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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-16
FREIGHT WRECK.
Traffic on the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road Blocked Nearly All Day.

Brownyille Junction, Me-, April 10
Traffic on the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road between here and Mattawamkeag
was blocked all night and. nearly all
day, today. by the derailment of eight
cars of freight train and the plow-
ing up of the track near Woodward,
IL miles West of Mattawamkeag NO
one was injured. Passenger trains
were diverted to the Maine Central
and Bangor & Aroostook lines and sent
to-, Brownville or Mattawamkeag wa
Old Town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-16

The Grand Commandery of the Unit
ed Order of the Golden Cross will hold
its annual session in the hall of the
Knights of Malta in Lewiston COM
mencing Wednesday morning. and
continuing through the day and even
inc. A reception to the supreme OH
GERS Of the United States and the
grand officers of the order in Maine
was held, Tuesday evening. in Auburn
han. N sa4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-16
TO THE RESCUE.
Gutter Androseogoin Hurriedly Sails
To Assist the Wrecked Schooners.

Portland, Ale, April 15-Although the
cruising season closed the first of this
month. the revenue cutter Androscog-
gin steamed at full speed to the east
ward. today, when the reports were
received of the loss of tWoss chooners
near Campebello and the grounding of
another in Musse1 Ridge channel. The
mishaps will be investigated and as
sistance Will be rendered If possible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-16

Portland, Me, April 15.-Notices not
to bring into Cumberland county in
toxicating liquors intended for illegal
sale were served on the agents of
transportation companies, today, by
Sheriff Lewis w. Moulton. Sheriff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-16
Sheriff Moulton Is Making
Portland a Very Dry Town,

county officials in the State convicted
before the Legislature OF failure to en-
force the prohibitory liquor law, but
not yet removed from office, announc-
ed his intention to put into effect a
rigid enforcement of the law. Stocks
of liquor In many places have been
sent out CT the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-16
Roston Forecast.

Boston, April l5.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity Wednesday, unsettled, pre-
coded by rain: Thursday, fair; brisk east
to north winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-16
THE LIMIT EXTENDED.
Claimants for Damages Incurred in
Great Disaster Will Have More Time.

New York. April l5.--The time limit
for filing damage claims against tue
Ocean Steam Navigation Company,
Ltd, tended by United States Judss
CONTINUED on Page Twelye.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23
TEN-THOUsAND DOLLAR HUS-
BANDS.

The Mothers Club Of New York
has secured the ideas Of a number Of
girls just out of college upon the sub
ject of rnatrinony. The consensus Of
ideas Is that the girls will not wed any
man who il earning less than $40 90
yearly.
This will greatly restrict their choice.
especially 80 far as young men are con
cerned. Few young lawyers make
$1,000 and the same observation can be
made in the case Of the youthful doc
tor. College and university professors
who earn sloOoo are rare birds. To
% per cent OF school teahcers that
amount Is wholly unfamiliar. Out Of
forty-eight governors OF States, but
FIVE are paid $1,000. One Is paid
$1,000 and the Test range all the way
down 10 3 .5co. which IL the wage Of
she chief magistrates Of Vermont and
Nebraska. Few judges. even those
q state supreme courts. are paid
&c 100. Few actors get that much. and
fever poets
10 thc sweet girl graduates of the
Old Dominion shared the notion Of
'tose in New YORK. ratrimony here
would BE- thrown into bankruptcy.
The handsome bachelors who sit IN
OCT state Offices az the capitol would
not p available in fact. the only
men Do Official Hfe here Eho could
o-ahfy are certain overpaid Gee Off
Gers. Whatcvcr Virginia might lose
BY tho determination 90 her women %
establish She 5000 limit would be
sorneWhat Compounded for ~ thc
singing out o. isst % the fee tarons
In that ciass who conceal the amount
% Zee received ~ them under the pro-
lection % thc fec system
Perhaps. as the -. I.o1.s Post Die
patch susgcsts the New York siri.
have made up their minds 20 marry
plumbers. or manufacture cg auto
mobile supplies or Pullman Company
directors or rniGdlencn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23

