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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-12-08
CONDITIONS IN
BELGIUM SEVERE
Population Of 1000, 900 Surrounded by
Ring Of Steel, Destitute
and Helpless

London, Dec. 4.--Herbert Clark
Hoover, chairman Of the American
commission for relief In Belgium, re-
turned to London today after weeks
trip of inspection in Belgium. Mr..
Hoover reported that the distribu-
ton of foodstuffs sent in care Of the
American commission Is well under
way, but stated that the condition
of famine which threatened the pop
ulation is still desperate and that on
account Of the attitude of the bellig-
erents the Belgians must still appeal
70 the people of the United States
for relief.
1T Is difficult to state the position
of the civil population to Belgium
without appearing hysterical," Mr..
Hoover said in his statement. 81 do
not know that history presents any
parallel Of a population of 100000
people surrounded by a ring of steel
and utterly unable by any conceiv-
able effort of their own to save them
selves.
I'VE are meeting with no obstruc-
ton from the military authorities OF
Belgium in the prosecution of our
work.
There are considerable quantities
of vegetables in certain districts. In
some localities there is still supply
of cereals for two or three weeks
but in certain other localities there
has been no bread available for more
than a fortnight. Every soul will be
dependent upon us for bread within
thirty days.
$50 far our efforts have necessari
" been devoted to provisioning the
larger centers. 1t requires organiza
. ton and patience to be able to pene
trate the outlying towns and yillag
es.
THE amount and character of thu
restitution perhaps may be appreciat
ed from the present position In Brus
sells. or the population of about $50
900 remaining in the city an aver
age OF 21S,OO0 were on the adult can
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-12-08

divorce suit was the result and his
wife did not contest it.
If Mrs Marcus father is right in
believing that prenatal influence is
responsible for her state OF mind we
should not criticise her too severely
But II he is wrong we must accept
her abnormal conduct as merely the
ultimate development OF the posi-
bilities in any loveless marriage. The
fact that women have been able to
love children born in lothing or In
the stale tepidity OF a marriage OF
indifference, Is the greatest miracle
OF motherhood And Mrs. Marcus
may be merely one OF those to whom
the miracle didn't happen
Love for little helpless animals,
for puppies and kittens is just all ex.
tension OF the maternal instinct. No
woman is to be censured for loving
them. Mrs. Marcus queerness lay
In not loving more tenderly and pro.
foundly the little helpless things that
were peculiarly her own She should
not have loved her dogs and horses
less, merely her children more. And
undoubtedly, she would have loved
them If she had been able to love
their father.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-12-08

about their value as an advertising
medium. We try not to blow too bols-
terously. Our small ads are giving
lot of folks satisfaction. You test
them and see.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-12-08
Do you know that many people
read the want ads in this paper be-
fore they do the news?
The Hypocrlte.

The divine punishment Of hypocrisy
Is fatigue. Those. in Shakespeare
nne smile, whose hearts are all as
false as stairs Of sand, must really
have much OF that exhausted sensa.
ton that comes Of walking through
sand when 1t is loose and deep. The
hy2ocrite is that unluckiest of actors
who is never out of a job-G. x. Ches.
terton.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-12-08

You've probably heard the story Of
the little Mississippi steamboat that
had such big whistle that every
time 1t blew the boat stopped. That
Is the way with some newspapers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-14
New Corporations

The following corporations have filed
certificates of organization at the office
of the secretary of State:
Office Appliance Company, organized at
Kittery, for the purpose of making, man.
ufacturing and dealing in all sorts of
office appliances. stamp affixing machines
and other machines, with 100000 capital
stock, of which nothing is paid in. Om-
GERS: President Horace Mitchell of Kit
terry treasurer, H. A. Paul of Kittery.
Certificate filed Dec. IL, 1914.
Automatic Window Lock Company, Or
ganized at Kittery. for the purpose of
making. preparing, producing, manufae-
turing and dealing in all varieties of
window locks and machines, with $4,000
capital stock, of which nothing Is paid
In. Officers: President, Horace Mitchell
OF Kittery: treasurer II. A. Paul of Kit
terry. Certificate filed Dec IL, 1914.
The Belfast Fair Association, organized
at Belfast. for the purpose of engaging
in amusement enterprises, agricultural,
food and street fairs. expositlons, carnf-
walls, horse racing, with $1,000 capital
stock, of which 5000 Is paid in. Officers:
President, Walter J. Clifford of Belfast;
treasurer, Crrin ]. Dickey Of Belfast.
Certificate filed Dec II, 1914
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MOVES & KUTTER MFG. co.
BANGOR, MAINE
HOW REsSINOl.
CLEARS away
UGLY PIMPL.ES

