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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05
The Savings Bank Figures.

Figures which have Just been given
out from the controllers office in
Washington completely explode the
much exploited theory that the finan-
cial panic of last fall seriously shook
the popular faith in our banking in
stitutions. Despite the depression
there has been no material diminution
of savings bank deposits, nor does it
appear that vast sums have been
drawn from the savings banks for in
vestment in something bringing in a
larger return.
On June 80 last. eight months after
the events of October, the country's
savings bank depositors numbered s.
7O5,s4s, with $3660,553.945 standing to
their credit This is an increase of
117O37 in the number OF depositors
over June 80, 1907, and decrease of
but s29,525,000 in the volume of de-
posts The number of savings bank
depositors actually increased during
the hard times period. while deposits
decreased but two-thrds of l per cent.
Ten years ago 5,3S5,746 depositors
had $1,000, OOO, 900 on deposit in savings
bank, and we then boosted much of
the diffusion of wealth and tendency
toward thrift thereby displayed Now
we have nearly 60 per cent. more de-
positors and deposits-and this ac-
emulation has taken place during an
era conspicuously distinguished by the
growth of the industrial combinations
over which so many are exercised.
These combinations may have made
money for their stockholders, but this
making has not been at the expense Of
man, if his bank account gives ade-
quate evidence, has thrived on the
robbing.
Says the New York Globe: THE
controllers figures show that the dis
trust of banks was by no means aS
general last fall and winter as it was
said to be. The people were not
alarmcd-at least not as to the savings
banks. We may draw again the
agreeable Inference that underneath
the froth of hysterical America there
is steady and nom panicky citizen
ship which constitutes the real
country"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05
SATURDAYS Football Game.

1t is to be hoped that no football
game will ever again be played in this
city under the conditions that prevailed
upon the Williams field Saturday af-
terroon The crowd swarmed all over
the field, being so mixed in with the
players that the scene resembled live
ly section of fair ground on Cover
nor's day" more than it did a game
of football. OF course such conditions
are farcical from the standpoint of
fair sport. They arc hopeless handi-
cap upon the home team, and posi-
tive imposition upon the visiting team.
We sincerely hope that before ever an
other game is played upon the Will
liams field steps will be taken to set
posts and rope off the entire playing
surface of the feld--as is done else
where.
1t will then be possible with four Off
GERS to keep everyone off the gridiron,
save the members of the two teams
and the officials of the game.
Much criticism was heard at Sat
urday's game over the absence Of po-
lice officers, and it must be admitted
that it did look somewhat out of the
usual TO see a crowd of this size with
out an officer in attendance. 1t must
be said, however, that no request was
made to the city marshal to assign an
officer to the game, as he would I'M
doubtcdly have been glad to have done
had his attention been called to the
officer arrangements can easily be
made on reasonable terms to secure
three more from the night or special
forces. and thus conditions be made
possible for the game of football to be
played in this city in a decent manner
Cony certainly has some good raw
materiar and Coach Mctcalf has done
we'll under the discouraging conditions
he has faced saturdays game cmpha-
sized the need of a second eleven and
scrimmage practice if good interfer-
cnce is to be made a part of the game
Certainly there should be boys enough
at Cony to form a strong second eleven
If there are not there are boys
enough outside who can be secured t.
make up the deficiency.
How would it do to have "ra!ly
and let some of the lively alumni get
together with the boys and inculcatt
the lesson of school loyalty?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05
GLEANlNGS AND GOSSIP.

