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The only thing unusual is the increase
OF tho two officials which Nour com
mittcc on appropriations and iinanci;t
affairs recommended.
New then if it is thought best T.
overhaul this whole question of salaries
and believe there is cry much mer-
il IN the suggestion, especially as to
the clerks OF the various committees,
II cannot see why the committee Will
not have Just as much authority to 20
into tns whole matter II this Legisla-
turo authorizes the action of the com
mit;ee, and / Go not believe this Legis-
la.ure at this time wants to so on rec
ord us cutting in half the payment for
the Work which has been we'll done in
our corridors and our ante-rocms here,
ana putting off for tWo years more this
action to legalize what has been dore
so long.
! hope the bill as it has been drawn
will be allowed to pass
Nj. BOYNTON of Lincoln Mr.. Pres
ident. | want to say just word. The
only result of not passing TINS resolve
will be this: | understand not ofhclally
but from very good authority that the
state auditor will refuse to audit the
bills for this extra amount. For in
stance l. the salary bill is $500. the
man always got $500 more. as in the
ease | think of the pages, he will not
audit the amount OF the extra 5000
claiming that there is no authority by
law, for him to do SO, and the amount
that they have received for Years VIII
simply be cut in TIVE in half, until
such time IN the future as no doubt
so,7le legisla ture Will see that they get
this pay.
Tile matter of adjusting these saia-
fies should have been done long ago
and have not the slightest doubt but
that the committee who meets to adjust
the salaries during the vacation will
take this matter. as all other matters
up and adjust it.
Mr. HERSEY of Aroostook: Mr..
President, | rise for an inquiry. ! do
not understand this bin would GO into
effect until next July anyway, simply
applies to the future. can not under
stand the question about legailzing the
East. This bill could not do that any
way if | understand it. Mr.. President.
Mr. WING of franklin Mr.. Presi-
dent, it seems to M that it would he
inconsistent at this time, to say the
least, for us to pass a bill of that kind.
This special committee has been pro-
vided for and there has not been =
sinsle rise IN salary passed upon by
this Legislature. They have all gone
over to the special committee. Now,
outside of course, Of one exception,
which came up early in the session att
"a, turning down so many, it seems UNI
wise that we should make a change.
and | cannot understand why if it Is
10 affect any officer who has served IN
this Legislature. why we could not
make a temporary arrangement to COW
er this particular case. | do not under
stand why there would be any diff
Guilty in auditing; and then let the
main question go to the special COM
rnlttee.
Mr.. ALLEN of Kennebec: Mr.. Presi-
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CHILD CULTURE

must deal first with the body. Without a
healthy body all is hopeless. The watch
full mother soon knows the first ndica-
tons of Illness. indigestion, cold. or
any of the sicknesses of children.
Here's what mothers say of IL. F.
Atwoods Medicine.
''We have used many bottles Of your
Medicine in our family OF four children,
and think it most valuable remedy
for all disorders of the stomach and
liver" Mrs. Ira Poland. Athens. Me-
Il have so much faith In IL. f. At
woods Medicine that l am always telling
its praise to other mothers for their
children that are suffering from attacks
OF worms. and grieye to see the little
tots so sick when only few doses OF
IL. f. Atwood's Medicine will relieve
them. This is my experience"
Mrs. Fred L. McComb. Foxcroft. Me-
Price IS cents at all dealers.
IL. F." MEDICINE CO.. Portland. He.
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nay congratulations to the senator
from Lincoln
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CH|[D'S HANDS
CRACKED AND b[EO
Poisoned by Brown Tail Moth. From
Wrists Down Sore and Red.
Scratched Until TheyWere Almost
Raw. Cutcura Soap and Olnt-
ment Completely Cured Her.

