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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-26
Vedrine Flies From Paris to Mad
rid. Is Welcomed by Fran
tic Crowd and Kissed
by Women
REACHES HEIGHT $500 FEET
Successfully Passes Over Dreaded So
mosierra Pass and Other Snow
Capped Peaks-Other Await
ors in Mountains.

Madrid, Mao 26.--Vedrine. the first
10 finish in the Paris-Madrid aero
plane race for prizes aggregating $780,
600. landed here at S:06 this morn
ing.
A frantic crowd bore the victorious
aviator on their shoulders to the tri-
bunal on reaching the judges plat
form he was showered with roses and
kissed repeatedly by women.
The Frenchman was congratulated
on his magnificent flight by the civil
governor OF Madrid on behalf of King
Alfonso.
AT Bocequillas. vedrine said he
bllcl<led down to the task of crossing
the dreaded Somosierra pass. which
is four thousand, nine hundred feet
high.
Higher and higher he climbed until
he reached an altitude OF six thousand.
five hundred feet. Then straight as
an arrow the birdman flew over crags
and snow capped peaks until he
reached the plains of San Augustin.
Here he dropped towards the earth.
Gilbert and Garros are still stalled in
the mountain businesses, and IL is not
probable they will finish within t;le
time limit.
Attacked by Huge Eagle.
Vedrine said he was attacked in
mid-air by a large eagle, while his
aeroplane was passing over Sierra De
Guadarrama, n chain of mountains in
CASTLE The eagle, which was huge
creature. seemed furious against the
manbird. and swooped down again and
agafh, trying to reach the airmans
face with his powerful beak. Vedrine's
greatest fear was that his attention
would be diverted, which would cause
him to lose control of his machine.
Finally the aviator out-maneuvered
and lost his feathered foe, by swiftly
dropping and rising to new levels.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-26
THE WEATHER.

SHOWERS AND THUN-
DERSToRMs TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
New School Legislation.

Representative Murphy of Portland
introduced an act To amend Section 81
Of Chapter is Of he Revised Statutes
relative to the election for superintend-
ent OF schools. This act provides that
after tho word Committee" the words,
after due notiea and Investigation
the experimenting school committee
may discharge a superintendent of
schools and utter prCtracted absence
from duty on the part of such sup
erintendent may declare vacancy in
the Office" shall be inserted.
2 Another niece of school legislation
wss introduced by the same gentle
Yntin. This was an act to amend Sec"
zion 96 of Chapter Is of the Revised
Statutes as amended by Chapter - oil
.he Public Laws of 1909. This act pro-
yides that the State superintendent OF
schools shall set aside annually q suT
no. to exceed $1,000 to pay for agents
in unorEanizea plantations.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15

f"ScntatiTes, Burkett of Union. Horace
-hitcheil OF kittery. wife and son. Alva
snow, at Brunswick, Wilbur r. Dress
'r OF South Portland and wife. Joseph
g. Harmon of Stonington and wife.
Payson Smith State Supt. of Schools.
T.. q. CARL o1 Augusta, trustee. ana
wife, and Representative Soule Of
South Wirdham and wifo. were in.
Vitcd guests
TEoy wcrC met utter a special car
TIP from Portland. by. the trustees
Hiram W. Kicker, r. :. Burns amt
pr!in J. Dickey and taken to lunch
ana then On trip through the in
stitution. which was very satisfac-
tory one. The singing of patriotic
songs by the boys and their drill were
especially pleasing to tie visitors. a
pleasing innovation We're two readings
hy Mrs. CARL Of Augusta for the 160
boys who thoroughly appreciated II.
Inc committee found the school in
iirSt class shane from cellar To attic.
prosperous. with the boys nicely cared
rGr, well disciplined. and as Senator
Nlnslow remarked: Il don't see how
1t can be improved upon" The trip
was very instructive for the commit
toe and was also very pleasant
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
THE hlNckuEY BRIDGE.
State Highway Commissioner Explains
Why Bridge Co. Is Unpaid.

