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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23
200 MILES AWAY.
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II was the latest start he has attempt
cd. Delayed all day by a high wind. he
had almost given up his plan TO start,
when at 4.55 p. NJ. the wind Gained and
he took advantage of it.
Atwood said on landing he did not con-
slider his flight from st. Louis as any
thing remarkable.
ITS just been lazy run all the way"
he said. Anybody could do it. If expert
ence in aviation would be confined to
straight ahead sailing l am sure the
problem would be more quickly and sane
ly solved. The people who look from the
ground up in amazement at seeing me at
a dizzy height would be surprised at the
simplicity of it. sometimes fix my
planes at the right angle and sail along
without touching them for 10 minutes at
q stretch, and then lean back in my seat
to figure out my location from the time
table or eat my lunch "
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23
By Fire Early Wednesday
At Charleston, Me
Three Stores, Post Office, Ie|e-
phone and One Dwelling
Swept Away..An Unconfirmed
Rumor OF One Life Lost.

Bangor, Me. Aug. 23.-Q2.30 a. NJ. y
Fire that broke out at midnight has
destroyed the Perley and Peaks build
ings in Charleston and reports say
that the entire village is threatened
with destruction. The telephone Office
is burned so that all direct communi-
cation is cut off, the nearest point of
communication being East Corinth,
five miles distant.
The blaze started in the Perley block,
a three-story wooden building, from a
cause unknown. The flames allowed
the occupants of the upper floor but
little time in which to escape. 1t was
reported this morning that one person
had not been accounted for and had
perished in the building. This report
could not be confirmed. however.
The Peaks building, which housed the
post Office and telephone exchange, was
also burned out within short time, sew
eral families in the upper floors man
aging barely to escape. Thence tbs
flames spread to an adjoining building
while the fire fighters, mustered from thu
men of the towns S64 inhabitants sough
vainly to stem their progress.
No fire fighting apparatus was avail
able other than hand buckets, and thest
were piled vigorously. The absence o
any strong wind was of some assistance
to the firemen
The Charleston fire was gotten unde
control at 1:3e. The loss is about $4,000
e,tn nf
Peaks. A. II. Perey and Walter Farm
er, with the post office and telephone ex
change and one dwelling.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23

the reciprocity bill Instead of that
they set out to show how they could
bungle legislation. They prevented the
passage of the constitutional amend
ment for direct election of senators by
insisting upon coupling with it dnoth-
er amendment to the constitution to
deprive the general government OF one
of its necessary powers.
They fought against publicity Of
primary election expenses until we
| strangied them into yielding They
nearly defeated statehood for Arizona
| by insisting that Congress give prac-
tically approval to recall of judges.
"They prepared tariff without knowl-
edge either of form or substance. They
brought in tariff bills in grotesque form
with a plain avowal that they neither
knew or cared what the effect might be
on the industries of the country and
planted themselves squarely upon a plat
form against protection and in favor of
tariff for revenue only without even
knowing what the effect on the reve-
nue. would be.
"They have declared in favor of larg-
er importations from abroad regardless
Of whether we have idle factories and
Idle men WHO might pfouuCt Siiiildi
goods.
while entering upon the domain OF
tariff legislation, they have refused to
consider other needed legislation. They
refused to take up pension legislation
They claimed to consider bill liking tHe
tolls on the Panama canal. matter OF
urgent Importance. We were unable 10
force them to take up conservative leg
islation and especially bills to project
and utilize the resources of Alaska
.fWhi1e they have attempted to cast
odium upon the Tariff Board and nave
denounced that board in uhmeasured
language. they have taken no steps to
provide themselves information for much
needed tariff legislation in the future
"The principal legislation which this
session has enacted is the provision in
the reciprocity bill admitting wood pulp
and paper free from Canada. The pro-
vision in the law was drafted by me and
enacted exactly as I had drafted ii. Their
accordance of that provision was the
wfsest thing the Democrats have done
'"The special session has developed the
,roadness of President Taft's statesman
ship and also the incompetency OF the
Democrats when it comes to legislation |
They have tried to put the President In
, hole. They have been hoist by their |
lwn petard. Tie net result of the ses-
sion has been to strengthen the Pres
dent and weaken the Democrats before |
he country"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23
A Long Session
and Little Done.

