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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-17
WGNTED-MALE HELP.

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ply Mr.. Pitcher. R. P. Hazard co.
BARBER WANTED AT ONCE.
First-class wages. Call or write, NJ: J.
Burns. 242 Water St, Gardiner. juneIid6t
gARsER-GOop MAN AT ONCE.
Also two barber chairs for sale. F. Trial,
ia Water St. Hallowell, Me. junel9dl@.
ALL KINDS or EXPERIENCED
stitching-room help wanted. Apply -
Mr. pitcher. r. P. Hazard Co. Gardi.
~ Maine juneSdtf
GOVERNMENT POSITIONS ARE
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-17
NO. CoNCRETING SAND AND

gravel in any quantity desired, also top
loan for lawns and gardens Apply at
Farm House, Fuller's Crossing. or J. e.
Fuller. Tel. No 10A apr23dtf
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per bushel also small size Green Noun
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sleighs. robes, blankets, harness a
whips belonging 70 the estate of la
Eugene L. Mars0n. Inquire on premise
81 State street. Augusta. mayGt
Evening star., 1914-12-31
RoughIeg the Hawk Arrives.

When Mistress Spring arrives on the
Green Meadows she brings with her
host of old friends who have been
spending the winter in the sunny
southland. and such a welcome as they
receive from the little people who live
on the Green Meadows the whole year
through! But when Jack Frost comes
down from the northland with rough
Brother North Wind, and they bring
with them a few who have spent the
summer way up on the edge of the
Always Cold, there is no warm well
come for them. No one Is eagerly
waiting to give them greeting. You
see, everybody is too busy trying to
get enough to eat and to get ready for
winter.
But there is one of these visitors who
is watched for. Yes, sir. he is watched
for from the minute Jack Frost ar
rives. Not that any one is really glad
to see him. Oh, my, no! But 1t Is
very necessary to see him first. That
is, it is for many of the little people,
especially the littlest ones. So 1t was
that the first thing every morning
Danny Meadow Mouse anxiously look
ed this way and looked that way up
in the sky before he made the least
move to run about, or before he would
allow Nanny Meadow Mouse to so
much as put her nose outside the door.
Peter Rabbit was another who kept
sharp watch, particularly when he
stayed overlong in the Green Forest
so that he could not reach the dear
Old Brier Patch before daylight.
Hes here"' exclaimed Danny Mead
ow Mouse early one morning, quite as
If he was glad.
who's here?" asked Nanny Meadow
Mouse.
"Roughleg the Hawk" replied Danny.
oh" Nanny shuddered just little.
"You speak just as if you were glad
to see him, Danny"
'I am" replied Danny. Il am glad to
see him."
why, Danny Meadow Mouse, how
can you say such thing? You know
perfectly well that he is just ter
rible."
He's terrible. all right" replied
Danny, but Just the same I'm glad
Evening star., 1914-12-31
ALIENS DEPEND ON CHARITY.
Eminent Architects Experiences in
London Are But Typical.
,orrespondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 1s.-An eminent
architect Of London, whose business
was broken up because Of his being an
alien enemy. applied for relief at the
Religious Society of Friends the past
week as he had but a single half-penny
in his pocket to subsist on. He was
expecting f25 from his wife, and the
money had not arrived from Austria.
Many other alien enemies have been
spared the monotonous life of the con-
centration camps only to find them
selves dependent on charity. They are
largely painters, musicians and profess
sional men of long residence in Eng
land and not infrequently married to
English wives.
Evening star., 1914-12-31

branch of that lone tree over there,
and he's sitting so still that he looks
like a part of the tree," replied Danny.
''Now watch"
Before Nanny could stop him he had
darted out and across q little bare
place. Instantly a great black bird
with broad wings sailed out from the
lone tree straight to the bare place
Danny had raced across. Nanny held
her breath. and her heart almost
stopped beating with fear for Danny.
OF course she ought to have known
Danny better than that. He was safely
hiding under tangle of grass where
even the sharp eyes of Roughleg
couldn't see him. Roughleg few back
and forth over the bare place few
times, and then with a scream OF dis
appointment returned to the lone tree,
where he sat motionless as before. He
would go hungry a long time II he de-
pended on Danny Meadow Mouse for a
meal.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
CHAFFEE TROPHIES STOLEN.
Late Generals Mementoes, Valued at
$4,000, Reported Missing.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. December 81
Virtually all Of the late Gen. Adna r.
Chaffees war trophies. mementoes of
his campaigns in China and other
lands, were stolen some time after his
death, November 1, according to a re-
port made by Mrs. Chaffee to the po-
lice department. Mrs. Chaffee fixed the
monetary value of the articles taken
at $4,000.
The theft was not discovered until
the family resumed the occupancy OF
their home here, after long Of absence.
The loot included rare Chinese ivory
and jade ornaments and articles OF
jewelry, among which was a signet
ring worn by the general at the time
of his death.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
URGES DUTY TO COUNTRY.
Archbishop of Canterbury Appeals
for War Enlistments.

