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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-17
Notes of the Fair

Hazel NJ Peacock. aged II. has q fine
display of vegetables the pride of the
young agrlculturalist being u pumpkin
weighing 1874 lbs.
Harold NJ. Heath showed n fi,:p bull
Glencairn, and a heifer. Readiieid i;nse.
2 years old, both Ayershires. aud talk
ing blue ribbons in the class.
The advertising distributed by Thom-
az G. Buckley of the new furniture
store. Augusta. did much toward liVcn-
Ing folks up and getting people ac-
qu3inted. 1t was in the form of Il tag
with the words. Pin this in your but
tonhole. look pleasant. smile" on one
side. AMI Smile again with Mr
Buckley's ad. on the reverse side,
The steamer Maranacook. on its last
trip from the corn factory ut the head
Wednesday afternoon was loaded down
with passengers. and a few complaints
We're heard that additional facilities
were not provided for bringing people
back after carrying them to the fair
grounds all day. A few cautious one,
remained over to wait for the gasoline
launch, making the trip in twice :ho
time of the steamer but enjoying the
beautiful September sunset. This latter
party connected With the O'Clock rar
out of Winthrop ana reached Augusta
without miShap
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and administration, and he has charged
that Colonel Qunby was favorable to the
continuance of such control. Colonel Ell
lis has asked support on his record in
various state offices The leaders of the
Pilsbury and Quinly forces have attack
ed each other bitterly and while both
have emphasized the need of harmony in
the party ranks in q Presidential year
it seemed probable tonight that the party
leaders would have all they could dn to
secure such harmony. no matter who is
nominated tomorrow.
Final conferences were held this even
ing to arrange details of tomorrow's gath
ering. One of the matters which caused
much discussion was the selection of a
chairman for the convention, the man
who had been slated for that nomination,
Harry NJ. Cheney of Lebanon, having
been defeated in the caucuses. The names
of Col. Walter w Scott Of Dover Henry
M. Baker of Bow and John Scammon Of
Exeter we've among those mentioned for
this position.
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THE NIGHT BEFORE.
Great Enthusiasm at Concord on the
Eve of Republican Convention.

Concord, n. H.. Sept. 16.-Marching
clubs, bands, throngs on the streets,
buzZing with half suppressed excite
ment and hotels crowded to the outside
doors with delegates and interested OBJ
servers made the night before the Re-
publican state convention which will
meet tomorrow to nominate a state
ticket and about a platform, one Of
much picturesqueness and great con-
fusion. The sharp campaign between
the three candidates for the guberna-
toral nomination, ROsecrans w. Pills
bury of Londonderry. Bertram Ellis
of keene, speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives, and Henry B. Quinby of
Laconia, Ias attracted the keenest in
terest outside the state.
The committee on resolutions, imme-
diately upon it's organization, proceed
ed to the discussion of the platform
which had been drafted previously by
q committee appointed by the state
committee. United States Senator ia
cob H. Gallinger who presided over the
meeting. addressed the delegates briefly
urging harmony and party unanimity
for the ticket.
"Whoerer is nominated for COVER
nor, said senator GdlllnSef, Will De
good enough for me to vote for. and
ought to be good enough for all. If
the state ticket is assaulted as it was
two years ago, there is danger that the
national ticket will also be assailed."
Former United States Senator Will
liam F. Chandler next took the floor
and urged harmony but the principal
part of his talk was a review of the
record of the Republican party in its
20 years of existence. In concluding
his remarks he read extracts of the
rosthumous message of Former Pres
ident Cleveland commencing Former
Secretary of War William H. Taft and
urged party harmony for the Republi-
can standard bearer.
Fred w. F,stabrook of Nashua, the
new Republican committeeman, spoke
briefly. emphasizing the pleas of the
other speakers for harmony.
Apart from the contagious excite
ment of the crowds the committee on
resolutions worked until 4 late hour
over the platform to be submitted to
the convention tomorrow.
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THE WOOD PULP PROBLEM
Explained to Congressional Commute
BY N. m. Jones Of Maine.

