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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23

Lewiston. Me, March 22.-tSpeciaD.
The annual indoor gymnastic exhibition
nv the Young ladies of Bates College was
held Saturday in the women's gymna-
SUM. An unusually large crowd was
present.
The exhibition was under the personal
supervision of Miss Nellie Haitian Britain,
phy steal director of the young women's
department. Miss Britain gave very in
teresting talk on the gymnasium work at
Bates. She showed that the object OF the
training was not to build and develop
massive muscles. but to strengthen mus
cles of the entire body. Gymnasium
worI. is required for all of the three low
er classes. The more difficult work, such
as rope-clim bling ring work and basket
ball. is not required for all students. The
exhibition, she explained, was not any
thing especially prepared for the occa-
sion. but represented the everyday work
of the classes.
The exhibition opened with an Indian
club drill by the Juniors. The Freshmen
followed with an aesthetic exercise which
consisted of a succession of pretty move
ments. The bar bell drill by the Soph-
ignores was well given. 1t was led by the
Misses Archibald. Barker, Harlow and
Lelan. The Juniors followed with a very
we'll prepared aesthetic exercise entitled
moonlight" 1t was led by Miss Swift
'09. For all these drills there was piano
accompaniment by Misses Perry 10 and
Leard II.
The athletic part proper was opened by
an exhibition of rope climbing given by
the Sophomores under the direction of
Miss Shorey '0S. There We're some excep-
tionally good climbers among the girls
and they scaled the ropes as if they We're
climbing up ladders. Misses Verrill and
Niles were especially good at this While
the rope climbing was going on. the
Freshmen were Rocking the Cradle
Miss Houdlette II was the girl to be
rocked and she certainly received a good
rocking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Bates Girls Give Annual
Gymnastic Exhibition.

The squad on the rings came next The
following performed in this act: Miss NJ.
Grant 'oS, leader; Misses Leland, Boulia,
Crockett, Vinal. Archibald of the Sophie
more class. and Misses Lowe, Swift, Cla-
son. Culhane of the Juniors. The Swed-
ish klapp drill given by 20 Sophomore
girls was something entirely new here at
Bates. 1t was led by Misses Boulia and
Nerril. The Freshman squad on the SER
pentine ladder and the Juniors on the
vaulting box with rings received much
applause.
The competitive events were next in or
der. The respective classes grouped to-
gether and beGan to cheer their represent
atives. The three-lesged race was first.
1t was very exciting but the Sophomore
team had things their own way. Misses;
NJ Hall and Boulia represented the 1910
class in this event and captured fiji st hon
ors. Second place fell to the Junior
team. Misses Sharp and Meader The
Seniors were content with third place.
their team being Misses Melcher and
Grant.
The obstacle race was very larghable
and exciting. Three heats were run.
Misses Swift 90 and Merrill '0S We're left
for the finals. In a close finish Miss Mer-
rill won, carrying off the honors for the
Seniors.
The closing and perhaps most exciting
feature of The exhibition was a basket
ball game between The Sophomnrcs and
Seniors. The Sonhomorcs won by the
score of II to C. The work of the fast
g l,n
shooting of Miss S. Grant for the Seniors
deserve special mention. The following
was the lineup and score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVEN.
TON.

Official list, showing the number OF
delegates which the different cities.
towns and plantations are entitled to.
20 cities, 42S towns. and 70 pIanta-
tions, entitled to 1923 delegates.
Republican State Committee.
Augusta, Maine, Feb. 20, 1908.
The basis of representation in the
call for the Republican State Conven-
ton to be held at Portland. Thursday.
April 80, 1908, at 40 o'clock p. M. for
the purpose of choosing six presi-
Dental electors, also, four delegates
at-large and four alternates-at-large
to attend the National Republican
Convention in Chicago, June 18th
1908, is 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 *
votes further additional delegate
That there may be no misundar-
standing. the secretary Of the com-
mittee has made classification of
delegates based upon this representa-
ton The town or plantation which
threw "A votes is, under this call, only
entitled to one delegate. In order tn
get second delegate it must have
thrown IS votes for the Republican
candidate for Governor in 1906 THO
fraction of 40 votes to give another
delegate, must be in excess of rs votes
1t Is hoped that If any errors are
discovered in the list they will be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL
Announces Its Baseball Schedule for
the Coming Season.

