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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-10

Work on the new Shrine building in
Lewiston is going along in fine shape.
1t is hoped that the building will all be
under cover by the time that the real
winter weather sets in. This building
will not only be an ornamet to the city
but it vii! supply a want which the
Shrine has long felt. This large order
has lacked place large enough to hold
it's regular meetings and for the obscr-
vanve CT any special functions. 1t was
found necessary to go to Portland to
hold the annual ladies' night, as there
was no suitable place in this city The
city hail would have been all right but
the floor was spoiled by the roller
skating which was allowed and SO the
Shrine decided, as they wanted dancing
that it was necessary to do to Port
land. When the new building is finish
ed there will be d hall large enough TO
hold any kind of a celebration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-10

Crosslands who served through the
Boer war as a British soldier.
Today the turbine steamship Belfast
will be launched at the works OF the
Bath Iron Works. The Belfast is a
sister to the Bangor and it is under
stood that both boats will run on the
Eangor and Boston route in 1909. 1t is
said that the construction of these two
ships was one of the big factors IN The
financial difficulties of the consolidated
steamship lines, the big combine
steered by Charles w. Morse.
F.. J. Pratt, one of the gypsy moth
scouts in York county, has found the
conditions in the north western part
of the country worse than was antici-
pated. Eight men are working there
In one oak tree in York county town
they found 600 egg clusters. Every
inch of the bark was covered and had
the eggs been allowed to remain they
would have given birth to half a mill
Ion brown tail moths. In another tree
in the same town over 300 clusters
were found.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06

When HobsOn sank the Merrimat
he became a hero; when he begaI
kissing females in public he made &
nuisance of himself: now that he's
in congress and is predicting war fol
breakfast, dinner and supper, one
wonders if there are not wheels il
his head that would bes be regulated
inside the walls of an asylum. Some
people can't stand prosperity and the
Alabaman appears to be one of them.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06
CAMPAIGN contributions

The Commoner, published at Lin
coin, Nebraska, is raising a great hue
and cry about campaign contributions
l. would make the public believe thai
the only virtue that exists is con-
fined to the democratic party and its
presidential nominee. Just because
the republican party did not insert q
plank in it's platform declaring fol
publicity of campaign contributions
and because the democratic party die
insert such a plank, the Commonel
concludes that republicanism is fit on.
ly for condemnation. The democrat
ic nominee for the presidency, i
seems, to The Herald, is making q
play to the galleries. There doe
not seem to be any valid reason fol
putting a plank of the nature referred
to into any national platform. Pub
licity of campaign contributions is
an excellent thing Mr.. Bryan
thought to put Mr.. Taft ''in hole
long before the conventions were hell
by writing him a letter in which he
asked if he would stand for such pub.
licity. Mr.. Taft replied, calling at
tention to the fact that he had 81
declared in a public address deliver
ed last October. Of course this turn
ed the tables on Mr.. Bryan yer.
neatly.
There is no question that publici
tv of campaign contributions is ex
cellent for parties and the public
but why such hue and cry is bein,
raised about it now is beyond com
prehension, unless it be to appea
tn the unthinking. Mt BV stand
we'll with the American people; h
would stand still higher could h,
only be induced to cut out the gal
lery plays and the appeal to class
prejudice that he is so prone to in
dulge in. 1t has already cost hin
the presidency twice; it is very like
lv to defeat him third time.
Gov. Johnson has made a few
changes in the personnel of the state
board of equalization, among them
being the appointment of c. F. Lad
ner of st. Cloud in place of Editor
C. E. Vassaly, of Little Falls. This
looks very much like a political re-
venge, as Vassaly was a Bryan shout
er, while Ladner was Johnson ad.
herent. Ladner is excellent mater
ial, so far as fitness goes, and so is
Vassaly, but the latter was evidently
snuffed out because he had the hardi-
hood to stand up for his opinions
Had the governor deposed certain
alleged newspaper man in the south.
four years has swelled around as a
member Of the board, putting in
most of his time touring around the
country, and while at home rushing
the town in an automobile that wasn't
paid for, having his supplies come C.
o. D., owing everybody in town and
rarely paying 4 debt, letting his wife
get out the paper most of the time
had the governor deposed this fel,
low instead Of a man of character
and ability, it would have looked bet
ter, to say the least. But the tour
ist" and auto driver was "plugger'
for the administration. Governor
Johnson has made an excellent re-
cord, but this action is one of the
few blots upon it.
nh. WON tho country nawSDanerS-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06
Tbe Churches.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Sunday morning 1890 preaching
service. Sunday School at 11:5O .. m.
G. E. society 1880 p. m. Evening
service 500 p. m. Wednesday even,
ing 500 p. M, prayer meeting anu
bible study.
FREDERICK H. OEHLER. Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Glass Meeting $3.50 a. m.
Morning Service 1890 a. m.
Sunday School l1:45 a. m.
Junior League 3:3U p. m.
Epworth League 7:3O p. m.
Evening Service 0:OO p. m.
Bible study, Wed. Eve. 500 p. m.
j. s. Kingan. Pastor.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Services every Sunday at 8 O'Clock
low mass. 10 O'Clock high mass.
Afternoon service at O'Clock p. m.
Every day mass at 8 O'Clock a. m.
REV. A. ARTz Pastor.
THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN,
(EPISCOPAL)
9Th Sunday after Trinity,
Holy Communion and sermon 10. goa m
Sunday School n.45
Evening Prayer and Sermon 7.45
Strangers are welcome
REV. S. L. MITCHELL, Rector.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06
Peasants Curious Dance,

