily to-
ward the finish line from their boathouse
about a mile and a half Toward the end
Rlce gave the word for the varsity to run
up the stroke. The senior crew hit it up to
thlrty-six strokes to the minute, preserving
their form and driving the boat along well
lhey made a SHOW of the freshmen and
the second crew. Rice was well pleased
with the way they went. In the afternoon
the Columbia crews started from the rour-
mile mark to go up over the course. the
freshmen lying at the two-mile mark 10
carry the varsity boat the last two miles
The work OF the varsity crew was good
The four-mile trial rowed by the PENN
syFanla varsity crew was important be-
cause the Quakers showed up poorly that
their chances now are counted less than
ever. The man at q, Walton, who rowed in
the freshmen boat last year, went almost 10
pieces by the time the bridge was reached,
and Hendrie. at j. showed signs OF great
exhaustion all through the last mile
There was hot race between the. SYRIA
cuse varsity and freshmen eight and the
varsity four in the mo, ming the work OF
the four being especially good.
In the morning the Wisconsin men were
hindered by the breaking down of their
hired launch. Coach Rice offered the use
of the Columbia boat but Ed Ten Eyrk
said that he was not going to speed his
men, so that he would decline the offer with
thanks. The varsity and freshmen crews
had a scrap for a short distance in which
the varsity won easily. Wise. the stroke
of the Wisconsin freshmen, broke his oar,
near the end of the scrap. In the afternoon
the varsity covered the four-mile course.
Cornell worked on the lower course both
afternoon and morning. Coach Courtney
said that his order working well.
The Syracuse crews worked down below
in the afternoon.
1t Is being arranged now to hold the usual
gentlemen's four-oared race the day before
the regatta next "Wednesday. There Will
be also a race for second e!ghts. the
navy has no four. Cornell and Annapolis
will enter the eight-oared race, and possibly
Columbia Cornell, iscouSin, Pennsylvania
and Syracuse will start in the four-oared
race
The Georgetown crew in covering the
course last evening WAS able to go only
three miles. being interfered with by
steamer at the three-milev mark The men
were rowing with the idea of going another
mile and so there was great interest when
II became known that the time for the three
miles was II minutes and 80 seconds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-21
BASE BALL NOTES.

The Nationals and Clevelands hook up for
the last time this afternoon.
The game will start at AIS so as to al
low the Clevelands to catch an early train
for home.
Tom Hughes and Thielman will probably
be the pitchers and a good contest should
result.
It being Ladies' day" and the last game
for over a month. the park will be packed.
Follow the crowd and be happy.
Lebhardt, Rucker and Archer are three
twirlers from the Southern League who
are making good in fast company now.
Bresnahan is now pronounced out of
danger. and he will probably begin figuring
out some sort of chest-protector for his
head.
Chicago seems to be fairly alive with
star ball players who think they can do
better in the sde-show than in the main
circus.
1t transpires that Jim Mcclure recently
made manager of the Boston Americans,
was born at Youngstown. Ohio. Always
thought he looked too good to be a native
of Michigan.
If Pat Dougherty is the hottest mustard
among the long distance throwers in base
ball, who wears the gilded saucer as the
champion thrOUer of fights among the
''pugs?" Don't all speak at once.
Doc" White has a sporting goods house
in Washington. He owns a dentists outfit
in Georgetown and holds a job in Chicago.
Besides being a good pitcher, Doc is evil
IDENTIFY back-stopping for the Coin club
Pittsburg Press.
London boasts of forty base ball teams
Back up, London. Boasts of" is only a
figure of speech long as there are any
Americans old enough to pants on
the other side of the big wet.
Ban johnson prophesed at the opening
of the race that the struggle for the Ameri-
can League pennant this year would be the
most remarkable in the short history of the
organization. With Chicago, Cleveland.
Detroit and Philadelphia going along at
their present clip and the rally of the
Washingtons well under way. the boss of
the league seems to have known some
thing.
The Cincinnati Post says that President
Pulliam who is responsible for the reten-
ton of one KLEIN on the staff of National
League umpires. must be aware that he
falls far short of being a star indicator.
Huh, We knew that here long time ago.
An editorial writer in Golfers says: You
e
Wrong again. Guess you never saw Silk"
Everybody loves him.
The base ball rules say that only the
captain of a team. shall address the UNI
pire Hugh Jennings is lawyer. but if
he interprets common law like he inter-
prets base ball rules, please, Mr.. Judge.
do not assign him to defend me in case
ever commit a rash act and need at
torney to defend me. Or maybe Jennings
either hasn't read the rules lately and
doesn't know what they contain, or he
thinks he ought to have special privileges
to break them ad libitum, forgetting the
fact that if everybody else on the ball field
acted like he did the police authorities
would soon have to shut up the ball parks,
condemned by them public nuisances
places where outiawry fiourished. And isn't
it strange that a lawyer. sworn in as a
member of the bar, would respect and de-
fend the common law, but enter base ball
and deliberately violate the laws of that
game?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-21

The Trinity team greatly strengthened
its ho,d on first place yesterday by defeating
the ST. Peters aggregation in an interest
ing game. score IL to I.
The Trinity boys practically won the game
in the second and third innings by bunch
ing their hits and by several costly mis-
plays by the st. Peters.
With two out and two men on bases. in
the fourth inning. Marceron of the Trim
itys ropped a fly to deep center which
looked good for at least two bases, but E.