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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24
ALBION

The Farmers Union held a meeting
Monday. Dec. 81, for the purpose of
accepting new members and ordering
their fertilizer. An all day meeting will
be held Monday, Dec. 2S. Mr.. C. E.
Embree. State organizer, will be pres
ent.
1t is planned to hold an extension
school by the department of agricul-
ture for the coming winter.
Gladys Wiggin who is teaching
school in Burnham is at home for the
Christmas vacation.
Willard Hammond, who has been i'll
for some time is now gaining. He re-
ceived IS postcards at his recent post
card shower, and wishes to thank his
many friends for their kindly remem-
brance.
George Young has gone to Ohio
where he will visit relatives for several
weeks.
Miss Ethel Fuller of Augusta Is
passing the Christmas recess at home.
Mrs. Geneva Wentworth, who has
been teaching in Andover. is at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Weston Ames of Ma
tinicus is visiting Mrs. Ames parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Wentworth.
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ing 1913 and 1914 and that during the
ten year period from 1904 to 1914 more
than $4,000 miles have been completed.
That this progress has been really
amazing may be understood from the
fact that in 1914 there were only $4,000
miles of surfaced roads of all types in
the United States. That the move-
ment is attaining momentum as it goes
is proven by the fact that while the
average mileage constructed per
annum during the past ten years is
$500 miles, the total completed for 1914
exceeded $4,000 miles. The report will
show that something like 10000 miles
of highway have been completed with
the aid of state funds of which over
S20o,o0O,00o have been expended. The
state aid movement began in 1892 and
has therefore continued for % years.
Only recently has it gotten well under
way as the results accomplished for
1910 anu 1oif SouiEiiS c d wal VI 1osoVJ
miles of state and highways COM
pleted, or in two years time one -third
of the entire mileage constructed with
the aid of state funds has been COM
pleted.
Only six states now, out of total of
As. are without state highway depart
ments and 30 states have granted ac-
tual money aid to the building Of roads.
The Year Book, which is the official
reference publication for all good roads
information, is a large cloth hound
volume issued early in each calendar
year by the American Highway. AS
ISOLATION. and contains much informa-
ton and many suggestions of value II
the travelling public.
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Cost of the u. S. Navy.

Our neighbor. the Sun, has Joined
with the World in expressing a heal
thy curiosity TO know what has become
of all the immense sums of money that
the American people have spent on the
navy during the past 1e years.
The World has repeatedly directed
attention to the disconcerting fact that
our naval expenditures exceed those Of
Germany and Austria combined, yet
Admiral Fiske has testified that 1t
would take five years to get the
American navy into state Of effi-
cheney equal to that Of the German
navy.
The Sun has taken the trouble to
compile the naval appropriations OF
the United States and Germany for
the last sixteen years. 1t finds that
the total appropriations for the Ameri-
can navy during that time aggregate
S1,645,o00 1856 The total appropria-
tions for the German navy during
these sixteen years are only $1.237,-
s15,s6O Since the Spanish American
war the American people have spent
$500 100000 more on their navy than
the Germans have spent, and now we
are told by naval experts that our
navy Is inferior in all respects to the
German navy.
The appropriations, year by year,
as compiled by the Sun. are as fol-
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Significance of the Rum Triumph

Once more the liquor interests have
"triumphed." but the vote of the
representatives of all the people of this
country shows that a majority OF
Americans have recognized the horns
and hoofs of John Barleycorn, and that
his days are numbered. His back Is
to the wall and he is fightig only to
prolong existence. The temperance
forces have no reason to be cast down.
When the only argument of men Of the
mentality of Oscar Underwood is the
old and exasperating revenue" ex-
cuse, the last trenches have been
reached. They must now be driven
into the open country and hunted
down one by one
The pitiful subterfuges of men to
remain in favor of the INSCRIPTIONS
power that sows money right and left,
excites only the contempt of those
honestly working for humanity Lis
ten TO this one from Woodrow Will
sen: That is not the way to go about
IT,"
1t would cut off millions of Demo-
cratic campaign revenue" for the
party of Wilson and Underwood TO
throw off the yoke of the rum trust,
as Secretary of State Bryan advises.
The greatest triumph of the moral
forces lies in the showing up to the
people of the country the high up in
dividuals who resort TO palpable pre-
tense to serve their own selfish ends.
There the triumph of the liquor inter-
ests fades. You have only to read
the parrot-like utterances Of men like
Underwood in Tuesdays debate, re-
peated from liquor interest dictation,
TO understand our meaning
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Municipal GRATING,

