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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15
Editors Letter Box.

The publication of letter in this
department is not to be taken az
an endorsement of its view by the
Kennebec Journal. This column
IL maintained for the discussion OF
matters of general public interest
. when kept within bounds OF rea.
son and not OF a libelous or abu~
stye nature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15

Ohio liquor dealers are circulating
petitions for the submission to the vot-
ers of an amendment preventing state
wide prohibition by statutory enact
ment and repeating the county option
law
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15

The industrial accident insurance
commission of California has publish
ed a decision that it is Illegal to reduce
wages to meet the cost of insurance.
against the compensation risk on en-
ployes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15

Can you tell why peanuts, raised in
southern States, are protected by the
Democratic tariff, while potatoes are
admitted free? If you can you will find
a large audience of listeners; Maine
farmers are curious to learn the cause
of this rank discrimination
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15
You May Laugh.

For several days we have been just
looking on" in State politics and not
ing the "hard-up" material which the
Democratic papers are using in reck-
less attempt to cover up the real issues
and to befog national Democratic
blunders and incompetence. Imagine
party in live, healthy and aggressive
condition attempting to fool the voters
on the railroad mileage bill veto OF
the last Legislature. Every member
of the Legislature, of all parties, knows
of the out and out dishonesty and I'M
fairness of this pretense against Gov.
Haines The bill was impotent and
useless, wholly outside of the public
demand, for no price per mile was
mentioned. Again, that was the pro-
vince of the public utilities commission
Just created by the Legislature. And
then, to further delay public control
of utilities and hamper the peoples
desires, the Democratic party, aided
and urged on by a newspaper which is
VIGOROUSLY hand in glove with cor
porations while hypocritically pre-
tending to oppose them, secured
referendum by questionable methods
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15
The lootina of the New Haven.

The facts as presented in the re-
port of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission are so condemnatory as to
read like chapter of sensationalism
from yellow journal. Were 1t not
that these men were fulfilling the du-
ties of their office in seeking the facts
concerning the n. Y, \. H. & Hart
ford railroad, and that they have been
long engaged in this important task,
they might have been charged with
desire to see their names in connec-
ton with scare heads in the press.
But the plain. blunt statement by
this great government commission
more than se7 ,o0o,o 900 are due to Grim
inal negligence" of railroad officials,
could not have been made without
solid foundation. Nor could the equal
~ emphatic statement that directors
of the New Haven under the Mellen
regime are personally responsible. civ
lily and criminally." for the looting of
the road and its stockholders.
The list of present and former d.
rectors of the New Haven railroad
whom the Interstate Commerce Com
mission hold personally liable for
losses to its stockholders are:
William Rockefeller
Charles r. BROKER
Edwin Miner
William Skinner
D. Newton Barney
Charles S. MeIIen
Robert w. Taft
James S. Elton
James S. Hemingway
A. Heaton Robertson
Frederick f. Brewster
Henry X. McHarg
Alexander Cochrane
John L. Billiard
George F. Baker
Thomas Dewitt cuyIer
Theodore NJ. Vail
Edward Milliean
Francis T.~MaxwelI
Sidney w. Winsiow
Samuel Rea
Laurence Minot
Morton r. Plant
DeVer II. Warner
J. p. Morgan, Sr.
J. p. Morgan, Jr.
George M. Miller
Nathaniel Thayer
George J. Brush
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Charles M. Pratt
Amory A. Lawrence
Augustus S. May
Arthur e. Clark
The arraignment is 10000 words
long and is sensationally scathing of
the New Haven management, and the
Commission finally refers its findings
to the Encouragement for federal
prosecution. The federal district at
torneys of Massachusetts,, Rhode Is
land and New York are also formally
notified that they may begin immedi-
ate investigation of alleged illegal acts
of the New Haven management, in
their several districts. And the Com
mission recommends that criminal pro-
ceedings be brought based on two
grounds in each Of the three states
bribery and violation of the Sherman
act
The report declares that directors
should be forced to make good the
losses resulting from their negligence;
that directors should be held criminal
ly responsible for their acts.
Some Of the direct charges against
individuals are also sensational. John
L. Billiard is condemned for the re-
tention of more than $2,700,0oo in a
transaction in which he represented
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15

The tariff editorial writer on the
Lewiston Journal ought to get a job on
the Lewiston Sun. He is already a
better free trader than Dan Mack.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15
Saloon Regulation.

