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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02

after some such invention as that re-
ported by NJ. Doutre, French in
ventor. has been proved by the test
Of time He claims to have invented
a stabilisator which in 800 tests oy
the French military aviators enabled
them to volplane to earth without
single accident Most of the fatalities
among aviators have been due to up
sets while making this slide to earth
Doutre's invention, he says. so con-
trolls the equilibrium of the plane by
automatic shifting of the balance ac-
cording to the wind pressure that an
overturn is impossible.
If he has accomplished this there
may be reason to consider MS other
claim that he has also perfected
supplementary stabilisator winch VIII
maintain a perfect lateral equilibrium
since il he can by an automatic shift
ing of weight balances steady the
plane in front and rear he ought to
be able to do the same from side to
side. That achieved aeroplaning will
be as steady as motoring and the
only danger will be the failure of the
motor or falling overheard
While II will be we'll to await further
demonstration of M. Doutre's claims
before ordering plane, there is as
much reason for expecting that sooner
or later some stabilizing device will be
invented that will do what he asserts
and make the aeroplane as steady as
steamboat as there was a decade ago
that man would ever be able to fly at
all. The realization of such hope
would vastly increase the possibilities
of ayiationas practical agency of
TRANSFORMATION.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02
License Conditions in Boston.

Here is recommendation for Hon
est Regulation"-which the Rum Trust
and it's paid tools are booming. The
Boston American publishes the follow
ing letter of Indictment
DRUNKENNESS ON STREETS.
Editor AMERICANA:
| was so much surprised at the number
of "drunks" | saw the other day while
in Boston that ! cannot forget them at
all. In all my travels abroad three
men as saw in Just one day in the city
of Boston.
What is the meaning of all this? Is 1t
because there are more saloons here than
abroad?
The great temperance wave that has
struck the South and west could do some
good right here i'll Boston, not only to
the men but to the women, for ] saw a
number of respectable looking females
drunk right on the public streets Satur-
day night,
You poor innocent mothers. How many
there are of you in Boston, who see moth
ing but goodness in your sons eyes and
fail to have their own eyes open untli II
is to late.
One mother said to me not long ago:
I'VE stand with fear and the little ones in
terror at the fathers approach.
Is there not something that can pc
done to help these young men to help
themselves before they become fathers2
Think how many little children viii be
kept in schools longer if their fathers
did not spend so much money on drink
The State Prison and all of the state
are fun OF people VINO nave
been i'm the habit of drinking and 1t is
that way everywhere, where there Is IL
cense. -,
This is a free country. as we all know
but let us try to help those VINO are VIII
ing to be helped, at least to give up this
awful habit.
Providence. r. /. A WILLIAMS.
The above is a glimpse at the local
option which the Boston Globe wishes
us to try. In all the denunciation of
the Maine law by those papers Whien
politically hate prohibition. have you
ever seen an indictment of conditions
in Maine that rang true and was SO
effectively descriptive of an exact state
of affairs, as this one from an indig-
nant visitor to Boston. oh yes: license
laws are always ideally enforced
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02
Omaha, Neb.. July %.

Tuesday forenoon, Governor Plaisted
informed the Journal that he had not
affixed his signature to the Davis
printing contract. and that because of
this important omission 1t was not
legal contract; was not a public doc
ument at the present time. and could
not be photographed for reproduction
for general public examination. Gov
ernor Plaisted did not say whether or
not he would affix his signature to the
document. but informed the Journal
that the matter would have his careful
consideration. The statute law (ch.
/. III, sec IL, r. So could hardly be ex-
pressed in palmer language than the
following:
No trustee, superintendent, treasurer
or other person holding a place OF
trust in any state office or public in
sstitution of the state. shall be pecuni-
arily interested, directly or indirectly,
in any contracts made In behalf of the
sAuLc VI VI TIE INSTITUTION III WHICH ne
holds such place of trust, and any con-
tract made in violation hereof is void -
From our knowledge of Governor
Plaisted's characteristics, we feel it
safe to predict that he will not sign a
contract with Cyrus w Davis as the
contracting party representing in any
capacity publishing house We be-
lieve that Governor Plaisted, after the
careful investigation which he sug-
gested 10 the Journal he would make
will discover that to enter into any
such contract with the head of a State
department would be, without question
a violation of the plain intent of tn,
law. and would be far reaching in il
effect. II requires no lawyer to deter
mine that the treasurer of a corpora.
ton in the public contracts of such &
corporation. must necessarily have g
s'pecuniary interest direct or indirect,
which fact could not well be over
looked by the executive official of thu
State as high contracting party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02
aHonest REGULATION"


