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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
A Call for Fair Play.

Editor Kennebec Journal:
Whether w. L. George intended to fling
an irridescent fly into the anti-suffragist
pool when he allied the feminists with
the suffragists is uncertain, but the fact
that it proved a glittering succulent NOR
sci is shown by the avidity with which
they seized upon il and devoured it, even
to the point of taking bait, leader and all.
One of the biggest fish he. landed was
Prof. Sedgwick Of the Technology. who
published an article In the New York
L. Georges in the comment it has
aroused. The ants shudder at the pic
lures these men have drawn and Whisper
behind demonstrating fingers; This is
what we are coming to IL for moment
we consider the suffrage question never
realizing that the prophesies of the decay
of the home, the disruption OF the family, ,
and the rampant sway OF Tree love are 3tsd az
When it was reluctantly admitted that
women as well as men might nave sous,
there arose at once protest against -ne
preaching of such dangerous doctrines
the home would be destroyed and the sa-
cred state Of matrirnony give place to-
free love, II such theory received amir
nation.
In 1854 when Miss Anthony asked the
New York Legislature to allow married
women to control their own earnings ana
have equal guardianship of their cnil-
the bill and bringing down upon Miss
Anthony's head accusations OF attempts
to unsex womanhood and .1egalize free
love. One who studies the woman
movement realizes that this criticism is
an inevitable accompaniment OF II from
its earliest inception but 1t Is difiicult to
see how intelligent people can draw so
little from past experience as to give 1t
THAT you can fool part of the people
all OF the time" is as true now as lt was
in Lincoln's day and so these people who
cannot take anything but predigeste.d
food stand ready to swallow at the bid
ding of w. u. George, Prof. Sedgwick
and others like them any revamped
that these prophesies fall in line with
their negative indoient state OF mind ana
Justify to them their attitude of unthink--
Ing acquiescence to the existing state of
things.
It is so much easier to say w. Il
George. or Prof. .Sedgwick says tins and
to its unfounded base and assert ones
own authority-beside it is ike ITO quote
Geo. Elliott calling upon GOD TO witness
when ones cause is weak.
The veritable avalanche Of protest ana
denial which has followed Prof. Sedg-
wicks article disproves Lincoln's other
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
Why "ReeuIate" the Liquor Traffic?

What right has any government to
regulate" the liquor traffic-isn't that
interfering with personal liberty
of drinkers? Who shall say when
man has had enough of intoxicanfs?
Is not he his own judge, according to
the doctrine of the rum. trust itself
and its lick spittle supporters In
Maine? Isn't it just as sensible to
regulate" the manufacture and the
advertising of booze as to regulate
the boozers?
Regulation" is sumptuary law.
There is no doubt of it. The National
Model License League" of booze inter-
ests, is undoubtedly made up of hypo-
critics, IL their logic may be applied
as they apply it to prohibition.
Then, too, regulation" does not
regulate. 1t is openly and fiagrantly
violated, by every saloon, and by all
the henchmeI of the saloon who are
leading in new candidates to try the
disease" and by those bootleggers
and kitchen servers, and other in
Vulnerable unlicensed places.
If the liquor traffic has any excuse
at all to live, why should it be ''regu-
lated?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

as true, is that high license, no license,
local option. etc, lis calculated to
make hypocrites and lead to manu-
faeture of Illicit whiskey," just the
same as prohibition does. have lived
from time to time where all these
plans have been in force and I believe
know what am talking about; if ac-
tual experience is any criterion to 90
by / ought to know. AS to ''robbing
the government of legitimate taxes" I
am OF the opinion there is less rob
bing" of all sorts where the sale of
liquor is suppressed.
Regarding the position taken by our
Skowhegan friend it seems to me If
everyone took the same attitude he
does we would have a good many po-
litieal parties-one for each social evil
for snstance-they all need reforming.
It seems to me the best one could ex-
pact would be a reform party and ev-
cry party claims to be that.
VINDIcATOR.
Waterville, Me-, March 9. 1914.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
An lInnarliamentary Expert.

Chad would have it that The !. Ell, Ree co..
is entirely misinformed when IT says tnat
Mayoralty Candidate Swift OF augusta
has had some trouble in explaining ms
vote upon labor matters in a satisIac'ors
manner to the voters. Perhaps we AZ d,
bnt we gained our information on the
INSECT from the columns of the kenne-
bec Journal-Biddeford Record
Poor Gus. He never COULD get
those votes Strengthened out. He PROB
ably read last spring in the kenneoee
Journal that Representative Swift vot-
ed to down the majority report from
the committee Ought not to pass, and
decided that the Augusta gentleman
was against labor. So he INDUSTRIOUS
ly with other equally innocent put
partisan gentlemen) set about spread
ing the report against Swift. Gus Is
honest, but it would never DO TOT
him to attempt to vote in parhahen-
tary tangle or to split his ticket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
Pretended MEANINGS" and the Facts

