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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

Attendance at prayes in the United
State Senate is not large, but it always
includes Senators Plat and Depew. who
usually sit together and withdraw before
the business of the day begins. Some
times there are only five or six who as
semble to hear DR.. Hales invocation
Upon recent occasion there were seven.
and a curious observer made a. memoran-
dunn Of their names. In addition to Platt
and Depew there were Perkins of Cali
fornia; Smoot, Of Utah: Dick. Of Ohio:
McCreary. of Kentucky, and Clark Of
Montana.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21
Funeral Of Mrs. AIvecia c. Campbell.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Alvecia
c. Campbell aged 81 years. 3 months,
was held at the residence of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. George w. Perkins. corner
of I.itchfield road and Middle street
at IL A. NJ. Tuesday, in the presence
of relatives and friends. The service
was conducted by Rev. Mr. Livingston,
and the floral tributes We're especially
beautiful. The bearers We're Henry
Rankins. s. @. Otis, Joseph Varney,
and Mr.. Wall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

The fifth Lenten reading will be CIV
en- at the Hubbard Library at O'Clock
this afternoon. Mr.. Wight Will READ
selections from the writings of Jean
IngelOW.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21
Ionioht's Concert.

1r,rot .,-rba paau Ideal" Sousa
I,aart,,ra ..Crrin.r Greetings Jacobs
yy.oi+zI .NIuriel Bennett
SELECTION "'rna robblor ard the Fairy"
Rossini
purs;,n aro,url,a-sI Czari:a" Came
1,ne~aIic MacI selection Chandler
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

The Universalist ladies will hold a
sale of fancy articles and aprons Fri
day, March %, afternoon and evening.
Chatting supper and hot drinks at 80.
Come for a good time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

Mr. Nutting. who has been clerking
at the Hallowell market, has given up
his position and Tuesday drove 90
miles to his home in Otisfield. Harry
Small takes the position at the market
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

The Methodist church Improvement
Society will meet this afternoon with
Miss Clara Lord, Academy street. Re-
freshmentS will be served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21
EDWIN C. DUDLEY
BANKER
No. 8 Meonian Building,
AUGUSTA, NE.

offer subject to sale
Cleveland. o. per cent, bonds to
Yield $50.
Nashville. Tenn, ~ per cent, bonds
to yield 1892.
Spartanburg, S. C. AZ per cent.
bonds to yield 4.05.
Schenectady. Railway Co. ~ Ter
cent, bonds to yield 4.07.
Utica & Mohawk Valley r. r. AZ
per cent. bonds to yield 4.25.
Cleveland Electric Railway per
cent bonds to yield 4.40.
Ontario Power Co. per cent. bonds
to yield per cent.
Particulars furnished on application
mon-wed-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

The ladies of the Annex will give n
whist party in X. of +. hall FRIDAY
evening. A good time is expected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

Mr.. and Mrs NJ. Mcfarland Johnson
are expected to arrive home this even
ing from their three months European
trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

William IT, Clark, who was called 70
Taunton, Mass, by the death OF Ms
mother, has returned to the nome.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

The convention was again called to
order at 40 Z. NJ, and the business in
terruDted by adjournment was re-
Sumed.
ina 1lrst business was the report of
the committee on resolutions which was
read and adopted, as follows:
Resolved. That the league heartily
appreciates and indorses the varied Ia
borS of its four secretaries especially
during the past year. with its unusual
difficulties; and that the league pledges
IFS utmost cooperation and support to
them in their future efforts.
"Resolved. That we recognize the
good work being done by other civic
and temperance organizations to con-
tinue our hearty cooperation with
them in furthering our common work
"ReSolved That the cordial thanks
Of the league are extended to the Bap-
fist church for the use of its conven-
ient house of worship; to the people of
Watcrvile for their many kindnesses:
To the railroads for reduced rates, and
to the speakers who have given their
services in the making of the conven-
ton program.
"Resolved That whenever it becomes
the duty of the league at times to OPP
pose and condemn. or to support and
approve, the acts and utterances Of one
or the other of the great parties, it de-
sires to reiterate and emphasize the
fact, that it welcomes any party action
that promises to promote the highest
interests Of the people. but is absolute
~ independent and non-partisan in its
sympathes and affiliations.
"W. +. BERRY,
&C. f. OWEN.
''H. l.. CAULKINS.
COMMITTEE on Resolutions"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

Miss Della Vigus, formerly with the
Hallowell Register, has accepted a
position with the Kennebec Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

John Leonard, formerly clerk IN
Shea's Fish Market, has accepted Il
similar position with Young's Fish
Market, Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21
HALLOWELL.

