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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-30
Widespread misunderstanding;
The Names of Candidates for
u. S. Senator NOT on Ballots.

Letters from sections Maine show voters of
parties have been confused by the primary law Many
think that because they had the privilege of voting for their choice
nominee for the United States Senate the primaries that they will
find the of Hon Edwin Bugh and Hon Obadiah Gardner
ON the ballots at September election.
We would the leaders of both parties to make this plain the
voters of every town and city of Maine.
As the successful candidate the primaries Edwin c. Buregh
the candidate of the Republican party before the Legislature
precisely nominated Legislative that time
In like manner Obadiah Gardner the Legislative Democratic
candidate.
the regular Republican nominees for State
representatives Legislature will be for Edwin c. Buregh
for United States
for the regular Democratic nominees to the Legislature
will be for Obadiah Gardner
The Buegh Gardner will NOT appear ballots
Sept O.
The Legislature elects the United States senator succeed
Obadiah Gardner who is filling the unexpired term of Senator
Frye
the straight Republican ticket you will Buegh
for
Republican should remember that every possible Republican
of the Legislature should be elected if Maine Repub-
ean Congress winter 1t is duty which Republicans
themselves that voter to the polls Sept
If the of Maine tired and sick and ashamed of the
affairs in the last years let them that
Republican, Legislature elected well Republican Governor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-30
Inadequate.


The statement put forth by Post
MASTER General Hitchcock, setting
forth the manner in which the no-Sun-
day-mail requirement is to be met by
the department, is by no means salts
factory. He points to certain incl
dents of the service in which he can
partially avoid the absolute prohibi-
ton intended; but these do not cover
the broad necessities of the situation.
For instance, he will instruct post
masters, ION application, to have their
employees sort out in emergency cases
Sunday letters of special Importance.
But who wants his mail sorted out
BY postal clerks? Every one of US
wants all of his snail, at the time
when it ought to reach JUS, without
passing the scrutiny, of handlers as TO
it's special Importance. How can
they discriminate? Here is paterna-
lism in the public service pushed TO a
climax of preposterous absurdity.
Better accept the puerile explanation
of James r. Mann of Chicago, Repub-
lican leader in the House, who offered
the idiotic amendment to the postotilce
appropriation bill and carried 1t
through. II know said he, from
personal experience that one can get
along all right without Sunday mail.
For years L have declined to receive or
open mail on Sunday; not from reli-
gious standpoint, but because 1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-30
People Are Running Campaign.

OTHER financial troubles also beseI
Chairman Philbrook. In previous years
certain leading Republicans of affiu-
enee have been depended upon for
heavy contributions. These men in
the spring favored the denomination of
the President, and they blame William
T. Haines and the old machine for not
checking the movement which resulted
in the election of Roosevelt delegates
to the Chicago convention. They are
with Mr.. Taft now and they do not be-
lieye Candidate Haines is.
Therefore they have refused to sup
ply the funds for Il campaign which
they declare is not with and design
of aiding in the reelection of the can
didacy of the Republican National con
vention.--Boston Globe correspondence
from Augusta.
If this were wholly true. it would
seem to indicate that with all the
rumored Republican divisions and jeal-
ousies and lack of funds to fight with.
the Democrats are nightly scared and
desperate for fear the people, without
any organization, are going to rise up
and give Pattangall- Plaistedfsm an
everlasting wallop. We shall see, one
week from next Monday
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Marshall and Trusts.
portland Press.l

Again at Augusta Governor Mar
she'll gave his plan for remedying the
trust evil. 1t is in some respects a
new and original plan. Forfeit the
charter of every corporation in a
trust says the Governor. A few
revocations and a few shaved heads
will take the swelling out of some for
tunes and warn others not 10 swell.
There is another solution. Make the
lawyer who counsels. aids, abets or
advises the formation of a trust, criin-
inally liable" This goes ahead of the
Baltimore platform. The platform de-
mands the vigorous enforcement OF the
existing antitrust law and It's
amendment so as to make it impossl-
BILE for a private monopoly to exist in
the United states. And this is to be
done by. putting ON prohibitions ana
penalties through tine interstate COM
merce power But kGovernerns Mar
shall says, Revoke the charters.
How is he going to do it, when the
charters are granted by States? 1t IS
a singular proposition to come from 4
States rights man. Governor wilson
is more cautious. He has made no
such radical propositions He has not
predicted revolution by force. He has
not threatened to shave the head OF
Thomas f. Ryan and put him in a
striped suit The Governor is letting
himself go too freely. He has given
free reins TO his ina gination. 1T he
is not careful he viii cause embarass-
ment to his running mate.
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Gardner Says He Didn't Speak a
Scion.
(Belfast Repubiican JournaD

