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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13

The period of daylight up to today
has decreased 1 hour and 20 minutes
Have you noticed it?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13

concrete sidewalk is being laid
on East Crescent street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13

The word comes into the city of an
exciting baseball game played yester-
day afternoon on Craig's Point. Lake
Maranacook 1t was the third game
in the series between the mines repre-
senting the Mohican Inn and the Hotel
Maranacook. Each team had won one
game and yesterday the Mohican inn
boys clinched the championship by
an to victory in 10 innings. The
winning run was brought in by Man
ager Parker of the Mohican Inn who
drove out a two-base hit with Mona
han on third. The batteries were
Geraway and Brigham for the win
ners and Hoyt and Stafford for the
losers The season is now at it's height
around Lake Maranacook with camps
and cottages all occupied and the
hotels filled to their capacity. The
Mohican Inn now has "a guests
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
Daily ktnnsber Journal
LOCAL MATTERS.

There are now "A prisoners in the
county Jail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
SPECIAL PRICES
FOR THIS MONTH,

1t takes time to make clothes right.
Get your order in early and be as
surcd Of having them ready when you
want them.
We have secured an option from
large New York wooden house on
some fine silk mixed worsteds that we
are going to sell for 800, $3.50 and
$25. These are excellent values and
cannot be matched for less then $50
We are bound to cut out dali
seasons by cutting suits. Our mag
nificcnt line of fall suitings, trouser-
ings and Overcoatings is now COM
plete. New York city doesn't produce
a better line, Prices ranging from $18
to $40. Every garment is cut, trimmed
and made right and guaranteed by US.
You will afford us pleasure to show
you styles, clothes and prices In
spection is cordially solicited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
A Little Hot
Gather
Talk:
NO HOT AIR.
Augusta, Maine.

Owing to August being dull
month, the rush beginning in Septem-
Der, we are making
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13

JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENT, NO. 3.
Meetings at 8 o'clock every second and
fourth Tuesday.
g. s. PEASLEE, C. P.
G. w. MERRILL. Scribe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
Augusta Lodge Directory
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, REGULAR
meeting Friday evenings at o'clock.
G. A. FREEMAN, N. G.
e. f. WESTON, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday at
. o'clock
r. H. HOXIE, Clerk.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-01
PERSONAL MENTION

George Rule and George Lewis left
Saturday for Yampa, where they will
remain if they can secure employment.
John Trevithick returned Saturday
morning after a weeks visit with friends
and relatives in Denver.
Robert Bennetts left Tuesday for
Denver where he will visit few weeks
with his daughter, Mrs. Wallace.
Rob't Harris went to Denver Sunday
being summoned by the illness of his
sister Emma, who is seriously i'll with
typhoid fever.
]. R. Wood, state mine inspector,
was an arrival Monday morning.
]. c. Fleschhutz was passenger to
Denver Tuesday morning.
Mrs. M. Rank arrived from Denver
Monday evening.
Mrs. Peter Mackin, after few days
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Loughran, returned to her home
in Denver, Monday afternoon.
Tom Cudahy and wife left Tuesday
morning for Denver where they will re-
side in the future.
Mrs. S. M. Booth and sons, Frank
and Earl Peterson, were arrivals last
week from Custer City, S. D., on a
visit to her son, F. E. Peterson.
Mrs. Henry Eilmann returned Tues
day evening from Denver, where she had
been visiting with some relatives from
the east.
John c. Jenkins came up Tuesday
evening to look after business affairs.
G. M. Laird after brief political
visit in Denver returned Tuesday even.
ing.
II. Irving Jones left Tueday for the
San Juan country to exmine some min.
ing properties.
Mrs. ]. A. Noonan returned Tuesday
evening from visit to Denver.
DR.. E. F. Warren and wife returned
Tuesday from an extended stay in Hen
nessey, Oklahoma.
H. H. Lake is making an EXTENDED
tour of the state, comparing othe,
places with Central. He visited tn,
western part of the state and is nov
headed for Denver. He will arriv,
home next week.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-01


