Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-22
At STATE HOUSE,
Atty. Generals Good Fl
nanciaI Showing.
Coming Expiration otSome OH.
ciaI Terms.
Banqust for Com. Lyons and Cap
It0I News and Chat.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Aug. 80, at 10 A. M.

partment shows that the year 1909
from corporations whose charges have
been suspended by acts Of the legisla-
ture, the State treasury has received
sll,6l5. This sum has been collected
by the attorney general from what
ordinarily would be considered as
financial deadwood. This money has
been collected IN addition to all the
routine and other labors of the attor-
ney generals Office and it amounts to
s2.970.77 more than the entire cost of
running the State of Names legal de-
partment for one year.
Some of the good Democrats up the
State are very much exercised over the
awful expensive" attorney generals
off1ce of Maine. This one fact, picked
up by the Journals man at the State
Capitol should be sufficient to eXor-
else the exercised economical feelings
of the Democracy upon this particular
subject of the attorney generals office.
The kennebec Journals State House
man finds, as he digs into this matter
of the expense of running departments
and conducting the affairs of the State
OF Maine, that insevery case the Demo-
cratic allegations of extravaganza
administration are proven entirely
false. even as is above shown in the
case of the attorney generals office,
which, by the way, has directly and
indirectly to do with the collection of
hundreds of thousands of dollars of
money annually due the State.
George Washington Torn.
The kennebec Journal man would
r..1I.
that the Capitols George Washington
is ripped. He means that the large
painting representing the father of his
country and his white war horse,
which hangs against the west wall of
the landing of the main stairway COM
ing up from the rotunda of the old
part of the State House, had it's can
vas ripped by some careless workman.
The painting is one of considerable
value and historical importance and
should be most carefully and neatly
restored.
This Department Is Mum.
The Journal man finds that in one
of the Capitol offices newspaper men
are of no use. Herein pencil pushers
are received with the usual courtesy
extended Invariably to representatives
of the press by all the officials of the
State, but one soon is informed that in
that office there is never any news.
This is the office of the. pension de-
partment. The state money which is
paid to hundreds of widows and or
phans and Old men of Maine who so
well merit the stipends which they re-
ceiVe are considered with special
delicacy and consideration by the pen
sion officials as wards of the State.
Their private and official affairs are
preserved mviolate by this depart
ment Similarly the United States
governmental pension department
preserves with rigid care its pension
matters from the public gaze.
A Call on General Dill.
In the adjutant generals private Of
nee where the able Adjutant General
Elliott G. Dill may always be found at
his task, the newspaper man is always
sure of an unusually cordial welcome,
and generally is comfortably WELL
filled with news This is because the
hustling attorney general used to be
an accomplished newspaper man NM
self. The other morning Gen. Dill
told the Journal man, who was eX-
aiming some of the many interesting
military curiosities of General Dlll $
den. to pull out from its flannel blan-
ket case the famous Squirting sword
This is the sword which was present
ed Capt. Samuel Squirting of the
schooner Cashier, of Cranberry IS
lands, for his bravery and seamanshlp
displayed in saving himself and sew
.ral other merchant vessels IN the
harbor of Trinidad de Cuba on the
2lst of January. 1925. from pirate
vessel. This Squirting sword has
remarkably well-preserved ana broad
sharp blade, bearing the inscription
and trademark of its maker. the IA
mon. Andrea Faerrara, with the dates
OF its production. 1856. more than 4oo
wears ago This blade is almost as
well preserved as if ii had been turned
ont from the forge of Faerrara one
year, instead of going on five centuries
ago This famous sword with its
Faerrara blade has been several times
described by the public press. but in
none of these published descriptions
which we have read. do We remember
having seen the fact mentioned that
the blade bore the trademark Oh
Faerrara which stands out plainly IN
the middle of the inscription ana II Is
this-XIIX.
New Capitol Progress.
The Capitol grounds at the present
time are being brought rapidly INTO
subsection. An army of men is EN-
ployed on the grading work All lne
trunks and branches of cut down trees
have been removed. reluctant roofs
are being dug around and under anu
eXtrica;ed from their native SOIL. Men
with axes and spades and horses. ana
ropes. and chains, carts and .wheel-
barrowS are everywhere about the
grounds and the granolithic men nave
nearly completed outside work IN
the south wing the plastering on cell
ing and walls is finished or nearly So
the exterior walls have received their
finishing touches and the granolltnlc
floors are being constructed
In the main rotunda the strong steer
frame work of the pillars is being
converted into artistic and beautifui
marble columns by cunning artists.
1t is a strange sight to see the eleva-
tors. whose cargoes are general states
men and public men of Maine, lifting
1tn IN