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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-29
THE 18th Maine LEGISLATURE
Stenographic Reports of the Sessions of Senate
And House of Representatives
SENATE.

Saturday, March q, 1915.
Senate called to order by the Presi-
dent.
Prayer by Rev. Thomas Burgess OF
Augusta.
Journal of previous session read and
approved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-29

From the House: Resolve for the
construction of one brick dormitory for
the inmates of the Maine School for
Feeble Minded.
This resolve was passed to be en-
crossed in the Senate.
In the House that branch Indefinitely
postponed the matter.
On motion by Mr., BOYNTON Of Lin
coin the Senate voted to adhere.
From the House: An Act to provide
aid for mothers of dependent children
This act vas passed to be engrossed
in the Senate.
In the House it was indefinitely post
poned.
On motion by Mr.. Swift of Kennebec
the Senate voted 10 adhere.
From the House: Senate 81. An Act
to extend the powers of the Limerick
Water & Electric Company
In the House that Branch adopted
House Amendment a.
The Senate recon sidered it's action
whereby this bill was passed to be en-
crossed, adopted House Amendment A
in concurrence and then passed the bill
to be engrossed as amended
From the House: Senate 401. An Act
to complete the records in the Office
OF the register Of deeds in Androscog-
gin County.
This bill was passed to be engrossed
in the Senate.
In the House the bill was indefinitely
postponed.
On motion by Mr.. Murphy of Cum
berlqnd the Senate voted to concur with
the House in the indefinite postpone
nlent of the bill.
From the House: Resolve in favor OF
the State Board of Charities and Cor
rections for the years 1915 and 1916 II
lieu of the sum provided by Chapter
1876 of the Public Laws of 1913.
On the final passage of this resolve
In the House it was indefinitely post
poned.
On motion by Mr.. Boynton of Lincoln
the Senate voted to concur with tn,
House in the indefinite postponement Of
the resolve.
From the House: An Act to amend
Chapter 271 of the Private and Specia
Laws of 1903, entitled AN Act to sup
ply the town OF Lisbon with pure wa
ter
On the final passage of this act in tn,
House it was indefinitely postponed.
On motion by Mr.. Swift of kennebet
the Senate voted to, concur with th'
House in the indefinite postponement 0.
the bill.
From the House: An Act to ESTABLISH
the offices Of the superintendent ant
matron of the Portland City Home ant
to determine the tenure of office o.
same.
In the Senate on its passage to b,
enacted, in concurrence. the bill was in
definitely postponed.
Upon the return of the bill to th'
House that branch insisted upon it:
former action and appointed a commit
tee OF conference.
On motion by Mr.. Murphy Of Cum
terIand the Senate moved to insist ant
Join a committee of conference.
The Chair appointed on such com
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-29

From the Senate: Ordered,
House concurring, that when D
Senate and House adjourn 1t be
meet Tuesday, March 80. at 9 o'cla
in the forenoon.
MIR. St. Clair OF Calais moved thi
the House DO not concur in the pel
sage of the order and that when '
adjourn it be to meet at half pa
four on Monday afternoon.
The SPEAKER: The Chair is j
formed that the printing and D
work Of the session is IN such cont
ton that probably we would be ID
about as far ahead by meeting
Tuesday. morning as we would to ma
on Monday afternoon. The Chair a
sumes that on Monday afternoon D
House would not wish TO DO anythr
except routine work.
The order received a passage in CO..
currence.
On motion by Mr.. Bonney Of BoV
doinham, unanimous consent WI
granted and that gentleman present'
out Of order the following order;
Ordered, the Senate concurring, tn
the superintendent Of buildings be u
structed to remove at once from U
corridors Of the State House the III
slightly galvanized iron retainer
their tops decorated with save ID
Forests" warnings Of the State Rs
agent. This order is In no wise CT!
icism Of the superintendent OF bum
ings. and does not suggest or IMP
that these articles were placed ID
about the State House by his dIss
ton or with his consent.
The order received a passage.
Senate Bills on First Reading
Senate 26S: Resolve to amend ~
tiole % of the Constitution, as amen.
ed, relating TO the limit Of munic'p'
Indebtedness.
Senate ADO: An Act to create the Az
son Water District.
This bill came from the sem
amended by Senate amendment
tlapiec pending the adoption oi'-.
ate Amendment 4 in concurrence
signed for Tuesday of next week. ..
the amendment ordered printed
motion BY Mr.: Creation OF Starks5 -.
Senate 423: An Act to repeal sew
&c of Chapter. IA of the Revised s's !.
utes, relating to the discharge Of
mates OF the insane hospitals py =
nicipal officers. I.
Senate 424: An Act to repea! inc =,
clause of Section and all OF scu..
% of Chapter 16 of the Revised so,
utes. relating TO the assessment
taxes by parishes. =.
Senate 425: An Act to repeal Fl
ton AZ OF Chapter 81 OF the Re'ss'
Continued on Page Column !
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-29

