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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-12
representatives Elect.

Androscoggin County.
Auburn-Reuel w. Smith (R).
Auburn-Benj. f. Sturgis (R).
Auburn-Elbridge NJ. Greenleaf R).
Wales-Thomas T. Jenkins tR).
Greene-Ernest b. Sanderson (R).
East Livermore-W lillian A. Stuart (R)
Lisbon-A. W. Plummer O).
Lewiston-John A. Donovan Cd.
Northumberland T. Leader Cd.
Lewisten-Albert ID. Morneau Cd.
observation-disclosures c. Reynolds CD.
Lewiston-Harry 5stetson Cd.
Aroostook County.
Caribou--George w. Irving tR).
Presque Isle--George II. Smith (R).
Hodgdon-Cyrus w Benn (R).
New Limerick Wilbur G. Bither (R).
Ashland-George II. Mooers R).
Houlton--Aaron A. Putnam ID.
FIT. Fairfield-Daniel W. Haines (R).
New Sweden--August Peterson (R).
Washburn-George r. Umphrey OR).
Island Falls-Delmont Emerson (R).
Blaine-John NJ. Ramsay (R).
Van Buren-Neil l.. Violette (R).
st. Agatha-Donat Franck Cd.
Eagle Lake-William T.. Brown CD.
FIT. Kent-Irenie Cyr Cd.
Cumberland County.
Pownal-Mellen Tryon (R).
Bridgton-George r. Kimball (R).
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MONM OUTH.

NORTH.-Mr. and Mrs. M. +. Rich
ardson went to Bath, Tuesday last,
for weeks visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George J.. King, who
formerly lived in Lewiston. but have
been in Florida and New Jersey the
past year. are now guests of Mr.. and
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Withers, Sunday and Monday.
Harry F.. and C. E. Prescott are in
Auburn, in the employ of the c. a.
Houston Co., making barrels.
Air. and Mrs. Peter Wedge went TO
Waterville, Wednesday, for few
days.
Harry Morton of Portland, called on,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-12
A SICK HEADACHE
Units a Person.

for every phase of existence, business
profession. or social. Those who sur
fer from headache know the symp.
toms, and when to use the remedy
What remedy is the difficult question
TO many. The True IL. F." Atwood
Medicine seldom fails to relieVi
promptly.
81 always had Sick Headaches be
fore taking Il. F. Atwood's Medil
cine. After taking it, ] have no NOR
Sick Headaches, and would not pI
without IL. F., says Mrs. Geo. An
derson, Brunswick. Maine.
Il have used the True IL. F." AT
woods Medicine for a long time, and
always with good results. | can high
" recommend it for Sick Headaehi
and pains in the stomach"
Mrs w. d. Sargent, Skowhegan, Me
Regular size IS cents at all dealers
IL. r." MEDICINE CO.. Portland
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James Rafuse. alias George w. Car
ter of Norwood, Mass, was arraigne'
before United States COMMISSIONS
Reid al Bangor, Tuesday. charge'
with the larceny of letter and IN
forgery of a signature to money or
der which it contained, which he wa
alleged to have cashed. He was hei'
for the United States court and sen
to jail in default of bail.
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. circuit. Sunday
Bpdd Turner and family of Water
Vile have been visiting his father anf
mother. Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Turner
and his sister, Mrs. Harry E. Prescott
Mabel Prescott has gone to Water
vile. where she will attend school
this fall.
]. L. circuit attended probate eour
in Auburn, Tuesday.
Mrs. Carrie Fossett of Jefferson 1
visiting her brother. Meier Peasiee.
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on the Lynn baseball nine. is at home
for few days.
Miss Edith Klein of Mt. Vernon is
a guest of Mrs. G. Z. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hight of SOM
erville, Mass, were visiting, Tuesday,
Mrs. flights parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM Leonard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-12

win C. Macfarlane of Philadelphia
is TO be the city organist of Portland
at a salary of $4,000 year. The cit
government, at special meeting
TUESDAY, placed the letting of IN
new city hall entirely in the hands 0
the mayor and fixed the rental. ex
elusive of the organ, at 800 a nigh
with the exception of political and re
lieious meetings.
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SenaiOrs-EIeCt.