The honesty of these Rum Trust
pleaaers is pathetic. How they rub
and purr ana talk about Honest Reg
ulation' in the place of Names prohi-
bition law.
Honest Regulation The Bulletin.
the official organ of the Rum Trust in
Maine. Advertising and attempting TO
boom it's business in spite OF the law.
how it shouts: Honest Regulation.
And then the Argus echoes the cry
Honest Regulation
The Biddeford Record joins: Honest
Regulation"
Up the Kennebec the little yellow
dog of Maine Journalism whines:
Honest Regulation. "
Honest Regulator is approved by
the Rum Trust. why? Because Hon
est Regulation" means larger sales and
bigger profits
The RIM sellers of Maine and the
organs which back their business APP
prove Honest Regulation" because it
means more dollars for their side of
| the game.
| In chorus they shout: Honest Reg
ulation should replace the hypocrisy of
so years! Those who oppose us are all
lhypocrites and fanatics. fools and dis
honest friends of dark corners. rum
shops and brothels The ministers of
Maine are working for the hell holes
and unclean resorts"
That is the burden of their song
Honest Regulation. And every time
they utter it. it is an open insult TO the
| Intelligent people of Maine
Who compose this Rum Trust that
they are to be allowed to denouncc the
law to death that the people of Maine
have placed In their constitution and
held there for quarter CT a century?
Who are these men. who are putting
hundreds of thousands of dollars into
Maine to increase their business. that
the laws they approve can be enforced
and ours cannot?
Who ever knew honest" regulation
of the liquor traffic? We defy
lany organ or agency to point out
any spot on Gods earth where IL
cense law has been honestly enforced
or has been productive of less viola
ton of Jaw than has the prohibition
law of Maine
The man who says that license laws
arc enforced any better than prohibit
ton laws deliberately lies, and there is
no other expression so short and truth
full that exactly covers the ground.
The entire campaign against Names
llaw is for the purpose of increasing the
sales of liquor in Maine No one de-
MES that self-evident fact. The Rum
Trust and its allies recognize that IL
would be idle folly to deny It. so they
say nothing about it,
You know. and we know, that the
purpose of the Rum Trust and its paid
tools is to work with might and
main to overthrow the law because
there is more dollars coming to then.
Iout of Honest Regulation
j III YOU don't believe that last state
,ment let us hear or see you refute it.
Come on. now, Mr.. Rummy. put UP
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Editorial Comment
immortality, Corruption and Crime.
(Lewiston Journal.)


The man who champions prohibition
upon its past record, champions inn
morality corruption and crime
Biddeford Record.
Our Biddeford neighbor is immoder-
ate and confused.
The average degree of notification
OF prohibition is not greater than the
average degree of notification of Ii
eense; and not so great as the degree
OF notification of the laws prohibiting
social evils
The man who champions the short
comings of prohibition champions ex-
actly what license legalizes, i. e. i'm
morality, corruption and crime. These
now from the saloon per se-not one
whit more from the saloon existing I'M
der nullitied prohibition than from the
saloon existing under license; not more
from the hidden bar room than from
the bar room in the fashionable hotel
In the metropolis. The man-at least
THIS is our position--who champions
prohibition champions it's successes,
not its failures and above all champions
the retention of the legal right to out
law this source of immortality, corrup-
ton and crime. II you give that over,
you who honestly and purposely de-
sire TO see the saloon go, thereby yield
the whip hand to the saloon.
Many-alas very many-who today
work earnestly for license do SO be-
cause they want to see the saloon on
our streets. We are glad to note the
Biddeford Record is different 1t de-
clares that it stands for temperance.
We accept 1t on its own declaration
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02
The Lurking Demon.

