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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
INTERESTING AND GRATIFYING.
Rep. Tawney Finds Secretary Of Treas
urys Report Good One.

Washington, Dec 7.--"The report of
the secretary of the treasury is a pc
culiarly interesting and gratifying doc
ument at this time" said Tawney,
Mimi, chairman of the House commit
tee on appropriations, today.
THE report shows a reduction in the
estimated expenditures of the govern
ment for the fiscal year 1911 of $55, 663, :
for 1910 and a reduction of 1894 DOL ,492 50
under the estimates submitted to Con-
sress for that year. This--result will
tend to relieve Congress in a large
measure of the burdensome duty that
has occupied much Of its time here in
adjusting expenditures to the sum of
national revenues. During the past
eight fiscal years the sum total of esti-
mates submitted by the executive
lave exceeded expenditures authoriz-
ed in appropriations made by Congress
by S274,94S,657.95,
THE secretary states the total esti-
mates for 1911 as amounting to SOIL
2SS,07521. in this sum he does not in
clude $50, 935, 600 that will be required
to meet the requirements of the sinking
fund during the next fiscal year nor is
there included in the secretary's figures
the amount estimated at s239,05S,51231
that will be paid during the year 1911
out of the postal revenues for conduct
ing the postal service. Adding both
sums to the estimated expenditures for
1911, we have in fact the sum of 1865. :
PSI ,647.O S to be considered as total es-
Inmates for 1911 This last sum will APP
proximate closely the amount that will
be used at the close of this session of
Congress when the tables will be pre-
scented in explanation of the total APP
preparations annually made for the ex-
pcnses of the government for the next
fiscal year"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
NICARAGUA, PUBLIC ECONOMY,
CUSTOMS FRAUDS AND TARIFF,
Senator Root Causes Premature Release of
Treasury Report==-About 1900 Nominees
For Office===President Planning Two
Special Messages for Early Dates.
A FUNNY MISTAKE.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Senator Root of
New York, presiding in the Senate to-
day in the temporary absence of Vice
President Sherman created, all I'M
known to himself among the newspaper
men Il sensation, the effects Of which
We're even International. Copies of the
annual report CT the secretary of the
treasury were in the hands of the
newspapers throughout this country
and in Europe, to be held in confidence
for publication tomorrow afternoon
The report itself was still unsigned, on
the desk of Secretary MacVeagh in the
treasury building.
BY some means as yet undeciphered
two printed copies of the report found
their way to the desk of the President
of the Senate Mr.. Root is a past mas
ter in the art of dispatchinG routine
business in the Senate and he deity
handed the treasury report over the
desk With the routine announcement
customary in such cases. Instantly the
keen eyed reporters on the Senate floor
flashed to the wires the news that the
report had become public documnt
and the "releaSe' was clicked off to
Chicago, to San Francisco, to New
York, To Europe.
1t was wei nigh two hours before the
fact that q biunder had been made was
realized. Upon Secretary MacVeagh's
inSistcnce an effort was made to recall
the release, but he soon came to APP
preciate that the mischief was in fact
irreparable and consented to waive the
technicality. The release therefore was
confirmed.
An amusing feature of the miXup
lies in The fact that the report should
not have been handed down in the
Senate at all, since in accordance with
law it is addressed only to the Speak
er of the House of Representatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
SHELDON VERY SICK.
Deposed President Of the Phenix May
Not Recover.

Greenwich, CT, Dec. 7.-Communica-
ton with George P. Sheldon, formerly
president of the Phenix Insurance Co.
of New York, concerning the affairs of
that company is impossible. owing to
his critical illness. Mr.. Sheldon, with
his wife and daughters. occupies rooms
in The Naples hotel here, where the
family has resided for a year and
where Mr.. Sheldon is under the care
of two physicians and three nurses.
Mr.. Sheldon was taken ill from
ptomaine poisoning six weeks ago af-
ter eating scallops at the Apawamis
Club in Rye. This soon developed into
an inflammation of the muscular It's
sues of the heart and was complicated
by an affection of the kidneys. Today
Mr.. Sheldon was said to be lowering
between life and death.
Mr.. Sheldon has resided in Green
wich for several years. He was one of
the founders of the Greenwich Coun-
try Club which is composed mainly of
New York business men living in
Greenwich.
DR.. Klein, the Sheldon family physi-
clan, made the following statement to-
day:
Continued on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
Grand Jury Investigating
The Phpnix Insurance Co,
Other Officials Besides Pres.
Sheldon May Be Oeposed.
Company Is Still sound...pres.
Sheldon Is Critically III.

