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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
Welcomes State
Board OF Trade

WaterYillc extends cordial welcome to
the delegates To the semi-annual meeting
OF the Maine state Board of Trade, which
convcnes in this city Wednesday. 1t is
expected that over lno delegates from the
various affiliated boards Will be present
at the meeting. The local board. with the
assistance of the Merchants Association
has arranged for every detail and has
been working hard for the success of the
convention
The business meeting viii be held at the
city council rooms at 10 O'Clock. at which
time reports of the officers will he read
and officers elected. After dinner the del
esates will go by trolley to the keyes
Fibre Co. TO visit and inspect this famous
pie plate plant. All of the other manu-
featuring establishments have invited the
delegates to visit their places of business.
Special cars will leave City Hall square
at 1.30.
At O'Clock in the afternoon public
meeting will be held at the City Opera
house. through the courtesy of Manager
Kelleher Many important papers are to
be read and the public is cordially invited
To be present.
In the evening at $50 banquet will
be held at Elks hall. President DR. l..
G.. Bunker of the local board will pre-
side. Hon. ". c. Philbrook will be toast
master. The speakers will include Mayor
Pattangall and Hon. u. J. Callahan of
Lewiston. The committee in charge of
the banquet has disposed Of many tickets
and about 200 probably will be present.
Following is the day 5 program:
l0. so A. M,-Opening session at City build
ing. Address of welcome. l.. q. Bun
ker. president Waterville Board of
Trade. Response. Hon. u. J. Gala
han, president State Board ot Trade.
Roll call. opening address. President
Callahan. Sem-annual report Of See
retary r.. NJ. Handing. including sym
postum. What the Maine Boards Are
Doing Semi-annual report of Treas
urcr G. ~ Weymouth. Reports of
standing and special committees. Ad-
ioufnment for dinner.
l3d +. M-Nisit To Keyes Fibre co. and
other manufactures of interest by
trolley.
800 r. M.-rnhlic meeting at City build
ing. Address. "rhe City and the
Farm lion. Charles f. t'lagg pres-
dent Portland Board of Trade. Ad-
dress. Get Togethcr-w How"
John l.. Sewall. ;, ,orceSter Mass, see
rotary of New England Association of
Commercial Executives: discussion.
Address. Maine and the National
Corn Show" Prof IT. G. Bell G'nivcr-
Sity of Maine, discussion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
Meet In Annual Session-An Interest
ing Program Carried Out

tn" annual meeting and Workers
Institute at WatcrNili.. NinslGy. Gin
ton and Benton District SUNDAY SCInoi
Association. Was htld TUESDAY At the
G"tchon street tlcn BAPTIST church
witt ; Enut 80 dclrgatcS in attendance.
I hc morning session WAS ucyott Il
chicli. Ia business matters and tine an
nnal r,prrts Wcr" given 4 devotional
Bib" study was led by Roy. j. vi.
Frost nf this city. II. T.. l.ufkiu, gen
cra) secretary. sp"H" on Tie Genius
1f organized Sunday school Work :
Tho following officers were elected: :
Pre- lent, Rev. j. NJ. Frost. Water
Viil": yicc pres sidcnt, Fred Hnsc. Wa
t"ryill"; secretary ana treasurer. Mis-
tlico NJ. Purint"n, Wat"rNille.
In H." afternoon after the dcVotian-
- exercises an "ddrcsS ON "ReVitW
Sunday~a Symposium" was delivered
by H"v. F. :. Hartley. \ vocal solo
was rendered by Mrs. Miriam Dun
ham Stirnson. "Gradin@ in the Schools, -
WAS tn" subject OF the address dcfV-
crcd hy II. i. Iufkir. after which there
WAS music and "A question box conduct
Cd by nev. !. }. Hun Stat" adult
sltpcrntr Mdsnt.
supper WIS served in the dining
rooms. after which the evening SEES
sion was held. y service OF song Was
led by Mr. Luflin ana an address was
given by y y. Heald. secretary of the
LaymeHs Federation. y vocal solo was
given by Miss Margaret Scribner of
Colhy. The closing address was dcliV-
eyed hy Rev. J. J. Huh, the subject of
which "as "Thc 10Y and the Man"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
SHOPPED, SENT THINGS BACK
Young Woman Didn't Escape Detee
ton by the Departneot Store

