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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-07
VERRANZANo HoNoRED.
Italians Dedicate Monument to A.
Early Explorer.

New York, Oct. 6.-Contending that
in the discovery of the Hudson river.
as in the case of the North Pole, there
is honor enough for twO," thousands
of Italians, smothered in flags bunting
and gay uniforms, paraded down
Broadway to the Battery this after
noon, where they unveiled a statue of
Giovanni De Nerrazano, whom histo-
rians described as the first TRANSACT
lantic voyager to arrive in New York
harbor.
With no intention to belittle the
achievements of Henry Hudson, Ital-
ians maintain that Verranzano discov-
cred the Hudson in 1924, or IS wears
before the Halt Moons arrival, but the
Florentine navigator evidently re-
garding the stream an ordinary one
left no detailed report of his exnlora-
ton of the river. On this account he
has received but little recognition in
the new world for his achievement
The parade today comprised $50 Ital-
ian societies of New York and New
Jersey and others from New Haven.
CT, Lawrence, Mass, and Saratoga.
n. Y. Nearly 10000 italian men and
women were mustered for the demon
stration and as they marched down
Broadway they attracted great crowds
|of onlookers, in spite of the fact that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-07

did no damage to the work which was
under way at the time and only hinder
ed by causing a slight delay in the
work. r. d. Shanahan of Portland has
the contract for the concrete work and
is employing as large a crew of men
as he can handle to advantage. E. f.
Greenwood of Skowhegan is the civil
engineer in charge.
The total cost of the bridge is to be
$4,000. one-half of which, according to
an enactment of the 74th Legislature,
is to be raised by the State, while the
remainder of the cost will be divided
between the counties of Kennebec and
Somerset and the towns of Clinton,
Canaan and Fairfield. Several Legis-
latureS have been asked for an apprO-
priation for this bridge, but it was not
until the last Legislature that such an
appropriation was granted. Represen-
tative Arthur Holt of Clinton and Sen
ator Arthur A. Shaw of the same town
did a great deal of quiet work in the
Legislature in behalf of the resolve
favoring this bridge.
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the city has had numerous parades
lately The sailors from the Italian
cruiser Etrura and Etna were in the
line of march.
To some IMMERSED in history the
demonstration evidently seemed out of
place, and either as Indicative of their
disapproval or in a spirit of rowdy-
ism q number of cliff jewellers in
Broadway skyscrapers threw paper
bags filled with water and other mis-
siles down upon the marchers.
At the unwilling of the monument,
addresses were delivered by the chair
man OF the monument, Charles Bar
sctti, editor of ProgressO, an Italian
newspaper in New York, by Rear Ad-
miral Marquis Di Brochetti, represent
ing King Victor Emmanuel of Italy.
and by leaders of the italian colony of
this city. The monument was erected
by public subscription taken up among
the Italians here
The days festivities We're conclud
ed with reception given by the 10
cal italians to the officers and men
of the Italian cruisers.
The monument unveiled today is a
heroic bust feet in height, resting up
on pedestal II feet high #9t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-07
A NEW BUDGET BILL.
British Commons Has Vacation
While It Is Being Revised.

