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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24

Ing nothing. He seemed TO think lead
poisoning was AN unavoidable incident of
the trade.
'The so called dusty trades are bring
ing death to thousands, but In these
trades it is more difficult to ascertain the
cause. In cases of poisoning. like lead
and arsenic, 1t is obvious the trouble
comes alone from the character of the
work done. In dusty trades it is more
difficult to show what death or. sickness
came from the dust breathed."
DR.. Hamilton told of her visit to a tile
making place and a cement works where
the workers We're breathing in the dust,
and they were an notwithstanding lot
of men and women. She called the at
tention OF the proprietors to conditions,
and they sympathized with the workers.
but said that nothing could be done, as
the dust was very valuable. This, she
said. struck the keynote: The material
is so valuable and the workers so cheap.
I'VE talk of conserving our resources"
she continued; "why not conserve life?
We have such enormous capital of labor
to draw from that we throw it away
without thought. 1t is true that in some
places they have doctors to watch the
health of the workers. They see rosy
checks disappear. the workers sicken and
drop out. and others step into their
places. So we have false security, and
we don't believe conditions are bad be-
cause we don't often see what is going
on in the poison trades 1t is hard to
tell how much lead poisoning there is,
because the workers are constantly drift
ing The brass trade is not so bad. but
it is to an extent a dusty trade, and the
workers-the polishers and buffers
breathe in the particles which destroy
their lungs.
1T is a question whether we should
Investigate first or legislate first / often
feel we do not keep pace with what We
already know. 1t is the duty of every
state to find out about industrial dis
eases We should study the trades where
there is undue heat and moisture. Many
trades are not necessarily bad, but are
bad only because of the placs in which
they are carried on. The trouble is that
there is no other country in the world
where they speed up as we do in this.
The physicians lag SO far behind In this
matter that it is the duty of the lay
men to shake them up. and this is what
we are trying to do. We must make the
people also change their idea of values.
We must wake up to the Importance to
the country of a healthy working class
N. Y. Times.
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ENGINEERS, STRIKE.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

| ment. In discussing the matter, to-
night Mr.. Neill said:
In the position in which am placed,
/ cannot venture any opinion or say any
| thing about the prospects of speedy
settlement of the difficulties. Both sides
| have agreed to accept our kindly offices
| in an attempt to prevent a strike. To-
morrow morning l win confer with the
railroad managers. In the afternoon, If
possible, or il l finish the managers con-
| ference in time, l will confer with the
engineers. The time and place of these
conferences l will know in the morning.
| think the public should be correctly
informed of the progress being made
and this 1 am always willing to do whef.
/ can do so without hindering our plans.
Nothing will be secret, but you must
realize we are all striving to do what
| is fair. When everything is settled then
will be more at liberty to talk"
on behalf of the railroads following
the giving out of their letter, it was
stated that the decision to confer with
the government representatives did not
mean that they had agreed to mediation.
The position of the railroads. 1t was
stated. is that they will hear what. Mr.
Neili has to offer them, but in case his
proposals are not satisfactory the rail-
roads are free to refuse them. In this
event affairs would return to their for
mer status-the refusal of the railways
to grant the demands of the engineers.
Despite the railroad view, however, the
opinion was expressed generally that the
pending negotiations will result in arbi-
tration. In this event, it was said, the
provisions of the Erdman law, which
calls for three arbitrator, will be ignored
and a board of at least five, and perhaps
seven men, named to pass on the ques-
tions at issue. In this connection, Com
missioner Neill was quoted as saying
ut is not compulsory of course, that
peace negotiations be conducted under
the Erdman act
From the attitude of the engineers.
| it appears that they would welcome
arbitration, believing that a review of
the whole question would result iii
concessions to them.
Two points upon which the en-
gineers say they will insist were made
| in the letter sent by Grand Chief Ston
of the Brotherhood to Commissioner
Neil accepting the offer of mediation.
One is that any settlement reached
| shall be effective from today, and the
| other that any delay due to future ne
gotiations shall be considered an arr
| mistice and shall not be utilized by
either side to obtain a tactical advan-
| tage.
Among the committee of so repre-
senting the engineers, there was a
noticeably cheerful air, tonight, and it
was evident that the belief prevailed
| that prospects are good for a settle
| ment of the dispute.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Rev. j. A. Gardner of Chicago has
accepted call to the pastorate of the
First Advent Christian church in Bid
deford and will begin his duties the
first Sunday in June. He wired his
acceptance Monday. Rev. r. H. ST.
monds, a former pastor. met Rev. Mr.
Gardner in Chicago and wrote to the
parish in Biddeford strong recon-
mendation of the Chicago pastor, who
wished to locate in the East. The call
was then extended him.
The marriage of Joseph Andre
Phonix of Lewiston and Miss Eva
Lavoie of Auburn took place. Mon
day morning, at ST. Louis church III
New Auburn. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Eugene Gauthier. The
day was also the 5oth wedding ami
versary of Mr. Phonix's parents. and
after the wedding ceremony the newly
married couple drove to ST. Peters
church in Lewiston, where a high
nuptial mass was celebrated in OBJ
servance of that event Maxine
Phonix, the father. is n years old and
has been retired for some time from
active business. Mrs. Phonix is 81 and
both she and her husband are natives
of Canada. Their son is a drug CLERK
in Auburn. His bride is the daughte,
OF Xavier Laveie of Broad street, Au.
burn,
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WHERE ALL ARE WOMEN.
Little French Town Which Has Been
Deserted by Men.