In nearly all attempts of saloon
regulation some liquor sellers are
found whom the law does not reach.
Usually they are the ones who most
need regulation.-The Chicago Trib-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15

sound as the order which has worked
SO we'll over the Pennsylvania system
The Louisville Evening Post, June
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15

are only two Democrats on the bench
at the present time-Justices White
and Lamar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

TRINITY coMMANDERY, NO. 7,
K. T. Stated conclave at Masonic Tenn
pie, Friday evening, July 18th. All so
journing fraters are cordially invited to
attend.
WILLIS E. SWIFT, E. c.
MELVIN w. WISWELL, Rec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15
BOOZE is DOOMED.
A Few Specimens of Press Comment
on the Liquor Question.

A reading of the following clip
pings will give some idea of the rapid
spread of opposition by the public
press to the liquor traffic. Read these
editorial utterances of some of the
brightest and ablest men of the ma
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ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. &c. REGULAR
meeting Friday evenings at s.
w. r. sCURRIER, N. G.
Z. F. WESTON, Sec.
dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
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The Honeysuckle greeting sends
To Humming- Birds, who answer gayly:
And all the flowers ask insect friends
To come and call upon them daily
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JEPHTs4A ENcAMpMENT, NO. 3.

Meetings at 500 O'clock every second
and fourth Tuesday
). r. TOWNSEND. C. p.
c. Z. STEWART, Scribe.
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Respectfully yours

l.. "A. JAIN
Lisbon Falls, Me, July IL, 1914.
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But that is only one of the cheap
methods by which Republican OPP
ponents are desperately trying to win
control in the state. Another is the
combination which is attempting to
discredit Governor Haines enforce
ment declarations by showing the
State that the Bangor rum ring is still
peddling rum and defying law In
this case the dirty hypocrisy of those
who have tried and continue daily to
goad the Governor into calling an ex-
ira session of the Legislature to i'm
peach multiplying sheriffs, when they
and the sheriffs in control of the rum
trust and press, know that because of
deaths and changes in the makeup of
the Legislature, it would be impossible
to organize II against the booze crowd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-15

There are two fair specimens of
Dcmocratic-Lewist Journal brand of
politics as thus far shown in the cam
paign. Here is another:
The Governor, as the days go by is
showing constantly increasing reluc-
lance 10 discuss the question of prohibit
ton. He is apparently doing what he
can TO eliminate the issue from the pres
Times have changed since he pounded
the table and declared that he would
fight for enforcement even If by so do
ing he lost his reelection,
From the statement made by the Gov
ernor in his Lewiston speech, it is fair
to assume that he does not intend to
take any action concerning the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law before the
that II he finds the law Is not being en-
forced he will call the attention of the
Legislature to the matter, he means, pre-
sumably, the Legislature which will meet
on the first Wednesday OF January next.
--Waterville Sentinel.
If the Pattangall organ thinks it is
going to escape the liquor issue and
contrast of conditions under Haines
and Plaisted administrations, it is
barking up the wrong tree. Neither
Governor Haines nor the Republican
party calculates to lose sight of the
tariff issue, State finances, or the DEM
ocratic desire to educate" children
with rum revenue" The dear Senti-
mel need not begin to congratulate its
party on escape from public indict-
nent with the rum trust. Its pretense
regarding Governor Haines is silly; it
says so in the next paragraph of the
editorial from which the above was
quoted:
IF there is any man who does not
want the laws enforced. he shouldn't
vote for me-" says the Governor. The
statement is not exact. 1t should read:
"If there is any man wro does not want
me to tell on a sheriff when the Legisla
ture meets next winter, he should not
vote for ."-Waterville Sentinel.
There is the direct contradiction Of
itself--in it's own words promising for
Governor Haines to report delinquent
sheriffs to the next Legislature. before
which, of course, he must have been
reelected.
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r. 8. cAPEM REREKAH LODGE NO.

