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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

landslide on the southern slope made
a pathway by which the ascent is
comparatively easy for those who APP
proach the mountain by way of the
West Branch of the Penobscot. on
the other slopes. the mountain is too
precipitous for even the most adven-
turous climber.
Katahdin is mammoth granite
ridge of irregular outline. about ten
miles long. When you have finally
climbed to its summit,-and it is we'll
to allow two days for the task,-you
find an ample reward in one of the
most magnificent views in America. Ii
the day is clear, you will see $50 ponds
and lakes glistening in the vast eX-
panse of forest. One of them, fifty
miles to the westward, is Moosehead,
the largest body of water in New
England. Among the lakes leading
to them and from them, are scores of
streams, the courses of which you can
trace through the wilderness as cas-
lily as on a map. On all sides except
the south there are smaller mountains
Turner, Traveller and Four Brothers
among them-that are from two
thousand to three thousand feet
high. Unlike Katahdin, the sum
nit of which is narrow, rock
strewn ridge without vegetation, these
lesser mountains are clothed to their
tops with heavy timber.
The picture on the cover this week
gives a glimpse of one of the many
little lakes near the foot of the great
mountain 1t looks like an attractive
place for a vacation trip, and it is;
but it is no place to go unless you are
willing to rough it," for it is far from
the comforts of city or village life. But
it is in the heart of the big game
and fishing country, and by the camp
fire at night your guide will tell YOU
Indian legends of which katahdin is
the centre.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11
Editorial Comment
Flag Day Celebration.
(The Carlisle Ar

(1he Carlisle ArroW.)
The one hundred and thirty seventh
birthday of the American flag will &C.
cur June IA, 1914. The day will be
generally observed throughout the
United States by school children,
members of patriotic societies and
others. Owing to the recent Tampico
incident, and the demands made upon
the Mexican government to fire sal
ute, a Flag day will be of greater sig
nificance than ever.
Another important event that VIII
cause the paying of great reverence
to the stars and Stripes will be the
one hundredth anniversary of the
writing of the American National An
them The Star spangled Banner, F."
which occurs in September. In the
city of Baltimore, a monster celebra-
ton costing 81 100000 will be held to
pay fitting honor to the. flag, the au-
thor. and the song that ever fills with
pride the heart of every American.
The National Star Spangled Ban
ner Centennial Commission has ar
ranged through the Department of
Education in a number of States to
have the story of the writing of the
National Anthem made a part of Flag
Day exercises. Literature containing
a short history of the incidents that
inspired Francis Scott Key to write
the anthem during the bombardment
of Fort MeHenry, September, 1914, the
words of the song and the story OF
the adoption of the National Stand
ard will be distributed.
on Saturday, June IA, 1777, Congress
Resolved: That the Flag of the Uni
ted States be Is stripes alternate red
and white, that the Union be IS stars,
white in a blue field representing a
new constellation" In an act APPROX
ed January 10, 1894, Congress provided
that the flag should have fifteen
stripes and fifteen stars, as there
were, at that time, fifteen states in
the Union 1t was a flag of this type
that Key saw by dawn's early light.
In 1918, Congress re-established the
flag of thirteen stripes and provided
that there should be one star for each
state in the Union.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11
Test Vote on National Prohibition.

Democracy faces a crisis in national
prohibition and it is the opinion OF
certain astute leaders that 1t will be
good politics to make short job OF
the Hobson bill. With that in mind,
Leader Underwood in the House asks
the committee on rules for a rule I'M
der which the bill can be voted on.
1t is a move by the opponents of the
bill. Many Democratic representa-
tives and senators had hoped until
recently that the bill could be STAYED
off and not voted on at this session,
but the man who defeated Hobson
for election to the U. S. Senate thinks
the measure can be killed and that
1t should be gotten out of the way be-
fore the political campaign really be-
gins. If the test of strength shows
that the bill can be defeated, it will
mean millions to the liquor interests
and, quite probably, fortune and po-
litical strength to certain politicians.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11
The REAL "calanity HowIers. -

