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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-05
Yankee TarS Make Proud
Record at Target Practice
The Greatest Improvement Yet
Made In Amy One Year.
Sperry's Command Leads and Pa.
c;fic Fleet Is Second.

Washington, Feb. Am increase in
battle efficiency. the greatest yet made
during any one year, is shown by the
score OF battle feet practice in Manila
by, although the conditions of the
practice last fail We're more difficult
than heretofore The Improvement with
heavy guns was over 100 per cent.
greater than that OF last year. The
records were received by Commander
Sims, the inspector of target practice
by Wnor they have been carefully
taJulateG.
The average per centaSc of hits made
by tr,. guns was over 30 per cent. of
tie SHOTS fired and some ships made
from - 20 SO per cent, and the increase
in rapidity of hitting was considerably
over LOG per cent.
The ranges at which the battleships
fred were from 5000 to 5000 yards, ac-
cordng 20 the power OF their guns.
These ranges were unmarked and the
ships steamed on a course ana at 4
speed of which they We're not informed
until their officers opened a sealed en-
velope Just before going on the range.
| The navy department today also made
p4rative battle efficiency OF vessels OF
| the battleship, cruiser and sunDoat
classes. attained at the autumn Drac-
| tice of 1908.
| In the standing Of fleets, Admiral
| Sperrys command leads with mark
of 30, with Admiral Swinburnc's Pa
cific fleet next, with mark Of %.
In the squadron showing the first
squadron of Admiral Sperry's fleet
leads with a mark of 80. with the nrs'
| squadron OF the Pacific fleet second
| with a mark of q. In the matter OF
| divisions the first division OF Admlra
Sperry's feet leads with a mark of SO
while the first division OF the Paciflt
| fleet is second, With a mark of 81.
| Following are the marks of the frs
five vessels competing for the battle
ship trophy:
h Vermont pennant winner, 5S.211
| Minnesota. 4S.353: Pennsylvania
4S.01S: Colorado. 3s917: New Jersey
31.S4l. Among the vessels competing
for the cruiser trophy, the Galveston
the pcnnart winner. has mark of .
and the Yorktown a star ship, has
mark OF % In the vessels competing
fo.i. the gunboat trophy the Whining
| ten is the pennant winner, with mari
OF 81. and the Yankton and Rainbow
are star ships with scores of 80 and 3
respectively In most of the records
above stiren. the fractional parts Of {
| mark are omitted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-05
Recommended for Official
Classification Cotton.
Committee Appointed by Sec
Rotary Wilson Makes Report.
Recommends Efforts for co-opera'
tlon Of Foreign Exchanges.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Recommending
that the standard Of the different
grades If cotton as fixed by them De
adopted as the official classification Of
the government the committee of ex-
pert cotton classifers designated by
Secretary cf Agriculture Wilson to as
sist him in establishing such stand
ard. have made their report to the lat
ter. The committee has made up types
rnpreser tative of the nine different
grades 10 be designated middling far,
strict good middlng. good middlns,
strict middling, middling, strict low
middins. low middling, strict good or
binary ard good ordinary to be the Of
fetal stan ard.
Tho recommendation is made that in
view If the confusion that might arise
in case the standards We're promulSat-
ed az once, that they should not go m
to effect until Sept. !. 1910. 1t also is
recommended that efforts should be
made to secure the corporation o.!
fnrei rn exchanges in connection with
the standards. The further recommen-
dation is made that Congress enact
legislation penaliZing anyone tamper-
ing with the standards, which are 10
BE- kept locked up at the department
o: agriculture. Secretary Wilson still
has the report Of the committee under
adviserncnt
The belief was expressed that as the
result of examination Of the stand
ards of this and foreign countries the
least confusion would arise in the cotton
business by the adoption of q classiica-
ton Of cotton acceptable to all foreign
consumers, but owing to the action of
Congress the committee found it ncces-
Sary to ronfne itself to stated names
in use in this country. The standards
finally recommended are those in use in
practical every day business throughout
the greater part of the cotton belt and
are the standards accepted in CONNER
cial practice between this country anc
Europe. The characteristics recognized
in the establishment of the grades are
those generally used in the trade at the
present time.
1t was the express wish of the com
mittee that the government should at al
times maintain the strctcst supervision o.
the preparation of the standards ant
that the standards prepared should bt
safeguarded in every way by Legislation
10 prevent thelr belhS tafnpereu Will
was thoroughly urged that steps imme
diately be taken to obtain the concur
renee of foreign exchanges with thes'
standards; and owing to the fact that OF
the exchanges in America transaction
are being made on contracts fully a yea
ahead, it was believed that to proven
confusion the standards certified should
not come into use in the trade prior Il
the time indicated. IT was pointed on
that it would be unfortunate to have thu
standards used as a basis of sales in tn
middle of the cotton season and tina
they could not be used in the coming sea
son without great injustice and confu
sion.
In fixing a cotton standard the commit
tee acted by authority of Congress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-05
IN NEW DRAFT.
Bill Making Wireless Compulsory
Again Introduced in House.