Peasants of the upper Bavarian Alps
are famous for their agility as dan
GERS. One of their curious dances is
as follows: Eight boys form a ring
in the middle OF the dancing ground
They join hands firmly as they circle
round; every alternate dancer filings
his feet forward until his body be-
comes horizontal and parallel with
the ground. These four then brace
their feet together and. supported by
the others In the ring, they form a
rapidly revolving cross. After a lit
tie while they regain their feet and
the others form the cross.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06

that possibly the republican party
made a big mistake when it put
him on the ticket again. The Her
aid held from the start that the nom
ination was not one to inspire con-
fidence among voters. What the par
ty should have done was to have
put a man on the ticket whose repu-
tation and character were above re-
proach. If the democrats name the
right kind of a man they will elect
him. High time it is that Mills re-
tired to private life.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06
in Addressing English Royalty.

when I first met the prince of
Wales" said a Washington diplomat
one of those odd, thin, foreign gen.
tlmen with upturned mustaches, a
monocle a frock coat and white gait
ers-"I called him Your Royal High
ness To my surprise, he frowned
and said:
Address me as "sir," if you
please. 1t saves time, and l prefer it.
Meeting the king, I was profuse
with Your Majesty But the king
held up his hand and smiled urbanely
"'Only "sir,"' said he.
"Of course, you know that the
queen is simply called 'maam."
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06

Red-headed Carlos Avery, the agile
game warden and able editor of the
Hutchinson Leader, claims credit fol
first mentioning the auburn haired
and eruptive James Manahan as a
suitable democratic candidate for gov.
ernor. On the basis of sorel-toppeG
citizenship we've a good notion to
join hands with Carlos andJames and
put up a bright and shining campaign
in behalf of those North Star state
tax payers whose crOwning glory is
their sunset-hued caput covering.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06
EXCHANGE ECHOES

Gee, how the republican papers are
knocking Mills and they ought to-
Anoka Union.
The devil works to get some peO-
pie that no one else would have If
they were given away.-Ex.
1t would be an interesting bout,
should the president induce Judge
Grosscup to put on the gloves 'for
exercise. minneapolis Journal.
Governor Hughes will accept re-
nomination and will be elected to
succeed himself. This is the third
great victory this year won by the
people against all the power of the
so-called Interests" for purity, hon
esty and high ideals in politics.
Crookston Morning Times.
Here is q sermon. Battling" Mel
England has "short skirt league,
lot of women banded together, un-
biased in the belief that they should
flounce about about town in skirts
short enough to keep from gather
ing the unhealthy dust and bacteria
of the streets. Nothing cores a man
more than to see a woman trailing
along a skirt which seems all right
for the ball room but is totally un-
fit for the street.-Anoka Herald.
Every man in every town during a
life time has to ask a favor of an
editor. A man may escape a doctor,
keep clear of the court, but once in
life time he has to have a GER
tain piece put in newspaper-a mar
riage notice or a death notice, or a
notice to have his name omitted from
a certain item. 1t is, therefore, ad-
vantageous to treat the editor fair
ly. Do not think you are immune;
your time will come and it will be a
fine investment if you have friend
in the editor He will respect your
feelings; he will help you when you
are in trouble.-Western Publisher.
son, the worlds champion light
weight fighter, said: II want to say
this to the boys who will read my
story; l have never smoked, chewed,
Oh drank or played cards for money,
in my life, and never intend to-
The hero of 81 fist fights and every
one of them ION the square thus
speaks to the boys. He has made
money, time and again, by giving a
man, in the prize ring, a poke in
the stomach for profit" To reach
the condition of development nee
essary to be a worlds victor, he ex-
ercised self-denial, and will power.
He is only a "pug" in prize ring talk,
but is he not entitled to much con-
sideration? Is not the success ne
has made for himself worthy of no
tice by all young men, even If it has
been in the prize ring? Is not his
success a sermon, and yet how many
will point to it with pride. '-LeSeuer
News.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06