Sums are at stake more than trsders
I'm the market place are Interested.
Great banks and commercial firms are
~ is pointed cut, logically and neees-
sariiy inveived in the vast aeeuniaia-
tien of opium In the treaty pert ware
houses
The only solution OF the preslem'
~ IL urged, Is thst the Indian govern
nent stop unlosaing-stsp the trade
with China-at once; but the answer
of the government IL that to do 80
would be to face an enormous dencit
I'm the budget. So there the issue
stands, a double menace. case, and
a most interesting case. we iterate. OF
Courses like chickens coming home
10 roost" AS the contemporary above
introduced naiyeiy suggests, Great
Britain cannot have another war to
force China to fuinll the last agree
naent, and by eliminating competition
give the Indian government and cog
nate interests a chance 10 save them
selves.
Hence obtrudes the pertinent and
very vital query. What is India and,
cons equentiaily, Great Britain going
to do about st? the reply TO which
seems very far 10 seek.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23
THE SHORT BALLOT IN STATE
GOVERNMENT.

The Democratic party in Ohio put
into it's last platform promise to APP
ply the principle of the short ballot to
the filling of State offices. That party
prevailed at the polls, and pursuant to
the its pledge Governor Cox has recon-
mended short ballot reforms which have
been embodied in bills and presented to
the Legislature for enactment.
If the proposals become law. only the
Governor the Lieutenant Governor and
the judges of the State Supreme Court
will be elected by the people. The secre-
tary of State. the auditor of public &C
counts, the treasurer and the attorney
general would. under the operation of
the law, be appointed by the Governor.
who would also name the dairy and
food commissioner
Why have these Offices flied by the
Governors appointment instead of by
short ballot answer: Because the peo-
pie possess neither the time nor the in
clination 70 supervise the work of many
public servants or TO investigate their
fitness for office. Yet this supervision
and investigation must be done, and the
best way is for the people to elect some
one to entrust with the responsibility
What the people are after is efficient
government, and to secure that end
they suffer no loss in surrendering the
right to elect certain public servants.
When the Governor is given the right
to aDDoint subordinate officials he can
be held responsible for their efficiency
and their qualifications. Then. if he per-
rnits an unfit man to serve, public pres
sure can be brought upon him as the ap-
pointing power to remove the official"
To come to the root of the whole
matter, the people ought not to elect
to offices in which they are not inter
ested. They are not concerned about the
work ofsubordinate officials, only super
Tors hold their attention That is the
situation that the short ballot remedies.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23
On. the Spur Of the
Moment.
By Roy X. Meulton.

The HiekeyviIlc Ousrtette.
We're pretty fond OF music herein
our town. you kin bet;
Us folks just love TO listen to the
Hickeyville quartet,
There's nothing that kin beat them
any time or any place.
When Elmer Sphinx sings tenor and
Hank Tumms hits up his bass.
And Ezra Homes sings baritone Just
like house ahre,
And second Tenor Higgins twangs az
sweet as any Tyre;
When them boys get 10 hittin' up
the chords we've got bunch.
No opry in creation can lay over that
there bunch.
Some folks say that a niger
won't steal,
But l caught two in my corn fer.
One had a shovel and the odder
had a hoe,
II that amt stealing. I'd like to
Way down yonder in de corn
fell.
Their harmon<es are splendid. sound
just like a barber shop.
And then they get to goin' it is hard
to make them stop
When they fret started singin' we
all thought they were in line
To get d dandy high toned job with
Oscar Hammerstein.
Their voices all are good and strong.
When they sing with will
You gen'aliy can hear 'em clear from
here TO Purdyville.
The Silver Cornet band can't hold q
candle 70 them boys,
In shape or form when IL comes down
to maxim noise.
II care not for the stars that
shine,
/ dare not hope to e'er be thine:
l only know 1 lo-o-o-o-o-o-ove
Love muh-and the wur-r-r-r-ld
is mine"
They never got a real swell chance
to travel much until
They got a weeks engagement with
a show called Vaudeville"
They went and rented four dress
suits. the very proper thing.
And made a great big hit until they
started in to sing.
Twas then they got buck fever bad
and how their voices shook,
When they'de no moro than started,
Amos Higgins got the hook.
The manager bade them goodbye to
their intense surprise.
And they came marching home again,
upon the railroad ties.
Farewell Hill. Farewel-l-l-l-l,
My own true love.
Farewel-l-l-l-l, Farewel-l-l-l-l
My own, FareWel-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23
THE BUREAU OF MINES.

