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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07
AIonq The New Meadows.
oath independently

(Batn independently
For many years the county round
about Bath has been developing as a
home for vacationists during the
summer months In the past the
greatest growth has been down the
lower Kennebec and in the direction
of Boothbay Harbor and the numer-
Gus islands nearby. The past few
wears has seen wonderful develop
ment of the country along the New
Meadows and that vicinity is still
gaining in favor every year. There
is one section, however, which pos
sessas rare beauties and which up to
this time has received little attention
as a vacation spot. 1t is that part or
our county around the shores of
Merrymeeting bay. One familiar
with that territory knows that there.
is not a more beautiful location for
summer homes than along those
shores and on those islands. Within
short distance from Bath. easily
reached by teams, automobiles or by
boats there are acres and acres OF
land which, if once shown to the peo-
pie who are building summer homes,
would soon be purchased. Here IS
where a board of trade or mer-
chants association can do some good
work. The main trouble with that
county is that our own people do not
fully realize what beautiful sites there
are in that locality. Most of them when
they go by boat go down the river,
forgetting what the bay offers for
attractions Strangers who pass
through those waters admire the
many beauties and yet no effort has
ever peen made to bring people to
that region. Bath has some attrac-
tons which even her own people do
not fully appreciate any more than
they did the New Meadows region
until a comparatively few years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07
Belgrade Grange.

An all day meeting of Belgrade Grange
was held Saturday, Jan. 2. large
number of patrons were present and
visitors were present from Capital.
Readfield, Salmon Lake, Sidney Cascade
North Augusta and Manchester oranges.
One application for membership was
voted upon and accepted. The finance
committee submitted its quarterly re-
port, showing Il good balance in the
treasury. The meeting was placed in
charge of the worthy lecturer who pre-
scented the following excellent program:
Singing by the choir reading by Miss
Maud Andrews, instrumental music
readings. Sister Andrews.
A recess for dinner was declared fully
Is sat down to fine Grange dinner
Meeting was again called to order at ~.
The next business being the installation
of officers and thev We're duly installed
by Past Master l. c. Hewitt assisted by
Brother and Sister Barber of Manches.
ter Grange. Brother Frank l.. Pray and
Sister Clara Hammond. Some new fea-
lures We're introduced and the work
made very interesting. The officers as
installed were Master +. L. Foster;
overseer. Clarence Chase; lecturer, Jas.
Tebbetts steward. L. G.. Minot; asst.
stew Clarence Richardson: chaplain.
Alice NJ. Pinkham: treasurer. H. Q.
Pray; gate keeper. Fred Tebetts: Ceres,
Eva Yeaton; Pomona, Minnie Mills
Flora. Lottie Scribner; l.. A Steward.
Ada T. Richardson,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07
No Special Privileges at the Jail.

Sheriff Colby Gctchcll has announced
that no special privileges are to be
granted prisoners at the county Jail
under his administration. He does not
feel that it is the intent of the law
that they should be granted or that it
is fair to the prisoners in general that
those who chance to have money should
be permitted to provide their own fur
nishings or to send outside for a spec
ial diet. Men are sentenced to jail for
punishment and while there all should
be upon absolutely the same basis SO
far as the treatment accorded them is
concerned. All the prisoners at the
Jail will be amply supplied with good
nourishing food which will be prepared
and served in a clearly manner and
they will have the accommodations
provided by the county and nothing
further. All prisoners will be accorded
the same impartial treatment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07
THE NEW LEGISLATIVE POWER