An Augusta gentleman made grave
charges-graft in municipal affairs.
OF course we were duly shocked for We
had never for moment suspected
such a thing We promptly investi-
gated and found the charges only too
true-and it was going on openly I'M
der our very eyes!
Yes, they were grating boughs into
that municipal Christmas tree in Mar
ket square. To the other charges
we added nature taking, for they were
boring holes in the trunk and insert
ing handsome boughs that Immediately
assumed a homelike and comfy appear
ance.
We believe it is the first case of
municipal grating in Augustus his
tory, hence it must be the worst. We
understand the Mayor makes no denial
but declares his course will be fully
justified before the week is out.
Serious as 1t Is we still believe 1t is
every ones duty to take hold and make
this Christmas tree a grand success.
II is worth it, and from this hour city
pride and individual interest should
increase faster than the workmen can
stick boughs into the trunk of a fir.
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ALMA

Nearly all Of the apples In this Sec
ton are sold and are being shipped
from Head Tide station this week.
The entertainment given In the
Center school house last Friday was a
great success and a good sum was
taken which will nearly pay for the
organ. Much credit is due Mrs. Helm
rich. the teacher. for her untiring
efforts in preparing the entertainment.
The following officers have been
elected In Dyers Valley Grange North
Newcastle for the ensuing year.: Mas
ter, Percy E. Jewett. overseer, B..
Frank Vannah, lecturer. Mrs. H. Iva
Jewett. steward. Thomas Aver, asst.
steward, Paul Stevens, chaplain, Will
liam Emerson, treasurer, Miss Mary
A. woodbridge, secretary, Mrs. r. A.
Jones, gate keeper, William Geyer,
ceres, Mrs. Sarah Erskine, pomona,
Mrs, Alice Cunningham. fora Ar.-
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Mrs. Guernsey,s Platform.

Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey, Of
Independence, Kansas, has entered the
race for the president generalship of
the National Society. Daughters of the
American Revolution. Her platform,
which is being circulated. leaves no
doubt as to the courage Of her con-
victions. We wonder how far can
didate for President OF the United
States would go il he at the outset of
his campaign announced a platform
declaring for:
l. Elimination of all party lines
II. One term of three years, with no
reelection, for all National Officers
In order to prevent the distractions
consequent upon a campaign for a
second term.
III. All elected officers shall have COM
plete and unhampered control Of
their own offices and shall be held
responsible by Congress for the
proper conduct of said offices.
Nv. No mileage for officers or commit
tee chairman.
v. Regular Board meetings 10 be held
four times a week.
vi. A Committee of Appeals to be
elected by Congress for tine adjust
ment of otherwise unsettled differ
ences in State or Chapters, whose
decision shall be final.
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Appeal to Club Women.

