Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-22

spection be ordered.
The following comment by Gen. Nor
iarity shows that Capt. Noston is max
ing remarkably good progress with the
company ri Nv 8
The inspection disclosed very
marked Improvement over the annua,
inspection held earlier in the year. Tie
improvement showed itself both in
efficiency in drill and more especially In
the care of military property. The
condition of tie property showed that
the quartermastcr sergeant has been
attending &C his duties and it was ar
ranged very Systematically fer inspec-
ton.
1.-THE captain of this company has en-
tered into his work with commendable
zeal. He is somewhat handicapped in
endeavorinS to get his company togeth-
er for drills as it is recruited from n
territory many miles in extent. His
work shows distinctly in the improve
ment of property in his care
Attorney General Warren c. Phil
brook of Waterville in an interview
Tuesday in regard to the bill brought
against Fred A. Thurlough. sheriff of
Aroostook county. by w. w. Hugueley
& Co. of Boston. alleging that he has
seized liquors protected by pure food
and inter- State laws, said:
we have decided after confer
ence with Sheriff Thurlough's at
torney. James Archibald of the law
firm of Powers & Archibald, to file
a demurrer to the amended bill. which
substitutes Sheriff Thurlough for the
entire 16 sherif1s and w w. Hugueley
& Co. for the several Boston liquor
houses mentioned in the original bill
Under the order of court a hearing
will be held on the demurrer al Port
land before Judge Putnam, Friday
Jan. II.
Il know of no reason why Mr..
Thurlough should have been selected
as defendant in the place of the 16
shcriffs in the original bill any more
than any other individual Of them.
The court sustained the item of my
demurrer to the original bill. which
related to the jOinder of defendants,
which made it necessary for the plain
tius to name but a single defendant
in each bill, although they might have
brought separate bills against each
one of the 16 sheriffs.
Some thought that Sheriff Hastings
of Androscoggin would be made the
defendant if a single bill was brought
instead of Sheriff Thurlough," con-
tinued the attorney general, but
this arose from a misrepresentation in
regard to a letter to Sheriff Hastings
which was made public. 1 wrote a
similar letter to all of the Shcritfs of
the State after the ruling of the court
that the sheriffs could not be joined
in the proceedings, advising them of
the new situation that was likely to
arise, as was my duty to do. The let
ter to Sheriff Hastings was the only
one which was made public and this
led those who heard of it to think that
the new bill might be aimed at him
rather than any of the other sheriffs.
1 have not heard that Sheriff Thur
Tough has made any seizures in any
different manner from the sheriffs of
the other Countess
Hon. Thomas j. Lyons of Iinalhav
EN-, commissioner of industrial and labor
statistics returned Tuesday from Lew
lolOlI anu SauOuli, WIlSI llS iletu pNVli
investigating the lasters' strike in Au-
turn in the interests of the depal tment
He stateS that about 30 lasters re out
N the National Shoelnakers factory in
Auburn and thai the trouble has not
as yet extended to the other depart
ments of the factory. THE men who
are out" says the labor commissioner,
contend that the company has dis
eliminated against union men aud has
discharged men simply because they
belong to the union. Tie company de
MES that such is the case and claims
that it has never in any way discrimi-
mated against union men" Members
of the State Board Of Arbitration and
Cancellation were On the ground Mon
day afternoon looking over the situa-
ton with reference 20 settlement OF
the matter The strikers are recognize
ed it is understood, by the Internation'
al Boot & Shoe Workers Union of the
A. F. of L., which may cause the mat
ter to assume serious proportions. &C.
cording to the opinion of the labor
men, unless it is settled within rea
sonable time.
Requests for the 1908 report of the
State labor commissioner continue to
he received at the office of the depart
ment, which would seem to indicate
that it contains matter of more than
passing interest to residents of other
states. Two of the requests received
the ,jaSt week were from states as far
away as Idaho ard Iowa. All of TIL"
1000 copies of the report printed are OK
bauSted EXCEPT few reserved in the
office of the State librarian on account
of tho continued requests for them so
that Commissioner Lyons is now OBJ
liged to refer all requests for copies t"
the state librarian. who, of course, will
only be able to ill them for short
time. Most of the requests received
for these reports are from those inter-
ested in agriculture. who are DESTROYS