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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

editorial, correctly stated the matter
as it Is understood here in Maine? So
timid are the Democratic leaders in
this State of this issue today that it is
currently reported they dare not in
corporate in their platform at their
coming State convention plank ad-
vocating the repeal of prohibition,
Surely, since the day of Neal Dow, the
world has been moving and it requires
no prophetic vision to see that the time
is coming in this country when the
name of this man, which is so familiar
to Portland people, will be honored in
every state Of the Union for what he
accomplished for mankind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27
Schools and the Summer Vacation.

SCHOOLS
While denying extreme statements
attributed to him. DIR. F. p. Claxten'
United States commissioner of educa-
ton. Thursday reiterated his belief IN
continued school activity of some KIND
in summer months for most children.
eThe schools should provide some
kind of instruction for the children
through what is now, in most cities, a
long wastefui vacation declares Dr..
Claxton. He points out that school
takes at most 900 hours year out OF
511e waking hours-assuming 10 hours
of sleep for children every night; the
average child spends about 600 hours
in school and the remaining 1910 wax
ing hours out of school, DR.. Claxton
suggests that summer work last not
longer than four hours-from Z or
o'clock to II or IL o'clock in the fore
noon.
According to DR.. Claxton the school
of the future, both in summer and
winter. will give less time to intensive
school study of the ordinary type
probably about hours; and or o
hours to productive work supervised
by the school, done in shops, outdoor
gardens. or in the home.
with this kind of an organization,
he declares, 'it would be very easy
for children to do ordinary school
work hours a day, 6 days in the
week, through IL calendar months IN
the year. and at the same time con-
tribute largely to their own support by
well directed productive educational
work, either at home or in the school,
thus making it possible for the great
majority of children to remain In
school throughout the high-schooi
period.
The cost of adding the three
months of school would be compare
lively little. There would be no cost
for fuel, the cost of attendance would
be less, and the additional cost FOR
teachers would not be in proportion to
the number of days added. what
ever may be the terms of the contract,
teachers are in fact employed by the
year. Comparatively few of them use
the vacation months in any profitable
way. An average addition of $500 to
the annual salary of city school teach
ers would require total of less than
$4,000, 900, or about 8 per cent. of the
total annual cost of the schools. For
most teachers the additional months
would not be a hardship, especially If
the school days were shortened. Ger
tainly this is true if teachers could be
relieved of a large amount of the un-
necessary bookkeeping, report making,
and examination reading with which
they are now burdened."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

The ranks of the railway workers
contain as liberal and generous men
as exist and they are often called ups
on to prove it. The Pennsylvania
Railroad employee in New York
City, who the other day produe-
ed the cash for a ticket for an
alleged poor old man who wanted TO
go to his son on Long Island, thinks
that some people take advantage OF
such kindness for the old man by ae-
cident dropped a wallet which was
thought to contain not less than $4,000.
The railroad man says, however, that
he has lost in but very few cases, al
most all of the people he has be-
friended having repaid him sooner or
later
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

And now West Virginia comes to the
rescue of those couples who have de-
cided that they can no longer stand
the married state. The supreme court
recently decided that woman desert
ed by her husband in another state
may acquire a separate domieile in
West Virginia and obtain a divorce,
though the husband is a nonresident
and is only constructively served by
publication. OF course, with that
comes the report that the lawyers have
formed a syndicate to promote the d.
vorce business in that state. Marshall
county is said to have broken it's rec
ord last week with the granting Of II
divorces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

1t will not be all the people to dis
agree with the German judge who
has decided that it Is SANDER to call a
woman "Suffragette.' A German
school teacher, to whom the epithet
was applied, strenuously objected and
brought suit, claiming that "the suf-
ragettes have shown themselves to be
scarcely normal. Educated people are
enraged against them, owing to their
outrages, and no one would entrust
children to me if were a suffragette."
The defendant was convicted of SLAM
der and fined.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27
Money, Not Children.

