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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-01
Sharp Clash Between Mr..
Gaines and the Speaker.
Sergent at Arms Called on TO
Force Member 10 Order.
Present Congress Will End on
Inauguration Day.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-A sharp clash
between Representative Gaines Of
Tennessee and Speaker Cannon, &C.
CURED in the House of Representatives.
Saturday in the course of which eac!,
claimed he had been insultcd by the
other So persistent was Mr.. Gaines
in addressing the Chair that the Speak
CT directed the sergeant at arms to
compel him to be in order" Obeying
tine directions of the Speaker, the SER
geant at arms for the first time in
several years took the mace from the
stand and proceeded toward Mr.
Gaines, but the Speaker called him
back upon hearing the Tennessee mem
Der say he would be in order
The trouble arose during the read
ing Of the general deficiency appro-
priation bill. Mr/ Gaines insisted on
lnterrupting with a question and was
held to be out of order
Il did not know that l was not in
ORDER" Mr.. Gaines remarked.
The Speaker with some warmth, de-
clarcd that Mr.. Gaines had been a
member of the House long enough to
know when he was not in order
1T takes a student like the Speak
er," retorted Mr. Gaines, to know what
the rules are, and ne has to study
them every minute with somebody to
prompt him.
The gentleman from Tennessee
the Speaker holly replied, is abso-
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thickness. The snowy weather, how
ever, caused the formation of a consid-
cradle quantity of sap ice, which made
cultivation difficult, particularly as it
was not learned until so late in the
season that ice was to be cut on the
liver. This presence of sap ice also
largely increases the cost of cutting
and filling.
The utilizing of the Kennebec ice
fields this winter is proving the great
opportunity for laboring men in this
section, and already Gardiner and
Richmond and other centers along the
river are feeling the effects of the OPP
erations. which is resulting in largely
increased business among the mer-
chants.
Said a Gardiner clothing merchant
Saturday:
Even the prospect of this ice cut
ting before the crews went to work
caused business to pick up in my line,
and men were making purchases,
knowing that beyond Il doubt they
would have work on the river, and
now. of course, that they are actual
ly at work business OF all kinds IS
given an added impetus
Manager Ballard states that the
company now has Il daily payroll of
$500 on the river and a great proper
tol. OF this payroll will undoubtedly
he spent in Gardiacr and vicinity. But
this by no means adequately represents
the decreased amount Of money that
will come to Gardiner and the towns
along the river on account of the Ice
operations. This $500 mentioned is all
paid to common labor in harvesting
the ice. and in addition to this sum
the company must necessarily eXpend
a large sum of money in supplies of
various kinds.
The harvesting Of this large crop OF
ice this winter also means that during
the corning summer and fall more ship
ping viii he seen on the Kennebec nv
or :han for a number of years and that
Die crews of men viii be employed in
handling and shipping the ice, so that
by a conservative estimate for every
dollar spent on tie ice this winter
three times that amount will be PAID
out before the ice finally leaves the
river.
Directly and Indirectly the effects Of
tho urcscnt operations on the river VIII
be far-reaching end Wal give such an
impetus to the business interests OF
Gardner and vicinity as has not been
felt for a Eumber of years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-01
MANY MEASURES
Of Great Importance Will
Be Settled Soon.
Appropriations at This Session
otCongress Reach Big Total.
Revision OF Penal Laws Will At.
feet Liquor Shipments.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-NoW that bill
lion dollar sessions of Congress are to
rule little other than appropriation
legislation cam be enacted during the
short sessions, and the one which will
end this week is no exception to the
rule The appropriations for the ses-
sion will probably be the largest on
record. even exceeding the 81 ,0oS, 100000
provided for at the first session. AS on
" one of the Is general appropriation
bills Of this session has been sent TO
the President for his signature, an ac-
curate statement of the amount TO be
appropriated is impossible.
Scarcely any Of the general policies
of the country We're touched upon this
session. The discussion in both Houses
of the Secret Service and of the Pan
ANA canal and in the Senate of the
Brownsville affair and of the Tennessee
Coal & Iron co. purchase has brought
the administration of Theodore Roose-
welt prominently in view. The veto OF
the census bill because the employees
for taking the decennial census were
not to he placed under civil service
regulations was another interesting
chapter of the session. The census bill
will now 20 over to the special session
Of the 61st Congress. The veto of sew
eral dam bills, because they did not
recognize the principles advanced for
the conservation of water powers, at
t~actnd much attention.
. The appropriation of 100000 for the
relief of the italian earthquake. SUI
ferers at the beginning of the session
has been spoken of as the most signifi-
cant enactment of the session. A COM
panion piece of legislation was enact
ed in the first session when the remis-
sion OF the remainder of the Chinese
indemnity was authorized.
The passage of a law for the sup
preston of the opium habit in this
country, it is hoped by its advocates,
will exert a wide moral influence. Ap-
peals from many sections Of the coun-
try were successful in obtainiong a
law for the preservation of the Gala
veras big trees in California. An act
of great Importance to Western home
seekers authorized enlarged homestead
entries in the arid region
It practically is assured that the
monumental work of revising and codi-
flying the penal laws of the United
e''a+~s will ho completed. AS a result
Of his legislation the United States
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-01
In Stock Market Situation
Discussed by Operators,
Short Week Marked by Tur-
mOiI and Confusion.
Cui In Steel, Slump In Copper and
Other hcticeabIe Features.

