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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17
Believes That Mr.. Knox
Is Now Eligible
To Receive Appointment as
Secretary Of State.
Confers With President and Makes
Appointment for Today.

Washington, Feb. 16.--In the opinion
Of Presidcnt-clect Taft, Philander C..
Knox is now legally eligible to receive
the appointment of secretary of State.
That he Will be the premier in the Taft
cabinet was again positively stated by
Mr.. Taft tonight at the White House.
the statement being made after two
conferences today between the Presl-
dent-elect ana Mr.. Knox
Mr.. Taft went further and gave it as
his On'nion that no court could enter
tain an action based on the constitu-
ti"nality OF Mr.. knox's coming apy
pointment for the reason that the first
question that would arise i'm such al
proco cding would be whether Mr.. Knox
was ''De facto" official of the gov-
eminent. This question, he maintained
would have to be answered in the af-
firmativc, and there the proceeding
would end.
it was o'clock tonight when Mr.
Taft emerged from the Presidents OFF
flee, having ended two-hours CONFER
ence with Mr.. Roosevelt. participated IL
by the board of engineers. In the outet
office he was discussing the canal rel
port. which he was pleased to say, wa!
unanimous and had stated his position
regarding Mr.. Knox's appointment t
q gathering of newspaper correspond
ents when President Roosevelt came
Continued On Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17
Is Defence Of Geo. W.
Perkins and Son John
Who Are Charged With Murder
OF ChaS. StrOut, Poland.
During Melee Gun Was Dropped by
John and Discharged.

Auburn. NJ. Feb. IG6.-Cnntrary f."
the general belief that Solf-dcfcnce'
would be the plea made in behalf Of
George W and John Perkins of Pc
land. who are being tried on tn" charge
of murder in ID" supreme court. w T.
Sk"iton of their counsel, in opening to-
DAY claimed that the shooting was an
accident. Tho defence opened after the
STATE had suddenly and unexpectedly
rested
The principal concluding witness for
the state was Edward WINSTON, neph-
ew Of Charles Strout, the victim He
went over the incidents as already
shown ana denied that either he or
Strout had been drinking. Several men
at whose homes s;trout and WinsloW
called The night of the murder denied
selling cider TO them or that either
of them appeared to have been drink
ing.
Attorney SHELTON ir opening for the
defence claimed different version CT
the events leading up to the shooting
than that OF the state and that Strout
used Vile ana indecent language and
threatened 40 clean out the whole
Perkins tribe and tear their house
down over their heads :
lie contended that John Perkins. the
son, vas running about his own yard
to escape Strout; also that George Per
kius saw Strout put his hand INTO ms
risht hip pocket and fearing he was
drawing a weapon called to John to
look out for Strout was going to shoot,
He said that John had fallen and
Strout was standing over him when
the gun was dropped from john
hands and was discharged, the bullet
| entering Strout's body.
! George w. Perkins took the STAND
| and testified as to the facts as brought
out in Attorney Skeletons opening.
| The testimony of George W. and John
/ Perkins. father and son, was heard at
| the afternoon session and was practical
| " identical. The son denied shooting
| Charles Strout, saying that his rifle eX-
| ploded while Strout was bending over
CONTINUED Oh Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17
SPECIAL LEGISLATION
EXTENDED TO THURSDAY,
Senate First Refuses to Extend Time and Then Re-
|entS'''P. P. Gilmore Elected State Treasurer.
New Railroad for the Rangeby Region.