g. s. PEASLEE, Capt.
RAY NJ. BURNS, Clerk.
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Honey incoming abroad by seeing the
sights of Paris and the Suffragette bomb
outrages in London has been the rage
this season, as was shown when the big
Hamburg American liner Cleveland
steamed into the harbor Monday with
three honeymooning couples on board,
says the Boston Post.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-03-12
JOHANNESBURG

ing the winter. lie reports snow at
that well known mine to be three feet
something unusal Is the fall there is
ordinarily light.
John Condor who has . trap line at
the head Of Snow slide trail came to
Edwardsburg for his mail last week, his
first trip away from the camp for many
months.
William A.. Edwards who has been
spending the winter in Boise under
treatment for athophy Of the optic
nerve will return to Edwardsburg in a
few weeks.
Dempsey Cochoran who fell on his
pocket knife few weeks since and cut
his finger off had the good fortune to
have the finger grow back on his hand
and will experience no i'll effects from
his accident.
Fred Campbell, the mail contractor
for Edwardsburg received $500 for the
extra work of parcel post. No bids for
the contracts to be awarded this year
have been accepted and it is possible
Mr.. Campbell will continue to carry the
mail for the summer months.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-03-12
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence.)
Frank Thornburg, Of Boise, has been
spending two weeks at the Moore Bon
ANA sampling the property for Cali
fornia syndicate. He has done the most
thorough sampling Of this property
than any made by former experts. His
report will check those made by former
engineers and settle the question of the
value of this enormous body of ore.
William Mitchell and Albert Hennes-
sey have returned from few weeks
spent at Yellow Pine.
Chas. Ellison who owns the Red Met.
tie mine up Profile Gap is spending the
winter at Resort attending to the post
office for Fred Burgdorf who is i'll at
Weiser. Mr.. Ellison will ship ore this
summer by parcel post. Three years
ago he shipped ore to the shelters and
made good profit when freight was
5 cents per pound. With parcel post
the cost will be much lower.
j. T. Isbell has returned from visit
to the South Fork and is again at the
Copper Camp where he has been spend.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-03-12

In the street in front of his property
and now has that portion of the street
is as good shape as any part of the
town. G. M. has been busy man since
acquiring the Hill property and it would
now be hard to tell the place as the
original, and his work of remodelino
has only begun. Whitebird has Ger.
tainly been greatly handicapped in her
street work, as no grade has ever
been established for the Main street and
the work which has been done on it, has
been individual and has mostly been
lost.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Swartz were
Grangeville visitors one day this week.
4. B. Henley and wife were visitors
the latter part Of the the week from
Grangeville.
John Deasy and Anton Peters left
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-03-12
COTTONWOOD

consin and went on out to Winona yes
terday. Arthur said they had a very
nice visit but he is well satisfied to re-
main in Idaho and would not want to
live east of the mountains.
j. Frank Evans arrived in the city
the first of the week from La Grande,
Oregon, and has accepted position at
the Schaecher drug store. Mr.. Evans
comes highly recommended for effici-
ency and will no doubt "make good "
in his new position.
Mrs. M. A. Pierce and son arrived
here last week from Baker, Oregon, and
are visiting at the J. L. Eckert home
north Of town. Mr.. Pierce camc in
Wednesday evening and intends moving
onto Mr.. Eckert's upper ranch and en-
gaging in dairy and hog farming on a
! large scale. Mr.. Pierce quit good
position to go onto the farm but be-
lieves he can make it pay in time and
will enjoy the more independent life
and be at home with his family.
James Shields left Monday for Mis-.
soult, after visiting here for several
weeks.
Willard Greene has bills printed Sat
urday for big sale which he will hold
at the old Matthiesen farm southwest
of town on March 10th. After the sale
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-03-12
From the ChrOnicle.)

