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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
Score Of Bay State Cities
Elect Officers Today.
Every City Is Interested in
The License Question.
Fourteen Mayors Are Candidates
For Reelection.

Boston, Dec. 7.-Twenty out of SO
Massachusetts cities will hold elections
tomorrow. 20 of them choosing mayors
and all electing members Of the city gov
ernment and voting on the question of
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors after the
first of next May. Seven cities held their
elections last week and three others will
vote a week from tomorrow. Chelsea
which is governed by a commission, vot-
ed on the license question in November,
and the election in Cambridge will not
take place until spring.
There are 81 candidates for mayor in 20
of the cities, the present incumbent in
Newton holding over for another year.
Fifteen chief magistrates are candidates
for reelection, and. as "a rule, national
political lines obtain.
The license question however, is one in
which every city is interested. For the
past q years the total vote on this ques-
tion in the cities of Massachusetts las
shown a majority in favor of liquor SELL
ing. with the exception of 1892, when there
was NO" majority of about 5000.
One of the features of the contest this
year has been the effort in some cities to
have the city clerks arrange the license
part of the ballot alphabetically. placing
the mo" above the Yes" as is done in
generally considered that there is an adj
vantage In being near the top OF the col
umn.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
CAPITAL JoTrlNes.

Showing winter wheat condition at
S5.3 against 81 IL a year ago, and ~
year average of 92.2; rye condition OF
S76 against ola year ago, and H.
year average of 95; with indications
of a total area of winter wheat 29,-
SS4, 900 acres and rye area 1886, 900 acres,
the department Of agriculture Monday
issued it's report on those two cereals
for Dec. l.. The newly seeded area OF
winter wheat is estimated at 5.6 per
cent less than the revised estimated
area sown in the fall of 1907, cqulVa-
lent to a decrease of 100000 acres. The
newly seeded area Of rye Is estimated
at per cent. less than the area soWn
in the fall of 1907, equivalent to a de-
crease of $4,000 acres.
Daniel ]. Keefe Of Michigan, presi-
dent of the Longshoremen and Trans
port Workers Union of America, was
sworn in Monday as commissioner
general of immigration. Secretary
Strauss and the bureau chiefs witness
ed the ceremony, after which Mr.
Keefe was introduced to the variou:
leads in his bureau and at once as
sumed the duties Of his Office.
No time was lost by members OF
Congress Monday in introducing bills
varying all the way from the admis-
sion of New Mexico into the Union t
the regulation of marriages and di-
vorces. When the House adjourned
73 public bills had been dropped into
the hopper, besides 250 private bills
and eight resolutions.
President Roosevelt Monday pressed
an electric button in Washington
which flashed across the continent the
signal for the opening Of the first great
National Apple show in Spokane
Wash.
The guests of President and Mrs
Roosevelt at luncheon Monday includ-
ed Lore Northcote and Lady North
cote. British Ambassador Bryce and
William Barnes, Jr, Of Albany.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
NORTH WINDSOR.

