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Evening journal., 1907-08-26
RECORD CHARTER
AMENDMENT
p, B. & W. r. r. viii Use s5,ooo,ooo
In Paying For Present and Making
Additional improvements.

The amendment to the charter Of the
p. j. and W. Railroad Company, provid-
ing an increase Of 100000 in the capital
stock Of the company, was received by
Harry II. Bl'any. recorder of deeds, this
morning for record.
The amendment, which is volumnous.
sets forth that the money is to be used
in paying for improvements already made
on the di,Csicn and to pay for other con-
templated improvements.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
EXPLOSIONS ARE
FOLLOWED BY FIRE
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.

'3 tIII4 "DN IF1'41I1 = lfTT'7'+II W..
NEW YORK. Aug. 26-Repeated ex-
plosions. forcing firemen to run for
their lives. and spreading panic among
a thousand tenement dwellers, gave a
serious aspect to a fire in the ware
house of Hagan and Co, on the lower
west side to-day. Three alarms We're
sounded and the streets of lower Man
haitian were blocked with traffic and
crowds. After a hard fght, the fire.
men controlled the blaze, the loss be-
ing estimated at $4,000. The ex-
plosious were caused by the fire reach
ing a section of the house in which
many cans Of turpentine and oils wera
stiral
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
ENGINES WRECKED,
CARS DITCHED
By THE JOURNALS Special wire.

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 26.-Two Norfolk
and Western freight trains, one double
header, collided in dense fog just west
Of Rariden early to-day. The three en-
gines were wrecked and many cars ditch
ed. Conductor Robert Gilmore Of this city
and R. ]. c. Purdinia were instantly
killed. Their bodies are still under the
wrecked engines. A half dozen others Of
the crews were injured. Owing to a den-e
fog the west bound train crew failed to
see that the first section OF the east bound
carried signals and left the siding. The
collision followed
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
Entertained Aboard Boat.

Captain and Mrs. II. r. Payne, Of
the steamship Oleson- -Mahoney, enter
tanned about twenty friends and rela-
tives on board the boat yesterday
Mrs. Payne was the sponsor for OLE
SON -Mahoney at the time of It's
launching. coming all the way from
San Francisco.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
CAR FALLS THROUGH
ELEVATED BRIDGE

A portion of the bridge crossing
Washington street on the Pennsyl-
vania elevated railroad gave way to-
day and a carload of sand fell through
the structure to the street below. A
passenger train was passing at the
time and came near heing struck by
the falling freight car
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
Recovered Poeketbook.

c. c. Elliott Of this csy, who some
days ago lost his pocketbook contain
ing a sum OF money on a Delaware
railroad train. has recovered it intact.
The loss was reported at the p. b. &
W. station. and Stationmaster Brison
in turn reported il to Broad Street sta
tion, Philadelphia. The wallet was
found by car cleaner in a car in the
r"se0nger yards of the Philadelphia
station.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
REUNION OF LEGISLATURE
VIII be Spent in Sussex County In
stead of at jamestown Exposition.

The legislative Committee on reunion
has decided on a new program for tbs
Legislature. II had been planned origin
ally to so to the jamestown Exposition
with the Organized Militia, but now that
that trip has been abandoned the legls-
latlve committee agreed on a change Of its
plans
1t was decided to go to Lewes on Tues
day morning. September 3. to remain over
night September 4 will be spent aboard
tho pilot boat Philadelphia as the guests
Of the Pilots Association, and in the even.
ing Of that date the lawmakers will go to
Rehoboth to remain with Camp Clarke
Churchmon until Friday night when the
trip home will be made.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
ROOSEVELT SEES
HERBERT K. SMITH
BY THE JouRNAL's Special wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
OYSTER BAY. Aug. 26-President
Roosevelts trust busting programme
is under discussion at Sycamore Hin
to-day. Herbert Knox Smith. chief
Of the bureau of corporations, arrived
at noon to talk over affairs connected
with the various Investigations being
pushed by the bureau.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
Came Here to Marry.

Arthur b. Perry, of No. % North
Fortieth street. Philadelphia, and Miss
Bertha l.. Waite. Of Salamanca, n. Y,
were married at the parsonage Of Har-
rison Street NJ. p. Church yesterday
afternoon by the Rev. c. T. Wyatt.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
stopned Runawav Horse.

