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Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05

OF Cape Porp0ise First Vice President
Maine State Leaeie of Postmasters.
I'VE. found that we faced "a deficit of
81 100000. The Constitution says
that Congress shall have power to
establish postoffices and post roads
The latest Interpretation of post roads
is that any public thoroughfare on
land or water is a post road. Now
after post roads are defined we find
that it was unlawful to carry any mail
matter over a post road for hire un-
less the party was regular appointed
carrier and we believe that it was the
intention to cary out this law.
We know tbs law holds coed in re-
gard to letter mail. but we see that
other monopolies have grown up in
our land and today we have six big
companies and over 30 smaller ones.
which are bleeding the postoftice de-
partment from its just and deserving
business. In the original terms mail
matter was called letters and packets.
Today the matter seems to hang on
that word packet. Some decided that
it meant package of letters, while
others claim that it meant any or
dinary package as we use the word
TODAY and would include any piece OF
mail mater If the last is true. as we
think it should be we wonder why eX-
press comnanies are allowed to carry
on this business by the postofiice de-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05
o5-6, w-th&hold

ga rtlnent, which is. so profitable to the
express companies and detrimental to
the postal service. There is no doubt
but it was the original intention to
have the postal service handle all mail
rr:atter-g and @sreeeiyes~the=steope rev
enue.
In 1903 the postofiice department
paid to the railroads within % per
cent as much for carrying the mails
as did the express companies for
carrying all their matter. The ex-
press companies have charges graded
according to distance and weight and
have the advantage over the postal
service in granting small fees on short
.hauls Thus when it comes to the
long haul we see the shipper going
TO the postoffice in order to get the
cheaper rate. 1t costs just as much
to carry twO-pound package from
Augusta. to Ifailowell as from Angus
ia to California, or even to the phil
iipine Islands by mail. Now if the
postal service could have the whole
monopoly of the carrying of all mail
matter, getting the rate on the short
haul as well as on the long we would
soon see lower rates and increased
rates in our parcels post"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05

From 81 routes in 1897 costing the
government $14.S4o, has grown 4o.62S
routes. costing $35.6Gf,934 The full
value Of ,this undertaking can never
be fully Judged. Farm values have
Increased more than % per cent. Good
roads have received the attention
never given them before. The rural
mail service and the rural telephone
nave been. the means OF bringing this
about and this is the reason why the
farm is attracting SO many of our
young people and citv friends.
Last year tho rcstai ssrvion aans;-
led Sl4,0yo, 100000 pieces of mail mat
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05

Congressman-elect from Third District
Who Addressed Maine State League of
Postma sters OF Third and Fourth Glass
at Augusta.
The speaker said that the postoffices
were led to believe that the opposition
to the postal savings banks came from
the banking interests and that it was
somewhat amusing to find that 1900
or 1400 banks had applied as depos-
that the same sharp lines which for
hade the rural free delivery carrier
from carrying any mail matter for
hire or otherwise should be applied
20 the great corporate express COM
panies. y think our congressman are
things as are the common people. who
do not make any agitation for the
things they need the speaker went
on.
In touching upon the present postal
service he said:
1T takes to run the business 325.0
employees. The institution has 60,144
acstoffices in operation and of this
number about 1000 are of the third
class and about $4,000 are of the
fourth. From several thousand of
these offices 4062S rural carriers went
last year. travelling $4,000 miles
every day, handling 2.7233. 262, 900 rdeces
of mail matter This new branch
has made great strides in increases,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05

ter, 42.038 pieces of valuable mail mat
ter were registered. while the total re-
ceiptS for the year were s203 569 2se
%. Ihe whole debit and credit sides
OF the money order system as bal
diiced TOT laSt year was over 500 mill
non dollars. out of 70,503,459 orders
paid only 1853 were wrong pavn,etts
me amount Of orders Issued in
Maine last year We're for s.. 1OS,3 S,337.62
me amounts pair Were S3.93S.415. %
ihis shows Balance of trade against
our State Of over $1.70o,Uoo. This is
a matter Of some consideration an,one
(Contipued on Page Five.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05


