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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
The Deaths in Congress.

1t is probable that never before in the
history of any Congress has there been
SO many deaths in the membership
of that body as during the life of the
existence March 4, 1907, and which has
Just closed it's long session. Within
that time no fewer than 10 members
have died, seven Senators and six
members of the House. AS the Goth
Congress continues until March 4, 1909,
1t is not unlikely that in the natural
order of things this grim list may re-
ceive more additions The death roll
to date is as follows:
John L. Morgan, senator from Ala
bama.
Edmund Winston Pettus, senator
from Alabama.
Stephen Il. Mallory, senator from
Florida, =
William James Bryan, senator from
Florida.
William Pinkney Whyte, senator
from Maryland.
Ashbury Churchwell Latimer, sena-
tor from South Carolina.
Redteld Proctor. senator from Yer
mont.
George w. Smith. representative
twenty fifth district of Illinois.
w. H. Flack. representative twenty
sixth district of New York.
John f. Rixey, representative eighth
district of Virginia.
Campbell Slemp, representative
ninth district of Virginia.
Abraham Lincoln Brick, representa-
tive thirteenth district of Indiana.
Adolph Meyer, representative first
district of Louisiana.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

pier are six feet thick and are built OF
granite blocks weighing from one to
six tons weight. The filing of the
wharf will be of rock, with concrete
top, and when completed will be able
to withstand anything in the way Of
ocean storms. The granite came from
Stonington, the Sound and otter
Creek and the filling from Bray's Cove.
On part of the wharf modern steel
coal pocket will be erected, with lift
ing machinery, chutes for loading
wagons, etc, of 10000 tons capacity.
The new wharf is expected to be a
shipping center for that vicinity, and
floats will probably be put into posi-
ton, SO as to make it a general slip
for all the summer water traffic except
the steamboat lines. The wharf will
also be fitted With facilities for coaling
yachts SO that a good-siZed steam
yacht could be coaled in a small frac-
ton of the time required to transfer
coal Ample room will be left on the
wharf for the construction OF a club
house, should this ever become deslr-
able, which could be the center OF the
Yachting and water sports, and out OF
doors social life of the community.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
The Oreaon Election.

Republicans may well rejoice at the
sweeping victory won at the Oregon
election this week. The state election
there, coming in June, is really the first
gun of the presidential year campaign
and the result iustifies Republican
confidence throughout the country.
Oregon has been consistently Republi-
can in national campaigns, but several
times at state elections the Democrats
have carried it. The Democrats elect
ed their governor at the last state cleo
ton, that of 1906, but this week the Re
publicans swung back into full power
in all branches of the state government,
electing their candidate for governor,
both the congressman and practically
all the members of the legislature.
And right here in the matter of the
legislature comes a curious mixup as a
result Of Oklahoma's new primary
system With legislature almost I'M
animously Republican it would natur-
ally be expected that a Republican
would be sent to the Ohio senate to
succeed Senator Fulton whose term ex-
pres in 1909. AS matter of fact, how
ever, it appears that the Republican
legislature will be bound to send eX-
Governor Chamberlain, Democrat, t"
| the United States Senate. This is a re-
suit Of Oregcn's system of primary
elections whcre the people express di-
rectly their preference for senator, the
members Of the legislature being
pledged to abide by the result of such
direct vote. Thus, while the letter of
| the constitution is observed and the
| legislature elects the United States
senator's as in other states, the fact
remains that he is really chosen direct
Nv by the people At this weeks cleo
ton Ex-Governor Chamberlain, who is
a very popular man in Oregon, received
4 few more votes than were given his
Republican opponent and the resulting
situation is something without par
allcl in American political history.
This, however, is only a side issue OF
gone strongly Republican and the Re
publicans throughout the country have
reason to be elated at this early show
ing of the political barometer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Mr.. Gardner at Lewiston.
portland PreSS.)