Washington Feb. 4-Appreciatins
the value OF suggestions that nave
arisen since the introduction~of his bill
tn require all ocean passenger vessels
to be equipped with wireless telegraphy,
Representative Burke of Pennsylvania
today re-introduced his BILL with sew
erai amendments
This action followed a long confer
erce with Commissioner Chamberlain
oil the bureau Of navigation and Cen
e:al UN:er, supervising inspector of the
steamboat inspection service in the de-
rartmcnt of commerce and labor Both
officials approve of the new bill. The
conference was held at the suggestion
Of the House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries, which has been
considering the subject This commit
tee will meet tomorrow to take action
on the revised bill.
AS amended the bill applies to ocean
passenger steamers certified to carry 81
passengers or more between ports 20i
miles distant, instead o1 500 miles as
in the first bill The new bill thus
makes the requirements applicable L
coaStWise vessels. eXcep, on the Grea,
Lakes. The penalty is changed so as
to provide fer 4 maximum fine of $1,000
o. one year imprisonment. The fine
may he emitted by the secretary OF
commerce and labor The act IS e
take effect one year after its passage
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-05
BELFAST NEWS.
Funeral Of Lite Isaac jackson Satur.
day-Other Items of Interest.

Belfast, Me, Feb. 4.-(SpeciaD-
The funeral of the late Isaac Jackson.
who died yesterday morning at his
home on Miller hill. will take place at
P. NJ. Saturday. Mr. Jackson was a
veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars.
He enlisted in the Civil War in 90 ana
served throughout the war, in Co |.
Sth Regiment. He was a member OF
Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. A. r. Of
Belfast and was q great faVorte with
his comrades For several years he
had been afflicted with blindness and
i'll health. He was farmer OF sew
eral children only one. Mrs. James
Burgin survives, with his wife. to
mourn his loss.
Mrs Nancy Stintson Staples died
yesterday in Winterport, aged IS. One
son and two daughters, p. S. Staples
Of East Belfast and Mrs. ]. A. Holmes
and Mrs. 3. NJ. Fish OF Winterpor:,
survive. The funeral will take place
at ! O'Clock Friday at Ellingwoods
Corner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Quimby Mrs.
A. G. Burgess. Miss Grace Burgess.
Mrs. c. A. Pilsbury. Miss NJ. ID. Pills.
bury. Miss Katherine c. Quimby. Miss
Clara Steward are attending the Maine
Press Association in Augusta.
A large delegation left this morning
for Augusta to be present at the leg
iSlative hearing of the bridge bill, in
which Belfast people are greatly in
terested.
Hon. ]. S. Hartman, Arthur Richie,
Esq. J. Stuart. w. ]. Dorman and Jas.
H. Howes. left today for Augusta tn
attend the hearing of the Penobseot
Bay Electric Co, who are DESTROYS of
entering this city with electric power.
Standing room was at a premium
last night when the Seniors of the Bel
fast High school presented a burlesque
on The Merchant of Venice" in the
Belfast Opera house. They acquitted
themselves very credtably and Melted
tidy sum. They will take d trip 10
Washington, d. c, in March.
EN- Mayor Lendell T. Shales. past
commander of Canton Pallas, No. 4,
p. M. !. Q. o. F.. will act as floor mar
shall at the Military ball to be given
by the order on Thursday night of
next week Music will be furnished by
the Lahey Sisters Orchestra of Water
vile and concert will be given be-
fore the ball. The sale of reserved
seats will begin on Monday at D. f.
StephenSOnS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-05
soth CONGRESS-
New Rules Of Debate In
troducsd h the Senate
New Wireless Telegraph Bill
| Is Presented In the House.
Forestry Service critieized...BiIl Is
.Two.thirds Completed.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Two striking
amendments to the Senate rules. both Of
which We're prepared by Vice President
Fairbanks, were introduced in the Senate
today by Mr.. Lodge and We're referred
To the committee on rules. Their enect
is to prevent a senator from referring Of
fensively to either the President of the
United States, courts or to the House of
Representatives. and to put an end to
the reading of documents which have no
bearing upon subjects under discussion
where the reading is for the sole purpose
of. advancing a fIibuster The proposed
rules are as follows:
when the reading of q paper is called
for and objected to. or when the reading
of a paper by Il senator is objected 10.
such objection shall be determined by a
vote OF the Senate without debate
No senator in debate shall refer of
fensively to either Of the other co-ordi-
nate departments Of the government on
to the other branches of the Congress"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-05
Forced From Home
At Pistols Point.

