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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-07
The following communication was
received from the Executive Depart

menti
STATE OF MAINE.
Executive Chamber.
Augusta. Maine. Jan. 6, 1915.
To the Honorable Senate and House
Of Representatives:
In compliance with the constitution
of the State I herewith communicate
to the Legislature each case of re-
prieve, remission of penalty, commu-
tation or pardon granted during the
years 1913 and 1914, stating the name
Of the convict, the crime of which he
was convicted, the sentence and it's
conditions. If any, upon which the
same was granted.
(Signed)
WILLIAM T. HAINES,
Governor.
Read and placed on file.
STATE OF MAINE.
Office Of the Secretary Of State.
=. Augusta, Maine, Jan. 5. 1915.
To the President Of the Senate and
Speaker Of the House Of Represen-
tatives:
have the honor Of herewith trans
hitting the returns Of the votes given
by the several cities. towns and
plantations in this State, for Cover
nor. on the 14th day of September last
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
-. J. E. ALEXANDER,
Secretary Of State
Read and sent down for concur
renee.
STATE OF MAINE.
Office Of the Secretary of State.
49, - Augusta, Maine. Jan. 5. 1915.
To the President of the Senate:
have the honor herewith to trans
NIT the returns Of votes given by the
several cities, towns and plantations
In this State on the 14th day Of Sep
TENDER last for Senators.
Your obedient servant,
]. E. ALEXANDER,
Secretary Of State.
Read and placed on file.
STATE OF MAINE.
Office of the Secretary Of State.
Augusta, Maine, Jan. 5. 1915.
To the Senate and House Of Repre-
"
sentatives: +
BY order Of the Governor and Coun-
Gil / have the honor to herewith
transmit a report of the votes cast at
the special election Sept. 8, 1913, In
reference to- two amendments to the
Constitution proposed by Chapters 264
and 364. respectively, Of the Resolves
passed, at the regular session Of the
Legislature in 1918. Chapter 264 OF
the above mentioned resolves pro-
posed to amend Section Of Article Q
of the Constitution so that it should
read as follows:
Section 8. All taxes upon real and
personal estate assessed by authority
of, this State, shall be apportioned
and assessed equally. according to the
just value thereof; but the Legislature
shall have power to levy a tax upon
intangible personal property at such
rate as 1t deems wise and equitable t.
other classes Of property"
This amendment was sustained by
the peoples. the vote being 1860 in
favor and s167 in opposition. 80
Chapter 1854 proposed to amend Sec
ton. 2 Of Article 10 Of the ,Constitu-
ton so that it should read as follows:
Section g.. The Legislature. when
ever two thirds Of both Houses shall
deem It necessary, may propose
amendments to this Constitution; and,
whom any amendment shall be SO
agreed upon, resolution shall be
passed and sent to. the selectmen of
the several towns, and the assessors
Of ths several plantations, empower
Ing and directing them to-notify the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-07

The Senators retired to the hall Of
the house for the purpose OF holding
a joint convention.
(For proceedings in convention see
House report.)
Upon return Of the Senate to it's
chamber.
Upon motion by Mr.. Murphy Of
Cumberland. e
Adjourned until tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. ..-,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-07
The order received a passage in con-
currence.

From the Senate: Communication
from the Secretary Of State transmit
ting the return Of votes given In the
several Cities towns and plantations
in this State for Governor on the 14th
Of September last. i h
On motion this communication was
referred to the committee on guber>
material vote in concurrence with the
Senate. i
Mr.. Fossett Of Portland introduced
the following order:
Ordered, that James M. Rogers It
Wilton be messenger: Frank A. Leon
ard of Lisbon be assistant messenger;
A. E. Muldoon, postmaster; p. H. Fitz-
gerald Of Augusta, mail-carrier; Ju-
Illus P. Potter Of Passadumkeag. first
folder: F. K. Jack Of Rowdoinham, as
s!stant folder; Neil S. Gray Of Warren
doorkeeper, and that the Speaker ap-
point two pages and document clerk.
Mr.. Higgins Of Brewer offered an
amendment to the order by substitute
ing the following: That Patrick Hayes
by Messenger: c. B. Scribner, assistant
messenger; James L. Bresnahan be
postmaster; Thomas Rollins be mail
carrier; that C. H. Ashford be door
keeper; Joseph H. Dixon folder ami
Stephen Purintona be assistant folder.
The question being on the adoption
Of the amendment,
"A viva -voce vote being taken. the
amendment was lost. - ..
The question being on the adoption
Of the order offered by the gentleman
from Portland, Mr.. Fossett,
Mr.. Comedian Of Portland offered an
amendment to the order by substitute
ing the name H. N. Rogers" for that
Of James NJ. Rogers" .
The amendment was adopted.
The order as amended then received
a passage.
On. motion by Mr.. Higgins Of Brewer
the House voted to take a recess until
2 o'clock In the afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-07
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
A message was received from the
House conveyed by the Clerk inform
ing the Senate that the House con-
CURED in the proposition of the Sena.e
for joint convention this afternoon
at o'clock.
On motion by Mr.. Scammon of
Hancock a recess was taken until ,
o'clock this afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-07
Afternoon Session