When the House order extending the
time for private and special iegisla-
tioa to Feb % came to the Senat.
Tuesday morning Senator Osgood
m"veG that the Senate non concur
with the House in extending the time
His motion was seconded by senator
Milliken OF ArooStOok and Senator
Shaw If kcnnebec spoke in opposition
" rising vote of Is IT, 6 the Senate
voted to non-concur. Later an amend
mrnt was introduced Ey Senator Mil
lken and carried extending the time
To Feb. is. When the amended order
came back to The House on motion Of
Representative Burleigh it was voted
to rcCccd and concur.
Senator Hill of PerObscot, VINO broke
his leg by Icing thrown from his car
RAG some 10 weeks ago appeared in
The Senate chamber Tuesday for tn
frs. time and was conducted by his
colleague Senator Mullen to Governor
Ftrnaid, who administered 20 him the
oath of oilicp. 1t was voted in cor
currencc with the House to reconimit
the report of the committee on salaries
and fees upon TIE act increasing the
salary of the Judge of the superior
court Of I<enntbcc county. The repCr5
of the committee Was, ought To pass.
in 4 new draft. which fixes the salary
1T F3Onn with 500 for cacn term of
court held 1t Wat""yille. The ma ju.'i-
" ana minority reports of the COM
lni'tee on Ways and bridges upon the
Dpnigdn bridge bill were presented
and ON motion Of Senator Tncrriaul.
,I ArGCsteGk lie two rppOrt1. and ar-
ConltaMyirg bills We're tabled pcndIng
printing. rs has already been forecast
cd the majority report was accom-
panied by 4 blll which is = slightly al
t":c1 conn Of the D0nigan bill and re-
duc"s the length of bridges to be taken
"vrr i'y the Sat" to - feet. while the
minority report, which was signed by
the chairman of the committee, Sena-
tor Thcrriault, senator Wyman Of
Washington AMI Representative
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17
AT CITY HALL.

The crowning event of all the brill
liant socia! events which always char
acterize the Legislative winters in Au-
gusta the reception rendered by the
people OF Augusta to the Governor, the
Executives Council and the members Of
the Legislature, came off last evening.
and City hall was once more the Scena
Of the happy occasion which always re-
suits from the coming together Of the
States people to greet the state
chief executive and the law makers.
And il might well be called Il meeting
of the people of the State. for they were
there from all over Maine for every
city ard town sent it's quota Of merry
makers. The reception had long been
looked forward to in Il pleasant anti
cipation, and it needed but glance az
the ANNA ted scene last evening to tell
that the anticipation was being real
lied.
The only feature in connection with
tic event which was unsatis-
factorv was the weather which
Willie il should have been characterized
BY clear skies, starlight and all that
sort OF thing which goes to make an
ideal winter night, was nothing OF the
kind. The storm which had been raS-
ing for the rast as hours and had fur
nishcd in succession rain, hail, siert
and sncw, was still in evidence. and al
thOusn it did not keep many at home
il made outdoor travel decidedly dsa-
grccl5le Tho crowd was the laree s.
ever seen al CITY hall and there must
have been 5000 people present.
CT course tie reception last evening
Was "thc very best one yet" as each
succeeding one is apt to be judged, dcs-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17
T0DAYS JOURNAL CONTENTS
PAGE One.

Page One.
LEGISLATIVE AND TELEGRAPH
Special Legislation Extended to Thurs
day-P. =. Gilmore Elected state Treas
urer-Stenocraphic Report of House ana
Senate-Goyeruor's Ball ut City Hall
Reception at the State IInusc-The Strout
Murder Trial-S"me Place Acapulco
Death List at &o--congressional News
SlaNerS OF Senator Callnack on Triad
Taft Now Believes Knox Is Eligible.
Page Two.
TELEGRAPH
Page Three.
LOCAL-C;ardiner. South Gardiner, Hal
lowell. Winthrop and National Home
News.
Page Four.
LEGISLATIVE - Committee Notices
and Hearings.
Page Five.
MARKETS AND LEGISLATIVE-D
" Market Ouotations-Stenog Re
port of Maine House and Senate.
Page Six.
EDITORIAI.-The Centennial Towns of
1863 Briefs-Maine, Gossip-C"nniy News
Page Seven.
CLASSIFIED ADS-Wanted. For Sale,
To Let. Lost Real Estate, Hotels. Rail
roads. Business Cards.
Page Eight.
LEGISL ATINE-Stenograp Report
of Maine House and Senate.
Page Nine.
SI.ATINE-Tuesday at the stat"
HouSe-With the CommitteeS-Ihe COY
errors Ball ut City Hall.
Page Ten.
IOCAJ-Log Driving Corporation
Elects Officers for Ensuing Iear-ConSip-
gational Churches to Meet at WateiNlli"
Observation-Disclosures Retail Market-No-
tees of Republican Caucuses-Briefs.
Page Eleven.
LOCAL-At the Opera House-knights
of Columbus Install Officers for Coming
Iear-BriefS.
Page Twelve.
TEL .IIGRAPH-Earthou in Asiatic
Tur<ey-Senator WEIGH Says War with
Japan Was Narrowly Averted."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17
AT THE STATE HOUSE.


