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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-09-21
THE OFFICIAL COUNT
Shows Wet Majority of &c, but Corrected
Returns VIII Show Different Result.

Official returns from the special election of
Sept. 18th, when Maine voted on the question
Of repeal Of the constitutional prohbtory
amendment, canvassed by the governor and
council at Augusta last Monday night, showed
2 majority in favor of repeal of 26 votes. Sec
rotary Of State Davis has been claiming ma
jority for repeal of 1876 votes. The returns as
counted contained known and admitted errors
sufficient to make majority of several
hundred, and Gov. Plaisted announced that
city and town clerks would be given an oppor-
tunity to make corrections during the next
twenty days
Our Brooks correspondent M. j. Dow, ESQ.,.
went to Augusta last Monday and with others
was present ct the tabulation of the vote on
resubmission by the Governor and Council.
He writes: "On the face of the returns re-
ceived by the Secretary of the State repeal
wins by 26 votes. But there are enough proven
errors to change the majority to over 700 for
prohibition. The figures made Monday night
were 1853. That may not prove exact, but it
will be near that. Twenty days are allowed
for correcting errors. The No-License people
claim sure victory"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-09-21

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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-09-21

A Belfast boy. Charles H. Dilworth,
is the Republican candidate for mayor
of Norwalk, Conn. receiving 81 votes in
the caucus to 50 for the opposing candi-
date, on whose motion the vote was
promptly made unanimous. Mr.. Dilworth
has been PROMINENT politics in Norwalk
for some time, and his Belfast friends
hope to hear that he has won out in this
contest. He is the son of M. C. Dill
worth, the veteran printer.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-09-21

The Kennebec Journal has assured its
readers that the vote cast on Sept. 18th
will be honestly counted, but the wide
spread apprehension that the Democrats
would attempt another count-out shows
the estimation in which large number
of the people hold the present State
officials, 1t is certainly suspicious cir
cumstan9e that Secretary of State Davis
has persisted day after day in claiming
rum victory, based upon returns that
ne knows to be incorrect. But the peo-
pie are pretty we'll safeguarded from the
fact that any attempt to monkey with
the returns would be the political death
of those concerned in it and the defeat
and disgrace of the party they represent.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-09-21

The Democratic, free rum papers of
Maine are printing with approval an edi
torial from the New York World against
majority rule in State election. Some
of the rum advocates say that it is not
right for the country people to thwart
the will Of the cities. Is it right then
for the cities to fasten Objectionable
legislation upon the country? Which has
the better class of voters? in the coun-
try the voters as rule are property
owners. In the cities large percentage
of the vote is cast by foaters, many of
whom do not even pay poll tax and who
have no interest in the community.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31
Barton Heights

MISC I4easzie de Aifihan, iais FiarnfY
avenue. who has been iii with fever
has greatly improved.
Miss Rebecca Clarke has gone TO
Lynchburg 10 visit her cousin Mrs j.
r. Winfrey.
Messrs. Alfred Benson and W. r.
Tucker, spent Saturday and Sunday in
stanton with their families, who are
visitins relatives there.
Mr.. Thomas S. Armstrong spent last
week in Baltimore.
The Rev. G. G. Smith, pastor Of Moi
fet Memorial Baptist church. Danvilie.
preached at the Baptist church Sunday
morning.
Miss Ethel Robinson Will have as
her guest for several months, her cou-
sin, Miss Marguerite Wills, OF Boise,
Idaho.
Mrs. w E. Duncanson. OF Baltimore,
is the guest of her mother-in law.
Mrs. s. r. Duncanson. Of Brookland
Park, Mrs. Duncan has been quite sick
for sometime but she is improving
Mrs. Renede Milhan, who attended
summer normal school at Charlottes-
willie. has gone to visit her cousin, Mrs
]. r. Winfrey. Of Lynchburg.
Mrs. NJ. j. Bush and daughter, Mics
Alice, of Newport News, are the guest
OF their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin. of Brookland Park.
Miss Mable Hopkins has gone to
visit her brother, Mr.. Sam Hopkins. OF
Hinton. West Virginia. for month.
then she will visit her aunt. Mrs
Jackson. in Parkerburg W. Va
Mr.. and Mrs. John McSparran, Of
Lancaster, Pa, visited relatives hero
last week
Mrs. NJ. r. Strother has returned
horne after & visit of two weeks to
relatives in Chesterfield. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Cherry have
returned from their wedding tour
through the north. and are at home
to their friends in Richmond.
Mrs. Cherry visited her mother, Mrs.
Mary E. Gllnn, who WAS quite i'll last
week.
Misses Rebecca and Virginia and
Master Russell Jennings are visiting
relatives in Goochland county.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31
MILLIONS ADDED
TO RAILROAD TAX
NORTH CAROLINA CORPORATION
COMMISSION RAISES THE AS
SESSNENTs.

