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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-08

TINS NORTHWEST tefritoryi ana dis
covered that the old Badger state. the
state Of my nativity. a state in whose
institutions and In whose people |
have existing pride. has contributed
10000 OF her sons and daughters. to
assist in the development OF this mag
nifleent empire. that il called the
northwest territory. and while we
hate to loae them we are proud that
they are doing their part with Drawn.
muscle and intellect; and far be It
from my purpose and intention to
speak one word TO retArd the growth
and development. which means so
much TO you--and means just as
much 10 every part of this great land
we call our common country. I de-
light in the idea that we are a COM
mon peoples with common purposes,
common ambitions, and with 4 COM
mon patriotism. know that these
lines which doflneth boundaries Of
states are only fictitious lines. You
cannot place your hand upon them.
nor can you locate them, unless per-
chance you have acquaintance estab-
iiahed with the surveyor, lines estab-
ilshed for the convenience OF the gov
eminent to define boundaries: be-
cause IN truth We are one great FAM
Ivy with common American history
and a common object n view, and
that TO secure the greatest good for
the greatest number
Not New Question.
This question Of prohibition is not
new History Is Allied with contests.
as this which involves the citizenship
o. this county Fifty years ago. In
the decade from 1850 to 1860. sew
enteen Of the American states we're
nuder prohibition. and after a. num-
trr of Intelligent trials. moved BY
honest. upright motives. with as
strong and bright aA intelligence as
we possess today these states aban-
doned prohibition; and. eountrymen
OF mine. Il seems TO me that We may
dsaw lesson from this history. II
l. an old and trile saylag that ex-
pcrience Il a wise teacher, and n we
niay not learn from the experience
% our foFefathers-lt We may not
learn from the history that has been
wrltien--then Of what use Is his
tory
The state OF Michigan had prohi-
billion from 1885 TO 1875, New Hamp-
lhire from 1857 until about two years
ago, The constitutional inhabltion
Of the state OF Ohio remains In her
constitution. II Il not a prohibition
Of the manufacture or sale OF intox-
Icatins beverages. II Il an inhibition
against granting licenses with what
result The state OF Ohio has the
question submitted TO the vote OF
the people, ana a. often as temper
ance has been feature Of their elec-
tons the antl-saloonists and the 9TH
er temperance organisa Ions brought
their fun force to defeat The meas
are; and ~ = result the state Of Ohio
By rs legislature has a law BY which
i imposes tax OF $1,000 a year up
on fhe saloon. a most pernIelous law
hat rests on the statute hooks OF
any state IN the Union: az b. thar
aw any person, reputable or disrep-
itabie. any person who has sf0oo
% pay the tax may engage In the
liquor business.
PrahIhitioa AEaiae.
The onlv state IN the seventeen that
las made = pFetenss OF retaining
Prohibition b tho state OF Maine, and i
. long a. ! con remember the pro-
libitionista have pointed VITA pride
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-08

tistics we get on that subject were
published in 1907 desired to OBJ
tain statistics of a more recent date,
so wrote the letters have mentioned
and from those letters l compiled
statistics which desire to give you
tonight. ] make comparisons OF the
difference in prohibition states with
my own city of Milwaukee, where
we have this system OF strict regula-
ton, to the satisfaction OF our peo-
pie and to the peace and good order
OF our city; and now, my prohibit
ton friends, | want to give you the
record from prohibition territory. 1
want to submit 1t here to the people
OF this splendid young state of Idaho,
so that you may know what to expect
should you be insane enough to de-
prive your people of the liberty that
God gave them, and bring down upon
your city the blight of prohibition
in order that you may ascertain for
yourself whether these statistics and
references to the census reports are
true. II you have public library
you can refer to the books there. If
you have not public library, let
me suggest that you request your
United States senator or congressman
to send you copy OF the reports
that you may ascertain whether the
statistics ! give you are accurate or
not, These numbers are taken from
volume S5, pages 31S to 1922, statis-
ties Of cities, department of COM
merce and labor, Upited States cen
sus report foe 1907. That was the
last publication.
Statistical Facts.
Milwaukee with a population Of
312,94S, according to our last CEN
sus, had $500 arrests for drunk or
disorderly, or one arrest for every
lilo population; Kansas City, Kan,
with population Of 67,614, had 1892
arrests, or one for every so of pop
ulation; Topeka, Kan. population
S7.441, arrests til. or one to %:
Wichita, Kan, population 31,11O.
arrests 1853, or to %; Portland,
Me-, population 1880. arrests 1925,
or one to So. These figures which
VIII now give You were taken from
the letters which have mentioned.
Milwaukee, with population of $685.
600, and that estimate is based on
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-08