It is SO easy to get rid of pimples
and blackheads with Resinol, and ID
costs so little, too, that anyone whose
face is disfgured by these pests is fool
ish to keep on with useless cosmetics,
or complicated "beauty treatments"
See how simply it is done:
Battle your face for several minutes
with Resinol Soap and hot water, then
apply little Resinol Ointment very
gently. Let this stay on ten minutes,
and wash off with Resinol Soap and
more hot water. finishing with dash
OF cold water to close the pores. Do
this once or twice day, and you will
be astonished to find how quickly the
healing, antiseptic Resinol medication
soothes and cleanscs the pores, leaving
the complexion clear and velvety.
Resincl stops itching instantly and
speedily heals skin humors. Resinol
Ointment and Soap sold by all drug
gists. For free trial size, write Dept.
XXX. RcsinoI Baltimore, Md.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-14

Roads built with surfaces entirely
of concrete, or with brick pavements
resting on concrete foundation. are
generally regarded as permanent. but
it is not yet definitely known how
long the best concrete surface will
last The best vitrified brick surfaces
may last 81 number Of years. but even
with them repairs will be required.
To sum up, the authors of this
bulletin point out that the initial cost
Of road is never the final one; that
no surface is permanent. and that
repairs and maintenance charges VIII
always be necessary. On the other
hand. many features of a good road
are to be regarded as permanent in
vestments. When roads are built with
borrowed money, the distinction be-
tween the permanent and the tenn
porary Improvement must be care
fully observed, in order that the county
may have something In exchange when
the time comes to repay the loan.
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MUSIC TEACHING IN
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

What percentage of the pupils in
the grammar grades of our public
schools can sing an ordinary hymn at
sight?' One hundred and nineteen
schools out of 433 say that rs per cent.
the United States Bureau of Education.
Convinced of the fundamental i'm
portance of music as a school subject,
DR.. p. p. Claxton. Commissioner of Ed
ucation, requested Mr.. Will Earhart.
director of music in the schools Of
Pittsburgh, Pa, to make q thorough
Investigation of music teaching In the
schools of the several states. A bulle-
tin containing the results of Mr.. Ear
harris investigations has just been is
sued. According to this bulletin about
90 per cent. of the schools of the coun-
try require music and practically all
of these have the course graded The
weakness Of the present system, in Mr..
Earharts view. is that only a small per
cent of the grade teachers are required
to pass an examination in music. The
work in the schools is done largely
through supervisors or directors Of
music.
Ten per cent. of the schools have
pianos: half that number have organs.
The order of popularity with the stu
dent In regard to music reverses ex-
actly the order that the school authori-
ties desire. Students regard music first
from the standpoint of appreciation,
then history. and finally harmony. Mr..
Earhart finds that ''the less formal and
academic the plan the greater the pop
ularity."
In discussing Mr.. Earhart's findings
Commissioner Claxton declares: Good
music is necessary not only for enjoy
ment and recreation, but also for in
spiration and for salvation from death
in the din and dust of trade; and this
music should be democratic in the tru-
est and best sense
Although not recognized in the
course of study of our earliest public
schools, music has, within the last 20
or 80 years, been introduced to some
extent into the schools of most pro-
gressive cities and of many townss viii
lagos. and country communities, though
by many it is still considered unessen-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-14
State House Chat

