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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
MRS. MARGARET OVERLOOK.
Great Great Grandmother of IS Chill
dren Dead at Age of 100 Years,

Rockland, Nc. March 1.-Two SONS
10 grandchildren. "A reat-grandchil-
dren and Is great great grandchildren
survive Mrs. Margaret Robbins over
lock, who died yesterday at Liberty
at In" age of 100 years and . months
She was the oldest resident of Waldo
county. When celebrating her Tooth
birthday, she said she had lived as
long rs she desired
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
McVEAGH'S BILL PASSED.
he $7oc, 100000 Of U. S. Bonds Now
Outstanding are Protected.

Washington, March 1.-The House
|oday passed the bill recommended by
Fecrctary of the Treasury MacNeagh,
providing that none of the 90.o0o,0oo
IF Panama canal bonds authorized in
he Payne tariff law shall be received
$ security for the issue of circulation
hotes.
The purpose of the legislation. 1t is
laid, is to protect the S7oo,o00.0oo OF
per cent. United States bonds now
outstanding, from depreciation. The
|lcw bonds are to bear rate of 3 per
lent. but without the circulation
privilege they will not be as valuable
10 the national banks as the per
CONTINUED IN Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
Another School Ia. Bill.

Representative Murphy of Portland
introduced an act to set aside $4,000
from the State school funds for the
purpose of aiding those towns where
the rate of taxation considerably in
excess OF the average rate for the
state fails To produce school revenue
sufficient to secure reasonable
standard Of educational efficiency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
ICE FISHING IN BELGRADE
LAKES AND COBBOSSEEC0NTEE
Inland Fisheries and Game Committee Re-
ports Against Any Charge in Present
Law==Otis Liquor Law Before the
Committee on Temperance.

gusta spoke III favor Of the bill
Representative Buzzelfs motion to in
definitely postpone was lost and the
bill passed to be cngrossed.
The memorial to Congress in favor
of the Sulloway pension bill was final
ly passed in the House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
Monmouth Grange.

Monmouth Grange at its regular
meeting Wednesday evening. Feb. ".
elected Is new members and several
new applications were received.
good program was presented in honor
of Washington's birthday. the stars
and stripes we're in evidence, and
patriotic selections were given.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
Maine Democrats May Be
Ordered Harnessed EarIy.
Committee Places for Them Like.
y 10 Be Scarce This Session.


Washington, d. c.. March l.
(SpeciaD.-If the extra session talk
turns out true, as SO many people ex.
pect 1t to do, Names new Congression-
al folk will find themselves in harness
probably before the end of another
month. They will have to speed down
to Washington soon, locate at some
hotel and settle down to few, months
OF residence at the federal capital.
They will have to pick out their office
rooms, pull strings to get committee
places and handle from here the daily
grist of correspondence from home.
These things apply chiefly. of course
to the three Democrats-Senator
Charles F. Johnson. of Waterville and
Representatives S. w. Gould, of Show
hegan, and D. j. MeGillicuddy, Of
Lewiston. There will be little change
in the situation for the three Republi-
cans. Senator Frye will hold all his
committee places in the Senate. A re-
organization of the Senate will occur
forthwith, but it will be a reorganiza-
ton by Republicans and the members
of that party will have the say as to
who shall control the committees and
enjoy the lions share of the patron
age
Tile caucus of the Democratic minor
ity will determine upon the Democrat
iC assignments to committees and Sem
ator Johnson's assignments according
ly will be settled at that meeting. He
can pick out his room in the new
office building but will not be given
chlirmanslip of a committee. as only
Republican senators enjoy such places
as long as a majority Of the Senate
remains Republican.
Representative elect Asher c. Kinds
already has his eye upon an office In
the House office building that he would
like. AS a member OF the House mi
nority, of course, he can not expect
any craftsmanship. Neither can the
two Maine Democrats for that matter.
for all the charm nships in the next
House will go to Hamocrats of prevf-
Gus experience i'll G9ngressional legis-
lation Representatve-elect Gould and
McGiIIicuddy. however, will find some
good offices vacant in the House office
building and should have desirable
Offices if they file their requests early.
Representative Guernsey Will keep
the same Office rooms that he has for.
under the practice of assigning OFFICES
that is permitted. a tariff session Will
probably afford little work for the new
Maine delegation, outside of their rou-
tine duties, unless the House goes into
extensive Investigations of the depart
ments under Republican administra-
ton. Then one or both Of the Maine
Democrats might be given IN assign
ment as investigators.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
Canton Grange.

