davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-14

Sheriff Oliver of Sagadahoc has an
nouneed that, owing to the many
cases he had uncovered where people
have been securing liquor shipments
by using other peoples names, on and
after this date all liquors shipped into
Bath by express or freight will be
held for investigation as to the own
ership before released for delivery.
One case was found Monday morning
where two shipments We're received
at Bath and the parties to whom the
liquors were addressed did not know
anything about the shipment and had
not ordered it. Sheriff Oliver fur
Their stated that all liquors directed to
parties who have a police record for
drunkenness and make a bad use of
liquor will be shut off. He says that
he is determined to enforce the pro-
hibitory law in this county If he has
to increase his force of deputies, and
from now on it will be more difficult
than ever for parties who have been
in the past procuring orders for dis
tribution among their friends. He
says, Il am giving this information out
so that it will prevent trouble in the
future
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-14

And, speaking of roads. We smile
at the jealous taunts from New
Hampshire and Massachusetts. We
would point out to the Manchester
Union and Boston Globe men that it
isn't as though We had no place to
go after getting 'em built.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-14

find that the average Democratic vote
was 1881. Comparing these figures
with the Presidential election of 1872 we
have the following:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-14

70 Pacific coast waters have been
shipped $500 of Names choicest lob
sters, and it is predicted that the
crustaeean will become as popular in
cities like Seattle and San Francisco
as it now is in Boston and New York
Doubts are entertained as to the lob
stcr thriving in strange environment.
If so, it is to be regretted that we
spared so many when we need 'em so
much right here,
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E. FL:

A traveller for line of leather goods
was showing an Augusta merchant his
line of samples, one day this week.
During the business talk, the leather
concerns representative remarked that
the enormous manufacture of automo-
biles vas one of the causes for the ne
cessary expense of leather goods. Into
the construction of every new car. 0f
the hundreds of thousands of ma
chimes built annually in the United
States, goes a large amount of this ar
ticle. Another reason is that during the
last decade immigration has increased
cur population some 15,GO0.0o0 people,
who have to be supplied with shoes n
tfrd cause given is the feminine fad
for making table covers and cushions
of leather. Meanwhile. the cattle and
ether animals that supply the hides to
the markets are on the decrease OWING
to the destruction of the Western
ranges No wonder that mems outing
belts are growing narrower, each year.
The Oauossoc guide VINO un;ansied
the horns of handsome buck from
brushpile and braced himself 10 do the
Staying probably will use the knife
first, next time. Ernest Bennett rec
ognized by all his acquaintance as
very good marksman. neatly droppeu
an eight point prize, last week, by
clever shot. Jubilantly ne ran up TO
execute the final duties. The deer
was motionless and the guide wrench
ed the body out of the brush and pre-
pared the knife. There came a sud
den scramble, rush and Bennett
stood dazedly gaping at the place
where the deer had disappeared IN the
woods. Now the guide is wondering
iiust how it all happened. Well, there's
always that story of the wild horse
catchers who shoot at point caicu-
lated to stun the amman until IL can
be safely bound.
Sabatis runaway horse started
| thinks in that little Lewiston suburb,
a few mornings ago. In the hrst
place it was milk wagon, and, in
| the second place, other horses were
| feeling their oats so early in the
morning. Somewhere between z and
| 'steen runaways resulted. In fact,
| the roads looked like race courses
| with so many flying equines. How
ever, when noses were counted, so to
speak, it was discovered that little
real damage had resulted. OF course,
things were a bit milky for a time
but eventually dried out and the town
again quieted down to its knitting
and checkers.
Biddeford is proud in its new dis
| tinction, shared with Saco, with the
largest amount of deposits in postal
savings banks of Maine. The postal
savings banks in six Maine cities and
towns at the close Of business, on
Sept. so, 1913, were as follows: Bidde-
ford, $21, 764; Saco. $4,000; Bangor
/ $1O,6Sl; Vinal Haven, 1929; East
i Millinocket. $7s0S; Portland, $5206. This
showing of Biddeford. Saco and small
communities like Vinal Haven and
East Millinocket as compared with
Portland is undoubtedly due to the
large proportion Of aliens who have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-14

able, insanity could be placed instead
of being incarcerated in iunatic asy-
lums.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-14

