Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)
February 24, 1915

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Average Daily Circulation for 1914 11,763 COPIES mtm M THE WEATHER Occasional rains Wednesday with Thursday clearing and colder. ESTABLISHED 1825. AUGUSTA, ittAlNE, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1915. PRICE TWO CENTS PROSPECTS FOR CUTTING ICE ON KENNEBEC RIVER GROW DARKER WITH WARM DAYS Halt Results Tuesday in Several Places Where Product Was Being Put in Houses Card-':' r, Feb. 22.—(Special).— T: ec: °f cutting aay consider ate ars'unt of ice on the Kennebec r.vi-r winter is tonight decidedly (5 t and with the mild weather now prevaflcd for the past ir (j(L t more and the promise of rt.r Wednesday it surely looks a. a miracle in the weather bring al^ut a continuance t. an u t which has as yet been *..5: c. :ne:.e- i The springlike weath er ot today called a halt at the few v CT' housing operations were .c -'T-.' bt a use the warmth of the f-.n. ra.'. “c« mbed the ice clear r. Jr and housing under such con i' impossible, and It would 4- irs i zero weather to bring aek 1 r.to a fit condition to be -ji, r.’ tie houses. Suspend Operations a: t:.n at tha Berry, Cedar Groce s.iid sttarns Point houses, where the of* rot rs had been getting ice 11 and L m-s thick, ice was kept running iatt the houses until nightfall, but not; .r.tr further can be done in that line unless colder weather sets in. Th- 1 rices where the company has been Mining ice this week are the Chelsea and Old Orchard houses in Chelsea and the Berry, Cedar Grove and .-'•earns Point houses near Rich mot 1. nd Manager Ballard said to riigh.’ .a speaking of the amount which ‘.as thus far been housed, that it -e practically nothing. Down at Vv'e> t Pm thbay. where operations were d earlier, quite a good crop :.af M et. housed. Some Down River Tteearding the thickness of ice in the r:‘. *»r there is said to be more ice dmi~ r In the vicinity of Rich mond 'fan then.' is farther up the line, b that at Richmond its eondi tiot victi that the operators have given hauling coal across to the icehouses f.-r fear tvat it Is not safe the practice any longer, part*-' :p tl.e river and above Gar dim r thickness of the ice in phet tvVffn it has not hioeti cultivat ed }i .01 five to seven inches and r in some places it is even less tn that A rt received from Augusta to nic!” stated that the ice along the try f- t was wasting very fust. It had rwi d down to the Kennebec brier* s that from there to the Au gust m was open water. Below the hr r. c t’-.e ice in the channel is Vfr- r that an axe can be driven r it almost anywhere. From •he .rtrtc wharf down river as far t Ate. state hospital wharf the channel opened tip today and it was nic. re;ir*rtefl that there are open riac*s f rther down river toward HaUnvell. Tt is believed at Augusta at ther rr.i’d day like today, or a run stoTrr would break up the ice along o p city front and set it going flrwti river, which would probably tt'PRt. tvp beginning of the end all Upttg c line INDIANS HOLD BUTLER WASH AGAINST THE i WHITE POSSE i

Su.lt Luke City, Utah. Feb. 23.—A special to the Desert Evening News j from Bluff today reports that the ln dians. driven from Cottonwood Gulch at the edge of the town, have received j reinforcements, and have fortified themselves in Butler. Wash, eight miles i west of Bluff. The possee is organizing in the town to advance on the Indians' j position. Butler Wash is the name of a local town in Utah. The dispatch gives the list of casual ties among the Indians as five. A war i rior and two children were killled in the first encounter and a squaw and another child were drowned when at tempting to ford the San Juan river during the first day's retreat. Known casualties among the whites are con i fined to the lulling of J. C. Akin and the wounding of Jose Cordova. The five members of the posse who became isolated from the others re turned safely last night. 0PP0SIT0N TO NOMINEES ON FED! TRADE COM. EXPECTED Washington. Feb. 23.—President Wil son's nominees for membership on the new Federal Traue Commission were up for consideration at a meeting t >da> of the Senate interstate commerce commit tee j i Prospects of opposition on the part of Republican senators to some of the non- inees may prevent their confirmation i during the present session of Congress. I The opposition is based upon the fact that no regular Republicans were named, i AUTHORITY OF COMMERCE COM, RESTRICTED 3Y SUPREME COURT j Washington. Feb. 23 —The supreme j Commission is without authority to in- i spect correspondence files of interstate j railroads. It sustained the district court j of western Kentucky, which refused to i compel the Louisville Nashville to per j mlt examiners to inspect its files. ARMY APPROPIATON AND FORTIFICATIONS MEASURES SECURE PASSAGE TUESDAY \V;;. -etor,. Feb. 23.—Without a dls- j vote the Senate today passed i ttrrr.y appropriation bill, carrying *PPt Mtn.-.tely $103,000,000 while the 1 aided in clearing up legislation r session nearing a close by pass the $C.000,000 fortifications bill. x only debate on the army bill re fcte to action of the Senate committee striking out of the House bill a pro hsior. which would prohibit the use of I'-watches and other so called sci FS,i“C shop management methods in fovernment plants, and deny applica for payment of bonuses to em ployes. Orators Hughes. Martine and others Ptged restoration of the provision, *i;ile Senator Root, declaring the com ^ttee should be sustained, made an appeal for the rewarding of ambition, j The committee was sustained. An all-day discussion of the national defence marked the passage of the for tifications bill in th^ House. Repre- sentative Sherley of Kentucky declared there was no danger of American for- tifications being destroyed by a hostile fleet that the fleet of an enemy would not seek to reduce fortresses if it had control of the sea and would not waste ammunition shooting from a range of j 21.000 yards. Mr. Sherley admitted there might be danger of bombardment of some cities, but insisted that the cost of fortifying j all coast cities would be too treroen dous to consider. The House appropriations committee completed the general deficiency bill, the last of all the annual supply meas ures of Congress. The estimates cov ered in this bill aggregated $9,000,000, from which considerable cut was made. The bill probably will be reported to morrow. Following disposition of the army bill, the Senate began consideration of the postoffice appropriation measure, carrying $317,945,869 ANOTHER AMERICAN STEAMER WITH CAPTAIN FROM MAINE SUNK BY MINE IN NORTH SEA Carib Goes to Bottom But Crew Believed to Have Been Saved-Third Norwegian Steamer Is Victim of Mine Off DoveM)thers Feared Lost ONE OR TWO BRITISH STEAMERS CAUSE ANXIETY WHEN OVERDUE —ONE REPORTED BLOWN UP AT SEA Commanded by Thomaston, Maine, Man Boston. Feb. 23—The stpamer Carib, which was blown up today in the North sea, plied for many years between this port and Charleston and Jacksonville. The vessel was commanded by Capt. E. L. Cole, of Thomaston, Me. The Carib was formerly owned by the Clyde Line and was recently sold by them to Walker, Armstrong and Co., of Savannah, Ga. She was of 22S0 tons burden and left Charlestown Jan. 27 for B“emen with a cargo of cotton. She had a capacity of 4530 bales. Her crew cf 30 men, commanded by Capt. Cole, which manned the vessel at the time she was sold, was retained by the new owners, it is said. Captain Cole Resided at Harrington Portland, Me., Feb. 23.—Edgar L. Cole, the commander of the steamer Carib which has been sunk in German waters was a resident of Harring ton, Washington count/. He has not been home for over 15 years. He is about 50 years old. yON HISDESBIRG, the German Genius of Strategy Who Has Inflict ed Crushing Defeat Upon the Russians Berlin. Feb. 23.—via London 7.45 P. M.—The American steamer Carib has gone to the bottom off the German coast in the North sea as a result of run ning on a mine. At the time of this disaster to the Carib the vessel was not us ing the route laid down in the German marine instructions. Norwegian Steamer Lost London, Feb. 23.—11:35 P. M.—An other American steamer, the Carib. i i has been destroyed by a mine off the German coast, while a third Norwe gian steamer, the Regin, has been j torpedoed or destroyed by a mine off Dover. In the case of the Regin all the crew were saved by British de stroyers. and, although not stated in the dispatches from Berlin, it is be lieved that the crew of the Carib also escaped. Thus neutral states continue to be the greatest sufferers from the mine ana submarine warfare. It Is considered possible however, that one or two British steamers have suffered' a similar fate, one being overdue and another being reported blown up off Rye. As a result of the activity of German submarines, the British ad miralty *has announced that the Irish and North channels have been restrict ed for navigation from today. Crews Refuse to Sail In the case of a few Scanuanaviar.. Dutch and British steamers the crews have refused to sail where the voy ages were to inciude the war zone, but in each instance, sunstitutes were found. The crew of the British steam er Darleydak, which lias grain for the Belgium relief commission, refused to accompany their ship from Fal mouth to Rotterdam, but men were soon found to take their places. Otherwise the trade of the country 1= 1 (Continued on Page 4—Column 4) RAIN

Bo'Wn. Fob. 23.—Forecast for Boston i and vicinity: Wednesday occasional rains Thursday clearing and colder: j fre~h to strong southeast, shifting to southwest winds. Conditions and General Forecast Washington, Feb. 23.—Weather: Fore- i cast: Northern New England: Rain j Y.'ednesdav; Thursday partly cloudy. Southern New England and Eastern j New York: Rain Wednesday; Thursday fair and colder. Conditions: The area of low pressure I that was central over Missouri Monday night has advanced northeastward and j uesday night its center was over Lake j Michigan. his has been attended by j general rains in the Mississippi valley and all districts thereof, except the i North Atlantic states. Tem.perature reading continue much j above the seasonable average over the eastern part of the United States. The indications are that there will be j rains in the Atlantic states Wednesday followed by generally fair weather in these districts on Thursday. The temperature will fail Thursday in the Atlantic states.

CURTIS’ VETO OF 2 RESOLVES MAY MEAN BAD TANGLE

Action Startles Legislat ure Tuesday—Towns of Whitefield and Dresden Concerned The unprecedented action of Governor Curtis in vetoing two I Senate resolves to which, according to his own statement, he had j no objection, startled the 77th Legislature Tuesday morning and j may be the beginning of a most unusual legislative tangle. The j resolves vetoed are Senate resolves numbers 33 and 41, the one a j resolve appropriating money for the town of Whitefield, the other for the town of Dresden, both coming under appropriations passed upon by the committee on ways and bridges. Using the $500 appropriation for the town of Dresden as groundwork upon j which to base his argument. Governor Curtis said he had no ob- jecticn to the appropriation for the town of Dresden for the stat ed purpose as such, but had cause for vetoing all resolves of this character. (See veto message in stenographic report of Senate proceedings in this issue.)

Never before, it is claimed, has s Governor of Maine vetoed a resolv or resolves to which he had no ob jection. So far as the force of resolves is concerned, it was asserted by ex- 1 perienced legislators that they become laws upon iheir passage. So far as the necessity of any legislature action 1 is involved, subject, of course, to the provisions of the referendum as to the time of their taking: effect, and that the Governor's veto itself seems suffi cient to prove the force of the resolve as finally passed, requiring as it did the veto of the Governor to stall it. All resolves so pased are always in cluded in the general appropriations bill which is a sort of legislative sum mary of all apropriatione drafted for the purpose cf raising the funds which will be required from the treasurer upon warrants drawn by authority of the various resolves. Such is the sys- tern that has been in vogue; no one understands just what sort of a sys- tern Governor Curtis now proposes.

May Pass Over Veto If Governor Curtis does not back water, but consistently, as he promis- I es in his-veto message, vetoes all such resolves as the two he returned with his disapproval Tuesday morning, it is said that two courses only remain open: the resolves "ill be passed over his veto, or thc-y will fail of passage Continued on Page 8—Column 4) CHIEF EVENTS IN LEGISLATIVE DAY TUESDAY Governor’s Veto Mes sage and Divided Re port on Women’s Suf frage—Close Time on Moose Overshadowing' other events of Tuesday in the TTth Legislature was the Governor's veto cf two Senate re solves. Governor C'urti3 appeared in person in the Senate chamber to de liver his veto message which appears in other columns of this issue of the Journal. Suffrage Reports The committee on judiciary report ed on the woman's suffrage measure, returning a majority and a minority report. The majority report "Ought to pass” was signed by Senators Cole and Durgin, and Representatives San born. Waterhouse, Campbell, Pierce and Butler; the minority report “Ought not to pass" was signed by Represen tatives Connors, Connellan, and Mc Carty. The date assigned for the ac (Continued on Page 8—Column 4) RUSSIAN TENTH ARMY CRUSHED RY HINDENDURG But Meagre Remnant Escapes German Ring In Mazurian Lakes Country=40,000 Prison* ers and 30,000 Killed and Wounded From Great Force of 150,000 Men RETREAT DEMORALIZED AND VICTORY OF GERMANS BELIEVED COMPLETE Russian Guns, Automobiles, Horses and Other Equipment Litter Way of Retreat Where Abandoned by Fleeing” Soldiers—Were Vic tims of Trap Laid While Russians Watched Warsaw Front—Hindenburg’s Army As sembled in Lake Region and Made Attack in Two Columns Suwalki, Russian Poland. Saturday, Feb. 20, via Berlin and London, Feb. 23, 4.50 P. M.—The German forces under Field Marshal von Hindenburg, by hard fighting and extraordinary marches inflicted such a striking defeat on the Russians opposed to them in the recent battle of the Mazurian Lakes country that the Russian remnants are a negligible quantity in the operations now in progress. The Russian killed and wounded in the four days’ fighting are estimated at 30,000 men. Over 60,000 Russians out of a total of 150,000 engaged are prisoners in German hands. This fighting has been described as the February campaign in East Prussia and North Poland and it is regarded here as a second Tanneburg. The Tenth Army The Russians, composing the Tenth Army, were under the comand of Gen eral Sievers. It is true that this com mander, by a skilful use of the rail roads at his disposal and by the sac rifice at times of entire battalions, in order to bring off a few guns, suc ceeded in saving a greater part of hie artillery, out no fewer than 60.000 of his 150,000 men are already counted among the German prisoners, while his killed and wounded in the four days battle with which these opera tions were inaugurated, and the sub sequent running fights are estimated at 30,1WO men. 10,000 Surrounded On the streets of Suwallti there could be heard yesterday and today the sound of artillery from a swampy region to the southeast where an is olated Russian division, perhaps 10,000 men strong has been completely sur rounded but is still offering resistance. Several thousand more Russians prob ably stiil remain in small scattered bands or are wandering as stragglers within the ring which the Germans have now closed around the woods and swamps between Suwalki, Augustowo and tlie German frontier but the cap ture of these wanderers and the fated division is expected here and is re garded as merely an incident in a campaign to which this great success is called only the prelude. It is not believed among German military men at Suwoalki that Gen. Seivers will be able to bring one fifth of his troops safely behind the fortress at Grodno_a safety which may not be of long duration. Complete Defeat The above statement ma^* seem to be exaggerated, but a correspondent of ilio Associated Press, motoring along the lines of the Russian retreat oxer roads deep in snow and through a desolate and swampy country gained an impression of complete defeat and demoralization which scarcely can be conveved in words. Aba'ndoned guns and automobiles, wrecked and over turned wagons, sledges and amunition caissons, encumbered the way. Rifles, blankets, knapsacks and other equip ment had been thrown away by the fleeing soldiers. Read horses and an occasional fallen soldier wrere every where a long the roadside. These things showed the conditions under which the hasty retreat had been ac complished. Abandoned Munitions At street corners in Suwalki, Aug ustowo Lyck and other towns are great heaps of abandoned rifles and bayo nets. Large bands of Russian prison ers, many of whom surrendered with out firing a shot, were encountered along the way. The Russians in re treat seem to have only time enough to burn the houses on the German side of the frontier and destroy the live stock which they were unable to drive away. This they did so thoroughly that in the 17 mile ride from Lyck to the frontier village of Proetken for ex (Continued on Page 5—Column 6) BRITISH CHANNEL CLOSING The Irish and North Waters Restricted for Navigation London, Feb. 23.—10 P. M.— The British admiralty announces that the Irish channel and the North channel, waters lying be tween England and Scotland and Ireland, have been restricted for navigation from today. The southern entrance to the Irish [channel known as St. George's chan nel is between Carnsore Point on the Irish coast and St. David’s Head on the opposite coast of Wales. Certain areas of this channel have been closed to merchantile navigation by the ad miralty’s orders, which also require that all traffic wishing to proceed through the North channel must pass to the southward of Rathlin islanl, j between surise and sunset. No ship will be allowed within four miles of Rathlin island between sunet and sunrise. 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THE 77TH MAINE LEGISLATURE Stenographic Reports of the Sessions of Senate And House of Representatives SENATE. Tuesday, February 23, 1913. Senate called to order by the Presl dtprayer by Rev. John Gibson of Au gusta. Message from the Mouse. The following message was re ceived from the House of Represen tatives, conveyed by Its clerk: The House of Representatives re spectfully requests the honorable Senate to ask his Excellency, the Gov ernor, to return to the Senate Resolve In favor of preserving the life of the fish In the several fish hatcheries, and for the temporary operation of the hatcheries and feeding stations for fish in this State, and for the Protec tion of fish, game and birds, which was finally passed In the House. Wednesday, Feb. IT. and finally passed In concurrence in the Senate, Thurs day, Feb. IS. And the Senate Is further requested upon return of eaid Resolve to reconsider Its action whereby the same was finally passed, and to re turn said Resolve to the House for Its further consideration. The PRESIDENT: The Senate has received the message. MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR The following message was re ceived from the Governor, conteied by his Secretary: The Governor wishes to return cer tain Senate Documents not signed, and requests the privilege of address ing the Senate regarding his objec tions. The PRESIDENT: The Senate has received the message and will return its answer. Journal of previous session read and approved. The PRESIDENT: The Senate has received the following message from the House: The House of representatives re spectfully requests the honorable Senate to ask his Excellency, the Governor, to return to the Senate. Resolve in favor of preserving the I life of the fish in the several fish hatcheries, and for the temporary operation of the hatcheries and feed- j ing stations for fish in this State, and I for the protection of fish, game and birds, which was finally passed in the House. Wednesday, Feb. IT, and finally passed in concurrence in the Senate, Thursday, Feb. IS. And the Senate is further requested upon re turn of said Resolve to reconsider- its action whereby the same was finally passed, and to return said Resolve to the House for its further considera tion. The Chair understands from the Speaker of the House, that this Re solve. finally passed in the Senate, Feb. 1*. and finally passed in the House, Feb. IT. was by error passed in the House without the emergency i clause being voted upon, and the House wishes to correct its error,-and asks us to request the Governor by message to return the Resolve here. Mr. COLE of York: Mr. President, I move that the Senate send to the House the following message: That the Senate has received the message of the House and will forth with make formal request of his Ex cellency, Oakley C. Curtis, Governor of Maine, for the return of the Re solve as requested. The motion was agreed to, and the Secretary conveyed the message to the House and subsequently reported that he had delivered the message with which he was charged. Mr. COLE of York: Mr. President, I move that the Senate 3end to his Excellency, the Governor, the follow ing message: Message from the Senate to the Gov ernor. To His Excellency, Oakley C. Curtis, Governor of Maine: We respectfully reo.uest your Ex cellency to return to the Senate, Re solve in favor of preserving the life of the fish In the several fish hatch eries, and for the temporary opera tion of the hatcheries and feeding sta tions for fish in this State, and for the protection of fish, game and birds, transmitted to you Feb. 18th. The motion was agreed to, and the Secretary conveyed the message to his Excellency. Subsequently the Secretary reported that he had de livered the message with which he was charged and that the Governor had returned the Resolve as request ed. The PRESIDENT: The Chair no** lays before the Senate this Resolve in favor of preserving the life it fish in the several fish hatcheries, etc. On motion by Mr. Cole of York, the vote whereby this Resolve was finally passed, was reconsidered, under sus pension of the rules. The Resolve was then transmitted to the House by the Secretary, who subsequently reported that he haa performed the duty with which he was charged. The PRESIDENT: The Governor wishes to return to the Senate certain Senate Documents, unsigned, and re quests the privilege of addressing the Senate regarding his objections. Is CASE AFTER CA8E. Plenty More Like This in Augusta. Scores of Augusta people can tell you about Doan’s Kidney Pills. Many a happy citizen makes a public state* ment of his experience. Here is a case of it. What better proof of merit can be had than such endorse ment? William S. Keene, 2 Gage St. Place, Augusta, says: "I was troubled terri bly by kidney weakness and I did not seem to get rid of it. I had a dull, heavy ache in the small of my back and after I sat down for a short time, it was hard for me to get up. I had little control over the kidney secre tions and that weakness made me get up at night. I happened to read about Doan’s Kidney Pills and got a box. By.the time I had finished the box, I was rid of the trouble.” Price EOc. at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Keene had. Poster-Milbura Ce., Props. Buffed, N. Y6 of the Public Laws cf 1913, relating to non-resident hunting li censes. (Ordered printed and re ferred Judiciary. By Mr. Colby of Somerset: An Act to amend Section 1 of Chapter 241 of the Acts of 1909, relating to transmit ting by corporations of electric power beyond the confines of the State. (Or dered printed and referred Mercantile Affairs and Insurance. By Mr. Price of Sagadahoc: An Act relating to deposits of Assessment Casualty Insurance companies. (Or dered printed and referred.) By the same Senator: An Act amen datory of Section 123 of Chapter 49 of the Revised Statutes, relating to the assessment of Casualty Insurance companies. (Ordered printed and re ferred.) Revision cf Statutes. By Mr. Durgin of Piscataquis: An Act to amend Section 21 of Chapter C9 of the Iie\ ised Statutes, relating to compensation of guardians. Salaries and Fees. By Mr. Boynton of Lincoln: An Act relating to salaries of subordinate olh cers of the Senate. Temperance. By Mr. Fultcn of Aroostook: Re monstrances of Judson M. Straight and 32 others and of the Christian churche3 of Blaine, and East Blaine arrainst the passage of House 3111 37, An Act to pro\:de for the sale of In toxicating liquors for medicinal ani Mechanical purposes and for the arts. Ways and Bridge*. Bv Mr. Walker of Somerset: Peti tion of Ansel Holway and 27 others of Norridgewock for the repeal of the I.av/ for Highway Commissioners. Bills in First Reidinj. Senate 139: Resolved in favor of Madawaska Training school at Fort Kent for permanent impro% ement and repairs at said school.. Senate 131: An Act to regulate the practice of the system, method or science of healing known as Osteopa thy, creating a Board of Examinina tion and Registration for those desir ing to practice the same and provid ing penalties for violation of this Act. (Tabled on motion by Mr. Moulton of Cumberland, pending second reading, and that Senator stated that tomor row morning he would assign a time for its consideration.) Senate 132: Resolve in favor of Mi chel B. Daly of .Portland. Senate 133. Resolve in favor of the Eastern State Normal School at Cas tine for construction of a suitable gymnasium building and for repairs and permanent improvements. Senate 134. An Act to amend Sec tion One of Chapter Thirty-five of the Public Laws of nineteen hundred and eleven, relative to the better protec tion of forests from fire. Senate 140. Resolve In favor of the Washington State Normal School at Macbias for the completion of the partially constructed dormitory at said school and furnishings for the same. Senate 141. Resolve in favor of the Washington State Normal School at Machias for removing and remodeling the O'Brien house, so called at said school. Senate 142. An Act to amend Sec tion twenty-six of Chanter forty-eight of the Revised Statutes of nineteen hundred and three, relating to the de posit by Savings Ranks and Institu tions for Savings of Collateral for Loans made without the State. Senate 144- Resolve in favor of the Assistant Polder and Page of the Seventy-sixth Legislature for attend ance at the organization of the sev enty-seventh Legislature. Senate 145. Resolve in favor of the Farmington State Normal School for repairs and permanent impro\ement. Senate 146. An Act to equalize the salaries of the county commissioners. (Tabled on motion by Mr. Allen jf Kennebec, pending second reading.) Senate 147. An Act to amend Chapter 213 of the Laws of 1913, re lating to the salary of the stenogra pher of the superior court, for Ken nebec county. Senate 143. An Act to equalize the salaries of sheriffe. (On motion by Mr. Swift of Kennebec, tabled pend ing second reading.) Senate 149. An Act to equalize the salaries of registers of deeds. (On motion by Mr. Cole of York, tabled pending second reading.) Senate 150. An Act to equalize the salaries Of the registers of probate. (On motion by’Mr. Scammon of Han cock. tabled pending second reading.) Senate 181. An Act to equalize the salaries of the judges of probate. (On motion by Mr. Bartlett of Kennebec, tabled pending second reading.) You—Or No One Else cares to be bald. Yet that is what will happen if your hair does not stop falling out. “93” Hair Tonic In our opinion is the beet hair tonic on the market. Sold only by us—50 cents, jonn Coughlin, Augusta. Jackson’s Drug Store. Gardner. Rheumatism Lumbago Sciatica Stopped “Ju*t a line in praise of Sloao’i Liniment. I have been ill nesrh fourteen week* with rheum*tiira' have been treated by doctor* did their beat. 1 had not dept for the terrible pain for several nights when nay wife got me a email bo«|j of the Liniment and three eppiic*. tiona gave me relief so that f could sleep. ’—Joseph Tamhljn, 615 Ctn. verst Street, McKeeepon, Pa, SIOANS LINIMENT KILLS PAIN (GUARANTEED) DR. EARL S. SLOAN. Inc. Philadelphia. Pa, St. Loui*. Mo. Price. 25c.. 50c. and 51.00 We Print TOWN REPORTS Isn’t it safer to place the printing- of your report with a firm that has back of-it a printing- experience of over a half century? Isn’tJt reasonable for you to expect the Re port to be better printed, more intelligently edited and delivered on time? No print shop in Maine has better facilities nor more up-to-date equipment than ours; we can’t afford to operate antiquated ma i chinery. Our charges are fair and are determined by scientific cost methods. We don’t over charge, neither can we do business at a loss. Actual cost plus 10 per cent profit is a busi ness proposition that will pay you to inves tigate. Prices on application. KENNEBEC JOURNAL CO. AUGUSTA, MAINE Department of Printing dtf STOMACH SOUR? STOP INDIGESTION, GAS, HEARTBURN-PAPE'S DIAPEPSM Dont suffer! Regulate your upset stomach in five minutes. Do some foods you eat hit back— taste good, but work badly; ferment' into stubborn lumps and cause a sick, sour, gassy stomach? Now, Mr. and Mrs. Dyspeptic, Jot this down; Pape's Diapepsin digests everything, leaving nothing to sour and upset you. No dif ference how badly your stoihach is disordered, you get happy relief in five minutes, but what pleases you most is that it strengthens and regu lates your stomach so you can eat your favorite foods without fear. Most res edies give you relief sometimes—th are slow, but not sure. IMapepsia quick, positive and puts your stoma in a healthy condition so the aim won't come back. You feel different as soon as Papt Diapepsin comes in* contact with 0 stomach—distress Just vanishes—yos stomach gets sweet, no gase% I belching, no eructations of undigen food, your head clears and you ft fine. Put an end to stomach trouble 1 getting a large fifty-cept case ofP People’s Ferry Comphny for m*® tc nance. House 121. An Act authorizing t® town of Richmond to change lt burying ground. House 177. An Act to amend S« tion 3 of Chapter 33? of the Prt^ and Special Laws of 1897. relating paupers and minors. t House 179. An Act additional •Chapter 32 of the Revised Statute relating to fishing in Otter Fond. Senate 120. An Act additional Chapter 45 of the Revised Statut relating to Savings Banks and In*1 tutions for Savings. Senate 121. An Act to amend tion 21 of Chapter 48. of the Statutes, as amended by Chapter (Continued on Paso 9—Column

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DONT MISS THE GRAND PARADE AND BALLOON ASCENSION

CAT pI^^?JrR0MTEXASISIN YOUR MIDST CONDUCTING THE GREATEST. SHOE SALE EVER SEEN IN GARDINER. tv x^r!?E ST0CK °F McNAUGHTON’S SHOE EMPORIUM, 2 75 WATER ST„ NOW TvriiTO1^ oDS 0FTHE GREAT SOUTHERN SELF-SELLING SALE SYSTEM OF CALVES TgiXAS> ™rvR™0C HEADY TO WITNESS THE MOST BONA FIDE SALE OF FOOTWEAR EVER D7.7wTr.rTo,.^RE ARE S ALES 0F EVERY KIND GOING ON—THIS IS THE MAIN EVHNT. “~OTS, SHOES, RUBBERS AND HOSIERY OF EVERY KIND FOR MAN, WOMAN AND V?j±r- EVERYBODY WILL BE SURPRISED AND ASTONISHED WHEN THEY ENTER THIS GREAT SALE. 100 PRIZE BALLOONS THROWN FROM OUR ROOF AT 12 NOON. DOORS OPEN AT 12.30. DONT BE MISLEAD, LOOK FOR THE BIS SI6NS DIRECTLY OPP. THE JOHNSON HOTEL H. AINSWORTH, Sale Conductor feb24dlt GARDINER LOCAL MATTERS Ei?r_~' i-n Encampment, No. 45, 1 r:'.! v :the Patriarchal degree UVc.v evening y cs I*a\v»on, who ha? been gu* t th. home of Harry C. j tr. Vernon street. returned ?ueF.;v t r home in Brookline, Hass. Letters Advertised at Gardiner. Mston. Mr?. Allen G.; Era Mt? Aarnes; Goodwin. Miss E:tif an Mrs A. G.: Hunninr- 1 M- J. T> earns. Mrs. Her man Tr Mrs Ethel. M»r Elliott George; Neville, kmes W Wright. E. E. Rtrr>tj,fr “'Tin Cart Day." Saturday of this week d provision dealers i •hroug it; -r making sp -Adv. j Waste die I Key"—Alrr.edora Cc.. Coii- stur Today. :y f' in th.:t horse's head I the show a; the Coliseum 12 people and that f.n, Bon Morgan. who splendid picture list with r K«-y“ and a well equipped :ress and mannerisms till* 1 attractions of merit and Yes. indeed, some J Medora. the singing not t>e ovirlooked as sh.- 1 voice, fieriire and smile, is evenly balanced and hirin' than some playing '.the s. n. Come early for a *«*t —Ad'. eagle good LOCAL NOTICE Par f'Wi.lit Perry's hail Thursday •b ars 50 cents, ladies fr> e. eitra. feb24&2.1 1 jjeaggtgtdetBiea. £i:k hr&dRcbe, biliousness, piles and ca. t'rrs*a are usuaHv c*us«f by ince tTf br **k Gt» a box of Rexail 1 l;*jerjee. Tbrr act frntly and effeo tr»;r. Soil Q^y by ns at 10 cents. John Couffilm. Ajgulu Jaekson's Drug Store, Gardinci The Oakland 5c- CIGAR—5c N SUPERIOR. FEW EQUAL !*c ,V-:„e Co. Mfg.. Gardiner. Me acr.iair .‘0l'**AL WANT ADS 1 bring results try one AND SEE Mr and Mrs. FranU Brann were guests j Tuesday of Portland friends. Mrs Meade Wilson of Portland was a visitor Tuesday in Gardiner. Alfred J. Smith left Tuesday on trip to Massachusets. Capt. Charles F. Wade of I’erkins called Tuesday on Gardiner friends. F. S. Smith and daughter Miss Ge neva left Tuesday for New York. Frank W. Libby of Litchfield was a visitor Tuesday in Gardiner. Miss Frances Shaw, who has been passing the week-end with relatives; in Lewiston, has returned. Lyman M. Linnell of West Gardiner has returned from a several weeks' visit in Washington. D. O. Mrs. Lizzie J. Cross of Waterville is the guest of Mrs. A. J Smith, Flais- i ted street.

L. S Ames of Yinalhaven. who has heen visiting in Gardiner, has returned to his home. The plan!; walks arc being laid on the common and were never needed more than now. Mrs M. .1 Welsh returned Tuesday from a visit to Portland .‘•lie was at- I companied on her return by lit: niece. Mr* May McDonald, who wi'.l visit her. __ George A. Moore end Miss Ethel Litchfield of Sliowhegan passed the holiday with Mr. Moore s parents, Mr. j and Mrs. F. C. Moore, Kanuolph.

>'hr:st church Service this (Itednes day afternon at 4.3ft o'clock in the; chape) of the parish house. An illus- i t> ited address on the mission work) in Mexico will be given. Efforts to have F I'. Soule reconsider his resignation as chief engineer of the Gardiner fire department have failed as Mr. Soule feels that he should in justice to hiir.se!f and the Water District d-— I vote his entire time to the latte:. Mr. Soule has been a faithful and efficient man and has brought the department j up to its present standard by hard and faithful work. Charles G. Neal is the i present assistant engineer. This is the eventful (Jay for th? great southern self selling sales sys tem of Galveston. Texas, who open to the public the doors of the McNaugh ton shoe store at 12.30 noon. H. Ainsworth, who conducts this sale, evidently knows his business as is evident to one who enters the store, where everything is arranged and ready to satisfy shoppers. Take note that there will be 100 prize balloons at 12 noon, tell all the children. It is safe to say you never attended such a unique and profitable shoe sal? in Gardiner.—Adv. Appropriate Stationery at Low Prices 19c LIVEN THE R] 201 "Tiling

33c :'B r.i EKAXE'S a box of KTNE EMBASSY LAWN STATIONERY TWICE rcri^An ?ize egu:ai price 50c box. O buys a box of Correspon /jC dence Cards, gilt edge, with envelopes to match, regular price 35c box. m q buys a regular 25c box of lOC Correspondence Cards, ■with envelopes to match. i i ^•o T-'cse »r« special VALUES for this special saie. cummer..,.. Sa-j'dav. Peb. 13th and closes Saturday. Feb. 20th at 11 o clock P. M. at i I Beane’s Prescription Drag Store GARDINER. MAINE UR REGISTERED DRUGGISTS __:*dtf Open Evenings. Hallo well Savings Institution Savings Bank Block Hallowell, Maine i Established July 3, 1854. 1 6SN TENNEY, President. CHAS. H. DUDLEY. Treasurer. TRUSTEES: Sen Tenney, F. S. Wingate, C. A. Cole. S. G. Otis, R. M. Johnson. j ^*Pesits received snd go on* inlereet the first of e*ch month. O*0o».t1 received on or beferb the 10th will draw interest from the first, ^soounts can bo opened end money deposited and withdrawn by mail, ^etai dividends credited to deposits since 1854..$1,090,919.19 i^HTSlyr _ ____— colonial evening at CURRENT EVENTS CLUB On Washington's birthday the regular meeting ot the Current Events Club was exchanged for a social Evening to which all members had been bidden to come in colonial costume. The flag-bedecked rooms of J. f?. Maxcy’e bouse, which had been kindly loaned for the occasion, made a picturesque and fitting setting for the quaint gowns of olden days. The guests were soon assembled around a table of objects, individually represent ing an event, place or person in Ameri can history. The ingenious arrangement soon j.ul minds and memories to test in solving th« entertaining problems before them. Moving picture charades followed this and the guests, barring “the compa ny,' were led into a darkened improvis ed theatre where a ivictrolal orchestra was already playing. It was ynnouncedtihat the feature film would depict a great event in American history. In six acts and two reels, a phrase of thre-..- words, the first and Iasi to be acted. The first syllable of the first word as acted showed a western card room with a realistic game in progress and around, much merriment. The second act i second sj liable) gave a Jungle with crawling, furry beasts of unknown spe cies. The third act tlast two syllab.es> was the snubbing of a young gallant by a fair lady. The first act of the last word was a repetition ol the card scene in greate: desperation. The Second act was a love scene ending in a quarrel. Tiie third act ifourth syllablei was again the card rcenv with the addition of two mystified spectators. The whole phrase was acted by an effective kitchen scene it: which the real queen of the domain laid down the law and exiled the mis tress of the house, interpreting the Dec laration of Independence. The charade “Tile Emancipation Proc lamation" gave a splendid opportunity for a suffrage motive and contained s me deter dialogue and acting between a masculine wife and a henpecked hus band. Mrs Laura E. Richards read a clever original poem fitted to the occasion. Re freshments were served in the dining loom at the close of the evening. The refreshments were in charge of Mrs. Ben Partridge and the entertainment ar ranged by I>r Gertrude E. Heath and Miss Edith Morrell. Funeral of the Late Calvin W. Smith The funeral of the late Calvin W. Smith was hc-ld Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late residence. Bruns wick avenue. Rev. Dr. ouimby officiat ed and was assisted by Rev. H. S. Dow. There was a 4.arge attendance of friends and many beautiful fiowfcrs Heath Pest, of which the deceased was a member, and Heath Relief Corps turned out in a body. The honorary bearers were Dr. C. S. Jackson. Hon. C. A. Knight. George' W. Gardiner and George E. Joy. The i active bearers were Charles O. Haven- I port, Fred Lord. Cbarpes Shops and i James Lawrence. The entombment was In Oak Grove cemetery. rred L. Merrill died Tuesday evening at about 8.30 o'clock after an illness of j several months. He was employed in the Hollingsworth Whitney paper mill and was a special police officer. He leaves a widow. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Mrs. A. W. Morang Tuesday dropped one of her earrings from a window in her home and on going to the lawn to look for it found e live good-sized grasshopper. She captured the insect and had him on exhibition for the disbelievers to see. Gardiner Lodge. No. 9, I. O. O. F., will work the Third degree Thursday evening on a class of candidates. Mu sic will be furnished by the lodge or chestra and a supper served. The directors of the Gardiner Board of Trade held a meeting Tuesday aft ernoon at the City building to discuss several matters of importance. Albert M. Page. Spring street, lost the thumb of his left hand at the Harzard ^boe factory, in one of the dieing-out machines. Miss Clapp, who has been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Holt, Brunswick avenue, has returned to her home in Boston. Meeting of the Men's Bible. History Club this (Wednesday) evening at 7.30 o'clock in the parish house of Christ church. Mrs. Raymond Hamden, who has been visiting friends in Bath, has re turned to her home in Litchfield. William McMull/n went Tuesday to 3onian£. Eugene P. Lovely of Andover. Mass., is visiting relatives in this city. Mrs. Daniel MacAdams, who has been nurse for Mrs. Black, Ash street, has returned to her home. Mr. B Isaacson and Miss Faith Byam of this city went Tuesday to Augusta and gavo an exhibition dance. Thomas P. Field, who has been vis iting his sister, Mrs. George T. Burke, returned Tuesday to his home in Boston. Mrs- Charles Dickenson, Lincoln avenue and granddaughter Hester, re turned Tuesday from a visit in Water viile. The mid-week meeting of the Free Baptist church will be held Wednes day evening at the vestry, subject, "Some Good Things in Life.” The regular meeting of the Good Comrades Club was held Tuesday eve ning at the Universalist vestry, riuns for the coming sale were made. Harry Draper appeared Tuesday morning in the municipal court charged with disturbing the peace. He was fined $0 and costs. One vagrant was sent to jail for 30 days and ap peared to enjoy the outlook. MRS. MARY A. BURR HAS S5TH BIRTHDAY Mrs. Mary A. Burr, who is probably the oldest person in Gardiner, celebrat ed Tuesday afternoon her arrival at the advanced age of 95 years. Mrs. Burr received a shower of cards, showing that the latest milestone in her life had not been forgotten by her friends. About 15 relatives and inti mate friends gathered in the afternoon to extend their congratulations in person. A feature of the afternoon was a fine birthday cake. Mrs. Burr, whose maiden name was Neal, was born in what is now West Gardiner, near Spear's Comer, on the place known as the Neal place, the house having been burned several years ago. She has resided in her present home at 19 Cobbossee avenue for 60 years. She is the widow of Wil liam Burr and was one of 10 children of whom five still live, one sister in Portland being 91 and still cares for her own house. In early life she unit ed with the Free Baptist church and Is probably the oldest llvinrr member. HALLOWELL The Rev. H. S. Trueman will speak tonight at the M. E. Church. Ben Tenney went to Boston on Monday to attend a directors' meet ing of the American due Co. Mrs. Hildred Gellerson has accept ed a position at .the Winslow candy store, Augusta. The work of putting the steel out side covering on the new Bradstreet block is well under way. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. King of New York are the guests of friends in this city for a few days. Mrs. Alta Wylie and Miss Mabel McLaughlin called on friends in Ran dolph recently. Earl Blaisdell has leased the Me Clench house on lower Water street and ■will move his family in short ly. A stated communication of Igenne- j bee Lodge F. and A. M. will be held this evening. There will be work in i the F. C. degree. Miss Marie Stanley returned to Wa- terville Tuesday to resume her stu- dies at Colby College after passing j a few days at her home in this city. I Mrs. R. M. Johnson and daughter, Miss Caddie Johnson of this city left Tuesday afternoon for the Soutn where they will pass a few weeks. The following letters remain uncall- J ed for in the local post office for the j week ending, Feb. 22: Miss Alice I Gagne, Marie Gilbert. Mrs. Waite. Hayford, Mr. James Duffy, and W. H. Vaughn. R. A. Wentworth was called to Lis bon Flails. Tuesday to attend the fun eral of his son-in-law, the late W. O. Mountfort, superintendent of the Pe- j jepseot Pulp and Power mill, who died suddenly Saturday morning. Mr. Wentworths gTand-daughter, Miss Belle Cornish accompanied him. Frances Eh Willard Memorial Fund Day will be observed by a public meeting at the home of Mrs. W. H. Perry, Thursday attemoosc. Feb. 25 at 3 o’clock. All members jst the- W_ C. T. I*, and friends of the temper ance cause are earnestly urged to l»e present and bring an offering to the fund. Card of Thanks TYe gratefully acknowledge the many kind expressions of sympathy extended to us in our bereavement, also the beautiful floral tributes. MRS. R F. WEBSTER, FLORA B. WEBSTER, STELLA F. BOYDEN. LOCAL NOTICE H. j. Merrick is offering some extra good values in his Hallotrell store— 15 styles of new shirtwaists at SSc,; 6 styles at 50c. and some unusual values in night gowns, combinations and long skirts at 40c. each; S new styles of house dresses at 9Sc„ all sizes, 34 to 46. and a big line of black petticoats at 49c„ GSc.. 79c. and 9Sc. A store full of new clean goods. All Trices right feb24dlwk NATIONAL HOME Officer of the day, Capt. George J. Rage. V> illiam H. Jordan of Charleston, late Co. E, 22nd Me. Inf and navy, a former member, has been re-admitted. The pictures for Wednesday evening are “Pruning the Movies,”' Nestor: “A Gentleman of Art,” a two-reel Imp drama; and "The Village Postmaster.” a Joker comedy. Miss Esther Hr. Tou pin will render two songs entitled, "Back to the Carolinas You Love," and "At the Yidish Wedding Jubilee." Sumner Crosby The death of Sumner Crosby occur red in the hospital here Tuesday. He was born in Billerica, Mass., about 79 years ago. He enlisted in Co. H, 16th Mass, inf., at Lexington, June 29, 1861, and was discharged at Boston June 26, 3m>4. He was admitted to the Home front Charlestown. Aug. 16, 1S87. He was for several years employed as a teamster at the Branch. Marble Xickctt of Exeter. X, H., late Co. E. 25th Xlass. Inf., was Tues day admitted to the Home and as signed to Co. C. Joseph Ross left the Home Tuesday on a furlough to visit relatives in Bangor. Gustave A. Schlott. an employee at the hospital, has been granted a fur lough to Lawrence. James J. Lyons, a ward master in the hospital, left the Branch Tuesday on a furlough to visit, relatives in Waterbury. Changes at Hospital James Rodden has recovered his usual health and been detailed on ex tra duty in the hospital. John Kelley of Co. G has been trans ferred to the hospital for treatment. The following members have been sent to companies: Dennis Byms and Gustave A. Sclilott to Co. R, and Michael Neil to Co. K and George A. Swain to Co. C. Myrie G. Davenport, clerk in the treasurer's office, reported for duty Tuesday after enjoying a few days at h:s home in Livermore Falls. FOUR WOUNDED IN ATTEMPTED HOLD-UP Tulsa, Okla.. Feb. 23.—Four men I were wounded, two probably fatally j in a fusillade of shots that followed i an attempt of three men to rob a gambling house here late last night One of the alleged bandits, who gave his name as J. P. Hahn, and a Ne gro porter, are believed to be fatally wounded. The men. unmasked, en tered the establishment and com manded the men in the room, more than 100. to hold up their hands. The command brought a general exchange j of shots. The uninjured robbers escaped. No money was obtained. FIERCE STORM RAGES IN MID-WEST STATES Chicago. Feb. 23.—A wind, snow and sleet storm prostrated telephone and j telegraph wires in Iowa, western Mis souri. Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota, according to advices received today by the telegraph companies. Telegraph service out of Chicago to the west was badly hampered early today and the companies said there was little prospect of improvement for at least 24 hours. In South Dakota traffic was de layed on ail railroads and on several branch lines drifting snow stopped all trains. PROF. PARES, OFFI CIAL EYE WITNESS WITH THE RUSSIANS

