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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07
First Link Of Chain from
Maine to Florida
Completed and Dedicated al
Wilmington, n. c.
Ceremonies Witnessed by $500
People from All Walks Of Lie.

Wilmington, y. e, Jan. 6.-TWenty-
five hundred people including many
men prominent in state and nation at
tended today public celebration OF
the completion of the first link of the
proposed inland waterways from Maine
to Florida. an the banks of the water
way near Beaufort. y. c. The celebra
ton was preceded BY Il parade. of nava
and government beatS, headed by tho
revenue cutter Pamlico, while prob
ably 100 gasoline launches brought up
thu rear
Senator r. NJ. simmons of North
Carolina, was master of ceremonies
and spoke briefly. welcoming the Wis
itors and paying tribute to Capt Earl
|. Brown. corps of United States en-
gineers. in charge of the work. who de-
clared the waterway officially open.
The canal has been under construc-
ton since 1897 and was completed last
December 1t shortens the distance
from Oriental. Newburne and other
points to Beaufort and Southern points
about 80 miles and gives double the
depth of water. The canal is 80 to 2oQ
feet wide and 10 feet deep at mean low
water. while at high tide it will give
about T. feet. The length is 20 miles
five of which were cut through dry
land, the remainder by dredging and
strengthening Adam and Cares creeks
The canal gives an inside route to
coastwise vessels, enabling them to
avoid treacherous Hatteras and Cape
I Dpkou3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07
IDENTITY OF BODY QUESTIONED.
Further Investigation in New York
Trunk Murder Mystery.

Providence. r. L., Jan. 6.-The ques
ton as to whether the body of William
II. Lewis. buried in u cemetery at Eos
ter, is that of the man wanted Tor the
murder of Albert c. Caller IN New
York more than eight years ago, was
revived Thursday. A letter was re-
ceived by DR.. Gardiner Z. Swarts. sec
Rotary of state Board of Health from
Chief Inspector John II. Russell of the
New York detective department inquir-
ing if the state has record of the
death of anyone named william II
Lewis since Jan. "A. 1895 No record OF
the Lewis death at Foster can be found
in the state files, but more thorough
investigation is to be made.
The New York authorities sent an
inspector here the early part Of last
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07
THE PLoW HORSE cNNe,,, I.
Progress Made in Western sfarmins
During the Last Decade.

Within ten years approximately s.
100000 acres of farm land in the United
States and western Canada have been
taken away from the horse and turned
over to the steam anG ~fuel engine to
be plowed. The farmers OK Illinois,
Iowa, Indiana and other parts of the
corn belt are beginning e. follow iilie
example sst ~ the owners OF larger
farms in me rawer prairie sections
The improvements made within tho
last few years in the smaller traction
engine using gasoline or oil have also
solved many of the problems presented
in the moist district of soft soils ana
small farms which the old and larger
steam traction engines could not meet.
-Naticiiai Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07
Symptoms of Eczema.

: The moist form of eczema is most
common The affected parts are swol-
. len and tender. with a redeemed, raw
appearance, covered with a thin. dark
crust. through which a gummy liquid
appears. Itching is nearly always
present, The treatment is to stop the
itching, exclude the air and germs,
and set up the healing process by ap.
plying Cadum, the new skin remedy.
You can see and feel marked inn
provelnent after a single application,
and the surface of the skin rapidly re-
sumes healthy condition Cadum is
also remarkably effective in other skin
troubles snch as redness. pmples. rash,
blotches, roughness, scaly skin, chat
lngs, acne. sores, ulcers. eruptions.
hives, letter. itch, herpes. psoriasis,
itching piles. etc. Trial box Toe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07

district supreme court to cancel the
naturalization on the ground of fraud.
Under date of Nov. 20. last Wald-
berg wrote Chief Justice Clabaugh
from Constantinople saying:
"On account of feionies committed
against my personality through the
American state department and others,
/ have already and in writing. decided
to resign my American citizenship
which, after what I have suffered and
as per my communications to the state
department. l do not consider a great
honor and in order to make same
resignation more effective. have be-
come o Moslem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07
Big Crowd Attends Ice
Races on MaranaCook.
No Record Time, but Some
Hotly Contested Racing.
zaidse, Clara g., Maggie 3. and
Silver Heels the Winners.