belfast Republican JournaD
One of the encouraging signs of the
campaign is that while the Republican
meetings are largely attended, and en-
thusiastic, the reverse is generally
true of the Democratic meetings. In
North Arson recently Senator Gard
ner and S. w. Gould were scheduled to
speak, and arriving on the hour they
waited for AM audience. After bedtime
had arrived for most of the people in
that town, and no one appearing to
listen to the orators, they were obliged
to go. The next night they were as
signed for Scion. and there were SIN
people and dog present We hear
of one Democratic speaker who vas
called off from speaking in his own
county where it was felt that his mere
presence would be- prejudical, and he
was sent to places where ne was less
well known.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-30
LAKE VIEW.

very pretty church wedding took
place at the Union church in Lake View
at 2 O'Clock Monday afternoon, when a
large party of guests witnessed the .mar-
riaee of Miss Alma Harding, a popular
and talented young lady of Shelburne,
N. s., to Elwood Eugene Marden we'll
known Lake View resident and business
man. being employed IN the office of the
American Thread CO.. The church was
beautifully decorated in golden glow,
golden rod and ferns, and the ceremony
took place beneath an arch worked out
in that effect. The bride and groom en-
tered at the strains Of the wedding
march from Lohengrin, played by ?.
Gordon Emery, nshered by Mr. Guy
Palmer. friends of both. The. single ring
service was impressively performed py
Rev. Henry Pringle. pastor OF the 1allo
BAPTIST church. The bride, who was
given away by her brother-in-law, Frank
Wright, was beautiful picture III her
gown of white messaline and bridal veil.
She carried a bouquet of large white
roses Following the ceremony, refresh
ments were served at the residence or
her sister, Mrs Frank Wright, consist
ing of ice cream and cake and served by
Miss Pearl f1amlen, Miss Eunice Emery,
Miss Leah York, Guy Palmer, Gordon
Emery and Earl York.
n The couple received wedding presents
in great profusion and variety, including
silver. cut glass, linen and house fur-
nishings for their new home.
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Thus. notwithstanding "a taxes
are already too high" THE Team" "
driven in this instance it is universally
understood by the $4,000 attorney gen.
leral, raised the tex rate To six mills,
after a rate of five mills had been
reported by committee of the legis-
lature, and the bill fixing that rate
had even reached the Governors office.
(2.) I'VE must spend less of the peo-
pies money" but according TO the re-
port of the Democratic treasurer of
state for 1911. they spent s4,51S,4 7415
last year, as contrasted with Ss,SS9,-
561.72 in 1909, the last legislative year
under Republican management.
81 "rhe direct taxes must not be
increased but they assessed a direct
tax in 1911 of s2,712, 641.sS. as against a
direct tax in 1909 of 1926. s61.55.
All the bouquets the Governor ear
throw.-and he is an adept, and all
the sarcasm the attorney general can
invent-and he is an expert-wiil mot
blind the tax payers to the actual con-
ditions.
Facts speak louder than flowers. and
tax bills are more eloquent than talk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-30
Halibut Was Twice CAUGHT.

The Portland Press tells story OF
an incident which happened during a
recent trip of the Gloucester. fishing
schooner Avalon, which is decidedly
ont of the ordinary. Here it is. Two
years ago, one of the crew of the
Avalon brought up baby halibut on
his trawl while fishing on Green
bank The fish weighed about IL
pounds, and was thrown overheard.
Before releasing the fish. however, the
fisherman cut the initials Il. r.
plainly upon its back and nothing
more was thought of the incident. a
few weeks ago. while fishing on West
ern bank, some of the crew We're sur
prised when halibut was hoisted
on heard, bearing the familiar initials
IL. r." Instantly some of the crew
recalled the incident of two years ago
which nearly had been forgotten, and
singularly enough the fish had been
caught again by the crew of the same
craft To give an idea how fast hall
ibut will grow, the baby is FOUNDER OF
two years ago had grown TO four
times his former size, tipping the
scales at so pounds.
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Gee Whiz!

