Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

are kept in stock and are served to
customers who may order them. The
new proposal which comes from in
vestigators who have been studying the
question of the saloon in it's relation
the dispensing of alcoholic beverages
into two distinct branches on the theory
that most Of the disorder and the evil
conditions charged against saloons
arise from the consumption of hard"
liquors. The liquor dealers themselves
say that the plan is impracticable in
states where high license fees are
charged for the reason that their pro-
fits are much greater on the more ex-
pensive drinks than on the lighter
beverages such as beer. In view of
this fact it is probable that an effort
Will be made by the civic workers in
terested in this plan to have various
legislatures provide special license
at reduced cost to permit the sale
of light wines and malt beverages only.
The experiment, if tried, will be watch
ed with much interest for it's effect in
improving conditions in communities
like New York where there is compare
hibition.
This city, which according to would
be reformers has long had various po-
litical, financial and municipal white
elephants, though lacking a specimen
of the four-legged variety. is now to
have a white whale or perhaps two Of
them. At any rate Assistant Curator
Andrews of the Museum of Natural
History has just set forth on unique
fishing trip on the st. Lawrence River
for the purpose of catching some white
whales and bringing them back to New
York alive to sport in the aquarium
and the zoo. Every spring. it is said,
the white whales appear in that river,
coming from no one knows where, and
are promptly massacred by the inhabi-
tants for their oil. 1t is at this annual
hunt that Assistant Curator Andrews
hopes to obtain a live specimen. If he
is successful the country will witness
the spectacle Of live whale travelling
overland for nearly a thousand miles
and in a private car at that. Arrange
ments are already under way indeed
to bring specimens to this city either
task would be extremely difficult since
these fish attain a length of twenty
five feet. If 1t becomes necessary to
use a fiat car the whale will be dashed
on it and then surrounded with sea
weed which will be kept constantly
wet. Food will he administered by at
tendants who are being taken along
for just this purpose. Altogether the
plans evolved for the catching of
live whale have in them all the ele-
ments of the biggest fish story on rec
ord
Although the fact is not generally
known. the greatest matrimonial agent
in the country is no less a parsonage
than Uncle Sam himself. Most of his
activities in this field are carried on
through the immigration officials at
Ellis Island where hundreds of mar
riages occur every year for which the
old gentleman is primarily responsible.
In the role of chaperon he exercises
careful supervision over the morals Of
the thousands of unattended young
who enter the country from
foreign lands every year. Many OF
these women come here for the express
purpose Of marrying sweethearts who
have preceded them and If they are
without relatives or close friends here
the federal authorities insist that the
ceremony take, place at the immigra-
ton station or upon receiving convinc-
ing assurances that it will be held i'm
mediately upon landing. Sometimes an