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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-05
|NO.L|CENSE MOVEMENT HOLDS ].
A ROUS|NC MASS MEETING.
Over 1900 People Gather at City Hall Sun
day Night to Hear Eloquent Plea OF
DR.. "A. Baker of Columbus, O., for
Retention OfPrOhibitOry Law

That the No License Movement has
already thoroughly aroused the eiti-
zens of Augusta was evidenced by the
fact that more than 1900 people were
present Sunday night at City hall at
the first of series of public meetings
held under the auspices OF the organ
ization and at which an eloquent and
brilliant address was delivered by Rev
Purley A. Baker, ID. d., of Wester-
Vile, Ohio, the general Superintendent
of the Anti Saloon League of Ameri-
ca. urging Maine to take no backward
step in regard to the law, which for
more than half a century has been her
chief glory in the Republic
Dr. Baker Is a man of commanding
physique and painter of vivid word
pictures and his remarks were greeted
by frequent applause. During the adj
dress papers were passed among the
audience which received the sigma
lures of large number of voters who
enrolled themselves with the No-Li-
eense Movement. Music was furnish
ed for the mass meeting by the Au-
gusta Philharmonic Orchestra of 10
pieces.
Clergymen and representative citi-
zens of Augusta and vicinity occupied
"a place upon the platform with the
speaker, those present there being:
Hon. George +. Macomber. Judge
Oliver G. Hall, G. w. Vickery. Howard
McFarlane, Rev. B. p. Hope, James f.
Fuller, T. c. Ingraham, f. A. Howard.
j. +. Briggs. w. H. Davis, Rev.
Clayton Boothby. Judge GreenIief
T Stevens, Rev. c. G. Mosher,
Hon. Thomas ]. Lyons, H. E. Ell
more, c. d. Pettengill, G. A. Colburn,
Hon. Payson Smith. Rev. Henry f.
Dunnack, e. j. Roberts, Hon. Charles
A. Milliken. G. NJ. Ryder, w. d. Hutch
ms, IL. NJ. Pishon, w. S. Thompson,
James r. Townsend. Howard Owen. F.
ii. Beale, Augusta: Rev. Langdon
Quimbg, d. D., Rev. Melville C. Miner
Gardiner.
The melting was called to order by
Hon. George Z. Macomber, the presi-
dent of the Augusta No-License Move
ment and prayer was offered by Rev.
clayton Boothby, pastor of the South
Par1sh Congregational church. Ex-
Senator Maeomber introduced as the
chairman of the meeting Judge oliver
U. HAL, who spoke briefly in regard
to the history of liquor legislation in
the State and declared with emphasis
and amid great applause that he had
no Tear that when the question was
submitted to the people of Maine next
september they would go back upon
the record made a generation ago. He
introduced DR.. Baker as "a man thor
oushly familiar with the workings of
both license and prohibition.
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Essentials of Republic.

DIR. Baker discussed at the beginning
of his address the essentials of a
Republic. He said in part:
"0ne Of the essentials of a Repub
lie is high standard of patriotic in
teliigenee. The peril of all republics
III human history has been that the
majority of the people may be wrong
If the majority are wrong the FONDA
items give way.
W nat Is the relation of tine saloon
to the public intelligence of the peo-
pie? The saloon f1ourishes where ig-
noranee prevails the most Take KAN
sas City, Kas., as an example 1t is
city of 10000 people in a prohibi-
non state where FIVE years ago there
existed 256 liquor shops The governor
Of the state decided that the law must
be enforced and he appointed an as
sistant attorney general in Kansas
CITY, man of courage, Intelligence
and integrity, who in 80 days closed
and locked every liquor shop in the
city. For years they had been in
creasin6 the public school teachers of
Kansas CitX, Kas,, from five to eight
per annum to keep up with the reg
ular growth Of The city Within 80
days after the liquor shops were closed
1t became necessary to increase the
public schools teachers by IS Mr.
Triekett. the assistant attorney gen.
eral, started an investigation through
the public schools and discovered that
during the three months over GOO pu-
pills unter Is wears Of age had been
taken out of the factories and put
II ha
had become sober and themselves gone
to work to make a living for the
family. The saloon breaks down in
telligenee everywhere and robs the
childhood of it's patrons of fair
chance in the race of life.
THE second essential is high
standard OF public conscience. A con-
science that will rightly direct the in
telligence. What is the relation of the
saloon to the public conscience of the
people? 1t not only destroys the in
telligence out it breaks down public
conscience and makes the individual
citizen patron Of the traffic and an
easy victim of its devilsh practices
The third essential in a republic
is the right representation of that in
telligence and that conscience in the
executive department and law making
bodies of the government. The att-
tude of the saloon everywhere is to
support for public Office men who will
stand for the liquor traffic. The liquor
traffic is entirely void of patriotism.
1t has no love of country 1t will de-
ctroy the aspirations of the highest
citizenship in order to perpetuate it.
self. No man can descend so low in
the moral scale. who if he is a can
didate for office and will aid the liquor
interests, they will not support him.
1.-THE fourth essential in a republic
is obedience TO law. We may have
intelligence conscience and a right
representation of that intelligence and
conscience in the law favored by a
majority of the people. But when
the law is enacted the liquor traffic
becomes utterly defiant. A law may
Interfere with the wishes and even the
prejudices Of rany men but most men
are patriotic enough to obey the law
because Il is o law. But no sooner
is law enacted against the liquor
traffic than the traffic sets its. devilsh
ingenuity at work in an effort 10 de-
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In Other Countries,