(Associated Press Correspondence) London, Feb. 12.—London papers are having a fling at the war office by mak- ing Professor Pares, who is the official eye witness of the British press with the Russian army, a victim of amus ing ridicule. Although Prof. Pares is a Russian scholar of note, his efforts as a corerspondent are regarded as amateurish. Even the London papers, which often allows their representa- 1 tives to write in the first person sing ular. rebel against Professor Pares, de- scription of his trip to the Polish front. during which all of his meals appear to be religiously chronicled. 'Whenever the professor tells of what he has eat- i en, his fare is printed in black faced type in the London papers. Thus when j the casual reader picks up the profes- sor:s article his eyes are arrested by such heavy-typed phrases as “a plain j meal without any alcohol"; ‘'lunched on bread and milk”; “'ate more bread and milk"; "a cottage dinner"; drank lea with the battalion commander"; “white bread and chocolate;” “we lunch"; “cake and tea.” This is not done with a view to of fending the sensibilities of the profes sor, but by way of protest to the war department, which keeps all correspon dents not only out of the British lines and base camps In France and Fland ers but also out of the military areas in England. Only tyros, it is charged, are allowed to describe camp and battle. scenes for the British public. The latest eye witness to be chosen is Sir Max Aitken for the Canadian forces. Sir Max is known as a busi ness man who acquired a fortune in Canada and later won a seat in Parlia- i ment in England, where he is the right hand man of Bonar Law. He has j never taken part in any military or- ganlsations nor done any descriptive Writing for the press. READFIELD The business of delivering hay, wood, bark and lumber was very ac tive here last week and the first of this week. Rev. Mr. Markley from Hallowell and Rev. Mr. Lewis from Wateredle began a series of revivals at the M. E. chapel here on Sunday evening. Feb. 21. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Carson from i Canton spent the Sabbath with rela- tives in town. Miss Emery from Winthrop. a dress maker, will spend some time here working at her trade. Fred Walker and Airs. Vance ■were united in marriage Saturday /evening, Feb. fG. E. E. Peacock is having the W. A. Lord store repaired. West Minot Grange. West Minot Grange held its regular meeting on Saturday evening with Wor thy Master Whittemore in the chair, officers pro tem Lecturer, Elva Attwood; assistant steward Herman Jordan, lady assistant steward. Ethel Jordan; Flora, I Louise Young. After the regular routine j of business was disposed of, it being the first of the contest meetings, the time was given over to the leaders and the (program was in open session. Tile ladies presented the following pro- gram: singing, choir; reading. Myrtle J Briugham: singing, choir reading, Myr- j tie Bridghatn; piano duet, Atosa Bab- j cock and Carrie Millett, Negro duet. Rose At,wood and Alice Perkins; Negro sketch. Eihel Young: farce “Wanted a Male Cook." Their time being' up the njp.i opened with sifging by quartet, vo cal duet, 3‘. A. Attwood anJ C. T. Hali; Negro song, Louis Mixer, encore; farce, vocal safe. Forest Derive: music, Farris and Record; singing, quartet. The judge? were W. S. Strom. S. M. Attwood. Edmond Cloutier. Bertha Harris and May Rowe. Visitors present from Cen ter Minot Excelsior. Hebron. Bast He bron Granges. The Grange received an invitation to mm with Hebron Grange. Fob. 24. LARONE O M. Stevens has sold his farm, stock and farm machinery, to Frank Newell a.' Massachusetts, who will take posses sion in April. Mr. Stevens is undecided •where he will locate. Gtrnl Morrow has returned from Dead water, where he has been at work in the woods with his team. The neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bartlett, who recently moved here from New York, gave them a surprise on the evening oi the idth. that being the :13rd anniversary o{ their marriage. A very .pleasant social evening was passed with I game® ar.d a musical, with selections by Miss Bartlett on the piano, accompanied 1 by Albert Woodsome on the cornet, and j Therm Wcodsnme on the violin. Re- j freshments were served and Mr. and i Mrs. Bartlett were presented with a line arm rocker. Fred Tobey, our millman. received a bad cut from a flying edging, which j struck the finger near the knuckle and i laid open a ragged wound and otherwise i bruiBing the muscle, so that the whole hand is swollen to twice the natural ~ize Elmer Campbell, who has been living on Norridgework avenue, was taken seri ously in with appendicitis Feb. 19, but at this writing is somewhat better and lias beer, moved to the home of his par ents. Mr. and Mrs C. S. Campbell. ALNA Special music was rendered in a beau tiful and touching manner by Mrs. M. Viola True at the Sunday Congregational 'Sunday school. The Progressive Society gave a suc cessful public entertainment Friday evening to a full house. Three farces were In tJie program, one entitled "Not a Man in the House.” the parts being taken by Mrs. Fanny M. Plummer, Mrs. Beatrice M. Carlelon. Mrs. Emma M. Jewett. Mrs. If Viola True. Miss Daisy A Palmer; the second entitled, "Uncle Josh snd Aunt Jerusha Visit School," 3?arTs taken by Chester N. Plummer, Mrs. Frances G Titus, teacher. Miss Daisy A. Palmer and school of 10 chil dren: third "The Train Tomorrow,” characters. Charles E. Watson, Mrs. Sarah U. Watson George L. Watson. All parts were taken splendidly and many of ths costumes wore unique. The annual town- warrant is posted and is an unusually long one. Articles ot special interest to the tax payers will •case before them fa WALDOBORO NORTH—Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Kale* of Rockland are in this place for a few days on account of the serious illness of Mrs. Haler’s father, James Keen. Miss Dorothy L. Shuman passed Saturday and Sunday with her uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Shu man at Waldoboro. Mr. and Mrs. John Teagrue of War ren called Sunday on Elmus Shuman. Mr. and Mrs. 1. J. Mank were in Fans or last week attending the Grange Lecturers’ Convention. Mrs. Sadie lTpham has gone to Ver mont, where she has employment In a hospital. Mrs. Maine Johnston and Mrs. Rose McCarthy of Middlohoro, Mass., are visiting their mother, Mrs. Eleanor Sliuman. William F. Teague of Warren was in this place Sunday calling on rela tives and friends. MrR. Emma Mank, who has been stopping for a while at the home of her brother in Jefferson, has returned to her boarding place here. Mr. aud Mrs. F. L. Teague and fam ily of Warren were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Foster T. Mank. Mrs. Priscilla Kennedy of Waldo boro. who has been passing a few days with Mrs. Flora Mank, has returned home. Everett Mank and son Clarence were in 1'nion Sunday to visit ms mother, who is sick at the home of her sister, Mrs. Calderwood. She is some better at this writing. James Keen, an honored and respec ted citizen of this place, passed away early Sunday evening at his late homo after a short illness with pneumonia. North Jay Grange. North Jay Grange observed Gentle men’s night Saturday evening, Feb. 20, with about 107 present including visitors from East Dixfield, Wilton, and Saccarappa. The brothers furn ished the program as follows: Song, made quartet; recitation. “The Trap ping Story”: stong, “It's a Long Way to Tipperary,” Geo. Taylor; recita tion. "The Old Kitchen Chairs.” How ard Keyes; solo. Jos. Cook; song, Robt. Stevenson; illustrated song, “The Tool Box to Be Raffled Bye and Bye,” Jas. Monroe. Oyster stew was served to all. North Jay Grange has a fine program for Feb. 27. Turner Grange. Turner Grange held its regular meet ing, Feb. 20. at 10 a_ m., Worthy Mas ter Bonney in the cnair. Mrs. Lucy Ad ams Briggs was received in the granga by demit. Two applications were re ceived and several petitions were re ceived and acted on. After the trans action of business, recess was declar ed. As this was “Educational Day.” the program for the forenoon was to be furnished by the teachers and the scholars. The program was opened by a song by the Turner Village School; pa Tier, The relation of the ru ral school to the social life of the community Miss Alice D. Goodwin, teacher of the North Turner school; illustration of Jack and the Bean Stalk, by Turner Center school. Like Tmniel Webster. John Irish; duet, la costume. Elizabeth McCarty and So lon Chase;“Playing Grandma.” Village Primary school; reading, Eleanor Has kell; duet, Mary McGraff and Eveline Wood; dialogue, Village school; reci tation. Elsie Green: recitation, Noi man Bray; dialogue. “The Rail Spli V ter,” Center school; recitation, Dort 1 Leavitt. This was followed by reccsB for dinner and there were neatly 400 at dinner. There were tables on one side of the hall on which was exhibited the work done by the scholars. There was a large display and the articles were nicely made and a large variety of them. The meeting was called to order after dinner and the Leavitt Glee Club sang a pleasing number: paper, “Im portance of Industrial Work.” Miss Florence Carroll of the Howe's Cor ner school; duct, Miss MaoKennev and Miss Hobbs; paper, “Principals of Teaching,” Miss Mildred Cobb, teach er at Upper street; music. Leavitt Glee Club; Payson Smith, State su perintendent of schools was then in troduced, and he carried the audience with him and kept them intensely In terested to the last, giving a very practical and instructive talk. The exercises closed with a patriotic selec tion from the Leavitt Glee Club who responded happily with an encore. There were 450 present. WAYNE The Three M. Bible Close will furnish a supper and entertainment in Grange hall, Friday evening, Feb. 26, assisted by talent from out of town. Mrs, Bessie Norris will give two readings. This class is planning to send five of its mem bers to the Boys- Conference at Portland. The proceeds are to help pay their ex penses. Mrs. F. VC. Small met with a painful accident recently when hanging out her clothes, slipping on the ice, falling and: breaking her wrist. Retaining her faculties to the end and at the very advanced age of years and over, Mrs. Jane Hutchin son. widow of Columbus C. Hutch inson. passed peacefully to her rest Sunday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hannah L. Knight, it Free street. Portland. Mrs. Hutch inson was the daughter of Silvenus Howes and was born in Solon, Me., Nov. 17, 1816. For some years after marriage she lived in Hodgdon. Me. but after her husband's death, about 30 years ago. she went to Portland and since then made her home with her daughter. Of the nine children horn to her only two survive, a son. Matthias Hutchinson of Houlton. and Mrs. Knight of Portland. Besides these, she leaves seven grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren, most of whom are residents of Maine. She was a Methodist, and possessed of a personality which endeared her to all who knew her. Strength comes from well digested and thoroughly assimilated food. Hood’s Sarsaparilla tones the diges tive organs, and thus builds up the strength. If you are getting “run down,” begin taking Hood’s at once. It gives nerve, mental and digestive strength.—Adv. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children hi Use For Over 30 Years 4

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WATERVILLE LOCAL NEWS. JOURNAL TELEPHONE 236-Y. OFFICE. ROOM 214 SAVINGS BANK BUILDING. MAIN STREET Miss Carrie C. St emeu will leave Thursday morning on a several days' business trip to Boston and Xew York. Since the recent trouble sprung up among the local Turks and Greeks over religious differences the latter have stat ed to the Journal that there are only IT of their number in the city, while the total Turkish population Is IS' The Emerson class will hold Its second meeting at T.S> P. M Thursday at Libra ry ball. This is not a religious or secta rian class, but open to any who are in terested in tV*e higher things of thought and life—the things that are worth while. Rev T. L. Phalen will read and interpret passages from the oration Em erson gave here before "the society of the Adejphia of Waterville college. Au gusta 11. ISO.-* called ’Tus Method of Xature.” Mr. Phalen will also read h:s toem "The Problem. BIG CROWD AT THE AUTO SHOW Even greater enthusiasm and larger crowds marked the second day of the auto show Tuesday than or. Monday, the opening day. Favorable weather cot-.il t.or.s and roade that are good consider ing the season of the year enabled many folks from out of town to attend and see the fine exhibit of medium priced cars. Pealers who had cars on the floor kept ft machine below on the street sur face for demonstration purposes, and prospective purchasers found a great problem before them its trying to choose a car from the fir.e array of modem mo tor vehicles, hi any sales were reported curing the day ar.i salesmen are opti mistic in believing that Wednesday and Thursday will bring still larger crowds with increased sales. It is surprising to see the number of ledies who And the tour of inspection so interesting and who seem more eager for mechanical knowledge than the average male patron of the show. Attractive souvenirs are being distrib uted. The orchestra plays a full concert program afternoon and evening Lunches are served st all times and there is am ple opportunity to si: on the balcony and watch the patrons of the show. Horatio Sprague Blanchard Captain Horatio Sprague Blanchard, aged >4, died early Tuesday morning at his home, 170 Silver street, after a long illness. Captain Blanchard teas perhaps the moat prominent sea-faring citisec that Waterrii'.e has had fo a» Inhabitant, and several years ago was presented by the government with a medal for service performed during the Civil War. Captain Blanchard was bom in Cumberland, the sor. of Reuben and Christaaia Loring Blanchard. As earlv as when nine years c*f age he began a nautical career, ar.d followed it ecn eietent'.y with the result that when a very young man he became a master and a deep water navigator, touching at all the important ports in the world. When the Civil War broke out he en tered the service as navigator with the rank of captain. Ke was in the blockade a: Frrt Sumpter ar.d wa* wounded at the hattie of Charleston. After the close of the war he returned to merchant service and continued in it for S5 years, when he retired and lived Quietly at his home on Silver street. Ee was part owner in many cf the vessels he sailed, and was well known throughout Maine and in. American naval circles. For servi;-j rendered while in the war from to £5 he was presented with a medal a few years ago by the government. Ke was a member cf the Military Or der of the Royal Legion, a Royal Arch Mason, and a member of the Grand Army. One son. George w„ of Lon? Pend, and one daughter. Mrs. Elisa beth B. Adams of Wilson, survive Funeral services will be held a: 1 P M_ Thursday a: the home on Silver fctree Ton* TEETH •hoik: "«eU cared for fro® r~th »i£ aye. Every =«ater of tie fs=u:y Ittia tie ihter.tteas of a pood r'eataet H« 432 tier., a; tfc:« office they wiU he ■Htei wttfi iii'.l aai kiriree®, «.r„i th.ecr teeth eriE be rared for ia tie raost roxi em hh! sr-.estigr TEiraer >oe~ *ai BrMn Wcrk are sperta'.cea of curs. Tairlesa extaroeu eir OR. COBB tlaisa Detta' Recess "el S3-TV City Opera House Alv—ys Geng on VAUDEVILLE AND Moving Pictures Vaudeville Programs Changed, Mart* daw and Thursday All that la new and up-to-date ta the motion picture line i&ciudias for* eiya aad Americas films, changed Monday. Wednesday aad Friday. Uatinee daily, eoatisaose J-M. Sn Biass. first show, complete, T P. X Snaiac, second show, complete. AM p. ac. Ktattt PUBLIC STENOGRAPHY AND TYPEWRITING Mrs. Edith U. Childs Rmb VA Savings Bank BwiMing Telephene 23S-3 aitshr MU—a etc. Smut Xeostyte t WATERVILLE CITIZENS’MOVEMENT FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT—WANT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL STATUS A citizens' movement seems to be on foot among the voters of Water ville, the men who axe the most in terested in the proper conduct of the city's affairs. This movement is from a large number from all parties who have been reported as desiring com plete statement of the financial status of the city. Such a statement has no: as vet been forthcoming and it ts sure thing that the annual reports from the various departments and of ficials will not be issued in time to allow a careful study of the figures which they contain. It is no secret that many men who call themselves Democrats axe not satisfied with the way the business the city of Waterville has been con ducted during the year just passed. Some of them have tried to make ex aminations of the reports, but can not do so. for the reason that the re ports are now in the hands of the printer and cannot be seen. The annual report of the city of TVaterville will r.ot be issued befor© Saturday, if it is ready then. This is the statement of the printer hand lir.g the Job. It is a very poor business.” said a prominent citizen yesterday. "Her* is a thing that we ought to know about. There are several departments that I understand do not show to ad j vantage financially and I think that i every voter ought to have access to the reports in order that he may study them and vote intelligently at election time. How is that possible when the report^ are not issued in j time to be studied?" j The following is the balance sheet of the auditor of the city as it will appear in the volume to te issued sometime in the near future: LIABILITIES. Bonde.d debt .*3M..«> Interest bearing notes... 4a.'»\ft> High school balance 73l\a5 High school reconstrue tion account 45,157 il High school contents ac count 2.314.01 Balance due on State Ui SS.C9.57 i j County tax e.Se.lg -SW9,3dl74 ASSETS. Common schools acct. j overdrawn t 2.017.77 Liquor agency 300.08 Tax titles 14. v:s proved a hostess of the first calibre. Among the gues-s were Mr ar.d Mrs Thomas Bell. Mr. ar.d Mrs. Clarence Em ery. Mr. sxi Mrs. Archie Taylor. Mis? Kate Brown. Miss Mildred Ward. Miss Lora Pooler, M.ss Laura Frcst. Miss Lulu Nickerson. Mess Etta Lyons. Mrs. P. J Holland. L. C Sturtevar.;. Ralph A. Branhali. Joseph Pooler Samuel Brim;;ehn. Walter Hamlin ar.d John r^unh&m. 4 Miss Hildefarde r rarr.T.or.d er.:#rtaiati a party of young friends Monday fore noon. and afternoon at her mother's camp a: Sr. cw pond. The trip from Oakland and return was made 05 skates. Bc3nd ©f Reg strat.cn The Board of Registration opened 13 regu ar session Tuesday ir. the city coun cii room. An unusually large number of new voters were recorded ar.d it is evi cent from the first day s registration that there wall be a very heavy ballet Both political parties are working hard and registering as many as possible. The session will continue through Wednesday Thursday and Friiay. A C. Dyer of Dover made a busi ness trip to Watervfile Tuesday. F C. Clark of Madison has return ed to his home after a short stay in the city with fronds. S. D Alien and Mcrris Allen have returned from a brief trip over the week-end in Boston. Rev. J. M. Frost. D. D.. cf Auburn was in the city Tuesday visiting hi* daughter. Miss £ns& Frost, in the Civic League oSce. I Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Newman, of Bos ton arrived in the city Tuesday and are registered at The Rim-wood for a few lays, while calling on friend? O. W Tapley of Ellsworth was among the cut-cf-town visiters who attended the auto exhibit Tues-iay* FTank Bean of Farmington arrived in the city Tuesday to visit friends on: Main street and to attend the auto mobile show.

Funeral service* for the late Mr? Marie Lefontaine will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at the church of the Notre Dame with Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Tuesday was a dui! day in the mu- nicipal wart, no case of any kind be- t ing brought to the attention cf the fudge*. DODGE BROTHERS MOTORCARS SOLJ) BY MORRISON MOTOR GO. WATER YILLE, MAINE AGENTS FOR KtMMbw and Stntrtft County i G. E. Bryant of Freedom was in Waterville Tuesday attending to bus iness matters. Rev. Raymond Browning. the evan gelist. addressed about li.5 men at the Maine Central shoj>S Tuesday noon He spoke along religious lines and found a very attentive audience Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fisher of Bruns wick are enjoying a few cays m the city, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Wheeler. Mr. Fisher was em ployed in Waterville, and is now cashier in the Union National Bank. Thursday evening the Teconnet and Masonie clubs will banquet at the Royal Cafe. The boys from across the river will be the hosts for the occa sion a? they w*re recently the looser? in a tcurnnmtnt the wager of which was to banquet the winners A joint social cf the Triangle Club of the First Baptist church and the Areola Club of the Methodist church was held Tuesday evening at the rail read V. M C. A. building. Eowling. games, billiards and refreshments con tributed toward the pleasure of the evening. Hose 4 was cai’ed to Ii> Butler court Tuesday morning by a teeplhrre cali. for a chimney tire. The house is oc cupied by Joseph Roderick. Th? con tents of two chemicals w^re used. N'o damage. Guy Johnson, formerly of the Haydn Male Quartette of Lowell. Mass, will sing curing the short musical program before Dr. Phelps' leci _re at the First Baptist church Friday evening. "Neptune's Daughter with Annette Kellermar. in the trrle roie is the fea ture''of a f.r.e photo-play program a*, the city opera house for the remaining day of Wednesday only, it is a mam moth seven reel production with the scenes laid on the coast of Bermuda, ar.d with marvelous effects as weii as remarkable swimming feats by Miss Kelleman. The grandeur and cost liness the spectacle and M.ss Keller m&n's exhibitions entitle it to front rank among moving picture accom plishments, Crowded houses witnessed the picture at both the afternoon and evening performances. Tuesday.—Adv. GUEST NIGHT WITH THE WOMAN'S CLUB “Guest Xlght'' a; the Wnterville We. mars Club :n library Hail Tuesday evening proved to be ore of the mest successful occasions in the history ef the club. Miss Grace M- Sage. the •well known reader, save a‘dramatic, reading from the comedy Pcg-o' Mr Heart. which was much enjoyed. Miss Sage showed great cepta of feeling in the rendering cf the diversity of char acters. and was m.st delightful in the lighter passages of the play, which she interpreted in a manner which showed deep insight and dramatic talent. *ne more serious lines were likewise handl ed by her In a masterful way. and not a passage of this difficult play appeared tc be beyond the reach of her wonder fully versatile talent. The members of the club and their invited guests, the latter chiefly gentlemen, crowded the ball to its doers and great satisfaction was expressed over the success of the seeing. Refreshments were served.

Miss Hersey, district nurse of the i Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, was in town. Tuesday, calling on pa- j tients. who carry insurances in the company. A very pleasant evening was pass ed. on Monday evening at the home of Mrs. John H. Gibson. Lower Main street, when she entertained a snail party of friends, in honor of Rev. and Mrs. John L. Clark A t o'clock dinner was served, and the evening, was passed in a social manner. Those present were Rev. and Mrs. John I* j Clark, With daughters, aKtherine aad Anna, and son. Robert. Mrs. L. D. j Rand. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cleveland j Mrs. Oenthner. Dr. F. J. Robinson. Staaard Gibson of Upper Main street has completed his duties as driver of George Small's hack, and started his work at the FSurheid mill of the United Paper Board Company, Taesday. Miss SteUe Thomas of West Bea ton, passed the week end at Bangor, FAIRFIELD where she n as the guest Of friends. Miss Eleanor Davis who has been passing several days at Pittsfield and vicinity with relatives has returned. Mrs. Robert Beek of Maple street, and her sister. Miss Genevieve Glllls of Upper Main street, were at Oak land. Tuesday, called there to attend the funeral services of the late. Mrs. Norman Spiller, who was related to them. Miss Christine Burrill of Waterville. called on friends in town. Tuesday. Mrs. Janies McDougai of North Vas salboro. passed Tlfcrsday. in town, as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace A. Hill, Newhall street. Thomas Bell, district manager of the N'ev England Telephone company, was in town, Tuesday forenoon, on business. Miss Gertrude Curtis of Newha.il street will be the hostess on Wed nesilay evening, to her class of boy® in the Baptist Sunday school of which she is teacher. The evening will be socially passed. L*on Monk of Clinton, was in town. Tuesday, on his way to Waterville where he attended the Second An nual Automobile Shew. Tuesday evening, the members of the Washington Club er.terta.aed their friends at a very enjoyable dance, at the New Assembly Hall. The chaper ons of the evening were Mrs. Charles Lawry, Miss Jeanette Sturtevant and Miss Russell. An order of 15 dances, with three extras, including the latest dances was enjeyed. and White’s or chestra furnished music for the oc casion. During the intermission re freshments v-ere served. The success of the affair is due largely to the committee in charge which consisted of Miss Marion Bates. Miss Clara Libbey. William Burgess and Louis Ryan. A regular meeting cf the Good Will rtebekah Lodge will be held on Thurs day evening at the Odd Fellow Hall at 7.3-1 sharp. The meeting will be followed by a rehearsal of the de gree team. v The local order of the Women’s Christian Union will observe the an nual Frances Wiiiiard Memorial on Thursday afternoon, the meeting be ing held at the home of Mrs. Owen E. Ames, corner of High street and Western Avenue. Mrs. Et a Foster of Waterville will give an address, tak ing for her subject. -The Progress cf Temperance Work in Europe." The W. O. T. U. is making plans to hav* Mrs. Deborah Knox lAvinflaton. of Bangor present and speak on woman suf frage. a he Benton Grange will meet cn Wednesday evening. The firs: degres will be conferred on candidates. The condition of Willis Ireland, who underwent an operation for ap pendicitis Monday at the Augusta hos pital. was reported no better and no worse, if he holds his own for the next two days his case may be considered more favorable, as the case was a very tad ora "My Turn Next" will be presented Wednesday evening at Victor Grange by members cf the Grange and the evening's entertainment win include selections by other local talent. A sociai will follow the entertainment. A large number cf Fairfield people wen; to Waterville Tuesday, where they attended the Automobile show. Among the business callers in town Tuesday from the Capital city were Maurice Fish, John Ryan and Ward Holmes Charles Dempster of Portland and Ralph M. Carter of Belfast were in town Tuesday cn business. The Farther Lights Society of the Baptist church will hold a social cn Thursday evening at the church ves try. The beys of the Sunday school have been invited to attend. The eve ning will be passed in playing games ANOTHER SHT.TP SUNK i Continued From Page Orel gc.r.r on much as usual. ar.d ship maters continue to express confidence that the German submarines earn?: seriously lr. terterj with commerce. Is fact, the threatened blockade, which has had such a small effect th.s fas is tegHr.irg to gtve war ir. the public .r.teres: to the military operaticr.s and the bctr.t-ari rser.t of the Dardanelles forts by the al lied fieets. OardaneUes Operation* It arrears frost tie official report s s tea from, the admiralty tonight that the continuance of operations against the Dardanelles has beer, delayed because of unfavorable weather, but there is still no cows o; the effects of Saturday's bombardment which was in progress when the first report was published. On land, the Allies in the west have again stayed their offensive, which had as its oi.'ect the relieving of the pres sure cn Russia. The belief in military circles here Is that Ruas-a has been able to check the Aostro-CencAS offensive operations at either er.d of the ion? line, ar.d that, therefore, the necessity no longe^ existed for the Allies to rr.aia their effort tef:re they were fully pre pared. There has. however, been some fighting near the coast at Ttres in the Cham pagne distinct, where the PVeneh are at tempting to rush the Ormans tack from Rhelms and relieve that city from the bombardment slits it has again urdsr cone. and in the Woe- re anl Vcages dis tricts. At none of these points has a bat tle of any dimensions been feugtr, although the operations in Alsace, tak en as a w-hole. are of considerable ins portar.ee. Fighting Is going on along victuallr the entire Russian front, but the re ports of the general staffs give 1ft tie or no information of the progress of the campaign. Thie Russians who have t- vn strongly reinforced since their defeat in East Prussia- have reached tbeir prepared positions be tween the fortresses of the province' of Koteo. Vila* and Grodno and. are offer.ng strong resistance to the Ger man?. who are greatly hampered by the terrible conditions of the roads. To the south of the lower Vistula, the Russians attacked the Germans on the R&wka river, bat according to the German account they mere repulsed. They also are active in western Gall* cia. while in tha Carpathians, the long drawn out battles continue with out either side p ILLt CENTER—Philip R- Farter has three four-horse teams and six yoke of cxen hauling lnmber from h:s mill to the rail road nation at Knrx. C Fern broke Carter f Belfast was a recer.: guest of Mr. ar.d Mrs Ferley C. Alien. Mr*. James J, Clemer-t w.th Mr. ar.d Mrs. F. a. Cement fussed a part cf last ■seek in Augusta. Mr. ard Mrs. E. X. Kail cf Kr.rx were Sunday guests of Mr. ar.i Mrs. E. B. Bear. Frank McDouall of Albion and s son Ber.rie were Sunday guests of Mr. ani Mrs. M. L. Howard. Carney Shure is in Chelsea. Mas- for a few days. Cor.*r.t Ttomrson f >r5Tsp»>rt t£s recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. J Beam Mr. and Mrs. Clifford A Bean aril hold their wedding rece; tier, at the Grir.ge hail cr. the evening of March Overiock's Orchestra will furnish the melody BELGRADE M.ss C. M. Ingraham of Boston is vis iting her sister. Mrs. Geo. stcdiarii. Mrs J. E. Tiliscr. Mrs W-_ Wad leigh. ar.d niece. Manor. Fyer. visited at the home cf Mrs. S. J. Rockw x>u Sunday. A me re sotn- cf our rood pedestrians are two voting ladies. Iola and Irma Tot betts, who walked from their home at the Depot to Belgrade Lakes ir. one and three-iuarters hours, making a call on the way. Among the business visiters fr:m this plate in Augusta Saturday w-re Mr. and Mrs. F. U Pray. Mrs. Leslie Bickford Miss Ruth Cummings. Sir. and Mrs. G A. Stoddard ard A C. Dudley. Isaac Wadleigh and Mrs Frankie Wy man visited Wednesday at Wr. Wsi .eight s. The Ladies' Aid will furnish dinner at the Grange hail town meeting day March L Henry V. Smith, formerly of this plate, was in town Monday os business Mrs. Don Nutt and daughter have gone to the formers mothers heme at j Pre&jue Isle. Mrs. Mertie Weston has returned to her home in Augusta. Edwin and John Wadleigh hare re turned from North Belgrade, where they hare been engaged in hauling wood. Mr and Mrs. E F. Veaton jasse-i Sun day in tewm TROY j The Troy Corner Reading Club has j recently added fifty tew books to their library, making now some ever six hundred books. Miss Phyllis Estes passed the week end with her friend. Miss Mildred Webb of Knox. j Daisy Berry has closed her house j and has gone to Belfast for a while. The meeting held at Green's Comer school house Sunday was well attend i ed. Rev. G. .V. Garland of Rockland 1 district EUperintender? presiding next Sunday services win be held at Ger rlah Corner school house. James Libby was a business caUer in Belfast Tuesday. UNITY The B*v. Mr. Garland, district sup erintendent of the M. E. Church, gave a wry inter eating discourse at thfe ehtmcti Sunday morning. Mrs. C. A. Adams who has a pen tin In was at home over Sun REDUCED RAILROAD PATES WATERVILLEr Hh V,_ y^UTOMOBILE 'SHOW! -23-24 AND 25TH febSdit DAVILMAR THEODOR ABDICATES OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF Hill Washington. Feb. S3.— Davilmar Theodor. has abdicated his office of president of Haiti and taken refuge on i the Dutch steamer Frederik Hendrik in tfe» harbor at Port An Prince After touching at one of the southern Haitren ports the steamer "will proceed to cu- 1 racao. Local officials have taken charge of the capital, official despatches say. and are maintaining order a-tcaiting General Guillaume. i*a£*-r cg.i: ar.d se eral things wire taker, ir hui.rg a t x har-lvire. a tail stock feed, a codfish ar i some glassware. Tie t.ial loss Is about Si-.-. No trace of the •ml- pr ts has t-=-en found. Rev rmi Kiarion was in Banger lest wees in attendance upc-n the Mats Grange L-: t.rers or.r-er Ora Wi lls was m Unity Wj-l-esdiy v. s.tir.g his daughter. Mrs. Kert-ert lie. Corr.Sv.-n. Mr ar.d Mrs. George Fta:! r-turr.ed home T.'e-in slay from the r trip Massachusetts and New .-lir.yi.-e Mrs. Charles Bean has adopted a boy seven y- vrs old, who will re- known as Clayton Croiker Bear. Mr and Mrs. Waiter 3er*is 'me visit ing Mrs Berms' mother in Waterv..>. sta les Cameron has hired out fer the w. r.ter t: cut wood ft-r Wiliisn Bailey, Jr The selectmen are busy prepar.r.g re ports nn 1 auditing an. i tints preparatory to to am inserting MT. VERNON HAST—Crer:-^ Branch of Somerville Mass. itii a reseat guest at Burton Ha.i's "Cat ir. the Streets" a trrr.rersr.ee JhV ;r three arts, w;E pres-nted at Ingham hall, ^riiay ev«?n:ug. Feh. If stertry. the following Thursday eve— ;-g March The characters are as follows: Co.ore! Wayne. imsirihle oh4 gentle man. John E Fear.: So!err.?r Para a g u us hhe rases!. Barton B. Ha.!, Mar: Dav^. his disssiste son. Artr r Bear. Ihr M«d fiesd. N.r&'s lover. Elton Webber Fete Co!. Wsyr.e s saucy dark:-, ctater.ee Oh; Policeman. or.e of the huest. Frs-i Ire ham: Mrs. Wayne, the Coloreis wife. Mrs. Elclse Loose Xira Wayte. their daughter. Miss Else Locke Mrs Brad ford. CoL XYayr.e s sister. .*.rs. Fred Ingham: Minnie. Mrs Bradford's chili Mildred Ingham; rtns:c hy Lockes orchestra of four pieces. Mrs. Francis Le;gh wer.t Saturcbkj to Wsterriile where she will he the goes, of Mrs Alton Grey, formerly Mess Bar he M*rc; Saturday at her horae. Mr* George Jackson and Mr* Fred Wallace of Waterviile were visiting Jri sndi in town Saturday. Merwyn Rand of Boecoc is visiting bis uncle, r. D. Band. i THE 20,900 FRENCH TEACHERS IN ARMY TAKING HIGH RAN (Associated Press Corre-; aleu*, Paris Keb 10.—Twenty tht .sasj, the 50,OvO school teachers .1 Kraaau in the army and the frequency *ij which they are cit'd irr the ordeni me cav has ten marked Eve.- g# wh:. remain with their elas—s are y* inb.mr is an original way la tit port of the army. They r- ...re the pupiis to brins to schat ba* each week two potatoes f» cun| two turnips r other vege". Its to I devoted to provisioning the trilit*] hospitals. No child is allowed to bq m re than two. in order that r.o jet ousies nay be created. The obejetl not nttich to were e e :pplj of txt as to teach tie chiiirrn g-‘ erdlf q let them fee:! that they are f .ngft« role in the war. It has siso had levdling effect between the iiffm classes. Frtm the departnter.t of a Tvas Sevres :n one day rr. r- than! v€?si2b’?s ?rere la.us collrftcd SLUE SKY REASON FOR SO FEW MEN HIT BY INFANTS Associated Press CorresjKr.i«e« 2 i.-.v y~l 1-—The reiat.v-y m rtion of men hit by infantry! has been exp 5aired by the h i '.ill 1 blue sky draws the ur. h:_ hails tration ma.ntains that this t- ".'..•a untenable her a use high fire is oft rr. re dvadly than low by r-a.-uccfC fact that it reaches the reser.es *1 are often assembled in far mire ta r act masses than the men r. the in In chargir.tr p-ositi:*i art farm rtart's rifle barrel forms an angle1 at -s abort the -:r.a»j f:. m Is t fv degrees the be he! si with the "T>" bullet has a nth a:t 4c.-o yards maxim -in. ire that a considerable part f :!et v -.re drawn high by the K.e *.-:t n'd b-e a i:re of 155 yards .st in the maximum range that w.jMI particularly dangerous f:r the :es»r* THE BELL SHAPED ARMY CAP ABAN DONED BY BRiTlS car. Associated Press C rrespcedtotj Lend c b 7 pt«d Um AlEfrwU from Br.'isJi c_r.r.? t".A Kc adatlBlstmloc has be* 1 the war ©See. The bell shape has proved to f ish a piece f is A* time phi hex It- fa; t light a-c mu-e a aarii f pec cted neau from Osnsl v-re cold r.c-r ri:rr~.; he raid r spear It wise* ric K opes. Moreover it did &:t stxk la battle. r- a result the her* “J trenches substituted knitted dap ct,,s and shit' hat vantages of staying ert the keep ins it tnir.. The war ©ace bas now sdof* 7 i3d< th*s) -id a r.ew cap with a soft. war Saps which, when not tn ttee battened on tep i.ke a-- Belgian array seme r.thf equipped with a new cap nt -ch thc»se worn by New Ers'-ao.i with a doable up-star Sins Pj which may be tamed as a m tectuoc for the back cf the heaJP ears. POTATO NOTES r-econ The potato situation. is alarm tr.c The govemnaerhas t orders that the potato inspecedJd be more rigid than ever it'd Si has been plic&i on the fSiSS* every car he sends ferwari t*f c this additional amount m-ec frees the producer, the pgxe ?*cd that much less per bar cf course tells heavily ders cf the Aroostook Coar is now selling at per barrel than potat cost of living rising revenue decreasing sood reason to look it

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horse nr celebration at SIOWHEGAN DRAWS CROWDS s.sc t.ec-.n, M€ Jk-'ob. -i—{Special).— I Horse I>ay ilebration which is j jgiflo-ed the m had attended in Til idea of having a ■n was ofinattsd with Show- 1 at>e tfcvfc years ago. The j war Forwu-hat smaller than nut at ice the thing proved r arid: is now as much of r, the ecrple of this county natfcal holidays, it ac v ijvas intended to do. ■■t teome to Skowhegan for. tun tne sidewalks the of he principal streets ne*P-. The stores have lemed like old-home 1 i: Jr-cupie in various renewing old ac. dieting some reative ■on these occardons. !ti: 7i«op]e from prn-ti. i he county and I T .si everybody tr.at has wait in the u Ufful Bull If esb th.n vote shown injue team that nt ,>4s attention tv the I.. 1 owned by l.c ui c old le.y living a: j hull was hitched to J'uvcled at a cood gait -it and no owner of a t (prouder than the (t-up The hoy use on r days to Hike him to io The bull had or. rt and a harness trial driven in the same P»y Exhibit of the day s program in pony exhibition by E. siittl* four-year old boy derable entertainment. »v would swing a pony im or. to his haunches rjsvalk several steps reared ifnp liurcUes arid perform .d id seem almost impose. 'iy an i.;*port army to e 11 t th« -..n1' time rive er> i store*- v lh ,!.l’ rushed /This was im char,, e >d o1 T’-.iu* 1 m 'it r»:n.ra' roiii i t 1 .it body w:!5- responsible i >i the- ot* cam o’. rhe com 4 *.it.p ol F. Hut f: AV M i, H. Lancaste r, j. K ross M .tiuire. Th* omm.ttee or. i iiorse buyers. W. Dav, iv X\ M v~ry H K. vi rtiors horseirn ti. 1 I*. 1. i.’.iss1 -;1. 1 *amon H. Bec.r^e; n;s. AV 1'. ui'iway, t> i L Major X XV. Fogrier. W. oiiot c onnuttee. C. 1‘ ,v 'Jusoan. s Robinson, m .j\ ertisiTic comnMitee. R. ft i. 'f ii> lot. S. W. Philbricli; j;it j*ii::fnster •fi pa event of the t r^ffram M ieiioon when lb*- errand pa p ri! hundred horses v«i.e SUE INTERESTS O THE HORSE DAY a Maine were pleased ■t Peter Merry taking an r the horse races of the .Wry e as out from a seven i -ibs f-llowing an accident tie wr: from r sulky hy a t was training, breaking era' places He is still :u is able to move about 0 He 's one of the best un i: Ins part of the State, aes \Y. r>ay has not oem r- ears and was taking ii fo: many years. he cut ;nr. short several days t t! c horse day and rode t reach hero Tuesday, was tluit he had enjoyed 'Twin than everything he v brk lteresting incidents of the v see Capt. Fred C t>un ig as marshal in the pa hs horse whose dam was intpmal Guard Maud that lie many musters in the e greater part of nis IS t.s nu mber and captain of ■i F. M. The old mother ,-ained that her step v as act.arch, and the daughter ■«”ea to have inherited her cut, hi'- s horse in the parade tr---jar-old brown mare- owned lur-e. Btr dams was Nettie sin ns tv Burbank and Nettie K. :.r \Y .kes He had another ■‘hr..*, dam Nettie W. by Bayard t\ t at-it two hours for the pa tai.em the principal streets, new hrses were seen this year 1 h rg* number of dark horses sual. e..pt. Fred C. Dunlap act t marsitl. leading the parade ";.'cr. -fd it beginning at Leavitt -‘i ’a tip lead were about 25 sad cl.e rt.es ad ponies. Then came of th ghrited drivers, sprin tw ere ail there with a little high k-f t Tom Lanvin street the parade "ft: to Noth avenue down to Wa fi tweet tc the city builidng where t tetnendous CDwd greeted it in line rr- 'r.e siciemlk, a distance of nearly a mile. ;ok man;' minutes for the ‘rhp parade :o tass a given point and f*‘-er makinf Vater street, going to -it::, street, it retraced its path and ttf'k m Mails® avenue, Elm street h-hd bad; tcth« starting point, where ihe judges, win were Webster Wil* hams of "VYlter’llle and Walter Dag F"'t of Eason, iwarded the prises as icHows Saddle herses—H. A. Butler, first; E. C Butler, *cond 1 Lad> s saddle horse—George Pottle fir?t; Webster Keyes, second. Trotting stallions, four years old over-Fred Witham, first. Pacing stallions, four years old or over—I. D. Leavitt, first. Driving, single horse, any weight— Charles Gamage, first; x. i>. Leavitt, second. Draft brood mare—E. E. Hurd, first. Draft horses, foals of 1810 and 1911—W. 1-. Elliott, first; A. Chabbuck, second. Closest matched pair, any weight—Wes ton and Watson, Skowhegan, first. Draft stallions, any weight—G. S. Ben son Skowhegan. first: N'orridgewock Breeding Association, second. Draft horses, 3000 pounds and over— it esion and Watson, first and second. Draft horses, less than 3000—Charles Pioude, first, B. F. Yeaton, second. Interest in the program did not abate with the parade finished, but everybody stayed to see the Bfieed show on the straight-awav course up Water street in a quarter-mile stretch. Commissioner E. L. Ford thoughtfully scraped the street the day before and further helped the track this morning so that there was quite a lot of speed shown. The summary: FREE-FOR-ALL—Qr ARTER MILE. Johnny Wilkes, eh g (Stobie).3 1 l Silk Forbes, blk s iCayfordi.2 2 dr Hiram B., c.h g 'Morrill».3 3dr .-rnilax. b (Jewell).1 4 dr Time best quarter, 32i sec GREEN CLASS—.QT'ARTER-MILE Robert H.. b p (Hoxie.i.1 1 i Betsey. b m (Bayi.3 3 Ambulator, b g (Puseami.3 4 2 •limmie Wilkes, b p (Crosby).3 5 3 T;» best quarter. 35 see Judges. W. H. Googan of Madison. Hi ram Pearce of Skuwhegan; starter E. C Butlei. OAKLAND A -ase of handsome samples of goods inunufn lured by the Dunn Edge Tool Co. i ))d destined for the Panama Expo sition was 3 tt-acting much attention at Hit company s stock rooms Monday. The case contained 25 pieces representing oil of the departments of the business. The case was shipped Tuesday. Mr and Mrs John King have re ce; red w ord that their daughter St ella is onnned to a hospital in Boston with scarlet fever. Mr and Mrs. D. M. Marshall and daughter have returned from a visit in North Anson. George Hovey, Wallace Emery and if Robinson of North Anson were bus iness callers Tuesday. The funeral of the late Mrs. Hattie Fpiller mas heid from McGrath Pond ha; Mr. and Mrs Charles Spihcr. Inn rment w as at Oakland. T;it parts aiiie been assigned for the r:-n*o’ play which wiil be given in tii mu: future for the benefit of the enii r class llarc.-l TV T'vet and family, who have b, passing th.e week-end at the home of Walter 3. Dyer, have returned to Boston Tfie-e will be a special meeting of the Ladies Aid a. the Free Bar-hist church f. r work ai the home of Mrs. H. L. Hunlm '.'cdnvsday afternoon. Miles Tremblay of Winthrop was in toiwn on business Tuesday. Airs. George vjuint of Madison is vis. Ring friends for a few days. 3 H HouJlett* has returned to work on the railroad after several weeks’ ill* ness REFUSE ORDER FOR SALE OF THE LINER CECIUE Boston, Kth. 22 —The federal court to day refused to order the sale of the North German Lloyd liner Kronprinzes gin Cecilie. now interned at this port. A petition for the sale was Pled by the Guaranty Trust Co of New York, which libelled the steamer last summer, alleg ing a breach of contract because the ■vessel, while or. a voyage to Europe, was turned back to this country after war was declared. The trust company alleged that the steamship company was reluctant to go to trial on the libel dur ing hostilities, and that this delay kept the libelants under heavy expenses for keepers' fees. The North German Lloyd Line today agreed to pay half the keep ers' fees in the future and the case was continued until March 10. It was an nounced that meantime an effort would be made to agree on stipulations by which the trial might he hastened PORTLAND SCHOONER WRECK IS MINED Delaware Breakwater, Del., Feb. £2 The wreck of the SOO-foot five-masted schooner Elizabeth Palmer of Portland, Me., awash near the Fenwick Shoal gas buoy since she went down with the steamer Washingtonian in a collision or. Jan. 26. was ripped apart today by the explosion or 12 guncotton mines The explosives were placed aboard the schooner from the coast guard cutter Mohawk. A heavy easterly swell was running and for this reason the destruction of ibe wreck was not complete. As Boon as the sea moderates sufficiently to permit the cutter's boats to work closer in. it is expected th t more explosives will be placed aboard an# the work completed. All the spars and wreckage had been cut away and .only the hull remained when the mines were exploded. VOTE TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord. N. H., Feb. 23.-The House of riepresentatfves today voted to abolish capital punishment in this state. The bill has not yet come before the Senate. T PITTSFIELD Deaths of Lester Barnes and Little Phillip Brown—En joyable Meeting of the Tuesday Club A MEDAL SPEAKING CON-! TEST FOR MARCH 1 NEXT The sudden death of Lester Barnes oe- curred Tuesday noon at his home on Hartland avenue. He had been in poor health for some time and death was caused by heart failure. He had been j a resident of this town for about six i years, coniine here from Detroit. A j widow, two daughters, Mrs. Charles! Whitten of "West Pittsfield and Mrs. Bickford of this town, ar.d one son, Har- i old Barnes, who lives at home, survive. _ Phillip Brown The death of Phillip Brown, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Brown, occurred early Tuesday morning follow ing an operation for appendicitis last i Friday, being afflicted at the same time i with whooping cough and the cause of death was due to the complication. His age was eight years Besides the pa- rents two brothers. Ralph and Roland, survive. The funeral will be he,d at H A. "M. Thursday. The remains will be taken i to Etna for interment,

