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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31
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IN THE ROTUN DA.
Maine Battle Flags viii Be Placed As
Soon As Possible.

Governor Frederick W. Pldisted an
nounced Monday forenoon that as sooi
as arrangements could be made tho
Maine battle flags would be placed II
the rotunda of the state House in ac-
cordance with the resolve INTRODUCED
by Representative Mace of Great Pono
for their return, which passed botf
Houses recently without Il dissenting
vote, and in accordance With the eX-
pressed wishes of practically all of the
Civil War veterans. of the State
Governor Plaisted has received from
q. Henri Desmond, the architect, who
drew the plans for the enlargement OF
the State House. sketch Of the pro-
posed arrangement of tn" cases.
which is to be adopted. Six cases
arranged in groups of three each, Viii
be placed in the two corners at tn,
farther end of the rotunda from The
entrance, where they wiki be in plain
sight of all who PASS through tn,
main entrance of the state House.
The cases will be OF steel and will he
fire. water. dust and moth proof and
will be lighted by electricity from th'
interior of the cases. They will be
surmountCd by Il bronze eagle and The
seal of the state in bronze. In aC-
cordancc with the suggestions of The
representatives of the press. who We're
invited to the executive chamber to re-
ccivc notice i'll regard to the placing %
the flags, the poem of the late Moses
Owen of Bath. The Return Of tn,
Maine Battle t'algs' viii be engraved
upon tablet of bronze and placed be-
side the eases.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31
Other House Bills.

Representative Tucker of Wiscasset
presented an act providing that no
snelts shall be taken or fished for Ill
tn tidal waters along the coast Oh
Maine within one-half mile of the
coast line at mean high water marx
exccpt hy hook and line or weirs. ana
providing for fine Of from SO to $50
ope-half of which shall revert TO the
complainant when violations occur
Representative Campbell of Cherry =
! field presented an act making Is uH-
lawful for any person having lobster
trans set to haul such traps after sun
set and before sunrise in any waters
of the state Of Maine. Representative
campbcll also presented the petition
Of :. A. Pickett and 10 others for
the SAME.
Representative Skehan Of Augusta
submitted an act Incorporating san
ford l.. Fogg of Bath. Lewis A. Bur-
leigh of Augusta and Ernest l.. Nc
Lean OF Augusta as the Maine Title
Insurance Co, with Il capital Of So
00o. TIL" act gives the corporation tie
RICH. to borrow money. to loan none Y
Oh credit. or real estate. or personal
or collateral security. to negotiate
loans and sales for others; to hold and
enjoy all sucli state, real. personal
and, mixed, as may be contained by
investment of its capital stock or any
| other money OF funds acquired in sat
isfaction of debt due the corporation
| to guarantee bonds and mortgages
and titles to real estate and to pur-
chase and pay for searches. abstracts
| indices, maps and copies Of records.
to guarantee the payment of princi-
pal and interest of obligations secured
| by mortgages of real estate. and to
| act as agents for owners of real estate.
| Representative Austin of Phillips
presented an act limiting to five the
hummer of the following named birds
which may be taken in any one day
| in the respective open season Tor each
Wood duck. dusky duck, gadwall or
gray duck, mallard, widgeon or bald
| pate. shovelcr. pintail or sprigtail.
red head, scaup duck. or greater blue
bill, lesser scaup duck or lesser blue
bill, golden eye or whistler. bufflehead,
ruddy dlck or broadbill or rough
grouse or Woodcock.
| Representative Williamson of Au-
gusta presented a resolve providing
for the appropriation of $500 to be PAID
the county of kennebec and $751; %
to be paid the county of Somerset. to
reimburse said counties on account of
money paid for interest on balances
overdue American Bridge Co. of New
York in construction of the Hincklcy
bridge between Fairfield and Clinton
at Pishon's Ferry. so-called
A number of remonstrances against
resubmission and petitions in favor Of
the committee reported juvenile court
bill appeared in the House.
To Purchase Bodweil Water Power Co.
| Representative Corners Of Bangor
presented an act to incorporate Ar
s-fEi =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31
1t Saves You Money
Or. Towards Dyspepsia Specific;
Regular Prizes Soc. Bowditch &
Webster Co.'S Price Csc.

The special half price of DR.. How
ards specific for the cure of constipa-
tion and dyspepsia by Bowditch &
Webster means the saving of a few
dollars on every family's yearly bill
for medicines.
Bowditch. Webster & Co. have so
much faith in the superior merit of
this medicine that they say: If DR..
Towards specific does not cure you,
come back to their store and they will
return your money
This remedy is not an ordinary
medicine. 1t is the favorte formula
of a well known physician. and has
the endorsement of hundreds of ply
s!cians of eminenCe in their profess
sion. who prescribe it in all cases of
constipation, dyspepsia or liver
trouble, knowing from experience that
it will make complete and lasting
cure. j24-2S-3i
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Taxation TELEGRAPH Companies.

