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taken so many of these men across the Atlantic that the hotels and restaurants have their wanted" signs out. And don't get the idea that the position is not lu- era tive.
 Any casual observer would get che im- pression that New York city Is filled with beautiful women. Clothes and the make- up box can accomplish wonders when the art of using them is well understood.
 After all. war has It's limitations--it is still possible to order French roast and German fried potatoes in the same res- taurant.
 Eight or ten blocks of Fifth avenue arc closed while repaving is in progress. That is mentioned just to prove that New York still has a few ills in common with other cities.
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Big Snake Too Friendly

Cedarville (Pa.) Dispatch to New York Sun.
 Awakening to find something coiled about her arm, Miss Hazel Joseph, who lives at Jim Run. in the mountains near here. threw it off and ran into another room, returning with lamp. Tho light showed a black snake stretched across the back of her young CT sister, Loretta, who occupied the same bed.
 who shook the reptile to the floor. Their father hearing the noise. came and killed the snake. It was q black
 racer more than six feet long,
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THE RAGGED TROUSERED PHI
 LANTHROPISTS, ,,

LANTHROPlSTS."
 By Robert Tressall. Frederick H. Stokes
 x Co.,, Publishers, New York.
 Here is a very wonderful story.
 Wonderful in more ways than one
 Scarcely another has ever been written and you can form no conception of what it is until you have read 1t from start to finish.
 It throws a new light on an old subject, subject in which every human being is interested.
 The 'editor" of .The Ragged Trous- cred Philanthropists, by Robert Tressall thus describes his keen interest and amazement in the story when he read it.
 He says
 "A few months ago friend asked me to look at the manuscript of a novel, The Ragged Philanthropists,' the work of a socalistic house painter, who wrote his book and died. I consented without enthusiasm, expecting to be neither in terested nor amused-and found had chanced upon a remarkable human docu- ment.
 With grim humor and pitiless realism the working man has revealed the lives and hearts of his mates, their opinion of their betters, their political views, their attitude toward socialism. Through the busy din of the hammer and the scraping knife. the clang of the pail the swish of the whitewash, the yell of the foreman comes the talk of the men, their jokes and curses. their hopes and terrors the whimpering of their old people, the cry of their children
 "In reducing a large mass of manuscript to the limitations of book form, it has been my task to cut away superfiuous matter and repetition only. The rest re- mains as 1t came from the pen of Robert Tressall, house painter and sign writer. who recorded his criticism of the uresen, scheme of things. until. weary of tha struggle. he slipped out of it." MY OGOWE"
 By Robert Hammill Nassau. M. D.. S. T.
 D. The Neale Publishing Company,
 New York.
 For 45 years a resident of Africa, pio- neer and explorer. Dr. Nassau has con tributed largely to both science and liter- ature. While in Africa he sent large eth- nogolical collections to the University Of Pennsylvania and to Princeton, and was the first to send carcass of gorilla to the United States. and he supplied the on'v perfect gorilla brains to be exam nod by anatomists up to 1891. He is a rre~'Her of various scientific bodies. in- ~'''lng the Archaeological society of the University of Pennsylvania, the National Geographical society, the Pennsylvania Society of Scientific Research. Among his published works are Crowned in Palm land" ''Mawedo,' "Fetishism in West Africa" '"rhe Path She Trod.'' 'sWhere Animals Talk "In an Elephant Corral and Other Tales of West African Ex- periences," and My Ogowe" One of his mere important works Is the transla- tion of the Hible into the Benga lan- guage of west\ Equatorial Africa. But l by far his grea)est achievement in liter
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~pRoGREss AND PLENTY