Canton Grange held their regular meet
ing saturday, Feb. u. with good at
tendance with visitors from Buckticd
and sumner. Three applications received
and two by demit The forenoon was dc
voted to the usual routine of business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
Taxes on College Property.

Representative Colby of Bingham
introduced an act to repeal the law
providing for the State Relating to
colleges for municipal taxes assessed
on property not used for college pur-
poses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
FrsternaI Beneficiary Associations.

representative Dunn of Brewer in
troduc"d an act to provide that the
acts OF fraternal beneficiary associa-
IONS may extend to the establishment
OF homes for aged members.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
THE WEATHER
FAIR.

Washington, March Forecast FOR
New England: Fair, Except probable
snow tlurrics in extreme north portion.
Thursday Friday fair; brisk west winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
Insurance Taxation,

senator Osborn of Somerset intro
uuccd an act to raise the limit of in
Suiahcc taxation from one and one
nan to two per cent of gross re-
ceiptS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
Boston Forecast.

Boston, March Forecast. Far
Thursday and Friday, moderate westerly
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02

Washington. March l.-President
James Lynch of the International Ty-
geographical Union who is in Washing
ton, gave out a statement tonight in
which he said that the strike by tire
printers against the Hearst newspa-
pers in Chicago was unwise, illegal
and. irrespective Of the outcome. could
not be otherwise than disastrous to the
cause of union labor He added that
when the members of the international
Typographical Union understood the
facts they would be unanimous in con-
domination Of the Chicago demonstra-
ton against a.publsher of eight union
newspapers. Tic International Typo
graphical Union, he said. would stand
for protection and fulfillinent of its
contracts and that the members OF the
Chicago Typographical Union would
be the first 10 take this stand when
the real conditions were understood
by them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
Chicago Strikers
Are Ordered Back.

Chicago, March members of the
Chicago Typographical Union. No. IL.
who went on strike yesterday in the
plants of two Chicago papers were or
dered tonight to return to work and
obeyed that order.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-07-26
HELLO!

Once moro come to let know haven't failed or made
assignment This goods than
ever before and they won't be ANY HIGHER price They
NIGHT be higher quality sympathize with the who
that everything has
but not the salary try to practice what preach.
'When fellow thinks he's beaten,
And he's feeling down and out
" hen lie feels his courage oozing
And his sand p he spout;
When he starts to feeling lonely
And he gets to feeling blue,
that's the time want to help him
With Hello, there, Howdy do.
hardly blue nothing 70 make me blue The I q,
has taken awful good care ofme
HEALTH friends happy home plenty ana wear and a
pretty good business make more
sell
CLOTHING SHOES HATS CAPS
GENTS FURNISHINGS, TRUNKS
DRESS SUIT CASES nd VAIISES
| make Suits to order. Fit guaran-
teed. Prices reasonable. Tickle me.
Mann Name ST. IT, 1ezinstonvA J. ED. DEAVER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-17
Who'll Shave the Cat.

Our fathers had an expression which
expressed the appearance OF anything
that was better than it looked. They
called it a "singed cat
Now that sanitary science has en-
tered the field of prophylaxis, we have
a new revelation: The shaved cat.
The shaved cat naturally comes to US
from Kansas, the home of all reforms,
useful and otherwise.
Now we evidently can't get along
without the harmless necessary
house cat, which Shakespeare praised
and the board of health OF Kansas has
condemned, so it looks as though a
new branch of the tonsorial profession
were imminent. From the days Of old
Rameses the cat with its whiskers has
been a symbol of something or other,
and We have grown to consider the
whiskers as an indispensable adjunct
Of feline perfection and dignity.
Now somes the state board of health
of Kansas and skaters all the tradi-
tons and dissipates our dreams Even
in the times Of Aesop the rats started
a campaign to bell the cat, and it
would no doubt have succeeded except
for the fact that no member of the
rodent community was found with the
courage TO afix the bell. The New
York World comments on this latest
outbreak of Kansan progressiveness as
follows:
Some time ago d Chicago surgeon
informed the world that he had found
six distinct kinds of deadly germs at
tached to the whiskers of a tomcat
enticed from an alley to his laboratory.
This set the Kansas men to work. and
they found in the fur of the domestic
kitty many more germs equally dead
Iy. Hence the decree.
THE argument is simple. Cats do
not battle as dogs do. Cats have an
aversion for water. Their thick fur
forms a safe breeding place for mi
crobes, some of which are not found
in the hair of dog or of any cleaner
animal. So the order runs to the
Kansaps, Shave your cat as you would
your horse or your dog; If that be too
much trouble. kill him
"Proverbially philosophy has made
us familiar with the idea of a singed
cat. We also know of skinned cats,
for many Of our rarest furs are made
from such. But a shaved cat is a
twentieth century concept. Conceding
the advisability Of the reform, two
questions remain: Who will shave
the cat? And what sort of show
will a shaved cat have at a cat show"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-17