II the record breaking crowd which
greeted Mayor David q. Rose at
Blackwell pavilion and sat con-
tentedly and eagerly drinking
HI his eloquent and logical ais
cussion for two hours and thirty min
uteB On the subject Of Temperance,
Not Prohibition" Il any Indication Of
public feeling on the subject Il ID evil
dent that prohibition win be- showed
under BY : storm Of ballots on No
vemher 17th 80 deeply that those
radicals who would enforce class leg
luiation and substitute blind pigs and
hootlegEera for law ana license WIN
realize that attempts 10 interfere with
personal liberty are not acceptable TO
no people Of kootenal county. rel
y estimated that fully 1900 people
beard the speech and hundreds were
turned away. being unable 10 secure
even standing room. II was one Of
enc most responsive ana enthusiastic
andiences ever assembled III this clty
- hear a great public question dis
GUESSED. The speech follows:
ssmpesAnee. Not rrohibltlon.
the invitatlon 30 courteously ex-
tended 10 ne By the representative
ousineas Organization OF your city Al.
g0rds me pleasure to visit your city
or he nrat time. While Il d true
maj ] have visited a number OF the
eisies o. the northwest. am given
80 opportunity 10 accomplish de-
sire aone entertained. and that. 10
yisis ; city which 10 ME Is very dear.
hesaase she who gave me existence
ths sweetest memory III life lies
barred - your cemetery
Important Qac-tiun.
come % sou, my rountrymen, not
Tor RE parpose 81 desrylug personal
character not FOR the purpose 81 40.
pealinE 70 sentiment but Tor the
purpose Of discussing dlspassionately
: question which appeals with vital
enersy TO the best interests Of the city,
the state. and The nation. because 4
Nlsh % say ina, any question which
Involves the welfare az city. which
appeals 10 the Industrial. the COM
merrlai. and The business interests Of
the eauntry, Ia Of 4 most serious and
important nature. and know that
my very presence here challenges the
opposition or many upright. well
meaning and well intentloned people.
who disagree. or who viii disagree
with me. perhaps, in my views Of
this question. But. desire TO give
you assurance that II Il my purpose
- treat this question n an serious
mess that rs importance demands:
Tor to my mind. a / have stated. Il
presents one Of the strongest eco
bonnie problems that has confronted
the nation since the establishment Of
ihls government. and I DO not mean |
70 except the slavery question. be- !
eause many Of he issues which we're
inyolFed in that question are involv.
"a ii thia.
Tribute 70 State.
fen have here 4 magnificent young /
stase. with a population not As large /
a he population Of the city which Il /
bas been my Tery distinguished hon i
n q represent Ia ne capacity Of ne
Hhief executive IN the past ten years.
have been amased. and that but
nildiy expressing che eject Of the
Eondertnl resources that I have seen
lhoat me wherever ! have gone. II
Pc ny pleasure and privilege 10 at
and che opening or tho Seattle expo
alton. as Il Il called In the middle
rest and the east. and I met nnm-
'era Of the representative people OF
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-08

The Oaiv state N the seventeen that
has made = pretenss OF retaining
prohibition b tho state Of Maine. and
e. long a. l con remember the pro-
hibisionista have pointed VITA pride
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-08

CONTINUED on Page tnree.)
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-01
Bethel.
MIDDLE rNTERvALr.


Mr.. Mitchell ID i'll at the house Of Al
phonso Bean.
DR.. ]. A. Twaddle was here recently.
Mrs. Kimball's little girl is here at
tending school. The teacher, Eva Far
well, BY love and kind heart gains the
good will of her pupils.
Fannie Cspen, who has been at home
caring for her sick mother, has returned
to Boston in department store.
Newell Annas Of Bethel Hill was call
ing on old friends and neighbors few
days ago. he has sold his farm to Al
bert Smith.
Carey Stevens has been doing some
farm work for Joseph Oliver, who is yet
quite poorly.
The song birds are plenty here, espe-
cially our dear Robin Redbreast, so low
ed from childhood. Who would kill q
bird? Stop and think what benefit
they are, besides their beauty and their
songs, which should make Us careful of
their lives. God has made everything
good, and only man can be vile, and that
of his own will, for God did not make
him to be so. But II we were not free
moral agents we would not be men and
women. Some say there is no God.
What an idea! If there is no God there
could be no mankind and no living thing.
As the natural sun makes everything in
nature live and grow, SO God in the
spiritual kingdom dwells in all that he
has made. "In Him We live and move
and have our being" Thoughtless
human being, stop and think and pray
and be convinced there Is God-and as
we SOW, so shall we reap"
E. P. Kimball wants to rent her farm
or house or both.
a. A. Packard and daughter Methel
called at the Maple and Pine Farm house
few days ago.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-01
Maine News Notes.