During the past year 2,7l9 of our Goa
mine workers were killed. This
number represented an average of 81
for every 1000 employed. or. in terms OF
OUTPUT, one miner lost his life for every
1873 900 tons of coal mined. As horrible
as these returns are, however they
carry message OF announcement
Six years ago an average OF almost i've
coal miners were annually killed for
every 1000 employed, or, by another
method of expressing the same state of
affairs. the death toll was one miner
for every IA 600 tons of output In
other words, 80 COO more tons OF coal are
now produced annually for each hui
man life lost as contrasted with the
year 1907.
This tendency towards better and
safer working conditions in our coal
mines has been largely due to the eff
forts of the recently created Federal
Bureau of Mines. In its work it has
laid special stress upon accident pre-
vention and upon rescue work after
disasters have occurred. The plans
of this bureau have been well formu-
lated and are just beginning to show
distinct results. Investigations have
been made of mining methods abroad
and the results published for the in
formation of American operators. A
careful study has also been made of ex-
pIosives. and the bureaus list of per
Missile explosives" which means. in
popular terms. safe explosives, is being
generally adopted. Special attention
has also been directed towards the risks
involved in the use of electricity in
mines, like those of the Southwest,
where infammable gas or dust is pres
ent AS the result of the employ
ment of such a large proportion of
alien miners who are unable to speak
English, the bureau has also insisted
upon the use of placards printed in diff
ferent languages which warn employees
of danger and necessary precautions
to be taken. The feature Of IT'S work
which has attracted the greatest popu
lar notice has been the esta Enlistment of
rescue stations at different points
from which calls for help may be con-
veniently and quickly answered. 4
careful reading of the last annual re-
port of the Chief of Mines. however.
brings the conviction that the most val
bic service which the bureau has so
far performed consists in the spirit of
cooperation which it has developed in
coal mine operators, and in that OF
self-help and protection which II has
stimulated among employees AS
whole, the bureau has already justified
the claims of its original advocates.
and. by continuance of its present
policy. may be expected 70 render fu-
ture services Of large value.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23

larger cities like Trenten <Peeseie,
Atlantic CITY and tons Braneh,"
If il has failed In any degree In the
Smaller municipalities. Il is because Of
the excessive number of special elee-
items peeessitsted by defective law
which could easily be amended The
spullestlen of the act wss defeated in
Jersey city. and Paterson. yet In both
thoss cities there has long existed
what may be termed "a single headed
commission government" which has
been giving very satisfactory results.
"This makes the mayors Of these cities
very powerful and the office accordingly
attracts strong and efficient men"
Narrower, these mayors had done so
well by the people that the people were
unwilling. by adopting the Walsh act,
TO nut them out OF office and. by i'm
nlication. censure their administra-
lions"
Other than it's general success. here
is the most interesting fact about
the working Of commission government
in New Jersey; In not one OF the
thirteen cities which have adopted 1t
has any use whatever been made of the
initiative. the referendum and the
recall. The citizens had had year
and a half in which to invoke these
processes, but they have
been left unused. An official in one
city declares there hasn't even been
a murmur." The author OF the article
saws that the effect of these popular
cures for misgovernment may be TO
keep the city officers on their good
behavior and such remedies may be
preventive rather than curative in
character"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23
CURSES LIKE CHICKENS. ETC.

