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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04
But Republican Legislature InsuTes EIeC'
ton Of Fletcher as Governor About
One-Third Normal Vote at the
New Hampshire Primaries.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Concord. n IL. Sept 3.-The annual
primary elections held throughout the
state, today. lacking contests in all
bait the Republican councillor and SEN
;ttorial districts, brought out only one
third of the normal VOTE judging from
the early returns. The weather con-
tributed to the general apathy, being
cloudy and mueg\ throughout, al
though no rain fell The last polls
did not close until o'clock.
Franklin Worcester III Hollis was
unopposed for the republican nominal
ton for Governor, IS was Samuel ID.
Fellxer, of Rochester who headed the
Democratic ticket
The Progressne party had no part
in the primaries today, but is eX-
peeted to place its candidates on the
November ballots p4 petition.
For the two Confessional nomina-
tions. Cyrus A. SaIiuway of Manches-
ter and Frank 3 Currier of Canaan,
the present Congressman, received the
Republican nominations unopposed,
and Eugene l.. Reed of Manchester
and Raymond B. stevens of landau
We're unoppesed l0r the Democratic
nominations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04
THE WEATHER
FAIR.

Washington, Sept. S.-Forecast for
New England: Probably fair,
Wednesday and Thursday; rising
temperature; light variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04
HONEST JOHN MOOERS
NAILS THEI|FRAME.UP.
Handles Democratic Campaign Canard
Without Cloves Burke Bill Incident
Fully Explained uTke's State
ment tOHim and .Trafton,

put up the Job. Sheriff John A. Moo
ers is respected more than ever.
Many honest Democrats have been
disguested by the dirty trickery so
evident in this movement
John A. Mooers will be the next
sheriff of Somerset. and he will not
be asked, in the next two years, to
tell Boss Pattangall week before he
raids a rum hole, nor will he be ask
ed to hunt criminals with a brass
band. II he chooses to send out men
unknown to keepers of dives, to Sc
cure evidence. he may do SO at county
expense without making frantic the
Governor the attorney general and
the secretary of State.
The blare of the Waterville Sentinel
created a disturbance among honest
men but only until they saw how
flagrantly dishonest was the whole
cowardly attempt
Following are the statements OF
Sheriff Mooers and L. G. Traitor:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04

which had heretofore teen regarded
us strongly Repabhcan. The Demo-
Gratis also derived material benefit
from the apparent dissatisfaction OF
the people with Republican principles
as voiced on the stump by orators,
both from within and from without
the state. Yet the disaffection from
the Republican ranks did not extend
very far beyond the head of the tick
ct. Many towns That showed strong
Progressive tendencies, sent Republic
cans to the Legislature, SO that the
party leaders Were curly assured of n
substantial majority in a joint ballot
for Governor, even though the people
had failed to give Mr.. Fletcher the
majority required 10y law.
The Progressive leaders We're great
1y pleased with the result of the cleo
ton, though their candidate did not
win. 1T was pointed out that the par
ty had gone into the fight with an or
ganization that was new to the po-
litical game.
1t was forced to make up with
notable orators what ii lacked in par
Is management, the new party was
Continued on Page Three.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04
Sworn Statement
OF L. q. TraftOn.

