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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16
Colby College.

Manager Chapman of the track team
has recently received word from the
management of the &. \. i. that the Coz.
by relay team will run against Tufts II
the meet Feb II in Boston. The Colby
team has been dong Good work in the
past week and lhccz is ne doubt that
Coach Thompson will develop a much
faster team than repre-. ented colby at
the meet last winter \ large squad is
on the track ana several of them are
showing up very welt. those showing up
especially fast being Capt. Narlini, Blake
Gates, Bowen. Good, Reynolds. Packard.
Soule. Hussey, Kenneldy, owen and
Morse
4 basketball team from the Freshmen
defeated the Oak Grove team Saturday
evening by a score of II to : The Fresh
man team was composed of smith. Bur-
CESS, forwards; Mooers, center. Hayes
and Humphrey. guards
The committee having in charge the
Junior Prom Saturday decided on April
IS as the date. Othe. particulars con-
corning the Prom will be announced
later The committee consists of knight,
Reynolds. Allen. -Kimhall and Hogan.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16

DEFENSE or RED BANK.
Washin9ton's Instructions to Gen.
Foreman a Historical Document.

The following important historical let
ter of Cieorgo Washington. written while
he was commander-inchief of the Con-
tincntal amy, date headquarters, near
White Marsh, October Il. 1t11, and ad-
dressed t. Brig. Gen. Foreman. will be
sold at auction in Philadelphia this
week.
The enemy yesterday morning threw
a body IF troops across the Delaware,
with Intentions, no doubt, either To storm
or invest Red Bank. As the works there
are strong. it is impossible they will haz-
ard tie loss of men that would be likely
to attend an assault but Will, | imagine,
cndoaVor by blockade to oblige the gar
lis6n to surrender on this suppositon.
I am to request, in the most earnest
manner, that you will use your utmost
eXertionS Immediately to collect as large
a hodv of militia as You possibly can and
hasten them to the relief of that post.
1t is to be apprehended its supply Of
stores and provisions may not be as an
pic as could be wished. This makes it
necessary you should lose not a mo-
ment's time to give it all the succor you
can. have written to Cen. Newcomb on
that should that post fall into the enc
my $ hands we net only suffer the iInme-
date loss of the garrison. its cannon,
and stores. but all our endeavors, after
that's hould happen, to defend the OBJ
structions ON the river would be fillit-
less. To YOU no arguments need be used
either to explain the Importance of their
objects or TO stimulate your zeal for its
preservation. What ! have here said is
in the sHpposition that the danger to the
salt works. which induced YOU to 60
down that way. is not 50 great as to re-
qurr the whole force YOU may. be able 10
get together to guard against it.
Il do not mean to neglect the prccau-
tions necessary for their security: they
are too much important, but as the de-
fensc of Red Bank is an object of thu
greatest moment I wish YOU would do as
much as YOU possibly can toward 1t con-
sistcnt with a proper degree of attention
to the salt works. Ii circumstances are
not such as to make your presence eS-
sentally necessary there. would wish
You to command III" body Of militia YOU
may be able to spare for Red Bank"
E4- order of General Howe. the British
commander. Count Donop. with about
e10o picked lessian soldiers. attacked
Fort Mercer. at Red Bank. y. J., the, day
after this letter of Washington's was
written. The fort was defended by Col.
Christopher Greene with Go men. Donop
threatened that unless the fort was in
stantly surrendered no quarter would be
given. Col. Greene's reply was. I'VE ask
no quarter. nor will we give any The
Hessians were defeated with a loss of
%" men The Americans lost 81 killed
and wounded. Donop himself was
wounded, and died three days after the
battle. He is reported to have declared.
II die a victim to my ambition and the
.valiaa or my sovereign. N. Y Times,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16
Funeral Of Late Robert D. Williams

