Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-29
Gen. Farnham Receives
Letter From Gen. Drain
Relative 10 Passage Of Social
ed National Guard Bill.
Lester F. Hall Of nobIeboro Asks
Governor For a Pardon.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, June %, at 10 A. M.


grams announcing that the National
Guard bill had passed both the Senate
and the House at Washington, ID. c.,
Adiutant General Farnham received
Yesterday from Gen. James A. Drain,
chairman of the executive committee
of the National Guard Association of
the United States, the following letter
in relation to the matter:
MAY 26, 1908.
1.-THE Adjutant General,
Dear Sir:
"As advised in wire sent you last
night the National Guard bill passed
the Senate last Thursday and the
House last night without material
amendment. 1t will no doubt be signed
by the President in day or two and
will then become a law. The history
of the passage is too long a story to be
told in a letter. There We're 10 votes
against the bill in the Senate, but -
House members voted against 1t. Those
who supported it should, of course be
thanked, and | hope you will write to
each one of such members expressing
your APPRECIATION. 1t seems invidious to
mention names when so many worked
so well, but all members of the Senate
Military Committee and also all the
House Committee on Militia are entitled
to our gratitude General Charles Dick,
Senator from Ohio, Senator James +.
Hemenway of Indiana, chairman OF the
Senate subcommittee which reported
the bill, the Honorable Joseph Cannon,
Speakt of the House, and last but not
least tic Honorable Halvor Stevenson
of Minnesota, chairman of the House
Militia Committee, are especially en-
titled to our thanks.
"a copy of the bill in its final form
VIII be forwarded to you today or to-
morrow.
ALLOW me to take this opportunity
10 thank you for the loyal support
which you have given the executive
committee in its efforts to pass the bill
I'VE do feel that at last the National
Guard is removed forever from its field
of possible usefulness and definitely
planted in ITS proper place as part OF
the first lire of defense with the Regu-
lar Army of the United States.
I'VE are also deeply indebted to the
War Department and the officers of the
array for their support of this our
measure though as q step toward the
protection of our country their interest
in it was as great as our own.
Yours truly,
James A.. Drain,
Chairman Executive Committed
Lester f. Hall of Nobleboro. who
was sentenced in October. 1907, to two
years in the State prison for larceny
has filed a petition with the Governor
and Council for a pardon.
The May bulletin of the State Board
of Health has been received from the
printer and Is now being sent out from
the office of the secretary of the board
DIR. A. G. Young of this city. The
bulletin is a special conference number
on tuberculosis of cattle and contains
full details of the details of the meet
ing of the board which was held at the
State House on March 80 of the cur
rent year on the question of Bovine
tuberculosis from the Public Health
Point of View" the greater part of the
bulletin being devoted to the different
papers which were read at the con-
ference. all of which makes it very
valuable number.
Concerning the disease in cattle the
bulletin contains the following quota
ton from DR.. John r. Mohler. chief of
pathological division, United States
Bureau of Animal Industry:
THE symptoms of tuberculosis in
cattle are not sufficiently prominent
except in advanced stages or when
specifically located to enable one to
diagnose this disease by the ordinary
methods of physical examination. Ana
cattle may, without showing any
clinical symptoms. be in such stage
Of tuberculosis as to render them capa-
BILE of spreading disease. Indeed an
animal may be fat and sleek, eat and
milk well, have a bright, glossy coat
and be apparently in the pink of condl
ton, and still be passing tubercle
bacili through the feceS or by an