New York, Dec 7.-Acting upon the
recommendations Of Fl. 0. Hotchkiss
state superintendent of insurance
whose preliminary report, issued yes
terday, alleged extraordinary irregu-
larities in the management Of the
Phenix G'ire) Insurance Co. of Brook,
Ign under it's now deposed president
George p. Sheldon, the district attor.
ney's Office began investigation before
the grand jury today.
-Four witnesses were examined by
Assistant District Attorney Mott, all
of them former business associates OF
Mr. Sheldon. Others are to be exam
ined tomorrow. Lawyers who are fol
lowing the case point out that the first
matter to be investigated will be in
connection with alleged specific irreg-
ular acts in the use of the company
funds by its former president. If any
indictment is found. it is said, it will
be upon charge of larceny.
Edwin H. Carter. connected with a
brokerage firm of this city, with which
Sheldon is said to have dealt, was one
of the witnesses before the grand jury
today. r. T. Doremus, receiving and
note teller of bank; Charles F. Cos
ter, secretary of the PheniX Co. OF
Brooklyn, and Frederick Cutter, a
bookkeeper in the brokerage firm re-
ferred to, also appeared and testified
Hnry Evans. president of the Con.
tinental Insurance Co., who today was
elected chairman of the executive
committee of the Phenix Co., o.
Brooklyn, intimated that other Off
Gals besides President Sheldon may
be deposed as result of the dis.
closures. Mr.. Evans added, however
that the Phenix Co.. of Brooklyn. was
sound and stockholders need have nc
fear in that respect.
Mr.. Sheldon is still in critical con.
dition at his home in Greenwich, CT.
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but the maximum duties will be with
held for two years in order to give
time to negotiate commercial agree
ments with foreign countries"
George Wyndham, member of the House
of Commons for Dover, speaking in Lon
don tonight also intimated the intention
of the Unionists to propose a 10 per cent.
duty on manufactured articles and two
shilings on wheat
Charles Wright Cacara, head of the
Cotton Federation of Great Britain. in
an interview today on the political cri-
sis revealed himself as a strong advo-
cate of free trade.
Il have been struck" he said, "by the
feebeness of the arguments of those
who would seriously endanger the cotton
trade by changing our fiscal policy. In
so years Lancashire has doubled in popu-
lation, doubled it's cotton spinning and
manufacturing machinery and built up an
export trade three times bigger than its
home trade. This enormous growth has
been maintained by the cheapness of pro-
ducton. Tax food and mill requisites and
our prominence would be endangered.
Protected America, where two.thirds of
the worlds cotton crop grows, only Ok
ports 10 per cent Of her manufactured
goods, against England's Is per cent.
Hitherto other nations have discount
ed to some extent the handicap which
protection imposes upon them by working
longer hours; but next year the mills Of
Massachusetts and Germany will, by
statute. have the working hours reduced
to nearly the same level as England. Let
the cotton industry be imperilled and ev-
cry industry suffers. The teeming popu-
lation of Lancashire are among the big
gest consumers Of agricultural produce.
John E. Redmond, leader of the Irish
party, has forwarded manifesto to T.
P. O'Connor, president of the United
Irish League of Great Britain, who II
now in New York, addressed to the
friends Of Ireland in the United States,
dealing with the British political crisis.
Mr.. Redmond congratulates Mr.. O'Con.
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
Again Chosen President
Of American Red Gross.
HOPES Some One viii Endow
Organization With 100000.
Presents Medals for Work Among
italian Earthquake Suffers.