According to the Patten correspon-
dent of the Millinocket Journal, they
had a thunder shower over in Patten,
last week, that must have been the
real thing. He says: Patten was vis-
tied by che of the most terrific thun-
der showers Thursday evening that
has ever visited this town since it be-
gan to make history. None tof its
Oldest inhabitants can remember OF
such vivid lightning and such deafen-
ing crashes of thunder which lasted
some two or three hours. The new
house that is being built by FL. A,
Crommett for Frank Huston was hit
the bolt entering at the top of the
chimney and passing down through
the whole structure damaging the
house to the amount of fifty dollars
Insured. A bolt struck a post few
feet from the corner of T. b. Gardner
barn. Another bolt struck in the trot,
ting park"
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A Voice From Blanket Lane.

The Belfast Republican Journal pub
fishes the following communication
which speaks for itself:
To the Editor of the Journal: The
Democratic voters on X. L. ID. ), stock
ton Springs, from Mt. Heagan to SANDY.
point all wear a sour face because OF
the way they have been treated by CON
gresham Samuel w. Gould, Blanket
Lane is IL miles from Standpoint
while we at Blanket Lane get only one
mail a day and that only by an effort
Our mail from October up to July Goes
not connect with the tram az M Seo 9atte9
Ioffee II hours When we mail letter
Saturday it remains in the postohice az
Stockton. 4S hours, when i should pc on "a
petitioned to have our mail reguiatea.
one of Prospects leading Democrats
sent a petition to Representative samuel
W. Gould in Congress, with lSi names,
asking to have our mail route changed
back to Bucksport. Early last spring
A. r. Quimby drove over the route ana
notified the people that our man route
had been changed back to Bucksport ana
that the rural carrier had peen notinea
to take his mail from Bucksport- aIter
the first of May. Everybody on the route
was satisfied and was waiting Tor our
mail to come from the Bucksport post
|ofice But while we were waiting few
to be Democrats sent Sam Gould re-
nonstrance, telling him he must stop
the change of the r. f. ID. route; That it
must be kent at Stockton, as it would be
a great damage to the town II the
change was made by taking large
amount out of the village. The people Of
Rlanket Lane have tried to find one per-
son on the route who signed the remon-
STRANGE and have failed to do SO. Capt;
| A. A. CHM wrote the Hon. ;. W. Gould
asking him II he would kindly send him
COPY Of the remonstrance, but did not
receive a satisfactory reply One Of
Blanket Lanes old standard democrats
| ignored sam Gould cannot get that
mans vote at any price, and lot more
Twill 90 with him. We are sure that the
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Trials of Early kennebec Settlers.

Lewiston Journal Few people in
these days realize the condition and
priyations of the early settlers of the
state. The plantation of Frankfort
was incorporated as Pownalborough,
Feb. 10, 1860. The town included the
territory of the present towns of Dres-
den, Wiscasset,. Alma and Swan Is
land. The act of incorporation was
passed through hastily that the town
might be made the shire of Lincoln
county. The settlement numbered
about $50 families. They were desti-
tute of religious or secular instruc-
tions. were very ignorant and in gen
eral so poor that their families suf-
fered for necessary food and clothing.
They lived mostly in miserable huts.
half of which were without chimneys.
Many of the children were obliged to
go barefoot through the winter and
were destitute of necessary clothing.
Many people were without other beds
than heap of straw" and whose
families had hardly anything to sub
sist upon except roasted potatoes. In
1862. there were seven log huts at
Cushnoc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-30
Their Record VS.. Their Rhetoric


In his inaugural address, stuffed full
Of figures and Astounding in phrases
called from his campaign speeches,
Coy. Plaisted said:
Taxes are already too high. We
must spend less of the peoples money.
The direct taxes must not be in
creased
How little heed the Legislature OF
1af1 gave these fiowery admonitions Of
His Excellency, it is now a very sim
pie matter to ascertain. Indeed. there
is so little evidence. IN the results OBJ
tanned, that the Legislature gave an.
heed to them. that there is a genera
suspicion that it received private ad'
vices from the Executive Chamber O
an altogether different tenor. 9TH,
Team" had been pulling togethe
with great success and it had plan
all laid for further trials Of its cohe
sive strength.
Plaisted OF Kennebec, Governor, SO,
coo: Pattangall of kennebec. Attorne
General. $1,000; Davis of Kennebe
Secretary OF State, $500; johnson {
Kennebee. United States Senator. s75o'
The state never had a closer corpor
alton within its borders and a
financed from without it's borders.
But there were other interests 10 I
taken care of and 1t takes money
take care Of them.
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CAM BRIDGE.