CAPITAL AERIE, NO. 1885, r. =.
Eagles. meets in F. Q. g. hall. 2D Wetee
St, first and third Monday Of eaAA
1'on'A = GEO. W. JENKINS, Pre-,
II. T. MAGUIRE. So All
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-14
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
ODD FELLOWS HALL

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, REGUIAn
meeting at 7.30 Friday evening. Frioay
eWenine. Nov. ii. work in the Third de-
gree ie'ii JOHN C. HOwEs, N. @.
q. +. WESTON, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-14

JEPHTtiA ENcAMPMEN1. NO.
Mo..;rr. a. IN O'Clock every second ana
fourth Tuesday. Nomination of officers.
Tuesday. Nov. 25. -
c, E. STEWART. Scr1pes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
Prosperous Farmers

Returning from a two weeks trip
through Alabama, I can say without the
least bit of exaggeration that the farmers
are in better condition than they have
ever been,' said w. N. Malone
1T did my heart good to see the thrift
on every side. Not only have the farm
ers made large crops of cotton, but they
have raised more corn than usual, more
hogs and more of everything. Many men
in the agricultural sections have grown
rich, and 1t would be next to impossible to
find one who talked hard times.
There is great enthusiasm among the
farmers. Modern, business-like methods
have done great deal to advance agricul-
tural interests, and so prosperous are the
tillers of the soil that the young man
brought up on the farm is as rule only
too glad to stay there instead of trying
his fortune in the city. 1 have been read
ing roseate reports about Alabama's pros
perity from the agricultural point of view,
but since l have seen for myself do not
think that the accounts have been rosy
enough. Yes, agriculture In this state is
certainly booming"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
A Bright Outlook

AS the year nears its close, business
concerns, large and small, will begin
to take account of stock. Manufac-
turers and merchants in looking over
their balance sheets will find that
1918 has on the whole been pros
porous year.
In every part of the country the
harvests have been abundant. The
western states, with few exceptions,
have produced enormous grain crops,
and the south's cotton crop has been
the most profitable ever raised.
In some financial centers there has
been of late characteristic timidity on
the part of investors, but now that
the Underwood tariff bill is law all
business affected by it is being read
justed, and as soon as the currency
bill passes, no matter how much
amended or how much it may differ
from the original, there will be feel
ing of relief in New York and through
out the country, followed by upward
trend in the financial world.
Between now and the new year gen
eral trade and industrial operations
will be conducted on a conservative
basis, but there is every reason to be-
lieve that early in 1914 there will be
a great business revival from one end
OF the country to the other.
The iron market which has been un-
usually weak this fall will shortly i'm
prove. 1t has a way of jumping up
suddenly Iron consumers naturally
wish to buy at bottom prices; but as
an iron broker remarked the other
day, they are not yet sure about the
bottom. Desire to buy at the bottom
is the only thing that holds back "the
biggest kind of buying movement" F."
Men prominent in the steel industry
predict speedy passing of the pres
ent stagnation and "the early coming
of an era of active demand and gen.
eral expansion"
This country has witnessed many
business booms, but there is feeling
among far-sighted upbuilders that
early in next year prosperity will be
in full swing and will make a new
high record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29

too, that the country should have the
service of younger men among the
general officers. With the system of
promotion by rotation up to and in
Guiding colonels, which is now opera
tive, few men reach the grade of col
onel under the age Of 56 or 81; and
nearly all, if not quite all, of the
brigadier generals on the active list
today are over so. If the retirement
age were reduced by two years, there
would be many desirable promotions,
and in short while the average age
OF general officers would be apprecia-
bly, lower than is possible under the
present law.
Secretary Garrison is proving to be
an able administrator of the depart
ment. He will have many reforms to
propose, and those who keep in touch
with the army and understand the full
value of efficiency will watch with in
terest the course of the House COM
mlttee on military affairs. 1t is be-
lleved that the committee will give the
Secretary hearty support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
THE CAPABLE KANGAROO