Representative Clark of Portland pre-
sented AN act relating 10 the taxation of
telegraph companies. which provides that
such companies shall pay tax of two
and one-half per cent. on the value of
the telegraph lines. including poles, in
sulators, office furniture. batteries and
instruments. The second section of this
act provides that this tax shall be in
the place OF all state and municipal
taxation. The third section provides for
return by the corporation on or befor"
April Il of each year on the oath of the
superintendent the amount and value of
all the property enumerated and that the
State assessors shall determine said
values and assess the tax annually on the
first of May. The fourth section provides
for a penalty of 50 day for neslectins
to make returns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31
THE CAMERON CLAIM,
Former State Binder Seeks Interest or
Account Allowed.

| The Cameron claim made its appear.
| ance once more in the Legislature Mon
| day afternoon, coming this time in tbs
| House.
| Representative Siehan of Augusta pre-
| scented a resolve appropriating 1899 81 tc
pay A. J. Cameron for interest on an ac.
| count allowed him by the Legislature OF
| 1901, which was contracted by the State
with Mr.. Cameron while he was acting
in the capacity of state binder during
the administration of the late Alonz,
Garcclon. the same being in full for in
terest from July /, 1881 to Jan. I. 1911
The resolve Is accompanied by the fol
| lowing statement of facts.
In 1879 A. ]. Cameron was made state
binder by the Garcelon administration
As state binder he held certain contracts
for binding for the State assigned to hin
by T. H.. w. Smith & Co., State binders
for the year 1873. which contracts re-
manned unfinished by Cameron's prcdc-
cessors in office. During the latter part
of the Garcelon administration Mr.. Cam
cron presented his bill to the state foi
binding done by him during the year lS79.
and also for unfinished work performed
bV him as assignee of the contract by
Smith X Co. for 1873. The total bill
amounted to $26Sq.,1 he was paid Dec. 81,
1879. ssopo, leaving 4 balance due him Of
sCS071. The bill WIS not paid in fun for
the reason that the Garccion administra-
ton did not have sufficient funds to pay
the same. The balance due him went
over into Governor Davis administra-
ton of 1880. The administration of Gov
cInor Davis refused 10 pay the balance
due Mr.. Cameron. claiming that part of
The, service performed by hin. in binding
reports was not legally contracted for.
Mr. Cameron claimed that the work was
performed under Il contract by him in
good fait,, and at the suggestion of those
in authority, and that he was legally and
equitably entitled to the balance, which
he claimed to be due him,
From 1881 to 1889 Mr.. Cameron present
ed this CLAIM, to each Legislature with
out avail. The Legislature of 1889 re-
ferred the claim to the Governo' and
Council with power to act. The Governo:
and Council after extended hearing. re-
ported that Mr.. Camerons claim possess
ed equities but that they had no funds
with which to pay the amount claimed
and referred the same to the Legislature
of 1901 The claim was placed be fore the
committee on financial affairs and the
Legislature passed a resolve appropriate
ing money for the purpose of paying the
face of Mr.. Cameron's bill, or $685..
Mr. Cameron claims that he is entitled
to the interest on s6So.II from July /. 1850
to Jan /, 1911, 9ia years. at . per cent,
which he computes at sl339S1.
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Tax National Bank Deposits.

Senator Osborn Of Somerset intro
,lucod = bill which provides Tor the
taxation OF national bank d'posits'
Tho first section provides that az any
tinc during the six months next pre-
ccaing Anil ! and oct. | ot each yeat
every person having an interest bear
ing dcposit in a national bank shall
within 20 days thereafter report the
average amount for the six months
AMI the name of the banks to the
board of state assessors.
Tn second section provides that
persons having interest bearing de-
posits shall annually report to the
assessors of q town the names oil
bank in which he has deposits and the
average for each of the. two periods
Of six meIths preceding April /
and Oct preceding the report Cn-
der section the assessors shall make
a return of these reports to the State
! ASSESSORS where they shall be kept
| on file for three years, but Shall not
| be open to-, inspection except TO the
State assessors. the attorney general.
the county attorney where the bank
has its place of business, or the de-
positor These deposits shall pay 4
tax of one half of one per cent. semi
annually upon the average amount anu
shall be due on or before May 81 and
Nov. 30. A depositor who willfully
fails to make the report provided fof
or pay the taxes shall forfeit 10 per
cent. Of the deposit for each month :
delay. And person having any OF
the moneys, rights or credits of suci
depositor may be proceeded against
as trustee, but the State assessors are
given the right to waive any or all
of such penalty if they decide that tht
omission is not wilful Under Section
10 if National bank elects to pa!
the taxes provided for under the ac
such proceedings shall be lawful an,
the bank may deduct the taxes from
the interest. Section ii provides tina
if a national bank does elect to pa.
such taxes it shall file with the Stat
assessors a statement of tins ipten
and thereby become liable for ia
of one-half one per cent. on the aver
N age deposits held during the 81,
months period named. The bank
statements as to averages shall b.
made under oath to the State treas
urer. The act does not apply to mu
inequalities to charitable, educationa
or religious institutions, railroads. in
isurance, express. telegraph. telephone
, Sleeping car. parlor car, loan and build
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AMOUNTS THEY RECEIVE.
Salaries Paid the Principal State OF
ficiaIs.

