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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06
FRENCH GERMAN COLORS.
Supposed Origin of the Tricolor and
Teuton Flag.

For five centuries black and white have
been the Hohenzollern eolors and the
first verse of the German war song, Ich
bin Elm Preusse, is:
am a Prussian Know ye not my ban
ner?
Before me floats my flag of black and
Whitel
My fathers died for freedom: twas their
manner,
So say these colors floating in your
sight.
The mercantile marine tricolor of black,
white and red is emblematic of the join
ing of the Hohenzollern black and white
with the red and white, which was the
ensign of the Hanseatic League This
nag came into being when the North
German Confederacy was established,
NOV %, 1861, at the close of the Austro-
RUSSIAN war. The red and white repre-
sents the commercial prosperity of the
nation, while the black and white SYM
bolizes the strong arm of the State pre-
pared to protect and foster it.
Nowhere have historical events caused
so much change in the standards and ma
tionai ensigns of a country as in France.
me eriflamme and the chape de St Mar
tin were succeeded at the end of the Six
teenth Century, when Henry III (the last
OF the house of Valois) came to tn.
throne. by the white standard powdered
feur-de-lis. That in turn gave place to
the famous tricolor. which was intro
dueed at the time of the Revolution, but
the origin of that flag and its colors is a
disputed question. Some maintain that
the intention was to combine in the flag
the blue of the chape de St Martin, the
red of the orifiamme and the white flag
OF the Bourbons. BY others the colors
are said TO be those OF the city of Paris
Yet again, other authorities assert thai
the flag is copied from the shield of tn,
orleans family. as it appeared aftel
Philippe Egalite had knocked off tn,
Observation-Disclosures City Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06
Coming Events

Jan. 9-l0-Somerset Pomona, Skowhe-
gan.
Jan. 10-Cumberland Pomona. Portland.
Jan. 19-kennebec Pomona. Manchester.
Jan. 10--Aew Century Pomona with
Union Grange, L. Sumner.
Jan. 10-Green Mountain Pomona with
Bay View Grange. Salisbury Cove
Jan i7-Maine Loan x Building Asso-
citation annual session, Bangor.
Jan. lS-Meeting of the Governor and
Council
jan 11-Excelsior Pomona, Wilton.
Jan. 1t-Aroesteok and Penobsc0t Union
Pomona, Monticello
Jan. 1s-No. Franklin Pomona, Phil
lips.
Jan. 23-East Kennebee Pomona, Vas
salhoro.
Jan. Sf-Sagadahoc Pomona with Dirigo
Grange, Brunswick.
Feb. primary elections for state
senator in Androscoggin, Waldo and
York counties.
Feb. 6-12-Food Fair, Bangor.
March Especial Election of State Sem
ators in Androscoggin and Waldo Goun-
ties.
March 11-Special Election of State Sem
ators in York County.
March Especial Session of Maine
Legislature.
March 27-Maine Methodist Conference
at Lewiston.
March 27-East Maine Methodist Con.
ference. Rockland.
June 1s-National Republican Conven-
ton, Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06
Civilizations Greatest Curse.

in Boston, recently, at the rooms of
The Twentieth Century Club, alcohol
was branded as the greatest curse of
civilization by Dr. William +. Boos,
physiological chemist and pharma-
cologist of the Massachusetts General
Hospital, in his address at the annual
meeting of the Scientific Temperance
Federation.
DR.. Boos spoke on 1.-THE Use of AL
cohol from the Physicians Stand
point" in order that we should
make any progress against alcohol,
the greatest curse of civilization, it is
essential" said he that the medical
profession should learn the true char
acter of alcoholic action, and having
learned the facts should have the
cinal agent, and to fight against the
foolish customs of the ages" He
ciassed alcohol with the so-called mar
cotic drugs, and declared that like
choral. chloroform, ether and ethyl
bromide, alcohol, after absorption, de-
presses from the start the functions of
the brain, spinal cord and medulla.
When medical men forsake the shat
tered idol alcohol, and oppose it as
earnestly as they now oppose quack-
cry and patent medicine fakes, the
cause of worldwide temperance will
be half won. Ii needs but the conyic-
ton that alcohol has NOTHING in its
favor to settle the position once and
for all with thousands of sensible peo-
pie; but the social side will keep booz-
ing alive as long as the laws permit
an unmitigated evil to prey upon the
people
When II is not fashionable to get
drunkenly idiotie with ones friends
for the sake of being soeiable and
when the United States goes out of
partnership in the rum business, cheap
politicians cannot capitalize their
schemes with rum trust dollars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06
Little Notes Of Great Doings.

