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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09
Water to Take Place of Coal.

II the dream Of Nicola Tesla should
come true. soft coal would become d
drng on the market and the falling
water of the rivers and streams OF
Maine would be a never-failing, never
ending source of income. And there
is a possibility that this dream OF the
scientist-inventor may be realized IN
the not far distant future. The prob
transmitting electrical energy. without
loss. for indefinite distances. Tesla be-
lieves that such method will shortly be
perfected. and should he be right all
the water falls of the world, however
remote from civilization, would at once
become available.
Maine is particularly Interested in
the rehabilitation of water power, but
loss OF electric energy in transmission
has been a handicap. Manufacturing
has thus been largely dependent upon
soft coal since the introduction OF
steam. But since power is now sent
200 miles from Niagara Falls it has
seemed only reasonable to expect that
inventions must be made that would
make twice that distance possible
From this reasoning it would seem "a
possible step, as Tesla predicts, to dis
nee-defying transmission. AS yet We
are not informed as to Teslas expec-
fancy of detail, whether the transmits
sion will be made by cable or some
method akin to wireless.
The power possibilities behind such
inventions are stupendous. II is esti-
mated that the Victoria Falls in Rho
desia, mile wide and almost 400 feet
high. has energy to the amount of 30
million horse power When we consider
that this is more than the estimated
total stationary power generated in the
United States. by steam. water or gas.
We begin to have some idea of it's mag
nitude. The falls of Iguazu near
where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
meet, is two miles wide and falls 2lo
feet with force of possibly 15.009.960
horse power. Not an ounce Of this ener-
gy is in use or could reasonably be ex-
pected to be in use i'm generations TO
come, because the falls is in the Wild
erness. 200 miles from even frontier
| town.
| The prediction by modern lltera-
tary prophet that before our coal sup
! plies are exhausted science will have
perfected scheme of dwelling up the
| natural energies of this old world of
i ours in a manner providing heat light
and power, seems in a fair way to be
| fulfilled. One might feel confident in
| the prediction that before this gene
| ration shall pass" even the great water
powers above referred TO will be in
| harness for the comfort and progress
| of humanity. But long ere it win be
| necessary to enter the wilds of Africa
or South America the minor powers Of
| which Maine has abundance will be in
the service of the world. 1t is the duty
| of Names Lawmakers 10 preserve to
| coming generations all the rights pos
sible which will be of inestimabIe value
In the years to come.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09
SPRINGS Promises.


When the spring comes again, viii you
be there2
Three springs I watched and waited for
And listened for your voice upon the air:
/ sought for you in many hidden
Saying. "she must be there
surely. some magic slumber holds her
She Whose blue eyes we're morning
sighed; and, one BY one, before me
passed
The rainbowed daughters of the vernal
showers,
Saying. .'she comes at last"
Ali broken promise of the world. How
fair
You speak young hearts, In many a
wanton word
OF lyric April, each succeeding year,
BY risen flower and the returning bird,
You vowed TO bring back her.
And now the flutes are in the trees once
more,
The vioiets breathe up through the
melting snow.
Old Earth throws open wide her grassy
As if there were no yiolets long ago.
or any birds before
Richard lie Caffeine. in IIampton's
Magazine. 94@
the startling list of "cobbosseeeon-
tees '.Cobocykontys,n .Kobbessy-
konttys." and worse. The latest is
heralded by the Rockland Courier
Gazette, the Boston correspondent of
which writes: Has a new county
been set off in Maine? | read this
telegram In the window of a Summer
street hardware store: Augusta,
Me- April 24.-J. Il. Hunter Co, Bos-
ton. Mass: Ice has gone out of Cob
bossee County. (Signed) 'r
Disappointment sits upon the pros
poets for the early opening of the
sardine factory at Belfast, and there
is slight hope that sufficient fish will
be in the weir early enough to open
the building Also. factories to the
east of Belfast are reported as doing
little business Several weeks prob
ably will have elapsed before the
Belfast factory is in operation.
A load of lumber preceded by
comparatively little horse came down
state street in Bangor, Monday, at a
dangerous rate OF speed. mere was
no brake on the wagon and it was
evident to observing passersby that
the horse could not hold the load on
that bit OF inclined roadway Reach
ing the square the little animal took
two or three long desperate steps. WAS
swept from his feet. twisted his head
and neck under his body and turned
Il complete somersault, the wagon
pushing the apparently inert body
several feet before coming to stop.
Spectators hurried out as the driver
climbed sadly to the ground. for 1t
seemed impossible that the horse was
not dead. AS the first ones reaehd
him, however, he surged giddiiy to
his feet and shook himself; the twist
ed harness was readjusted and the
team continued merrily on its way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09
Problems Before Methodist Confer
ence.