Senate called to order by the Presi-
dent at > o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-07
reporter at the last regular session.
On motion Of Mr.. Walker Of Somerset

On motion OF MI. walker OF Somerset
1t was ~, 81.
Ordered: That a committee of seven
be appointed by the President to whom
the returns of the votes for senators for
the political years of 19l5-19l6 shall be
forwarded for examination and report.
The President thereupon appointed as
such COMMITTEES Messrs. Walker of Som
erset, Conant of Waldo. Clark of York,
Boynton Of Lincoln, Hastings Of An
droscoggin, Durgin of Piscataquis and
Wells of Penobscot
On motion of Mr.. Garcelon of An
droscoggin it was
: Ordered: That returns for votes for
Governor given In the several cities.
towns and plantations Of the State for
the political years of 19l5-19l6 be referred
to Joint select committee Of seven on
the part of the Senate with such as the
House may join.
The President appointed as the commit
tee on the part Of the Senate, to whom
the votes for Governor shall be referred.
Messrs. Garcelon of Androscoggin, Bur-
leigh of Aroostook. Moulton of Cumber-
land, Herrick of York, Chatto Of Han
cock. Alien Of Kennebec and Butler of
Knox. s."
Sent down for concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. Durgin of Piscata-
quis it was ....
Ordered: That a message be sent to
the House Of Representatives informing
that body that the Senate Is duly or
ganized by the choice Of Ira G. Hersey
as President: w. E. Lawry as secretary,
and L. E. Thornton as assistant secre-
tary; and that Senator was appointed to
convey said message. Subsequently that
the message with which he was charged.
Sent down for concurrence.
On motion Of Mr.. Peacock Of Wash
ington 1t was
Ordered: That a message be sent to the
Governor and Council informing that
body that the Senate is duly organized
by the choice of La G. Hersey as Presi-
dent; W. E. -Lawry a. secretary and L.
E. Thornton as assistant secretary, and
that senator was appointed to convey
said message and subsequently, reported
that he had delivered the message with
which he was charged.
.Ou IuOIlOu Ol MI. Cole Ol DIX, L.
was
Ordered: The House concurring thai.
the joint rules and order Of 1913 De
adopted as the joint rules and orders
of this Legislature.
Sent down for concurrence.
Mr.. BOYNTON of Lincoln: Mr..
President: l desire to offer the follow :
ing order and move it's passage;
Ordered: The House concurring that
a-joint committee on reference of bills.
resolves, orders and petitions be APP
pointed, consisting of one on the part
Of the Senate and two on the part of
the House, with the President of the
Senate, and Speaker Of the House.
members, ex-ofhcio, whose duty it
shall be to refer to the proper COM
mittee all bills, resolves, orders and
petitions offered in either House.
The order was adopted and sent
down for concurrence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-07

From the Senate: Ordered. the
House concurring. that a joint commit
tee on reference Of bills. resolves, or
ders and petitions be appointed coh-
sisting Of one on the part Of the Sem
ate and two IN the part Of the House.
with the President Of the Senate and
the speaker Of the House members
ex-officio. whose duty It shall be, TO
refer to the proper committees an
bills, resolves. orders and petitions Of
fered in either House. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-07
Afternoon Session

