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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19
Telling Prohibition Arguments
By National Sec. A. F. OF L.

Let us see what the liquor traffic
has to do with continuity of employ
ment, in other words the security Of
the job. Some years ago in the West
ern states the first great railroad Of
the country issued an order that am
locomotive engineer seen patrcnzing
saloons could not continue his position
as an engineman. In few years all
Of the great railroads of the country
issued orders that their running men
to whom We're intrustea valuable
freight and human livestshould not be
frequenters of saloons. In every trade.
skilled or unskilled. the steady man
has a much better show of employ
ment than the man who is addicted To
the use of intoxicating liquors. You
are asked To vote upon a proposition
that will tend to make labor positions
less secure in Maine, when you are
asked TO vote, yes upon the PROPOSE
ton To license saloons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19
PRESIDENT AGAIN WINS.

Washington Aug. 1S.-Statehood for
New Mexico and Arizona upon a basis
acceptable to President Taft was ap-
proved by the Senate today, through
the passage of the Flood Smith reso-
luton presented by Senator VIM.
Alden Smith, chairman of the commit
tee on territories The resolution
passed after a debate In which the
House was charged with evading a
vote on the Presidents statehood veto
and in which the President was charg-
ed with trying TO eoerce the people Of
Arizona upon the proposed recall Of
judges.
The Senate measure will be consid-
cred in the House tomorrow. 1t might
go to the President tomorrow or Nor
day.
The new resolution requires that
Arizona shall eliminate from it's new
constitution the recall of judges pro-
vision, before it shall be admitted 20
the Union. New Mexico is instructed
to vote again on a change in its con-
stitution designed to make that act
more easily amendable in the future,
but il is not made a condition of New
Mexicos statehood that the people APP
prove that change suggested by Con-
| gress.
The vetoed resolution rested in the
House of Representatives without action.
1t was generally understood that House
Democratic leaders were anxious for the
opportunity Of voting on the new resolu-
tion rather than to be forced TO vote on
the vetoed one
During part of the debate four cabinet
officers-Attorney General Wickersham.
Postmaster General Hitchcock and Seere-
tares Simpson and Nagle-were in the
Senate chamber. Mr. Hitchcock listened
while Senator Reed of Missouri, Demo-
crat. criticized the President for trying
to force Arizona 10 give up its recall of
judges and read telegram arragning
Mr.. Hitchcock for his political activity in
Arizona.
The telegram read:
phoenix Arizona, Aug. Il.
ITO L. b ONein. Washington, y. c.
ut is wen-known fact that Hitch
cock during the campaign for the cleo
ton of delegates 10 our constitutional
convention Travelled over Arizona with
different federal officials. holding quiet
little receptions at which plans were made
for the defeat of the candidates who
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19
Liquor Traffic Affects Wages.

Mr.. Lennon continued in part rs
follows: "One of the things that the
liquor traffic effects is wages. Every
body that works for wages or salary
realizes that the matter of an adequate
wage is a very important question.
The real wage is not what q man
earns but what he brings home To his
family at the end of the week to aid
in the welfare of himself and family.
hold that every cent that anyone
spends for liquor is a reduction in
their real wages. Suppose 90 men are
each paid $50 per week, and 10 of that
number bring home the entire 500.
while the others spend 30 cents, or 81
or s. during the week at the saloons,
that much is a reduction in their real
wages Now the Legislature proposes
to put up a proposition to license an
institution that means reduction of
the wages of the individual by what
ever amount is expended by liquor.
Suppose the Legislature should submit
a proposition that the wages of the
workmen of the State should be re-
duced five per cent, who would vote in
favor of it? Yet thousands of people
are ready TO vote yes" upon a propo-
sition that means much more than a
| five per cent. reduction of wages To
some.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Aug. lS.-The kit
flights at Mt Weather, Va. on Thurs
day and Friday indicated that for the
first time since July % there is sons
movement of the atmosphere above
the one mile level. The temperature
gradiant is now nearly normal and in
dicates the continuance of moderate
temperatures over the Eastern portion
of the country for a few days at least
Owing TO the re-development of the
low pressure area over New England
there were general thunderstorms Fri
day in that section and the middle
Atlantic states. Temperatures are
moderate in the Lake region and the
Atlantic and east Gulf states, while in
the Central valleys, the Plains states.
the Southwest and the extreme West
they are still generally above the sea-
sonal average. Saturday and Sunday
it will be somewhat warmer in the
Lake region, the middle Atlantic
states, and interior New England. over
the remainder of the country temper
atures changes will not be decided.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19
Gov. pIaisted and Maine
Democrats in Congress.
The New Democratic Senator
A Matter Of Wide Interest.
Guernssy'sA appropriations Obtained
for 4th District Nearly 100000.