for the 3oth Of November. The bank
ers objected because holiday on the
last day Of the month would be in
convenient, but their objection was
overruled
Precedents in favor of the last
Thursday Of the month, and precedent
Is all the law there is relating to the
national Thanksgiving day. If the
governor Of any state chose TO appoint
another day. It is quite possible that
In that state the local appointment
would be observed When President
Lincoln, in 1864, revived the national
Thanksgiving, instituted by Washing
ton, he named the last Thursday Of
November, which was the Goth OF the
month in that year. and In subsequent
perpetuation OF the custom the last
Thursday Of November has come to be
regarded as a fixed date on which ev-
erybody bases necessary reckoning,
from the compiler Of the old farmers
almanac TO the housewife IN prepare
ton of her piemeat and pantry against
the onslaught.
Modern business ts ruthless in its
progress. But, even though the prep
aration for monthly settlements OF
bankers is somewhat incommoded this
year, the iconoclasts who would upset
the last Thursday Of November as a
day forever set apart for thanksgiving
and its incidental pleasures should
have a care.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-17
DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE ARGUS
AS TO INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM

Chicago. Aug. 1e-Editor The Argus:
I read your editorial Of Aug. l on the
initiative and referendum. do not be-
lieve that in writing it you had before
you the journal OF the house OF May
3. 1911. the day on which the initiative
and referendum resolution was debat
ed and defeated. A glance at the roll
call will convince you that fully as
many of the old timers at Springfield
voted for the resolution as voted
against II The men who really de-
fe6ted il were the men Of unquestioned
integrity, who for conscience sake
either voted no" or sat silent, be-
cause they could not vote for so revo-
lutionary and socialistic q measure
II was significant that those who
fethered the resolution most indignant
~ declined 20 trust the ultimate !udg-
ment OF all the voters IN the state, but
insisted that the resolution should pro-
vide for q snap judgment Of ninorittes
fear that you have also been nisir-
formed as 70 big business having its
lobbyists At the state capital 20 Kill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-17

this legislation" AS secretary of the
Civic Federation I had the distinction
of being the chief lobbyist against this
measure, and can assure you that in
no sense did represent any big bus
mess" l was at Springfield in the In
terests OF an adult probation law
which we succeeded in getting
through; of bill to give the state an
adequate number of parole officers; Of
the tax reform recommendations urged
by the Illinois special tax commission,
after studying the situation here and
in other states; and against the initia-
tive and referendum.
To the best Of my knowledge the
big business" interests OF the state
were perfecly passive so far as the
initiative and referendum was CON
cerne6
Sincere friends Of stability and de-
cency IN government and constructive
legislative we're its chief opponents.
Yours respectfully.
DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND,
Secretary the Civic Federation of Chi
caso.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-17
The Argus Daily Short Story
Accumulated Work-By Clarissa Mackie.
Copyrighted. 1911. by Associated Literary Press