Mrs. Frederick p. Abbott of Saco,
president of the State Federation of
women's Clubs. having been made an
officer of the American Commission for
Relief in Belgium. appeals to the club
women of Maine. The following letter
from the chairman of the Commission,
Is self explanatory:
December, Is, 1914.
Dear Friend:
The Woman's Section Is seeking
from the women who are good enough
to work with it and respond to its ap-
peal. the greatest efficiency and the
most unified momentum, in its effort
to save the starving people OF Belgium.
1t hopes that the many detached Re-
lief Committees may be willing to CO.
operate and unite in one great State
Movement.
The State Chairman Of the Woman's
Section in Maine is Mrs. Frederick p.
Abbott, of Saco, Maine. We ask for
her from all clubs, relief committees
and individuals cooperation and sup
port in her endeavor to unity activities
and increase the success of the move
ment for the stricken people within
the wall Of steel.
In proportion as help is given Mrs.
Abbott, you will have assisted a rep
resentative body of organized Ameri-
can women in their work Of relief for
a hungered and anguished people
am, in behalf Of the Woman's
Section,
Cordially yours,
JOSEPHINE BATES,
Mrs. Linden Bates, Chairman.
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presentation of the startling facts-lf
the above are the facts-for they have
not told the difference in the cost of
production of naval equipment where
American wages are paid and Ameri-
can standards of living are maintained.
Nor can we agree that from any re-
sponsible and fair source is there 'un-
stinted abuse of Secretary Daniels"
If our navy is inferior. as charged,
and that inferiority is due to its or
ganization, II is, obviously an Ameri-
can public duty to inform itself as to
conditions and to remedy them. The
Administration" 'pitiless publicity
should no longer oppose an American
public's understanding of its affairs.
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CLINTON

NORTH-Mrs. Alvin Boothby is
caring for Mrs. Herbert Hathaway for
q few days.
News has been received of the mar
riage of Harriet Written of Lincoln to
Allen Fleming Dec. Il. The bride will
be remembered as the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Written formerly res
ident of this town..
Miss Mildred A. Clewley has return
ed to her home in Holden to pass the
Christmas vacation with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. Z. Clewly.
i Mrs. Walter Gowen received letter
from her friend Miss Jennie Webb of
Jackson Monday to the effect that she
is teaching a very enjoyable term of
school in. Swanville making year she
has taught in that town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24

One hundred years ago today rep
resentatives of the United States
and of Great Britain assembled in
the hall of the Carthusian convent
in Client Belgium, to sign treaty
which was to conclude officially the
War of 1912 and to begin an era of
peace between English-speaking peo-
pie which has not since been bro
ken. When in 1913 the Gear of
Russia offered his services as
mediator President Madison quick
ly accepted and dispatched three
commissioners to st. Petersburg
where they learned that England
had refused. A year later England
made a direct offer for mediation,
and five American peace commits
sioners hurried to Client, arriving
there on July s, 1914. Then fol-
lowed a weary half-year of barter
ing for peace. England demanding
all but the surrender of independ-
ence from the United States. Hope
less of arriving at an understand
ing, the American authorities began
to prepare for an extension of the
war, Plans were laid for an in
crease of 100000 men to the army,
with the object of a complete con-
quest of Canada and it's dependent
territory as far as Hudson's Bay
and the Pacific. The era of instan-
taneous communication had not yet
dawned. and consequently when the
year 1916 began Americans were
unaware that the war had been I'M
officially terminated at Client. Jack
son fought and won the battle of
New Orleans on January Sth, and a
month later the country was flooded
with a million copies of pamphlet
which appealed to the people of the
United States to prepare for a new
campaign against the British and
ito drive them from the American
continent" When the news of the
signing of the treaty finally arrived
the pamphlets were quietly sus-
pended and forgotten.
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Speaking Of Frogs

ut is said to be quite unusual for
frogs to be out so late in the season.
In at least two springs in town the
frogs are still showing themselves
and seem as sprightly as ever and in
no wise daunted by the severe cold"
Bath Independent.
1t is indeed unusual for frogs to
show themselves SO late in the fall in
the spring. 1t is much colder in the
spring in the fall than 1t is In the
spring and we didn't expect to see
frogs fall in the spring again till they
are seen to spring and fall In the
spring in the spring. 1t would be some
chilly to fall in the spring in the fall;
most frogs will probably, but why
attempt to spring another?
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labored without ceasing for his people
since coming to them a year ago.

One of the fish wardens who does
duty on the lower Kennebec is telling
a pretty good one which just hap
pened. he being on the short end OF
the joke 1t seems that he was look
ing around in the Lake Nequasset
region over in Woolwich and met a boy
who evidently belonged in that section
but did not know the warden. The
exponent of the law opened conversa-
ton, in which the lad seemed In no
wise loath to enter and in which he
soon volunteered the information that
he had Just caught a number of some
kind of fish which are on the pro-
hibited list. There was the warden's
chance. Don't you know that am
the fish warden?" said he. Don't you
know that I am the biggest liar In
Woolwich?. flashed back the lad. And
the warden found 1t so good that ne
had to tell all about 1t.
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Coming Events
1915.