Talk about your calamity howl
ers". Just plain, everyday, common,
ordinary politicians are mere anna
teurs in the way of calamity howlers
when the real thing in howlers is in
comparison. The beer trust U. S.
Brewers ASSN is doing a little howl
ing on its own hook that ought to
scare weak-hearted chap who is
looking for an excuse, into his boots.
In a Press Letter being sent out
from booze headquarters, so-called
newspaper is quoted as follows;
The liquor industry pays $3.50 ooO. 900
each year to the Government In tba
event of national prohibition and the de-
struetion OF this industry, this revenue
Of the Government would also he ained
out. The Government would not he tbe
loser II would simply raise the revenue
In another way.
The corporations would be the first ~
feel the effects of national prohibition,
IN the way of increased taxation The
railroads, many of them now operating
under difficulties, would be crushed unaer
heavy taxation that would necessarily
be imposed upon them, If the Govern
ment lost the revenue 1t receives from
the liquor industry
The life insurance companies would
be hard hit; in fact, they have already
felt the effects OF State wide prohibition
In more than one instance"
And then the booze publicity expert
adds:
In short, the fiscal problem con.
aected with national prohibition woult
he fa,I,&
conception Of what it means Il
would preeipitate a financial crisis
the like of which this country hai
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PUMPING Out a Mine.

When Maine farmer wishes o
clean out a we'll, he thinks it is quite
lob" and he breads 1t, but what
would he think if the water were flow
ing in at the rate of 1000 gallons
minute, day and night? 1t would be
some Job" now wouldn't it? Well,
that is what it means to pump out
mine. A correspondent writes:
Floated on two RATS on the surface
of the slowly receding water of the
Schooly mine of the Pennsylvania
Coal Co, which has been flooded for
the last fifteen years, are two 2-stage
centrifugal pumps which will lift 2o00
gallons of water 1916 feet in one min
ute The pumping out of this mine
began on January q of this year and
will take many months to accomplish.
The mine is 5SS feet deep, and the
water had been lowered about $50
feet in the first two months of work
At 1S1 feet they had to begin pump
ing water out of the gangways and
chambers as well as the shalt ana
the work has proceeded more slowly.
At this depth they met the Checker
vein. At 81 feet they will meet the
Pittston vein, at 3s9 feet the Marcy
vein and at 5S1 feet the Red Ash vein.
The method of freeing the mine
from water is unique and interesting
The pump, which is driven by YER
tical motor placed directly on top OF
it, is contained in a huge iron tank
which forms the float. The buoyancy
of the float or raft is sufficient to sus-
tain the weight of the tank, pump
and motor, but the tank Is suspended
by wire ropes which are paid out as
the water reeedes. These are for use
in case of emergency, and have prov
ed a wise precaution. The water is
pumped up through a fixed pipe in
the shaft connected to the pump by
a flexible rubber hose of wide diam
eter. When the hose, which must
stand a pressure of 200 pounds to the
square inch. is stretched to its full
length, the pumping is stopped and
new length added to the fixed pipe in
the shaft
The estimated amount of water in
the mine is 600,000,000 gallons, but
there is an additional flow of 1000 gal
Ions a minute coming into the mine
to be COPIED with. There are other
operations near this flooded mine,
separated by barriers, and the Penn
ssylvania Coal Co. does not want to
leave that vast body of water threat
ening it's workmen, whether the op-
Grafton is profitable or not. The two
ten-inch streams which are contending
with this huge quantity of water are
making slow but steady progress, but
the prize to be won is 100000 tons Of
coal.
In the early days of the enterprise
the water in the main shaft got 20
feet lower than that in the adjacent
air shaft, and when the latter finally
caved at the sides, or the obstruction
which was holding back the water
gave way, the pump, motor and men
were hurled upward in the main shaft.
Fortunately no harm was done, and
the wisdom of having the wire ropes
instead of relying exclusively on the
buoyancy of the tanks was effectual-
ly demonstrated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

never seen, and the individual sacri-
fees that the people of the United
States would have to make would be
greater than those which the people
of France were called upon to bear
after the Franco German war
Horror of horrors! Did you realize
how much depended on keeping an
edge on the world? And these ca
lamity howlers are getting nothlns
out of it-except few hundred mil
lions of dollars annually. The saliva
ton of the world depends upon con-
servation of the rum business, and
promoting the demand for drinkers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11
Mount katahdin.
youths Companion.)

