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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-08
"can a Convict Die for Soience?"

The offer of a life-term prisoner at
Auburn TO undergo incubation with
cancer germs for purposes of scientlhc
experimentation raises an interesting
ethical question. Can society right
fully cons mt to allow a man TO shorten
his life by a year or even day of
his own volition, even though by doing
so he would benefit humanity?
Public opinion on the question will
naturally be divided, with most people
probably agreeing with an eminent
local authority on medico-legal mat
ters that the thing would be GRIM
fnal" Men are prevented by law from
wilfully killing themselves, and
sensitive public sentiment would dis
Germ in the incubation of a convict
with deadly germs form of suicide
by authority of the State which should
mot be countenaneed.
Yet society is willing enough to have
the State put a man to death for crime.
1t is willing enough to have men go to
certain death in war. 1t views with
perfect equanimity the risks run by
medical investigators in laboratory ex-
Observation-Disclosures only too frequent
lly fatal. On the score of consistency
1T might be expected to permit life
convict to take the same chance with
death from germs as doctor.
But has any one the slightest idea
that 1t will? There are social scruples
that transcend laws. and one of these
sscruples ordains that no one shall die
voluntarily or subtract a fragment
from his term of years except in the
manner prescribed by tradition.-New
York World.
And tradition has prescribed that a
man may exercise his personal lib
ierty' to systematically shorten his
life by Indulgence in narcotic poison
for pleasure? Is that The Worlds
feonsistent logic? The federal and
many state and local governments are
experimenting upon the lives of men,
women and children for REVENUE
purposes only Tradition-and the
New York World-smiles and submits
Ito the shortening of thousands of lives
and the constant living gamble on the
life. prosperity and happiness OF the
communities in which the subjects of
salcoholic experimentation are located.
OF course prisoner should not be
permitted to gamble on his life in the
Interests of science and possible bene-
hts to posterity, but any man may
voluntarily subtract fragment from
his term of years." in the interests
of the rum trust and government
''.revenue.'
o. Lord, how long?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-08
The Democratic Deficiency Tax.

Democracy is now advertising its
inefficiency by posting notice thereof
on may articles OF common use. The
purchaser of the article pays for the
advertising. The posters are called
war tax" stamps, but we all know
they are really Democratic deficiency
revenue stamps.
Democracy would have you believe
that the falling off in imports into thif
country brought about by the wal
conditions in Europe has caused a
serious decrease in tariff receipts and
thereby heaped deficit upon the
Democratic administration. AS mat
ter of fact, imports for the year ending
Oct, 80, 1914. were s2l4.167,ooo greater
in value than for the year ending
October 80, 1918. In spite of the war,
importations are greater under the
Democratic tariff than they were be-
fore 1t was enforced. The war was
well advanced in October and in that
month the imports We're 100000
greater in value than they were in
October, 1913 Why. then. the need of
a war tax, or why is the new revenue
system called a war tax?
The answers are two and simple.
Our Democratic tariff policy has so
cut down the revenue OF the govern
ment that you must pay a tax on GER
tain articles to make up the deficiency
caused by the falling off; this Demo-
cratic administration has been the
most extravagant the country has ever
known, not by opinion but by actual
figures. and you must pay tax on
certain articles to make up the extra
sum needed to defray the expenses of
the administration which has appro-
priated more money for one thing and
another than has ever been appor-
toned by any administration before it.
Pay those extra pennies ungrudging-
iy, for they are the price of Democ-
racy. You cannot have Democracy
unless you pay for 1t. and If you don't
like to pay you had better read the
lesson in those Democratic advertis-
ing posters and ally yourself with the
Republican forces which are not ex-
travagant and which do not need a
petty and troublesome tax in order
to keep the treasury from drying up
entirely
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The Swing Of the Pendulum.
}. Lord. how long?