State Insurance Commissioner J. Wal
lace Blunt returned Friday evening from
New York City, where he had been at
tending the national convention OF in
surance commissioners.
state Horticulturistr A. K. Gardner has
recently ordered few thousand grmmed
labels to be used on the outside OF let
ters or packages. Each label is l 1-2
inches in diameter, representing red
apple on which in white, are the words
Eat a Maine Apple Today" There is
a narrow margin of green outside. These
will soon be available at small cost.
This seems to be one way of advertising
Maine apples at minimum expense.
Recent visitors at the State museum
were: N. B. Tracy. Auburn; r. Clifton
Jackson, winthrop: Alice A. Macarthur,
Midtown: D. @. Langlands, San Fran
cisco. Cal; A. NJ Card, Head Tide; Her
bert X. Job, New Haven. CT; George e.
Ferrill COLBY 49,, FItchburg, Mass. d.
Webster Toxier, Waterville; Ray E.
Whelden. Westbrook; Fred A.. Pottle
Colby I'D, East Otisfield; Harold w.
Rand COLBY '15), Gorham; Harold E.
Hall (Coiby ~. oxford; v. w. Farms
worth, ex-Colpy rs; Raymond Thompson
COLBY '15), North Berwick: Vernon
Smith Colby 'ls), Washburn; Walter N.
True, Madison Rey W. Tobey, Good VIII
Farm. Hinckley.
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ROADbED IS THEPL ACE FOR A
GOOD PART OF ROAD MONEY
It Is a Mistake to Spend Bulk of Road Money
For an Expensive Surface on a Bad Founda-
ton of Poorly Drained, Graded and Laid Out
Road Is Opinion Of Washington Experts


Washington, Dec. 49, An important
factor in the financing of good roads
by county bonds is discussed by the
authors of Bulletin No. 1856, of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. entitled Highway Bonds v
In this bulletin the authors point out
that In expending money raised by the
sale Of highway bonds the highway
commissioners should distinguish care
fully between the permanent and the
norishable features of the road
Foundations, drainage, structures,
alignment and grades, are permanent
features which be looked upon In the
light Of an investment. If these feat
lures do not comply with a certain
standard, it will be poor economy to
spend money on transitory improve
ments such as hard surfaces. which
must be renewed at considerable ex-
pense from year to year - .
Local conditions. of course, deter
mine to a great extent the proper
standards for the permanent features
of any highway. Twenty years ex-
perience in modern road building has
shown, however, that there is min
imum which any road built on borrow
ed money should comply with. close
study Of PA different types of road
shows that to meet this minimum
standard, the following sums will
probably have to be expended for three
standard kinds of highways:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-14
FLORIDA
The Worlds Winter Resort this Sea
SON.


For many years 1t has been the Gus
tom of discerning New Englanders TO
spend the winter months In Florida,
and all indications at the present mo-
ment point TO the fact that the Florida
trip is more popular this year than
ever. A great aid towards the forma-
ton of this annual habit has undoubt-
edly been the constant Improvement in
the direct steamship service between
Boston and the South maintained by
the Ocean Steamship Company. They
have taken the slogan Sail from Bos-
tom SO seriously that they have sue =
ceeded in giving Boston, and all New
England. the best coastwise service
leaving that port.
The ships are modern in every re-
spect, and are known to experiences
travellers the world over for their COM
fort and steadiness. The coastwise trip
is especially healthful and exhilarat-
ing at this season of the year. and
Florida is now the Worlds leading
winter resort, as well as the mecca Of
American tourists.
Your local ticket agent will provide
you with detailed information ana
handsomely illustrated literature, also
through tickets TO any point you desire
to visit The Company's New Eng
land Offices, 20 Atlantic Avenue, Bos-
ton, Mass, will answer all Inquiries
promptly and gladly, If your local
agent cannot do So.-AdV.
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Type

Gravel go feet wide) neutrality-suspicious..
Ordinary or Waterbound macadam Us
feet wideb ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bituminous macadam Q5 feet wde) 49,.
A study of these figures will help
counties to avoid the common error
of first fixing the sum to be spent and
then demanding an exorbitant milage
in return for it. So-called macadam
roads have been built with bond
money by simply spreading broken
stone in the mud. The inevitable
result of such short-sightedness is
that long before the bonds have been
paid off, the improvements for which
they were issued have ceased to exist
and the county has nothing to show
for it's increased debt. In the same
way, it is manifestly poor policy TO
build an expensive surface on de-
fective grades with poor alignments
and shortlived drainage features.
Even when much of the money ex-
pended upon a highway has gone into
the permanent features. there is still
danger that the cost of repairs and
maintenance will be overlooked, or
at least sighted in 1.-THE calculations
of the road builders. When roads are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-14

