Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

last session of the Legislature was to-
have become effective July and pre-
parations were, being made for carry
ing out the provisions of the law.
Fifty state and two private banks ap-
pealed to the federal court. alleging
that the act confiscated property with
out due process Of law.
In connection with the call on ma
tional banks issued Tuesday for the
return OF $25.O00.OOO public funds, the
secretary of the treasury Wednesday
notified depository banks that the
bonds held by the treasury as security
for the deposits called for must be
withdrawn in the following order:
First group, state. city and railroads:
second, Philippine Railway Co.; third,
Philippine loans. Porto Rican loans,
District of Columbia and territory of
Hawaii The fourth class includes all
government bonds and the Panamas
Of 1886 and 1888. Bonds within
group, however, may be interchanged
by banks if desired, but bonds in
lower group may not be substituted
for those in higher group. The
amount of state. city and railroad
bonds in the treasury to secure public
deposits is $20,909,571.
George Hecox, who has been mis-
| sing from Lee, Mass, for 4S years, APP
| oeared there Wednesday night and
made himself known to his wife, who
had during his long absence married
another man and been widowed
Hecox went out with the 34th Mass
Reg. in the Civil War. was wounded
and remained long in a hospital, AMI
Is he never returned home was be-
ieved to have lost his life. Some
years after his wife married Timothy
| Fucker Hecox learned of this and de-
'ided to remain away, and the fact of
| his being alive was never disclosed
| until the death of Tucker paved the
| way for his return.
Application was made Wednesday
~ District Attorney Lamb at Jackson,
Miss, for perpetual injunction re-
,training the Standard Oil Co. from
operating in Mississippi and seeking
to collect $11.0OO.00O in penalties for
the alleged violation of the antitrust
law. The application was made in
the chancery court of Clay county.
The hearing, it is understood, will take
place during the November term of
| he chancery court. The declaration
overs practically the same ground as
set forth in similar proceedings insti-
uted in other states in recent years
| md charges violation of the antitrust
laws of the state.
Washington dispatch states that,
| COR the first time in America a
helicoptre, heavier than air type O.:
Tying machine, which depends Oh
| aerial screws for its lifting power,
| has successfully lifted itself with an
operative. The machine, built by j.
Newton Williams of Derby, Ct, and
emile Beriner of Washington, lifted
Mr. Williams from the ground on
| three occasions. The experiment was
made day or two ago in Mr.. Berlin
er's laboratory at Brightwood The
only other machine that is known to
have made similar performance is
| that of M. Cornu. French inventor.
Miss Marion Lawson, daughter of
Thomas w. Lawson of Boston, was
married Wednesday afternoon to
James J. Lord of Chicago. The
| was ptIloIIIltu DIT DItdHl-
void. Mr.. Lawsons splendid estate in
Scituate. Mass. The marriage was
| marked by the raising of what is said
to be the largest American flag ever
made, the emblem having been
ordered by Mr.. Lawson. in honor Of
the bride. 1t is of silk, with stripes.
81 feet long and feet wide. 1t weighs
LIS pounds and raised to the top of a
flag staff, 172 feet high. AS the flag
went up, appropriate selections were
played upon the DreamwoId chimes
by a Boston bell ringer.
dispatch from Woodstock, N. B.,
tates that Francisco Gimmalaro was
found guilty Thursday Of murder in
the second degree for the murder of
Guiseppi Castarini at Reading last
June.