At the regular Masonic meeting, Tues
day evening, the Third degree was
worked and fine supper served. WISH
tors from IS different lodges were pres
ent. Il. b. Packard of Pacific Lodge.
Exeter, ID. ID. GIN. was present. Near
" 100 visitors and members were out.
Augustus Brown has returned home
from Camp Benson.
Mrs Aurilla Ring and two children Of
Middletown, Conn, are in town.
ID. b. Whitney and family have re-
turned from their auto trip to Luncn-
berg Mass.
About 100 We're out to the mask pie So
cal at Grange hail, Saturday evening.
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pisces favored for the location of the
proposed summer school of the Church
OF the New Jerusalem. which was one
of the principal topics at the annual
meeting of the Maine Association OF
the Church of the New Jerusalem held
Saturday and Sunday with the Frye
burg Society. Sunday Rev. +. \.
Stone. the president of the association
named the following committee to con-
slider the plans for the establishment
of q summer school in Maine: w. A.
Robinson, Arlington, Mass: Miss
Moses, Bath; Rev. Herbert c. Small,
Portland; Rev. ]. +. Warren, Cam
bridge. Mass; DIR. W. H. Haskell,
Bridgton
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THE POLITICAL TIDE
Daily Evidence from Kennebec Journal Exchanges
Marking the Sweep Toward Republieansn

thought there was one day in the week
when | thought l was entitled TO be
free from any requests coming through
the MALL
In order to relieve Mr.. Mann, the
Postmaster-Gen might issue orders
to stop all of that statesman's mail
from Saturday TO Monday, allowing
everyone else to be served as usual.
That would be an adequate remedy
for condition which now stands
without precedent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-30

The groom presented Mr.. Emery with
pearl tie pin in taken of his service and
Mr.. Palmer with a fountain pen, also his
present to the bride was travelling bag
and sj4yer mesh bag.
After a brief wedding trip, Mr. ana
Mrs Marden will be at home, recelving
after the middle of September Among
the out-of-tewil guests at the Wedalns
were: II, $. Marden of Vassalboro.
father of the groom, Mrs. Henry Prpgie'
Miss Jean Monroe, and Mr.. ana Mrs.
Ralph johnson of Milo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-30
ESTABLISHED 1895
Friday. August 80, 1912.
Withdrawal of Mr.. Gardner.