Washington, Aug. 22.-Chairmar
Fitzgerald of the House appropria-
tions committee, in reviewing the
work of the extra session, today stat
ed that the appropriations OF Con-
gress during the extra session aggre-
gated 1901 ,052. He declared that no
session of Congress has ever run for
so long a period and appropriated SO
little.
Fitzgerald declared that more than
100000 had been saved during this
session by abolishing sinecures and
cutting off gratuities heretofore grant
ed congressional employees. and that
further retrenchment was planned fol
the next session.
Former Speaker Cannon accused tht
Democrats of being niggardly, say
ing that in order to effect a petty
saving the Democrats had made ii inn
possible to keep clean the quarters
occupied by representatives. He said
that if the Democratic majority had
spent proper sums in employing ex-
perts in framing their tariff bills they
might not have been subjected them
selves to the 'Just punishment of the
President"
Palmer of Pennsylvania, Democrat,
related that one e-fourth of the House
expenses had been eliminated by cut
ting off petty graft and that 1t was
the intention of the Democrats to
carry out a similar reform in every
branch of the government.
Fitzgerald said that of the total OF
1901 .052 approximately s141.000 was
necessary to meet the expenses in
cident TO the session of Congress-: the
remainder $4,000, was for rebuilding
the army supply depot at Fort Ma
son, Cal, and tile balance was applied
TO minor matters.
NO new officers nor new employ
ments have been created under DEM
ocratic auspices said Fitzgerald.
"The House has initiated a policy Of
retrenchment and reform which, if
continued, will have far-reaching fis-
cal results"
Fitzgerald coatended that there was
room for reform in administrative
methods
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23

Richmond Campground, Me-, Aug.
-(Special) THE kennebee VALLEY
Summer Assembly was the Mecca for
hundreds of people today. The leat3
grove was never brighter and more
pleasant. while the picturesque Ken
nebec was decked in countless white
caps as result of the vigorous
breezes.
The morning exercises were filled
with inspiration and instruction I'M
parted bv Rev. II. L. Nichols and Ray
mond Browning, the speakers, and Jus
tin ID. Lawry, the musical dlfeetor'
who has just arrived. hls shlli 40 -
soloist, celloist, and leader OF song wits
seen clearly at all the services
This afternoon, when Manager Dui'
mack called the assembly to order' tue
auditorium was comfortably 1lled. An
er infusing a feeling of good VIII anu
enthusiasm into all present, ne intro
duced the Lyric quartet of Lewiston.
These four stalwart young men gave d
rare musical treat which awakened
most hearty applause. Thelr response
to the vociferous appreciation Wls
generous and their humorous etcofeS
were especially pleasing, Iher soio
work was also of high grade. Fhey
won a permanent place in the hearts
of their hearers.
The dramatic reading Of The Tam
ing of the Shrew" was given py MISS
Marion Evelyn Starks of Boston
Her vivid impersonation of eharae-
tor her natural. graceful manner on
tba stage. her rich versatile voice, and
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23
British Railways
To Be Investigated.

London. Aug 22.-Further progress
was made today toward bringing to an
end the labor disputes in the kingdom
by the appointment of a government
to investigate the railway
problem and settle the local disputes
of the Midland and Northeastern rail-
ways The personnel of the commits
sion is considered fairly to represent
all the contending interests. 1t VIII
get 70 work in a fortnight and IS e1-
pected to issue a report within
month or six weeks. The commission Is
made UP of Sir David Harrell. former
under secretary for ireland, chair
man; Thomas Rellis and Charles q.
Beal for the railroads; and Arthur
Henderson and John Burnett for the
men.
The terms of the references to be sub
mitted TO the commission are that it
shall investigate the working of the
former commission and what changes If
any are desirable with view to prompt
| ly settle dissatisfaction of the differ
enees."
The settlement arrived at today brings
, the Northeastern Railway into the agree
Inent concluded by the Board of Trade
! conference last Saturday for the other
railways. Liverpool now only remains
the serious point of labor trouble. the
whole port being tied up. owing to the
difficulty that is being encountered in
settling the strike of the tramway men.
Parliament adjourned today until oc-
tober, the government having decided
that it was not necessary now to pro-
pose special legislation to deal with the
industrial situation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23
IN THE SENATE.
Vice Pres. Sherman's Remarks in De
claring Session Adjourned.