Appleton, Wis. Sept. 10" Because
raw material is much cheaper In Cam
ada and labor is considerably cheaper.
we would have to go out OF business
and would go out of business if the tar
inf on wood pulp were to be cut off, un-
Icss we could obtain higher prices for
our sulphite than we are receiving at
the present" said y. NJ. Jones Of
Haneor. Me-. manager Of the hatahdln
Pulp & Paper Co. at Lincoln. NE, be
fore the Congressional investigation
committee this morning. Continuing
Mr.. Jones said:
"Unles:; we can get our material as
cheaply as the Canadian mills do, We
would have to quit business. for we
could not compete with them
Asked if i'm his opinion the pu!p wood
supply is ample in this country 'or an
almost indefinite period. Mr.. Jones said
that in Maine the supply is perhaps
practically inexhaustible, but in the
middle West. especially Wisconsin.
Michigan and Minnesota, the nlanufdc-
turers will soon be obliged to procare
their pulp wood from Canada.
1.-The OILY thing ] see to do said
Mr.. Jones, lis to make a treaty with
Canada. Not as a tariff. not as Il Re-
publican party today and a Democratic
party tomorrow, but a treaty whereby
the tariff on wood pulp would he cut
off it our mills We're allowed TO pur-
chase pulp wood in Canada, al the
same figures that Canada mills do; but
l would also increase the duty on Eu-
ropean pulp 100 per cent. Europe is our
greatest competitor, not Canada.
The market of the United States and
Canada is large enough to use all the
wood pulp, sulphite and paper manu-
featured In this country and Canada
it treaty were made and the duty on
European goods increased. came be-
fore this committee prepared to show
figures concerning pulp and sulphite
importations from Europena markets.
From January l to August l this year,
the ports of New York, Boston, Phil
adelpi,a and Baltimore received 1926
tons of unhieached sulphite from Scan
dinavia. In the same length of time
the Canadian mills shipped in 1924
tons"
Mr. Jones explained that these fig
ures We're obtained from the bureau of
statistics at Washington, and said that
the sulphite manufacturers have had
men at work on the subject for several
months getting together this data for
the committee. The Maine man was
the only witness today.
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STILL A MYSTERY.
Searchers Find No Clue as to Where
abouts of Esther Hilbert.

Northampton. Mass, Sept. 1b.-Dis-
couraged with their unsuccessful! search
for Miss Esther Hilbert, the young
Philadelphia student who disappeared
from her mothers summer home at
Chesterfield Sunday, the party of 100
men who have been searching returned
tonight. Major Mckay of the state po-
lice said that the woods, river and
ponds in the neighborhood had been
examined thoroughly for three days
now. and absolutely no trace of the girl
had been found organized search would
be given up, although a few scattered
parties viii continue their efforts.
Various rumOrs of girl ''acting
strangely" Sunday We're received from
Pittstield Montgomery and other
places, but each rumor proved to be
without foundation.
A report was started today that a
eliot of blood had been found in the
barn near the house where Miss Hill
bert had been spending the summer,
and there were many stories atloat that
Miss Hilbert had met with foul play
in the barn and that her body had been
carried away and concealed. The state
police, however, say that the blood ciot
was without basis
John G. Hilbert, the girls father is
firm in the belief that his daughter has
met her death either by suicide or foul
play and that her body has been con-
cealed in some secluded spot in the
neighborhood. While no opinion on this
point can be obtained from the police
It is understood that some of them
think that the girl is still alive.
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closing hours OF /; great convention III
this country's greatest state.
Il appreciate Judge Parker's cor
dial words in presenting me to you. l
appreciate the pledge he has given and
especially do | appreciate his own
earnest part in the fuIhlIment of that
pledge" He said he was gratified that
the convention placed at the head OF
the ticket zone 80 worthy to carry the
party's standard in this state" and
said he appreciated the spirit of mar
mony that prevailed in this conven-
ton.
Mr.. Bryan's references to the con-
yention and to Mr.. Chanler called out
almost continual cheering. The Ne
braskan then plunged into his set
speech.
While in the midst of his address
Mr.. Bryan was interrupted by Former
Assemblyman John Palace. Jr., OF
Rochester, who stated that If he would
consent to suspend for five minutes
the Democrats OF Monroe county
would show him more substantial sup
port than mere applause and cheer
ing. Ushers rushed about the hall
handing out blank applications for
membership in the Central Bryan and
Kern Club" containing pledge to vote
for the success of the national ticket.
When the sips had all been collected
Mr. Palace announced that more than
5000 applications and pledges had been
made.
Il think that is the largest club that
| ever knew organized in so short a
time" said Mr. Bryan, and If you
will work as long as You can fast
thcre'll be an immense amount OF work
done between now and election day.
In his addresses to the overflow
crowds Mr.. Bryan spoke briefly along
the same lines as at the convention
hall. The dinner rendered to Mr.. Bry-
an at the tennessee Valley Club was
as notably significant in its gathering
of the leaders of the party in the state
as was the meeting in Convention hall
Leader Murphy and Senator McCar-
rem of Brooklyn both were present.
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DEMOCRATIC LOVE FEAST.
Bryan's Followers Hear Some of the
Talk For Which He Is Famous.