Oath IlmeS.)
The Maine Legislature has been up
10 the present time the sole legislative
authority in the State. Henceforwaro
it's acts and failures to act Will be SUBJ
.ect TO appeal to higher legislative
authority the sovereign people, through
the operation OF the initiative and re-
ferendum provisions which were lncor-
p1rated in the Constitution during 1913.
In a nut shell, the provisions or the
new law are as follows. New statutes
enacted by the Legislature are not TO
go into effect until 80 days after their
adoption. If during that period lo,ooo
SIGNATURES are secured for a petition
asking for such action, the Governor
will have tu submit any act of the
LEGISLATURE made the subject of such
petition to the people of the state. ana
the act cannot become law until the
PEOPLE have voted upon 1t, and 'heh
only if a ma jority of the popular vote
is in favor. That is the referendum.
IT, again, the Legislature fails 10 pass
a certain bill, and $4,000 people petition
the Governor to submit it to a popular
vote, the Governor must accede to the
request, and a majority of the popular
vote in favor of the measure will place
it upon the statute books. Ihat is the
initiative The new Constitutional
amendment makes it useless for the
LEGISLATURE to refuse its sanction 10
legislation which is backed by public
sentiment or to pass laws to which the
people as whole object. In effect,
every Legislative act will be subject to
popular approval. AS a rule, there
has been no reason to believe that the
legislature has not fairly accurately
registered the will Of the people whose
representatives it's members are. AT
the same time, the new law furnishes
an important safeguard, and it will be
interesting to watch how the new prln-
ciple will work in practice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07
Traditions" or "Amendments"?

Former Associate Justice Norris of
the District of Columbia court of APP
peals has an article in the January
North American which is certain to at
tract much attention. especially in le-
gal circles. He raises the question
whether the 18th, 18th and part of the
14th amendments to the United States
constitution are not invalid because
they are additions" not true amend
ments," to that instrument, and as ad-
ditions We're not approved by all the
states. An addition as distinguished
from AN amendment can be made
only by the consent Of all the states.
He is wholly serious and his attitude is
taken with absolute positivenes,.
The public will be interested in the
article. fer it is a first rate curiosity
The writer admits that he is the first
man to raise the question. He declares
that an amendment is not an amend
ment, but an addition when it is not
SeTIldne 10 lie original document.
And as the constitution provides only
for amendment. additions cannot be
amendments. True, the constitution
makes no distinction between addition
and anne ndnent. 1t does not SO much
as contain the word addition in any
phase or paragraph relating to its al
iteration. Nor do the constitutions of
foreign countries make the distinction.
Bul these things do not trouble the
writer He does not so much as men,
ton them To him the distinction is
automatic. NO one will claim that Tiny
mean the same thing; and 1t would,
therefore. he unnecessary to expcnd
effort to show the difference between
Them
The New York Globe discusses the
article in question and gives the fol-
lowing explanation and conclusions:
Justice Morris, however. is not so
hupelessly unipteligible as one might
think. He was born in 1894, in the
days of state rights sovereign and en-
quilting and at seventy-four years of
age he is still of the ante-bellum
period. His mind has obliterated the
Civil war ard all that has passed be-
tween. Upon the theory that the states
are sovereign and that no individual
state can he bound against it's will. he
is still perfectly understandable. as
understandable as was the late Sena-
tor Morgan. that kindly voice of the
distance past. Such loyalty to eclipse
tradition might we'll lead any man to
devise such a distinction as he has
made. even though it obliges him per-
sonally to write into the constitution
a brand new article to the effect that
no addition" can be made without
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07
WiIIiam'r. Cobb.

Governor William T. Cobb will retire
today from the high office he has occu-
pied for four years with the respect
aid good wishes of the people of the
State. He has been a faithful Of
fetal, true to his trust, his oath and his
convictions. He has met many diff
cult problems in the performance of
his duties. and he has faced them and
solved them like man. In his APP
pointments he has been especially for
tunate. If he has made enemies, he
has also been fortunate in them.
When the history of Maine is written
William T. Cobb will be rated as one
of the ablest and strongest men that
ever occupied it's executive chair. Sue
cess and happiness to him as he re-
turns to the work of private life
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07
legislative Surroundings.
portland Advertiser.)