DR.. Baker called attention to the
movement against the saloon In for
eign countries which started soon after
investigation showed that 40 of the APP
rlicants for the English army at the
time of the Boer war were rejected on
account of physical defects caused by
the use OF Intoxicating liquor and mar
c1tics. England and France are today
placarding their cities with appeals
against drink and the German govern
ment is taking hand in appealing to
the students to cut out drink. also
believe that the great movement in the
United States is responsible for quick
ened conditions in the European coun-
tries"
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DR.. Baker and His Work.

DIR. Baker before taking up the
work Of the Anti Saloon League was
for 10 years in the Methodist minis
Try, his last pas.orate being that ef
one of the large churches in the city
Of Columbus, Ohio. He resides at
present in Westerville, a suburban
town. IL miles from Columbus This
town has not had a saloon within
its borders for "a years and although
its population is only 2O0o has seven
niles OF paved streets. In this town
is located the publishing plant of the
American Issue, the organ of the
Anti Saloon League with 4 circulation
of 100000 and printing monthly. semi
monthly and weekly editions.
DR.. Baker has been in Maine for
the past three days assisting in get
ting the State Well organized. Since
coming into the State he has attended
an important conference at Portland
and while at Waterville spent some
time with Rev. Wilbur F. Berry at
the offices of the Christian Civic
League. He will go from Maine d.
rectly to his home in Columbus O.,
and after a brief stay there will pro-
ceed to California. where he will at
tend the International Sunday School
Convention at San Francisco and pre-
sent the interests of his work there.
He is no stranger having spoken
at the Opera House in this city
number of years ago in a guberna-
torial campaign when resubmission
was an important issue. DR. Baker
Sunday morning occupied the pulpit
of the Green Street Methodist church.
where he created a very favorable i'm
preston. His subject was: THE
Highest Possible Standard for Church
Membership He argued that the
liquor problem was one for the
churches to solve and that the cause
demanded the high standard of lead
eeship which the church could fur
nish. He presented in clear cut
manner the anti saloon issue and the
work which he believed the churches
should do in it's behalf.
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A Subtle Foe to Fiuht.