The funeral service of the late Robert
b. WILLIAMS of Taconnet street, WinSlow.
was held at O'Clock, Sunday afternoon
from the HoilingsN"rth & Whitney
school house and was attended by large
number of friends of the deceased. The
service was impressively- conducted by
J. NJ. Frost of the Pleasant Street
Methodist church. The Woronoco Male
Quartet rendered two selections The
floral tributes Were abundant and beau
tifui, marking the high esteem in which
tthe deceased was held by his friends
The bearers were from Haverloek Lodge.
*. of F., which attended in body. and
from the Winslow Fire company, Harry
S. Grindal and cecil Blake from the fire
company and Harold Labrack and Elmer
Abbott for the Knights of Pythias. The
remains were placed iii the tomb at Pine
Grove cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16

ddiiy service OF moving pictures of
the news. The enterprise. Wf,fch goes
by the name Of The Animated Ga
zette. Is complete news organization.
with an editor. Mr.. Steer, who has
abandoned the old methods of Fleet
street for the new journalism and n
staff of 5000 photo to-cofrespondents"
scattered pretty well over the world.
The product Of this organization is a
cinenatograph film which is sent out
to a circuit of moving picture theatres.
and is already being seen daily and
nightly by more than two millions of
people. An idea of the circulation
possibilities Of this kind of a news
paper may be gathered rom the fact
that New York today has $50 moving
picture shows, that London has 800.
that every city and town of Europe
and America has from one to a dozen.
There is little doubt that the new
idea win soon be at work in America,
The editor of The American Animated
Gazette would sit in his Office in New
York, scan telegraphed Flashes" of
the news of the day, and send out his
orders. Where the old-fashioned
managing editor would send for
"thodsand words Roosevelt" he will
wire his photo-correspondent Send
500 ,ards Roosevelt; feature insurgent
smile;" or lie will order; Rush $50
yards Aviation Meet; 200 II Post turns
hlndsprings in air" Instead Of dis
patching his brilliant member Of the
sympathy sauad'' to watch the girl
murderess on the witness stand and,
with glowing adjective ana picturesque
fancy. t,ilate upon the moral lesson of
her career, he will dispatch his mov-
ing picture nan. and the machine Will
do the WORK OF poignant sympathy.
Journalism hes never been an alto
gether resttLl enterprise; some of US
had fordly hoped that it could not
grow more animated" But Mr.. Edf
son has MADE the world over IN many
ways.-World's Work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16
FOR PETS OR FOOD?
Decrease in Pigeons Leads to Quiet
Work by Officers

The local police officers and leaders
of the Society for the Prevention oi
Cruelty to Animals are working up
on a peculiar cas- and one that prom =
ises IL be interesting before they are
through. For some time it has been
noticed that the large number OF pig
cons, which have usually been so
prominent about ;ile business streets,
has been decreasing. Persons who nave
fed these birds. namely the propri-
etors Of eating houses and the like.
have noticed that their Doarders haVe
not been SO plentiful.
1t has Just come 80 the attention
of the police that certain parties al
the Head of the Fails. probably on
account of the high cost of living, have
beer securing thosr birds and con-
sunhng item. This vas found II be
true when Il police officer went To q
house in that locality and found about
50 of these birds penned up and be-
ing fattened.
Il is understood that the party haN-
ing the birds III possession has baid
tc small boys ccrldin sums of money
if tlev Nould snare them. They gave
to the officer as 4 reason that tho!
had the birds for pets. Just what nc
ticn viii DE taken has not been de
cidtd .
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16

A meeting of tn" state officers of Boy
Work Society of Maine was held in this
city Saturday at the offices Of the Y. NJ.
c. \. in the Savings Bank building. 10
consider the problem of the program for
the conference To be held at Bangor Feb.
o4-26, also 10 discuss the extension move
ment in the state. The State committee
of the y. NJ. {. \. is desirous of enlarg-
ing the present program. which mas had
such a splendid growth for the past 1--we
years. and endeavor to exceed the last
State conference which was h"ld IN Au-
gusta. Said Secretary J. =. Srlith: No
city of the size of Augusta has ever on
tertained such Il large confc renee" The
meeting lasted all day and there was
present number of the prominent work.
ers. W. X. Sandersen of Portland prosid-
cd and j. II. Piper of Houlton was sec
rotary. Rev. j. NJ. Frost of this city
served as vice chairman. Secretaries
Smith. Head and McConnaughtv report
ed on work in their departments.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16