LONDON, December 31-The Arch
bishop Of Canterbury in New Year day
letter to the laity and clergy seeks 10
give impetus to recruiting by q fervent
appeal to all men qualified to bear arms<
The very life of the empire" says
the letter. may depend upon the re-
sponse given to the call for men.
think we can say deliberately that no
household or home will be acting
worthily IL, in timidity or self-love. it
keeps back any of those who can 10y
ally bear a mans part in behalf of
the land we love"
Evening star., 1914-12-31
WHO'S HERE"' ASKED NANNY
MEADOW MOUSE.

to see him. Danny's eyes twinkled as
he said this, for he saw that Nanny
didn't believe a word of it. She didn't
believe because she didn't understand.
Nanny made a funny little face at
him, as much as to say, You're fib-
bing. Danny Meadow Mouse" Danny
laughed right out. Then his face
grew sober.
"I am truly glad to see him." said
he, because now I know just where
he is. 1 can keep an eye on him. All
along. since 1t was time for him to
easy feeling. I have been afraid that
he might come sailing down out of
the north without me knowing it, and
to see me first. You know what that
would have meant?"
Nanny nodded her head very hard
and shivered.
You know" continued Danny. look
ing very wise, IAN uncertainty often
is great deal worse than a certainty.
Now that I know that old Roughleg Is
here. and just where to look for him,
/ feel a lot easier in my mind
But I don't see him, and I've been
looking and looking" said Nanny.
Hes right on the end of the dead
Evening star., 1914-12-31


try has been greatly aided by the ac-
tivity of Charles
Charles B. Towns B. Towns, for
Proves Great Aid. hn. y no,u ", % os New w
York. Mr.. Towns established an anti
opium institute in Peking. He CO.
operated with Ex-President Taft In
bringing about the frst international
anti-opium conference, which was held
in Shanghai, in 1909. The second was
held at The Hague in 1911. Mr.. Towns
believes that the only method OF deal
Ing with the opium problem is by max
ing it government monopoly with the
active cooperation of each of the other
governments Of the world.
Even the most stringent prohibitive
laws passed by Congress cannot do
away with the smuggling Of the drug
into the country, although the heavy
penalties attached may lessen 1t some
what. But II all Of the nations had a
rigid registration of the amount of
opium manufactured or imported with
In their borders and none were sold
without a registration of the quantity,
the proposed use and the name of the
purchaser, the Illicit drug trade could
be effectually throttled. Such a CO.
the outbreak of the war in Europe.
and its final establishment is likely to
be brought about.
In the meantime this country must
handle its drug problem alone. More
money Is now being spent along our
frontiers and at our ports providing
inspection to prevent opium from being
smuggled in than would suffice to han
die and distribute all the drug which
Is needed for legitimate purposes. The
81 LII ye$
from procuring what he can handle
honestly. but it can make him respon-
sible for the sale Of It.
II the government handled all the
opium brought into the country and
the druggists were permitted to sell 1t
bility Of the drug habit would rest en-
tirely upon the physicians who write
prescriptions for it, and the detection
and conviction of those who would lend
themselves to the Illicit use of the drug
would be a comparatively simple mat
ter.
The law of 1909 prohibited the i'm
portation of smoking opium into the
United States. But between the time
Of the passage of the law and its going
into effect American dealers had ample
opportunity to learn the process of
preparing the drug for smoking, a
knowledge which has heretofore been
confined to the orient. The campaign
in San Francisco indicated how in
effectual had been the restriction re-
garding it's importation. But the habit
Of smoking opium is less menace to
the nation than that of taking the drug
in other forms, either by hypodermic
injection or by swallowing it. The
drug habits which are most dangerous
to the public welfare are contracted
usually from the careless use of some
form of opium incidentally.
N ,$xy-f
prohibiting the selling of opium and
morphine except upon the original or
der prescription of a licensed physician,
dentist or veterinary surgeon.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Weather Favors Herring Fisheries.