busy lawn mower was an unpleasant
reminder that his own grass needed
shaving that morning and after that
was accomplished stretched the tasks
he had enumerated the day before
chicken house, cellar and coal man.
Its an imposition growled Mr..
Shafter and turned over in bed.
The sun shining through a chink in
the closed blinds awakened him at
last, and another glance at the clock
assured him that three hours had melt
ed away. 1t was now 9. He bounced
out of bed and into his morning bath,
while his mind calculated how he
could divide the remainder of the
short end holiday into working shifts
and squeeze out time enough to read
his newspaper.
He found delicious breakfast
awaiting him in the cool and shaded
dining room, and as he ate he com
planned bitterly of the noise Finley
had made that morning with the de-
tested lawn mower.
Woke me up ahead of time, Helen,
and 1 dropped of to sleep and never
awoke again until half an hour ago.
It's going to be a scorcher too"
at is hot already" agreed Helen
cheerfully.
Shafter kissed her pink cheek and
murmured appreciation Of the break
fast and so went out on the front pi-
azza to survey the ragged lawn he
had left the night before. II suppose
/ may as well pitch IN now as any
time" he muttered. and then stopped
short.
Instead of the untidy lawn he had
worried over there stretched smooth
expanse of velvety turf, neatly trim
med about the flower beds and newly
wet with the revolving sprinkler.
Great lover muttered Shafter, and
sought his wife, noting that his oppo-
site neighbours grass was untouched
as yet.
"Helen. who the dickens cut the
IawnY' he demanded, puzzled.
"I did" she returned. Its great
sport Such a time as 1 had! 1 was
afraid you would wake up"
Armed with hoe and shovel. he en-
tered the chicken yard and prepared to
make the abode Of these industrious
tenants quite trim and tidy. but some
magic hand had forestalled him here
also for the chicken house had been
more thoroughly cleaned than 1t ever
had been under his practiced hand,
and in addition a fresh coat Of white
wash dazzled his eyes. Several busy
hens poked impatient heads at him
from nest boxes filed with fresh hay.
"Humph" muttered BIr. Shafter. and
carried the tools into the shed. Once
more he sought bis wife Helen, you
didn't clean that chicken bouse?' he
demanded authorttauvely.
'tNo, I didn't" returned Mrs. Shat.
ter. Smelling peas On the side piazza
Aunt Electa IS responsible for that"
Aunt ElectaY' shouted the hoTrifed
husband. "Why-why--thats no soTt
OF work for an elderly lady
"Who calls me an elderly LADY,
demanded Aunt Electa from the door
way.
But. Aunt Electa, that chicken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-17

Its rightly named" growled Mr..
fee. Every holiday ought to be called
Labor day so far as l am concerned.
Do you know what I've got to do to-
morrow, Helen?" He put the question
aggressively, and his maiden aunt look
ed pityingly at Mrs. Shafter.
mo, dear; what have you to do to-
morrow" asked Helen serenely.
Dor sputtered her husband, pass
ing the toast 10 Aunt Electa with
savage lunge to emphasize his remark.
ITO begin with there's the lawn to
NOW, the chicken pen to clean out, the
cellar to whitewash-if you wouldn't
begin housekeeping so early, Helen,
fellow might have a show once in
awhile-oversee that the six tons OF
winter coal gets in all right and clean
up after the coal man"
Later in the day, after Mr.. Shafter
had sunk into his Sunday afternoon
nap in the hammock, Aunt Electa
called Helen into the summer house on
the lawn and talked long and earnest
ly to that young woman.
Certainly, dear Aunt Electa," agreed
Helen sweetly. james always rettres
early on Sunday, and we can have our
own way about everything"
For a married woman that will be
an unusual treat" And Aunt Electa's
eyes twinkled merrily.
Then let me hasten its coming,
cried Helen blithely II shall have an
early supper and hustle James off to
bed"
When James Shafter awoke the next
morning he heard the unmusical clat-
ter OF a lawn mower and shifted the
fragrance OF freshly cut grass. Good
Lord, ii does seem as though Finley
might let beggar rest a little in the
morning. 1t can't be more than q
o'clock" He craned his neck to look
at the timepiece and noted with salts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-17
BIG BUSINESS WANTS
PEOPLE TO ATTEND
THEIR OWN BUSINESS
CONTINUED from Page one.)