Newmarket \. H, Feb. 4.-When
told tonight that mis- girl wife had
sought the protection of the police in
Providence from an alleged kidnapper,
Lorenl D'AbCru. a cotton mill worker,
declared that it was true that another
mar had compelled his wife by threat
and the display of revolver to leave
her home a few days ago D,Aboru
said he would be glad to have the
young woman come back.
The D'Aborus Are Portuguese people
who have been only a short time in
this country. They came to Newmarket
from Lowell year ago. She is IS years
Old and he is "a and small in stature
According to pAhoru a stranger of
stocky build appeared at his home here
last Sunday and announced that he
was Mrs. D'Aboru's brother-in law
and by tho law of their country there
fore. ne asserted. her legal guardian.
Tie woman objected that she had
no b"other-in-law and that she never
saw the man before, but when the Wis
itor drew revolver and threatened
to use Il unless she went away with
him D'Ahoru says she became fright
ened and finally was forced to con-
sent. DAboru says he fled from the
house in the meantime. found his wife
missing when he returned and has
heard nothing from her until tonight.
when he was informed that she had
applied for protection to the Provi-
dencc police and that the man with
her was under arrest The husband
says the stranger who took his wife
away gave his name as Arestildes
DtVoauN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-05
SEPARATE SCHOOLS.
Segregation Act is Passed by Cali.
fornia Assembly, 48 to 20.

Sacramento, Calf. Feb 4-GrOve T.
Johnson's bill compelling japanese to
attend separate public schools passed
the Assembly today by a vote Of 4S
to 26.
MIR Johnson's other bills prohibiting
aliens from being members of boards
resident district at the option of board
Of supervisors, We're defeated. the for
mcr by vote of "a to L. The latter
measure failed Of passage because of
Il tie vote, the friends of the bill be
ing unable to muster the required Al
votes ON roll call the vote finally
stood 81 to 81, after several had chang
ed their votes from aye to no and vice
versa.
There was little support for the cor
poration measure. the votes for the
bill falling l3 short of the number cast
for the Drew bill The principal d.
bate was upon the residential segrega-
ton bill Many who voted against the
land and corporation measure an
nounced they favored segregation of
undesirable aliens because that was
effective anti-Japanese legislation.
Others spoke against it taking the
ground that it was unconstitutional
and would interfere with the friendly
negotiations of the federal government
with Japan to stop immigration.
Shortly after the disposal of the
Johnson bill Mr.. Drew moved that the
vote by which his land bill was de-
feated he reconsidered. He offered to
amend the measure by striking out
sections which. it had been declared
violated the treaty rights of several
nations He declared that since the
school bill had just been passed and
that was the one against which the
President objected most strenuously
two years ago. the Assembly should go
step further and pass the land bill
also. The motion was lost the vote
being 46 to IS. This showed gain Of
10 votes for the proponents of the bill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-05
(FromN Yor1W 2 'Os)
SOME BIG CROWDS ARE CON-
SULT|NC STOMACH ORACLE
Cooper Says General Sale Has Made No
Difference In Number OF Callers.