Rochester, N. Y, Sept. 16.-As the
eliminating feature of the Democratic
state convention, which closed today
there was a notable demonstration
here tonight in honor of the partys
national standard bearer. William
Jennings Bryan. who addressed a mass
meeting in Convention hall and over
flow gatherings outside.
Presiding over the Convention hall
assemblage was Judge Alton b. Par
ker, the Presidential candidate of four
years ago. who took advantage of the
occasion to make a personal pledge of
his earnest featy to the national tick
ct AS Mr.. Bryan and Judge Parker
stood side by side before the great
assemblage the cheering welled up in
deafening roar. Mr.. Bryan asknowl-
edged Judge Parker's pledge of ms
own support and the support of the
united Democracy Of the Empire
state" in words as gracious as the
pledge had been extended
Mr. Bryan expressed his gratitude
for the nomination today of Lewis
Stuyvesant Chaner as head of the
state ticket and paid a personal tri-
butte to him. Mr.. Chanler had Joined
the NebraSkan at Syracuse this after
noon and was with him at dinner to-
night at the tennessee Valley Club.
The greeting extended to Mr.. Bryan
when he entered the hall and the APP
plause and cheering which constantly
interrupted his speech was spontane-
ously enthusiastic Nearly all of Roch-
ester seemed to have given itself over
to the reception of Bryan The down
town streets We're thronged all the
evening long and the progress of the
candidate from place to place was
made difficult by the crowds which
pressed about him.
Judge Parker offered a foreword
rather than an Introduction of Mr..
Bryan, saying:
THE united Democracy of the state
OF New York joins heartily with the
people of Rochester in bidding well
come to our guest of honor, and we
pledge him our earnest support until
victory comes
1T is worth coming a long way"
SAID Mr.. Bryan, TO participate in the
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Paintings and rawings-Harriet +.
1ihheits, Augusta, collection water
colors. list Harvard Sullivan, Kents
Hill. LIST Berrice Greeley, Readdeld,
charcoal drawing. I'd. Mary +. Berry,
Eent's Hill. water colors, ID; crayons.
list. H. F. TIbbetts, Augusta. oil paint
ing. list. Harold sullivan oil painting.
I'd.
Canned fruit and honey-Mrs. Chas.
$. Towle, Winthrop. peaches, LIST;
pears. list; pums. I'd A. w. Black,
Winthrop, observation hives, list; ltal-
! ian. lst; black, list; comb honey, 1St;
| extracted. LIST; live given, LIST: comb
honey not less than "a tbs., lst; greatest
variety. 1st Mrs. r. NJ. Mason, North
Vienna, canned blackberries, list; rasr-
berries, LIST; Strawberries. 1st; one
| glass jelly, crab apple, LIST; rhubarp.
| Isl: strawberry. list; raspberry, lst'
blackberry. list: BURBERRY, LIST. r. D.
Luce. Readfield, collection preserves.
| LIST: pickles. sour, list: mixed, LIST. MISS
Angie Spaulding, Belgrade. canned
blackberries. ID; plnms. 1st; raspber-
rics. I'd; Strawberries, I'd; pears, 2d;
rheuharb jelly, ID
| Flowers-C. \. Perley, Winthrop. as
tcrs, ID Cora G. Armstrong, Readtield.
reranurls, Sd Mrs. G. w. SeGgeley.
Winthrop, geraniums, lst; perennial
| pliloX. LIST: verbenas. list; coleus, 1st.
Maud McClelland, Mt. Vernon. asters,
| I'd; nasturtiums. I'd. Mrs. Fred Pack
ard, Readfield Depot. bouquet wild
| flowers, 1St Mrs M. F. Norcross. Win
throp, pansies, 1st. f. E. Luce. Read
| field, geraniums, I'd; dahlias, LIST. Mrs.
Mrs. A H. Wilson. Readtield, display
asters, 1st: stocks, LIST. George II. AL
len, sweet peas. ID. Marguerite Stew
| ems lnarigolds. list: nasturtiuHS, I'd.
| Mrs. J. w. Sedgeley. Winthrop, sweet
| peas, Sd Mildred Norcross, Winthrop.
sweet peas, LIST; Mrs. Samuel Phlbrick,
| Rea(feld, bouquet wild flowers, ID:
| marigolds. I'd: cut flowers, 1st Mrs. c.
f. Longfcllow. Winthrop, phlCx dro-
mondi. LIST. Mrs. A. P. Burns, Mt. Yer
non. coleus, I'd.
Products of kitchen by girls under
15-Oranell Hunter, Readfeid. orna-
mental frosted cake, list. Pearl A.
White, Mt Vernon, plate mol2sses
cookies, list.
Butter-Best display, Mrs. ]. H.
Swift, Sidney, list; Mrs. Nellie Pearl.
Readfield, I'd; Mrs. j. H. Moore. sd.
Cheese Domestic, !. d. Lincoln
Wayne, LIST.
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LABOR AND WAGES.
Increased Cost Of Living Advances
Over Increase in Wages.