college professor yesterday re-
marked to US that the wave of folly
which swept Europe for months before
the outbreak of the war had been re-
marked upon by thinking men who
wondered what the result would be.
They had wondered if the pendulum
had swung as far out as calculated
in the great scheme of things or if the
turning point in thoughtless pursuit Of
pleasure had not been reached. After
four months of the most terrible con-
oitlons the world has known. it might
be concluded that the wave of folly,
OF which the professor spoke, had been
followed by a world wide wave of Sc
rious thought and sudden realization
by humanity of the brink upon which
IT had been dancing.
A visitor asks, lis God responsible? ?"
Why should he ask? Is there anything
IN the teachings of Christ or his mis-
sion to earth that would put hatred or
intolerance into the hearts of men
pid He not come to represent Love ?
And did He not say: Love your enc
mics; bless them that curse you; pray
Tor them that despitefully use YOU?
And on the cross did He not pray:
Father, forgive them; for they know
not what they do?
is there single suggestion that
any one of the powers at war and now
claiming to be working with God for
the salvation of the world, that they
possess any Of the attributes which
Christ eounseled?
VINO but the Prince of Darkness
ceuid have acted as adviser in move
rnent SO aptly described In the Second
Psalm;
The kings Of the earth set them-
serves, ana the rulers take counsel to-
gethef, against the Lord, and against
the aneinted, saying, Let us break
tneir bands asrnder and cast away
their cords from u.s."
Read the Fourth Psalm, second
verge; 20 We sons of men, how long
will We turn my glory into shame?"
II men are asking themselves if God
Is responsible for this war, they are
thinking. They are thinking alone
other lines seriously. They are won
desing what is the object of this life
which we are devoting to a mad chase
after pleasure. Why are we placed
here to spend our days in useless foil,
and inherit death. If death is not a re.
wards
We believe that Europe was dropped
suddenly from its silly sowing ant
respirg Of make-beiieve happiness t.
. stage of seriousness that shows then
the growth Of the crop they have sown
On this continent, where we hope Il
avoid the horrors of war, let u,
hope that we may profit BY Europe,
lesson. And now is the time to con
slider seriously the purpose Of human
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-08
Coming Events

Dee. S-Supreme Court law term con-
yenes, Augusta.
Dec. s-9-1o--York County Poultry Assn
Show,
Dec. s-United States District Court
convenes, Portland.
Dec. S-l1-Maine Dairymen's Associa-
ton, Bangor,
Dec. S-ll-Maine Seed Improvement AS
Dec. 1EWestbrook City Election.
Dec, 14-16-The Maine Conference Tin
Grants institute will meet at the Metho-
dist church, Rumford Falls.
Dee. 1s-1I-State Grange at Lewiston.
Dec. i5-lf-Freeport Poultry Associa-
ton,
Boys and Girls Agricultural Clubs at
University of Maine, Orono.
Dee 2a-2s-Maine Live Stock Breeders'
meeting, orone. 80.
Jan. 5-7-western Maine Poultry Asso-
Jan. 5-S-Bangor Poultry Association.
City Hall, Bangor.
Jan. 5-S-Passamaquoddy Poultry As
Jan 6-Maine Legislature. biennial ses-
Jan. e--Maine Legislature, biennial SEES
sion. Augusta.
Jan. IA, 1915-MaiHe Association OF ops
tometrists.
Jan 27-Maine Veterinary Medical As
ISOLATION, annual meeting, Augusta
Jan, H-Annuai meeting Maine League
of Loan and Building Associations. Au-
gusta.
Feb. 22-Western Maine Pythian Jubilee,
Portland.
March 22-27-Lewiston and Auburn au-
tomobie show,
April s-Grand Castle, knights Of the
Golden eagle, annual session, Carmel.
May 4-6-Congregational Conference
and Missionary Society of Maine, annual
meetings, South Parish cnurch. Augusta.
May 4-6---Masonic grand bodies. annual
meetings. Portland.
June 9-l07<Maine Division, Sons Of
Veterans and Ladies' Auxiliary, annual
meetings, Bangor.
June 27-30-N New England Typographical
Unio. convention. Portland.
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AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

BETHLEHEM LODGE, NO. Sc, r. s
A. NJ. Special communication Wednes-
day Dec g. at 73e o'clock. Work in Z.
A. degree, All soiourning brethren are
cordially invited TO attend.
PEARL f. FULLER, Sec.
ORIN B. FROST, w. NJ.
AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. 141, r. AND
A. NJ Special communication Tuesday
evening Dec. s. at $50 Work in the z.
A. degree. All sojourning brethren cor
daily invited to attend.
ALBERT J.. PINGREE. w. II.
WESTON LEWIS, See'y.
ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER, NO.
Ia, o. E. s. Stated meetings the first
Wednesday of each month at Masonic
Temple. All members sojourning in the
city are invited TO attend.
ETHEL NJ. BABBlTT. ". NJ.
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON. Sec.
aug2S. m-4-f.ti
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Editorial Comment.
Ore of Germany's Plans.
fDorftan5 praSSA