William Smith, driver for the Reli-
'ance Fire Company stopped run
away horse in East Fourth street this
morning.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
PRIMARY
ELEMENTARY
PREPARATORY
ACADEMIC
DEPARTMENTS.

Special attention is given to French,
latin and Physical Culture. These do
not form extra charges.
Further particulars can be obtained
BY addressing thc Mother Superior.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
The UrSuIine Academy
Delaware Ave. and Harrison st.

A hish-srade boarding and day
school for young ladies and children,
comprising the following;
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
DISCRIMINATORY
ON TRIAL TRIP

From the yards of the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Corporation at Ills
o'clock this morning the big lumber
steamer. Olson -AIahoney. building by
the. local firm for the Olson -Mahoney
Lumber Company of San Francisco
pulled out for general trial trip on
the Delaware river.
The steamer was guided down the
Christiana river by the tugs Granite
and Laura b. and was in charge of q
crew from the shipyard Aboard the
vessel were Captain Payne, who will
command her and Chief Engineer Nc
Cabe, both of the Olson Mahoney Com
pany. The steamer is about completed
and it is expected that she will sail for
the Pacific coast some time between
the first and middle of September.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26

The Comptroller Of the Currency to-
day issued a call for statement as
to the condition of national banks at
the close Of business August 22.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26

Misses Blanche and Emma Brown. of
Cecilton.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26

Get Ready Fer Fall Work
by having your eyes right Cubberly,
No. S24 Market streets
Evening journal., 1907-08-26

The general heads of department
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11
A Blow for Sa!oonisn1.
Indianapolis News.)

One feature OF Yesterday 5 election re-
suits is already manifest: SIloonlSm got
a nlow. Everywhere the issues which
were local differed. But to one there was
81 consistency that resulted in success: that
ono. MAS obedience to the law where Sa-
looms are allowed to stand: while on the
issue of wei or dry the dry tcrti-
tory was greatly iucrcaseu. In Illinois,
seventeen counties swept the saloons
from their boundaries entirely. In Deia-
ware, t.:ree-fourthS of The State voted to
abolish The saloon. In Louisville there
was fight to a finish on the square is
size of Il closed town and a better town"
yer sus no blue laws" The ''liDcrar ele-
ment hacked the latter solid!y. and the
election was the hardest fought in the
history of the city. An unusually heavy
vote WAS polled and the closed town
ana better town won.
In almost every place where the ques-
was for the existence of the saloon under
local option laws. or for strict enforce
merit OF law affecting il. law ami order
won. This is proof, ii proof were needed.
that the saloon question has come to
stay: that 1t is not local, but general:
that North, South, East and West the
people are steadily resolved that the day
of reckoning is here. The sum total is
that where the saloon is allowed to exist
At ali ii is to be under honest and strict
observance of the laws which for long
Years nave been secuted and ignored, ami
tha. WlleIe the question OF til, saloon s
existence was up the decision was III
cr":islnS-N against it in the extension of
dry territory, whether in rural districts
or city wards And the future means
inst that-a continued decrease of the
snlron. and where It Is allowed TO exist
"a trict ubServ ance of the law governing
il. Civilization advances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11
PERSONAL NOTES.

lieutenant Colonel Webb c. HAYES
president of the China Battlefield Com.
mission. has sailed for China. He poas
to place the bronze tablets on the MON
''nentS that were erected in Tientsin
and Picking in honor Of the American
soldiers and sailors who lost their
lives in the Boxer outbreak.
Henry Frunner managing director OF
the Banque Franco-Americaine. in
Paris is Of the opinion that the United
states should have q central national
bank corresponding in several particu-
lars to the Bank of England or the
Bank Of France. Mr. Drummer has
studied the question many years and
has evolved plan which he thinks
could be applied with great promise Of
success.
DR.. Edward L. Partridge is afvo-
eating the erection Of a national pre-
serve i'll the Highlands of the Hudson,
commemorative Of the War of the Re-
v"lution. IL is to include the old Re-
Volutlonary Notifications and land
marks scattered between Cornwall and
F'lShkill On the north and Peerskill and
Jones Point on the south. besides the
west folnt nllltarE reservation and
the Iona Island naval station. The strip
WoulG embrace tifty-seven square miles
Governor Magoon, of Cuba. on Mon
day presented to DR.. Carlos Finley,
chief Of the Department of Heath. am
Sanitation of Havana. the Mary Kin1IHr
ley medal in recognition of his discovr.
cry of the mosquito theory of yellow
fever. This medal is awarded hys the
Liverpool School for the Study ofz Trup-
lea! Diseases in memory of Miss Mary
Kingsley. the African traveler. The
presentation was made in the presence
of a large gathering OF local gofficiais
ard scientists. +.5
Professor Edward W. NferleY, OF
West Hartford. has -receivea6 cebie-s
gram from Lord Rayleigh, psesideak9f
he Royal Society of Londons A10Qu6cs
Ing that he has been awarded hayr;
medal for his distinguished t6
science. The navy medal was 76nddaft
100 years az. in honor of Sir SHhnsph-
rev Davy. Professor Morley is.chiefy
known to scientists for his practical and
successful experiments in regard to
the atomic weight OF oxygen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11
Expenses Of a Great City.

