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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-12
RATES VARSITY DEBAT-
ING TEAM CHOSEN

Lewiston, Me, Dec. n.-(SpeclaD.-
Preliminary debates for the purpose of
choosing the men to make up the Var
sitv team were held Thursday evening
al Bates The subject was, Resolved,
That the United States Government
Should own and operate the Tele-
phone and Telegraph Lines WITHIN
its Borders" The speakers were al
lowed to speak on either side OF the
question as they desired. The follow
ing were chosen as candidates for the
Varsity team: Quimby Is, Saxton 10,
Cloutman 'l6, johnson '16, Bacon II,
Sherman IT, Chayer II, Lane II, Gus
tin Is. Stillman '16 and Cary 10.
1t is noticeable that the greater part
of the debators will be taken from the
lower classmen, contrary to usual Gus
tom. One exceptional thing in the
makeup of the team this seaosn Will
be the presence Of Quimby Is as one
of the chief debators. Not for many
years past has a member of the Fresh
man class had the honor of making the
Varsity team. -=.5s5 49,
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ANNUAL REPORT OF COMMIS-
SIONER OF LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE annual
report of the Commissioner of Light
houses to the Secretary of Commerce
for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1914,
has been published.
1t is believed that the efficiency OF
the Service has been increased by the
reorganization of July. 1910, and that
the work is more economically per-
formed. Up to July /, 1914. there has
been an increase of 2,4S5, or more than
81 per cent, in the number of aids
maintained over the corresponding
number on July l., 1910, while the total
general appropriations for the support
of the Service for the fiscal year 1915
are about $4,000 less than those for
the fiscal year 1911.
The United States Lighthouse
Service maintains aids to navigation
on all coasts under the jurisdiction of
the United States, except the Philip
pine Islands and Panama, and also on
the principal interior rivers. This
service Is charged with the mainte-
nance of aids to navigation along 46S2S
statute miles of coast line and river
channel.
On June 3d. 1914 there we're 5562
persons employed in the Lighthouse
Service. including SO technical force,
143 clerical force, and 1926 employees
connected with depots, lighthouses,
and vessels.
During the fiscal year there was a
net increase of GIT in the number of
aids to navigation maintained, the
total at the end of the year being A.
1873. OF these 1904 are lights of all
classes and 567 are fog signals. The
total number of aids in Alaska, includ-
ing lights, fog signals, buoys, and day.
marks, in commission at the close of
the fiscal year was 319, including 10S
lights, representing an increase of II
lights since June 80, 1910, or nearly 200
per cent.
improvements in aids to navigation
have been made as follows. Flashing
or occulting lights were installed in
place of fixed lights at 81 stations;
incandescent oil-vapor lights were sub
stituted for oil-wick lamps at 81 sta
tons; acetylene OF oil-gas lights were
substituted for oil lights at 70 stations.
Attention Is invited to the fact that
incandescent oil vapor is now used as
the illuminant at 26S stations, COM
prising nearly all the principal sea-
coast lights in the Service.
Careful attention was given at the
General Lighthouse Depot, Tompkins-
vile, to the manufacture and stand
ardization of various articles, and sub
stantial savings were effected in the
cases of parts heretofore purchased
At this depot apparatus and supplies
are tested. and experimental work is
L. Il
ment and apparatus of the Service.
improvements have been made in
connection with oil-vapor lamps, cleo
trio lamps, post lanterns, lens clocks,
fog signal apparatus, etc. A type OF
torch for starting internal combustion
oil engines more quickly is of value in
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Dexter

Efforts are being made by the attor-
news of Joseph L. Downing of this place
to have him released from Bangor Jail,
where he was recently taken to serve
60-day sentence for single sale of cider
to neighbor. 1t is alleged that the case
was the outcome of spite and that he is
illegally sentenced. A writ of habeas
corpus will be sworn out and Downing
will be brought before a justice of the
supreme court for a hearing. His at
torney is George e. Thompson of Ban
gor and the expenses of the case will be
paid by several business men of Dexter,
who have become interested in 1t and feel
that Injustice has been done man who
is practically blind and who has always
been peaceable citizen.
The annual business session of the
Dexter Grange Corporation was held re-
Gently and the board of directors elected
as follows: E. NJ Atkins (presidenD, G..
III. Crawford, G. H. Knowles, e. L. Cliff
ford, ]. w. Katen; Treas, e. C. Gerry;
clerk, Clarence N. Pierce. The reports
show that the store has been financial
success during the past year.
Penobscot Lodge, f. and A. NJ, has
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: l.. F. Shoff. w. M; C. w.
Yeaton, S. W.; J. w. Springall, J. w;
S. L. Small. treasurer; C. 8. Hutchinson,
secretary; w. N. Rowe, s. D.: G. H.
Hall, J. D.; Harry Goodwin, 8. s.; Philip
Jordan, j. s.
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TURNED A RETREAT
into AN ATTACK

