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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-23
KAHN QUOTED AS SAYING
EXCLUSION is SOLE REMEDY
By Associated Press.

PARIS. March 22.-The Temps pub
fishes a long interview with its foreign
editor. Andre Tardeau, had with Rep
resentative julius Kahn of California,
in which the American declares the
Japanese question can be definitely
settled only by the passage of Jap
anse exclusion bill.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-23
Threaten to Assassinste

BY AhsocIated Ireas,
ST. PETERSBURG. March 22.-The
Znamaya, the organ of the Union of
True Russian People. today printed
threats of assassination, headed by a
black cross and the words, Death to
Milukoff."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-23
MESSAGE SENT
MAYOR FROM EVANS
tcontinued from rage onel

CONTINUED from Page Onc)
will be at San Diego four days ana some
hours. The message reads:
"Hon. John F. Forward, Mayor, San
Diego-You can officially announce that
under present arrangements the battle-
ship fleet will arrive at San Diego at
2:3O o'clock on the afternoon of Tues
day, April IA, and will leave at $50
o'clock a. m. of Saturday. April Is.
Trusting that this will meet your hearty
approval / remain respectfully yours,
"ROBLEY D. EVANS,
"Rear Admiral in Command"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-23
WOOLWIlVE
IS NAMED
ACCEPTS CITY PROSECUTING
ATToRNEYsHiP
SUCCEEDS EDWARD J. FLEMING
IN OFFICE
Begins His New Duties This Morning,
with Headquarters at Police
Station-Changes in
Deputies

Thomas l.. Woolwine was appointed
by City Attorney Leslie r. Hewitt to
the office of city prosecuting attorney
last night.
This appointment was accepted by
Woolwine.
1t takes effect this morning, when
Woolwine will enter upon his new du-
ties.
The appointment Is to fill the posi-
tion left vacant by the resignation OF
Edward j. Fleming.
The latter was appointed by City At
torney Hewitt on March II, but re-
fused to serve another term.
Since that time rumor has been rife
as to who would be the new occupant
of that position.
The names of almost all the deputies
of the office were mentioned in this
connection, but nothing definite was
known.
woolwine has had experience along
these lines, and his friends are one
in agreeing the appointment is a wise
one.
Woolwine's headquarters will be at
the police station.
He will have charge of all the city
prosecuting work. and will have his
private office in the rooms of the city
prosecuting attorney.
Deputies VIII Be Changed Later
There will be some changes among
the deputies of the office, but just what
these will be is unknown as yet.
The duties of the office are to be
enlarged, it is said. in the way of extra
work, whereby the new measure will
be taken to protect the public better
from fraudulent mining schemes and
other fake" undertakings.
Interest I'm the naming of the sue
cessor to Edward J. Fleming has been
kept tuned to the, highest pitch. and
the final definite acceptance of APP
pointment is a great relief to many
local politicians
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-23
NIGHT RIDERS RUNNING
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
Many Growers in Kentucky Destroy
Plants and Threaten to Re-
move to Other
States
BY Associated Press.

LEXINGTON. Ky, March 22.--Be-
cause of warning letters and visits
from night riders many farmers in
nearyl all of the forty-two counties in
the White Burley tobacco district are
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-23

buslly destroying their tobacco beds.
and at the present time less than one
third of the. number usually planted
have been started. In many counties
huge signs have been erected on build.
ings and in high places nearby, declar-
ing the intention of the farmer not to
raise a crop this season.
Realizing the difficulty in making q
living for their families. In case the de-
cision to raise no tobacco is adhered
to, many tenant farmers are preparint,
TO move to other states, while MANY
farm owners have placed their property
on the market with the avowed pur-
pose of leaving Kentucky.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-23
no cuRr A com IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinlne Tablets
Druggists refund money II It fails 10 cure
+. W. GROVES Signature is on each box,
25c
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-23

Do not fail to visit HOTEL GREEN
in Pasadena. California.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12
A Veteran Retires.