Washington, Dec. 7.-President Taft
TODAY was reelected president Of the
American Red Cross and presided for
a time over the fifth annual meeting
of the association. Mr. Taft made
brief address in which he expressed
the hone that some one some day
might present the Red cross with an
endowment fund Of 100000 to place
it's beneficent work more emlnently
before US. He also presented a gold
medal voted by the Red Cross to Lloyd
G.. Griscom, former ambassador to
Italy, for work rendered by him dur
Ing the recent earthquake in southern
Italy, and silver medals to Miss Kath
crime b. Davis and Samuel L., Parish,
who assisted in the Italian relief work
Among the other officers reelected
were: Vice president, Robert w. De-
Forest; treasurer, Beekman Winthrop;
and solicitor, Henry M. Hoyt. Presi-
dent Taft tonight attended the infor-
NAL reception to the delegates at the
home of Miss Mabel Boardman. In
his speech today President Taft said
in part:
During the last year the society
has shown what it could do in it's as
sistance to Italy after the earthquake,
to eastern Turkey, after the massacres,
and to Mexico, after the floods. 1t
seems to be necessary in some way or
other to fill the American eye and to
fill the American ear before you can
arouse them to contributions and when
you have a disaster such as that in
Italy, which appealed to all, we are
most generous.
And so it is with respect to the
Christmas stamp. That seemed to fill
the eye of the public, and its connec-
ton with tuberculosis carries a good
revenue with it. But when it comes
to the contributions of dollar a year
when it comes to the increased men,
bership, and when it comes to the es-
Establishment by these small contribu-
tons Of a large endowment fund, the
matter moves slowly
Il am sure somebody is going to be
born, and l hope he is born already,
who will give us a large endowment
In our imaginations we might as we'll
make it as large as we need. | think
we ought to have an endowment of
about $5,000.000. We have been mod
est and have asked only for $1,000, 900,
but If any one has an extra $4,000 900
he need not be restricted by the limi-
tatiOn put in and caused by our mod
esty"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
THE MESSAGE,

Washington, Dec. Having assem-
bled and received the Presidents an
nual message Congress today found it
self literally out of work" and as a
consequence both houses adjourned I'M
til Friday. If meantime some of the va
rious committees fail to provide some
ell until Monday next. The reading OF
the message consumed about an hour
and q half of the time of each house to-
day.
(The message will be found on Page
Five)
The Republicans seemed to agree
that it was as satisfactory a docu-
ment as the President could prepare
ard remain consistent with the party
campaign pledges. The Democrats APP
proved of the Presidents efforts to
economic but deprecated his sugges-
ton that the Monroe doctrine had prac-
tically become obsolete.
The portions which attracted most
attention were those relating to the
complication with Nicaragua, the di-
minution of public expenditures. the
customs house frauds and the tariff
act
The phrase which attracted most at
tcntiOn was found in connection with
the Presidents treatment of the Zelaya
incident, Of which he spoke as the
sad tale of unspeakable barbarities."
IE both the House and the Senate
the message was subjected to the most
careful scrutiny and while the members
paid little attention to the perfunctory
reading of it by the clerks they buried
their heads between it's pages and di-
gested as much of it as they could at
one reading.
Following the custom the message
was referred to the committee of the
whole by both branches to be pre-
pared for "vivisection" by the various
committees whose business it is to deal
with the subjects discussed by the
President in his message.
Tho Senate after brief executive
session. adjourned at 2.30 o'clock out of
respect to the memory of Representa-
tives DE Almond of Missouri and Las
sitter of Virginia. The House had ad-
journed at 11.54 o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
Fall River, New Bedford, Marlboro and Gloucester
Go Back to License -Haverhi|| Says No License
--Hot Mayora|ty Contests six Mayors Are
Reelected --0ther Elections Out State,

Boston, Dec. IA reaction Of the
wave of prohibition which swept over
the commonwealth of Massachusetts
last year in the elections today in IA
cities, sent four cities, Fan River, New
Bedford, Marlboro and Gloucester,
back into the license column, while
Haverhill alone by close vote, turn
ed over to no license. The liquor ques-
ton was the paramount issue in Bris-
toll county, where for the past year
Taunton has been the only license city.
Fail River and New Bedford will now
share with her equal privileges. The
total vote as compared with last year
shows a gain of over 5000 in favor of
license in the IA cities.
The most notable turnover in the
mayoralty contests was at Springfield.
which for the first time since 1901,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
ABOUT 1900 NOMINEES.
Pres. Taft Sends Long List of Appoint
ments to the Senate.