1.-The people of Maine have a subtle
foe to fight. The plan of the enemy is
not as rule what the temperance people
think that it will be. A leader of the
liquor forces in Portland said the other
day: If we break even in the towns and
cities the liquor people can win in the
country. Their plan will be to reach the
farmers. not as representatives OF the Ii
quor traffic, but announcing themselves
as representatives of business mems or
ganizations who are in favor of temper
anee and would be favorable TO the pro-
hibitory law if it could be enforced. but
who have become convinced that the
best method is to take prohibition out OF
the constitution. stand for local option.
have well regulated saloons and receive
the license fee, which will lower farmers
taxes and make things better generally.
They will distribute throughout the coun-
try literature adroitly gotten up but
false and misleading as sin itself. They
have learned that the traffic is in such
bad repute 1t is not wise to come out
boldly and make the fight. Their tactics
will be to work upon the ignorance and
credulity. of the people.
These tactics must be met by send
ing men and literature throughout the
country that will lay before the honest
yoemanry of the State, who are right
at heart and only need convincing ar
guments to make them stand firmly
by the prohibitory law.
Another method which will be en-
ployed by the liquor traffic will be the
sending out of men. ostensibly travel
n ha Of hn 70
who will go to hotels and places of
business and who will raise discus
sions on the question of prohibition
and who with great plausibility and
earnestness will tell all who will listen
what a failure prohibition has been in
other places, how ii has killed business
and raised taxes and how speak
easies' have sprung up and how more
liquor is sold than in regular license
communities.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania
should be regarded as the liquor para
discs OF the United States, as neither
state has any local option law or pro-
hibtory law of any sort by which peo-
pie can deal with it Yet in New Jersey
with saloors everywhere $500 speak
easies that have been ferreted out
during the past year and a half. Inves-
legations now in progress in the state
of Pennsylvania, which is crowded
with LIQUOR shops. reveals an equally
notorious condition touching speak
easies' The fact in the case is nobody
pays much attention to speak easies'
in license state, il is where the sa-
looms are abolished that the speak
easy attracts attention.
Most people fail to understand that
the prohibitory law is much easier to
enforce than any law of regulation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-05
CLEAR BABYS SKIN

In selecting toilet powder for
baby's use do not make the mistake
of favoring the prettiest box or the
sweetest perfume. Physicians say
that highly perfumed talcums should
never be used on babies for they are
sure to irritate the skin. Comfort
Powder contains only soothing and
healing antiseptic ingredients, and 1t
absolutely prevents all chatting and
Irritation. 1t also cures rashes and
clears the skin beautifully. Only Com
fort Powder is good enough for your
baby. See that f. S. Sykes signature
is on the box you buy.
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Believes Maine Will Win.

Il believe we shall win out in
Maine" said DR.. Baker with enpha-
sis Sunday morning in an interview
with Journal reported Il have
found great interest in the work
during the two days that ! have been
in the State. When ii comes to re-
moving the candlestick that has stood
Oh the hilltop for IS years | am sure
that thoughtful people will hesitate
Before they do away with what has
given Maine her greatest distinction. i"
DR.. Baker believes that the prohibi-
tory law is one of the things that
has greatly helped to give Maine the
distinction she has held for 80 years
until recently in the halls of Congress
at Washington. Think of it" he ex-
claimed, IA little State of fewer than
100000 against the great comnnon-
wealth of the Union and producing
such men as Morrill,. Fessenden, Han
nibal Hamlin, Reed, Blaine, Dingley
md Littlefieid. What Is the eason
for this? Most all of these men went
up to Congress through the State
Legislature and if we had had the
saloon in the State We wouldn't have
got that type of men. In the saloon
states the liquor interests are after
man "A hours after he is nominated
and ii costs so much to get elected
that the man, If he is of any ability
soon decides to return to his business
ar the practice of law, and it is in
this way that the leadership of strong
r.en is lost 10 the nation in political
life"
The saloon is largely responsible
for the present conditions of corrup-
ton and bribery in Ohio" says DIR.
Baker. I'm Adams county, where one
third of the voting population has been
disfranchised for bribery by Judge
Blair the evil began years ago by the
buying up of votes on the liquor ques-
ton by the wet interests until now the
citizenship of that county have no
other thought than that of selling their
vote He alluded TO the present apa-
thetic conditions in Ohio where, al
though Governor Harmon was elected
al tho last election by majority of
l04 900 votes yet he received $1,000 few
er votes than two years before, when
he was elected by $4,000 majority
More than 1884, 900 of the best people of
the state stayed away from the polls
at the last election"
.Thc Anti Saloon League has bet
ter organization in the state of Ohio
than either OF the two political par
ties" he explained. County option
prevails in the state with 81 of the So
counties dry and eighth tenths of the
remaining territory also dry
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New Coroorat;ops