IA r
Mr. Burke told me that while he was
deputy under John Mooers he received
scores of letters from people purport-
ing to be his friends telling him that
unless he resigned his place his build
ing would be burned and his proper
ty destroyed, and he was losing all of
his friends and all of his business He
said that when he accepted the office
he supposed he was 10 do the work Of
a regular deputy; he supposed that
when he went to Jackman. MS Mr..
Mooers had told him at his appoint
ment, that all he was to do was To
get the evidence, and they were going
/ to notify the parties to stop selling
liquor. and were not going to prose-
cute them at all. that they were sim
ply going to put them out Of the bus
mess. aH
asked him then If any of the lead
ers of the party had any objection TO
his serving as deputy under John. 20
yes" he said, they didn't want me
to. The first man that came to nae was
Mr. Donigan of Bingham. He told
me that John had Topped into the
other party. and that l mustn't serve
as deputy under John--I must re-
sign. Up to this time l had supposed
l couldn't resign. Then Mr.. Libby, the
county commissioner, had told me I
must resign my Office. and SO final
iy resigned H#
Mr.. Burke said that the first thing
he did with the bill they are eircu-
lating he went TO his attorney-he
didn't say who the attorney was--and
this attorney told him that he would
get his pay eventually, but he would
have trouble. He next went to Mr..
Lawry, the country treasurer. and
was told the same-that he would
have trouble in getting his pay, but
he would get it eventually. After a
time he called Mr. Libby by teiephone
and spoke 10 him about the bill Mr.
Libby came to his place the sixth day
of August, at O'clock in the morn
inging, on the early train. and to-
gether with Mr.. Libby they went down
20 the treasurer's office and made q
bill and gave Burke a copy They
came back UP to Mr.. Burke's at
Shawmut and had breakfast, and Mr.
Libby came to Skowhegan on the first
train in the morning and called the
commissioners together. Then he tel
ephoned back to Mr.. Burke to come
on the half past ten train. He came
up, and they called Mr.. Mooers before
the commissioners and Mr., Burke
prese nted the bill. Mr.. Mooers didn't
understand that Mr.. Burke was to
have IS per day; he disputed the price.
but he (Sheriff Mooers) did say that
if there was IS day due him
(Burke) that the county owed him
So and he would pay the other 81 out OF
his own pocket.
LIONEL G. TRACTION.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04
Boston Forecast.

Boston Forecast
Boston. Sept. Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Probably fair
Wednesday and Thursday; warmer
light variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04
Sheriff MOoers'
Plain Statement.

Replying to an article in the Wa
terville Sentinel of Aug. 80. calling at
tention to bill presented by A. 8,
Burke of Shawmut. to the county OF
Somerset for services as deputy sher-
lift, / would say that Burke accepted
office and entered upon its duties with
fun understanding as TO those du-
ties. which duties embraced every
thing which he subsequently, did as
deputy, and an avowed willingness
and determination to assist In the de-
lection of crime. and especially 10
assist In the suppression of the rum
Continued ON Page Two.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04
DRINK Habit

can be overcome by the NEAL 3-DAY
TREATMENT. No liypodermies used Results
absoutelv certain Call upoH address or phone
The. Neal Institute, 60 Pleasant Asent O.
Portland, Ne. Tel. 42l6.
Drug Habits Specially Treated
with Great Success.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04

White River Junction VT, Sept. s.
The strength of the new Progressive
party in its first lineup against the
older parties. and the disappearance
of the Republican majority for the
first time in 10 years and the first
time in the history of the state on a
Presidential year were the outstand-
ing features of the Estate election in
Vermont, today 1t was apparent
early in the evening that there had
been no election by the people, al
though a sufficient number of Repub-
lican representatives We're successful
to insure the election of Allen NJ
Fletcher of Cavendish by the Legis-
lature. For mahy years political stu
dents have pointed out that any de-
crease in the Republican majority in
Vermont in September below the nor
NAL of $4,000 has been followed al
most Invariably by the party defeat
in the Presidential fight in Novem-
Der. These majorities, which have
averaged close to 10000 in all the
state elections in Vermont i'm Presi-
Dental years, since 1892, We're repre-
sented today, by a bare plurality.
with the Republican losses DETECTED
apparently in a great degree to the
Progressiyes and to a somewhat lesser
extent to the Democrats.
The falling off in the Republican
vote began with the first return and
as town by town reported the losses
continued while the strength of the
Progressive movement in Vermont be-
came more and more pronounced. The
Progressives gained all along the
line, in some cases carrying towns
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04
IN VERM ONT.

White River Junction, VT. Sept o.
The returns for Governor from all six
cities and from 210 out of 246 towns
gave: Allen NJ Fletcher (R.}. SEP;
Harlan b. Howe ODD, 1929; R.v.
Frazer Metzger (ProgD, f4,202;; Glenn
ent f. Smith Proh) 1925; Fred w,
Snitor tSoc.). 1905.
1t is estimated that the next Legis-
lature will stand: Senate, &c Repub-
leans and fusion Of Democrats and
Progressives; House. 176 Republicans,
46 Democrats and "A Progressives,
giving the Republicans 63 on joint
ballot.
The missing towns for Governor two
years ago gave the Republicans 1864
Democrats 1900
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04
STATE OF MAINE.