Washington. Sept. 16.-The average
wages per hour in the principal manu-
featuring and mercantile Industries of
the country were 81 per cent. higher
in 1907 than in 1906. while retail prices
of food We're AZ per cent. higher ac-
cording to the July report of the bureau
Of labor. The regular hours of labor
per week were 4-10ths of / per cent.
lower, and the number of employees in
establishments investigated by the bu-
reau showed an increase of 1 per cent.
The purchasing power Of an hour
wage. as measured by food, was less in
1907 than in 1906. the decrease being
one-half of per cent.
The report adds that the greatest in
crease III wages per hour was in the
manufacture of cotton goods. the in
crease being 1873. In the paper and wood
pulp industry there was an increase in
wages per hour of 10.1 per cent.
The average prices of 90 of the 80 ar
ticles included in this compilation of
prices were higher in 1907 than in 1906
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FoUR-coRNERED FIGHT
Will Be Settled Today in New Hamp
shire Republican Convention.

Concord, N. f., Sept 16.-An excitement
which recalled the wild scenes attending
the four-cornered fight at the Republican
state convention in Concord two years
ago pervaded this city tonight. Tomorrow
the Republicans of New Hampshire will
send their delegates to Concord again to
select a candidate for governor, and while
there are only three aspirants this year,
one of these is the man who received the
largest vote on the first ballot in the
convention of 1906 although he was sub
seqnently defeated. In addition to this
man. Rosecrans W. Pillsbury Of London
derry, the men whose names will go be-
fore the convention tomorrow are Ber-
tram Ellis of Keene. speaker of the state
House of Representatives, and Henry D.
Quinby OF LacOnfa. Tonight the adher-
ents of Col. Quinby are asserting that he
was sure Of enough votes to insure his
nomination on the first ballot, while Mr..
Pil!sbuly's friends declared that he would
get the nomination. The Ellis leaders ex-
pressed the belief that their candidate
would draw enough votes from the other
two to bring about his candidacy. So
many of the delegates chosen at the cau-
cnses last week were unpledged that the
outcome Of the balloting was greatly in
doubt on the eve Of the convention.
Mr.. Pillsbury and Colonel Quinhy have
conducted spirited campaigns, while Mr.
Ellis has carried on a less vigorous can
vass. Mr.. Pillsbury, who has claimed
that he represented the reform" ele-
ment in New Hampshire politics, has de-
clared that the issue this year is the al
legged domination Of the Boston & Maine
Railroad in New Hampshire legislation
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WRIGHT'S OFFICIAL TRIP
Will Be Made by AeropIane This Week
at Fort Myer.

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE high wind
today did not subsidc in time to permit
Of fight by Orville Wright in his aero
plane AT Fort Myer.
Mr.. Wright expects to make his official
speed trial this week. He changed his
propellers today, replacing those he nas
been using with another pair of greater
diameter He was not satisfied with the
speed secured from the discarded propel-
lers. The arrangements for the official
speed trial have been practically COM
pleted by Major George o. Squicr. acting
chiee signal officer The course will be
five miles to the south of Fort Myer to
Shooters Hill. near Alexandra, Va. and
return. A cavalry man will he stationed
every few yards along the route in order
to be of assistance in case MI Wright
should meet with an accident during the
flight
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THE OFFICERS ENTERTAIN.
Reception and Dance on the Connect.
cut at Albany, w. Aus.