In regard to the published reports
that the Maine Central Railroad was to
Immediately discharge all employees
not absolutely needed, etc, officials of
the road said Friday that the reports
were much exaggerated. The facts of
the case are that owing to the recent
weather conditions lack of snow, etc,
business has been poor: that like all
other business concerns the railroad
has sought in some small ways to re-
duce its expenses, to save few dollars
where it could be done without impair
ing the efficiency of the service in any
degree: that the published reports were
exaggerated and that even now. begin
ming Friday, the business of the road
is picking up and that with little
snow the railroad people will have all
they can do. Beginning this week "a
cut takes effect in the time of the Wa
tervile shops of the Maine Central
railroad, involving $50 men. The time
has been reduced from 53 hours TO A.
:; week. eight hours every day except
Saturday. when the shops will shut
down at noon. The cancellation of a
number of trains is given as the rea-
son for the reduction of time.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16
ROOSEVELT ON TEXAS.
The Writing Of History of the State
Should Prove Delightful Task

III 1T is delightful task which Theu-
dore Roosevelt has consented to under
take. % Wrtp a history OF Texas,
which, IN comprehensive character
@hali he worthy OF Il great and inter-
esting State. an empire within an en-
pi"e. Texas has had = most stirring
story, full of moving incidents o.
Spanish pioneering and of American
pioneer as well. \ succession of strik-
ing chs racters move across tie stat
OF its Grama from Caue2a de Naca to
Sam Houston. Texas biblibgra ply +;
already considerable, and yet tue iiel,l
is Still open To- the historian who shall
appreciate at of5,c the pictureslneness
and the philosophy Of Texan evolution
from a great lone hand to one OF the
most remarkable of American Com
monWealtl~ =.
n q large way the history nt tie La
tin doarinion OF our Southwest, both
Spanish and French. remains to be
written. Nary have laDored over Somo
section or an episode. 'haries Gityarre
Wrote Il ponderGus history of Louisi-
ana, full of information. but difficult
To read He carried 'localism" L. an
his mind to master Gavarre's fotr big
volumes must not be daunted by tue
arid stretches he will encounter. The
works of GaNarrc AMI his Louisiana
and Texas confreres, condcnS td and
coordiI ateG by a capable writer. would
of themselves constitute Il valuable
history, but Il beginning. after all. n
con parison with the magnitude Of IT,
subject. Farkman has incidentally to
his general purpose glanced at the
Southwestern progr IS of Latin con-
quest and civilization. especially the
very dramatic episode OF La sale :
grand prc ject" that ended in his muir
der. Gable has given us interesting
chapters, but the Southwest yet lacks
It's Psgknan. Il man Of letters "ho
shall make its pioneers. statesmen. sol
diers, and legists as familiar to Us as
Parlman rendered those of old Cara :
da. Roosevelt is not = Parhman. He
lacks Parkman's dauntless patience.
but he has d sympathy with tile STR"
ring. "a capaoit, for seizinS upon the
picturesque, that will make the ma
tured outcome Of his lahors in Texas
certairlv entertaining. In sitting the
immense amount of Texas archives ne
will surely come across much matter
ignored by tine superficial research OF
writers commissioned to make pot
boilers" or working under the I'M
perative necessity of putting into "
small pages the annals OF 100 years.
boston Transcript.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16
GetchelI- Robitaille.

Arthur II. Getchell and Miss Emily NJ
Robitaille were united in marriage at the
Sacred Heart parish church Sunday at
ternoon by Rev. Fr. J. +. Kealy in the
presence of only intimate relatives The
single ring ceremony was performed.
The bride is the daughter of Joseph II,
Robitaille. a prominent nmberman OF
Greenville Junction. and has resided in
this city several years. She was grad
uated from Morgan,s Business College in
1910 and has a host of friends. The
groom is the son of Fred Getchell of this
city and is one of the most prominent
and popular young men. He attended the
public schools in this city. At present he
has position with the l.. II. Soper Co.
department store in the furniture depart
meut
Mi and Mrs Getchet viii for the pres
ent reside at 46 Elm street. They have
the best wishes of alt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16