A New York firm is advertising that
il will furnish sermons to ministers on
any subject and charge them only %
cents a sermon.
A Chicago judge has decided that a
baby carriage must be equipped with
lighted lamps if it is operated on the
sidewalks after dark.
Now a Worcester physician. who has
been practicing in Constantinople says
that he has discovered a sure cure for
consumption.
The fact that $4O,OOO.0Oo is to be eN
pended on d sewer system in st.
Petersburg probably means that some
of the grand dukes will have new
steam yachts.
Prof Trilbert of the Pasteur insti-
tutc at Paris has come out in favor of
the old practice of burning sugar III
Sick-roomS to sweeten the air. 1t is
now said to be a good diSinfectant.
The plan of the proposed Henry Hud-
son memorial bridge at New York calls
for reinforced concrete span of 40
feet. and represents one Of the boldest
engineering projects of the time.
Rev. William Wilkinson. who IS
called 'the bishop of Wall street." is
soon to marry his childhood's sweet
heart. Mr.. Wilkinson got his title be-
cause he breaches on the steps of the
old cuStom-h house in New York.
Few people think Of New York as
college city, yet there are 1000 college
and university students there now, 5000
at Columbia. 1000 at New York uni
versity. and 1000 at the college of the
city of New York.
The English tobacco manufacturers
are complaining that American tobacco
is full of dirt. They say that this not
only adds to the weight of the leaves,
but makes it necessary to stop the cut
ting machines at least once in an hour
to sharpen the knives.
Berlin is the fourth German city to
establish permanent ice skating rink
The surface of the ice is 2000 meters
square and it is said that over 1000
people can skate there at one time
without crowding. The admission is IS
cents and the rink is open from in
the morning till l. at night.
1t is said in London that tie reports
that occasionally are heard to the eff
feet that James Bryce, the British en-
bassador at Washington. contemplates
retiring are entirely without founda-
ton 1t is announced upon the best
authority that no such question has
arisen at any time since Mr.. Bryce ac-
cepted the embaSSadorship
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05
A Blow at Tammany.

Loud and lugubrious are the
lamentations of Tammany over the
new registration law which Governor
Hughes and a Republican Legislature
have put in operation in New York.
The direct result of this new law is II,
severe blow at one of the leading
branches of industry in which Tam
many Hall has long been engaged.
The new law is aimed especially at the
repeater" the "citizen" of vagabond
habits and uncertain identity through
whose activity on election day Tam
many has long been able to add many
thousands to the artificial Democratic
metropolis. The New York Tribune
declares that from 10000 to 10000
votes are cast every year in that city
by persons claiming residence without
having fulfilled the legal conditions of
residence or using fictitious names
previously put upon the registration
books by themselves or confederatcs.
1t has been possible in the crowded
tenement districts for one man to re-
various residences, and then for that
man or some substitute to vote upon
election day under all of these various
designations With Tammany con-
trolling the election officials. their
vigilance is not of the nature calcu-
lated to prevent fraud identification
has often been more or less perfume
tory and late arrivals at the polls have
frequently found that early rising sub
stitutcs have voted for them.
The last Legislature struck a blow
at this substitution and Justification
industry when it passed a law requir-
ing every voter to identify himself by
means of his signature On register
ing he must write his name in the
voters book, and on voting must write
his name again and have it compared
with the earlier signature. This IS
naturally Il test from which the aver
age repeater would shrink. He j.;
generally half iIliteratc outcast or
criminal of the petty sort who would
be clumsy at turning out good fac
simile of another's handwriting. Even
if he succeeded in getting near enough
hpf nlnct
board, the record would be there for
inspection later by the prosecuting
authorities. and he would have to
take the risk of an arrest for forgery.
Introducing such additional risks into
the business will make it seem too
desperate to many an oldtime voter
on dead mems names or the names Of
imaginary inmates Of downtown lodg-
ing houses.
If the voter is illiterate the new law
REQUIRES him on registering to make
his mark and to answer d series OF
again correctly on Election Day
Without active collision on the part %
the election officials an impostor would
find it difficult to make his answers
constituting family record-cor-
respond with the answers previously
given. Lack of means of identification
was the weak point in the old voting
system. Through the notifications
which are to go into effect next montl
the process will become exact and
scientific This new law vii! by no
means put Tammany completely our OF
business as perpetrator of wholesale
election frauds. but it will certainly
make the operations of this infamous
organization more difficult along The
line of using 'repeaters" on election
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Valley, whom the Massachusetts
Democrats have nominated for COVER
nor. has distinguished himself in the
Legislature of that state by taking the
demagogic side of every disputed
question whenever such a side could be
found and by making fiamboyant and
bombastic appeals in and out of the
Legislature to class prejudice and any
popular misunderstanding he could find
existing The Boston Transcript de-
tlares that under the candidacy ot such
a man the Massachusetts Democracy
has served notice that it is not asking
for the support of any serious minded
voter of the commonwealth. 1t Will be
very hard for the Bay State Democracy
to sink any lower than il il at the
present time. ---..--.-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Democrats who favor the election of
Mr.. Bryan are so scarce in Massachu-
sets that the recent state convention
OF that party nominated q Taft man
Mir. Ferdinand Strauss of Boston
among its candidates for Presidential
electors. 1t is needless to say perhaps.
that Mr.. Strauss very promptly wrote
to Mir Thomas J. Collins, secretary OF
the convention. declining the honor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Ethel Barrymore says that so many
international marriages are unhappy
because American girls are unable to
rise to the mental plane of their
noble husbands. 1t must be that
Ethel has some inside information,
hitherto understandable by the world at
large. regarding the mental equipment
of those titled foreigners who come
here looking for rich American. BRIDES.
Either that or else her remark is the
Cruelest thing that has yet been said
about the title hunting American girl.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Out in Minnesota they have been
collecting the annual returns of the
state banks and the figures show that
Minnesota has made remarkable gains
in resources during the past decade.
Ten years ago Minnesota had 146 state
banks. with deposits of S21,955,0oo; to-
dav it has 502 state banks, and the de-
posts aggregate $61 073,o00. In the
same time the number of national
hanks has risen from 20 to 253, and the
deposits from $31, 415.000 to Sl12, S02. 900
These amounts in themselves are not
impressive, but the rapid increase
marks the growing wealth of the state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