The morning session opened at 10
A. M. in the banquet hall of the Au-
gusta House with President Gopher
r. Duran of East Corinth presiding.
The welcome in behalf of the city
was :. extended by, Alderman Joseph
,Plaisted Alderman Williamson gave
the convention a hearty welcome and
congratulated the delegates upon their
choice. Augusta as the eonyenti9n !..all la
city. He assured them that Augusta
was one of the best convention cities
of the State and regretted only that
Mayor Plaisted was unable to be pres
ent to welcome the visitors. Post
master John V. Lane followed Alder
man Williamson in further words of
welcome in very cordid and happy
vein.
Presidents Address.
The address of President Duran was
the most important feature of the
iorenoon session. He began his re-
marks With "A brief history of devel-
'pment OF the postofiice department
# the United States government and
said that it was the idea of the early
great statesmen who founded it that
the postal service was and ought to be
1 strictly government monopoly in or
der that 1t might be run at the low
est possible cost and yet pay its bills.
Continuing he said:
Last year this matter drew much
attention from all over the land when
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05
Maine State League Opens
Fifth Annual Meeting.
Hon. S. ". Gould and Dist.
Atty. Whitehouse Speak.
Address Of President Duran---The
Delegates Present.
70 E3'

The fifth annual meeting of the
Maine State League of Postmasters
of the Third and Fourth classes open
ed it's three-days sessions Tuesday
morning at the Augusta House with
good representation form the va
rious sections of the State in attend
ance. The committee of arrange
ments, consisting of c. w. Besse of
Jefferson, H. r. Weeks of Coopers
Mills, Woodbury. Mason of Boothbay
Harbor and +. w. Adams of Litchfield
were early on hand to greet the mem
bers of the League as they arrived
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05

Train No. 2, the wcstbound Pullman
leaving Augusta at 1910 p. NJ, will
; be held until 1850 tonight, to accom-
modate those people from down river
who attend The Man From Home"
at the Opera house.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05

f. H. Ingraham's original talk will
be found in his clothing sd. Let him
81 measure you for fall suit and see the
pains he will take to fit" you.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05

Asylum Lodge, No. 20, |. o. o. F..
will hold it's regular meeting Friday
evening, with work in the Third de-
gree. Refreshments will be served af-
ter the work
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05

= There will be a rehearsal of the de-
:, gree staff of the K. b. Capen Rebekah
q Lodge, Thursday evening at the lodge
= ROOM The degree master requests full
i attendance. =,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05

United States District Attorney r.
7. Whitehouse of Portland was in the
city yesterday, and returned home in
= the afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05

Editor C. E. kendrick of the Booth.
bay Register is in the city, in attend
. ance at the Baptist convention.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05

Arthur n. Douglass of Chelsea was
business visitor in the city Tues
day afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05

Il. Dostie announces his grand mil
linery opening for Thursday and Fri
: dav of this week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Thirty pounds OF fresh AMI fancy
pickerel at l.. S. Young's.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05

Alberta Heald will have her fall mil
linery opening Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05
Cards Of thanks, obituary notices, res

Cards Of thanks, obituary notices, res
olutions Of respect, etc, will be
charged at, the rate Of ten cents per
line. No charge less than Is cents.
All advertising announcements Of en-
tsrtainments whose object 10 the
raising Of money. viii be charged at
the rate Of fifteen cents a line.
Advertising notices, news form will be
excluded from our local columns,
except such as refer to advertisers
occupying space in our advertising
columns and will be run under a
separate head on one of the local
pages.
Subscribers who fail to receive the
Journal promptly will confer favor
by, notifying the Office Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-05
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Is the best cFeam made for the. skin.
If you have Il red, rough, 'blotched,
sore, unsightly skin, try this great
product aof the American Druggists
Syndicate,
You can use il for massaging
wrinkles and for a sallow complex
ion, as it whitens and beautifies, is
safe, harmless and does not grow
hair. t-'
No woman who values her ap-
pearance and who wants smooth
clear skin should let a day go by
without trying it for the face, neck,
arms and hands.
Get it for 25c. at any A. d. S.
drug store
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
COMMISSION REFUSES
PETITION Os ARMOUR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-An appliea-
ton by the Armour car lines to the
interstate commerce commission for
re paration against the Southern Pacific
company on shipments of ice from
Los Angeles to Yuma, Ariz., was re-
iected today The commission held
that the granting of the request would
-.open the door to the grossest form of
favoritism and rebating.
The testimony showed that the Arm
our car lines contracted to furnish ice
70 the Southern Pacific company at the
rate of $3.50 a ton. The published
rate between Los Angeles and Yuma
was SO ton. The rate of $1.90 was
not published until several months
after the contract was made, and not
until II carloads OF ice had been
shipped under the contract.
The complainant lines demanded
OF the difference between the
sI.90 rate and the So rate.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
Immunity for Gamblers