Not fifty miles from Paris is a small
town called Froissy. which is literally
run by women. This is not because
the women are women with views. but
simply because the town is town
with needs, and there are no men
there to fill the needs. Froissy is in
the heart of an agricultural province,
and all the on-coming young farmers
have been piped away to Canada ana
the States, where. if the language oil
the emigration agents and the devel-
opment companies books is to be be-
lieved, il is possible to make a great
deal more hay while the sun shines.
Only the old men remain, and what
with the plough and the reaper, they
are kept too busy to give any atten-
ton to municipal affairs. much less
hold office. So they have turned over
the reins of village government,
chariot, steeds, and all, to the women.
The mayor is woman. and the super
intendent of the railway station is
woman; the mail carrier is woman.
and so is the village barber The
switchman is a switehwoman, and the
postmaster is postmistress. The
telegraph messenger boy is named
Nine. LeSeborO. Wnen a proclamd-
ton from the mayor is to be heralded
abroad the drummer boy of Froissy,
who is a drummer girl, sallies forth
and sounds a at-tat-tat on her kettle
drum. This city official is a sturdy
octogenarian, Nine. Druhou- Marchar-
din. who has held her post through
wind and rain for years. The official
er-carrier, too. has been in office
for ten years. Her name is Nine.
Doubour.
F'roissy is only five miles from Mon
treuil. in the Department of the
Somme, and almost halfway between
Anliens to the north and Paris to the
south. 1t is said to be the one civilized
community in which municipal affairs
have been delegated entirely to women.
N. Y. Post.
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DISEASE BREEDING TRADES.
America Takes Little Care of Those
Thus Employed.