Washington, Aug, 22.-Viee Presi-
dent Sherman in declaring the SEN
ate adjourned today expressed the be-
lief that all senators had been brought
into closer touch during this session.
He said:
Senators: Your resolution Of COM
mendation and thanks for the man
ner in which 1 have discharged my
duties as your presiding officer are
pleasing and appreciated While / am
aware OF shortcomings ] am conscious
that / have at all times, sincerely
and earnestly striyen to meet and
discharge the duties of the high po,
sition fairly and impartially. l de.
clare the extraordinary session Of tbs
62nd Congress adjourned without day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23
Helps President
Hurts Democrats.

Washington. Aug. 22.-Republican
Leader Mann of the House in d state
ment today giving the minority view
of the work Of the extra session of the
Democratic House. declared that the
net result was TO strengthen the Pres
ident and weaken the Democratic par
ty. and that the Democrats, trying to
put the President in hole in tariff
revision legislation had been hoist
By their own petard"
s.rhe special session." said Mr.. Mann,
"vras called by the President in the
fuifiment OF the obligations Of his
agreement with Canada to consider
and pass upon the Canadian reciprocit;
bin. That bill passed and has become
a law.
The Democrats in the House would
have heen wise II they had confined the
special session to the consideration Oh
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23
CAPITAL JoTTlNGS.

The report of the House committee
which has been investigating the al
legged conspiracy in the department
of agriculture to Gust DR.. II. w. Wiley
from his position as head of the bureau
of chemistry will not De made until
next December.
Seventy post offices-20 first class
and so second elass-were designated
Tuesday by Postmaster General Hitch
cock as postal savings banks. The
first class offices will begin to receive
deposit on Sept 20 and the second
class on Sept. %. Among the first
class offices named are Manchester,
n. H.; PaWtucket, r. l., and Burling-
ton, VT
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23
BOXING NOTES.

ITO show the general public, which
does not take sdvantage of other op-
portunities, just how a boxing bout Is
staged and how the blows are struck,
is the purpose of the members of the
United Methodist church at Indianapolis,
Ind, as expressed in a petition Tuesday
to the superintendent of police for per-
mission to give two contests by profes-
sional pugilists next Thursday night
Permission was granted. young
Sweeney and Stewart Donneily, hght-
weights, and Jack Morgan and George
Koerner, mddleweights. have been en-
gagged for the bouts. which will be fea-
lures of carnival for the benefit OF
the church's funds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23
Needle Books Given Away.

A most useful little present. In
dispensahle to every housekeeper, =
needle book, containing forty Of the
best needles made, will be sent free to
any address. with your request for
this needle book, enclose yellow wrap
per from bottle of "L. F." Atwood 3
medicine, stating your experience or
opinion of the remedy. Write today
to the L. F. Medicine Co., Portland,
Maine. p
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23
BASE BALL NOTES.

Catcher Weeden, former New Eng
land Lacquer, who was recently sign
ed by Toledo after getting his release
from the Boston Nationals, was let
out Tuesday by Manager Hincnman of
the Toledo American Association team.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23
RECORDS.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

Kreli, b S, by Kavali Dodge) ..........4
Billy Miller, eh &, by Fred Kohl H'ar-
ley) .............,............ ..............t..9
Bisten, br &, by Bingara kernerl. .....S
Glenmere, b &, by Grattan Boy (Loril-
ldrQD Observation-Disclosures. ........O
County Jumper. &, by The Cascade
(Van BrunO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Time-2.193, 2.16i.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23

The Portland, Me, Yacht Bonnie
Doom on which four Connecticut col
lege students We're cruising, ran
aground on Gull Rock bar near West
port, n. s.. Tuesday and was sunk.
The passengers were saved. The yacnt
was bound for Halifax
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23
The Officials.