It is said that Hon. Frank M. Ed
dy will manage "Jake'S" press bureau
during the campaign. Frank can
write good stuff, anyway.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06
To Get Better Men,

A Scottish minister was one day
talking to one of his parishioners who
ventured the opinion that ministers
ought to be paid better
81 am glad to hear you say that"
said the minister. 81 am pleased that
you think so much of the clergy. And
so you think we should have bigger
stipends?"
"Ay," said the old man; "then we'd
get a better class o. men.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06
For Regiser of Deeds

1 hereby announce myself as
candidate for the democratic nomi1a-
tion for register of deeds in Stearns
county, subject to the action of the
voters at the primary election, Sept.
Is, 1908. Your support is solicited.
PAUL BEAUDREAU.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06

The way the country newspapers
and all of them papers of high stand
ing in the communities in which they
are published-are going after the
scalp of one Ira B. Mills, indicates
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06
Kite Craze Recalled.

The present aeronautical activity re.
calls the kite craze of fifty-five years
ago, when kite carriages were being
extensively built and experimental
with. With the aid of two large kites
carriage was pulled twenty-five
miles an hour.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06

l hereby announce myself as a cars
didate for the Democratic nomination
for reelection for the office of Coun-
ty Auditor of Stearns county at the
next primaries. If favored with the
nomination and reelection to this
important office, l shall continue to
serve you with the same efficiency,
courtesy and consideration that it
has always been my aim to show in
the past. (
John G. Crever.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06

For Auditor
l do hereby announce myself as a
candidate at the primaries for the
democratic nomination for the offcie
Of county auditor of Stearns coun-
ty.
JOHN P. RAU.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-06

Looks as though Frank Day was
going to be the democratic candidate
for governor. Well, Frank has some
thing coming to him.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
CARNEGIE HERO AWARDS.
Sixteen Cases Favorably Acted on by the
Commission.
[By Telegraph TO Ths Tribune. J

Pittshurg Jan. 1.-THE Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission completed its fourth year to-day by
awarding medals to sixteen persons for heroic
acts. Including the awards of to-day, $780, Sl4 ~
has been paid out and 12S medals have been
awarded
OF the sixteen cases favorably acted on to-day
twelve of the scenes of heroism were laid in Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut In addition to dis
trbuting $1,000 in cash to-day the commission
for the first time voted the payment of annuttes
10 widows and orphans of men who lost their lives
while performing acts Of heroism The cases
follow:
GaRf team 11 dTssgng behind it
rage containing Charles Campbell OF Boston . ana
lives but was so badly hurt that he died next day;
his widow will receive silver medal and s2o a
0ii Of bis four @ children viii receive s. each month
until tny "a are Fn sTee9 o Conn., lost his
life on July :, 1906. vainly trying to save Jennie
widow viii receive SIS month long as she re.
mains widow. and silver nledai; t whle each oi
Florence Hoose forty years old boarding 9aed g
PTevent G1Ss Frederick Jackson one boarders
from committing suicide while delrious from ty-
Rn9is Rhree m09ths month aTtSS Gnt l6o9 has
George l. La cToiA Of cam6Tidse s1nesg aS5 PoiTisr
William H. A. Mssett, eleven years Old of
springfeTd Mass. awarded bronze medal for
sZng Frank 1 COOK fE9m dT9EIs Mass awarded
a bronze medal for saving Michael Gahasan from
drowning
Winston e. Stevens, of New Bedford. Mass
awarded a bronze medal for saving Maurice X.
Richardson of Boston and HaskiI Williams, OF
Worcester, from drowning.
formerly of Holyoke, Mass; awarded a bronze
medal and $3.50 for attempting to save James
Rarnsky a boy, from being over by a streetcar
Roland H Burr. of Rocky Hill. Conn; awarded
a silver medal for the heroic rescue by his son,
Roland H Burr. jr of Henry Dwight Of Holyoke:
Mass from drowning at Milford Penn Burr lost
his own life in the effort ;,
Newell S Gilman. nineteen years old, Of Lowell,
Mass: saved James Murdock of Philadelphao If from
drowning. awarded silver medal and $4,000 TO
complete his education.
William T. Donovan, Of Lynn Mass; awarded
So and silver medal for rescuing Jennie Wilson
from drowning and attempting TO rescue AnraDeHe
Parnell. who drowned.
r w Carrier of Smiths Ferry, Mass made
i daring rescue of Patrick Cannon of Hoyoke. from
drowning under the ice OF the Connecticut River;
awarded a silver medal and s2,5oe.
John Bibhy. of Gravenhurst, Ont; silver medal;
William Raymond. of Lindsay, Ont, bronze medal;
William CyIluour, of Sorel, Que. silver medal and
81 600 Homer ]. Morrison OF Buffalo. silver medal
and 81 600.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
RESCUED BY BUTLER.
Mother and TScO Children Oace Es
cane from Fire to SerOant.