FfSkSf0Vd iVSdfp'9cy o'1 s'S
We need not give the author of the
following. 1t is SO true to Dingley
Dishonesty as to need no introduction:
Though the Augusta city campaign of
1914 was well-capitalized, the Peters
Burleigh combination which long has
rough-ridden Names capital city, has
again. been beaten after sober-second
thought. Is 1t too much to hope for that
Names long and badly-bossed demo-
republican political capital may come over
to progressives within the next two
years? There is a strong body of pro-
gressives in Observation-Disclosures who
should better organize-gentlemen, who
never bite gudgeon bait-and they will be
greatly heartened by Mondays rebuke of
the system of political persecution and
personal tyranny which as done its worst
to eliminate personal independence and
patriotic initiative from Names State
capital. Augusta requires to win against
Piaistedism as well as against Bufleigh-
len.
Looking down TO Bangor and Brewer,
both committed to progressiveness and
not overlooking this part of Maine-we
have reason to hope that as Central and
Eastern Maine are moving toward the
Damascus Road, Names First Congress
stonai District may also stand in 1914 for
something up-to-date. We must not for
gel that there are $500 voters in Portland
who rarely go to the polls but who are
ready TO back up the progressives as
soon as they see light abroad in the
East. The lamp in the dawn is already
alight with ample candle power. Not
many months ago Portland voted pow
erfully against coal and gas monopoly
but the progressives OF tnat city are now
stalled in the Law Court and are yet in
suspense whether there is in the consti-
tutor a bill of rights or bill OF costs
in this matter.
The Augusta election speaks for it
self. we need not discuss that with
our readers, who know Of the hand
some Republican gains in the city, in
spite Of Mayor Newbert's personal fol-
lowing. A comparison ~sf this years
vote with that OF last year Is suf-
ficient. when it is considered that ris-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

If Marc Klaw and other New York
treatre managers can win out on their
determination to kill off the ticket
agencies and scalpers they will deserve
the thanks of every theatregoer in
the country. Klaw claims it can be
done and that it will increase the busi-
ness. He cites the case Of 1.-THE Mer-
ry Widow" which ran year in New
York, but ran two years in London,
where ticket sealping is not allowed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

LAWYER w. II. Smith of Brooklyn.
N. Y, didn't steal quite as much as
some other dishonest executors but he
got his punishment just the same and
Judge Dixie. who withstood all the
tremendous pressure brought to bear
for clemency. with promise OF res
titutian. if Smith was released on a
suspended sentence, deserves the
thanks of ALL Judge Dixie brushed
aside the appeal for compromise and
told Smith that he could make good
after he had served his term, II he
honestly meant it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

The executive committee of the De-
velop Maine movement organized at
Augusta two weeks ago will meet at
the Lafayette hotel, Portland, at l
o'clock Thursday afternoon for the
purpose of laying out plans to be fol-
lowed in this campaign. 1t is expect
ed that all of the members of the COM
mittee will be present. and the session
is likely to prove an exceedingly in
teresting one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

Pretty and robust Miss Dora Clay,
aged II, who lives near San Jose, Cal,
says blowing in the field Is no harder
than playing basketball. She was in
court on complaint OF neighbors, who
alleged that she was being Obliged by
her father to do too heavy manual
labor and that it was a menace to
the health Of growing girl. She did
not agree with her well-wishers but
consented to give up the hard work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

Watch the rush to the new gas heia
in Oklahoma. where a we'll was struck
last week with a capacity OF from
25. ooo. 900 to 100000 a day, on prop
erty near Kelleyville, and only about
two miles from the main pipe line OF
the Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. Gas
was struck at a depth of about 2ooo
feet and it is thought to have rock
pressure enough to force it into Okla
honna City without pumping. Inc
nressure blew out the tools and 90
tons of casing was necessary to con-
troll the flow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
Points Cardinal Gibbons Narrowness.
Editor Kennebec Journal:


am enclosing two clippings from
today's paper, one containing state
ment made by Cardinal Gibbons in
New Orleans yesterday and the other
from tire speech of Ex. Pres. VIM. IL.
Taft at the convention Of the Relig-
ious Education Association at New
Haven on the same date.
I suppose for me to criticise state
ment of Cardinal Gibbons would be
Just about as effective as for dog
to bark at the moon but / want to call
your attention to the fact that he does
not tell the whole truth. As EXPIRES.
Taft puts it he encourages the re-
sentiment and harsh feeling OF class
against class by failing to dwell on the
whole picture of human society rather
than on single part OF it."
What Cardinal Gibbons says is no
doubt true concerning prohibition, but
what he doesn't say and which is just
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
Thursday, March IL, 1914.

