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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-07
Members of Committees.

The members of the judiciary commit
tee are Senators Stearns of oxford, Her
sey of Aroosteok and Dutton of kenne-
bee: Representatives Smith of Pressure
Isle. Smith of Patten. Durgin of Milo,
Smith of Durgin, Waterhouse of kenne-
bunk, Sanborn of South Portland and
Dunton of Belfast.
The members of the legal affairs COM
mittee are Senators Bailey of Penobscot
and Cole of York; Representatives Wheel
or of South Paris, Peaks of Dover, Rous-
seau of Brunswick. Peacock of Readfield
Thombs of Lincoln, Connors of Rangor
and Kehoe of Portland.
There are now but nine men on the
legal affairs committee. Senator Morey
OF Androscoggin having resigned.
From the judiciary committee, Thurs
day night. Rep. Martin l. Durgin of Milo
was unable to be present, and, from tne
legal affairs, Representatives kehoe of
Portland and Rousseau of Brunswick.
1t is not believed that the new draft
will make its appearance in the Legisla-
ture before next Tuesday
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Farmers Testify for the
International Harvester Co.

w. d. Howell who owns farm of
100 acres in Thomas county, gave similar
proportions Hugh McCareer created "a
stir when he declared he was opposed to
the trust.
ITO tell the truth, he testified, 81 tried
to beat the trust and stuck to the indie
pendent lines as long as any were left.
sold the Buckeye binder as long as it
was in the market. and if. could get it
now it would be going yet.
'Then you became converted to the In
ternational lire because YOU could no
longer buy independent Iines?'' asked At
torney Grosvenor for the government.
That's it," he replied.
Other makes of binders are coming
onto the market A. w. Dyer of Exeter.
Neb, testified. Is of one make being sold
in his city. last year. These and other
witnesses agreed also that no coercion
was used by the International Harvester
Co. to force them to carry the line of
that company exclusively. but all agreed
that tho defendants controlled 90 per cent.
of the business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-07

Omaha, Neb, March 1.-TWO farmers
were called to testify. today, for the de-
fence in the suit of the government
against the International Harvester Co.
charged with violating the sherman
antitrust law by illegal restraint of
trade. The government has commended
that harvesting implements composed
half of the machinery required by a
farmer. These two men, both well-to-do
gave figures to show that harvesting ma
chinery represented only three-tenths of
the value of their farm machinery.
George swanson of Crawford, Neb., tes-
titled he owned 700 acres of land. 800
acres under cultivation. He valued his
farm implements at $3.50. of which
amount harvesting implements represent
ed $3.50. His testimony also brought out
something about the high cost of living.
He said he had been receiving for the
last two years about double the price of
10 years ago for what he sold. while
prices for what he bought. including ma
chinery, had advanced insGnifcantly and
in many instances had declined.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-07
NOMINATIONS, THURSDAY.

The following nominations were an
nounced, THURSDAY. by the Governor
Netasies Pnblic-George r. Hadlock,
Islesford Cranberry Isles); Henry Fl.
Sawyer, Portland: John +. White.
Portland
Justices Of the Peaee-George r.
Hadloek, Islesford CRANBERRY Isle)
Walter +, Clarke. Portland Frederic
Dodge. Sanford: f. 4. SaNage. Bangor;
Charles il, Gordon. Stratton: Edward
T. MeCabe, PALMYRA; George II. Smith,
Presaue Isle. Ernest f. Small. Buxton
Clarence /. Philbrick. Augusta: Chas
T. Iiilbreth. Winthrop.
Coroner-Georee Il Swasey. Liner
lex.
Inland Fish and Game Wardens-
Frank W. Thompson. Eden; Frank w,
Austin, Fort Kent Wills.
Agent tor the prevention of cruelty
to anmals-Thomas Wuod. Greenville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-07
Lipton's Challenge
Reaches New York

New York. March Sir Thomas
I.ipton's challenge for the Americas
cup was received by the New York
Naclft Club. today. Secretary Cormack
So announced. this afternoon.
Mr.. cormack declined to make public
the text of the challenge or To COM
mont on il in any way. It would be
considered by the members of che
club. lie asserted before it would be
acted on. Whether the members will
hold a special meeting for this purpose
or would take it up AT their regular
meeting. March -. lie added, rested
entirely with the executive committee
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SWEET POTATOES.