In the annual May conference the
Methodist Episcopal church thrashes
out its problems and Sits the wheat
from the chaff. The conference held
IN Minneapolis through this month is
the Tooth anniversary session. Yet
Methodism dates from 1888 when
John Wesley was IS years old-and
George Washington was six, the
proper age for chopping cherry trees.
AT the Minneapolis convention the
delegates number 500 who are elect
cd throughout the United States,
south America. Mexico, the African
,tat4s and from the Orient. They
are from all professions and callings
and include "a women, one of whom
is granddaughter Of Garibaldi.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09
ARTIFICIAL cAMPHoR
Man Does in Two Weeks What Ma
ture Takes Two Years to Do.

Who unless he be chemist,
would suppose that there exists any
thing in common between the cam
phor Of the orient and the turpentine
obtained from the pine tree in the oc-
cident? The two substances have no
superficial resemblance, their very
odors being different, yet. chemicall,
considered. there is very little differ
ence between them. Turpentine is
composed of ten atoms Of carbon
combined with sixteen atoms of hy
drogen, and camphor has the same
components. with the addition of one
atom Of oxygen.
The best natural camphor comes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09
Children CRY
FOR FLETChER'S
G A 8 Q RI a

1t would surprise you to know of the
great good that is being done by Cham
berlain's Tablets. Darius Downey, of
Newberg Junction, n. B., writes, my
wife has been using Chamberlains Tab
let's and finds them very effectual and
doing her lots of good. If you have
any trouble with your stomach bowels
give them a trial. For sale by all
dealers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

from Formosa, and the outbreak of
the Russian Japanese war advanced
the price TO such an extent that the
chemists of the world were called
upon to contrive a substitute They
soon decided that it would be more
practicable to make an artificial
camphor Knowing turpentine to be
the substance most nearly allied To it
in chemical structure, series Of ex-
periments on a very large scale was
begun. A detailed history Of these
experiments would fill many volumes
To-day from d determined quantity of
turpcntine may be obtained fourth
part of the weight of pure camphor.
The success of the experiments was
first known when the odor of cam
phor issued from set combinations
Today man can manufacture in the
laboratory in fifteen days an amount
OF camphor which 1t takes tree two
years to produce Harper's Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09
Lewiston Priest and the Law.