David Stinson and Joseph Sewall,
Esquires of Bath, have this day been
appointed by the Governor, with ad-
wise of Council, under and by virtue,
OF the Act, entitled "An act authorize
ing Lottery to encourage Steam
Navigation in this State" passed the
seventh day of March current.
Managers of said Lottery; with all the
powers and subject to all the liabili
ties, contained in the said Act.
/ am Sir, very respectfully,
Your most obedient servant,
A. NICHOLS, Secretary of State.
Letters of the same tenor and date
were addressed to David Stinson and
Joseph Sewall, Esquires, of Bath.
The object was certainly worthy
one-"To encourage steam navigation
in the State" and the sanction given 1t
was probably proper in those days.
No data is at hand at the State House
as TO the outcome of the lottery.
A copy of the above was sent to a
person in Bath, who writes that he
also interested a friend In the subject.
The friend decided after a brief in
Vestigation of the subject, that the
lottery was never held for the reason
that G. man named Potter, magnate
of Bath in those days, about that time
or soon after. went to New York to
interest New York capitalists in the
plan of steam navigation on the Ken
nebec. The friend thinks, from what he
found on the subject that Potter OBJ
tanned the necessary capital in this
manner and, therefore, the lottery was
not needed. 49,. -
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State Hortcuiturist Appointed on
Committee

State Horticulturist A. X. Gardner
has been appointed by the Boston
Chamber of Commerce a member :.
a special committee on uniform laws
in New England for grading apples.
The other members of this commit
tee are: Charles Smith, chairman,
Boston: Prof Thomas M. Carver,
Harvard College; Staneliffe Hale
Glastonbury, Conn.,; Edgar w. j.
Hardy. Boston; Alfred w. Otis, Bos-
ton: Wilfred wheeler, secretary of the
Massachusetts State Board of Agri-
culture.
This committee will make study
of the various state apple packing and
grading laws and the members OF the
committee hope to obtain from these
laws something which will be salts
factory TO the consumers, the grow
ers and something that each state
would be willing to take as a stand
ard.
Re would seem that uniform grad
ing law would be of great benent u
New England, which is-or should De
"A fruit growing unit.
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Enlistment for New Company

Acting under an order ISSUED by
Gov. Haines, Lieut.. Oramel E. nancy
of the Coast Artillery Corps. n. @. ).
NJ. has commenced the enlistment Oh
men for the new company to replace
the 18th company of Portland, when
was disbanded June 90. The next pro-
ceeding, as soon as SIS men shall have
been enlisted, will be the mastering
in of the company by Maj. Frank Il.
Cummings and the setting of date
for the election of officers.
Adit. Gen. Albert Greenlaw, who at
tended a meeting of militia officers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-14
MANCHESTER

NORTH-Mlss 1zetta Royal of Read,
field was the guest two days last week
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Caldwell
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Robinson were
afternoon callers Thanksgiving day on
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Caldwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Brown. Mrs. John
Farnham, Mrs. Robert Jennings, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Snow. Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
bert Written. Miss Susie Carr and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Gilman and daughter
Beatrice have been recent callers on
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Caldwell.
Mrs. John Farnham, Miss Sadie Farm
ham, Mr.. and Mrs, Karl Collins. Perry
Caldwell and Roy Cottle were enter
tanned one day last week by Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Written. Music by cald-
wells orchestra.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-14
FISH And CAME

Anent that p. e. l. rabbit story, q
Bath man tells this one. Down in No
va scotia the favorite, or at least one
popular method of catching rabbits,
is to lay a runway Of boards in the
hauats of the bobtails and over the
boards sprinkle quantity of ordinary
snuff When the rabbits run over the
boards they inhale the snuff and
sneezing they knock their heads
against the boards and are stunned,
whereupon the rabbit hunters collect
them for food.
Black ducks still continue to haunt
the Kennebec from the Narrows OPP
posite Bath to the sea. since they were
driven from the bay by the ice. Thurs
day a flock was flying about Long
Reach.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-14
MARRIED..
KENNDBEC.