State Highway Commissioner Sar-
gent explained to the appropriation
committee Tuesday afternoon why the
American Bridge Co. is asking the
Legislature for s24913. This is for in-
terest on the amount due for the
Hinckley bridge. There was somc dis
pute over the payments so they re-
NAMED overdue for some time and
now the company wants its interest
Jefferson G. Smith, state secretary
Of tho y. NJ. G. A., explained tho work
that is done by the association al the
annual encampment of the National
Guard and asked that Maine cnip $500
rs its share Of the expense OF the
work.
Nathan r Tolman, chairman OF the
board OF selectmen III Warren gave
the facts in an interesting pension
case. \ resolve asks for the continu-
alton Of pension OF s.; per month for
Daniel I.ineo. Mr.. Lineo is Negro
and was q slave at the opening of the
Civil War He enlisted in a Northern
regiment and served about three years.
coming North With his colonel at the
close or tho war and settling in War
reg. lie has always been 4 hard work
ing man and accumulated little
property. Sickness and death in his
family has wiped this out and he is
now helpless with paralysis He gets
regular federal pension hut this is
not sufficient for his support and as he
did not serve in a Maine regiment 4
special request for State aid has been
made in his behalf.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
A LIVELY SCRAP
before Railroad Committee Between
Two Knox County Street RAILWAYS.

+. S. Clark Of Bar Harbor. in OK
nlaiHing Tuesday To the committee or,
railroads why he Was asking for an
extension of the Nj. Desert Transit
Co and the additional right to operate
the line by steam. stated that the
road, when built would doubtless be
operated as part Of the Maine Cen
tral system as the promoters had re-
ce!Ved assurances of support and
friendly influence from the Maine Gen.
tral. Boston & Maine, New York, New
Haven 4 Hartford and Pennsylvania
lines. The new road will extend from
Ellsworth TO Bar Earbor and already
Sl5o.ooo has been spent for land fc,
right of way and terminals.
l-uerc p. Deasay of Bar Harbo-
stated that there was no local on
position and that there was every
reason 20 expect the road would be
built before the extended charter
rights expired. An Interested sncc-
tator was George f. Dorr of Rosten.
"A lively little family scrap devel-
oped over the bill To giva the Rock
land. South Thomaston and st. George
kaiiWaE the right to lay tracks in
10 the city Of Rockland. Judge Hurley
appeared Tor the proponents and plead :
co. almost with tears in his eyes, that
th" nearing be postponed on account Of
the Illness of some of the parties.
JOB II. Montgomery Of Camden. conn
sci for the road Which new takes til.
traffic Of thi& time INTO Rockland
opposed both postpGncncnt and tic
granting OF the Tights. He claimed
fh,t -h,
lleges. Rodney I. Thompson OF Rock
land, counsel tor the residents q.
south Thomaston wanted Judge uur-
ley 10 amend his lill 50 that Soutt;
fhomaston would be held free from,
any additional expense. in view OF
thc fact that ,he town had already
pert $4,000 on account Of the road.
Judge Hurley explained that tho bill
was only meant to give his road a
chcnc" 10 enter kockland over IFS
own lines without being compelled e.
divide profits with the other lire.
The act to oxtanc the charter aud
rights OF the Belfast and Waldo Rail
way was supported by II. X. Cassers
anH CouatE Attorney Ebcn +. Little
field of Belfast. There was no OPP
position. In prest nting his case Mr.
Cassens submitted map showing q
line drawn from Belfast to Liberty
and thence to augusta, passing
through the towns of Morrill,, Sears
mont, Montville, Liberty, Palermo
China and Windsor. a distance OF
about 80 miles. He stated that tht
pre- posed extension from Liberty tc
Augusta was asked for at the sue,
gestion of Boston capitalists who had
looked over the ground and decide
that the line from Belfast TO Libertl
alone would not PITY. Mr.. Littlefield
stated that there was every reason
to expect a large freight and produce
business as we'll as extensive pas-
seDger traffic between Augusta ant
the shore resorts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15

A meeting of the Waldo county Po-
mona. win be held at Belfast for the
purpose of taking action in the mat
ter and one has been called of the
Piscataquis County Pomona at Fox
croft, the former for Feb. % and the
latter for Feb. IS. Said Mr.. Stetson,
Il shall call other meetings of n
similar sort as snon as | can, but
on account of the bad travelling and
FOR reasons il is pretty hard to fix
upon a time when Il majority of the
masters of the subordinate Oranges
can be present
II honestly believe that reciprocity
will Drc|e n very disastrous matter
rs far as the faI ming interests OF
New England are concerned. | cant
look ut it any differently and SO 7
have written to tn" senators and conf
gressmcn in this state and have sent
communications to every one Of the
subordinate Oranges OF the State, nrg-
in% that action be lalien in opposition
t. The confirmation of the agreement"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
Biddeford Police Commission.

