Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
Poses For Bias relief Fig
ure For Kittery Navy Yard
Orders 800 More Marines TO
Panama For the Election.
Slower Work Than Expected In Re-
organizing the Militia.

Washington, June 17.-For three
hours Wednesday President Roosevelt
posed, in order that the hnlshlng
touches might be paced upon the head
of a bas-relicf figure to be played in
the peace conference room at the navy
ward at Kittery Me. Louis Meynell.
an artist, who is executing the work
for Daniel Estes of Boston, had made
the head of the figure as complete as
possible from photographs and
Wednesday he put on the finishing
touches.
BY direction of the President, 500
additional officers and enlisted men of
the Marine Corps are to be sent to the
Isthmus of Panama in anticipation of
the coming elections there. They Will
Leave on the battleships New Hamp-
shire and Idaho next Saturday and
Sunday About 300 officers and men
of the Marine Corps are now on their
way to the Isthmus. Administration
officials say the additional force is be-
ing sent for use in case of necessity
but they do not think there will be the
slightest need for them.
According to the present program the
additional marines will reach the
fore the municipal elections scheduled
for June 2S They will be stationed
at various places, a certain number
being placed at each polling precinct
if necessary to prevent fraud. The two
battleships, the Idaho and the New
Hampshire, will return to the United
States promptly after landing their
| men.
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prevent frauds at the election and quell
any disturbance that might result from
dissatisfaction over the result of the
ballots.
The census bureau Wednesday is
sued a preliminary report showing
that the total cut of lumber in the
United States during the calendar year
1907 was 47,256,1 900 feet, board
measure, the number of mills being
2S,S50.
The militia board appointed by the
secretary of war under the act of Con-
gress providing for the re- organization
of the states and territories. and which
has been in session here for several
days, completed it's work Wednesday
The board has reported that they
reached the conclusion that the Or
SlnlZeu Illlltld cdll1lOl ne July equip
ped for field service for $4,000, 900, the
limit allowed by law in any one year.
and the opinion of the members is that
the process of equipment must be car
ried on for number of years before
it can be completed AS step in the
direction of equipment. however. the
recommendation is made that begin
ming July I issues of equipment under
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organized enlisted strength of the
militia as shown by official reports. |
Gen. James Drain of Washington was
made chairman of the board.
What promises to be a hot fight be- |
tween the dairy interests and the
oemargarine manufacturers of the
country has developed at the depart
ment of Agriculture The oleomargine |
interests are trying to keep the gov
eminent mark of inspection off oleo-
Margarine. while the dairy interests in
sist upon that mark. Oleomargarine |
is a meat food product and therefore |
comes under the meat inspection law.
AT the request Of the oleomargarine
manufacturers there will be hearing
at the department June 25 before Sec
rotary Wilson and Chief Melvin of the
Bureau of Animal Industry
In a telegram to the President. c. H.
Lingenfelth, recently appointed United
States attorney for the district of
Idaho, to succeed Norman NJ. Ruick,
removed. denies report that he is
connected with any land fraud cases.
The President had referred this report
published in a Western paper, to Mr.
Lingenfelth.
The President has received word
from Panama that some of the store
keepers there are selling certain I'M
wholesome beverages to the marines
and he called on the navy department
for information. Acting Sec. New
berry expressed establishment at the
charge and will promptly investigate
the matter.