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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17

knocked down. He arose slowly, IN
dignantlv and protesting: Il thought
this was land of personal liberty!
so II is" retorted the American, but
vour liberty ends where my nose be-
gins"
And true it is that when one mans
liberty to drink interferes with any
other mans person, business or peace
of mind. it ceases and he becomes
subject to majority law.
When public sentiment virtually
repeats laws" it is done only through
the majority vote. The pub
lie sentiment of few boozers and
sellers of booze, a few characterless
politicians in the pay of the rum trust.
and a lot of the friends of these
classes cannot repeal majority rule.
Maine has just decided (by majority
expression of ONLY her voters) that
public sentiment" is not with the
rum trust If the people could ALL
have voted, the rum crowd would
have been buried.
Horace Greeley said: TO sell
drink for a livelihood is bad
enough but for whole COM
munity to share the responsibility
and guilt for such traffic seems
worse bargain than that of Eve
or of Judas. What temperance
men demand is not regulation of
tbs liquor traffic, but its des-
truction; not that its evils be
circumscribed or yelled, but that
they be to the extent of the
States ability utterly eradicated."
President Lincoln said: THE
most effeetual remedy would be
the passage of law altogether
abolishing the liquor traffic.
There must be no more attempts
to regulate the cancer, it must be
eradicated.'
The people of Maine today are de-
not only the effacement of
booze politicians but the eradication
of the evil. Mr.. Stelzle is one of the
advance guard of reinforcement of the
anti-booze army.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17

officers were elected: Superintendent.
Carleton T., Turner: assistant super
intendent, Warren w. Weber; secrc-
tary and treasurer, Mrs. Sylvia Alien.
librarian, Maurice Gordon; organist.
Miss Ruby Carson: teachers, Harri-
son w. Weber. Mrs. Edna Carson,
Mrs Sanford Gordon and Mrs. Lucy
Harmon. District superintendent, G.
ID. Holmes is expected to preach the
21st and hold quarterly conference the
following evening. The pastor, II. G.
Glidden will hold evangelistic meet
ings all the week commencing Jan. 10,
assisted by brethren from New Sha-
ron.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17
Disguised Thousands.

For a full half century we have seen
Republican officials selling tile birth
right of our people to the devotees of
vice and shame. During all these
years the leaders of the Democratic
party have gone up and down our
State proelaiming that as long as a
law is on the statutes it should be
enforced. At last we took them at
their word Thousands of men, like
myself, voted the Democratic ticket
last year, hoping to secure at least
some slight betterment of conditions.
When too late we have found that we
have been buncoed far worse than
ever before. We jumped from the
devil only to land in the deep sea.
Take the condition of Lewiston as
one example. Never was there such
d reign of corruption and public de-
bauchery as We now see. Rumshops
are wide open on every side. gambling
joints keep their watchers at the out
side door to entice young men to their
ruin, while braZen-faced derDi-monde
ply their trade on our public streets
without even rebuke from consti-
tuted authorities. Thugs and Grim
inals are almost immune as they hold
up men or knock down women. Every
element and sign that mark the decay
of a people are now in our midst.
Public debauchery has now reached a
point where sdecent people are becom-
ing alarmed even for their personal
safety. When the baser elements con-
troll either nation, state or eommun-
ity, ruin and dissolution are not far
away,-Prof. l.. c. Bateman.
1t will occur to thousands OF read
ers that Prof. Bateman, as an out
spoken citizen who knows the public
pulse of Maine, is voicing sentiment
that is daily becoming stronger. Prof.
Bateman is a Patron of Husbandry
and is called as public speaker and
a newspaper man into every part OF
Maine He hears the voice of the peo-
pie and has no selfish purpose to serve
in telling the truth about the govern
ment which he helped to elect. He is
disappointed and Disguised. He sees
| an opportunity of his party thrown tc
| the dogs by a few INSCRIPTIONS lead
L
ers.
Prof. Bateman knows that had the
Democratic party of Maine stood vi
squarely and honestly for enforcement,
| of the laws of the State and reason.
ably sane handling of the States af.
| fairs, the people might have retained
| them in power indefinitely. Instead
he sees a reign of disregard of Law
| and debauchery of the peoples right:
that puts to shame even the wors
and most partisan charges against al
legged Republican rings.
| Prof. Bateman speaks the feelings
of thousands of Maine men who voted
the Plaisted ticket who realize tina
they were fooled by promises neve
intended To be kept. Prof. Batemal
and these thousands know that thei
desires and interests have bee
thrown aside for the filthy dollars O
an outside tempter; that the Demo
cratic party of Maine is going int
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17