Special to The Richmond Virginian'>
RALEIGH, n. C.. July 2e.--The
Increase in the tax valuation OF rail-
road property in North Carolina. the
reassessment of which Is Just com
pIeted by the Corporation Commits
sion. is $2s,449.bss. the total assess
ments being raised from sse,78o.115
40 s1l5,229.6S4 The railroad mile
age is 4576 miles. The Southern
Hallway gets. the biggest assessments.
us owned and leased lines aggre-
eating s46,641,ess, being inceased
from s34.073.2ol. The Southern
mileage is 1884 miles, OF which $50
miles is owned and the remainder
eased. The Atlantic Coast Line as
sessment is Increased from s2s,434,-
500 10 $32,995,6G7. And the Seaboard
Air Line gets raise from $4,000
600 to SIT .500,0 zoe. The Coast Line
mileage is a47, and the Seaboard Air
! inc sol miles. The valuation per
mile is increased from SEQ. 2ss to s2s.
4T5 for the Seahoard from $4,000
TO s34.S2f for the Coast Line. The
southern assessment per mile is in
..reased from $4,000 to $4,000 on
owned lines
There are forty nine railroads class
81 as IlkStPildiitbhs IpdiS ilidL nav y
ga miles, the total assessments on
which ia increased from $11,7T2,01
- SIS. 092.42 These include the Nor
folk and Southern, with 397 miles. In
,reased IN assessment from s4.02l. o so
10 $5.303,25o, and it's leased Atlantic
and North coroiina division of 81
miles, advanced from S1,223s00 TO
sl.479.05b. The Durham and South
ern advanced from $4,000 TO ST.
1900 the Durham and Charlotte
and Durham and South Carolina re-
tain former assessment, the Norfolk
and Western gets an increase from
S1Bs4.5as to $1.95e,623; Winston-Sa
x1a34,5 mfw mfw mfw mfw mfwwN
le,n Soptb bound with 81 miles. is as
sessed s1.sT3.700. Carolina and North
western advanced from S591,0 0o tt
SS37,769.
Among the Southern Railway leas
cd lines the North Carolina Railroad
Eets4fhe. biggest assessment this be
ing advanced from slo.573. 762 to SIS,
t3s,7o3. the valuation per mile beinI
S7e,o56.al. The North Carolina Mid
land comes in for an increase from
ss3s,0so 10 $1,1o0,000. A nunbe
Of the short branch lines of thu
southern retain their former vaiua
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31
Fulton News
News items may be left at Mel
sens Furniture store. or phoncd
to Madison 47i0.