In one of the last letters that the
late Admiral Mahan wrote he ex-
pressed the opinion that If Germany
should conquer the allies it would be
nasty to us. In other words he ex-
pressed q fear that had existed in
minds of most Americans that the
overthrow of the British empire by
Germany would result in the coming
of that power to this continent to in
terfere in if not TO take over the Brit
ish possessions on this side the water.
This would constitute direct menace
TO this government which we could
not overlook and WHEN would threaten
our peace and security. The posi-
bility that yictorieus Germany would
attempt 70 assume domination over
CANADA has had not little 20 do with
American sympathy fer the allies.
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The Modernest War Ever.

Cartoonist Nelson Harding in the
Brooklyn Eagle graphically pre-
sents the horrible truth of the situa-
ton in picturing Mars as sandwich
man wearing boards appealing for en-
listment. Here are the inducements:
ENLIST!
HUMANE-WAR-C
ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS
SCIENTIFIC BULLETS
SMALL, CLEAN WOUNDS.
NO SMASHING OR SPLINTERING
OF THE BONES.
PAINLESS SHELLS
(YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT HIT YOU
WIDOWS PENSIONS
Sk1LLFEL AMPUTATIONS.
RED CROSS IN ATTENDANCE
HOSPITALS ALWAYS OPEN
FREE TOBACCO and WOODEN SACKS.
DECORATIONS GIVEN AWAY!
ENLIST!
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grandfathersl

The rapid industrial development Of
the city of Coventry. England, has led
20 great opening for Christian ef-
fert. and has brought about a movs
pient to found diocese of the Church
Ct England in Warwickshire with
Coventry as the cathedral city.
Churcbmen of the district and, II is
said, not few non, conformists, have
already raised $4,000, and the bishop
of Worcester has appealed to the coun !,
try TO contribute $4,000, the remain
der of the needed sum. II is said that
the money has come from all classes
Of the community, ten wealthy men
having contributed 5000 each, and
one child giving a shilling ito buy a
new bishop" Coventry was a see
from the twelfth to the nineteenth
century, but was dethroned by Par
lament al time when clerical reform
was popular political cry.
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Identity Yourself
Bv a Bank Account

You gain prestige both socially and in business by
identifying yourself with this bank by account Surely
you One Dollar week Almost any can After
it becomes habit. Five dollars month,
the per cent compound interest allow will amount to
$775.00 in ten years.
The smaller your present income the more need you
for savings account There safer for
you to accumulate competence than by saving regularly
your earnings SO0 is all that is necessary to
an account with this bank.
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DIED.
CUMBERLAND.

CUMBERLAND.
Portiand--Dec &, II. Granger Fuller,
aged 81 years; Dec. 3, Charles c. Clancy.
aged 40 years; Dec. 4, Bernard Devine
Dec. 4, Caroline e. Taylor, aged IS years,
months. Dec. 6, Jane Rarbrick
South Portland-Dec. 5, Lydia Anna
Webster, aged "a years months; Dee. 5,
Sarah NJ. Sands, aged 60 years.
Cumberland Center-Dec. 5, George
Thompson. aged 81 years.
West Falmouth-Dec. 6. Joseph W. AS
quith, aged Is years
PENORSCOT.
Bangor-Dec. l, John 3. Mitchell, aged
10 years,
Bath-Dec. l, George f. Page. aged 81
years.
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Mount Katahdin Park.
cortland Press.)


The people of Maine, and for that
matter the people of the whole coun-
try, will have reason TO be grateful to
Cong. Frank E. Guernsey If he sue
ceeds in his plan for having the
Mount Katahdln region made a forest
reserve and national park. This is
about the emily tract of virgin forest
that is left in the east, in fact the only
tract thai is available for such a pur-
pose and il should be preserved not
only for the present generation hut for
all postefity. II 10 a widely pictur-
esque spot, being unexceiled for scenic
beauties by any place in the world and
as game preserve, it mas few equals
anywhere. Its advantages as a game
preserve alone, make it almost vital
that it be saved from the widespread
raids that are being made on our wild
lands. Names big game is slowly,
but surely disappearing and unless
some place like this is set apart for
them, will in the course of years be
entirely gone This would be so great
a calamity that the wonder is that
Congress hesitates about passing this
measure which Mr.. Guernsey has been
urging SO long and so earnestly II
he does succeed, as it would seem that
he must in time, he will have an
achievement attached to his name that
any statesman might envy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-08