Practically the same corps of Off
cials are in charge of the fair this
year a S last. Hon. F. o. Beals is pres
ident; Albert S. Field is treasurer
and manager; S. P. Emery. seere-
tary; and C. F. Latham, advertising
manager. The local staff officers are
Herbert L. Archer. Supt. OF audi
torlum, Miss Hattie l.. Stewart, sec
retary of auditorium exhibits; Miss
Hattie Mosher. secretary of art de-
partment; Augustine Palmer. Supt'
of agricultural implements; c. w.
Fernald Supt. of tickets; F. A. w.
Field, Supt. of grounds; A. o. Nc
Laughlin, Supt. of poultry; Shepherd
J.. Nuce. Supt, of cattle; Col. w. F.
Harding, Supt. of horse department,
Procrer for Wednesday.
The rroprap1 for XVadpes1ay in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23

To admit the saloon make simple task complex o
der prohibition all liquor selling iegmate One thng ony
needs watching and be prosecuted With the saoon must
come mass of restrictive legislation laws governing uoofs
blinds stalls selling hours, drnkards and MINORS women anu
children ON the premises gambling, etc. ETC. Every pom s'
be watched 'recmicalites the resort OF e saioon "
breaker can be urged at these many points.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23

In the Society Islands two persons on
meeting salute by rubbing the ends of
their noses together, and the salutation
is followed by each taking the hand of
the other and rubbing it upon his own
nose and mouth.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23

Police protection for the fair is very
good. Beside the regular force OF park
policemen there are delegations from
the city force located all about the
grounds. There is patrol wagon on
the grounds this year, something
which has never before been located
here.
In the exhibition hall under the
grandstand are located many Tarie-
ties Of exhibits from stoves and fur
naces down to the smaller articles OF
household USE In the stove line the
Noyes & Nutter Mfg. Co. show sever
al models of the kineo stoves and
ranges the Glenwood is shown by j.
l.. Cosmey, while Wood & Bishop have
the Clarion on display
Automobiles and supplies are shown,
the Ford by S. L. Morsby & Co,
Bucks by Arthur A Robinson. both
Bangor firms.
There are two displays of apiaries,
one by Todd Brothers of Milltown, Me,
and the other by E. s Baldic. The lat
ter also has a fine display of garden
track showing many varieties of veg
etables grown by him.
In the annex of the auditorium are
a variety of exhibits. The principal
ones are those in the vegetable line, the
principal exhibitors being f. G. Pres
colt, Newburg. A. F. BusWell, Stetson,
E. c. Harrington, Holden. j. l.. Cope
land, Holden, NJ. S. Leayitt and e. d.
Page, Bangor, Mrs. S. L. Burniee from
Hancock county and Z. A, DrinkWater,
Sabattus.
Among the articles in the home
made fancy work are quilts and rugs
made by several old ladies. Mrs. S. a.
Lord of Bucksport, aged 81. has
spool knit rug, finely made, and two
cross stitch rugs. Mrs. Abbie Wood of
Bangor. aged 81, shows cotton quilt.
Mrs. c. II. DrinkYater, Bangor. aged
SO, has velvet crazy quilt with fancy
site hing. while Mrs. Hafford of Old
Town shows a crochet quilt.
Exhibitors in the art department are
Miss Mabel Dealing, Miss NJ. C. Pat
ten. Miss 1. G. Eatore, Miss Myra
jenkins, Miss Emma Webb, Miss Rose
Plaisted, Wilbur Godfrey, George
Worster. Walter Hardy and Miss Har-
riet Hardy
Decorated china work is shown by
Mrs NJ. E. Mudgett and Mrs. Kate
E. Fox.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23