Again, at East Vassalboro, Wednes-
day evening. Senator Obadiah Gard
ner promised to withdraw as a candi-
date. Several times in his campaign
Mr. Gardner has taken similar ground
but with a different excuse. The first
time we heard OF it he was quoted as
saying that if he had not accom-
plished more in the few weeks ne had
been in Congress than Congressman
Burleigh did in his II years. he
tGardner1 would withdraw as candi-
date. At East vassalboro Mr., Gard
ner said he would withdraw as n
candidate if Governor BurIeigh in all
his public life had offered measure
of as great Importance as his tGard-
ner's) postal express theft from Eu-
gene V. Debs. he would withdraw as
candidate.
Apparently Mr.. Gardner is awaiting
a decision from his audiences before
he withdraws. 1t is quite possible
that the people are competent to
Judge although Mr.. Gardner may not
think So i They are aikely TO render
their verdict seElsthe 9Th of next month
and do the withdrawing for Mr..
Gardner.
Mr. GaSiner's withdrawal is likely
to be automatic. He need not have
bothered to mention it. Reciprocity
would have .'withdrawn'' Mr.. Gardner
if nothing else had been mentioned.
Liquor license utterances would
have withdrawn Mr.. Gardner, even
had he not said so many other foolish
things on the stump and elsewhere.
The best citizenship of Maine IL
aroused and the people are running
this campaign as they have never run
one before. They are patiently lis
tening to both sides but they are in
telligently sitting the wheat from the
cban.
They passed verdict on the doctrine
of the rum crowd last year. and were
insuIted for il by the Governor him
self and his close political associates.
Now the people will pass upon the
rum crowd itself And they do not
intend to send man to Congress who
would be open to negotiations with the
rum trust because he doesn't believe
in law.
The people of Maine will attend to
the withdrawal of Mr.. Gardner by
electing Republican members of the
Legislature. They may like and adj
mire some of the Democratic candi-
dates for the Legislature, but they are
taking no more chances on THE
Team which says the laws cannot be
enforced.
Mr.. Gardner may as well Withdraw
without pausing to threaten. The
people OF Maine want United States
senator who does not make such ex-
travagant claims and promises AMI
have so little to show for it. They
want a man in the U. S. Senate who,
il opportunity ever offers. will lend
hand in taking Uncle Sam out of the
rum business, instead of using all his
influence to increase and perpetuate
the traffic.
The people Of Maine are soon to
know that If Mr.. GARDNER AND
SENATOR JOHNSON HAD VOTED
FOR REPEAL OF RECIPROCITY,
as any other man whom Maine ever
sent to the U. S. Senate would have
done, THE ACT WOULD HAVE
BEEN REPEALED IN. THIS CON-
CRESS and Maine would have been
free today from it's danger.
But Mr.. Gardner was paired
AGAINST repeal of reciprocity and
MIR. johnson voted AGAINST it.
--<--<ep>->--------
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Stockton parties misrepresented the case
to Gould, but that is no excuse for his
not answering our letters.
Now we will say in conclusion that IL
two or three wealS-backed Democrats
could make the Hon. sam w. Gould
turn down 1874 good citizens. ii shows
that there is a cat in the meal Twenty
years ago we could send letter to BEL
fast, mail it at 10 A. NJ. and at p. NJ.
we could get an answer. Now when the
people on Route write to Belfast 1t
l.. C. CUMMINGS. 4
Blanket Lane. No. 2.
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New Hotel for Bar Harbor.

Railroad people associated with the
New Haven management confirm the
report from Bar Harbor that the
Maine Central and New Haven ROADS
have purchased the Newport hotel
and the adjoining land on the water
front of Ear Harbor.sIt is planned to
revive excursion traffic to Bar Harbor
and To this end big hotel will be
built on this site to be finished in 1914
and managed by the Rickers of Po-
land Spring.
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RIPLEY.

The funeral of Mrs. Sylvia Goodwin
was held, Friday forenoon from the M.
e. church. She was an aged lady, and
had been i'll long time A daughter.
Mrs. L. M. Stafford, and two sous, Ed
Skillings and Calvin Goodwin, with
whom she lived, survive.
Mrs. Maud Graves and little daughter
are visiting relatives here from Dover.
]. S. Laughton is i'll.
Mrs. Dora Hanson was in Dover, last
week. with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Phillips and
Charles Huff of Shirley We're guests at
s.. d. Pages. last week.
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Maine Gossip
Herbert Heath.

THE noblest Roman of them ALL"
We read, Is gone beyond recall
Reverently. we place the wreath
OF immortelles on grave of Heath.
man as brave as Ger was born,
Calm, defiant, amid the storm;
a knight, who kept his armor bright.
with eye of seer, he saw the right:
And in the van, with all his might
lie struck the blows that won the fight.
All honor to this Statesman. dead,
Pillow softly, his weary head;
With kindly thoughts, with mem ries
dear.
With flowers that bring the silent tear
star has set. a great light out,
and yet his name and fame, no doubt,
Miil shine beacon all may see
Far out on times immensely.
IL. A. RAND.
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HE (Senator Obadiah Gardner) re-
ferred to an item in the kennebec
Journal where he spoke in the pres
ence of six men and a yellow dog at
Scion, when in reality he never spoke
there at all."-Waterville Sentinel
Sorry, if we overrated Mr.. Gardeners
crowd at Soloni
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-30

Europe now spells the Big Ditch
with a P.-Boston Herald.
Big Pitch, because it is sticker for
them? OR, Pig Ditch because we did
all the roofing and they did all the
grunting?
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OWLS, AUGUSTA NEST, NO. 1865,
Darby Block. III Water street. Meetings
every first and third Fridays. 81 I0 4
NILES T.. PERKINS, PresldA NJ.
@, II. BANGS, Secretary.
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AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
cusHNoc CHAPTER. r. A.

No. A. Stated convocation at Masonic
Temple, Thursday evening, Sept. 5. Work
ing companions are cordially invited to
attend