As Anthony G. Deane in New Rhymes
for Old" thinks Henley might have
treated "Humpty-Dumpty Sat on
Wall"
Calm and implacable.
Eyeing diSdainful1y the world beneath,
Sat Humpty-Dumpty on his mural emil
nenee
In solemn state:
And / relate his story
In verse unfettered by the bothering re-
strictions OF rhyme or metre,
IN verse tor rhythm" as prefer to
Which. consequently. is Tar from diff
cult to write.
He sat. And at his feet
The world passed on--the surging crowd
Or men and women, passionate, turgid,
dense,
Keenly alert, letharsic, or obese.
tThose two lines scanD
Among the rest
He noted Jones. Jones with his Roman
nose.
His eyebrows-the left one streaked with
dash of gray
And yellow boots.
Not that Jones
Has anything in particular to do with the
But descriptive phrase
Like the above shows that the writer is
A Master of Realism,
Let us proceed Suddenly from his seat
Did Humpty-Dumpty slip. Vainly he
clutched
The impalpable air. Down and down,
Right TO the foot of the wall,
Right on to the horribly hard pavement
that ran beneath IL,
Humpty- Dumpty, the unfortunate
Humpty-Dumpty,
Fell.
And him, alas, no equine agency
Him no power of regal battanons-
Resourceful, eager. strenuous
Could ever restore TO the lofty eminence
Which once was his.
Still he lies on the very Identical
Spot where he fell-lics, as l said, on the
ground.
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life. We have had wise counsel. 1000
years ago. and we have remembered
yet have not obeyed. Now is the time
to take heed. Let us hope that What
ever is is best" and that every day is
working out His plan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-08

You Needn't keep on feeling dis
tressed after eating, nor belching. nor
experiencing nausea between meals.
Hoods Sarsaparilia cures dyspepsia
it strengthens the stomach and other
digestive organs for the proper per-
Torrance of their functions. Take
Hoods.
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A Clear Title.

A member Of the Washington Board OF
Education tells this one:
THE principal of one of the South
Washington night schools was enrolling
a rev pupil. darby boy of eight, clad In
a suit that was obviously new. The mo-
ment before the boy presented himself
the principal had heard the sound or hre
engines in the street.
whats your manner" asked the princi-
pal.
Moses Arlington was the response.
Then. as he wrote down the name, the
principal asked, Where was the tire,
Moses?" .+s#z
( Ne response from. Moses. whose eyes
only rolled In indignation.
Where was the fire." repeated the
principal, surprised at the boys silence.
Say, boss" came from the darby. "yo'
amt tryin to git gay with me. is 20?
Dere want no fire. My ole man buys dis
suit TO me- an he pays 50 TO it.'-Lip-
pincett's Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-08

According to Brussels dispatch, in
eluded in Thursdays war news, the
German colonial secretary had a narrow
escape from death while automobiling
near Dixmude. He suddenly found him.
self under fire from the English trenches.
The dispatch says:
In the midst of the excitement, the en-
CINE, which had been penetrated by bull
let's, exploded. The chauffeur dismount-
ed, intending to make repairs, but it was
evident that the English guns had found
the range and the secretary hurried on
to Dixmude in the crippled machine.
Now what we'd like TO know, and what
we may insist on knowing just as soon
as the censorship Is relaxed enough to
permit the sending of details, is how he
could have hurried TO Dlxmude in his
machine after bullet had disabled the
engine.-Biddeford Journal.
'Smatter with you. We guess that
you need more outdoor exercise. The
idea of reading censored war reports
anaiytically. Mebhe he had another
engine in his poeket--or something
like that,
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Those German Foods.

Boston Glohe.)
German mustard l abhor,
Sauerkraut and cheese, go way!
Eoy, I Did thee not explore
Cafes where the Germans stay.
Sausage. pretzels are the bunk,
German foodstuffs are the worst;
Boy, / bid thee eat them not
You know me, A1-Safety First.
Aristotle
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-08

