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New-York tribune., 1909-02-18
FREIGHT RATE WAR ON
Elimination of Diferentials By the
Boston & Name the Cause.

Washington. Feb. IA war IN freight rates has
been precpitated by the action OF the Boston q
Maine Railroad in eliminating the diherentials tnat
nave hitherto existed between Boston ana New
York. Boston and Philadelphia and Boston and
Baltimore on import traffic.
Several weeks ago the Boston s. Maine wiped out
the dinerentias by reducing lis tari1rs on import
freight and fling with ths Interstate Commerce
Commission a tariff on import commodities 10 con-
form to the tariffs of other carriers from New
York. Philadelphia and Baltimore Soon afterward
the Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia & Reading the
Delaware Lackawanna e. Western, the Central
Of New Jersey, the Lehigh Valley, the Erie, the
Baltimore & Ohio and the New York Central met
this reduction.
The Boston & Maine has fled with the Inter
state Commerce Commission a tariff, ehecuVe
March ls, making a further reduction OF cent Z
hundred pounds all westbound import trarnc-
thereby again equalizing the rates on such traHlo
among the cities of Boston. New York Philadei-
phia and Baltimore. It will be recognized mat TINS
reduction wipes out the existing diferendals and
preserves the status made BY the Boston q Mains
through it's first reduction
What the trunk lines will do is purely con-
jectursi. It is thought that they will meet the
reduction but 1t will take them. under the law
thirty days TO do st. In the Judgment OF expert
freight rate men fight has been precipitated
that may involve every one of the railway INES
east of Chicago.
New Haven. Feb. I'm railroad circles here it
Haven & Hartford Railroad Company Is not i
party 10 or interested Immediately in the pros
pecttve war Of trunk lines the commodity I'M
port rate. The New Haven company. It is stated
some years ago dropped its import rate, and can
not in any be regarded a competitor ex-
cept far It may be ultimately Interested IN
the policy and fortunes Of the Boston & Maine
meeting of the traffic officials of the various
trunk lines affected by the reduction Of import
freight tariffs by the Boston & Maine Railroad
will probably be held IN this city within the next
two three weeks TO consider the situation Rail-
road officials stated last night that the original
dfferentials on import freight gave Baltimore one
cent less hundred pounds than Philadelphia,
which had the rate Boston. New York
had a rate of two cents higher than Boston and
Philadelphia. It 10 meet the Baltimore rate
that the Boston & Maine Railroad made It's orig
inaI cut and that subsequent reductions by the
other trunk lines, according TO traffic officials was
made to restore the old differental.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-18
BURTON HOLMES LEcTURINe HERE.

Burton Holmes has auspciousiy entered upon MS
lecture season in the city ON SUNDAY nigHt AT
Carnegie Hall he delivered "A travel talk on the
subject Of "Our own Hawaii II was repeated on
Monday and Tuesday afternoons at the Lyceum
Theatre Announcement of his future lectures wis
be made from time to time They are al oi an III
structive and entertaining nature
New-York tribune., 1909-02-18
BURLINGTON BONDS SNAPPED UP.
Issue of SIS. .OOO.O 900 oversubscribed Ten Times,
It Is Understood

The demand for high grade bonds is far ahead
Of the supply. to judge from the rapidity with
which the $l5.OOoOOO Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Railroad Company's per cent general mortgage
bonds which were formally offered for sale yester-
day by J. P Morgan & Co., the First National
Bank and the National City Bank, were snapped
New-York tribune., 1909-02-18
Pennsylvania RAILROAD
R.I
Bulletin.
WELCOMING The RETURN OF The W0RLD-GIRDLIEG

American bateshp fleet returning from its cruise around
the world expected to arrive Hampton Roads on Monday
February %.
The reception the homecoming wahpS will be an imposing
spectacle will be of especial interest TO the
relatives and friends of "the behind the guns
Excursion tickets Comfort Norfolk good return
witn days. be procured at Pennsylvania haroad
$500 from New York and at Popoonate
rates from other points.
Such tickets the Cape Charles Route VIA
Baltimore Chesapeake Line, Washington
and the Norfolk and Washington steamers
Trains the Cape Charles Route leave New York at 723
A NJ weekdays and 855 P NJ daily The night tram mas through
sleeping cars to Cape Charles Pennsylvania rail line to
Cape Charles with daylight ride Chesapeake Bay to Old
Point and Norfolk
Passengers via Baltimore and should take tram
leaving New York p NJ. weekdays which makes good
connection at Baltimore.
Via Washington and the n & w. steamers connecting train
leaves New York at So P NJ. daily.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-18
SEALED VERDICT IN CASE OF BANKER
Charged with Ordering Graft Payment of
S17,50O to Pittsburg Councilman.