Richmond. Me, March 22.-(Spe-
iaD.-Thc following baseball schedule
has been arranged for the Richmond
High for the coming season:
April 24-Gardiner at Gardiner.
May 2-Hallowell at Richmond.
May 9-Cony at Augusta.
May 11@iardiner at Richmond
May 16-BoWdoin I'd at brunswick.
Pcnding).
May 23-Cony at Richmond
May 30-Hallowcll at HalloweH.
June 3-Rowdoin I'd at Richmond.
June 6-Morse at Bath
June 13-Morse at Richmond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
HACKEMsCHMIDT FAILS
IN HIS UNDERTAKING.

Baltimore. March 22.-Ccorge IIackcn-
schmidt. the Russian wrestler. failed
Saturday night in his Undertaking 10
throw Gus Schoenlein of this city in l.
minutes. Schoenlein. who weighed ia
pounds against the Russians 2OS. was on
the defensive nearly all the time. but did
excellent work escaping from several
holds that seemed certain to bring his
shoulders to the mat.
After that bout Schoenein declared
that Hackenschmidt is stronger than
Gotch with whom Schoenlein has wrest-
led. and who recently undertook to throw
Schoenlein twice in an hour and failed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
GENERAL SPORTS.

Pittsburg, March CA new American
record of Il feet in the plunge was made
at the East Liberty Aquatic Club here
Saturday night in the Amateur Athletic
Union national swimming championship
events by Charles L. Brown of the ILL
nois A. c., who broke his record of %
feet at the Oakland natatorium here.
G. NJ. Daniels of the New York A. G.
was an easy winner of the senior coward
race. His time was I'm. sc 3-5s. In an
extra event, Daniels swan IS yards in
20 1-5s., establishing n new record for the
distance. His former mark was one sec
ond slower.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
KELLEY'S OUTFIT
SHOWS CLASS,

Augusta On. March 70 Well it's
FIRST blood for 10" Itellcv's outfit. tn
]. and the Doves have certainly started
out like winners. Kelley was wreath
ed in smiles Saturday night. and not
even the jibes Of the Augusta rooters.
us he was leaving the ball park. could
make him abandon his good humor.
He IS pleased with the way the boys
worked cut. and during the entire con-
test. :lis good judgment was shown on
all occasions.
While the Boston team is far from
early season form yet. the way they
got down to work and into the game
was plainly satisfying to Colonel Dovey
SIS we'll as Kelley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
BASEBALL.
Jack Thoney Reports In
Good Shape, Readyto
Joe keNey's Outfit Shows Glass
In Their First Game.
Baseball Outlook Is Rosy From
the Portland View.

Little Rock, Ark, March 2O.-"Bullet
jack" Thoney. the long awaited out
fielder, Joined the Red SoX here Satur-
day. He said:
II am as fit as a fiddle; have been
anxious to join the team all along,
but could not see my way clear to get
ting away before. No other club has
been dickering with me. and l would
rather play with Boston than any 9TH
er big league club.
Il felt that | had been used unjustly
BY the Toronto club. but l didn't have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
Cover Hayes
Jars Robson.

Philadelphia, March 32.-'Thcre wasn't
any chance for two opinions over the out
come Of the bout between Grover HAYES
and Spike Robson at the National Ath-
lctic Club Saturday night. On three oc-
casions Hayes rocked Robson perceptihly.
While his punches as a rule lacked steam
there were 50 many of them in COMPARE
son with the number landed by Robson
that Hayes must have received the de
cision on points if decisions were in or
der
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
BASKETBALL NOTES.

The girls basketball team of the
Portland High school defeated the
Morse High school team of Bath by Il
score of ~ to at the Auditorium Sat
urday. III of the scores made by the
visiting young ladies were the result
of fouls. They did not throw any
goals from the floor. There was a large
at the game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23

The salt deposits of Chile are The
greatest in the world The Salar Grando
mine in the province of Tarapaca. about
sixty miles south and east of Iquique.
depth Of twenty-five feet. This body of
sstil Is nearly pure ana contains more
than l4oOH. 0gi .0N0 tons. or enough to SUD
ply the worlds demands for ny de-
cades There are several derosits in tha
interior that cover two or three times
the area of the above.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23

reckless and put tryout named
O'Quinn into the box.
After the sixth and between the jol
lying that his name caused in the
bleachers, and the antics of Cravath and
Morgan on the coaching line, the
younSster went up in the air and the
Boston men got away with a very cheap
game. Scere to ..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
THE RED S0x BEAT
ARKANSAS TRAVELLERS