1t costs money to run the affairs
Americas greatest city; doubles
| much more than it ought to, since th'
Tammany freebooters are in contro'
Few people have any conception Oh
what New York's municipal expenses
are and good way to make the tol''S
impressive is taken by Golfers Week
ly which makes Il few striking con"
PARSONS. 1t became known some '''i'e
ago that this years acknowledgements
u budget would probably make =
hgh-mark record for New YORK ana
nov comes Golfers with an es''ii'a'e
that it will mark 1.-The high'"a'er
point Of municipal expenditure III '"e
worlds history.
According to that publica'loh' '"e
| metropolitan budget has prac'icai'S
doubled in 10 years, ard the III
| creases have all come under all
, many administrations. In the '"o
years of Mayor Lows administrator
the city's expenditures were Stationary
or declining. This year they ha'e
gone up by fifteen million dollars ''
a jump, and last year the increaS'
was almost as great. Golfers sum
mary of the municipal financial situa
ton for 1908 is as interesting as II u
startling. Here it is:
THE government of New York VII
spend moro than twice as nuch II
the coming year as the government
of the United States spent in the yea'
before the Civil War. AS LATELY de
1877. only 30 years ago. the expeI"l'
lures of the national government, asiue
from interest on the public debt, were
less .uan those of New York city now.
That included the whole cost or the
army and navy. pensions public
h,,i,ainos river and harbor improve
nents. the diplomatic service, the care
of tNn indians. the support of the
| P,esi,ent. congress, and the entire
civil srvice. and all the incident ex-
| penees,f a ma ion Of nearly fifteen mil
loin renle. At the present tine the
whole Empire of Japan runs its gov
ernmAn, aside from interest on its war
| debt, for little over twO-thirds the
cost of running the municipal govern
nlent Of the city of New York. That
navy which some European observers
think is going to swallow our own costs
less than sl5.OOO.OGO year for ordinary
expenses, with an extra allowance last
year of little over s5.ONO.ON0 mere.
That army which won the greatest
three battles of modern times costs
about s-5,0HO. coo New York pays more
for public schools alone than japan
for her army and navy combined" And
thus the comparisons might be con-
tinued
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11

up large iaiorjty in the State apa;,s,
ms parry. As II prefers defeat 10 siIccae,.
anu professions 10 performance be ~
| i'S i6cical commander. In Kennel,
Whcr" ne went To inspire tie Den1ocr,,in
most and point the way to victory be.
was an utter rOut and the Reni,h,icon.
tr'lIaph"d lnasnificently The Dann'
cfauc party mad invited defeat nv IL
tianSgro ssicns. Int that made No: , ~
81 adherence to the eminent man. ma
over. he is familiar with disaster XII
thI1veS upon il. anu
Year in and year out the Democ,,o,.
proves its title TO The distrust of RI,
people and is the prey and snor, nP
denlaSoGues. The cracltbrained ia,d !,
sofdid knaves b"trav it, and il strIIgpla,
bindly or 10 failure after failure Onh,
When the Democratic parry sandc ~
fafa1lCs and moGntebanks to ,ha reo,,
ahu restores men Of sanity and charactar
10 command will it be possible 10 mohi.
NE IT'S disrordant factions and effect On
organization which Will b. of Use IN tha
country as an opposition party and NAV
nope som" time to deserve the Confidence
OF me American people InteiliRenf5sy Pa
nuhhcans rs we'll as Conservative Dtr,fn.
crhtS depioia its Degeneration and IN
potency. $500 - -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11

gratuiationS and good wishes to tho
Methodists of Augusta as they crle
organization in this city. Such an
anniversary is well worthy of OBJ
servanre and a most attractive and
fitting program is being carried out
This denomination is ono of the largest
and most active of our city. possessing
Il beautiful church home. enjoying the
energetic leadership of Il brilliant and
popular minister and facing with
united ranks another century Of pros
pcrity and useful service
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11
Earnings Upward Tendency.