Albany. West Australia. Sept. 10
There was Il reception and dance on
board the battleship Connecticut today
given by the officers in return for the
hospitality that they have received
on shore. Among those present were
the governor and the premier of West
ern Australia.
In the tug -of-war contests this after
noon an American team defeated a
team from the British cruiser Gibraltar
but Il team made UP from the Albany
police force defeated the Americans.
The mayor of Albany gave a ball
tonight to the American officers.
James Jackson Coughlin of Bristol,
Ct a seaman on the battleship I'LL
nois. was killed today by fall while
engaged in coaling ship.
The departure of the il"et for Manila
has been postponed until September
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r]::.FAMILY
RECON- MENDSr~..

Richmond, Me-, Nov. ~, 1906.
your Bitters have been used for Z
great many years in the family, and
We highly recommend them"
Yours truly, L. A. Thurlow.
Everyone can enjoy good health by
taking an occasional dose of e. F."
Atwoods Bitters. They keep the stom-
ich well, the liver active, and the bowels
'egular. They dispel sickness and re.
':ore health. Try them tonight. 35c.
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AT U. OF M.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

instructor in German; Albret Guy Dur
gin, B. S., assistant in chemistry.
The following promotions have been
made: Charles b. Brown, c. F., from
Assistant professor of civil engineer
ing to professor of railroad engineer
ing; w. P. Daggett. p. l.. B.. from in
structor in public speaking to assistant
professor in public speaking.
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just a Campo isn Lie.

Syracuse, n. Y, Sept. 16.-Timothy
l.. Woodruff. who Is in Syracuse to-
night. denied that he had any intcn-
ton of resigning as chairman of the
Republican state committee. He char
acterized the report as absurd.
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KERN DECLINES.
Could Not Meet John Temple Graves
In Joint Debate.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Sept 16.-John
w. Kern. the Democratic Vice Presi-
Dental candidate. to join him in a
joint discussion in Louisville KY. to-
night Mr. Kern sent this message:
Hon John Temple Graves, Chat
tanooga, Tenn. my engagement for
tomorrow afternoon for non-partisan
address. Cannot be in Louisville at
night"
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SHERMAN AT WlLKESBARRE.
Over 5000 People Greet Republican
Vice Presidential Candidate.

Wlkesbarre, Pa. Sept. 16.-The Re-
publ IAN state and national campaign
was opened in the Armory here to-
night at a mass meeting attended by
over 5000 persons. James S. Sherman.
the Vice Presidential candidate, was
warmly received.
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THE CORRECTED RETURNS.
Fernald's Plurality, With One Town
Missing, Is 1879.

Portland Sept. 16.-Corrected returns of
Mondays election with but one town
missing, which gave COBB - and Davis
four years ago, tonight gave Fernald a
plurality of 1879 for Governor. BY dis
tricts the vote stood as follows:
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Collier to Succeed Cong. Williams.

Jackson. Miss, Sept. 16.-Practically
complete returns from yesterdays
primaries in this district, show that
J. w. Collier of Warren has been nam
ed as the successor of John Sharp
Williams over Patrick Henry, by a
majority of SIS votes.
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The directors of the American Ship
Building Co. Wednesday at Cleve, O.,
declared quarterly dividend of ~
Fer cent. on the preferred stock pay
able Oct. IT,
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HEBREW COLONY PLANNED.
Pittsbura Phianthropist Purchases
Land on James River.


Richmond. Va, Sept. lei T. Levy. Of
PitlsburS. IA. has purchased F(00 acres
OF choice Virginia land at Rock Castle
IN James River, about 50 miles above
Richmond. whore 1t is propos ID to locate
q, colony of Hebrews. who have been
thrown out of work Fifty or mere cot
tages ire t. be built as soon as the ma
terial can he gotten in place.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway has
agreed to bear part of The cost of re-
establishing the ferry at Rock Castle.
which was washed away by the recent
heavy floods Ir addition to this tact.
900 additional acres are needed ny those
in charge of the enterprise. II is said
that the Hebrews of PittshurG suffered
much by the recent financial disturbance
IT Is tho intention of Levy and the phil
anthropists who gre associated with him
to give the people labor in enterprises
which they will soon establish on the
grounds.
The Canadian Parliament has been
dissolved and Oct. 26 has been set for
the election of mambarc 70 tho ,pyt