Ansel Robinson has bought a fine
young horse of Orrin Merrill of late.
The Cottage prayer meeting will be
held this week at P. M. Tuesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Grant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Pierce have
moved recently to his old farm in
Windsor Mr.. Pierce is much improved
in health.
Mae Ashford passed Sunday with
her relative, Mrs. Ira Perkins.
Albert Stewart and family were the
guests recently of his sister, Melissa
Merrill and family.
The Ladies' Union will meet this
week with Mrs. Oscar Carpenter
Wednesday afternoon.
home from Augusta. Her many friends
wish her much improved health.
Ethel Carpenter paid a brief visit to
her home recently. Miss Carpenter will
finish her course at the Belfast Gener-
al hospital in February
The Christmas tree and concert at
tie Baptist church is announced for
Thursday evening, Dec. "a.
Hannah Merrill is visiting her neph-
ew, Allen Studley of Pittston. She is
en- route for her home in Maiden. Mass.
Rev. J. Frank Jones passed a few
days last week with his mother at
Alma. y
Sumner Barton sold a fine yoke of
oxen recently to Mr.. Sproul of Mary's
Mills.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Official denial has been given at Paris
the dispatches emanating from Berlin to
the effect that France, Great Britain and
Russia are about to conclude formal al
lance.
May Irwin, the actress, who was
taken ill Saturday at st. Louis, mas
developed tonsilitis and probably will
not be able to resume her engagements
for two weeks
The Rose county local option law
was declared constitutional by Judge
Duncan of the Common Please court
in a long decision rendered Monday
at Findlay, Ohio.
The Laschelle hotel. South Carolina
avenue, Atlantic City, N. j.. was destroy
ed by fire Monday. With the exception of
an aged woman who was injured by
jumping, all the occupants of the build
ing escaped.
The National Exchange Bank o.
Springfield. Mo, with a capital of $780,
900, did not open Monday. A notice
posted on the doors said the bank had
been closed by direction of the comp
troller of the currency.
One of Mrs. Aureli Batonyis two suits
for divorce was discontinued Monday at
New York to make place for the second
suit, which contains the Il allegations of
the first suit and two more in addition.
No date was fixed for hearing the second
action.
A special grand jury impanneled
Monday at Union City. Tenn, consid-
cred fresh indictments in the night
rider cases. Across the street from
the courthouse in a great brick build
ing, government soldiers with fixed
bayonets and loaded rifles guard 40
alleged night riders.
Herman Billik, sentenced to be hang
ed Dec. IL at Springfield, Ills, for the
murder of Mary Vzral was Monday
granted reprieve until Jan. 80. The
reprieve was granted by Acting Gov
ernor Sherman Francis r. Hinckley
of Chicago, attorney for Billik, declar-
ed that new evidence had been found
and that it will free Billik.
Mayor Thomas f. Porter of Lynn
was before Judge Bell in the Essex
superior court at Salem Monday in a
contempt case, through the failure of
the city to abate sewer nuisance,
which the superior court ordered stop
ped before Dec /. Judge Bell after
hearing the evidence in the case start
ed that he was unable to decide wheth-
er the mayor or the city council Of
Lynn was in contempt, but would
give the matter consideration.
Seven occupants Of house on Oswego
street Boston. had narrow escape from
gas suffecation Monday and two We're
taken to the hospital for treatment. The
gas supply is controlled by slot meter
system and Sunday night when the daily
supply which had been paid for was ex-
hausted, one of the gas jets went out in
stead of being turned off When the mon
ey was placed in the meter Monday the
fact that one of the jets was still turned
on was not known until the house was
filled with the fumes of the gas and sew
eral persons had become unconscious. All
revived later although the two who were
taken to the hospital were held there for
the day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08

'In welcoming to change Of party
affiliation many Southerners who have
been Democrats, we are brought face
to face with a delicate situation which
we can only meet with frankness and
justice In our anxiety to bring the
Democratic Southerner into new politi-
cal relations, we should have and can
have no desire to pass by or ignore the
comparatively few white Southerners
who from principle have consistently
stood for our views in the South when
1t cost them social ostracism and a
loss OF all prestige. Nor can we sympa-
thize with an effort to exclude from the
support of Republcanism in the South
or to read out of the party those col
cred voters who by their education and
thrift have made themselves eligible
to exercise the electoral franchise.
1--WE believe that the solution of the
race question in the South is largely
a matter of industrial and thorough
educatioli.''
Judge Taft concluded his speech by
saying:
The recent election has made it
probable that I shall become more or
less responsible for the policy of the
next Presidential administration and I
improve this opportunity to say that
nothing would give me greater pride,
because nothing would give me more
claim to the gratitude of my fellow
citizens, if l could SO direct that policy
in respect to the Southern states as to
convince its intelligent citizens of the
desire of the administration to aid
them in working out satisfactorily the
serious problems before them, and OF
bringing them and their Northern fol-
low citizens closer and closer in SYM
pathy and point of view. During the
last decade, in common with all lovers
Of our country. l have watched with
delight and thanksgiving the bond of
union between the two sections grow
firmer. L pray that it may be given
to me to strengthen this movement. to
obliterate all sectional lines and leave
nothing of differences between the
North and South, save friendly
emulation for the benefit of our COM
mon country"
Mr.. Taft spent the afternoon at the
home of his brother, Henry w. Taft,
and will leave carly tomorrow morning
for Washington.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
ACTIVE WORK WEDNESDAY.
Ways and Means Committee Will Be-
gin Framing Of New Tariff Bill.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE work Of frma-
ing a new tariff bill will be actively be-
gun by the House ways and means COM
mttee on Wednesday. The majority
members of the committee will be des-
ignated by the chairman as a sub-ccm-
mittee to draft the bill. A resolution Of
fered in the House by Chairman Payne
of the ways and means committee which
was adopted, gives the committee power
to subpoena witnesses for the tariff
hearings. An executive meeting of the
committee will probably be held ton1or-
row to select the names of those whom
it is desired to have appear before it
President Van Cleave Of the National AS
sociation of Manufacturers will probably
be one Of the first called before the COM
mittee
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
WILL CONGRATULATE TAFT.
Federal Council Of Churches Will Ask
For Influence Against Saloon.