In an address at Syracuse, n. Y,
that .ho unprot;uctive and abandoned
farms scattered through the East are
the cheapest lands now available in the
United States. He was addressing a
convention called to consider the con-
diti"n Of agriculture in New York Be
tween the years 1870 and 1900 the value
of farm property in the state OF New
\ ork decreased by over s1:6.00o 600,
and during the 10 years prior to 1900
there was an actual decrease in the
rural population of 115.S23
1t was freely predicted that this
RAPID decline would he followed by the
fan and disappearance Of the farmer as
o productive agency in the East. Dur
ing the period since 1900, however. there
has been turn in the tide, and the
BUSINESS of farming is Cooking up" in
East. Tnt purpose of the Syracuse con-
v"ntlon was to devise means for help
ing along this tendency In pursuance
OF ms purpose Secretary Wilson de-
clared. and apparently made out good
case for his statement. that the So
called unproductive Eastern farm re-
qulraS nothing more than intelligent
cultivation to transform it into a.
profitable field of labor.
1t has been made unproductive by |
the worst sort of abuse, and is kent |
IN this condition by ignorant and
SioV'nly tillase. At the very door Of
the great centers of population. with.
IN hearing of factory whistles and
school bells, within sight of college and
church spires, and only needing INTEL |
llgent management to return PAYING |
harvests" thousands of Eastern farms |
have. through the mad rush to the
cities. either been entirely abandoned
or what is almost as bad, fallen into
the hands of shiftlesS ne'er do weels.
Nothing but a change from the Old.
fashioned, reckless methods of farm
ing 10 a mana cement based on Modern
knowledge of soil maintenance and
crop rotation is necessary to rehabiE-
tate this waning industry. The follow
ing intimate picture Of one of these
modern farmers was given by Mr.. VII
son: He rotates his crops: he tile.
drains his lands; he keeps up good
fences; he has good pastures: he has
good garden; he breeds draught horses
and does teamwork with brood mos.
and growing colts: he has a lb,.
with periodicals and standard wo,,.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11

Maine ranks sd among the states
in the manufacture of brick, the value
of its output in 1906 being valued al
$GS0.1%0 in a bulletin of the United
States geological survey just issued
Pennsylvania. Ohio. New York, 1llinoi:
and New Jersey ranked in the order
named with brick products hanging il
value from s1a,3s3194 to S1O.019,6l1
The total output of the country wa,
valued AT s1o9,191,S3S and pottery was
also made to q value Of $31440,SS4
Maine is given no place in this latter
branch Of industry
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11

The esteemed Sentinel calls our at
ney Moran was elected for two year:
instead of one year. Most STATE ana
county GfinerS in Massachusetts are
elected annually. Having promptly
and cheerfully made this concession t.
our contemporary we trust Il
will rpciprocate by removing New Jer-
scy anu kentucky from its list Of Dem
0cratic states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11

The Kennebec Journal says that
Hon. William l.. Douglas continues
to be the only X-GOvernor of MasSa-
chusettS with no immediate prospect
Of having to share the honor What
in the world has the Journal done
with John l.. Bates and John d. Long
-Watcrville Sentinel.
The Journal had in mind only Demo-
cratic E,XGovernOrS in writing th5
item above quoted, and as originally
written the editorial in question made
this distinction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11
The Sentinel Fears a Fair Vote Of the
Peonle