Androscosgin County.
Auburn-Dana r. Hastings, CD.
Lewiston-Fran A. Morey CD.
Aroostook County.
Island Falls-Carl f. Milliken (R).
Houiton-Albert A. Burleigh tR).
Houlton--Ira @. Hersey tR).
Cumberland County.
Portland Edward w. Murphy CD.
Northumberland f. Flaherty CD.
Cumberland-H. M. Moulton Cd.
Otisfeld-Ephraim b. Jillison CD.
Franklin County.
Kingfield--Herbert s. Wing tD.
kennebec County.
4 Augusta--Frank l.. Dutton (R).
Mount yernon-Joseph W. Allen (R).
Winslow--W wellington It. Reynolds Qs).
Lincoln County.
3 Jefferson-Leslie Boynton-D).
Sagadahoc County.
Richmond-Noble Maxwell (R).
Knox County.
Roekport-Arthur B. Packard CD.
Piscataquis County.
Sebec-Charles ]. Chase (R).
Hancock County.
acknowledgements C. Hagerthy (R)
Eden-J Herbert Patten (R).
Penobscot County.
Bangor-raber y. Bailey tR).
Newport-Charles n. Smith tR).
Old Town-George II, Richardson (R).
Oxford County.
Norway-Albert j. Stearns (R).
Somerset County.
Bingham-Forrest H. Colby OR).
Skowhegan--William l.. Walker (R).
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READFtELD.

EAST-The list birthday of Isaac
Mace was observed by his friends,
Tuesday evening of this week. when
Miss Marion Gray, teacher in the East
Readfield district school, presented
him with fine easy rocking chair,
on behalf of his many friends. MI
Mace responded in fitting terms,
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Biddeford- Benjamin l.. Gordon tpi,
Biddeford-Henry \. pescoteaux uap,
No. Berwick-Arihur w. Chadheurneln)
Buxton--William a. Merrill CRl.
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Tho Republican Caucus.

The size and enthusiasm of the Re
publican caucus at City han, Augusta
Thursday evening, will go down in
history. THE best caucus | ever saw,
was a popular verdict Unanimity OF
purpose was manifest everywhere and
at every moment The men nominated
for office were men known, tried ana
honored To those not present to
share the genuine warmth and ear
nestness of the gathering, We would
recommend a reading of the report OF
the proceedings of the caucus as given
in our news columns.
Frank G. harrington, the caucus
nominee for mayor, received an oHa-
ton which must have been most graf
flying 10 him, as it was significant of
the feeling on the eve of the election.
Mr. Farrington's speech, while brief,
was gem and straight from the
shoulder.
Equally significant was the cordial
reception " ip0iioNhNs 'tiii
didate for representative to the Leg
islature, and the unanimous rising
vote pledging him the loyal support
at the polls of the members of the
caucus. Mr.. Tewnsend's speech on the
city's financial situation, as a result
of successive Democratic administra-
tions. was crisp, clean-cut and un-
answerable.
rhe whole atmosphere was one of
courage, confidence and determine
ton to win
On the principle that we never can
have too much of good thing, we
shall take occasion hereafter to call
TO the attention of our readers some
of the indisputable facts brought out
by the speakers.
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Maine Gossip
America Go Forward.

America Go Forward through
The World Wide open Door.
Which God now opens up for you,
For peace and to end war.
Go forward faster, do not tire,
Obey our Gods Command
Lift up His National Standard higher
Go forward in King Jesus name,
III state, in church and school
Until the laws that nations frame
Are measured by this rule,
Go forward upon Higher Ground
As harmless as a dove,
Tell and show nations you have found
Gods Standard Law of Love
Go forward without guns or sword
Because wars He'll and sin
Adopt the Standard of the Lord.
And the Rule of Christ, our King.
Go forward churches help to crown
Christ on election day.
Our creed and Party lines go down
When we vote as we pray.
Go forward all we nations
And wherever Man is found
Stop tariff on all living rations.
And tax income and tax ground
Go forward from all legal crimes
From state and national sins,
In these most perilous glorious times,
GhFist'S Government begins.
Go forward, do our Fathers viii
In His kingdom here OH earth
In Christ. we can Gods law fulfill
And give America 4 new birth.
~ m. II. Benkert. Natl Chm. Christian
Party, Davenport.
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SOME FAMOUS FRENCHMEN
An Old Gold Mine That Yielded Dol
lars of Radium Ore.