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Havre, Nov. ga quick command
from General Bertrand at Haecht
turned a retreat of the Belgian forces
into an attack in much the same man
ner as General Sheridan turned the
Union Forces at the battle OF Win
chester in the Civil War. The story is
printed in the Courier de fArmes, the
official Belgian Soldiers paper.
General Bertrand, who succeeded
General Leman in command OF the
iron division which withstood the Ger
mans at Liege suddenly. found his
troops in retreat. y b
Friends" he shouted, you've mis-
taken the road; the enemy are In the
other direction!" f7se-- - 49, -
Electrified by their leaders words
the soldiers wheeled about and charg-
ed the German troops with renewed
vigor.
On another occasion. the general is
declared to have stopped an attack OF
two Belgian companies upon each
other by rushing between their lines
and singing popular ditty. Until they
heard the generals voice the soldiers
did not realize that they were firing
on their own countrymen.
The General is 81 years old. He was
a second lieutenant at 20 years, and
became a major general last March.
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MARKET REPORTS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Day's Dealings ir All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, Dec. 11-Stocks and bonds
showed greater firmness today because
or the proximity of the reopening of the
local exchange or open dealings in
stocks Some shares were up one TO
three points and several of the more ae-
tive bond and note issues manifested
corresponding strength at the New York
City three-year 6s being quoted at their
top figures. The evident success of two
new bond issues aggregating S14,000, 900 af-
forded the first real test of that market
for new issues since the middle of the
year. While more than ordinarily attrac-
tive in their interest yield, the wide in
quiry indicated the keenness of the in
vestment inquiry together with the ease
of money. Clearances of stocks through
the exchange today were estimated at
$4,000 shares, which was easily the larg
est overturn for any one day during the
period of closure. The list of minimum
prices issued by the exchange today for
open trading was interesting in that it
showed that allowance is to be made for
dividends declared on listed stocks dur
ing the past four months. For instance.
Reading, which closed at 140 in July. and
sold up to 142 rs today, was quoted at
1876, the parity of the July price plus two
dividends OF per cent. This same rul-
ing applied to other dividend issues. The
number of SIS or lower priced stocks
which are to be offered without restrie-
ton tomorrow and thereafter includes
some three score railway and industrial
issues. Preparations to meet the new
order of business were completed today.
Banks were inclined to restrict their
offerings of money, probably it was be-
lieved because of tomorrow's market re-
opening. The cash loss of local banks to
the sub-treasury was reported to be
about ST, 900, but rates for call and
time loans were maintained ~
In the industrial field another advance
in copper metal, based on the better de-
mand. constituted the chief feature. Cen
eral trade advices pointed to gradual
betterment at leading centers of business.
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the event of sudden fog. The use OF
electric lights for harbor lights has
been extended where a reliable source
of supply is available, and such install
lations have in general been equipped
with automatic devices for substitute
ing another lamp or for calling the
keeper, in case of failure. s..
During the fiscal year As tenders and
Sc light vessels were in commission.
The new tender Laurel was launched
and will be completed during the pres
ent fiscal year. The construction of
new light vessels No. 96 and No. So
was well advanced, both vessels being
launched, and both will be completed
during the current fiscal year. A con-
tract was awarded for the small ten
der Fern, for service in the inside
waters of Alaska. Plans are also
under way for the construction of four
additional light vessels, and two
tenders.
Systematic inspections have been
continued in the various lighthouse
districts, of the technical work, and of
business methods, and property ac-
counts.
A standard method of cost keeping
has been continued in effect which Is
useful in preparing estimates, plan
ming work, effecting economies, ana
comparing relative efficiencies. A
number of additional improvements
and economies have been introduced
in the administration of the Service.
Several new works under special APP
preparations were completed durinS
the fiscal year. Those of principal
Importance are as follows: Newark
Bay Lights, N. j.; Negro Point Light
and Fog Signal, n. Y; Buffalo Break
water North End Light & Fog Signal
Station, n. Y; protection by riprap at
Sand Island Light Station, Alabama;
improvements at San Juan Depot, P.
R.; Storehouse for oil, Woods Hole
Lighthouse Depot. Mass; a new sys-
tenn of lights for ST. Marys River,
Mich isolated oil houses at IS light
stations, and a dwelling for the keeper
at Kauhola Point Light Station, Hawaii,
were also completed Much other i'm
portant construction work was in
progress at the end of the fiscal year.
During the fiscal year 1914, services
in saving of life ana property were
rendered and acts of heroism per-
formed by employees of the Lighthouse
Service on vessels Or at stations on
Ia occasions.
Recommendation is renewed for leg
islation authorizing the retirement of
employees of the Lighthouse Service
on account of age or disability Incl
dent to their work, which is the prac-
tice in the lighthouse services of most
other countries.
The appropriations for the mainte-
nance of the Lighthouse Service for the
fiscal year 1915 are s5,151 $50, being
$4,000 in excess of those for the pre-
eeding fiscal year. In addition, there
are appropriations of $4,000 for spec
ial works, such as new lighthouses and
other aids to navigation.
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n, Y. STOCK EXCHANGE OPENS
TODAY after III DAYS INACTIVITY