CURLIN. N. r., December 31.-The
comparatively mild weather this
month has been favorable to the herring
fisheries Of the west coast of New
foundland. and about 100000 pounds
has been shipped from Bay of Islands.
A number of vessels are still in the
bay awaiting cargoes. Drift ice coming
down the coast has forced half a dozen
American schooners to leave Bonne bay
and sail for Bay of Islands. At Bonne
bay there are 100000 pounds of cod
awaiting shipment
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Aiding Southern Education.

NEW YORK, December 31.-The gen.
eral education board has made public
the ninth installment Of report
reviewing it's work during the past ten
years. During this period the board
has donated s242.ss1 to promote sec
ondary education in the south. The
report is devoted largely to statistics
of the development OF education in
southern states.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
New Pope Is Elected.

September 3, SO overshadowed by the
war interest that it did not attract
major attention, Cardinal Giacomo
Della Chiesa, archbishop Of Bologna,
was elected Pope to succeed the late
Plus X. The new pontif assumed the
title of Benedict XIV. The government
crop report, made public October s, an
Evening star., 1914-12-31

Miss Jessie Smith. twenty-eight years
old. was stricken with a hemorrhage
while playing cards with friends at her
home in Baltimore and died shortly
afterward.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Germans Abolish Duty on Flour.

BRUSSELS. Belgium. via Amsterdam
and London. December 31--The German
administration In Belgium. to render less
difficult the maintenance OF the civil popu
lation. has abolished the duty on flour
made from grain imported by the Ameri-
can commission for relief of Belgium.
This duty was the same as that imposed
in normal times and was added to the
arbitrary price of flour established 10y
the German authorities.
Rev. Theodore George. rector of st
Alphonsus' Catholic Church. in Balti-
more. died In Philadelphia hospital.
where he had gone for treatment.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
SURPRISING THE OPIUM
TRADE.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

the sale Of habit-forming drugs have
been made in this country within the
past year. A federal law was passed
by Congress last January. and in most
OF the states some legislative consid-
GRAFTON has been given to the subject
In number Of cities noteworthy re-
suits have been brought about by q
vigorous campaign, Throughout the
entire nation a steady Increase of in
terest In this direction is efrectually
lessening the sale of all habit-fo
ing drugs.
Attention has been drawn to the
lact that the importation OF opium and
S1nitea Tlmtlar ssaabit-forming drugs into the
within the past half century. During
the last ten years the importation Of
these drugs into this country has ay-
eraged about half a million pounds an
,hnally. ,lnay. although $4,000 pounds are
mate demand for medicinal purposes.
Germany. with population Of 60,oO0,-
oo0, consumes about 1900 pounds Of
opium each year. Italy uses q little
0fe ooo nnan,s enan 5000 pounds for her $4,000
with a population of $4,000, 900, uses
between 5000 and 1000 pounds.
me number of average doses Of
habit-forming drugs imported into the
Cna.ea otates In 1909 approxfmated
0O0.Ooo.000. Chiefly through the in
fiuence Of these crusades against them.
the amount was reduced to 2,3Os, ,700, 900
In 1912, while in 1913 it fell little be-
low 2,000.000.000 doses. With the en-
forcement of the new legislative enact
ment a still greater reduction should
be evidenced when the reports of 1914
are made up.
X
+ K
Fully IS per cent of the opium
brought into the United States Is n,anu-
Evening star., 1914-12-31

three months ninety-seven men and
women paid Anes amounting to 1900.
Over 500 opium joints were closed and
opium to the value Of $4,000 was con-
in the chinese n"arter % of San Erane
cisco. It was found that many re-
spectacle physicians had been selling
prescriptions to drug iends and that
reputable family drug stores were real
ly acting as illegal distributing CEN
ters for these drugs
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Others Who Died.

Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice President of
the United States during the second
Cleveland administration, died June l3
Grand Duke Adolph Friedrich of Meek
lenburg- g-Strelitz. George II. grand duke
cf Saxe-Mein'ngen. and Archduke
Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of
Austria Hungary, the victim Of an as
sassin. are some of the men of royal
blood who died in that month. Joseph
Chamberlain. long eminent as British
statesman. died early in July. Among
other distinguished men who died that
month were Horace H. Lurton, asso-
ciate justice of the United States Su-
preme Court; Melville F.. ingalls, of the
Big Four" railroad system; Augustus
Smith. oldest graduate of Yale Cniver-
sity. and Paul Reclus. brilliant French
scientist
Two names among the August dead
stand out with especial Prominence
Ellen Louise AXson Wilson, wife of the
President Of the United States, and Pope
Plus X, head of the Roman Catholic
Church. John Philip Holland, inventor
Of the submarine: Gen. Powell Clayton,
ex-governor. ex-senator and for half a
century the most prominent republican
of Arkansas; Robert Mcintyre, bishop
Of the Methodist Church: Father Fran
els Xavier Wernz. general of the
Jesuits. and Margaret Newton Van
Cott. known everywhere as an evan
gelist. were also among the famous
dead OF August.
The September list includes the
names of Edward J. Hall. the father
Of tho long-distance telephone:" Mrs.
Frank Leslie (Baroness Bazus), who
revived the practically defunct pub
fishing business left by her husband
and bequeathed s1.oo0.ooo to the oman
suffrage movement. and Rear Admiral
Herbert Winslow, United States Navy,
retired. October 10 the aged King o.
Roumania. Charles I. who maintained
the neutrality Of his kingdom TO the
very last in spite of powerful opposi-
tion. died at his capital Tt Rt
Rev. Charles William Smith, Methodist
Episcopal bishop of St. Louis, died on
the last day of the month.
Among the eminent dead of Novem-
Der are Lieut.. Gen. Adna r. Chaffee,
who was chief of staff of the United
States Army from 1904 to 1906: John
Kean. former senator from New Jer-
of women's clubs::'' Field Marshal Earl
Frederick s. Roberts. most famous Of
British soldiers. and Robert ]. Bur-
dette. American lecturer. humorist and
preacher. December marked the pass
ing of Americas most eminent naval
expert and writer. Rear Admiral Alfred
T. Mahan.
Other notable deaths of the month
were those of Madison Cawein. Ameri-
can poet Of established reputation:
William w. Rockhill. diplomat. who
was on his way to serve as adviser to
the Chinese president: Serene e. Payne.
veteran political leader. and Joseph
Smith. president of the Reorganized
Latter Day Saints.
Syndicate.)
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Opium Imports
Turned to Morphine

cording to
reliable estimates. fully so per cent Of
this Is used by victims Of the drug
habit to their own personal injury and
to the great detriment OF society and
the nation. large proportion Of the
drug victims acquire the taste inno-
Gently or unconsciously from some
medicine, and the ease with which the
drug can be procured is responsible
for their forming the habit. Until the
recent legal enactments, most of which
have come about within the past FIVE
years, 1t was as easy for woman to
buy morphine pellets as talcum pow
der. and even a school boy could buy q
hypodermic syringe as easily as
pocket knife. The vigorous crusades
large cities have lessened the prevail
ing carelessness regarding this mat
ter. although much yet remains to be
accomplished.
The long -hoped-for drug restriction
bill in New York passed the legislature
and became effective last July. 1t pro-
hibits the sale of choral, opium and
their salts and derivatives, except upon
the original prescription of a licensed
physician, dentist or veterinary sur
geon. Druggists are required to keep a
record of these prescriptions. The law
prohibits the sale of hypodermics eX-
cept to a physician, dentist or veterina-
rian, or upon the order of one. 1t also
provides for the furnishing of official
order books by the boards of health
to physicians. dentists, veterinarians
and pharmacists upon which must be
written all orders for the drugs COM
ing under the law. These books are to
be serially numbered in duplicates,
bound in book form with carbon or
transfer paper between the duplicate
pages. A duplicate of each order or
prescription is thus preserved. Each
must contain the name and address of
the person to whom the drug is sold.
In New York city a number of spe-
Evening star., 1914-12-31
California Law
Requires q Record.