Somerset IS: September 2. 1912.
Personally appeared the above
named Lionel G. Trafton and made
oath that the foregoing statement by
him subscribed is true. before me.
A. X. BUTLER,
Justice of the Peace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04

On Tenure of Government
Employees in Office.
Speaks in Cradle Of Liberty,
BOstOn--NO Clerk May
Fear Discharge Without Pension
Says the President.

Boston. Sept. president Taft, to-
night, contrasted the conditions that
confronted a President in the days of
the spells system, with the system of
Continued on Page Eour)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04
7-2O-Q

ioc Cigar, Factory output now at the
rate OF Thirty Five Million Ann9 s Ky
Nv FAR the largest selling brand or lVc.
cigars In the world. Factory Manches-
ter N. II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-04
CRAVING COM
IN 36 HOURS.

q drank steadily for years fromthree pints to
TWO quarts of whiskey daily. One sanatorium
discharged me after six weeks as incurabie. Al
ter 36 hours of the Neal treatment the craving
was gone Have worked hard ever sinee,'-FTom
a genuine letter among the scores we can show
YOU, proving absolutely that the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-04
PROBLEM OF THE SELF,
RESPECTING BLIND MAN
How to Earn His Living

given it in the way of wear II was,
however, higher in price than the
average pers on is in the habit of pay.
ing, but much cheaper i'm the long run.
with this | started in to work again,
but found 1t impossible to resell to
my original customers, as they would
not buy my goods again even had
they been at the same price, and a
higher one was out Of the question.
This meant making an entirely new
market. which was immensely more
difficult.
It would be a pleasure to sell this
line if ! had enough customers, for
there is practically never a complaint
but it looks as though | would have
to give it up for lack of enough Gus
toners to keep me busy One is con-
stantly losing track of customers l
started out one morning and the hrst
ak places ! went to the people mad
moved. For this reason ] started a
news stand. am glad did not, as 1t
now seems that | shall have to rely
on it mainly, if not entirely, and put
all my time in there, for which | am
able to hold practically all the hosiery
trade I have got, except customers
lost by removal, l do not seem to adj
vance in that line.
1t is impossible for any one with
sight to realize the, effort required by
/ the sightless 10 earn a living. If the
| sightle3s person attempts to earn a
| living standing or sitting at some par
! ticular place. the nervous strain is
exhausting; they hear sounds all about
them and they are 80 continuously at
tempting to figure out their meaning
that the effort at concentration on
their work is immensely greater than
to any one else.
1t is, however, to the person who
has had sight immensely preferable,
IS he feels that at least he is doing
something; whereas the sitting in one
place, even when fairly busy, gives
an impression of inaction, and dull
periods are unbearable.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-04

Most peopule have met or know
some sightless person, yet they accept
too casually the result or lack Of re-
suit Of their efforts, having little or
no conception of the struggle attend
ing even the smallet effort at self
support.
The experience of the average sight
less man trying to earn living is one
long effort to get away from the char
ity aspect almost always given to any
endeavor on his part. 1t seems al.
most impossible for any one buying
from him to feel that it is a straight
business proposition such as they
would consider from any one; yet offer
the same or better wares as those
sold by the seeing.
/ have moi always been without
sight. in fact, had very good sight
until nineteen, at which time ! lost
the use of one eye, and until about
five or six years ago had partial sight
i'm the other, sufficient to get about
and work with, after which time it
began rapidly to fail, making it inn
possible for me to work and leaving
me without even a perception of light,
about three and a half years ago.
At the time my sight became inn
paired the doctors told me that must
not do anything that required any
steady use of my eye This left an
extremely narrow field for endeavor, |
having to give up opportunity after
opportunity because it entailed con-
siderable use of my eye or consider
able physical eXertion.
Within these limitations for num-
Der of years l attempted to earn llV-
ing and at the same time conserve
my eyesight, with the pleasant result
of seeing myself standing still l
would have done better had l not al
WAYS been filled with the force-sap
ping fear of the entire loss of my
sight.
had been engaged in a selling
position and so naturally turned II
/ that direction when making new
start. trying several things in success
sion without any success. A frient
offered to make an arrangement tina
would make it possible for me to ge
a line of hosiery direct from the i'm
porting mill agent. ! secured a line
of samples and started out, but soor
| found my goods were not giving
satisfaction.
Right here l learned the most i'm
portant lesson a sightless agent can
learn-that he cannot succeed by sell
ing the same goods as anyone else fol
less money-they must not only be
cheaper but better. This more exact
ing criticism of goods bought from the
sightless if of course unconscious, but
is no less real for that reason, and
puts the blind in very difficult posi-
ton
After spending considerable time
going over samples l found a line
which stood every test that could be
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-04
ny One who Has Succeeded.

