Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-14
until 60 years or during good beha-
vior. The referendum is attached to the

until 60 wears or during good beha-
vior. The referendum Is attached to the
bill.
The bills to authorize the county
commissioners of Aroostook to repair
and enlarge the county court houses
at Houlton and Caribou at an expense
not to exceed $65,000 and $4,000 re-
spectively, were heard together. Thorn
as v. Doherty of Houlton, II. T. Pow
ers of Fort Fairfield and r. w. Shaw
of Houlton stated that the accommo-
dations at the Houlton court house
were entirely inadequate for the pres
ent business, the clerk of courts, reg
lister of deeds and the library being
much crowded. as well as the court
room being too small.
Cyrus Small and w. p. Hamilton OF
Caribou thought that the court house
at Caribou was the one that first need
ed attention in the shape of repairs and
engagements, and the claim was made
that two thirds of the population, the
taxes and the business was furnished
by the northern part of the county
hence they should have the benefit OF
money raised.
1t was not noticeable that either side
favored to any great extent the grant
ing of the others request, although one
or two did admit that the other had
some argument.
Former Attorney General Scott Will
son and Charles D. Booth of Portland
appeared for the act additional to the
! Revised Statutes. Chapter 81, relating
to corporations and providing for the
issuance of shares of stock without
nominal or par value, stating that it
would permit the issuance Of stock to
represent just what was behind the
stock.
The act to prevent cruelty to animals
in the sale and transportation Of horses
was favored by Mrs. Augustus s. Stew
ems. representing the State Education
al Society. Randall J. Chase. agent of
the s. P. c. A., Mrs. Ernest Weed and
Mrs. Frank Weddell. all of Portland
They thought that the dumping of poor.
inferior animal from Massachusetts
upon Maine should be stopped and the
people educated toward establishing and
maintaining a higher standard of horse
flesh, so that the abuses would be done
away with and all hands interested hem
eft thereby.
Commissioner of Agriculture John D.
Roberts appeared for the act to better
protect sheep, poultry and domestic an
lmals, saying that in his opinion the
bad dog and the wild animal that did
the damage to the sheep should be made
an outlaw and the farmer authorized to
shoot on sight for the protection of his
sheep. Dogs now killed about Der
cent of all sheep in Maine The State
in 1916 paid over $4,000 damages from
that cause Now was the time to boom
the sheep industry, but they must be
protected. Poultry was also growing in
value. while foxes. protected by the
State. were doing great damage every
year.
Mrs. Stevens thought some other way
might be devised for handling the dog
question. without shooting them all.
William 3. Kendall of Bowdoinham,
the largest sheep raiser in New Eng
land, was in favor of the bill, though
he admitted that if the bill was too
drastic, something in the line of large
notices. such as he used on his own
ranch, might benefit by warning and
urging the neighbors to keep watch of
their dogs.
Assistant Dairy Instructor +. S. Ad-
ans of Bowdoinham was strongly in
favor of immediate and proper protec-
ton for the sheep, even by methods
which might to some seem drastic. The
most damage was done by worthless
dogs and ours from villages and towns
and they should be disposed Of
Rep. Besse Of Clinton was not in fav-
or OF shooting the dogs indiscrimin-
ately, as he considered the good dog a
friend Of the cattle and the sheep.
The act to amend the statutes regard
ing the manner of voting was endorsed
by Senator Burleigh Of Aroestook. who
explained the proposed new ballot and
the method of voting In an interesting
manner. He stated that by it there
was little danger Of mistakes and spoil
ed ballots and that the sticker would
be eliminated except in very few
cases.
Rep. Spiers Of Westbrook thought n
a decided improvement over the present
method. especially in cutting out the
use of stickers
Assistant Attorney General Franklin
Fisher stated that the act to amend the
statutes relating to relief of State paup
ers was simply to do away with exist
ing delays in reimbursing towns which
had paid out money for the State in
such cases.
Rep. Spiers of Westbrook favored the
bill for an optional referendum in
towns and cities. saying that what was
good for the State should also be good
for the smaller parts of the State in
their own business. He thought the act
would be acceptable in almost all places.
Attorneys Thomas Leigh and Frank
L. Dutton of Augusta appeared for the
osteopaths. which had hearing some