York Central, Illinois Central, United
States Steel and Anaconda Mining.
The principal reason for the omissions
of these stocks is that they are held
largely abroad, Canadian Pacific and
Baltimore & Ohio especially being IA
vorites of the Berlin market. AL
though assurances have been received
by local International banks that no
danger of heavy selling of these stocks
exists, the authorities of the exchange
deemed it the safest course to keep
them out of the open market.
That the condition of the interna-
tional list as a whole has improved
appreciably is shown, however, in the
latest list of minimum prices quoted
by the exchange. These are on the
basis of July 80 quotation, but in
number of important instances, actual
sale made today were from to .
points above that level. The new min
imum prices in part are as follows:
The American Agricultural Chemi-
cal As: Anaconda "a; Atlantic Coast
Line 112; Baltimore & Ohio 81; Bal
timore & Ohio Pfd So; Canadian Pa
cific So; Chesapeake & Ohio 40; Chino
Copper 81: Chicago & Northwestern
1922; Colorado Fuel 100; Delaware q
Hudson 1856; Illinois Central 102; La
cede Gas 50; Minneapolis St. Paul &
Sault ste Marie 10O New York Cen
trail rs; Pittsburgh c. c. and st. Louis
ga; Pressed Steel Car 81; Pullman
$50; Southern Pacific 81; Union Pa
cific III; Union Pacific Pfd. rs; Unit
ed States Steel As; United States
Steel Pfd. 1872; United States Really
81; Virginia Carolina Chemical 20
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INTERNA T|0NAL LEAGUE MANAGERS
WIND UP SESSION At new YORK

New York, Dec. 11-when the Interna-
tional League baseball club owners
wound up their annual session here late
tonight they had not agreed upon a def
mite plan of transferring the league
franchise from Jersey City and Baltimore
to Syracuse, N. Y, and Richmond, Va.
This was the most important business
of the session and had been discussed
at length since the meeting began last
Monday.
While the sentiment of the club repre-
sentatives was that Syracuse and Rich
mond promoters securing the franchises
none of the league officials would say
positively that the transfer would be
made. President Barrows said that the
entire matter had been entrusted to two
separate committees, one for the Jersey
City-Syracuse deal and the other one to
take care of Baltimore-Richmond trans
action.
President Barrows is on both commit
tees. J. J. McCaffery of Toronto and
Charles H. Chaplin of Rochester will aid
him in disposing of the Jersey City clubs
affairs. while Joseph ]. Lannin of Provi-
dence and Charles III. Ebbetts. Jr. of
Newark will assist him in clearing up
the Baltimore-Richmond deal. These
committees are to report back to spe-
cial meeting of the league which will be
called during the second week of next
January.
That the league will continue its eight
club circuit is evidenced by the fact that
playing schedule of 40 games was an
nounced for next season. During the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-12

New York, Dec. 11.-After Ill bust
ness days of involuntary inactivity a
condition imposed by the European
war, which caused a suspension CT
regular dealings in all the leading
financial markets of the world, the
New York Stock Exchange will re-
open tomorrow for limited dealings IN
stocks.
The financial district was distinctly
encouraged today by the prospect oil
a return. even though partial, to the
established order of things, and all
preparations to meet the new situation
were perfected, including the re-em-
pIoyment of many clerks and messen-
gers, who had been without work dur
ing the long period of idleness.
To prevent heavy or pre-arransea
liquidation from foreign or other I'M
portant sources, open stock dealings
will be limited to 1872 railroad, indus
trial, utility and milling shares out
of the total of about $50 listed on the
exchange. This abbreviated list VIII in
clude some three-score stocks OF va
rious kinds selling at or under St9,
on which no restrictions of any KIND
will be imposed. All other stocks VIII
have to be bought strictly for cash or
regular way" which is expected to
nut a check on speculative or mar
ginal operations.
Among the stocks that will not ap-
pear on the open list and which VIII
continue to be bought or sold In a
semi private manner are number Of
the so-called internationals, including
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Can
adam Pacific, Baltimore & Ohio, New
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-12