l.. a portland PreSs)
"If | had the power" said Obadiah
Gardner at the second district Demo-
cratic convention, Il would entirely
eliminate the use of liquor in all forms
from the human family" He means
intoxicating liquor of course, although
some crank has risen of late to say
that there is danger of intcmperance
in the use of water-"aquamania' or
water intoxication," he calls it. But
Mr. Gardner refers to alcoholic liquors,
malt, brewed or distilled, and it is to-
be feared that after the expression of
such hostile sentiment he will be
persona non CRATE to both the element
that finds profit in the traffic and the
element that Graves the sensual graft
ficatiOn produced by the drinking OF
such liquors, in other words the rum
sellers and their customers. he Is not
opposed to the prOhibitory law, he
continues, only he wants the prohibl-
ton to be genuine. But this is con-
trary to the Pencil plan, contrary to
the well understood position of the
Democratic party that it wants re-
submission only as step towards
license, and contrary to the age-long
opposition of the same party to
'sumptuary laws" In this again Mr..
Gardner is in a way to get hlmsel1
disliked by the before mentioned ele-
ments However, he explains that these
are only his personal views, that 1t is
I'D to the Legislature to make the
laws and that the executive has no
legislative power except the power OF
| TI,1f no no in the mower
of initiative, that is, it is his power
ard duty to make recommendations
while the Legislature is not bound to
follow them it is bound to treat them
| with respect.
Resubmission then is to be one of
the issues on which Mr.. Gardner
is to make his campaign. Equal
taxation is another. Equal taxa
ton, he says, is demanded. But
there cannot he much of an issue in
that, since it is demanded by the Re-
publicans quite as much as by the
| Democrats. And what is more, the
Republican party has gone about it by
| the appointment of a nOn-partlsan
| commission to make thorough in
| vestigation and report to the Legisla-
ture, as preliminary to the revision
| of the tax laws. The report will
| doubtless be the groundwork of i'm
portant legislation next winter, but
| Mr. Gardner has shown so little APP
| probation of the magnitude of the
| task that he recently criticised the APP
| pointment of the special commission
as needless expense, since in his opin-
ion the work might as well be done
by the State board Of assessors. The
reply to that of course is that the
board has it's own work to do, and it
could not possibly undertake a special
| job of such magnitude as the over
hauling of the whole system of taxa
| ticn and the formation of a better
plan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
A REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD IN THE
AUDITORIUM, BANGOR
TUESDAY, June 80, 1908
AT 2 O'CLOCK P. M.

For the purpose Of nominating
candidates for Governor and State
Auditor to be supported at the
September election, and transacting
any other business that may properly
come before it.
The basis of representation will be
as follows: Each city, town and
plantation will be entitled to one dele
gate; and for each IS votes cast for
the Republican candidate for Governor
in 1906 an additional delegate; and for
fraction Of 40 votes in excess Of Is
votes, a further additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation Of any
city, town or plantation can only be
filled by residents of the county in
which the vacancy exists.
The State Committee will be in
session on the anteroom of the Audi
forum at one o'clock of the day of the
Convention. for the purpose of receiv-
ing credentials of delegates. In order
to be eligible to participate in the
Convention, delegates must be elected
subsequent to date Of the call for this
Convention.
All electors of Maine. whatever their
political affiliations may have been,
who believe in the general principles
and policy Of the Republican party
and desire its success at the polls in
the coming election in this State, are
cordially invited to unite under this
call in electing delegates to the Con-
vention.
Per order, Republican State Com
mittee.
SETH M. CARTER, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Lewiston, May 9, 1908.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

In various part of the South this
week they have been celebrating the
centennial of the birth of Jefferson
Davis. 1t is worth noting that the
accounts of the celebration denote that
the whole stress was laid upon the
life and character of the man himself
ana little if any upon the cause OF
which he was the most prominen'
representative. 1t is true that Davis
was not the greatest exponent of that
and as such his name is certain to en-
dIIre
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