Ahead of Europe in many things and
abreast or her in most, this country is
Iar behind either continental Europe a..
England when it comes to the matter of
protecting the industrial worker In tho
opinion of DIR. Alice Hamilton of Hull
mousse, Chicago. DR. Hamilton has lust
completed for the government an inyesti-
saton into the prevalence of lead pois-
oning as an incident of employment
she found an appalling condition among
workers and an apathy on the part OF
the employer with respect to the protec-
uoh or the workmen. DIR. Hamilton told
the society for ethical culture all about
it few days ago.
industrial disease is subject which
| is very young in this country, though 1t
has been long a subject for much thought
ana planning abroad" said Dr. Hamilton
we know very little about. 1t as vet
ana nave done very little to combat It.
Just how bad conditions are I did not
know until / took up the investigation
INTO the prevalence and causes of lead
poison among workers. We have started
In to do many things for the protection
of workers against less of life snd limb
but here We have to deal with a more
prevalent and subtle form of injury-the
injury to health from poisons absorbed
by the worker while engaged at his or
| her trade
Investigation not only among lead
workers at the shelters, but among
painters and tile workers, has shown
that there is an enormous amount of dis
ease prevalent, and that deaths from
lead poisoning are frequent" she said.
L cannot find reason for all this UNI
less 1t be that we think more of the pro-
duct than we do of the producer. We
feel we must have good things even at
the cost of death and suffering
| I'm the poisonous trades 1t can be said
we take little care of the workers, and
certainly less than in Europe. White
lead Is one of the greatest causes of
poisoning. We could use substitute
for white lead. but we would not have as
good a paint. In France alone have they
reached the point where they would
rather have an inferior article and
healthy painters
"The most dangerous part of the paint
ing trade is dry sandpaperng. have
seen cases where lead poisoning deyel-
oped in a very short time, and it was al
ways among men engaged at sandpaper-
ing. In that work the particles of paint
and lead are breathed in. have seen
men and women both suffering from lead
poisoning, and their children are weak,
sickly, pale-faced. If the father is suf-
fering from lead poisoning and the
mother healthy there is chance for the
child. but where both are poisoned BY
lead there is no chance for the children.
"All this is known. but there is little
being done to protect the workers. !
talked to a boss painter, who told me
that before he was 10 years old he had
suffered from lead poisoning and came
near dying Now he is boss, and
asked him what he was doing to prevent
poison among his workers. He was do
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24
Major Arthur Peuchen.

When the inquiry was resumed at
the afternoon session, Senator Smith
called to the stand Major Arthur
Peuchen Of Toronto, Canada, pas
senger on the Titanic, who was order
ed to man one of the lifeboats by Sec
ond officer Lightoller.
Major Peuchen was the first pas
senger witness to appear before the
committee. All 10 of his friends with
whom he was travelling lost their
lives in the wreck.
Senator Smith urged him to strive
to remember as many of the names
of the passengers as he could.
II cannot remember many, said the
witness, but saw list being cop
led in the smoking room of the Car
pathia / did not get copy"
Senator Smith then asked Major
Peuchen to tell the story of the Voy-
age, telling of The weather, incidents
and whether there was any fire
aboard The major told of the TRIP
and said:
There was no mention of fire and
we were all pleased with the trip un-
til the crash After IL o'clock | Went
TO my statcroom. / scarcely was UNI
dressed when | felt d shock. | Thought
merely that large wave had struck
the ship"
II put on my coal and went up on
deck | met friend who said ;
We've struck an Iceberg SO we went
m on deck and saw the iceberg from
the fore part of the ship. Some ice
had fallen four or five feet inside the
rail.
after few minutes | went TO the
other friends and said it was not Sc
rious. Fifteen minutes later | met
Charles Hays of the Grand Trunk
Pacific. | asked him: Have you seen
the ice? He said, No, Then ! took
him up and showed him. Then | no
ticed the boat was listing. | said to
Mr. Hays:
she's listing; she shouldn't do
that
"He said oh, don't know. This
boat can't sink He had a good deal
of confidence and said: No matter
what we have struck she's good for
eight or 10 hours.
II went back to the cabin deck and
met men and women coming up look
Beattie and asked him what was the
matter. Beattie said to me: The or
der is for the lifebeats-It is serious.
II couldn't believe it at first, but
went to my cabin and changed to
some heavy clothes"
The witness said when he got on
deck the boats were being prepared
for lowering on the port side.
1.-The women came forward, one by
one, many accompanied by their hus-
bands They would only allow women.
Men mad tn stand back. The second
officer stood there and that was the
order enforced. No men passengers
got in that boat"
Ibid you see any man attempt to
get in?" asked Senator Smith
"No. the boat was safely lowered.
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This district is made the background
of much of Ralzac's work and Scott in
Quentin Durward" deals with the
castle OF Piessis-les-T Tours. which Is
quite near He seems to have exag-
gerated the horrors of the place very
considerably to suit his purpose, and
has no doubt quite unfairly blackened
the character of Louis, who, according
to a contemporary chose Plessis-les-
Tours as site for his residence be-
cause of lite picturesquesness so 1t is
hardly likely he would spoil its beauty
in the ways Scott would have us be-
lieve
As q matter ef fact the one wing
now extant shows that it must have
been most pleasant manor house
whose park, called THE Garden of
France" afterward gave its name TO
the whole of Touraine and it seems
only fair to do this little bit of white
washing for our friend Louis, who, no
doubt, has quite enough of genuine de-
linquencies to give account of without
saddling him with imaginary ones
Christian Science Monitor.
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FEE MASSACRE.
Continued from Page one.)