30 that. Gs a matter OF fact, the pub.
lie deposits are not only protected.
but they are protected at the expense
of the individual depositors. What
shall we say Of a national bank which
willingly gives the government specl-
dc security and then opposes the pro-
lection Of depositors? And. strange to
say, these big banks that get the long
deposits from the government upon
specific security are the very ones that
have fought and are fighting the sys-
tenn for the guaranty of depositors.
1t is time that the depositors under
stood the situation and got together
for their own protection. Will any
banker who is opposing the guaranty
system answer this argument and ex-
plain why 1t is right to protect gov
ernment deposits and wrong to pro-
tect individual deposits?
When the International Bank at
Colgate. In Oklahoma, failed, the fol-
lowing notice was posted on the door:
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-01

H.A. Hicks and family and Mrs. George
Blair were passengers to Denver yester-
day morning.
Night Marshal Gus. Kruse was among
the passengers to Denver yesterday
morning.
F., F.. Peterson and brother Frank,
and Richard Mayor left yesterday af-
ternoon for the foothills in the valley
where they will hunt the elusive deer.
If they should run across bear and
they can't get out of his way they will
kill Bruin dead, dead, dead.
VIM. M. Shull, Jr., came up from
Denver Tuesday to look after his faith
er's interests. He said his father is
quite i'll in Pittsburg.
John w. Shaw left Sunday for Pitts
burg and other eastern cities on mining
business concerning properties in Gil
pin county.
Mrs. j. c. Oswald is an arrival from
Danville, ILL.,, and will remain with her
husband for some time.
R. j. Purcell and a party of four from
Philadelphia were in the county this
week, looking into properties in the
Russell section.
j. NJ. Seright returned Friday from
his summer home in Philo, o. He had
great trip and didn't permit anything
to worry him in the least.
Miss Lily Spears returned last even
ing from visit to Denver.
John Anderson was an arrival home
from Denver last evening.
Alfred Skeels went to Denver this
morning.
VIM. Harvey left on his regular meat
buying expedition this morning.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-01
sARGEANT ON TAFT.
He Declared that Judge Taft Re-
nanded Workingmen to a Serv-
itude as Degrading as the
spartans Imposed Upon
Their Hciots.

Last week Mr.. Frank p. Sergeant
died. In 1893 he was Grand Master
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire.
men when Judge Taft reduced rail-
road trainmen to machines to do the
bidding of a master" Here are some
extracts from an article written by
Mr.. Sergeant about the decision by
Judge Taft that was gricvous
wrong:
''If a Judge Of the United States
court The w.s discussing Judge Taft's
decisionl may abolish this right of
an employe, he remands him. un-
equivocally. to a servitude as degrad-
ing as the Spartans imposed upon
their helots and It is this phase Of the
strike which has aroused such in.
tense concern and alarm.
ut will not be expected that I
should enter upon a discussion Of the
legal points involved: at best I can
only voice the sentiments Of a body
of law-abiding men who have been
trained by their organizations to re-
spect laws and the decisions Of courts.
and who find themselves suddenly re-
duced to the condition of peonage by
the decision Of a United States judge"
at is asserted that railroads be-
come common carriers, but are un.
able to perform their obligations with
out men. They must have men. and
Il should be stated they must have
Engines, fuel, water. steam. tracks.
etc. The locomotives and equipments
can be purchased and become the
property Of the road. but they are
useless without men. and these, once
secured, the general manager. speak.
ing as II by authority. intimates that
they become fixtures. because. with.
out them, as without engines. the OBJ.
LEGATIONS Of the railroads cannot be
performed; such is the newfangled
logic relied upon to reduce railroad
trainmen to machines. to do the bid
ding OF masters with authority con.
ferred by a United States Judge. In
at least one notable instance a United
States Judge has shown his utter con.
tempt for a sovereign state and the
laws made in conformity with the
constitution. and has sent county Off.
cials to prison because they would not
disregard their oaths and obey his
mandate-and II will readily be con.
ceded. II such high.handed outrage
can be perpetrated and the Judge re-
main unimpeached. that a Judge may.
with equal impunity. subject railroad
employees to autocratic indignities."
"But It so happens that while men
debate such propositions. embodying
self-evident truths. the court, with an
iron grip. holds freemen in bondage.
and the victims are as powerless as
when. under another exhibition OF
ps,wer. men were sold at the auction
block"
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-01
NOTICE..