Washington. D. c., Aug. lS.-(Spe-
ciaD.-The trio of Maine Democrats in
Congress have been in close touch
with Augusta during the consideration
by Gov. Plaisted of the selection of a
successor to the late Senator Frye 1t
is said here that kilograms between
them and Governor Plaisted have been
quite generally exchanged. The pur-
pose seemed to be not To name any
man for senator that Senator Johnson
and Representatives. Gould and Me
Gillicuddy did not look upon with ap-
prevail
Senator Johnson and the two DEM
ocratic Congressmen. ever since their
return from Maine where they attend
ed the funeral of Senator Frye, We're
beset with many inquiries from con-
gressmen and others about the new
senator, who he would be and when
he was likely to reach Washington.
They bad very little information to I'M
part on that score, as they regarded
most of their communications from the
Governor of a confidential character.
1T became evident early that the new
senator could not reach Washington
during the extra session, if at ALL To
be OF any great assistance to the DEM
ocratic minority of the Senate.
While Gov Plaisted was celebrating
ing over the selection of the man, the
DAYS OF the session were rapidly wan
ing and the measures, on which the
Senate Democrats would have well
coined an additional vote. We're being
rapidly disposed of. II became plain,
also, that If any of the Presidents We
toes were to be overridden in the
House and then came to the Senate for
consideration there was no possibility
of the vote being so close that an extra
Democrat from Maine could change
the result.
tn CONTINUED on Page III
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19
What the Change Means.

Some men say, we want a change,
We have had 40 or 80 wears Of pro-
hibition and we want a change. Peo-
pie are inclined to try experiments. but
the people of Maine can see the results
of license in states that have that
method. Statistics of the United
States government in regard to the
consumption of liquor state that the
consumtion of liquor in the United
States is a little more than 20 gallons
per capita, While in Maine it is only
two gallons per capital To vote yes,
means to change from two gallons per
capita of liquor TO 20 gallons per capt.
ia. This is hardly an advantageous
change.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19

One Of the most convincing argu-
ments that has ever been presented in
this city in favor of retaining the pro-
hibitorY amendment 10 the constitu-
ton was that given Friday evening
at City hall by Hon. John Brown Len
non Of Bloomington, H.. treasurer of
the American Federation of Labor. His
arguments We're presented from the
standpoint of the wage Garner anG
showed conclusively that alcohol was
one of the greatest burdens that rht
lahoring man had to contend with
that It reduced the amount Of wage
earned. made the Workingman unfit fol
his duties. deprived the children o.
education. debauched citizenship, and
left a curse upon the political life OF
the country and upon everything that
II touched
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19
THREE FIRES.
Losses at Augusta, HalloweII and Bel.
grade During the Past Week.

Augusta, Me-, Aug. 19.-(SpeciaD--
Fires have been coming thick and fast
for the past few days. A set of farm
buildings was burned Sunday night
on the Leavitt road, Augusta, a large
steam launch was burned at North
Belgrade Wednesday, and a dwelling
partly destroyed at Hallowen Thurs
day morning, In all of these fires the
Charles E. Downing Agency, of Au-
gusta. was interested as regards the
insurance. Many people do not give
this matter of insurance enough at
tention, and if your property, whether
it be dwelling, barns. or their con-
tents, is not sufficiently covered. you
should write or call on the above
agency at once.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19
Prohibition or License.