one Of the principal sources of the
worlds supply of radium ore is u mine
in Colorado which was abandoned by
its first owner. 1t was a failure as
gold mine but as a producer of radium
it has made rich the man who redis-
covered it. II is the only mine OF lts
kind in the Western World.
Away back IN the COS a miner in Cen
trail City, Col. broke into a body of ore
one day that was different from any
other he had ever uncovered. 1t was
massive, extremely heavy. CLASSY IN
appearance, hard rs quartz and mad a
peculiar CLINT 1t was heavier that the
other ore in the same vein ana III eolor
and appearance it was quite dl1ercit
from any other mineral known IN the
district. The miner took about iZVJ
pounds. or eleven sacks, of TINS ore TO
the local smelter. lie did not know
what it was. but he was confident ne
was ON the highway to fortune. Inc
manager of the reduction plant alter
sampling it carefully, announced IL
was worthless.
The miner had an intuition that
some times comes to men whe dig in
the hills. and which cannot. be eN-
planned. that somehow or other the
smelter people were wrong. he was
stin confident that the rock contained
great values, and said 50
impressed by the miners earnestiess
the manager Of the smelter made an
other trial. and again reported the ore
worthless With most miners that
would have settled it. With TINS man
the case was different. He placed the
ore back in the eleven sacks ana
shipped them overland by OK teams 70
ST Joe, Missouri, thence by river 10
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Editorial Comment
MarceIius j. Dow.
deIfast Republican JournaIl

(Belfast Repubtlcah Joufhal)
The Republican of Waldo county
should not let the election for state
senator on Monday next so by default.
Other elections are to fOlloW-1or
county officers, members of the Legis-
lature. Congressman and President,
and Democratic victory at this time
would give great encouragement to our
opponents The election of the Demo-
cratic candidate candidate who dis
credits the Democratic party and does
not represent the honest law abiding
people of Waldo county-Would be a
calamity and a disgrace. The Repub-
lican candidate Mareellus j. Dow of
Brooks, has been a member of the
Grange in good standing for 30 years.
He is practical farmer, owning and
managing farm of 200 acres. He
raised 1000 bushels of potatoes last
year, and as a farmer and Granger is
well fitted To represent the great agri-
cultural interests of the county in the
State Senate. He is also good, clean
business man. having owned and sue
leessfully managed a dry and fancy
goods business for % years, and is
we'll equipped by a general business
training TO meet any questions which
:, may arise bearing upon the interests
| of his constituency and Of the State
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CAN THE GOVERNOR DENY THESE?
The Simie and the Oft-Repeated ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF His Important Utterances.
AT THE CAUCUS.

At the Democratic caucus. Tues
day evening. the Governor made
emphatic denial that he ever said
covered bridge While the simile
is bright and catchy 1t seems to
disturb His EXeelleney; he does
not deny that he made his assur-
anees. just as strong as if he had
said, "as dry as a covered bridge"
Here is what he said at the caucus:
81 need not say to you. my
friends, that in no private con-
Versation, in no interview with
the press and in no public
speech did ever utter those
words. Why? Because am
neither hypocrite. fool or a
liar, and ! didn't want to win
on false pretenses. had been
mayor of Augusta four years;
had been sheriff of the coun
ty A newspaper man all my
life and had travelled over
Maine. knew could not do
the impossible thing"
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KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES
Kennebec Tent No. Is. meets in 6 oiden
Cross hall on first Monday OF each
month at 745,
EUGENE MERRILL. II X
" DTTTI.Ev y