Miss Louise Carey and Master Victor
Carey will pass today in Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

Yesterday was pension day Mt tha
Branch, the treasurer paying out S6i.l9-
81 between and 40 +. M.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

Miss Beatrice Carey entertained
party of friends, at an amateur
minstrel show, given at her home
Tuesday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

Mrs. +. NJ. Henderson has returheu
from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. +.
G.. Sculley, at Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

Miss Mary Murphy has returned
from q very enjoyable visit to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

The remains of the late Thomas Tighe
were sent yesterday to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21
NATIONAL HOME.

Officer Of the day, Capt. VIM. W. Say
age
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

Tie annual business meeting of the
league was thea called TO order and the
lrSt business announced was the election
of officers
The romr1ting committee rennrtnd as
follows:
I'osid"nt. Principal George c. purit g
ton. Farm";ton
Vice president, NJ. s. Hclway, Esq. Au-
ClSta.
Treasurer. Horace Purinton. Watervillc.
lnrcctClS, Principal George G. Puring-
t"r, rs lmingiOn; Horace Purintor, Wa
ierVille: l.. Il. Eurowes, Portland. Rev
W. +. Ferry, %ent's Hill: Charles A. Mil
hken, Augusta; NJ. S. Uolway, Augusta ;
c. L. Dunn, Houlton.
I'll" secretary was instructed to cas-, tho
ballot of the convention for the nominees.
ard they were declared elected.
Ire report Of the committee on reSolu-
tons WAS postponed until afternoon.
Rev. II. +. lIusc of Springvale. who has
published q temperance paper during the
year, reported.
On motion Of Rev Fl. F. Iuse it was
voted t. amend the bylaws by incrcas-
ing the number of directors from eight
to II.
Tho matter Of three additional men,
berS of the board of directors was re-
fcfled TO the committee on nominations
IRE report of the treasurer, Hon. Hor-
ace Purinton, was presented.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

a voter and as an independent voter
I'VE next need to enter upon a civic
evangelism, to reach the man who does
not agree with us. We want to make
it increasingly and incontrovertably
understood that the demand for Re-
submission has come from the man
with burning in his throat, the fright
ened politician. and the saloon keeper.
"The campaign now needed is to get
the facts to thes people, not simply to
the people in The churches, but to the
non church- going people. feel
strongly that what is needed is a cam
paign of literature"
The speaker quoted the Rev. Smith
Baker that he hoped some wealthy man
would buy up space in the newspaper
to set forth the facts of temperance.
I'VE need in the second place in our
campaign to fortify our position.
Moreover We must enlist the Judi
ciary. more than it is on our side. The
officers Of the law are not the court.
Take the record of the municipal court
at Bangor. Consider the case of poor,
bleeding Waldo. The fact Of the case
IS, the courts need airing, they need
the searchlight Of publicity to be turn
ed upon them
Again, we need to fortify our posi-
ton by the selection of good officers
We want clean, upright men in our
public life. We want men that money
cannot buy, nor drink temp, nor lust
corrupt"
The speaker commended the work of
the deputy enforcement commissioners.
Eve want an army enlisted in the
cauS" OF prohibition. Thus drawn M in
battle array. We need to hear the cont
:il;tnd: Regiment attention. Fix bay1-
nets; Charge the enemy, I+ouy,rd
march,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21
Terms
Square Pianos and Organs.

While they last at give away prices
ana terms Of So up to $43, terms. So
monthly.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-07-29
LAST WEEK OF THE
MOVING PICTURE THEATRE
San Roman Building. Elizabeth Street.
New Program Every Night.

Program for tonight:
ACT ONE. 8 O'CLOCK.
Horse shoe falls at Niagara.
Ancient acqueduct of Chihua-
hua.
Climbing creased pole.
Temple of. San Augustin, Que
retaro.
The creased pole.
Cathedral of Santiago. Chile.
Insolent guests.
Brooklyn Bridge.
From Cairo to the Pyramids.
Temple of Yokohama. Japan
Main plaza in Monterey.
Infantile matrimony.
ACT TWO S:45 O'CLOCK.
Bar at Tampico.
Dream of painter.
Pass of the Black Head, Swift
zerland.
U. S. S. Maine sailing from
New York.
Guadalajara Cathedral, Jalisco.
Mex.
Great discovery.
Frog fountain, Versailles.
Child's revenge.
Emperor Maximilian's coach,
Mexico.
Monument to Columbus, Mex.
From socialism to nihilism.
ACT THREE, $50 O'CLOCK.
Pilot boat in storm.
Governors palace. Puebla.
A heavy joke.
Ruins of castle at Moscow.
Sham battle of elephants.
Environs of Berne. Switzerland.
Drunken woman.
Entrance to wood at Boulogne,
France.
Adventures of pair of trousers.
Bridge of Triana, Seville.
History of the prison in France.
ADHESION:
Entire program of three acts,
dults Is cents, children Is cents.
For one act only adults 10 cents,
hildren 5 cents.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-07-29
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-07-29
MONDAY. JULY 27, 1907
REPORTOF COMMISSION ON
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.

MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
The opponents of municipal own
.ership of water and light systems
are taking much comfort from the
fact that a part of the commission
which was appointed by the Ma
tional Civic Federation to investi-
gate the subject has returned a re-
port that is unfavorable to NUM-
.cipal ownership. This fact, how
ever, proves nothing. The other
half of the commission returned a
report that was equally as much
in favor of municipal ownership.
1t is true, the report of the ants
happened to be of a more practical
nature, than that of the pros, but
that proves nothing either, except
that the ones who undertook the
anti side happen to have been men
of a more practical turn of mind
and they went about the work
of supporting their ideas with such
facts as could be found in favor of
that side, while the supporters of
municipal ownership confined
themselves to the theoretical feat
ure of the question, by some
strange chance ignoring the great
mass of facts and figures that is
available to sustain their theories
in favor of municipal ownership.
The main argument of the ants
is that city ownership leads to graft
and corruption. They overlook the
fact that there has always been
equally as much graft and corrup-
ten, if not more, under private
ownership. The notorious eases of
municipal corruption in San Fran
cisco, which has lately put its own
mayor and other prominent officials
il stripes on account of cheating
the city IN collision with private
corporations owning public util-
tiles, furnishes a convincing argu-
meat against private ownership.
It stands to reason that a city
,ouauh could be more easily con-
rolled by public opinion than a
private corporation. Corrupt city
councils can be turned out and
corruption under their administra-
ion remedied by means Of the
,olls- Private corporations, on the
,ther hand, are proverbially in
ifeEeut to public opinion, know
ng that no election can disturb
hem, once they hold the precious
ranchise. The motto of the pri-
ate corporations is: The public
,e id" and they live up to it.
L is an easy matter for a private
to control the council
hro,,oh the favors which it can
distribute, and any who have paid
my attention to the subject know
low the willy corporation agent
yoes about promising such favors
where they will be most effective.
Indeed, now that our little town is
oecoming of sufficient importance
o attract corporations, the blan-
of the one which is now
seeking to obtain control of the
most valuable franchise that the
.own will ever have in its gift have
been tried upon this place.
put not with serious effect, it is
hoped.
But, let this be as it may, the
fact remains that Brownsville is
now in a position to obtain those
vitality important public improve
ments, water works and electric
lights, only by voting for the pend
ing bond issue. without depending
upon the elusive private corpora
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-07-29

tions. aud it is hardly to be believ-
ed that any citizens with the real
welfare of the town at heart would
put any obstacle in the way of the
achievement of this great good IN
the way that is now the most direct,
sure. and prompt way for US to do
=
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-07-29
TEXAS LAND

i GAAO AkAxNO
Homes for miIIiOn---Do you want Oae7
Life may be a struggle for yOu and yours.
Get new start in Texas. Get on the
land. The last cheap fertile farm land
in the United States. Take your choice.
IA, 900 acres on the Rio
Grande river. Brewster
county .,.............$ 200 per acre
Kirnble county. 2.25 per acre.
5000 acres, valuable
ranch, imp, abundant
water, Kerr county. ESQ per acre
1000 &C res. Webb CO.,
alternate sections 49, 800 per acre
Il, 600 acre ranch, mr. RR.,
webb Co Z.Io per acre
$4,000 acres, one of finest
ranches In Kerr county,
highly improved. 3 so per acre
40, 600 acres on r Grande,
magnificent ranch $50 per acre
) $50 acres, partly irriga-
ted, on Llano river, fine
improvements ......- 500 per acre
2,214 acres on Nueces
river. McMullen co.. 500 per acre
10000 acres on Leona
river, agricultural, open
land. ..........-. 800 per acre
10000 acres DimmItt and
LaSalle counties, near
Woodward land. 100 per acre
q, 500 acresnear Encinal,
magnificent land $50 per acre
80, 900 acres open black
sandy, well improved,
artesian water, Nc
Mullen county. 1850. $50 per acre
4, 200 acres Nueces val
ley, near Cotulla. -. $50 per acre
l6, coo acres black, good
farm land, II miles of
railroad, Bee county. 500 per acre
%, 900 acres chocolate
loan, on r. R., 95 per
cent agricultural, La
Sale county. 500 per acre
sc, 900 acres, arteSian,
highly developed, rail
road runs through it. 500 per acre
81, 600 acres, R. K. runs
through, IS per cent
agricultural, .-....--.- 1000 per acre
II, 600 acres Nueces CO.,
black and chocolate
loan, railroad $3.50. 1000 per acre
THE ADAMS. KIRKPATRICK co.
HICKS BLDG SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-06-25
Pull for Fitzgerald or Pull Out,
A News Item says;