A farmer in the country, who had
money in the bank. sent word that he
was too busy to come at once. but that
he would call in week. What con-
trast that is to the rush that is made
by depositors in banks where depos-
its are not guaranteed? There the
people almost beat down the doors to
get their deposits.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-01
TAKING THE STRICKEN
CITY.

When San Francisco was do.
steoyed the proposition was
made TO admit lumber for Its
rebuilding free Of duty. The Re.
publican party managers side.
tracked Il. But why should they
have taken this attitude7 A.
long az they plead that the for.
eIsner pays the tax there was
no particular reason for them to
compel the people Of that strIck.
en- city to pay ten per cent more
for the lumber In lie rebuilding
than they would otherwise, Just
In order to prevent an object
lesson In the event Of real tar.
In revision.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-01

VIM. Hambly will leave for Oak
Creek in Routt county this week where
he will assist w. j. Lamont in erecting
some buildings at the Moffat coal mines.
Mr.. Lamont has charge of the work.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-01
Canteloupes at Hawley's.
Good groceries at Hawley's.

1.-THE Man With Four Eyes" Tuesday
night at the M. E. Church. Come early
and get seat for the musical program
at 7 o'clock. Admission free. Every
body invited.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-01
Angel. John
Barrett, Frank
Bitter, John ct al
Brooklyn Gold Mining {
Milling Co

Burke, Mrs. Helen
Bowles. Ella b.
Davis, Evan
Dalpez, Guisippina
Duncan. Sarah
Grand Central Gold Min
ing Co
Gold Collar Mining Co
Ideal Mining d Develop
rnent Co
Launder, Mrs. Thomas
Lyons, Mrs. b
Maymon, Meyer
Memo, Mrs. Mary
Nicholson, VIM. estate
Newfoundland Ming Co
Parsons, Thomas. estate
Rossovich. Peter
Rudolph, Z. A.
Sullivan. Margaret
Sella, Mrs. Leoni, est
Stephens, John
Trevithick Mrs.Catherint
Tierney, Mrs. Stacia
Thomas, Mrs. Bessie
Thomas, Edward
Whitford, Joseph
Williams, Charles
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-09

The following report on the artesian
water possibilities OF oregon and
Idaho has just been issued by the
geological survey of the United States
government:
Flowing wells can probably be OBJ
tained in q number OF districts In
southeastern oregon and southwestern
Idaho. according to a report Issued
by the United States geological survey
as water-supply paper No. rs. This
report, which was prepared by the
late Prof. I. c. Russell, is the result OF
geological investigation in parts OF
Canyon and Owyhee counties, Idaho,
and OF Malheur and Harvey counties,
Oregon. made with the special object
of discovering localities where flow
ing water can be obtained by drilling
wells.
The presence OF arteslan conditions
in an area is frequently inferred by
biologists from a study OF rock struc-
ture. In what is properly termed an
artesIan basin the layers Of rock are
bent downward, so as to resemble a
pile OF shallow plate-shape dishes
placed one within another,
One or more OF the beds Of rock Is
porous and allows water supplied by
rain on it's upturned edges to perco-
late into II. Above and below the
water-charged layers are close-textur-
ed rocks, like clay. that prevent the
escape OF water in the bed between
them. A number Of such structural
basins are found in the region studied
by Professor Russell.
Confirmation of the supposition
that water under pressure exists be-
meath the surface In any area is
found at many places in the occur
renee of warm springs-those with
temperatures ranging from so de-
grees to 100 degrees F. As the water
in artesian basins has descended from
the surface, and as the temperature
OF the earth increases with depth, the
deeper the water has penetrated into
the rocks the higher will be its tenn
perature.
The increase in the temperature oil
the earth below a depth OF. about 5O
feet in temperate regions is in general
about degree F. for each 90 teet
but there is considerable evidence IA
voring the conclusion that in southern
idaho and adjacent parts Of oregon
the rate of increase Is approximately
l degree f. for each As feet In depth
At the depth Of so feet the tempera-
ture corresponds to the mean annual
temperature OF the locality chosen
which in this region Is approximately
so degrees F., so that If a spring In
this region has a temperature of 65
degrees F., or Is degrees above the
temperature of the stratum of no sea
sonal variation, 1t would be safe to
conclude that the water rises from q
depth of at least 675 feet below that
stratum, or 725 feet below the sur
face. Such a spring would therefore
serve as an indication of the depth to
which a we'll should be bored to pene-
trate the water-charged rock layer
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-09