y great deal Of interest has been
manifested during the present session
ot the Legislature in regard To the
actual salaries paid State officials at
the present time and the following list
gives the salaries of tine principal
state officials, according to the latest
figures obtainable from the office Of
the State treasurer:
Governor $1,000; members OF Gov
ernors council, so per meeting and
actual sworn expenses outside of
Legislature. during the Legislature.
$500 ard mileage: Speaker of House,
$3.50 and mileage: President of SEN
ate. $3.50 and mileage: members of
Legislature. $500 and mileage: private
secretary to Governor. $1,000: messen-
ger to Governor and Council $500
stenographer executive department.
$1,000; auditor State printing. $3.50:
pension clerk. $l500; stenoerapher to
pension clerk. $62i: secretary. Of State.
$3.50: deputy secretary of State. Sl5O0'
clerk to secretary Of State. $1,000;
clerk to secretary of state. Sl200 two
clerks to secretary of State, Sl10o;
clerk to secretary ut State, 500: clerk
to secretary of stat $50, State treas
urer. 10000 clerk to treasurer. $ij0G;
Two clerks 10 treasurer, sli9o; clerk
TO treasurer $1,000; adjutant general.
$iS0h; clerk to adjutant general. $1,000:
clerk to adjutant general. 5000; attor
ney general. $4,000. assistant attorney
general, $500; land agents, $3.50.
clerk t. land agents, $500; superin
;endent OF schools. $500; deputy Su
porintendent of schools. $l5Gh; stem
ographer to superintendent of schools
$50. state librarian, $3.50; assistant
librarian. $t20o; Insurance commission
or, S1SV1; deputy insurance commits
soner, $500: bank commissioner,
$500: deputy bank commissioner,
$linH: clerk to bank commissioner.
$500 commissioner Of agriculture,
$500. clerk to commissioner of 3rgi-
culture. $1,000: three State assessors,
$2oU0 each; clerk 10 State assessors.
Continued on Page Ninc.)
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Boothbay Town Division.

Representative Tucker of Wiscasset
presented an act to divide the town Of
Boothbay and establish the town of East
Boothbay. The limits of the new town
prescribed are All that part Of Booth
bar lying east Of line beginning at
Carlisle's point; thence following the
westerly shore along Pleasant Cove, So
called, to tho southern end of said Pleas
ant Cove; thence running southerly in 4
direct line to a stone post to the souther-
Is end of Meadow Cove ice pond. which
marks the division line between Booth
bay and Boothbay Harbor; and thence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31

dies ma We uone LOT
me. For two years
l suffered. The doc
tors said / had tu-
mors. and the only
remedy was the sur
geon's knife. My
mother bought me
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege t a BILE Com
pound, and today L
am u healthy wo-
man. For months
l suffered from in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31
NONRESIDENT Hunting Licenses.

Representative Active /. Snow OF
Brunswick presented an act providing
for the distribution of nonresident hunt
ing licenses through the clerks of cities.
towns and plantations and such other
agents as the commissioners of inland
fisheries and game may designate, to be
sold for the benefit of the fund for the
protection of game and birds. The agent
shall receive IS cents commission on each
81 license, 10 cents on each 81 license
and 10 per cent. commission on all trans
portation licenses sold
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31
Another Operation Avoided.

New Orleans. La.-"For years suf-
fered from severe female troubles.
Finally l Was confined 10 my bed and
the doctor said an operation was neces-
sary. l gave Lydia f. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound trial first, and
was saved FROM an operation. Mrs.
LILY PEYRotN, ILL Kerlerec ST, New
Orleans, La.
The great volume Of unsolicited tes-
timony constantly pouring in proves
conclnsively that Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is 4 remarkable
remedy fer those distressing feminine
Ills from which 50 many women suffer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31

ANIMATION. and vour Sanative Wash re-
ipved me. Your Liver Pills have no
equal as cathaltic. Any one wishing
proof of Nhtt yolr meuicines have
lone for M can get IL from any drug
gist or by writing to me. You can use
my testimou;al Ia any way you wish,
md Twill be glad to answer letters. -
Mrs. CHRISTINA REED. 105 Mound ST.,
Peoria, lii.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31