Philadelphia. Dec. IA resolution which
proposed that public school be closed
one afternoon in each week to allow the
children to attend religious services and
receive instructions in their own church.
es, precipitated lively debate at the
afternoon session of the Federal Coun-
Gil of the Churches of Christ in Amer
lea. The resolution was defeated. res
olution on the subject of religious in
struction for children was finally adopted
in which it was declared that it was the
duty of the church to provide religious
instruction for children as we'll as the
duty of parents to see that such nstruc-
ton is given in the home.
Temperance, the better observance of
the Sabbath and religious instruction in
higher institutions were among the other
topics discussed
Bishop Wilson of the Methodist Episco-
pal church presented the report of the
committee on temperance and a set OF
resolutions recommending the appoint
ment of q committee to call upon Prcsi-
dent-elect Taft to congratulate him upon
the stand he has taken with reference to
intoxicating liquors and to urge him to
use his influence toward the suppression
of the liquor traffic.
Among other things the resolution of
the committee recommends that Congress
be urged to so frame its interstate
enactments as to avoid the notification
of temperance legislation in the several
states
The reports of the committees on
weekday religious instruction and re-
ligious instruction in higher institutions
were made.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
CAUGHT BY AUTOMOBILE.
Two Camden Men Pinned Against
Wall and Painfully Injured.

Philadelphia, Dec. = Pinioned
against a wall by a 60-horse power
automobile, Lawyer Samuel T. French.
81 years old of 422 Vine street, and
Warren Sayrs. 32 years old, of 546 Line
street, Camden, were painfully injured.
Both were taken to the Cooper Hospi-
tai, where it was found that they had
punctured wounds of the lower limbs.
Sayrs was also injured internally.
The two were standing in front of
the machine, which is owned by
Lawyer William c. French, brother
of Samuel when a mechanician turned
on the power. The next moment the
automobile sprang forward and before
the two men could get out of the way
they were caught. The only thing that
saved them from being crushed to
death was an aluminium crank case,
which was between them and the
machine
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
IN THE HOUSE.
(Continued from Page One.)

Champ Clark Of Missouri, Democrat,
were early in their seats and each was
accorded a hearty greeting by the
members, irrespective OF party ANNA
ton. While the clerk read of the
names of members the House was IN
great confusion, the Speaker seyerai
times being compelled to rap for Or
der The roll call disclosed the pres
ence Of 33l members.
Immediately after the Senate had
been called to order at - O'Clock by
Vice President Fairbanks and Rev.
Edward Everett Hale. the chaplain,
had opened the session with prayer,
Senator Dillingham; of Vermont pre-
sented the credentials of his colleague,
Senator elect Carroll S. Page, who was
at once sworn in as senator of the
Tinted States.
The House was called to order at
noon.
When Vice President-elect Sherman
entered the chamber he was accorded
an ovation by mis- Republican col
leagues.
Before consenting to the swearing in
of the new member from the Sd district
Of New York, Champ Clark, the new
minority leader asked why his creden-
tials were net before the House. He
got ar ovation from the Democrats for
this, the first exercise of his preroga-
tive. The explanation was satisfactory
and the oath was administered.
BY unanimous consent, Mr.. Payne
secured the adoption of resolution
authorizing the committee en- ways
and means in their campaign for the
purpose of preparing a bill to revise
the present tariff laws to subpoena
and examine witnesses under oath and
to send for necessary records and other
evidence.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Payne
New York; Mckinley Illinois, and
Clark, Missouri, as a committee to join
similar committee of the Senate to
notify the President that the respective
houses were in session and prepared to
transact the public business.
After the disposition OF some routine
business, resolutions were passed, ex-
,pressive of the regret of the House at
the deaths of Representatives Dunwell
of New York, Powers Of Maine, Par
ker of South Dakota, Wiley of Ala
bama. and Senator Allison Of Iowa,
and as a further mark of respect the
House at 1.02 +. NJ, adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
H, N, s. Brilliant Has Lively
Fight With Storm.
Wireless Mast Broken and Fix
lures On Deck CarriedAway.
Petty Officer May Die From Injur.
ies...In Port at Halifax.

