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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-17

William Sprague is hauling bark to
:, the sattion with his oxen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-17

Miss Ina Thompson Of Fayette Is the
guest Of friends In town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-17

John ]. Slattery has been granted 9
furlough to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-17

George P. Dewey made a business trip
to this city yesterday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-17
HAI.LOWELl..

A. Bianchi left yesterday for short
stay in Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-17

NJ. c. Edwards has returned from
visit with relatives in Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-17

Oscar Childs is business visitor in
Lewiston this week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-17

George Kaherl, Jr., is working with
a crew of hay pressers in Monmouth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27

flied an answer. but that hls answers
did not specify any particular in which,
the evidence against him was false.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27
Afternoon Session.

After consideration of some minor
matters at the afternoon session the
Senate resumed discussion of the Black
stone case. Senator Sims, of Louisa,
introduced the following as a substi-
tute for the committee report and res
olution providing for Judge Black
stones removal:
"Rcsolycd ny the senate Nthc House
of Delegates concurrinS), Tint II he,
una IN hereby, referred back to the
Committees for Courts of Justice of
the Senate ana House, in joint session.
to consult and report upon the question
of what shall be the further procedure
of the General Assembly in the main o.
the causes alleged for the removal OF
Judge i. w. G. Blackstone, of which
he has had notice, and that such COM
mittees, in such session, hear said
Blackstone I'm person ana by counsel,
If he desires to he NO heard, and that
such committees, In such session, In
form said DIncIkstouc that such herring
Will he given upon such question of
procedure, and especially ns to whether
said blackstone does or does not desire
to INTRODUCES any testimony before sucl,
committees for the consideration of the
General Assembly"
No Answer From Blackstone.
Senator Holt, of Newport News, In
answer to q question. stated to the Sem
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27

DAYS looked upon as one OF the most
brilliant jurists on the Virginia bench,
and his career in public life has been
IL most distinguished one AS chair
man of the Courts Of Justice Commit
tee Of the Senate, he was for years an
able and popular leader OF that body,
and was nvlncibe among the people
OF the Eastern Shore. 1t should be
stated that his own people are still
loyal TO him and that lawyers and lay
men came here in droves from Acco-
mac and Northampton In the recent in
vestigation to testify In his behalf.
He was once county Judge OF Accomac
and upon the death of the late Judge
Gunter he was elevated to the circuit
bench. The fight on Judge Blackstone
was started and prosecuted by people
on this side OF the bay. and many OF
his friends have all along contended
that there was much OF political ami
mostly behind It. 1t Is almost certain
that the deposcd Judge will endeaVor
TO get his case before the Supreme
Court in some form or other. but he
declined TO DISCUSS the matter last
night pending the final adjournment OF
the Legislature, which will take place
this afternoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27

Senator Gunter. OF Accomac, the
home county OF Judge Blackstone,
spoke against the committee report,
saying: II cannot relieve myself of
the impression that when the Consti-
tuition required the twenty day notice,
it implied that at the end of that
time he would have an opportunity to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27
Hoods Sarsaparilla
dn.IGn IIrnnlr
10000 People
RECOMMEND rr

AZ n spring medicine, for the blood
for lost appetite, for rheumatism and
other troubles-that number having
written us I'm two years telling OF
cures and remarkable benefit from It.
This great volume of testimony should
convince you that 1t is the medicine
for you this spring. Get bottle and
begin to take 1t to-day.
In usual LIQUID form or in chocolate
coated tablets called snrsntnbs. iOC
Doses One Dollar.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27
senator Carter Replies.

Senator Carter, of Rappahannock.
argued at length against the commit
tee report, saying that all of the evil
dence was taken independent of the
Senate of Virginia. How are we to
take that evidence as true when we are
confronted here with Judge Black
stones answer which is a denial OF
the charges? Judge Blackstone has
come here with a denial of the allie
cations, and the burden of proof is now
on the Legislature of Virginia. We
must now confront him with the evil
dence that will disprove his answer.
Until we do that we can't remove
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27
JUDGE BLACKSTONE IS
REMOVED; MAY APPEAL
From First Pagc.)