being treated by six different physi-
clans this winter.
INV trouble has been indigestion and
rheumatism. ! was also generally run
down and suffered greatly from her-
vnusncss. | also had palpltatioh OF the
heart, caused by gas that would forH
in nv stomach as soon as ate any
thing. 1t is impossible to describe
how miserable + have been all these
wears, or now hard / have tried TO get
well. When | got this medicine my
health was completely shattered MY
husband has had violent stomach
trouble for a year. 1t got so bad TINS
past winter that he had swelling OF
the Joints and limbs. When I first
brought the medicine home he said
that I was foolish, as it would do me
| no good. After l had taken 1t lor TWO
weeks ! was so much better That ne
| got some and started taking 1t. He
| got better faster than 1. In two weeks
| he was eating big meals and the swell
| ling had all gone away. 1t TOOK TOUT
(, weeks be fore the rheumatism and ner-
| yousncss left me. although | ate ana
( felt hotter at the end Of the first week.
! am now perfectly well; | eat hearti-
| IL and have no gas in my stomach.
! I have gained q great deal OF flesh and
/ feel strong and energetic. My nus
| hand is like another man. He IS no
longer troubled with indigestion ana
! sleeps as he has not been able to for
long time He says he feels ten years
Younger We think this medicine is
/ marvellous
Cooper's New Discovery is now on
sale at leading druggists everywhere.
| We will send free. upon request, d
! treatise by Mr.. Cooper. describing the
true cause of most i'll health. The
Cooper Medicine CO.. Dayton, ONO.
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thus protected would never be sits
fled that the means employed We're
adequate The presence of the Chinese,
who are patient and submissive. would
not create as many complications as
the presence of the Japanese. wIosc
strong Il vrile qualities would consti-
tute an additional factor of difficulty.
Our friendship. therefore. with Japan.
for whose territorial and race integrity
the American people have stood in ac-
tive sympathy in all her struggles de
mands that this friendship should not
be put to the test by bringing two
such powerful races of such differing
views and standards into Industrial
competition upon the same soil
This can be prevented either by in
tornational treaty or by national Law
regulating. restricting or preventing i'm
migration. International negotiation
ard treaty is. my Judgment. al, rsatis-
factory method. 1t requires u nation
with which we have treaty relations,
tn prevent its own people from going
where they will. a restriction which We
would never in any treaty apply TO
our own people. We would therefore
be asking other nations to put 4
restriction on the movement of their
people which we would refuse to pre-
scribe regarding our own. There is
but one consistent position to assume.
and that is to relegate the whole queS-
ton to domestic legislation In each
country. permitting each to make such
laws regarding the regulation. restric
ton or prevention of immigration as
it sees fit The time has come. In my
Judgment whel, the United States. as
a matter of self-protectiOn and self
preservation must declare bv Sta,u-
tory enactment that it will not toll
crate further race complications. Our
country should, by law. to take effect
after the expiration of existing trea-
ties. prevent the immigration into this
country If all people other than those
of the white race. except unGer re-
Stricted conditions relating To inter-
rational commerce, travel and educa-
ton: and it should start immediately
upon the serious consideration of ma
tional policy regarding the people OF
the black race now within our boun-
Garies Which with a proper regard for
humanity will minimize the dangers 10
our institutions and our civilization.
Japan cannot justly take offence at
such action. She would lie the first
to take such action against the white
race We're it necessary to maintenance
the entragity of her institution. she
is a liberty to pursue the same course.
1T involves no insult. or the possibility
of war, for japan could not possibly
sustain a war. even were her finances
in better condition than they ROW are.
without the sympathy of the world as
to the business of her cause
Il give this ut.eranoe reluctantly for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-05

Although his much discussed medi
cine is now or sale at all druggists in
New York, there has apparently been
no let-up in the crowds that are cal
ling at the store where Cooper is
meeting the public.
In speaking Monday of his eXtraOrdi-
nary success in New York, Cooper
said: "The majority Of the people
who arc now calling to get my medi-
cine have been sent here by friends.
There i, nothing the matter with nine
ont Of ter people who are in poor
health Int stomach trouble. brought
anout by over feeding and little out
door exercise. | can prove this in a
few weeks to any one who tries
Cooper's New Discovery. AS soon az
l have proved it and they no longer
feel tired and dull and nervous, they
tell their friends about it, and that
beats anything | could say on the sub
ject.
II thought when I put my medicine
on sale generally in New York there
would be a let-up at this store. but
apparently there are just as many cal
ling to talk with me as ever. People
have not yet realized they can get the
medicine wherever they choose. ! shall
continue to meet the public at this
store during the rest of my stay in
New York
Among statements made for publica-
ton ON Monday by New Workers who
are strongly in favor of Cooper's the
orv and medicine was the following by
| Mrs. Charles Trensch, of 81 Desbrosses
street, who said: mo one who has
had such an experience as my nus
! band and myself with this New Dis
| covery medicine could help talking
about it. | am well again after fif-
| teen years constant sickenss, and my
husband issalso in perfect health after
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-05

