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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-08


I him standing in the street
uncouth figure scant ly clad,
With mutt ring lips and hands
And people say that he is mad.
Each day he's there at the same place,
The of busy street
A common mendcant, / thought,
With matted beard and naked feet
But when I offered him coin
He it not raised his head;
still his lips moved in prayer
l wondered idly what he said
I've learned his story since. They say
He's praying to the statue fair
That decoraes the
Erected to adorn the square.
He fancies if he prays each day
From early morning until noon,
Approaching slowly as he prays
That he be granted this great boon,
Some day the statue will descend
speak him when he appears
This the reward the poor wretch Graves
This his hope for thirty years.
TITS thus to thine my spirit comes,
Beseecbing, humble, day by day;
But FER statue colder than
The marble heart to which pray.
Not thirty, but thousand years
My heart would supplicate with thine
If might hope from its proud place
Your soul at would speak to mine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12

Houlton Me, June 11.-Without no
ticeable lessenng the forest fires blight
continued to lay waste to great stretch
es of timber land in several parts OF
Aroostook county today The little
boom hamlet Of Hillman, near the
northcrnmost section of the state, was
completely wiped out in the first year
of it's existence, the flames not only de-
stroying the habitations of it's popula-
ton, but also sending them in haste
before its onrushing tongues That no
lives were lost was due alone to the
timely arrival of a relief train. Twelve
buildings were destroyed at loss OF
about $4,000.
Over q territory of 100 square miles
in northern Aroostook there is a fire
front of 20 miles, extending back in
some places for five miles. This area,
however, is considerably broken by
large sections of untouched land
which has escaped the flames. AT
Pressure Isle. some of the persons
whose homes were burned out in Mon
days fire were again forced to flee be-
fore the flames, when emberS from for
est fires there started blazeS in farm
buildings. No buildings were destroyed,
but at Il late hour tonight a settlement
in the Perkins district, consisting of
six sets of farm buildings, were believ-
ed to be in great danger
Large lumber mills at Davidson were
SC riously endangered during the day
and night. but the 200 employees fought
to preserve the only employment
which the town offers. By constant
wetting they had managed late to-
night to prevent any material foOthold
of the flames. one of the largest indi
vidual areas of timber land which have
been burned over is that of f. Marion
Simpson Of Bangor, consisting OF about
1870 acres Of heavily wooded timber
land.
The fire ficnd'S endeavorS to claim
human victims from the ranks of the
men who have been seeking to combat
his progress were barely cvaded today
by a number of men at Calais. They
were forced to crawl for some distance
through the burning forest to reach q
place of safety The fires in the vicin-
ity of Calais today reached a stage
where it was believed useless to try
further to arrest their progress and
efforts were directed to providing back
fire and trench projections against
damage to homesteads and farm
buildings.
throughout the districts there was
serious damage to telegraph and tel
cphorc service. which in some places
amounted to complete decentralization
Only a prolonged shower can effcctual-
Iy qucnch the forest fires which arc
now burning scarcely nhindered over
the rarchcd and tinder-likc forests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12
Village OF Hillman
Reduced to Ashes.

Smyrna Mills. Me. June 1.-THE
flaming forests of northern AroostOok
late today overwhelmed the little vii
lage of Hillman, a new hamlet on the
Ashland branch Of the Bangor & Aroos-
took Railroad, seven miles north of
Smyrna Mills, and destroyed every
building in the settlement. The popu-
lation consisting of 80 persons was saw
ed from death by the timely arrival of
a snecial train sent from HOulton. The
IRE sufferers were brought to Smyrna
Mills early this evening and were cared
for ty the villagers In all II buildings
were destroyed, but few of them were
of great value and the financial loss
will not exceed $4,000.
For several days flames have extend
ed along a line for 20 miles in north
ern Aroostook, the width of the fire
zone is about five miles. Although the
territory represents about 100 square
miles. the entire block has not been
burned over, as large sections have
been jumped and the main confagra-
ton has divided into several sections.
Early in the week one Of these fires
reached a point within three miles of
the village Of Hillman. A saw mill
owned by Simeon T. Dean, formerly
of Augusta, is located at that point and
for time it was difficult to save the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12
A JEALOUS RIVAL
A Possible Glue to New
York 'slatest Murder.
Head Of Disnembered BODY
Foand Under Brooklyn Bridge.
remains Unidentified as Those Of
Sa mueI Bersin, Aged 20.