Pfttsburg. Feb. 1.-THE trial Of William u.
Ramsey. former president of the German National
Bank, charged with ordering the payment OF s17:N0
to Councilman Klein 10 secure the passage Of
ordinance designating his bank city depository.
went the jury late this afternoon An hour and
a half later n sealed verdict was returned which
will not he opened until tomorrow morning.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-18
METROPOLITAN LIFE HOSE CUT.
Six Brass Nozzles, Weighing Fifteen Pounds
Each Taken from No. l Madison Avenue.

si, brass uozzIes, weighing fifteen pounds each
and valued at $500. were cut from the hose IN the
Netropolitan Life insurance Company bulidlhs'
~ No ! Madison avenue. yesterday
Police Headquarters and the ponce Oh me new
". 9otb street station ar. said to he at work
on the case. They have informed all pawnshops
and iunkshops to be the lookout for the big
nrzzlos.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-18
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

The military COAT IS always smart, ana - -
especially liked BY the young girls. IL suits theT-7
admirably. and the suggestion OF the military -
always sure TO be appreciated This one can -
made with the high neck and collar illustrated Or
New-York tribune., 1909-02-18
A GEORGE WASHINGTON PICTURE.

Handsome photooravure of the famous Stuart
.,ortrait OF George Washington with next Sun
laws Tribune. Also opening chapters OF LOUIS
Tracy's new story, The Silent Barrier
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

environment. In the play Hiram Look
is brother to Squire Phin. He comes
back to Palermo, Maine, from Texas
with a Texas drawl which is in dis
tinct contrast to the Yankee twang.
The story centers around the love of
Squire Phin for the girl. Macklyn Ar
buckle. who is to play the leading role
has opportunities for the pathetic and
emotional in the play which he has
never had before. A feature of the
play is in the multiplying OF charac-
ters, everyone in the book being intro
Hard Times sits there in the open
ing bcwailins the omens that point to
'"rrouble coming to the town of Pa
lermo." And it comes. thick and fast
About SO characters are depicted. In
addition there is a fine band. The Gle
plant is finely trained at Coney Is
land The production will be at Nc
Vickars Theatre. Chicago, and MI
Day will go on to Chicago in August
to attend the rehearSals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
DANDRUFF GERMS
MUST GO

In America the dandruff germs must
go. TIL" war of determination has
been declared. The battle has began.
and already thousands of intelligent
Americans have permanently rid
themselves of this filthiness.
Today it is no more necessary for a
man to have dandruff in his hair than
to have tartar on his teeth.
Dandruf can never be cured until
the small. aggravating and indomitabe
dandruff germ is conquered and de-
stroyed.
And millions Of dandruff germs have
been destroyed. thanks to the great
scientist and dermatologist who gave
to the world Partisan Sage. the only
rael dandruff cure ard hair grower the
world has ever known
If YOU have dandruff. Partisan Sage
will cure YOU in two weeks, or YOUR
money back
But besides Kidding the scalp of dan
druff. Partisan Sage is guaranteed to
stop falling hair and itching OF the
scalp 1t is not a dye 1t il a prime
faVorite with women of refinement. It
makes the hair soft, lustrous and beau
tiful, and is not sticky or greasy.
large bottle for so cents at
Bowditch, Webster & Cos. or bv ex-
press. charges prepaid, from the
American makers, Giroux Mfg. CO..
Buffalo, y. Y.
Sold cn1 cua~antooI in vva.o---f,,,
BIZ The Dorr Drug Store. and in
Gardiner by Jackson Bros.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