Although the Oklahoma lawmakers
passed a law compelling all keepers OF
hotels and boarding houses to provide
sheets nine feet in length as a pro-
vision against sleeping with cold feet
in that state, they somehow neg
lected to pass any law forbddinS these
same landlords to cut a pie into riore
than four pieces. Such subject
would have been equally proper to
legislate upon and would have gone
far to insure happiness among Okla
homa victims of the boarding house
habit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

The Church Of All Hallows. London
Wall. presents a strange appearance
every morning The building is opened
early for the 2ccomm odation of Sirls and
women who arrive in the CITY by the
'worlmen's' trains. which frequently are
run at such an hour as to compel the
passengers to make q long wait after
business to open. A short service is con-
Quoted and then the congregation is
permitted and even encouraged to employ
Themselves with needlework or with read
with reading matter. though care is taken
that 1t shall not be too narrow in its
range.-J.ondon Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

There is nothing the matter with
Kansas in these prosperous days. AL
though it was staggering a few years
ago under most burdensome debt, the
state treasurer now announces that In
half dozen years the state Will be
wholly free from any Indebtedness.
Its present debt is s62soo0 and the
bonds are held by the school fund OF
the state. There are now nine states
in the Union which have no bonded
debt. Illinois, Iowa, Michigan. Mon-
tana. Nebraska, New Jersey. Ohio,
Oregon and West Virginia. The debt
of our own State is now close to the
vanishing point and will probably De
wiped out wholly within the next rev
years. 800 - 1850
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

In the New York trolley cars they
now have conspicuous sign which
reads Thou Shalt Not Steal" Will
this tend most to curtail the operations
of the pickpOckets, or to prevent the
conductors from Knocking down" so
many fares, or to stir the consciences
of those women who 50 innocently
look the conductor in the eye and say
"why, l have paid you once!"?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

There is a popular belief that certain
trees are less likely than cthers - be
struck by lightning. and that during a
thunderstorm it is quite SAT, 10 stand 'nl-
der n Eccch for example, while the dan
ger ;lndel a IL SinDls tree or an oak IS. re
spectvcly. fifteen or twenty times gr at
er. This is disputed in a recent writing by
DR.. A. w Eorthwi"k in the Notes OF th,.
ROYAL Botanical Garden. of Edinblr2.'
the doctor says that no tree is immune.
since lightning will select one species
quite as readily as another, ard the t"rch
is struck quite as frequently as any other
specjes. Apparently the taller trees in a
ncil rborhood are the one, most likely to
be struck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

Although the affair is not dignified
by the name of war it is very appar-
ent that Japan is having troubles OF
its own in convincing the Koreans
that its occupation OF their territory Is
for their own best good. A cable
gram tells us that there have been
fully half hundred military engage
ments in Korea this spring in which
tho average loss has been 10 Koreans
to an engagement, while the Japanese
have lost no more than so soldiers IN
ALL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
SOME QUEER TAKES.
Novel Methods Of Raising Revenue
Resortetd to Years Ago.