In spite of the severe storm of Tuesday
the rooms and corridors of the State
House were filled to Overlooking with a
brilliant and representative gathering
from all parts of the State on the occa-
sion of the biennial reception of the peo-
pie by the Governor and his staff The
decorations We're very beautiful and all
arranged in excellent taste. On entering
the rotunda a great mass of color met
the eye. Flags were fixed at every pos
sihle vantage point and draped from the
walls, while the posts were also covered
with long pennants. The rail of the grand
stairway was encased in bunting and
about the large portrait of Washington
flags were hung with pleasing effect. The
upper corridor was also profusely decor
ated Green and white We're the prevail
ing colors in the Executive department,
flowers and foliage combining with bunt-
ing and national colors in happy effect.
The Governors private office was attrac-
lively. decorated, the mantel and center
table being almost completely covered
with flowers. including carnations and
Jack roses.
An OF orchestra of seven pieces under the
direction of &. Fl. Ames was stationed in
the lobby between the Executive depart
ment and the hall of the House and dis
coulsed sweet music as the guests passed
into the anteroom of the Executive cham
bar while Dennis full orchestra under
the direction of f. a. Dennis was sta
toned in the rotunda and rendered a
splendid musical program. which many
fingered in the rotunda to hear before
passing up the grand staircase
Continued on Page Eleven)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17
GOVERNORS RECEPTION
AND BALL GRAND SUCCESS.
Hundreds Pay Their Respects at the State House
And Thousands More Enjoy the Festivities
Held in the Evening at City Hall.

pitc the fact that some pretty good
times OF the Same nature have been
had il the past, but one is app to for
get the pleasures of the past in those
Of thr present. 1t may be truthfully
said however that none Of the rtcep-
lions which haze been held in the years
that are gone could possibly have been
productive vi more pleasure than was
TIE ono last evening. And in none of
those Of the past could the details have
been arranged and carried out more
carefully. The committees in charge of
the different details We're composed
manly Of the same gentlemen who
had before been identified with the
work. and each attended to the duty
ASSIGNED him with faithfulness that
could Only produce satisfactory re.
suits Nothing was left undonc that
could in any way add. 10 the pleasure
of the guests.
The thoroughness Of the work Of the
committees was also shown in the dec
orations Of jhr han and it's approach
es The broad staircase leading from
the main floor of the building to the
hall was tastefu!iy draped with
bunting in the national colors,
but the real beauty OF the doc
orations was moi seen until th"
hail itself was entered. Here it was
that an artistic combination Of bunt
ing. evergreen and colored lights. to-
gether with the large chandeliers,
Transformed the han into a veiitable
bower OF brilliancy. The amount OF
evergreen used was rot 50 extensive
as on some former occasions but the
effect was equally az aces ptablc. Fcs-
ICONS were attached to the front OF the
balcony. against q background Of white
CONTINUED on Page Nine)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17

In I'll" Senate Tuesday Senator Ma
comher of llcnnebec introduced an act
relating to the Augusta Municipal
court. The act provides for the ap-
pointment Of = recorder at a salary of
S403 per year and fixes the salary of
The jud@e at $500 1t also provides
that all fees of the court 80 to the
county
Senator kn0WltOn Of Piscataquis in
tIoluced an act to provide suitable
s@nitar% Facilities for public schools
TIE same Senator also Introduced an
acf authorizing the State treasurer on
the first day of July 1910. and annually
thereafter to deduct $4,000 from the
state school funds to be denominated
the school equalization fund. This
shall he distributed as follows: Every
town that raises four mills or more on
It's valuation as fixed by the State as
SCISSORS shall receive the following
year from this fund sum equal to 10
per cent of its apportionment of State
school funds for the preceding year.
Tile first apportionment shall be made
July l, 1910, and so much of the fund as
is not expended during the financial
year shall at its close be, added to the
permanent school fund.
Another chapter in the famous dis
putc over the York draWbrdge was
written Tuesday when Senator Hami-
ton OF York introduced an act dividing
the town Of York and establishing In.
Continued on Page Nine)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17

Ezra O. WinSor Of Boston, Mass, as
Sistant superintendent of the free de
livery system of the Boston poStofficc,
who was recently detailed by Postmas-
ter General Won l.. MNer to instruct
postmaster Of offices having free de
livery systems how to keep efficiency
records. was in Bangor Tuesday to
meet postmasters of this class. Pres
ent to meet Him We're Postmaster f.
NJ. Fish of Hallowell, q. y. Libby Of
Gardiner and Perham $. H"ald of Wa
tcrvillc. Mr.. Wnsor was To lass
Tues day in bangor comforting Nit!i the
postmAstcT3 rrgald ding tn" rev fl, i
cnrN system which Wrnt into a.
feet Jan. /. Portland ~ the "niy oh
CT Main" city that VIII >" visited by
Mr.. WinSCr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17