| once upon = time there was a younr
woman Vho had the shopping habit
very strong. She often went down
town ana ordered things from depart-
| fient stores, where her father had
| charse accounts, but she was NOT n
great expense to her father, because.
| as RUE. when the goods were de-
| hNered at the house she merely opened
| inc PACKAGES, looked the things over
| ana taen Sent them back. To be sure
| there We're some things that she l,ent
| but not many
| others OF her family demonstrated
| WIN her saying: You oughtnt to do
| tidt. ~ isn't fair to the storekeepers
| fou waste their time and their money
GOO, haVing them send their delivery
wagons 'p this way when you have
| i'ot Tie least intention of keeping half
the stuff you ORDER
10 which she was accustomed to 70.
ply: hats all right They have n
ee'ld their wagons out anyway. and II
','h any particular trouble to them tn
'eH'er things here. And besides
Keep really large percentage of what
"r"er; more, in fact, than other
women | know" And her relatives,
"'"aNs wound up by assuring her that
tEe stores would get even with her
Ii came to pass, too. One tlay whom
she vas out with some frineds ar on,
u the stores she .lade a selection ~
some rather valuable goods. probah,v
more for show than for any othar
reason, end having in mind TO retnrn
them later. Then she told tho p;r,,
CharSe those to Account No"
The girl sent down to seq If tho,
would he all right and then returned
to the shopper with this maSs,.s.
There isn't any such account u bo,
been closed"
The shopper got very apgr,, ~,
told the girl that was absurd r,a.
siie tod her to ask if a mistaka bad
IVY 'eeh made and if the account
'"is WAS Closed to discover what the
i,,. sou "aS' The girl made further
investigation and then reported ~
"'s 700 small and there were too
many returns, so the office dec;dea :.
~ "sn ,ia Nor'h While running. Besides
IL vas not paid regularly,
Ihere are not few persons ~ a.,
NY "ii" nave had that sort of ex-
-. .'' ''ce recently. The stores watch
t.''i accounts more closely than they
- '' they see that the charge
Ut Is" protitable. but really n.
loss on account of waste of time in. do
iiVer'es' they cut from the lst tn.
customer concerned. They haven't any
l'rticuiar desire to send out goods to
''e inspected and returned so often
nat theF get into the second hand
class. 'A
great deal closer tab is kept on
costs In the department stores any
way than used TO De the case. The
strength Of the competition has made
IL imperative 10 cut prices down TO :.
pretty Inc margin. The result is thar
ali the elements that go to affect
profit have To be Inspected closely.
The stores know that one great OK
| ponse is In the delivery service, and
wren one customer often returns
goods without any apparently valid
reasons for doing So the stores inter
est demands curtailment of that
privilege Rochester Herald
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
QUADRUPLANE Is THE LATEST.
Kentucky Flying Machine Has Made
Successful Flights.

several hundred short flights, none OF
which have been more than a mile in
length have been made with this curious
quadruplane among the mountains OF
Carter County. KentuckyA The inventor.
is Nj. +. Sellers. who has been expert
menting with this type of machine for
several days.
The four supporting planes are placed
one above the other in step formation.
the upper plane being in advance. 1t is
claimed 10 be one of the largest aero-
planes in the world and the total weight.
including the operator. is only $50 pounds.
The first model. complete with engine.
propeller, sc, only weighed IS pounds.
but the weight of the later models has
been increased. The planes have a
spread of 20 feet. and the total sustain
ing surface is $50 square feet. The speed
attained in the short flights, with a Hye-
direct -coRecteSf TO tiie HrdheIler, h.ss heen
about as iniieAaa's bSms ItSIAaiSr Ne.
"a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
ysWATERVILLE LOCAL NEWS
@ JOURNAL TEL EPIIONE

