Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-31
Governor and Council Par
don Walter H. Moore,
Commissioner Lyons Makes Re-
ports on Vina|haven Strike.
Governor and Staff Will Attend
Powers Funeral Today.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Friday, Aug. %, at 10 A. NJ.

Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Friday, Aug. %, at 10 A. M.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Governor and Council was held in the
council chamber at the State House
Thursday commencing at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, and a large amount of
routine business was transacted. Three
uardon matters which had been pend
ing We're taken up and disposed of. In
the case of Thomas Mcintosh of Carey
plantation. who is serving a sentence
of three years in State prison
at ThomastOn for an assault on
his wife, Eunice Mcintosh, no one
appeared in behalf of the peu-
toners and they were given leave To
withdraw. The case of Lester J.. Hall
of Nobleboro who is serving a sentence
of two gears at Thomaston for break
ing and entering, was continued until
the August meeting of the Council.
The petition for the pardon of Wal
ter II. Moore, formerly of Clinton, who
is serving a life sentence at ThOmaSton
tor assault and robbery. was taken up
and hearing held on the same. The
petitioners were representa- by Hon
TIL mas Leigh of Augusta, who argued
that inaamIich as Moore has already
served - years at ThOmaSton he be
lieved that the man had eXpiated his
crime. At the time that Moore was
sentenced, said Mr.. Leigh, the penalty
for d crime of this nature was fixed al
life imprisonment, but in two weeks
after sentence had been pronounced the
Legislator. amended the law leaving
10, hn a ti,.T
OF the presiding justice.
The maximum penalty for man
slaughter where a man is killed in this
State is 70 years." said the attorney
and | WAS told only today by a JUS
tice Of the supreme court that 10 years
would be an excessive sentence Tor .
crime of this KIND
Hon. cyrus n. Blanchard of Wilton
county attorney of Franklin county
VINO appeared Tor the State offered II,
objection To the granting of IA pardon
providing that ii be conditional one
and the matter was tabled for eXecu
tive Sc Ssinn.
After a brief executive session the
Council votel to grant Moore a pardon
on condition that he conform to The
statute laws of the state.
Announcement was made by Govern
or Cobb Thursday morning that IN all
probability an election to fill Dut the
unexpred term of the late Hon Llewei-
lyh Powers as a member of Congress
from the Fourth Congressional Maine
district would be held on the same day
as the presidential election, on the first
Tuesday of November. 1T is believed
that both the district committees OF the
Republican and Democratic parties Will
aglee 10 The proposition. The plan will
give both parties ample opportunity 10
hold their caucuseS and conventions
and Will II the same time be the means
of saving thousands of dollars which
would be expended in case special
election were held to choose Con
gresham alone.
The departments ut the State House
will be q Is"d today from 10 A. Nj. until
nOon during the funeral services oil the
late Tx governor Powers of PHtsfield
Governor cobb Will be i'm attendance al
the funeral and will be accompanied by
Adju:ant General Farnham, Lieut. Col
Harry f. Ross and Major Edward f.
Kelley of his staff. Hon :. w. Carr
insurance commissioner of the state
and other Off, ials will also be in at
tendance.
Commissioner of Labor. Thomas j
Lyons, who has been making Il personal
Investigation of the strike of the gran
lite cutters in the employ of the Bod
well Granite Co. at NmalhaVen. reports
that there is no immediate prospect OF
settlement although it was Hoped II
would be brought about ere this.
The strike has been on since March !
OF the present year and up to within a
lew Weeks the demands of the men
have been for an increase in the mini
mum rate of wage, the elimination oil
the use Of certain pneumatic tools In
the sheds and some minor cOnSidera
tons, In view of the fact that settle
menis have been made by all the other
branches in the state on the basis of
The agreements i'm existence previous
To March !, 1908, the NinalhaVen men
nave offered tn settle upon the same ba-
sis with the exception that they object
10 the use of the particular tool IN queS-
lion under the regulations insisted up
on by the employers, viz, article nine
which is rs follows:
There shall be no discrimination
against tools or machinery now in use
or against the use of any tools or ma
chinery tending to increase production
or reduce cost, which may be intro
duc'd. Any question arising as to the
proper use of new tools or machinery
which cannot be settled between the
branch and the employer, shall be re-