The driving club of this town gave a
race meeting on Friday afternoon over
the course on Lake Maranacook which
attracted the attention of several horse
men from Augusta. Lewiston. Oakla nd
and Waterville.
A large and deeply interested crowd
from. Winthrop, Monmouth, North Mon
mouth and Wayne cheered the winners.
Zadee. the chestnut mare owned by
McIlroy of Winthrop, turned the tables
OH f. +. Walkers mare Maize f.. 229i,
by winning weil-fought four-heat race.
Zaidee was driven by Mr.. Lindsay of
North Monmouth. Mr. Walker drove
Maize E.
Lady Stirling. IS, the third starter.
was a factor in the race at all stages
of it. She was formerly owned by f. +.
Hewitt Augusta. is now the property of
\. S. Smith of Wayne. She Is by stirling,
the sire of Trixy s.. Ia. Maud $. 2.151.
Stanley c., 2.l1l. and several others of
note
Maggie B.. the winner of Glass {. is by
Claude Fisher, 2.9,. Nancy X, very
handsome young mare by Sir Hiram. won
the first heat. With careful handling she
will develop some real speed. She is own
cd by II. Riggs of Wayne.
Glass ID was won by Silver Heels, a
good-looking brown trotter owned and
driven by Carl Hartman. Winthrop. Val
lis. the winner of the first heat, Is Il l5.s
chestnut trotting gelding. very handsome
ana has quite Il turn of speed. In this
first race he was unsteady. He is by
Prince of India, Is owned and was driven
by George Perkins of Monmouth
Glass +. finally won by l.. z. King. su-
pcrintendent of the Tappan Stock Farm.
with his big brown trottcr Graphite was
the real race of the day Colonel r., a
handsome brown PAGER by Johnny
Wilkes. Eli. won two heats without "
much trouble, but in the next three Mr..
Kings big trotter could outstep him at
the finish. This race kept the crowd
guessing for some time. The win of the
tretter over this fast young PAGER was
quite surprise to many of the onlookers
From the present outlook the Winthrop
sports are likely to furnish lovers OF
horse racing with some high class sport
before the winter is over They voted at
8 their last meeting TO take in race horses
wherever owned. From now on, Thurs
day of each week will be their race day.
The summaries:
CLASS A-PACE.
Zaaidee. et m. Sir Hiram, LINDSAY
North Monmouth ..............t.l , /
Maize f, b IN. Walker, North
l.ady stirling, b m smith,
WAYNE $500. .....ss.........e >
Time-.39, 10. ~. T.
CLASS B-TRoT OR PACE.
Graphite. br L King Win
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07

Tennessee, 10: Texas. Is: Utah. =:
Vermont. .: Virginia. 10. Washington
:. West Virginia s: Wisconsin. IL:
Wyoming. |.
This represents an increase over the
present membership in the House as
follows:
.Nabama. Colorado. Florida, Georgia
Idaho. Louisiana. Michigan. Minnesota
Montana. North Dakota. Ohio. Oregon
Rhode Island. South Dakota. Utah and
west Virginia. one each: Illinois. Mas
sachusetts. New Jersey. Texas and
Washington. two each: California and
Oklahoma. three each: Pennsylvania
four and New York, six.
n majority of the members of the
committee believe this plan of appor-
tionment win prevail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07
A CARD

We. the undersigned. do hereby
agree to refund the money on a so.
cent bottle of Greene's, WARRANTED
Syrup of Tar IL it fails to cure youl
cough or; cold. We also guarantee q
5-cenf bottle Ito prove satisfactory
or money refunded.
Bowdltch 4 webster. Jackson Bros,
Kinsman Pharmacy. c. III. Beane,
Arthur Tetroault, Chas. Ward & Co..
Willis r. Partridge, Gardiner
John CoughlIn.
TemplB tPhArmacy.
Augusta, SO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Editor George l.. Sands of the Bidde-
ford Record is made the principal bene-
ficiary under the terms of the will of
the late Hon. Samuel l.. Lord of Saco.
There are three requests of 500 each.
The home place, worth about $2000. is left
to Charles A. Libby of Saco and the res
idne of the estate to Mr.. Sands, who is
named as executor. The estate will to-
tai about $4,000. Mr.. Sands is cousin
of Mr.. Lord and was a lifelong close
friend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07