officer who will hc on duty at the City
building during the day. This officer
will doubtless have charge of the of =
iicc ana attend to the telephone calls
and assist Whone"cr called. The need
of ~ extra man rn duty at TIA" city
Hall was suggested by Marshal Bar
;on. Tie appointment will probably
fail 20 I.ugcne Connor.
Just what oth"r changes will be
mad" is not known at present and will
not hc until after the adjourned meet
ing of the city governments which will
be holG Saturday ,v"ning At - q lock
when deputy marshal ana th" rrgu-
lar police officers and Janit"r Will hf'
appointed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

Washington County Ry
rs A. NJ, for Skowhegan and way
7I5 A. NJ. for Hartland. Dover & Fox
croft and Bangor.
go A. NJ, for Belfast. Bangor, Bucks
s.55 A. NJ, for Fairfield and skowhegan.
1.i0 l.. NJ, for Bangor Il. & a. and
Wash. CO. Ey.. Mattawamkeag, Vance
boro, 81. Stephen. lIoulton. Woodstock,
ST. John and Halifax.
3.15 T. NJ, for Dover and FoXcroft, Bel
fast, Bangor and way stations. Bar Har-
Dor, Old Town and Mattawamkeag. Daily
To Bangor.
40 p. NJ, for Fairfield and Skowhegan.
SO p. NJ, for Skowhegan.
SIS l.. NJ. for Bangor and way stations.
SUNDAYS.
1.5S A. NJ, for Pttsfield. Newport and
s.47 A. NJ. for Bangor EXpress).
1910 4. NJ, for Bangor.
1910 y. NJ. for SSowhegan.
:;.45 i. NJ, for Bangor and way stations.
3.45 T. NJ, for SkOwhegau.
GOING WESI.-
2.35 y. NJ. daily except Mondays for
Portland and Boston.
5.45 A. NJ. for Oakland, Winthrop, Lew
iston. Mechanic Falls and Rumford Falls.
500 y. M, for Augusta. Rockland. Bath,
Portland and Boston. White Mountains
Quebec, Montreal and Chicago.
$40 a. NJ for Oakland.
800 a. NJ, for Oakland. Somerset Rail-
way. Pennington, Phillips, Lewiston
Rumford Falls, Portland and Boston.
902 a. NJ, for Augusta. Brunswick.
Bath. Portland, Boston. connecting AT
Portland for North Conway, Fabyans
Lancaster. Colebrook ana Beecher Falls
12.l0 p. NJ. for Augusta. Gardiner and
So. Gardiner.
iio.0 r. NJ. for way stations to Lewis
ton. thence Portland and Boston.
III T. NJ. Express with Dining Car for
Lewiston, Portland and Boston. connect
ing at Leeds Junction for Pennington
and Rangeley.
80 T. NJ, for Augusta Gardiner Bath
Brunswick. Portland and Boston.
10 T. NJ, Uxpress) for Portland and
Boston with parlor car for Boston. con
Meeting at Brunswick for Rockland and
ut PORTLAND with night trains for New
York;
sd u. NJ. for Augusta. Brunswick
Portland and Boston.
1906 T. M daily Express for Lewiston
via Brunswick. Bath. Portland and Bos-
ton. via Augusta. Pullman sleeping car
SUNDAYS.
les A. NJ for Portland and Boston.
30 4. NJ. for Augusta. Lewiston, Ratl
and Portland.
2gN p NJ. rnr Portland and Boston.
1909 r. NJ. for Portland and Boston
T.. T.. BOOTHBS,
General Passenger Agent.
MORRIS McDONA1i',
Vice President. General MANAGER.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
"THE OTHER FELLOW"
Very Finely Presented BY Cast Of High
School Students at Fair.