.--------------------------
House In a clear and able manner. They
were all for removal, but contended
that to accomplish this constitutlonally
three things must necessarily be done.
one was to furnish the accused with
the charges; another to give him rea-
sonable notice. and THE third to afford
him an opportunity, after notice, to
defend himself.
Along Similar Lines.
The debate was along exactly the
same lines IN the Senate, and all the
speeches on both sides OF the PROPOSE
tion were clear ana strong. The vote
in the Senate on the substitute offered
by tie minority, through Judge Sims,
was, ayes 10. noes 20; in the House on
practically the same paper. presented
by w. Page, ayes 22, noes 81,
Troublesome Cnsc.
The case Of Judge Blackstone, which
arose about the middle Of the session.
upon n petition from citizens Of Eliza
bath City county, has given the Legis-
lAture "A good deal of trouble and has
cost the State heavily.
The charges as first formulated al
legged Incompetence, immortality, and
gross neglect of official duty" but the
House Committee for Courts of Justice
struck out the first one before the in
vestigation was half over, the members
being satisfied that the Judge was com
petent. Judge Blackstone at the hear
ing of his case before the committee,
admitted one of the gravest specifca-
lions In the second charge and from
that moment his fate was sealed. so far
as remaining on the bench by a vote
of the Legislature was concerned.
John w, G. Blackstone was in former
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27
Would Grnnt New Hearing.

Judge Mann replied that they had
not asked to be heard, other than to
file the formal reply of the accused.
Senator Holt pushed his point, ask
ing again whether the attorneys would
have an opportunity of presenting
their case. Judge Mann said that the
committee was of the opinion that suf-
fcient opportunity had been given
COUNSEL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27
Jacobs & Levy

NJ. Johnson, Lowry, Luce, Richardson,
Robinson, Rogers. Weaver and VIII
kins--11.
The House adjourned at $50 P. Nj.
until noon to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27
Has Denied the charges.

Senator Holland. of Narsemond said
he thought the position taken by Mr..
Halsey was technically right; that the
Legislature had the technical power
to remove Judge Blackstone on the
hearing and proceedings already taken,
but do not agree with the Senator
from Lynchburg as to taking further
testimony. He has come before MS
and denied these charges. Are we to
say that we will give him no further
opportunity to be heard In support of
his allegations?
Suppose as n matter of fact the
Judge had a good Defense showing that
so far as the charges are concerned
they are absolutely false, how would
we then proceed?"
Senator Halsey replied that the Judge
had been given the opportunity and had
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03

odlceholders who are opposed to send
ing an instructed delegation to the
Chicago convention. Then as far as
the accusation that the of1ceholders
Of Montana will swing this state into
line on any proposition goes. its fal-
lacy Is apparent. The republican
party IN Montana never has and
never will permit. let us hope. that
any Of the servants Of the party Or
the people shall become greater than
their master, the people who put them
into ONCE. &$
The spirit OF political freedom is
still alive In this state and when the
time comes 1t will be asserted. Re
CARELESS Of the political machination
Of any set Of oficeholders, or Of any
politicians, this paper believes the re.
publicans Of Montana will speak for
themselves, and will send a delega-
ton composed OF the best men in the
party to Chicago to speak the senti-
ments Of Montana in choosing a presi-
Dental nominee.
The shouting for an instructed dele
cation is heard in only a few quar-
tiers, and In making a fight for an UNI
instructed delegation this paper, and
the scores Of other papers who are Of
the same opinion, believe that we
are fighting a winning fight.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03

grand jury, that body, composed of
some Of the most intelligent men In
the state, dismissed the charges, and
it is said permitted her to escape In
dictment. only through sympathy.
Yesterday. before the congressman.
she added proof to the accusation that
she had conjured up In her own mind
the charges against the reservation
o%ficials. and that they were made out
Of whole cloth. She told the commit
tee that Secretary Garfield told Chief
Of Police Talgo that she was q dan.
gerous blackmailer and adventures"
Secretary Garfield denied the charge.
Last night Chief OF Police Talgo de-
MED 1t, and said he had never talked
to Secretary Garfield about her and
was not personally acquainted with
the secretary. Women such as Mrs.
Gray, who make their living by bring
ing such. charges, can always find
listeners into whose ears they can
pour their tale Of woe, but the best
way is to pay no attention to them.
Some M should squelch Mrs. Gray.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03
SHE SHOULD BE souELcHEp,

Mrs. Helen Pierce Gray, who gain
ed considerable ~notoriety in Montana
last fall by making charges Of graft
In connection with the conduct Of the
Crow Indian reservation, is now In
Washington telling her tale to a con-
gressional committee. The persistency
Of this woman confirms the statement
Of the grand jury that her charges
were the product Of a disorganized
imagination. Mrs. Gray and her CO
horts. the officers of the Indian Rights
association, were given every oppor.
tunity to prove the charges she made.
People who were acquainted with the
officials Of the reservation did not for
one moment suppose there was n
truth In them. And when she had
produced her evidence, when she had
summoned many Indians to Helena
and they had testified before the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03
A FOR TAFT.