Whether the mammoth "skyscrap-
ers' of the Wall Street district are
really freproof has always been a
subject of discussion in New York, and
the destruction of the Equitable Life
Building has aroused new interest
in the question. People are asking if
all the big downtown buildings could
be Quilted by fire as easily as this one
was. The architects and engineers
say the best of the buildings could not,
but several thousand men and women
who work ten or more stories above
ground are feeling uneasy Since the
Equitable disaster. 1t is certain that
many a "skyscraper' boastfully pro-
claimed fireproof would be burned out
if a fire ever got start, because of
the open elevator shafts. which would
act as fues, and the tons of wood
used as trim" Baltimore and San
Francisco fires showed that it was
not enough for a building to have
steel frame and brick or stone walls.
Wood inside the buildings fed the
flames and even the steel frames
crumpled and collapsed in the intense
heat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17
SOMERSET.
PALMYRA.

Mrs. r. II. Farnham passed few
days, last week, with friends in Pitts
field.
The last quarterly conference of the
NJ. Il. church was held at the village
church, Thursday afternoon.
Rev. n. Il. Pearson of Pittsfield was
a guest at II. G. Johonnett's, on
Thursday.
Il. Walker Mckeen Of Fryeburg will
speak at the Pomona Grange Pal
myra. Wednesday, Feb. I, upon The
Construction of Home made Stave
Siios" and also on The Production
of Home Grown Dairy feeds"
Rev. L. b. Phelan of Ash Point was
a guest, Wednesday and Thursday, at
the home of Mrs Alvin Howes.
Mrs Mary Gerald is in quite poor
health, this winter
The home of Frank Raymond mar
rowly escaped being burned, recent
~, on account of a defective chimney.
but the fire was fortunately discov-
cred before much Roadway had been
made.
The next meeting of the Union Grange
will be held al Palmyra for an all-day
meeting, Jan. II.
Mrs Amelia Randlett of Pittsfeld is
visiting at II. b. Towles
Among the visitors at +. W. Thomp.
sons during the week were c. T.. Thomp-
son of Auburn. f. T. Palmer of Skowhe'
gan and Mrs. Minnie Robinson of New
port.
D. s. Emerson of South St Adams, who
is recovering from a long Illness of ty-
phoid fever, is very grateful to many Of
his friends for a post card shower, on
New Years day.
+. w. Thompson and Linwood Badger
are on the sick list
The Woman's Wednesday Club met
Jan. 10. at the home of Mrs. S. S. Seek
ms. The following program was pre-
scented: Music, chorus; roll call; quota,
tons: biographical sketch of II. w
Longfellow, Mrs. o. l.. Blaisdell; duet
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Davis; Gleanings
from Longfellow, Mrs. S. B. Millett
song, Miss Josephine Miller; "Longfel-
lows Writings Universally Read ane
Loved" Mrs. A. Il. Smith: duet, Mrs
Seekins and Mrs. Miller; poem, Miss Mil
Ter; music, Iva Seekins: Favorite Poems
club; song, chorus Delicious refresh
| ments were served and fine time enjoy
ed.
DETROIT.
j. W. Bean is in Boston, this week,
| on business.
Charles Bowman is quite i'll at his
| home on the North road.
Mrs. Elizabeth Plummer is reported
as some better at this time.
The Good Cheer Club will meet with
| Mrs. Harold Prince. Saturday. jan
20. at p. M.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17
JACkMAN.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Sterling are rejoic-
ing over the birth of a son, born Jan. Il.
f. C. Bass is working on II P. Nc
Kenney's log hauler.
Miss Beatrice Holden, who has been
sick for five weeks with rheumatic fever.
is a little better at this writing.
II. l., Colby made trip to Lake Par
lin, last week.
Clarence BARLEY Is in Portland at
tending business college.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17
Voices Of the State Press.