Though served and relished al the
dinner table of thousands of New
England families, how many know
where the sweet potato is grown. how
IL is raised and how marketed? Little
has been published about the tasty
vegetable. and no essay writer ever
has done Justice to the subject.
Yet there is much of interest and
some charm in sweet potato raising.
The very names of the different varie-
ties are alluring, as, for instance. the
Nancy Hall. sometimes called Musca-
tine, the flesh of which is deep yellow
and which, when cooked. is moist and
very sweet. Then there are the
Georgia Yam, Southern Queen or
Hayman. Pumpkin Yam. and Dooley
varieties, and the Yellow Nansemond.
Peppers Choice. Early Carolina. Gold
Coin, Up-Rivers, or Big Stem Jersey.
In The Storage and Marketing of
Sweet Potatoes" by w. r. Beattie,
published as a farmers bulletin by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, is considerable interesting in
formation. One learns that the sweet
potato forms one of the principal
sources of food for the people of the
Southern states and tropical America
being exceeded in those climes only
by hominy and rice
The sweet potato, says the bulletin.
is especially adapted for growing on
the thin. sandy. cut-over timber lands
of the South, in fact, the potatoes
grown on this character of soil are
more uniform in size and shape and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-07

keep better than those grown upon
the richer alluvial soils. A great OPP
portunity is afforded the farms of this
region to develop the sweet potato
industry. depending upon the Rocky
Mountain and Great Plains area for
market.
Proper keeping of sweet potatoes
requires that they be well grown and
thoroughly ripened that they be free
from disease and carefully handled in
digging and storing, and that they be
stored in dry, well-ventilated places,
where proper temperature can be
maintained.
The first essential is met by grow
ing the potatoes on land best adapted
and in good cultivation. The second
essential requires the careful selection
of seed potatoes, the use of new soil
in the plant bed each year, and the
following of a crop rotation in the field,
so that sweet potatoes will not be
planted on the same land oftener than
once in three years. The third es-
sential lies in the care exercised in
handling the potatoes at the time OF
digging and storing. Padded baskets
and wagons with springs are recon-
mended.
The bulletin pays special attention
TO the fourth essential, proper storage
facilities, and suggests ideas on the
construction of storage houses, OF
which these are various types, above
| and below ground, as well as on heat
ing arrangements.
In harvesting, the potatoes should
be dug with implements which will
not cut or bruise the roots. They
should not be dug when the ground
is wet and sticky. If possible the dig
ging should be done on a bright, sun
shiny. windy day. so that the pota-
toes may be exposed to the sun and
wind for one or two hours before be-
ing hauled to the storehouse. Storing.
too, is quite an art, for the potatoes
! undergo a sweating" process for
| week or 10 days after being placed in
the bins.
Two commercial grades are usually
made. The larger or overgroAn POI
tatoes go into the class known as
pie stock, which is sold To restaur-
ants for use in the manufacture of
pies and for cutting into small por-
tions. The prime" grade consists of
those two or three inches in diameter
ana four to five inches in length. or
the proper size for an individual por-
| ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-07
SCALP SOLID SCAB
FOR IS MONTHS
ResinoI Soap and Ointment Healed |.

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-"Our little girl
Ruth was afflicted with an eruptive,
burning, itching skin trouble, especially
the scalp, which was solid eruptivc
scab, and continued so for eighteen
months.
Nothing we could find would relieve
her suffering and embarrassing insight
liness until we tried Resinol Soap and
Itesinol Ointment This began to re-
lleve at once, and under a few weeks
treatment healed all hersores.' (Signcdl
Mrs. MAMIE l.. TERRY, l4S Hickman
Street, May 6. 1912
No better proof of the efficacy of
Resinol Soap and Ointment could be
offered than such letter from mother
who has tried them with perfect sue
cess. Resinol stops itching instantly
and speedily heals the most distressing
forms of skin and scalp humors, sores,
hollis. burns. scaldS and itching piles.
Invaluable for sunburn. Your druggist
sells them tResinol Soap. BE: Oint-
ment. 50c). but If you wish. You may
test them free. Write for generous
samples TO Dept. lin, Resinol Chem
ical Co., Baltimore. Nd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-07