The English drama The Other Fel-
low" was presented Tuesday evening he
fore packed house at the City Opera
house by the High school students in con-
nection with their annual fair. The play
was a delight and the various members of
the cast acquitted themselves in COM
mendable manner. The scene of the play
is laid in England and the difficult char
acters Were portrayed by the students to
the satisfaction of all. The play has been
under the management of Harold Dow.
Colby 10 The cast
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

Tuesday morning at tn" session ri
the municipal court three were ar
rHigncd for intoXication. Two were
conmittcd and the other case was con-
tInUCd for sentence.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
OUT OF THE POORhOUSE.
A Pathetic Incident of Life In an Eng.
lish Village.

Opposite my home" writes a cor
respondent of the Westminster Gazette
from an English village, are two cot
taSRs which for some time stood
em{tyN3 A few weeks ago two OLD
people fromi whSru the paupfr 0dis i
qualification had been removed came
Nsasssis.s sllslssss ,aS-ssss
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
Francis Edward Dubor.

Francis Edward Dubor, aged II
years, son of Mrs. Dora DuhOr Of Fair
field Center, died Tuesday morning,
after Il lingering Illness death follow
ing an operation. The funeral arrange
mentS have not been made.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

The municipal officers met at the
CITY building Tuesday evening for n
hearing on an insane case. \ man.
who has been held for the past two
days. was ordered committed to the
hospital at Augusta,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

The office on Main street which was
made vacant by the removal Of the
Tarbox EXprss Co. is being rrmndolrd
and will he occupied in the near flu
ture by j. O. f.. Noel, barber. Mr. Noel
viii soon have to move from his pres
ent quarters on account of tine con-
sttuction of the new Federal building.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

Tn" MoheganS are issuing unique in
vitations t" a dancing party and sup
per 10 be held at the Taconnet club
house on 81. P,tricks night Friday,
March Il.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

The funeral of tho Iate Harry Rand
WhC Died in Boston, was held at p
NJ. Tuesday from st. Mark s Episcopal
church, tn" S"rVic" being couGactcG
hv Canon Nicholson Tho burial vas at
Pine
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

Il. 7. Wells has purchased from
Charles II. Barton the large stable near
the freight station and will open a
trucking business in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Small of
Bangor. are in the city on business for
II few days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

Mrs. Harold Kimball OF Boston is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Nh. and Mrs. Howard Runnels, Spruce
street
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

H. L. Jones Of this city has pr
chased from Fred Libby the handsome
black mare Silk Wilkes. TIE Horse is
-four years old and gives promis. of
great Spced
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

TIL High school alumni gave Il So
cial dance at IIikS' !all Tuesday eve
ming at the close Of the drama 1T the
Opera house. y large number was pres
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

Horace Purinton and J. G. Smith
have returned from "a business trip to
Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

Miss Florence Goddard of Flagstaff
is visiting friends in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

Richard Aylward. Lord Deyncourt.
j. \. Lambert
Gerald Hartley, Frank Higgins
Capt. Thomas Chatftd. in the Scots
Guards. Raymond Rogers
William MiXter, millionaire American
Yachtsman. w. J. Larkin
stiles, an old servant of the Aylwards
James McMahon
Mills, a young footman, Walter Miller
Lady Jane Awkward, sister to Richard.
Marion ToWnc
MarjorY HeathCOte, cousin to Richard.
Merle Bowler
Mrs Hartley aunt To- Gerald.
Ruby Walker
Lady Helen CastlcdoWn. Jeanette Reed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15

clinics viii not admit for tAe presen
any more patients.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.

NAIEEtN LIE.
PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE,
1,5s y. NJ, for Bangor.
HisIj 3.47 A. M. for Bangor, +.
A. r. r.. Bar Harbor *
"4AllGN9I Old Town, st. John. Hail.
RAILROAD fax To Bangor daily in
cluding sunday.
Evening star., 1911-06-04
HE MASSACHUSETTS

