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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09

the inmates could earn more than
fifty cents per day, as is now the es-
timated value of Il days work. under
present conditions. 1t does not seem
to be business to keep all the men
in prison employed on such unPro-
ductive labor, when farmers and man
ufaeturers are paying nearly four
times as much. and then being taxed
TO make up the deficiency at the
prison with labor unapplied to pres
ent problems. l noticed quite num-
ber of men about the prison who did
not seem to be earning anything
These same men, if put at work on
prison farm, would or ought to COM
pare favorably in efficiency in farm
ing with many of the men and boys
that work for living all over our
State, and help pay the State, town
and county taxes.
These men in prison are not to be
blamed, neither is the warden or any
of the officials. under conditions as
they now exist.
A thorough medical examination of
all the prisoners showing signs OF
tuberculosis should be made, and such
patients placed by themselves, or
pardoned and sent home, If they have
home, or sent to state institu-
ton for treatment. 1t is not falr 10
the patient himself to keep him con-
fined in such a place, or fair play 10
oblige the well person to be exposed
To the disease.
/ cast no reflection on any past or
present officials of the prison. for that
is another question. l am only deal
ing with the conditions that now eN-
jst, and write this To bring IT before
the people of our State, that they may
know the conditions as they appear
to me, serving in the official capacity
of Inspector of our State Prison ana
Jails. | hope that they Will investl-
gate for themselves. and after full in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09

Portal is a little town on the border,
with street for the border line. On one
SIDE floats the British flag and on the
Other floats the American flag. one is
called Portal and the other is called
North Portal, but they are practically
the same town.
1t viii be observed from the above
table that on the 9Th day of April, 1912.
cur prices ranged all along the line
lust about 30 cents a bushel higher
than the Canadian prices-just the
amount of the tariff. Do not you know
that if the brewer can get Canadian
barley at Gretna for 60 cents he is not
going to pay 30 cents bushel for that
barley at Neehe, just two miles away
and on the same road
on the sugar question the Salt Lake
city Herald gets at the meat of the
question in few words, as follows;
If The refineries' combine chooses to
give the public the benefit of the redue-
tjon under Free-Trade. the saving or
family will be about fifty-t~o cents a
yoar on its sugar bill. If the trust be
Aares as trust may reasonably be eX-
rccted to behave, the Western sugar
industry will have been ruined with
eut any benefit whatever accruing to
the consumer.
We find and will offer from time to
time. many other phases of the tarlii
Question lust as simple and under
standable as these. 1t can do no hafn
to read them with an unbiased mind.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09
SAL BORO.

Charles Perkins recently
purchased Guernsey heifer of Henry
Scates.
Several from this place attended
the Universalist meeting. Sunday, "at
Hobbins' Grove.
Ora Perkins and Harry Ballard of
Augusta were callers at Charles Per-
kns', Sunday.
Will Hanks, Everett and Ernest
Cunningham, all of Augusta, returned
This week to finish their job on ii. G.
Dickeys new barn.
+. Miller has been working for the
Misses Gardner on Cross Hill during
the haying season.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. II. Morse passed
Sunday at China Lake as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richardson. Mrs.
Morse remaining for few days out
ing with her brother and family.
Mrs NJ l.. Sabin, accompanied hy
her daughters, Mabel and Erlena.
passed Thursday with friends in Au
gusta. on Friday Mrs. Sabin left for
New Hampshire to visit relatives and
friends for two weeks.
Corp. II. T.. Morse is on duty At
Camp Keyes this week.
J. p. TwiteheH and daughter. Miss
Gladys, made a business trip to Au-
gusta, Thursday morning.
Ray Howe of Augusta passed Sun
day at his home in this place.
The Rose Bros. of Massachusetts,
were calling on friends. Monday.
The Philadelphia navy yard is soon
to increase its barracks capacity for
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09

DR.. Annie T. Quensel. the unkissed
wife of noted geologist of Sweden, Is
to tour the United States in the interest
of the international anti-hissing cru
sade. Her welcome in this country
should be cordial in the extreme. More
,nl<issed wives among us would un-
ouestiona blv greatly promote our peace
and happiness.-Portland Press.
Who's been kissing your - say, are
you married.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09