Washington, Dec. 7.-President Taft to-
day sent to the Senate list OF about
1900 names for federal offices.
Practically all are recess appointments
that have been announced from time to
time as made, and the greater part of the
list is made up of postmasters in the
smaller cities and census supervisors
One of the important new announce
ments is that of the reappointment of
Franklin Lane as a member of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. Sanford B.
Dole, former President of the Hawaiian
islands. has been named by President
Taft as United States judge for the ter
rit0ry of Hawaii.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
WAKES UP
To Superiority Of Ger
many's Aerial Fleet,
French Engineers Busy Mod
eIIing and Building Aerop|anes.
Gen. Allen Urges Plan Of Develop.
ment for American Army.

Paris, Dec THE relative prac-
ticability of dirigible balloons and
aeroplanes as war units in the future
lowing a letter from Baron D'Estour-
nelles de Constant senator and presi
dent of the parliamentary group favor-
ing international arbitration, to Gen.
Brun, minister of war, calling atten-
ton to the fact that France is far be-
hind other countries in the develop
ment of military aeronauts. The SEN
ators warning has leen taken up by
the National Aerial League, which has
pointed out to the aerostatic commits
sion of the Chamber the pitiful posi-
ton of France as compared with Ger
many, Frances solitary willie de
Paris" contrasting markedly with Ger
many's 10 dirigilble balloons. The
commission agreed that it was urgent
that the government prepare COM
plete program for the construction Of
dirigibles and aeroplanes.
The minister of war has outlined to
the cabinet his tentative plans and in
so doing he said that the dirigibles
would be augmented so that in 1911
France would have "a satisfactory
fleet" and that French engineers and
constructors We're now busy modelling
and building aeroplanes 1t is the in
tention also to establish a school for
pilots as well as provide a practice
course between Nice and Marseilles.
1t is understood that the war depart
ment is convinced that the aeroplane
will no hn
the future, and plans to strengthen the
army in that direction more than with
dirigible balloons
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
T0DAYSJOURN CONTENTS
Page One.

TELEGRAPH - Presidents Message
Makes Very Favorable Impression-Taft
Again Chosen President of American Red
Cross-France Realizing Superiority of
sets Elections--The English Union Party
Proposes to Establish General Tariff
Page Two.
LOCAL AND TELEGRAPH
Page Three.
LOCAL-Gardiner, Hallowell. Winthrop
and National Home Local News.
Page Four.
SPORTING AND FINANCIAL
Page Five.
TELEGRAPH-The Presidents Mes
sage.
EDITORIAL
Page Seven.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
Page Eight.
TELEGRAPH-The Presidents Mes
Page Nine.
LOCAL AND STATE-State House Mat
1ers-Rescripts from the Law Court-The
Presidents Message.
Page Ten.
i.OCAL-Sale Of the Oakland Wooden
MIL Halted-Two Observation-Disclosures
,briefs.College Carnival at Methodist
enurch-Charming Guild Christmas Sale.
Page Eleven.
LOCAL-Notice to Observation-Disclosures
Corporation Observation-Disclosures Man
Asks Injunction Against Partner Martin
Case n-Suited-Briefs
Page Twelve.
TEIEGRAPH-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08

elected a Democratic mayor, Edward
H. Lathrop defeating William E. San
derson, Republican candidate, for a
fourth term.
In six cities six mayors secured re-
elections, M. Fred O'Connell, Ind, be-
ing reelected at Fitchburg; William
p. White, Rep, at Lawrence; Henry
II. Parsons, no party designation, at
Gloucester; William H. MacInnins,
Dem, at Pittsfield: William r. Shea,
Dem, at Quincy and E. A. Walker,
Rep, at Waltham; William S. Woods,
no party designation. at Taunton. In
the latter city Mr.. Woods received Il
majority of but 81 votes and Mayor
Edward l.. Crossman, who sought re.
election, Immediately announced his
intentior of asking for a recount.
William H. Clifford, Ind. Dem, for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08