That the La Grande Commercial
club, which was perilously near
bankruptcy, will be rescued and plac-
ed upon a solid foundation is shown
by the active campaign for its finan-
cial recuperation now in progress In
that city.
For the past two weeks a commit
tee has been work on plans to save
the club from disorganization and fl
nancial disaster and at meeting held
Saturday plans for its rescue were
adopted, and 1t is now probable that
the club will continue to exist and fill
the large place in the development OF
La Grande and the surrounding coun-
try which It has filled in the past. The
La Grande Observer says:
There was a splendid attendance
last night at the Commercial club, to
hear the reports Of the committee on
the proposed financial reorganization
of the club. which provides for re-
funding the present debt, which, all
told, amounts to $4,000; this will in
clude a proposed expenditure OF ST.
900 for new furniture, papering and
additions to the athletic rooms.
The new plan proposes that each
member and prospective members
subscribe for one share Of stock. This
is expected to raise not less than So
900. Satisfactory arrangements car
be made for the paying of the SIC
share on the installment plan II de.
sired
Mr.. Schiber, in order to assist some
of the younger members. subscribed
for 10 shares, which can be paid fol
at the rate of 81 per month or more
After a thorough discussion most al
presen thought the plan an ideal one
and the soliciting committees will ge
busy next Monday. Every one pres
ent was unanimous for maintaining
the club, and II the membership car
be increased, there is no danger
whatever but that 1t can be satisfac
torily reorganized.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-09
Another Ancient Half Dollar.

Pendleton, Mar. 9.-(Editor East
Oregonian. I'm your paper of March
6 l read a description of the ancient
50-cent piece held by Mr.. Tung, in
terpreter at Walla Walla. can beat
Mr.. Tung's piece by IL years in point
of age, as l have one coined in 1925,
which is also larger than an ordinary
half dollar, the Goddess of Liberty is
larger and faces the left with the word
Liberty" inscribed on the cap. Stars
are much larger, and eagle is much
larger. with neck outstretched to the
left, while the motto "E Pluribus
Unum," floats on banner above eagle
instead Of on banner held in the
mouth of the eagle, as on coins OF
later date. Reads so cents beneath
eagle, and on edges instead of the
milling it reads $50 cents, or half q
dollar" and the motto I'm God We
Trust" does not appear on 1t.
also have in my collection a cop
per cent coined in 1857 with flying
eagle in place of Indian head; a g.
cent silver piece, date 1852; a Scent
nickel, date 1868, a 2-cent copper,
date 1867, and a one dollar gold coin
over so years old, and several foreign
coins of unique designs, among them
one copper ore, coined 1875, making
it over two hundred and thirty three
years old. MRS. G. w. BROWN.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-09
"Confusion" at the Star.

The riproaring farce comedy en-
titled Confusion" will be the attrac-
ton at the Star theater tonight, and
this will be the best attraction seen
here for some time. With a large
company of pretty dancing girls, new
scenery and new songs, the manage
ment is in a position to put on first
class little show. There are new
lot of pictures. also. This program
will be the attraction until Thursday
evening when there will be another
change.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-09