 By James S. Paton The Shakespeare
 Press, Publishers No. tl4 East Twen-
 ty-eighth Street. New York
 Progress and Plenty" by James s.. Patton, is a valuable addition to the litera- ture of political economy, and will be. of special interest to all who are familiar with Henry Georges Progress and Pow Grty,' and those concerned with the cur rency question. The author states frankly that he believes the principles he sets forth, if applied. would settle the money question as fundamentally as George S method of taxation would settle the land question: and his claim seems well found- ed. While all the followers of Henry George agree that his theory of land taxation is complete and perfect, they
 are not agreed on Georges theories as to currency. MT. Patton is thoroughly con-
 vercant with the theories presented by the recognized leaders in all schools of economic thought. He carefully reviews theories that have been set forth and then
 outlines in detail what he considers a
 scientific currency. Throughout the book there is the charm of brevity andaclear-
 ness of expression-as unusual as it is refreshing
 The division of wealth between landlord. laborer and capitalist depends upon the relative scarcity of the three factors in production-land. labor and capital. La borers cannot refuse to accept the offer of low wages when all the best jobs are | taken and they have nothing to fall back on; but when they have free land to fall back on, or when there are more jobs offered than there are laborers to accept. | then only the best jobs are taken and wages rise. Landlords cannot put up the
 price of land unless there is a demand | for more land than is offered for saie
 nor can capitalists make large profits | when opportunities for investment are 1 scarce. any more than laborers can raise
 wages when there is an oversupply of | laborers. Competition is the law of dis tribution. II explains under what condi tions the price of either land, labor or capital will be high or low: it explains
 under what conditions each factor gets
 the large intermediate or small share of | the product.
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"CUDDY YARBORouGHS DAUGH-
 TER
 By Una l.. Silberrard. George H. Do-
 ran company. publishers. New York.
 A frank, ruddy faced country squire was Cuddy Marlborough. who loved his dogs, his horses and his daughter, VI. lis wife was dead, but Cuddy and his daughter rode together through per feet autumn afternoons and together planned to frustrate the plans of Via arnts. who would have sent her off to finishing school and made her much too nice and respectable for her delightful old father.
 Such Is the situation at the begin ming of "Cuddy Yarborough's Daugh- ter" by Una l.. Silberrad, author of 'keren of Lowoole. that coloriul and swiftly moving historical romance. A friend of Cuddy's, about half way ir age between Cuddy and his daughter came home from the quiet heroism of his commssionership in the jungles of Ar riea, and made lively third to their parties He went back to his jungles and Cuddy died, leaving Vi desolately alone in the world. But she trusted her quiet hero-and that is the beginning of a tale of love founded on a fine comrade- ship between a man and a glorious girl. Besides the charm of the love and the wit that runs through "cuddy Tar broughs Daughter" the book has an un- usual and interesting secondary theme in the love for the old Marlborough house, in which Cuddy and his daughter and her lover shared equally. When poverty near ly lost them the house there was poig- nant pain of the threatened loss of a friend Here is a story which may do much to counteract the turgidness of the violent sex stories of the day.
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And w,ile the anvil chorus Is still harmonizing sweetly it may be well to add that I met man recently so
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For this is a wondrous city,
 Where each unto each is foe, And alone each day each goes his way Mid the friends he will never know
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TOUCHING IT DE LUXE" By Irwin s. Cobb. George H. Doran Company Publishers, New York.
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OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED (RE-
 VIEWS LATER. "DAVID'S HERITAGE" By Mrs. Os- mond Young Owings. The Cosmopoli- tan Press, Publishers New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30

THE OLD CAME" By Samuel G Blythe. George H. Doran Company Publishers, New York
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ature. and the culminaton of his varied literary activities. is this volume. "My Ogowe," which the publishers hold to be the most important work of the sort yet published.
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nlf slxed midnight marauders as the mighty steel vaults of the greatest financial institutions swing wide at their bidding, yielding their boundless treasures to the crafty craeksman and scientific burglar the magic manipu- lI;or of gun, dynamite and jimmy.
 Through the whole gamut of crime, stupendous and bloodcurdling, we are personally conducted by the queen or criminals. Read how Gainsborough' S narchless Duchess of Devonshire was stclen, and how the most desperate ex- r.oits in the annals of crime were sue ccssfully executed Your heart will al- most cease to beat as the authoress te-ls you of her miraculous escape from Sing Sing. Read how q million dollars was dishonestly made and learn in spite cf enormous i'll gotten gains why crime does not pay.
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"I SHOULD SAY SO" By James Mont gomery Flagg. George H. Doran Com pany, Publishers, New York
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The new Equitable building. which is to be the largest office building in the world, has already appeared in the down
 town sky line. New Yorks growth con- tinues abnormally rapid and long there will be nothing left to do but to put steel roof over the present city and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25