The Augusta correspondents nave
begun the work of enlightening the
people of Maine as to the doings of
tie lawmakers and the progress of
legislation. We note many improve
ments in the legislative machinery.
One Maine newspaper has the exclu-
sive information that steel tables
have been placed in the room of the
judiciary committee. This is an i'm
portant innovation. 1t will prevent
the destruction of State property.
The weary legislator cannot relieve
the monotony of the long drawn out
hearings by carving his initials on
the edges of the tables. We are fur
ther informed that in the agricultural
committee room the furniture has
been "reset." Perhaps repanted
would have been the more appropri-
ate term but it is gratifying to know
that suitable arrangements are being
made for the accommodation of the
members of the agricultural commit
tee. In the room of the assessors,
where tine committee on taxation
will meet, "a new counter has been
installed" We trust that 1t will
serve as a sufficient rampant to en-
able the committee to hold it's own
against the onslaughts of those who
think that they know how the tax
laws should be revised. There are
enough such persons to make a for
midable assaulting column. 1t is al
SO matter IF pleasure to record the
fact that the State of Maine pro-
noses to do what it can to have it's
laws passed by statesmen who are
well groomed. The barber shop has
been made attractive. The eagle
eyed correspondent tells us that sit
has been renovated and its walls and
ceiling painted" Of even more i'm
portance is the Encouragement of the
ventilating system making it possible
Ito change the air in the several
rooms" This remark is understood
to apply particularly to the air
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07
TEN CENTS TO
STOP THAT ITCH
How Easy to Get ReIief-lnstant Re.
lief-from Skin Disease.

Is it worth 10 cents to you to stop
that awful, awful asonizing itch?
If you are afflicted with skin
disease. the kind that seems to battle
medical treatment, and leaves you
wild with itch, We hope you will not
fail to investigate a prescription
which is now recommended by many
of the best skin specialists, even in
preference to their own prescriptions
1t is the simple soothing oil of winter
green compound known as D. D. d.
Prescription. A 10 cent trial bottle
must convince you that the itch is in
stantly aliayed by this prescription.
Get liberal trial bottle Of the healing,
soothing. external remedy, D. D. D.
PrescriptiOn-and see!
We feel quite sure that before long
you will be cured. and at any rate we
know KNOW POSITiVELY-tha
your itch will be allayed instantly,
the minute that soothing liquid is an
piled to the skin. Bowditch, Webster
& Co. of Augusta, Jackson Bros. of
Gardiner and Spaulding Drug Store.
Hallowell
Write direct to D. D. D. Co. 119
Michigan ST, Chicago, enclosing 10
cents for the trial bottle
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07
sister, Mrs. Bertha McClaughlin. r

sister, Mrs. Bertha mclaughlin, 70.
turning home Sunday night
Morris Cole has moved his family to
Skowhegan who're they will probably
make their home at present
Dana Graves is at work at the sta.
ton. He has taken A. w. Pipcr's plaza
Mr.. Piper is clerking for H. H. Wheel.
err and boarding at Mr.. Wheelers.
l.. S. Wheeler has gone with his
family to South Carolina.
Preston Carter spent a few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.,
Graves, including Christmas He has
returned to his work at Augusta.
Norris Friend, who has had employ.
mant at the katahdin Iron Works has
returned home.
Fred bennett was at West Etna Mon.
day, calling on his uncle. Joel r. San.
born, who is very lame and has to
stay in the house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07

the consent of every state. To such a
mind the constitution is not yet the
constitution. It is still the Articles of
Confederation
There is spark of present day in
terest however, in such intellectual
phenomena. The men who are at
tempting in behalf of the destruction
of negro suffrage to torture the most
obvious dictates of our law or history
into something absolutely foreign to
their import. to twist and MAIN them
past recognition, are not all old men.
In the south there has arisen a group
Of pseudo publicists--small though it
be-who are obsessed by these distor-
tions. And this is putting it mildly.
For some of them are worse than OBJ
sessed; they are INSCRIPTIONS. For
this reason such an article as Justice
Morris has written, even when it is
written in all sincerity, is to be deeply
regretted. 1t will Go certain injury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07
Last Evenings Caucus.