The following is being distributed by
the press bureau of the National Child
Labor Committee. 1t will strike harsh
" OH Maine ears:
I'VE must cut child labor out of the
vicious circle-poverty. child labor, in
temperance, disease, crime, etc. Child
labor is the only link in the chain
which it is possible for the American
people to break tomorrow, if they wish
to do so. l do not claim that the aboli-
ton of child labor will destroy the vic
ious circle. but 1t will reduce it; it will
give us a people better able to break
the other links in the chain. If all these
things are true, as we believe they
are, and if we are an intelligent peo-
pie, why does child labor continue?'
AS If in answer to this question of
Owen r. Lovejoy, secretary of the
National Child Labor Committee, some
stories had been told by Mrs. Florence
Kelley, stories from her own expert
ence. In Maine where / spend my
summers, / have a neighbor who lives
in boat five miles from shore. He
dares not come to land, because he
knows that the agents of the Federal
Government would send him to pris-
on. Several years ago he stole 1860
scallops, a grieyous offense, for which
fine of 1850 was imposed. He can new
er pay the fine, so he is a man without
country. But in the same village
there is a fish cannery where young
children work every day undisturbed
although the State of Maine has said
that no child under fourteen years may
be employed. But the factory inspect
or is far away in Augusta; the nearest
justice of the peace is thirty miles
away, and roads are bad; and the peo-
pie, who care very much IL their seal
Tops are stolen, do not mind if their
children are ruined. f.
Twenty years ago, when l was a
factory inspector in Illinois, / went to
a packing house one prostratingly hot
day and saw one of the boys who
opened and shut the doors of the cool
ing room. One minute he was outside
in the direct rays OF the sun; the next
he was inside where the icicles never
melt. was told that the company had
three times as many boys on their pay
rolls as they needed for this job. be-
cause two out of three of them were
always sick. At the same plant / saw
the agents of the United States in
specting with a microscope the meat
that was to be sent 10 Germany, and
/ learned that the Federal Government
was paying more for the inspection OF
neat in that single plant than the
State Of Illinois had appropriated for
the inspection of all the places where
children were employed throughout the
State.
we care more for our food thar
we do for our children. We pass Statt
laws. bur we do not respect them as
having real authority, and we do not
provide the means to enforce them"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27
Revival Of the Apple.

1.-THE Union, Manchester, n. HI
The practical demonstration of the
care of orchards under the auspices of
Durham college have shown that there
is g. marked revival of interest in APP
pie culture in New Hampshire. There
was time, some years ago, when the
average farmer became somewhat dis
couraged. Insect pests multiplied, bar
rels became more and more difficult to
secure, and help was not always avail
able when it was needed. The compe-
tition of the far west was felt, there
being Cor time a marked preference
in the market for western apples, and
many orchards were neglected, the re-
euirements for the successful care Of
the trees and for profitable marketing
not being clearly understood. But all
that is changing. Farmers are learn
ing to care for their orchards, and
there is an improved demand for east
ern apples. Interest in apple culture
has been increasing in the East in re-
cent years. and it is to be stimulated
this season by the agricultural de-
partnents and agricultural colleges in
the several states. New York has re-
printed for distribution among the
orchardists it's big book of 76S pages
on '"rhe Apples of New York" The
Massachusetts state board has already
a similar publication. and Rhode Is
land is doing something in the same
line, In Maine, naturally, the subject
is attracting particular attention, and
it is gratifying that, through the ef-
forts of the college at Durham, New
Hampshire is not to lag behind. The
interest shown in the demonstrations
now being carried on is evidence of a
change for the better. Intelligent cul-
tivation, pruning. cementing and spray
ing will in a few years show notable
change In apple culture in a state
which Is well adapted for that indus
try.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

Mayor Gill of Seattle, Wash, is cred-
tied by the Spokane SpoSesman-Re-
view with having started in well and
accomplished considerable on his
housekeeping job. 1t will be remember
ed that three years ago he was re-
called by the people. He sought vindi-
cation and was elected by a huge vote.
on platform that called for suppress
sion of vice in that city. His first act
was to ask his unsuccessful opponent
to become chief of police. The Review
sees in this a vindication of not only
the recall but of the mayor. himself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27
Neal Dow.
Portland Press.)