The •'.Suffragists Convention" was stir- I cessfully given in Palmyra Grange hall Monday evening by a cast from the Pitts field Grange, lee cream and cake were 1 served and a social enjoyed. Llewellyn Parks is confined to the house by illness. Mrs. N. L. Perkins ar.d daughter Lona passed Tuesday in Bangor. Mrs. H. C. Sturtevant and daughter Gladys have returned from a week-end visit in Corinna with Mrs. Sturtevant’s daughter. Mrs. Frank Blaisdell. Everett Hurd passed Monday with his mother, Mrs. William Kurd, on his return from a trip in the western part of the State and in Massachusetts with the V. of M. Glee Club, of which he is a mem ber. A medal speaking contest will be held at the Fniversalist church Monday eve ning, March 1, under the direction of Miss Marion Griffin, medal contest super intendent of the Pittsfield TV. C. T. F The contestants will be students of M C. I. The Pittsfield Tuesday Club met Tues day afternoon with Mrs. Blanche Pushor. The subject was "Germany" and the program was as follows: Roll call, fa miliar quotations magazine article, "Leading Germans of Today.'' Mrs. Pushor; sketch, "Queen Louise," Mrs. Frost; reading. "Working Song of Ger- man Country Women,' Mrs. Hunnewell. magazine article, “Notable German Wo- men of Today.” Mrs. Gray: music: Round Table. Refreshments were served. m\m Norris A. Preble and Miss Belie Ladd Are Wedded—Local D. A. R. Entertain a Large Party SOCIALIST LECTURER HAS A GOOD AUDIENCE The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Her bert Badd on Garfield street was the scene of a quiet wedding Saturday evening, in which their oldest daugh ter, Miss Belle Bade! was married to i Norris A. Preble. Rev. E. W. Webber officiated and the double ring cere mony was used. Only immediate rela tives were present. Miss Badd for the past few months has been a popular clerk in the J. M. Spence A- Co. store, j Mr. Preble was formerly a well known j railroad man. but for several years 1 has been employe d in this place. Both I young people have a wide circle »f friends in this vicinity. Margaret Goffe Moore Chapter of I'. A. R. observed Washington's Birthday j by giving a reception tc* Mrs. William i Robinson of Xonh Anson, regent of the State Council of D. A. R.. and tha members of Ruth Heald Cragin Chap ter. D. A. R.. of North Anson, at the residence of Mrs. C. S. Humphreys, Forty-five women were present, fiftee 1 of whom caim from North Anson. The guests were received at the door by Mrs. Humphreys, assisted by Mrs. W. G. Sawyer, regent of the local chap- j ter. A program was rendered, con sisting of an exercise taken from tlie Nation D. A R. Magazine. It included j i the singing of "Flag of the Free.” "The Star Spangled Banner.” “America.” i “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” “Col umbia.” "Red White anad Blue.” j Maryland,' “Dixie Baud.' and Yankee i Doodle,” by a double quartette of women. In behalf of Margaret Goffe Moore Chapter, Mrs. Sawyer presented Mrs. Robinson with a larbe bouquet of carnations. Mrs. Robinson gave an in- terecting taJk on the work being done i by the State D. -A. R. Sandwiches. coffee, wafers and sherbet were serv- j led by Mrs. Effie Weston. Mrs. Emma Sawyer. Misses Gladys Phillips. Flor- i enc.e Walker. Helen Johnson. Grace 1 Humphreys and Edith Hilton. Frank Bohn of New York City gave .a lecture in Union Hall Monday even I ing-under the auspices of the ’oca] So- j cialist Club. Mr. Bohn took for his j subject. “The Whale Shark, or Amen- e& in the Bast Twenty Years.” i A good sized audience was present and Mr. Bohn proved to be a speaker 1 i of merit. PALERMO BRANCH M1BBS—F. D. Shorey is In Hallow-ell visiting his daughter, Mrs. Keller. Mrs. B. A. Pinkham entertained the D. R. H. Club Tuesday evening. Feb. 116 Refreshments were served, j All enjoyed the Sewing Circle last week with Mrs. Annie Kitehin and Mrs. Flora Clark. Next meeting will be March 4. with Mrs. Bizzie Worthing, i Master Stanley Estes was the guest last week of his aunt, Mrs. Ella Jackson In Augusta. Harry Doe and Roby Totoey passed the Holiday recess «.t home: also the stu dents from Cony High. They all re turned to their sohool (work Monday. The drama “Our Folks.” win be pre sented here at the Grange hell for the benefit of the Grange Friday evening. Feb. 26. Music by Toiler. An oyster supper will be served. SK0WHE6AN

rhe Town Has a Splendid An nual Report and Its Growth Is Being Watched by Many DEATH OF MISS PEARL JEWETT. AGED 23 YEARS This town in closing its business for the year is able to snow one of the best managed towns in its affairs of any is the state. The selectmen's report shows that since 3 900 the town has in creased its valuation about ?i ,000.000, malting the total valuation now around 4.000,000. The selectmen are able to report after investigation that the town has one of the lowest percentages of tau: rate in the State, notwithstanding the town has all the modern conven iences of most cities of Maine. The State Assessors here recently stated that Skowhegan was one of the best assessed towns in the State. This comes through no other source than the able service that has been rend ered the town hy First Selectman R. F. Parker, who lias held the office most efficiently for several years and with other members of the board who have co-operated with him. M iss Pearl Jewett Miss Pearl Jewett, one of the most popular young ladies of the town, di^d Monday afternoon after barely a week's sickness of ptomaine poisoning. Up to the time of her last -dekness she had been in perfect health. She was a daughter of Mrs. Rils Jewett of West Front street. She was graduated from the Skowhegan High school in 1911 and since her graduation had been a teacn er. this term in the Parker District. She was i’S years oid. Resides the mother, three sister- '.race, Blanche and Alta Jewett, and a brother, Arthur A. Jewett of this town, survive. Various Clubs and Circles Hold Delightful Meetings on Tues day with Speaking in Instances LOCALS AND TOWN NEWS BITS Tlie Tuesday Afternoon Club was entertained at the h.-nic of Mrs. George Toppan, Newhuil street. The truest of the club was Mrs. Perley Gran who lias recent!; moved to town, to make her home, from Watervillo. The ladies passed the time in playing whist, as is the weekly custom, and the hostess served a buffet lunch. Mrs. Otis Taylor ol Lover Main street will be the next hostess. The Murray •Vjb >1 the Universa list church met or. Tuesday afternoon, at the home of Mr.-'. Verne Sawyer, Elm street, ana passed the time in sewing for the Easter Sale, and also in making plans for the club’ s futuir meetings The members are planning to reorganize the club, that is, make a new set of by lav adding several rules and regulations that will be for the better of the society The purpose of the club, to work for the church, will be the same. The Baptist Women's Missionarv Sewing Circle will meet on Wednes day afternoon, at the home of Mr. William R. Burrill. Main streei. The Social Club will be entertained an Wednesday evening, a* the home of Mrs. William Deleware. High street. Mrs. William Hurler of Kelley street will be tilt hostess on Wednesday evening, the members of the Loyal Club. The Universal!.': Sewing Cir cle will hold the regular weekly meet ing. on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Arthur 1L Totman. Laa renot avenue. The Embroidery Club will meet, Wednesday evening, with Mrs. Lloyd Sykes. Lower Main street. This week's meeting of the Tues day evening What Club was postponed, and next week the, members are mak ing plans for a special meeting, in the form of an outing or excursion. Mrs. Arviiia Roweil and daughter. Mrs. Etheline Jakms and her son, Mas ter Clarence Jakms of Western Ave nue. were the guests. Tuesday, at the home of A. L. and H. A. Plummer at West Benton. A Patriotic meeting of the Past and Present Club was held on Tuesday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. Win nifred P. Driske. Newhall street. The roll call was responded to by patriotic quotations, which made the meeting more interesting. Mrs. Maud S. Smith, the club’s secretary, has the paper of the afternoon, taking for her subject, "The Vitality of the Monroe Doctrine." Her subject was very well handled and proved to be a great in terest to the ladies. The hostess served a dainty collation. The next hostess of the club will be Mrs. Knowl ton. E. Kennebec Pomona Grange The second meeting of the year of the East Kennebec Pomona Grange was held on Tuesday, all day. with the Winslow Grange at Winslow, and th? days program proved very interesting to the large number present. The pro gram as carried out. was as fellows: Opening exercises, business; confer ring Fifth Degree on candidates; noon recess: opening song. Grange; Address of Welcome, Susan Cushman of Wine low Grange; response. F. C. Bailey of Silver Lake Grange: piano solo. Helen PTiest of Winslow 'Grange: census: reading. F. L. Merrick of Winslow Grange; vocal solo. Sadie Merrow of Winslow Grange; Question—Resolved, that the Federal Government should appropriate money for the use of the State in building and maintaining public highways. Opened by A. H. E. Buffum of Winslow Grange _and fol lowed by others; reading. Mrs. F. C. Drummond of Winslow Grange; piano solo. Georgie Chamberlain of Winslow Grange: vocal solo, Georgie S. Pooler of Winslow Grange. The program was in charge of the Winslow Grange. The March meeting will be held with the Benton Grange at Benton. The members of the Albion School Board were present at a recent meet ing of the Benton and Winslow Boards and made the proposition that they, Albion, might form into a school board union, that is,- become united with another achonl board of some neighboring town and share tl» expense of the same superintendent. It was not thought advisable that the three school boards be united. Miss May Rich of Hallowell is the guest of her mother. Mrs. Alice Bart at the Fairfield House. Fred Pooler of Portland is the guest of his brother, Charles W. Pooler. Burril] street. t Mrs. Alice Hart is ahle to be out, after several weeks’ illness. Mrs. C. O. Perry of "Western ave nue. who lias been ill for several weeks, is able to sit up. Letter from War Nurse in England. A letter recently received by Mrs. Eugene L. Jewell of Gilbreth street, Fairfield, from her friend and former schoolmate. Miss Grace K. Perkins, now a nurse in the American Women’* War Hospital, at Paignton, South Devon, j England, shows to a certain degree the! life of the average nurse in the war zone, and coming from an American in that locality, proves doubly interesting. Miss Perkins says in part: “We are just getting 100 men today; the poor fellows look as if they’d come right from the trenches. They narrowly es caped being blown up by the Germans on their way across the Channel—they arrive at Southampton, and there are put on a special train and sent to different hospitals en route. It takes from six to light hours to reach here. I suppose my work will begin in a few days. This is a lovely spot, one of the prettiest in England, right on the coast. This place is a huee estate and overlooks the ocean. From my room on the floor above 1 get a wonderful view of Torquay Bay and the ocean. We have been quite busy since we arrived Have treated about 600 patients—only one death—but there is a very sick boy now. that 1 am afraid can’t get well. I was in London for a week a short time ago, and such a good time as we had. on the go every minute, theatres every night, etc. We were pretty weli tired out when we got back. I think I shall return in March. Don’t feel as if i can stay much longer. Am hoping the Germans won t blow the ship up on our way over. I’m anxious to see the U. S. A. again, and a few people in it.” The latter was dated Feb. S, 1915, and arrived in Fairfield Feb. IT. The letter was the result of rather an unusual coincidence. Mrs Jewell saw Miss Per kins’ picture in a Boston paper and rec ognized in the likeness her former school mate. with whom she was a great friend at Groveton. X. H. Mrs. Jewell was then Marie Bellows and had r.ot seen Miss Perkins for 10 years. She wrote to Miss Perkins, v.lio in turn quickly an swered. as above. WINSLOW Dinner At Club House Given by Winslow High Proves Big Success—Ft. Halifax D. A. R. CLUB ACTIVITIES AND NEWSEY BITS A large crowd attended the dinner given by the high school, at the Ta connet club house, on Washington's birthday and a substantial sum was realized for the athletic association. They also gave a social in the evening, that was well attended. One feature of the eve nir#'s entertainment, not on the program, was a generous shower of confetti upon Jlr. and Mrs. John Wix son. members of the 1914 graduating class who surprised their friends by being married last Saturday evening. The Tort Halifax Chapter. D. A. R.. met Monday. P. M., at the home of Miss Sadie Merrow. In observance of Washington's birthday some of the la dies wore old fashioned costumes. Among them were Mrs. Susan Patter son. Mrs. Mary Reynolds. Mrs. Minnie Garland, Miss Clara Five, Miss Jennie Howard. Miss Sadie Merrow, Mrs. Lot tie Norton and Mrs. Louisa Britton. After the business meeting and pro gram a social hour was enjoyed. The hostess served dainty refreshments in a novel way. appropriate to the occa sion. The Fort Halifax Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution of Wjns low have started a fund for a memo rial tablet marking the Arnold trail through this town. Boston Live Stock Market. (Specially Reported for the Ker.r.ebee Journal.) Boston. Feb. 22, 1915. MAINE. At Brighton Abattoir. JS a v a X F. L. Libby 34 7 fci c X At N. E. D. M. W. Co. E. O. Thompson .13 7 E. L. Libby 1 Hall A- Lowell 15 3 F. L. Libby 17 5 C. E. Hanson 12 F. Merriam 13 F. L. Howe NEW HAMPSHIRE. At Brighton Abattoir. Cotton Seavey 15 A. F. Jones 22 C. A. Eastman .15 Otis H. Furbusb .13 Nims Holbrook 15 J. W. Brooks .45 C. F. Gage .16 G. H. Fogg .40 At N. E. D. M. W. Co. A. G. Moulton 16 I E. W. Bray Son 6 I IE. F. Adden 2 Cotton Seavey W. F. Wallace 5 2 i Nims Holbrook 1 J. M. Balk>u 2 Wo’fborri Shippers Carl Burrows i R. Abbott 47 56 78 38 55 19 8 m 45 28 20 10 ll 17 21 16 3 3 6 3-;' Aggregate of live stock at Brighton. New England Dressed Meat Wool Co. and Squire s North’s. This week: Cattle 1117, sheep 5486. calves 1792. hogs 25.527. Last week: Cattle 1022, sheep 3221. calves 3282, hogs 32,556. MAINE STOCK AT MARKET Cattle 95, sheep 20, calves 272, hogs 2. TONE OF THE MARKET The receipts of stock for the past week were much heavier than for the pre vious week, but the demand was good, .and prices held firm except for hogs, which dropped a fraction. The renewal of the epidemic of the foot and mouth disease has led to the establishment of more drastic quarantine regulations, but stock can be shipped ffor immediate slaughter, as for some months past. The reports that the Abattoir would be closed even for these shipments were untrue, and caused the light receipts a week ago, which w«>re made up to a large extent by the shipments this week. Although it is the lenten season, when the con sumption of meat reduced, there is none too large a suronlv here lad the FORMALLY INAUGURATE PUN FOR CHANGING GOVERNMENT OF EDEN Bar Harbor. Me., Feb. 28.—A plan to change the form of, government* <-f the town of Eden, of which Bar Harbor con stitutes the principal part, was formal ly inaugurated today with the filing of nomination papers for seven candidates for selectmen. Provisions is made for the first time for representation of the fashionable summer colony in town gov ernment. two of the seven names being those of summer residents. The present board of Selectmen consists of three men. X but the State laws make it possible lot the town to increase its board at will. ITpder the new plan, which will be pass ed upon at the town meeting next month, the seven selectmen would servo virtual ly without pay. Their first duty woulo be to select a town manager from among their own number if they wisn, at an annual salary of about tluOb, and a oterk. The board would hold public meetings I weekly, advertise the matters to be dis cussed and invite participation by all citiiens. then make their decisions at an I executive session to follow tne meeting. market holds firm. Beef cattle tvere in good soppily, anti sold at about the same level as a week ago. Few choice steers and oxen were received, and the best stock in the mar- ket consisted of heavy cows. For choice j steers and oxen prices would range from S@S l-3c, with good quality 7 l-2@8c. j The best heavy corns sell at 606 l-2e, with a few extras a fraction higher. Fair to good cows ofefk; poor to ordinary 4@je: and bolognas and canners 3 3-44$ 4c. Bulls were in rather light supply 1 at 4 5-206 l-2c. with choice heavy bulls up to 6 3-4e. Veal calves showed no change from last week, selling from 8 to 9c. for the general run Of good average calves, while choice heavy veals sold up to llic. Coarse calves brought 54g"7c. and small calves, which were in good supply, $3035 each. Hogs declined a fraction, the market ranging from 6£ to 7c. live weight, and S*09c. dressed. A few bogs of poorer quality sold as low as 6jc. Receipts from the "West were lighter and the markets there were lowrer. Sheep and lambs were steady at the previous range, from 4 to 6c. for sheep and 6@8jc. for lambs. Few were re ceived. H. F. Whitney sold 8 cows av. 850 lbs. at 6c., 1 bull 850 lbs at 5je.. 4 cows av. 80.' lbs. at 5c., 2 cows 150" lb*, at 4c., 1 cow C6u lbs. at Sic.. 10 veal calves av. 90 lbs. at 8*c., and 8 hogs 330 lbs. at 6*c. J. V. Neylon sold 6 cofs av. 750 lbs. at 33(a-tjo.. 1 veal calf 200 lbs. at 9c.. and 29 small calves at $8.50 each. H. E. O'Brien sold 3 cows at 4Jc.. 3 cows at 4}c 2 cows at 83c and 15 small calves at $3.50 each. HORSE MARKET There was a good brisk demand for horses about the city this week, and dealers while having a much larger amount of horses for sale, not only sold out all their horses, but sold at general higher values, and sales were closed quickly. At most of the stables there were offerings of from three to four express carloads of green west ern horses, and these with a generous entering of seconds made an unusually good supply, local business concerns bought more freely than for many w eeks, and there was also a good de mand from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. It was hard to get through the shipments of horses for Maine on account o? the extra pre cautions taken to protect that state from the foot and mouth disease, and there will probably be no horses shipped to Maine for the next two weeks on this account. There was a liberal call for farm chunks of about 1300 lbs weight, and srueh horses sold readily from $185 200. The best drafters sold at a range of $300 <g 400. but there were only a few- ani mals that sold for the top figure, the general average for the best horses in this class being $375. Medium weight drafiers, sold from $210 m 310; heavy wagon and express horses, from $175 225; light, delivery ser vice horses from $125 <5 200: seconds sold at a wide range hardly quotable. While the blemished horses sold only at low values, the good quality horses sold readily at fair values according to weight, condition and length of ser vice. At the City Sale stables—J. C. Keith, Stevens Sweet Horse Company of fered express carloads of green horses, and a lot of seconds. The demand w-as good, both locally and from the coun try. and sales were closed much more readily than last week. The general range of prices was about the same as a week ago, but average sales showed some advance, buyers being more eag er to purchase good serviceable horses rather than looking for bargains. This week the firm will offer six express carloads, the lot including all weights of green horses. At William Hurwitz stables, 4 ex press carloads were offered and all the horses were sold out by the week's end to a good demand. Most of the green horses sold at about an advance of $10 per head, and in the lot of sec j onde some of the best animals were reported as bring about $25 per head more than the same class would have sold for at the beginning of the year. TENTH ARMY CRUSHED

(Continued From Page One) ample, only one house with a roof was seen. The Russian part of Prostken and the Russian villages beyond have not been touched. For days past the cor i respondent has seen no living animals except those in the German columns. and dogs and cats in villages. The I bodies of sheep and cattle killed by the Russians have been left to decay by the roadside. Gigantic Drive of Men The first phase of the campaign—the phase resulting in the destruction of the •Russian northern army—may be com. pared to a gigantic rabbit drive or sur round’, in which men were the prey. "While the attention of the Russians was concentrated on the "Warsaw line, Field Marshal Von Hindeaburg, quietly assembling an overwhelming force in East Prussia, behind the Maxurtan lakes, suddenly 'launched it in two columns against the unsuspecting Gen. Siewers. One column drove in from the south and threw back the Russians who for months had been beseiglng the lake gateways to East Prussia and the other column from the north gwimg round In wide circles to the eastward and to the southward, aiming to Join hands with the southern German column and cut off the retreat of the retiring Russians. Remnant Escapes The two wings of the drive closed to the east of Suwalki and Augustowa only a few horns late to catch the entire army. Most of the units of the Russian force, however, were bagged. The aeVa£ which enabled the remnant to escape was doe to nature. The line of aidvBnce of the southern column lay thro ugh the belt of swamps which form a natural defence at the Russian fron A tier. It is almost without roads mad troops attempting to use the cross coun try trails became almost hopelessly bog ged. The correspondent sane columns of infantry many of whom passed through mires more than ankle deep. Detach ments of soldiers assisting in dragging the gams forward through the mud,, ■but their progress was extremely slow. Nature Aided Russian* “Nature," said the commander of ona of the German corps, engaged, to the correspondent, “always helped the Rus. sians. Two days hard frost and iw* should have 'had every man." The correspondent accompanied the •right wings of the army engaged and it is to these troops that the hardest fight ing fell. The left wing sweeping from the north was called mostly for leg work to accomplish marches 30 miles daily in pursuit of the Russians who fled after the four days' engagement on the Masurian lakes and thereafter the soldiers of the German left army were (chiefly interested in getting away. The battle in the south (was of an unequal character. Again nature aided the Rus sians. It was fought in a driving snow storm, a fierce cutting wind, driving the flakes into the faces and eyes of the ad vancing Germans until they could Scarce Saved By Artillery When the Germans came to grip* with the Russians, they found their rifles so covered with ice and the mua zles so choked with snow that tne weapons could not be fired. The troops, and these were young troops, w ere left only with their bayonets, but they stuck to their work despite heavy losses. The Russians were assuming the offen sive when artillery which hitherto had. been unable to get up through the for ests to the south of the Mazurian lakes, arrived just in time and turned the scale. The troops of this column pressed for ward along the fairway, only a dozen miles wide, between the Mazurian lakes and the Russian frontier, driving the Russians before them, but they were forced to turn three times to beat oft the flank attacks from the south. Attempt Reinforcement* The Russian commander-in-chief made desperate efforts to come to the help of this army whose plight by now was recognized. He sent in a column of troops from the fortress of Lomza an<l from Koine and from the fort at Osso wetz. Each time the German leader faced a part of the troops to the south, defeated the relief Russian columns and then con tinued his march. The retreat of the Russians on this part of the field of op erations could- be made in only one di rection; namely the northeast, as the awamp belt prevented their escape to the east or south. The troops from the center and the northern flank of the Russian position were by this time in full retreat east ward and sontheastward under pressure from the pursuing German forces con verging on the Russian column, all aim ing for the only remaining egress from the circle to the eastward of Suwalkl. The Russians apparently became des perately jammed and on Feb. 16 when the correspondent arrived at Grajevo. on the heels of the German troops, the Ger man commander was almost confident that the bag would be complete. Then came the delay In getting the flanking column across the swamps to close the hole in the ring and Gen. Sievers with all his higher officers and the remnant of his army got away. That the Rus sian commander was able, under such road conditions, to bring off as much ar tillery and transport as he did is. In the opinion of German experts, a most laud 1 able achievement. The roads are very narrow and obstructed with deep drifts of snow. Each drift usually is indicated by a cannon standing on its end or by a i freight automobile which has been over turned in a ditch. Mugusiowo to ouwaiKi A picturesque scene, reminding one of a canvas by the Russian painter Ver setchagin, was witnessed on the trip be tween A u gusto wo and Suwalki. The i road is cut like a canon for 20 miles i through a dense Russian pine forest, j Along this 20 miles of road was a solid stream of German infantry, artillery and wagon trains, usually Jn three columns, moving southward. The roadway wai higb-pitclied and slippery with ice. smooth-shod horses were continually go lng down. The infantrymen picked thelf I w ay along the side of the road. Almost j every man was equipped with a staff which seemed to have been copied from Versetchagin's soldiers. There was no stop or pause. The soldiers ate as they i marched. The horses were kept moving i until they were through the woods as there was no place to turn out and halt, j For many miles before Auguatowo was reached the same ceaseless moving col umn of men, horses and guns had been encountered—an army 60 miles long wan on the march. The funeral of the late Capt. Horaoo A. Chapman, proprietor of the Bangor House, was held at the hotel Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Alva R. Scott of the T'nitarian church officiated. Henry T. Sanborn, a former partner of Capt. Chapman, directed arrangement*. The bearers were Hon. F. O. Beal. John R. Graham. Charles D. Stanford, M. H. Andrews, Hon. A. R. Day and Henry Cushman. Out-of-town hotel men attended, also large delegation* of Knights Templars. Tarratine Clutr members Bangor Elks and United Commercial Travelers. The burial was in Mt. Hope cemetery. 1 i too UTC for mssncATwr j For sale—White Pekin ducks. FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS. PEN OF WHITE PEKIN DUCK6. Two ducks and one drake mated for breeding. S5. Three drakes 12 each.. Also one grade Jersey heifer 2 years old, freshens March 1. tT«e if taken at once. W. U. Kilgore. Hallow ell. lie., R. F. D. k.