KENNEBEC.
Clinton--Dec. 3. George Staples and
Mrs. Addie Curtis.
KNOX.
Rockland-,Dec. 9. James A. Williamson
and Eva G. Wellman.
. Port Clyde, st. George-Dec. 3. Forrest
Lowell White and Ethel Beatrice Mar
shall.
West, Appleton-Dec. 5, Harry n. Miller
and Alice l.. c. Slower.
OXFORD.
Bethel-Clyde Walker and Carrie
Dwineil.
PENOBSCOT
Baneor-Dec. s, Bradford S. Parker and
Ruth Williams.
Corinna-Dec. 3, Edwin Bradbury Wall
ker and Mary Files Robinson.
Brewer-Dec. 8, Harrison NJ. Williams
and Nina Sleeves.
WASHINGTON.
Machias-Dec. 9, David L. Sinford and
Esther d. Fish. both of Jonesboro.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-14
CHINA

SOUTH-Myron Bracket of Stantai
wis, has been the guest Of his cousin
Mrs. Abbie Mosher.
The Farmers Union held meeting
at the library Thursday with . good
attendance, quite q number OF ladies'
being present.
Mrs. J. f.. Farwell OF Riverside Isl
the guest Of old friends here.
Mrs. r. c. Maxwell passed the day.
Thursday with her aunt, Mrs. Dan
Clark
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-14
Committee of College Representatives

A committee representing the Maine
colleges met Saturday morning at the
office of the State superintendent or
schools for discussion of college and
secondary school relationships, the
principal topic coming before the
meeting being in reference to the re-
ports from the various colleges in
reference to the incoming student
body, the preparation given this body,
and the change in admission require
ments. There was also a discussion
of the form of report which the col
leges are making to the school de-
partment in reference to first year
students from Maine secondary
schools.
Those present at the meeting were:
Dean j. N. Hart of the University OF
Maine, Dean X. C. M. Stills of Bow
aoin College, Prof Fred A. Knapp OF
Bates College. and State Supt. OF
Schools Payson Smith.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-14
IlleaaI Employment Prosecution

L. C. Whittemore, superintendent of
manufacturing plant at Jay, on COM
plant of State Inspector of Factories
Roscoe A. Eddy, was before Judge c.
G.. Holman in the municipal court at
Pennington Thursday. Dec. 10, charg-
ed with illegally employing two girls,
one under 15 years Of age and the 9TH
er between the ages of Ia and is years.
1t was alleged that the girls were en-
ployed by Whittemore and that Meth
err had furnished the certificate re-
quired in such cases. Whittemore was
found guilty in each case and fined $25
and costs in each, a total of 1925. F.
w. Butler represented the respondent
and County Attorney j. B. Morrison
appeared for the State.
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SPARKS FROM maine WIRES
|. Arm ManaIed on Saw.

!, Arm MansIed on Saw.
Edward r. Rice of Woolwich Gem
terswas saving cord wood Tuesday on
a portable band saw in his dooryard
when, in some way, while throwing q
rope across to a man on the other
! side of the saw, the rope dragged his
arm upon the saw, badly mutilating
the arm, saving through the bone.
There is hope of saving the arm.
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When Maine Authorized Lotteries.

The good people Of Maine would
doubtless be Mortified if anyone
should suggest the State might give
it's consent to the running OF lottery,
but that very action at one time In the
history of Maine was done and con-
sidered perfectly legitimate. One Of
the pieces OF evidence now on file at
the State House to prove that asser-
ton is the following.
STATE OF MAINE.
Secretary of States Office.
Portland, IA March, 1926.
Hon. James Mcclellan, Bath: ss
Sir:--I am directed by the Executive
to notify you that James Mcclellan.
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tial and a fad Sooner or later we shall
not only recognize the culture value OF
music, we shall also begin to under
stand that. after the beginnings of
reading, writing, arithmetic. and geom-
etry. music has greater practical value
than any other subject taught in the
schOOls"
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Albert r. Lord Of Bangor

Albert r. Lord of Bangor. aged ~
years. farmer and veteran Of theI
Civil War. died Friday at his homo.
He served in Co. !, 9Th Maine Volun-
teer Infantry. and was in the attles Of
Petersburg and Cold Harbor. Hal
was member Of BANGOR Grange Two.
sons survive.