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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-08
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from Page Five.)

10 the testimony given before the COM
mittee, it would have surprised YOU az
Ia the way the matter was conducted
there hold here in my hand % affidav-
its from the best people OF Biddeford tell
ing what has been done under the re-
eime of this police commission, and they
ask you not to defeat the present meas
ure.
on the principle of locd, self government
and local taxation Ii is subversive of thn
Constitution and the Declaration of In
dependence.
matter would go over 50 that | might
offer an amendment TO this bill which
have not time 10 do at this session 7
was gong to offer an amendment i'm III :.
ton which rises above Politics and
strikes at the very root OF self-goyern-
ment, and ! am surprised that the sena-
Tor from York would not give me time
10 prepare the amendment. | cannot. al
This time, 60 on further with this mat
ter, but must submit it.
Mr.. TARTRE Of York: Mr.. President:
I did not intend to say anything at ali
in this matter, bu1 the senator from
Knox speaks in such a way as to tho
management in Kiddeford that l feel
Obliged 10 say a few words in favor Of
Biddetord, and / will say only this: In
listening 10 the arguments of those in
opposition to this bill, / wish TO say that
Mr. Walker, who was elected last fall
1DT tlN Pun ppoc coming down
here and getting this police commission
abolished, in his remarks last week i'm
thu House. in the conclusion of his re-
marks said that Biddeford was the best
city and l am proud to live in Bidde-
ford.
The question being put upon the mo-
ton Of Senator Tartre to accept the ma
jOrity report, ought not to pass yea
and nay vote was called for and result
I'd as follows: Those voting yea were
Messrs. Aver, Barrows, Brown, Deasv.
Eaton, Hastings, Houston, Irving, Mills
Page, Parkhurst, Heselton, Rice. Sew
all, Simpson, Stearns, Tartre, Theriault.
Wyman-19. Those voting nay were
Messrs. Foss. Garcelon, Merrill. PrilCon.
Proctor, Staples-6. So the motion IRE
vail"., and the majority report of tha
committee was accepted.
Under suspension of the rule Housa
Document No. 81, AN Act to provide
an additional term OF the supreme ju-
dicial court for the county of Oxford
took its two several readings and was
passed to he engrosSed.
On motion by Mr.. Eaton of Washing
ton the report Of the committee on legal
affairs relating to the care and support
of paupers was taken from the table
and on further motion by the same sena-
tor the report was accepted.
On motion by Mr.. Staples Of Knox.
House Document No $50 was taken from
the table aud on further mOtiol by the
same senator was recDmmitted to tho
comnittc" on interior waters.
on motion by Mr.. STAPLES Of Knox the
S~nat" adjourned.
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State. All that we have asked for I'M
der the conditions of this local bill is
that we may enjoy the benefits which
would naturally accrue to us if the
flats had not been owned in the year
1889 in common. And since that time
the towns of Freeport and Harpswell
have had special legislation which pre-
vents outsiders. not residents Of those
towns, from going there to take shell
fish except under the license Of the
municipal officers; and You will bear i'll
mind that those two towns We're origin
ally Il part of the town of Yarmouth.
Twenty years ago the taking Of shell
fish from the flats in that locality was
a thriving industry. a clam factory
has been established in the town of
Cumberland, which is the cause of all
the opposition 10 this bill But if
Freeport and IIarpswell and Scarboro
and various towns in Sagadahoc have
been able to secure proper legislation
for the purpose of the protection Of
that industry, / see no reason why it
should not be accorded to us. / do not
think it would be the sense of this
Legislature that IL number OF individ-
time when the clam factory was oper-
atcd. should be deprived Of their live
lihood and 10 which they wish to re
turn at the present time. | realize that
ii may be said that some inhabitants
of the town of Cumberland might also
be deprived of livelihood; but they
have the fishing industry to rely upon
which we hay" not. a question arose
in the committee as to the number Of
miles Of fats which "" have ana which
Cumberland has. our frontage on the
sea is not quite So many miles as that
of Cumberland. but at the head of the
Yarmouth river there is a large pulp
river we find no clans because they
cannot live on account of the waste
from that pulp mill. SO we have not
a single mile more of flats which can
be used for the purpose of digging
CLAIMS than the town of Cumberland
| did not fulfil my duty before the COM
mittec if | failed to show that the law
which we are asking for is not in any
sense special legislation. 1t is exactly
the opposite We ask for the passage
of a law which gives us the opportuni-
tY to operate under the general law
and without its passage we cannot
avail ourselves of the rights and
privileges Of that general law.
The statement was made before the
committee that we were not properly
there because of the provision of the
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WYMAN,
FOSS,
SIMPSON.
BALDWIN,,
PEACOCK.
THOMAS.
IIIBBARD,
FARNHAM,
HERRICK.
(SiSned)