month to inyestigate the report tisas
the mar buried at Foster was tue per-
soa--wahted tofe tho stfdhk nsystery In
New York. An attempt was made to
exhume the body but because OF the
failure of the, statutes to give anyone
authority to disinter a body under the
circumstances, the question remained
unsettled =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07
A GOOD RADIANCE.
George Nelken Y. WaJdbere No Longer
An American. Citizen.

Washington. Jan. 6.-George Neiken
Y. Waldberg is no longer a citizen OF
the United states. as Justice Gould
Thursday signed decree setting aside
the naturalization papers he procured
April 20. 1900. Waldberg gave the state
department some trouble in Constan-
tinople and the government asked the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07
BINGHAM THREATENED.
Bad Fire in Center of Town-Outside
Help is Called.

bingham. Mass, Jan. 6.-fire in the
residence of Bert Wilder assumed
threatening proportions early Friday
morning and the local fire department
was forced to call on the nearby towns
fer assistance. The Wilder residence
is in the center of the village and a
general coniiagration was feared.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07
Hard cold,.

People whose blood Is pure are NOT
nearly so likely ia take hard coidss az
are others.
Physiology goes into the reason
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes the blood
pure, causing healthy action of the
mucous membrane and giving streneth
and tone to all the organe and fanc-
tons. esSA1 !,
This great medicine RECEIVERS the syA-s
tenn after a cold, as no other does. ~ !.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07

in Chicago, out of every one thou
sand women in the age period from
% to go. at the last count. there were
314 who were unmarried. In Denver
there We're S3l, In Manhattan and the
Bronx there We're sac. In Minneapolis
there were 1863. In Philadelphia there
were $50, , III. .a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07

in that section We're all out and faeto-
ries power shut OF, Department stores
ard hotels used candles for lighting
and many elevators were stationary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07

Constipation is the cause o. many ALL
cradle. Take Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver, Tablets keep yanr bosesis
g, rssr1te ! end ,yea3 ~ fpid thee disea4-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07
CLARKS CRUISE OF THE ARABIC"
IooGo tons. fine. large, unusually steady.
To the ORIENT

February to April 16. 1911
seVehty-0ne days. costing only s4OO.00 and
FEATURES: Madeira, Cadiz, Seville. Al
g1ers, Malta. 10 days in Egypt and the
Holy Land. COnstantinople. Athens,
Some; the Riviera. etc. w. II. EAVES
20 Wash.s ST. Boston. so Tours to Eu.
rope Other Tours. FRANK C.. CLARK.
Times Bldg, New York. sal. If
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-07
6tst CONGRESS.

Continued from Page OneD
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05
ADVERTISING TALKS.

have been put before the public
so ACCURATELY by any other
method.
1t would be physically impos-
sible to convince every editor in
New York that he should pub
lish EXACTLY the SAME
STORY Of the affair at the
psychological moment when it
would mold public opinion.
1t could be done ONLY by an
advertisement, PAID FOR and
therefore independent = signed
by the express companies and
therefore accepted as OFFICI-
ALLY AUTHENTIC by the
public.
1t takes all the public to
make up public opinion-and
the whole public can be reached
better by advertising than by
any other form Of publicity.
Is it not reasonable to sup
pose that all express companies
could profitably follow regular
campaigns of publicity advertis-
ing-showing how the business
is run, the sources of their reve-
nue. as we'll as their troubles
WHY they can successfully COM
pete with the United States
mail-in other words, why the
parcels business of the United
States LEGITIMATELY be-
longs to the express companies
IF 1T DOES.
These are points upon which
public opinion is rapidly form
ing, and the express companies
owe it to THEMSELVES, .as
we'll as to the public, to help
guide that opinion.
(To be Continued.)
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05
! Heavy Responsibility
Is Placed Upon These :
Independent Inspectors
" Remains for Kennedy and Kunz
To Decide the Fate Of Martin
dalelsm and We Believe the
Public Can Trust Them.