Paley, the theologian, had an in
genious method of warding off the
time waster. When thinking out a
problem he betook himself to the
river bank with a fishing rod. He
never really fished, but he found that
people who thought nothing OF dis
turbing thoughts would keep at a
distance so as not to disturb the fish.
To give color to the ruse he had his
portrait painted with fishing rod In
hand.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09

ing example submitted by Senator Me
Cumber:
The best way to know whether our
prices are the higher and the extent of
the benefit which we derive from pro-
lection to farm products is to compare
the prices at adjacent points on the
Canadian and American line, and here
again i will insert table of prices paid
for barley at such points on April 8,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09
Editorial Comment
A Most Progressive campaisner.
(Fairfield Journal.

TT dliitid uoui hoi.t
The Progressive faction, alias Pen
nell Party. has adopted most novel
method of campaigning and we may
say the method far outstrips any
other we know so far as progression
beyond the limit has come within our
knowledge. 1t appears that Mr.
Frank Pennell of Skowhegan is the
local boss of the new boss-less voting
syndicate supporting Mr.. Il. M. Law
renee for Congress. Now Mr.. Penneh
has celebrated profoundly in the mat
ter of Mr.. Peters fitness and his
chances of election and within his
heart has dared hope Mr.. Peters
would withdraw-so poorly did Mf.
Pennell regard Mr.. Peters chances
after his profound celebration. VI
course, Mr.. Peters does not know
what Mr. Pennell thinks about with
drawing, but that does not change the
complexion of Mr.. Pennelfs pink
thoughts; and with ali their roseate
splendor Mr.. Pennell passes out his
lowered cerebrations to the good
folks up the river. He informs Re-
publicans that Mr.. Peters is going
to withdraw; that Mr.. Peters knows
lust as he himself knows-his
chances are invalid and will withdraw
forthwith.
1 This is progressive indeed. MT.
Peters is not going to withdraw. 80
thoroughly does he believe in the
things for which he stands that he
would rather poll only one vote on
! the right side than give over to the
mistaken side without battle. More
over he has had about as much
thought of withdrawing as the voters
of Somerset have had of electlng Mr
Pennell sheriff of the county at the
next biennial election. We belleve
that Referee Public Censure vii
penalize the Progressive faction FOL
the foul play of Mr.. Pennell in Pen
nelizing Mr.. Peters.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09

vestigation if they think a change
is needed. will suggest a remedy.
MATTHEW C. MORRILL,,
inspector of State Prison and Jails.
Gray, Maine, Aug. T. 1913.
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Editor S Letter Box

The publication of letter In this
department is not to be taken as
an endorsement of its views by the
Kennebec Journal This column
is maintained for the discussion OF
matters of general public interest
when kept within bounds of rea-
son and not of a libelous or abu-
Sive nature
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09

There are good indications that the
development of the excellent teriiiiii''
facilities on the South Portland side
of the harbor is soon to be realized.
The rumors of this, oft repeated since
the obtaining of charter by an or
ganized company to construct rat-
road from Portland to South Port
land around the water front. nave
sprung up again and things nave
transpired which give ground for the
belief that the Canadian Northern
Railway, which has long had It's eyes
on Portland, is making an effort 10
establish an ocean terminal mere. Inc
South Portland location is the most
favorable available ground for such
terminal. 1t is known positively
that the Canadian Northern, which
is one of three create Canadian rail-
way systems has long cherished the
desire of an ocean terminal Tor us
projected trans continental line. l.
is now engaged in extending its lines
east from Winnipeg, and west from
Edmonton to the Pacific seaboard'
It's extension eastward has Tor It's ob-
ject a terminal on the Atlantic sea
board, at some New England port
more likely to be Portland than any
other, which would give the road d
chance to compete on even terms
with the Grand Trunk for transpor-
tation of ocean freight. The com
pany has taken steps to acquire
rights to build southwark through
Canada from Quebec into Maine, the
| ultimate object of which is believed
to be to enter Portland, either by
| building line of it's own or by use ol
| the Maine Central lines IL agreemen
| could be made for trackage rights
with that railroad. The most feast
BILE route would be by way OF Me
gantic and the Portland & Rumfor'
| Falls division to Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09