which will come the call for daily in
struction. Supper will be served at g..
hammocks will be out at 7:30. tattoo"
will be sounded at o and TAPS five min
utes later. Such will be the routine at
sea, both going and coming across the
Atlantic and between European ports.
Amid firing of salutes and futtering of
iags. the squadron will put into Cork
harbor and anchor in Queenstown June
10. and 1t will be sore temptation for all
hands to run over to London and view
the coronation. three days later. But
Commander Coontz tells me that his
charges will not be permitted to cross to
either England, Scotland or Wales during
their eight days shore leave upon the
Emerald Isle.
From Queenstown excursion trips will
be made to Cork, only twelve miles away,
to the beautiful country along the River
Lee and to all Of the south Ireland points
of interest, as far as the beautiful Lakes
OF Killarney. At Cork. the third city Of
Erin. and as populous as our Kansas
City, they will visit Queens College, the
cathedral and Episcopal palace.
And just outside the city our young
hopefuls will be shown beautiful Blarney
Castle, the former stronghold of the
Earls Of Clancarthy. which crowns a
Evening star., 1911-06-04

test in cutter race for the 'Lysistrata
cup" offered by James Gordon Bennett.
will take a trip over to Tangier, Morocco.
in specially chartered steamer and view
the sports of the Mediterranean and
Rowe Bathing clubs. of which they will
probably be made honorary members. The
officers Of the Gibraltar garrison will give
lat homes to the cadets and officers and
the latter will he entertained i'm the IL
Illuminated gardens OF the admirais resi-
dence.
The homeward voyage will begin August
8. and after spending fifteen days in
crossing the Atlantic the squadron will
arrive inside the Chesapeake capes and
on the 23d anchor off Solomon Island.
where, after the accumulated mail has
been distributed. practical instruction wifi
out anchors. which exercises must be
witnessed by all first and second class
men on board. Although Annapolis Will
be reached August %, the midshfpmen
And no sooner will their sea legs bo
shaken off than their regular September
vacation will have commenced. All save
those detained for misconduct upon the
cruise will then put out for home or to
wherever their families want them sent.
One day of this vacation will b0
knocked off for each hour that a cadet
during the cruise has been late I'm re-
turning to his ship after the time Of
shore leave has expired. and he VIII he
deprived of further days for so many
demerits above given number.
Another reason why each ambitious ca
det will endeavor to do himself proud
during the cruise is that his marks COW
ering that period will count twice as
much as those given at the academy
when he is considered for rank in tho
cadet brigade. Those who, during the
trip abroad. have made a term average
below $50 will be recommended to be
dropped from the academy roll.
Copyright, 1911, by John Elfreth watkins.l
Evening star., 1911-06-04

Without the drain of drop from paren-
tai purses, they Will be given spending
money at each port. will be flooded with
invitations and heaped with honors
wherever they go.
They are the future admirals and cap
tSins OF our navy, and this great excur-
sion, given them by Uncle Sam. will be
their practice cruise, which used to be
taken generally up the coast from An
napolis to Bar Harbor and back agsnn.
in obsolete tubs. But for the second time
in the history of our Naval Academy this
cruise is to be extended to European
ports. and made in steam battleships
capable of real warfare under modern
conditions.
When the jolly little squadron-compos-
ed of the Iowa, Indiana and Massachu-
setts-puts out on Monday there will be
aboard one or more lads from every con-
gressional district in the Union. The new
first. second and third classes of mid
dies Will go along. but not the new
fourth classmen or "plebes." for these
lads. just entering the academy this
spring, must be seasoned by a years dis
cipline on shore before being intrusted
on board ship or with shore leave in
strange ports.
The trip across the big pond will re-
quire an even fortnight, within which time
mothers waiting at home will have no
need to be anxious, for the three vessels
will be in wireless communication with
Evening star., 1911-06-04