and three -fourths of it entirely de-
stroyed, rendering over thousand
people homeless. The complete story
of the death of the telegraphers is a
narrative of coolness and bravery, and
the newspapers are comparing their
faithfulness to duty with that of the
wireless operators on board the IL
tanic
Although they had only one revolver
between them they kept the bowling
mob outside at bay for a considerable
time, succeeding in picking off and
killing 16 of the fanatics. All the
time zone or the other of them was
sending off dispatches to headquarters
at Tangier. telling of the plight Of the
city.
Finally, however, the Arabs tore o
hole In the roof into which they sent
nlurderous fire. together with a
shower of flaming torches which set
fire to the telegraph room. Three of
the telegraphers fell dead and the
fourth turned his revolver on himself
rather than fall living into the hands;
Of the furious Moors. The shot missed
aud he was later able to escape from
the burning building.
Fears are expressed in Paris that
similar outbreaks may occur in other
parts of Morocco.
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PoLlcEWoMAN OF Los ANGELES.
Believes that Prevention Is Better
Than Cure.

There is lone policewoman In Los
Angeles, Mrs. Alice Stebbins Wehs'
who is placing the emphasis upon pre-
ventive measures. A wide ana rear
less system of education in social
hygiene among both men and women,
is one of Mrs. Wells aims. In a re-
cent article she says, apropos OF TINS
system:
1T means that as a part OF SID
cere and scientific age we must go to
the bottom of the whole question, ele-
ments of which are living wages, con-
genial social companions, safe. COM
Portable abodes, proper intellectual and
moral stimulants, with little mother
ing for the homeless, both boys and
girls.
Now that the tide everywhere has
set in toward prevention, 1t seems but
reasonable to feel that sympathetic, in
telligent policewomen working In all
of our cities should increase the eff
ficiency of the Police Departments and
help work out some of the cities vex-
ing questions. One other factor
should not be under estimated: women
inevitably will take constant and
larger interest and part in municipal
affairs The presence Of the woman
police officer gives the public-spiritcd
clubwomen and others natural. us
able channel through which to study
causes and help apply remedies."-N
Y. Post.
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TOURS OF TO-DAY.
The "Garden Of France" Which Gave
Its Name to Touraine.

The large town that rightly gives the
name to the whole district of Touraine
is busy place enough in social and
educative way, being only less popular
than Paris as a convenient rendezvous
for those establishments where girls
learn the French language and other
trifes in the way of finishing their
education. 1t is also famous for IT'S mag
nificent cathedral. This still goes on
delighting the traveller after many
years of service. 1t dates partly from
the thirteenth century as does much
of the superb stained glass, which in
itself is well worth the visit.
The best view of the cathedral is OBJ
tanned by crossing the -bed--a
wide stretch of rosy sand intersected
by several deep blue channels into
which the river divides itself when
ii is not in flood-and walking along
the bank under the poplar trees. From
this side the old building is seen to
tower above the houses of the town to
"A height that is surprising after seeing
it at close quarters, crowded in upon
by shops and trans.
Wandering about the town one oc-
casionally comes upon a wooden-front-
ed house with roughly carved figures
as decoration. or others of the beauti-
full white stone of the district, more
delieately enriched with floral carvings.
But perhaps the most pleasing thing
about the place is its modernity, its
thriving businesslike look that by no
means interferes with the relics of a
bygone day, carefully treasured for
whatever of good they may express,
but emphasizing the fact that each
century brings something different to
the feast. The modern boxes of checo-
lates, fearfully and wonderfully up
holstered that one may buy at the
English tea rooms, by no means inter-
fere with the "Rillettes de Tours
across the way in the comestible shop,
and they are perhaps quite as express
sive of the change of temper that has
occurred during the 500 years of pro-
gress as the more ambitious cathedral
and modern blocks of fats. 1t IL true
that they are both of the earth earthy,
but the more modern invention GER
tairlv goes one better, in that its meth
cd of manufacture is cleaner, and its
idea less crude.
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RHODE ISLAND
Will, Today, Probably instruct Dele
gates for Pres. Taft.