The joint order on return Of votes for
Governor given In the several cities.
towns and plantations Of the State for
the political years of 1915 and 1916 came
from the Senate with committee of sew
en- named in that branch.
The Speaker appointed as members of
the committee on the part of the House
Messrs Greenleaf Of Portland, Russell of
Alfred. Webb of Cherryfield. Perham of
Woodstock, Woodman of Auburn, Kicker
of Castine and Picher of Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-07

and plantations in the manner pre-
scribed by law, at the next biennial
meeting in the month Of September.
or to meet in the manner prescribed
by law for calling and holding biennial
meetings of said inhabitants for the
election Of senators land representa-
tives, on the second Monday in Sep
TENDER following the passage Of said
resolve, to give in their votes on the
question, whether such amendments
shall be made; and if it shall appear
that a majority Of the inhabitants
voting on the question are in favor Of
such amendment. it shall become
part of the Constitution"
This amendment also was sustained
by the peoples, the vote being 1915
in favor and GAL in opposition.
Very respectfully,
]. E. ALEXANDER,
Secretary of State,
Read and placed on file.
On motion by Mr. Boynton of Lin
coin it was
Ordered: That a message be sent
to the House of Representatives pro-
posing convention of the two
branches of the Legislature at two
o'clock P. M. in the Hall Of the House
for the purpose Of Alecting Secre-
tary Of State, Treasurer Of State, At
torney General, Commissioner Of Agri-
culture, and seven executive couns
cilors.
Sent down for concurrence.
On motion Of Mr. Cole of York a re-
cess was taken for ten minutes.
The Senate called to order by the
President.
MESSAGE FROM. THE HOUSE.
A message was received from the
House informing the Senate of the or
ganization Of the House by the cleo
ton of Herbert w. Trafton as Speak
err, Chandler c. Harvey of Houlton as
clerk and Fortuna Belleau as assis-
tant clerk.
The PRESIDENTS: The Secretary Of
the Senate will proceed to the House
with message for a joint convention
this afternoon.
The Secretary retired and subse-
quently reported that he had delivered
the message with which he was
charged.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
A message was received from the
House conveyed by the Clerk inform
inc the Senate that the HOuSa CON
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-07

From the Senate: Ordered, the
House concurring, that the joint rules
and orders Of the year 1913 and 1914
be the joint rules and orders Of the
Legislature.
The order received passage in con-
currence. +-..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-07

Mr. McCurdy Of Lubec presented the
petition Of Fortunat r. Michaud Of Van
Buren, against Levite ". Thibodeau Of
Van Buren, holding seat in this House,
requesting that the same be- referred to
the committee on elections.
On motion by Mr.. Kicker of Castine
the petition.was tabled pending its refer
ence to a committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-07

From the Senate: Ordered, the
House concurring, that the return Of
votes for Governor given to the several
cities, towns and plantations Of the
State for the political years 1915 and
1916 be referred to a Joint select COM
mittee Of seven on the part Of the Sen
ate with such as the House may join.
The order received passage in con-
currence.
From the Senate: Ordered, the
House concurring. that the joint rulos
and orders Of the years 1913 and 1914
be the joint rules and orders Of the
Legislature.
The order received a passage in CON-
currence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-12
CITY NEWS.

Sherwood for pony harness.
baggage, phone Sinton, No. IS,
day or night service
ID. e. Reeves announces the Allen
shows cancelled and he has nothing
to do with the carnival next week.
A flag raising was held yesterday
evening at the residence Of C.. v.
Elmer, els J street. Music was fur
nished for the occasion by Grifth's
band.
baggage, day and night service.
Sinton. Phone 49,.
N. ]. Bowman, with the Moose
bathing beach committee, win serve .
banquet this evening to all those who
took part in TIE Moose minstrels.
Mrs R. L. Hume of ZIG South
Sixth street, received the sad news of
the death of her brother which occur.
red in Mexico The body will be
brought to Granger, Mo-, for burial.
Mrs. Hume will go there to attend the
funeral
Mrs. Carl Shulz Of Evansville,
Ind, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. r.
Samuels of this city underwent an
operation yesterday. and her condition
is satisfactory, according to word re-
ceived from Mrs. Samuels who Is with
her daughter.
The outlook for a good crop OF
home grown strawberries Is bright,
according to one Of the gardeners
here. He expects that the. home
grown berries will be on the market
within two weeks, and predicts that
there will be bumper crop OF this
fruit. If there is not too much dry
weather.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-12
CITY NEWS.
Sherwood for pony. buggies.