Forty or more correspondents, re-
this county, send us their news letters
from week to week, and we never
failed to appreciate the fact that 1t is
largely due 10 their efforts, the pride
they have in seeing that the locality
they represent Is correctly reported
and the loyalty they have for the
paper, that the REPORTER occupies
the unchallen2ed position OF the lead
ing weekly in the county. Among
these faithful news gatherers we have
counted for quarter of century,
Mr. Alonzo Richardson. our estee med
East SkoWhegan correspondent, and
it is with regret we announce to our
readers that his writings are not to
appear in these columns in the future.
1t is not the intirmities which SO
often impair the energy and cloud the
mind at 81 years that have deprived
us OF Mr. Richardson's services, bis
energy 10 write and his mental Capac :
ity for composing. in his own inimit-
able style, are as full as ever, but an
affection OF the muscles OF the hand
has been developing of hate which
makes it impossible for him 10 use
the pen.
Among our force of contributors,
MIR. Richardson has occupied for a
long time unique position. He had
a stXlp entirely his DUN and his
manuscript was always sent directly
to the composing department, with
out revision, the only communications
that have been allowed TO go 10 the
compositor without being first re
viewed in our editorial department.
We know our readers will regret
that Mr.. Richardson, the dean of the
journalistic profession, so tar az Som
erset county is concerned, finds IL
necessary to cease his labors in this
respect, and that the people will loiD
with Us in wishing him happy and
prosperous old age.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12
State Road Work In 1907.

Paul D. Sargent, State com issioner
annual report for 1907 a large por-
ton of it Is explanatory Of the new
STATE road IaW. The law includes in
general all the provisions Of the orig
inal bill. The only part thai war ma
tcrially changed Wa cutting down
the amount Of the appropriation and
amount VI JOINT fund for H., several
cities and town.. TIT amount u aid
granted to towns win valuation ~
eXccss of RI 900, 600 Was also Increased
from 80 per cent. to IS per cent. u
the amounts furnished bYtho-e towns.
The year 1907 Wa7 d red Ietter year
for State road work in Maine. IL y az
the first year IN which claims for
State aid exceeded the States apprO-
priation. Three hundred and twenty
nine towns have flied claims. which
will probably be allowed, aggregating
III round numbers S73, 800, while the
appropriation to meet these claims Is
but $4,000 Seventy nine miles OF
road have been recOnst ructed AT a
cost Of slbe 800. making the average
cost per mile 4 little rising 81 $50
As this il 800 per mile more than the
average cost o. the work done in 1906
and the cost that year averaged $3.50
per mile more than FOR the year pre-
vious, W. feel that our efforts during
the last two years IL trying 70 raise
the standard Of state road work nave
not been without avail
Included in tins - miles o! work
We find there werr bZ3 miles q road
surfaced with macadam waving in
width from Il TO - feet and in thick
ness from five TO eight iacnes and
that the average cost per mil tor all
classes of this work was 80 s2s The
average cost per square ward war 20
cents
About ~ miles were surfaced with
gravel, IA large part of thls work nav
ing been underd rained with ~ stone
drain, var, ing from eight TO II feet
wide ard from Is inches 10 "a inches
deep. Gravel war spread not less
than l. feet wide and six inches deep
and in many cases the width and
depth were considerably increased.
About l3 miles were undeIdrained.
graded and surfaced with the ma
teral at hand, no gravel crushed
stone being available.
Madison built 3.is5 feet Of sand
clay road Is feet wide II d cost Of
S5s9.24. kennebunk bull, 800 teet Of
asphalt nacadam 30 feet wide at a
cost of 1857 is. In few towns the
money was expended for bridge
work.
In addition to above claims, Bing-
ham, Bucksport and Randolph con-
structed State roads but their claims
were disalowed As each town had re
ceived special aid from the legisla
ture on account OF its highways or
bridges.
There were also 25 towns which
made appropriations for State road
work, but which for various reasons
principally on account of lack Of la
bor-did not do any work. Conse-
quently it may be said that there
were 357 towns in the State interest
ed in State road work in 1907.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12
CONSUMPTION
Its Cause and Suggested Means of
Recovery.