The joint Republican caucus last
evening did it's work well, and at this
mornings session, after the Inaugural
ton of Governor Fernald, the nominal
tons made for State officials and for
the executive councillors will be rati-
fled by the two bodies in joint conven-
ton. That Secretary of State Brown,
Agricultural Commissioner Gilman and
State Treasurer Gilmore should each
be named for another term went with
out saying Each nomination was a
mere formality, without any suggestion
of opposition and in each case it was
we'll deserved recognition of efficient
and faithful service. Two of these Of
ficials have had but one term each, and
the other but two terms, but all of them
have made good and demonstrated
their fitness for their respective places
To retain them there for a time longer
is in keeping with the policy which
wisely prevails in Maine in such in
stances.
of attorney general and member Of
the Board of State Assessors, there We're
spirited contests, since neither Attor-
ney General Hamln nor State Assessor
Hayford sought another term The Sc
lection of Judge W. c. Philbrook of
Waterville for attorney general cannot
fail to meet the approval of the people
of the State. AS assistant attorney
general he has demonstrated his ca
pacity and richly earned his promotion,
and the Legislature was wise in re-
fusing to thrust him aside through fear
of establishing a bad precedent by such
promotion. Mr. Wilson of Portland, his
unsuccessful opponent is a brilliant
and Of unquestioned ability Neither
personally nor professionally did either
have marked advantage, and between
two such men the contest could not
fail to be conducted upon the highest
plan.
The successful candidate for State
assessor, Edwin NJ. tombstone of
Brownfield, represents the prosperous
and growing northern section of the
State and has had valuable legislative
experience. He will be a strong man
upon this important board, and the de-
featcd candidate, Hon. l.. c. Morse Of
Liberty, has the satisfaction of good
fight and the loyal support of his many
friends.
The new Executive Council will be
composed of two old members, Hon
Leroy f. Pike of Cornish and Hon.
Chas. f. Daggett of Pressure Isle, and
five new members, James Cunningham
of Portland, DR.. Fred W. Bunker of
North Anson, DR.. Fred G. Kinsman of
Augusta, DR.. G. c. Morrison of Bar
Harbor and Col. Harry f. Ross of BAN
gor All except Mr.. Cunningham OF
prietor of the Lafayette hotel, have
had legislative experience, and were
selected, according to custom, by the
delegations of their counties this year
entitled to representation on the Coun-
Gil. 1t is strong list and Governor
Fernald will face semi-circle of add
visers and assistants well fitted for the
important work before them.
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which is drawn from outside the
building. 1t does not relate to the
hot air which circulates steadily for
three months and requires no electric
fan to keep il in motion. All In
all. it would seem that so far as paint
and furniture and electric fans can
do the work the approaching session
of the Legislature should be pleasant
and profitable In conclusion, re-
ferring again to those steel tables,
we are pleased to note that the tire
proofing of the venerable State house
is progressing. Furniture of TINS
sort should commend itself to the
insurance men. 1t is proof even
against the burning eloquence which
will play around it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07
sAGADAHoc.
BOW OIN.

WEST-Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kicker
of Litchiield passed Sunday with rela-
tives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Rogers of the
Plains were the guests of Charles AL
len Sunday.
Hannibal Bowie Of Lisbon Falls
passed a few days recently with friends
in town.
Esther Maloon was the guest of her
father, Elisha Maloon. over Sunday.
Henry Taylor of Litchfield, who has
been engaged to teach the West Bow
dom school, is meeting with good sue
cess and is liked by both parents and
pupils.
Mrs. Statira Allen is i'll.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07

Wilbur Wright celebrated the close
of 1905 by winning prize of $4,000, and
incidentally by smashing all the aero
plane records There are no. records
for him to smash now except his own
and as soon as he makes a new one he
proceeds, few days later, to break 1t.
His brothers broken limb must be get
ting pretty well mended by this time,
so that Wilbur will not long enjoy a
monopoly of the record breaking bust
ness in air flights.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07

Pre- sident-clect Taft says that his
cabinet will not be announced until
March 4, but this does not prevent the
correspondents and editors from MAX
ing their gucsses. Here is the guess
of the New York Tribune which is
given special interest by the standing
of that paper. 1t at least reports
probable selection for every Office eX-
ccpt that of Attorney General. which 1T
declares hard to fill because of the
disparity between that officers salary
and the legal income of a man quail
fed for the place 1t gives Knox the
state Department; Mitchell of Illinois.
q banker, the Treasury; Wright OF
Tennessee the War Department.; Frank
Hitchcock the Post Office; Meyer the
Navy; Ballinger The Interior; Wilson,
Agriculture: and William Loeb, Jr..
Commerce and Labor .
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wasn't so far out Of the way, after all
They are that, sometimes.
Auqusta's New Hotel Appreciated.
Bangor Commercially