New York, Feb 2S--The stock mar
kei last week underwent a further vio-
lent read iuSiment to the new condi-
tons in the steel trade disclosed by the
throwing onrn of the market to eager
competition for business and the week,
although a short one, was filled with
turmoil and confusion. While it was
net clear that the reimbursement had
been completed at the close Of the
week. obviously much had been accom-
plished towards that end, and substan-
tia! rallies had followed. Estimates of
the future continued very conflicting,
both as to the shaping of the trade
prospects and as to the speculative po-
sitlon in the stock market.
Jncasincss over the copper trade
and by inference. other metal trade
was added to the puzzle of the steel
trade developments. In none of these
had there been lack of previous knoWl-
edge Of a very unsatisfactory condition
SO far as present demand WAS concern
ed, bnt the necessity for a violent cut
in prices and damaging scramble
amongst producers to bring out bust
ness camc. apparently. as shock to
speculative sentiment. This shock
seemed to be felt not only by the gem
eral speculative public, but by import
ant interests in the trades themselves
and the character of the selling of
the stocks gave the impression of very
substantial liquidation. This caused a
belief that the new conditions were I'M
foieseen by the leading steel interests
and that these interests had cherished
a genuine hope that the centralized
control which has been achieved in the
steel industry would be able to obviate
the usual course of unsettling price
movements which has accompanied
previous periods of depression. The
week saw no definite settlement reach
ed for new basis of prices, and the
determination was avowed by the great
producers to adhere to the new pol
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To Astronomers Of United
States Is Issued
To Take Up Tracing Asteroids,
Abandoned by Government.
Naval Observatory Discontlnues
Work 1t Formerly Did.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 2S.-An APP
peal to the astronomers or American to
cooperate IN supplying the vacancy
left by the United States government
when it recently abandoned the work
of following the movement of newly
discovered asteroids or minor planets,
has been issued by Prof Edward G.
Pickering of the Harvard observatory
and Rev. Joel II. Metcalf the eminent
Taunton astronomer. The naval OBJ
sorvatory at Washington has hitherto
taken charge Of this important work
Rev. MIR Metcalf says:
Il now have about Is new asteroids
which have been followed sufficiently
long to assure good orbits 1t was sup
posed that these orbits were being
computed at the naval observatory at
Washington, but q recent letter from
the acting superintendent shows that
such is not their intention. | must,
therefore, appeal to the astronomers
of America to do this work for the
advancement of the astroid problem"
Prof. Pickering states that nearly all
tie asteroids discovered in America in
recent years have been found by Rev.
Mr.. Metcalf. Prof. Pickering's state
nient in part is as follows:
'The discovery of the asteroid Eros,
OF the group whose mean distance is
approximately that of Jupiter, and of
the variations in light of several aste-
roIdS has given a value to this depart
ment of astronomical research which
it did not have previously. For two or
three years much useful work was
done by the naval observatory in fol-
lowing the asteroids found by Mr..
Metcalf, and it is hoped that it's aban-
donment by the naval observatory is
only temporary. 1t is eminently fitting
that such work should be carried on
By the government as is done in Ger
many. since it cannot be maintained
at private observatories. Meanwhile,
some Of the asteroids mentioned above
win come to opposition. Unless ephem-
erides for them are computed, they
cannot be found, and there is danger
that they will be permanently lost"
Rev Mr.. Metcalf last fall obtained
notable series of photographs OF
Warehouses comet. The instruments
employed were two doublets construct
ed by him. The method which he has
used SO successfully in discovering and
ter Sept. 10. The cross wires of
finding telescope We're kept upon the
image of q star, while the plate was
moved every minute by an amount and
il; a direction. equal to the theoretical
motion OF the comet as determined
f"'.''' ite cDhemcris.
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limits of said county Of Kennebec I'M
ti' Nov. 80, 1905, when she again re-
turned and took up her residence in the
town of Chelsea and continued to re-
side 70 Jan. 10. 1909, when she was, by
order Of said justice, arrested and
committed to jail, where she is now
serving sentence of four months I'M
der Aforesaid sentence in a serch and
seizure complaint. and that is to DO
Immediately followed by further SER
vice IF eight months under the afore-
said sentence in the liquor nuisance in
G;ctment. she having no means with
which 10 pay Tie fine.
'ihird-That hcr arrest and commit
Eient was unjust and uncalled for and
was caused through error and false
Complaint, as she has since learned.
Fiith--That she is suffering from
severe LING trouble and heart disease,
" hich is beng greatly aggravated by
confinement in jail, causing grave APP
nleho asior Of personal injury and pos
s.5ie fatal results. If she is compelled
to re0cn the full term of her sentence.
Therefore the petitioner respectfully
prays that inusmuch as great injus-
tice has been done her and she Is
gradually failing in health, with LA
bility Of fatal results if she is contin-
ued to be held under said sentences,
that she may be granted a pardon. .
The committees will have another
busy week this week, although not
quite rs busy as those Immediately
preceding it, The committee on judic-
larry will give hearings Tuesday upon
an act relating to the support. of the
poo" by counties, and the establish
mont of county poor houses and farms.
a matter of local interest to come be-
fore the committee on that day is the
act to extend the charter of the Wa
Continued On Page Seven)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-01
BELFAST FEDERAL BUILDING.
Bids for Extension Will Probably Be
Advertised for This Summer.