The statement that the chancellor OF
the eXchequcr is considering the !ues
ton OF taxing theater tickets IS cei la,i
" somewhat startling. But such d Iiieln
cd of raising additional revenue WoiiId
by no means be 50 novel or dist uTn'IiS
as some of the suggestions winch Lave
been made to hafassed cnallceli'is VI 'io
exche4uer in the past.
In 1904 Mr.. Austen Chamberlain had 10
provide for a deficit of some Ae"p',"v,
and some extraordinary Suggestions were
made to The member for East Worcester
shire on that occasion by those VINO con
sidereC themselves fully capable OF teach
ing Mr.. Chamberlain his business: Among
other things on which 1t was shld dulles ,iti -
as boots, baths. lamps hats, ana even
umbrellas and peranbulators. a.,..
Lord Randolph Churchill was the frst
chancellor of the eXchequer TO P ropoas
In fact. this was ONLY one OF several
moved schemes which he intended to in
troduce into his budget in 1886. when
was never presented to Parliament owing
to his resignation from tine chancellor
ship i'm December of that year
In 1895 =" tax of Is had a., to be paln c by
the parents Of every ,liltle ~; Slra ~ re-
ceipt of aims. Cu,ously enough 4 blli
proposing a tax on babies was introduced
some time ago i'm the local i'arliament
which it was proposed that the par
ents or mother, when registering the
birth If Il child. should in each case cen
tribute I'D. -.
No small! amount of fun was made OF
the bill introduced by member OF the
New jersey state legislature a sh"rt
fine ago impoSing a graduated tax on
men with boards That an ordinary
beard should cost YOU 81 a year. a
goatee $40. whiskcrs exceeding SIX inches
c. per inch and red wliskcrs ~ per cent
wore in each case, IS certainly - anus
Ing to the cleanshaven individual as
it is rrenosteroEs to the man VIII" likes
a hirsutc #prendagc to protect his threat
Bat even this is not an orls.nal pro
al ON every beard Of Il fortnight
growth while couple of centuries ago
Peter the Great insisted that all MOBILES
who were b":lr.lS $40 nd pay I'M rubies
for the nfivilegn.-i4ond"n Tid-Pits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
A REPUBLICAN COUNTY
CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD in
CITY HALL AUGUSTA
TUESDAY JUNE 18th, 1908
At 1890 O'clock A.

For the purpose Of nominating three
candidates for senators, one candidate
for sheriff, one candidate for clerk
Of probate, one candidate for regis
ter Of probate, one candidate for county
attorney, one candidate for county
treasurer. one candidate for county com
missioner. all to be voted for at the Sep
TENDER election; and transacting any bust
ness that may properly come before it.
The basis CT representation will be as
follows: each city, town and plantation
will he entitled to one delegate. and for
each fifty votes cast for Republican can.
didate for Governor in 1906 an additional
delegate. and for fraction of twenty
further additional delegate. Representa-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

The Louisville Courier Journal says
CT Secretary Taft: THE worst that can
be said of him is that he eagerly wants
to be President of the United States
Col. WattersOn has had many worse
things than this to say of Mr.. Bryan
during the past year, and he has said
them in a brutally frank fashion, but
he is now climbing onto the Bryan
bandwagon like a good little Democrat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

Says the Washington Star: r'Busi-
ness men are talking prosperity again
in tones of confidence. The country
has genuinely recovered from its year
Of depression, which reached the panic
stage in October and November last
This of course is true, but it will not
prevent the Democratic calamity
howlers from working their lugubrious
chorus overtime during the coming
months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
Friday June 5, 1908.
OF AUGUSTA.

Now that Governor Guild has
reached a stage where he has visited
his Office and says he is enjoying him
self reading his obituaries which were
in the papers during the winter. his
RECOVERY may be considered complete.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

Mr. Debs. who is the only presiden-
tia! candidate thus far nominated, tells
an interviewer that he feels sure he
will be elected this time. Nevertheless,
yer will probably be held as arranged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

Mr.. Bryan viii be the Democratic
Presidential nominee. 1t isn't as GER
tain who, his running mate will be, but
it is entirely safe to say that he will
he some man with a barrel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
difficult to stretch tne convention over
more than three .ydn u.s..

The Democratic party will not be
likely to give Gassaway Davis sec
ond nomination for the Vice Presiden-
cy. To be sure he has big barrel, but
one with a very small bung hole.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

That was the characteristic Roose-
welt spirit when the President with his
clothes dripping wet, mounted the
horse Which had thrown him into the
BRONX and rode the animal for an hour
longer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

The grave assertion of d learned
scientist that Adam and Eve were
probably negroes, moves the New
York World to say that in that case
the forbidden e-uit was undoubtedly a
Watermelon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
A Stint in Spelling.