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Yesterday the anniversary of the
birth of Gen. Neal Dow was observed
in Portland by an enormous mass
meeting in City hall. Since the days
when Gen. Neal Dow took up the fight
for prohibition, almost alone and
single handed, the world has been
making giant strides towards the uni
versal recognition of the principles he
advocated. Today nine of the IS states
of the Union have adopted state pro-
hibition. These are Maine, Kansas,
North Dakota. Oklahoma, Mississippi,
Georgia. Tennessee, North Carolina
and West Virginia. The last five states
have adopted prohibition of the liquor
traffic within the last five years. In
addition to these there are now Is
states in which the major portion of
the people live In territory made dry
by local option and it Is only a quesr
ton Of time, and a comparatively short
time too, when these states will join
the nine which have been named.
Ridiculed, scoffed at and abused dur
ing his life time Gen. Dow did not
live to witness the present day tri-
umph of his ideas. Today the univer-
sal recognition Of the principles he
supported is disturbing the political
leaders of all parties. Even the power
full allied liquor interests recognize the
danger to their business and are max
ing a last stand against the onsweep-
ing wave of public opinion. The ma
tional Liquor Dealers Journal has
this to say: For this (the great pro-
gress which prohibition is making
throughout the country the liquor
business is to- blame; it seems
incapable of learning any lesson
on advancement or any motive
but profit. To perpetuate itself
it has formed alliance with the slums
that repel all conscientious and patri-
otto citizens. 1t deliberately aids the
most corrupt political powers and
backs with all it's resources the most
unworthy men, the most corrupt and
recreant officials. 1t does not aid the
publication of municipal, state or ma
tional administration. Why? Because
it has to ask immunity for its own
lawlessness." The above quotation Is
not from Q prohibition organ but from
a liquor dealers trade paper Has 1t
not in this quotation from a leading
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

A plan worth adopting by smaller
cities is being put into effect in many
local Committees of Public Safety in
warnings in the newspapers to the
public, many accompanied by illustra-
tions, of the dangers of carelessness in
crossing the streets, hundreds of peo-
PIE being yearly disabled or killed.
Safety First" is a safe motto.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

A vigorous word in defense Of shop
girls is spoken by S. Nicoll Schwartz,
who is organizing in New York a re-
tail clerks union. Among the $4,000
shopgirls of the city, he says, there
are to be found no more bad ones than
among an equal number of school
teachers or society women Well he is
right. We have here in Augusta,
Maine, some of the best, prettiest and
smartest "shopgirls" to be found in
any city, large or small, and no one
can say but what they are Just about
as good as they make them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

Cleveland is going to try setting the
hands of the clock forward an hour
this summer and see how 1t works, an
idea that England turned down two
or three years ago and that Cleveland
itself at that time seriously talked of
trying. The sun pays no attention to
the clock, but has its seasons, rising
earlier in summer than in winter. BY
turning the hands forward an hour
about April Is Cleveland will cut the
working day off an hour earlier in the
afternoon, and that is something in
hot weather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

1t rounds like OVERRIDING it when a
certain Bay State church calls her it's
Lady Sunday school superintendent"
An exchange remarks that it is "paral-
leled only by the orator who told the
audience of women that the ladies
were last at the cross and first at the
tomb. The grand old name of woman
is good enough for any kind of lady -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

considerable vigor why it has not been
enforced. The law mentioned has pro-
visions enough to result in almost per-
feet marriages, in the course of time,
but as it contains no provisions for
their enforcement, it has been dead
letter from the day of it's enactment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