Q Faunce Place. Brockton Mass. - My
girl was poisoned by the brown-tail moth
when she was five years of age. Her hands
from her wrists down were sore. red and
bleeding. She scratched them until they
were almost raw. She suffered enough when
they cracked and bled. Her hands and
wrists looked so bad l was discouraged to
take her out in company. 1t kept her from
sleeping well. tried ---,- -
Ointment. Ointment. and also
treatment with no avail. was so dis
couraged l said L will see what the Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment will do | started
to use them. | was obliged to keep her
hands and wrists done up day and night
in linen cloth saturated with the Cuticura
Ointment, but always before it was applied
l washed them in hot water and Cuticura
Soap. The bathing soothed her wonderfully.
When took the cloth from her hands in
the morning the dry skin would all peel of.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment completely
cured her. 1t has never returned. (Signed)
Mrs L. H. Allen. Feb. 10. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment do so much
for poor compilations red. rough hands. and
dry, thin and falling hair. and cost so little
that it is almost criminal not to use them.
Cuticura Soap (25c.) and Cuticura Ointment
(5Oc) are sold throughout the world. Liberal
sample of each mailed Free with 32-p. book
on the skin and scalp. Address postcard
.'Cuticura, Dept. T. Boston
AS-Tender-faced men should use Cuticura
Soap Shaving So * 25c. Sample free.
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ASSESSORS NOTICE

The inhabitants of the City of Augusta,
and others having taxable property with
in said city, are hereby notified to bring
in to the undersigned, assessors of said
city, true and perfect lists of their
polls and all their estate, real and per-
notes, due bills and memorandum or
in any manner so invested that interest
or other consideration shall be paid or
become due thereon, debts due more
than owing, and all property held in
trust as Guardian. Executor, Admins
they may be possessed of on the first
day of April, 1918, and to be prepared to
substantiate the same by oath. For the
purpose of receiving said lists and adj
ministering the oath authorized thereto,
the undersigned, Assessors of said city
HALL, each day from the 18th day of
April to the 9Th day of May next, from
to IL a'clock A. NJ, and from 2 to 4
o'clock p NJ. This will afford taxpayers
ample opportunity to look over our books
and have hearings If they desire them.
After May 9Th. when The work OF making
up the new books viii commence there
will positively be no review of valua.
tions.
Those persons who neglect to bring in
such lists will BE BARRED OF ANY
RIGHT to make application to the
County Commissioners for an abate-
ment of any taxes which may be as
scssed against them.
Blanks for returns may be had OF Us
on application, or by calling at the oiilct
w. W. MORSE.
JOHN T.. CHURCH,
EVERETT A. SHAW,
Assessors of Augusta.
April /, 1918.
apr.dSt
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Maine LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

Friday, April II. 1918.
Senate called to order 10y the Presi-
dent.
Prayer by Rev. Henry +. Dannack Of
Augusta.
Journal of previous session read and
approved,
Papers from the House disposed of
in concurrence.
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| | cannot ste any reason why tins
matter sSuuld not be taken up by tho
same committee and such regulations
made as would apply to these matters
las well as to other salaries and fees.
Mr. WALKER Of Somerset. MI
| President. | wish to enter my protest
acains; this method of procedure. In
the closing days of the session, to
| rai Iroad such a measure as this
through seems to ME entirely cut Of
the order in which we should proceed
| and see no reason why We should
| legalize any doings which may have
been lore in the past.
Ii these salaries are not sufhcleht
why shouldn't there be committee
appointed to lcok into the whole SUD
iect matter, not only the officers OF
the senate and House, but also the en-
oloyees around this State House, and
| might go further than that and in
cIude the clerks OF the committees the
Joint committees of this Legislature
Because we all know that the salar-
les paid to the clerks of the different
committees is net uniform for the
work which they do. The clerks on
some committees who have done
large amount of work receive far less
nav than the clerks of other commit
tees who have done comparatively
CALLING something that is surely not
right. that We should proceed in some
orderly manner to regulate the Whole
method of procedure n this matter
Of petty graft around this State House.
wish to register nv vote against
this method of procedure at this late
day.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
state that if the bill is to be acted
upon without reference to commit
tee. that it will require tWo-thlrds
vote of the Senate. for ii may not he
done except under suspension of the
rules.