Another excellent illustration of
the fact that the Taft boosters have
misrepresented the sentiment Of the
republican party in this state by de.
claring that all are for Taft is found
in the result of a canvass made by
the Spokesman-Review, Of Spokane,
Wash. The Spokesman.Review has
been feeling the political pulse of the
northwest. The Spokane newspaper
has letters from the members OF the
republican state central committee OF
Montana, and gives the result Of the
correspondence as follows:
Positive statements of preference
have been received from 10 of the 26
counties of the state having commit.
teemen holding office, there being a
vacancy in Park county. Mine OF
these are for Taft for first choice and
four additional are for him for second
choice" making a possible 10 votes
for the endorsement of the candidacy
OF the secretary Of war by the Mon.
tana republican state central commit.
tee. Only nine Of the members OF
that committee are for Taft as q
first choice and it is not stated that
even they favor sending an instruct.
ed delegation to the Chicago conven.
ton. The result Of the poll made by
the Spokane paper should convince
even the doubling Thomas that Mon.
tana republicans are far from being
unanimously for Taft. In fact IL the
ratio OF the republican state central
committee is carried out William H
Taft will not be endorsed by the com.
ing state convention.
The Taft adherents are shouting
for an instructed delegation, but they
do not quote figures. When the facts
are investigated 1t Is found. that there
is q majority sentiment in Montana
against the coming republican state
convention endorsing him as a presi
Dental candidate
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03
MORRIS ARRESTED
ON EVE OF MARRIAGE
AUSTIN, MIMI, MAN MAY BE
WANTED IN SPOKANE.

r 70 nj
st. Paul, April Guy H. Morris,
son Of a business man Of Austin,
Mimi, is in custody here, having been
arrested a short time before his In
tended marriage to q young woman
telephone operator Of Austin.
The arrest was made by an ofacer
Of Spokane. Wash, on the charge Of
stealing $500 worth of diamonds
from Jennie Smith Of Spokane: Jen-
ME Smith asserts that Norris enticed
her into q room in a hotel and that he
choked her into Inconsistencies, chic
reformed her and then robbed her OF
the diamonds.
Morris was a railroad q Since
his return from the west he pur-
chased a livery stable at Austin.
The police here say he had pawned
jewelry to the value Of $500 In a local
pawnshop.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03
entered at the Billings Postomce %
second class Matter.
MONUMENT FOR SHERIFF WEBB.

The old soldiers Of Billings and
Yellowstone county have started a
fund for the erection Of a monument
to the memory Of the late Sheriff
James 7. Webb. Subscriptions to the
fund are being received by Secretary
Decker of the chamber of commerce.
Already a large sum has been SUBJ
scribed, but nothing nea as large an
amount as will be required to erect
q monument such as ought to be
raised to the memory Of a public Off
cial, such as Mr.. Webb proved to be.
It is to be hoped that a most gener-
Gus response will be made to the re-;
quest for subscriptions. There is nc
way in which the people of this com
munity could show the world the es-
TEEN in which .Jin" Webb was held
by his fellow citizens than by the cree
ton OF a. monument.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03
PASSING AN OPPORTUNITY.

PASSING AN OPPORTUNITY.
Montana communities are not reap
ing the benefits Of the recent ruling
of the interstate commerce commits
sion closing the Portland gateway as
much as they should. The ruling ben.
efts the Northern Pacific and Bur
lington railroads in that much OF the
tourist travel and freight which for
merly went to the northwest over
the Hartman lines now goes ovel
the Hill lines, passing through Bill
ings. The daily newspapers Of Port
land estimate that as a result Of this
ruling the tourist travel through
Portland this year. has fallen of
over 80 per cent and that in the past
three weeks more than 1000 people
who would have gone west over the
Hartman lines and to Portland, have
been compelled to ride on the Hill
lines. AS a result the tourist travel
to the northwest through Billings
this spring is said to be larger thar
last spring. (,
Montana communities, such az
Billings, would certainly find It profit
able to induce the railroad companies
to grant stopovers here and to per
suade tourists to lay over and inspect
the opportunities offered. Most Of
the tourists, whom the ruling Affects
are men who are going west to find
location. It Is true they purchase
tickets through to Spokane Or Seattle
but II they are first shown the at
fractions of eastern Montana, Wash
ington will have no attraction fol
them. AS long as the communities o.
eastern Montana pass BY the oppor
tunity to have these tourists stor
here they are overlooking a chance tt
interesting intending settlers in oul
country. y
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03
INTERESTING FACTS.