The Chinese gambler, according to
Mayor Mccarthy is not to be molested
if he leaves white men alone and en-
joys his games as the white may en-
joy his without molestation.
The Chinese gamblers doors are not
to be barricaded nor broken down. He
may not dope white men, but he may
gamble his head off, if he takes the
same legal precautions that must be
taken by the white sport if he would
keep out of the stern clutches of the
law.
The white mans handbook is an in
stitution with which the mayor is not
familiar, but if it is not within the
law it must go. The white man who
wishes to play poker must keep within
the law. He must not do it behind
barred doors, in game which sup
ports a dealer or which has house
"rakeof'' adjunct.
What does Chief Martins an
nouncement as to gambling mean?"
said Mayor Mccarthy yesterday, re-
peating direct question. We'll, I
suppose it means that the chief will
break down the doors of the Press
club continued the mayor with a
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
5000 HUSBANDS
DELUDED FATHERS
Pretty How de Do Is Revealed
by Treasurer of Windy
City Hospital
Especial Dispatch to The Call

lSPecidl Dispatch TO The Call
CHICAGO. Jan. 2s.-~There are in
Chicago today fully 5000 husbands
fondIing infants that are not their own,
but babies adopted by their wives-and
the deluded fathers are none the
wiser"
This was the startling statement
made today by Lyman W Rogers.
treasurer of the National maternity
hospital. Wells street. from which in
stitution. he says. some $50 infants arc
adopted into good homes every year.
Many childless women are found in
society" continued Rogers. Hubby
will never know. And so when the
husband leaves town for a time the
wife pays US a visit. and when the de-
luded man returns he finds himself the
proud father of bouncing boy or girl.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29

Chinese gambling is no longer an in
terdicted sport in San Francisco. The
yellow brother is TO get the same break
at his games of chance that is given
the white man. The white man is to
get everything coming to him under
the law and as much as he can pack
away without being found out.
Mayor p. II. Mccarthy gave yester-
day rather an emphatic exposition of
his views on gambling in general and
Chinese gambling in particular The
mayors declarations should once for
all settle any doubts about the return
of the Chinese gamesters to San Fran
cisco or the treatment to be accorded
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
CANADA BALkS AT
FUR SEAL TREATY
Owners OF Schooners Claim
Compensation and Have
Government Support

VICTORIA, IS. c., Jan. 2s.-Advices
have been received by those interested
in the sealing industry here that nego-
tiations begun recently between the
United States, Great Britain. Japan and
Russia for a treaty to protect fur seals
of the north Pacific are being delayed
by Canadas claim for compensation
for Canadian pelagic sealers. The
Canadian sealers ask that their schoon-
lers and gear be bought. This is the
only obstacle in the way of a settle
ment of the question.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
CHINESE MAY
GAMBLE FREELY,
SAYS MCCARTHY
Celestial Gamesters to Enjoy
Pastime Without Police
interference
Mayors Fiat Removes Interdic-
ton Against Wooing God-
dess of Chance

(eT NHE Chinese may gamble their
heads OFF, that they keep
within the law. They will not
find that any man has taken cent
from them or attempted TO make them
give mp he will get the full penalty of
the law, if I have the power to give 1T
TO him."-Mayor p. H Mccarthy.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
GOVERNMENT LOSES
NICARAGUA BATTLE
Forces Under General Vasquez
Are Routed by Chamorro
at La Libertad

3 BLUEFIELDS. Nicaragua. Jan. rs
Unofficial dispatches from Colon say
that a battle was fought at La Libertad
January 25 and that the government
forces under General vasquez were
routed by the troops of General Cha
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
Must Keep Within Law