about the sciences Of agriculture and
horticulture. Not only the young men
and women of Council Bluffs and vi
ciuity. but arrangements should be
made under some sort of an appro-
priation by which the school children
Of Iowa could learn of the value and
functions of the national horticultural
congress. An effort should be made to
demand that agricultural and horti-
cultural text books be placed in the
public. schools There are more farm
cr3 tnan any other class of people.
and yet less attention is given to the
study 5f important subjects relative
to their future work. 1t will require
the aCrAe of some leader to get bill
OF this kind before the LEGISLATURE and
the nerve IF thousands Of others to
back him up and to put it into prac
tice; but We are hoping that the day
is net far distant when the most in
DEPENDENT happy and comfortable oc-
cupation in the world will receive its
share of support.
Every deposit intrusted to Mother
Earth becomes an interest hearing in
Vestmcnt. SacredlY she guards the
principal. Instantly she pays upon de-
mdnd. She never sleeps or tires in the
service of uor depositors. She never
closes lcr doors because Of Il run. She
never makes mistakes or is obliged to
offer apologies. She compounds inter-
est every minute of the day or night,
H,r resources are unlimited. The old
er size grows the safer Sha grows. and
Il :, Iaore y ,luable becomes the capital
intrrsted t. her keeping. The rich and
poor alike receive impartial benefits at
her hands and though the foolish
have often drawn out their deposits.
to risk them elsewhere. the wise have
ever returned To Fcr, satisfied that in
vestments IN Mother Earth pay best
of ALL NJ. cobb. travelling Agent
OF the Union Pacific Ra1tilroad at 4
Council Bluffs dad Horticultural
Show.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16
CHINESE TAKE STEP FoRWAho o.
Opening Of Nstionai Assenrbsr Re.
garded as Significant.

The recent opening Of the Chinese
national assembly must be- regarded as,
on the whole, the most significant step
thus far taken into elaborate processes
of constitutional development In the
empire At the time the body was
commonly spoken of as q senate. but
that was incorrect and misleading. 1t
is no more senate than 1t is a house
of representatives. 1t is neither OF
these and yet in a measure it par
takes of the nature Of eaei, of them,
and it contains cof4fessedly and pur-
posciy the germs and foundations, of
both. 1t is described by the govern
ment as the foundation of a pariia-
ment and is officially named the nat
ional assembly. 1t was ordered into
existence by an edict Of Sept. 20.
1907, which set forth that in o con-
stitutionu government bicameral
parliament was tile real foundation ot
executive power; that China was not
yet ready for such body. hut that
there should DO esta blished preliInin-
AIRY court u assist the government
known as the national assembly.
This body, which in now in active
existence. consists partly of noble
men and class representatives, ~ho
will ir time form the Nucleus of SEN
ate. and parity Of representatives o.
tn, provincial assemblies. who will
form the basis of house of represent
atives. There are exactly 100 of each
of these Two classes. though the form
.,r class IS suodivided into seven sect
ions. OF which onty four. with forty
eight members. belong to the hered'
itarv nobility. the lifty-two members
of the other three sections being COM
moners chosen Cor merit. Tire first
100 are appointed by the emperor anu
the second by the provincial govern
ors. 50 that there is practically no
popular representation. which VII, OF
course. come later. when this assembly
gives way to the real parliament OF
two houses. fer which it Is a prepa
ration. The present body Is authorized
to discuss and to adept resolutions CON
corning the national revenue and aex-
penditure. taxation. public debts new
legal codes and various other topics,
but none of its actions can be eSfcctiSe
without The imperial assent. and It is
really intended to be training
school for future parliaDlents rather
than true legislative "body.-(New
York Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16
Dissolution of Partnership.

The firm of w W. Berry & Co. CON-
prising Walter W. Berry and S. l.. Ber-
ry, was dissolved SATURDAY after being in
business for the past nine years. This
company purchased the business OF VI.
y. Hendrickson nine years ago Saturday
and continued the sale of periodicals,
wall paper and stationery. The firm own
ed two stores. one at 1o3 Main street and
the other at the corner of Main and Com
mon streets, which was used principally
as a news stand, The upper store. So
called will be conducted by ". W. Berry.
while the lower store will be conducted
by 5. l.. Berry.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16
ROMANCE OF LOST MINE.
"Wolf Creek" Ledge, in Montana was
Obiterated by Rock Slide.