How would q thief be reform
ed If he slowly reduced the num-
Der of his burglaries, or a WIFE,
beaten by gradually diminish-
ing the number of his blows
Henry Drummond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

If Mayor Curley of Boston, keeps up
as he has started, claiming to have
saved and benefited the city, will he
be permitted to hold Office as long as
Mayor Fitzgerald?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

Dreams are not the only things that go
by contraries. A man named Rush is be-
ing sued by an Ohio girl for breach Of
promise and the girl says he has been
engaged to her for II years.-Albany On.
" Argus.
She couldn't have been much of a
dream. Orwell. we refrain from the
Dun
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
Editors Letter Box.

The publication of a letter In this
department Is not to be taken as
an endorsement of it's view by the
Kennebec Journal This column
IS maintained for the discussion OF
matters Of general public interest,"
when kept within bounds OF rea.
son end not OF q libelous or abu-
sive nature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

New Haven is getting to be pretty strict
when they kick on an exhibition boxing
match during a sacred concert Sunday
night. BY and by fellow won't be able
TO spend his money on anything Sundays.
Bridgeport tCt) Telegram.
Why not try the church contribution
box, for q changef
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
ESTABLISHED 1926.

No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held response
Bile for the preservation or return "a
re;ected communications.
Address all communications relating
TO subscriptions and advertisements
to Kennebec Journal Co., PUBLISH
ers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
croak Again, Croker.

bridgeport, (Ct.) Telegram.)
Croker says: "An the good that
Tammany has done New York is for
gotten" Still we can't forget that
Tammany las done New York good"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

cusHNoc CHAPTER, NO. 43,
r. A. NJ. Special convocation at Nelson's
Temple Thursday evening, MaIch C. r.
wori, in ROYAL Arch. Refreshments so,
journing companions are cordially lhciteo
FAPNSWORTH G. MARSHALL, H. +.
CsHARIES r. CHASE, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

One Millinocket man will doubtless
shed some tears and use some Ian
guage when he learns that Deputy
Sheriff Doughty of Portland, seeing
five barrels of bottled beer marked
to him decided that it was too much
for one man and promptly confiscated
the whole lot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

To ascertain the rainfall hang out
pail measuring exactly 10 1-2 inches
at the top inside edge. After the storm
weigh the pail and contents, deduct
the weight of the pail and multiply
the weight Of the water by 90. which
will give you in inches the rainfall
or precipitation. The government in
structions say that the weighing meas
urement avoids all difficulties as to
whether the precipitation is in the
form of rain or snow, the result Is
always the equivalent depth of rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
Maine Gossip
The Dawn of Peace.
alfred Noyes.l

(Alfred NoyeS.)
Tell us that custom, sloth and fear
Are strong, then name them common
Tell US that greed rules everywhere.
Then dub the lie experience
Year after year, age after age
Has handed down, thro' fool and child,
For earth's divinest heritage,
The dreams wherein old wisdom smiled.
Dreams are they? But We can not stay
Or thrust the dawn back for one hour;
Truth, Love and Justice If We slay them
Strive, if we will, to seal the fountains
That send the spring thro' leaf and
Drive back the sun from the eastern
mountains,
Then-bid this mightier movement stay.
The Maine Automobile Association
is feeling proud over the fact that it
now has as members about 33 per
cent. of the auto owners in the State.
The owners number about 10000 and
the association has about 1000 men,
bers. The annual meeting was held
Thursday at Portland. Owing to the
great growth of the organization 1t
was decided to buy an automobile for
the solicitor, G. H. Knowles, so that
he may personally canvass the whole
State for members. About 1900 cop
les of the 1914 Road Book will be
issued. Maine will not get the A. A.
A. meet this year, as the national
body has decided to visit the White
Mountains.
We were just wondering as to tho
proper method of applying for a Car
negie medal for that Auburn young
man who was reported In q Lewiston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
TeiN,rv coMMANpERY, NO.

X. t. Special conciave at MASONIC Tenn n,
pie Friday evening. March 49, WORK IN
the orders of the Temple and marta. w M
sDection by Right Eminent Charles !;
Jones. grand commander of the Grand
Commandery of Maine. Banquet. All So
iotrning fraters are cordially inViteo 10
''esei CHAS. r. GETCHELL, Z. c.
THOS n. BOnGFs. Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

ing 800 new voters were registered this
spring. 1t did not mean, as might be
inferred from Dingley's editorial, that
Progressives voted the Democratic
ticket to defeat the Republicans, as he
would have had them. 1t does not
mean anything that the Lewiston
Journal distorter would convey to his
readers as significant" of anything
that he pretends to know about. 1t
was simply normal. quiet city elec-
ton, in which there was no bitterness,
no Dingley mud slinging, no attempt
by one candidate to belittle or dis
credit the other. However, we did
not expect an honest handling of it by
the Lewiston Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