New York, June 1.-THE dismembered
wrapped in oilcloth, left by a stranger in
the care of a boy in Catherine street last
night, was identified today as that of
Samuel Bersin, - years old, painter, of
East 9Sth street. Subsequently the mans
head. which was missing last night, was
found lying a pile of refuse under
Brooklyn bridge, some distance from the
point where the body was left. Identfi-
cation was accomplished by laundry
MAJ ks on the clothing and was confirmed
by the dead mans sister and brother.
Robbery is believed by the police to
have been the motive for the crime, as
Bersin had been wearing two handsome
diamond rings. and these with whatever
money he carried, were missing when his
body was found.
Bersin came from Russia two years ago
and boarded with a family named Corn
bloom. He had been missing from his
home since Wednesday, when he left to
so to work.
Owing to the mysterious features of
the murder, which rivallcd some of the
most extraordinary cases that have puz-
zled the authorities in years. the police
bent every effort to discover the murder
er and to ascertain the circumstances I'M
der which Bersin came to his death.
That Il man could be killed. his head
thrown into Il pile of rubbish and his
BODY severed into two parts and carried
about the streets until trace of the muir
derer was lost. moved the police to I'M
usual efforts.
Early evidence seemed to indicate that
the murder was committed in the lower
East side, not far from the spot where
the head was found.
The case took on a new phase today
when Mrs. Molie Isaacson. the murdered
mans sister, Informed the police that
Bersin had been greatly depressed for
the last month because a young woman
Of the East side with whom he was in
love had forbidden him to call upon her
Mrs Isaacson said that Bersin had a
jealous rival for the girls affection and
stood much in fear of the other man.
Through this clue the police hope to
solve the mystery. Meantime they held
as witnesses several homeless men who
spent the night under Brooklyn bridge
and found the missing head today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12
GENERAL GRANT ADDRESSES
THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Delivers Stirring Message of Peace and
Good Will for United Country, at Dedi-
cation of Monument to Gen. Lee.

ViCfsburg. Miss. June 11.-Vicks-
Of Confederate veterans and visitors,
participating in the unvciling of the
heroic bronze statute of the late Gen
eral stephen ID. Lee. who at the time
of his death was commander in chief
of the United Confederate Veterans.
In addition to the Gray clad veterans,
General Grant, U. S. A., was a guest.
General Grant arrived from Memphis
in the special car of j. II. Harahan
of the illinois Central Railroad, Mr..
Harahan being one of the party.
Among others present were Gen. Glenn
cnt A. Evans, the present commander
in chief of the United Confederate
Veterans; Henry Watterson of Louis
vile, who was master of ceremonies;
Col. George r. Peck of Chicago and
Governor Sanders of Louisiana and
Noel of Mississippi, with their STATS,
ard Elewctt ice, son of General s. d.
Lee
Three companies of United States
regulars from Fort Logan also took
part.
Two grandsons of General Lee John
Glesner Lee Of Chicago and Lee Har-
rison of Columbus, Miss, unveiled the
monument at o'clock this afternoon.
General Grant referred to his ac-
quaintance with General Lee, which he
said, continued through many years
and afforded him the greatest gratifi-
cation.
Continuing. General Grant said:
II myself am especially grateful to
to have this opportunity of speaking
in honor Of General Stephen Lees
memory, as less than two years ago.
he, my kind friend and hospitable
host, took me over those very historic
grounds at Vicksburg and we recalled
the incidents of the farewell struggle
which occurred here in 1863, where he
and I had both been wounded, Cen
eral Ice serving during that struggle
as distinguished officer of the Con-
federate army, and / being with nv
father, who commanded the forces of
the opposing Union army We talk
cd over the battles of the past with
no feelings of bitterness but only with
rejoicings, that peace had been estab-
lished and that memory, patriotims
and loyalty to one flag now exist
Throughout our great land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12
Timely Arrival Of Special Trains Saves Maine and
New Brunswick People from Horrible Deaths
By Fierce|y Raging Forest Fires.
Flames Unchecked in Northern Aroostook and in
The Province Of New Brunswick Great Quanti-
ties Of Piled Lumber Are Destroyed:

property. About $4,000 worth of lum-
Der was burned at the time. but the
fire fighters succeeded in turning the
fire away from the mill buildings.
Today the fire made detour and
swept down upon the village of Hill
man itself. consisting of the residence
of Mr.. Dean. the Bangor & Aroostook
Railroad station. school house and 10
dwellings. Station Agent McAllister
notified the railroad company and a
special train was sent from Houlton,
with a steam fire engine and a squad
of tircmcr.
When the train arrived at the village
the fire had extended from the woods
to the schoohouse, and it might have
let had there been an adequate water
supply. The firemen, however, We're I'M
able to find sufficient water to start
their steamer and the village had to
be abandoned in haste.
Before the locomotive could rescue
four cars on siding the flames licked
up the railroad station. destroyed the
cars 10000 feet of pine lumber stored
at the station. and consumed the ties
of the track. All the inhabitants saved
what they could of their belongings
and boarded the special train which
had stopped at safe distance. The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12

village was left to its fate and the
train started for Smyrna Mills with
the refugees, who were cared for and
supplied with food and lodging by
the railroad and villagers.
The hamlet was almost entirely own
cd by the Dean Lumber Co, which con-
ssts Of Mr.. Dean. State Senator Carl
Milliken of Island Falls, and his ia
Their Charles A. Milliken of Augusta.
II Is probable that the village will not
be rebuilt on it's old tract, but will be
transferred to- the saw mill. At q late
hour tonight the flames were raging
furiously, but the mill was not consid-
cred to be in danger.
Thurston Burleigh of Houlton and
others who witnessed the doom Of the
village. expressed the opinion tonight
that had not the special train arrived
when it did the Inhabitants would
have probably been cut off from all es-
cape and possibly would have persisted.
The principal loss falls upon the Dean
Lumber Co. The Bangor & Aroostook
Railroad lost about $500 worth Of
property. not including the damage to
the road bed. which will have to be ex-
tensively repaired before trains can
pass through the burned district.
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12
I0DAy'S JOURNAL CONTENTS
Page One.

Page One.
Bates College-Gen. Grant Addresses the
Confederate Veterans at Vicksburg For
est Fires Raging Through Northern
Maine and New Brunswick.
Page Two.
LOCAL AND TF,LEGRAPH-Inco
Tax and Wool Schedule Divide Time IN
Senate Other Congressional NcWS-F'ittS-
Held and Skowhegan Local News
Page Three.
LOCAL AND TELEGRAPH Gardiner
Hha'lowel and National Home Local
News.
Page Four.
+ SPORTING AND FINANCIAL-Old Cy
Young Wins from His Former Team
mates-Boston Nationals Win from chi
Sago-Harrmau Chosen Captain OF Bates
baseball Team for 19l0-Other Sports
Market Quotations.
sa Page Five.
TELEGRAPH Mrs Gould's Hazy
Memory Invokcs the Wrath of the Court
Page Six.
EDITORIAL The Administration of
me Criminal Law THE United States ana
canada - The Vacation = Briefs = Press
comments Maine Gossip.
Page Seven.
CLASSIFIED ADS-Male and Female
Aelp Wanted Real Estate for Sale
houses Stores. etc. to Let-Lost and
pposuund-Boats. Motors. etc, for Sale
BUSINESS Cards Railroads.
Page Eight.
LOCAL AND TEI.EGRAPH-Bc Belfast
EsWs and Gossip Bates College Ivy Day
Exercises
Page Nine.
shmomAl;r state House Matters-Maine
'rTsllhs Hold Conference at Stat" House
announcement at Freedom Academy
hennebec News
Page Ter.
~" Al AmusemcntS at Opera House
W." theatrr tomiuuc Augusta Churches
NY government Meeting-Ritle Club
Holds Shoot.
! Page Eleven.
.,.. ~" Al Saturday Special Sales-Print-
erS Defeat PostalS in CITY League De
$40 vi oportsmcn's Excursion to kineo.
Y Page Twelve.
x II HI M
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12
SUCCESS CROWNS IVY
DAY AT BATES COLLEGE,
Seniors Last Chapel in Morning. ..Great Attend.
anCe at Hathorn Hall Exercises and Planting
Of |W--'JuniorS Defeat Seniors, I to4.