Harold n. Hilton. golf champion,
writing IN Golf OF his American visit
says: Il have never come across more
sporting opponents than those had the
pleasure of meeting in America" He
thinks however, that the demonstrative
methods of the American spectators
would seriously distress many of the
players on our side. Golf" he says is a
game which can best be played in com
parative silence.
Hugo Iilienthal, who believes that he
has discovered the parent vine of all
grapes in the world-the vine which pro-
duced the enormous clusters of grapes
found by the spies of Moses on their
first entrance into the Holy Land--is
superintendent of parks in Berksley
Cal. The specimen was found by him In
Palestine in 1884. Claim is made that the
improved plants now produce punches of
grapes 90 inches long.
The report of Frances w. Bird. APP
praiser of the port of New York. for
November, shows that, whereas there
was a falling off in the imports of dia-
monds and other precious stones, in
comparison, with the corresponding Pc
Rod in 1910, entries of automobiles show
aggregated s90SS.9Si. compared with So
422,S72 in November. 1910. The same
month of 1909 the gems We're entered TO
value of s3,626. S91
Squirrels around the Arsenal building
in Central Park. New York. have ne
come 50 tame that whenever a window is
opened enough to permit their entry
they invade the office of Commissioner
Slower as well as others in the park de-
partment Recently a squirrel got into
the Office of the purchasing agent and
scattered papers all over the floor, and one
day Commissioner Stever was Interrupted
while debating TO stenographer by two
of the squirrels that came into his office
Half a dozen squirrels live under the
caves of the old structure
american manufacturers of aero
planes today are in a much better posi-
ton than their foreign competitors" said
Jerome FaHciuIIi an expert. of New
York. in a recent interview Progress in
the art of aviation and in the perfection
of safe, speedy, useful .aeroplane has
been much greater on this side than
abroad. \ year ago this was not true
to so great a degree. Foreign govern
ments now are purchasing American
aeropanes. In fact, so much encourage
ment has been given American manufac-
turers that they are arranging official
demonstrations in various european
countries
Queen Victoria's childlike faith in the
future life Is touchingly revealed in her
lately published letters to DIR. Boyd Car
penter. The only fear that troubled her
was lest those she loved who had left
this world before her might have out
grown her companionship 81 feel only
this doubt" she wrote to Carpenter, "on
account of my dear husband, whose
tastes We're of a higher and different or
der to mine, and who had different in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06
Trade Between
u. S. and Russia.

The large number Of inquiries re-
ceiyed by the Department OF Com
merce and Labor regarding the trade
between the United states and Russia
has led to the preparation Of state
ment upon that subject by the Bureau
of Statistics of that Department. It
shows exports from the United States
to Russia. approximately - million
dollars; imports from Russia, II mil
lion dollars, in the fiscal year 1871, and
indicates that trade between the two
countries has practically doubled in
the last decade, the increase occurring
in both imports and exports. Hides
and wool are the principal articles i'm
ported from Russia. and cotton, agri-
cultural implements, binding twine
manufactures of iron and steel, and
manufactures of leather are the most
important of the exports to that coun-
try.
The above statements are based
upon figures Of the United States
Government showing imports FROM
and exports 10 Russia as reported To
the Bureau OF Statistics by the Gus
toms authorities of this country. They
differ materially however, from the
official figures of the Russian Govern
ment showing her exports to, and inn
ports from the United States. The
Russian figures of imports from the
United States are much larger than
United States figures of exports to
that country, while Russian figures of
exports to the United States are much
smaller than our own statement of I'M
ports from that country. These dis
crepancies between the official figures
of the respective countries are due
chiefly to the fact that in many cases
goods in the trade between the two
countries are not consigned directly to
the country of ultimate destination.
In such cases goods sent from the
United States to Russia or from Rus
STA to the United States are consigned
first to a German English. or other
middleman who forwards them TO their
ultimate destination. This is particu-
larly true of cotton, which is the most
important article of export from the
United States to Russia. The United
States figures of total exports to Rus
STA in the calendar year 1909 show IA
little less than ST 100000, while the
Russian figures show nearly $4,000, 600
worth of imports from this country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06