The winters lumber cut in Maine is
estimated at seven hundred million feet,
or about the usual amount.
Goodine Grant, an 81 year old farmer
of Prospect, committed suicide by hang
ing In the barn of his home. He leaves
wife, three daughters and two sons.
Leon Armstrong, highly respected
man Of 80, committed suicide at his
home few miles from Belfast on Sum-
day, May Esd, by hanging. Domestic
troubles are said TO have been the cause.
He leaves wife and three children.
The International Paper Co. is to try
q practical experiment in reforestation
by planting 10000 three-year-old Nor
way spruce trees on some Of the Com
pany's abandoned farm lands in Letter
L. Plantation, near Phillips and Madrid
in franklin County.
The bodies of Arthur Pouillotte, 81,
son of Adelard Pouillotte, and Lawrence
John, son of Frank John, were found
Monday In Dam Pond, three miles north
east Of Augusta, where they went q
week before for a days outing and pre-
sumably were overturned from canoe.
Commencement at the University Of
Maine opens with the baccalaureate ser
mon on Sunday. June 8, by Rev. Smith
Baker, d. D., of Portland, and ends with
the commencement exercises, dinner and
reception, on Wednesday, the 9th. The
public are cordially invited to these exer-
cises.
1t is probable that W. G. Mallett,
Bowdoin, 81, formerly Of Topsham, will
succeed the late George c. Purington as
principal of the Pennington Normal
School. Mr.. Mallett has been an assist
ant for . number of years and Is now
acting principal. He Is also editor Of
the Harrington Chronicle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-01
Bryaut's Pond.

Walter Gordon. Fred DeShop, B. R.
Billings, James Powers, Jr., and Ellis
DeShon are at South Arm on fishing
trip.
Freeman Morse and wife will pass the
summer at Andover and rent bis house
here.
John B. Foster will build stable this
season.
Work will commence on the Grange
stable next week.
Freeland Young and wife of Norwa y
visited friends here this week.
Mrs. Lydia G. Herrick of Rochester,
N. H., was the guest of Mrs. Emily j..
Felt last week.
Three carloads OF coal have arrived
and 1t is being sold out at seven dollars
per ton.
A. W. Arkett has been making ex-
tensive repairs on his photograph studio.
The Mann storehouse will be enlarged
to make room for the clothespins made
at the Milton mill.
Dana Dudley is intending to tear down
the shed between his house and barn
and build larger and more convenient
one.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-01

TO THE PACIFIC COAST AND THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EXPOSITION.

Because of the fact that the Alaska.
Yukon-P Pacific Exposition is being held
In Seattle this year, crowds OF people
from the east will be attracted to the
Pacific Coast. In fact many who have
long wanted to visit the Coast will make
an effort to do so this year because OF
the extra attractions which the west Will
have to offer and the low rates which
have been established; because too, that
many have learned by experience that
the personally conducted tour is the
ideal way to travel and get the most real
enjoyment and value out Of trip many
are naturally looking for such tour.
The same has been provided for by the
Grand Trunk Railway System, and on
July 18 q special train party will leave
Montreal. The party will be made up
of people from New England, northern
New York and Canada and will be com.
posed of teachers, business and pro-
fessional men. The fact that the service
of this road which Is easily one of the
finest equipped railroads in the country,
with the only double track between
Montreal and Chicago and one Of the
finest roadbeds In America, Is at the dis
posal of the party, and that the party is
to be personally conducted by Mr.. E. G.
Bowler of Bethel, Maine, who has long
since established . reputation of making
his tours truly ideal, is sufficient guar.
antee that those who take this tour will
get the tour of lifetime. No effort
has been spared by the railroad or Mr.
Bowler to this end, the route from start
to finish Is the best that can be had be-
tween ocean and ocean; every possible
detail looking to the comfort and pleas
ure of the party have been considered
and rate which seems almost incon
sistent with the service has been made
The party will be limited to the capacity
of the train, and any desiring to secure
accommodations should apply at once
for full information to
E. G. BOWLER,
Bethel, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-01
West Sumner.