AT Biddeford. Sunday night.
Jesuit mission priest from Lewiston
denounced prohibition. After nam
ing the city of his residence and the
one Of his address our readers will
not be surprised at some of his
reckless statements. He declared,
as do the Democratic leaders and the
beer trust literature. that no. good
could come from prohibition: that it
is nothing less than q sham. pro-
Queer of crime and criminals, the
ruination of home. the debaueher of
women and girls and the vehicle re-
sponsible for sending men TO the in
sane asylum and the commitment of
all sorts of detestibIe crimes. He
said that prohibition is responsible
for the use of dangerous brands of
whiskey by manufacturers who look
only for the high prices that they get
for their worthless goods. or is made
right here in Maine and peddled out
as the rankest and deadlest of poi
sons.
Pr Archambaul.,s denunciation of
the law is SO familiar as to require
no answer 1t has been answered
logically. truthfulIy and effectuaiiy
10000 times by believers in law and
supporters of moral conditions, But
the idiocy which appeared for the
first time in last years rum cam
paign, of the claim that it costs
more to send good liquors by express
than 1t does to send bad liquors,
seem to have been accepted as some-
thing new and catchy in the liquor
trust claims.
just why it is necessary to sell
BAD poison In violation of law in
stead of GOOD poison has not thus
far been explained by Governor, At
torney-General. rum seller. or priest
who breaches for rum. FIR. Archam-
bauit did not explain to his Biddeford
audience why man Ia the business
of selling poison viii put out a better
grade when he is paying a high IL
cense for the privilege. than he will
If he is selling 1t in violation Of the
law and IN the hope that he will es-
cape the laws penalties.
With a priest of this sort in the
Lewiston Dominican Order, preaching
against the law and casting his infiu-
cnee with his followers in opposition
to the law. is ii 10 be wondered at
that Lewiston is hot bed of crime
and misdemeanor. most of which
springs from outlawed saloons and
dives and their natural associations
Fr. Archambault told his Biddeford
hearers that IL we had a license law
ri this state "and ii was enforced as
a license law would be- we should
have vastly different conditions than
we now suffer.
Undoubtedly. If we had license
law and II could be enforced. the
neople would see to 1t in the framing
of that law that 1t would provide for
better conditions than any possible
under regime OF denunciation and
violation of law. But no license law
In any state ever HAS been enforced
or ever WILL be enforced, except ac-
eording 10 the program Of the allied
political and booze trust interests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

We Can't Help Saying Ii.

Come on III fellows.
The waters fine,
This May first bathing sure
Is good enough for mine.
Don't lose your courage
It's your turn, bub,
The thermometer shows "tl0'
In our bath tub,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

There never was time when people
appreciated the real merits of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy more than now
This is shown by the increase in sales
and voluntary testimonials from persons
who have been cured by it. IL You or
your children are troubled with cough
quainted with its good qualities. For
sale by all dealers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

The Democratic Club Of Augusta
has requested that we donate sub
scription to the Kennebcc Journal.
We have complied in the trustful be-
lief that III the i'll house have so
fair a spirit good things will strive
to dwell whit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09
catarrh,

Called an American disease, is cured
by an American medicine. originated
and prepared in the most catarrhal Of
American countries.
That medicine is Hoods Sarsa-
parilla,
1t cures radically and permanently.
in that it removes the cause, cleansing
the blood of scrofulous and all other
impurities. 1t overcomes all the eff
fects of catarrh, too. and builds up the
whole system.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

CHASING financial rainbows rs
suits in the possession OF wildcat
mining stocks, watered Industrials
minus your invested principal. .
) The first step toward real wealth
the solid foundation for tomorrow
lis by absolutely protecting the
principal.
Your savings invested with this banl,
viii always be intact, and the added i Pr
cent interest, Compounded quarterly.
-Four per cent plus safety of prncipal
beats visions OF impossible riches less your
entire principal.
Men OF solid wealth today arc well
satisfied to secure an average OF per cent
and absolute safety Of their Investment.
That's why they arc now rich.
No reason why you can't follow their
example.
This bank will help you by guarantee
ing your savings and paying 4 per cent on
all sums, whether large or small.
Secure Safety Now
TRUSTEES Hon ereeeisf !. Stevens. q ". yctsryr a.
--- kinsman. = 3 hgseit u Bdee, AN Whit
r. Johnson T. j. Lynch. W p whtsbouse a. Spssr
Hill, Hanes Weston. Y, " Parkhurt r. j. NoYss,
g. o. vickeTy, c. K,nsmAn, john T. Hill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

DIR. Thomas Eclectic Oil is the best
remedy for that often fatal disease
Group 1t hes been used with success
IN our family for eight years. Mrs. l..
Whiteaere, Buffalo, N. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

For any itcing skin trouble, piles,
eczema, sale rheum, hives. itch. scald
head. herpes, soabies, Doan's Ointment
all stores.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

Heavy, impure blood makes muddy,
piInply complexion, headaches, nausea
Indigestion. Thin blood makes you
weak, pale ana sickly. For pure blood
sound digestion, use Burdock Blood Bit
ters Sl.00 at all stores.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

For mild, easy action of the bowels
Try Deans Reenlets, a modern laxative
25c. at all stores.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