Washington. Feb 2S.-(SpeciaL)-
According to information furnished
Congressman Burleigh Of the Third
District from the Treasury Depart
ment, the bids for the $37, 600 extern
sion to the Belfast Federal Building
viii be advertised for during the COM
ing summer. This sum was appro-
priated by the last Congress, coming
under the charge of the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds Of
which Mr.. Burleigh IS ranking MEM
Der. The letter of the Supervising
Architect, which is self-explanatory, Is
as follows:
Hon. Edwin G. Burleigh.
House of Representatives,
Washington. d. c.
Sir Replying to your letter of tho
18th instant. asking for the status Of
work on the drawings for the pro-
posed extension to the post Office and
customs house building at Belfast,
Maine. have the honor to advise you
that it is probable that the preliminary
sketch will be taken UP next month,
and after the officials at Belfast have
been given an opportunity to go over
the general arrangement of the plans.
they will be sent to the Cabinet Board
for approval, as required by law. AS
soon az possible after they have been
returned, the working drawings will
be taken up with the idea of advertis-
ing for bids during the coming sum-
Wer
Respectfully,
]. X. TAYLOR,
Supervising Architect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-01
Plans for the Great Event
Of Thursday Next
When Vim. H. Taft Will Be
Indicted Into Office
As the Chief Executive Of the Wei
fare Of This Nation.