If YOU feel that you must practice
economy why not cut out Florida
strawberries at IS cents Il box?-Ex-
press and Advertiser.
IL was great victory that the Itai-
ians won in that naval battle. Some
thing like the Battleship Connecticut
having it out with the Bernie and
Bessie or the Robert and Carr of the
local fieet.-Portland Press.
There are three or four obscure
Democrats who have not yet been
featured as a presidential possibility.
-Biddeford Journal.
While the distribution of parts of
the wreck of the Maine is being made,
1t would be fitting for the State for
which the battleship was named to
secure some memorial The main
mast is to be set up in Arlington
National -Bddeford Record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17
Wednesday, January II, 1912.

The universe pays every man in
his own coin. IL you smile 1t
smiles upon you in return; If you
frown, you will be frowned at;
if you sing you will be invited in
to gay company; If you think you
will be entertained by thinkers;
and if you love the world and
earnestly seek for the good that is
therein, you will be surrounded by
loving friends. --Zimmermann.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17
Why The Saloon Should Live.

The Gideon Answers:
l. Because of moral upift the community. %
e. Because of its purifying effect politics. %
such a law-abiding institution %
its much their %
Because drinking helps good job and keep %
Because it busness-fo the and the
agent (0
Because drunkards-the finished productnake such
good husbands and loving fathers, o.
make safer and better places
boys girls grow in. %
O. ghtmnded fathers and mothers that their
bows may become saloon-keepers. %
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oblivion in 1912 because of the greed
lack of honesty, and pig-headed tao
tics OF a few leaders.
Prof. Bateman and these Disguised
thousands are looking to the Repubh-
cans of Maine to select men for Office
the people but give unqualified as
surance that the wishes Of an aroused
public are to be respected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17
Prohibition Has Been Enforced.

Touching an expression of Charles
Sickle, with the group of workers for
the Men and Religions Forward
Movement at Portland, the Waterville
Sentinel says:
There are in Portland number of
social organizations which pay license
order that the business of a retail liquor
dealer may be carried on in their prem
iseS. IL the officers of these clubs, or the
stewards, as the case may be, hold led
eral tax receipts and direct the sale of
liquor by the club servants, then, certain
~, the responsibility must be shared by
the general membership of the clubs.
the friends and allies of anarchists? If
SO, he might find in that category, some
who are prominent in the very movement
of which he is spokesman.
When Mr.. StelZle speaks of the cas-
with which the prohibtory law may be
enforced, he overlooks the fact that pub
lie sentiment often has the force of law
and sometimes, as, notably, in the case
of parts of the Sunday laws, it virtually
repeats law. In Portland, as in other
Maine cities. the conditions which result
In the failures of prohibition are due to
public sentiment which is not confined
TO any one class in the community We
assume that Mr. Stelzle would not urge
partial enforcement of the prohibitory
statutes We assume that he would have
the law enforced against rich and poor
would find the problem of making pro-
bibition prohibit very much more intri-
cate and troublesome than he seems to
think it is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17

The Persian storm center shifts
from Sinister to Cairns of Skowhegan.
AS usual the American is Johnny on
the spot.-Portland Press.
But Cairns can't claim the palm for
putting SkoWhegan on the map.
Johnny Mooers beat him to it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17

Somebody has resigned at last. Th
Manchus'-Boston Herald.
Then he has a filthy habit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17

That Wilkes Barre man who blew
in" his little fortune masquerading as
a millionaire for a day. must begin
to think he made a fool of himself
il he has any sense.-Eastern Argus.
Spent his last three for newspaper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17

Mr.. w. w. Astor now owns three
London papers. Conditions on the
other side may be different, but from
this distance it looks as though he
were getting ready to make the race
for king the next time there is va
cancy.-Boston Advertiser.
We would rather refrain from ad-
vancing any opinion Aston that.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17