Fir" TUESDAY destroyed the print
ing plant of Findlay Fraser on Provost
street, New Glasgow, y. S. and the
stores occupied by the w. II. Johnson
Co. and the j. Mcdonald Co, dealers
in pianos and musical instruments.
The loss is about $4,000 The fire at
one time threatened to wipe out the
business section of the town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17
Senator VIM, P. Frye Has
No Idea Of Resigning'
mot Until | Die" Says Maine
Senator With a Smile.
The Senate Begins Night Sessions
On the Naval Bill,

Warrington, Feb. 16,-"Not until
Gle, said Senator Frye with a smile
and vet with emphasis when the rumoI
that lie is contemplating resigning his
seat in the Senate was brought T.
his attention. You can tell Them he
repeated. that | will not resign until
| die" He said he did nor know how
the report could have originated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17

Ri2einW of Portland. providing drastic
additions t" tn" present divorce law.
An important i'icc" of railroad extern
sion is contemplated in tie act intro
duCtu ny Representative Btsbep Of
Rnmf""G incorporating the Nangeley
Lakes and .Iegantic Railroad Co
In Joint convention Tuesday fore
noon Hon Pascal =. Gilmore tl Bucks
nCrt Was cleCtc! treasurer OF state. re-
ceivinG 106 votes to 40 for Samuel ".
Gould of SinW hogan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17
IN THE SENATE.
Naval Bill Consideration Carried Into
an Evening Session.

Washington, Feb 16-The naval an
preparation bill was under considera
tor in the Senate throughout the day
An amendment was adopted which
will have the effect ii 1t Is accepted
by the House. Of restoring the Marine
Corps ON board all hattIeshIps and
armored cruisers in accordance witt,
the practice Of the navy prior to the
Presidents order removing them from
the ships
An extended criticism was made by
Senator Dixon of Montana of tho
method of having a large number Of
navy yards along the Atlantic coast.
He took the ground that the work
could be more economically done in d
smaller number of places.
After being in session for five hours
the Senate took a recess until o'clock
tonight when the consideration of the
naval bill was resumed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-When the Sen
ate today took up the naval appro-
priation bill, Senator Dixon of Mon
tana continued his structures of the
alleged wasteful plan of having many
navy yards along the Atlantic and
tiulf coasts instead of three or four
great naval bases. He demanded In
formation as to the necessity for q
foundry costing $780, 900 for the Ports
mouth yard which precipitated long
discussion on the relative merits o!
the several yards for repair work.
Senator Tillman tainted the senator
from Montana with being "a senator
from the Rocky Mountains who has
come here to tell us how to build q
navy" He declared that q magazine
article from, which Mr.. Dixon read
was ''full of lies"
At the night session the bill was
further considered in committee Of the
whole. An amendment was adopted
directing that in the discretion of the
CONTINUED on Page TWelye)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17
THE WEATHER.
SNOW--CLEA

Washington. Feb. 16.--Forecast for
New England: SNOW Wednesday,;
brisk to moderately high north to
northwest winds; Thursday fair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Feb 16.-Iorecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: "Wednesday snow
with brisk to high northerIy winds;
Thursday fair and colder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17
1904

Sales for past year 144l1:S5o Outselling
ali other brands in New England Fac
tory. Manchester. N. IL. ''odti
The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-08
ATreaSureLOStandGa Gained