The Roosevelt school building which
was opened to the first four grades OF
tho public schools Monday at Sanford,
is, so far as known, the only public
building i'll the State constructed entire
ly of concrete. 1t was erected at cost
Of $4,000, the lot costing 500 and the
furnishings sou III addition. making a
total If $1u,350 The school is located at
the corner Of River and Laurel streets.
The interior is finished in pine and oak
with birch floors. II is heated with hot
air furnaces by direct radiation. Which
supplies 90 cubic feet of fresh air per
minute for each pupil. It is supplied
with automatic drinking fountains, no
drinking cups or glasses being allowed.
In the basement there are two play
rooms, one each for the boys and girls.
There is fire tower ard 80 feet OF
hose in the basement and on the school
room floor and the roof pitches to-
ward the center. making snoWslides i'm
possible. The seating capacity is 200
The design was by. j. Calvin Stevens of
Portland. The building committee were
Hon. George 4. Goodwin, Mrs. Jennie
Weymouth and NJ. 2. Bennett. COM
posing the school board, and Hon.
George w. Hanson, E. +. Hussey and
Craven Sharp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

The relatives. and they are distant
relatives at that. are trying to break
the will of New Jersey woman who
left an estate of 100000 to be held IN
trust for the care of her pet cats.
No doubt the cats were much nearer
and dearer to her than these distant
cousins, and it seem: as though she
ought to have been allowed the
privilege of providing for their care
after her death For that matter it is
quite possible that they are more
deserving Of the money than the
cousins in question, but the latter will
try to convince the court that the
woman was OF unsound mind and in
proof of this they cite the fact that
she named her l. cats after the II
apostles. including one drab favorite
which she called Judas Iscariot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
Preserving the Public Records.

In view of the agitation now being
made in this State toward a better
system OF preserving the public
records. and especially the archives of
the State government itself, we are
glad to publish below an editorial from
the Baltimore American which shows
that the same conditions exist in
Maryland as in Maine and that the
same movement is on foot in that
historic old commonwealth. State and
national organizations have been
formed to arouse public sentiment in
this matter of preserving the public
records, matter which is of vital con-
sequence to those who shall in the
future seek to write the histories of our
cities, towns and states, and of much
Importance, for that matter, to the
masses of the people at large whose
family records and property rights are
often involved in these records to
whose preservation far too little care
has been devoted in the past
The Maine Historical Society and
especially State Historian Burrage are
leading the movement in this State
and although no action was taken by
the present Legislature. still it is GER
tain that the work will bear fruit in
the near future. The remodeled and
enlarged Capitol will allow more room
for the preserving Of our State records
and, moreover. they can be filed be-
You'd the danger of destruction by fire
to which those are now constantly ex-
posed which have not already been lost
BY neglect. In every town and city
there is need of this same work. for
too often the local officials have little
appreciation of the value OF the early
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

President Williams Of the Auburn
school board has appointed the follow
ing standing committees of the board
High school. racrv, Merrill. Williams;
Grammar school. Coan. Bartlett. Bow
er; Primary schools, Packard. Daiccy,
Goodrich: Tngraded schools. Plummcr.
Merrill, Packard; Textbook committee,
Williams. Bower, tDan: JanitOrS,
schUolhouscs and grounds. Mayer Mer-
ril.. GrCenlcaf, Dai"cy. Plummtr: FL
nance ard accounts, Mayor Merrill,
Goodrich, Coan. Bower; Fuel and heat
ire apparatus. Cireenlcai, Plummer.
Merrill; Rules. Merrill. Bartlett. Good
rich: Manual training and evening
schools. Grecnl.af. Packard. Bartlett.
Supt. Randall has transferred Miss
Bertha NJ. Brown from principal of the
Chamberlain school to principal of the
Washhurn school. to succeed Maud Ba-
kcr. resigned. Miss Anna T.. Coan has
been promoted from thu third grade to
principal Of the Chamberlain school.
Mis- hl;c" Charles of Oakland ha.; been
appointed to tn" third grade. Chamber
lain. for the spring term Miss Fanni"
&. Harlow # Burkfield has been ap-
pointed to tie position vacated by Miss
Carroll when 81" was promoted to prin-
cipnl of the Lincoln school
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