expected to tower head and shoulders
above the masses.
In the study of history alone we have
followed the course of the world $
great movements. We have seen the
abSurdity of some great cOntrOV crsies
have seer that there is some good and
some evil in each side of all conflicts
and if we have been thoughtful, we
have learned to apply these lessons in
formulating our own opinions on the
great questions of the day.
But we have also received training
of Il different nature. For three years
we have been intimately assoc lated
With men and women who represent
American college life, rich and poor.
Those of every creed and of no. creed.
Men and women of varying tas ties and
ambitions. From contact with. these
there must have come a bro adjoining
influence.
Here. then is our opportunity; let
us resolve now, upon this our IVY day.
that in the few remaining months
which we will spend in these Halls
Of learning, we will prepare ourselves
to enter upon the duties of life in the
spirit of earnest, intelligent, broad
minded service"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12

''In the shadow of this beautiful
statute. built to the memory Of this
Inightly and chivalric soldier. am
glad to recall the earnest wish cherish
cd constantly by my own dear father.
Con. Ulysses S. Grant, for peace and
harmony among the American people"
AS showing the attitude of his faith
or, General Grant read the following
message written by the former dur
ing his last illness. after the loss Of
his voice, to one of the physicians at
tending him:
II am thankful for the providential
extension of my time because 1t has
enabled me to see for myself the hap
by harmony that has so suddenly
sprung UP between those engaged q
few short years ago In deadly con-
flicts. 1t has been an inestimable bless
ing to me to hear the kind expressions
toward me, in person, from all parts
of our country, from people of all ma
tionalities. of all religions and from
Confederate and National troops alike
they have brought joy to my heart
il they have not effected cure"
General Grant continued:
Il venture to read here today also
on this touching occasion, another
message General Grant wrote on this
subject in finishing his personal mem
| cries at Mount McGregor a few DAYS
before his death. He wrote as follows:
Il feel that we are on the eve of a,
new era. when there is to be great
harmony between the Federal and Con-
fedcrate. | cannot stay to be a liy-
ing witness to the correctness Of this
prophecy but / feel it within me that
II IS to nc go. The universally kind
Ieeiing expressed for me at q time.
"hen 1t was supposed that each day
would prove my last. seemed to me.
the beginning Of the answer to Let
| US have peace
IN these sentiments expressed by
my own father, no one rejofeee more
heartily than General Stephen Dill Lee,
whose memory we honor here today.
I assure you gentlemen of the Unit
ca Confederate Veterans. that your
GIT, this monument, will be preserved
always with tender and solicitious care
by the commissioners Of the vicks-
burg National Military park. who will
be supported in this charge by all tho
patriotic people Of the United states
Of America.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

All grades of refined sugar were re-
duced 10 cents a hundred pounds Fri
dav at New York.
Former Judge Henry S. Dewey Friday
flee n motion for a new trial in the SUI
perior court at Boston in his case against
certain members of the Good Government
association. in which he asked damages
for s76 900 for alleged libel during his
campaign for mayor of that city in 1908
A jury decided against the former judge
last Wednesday and Mr.. Dewey asks that
the verdict he set aside on tho ground
that it was against the evidence, etc. A
hearing on the motion will he given later
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12
Ivv Dav Poem.