Minority report Of same committee
reporting ought to pass on same bill.
(Signed
DRAM.
Mr.. DAVIES of Yarmouth: Mr..
Sneaker. [ move that the minority re-
port be substituted for the majority
report. and / hope the House will per-
nit me to discuss the matter for few
momcnts-a matter which is purely of
| local importance. House Document No.
~ reads as follows: IAN Act for the
better protection of shell fish within
the town of Yarmouth in the county OF
Cumberland.
Section /. No shell fish shall be taken
from any flats within the limits of the
town Of Yarmouth, in Cumberland
county. except by written permit OF the
municipal officers of the said town OF
Yarmouth and North Yarmouth. and
p1yment to the said towns for the
privilege at such price as said towns
NAV establish at any town meeting,
any existing laws to the contrary not
withstanding; provided, that without
such hermit, any inhabitant within
said towns, or any person Temporarily
resident therein, or the riparian owner
of such flats, may take therefrom for
lie immediate use Of himself or his
family. not exceeding one bushel at one
| tide.
Sect. >. Any person taking shell fish
! contrary to the provisions of this act
shall be punished for each offence by a
, fine not exceeding $40 or by imprison-
m1nt not exceeding 80 days or by both
Sect. ). This act shall take effect
when approved.
\ In the year 1899 the flats at the front
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same title on Bill, AN Act to prohibit
the issuance ana acceptance of free
transportation by State officials over
steam ana other railways
(SigneD
MesSrS. SF,WALL,
PAGE,
MILLIKEN,
STEVENS.
SEIDMORE,
NEWRERT,
PEACOCK.
Minority report Of the joint special
committee on salaries and fees report
ing Ought not to pass" on Bill, can
Act to prohibit the issuance and ac-
ceptance Of free transportation by
state officials over steam and other
railways"
(SigneD
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SIglleti)
,SSrS. LINDLEL NJ. STAPLES,
+. A. GIDDINGS.

w. T. REYNOLDS.
on motion of Mr.. Milliken of Island
Falls both reports were tabled. pending
acceptance of either. and bill in rev
draft. reported by the majority of the
comTjttce, ordered printed.
Majority report of the committee on
shore fisheries reporting ought not to
pass on Bill. IAN Act for the better
protection Of shell fish within the town
Of Yarmouth in the county of Cumbcr-
land
(SiSned)
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On motion Of Mr.. Skidm"re Of Lib
erty
Ordered. That a committee of five
representing the House be appointed
to attend the funeral services of
Charles T. Randall. late member of
this body from Montvillc.
The Speaker appointed upon that
committee Messrs. Colcord of Sears
port, Skidmore of Liberty, Dow of
Brooks. Dunton of Belfast and Milli-
ken of Island Falls.
On motion of Mr.. Dow of Brooks,
Ordered, That q committee of three
be appointed to draw up and submit
10 this House suitable resolutions on
the death of Charles T. Randall. late
a member of this House from Mont
vile.
The Speaker appointed upon that
committee Messrs. Weeks of Fairfield.
Havey of Sullivan and Mullen Of Ban
gor.
Reports Of Committees.
Mr.. Crosby from the Committee on
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Mr.. Dow of Brooks presented petit
uon Of II. y. Prindle of Waterville for
the adoption Of an address tn the Gov
ernor for the removal OF Harry j.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
DISTURBANCE At DANCE
HOUSE" REIGNED
Ora Grey Who Recently Came Here
From Winchester in Jail as Result
of His Escapade-His TWO Com
panions Got Away.

