Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28

10 dHSSeQ or presumed ISHdEhS OoIO6.
atory to the person and of1ce Of the
chief executive, and that he had made
any remarks such as presumed or any
thing approaching them In substance
was emphatically and constantly denied
by Mr.. Neal. Nothing like formal
hearing was given as no evidence was
introduced either for or against Mr..
Neal; the Governor simply asked ques-
tons and Mr.. Neal gave him straight
forward answers. Neal was appointed
by Gov. Haines as Progressive.
when did I meet you last?", asked the
Governor by way Of opening the dia-
logue.
II think the last time was when We
were in the Senate" Mr.. Neal answered.
Proceeding to business Gov. Curtis
asked Commissioner Neal how many
Sunday arrests he had made and the
commissioner replied. six parties; two
from Unity and four from Belfast" He
said that the four Belfast men were
the DR.. Lothrops, junior and senior. Mr..
Hill and Mr.. Head, and he then relat-
ed the circumstances Of the arrest. He
said that the case did not go to trial,
as he advised the younger DR.. Lothrop
and Mr.. Hill to settle and allowed a
settlement at the minimum fine fixed by
law. This settlement he said was ar
ranged in the back room of store, and
that while he was talking with Mr.. Hill
that gentleman said, who's to blame
for this Sunday law anyway?'-to which
he had replied that the law makers had
formed it. At that moment. DIR. Kill
gore. a onetine member of the Plaisted
council, passed the doorway and Mr..
Hill called to him, said the commission
er: IF your administration Is to blame
for this you'll get It" And Mr.. Neal
then told Mr.. Hill and DR.. Lothrop that
there was no politics in the arrest or
in the law: the law was on the books
and the best that could be done was to
make the best possible settlement.
do YOU remember anything more?'
asked Gov. Curtis.
well, that's about the plth OF the
You don't happen to know the poll
tics of these men, do your
.sNo Sir. Governor, / couldn't tell the
notifies of them to save my life; In fact
I don't even know what my own poll
tics are"
:, Suppose" continued the Governor.
someone should swear that you SAID
the whole thing was Democratic plun-
DER" -....
mo Sir, Governor, I never mentioned
politics or the administration" s
Suppose someone should swear that
you also said the Governor is --- fool
anyway"
"well, poachers will do mean things
when they are caught sometimes, but
these men We're fine fellows and i don't
believe they'd go so far as to make
such a mean charge as that"
.Suppose they said nothing about 1t
but was informed something about the
matter and I took occasion to look II
up myself"
81 never said anything Of the kind.
Governor, and Lyle Bessey who was
with me in that room will come here
and tell you the same thing, and If !
can stand the man who makes such
charge up in front Of me I can make
him prove that I never said it,"
Personally" said the Governor, Il
do not resent the allegation. but I feel
that I must uphold the dignity of the
Office" Here followed a discussion Of
the Commissioners private affairs and
Of his duties as warden in addition to
his duties with the commission and then
the Governor asked:
"As a matter Of fact. they were all
four Democrats, weren't they"
II don't know"
"And you say there was no politics in
it and you never mentioned my name"
"No. sir. Governor, so help me God,
I never mentioned your name.'
IT want to find out" the Governor
declared, "if you are over-active IN
politics and are using your Office for
political purposes" ..:
II don't know why you should accuse
me, Governor"
II want to learn the facts in this"
well, poachers will do most any,
thing to get even, but tell you again
I never mentioned politics. never men,
toned your name. nor your Office, nor
the administration"
IF you had said these things have
mentioned would you think your be-
havior was proper"
mo"
you would not want to be. fired,
would you; you would resign right of,
wouldn't your"
well, L hope before you decide you
will give me an opportunity to prove
my side of the case, for, as have said
before, the only kicking that was done
against the administration was done BY
Mr.. Hill himself"
Commissioner Neal asked that the
Governor dispose Of the case in ore
way or another as soon as possible and
the Governor said that he would notify
him when the next move was to be maize
and that for the present he was ex-
cused. .,f
Dr.. Young Examined
DR.. A. G. Young Of the State Board
Of Health was next called and asked TO
explain his connection with the discus
sion Of the milk question in Portland
and to define the duties resting upon
him in milk inspection. DIR. Young sail
that he had read with chagrin the re-
ports in Portland papers which stated
he had regarded the meeting with the
Portland Chamber Of Commerce Is a
joke. The local Board of Health in
Portland, he declared, had all the au-
in the case, and the State Board
was responsible only in the case oe All
call or when asked to stop
the supply Of milk from given ques-
toned source The duty Of inspection.
he said, lies with the Department of
a rricuIturo and the anAlysig formerly