Georgia +. Hamilton, the class poet
ess. next read the Ivy day poem. The
poem was as follows:
Bright shonc the sun upon the distant
hills;
For morning with her glorics manifold
Smiled on the earth, and blessed it with
her light.
With buoyant step and brave. a youth
set forth
10 learn what lay beyond, those mystic
hills.
That with a power resistless drew him on.
Not far away. directly in the path
Which led up to those hills of mystery.
Arose a temple vast with vaulted dome
Supported by great Doric columns,
From purcSt marble marble such as that
Pcntclicus produced for sculptors old
Such as the ancient Greeks might well
have used
For Clos templr.-muse of history.
The massive brazen doors We're swung
far back
Disclosing walls with hangings rich and
For here the Master Artists wondrous
hand
Had wandered at its will; here every life.
However lowly,l had it's deeds portrayed.
And all were blended by the hand of
Time
Until they formed one vast harmonious
whole.
Within the portal wide the youth now
passed,
ON every side the artists worked with
zeal;
Here at his easel sat a sturdy youth
With canvas scarce begun
Here worked Il man with steady hand
and firm
Whose half-completed task gave pro
mise of
masterpiece when it should be per
fected
Here sat an artist old with weary eyes:
The hands that held the brush were worn
and thin
And trcmbed as he worked: the sil'vry
That in profuson fell about bis brow
And half concealed the aged face, seemed
like
An aureole about some saintcd head
The weary fingers ceased their rapid work
And; looking up. he saw a radiant youth
strength and power;
A youth who strangely brought back
from the past
The old man spoke; IT'S many weary
years
Since in my hand the Master Artist
This canvas, and to me this message
gave
'Iiercon portray thy life: from this time
forth
Let every deed thou doest find place
Upon thy canvas whether good or ILL., 7"
To IIeav'n the artist raised his eyes
"And now
Such as | have. o Master, give | thee.
The product of my hands. my heart my
life
Zen as he spoke the doors swung wide
And Time. the Master Artist. stood IN
majesty
Upon the threshold of the temple fair,
His voice of wondrous sweetness filled
the Hall
AS to tho Artist old these words he Spake:
'"rhy faithfuness hath won for thee a
OF honor in the hall of History
No longer. blindly shalt thou labor here
Brt. far away beyond the mystic hills
Which as a youth you strove to reach in
vain.
\ new life waits for thee life
Where youth shall never end,-Eternity. "
And as the old man slowly made his
way
| Up to the purple hills. then disappeared
| Into the realm of mystery. the youth
Heard by his side the Master Artists
| voice.
| Make haste: thy canvas in the Hall OF
| History
The future, the unknown, untried is
! yours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-12

Lewiston, Me, June 11-(SpeciaD.--
The annual Ivy day for the Juniors of
Bates College was opened very aus
piciously this morning by the last
chapel exercises of the Class of 1903.
Nearly every registered student of the
college was i'm attendance i'm addition
to many alumni and friends.
The Seniors to the number of 50
marched into their seats, led by their
class marshal, Willard Sands Boothby
The Juniors followed. marshalled by
John Hcndrick Powers, the Sophomor"i
by Wallace f. Preston, the Freshmen
by Vaughn Scavey Blanchard When
the classes had filed into their re
spectivc chapel seats the Senior presi-
dent Wallace Floyd Holman, and the
Senior class chaplain, George Fred
rick Bolster, walked to the platform
and took charge Of the last chapel
services. President Holman gave the
Scripture reading. followed by .hc
prayer by the chaplain. The class
then arose and sang the last chapel
hymn. written by William +. Ames and
sung to the tune of "Juanita," rs
follows:
Bright as the daWninE
OF the timclcSs summer day,
Be this glad morning
Hinged with gold and gray
Tho the way before us
Hides the future yet to be,
Heaven arching DER us
Shelters earth and sea.
Songful and silent,
From the Mzpah morning grace,
Turn we our footsteps =
AS God sets our face.
Softly the numbers
OF our lingering, last refrain,
Wake from their siunbcrs
These dear walls again.
MID the scenes that bound MS
Bloom the memories loved so well.
Where our hopes surround us
And the timc-tidcS swell.
Gladly and sadly
Sing the lips that say farewell,
As last to our listing
Rings the chapel bell.