Little Rock. Ark. March c2-Mike
Firms Arkansas Travellers fought like
Trojans to turn the trick on the Red
Sox Saturday. and up to the eighth
inning they had Manager Mcclure
frantic, for fear that the new ira
Ve'ing suits that his pupils wore for
the first time today were to be
christened by whitewash. Finn got
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23

A Paris journalist has founded a ba-
bies' Club. 1t is SPACIOUS and pleasant
building. with garden and clubhouse
where games of all kinds are provided
cafe, where sweets, cakes. tea. milk and
various kinds of lemonade are sold to
members and their parents. while there
are also many toyships and a theatre.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
RECAPITULATION BY COUNTIES.
SecOnd-ha d
Machinery

There Ia always a call for
secondhand machinery Of
all kfnds and your partic-
ular kind can easily and
quickly be sold by the aid
Of e Journal Want I'd.
Tia cost IL small.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23

promptly reported to the secretary SO
that all mistakes may be corrected.
S. M. CARTER, Chairman
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-27
Texas.
Land Of Opportunities.

If you are tired of working the hilly
and stony farms of Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, or if are tired of work.
ing in the mills or coal mines and want
the incest and as fertile farm land as is
to be found in the entire United States
then we have the land you are looking
for. Or if you are in a position to in
vest money we can show you the best
and safest investment to be found any
where.
The Panhandle, or northwestern part
of Texas, where our lands are located,
has as pleasant and healthy climate
during the entire year as any part of
the United States, and also an abund-
ance of rainfall during the crop-grow-
ing season and plenty of absolutely
fresh water; the land lies very nice and
level, is not wet or swampy, and is ex-
ceptionally fertile and Will raise I'M
usually large crops of every kind, in
fact you could make as much or more
than the cost of your farm in the first
year.
We are now selling this land for only
$40 to $50 per acre, according to dis
lance from railroads and towns. Good
terms. Our excursions go to Texas,
twice each month; very low rates and
first class accommodations.
Our Next Excursion Leaves Pittsburg
il the Evening of Nov. Both
Send for our free illustrated booklet
giving full particulars of this land.
Now is the time to investigate this
land, as thousands of Northern peo-
pie here located there recently prices
are sure to more than double in the
very near future. We will refund your
entire expense of making the trip if we
have misrepresented the land.
We want you to go with US on our
next excursion.
Kurtz & Seehausen,
905 Common wealth Bldg, 316 Fourth
avenue.
Pittsburg, Pa.
Agents Wanted
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-27

II. C. KENNEDY, ] II. TONGE, Supt.
Vice Pres. & Gen'l Supt.
d. A. Riddle. Gen. p IS Agt.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-31
GENERAL MENTION.
Bits Of Labor News Gathered Chiefly
With the Scissors.

WIN tuC SSsSoO'Ss
The union laSel-thatS ali.
Look for the union Label.
II it is not labeled, refuse it.
Union made shoes are sold By Rog
1rs & Perkins.
Central Labor Union Tuesday even
ing.
Open meeting of Plumbers. Monday
evening.
Typographical Union meets Sunday
afternoon.
in Boston.
Musicians Union 6rst annual ball,
February 20. Fraternity Hall.
Theatrical stage hands have or
ganized in Dubuque, Iowa.
Twenty-tifth annual ball. Lincoln Ty-
biographical Union. Fraternity Hall,
February &c.
The quilldriver of The Wageworker
had wrestling match with Col. Grip
the first of the week. 1t resulted in
draw.
All employees in Massachusetts pen
al institutions with the exception of
the state prison are operating under
the eight-hour law.
Workingmen, keep away from Du-
luth. The Van Cleave-ites have opened
non-union campaign and a general
lockout is in progress
The Eaton, Crane and Pike com
panies' paper mills, at Pittsfeld, Mass,
Mass. have resumed operations. About
500 hands are affected.
Carpenters organized union in
Bismark, n. d.. six weeks ago and al
ready has on it's roll of members 40
of the "a men in that city.
Nearly 600 women and girls, mem
bers of Tobacco Shippers Union in
Boston, have unanimously voted to
stand firm against and reduction in
pay.
The Wageworker will be glad to
publish advance notices of all union
balls in this city. Send in your notices.
That's what this humble little labor
paper is for.
The national convention of the
United Mine Workers will be held
in Indianapolis, beginning January 81
II will be a great gathering and an i'm
portant session.
Twenty-Five thousand children be
tween fourteen and sixteen years OF
not at school, was the statement in
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-31