off. Uranium ceased 10 rank among
the precious metals. and the mines
where IL was found were closed down.
That was the fate of the one in Cen
trad City. which was abandoned and
almost forgotten for many years.
Then the CURES discovered radum
and the world rang with the news.
out in Los Angeles there was a miner
who read attcntively every scrap Of
Information that he could obtain about
the new and strange thing lie noted
that the world was being searched for
the ore thar would produce the salts
of radum He read thai uranium was
WAS a sort of first cousin of radiuln,
and that wherever one was found tile
other was likely To be also. lie re
called the story he had heard of the
abandoned uranium mine rear Central
city and Immediately started thither.
only after dilgent inquiry was he able
TO locate the property. II had been
abandoned for many Years. At last
he stood in the identical tunnel from
which the ore had been taken out
nearly half century before. lie Sc
cured a lease on the property for
nominal sum. Every one thought him
crazy. for the ore was so low grade
that it would not yield so ton. ana
the Western smelters had long since
ceased to pay anything for uranium.
This man started operations quickly.
He sorted out the uranium ore-teeh-
nically termed uraninite--and sent out
ii shipment of - tons. He received in
return a check at the rate of $lTOo
ton-not so much for the uranium 1t
contained as for the radium that was
hidden in it. Radium is estimated TO
/ be worth $5,000.000 a pound. There
was very little radium in a ton of this
ore and not much in a carload, but 1t
is so extremely precious and the de-
mand is so great that this man has
found a ready market for all he can
produce.
a The uranium ore, after mining. Is
roncentrated-that is to say, IT Is pull
verified and all the lighter particles
are washed away by the action of wa
ter flowing over shaking tables, leav
ing the heavier ore containing the
uranium with its radum. This is
shipped to Niagara Falls, where by a
special process, in the high tempera-
ture electric furnaces in operation
there, that portion of it containing ra-
dunn is reduced to the point where
carload of it can easily be placed in a
large sized valise This is then brought
to this city, where it passes through
another process. Then it is forwarded
to London BY that time its bulk has
been reduced so it hardly fills an or
binary cigar box. When it leaves Lon
don for Paris the residue may easily
be carried in ones vest pocket. In
Paris it goes to the Curie establish
ment, where the radinm salts are iso-
lated. in a room entirely surrounded
by walls of lead. AS radium constant
lly throws out rays. by reason of its
continual ydisintegration. 1t must of
necessity always lose value. When
surrounded by lead the process of dis
! Confined on Page Seven)
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St Louis, by packet To New Orleans
and by sailing vessels to "A smelter in
Swansea. Wales In about six months
from the time his ore left Central
City in the bottom of great freight
ing wagon he received check for
$1l 900, or 81 600 for each sack he had
shipped, after all expenses of ship
ment and smelling had been deducted.
Armed with the check. he called on
the smelter man and told his story
May | see the analysis" asked the
snelter manager.
Here ii is" and he passed it over
smillngly.
The face of the metallurgist was a
study as his eye took in the various
items of tire analysis of the ore. In
the first place. the Welsh smelter paid
nigh price for the uranium in the
oie--a far higher figure than the mar
ke, rate for gold. Uranium was used
then. as now as an alloy to combine
with steel for surgical and other in
struments to prevent rust. 1t was
worth more than its weight in gold.
There was gold also in the ore but il
was so intimately and chemically as
sociated with the uranium that in the
refining process used at that time il
was weighed in the uranium. and
hence no attempt was made to separ-
ate II.
The result of that shipment was
frauglit with great consequences. II
changed the IDEAS of American metal
lurgists and directed their minds along
new channel Ii was the beginning
Of the great advance that has placed
them in the front rank of that indus
try in the world. Some of the Colora-
do smelters began to buy uranium, but
as the gold values IN those ores de-
elned and other sources of uranium
were found that branch of the pur-
chasing trade IN the United States fell
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IN HIS INAUGURAL.

In his inaugural address Gov
ernor Plaisted said
Every promise made in the
platform adopted by the Dem
ocratic party and upon which
it waged its campaign, must
be kept, squarely and fairly,
without evasion or equivoca
ton. We must be actuated
solely by an honest desire to
promote the welfare of the
State and set our stamp of
disapproval upon all alliances
between those who would vio-
late every law and those
charged with its execution.
Leaving aside the
question of whether the pres
ent law affords the best reg
ulation of the liquor traffic,
question over which there is
an honest difference of opinion
there can be no question
that it is the duty of every Of
fetal to enforce the prohibitory
law as long as it remains on
the statutes"
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The important event of this week
at kingman is the Farmers Institute
to be held in the Grange hall, Friday
afternoon and evening. At first it was
arranged for an evening meeting only.
and cards have been sent out to the
cIfect, hut since then Commissioner
Buckley has been able to arrange for
an afternoon meeting. also, to accom-
moGate out -of-town people who would
find the drive too long for an evening
meeting. but the full moon and good
slcighing ought to insure two big
meetings. The principal speakers will
be Messrs. c. +. Embree of Long Is
land, n. Y, and w. f. McSparran OF
Furniss. Penn. AS this is public
meeting. free to all, and probable
picnic supper at the hall. 1t bids fair
to be the event of the season, and Is
expected to result in an organization
OF the farmers of this section to CO.
operate with like organizations in the
balance of the State and in other
states 20 give the farmers an Gpll1t.
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That the span of human life is
lengthening the actuaries assure US.
while we are learning to eat less.
avoid alcohol and drugs live in Il
sanitary way and guard our water
sources. BY these evidences of horse
sense we are saving millions yearly.
if we accept Prof. Fishers statistics,
and il is hoped we may increase tho
saving a few billions more in the
next decade.
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An interesting collection of ancient