The rally al which Mr.. Lennon spoke
was held under the auspices Of tht
Mol license Movement of this city anu
was attended by business and profess
sional men and ladies'. as well as by
representatives of the trades unions
Fine musical selections were rendered
both before and after the address by
the Philharmonic Union Orchestra OF
this city. The meeting was presided
over by Hon Thomas }. Lyons of vi
nalhaven, former State labor commits
sioner. Mr.. Lyons spoke very briefly,
combining his remarks to the introduce
ton of the speaker of the evening.
Mr. Lennon is q man of persuasive
personality. and although SO years OF
age, speaks with all the Vigor of a
man Is or 20 years younger. His we'll
preserved physique he attributes to
correct habits of living. He began by
saving that those who represented the
liquor traffic and their friends accused
him Of speaking as a representative OF
organized labor, but said that ne was
advertised in this campaign as the
representative of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, just as when he lee
tured at Chautauqua upon other sub
jects. and was simply expressing his
own individual convictions upon the
subject. He also said that some Maine
papers had accused him of not know
ing the issue and had claimed that Ii
ccnsc was not an issue. If the prop
osition of resubmission is carried by
the people of Maine the next Legisla :
ture will put some kind of law upon
the Statute books which tends to-
wards license or which will mean IL
censc outright he declared. 1T is
prohibition or license. There is TO
other question"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19
THE WEATHER
FAIR

Washington. Aug. 1s.-Forecast for
New England: Fair Saturday. pre-
eeded by showers east portion; Sun
day fair. moderate northwest 10 north
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19
Boston Forecast.

Boston. Aug. 1S.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity; Saturday generally
fair; Sunday fair with moderate tenn
perature, moderate northwest to north
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19

the liquor traffic out of business en-
tirely. That is what is coming. The
liquor business is going 10 be driven
out of the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19
2 2O.A
10c. CIGAR

Factory output--upwards OF 100000 daily.
Largest bling brand of i0c. cigars in the
Manchester, n. II. dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19

Some $4,000 troops arrived in Lon
don during the night, and morning
found them encamped at points where
they We're able to protect the lines of
communication according to a plan
worked out months ago by commits
sion composed of railroad men and
military men appointed to adopt a
scheme for protecting these lines in
the event of foreign invasion.
The plan worked perfectly last night
and long before Londoners We're about
this morning the various military units
were at their posts.
Should the strike become general the
soldiers could help but little in NOV
ing the trains as there are only three
railway companies of royal engineers
They are able to protect the roads,
however, and the men working. The
orders to the military officers in this
connection are strict. There is to be
no firing over the heads of the mob in
case Of riot, but after the rfot act
had been read ball cartridges with 100
rounds of which each soldier had been
supplied, are to be used.
The troops were placed chiefly In
the passenger and freight depotS and
at the signal boxes. some OF which
have already been disconnected by
wire cutting and attacked by stone
throwers; and at the tunnels, bridges
and workshops. At each point one or
Continued on Pags Twelve.l
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-06-29
WESTERN.