said Mr.. lie Brun chief clerk of the
Board of Coroners. speaking of the
Sullivan law.-'The people will begin
to get the real benefit of the law when
the notice have succeeded in breaking
up the rowdy bands of the east and
west Sides Persons in these bands
commit large proportion of the
homieides reported to this office
This is a calm, direct statement.
WHY these bands are permitted to eX-
list is because they are protected by
politicians who want to use them at
primaries and elections"
Why does not the Telegram come
out and tell the whole truth of the
matter, now that it has denounced the
police and Tammany and other politi
cal organizations? Perhaps it is be-
cause in the same issue with the above
denunciation. besides gin and other adj
vertising, appears so inches of beer
And beer ads are good
pay!
Perhaps that is why a thoroughly
good newspaper in thoroughly bad
license state, does not tell us that the
saloons control the voters which the
politicians are after. and that the
plots for protecting thugs and crimi-
nails are Matched in the saloons, and
that the gangs of criminals, counte-
nanced by interruptions politicians,
are operated from booze centers.
1t seems, too. that from the New
York district attorneys office records,
the laws against carrying of concealed
weapons are not enforced-exeept in
The case of innocent citizens who
would protect their lives and prop
arty. Whenever a thug or divekeeper
Is seen in action he is found to be
loaded for bear with firearms and
tools.
Hand in glove with a business that
pays from 200 to 400 per cent. profit,
New York's political leaders, official
-ools and collaborating thugs control
he great city of New York as is Chi
ago controlled, at an expense of blood
md tears and honor of its people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06
Maine Gossip
The Old Home Paper.


When you've read that paper, mister, can
borrow il a bit2
It's the paper / was raised on, and the
very look of it
Takes me back across the mountains to
the pastures and the corn,
To the little town out NondeU in the land
where | was born
Same old title, same old headline, same
old type / used To know,
Like the brook. il keeps a-running. while
the people come and so,
And ii holds its own peculiar look, the
same as you and me
/ know its old familiar face as far as /
can see
Here's the same old local column, with
its jnttings grave and gay:
John Dean was at the station with a
load of eggs today.
Eight or ten more nights like last night
there won't he any meetings."
ITO all our friends both far and near We
extend the seasons greetings"
Don't you want it? Thank you, mister,
then I'll take IL home tonight.
And I'll read it, every column, with my
old cob pipe alight
Ut Will seem like meeting long lost
friends and talking I'LL the morn
OF the little town out yonder mid the
pastures and the corn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06

a New York sheriff who has just
taken office. offers to appoint women
deputies. and expects a rush of femi-
nine officer seekers. He believes re-
sponsible women officers should fire.
quent dance halls and other public
places FOR the protection of young We
men and girls. OF course useless, but
il can do no harm for us to suggest
that if we had a few women deputies
in Kennebee county the laws would
be enforced much better than at
present,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06
DRESSES OPEN AT THE NECK
Making Work for New York Physi
clans.

Physicians in Harlem and Washing
ton Heights blame the new fashion of
wearing the dresses open at the neck
for a prevailing epidemic of influenza
and tonsilitis. Adherents of the fash
ion declare they follow it for the ex-
press purpose of warding off bron-
chial troubles, and they seemed to
have the best of the argument until
the soft, muggy weather changed sud-
denly.
Since Thursday the hospitals and
dispensaries in the northern end of
Manhattan have been filled with cases
of inflamed throats.
AT the Harlem hospital more than
a dozen cases of tonsilitis and influ-
enza have been treated daily in the
dispensary, and the Sydenham. J.
Hood Wright and Washington Heights
hospitals report about the same aver
age of cases.
II. A. Doane, assistant superinten-
dent of the J. Hood Wright hospital,
said that in addition to the dispensary
cases an average of three patients a
day had entered the hospital to be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06
KENNEBEC.
MT. VERNON,