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DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL Entered at the Augusta Post Office as second class mail matter. ESTABLISHED 1825. No notice whatever will b* taken ot unsigned communications. The Journal cannot be held responsi ble (or the preservation or return of rejected communications. Address all communications relating to subscriptions and advertisements to Kennebec Journal Co, Publish ers, Augusta, Maine. Wednesday, February 24, 1915. Kennebec’s Potato Business In 1909, according to the census, there were 5,104 farms in Kennebec county. In that year the farmers of this county planted 9791 bushels of po tatoes. The harvested crop was 1,749, 169 bushels. To pick the potatoes from the ground,t when dug would require the labor of more than 1150 men for more than ten days, provided they worked ten hours a day, and each man picked up a bushel every’ four minutes. This gives the reader some idea of the size of the potato crop in Kennebec county. Since 1909 the crop has some what increased but to what extent it is not known. Several years ago, a Republican ad ministration thought it wise to protect the farmers of Maine and of the Unit ed States in this great business. There upon the farmers invested more money in their farms, bought new machinery and invested in fertilizers. They paid taxes to support home institutions in the town, the county and in the State. The Republicans did not believe in giv ing up any part of our great home market to foreigners unless they paid a reasonable price for coming into that market. Therefore a protective tariff of 25 cents a bushel was paid on pota toes. This sum was equivalent to "5-12 of a cent a poupd. The business of po tato raising in this State became enor mous. In 1909. 46,081,163 bushels were produced in Maine. A Democratic administration came into power. The Democrats struck oft the duty of 5-12 of a cent a pound on potatoes, and put a protective tariff of 3-8 of a cent on peanuts. When this thing was done, Maine had a Demo cratic senator and a Democratic repre sentative in Congress, sent there to represent and safeguard her interests. Both of these gentlemen stood for free potatoes and for protected peanuts. Suppose that free trade has lessened the price of pptatoes but one cent a bushel, then a loss to the farmers of Kennebec county on last year’s crop will be $17,191.69. if the loss has been ten cents a bush el, the loss will be $174,916.30. The loss will be more than the last named fig ures because more than 200,000 bushels cannot be sold at any price. The writ er has recently received a letter from a prominent farmer in Kennebce county, in which he says: “I raised last year 2200 bushels of potatoes. I have sold 400 bushel for 25 cents a bushel. I fear that I shall have to dump the rest.” It was an outrage to thus injure the farmers of this county' for the benefit of Canada. The loss in the whole State to the potato growers will be more than $5,000,000. This sum is more than sufficient to meet all the expenditures of the State for one year. This is what a Democratic administration has giv en us, and a “state of mind” will pos sess the citizens of this county and of the State till election day in 1916 when they will visit their wrath upon the Democratic party. Growth of Equal Suffrage. Public interest in the possible ac tion of the Maine Legislature upon Woman Suffrage does not diminish with the days. Indeed, with the con ceded probability of the referendum, the enthusiasm of the suffragists seems to grow and spread. In 1835, there were but four suffrage states m the Union. Now, there are 11, and this year, at least seven states, in cluding New York, New -Jersey, Mas sachusetts, West Virginia, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Tennessee are to taka the question to the voters with a probability of favorable returns. The confidence of the affirmative side is unbounded, and the work is proceed ing aggressively in every section of the country. Everywhere, men of strong mind are espousing the cause of suffrage, chiefly because they have become Interested in, and are fight ing for, cleaner politics. An exchange in dealing with the question (in which it has recently be come interested) declares that the suffragists can rest their case on the plain fact that women do participate in the life of modern communities, and should therefore participate in the business of government. Everywhere leaders are awakening to the need of intelligent womanhood, in the work of clarifying the political atmosphere, and they are pledging great political parties to suffrage, as the Republican party is pledged to it in Maine. Some one is always bobbing up to remark that Sherman, never said what he said war was. others deny that Lincoln said of the familiar things credited to him, but who will have the distinction of declaring that ■Washington never said "I did it with my iittlo hatchet”? Pi.rurovth "Yale second. Wil iams third f.• r.cat1.:, fourth. M. 1. T., j ntid lt-'-vdc it; ail U«d for fifth ana a,an ’Yy.dhnm lei for sixth This :a the order of standing won in the indoor enr.'.cs at Hartford. YVah t hoo-wah! Doff your millinery to Dart mouth.—Manchester Union. Most likely Maine boys won the honors for Dartmouth. Bluffing at Business. In response to the country’s needs, and humoring the administration’s plea to the nation’s industries to “start something,” the press of the country, including many leading Re publican papers, is doing its best to stimulate- industry and to create a wave of business enthusiasm out of the sorry nightmare of the country’s affairs which the Underwood tariff has inflicted. Some of these papers are urging the “made in America” crusade. Others are appealing to their readers with the cry of “buy it now,” or “build now” or “pay it now*—anything to give labor occu pation and to keep money moving, has been attempted bravely by the press, in recent months, and is being actively pursued at this time. All of these slogans have some slight effect. Their purpose is good, and they aro accomplishing, in a small way, a re turn to the prosperous conditions which the country knew under the protective tariff system of the Ding ley act, and the Payne act. But after all, it is a sorrowful bluff at the real thing. We may "pay now” all that we owe; we may “buy now” all that tv# need; we may “build now” all that our capital will provide and all that our business necessitates; we may turn from foreign made goods and make use only of those articles which are produced by our countrymen at home, and still have brought back to industry and labor and to the chan nels of business, only a small part of that prosperity which is assured by business confidence and its increasing limit, under the stimulus of a tariff J that puts American affairs upon an American standard, and permits no interference with the jobs of our lafcor by the workmen under the low stan dards of foreign countries. The Ship Purchase Muddle^ The discomfiture of the Democratic administration over the ship purchase muddle is so marked as to be felt throughout the country. It is a de feat not only of the President, but of the entire following in his party, and the insurgency of so many mem bers of that party carries the real meaning of the President's attempt to embark upon a socialistic sea, home to the people. President Wilson staked his leader i ship upon this ship purchase patch work and he lost. So far was he driven in his attempt to have his own j way that it is still possible that an extra session of Congress must be called to dispose of a portion of the appropriation bills which were neg lected so long that there is now no time to act upon them before the Congress expires on March 4 by con stitutional limitation. Perhaps the most notable element of weakness in Mr. Wilson's position at this time, lies in the opportunity given certain Democrats who have become tired of the domination of the President, to oppose him and to make every move expensive for him. Maine Gossip t Dreamed. (By Elizabeth Powers Merrill.) I dreamed I stood by the door of heaven,— i Door with a key of gold. Grandly the angels were singing within. Outward the music rolled. I rang the great door bell that all might hear. The stately door swung wide. An angel, fairer than ever I dreamed. Asked me to come inside! But as I turned on the broad golden step. My eyes fell down below, Way down on the glimmering, shimmer ing earth, Where men walked to and fro; And the weights fell off from my blinded eyes. Quickly I seemed to see There was no one to do my work on earth, Down there God needed me! As the beautiful angel kindly smiled 1 looked W'ay down below. And said to him, “Thanks for asking me in. But back to earth I go.” He looked surprised, but said never a word As I softly cried, “goodbye.” “I am going down to the dear old earth To work until I die!" During the past winter, besides doing the work for 11 and the regular family knitting, Mrs. Billie Husklns of Milo, has knit 26 pairs of mittens and footed eight pairs of socks. She has had no out side help except for a short time when five of her family were ill at one tlm£, three having pneumonia. To build houses for the rural popu lation of France rendered homeless by the war, that nation is soon to buy 500, 000,000 feet of lumber in the United States. If Maine lumbermen ftre at ail active, some of this material should be furnished by this State and shipped through this port. To carry this num ber. to house 100,000 people. 150 ships will be required, and If Maine men are alive to their opportunities, soqje of them are certain to come to Portland for their cargoes.—Press. During the week ending Feb. 6th Joseph Pooler hauled with a log-hauler on town ship No. 6, in the Moosehead lake coun try, 650,000 feet of lumber, the largest day's work being 124,000 feet. A Kcnnebunk man has generously of fered to do his part toward relieving the burden of the high cost of living by donating to any family in that place 10 ■cords of top wood simply for the removal from his lot in West Kennebunk, where ihe has been conducting large lumbering operations. About 500 cords of the wood awaits hauling away and the only stip ulation is a man's word that it is for his own use and not for sale. The Fort Fairfield Review or Feb. 17 gave the following quotations in the lo cal market. Fresh eggs are being bought at 35 cents and sold at 40 cents per dozen. Packed eggs are going at 35 cents. The price of butter is 30 and 35 cents per pound. Sugar is now $6.50 to $7.00 per curt., and the sugar situation is becom ing so serious orders 'Will be accepted in the Boston markets only at the price prevailing the day the order is received. All-round flour is going at from $10.00 to $10.50; bread flour, $10.50 to $11.00, and getting higher; lard, 30-lb. pails $3.00. An insurance adjuster who was in Bangor last week on business told some interesting stories in connection with his experiences in adjusting losses. In one case he stated that he was advised that a certain fire at a farm had been of incendiary origin. He made a trip into the country where the farm was located and learned that the house, sheds and barn had been 'burned and on inves tigation found that a yoke of oxen, sev eral horses, some fine cows, other ani mals and valuable farming implements were destroyed. This satisfied the insur ance man that the fire was accidental. It transpired that the charge of incen diarism was made by a bitter enemy of the owner and that he was attempting to inflict a still further Injury upon the man who had already been sufficiently unfortunate. This was a sample, the Insurance man remarked, of the cases that come before adjusters. Some have foundation in fact, but others are the work of some contemptible creatures seeking revenge on an enemy. The first caucus ever held in Wool wich took place Saturday night in the Day's Ferry schoolhouse. About forty were present. George W. Mars ton presided as chairman, and A. B. Thwing as secretary. They nominat ed for selectmen, George M. Stinson, Edgar Bailey and J. Sumner Bailey; for school board, Samuel Hathorne; for ferry director, E. R. Mains; for collector and treasurer, Albert Hathorne; for town clerk, Henry Cunningham. An informal vote for road commissioners was taken favor ing Alfred R. Ames, Addison Rice and William Leeman. The second caucus will be held at Nequasset Thursday night. The famous Carrabasset baseball team of North Anson, which played with Bowdoin and Bates and other college teams of a quarter of a cen tury ago, was for several seasons one of the leading teams of Maine. Below are given their names and present residences; George Quinn, blacksmith. North Anson; Ed Sawyer, blacksmith, Wests Mills; Leon S. Merrill, director of agricultural extension, University of Maine, Orono; Mark Pullen, traveling salesman of druggist supplies,, North Anson; Roscoe Eames, farmer, Emb den; Clarence Penny, conductor on street railway, Lewiston; James Stev ens, tailor and gents’ furnishings store, Oakland; Daniel McLaughlin, deceased, 1895; Chauncey Adams, M. D., Concord, N. H. The scorer and manager were Arthur Foster of El Paso, Texas, and W. Emery, Supt. of corn factory, North Anson. The class parts in the Buckfleld High school had been assigned as follows; Valedictory, Helen Murch: salutatory, Lena Russell; history, Hattie Russell; prophecy, Mildred Sampson; class will, Erland Water man; presentation of gifts, Marion Thurlow; oration, Leone Damon; es say, Arthur Cobb; essay, Angie Rowe; honor parts are valedictory and salutatory; class poet, Arthur Cobb. School clos.es for the winter March 5 and the spring term opens March 2". 5, John W. Coombs has been notified by Chairman Harry Austin of the Fish and Game Commission at Augusta that complaint has been received in that of fice, alleging illegal killing of deer by the Kcnnebunk baseball pitcher during the trip through the Allegash valley, made by him and companions last Oc tober and November, says the Eastern Star. Mr. Coombs is in Palestine, Tex as, enjoying the winter on the ranch of his wife's parents, and this complaint was a great surprise to him. He has written Chairman Austin that he is not guilty of any infraction of the game laws, that he has never in all his ex perience as a hunter in the Maine woods violated the laws pertaining to the sport and that he will come to Maine on his first trip to Boston with the Brooklyn Nationals and face his accusers. Mrs. Madison Kendall of Bowdoin ham, who celebrated her 94th birth day Feb. 10. in honor of which 94 burn ing candles shone brightly down on the birthday cake, entertained her guests with stories of the olden times. As a young girl, Mrs. Kendall, then Emily Whitten, wove the cloth for the family clothes, and sheep then counted far more in a household than they do to day. The women did all the weaving and spinning and fashions were not so unsettled as at the present time. Stock ings were much too precious for com mon wear and Emily Whttten often went to meeting barefooted, carrying her shoes and stockings in her hands and putting them on just before she entered the church. Mr. Madison Ken dall who died some years ago was the inventor of the famous tide wheel and came of a family of inventors whose gift has descended to the youngest of his Children, E. P. Kendall. M. I. York, who has been in the employ of the Maine Central railroad for the past 25 years, for the past five years general baggage master at the Union station at Bangor and having an acquaintance numbered by thou sands, has resigned his position. Mr. York, who is popular among the oth er station employes and has beet valued for his faithful and efficient service, will be succeeded by Fred C. Robinson. Mr. Robinson has beeu with the Maine Centrnal for the past 12 years. WEEKS’ MILLS Mrs. Will Connors of Waterville has come to stay for a while with her mother, Mrs. Eld Hallowell. George Doe was Jn Augusta last Friday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Bird Brown enter tained a few friends Feb. 19 at whist, si* tables being used. Those award ed prizes were: Mrs. Rose Reed, first prize; Mrs. Annie Pierce, consolation; Will Hisler, first; George Doe, conso lation. Ice cream, cake and crackers were served. All reported a very pleasant time. The Busy Bees will meet Feb. 24 with Mrs. Mary Choate. Greta Seekins, Clyde Seekins’ little girl, has been quite sick with a very bad cold and was threatened with pneumonia, but at this writing is much better. Editor^ Letter Box The publication of a letter In this department is not to be 'taken as an endorsement of its view by the Ken nebec Journal. This column is main tained for the discussion of matters of general public interest when kept within bounds of reason and not of a libelous or abusive nature. 4*-——-4 The Governor’s Reception. Sidney, Me., February 22, 1915. Editor Kennebec Journal: I went to the Governor’s reception last week, the first occasion of the kind that I have honored with my presence in years; and even as the white unsmirched sheet of paper pre sents with clear cut vividness the impression of the intaglio plate, so that mind that has not become cloyed by familiarity with occasions of pomp and circumstance receives and reflects with greatest clarity of defi nition the kaleidoscopic imagery etched thereupon by the brilliancy of an affair like this, and perhaps I got some impressions of seme features of the fete that got by the reporters who put up the news story for you—im pressions, the telling of which might interest some of the thousands of your readers who were not there. As a farmer of a naturally retiring dispostion I felt some trepidation as I entered the portals of the capitol for I expected to find the bong tong of the State within— and as the subtle attempts of this class of our popula tion to get into that social coterie to which I belong have always been kindly but firmly repulsed, I feared they might feel that I would insist upon the enforcement of the lines of caste on this occasion also and leave the State house in a body; but no such thing happened, and, indeed if many members of the aforemention id tong were there they had thawed to such an extent that they were un recognizable as such. That nobility of bearing and dignity of mein which are supposed to distinguish those born to environments of pink and purple ease were not present in sufficiently voluminous gobs to be felt in any ap preciable degree. Instead I saw around me only the wholesome good looks, the happy abandon and good nature of the com mon folks; the ineradicably provincial mannerisms of the hopelessly bourgeois—so I began to feel quite at home. No seats had been provided other than the regular settees along the walls in the lobbies and as there were would-be settists far in excess of the accommodations, there seeme 1 to be an unofficial system of recipro cal succession which operated with greater satisfaction than might have been expected in the premises be cause of the great good nature per vading the gathering. The rise and set manoeuvre ’had little of military precision in it—it was of that nature designated as sporadic; it was a case of 1-2-3 shift: every man for himself and the women for equal suffrage, first, last and all the time, and the shame of it is that they should have had to do more than suggest that they wanted it and Hold on—I’m skidding—my chains must be off; this is the Governor’s reception, not a suffrage rally. Well, as I was saying when my gear slipped, though the turn and turn about seat holding movement lacked system it vciu&cu uu liujiiuh xn>x uMpR‘ciaaiiint'»-5, such was the great good nature that pervaded the liig gathering and. wearying of waiting for someone who 1 got a grouch instead of a seat to start something, I ascended the stairs and fell into the long line waiting to give the grip to Oak and Ira and Bert. The forward movement was as slow as the proverbial growth of a dead pine with little to interest or amuse along the way, and the way seemed long indeed. The only sight that re lieved the monotony was that of a lone, self conscious senator who had seated himself in the president’s chair in the senate chamber and was, I thought, trying to banish from his subconsciousness the reminiscent rat tle of crockery and to imagine himself the present official occupant of the chair, but failing miserably in his at tempt to simulate a figure that would make Apollo feel like hiding himself in the charitable folds of a horse blanket; a face that, In its weird pulchritude rises gloriously trium phant above that necessity which gnve birth to our laws of copyright and a mind as exalting and comfort ing in its influence as the pure sym bolism of the Triune Sisterhood. Leaving behind me this somewhat depressing spectacle I drifted along with the1 human stream and soon came to the door of the executive of fice and there met Oakley Curtis for the first time. I can say for Governor Curtis what would not be true of many public men; his facial ability to live up to the pictures of him that have been printed in the papers and posted in the windows is convincingly dem onstrated by a near view of the man. His face presents a not displeasing contrast in Mack and white—black eyes (natural huel somewhat deep set and heavily shadowed by over hanging brows—for this shaded area may have been caused by the nature of the business with which he has so long been intimately associated), and a skin of singular pallidness. I grasped his hand—a warm, plump hand it is, ar,d soft, carrying in its velvety palm no suggestion of the horse-shoe clout that laid William Tecumseh on the rosined canvas of our political arena in semi slumber while above the recumbent form of our fallen herp, In the short interval of surcharged silence that preceded the thunderous outburst of cheering by the Liquor Interests, the gaunt arm of the forelocked referee rose and fell In nine isochronal beats. Our hand shake was of the two cycle "type—on the up stroke I said: “How’s your arm holding out?” On the down stroke—“Fine!” said he: “Well, don’t boast, the game is young yet,” said I, alluding, of course, to the long line behind me waiting to dem onstrate Its mastery of jiu jitsu to the Governor and his bottle holders—but Oak had thrown out the clutch, the pressure behind me did its work and I found myself delivering the last bit of brilliant persiflage to Ira Hersey, who was "next” the governor, and to my surprise the expression of smiling friendliness which he had worn in stantly changed to one of hard sus picion, and though we clasped hands, the shake was of the accelerated make' and break variety with the ac cent on the “break” and the Honor able President turned to the next shaker, again switching on the eleo> trie sunburst smile as he did so. I was considerably mystified and slightly troubled by the sudden change in Mr. Hersey’s demeanor un til it came to me that be thought th my remark was Intended for him that I was alluding to the legislative printing controveraey,■ and I taa. this occasion to assure the honorable gentleman that he was only tno recipient of a bon mot that was tended for the govemer but whlcn got into the by-pass on account ot back pressure. A I intended to go to the ball, but had to come home to feed the pigs and do some other chores that kept me busy till 8 o'clock and I reckoned that by that time everybody would be going home so I didn’t go. whieh at the tune caused me some regrrt as I that the governor's enjoyment or tne occasion would be marred by a de pressing sense of something lacking, but when I read In the Journal next morning about the bejewelled decolette gowns worn by some or those present my regret was con siderably lessened, for I am but a plain fanner of the old fashionec. ""ankee brand with leanings toward he high neck, long sleeve styles in owns, and a man of chaste modesty i-ithal—Yea, verily. Assuring you of my highest regard nd extending my most sincere elicitations I beg to remain, Sir, Truly rurally yours, HARRY THAYER. Editorial Comment Sure Cure for the War. (Bangor Commercial.) There is reason to think that Lord Kitchener was mistaken when he said that the war is likely to drag along for three years. It may be that it will but If the pinch of starvation is +0 near at hand as the desperate meas ures taken indicate the conflict will be fought with such immediate despera tion fhat the end must come far more quickly than Lord Kitchener intimat ed. Men will fight on in the face of overwhelming*losses end defeats but when the wolf of famine comes the end is not long delayed. Light and Airy An Inquiry. Please Mr. Bryan. Whv are ybu tryin' To lecture to earn your salt? Why go about in A cycle of spoutin’, And never come to a halt? Won’t your twelve thousand Pay for your house arid Give you sufficient to eat? Must you by preaching, Speeching and screeching. Keep you and yours off the street? Don’t you remember Third of November, How the wind raised such a hob? Won’t you return, sir, Your salary e-vrn, sir, For fear of losing your job? Margaret Thompson. Hartford, December 4. The time having arrived, near the close of the session of a District Conference, i when the Bishop was to preach, he called i upon one of the brethren present to lead in a brief, comprehensive prayer. Tho brother complied. His last two sentences I were: “Bless our Bishop as he now pro cceds to preach to us. Have mercy tip on the afflicted. Amen.”—Exchange. j “What is your position?” asked Mrs. j Nurich during her visit to the hospital. “I'm an interne,” responded the young man. j "Oh, my poor boy! To think you can’t go home until this dreadful war is over,” I she said.—Buffalo Express. “And was the pr^uction of Hamlet J artistic?” “For your life, yes. A famaus female impersonator played Ophelia, they had a lightweight pugilist in as Hamlet, and I four great baseball players were doing other parts.”—Louisville Courier-Journal. Charlie Chaplin, Please Note! Charles Chaplin, the famous comedian, j recently with the Keystone Company, now with Essanay, was going through some of his “funny face fits.” In between the bursts of laughter, a little fellow in one of the seats in front of us looked up at his mother and said, “Why, mother, that man’s face is slip ping.”—Photoplay Magazine. pmii. There Is No Question but that indigestion and the distressed feeling which always goes with it can be promptly relieved by taking a iM. before sod after each meal. 25e a box. John Coughlin, Augusta. Jackson’s Drug Store, Gardiner. MEAT CAUSE OF KIDNEY TROUBLE Take Salts to flush Kid neys if Back hurts or Bladder bothers If you must have your meat every day, eat it, but flush your kidneys with salts occasionally, says a noted authority who tells us that meat forms uric acid which almost paralyzes the kidneys in their efforts to expel It from the blood. They become slug gish and weaken, then you suffer with a dull misery in the kidney region, sharp pains in the back or sick head ache, dizziness, your stomach sours, tongue is coated and when the weath er is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urine gets cloudy, full of sedi ment, the channels often get sore and irritated, obliging you to seek relief two or three times during the night. To neutralize these irritating acids, to cleanse the kidneys and flush off the body’s urinous waste get four ounces of Jad Salts from any phar macy here; take a tablespoonful in i glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with llthia, and haB been used for generations to flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize the acids in urine, so it nc longer irritates, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in jure, and makes a delightful effer vescent lithia-water drink.—Adv. The Nimble Nickle _and the disappearing dollar get away very promptly and p^. sistently unless you “tie ’em up” in some safe way. Loose change spends itself but money in the lank is safe and at work. This bank offers you liberal interest —4 pur cent— com. pounded twice a year. If you haven’t started to save yet, begin NOW. Don’t let your impulse get cold. It will make a better man of you, a better husband and father, and a better citizen. State Trust Company AUGUSTA, MAINE Thomas J. Lynch, Pros. George C. Libby Treas. Georg*3 w!Sv1ckery,CeVice8Pres. Thomas H. Bods, Asst. Treas. ___ JanlSdrf Wayne Grange. Saturday, February 30 the patrons of "Wayne Grange celebrated the 13th anni versary of its organization. There was a large attendance and several visitors from sister Granges, also at this time State Master C. S. Stetson was present and gave an address, taking for hi3 sub ject “The Advantages and Possibilities of our State.” Worthy Master Gott called the meet ing to order promptly at 10.30 A. M. and conducted the regular routine of bus iness which avas of more than ordinary accounting. State Master then made some few remarks as to the working of the order after which came the roll call, when each member responded to his name by giving a favorite quotation from notable writers or speakers. Wor thy Lecturer Mrs. Eleanor Thompson then gave a partial report of the pro ceedings held at the State Lecturer's conference. The forenoon session closed and a re cess of one hour was given for the din ner, whldh was of unusual excellence for the “birthday.” Grange was reassembled at 1.30 P. M. and Master Gott placed the meeting in charge ot the lecturer and the following program was rendered: Music by Granite; address. State Master C. S. Stetson; paper, Wayne Grange in the past, Mrs. Eleanor Thompson; music. Beautiful Grange, by the members; pa per, Wayne Grange in the future Rev. B. H. Johnson; music. Grange chorus; remarks, What has Wayne Grange ac complished during its existence, C. E. Wing; violin solo, G. J. Wing: music, State of Maine, Grange chorus. C. E. 'Wing presented several copies of bills which will come before the present term of our Slate Legislature, which it was requested that the Grange endorse, these brought forth considerable discussion. I especially the proposed law pertaining to apple packing; a vote of thanks was extended to Stat“ Master Stetson; sing tog^by the Grange. 1 This closed the last meeting of the I 13th year of this society, and at the be ginning of the lith the -patrons are unit ed and determined to make the coming year a record one. i On Saturday, March 6, it is expected .that the patrons of Monmouth Grange will bo guests of Wayne'-and furnish the program for the afternoon. Saturday, February 27, Wayne will be the guests of Leeds Grange and furnish entertainment for the afternoon. $1500 Fire at Portland. The house at 114 Walton street, 1 Portland, owned by Mrs. Mary Dugan j j and occupied by R. E. Ridley, was, j with contents, Monday damaged about I SI500 by fire. AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY i TRINITY COMMANCER.Y, NO. 7,, K. T. Stated conclave at Masonic Tern- i 1 pie Friday evening, Feb. 26. D15. All so i journir.g fraters are cordially invited to attend. Work in Red Cross degree. I WILLIS E. SWIFT, Em. Com. MELVIN W. W IS WELL, Recorder. ROSE OF SHARCN CHAPTER, NO 12. O. E. S. State! meetings the (W Wednesday of each month at MmoWb Temple. All membcs sojourning in *hi oily are invited to attend. Anna M. PARTflDUK, W. m ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, Sec. augis.ni-w-f.tf ODD FELLJWS HALL ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70. REGULAR meeting Friday eveungs/t 7.20. C. E. PRATT, n, o. Jtf E. F. WESTON, See. JEPHTHA ENCAJPMENT. NO. j, meetings at 7.20 o'tock every eecotu and fourth Tuesday. Tuesday, Feu. work in Golden Uuielegree. \Y. H. OHNSON, C. P Ci E. S’EWART, Scribe. Qtf CANTON AUGUSTS, NO. 9, K m. Regular meeting ever third Tuesday at 8 o’clock. Friday, *eb. 26, installation of olficers. Rcfresinnets. G. S. PiASLEE, Capt. RAY M BURNS, Clerk, dtf R. B. CAPEN REBEiAH LODGE HO, 52. I. O. O. F. meets 2n and 4th Wednei. day evenings at 7.20 o CKk. INEZ L. QKN’H.V EU, N. G. SADIE E. MB'RaLF, Rec. Sec. mch26.m-w-f.lyr CALANTHE LODGE,NO. 52, K. P, Regular convention Wdnesday evening, Feb. 10. Meetings comneme at 7.30. JOHN C. HILL, C C. GEO. E. FRYE. H oi R. and S. _ in-tu-wed.tt AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. 964, B. P. O. E. Regular meeUngsin Elks hall the second and fourth T.hosuays of each month at 8 o clock. WILBUR T. EM1RSON, E. R. C. W. POOR. Sea ju!yl0,m-w-tb.tf KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES Kennebec Tent No. 15, met* in Golden Cross ball on first and tlrd Monday o( eucn month at 7.45. H. A. RUP, Com E. L. MERtiLL, It K. L. H. OUD.LV, F. K. eodtf AUGUSTA CAMP, NO. 740, M. W. A Regular meeting second andfourth Mon day in each month at G. A.R. hall. ALBERT FI. HALL V. C. BERT L. NICHOLE, Clerk. m-w-f.tf KaNieitsEC LODGE, JO. DoS, Loyal Order of Moose, meets i 6. Ill hail every Friday etening at7.30. ZIfSA H. Keene, Lotator. OUltiiN L. CHOATE. See. nov25eodl>r__ O. O. G. C.. MORRILL COM mandcry. No. 326. U. O. u. C. Regular meetings second and fourth Tuesday •veilings at 7.30 o’clock at GoJen Cruii hull. D. SAUNDERS PATTERSON N. C. LLTT1L Z. WING. K. R. W. E. CLOUGH. F. K. R. m-w-f. JUlT C2 AUGUSTA Nest, N 13* v/ 4 i-Jk? meets In their hall In tin Darby Block the first aad third iridayi of every month at 7.30 P. M. ALBERT E HALL. Pres., VINCENT II DUNNING. Sac. CAPITAL AERIE, NO 1366. f 0. Eagles, meets In F. O. il. hall, 273 7»ter St., first and third Sunday of each month at 8 o’clock HERBERT C. (BROWN, Pei. BERT D. PRAT, Sec. eod tf JOURNAL want a BRING REVOLTS TRY |)NE ANDSE6 ALL RISK A VOIDED Why be in doubt as to the protection |f your valuables? They have Absolute Security when n our Fire and Burglar Proof Vault. Safe Deposit Boxes for rent. Augusta Savings Bank ORGANIZED SEPTEMBER 29, 1843. TRUSTEES: LE8LIE C. CORNISH, Pres. BENJAMIN F. PARROT, Vice Pm* Treby Johnson, Samuel C. Manley, Norms L. Bass*# DEPOSITS, Reserve Funds and Undivided Profits—Dec. 1, 1914 *7 679,184.35 DIVIDENDS, payable February 1 and August 1. DEPOSITS received either personally or by mall on or befo> the 10th draw interest from the 1st day of the nwSnth. CHARLES R. WHITTEI, Treasure Kennebec Savings Bank 0FEIIA HOUSE BLOCK, 6pp. Post Office, AUEU.TA, friAIHE GEO E. MACOMBER, Pres. Wm. P. Whltehouse Thomas J. Lynch Chas. a. Milliken TH11TEES: M. S. Holway W. G. BOOTH BY, T-ea» Geo. E. facomber F. C. Kisn'.an Wm. H. Ciinnet Deposits and 8urplus .MARCH 7, 1914. .i1,5fi6,2277J Deposits received on or before the 10th will draw interest fromflrst »y of mont» Accounts cm he onAn*4 •ma.s. ...s_s s me mn will araw interest fromflrst «iy •*nt *nd moneV withdrawn »y r:sL Dividend, payable the Cm Monday of May and November.

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Ut-Hfirt" rs. ••til'll. -I’OS8 'MW. •.j ivni. room, i. to board. se* and couch, a- housekeeper. WANTED-MALEKELP. £$M AN—a iCCO deiit 1 r. ani dfpa’t V. o- St.. DEATH, $5.00 K y Registra deposited insur i Experience unneces J registry Dept. 4o. N febLMfllt* POSITION O' Ad A FARM BY A old. no bad habits; a anistei. g ‘Oil refer 1 A casta. Maine. febrdSt* gCY AE0L" str.or. r 12 YEARS OLD TO otnnany, good Lome s Pearl Crummett, 1’ehlMlw* JNGLfc. SOOli i MAN ON FARM. MUST and teamster, under hinery, g o i r. i t' habits In an "t i liars and wages hi Water st feblSd! w -£LP WANTED" ADVERT!SE issible for yo 1, i limination oi ne 11■ .1 etlicieiH worker fehlSdtw VERM* to fl ili.n POSITIONS ARE ee booklet 11-494 teils in tnie State soon. Earl Hopkins, janldt’mos AN HC A -5 ttORN AT l£aST djs wh still alive, as ntia’. Health Ac Ac me utlice. Bingham oe t3.it.' WAITED- FEMALE HELP A M DDLE AGED LADY. A r f\>r widower, or .a ly Address t *>J:. .V ii. feb24d3t* TcD CAPABLE GIRL CR Mrs T. C. Incra .‘ite i". r.-iCSdtf A£_E G Hl N D A CHAMBER 104 W ater street. fe b-Jdlw* 00DCC3* ONE TO ASSIST IN a sm.a'l family. Ap Lancasier. t4 teldSdlw, iLD TnERE Lz V :e impor in in is i ontatneu fehlsdlw ABLE OR GENERAL 1 Harstou. 14s fe! 12 it' ACHEFS WANiED .CHEFS WAITED AT L NOE Huh. graded and s’ positions—highest u nil immediately. Merrill Tins' M.'Hdtino CHEFS W.- NTEC—WE NEED it*, ii.. dsu for and country year, state m i iri\e educa w. K An 1 t- s .\aciuy, V. md. Maine feblL’dihnos A(\i I tl L vLLLAiVLUUD. •L CARE rer. i henii* v ER ENCED OR AND BOARD v.-rite to “A B.” febgidlt• GRAD J ATE MALE 'ierly pent or in 11. 1>. Me Si., Gardiner. Til. f* kind of work, son. 5D; Eastern Ave.. city. feblSdlw* help wanted EXtRA Jo $55 PER MONTH rfi-L1 llr\-v employed person without “ywith regular woik. No sell L canvassing. Positively no in Unemployed need not apply 5- .he Silver-Mirror Co., Inc.. 12 ■A““-Lcn. m„ chicago. 111. feb-'.'idi;' “'’Hal want "ads BRING RESULTS TRY ONE AND SEE TQ LET-^HOUSES, ROOMS, etc. tiehteN,hH.Etl R00M- ELECTRIC vfeston and teIeP'none. Mrs. —*sigrt. II Bangor street. feb24d«t* CONVENIENT FURNISHED RENT k e!?'v-°1, l>;Vee roorcs for liEht house V V't,, J e vacated Feb. S3. Inquire C-tiiid -t. or lunch room, shoe factory. feb24d5t* i™? *°RSE STALLS. CALL ON McCormick Son. feb2Sdlw MOVING DAY! IF YOU ARE riot“a? ™f*}ve thls Bl>rinC see these vc v .v'- won t be vacant when 1 iiiMin "I rrn11111' Two. six ruom tene 3 L™°m reru’ electric lights, hard J™. houts, .-room cottage; 9-ruom houf-e, t.ne comer S-room residence, all convemences. delightful 7-room rent in t.m condition, ail improvements. v.i ibe f*are weli located and should Hv.’-2. feb2Sdlw JERSEY HEIFER FOR SALE, 3 vears old. New milch. Longfellow Bros Hallow ell. Mailtc. _feb-.d,,t BARGAIN. HORSE. HARNESS, TWO wagons for sale at once Apply in per to l‘r. li. A. MilUken, HallowelL^ CARDS, NOTICES, ETC CONSULT MADAM BRANN, CLAIR r,__a._ ciifa niifir. un y'JIHOUUi _ _ ,-oyant, at 2SV .State street, side door un il further notice. teo.miw MRS. CRAM, CLAIRVOYANT, CAN te consulted on all business and health, deferences from business people. Read ngW mail. 3 Capitol St.. Augutrta.^ LOST. SMALL ALIGATOR SKIN HAND containing a handkerchief, a small icketbook and about *2 m change. Ftnd olease return to Mrs. Charles Pet ngill. Cor. Bangor and School smeet^ i,d receive reward. feb-Mia YOUNG HOUND, BLACK AND K£ reel. Augusta. Me. Tel. M. M. ROWN SILK BAG SATURDAY •ening between 10c. store and top of ines hill. Finder please leave a^Jour tl office. emington automatic 12 citot gut from sleigh between Long nd and fSgusVa Thursday night. Gun ay be returned to Kennebec Journa 8ce. Reward. FOUND. ,T THE GOVERNOR’S BALL A LA r s brooch. Owner may have sat*1* roving property and paying for th'^ a^ H. K..” Journal office. teD—Uai FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. HERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR SOMEONE 50-Acre Farm 7 miles from Gardiner, Maine, near Pleasant pond and 6 miles from Richmond Village. 1 .Flenty of hay for a horse and cow. The place cost me $1653: to make a I otiick sale i will take $I3uO. Only $200 down and the balance on easy terms; here Is u l:al you will set for $1200. A 2i-siory house, food foundation, first-class cellar. rooms, water in sink, large shed connected, filled with wood all fitted for the Siove; also about eight cords at the door. Barn first-class, stable in the barn, a i good carriage house connected, all on stone foundation, place enough to keep 12 bigs under stable; also carpenter shop on stone foundation, hen house for 40 hens. Buildings all in go >d repair, and all clean, so you will not have to take a shovel 1 to shovel out the dirt before you 6tep in. On the farm there are two wells and two first-class springs, about 300 cords of wood and quite an amount of lumber, four ac res of ground ploughed all ready for spring and plenty of apples for home use. A first-class colt Percheron. black mare, 2 years old 22th of June; she is a eauty and clever as a kitten: and harnesses. Double-seated wagon, truck. «ewh. sled, cultivator, harrow, wheelbarrow, grindstone, etc. and about four tons of hay and U ton of straw in barn. Will leave 10 bushel of potatoes, three of turn nips, three of beets. Reason for selling, my health is poor. I can give a clear deed of everything when bought and can give possess.on of place any time and you will find every thing just as described. JOSEPH O. KING, Gardiner, Maine. feb20d4t*___ R. F. D 13. P.ox 42._ ON BANGOR STREET, HOUSE Or' 1 eight rooms with all modern imprnve ,anny St.t Augusta. feb23d3t COTTAGE HOUSE, 7 ROOMS, WITH modern conveniences. Other houses in different parts of the city. Inquire Mrs. 1 t S- Fogg. 6 Summer St. feb22dlmo IN HALLOWELL, TWO NEW MOD ern bungalow houses; acre, fruit, or namental trees and shrubs with each. Also old homestead, beautifully located, nne view of river, near cars, 5c. fare to Augusta or Gardiner. Monthly payment apply on purchase if desired, 22 I>epot square. Gardiner._ feblTdlw PUBLICITY IN THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS presents your ‘selling-argu ment" to people who are in the buying mood."_feblisdlw TO FARM BUYERS—I AM A farmer—believe in farming. I know farms and farm values, let me help you find just what you want. 1 will save you many H. E. Foote, Farm Specialist, V\ Inthrop, Maine. febliCHc* THINK OF MOVING TO CALIFOR nia to escape the New England freezes? On your way to the Exposition, stop off at Colfax on line of Southern Pacific overland route, 54 miles east of Sacra mento and buy a farm. Healthiest cli mate in California. Land adapted to all deciduous fruits, olives and general fat ruing. 60 acres with 500 bearing Hart let pears and other fruits, near R. R. station on county road. $2200.00. Also other desirable farms. Morris Lobner. Colfax, l'iacer County, California. feb!3d2w* HOUSE LOTS FOR SALE! On Hospital street, Togus road. Eastern Ave.. Arsotial St., MiduTr St., East Chest nut St.. St Catherine St., Cony St.. Morse St., Pearl St., Greenlie: St.. Qulm by St.. Bangor St., No. Belfast Ave., Washington st.. Cumberland St., Lower State St., School St., South Belfast road and Sewall street extension. Apply to SAMUEL T1TCUMB. Augusta. decSdtf SMALL FARMS NEAR ANGitlST A, Hailowell ar.d Gardiner. Several bargain* If closed out within a short time. Amos H. Higgins Agency, East Side, Augusta. Tel. 6W-K._ sept30d:f LOTS FOR SALE—ON JOHNSON Cushman, Drew and Pike Sts. Not the I. "le pinched city lots with barely room for a house, but high suburban lots, each containing 6600 square feet. Near good school and electric road. The public service of city water, gas and electric lights available tor each lot J. R. Townsend, Augusta. Maine, III Water St. House telephone 215-M. Jiylldtf FCH SALE—MISCELLANEOUS, MISSION CHiNA CLOSET AND A dark green couch. Bargain if taken at once, lit; State St.. Tel. tul-M. letfcfd.a OVERLAND TOURING CAR, 19(2 model, tore door, all extras. Always owned by original owner and kept up in best of condition. Cost $lliK>. Brice now 5415. Demonstration given. Bred if. Thompson, Bath, Maine. feblMdlw ONE 4-HORSE POWER, SECOI^D hand, gasoline, hopper-cooled. Interna tional engine, flood as new. Latest pat tern. One 2i li B. second hand, same condition. J. L. McCormick A Bon, Au gusta. Ale. lcOiVliW ONE ORGAN, NEW ENGLAND, price $25. Easy terms if desired. Chari -s L. Downing, Vick, r\ building, Dpp. Ho fei North, Augusta, Maine. tebfcidlw SMALL SQUARE PIANO. PRICE flic. Easy terms if desired. Suitable for beginner. Bull purchase price allowed if new instrument is purchased within two years. Charles E. 1'owning, Vickery Building,' Opp. Hotel North, Augusta,, Maine. teb23dlw ED I SU N HORN PHONOGRAPH AND records, price $10.00. Charles E. Down ing, Vickery building, upp. Hotel North, Augusta, Maine. febiPfdlw EXCHANGE—30 HORSE, 3 CYLIN tier Capital motor boat engine, cost $350. in pertect condition, for allround good farm horse. Bam W. 1’atterson, Mara nacuoh. -Me. i'hone 9-6. febdidOt RESTAURANT FOR SALE FOR $660 if sold at once. Call* at 170 Water street, Augusta. ,ian27dtf GREEN ”MOLNTAIN POTATOES 40c. per bu. in Augusta and Halloweli, 1 bu. or inure. E. A Walker, R. F. D. Xo. 3. Teh 318-22 Augusta. feb22dlw SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES titted at Wight's. .714 Water St. Nicke'. bows as low as $1.00. feb!9d2wks CLOSING OUT SALE—MY STOCK of jewelry, watches, spectacles, razors and clocks will be sold less than cost, now is your time to get goods cheap. Sickness causes me to quit business. Call soon. L. S. Lewis, 335 Water St., Augusta._ feb!9d2w* A “FOR SALE” ADVERTISEMENT talks the language of self-interest to the thrifty and that is the well-nigh uni versal language._febl8dlvv $1.50 AND $2.00 LONG FLEECED down and Crepe Kimonos, all sizes. 9$c.; $2 50 and $2.9$ Dress Skirts. choice $198; 82 slightly soiled white waists, $1.00 to $1.50 values, now 49c. each. H. J. Merrick. febl6dlw FRESH GREEN GROUND BONE at Casavant Cloutier.jan27dtf DRY HARD AND SOFT STOVE wood, kindling and fireplace, also chunks for furnace and airtight, prompt- j ly delivered. Chas. Sylvester. City. Tel. 162-2. dechfdlmo* GOOD TRADES FN SLEIGHS, pungs and robes at the E. E. Maraon carriage shop. State street. Come early. I nov3dtf I RUBBER STAMPS, ETC. HAND AND SELF-INKING STAMPS tor regular cr special purposes. Ink and pads in all colors. T. P- Stamp Co.. 85 Capitol St., Augusta. Maine. fefcldlf THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO. of Philadelphia ASSETS DEC. 31, 1914. Real Estate, Mortgage Loans. Stocks and Bonds. Cash in Office and Bank, Agents’ Balances, interest and Rents. All other Assets, Gross Assets. Deduct items not admitted, $134,000.00 47,500.00 1.116,487.5*1 i 83,144.74 184.128.71 13.812.65 1,010.00 $1,580,083.60 45,774.79 i Admitted Assets. LIABILITIES DEC. 31, Net Unpaid Losses. Unearned Premiums, All other Liabilities, Cash Capital. Surplus over all Liabilities, $1,534,308.81 1914. $84,666.35 832,447.49 46.673.61 400,000.00 170.521.46 Total Liabilities and Surplus. $L534.306.81 GEORGE W. MERRILL. Agent j Augusta. Maine. tebl7.wed.3t Business Directory PUBLISHED DAILY SHOE REPAIRING SAM COHEX, Journal Blk., 325 Water St. BOOT AND SHOE REPAIRING. Capital Shoe Repairing Co., 41 Cony St. Clothing Cleaned and Pressed. W. E. Folland. 26? Water St. Tel. 138-J. Antiques and Custom Furniture Work M. P. Cutlinan, 223 Water St. Over Augusta Flower Shop. Bolstering. G. A. Ellinwood Co.. 183 Water. Tel 52-R. Farms and City Property Bought-Sold. E. L, Worater, State Farm Agency. APRONS AND REMNANTS.^ Capital Remnant RoomB, Opera House SIGNS AND SHOW CARDS. E. A. Packard. 31S Water St. Tel. 139-W. Films Developed and Printed. G. W, Merrill. 221 Water St. Tel. 458-M PEOPLE’S BAKERY. E. Tetu, 150 Water St. Telephone 776-M. Films Developed and Printed. Howard s Studio. 261 Water St._ Cotton and Worsted Goods. Capital Remnant Rooms. Opera House DYERS AND CLEANERS. Augusta Steam Dye House. HO Water St. Electric Vacuum Cleaners for Rent. I>. L. Higgina. 23 Melville St Tel. 1079-M PIANOS AND TUNING. John E. Keller. 11 Melville St. Tel. 563-W. UNDERTAKERS. Know It on Hewing, Oak St. Tel. 535. PICTURE FRAMING. J. Arthur Guptill, Arts and Crafts Shop, __ _State St_ BAGGAGE TRANSFER W__Y. Hunt Son. Phone 76S-M. FLORIST Augusta Flower Shop 221 Water St. Phone 486 TRUCKING H. W Bailey. 2f*4 Water St. Phone 591-W Long and Short Wood C. E. Sturgis. 4 Willow St. Phone 423-J. MILLINERY AND CORSETS. Mrs. H. E. Prescott. 242 Water St. Granite and Marble Monuments. Thos. .T. I.yon. 7 Columbia St. janBt.rtlmo RAILROADS STEAMBOATS. MAINE CENTRAL EL R. In Effect Dec. 25, 1914. TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA AS FOL LOWS: GOING WEST—305 A. M., except Aloiiday, Portland him Boston, t>.35 A. Al., Lewiston, Farmington, Rockland. Portland, Bos ton, AluuUea) and (Jue oec; 5.33 A. Al. Brurs wica, Lewiston, Farmington, Portland, boston, 13.1! P. M., Hallo well, Gardiner ana So. Gardiner. 5.10 P. Al.. (local; Port land ana Boston: 4.07 P. AL. (express), Brunswick, Rockland, Portland, Roston and New York, 5.13 P. Al., Hallow ell, Gardiner and So. Gardiner; 6.12 P. Al., Bewiston, Portland aim way stations, 10.40 p, M„ Lewiston, Bath, Portland, Boston. Sundays 3.03 and y.lit A. Al., ,.ui '(New York) and 10.40 P. M., Portland anu Boston. GOING EAST—1.11 A. M., Bangor, fct. John, Halifax, Aroostook Co. Sunday morning uoes not connect be) onu Ban go) d.33 A. Al., local to Moosehead Lake (via oaklandl, Belfast, Fox ciuit and Bangor; S.iT A. A1-, local to Belfast, Bangor and Skowhegaa, 12.u9 P. M., WatervUe, Bangor, B. at A. K. R., Gaiais, St. John and Haulax; 2.34 P. M-, express to Watervuie, tnence local to Bangor and MuiiAwamkcig, 3.Jo P. M., aterviUe and Skowhegan. P. Al.. Waterviiie, Skowhegan and Bangor. Sun oays l.U A. Al., tor Bangor, y.su A. Al.. 2.03 1'. Al., lor cangor ana Skowhegan. Trains leave Augusta for Hahowell, Garuiner and South Gardiner at 6.33, 3.38 A. M., 13.43, 3.1u, 4.07, 5.15, 6.13, lu.4v P. Al. H. D. w'ai.IikdX, G n'l Passenger Agt. 1). G. DOUGLASS. Gen'l Mgr., Port land. Me. Wiscasset, Waterviiie Farmington Kailway Company IN EFFECT SaPT 33, 1314. Read Down A. Al. P. M. 6.3U 1.45 6.40 3.10 7.00 2.35 7.15 3.06' 7.30 3.15 7.40 3.40 7.12 3.56 6.05 4.20 6.35 4.40 8.40 4.55 5.00 5.30 JulyU.dtf Stations Albion China Palermo Weeks' Alilis Windsor Cooper s Mill* No. Whitetieid White fie.d Head Tide Sneepscol Head Up A. M. P. M. L15 6.10 13.50 6.50 12.35 5.35 13.00 5.2d 11.40 5.05 11.20 4.60 1L00 4.35 10.40 4.2c 10.30 4.06 10.UO 3.50 Wiscasset 3.35 3.35 S J. SEW ALL, Gen. Mgr. Eastern Steamship Corporation BOSTON PORTLAND LINE Steamships CALVIN AUSTIN or GOV ERNOR DINGLEY leave Franklin W harf week days 7.00 P. M. for Boston. Reluming leave Boston from Central Wharf week days 7.00 P. M.. L>ay trips leave Portland 6.00 A. M. Fridays. Due Boston 2.00 P. Al. MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE. Reduced fare to New York.... $3,00 Passenger steamship NORTH LAND leaves Portland tor Afew York at 6.0J P. Al. Feb. 9-13-18-23 and 27. Freight steamers every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday same hour. H. A. CLAY, Supt* Portland, Maine, dtr _ NOTICE I hereby give notice to all persons that they are forbidden to extend credit to my wife. Ella Mary Burgess Foster, as I shall pay no bills of her contracting after this date. H. H. FOSTER. Alt. Vernon, Me.. Feb. 16, 1915 febl7wed3t Lincoln and Sagadahoc Carriara Maet. The rural free delivery carriers of Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties held their annual meeting Monday in Bath. At the election of officers E. W. Hag gett of Bath was elected president; Charles W. Wright of Woolwich, vice president; George E. Fowles of North Whitefleld, secretary and treasurer. There arc 72 rural carriers in the two counties. Dinner was enjoyed at the Colonial Cafe. Hoit Me William John Hancock Building 200 Devonshire Street BOSTON Sound Investments of Ion? Standing Netting 5 to 10 Per Cent Send for 19-page Circular describing "Tide Water Oil” and a large variety of high-grade issues. Public Utilities and Standard Oil Stocks. L. R. PACKARD, Manager feb23d2w Tel. Fort Hill. 1108. BUSINESS CARDS. Williamson, Burleigh Mcl«an CO U N8ELO R8- AT- LAW. GRANITE BANK BLDG. Ernest L. McLean, Augusta. Me. Sanford L. Fogg, Telephone MO Office hours, 8 A. M. to P. 11. dtf BURLEIGH MARTIN ATTORNEY AT LAW NOTARY PUBLIC j 184 Water St„ Augusta, Me. TELEPHONE 888 janldtf E. J. Roberts, D. D. S. DENTISTRY TELEPHONE CALL 597-W. janl2.mon-wed,tf EYES GLASSES TESTED, FITTED Chester A. Fuller Jeweler and Optometrist 276 WATER ST„ AUGUSTA j jan25eodlmo STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION Of the United .States liranch PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO„ Ltd., Of London. On the 31st Pay of December, 1914. No. 100 William Street, New York. X. Y. Percival Beresford, Manager. Home Office. London. England. The amount of its U. S. De posit is 8510,000.00 Tlie assets of the company in the U. S. are as folows: Cash on hand and in the hands of agents or other persons $314,157.28 State Bonds. market value 41S.500.00 Municipal Bonds, market value 953,830.01 Railroad Bonds, market value 1,598,020.00 Miscellaneous Bonds, market value 102,800.00 Stocks, market value 9,086.00 Debts otherwise secured. M85.89 Debts for premiums 552.841.82 All other Securities 45,291.26 i Total Assets LIABILITIES. $4,027,712.25 I.osses adjusted and not due 42,656.40 Losses unadjusted 171,410.46 Losses in suspense, waiting for further proof 13,778.00 All other claims against the 1 Company 57,750 01 Amount necessary to reinsuie outstanding risks 2,248,956.09 Total Liabilities \Y. G feblO-17-24 $2,535,550.95 BOOTHBY. Agent. Augusta, Maine. MARKET REPORTS NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Features of the Day’c Dealings in All the Leading Stocks. New York. Feb. in.—Professional sell in?, prompted mainly by further unfa arable foreign (b veiopinets, provoked fresh selling securities on the resump tion of operations today. There was a comparatively large accumulation of or ders over the double holiday, no incon siderable part of which emanated from out of town sources. This latter phase of the situation was most noticeable in the bond department, where numerous sales for "future delivery" at concessions were effected. The overhanging fear of international complications was plainly reflected in the several markets for exchange, most of which were again demoralized and in favor of this country. Remittances to London did not decline to last week's low point. but exchange on Paris. Berlin, ^torne and Geneva were quoted at unprec edented figures. The selling in tills market began at the outset and was maintained, except for irregular periods of extreme dulness. for the greater part of the session. Many of the principal shares made their low est prices for the current movement and a number of new minimum* were made. Baltimore A.- Ohio common and preferred. Seaboard Air Line preferred. Southern Railway preferred. New Haven and Chesapeake Ohio were among the 1 stocks to fall to latest established quo tations. Most of the specialties, including the petroleums, motors and a score of dor 1 mant issues, fell from one to over five points. United States Steel was again the steadiest of tlie speculative favorites, despite the large overturn. Anthracite 1 shares were weakest of the high priced i railers, with a revival of rumors affeet 1 ing dividend stability. I Almost the only encouraging news of I the day came from the West, where gen I eral conditions pointed to an increase of business Weakness in the cotton market i accounted for the heaviness of Southern I transportation issues. i Losses in some of the investment bonds ranged from one to two points, with a larger volume of trading Total sa’.rs. I par value, aggregated $2,535,000. Fnited States bonds w ere unchanged on call. New York Money Market. New 'York. Feb. 23. Mercantile paper 3i@>4 per cent. Sterling exchange weak; 60-day bills 4.7850: for cables 4.80C5: for demand 4.S0. I Bar silver 4S!j. Mexican dollars 37}. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds weak. Time loans firm: 60 days 2}©3, 90 days 3. six months 3}4i3}. Call money steady: high 2. low lj. rul ing rate last loan 2, closing bid 1 i. of i fered at 2. U. S. reg. 2s PS} i do. coup. 98| L*. S. 3s reg. 101 do. coup. 101 j f. S. 4s reg. 109} 110t do. coup. 110} Panama Canal 3s coup. ld| i Baltimore Ohio 4s 89 j C.. B. Q joint 4s #5§ i Denver Rio Grande ref. 4s 45>, lErie cv. series B 63J Missouri, Kansas Texas 4s 79 Missouri. Kansas Texas ss Union Pacific 4s 94} Union Pacific cv. 4s S9 Niw York Stock Markot INDUSTRIALS N. Y. a O 36} m

t£ Am. Beet Sug.. Am. Can Am. Can pfd. Am. Car Fdy.40 Am. Cot. Oil 44 Am. Ice Pec...24 Am. Loco.214 Am. Smelters .61j Am. Sugar .l01 i* 16 COPPERS N. T. Amalgamated .51S Anaconda 25* Chino .34ft Inspiration 18ft Ray 16ft Tennessee 27 Utah 50* 51* 25* 54* 16ft 16* 50* 51 25ft 34 18 16 2:* 43ft 51 25ft 34 19 16 26ft 50 i Boston Stock Market BOSTON RAILROADS. B. Elevated .89 89 B. M.23ft 23ft Maine Central 89 23 784 INDUSTRIALS BOSTON Am. Agr. Chemical Am. Sugar .102 102 Am. Sugar pfd.112 112 Am. Pneumatic Am. Pneu. pfd. Am. Wool, pfd.77J Am. Zinc .22ft I. C. Coal Co. I. C. Coal Co. pfd. P. C. Coal 13ft 13ft Swift Co.107* 108* United Fruit .114ft 1144 U. Shoe Mach.54J 54J U. S. Smell.21ft 21* U. S. S. pfd.41ft 41ft 101 111 101 111 77ft 78 V 13ft 107* 113 54J 2* 41 12ft F8i 113 54ft 23 41 COPPERS BOSTON 28 45* 52* 66ft 244 11* 208 Alaska Gold .28 Butte Sup.45* Cal. Ariz.52ft Calumet Tlecla Copper Rafige East Butte 9* Franklin Granby ...66 ft Greene Can. 24ft Hancock 11* Isle Royal .206 Lake Mayflower Mohawk 55 55 Nevada Consolidated Nipissing 5* 5S No. Butte 23 23ft Old C. Mining Old Dominion Osceola .66ft Quincy 55 Shannon Superior Boston Utah Consolidated 278 451 52J 24f735; winter straights 700®.715: Kansas straights 7150.730 WHEAT—Spot weak: No. 2 red ISO; and No. 2 hard 164* all rail cif track ex tant: No 1 northern Duluth 137ft and No. 1 Manitoba northern 163* cif Buffalo. CORN—Spot weak; No. 2 yellow 82* cif to arrive. OATS—Spot easy: standard 63: No. 3 white 62ft; fancy clipped white 65066. PORK—Easy; mess 206-21; family 22024; short clear 3S® 22. BEEF—Steady: mess 21(023; family 24® 26. LARD—Weak: middle west 975@085. BUTTER—Firm; receipts 9022; cream ery extras. 92 score, 33: creamery higher scoring, 32*; creamery firsts 28®-30J; sec onds 26(527*. EGGS—Weak; receipts 14.514; fresh gathered extras 264027: extra firsts 26: .firsts 25®257: seconds 24024*; nesrbv hen i nerv whiles 31@32. POTATOES—Weak; Bermuda bbl. 5®7: southern new 25005: Maine 1250775: Long Island 1750/2: state 1250150; .lersev 325® 135: Jersey sweets 125077*; southern 115# 135. _