Heavy damage is threatened by .
forest fire raging near Hoquiams
Wash, for forty-eight hours.
Denver was chosen as the meeting
place in 1912 by the International AS
sociation of Auctioneers today.
Fire in Seattle. Wash, partly de-
stroyed the four.story brick building
of the Seattle Cracker & Candy Com
pany. Loss S5O,0O0.
Jockeys Robert Small and j. Denny
were seriously hurt in an accident in
the first race at the fair grounds at
Oklahoma City.
The worlds first bale of new crop
cotton for the season of 1911 has
reached Houston, Tex, and was sold
at public auction on the floor of the
Houston cotton exchange for $1,015.
Literally buried under nine mil
lions Of dollars in gold. Wadsworth S.
Williams, an employe of the San
Francisco mint. was SO badly injured
that his recovery 10 doubtful.
Continued high temperatures. with j
general deficiency in precipitation Is
the most pronounced features Of the
weather in the corn and winter wheat
growing states west of the Mississippi
river. .
While the sheriff at Bellefourche
was waiting for him with a warrant
charging embezzlement. Odin c.
Hameister. aged 27, cashier Of the
Northwest State Bank at Newell.
killed himself in his room in a hotel.
Fire destroyed the electric light and
ice plants and large mill, all in one
of the largest buildings in western
Kansas City. LOSS. 100000. J. c.
Hopper was the principal owner of
the property.
The big frame building housing the
Santa Fe roundhouse, storehouse and
foreman's office burned At Barstow,
Cal. Sixteen locomotives were re-
duced to lunk and the loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
The largest judgment ever awarded
for personal injury was affirmed BY
the Supreme Court In California when
ruling on an appeal the court de-
creed that the Southern Pacific rail-
way must pay Willard R. Cibbell Of
Fresno, who was run over by train,
$4,000.
Capt. David H. Jarvis. formerly Of
the revenue cutter service, who won
fame and gold medal from Congress
for heroic rescue of Arctic whalers,
and who was for many years the 90
tive head of the Morgan-Guggenheim
enterprises In Alaska, shot and killed
himself In Seattle.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-06-29

The House Of Representatives by a
vote Of 221 to 100 passed the Under
wood wool tariff revision bill provid-
ing for a reduction of duty on wool
and manufactures Of wool!
The Democratic leaders in the
House are opposed to the establish.
ment Of parcels post and propose to
provide relief from the extortionate
rates of the express companies by
abolishing these agencies of trans
portation.
A final tabulation of the bids for the
So, 100000 issue of the 3 per cent Pan
anna bonds. indicates that $2,33O,5OO
were taken at 103. 31S.69s.50O from
1O2.75 to 102.Ss; $11.019.50O from
102.5o to 1924. $16.56s.s0o from
1925 to 102.49. and little more than
$1.425.0O from 1921 to 1924
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-06-29
FOREIGN.

The United States has officially
recognized the republic of Portugal.
A constituent assembly organized at
Lisbon with 1872 deputies ratified the
governments edict formally proclaim
ing the republic of Portugal.
The first human parts to be re-
covered from the wreck of the battle
ship Maine. in Havana Bay, were dis
covered when wcrkmen removing the
debric from the spar decks discov-
cred the blackened and coral-en-
crusted bones of a left forearm and
right foot.
Fifty aeroplanists took wing from
the aviation field at vincennes on the
first stage Of the Europe circuit race,
which calls for flight from Paris
to London and return with stops at
various places going and returning.
Almost Immediately after the start,
two Of the aviators met with tragic
deaths and at least one was gravely
hurt.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-06-29
WASHINGTON.

Republican opposition to the Cana
dian reciprocity bill in the Senate has
reached the stage Of open revolt.
President Taft has nominated
Charles B. T. Moore, commandant Of
the San Francisco naval training sta
ton, ~ q rear admiral.
President Taft, in a message trans
mitted to Congress. arraigned the
manufacturers Of what he denounced
dangerous drug frauds" and urged
Congress to amend at this session the
pure food and drug law to strengthen
that act in vital points of weakness,
recently pointed out by decisions Of
the United States Supreme Court.
Inquiry into the relationship be-
tween the Mormon church and the
American Sugar Refining Company
before the House committee of inquiry
into the sugar trust, disclosed that
Henry @. Havemeyer's first dealings
in the beet sugar industry were with
the Utah Sugar Company. in which
the church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter
Day Saints was interested.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-06-29
GENERAL.