The following article is written by
Mr. II. h. Robinson who, handicapped
by total blindness, has succeeded in
making a living by running a news
stand at one Hundred and Thirty
fifth street and Eighth avenue, New
York, by selling hosiery to the trade,
and stin has found time to write
vaudeville sketches, one of which has
iu. been accepted for production
Herewith he presents a new aspect OF
the attitude of the world toward the
sightless.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-04

A three-line "want ad." in the
classified" page of The Star will
cost only 80 cents week. Can you
beat it?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-04
JUST OPENED
Boston Cafe
BIJoU ENTRANCE.
Day and Night Service.
LEADING HAT CLEANERS.

No. 20 5eretanIa st., near Nuuanu
All kinds of Hats Cleaned and
Blocked. We sell the latest styles OF
Porto Ricoi Panama and Felt Hats
All work guaranteed. Called for and
delivered on short notice. Prices
moderate.
FELIX TURRop Specialist
Honolului T. H
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-12-06
RUNS AMuCK is ARRESTED

Provoked to anger apparently by
the information that the train
would not come for an hour and a
half, Arthur X. Sample. who says
that he was once an interpreter in
Mexico, shot twice Monday night
at Agent Emerson of the Southern
Pacific depot at Fernley, shot l..
A. Burton, a casual companion,
through t? jaw, and then marched
both Burton, and Charles Rabinger,
another member of the party bound
for Reno, out into the lonely sage
brush.
Agent Emerson had not been hit
by the flying bullets but he was
not compelled to march. He got
away and notified the off cers who
soon captured Sample and put him
in custody at Fernley.-Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-12-06
Salinagunai
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
Rev. +. II. Price left for Reno
las. niyhi.

Rev. e !. Price left for Reno
las, ni,hi.
',..'' ',.'' .,S;.L ',W ~"
prices.
~,
.,aa
a.. h..
r.a, r.t.
The Carson pcoplc are worried
over the prospects OF losing the
r,,aL, Zoo
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-12-06
Salmagund
FROM DAILY

The coolest point in the state
during November was Tecoma in
this county, were the mercury fIl
to 3 above zero on the 23d.
Congress met yesterday and hd-
juurncd out Of respect to the
memories Of senators and repre-
scntativcs who have died since con-
grcss adjourned in August.
Howard Bait. the boy who was
accidentally shot. is improving
slowly. DR.. West is trying very
hard to save the injured hand,
John Henderson left for Reno
last night to attend the meeting
of the rc,renchmcnt committee,
appointed at the request Of the
Reno Commercial club.
For practical charity organized
labor has n record second TO that Of
no other human institution. Every
wear il disburscs millions Of dollars
in death, sick out-of-work and old
agc benefits.
The higcst price ever paid for
steers in the open market was
reached yesterday in Chicago IN
the open market when ten Angus
warnings we're bought in at $lZ
for the eastern trade. The highest
p~rcvious price was $ll.c5 October
%.
rho commissioners met this after
mann tn con idcr petitions. lheV
made a heavy drag on the treasury
this month. owing to last mon'h' 5
bills hring laid over.
Among the first America"
,oicpts taken out by women were
those for n fountain pen, a oaoE
iumpcr. and the first cook stove
Al, Van = years
invented n perturbation lock with
three thOus II q ''ohs' "
womop invented a process Of MAX
inc h]orscshocs which saved the
cnnn,ry 81, 900, 600 in fourteen
wears. Another woman was
orcrcd 500. 900 for her paper bag
process.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-12-06
THE PRIZE EAVESOROPPER