Halifax, N. s., Dec. with her wire
less telegraph mast broken off at the heel,
a petty officer fatally injured, doors
broken in. boats swept away and minor
damages injected in different parts of the
ship, the H. M. S. Brilliant lies at the
dockyard here, her officers and crew
thankful to be in harbor.
The cruiser left st. Johns. N. F., for
this port Wednesday morning and ran
into the terrific storm that swept the
coast of New Foundland Wednesday
night. A gale was blowing and the
mountainous seas swept over the heavy
cruiser The water was retained by the
high rail and progress about the ship
was attended with the greatest danger.
The vessel rolled terribly and those on
board declare that they never, for the
most part, experienced worse weather.
Wednesday night the port cutter. a a.
cared boat, was smashed by heavy sea
as she swung in the davits. Early Thurs
day morning it broke away and was car
ried away by the seas. The same night
the three great hand wheels on the after
waist of the ship were shattered by the
force of the great volume of water which
swept over the deck. The spokes ana
part of the rims were broken off all the
wheels, in spite of the fact that they
were of massive mahogany. The doors
in this part of the ship were badly bat
tered. Those leading to the officers
rooms and the lavatory We're smashed. A
number of other fixtures were also broken
on the deck and some of the spindles on
the guns.
The ship rolled and pitched in an alarm
ing manner. the great weight of her guns
at times keeping her down in the sea.
Petty Officer Warson had a narrow es-
cape from instant death. He was In the
vicinity of the hand wheels and was
swept from his feet in the maelstrom Of
water which covered the deck. he was
thrown against the bulkhcads and sus-
tanned serious internal injuries. His head
was badly bruised and the unfortunate
man was carried below unconscious. be-
ing unable to account for the accident.
He did not regain consciousness and on
the arrival of the cruiser here he was
sent to the hospital Slight hopes are en-
tertained for his recovery.
In the height of the storm the topmast
holding the wireless telegraph yard arm
broke off near the heel. IT fell to the
side of the mast but did not break away
entirely. The ship was not in communlca-
ton at the time.
The fierceness Of the storm is indicated
by the fact that the top was broken off
the after funnel by the force of heavy
rolling.
Another event lent some excitement to
the voyage. The electric wires became
crossed and the short circuit caused a
mat in the fore peak to ignite. The
blaze was easily extinguished by the
men.
Ice encased everything and the rigging
and clotheslines were bigger than calles
with their heavy coating Of ice. The
decks and rails were also encountered
with the ice. Capt. Hayworth Booth is
ir command of the Brilliant.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08

EoSton. Pee, &
APPLES-Ouiet: Bal.lWins $500. iM.
BVTTER-Steady. northern Sl4n"-s'
western 2CG3l. ...
CHEF,SE-Steady; New York l4Ml1i.
CORN-Lower. No. yellow ItHs2 ~
EGGS-Higher: CHOICE 4Ift4g; western ~
G4l. a.
F'LOI.R-Urchanged spring patents 3@
M670.
FRESH BEEF-Hishcr; Whole cattle
M10.
HAY-Cuiet: No. l 200
LAMBS-FiI1n 1Ndll!.
T.ARD--StronG: pure III.
MILL. FEED-FaSier.
BRAN-A.756f25.2 %
MIXED FEED-26. .o0at2S.3a Nh.
OATS-Unchangcd; No. = clipped W!'ne
5Sitf59. ,,-ol,o, n
PORk-Firm; medium backs - ?Va-i"
POTATOES-Hisher, white 16ini TO- 49,,
SCGAR-Ten points lower: gl@nniateu
500
VEAT.S-Steady: 1N612.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
NJ arket R eports
Continued from Page Four.)

WHEAT-Dec 11il: May loS9; July 1mq.
OATS-Dec. 49s0ra: MAY -; July Al.
MESS PORK-Jan. 1880; Nav 1907 7iNle0.
LARD-Jan. 915: May 1856, $685..
SHORT RIBS-Jan. S223; May s47A
Cash quotations closed as follows;
FLOTR-Steady.
WHEAT-No. spring 1G7Mlo9; No. 3 100
G1c!: No. , red lOiE0I106s
CORN-No. 61M1; No. yellow 6i'ti
OATS-No. white a2lT5Sl: No. ) v lite
50it521.
RYt-No. 74l.
BARLEY-6c.
MALTING-61@64.
FLAX SEEDING. ! northwestern i46
TIMOTHY SEED-Prime JS5.
CLOVER-945.
SHORT RIBS-S0OmS57l.
MESS PORK-145o@1462l.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
WEST GARDINER.