(Eangor Commercially
Augusta ut last has a real hotel anu
it is to be warmly congratulated upon
the fact. Hereafter the argument can
not be made that the visiting states
men are afforded lumbermen's ac-
commodations at millionaire prices as
has been the plant in the past. the
accommodations in the new hotel are
equal to those afforded anywhere IN the
state, even our excellent Bangor
hotels. The lobby or office Is a very
spacious affair and the several hum
dred men who occupied it for several
hours Monday evening did not crowd II
in the least.
The splendid hotel will be a very
strong argument in the future against
the removal Of the capitolN If one is
need, although it seems that that ques-
ton, so lively an issue two years ago,
will not be even whispered at this ses-
sion. The Portland people have other
uses for their money now and the
State House will stay at Augusta Tor
many years to come.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07

Realism plays an important part in
the dramatic art of the present day
and generation. Augusta people VINO
attended the recent interesting pre-
sentation of the Canadian back-woods
play, "Thc Wolf" will recall the scene
at the portage of the Little Bear river
where the stage is darkcncd and from
the distance is heard the bowling and
nournful cries Of a pack of timber
wolves. Few of them probably knew,
however, that these sounds were actu-
ally made by genuine wolves, they be
ing secured on a Photographic record
at one of the big geological gardens and
RI produced in the play.
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The Chicago Tribune tells us that
there were 1852 homicides in the United
States in 1908. an increase of 2io over
1861 The Tribune makes a special
feature of the collection of all kinds of
statistics and they are recognized as
being as reliable as can be gathered.
This does not mean that 1852 deliber-
ate murders were committed in the
country last year. Far from 1t. In
"h,micides" are included involuntary
and eXcusahlc killings. as persons
killed i'm self defense, those killed by
officers in the name of law and order,
those accidentally run over by auto
mobiles, etc. etc. The murder record
is bad enough but it is quite another
thing from the homicide record,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07

The officials of the enormously
wealthy Trinity church of New York
have at last been driven by newspaper
and magazine criticism to make public
the resources of the parish and Its in
come and expenditures. AS usual in
such cases, it appears that this wealth
has been much exaggerated and in
stead of being something like SiO0oo,o0o
it is a little over S14,ooOOoO, nearly all
of which is in real estate. This OF
course makes Trinity far the wcalthlest
church in America and makes it rank
in wealth up among the wealthiest uni
yersities in the country. The income
of the church last year was $asO,o0o OF
which about $750.O00 came from the
real estate holdings. The net income,
after taxes. insurance, repairs and 9TH
err administration expenses We're PAID,
was sS41 200 which was expended upon
the 10 churches and 16 schools of the
parish and in support of hospitals. as
sistance of the poor, etc. Trinity mas
% clergymen upon its staff. The
church was founded in 1897 and has
had a continuous existence, its great
wealth being due mainly to its location
in a section of the city where real es-
tate values have enormously increased
in recent years. 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-07

No fewer than a dozen colleges and
universities are represented by the
members of the 74th Maine Legisla-
tire who attended the higher institu-
tons of learning. Thirty eight of the
1S2 received collegiate education, II
in the Senate and q in the House. OF
these Bowdoin claims IS, Bates five,
Colby, U. of Maine, Harvard and Dart
mouth two each, and Amherst, Tufts,
Brown, Wesleyan, Massachusetts In
stltute of Technology, Georgetown Uni
vcrsity and Levall University one each.
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Henry Wilson Grange.

Henry Wilson Grange, No. 2ea, held
it's annual installation in Grange hall
at Farmingtcn Monday evening with
John B. Edgerly of Brookfield, past
deputy of the State Grange, as the in.
stalling officer. the following were'in-'
stalled: Worthy master Willis Teth-
erley: overseer, Mrs. Lucia Gordon;
lecturer. Mrs. Flora Wentworth; stew
ard, Friend Young: assistant steward
John V. Kimball; chaplain, Levi Il.
Winslow: Sec, Mrs. Matilda E. W..
Colony; Treas, Samuel s. Parker
Ceres. Mrs. Sadie Currier: Pomona
Miss Grace +. Lidden; Flora, Mrs Hat
tie Curtis 3