Portland, Me. for Roosevelt Boston
Globe.
Me. too-Chicago Tribune.
Also Pa.-CleVeland Plain Dealer.
All In--Buffalo News.
But not all of L. S.rSprngield Re
publican.
And, not to cast gloom upon the party,
a requiem Mass.-Jamestown Democrat.
III Ohio jumps into his basket where
will Maryland ?-Berk shire Eagle.
Where is this going to stop?-Boston
Globe.
Tenn. to O.. l. T. viii make Champs
houn' Ky. WY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo.~O.
We. the undersigned. have known T.. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, O.
Halls catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Testimon-
ials sent free. Price IS cents per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

Tramp, tramp. tramp. the girls are
marching. Boston Transcript.
Cheer up, fellers, they are gone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

Our canoe. this year. will be firmly
adjusted between four water-tigh'
casks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

on those blue DAYS when you des-
pair of the future of the republic, just
wash your office windows and see
how much brighter the political out
look is.-Webb City fMo) Register.
FASTING on opposition editorials to
lend transparency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

Also. our saltwater voyage will be-
confined to safe navigation over the
tears shed when the landlord forces
us to pay the rent or move.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

A Lewiston woman has brought
suit for divorce on account of cruel
and abusive treatment. and one count
In the Indictment is that she was
compelled to move eighteen times in
ten years That is enough in itself.
Any woman who had to do that is
entitled to divorce. Portland Press.
And If we have TO move out anoth-
CIR evening this week to beat the in
wards cut Of an old rug we, too. are
going after a divorce
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

JEpHrHA ENcAMPMENT. NO. 3
Meetings at O'Clock every second and
fourth Tuesday. Work In Golden Rule
degree. Tuesday, May H.
w. L. HAYDEN, G. p.
c. Il. STEWART. Scribe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09

There's one thing to be said for
American police. When they have to
arrest a couple of bandits they don't
call out the troops and the fire de-
partment and the moving picture ex-
perts and give matinee perform
ance to 10000 spectators Pittsburg
do anything like that they admit
they're baffied.-New York Telegram,
And Lewiston's police in asserting
patriotism shout
"Hur-r-roo.''
.svive la loaf"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-09
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

meeting Friday evening 1T o'clock.
o. &c. FARNHAM, N. O.
Il. r. WESTON, Sec.
The Washington times., 1912-09-16

ber election several days before thai
event.
II the Supreme Court is to soy any.
thing OF practical effect on the. cas'
its decision must no rendered durine
the latter part Of October.
The intermountain rate case involves
the question of long and short hau
rates. To what extent rates from the
Atlantic seaboard to Spokane and other
inland towns may exceed the rates tc
the Pacific coast Is The question Ere
sented.
The Bath Tub trust case involves the
monopoiistic power Of patent rights, the
suit bringing before the court the dues-
ton of whether a company may control
the price Of the finished product through
controlling the use, under license. of a
patented tool used In making the article.
Several railroad matters OF extreme
importance will also come before the
court. The Jurisdiction Of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission over trans
portation property in stock yards, the
right to enforce switching privileges for
electric lights, and the right of rail-
roads to limit their liability vii come
before the commission.
The latter case Is of particular interest
because some States declare null and
void bills of lading seeking to limit
the liability OF the common carrier,
while in other States there are express
constitutional provisions against linn
itation Of this kind.
The Washington times., 1912-09-16

trance examinations, viii be conducted
Tuesday and advanced standing exam
nations the next day.
The director of kndergartens will
meet all the white kindergarten teach
ers next Monday afternoon In the
Thomas School at $3.50 p. m. First and
second grade teachers are summoned
to the Franklin School Friday after
noon OF this week at p. m. Saturday
morning the teachers Of each division
will meet their respective supervising
principals in the office building at 1880.
Teachers In the white high schools are
summoned to their respective buildings
on Saturday afternoon as follows: Busi-
ness High, 2 o'clock; Western, Eastern,
and Mckinley Manual, o'clock; Gen.
trail High, $3.50 o'clock.
Teachers In colored schools are SUM
moned to meet Assistant superintendent
Bruce Saturday at the NJ street High
School at II n. m.
superintendent Hodges said today that
he estimates an increased attendance
OF 800 in his schools by reason OF the
new tuition law. He has additional
room at his disposal in the schools of
Clarendon. Ballston, and Fort Myer
Heights, but probably will have to Sc
cure additional builings at Cherrydale,
Carne, and Seagmuller.
The Washington times., 1912-09-16
Open Air Services
By Endeavor Union