Sheriff Oliver of Bath has been sus-
pecting that one Alden Merryfield of
Rockland, who with his wife has been
boarding in Bath. has been selling
liquor. He searched the couples room
Monday and found large quantity of
the contraband. Merryfield disappear
ed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER, NO.
10. o. z. S. Stated meeting Wednesday
evening, March 4, at 100 at Masonic ie EN-,
pie. All members soJourhihs III 'i'e ''
are invited to attend: =.
ETHEL NJ. BABBITT. "; "a
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, sec,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, HeGO CAn
,eoa+inr Fri,,ay evenings at 730. Friday
evening. March 13, work in Third degree.
f'eif W. F. CURRIER.- n. G.
e. F. WESTON. Sec. -.
JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. 8.
Meetings at 100 o'clock every seeona
and fourth Tuesday. Tuesday March a.
work in Patriarchal degree
]. r. TOWNSEND. G; r.
C. f. STEWART, Scribe.
CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. NJ.
regular meeting every third Tuesday
at o'clock. cnt
RAY NJ. BURNS. Clerk. !.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

1t is to be hoped that, as Senator
johnson has introduced a bill for the
establishment of a lobster rearing sta
tior on the Atlantic coast it will come
to Maine. An appropriation of $4,000
is carried by the bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

Senator johnson has returned to
Washington, but steadily refuses to
say word about the collectorship at
Portland or the district attorneyship.
That leaves the dear Democratic Of
ficeseekers just as much in the dark
as ever. A Washington special TO the
Portland Express says: There has
been considerable speculation as to
whether or not Gov. Plaisted would
resign from his post office appointment
at Augusta and take in it's place either
the surveyorship or the collectorship
of Portland, when those offices were
to be filled. 1t now looks, however,
according to rumor, as if the compare
lively small increase in salary would
not be an inducement and that he will
retain the Augusta office and continue
to run his newspaper and live in his
hGne town rather than move to Port
land and forget his home privileges"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12

CAPITAL GRANGE, NO. 248, p. OF
H. Meetings I'd and 4th Saturday even
inxs of each ...cnth at G. A. r. hall.
EDWARD RIPLEY, w. M.
MRS @. e. TOOTHAKER. Sec.
aug22 tu- tn. sat.1yr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL THURSDAY MARCH 12 1914

evening paper Monday to have made
heroic rescue of his father from the
icy waters of Lake Auburn, after the
latter had broken through the ice. The
water was alleged to have been very
deep and the ice very rotten, so that
1T was almost a wonder that both were
not drowned. While thinking it over
and passing along our silent but sim
eere admiration to the young hero, we
saw an item in a Lewiston Tuesday
morning paper, and we at once put the
soft pedal on the admiration machine.
The latter item allowed that the Au-
burn man did go through the ice and
got his panties pretty moist, but he
held on to his bag of doughnuts until
he thought it time to say: Here YOU,
sen, hold on to this bag of doughnuts
while climb cut of here"
Two old soldiers dined together in a
Portland restaurant Tuesday noon,
Major Ray p. Eaton of Brunswick and
Major John d. Anderson of Gray, says
the Portland Express. Both were
wounded in the same fight, explosion
of the crater before Petersburg. both
in the left arm and within five or six
PAGES of each other. Major Anderson
was in the 31st Maine and Major Ea-
ton in the 30th Maine, the former saw
ed his arm although it is credited with
total disability while the latter lost his
just below the shoulder. They have
been close associates since the war
and their army experiences have
brought them many pleasant memoir
les at camp fires and all sorts of gath
erings with their comrades in arms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-19
RAPID PROGRESS MADE
IN GOOD ROAD BUILDING;

Lawrenccville. Va. June ls.-Rap id
progress has been made in road build
ing In Brunawick County In tho last
year. 1t Is only little more than
twelve months since two districts In
the county voted bond issues. one OF
$4,000, tho other of $4,000, and
stGrtcd working convict forces under a
resident engineer of tho state High
way Commission. Fifty-three miles OF
road, OF excellent gravel and well
graded. have been built in that time
twenty five miles had been built
previous To the bond issue. making
scVentN-ciSht miles of improved roads
IN the county now Two moro dis
tricts have recently voted bond Issues
one or $4,000 and one of $4,000. so
tina; more than 200 miles of good roads
are already provided for
the writer recently drove from Front
fovai' Va. To i-awrcnccvillc, and tho
best roads for pleasure driving thar
ne saw were In Brunswick. THO
macadan roads In the Piedmont conn.
tics VIII stand heavy hauling with loss
repair. but they make more vibratinn
III hEhi vehicles. Tho gravel roads in
brunswick are being kept i'm rood re-.
pair NJ small cost TO 'ha county