Norman Duncan, in Harpers Magazine
for December.
Notwithstanding the kangaroo's popu-
lar reputation for speed. he is easily over
taken in the bush by good horse they
say) within half a mile. capable kan
garoo dog-a lean, swift beast, a cross
between a greyhound and a mastiff, bred
to course and kill-soon runs him to bay.
Without dogs it is the custom to kill
with cudgel. This is often accomplished
by the sportsman from the back of his
horse. Dismounted, however, with the
kangaroo waiting alertly for attack it is
sometimes a perilous venture to come to
close quarters. A slip-and the sports
ate situation. One of the lumberjacks
with whom he rested in the shade of the
blackbutt showed us the scars of an en-
counter. He had ridden the Kangaroo
down, said he, and, being in haste to
make an end of the sport, he had caught
up the first likely stick his eye. could
discover, and he had stepped quickly and
confidently in, and he had struck hard and
accurately. And the.next instant, caught
off the ground, he was struggling, breast
to breast, in the hug of the creature,
frightfully aware that he must escape
before the deadly hind foot had devastated
him.
MY club broke" he exclaimed, "and
the boomer got me-"
There were long scars on his back and
shoulders, the which we were not very
sorry to see, for we could not make out
why any man should wish to kill kanga-
roo for sport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
The MiIIer-Gunster Concert

Next Tuesday night at the jefferson
theatre concert of rare artistic merit
will take place-Miss Christine Miller, con-
tralto, and Mr.. Frederick Gunster, one of
the best singers in this country, giving a
joint recital" said the president of tho
Music Study club yesterday
Christine Miller made fine hit here
last spring when she appeared two nights
as soloist with the Cincinnati symphony
orchestra. Her perfect artistry her beau
tiful appearance and her charming grace
of manner won all hearts. Few vocal ar
lists have ever aroused the enthusiasm
that Miss Miller did. .s-f#f f.,.4. .fz ..s %.
"Of- course, Mr.. Gunster Is so well
known to everybody here at home that
the mere mention of his name in connec-
ton with this concert should be sufficient
to interest music lovers Mr.. Gunster is
a personal friend of Miss Miller, and they
have often sung in duets, believe. They
will be heard in gerat duet next Tues
day night. 1t is hoped that all persons
interested In good music will turn out %
this occasion. The concert is being given
under the auspices of the Music Study
club"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29

county offices to be filled, few quail
fled voters will be absent from the
polls.
Mr.. Underwood's majority should be
SO sweeping as to show to the coun-
try at large that Alabama appreciates
fully the splendid services of the man
who so distinguished himself in Con-
gress as to win nationwide esteem
and applause. Mr.. Underwood has a
most excellent state campaign COM
mittee, and county committees will
be made up of experienced and tire
less workers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
INDIANS TOO REFINED

From the Kansas City Star.
Following an old custom, the Tonka-
way Indians the other day paid a visit
to the Cheyennes. Modernity has so
changed the old customs that Tonkaway
chief expressed himself in regard to the
treatment accorded him. A Texas paper
quotes him as saying: 'Injun get more
like white man every day. Get fool
thing in his bean and want to do smart
trick Him forget way of fathers and
want to put on style Put shirt in pants
and cut his hairs pompadour. Squaw
she get too smart. She wear slit em
skirt and peek-aboo waist bimby. Old
Injun he go way back and set down. He
no like new way. Some day he get full
of silo juice and go on warpath; knock
'em block off new Injun and kick UNI
stuffing out suffragette squaw. Me make
um good Injun."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
The United States Army

Secretary of War Garrison has
completed his draft of estimates, and
has prepared bill for the military
committee of the House of Represen-
tatives covering important require
ments of the army for the ensuing
year.
One of the important changes that
Secretary Garrison hopes to bring
about during his incumbency is a
greater Capitalization of the army.
This is to be done by abandoning the
smaller posts and having large bodies
of soldiers at three or four central
points. This would be in line with
economy and would render the army
easier to mobilize in the event of
war. But since 10000 or more troops
have been brought together under
general officers near the Mexican
border to be ready for any emergency,
not much attention is being PAID just
now to the proposed changes intended
to be permanent. Later on various
questions will come up, and as the
army staff is supposed to favor re-
ducing the small posts and having
full regiments brought together al
various central points, such a plan
will be carried out eventually.
During President Roosevelt's ad-
ministration the question of reducing
the retirement age of the officers OF
the army was discussed, but no ac.
tive step in the direction referred to
was taken. The statutory retirement
age is now "a. 1t was President Roose-
velt's idea, and most reasonable it was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
A Great cold storage Plant