Mr.. RICHARDSON of Pencbscot; Mr.
President, | feel somewhat as though
the action of the committee on appro-
priations ane financial affairs is, | VIII
not say attacked, but perhaps not con-
si1ered in quite the right light. This
has been well explained by the sena-
tor from Lincoln. We are not suggest
inc. OF recommending any increase ot
salaries excepting to tive ofilelais VINO
have borne very heavy iabors this past
session Those two are the secretary OF
the senate and the clerk of the House,
and they came before us and we
thought presented good arguments for
increases in their salaries. They asked
for $500 increase each. We gave them
5000 increase each.
Now for years it has been the GUS
tom, as has been explained. the Vari-
Gus committees on appropriations ana
financial affairs believing that these
officials throughout the state house
were not receiving proper eempensa-
ton. to double the pay. We found that
practice well established here. it has
Leen a practice for years. and We did
not see our way clear to go back of 1t,
and | cannot quite see how this can
be thought to be raiiroaded through. 1t
came up in the usual procedure, and
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Cascarets Surely
Straighten You Out,

Are you keeping your bowels, liver
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets. or merely forcing
passageWay through these alimentary
or Drainage organs every few days
with Salts. Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil
or Purgatiye Waters.
Stop having bowel wash day. Let
cascareis thoroughly cleanse and reg
ulate tile stomach, remove the undl-
gested, sour and fermenting food and
foul gases, take the excess bile from
the liver and carry eut of the system
all the decomposed waste matter and
poisons in the intestines and bowels.
Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep--neVer grippe, sicken
or cause any inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents a box from your drug
gtst. Millions of men and women take
a cascaret now and then and never
have Headache. Btliousness. coated
tongue, Indigestion. Sour Stomach or
Consolidated Bowels. casearets belong
in every household. Children just love
10 take them
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The motion was agreed to,
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my CONGRATULATIONS to the senator
from Lincoln.
The PRESIDENT; The time having
arrived for forming joint eonven-
ton, the Senate will now proceed to
the Hall of the House.
Thereupon the Senate retired to the
Hall Of the House.
After Recess.
Senate called To order 10y the Pres
ldent at ll.35 a NJ
The PRESIDENTS: Proceeding un-
der the terms of the resolve adopted
by the two branches of the Leeisla-
ture, ii is now the duty OF the Senate
to consider the adoption of an address
to the Governor III the following form
STATE OF MAINE
SEV SIXTH LEGISLATURE
ADDRESS TO THE GOVERNOR
The Senate and House of Represen-
tatives in Legislature assembled pre-
sent this address to the Governor and
request the removal from Office of
Wilbert W. Emerson. sheriff of Penob-
scot county for the causes following;
Because the said Wilbe~t w Emer-
son who is now holding the office of
sheriff for the county Of Penobscot
and who has held said office continu-
ously since the first day of January
a. d., 1913. wilfully or corruptly re-
fuses or neglects to perform the duties
required of him as such sheriff by
Section s. of Chapter % of the Re
vsed Statutes of this State as amend
ed by Chapter fl of the Public Laws
of 1905, and particularly lis duties as
said sheriff in the enforcement of the
law against the Illegal sale of intoXi-
eating liquors and the keeping of
drinking houses and tipping shops.
The vote when it is taken will be
taken by the yeas and nays. and so
many as are in favor of the adoption
of the resolve will vote yes, when their
names are called. ard so many as are
opposed will vote no. Is the Senate
ready for the question
Mr. WING of Franklin: Mr.. Presl-
CONTINUED on Page Tenn.
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The PRESIDENTS: The first matter
on the calendar today is the report OF
the committee on appropriations ana
financial affairs ought not 10 pass
on resolve in favor of the State House
employees for extra work incurred
during the session of the Legislature
The pending question is the suspen-
sion of the rules. and reconsideration
of former action.
Mr.. BUTTON of Kannebec: Mr..