Papers~from the House disposed of
in concurrence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-29

From the House: An Act to provide
aid for mothers of dependent children.
This act vas passed to be engrossed
in the Senate.
In the House it was Indefinitely post
poned.
On motion by Mr. Swift of Kennebec,
the Senate voted 10 adhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-29


The President laid before the Senate
House 'So. An Act relating to APPOINT
ment OF Harhor Masters of the City OF
Portland.
Mr.. hcRPHf' Mr.. President, it seems
10 me mat In the absence Of. the mem.
bers 1t would be advisable to re-assign
it for next Tuesday. 1 dislike to indeh.
nitely postpone bill under the circY,,,-
stances.
The PRESIDENT: 1t is on its passage
to be engrossed. Can't you let il ga
on and take It up on It's final passasee
MI MURPHY. That will be sat.sfac.
tory.
Inc act was then passed to be engros.
sed in concurrence.
Orders Of The Day
On motion by Mr.. Boynton OF ISnco,n
Evening star., 1915-05-16

canacity against average operations OF
69 per cent in April. when daily shipments
were at the rate of 33,S00 tons and daliy
orders averaged 30,200 tons.
Railroad equipment purchases. whiie
larger were still of minor importance, with
the much-talked-of Pennsylvania orders
still nebulous. Rail contracts Included
1900 tons for the Baltimore and ONO.
1900 tons for the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas and 800 tons for the Norfolk and
Western. The Boston and Albany ordered
ten locomotives The Fort Worth and
Denver City contracted for ten locomotives
and LOO cars. The American Car and
Foundry Company and the Seattle Car
Company will each build 1000 cars for
Russia, 1000 more will be built in can
ada and the Pullman company is credited
with 5000 cars for Russia. The South
ern Pacific ordered $500 tons Of tie plates
and the Santa Fe 3.400 tons steel plates
and bars. The American. Baldwin and
American Brake Shoe Company, the La
coma Car Company and some other shops
placed orders for steel bars amounting to
$4,000 tons. Export orders for semi and
fully finished steel amounted to nearly
$4,000 tons.
Domestic orders for wrought pipe for
oil and gas lines aggregated nearly 10000
tons. Steel building and bridge orders
called for 81, 900 tons of fabricated steel.
The largest order was 5000 tons for
extensions to the Eddystone plant of the
Baldwin Locomotive Company. The Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas placed a 2,500-
ton bridge order and the Burlington
awarded a bridge contract calling for
1850 tons of steel. The Lehigh Valley
took bids on 1900 tons more for train
sheds at Buffalo
Evening star., 1915-05-16
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. May IA sharp early
advance in the cotton market was fol-
lowed by moderate reactions during to-
days trading. but the close was steady
and from to II points net higher.
A more optimistic view of the political
situation seemed to be chiefly responsible
for the firmer tone of the early market.
Relatively steady cables and encoura gng
reports from the dry goods trade also con-
tributed to the advance, and after open
ing to 10 points higher. active months
sold about Is to II points above last
nights closing figures. The demand.
however. appeared to be chiefly in the
way of covering by shorts for over the
week end, while fresh buying was Ie
stricted by the favorable weather news.
and as soon as the demand tapered OF
prices turned easier under scattered
realizing. After the heavy liquidation of
the past week. offerings were by no means
heavy or general, but there was a little
more cotton for sale at the close, and
last prices showed reactions OF TO Z
points from the best. General business
remained very quiet. Some OF the late
selling may have been based upon re-
port from a travelling crop expert indi-
eating favorable crop prospects in north
ern Louisiana and central Mssissl ppi.
and the favorable showing of the weather
map inspired further predictions that the
governments first condition report due
early Lext month would indicate q good
start for the crop.
Manchester cables said there had been
no Improvement in the goods trade,
but that a better demand was expected
from China as result of the settle
ments with Japan Fall River sales of
print cloths for the week We're esti-
mated at $4,000 pieces against 115,0oo
last year.
Today's port receipts, IL POS bales for
season, 10,210.032 bales; todays eX-
ports. 1926 bales; for season, 1,53I,-
152 bales; stock. 1.231.1s2 bales.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
NEW YORK COFFEE.