A royal commission has investigated
the operation of short and long hours
in the City of Birmingham, England.
and reported that in a five-year period
had found that an eight-hour day had
given better results than twelve
hour day.
A Detroit lady entered a railroad
ticket Office the other day AMI said she
wanted a ticket to Ann Arbor- The
pale-looking clerk asked, "Single?" 1T
amt none of your business" she re-
piled. Il might have been married q
dozen times if felt like providing for
some poor, shiftless wreck of a man
like YOU
During a discussion in Congress on
the general rottenness" of some ma
tional banks, and of the application of
the federal laws Furnishing officials
responsible for their conditions, Rep
resentative Kustermasn, of Wisconsin,
native of Germany, made the wisest
remark made in the weeks debate
when he said: The trouble in this
House seems to be that there are too
many lawyers on this floor. I sug-
gest if the lawyers cannot get to.
gether that they quit in favor of the
farmers and the manufacturers and
let them frame the laws for the courts
to declare unconstitutional
1t is reported that the army re-
cruiting stations throughout the coun.
try are crowded with men anxious to
enlist because they have been thrown
out of work
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-31
ELECTRICAL WORKERS.
Some Brief Notes About the Men Who
String the "Juice."

Electrical Workers Unions Nos. %
and 1872 of Omaha gave their second
annual ball on January 21 The Wes-
tern Laborer reports it as follows:
The second annual ball given last
Tuesday evening at Creighton hall
by Electrical Workers unions Nos. %
and 162, was the big success of this
season, just as their dance last year
was the top notcher in point of at
tendance. The crowd Tuesday night
was larger than a year ago. The il
Nominations were fine this year. At
the west end of the hall there was a
large Illuminated sign reading Sec
o2d Annual Ball. The draped lights
were artistic and all working. The
Moonlight waltz was the star attEac-
ton and the electrical workers know
how to put on this number right.
The grand march was participated
in by more than $50 couples and it
was with some difficulty that Harry
odSC uIISStCu ILLS II was d
beautiful picture when crack the
whip time came to see. This whirl,
whirl, whirl; the flashing light and
beautifully dressed women. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Gould led the grand march
The following committees had
| charge of the affair: F1oor-W. S.
| Donaldson, c. E. Dohn, A Rosenberg
w. E. Givins. General Committee
o. w. Thompson, William Ruser. w
S. Donaldson, S. Wilson, S. Sicl1ler. l..
]. Carver, G. E. Dohn. r. Schobourg,
w. H. Bacl,F., John Glib. Entertain
membranes Martin, William Ruser,
w. H. Backus, A w. Grayson, S. Will
son, John Gibb''
There are few unorganized men in
Lincoln. Here is little object lesson
for them: The ''installers" employed
by the Bell Telephone Company in
Omaha. are unorganized. Recently
they had their time increased from
eight to nine hours day, overtime
cut out and their pay reduced IS a
month. There's a reason
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-31
THE PAINTERS kick"
Appear Before City Council and Make
Successful Objection.

A representative of the Painters
Union appeared before the city council
last Monday evening and made
"kick" for the local. For some time
past the city officials have made it a
practice to put the various "drunks, ;"
"vags," and other undesirable citizens
temporarily in durance vile to doing
work that should be done by honest
and free labor. Among other things
recently undertaken was the task of
painting and papering the old city
hall building, using the city prisoners
to do the labor To this the union
painters made objection. claiming
that as free citizens and taxpayers of
the city they were entitled to the
chance to earn an honest dollar by do
ing this work. The unions represen-
tative laid the facts before the coun-
Gil Monday evening. and made them
the point thereof and with but one
dissenting voice agreed to discontinue
the practice. The one dissenting
voice was that of Councilman Mar.
shall, who represents the silk Stock
ing Sixth" The comparatively few
hornyhanded sons of toll who live in
Mr. MarshalIs ward will be cordially
invited to vote for him the next time
he comes up.
Sheriff Hoagland should now be
respectfully requested not to follow
the precedent set by former Sheriff
Ress, who used a county prisoner OF
two to perform work on a building
erected by the then sheriff
If work they husband they
should've prisoners in the city and
county jails should be set to work
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-31