last 10 years this league has been play
ing 154 games and this, in the opinion of
the majority of the club owners, made
the season too long. The opening date
for 1915 has been set for April "a.
A radical change was made when the
play limit for each club was reduced to-
day to 16 but nothing was done in ref
erence to the salary limit, as it was con-
sidered that the reduction in the num-
Der of players would regulate this. The
double umpire system will be continued,
as it has proved to be entirely satisfac-
tory to all concerned.
The election of a new executive COM
mittee was put off until the next meet
ing, but Joseph ]. Lannin of Providence
was added to the committee, which in
addition to President Barrow consists of
McCaffery, Chaplin and Ebbets.
None of the club managers had signed
contracts for next year when the session
ended tonight, but it was understood
there would be no changes except in
two clubs, and these are the ones involv-
ed in the proposed transfer of fran
chses.
Late tonight Manager McGraw of the
New York National League club and
Manager Moran Of the Philadelphia Ma
tionals had conference in reference to
a deal in which Catcher Charlie Doom
and Third Baseman Hans Lobert figured.
No agreement was reached, but that
something definite regarding the deal
may develop within few days was in
ferred from remarks by both managers
after they had talked the matter over
for some time.
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UNRESTRICTED STOCKS

Chalmers, Asset Realization
Co, Ann. Hide & Leather, Ann. Lin
seed, ANN. Malt Corporation, ANN
Wooden, ANN. Writing Paper, pfd,
Chicago & Alton, Chicago & Alton
pfd, Chicago CT. Western, Corn Prod
ucts Refining, Denver q Rio Grande
do pfd, Distillers Securities Corpora
ton, Duluth S. S. g. A Ry., Duluth
S. S. & A. Rya pfd, Federal and Min
ing Smelling, Inspiration Con. Cop
per, Inter-Agric. Corporation, Intere-
national Mercantile Marine, Inuerna-
tionaI Mercantile Marine pfd., Inter-
national Paper Co, International
Steam Pump, do pfd., marlborough
Met, Iowa Central Railway, do pfd.,
Lake Erie & Western. do pfd., Min
neapoiis & st. Louis, NJ K. & T. Ry.,
Missouri Pacific Ry, National Enamel
Dc Stamping, National Railways of
Mexico, End pfd., Nevada Con. Con-
per, Peoria & Eastern Railway, Quick
silver Mining, do pfd., Rock Island.
do pfd.. Eumely, st. Louis & San
francisco, do first pfd., do second pfd..
Seaboard Air Line, Texas & Pacific
Railway, Toledo. st. Louis & Western
Railroad, do pfd., Union Bag and Pa
per, t. S. Cast /. r. & Fdy. u. S. Red
and Ref, do, pfd., United Railways In
yestment, v,llvaan DEFINING, Wabash.
do pfd.. Western Maryland. Wheeling
and Lake EVE, do first pfd., do second
pfd.
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FAIRFIELD CENTRE

Some farmers have been doing little
more blowing the past few warm days
Mr.. Boothby of Lewiston. who bough'
apples in this vicinity, is having then
packed to ship away.
Victor Grange held its election Of
officers Friday, Dec. 4, as follows: M.
Arthur FL. Ellis; O.. Enoch Kerstead
L.. Maud Marcia; Sec, Henry Choate
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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.
r. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, have known r. j
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 his arm.
Toledo, o
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu'
cots surfaces of the system. Testimon'
Ials sent free. Price rs cents per bottle
Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa.
ton -
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RESTRICTED STOCKS