Mrs. v. ", Bargarnin and children
LETT "Wednesday for the Eastern Shore
OF Maryland to spend the rest OF the
summr with Mrs Hargamias father.
Mrs. Joe Turner. OF varina. has re-
turned home after a visit TO her dangh-
ter, Mrs, Harry Wagner.
Mrs. ". r.. silvey, of Dawyn, Va and
Mr.. Richard Pierce, or Arvonta, are the
guests of Mrs. Florence Holman on
Nicholson street.
Mrs. T.. f.. Thornton and children
are visiting relatives at Slate Hill
Farm Buckingham county.
Mr.. Richard Eacho has returned from
stay at Ocean View.
MIR. and Mrs Cortland Lipford are
stopping at Arcadia Cottage. Ocean
View.
Mrs James Bowen and Miss Rosa
Boltz have returned from = sfay at
Ocean View
Miss Edith and Miss Grace Nielsen
Will leave Monday fer the Horse Snow
in Orange. they VIII spenI some thae
there with relatives.
Mr.. w. r.. Throekmorton or Nichoi-
son street, left last sunday for Mar
quetta. Michigan. where he has acct pl-
ed a position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Leonard and
daughter. Ruby, are at @ IAN View.
MIS- Mary Eacho. Mrs. SEAL and Miss
Annis Seal are staying az Ocean View
Mr.. Kelly. of Denny street, is cen
hneS IL his home by sickness
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31
COMPANY SAYS IT'S
NOBODY'S BUSINESS

CHICAGO. July est ia none
NJ the pubiics business or any con
Germ Of the government how much
an express company may earn. SO
long AS traffic will move and there
Is no discrimination. This was the
argument put forth by Attorney
Stockton of the Wells Fargo Com
pany al the inquiry into express rates
In Chicago Saturday. Railroad Com
missioner Ericsson. of Wisconsin
asked the express company's lawyer
whether It would make any difference
IL the transportation interests earned
20 per cent, and the shipper only
I per cent. due TO rates
Mr.. Stockton said the company
could not inquire into the manner
its patrons conducted their business.
80 long as there Ia no extortion or
discrimination / contend that it IL
not within the province OF the com
mission or any other body 10 reduce
rates or inquire into earrings or dr.
vitends." Mr.. Stockton said
The Wells Fargo attorney said that
the moving of traffic was evidence
that charges were not e1,ortionate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31
AMERICAN $4,000
ATTRACTS A|RMAN
NIDRINE is EAGER TO RACE
ACROSS CONTINENT FOR
HEARST PRIZE,

LONDON. July 30.-Jules Vedrine.
the French aviator, who won the
Paris to Madrid race, and who was
second in the race around Great Bri-
tain, announced his intention OF com
peting for the $4,000 prize offered
by William Randolph Hearst to the
aviator who is FIRST to fly across the
American continent.
Commenting upon Nedrines an
nounced intention Andre Beaumont,
the French naval lieutenant who won
the race around Great Britain and
the flight from Paris to Rome, as
well as the race around Europe, said:
Il will not know for three weeks
whether | can go to America. But
/ would like nothing better than to
race Nedrine across the American
continent"
in making his announcemen We
drlne said to the international Ser
vice correspondent
''If the race can be held between
october / and October l5 / will
certainly compete for the rich prize
offered by Mr.. Hearst. / would not
risk flying after the fifteenth of Octo-
Der because the weather conditions
make it almost prohibitive
II intend to bring three Morane-
Borel monoplanes to America. | fer
vently hope the contest will be open
to all the world and will have COM
petltors from all the world. Most par
ticularly do I hope that the most i'm
portant conditions of all will be that
! one machine must be used by the con-
testant on all stages of the long race.
I That would be a splendid test of the
efficiency of the machines as well as
| OF the skill of the men who fly and
take care OF the craft.
IT am eager to race Beaumont
again and I am certain that he will
do everything possible to make ar
rangements to 60 to America in Octo-
ber.'
Nedrine intends to fly from HenloT
10 Paris beginning SanGay morning
! IL the weather il faVorabl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31
DRINKING BOUT IN
HEALTH DEPARTMENT