New York Sugar Market New York. Feb. 23. Sugar futures were considerably less I active today and prices declined slightlv under moderate liquidation. The clos ing was easy and from two to eight points lower. Sales 1450 tons. Feb. 378. May 385. June 389. July 334, Sept. 402. Raw liarelv steady; molasses 400, centrifugal 477, refined steady; cut loaf 665. crushed i 655. mould A 631, cubes 600. XXXX pow tiered _ 590. powdered 685. fine granulated i 575. diamond A 575, confectioners A 565* i No. 1 550. Boston Produce Market I Boston, Fob. 23. BEEF—Whole cattle 11*. BRAN—Spring 2675®2725. BI TTER—Northern 391031 ft: western 28 031. I CHEESE—New York twins 37®*. CORN—No. 2 yellow S6. EGGS—Choice 32@33: western 28031 FLOUR—Mill shipment, sprinc patents 1 75"® 815. HAY—No 1 grade 206002209. LAMBS—Spring 15. MIXED FEED—2850(0,3150. j OATS—No. 2 clipped white 65*. j PORK—Medium backs 2200 i POTATOES—93. i SUGAR—Granulated, 20 bbl. lots 590 VEAL—8016. Chicago Produce Market j Chicago. Feb. 23. «neat plunged heavily downward to day. extreme losses amounting to eight cents a bushel. Suggestions that the T nited States should possible resort to an embargo covering bo'h ammunition and food were largely responsible. The market closed much flurried at .73 to 7J lower as compared with Saturdav night Other net declines were: Corn 2i(&'2i to oats 1J to 2c., and provisions 13 to 70 cents. Chicago Cattle Market. Chicago. Feb. 23. HOG?—Receipts 19.000; weak: bulk 633d 063: light fi.3ftf<fi7n; mixed 640(5063 heavy 615®66o: right ClatirOQ: pigs 55004173 CATTLE—Receipts 8000; strong: native steers fwOdSTT.: cows and heifers 330<S763 i calves 7'«j«g'inso. SHEER—Receipt* 8000: strong: sheen j 675®'60; yearlings 7500823: iambs 775®9;'0

Auburn Grange. At the all day session of Auburn Grange Saturday an interesting pro gram of lite.rary and musical numbers was carried out with the assistance of the members of North Auburn Grange. The morning session included besides the business transacted the following numbers: paper. Rev. Maurice Dunbar of Turner: address. Dr. G. M. Twltchell: vocal selections by F. S. Pike the blind singer of South Paris Grange. After all had enjoyed the bountiful dinner served under the direction of the committee for the day the members of North Auburn Grange presented the fol lowing program; vocal duet. Mr. Hes. cork and Miss Angle Skillings: paper on Lincoln by C. W. Skillings; reading, Mrs. Albert Fackard; piano duet, the Misses Skillings and Farland; paper, "Rural Schools of Maine," Miss Mildred Heth erington; “Revelry in Church," Miss Frances Saleshury; essay. Folk song. Miss Sarah Staples. In the evening the First and Second degrees were conferred and nest Sat urday evening the Third and Fourth will be exemplified. Lakwtow Qranga. Lakeview Grange. Young's Corner. Auburn .held Its regular meeting Sat. u relay evening. All of the officers with the exception of Secretary and Flora were present Silas A. Shaw acted a*i secretary and Mrs. Carl M. GoweLl as Flora. The Third %.nd Fourth degrees ec-re worked on four candidates as fal.J levs: Mrs. James D. Flanders. Mr. and! Mrs. Clifford M. Tracy and Miss Doro-, thy Ford. A Harvest supper followSfc. Next Saturday a day meeting will be held. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar W. Ridley, Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Pratt and Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Burbank were ap pointed a dinner committee for the next two dinners. Rowe’s Corner Grange. The young people of Rowe's Corner Grange filled the chairs at the meeting Saturday evening An interesting pro gram was given and refreshments served. The chairs were filled as fol lows: Master, Mary Murphy; overseer. Maud Moore; lecturer, Ruth Robinson; steward, Rosooe Bowie; lady assistant steward. Marguerite Murphy; chaplain. Josephine Lane; secretary, Elva Garee lon: treasurer, Milton Beckwith and gatekeeper. Harry Bowie. After the routine business the follow ing interesting program was given; Piano s&Jos, Josephine Lone and Ruth ■Robinson; reading. Maud Moore; farce "An Interrupted Proposal.” clippings by the members; remarks. Milton Beck with. Refreshments were also served by the young people. A day meeting will be held next Sat urday and will be in charge of the lad ies. Extra speakers, have also been en gaged and it is expected that the meet ing will be one of unusual interest. Danville Junction Grange. The •following program was carried out at the meeting of Danville Junction •Grange Saturday evening: Music by the choir: talk, “Washington," Rosie K. Tu key; selections on the grafnola; Wash ington questions, answers and conun drums by the members: song, Mrs. Sarah Goss: report of the Bangor conference toy lecturer C. H. Nelson. Next Saturday a day meeting will be held with Thorne's Corner and New Gloucester Granges as guests. The annual masquerade ball of the Ladies' Circle of the Grange will be held this evening and prizes w’ill be awarded to the best masquerade dancers. SPORTING NOTES Two races were run off on the ice track Tuesday afternoon before a big crowd at Bangor. Billy Bashford, driv en by Walter Russ, won the first race in three straight heats, with Fred Robin son's Kid Wilkes second, and R. Stew art's Cock Robin, third. Best time 22 1-2 seconds, quarter mile dashes. Asa Grant's Wallace Clayson won the second race in straight heats, defeating Thomas L. and Rachael. Best time, 36 seconds. BOXING NOTES "Buck" Crouse outpointed George Chip, ex-middleweight champion Tuesday night at Pittsburg in a hard six-round bout at the Garden A. C. before spec-* tators. It was a good battle. Mike Glover of South Boston knooked out “Battling” Downey of North Adams in the first 10 seconds of the third round Tuesday afternoon at Gloucester. Dow ney was no match for the South Boston man w^ho from the start landed a left with deadly precision. In the last of the second, Downey was In distress, and Glover humanely let up. waiting for Downey’s second to act. A left to the jaw ended the agony. Karl Herz, the colored boxer of Wash ington. put Joe Rivers of Gloucester, Mass., asleep in the 10th round of what was scheduled as a 12-round fight, before a crowd that jammed every inch of standing room in the Colonial Theatre at Somersworth, N. H., Tuesday afternoon, and overflowed into the streets. The boxing bout at the Gloucester S. and A. Club Tuesday night was an up roar a good part of the time. Mike Glover, who featured in the Lenox pre mier in the afternoon, substituted for Joe Chick. There was some disagreement on the financial end. Chick demanded $106. Manager Al Corbiey said the arrange ment was for 25 per cent., afterward In creased to 27*. Finally, amid a storm of cheers. Glover and Heywood Briggs went on for 10 rounds. The crowd insisted the men were faking and sarcastic remarks punctuated every round. The decision was a draw. In a slow, uninteresting bout, Willie Moore of Philadelphia, by (lashing enough superior power in the final round against Freddie Telle of Taunton, se cured the six-round decision before five Olympia A. C. Tuesday night at Phila delphia. ^Nei'her seemingly cared to mix it with the other and there was too much clinching to suit the crowd. In the sixth session Moore woke up and plunged into Telle and drove the visitor to the de fensive. Sailor Charley Grande of Vallo. Calif., champion of the Pacific Coast Fleet, defeated Noah Bursso of Boston in the semi-windup. Grande had at least 13 pounds advantage. The latter tried hard enough and forced the milling in more than one round. The Louisiara Eddie O'Keefe bout proved the best of the evening with the former winning after six hard rounds. Colonial Alleys BOWLINS NEXT to COLONIAL THEATRE J j j 5 Alleys Reserved for j j j Indies Afternoons. s.s 6-Alleys-6 t oct2tttf 7-2G-4 Increased sales for over forty years tails Its own story. Largest selling brand of Me. Cigars in the world. Factory. Man chester, X. H. 1 v

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NEW BILLS IN LEGISLATURE Two 'measures of Importance Inter esting sportsmen were introduced Tuesday morning. One provides for a non-resident hunter’s license at a different price than formerly, and the other provides for a non-resident fish ing license. Senator Colby of Somerset intro duced a bill in the Senate making it legitimate to sell Maine generated electricity outside the State under the direction of the Public Utilities Com mission and with proper restrictions to safeguard tho best interests of .Maine. Herrick of Franklin—Act to amend Section 51 of Chapter 32 of the Re vised Statutes as amended by Chap ter 206 of the Public Laws of 1913, re lating to non-resident hunting li censes. This provides for a license costing $15 to hunt deer, ducks, par tridges, woodcock and other birds and wild animals in their respective open seasons. A license costing $5 to hunt birds and animals in their open sea sons in Aroostook* Washington, Han cock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somer set, Franklin and Oxford up to Octo ber first. It is further provided that in the counties of Androscoggin, Cum berland, Knox, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo anti York, a licenso of $5 may be secured to hunt in their respective open seasons birds and wild animals except during the open season on deer. A person having paid the fee of $5 may procure a license to hunt deer and other wild animals and wild birds in their respective open seasons during the open season on deer by paying an additional fee of $10. These licenses carry the rignt to ship game under certain restric tions. Colby of Somerset—Act to amend Section 1 of Chapter 244 of the acts of 1909 permitting the sale of elec tricity outside the State under the di rection of the Public Utilities Com mission. Price of Sagadahoc—Act relating to deposits of assessment casualty in surance companies. This provides that such companies on or before the 31st day of December of each year shall deposit with the State treasurer not less than ten per cent, of the total receipt on assessments during the year then ending until the reserve fund shall amount to not less than $1000. Such funds shall not at an?/ time be reduced below ah amount equal to one assessment upon all its members. Price of Sagadahoc—Act amenda tory of Section 128 of Chapter 149 of the Revised Statutes relating to as sessments of casualty insurance com panies. Durgin of Tiscataquis—Act to amend Section 22 of Chapter 69 of tho Revised Statutes relating to the com pensation of guardians. This pro vides that every guardian shall settle his accounts with a judge at least once in every three years and as much oftener as a judge cites him for that purpose. If the judge is satis fied that neglect or refusal to so re port is willful the guardian shall for feit all allowances for his services. Boynton of Lincoln—Act fixing the salaries of the subordinate officers of the Senate us follows: Secretary, $1500; assistanat secretary, $600; messenger. $400; assistant messenger, folder, assistant folder, postmaster and doorkeeper, $300 each; pages, $150; official reporter, $1000. Senate Reports. Ways and Bridges—Ought to pass on resolve in favor of bridges in Township 30. Washington county; on resolve to repair bridges in Town ship 29, Washington county; on re solve in aid of building a bridge in Deblois, Washington county. Ought to pass in new draft, on act in rela tion to improvement of highways pro viding that whenever after the 10th of August in any year a highway is improved with a road machine or similar device except light smoothing or maintenance work there shall be immediately placed a surface of gravel to tho average depth of six Inches on the section of highway so improved. When this act is violated the State highway commission shall withhold from the town any State road money for the year. It does not apply to work done under tho direc tion of the State highway commission. Salaries and Fees—Ought to pass in new draft, on act to equalize the salaries of clerks of judicial courts. The salaries in the new draft are fixed as follows: Androscoggin, $2000: Aroostook. $2000; Cumberland, $2500; Franklin, MOTHERS OF DELICATE CHILDREN Should Read the Following Letter— Mrs. Slack’s Story About Her Child's Recovery Is Entirely Re liable. Palmyra, Pa.—"Three years ago my little girl had black measles which left her with a chronic cough and bo awfully thin you could count all her ribs, and she coughed so much she liad no appetite. "Nothing we gave her seemed to help her at all until one day Mrs. Xeibert told me how much good Vinol hod done her little girl, so I decided to try' it for my little one, and it has done her so much good she is hungry all the time, her cough is gone, she is stouter and more healthy in color and this is the first winter she has been able to play out in the snow, coasting and snow-balling without any ill effects.”—Mrs. Alfred Slack. Palmyra, Pa. We know Vinol will build up your little ones and make them healthy, strong and robust, therefore we ask parents of every frail and sickly child In this vicinity to try a bottle of Vinol, our delicious cod liver and iron tonic without oil. If we can induce you to try a bottle of Vinol as a body-builder and 9trength-creator for your child, and you do not find It all we claim, wo will return your money on demand. Bo wditch-Webster Co., druggists, Augusta, Maine. Vinol is sold in Hal lowell. Me., by W. D. Spaulding, and in Waterville by W. C. Hawker, drug gists and at leading drug stores everywhere*—Adv. NO ONE APPEARS ON MEASURE FOR INCREASING GOVERNOR’S SALARY No one appeared before the com mittee on salaries and fees to either favor or oppose the bills for increas ing the Governor’s salary from $3,000 to $5,000 a year and the pay of legis lators from $300 to $500 when those acts came up for hearing Tuesday af ternoon. There were no proponents for the act to create the office of commission er of inland fish and game in place of the present commission of three members. Chairman Harry B. Austin of the existing condition admitted that he was not exactly disinterested, as the act would legislate him out of office. He told that it had for many years been the practice to have the chairman look after the office work, but that the other commissioners are at all times consulted, and that the responsibility is divided between the chairman and the other two members. He said there might be a saving to the State in the bill of $1,000 salary paid to the second commissioner and the $500 paid the land agent, who is third commissioner. But he explained the division of work, the second mem ber taking charge of the fish hatch eries and work requiring travel, the land agent accompanying one of the other commissioners whenever the at tendance of more than one was thought advisable, and the large and increas ing business of the office, especially the important correspondence, requir ing the attendance in the office of the chairman practically all the time, and said that if the bill was passed some provision would have to be made for another official to travel wherever personal inspection or attendance was required. He gave a resume of the business of the department for tne last two years, showing how much the commissioners had to attend to. Commissioner Walter I. Meal also spoke against the bill. Insurance Commissioner The proposition to increase the sal ary of the insurance commissioner from $1800 to $2500 and of his deputy from $1500 to $1800 was supported by former Commissioner J. W. Blunt an>l A. P. Havey, by E. E. Decker of Port land. representing the Maine Life Un derwriters Association, and by M. H. Neale of Portland, Rep. Clarence W. Dutton of Bingham, and B. M. Marsh of Portland, all insurance men. Pay of Liquor Deputies Rep. George S. McCarty of Lewiston appeared in favor of his bill to in crease the pay of liquor deputies from $2 to $3 a day, pointing out that In 1907 the pay of civil deputies in at tendance at court had been so in creased, but the pay of liquor deputies had not been touched. He cited trou ble and agitation rising in Penobscot and Androscoggin counties last sum mer over the pay of liquor deputies, because the officials did not feel au thorized to pay more than $2 under the statute. He said the work of liquor deputy certainly deserved an much or more than the work of a civil deputy attending court. There is a special act providing $3 a day for the liquor deputies in Cumberland coun ty. In connection with this act Cyrus X. Blanchard of Wilton and Sheriffs B. W. Small of Franklin county ap peared to ask that travel fees of civil deputies serving writs be raised from six to ten cents a mile. $1200; Hancock, $1600; Kennebec, $2350; Knox, $1300; Lincoln, $1000; Oxford, $1600; Penobscot, $2200, Piscataquis, $1200; Sagadahoc, $1500; Somerset, $1800; Waldo, $1200; Wash ington. $1450; York, $1900; “Cumber land deputy clerk, $1S00. Pensions—Ought to pass on resolve j appropriating $125,000 for the pay- ment of civil and Spanish war pen- sions for 1915 and 1916. Hart of Holden—Resolve appropriating $40,000 for each of the years ISj.5 and 1916 for the use of the live stoc- sanitary commissioner for the control of eonta geous diseases among domestic animals. Allen of Jlachias—Act providing for a non-resident fishing license. The act provides that no male person over IS years of age, not a resident of Maine, shall fish in the inland waters of the State without a license. The license fee is fixed at $3. Each license will be pro vided with a coupon permitting the hold er thereof to take 15 pounds of fish, caught by himself, out of the State. Persons holding licenses are required to have them in their possession when fish ing. Violations of the act are to be pun ished by a fine not exceeding $25 for each offense. The money received from this source is to be expended for the propaga tion of inland fish. Tierce of Houlton—Act amending Sec tion 27, of Chapter S3 of the revised Statutes relating to the record of at tachment of bulky personal property. Fossett of Portland—Act authorizing municipal officers of any city to regulate the wages and hours in the departments of public works, streets and highways. Fossett of Portland—Act creating the office of city carpenter and assistants in all cities of more than 15,000 inhabitants. The term of office is to be three years and the salary is to be fixed by the municipal officers. Holt of Gouldsboro—Act fixing the salaries of the clerk of the House of Representatives at $1400, assistant clerk of the House at $600, messenger, $400. as sistant messenger, document clerk, first and second folders, postmaster, mail carrier and doorkeeper, $300 each, pages, $150 each, official reporter, $10C0. These salaries are in full for all work during the term for which they are selected, ex cept in case of adjourned or special ’sessions. House Committee Report. The following committee reports were made Tuesday in the House: Appropriations and financial affairs; Ought to pass in new draft, resolve ap propriating $200 for 1915 and $300 for 1916 for the use of the board of dental exami ners. Fish and game: Ought to pass in new draft, act to provide for a close time on bull moose. The new draft provides a close time until Nov. 1, 1919. Pensions: Ought to pass, resolve giving Sarah A. Robinson of Mount Vernon pen sion of $12 a month; resolve giving An nie L. Durham of Belfast a pension of $12 a month; resolve giving Hannah E. Condon of Winslow pension of $8 a month: resolve giving Elias Lyon of Augusta pension of 10 a month. Federal relations: Ought to pass, on memorial to Congress in favor of a pen sion for civil service employes* Salaries and fees: Ought to pass in new draft, act to fix the salary of the judge of the Sanford municipal court. The new draft makes the salary $1000, in stead of JS00 a year as the original bill provided: act fixing the salary of the Bangor municipal court. The new draft makes the salary $1800, instead of $3000, as provided originally. The new draft also makes the salary of the clerk of the court $1500, instead of $1800 as the first bill provided. HEARING ON NEW BANGOR CHARTER Opponents of the new charter for the city of Bangor which embodies the com mission form of government sought to have an amendment providing for the submission of the question to the Voters of the city at a special election, at the [hearing on the measure held before the judiciary committee this afternoon Tile bill was urged by John Wilson, who had charge of the hearing for the proponents. W. F. Curran, Hon. A. R. Day, Mayor John G. Utterback and ex Mayor Charles F. iBragg spoke for the proponents at the measure. Their argu ments were largely based on the alleged extravagance and lncompeteiucy of the (present city councils and the fact that ward politics play too large a part In city affairs. The bill was opposed by T. B. Towle, 'Esq., who had charge of the ring for the opposition. Other speakers for the op ponents .were ex-State Senator Taber D. Bailey, Hon. J. P. Bass and M. Rob ert Harrigan. They argued that there had been a change of sentiment in the city and that the matter should be sub mitted to the voters at a special ©lec tion where it would not be involved with the candidacy of any particular candi date for mayor. BEFORE FINANCE AND APPROPRIATIONS Dr. William t\ Peters of Danger ap peared before the cominitte on appro priations Tuesday afternoon in favor of a resolve appropriating $7500 for each of the next, two years to the Bangor lAnti-Tubercnlosis Association, and Dr. D. H. Fernald o? Orono appeared for the resolve appropriating $C00 for each of the next two years for the Old Town—Orono Anti-Tuberculosis Association. The Good Samaritan's Home of Bangor in favor of which a resolve has been drafted appropriating £2000 for each of the next two years for maintenance and JiO.OO) for building was represented at the hearing on the resolve by Mrs. J. ill. llldriuge and Mrs. W. K. Atwood of Bangor. Dr. W. J. Murphy, Mrs. Howard Ham ilton, Mrs. Kdwin Stone and Mrs. Is rael lierrick appeared before the com mittee in favor of the resolve appropri ating $1500 for each of the next two years for the Trull hospital of Bidde foru. INFLAMABLE MATERIALS ABOUT RAILROAD TRACKS Band Agent Blaine S. Viles, Hon. Har old M. Se.wall and former Mayors Small and Percy of Path appeared before the committee on State lands and forest preservation Tuesday afternoon in favor of a bill requiring that growth within 5u feet of a railroad right of way or ■center of any highway shall be left un cut or the slash and debris shall be dis posed of in such a manner as not to leave any inflammable material, and also for disposition of slash from, the con struction of or maintenance of railroads, highways or telephones and telegraphs shall be disposed of. Instead of a flna of from $ro or $10o for each acre not (properly cleared under the act, Hon. Seth Carter recommended an amendment whereby in such cases the slash should be removed by the Forest Commissioner, and the State could recover in suits at law twice the cost of the work. URGES AMENDMENT TO PRIMARY LAW Hon. John P. Sprague of Dover ap peared before the eomittee on legal affairs Tuesday to urge an amendment to the direct primary law so as to pro vide that the period for voting at elec tions under that law shall be the same in all cities and terms regardless of population. Under the present law the polls are open from 12 to S P. M. in place of 3000 or less population and from 12 M., to 9 P. M. in all other places. The amendment would keep the polls open in all places until 9 P. M. Mr. Sprague argued that, as the law. stood at present it was unfair to the agricultural towns. If there were any places where the pells should be open it was in such towns. It was a prac tical impossibility for farmers to get to the polling places between the hours of 12 and C P. M. An amend ment such as he suggested would do much to remove the objection to the primary law that it placed the control of offices in the cities and larger plac es. As it now stood the law was not workable. While he had not incorporated it in a bill Mr. Sprague said that he felt it would be wise to arrange so that towns, like Dover, which had two or more centers could have polling places in each center. Representative Benn, author of a bill similar to that advocated by Mr.* Sprague, said that one of the reasons why a change in the voting hours was necessary was because, at present’, with the easy telephone communica tion the result in the small towns was learned very quickly in the large cen ters and then a hustle could be made until 9 P. M„ and the 'wishes of the rural sections over come. Henry Hudson of Guilford also spoke In favor of the proposed amend ment. Nominations by the Governor Justices of the Peace—Xavier Cyr, Caribou; Ruben B. Clark, Tre mont; Frank L. Dutton, Augusta; Al mon B. Stewart, Bangor. Notaries Public—Allan F. Sawyer, Orono; Cyrus F. Small, Caribou. Authorized to Administer Oaths, Take Acknowledgements of Deeds and Solemnize Marriages—Cleora. A. Reed, Portland; E. Estelle Spear, Portland. CURTIS* VETO (Continued From Page One) and go into the record as unsuccess ful legislation, for there is a legisla tive rule, which can be suspended only by a two-thirds vote in each branch, that one measure may not be passed upon twice by the same session of the Legislature. If the resolves are all passed over the Governor's veto, the work of the 77th Legislature will go on regularly as has the work of former sessions, but Governor Curtis will be discounted by his own party in some measure, for in order to pass resolves over his veto in the Senate at least four Democrats must vote with 17 Re publicans each time. If the vetoes are not overriden and the Governor holds to his promise to veto all re solves similar to those vetoed Tues day, none of the resolves finally passed during the next 10 days or two weeks will be successful, while those to be finally passed during the closing days —coming within the $125,000 limit the Governor has arbitrarily fixed in his own mind—will be successful, which will be discriminating without Consid eration. Would Discredit Governor If the Democrats of the Senate give their votes to help override the Gov ernor’s vetoes, their party head wil be discredited; if they do not give enough votes to override the vetoes, the Dem ocratic party as a whole will become more or less unpopular in those sec tions of the State where resolves final ly passed would give benefit if not vetoed. In short. Democratic Senators must how choose between a refusal to line, up with the Curtis methods and run the risk of feeling the sting of the Curtis whip, or they must consent to the program as outlined and by their negative action render futile much of the legislation for the benefit of the State which is the business of the present Legislature. The veto message of Tuesday morning proposes political suicide; the question before tlie Senate this morning is. "Shall the veto fever enfeeble Governor Curtis alone or will the contagion be allowed to affect all the other members of the party at present responsible for legis lative action and thereby affect dis astrously the health of Maine Democ racy aa a whole? Republican Attitude Senator Conant of Waldo, on the pend ing question to pass the resolves over the Governor’s veto, tabled the docu ments in the rase for action this morn ing. When the matter is brought up this morning in the Senate, the Repub lican Senators will have nothing to wor ry about; their duty to the State is plain enough and they will vote to give to the people of Dresden and Whitefield the aid which tile Legislature has al ready decided is their just due; but Democratic senators will jjenhaps be un easy and with good cause, for they will have to choose between supporting Gov ernor Curtis as legislative dictator and supporting the Legislature in its efforts to perform its duty to Maine, denying to Governor Curtis the unprecedented privilege of fixing the amounts to be raised for given purposes and thereby the sum of appropriations for the aid of .Whine towns and the projects which the Legislature may deem proper. Resolves for $721,000 Resolves proposing appropriations to the amount of $721,000 for ways and bridges have been Introduced at this ses sion. The committee on ways and bridges has reported “Ought'to pass" on resolves carrying appropriations to the total of $55,(0) and “ought not to pass” on resolves carrying appropriations to the total of $71,000. In formor years the Legislature acting on the committee re ports has decfdoi the appropriations to pass" on resolves carrying appropriations to the total of $71 00b. In farmer years the be granted and then the appropriation bill has Included these amounts and rais ed the necessary funds. Governor Curtis iproposos to dictate that the Legislature shall not grant appropriations totalling over $125,c and. tl.QU, Advice free. Special treatment for tapeworms. Send for book. DUai Auburn. Mains. when the motiorf to substitute the bill for the report was carried by a yea and nay vote of 69 to 64. The bill was thereupon tabled for printing. Hatcheries and Game A resolve which had been finally passed February 18 "in favor df pre serving the life of the fish in the several fisfc hatcheries and for the temporary^bperation of the hatcheries and feeding stations for fish in this State, and for the protection of fish, game and birds” was upon request returned to the Senate by the Gov ernor and the vote whereby it wt3 finally passed was reconsidered. This was done in order that it might, upon request, be returned to the House where the emergency clause which was to have been affixed but over looked might be added. With the emergency clause affixed it was for the second time finally passed by both House and Senate and later in the day signed by the Governor. A two-thirds vote was required in both branches to pass the resolve with the emergen cy clause; the vote in the House was 126 for the resolve and none opposed and in the Senate 30 for the resotve and none opposed. The resolve car ries an appropriation of 325,000. Another Resolves Faces Veto Without a dissenting voice the Sen ate finally passed a resolve appropri ating moneys for highways in th? town of Moscow in the face of the Governor’s message promising his veto for such resolves. It was finally pass ed in the regular routine way in the usual course of business without com ment and apparently without any es pecial notice of it on the part of the Senators. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND POLL TAXES ARE SUBJECTS OF HEARING The act to increase the exemption from taxation of musical instruments from $30 to $200, a continued hearing from last week, occupied some atten tion before the comittee on taxation Tuesday afternoon and Representative 1 Albert W. Plummer of Lisbon, who in troiluced the measure, played a lead I ing part. Several hills to compel per 1 sons to pay their poll taxes more promptly were also considered and taken all in ail, the hearing was quite an interesting one. Five different bills for the collection of poll taxes and their prompt pay ment were* assigned by the committee for the hearing Tuesday afternoon, so they*were all taken up together. Representative Albert of Mada waska said that he believed in the enactment of a law which would j compel the payment of poll taxes right after town meeting. He said that the men were generally at homo at that time, while at other times in the year they were absent from home, most of them being away at work. Senator Burleigh of Aroostook said that he believed in a law which would provide for the early payment of the poll tax His town of Houlton had quite a floating population in the spring but in the fall of the year when the collector goes after the tax es the people cannot be found. Dur ing the past year in Houlton 200 men who owed poll taxes could not be found. The prompt payment of the poll tax would save hundreds, ves thousands of dollars, every year to I the municipalities of the state. AV. O. Winn of Lisbon Falls, the chairman of the legislative committee of the Maiue Federation of Labor, was also opposed to the measure. DEBATE NORTHPORT VILLAGE CORPORATION I _ There are better than. ICO voters in the town of Northport. It seemed as if a good part of them must have been in the Senate chamber Tuesday after noon to listen to the arguments ad vaneed in favor of the act to create the Northport Village corporation. The hearing proved more productive of picturesque portrayal of local con j ditions than it did of facts. Numer I ous witnesses were offered by both sides to the controversy. Attorney I General Pattangall and Thomas Lcigli of Augusta apeared for the proponents of the bill while H. C. Buzzell of Bel fast represented the opponents. It was the contention of tho advo cates of the measure that the town has no decent sewerage system, no lights, no sidewalks, no police protec j tion and a lots of other things that it ought to have. They ask that 60 per cent «f the taxes they pay into the town reasury he returned to them and that they use this as they wish. The contention of the opponents to the measure was that the proposed area to be included within this section is securing all the benefits to which it is entitled, that It is getting more than a just share of the money it ap propriates and that the government is one on the part of the rich cottage owners to run the section. F. W. WIGHT RESIGNS AS STEWARD-TREASURER OF STATE HOSPITAL Reason Given Is Acceptance of a Position With a Western Busi ness House—Will Retain Resi dence in Rockland Fred W. Wight has resigned the of fice of steward and treasurer of the Augusta State hospital. Mr. Wight succeeded Manning S. Campbell of Au gusta in this office upon the removal of the former by the sweeping remov al order of Governor Haines which af fected the important offices of the State hospital and its trusteeships. The ac t ceptance of a position with a western business house is the reason given for the resignation, but Mr. Wight will continue to reside in Rockland where for many years he has been prominent in the affairs of the Republican party. The following officers were elected Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Cumberland County Rural Mail Car riers’ Association at Portland: George H. Hill of Portland, President; C. I. Stover, of Brunswick, vice president; William L. Minott of Portland, secre tary-treasurer; F W. Walker of Har rison. H. M. Lawrence of North Yar mouth, C. I. Stover of Brunswick, ex ecutive committee. MADAM MONA, IN DIAN FAILS TO SOLVE HILLMAN MYSTERY Island Falls. Me., Feb. 23,-The (repre sentative of a 'Boston detective agency who came to Houlton Thursday has ar rived in this village and commenced act ive work upon the Hillman case. Thurs day he visited Nadeau at his cell in the county jail at Houlton. -and also H. M. Briggs, attorney for Nadeau, and Fri- day went to 'Patten where he talked with Hon. B. L. Smith, another attorney for the defense, coining from there to Island Falls. The detective who was sent here by. Att y Cen'l \V. R. Pattangall, has already picked up a number of valuable i clues and there is more excitement in the village over the case than for some time. That a confession or admissions may be made before long is not thought unreasonable as the evidence already se cured is of a. most damaging character. It is the consensus of opinion In Is land Falls, that Hillman, after he left the jail, .was decoyed up over the hill and led to a house on the outskirts of the town to quell a disturbance. That after arriving at the house he was over powered tied In some manner, placed in a team and carried off. death being the result. Jt is also the opinion of nearly all in Island Falls, that more than one per son knows about the happenings of that eventful night and that there are at least two or three in the village, who could throw some light on the problem if they would. Sheriff Bryson received information recently which led him to believe the body might have been placed in West Sebois pond and immediately a crew was secured and the sheriff in company with some of his deputies went to the pond ,wht 'h is about 20 miles above Pat ten. The ice was cut, and the por.d was ^dragged with the result that another clue had been hunted down with no bet ter success than the many others which the county officials have covered. Wednesday a search warrant was sworn out and the house occupied by Jiell Monnigan of Smyrna was searched. The floors were torn up and the placet thoroughly searched but not a clue. Thursday Madam Mona visited the home of Nat Pomeroy in Patten. It is here that Freeman Nadeau is alleged to have had supper on the Monday nigli; Hillman disappeared yet the Pomeroys! strongly deny this. And it is also claim- I ed the Pomeroy team took Nadeau and his chum to Island Falls on the same Monday evening. Madam Mona visited "the place fo- the express purpose of talking with Nat Pomeroy. Evidently Pomeroy did not want to meet the mad- j am and when she arrived it was learned 1 Pomeroy had gone to Shin Pond. Mad am Mona, however, had a heated dis cussion with Mrs. Pomeroy, and it is ex. pected a few things will figure later or. In th case. Madam Mona also visited the school house and asked to see Pomeroy's daughter. It will be rememberer! that the daughter told Sheriff Bryson that Nadeau did cal supper at the Pomeroy'] house but later she had to deny this. I Madam Mom had no difficulty in having the child own u.p to the fact that Na deau did eat* supper at their place and] that her mother was taking the potatoes up when lie came. The child said N.u deau was drinking. Sheriff Bryson states lie has found out that Pomeroy bought liis daughter a iii v set of furs with the understanding she 1 was to testify that Nadeau did not tom? to their place on Monday night. Sheriff Bryson also knows from whom the furs were bought. Sheriff Bryson says: “The body will not be found anywhere near Patten or Island Falls. am quite certain. We have covered the territory in good shape. There is not an inch of ground but what wo have covered, not only once but twice and some places dozens of times. T feel that the body has been carried quite a distance out, just where is the question." Madam Mona is trying to find an old smuggler's shack in which she tdaims the body has been placed. She can see the shack plainly but so far has been i unable to find it. iALdW IKA f). n, Cole has gone to Devil’s Hear! to wori for F. O. Thompson for a week or two and Mrs. Cole is with her mother for the present. Three candidates were instructed in the First and Second degrees at Palmyra Grange Saturday evening. Messrs. Plum mer and Brackett of Newport were vis itors. Attendance 50. O. L. Blaisdell and family visited Sun day with a relative in Pittsfield. Hubert and Harold, little eons of Hen ry Hubbard, are visiting for few days at F. H. Farnum’s near Hartland. I>. S. Emerson and family visited Sun day at D. S. Hilliker’s in North New port. Inez Lord of West Hartland is a guest at H. G. Johonnett's for a vacation from Hinckley, where she is employed. Mrs. Minnie Robinson. Wallace Robin son. Mrs. Addison Cooksor of Newport, Mrs. May Miller of Madison, Miss Sav age of Hartland, were among the callers Sunday at Mrs. V. E. Thompson's. Wm. Swasey re turned from Newport Saturday, where Re had been for a few weeks. The next meeting of the East Somerset Pomona will be held at St. Albans on Wednesday, March 3. E. T. McCabe passed the week end with his family. H. L. Goodrich was a business visitor In Augusta on Wednesday. Frank Lander Is working on a lumber Job in North Hartland. Mrs. M. E. McPheters entertains the Ladies' Aid Society of the Hartland M. E. church on Wednesday with a picnic dinner. Mrs. Geo. Hubbard of Oakland Is vis iting her sigter, Mrs. Flora Wellman, for a short time. Mrs. Gertrude Paige is stopping with her parents for a few days. Theodore Nichols has been confined to the house the past week with a bad case of rheumatism. Mrs. Geo. Whitehouse has leased the Park House at Hartland and will take possession at once. READF1ELD DEPOT Mrs. Laltin of Lewiston was the over-night guest df Mrs. Emma Gordon Friday. R. A. Brann and Miss Julia Gordon were .Sunday guests at the home of Herman Adams, Belgrade. Mrs. Uittie Williams, who has been confined at Harvard haspital since September, is much better and left Wise PrecautW vill prevent the little illness of from becoming the big sickrtea, tomorrow and after. For trouble, the digestive organs you can rely BEECHAW: PILLS Sold everywhere. (abcxei, lOc,^ PAIN CONE !M SORE, RHEUMATI ACHING JOB Rub pain away with small trial bottle of o “St. Jacob’s Oil.” Stop "dosing” Rheumatism. It's pain only: not one case ini requires internal treatment, j soothing, penetrating "St. Jacob's) right on the "tender spot," and by, time you say Jack Kobinsot comce the rheumatic pain and disa, "St. Jacobs Oil” is a harmless matism liniment which never points and doesn t burn the skin, takes pain, soreness and stiffness[, aching joints, muscles and bon stops sciatica, lumbago, backache neuralgia. 1 Limber up! Get a small trial b tie of old-time, honest "St. Jacobs) from any drug store, and in a i merit, you’ll be free from pains, at and stiffness. Don't suffer! rheumatism away.—Adv. Preble House i Corner Preble and Congress Sta PORTLAND, ME. 40 new rooms with rannino wits 25 new rooms with private baths. House put in first-class order, Special rates by the week for boa ers. All street car lines pass the door, janfrinmoa Saturday for her home in Kalamai Mich. Henry Hutchinson and .Miss h Hutchinson of Portland passed 9 day and hte holiday at K. M. Hutd son’s. A valuable ting of Russian t breed, owned by Mr. Patterson,i killed last week on the railroad be at Manuiacook by the engine ran over him. There are no cases of measier present. Miss Mildred Brown, wh* been the most serious, has so far covered as to ride out. Philip Ladd of Winthrop was Sunday socst of F. \V. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. I.eeman and Campbell were invited guests at oyster supper of Mrs. Arion Jo where they passed a very plea evening. Miss Louise Jose, who has 1 housekeeping for Mrs. Iceman, returned home. Miss Jose entertai Mr. Davis of J.ewiston over Sta and the holiday. Mrs. Charles Stevens of New J« was an over-niglit guest of her ative, Mrs. I.. M. Jones. Thun leaving Friday for K« ntn bunk, shp will visit relatives before reti inr. home* John Williams preached at Depot church Sunday on die inter ing theme. ‘‘Healing the I,ame, in Name of Jesus, by Peter.” Mrs. T.otta Collins, who visited I Poole at the Sisters’ hospital Frit was pleased that Mrs. Poole wasi to go out. Silver Lake Grange. Silver Lake Grange hold its t# meeting l>'cb. IP. with worthy iraste H. Pinkham presiding. Our lecturer F. Abbott being in Bangor attendis Lecturer's conference, Brother MS1 Jones officiated and presented th» lowing program: Phuto solo. E® Colley: reading, Grace Thurston; 5 tion, “What is the Quickest, Che# and Most Profitable Way to Brinf1 Run-Down Farm? At our next ing the First and Second degree* conferred on several candidates, 1 which the gentlemen have kindly0® to furnish light refreshments. An invitation has been extend* Albion Grange to meet with us Ma: to assist in working the trisb Fourth degrees and furnish the ■prop1 The Student Conference Closes. The seventh annual student cod ence of the Maine Y. M. C. A closed Sunday evening with pubW ereises at the college chapel at Uc. _^d Take Hall s Family Pills £or toBW t!on.—AdvertlFftmpnt i