4 large company of people from this
and adjoining towns filled Odd Fellows
han to overlooking, while attending THE
Time of Your Life" given by the Junior
class of Mount Vernon High school. Mon
day evening. Jan. /.
The Misses Parlin returned to Farming
ton last Tuesday, for the winter term
of the State Normal school
Miss Alberta Cram returned to Welles-
ley College, last Tuesday.
Miss Ethel L.. Klein is attending the
winter term of Pennington High school.
Hiram Ladd, a native of 1Fayette, but
for many years resident of Mount Yer
non, died at the home of his son. George
Ladd, in Wilton. last Sunday. Dec. 81.
1911, aged IS. His remains were brought
to town. last Wednesday morning, and n
funeral service was held in the Baptist
Westinghouse, at 1890 A. NJ. Rev. +. w
Klein officiated. The church choir, as
sisted by Mrs Fred w. Foss at the or
gan furnished appropriate music Among
the mourners We're the deceased's widow
son and daughter. the latter being Mrs
Elvie Wheeler of Norridgewock Jessie
Robinson. A. p Morse, Elbrdge Tracy
and Charles Davis served as bearers
burial WAS MADE III tne village cemetery
of Vienna. Undertaken Furnel of Wilton
had charge of the funeral.
Preaching service in West Mt. Ver-
non Free Baptist church, next Sun
day. Jan. Z, al 80 p NJ.
The local lodges of Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs held a joint installation
service, Wednesday evening, Jan. 3.
The attendance was large, with WISH
tors from out -of town. Between acts,
a sumptuous banquet was served.
MANCHESTER.
NORTH-Rey Cottle and Perry Cald-
well gave William Lyons fine con-
cert ON their violins, last Tuesday
evening.
Roy Cottle was a business visitor in
Augusta, Wednesday.
Miss Mary Young and brothers Nor
man and Dwight. have resumed their
studies at the Cony High school after
spending their vacation at home.
Mrs. John Farnham was a Sunday
visitor at Edwin Caldwelrs.
Mrs. Grace Parsons. Mrs. Anna
Brown and Mrs. Edith Written have
been recent callers on Mrs. Emma
Caldwell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06

The Democratic state committee of
Massachusetts,, has formally endorsed
the presidential candidacy of GOV.
Foss. Probably the Democratic press
Of the Bay State may be divided in
opinion in the same degree that
Democratic papers of Maine disagree
on tie subject. The Lewiston sun on
Tuesday, said Nor Is ii necessary
to rut up with Roosevelt nor La
Toilette for President. The Demo-
Gratis of Massachusetts have candi-
date. Governor Fess is safer man
TO trust great executive responsible
ity with than either of those Pro-
gressive' Republicans" Wednesday
moraing the Portland Argus said:
Governor Foss issued Is pardons last
year. II is not a record to which the
Governor and his council can point
with pride .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06

treated for severe attacks of influenza.
DIR. Gustav Scholer, che -irman Of the
medical board of the Washington
Heights hospital, said: We have had
an unusual number of cases of tonsi-
litis and influenza here. and physicians
tell me that they are OF errun with
private cases. The epidetnic is due
To careless dressing and Unnecessary
exposure to sudden changes The in
fluenza seems to be mild but the
worst feature is that it is 'sisily COM
municable. New York HCx!tld
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06

Hon. and Mrs. John NJ. Philbrook of
Bethel celebrated, Jan. /, the tiftieth
anniversary of their wedding Fifty
carnations were sent by the students
OF Gould Academy. Fifty pink roses
from Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Burbank.
with wreaths of smilax graced the
serving table in the dining-room, and
80 tea roses from Mrs. Edith Phil
brook Brown decorated the mantels
At the very first, both Mir. and Mrs
Philbrook requested that the festivi-
ties be carried out in am informal
manner and that no thought be given
to the presentation of gifts. No
formal invitations We're issued, and the
toWnspeople gathered as one family
to do honor to beloved friends. Be
tween the hours OF and IL o'clock,
the house was filled with "old
friends and true" who came to con-
graduate and express wishes for
many years of continued happiness
Though only a Bethel citizen by adj
option Mr.. Philhrook has always been
filled with a spirit of loyalty charac-
teristic of its townspeople and has
been closely identified with every
movement Tor the interest of the
@n and its citizens. He was born
| in Shelburne. y. H, April 9th, 1910.
the son of Harvey and Susannah
(WighD Philbrook He was educat-
ed in the public schools and Gould's
Academy and became citizen of
Bethel in 1852 For many years he
devoted his attention to farming but
| for several years has been Il dealer
| in cattle, sheep and swine, shipping
| all such stock to the Boston markets.
| On Jan. 1st, 1862, he married Miss
Paulina +. Eames of Bethel, and they
have two children, Edith A.. wife OF
| DR.. +. II. Brown and Fred j.. whe
married Ella Cummings OF Albany
Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06
New Works Bands of Criminals.