The Following corporations have filed
certfcates of organization at the office
of the secretary of State
Hanover Beef Co. organized at Port
land for the purpose of dealing in cattle.
STOCK, hogs. poultry, fish, game, dairy
farm and agricultural products. with
sz5eoof capital stock. of which nothing is
paid In. Officers; President, Albert f.
Jones of Portland; treasurer, Albert A.
Richards of Portland. Certificate filed
June 2, 1911
Lubec Auto & Supply Co. organized at
Lubec for the purpose of manufacture
and sale of automobiles. motor vehicles
and motor boats with $1,000 capital
stock of which $500 Is paid in. Officers:
President, Foster S. Reynolds of Lubec;
treasurer Burton T. Wells of Lubec.
Certificate filed June 8. 1911
Eastern Real Estate Co. of Portland
organized at Cape Elizabeth for the pur-
pose of dealing in real estate and i'm
proving and managing buildings of all
kinds. with $4,000 capital stock of which
81 Is paid in Officers: President Walter
Richey of Portland; treasurer, Moses S.
Green of Portland. Certificate filed June
2. 1911
6ohr BROS. Co., organized at Kittery
Tor the purpose of manufacture and sale
of boots, shoes rubbers and footwear of
all kinds. with $4,000 capital stock of
which nothing is paid in. Officers: Pres
ldent Lucius b. SWEET of Kittery; treas
urer, George Z. Burnham of Kittery.
Certificate filed June 2, 1911
Pan American Import & Export Corpor-
alton, organized at Portland for the pur-
pose of carrying on general importing
and exporting business with 100000 cap
itai stock of which nothing is paid in
Officers: President, Albert F. Jones of
Portland; treasurer, Albert A. Richards
of Portland. Certificate filed June g 1911
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Blind Pigs in Cincinnati.

1.-The same class of people that yio-
late the prohibitory law also violate
the local option laws. We have more
blind pigs i'm Cincinnati than in the
whole state of Maine. vet Cincinnati
has more than $50 licensed saloons. A
prohibitory law is everywhere better
enforced than any law OF regulation or
license that can be made. You cannot
regulate the saloon any more than you
can regulate the firing off of cannon.
II is inherently devilish.
DR. Baker says that the anti saloon
movement is progressing rapily
throughout the country. with harder
fighting. better organization and
more money being spent than ever be-
fore
For the past few years we have
heen making Roadway very rapidly. In
,e0S 1909 and 1910 this Roadway was
made at tremendous speed, so much
en- that we got more prohibition terri
tory than our forces could take care
~ and there was a reaction in Indiana
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ROCK CRYSTAL HUNTING.
An Onerous Calling That is Frausht
With Many Dangers.

Rock crystal has been of late in
great demand and, on account of the
increase in price, is now being eagerly
sought for 1t is at present used more
| extensively than ever for optical work
and the popularity of crystal gazing
is also said to have brought about an
eager inquiry for larger specimens of
this beautiful material
In North Carolina and California
there have been found pieces large
| enough to cut into small objects OF
art. but there has been no systematic
search for the crystals on account OF
the cost and uncertainty of such an
undertaking.
Rock crystal hunting is one of the
most dangerous. difficult and strenu-
Gus occupations imaginable. Even I'M
der favorable conditions the compen-
sation is nothing to boast of, and yet
there are no greater enthusiasts in the
world than the indefatigable searchers
sitter this semi-mystic material. who
prefer the dreary. desolate wildness
among the snow capped peaks of the
mountains 10 the peaceful pastoral life
of the village.
The Swiss Alps, particularly the
Bernese Overland. have for ages been
the IDEAL region for crystal hunters.
The ever present danger, the posi-
biltes of a rich strike exercise pow
erful fascination over men; and once
experienced the search for crystal is
rarely abandoned There are families
the male members of which for gem
erations have been "strahlers," as
these searchers are known.
Rock crystal, the object of their
hunt, is pure silica and of varying
fineness and color The crystals some
times inclose other substances which
are beautifully seen through the trans
parent matter, as. slender hair or
needle-like crystals of hornblende. as
bestos. rutile. or oxide of titanium,
These rare specimens are known by
various fanciful names.
Tho crystal hunters are not in
elined to socia bility. AS rule they
work alone while prospecting, because
then there is no one TO claim di-
vision of find. The outfit of
"strahler' is simple and inexpensive,
consisting of stout alpenstock from
four to six feet long. provided with
strong hoe-like hook at the end. a
shovel, large leather bag. a mattock.
a strong rope, hammer. and as much
provision as can conveniently be car
ried completes the equipment.
With this outfit the "strahler" sets
ont toward the mountain heights. 1t
IS Indispensable that he should be an
experienced alpine climber and have
an infallible sense of locality He
scales the dizziest heights and clings
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-05