cludes the judging of stock as follows;
Horses, American trotting bred stall
lions: Percheron and Clydesdale
geldings and fillies; gentbemens driv-
ing horses; matched driving horses;
matched or cross matched carriage or
coach horses: ladies' driving horses;
cattle. Jerseys, Guernseys and Hol-
stems.
The racing card for Wednesday in
eludes three classes: Horses without
records. trot or pace; 21G trot or 2.lS
pace, 334 trot. The first is for
purse of $3.50, the other two for purses
of $500
Then there will be the usual per
formances on the stage in front of
the grand stand with acts from ToUp-
kins' Wild West Lionel Legare, the
japanese troupe of acrobats. and all
the others making a fine stage Show.
The Bangor Band will give daily
concerts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23

The number of entries in the sheep
ard swine departments is not very
large, the stock shown being those of
A. r. Staples of Bangor, Berkshire
swine; E. d. Page, Bangor, display
of Chester swine. F. L. Gilbert of
Pennington is the only exhibitor here
as yet with sheep and he has a pen
of seven.
For the progressive farmer. one
who is interested iq the latest de-
vices to tighten work about the farm,
there is a fine display of agricultural
implements. The firms showing these
are r. B. Dunning, Bangor; Wizard
Plow Co. Batavia, n. Y; Knowles,
Dow & Co.. Bangor: C. NJ. Conant,
Bangor; and the Worcester Kemp
Co. Utterback of Bangor has a fine
display of wagons, harnesses, whips,
etc
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23

The officials for the races this year
are as follows: f. NJ Simmons. Rock
land, starter; DR. c. #. Dwinal,
Charles l.. Andrews and w. T. Hard
ing, judges and timers; j. f. Welch.
clerk; Walter NJ. Wiley, Jr., marshal;
Walter McCort, assistant marshal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23

Proerer, for Wednesday,
The program for Wednesday in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-08-23

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Annie Murphy. blk m DwinaD. 10 10
Vilnor. b m tSmith). )....................9 9 s
Maggie B., b IN (CoolD D...............S 8 dl
Time l9t, 2203. 22lI
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-28
Llaht Of the Elrehv.

The statement that the light of fire.
flies and other phosphorescent animals
is produced without any sensible de-
gree Of heat has often been repeated
without any information as to the
quantity OF heat that would be required
20 produce a similar amount Of light
by artificial methods This Information
is supplied by Professor Mcintosh. He
says that a temperature approaching
1000 degrees Fahrenheit would be nee
essary 20 make a light equivalent 10
that emitted by an ordinary FREELY.
The enormous waste in an Industrial
methods Of producing ligP is mat
lei OF common knOWledEe. aud the
example OF tho FREELY remains unimita.
ted by man. The very simplicity OF
the mechanism employed by nature
In phosphorescent animals Is battling.
-Harper's Weekly
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FINE NEWSPAPER OFFER
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The IrOn CROWN Of ItaIy.


The historic iron crown of Italy
has played a romantic role in the his
tory Of the peninsula. II was made
in the year 594 by the command, it is
said, of Theodolinda, the widow of a
Lombard king, on the occasion of her
marriage to a duke of Turin.
The crown is of iron overlaid with
gilt. Its significance was supposed to
lay in the fact that the weight of
royalty could never be lightened by
its splendid exterior. The iron of the
inner portion was additionally held
to be one of the long nails used at the
crucifiXion.
For a long time the crown was in
the keeping of the famous monastery
at Monza. In TIA it was brought
forth to be placed upon the head OF
Charlemagne as king of the Lom-
bards," and on later occasions ii fig
ured in the triumphs of Frederic Nv
and Charles " Finally in the pres
ence of all the representatives OF
state, the foreign ENJOYS and princes
and officers, Napoleon Bonaparte sol
EMMY united 1t to the crown OF
France.
The crown belongs to the state, and
the custodian of it is the legitimate
representative OF the basilica of Mon
"a. The title Of grand custodian"
however, pertains to the head of the
order OF Cavaliers.-Harper's Weekly.