Opium. the curse OF China, for the
enforcement Of the trade in which
with the "Fiowery Kingdom" Great
Britain fought one Of the most dis
graceful wars Of modern times, =
returning 10 plague grievousiy the
Indian government and allied
9ritish-Indis> rinteEests in its sale. The
case IS EtrieSoTy one OF curses Ike
chickens coming home to roost.
In i9l7 the AIanchu Emperor OF
China issued an imperial edict against
the cultivation OF the poppy and the
consumption OF opium il bis dominions.
the purpose being 70 stamp out the
opium habit among his subjects. A. d
result Of this enlightened reform the
government CO India. which enjoys q
monopoly of the Indian opium trade.
one Of lis chief dependents for revenue
and support was forced by the moral
and humanitarian sentiment OF the out
eide world 90 erect q compromise. It
agreed to reduce the exports Of the
commodity from India f. China By
one-tenth annually. 20 that IN q decade
.ney would DO oxtinguished. and sub
sequonti- covenanted 90 reduce the time
Ii-ri- for cessation % seven years.
J.: was also agreed that Indian opium
should not be conveyed into any Chinese
province tha- had ceased the cult
Walton and fhe importation a. native
opiurn. though the porte 81 Canton
and shanghai we're specifically except
od
soon thcrcaftc- the Chinese rcvoiu-
zion broke out. enc old dyus-fic order
and ..t-olutssl gave way 90 The present
formative chaotic period o. repuhH.
car.--,. and tnc imperial arti-opiuu
f,f..f hera re o. deed letter. Province.
which barred Indian opium resumed
POPPY custi~a JON. bgt meanwhile th'
raiddicucn bcfveen fhe Indian gov
crnnrut end TIE Chinese dealer and
uItfrlate consumer. have accurulatef
in tnc treaty porte some % 90 90 pound
sterling vo-t b of f.e drug. the saie On,
dIsirhuflol 30 utI.n tfc Cfirc-o .ro
vircial aufhortirs rll not permit
Meanwhile again. ffo Incidence. baf
fnz their calculations uron ere belize
mat fhe restrictive uca...-es would b
oarried out. bought heavily 40 thc Ia
sIated rovcTru.ent prices in India. and
more than that. have teen compelled q
take what the Indian government IN
lads. in order % prevent = ruinou
snd disastrous slump.
Thus f. presented. says Londoi
contemporary. . situstion that is no
. s1a-t~- which concerns only ~
comparatively few miodien.sn % BON
ssy and caicstts. thoash ihsy hsv
r.ghss that shsuId bs rscessizsd. u
p-obisrn goes far cespef and vide
reasons that contemporary. fof
uust Dc oevious that vhen such nus
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23

J. nc possum to saccumb 20 the
fngulhnc wave OF comncrciaiizations.
and 20 longer. with sweet potatoes.
80 grace the cpicurcsn bosrd2 The
Empora Messenger supplies distress
~ evidence 90 the financial cxpioita-
ton o. the tOothsonne creature. for
~ old court day" IN Emporia poe
ssn ek.rs IN large quantities were cold
o. the streets along with the fur 81
ne MINK. the fox and the coon. one
sark bringns over SIXTY dollars. o
tempora oposssm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23
V. Nj. rs Claim Endorsed.

Senator DUPONT, Of Delaware. has
introduced a bill in the Senate TO
provide for the payment of s2i4.8S2 O.
10 the Virginia Military Institute as
reinobursernent for the destruction OF
its library. scientific apparatus and the
quarters Of It's professors by the Fed
,~al army in 1854 This action the
Washington Post regards as pretty
good sign that all hard feelings as d
result Of the Civil War have been at
last eradicatcd." because Senator Du
pont was chief of artillery under
General Hunter. at the time the latter
ordered the destruction of the property
and in that capacity took part in the
cueratlons Of the Union forces. large
and costly stone barracks was de-
stroved. ia accordance with the rules
Of war. but it was the opinion OF almost
AT If the officers in the engagement
That the order for the destruction Of
the other property OF the institute
vas unnecessary.
Furthermore. the Post says:
institutions of learning are ex-
ernnted from attack under the rules
81 civilized warfare and provision Is
made that when they are destroyed
because Of the exigencies OF war re-
i'm bursement later should be made.
The object OF the rule OF war
which protects institutions OF learning
* worthy of all praise. Destruction
OF such a place Is almost as bad as the
destruction OF a hospital The action
Of senator DUPONT is prompted by
sense Of fairness which indicates that
tho bloody shirt is relegated to the
scrap heap.
The Baltimore News commends- the
claim. declaring that The Virginia
Military Institute has furnished so
many officers OF high efficiency 70 the
United States Army that its bill pro-
viding restitution for Its property
destroyed by General Hunter IN 1904
IL entitled to the consicerate attention
Of Congress II Is interesting 10 note
1hsl IN the North as well as the South
MS act of magnanimity finds warm
advocates
The attitude of all who have con-
sidered this claim is without exception
favorable as far as The Dispatch
has been able to ascertain It is sim
pie request for restitution. If the prac-
tice generally used in claims were fol-
lowed. the amount sought might be
far greater. but the institute has asked
for not cent more than Is allo Taole
under the rules of war viii ch govern
all civilized nations: for the property
Iegitimately destroyed no claim rnisled-
Il Is a Just debt which appe ais to ma
tional honor for its extinguishment
whatever shall be the event, the
people Of Virginia gratefully acknow-
ledge their obligation TO Senator Du-
Pont for the broad patriotism and
The fine sense OF honor and justice
that have irnpelled him TO take the
formal initiative in the matter in Con
yress. Sucn good Offices promote a
true national spirit
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23
The Feminine Foot.