Sherwood for pony buggies.
Baggage, day and night service.
Call Sinton, phone 1S.
The street department is at work
patching up some OF the chuck.holes
! along some OF the most used thorough
fares Of the town.
; -Keokuk camp M. w. A. No. 622
will Loll its regular meeting tonight
at ,Woodman hall. All members are re-
quested to be present.
The city has commenced the OIL
ing Of certain streets about the city.
The oiling Is done in cooperation with
the property owners.
For your baggage day or night
service, phone Sinton, No IS.
Rapid progress is being made on
the work on the Garfield school build
ing. Only the finishing touches are
necessary for the Jefferson building.
The. sentiment of the local mer-
chants seems to be that any changes
in the white way lighting system
which would tend to decrease the
lights will be opposed by them.
Visitors to Keokuk are COM
plimenting the city on the fine white
way that the merchants installed on
Main street. Nothing advertises
town as well as the fact that 1t Is
brightly lighted at night.
-Keokuk is getting to be consider
able Of a motor boat center A num-
Der of new boat houses and floats
have been anchored along the shore
of the lake, and number of new
craft have been launched this year.
Owing to the neoassitated stay in
Chicago OF the rector. Rev. ]. C. Sage,
| there will be no Ascension day SER
vices at st. Johns. Because Of the
compelled absence of Rev. Mr.. Sage
there will be no Ascension day SER
vice at St ,Mary's Also the parish
meeting and illustrated lecture will
be postponed until further notice.
Sherwood for harness repairs.
Plans for the Country club season
have been given boost by the warm
weather of this week. This coming
Saturday will be sort Of open house
day at the club. The members are
planning for their sodding party soon,
and will complete the task OF putting
turf on the slopes.
The attempts Of the traffic cops
to keep pedestrians from cutting the
corners on Main street should meet
| with the cooperation of both pedes-
TRANS and autoists. The police say
it is much harder to get the people to
stop cutting across the street, than 1t
is to get drivers Of vehicles to turn
| the right way at intersections
| Preparations are being mad.e for
commencement in the local schools.
| Exercises will be held In the high
school, grammar school. and the two
! parochia1 schools. The high school
/ commencement week program IN
| cludes class day, commencement and
the junior banquet for the seniors.
| The practice of Tipping street
cars has commenced again. Within
| the last few nights almost any car to
the park has had fringe OF young
sters hanging onto the rear OF the
cars. Although the vestibula is closed,
some Of the more daring manage to
get hand hold somewhere. This is
dangerous practice and injuries are
liable to result.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-12
CITY NEWS.

The Retailers league banquet at
the Hotel Keokut tonight promises 70
be the largest yet held by the organ
ization. A numbe Of matters OF I'M
portance are to be brought UP.
Hayden Wilcox was this morning
charged with operating an automo
bile at Fifth and Main streets last
night with the muffler OF the car open
in an information filed against him In
the superior court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-12
RETAILERS HOLD
MEETING TONIGHT
Monthly Meeting and Banquet viii
Be Held at the Hotel keo-
kuk at Seven
Tonight.
EXPECT LARGE NUMBER
Future Activities Of the League VIII
be Decided Upon at Tonight's
Mcetns-Many
Plans.

+ Judging from the number of accept
ances being received from local mer-
chants this morning, tonight's meet
ing of the Keokuk Retailers league
will be well attended. The meeting
will be held in the Hotel Keokuk this
time. Dinner will be served at Z
! O'Clock, and the business session will
follow.
Commissioner J. A. NJ. Collins is to
be the guest OF the league. He Will
talk to the merchants on some matter
Of interest in civic affairs. The mat
ter of street lighting may be brought
UP in connection with this talk, 1t is
understood,
viii Tell Experiences.
Post mortems" on Dollar day and
the window display contest will be
one of the interesting features of to-
nights meeting. 1t is the Intention Of
President NJ. E. Justice to have the
merchants relate their experiences in
these two campaigns put On by this
league.
The success OF the Dollar day and
Of the window display contest offers
ample proof OF what the merchants OF
this city can do by organization and
ests for the best interests of all the
merchants together, in the opinion Of
Mr. Justice.
Its up to Us now to keep the ball
rolling" said Mr.. Justice this morn
ing I'VE have the best kind of a
start. This organization numbering
over one hundred leading merchants
Of the city. working unselishly to-
gether, can accomplish almost any
! thing they desire.
THE Retailers league already has
done more for the city Of Keokuk than
any other organization we ever had.
Outsiders may not realize this, but
the merchants themselves know It.
/ They have had all the proof they
! want. They have been working to.
gether better than / ha Aever hoped
they would SO early in the life of the
! league 1t means great things for the
! merchants and what helps the mer.
chants helps the town.
Agricultural Exposition.
ut has not yet been decided Just
what the league will do next. We
have a number Of plans for future ac-
tivities. One of them Is the agricul-
tural exposition. This will be in
Peoria next month and we probably
will send about three men over to see
it. 1t Is new thing and we are-not
sure just how it works out.
Whatever we do we want to get to
work on 1t at once It Is necessary
that We keep things going in this or
ganization to hold the interest Of the
merchants There are number of
new things to be brought up tonight
that 1 think will appeal to them"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-12