1UuIH OOIIpdHIUHJ
In the heart of the great wilderness
that lies in the centre Of Maine rises the
noble mountain, Katahdin. In the days
when Thoreau told the world about
the Maine woods, "Ktaadn' was the
more common spelling, and Trumbull,
the student OF Indian nomenclature,
held that that was the correct spelling.
But the name became 'Ktahdin," and
then "Katahdin," and official sanction
has probably made the change perma-
nent And in the mountain itself there
have been changes. In 1916 great
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

The militant Suffragettes in England
ture of their campaign for Votes for
Women to such an extent that the
new slogan used by the long suffering
general public-"Let Them Diei"-
has spread like wild fire. 1t may be
the means of giving enough backbone
to those needing it that the proper
medicine will now be dealt out to ILL
advised and headstrong women, whose
idea of the right way to secure what
they call their rights is in defying ev-
cry law of their own land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

Knox Morton, a 20-year- old medical
student of Baltimore. who had &C
quired a second hand bi-plane. which,
on account of a broken rudder wire
ran away Monday at the Garden City.
L. l., aviation field, can swear to the
statement that consciousness is soon
lost after the beginning of a long fall.
He went down about 1000 feet with his
disabled machine, it making all kind
of twists, turns and flights. and he
says he remembers little after the fall
began.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

John p Hamlin died Tuesday at
survivor of the jury that convicted
Guiteau, the murderer of Garfield. He
served as foreman of the jury in that
memorable trial. Mr.. Hamlin was
nearly 80 years of age and had had
many interesting experiences. He was
on the police force of Washington as
a special officer at the time Abraham
Lincoln was first inaugurated He was
a warm personal friend of the late
Senator Morgan of Alabama, and was
the messenger to his committee for
many years. Later, he was a Senate
doorkeeper
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11
Thursday, June II, 1914.
Hot Wave Hints

Hot wave hints are now the order
of the day. The health departments
and the wise guys are all busy. I'm
doubtedly the danger is thus minimiz-
edit one doesn't obey too many in
functions. The Pittsburg Dispatch
says:
These little self denials and precau-
tons, upsetting and inconvenient though
they may be, are more or less cheerfulIy
borne because of the prospect OF personal
relief. How about the helpless ana I'M
fortunate ones in the tenements, whose
sufferings are agonized and too often ia
tai in spells like this? A passing thought
and a mite given for them viii help the
Milk and Ice Association to carry NE
sustaining relief to those to whom the
hot wave brings the shadow OF death.
The thermometer registered ~ yesterday
afternoon and there is no nope OF liIllhe-
date cooling showers or breeZes. II II
during lust such periods as we are now
nassing through that the need OF help IS
greatest the number of applications
most numerous and when contrlputlo9iiis
should be most generous. DO II now
There's your cue. If you can keep
comfortable. do so, by all means, but
don't forget to throw little comfort
in the way of another, if it is only an
animal. If you cannot buy ice for the
poor you can refrain from raising the
heat under another fellows collar by
word or deed. Temperate eating.
drinking, sleeping and talking is pro-
ductiye of strength for working and
playing. and increases the capacity for
enjoying.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