WASHINGTON d. c.. Feb. 2S.-filStory
AGAIN will repeat itself next Thursday
when William Howard Taft bows his
head over the Holy Bible and taxes
the solemn obligation which sinai!
make him. for a stated period. the
chief MAGISTRATE of the United States.
The ceremony of the induction OF a
President into office is distnctlvefE
American Conceived in the minds
and hearts of the Nations Fathers,
while they yet were in the throes ol =
great revolution, it is grand in It's
motive--sublime in It's sin'piicitS'
Through the lapse of years. since the
establishment of the American 'oN-
eminent. substantially no cnahSe mas
been made in the ceremonial lol'h' az
though elaborate and beautiiul accom-
naniments, in recent years. nave "'
come notable features OF inns MOST
;,,nortaut of American functions
Tn tbe time of Taft as in the time oil
WASHINGTON, the spectacle pears .i'e
same simply impressiveness. Here no
EMPEROR. or King. or Dictator az
ro~ating to himself, through the law
of succession or monarchlal eNpe"i
opcv" the powers of government put
tho creature of a willing, enthusiastic
and homogeneous people taxing upon
himself through the expression OF nus
,,aors the responsibility OF carrying
a,,t their mandates and directing the
o,,aout;on of their will Yesterday he
80 one Of a hundred million people,
toaav vet one of the people. but chosen
for brief time to direct their
dastinies and to protect and defend
their Nation.
II was WASHINGTON who. to large
.~.ent devised the plan of 2. Presi-
dents inaugural. In this respect as IN
others, his work has stood the test OF
t;,,,e It will endure, too. for so long
&c the Nation may live. in its original
forsn of beautiful and Impressive
simplicity.
Continued on Page SeYen>
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government will. by virtue of a rider
enter upon regulating the interstate
shipment OF Intoxicating liquors An
amendment to the code prohibits in
terstate &C. Q. D." shipments of intoxi-
eating liquors, and provides for the
marking of packages of such liquors in
interstate commerce with the bona fide
name of the consignee with the nature
of the contents. Several Of the so
called "KuKluX" laws are stricken
from the statutes by this general re-
vision of the penal laws.
The statehood bill. admitting Ari-
IONA and New Mexico into the union
which has attracted much attention
throughout both sessions is still in
committee in the Senate
1t is conceded that it cannot pass at
this session The fate of the Gallinger
ocean mail subsidy bill rests with the
House. 1t has been reported out of
committee but its passage by the
House is problematical 1t provides
for substituting mail lines to South
America. Japan, Asia. the Philippines
and Australasia. Many measures of
Importance, which were considered are
regarded as certain to fail Of enact
ment. Among these are the Burke
wireless telegraph bill. the Weeks for
est reserve bill, the Currier copyright
bill the $500. 000,3 600 bond issue for inn
provement of waterways. changes in
the government of the sthmian canal
zone: federal inspection of naval stores
and grains and suppression Of gamb-
ling in cotton futures.
MUCK time was devoted by the Sen
ate to consider OF q score or more of
treaties The chief one approved was
an agreement with Great Britain re-
lating to the uses Of the boundary wat
ers between the United States and the
Dominion of Canada.
A movement to amend the rules of both
the Senate and House has been much dis
cUssed. 1T the House it will have the i'm
II ediate effect of the establishment of a
Calendar day. for calling up bills on
the union calendar every Wednesday. The
raw material in the shape of bills and res
clutions presented to Congress to work
on during the session was great. Bills
numbering about $4,000 were introduced
Continued on Page Two.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-01
AM IMPORTANT WEEK
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
County Bridge Bill for Tuesday-..Rose Carson
Howard Seeks C|emency--.NeW Brunswick Leg
is|ature TO Aid Van Buren, Bridge.

TIE New Brunswick Legislature will
meet early in March and it is under
stood that there is little doubt that it
will pass a measure appropriating the
balance needed for the construction of
the bridge. Representative Cyr of Mad
aWaSlta county, New Brunswick. who
was present at the hearing before the
committee On ways and bridges. and
who said that there was no doubt but
VIVA. the New Brunswick Legislature
Woull act favorahly in the matter will
have charge Of the bill before the leg
is,&ture of his province and q resolve
Will be drawn by him s!mi.a" in teno~
to the one put on its passage in the
Senate Of this state
\ petition for the pardon of RS
Carson Howard. who is serving sen
tcnce in the kenrcbcc jail Tar linu9r
selling WaS received at the. Executive
deuarjmo Mt saturday. +. W. White
house Of Augusta is the counsel far
the retltione"
IN hoy riaa for Executive clemancy
Mrs. Howard says:
Firat-Judgment was rendered
against your petitioner in Il search and
seizure complaint and she was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of 500 and costs
and in addition thereto to serve 60
days in jail, and 60 days additional on
failure of payment of fines and costs,
and at the same term she was sentenc-
ed to pay a fine of $3.50 and costs and
six months additional in Jail on fail
ure of payment of fine and costs. The
rraSjJi51u iuSfipc Granted ctav of ,.ro-
ceedings on the mittimus for a term
or nile days, she to abstain from all
traffic IN intoxicating liquor. otherwise
if found within the county after that
time. to be committed
Sccond-She AYERS that she forth
with departed and resided beyond the
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1oDAYS JOURNAL CONTENTS