Maine with open saloons would have
two sneak. easies to one that She has
now and the open saloons will become
the feeders of the speak easies.' y
certain half baked pro-saloon class of
people tell us that where the licensed
saloon exists the saloon keepers Will
assist in driving out the speak easies.
forgetting that the saloon keepers
themselves are such violators of law
that they dare not even if they would
lead the fight against the unlicensed
saloons for in so doing they would
rend themselves
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-05

wise a plan to violate that law and
go unpublished. fha test of all civil
izations has been tile ability of tie
people to obey ami enforce law and
no civilization has yet long endured
after the urban population has out
numbered the country population II
is the vices of the cities that eat out
and DESTROY the vitality and patriot
isla of the people ard make them an
easy prey TO enemies Of every sort.
'"rhe liquor traffic is the spawning
of vice in every great city. Hence
the overthrow of the saloon and the
drink habit becomes the patriotic duty
o. every man who loves his country
ARD his kind"
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Cause of Badness

of badness
and the principal of other
The thing needed
gloss health
You must clean the scalp of dandrun
keep the of scalp
TO have
From the sebaeeous glands
scalp give gloss
Floating in the millions particles
and disease
These upon head the oily secretion and
in short time dandrnr
scales stop the that the
ished they should be- Then
falls out Some people allow all
weeks washing
Everybodys head ought a least
a week. don't OF usin
shampoos.
Common
They M harsh
Improper shampoos actually more han
good. You should WASH scientific
preparation.
1t is made of Refined Creamy Soap Cochin cocoannt OIL
White of Eggs Glycerin Sacyic
25c, all druggists
omega Co. New York
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SHOW GREAT INTEREST.
Oxford Fruit Growers Are Soon to
Form Association.


State Herticulturist Albert X. Gard
ner of Rockland and Assistant Horti-
cnlturst George A Yeaton of Chelsea
have returned from a trip through OK
ford county during which they have
visited a large number of orchards and
met with great many Of the fruit
growers IN that section, Thursday they
held a pruning and spraying demon
stration in the orchard of f. A. Dun
ham at West Paris. which was largely
attended urehardists coming in from
all OF the surrounding country to wit
ness tl,e work and ascertain what new
points the State officials might have
to give them.
"The interest in that section is the
keenest yet said State Horticulturist
Gardner in discussing the situation
which he found throughout the county.
The farmers and fruit growers are
thoroughly aroused in the matters of
cooperation and making use of the
most approved methods of caring for
.1Aqir trees and handling the fruit.
Among the oxford county .or|bard-
lists who we're met by the State hor-
ticulturist and MS assistant, were the
seven Conant brothers. who are resi-
dents Of the towns of Hebron ana
Buckdeld. and together own 1000 trees,
all in fine condition. These men are
anxious to have a fruit growers assoc
citation formed that shall adequately
represent the ofchardists of that Sec
ttcn aud arrangements were made for
the feEnation of such an organization
a Hebron June "A. state Horticulturist
Garaner win be present at this meet
+, ing ard win assist in drawing up a
Z S543{stifntion and bylaws for the new
ia Ia tior ~
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Il expect some day to go before the
great judge and at that time. ! will
hope for tendency. That is the reason
am lenient to offenders in my court"
Thus United States District Judge d.
p. Dyer explained leniency ne showed
Thursday to H. A. Totsch of ST. Louis.
Mo-. who pleaded guilty to making
oleomargarine and threw
himself on the mercy OF the court. Out
of consideration for the DEFENDANTS
family and his plea he escaped with
a fine of $500 and three n9pths In Jail
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No Backward Step.

DR.. Baker concluded with an eloquent
appeal for the retention of the pro-
hibitory amendment said he:
Fifty five years ago Maine placed
light upon the mountain top, which
has been her chief glory in the Repub-
lie and all Of the other states are NOV
ing towards the ideal that was set UP
more than half a century ago
IF On the nth of September Maine
blows out the light on the mountain
top she has left the nation in dark