VTruy On. Y.lPreSs].
PittsburS turns with relief from scan
dai-moEgeiins, and is now i'll the throes
of spelling contest. Great numbers of
pupils are interested, but only a few
show special aptitude. Spoilers, like poets,
wonderful proficiency in this respect, but
the great majority, even among the cu-
tureG, are Obliged to have recourse to
the dictionary when writing i'll order
to avoid humiliating mistakes. one list
of words submitted we regard as particu-
larly valuable. and would advise readers
who affect learning to take the trouble
to master it completely. IL would take
an photographed genius not to tall
down. more than once if asked to spell
the following. even where the teacher
gave the correct pronunciation and dc1ln-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

1t seems natural enough to have
Dreyfus figuring prominently again in
the headlines over the news from
France.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
Maine Gossip
June.

Sunshine rose time. bird song and lays
long.
Skyline gardening flowers blue. go = =
Flowt THANKS near, i'll world all new
Rose time, sunshine days long; and bird
song!
Cool of morn, awake awaken
Nooddy. w"im oh stay, come stay!
Sunshines wait along yohr way.
Noon wide-eyed-morn, sleep forSaken!
Laughing. all the bright stars peep. now,
Weakening t. the hidden sun.
No child. widc-eyed with his fun,
Ever wants to so asleep now.
Boy ard girl, no hour would now part,
In the passing time of play:
In the breast Of man, this day.
Mid his tasks, wake. Wake! child
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

The story is now going the rounds of
the country papers about man VINO
visited the laying -tellcr'S window IN a
bank and asked for one of the new
coins with God Rlcss Our Home left
off --lhicagO Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

This is IVY Day at Bowdoin, da
rich in traditions and association
dear to the undergraduate heart.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

little sunshine now and then is
relished by the farmer men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

Down at Seal Harbor a handsome
new wharf owned by B. w. Candage is
is built chiefly of stone, and runs out
from the shore $50 feet. is 40 feet wide.
and % feet high at mean low water.
when there will be four or five feet OF
water at the head of the wharf. The
bottom is soft and safe for vessels to
rest upon and at high water there will
be Is feet Of water. The walls Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

Houlton is beginning to talk base
ArOostoOk league sunk too mucl
money last season to be very en-
thusiaStic this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
Daily ksnnebec Journal
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will b taken Of
unsigned communications.
The journal cannot be held responsible
tected communications.
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Pub
fishers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

The Tooth anniversary of the Cath
Ollie church at Damariscotta will be
observed July II. and Bishop Walsh
and church notables from other parts
of New England will participate in
the exercises. The event is not only
one of interest to Catholics, but of
historical Importance to all New Eng
land. The Damariscotta church,
switch is known as st. Patricks, is
tho oldest Catholic church in New
England and was built at time
when the Catholic population of the
six states was less than 700 It is
constructed of brick and is still in
an excellent state of preservation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

Two weeks vet to the official arriva
of summer and the summer TIM
table.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

That irrerressible Parkhurst cor
respondent wants to know if diggin
out woodchucks is hunting or farm
ing. 1t is a good deal Ike the oil
question as to whether digging clam
is farming or fishing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

Pennington Chronicle: The recent
death of Miss Julia May Williamson of
Augusta has an especial interest for
the people of this county, as Miss
Williamson was native of New
Sharon and had many acquaintance
and some relatives still residing in this
section. Miss Williamson was we'll
known writer of verse and when only
u years of age volume of her
poems was published. This was en-
titled "The Choir of the Year"
Another and larger volume appeared
d few years later under the title of
Echoes of Time and Tide Miss
Williamson was never strong physi-
cally, but had superior mind, and her
writings will remain as legacy
priced b.. friends and by those who
knew her only by the reading of her
poems.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05

Ossipee Valley Herald: We learn by
telephone that o. L. Stanley, Esq, of
Porter, is to be sentenced to three
months hard labor in stone building
in Augusta, the coming winter, he
having been nominated unanimously
by the Republican caucus for repre-
sentative. We are glad of it. Serves
him just right.