London, Oct 6.-Tha budget bill has
a radical nature, during the six weeks
debate and the chancellor of the ex-
cheqUer has promised to introduce so
many amendments on the report stage,
that the government has decided to
give the House of Commons a week s
holiday in order to enable members to
digest the revised proposals.
The original budget estimates do not
held good any longer and Mr.. Lloyd
George is preparing a revised estimate
of the yield expected to be produced by
his financial proposals as amended dur
ing the debates in the House. This will
be placed in the hands of the members
when they adjourn Nov to reasselnb BILE
Nov. IS.
notifications enough may be intro
duced into the amended bill to make
it more acceptable to the House of
Lords
A particularly interesting turn is
given to the situation by the announce
ment that Lord I.anSdowne, leader of
the opposition in the House of Lords,
Weekend. Whether Mr.. Asquith, the
premier, will still be there when the
Unionist leader arrives and what King
Edward will be able to do in the way
OF rec'nciline the protagoists are mar
ters of keen discussion in political cir
cles.
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-. ~ -
scarlet fever scare Only one case OF
the disease is reported in town at the
present time.
/ The first meeting of the Women's
Literary Club since last spring was
held this afternoon in the rooms OF the
Chaminade Club N the Waterville
Trust building. Mrs. Gertrude Z.
Waldron was leader. The Beginnings
of English Literature" was the SUD-
ject Of the meeting From now until
next spring the meetings of the clup
will continue, being held weekly. An
calendar of programs for
the fall and winter months has been
prepared and some very interesting and
profitable meetings are anticipated.
The first meeting of the Board of
Trade was held this evening in Grand
Army hall on Grove street with a fair
attendance of members. The meetings
will be held monthly throughout the
fall and winter months. The meetings
have been discontinued throughout the
summer, none having been held since
last June.
Many potatoes were received in the
local market today, the good weather
of this week giving the farmers the
opportunity to dig and haul in their
crops. Forty eight cents per bushei
is the prevailing price at the present
time The potato buyers have sent a
petition to the management of the
Maine Central asking that an extra
track be laid in the local yards of the
company.
Earl Brockway has been chosen
president OF the Senior class of the
High school; Miss Ethel Bailey has
been elected vice president and Miss
Mary Coughln secretary and treasur-
err The class has voted to hold Hal
lowe'en social in the Grange hall Fri
day evening, Oct. 20.
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of Estate of G.. N. Lawrence; on the
north by land of Byron Boyd. including
also a shop building.
Estate of G.. n. Lawrence, owner, Az
Susta.
All of land Of said Estate. bounded on
| the west by land of l.. G. Cony on the
south by land of Lydia X. Webster; on
| the east and north by land of Maine Cen
| trail Railroad Company, including also
shop building.
Byron Boyd, owner, Augusta.
All of said Boyd's land, bounded on the
west by Gage Street and Water Street;
on the south by land of T.. G. Cony; on
the east and north by land of Maine Cen
trail Railroad Company, including also a
livery stable building.
A triangular tract of land in Gage
Street as shown by plan, owners are
Cony.
Estate of J. w. Bradbury. owner, Au-
guSta.
The easterly corner of land of said es-
tate, bounded on the east by Water,
Street; on the north by land of Horace
North: on the west by line parallel to and
so feet distant westerly, measured at right
angles thereto from said centre line.
Horace North, owner, Augusta.
Easterly part of land of said North,
bounded on the east by Water Street; on
the north by land of Swift and Company;
on the west by line parallel to and so feet
distant westerly, measured at right an
giles thereto. from said centre line.
Swift and Company owner, Chicago. Hi
noiS.
A strip of land - feet wide being q feet
on the easterly and 80 feet on the westerly
side of said centre line and extending
from land of Horace North on the south
to land of Maine Central Railroad Com
pany on the north.
Court Street Augusta
A strip of land Is feet wide, being 9
feet on the easterly and 30 feet on the
westerly side of said centre line and eX-
tending across Court Street
Sarah C. Manchester, owner. Augusta.
A strip of land extending from Court
Street to Winthrop Street bound on the
east by land of Maine Central Railroad
Company, and on the west by Il line par
|allel to, and 80 feet distant, westerly
measured at right angles thereto, from
said centre line.
Your petitioner has filed herewith n map
or plan on an approximate scale and pro-
file on the relative scales of profile paper
in common use. dated September l5th'
1909 signed by Theo. J.. Dunn. Chief En-,
gneer. showing the original location o.
Kennebec and Portland Railroad Com.
pany, the new or changed location, tne
lands, dwellings and other buildings. nee
essary or convenient to be taken. such
of it's present land as is necessary to DO
retained by it to effect such change in To-
cation and plan for the construction
of the crossing under Water Street on the
changed location.
Wherefore the said Maine Central Rail-
road Company requests your Honorable
Board, after notice and hearing, to APP
prove said plans.
Dated at Portland, Maine, September
%, 1909.
Maine Central Railroad Company =
by Morris Mcdonald, Nice-Presidcnt and
General Manager.
White e Carter, Attorneys for petitioner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-07
To the Honorable Board of Railroad Com
miSSiOners of the State OF Maine:

missioners of the State OF Maine:
| The Maine Central Railroad Company, a
Evaporation established mnder the laws OF
| the said State of Maine, located and hav-
| ing its principal place of business at the
| city of Portland in the county of Cumber-
| land and State aforesaid, respectfully
represents:
| That it owns a line of railroad running
from said Portland to Bangor in the coun-
| ty of Penobscot and State aforesaid,
which said railroad runs through the city
of Augusta in the county of Kennebec
and State aforesaid that in conformity
| to the provisions of an act of the Legis-
llature of the said State of Maine entitled.
IAN act to abolish Rines Hill grade cross
nor March 18th. 1909 it herewith presents
| TO your Honorable Board plan for change
| in the location of its said railroad in the
vicinity. of Rines Hill crossing of Water
Street in the city of Augusta so that its
tracks shall pass under Water Street in
| stead of crossing said Street at grade as
| at present.
The center line of said changed location
lis described as follows:
Commencing at point called Station o
| in the centre of the east bound main
track, said point being 127 feet northeast
wardly, measured along said track. from
the northeasterly side line of Capital
Street and being at or near Station 1743
| of the centre line of location of the Ken
| nebec and Portland Railroad Company
as recorded in Book 9, Page y of the
INCUBUS u NouHly COMMISSIONERS vi Siiti
Kennebec county; running thence north
!21o1T east. a distance of 1919 feet to sta
| ton 4+94.9: thence on a curve to the right
| of 1901 feet radius. a distance of 1883
! feet to station 6t93.S; thence on a tangent
bearing north 27o15 east. a distance of
1902 feet to Station 11-t24: thence on a
curve to the left of 1854 feet radius. a
| distance of G1J feet to Station 1913;
thence on a tangent bearing north r. 15>
west. a distance of ri feet to Station 1S+
I'LL: thence on a curve to the right of $40. 4
| feet radius. distance of 1922 feet to Sta
ton &c 3D.; thence on tangent bearing
north 3304I east, distance of 1888 feet to
Station 1868, a point in the centre of
the said east-bound main track in line
with the southwesterly end of the brick
passenger station.
This location is to cover widths as fol-
lows:
On the right or easterly side of said
centre line from Station o to Station 9, 80
TT: from Station 2 to the northerIy line
of land conveyed by Thomas w. Smith to
the Kennebec and Portland Railroad
Company by deed dated June so. 1852
and recorded in Kennebec Registry Book
1872. Page GA. all land lying between the
said centre line and the Kennebec River
from said line OF said land conveyed by
Thomas W. Smith, to the north line of
Water Street the easterly line of this To-
ca ton is to follow the easterly line of To-
cation Of said kennebec and Portland
Railroad Company: thence following the
said north line of Water Street south
Swift & Company: thence northwest
wardly along southerly line of said
Swift & Company's land to point % feet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-07
FAVOR INCOME TAX.
Massachusetts, Democrats Present Is
sues for State Campaign.

Everett, Mass, Oct. 6.-The opening
guns of the state campaign We're touch
ed off in Everett tonight, when lead
ers of the Democratic party presented
the issues on which that party will de-
pend for victory at the polls next
month.
Democratic candidate for governor
declared the Democratic party in
Massachusetts was unreservedly in ia
vOr of the adoption of an amendment
to the constitution of the United States
permitting tax upon income.
Mr. Valley said that the results OF
the tax commission showed the ratio
of intangible personal property to In
comes in Boston to be IS to /, in other
cities 20 to l and of personal property
to incomes 60 to 1.
He declared the burden of the income
tax in Massachusetts fell most heav-
lily upon the minister, lawyer, mer-
chant school teacher and workman,
that it was wholly inadequate and no.
toriously deficient and worked positive
injustice.
Increased revenue is needed, said
Massachusetts and a few other states
should alone bear the income tax; the
trusts and corporation should alos pay
and there was no way to make the tax
apply equtably except by amendment
to the constitution providing for the
income tax
Eugene N. Foss of Cohasset, candi-
date for lieutenant governor and until
recently Republican, said he had noc
left the Republican party so much as
the party had left him and others who
like him, We're seeking for the fulfill
ment of Republican party pledges.
Mr.. Foss protested that the Republic
can party had become drunk with tar
iff excesses and outplayed the game;
that the people were suffering from
hostile legislation and that as a re-
suit the United States had become re-
sponsible for the high protective tar
ifs of all nations He said the reciproc-
ity for past tariffs had been cut out
and that retaliation was the spirit of
the Aldrch-Payne bill
Mr.. Foss pleaded strongly for a bet
ter application of the principles of
reciprocity, declaring the first step
should be the tearing down of the tar
if wall against Canada. He also ad-
vocated the income tax, which when it
tariff taxes. 'The country is actually
brought face TO face with domestic and
foreign tariff warfare" said Mr. Foss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-07
GREETINGS TO PEARY
From Scientists Who Dine With Mem
bers Of the Roosevelt's Staff.