The BiddCfOrd Police CommiSSio!
had another inning this afternoon and
having been before previous Legs
laiures on the Same matter although
this time the bill t. abolish the com
mission created by :. Republican Leg
islaturc somc wears ago which give
the Governor tho ; ppointment of tho
members of the commission that con
trolls the police department. il NOW
before n Democratic Legislature. IN,
Goodwin bill places the election oI
The rler1bers of the board arc elected
by the people and The fee system BY
which chiet OF police and policemen
are partly paid is ABOLISHED.
Hon. George f. Haley appeared II
favor OF tic ii III and said that three
Quarters nj the people of Biddefor'
favored election by' the people and thf
management Of their own affalrs II
police r,1tterS. The people can D.
trusted tn elect good rlen ana IN
police question which has been n dis
turbing factor for years IN nis cit!
wonld be taken out of politics as fal
as il was possible to do. Biddc1ore
should not be singled out of all TN
cities of the state for commission RUE
If mas been cause of litigation an'
trouble.
Mayor Marcello also appeared IN
favor o. the hill AMI En- Mayor Hor
riran spoke at length of the histor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
A FAVORABLE REPORT
From judiciary Committee on Bill Re
iating TO sunusta Fire Dept.

The act 10 regulate tho tenure d
Office of the Augusta fire departmen
is now ready 10 be put through tho
legislative mill The measure came in.
10 the House Tuesday morning backed
up by n favorable report from tho
committee on judia.ary and as both ol
the Augusta representatives arc in IA
Tor OF its passage ii is not likely 10
meet with any opposition upon the
floor OF he House. The bill provides
for the members o. the department
holding office during good behavior. o.
until reaching an age limit To be de-
ter,nined by the city council Of the
city OF Augusta,
The charter for the Blueiil Water
ca, another measure which came be-
fore the judiciary committee last week
and In regard to the granting OF which
there was 4 lively opposition, received
the recommendation ought to pass in
n new draft, from the judiciar. corr
Inittee. The change from the first
draft is the addition of section re-
Quiring work to be CONNIE need in good
faith before Dec. J., la12, and provid
irg that TO application shall be rcadG
TO the next Legislature for the renew
al OF the charter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
HALL OF CARIBOU
Would Divide the Great County o
Aroostook.

Former Representative Willis b.
Hall of Caribou, who obtained repu-
tation at the last session of the Legis-
lature as the champion bill introducer,
and who is the author of the juvenile
court bill referred to the present Leg
islature. will arrive in Augusta
Wednesday.
The juvenile court measure is not
the only matter in which Representa-
tive Hall is interested. He has with
him a little bill which will create a
great deal of interest throughout the
State. as it proposes to add one OF
two counties to the existing 16 in
Maine at present.
1t is understood that he has tive
drafts of this bill and is uncertain
which one he will seek to have intro
duced. One bill would divide the grea
county of Aroostcok, like ancient Gau
was divided in Caesars day, into
Northern, Central and Southern .Arons,
took. ,yrd 3othsr bill will aint ~ diyie'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
TAXATION OF RAILROADS.
LENGTHY Hearing on Staples Bill Be-
t-I fore Taxation Committee.

The taxation of railroads was the
n,iestion considered Tue Sday afternoon
by the committee on taxation. Two
bills were before the committee, one
coming from Senator Staples, basinG
the taxation of the railroads, that Is
the steam railroads, of the State upon
their actual value and another bill
coming from Representative Pattan-
gall which increased the rate OF taxa
ton on the sliding schedule based on
gross receipts from > per cent. to .
per cent.
Senator Staples appeared and made
an argument for the change OF the
taxation system from tax based on
The gross earnings o1 railroad to
tax based Oh the actual value of the
railroads as determined hy the State
assessors. The senator from Knox
county has had a similar bill to this
before several Legislatures.
Senator staples said that he thought
that the present system Of taxing rali-
roads vas unfair Why shouldn't
they be taxed on their actual value,
asked the senator. Why shouldn'
the railroads pay taxes on the same
basis as the farmer or the owner of
any other class OF property"
He went on to say that in something
like 30 states the railroads are being
taxed on their physical value ana he
read a long list of states which have
adopted this system. In support of
his proposition the senator said that
the State needed more revenue and
that 1t had to have it somewhere and
1t had best be taken from the rail-
roads. lie said that the State asses
Hors report had shown that the valu
alton OF the railroads in Maine wa'
ss6, 100000 OF which amount about Sc,
100000 Is now being taxed locally fo
real estate or personal property hei'
in the cities and towns. 1t is his pro
position to have these roads taxed ol
the basis of two per cent. on the $50.
100000 which would be taxable whicl
would return TO the State a sum o
sl.s06,000 a year.
"The railroads claim that if yol
raise their taxes they will raise thei
rates. said the senator but we vii
have q public utilities commission 4
look after that and protect the people
La Toilette brought about system O
taxing railroads on their physica
value in Wisconsin and 1t made him al
United States senator continued the
senator from Knox. This raised ar
audible smile about the committee
room and he hastened to add But
don't expect anything of that kind tC
happen to nae. am but plain citi'
gen but / believe that seven -eighths
Of tue taxpayers of this State believe
lust as do about this matter"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
CHANGE OF ELECTIONS
from September to November Before
Judiciary Committee.