am not disposed to participate i'll the
prevailing sensationalsm; but the is
sue has been made: the public atten-
tirn called to the question: and fail
ire upon the part of our Western com
iaunitics to meet it candiuly and cour-
iageously might be regarded in the
Eastern states, whose people are I'M
FaIIii!. with the economic and social
ti-.:*st:.i attendant upon Asiatic lmmi-
: atom. 10 mean we have abandoned
our convictions and acquiesce in the
View that Il STeat question of national
acd Domestic policy shall be turned
ever to the bargaining OF diplomats.
an opposed to sporadic legislation here
4i,d there by the various states. intend
cd to meet only certain phases of what
crnst,tutfsS national peril, phases
v hich viii nee assarily DC covered by
ROAD national legislation. an op-
posed to terms OF opprobrium and OF
insult Japan deserves from US only
+ spec! and admiration; W. deserve
from her proper regard for the in
t, ority If our race and institutions. A
temperate declaration made at this
time by the legislatures or the West
EN- states upon the lines here indicated
" III aid much to advance the eY,ight-
caad calm and forceful presentation
vi this question in such manner a:
shall convince the judgmen. of the
world, including that Of Japan herself
7 hus upon The expiration of the pres
CIT treaty with Japan aLd without at
| tcndant attacks upon Japan's sensibil
| tics. public opinion will be so SHAPED
as to force calm and rational solu
| ti"n Of the question by purely domes
Il. and national legislation
Very sincerely yours,
| 'TRANCIS NJ. NEWLANDS"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-05
AGREEMENT REACHED.
Ambassador Bryce and Newfoundland
Authorities Agree on Fisheries.

Washington, Feb At was said to-
night III official quarters that Ambas-
sador Bryce and the Newfoundland
authorities have reached an agreement
in the matter of the questions in the
fisheries controversy to be submitted
TO The Hague court for arbitration.
Some concessions We're made to the
colonial government at the recent con-
ference in Washington between Mr..
Bryce. Secretary Root and Minister
Kent of Newfoundland which were in
c"rp"rat"d III the treaty signed with
reservations by Mr.. Bryce and Mr..
Root
This compromise has won over the
Newfoundland authorities and as soon
as the signed treaties are formally
exchanged. the American COPY of the
treaty Will be sent to the Senate for
ratification
state department officials are anx-
lous 70 obtain action upon it before the
present session Of Congress expires.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-05
ON ExTORTiON CHARGE.
William T. Douglass Will Be Tried a
Saco Next Week.

Saco. Me. Feb. 4-William r. Doug
lass. formerly second hand in the York
cloth mills. row employed in cotton
mill in Lowell. Mass. will come here
next Monday to be tried on charge
Of extortion preferred by several
Greeks living in Riddeford.
1t ~ claimed that. as result of the
charges made by the men to Agent
Elmer +. Page, Douglass was dismiss
cd. The complained that thoy gave
Douglass money TO - them jobs He
denied that he had ever received any
money from the Greeks in payment for
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ATTACK FORESTRY SERVICE.
Several Congressman Say Unpleasant,
Things, Making Severe Criticism.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The forestry
service got its usual annual drubbing
today, the criticisms coming PRINCIPALLY
from Mr. Smith, California, Mr.. Cook,
Colorado. and Mrs. Mondefl. Wyoming,
all of whom charged extravaganza in
administration and the extortion o.
money floni miners, farmers. and even
ne owners Of bee hives. Mr.. Cook at
rribted {" Mr.. Pinchot. the chief for
ester the ulterior motive of scheming
tor Secretary Wilson'S seat in the cabi-
ret Both Mr.. Pinchot and. the for
estry service We're vigorously defended
Ly Messrs. Mann, Illinois, and Weeks,
massachusetts
All attempts to amend The bill in
any important particular failed. Its
consideration was about two-tbirds
competed when the House adjourned.