steep rock overlooking beautiful valley.
Such of the young gentlemen who care
to undergo the ordeal of being held head
down out of the castle window until their
lips touch the historic "Blarney stone"
will return to Anna polls surcharged with
a magic that will in Lovers lane give
them a vast advantage over colleagues
that had been too timid to undergo the
same ordeal. In fact. 1t is rumored, the
fear that the trip to Blarney might result
in an epidemic of premature marriages
among the midshipmen very nearly caused
the Navy Department to cancel this point
Of interest from the itinerary.
In Killarney of which you have heard
so much in song and verse. the pictur
esque town itself will present for inspec
tion a magnificent cathedral and other
buildings of interest. but the three famous
isle-dotted lakes will absorb most Of the
middies time and attention. Upon penin-
sula jutting out in the midst of these
magic mirrors they will find the pictur-
esque ruins Of Ross Castle and OF Muck
ross Abbey. built by the Franciscans 500
years ago.
During their stay In Ireland the boys
will return to their ships every night,
and their travelling expenses will be de-
Quoted from their allowance of $50 per
Evening star., 1911-06-04

back the overdraft and had small credit.
Time passed. His finances did not i'm
prove. yet he was economical. Now and
then he overdrew and paid back, until
day came when. having not paid back, he
had an immense need to draw again.
Trembling, he made a second overdraft
and got the money He was ashamed
Once or twice he tried to explain to those
or deemed it of no Importance. So, being
pressed, he came to overdraw a third
time. and fourth, fifth. sixth. seventh
He has now stopped counting He does
not attempt to solve the mystery.
Did the Rothschilds owe some favor to
his father? He had never heard of such.
Had his grandfather been a friend of
Baron James? There was no tradition OF
it, Was it the whimsical joke Of two
fabulously rich old men. Barons Edmond
and Gustave? Or pride of a house that
takes no more deposits not to refuse the
check Of an old deposttor? He thinks this
latter theory the most likely
In the palace of the head of the Vienna
house there hangs painting which shows
their beginnings. It is the original dyptic
done by Maurice Oppenheim In 1851 and
Of which copies may be found wherever
there Is true Rothschild. l have tried
in vain to get a photograph of it for
years. Perhaps when hand over my
photographs of Baron James and his
wife Evelina maye be favored.
The first scene represents the Elector of
Hesse-Cassel. in presence only of his
wife and little daughter, hastily and Sc
cretly confding to his humble factor.
Amschel Mayer-the first Rothschild-his
treasure OF $5OOO.OOO in gold to save it
from Hoche and the French army when
they took Coblentz in 1904.
The second scene shows the five sons of
Amschel Mayer paying back the deposit
with interest to the heirs of the elector
in 1923. The secret of the Rothschilds
lies between these two scenes and glows
in the family device: Concord. integrity,
industry, fidelity
When Amschel Mayer established his
third son, Nathan, as his agent in Man
chester and London. about 1897. he con-
fided to the young man of only twenty
three two kinds of capital. OF their own
money there was perhaps $1OO.OO0. but OF
the electors there was ten times that
and more.
So IL was when James, the youngest
son. was sent to Paris. The great Ma
poleon smelt those millions. Politically he
desired to seize them as belonging to the
elector. Young James was only twenty,
and there he sat with his capital. wait
ing for the recOnStructtve period bound to
follow on Napoleon's fall. He had prince
ly connections. won by the electors en-
many cities. who later became mere
Rothschild agents.
Secret police reports OF the empire just
published give their names. and there Is
one note in the hand of Napoleon: "Investi-
gate to the bottom the affair Of the Roths-
childs and the Prince OF Hesse.''
Napoleon went and young James Roths-
child stayed-and loaned the government
OF the restoration 500 100000 at the mo-
ment when French holders Of 1O0-franc
Evening star., 1911-06-04

childs without reason. All are taken to
be worth an unprejudiced first impress
sion.
A young Frenchman with ideas like
these stood by the deathbed of his father.
an honorable old army officer who had
played a good role in war and COM
mune.
Keep honor whispered the dying
man: and handing a small, fat book,
added painfully: Bank your spare money
with them. II ever in tight place,
draw, but never without need-in honor"
1t was Rothschild checkbook Few
in Paris have seen one. Later the young
man had the account transferred and
made a small deposit. The French sell
dom draw checks; he drew none. Time
passed. First, he put away small spare
sums with the Rothschilds. Then he
grew hard up and took out. One day he