Comparatively few people in Birming-
ham realize perhaps what an important
thing the Rushtons have done In building
a great hygienie storage plant at Elyton, ="
said Col. I. II. Motion, Rotarian who
attended last Wednesdays luncheon.
Mr. Rushton, Sr., after going with us
through the cold storage plant. delivered
a most interesting and instructive address
on refrigeration, and as for the barbecue
luncheon or dinner, it, was one of the
finest ever served in this part of the
country. 1t was a splendid affair, and we
Rotarians enjoyed the hospitality of the
Messrs. Rushton to the fullest extent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
opt,mist,c about Business

Business in the Birmingham dis
trict has been very good indeed this
year" said w. J. Adams, president of
the Commercial State bank.
IF there has been lull recently. 1t
is only temporary. There will be a
brisk holiday trade, and I look for a
great deal of general prosperity all
next year. Those persons who were
expecting to hear much complaint
about the downward revision of the
tariff see now that manufacturers and
others affected are going right ahead
readjusting. their business, and in a
short while trade will go on as smooth
ly as ever.
%The one thing needed right now to
start up great business activity is the
passage of the currency bill. Just as
soon as that measure becomes law we
will see business hum. Yes, 1 feel sure
that 1914 will be a year of great pros
perity."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
SALUTATIONS!
Popular Magazine.

From the Popular Magazine.
Soon after Oliver p. Newman was ap-
pointed by the President last summer as
one of the commissioners of the District
of Columbia he and his fellow commits
sioner. Mr.. Siddons, went to the Gettys-
burg reunion.
AS the two men came into sight of the
soldiers. cannon began to go off. The noise
was ear-splitting. Every time gun
popped, Newman jumped at least a foot
in the air. He was gun shy. Finally, the
fuss was too much for him. He glared
at the artillery, frowned at the officers,
and scowled at the privates. Then he
turned to Sddons, and asked angrily:
4z"What in thunder is all that dad bla med
noise about?"
/ Later somebody explained to him that,
as commissioner of the District of Co
lumbia held the rank of a governor of a
state. he was being given the governors
salute of II guns.
''Then," he said, with evident relief, II
was being honored instead of annoyed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
The Four Million Dollar Fund

The canvass in New York for a
four million dollar fund to be divided
between the Young Mems Christian
association and the Young Women's
Christian association was\ successful.
1t was hoped to complete the campaign
in ten days, but there was an extern
sion of a few hours and the total was
$4,061.50O.
This was good work even for New
York with its many generous multi
millionaires. Of the four million
dollars raised one-fourth is to be ex-
pended by the Young Mems Christian
association for extension purposes and
three-fourths will be turned over to
the Young Women's Christian associa-
ton to pay for the erection of addi-
tional buildings in outlying sections
of Greater New York.
The prompt way in which prosper
Gus citizens responded to the appeal
in behalf of the two associations was
distinctly pleasing to all Christian
leaders, for it was another proof that
with all of New York's feverish COM
mercialism the people have hearts
and realize the value of sustaining in
stitutions such as the Young Mems
Christian association and the Young
Women's Christian association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
The Senatorial CAMPAIGN

In many important election cam
paigns one hears complaint of apathy,
but there will be no apathy in Ala
bama's senatorial contest.
While it is generally felt that Mr..
Underwood will be elected by an over
whelming majority, his supporters
are organizing for aggressive work.
Mr.. Hobson has an organized follow
ing, but in view of the enthusiasm
which Mr.. Underwood's candidacy has
aroused in every part of the state, it
should be easy to make the democratic
leaders organization compact and
thorough.
The cumulative poll tax keeps Ala
bama's vote down, but it may be as
sumed that the democrats will cast a
high record vote next fall. AS gov
ernor, legislature, representatives in
Congress and United States senator
are to be elected, to say nothing of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
Southern Thrift