President. I do not care To discuss
this matter at length this morning. L
am glad, however, that we have an
opportupity to further consider it. !
would like to have the members OF
the Senate understand what these men
are doing. They are working II hours
a day and get on an average si.ez per
dav-these men included in this re-
solve. 1t has, as l stated the otlei
day. been the custom to pay them TINS
additional amount for services during
the Legislature and that custom has
existed for more than - years In inns
State. Now when this matter came
I'D the other day. the Senator oe1ecteo
to it because it was in the nature OF
pratuty. Now since that time, our
genial senator from Llncoln mas
changed his state and shared his es-
tate. and it has been the custom
since the beginning of English history
whenever there was a marriage in the
roval family by any lord or baron or
urincc or potentate, for the baron,
lord or the royal prince to call aooh.
him the entire retinue OF his SER
wants and present them with pres
emf in honor of his marriage.
And row. Mr. President ! want my
fellow senators to be not less IN theit
ratuities than the lords and Darohs
of England, and l am going TO ASH
every senator here this morning III
honor of the marriage of the senator
from lincoln, to stand up and give
what he calls this gratuity to the Gnu
nlovees around this Stale House ~
honor of his marriage.
Mr. WALKER of Somerset; MT
President, just few observations ~.
tbis matter. 1t seems the other oas
when the senator from kenneoee ~
gued in favor of giving the empioyee.
around the State House an adaitioii ~
s25. 90, that the principal reason n.
ii gave for that was the IdSt 'ie
| had to procure a uniform as may o'
| found in his speech of April sra.
Now / understand, Mr.. Presiuen.
| that that objection must be eh.n. is
/ eliminated as the State furnishes 'h'
uniform for these employees. lneie
| fore we could not vote to ihcreas'
their salaries for the purpose OF sNins
them money to buy uniform. sup,
nose that most of these employees
from the city of Augusta OF d. Na
the county of Kennebec, and that .ai'
is their first entry into poiiticai me-
do not know whether IL mas w.
the custom heretofore to appoin'
great many people from the county ~
Kennebec setting them UP IN oi'ice' :"
least they have found II piope
thing TO proceed in order 10 oeeoA'
Great statesmen to start in ana se'
iob at the State House ana theh Pr,
coed a little farther and ger = NV
MORO salary, a little more graI., an,
then later on they will get their 9o'
down to perfection ] am Soins " %
Il iect 10 the passage of this bill ho'
.lwithstanding the fact that te""''
TIT - -
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Is dwelling houses carried through the
gap by the flood.
His mission WAS to build ii temporary
trestle across the break in the en-
bankment, in order to get the line open
again as soon as possible, and under
existing conditions the difficulties which
accompanied the undertaking can easily
be imagined. He was left to his own re-
sources IN the matter but states that he
was fortunate in securing awork train
winch CHANGED to be in that Vicinity, and
which proved TO be material aid
me putting IN of the foundation for
the trestle was the most difficult fea-
fhfe of the work. This was accomplished
hN sinking sunnY sacks filled with sand
1910 OF these sacks being required to
biihS the foundation above the surface
of the water In order to get the sacks
II was necessary to send the train 30
miles UP the line. and after they had
been filled with sand the train was
backed down To THE ditch and the SACKS
dumped ia. Engineer Herbert writes
that the Job was one of constant anxiety.
and that during the week he secured bur
II hours of sleep. He had the satisfac-
ton, however ON the completion of the
Work, which came in the receipt of the
favorable comment from the chief enci-
neer of the system
He states in his letter that he was in
no danger rs the country between Day
ton and Columbus is high land.
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The so-called craters, mountains. and
empty sea beds OF the moon are not the
eniN interesting phenomena which our
sdtei!lte presents to the view There
ere ON many parts of the moons sur
face long. narrow lines called .srills"
evidently much below the general level
of the ground. some of them compare
bic in breadth and depth to the great
canyons Of our Western country.
Certain astronomers have been dis
posed To regard these riils as cracks
and rents III the crust of the moon, but
others have adopted the suggestion,
made long age, that they are river
channels. 1t may he remarked of these
ancient lunar river channels, if such
they reall* are, that their wider ends
always terminate in pear shaped hol-
lows like little eraters. and this end is
nearly always higher than the other, so
that II the craters We're once lakes.
their waters must have flowed out in
To the rivers, instead OF the waters of
the rivers emptying into the lakes
HHrper's Weekly.