1t sounds natural to hear the name
riotous proceedings, this time in New
York, where Saturday a mob of 1000
or more took possession of 5th avenue,
shouting defiance to the law and with
the police powerless to control the
rioters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

The registration of Democrats and
Progressives in California shows a
great slump, only 71,19S of the former
and 92,194 of the latter having regis
tered, against 145,20S Republicans. The
trick of two years ago when Progress
sives registered as Republicans in ord
er to steal the statec control is not
feared this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

The manufacture of the high grades
of perfumes has for centuries been an
art in itself, but it loses some of it's
high class when 1t is learned that a
perfumed cheese has appeared in Ger
many and to obtain it you must ask
for Oberammergauerpas
penkrautarklosterd C a g frueh-
stueckskase.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

Is it worth its salt, that silver salt
cellar from the late Lord Ashburn-
hams collection, sold Tuesday at
auction in London for $4,000?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

The Portland lobster boats are be-
ing put into shape for the early spring
trip to the Nova Scotia coast, the plan
possible. 1t will be the largest fleet
sailing from Portland for several
years, eight boats having been already
secured
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

The funeral of the late Albert Golf
Hall, native of Vassalboro, was held
Tuesday in Washington, D. C. He and
his twin brother rode as escort to
President Lincoln at the first inaugu-
raj. He built the first bay window on
a house in the Capital City and for
a long time it was a great curiosity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

The Lewiston sealer of weights and
measures in his recent inspection
found 139 milk bottles of wrong capac-
ity, five incorrect dry measures, three
scales were condemned and SO weights
were repaired or adjusted. Not so bad
out of the total of 2076 articles exam
ined.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

A Chicago woman has discovered
that Indiana has had an eugenic law
on its statute books for the last six
years, though it has been very care
fully laid on the shelf, and she is now
inquiring with some earnestness and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, REGULAR
meeting Friday evenings at 7.S0. Work
in First degree, Friday. March "a.
w. r. CURRIER. n. G..
L. F. WESTON. Sec
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. 8.
Meetings at 7.30 O'Clock every second
and fourth Tuesday. Tuesday. April IA,
work in Patriarchal degree.
]. r. TOWNSEND, c: p.
c. Z. STEWART. Scribe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

No notice whatever will be taken Oh
unsigned communications.
The Journar cannot be held RESPONSE
~ So chs preservation or return OF
rejected communications.
Address all communications rela'ine
to subscriptions and advertisements
10 Kennebec Journal Co., Puoilsh-
ers. Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

scene Tuesday evening of very pretty
event, 1T being the marriage in the
presence of about 200 guests of r. C.
Barnstone and Miss Doris l. Lempert.
An orchestra was in attendance, re-
freshments were served and the cou-
pie received many useful and hand
some gifts. Mr.. Barnstone is a jewel
er, in business on Lisbon street. Lew
iston, and is native of Portland. Mrs.
Barnstone is a native of Auburn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

The unusual case of father and
daughter in court, each claiming the
same bank account was before Judge
Savage Tuesday at Auburn. The
money was deposited in trust with the
Rumford Falls Trust Co.. to be drawn,
as he claims, by wentworth V. Lam
der of Tilton, Mass, and, as she
claims, by his daughter. Nellie A. Ian
der of Pennington, Me. Decision was
reserved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
at o'clock.
RAY NJ. BURNS. Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

Eastern Railroad had just installed a
smoking car in its service and the
18th, 18th and 18th Maine Regiments
were expected home on furlough. hav-
ing reinlisted at the front.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27
Maine Gossip
The Fire Fool.