"This is what l mean declared the
mayor. giving his desk a resounding
thump NO man will be permitted to
do anything without the law. The man
who keeps within the law has nothing
to fear and all men shall be treated
alike. l do not understand that it is
illegal for me TO play a friendly game
of poker on the train, nor do under
stand that it is illegal to play in a
game that does not keep dealer. pro-
vide for rakeof and is not behind
locked DOORS
1T is true that I did not include all
the places in my message to the board
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
Medina Acquitted

MANAGUA. Jan. 2s.-The cou rt at
Mesay today acquitted General Medina,
Prosecuting Attorney Selvia and other
members of the court martial of respon-
sihility for the Illegal conviction and
execution of Groce and Cannon
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
NEW PosTMAsTERs

NEW PoSTMASTERs Washington. Jan. IS -
California postmssfers have been appointed as
follows: Callahan. Siskiyou county, Brne Ma
son vice y. B. Place. resigned; Cantel. Kern
county Karl f. Halle, vice F. T. McGuerty,
declined.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY So
SATURDAY. JANUARY %. 1910
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

NESrERDAY-Clear; west wind; maximum
temperature IS, minimum temperature so.
FORECAST FOR TODAY-Fair; light north
wind changing 10 west. Page 25
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29

CONSUL SAILS FOR PosT-Amoy. China. Jan.
2s.--A. D. Foster. surgeon of the marine hos
pital here who was appointed American vice
consul in this city last October. has been
transferred to Hcngkong. for which post he
sailed today. The name of his successor has
not yet been made known.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
Weird Spectacle Presented

Tonight the city presents a weird
spectacle Soldiers. sailors, hremen
and police are hastily constructing
temporary walls by the light of camp
fires and torches in an endeavor to.
keep out the invading floods, while
pickets patrol those sections of the
city that are plunged in darkness.
The situation in the Place de fOpera
tonight is serious The entire terri
tory has been roped off as being unsafe.
1t is stated also that the new EquitabIa
life assurance building is in danger Of
collapse.
President Fallieres and Premier
BRAND today drove in automobiles to
flooded suburbs, where distress is
greatest, speaking words of comfort
to the homeless and encouraging SOL
diers and others engaged in salvage
and rescue work
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
Red Cross Aids Sufferers

Charitable organizations are co-ouer-
ating with the authorities in throwins
open their buildings and in succorins,
refugees. Several converts and a num-
ber of public buildings have been
equipped with military cots and bedding
and transformed into hospitals. The
Red Cross is performing splendid serv-
ice in distributing food and clothing.
Nevertheless, numerous instances are
cited of women and children who had
refused TO leave their homes in the
submerged districts. shrieking from
their windows for bread.
The number of refugees arriving here
is enormous, Charenton alone sending
in $4,000, who had got there from Ca
lais and other AFFLICTED points.
Many Thrilling Rescues
Many thrilling rescues are recorded.
The family of NJ Barthou, former min
ister of public works, whose home in
the Avenue d'Antun is surrounded. was
taken out on the backs of soldiers and
in boats.
A large number of schools are closed
because of lack of heat. and the munich
pality is considering the advisability of
closing ALL
Practically all flooded suburban
towns about Paris tonight are without
light and several are without water.
Their inhabitants are hastily leaving.
The chamber of deputies held a Sit
ting today in the water beleaguered
Palais Bourbon, believing that an ad-
journment or transfer OF their activi-
ties to Versailles. which has been sug-
gested. would only serve 10 increase
the popular panic Parliament voted
a bill extending business notes one
month
II
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
BaIIinger's Undue Haste