Maj. Samuel T. TAYLOR OF Giles county,
Va. died Thursday while visiting his son
in-law, DIR. c. Il. Shumate, at Lynch
burg, Va. Maj. Taylor was in the 7tll
Virginia Infantry during the civil war
and took part in Pickett's charge at Get
sysburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25
influence Still Felt.

tfcipation in public affairs his influence
has still been felt. It has been q very Gu
rious position. He has chung tenaciously 10
his power. And there is something very
pathetic about that. For the first time
in the history OF the association of Biz
mingham with Mr.. Chamberlain pure
sympathy has entered into the relation
snip.
Now We shall get the answer to the
interesting speculations of the last few
wears as to how far the chamberlain ill.,
fuence' will last, now that the chief
source of that infiuence-what some peo-
ply call the Birmingham 'fetsh'-ha
been removed. The rumor is that Mr.
Austen Chamberlain will succeed his
father IN the representation of the his
toric division of West Birmingham 1t
had been anticipated that this honor
might fall to his brilliant second SON
not SO well known outside Birmingham
Mr.. Neville Chamberlain One or the
other, a Chamberlain will still represent
West Birmingham. But will he be Biz
bingham as his father has been? II
IS scarcely possible, for history does not
repeat itself in that way. The magic
personality of Joe has gone, and Biz
1ningham, as his father has beeno 1t
i has been under for SO many years
Nevertheless those who know Birlning-
lam know that there is an aristocracy
OF the town. the basis of which is the
Chamberlain family. That influence will
die hard, both socially and in municipal
affairs: there is no reason. indeed, to pre-
dict its decay. 1t remains to be seen
how tar the Chamberlain heir TO the
political throne of Birmingham will sue
coed in preserving unchanged the charm
ed circle of the We Are Seven" His
opportunity. during this time of chang
ing party fortunes. is to remain the in
sDiration of that imperialism. the basis
OF which is the Chamberlain policy of
tariff reform 1T Is all matter of per-
sonality-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-03
cHERRYFiELD FIRE CONTROLLED
II Broke Away Once, But Showers Aid
ed in Subduing IT,

Cherryfield, Me-, June 2.-The fire on
Townships 10 and Is progressed rap
idly the past day or two and now COW
ers territory of about five miles in
length and from two or four miles in
width. On Sunday it was thought to
be under complete control, but when
the wind sprang up, it broke away on
the southern and northern boundaries.
On the south it swept some of the
eastern slope of Tunk mountain and
on tht north 1t laid waste to much ter
ritory on Township IS, round Tucker
branch Of the West river. Men were
transferred to these places and at the
last report it was thought to be well
under control.
The shower on Monday might help
ed amazingly and the fire has probably
had its run. d. w. Campbell, second
fire commissioner of this section, has
had charge of the crew of about $50
men from Bangor, Ellsworth, Frank
lin, Cherryfeld and other places.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-03
CHIEF SAM ATKINS
STEAMER SIBERIA
SAiLSAT DAYBREAK

Portland, Me, June At was an
nounced here tonight that Chief sam
Atkins steamer Liberia, formerly the
curityba. will sail at daybreak for
Norfolk, Va, where coal will be taken
on, after which the vessel will pro-
coed to Galveston, Texas, for some
Negroes who will accompany the chief
to the Gold Coast OF Africa.
1t was learned today another inves-
tigation of the affairs of Chief Sam
and the Akin Trading Co. was con-
Quoted last week by a United States
inspector, who came to Portland for
that purpose 1t is stated that the Of
fetal found no cause for action against
them.
This is the third or fourth investi-
CATION that has been conducted by
the government in the affairs of the
Akin Trading Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-03
COMMITTEES AT WORK.
Plans About Perfected for Grand
Council of u. c. T.