Clifford Pinchot says he does not
propose to abandon the 10000 voters
who gave me their franchise In the
last election" Welcome back again
Giffy, old boy!
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streets. AS they were about to turn
onto Main street Burke made try
but the horses kept right on. Burke
then caught on behind, climbed up
over the hack onto the seat and soon
had the animals under control. he
then drove them to the owners stable,
where the owner generously rewarded
him for his nervy act.
Between 40 and so LOBSTER traps were
towed into Damariseove harbor the
other day. having been picked up after
being torn from their places by the
recent fierce gale along the coast.
The Auburn firemen had strenuous
Sunday, being called out no less than
five times between $50 in the morning
and in the evening. Three of the
calls were still alarms.
ship Hanover of the Houghton Bros.
fleet was Nov. 10. 1S49, in the after
noon. recalls the Bath Times. The ship
was commanded by Capt. George Rog-
ers, whose body together with few OF
the crew was washed ashore on Pop
ham Beach. None of the bodies was
recognized save that of Capt. Rogers,
although there were several men from
Phippsburg in the crew. 1t is said that
the captains wife found his body as 1t
lay upon the sands after the wreck.
The ship was carrying q cargo of salt
to the owners In Bath and in making
the mouth Of the river in Il heavy
sea with a southeast wind, the wind
shifted and preventing her weathering
Pond Island whereupon. trying to come
in to the westward of the island, she
ran on the bar between Pond and
Wood Islands, her rudder was torn off
and then at the mercy of the elements,
she backed upon the bar and the sec
ond sea smashed her on the sand of
the bar and the ship went to pieces. All
on board were lost. The Times repeats
these ancient facts as the topic came
up in a group of citizens Thursday
evening OF the relics, Capt. Perkins
of the Virginia possesses the manropes,
brass beckets, and the Standard of
the wheel Other souvenirs have been
saved in Bath and Phippsburg. The
bodies that came on Popham Beach
were buried in an ancient cemetery
on the shores of Morse's River, save
that of Capt. Rogers who was buried
in his family lot. The ship. as stated
recently. was wrecked within sight of
the captains home and when his body
was found it was attired in a freshly
Numbered shirt, he had recently shaw
ed and was clothed in a new suit of
clothes in which TO land.
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Some Time After Hood.

fWalter Trumbuli)
With temper ragged and worn,
With eyeballs murderous and red,
4 pitcher stood lodging liners that shot
Flying past shinbone and head
Bin, Bang Boom!
They walloped 1t out of the lot.
And ever with voice of dolorous gloom
He cursed the Song of the Swat'
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California man has sent to Maine for
live specimens of different varieties Of
erosbeaks. Now if he has any use for
live English sparrows, Maine would like
to fill an order for several carloads.-Bid-
deford Journal.
M-h'm-and furnish brown tails to
feed 'em on.
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State Trust Company
AUGUSTA MAINE

cUSHNoC CHAPTER, no. "a,
r. A. NJ. Special eonvocation at Masonic
Temple Thursday, Dec. II, at $50 p. NJ.
Work in NJ. NJ. NJ. degree. Soiourning
companions are cordially invited to at
tend
GEO, EVERETT JONES. II. p.
CHA RI.ES r CHASE. Sec.
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A poet in a Boston paper has addressed
a lyric to the safety PIN" Still plain
shingle nall Is fully as worthy of atten-
tion.-Portland Press.
All right. Produce the poem.-,Boston
Globe
Well have TO think this over-Port-
land Press.
The longer the better.-Boston Globe.
Which--the pome or the think?
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A Kansas editor terseiy sums IL up this
way: When look at my grandfathers
but then l think of his wooden leg and
calm right down. '-Pittsburg Dispatch,
Pity some of the jingoes hadn't had
grandfathersl
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Four hundred churches in four hum
bred cities of the United states will re
supplied with a high class weekly Ave
film motion picture entertainment. DR.
Charles Sickle, social efficiency engi-
neer and former head of the Labor
temple, New York, will be the manag-
ing director OF the company. Later
the company expects 10 produce its
own films. At the present time, how
ever, it has photographer in Paies-
tine taking motion pictures. Another
man Is securing Europe for the best
educational films, while a third man
is hunting all over America for photo
plays suitable for production in
churches Humorous pictures will be
shown and big dramatic feature films
also will be included in the service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-08

Eat Fish More" is the heading of an
editorial in the Gardiner Reporter-Jour-
nal. And we had TO read it in order to
find out whether the advice was to eat
more fish or to masticate what we did
eat more thoroughly.-Bid deford Journal.
Well? We don't want to hunt for
that thing-d'you find out?
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MARRIED..
HANCOCY

HANCOCK
Observation-Disclosures II, Lord and Reta
Furness,
PENOBSCOT,
Bucksport-Edward p. Love and Evelyn
Perry.