in the southern states / have visited
recently-Virginia, North Carolina
Georgia and Alabama-thrift is much
in evidence. and 1 can imagine it is
that way all over the SOUTH" said E.
e. McCardle of Boston. II spent nearly
a week in Georgia-was in several
small towns-and 1 did not see single
person who looked poor or unsuccess-
full in life. Ten years ago when L had
occasion to visit Georgia 1 saw not a
few poor folks in the country Dis
interested men who are in a position
to observe closely say that southern
development within the past 10 or 20
years has been simply marvellous.
81 have Travelled very little in Ala
bama, but, all I have seen in this state
has impressed me most favorably. Bir-
mingham is the. most beautfkail and
progressive city l have seen In the
south"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
MORE HoBsON TACTICS

From the Huntsville Mercury Banner.
Birmingham's first big demonstration to
Underwood on his return from Washing
ton was whitfield down from many thou
sand enthusiastic followers from all over
the state to 800 Italians by Hobson in his
speeches. Saturday night the Underwood
meeting was held In the auditorium which
seats 1000. The house was crowded to
its capacity, aisles and windows being
hlled, and The Age-Herald says the
crowd was larger outside than inside
the. auditorium. Now the question arises
how long will it take Hobson to reduce
this demonstration to side show per-
formance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
The Cert,f,cat,on n, Cation

'The proposed plan of the certification
of cotton in southern markets for New
York Cotton exchange future transactions
seems to offer a partial solution of the
question of correcting the evils of cotton
future gambling said a man familiar
with the several branches of the cotton
business; but it will not cut out the
cancer that is draining the south of its
surplus money by cotton future specula-
tion.
1.-THE certifcation means the CHASING
and marking of any number Of bales and
placing in a bonded warehouse, with the
usual safeguards as to insurance and re-
ceipts. 1t is proposed to make these re-
ceipts a tender on the New York future
boards, where spinnable cotton is de-
manded. Now, if it is so ordered that the
buyer of future contract may elect or
demand an average of grade within a
commercially marketable limit, then there
would be more character given to the
transactions in cotton futures than now
prevails But even then the manipula-
tors, who play the battledoor and shuttle
cock game with the greatest money crop
on earth; who do not care to see cotton
in any form, many of whom wouldn't
know cotton bale if they were to see it
in the fields, will still work the game up
and down, as they now do day after day.
Why, many a day since the future con-
tracts legislation failed in Congress, these
operators have marked the price of cotton
up 80 or 50 per bale on the boards, and
before the market closed have run it
a l,Ia
like 'Rastus coon trap, catching 'em
coming and gwine.
"The thing for Congress to do is to tax
all cotton futures sales with a rebate
where there Is an actual delivery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-29
RESENTS CARNEGIE's SLIGHT
PAUL COOK.

less, this is regarded in Russia IS a moss
effective protest against government
methods
mere was time when the per cent
form Tor Jewish students was applied to
those who passed the examinations with
the highest marks. Now they are chosen
by lot in order to keep the best Jewish
students out of the universities. Profess
sor Geber of Geneva told me that he never
envied anybody. but he envied Shakhov
for being able to confer an education upon
those who are prosecuted by the Russian
administration
While | was In England 7 vIsited tho
greatest Russian citizen, Peter Kropotlin.
who cannot return to Russia, and in Paris
saw -the greatest Russian scientist. the
prioe OF France, Ellie Metchnikon, who
Will not return to Russia
ON my way from Brighton, the home
Of korpotl1in, two prominent Bnglishmen
discussed with me the Bells case 1 told
them that while the case attracted uo
much attention in the foreign press. n is
a very ordinary matter in Russia. We
are accustomed to such things and sucn
methods on the part of the Russian gov
ernment, I told them how students are
imprisoned for no crimes at all and with
out any trial, and how professors who ex-
press liberal views are driven in disgrace
fromlthe universities; how IA and 15-year-
old children are imprisoned or exiled TO
Siberia without any trial. The English
men were amazed and asked me, What
Is your duma doing?' I told them that
the duma is powerless to do ANYTHING.
Then they asked me, What are the Rus
sian people doing? I answered that to
my great sorrow l had to admit that the
great mass of the Russian people are a
herd of sheep"