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. of the Private and Special Laws of ISO.',, entitled “An Act to protect cod and other ground fish in waters off the coast of Lincoln and Faghdahoe Counties." (Ordered primed and referred.) By Mr. Frnail of Mt. Desert Petition of A i Rcmsdeil and five others to amend the Publico Laws of 31*15. Chapter 14-1, relatives to seining herring also petition of C. E Richardson and 5s others in favor of same F:v the same gentleman: Remon strance of Fred Ecrnald of Southwest Harbor and others, against any change in the laws and method of measuring lobsters in this Stale, also remonstrance of E A. Lawler and others of South vest Harbor against same, also remon strance of G. Raymond Joy and others of F,den against sam other? a gains’, same also remonstrance of Les lie S. King and 18 others against earn -iso remonstrance of Arthur S. Spurt ing and other? o' Cranberry isle? against same. By Mr. Holt of Goldsboro: Remons trance of Mauri e Torry and 43 others against same By Mr. Small of Mt. Desert- Remons trance of 1. L‘ Newman and l’’ others of Munset against sain* also remons trance of Albert D. Moore and It' others against same At this point a message was received from the Senate through its secreiary stating that tin- Sb-nate has received from the Governor tlit- resolve as re quested, ha? reconsidered the vou whereby the resolve was finally passed and now transmits the same to the House for it? further consideration. The SPEAKER: The Chair row lays before the Hoots- the resolve which has been returned from the Senate, being Resolve in favor of preserving the life of the fish in the several fish hatcheries and for the temporary- o;*eration of the hatch eries and feeding stations for fish in this i state, and for the protection of fish, pune and birds. This resolve was finally passed in the House on Wednesday, February IT. it was finally passed by the Senate on Thursday, February lf>. and sent to the Governor for his -approv al At the request of the House, in ac cordance with the message which the -House has mst sent, this resolve has been returned to the House for further action. 1 he gentleman from Brewer Higgins has moved that the rules be suspended and that the House recon sider the vote whereby this resolve was finallv passed. That motion was agreed to This resolve bearing the emergency clause, under the provisions of the Con stitution requires a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to this House. All those in favor of the final passage of this resolve will please rise and stand in their places until the monitors have returned the count. A division being had. 126 voted in favor o' the final passage of the resolve. The SPEAKER: 126 having voted it; favor of the final passage of this resolve, the resolve has received the necessarj two tbim1' vote required by the Consii tuMon and has b«en finally passed by the House. It will be signed by the Speaker and sent to the Senate: an the clerk will be charged with the duty Of transmitting the same to the Senate. Reports of Committees. Mr Nicholas from the committee on appropriations and financial affairs, te vortod "ought to pass" on resolve in avor of Frank Francis, representative if the P&ssamaquoddy tribe of Indians Mr Higgins from the same committee, ■eported "ought to pass" on resolve in •avor of Fcigar S. Fossett. secretary he committee on state prison. Same gentleman from same committee •eported "ought to pass" on resolve n favor of the Clerk. Assistant Clerk Messenger. Assistant Messenger Mall 'airier First Folder Assistant Folder Doorkeeper and Pages of the 76th Legis atune for attendance at the organization if the 77th Legislature. Mr. Holt from the same committee, re >ort»d in a new draft and "ought to *ass" resolve in favor of the Board of Dental Examiners. Mr Lord from the same committee, •eported "ought to pass" on resolve in avor of Leonard A. Pierce, chairman if the House committee on elections. Mr Maxwell from the same committee, ■eported in a new draft and "ought to »a?s" resolve in favor of the secretary f* the committee on Indian Affairs to iefray expenses of aaid committee in •letting the reservations at Peasant 3oint and Old Town. Mr Ryder from the committee on fed ■ral relations, reported "ought to pass" in memorial to Cwtgress relative to •etlrement and pensions of civil service employes. Mr. Gerrish from the committee on In land fisheries and game, reported in a new draft and “ought to pass." bill, An Act to provide for a closed season on bull moose. Mr. Small from the committee on pen sions, reported “ought to pass" on re solve m favor of Sarah A. Robinson of j Mount Vernon. Same gentleman from same commit- 1 tee. reported “ought to pass" on resolve j in favor of Annie L. Durham of Belfast. Same gentleman from same committee reported “ought to pass” on resolve providing a state pension for Hannah Al. Condon. Same gentleman from same committee, reported'“ought to pass" on resolve granting a military pension to Elias Lyon. Mr. Pollard from the committee on ways and bridges, reported in a new draft and “ought to pass" resolve to provide tor improvement of highiway in the towns of Greenwood and 'Wood stock. Mr. Holt from the committee on sal aries and fees, reported in a new draft and “ought to pass’* bill, an Act to amend Section 11 of Chapter dll of the Private and Special Laws of 1S95. as amended by Chapter 101 of the Laws of 1909, relating to salaries of judge and re corder of Bangor municipal court. Same gentleman from same committee reported in a new draft and “ought to pass" on bill, an'Act to fix the salaries of the judge and recorder of the muni cipal court of Sanford. The reports were accepted and the several bills and resolves ordered printed under the joint rules. Mr. Pollard from the committee on ways and bridges, reported “ought to pass" on resolve in favor of repairii.g the main highway in the towns of Norway and Waterford. Oxford county. The report was accepted. At this point the clerk of the House reported that he had attempted to per form the duty assigned him in transmit ting the resolve r* lative to fish hatciier.es and feeding stations to Hie Senate, but that he was delayed by reason of an address being given by the Governor to the Senate. Mr. SANBORN* of South Portland: Mr. Speaker. 1 will ask leave at this time to offer out of order and under a suspension of the rules the majority and minority reportE of the committee on judiciary on resolve giving ecual rights of suffrage tc> women, and I ask that they may lie laid on the table and that they be spec ially assigned for consideration on Fri day next. Mr. Higgins of Brewer offered an amendment by substituting Tuesday of next week for Friday of this week. The amendment being satisfactory to Mr. Sanborn of South Portland, The motion was agreed to. and the matters were tat led and specially as signed for consideration on Tuesday of next week. r i.*. ui iiutc. wins ciiiw Resolves. House 277: An Act to amend Section 17 of Chapter 352 of the Private and Spe cial Laws of IKiG. relating w the salary of the Judge of Caribou municipal court House 276: An Act to amend Section Is of Chapter 39." ol the Private and Spe cial Laws of IS*, as amended vy Chap ter 220 of the Private and Special Laws of 1913. revive to salary of the Judge of Jfillinoeket municipal e-ourt. House 277.: An Act fco amend the spe cial law of the yea,r 1905, entitled "An Act to provide for- the appointment of a probation officer for the county of Cum berland House 271: An Act to fix the salary of the judge of the Belfast municipal court House 272: An Act in relation to the salary of the Judge of the municipal court of Portland. House 272: An Act to amend Section 1. Chapter 444 of the Private and Special Laws of ISC, relating to clerk hire for the municipal court of the city of Lew iston. House 271: An Act to amend Chap*or 274 of the Private and Special Laws of 1887 as amended by Chapter 36" of the Private and Special Laws of 1697. relating to salary of the recorder of the municipal court for the city of Portland. House 270: An Act to amend Section 9 of Chapter 22 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by Chapter 2tf. of the Public Laws of 3917. relating to the taking of suckers, eels, horr.pouts and yellow perch with eel pots, traps, spears, or riels. House 267: An Act to amend Section 2 of Chapter 22 of the Revised Statutes as amended by Chapter 206 of the Pub lic Laws of 1913. relating to fishing in Burnt Land brook, so called, a tributary to Presque Isle stream, and in the East Branch of said Presque Isle stream, in the county of Aroostook. House 216: An Act to amend Section 49 of Chapter 2? of the Revised Statutes relative to loghauler$. House 217: An Act additional to Chap ter 22 of the Revised Statutes, as amend ed by Chapter 206 of the Public Laws of 1913, relating to fishing in North Erarch brook and its tributaries, In the county of Cumberland. House 214: An Act additional to Chap ter 22 of the Revised Statutes, as amend ed by Chapter 206 of the Public Laws of 1913, relating to the protection of musk rates in the town of Fryeburg. in the county of Oxford, and in the town of Bridgton, in the county of Cumberland. House 213: An Act additions) to Chapter 32 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by Chapter 206 of the Pub lic Laws of 1913, relating to fishing in tVard’'s Brook and in Ward's Pond, ir. the town of Fryeburg. in Oxford County. House 266: Resolve in favor of the Penobscot Tribe of Indians for the general care, maintenance, relief and education thereof. House 268; Resolve making appro- j priation for Passamaquoddv Tribe of Indians for the years 1615 and 1910. House 266: Resolve in favor of the Farmington State Normal School for the purchase of land. House 223: Resolve for further public instruction in forestry. House 222: Resolve in favor of the town of Brjdgton. in'the county of Cumberland. House 221: Resolve to maintain the State Forest Nursery and to eneour-# age the reforesting of the waste lands j of Maine. House 220: Resolve authorizing the Land Agent to sell and convey certain lands in the public lots in Plantation No. 33, in Hancock County. House 216: Resolve for an appro- 1 priation for traveling libraries suita ble for high schools in towns having no public libraries. House 217 Resolve in favor of the purchase of 125 copies of the History i of Buckfield. House 218: Resolve in favor of the i purchase of the Maine State Tear i Books for the years 1935 and 1916. Passed to be Engrossed Senate 61: An Act for the relief of the needy blind residents of Maine. House 202: An Act to amend that nan. of Section fire-af Chapter 83* of the Revised Statutes of Maine, as amended by Chapter 11 of the Public Laws of 1911, relating to regular ses sions of the county commissioners in Oxford county. House £03: An Act to repeal Chap ter 326 of the Private and Special Laws of 1905, entitled "An Act to reg ulate the use of the roads in the town of Castine,” House 21£: An Act additional to Chapter 3£ of the Revised Statutes, as amended by Chapter £06 of the Pub lic Laws of 1913, relating to fishing in Fresh Pond, so called, in the town of North Haven, in the county of Knox. Senate 101: Resolve appropriating money for the reconstruction of Lord bridge over Marsh Stream, in the town of Frankfort. Senate 10£: Resolve appropriating money to aid in repairing a highway in the town of Otisfield. and providing for the future maintenance thereof. Senate 303: Resolve appropriating money to aid in the construction of a bridge across the easterly part of the west channel of Sebec river, in the town of Milo. Senate T04: Resolve appropriating money to aid in the reconstruction of bridge in the town of Montville. House 201: Resolve to Congress fa voring movement for permanent In ternational peace. House 204: Resolve in favor of ap propriating money to aid in the con struction of a bridge across Matta goodus Stream, in the town of Webs ter. Penobscot county. House 205: Resolve appropriating money to aid in the rebuilding of a road through Lowell's Woods, so call ed, in the town of Penobscot.

Finally Passed Resolve appropriating money to aid i in the repairing and altering of the River Roau in I’leasant Ridge Plan tation. in the county of Somerset. Resolve appropriating money to aid in the improvement of highway in Carratunk Plantation. Orders of the Day The SPEAKER: The Chair will now deliver to the Clerk a message conveying to the .Senate the resolve •in favor of preserving the life of the fist, in the several fish hatcheries and for the temporary operation of the hatcheries and feeding stations for fish it: this state and for the protec tion of fish, game and birds, which was finally passed in the House this morning. Subsequently the Clerk of the House reported that he had performed the duty assigned him. On motion by Mr. Plummer of Lis bon, House Document, No. 123, bill, An Act to enlarge the purposes and powers of the Cleveland Concrete Building Block Company, was taken from the table, and on further mo tion by the same gentleman the bill recejved its third reading and was passed to be engrossed. On motion by Mr. Plummer of Lis bon. the order into inquiry into chanc ing: of date of ending fiscal year, was taken from the table, and on further motion by the same gentleman the order received a passage. On motion of Mr Brown of Auburn, bill, “An Act to provide for the conven ience of travelers on Electric Roads", was taken from the table. The pending question being the ac ceptance of the report by the committee reporting ‘'ought not to pass" Mr. Brown moved that the bill be substituted for the report of the committee. Mr. BP.'jli N Mr Speaker and Gen tlemen: This is a bill that has been before you nil in some form or other; that is. you have all heard more or less talk about it undoubtedly. It is un fortunate that it is a people's bill with no lobby behind it and no paid attorney behind it- It comes to you here simply as a bill from the people asking you .or hep. this l-eing the only authorized court m which they can appear. 1 come before you this morning with this bill :.i;d ask your support. 1 ask it for the reason that it is the most humane bill that has been presented for your con sideration this season. I a=k it for the reason that it calls for no appropriation It is simply the fieople on one side and the corporation—the electric road— on the other, and. as I have said, you seem to me to be the people's court 1 doubt 'whether you can find two men who will stand up here and be recognized as be longing to the corporations or the trusts. We all put in the claim that we came here for the people, to do business for j the people, and the people simply ask this at your hands. The steam railroads provide ample toilet conveniences not only on their cars as you travel in them, but in every sma'i station wherever that train stops. They even go further than tlau for our J comfort. They supply us with water ami in the summer time we are furnished with ice water: but these electric roads whom the people have helped build, and to whom the people have given up many of their rights, step in and try to usurp the whole power, saying to the people “you are helpless'. When they appeared before the committee they did not come with any argument, irt.it they simply came in with mirth and laughter and tsrorn and contempt that the people. should ask for such a thing. In the first place the people have given the electric road rights and privileges that they never would think of giving to a steam road; and no steam road would i ever ask for such privileges as has been (granted the electric roads. They have igone through the principle streets of our cities and. on account of the use of salt on the rails in the winter time, our farmers cannot haul in their stuff as they would like by reason of the fact that the rails are continually bare. Tou know al! this, gentlemen. There should j toe no need of my standing up here and making an argument for this matter, it is so rlearCy one-sided that it should be carried through here, signed by the j Governor, and he ready to take effect The bill, if I remember correctly, gives them from row until next September in which to get ready for this. It is not intended to apply to local cars, but to cars travelling long distances. For in stance, you take a car at Lewiston going to Watervtlle, and you are some over three hours on that car before you land, wtrh no possible place in that time to attend to the demands of nature. Tnere are thousands of .people landed at the terminus of these roads in the city of Portland. Now we are all proud of the City of Portland. 1 have known it ever since I was a small boy. but the people of Portland seem to be backward In furnishing facilities of this kind. The people of Portland have not yet awaken ed to the necessity of a toilet in what is known as Monument Square on Con- press street. If a gentleman goes there, and perchance wants to use a toilet, he must rely upon those furnished by the steam railroads: but. when the people come and ask the electric roads for like privileges they Eay “Oh, It is tnfpossi- ole.” From the people ol Lawistom, Gar diner, Hallowell, AugTista and Water vine there is going up a cry—not only a cry but a wail—“Brown, 1 do hope you will set that bill through.'' Now, gentlemen, I supose it is al most a waste of time for me to stand here and advocate this. 1 am not here simply to make amusement for you; this is something that is serious and it should be treated seriously. You are providing liberally for your State Prison birds; you want them to be comfortably cared for; you want the tuberculosis patients taken care of. Why, you cannot transpart cattle ou the steam railroads in the shape that human beings art transported on these electric cars, and the cruelty officers will not allow you to do it. Sunday morning when I came out of the city of Lewiston on the nine o'clock car they registered 78 on the register, and the car holds about 36; yet you never hear a murmur from them. We are glad to patronize these electric cars; we want to patronize them. We are thankful that they are here; but, gen tlemen, when it comes down to the subject of this toilet business, we do demand that they furnish ub a suit able place where the demands of Na ture may be atended to. 1 do not think it is anything unjust. It is sim ply the demands of the people. You hear them on ail sides if you will only keep your ear to the ground. You hat e heard nobody raise any objection go this. Every member on this floor knows down in his heart that there Is a crying need for thi6 thing. Now, gentlemen, let us rise above being leu around by trusts and corporations. Let us send out the glad tidings that the good old State of Maine, away up here in the. northern pan of this un ited country, has gone forward on the line of progression, and has caused these electric roads to furnish us with suitable Toilets. Gentlemen, with these remarks I am going to leave the mat ter with you. It seems to me that 1 can almost hear you say: "Well, I would like to vote with you, but I hardly dare to.” Weil, I thank God for the corporations, just the same as 1 do for the horses or the cookstove. I am very thankful for such things; but 1 do not want to ride behind a horse without reins or without bits in his mouth; and I do not think it safe for the people of this State to ride be hind these corporations and trusts ■without ue have hits in their mouths; and here in this Hal! of Representa tives is the place where we can put the bits in their mouths. Gentlemen, let us see that we do this. Mr. HIGGINS of Brewer: Mr. Speaker, the distinguished gentleman from Auburn has well placed his mat ter before you. I only wonder that he had not gone a link? further in his in vestigation. and included the provision to apply to public automobiles and air shij>s. I have always made it a prac tice, Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the House, to lay these maters before committees. The comittee to whom this matter was referred gave it their undivided attention, and they come hack here to the members of this House with a report that the bill ought not to pass; and, gentlemen. I want to stand on the report of that committee. Mr. Speaker, when the vote is taken. I move you that it be vana u ml ns VR Mr. MII.LETT of Belfast: Mr. Speaker, there is something: beyond the discomfort of children and adults in taking these long: rides on the trol leys. There is a long train of diseases following the retaining of the urine for a long time, such as cystitis. There is cystitis and the retention still continues The hladder partially gives way and forms little sacs. The urine is retained in these sacs after urina tion. This sets up further inflamma tion, the poisons are absorbed, and twice 1 have known death to result from such retention of the urine. I think that we will do a great good for the people of the State of Maine if we accept the bill instead of the report. Therefore, Mr. Speaker. I second the motion of the gentleman from Auburn. Mr. CONNEI.LAN of Portland: Mr. Speaker, 1 rise to reply to the gentleman from Auburn I do not think the city of Portland needs any defence. Portland is a center of in telligence, of beauty, of progressive ness. and of ability. The city of Port land is known all over these t'nited States for those reasons. The city of Portland is satisfied with itself. We, its representatives and citizens, are proud of the people of the city of Portland, of the men of Portland, of tpe women of Portland, and we can not fr-e how any just criticism cab be made on the city of Portland. Mr. St. CLAIR of Calais: Mr. Speaker, it seems to me that this hill deserves to be considered with some of seriousness. When an elec tric road usurps the place of a steam road and goes long distances through the State, it seems to me that it should submit to the samt require ments to which the steam roads sub mit. Now the electric lines are reach ing out farther and farther into the districts in which they lie. There are places where one can travel con tin uouslv for long distances on the elec tric road, and people patronize them It sterns to me that the electric road should not have any advantages over the steam road in matters of convey ance or health or hygenic reasons. All steam roads are required to sup ply their cars with toilets. It does grpm to me that the electric roads, traveling long distances, should sub mit to the same requirements. There is. nothing laughable about this. T he remarks made by I>r. Millett. a ph> sician who knows what he is talking about, call your attention to one grave thing. Now people submit to incon veniences because they get aetjustomed to being imposed on. People will stand in the. car when they have paid for a seat That is because we ar» used to doing that thing, and we do it. Now here is a hill brought in here asking an electric road which travels beyond a certain number of miles to furnish the people with the ordinary conveniences of life: and I say that this bill ought to pass. Mr. P.OBEP.TS of Portland: Mr Speaker. I simply want to speak in be half of the citizens of Portland. The provisions of this bill, as I understand It. apply if the road is 10 miles in length or more. Now, we have several lines of electric road running out from Port land. and the longest distance we have Is on the line running to Old Orchard, starting from Portland and running to Old Orchard, a distance of something like 15 miles; the provisions of this bill would require our electric roads to fur nish sections in the cars running over that route with a toilet. That line goes through tne city of Portland, through South Portland and out through I>un stan. and through a thickly settled i country, and especially in the summer, when the cars are very much patron-1 tzed. the road is used extensively by the 1 people living elans this line. Along this line are a great many houses and homes, some of the homes running clear Into Old Orchard. The cars run over this route every half hour, especially on Sun days, and often three or four cars In a section running out and back every half hour, and it -will be practically Impos sible for any company operating such a line to put toilets on those open cars, and If they Were so equipped I would like to see anybody with nerve enough to get Into them. It is simply a ridiculous idea as applied to our locality’; It may do back in the country where the lines run through sections where there are woods, but in our locality all our electric roads go practically in the highways Now, with that machine going through our city from one end to the other, and by all our houses, it would simply be a ridicu lous Idea; It seems to me it would be a ridiculous idea if we should have such a spreading machine going through the thickly settled portions of our city and through our country, too. I do not think the bill has any merit in itself. If the gentleman from Auburn (Mr. Brown) has any road running out of Lewiston that requires such a provision, then let the people of that city go before the Pub lic Utilities Commission and show that there Is a demand for this thing for those country roads; hut in the cities and along our thickly settled country roads I do not think it Is wise. Mr. HARAPEN of Bath; Mr. Speaker. as a member of the committee which con sidered this matter I wish to state a few things. The gentleman from Auburn, Mr. Brown, has stated that this is a peo ple’s measure. The gentleman appeured before the committee himself, and he was the only person who did appear, and there was nobody to back him up. 1 asked the superintendent of one of our roads during the hearing if he had ever had this request made of him before in any way for these toilets, and he said no; lie further said that his line did estab lish them once between Yarmouth and Brunswick and ran them for about a year, and then they because such a nuisance that they were obliged to re move them from the cars. While the gentleman from Auburn, Mr. Brown, stated It was a people's movement, there was not a living individual of the State of Maine who appeared before the com mittee In behalf of this measure except ing the gentleman from Auburn (Mr. Brown) himself. Mr. THOMBS of Lincoln: Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the House, 1 want to remind you gentlemen that this is the first time during this session that this House has been called upon to turn down a committee report. Without going into the merits of the matter which has been so ably argued here this morning. I sim ply desire to say to you that in my own opinion you are establishing a dangerous precedent if you take such action. At the beginning of the session of this Leg islature the presiding officers of the two branches gave the matter of selection of committees very, very careful consider ation, and 1 am very sure that you will all agree with me that the committees have been patient and have attended well to the dutieB that have been assigned them; and I wish to ask you. gentlemen, this morning at the beginning of the enactment of legislation will re quire our attention for the next three or four weeks to carefully consider every request that iB made of you to turn down a unanimous report of one of your com mittees Gentlemen. I hope you will not do it in this Instance. Mr. PLUMMER of Lisbon: Mr. Speaker, I had no intention of entering into this discussion; but one or two points have been brought up that it seems to me are perhaps worthy of consideration. In the first place, the point raised by the gentleman from Brewer, Mr. Higgins, and the gentle man from Lincoln. Mr. Thombs, in re gard to substituting the bill for the re port of the committee, or taking any action different from that recommend ed by the committee. Their statement was that we should hesitate about act ing differently from the report of the committee. It is true that in any case where such action is opposed, the bur den of proof might properly be laid on those who wish to make the change; but it is not true, gentlemen, that we are here to be bound to the action of any committee to which matters are referred. If that were true, we might as well resolve ourselves into those committees of which we are members, and let those committees take the ac tion clear through. That is not, gen tlemen, I submit, what we are here for. We are sent here to use our own judg ment m so far as we can get at the fact or the merit of any particular case, and not to act upon the judgment of any other member of this House, how ever able lie may be. As to the point made by the. gentleman from Portland (Mr. Connellam I am strongly of the impression that my friend from Au burn. Mr. Brown, is correct, if i under stood this statement aright; that in the waiting-room at Portland there is no toilet. Am 1 correct in that, Mr. Con nellan MR. CONNELL AN; I think you are. Mr. PLUMMER: So that the people of Portland, or the company which op erates the Portland Railroad, certainly needs some advice from the Portland delegation or somebody else, because ah you gentlemen who have been there— Mr. ROBEF.TS; I will say to the gentleman there is a toilet in the wait ing-room at the Union Station and at the car station— The SPEAKER: The Chair will state that the gentleman from Lisbon (Mr. Plummer) has the floor. Mr. PLUMMER: I yield to the gen tleman, Mr. Speaker. I would like to understand what he said. Mr. ROBERTS; 1 will say that in the waiting-room at the station at Port land, the electric station there, there is a toilet for women only. Mr. ST. CLAIR: That is not the point— The SPEAKER: The gentleman from Lisbon (Mr. Plummer> has the floor. Mr. PLUMMER: Mr. Speaker, I am glad to learn that they have sl toilet for women; but, unfortunately, wrhen some of us are in Portland we are quite a distance from home, and it is not always convenient to return there. Mr. ROBERTS: Mr. Speaker, I rise to a point of order. The SPEAKER: Will the gentleman state it? Mr. ROBERTS: We are discussing the toilets on the electric cars; not at the station. Mr. PLUMMER: I so understand the matter. Mr. Speaker I think the matter of toilets in Portland, or the conven iences in the city of Portland was first Interjected by the genleman from Port land (Mr. Roberts). As to the matter of car* running to Old Orohard and places like that, it is possible that the bill might be amended to cover certain contingencies of that kind, but it is necessary first to get the bill upon its passage in some way before any amendments can be made to it. There (Continued on Page 1^-Cotumn S i

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UNITED STATES SUGGESTS AN UN DERSTANDING ON RELIEF CARGOES Washington, Feb. 23.—Proposals have been made informally by the United States government to both Great Britain and Germany suggest ing a basis for an understanding on the subject of foodstuffs for the ci vilian population of belligerents and submarine warfare against merchant ships. The proposals have been guarded with the utmost secrecy. The wrecking of the first vessel, the Evelyn, was viewed by President Wil son as a tragic accident, due to the possible failure of the captain to heed the German admiralty's instructions respecting the location of its mine fields. Officials were inclined tonight to think the Carib disaster was of a similar nature, though they had no. official advices. As for the proposals made to the belligerents, it is known that they are of far-reaching importance. They were embodied in a confidential mem orandum which both Ambassadors Page and Gerard were instructed by President W'ilson to take up informal ly with the respective foreign offices at London and Berlin. The new communications are in no sense replies to the notes of Germany and Great Britain though they relate to the same subject. Thcv constitute what are described in diplomatic circles as "informal ln fiuiries" and may become formal. I Speculation as to what these sugges- tions were was widespread in diplo matic quarters, but none of the am bassadors here was aware, It was said, of their contents. The belief most commonly held, however, was that some form of supervision over the! distribution of foodstuffs to the civil- i ian population of Germany, either by American consular agents, or Ameri can organizations had been proposed. It was recalled that such a proposal was made by Germany, but could not be put Into effect without the consent of all the belligerents. Germany has of fered to abandon her submarine war fare If assured that ships laden with foodstuffs for Germany will not be in tercepted by Great Britain. President Wilson discussed with his cabinet today the general situation pro posed by the declaration of a submarine war on merchant vessels, and It was said later that the replies from England and Germany to the Informal representations would have a considerable bearing on the final course of the American government. Officials today spoke guardedly but with no concealment of their apprehen sions over the situation which might de velop if American lives were lost as a result of submarine attacn. To some .ex tent this tension has been revealed in the accidents which American ships have met In the mine fields, though the diffi culty of fixing responsibility for such imshaps has prevented the Washington authorities from taking a decisive stand in the matter. MRS. HISLER CLAIMS THAT HER CONFESSION WAS NOT INTENDED Vaterville, Me., Feb. 23.—Mrs. Emma Hlsler of Somerville has been held on a charge of murder due to the death of her husband on Feb. 7. The case was taken in charge by a coroner immediately after j the man's death, but the coroner held no inquest pending an analysis of the deal man’s stomach at Bowdoin College. It was learned here tonight that on Thuts day last Mr. Hislcr was arrested and taken before a trial justice on the charge of murder. She pleaded not guilty, but probable cause was found and she was committed to the Androscoggin Jail. Som erville is a small town in Lincoln, county which has no jail of its own. It was testliied at the hearing that Mrs. ITlsler had made a confession. Her counsel stated tonight that she would claim that the alleged confession was made when she was not th condition to realize What she was doing. HARRISON DEFEATED FOR THE CHICAGO MAYORALTY NOMINATION Chicago, Feb. 23.—Carter H. Harri son now completing his fifth term as mayor, was defeated today for the Democratic nomination by Robert M. Sweitzer, clerk of Cook county. Sweit zer’a plurality was estimated late to night at more than 75,000. The fleht for the Republican nomi nation was close. When one thousand precincts had been counted Harry 15. Olson and William Hale Thompson were within 300 votes of each other, Olson having the lead. Police patrols were on the move all day answering riot calls from poll ing places. Agnes Scanlon eight years old was shot in the foot when a po liceman fired two shots into a crowd of political workers who had attacked him. The political actions of the women at. their first unrestricted election was a leading subject of conversation to night. The women’s votes were on a different kind of a ballot from the name and showed a plurality for Sweitzer, although Harrison is a suf fragist and Ills wife made speeches in his behalf. MURDER AND SUICIDE REPORTED FROM CAMP ON ELLIS POND Waterville, Me., Feb. 23.-Sheriff Thompson of Somerset county receiv ed a telephone message tonight re porting that at a camp on Ellis pond near the headquarters of the Kenne- j bee, Perley Hawes shot and killed a man named Bouchard today and that Hawes then killed himself. Tho j nows came from a man employed about the camps who reached the sheriff at Skowhegan by telephone. No statement was made as to the cause of the shooting. Sheriff Thomp son and a coroner will go to the camp tomorrow, but the sheriff said tonight that while he should make an inves tigation he did not believe that an in quest would be necessary'. Alii FLEET OFF BRITISH COAST London, Feb. fl.—12.13 A. M.—Sev eral German aeroplanes were seen Ily in? along the east coast at 5 o'clock last evening, according to a message to the Press Association from Col chester. REPORTS LOSS OF TWO VESSELS Lydd, Via London, Feb. 23.—4:10 A. M.—The steamer Kalibia has arrived here and reports that two vessels have bn the pilot and the officer-observer." The two men referred to are both first lieutenants. They but recently carried out an important flight over Warsaw. CABINET DISCUSSES SUBMARINE CHARGE Washington, Feb. 23.—The charge by Germany and Austria that submarines are being manufactured In the United States for Great Britain was discussed today at the cabinet meeting, but with out action because Secretary Daniels had not finished his investigation. Recently the state department discouraged Ameri can manufacturers from taking similar contracts. PLACES RESPONSIBILITY FOR SINKING STEAMERS Berlin, Feb. 23.—(Via London, Feb. 24, 3.16 a. M.).—The German admiralty has communicated a memorandum to Com mander Walter R. Gherardi, the Ameri can naval attache, pointing out ti;at the destruction of the American steamers Evelyn and Carib -was due to their not following the course prescribed by the German admiralty to a point northwest of Helgoland. The memorandum reiter ates the assurance of the German gov ernment as to the safety of the prescrib ed course. WORLD’S RECORD IN MILK PRODUCTION Columbus. Ohio, Feb. 23.—Tests completed today by the dairy depart ment of Ohio State University estab lished a new world's record in milk production, according to figures made public at the University tonight. The new queen of the dairy world is Murne Cowan, a five year old Guernsey cow, who during the last year produced twelve tons of milk. Murne Cowan's home is a farm near Barberton, Ohio. POLICY OF U. S. ON JAPANESE DEMANDS ON CHINA WAITS Washington, Feb. 23.—Reports of Japan's demands on China still are of such a conflicting nature that the American government has jot been able to outline a policy. President Wilson told callers today he was not certain what the exact demands were not indicated that the subject Is being carefully studied. CREW BELIEVE IN SUBMARINE THEORY Dover, Feb. 23.—Via London, 4.32 r. M.—The crew of the Regin landed at Dover this afternoon. The men said they believed the ship was torpedoed by a German submarine. NO NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE EVELYN DISASTER Washington, Feb. 23.—Definite infor mation as to the fate of 13 of the crew of the American steamer E%-elyn, blown up off the German coast, who were reported to have rowed for the Holland coast after the vessel struck,! has not yet reaeher here. The only of-1 ficial word which had been received was from the American consul at: Bremen, who. on Sunday night, re- j ported the safety of the crew. Officials heard today through unof- j ficial sources that only the captain! and 14 members of the Evelyn's crew! had been accounted for. All of the party, except one who died from ex- j posure, were safe in a hospital at Bremerhavnn following their rescue by a Dutch pilot ship. Representative More. Republoican, intirduced resolutions today calling for details of the w.ar risk bureau's in surance of the Evelyn and a report of its business to date. At the bureau it was said the gov ernment granted $100;000 insurance on the ship and $301,000 on the cargo. The sinking of the Evelyn and the international situation generally were discussed at the cabinet meeting, which was the briefest in months. It was Indicated that no further action would be taken until further details were obtained and that the admin istration saw nothing in the incident liable to cause international complica tions. It was said to be practically certain that no replies will be sent to the latest British and German notes. SHIPPING NEWS Boston, Feb. 23.—Arrived; Steamer Iberian, <Br), Manchester; Iago (Br), do; schooners, Daniel Bailey, Grassili, N. S.; Mary Langdon, Rockport, Me.; Mary E. Lynch, Stonington, Me. Boothbay Harbor, Me.. Feb. 23.— Arrived: Schooner B. B. Hardiek (Br), St. John, N. B. for Boston. Culais, Feb. 23.—Sailed: Sehooner Woodward Abrahams, New York. Portland. Me., Feb. 23.—Arrived: Steamer Englishman (Br), Avon mouth. Sailed; Steamer Easington (Br), Louisbuig, C. B. A RECORD CROP OF ROYAL SPINSTERS CAUSEDBYWAR (Associated Press Correspondence) London, Feb. 12.—One of the effects of war may be to produce a 1-ecord crop of royal spinsters. The number of possible combinations in European roy alty is necessarily limited, but with the international enmities aroused by the war and the loss of at least some of the princelings the chance of a princess changing her name Is now compara tively slight. In the case of England, there is Prin cess Mary, and the Princess Maud of Fife. Intermarriage between the Eng lish and German houses, owing to the supply of princes from the smaller Ger manic states, is traditional. But that may not now be continued because of the bitterness aroused by the war. Russia has seven grand dukes on the eligible list, most of them enormously wealthy. The young and handsome Duke Constantine may be the more at tractive, but Duke Dmitri Paulovltch stands nearer the throne. Duke Dmitri’s name, however, has been coupled with the Czar’s eldest daughter. At the end of the war, treaties between the Balkan states will probably be sealed by a number of royal intermarriages. But the British do not look to the Balkans for royal mates and the Germans and Austrians can not. OVER 600 BRITISH MOTOR-AMBULANCES ARE NOW IN FIELD (Associated Press Correspondence) London, Feb. 11.—The fleet of British motor-ambulancea in France and Flan ders has now reached 600 and is still expanding at the rate of 40 cars a week, an average which has been maintained ever since the middle of September. Contrary to the popular idea, motor ambulances are not used at the firing line, nor have they entirely superseded the old horse ambulance. Motor-ambu lances operate best in the rear of the line, where they are used to transport the wounded from the field hospitals to the ambulance, trains. REMARKABLE CASE OF HORSE SENSE (Associated Press Correspondence) London, Feb. 16.—A remarkable in stance of horse sense, when a number of riderless steeds broken loose in the night ignored a challenge to halt hut stopped on hearing the rattle of rifle bolts is related in a letter from the front. •‘We were on patrol along a dark roadway,” says a British trooper, “when we were startled by the thump of hoofs. The sound of galloping came nearer and nearer down the road until the time came to shout a sharp ‘halt’! The horses were almost upon us when we challenged a second time. No stop. In a second the patrol releas ed safety catches and opened the cut outs. At the metallic ring of the bolt actions, the horses reared back on their haunches. Advancing, with our fingers on the triggers we found the animals were unsaddled and tvithout riders. “Later we learned they had broken out of their stable. We had no trouble to lead them into a neighboring farm yard, for they knew what the rattle of bolts meant.” AMERICAN OIL CANS USED IN MAKING RAFTS IN EGYPT (Associated Press Correspondence) London, Feb. 12.-—American oil cans figured prominently in the first attempt of the advance guard of the Turkish army seeking to invade Egypt to cross the Suez Canal. The Turkish rafts were floated by these cans—a fact sug gested some time ago and smiled at by doubting Englishmen. But a British correspondent on the Canal, telegraph ing under date of Feb. 10 confirms the Btory. After telling of the repulse of the Turks in that preliminary skirmish during which only four of the invaders, subsequently captured, succeeded in crossing the water-way, he says of rafts. The pontoon boats are made of galvanized steel rafts, ingeniously con structed of Americiin “tenekes" as ker osene tins are styled in Turkey, at tached to one another by hooks and rings fitted into vyooden frames. A large wooden structure, apparently a raft, fitted on wheels and alternative wooden rollers, which was brought within a few miles of the canal, ap pears to have been burnt by the enemy. Nothing has been seen of the famous “India rubber bridge” of which the reports of the Bedouins had so much to tell. EVEN CONSTANTINOPLE TO HAVE NAME CHANGED (Associated Press Correspondence) London, Feb. 12.—Although the city of Constantinople is invariably referred to in Turkish official documents as the Dar Saadet (Clate of Happiness), and in ordinary (language as Istambol, the name Constantinople has up to now been retained on the Turkish coins, which bear the inscription "minted in Constantinieh.” According to an nouncement just made in Constantino ple, this interesting feature is shortly to disappear. New coins are under stood to be in course of preparation, with the words “Dar-ul-Klialifet-ul Alie," meaning Seat of the High Cali phate, substituted for the Greek name. GERMANS DYNAMITE FRENCH TRENCH— THE LOSS ABOUT 100 (Associated Press Correspondence) Berlin, Feb. 15.—The destruction of a French trench by running saps up to it and exploding dynamite therein is de scribed in a letter from the front. The French had thrown up a trench 150 yards long only 25 yards in front of the German trench. The fact that it was not supplied with loopholes, al though it was occupied, appeared to show that the occupants intended to sap up to the German trench. The Ger mans decided to do likewise. At the end of 14 days they had run two tunnels up to within a yard or so of the French trenches, and loaded one with 22 and the other with 26 pounds of dynamite. When all was ready, the charges were fired. The masses of earth hurled into the air were so large that the arms of two of the men in the German trenches were broken. Before the dust had settled, the men rushed forward and sprang into the destroyed trench. It had caved in for most of its length. Only a few of the enemy were seen, and these, who were crawling from under heaps of soil, could offer no resistance. They were driven to the German trench, 21 pris oners in all. The total French loss was estimated at 100. $2500 FOR RAMMING GERMAN SUBMARINE (Associated Press Correspondence^ London, Feb. 15.—One of the leading British shipping journals has offered a reward of $2500 for the officers and crew of the. first British merchant ves sel to succeed in disabling a German submarine by ramming it. Submarines, the paper points out, are the most vul nerable form of craft afloat. A ship may easily escape torpedoes by run ning in a circle and may thus find a favorable opportunity for ramming its adversary. Delta Kappa Epsilon House Party. Theta Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsi lon Fraternity at Bowdoin Coliege held its annual house party and re ception Monday afternoon and a dance in the evening at Brunswick. In the receiving line were Mrs. W. L. MacDonald of Bangor, Mrs. W. O. Fuller of Rockland, Mrs. Forrest Goodwin of Skowhegan and Mrs. Hartley C. Baxter and Mrs. Frank N. Whittier of Brunswick. 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If you are a good judge of all these things—then you can decide between esti mates. Competitive printing, however, never secures such good results as reposing confidence in a printer of proved worth. The next time your attention is arrested by a printed thing well done, stop and ask yourself: Can such work be done by the printer who figures lowest? No. Cheap printing conveys the idea that you are a cheap man, doing a cheap business at cheap prices. r It seems unfortunate that people do not understand that the most interesting state’ ment that can be put in type has no appeal unless the vital words are properly mar shaded by an intimate knowledge of paper, ink, and type faces plus—and here is the big secret—the knowledge of the particular re quirement in hand and the ability to handle it. Your printer should become the master workman who moulds the many elements into one harmonious whole. Naturally we are subject to the wishes of our customers. If you desire to attend tc the various parts which go to make the completed job—if you feel competent to be come the master mind, we will become me chanics and produce for you the printed work which will be your conception of what you want. But if you leave it to us we will adapt your ideas and embody your needs into the harmonious expression which you seek. If it is results or effectiveness that you are after we can help you. That subtle dignity, fitness of purpose, and general impressive ness become an intangible part of our work. To summarize. Don’t haggle on cost; haggle for effectiveness. Don’t waste your time dickering. Come to headquarters. Come where they have the equipment, the men, the ability, the reliability, and the cre ative service. We shall be pleased to prove our claims of our ability ta serve you intelligently and well. KENNEBEC JOURNAL PRESS, Augusta, Me. 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IMTTEE HEARINGS. JUDICIARY. ■m. ro [■pu'tli' —mlttee on Judiciary will give hearing in its room at the State ir, AW usta. on r-r.vSi.AY. 1915- at 2 p- m. I'- relating to the records "Vts relating to real estate in y I.. now recorded in other abolish the January to ...f, of me judicial ishington. in favor court lor of Michael ;-;r>E No 12 u An Act per or automobiles in the r: elating to the use of town oi Mt. Lesert, I rP-‘A ,'.V V. ele. 191* at 2 r. M. addition to Chap. 93 \u in liens on lands authorize the city of own and maintain :-ii the Old establish the Plate. i amend Section IT of Private anu Special orating t he citj of TilUiia PTERCE, Sec y. iVLUYAX, Clerk. t! p l[GAi. affairs. op Local Affairs will ng iii .t6 room at the ,V .pasta, on i 2 2 r. M A :t to amend .enter one hundred and ..ii.r Lows oi nineteen ring to sales of to include other An Act to require arc lights at night bridges. -:.te the trustees of ...i.'iny and College for p of the Pri ;.i 1931 as amended Vr:vat. and Special to the Bingham Municipal Bight to decrease its be annual town v if Rohbinston. 1.30 P M extend the char I >evf lopnient Corn e :h( Mutual I.oar. p M -at Wmthrop Spring v i i«in. 2 r. M. the t barter oi the Light and Power d Chapter 129 of ::ii Laws Of 1HK vilt:..- A. LEWIS. Sec. r S*r E R i ES AND GAME. rt.r.r ]i..!ind Fisheries and i ublic hearing In its ('-..us- in Augusta, on j>h at 2 I'. M.. on r.t‘.ml the open sea* the pool iit Upper "f* irom said pool to n. t’om September o: i. year, with a oh: t and 27 ethers f Noble. K. F i. 1. oina-m and 2-C opi-nn l i;rower lake, v-ouiiiy, to i''€? amend Section two Revised statutes, as or UHi of the Public ..hi; to let lifctung 111 sometimes called can in Penobscot p- t on of Alva!. Cocilidee ’*■*-co-nte of Upton an i io fishing ir. Dead Cam 'll- waters ir. Oxford F M Grant and 15 iTti i ixford county, ask restrirtions upon ii*h M-’ brook. a tributary to Hi isot Lake. p-’-tic y Chapter two the Public Laws of shine through the ice. I sometimes called i-.org orks J i tation, in Som v it petitions tor same to amend Chapter i Revised Statutes a? pi- two hundred and six s of 1913, relating to Lung, least. North. Ellis, snow ponds, in Kennebec ■">1 i s s-/.. a* ®*®ed