'EThe announcement by the Adams Express
Company of Il 200 per cent dividend was 'Immedl-
ately followed by lot OF questions which puzzled
Wall street. Many wanted to know why the com
pany planned such distribution of 1874 OOO, 600 at
a time when the whole question of rates was under
discussion, and conservative interests were at
loss to know why bond issue imposing fixed
charges for the next 40 years had been created:
The matter began to be more generally under
stood the more it was considered and discussed.
One explanation for the big dividend was that,
under the Hepburn rate law, the Adams Express
Company, for the first time in its history, will be
forced to make statement Oft affairs.
Tp to the present time none of the express
companies, as well as sleeping car companies, are
declared Common carriers and all common car
riers were directed by the law to report on June
80 of each year, in detail.
For the first time therefore, the Adams Ex
press Company will have to tell the amount of
captal stock surplus fund, if any, and the
number of stockholders; the funded and floating
debts cost and value of carriers property fran
chises, equipment and details of balance of profit
and loss
''These detailed reports must contain all the
required statistics for the preceding IL months,
and must be made under oath and turned over to
+be Interstate Commerce Commission not later
than September 30
EtWhile no information has ever been publish
ed regarding the affairs of the company, it was
learned from trust worthy sources that for years
the management had used surplus earnings to buy
sgilt edged bonds. 1t is these bonds which will
form the basis of the 200 per cent. dividend. In
his statement President Weir pointed out that
the interest on the securities to be deposited col
lateral for the bonds was in excess of the interest
charges on the new S24, 100000 issue.
sit was remarked today in this connection,
however that the management could not state
that the same conditions would exist for the next
40 years."
Who doubts that this enormous division of
many would be impossible with legitimate .compe-
tition. The Express Companies are the most alb
solute monopolies known to the American Com
merce.
Pull for Fitzgerald or
One of the smart { y five liners that is current
this week among our exchanges, reads this way
svTis love that makes the world go round"
according to one poet but a who is not
in love, can secure the effect with the aid of Il
few high balls
Now really is there nothing bright about the
five liners fail to see one iota ofmerit in it. We
cannot understand why any paper or any number
of papers would pay for use gratis, such stuff.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-06-25
The "Bigness" Of Triton.

Editor (Miss) Edna Cain of the Quitman Free
Press hands Editor (Mr.) Jno Herring OF the III
ton Gazette lemon:
Ouitman's postoffice receipts has passed the
S1O. 900 mark which entities the people here to
free mail delivery service if they want it. Such
service has lust been inaugurated in cambridge
and also in Triton The latter town is not so large
as Ouitman but seems ready to demand all that is
coming to her.-Quitman Eree Press. AS mat
ter of fact Tfton's postal receipts passed the S1O
900 mark over year ago, even if the Free Press
does think it ''smaller than Qutman, and our PEG,
pie asked for more than the postal laws entitled
them to- The Gazette would be pleased to see
Qutman get free city service, and if she is EMIT
led to it she will get it, but in making comparisons
with Triton, it is just as well to tell the truth
while we go along.-Tifton Gazette.
Judging from its mmOderate language the
Triton Gazette wishes to emulate the strenuous ex'
ample of one in high places and start an Ananlas
club of it's own,--or would you say Sapphire in
this instance! But, swollen as Triton may be, the
Gazette is not big enough to annex any members IN
this immediate territory.
When the Free Press referred to Triton as
being smaller than Quitman it was not in any ma
licious spirit of depreciation for neighborlng
town, but simply stating a generally accepted
fact The census of 1900 gave Triton population
of /, 1884 and Quitman population of 2,2S1.
superiority in numbers of 897 is not so bad for
Quitman-certainly not so bad as it is for Tifton
Since then both towns have grown and we
think the relative proportion of population has
not changed. Moreover the postal receipts OF
town do not always indicate it's size in point OF
population. They may mean that the people have
the unfortunate habit of ordering things by mail,
or that number of young people have lovers III
other towns or that the people generally resort to
correspondents to escape boredom.
We admit that Triton is big town, however.
1t would be very poor place indeed if paper
with the ability of the Gazette could not initiate It,
And we do not for a moment imagine that these
little pen pricks will cause any great shrinkage up
there