1915.
Jan, 5-7-western Maine Poultry Asso-
citation, South Paris.
Jan. 5-S-Bangor Poultry Association.
Jan. 5-S-Passamaquod Poultry As
ISOLATION, Lubec.
Jan 6-Maine Legislature. biennial SEES
Jan. s-Maine Legislature. biennial ssa-
sion, Augusta.
Jan. IA, 1sl6-Maine Association OF OPP
tometrists.
Jan, 27-Maine Veterinary Medical AS
ISOLATION, annual meeting, Augusta.
Jan 27-Annual meeting Maine League
of Loan and Building Associations, Au-
gusta.
Feb. 22-Western Maine Pythian Jubilee.
Portland.
March 22-27--Lewiston and Auburn au-
tomobile show.
April s-Grand Castle. Knights Of the
Golden eagle, annual session. Carmel.
May 4-S-Eongregational Conferences
and Missionary Society OF Maine. annual
meetings. South Parish church. Augusta.
May 4-6-Masonic grand bodies: annual
june N.so-New England Typographical
Union convention. Portland.
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Then--and--NOW

Today, while many nations of
Europe are tearing at one another's
threats under the spell of interna-
tional war, the United States is
adding to it's galaxy Of treaties with
other countries. The State Depart
ment at Washington has in its
archives copies of treaties and In
ternational agreements which the
United States has contracted with
every sovereign nation on earth
with the exception of Uruguay,
Montenegro and the sovereign prin-
cipality of Monaco. Among these
historic documents Is the Treaty of
Client in its cover of red velvet.
Here, too, is the first treaty ever
contracted by Americans with a
foreign nation-the treaty of 177S,
signed by the French King Louis
before our national independence
had been established. Written on
parchment In both French and Eng
lish. 1t is today preserved in a
round box of solid silver, on the top
of which is the private seal of the
French King. But chief of them
all is the historic Treaty of Paris
which gave the United States its
existence as a nation and officially
closed the American Revolution.
Written upon parchment in a fiow-
ing business hand, it is signed
George r." bears ribbons finished
off with tassels of red silk and gold
cord, and Is now preserved in a
silver receptacle six inches in diam
eter. Besides these peace treaties
there are hundreds of treaties.
agreements. conventions, and pro-
tocols which in subject range from
friendship, commerce and naviga-
ton. and arbitration of disputes
likely to lead to war. to the sup
preston of slave traffic, the right
to hold real estate in Turkey, and
the regulation of liquor traffic with
Siam.
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Name GOSSIP
The Burden of the Hour.

God broke our years to hours and days
That hour by hour
And day by day,
Just going on a little way.
We might be able all along
10 keep quite strong.
Should all the weight of life
Be laid across our shoulders, and the fu-
ture, rife
With woe and struggle, meet us face to
face
At just one place,
We could not go;
Our feet would stop; and SO
God lays little on us every day,
And never, / believe, on all the way,
VIII burdens bear so deep
Or pathways lie SO steep
But we can go, IT, by Gods power.
We only bear the burden by the hour.
George Klingle.
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Thursday, December "a, 1914.
Names Prosperous Condition.