Bangor Me, June 2.-Chairman s. I.
T. C. T., who is the head of the gem
eral committee in charge of arrange
ments for the coming sessions of the
grand council in Bangor Thursday.
Friday and Saturday, and the heads
of the local sub committees, are all
hard at work on the final arrangements
for entertainment of the thousands OF
commercial travellers who are to be
the guests of Bangor council during
the three days of gathering. business
sessions and sports, in this city.
1t is planned to meet all trains with
automobiles and carry the visitors with
all speed to City hall, where head
quarters has been established in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms. Here
the arrivals will register m order to
receive their copies of the souvenir
program and tickets to the various
events which are to mark the week
as a red letter event in the annals of
the organization in Maine and of the
local council in particular.
In behalf of the council Mr. White has
the Bangor High school to attend the
ball game Saturday afternoon between
the mines of Bangor and Portland High
schools He has also invited the mem
bers of the Bangor Chamber of Com
merce and the merchants of Bangor TO
be the guests of the U.sC. T. at the Sat
urday afternoon sports in Maplewood
park For this occasion limited num-
Der of grandstand tickets has been left
with Secretary Hennessy of the Chamber
of Commerce, from whom members Of
the chamber may obtain them.
Through Mayor Utterback. an invita-
ton has been given to all living former
mayors of Bangor to ride in the l. c
T. parade Saturday forenoon and the ar
rangements for that feature of the event
are In the hands of the citys chief ex-
ecltiye
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-03
PORTLAND WOMAN
MAY HAVE HAD BROTHER
ON Inflated LIN Err

Portland. Me. June 2.-While she had
received no direct confirmation of her
fears up to a late hour this afternoon,
Mrs. Beatrice Gilkey of this city. an
employee of Morrill, & Ross. may have
lost brother and nephew in the wreck
of the steamship Empress of Ireland In
the st. Lawrence river Friday morning,
when over 900 lives was the toll.
Mrs. Gilkey's nephew, Charles Wake
ford of Liverpool, has been purser on the
big liner for some time past, and the
only hope she has TO rhis safety is that
he got the transfer he was expecting to
another steamship line. Her brother. A
]. Wakeford, young Wakefords father
who spent last summer here at cape
Elizabeth at the home of Thomas II.
Eaton, and who has lately been in the
West. was expecting to sail for Liverpool
at about this time, and Mrs. Gilkey be-
lieves that he would naturally have taken
the Empress of ireland, on which his son
was purser
The fact that an A. J. Wakefield is
mentioned in the list of passengers Is
what first led Mrs Gf1key TO fear for
the safety of her brother. A. j. wake
ford She has been unable to obtain any
further information in regard to the
whereabouts of either the nephew or
brother. and when seen today was stili
hoping that her fears would prove
groundless.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-03
Find Whiskey in
Bottom of Wash Tub

Portland. Me. June "A wash tub with
two gallons of whiskey in the bottom,
siphon which, the officers say, was in
position to draw some of the liquor into
half pint bottles, 30 full half pint bot
ties and large number of empties con-
stituted the seizure which Deputy Sher-
ifs Doughty and Hunt made at 81 Center
street Tuesday forenoon, as 4 result of
which John Burke and Arthur Seaford
were arrested on charges of unlawful
possession. The officers say that Seaford
held the siphon in his hand apparently
filling bottles, when they entered the
room. Burke, they say, was just leav-
ing the room. Both men gave bail be-
fore Commissioner Sullivan for their ap-
pearance in court tomorrow forenoon.
Another visit TO 81 Center street. later
in the forenoon, resulted in the arrest
of Annie Lewis on charge of unlawful
possession and the seizure by Deputies
Doughty and Hermann of a quart bottle
and a half pint bottle Of w.lskey She
also gave bail before Commissioner Sui
liyan.
Jeremiah Lang was arrested on the
charge Of unlawful possession in connec-
ton with a seizure on Center street and
gave bail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-03
Official Figures
Are Once More
Increased
Statement Issued by c. P.
Ry. Steamship Go,