Ora Grey an employe of the Hoosier
Drill. who but recently came TO Rich
mond from Winchester, along with
two other unknown men, proceeded
to .'whoop EN- up" at the dance given
at the knights of the Golden Eagle
hall at the corner of Sixth and Main
streets last night, with the result that
Ora is now languishing behind prison
bars. The two men with whom Grey
allied himself made their get way,
although they Wed to stand with the
unlucky men until the blue uniforms
of officers Westenberg and Edwards
were sighted The men then proceed
ed to the tall timbers in haste. Grey
was under the influence of intoxicants
and stated to the police that he had
not started the rumpus- Those per-
sons giving the dance tried TO eject
the disturbing elements from the hall
and for a time a general free for all
was INDUCED in Afterwards Grey
took exceptions to being placed with
in he dismal confines OF the cooler
and his efforts 10 cause Westenberg
and Edwards trouble were successful.
The officers were obliged 10 place the
nippers ON Grey before he would III
any way at all heed their admonish-
ment to come along
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
INDIANA AND oHIo-Showers and
snow fiurrics.
MORE INSULTS TO WOMEN
THIS TIME IN DAYLIGHT
Fiend at Eighth and South Streets
Conducts Himself in Most Dis
austing Manner-Msde His Get
away.

That Richmond has number OF IN
human fiends whose sole purpose IS
to make indecent advances toward wo-
men. is evidenced by the most recent
report to the police. Friday afternoon
between two and three o'clock mid
die aged man appeared at the corner
of Eighth and South G streets near
Snyder's grocery and proceeded TO
make his actions nauseatinS TO the
neichbors. He insulted several wom-
en- and passersby in a most disgusting
manner and remained on the corner
for several minutes. The neighbor
women who happened to notice the
mans actions as he stood on the cor
ner accosting women, telephoned the
police but before they arrived upon
the scene the man had made his dis
appearance.
Although no arrest has been made
the police department has clue upon
which it is working and if it proves TO
be correct it will be found that the
man is a degenerate and not exacuy
mentally responsible for his actions
The women of the city are up In
arms and scarcely any of them Will
venture out of their homes without
some male escort Never before IN
/ the history of the city has so many
cases of public insults been registered
with the police department.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
Richmond Man Charges indian
Secretary BeaII with Gross
Improprieties.
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE
TAMS BIxBY, Mr.. FOULkE SAID,
SEEMED TO KNOW LESS ABOUT
HIS OFFICE THAN HE SHOULD
HAVE.


Washington, Feb. 23.-Spe cial In
dian Inspector William ID. Foulke's re-
port on the charges against Secretary
Reall. of the commission to the five
civilized tribes, received today by the
senate committee nIndian affairs,
finds Beall guilty of gross improprie-
ties and recommends his exclusion
from further enrolment cases before
the commission under penalty of de-
mand for his resignation.
1t was charged that Beall was for
time employed by the firm of Mans
field, McMurray and Cornish. who
were then and have since been prac-
ticing before the commission.
Coming back to his position as sec
retary of the commission, after pc
riod of employment by Mansfield, Nc
Murray & Cornish, then and still prac
ticing before the commission, 1t Is
charged he adjudicated cases he pre-
pared while in the attorneys office and
was their subservient agent.
Concerning Tams Bixby, member
of the commission, Inspector Foulke
merely says Bixby seemed to know
less than he should, what went on IL
his office.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
WANT H. u. JOHNSON TO
FIGHT THE GRAF TERS
President Offers Richmond Attorney
Position on Indian Territory at
$4,000 Year.

President Roosevelt has rendered
Henry L. Johnson of this city, the po-
sition as attorney for the government
in relation TO affairs in the Indian Ter
ritory The tenure of office would be
two years and carries with it the hand
some salary of $4,000 per year. The
tender has not been formally made.
but the former congressman has been
authoritatively informed that the po-
sition is open TO him and the admin
istration would be glad for him TO ac-
cept.
1t is understood that Mr. Johnson
will not accept the position, owing to
his home interests and the fact that
his health is such that he does not
feel like shouldering the official bur
den.
In case, however, Mr. Johnson takes
the position, it will be his duty in 8
large measure to free the Indian Terri
tory from grafters who have so per
yade1 r.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
THAW FAMILY is ANGRY
SAYS REPORT is FALSE
A Story was Afloat in New York Yes
terday That Evelyn Thaw Had Been
Heavily Paid to Testify in Her Hus-
bands Behalf.
rPuhlishers' Press1

New York, Feb, 23.-Members OF
the Thaw family today were worried
over the publication of the report that
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was paid to test-
fy for her husband. instead OF desert
ing him and fleeing TO Europe and
entered vigorous denials.
A statement was issued from Hart
ridges offices in the name OF Mrs.
William Thaw which reads: Mrs.
Thaw desires ii understood that the
statement that she or any of her fam
lily gave any money or any other IN
ducements 10 Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw for the position she has taken
is untrue. unwarranted and unjust.
Hartridge on his own account, had
a word to say about Jerome's report
ed plan TO ask for a lunacy commits
sion. He declared he could never
consent TO a commission and would
fight the move by every legal means.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
Manager Sam Nixon Says the
First Time He Broke Prom
ise He was Injured.
IN THE PANHANDLE WRECK
WELL KNOWN THEATRICAL MAG
NATE is SUFFERING INTENSE
PAIN FROM HIS HURTS-kLEIN
THE WORST.
Publishers Press.1