with apologies to Rudyard Kipling.)
A fool there was and he flung a match
Even as you and l,
Giving no heed that fire might catch
And spread to the timber with quick
dispatch,
Even as you and /.
The fool returned on his way and found
Even as you and !,
Ashes and embers all over the ground,
And far in the distance with horrible
sound
The fire consuming the timber round,
Started when he went by.
The fool passed on with wondering
Even as you and 1,
He couldn't explain the fire that took
The forest away, and dried the brook,
And left the region place forsook:
He was fool-that's why.
The curiosity and snake editors of
the Boston Post were non-plussed the
other day when Miss Ethel May Wal
dron of Hartland. Me-, placed on the
city desk a bundle containing curio
from Maine. After the whole office
force and the Devil" had exhausted
their guessing genius it was decided to
call on Prof. VIM. ]. Farlow of Har-
ward, who pronounced it a specimen of
the polyporious fomentarius, or plain
ly giant toadstool and splendid one.
Its peculiar formation was due to its
having grown under rocks and it's
shape conformed to the shape Of the
crevices. It has been in the possession
of the Waldron family for so years,
it's exact identity being until now I'M
known.
1t can be guaranteed that those
members of the 18th Virginia Regi-
ment who come north to attend the re-
union Aug. 8. this year. of the list
Maine Cavalry at PASSPORT will have
the times of their lives. Some have
ing present and again meet their OPP
ponents of '61-5. though in somewhat
more agreeable manner.
The fox farm at Ellsworth, establish
ed last year by Oscar A. Doyle of Bar
Harbor, is reported to have had very
satisfactory results. Nine foxes have
been wintered, in a yard so feet square,
divided into four of rs square feet each.
He also has three raccoons, but they
have not been seen all winter. as of
course they hibernate. Seven skunks
are also included in his furbearing COL
ony.
Fort Fairfield may we'll be proud of
her Free High School, having seen it
in the last Ave years grow from 40 to
172 students. Supt. Paine reports: To-
tai enrolment, 172 pupils. Boys, IL;
girls, 101. Average number of students
for first half year, 154-2. Seniors. 20;
juniors, so; sophomores, So: freshmen,
66, unclassified students, 81 studying
English. 172; studying Latin. 20; study
ing modern languages, 49,; studying
History, 50; studying mathematics, 1880;
studying science, so; studying book
keeping, 40.
The seventh annual meeting and
banquet of the Quarter Century Trav-
cling Mems Association Of Maine will
be held Friday. May /. at the River
ton, Portland. The organization started
with 6S members but has grown to TAO
and is steadily adding to its numbers.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27
Two Million Miles Of Road.

(Honore Willsie in Harper's Weekly
In Missouri two farmers living in
separate counties but at an equal dis
lance from the cotton market, learned
by telephone that cotton had gone ur
in price q dollar a bale. One farmer
lived on very bad road. He could
haul just one bale Of cotton. The
other farmer, living on an improved
road, hauled four bales. The rise In
price gained the first farmer 81, and
the second farmer "a.
A farmer in Sullivan county, Tenn.
a few miles from Bristol, had one hun
bred bushels Of potatoes which he in
tended to market during the winter
But the roads were SO bad that he was
unable to do any hauling whatever
and the potatoes rotted in his cellar
In the meantime the price Of potatoes
in Bristol went UP to $40 a bushel
During the winter ten carloads OF
farm produce. including wheat and
potatoes, were shipped into Bristol
daily to feed not only it but the sur
rounding territory. In this case not
only the farmer, but the town dweller
as well, was interested in rural roads
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27
This Kidneys and the Skin.

In the spring, the kidneys have
much to do. II they are weak or tor
pid, they will not do 1t well, and the
skin will be pinply or blotchy. That
is telling the story in few words.
Hoods Sarsaparilla strengthens and
stimulates the kidneys, cures and pre-
vents pimples. blotches and all cuta-
neous eruptions.
Don't fail to take it.
Buy q bottle today.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27

Westport people are doing some lum-
bering, off and on, between their 9TH
or occupations. 1t is estimated that
about 100000 feet of sawed lumber
now awaits shipment there. One citi-
zen, who has held a piece of timber
land for about five years. has within
the past year sold the timber at an
advance of 800 per cent. on the valua-
ticn of five years ago.