The Lurking Demon.
There was once
whiskey bot
tie that was GER
tainly a freak
For when no one
else was talkin
he would stand
right up and
speak. And one
day he preached
a sermon to a gay
and thoughtless youth.
that should surely live
forever. cause every word
was truth. There were liquor
bottles standing in a most at
tractive row, with their gaily
celored labels printed just like
this Old Crow. Old Rye, Old Wheat
Old Halifax and all that kind of rot
that has turned full many a youngster
TO a common red-nosed sot. He pointed
to the bottles as they stood there on
the shelf. and. said he, 1 know what's
in 'em: I've been full of it myself.
Citric Acid. Prussie Aeid-other pois-
: ons by the score They're all filled
from that old barrel that you see be-
HlIu tilE zuDpA " at RNSNAA0''NN
famine such ruin never wrought, as
the demon in those bottles on the IN
nocent have brought 1t damns the
ones who drink IT,. and it damns
the ones who sell. 1t breathes
a curse on mortals like the very
breath of He'll And its work
work will ne'er be counted
while eternal ages roll. 1t
not only kills the body,
but il damns the very
soul go resounds the
bottles story as the
ages come and go.
And it sweeps
multitude down
the tide of woe.
The above is from the Sovereign
Visitor, the official paper of the Wood
men of the World, one of the largest
fraternal organizations in the United
States. 1t was sent to the Journal
from Omaha. Neb. with the following
letter:
Editor Kennebee Journal:
/ am sending you the enclosed as it
seems to be so in line with the jour
nails editorials.
l am daughter of the Pine Tree
State, and deeply interested in the final
outcome of this great question.
The Journal is grand good paper.
and above all else. it is clean paper.
Wishing you a liberal patronage.
am
Very truly yours,
EMMA L. GRINNELL.
Omaha. Neb., July %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02

your proof or your argument. Show
US where Honest Regulation" regu-
lates except to the advantage of the
liquor seller and the Rum Trust and
it's paid tools
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02

Having tried his hand at intimidat-
ing Hobson, Senator Johnsons next
contribution 70 the campaign of the
liquor interests probably win be the
sIlencing OF the. month of Hon. Leslie
Boynton. former Democratic leader of
the Maine Senate. who declares that
his county will go two to one for pro-
hibition. He should remember. how
ever. that Senator Boynton comes
from Jefferson Lincoln county, which
would seem to give him an atmo-
sphere af lndependsnce thsts Names
pulIdozing senator leaanpt,. destroy
Nth letter or tongue-l flashing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02

with this argument that isn't The increased cost of
paupes criminals, courts and officers, which the city
has TO paw much than offsets all that received for
licenses This what should expect and experience
of hundreds of and cities proves beyond question
COMPARING noicense with the license cities towns in
Massachusetts, the last years. the nocense cities and
towns pay make larger appropriations for schools
and have debt than the license towns and cities This is
the experience everywhere.
Sixth Prohibition can't be enforced License can.
lust exactly wrong The search and clauses are the
teeth prohibition They worthless in license The pres
drinking and drunken lead the discovery vo
lation of the pohbory law but in license territory The
possession liquors prohibition territory prma facie evil
of guilt but in license Prohibition impartial
1t every alike rich and poor high and low
shields and protects the who pay
$500 $1,000 for license but Furnishes the poor man who
can't raise the money pay for license If his family
from suffering he to do just what the shields
that officers negligent about arestng poor man for
doing what the rich has legal right as noto
everywhere that illegal liquor selling in
license in prohibition territory
Seventh That liquor is sold drunk in prohibition
territory than in license
This the stupid of all arguments because is so en-
phaicaly and VIGOROUSLY Everybody knows it must
be untrue without looking When they open their ewes they
can't help seeing is If there of truth in
the proposition why don't temperance people all for license
umselers all for prohibitions To illustrate the above
the statistics of New Jersey said to have the least
territory of the Union the side and Maine
which all prohibition These selected
because the together have very nearly the population
that New Jersey has, and they have had prohibition for
years, while New Jersey always had license.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02