three independent Monday
cede McMchae Mainda which brings the
board a big school ISSUE which Martindaesm.
Aeyhng will depend Inspectors Kennedy and
represent Eighth and Seventeenth wards respectively
as independents
such caber that this newspaper feels
realize the great responsibility their fellow
placed upon them the tie the lineup Of the board
While disagreed with them, rather while they dis
agreed Times the they should take their
pagns
faith that they will the solemn duty
houdered them with all the patriotism them
possess
Inspectors Kennedy upon board
Of education they will find that the Of the children in Deo
schools have for been for books than the
Of school children in other cities pay.
They will find there incompetent principals the
public schools.
They will find that irresponsible in school buildings
have in charge the lives Of pupils in those buildings
They will find everywhere Of extravaganza ncompncy and
lack of discipline.
We believe the public spirit
the best interests of the schools will their deepest con
Of and their thorough investigation these and that
will directed different order things
Therefore matters little their whether they
today another Superintendent Marindae
When they have studied the conditions and found the them
MARTDALESM upon them agned
against Martndaesm which will
they voting against MARTNDALE
Kennedy
they who big enough brave enough and
their putting the schools back the basis
for educational rather than political purposes
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05

One might ask, what theme so
auspicious for the most popular
American writer. at the meridian or
his fame, as the life OF Columbus. had
he not found for his later years a
still more auspicious theme in the life
Of Washington What unexampled fe-
licity, not only TO accompany the
great discoverer as he went forth
weeping but bearing precious seed"
but also TO come again with rejofc-
ing" at the evening Of the year, bear
ing the full-grown sheaves" OF the
father Of his country! How favored
the life beyond all ordinary measures
OF human happiness-opening with
the year which gave a recognized ma
ttonal existence TO the country, con-
secrated by the benediction OF Wash
ington on his infant head-the chief
OF the men OF letters OF his own coun-
try at home, and their accredited rep
resentative abroad, and permitted to
rehearse. to all coming time, the won
drous tale or q hidden world, called
forth by the glorious adventurer from
behind the veil OF waters, and the still
more wondrous, still more glorious
tale OF that peerless name, In which
all the blessings. and hopes, and des-
TIMES OF that new-found world fiow-
cred out in the loveliness OF their con-
summation.
There Is yet one happiness in the
lie OF Irving that must not be forgot
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05
GEORGE Codd Should
Feel Very Grateful To
These 1900 Voters
They Remained At Home While
the Public Works Employees
Were Getting Out tho Resu-
lars and Voting Them
Right.

But still standing pat
Among candidates defeated in ALL there whom be-
lieve. to be better qualified for the place.
We readers wondering how Codd to be elected
Beyond question, calls analysis
We will 10
the place this election and
the election of years there 36 4s votes falling of
in the vote Of nearly 13.000-(unlucky IS again.
Codd benefited by this light
Codd workempoyes the department Of public worwere
hand in every precinct.
THEY made SURE that the Codd GOT TO THE POLLS
They where they could put their hands the regulars and
MAKE them RIGHT.
the Is 900 will there enough
good citizens who opposed this thing have DEFEATED
step around
to the voting booth.
That where the professional politician cute and that the
that the politician continues the good c
zenship election follows election
The death Of Judge Rohner member Of the bench who
would
the election o help Codds chances
But the real the choice Of Codd the rejection
candidates among defeated the Of
portant department county government
voting
There isn't much consolation specuatng what might
and there isn't much gained by split milk
be learned by the voters and then which
stance il, to be careful next time with the milk
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05

ten--I mean that he was permitted TO
enjoy while living. In all It's ampn-
tude and without deduction, his world
wide reputation. So cheerful, so
unanimous recognition OF contem-
porary merit has. perhaps, never been
Witnessed. Success, fame. affiuence,
political advancement-things rarely
forgiven to the candidate for pubic
favor-raised up no enemies TO hlm.
No one envied his good fortune, no
one qualified his praise, no one hate1
no one maligned him. Detraction was
melted into kindness by the angehc
loveliness of his character, and no
voice but that OF respect, affection
and veneration reached his ear. 80
he lived and 80 he died. phese pos
thumous honors OF commemorauon
are but the echoes OF those you de-
lighted to pay him while he sojourned
among us: and the chaplet which you
reverently place upon his grave you
wove for his living brow! What can
be added to the happiness OF such
Life and such death?
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05
Charges Or. Young With Bad Taste