From the Chronicle.)
Miss Anna Gritman, formerly employ.
ed by the Western Hardware Co. at
Lewiston, arrived in the city Saturday
evening and has accepted position as
bookeeper at the Hoene Hardware.
J. B. Krieger returned Tuesday even
ing from an extended visit to coast
points and said he had the most pleas
ant trip of the msny he has taken.
+. A. B. Rookie was Grangeville visitor
yesterday.
Percy Puyear was in town on bust
ness Tuesday from his home near Sites.
Mrs Will Rookie and son, Mark, were
in town late last week from their home
over on the Snake river.
At an adjourned regular meeting of
the village board on Wednesday even.
ing the matter of passing curfew or.
dinance was taken up and disposed of
and in future all boys and girls under
the age of sixteen years will have to
keep off the streets after o'clock p
m. in the summer and 1880 p. m. in the
winter, unless they are in the company
of their parents or guardians or are or
errands.
Arthur Mundt and bride returned
Wednesday evening from an extended
visit to the lady's former home in Wis
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-03-12
WHlTEBIRD

"N"SS~S'S"SNSVVVv VVVVVVVVVV~~~
Grangeville this week taking orders for
ladies' wearing apparel. She did
very good business.
DR.. Green left the first Of the week
for Lewiston to attend the statewide
prohibition convention and to visit with
his family for couple of weeks.
Ed Roby recently filed on home
stead on Dry Creek, near the Snake,
and will move over there this fall.
The past week has seen the COM
mencing or farm work in earnest in
the river section and nearly everyone
who has blowing or seeding to do is at
the work. The ground is said to be in
most excellent shape and the spring
work should be completed in very few
weeks. The warm days have started
the grass in earnest and the hills are
again taking on their green.
The first shipment of the season from
the Great Eastern mine on Snake river
will go out on the Prospector the first
OF next week if present plans carry.
This will also be the first real test of
the ore from the new strike, and will
be watched with great interest. The
stage of the water in the Snake is now
such that the boat can get up, and sew
eral shipments will in all likelihood be
gotten out before the season is over.
Grover Newman was higgins Wis
itor last week and reports that that
section is coming ahead very fast and
that everything looks good for an ex-
cellent summer for that little town.
A. J. Beckelheimer, who had the con.
tract for the Whitebird- Boles mail
route, and whose bond c. P. Culley was
operating under at the time he threw
up the contract, has been in town for a
couple of days in an effort to again
take up the contract, but that he will
be unable to do so, he is quoted as say
ing. The bond has not as yet been
forfeited, but Saturday is the last day
in which the old contract can be taken
up.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bentz were
Grangeville visitors the first of the
week.
| Parks Conant, of the Fem section
on the prairie, was in town yesterday
on his way to the Wallowa country
where he is looking for new location.
One OF the most delightful social af-
fairs held in Whitebird for many moons
was given last evening at the home of
Miss Erna Foskett in honor of the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss Fac Davis
and took the form of kitchen shower.
Many useful and appropriate gifts were
in evidence, while the games and amuse.
ments were suitable to the occasion.
ABOUT forty were present and all en-.
Joyed themselves till late hour A
most delightful luncheon was served.
The warm days of the past week or
so have made people with property
along the lower creek think of high
water and this week Riggs 8 McGaffee
put IN some quite extensive extensions
to the rip rap above the butcher shon.
q. P. Culley also has placed several
breakwaters in the creek to throw the
current Of the stream against the hill
and away from the livery barn.
c. M. Cone last week had M. F. Dalv
hauling gravel for several days to fill
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-03-12

this week for the outside, and
sibly for Argentine, in South Ans
where they will acquire land.
Red Pruit and wife left last su's
for Lewiston after spending . ~
Of months here.
Rev. Ford this week received
that he had been permanently -
in this field for the balance OF tDs
ference year which ends in Sepse'
Mr.. Ford has been expecting 70
lieved here at any time and has
handicapped in his work in TIM
not wishing to lay out any e1"
labors as his successor was eAP
to be sent here at any time, ne I,
been selected some time ago, sa1
Ford was expecting to take up ~
at Kalama, Washington on inc
Columbia.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-03-12