done to enforce the law against dni1W-
full combinations.
Legislation has gone on with prose
cution. Every shipper today mas MS
rights. Rebates have disappeared. Rall-
rrad combinations have broken up.
Then enforcement of equal impartial
rates has been before the courts ds
lever before.
These things are known of the people.
Every day makes them palmer, Fer
=, aSon The noise of Bryan ana MS
shouting fills the air. but the vast.
sober hard-heaIcd, silent vote, which
i'm the. cnd settles every Pr. Sldentl1
campaign, hears his pleas and pass 5
on to the conSid .ratlon of tn" laws. the
prosecutions and the convictions; If
corporations.
once mere, as in the past, the limit
less words Of Mr.. Bryan are weighed
against the deeds of the party nc OPP
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Down in Georgia they have arrested
the Hearst candidate for governor for
carrying a concealed pistol in his hip
pocket. 1t would be a great relief to
various DcmoC ratio statesmen if
Hearst himself could be arrested for
carrying deadly Standard Oil letters
about his person.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05
The Main Issue.

No special pleas and no side issues
no verbal deNterity and no rhetorical
appeal from Mr.. Bryan can alter the
main issue OF the campaign, whether
he ana his party have done more or
less than Iudg" Taft and his party in
the control, regulation and reform "i
corporation and combination.
Ii is no answer to say that Mr. bryan
is out of power. His party was IN con-
troll of the Federal Administration for
four years after the Sherman act was
passed and did nothing. The Demo-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