New York, Oct 6.-The following tele-
gram. which was framed at the dinner
given last night at the Union League
Club in honor of the officers and
scientific staff of the Arctic steamer
Roosevelt, has been sent to Command
er Robert e. Peary:
"A few men interested in science
dining with the officers and scientific
staff of the Roosevelt. regret your alb
sence but send you greetings and con-
CALCULATIONS. AS the scientific spirit
is merely the desire to know something
new we welcome your companions as
men of science and would gladly REQ
ceive you If you We're here"
The telegram was signed among
others by c. F. Cox, president of the
New York Academy of Sciences; Hen
ry Fairfield Osborn. president of the
American Museum OF Natural History
and of the New York Geological So
ciety: Fl. C. Bumpus. director of the
American Museum of Natural History:
and +. O. Hovey. secretary of the New
York Academy of Sciences.
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Replying TO Request Of
Geographical Society
Thai Submit Data and Rec
ords to American Experts.
Com. Peary at Once Accepts Of
fer and So Notifies Society.

Washington, Oct. 6.-Commande1
Peary has formally notified the Ma
tional Geographical Society of his ac-
ceptance OF it's offer to examine and
pass upon the records of his Polar ex-
pIorations. Notice to this effect came
to Prof. Willis L. Moore, president of
the society, in a telegram from COM
mander Peary in New York, reading
as follows:
II am not only willing but desire to
submit my records and data to com
mission of American scientists that is
impartially selected"
The board of managers of the Ma
tional Geographic Society Oct. l, sent
to both Commander Peary and DR..
Cook a resolution, the last paragraph
Of hich was as follows:
1.-THE National Geographic Society
urges Commander Peary and DR. Cook
speedily to submit all their obserVa-
lions, notes and data to competent
scientific commission in the United
States"
So far the society has heard moth
ing from DR.. Cook, save through the
public prints 1t is presumed that Com
mander Peary made a similar response
to the American Geographical Society
ard the Museum of American History
in New York, which also invited both
of the Polar explorers to submit their
records for the consideration Of the
commission.
In case Dr. Cook fails to respond to
the invitation President Moore says
the special commission will consider
Commander Peary's data.
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PlSHON'S FERRY BRIDGE.
Two Abutments Nearly Completed
Freshet Does No Damage to Work.

Hinckley, Me. oct. 6.-(SpeciaD.-
Work is being pushed rapidly forward
upon the concrete work of the 60O-f
bridge across the Kennebec, river at
Pishons Ferry, which is to connect
the town of Clinton in Kennebec county
with the town of Fairfield in Somerset
county. and which is being built under
the direction of the county commits
sioners of Kennebec and Somerset
county.
Two abutments are now nearly com
pleted, the concrete is in for one of
the piers and the Golfer dam is in place
for the second pier. The recent freshet
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DUPLICATE COPIES
OF COOKS Data to Be Submitted t
American Scientists.