Artists assure US that no Greek
sculptor would have ever dreamed OF
putting a nine-inch foot on a I've and
a half foot woman The types for the
classic. marble figures were taken from
the most perfect forms of living per
sons Enthusiastically the human foot.
as represented by the ancient sculptors,
was larger than the modern one and.
in fact. the primitive foot Of all peoples
s.afuarv or otherwise was considerably
larger than the restricted foot OF later
times. -
The masculine foot, forming an az.
cs,antrfee was about twelve inches
long. This would require at least a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23
WORKS Nrv JKRstv

a thoroush analysis 90 ere comrnis-
sion form % government on Neu Ier-
seq appeared IL late issue 20 the Seu
York Commercial arr Financial chron-
icir, ard wss written BY Ss- YORK
lawyer. The conclusion thut - corr
pe.s - that The experiment 30 no.
faiea The writer admits thaf ne
Walsh act. under which th,. fs-sl ~
government has been suihorizrd. =saass
" have worked fairy vel ~ ne
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23

No. 10 shoe 10 cover IL comfortably.
easily fitted with a No. 81 shoe, and
IL therefore not above 10 7-Ie inches.
Now, By the old sculptural rule Of
IN height should have foot III inches
long. or one-sixth his eihght- ft was
of no great consequence what size
sandal ne wore. but he would have
required a modern shoe of at least a
No. 1919 for a minimum 1T or DO II
for real comfort
cree In the relative size OF the sexes.
" tch was about the same then as now.
a Woman Of Eve feet three inches In
long. recurring a modern shoe of the
size No s as the most com Portable. -or
a No So az the limit Of comfort.-Har-
per's Weekly
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23
THE WORLD
AT LARGE
/. N,x woodrow wilson story.

Mrs. y. n. Blake. Of this city. WIDOW
Of professor J. r.. Blake, tells the ioi-
lowing good human interest seory
o. cur President-clect.
II was IN the fall Of about isi sno
Professor Blake, her HUSBAND, vas
acting president OF Davidson Coiieee.
Their home had been closed TOT tos
IN time for the opening Of the school
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23

Girl-made, parcel post-sent fudge is
running the young men Of the Oivet.
Michigan. basketball team. For gifts
like THE it seems 20 y Adams Express
would be more appropriate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23
Pans Music.

TO this music the young lambs bound
as to a tabor. and the London shop
girl skips rudely in the dance. For it
and to look on the happy side of ma
tufe is common. in their hours, TO all
created things. Some are vocal under
they are pleased, and hand on their
happiness 10 others. as child who.
looking upon lovely things. is lively.
Some leap 10 the strains with uprapt
foot. and make hating figure in the
universal dance. And come, Ike sour
spectators az the play, receive the music
countenance, and walk like strangers
through the general rejoicing But
let him feign never so carefully, tners
when pan trolls out a stave OF ecstacy
and sets the world a-siDg,ng--Steven-
son.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23

For ignorance az &c the meaning of
the work "belIsniskie-" the Chariottes-
vile Progress mounts the ounces
stool, having defined it as "a dismounted
shanghai Of the human Species" 1t is
nothing OF the kind. so again We put
the question to all corners. what Is
bellsnickIeg"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23

Los Angeles has subscribed $50 90
for a municipal opera house. Los
Angeles is some three times larger than
Richmond Il il logical to suppose
that Richmond might raise $3.50 eco for a
public library,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-23
The Norfolk and Westerns Record

Readers OF the Evening World were
deeply interested yesterday in the
sfaferoent that Saturday was the
biggest day in the history OF the nor
-.sf cav in point Of business. and should
the record established then be main
tanned throughout 1913 we shall nave
the Norfolk and Western more OF
humrning and huzzing al ITS utmost
capacifv In the twenty-fovr hours
ending a. o'clock Sunday MOI nlhs
the COMPANY moved out Of the Poca-