There is more catarrh In this section of
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced 1t
a local disease and prescribed local rem
edies, and by constantly falling to cure
with local treatment, pronounced II in
durable Science has proven Catarrh TO
be a constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment. Hail s
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. ].
Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only
Constitutional cure on the market. II is
taken internally In doses from 10 drops
to teaspoonful 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case il fails to cure. Send for cir
culars and testimonials
Address: F. ]. CHENEY & CO. To-
ledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
tion.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11
For Sale or to Be Given Away.
ARKANSAS Democracy

The editor, as rule, is short on
money but mighty long on giving
space in his paper to the things that
mean prosperity for his community,
and too often the fact is lost sight of
that the space the editor SO willingly
gives to aid his community and his
people is his bread and butter. 1t is
what he has to sell, and when he gives
it away it is just the same as if the
grocer dished out gratis his coffee ant
sugar-yet no one thinks of asking the
grocer to give him coffee or sugar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

France, Italy. Belgium, Spain and
Portugal have adopted the 24hour day
and Switzerland is ready for it, fear
ing only complications with Germany
and Austria Hungary. which use the
old style of measuring time, is the re-
port made to the International Con-
gress Of Chambers of Commerce at
Geneva. which has been and is still
working for its universal adoption.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11
Theater Headaches.

The most frequent cause of head
aches occurring during or after the
theater is eye strain, says the Journal
of the American Medical Association.
People who use the full energy of the
delicate eye muscles to obtain perfect
vision, are often unconscious of this
strain. In the theater, the continu-
Gus effort to keep everything constant
ly focused eXhausts the nerve centers
and headache results. The practice
of seating the audience in total dark
ness while they are staring into
an intensely lighted stage, is another
serious factor. The pupils being wide
ly dilated in the dark, admit the ex-
cess of light from the stage, often pro-
ducing irritation of the eyes which
lasts sometimes for days. Those sub
Ject to headaches should never sit
where it is necessary to raise the eyes
to watch the stage. This unnatural
position of the eyes is very tiresome
even to those who never have trou-
bic at other times. Unfortunately the
theater-going public has not insisted
upon proper ventilation without drafts
The overheated foul air of itself les
sens the spectators vitality and pow
er of endurance. This followed by
drafts freouentlNr Y,roduoaS et,,eB,,, ~,
of the nose, or cold in the head and a
disagreeable headache from internasal
pressure, which is usually worse the
following morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

Law abiding citizens in New York
cannot carry arms for self protection,
but the thugs who hold them up are
armed to the teeth, regardless of law.
Law breaking is their business and
they calculate not to be caught. Two
such cases have been recorded within
week. Some say the law is police
demand for the safety of their friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11
Maine GOSSIP
Sweet Is the Breath of Morn.

Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising
sweet,
With charm of earliest birds; pleasant
the sun,
When first on this delightful land he
spreads
flower,
Glistening with dew; fragrant the fertile
earth
After soft showers; and sweet the COM
ing on
OF grateful evening mild then silent
night
With this her solemn bird, and this fair
moon,
And these the gems of heaven, her starry
train.
Milton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

was then in his dotage, used to sit at
his chamber window, armed with
musket from which, however, the lock
had been removed and when the cit
izen and other bad boys would go
down in front of the King mansion,
now the King tavern, but which then
had for it's location site just south
of that occupied now by the Federal
granite structure at Bath, and threw
stones over the King estate fence for
fun, the old Governor used to stick the
old musket out of the window and
threaten to shoot the boys unless they
desisted and ran away.
It was so years ago that II was
learned that Major Mattocks was in
a rebel prison at Lynchburg. He had
been reported missing, but his fate
had been unknown. Recent battles
had yielded about 5000 prisoners. of
which about $50 were officers.
Sheriff Graham of Cumberland coun-
ty has offered SIS reward for informa-
ton that will lead to the conviction
of persons carrying intoxicating Ii
QuOrS INTO 1OTlldIu VI >IihpNP AS'ifN
county by automobile, motor car or
other private conveyance and the
sheriff promises not to divulge the
name of the party giving the informa-
ton.
After the ball game on Saturday
there was another inning on the side
as the crowd was coming out Pine
street, in the course of which the Nor
way bearers of their. high school ban
ner temporarily lost it, and one OF
them scored clean base hit on the
head of one of the South Paris boys
with the staff of the banner, so that
a surgeons attendance was necessary.
Quite a little excitement for short
time, but no serious damage other
than mentioned above.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