For the first time in many years an
attenlpt is likely tn be made next SUM
nlar ivy Libby proSpectors to ana llc
Wolf creek lost mine, supposed TO ne
located about 10 miles east of here 1t
has been about fifteen years since any
one has searched for the rich ledge,
and there are but few. even here, VINO
know of the property
According to the accepted story the
mine was discovered by James Pe!ling
more than - years ago in short
range of mountains about miles
above Wolf Creek Falls.
Polling worked at the property Tor
four OF five years. making frequent
trips into tho Libby country. where the
only residents then we're placer MN
crs. These men all knew of the mlne.
aud the supposition Mas general that
the ledge was d very "ici one
After having developed the property
sufficiently. Polling took steps /" nave
his claim patented, He employed a
surveyor. but when he returned from
Thompson Fails with the surveyor the
property had utterly disappeared
During his absence a g eat rock slide
had corIe Gown the mountain and the
Workings. the buildings, and all were
completely covered. 1t is said that
Pelling left the place in disgust and
never returned.
Three prospectors 70 whom Pelilhe
| had given directions for finding the
place. went into the country five years
lster. but were Killed by Fiathead m
dians No one knew what had hap
] pen q to the three men until tWu
| years later. when an Indian told the
| stor, to William Ramsdeu. who at
that ti.,e owned the SiEty-nine ranch
in the Tobacco Plains country
| Fo, a few wears following few de-
| sultore efforts were made by pros
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16

The certificates now being sold for the
Chapman concert to be held at the City
Opera house Thursday evening. Jan. 10.
may be exchanged today at the Hawker
drug store. There has been some confu-
sion and misunderstanding concerning thr
tickets. Many people had an idea that
the certificates issued at the Christmas
concert By the Cecilia Choral Society,
bearing duplicates for the eomRs Easter
concert. would be used for this coming
entertainment. The Chapman concert
tickets are entirely separate
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16
Camera in journalism.

So well are the camera men cover
ing" the events of the day that they
threaten tor shall we say promhse?)
tn drive the reporter out of business
Tney .i,,,ve in London three daily pa
aers. each OF enormous circulation,
which contain practically nothing ou'
news pictures with descriptive cap
tions. Tney have more: .
Pathe Freres. the cinematograp'
marufa cturers. have established
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16

Rats are confirmed cannibals and
perhaps this is a provision of nature to
prevent this cXtremei> prolific animal
from increasing even more iaWdiy
than unfortunately it does. The te~
maze rat is Il most atfectiUnate mother
and will stop at nothing m her efforts
to defend her young ones. But the pa-
ternal rat eviisptly has no fath@r't
feelings lfGr ii he .cont.escends 70, pay
a visit 10 his own family it is With thf
intention Of eating them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16
o,d.Fashi oned philossphy.

IrIl be all right eff de New. ear don I
go ter BLOWN bout hisse'f lax ten
huss blizzard. .I
Ef dis worl is de howlin wilderness
some folks say 1t Is. u deaf man nsast
be ez happy. ezsa, crow ina co'nfer.
You don't have ter go fur ter DC
happy. All you got ter do is ter SIT
still an think o somebody besides
yO'se't.
De T.awd made de country, an man
made de town. an de fust thing man
did wuz ter 'lect hisse'f boss O. de
whole business. 'twell de wonan7 ceme
long an' told him he'd made de- SreAt- =
est mistake o. his life.-Atlanta Con
stitution.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16
Quimby- DOUGLASS.

A quiet wedding was solemniZed Satur-
day noon when Miss Matte j. Douglass
of Hallowcll was united in marriage with
Jonathan P. Quimby of Starks at the
home of the brides sister. Mrs j l..
Murray. Pleasant Place. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. +. L. Barton of
the Universalist church and was Witness
ed by only immediate relatives. The sin
Gle ring ceremony was used. The bride
is the daughter of Mrs. Lucilla Douglass
of Haliowell, Mr.. and Mrs. Quimby left
for Starks. Me, where they will reside.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-16
BURGLARY AT BENTON.
Maine Central Station Entered ane
Mileage Books Taken.

The Maine Central station at Benton
was broken into saturday night and
many mileage books stolen. The bur-
glars secured an entrance through Il rear
window after breaking several. The
break was not discovered until Sunday
morning. and although the officers in this
city are working on the ease there is no
definite clue