Eighth: That the suppress crime of the saloon is to
license it.
The most foolish argument of all Would you suppress
bling prostitution aduteaton OF food stealing any other
crime by licensing it?
Ninth That moderate drinking is beneficial and heahfu
Experience experiment scientific investigation modern med
ca practice proves demonstration that Intoxicating drink
in the smallest degree is always injurious.
Tenth You can't reform people by law. That umptuary
laws right That you can't say by law what anybody
shall eat drink.
This is favorte argument with saloon and their work
This evasion of the question The pohbory liquor
law doesn't pretend to punish for drinking unless he
gets drunk makes disturbance and then the punishment
is for the disturbance and not for the drinking 1t is the sell
ing and the drinking that the law Furnishes The prohib
against adueraed food and diseased does not
punish for eating them but does punish the seller
and all the people say The law doesn't try to convert
Christianity but does and punish for
disturbing religious meeting where being converted
Alfred Me-. July 81 B. C. JORDAN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02
Senator Frye Opposed Reciprocity

A friend of the Kennebec journal
asks public statement of the position
of Senator William p. Frye in the final
vote on the passage of the "reciproci-
ty' bill. In the Congressional Record
of July %. recording the vote i'm the
United States Senate, we find the fol-
lowing paragraph that fixes beyond
question Senator Fryes opposition.
first, last and all the time, to the
measure:
Mr.. Bacon (when his name was
cailed). / have a general pair
with the senior Senator from
Maine (Mr Frye). | am instruct
ed by him to say that, if he were
present, he would vote against the
passage of the bill / transfer my
pair with him to the Senator from,
Tennessee (Mr. Lea), who if pres
ent, would vote for the passage of
the bill. and the Senator from
Maine. as stated, would vote
against the passage of the bill |
myself. the transfer | have stated
having been made, vote yea"
To satisfy any further doubt con
corning the position of the Maine del
egation in Congress on this measure
it may be stated that every Republi-
can member of both houses, has OPP
posed the arrangement from the time
it was introduced ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02

Albert Hitchings, the big Auburn
lumber dealer, has purchased upwards
of 100000 feet of standing timber in
Sagadahoc county the larger part be-
ing in Georgetown. George L. Stan
wood of South Weymouth. Mass. has
bought the 5O-acrc farm and woodlands
10 Westport. formerly owned by Leon
ard Cressey, and will use it for a sam
mer home. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanwood
have arrived at Westport for the sum-
mer, and plan many improvements on
their property
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02
The Helpful Swimming Pool.
(Brockton Enterprise.) Il

IBTOcKtOn EnteFpTlse.J
There may be something in that ar
gument that the swimming pools de-
crease crime. Certainly a lad who on
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02
steadying the AeropIane.

IPIttsburg Dlspatch.J =.
If the aeroplane is ever to become
popular with timid people it will be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02
Wednesday, August 2. 1911.

The weakest among US has a gift,
however seemingly trivial, which
is peculiar to him. and which,
worthily used. will be a gift also
TO his race-Ruskin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02

Bait is scarce in Portland, says the
Press Ii is almost as scarce among
the fishermen as 1t was last year. The
Massachusetts fishermen are floeking
this way to get supply and there is
no. enough to go around, by any
means. Bluebacks are being caught
around Boothbay in large quantities,
hut not nearly enough to supply the
demand
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02

No notice whatever viii be taken of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held response
BILE for the preservation or return OF
=. rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publish
ers. Augusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02

The Pine street Methodist church is
soon to change its name and within a
short time that we'll known Portland
church will adopt the designa ton OF
the Hamilton Methodist Episcopal
church. in honor of Rev. j. W. HamiI-
ton D. D. resident bishop of New
England who has been an influential
factor in the effort to free the church
from debt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02

resorts down at the mouth of the KEN
nebee.
The evening world., 1911-11-27
THREAT TO KILL
HIS WIFE MADE
BY PATTERSON
Witnesses at Murder Trial Give
Testimony Favoring the
Woman Prisoner.