ouebec. June 1.-The confusion as TO
the number of persons who perlsheu
in the Empress of Ireland disaster last
week has been one of the distressing
features of the tragedy and tonight
the uncertainty was further empha-
sized when figures, declared by the
Canadian Pacific Railway steamship
Co. to be official, raised the death list
to 1924 from 969 on Sunday night
Last Friday the company stated at
its Montreal office that the Empress
of Ireland carried 1887 persons. 1t was
upon this number that the list OF sur
vivors and missing was based. To-
night, however, the company asserted
that the Empress carried 1916 passeh-
gers. officers and crew.
The total saved from the disaster Is
now placed at 452. The figures show
the greatest percentage of Survivors
among the officers and crew.
OF the 1924 who died the bodies OF
only little more than 200 have been
recovered and of these only 1913 have
been identified tonight. 1t was an
rounced tonight that the third MEM
Der of the Royal Commission to inves-
tieate the collision between the Stor-
stad and the Empress of Ireland will
be Lord Mersey of England. who pre-
sided over the British government s
inquiry into the loss of the steamship
Titanic
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-03
HOUSE BURNED AT CALAIS.
Brush Blaze Results in $500 Loss;
Help From St. Stephen.

Calais, Me-. June Am attempt to
burn brush in the rear of Mrs. John
McPherson's home. near What is
known as Knights Corner, resulted in
the total destruction of the large
dwelling house and threatened the de-
struction of row of houses In the i'm
mediate vicinity, shortly after noon on
Monday. A high wind was blowing at
the time and the destruction of the
Mcpherson premises was speedy and
complete.
Realizing that there was likely to
be lot Of trouble from flying embers,
the engineer in charge of the Mill
town district sent in second alarm,
which brought the central station crew
and apparatus to the scene, likewise
the firemen from Midtown. N. B. The
combined fighting force had its hands
full putting out fires on the roofs OF
the nearby buildings. Fortunately the
damage to property outside the Nc
Pherson premises was small. but the
loss to the owner of that property was
about $500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-03
More Deputies
For O'COnnell

Bangor, Me, June 2.--Sheriff O'Con-
nell stated Monday that within a day
or so he is going to put on several new
liquor deputies for enforcement work
ia. this county Just how many there
will be he would not state.
The sheriff had an interview with
Gov. Haines last week and whether
this action is the result of that he re-
fused to state Asked IL he intended
to lie a resignation with Gov. Haines,
IS suggested by the latter, he replied
not this year" He had nothing more
to say concerning the matter.
Whether the Governor or the county
commissioners are, going to find the
means for financing the new deputies
was another thing that the sheriff
wouldn't talk about.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-03
INTEREST IN POSTMASTER'S
APPOINTMENT, BAR HARB0R

Bar Harbor, Me-, June 2.-Renewed
interest in the matter of the appoint
ment of a postmaster for the Bar Har-
Dor office to succeed G. Raymond JOY,
has been awakened by the report that
recommendation has been made to
the postmaster general. The report is
made 90 UNREASONABLE authority but
does not state the name of the ap-
pointee.
Postmaster Joys four-year term ex-
pired in December and some eight or
10 candidates have been in the field
to succeed him in the office but the
abundance of material apparently
made a selection difficult one. In
order to solve the problem Senator
johnson. several months ago, propos-
ed the plan of settling the contest
by caucus of Democratic voters but
the proposition failed to produce re-
suits for the treason that it found no
favor among the candidates.
Shortly after Senator Johnson's let
ter was received, suggesting the eau
Gus plan a meeting of the Democratic
town committee and the candidates
for the office was held and the matter
was thoroughly discussed. A large
ma jority of those present was opposed
to the caucus and no caucus was held
II the rumor that recommendation
for the appointment has been made,
and there apears to be no reason to
doubt it, 1t seems likely that Bar Har-
Dor will have a new postmaster before
long
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-03
John Edward Bessey

John Edward Bessey, aged ga. died
Monday afternoon at the Sisters hospital
from pus on the lung. Death followed
an operation in the hopes of saving his
life. The remains were taken to his
home in China, where funeral services
will be conducted at 3 P. NJ. Thursday
Mr. Bessey was a native of China but
spent several years in North Vassalboro,
where he was engaged in the grocery
business He conducted a large farm in
China.
The immediate survivors are: Four sons,
Eli of Nashua. N. H., Prince M. of Chi
cago Ill.,, Guy E. of Montague, Mass
and Carroll of China; two daughters,
Mrs. Edith A. Barnes of North Vassal-
boro and Mrs. Martha L. Linnell of FAIR
field; two brothers, Charles Bessey or
Knox and Walter Bessey of Freedom
and Mrs Susan Rand of Unity. Buriai
will be made in the family lot at emma.