1t is interesting to note the num-
Der of shrines in Brittany dedicated to
marriage. AT Ploumanch, village
on the northern coast" says writer
IN Country Life there is a shrine pic
turesquely situated amid the rocks,
which the sea washes round every
day. Only at low tide can one clam
Der over the rocks to the eanopied
figure of st. Guerin. When a Breton
girl desires to marry she sticks a pin
in the nose of this saint; should il
drop out within the year she believes
her desire will be fulfilled On anoth-
er occasion, near Douarenez in the
Finisterre district, | came across a
small shrine decorated with orange
blossoms in hedgerow, where n
Young girl. whom l had previously
seen tending her flocks, was kneeling
in prayer, after which she rose and
dropped pin down the well. nv
Questioning her. | found that il was
the custom there to drop a pin down
the well before the saint. and, eventn-
ally. after the wedding ceremony, the
bridal blossoms We're brought and
hung round the shrine. Tit Bits. -,
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sentatives. would ask your indulgence
while offer my protest against the pas
sage, at this session of the Legislature,
of any bill fixing a close time on bull
moose for four years in the state OF
Maine. In protesting the passage of
bill of this kind, ! do it for the welfare,
for the freedom and for the subsistence
of large class of the common people
of our State. There are many serious
objections coming from the people of
Eastern Maine, irrespective of any polit-
zeal party, against placing "A close time
on bull moose for a period of four years.
II you will bear with me for "A short
ume | will give you a few figures re-
garding our great resources and, to my
mind, we should be permitted to expand
and stimulate our desire for greater de-
velopment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-07

According to a San Francisco sur
geon appendicitis can be cured with
out an operation by manipulating Ger
tain vertebrate. which has the effect Of
strengthening 4 loop in the large in
testine.
Almanacs sare older than printing
Various manuscript almanaes of the
fourteenth century are to be found in
the British museum and elsewhere,
and there still exists one dated 1892.
ascrihed To Roger Bacon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-07

ed figures given by State. Auditor Gala
han and said that under the Grange bill
the city of Lewiston would lost $50 437.
This would mean an additional tax of
two mills on every piece of property in
the city.
Other speakers followed Senator Mercy
and outlined their objections briefly.
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PUBLIC UTILITIES.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

and the committeeman are much pleas
ed with the work submitted to them.
The members of this subcommittee
are: Sen. Aaron a. Cole of York and
Representatives Alton c. Wheeler of
South Paris and Francis c. Peaks of
Dover, from the legal affairs commit
tee From the judiciary committee are:
Senator Ira G. Hersey of Aroostook
and Representatives Bertram l.. Smith
of Patten and Lauren NJ. Sanborn of
Snntll port Ia nd
Gilpin observer., 1913-03-27
BIG STORMS SINCE 1s4o.

Swept by cycione; si7 killed
June, 1S42.Adams county. again
swept by cyclone;. 500 killed.
Feb. o, 1SS4-Mississippi Tennessee,
Kentucky and Illinois swept by
40 separate tornadoes from morn
Ing until midnight. Death Lat, no5,
buildings destroyed.
clone; 1ls killed and $4,000. 900
May s"sES y, iisSs9e@rSsSss. Is s9erSSsr'f louis cyclone;
800 killed and property damaged
to the extent of $12.O60.0O0.
Sept. 8, 1900-Galveston, Tex, swept
5000 lives lost and entire city de-
NOV. Il, 1s11-Rock county, Ill.,,
swept by cyclone; 100 killed and
Feb. .22, 1912-Wind storm kills 20
and does $500, 1000 damage in Lou
1siana and Mississippi.
April ~; 1912-Wind storm kills 90
In Indiana and Illinois.
June 16. 1912-Central Missouri Wis
tied by wind storm; 26 killed and
$1,0O0,000 damage.
June 80, 1912-Regina, Saskatche-
wan. Canada. wiped out by wind
storm; 1,200 killed.
Sept. 3. 1912-Forty killed in storm
that swept over Pennsylvania.
West Virginia and Ohio.
Dec. 4. 1912-Island of Madagascar
ccyclone-swept: 100 killed and $5,-
100000 damage.
March 13. 1913-Thirty-t three killed
in storm that ragged in Louisiana,
Alabama, Texas, Mississippi and
Tennessee.
Gilpin observer., 1913-03-27
OK Made Investigation.