NEW YORK, July 30---A story OF
drinking parties and gambling In the
office of DIR. II. Doty, health officer
of the port of New York was told
Saturday by Arthur Denyse, formerly
an employee of the department. Denyse
was testifying before the special COM
missioner investigating Doty's office
On one occasion when drinking
bout was in progress, Denyse swore
gin rickeys for the crowd were mixed
in jar supposed to have contained
the ashes Of Col. Waring of the Street
Cleaning Department who died of
yellow Fever on his way back from
Cuba. The ashes, according to Denyse
were thrown out OF the Jar and the
rickeys mixed in 1t.
Denyse declared that he left the
department because SO much Snug
Cling from Atlantic liners was in pro-
gress there.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31

Jefferson Hotel, has gone to the Warm
Springs for the remainder OF the sum-
mer. While there she will be the
guest of her cousin, Miss Lucy Hun
ley, of Baltimore.
Closes Cottage.
Mrs Kate Waller Barrett has closed
her cottage at Cape Henry. and, with
Miss Harriet Boiling Douglass and Mr.
James Sidney Douglass Jr.. who have
been her house guests, returned Fri
day to Alexandria Mrs. Barrett and
her grandsons, Master Waller Barrett
and Master Topper Barrett, Will leave
In few days for OssininR, n. Y, for
several weeks.
Personals.
Miss Charlotte Berntss Is visiting
Mrs. John Shelton Williams at her
camp at Chairman Pa
Mrs. Corydon Sutton and daughter.
Miss Sadie Sutton, are at Narragan-
sett Pier, r. L.. for the late summer.
Mrs Herbert Whitehurst and Miss
Rosahe Mines will join Mrs BenJa-
min Mines at the Yellow Sulphur
Springs for the month of August.
Mrs, Byrd Warwick and Miss Eve
lyn Warwick are at Lon Island. Port
land Hart Me, for several months.
Mrs. Mcintosh has returned 10
Lowson. Md. after spending six
weeks with her sister. Mrs. Joseph
Anderson. on West Franklin street
Miss Lucetta Knox is spending the
summer as the guest Of Miss Corrie
HUI in Culpeper.
Mr. and Mrs. A. n. williams are
spending some time at Moosehead
Lake, Me.
George Cameron and Alexander
Hamilton sailed from New York Sat
urday on the Celtic TO spend some
time In Germany.
Miss Mary Dew, who has been the
guest Of Mrs. u. O. Miller. at 500 East
Grace Street, for the past month. re-
turned to her home in Caroline county
Saturday evening.
Miss Rosalie HARDWOOD who has been
spending some time at Virginia Beach
will be the guest OF Miss Mildred Hen
ingway, in Norfolk this week.
Messrs. Tom Swineford, Oscar
SWineforu and LndWei rim are VS.
tin MIR. Ben Temple. In Danrille.
Mrs w. w. Sale spent several days
In Norfolk last week. -s-4..
sss ss+9+as..'.- r
Miss Mary McFaden is attending q
house party at Little Falls. In Stafford
county of which Miss Mary lizard Is
the hostess.
Miss Gay Montague. who has beer
visiting DIR. and Mrs. r. r. Hoskins al
Mathews Courthouse will return &c
Richmond shortly
Morehsad City Notes.
| Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.
| MOREHEAD CITY. N c.. July 80
| Card parties have been quite popula,
/ with the guests of the Atlantic Hote
| for the past three weeks especially
| Last week series of three bridge
parties was given by the hotel. Mrs
Clarke, Of Wilson, making highest
score for the week. She was presented
handsome leather handbag
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31
GLOUCESTER NOTES