Walter j. Wheeler of Bethel is with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Wheeler.
Mrs. w. T. Bisbee returned Thursday
from Buckfield where she has been to
visit friends. >
Clinton Bisbee OF Auburn is spending
a week with his father, Sylvester Bisbee.
By reason of the rain Mrs. James Buck
did not 90 to Paris Hill last week. She
went this week instead to do dressmak-
ing for Mrs. G. w. F. Hill.
Mrs. Polly Farrar, widow of Frederick
Farrar, is i'll in bed with bronchitis and
heart trouble. At this writing her con-
dition has somewhat improved. DR.. At
wood is in attendance.
Mrs. Mabel Foster is with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Farrar.
Miss Glide Lothrop of Lewiston is ex
pected to arrive Saturday to spend Sum-
day with DR.. and Mrs. H. F. Atwood.
Greenwood inquired If Essec Fuller
was still living. According to my in.
formant Essec Fuller, who was formerly
carriage maker in Turner, died no,
very long ago, and Alonzo is the only
survivor of the family.
bOth III feCuNhHt nAoy SSS w VAN "'A>
of Ernest Farrar, son.
Miss Persis Stone of Lewiston is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. II. r. Atwood.
DR.. Fl. F. Atwood is laying out the
lawn in front of his house in fine road
ways and grass plots. 1t is great i'm
provement in the looks of the place.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Dunbar and little
daughter of Danville Junction have beer
spending a few days with Mrs. Dunbar's
sister, Mrs. Nahum Morrill,.
Mrs. Nickerson of Auburn and Mrs.
b. Austin of Lynn are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. 1. o. Swift. Mrs. Nickerson is
the widow of Green Swift, and formerly
resided in West Sumner. When Mrs
Nickerson moved from here twenty
seven years ago there were five in the
family. Mr.. Swift died seven years age
and the son Ethan and daughter Ma!
have also passed away. Mrs. Swift hal
not been in town before since she lef
here twenty-seven years ago.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-01
Union Conference.

The seventy-fourtb annual session of
Union Conference of Congregational
Churches will be held with the church at
Lowell, Thursday and Friday, June 10
and IL. Program as follows:
THURSDAY FORENOON.
HOO Devotional Meeting, Moderator.
II 20. Greetings and Responses.
IL 80. Business.
IL co. lntermission and Dinner.
AFTERNOON.
200. Devotional Meeting, Rev. C. n. Davie.
sI5. Our Home Missionary Work.
Rev. Charles Harbutt.
245. Beyond the Church Door.
sl5. General Theme The Country Church.
(a) Its Problems. Rev. r. =. Bruce.
(6) Its Opportunities. Rev. e. n Davie.
W. Rev. F. II. Baker
400. General Discussion.
EVENING.
7l5. Praise and Prayer Service.
74s. Address: What the Church Stands
For, Rev. Smith Baker, ID. ID.
FRIDAY MORNING.
$50. General Theme-aow can we I'm.
prove the Sunday Service so that
More People will be Reached?
(a) The Devotional Exercises,
Rev. 8. T. Livingstone.
(b) The Sermon, Rev. L. p. Wilson
1000. General Discussion.
1913 Women's Missionary Hour.
Ills. Book Exchange Table. Each minister
and delegate at the Conference is
asked to contribute three .minuute
report on some book. old or new,
that has been especially helpful.
Please be prepared to give the sccu-
rate title with the publishers name.
II 90. Intermission and Dinner.
AFTERNOON.
l. 80. Unfinished Business.
200. Conference Sermon, Rev. w. q. Baker.
$50. Communion Service.
500. Adjournment.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-01
Hebron.

Mr.. Drew Thompson of Auburn has
been visiting his daughter, Mrs. j. G.
Donham.
Mrs. E. S. Durham is in Newton,
Mass, visiting her daughter. Mrs. Flor
ence Pinkham.
Mr.. Ralph Hodgdon Of East Sumner is
at w. A. Bartlett's.
A large number of the students at
tended the track meet at Brunswick last
week. Saturday evening there was quite
celebration with bonfire, etc., in honor
of Hebron's victory.
The W. r. G. have their usual meeting
Friday of this week.
The Memorial services at Grange Hall
will be held Saturday, and at the ceme-
terry here on Monday.
The Tyrocinic Adelphi Society held a
public meeting at Sturtevant Hall We'd
nesday evening, May Goth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-01
North Waterford,

Willis Kilgore and Alphonzo Charles
have returned from the west with
several horses which they have for sale.
Ezra Lebroke has sold his horse to
Sumner Grover.
Ernest Mason is planting corn around
here for the farmers with his planter.
Mrs. Lizzie Jewett has been assisting
Mrs. D. 81. Lebroke with her house
work as she is having hard time with
her foot.
Mrs. Rilla Marston of Albany has been
doing dressmaking for her sister, Mrs.
Annie Hazelton, few days.
The Woman's Relief Corps had an an
tiquarian supper and entertainment at
the vestry Saturday evening of last
week, the proceeds to be used for Me-
mortal decorations.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-01
Byron.