1t is said that it will now be about Il,
year before another message is received
from Peary The latest brief Dispatch
from him, just received although sent
several months ago. is full % cllcoilr
agement She Roosevelt was irsta He'd
about 800 miles above Etah on the
west coast of Greenland, and there
winter quarters were established
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Mr. Chandler the Democratic candi-
1t very plain that the leadership and
management of his party by "FinSy''
CoEncrs :,nd Boss Murphy is very dis
tasteful to him. but if he breaks away
from them he might as well withdraw
from the race. They are the New YnI X
candidate 1t is a waste of time and
energy for him to make wry faces
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Laura J.. Richards of Gardiner IS Il
marked gifts in the depletion of her
faNorite and fascinating down east
characters. The "Wooing of Calvin
Parks" Mrs. Richards latest story
(Boston, Dana Estes and Company
resembles its long popular predeces-
sors, "Geoffrcy Strong" Melody" ETC.
in LONELINESS Of subject and the low
ing touch and quaint numor that en-
dear this subject to the reader The
laughter that is closely akin to tears
WHITES every page Of the book. cal
vim Parks is a retired sailor, tenn
porarily engaged in driving a candy
wagon about the country. The Sill
twins friends of his childhood well
come him back to the old neighbour
hood. but he is saddened by the fact
that the elderly oddities, practically
thinking and acting as one until the
death of their beloved but masterful
Ma. no longer are on speaking terms
with each other Cousin Mary Sands,
who keeps house for them. tells Sam
what Sim wants to say and vice versa.
OF course. it is Mary Sands who steals
the heart Of Comical Cal and equally
of course. fate interposes some obsta-
cles in the way of their happy union.
The unexpected means by which. at
last, this union is accomplished pro-
vidcs opportunity for some pleasant
reading. Of course. things don't fall
out so sweetly in real life as often as
we'd like to have them, but perhaps if
We were all as kind and merry and
sweet -natured as Calvin Parks. they
might do so. In any case this is a
delicate, CHEEKY and enjoyable tale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

The author Of the "Chimmie Fadden"
Stories has not been much in tn. line
light of late. but plainly he has not
lost his sense of humor. Although d
Democrat he is running for Congress
in strong Republican district of New
Jersey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Chancellor Day simply had to get it
out of his system in some way and 50
he has renewed his old time war
against the keeping Of bulldogs in the
rooms of the Syracuse University stu
dents. Some of these days one of
those vituperated bulldogs will see
Chancellor Day first
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

About all that appears to be left of
the Bryan movement in the West i.
the sonorous voice of the peerless"
leader.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

office lot in Auburn, which were re-
Gently cut down, We're set out by the
father of Harmon Dill of Auburn. be-
tween 20 and so years ago and had at
tanned a growth of nearly three feet
in diameter at the base. Two of the
three trees were measured and their
diameters We're 30 and 81 inches. The
trees were as sound as a nut.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Plainly this country has no appre-
citation Of real art At an auction sale
in New York last week the original
famous "angcl child picture of Eve
1yn brought only SIG.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05
Oaily kennebec Journal
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will be taken Of
unsigned communications.
Thu, Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return OF re.
jected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
/, to BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Pub
lishers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

More and more as election day ap-
proaches Bryan realizes the awful
truth that the people will rule again
this year just as they did in 1896 and
1900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Turnips and radishes came originally
from central Europe. The beetroot and
the beet. which have beer greatly I'M
proved hv cultivation, are considered as
the same species by hotanists. The beet
only the stalk of which is eaten. grows
wild in the Mediterranean, Persia and
Babylonia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Governor Haskell has become an
other Of Bryan's discarded issues.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Bubbles continue to rise to the sur
face where Governor Haskell Was
thrown overheard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