N. E. o. r., kENNEBEc LODGE, NO.
PSI, meets in G. A. r. hall the nrst ana
WALLACE D. sLIPP, Warden.
EMMA F. HOWE, Rec. See.
B. l.. NICHOLAS. Elm. 6oA
tn-tA-sA1 A1a1naA1a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09

w. II. Hawes. EST, of Skowhegah
has d method cf raising garden
whereby he is able to have products
from it several weeks before the ofai-
nary garden is grown. He can grow TO-
mat5es in six weeks time ana he ias
been able to make his squash vines
grow at the rate of nine inches in thlf-
tv-six hours and in that time three
sa,ashes set on. The way he does /,
is simple but practical. He puts ms
=cro,, il, round cans and when the plants
are ready to set out in the garden, III
stead of taking the plant out OF the can
and placing it in the ground as Is us .
uallv done. he simply cuts the SIDE OIL
the can open and sets plant ana aii.
into the ground together. BY so doiiis
tho p,art is not disturbed and 50 starts
IN to GROW at once After this has peeh
dome Mr.. Hawes sets near each piaie
an omptv can with holes through ii'e
side next the plant. About three tiilieS
:, week he pours water that dresslhs
h,s heen soaked in, into this can. lhis
actine as a fertilizer makes the crop
grew very much faster than II Wouiu
any other way. This method IS atoms
the line of irrigation ana Wouiu oe
practical to use in the care OF any clop'
re large pieces are to be cultivated II
,,o,,l,; no best To use troughs instead OF
cans.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09
Maine Gossip
Little Old Dreams.

Dreams, old Dreams, is funny old man,
You never, no, never, can tell
Whlch OF his dreams, when the nlSht-
time comes,
lie is bringing to you to sell;
1t may be dream of a soft twilight,
or a sun that is sunk to rest;
Oh cool, sweet breeze and the rose per-
And face that you love the best.
Or it may be dream fore the lights
And the fire in the hearth burns low.
And the shadows creep and the room is
filled
With the days of '1ong ago"
1t may be a dream of the blue, blue
wave,
And the sound of the moaning sea;
or rudderfess ship that is drifting FAR
From the harbor of what could be-"
Or dream of night, of a dark. dark
night.
OF an empty room, and from out the
gloom
The sob of a fearless sigh.
But II dream of good or if dream or ill,
him
The Dream he is come to sell.
According to fishermen and dealers,
the inackerel catch this year has far
surpassed any of the recent years. some
of the fish being found as far north
the coast of Labrador. but the natural
erel, 1t is recorded. were abundant off
the coast of Labrador but the natural
northern limits of the common maeker-
el in the western Atlantic is usually the
strait of Belle Isle. between NcWfound-
land and Quebec. Hence the current
opinion is that the mackerel 20 to Lab
rador only in seasons remarkable for
the prevalence of westerly winds. Ius
habits of the mackerel are so erratlc
that fishermen cannot tell one year
where the next springs catch VIII be
heaviest. As n rule the mackerel do not
go farther south. than the nelghborhGod
of Cape Hatteras, where they are found
in carly spring. The fishing schooners
i'm New England find schools of them
in this region some distance from the
shore. but there is no record of their
having been taken in any numbers IN
the shoal waters of Long Island. Some
tunes stragglers enter the chesapeake
bay In summer months great numbers
come from the gulf of St. Lawrence.
Mackerel have never yet been taken
in Hudson bay or on the coast OF Gfeeh-
land. though they have been caught IN
plenty off the northwestern coast Oh
Newfoundland Fortin, an authority on
Canadian fisheries. stated in his annual
report of 1864, that mackerel appear at
5G 1-2 degrees north and sometimes
enter the Strait of Belle Isle. Perley,
another authority, says that they are
rarely known to visit the coast OF Lao
rador. In the Canadian inspectors re-
norts of fisheries between 1864 ana loio
may be found evidence that mackerel
were taken rarely, even on the l.ahfa-
dor coast of the Gulf of st. Lawrence
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09

JEpHrHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. ..
Meetings at 8 o'clock every ssesnA eas
fourth Tuesday. ovrYov ~
G, r. STEWART. esrfbes
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09

The Philadelphia navy yard is soon
tn increase its barracks capacity for
marines by five hundred cots.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-09
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
ooD FELLOWS HALL.

GOD EELLOW3 HALL.
ASYLUM LODGE NO. 70 REGULAR
meeting Friday evening at o'clock.
JOHN G. HOWES. n. u
n r. WESTON. 0eo.
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CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. ., P. ~.
Regular meeting every tnird iussos4 -
s'osA a. g. PEAsLEE. Capt
RAY II. BURNS, Clerk
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PLANS FOR KIRMESS.
Il. of C. Working On Entertainment
to he Held March "a.

The plans of the Knights of Columbus
TO hold big kirmess for two weeks, be-
ginning Easter Monday, March "a, in
their temple at COG E Street Northwest,
received a decided impetus Friday even
ing last at a joint meeting Of the ways
and means committee, the kirmess COM
mittee, and the heads of subcommittee.
Arrangements have been perfected to
hold a public luncheon at the knights of
Columbus Temple during the kirmess Pc
riod. The committee of knights in
charge of this function, consisting Of ].
J. Conroy, chairman: 7. Cassan Howard,
vice chairman: T. X. GaIlaher, and ].
+ Dougherty. has reported that their
plans have been perfected.
Plans are afoot to provide scholarships
in local institutions to boys and girls.
This feature will be contaminated at the
Eirmess. The grand knights of the five
councils-Dr. ]. II. Mudd, Charles w.
Darr, Francis ]. p. Cleary, w. ]. Nc
Gee. and Richard A. Curtin-are looking
after this matter, and probably will re-
Port choice of schools and give further
details of the plan at a future meeting
Of the kirmess committee.
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KISSED BY PRESIDENT.
Little Wyoming Miss Made Happy
Through OscuIatory Greeting.

Though kissing children under the i'm
promptu conditions Of campaigning days
is not a rare occurrence in a President
daily life, 1t is seldom that 1t Is dona
under ceremonial conditions in the
White House But just such a little
drama was staged in the Executive Man.
sion yesterday.
Phyllis wistrand. whose home is many
thousands of mics away, in Wyoming.
had seen all the sights of Washington.
But Phyllis was not satisfied, for she
had set her little four-yesr-old heart
on kiSAng the President. Her mother
tried to reason with the little lady and
to show her the impossibility of realiz-
ing her wish, but Phyllis took refuge,
after the manner of her sex. in tears
and was inconsolable.
Finally. in despair, Mrs. wistrand
wrote to Mr.. Hilles and appealed for aid
In solving the problem. Mr.. Hilles
agreed to do what he could to brins
Phyllis wish true and arranged all the
details of the little romance.
Yesterday morning Phyllis was on
hand In her very best frock. all excite
ment over the coming ceremony. She
was game. too. to the last. was kissed
The Washington herald., 1913-01-12
WILL PROBE WIRE CONTRACTS.
Abuses of Private Telegraph In
stalIatfons Alleged I'm COMPLAINT.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
announced yesterday that it would make
an investigation of the private wire con-
tracts of the American Telegraph and
Telephone Company, the Western Union
Telegraph Company. and the Postal Tele-
graph-Cable Company. -
The commission states that complaint
has been made that under the terms of
private wire contracts Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. use is made
of its public wires at less than the pub
lished tariff rates, and that persons other
than the parties to the contracts fire.
quently use the private wires of Iessees
for the transmission of pri waite mes
sages. free of charge, in violation Of the
act to regulate commerce. as amended.
AS the result the commission has de-
cided to investigate the terms of the
private wire contracts of all three COM
panies named
The Washington herald., 1913-01-12
PLAN FOR VISITATION.
Councils of Junior Order of Amer
lean Mechanics to Visit Here.