New York Progressives are cunning
for the Perkins goat. Maine Pro-
gressives failed to get the Arranged
don Bird. A mighty hunter from
South America is watching the Bun
Moose. And there are indications that
the Damascus road animals don't fully
trust each other.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, REGULAR
meeting Friday evenings at s. Friday
evening, June r. work In Second degree.
w. F. CURRIER, n. G.
E. F. WESTON. Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

If the suffragettes could vote, what
laws would they make for the suppress
tioo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

New York hears that there is possi-
bility of Hearst lining up with T. r.
But the Coionel's friends hope he has
some luck left.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Hearst is nature faker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

The Baccaiaureate address before
the Arostook State Normal school
graduating class was delivered Sun
day afternoon in Perry theatre, Pres
que Isle. by Charles p. Barnes, Esq,
of Houlton Mr.. Barnes is an Aroos-
took man, was affiliated with educa-
tional interests for years and is now
a practicing attorney. His subject was
citizenship" Mr.. Barnes gave a very
able. scholarly and instructive ad-
dress leading up from the earliest rec
ord of citizenship to the present time.
The historical part of the address was
very instructive and the last half,
which treated specifically on citizen
ship, was highly interesting. 1t was
a fine effort throughout.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
at o'clock.
G. S. PEASLEE. Capt.
RAY NJ. BURNS. Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

The Glass day exercises of the class
of 1914, Washington State Normal
school, will take place at Assembly
hall, Machias, at 8 o'clock Thursday
evening, July IL. Halls Orchestra of
Bangor will furnish music. The fol-
lowing program has been arranged;
Overture. orchestra; march, class
salutatory, Iva Ramsdell, Lubec;
class motto, Verna Brown, Frederic
ton. N. B.; presentation of gifts
Emma Perry, Machias; violin solo,
Esther Kilby, Dennysville; prophecy,
Blanche Whitney, Jonesboro; presen-
tation of class gift to school, Harold
Roney, Jonesboro; valedictory. Lucy
Guptill, Machiasport; singing of ode
by the class, words by Mary Vose,
tune, Come Back to Erin"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

Judge Albion L. Henderson, regis
ter of probate of Franklin county,
died at his home in Pennington Sat
urday morning. Death was due to
heart trouble. He was natixe of
Buxton, the son of Nathaniel and Abb
bic F. Henderson. He was educated
at Gorham Normal school, and mar
ried Miss Harriet Hill Of Buxton, a
graduate of the same institution.
Judge Henderson read law in the Of
flee Of E. E. Richards Of Pennington
and after being admitted to the bar
began practice in Pennington. He
was a former judge of the municipal
court and also belonged ito the SUI
perintending school committee. He
was a Mason and member of the Con-
gregational church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

CAPITAL GRANGE, NO. 24s, p. OF
H. Meetings ID and 18th Saturday even
inps Of each month at q. A. r. hall.
EDWARD RIPLEY, w. NJ.
MRS G. f. TOOTHAKER. Sec.
tu-th-sat.tf
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Votes are the best barometer of
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JEPHT;4A ENCAMPMENT, NO. 8.

Meetings at 500 o'clock every second
and fourth Tuesday.
c. Z. STEWART, Scribe.
DIFF
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Jay voted at a special townmeeting
to replace the wooden bridge across
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

Nine. Schumann- Heink's last Rapr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

A Bath citizen recalls that when he
was boy. Gov. William King, who
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-11

The Sagadahoc Republican County
Committee held meeting Monday in
the common council room at Bath,
Chairman c. B. Randall of Bowdoin-
ham presiding. Enthusiastic reports
were received in regard to the out
look for a Republican victory in the
September election.