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which have a monopoly on all the ne
cessities of life are maintaining prices
at the highest level ever known in this
country. Even in war time, when most
Of the able-bodied men were away at
the front. and the requirements OF the
two armies were so great that at times
enough foodstuffs and wearing apparel
could not be produced to supply them,
prices were not as high as they now
are. when every granary and store
house is full.
SOME COMPARATIVE FIGURES.
Below is a comparative table, show
ing that war itself is not as great a
menace 10 the country as the greed of
trusts, from the standpoint of prices:
Flour-War time, s4.1O; now, $775.
Pork-War time. IA cents per pound;
now, 1920 cents a pound.
Hams-War time, 312 cents pound,
now, 202s cents a pound.
Lard-War time, So cents pound;
now, 121z cents a pound.
Butter-War time, 1920 cents
pound: now, 3O-35 cents a pound.
Cheese-War time, II cents per
pound; now. 50 cents a pound.
Sugar-War time, 1913 cents a
pound; now. 60 cents a pound.
Molasses-War time, 3O-35 cents a
gallon: now, 32-3S cents a gallon.
Beef-War time, 6la cents a pound;
now, Is cents a pound.
Shoulders-War time. 3 cents a
pound: now, 90 cents a pound.
Coffee-War time. 1916 cents a
pound; now. 25-40 cents a pound.
Flour sold for $3.50 less per barrel
during the war than it does now, and
in nearly all commodities except sugar
the strain of the great conflict had
less effect in boosting prices than does
the greed of these trusts, who only ask
TO be let alone
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-17

How thoroughly you nate the man
Who tells you what 10 do
When you are doing all you can;
A little extra too.
When you are weary faint and Eore
And we'll nigh I'm daze
He asks you n you've tried the thing
You've tried Ia forty ways.
Perhaps you're working with a lock
Whose spring Is out OF whack.
II let's the bolt go up in place.
But will not draw Il back.
You tug and twist and pound and swear
And mash your pretty thumb
He looks az II and says. Perhaps
That spring is out OF plumb"
He tells you hov 20 break the colt
When you are IN stew
Ard out Of temper md OF breath
And almost black and blue
You try to fiz the n1otorboat:
That Is your special pet.
He tells you how in ali wiss tones
The engine should be set.
He sticks his nose IN everything.
Advice ne mas On tap
And running like a swollen brook
Untn you want 20 scrap.
You know Il IS against the law
man Ike that 20 slay.
You'd hate 20 DO it-yes. indeed
But stlll come time you may.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-17
Shade Trees as Assets.

The New York court of appeals
has approved an award of damages in
the sum Of $500 in favor of a prop
erty owner against constructing
company for the destruction of each
shade tree abutting his property, with
al additional ; .C0c for inCidehtaI
damage TO his estate. This is prob
ehly the highest value that has ever
been set upon city shade trees and
demonstrates that there is a value
20 the tree not TO be computed -
It's timber or its fruit
While the great value OF forest as
regards their timber product. as We'll
as their aid in the conservation of
rainfall. has been thoroughly estab-
hsned. there is opportunity for more
lessons in the value of urban shade
trees. Communities nowadays are
taking great pride in their trees. ap-
preciating the fact that their shade
adds TO the comfort OF living, espe-
eially in the summer time, and thus
contributes 10 the value of homes
and Of real estate in general.
Here n Rock Island as in Moline
the trees are one Of the city's assets.
perhaps appreciated more by the new
conner than by the resident who has
been long accustomed 10 them. The
trees which We have should be cave
fully conserved. and ar every oppor-
tunity more trees should be planted
The shade trees OF city streets should
be regarded as a public institution,
3 factor in the public health and
comfort. 20 be sustained and devel-
oped as q public institution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-17

Now the only trouble about the
proposed Aston wedding is that it IS
not only in violation OF the canons Of
the church, but of the letter OF the law
under which Col. Astor was divorced
from his former wife. II is no mere
matter Of sentimentality or ethics.
Just matter Of the plain construc
tion of the law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-17

Despite the dismal wall that has
gone up all over the land Of the pros
poets of crop failure, the outlook for
fruit IS the best in years and the pre-
dictions are that prices will be slashed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-17
Fruit Crop to be Large One.

Bloomington. Aug. 7.-Agricultur-
lists arr amazed over the remarkable
yield of fruit in central Illinois this
season. ]. T. Houchin of De Witt
county exhibits a twig which bears
twenty-five perfectly formed Siberian
crab apples. Similar reports are heard
from many sections and record
breaking crop of all varieties of fruit
i 6nticiI ated.