Page One.
LEGISLATIVE AND TELEGRAPH
important Week Ahead for the LegiSa-
tors-Congressional News-Plans for In
algural on Thursday-Trade Review
= kennebec Ice Situation--Apneal to AS
tronomers of United States.
Page Two.
TELEGRAPH
Page Three.
Observation-Disclosures. Ha!lowell. National
Home, WinthropS and WaterVille Local
News.
Page Four.
LEGISLATIVE Committee hearings
Page Five.
CLASSIFIED ADS-W anted-To Let
For Sale--Real Estate-Hotels-Ra
Ii sisative Notices.
Page Six.
EDITORIAL-The Taft Cabinet-The
Ranting of Rainey- Maine Gossip
Press Comments.
Page Seven.
LOCAI-President Berry of Kents
Hin Says the SturGis Law Is Effective
State House Matters.
Page Eight.
LOCAL-Golden Wedding Observed by
Mr.. and Mrs. George Diplock-Local
Amusements--Capital Grange Holds
Meetng-Change at the COny House
Ward Five Caucus-Briefs.
Page Nine.
LOCAL-iMuncpal Court Has Busy Ses-
sion Saturday with Togus Rum Cases
Errest H. Wheeler-Four DeathS-Sdcia
Club Meeting-Piano Recital at Home of
cX-Gov. illl--Briefs.
Page Ten.
TELEGRAPH AND SPORTING
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-01
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Feb 2S-For Monday
and Tuesday: Generally fair weather
prevailed during Sunday, except from
the Lake region eastward, where there
were light local SHOWS. It is some
what colder in the Atlantic states
There Will be local SHOWS possibly in
the north portion of the middle Allan
tic states; elsewhere the weather will
be generally fair Monday and Tues
day. 1t will be warmer Tuesday in
the Atlantic states. The winds along
the New England coast will be light
northwest to north, becoming cast
Tuesday; middle Atlantic coast, light
north to east.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-01
Pope's lndisposition Continues.

Rome, Feb. 28.--The indisposition Of
the Pope continues, but it did not pre-
vent him from arising this morning
and working for several hours in his
library. The attending physicians
maintain that the suspension Of at-
diences was brought about chiefly be-
cause of hoarseness and they expect
His Holiness viii be entirely recovered
in a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-01

Prof. Charles NJ, Spofford, head OF
The civil engineering department of the
Brooklyn Polytechnic institute, WAS
chosen Sunday by the corporation OF
the Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nclogy to be head of the Massachu-
sets Institutes civil engineering de-
partment. He succeeds Prof. George
r. Swane. who resigned to accept a
prosessorship in the Harvard Gr'alu-
ate School of Applied Sciences.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-01
THE WEATHER.
FAIR.

Washington. Feb. 2S.-Forecast for
New England: Fair Monday, Tuesday
partly cloudy and warmer. light north
west to north winds becoming east
Tuesday.
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7-2o-4

10c. Cigar
Sales for past year 14.4ll $50. Outse,ling
all other brands in New England. rae
tory. Manchester. N. II. 13dt1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-01
Boston Forecast.

Boston. Feb. 2S.-Forecast: Monday
fair; Tuesday probably continued fair
with somewhat higher temperature,
variable winds.
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SPRING HATS
WITH STYLE AND SNAP.

The Hat that suits you is here.
Come in today. Our assortment OF
the styles of the season is so large that
it will be the easiest thing in the world
to pick yours out. It will fit your
head and your fancy as well.