Consumption is not always an in =
herited disease, and large percen-
tage of cases may be attributed to
the following causes:
First, detective digestion. Second,
impe rfect nutrition, as "A result OF the
first. Third, the accumulation of
morbid product i'll the lungs as the
result of imperfect nutrition, and this
in turn breaks down the function of
respiration and consumption is an
established disease.
The first step toward a cure il to
restore the function of nutrition, and
to this end nothing in the world ex-
GELS Vinol.
II is for this reason we want every
person in Skowhegan to know about
our delicious cod liver preparation,
Vinol, which is far superior to old .
fashioned cod liver oil and emulsions
because it is made by a scientific, ex-
tractive and concentrating process
from fresh Gods liyers, combining
with peptonate of iron all the me
dicinal, healing, body building ele =
ments of cod liver oil, but no oil.
In pulmonary diseases, it nourishes
the body, increases vigor, checks the
cough and often mitigates the disease
As a strength-creator for old people,
delicate children, weak, run down
persons, and after sickness, Vinol is
unexcel lied.
We ask SkoWhegan people to try
Ninol on our offer 10 return their
money if it does not give satisfaction.
F. W. Bucknam, Druggist. Show
hogan. Me. Sold and recommended
by f. " Buchanan
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12
500 Reward 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased TO
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able 10 cure in all its
stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known 70 the
medical fraternity. Catsrrh being a cOnstitu-
tionsl disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Cstarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing ills work The
proprietors have 80 much faith in TT
curative powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that ii fails 20 cure Send
for list Of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY CO, Toledo o
Price 75c. per bottle. SOLD BY all Druggists
Take HANS Family PnlA for oustilatiou.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12
An Indestructable Apple.

The keeping qualities Of many va
rieties of Maine fruits are counted
among their virtues in the market Of
the world, and in this particular the
Ben Davis Is especially prominent.
This tact is brought to mind by VIII
p. Winslow, postmaster at Larone,
who brings to our desk Ben Davis
which is one of peck or SO now re
manning from the crop, 1900, picked
by him in October Of that year.
These apples were stored in his eel
lar and IN the same manner as other
apples are kept, no special attempt
beng made 10 preserve them. The
specimen shows slightly Wrink led
surface but gives ne sign Of decay
and looks as though it might be good
tor several years more.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12
Non-Suited Third Time.

Frank Denario of Boston was non
suited, last week, in Augusta, in the
S4O,o action for personal injuries
he brought against John f. Mahoney
and II. Z. Everett of Hartland. This
makes the third non suit in this now
famous case. 1t is now to be trans
ferred to the United States court.
Frank Denario, laborer on the
Somerset railroad extension, charges
that while working at Bingham he
was ordered to dig out an unexploded
charge of dynamite. Not being ac-
quainted with the explosive charac-
ter of dynamite, he says, he used a
chisel, with the result that be lost the
sight of both eyes. broke his right
arm and SO injured his entire body
that he is disabled for life. He claim
ed the defendants were negligent i'll
not warning him of the result OF
hammering dynamite.
Merrill & Merrill of this place are
the attorneys for the defendants.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12
Fire Accompanied BY Terrible Loss
Of Life

Death in one o. it, most terrible
torm- claimed etween 100 and lie
schooi children Of the North Collin
wood School in the village Of Collin
wood. an eastern suburb Of Cleveland,
ONO. "Wednesday OF last week, when
the school building, catching Are from
defective furnace IN the basement.
war wrecked in the space OF half an
hour
At 10 O'Clock that night le5 corpses
were in the morgue AT ColHnwood.
SIX children were still unaccounted
for and all the hospitals and houses
for two miles around contained num-
bers Of children. some fatally and
less seriously injured.
The building being inadequately
provided with ire escapes. the child
rem were unable TO make their way to
the lower floors il time to escape the
flames as they shot up from the base
ment and cut of egress Starting
about $50 O'Clock in the basement
from the Overneated furnace, the fire
gained tremendous headWay before
its presence was noted. Toe fire drill
was inaugurated at once and those in
the rooms Oh the lower floors quickly
moved out OF the building. But when
the panic stricken little ones in the
upper rooms attempted 10 make their
way 70 me sialrwaN. the Jam of un-
controllab!e. iear-e stricken children
grew until bat rev were able to ex-
friT f. h.r a T,prishad
almost within reacn OF safety.
Various upcunfrmed statements
are made ae TO the Cause OF the fire.
and IL l. stated that the doors of the
building. which open inward. bad
been locked ii the front entrance,
while but one door OF the rear entry
was unfastened. the Janitor, Fritz
Herter. himself bereaved OF three
children. SAYS the doors were open,
according 70 custom. At any rate,
the congestion o. fleeing children in
the hallway below effectually barred
the way. and the little ones went TO
their death totally unable to evade
the flames.
Within three hours after the start
OF the fire !; had burned itself out and
the work of rem loving the bodies pro
ceeded. The village fire department
bdt OH4A IN " kiiCS 6nO AcIlutI " dS
81 all effective In ste m ming the flames.
The school was a two-story and
attic, brick building constructed about
six years ago 1t was overcrowded
with pupils and il was found neces
sary 10 utilize the attic for those of
the ages between and S. Nearly all
the children were killed in the mass
at the first foor door. which finally
was opened by men from the Lake
Shore railway shops. who hurried to
the scene 8 wall Of flame ad form
ed across il, however. and most of
the children already were dead by
the time the doors were swung.
Approximately 500 children attend
ed the school. which had nine rooms.
Dyspepsia Ans,r.ea c.tS,. BIrdock
Blood bi1(,f> tuf4 4tI~ d>>r.trisIa every unse.
Il dflvt~ o. f.uI .Ilt5.>- fNnt~ Inc stomach.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12
@slEI AzIk1s6
Arrangements of Trains II
Effect October 2, 1907.