DENVER. Col, Nov. T.-when tn,
trial of Gertrude Gibson Patterson for
the alleged murder OF her husband
Charles A. Patterson. was resumed to.
day. the defendant. composed. but show.
ing traces Of the nervous collapse which
succeeded her release from cross-ex-
aminetson Saturday. was In court. II
had been feared that her condition
might render II impossible to proceed
With b case at this time.
Rose Gard and ida Kelly, woman
prisoners. werc called by the defense
and stated thst when Mrs. Patterson
was brought to tho JAN they saw a
bruiss on her Cheek. where she -says
her husband struck her on the day
Of the shooting. On cross-examlnation
Mis- Kelly stated she had talked with
Miss Gard about their impending testi-
mony. hut Miss Gard denied this.
wallis v. Eiliott, the Dissatisfaction
ney, who acted for Mrs. Patterson in
her divorce proceedings and for that
reason turned tho prosecution over to
The evening world., 1911-11-27

Horace q. Benson. was the next Wit
ness.
At the time he drew up Mrs. Patter-
sons complaint against her husband
Mr.. Elliott declared that the former
bore evidence OF assault in bruises on
her face and neck and abrasions OF
the skin.
Police Matron Mary J. Pate testified
that Mrs. Patterson's left cheek wa,
swollen IN the day she waS brought to
the jail. Mrs. Nettle White stated that
she had witnessed an assault by Pat.
terson on his wife In the streets Of this
city last July. Witness demonstrates
With Patterson and suggested calling q
policeman. but. she said, Mrs. Pntter.
son replied:
mo. don't 40 that: he's sick"
Patterson declared to the would-bt
peacemaker that hi wouid do what he
liked with his wife.
Patterson bungalow, testified overnear.
ing portions OF a quarrel between rat.
tefson and the defendant last septem.
Der, nine days before the homicide
Patterson's last words on this occa sLor
were:
- you. I will kill you"
Have you talked with any one about
this7' asked Attorney Benson on cross
examination.
with anybody who cared to listen.
I guess" came the reply.
The evening world., 1911-11-27

Court airsa6y has their testimony IN
writing, sworn to and signed"
The defense had expected TO so into
q full hearing OF the case. With all the
witnesses on the stand. Just - though
no previous proceeding a been held.
The Justices holding limits h defense
20 cross examining the witnesses upon
such matters e. have already been made
= part Of the record.
A large crowd was in the courtroom
when the cases were called. Most of
the spectators thought Justice scudder
might make some reference TO the at
tempt that failed TO take the case
from his court by hebeas corpus. He
disappointed the audience.
There was no hitch In the proceed
ings. The defendants had been notified
Of the amount os bail they must sive
and came prepared. District-Attorney
De witt ala not orer any objection to
a con ,nusnce. The case will be called
ct 10 o'clock next Tuesday morning,
when the defense will have To do the
best u can with n one-sided defense ~
opposed to the one-sided prosecution
that preceded.
The evening world., 1911-11-27
ARE YOU FREE
FROM

Headaches. Colds, indigestion.
Pains. Constipation. Sour Stomach.
Diznnessa II you are MOI. he most
elective. promps and pleasant
method Of getting nd Of them i 70
take. now and then. a desersspooa-
ful Of he ever relreshns and truly
beneficial laxative rmedy-Syrup
Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA. Iii
wei Known throughout the world
- he best Of family laxative rene.
6es. because il stis 80 gently end
strengthens naturally without IN.
tAting he system in any way.
To get it, beneficial elects / I
always necessary 70 buy he ssnu-
me. manufactured BY tie Califqmis
Fig Syrup Co, bearing the mans
Of de Company. plainly printed o.
he 'front.' Of every psekaes.
The evening world., 1911-11-27
RELIGION COMES EASIER
ON SHIP THAN ASHORE.
Count de Vaya Sets UP an Altar
Aboard and breaches in Eight
Languages.

when h Cunard iiner Uitonta got
In to-day. Count Way de Vays. Lord
Abbott OF the Hungarian town OF 81.
Martins, who was a passenger, de-
ciared NE had instituted an innovation
In ocean travel by setting up his church
aboard ship. Count de veya wore his
priestiy robes ana an Immense gold
chain and cross. and he carried with
him an altar. sacred vessels and all the
necessary accessories for conducting
chapel services.
Il. For the past nve years the Hunearian
priest has been v%oyaging about, preach
ing to immigrants, Ne has crossed the
Atlantic nifty times. preaching IN eight
different languages. On the same ship
he win hold services In several different
languages, and he declared to-day Il
was much easier 10 awaken the relig-
lous conscience aboard ship than ashore.