Glazed kid is coming into popular
favor as a shoe leader.
Secretary Cortelyou's raven pompa-
dour is getting streaked with gray.
Mr. Mourad, the famous Armenian
revolutionary leader. is in Boston.
Three carloads Of honey have been
exported recently from Texas to Eng
land. 4
Orchard grass is richest in protein,
being 40 to 100 pounds, almost double
that of timothy.
Germany's great new b%attleships OF
the Dreadnought's type cannot safely
pass from the North Sea to the Bal
tic.
The value Of the potato crop Of. 1907
was $4,000 900, or 2 per cent above
the average for the five previous
years.
Wire hairpins were first manufac.
tured in England in 1915. Before that
time the hair raj held in place by fine
wooden skewers.
The softest-spoken Senator is Martin
OF Virginia. He rarely does anything
but whisper, and he is the democratic
boss Of his state.
The Transvaal government has de.
cided to reconsider its attitude toward
Asiatics with a view to finding q less
Objectionable registration system.
"A French servant who has. been en-
ployed for any length Of time IN an
American family Is considered by the
better class of French people as
spoiled for their service.
The 10 women in the Finnish par.
lament have already presented &c
bills relating to the reform of married
laws. the legal position of illegitimate
children, protection Of minors. public
education, the liquor question. etc.
In various Mexican states the som.
brero is to be placed under a heavy
tax, in hope. it is said Of abolishing It
entirely. This hat often costs SO much
that the workingman spends a years
wages for It.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03
FINNISH DIET IS
TO Be DISSOLVED

st. Petersburg, April 2.-Dissolution
of the Finnish diet vas decided upon
tonight at a conference between the
emperor and Finnish Secretary OF
State General Langlon. The new cleo
tions will take place on July 1. and
the next diet will meet on August 1.
It was decided also not to accept the
resignation Of the senate. The en-
peror's decision is directly due to q
socialist resolution adopted by the
diet expressing sympathy with the
Russian terrorists.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03
is lT A LOSING FIGHT?

The esteemed Butte Miner, while
sympathizing with The Gazette in the
fight 1t is making to prevent an in
structed delegation being sent to the
national republican convention de-
clares that this paper sis making a
losing fight"
Commenting upon a recent editorial
III this paper, wherein the views OF Is
leading Montana republicans were
cited as showing that the sentiment
III the state for Secretary Taft was
not vs. strong al claimed, the Miner
says:
Evidently the Billings paper did
not interview more than three ONCE
holders In this state, or It would
have found q different condition OF
affairs. The placemen have been
given to understand what the admin.
istration wants and consequently It
Is not necessary to ask anyone en-.
5oying federal patronage where he
stands, for he has to be for Mr.. Taft.
While sympathizing with the BiIingl
paper in the fight It is making TOR In.
dependent action within Its own party,
there can be little doubt that it is
putting up a fight that was lost before
It vas begun, for the federal officers
. will see to it that the Montana repub.
licans are in line for the secretary OF
war when the time comes. They
have done this all through the south
and their work shows in numerous
northern states. so that there appears
to be little use in the Gazette buck
Ing the inevitable"
i is useless to deny that In mdny
southern states some Of the men who
exist through the federal patronage
they have received have attempted to
swing ~ south to Mr.. Taft. But in
~ state of Montana conditions are
MT Hike n the south. This paper
ShoWs of = large number Of federal
LL&A -LA-2 EEN AE
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03
FOREIGN LABOR MUST 60.

Throughout the country the alien
workman Is gradually giving way to
the American. The latter costs more,
but employers OF labor are learning
that in the end he is less expensive.
Hardly day passes but what the tel
egraphic dispatches chronicle the
announcement by some large corpora
ton that 1t has ceased to employ for
eign labor. The decrease in the work
open to foreigners in this country Is
also indicated by the immigration sta.
tistics. There is a remarkable emf
grafton Of foreigners from America,
exceeding many times the immigra-
ton.
The foreign laborer is undesirable
for many reasons. He is a detriment
to the community, living on little and
spending less; he is a light producer
compared with the American work
man, and he is an undesirable citizen
because Of the fights and brawls,
which continually stir the sections
where he lives. These are a few Of
the reasons why the foreign workman
has had the ban placed upon him by
employers. Another reason is that he
is a breeder Of anarchism and social.
ism and consequently dynamite and
the bomb.
The latest large corporation to dis
charge all its foreign workers is the
Pennsylvania railroad. Saturday an
order was issued to remove all for.
eigners and give employment to Amer.
leans, native born. When some OF
the superintendent demurred, per.
emptory orders followed. The order
means that thousands Of foreigners
will be out Of employment. The Penn.
sylvania railroad calls attention to
the fact that this action is in line
with that Of the big coke companies.
who not long ago decided to discrim.
mate against alien labor as undesir-
able from the standpoint Of efacien-
cy and because. Of its disorderly ten.
denotes.
This discrimination against foreign
labor makes 1t look as though this ma.
ton was going to solve the immigra.
ton question by eliminating the for.
eigner from our industrial life. The
soone the better.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03

The only man who has a right to
kick on public ofacials is the man who
registers and casts his vote and does
what he can to assist in improving
the government. The small registra-
ton this year certainly limits the men
who have a right to kick, but there
will probably be no diminution :n8the
volume Of sound after the new ON.
cials are indicted into Office.