NEW YORK. May 15.-The market
for coffee futures was quiet. but easier
today under scattered selling which
appeared to be inspired by the recent
decline in the cost and freight market
and the absence of any aggressive de-
mand. The opening was to points
lower and the market closed easy, at
only 5000. May. sos; June, 5.55; July,
e.70: August. G.75; September, CTS; Oc-
tober. $50; November. G.St: December.
eSI, January. 6.92; February, 6a6;
March 100: April, T.Gs.
Spot coffee quiet: rio No. I. %: San
tos, No 4, To- No fresh cost and freight
offers were reported and the official ca
bles from Brazil were not received.
Arrivals reported at New York were
1900 bags.
Evening star., 1915-05-16

various companies: certainly not an
encouraging feature. and the prospect
seems to be that this condition will
continue throughout the current month
II not while the European war lasts
Thus far the much talked Of increase
In railroad equipment orders from
domestic sources has not materialized,
but foreign contracts in some measure
are compensating the car shops
at least for the light buying of rolling
stock in this country. There are
numerous inquiries and many small or
ders for bridges and other structural
work being placed. but only those
which result from foreign business are
of any important magnitude. 1t is
interesting to note that of the $4,000
tons Of orders placed with fabricating
shops since the first of May, more than
half Is due to preparations making by
domestic manufacturers to fulfill for
eign contracts. The most important
structural contract for many weeks Is
that just closed by the Baldwin loco
motive works for an extension to it's
Eddystone lapnt requiring 5000 tons
of structural steel w. w. COUSINS.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. La. May ia bet
ter feeling prevailed in the cotton mar
ket today than yesterday and prices
at their best were IL to 12 points over
yesterdays close. Many traders be-
iieved the market ocersold. Moderate
buying served to put prices up. Late
in the session the good weather over
the belt attracted attention and values
fell off somewhat The close was at a
net gain of 6 to . points.
Telegrams from New York and Wash
ington stating that unofficial opinion
was that Germany's reply to the Lusi-
tania note would be amica Dle Were per
haps the chief influence OF the day.
The large mill takinss for the week,
3Ol, 900 bales, against 100000 this week
last year, attracted favorable comment.
but led to little fresh long buying, as
nearly all brokers advised caution on
the long side until the political situa-
tion was more settled.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
SELLING PRESSURE NOTED
Effect on Wheat in Chicago Follow.
ing Government Report on
Hessian Fly.

CHICAGO. May l5.-Suggestions from
government sources at Washing gton i'm
plying that Hessian hy damage did not
as yet warrant tho general plowinK up
Of injured fields resulted today in much
selling pressure on wheat. The effect
however. was partly overcome by
weekend evening of trades. Closing
prices were unsettled at 1 decline to
y advance compared with last night
Corn gained u to v net. oats finished
4 off. and provisions wound up un-
changed to 10 higher.
Federal advice not to be oyerhastv
in abandoning fiy-infested wheat acre.
age was accompanied by a statement
that a large part of such territory
might be expected to show decided i'm
provement later and to yield eight to
an acre. Bottom prices for the day
were made after the receipt of this
announcement. The decline had been
started by Kansas crop reports that
minimized recent alarming assertions
of injury which would Danish all
chances Of a bumper yield. Soaking
rains where needed in the spring wheat
belt northwest counted also against
the bulls.
some strength at the opening and
again at the close was felt in the wheat
market owing to higher quotations at
Liverpool and to sale of 100000
bushels here for export. Evening-up
BY shorts seemed to be accelerated by
the renewal of European call despite
signs that vessel owners were increas-
ingly ayerse to facing transatlantic
risks.
Price changes in corn reflected for
the most part the fiuctuation Of the
wheat market. Bulls found some en-
coura cement in the fact that Argentine
corn was selling In Liverpool at the
highest prices on record.
Oats felt the pressure OF hedging
sales against purchases to arrive.
There was gossip. though. that the visi-
Bile supply total Monday would show
a material falling on.
Provisions ascended with hogs. Shorts
and hackers were ON the buYinR side.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
COTTONSEED OIL.

oil market was steadier owing to a
more favorable view of political condi-
tions and in sympathy with lard. clos
ing net unchanged to points advance.
Prime crude, 5.33 sales. Prime sum
mer yellow spot, 6.24: May. 6.25: June.
$50: July, 64S; August. Sol: Septem-
ber, 673: October. 6.73; November, 6.55
December. 6.57. Prime winter yellow
and summer white, $50.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
TREASURY Statement.