Those who have felt that ex-Gover-
nor Folk of Missouri was looming up
as a possible presidential candidate of
the Democratic party at some vague
time in the future are rudely shocked
by a recent speech which he made RE-
garding our relations with Canada 1t
was an ill-considered, hairtrigger sort
of an uttcrance based on the idea that
the many Americans who have gone
from the West into the wheat fields
and lumber regions Of western Canada
would arise in their patriotic might
sooner or later and revolt against
Canadian rule When this uprising
comes about. according to ex-Gover-
nor Folk, the United States will
promptly embrace the opportunity to
annex Canada 4 crazy dream. Of
course, and showing a small grasp Of
national affairs on the part Of the
dreamer x-Govcrnor Folk has done
some good things in Missouri. but if he
becomes a national figure he will have
to grow much beyond the size md-
Gated in this latest utterance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

There is a movement OH foot i'll New
York for the establishment Of a
hospital and industrial colony for its
drunkardS This is done on the theory
that inebriates arc sick men and that
sick men who cannot pay for suitable
treatment must become public charges
There seems to be no flaw in the rca
soning, but many doubts are expressed
as to how the plan will work out in
practice The plan drawn up would
empower a city magistrate to commit
a drunkard who has twice offended
within the year to the colony. where a
beard of inebretv may, at discretion
hold him for three years. Before or
after commitment. the patient may be
paroled under the eye of a probation
officer. Now. over $1,000 arrests for
drunkenness arc made in New Yor',
every year. and probably as many moro
ought to be Allowing for multiple
offences. there must be 10000 candi-
dates qualified to inhabit the colony.
The New York debt limit experts get
bewildered when they attempt to
figure the cost of caring for this pos
siblc army,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

Connecticut still ciings to the Fast
Day habit and Governor Lilley has
just issued a proclamation naming
April 8 as the day to be observed,
though it is altogether likely that most
of the observance" ceases when the
day has been named. We rather
suspect that it must make some OF
those old PuritanS turn in their graves
if they know that their Fast Day has
been made to fall upon Good Friday iii
these degenerate and ritualistic times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

The contention OF some educational
leaders that boys become effeminate
through the Influence of women
teachers brings from Il New York
college president the story of boy who
had been trained by women teachers
until his heart was as tender as a
girls This boys father took him
abroad one summer ana at the Louvre
in Paris showed him among other great
paintings the celebrated picture of the
"Christian Martyrs" by Delaroche,
which portrays a scene in pagan Rome
in which Christians were being fed 20
wild beasts. The boy began to cry and
his father. touched by his manfesta-
ton of sympathy, asked why he cried.
The boy said. weepinsy, "Oh, papa,
see the poor lion over there in the
corner has no Christian to eat"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
ESTABLISHED 1926
Saturday, April 3, 1909.
New England College Men in Public
Life,


The Boston Transcript has been stu
dying the list Of the relatively few ap-
pointmerts already made by President
Taft and finds that the list strikingly
illustrates the influence Of our New
England colleges on our national life.
AS the Transcript points out, the Presi-
dert himself is Yale man, and 50 is
his secretary of the treasury, Mr.. Mac
Veagh. The postmaster general and
the secretary of the navy own allegi-
ance to Harvard. The secretary of the
interior Is graduate of Williams Five
of the ten men who sit about the cabi-
net table are thus products of New
England institutions of learning; and if
one looks little farther, toward the
younger men who, ranking next the
chiefs, are obviously on the way to ar
rive, the proportion continues to hold
good Huntington, Wilson, assistant
secretary OF state, was educated at
Yale; Beekman Winthrop, assistant
secretary OF the navy. halls from Har-
ward; Lloyd w. Bowers, solicitor gen.
eral, is another Yale man; and Charles
Dyer Norton. who, on Mr.. Mac Veagh's
authority. is to be the assistant secre-
tary Of the treasury, was graduated at
Amherst in the class of 1893
Thus the Transcript shows that New
england. with one ffty-fou OF our
continental area and about one-four-
teenth of the total population of the
States and Territories, has schooled the
President, four-ninths of his Cabinet
ana four Of TIE newly appointed first
assistants. 1t may be added that Hen
~ CLAY Ide, the new ambassador to
Spain. is dartmouth man; and. fore
casting the honor-roll which is to be
headed by exPresident Eliot of Har-
ward, it seems safe to assume that New
England colleges will figure as largely
and brilliantly in the diplomatic as in
the executive appointments AS for the
judiciary. in which changes are so few
that it seems ungracious to previse any,
one may surely point with pride to the
fact that out colleges provided four
ninths of the present Supreme Court of
the United States-the Chief Justice be-
Ing graduate Of Bowdoin, and Yale
being represented by one. and Harvard
by two associate justices.
Says the Transcript: Such current
conditions simply emphasize a perma-
nent tedency. One may go back to the
last administration and note that, of the
twenty men who served in the Cabinet
of President Roosevelt-himself a Har-
ward man-Brown supplied one. Yale
two, Williams one and Harvard four.
the total representation Of the New
England colleges being two-fifths of the
whole number. Or one may trace the
history of the republic from it's begin
Ming and learn that of seventeen Pres
idents who received a liberal educa
ton. New England colleges contributed
slx-Bowdoin. Williams and Yale, one
each. and Harvard three. Nor is it ev-
er out of place to recall these things
Critics of ''decadent New England"
need to know them. So do the expo
nents of the whoop- and -hurrah method
In education. Let it be repeated, then
that. quietly and modestly as may be.
our New England colleges are now
training more than their proportionate
share OF the leaders of the nation"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