Trains leave Skowhegan follows: 90, 8 10 A
M for all points west; also to Bangor, Vanceboro, St
Stephen Houlton Woodstock, St. Ohm and Halifax
IA SO p. Nj, for Watervile Oakland, Bingham. Lew
iston Augusta Gardiner and Brun wick Portland and
Boston, Dexter. Dover and Foxcroft, Greenve, Ban
gor, OIdtown. Patsen and Houton VIA r. K A r. X
and Mattaw mkeag,-7..o P. M. tmixed) for Water
vile, enabling passengers to connect for OAKLAND and
to take night Pullman for Portland and Boston.
ARRIVALS:-7.Io A. NJ mixed from Waterville
daily except Sundays,-Io.7s M. Passenger from
Portland Oakland Wateryille, Augusta and bangor
IS A. M, mixed from Wateryile, Sunday only -
80 and 900 P. NJ, from all points. Sundays only,
it3s A. NJ, from Portland. Augusta and Watervile.
MORRIS MCDONALD, Vice Pres and Cen m'g r.
F. L. BOOTHBY General Pas'r Agent
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12

The patient in a London hospital
was a healthy Scotch girl, aged 20
years, who had no sign of hysterical
tendency, but was in the habit of
putting pins in her mouth, and some
times had been known to fall asleep
without removing them. She was ad :
mitted To the hospital, having swal-
lowed five pins accidentally while
fixing clothes, and by the help of
emetics she was relieved of them
Returning home she began regularly
to vomit pins and got rid of twenty :
three in the course of a month. She
then began to produce needles and in
fortnight thirteen came out from
the following situations-the loft
nostril, the origin of the sternomas-
told behind the left ear and a spot on
the front of the right forearm At
the same time she continued Vom-
iting pins until seventy five had APP
peared. The needles were blackened
and slightly eroded, and two of
them were threaded with about two
inches of thread.
In the celebration of Westinghouse
birthday, this verse of ''poetry" was
born to the world:
lie was in the War Of the Revolution.
Where ~ cry thing WAS in confusion.
here he was iOI eight long years.
And Al Valley Forge hc froLe his ears.
1t has been ascertained that crying.
shedding protusion of tears, takes
the press ure of the brain and gives
relief to it's mechanism. Parents who
do not believe in "sparing the rod"
are perhaps after all among the true
educ ators
VIM. Fl. McCausland, a native Of
Gardiner, who recently died i'll Wake
field, Mass, was for rs years on the
Boston police. IN attempting to
make an arrest in the South End his
left arm was chopped off with a hat
Chef by colored man. After re-
covering from that he resumed his
duties, and when arresting thief was
slashed with razor, cutting a cash
the whole length of his head from
above the ear to the neck, but he held
his man Notwithstanding.
School examinations among the
younger classes are always interest
ing, sometimes quite original. A
class of boys averaging about IL years
of age, had been examined in geog-
raphy. Among the questions was the
following:
Name the zones"
One promising youth of II years
wrote this answer:
There are two zones, masculine
and feminine. The masculine il eith-
or temperate or Incorporate; the
feminine il either torrid or frigid."
Itching, bleeding, pIOtruding uI blind piles
yield to hOHus ointment. Chronic casts
soon relieved, finally cured. Druggists all
sell II.
The setting hen may be peevish,
but she's onnest.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12
Temperature of February