An interesting collection of ancient
and curious articles are on exhibition
i'll Pennington according to tic
Chronicle. The collection includes a
square table over two hundred years
old, large gourd with very long
stem the gourd probably serving a.
ladle: a small gourd prettily deco
rated which probably has been used
for slipping Peruvian tea. Several old
fashioned blue dishes have a charm for
those VINO make old-time dishes a fad.
Two Of them, couple of plates, are
especially interesting Just now, for one
contains portrait of Gen. George
Washington. another the portrait OF
Mrs. Washington.
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Unnecessary Loss of Life.

What is the economic value OF a
man ?" is AN interesting question for
discussion or thought. Considered to-
gether with the admitted enormous
unnecessary loss of life it ought TO
set us to thinking to purpose. For
tunately some very interesting statis-
ties have been compiled. Professor
Irving Fisher, OF Yale, president of
National Health, compiled an exhaus-
tive report on the subject for the Con-
seryation Congress His figures, in
teresting in themselves. are doubly
valuable in connection with the work
of the hospital social service as show
ing that these devoted workers are not
fitting at windmills but at hard, cold
facts
According to Professor Fisher three
million persons in Uncle Sans do
main answer the sick call every morn
ing The estimate he bases upon the
web known rule of DR.. William Farr.
of England, that for each death per
year there are two cases of Illness.
In the United States there were in the
year 1907, the year upon which Pro-
fessor Fisher based his figures, $780,
40 deaths.
or the three million inyalids about
5O0Go0 are suffering from tuberculosis,
pTeventable disease. one half or
these tuberculosis patients are totally
incapaeitated, the remainder about
fifty per cent effective as workers.
Every return of q pulmonary case,
every case of incipient tuberculosis
nipped in the pleursy bud. every pa
tient saved from the hospitals for
chronic inyaIids by the social service
arm is a step toward the reduction OF
that awful total.
IN an article entitled The Third
Arm Of the Hospital Hampton s
Magazine gives Prof, Fishers find
ings. according to whom all lives are
useful when judged by the hard and
fast rule of average, which takes ac-
count Of every individual from the
vagrant up to the railroad president.
The actual value expressed in dollars
and cents he puts at $3.50, and tire
average value of the $4,000 dying
every year from preYentable diseases
at $1700 The latter figure is lower
than the general average i'll order tc
eqialize the higher average age OF
the dying. These 65oo00 preventable
deaths therefore represent an econom-
ic loss to the country every year oil
over 81 ,oo0, 100000 in potential earn.
ings.
The loss from illness not resulting IN
death is even greater. OF the thre,
million sick folks one million are II
the working period, about three fourthi
Of these actually workers. Tines,
workers must lose, from day lahore
TO railroad president. an average o
7ivo III wages per year manning III
total loss from illness $500. 900 ,0oC
Adding 10 this another $500. 100000 ex
pended in medicines, special foods g
cetera, we md Uncle sans total doc
tor bill every year "a amount 70 81.
100000 COO. about one half Of which i
preyentable-
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Editor S Letter Box

The publication of a letter In this
department is not to be taken as an
endorsement of it's VIEWS by the
Eennebec journal This column is
maintained for the discussion of
matters of general public interest
when Kept within bounds of reason
and not of u libclous or abusive
nature.
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Friday, March I, 1912.

In every part and corner of our
life. to lose ones self is to be a
gamer; to forget ones self is to
pc happy.-Robert Louis Steven
son.
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The Pennington Chronicle is show
ing commendable enterprise as we'll as
prosperity by issuing, this week. Il six
page edition, % inch columns. col
umns per page. The Chronicle thus
lays Clamp to being the biggest week
1y newspaper proposition in that part
of the State. Good boy. neighbor.
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Twenty-six native species OF WOOD
are cut in Canada, spruce Yielding
one fourth of the total.
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ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER NO

~, Q. T. $. Stated meetings tho first
Wednesday evening of each month at
80. All members sojournng In the city
are invited to attend -
ELIZABETH r. MERRILL. w. Nj.
ELIZABETH n. THOMPSON, Sec.
m-w-f, If .1fa