Especial TO The Richmond virginian.)
GLOUCESTER, VA, July 3O.-Mr.
Walter Jones. OF Petersburg. and his
son. DIR. Robert Jones. are visiting
Judge Chas. Catlett, at Zimbernich. DR..
Jones has received an appointment as
surgeon IN the United states Navy.
Miss Evelyn Poindexter. of Norfolk.
Is visiting Mrs l.. c. Catlett.
Miss Terrell Is visiting her uncle. Mr..
Robrt s.. Rives.
teachers examinations in the Botetourt
high school building last week.
The School Improvement League
proposes holding q baby show soon for
the benefit of the Botetourt nigh school
The drought II becoming verv ~.
ioux
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31

naw 11ms August 9Th, Retail MeycAants'
Excursion TO Buekfoe Beach Prizes
for everyone. Train leaves 7so a.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31
DRIVES HIS WIFE
BESIDE HIS MULES

Lafayette Choat, q farmers wife from
Jackson county barred her arms 10 show
the bruises in court Saturday and
recited to Judge Porterfeld how her
husband had driven her beside his
mules to harrow and beaten her with
u club. when she could not keep up
with them
Mrs. ,Choat SAYS she MAS not COMPEL
ed TO draw the harrow. Her hands
were tied behind her. When she STUN
bted over the broken ground and fell
behind the strides of the mules her
husband would strike her, She said
he drove her around III etieid four
times
Then she testified lac tied her TO the
barn while he unhitched She was
awarded the custody Of two children,
: and years old.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31

gwen frloay morning. the game play
ed was the favorite Five Hundred
Mrs. Jarvis. OF Greenville, Mrs. Cum
bingham. Of Washington. D. c.. and MIR
Allen. OF Richmond. making the same
score. cut for prize. Mr. Allen win
ming. He Immediately presented il. an
exquisite center piese of French
cluny, TO his wife, who was also one
of the players
While out fishing for about three
hours in the Sound Friday morning.
Messrs. Eugene Mcdonald and John
Roberts, OF Raleigh, caught 325 hard
she'll crabs. While both the hard and
soft shell crabs abound in the water
just Off the Atlantic Hotel pier. This
was n unusually large catch for two
persons in so short a time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31

attempted in Iowa before the State
convention next spring. On the other
hand, the friends of President Taft
in the State will not be idle, or allow
any such plan to be put into effect
without its being challenged. They
will try equally hard TO get the con-
vention to endorse Taft and recipro-
city.
Each side is making plans for the
struggle. 1t will he bitter to the end.
The eyes of the whole nation will be
centered upon the outcome. 1t VIII
be the most notable instance OF pro-
convention campaigning In the polit-
ical history of the country, and will
mark a crisis in the Republican party.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31
Prominent Negro Jailed.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
LOUISA, VA. July 30.--Chas. H.
JaCl son. q prominent colored merchant
Of Louisa, was convicted before Mayor
Geo, II. Johnson. of the Illegal sale of
liquors and sentenced to twelve months
In tail ami fine of three hundred
dollars
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-03
ATTLERS READY FOR
GO, WOLGAST FAVORED

San Francisco, July 3.-Fight fans
of the Pacific coast will be given a
treat tomorrow, when Ad Wolgast,
lightweight champion of the world,
will attempt to administer another
defeat to the British by beating Owen
Moran, the English boxer. While
Wolgast is a favorite he is fully aware
that the Britisher is a tough custom
er and he will go into the ring pre-
pared for the battle of his life. Moran
has taken part in ninety fights and
has yet to be knocked out. The bat
tie will be in Jim Croffoth's arena to-
morrow afternoon.
With each admitting that his con-
dition could not be more improved,
both Wolgast and Moran are today
resting. The betting has now dropped
to ten to six, with Wolgast the ia
vorite. Little money has been wa
gered. There is a possibility that the
money will be two to one before the
gong sounds.
Do you read the East Oregonianf
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-03
Is Roundup Booster.
4 d. =. ..,...r.. ,.Z+,,--aI fpAt,n Il
FAVORS SUMPTER PROJECT.
Reclamation Chief Thinks Plans
Made Are Feasible,