New York dailies demand that the
organized bands OF criminals infesting
that city be broken up. The Telegram
says
statistics of the district attorneys
Office show that a murder is commit
ted in New York city every "a hours,
and although in 1911 there were IT
fewer murders by shooting than in
1910. there were 81 more than I'm 1909.
ana IS more than in 1908.
While IL must be admitted that the
Sullivan law has not stopped the car
rying of weapons by criminals to any
great extent. lax enforcement of the
provisions is probably more 10 blame
than the law itself, even when arrests
are made magistrates often being far
TOO lenfent. ~
Scarcely at week. passes but at a
dance of some thieves coterie there is
q shooting bee and some one is killed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06

.erests. perhaps, to mine. am far mora
1t now to be his companion than [ used
to be: but, STILL | know that he must
nave scared higher than me-
Fifty years ago. to take the Levant
trade as an instance, Great Britain had a
practical monopoly in that profitable
field. Germany did not exist in it, To-
lay 30 big steamers are running from
Hamburg and Bremen to the Levant, and
% German vessels. as compared with two
British. are running direct to the East
African ports.--London Standard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06

The Kennebec Journal man-who,
by the way, appears to possess tai
ent as n cartoonist-not only refuses
to guard against our righteous wrath
but actually courts it. We have re-
ceived from his fine Italian hand q
pen-and-ink sketch OF himself in the
act of throwing down the gauntlet
anent our New Years resolution to
refrain from showing mercy to per-
sons who make disparaging remarks
about New Hampshire The picture
has been duly framed and placed in
the rogues' gallery Meanwhile
large and enthusiastic chip adorns
our nigh shoulder, and our resolution
continues inviolate. We only hope
we shall not be compelled to resort 10
severe measures with anybody
G-r-r-ri-Manchester Union
Art or Literature-prose or poetry
lite all the same-anything to get
our name in print, as the man said
when he slipped the moose about his
neck and kicked away the chair. But,
while the very obviously transcendent
superiority of Pine Tree domains
makes us ashamed of commenting
upon the short -comings of our less
fortunate sister states. you'll have to
keep right On your toes, Steve-for,
BY Gollys, we do love a muss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06

Salary discrimination on account of
sex is no longer possible in New
York. The law forbids it, and wom-
en- teachers. for the same work, re-
ceive the same pay as men. The new
statute went into effect Jan. /. 1t has
been long, hard, uphill fight for the
women teachers, but the result shows
that it is best. sometimes, to attack
the devil with his own weapons. The
skilfuil schoolma ANS, when they
found the politicians and rum shops
combined against them, cultivated
jealousies in the ranks of the combine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06

On the other hand, United States fig
ures for the same year show imports
of over $4,000 060 worth of merehan-
disc from Russia. while Russian fig
-ures for the same period show little
less than $t,o00o ono worth of exports to
the United States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06
Saturday, January 6, 1912.

Query: Did LaFollette hear OF
Gov. osborn's welcome" before that
train was missed?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06

We hear that some few are already
dropping off the water wagon be-
cause of the cold weather. They're
afraid i'm freeze up and bust. mebhe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-06

There has been a red sunrise for
the past two or three mornings, but
the traditional storm supposed to fol-
low has not yet appeared.-Express
& Advertiser.
So? AS We hurriedly stepped from
bed at-er-43o A. NJ. into three inch
es of chill and six feet of shivers, We
confess to a suspicion that this ira
ditonal storm had arrived