to prohibit hunting in i rounty. Maine. n torty-eight of Chapter In I.uks of 1913. -ii. .ict to make closed and on salmon from M: '1st in the lakes and ,;c Bowman, Purniaehenee Bn"! rr towns so railed, and Magallowav Plantation#, and to make a f iosed 1 m ail streams and a: "e named townships ter i.'ith to May fast, and to hing in said townships. the carrying away or its: taken in the above "i xcept from the place to a camp, lodge, dwelling it tlie above named town »h>n C A Skillings and residents of Fiseataciuis rounty, Whetstone pond, in said ■sf ire fishing, and re I o! i Scales, Geo. E. Fogg against same. tition of C E. Wilson and r..sul* T ts of Kennebec rounty. “I fifteen Mile Stream and its L Albion, be closed to trout or lour years. tttioi of Fred C Dunlap and residents of Pittsfield and f- asking that the tributaries to I in Canaan and Pitsfleld, in «ounty be closed to all fishing v’ 1 s kers r."r. 1e closed to fishing. E-y Petition of a. W. Walker and c r.v :;,2ens of Oxford county, ask J, additional restrictions upon fish iu* :r aase. Abbott and Little Concord a t e towns of Woodstock and h-nrr 'xj ,>rd county. Petition of A. O. Fish and 37 citizens of Maine, relating to the j.,1' -‘e of pickerel lr. Baskahegan Lake E‘.'J“ stream, and tributaries to said yan and trlbuiarles to said stream cv? Resolve for the purpose of o' ;it\g the fish hatcheries and feeding l0r: for fish and for the protection cf ~v game and birds. c,-'0 65 Resolve in favor of the Maine Museum. Fetition of L. it. Fellows of in. and 3f. others, asking that Ttl 5’avis and Basin Ponds, in Kennebec v lb- closed to all ice fishing 5o. Petition of A. A. Bartlett and c, other residents of Mt. Desert Island. *ukfi£ mat said island be opened to dear 15USfi^chr£?arNon'^ber P Kto \p™™hi^e°^f t0 all0Wed t0 S~V5® ,L SSH,1S?,B l«. of eaehey^rt0 bait ®ntB Oct. ,»K°;.80- Petition of E. F. Cohum connect ini* ?K|Uel,tlne that Rapld river UmbaKorVke ^cba?^>° lakes 'with s ScflSK fV’T."0 ss&r s relarin* thc. publif- Laws of 1912, trihuiar- i fiihlng "n Belgrade Stream. a kS,*0..^??”«• the court,- of t* _ rona, m he countv of M of G L Learnt ana otiiere in favor of same. v s.m*vV, ui tsanie. A,n Act additional to Chapter bv Chant•rP^ai18?d ,fetaiuteB' as amended reiatini,ttn ,°f lhe ^tihf Laws of 191". and fiBhinf ln Baskahegan lake L and ln Hot brook, a tribu Grand°lnL!le ?’reamc and in Schoodic am] thJ^k, VNor il lake- B-ackett lake their tributaries, and the waters be ‘?Cu°odlf °rand 1*** and Chepen xvaltt 'ake' s,tuated in the counties of Washington and Aroostook EDNESDAY, March 2. at I P. M. ?Z' R,es?Re providing for the 0i J«nes pond, in Gouidsboro, Hancock county. An Act to prohibit the use of fiitarms upon Megunticook lake and ad Y,alers and tributaries, in Knox thereof8^0 C0UntieB- and uP°n the shores An Act to open the Davis ponds, so called, in Guilford and Willi mantle, 10 ice fishing. N’°. .1. An Act to amend Chapter 22 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, re lating to fishing in Davis stream and AT orison pond stream. Piscataquis countv A°- 6S- At, Act to prohibit the throw ing or sawdust and other mill waste into Dj'er s river. Lincoln county, with peti tions for same. ‘W Aji Act to amend Section 2 of hap. 20G of the P. L. of 1913, relating to closed season on black bass ir. Damaris cotta lake Lincoln county. ,-'°r,w An Act to amend Chapter 32 of the Revised -Statutes as amended, relat ing to the jurisdiction of the commis sioner of sc-a and shore fisheries No. Gu. An Act to amend Section 8 of Chapter 2U, of the P. R. of 1913, relating to the taking of sme,lts in Sebago lake and its tributaries for Bale. No. 62. An Act to amend Chapter 22 of the Revised Statutes so as to prohibit the trapping of foxes except from Nov. 1st of each year until March 1st of the following year. No. C3 An Act relating to the protec tion of beaver. No 6C. An Act to amend Chapter 32 of the Revised Statutes by repealing the section permitting the commissioners of inland fisheries and game to adopt rules and regulations closing waters to fishing, etc., after notice and public hearing. No. G7. An Act to amend Chapter 32 of the Revised Statutes so that the commis sioners of inland fisheries and game can adopt rules and regulations, after notice and hearing only in cases cf emergency. No. 75. Petitions asking for a law to prohibit the trapping of bears No 39. Resolve in favor of the Ray mond fish hatchery to provide for addi tional feeding pools No. 58. Petition of F. C Barton and 33 other residents of Bradley and vicinity in the county of Penobscot, asking that the law permitting the taking of salmon with drift nets on the Penobscot river f'orr, the Waterworks dan, at Bangor to Seboeis river, lie restored. No 37 Petition of John A. Story and 42 others, residents of Grand Lake Stream Washington county, asking for a law to permit the taking of white perch in Grand, Junior, Compass, Dobsis and Tributary Lakes, for sale No. 81. An Act relating to the protec tion of deer in the towns of York. Wells Littery. Eliot. South Berwick and Nortii Berwick, in the county of York. No. 82 An Act to provide a bounty on crows in the towns of Lubec and Tres cott, with petitions for same. No. 77. An Act to amend Section 38 of Chapter 22 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by Chapter 2% of the Public Laws of 1913. relating to the closed s a son or. wild hares or rabbits No. 78. An Act to amend Section 43 of Chupte! 22 of the Revised Statutes, as amended bv Chapter 206 of the iTib'.i: Laws of 191:;, relating to the protection of game birds No. S3. An Act additional to Chapter 22 of the Revised Statutes, as amended bv Chapter 20G of the Public Laws of 1913. relating to fishing ir. Bent's Pond, so called, in tiie town of Nov Sharon, ir; Franklin county and in the town of Vienna in Kennebec county, with peti tion for same. No 74 Resolve to provide for screen ing the outlet of Schoodic lake. Piscata quis county. No 80. Petition of Fred X. Newcomb and fi5 others for the enactment of a lav to allow eels to be taken in Damat iscotta pond. JOHN H GERRISH, Sec. INTERIORS WATERS The Committee on Interior Waters will p‘v( a public hearing: in its room at the State House, in Augusta, WEDNESDAY. Feb. 24. 1915, at 2. F. 51.. on tiie following bills No. 12 Resolve in aid of navigation on Sebec Lake. No. 13 Resolve in aid of navigation on Range ley Lake. Mooselucmeguntic Rake and Cupsuptie Lake. No. 34. Resolve in favor of buoys and lights on Sebago Lake. Songo river. Bay of Naples and Long Lake. No. 15. An Act to enable the Newcastle Lumber Company to erect and maintain piers and booms iit Big Wood Fond in Somerset county No. 16. An Act to provide for a com mission to be known ab the Peoples Water Rights and Bower Commission of the State of Maine. ALBION W. BLAKE. Sec. TEMPERANCE. The Committee on Temperance will give a public hearing ir. its room at the State House, in Augusta. WEDNESDAY. Feb. 24. at 2 F. M. An Act to provide for the sale of in toxicating liquors for medicinal and manufacturing purposes and the arts. An Act to amend Sections 36 37 and 40 of Chapter 29 of the Revised Statutes relating to the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liouors and particularly the manufacture and sale of cider. An Act to amend Sec 1 of Chap 22 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Maine, relating to nuisances. EDGAR S. FOSSETT, Sec. SEA AND SHORE FISHERIES. The Committee on Sea and Shore Fish eries will give a public hearing in its room at the State House, in Augusta, TUESDAY. Feb. 23, 1915, at 2 P. M. No. 20. Petitions of Elmer G. Powers and 40 others of Topsham; Albert F. Adams and 19 others of Bowdoinham: Albert M. Graves and 41 others of Tops ham to amend Section 1. Chap. 251 of .the Special Laws of 1909. entitled "An Act for the better protection of aiewives, shad and sturgeon in the various rivers of Maine." THURSDAY. Feb. 25. 1915, at 7 P. M. No 17 (House No 9Gi. An Act to amend Sections 17 and 20 of Chap. 41 of the Re vised Statutes 1902. as amended, relating to the measurement of lobsters and to add thereto Section 29 as hereinafter set forth. CLARENCE GOLDTHWAIT. Sec. LABOR. The Committee on Labor will give a public bearing in its room at the State House, in Augusta, THURSDAY, Feb. 25. 1915, at 2 P. M An Act regulating hours of employ ment and relating to conductors and mo t°nn*HENRY A. DESCOTEAUX, Sec. MERCANTILE AFFAIRS AND IN SURANCE. The Committee on Mercantile Affairs ind Insurance will give a public hearing n its room at the State House, in au THURSDAY. Feb. 25. 1915, at 2 P. M. Ar. Act relating to the amortization of >onds of life insurance companies. An Act relating to taxation Of ir.sur inoe in companies not authorized to do trainees in Maine. Resolve for investigation of the Han cock Mutual Fire Insurance Company. An A (it to amend Chapter forty-nine, Section four, paragraph seven, relating to he insurance policy becoming void by acancy of the premises without the in lurer s'written permission. An Act directing the insurance com nissioner to abrogate the license of for iigr, insurance companies under certain conditions. An Act relating to deposits of assess nent casualty insurance companies. C. W. DUTTON, Sec. SCHOOL FOR FEEBLE MINDED. The Committee on School for Feeble Minded will givie a public hearing In Room 303 at the State House, in Augusta. WEDNESDAY. Feb. 34. at S P. M. 32. An Act to amend Section 5 of Chapter 44, Public Laws of 3.907 as amend ed by Chapter 367, Public Laws of 3909. relattng to commitment to Maine School for Feeble Minded. 33. An Act to amend Section 6 of Chap ter 44 of the Public LawE of 3907 in re lation to the discharge of inmates of the Maine School for Feeble Minded. 14. An Act to prevent the aiding or abetting of the escape of inmates of tiie Maine School for Feeble Minded. 15. Resolve authorizing the hospital trustees to dispose of the “Chase Merrill Place”, so called, owned by the State in connection with the Maine School for Feeble Minded. DANA H. DANFOR7K, S«c. PENSIONS. The Committee on Pens.one will give a public hearing in its room at the State House, in Augusta, on WEDNESDAY. Teh 34. 1315, at 3 P. M. Resolve in favor of Eliza E. Philbrook of Kittery. Resolve providing for a State pension for Clarence H. Smith of Norway. Resolve in favor of John French of Lewiston. Maine. Resolve in iavor of George N. Holland oi Hampden. I Resolve in favor of Harry .7. Bean of i Augusta, Kennebec county. Maine. JOSEPH tV. SMALL, Sec. MILITARY AFFAIRS. The Committee on Military Affairs will Five a public hearing in the Senate Chamber at the State House, in Augusta, THURSDAY. Feb. 25. 1915, at 1 P. M. i i. An Act to amend the Military law. 2 In favor of an appropriation for care and maintenance of memorial tower at Fort William Henry and for the preser vation and improvement of the State property at said fort. 3. To complete historical record of Maine men serving in United States Navy in civil War. 4 Resolve in favor of monuments in memory of Arnold's expedition to Cana da in Revolutionary War. 5- Preservation of regimental rolls war with Spain. 6. On Firemen s Memorial Sunday. On providing markers for unmarked graves of Re\ olutionury soldiers in Maine. ASHLEY' ST. CLAIR, Sec. REVISION OF THE STATUTES. Tiie Committee on Revision of the Statutes will give a public hearing in its room at the State House, in Augusta, WEDNESDAY. Feb. 24. 1915,"a; 2 P. M No. 39. An Act relating to crossing of rights of way of railroads organized un der Chap. 53 of the R. S No. 36. An Act to amend Sec. 25 of Chap. 47 of the R. S., relating to returns of lists of stockholders in banks to the secretary of State. No. 4". An Act to repeal Chap 63 of the Public Laws of 3907 rjiroviding for fil ing lists of heirs in the registry oi deeds No. 41. An Act to amend Seg, 6 of Chap. 44 of the R. S. providing a penalty for neglect of duty by local sealers of weights and measures. No. 42. An Aft to repeal Sec. 9 of Chap 72 of the R. S.. requiring tiie con sent of overseers of the poor to sa.es of real estate guardians in certain cases. No 43 An Act to consolidate Sections 14 and 24 of Chap. 4e of the R. S. re lating to the penalty for unlawful use of containers marked with registered de vises and to amend Sec. 38 of said chap ter relating to search warrants therefor. No 44. An Act to amend Sec 69 of Chap. 53 of the R. S. relating to the dura tion of attachments. No. 45 An Act to amend Sec 45 of Chap. 94 of the R. s. relating to proceed ings on demurrers. No 46 An Act to amend Sec. 1 of Chap. 44 of to* R. S. as amended bv Sec. 3 of Chap- 316 of the Public haws of 1813 relating to local sealers of weights and measures No 4'. An Act relating to the payment of salaries of .nidges of probate No. 4s. An A .‘-lating to toe employ ment of cl-rks in the State department. No. 49 An Act to amend Chain 1esert toll bridge whenever it is I made a free bridge. 96. Resolve in favor of aid in building a highway bridge across the Sandy river in the town of New Sharon. 97. Resolve in favor of Washington plantation and Perkins plantation In Franklin Co. for the repair and perma nent improvement of highway. 98. Resolve in favor of the town of Penobscot and Casting for repair of bridge and road. 104. Resolve in favor of the town gf Oriand in the county of Hancock for improvement of Hardscrabble Hill. 106. Resolve in favor of Indian Town ship for the repair of roads and bridges. 107. Resolve in favor., of the town of Verona, for aid in repair of a bridge. I Resolve appropriating money for i rebuilding the bridge across the Sheep scot river between the towns of Aina i and Newcastle. (Reassigned) 82. Reaoiva in fewer of repairing highway from Stratton village in the town of Eustis to Bigelow station, ai! in the county of Franklin. 1 FRIDAY, Fab. at 2 F. *t. 68. Reoolve in favor of the to*n of Howland to aid in maintaining a bridge acrose the Ptacataquia rtvar in the town of Howland.

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571 Hale Honey Horehound and Tar foi* I COUghS and 1^/ Colds HOME-MADE Candies At N. T. FOLSOM SON’S AUGUSTA r.oviee'yStfr F. Cm MCFARLAND, Optometrist, Optician. Kyes tested and lenses ground while you wait. EXAMINATION' FREE. All work guaranteed. Opposite Bussell Weston. Over Lunt Brann. r.ovS, wed.tf Going to Los Angeles IF SO. STOP AT THE Occidental Hotel CENTRALLY LOCATED Rates European Plan f 1.00 per day j and up: $1.50 per day and up with j private bath. H. E. JUDKINS, Prop. Formerly of Elmwood Hotel, Water- j viile, Maine j feblldlw Standardized Modem Dances Instruction by appointment. Individual- j ly or small classes. Airs. Mabel King Fox Tel. 62&-Y. Studio. 1ST State St. Au gusta. feblldtf Piano and Player Piano TUNING and REPAIRING BY AN EXPERT. Melville Smith Son Tel. 9S-W. 1S5 Water St.. Augusta. Me. __ febidtf i Doesn’t This Prove Its TRUE Worth L. Decker Son of Clinton, Maine, write us thia: "We commenced selling “L. F." At wood’s Medicine in 1868. There are not many days when we do not sell from one to three bottles.” Clinton is NOT a big city. It's only one of hundreds of places where even a bigger demand exists all the time. The reason? ’’L. F.” Atwood’s Med icine, for over 60 years, has afforded relief from stomach troubles, bilious ness, constipation and liver com plaints. Try it today—be benefited and con vinced. 25 cents Big Bottle. FREE Sample. "L. FMEDICINE CO., Portland. Me. —Adv. CYPHER’S INCUBATORS Built to Hatch Every Hatchable Egg “Standard”—Hot Air, made in 4 sizes. “Columbia”—Hot Air, made in 2 sizes. “Superior”—Hot Water, made in 2 sizes. The Best Made The Easiest to Operate The Surest to Hatch KENDALL WHITNEY Federal and Temple Sts. PORTLAND, MAINE feblO.wed.tf A CLEAR COMPLEXION Ruddy Cheeks—Sparkling Eyes —Most Women Can Have Says Dr. Edwards, a Well-Known Ohio Physician Dr. P. M. Edwards for 17 years treated scores of women for liter and bowel ail* Beats. Daring these years be gave to his patients a prescription nude of a few well* known vegetable ingredients mixed with .*__«e __1_AL.l T>. nilwa olive oil. naming them Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, yon will know l r them by their olive color. These tablets are wonder-workers on the liver and bowels, which cause a normal action, carrying off the waste and poisonous matter that one's system collects. j If yon have a pale face, sallow look, dull eyes, pimples, coated tonne, headaches, a listless, no^ood feeling, all oat oi sorts. in ective bowels, yon take one of Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets nightly for a time and note the pleasing results. Thousands of women, as well as mem ‘-rand take Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets now, then just to keep in the pink of condition. »Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the success ful substitute for calomel 10c and 250 per box. All druggists. The Olive gablet Company, Columbus, a LOCAL BRIEFS M. C. Fernald of Orono was a busi new visitor Tuesday In the city. W. P. Sawyer of Lewiston wee among Tuesday's business callers in in the city. Mrs. Forrest Colby of Bingham Is passing the week In the city with her husband, Senator Colby. Alonzo Cbesley and son. Merle were In Waterville Tuesday in attendance at the automobile show. E. P. Smart of Livermore Falls is in the city for a few days as the guest of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Smart of Cony street. Judge Sanford L. Fogg, who had been living at Hailowell, has rented a house on Summer street in this city and moved in last week.

Miss Beatrice Potter returned Tuesday morning to Portland after j having enjoyed a brief visit in Au- j gusta and vicinity. E. T. Foster passed a portion of Tuesday In 'WatervUle on matters of business and while there took occasion stow. George Davis of Portland, formerly of this city, returned Tuesday morn- ing to Portland after a brief visit with j his parents in the city. Arthur S. Merrill, director of boys'' work at the T. M. C. A., returned Tuesday morning from Brunswick, where he had been making a brief vis- it with friends at Bowdoin college. The Republican mayoralty caucus I will be held at 7.30 o’clock this eve ning at City hall and the various ward caucuses will be, held at 3 o’clock at the same place. Remember the date, the hour and the place. A three act drama entitled "Wil lowdale” will be given by the Murray Alliance in the b'niversalist vestry. Thursday and Friday. March 4th., and 5th.. at 8 P. M. Admission 25c.—advt. Charles Fremont, the 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Fremont Dearborn, who has been ill for some time with mat nutrition, is just now confined to the house, although yesterday a slight improvement in his condition was no ticed. P. M. Lawrence, Hudson dealer, would be pleased to furnish tickets to anyone planning to attend the Boston Automobile Show to be hell March 8 to 13. with the intention of purchasing a car this coming season. Kindly telephone him at 544-W.. be fore Sunday, February 28.—advt. Eecause possible economies in buy ing for the home are often small, fig ured on separate items, many women consider that it would hardly pay to devote much time to ad-reading. But the aggregate of these economies, pos sible to the ad-reader, in the coursa of a year would be so large that the average woman would gasp at the figures. E. H. Ingraham, the tailor take? considerable pride in the unusual in dividuality which his tailoring sys tem offers. An immediate selection from his large assortment of samples will prove advantageous to the man contemplating a new suit.—advt. LOCAL NOTICE Miss Harvey and Miss Kimball, teachers of Social Dancing, including the old and the newest, standardized dances, Wednesdays of each week, in Augusta. Select evening class at Parish house, afternoon classes and private pupils at Odd Fellows Hall. Phone Xew Augusta House for ap pointments. feb24-mar2-3. Augusta Retail Market No changes whatever in this week's prices. Bread flour, $9 to $9.30; flour flour $8 to $8.25; corned beef. 15c and 20c lb. These prices are for the best heavy meat; lighter meat might be quoted less. Steak, 2Ec, 85c and 49e; top round, 30c lb.; under cut, 25c. lb.; hamburg, 20c lb.: ham, sliced. 30c lb. Western spring lamb, 20c lb, f the estate of Louise L. Hal’, late of Augusta. Accounts allowed—First account of c. t. a. of the estate of Svlvena. P. Bailey, late of Yassalboro; final ac count of William F. Eastman, execut or of the will of Augustus Libby, late of Gardiner; fifth account of E. M. Thompson, guardian of Audrey F. Messer, minor, of Gardiner; final ac count of Lewis A. Burleigh, adminis trator of the estate of George A. Par ker, late of Togus; final account of Elizabeth A. Call, administratrix of the estate of Laura J. Call, late of Pittston; final account of ptta M Blalsdell, administratrix of the estate of Leonard E. Blaisdell, late of Rome; final account of Adelaide F. Giddings et a!, executors of the will of W. P. Giddines. late of Gardiner; final ac count of W. W. Nash, executor of the will of Abby P. Brann, late of Pitts ton: final account of Nellie F. Gaube rt, administratrix of the estate of Ju lia E. Stodard, late of Gardiner: final account of Joshua Stover, guardian of I, H. Fish of Monmouth; final account final account of Joshua Stover, guard ian of S. E. Fish of Monmouth; dis tribution account of Newton Mitchell, administrator of-the estate of Orlando Tibbetts, iate of Randolph. Inventories filed—In the estates of Vital Gagnon, late of Waterville; Lou i isa L. Higgins, late of Augusta; Sarah G. Pike, late of Oakland; Edmund E. Le Clair, late of Brookline, Mass.; John E. Davenport, late of Fayette; Charles E. Burpee, late of Togus; I George L. Royal, late of Readfield; Annie R. Wheeler, late of Augusta; j Oland C Morrell, late of China; Abbie A. Austin, late of Augusta; Susan t Spear, late of West Gardiner; Olive F. Elliott, late of Gardiner; Abbie L. Neal, late of Gardiner. Papers filed and notices ordered— Final account of in the estate of Lu ther W. Niles, late of Hallowell; peti tion for distribution in the estate of Luther W. Niles, late of Hallowell; pe tition for assessment of inheritance tax in the estate of Luther W. Niles, late of Hallowell; final acount in the estate of H. C. Gould, late of Wayne; final account In the estate of Ann G. Marr, late of Monmouth; final ac count in the estate of Mary H. Whit ney, late of Monmouth; final account in the estate of Benjamin S. Hodgdon, late of Readfield; petition for guardian of Nellie L. Richardson of Belgrade; will and petition for probate thereof of iKezia C. Staples, late of Augusta; pe tition for guardian of Susan L. Counce of Augusta. CONY’S WASHINGTON TRIP Itinerary Announced Tuesday by Supt. Stuart of Publio Schools Following is the itinerary of the an nual trip of Cony High school to Washington, D. C„ as announced Tues day by Supt. Herman H. Stuart of the public schools of Augusta: March 26—Leave Augusta 9:30 A. M. Special car to Boston if party is thirty or more. Arrive in Boston 3:15. Leave Boston, South Sta tion 5:03 P. M. Arrive Providence 6:03 P. M. Leave Providence on Colonial Line Steamer 7 P. M. March 27—Breakfast on boat. 7 A. M. arrive New York. Transfer to Jersey City. Leave Jersey City 8 A. M. Arrive in Philadelphia WASHINGTON PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURS February 36. March 12 and 2*. April 9 and 23, May 7, 1915. Return ing to Boston following Thursday morning. ALL EXPENSES *26.00 (Except April 23. *27.90: May 7, *28.90) For detailed Itineraries and guide to Washington, address H. B. FA ROAT, N. EX P. A., 196 Washington St.. Boston. r^mo°RRER ROYAL BLUE LINE feb?4-10-12-17-90-24-27__ 10:15 Visit United States mint, Independence halk Carpenter's hall, Betsy Ross house. Wana maker's store, and City Hall. 1 P. M., dinner at New Bingham Hotel. 2:30 leave Philadelphia 5:30 P. M. arrive in Washington. 6 P. M., dinner served at National Hotel. March 28, 29, 30—In Washington. Visit the Capitol, White House, Con grt ssional Library, Treasury, State-War-Xavy building, Cor coran Art Gallery, monument, bu reau of printing and engraving, zoological gardens, Smithsonian Institution, National museum, Ar lington cemetery, Fort Meyer, an l other points of interest. Auto ride about the city, a trip to Mt. Ver non. March 31—Leave Washington at T A. M. for New York. 1 P. M. arrive New York. Dinner either on train (box lunch) or hot lunch at Hotel Arlington ip New York. Leave New York, Colonial Line Steam ship, 3 p. M April 1—Arrive"fn Providence C A. M. Arrive in Boston at 8:20 A. M. Leave Boston S:35 A. M. Arrive in Augusta 2:30 P. M. The entire cost of round trip from Augusta is $36 if going and returning j with part;,. (Slight extra cost if one leaves the party at New York or Kos i ton returning alone.) This includes i everything except meals between Au gusta and Buston and three meals i dinner going and dinner and break fast returning on Colonial Line Steam ship.) Tickets from New York limit ed to eleven days including March 26. Tickets from New York unlimited. The trip ,s carefully planned and super vised throughout the entire time, and an experienced Washington conductor wiil be at the service of the party on the round trip from Boston. The money should be forwarded to the I Superintendent of .Schools by March 13 but will be refunded to anyone who is unable to take the trip after pay ment. WEEKS’ MILLS Mrs. Eugene Hewett and son Eddio were Sunday callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Plalsted. The potato house will be opened Monday to those who want tu sell po tatoes at 55 cents per barrel. Mrs. Fred anti Frank Malcolm and daughter Elsie recently visited Mrs. Fred Pragg. Mrs. Fred Malcolm, Mrs. Fred Pierce and Mrs. Frank Malcolm attended the Unity Club meeting Wednesday with Mrs. Ray York in Windsor. Mr. and Mrs. Gussie Weeks of Augusta passed Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. J. White. Mr. and Mrs. Alver Mosher attended the funeral of the late Dr. G. J. Nel son at China Village. Mr. and Mrs. Louvelle Proctor re cently visited relatives in Gardiner. Harvey Mosher was a recent busi ness caller in WaterviUe. HOW TO DESTROY CATARRH GERMS AND END CATARRH FOREVER. A Specialist’s Advice. Catarrh is a germ disease and the only way to core it so it will stay cured and never comeback is to kill and drive out of your system the catarrhal germs which have found lodgment there. When the germs go the catarrh will stop. The trouble with most treatments, like sprays, salves, creams, greasy balms, lo tions, etc., is that they give only tem porary relief by opening up for a while the clogged head, throat and nostrils. In a little time the Catarrh comes back as bad as ever. People who suffer continually from catarrh should drop such temporary makeshifts and get something that really gets at the root of tiie disease and stamps it out. There is nothing better for such cases than breathing into your nose and lungs the pleasant, soothing healing, germ destroying air of Hyomel (pronounced High-o-me) made from, pur est oil of Eucalyptus and combined with 1 other powerful healing, antiseptic and i germ destroying ingredients. Hyomei penetrates and heals the inflamed swollen membranes of your nose and throat, stops discharges, clears the passages and com 1 pletely overcomes the disease by destroy ing its cause. For catarrh germs cannot ilive in your body after Hyomei reaches (them. Bowditch-Webster Co. and many 1 other good druggists in Augusta and vicinity have long sold Hyomei on a positive guarantee of successful results I or money back and find this generous I policy pays. Most druggists are now i giving a pocket. inhaler made from hard i rubber with every complete treatment i sold. This makes a very simple, easy and convenient as well as a thoroughly reliable means of treating by the best known method this dangerous and often disbusting disease.—Adv. febX7-30-24-27 LADIES! DARKEN i YOUR 6RAY HAIR Use Grandma’s Sage Tea and Sulphur Rec ipe and Nobody will Know I The use of Sage and Sulphur for re storing faded, gray hair to its natural color dates back fo grandmother’s time. She used it to keep her hair beautifully dark, glossy and abundant. Whenever her hair fell out or took on that dull, faded or streaked appear ance. this simple mixture was applied with wonderful effect. But brewing at home is mussy and out-of-date. Nowadays, by asking at any drug store for a 50-cent bottle of "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com pound.” you will get this famous oid recipe which can be depended upon to restore natural color and beauty to the hair and is splendid for dandruff, dry.1 feverish, itchy scalp and falling hair, j A well-known downtown druggist says it darkens the hair so naturally I and evenly that nobody can tell it has been applied. Tou simply dampen a, sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one strand at a time. By morning th? gray hair disappears, and after another application or two it becomes beauti fully dark, glossy, and abundant.—Adv. 77TH LEGISLATURE (Continued From Page 9) is one other point that occurs to me, and that is that arrangements are such now that by the use of chemicals con veniences of this Kind can be carried upon cars ar.d there need be no odor in the car. no discomfort and no deposit upon the streets through which the line runs. That is ail I have to say, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER: The pending ques tion is on the motion of the gentleman from Auburn, Mr. Brown, to substitute the bill for the report of the committee. Upon this motion the gentleman from Brewer. Mr. Higgins, has moved that when the vote be taken it be taken by the yeas and nays. As many as are in favor of the yeas and nays being called will rise and stand in their places until counted. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER: The Chair will state the question again so that there may be no misunderstanding. The pending question before the House is on the motion of the gentleman from Auburn, Mr. Brown, to substitute the bill for the report of the committee. All those in favor of substituting the bill for the report of the committee, when their names are railc-d will answer yes; all those opposed will answer no. The clerk will call the roll. (On the call of the roll when the name of Mr. Greenleaf of Portland was reached, that gentleman said: “Mr. Speaker, with the understanding that the bill is to be amended as suggested by the gentleman from Lisbon (Mr. Plummer* so that it will not affect thickly settk-d portions of the country through which these roads run and along the highways, I vote yes.”) YEA—Albert, Ames. Averiil. Ballard, Benn. Bernier. Blake of Oakland, Bour.jue, Bradbury, Brawn. Brown of Auburn. Brown of Xetv Sharon. Camp bell, Chadbourne. Clement, Clifford, Cof fin. Pilling, Douglass. Purgain. Dutton, Hi.*,.-, jvva a J or, i- i 1. i'U ,u. l, Edwards. Evans, Goodwin. Gould. Green leaf. Holt of Gouidsboro. Lauren. e, Lewis. Libby, Lord, Mansir, Maxwell. McCarty. McCorrisor., M lntlre, Michaud, Millet?, Mitchell. Mulligan. Morse, Xei lon. Newell. Peabbles. Perhatn, Perkins, Peters-n. Pieher. riumnier, Pollard, Rus sel! of Alfred. Russell of Lewiston, ft Clair of Calais. Email. Smith. Tabbutt, Tate. Thibodeau of Fort Kent, Tobey, Turner. Wasgatt, Webb, Welch. Wes cott. Wilkins, Wilson, Woodman. Wy man— son. Chaplin. Chamberlin, «'obb. C'olcord. Connellan, Connors. Corliss. Currier. Panforth, Pa vis. Dercoteaux. Drupeau, Drummond. Ellis. Erskine Fay. Ford, Fassctt. Gallagher. Gorrish, Gilmour, Goidthwait, Gooding. Grant, Oreatcn Greenlaw. Hanson of Saco. Hanson of Sanford. Haraden, Hart. Haskell, Hig gins. Hill. Hodgkins, Jameson. Jordan, Littlefield, Lombard. McKinley, MeXaHv, Morrison. Mors". Nicholas,' O’Conneli, Perce of Farmington. Pierce of Hou.ton. Ranney. Ricker. Roberts. Ryder. St. Clair of Rockland. Sanborn. Snow, Thorr.bs. Towle, Trafton. Tuttle. Ward, Washburn. Waterhouse—61. ABSENT—Allen, Real. Besc*. Blake of New Gloucester. Bonney. Daigle. Gree ley. Harper. Hobbs. Holt of Skowhe gan. Leader, Meader. Noyes, Robinson, Varney, Watts, Wheeler, Wise—IS. Tlie SPEAKER: Sixty-r.ir.e having vot ed in the affirmative and 6i in the nega tive. the motion prevails and the bill is substituted for the report of the com mittee. On motion by Mr. Erown of Auburn, the bill was then tabled for printing. On motion by Mr. Conners of Bangor, t House Doc. No. 184, Resolve for the build ing of a bridge across Kenduekeag stream, in the town of Corinth, Penobscot county, was taken from the table, and on further motion by the same gentleman the resolve received its second reading and was passed to be engrossed. I On motion by Mr. Conners of Bangor, I House Doc. No. 187. Resolve in favor* of I repairing the new Kenduskeag road in the town of Glenbum, was taken from the table, and on further motion by the same gentleman resolve received its sec ond reading and was passed to be en grossed. On motion by Mr. Sanborn of South Portland, it was. Ordered, That the clerk of the House be authorized to censor th^ report of the debate for this session, so as to conform to a fair sense of propriety. On motion by Mr. Averiil of Prentis*. Adjourned until tomorrow morning at j 10 o’clock.

WASHINGTON Ralph Hibbert Is visiting a few days In Augusta, where his wife was operated upon a few weeks ago at the Augusta General hospital. Kllsworth Clark, Mrs. C. M. Berry and Mrs. Charles E. Savage attended the dance at East Palermo last Thursday night and report a good time. The recent thaw has ruined the sled ding and people have been obliged to again take to their wheels. Miss Adelald Ferrar was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. John B. Howa-d last week. Mrs. Aldana Lessner visited her broth er, Gilbert B. Luce, at Augusta last week. Fon-du-Lac Chapter, Order of ^he East ern Star, Initiated three new members at Purely Vegetable For ALL Good Cooking in Place of Lard and Butter Made from the purest vegetable o!l reduced to the consistence and ranee of pure lard. Packed in air-tight paitS. *\n absolutely PUKE FOOD. Dainty. Appetizing. Wholesome. Manufactured by the BERLIN MILLS CO. *p* PORTLAND, ME. ASK YOUR OROCej See Display of Kream Krisp in the following: Augusta E. W. Church A. L. Rose Worthing Parmentec E. Locke F. A. Howard G. W. Wadleigh J. F. Turner W. F. Turner J. A. Folsom. Merrill Bros. \V. H. Bruce Concern Webber Hewett Augusta Casavant Cloutier Capital Market H. W. Perciva! G. D. Haskell Son L. S. Young Hallowell W. H. Bruce C. A. Cole Clement Bros. Caah Market febl6dtf Gardiner R. W. Hill Clark Market 'v- M; Gray-Hildreth Co. J. D. Stephenson D.c/jiwTshaac Randolph W. L. Moody L. A. Perry B-A-S-K-E-T-B-A-L-I Final Game at City Hall Thursday, February 25th SENATORS vs. Y. M. C. J| ADMISSION ...2i 100 SEATS (First row in gallery) .3i —HOTEL MARLBOROUGH= BROADWAY BETWEEN 36TH AND 37TH STS. IN THE VERY CENTRE OF NEW YORK This famous hotel is known tfcs ■world over, has all modem ap pointments and is complete and up to date in all details. The most convenient location in Xew York, being but a few min utes to the leading theatres and department stores, a few minutes from the Pennsylvania and Grand Centra! Stations. Whether your visit is one ol business or pleasure, you will find the Marlborough the Ideal Place to stop at. The Rathskeller is on* of the show nlirps r.f Vaw Rooms, $1.00 Per Day Upwards Rooms with Bath, $1.50 Per Day Upwards $1.00 Extra Each Additional Person JOHN F. DOWNEY. MANAGER. t- ,■___t_. _ mmmmmm The KOEHLER ONE TON TRUCK Sells for $750 and gives more business service than can be purchased for $750 anywhere else. Operating expenses very low, no tire worry. Fourteen body styles. CHARLES F. SMITH, Agent 1 Union St., Auguih MRS. ROSANNA B. ODIORNE AND MR. CHARLES M. CARROLL EXHIBITION OF MODERN DANCING Union Hall THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25TH INSTRUCTION FROM 8 TO 9 Followed by exhibition and general dancing. Music by Dennis orchestra with Xylophone. Admisison 50 cts. feb:W2t

the regular meeting last Wednesday eve ning. Atwell F. Nash went to Augusta on business Wednesday. Mrs. C. M. Ferry and A. F. Nash vis ited at Montville Center last week. W. O. Luce, who has oeen In a very cretical condition with muscular rheum atism for the past two months, is report ed to be a little better, although he still suffers a great deal of pain he han move his limbs a little. The selectmen are settling up the town account at their office at the Town hall. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Overlock attended the State Grange at Bangor last week. B. K. Ware was called to \!'hitefield last week to attend the funeral of his stepfather, Mr. Peaslee. LITCHFIELD Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Gilman and Leland Gilman of Waterville passed Sunday at F. D. Gilman's. Raymond Gilman of Portland also passed Sun day and Monday with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Gilman. Ml*. Frank Spear of Roxbury, Mass., is passing a few days with Mrs. R. W. Goss. i Mrs. R. A. Cram is passing days with her daughter, Mrs. E- i Tucker. The authorities will conduct a investigation of the fire in the of the J. G. Deering Son l“*j plant Saturday night, which d™ J damage. The mill was burned years ago, causing a loss of thousand dollars. The new which is not far from the stajJ® one of the finest in the State. to the prompt work of the v-as not endangered. The fire 1913, was believed to be of inoen origin. Frank C. Deering of the believes the fire Saturday nighty also set. basing his judgment r on the fact that the stable had locked about 6, and that n*> nected with the plant had been to enter the stable between th*1 and the time the fire was A careful examination of the h has revealed two places where P set. one among the shavings bedding the 10 horses and the 010 the hay loft.

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are you a beast of BURDEN 1* a man works hard all his life, driven by the whip of Daily Dalits, which exhaust his daily income- he finds in his old age he has simply been a “beast ofburder." What's the use? Whne life's forces are strong within you then is the time to Ff.ve. Save v- j.iie the saving is good tnd when your earring days are Cver r. v S'-eet. Rooms from $1.00 per day J' R. WHIPPLE CO., BOSTON ®*.sat-wed,;mo °urnal WANT AOS bring results TRY ONE AND SEE fiEPUBLIGAN CAUCUS —ON— Wednesday Evening, Feb. 24, 1915 CiTY HALL Aut?n«^cpubllcai> VoterB oT the City ot assemh?. f,re~re8Iie01fully requested to Clty Hall, Wednesday Eve f ,^K;v,F b ary 24- U15' at 7.90 O’CLOCK. datethforPA?«?8e "om!nating a Candi Munirtn»iMri5or- to be supported at the Ajurucipal Election to be held March Per Order REPimLICAK CITY COMMITTEE. VILES. Chairman, C. W. TOWNSEND, Secretary. wardIaucuses Wednesday Evening, Feb. 24, 1915. CITY HALL er3ne JPe*5u^^t‘an Voters of Wards One. r?Vht Thllle‘ £.our• Five» Six, Seven and ln the c*ty Augusta are respect l“lly requested to assemble at City Hall. Wednesday Evening, February L’4, 1915, 7„„ o clock, for the purpose 6f nominat ing candidates for Alderman. Council ™>"n.var>ard Officers to be supported Jjjt the Municipal Election, March S, Per Order REPCBLIFAN CITY COMMITTEE BLAINE rv VILES, Chairman. C. \V. TOWNSEND, Secretary. February 17. 1915. feblSdlt Our Right Selling Plan is a money making plan for you. Beane Cross 23S WATER STREET AUGUSTA, MAINE The Home of Hart Schaffner Marx Clothes feh-Iidlt'; 01d=Time Cold I Cure=="Drink Tea! Gft a small package of Hamburg Breast Tea, or as the German folks call it. •Hamburger Brust Tliee,” at any pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of the tea, put a cup of boiling water upon it, pour through a sieve and drink a teacup full at any time. It is the most effective v.ay to break a cold and cure grip, as it opens the litres, relieving congestion. Also loosens the bowels, thus breaking a cold at once. It is inexpensive and entirely vege table, therefore harmless.—Adv. CHILD’S TONGUE BECOMES COATEDi IF CONSTIPATED When cross, feverish and sick give “Califor nia Syrup of Figs.” Children love this "fruit laxative.” and nothing else cleanses the tender stomach, liver and bowels so nicely. A c-hiid simply will not stop playing to empty the bowels, and the result is, they become tightly clogged With waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach sours then vour little one becomes cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat. sleep or act naturally, breath is bad, system full of cold, has sore throat, stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen 1 Mother! See if tongue is coated, then give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs” and in a few hours all the constipated waste, sour biie and undigested food passes out of the sys tem. and you have a well, playful child ugain. Millions of mothers give "California Syrup of Figs” because it is perfectly j harmless; children love it. and it never fails to act on the stomach, liver and brwels. Ask your druggist for a TiO-cent bot tle of "California Svrup of Figs." which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown ups plainly printed on the bottle. Be ware of counterfeits sold here. Get the genuine, made by "California Fig Syrup Company.” Refuse any other j kind with contempt.—Adv. Economy Economy is the watchword of Ameri can life and enterprise today. This j touches you as well as the other fel- j low. You cannot dodge the necessity of buying clothes. The one thing for you to decide is i A\ here can I get what I want and at the smallest cost. I must have these essentials—quality, style and fit. AYe can meet these demands to the letter. We are specialists in Tailoring. Your spring order placed with us will prove to your satisfaction all we claim. We are now displaying all the new patterns in spring suitings, overcoat- j ir.g and trouserings. No desirable patterns left out of our line. Get your order in early. Easter j will soon be here. You will confer a j favor to us by inspecting our line. j **Tel. 744. Res. Tel. KC-22. H. Ingraham Son Over 5 10 Cent Store, Augusta, Me. feb24-:7x AG/C l hr ,i, y»i WATER DAILY KENNEBEC JOCINAL Tdiphoni 135 Cards of thanks, obituary notices, res olutions of respect, etc, will be charged at the rate of ten cents per line. No charge less than 75 cents Subscribers who fail to reoeive the Journal promptly will confer a favor by notifying the office immediately Wednesday, February 24, 1915. LOCAL BRIEFS G. W. Field of Oakland was a visitor Tuesday in Augusta on mat ters of a legal nature. Elon S. Kitchen of Palermo was a visitor Tuesday in the city, called here on matters of business. Former Senator George G. Weeks of Fairfield was in town Tuesday and at- i tended the session of the Legislature, j Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lurfor, who had been enjoying a visit of a few days with relatives in Augusta, left on the Tuesday morning train for their home in Worcester. Mass. Miss Alice Nadeau, clerk in the of fice of Manager E. 1. Herbert of the New England Tel. Tel. Co., has re signed her position and has been succeeded by Miss Elsie C. Packard uf this city. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Breen, who were called to Augusta by the death of Mr. Breen's father, the late Henrv M. Breen, returned Monday to their home in Rockland. E. G. Emerson of Portland, travel ling agent for the American Ex press Co., as in town Tuesday on mat- j ters connected with the company's Au gusta office. The Republican mayoralty caucus will be held at 7.30 o’clock the eve- ning at City hall and the various ward caucuses will,lie held at 8 o’clock at tne same place. Remember the date, the hour and the place. The March term of the supreme judicial court fur Kennebec county will convene next Tuesday, March 2. it the courthouse in Augusta. As sociate Justice Warren C. Philbrook of Waterville will sit. Mrs. Alma Boardman of Augusta, for merly of Bangor, and Mies Charlotte Baldwin of Augusta were in Bangor Monday to attend the Washington Birth day luncheon at the Colonial given by Frames Dighton Williams chapter, L>. A. R.—Bangor Non s. Miss Ruby Ward and aunt. Miss Rachel Caswell, recently visited th? former's twin sister Ruth, who is in Lhe Children’s hospital in Portland for treatment. They found her very much improved. They also visited relatives in Lewiston. A drawing was held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at the office of the city clerk of three traverse Jurors to ^erve at the coining March term of the supreme judicial court for Ken nebec count.', the names drawn from the jury box being as follows: Clar ence Id. Hallett of Ward C, Weston Lewis^ of Ward T and James H. Crockett of Ward 7. A new secret order to be known as the Knights and Ladies of America has just been organized in Poniard with lir. Lewis L. Mann of Augusta ts grand president. The other of ficers elected are as follows: Past trranu president. William M. Webster i of Portland; grand vice president. Prank H. Whitney of Portland; gTand secretary, L>r. Harold A. Wood of Portland, grand trustees. Berton A. Wingate and Albert P. Lingley. This is said to be the first strictly fraternal body to recognize men and women ['dually and is planned to be nation wide in its scope. Headquarters will always be at Portland. Rev. Henry E. Dunnack of the Green street Methodist church delivered an iddress at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning Defore the students of the Cony High school on the subject of Washington, which proved not only instructive but also interesting to a degree which ac corded the speaker the closest atten- j :ion throughout the hour that he spoke :>ut also awakened a general feeling of •egret when his closing words had been spoken. Mr. Dunnack portrayed clear v to his audience the characteristics :if the great man of whom he spoke and which endeared his memory to the 1 American people for all time, and his iddress in its entirety was a touching Lribute wiiich will long be remembered. The program for the morning also in- eluded patriotic songs by the students ind Asesmbly hail, where the exercises were held, was prettily decorated with Bags. LOCAL NOTICE F. G. Maloney, teacher of flute and piccolo, pupil of Andri Maquarre of the Boston Symphony. Flutes furn- j ished. 33 Washington street. feb-4d3t* Build now. We will furnish you j plans and specifications at normal cost and make you estimate of cost of building. Common and Hy-Tex brick, j terracotta and stucco houses a spe cialty. All kinds mason and concrete work. Alfred Hanson Son, Maine Parmer Building, Room 6, Augusta, j Maine. feblSdlm* Dr. W. L. Smith has opened his dental! jffice at 343 Water street, over L., A. j IV. waiting room. Telephone 483-R. feblodtf Dr. Sturtevant will be at offices in Au gusta Trust Company buildings P. M. 2 :o 4.30. and will have office hours each i ?vening at home, 18 Green street feblfldSw* Mrs. Martha S. Low, teacher of jlano. has removed from 29 Myrtle street to 881 Willow street Tele Jhone 75-Y. feb!7eod2wk* I If You Are Losing Weight and your nerves are is bad condition, we recommend Olive Oil Emulsion 0 food asd serve tonic prescription. John Coughlin, Augusta. Jackson’s Drug Store. Gardinsr. AMUSEMENTS f “A P*ir of Sixoo," March 1. How would you like to be a sweet- i heart of a young man who la a half partner in a perfectly healthy anil successful business and then visit his partner's wife to find that your fiance was employed there as a butler? Or, how would you like to be the wife of a young man who owns the i other half of that same business, and find that because he has won in a j game of cards he must conduct the entire business, which demands so much of his time that he i6 unable to be at home more than one or two evenings each week? Or, how would you like to be the stenographer in the offices of the same firm, comprising the same two men, and have to resign your posi- tion because each one says he is the senior partner and each one will dis charge you if you show preference j for the other, and you do not know how to please them? These are the problems which the trinity of attractive young femininity has to face in "A Pair of Sixes,” the new farce by Edward Peple, with companies now playing at Long Acre Theatre, New York, Cort Theatre, Chicago, London. England and Aus tralia. That they are problems taken from life which various young women have faced at various times, is vouched for by the author, and therefore must needs lend human interest to the idea of this new thea«-ical offering. For accord ing to Mr. Peple the idea of this Play has been generating in his mind ever since he first began to think of the theatre as a means of livelihood, and that was before he wrote “The Prince Chap." Colonial Program. The mid-week program at the Colonial is a winner, -a big winner, and will appeal to all good picture I*atrons. Several of the recent serial stars appear in new features of the highest class. “Old Peg Leg's Will” is a two-part Bison feature with the old time fav orites. Grace Cunard and Francis Ford playing the leads. Flo La Badie is in a strong Thanhauser feature, Graft ts. Love.” It will be remem bered that Miss La Badie played the leading part in the “Million Dollar Mystery.” “Sergeant Jim’s Horse" is a western feature played by the Kay Bee company. “A Gentleman of Art" is an Imp two-part detective feature with Dorothy Phillips. "The Terror of the Mountains” is a pleasing Reli ance drama. Plenty of fun when “Peanuts and Bullets," the Keystone is put on the screen.—Adv. Mary Pickford's Best Feature. “Teas of the Btorm Country” with Mary Pickford in the leading part has proven a grand treat to lovers of the silent drama. Last runs of this fa mous film today. The Forest Carnival,” Thursday Evening, Feb. 25. A lively seat sale is now on for "The Forest Carnival," the beautiful spectacular play to be given in this city by the Maine Industrial School for Girls—TO characters, good musio, lovely costumes. Miss Bernice K. tVhitehouse, director. Extra special ties have been added, so a deiiphtful entertainment will be staped without waits. Bob Ott Will Be Back This Week. J- W. Gorman's Musical Comedy Co. with tfie joyful Bob Ott. will come back to the Aupusta Opera house for two days. Friday and Saturday. Feb. and 27, with matinees on both days. The play on this occasion will be "1 Should Worry.” it is one of the very funniest of all the plat's in th? entire repertoire of the Gorman Co. Mr. Ott needs no new introduction to the people of Augusta, as the big week's business he did only a few short days ago—tends to show that if you give the people what they want, they will go after it, pay for it and enjoy it. Seat sale opens on Friday morning, prices w ill be popular. 10 and 20 cents for matinee; 10, 20 and 20 cents in the evening. REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES TONIGHT Both General Caucus and Ward Cau cuses At City Hall. The Republican voters of the city of Augusta w ill assemble at City hall this evening for the purpose of nominating a candidate for mayor to be supported at the coming municipal election of Monday, March S, and also for the pur pose of nominating candidates for ward officers of the several wards of the city. The general caucus will be held at T.30 o'clock and following the nomina tion of a candidate for mayor and the transaction of the business of the cau cus there will be held at S o’clock cau cuses of Wards, 1. 2, 3. 4, 5. 6, 7 and 8 for the purpose of nominating in each candidates for alderman, councilmen and ward officers, which latter Include warden, ward clerk, constable and city committeeman. It is the duty of every Republican voter of the city to be pres ent at the caucuses if possible, and promptly at the appointed hour. MUNICIPAL COURT Two Men Get Jail Sentence for Evad ing Car Pare. Daniel Burke and John J. Mahoney, who were taken from Train 102 Mon day afternoon on its arrival at Augus ta. were arraigned before Recorder Ma dore of the municipal court at S o’clock Tuesday morning on a warrant sworn out by Station Agent P. E. Fuller of the Augusta station of the Maine Cen tral Railroad and charging them with evading carfare Both men pleaded. guilty to the charge and were visited with a sentence of $5 and costs or 30 days in jail, and in default of payment of fine and costs were committed. Real Estate Transfers. The following real estate transfers have been recorded during the past week at the Kennebec county registry of deeds: Augusta—Martha H. Leighton to Wil liam W. Hamlin, land, Horace E. Bowditch and James R. Townsend to Albert E. Lee man and Ida K. Leemar, land. t250; Daniel S. Young and Daniel S. i'oung. Jr., to Ella M. Jenkins, land, $1; Angie L. McCurdy of Windsor to B Frank Hyaom of Augusta, land, tl. China—Leans X. Webber to Isaac A. Hammond, land, $L Litchfield—Bert Allard of Richmond to Horace X. Jordan of Litchfield, land and luildings. IlSOO. Manchester—Henry F. Cummings to 3. Hilton Either, land, 1 A School Boy Sends This The Light That Failed Pa Gave the Chase. The C. M. P. Now Lights the Place. This boy’s father is one of our new customers who has taken advantage of our special house-wiring offer. Our special offer will close