Mrs Frank !. Vanderbeek. tr., and her ilt'le sri
and hoy were rescued from the mothers bedroom
on the third floor OF their home' al NO 'o- '',
Nicholas avenue last night, by the butler Ed"aru
Reilly while fire ragged in the paror OF the mousse
and flames we're mounting up through the Railways
and stairways.
The 6re which was discovered about o clock'
Is sunposed to have been started by the eXpios'on
of an overheated oil lamp in the parlor The butter
was serving dinner. and had come upstairs from
the kitchen in the basement TO the dlnhg rooil'
which is separated from the drawing room hy the
,,r,ary whom he saw the front room enveoped In
flames He dropped the dish he held In his hahds
and ran 10 the third floor Picking up both emil
dren he told Mrs Nanderbeek to foho" hiln as
.ho ho,,.a ms nm fire They reached the street
inst before the lower stairway was completely en-
veloped in flames.
Mr.. vanderbeek reached his home about the time
that his wife and two children got to the street
No one hurt.
The damage done the five story sandstone house
and the furniture amounts to about $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
NEW HAvEN's DEMURRER SUSTAINED

BOSTON Jan 15.-The Massachusetts Supreme
Court sustained to-day the demurrer of the New
York New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
in the case of the common law information brought
against the railroad company by Attorney Gen
eral Dana Malone, alleging violation of the state
laws and asking for a judgment of custer. The
court s,,stains the roads contention that the in
formation was not filed in proper form, and that
the states action should have been one in equity
instead of quo warranto. Action in equity on the
question has been heard by master, who has not
vet filed his report the merits of the case
The Attorney General in his common law infor-
nation set forth that the New Haven road had
illegally taken certain Massachusetts street
railroad companies and guaranteed their stocks
and dividends.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
FOR DEEP WATERWAYS.
Congress to Meet IN Trenton Tues
ddy Night to Discuss Plans.

David WhitalI Garrigues, who secretary of
the New Jersey delegation to the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Conference, held at Philadelphia. last
November, has issued call for meeting of those
interested in deeper waterways in New Jersey, to
form state association. Mr.. Garrigues suggests
the title of the Water Utilities Congress of New
Jersey for the association. In a circular he out
lines the objects of the organization to be fol-
lows:
The securing of funds to be contributed for meet
ing the expenses of this organization in ways con-
ducive TO good citizenship.
To advocate in every conmendable way the deep
ening of the Delaware River and Raritan Bay and
the building of deep water canal between them,
all of sufficient depth permit the largest yes
sells. either of merchant government ownership,
to pass readily and with greatest obtanahle speed
from Philadelphia (the fresh water recruiting navy
yard of the United States to the harbor OF New
To urge the improvement of the waterways In
state and thoroughfares along our coast; con
serving of the rainfall by lakes and reservoirs
maintaining water powers; aiding of irrigation ana
drainage; preservation of purity of our WateT Ter
supply, and the care of such other water utllItes
that will conduce to the betterment of the state
in its entirety locally.
state governments by exorbitant charges 1GT tne
rights of way termina! and dockage ibi csf
and. when needed convey TO the proper authorlues
To nav a portion of its funds TO the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association the National XIV
ganizations having their objects the conserving
of the resources OF the country Tor ,he penfne b1
by the officers of this congress and retain balance
of work within this state - ,,
contributors by good citizens to the fund. as fol
lows Constituting annual member one dime .oo 10
Sonnrsry trustee ffve years. s25 to $780, honorary
life trustee. 500 or more
A meeting Of those interested will probably pc
held next Tuesday night. Covernor-elect Fort VIII
Of visitors Trenton at that time makes II opPo'
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
NEW INTERSTATE COMMERCE RULING
Jurisdiction Upheld When Combined Rates
Create Discrimination.