AS the housekeeping season APP
proaches it may not be out of place t.
remind housewives that they should
not throw away the old straw mating
which they rip f.orn the floor of the
will gladly buy such materia! to use in
her business this year
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
TOTAL LOSS.
Locomotive Spark Causes Destruction
Of Valuable Lumber Pile.

Riverside. Me. April 2.-(SpeciaD. In
4 spark from a passing locomotive
caused the destruction by fire this at
ternoon of d pile OF soft pine lumber
near Bakers sawmll. All the men in
the vicinity turned out but were I'M
able to save the pile. containing be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 feet. owned
by Stanley Reynolds of Watervillc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

Principal Cnan Of tho Houltpn High
sch"o! has announced the following
honorary commencement parts FOR the
senior SIass graduation, which takes
place Wednesday, juno 1e, at Mansurs
nall: Nal"dictory. Lydia =. White, sal
utairry, Luke Hawkins; Hstorv.Hat-
tic vincent; presentation Of gifts, Vic
tor II. Fitzpatrick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
READFIELD DEPOT.
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to sincerely thank the
friends and neighbors who assisted US
in any way. during the illness and
death of our beloved husband and
FATHER, also those who kindly contribute
ed flowers.
MRS. r. HARRISON GORDON.
ERNEST GORDON.
MIR. and MRS. c. II. GORDON and
FAMILY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

They caught the first salmon of the
season at SebaGo Thursday, ga
FOUNDER. but it will be five or six
weeks yet before there is fishing at
the Rangleys, Belgrade lakes or Moose
head
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
WINDSOR.

d. G.. True, who has been seriously
i'll with pneumonia. is better now and
is reported we'll on the road to COM
plete recovery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

Herbert l.. Libby of Vinalhaven is
the owner of the first wireless outfit
of consequence east of Portland and
it has been placed. Messages may be
sent 300 miles distant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
Maine GOSSIP

On few Maine diamonds where
most of the ice is gone they will make
shvery attempts at baseball this af-
ternoOn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

An unconfirmed rumor is current in
Westbrook that the Boston & Maine
Railroad is preparing to erect a big
passenger station, large freight
house and establish an extensive
freight yard half way between the two
ends of the city, the center of opera
tons being the Hawkes. brick yard.
III 50 doing the road will do away
with the present Westbrook station
and will discontinue its use of the
Cumberland Mills station which is the
property of the Maine Central.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03

There arc few men at the age of 90
years who can walk the ridge-polc of
a two-story house as steadily as many
young man. but that is what Dennis
Perkins of Mechanic Falls. did Il few
days ago. He climbed TO the roof
walked along the top unconcern IDLY
as could be, and nailed on the saddle
boards as carelessly as if he We're about
% years of age and it was only 4 few
days ago that he celebrated his Goth
birthday. This feat of Mr. Perkins is
considered somewhat remarkable BY
his neighbors.