date and address of those to whom
sales are made and also how the goods
were delivered. In addition to this
record. which must always be open to
the inspection of officers of the law.
copy of all contracts or orders for
these narcotic drugs must be forward
ed by registered mall to the California
state board Of pharmacy within twen-
ty-four hours after such a sale is
made.
The anti-opium campaign inaugurated
in San Francisco for the enforcement of
this law was under the direction of
Chief Inspector Fred A. Sutherland Of
the California state board Of phar-
macy. Inspector Sutherland and his
assistants hunted out the drug joints
by Disgusting themselves as toughs and
mixing with the lowest element Of the
city, asking their new-found associates
where dope" could be found. Suther-
land usually claimed to be sailor
awaiting a job. He invariably bought
the drug and took 1t away with him,
claiming that he wanted to use II in
his own room. In buying it he secured
the necessary information regarding
the sale of the drug to enable him to
prosecute the violators of the law.
The traffic in San Francisco was the
greatest of any American city. 1t is
now believed to be effectually dimin-
ished. although a vigilant system Of
inspection will continue to be MAIN
tanned. Inspector Sutherland's efforts
resulted in the conviction Of nearly
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Wireless From GERMANY.

January % the first wireless mes
sage without relaying was transmitted
between Hanover. Germany, and Tuck
erton. on the lower New Jersey coast
IL was a greeting from the German
kaiser for President Wilson, and came
in one leap distance of 4,063 miles
February II the expedition led by
Capt J. Campbell Besley returned to
New York after six months explora-
tion in hitherto unknown Andean
region. The party discovered a lost
Inca city and brought back a valuable
collection. Later In the same month
the antarctic expedition led by DR..
Douglas Mewson arrived at Adelaide.
australia. after two years spent in
scientific exploration. April 10, DIR.
Alexis Carrel. Nobel prize winner and
eminent for his contributions to exact
science. announced that he had operat.
ed successfully on the heart Of an
animal by suspending the circulation
of blood several minutes. May 1s, ex-
President Roosevelt returned home
after an exploring trip OF eight
months through the Brazilian wilder
Evening star., 1914-12-31

The campaign throughout the coun-
try has been greatly aided by the ac-
Evening star., 1914-12-31

oSeeS AhSeteSoto VI ASCHnOlCSy arranged
to combine their engineering depart
ments. February 10. Andrew Carnegie
gave S2.000.000 toward the propaganda
carried on by the Church Peace Union.
April 13. the International Surgical con-
gress met at New York city and had
one of the most profitable sessions in
its history. Water was let into the
new canal across Cape Cod April 21.
This canal shortens the distance by
water between Boston and New York
by seventy miles and cuts out the dan
ger OF rounding the cape in stormy
weather. The canal was formally OPEN
ed July 90.
President Wilson's youngest daush-
ter. Eleanor Randolph Wilson. was
married May Z, at the White House, to
William Gibbs McAdoo. Secretary Of
the Treasury. The Norwegian cele-
brated the centennial of the separation
of Norway from Denmark May Is May
is. the Panama canal was opened for
barge traffic. The English derby was
won by Durbar III. horse belonging
to an American. Herman B. Duryea,
Daughters OF the Confederacy in the
National cemetery at Arlington was
unveiled June 4.
June 16. England captured the inter-
national polo championship at Meadow
Brook, n. Y. It was made public June
aueathed ss,500.000 to public institu-
tions. The American Museum of Nat
ural History was beneficiary to the
extent of $5.000.0O0. That, also, was
the day on which the reconstructed
kiel canal was opened by the German
kaiser. The international eucharistic
congress opened at Lourdes, France,
JulV 22.
Evening star., 1914-12-31

The California law also provides that
all jobbers and wholesalers shall keep
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Special Officers
Enforce Statute

Through their vigilance the drug traf-
ic has been reduced fully one-half
within three months and the traffickers
IN this Illicit trade have increased the
price of their dope" tremendously.
The police believe that within a few
months every opium joint In the city
will be closed up.
The California state law is even more
rigid than that of New York. It emu
merates a long list of derivatives Of
opium and morphine and makes the
same rigid requirement of the drug
gist that it be sold only upon the or
der of a physician. dentist or veteri-
marian licensed under the law of the
state. If written by veterinarian it
should state the kind of an animal for
which 1t Is ordered and "it shall be
signed by the person giving the pre-
scription or ORDER
Such a prescription is to be retained
by the druggist in his files. and If 1t
calls for more than eight grains Of
opium. or one grain of morphine, or
two grains of codeine, or sixty grains
of choral hydrate, or one grain of any
of the other forbidden substances it
may not be refilled by the druggist
without a written order. The giving of
"a duplicate of such a prescription Is
forbidden and the druggists files shall
be at all times open to inspection by
the prescriber or any authorized off,
GER of the law.
Evening star., 1914-12-31

FULLY IS per cent of the opium
brought into the United States is manu-