The following report OF ob~erva-
tions, taken by night Waterman, a..
". Steward, AT BIS each morning
shows the tempe nature tor each daN
of the month of February "nerr
not stated the figures given indicate
above zero.
Feb. /, ) below; >, 30; 3. below ,
4, Is, D, %; ii, ,. :. II, -, . below,
9, 5, 10, Is, II, :, II, 4; ID, o, -, So;
-, 10; 1t, s., l., II; Is, 3, ia, ., 20.
-; p, below. -, .; D. below -,
To; p, Il. 2f. 80. ~, ~. -. - ~,
zero.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12

sIIoNVtN' > - 1.-'7o
fOue thousand dollars OF this
amount to he applied toward the pur-
chase OF steam road roller.
Por an, pain from top to Lot. nom any
rau-t ann Nt. Thomas tsircirlD oi PAIN
tau tlaN wBtrt IL is Ustu,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12

Kestchester Fire Insurance Comply
of New York.
ASSETS DEC. 81, 1907
Real Estate, 6,Iio'7S
Mortgage LozAs, zo7,oSooo
Stocks and nonds, 2,7I4SSo 90
Cash in Ofhoe and Bank, zoS,a4o.So
Agcsts' Bzlances, 4sIvqSe IT
Interest and Rents, 3,osr'os
Cross Assets, Ss,6zS ,osso3
Deduci items DOT admitted. 600
Admitted Assets. S3,6as .ossos
LIABILITIES DEC, j, 1907
Net Unpaid Losses, $isS .z5a.4s
UBesrped Premiums 2,aoI,a9o as
All other Liabilities, 30 oot 90
Cash Capital, 3oo,ooooo
Surplus over all Liabilities, oo7,<6o.z3
Total Liabilities and Surplus, $S.62s, oSs.s3
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12

Il il is for the good OF the church
there isn't woman of 40 and zoe
pounds who viii object 10 wearing a
milkmaid costume
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12

Itching, bleeding, protruding uI blind piles
yield 10 noau.s ointment. Chronic ca>ts
soon relieved, finally cured. Druggists all
sell II.
The setting hen may be peevish,
but she's on-nest
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-12
JOHN 6. GRIFFIN,
INSURANCE AGENCY,
SkOWHECAN, Me.

An UAL STATEN fNT
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-11
MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY.

Marshall Field & Company carry
$l6,OOO,OOO Insurance. and are said to
have outstanding accounts due them on
the first Of Aprii Of each year. when
tax schedules are fled. Of 100000
In the wholesale and 100000 In their
retail store.
Yet they are only taxed on 100000
The $1G,OOO.OOO insurance probably
stands for $2O.OOOOOO worth Of prop.
erty and the $S.OOO.OO0 In outstanding
accounts makes total Of $2SOOO,OOO.
As the firm Is only taxed on &c..
100000 by the assessors, these figures
would show 500 100000 escaping taxa.
ton.
This $c2.OOOOOO has to be made up
somewhere. and It Ii made by taxing
the real estate of the small property
owner to the limit.
Marshall Field & Company have ab.
sOrbed the business Of 80 many scores
OF small dealers. and have occupied 80
much alley and sidewalk space belong.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-11
Enormous Holdings by Armour People In
Big Concerns Outside Chicago Attract
Much Attention.
The Small Taxpayers Are Very Much In.
terested in the Developments of
This Great Wealth,
Yet the Chicago Assessors Gould Only Find
Two and One-half Millions
to Tax.

"Chicago Securities" for 1907 gives
the following facts about Armour &
Company, on page $50.
Armour 4 Company, organized un.
der the laws Of Illinois, April IA. 1000.
Capital stock, s2OOOO.OOO.
Property-The plants controlled by
the corporation are the packing houses,
fertilizer works, glue factory, soap fac.
tory and hair factory In Chicago, and
the packing houses In South Omaha.
Sioux City, East St Louis and Fort
Worth. The Importance Of the pack.
Ing houses aud plants controlled by the
organization Is known oil over the
civilized world. The glue factory Is
one Of the largest In the country. The
soap factory Is also operated on q
large scale.
Although the capital alone Of this
great concern IL $4,000. 900 the asses.
sOrs could only find S2.5OOOOO Of per.
sonal property belonging to 1t.
The legal tax on S2O.OOO,OOO Is $780,.
600.
The tax on $2,5OO.O00 is $4,000.
So the people lose In taxes on the
capital Of this concern alone S245. 700
every year.
This makes total of back taxes due
for five years, according to Supreme
Court rulings In other cases, Of $l,225,.
OOO
This does not include the amount Of
taxes due present and back on the
stock Of Armour & Company Of New
Jersey,
Armour car lines,
Hammond Packing Company,
National Packing Company,
Union Stock Yards Of Omaha,
And a number Of other equally val.
liable concerns owned by 1t.
The personal property OF Armour &