The opening Of the Clapp Mansion
at the corner Of Elm and Congress
streets, Portland, is Of much interest
to the older Portland families who re-
member when it was social center
when the largo and interesting rooms
resoundcd with laughter and music
Miss Mary Clapp, who has Travelled cx-
tensively abroad, having lived away
from Portland the greater part of the
time for the past Is or 20 years. is to
occupy the old house once more and it
is being placed in perfect order. In
this house have been entertained the
most noted men of the country and it
is one of the most interesting of the
many old houses in the city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Pennington Chronicle: An interest
ing souvenir comes to our notice from
the hand of George l.. Stevens. 1t is
Il timetable of the AndroScoggin rail-
road for the change of time beginning
Monlay, Dec. 10, 1864. 1t contains no
tie of both freight and passenger SER
vice between Pennington and Bruins
wick hy way Of Sabattus and Lewis
ton lower station. The passenger
train left Pennington in those days
at $50 in the morning and reached
Lewiston at 11.25 and Brunswick at
lbs. Returning it left Brunswick at
240 p. NJ. arriving at Pennington at
555. In those days little leatlet five
by seven and one-half inches told the
whole story and contained train rules
besides. 1t is signed by S. w. Eaton.
superintendent. Another slip of
paper contains the names of the en-
gineS and their numbers This was
evidently printed after the Androscog-
gin road became part of the Maine
Central system, for Maine Central,
Old Maine Central, kcnnebec and Port
land and AndrOScOggin roads We're
included and the engines REMEMBERED.
Numbers is on the AndroScogSin road
became numbers 42-49 on the CONSOLE
dated. Probably many of our readers
will remember the eng inc names:
Leeds, Livermore, oliver Moses, Ly-
man Nichols. Pennington, Bates, Lew
iston and David Patten.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Within Il radius of one mile of
Thorndike village there are living ten
old ladies, as follows: Mrs. Jane Rich.
Mrs. George Bowen, Mrs. Mary Cor
don, Mrs. Hannah Gates, Mrs. Mary
Ware, Mrs. Sarah Howard Mrs.
Thomas Keen. Mrs. Emma Murch,
Mrs. Anna Knowles and Mrs NJ. a. p.
SayWard, whose ages vary from Is to
30 years. Mrs. Rich, whose age is 80.
is the eldest; Mrs. Knowles and Mrs.
Gordon are each nearly SO, while Mrs.
Howard, Mrs. Ware and Mrs. kecne
are in their S0th year. Some of the
above ladies are quite poorly, some re-
markedly smart for women of their
age. Especially so is Mrs. Knowles,
Who attended the fair at Unity. going
from Thorndike to Unity by train then
walking. as she preferred, from the
depot to the fair grounds, a distance
of one and One-half miles. She passed
the day pleasantly and socially with
old friends and on her return at night
walked a part Of the distance, arriv-
ing at home no more tired than others
many years younger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

Quite an unusual occurrence was the
gathering of old ladies who met with
Mrs. Cordelia Higgins of Industry, one
afternoon recently Those present
were: Mrs. Hannah Fuller of Fairfield,
80 years of age, Mrs Susan Eaton Of
Flagstaff, so years of age-the young
est of the party; Mrs. Abbie Edge
comb of Industry, 81 years of age, and
Mrs Rachel True, of Industry village,
81 years of age Mrs Higgins is ST..
The combined ages of the five aggrc-
gate 413 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-05

The balance of the edition of "Old
Colonial Houses in Maine" by Mrs.
Emma Huntington Mason has been
bound to meet the demand for this
valuable historical work. This at
tTactivc volume covers an interesting
field of historic research and should
have a place in the public libraries not
only of Maine, but throughout New
England. The price of the volume is
80 and copies may be obtained by ad-
dressing the author at 81 Green street,
Augusta.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-02
HOGMANAY NIGHT.

The Caledonians celebrated Hogma- nay night New Years eve. with true Scottish spirit. Songs, stories, dancing and various kinds of instrumental mu- sic was a part of the program. which was heartily enjoyed by all of the large crowd that was in attendance.
 Judge Shepard acted as toastmaster supported by Messrs. Campbell and Mustard.
 Those who took other active parts in the program of the evening were Neil McNabe, Charlie Mckay. Arthur John son, J. Mcintosh, Mcleod: the Nome quartet composed of Elmer Reed, Harry eLhfeldt, Harry Egbert and James McKeon; Joe Geddings, Elwood Brun- CT. A. A. Allan, James Sutherland. One of the special features of the evening was Scottish dance by Messrs. Allan, Mcintosh, Mckay and Unison. Scotch short bread and "black and white" were served during the evening.