and 2S-inch rolling mill departments
at the Eastern Steel company's mills
also started up full handed. Tomor-
row the Pinch mill will resume. Thir-
ty-eight colleries of the Reading Coke
and Ron company, employing thirty
thousand men, which have been idle
since January %, also went to work
today, while one thouand men at the
same company's repair shops resumed
on reduced hours.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-31
AAvELock SHOPS CLOSED.
Shut Down Thought to Be Only For a
Very Few Days.

By orders from headquarters the
Havelock shops and the repair shops
in Lincoln were closed on Thursday,
the announcement being that the sus-
pension was to be for three days only.
1t was decided at headquarters to en-
force a temporary shutdown rather
than lay off more men. About 600
men are affected
The same order is effective in the re-
pair department at Plattsmouth, ALI
ance, Sheridan, Wymore and McCook.
1t was feared for time that the sus-
pension might be in force longer than
announced, but that feeling has about
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-31

The Union Pacific shops in Omaha
are working their men short hours and
only five days week, owing to these
prosperous days of tariff that protects
American labor.
President J. w. Kline, of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Black
smiths and Helpers has returned from
California, and reports that all differ
ences on the Hartman lines have
been settled.
The Lehigh & New England rail
road has placed an order in Pittsburg
for $1,500,0O0 worth OF equipment
and rolling stock, the largest contract
let since the recent financial furry.
James K. Elderkin, a 16-year-old
Denver boy has perfected device
than will change an alternating to a
direct current, and vice versa. Ex-
perts have pronounced it a perfect
success in every detail.
The U. S. Rubber Retaining Works
of Buffalo, after being closed down
for the past two months, resumed work
Monday and will run full time, night
and day.
A charter for the Nevada Miners
Union. Incorporated, has been granted.
This, is the union that is intended to
displace the Western Federation in
the Goldfield district, and is backed up
by the Operators Association.
0f E,-iO
Railroad, has assured a committee
representing the firemen and train
men that while under no circum-
stances would the wages be increased,
no attempt would be made to reduce
the pay of the train employees.
The man who carries deadly weap-
ons concealed on his person is pro-
tential murderer. He should be sup
cooled by landing him in Jail for about
year. Nothing cools the angry pas
sions of the fool and knave and in
duces a respect for law and order, like
meager diet, supplemented by hard
work. regular hours and the quiet Sc
clilsion that induces thought
A Paris expert says there are three
hundred ways of dressing a woman's
hair. and every man who waits for his
sweetheart to get ready to attend a
festivity will swear that she tries all
of them before she finally decides.
An effort is being made in Missouri
to obtain an appropriation of $4,000
for the establishment of steel plant
| at Jefferson City, to be operated by
prison labor. 1t is designed that
| this plant will turn out shapes de
manded by the counties for bridge
building and other improvements.
/ The Boot and Shoe Workers have
! thirteen unions in Brocton. Mass.
Haverhill, Miss, has eight locals;
Lynn, Mass, five locals; Manchester
| \. H., five locals; Chicago, Ill.,, five
T, locals; Rochester, n. Y, four locals
st. Louis. Mo-, four locals; Montreal
Canada five locals; Cincinnati. o.
four locals. There are several hun
dred locals distributed in various sec
/ tons of the country
the caption of the charts made from
the report of the commission for tin
industrial exhibit in Boston.
The strike of brewery workers ha
been settled at Scranton, Penn. Eacl
side made concessions and agreed t
leave to arbitration the question O
hours and wages.
The great economic subject of tn
day in England is that of old age per
sions. The Chancellor of the EXche
quer, II. H. Asquith, has promised t
introduce a government scheme a
next session, and says he will appro
pirate 100000 pounds sterling (S10
100000 for the purpose.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-31

disappeared and the men are confident
that the whistle will blow Monday
morning. The slackness of work has
resulted in a decrease of between &c.
and $4,000 month at the Havelock
shops.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-31

breaking rock. A lot of free and hon.
est citizens have to work outside in
the cold to earn their board and lodg-
ings, and the ''undesirables" should
be made to do as much.