with Hamilton, there next suno -.
Bucks, here the 23rd. and with ". ~.
Fort Madison Eagles there on the JUL
The local team has won every gam
played so far this year, iafe a.,
through good stick work ana "a
pitching of Semones who has allow
but four hits in the last two gans.
and who struck out % batters In 'nos.;
games.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-12
CITY NEWS.

The thirty day sentence against
Joe King, charged with vagrancy, was
suspended by Judge Mcnamara this
morning upon condition that King
leave the city.
The Keokuk Electric company
baseball team has scheduled games
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-12
FUNERAL NOTICE.

BLOM-The funeral of Mrs. Isaac
Blom will be held from the chapel Of
the Westminster Presbyterian church,
Thursday at 3 o'clock. Friends of
the family are invited. Please omit
flowers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-28

Nowadays it j. hardly correct To say
n disease Is durable" or "~incurable.'
Many diseases are practically self linn
tied, running "A certain course and pro
ceeding 10 recovery i'm due time. Others
are chronic. lasting for an indefinite
time, lowering the patients strength nj
resistance. 80 that he becomes an easy
victim for acute infection-or. az has
been said by a great teacher. the patient
succumbS 10 some disease other thar that
with which he has suffered. While both
nonsurgical and operative measures do
restore health As a general rule still We
cannot claim that there H. any such
thing as an absolute cure for any disease
whatever.
Id follows. therefore. th.- no honest
person can guarantee To cure anything
He may promise to do his best he may eX-
pect 10 bring about recovery. but he can
not guarantee such a result, because hu
man life j. too uncertain and human
skill too limited. The dishonest manu-
facturcr or cXploiter Of proprietary med
icineS has indeed been advised" by Uncle
Sam that il is Objectionable To guarantee
a remedy which il in fact known 10 he
incapable of curing a disease. and that
il is unwiSe 10 give money back prom
Uses with any medicine when in fact the
intention il not to give amy money back.
Testimonials from cured" patrons Of
4 patent medicine have been printed
again and again when the writer Of the
testimonial was already dead and buried
victim Of the disease the nuStrum il sold
To cure. Statements of doctCrS and med
zeal authors Of good standing are often
twisted and changed 10 outright endorse
ments of nOStrumS the dOrtorS would re-
pudiate unconditionally. Examples fur
niShed on requrSt.l
When Il man enters the nuStrum bust
ness he gocS in Ia make money. not for
honor or personal satisfaction. aS ia t.
Ultimate kinds If business. Therefore h.
i generally ready To- miSrepresent and dp
ceive whoever may possibly purchase his
dope. Show uS amy circular or booklet
advertisement which purporfS 81 tell
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-28
LIGHT SENTENCE FOR BIG CRIME

The sentence of ten months impri-
soment given Henry Siegel. the multi
millionaire department store man and
banker of New York City, seems light
punishment indeed for the crime which
he committed. Siegrl wrecked his saw
ings bank. in which fifteen thousand
persons, nearly all of them wage ear
ners, had deposited their savings. The
amount for which the bank failed was
$2,500.000, and the bank had only $780,
900 left out Of that large sum. with
which to pay the people who entrusted
their savings to its keeping. Siegcl.
after spending ten months in prison.
doubtless will come out and enjoy the
money which he has laid up for him
self out Of the earnings of those unfor-
turate ~depositors whom he flecced.
Many a poor man has been sent 10 the
penitentiary for a much longer term
for robberies amounting to not over
$50. Mr.. Siegel certainly did not get
justice.