1t is estimated that a fence post
which under ordinary circumstances
will last for perhaps two years. WILL
if given preservative treatment cost
ing about 10 cents, last IS years. The
service of old timbers, such as rail-
road ties. telephone poles, and mine
props can be doubled and often tre-
bled by inexpensive preserVatlVe
treatment. Today, when the cost Oh
wood is a big item to every tarHer'
every stockman, every railroad man
ager-to everyone, in fact, who must
use timber where it is likely to decay
this is a fact which should be'care-
fully considered.
1t is easy to see. that II the length
of time timbers can be used Is dou-
bled only half as much timber Will
be required as before and only one
half as much money will need to be
spent in the purchase of timber
many woods which were for a long
time considered almost worthless can
be treated and made to last as long
as the scarcer and more expensive
kinds
OF the actual saving in dollars ana
cents through preservatlve treatment
fence post such as was mentioned at
the beginning might serve as one ex-
ample. The post is of loblolly pine
and costs, untreated, about 8 cents
or including the cost of setting IL
cents. 1t lasts about two years.
Compounding interest at per
cent. the annual charge of such a post
is 1853 cents; that is, it costs 1903
cents a year to keep the post in SER
vice. Preservative treatment costing
10 cents will increase its length OF
life about IS years. In this case the
total cost of the post, set, Is "a cents
which compounded at per cent
gives an annual charge Of 2.O4 cents
Thus the saving due to treatment IL
SAC cents year. Assuming that
there are 1000 posts per mile, there
is saving each year for every mile
Of fence Of a sum equivalent to the
interest on $21960.
In the same way preservative treat
ment will increase the length OF lie
Of a loblolly pine railroad tie from
five years to II years and will re-
duce the annual charge from 1852
cents to 948 cents, which amounts
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-09
WHAT i COSTS TO KEEP UP THE FENCES

to a saving of s5S.75 per mile.
1t is estimated that 10000 acres
are required each year to grow TIM
her for the anthracite coal mines
alone. The average life Of an un-
treated mine prop is not more than
three years. By proper preservatve
treatment 1t can be prolonged by
many times this figure. Telephone
and telegraph poles, which In 10 or
12 years. or even less. decay so bad
" at the ground that they have to be
removed, can, by simple treatment
at their butts be made to last ~ or
20 years.
Sap shingles, which are almost val
ueless in their natural state, can
easily be treated and made to outlast
even painted shingles of the most de-
cay-resistant woods. Thousands or
dollars are lost every year by the So
called "bluing" of freshly sawed sap
wood lumber. This can be prevented
by proper treatment, and at a cost so
small as to put 1t within the reach
of the smaller operator
In the south the cheap and abun-
dant loblolly pine, one or the easiest
of all woods to treat, can by proper
preparation be made to take the place
of the high-grade longleaf pine for
many purposes. Black and tupelo
gums and other little used woods
have new and increasing import
ance because Of the possibility Of pre-
serving them from decay at small
cost.
In the northeastern and lake states
are tamarack, hemlock, beech, birch
and maple, and the red and black
oaks. all of which by proper treat
ment may help to replace the fast
diminishing white oak and cedar. In
the states OF the Mississippi valley
the pressing fence post problem may
be greatly relieved by treating such
species as cottonwood, willow and
blackberry.
Circular 139 of the forest service,
"a Primer of Wood Preservation"
tells in simple terms what decay Is
and how 1t can be retarded, describes
briefly certain preservatives and pro-
cesses. gives examples OF the saving
in dollars and cents, and tells what
wood preservation can do In the fu-
ture. The circular can be had free
upon application to the Forester,
Forest Service, Washington, d. c.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-09

Accused of a crime that will land
them behind the walls OF the peni-
tentiary, II proven upon them, o. n.
Smiles and ]. V. Baldwin, are now
locked up inside the county Jail: They
are charged with having robbed
James Pendley OF SIS and the cir
cumstances surrounding the case are
such that the police believe that
they have the two men foul.
Pendley, the victim, had a room at
the Penland Bros lodging house Sat-
urday and the number on his door
was IS. During the day. so it is said,
he became drunk and was taken to
his room by Smiley and Baldwin.
Others in the lodging house saw the
three men go to the room and later
when Pendley reported he had been
robbed, suspicion very naturally fell
upon the two men.
Upon instructions from Marshal
Gurdane, Smiley and Baldwin were
arrested Saturday night by Officer
Kearney and when searched about
SIG was found upon the two men. Ac.
cording to the police they have evil
dence that neither man had any mon
ey shortly before that time and this
furnishes another link in the chair
OF evidence against the accused men
When arrested one of the men ex-
planned that he had borrowed some
money from a friend, but when the
"friend" was questioned by the Off
GERS he denied having loaned the fell
low a cent.
Smiley and Baldwin are now being
held at the county Jail and unless
thew decide to enter a plea of guilty