Alaska Gold 10, Allis Chalmers Man
ufacturing Co. pfd., 81, Amalgamated
Copper At, American Beet Sugar ~,
American Beet Sugar pfd., 70. Amer
lean Can 10, American pfd., rs, Amer
lean Car & Foundry AZ, American Car
&& Foundry pfd., los, American Cotton
Oil 81, do pfd., 80, American Hide q
Leather pfd., II, American Ice Secu-
rites 10, American Linseed pfd., "a,
American Malt Corporation pfd., ~,
American Smelling & Refining ~,
American Smelling & Refining pfd.,
SO. American Shelters Sec. pfd., series
"B" rs, Ann. Sugar Refining ~, 90
pfd.. JOG, American Tel. && Tel liz,
American Tobacco 210, do pfd.. 100,
American Wooden pfd., II, Atchison 80,
do pfd.. SO, Bethlehem Steel 80, do pfd,,
70, Brooklyn Rapid Transit ~, Brook
lyn Union Gas 11S, California Petrole-
UNI Is, do pfd., AZ, Central Leather ~,
do pfd., 95, Chicago, Milwaukee d
st. P. 81, do pfd, 126, Colorado
& Southern 10, do first pfd,
81. do second pfd., 2s, Cons.
Gas. Ill, Continental Can Co, 40, do. pfd.,
50, Corn Products Refg. pfd., Sc, Erie
Railroad Co, 49, do. first pfd., 81, do.
second pIQ., 20, L eoSidA 4'iii'-Ho 49,
Smelt. pfd., &c, Gen. Elec. 1876, Gen. Mo-
tors Co., IS, do. pfd., &c, Goodrich, 20, do.
pfd., SC, Inter-Agri. Corp. pfd., 20, Inter
Harv of N. j., 50, do. pfd., 1l2, Inter Pa
per pfd., 80, marlborough Met. pfd., 90,
Kansas City Southern IS, do. pfd., 40,
Lehigh Valley 119, Louisville & Nash
Vile Us, Miami Copper IS. MINI. and ST.
Louis pfd., 27. M. X. & T. pfd., e. Ma
tional Biscuit 49, do. pfd., 100, National
Enamel G. Stampg pfd,. rs, National Lead
80, do. pfd.. 100, n. Y, N. I'll. & H. 49, N.
Y, Ont G. w. IS, Norfolk & Western Ry.
81, do. pfd, So North American So, North
ern Pacific Ry. SO, Pac. Mail Steamship
II, Pac Tel & Tel. 20, do. pfd., 81, Penna.
Ry. 1o9, Peoples Gas 104, Pittsburg Coal
Is, do. pfd, rs, Railway Steel Springs
10. do. pfd., Sc, Ray Cen. Is, Republic
Iron & Steel IS. do. pfd., rs, Reading Co..
1885, do. first pfd. a. do. second pfd., so,
Rumely pfd., q, st. Louis Southwestern
II, do. pfd. 81, Seaboard Air Line pfd. As,
Sloss-Sheffield IS, do. pfd., go Southern
Railway 1e, do pfd., g. Tenn. Copper %,
Texas Company 40. Third Avenue Ry
80. Union Bag &c Paper pfd., IS. U. S.
Cast /. P. & Fdy. pfd. 20, U. S. Rubber
AZ, do. first pfd., ga, do. second pfd., 70,
L. S. Ind. Alcohol Is. do. pfd., Is.
United Railways Investment pfd., q,
Utah Copper A. Vulcan DEFINING pfd.,
90 Western Maryland pfd., 29, Western
Union 81. Westinghouse Elec. & Manufg.
g., do. first pfd, 116.
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New York Money Market

New York, Dec. IL.
Mercantile paper 4 1-4G1-2.
Sterling exchange steady; 60-day bills
I. $3.50; for cables ASS; for demand 4.S750.
Bar silver So
u. s. Is reg. SO; do. coup. SO.
U. s. IS reg. 100; do. coup. 100.
u. s. As reg. 10S IL; do. coup los 3-4.
Panama Canal 3s coup. 80.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy As IS.
Denver & Rio Grande ref. 43 liz.
Erie cvs, series B s..
Missouri, Kansas & Texas As "a.
Union Pacific As 81 rs; do. cow. Sc Id.
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I'm LOOKING FOR
A BRIGHT YOUNG MAN

WHO'S AMBITIOUS TO EARN MORE
THAN 5000 in 1915.
The young fellow l want to work
with me must have plenty of grit, a
clean cut, honest personality, first
class references, and, above all, a gen.
uine "ambishr'
| will qualify you for connection
with large Wall Street investment
houses-a connection that should PUT
I'm YOUR POCKET NEXT YEAR AT
LEAST $4,000, and just as many thous-
ands of dollars more as you're man
enough to earn.
Previous selling experience or a col
lege diploma not necessary; deter
mination to make good willing
ness to work, regardless of hours, abb
solutely vital to success. Address
SIMEON j. THORNTON
/ No. Wall st. New York City