Senator Foss Of Androscoggin pre-
scented an act which provides tina;
trust companies may receive deposits
from the treasurer of the -~Stato OF
Maine as we'll as banks when tenn
p"rarv loan as well as a bonded debt
is about to mature. The amended
section is Section IS of Chapter ; of
the Re"ised Statutes as amended by
Chapter Il of the Public Laws of 1901
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31

thur 3. Leach and l.inwood {. Tyler
as the Maine Water Power co, Tor the
purpose of.upnr chasing. the. Bodweil
Water Power Co. of old Town. Pro-
Njsnit IN SlTt;tde for capitslizauoni Oh
note more Ethan $l.5eo,0oo and tie tpr-
poratfon Is authorized to issue bonds
to an equal amount.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31

companies, or national banks having
interest Bearing deposits in national
banks, nor to sums where the interest
is not more than three per cent per
year. The, last section provides that
nothing in the act shall exempt IRON
taxation shares in or real estate owned
by national bank.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31

following the line between said sound
through Linnekin bay. together with all
the islands south of Ocean Point.
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SAVED
FROM AN
OPERATION
By Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Peoria, Ill.-"I wish to let every one
NOW what Lydia +. Pinkham's RENE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31

Continued on Page Ninc.)
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Representative Corners Of Bangor
presented an act to incorporate Ar
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-20

the abnormally low year, 1905, when.
the record was but IA million.
Europe IS our chief customer for
wheat exported in the natural state,
while the larger proportion of that
exported in the form of flour goes
to the topics and the orient O the
II ga million bushels of wheat ex-
ported in the 10 months ending with
April, nearly IL million went to the
United Kingdom, 3 i-2 million to
Frnce, 2 million to Belgium. and
4 million to Canada. OF the flour
exports, amounting to 81-3 million
barrels in the 10 months under con-
sideration, 2i-3 million went to the
United Kingdom, about two-thirds
of million to Netherlands, about,
hree-fourths of a million to other
parts of Europe. three-quarters of
million to Cuba, and nearly two
thirds million to other west Indies,
about Il million to South America.
about one-lalf being to Brazil alone,
more than quarter million to Chi
ma, more than three-fourths of
million to Hongkong (most of which
is presumably for distribution to
Ghina,) one-third of million to
Japan, and nearly quarter to the
Philippines.
Prices OF wheat since 1904 show
material advance over those of the
preceding decade, the domestic quo
tati0n for number 2, red winter.
in New York market being, accord
ing to the Bureau Of Statistics, ST .26
il 1909 and &i.05 in 1908, while ia
mo eyar from 1892 to 1903 :yas the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-20

the supply Of proper soil foods, is
greater per acresthan in the United
States. On the other hand, how
ever, it is equally true and inter-
esting that the yield per acre in the
United States is increasing, having
averaged t58 bushels per acre in
1919, against IL bushels per acre in
1907 and 1908, ~ i-2 bushels in 1904.
Is bushels in 1894, and 10 i-2 bush
els in 1885. While that production
per acre of course fiuctates from
year TO year, the average production
per acre during recent years has
clearly been higher than the aver
age for the last decade or two. This
slight increase in the quality, coup
led with the material advance in
price, brought the average farm
value per acre fori909 up TO 1862
per acre, against an average Of
about half that figure in the period
from 1890 TO 1900.
Meantime the quantity of wheat
retained for domestic consumption
has greatly Increased, WHITE the
quantity exported has been reduced.
In the fiscal year 1910 the quantity
retained for consumption. was .650
million bushels, being larger than
in any earlier year; and the guam
tity exported, 81 million, which was
less than in any fiscal year since
1877, with the single exception Of
1905. when only Al million bushels
were exported. In 1903 the exports
aggregated t63 million bushels, and
in 1902, the high record year In
wheat expectations. 20 million.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-20
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-20
WHEAT PRODUCTION, EXPORTA-
TION, AND CONSUMPTION OF
THE u. s.

The recent estimate that the 1911
wheat crop will be the largest ever
produced in the United States, as
announced by the Department of
Agriculture, lends interest to the
records of production in, and move
ments into and out of the country
of wheat and its products as pub
lished by the Bureau of Statistics,
Department of Commerce and La
Dor. Wheat has always been an
important factor 10th in the pro-
duction and foreign commerce OF
the United States, and continues to
increase in Importance in the matter
of production, though somewhat de-
creasing in the quantity exported.
The wheat production in the
United States in 1870 was 236 mill
lion bushels; in 1880, 1913 i-2 mill
lion; in 1889, 400 t-2 million {drop-
ping to 500 million in 1890 but ad-
vancing to 6i2 million in 1894, 522
million in 1900, and 665 million in
1910; though even higher records
were made in 1901, 748 million BUSH
els. and 1906, 735 million.
rsuch has been said about the
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the United States when compared
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