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A Former Richmond Boy Writes
About the Great Ohio Flood.

Manager E. I. Herbert of the New
England Tel. x Tel. Co. has received Il
letter from his brother, Thomas G. Her
bert, formerly of Richmond. who was
near Columbus. Ohio, at the time of the
food. and in which he graphically de-
scribes some of the scenes of desolatiou
of the destruction wrought by the flood.
IL says that the loss of life was exag-
gerdted, but that the property loss was
enormous ana almost beyond compre-
hension.
Mr. Herbert who is graduate of the
University OF Maine. class of 1901. and
after graduating from college worked for
a year with Civil Engineer Henry T.
Hill of Augusta on the Somerset extern
sion of the Maine Central Railroad To
kneo, has for tile past seven Years been
employed as engineer on the Cincinnati
division of the Pennsylvania railroad
At the time of the flood lie was near
Columbus. having been called there y
big washout ON the man line. which
runs from Hittsburg To st Louis
The embanlment where the break oc-
Cured WAS from 10 to % feet i'm height
and one can gain an idea of the tremen-
dous force of water when it is stated
was carried away. the flood going
through like mil-raee. In his letter
Engineer Herbert states that he counted
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From the House: An Act TO amend
Section II of Chapter 116 of the Revised
Statutes as amended by Section 1 of
Chapter So of the Public Laws of 1905.
as further amended by Chapter 1S3 of
the Public Laws OF 1907, relating to the
salaries Of officers of Senate and House
of Representatives
In the House this bill, under suspen
sion of the rules, was given its several
readings and was passed ID be en-
crossed.
Cn request by Mr., Hersey of Aroos-
took, the bill was read by tie secre.
tary.
Mr.. BOYNTON of Lincoln: Mr.. Pres
ident, as | understand the purpose Of
this bill, it is simply to legalize the ac-
ton of the Legislature in the matter
of the salaries of many of the officers
of the Senate and House.
1, may or Ii may not be understood
that for long period Of time, a num-
Der of years, the employees here. the
messengers. folders etc. have received
by law $4,000 by statute, Besides that
| the Legislature each year doubled that
by u resolve making the salaries 5000
the proceedings of the preceding Lcgis-
| lature you will see that the messenger
received $3.50, if that is the amount, and
| By resolve there is added $50 more,
! Now the State auditor very properly
objects to the matter of proceeding IN
this way. and desires that this should
| he made legal. This, if I understand ii
correctly, increases no salary except
| the salary of the secretary of the Sem
ate and the clerk Of the House which
! is increased $500. The committee on APP
| preparations and financial affairs
| thought it no more than proper under
| the present conditions, and | would
| like to again make ii plain that this
increases no salary, but legalizes these
ma tiers and makes it law.
| Mr.. MAXWELL of Sagadahoc: Mr..
President, | do not wish to oppose this
matter other than in this way II
seems to me that if the time has
come when the salary of these Off
GERS should be adjusted. that there il
no reason why the committee that is
appointed to adjust all salaries and
fees should not have this matter IL
adjust as we'll as other matters along
the condition is largely this: Wher
this Legislature convenes the first few
days that we are here our lives are
bothered out of us by people who
want these positions and there are
candidates for these various position:
from all parts of the State, and they
plead and beg with you to supper
them, When it gets along to the las
week or two of the session, the Other
side of the matter presents itself tt
you, that they all want an increase il
pay. Now they understand when the,
seek the office. what the salary is, ano
there never seems to be any lack o
candidates. ! am not willing to go OIL
; record as in favor of this resolve.
say if the rates that have alread.
been established are not enough, lie
US adjust them, but | believe this il
a matter which should be as CAREFUL,
looked into as these others we hav'
considered and have asked everybod,
tn wait two years until these matters
iare Investigated.