The condition Of tho United States
Treasury at the close of business yes
terday was:
Net balance in general fund, $14,-
914.712.
Total receipts, $2.55e,904.
Total payments. $2.647 1895.
The deficit this fiscal year Is $107,-
O12.ss3. against a deficit of 34O.446.-
S33 last year. exclusive of Panama
canal and public debt transactions.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. May 15.-Hogs-Receipts
5000 head: weak; bulk, 7.I5a7. 90: light.
7.60a7.95; mixed. 76oa795; heavy. 7.30
al 50: rough. 7.3oa74 49, pigs, 5soa745.
Cattle-Receipts. 100 head; steady. Ma
tive beef steers. 6.S0a9 25; cows and
heifers. 3.3oas.75; calves. 8.5Oa925
Sheep-Receipts. 500 head; steady
Sheep. 7.75aS.S0; lambs, 79Oa1O15.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
LONDON WOOL SALES.

LONDON, May 15.-The offerings at
the wool auction sales today amounted
to 1850 bales. The selection was
varied one and was readily absorbed by
all sections except America Prices
were in sellers favor, especially
combing merinos, which frequently
were per cent over the previous auc-
tiong.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK.

NEW YORK, May 15.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, 643 head; no trading.
Calves-Receipts. 7S head. no trading.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, $50 head :
no trading.
Hogs-Receipts. 1.47s head; no trad
inp
Evening star., 1915-05-16
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK. May 15.-Cotton goods
markets were steady and quiet today.
Yarns and household linens We're quiet.
but dress linens were active. Burlaps
were steady. Knit goods were In bet
ter demand. Wool goods were quiet.
Evening star., 1915-05-16
WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES.
Corrected to the Close of Business May Is al
the Office of The Evening Star.
Railway and Miscellaneous Shares.

closing
of
the year to dafe
Evening star., 1915-05-16
l recommend to
my clients and to the
investing public the
purchase of Capital
Traction stock. l
will give 81 cash for
any part of 100
shares.
1 WILL SELL

$1,000 Capital Traction SO mt 1857.
$1,000 4. q y. Tel. LIST SO OF Va. at OS y.
$2,OGO Washington Gas SO mt 1854.
$4,000 Potomac COnsId. so mt IOI n.
70 Washington Rwy. pfd. at 81. ex. div.
80 Washington hwy. com. mt 90. ex. div.
30 Washington Gas at 52is.
10 Mergenthaler mt ISs.
20 LanstOn mt 65.
National Bank Of Washington mt 3so.
20 Wash. and Southern Bank mt 1Ol.
Munsey Trust at %.
10 Federal Nat. Bank mt 40.
100 Washington Baseball Club at 21A.
10 y. and W. Steamboat mt 40.
; District Title Ins. Ibid wanted).
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25 GraphOphOne com. mt 80.
| WILL BUY
100 Capital Traction tany partD mt ~.
70 Washington Rwy. pfd at S3 ", ex. div.
as Washington Gas mt n.
10 Mergenthaler mt 1S2.
10 LanstOn at 60L..
so Farmers and Mechanics' Bank at z4k.
10 National Bank of Wash. mt 2I5.
Is Munsey Trust at 04.
80 L. =. Trust at Al.
100 Washington Baseball Club Mt 10.
25 Graphophone pfd. mt 50.
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Buying and selling orders on all listed
stocks and bonds solicited.
Deliveries for cash mt your own bank.
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Evening star., 1915-05-16

Some decided Improvement was evi-
dent in the steel trade this week. Speci-
hcations against contracts were larger.
permitting an increase Of 2 per cent in
mill operations; current domestic orders
were larger and export trade continued
heavy. The Steel Corporation is now
operating about Is per cent of total ingot
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-12