Copyright, 1909. by American Press Asso-
 ciationl
 Telegram for you, sir.'
 The butler handed me telegram, which I opened and read:
 Alice Is very i'll. Come at once.
 At the bottom, instead of a name, were the words No Signature"
 I was too distressed to assign req sons as to why the telegram had been sent unsigned. Alice was a girl loved, but from whom 1 had received no encouragement. Indeed so indif- ferent, so far as love was concerned, had she appeared to me that I had never enlightened her as to my real feelings. The first shock over, I be- gan to think. Why was I sent for? ,? The subject of the message was not known to any one to be more to me than an acquaintance. Who had taken it upon himself or herself to send for me? Had the sender wished to con ceal his or her identity by not signing the message? There might be differ ent reason. One near to a person in a critical condition is naturally much wrought upon, and in this case the omission might have resulted from agitation.
 What should I do? If 1 remained away after having been summoned the consequences might be distressing. Might not Alice herself have given me her heart, l not suspecting it. and di- rected that the message be sent, but without a signature? This supposition dismissed at once, but it had it's eff feet. If I should go and my summons had not been authorized, it would be very embarrassing,
 I took train at once and while on the cars examined the telegram and the envelope carefully. l saw nothing new on either except that my street and number had not been given. It must have been sent by some one who did not know my address, and this must have been learned at the tele- graph office from a directory-a com mon method In such cases.
 It occurred to me that I had better on arrival say nothing about the tele- gram, leaving its sending to come out from the family.
 After an all night ride l reached my destination. Thinking 1t would be bet ter for me not to go to the house too early, I waited till II o'clock. Mean while had purchased some flowers. My summons at the door was answer ed by a trained nurse. l asked breath lessly the condition of the patient. The reply was Better" Handing her the flowers. asked her to give them to Miss Bond with my card and say that I had come immediately upon learning of her illness and should await anxiously further news of her condition. took seat in the draw ing room while the nurse went up stairs. When she returned she said:
The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-08

Miss Bond sends her heartfelt impressed by your kindly interest in coming. She is simply indisposed Her mother is quite Ill, and I am here attending upon Mrs. Bond. Miss Bond will be down soon.'
 I replied that I was much gratified to learn that Miss Bond was not se- riously i'll, as had been informed
 In half an hour Alice came in look ing somewhat pale, but by no means i'll. I saw at once pleased expres sion on her face, which she seemed to be trying to control. If there was not love light in her eye and a sim liar token in her smile, then I was a poor interpreter. Like a flash 1t oc- cured to me that there had been some error in the telegram, but equally quick I discerned that 1t had been a blessing in disguise.
 "How good of you to come" she said, giving my hand soft pressure. "T never dreamed that you took so much interest in me"
 But you know now"
 "How in the world did you learn that I was not well?'
 There was mistake. I was in- formed that you were quite ill."
 "Who informed youT"
 "Never mind that now. It is enough that I am here and find you in no danger"
 "But-but why did you come, any way?"
 T have no doubt that to you 1t seems strange. When I received the tele-intelligence I thought you might be dying"
 How sweet of you! But would you have gone so far had you supposed the same of another of your girl friends?''
 II would not"
 There was pause, and I feared that she would get back to that telegram. It had served a purpose I did not wish 1t to undo, so I said:
 "This day began the most miserable of my life. It is now the happiest"
 "Why?" The word was spoken so softly that could hardly hear it.
 direct reply would have been, "Be- cause of a telegram I received that was either sent by some unauthorized person or was intended for another" Instead of this l said:
 Because 1 love you"
 would not tell her about the mes- sage. not even during our engage ment Indeed, l have not told her since our marriage. When I returned on the train l read of a supreme court decision against a giant industrial con- cern issued at the very hour and min ute of my telegram. A long while afterward by sheer luck I met law yer who was in the courtroom when the decision was read and who sent that telegram as cipher order to one of my name to sell 5000 shares of the stock of the concern. My getting the message cost the sender $3O.OO0. n gave me an infinite treasure.
 KINGSBURY WEIGH.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-22
TELLS OF CUSTOMS
ANOTHER JAPANESE LECTURE By
ELDER J. w. BISHOP.


A real. genuine insight into the mar
rage customs. the social and domestic
life OF the japanese. was the treat af-
forded the large audience at the
Church OF Christ last evening by Will
liam J. Bishop. q missionary from To.
kyo.
The speaker was arrayed in Q gor-
geous japanese costume ana he ex.
planned the manner in which the gar.
ment was worn. He also showed how
the shoes were taken off at the door
and how slippers were worn inside,
thereby keeping dust out of the house.
Mr. Bishop illustrated his talk
throughout with stereopticon Views
The slides used were richly colored By
native japanese artists and added
much to the general effect
Mr.. Bishop, in his talk. pictured the
method of preparing clothes In q Jap"
anese household. the manner of re-
cefving company and gifts. and the
way in which a Japanese girl fixes her
hair. He also described the Japanese
games and the holidays.
The church was crowded to the very
doors last evening. Mr.. Bishp will give
the last of his series OF talks this
evening at the church.