SATURDAY NIGHT This is your opportunity to have your house wired. In justice to yourself and your family do not longer delay installing electric lights in your home. No other improve ment, meaning so much in convenience, cleanliness and comfort, can be made at so lit tle cost. 4 ROOMS WIRED FOR.SI5.00 6 ROOMS WIRED FOR.S23.00 DON’T MISS THIS CHANCE CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO. Oakland—George H. Powell to Mary A. Powell, land, S100: John Casey to Edith E. Folsom, land and buildings, JSOP. Readfield—Frank O. Hackett to Caro line S. Hackett. wood lot. SI Sidney—Arties A. Herrick to Florence J. Herrick and Charles M. Herrick, land and buildings, SI. Vassalboro—Orsemus B. Goldsmith to John H. Hurd, land and buildings, SI. John H. Hurd to Orsemus c. Goidsm.th. j land and buildings. SI; Harvey Swain i tSwaimt to Maude Swain (Swaim), land and buildings, SI. Waterville—Joseph York to Carrie Let- i no. land, SI. Wayne—W. Scott Frost of Winthrop to Charles H. Gale of Winthrop, land. 11. Winslow—Charles E. Bremner to Fred II. Ellis, land. Si; James L. Simpson to j Willington T. Reynolds, land, SI; William II. Nichols to Theron E. Doe of China, land. $1. Excelsior Grange. Excelsior Grange held its regular all day meeting Saturday, Worthy Master; J. G. Davis presiding. Officers pro tern: Overseer, Past Muster Elmer Chipman. lecturer. E. May Everett. Effie Richard- son resigned from the office of lady as sistant steward. After the routine bus iness the time before dinner was occu pied by J. A. Pike of Rowe's Comer Grange, after complimenting Excel sior cn her hall and the work she was doing he spoke of Grange work. An ex- j cellent dinner was served by Mrs. Em- i ma R. Cobb and assistants. It was open 1 session during the lecturer's program: Piano solo, Marion Verrill. Minot Corner j Grange; address of welcome. Worthy j Master Davis; reading. Mrs. Alice Par- j ker Sabbat"iday Lake Grange, she re- i ceived a hearty encore and responded; j piano solo. Mrs. Eva Cobb; reading, “An Appeal in Behalf of American Liberty," j Charles Day of Sabbathday Lake Grange. Mr. Day wa^ heartily encored and he kindly responded; vocal solo. Mrs. Ruth Jordan Mrs. Jordan was obliged to respond to an encore: oiano solo, Mrs. j Belle Dunn: the lecturer then Introduced; E. R. Hildreth, past master of Topshnm j Grange as the speaker of the day. His subtext was Poultry Fanning. He told t?f bis success and failures on his own •farm.. His talk was very interesting and at the close, he answered many questions to the satisfaction of a!!. Re marks were made by Mr. Day of Sab- bathday Lake Grange. Also E. C. j Hackett of that Grange. Mr\ Hackett said it seemed like coming home to1 conte to Excelsior as he. joined here and belonged 2b years. 'When Sabbathday Lake Grange was organized it being j nearer his home he went there Mr. Keene, master of Lake Grange, compli- mented Excelsior on their hall and the j courage they have shown. Mrs. Keene' was a former member of Excelsior and j is always welcome. It was regretted that she could not favor the audience j with a solo. Mr. Shaw of Lakeview Grange made remarks and told several icute stories. Other speakers were Mr. Washburn, Center Minot Grange: L. Littlefield, J. M. Libby. W. W. McCann Roger Goevell. Webster McCann, Mrs. West. Sidney Griffith. W. H. Cowell. Er nest Holbrook and Mrs. Flora Cushman ,.f Excelsior: Alton Keene, Lake Grange; Mrs. Perns of Gorham. X. H. Grange. Sabbathday Lake 'Grange were guests of the day with visitors from Tops-ham, Turner, Eureka. West Minot, Lake 1 Grange, Center Minot, Lak- view. Minot Corner. Rowe s Comer and Gorham. X. H. Over a hundred patrons were p-es ent and a most pleasant day was spent Mrs. W. W. Welch will have charge of •dinner at next all day meeting and West Minot and Lake Granges will be the guests. The question for debate next Saturday evening will be in regard to a union school superintendent. It is j hoped aK will come prepared to discuss it as it is of importance just now. New Portland Grange. New Portland Grange will celebrate^ its fortieth anniversary on the first j Saturday in March. The program will j consist of singing, reading and speak- i lag. i The program for the meeting Sat- j iirdav, Feb. 20, consisted of singing by j the Grange; quotations from Longfel- low by the members; the lecturer. Mrs. Vinton Hutchins, read a report of Lhe doings of the lecturers’ conference held in Bangor last week and gave a short talk on the conference: reading j by 'Minnie Walker: short discussion on the question. Which is the most' important, life insurance or fire in- sdrance: closed by singing America. East Somerset Pomona Grange. Bast Somerset Pomona Grange will j meet on Wednesday, March 2, in St. Al bans. The address of welcome will be made by Prank Varney, master of St. Albans Grange and the response by C. R. McCmiia of PaimyTa. W. J. Thomp son of South China will sneak on "The Relation Of the Government to Public Utilities.” The topic "What Great Pub- lie Movement Should the Grange Espec Opera House Augusta Monday, March 1 The Original London Co. and Production Owing to the war in Europe, this company, organized and equipped for an unlimited en gagement at Sir Charles Wind ham’s new theater, London, Eng land, will play a limited number of engagements in New England’s principal cities. THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION of Elaborate Scenery and Ac cessories—the same that was to have been used in London—WILL BE USED HERE. IVIAIL ORDERS will be filled in the order received, when accom panied by check and stamped envelope. PRICES: Eve .50e to $1.50 {el>2rtre!» who ni*ry ot IN HER BEST FEATURE jawoo per week “TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY” MATINEES 5 and 10c Evenings Orch. loc Bal. 10c Reserved THURSDAY EVENING, FEB. 25TH MAINE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL GIRLS PRESENT “THE FOREST CARNIVAL” 70 CHARACTERS FINE MUSIC LOVELY COSTUMES SEATS NOW ON SALE_ADMISSION 25c RESERVED 36c RETURN VISIT TO AUGUSTA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MATINEES AND EVENINGS i 1 11 ..—--1 Seats Now for Both Bays. POPULAR PRICES—MATINEES 10and 20c 20 and 30c NIGHTS PRIZES FOP. CHILDREN AT SATURDAY MATINEE. THEATRE, /<05y I Legist' V_ oftrfpr ixJJl a Mai. 2.30 P. M. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY 7, 8,45 P. SL GRACE CUNARD AND FRANCIS FORD in "OLD PEG LEG’S WILL"—101 Bscm Teature. Flo LaBadie of "The Million Dollar Mystery," In “GRAFT VS. LOVE” Tnanhauser Feature “THE TERROP. OF THE MOt'N4 TAINS”—Reliance Drama "A GENTLEMAN OF ART" "THE GOVERNOR MAKER” Bison Drama PEANUTS AND BULLETS" Imp Feature Keystone ially Support?” will be opened by Frank L. Puig-e of St. Albans. Mrs. Vinlng of St. Albans will open the topic: "Do the Great Modern Charities "Kelp or Hinder the Building of the Race?” The Grange will open at 10.10 A. M. and the Fifth de- Eree will be conferred before dinner. (Patrons are urged to be preeent and punctual. The athletes of ancient Greece trained on new cheeee, dried Da, arain. milk and warm t

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LOCAL BRIEFS I Arthur Brings of Winthrop was a business caller Tuesday in the cit>. The East Side Association will meet a*. 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the aldermen's room. Rev. Dr. Frost will give an illustrated lecture Wednesday evening at the Methodist church at North Augusta. R. B. Capen Rebecca Lodge will hold its regular meeting this (Wed nesday) evening. H. B. Sawyer was in Waterville Tuesday attending the automobile show. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bradbury of Fairfield were visitors Tuesday in the city. W. L. Slavin has moved his family from 31 Child streej to 30 Quimby street. _ Joseph Cadarette underwent a min or surgical operation Tuesday morn ing at the Augusta General hospital. Fred Ingham and John Locke of ML Vernon were visitors Tuesday in Augusta for a portion of the day. E. H. Mosher of Belgrade Depot passed a few hours Tuesday ir. Augusta on mat ters of business. Frank i’reble of Richmond was among the people- from other places who visited Augusta Tuesday to see the legislators at work. The- Helping Hand Sewing Circle *ili meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, 71 Eastern ave nue. _ The municipal officers will hold a spe cial meeting at 7.3b Thursday evening, Feb. 33. ir. the aldermen's room at City building for the purpose of considering an insane case. Supt. Daniel Webster of i-ie Maine di vision of the American -xpress Co. and Chief Clerk Coyle of the office at Ban gor were in Augusta- Tuesday and at ter.dcd the session of the Legislature. Among the recent births which have been recorded at the office of the city clerk is that of a daughter wno was born Feb. 13 to Mr and Airs. Thomas Henry Hawes. The Board of County Commission ers held its regular meeting Tues day at its office in the courthouse, the business of the session being con fined to routine matters. At a meeting of the boys of the High school Tuesday morning Leroy Hussey was elected track manager to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna tion of Perley Sampson. The Cushnoc Grange of Riverside will hold its semi-monthly meeting Thursday evening. The program will consist of musical numbers and talks of the Department of Agriculture. Hon. Harold M. Sew all of B^th was in Augusta Tuesday to attend th? session of the Legislature and during his visit met a number of his Au gusta friends. The banquet which was to have been held Thursday evening. Feb. 35, at Ho tel North by the members ot the city touncil and the heads of the various city departments has been postponed until some later date. Mrs. Rosanna B. Odiorne and Charles AX. Carroll will give an exhibition of modern dancing Thursday evening, Feb. )5, at Union hall. Instruction from S to o'clock, followed by exhibition and general dancing. Music by Dennis' Or chestra and xylophone. Walter i. Neal of Belfast, member of the Commission of Inland Fisher ies and Game, arrived in the city Tuesday for a visit on matters con nected with the work of the commis sion. W. D. Means of Machias was in Au gusta Monday night and was the guest of Hon E. C. Carlt at his home on East Chestnut street. Mr. Means has rec-nt ly been appointed a member of the board of trustees of the State Juvenile institu tions. Perley M. Lawrence, who recently underwent surgical treatment at the Augusta General hospital following an attack of appendicitis, has so far re covered that he left that institution Monday for his home on lower State street. On account of the hearing of the committee on temperance given at Representative’s hall at 2 o'clock this afternoon the meeting of the W. C. T. U. will lie postponed until 2.30 Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Kate Pishon. S Melville street. Miss Ruby I/athe of the Cony High school student body observed Washing ton’s birthday by entertaining a number of her school friends at her home in Sidney, where she gave a skating party on Lathe's meadow. The party, num bering 10, went to Riverside on the morn ing train, and from Riverside across the river to the Lathe homestead. Dinner was served at noon and the young peo ple returned in the afternoon to their homes in Augusta after having enjoyed a most delightful day. “BEST OF ALL” The Opinion of Everybody Who At tended Third Legislative As sembly. The third and last of the legisla tive assemblies was held at the Au gusta House last evening and proved If possible a more enjoyable occasion than either of the two which proceed ed it. It was the same jolly party which had made the first two assem blies the happy occasion which they proved and everybody had one of the best of good times. Music was fur nised by Dennis’ orchestra and the hours passed all too quickly. The cos tumes of the ladies were varied and beautiful and the picture presented was Indeed a pretty one. Delicious re freshments were served during the evening. SIDNEY Mrs. Cora 'Bailey passed several days /ast week with Mrs. James Abbott. Cen tre Sidney. Miss Susan Webster of Farmington passed Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. .R. S. Bacon. Frelson Ttllson has gone to Boston, Mass. Mrs. M. L. Goodhue passed the day Sunday witih friends In WaterviUe.

REV. H. E. DUNNACK RETURNS AS PASTOR GREEN ST. CHURCH For the 16th Year—Quarterly! Conference Held Tuesday Shows Conditions in Church to be High ly Satisfactory REV. H. E. DUNNACK Who for the 10th Year Resumes Pastor ate of the Green Street Methodist Church. The fourth quarterly conference of the Green street Methodist church was held Tuesday evening at the church vestry with a good attendance and a large amount of business was transacted. A feature of the meeting, which was appreciated by all, was an illustrated lecture given by Rev. Josh ua M. Frost of Auburn, superintendent of the Augusta district of Methodist churches. Mr. Frost spoke upon the “Religious Condition of Maine," par ticularly in relation to the survey made during the last six months by the Methodist church, covering its growth and problems affecting its young people, together with social and industrial conditions. After the address reports were giv en by all departments of organized activiny in the church, exhibiting a great amount of work done in the past year. The election of officers was then held and as a result the following were re-elected to serve for the en suing year: Stewards—E. J. Roberts. L. D. Haz elwood J. W. Taylor. H. W. Haskell, O. B. Frost. Frank Mendall, E. H. Doe, B. F. Smith, G. C. Libby, L. P. Graff am, Martin Hughes, H. W. Hunt. H. T. Elmore. Trustees—James E. Fuller. B. E. Folsom. T. C. Ingraham, W. O. Hutchins, O. P. Robbing. G. C. Libby. F. H Beale. G. R. Chadbourne, War ren D. Trask. Executive officers—Collector. L. P. Graffam: treasurer. G. C. Libbv; sec retary. E. J. Roberts. At the close of the meeting on be half of the church, G. C. Libby m a few strorclv appreciated and well chosen word-, expressed the desire for the return of the Rev. H. E. Dun nack for another year of service with the Green street church to which the congregation consented enthusiast ical lv with, a rising vote. Rev. Mr. Dun nack in his report, after briefly re viewing the development of the church with its splendid equipment and or ganizations. one supreme purpose alone remained for which Mr. Dun rack issued a strong ra’lvine appeal, aiming at the conversion of hundreds of people within the next 12 months. PIES, CAKE, CIGARS Taken By Thieves Who Enter the Pat naude Grocery Store. The grocery store of Alfred Pat i naude on Washington street w ts burglarized Monday night between the j hours of 8.30 and 11 o’clock and a j small quantity of goods taken, con sisting of cake, p,es and cigars. The thieves gained an entrance to the store by cutting out with a glass cut ter and a portion of one of the glass panels of the door and in that way getting at the spring lock on the door. An attempt was made to enter the O. J. Cote store but without suc cess. The time of the break is fixed by the fact that the store was closed for the night at 8.30 and that at 11 o'clock tlie break was discovered. The I break was evidently the work of boys and suspicions are entertained as to i who they were. The police are work ing on the case and it is probable that results will be forthcoming in the j rear future. i NEEDLESS ALARM CALLS FIREMEN TO BOND ST. The fire department was called out Tuesday afternoon by an alarm at 3.04 from box 32, in front of the fac- tory boarding house on upper Water i street, the call being due to an in- j cipient blaze in the two-story brick building at the corner of Bond street and Mt. Vernon avenue owned by the Edwards’ Manufacturing Co. an-1 used as a boarding house for the Polish colony of the city under the management of E. Zube. The fire was of small account, due to the igniting of the woodwork be hind the kitchen stove and was easiiy extinguished, but because of the fire men being told that the gass works was on fire two lines of hose were laid, which however were not used. Some little excitement was caused by a woman in the house who in her ex citement jumped through a window and sustained a cut on one hand but not of a serious nature. Unclaimed Mail Matter List of unclaimed letters at Post Office: Women—Prof. Kate C. Estabrooke, Mrs. Llnny Heath, Miss Sarah Love Joy, Mrs. Annie Mrader, Mrs. Annie B. Moore, Mrs. B. J. Rounds, Mrs. E. W. Seekins, Miss Esther EL Winches ter. (2). Men—Myron Burnham. J. J. Dear born Esq., Mr. Arthur Dudley, Mr. E. V. Hoover, W. E. Luxford, Mr. Walter McLay, Armand Papineau, Mr. W. E. Pass, Mr. M. B. Taylor, G. A. Win berg. UNEXPECTED HAPPENS WHEN KINGBIRDS ARE DEFEATED DY BRAVES The unexpected happened Tuesday aft-j ernoon at the Y. M. C. A. alleys when i the Kingbirds were defeated by Cantoni’s Braves of Halloweil. not only in the total pintail of 1369 to 1338. a margin of 391 pine, but in each of the individual j strings roiled. The summary: CAXTOXIS BRAVES. Con Falconi .114 9? 92-303 Condos .T9 96 94-269 Webb T6 82 81-239 Cantoni 82 9T 94-273 Cesare Falconi 95 SI 107-2?? Totals S5 89 87-233 .446 453 46s—136 KIXGBIRDS. Georgaklis 86 Pike .82 Smiiey Hall Ladd S3 90 88-260 84 S3-267 104 106 287 Totals .417 453 459—1325 HALLOWELL WON FROM Y. M. C. A. BOWLERS Ter Halloweil quintet took all four points from the Augusta Y. M. C. A. bowling team in an interesting match on Monday evening at the Y. M. C. A. alleys. The summary: HALLOWELL. Con Falconi .114 Condos 79 Webb 76 Contani 82 C. Falconi 95 97 96 82 97 81 Georgaklis 86 Pike S5 Smiley S3 Hall 90 Ladd .7 92 94 81 94 107 -303 -269 -249 -273 -2S3 Totals .446 453 Y. M. C. A. 46S 1377 Totals .420 445 456 1328 HEARING ON STATE HOSPITAL TUESDAY A quiet hearing was held by the com mittee on insane hospitals Tuesday eve ning at which nine resolves in favor of the Augusta State hospital were dis cussed. The facts bearing on the resolves had all been placed In writing and the hearing as conducted was largely in the nature of comment on the papers filed. Willis C. Parsons of Foxcroft. chairman of the trustees, opened the bearing for the resolves and was followed by Dr. Forest D. Tyson, head of the institution, and other officials connected with the hospital work at the present time. Dr. Tyson said that perhaps the most needed of the improvements and exten sions asked is the nurses’ home. He said that the nurses at the hospital are of a higher (lass than formerly,_the cus todian type of nurse being no longer ef ficient for the work, and in order to em ploy the better type of nurses and keep them at the hospital for any consider able length of time It was necessary to provide better quarters for them. At present there are 60 nurses there and 33 of them are sleeping on the ward. It is very difficult to keep the number of nurses up to the proper figure under ex isting conditions and during the summer it is almost impossible. Last summmer the number of nurses fell to 47 and he estimates that in six months time the personnel of the nursing force is one half changed. The salaries of nurses range from $17 per month the first year to *39 per month at the beginning of the third year, and with better quarters Dr. Tyson thinks it would be possible to keep nurses longer and easier to introduce new nurses into the work. The other resolves called for improve ments in the heating system: for repair and improvement of the chapel; for re pairs on Chase island wharf; for com pletion of the furnishing of the third fe male wing, for a machine shop and equipment; $5090 for purchase of cows; for the regular maintenance appropria tions, and $159,000 for the renovation of tw'o male wings. It was stated that if these two wings were renovated at one time instead of one each two years *30. (90 would be saved. FORMER AUGUSTA CLERGYMAN Rev. Philip S. Thatcher Married Sun day at Hyde Park, Mass. Many Augusta people will be interested in the announcement which appeared in Monday’s Boston Transcript of the wed ding of Rev. Philip S. Thatcher of Hyde Park, Mass., a former well-known pastor of the Unitarian church of this city: “Rev. Philip S. Thatcher, minister of the First Unitarian church, Hyde Park, was quietly married Sunday to Mrs. Josephine O. Hill of Summer street, in that section, by Rev. William H. Parker. The bridegroom Is 60 years old and his bride is considerably younger. George H. Wright and Miss Mabel J. Sedgwick, both residents of Hyde Park, were the attendants. Mr. Thatcher was born in England and came to America when he was 2u years old. After his ordination to the ministry at Meadville, Pa., in 1879, he held pastorates for 10 years in Au gusta, Me., for seven years at Santa Barbara, Cdl., where he was instrumental in the erection of many public buildings, and in Needham for seven years. Later he went to Salt Lake City for two years, during which time he lectured at the State University. A breakdown necessi tated his retirement from the ministry and he bought a large fruit ranch near San Diego, which he managed success fully. He remained there 13 years, mean while organizing churches at Fresno and Eureka, Cal. About two years ago he went to Hamilton, Ont., where he re mained a short time. He has held his present pastorate about a year." George S. Smith of Monmouth, secre tary of the Maine Guernsey Breeders’ Association, was a visitor Tuesday in Augusta on matters of a business nature. WINTHROP A food sale will be held by the Rebekah’s Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock ata Mrs. Wellman's store. Cony High school and Winthrop High will meet tonight in a basketball game. A preliminary game has also been arranged. The young ladies of the Rainbow Club entertained the Sunbeam Club at the Methodst vestry Monday even ing to a very nice supper and evenings social. Place cards and programs were heart shaped. A post office with Misses Vesta and Susie Webster as Postmistress, contained a valentine j preach guest. These were delivered by France* Edwards and Mary Pettingill j as messengers. About 50 were pres- j ent at the social and enjoyed games j of various sorts. All passed a delight- j ful evening. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Shaw will give a social dance at Town Hall, Friday evening. Music by Cushing s Orches- j $1,600,000 IN COTTON BOUND NOW FOR EUROPE Savannah. Ga., Feb. 23.—Forty thousand bales of cotton valued at ap proximately $1,600,000 were on their way today to Europe from this port, i This cotton formed the cargoes of six steamers which sailed for European j ports within the past 4S hours. TEUTON ALLIES CALL RESERVES FROM NEUTRALS Geneva, Via Pans, Feb. 23.—Ger mans up to the age of 48 eligible for service with the Landstunn troops have been recalled from Switzerland and It is reported here that those liv ing in other neutral countries also liave been directed to join the colors not later than March 3. Austria like wise has summoned from neutral countries also have been directed io countries men of the Landsturm up to the age of 45. The order affects 2,00 living in Switzerland. REPORT FIREMAN IS KILLED IN WRECK Denver. Col., Feb. 23.—Denver Rio Grande passenger train Xo. 15, was wrecked 12 miles south of Colorado Springs early today. The fireman is re ported to have been killed and several passengers injured. FIRST EXECUTION BY ELECTRIC CHAIR IN STATE, PENNSYLVANIA Rockview, Pa., Feb. 23.—The first exe cution in Pennsylvania under the new law substituting the electric chair for the gallows took place 'in the western penitentiary here today when John Talap, a friendless foreigner, paid the extreme penalty for wife murder. BULGARIA INTENDED TO MAINTAIN STRICT POLICY OF NEUTRALITY Tar is. Feb. 23.—(3.30 A. M.).—When ten sion between Turkey and Greece was greatest last week, says the Petit Pari sien, the Turkish minister to Sofia asked the Bulgarian government if it would permit Turkish troops to pass through Bulgaria for an attack upon Greece should war be declared. Premier Kad os’avof? replied, the paper asserts, that neither country would be permitted to transport troops across Bulgarian terri tory. GERMAN IMPERIAL FAMILY GES BREAD FIRST IN BERLIN _ London, Feb. 23.—(10.30 A. M. i —The ex change Telegraph Co's. Copenhagen cor respondent, says a private message from Berlin, states that today was the first "bread day” in the latter city. Every German received a ticket early in the morning entitling him to his supply. Ev ery member of the imperial family as well as the humblest households were Included in the distribution without dis tinction. COLONEL MARCHAND PROMOTED BY FRENCH Paris, Feb. 23.—Colonel Marehand of Fashoda fame has been promoted to the rank of brigadier general. He retired from the army some time ago. but ottered his services at the outbreak of Hostilities and was appointed a colonel, the rank he held upon his retirement. He has distinguished himself several times upon 'the field of battle. JOHN D. POSTPONES HIS SOUTHERN TRIP New York, Feb. 23.—The golf links a Poeantieo Hills are in such good condi tion that John D. Rockefeller, who was to have started for *he South two wee^s ago, has postponed the trip indefinitely, it was announced today. Mr. Rockefeller is in the best of health and goes over the links set oral times j daily. Mrs. Rockefeller also is in !m- i proved health. BRITISH DECLARE THEY ARE HOLDING OWN London, Feb. 23, 1.55 P. M.—The British semi-weekly report on the progress of the fighting on the con tinent. was given out today and reads as follows: "The enemy continues to show con- siderable activity; in the neighbor- hood of Ypres several attacks and counter-attacks have occurred. At C o’clock in the morning of Feb. 21 the j enemy exploded an elaborate series of mines, which destroyed one of our trenches. A new line was prepared a 1 short distance in the rear and imme diately occupied. Any attempts at j further progress have been complete- ly frustrated. ‘Near Givenchy our infantry, after a successful bombardment, captured a trench of the enemy and blew it up^1 An attempted attack by the enemy j along La Bassee canal was easily re- pulsed by our artillery. “To the south of the river Lys there has been an increase in artillery an 1 rifle fire, in which our troops showed marked superiority. Along the re mainder of the front there has been i nothing more than artillery duels. The thick weather has handicapped the work of air craft.’” SHELL HITS PRIEST WHILE HE IS AT MASS Hazebrouck, Via Poris. Feb. 23.— 3.35 A. M.—A soldier priest was saying mass yesterday in a church at Elver- dlngue, near Ypres, when a German I shell exploded over the building. A portion of the missile came through the roof and struck the priest on the 1 head. His condition is serious. BILLY SULLIVAN WANTS UMPIRE JOB WITH AM’NS. Chicago, Feb. 23.—William J. ("Bil ly”) Sullivan, veteran catcher of the Chicago Americans, who recently was unconditionally released, today decided to apply to President Ban Johnson for a position as an umpire in the Ameri can League. Sullivan has served the league as a Player for 14 years. NO WORD FROM EVELYN CREW The Hague. Via London, Feb. 23.— 11.03 P. M.—Inquiries at all available sources today failed to discover the whereabouts of the members of the American steamer Evelyn’s crew which are thought to have proceeded to Hol land after the vessel was sunk by a mine. Xaval experts point out that the men who took to a small boat, must have suffered terrific hardships in the foggy and cold of the sea since Friday. It is possible, however, that they landed at one of the small islands along the coast. EVEN THE SCHOOL CHILDREN SHORT OF FOOD IN GERMANY (Associated Press Correspondence) Berlin, Feb. 10.—Have you signed the pledge? is the question that everybody in Germany, even to the school chil dren. is asking everybody else. The pledge is not for the usual temperance cause, it refers to sausage and other delicacies that should not be indulged in until the food embargo is lifted. According to the Lokalanzeiger. the school children of the capital are asked to make the following resolution: "If from today, so long as the war lasts, we renounce sausages and meat for dinner and bind ourselves to take to school not more than two slices of bread, when the class lasts until one o’clock, and not more thtn four slices when the class lasts beyond one o’clock, this will be quite sufficient to appease hunger, and meat and bread supplies will thereby be spared.” The Lokalanzeiger adds that in one school the boys have been selected to see that the self-denial ordinance is carried out. Speaking of tiie circulariz ing of schools to induce the children to restrict their consumption of food, the paper declares: ’’Dear Fatherland, now mayest thou be tranquil.” It. is stated that the war committee for consumers has petitioned the Im perial Chancellor to accelerate the slaughter of pigs for fear the potato fodder given the animals may shorten the national food supply. SHORT MAN MAKES THE BETTER FIGHTER (Associated Press Correspondence) London, Feb. 10.—The short man makes the better fighter, says Dr. M. S. Pembrey, lecturer on physiology at Guy’s Hospital in a discussion before the P.oyal -Sanitary Institute. This he bases on a careful study of the fight ing capacity of tall and short races and also of the tall men and short men of the same race. The difference in height between a short man and a tail man, said Dr. Pembrey. is duo chiefly to the length of leg. At the same time, height depends upon the correlated activity of certain glands which producp interna! secre tions. The essential organs in the head and trunk are often better de veloped in the short than in,the tall man. the weight of brain being rela tively greater in the short man and the reaction time not so long. Tall men of full proportions are heavy and slow, and there are strong physiological rea sons for the greater activity of the small man. who does not suffer from the mechanical disadvantages of height and weight. Therefore, the small man has a greater capacity for work and more t durance .u.d is better able to resist disease. Although giving ht verdict to the short m.in. the d warned his hear ers of lire danger of rushing to ex tremes. Coming Events 1S15 Feb. 22-2;.—Automobile Sl ow at Water ville. Feb. 23-23—Annual convention of fruit Browers of western Maine, Auburn. Feb. 23-24—Bradbury prize debates with Hamilton College at Brunswick. Feb. 24—State potato Browers' meeting, Bangor March 1—City election In South Port land, Saco, Koekland, Lewiston, Auburn, Watervillc, Ellsworth, Hullowell, East port and Bath. March 1—Time limit for receipt of ap propriation measures by Legislature. March 3— Bowdoin interscho.astic de bate, Portland High vs. Cony High, Au gusta. March 5-6-7—Boys' Conference at Port land. March 5-7—Tenth annual State Boys' Conference, under auspices of V. M. C. A. at Portland. March 6—Preliminary debates in the Bowdoin i’nterscholastic league begin. March, 8—City election in Biadeford, Belfast, Bangor, Brewer and Augusta. March 11—Mid-winter meeting of State Board of Trade, Lewiston. March 22—City election, Old Town. March 27—Portland Civic Club meeting at 3. clean-up campaign, guest meeting. March 28—Palm Sunday. April 2—Good Friday. April 4—Easter Sunday. April 5—City election, Calais. April 6—United States District Court, Portland. April 8—Grard Castle. Knights of the Golden Eagle, annual session, Carmel. April 9-11—Maine Young Woman's Christian Association conference, Port land. .April 10—Annual meeting and election of officers of Civic Club, at 3, Portland. April 13—Supreme Court convenes, Portland. April 19—Patriot's Day. April 19—Central Maine Pythian Jubi lee, Auburn hall. Auburn. April 21-26—Maine Methodist Confer ence, Bishop Hamilton of Boston, presid ing, Waterville. April 23—Penobscot County Teachers Associatlon meets for re-organizatlon, Bangor. April 24—Adjourned annual meeting of Civic Club at 3, Portland. May 4—Superior Court convenes (civil and criminal), Portland. May 4-6—Congregational Conference and Missionary Society of Maine, annual meetings, South Parish church, Augusta. May 4-6—Masonic grand bodies, annual meetings. Portland. May 14—Lyford interscholastic prize ■peaking of Colby open to preparatory schools of Maine and Xew Hampshire, afternoon and evening, at Waterville. Bankruptcy Proceedings. The following petitions in volun tary bankruptcy have been filed with the clerk of the United States court at Portland: Oscar B. Robinson of Portage, lum berman. Liabilities 88453.73; assets $3330.42, of which $2215 is claimed to be exempt. Herman Cayouett of Waterville, laborer. Liabilities $1266: assets $580. LAWRENCE ALDERMAN IS SHOT BY AN EX-MEMBER MASS. HOIlJ Lawrence. Mass., Feb. 23,-Alderman Paul Hannagan was shot three times while in his office in City hall today, j Dennis H. Finn, a former state rep- j resentative, was arrested charged with assault with intent to kill. Physicians said tonight that unless complications set in Hannagan s wounds would not be fatal, but some fear was expressed regarding his con dition as he recently underwent two operations from which he had not ful ly recovered. He was removed to the Cottage hospital wffiere a thorough i examination will be made of his inju- j ries tomorrow. He is 60 years of age. One bullet struck him over the light j eve. another in his neck and another in his thumb. In addition his face was j cut during a scuffle. Hannagan told j the physicians he believed the cuts were caused t>y Finn s striking him with the revolver. Longstanding Animosity According to the police the shooting was the climax of long standing polit ical differences between the two men. Finn, who has been acting as spokes man for the unemployed at various j public.meetings, had criticized Hanna-, gan, as chief of the engineering de partment. The criticisms were rreat- ed lightly by Hannagan, who told the j city council at a meeting some time j ago that men like Finn were "not j worth. 10 cents a day.” Finn had an- j j nounced that at today's meeting of the i council he would prefer 15 .1 against Hannagan, but he fail? appear. ouring the afternoon Finn walked ihe city engineer s office ir.g to witnesses spoke {.teasary? Hannagan's chauffeur, Michael Cia and then without warning, openej at the alderman who was standlt* the telephone. The Shooting Three shots were fired in quick sion before Champy or Edwin C. y, a draughtsman, or A. D. Marble, 1 engineer, who were present, could» fere. Hannagan. the witnesses wheeled at the first shot and sp^ his assailant, struggling with him 1 he had forced him ir.to the con where a policeman separated the and placed Finn under arrest. As an expert on road building, gan s work had attracted attention last year he was engaged by May.*,, lev of Eosion as consulting -ngin^ charge of street construction. Fora months in 1P11 after the death of Michael A. Scanlon, lie was a mayor. Finn is a veteran of the Spanish and was a member of the State E 0/ Representatives for two terms jj ami 11-3. Eater he was appointed a assessor and more recently was tag ed in the engineering department it Hannagan. He was dropped from depaitment about a year ago. the EX-PRES. TAFT'S ACTION IS UPHELD BY THE SUPREME COIII Washington. Feb. ZZ— President Taft's withdrawal of oil lands in California and Wyoming in 1609 without empowering legislation was upheld today by the su preme epurt and entry claims of indi viduals and corporations valued at hun dreds of millions of dollars were an j nulled thereby. President Taft withdrew the lands as a conservation measure, and on June 25• 1910. Congress passed a law ratifying ..is action. Oil corporations principally en _ tered many grants between the two da and have resisted attempts of the g eminent to put them out. The g»vt ment defended the withdrawal partlj beimg for reserving; an oil supply fori navy. Justice Lamar announced court's decision from whicn Justice*!) McKenna and Vandevanter dissented The case has nothing to do with er.forcibility of the prevailing fortr. oil leases, which is involved :rt an*; I case. EUROPEAN POWERS ASK U. S. ABOUT CONDITIONS IN MEXIC I Wasnlngton, Feb. 23.—From several of the European embassies litre inquiries are being directed to the slate depart ment regarding conditions in Mexito and the present purposes of the United St itts. The responses so far indicate that the Washington government does not con template any departure from its policy of non-intcrfercnce with the factions in Mexico. Although the state department _ has listened sympathetically to the e plain of mistreatment of foreign en, eluding priests t>y c'arrar.za forcei has not felt Justified in going firt than instructing Consul Si!'..man top out to General Carranza and G* Obregon the impropriety and -jnwW of their action and it has informed inquiring powers that nothing iron to be done. U:0! NI ORGANIZED BASEBALL CASE BYENDOFWEE Chicago. Feb. 2"— Baseball enthusiasts were cheered today by the announcement that Judge K. M. Landis probably would give his decision this week in the suit of the Federal League against organized j baseball. The judge has had the c. se under advisement for a month. In its petition for a restraining order i

against the officials of the N'alio League. the American League and National Contmiss on. the Feds League declared that organized base! had operated in violation of the St man anti-trust act and that its coni over players was a violation of thee stitutional rights guaranteed to American citizen. VflSTfliLSKTER STS AFFECTED BY DECISION OF SUPREME COIN ■sii m ill Uf San Francisco, Feb. .3.—Vast oi! in terests in California and suits invols inp many millions of dollars are vi tally affected by today's decision of the supreme court of the United 1 States, confirming withdrawal by President Taft of oil lands in this state, ahd the principle under which he acted. About' 2.ST1.0C0 acres of oil lands in California are confirmed to the grov i eminent, oificials here said tonight, i and an oil supply for the navy is thus considered assured. Hundreds of thou sands of dollars oil money impounded from proceeds of oil taken from S lard goes to the government by cS of this decision, and it is said o $40,W)0.o0t) in development work done on the land which is forfeit! Titles claimed by more than a h dred companies and individuals made void by the decision, and S I a dozen suits over Ktrn county lands involving as much as each now on file in the United SU> district court in Los Angeles said to hinge on this decision and i be disposed of automatically by ib the government's favor. REPUBLICANS AND PROGRESSIVES OF BRUNSWICK HAVE UNITED FRO* Brunswick, Me., Feb. 23.—(Special).— At the Republican caucus held here this evening the following nominations were made: Moderator, Edward W. Wheeler; town clerk, John W. Riley; selectmen. Charles A. Randell, Her i rick T. Nason and Israel Racine; town treasurer, Samuel L. Forsaith; collec tor of taxes, John R. Stanwod; town agent, Charles R. Randall; members schol committee, Adelbert J. Hutch inson; auditor. Harry F. Thompson and Franklin C. Webb. The meeting was the biggest p« cal gathering held here since the r>j eressive split three years ago. 200 were present. The fact thatJ nominations for selectmen, treasur collector of taxes and auditor are same as those of the Progressive t* ty made last Monday, brought some later comment which was than overcome! by the opinions in affirmation of the act. All nonm* lions were made unanimous!). Present Indications, it is asg^j look like a big Republican-Progrew victory. BRIEFS AGAINST MOVE TO RELEASE LEO M. FRANK __ I Washington. Fet>. 23.—Attorney General Grice and Solicitor Dorsey filed briefs in the supreme court today in connection with their arguments against a reversal of the Georgia federal court's dieision refusing a habeas corpus release to Leo M. Frank, sentenced to die for the mur der of Mary Phagan, a factory girl. The brief contends largely that habeas corpus cannot be used to "overturn vir tually” Frank's conviction in a state court without submitting important por tions of the record upon which the judg ment of the state court was based. “The supreme court of Georgia is sec ond to no state in according trials free from hostile demonstrations," the brief declares, "and has gone as far. we ven ture to assert, as any state in the in setting aside verdicts where the were influenced by hostile demo tions on the part of spectators. 8u is far from holding that whenever cused alleges those things in a i for a new trial tire courts should F* a new trial.” The state contends Frank should raised the question of mob violence his absence from court on his toot a new trial and should not have to incorporate them it! a petition to aside the verdict. It further contends that J'rar'*£ bound by the action of his attorn* waiving the right to be present verdict was rendered, and argues the absence of Frank when a returned did not strip the trial c9#n j I jurisdiction. j