Mr.. Greene will move his family to
Montana where he filed on q homestead
last fall
Mrs. Raymond Bartlett is visiting in
town this week from beyond Reuter-
vile.
8. R. Libbey recently erected neat
fence in front of his residence on King
street.
Farmers hereabouts are getting their
plows sharpened and will be ready to
tear up the dirt at great rate within
another week.
1t is reported that Peter Klapprich
has sold part Of his farm west of town
to his son, Harry, and may soon move
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-03-12
into town to reside.

into town to reside.
Theo. Hoennis and SON, Johnnie, left
Sunday for Charleston where they are
taking treatment this week from DR..
Foster for the injuries they recently re.
ceived.
Fred Kaufman and DR.. Turner left
for Portland Monday where the former
underwent a successful operation for
appendicitis, from which he has suf-
ferde for some time.
J Captein, the new plumber, returned
from the lower country late last week
with his family and household goods
and has fitted up living quarters in the
back of the old creamery building.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-03-12
(From the Sum-

From the Sum-
M. w. Smith, who settled in the
Snake river country last fall, was a
business visitor in town Tuesday.
Mrs. A. c. Berry is back from Lucille
for short time, after a quite extensive
visit with friends at that place.
Mrs. w. s. Jackson was down from
Evening journal., 1914-06-19

friends sitting down to the table,
which fairly groaned under the
weight OF the good things served upon
it. 1t was distinctly a dinner Of Del
aware products. While the inner man
was being satisfied with the excellent
menu an orchestra played. The menu
included turtle soup. trout, soft she'll
crabs, lobster and spring chicken la
Delaware, such as can be found only
in Sussex county. Shortly after 10
O'Clock President Dandy introduced
Governor Miller as toastmaster, and
the governor. with a few brief and
complimentary remarks introduced
Colonel Benjamin Nields, hester OF
the Delaware bar, and Of the Della
ware banking interests. as speaker.
Colonel Nields said.
Tells States Advantages.
Gentlemen OF the Delaware Ban
kers' Association Delaware is
largely commercial State. It's
agricultural products arc grown prin-
cipally for the market and stand IN
grade among the highest. The inter.
national steamship companies gel
their finest asparagus from Della
ware; no finer grade Of apples is
produced anywhere in the United
States than is produced here Peas
beans, berries and tons OF tomatoes
are canned every year in our fac
tories and sold III tile markets OF the
world, Tho Rov. Daniel Bates when
a missionary in China some years
ago. on Christmas Day, wanted Z
plum pudding and when he procured
one from a Chinese store. he foupC
1t labeled Richardson and Robbins
Dover, Delaware, j S. A. Substan.
TALLY. all the yulcanized fibre manu-
featured in the United States IS made
in Delaware. The Lobdell Can
wheels made in Wilmington are use(
IN nearly all the railroads in sh'
Evening journal., 1914-06-19
DOYER MAs0Ns ELEcr.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, June 19.-Union
Lodge, No. z A. r. A. NJ, has elec-
ted these officers Worshipful Mas
ter William Knight; senior warden.
Edward :. Faucet; junior warden.
Karl Dorzback; secretary S. II.
Carson; treasurer, K. l.. Clarke.
Dover Conclave. No. 2S6, Improved
Order of Heptasophs, expect Supreme
Organizer Sheffield, of Brooklyn. N.
y, tonight to assist in the initiation
Of class of candidates.
Previous to being transferred TO
the Asiatic Squadron, Ensign o. Lee
Downes, Of the U. S. S. Vermont, of
this town, is visiting his mother and
aunt here.
The remains Of Robert Raughley.
formerly a resident of this town, we're
brought here this afternoon for inter
ment, services having been held at his
home in Harrington this morning.
lnterment was made in Lakeside
Cemetery.