The new bell for the Center school
house has been put in position in the
belfry recently built by L. A. Dunn.
Two miners from Massachusetts, are
stopping at j. K. Shaw's and prospect
ing for gold on the East Branch.
Geo. Taylor is visiting at his fathers.
He has q position at the Paris Manu-
featuring Co.'s mill, West Paris.
R. w. Trask has sold bis place In
Hop City to Henry Thomas.
lothian Shaw stopped few days at
his brothers. last week. He did some
work on his farm seeding his ground
down.
L. A. Dunn is on the sick list.
NJ. s. Whitney and his daughter, Mrs.
Ferrin, from New Hampshire, are keep
ing house at Gum Corner, In John
Thomas house.
Oscar Nash and family have rented the
Harry Bancroft house. He and bis
father are employed in the mill at Gum
Corner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-01
Green wood.

In the busy seasons of the year, like
the present, We fiud it great con-
venience to have our groceries and div.
ers other articles used in the family
brought to our door, thus saving time
aud travel, especially when they sell
them about the same as they do at the
stores. Mr. Bragg, or the "tea man" as
he is called, shows up once in three
weeks, and Arthur Cummings every
Thursday, so it is pretty well known
when to look for them. They have
tried to make law to prohibit persons
selling goods on the road. but it so hap
pens that we are not ruled by the sultan
of Turkey nor any other despot.
Seed is going into the ground this
week in a business-like manner on &C.
count of its getting late, but perhaps
Jack Frost will make it even by stay
ing away so much longer in the fall.
Erastus Bryant is improving very
slowly in consequence Of the malignant
troubles with which he has to contend.
Our Sunday company consisted of Z.
Fl. Morgan and wife of Patch Mountain,
and Floyd Morgan and wife of Bryant
Pond. Charles A. Durham and wife,
with their two little boys, of West
Bethel, came on visit Saturday and re-
turned the next day.
Doesn't it almost look sometimes as if
nature is using Partially towards her
children? Here is a case in hand. Only
last week the second girl baby was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Herrick, and in
less than two weeks their near neigh
bors, Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Herrick, be-
came the parents of pair Of twin boys,
total weight Is 1-2 pounds. There was
a difference of four ounces in their
avoirdupois, but which one held the
preponderance the reporter failed to re-
port. Another thing that makes this
apparent partiality more obvious, is the
fact that the parents of the twins already
had a fine boy and girl in their family,
the latter being in her third year, max
ing what is often called a modern-sized
family, and therefore did not really
solicit the compound addition so to
speak.
Unique and interesting beside having
sprinkling of humor, were the observa-
tions made by John last week on the
bird and fly, just as we knew they would
be. The event at the time reminded us
of Mr.. Bryan, who has been pecking
away so many years, trying to capture
the presidential fly, but has failed every
time like the bird on the window.
The late Ezra Fuller of Hartford had
six sons il our memory is correct, all of
whose names commenced with E, the
Aroostook war soldier being one of them,
whose name is Elonzo, as we wrote it,
hence your mistake in changing it.
Another steady rain to-day, so there
will be no drouth in May at least.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-01
LOcke's Mills.

Mrs. Lydia Herrick of Rochester, N.
H., visited friends and relatives in town
last week.
Mrs. James Croker and son Harold
have been very i'll, but are now on the
gain.
Mr.. George Marshall, Misses Nellie,
Linnie and Della Marshall and Clarence
Stearns of West Paris, spent Sunday at
Camp Echo.
DR.. Packard and Leon Cushman are at
their camps for the summer.
The entire community was saddened
to hear of the death of Mr.. E. L. Tebbets
at his home in Auburn Friday morning.
He was the leading business man of this
place and will be greatly missed. he is
survived by widow and three sons.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-01
Albany.

F. g. Sloan was on the sick list a few
days last week.
There was large attendance at the
dance at the town house Wednesday,
May 26.
Quite few from this vicinity attend
ed the dance at North Waterford the
2Sth.
Leslie Cummings is working arSouth
Paris.
Herman Mason of Bethel was in town
Ia upaaL