At q recent auction sale in Echt,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. a good deal
of amusement was occasioned when a
large OK. which the auctioneer was
trying to dispose OF. took into It head
to walk into the auctioneer's box,
and, after he had cleared the Office
of officials, made a minute inspection
of the books. and retired from the ros-
trum evidently quite pleased with the
way the sale was being conducted and
also with the state Of the books. It
is needless to say that the officials
were much more excited than the OK.
and made quick exit. while the OK
walked with the utmost deliberatoin-
Gilpin observer., 1913-03-27
"A MIohty Man Wa. He.r

At concert for charity In country
town Miss Carter obliged by reciting
THE Village Blacksmith" At the
conclusion of her recital the rural au-
dience cheered. "Ancower!" they
cried. "Ancower!" Miss Carter was
about to grant the request when a
burly fellow. very much out of breath.
tapped her on the shoulder. I've Just
come around from in 'front.'" whis
pered this man. excitedly. II want
yer to do me a favor" well. what
is it?" Queried Miss Carter. "It's this"
whispered the intruder. II happen ter
be the fellow you've been talkin'
about, and want you to put in verse
this time saying how let out b.
cycles"
Gilpin observer., 1913-03-27

learned what trouble was and what
pluck was. too. She told me about
her marriage and-excuse me for
speaking OF what isn't my business;
yet 1t is mine. in a way-she told me
about you"
Captain Hammond did not answer.
His good-natured face clouded and he
shifted in his chair.
"She told me Of you. Nat. all about
you-and herself And she told me
something else. which explains why
she felt she must send you away, why
she thought your marriage to Grace
would be good thing"
Il know. She told you that that
darn scamp Anse Coffin was alive"
The minister started violently. He
gasped In surprise.
you knew It? You knew III" he
stammered.
II know It now. Have known It for
over . year. Ny nndin' It out was
Gilpin observer., 1913-03-27
DEATH LIST INCREASES.
Streets and Residence Districts strewn
With Dead and DesoIation.

Chicago, March 25.-Every hour in
creases the list of dead and injured in
Sundays tornado that left Indiana,
Iowa and Nebraska towns in ruins. In
the Omaha Council Bluffs region, out
side Omaha the dead is estimated at
more than fifty.
In Terre Haute eighteen persons are
known to have been killed, $50 more
or less are seriously injured, 275
homes are destroyed and other proper
ty damage, estimated at nearly mil
lion dollars, was the toll of the torna-
do Sunday night. Last night the Off
cials in charge Of the rescue work say
the list Of dead will be increased as
Of wrecked buildings.
Hundreds OF homeless in Terre
Haute are being cared for by chari-
table institutions and citizens. while
the wrecked district is being patrolled
by Company B, First regiment, Indi-
ana National Guards, and the local
police force. The militia was ordered
out by Governor Ralston, who directed
the relief measures from indianapolis.
ne uOWHpOuI, Willie " tntH
discomfort, was probably the greatest
boon the stricken district could have
asked. for it extinguished innumerable
fires that broke out Immediately after
the tornado had passed
The rescue work was carried on
fast, and IL appears that all the home
less are being cared for by charitable
institutions and citizens. while the
more seriously injured have received
medical attention. In many cases pri-
vate homes were turned into tempo
rary hospitals.
Narrowing stories Of their expert
ences are told by the survivors of the
storm. The scenes in the wrecl I'd
sections in Terre Haute brought tears
to the eyes of the rescuers; whose at
tention was often called to the dying,
trapped in the debris of their homes.
by agonizing screams for aid. Some
died before they could be freed from
the wreckage. and others who were re-
moved will die.
Throughout the district Of wrecked
homes survivors searched for loved
ones. but in the majority of cases they
were disappointed.
Gilpin observer., 1913-03-27
SYNOPSIS.