Pittsburg. Feb, 23.-"I will never
ride on a railroad at night again. My
wife was so alarmed when Sam Shu-
bert was killed in the wreck at Har-
risburg in 1905 that she asked me nev'
er to travel by night. l promised
her l would not, and the first time
broke the promise / had a wreck
and am hurt.
This is what Samuel Nixon, the vet
eran theatrical manager of Nixon &
Zimmerman told Thomas Kirk, Jr-,
manager of the Nixon theatre, Pitts
burg. as he lay swathed in bandages
at the Altoona hospital, after his eX-
perience in the wreck of the Pennsyl-
vania special Mr.. Kirk went to Al
toona this morning to see Mr.. Nixon
and returned late tonight.
Mr.. Nixon is suffering from three
contusions of the head and a broken
collar bone" said Mr.. Kirk He was
i'm a drawing room with Felix Isman
of Philadelphia When the car top
pied over Mr.. Isman was thrown from
his berth through a glass window IN
TO the aisle of the car. Mr.. Nixon
was thrown from his own berth, into
the one Mr. Isman had occupied.
Passenger Struck Match.
s.They remained in the cold and
darkness for almost three hours be-
fore they were extricated. One of
the passengers, they don't know who
it was, struck a match and the otn-
ers were so scared, fearing that es-
Gaping gas might be ignited and they
would all be burned alive that they
almost strangled him. After their
long wait, they were rescued and TAX
en- to the hospital at Altoona
Mr.. Isman was SO stunned that he
can scarcely say anything. mum
Der of prominent theatrical people
visited Mr. Nixon today
Mr.. Kirk also says he saw j. P.
Klein, postmaster of Joliet. H., ano
Frederick A Busse, postmaster OF Chi
cago, in the hospital. Both are badly
injured, Mr.. Klein the worst.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
HAD ENORMOUS BUSINESS
PRAISE FOR NEWSPAPERS
Charles FeItnan has Shoe Sale Which
Was a Record Breaker in That Line
of Business-Hdvertise in the
Press Alone.

Charles Feltman undoubtedly did
larger business at his shoe store yes
terday than was ever transacted at
similar sale in Richmond. AT five
O'Clock in the afternoon it was nee
essary for Mr.. Feltman to close his
doors to trade in order that the stock
could be put in shape for the evening
business which was also enormous.
Mr.. Feltman's only manner of adver-
tising the sale was through the news
papers and last night he was full OF
praise for newspaper advertising. Mr..
Feltman will continue his sale this
week and next.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
BRYAN AND DUNNE IN
ELEVATOR ACCIDENT
Lives of Democrat Leaders Were I'm
periIed al the Sherman HeSse
in Chicago Yesterday.
Publishers Press.1

Chicago, Feb, 23.-Mayor Dunno,
William Jennings Bryan, Louis i.
Post of the board of education and T..
H. Roche, the latter OF the mayors
campaign committee were imperiled
today in an elevator accident at the
Sherman house. They escaped with
a severe shaking up The elevator,
dropped about fifteen feet when the
mechanism refused TO work and bump
ed with a crash on the bottom of the
shaft.
Mr. Bryan who was passing through
the city called at the mayors head
quarters on the second floor of the
hotel.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
GOVERNOR SPARES
LIFE OF MURDERER
Sentence of William Spores
COMMITTED from Death to
Life Imprisonment.
HAD CONFESSED CRIME
KILLED HIS COMPANION WHILE
ON THE WAY TO RIVER BOT.
TOM AT scoTTsBuRG-AN AK
WAS USED.
HAD CONFESSED CRIME
IPuhIishers. Press.l