While big interests are lighting the
proposed eight-hour legislation for
women it is interesting to review
some of the unfair methods they
have used in the past two years
against mattresses in Chicago strug-
Cling to gain one days rest in seven.
At the close of the Henrici strike,
when Judges McGoOrty, Windes and
Baldwin declared peaceful picketing
lawful provided it wasn't conducted
on Randolph street, restaurant men
organized and schemed to defeat any
further attempt at organization, and
in this they had the backing of the
State street merchants, who realize
that picketing before their depart
ment stores would seriously damage
their business and who therefore
want to crush organization of
women.
A year ago the restaurant combine
used George Knab as tool to attack
organized labor Mattresses who
picketed Knab restaurants did so I'M
der the injunction issued by the three
learned judges, which has since been
repudiated by Judge Baldwin.
The restaurant combine stood a
share of Knab's expenses in this fight
and the Employers association fur
nished Dudley Taylor as Knab's le-
gal adviser.
Over 400 cases of mattresses were
dragged into the municipal courts
without a single conviction. Knab
sought to enlarge the injunction and
was refused by Judge Windes. Pow
ers & Fitting secured a broader in
junction through Judge Baldwin.
The mattresses went before Judge
Windes and had the most objection
able features Of Baldwin's injunction
dissolved. On July II they were cit
ed into court for alleged contempt
and dismissed by Judge Windes.
Then the combine put girls on the
- 70 i
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-12
HOW THE BOSSES FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL
AGAINST DECENT CONDITIONS For WOMEN

I'LL 1OINS FON WON1ClN
ing girls who had been guilty of no
offense against the law.
On Nov the Knab injunction was
enlarged by Judge Baldwin and
stopped picketing. Shortly after
ward the combine, through their at
torneys, Taylor and Wilkerson, went
into court with an affidavit alleging
that IS or So additional houses want
ed to be included in the Knab in
junction because the mattresses we're
conspiring to force the INTO organize.
The affidavit was untrue because
atleast fifty of the new compliments
had never been approached by the
mattresses, had never exchanged a
word with any representative of the
Mattresses union and had never been
picketed This affidavit was pre-
pared by Taylor and sworn to by Nc
Kinnon as president of the restaurant
combine. E
The mattresses filed a motion to
dissolve the injunction in November
and were entitled on that motion to
an immediate hearing. Before the
nearing was granted in the latter
part of January they asked for a
change of venue and Judge Baldwin
refused.
The case has dragged along from
the latter part of January. The final
arguments were heard April 1.
Legal tricks were resorted to dur
ing this trial. At the beginning of it
Judge Baldwin declared that great
laxity would be allowed in the testi-
mony on both Sides The restaurant
combine, as compliments, took full !
advantage of this. Tayor asked lead
ing questions. He made the issue far
reaching, but when the defendants
started their testimony they were
hampered by an avalanche of objec- $
lions to almost every question and
the sustained objections limited the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-21
MEXICAN SITUATION GROWS
WARM ONCE MORE

Washington, June 21.-The acute
Mexican situation threatened today
to interfere with President Wilson's
hopes of a brief vacation common
cling the latter part of this week.
Reports from every section of Mex
leo indicated that conditions were
growing rapidly worse. Carranza
seemed to have been practically elm
mated, his place having been taken
by Obregon. Villa appeared definite
ly to have broken with Felipe Angeles
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-21

If women are good enough to be I
called upon to help the government
in time of need they are good enough
to be allowed to vote.
You see they are not to be fooled,
these women.
There is no doubt that the econom-
ic problems raised by the rapid in
PRODUCTION of women in industry will
be serious and difficult. Already many
employers have admitted that the
women they are employing in the
places formerly held by men give
such satisfactory service at lower
wages that they purpose to continue
to employ women after the war is
over. You can see what that will |
mean.
Meantime, some of the labor unions
are likely to be shot to pieces and to
that extent labor will be deprived of
a defense slowly erected by three
generations of toiIsome effort. Null
tifarious are the payments that war
exacts. 1t is no wonder that some of
the labor leaders view the situation
WITH IoIeDooInSS-
But, anyway, when the govern
ment called upon women to come to
it's help it utterly repudiated for all
time one dogma upon which the re-
fusal of woman suffrage has been
based. No longer can this govern
ment pretend that the family is the
unit in society and the men represent
that unit. Government has now pro-
claimed that the man and the woman
are equal in their share of duty to the
state; government cannot well pre-
tend hereafter that the place of man
and woman in the state ought to be
different.
This is a revolutionary change.
AIICHhn AEnAnI u