Former President of the Senat,
Dcasy "f Ear Harbor. before the tu.
dmiary committee appeared ana on
ground that insufficient notice was
gwen in TIE papers secured Il con-
tlnuance Of the Bar Harbor automo-
bic hearing until Tuesday next.
senator Donigan WAS the only one
TO appear in favor Of the resolv,
changing The time Of State elections
from September IL November saying
that Maine was one of the few state.
to hold State elections at that tim
and stated that many leading Eepub.
licanS as we'll as Democrats favored
the change.
lIo said that it cost 81: 900 10 hold t;
Maine state election and as jhis tb,
age of economy in Maine there woul,
be at least that amount saved ono.
in four years by tl4c change He tolt
OF n speech by Taft i'll Bar Harbor
in wlicn he said that he v.as SURPRISED
Maine should still retain that month
AS ther" MAS 81 general break up of
parties IL the Nation il made little
difference now whether Maine held
her election before other states as the
parties werc PRETTY evenly divided
iii Maine. We
Archie Lee Talbot of Lewiston mad.
stirring speech against changing tht
time deploring the great changes that
he said were going on and il seemed
as if it were the pride of the parties
today to shatter the work Of the wise
men in the old parties. lie said he
was not 1t Standpatter but il he We're
congressman from Maine though a
Republican he would vote In change
the tariff laws. He also referred to
the fact that the Democrats party
in Maine seemed to Dc changing eNery-
thing Republican this session of the
Legislature He believed that Septcm-
| Der should be retained even if it cost
something more in expenses Of "lcc-
Trims
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15

of the commission in the Legislature
saving that only one Eepublica, voted
for a similar bill II the present ona
in the last Legislature but that many'
OF those who opposed il said that they
We're ashamed of their position since
bat that ii was raade q party meas
urc and they could do no different.
He Offered SomaW hat on points of
the present bill and thought that ;hc
mayor should be made member Of
the commission. Judge Deerlng Of
Slco defended the cninnission and
said that lie favored tho aboliShmeDt
OF the fee system.
Judge pcering took issue with Mr..
Haley about the statement that tho
people generally favored a change or
form Of choosing the members of the
commission and said that the city
WIS well governed now. lie thought
the chief Of police should receive no
fees but a straight salary of $500 4
year. He pointed to the eternal row
ir the school bolrd elected by the
people in Biddeford and replying to
a question by Senator staples II ne
thought that the people who elected
a .uayor could not be also trusted to
elect a commission ne replied that
.h,. commission was judicial in char
acter ard that he favored appointment
Sy tic Governor.
Attorney Reed 9f Biddeford also "a :
vorcd the nov bill though h" differed
With Mr.. Forrigan in some points in
diSputn
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15

| He showed how the Pattangall bill
| would increase the taxes OF the Maine
| Central TO $4,000. II would increase
| the tax on the Boston and Maine from
| $i50,000 to $lS0,000, the Grand Trunk
from $4,000 to $4,000. With great
fraukness Mr. Hobbs showed tho vaTj-
ous items such as cost Of operation
and its increases and showed that in
the past seven months the railroad
had been laboring under the difficulty
Of keeping UP its train service and
present rates of wages without any
increases but that in so doing il vas
not earning the average amount and
might find il difficult to meet its GUS
tomarr stock dividends. The increased
cost of wages alone on the Maine Cen
tral has been over $1,000 day for cv-
cry in the year. while the average div
idends on the Maine Central stock
for the past 40 wears has only been
3S2 per cent.
r'he labor increase alone on this road
has been S3e0000 in Q year. All OF these
things other railroads have been fore
cd to meet, said the auditor Of the
Maine. Central but the most of them
have been forced to increase their
rates which We have not SO far been
compelled 20 do"
Georg Pottle, one Of the State as
SCISSORS. spoke against the proposed
hill to tax q railroad on its physical
valuation. saying that everywhere all
oYcr the country il is acknowledged
that the way Maine taxes her rail
roads and public service corporations
is the hest method. He said that rail
road property is always valued at too
high n rate and is not valued on tho
same basis as other property. III ~
cry citizen of Maine were obliged To
keep an accurate account of his r.
cents and expenditures and could be
taxed on that basis il would be the
most equitable tax which coulG be
devised" said the state assessor ana
that is the basis on which the rail-
roads are now taxed in Maine
Judge l.. c. Stearns Of Bangor ap-
peared for the Bangor & Aroostook
Railroad in opposition to these bills
and went over practically the same
ground rs that which Mr.. Carter had
covered, although ne did not go quite
as extensively into the presentation
of figures with relation to- his railroad
as had the representatives of ,he
Maine Central.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
Corrections and Charities.