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Feb. 23.-It was
announced late this afternoon that
Governor Hanly had notified the Mich
igan City prison officials that he had
commuted the sentence of William a.
Spores to Imprisonment for life.
Spores was to have been hanged just
after midnight, February %.
The action of the governor came as
as a surprise to those who have been
watching preparations for the execu-
ton and it is said that Governor
Hanly up to three o'clock had stated
tha he could not see his way clear
to interfere with the execution of the
law in the case.
Spores was under sentence for hav'
ing murdered Douglas Fawbush. Eear
Scottsburg, June 5. The story of the
crime was one which was traced to
Spores purely through circumstan
ces.
Story of the Crime.
Shores and Fawbush were seen go
ing to the river bottom on the day
of the murder. Fawbush vanished
from his usual haunts and Spores gave
out the information that the missing
man had left the community. Inc
murder was committed on Tuesday
and the decomposed body OF the vic
tim was found the following Satur
day. The man had been killed witt
an AK.
Spores disappeared and Sheriff Pea
cock. of Scott county accomplished
his arrest at Scott City, Kan, July IL
Circumstantial evidence traced the
crime to Spores and after his arrest
and return to Indiana he confessed
the murder.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
WANTS BLOCK SYSTEM
LEGISLATION SUGGESTED
Interstate Commerce Commission
Makes Report TO the Senate on Rail
road Wrecks and How They Could
be Minimized.
rpuhIishers, Press.I

Washington, Feb, 23.-The inter
state commerce commission g report
on the railroad block system was sent
to the senate today. 1t recommends
legislation compelling its adoption by
all roads within three or four years.
1t is not deemed advisable at pre-
tic block system. Attention is called
TO the fact that for wrecks like that
on the Baltimore & Ohio at Terre
Gotta. Nd, in which 45 lives were
lost and the Southern in which Presi-
dent Spencer was killed, the block
system was not at fault, but the lax
ity of its operation.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
SECURED DIVORCE EASILY
viraiI Carver Told the Court That his
Wife had Gone Away and Lett
Three Children.

= Virgil Carver experienced very lit
tie difficulty in securing a divorce
from Helena A. Carver in the circuit
court Yesterday. The evidence show
ed that he was a very much abused
husband. inasmuch as the woman who
had promised to honor and obey
him had run off with another man
and left him to take care of three
little children It was alleged that
she was arrested some time ago both
at Centerville and Cambridge City for
immoral conduct. On this showing
Jud1a Fox entered a decre&
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
TILLMAN TO EARN BIG
SUM AT CHAUTAUQUAS
Pitch Fork Senator has Enough En-
qaqements to Bring Him IN y50,-
900 This Summer.
IPublishers press1

Washington, Feb, Ex-senator Till
man will earn $4,000 on the lecture
platform during the coming congress
sionaI recess. He is booked for adj
dresses at Chautauqua and other as
semblies all over the country from
the night of March 4, when congress
adjourns to next December at 5000
per talk. The lyceum bureau, which
has the contract, made only one Sup-
ulation that his lectures be Tillman-
1suue. He may discuss any subject
that strikes his fancy.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
Barked Like a Dog.

While suffering from an attack of
epilepsy, William Empke. prisoner
at the Jail. made a peculiar noise that
yesembIed the barking of dog, caus-
ing considerable alarm among the
other inmates, who did not know wha%
was the matter with him until nny-
sician was summoned
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
DEATH OF JAMES ECKELS
Comptroller of the Currency Under
President Cleveland Passed Away
at Princeton, Ill.
IPublishers' Press1

Princeton. H., Feb, 23.-James
Starr, Eckels. father of James H.
Eckels president of the Commercial
National bank in Chicago and former
comptroller of the currency under
President Cleveland's administration.
died here today.
Mr.. Eckels was at one time profes-
sor OF latin in college at Greenvfle,
Pa He had praeticed law in Prince
ton since 1856 when ne settled in that
city.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
Another Indictment.
Publishers Presel

Athens, O., Feb, 23.-Another In
dictment was returned by the grand
jury against Hobert Reeder, charging
him with killing Emmett Vickers
patient. September s. 1905. He must
fact tuo indictments now
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
PANIC IN AUDITORIUM
Two ELECTRIC Wires Crossed in Cns-
esso Theake Cause Conservation
Among Patrons.
IPuh,ishsrs. eress1

Chicago, Feb. 23.-Four thousand
people in the Auditorium theatre here
tonight were thrown in panic caus-
ed by the crossing Of two electric
wires on the ceiling which spit fire In
a most profuse manner No one was
seriously hurt although several re-
ceived minor injuries
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
Moore for Congress.

E. E. Moore is talked of as possi-
BILE candidate for congress from this
district in the event that Congress
man Watson decides not to run for
reelection. Mr. Moore resides at Con-
nersyille.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-24
Sec'y. Brown to Speak.

Hear Secretary Brown at the First
Presbyterian church this evening on
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. The Church's Mission