Judge Haley, the presiding justice at
the session of the supreme court now
being held in Saco, has come out in
harsh denuneiation of the liquor sit
uation in York county. A few crisp
sentences, Monday morning, caused a
sensation in the court room and, later
much discussion throughout the city
and Biddeford. Sheriff Emery was
absent from his usual seat and thus
escaped the unflattering remarks con-
corning him and his deputies The
case was that of poor man with q
family of six, in whose home liquor
was found. His attorney pleaded for
release on probation. The county
attorney spoke for light sentence
intimating that he believed the liquors
might have been stored for some SCI
Ter, of whom he declared there were
many in the two cities. You say"
said the Judge, that there is much
liquor selling" 81 am so informed"
replied the county attorney. II see
very little evidence of it brought be-
fore me excepting two or three poor
fellows who have no friends. While
between so and 100 others as you say
are allowed to go scot free and 1--we IN
luxury" said Judge Haley. Here is
q poor man without any previous bad
record his wages being 81 per
week and you ask that he receive
some sort of sentence, while these
others go free. If the statutes allow
and I believe they do I shall place the
man on probation on the nuisance
charge and continue the other
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

Bethlehem LODGE. NO. IS, r. &
a. NJ. Special communication at 7.51 7.
NJ Wednesday. Jau. II. #. {. degree
All sojournne brethren are cordially ill.,
GEORGE a. CoOMBS. ". NJ.
CHAS u WHITE. Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17

Trained horses are not an every day
possession of the citizens of Skowhe-
gan, but Edward Butler has one that
is great help to him in his meat bust
ness. Mr.. Butler is member of the
firm of I.ashon & Butler and Keeps
one of the delivery horses at his barn.
He has to have the horse and pung
at the store early in the morning but
does not need to get there quite SO
soon himself. So the first thing in
the morning, using special device
he has, he pulls a string in the house
which lets hay and grain into the
horses crib. After allowing the horse
sufficient time to eat he goes out and
harnesses him into the pung. opens
the harm door and tells the horse to
go to the store. The horse sets off
without driver at a brisk trot and
allows no children to get into the
pung. When he reaches the store he
neigns for Mr.. Lashon to come out
and blanket him while he has to wait
for the clerk to come who is going to
deliver orders
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17

UNFOLDING its share of new building
by Bangor concerns, the Bangor Pow
er Company, which is now the owner
of the extensive waterpower rights
and property on the PenobScot for
,merly controlled by the Bodwell Wa
ter Power Company, including the big
hydro-electric plant at Milford, and
to which have lately been added the
valuable Basin Mills property and the
privilege at the Neasie dam, has con-
structed the past season a temporary
dam at Gilman Falls on the SILVIA
ter branch of the Penobscot thus com
pleting for a time the concrete dam
begun but left unfinished by the Bod
Well Company, the effect of which is
to greatly increase the flow of the
main river at Old Town and Milford.
Later it will be replaced by perma-
nent work. The Bangor Power Com
pany will next season build a hollow
concrete dam across the river below
the old dam at Veazie, at a cost of
about $1,000 At the power station
in VeaZie, the company is putting in
cycle changer by means of which
1000 or mere additional horsepower
can be turned on to the line transmit
ting power to the Easten Manufacture
ing Conpany's mills at South Brewer.
Many other extensive developments
are under consideration but are await
ing the comprehensive surveys and
resulting reports of the company's en-
gineers.
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And that Maine sits back contented-
ly and waits for some of these pre-
tentious ones to go out and get a
reputation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17
We Can't Help Saying It
A Little Fat.
It's pleasing that Ambassador
Bacon will leave French soil
Because he really wants it so
And not from any "broil.

We're glad indeed no one can say,
From frying pan to fire."
He has avoided every grill
And legged on no ones ire.
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Maine Gossip
The Rhine.