Three open-air services were held by
the District OF Columbia Christian En-
deavor Union yesterday afternoon in
Stanton Park, Franklin Park, and
Washington Circle.
At Stanton Park the Rev. c. s.
Ehlers, OF the Fifteenth Street Christian
Church, made a short talk Rexford
Holmes, president Of the union, pre-
sided. The Rev. A. w. spooner con-
Quoted the musical program.
The meeting at Franklin Park was
conducted by Francis X. MacNerhany.
The Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. pastor of
Bethany Baptist Church, spoke. w. H.
Evans was in charge OF the musical
program.
At washington Circle p. T. Chad
bourne was in charge. An address was
delivered by F. j. Lukens superinten-
dent OF the Central Union Mission.
George w. Navel led the singing.
The Washington times., 1912-09-16
CITIZENS TO INSIST
ON MORE CARS ON
GREAT FALLS LINE
Will Appeal to Virginia Cor
poration Commission for
Improvements.

An'appeal to the corporation com
mission Of the State Of Virginia will
be made within the next few days to
take testimony at Rosslyn, Va, in
the complaint of the citizens living
along the Great Falls and Old Do
minion railway that the service on
this line Is not what 1t should be.
Recently mass meetings were held
at the Alexandria county court house
at Fort Myer Heights and at Cherry
dale, and resolutions condemning the
present service and asking for bet
ter one were passed and sent to the
corporation commission.
The citizens now claim that their
appeals for a better seSvice have not
helped any a~d they are determined,
IL there ts no other way. to force the
railroad company to provide more
cars and otherwise improve existing
Conditions.
The request that the corporation
commission come to Rosslyn and take
testimony will be made through
Crandal Mackey, prosecuting attorney
for Alexandria county.
The Washington times., 1912-09-16
CAPITAL BOYS AND
. GIRLS CALLED BACK
TO SCHOOL MONDAY
Formal Notice of Reopening
Issued by the Board of
Education.

Formal notice OF the reopening OF
school week from today was issued
this afternoon by the Board of Educa-
tion. Pupils In the graded echools are
directed to report at their last year &
the high schools will report at ii a. m.
Children entering the graded schools
Cor the first time are ordered to apply
for admission tickets at the schools
most convenient to their homes. Prin-
cipals viii be at the schools Friday
and Saturday of this week from $3.50
to 10 a. m, and from 4 to 8 p. IN. Chill
dren must bring their vaccination GER
tificates with them.
The high school admission board will
meet candidates for admission to the
white high schools, who are not certif-
Gated from the grades. at the Franklin
School the last three days of this week
from 8 a. m. to ~ noon, and from
to 8 p. m. The board will assign pupils
to the examinations. First year, or en-
The Washington times., 1912-09-16
INF PORTANT CASES
AWAIT DECISION OF
SUPREME COURT
Kansas Ballot Case, Affect
ing Roosevelt Electors,
Needs Quick Judgment.

Twenty-one cases Of major Importance
have been set for argument before the
Supreme Court when 1t begins the fall
term October II. The intermountain
rate case, the cotton corner case. the
suit against the alleged Bath Tub trust,
the Louisville and Nashville rate case,
which involves the power Of the Com
merce Court to weigh evidence present
ed and previously passed upon by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
the embezzfement case against VILLA m
e. Breese and Joseph e. Dickerson, OF
Asheville, N. c., are among those in
cluded in the extraordinary docket.
To these will probably be added the
Kansas ballot case, involving the right
Of the Roosevelt electors to remain on
the Republican ticket in that State 1he
ballots must be printed for the Novem-