Providence, Il. l., April 2S,-That the
10 delegates to ihe Republican Ma
tional convention, who will be chosen
at the State convention here, tomor-
row. will probably be instructed to
vote for President Taft was admit
ted by Secretary Nathan NJ Wright
of the State Central committee, to-
day. No contest Is expected on the
question OF Presidential preference.
Congressman George -P. Utter of
Westerly viii preside and United
States Senator Henry II. Lippitt will
head the delegation.
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Headaches and Their Treatment.

In treating headache, there is ono
safe rule to follow:-Never use any
medicine containing acetaniiid or similar
coal-tar derivatives without the advice
Of your physician. They may give
temporary relief, but they almost never
reach the cause Of the trouble and are
likely to weaken the heart. The most
common form of headache, frequently
called sick headache, arising from a
qisordered stomach, may be avoided
by care in the choice Of food Shun
pastry, candy and rich food, take time
to eat, chew your food thoroughly and
keep your bowels in good condition by
using one-half to one teaspoonful OF
L. +. Atwood's Medicine after each
meal. This old reliable remedy has
been perfect blessing to thousands
for sixty years. Get a bottle today,
and prove it for yourself. ANY dealer
has ii for tl1irty-fve cents, or we mail
free san,-,e on request. L. E. Mcdi-
cine Co.. Portland. lie.
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Pres. Taft Carries
New Hampshire.

Concord. n. H., April 23-victory lin
the Republican Presidential primaries in
New Hampshire was practically conceded
to Taft, tonight, by Roosevelt leaders.
including Gov. Robert P. Bass. Returns
received at the Roosevelt headquarters
from 202 out of go cities and towns gave
TAFT $50 delegates and Roosevelt 23 out
OF total of Sl1 in the state convention.
The Roosevelt leaders conceded the first
district to Taft, but claimed a fighting
chance in the second district, although
admitting incomplete returns showed a
Taft lead there.
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ROYAL ARCANUM.
Grand Council Holds Annual MEETING
At Portiand-EIects Officers.

Portland, Me-. April 2s.-omeers were
elected as follows, today, at the eighth
annual meeting of the Grand Council OF
Maine, Royal Arcanum: Grand regent
james G. James, Bangor; grand vice re-
gent, Rev .. A. Blair, Caribou; grand
orator. w. r Stoneham. Portland; grand
secretary l.. l.. Hodgkins, Lewiston.
grand treasurer, II. y. Penley. Lewiston,
grand chaplain, C. C. Ramsay, Portland
grand guide. f. $. Wakefield, Bath;
grand warden, $. NJ. Cover. skowhegan,
grand sentry. w. A. Purinton, Houlton
grand trustees. A. l.. Talbot, Lewiston
u. w. Conant, Old Town, and w. c.
Bunker They were installed by Deputy
Supreme Regent Robert T. Baden of b.
timore.
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THE PROBE GOES DEEPER.
Continued from Page one.)

dressing Mr. Boxhall came up and
SAID We've struck an iceberg
II Went on deck again and met
Sixth Officer Moody. / asked him If
he had seen the iceberg and he said
No but there was ice on his deck.
To satisfy myself / went forward and
saw ice.
Then | walked back and saw a
flock of firemen coming up. / asked
what was the matter; they said
| There's water in the hatch | looked
downward and saw water flowing
over the hatch
Then | went up on deck and met a
man in dressing gown, who said to
me: Hurry, there's no time for fool
lng Then l went to the boats
Did you know who that man VASE"
Not then. / do now"
Who was it2r "Mr Ismay. Later
this man told me 10 get the women and
children in the boats. l lowered one OF
them. Mr.. 1smay came TO the boat and
helped me. put in quite a number oil
them and a few men. Then | called for
more women but there We're none to be
seen. Then | stepped back on the shin
again and officer Murdoch told me to get
in the boat and row around to the after
gangway. | thought that was the thing
to do, because l expected to bring all
the passengers back to the ship again