Damage estimated at 100000 to
$250.000 was caused by a severe wind.
rain and electrical storm at Danyille.
Va.
James Proctor Knott. former COVER
nor of Kentucky and prominent for
many years in Congress, is dead At
Lebanon.
The New York Senate passed the
Grady bill, which requires that every
editorial published in a newspaper
shall bear the name of the writer.
D. H. Woolf of Kansas City and his
wife have arrived in Washington. hay.
ing covered more than 5000 miles of
proposed 7yOO0-mile walk from
Kansas City to New York and return.
The consolidation of the CONT
mental Commercial and Hibernia
Banking Association will give Chicago
the largest bank in the United States.
Its total assets will axgregate S2S3..
100000.
Owing to the extreme heat vexs-
table prices are soaring. Prices OF
potatoes have reached the highest
point in Chicago ever known. vir.
gtnia new potatoes are selling for
$6.40 a barrel.
What Is termed = poor mans anti
jag" law will go into effect in Illinois
July 1st and on and after that date all
persons who drink intoxicating LIQUOR
on any railroad train except in q din
ing. buffet or sleeping car will be sub
1ect to both fine and imprisonment
Declaring it appeared to be impossi-
Die to procure convictions in cases
pertaining to bribery and corruption
IN Sangamon county States Attorney
Edmund Burke, in the central court at
Springfield nolled the case pending
against Lee O'Neil Browne.
The southbound Shasta limited was
held up and the mail car robbed nv
two highwaymen between Drain and
YoncaBa. Oregon. The robbers an.
tered the mail car, held up the clerks
and looted the car. They STONED the
train at Yoncalla and escaped,
Edward Lee, accused Of the theft of
$4,000 from the paymaster's safe on
the battleship Georgia at Guantanamo.
Cuba, February 11th. has been ar.
rested in Buffalo. N. Y, and twenty.
five thousand dollars recovered.
Judge George A. Carpenter in the
United States District Court in Chica.
go. denied motion Of J. Ogden Ar
mour and nine other Chicago packers
for a rehearing Of their motion to
quash indictments charging violation
OF the Sherman antitrust act. This
means that the packers must stand
trial
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-06-29
Miner Mention.

9tUos WOuNsOUs
Several wool buyers from the East
are in Trinidad.
An epidemic of marriages is sweep
ing over Georgetown.
A postal savings bank will open at
Fort MOrgan on July l4th.
George Oleson. aged Is. Vas instant
ly killed by lightning At Hugo.
The State Sunday School Conren-
tion which met ., Pueblo vas big
affair.
The churches Of La Junta will unite
in = union Fourth of July celebration
and picnic
The old settiegs in the Montrose vi
cinity will organize and celebrate the
Fourth Of July.
Three cars Of deep well machinery
have arrived In Rocky Ford for the
new Santa Fe artesian well.
The 50O-scre field Of flax east of
Brandon 10 growing nicely and was
not hurt by the dry weather.
La lara. Monte Vista. Saguache and
Del Norte are among the towns which
will celebrate the Fourth Of July.
The regular normal institute will
be held At Lamar June 26th to July
9th. instead OF at a later date as
planned.
1t is reported that the Argentine
Central railroad will revert either to
E. J. Wilcox, the builder, or to the
bondholders.
Among the banks made repositories
for postal savings funds are Las Ami
mas. Alamosa. Delta. Salida and
Grand Junction.
Mike O'Grady, Of Evans. who two
weeks ago. was assaulted by his
brother-in-law. Mike White, is in a
critical condition
The Moffat road will begin new
train service to Tolland July LIST, the
additional train to leave Denver every
night at O'Clock.
The newly organized Colorado So
ciety of Southern California, held its
first social meeting in Los Angeles
with 300 members.
H. Pilger. aged 80. was killed by be-
ing caught between the cage and
timbers at the collar of the Golden
Cycle shaft at Victor.
In the case of Wiltze Smith charged
with killing A. E. Black. the Jury re-
turned a verdict of not guilty in the
court at Breckenridge.
The town of Empire has taken the
rock crushing machine belonging to
the county and will prepare lot of
material for the streets.
Robert H. Mckenzie Of Denver was
elected president Of the State Pharma-
ceutical Association ut the closing