The Republican journal., 1919-04-10
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.
N1a'ne Women Can Vote for Presidential
Electors.

AUGUSTA, March 28 Governor Mill
hen, Friday morning signed the resolve
winch will give to the women of Maine
the night to vote for presidential electors
IN this State. In signing the resolve the
governor used penholders which were
yellow IN color and the witnesses were
MISS kosamond Conner, representing her
sister Miss Mable, president of the Maine
association, Mrs Guy P. E. Gannett.
Mrs, c. s. Foeg, Mrs. Dora H. York, Mrs.
L. "A burleigh, Mrs. Paul d. Sargent and
senator Guy P. Gannett, all of Augusta
There was general laugh among those
present, which was accompanied by hand
clapping, as the Governor picked up the
nrst pen and said: 'You will observe
that it is yellow pen"
One of the pens was presented to Miss
Mable Conner and the other will be sent
TO Miss Anna Ladd Dingley of Auburn
Pool Law Indefinitely Postponed.
AUGUSTA, March 81 The house today
by vote of 81 to 35 indefinitely post
poned an act relating to the seizure and
forfeiture of vehicles carrying intoxicat-
ing liquors. Rep. Rounds of Portland said
that the legislature of 1917 passed verv
was all the laws necessary to provide
adequate enforcement 81 think there
are enough of those fool laws" said Rep.
Rounds. Rep. Hinckley of South Port
land said that at the present session laws
have been passed for the protection of
game and that there should be something
done for the protection of men, women,
boys and girls. He said that the United
States government had in its laws pro-
visions for vehicles used in the smuggling
and conveyance of liquors and that in the
laws passed two years ago joker was
discovered whereby person can get back
an automobile used in the illegal trans
portation Of liquor, Rep. Crabtree and
Rep Storm of Westmanland Plantation
spoke in favor of the act, while Rep.
Buzzell voiced disapproval of the bill,
Maine automobile Association Approves
Bond Issue.
AUGUSTA, March II. Resolutions en-
dorsing the suggestion of Governor Mill
ken for an act authorizing the issuing of
bonds for the construction of highways
and bridges have been adopted by the
Maine Automobile association and sent
to every member of the legislature.
The resolutions are as follows:
'In his budget message for 1919 Cover
nor Milliken recommended the authoriz-
ing of bond issue of $40 600, 600 to be
used in maEchng the Federal appropria-
ton of So, 648, 1876 SO made available to
Maine by the new Federal Aid Road act,
Just passed by the last Congress, as well
as thai passed in 1916, large part of
which has not yet been taken UP by this
State. The idea of the bond issue also
was to take care Of the States share in
the construction of the very necessary
Portsmouth, n II, and kttery, Me,
inter-stat bridge, and any other large
bridge projects, as well as to be able to
take advantage of any future Federal
h ghway legislation HIGH might benefit
Maine, without the necessity of adopting
another bond issue act with all of its diff
ticdues and delays
THE officers and directors of the Maine
Automobile Association, here assembled,
unanimously approve of the recommended
ton of Governor MiIken, and of the
reasons for it, and urgently request that
you use your best endeavors to secure
the passage of an act covering the same. "
Hiram ". Kicker, Acting President.
d, w, HoeCg, Jr., Acting Secretary
For the officers and directors.
Augusta, Me, March Is, 1919.