| The Waterville Sentinel still insists
that the Legislature Of Maine always
acts on all the matters that come be-
| fore it, This is true to the extent that
| they are referred to some committee
There, as everyone familiar with
legislation well knows, many a meas
ure sleeps its last long sleep. Let Us
suppose, however, that the committee,
being DESTROYS of conforming to the
expressed wishes of the people upon a
resolve submitted on petition Of not
less than 1900 legal voters. should ;. :
port as follows: "Inasmuch as This
resolve, if not acted upon by this
| Legislature will go directly to a vote
of the whole people, and inasmuch rs
| it is the expressed desire of the peti-
| TONERS that it should be so submitted
| to the voters of the State, your COM
mittee reports legislation inexpedient
What then?
Does the Sentinel deny that if such a
report were made to. and accepted by
the Legislature the resolve in question
would go directly to the verdict
of the voters at the polls without
change and without prejudice? We
think not, neither do we think it viii
undertake to deny that 4 resolve thus
fairly presented to an expression of
the popular will would be in position
to be considered purely upon it's own
merits, and free from the distractions
Of partisan politics. Section Is of the
Initiative and Referendum resolve
provides that:
Any measure thus proposed nv
not less than twelve thousand
electors unless enacted without
charge by the Legislature at The.
session at which il was presented.
shall be submitted % the electors
together with any Attended form.
substitute, or RECOMMENDATION of
the Legislature, and in su,h man.
ner that the people can chose he
tween the competing lneasui,s or
reject both
There doesn't seem to be anytime
obscure about the foregoing languae.
1t makes it very clear that when any
bill. resolve. or resolution is initiated
upon petition of 1900 legal voters the
Legislature must either enact such
measure or permit it to go in it's orig
- II
n special election together with any
amended form substitute or recon-
such manner that the people car
choose between the competing me.-s-
ures or reject both"
These are the plain and indisput.
able facts. The Sentinel cannot dodge
them however strcnuouSly it may un-
dertake to do So
The Initiative and Referendum vii
afford the voters of Maine an eminent
~ fair way to pass directly and with
out previous prejudice. upon the grca
question Of whether or not they deSir
to retain or abandon the prohibitor,
principle.
No man, who is really DESTROYS o
having an absolutely fair public eX
preston of the popular will on thi
question can reasonably or logical,
object to this fair method of submit
ting it to the voters of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11
The Democratic Mob.
Now Work Silnl


survey of The electoral field of Tues
day discovers the Democratic party il.
the historic act of turning its weapons
upon itself and committing hara-kiri In
New Jersey victory was actually within
its grasp when confiding candidate for
Governor was betrayed in the house OF
his friends.
In Massa chusetts the Democratic fac
tons were tearing each other tooth and
nail before election Gay came. and on the
eve of a Presidential contest the party
finds its ranks broken and scattered and
the ground heaped with dead and
wounded; but the casualties have been
inflicted by Democrats. Yet a few months
ago the party had a worthy cause, and
united and under competent direction
1t might have turned the tide of Repub-
lican victory.
In Nebraska the only Democrat con-
spicuous enough to he accounted a leader
repea ted his biennial failure after writing
he party platform, organizing victory
and making a personal campaign. This
eminent man lost his own ward and rolled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT
Ovens Bird Lore.
tSOmersct Reportel..l

iSomer>ct Reporter)
I'll" crows ana other migratory
birds hay" been gathering in huge
Jocks and holding conventions pre-
p?ratory to the annual MIGRATION
south. IT is wonderful sight. and
or winged friends show marvellous
intelligence in their timely coming and
going. During their short lives the
robins year by year come to their
sam" old haunts. We have got enc
eray-headed couple Of Songsters that
have built their nests in the same
branch Of shade tree for half a
dozen years. a recent gale severed
that branch from the main tree: 50
that when spring comes this red
breasted couple will have 10 set up
housekeeping in another branch. We
hope this wont come under the eye of
President Roosevelt. for he may knock
the Sruiiing out of our bird lore
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11

II is recalled that it was just 50
mortal Patti made her first appearance
as public singer. 1t was in New
York in 1857 Miss Adelna was then
J. years old. About n dozen Years
later she becam" 16 and there she has
remained ever since. For the past
generation she has made a farewell
tour each year and long may she live
and reign tn keep up the good custom
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11

There are several sides to the
are being discussed in the controversy
now being carried on in the Boston
and Philadelphia newspapers. One
"Disgusted Chambermaid" sets down
all the trouble to the fact that the
American ladies' are like the insolent
aristocrats of old in their treatment Of
their interiors. and another that they
are not aristocratic enough. that they
are so unused to having the direction
of servants that they do not know how
to treat them. One girl says it is i'm
possible to get married, as men of her
class look down upon servant girls,
and an employer says that girls get
married SO fast that she is unable to
Keep one. One writer attributes the
trouble to race prejudice. most of the
servants being foreigners. and another
sees our only hope in the introduction
| of lot more foreigners and particu-
larry Orientals. A Johns Hopkins
professor says girls are 6iscontented
because they do not get adequate
bathing facilities. but the girls them
selves seem to resent more the lack az
opportunities for keeping comnanv i,
And there you are.