ION. Pohert Treat Whitcaouse ana
John Wilson of Bargor. who represent
.he conference committee OF the char-
tics and corrections committee with
Miss Mcdonald It the State School
for Roys and Mr.. Thompson Of the
Young Wcnan's Home Of Irotldrd
we're the principal speakers at the
hearing on the at creating the State
Board Of Charities and corrections
which lasted over an hour. Messrs'
Whitehouse and Wilson who were on
the legislative committee II inquire IN
to the feasibility of the plan two years
ago lctailcu tee benefits TO come from
such BOARD and made powerful pleas
before tho comr1ittee IL It's behah'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
MANY ORANGES FAVORABLE
To Stand Against Reciprocity Says
State Master Stetson.

Hon. c. S. Stetson of Greene, mas
ter of the Maine State Grange states
that he has already received many
letters from the Oranges Of the State,
assuring him that they will stand with
him in his opposition to the rati-ica-
tfoai of the reciprocity agreeem mt
between this country and Canada. ow
pending in Congress. A letter from
Silver Lake Grange OF Weeks Mills
In kenneEec county says Anything
that the Grange can do in regard to
the matter will be cheerfully done"
When Mr.. Stetson, who is a member
OF the legislative committee of the
Maine State Grange, returned home
last week from Augusta he found
awaiting him IS letters from Oranges
OF. the state, all fayorahic to his posi-
iiop in the matter
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
STATE SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
Legislative Committee Pays Visit T.
the institution.

The legislative committee on the
state School for Boys paid visit to
the Institution at South Portland re-
Gently, many of the wives Of the men,
bers accompanying them. and de-
iightful trip was the result. accord
ing to Senator WinslOw. of Cumber-
land, Senate chairman who had not
been at the institution before in a
quarter OF "a century and who was
astonished at the improvements, es-
oeciaily in discipline and arrangements.
Especially noticeable was the absence
OF large stone wall that surrounded
the grounds when he last visited there.
Tae party comprised Senator Wins
low. of, Cumberland, Senator Francis
~. I'm. OF -Penobscot and wife, Rep-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
New Corporations.

The following corporations nave llled
certificates of organization AT the office
Of the secretary of State:
]. +. Hodekins Co. organized at Gardi-
aer. for the purpose OF doing general ma
chine work and running a brass and iron
foundry, with $1,000 capital stock, o.
which $500 is paid in. Officers; Presi-
lent, j. f. Hodgkins OF Gardiner, Treas-
urer, L. T.. Iiodgkins of Gardiner Cert
ticate filed Feb, II, 1911,
Fort Kent Electric Co, organized al
Fort Kent, for the purpose OF suppiyinS
electricity for lighting. heating, manu-
featuring and mercantile purposes. with
$4,000 capital stock, of which nothing j.
paid in. Offoers: President Alexis O.
Robbins of Fort Kent; Treasurer, Edho
NJ. Rollins of Lincoln. Certificate flieo
Feb II. 1911.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
Change in Court Procedure.

Representative Williamson of Au-
gusta introduced IN &c. relating to
court procedure. The first section OF
this ace provides tnat ain any civil
case, tho defcndant's counsel. may at
the close of the plaintiffs testimony
,nr either party may, at the close Of tho
whole case, move that the court direct
n verdict in favor of the moving pHr-
~. The ruling Of the court OH tnis
motion shalt be subject to objection
by either party. II the motion is over
ruled the trial shall continue. Section
9 Of the bill provides for procedure ir
rho law court
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
REQUEST GRANTED.
Commissioners Decide to Close Pleas.
ant Pond to Ice Fishing.

"!Ie committee on inland fisheries
and game Tuesday afternoon gave a
hearing 10 the petition ot W. j.. Max-
cE ami others Of Gardiner for tho
closing OF Pleasant pond to lee fish
m@. \. ". Cunningham. G. -. Daven-
port and Forrest Russell Of Gardiner
appeared for the notltiouera and no
one in opposition.
The conn '!ssioners voted to grant tho
request ana close the pond 10 ice
fishing for y period OF Iofr Years.