In the current issue of a maya
zine a telephonet expert, writing
about the use Of The telephone in
rural communities, tells the
following story about a farmers
wife:
People who would normally
think it a disgrace to eavesdrop or
spy or their neigbors seem utterly
without conscience when the tele.
phone is in question and will rush
to the istrument every time the
bells ring, whether il is their call
or not. AS an evidence of the ex-
treme to which it can he carried,
| well remember a case where for
sumo unknown reason the bells
beyond one of the stations seemed
in constant trouble; one time they
would operate perfectly, five
minutes later they would ring so
family that it WAS hard to distin-
guish the call; the manager was on
the verge of prostration, as he had
gone Ovc the line q dozen times,
trimmed every tree that could
possibly have been in the way, adj
just bells, in fact done everything
he could think Of. In despair he
came to me and told me his
troubles. ] suggested that we
drive out to the last good station
and, TO his surprise. asked him il
he dared walk in without rapping
he said he could, and the two of
us entered very unexpectedly, the
telephone being in The Kitchen at
the back of the house The
picture we found was, to say the
least, amusing: the good house.
wife, in her craze not to miss any
thing, had actually rugged up q
clamp to hold the receiver on the
back Of a rocking chair, and spent
her leisure time in comfortably
listening to every word that went
over the line. She had even gone
so far as to devise n method OF
opening the primary circuit or
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-12-06
DEATH OF ATTORNEY
GENERAL BAKER

Attorney.General Cleveland
Baker died suddenly at his home
in Carson at $50 O'Clock Thursday
morning, following a hemorrhage
of the night before.
The Appeal says that for the
past two years his health has been
delicate and during that time
there was a complaint. his
disposition being one of cheer. He
was a victim of consumption. His
wife and mother were with him
when death came.
Mr.. Baker was born in Eureka,
Nevada, thirty years ago and was
the son of Attorney George w.
Baker who was prominent in
Nevada politics in the 7O's and
SOS. Four years ago he was
elected district attorney of Nye
county and two years ago he was
elected Encouragement, defeating
George Springmeyer by a sma
majority. He leaves a mother.
widow, three brothers and a sister
to mourn his UntimeIy death.
The vacancy in the office will
be filled by Governor Oddie on his
return to the state. Lieutenant.
Governor Ross. who is acting gov
ernnr during the absence of Cover
nor Oddie who is at Richmond,
Virginia, attending the conference
of governors. could fill the vacancy
by the appointment of a demo,
crat, but is not likely to do so.
Governor Oddie will appoint
a rrpublica" on his return to the
state.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-12-06

About 700 taxpayers of washoe
county failed to pay neir taxes.
is not yet known how many of
Elko county's taxpayers failed to
settle with Treasurer Miller.
Last Friday Mrs. George Anaer.
son, wife of Supt. G. E Anderson.
left for San Francisco to undergo
an operation. This morning Mr..
Anderson received kilograms from
San Francisc" that his wife was
rapidly failing and for him to come
at once He left for her bedside
on No. 3 this afternoon.
The following officers we're elect
ed by EIko lodge No. Is, F. & A.
VI. last night: f. A. Fri,sell. W.
NJ; Il. D.McFarlane, s. W: A. /.
McGinty J. W; J. Hrodefson.r rea-
suer; J. f. Tripl,tt, Secretary.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-12-06
Salmagundi

'hDh THURSDAY DAILY
DR.. West reports Howard BAIT
getting along nicely
The remainder of the bills allow.
ed By the commissioner, will APP
rear ~tomurrIw.
The steA n ditchers finished their
work on tn sewer system this
afternoon. the rp1,ainrng trenches
will be dug in the oId-fashioncd
way.
Sam Davis has been granted Il
franchise for hisForry-nine camp at
San Francisco exposition. He ex-
poets to have the camp running
before the big snow opens
Treasurer Miller estimates that
there will be in the neighborhood
OF 200 Taxpayers delinquent. The
most If them " small amounts.
The Christmas nUmbcr of
Poh"h was issued this morning.
10 Is "a hoa, of nearly sixty pages,
filled with Interesting stories and
live ads. Boy a copy and nelp the
high s,h,O students.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-12-06

Company at Metropolis, to compel
the company to open the reservoirs,
it is understood is to be settled out
Of rourt. as an agreement between
the farmers along the Humboldt and
the corporation has been reached.
This is probably the largest irriga-
ton scheme in Ne vadd aside from
the Fallon project, and a town has
been built on the possibilities Of
the reservoir system and reclama-
tion and colonizing.-Appeal.