Washington Jan 15.-In an opinion rendered to-
dav by the Interstate Commerce Commission II
was declared that where d discrimination results
from the combination of state and an interstate
rate both established by the same Garner, the
matter is not withdrawn from the jurisdiction or
this commission by the fact that the discrimination
is produced by improper state rate-certainly
not when the state rate is voluntarily made by the
carrier
This important principle was laid down in the
case of the Reliance Textile and Dye Works
against the Southern Railway Company and other
carriers in which it was alleged that rates on
cotton piece goods from Cincinnati TO Chicago are
so adjusted discriminate against Cincinnati
in comparison with certain similar establishments
at Clearwater. S. c, and Danette, Ala
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
TEST OF NEW GAS ELECTRIC CAR.
Speed of Sixty Miles an Hour Attained In
Trial Trip at Schenectady.
fRv telegraph to The Tribune

Schenectady. y. y, Jan. 15.-If the success Of
to-day's official test OF the gas electric car made
by the General Electric Company in this city counts
for ANYTHING the car may revolutionze railroading
on short lines 4 speed of sixty miles an hour was
attained with ease, and during the seVenty-nve
miles covered the car was under perfect control
The cars S-cylinder gas engine declared TO be
the most powerful of It's kind built, consumes gaso-
lene and develops 150-horsepower. 1t Is coupied
with 19n-horsepower direct current generator fur-
risbire current for two 60-horsepower motors. All
this machinery is controlled by one man IN a
snace eight by nine feet. Though there is seat
ing CAPACITY for forty-four persons. besides bag
gage compartment, the whole car weighs only thir-
ty-one
A neyv means of heating is used, the hot e1-
ba,sted gases passing through pipes in the car
tending to keep the interior at an even tempera-
t,1ra Electric lights are used inside and outside.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
YoNKERS ROAD HARD UP.
Must Show Tomorrow Why Receivers
Should Not Take Charge.

voo.,,.rs baye been asked for the Yonkers
Rarroad COMPANY one of the companies operated
,nder q long lease by the Union Railway Company,
which is controlled by the Third avenue interests
A r,le has been issued to show cause before justice
Mills of the Supreme Court. at White Plains to-
morrow morning why receiver should not be ap-
pointed.
The sheriffs office White Plains has been try
ing to collect judgments filed against the various
street railroads in Westchester County, but could
nor find assets which could be levied upon. In
addition to this the Yonkers division Of the sys-
tenn stands in great danger of having almost wholly
70 reen,in its lines The Public Service Com
mission for the I'd District held hearing at Yon-
ters. recently and the commissioners promised
Immediate relief If the conditions were found 10 be
as charged AS the lines badly broken down
and decrept it was only question of days, 1t was
believed before an order to spend much money
would issue.
The Yonkers Railroad the on which the
recent strike and te-up occurred, and in telling the
men and the public why he could not advise his d-
rectors 10 grant an increase in wages President
Maher showed that the splendid surplus which
resulted from the operation of the parent company
was eaten up by the subsidiary companies.
For some time past it has been rumored that re-
cevers for the Yonkers Railroad Company the
1Nestchester Electric Railroad Company and the
Tsrrvtown White Plains & Mamaroneck Railway
Company would be asked for in the courts. The
Union Railway Company all Of the stock OIL
the two last mentioned companies and majority
of the stock in the Yonkers company. 1t is SAID
that the earnings of at least one of the companies
have failed to meet the expense of operation and
that the income of the two others, after operating
expenses were paid. not been sufficient to pay
the interest on their bonds.