To the Editor OF The Times: The
Rev. T. w, Young. pastor OF the North
Wood dward-ave. Baptist church, in ad-
dressing the Baptist Ministers con
ference. recently held In this CITY,
among many other things told his
hearers that the Catholic church was
breaking down and wearing out.
This was the heading OF his address
as IL appeared In The Times OF March
27. Mr.. Young said great deal
about the scholastic doctors or the
middle ages. Modernism and the
personality OF our present pontin'
Pope Plus, whom he styled the most
obstinate pope who has occupied the
papal chair for 4 century. He went
on TO point out the different countries
in which he thinks the Catholic
church Is making no headway and
losing its power" He believes that
the Catholic church is facing one or
the most serious situations In It's his
tory. He speaks OF twentieth century
thought and culture But on reading
some OF Mr.. Young's utterances, one
would be led TO believe that there
was much OF both lacking In his re-
cent address. The federation and
good will existing between persons
who may differ in religion is not be-
cause OF such an attitude, but In spite
OF II. He need not go out OF Detroit
10 find that the Catholic church. after
her voyage down many centuries, is
in our midst and in very thriving
condition He can investigate this
for himself IL Mr.. Young would give
his best thought in helping TO solve
the problems that are confronting
Baptists today and also 10 his present
charge, the North Woodward Baptist
church, It would seem the better and
wiser plan. Dickens says charity be-
gins at home, justice begins next
door. Whatever views Mr. Young
may hold on Modernism" are OF no
consequence to Catholics. But | can
not understand why he should. espe-
cially during the holy season OF lent.
when men strive TO forget their
grudges, challenge their thought,
scrutinize their own lives and above
all, let the religion OF their neighbor
alone. come before conference OF
ministers OF the gospel and say. things
that cannot but cause irritation and
offense II Is little wonder that many
well disposed persons are indifferent
TO religion, when We have from time
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05
From Another Point of View
Oh. you opening dayi


Grandmother is not well at this writing
By the way. did we elect 'uds. or i: it just codd'
Wanted: steam-heated fat for a few days First Robin
Every little bit shovesd from makes little bit
they've got up morning
Greetings
Should the slip take pinch Of snun
shark Who. also presumably. began at the bottom.
Is Age Until
the recount probably be THE Golden
gel
himself"
with
BILL this Donovan also something
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05

Love Is the real thing until the
newness wears 'off-and the newness
so-called never wears of with the
right kind OF people.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05

We did our level best in this col
umn to defeat George P. Codd for a
circuit judgeship.
We did this from sense of duty
to the public.
We did not consider him the man
for the place.
II the official canvas and the re-
count of the vote which seems prob
able, do not change the unofficial
figures, Codd has been elected.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05

The next school board will have
seven inspectors who are out-snd-
out Martindale men, as follows:
Charbonneau, Jeffries, Nowc,
Miehm, Hely, Wiedeman, Cary,
Committed to their constituents as
anti -Martindale inspectors, will be
Mumford, Burton, Small, Hunter,
Robertson, Goldberg, Condor, Ellis,
eight in number.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05

A handful of salt rubbed on damp
cloth will remove grease stains from
pots, pans and nearly all other 1ritohr
en- utensils.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05

Riches have wings? Nonsense
Riches are fastened head and feet to
the ground and are SO heavy that few
Of US can lift 'em.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05

Laudanum Is an antidote for some
poisons-but should never be taken,
without a physicians advice.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-05

Give the Mex. insurrectos a little
credit Isn't It better TO worry fell
low 10 death than to stand up and be
licked?