Baker, Ore.-The commercial club
of this place has received a letter
from Congressman Lafferty to the ef-
feet that the chief of the reclamation
project is favorably impressed with
the feasibility of the Sumpter valley
irrigation project and says that the
government has already made inves-
LEGATIONS and that the only drawback
SO far has been the high price that
the owners of the land that would be
submerged in creating the reservoir
ask for their property.
1t is believed that this condition can
easily be remedfed by local people
and there will be no further obstacle
to the assumption by the government
of this to calculate how soon the last
of those project that will water many
thousands of acres oil land that are
now dry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-03
l. =. PAYS ,S27 TO LEARN
VALUE OF ONE HORSE
Board of Army Officers. Whose Com
bined Salaries Amount to Thous-
andS. are Government Appraisers.

ands. are Government Appraisers.
Washington.-See the government.
IL is the government of the United
states Of America, a great nation.
Is it wise government?
Well. that depends upon the point
Of view This is what the govern
ment does:
II is announced i'm official orders
that board Of army officers consist
ing of two captains, and a lieutenant
colonel. shall meet in Washington
and examine q horse and appraise its
value. Some one wants to sell a
horse 10 the government and before
Uncle Sam can purchase It, it, merits
must be solemnly passed upon by an
army board.
II Is estimated that the officers as
signed to this board will consume the
greater part Of one day in perform
I ing this duty. Two captains at s2.-
/ 500 a year. and lieutenant colonel
~ $4,000 year make a total OF sS,-
| day ana Tacoma won from Victoria
| this board.
In other words. It Is to cost the
! United states government the SER
vices Of these three officers for one
/ day. or more than t27, In order tc
decide what price shall be paid for
said horse. with the possibility OF saw
ing Uncle Sam ten or fifteen dollars
on the purchase price.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-03
GIVES GOOD ADVICE
TO HIS COUNTRYMEN
MONTREAL WOULD INDUCE
ITALIANS TO BE PEACEFUL
Campaign of Education to Get Labor
crs to Forego Concealed Weapons
Americans May Help Move-Don't
Use Insulting Word Dago.

To counsel his fellow countrymen
to refrain from the carrying of con-
cealed weapons and to do everything
within their power to lead peaceful
lives in the country of their adoption,
is part Of the worthy work that is be-
ing done by Mario G. Montrezza, ed
itor OF the Italico, who is here today
as legal advisor for the men who
were arrested following the riot of
few weeks since.
Through my paper and by per-
sonal talk l advise my countrymen
not to carry guns or knives" said
Montrezza in an Interview with the
East Oregonian, "It is work of an
educational nature but it is being
done throughout the country by Ital-
ian newspapers and leading Italians
and it is producing good results"
Americans May Help.
americans may also do much to-
wards helping matters. People who
know italian laborers and can get
their confidence should advise them
repeatedly not to carry weapons. Tell
them that the laws of the country
will protect them in their rights and
that if anyone imposes upon them
the law will punish the guilty men.
Advise them that other good citizens
| do not carry weapons and get them
to go without knives or guns"
My countrymen are good people
and as rule they are not trouble
some. But they are hot-headed, as
are all the Latin races, and some
times they place TOO much importance
| on petty grievances. If they have
| knives or guns with them and any
trouble starts they lose control and
break the laws. The remedy is to
get them to go without weapons"
Don't Call Them Dagoes.
Americans should never call Ital-
ians "Bagoes." That word as it is
understood by Italians is an insult
and it is always resented. The word
is derived from the fact that a no.
| torious bandit of Sicily was named
Dago. So the word, as understood
| by Italians, means the worst anG
most lawless element among the
Italian people. When Italians are
| called Dagoes in an unfriendly spir-
| it it is but natural they will desire
to fight"
Is Roundup Booster.
! Mr.. MontreZZa returned from Port
land this morning and while n that
city was an enthusiastic booster fol
the Roundup He Will be here fol
the big show, accompanied by hi:
wife and a number of friends will b'
with them in a party. Montrezza II
man of education anG refinement
He is a native of northern Italy.