four years an unsuccessful candidate,
was elected mayor of Brockton by
close vote. ]. ]. Shaughnessy, DEM,
was elected at Marlboro: Calvin Cool
idge, Rep, at Northampton and Will
liam S. Woods, no party designation,
at Taunton.
Charles S. Ashley, who has conduct
ed 16 campaigns for mayor in New
Bedford, was elected for his 14th term
by comfortable majority.
Fall River and Haverhill did not
elect mayors this year.
In none of the cities was the COM
rlexion of the city government
changed outside of mayor, although in
Pitts6eld the mayors vote will cast
deadlock in concurrent actions of the
two bodies
Continued on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
URGES Definite PLAN.
Gen. Allen Points Out Necessity of an
American Aerial Fleet.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Emphasizing
the statement that all the first-class
powers except the United Staes are
providing themselves Systematically
with aerial fleets, Gtl.> 1ames Allen,
chief signal officer of the army, in his
annual report submitted today to the
secretary of war, urged the adoption
of definite plan of aeronautical de-
velopment in the army.
He also recommended that action be
taken looking to a more definite con-
troll of wireless telegraph along the
coasts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
TIMBER LANDS DEAL.
$4,000 Acres Of Fish River Lumber Co.
Sold for $2200oO.

Houlton, Me. Dec. 7.-(SpeciaD.-
At public auction held at the Court
house here at 9 o'clock this morning
by the receiver of the Fish River Lum-
Der Co, $4,000 acres of timber lands
We're sold for 100000 The purchaser
was Ex-Governor Edwin c. Burleigh
of Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
THE CABINET MEETING.
President Taft Plans Two Special
Messages at Early Dates.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Todays cabinet
session at the White House lasted for
nearly three hours. The early part of
the sitting, it was said was taken up with
the usual routine of the departmental af-
fairs. The President discussed in some
detail with the members of his official
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
Boston Forecast.

Boston. Dec. 7.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Wednesday,. rain
or snow followed by clearing; Thurs
day fair: much colder Wednesday
night and Thursday; brisk to high
west to northwest winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
TIE WEATHER
RAIN OR SNOW.

Washington. Dec. Forecast for
New England: Snow in north, rain or
snow in south portion Wednesday,
colder with brisk to high west winds;
Thursday colder and generally fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
TELEGRAPH

In Cuba they stuff the Christmas
turkey with little pig. The pig is fed
on cocoanut milk until it is killed and
1t Is said to make the pork delicious.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
1904
Zoe. Cigar.

Now packed in boxes of % for the holi-
days For sale by all first-class dealers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08

Mr.. Redmond congratulates Mr.. OCon.
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
No Extra Charge

We offer this service, on any account
we accept, for the usual agents commits
SION This brilliant staff serves all our
clients at the price of mediocrity.
So the best that all of these men can
do costs no more than the commonplace
Our revenue comes through expansion.
When we make it succeed, the small ac-
count grows big. Thus scores of perna-
nent accounts are developed which any
one man might kill.
1t is cheaper for us to keep business
than get it. Cheaper to multiply one ac-
count fifty times over than to solicit fifty
new ones. We need to charge nothing
extra.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28
A Washington Anecdote.

Rev. Mason L. Weems, who first
published and is believed by many per-
sons to have invented the story of
George Washington and the cherry
tree, used many anecdotes in his life
Of Washington to Illustrate his exalt-
ed view of the liberator's character.
One of these shows Washington as a
talker of politics. At the age of TWEEN
ty-two he was colonel of the Virginia
military organization stationed at
Alexandria. A local political cam
paign was on. Washington was a
great friend Of one of the candidates.
4 Mr.. Payn was strongly in favor of
the other man. Argument waxed
warm. Young Washington made a
heated remark, to which Mr.. Payn
took offense. Mr. Payn carried a cane
-one of those heavy sticks so popular
in colonial days. He raised his cane,
brought it down upon the head of the
future Father Of His Country and laid
the young colonel along the floor.
Some of Washington's soldiers want
ed to fight. but he restrained them.
He went to his room, pondered all
night over the affair and next morn
ing sent for Mr.. Payn. The latter. of
course, expected that Washington was
going to challenge him to mortal com
bat. He had visions of pair of pis-
tolls. Arriving at Washington's room
he was amazed to find wine and cheese
on the table, Of which the young man
invited him to partake. Then Wash.
ington apologized to the man who had