CFrom "Childe Harold" Canto III)
The castled crag of Drachenfels
Frowns DER the wide and winding
Rhine,
Whose breast of waters broadly swells
Between the banks which bear the vine,
And hills all rich with bossomed trees,
And fields which promise corn and
And scattered cities GROWING these
Whose far white walls along them
shine,
With double joy, vert thou with me-
And peasant girls. with deep blue eyes,
And hands which offer early MOWERS,
Walk smiling Ger this paradise;
Above, the frequent feudal towers
Through green leaves lift their walls of
And many rock which sternly lowers,
And noble arch in proud decay.
And many a rock which steeply lowers,
But one thing want these banks OF
Thy gentle hand to clasp in mine!
send the. lilies given TO me,
Though long before thy hand they
touch
k know Ut that 1.-THE they mus must withered be
For | have cherished them as dear
Because they yet may meet thine eye,
And guide thy soul to mine even here
When thou behold'st them dropping
And know'st them gathered by the
Rhine.
And offered from my heart to thine
Byron.
foresterS have presented the plant
ing plan and report of the burned dis
triet of Bangor, as authorized by the
Civic Improvement Committee. 1t is
estimated that the total cost of plac-
ing new trees will be less than S11o0.
"A police of protection, with a forester
for the park department is advocated.
The burning of Grange cottage at
Good win Farm, early last Friday
morning, recalls the fact that a Fair
field man. Hon. L. P. Mayo. was APP
pointed by the Master of the State
Grange Edward Wiggin of Mayesville
to visit the oranges and solicit funds,
with which the cottage was construct
ell in 1897. Mr.. Mayo visited every
grange in the State and at each one
he told the story of Good Will Farm
When he returned home he had
enough funds and subscriptions to
build the cottage. The oranges of the
State regarded Grange cottage as
their pct and ever since it's construc-
ton they have come forward with the
finances for its maintenance. When
the cottage was DESTROYED, last Fri
day. il was occupied by a matron and
fifteen girls, all escaping in safety. 1t
is Mr.. Mayo's opinion that the oranges
of the State will rebuild the cottage
at once, and that the new building
will have many improvements over the
old one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17

"For variety of climate" asserts the
Nashville Banner, Tennessee has
been unexcelled since 1912 set ill.,"
Meanwhile, let it be understood that
New Hampshire has never surrendered
her ancient distinction as headquar-
tiers for climatic variety.-Mancheste
IIniop
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ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER. NO.

Is. O. r. :. Stated meetings the first
Wednesday evening of each month at
80. All members sojourBing in the city
are invited To attend.
ELIZABETH a. THOMPSON, Sec.
rn-w-f If
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TRINITY CoMMANDERY, NO. z, x.
T. Stated conclave at Masonic Temple,
Friday Jan 10, at TO Il. NJ Work IN
the Iliustrious Order of the Red Cross.
All sojourning fraters are cordially in-
vited.
L. ELWOOD JONES, e, G.
TIIOS. II. BODICE, Recorder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17

CAPITAL AERIE NO. 1860, r. o.
Eagles, meets in F. o. e, Hall. 27s Water
St, first and third Monday OF each
month at 8 o'clock.
FRED w. HEFFERNAN, Pres.
GEO. w. JENKINS, Sc.
jan30 m-w-f,tf iIAl
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U. O. G. C., MORRILL, CON-
mandery No. S26, u o. c.. G. Regular
meeting second and fourth TUESDAY even
ings at 73O o'clock at Golden Cross hall
JOHN A. GARDNER. n. Z.
LETTIE J.. WING, X. r.
~, w. e. cLouGH' T. K. r.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-08-01

ed every day in the year in these
plants. 1t is a magnificent industry
scarcely understood by the average
Washingtonian. This cement is all
shipped in sacks, four sacks to the
barrel, and freight cars are being
loaded at all times during the day.
Great improvements of these plants
are going on at all times although
more than one million dollars has
already been invested there. 1t is
said these beds of limestone clay are
inexhaustable and one can readily
believe this who sees the work that
has been done and is being done at
this point.
Queen among the cities OF this
valley is Mount Vernon, the city on
the banks of the Skagit river. Locat-
ed in the center of this magnificent
agricultural country made possible by
the miles and miles Of rich agri-
cultural soil, prosperity abounds.
In no section of the United States
are farms more probable. In no sec
tion of the United States are the
farmers more progressive. Poverty
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-08-01

is unknown, optimism reigns supreme.
Leading all this feeling OF optimism
and in reaplng wealth from the valley.
are the people of Mount Vernon.
They have built a beautiful city with
paved streets, splendid hotels, splen-
did school houses and churches and
have evidences of an upto-date,
prosperous and progressive American
settlement.
The editor, who is the writer OF this
article, was one of those who enjoyed
the hospitality of the people OF the
Skagit Valley at the State Editorial
meeting held at Mount Vernon and
takes this means of publicity express
ing to them his gratitude for the
splendid manner in which the associa-
ton was treated at that meeting.
They are a class of people who are
a credit to any American community.
They are proud of their valley; are
proud of their city, and the state
should be proud of such progressive
and up-to date community. Long
may It live and always may it prosper