Postmaster G. d. Libby of Gardillei
will give half hour talk on lh.
Postoffice Department in each schoo'
in town that is situated on any ot tie
Gardiner +. F. d. routes. This tax %
sure to be instructive. Adults are M
vited to attend whenever the date Gu"
be ascertaincd before hand.
The Ladies' Aid of the Free Baptis'
church have purchased a new ofsa.
for use in the church and Saboa'"
school.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
AT GOOD PREMIUM.
Panama Canal Bonds Sold at Average
Price of 1O2.4368.

Washington. Dec 7.-Secretary Cor
telyou today announced that the Pana-
ma canal bonds had been sold at an
average of 102 4368. The lowest ac-
cepted bid was at $102.277s. There
were 159 accepted bids amounting to
$3O,OO0.O00. Six hundred and seventy
two bids were rejected. amounting to
$72,8OS,S00. The total number Of regu-
lar bids therefore was S31, subscribing
for s1O2, sos, 800.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
Boston Curb's New Quarters.

Boston. Dec. THE so-called Curh EA-
change which has been operating on I'm. I'm.
change place and Doane street for nea,n
two years. transferred its business nnu'.I Ia'
cover today at it's new quarters on De'-
onshire street. The brokers seemed ~, ~
enjoy being ont of the turmoil OF uai, III.
street and especially from the heavy fa,,, nn
today. and transactions were cafllee va
in q. lively manner.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
WEST WINDSOR.

A party from Auburn was in the
place Saturday buying hay.
Courtland Taber is enjoying a fine
new phonograph, which he recently
purchased.
Joseph w. Banks of Weeks Mills was
in the place buying apples Saturday.
Harold Casey lately purchased a
graphorhone. Two such instruments In
the vicinity help to make the long
winter evenings very entertaining.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
WINDSOR.

Laura Frazier has recently returned
from four weeks visit with relatives
at Abbot.
Mrs. j. A. Reed visited Mrs. Edwin
Bullock last Thursday.
Mrs. c.. E. Merrill was a recent guest
of Mrs. c. F. Donnell.
Word has been received that H "A.
N. Dutton, who for several weeks has
been at the Eye and Ear Infirmary for
treatment, underwent successful OPP
Grafton Dec. for the removal Of his
injured eye and is as comfortable as
could be expected.
Sunday services of the M. e. church
by Rev. Malry kearney will be held
at the G.. A. r. hall during the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
THE ESTIMATES.
Total Of $s42, 2,408,9 ,948 Asked for Fiscal
Year Of 1910.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The secretary Of
the treasury today transmitted to Con-
gress the book of estimates Of appropria-
tions required for the service for the fis-
cal year ending June, 1910.
The following shows by departments the
estimates for the fiscal year 1910 and the
appropriations for the fiscal year 1909.
the latter including the deficiency. miscel-
laneous and permanent annual appropria-
tiOEs:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
IN rHE SENATE.
Continued from Page One.)

respect to his memory, the Senate ad-
journed for the day, after a session OF
but IA minutes.
Senator-elect Cummins of Iowa VIII
take the oath of Office tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08

Exhaustive tests have proved the new
torpedo nets Of the navy able to With
stand the attacks Of tcrpeloes free at the
highest speed yet reached.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08

The East Side Bank at Portland, Ore,
was held up Monday night by three
men and robbed of $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
Apple Shipments.
Boston Produce Market.

Boston, Dec. Apple shipments for the
week ending Dec. ;, 1851 barrels.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08

dairies 21lM25.
EGGS-Strong: at market. cases includ-
ed. 25HSo: firsts 81: prime firsts =.
CHEESE-Firr1: 14m15
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08
Appropri-

mates for 1909 by s57,9OO,676.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-24

workmen, much forage and supplies.
Coils P.'s done the job" cried the
first trainman to enter the hotel. His
little game O. talk with the president
won the tin. The bonds are issued!"
when was it," asked Sally B., ex-
citedly.
ooh, weeks ago, probably. 1t was
done fore Andy johnson went out of
the White House, anyway"
How much bonds?"
1.-TWO million four hundred thou
sand" the man said, rolling out the
words slowly and respectfully.
A small sum enough for eyes that
read to-day. Yet to a railroad Of the
present, forty millions could not mean
more than that sum meant to the
struggling Central Pacific.
The train came in from the Front, a
lot Of empty cars humping over I'M
settled track. Tonight came Louis
McLane, a MISUNDERSTANDING gen
tleman; yet great man as he was, and
earnestly as Sally B. tried to make
him comfortable, other matters over
Swallowed him.
Them U. P. fellers laid seven and
a half miles of track the other day."
The story ran from lip to lip.
Huh! / bet a game rooster George
Gregory'll beat that when the iron