The morning session was devoted 10
an endeavor by the prosecution" TO
show the haste in which Ballinger, as
commissioner Of the land Office. had
urged the Cunningham Alaska claims
To clear listing for patent. Aside from
documentary evidence read, the after
noon session was taken up almost
wholly with Claws story of his inter
views with BaIlinger concerning the
Cunningham land cases
All Of the members of the committee
were present at the opening of the
session. Pinchot and his dismissed as
sistants Of the forest service were early
on hand, but Ballinger again was alb
sent.
Attorney Brandeis, representing
CLAWS. presented to the committee a
long list of witnesses TO be summoned.
CLAWS Takes Up Story
CLAWS took up his story where he
left it wednesday afternoon. giving his
testimony in response to questions from
lis attorney.
CLAWS said that United States Attor-
nev Hoyt had suggested TO him in 1907
that he should take up the matter of
the Alaska coal lands direct with Sec
refsry Of the Interior Garfield.
But I did not think it would look
well to 90 over the head of my imme-
diate superiors.' he added
CLAWS said ne did write to H. H.
schwartz then a chief Of the field di-
- ,,-,s ,.-o-rfed aF,o,,t
the Alaskan situation and would like to
conhde in him.
III will pain you as much as it has
NAMED me- the letter ran. but am
sure you win want to learn the true
situation.T
what Alaskan claims did you refer
10 in that letter." asked Representa-
live Olmstead.
AN Of them replied the witness.
some 600 in all?"
Yes"
At this time Ballinger was commits
sioner Of the land Office.
Printed Documents Read
Attorney Brsndeis next took up the
printed document in the case. which
consists Of so7 pages and spent some
lime in calling the attention of the
committee to various letters, tele-
grams. etc, tending to show Claws ac-
.tivitv in Alaska cases. The attorney
said he also wanted 10 call attention
n, certain letters which showed the part
BsHinger played as commissioners in
directing the inquiry
His purpose in this, he said, was to
con,,uuea on page 10. cOluiup
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
Press Matter Distributed

one Of the most interesting develop
ments Of the day was the distribution
~ both the morning and afternoon ses-
sfons OF a quantity of press matter
which purported to interpret and point
out the significance of the testimony
thus far given at the inquiry.
The morning matter came in an en-
velope Of the American conservation as
sociation. OF which Clifford Pinchot re-
Gently was chosen president This
afternoons matter began:
The important developments of the
morning session today were" and then
went on to recite that the proceedings
had placed Secretary Ballinger in an
adverse light. 1t was said that this
service would continue throughout the
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29

DARIS. Jan. 2S-An agonizing
cry goes up from the people Of
Paris tonight, "Will the end
never Gomez"
After slow but steady rise of the
flood waters all day, the fuvial de-
partment at midnight could only issue
statement in answer saying that it
was probable the crest of the flood
would be reached tomorrow. The
water has begun to fall in all of the
tributaries of the Seine above Paris.
but the passage through the city is
clogged by bridges and an immense
accumulation of drift
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29

the Chinese clubs, which Jared badly at
the hands of the last administration
and former Chief Of Police Jesse Cook
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
SUBURBAN

Playground commission dec
house in Busbrod park.
Victim OF Portola road rae
TO marry after recovery.
Carpenter and his wife acc
ing them to burn house.
Mystery wells death OF
tractor.
Names Of talesmen for gra
are placed in boxes.
Mrs. Jurgens obtains divor
band divides community prop
Pretty tablesux arranged f,
tiyal.
Good gain is made in proI
tivity in leasing stores.
Oakland society numbers
the bridge table.
German club will produce
women students.
Oakland traction company I
Alameda service.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
Rain Falls Steadily

All day there has been steady
dewnpour of rain and the temperature
is falling. Everywhere the situation IL
appreciably worse than yesterday. The
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
Subterranean Rivers Blow Up
Streets and Great Build
ings TOtter
Famous Structures Containing
Vast Treasures in Grip OF
Raging Flood
Immensity of Disaster Para
lyzeS Inhabitants of the
French Capital
Refugees From Devastated Sub
urban Towns Pour Into
Stricken Metropolis

PARIS. Jan. 29.-It pos Off
cidlly stated at ] o'clock this morning
that the River Seine mas stationary and
that its tributaries continued to fall.
The situation greatly improved be-
tUeen ! and 2 o'clock this morning.
This. in part. is attributed to the
change in the heather. which suddenly
cleared.
Late last night a croUd attached
two stores in the Temple district. own-
ers of which mere demanding high
prices for food.
Al american residents in Puris are
safe and. so far as reported. have moi
suffered.