Mrs. Ksziah Comm, supposed widow; is
:sranEins arr to mSys from .umst tDo1Ssr to Ros-
Tor whom she had kept house. Ryan
Pepper. widower. offers marriage. and is
Isasay sss caR oer.
keziah q place as housekeepe for the
pew minister and she decides to remain
3ohn EIiery. the new minister. and gives
memesS. q the parish. EiisEy cause: 3
ssssassn %ssss eK as!snses SIsssfy
rented by ESsn Hamm9nd, Leader ,or of sss sss
the rain. Capt. Nat Hammond. Ebep's
son, becomes . hero by bringing the
storm. Eiiery hnds Keziah writing q let
ter to some one, inclosing money IN re-
to demand She ,,s Is srpy ~
op. that they have been lovers over r,inrs sines
Jerry is caught by the tide and is rescued
BY Nat They become friends; Ellsry y
and learns that she walks there every
Sunday. The clergyman takes dinner tsr
esptainIs daughter. exert. herself to
make an impression on him. She no
tices with yexation his desire to get awh. Shy
sssin eS importunes porn i"aUI Keziah to marry him.
he says ne mas nad Quarrei WIFI uis
confesses that she loves him. but says
she fears to displease her guardian. FL
kanah Daniels tells Eben about the meet
ing, between Ellery and Grace; u E6sn ben
tween him and the preacher. Grace hnds
him in a faint, following the excitement
Of Elkanahs visit. Just before he dies
Eben exacts promise from Nat and
breaks the news to Ellery and later he
received a note from Grace saying ene 10
to marry Nat, and asking him not to try
to see her again. Keziah tells the story
Of her own marriage "a with a nan man wnS snS
who was reported to have been lost at
sea. and of her love for Nat. whom she
cannot marry because the husband 10
alive Captain Nat sails for Manila to
Grace have decided not to marry until
he returns. Nat is overdue. and 1t 10
feared that he has been lost at sea:
Keziah gets letter from her husband
saying he IL coming back. Grace goes on
vessel flying distress signals is discovered
board the vessel, K ma. is found sui
fering. from smallpox. the rest Of the
abandoned shack on shore and Eiiery
helps nurse him.. Before he dies 1t Is dis
covered that he is Keziah's husband El,
lery, left alone in quarantine. found
GGssnk Graes. she n takes as"hGa. him back tS the
shanty and sends for helpA Keziah and
Grace nurse Ellery. who is suffering from
brain fever. The doctor and Keziah
spread Report that Grace and and Ellery s are are
arrived safely In Boston. The story Of
the wreck of Mats vessel comes out and
. homecoming Is arranged.
Gilpin observer., 1913-03-27
State Aid for Sufferers.

Lincoln. Neb.-Neither House Of the
Legislature attempted to hold ses-
sion Monday, so many members going
to the stricken city Of Omaha that n
quorum could not be mustered in
either branch. Such members as rs-
mained in Lincoln discussed the prob
able action to be taken by the Legis-
lature in the way of relief for tornado
stricken communities, and the general
sentiment was that any recommends
tion Governor Morehead saw fit b
make would be carried out.
Gilpin observer., 1913-03-27

door. There he knocked and then
whistlsd shrilly.
A window overhead was opened.
who is IT." asked q feminine
voice.
Don't be frightened, Gracie." re-
piled the man at the door. Its me-
Nat. I've come home again."
Gilpin observer., 1913-03-27

Storms to Continue Sweeping Country
Washington. March 24.-Abnormal
storm activity and moderate fluctua-
tions in temperature will prevail the
country over the coming week, accord
ing to- the weather bureau experts.
French Column Routed by Arabs.
Paris.-Dispatches tell Of the virtu-
al annihilation Of a small column Of
French troops by Arabs in the Aderar
region of the western Sahara.
Gilpin observer., 1913-03-27
Colorado offers Aid.

Denver.-That Colorado people have
opened their hearts and purses to the
sufferers of the Omaha disaster u
evidenced by the number Of kilograms
which have been sent from Denver.
DR.. J. p. Morris. superintendent Of the
Rocky Mountain Red Cross Society.
conversed with Mayor Dahlman Of
Omaha over the long distance tele-
phone shortly before noon. DR.. Nor
ris stated that the Red Cross officers
In Denver were willing to do all fn
their power and were ready to leave
for Omaha on moments notice.
Governor Ammons sent the official
sympathy from the people OF the state
to Governor Morehead Of Nebraska
and Mayor Dahlman Of Omaha. THIS
message was followed by one from
Mayor Arnold and another from Pres
ident e. ]. Ystter of the Chamber Of
Commerce.