ST. Louis. Oct. 6.-That duplicate copies
of his records will be submitted to Amer
lean scientists simultaneously with those
sent to the University Of Copenhagen was
the statement made by DR.. Frederick A.
Cook in an interview en- route to this
city today. Dr. Cook said:
MY original records will go first to the
University of Copenhagen. l intend, how
ever, to have duplicates made These will
be submitted to the American Geo
graphical Society. l shall request the
Copenhagen authorities to withhold their
announcement until the American Society
has had an opportunity to come to a con-
clusion.
Then. when the scientists on both sde1
of the water are ready, the announcement
will be made simultaneously in both
places"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-07

The following members have been
discharged from the Home: Neil Cul-
ten, late Co. D., 34th Mass Inf; P. I.
Philip Carney, late 1st Brigade, Goth
Army Corps; Timothy Crowley late
Co. n, 18th Mass Inf; Amos c. Davis,
late co. E. 31st Mass. Inf; Webster
Hofses. late Co. B, 2nd Mass. Inf; Mi
chael Kelley, late Co. X, 10th VT. Inf !;
Geo. ". Murch, late Co. E, LIST Mass.
Inf, Mexican War; Michael Riordan,
late Co. c, 42d Mass. Inf; William J.
Robbins, ate Co. +, Me. Coast Guards.
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MIX, AMERICAN, WINS.
Lands in Russian Poland in lnterna
tionai Race from Zurich.

Zurich, Oct. 6.-The internationa
balloon race for the Gordon Bennett
cup has been won by Edgar w Mix
the American aeronaut of Columbus
Ohio. who will take the cup back to the
United States.
Mr. Mix landed to the north of War
saw, in Russian Poland, at 3 A. M.
yeoterday. He has won with plenty o.
time to spare from Alfred Leblanc, the
French pilot. his companion in the ST
Louis race of 1907, who came down a,
Kubin, Hungary, Monday afternoon.
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THREE KILLED.
Continued from Page One.)

1t was some time after the wreck
that word was sent by telephone to
Clinton. A special train was made up
and with all the physicians available
left for the scene.
The excursion train consisted of 10
cars and the regular train, No. %,
which left Farmer City at 9 o'clock,
was made up of three passenger
coaches. The latter train was crowd
CD with delegates to a Sunday school
convention which concluded it's SEES
sicns in Farmer City last night.
demonstration of orders is said to
have caused the wreck.
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DEXTER.
Grammar School -opened-Ciub
Notes-Other Local News.

Dexter, Me-, Oct. 6.-(SpeciaD. The
Grammar school in the High school
building closed several days ago be-
cause of case of scarlet fever was
opened this morning. The case is a
mild one, the room has been thoroughly
disinfected and no trouble is expected
This afternoon the Board of Health
disinfected one of the rooms in the
Plea SAINT street building as a matter OF
precautienf There is nearly full at
tendance Of pupils Notwithstanding the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-07

Among those who registered at the
Home library yesterday were Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Johnson, Auburn; Henry j.
Geer Harry j. Geer, and Hubrey A.
Butler, Providence; F. c. Hindle, Ban
ger; Mrs. l.. J. Leavitt, Augusta; Ed
ward J. McManus, Minnie j. Evans
and Walter l. Mason. Boston; r. A.
Farnham, Vassalboro; Mrs. Mary Fos-
ter, South Brewer: j. H. Crowell,
Orono; Mrs. r. Rand, Eddington; Mrs.
Frederick Getchell, Brewer; Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Patton, Lisbon.
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WILL NOT RETRACT.
Cook Stands by the Charge That Peary
Sold His Supplies.

Indianapolis. Oct. Cdr. Frederick
A. Cook passed through this city today
on his way to st. Louis and in an in
terview on the train said he had found
no reason to withdraw the charge that
Peary had sold his (COok's) supplies
which he made in a letter to Capt
Bernier Of the Canadian government
steamer Arctic published today.
Il stand by that letter in it's essen
tial charge said DIR. Cook. but if
had it to write in my present frame OF
mind. I would not word it as it was
WOrded."
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Among those who registered at the
Home hotel yesterday were J. E. Hou-
bert, W. w. Banding, New Sharon;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Stanwood, Med
ford, Mass: and Thomas H. Stanwood,
TOguS.