The report of State Auditor Gala
han is very interesting, if not easy"
reading to the people of Maine who are
watchful of the states affairs. With
his report Mr.. Callahan submits esti-
mates of expenditure and income for
the years 1915 and 1916, also the in
come of 1918 and 1914 for comparison.
comparison is made of the condt-
lions of Jan 1913 with those of Jan.
1915, in the settlement of the State
with cities and towns for common
school fund, school and mill tax, and
railroad tax as against the uncollected
taxes due the state Jan. l 1913 and
Jan /, 1915. This comparison shows
that il required about $4,000 in cash
from the State Treasury, together
with the State tax, to settle the &C
counts Jan. 1913; and that in 1915 the
State will have left over 100000 in
the 1915 settlement with the cities and
towns; a difference in favor of the
1915 administration of about S250,000
In addition, exclusive of the State
highway bond funds, the cash in the
Treasury Jan. /, 1915, will be over
100000, as against a total of $4,000
in the State Treasury Jan. 1, 1918.
There is also table of the total ap.
propriations for 1918 and 1914 that
were granted, and the total appropria-
lions for 1915 and 1915 that are asked
for and reported. with approximate
tax rate figured at mills for 1915 and
Az mills for 1916, same rate as for
1918 and 1914; also rate of AZ mills for
each year.
In addition to total appropriations
for 1913 and 1914, the administration
has paid out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
over $4,000 for repair of buildings at
both the Augusta and Bangor hos
pitfalls, for schools, Agricultural de-
psrtment. Forestry department, and
other departments and institutions.
This record of the Haines admins
tration has been made without any
biare of trumpets. Every bill has been
met promptly and cash discounts TAX
en-. Business of the State has been
conducted by the various departments
on a business basis. 1t has been
business administration from start to
the closing days. The affairs Of the
State will be handed over to the new
administration in splendid condition
bills paid, institutions in repair, money
in the Treasury. There have been
no extravaganees. no grating, no care
less handling of the peoples business,
no ineficNncy. 1t is a clean slate
and a record of which the administra-
ton is. and the people may well be,
proud.
State Auditor Callahan's report is
gratifying to all. Let us hope the
incoming administration may be able
to make as good returns Of its stew
ardship in December. 1916.
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How,s This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known F. ].
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able TO carry
out any obligations made by MS firm
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimon-
iaIs sent free Price 10 cents per bottle
Sold by all Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton ADVERTISEMENT.
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ROME

]. H. Littlefield and wife are stop
ping at their camps for a few days.
They will reside in Augusta for the
winter.
There will be Poverty ball at Hill
side Camp New Years eve, Dec. 81.
Several cottages have been broken
into and several valuable articles TAX
en-. Detectives are working on the
case. Some good clews have been
found but no arrests yet made.
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The children's Gift.

The Shelburne, N. S., Gazette and Goa.
Guard.)
Because our Mother, England,
Has drawn us to her breast:
Because her arms are round us
And rocking US to rest;
We hear no sound of battle,
No tumult of the war;
But over us, in Heaven,
There shines a quiet star.
1t shines above the searchlights
That sweep the Channel foam,
1t glitters in the trenches
hundred leagues from home;
And there, as round the cannon
The tides of battle break,
It sees the older children
Who die for England's sake
And silent, dreadful faces.
On many a tortured plain,
Look up and see 1t shining
And half forget their pain;
For while that lamp Is burning,
1t quells their blacklist fears;
And dying. but unconQuered,
They bless through their tears.
The day that We forget 1t,
That lamp Of faith shall wane.
1t shines in heaven again.
Look upl for 1t may teach us,
One day, ourselves to die.
It is the soul OF England,
That lives in yonder sky
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Remarkable Progress in Road Build
ina.

That remarkable progress has been
made in the building of good roads
throughout the United States during
tie past few years is proven by data
recently obtained by the American
Highway Association and soon to be
published in the official Good Roads
Year Book for 1915. 1t has been found
that more than $4,000 miles of sur
faced roads have been constructed dur
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Editors Letter Box

The publication Of a letter In this
department Is not to be taken as an
endorsement of its view by the Ken
nebec Journal. This column Is main
tanned for the discussion of matters
of general public interest when kept
within bounds of reason and not OF a
| libelous or abusive nature.
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Clara Decker, L. A. Steward, Florence
Geyer, organist, Miss Ella Campbell.
Member of the executive committee,
b. A. Woodbridge.
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The athletics Of ancient Greece
train4d ON new cheese, dried figs,
grain. milk and warm water.
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Guard Thy Tongue.
(Quarles.)

(Quarles.)
Give not thy tongue too great lib
erty, lest 1t take thee prisoner.