The several councils of the Junior Or
der Of American Mechanics from Mary
land, Virginia, and the District of CO.
iumoia will pay their annual visitation
to the Mount Vernon Council, No. TO- of
this city, Wednesday evening. An elab-
crate programme has been arranged for
the occasion by the good OF the order
committee.
1t has been decided by the council to
open the doors after the transaction or
routine business and have invited guests
Present for a banquet, during which.
there will be speeches. The committee
having charge of arrangements consists
Of John II. Hargett, ]. A. Frazier. Geors-,
cohill. Guy NJ. Yost, A. c. Columbus. w.
q. Carter. Edward d. Schwenk, and r.
y. Hutchinson. all past councillors of
Mount Vernon, No. 10.
Several members of Congress are ex-
pccted to be present. among them Mr..
Burnett. OF Alabama; Mr.. Lever, of South
Carolina; Mr.. Austin. OF Tennessee; Mr..
Finley. OF South Carolina. and Mr.. Little
Page and Mr.. Brown. of West Virginia.
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ELECT NEW OFFICERS.
woman's Relief Corps Selects Mrs.
n. G. Kruger as President.

At the first regular meeting in De-
cember. Lafayette Corps, No. 10. wom-
ans Relief Corps, elected the following
officers for the coming year:
President, Mrs. Nettie c. Kruger;
senior vice president, Miss Laura Nc
Intosh; Junior vice president. Miss Mary
di Mario; secretary, Mrs. G. ID. Van
Fleet; treasurer, Mrs. V. ID. Calhoun;
chaplain, Mrs. c. Lyons; conductor, Mrs
Mary yMangan; assistant conductor. Mrs
Mary Mcintosh: guard. Mrs. Ida Harvey;
patriotic Instructor. Mrs. Martha Schwar-
zenbach: press correspondent, Mrs.
Irene Shedd; musician, Mrs. Marion
Gregory; color bearers, first, Mrs. Pear
Cauffmann; second. Mrs. Mary di Mario;
third. Mrs. Sarah j. Golfer: fourth. Mrs.
Sue NJ. Carey; delegate to the convention,
Miss NJ. di Mario; alternate. Miss L. Nc
Intosh.
There is to be joint installation OF
post and corps. at G.. A. r. Hall.
Wednesday evsping. Department INSTALL
ing officers. Mrs. Annie E. Hoagiand
will install the corps officers.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-12
DIPLOMATS FAVORED, IS CHARGE
Old Dominion Alleged to Have
Given Reduced Rates.

Why the Old Dominion Railroad car
ries diplomats from Washington to Great
Falls and back for less than IL charges
Great Falls commuters for the round
trip in the opposite direction. is the
question which will be put to +. e.
Wright. president of the road. when his
cross-examination is resumed before the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
morrow.
Mr.. Wright has admitted number of
apparent Determinations between various
kinds of Communication tickets and the
one-way and round trip tickets, but ex-
planned the matter by a necessity to
discard fractions. The testimony brought
out the information that clearing houses
for transfers had been established in
Georgetown last fall with Cherrydale as
the basing point.
: Other apparent inconsistencies as to
mileage rates were brought to light. and
will be gone into more fully when the
hearing is resumed tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-12

with great kindness by the President,
and left for her far-away home the hap
piest of little girls.
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factional bodies in the District. The
charter organization will comprise
about twenty in all.
1t is proposed by the organization to
elect officers who will be acceptable to
both factions, and thus bring about the
desired union.
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Democrat. to "Get Tore,hcr..

District Democrats who were candf-
dates for delegates and alternates TO
the Democratic convention at Balti-
more last summer are going to organ
ize with Q view of consolidating the
The Washington herald., 1913-01-12
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The Belgian amy is 70 Be equipped with ninety
aeroflanes at early date.
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