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The Washington times., 1914-04-19

Her number II too great. The
State must make an allowance for
her, since she II its best institu-
tfon.o
He began speaking very slowly. a.
II weighing every word.
States Best Institution.
II stated that she was the States
best institution. She is without q
doubt. Natures choice, she has
never been able to be improved upon.
First Of all. then. the best for tas
State and the child Is the mother,
the benefit Of a home, and the infiu-
ence of family life. Next comes the
home by adoption, and. as a last re-
sort, the State institution. Tie OBJ
vious nearness of that last plan, to
the juvenile court, and as a next
step, the reform school, In sufficient
reason for its third position. The
homo by adoption is at the mercy Of
the Individual. 1t means individual
action-scattered effort. No nation
can afford to place the responsibility
for its future on such unstable voli-
ton"
I made a mental note that It could
II all people were like Mr.. Portland.
His adoption Of two children into his
The Washington times., 1914-04-19
ALEXANDR|ANS GIVE
HOSPITAL DONATIONS
Appeal for Proposed Institution
Made at Churches and
SchooIhouseS.

INTO every church, school house, and
u lIlar Institution in Alexandria. and
" hin a radius OF twenty miles of the
" rEinia seaport, today. the appeal for
h fund of $4,000 necessary for the
proposed city hospital finds its way.
Every loyal Alexandrian and many
" ashingtonians who realize the need
|of the new hospital, are working en-
th Isiastically for subscriptions.
small and Inadequate for the demands
made upon it. the present hospital is
often compelled to refuse patients in
dire need of treatment.
Owing to this congestion, patients are
often sent home before they have prop
erIy recovered, but necessity knowing
no law, those who are on the fair road
q recovery have to give place to those
" hose cases are more urgent. On oc-
c. sions, the parlor and reception room.
the only place in which to receive
guests, or for the girls in the training
&c hool to meet for rest and recreation
O. meet their friends, has been con-
on night duty had to give up her bed
TO patient.
Refuse Insane Patients.
The congested conditions of the hos
ptsl compel its authorities to refuse
the admittance of insane persons, those
suffering from alcoholism, and con-
tszious diseases.
Twenty patients will overcrowd the
present structures used as the city hos
ng to the necessity of having
|srparate wards for the sexes, colors
ard children.
60. and will be treated at the new in
ttitutior when II has been built. The
board Of the hospital is made up OF
n ernbers of all the churches in Aexan-
6rla- and has accomplished wonders with
the equipment on hand.
out of go patients treated at the hos
: tai in 1913, only twenty-five deaths are
reported, and three of there were in
eCtrenis when brought to the iEstitu-
ton
no have shouldered the heavy burden
of operating the Inadequate hospital for
years. How they have made both ends
Inect evokes the admiration OF every
Alexandrian acquainted with the condi-
lions with which the women have had
TO cope.
Give Of Their Salaries.
n can only DO explained by the fact
nat they have not only given their
time, but as in the case of Miss David
son. have frequently drawn on their
private salaries to supply the needs OF
the institution.
No charity Is more deserving. In her
report for 1913, Miss Simmons, the man
sger Of the hospital, sets forth admir-
ably the great benefits to be derived
by all classes from city hospital. She
says:
When a community invests In a hos
pital. IL opens an avenue through
which its benevolent people OF means
may perform more real charitable serv-
ice than through any other method to
help the poor and needy in the commu-
nifty.
ct is the duty OF the hospital to |
the people to a realization Of its |
vRlue as a powerful means for good |
among the poor. sick. and suffering" |
Subscriptions to the hospital fund may
Re made to Arthur Herbert, jr., treas /
'rer and secretary of the committee in |
Mr.. Herbert care OF Burke & Herbert, |
alexandria, Va. |
The Washington times., 1914-04-19
Aagnate's Daughter Finds
Nurses Life Too Arduous

BOSTON. April 1s.-Miss Helen
Cudahy. daughter Of the millionaire
scker. who came to the Massachusetts,
General HosDital to learn to be a
trained nurse. has decided to return
10 her fathers mansion, where enc does
rot have to arise at 6 a m. seven days
q week, scrub floors, WELD a mop and
hroom and do the rough work Of a
Domestic.
Miss Cudahy imagined she could start
IS nurse, but found during tho first
fortnight Of the three month proba-
uonary period that instead Of taking
care of patients. she had to do general
house cleaning and that II would be
many months before she could even
start real nursing. She win finish the
three months probation only because
she had to agree to this 70 enter the
institution. She will then return to
Milwaukee. Later she may enter some
private hospital where the rules are
rot 30 severe.
The Washington times., 1914-04-19
By FLORENCE E. YODER.


| Salaries for mothers!-the tall
of philosophers and the gossip OF
State! Motherhood, not to mention
the bugbedr Of widowhood com.
biaed which has been for so long
a poorly paid condition unrecog-
nized as worhy Of pension by the
stae-motherhood is going to be
paid for in the future. Dependent
mothers are paid nom, here in
America.
Cheer up, mothers, tho Of the
most nerpe-racking and disturbingb
truthful philosophers of the age are
for you.
Bernard Shan has had his nora
to say about tt
"Why shouldn't child-bearing be
a profession for womeni Let's
have a baby strike!" says the in
rorrigible Bernard.
H. G. Wells, in his newest book,
says flatfy:
The modern state has got to pay
for its children, if it really pants
them-and, more particularly, it
has to pay for children of good
homes. The alternative Is racial
replacement and social decay"
As for state gossip, Congress-
man Borland talked for more than
an hour the other day on this pery
subject, discussing the mothers
pension lam in Missouri. So far,
NE pension only the dependent
mothers. But that is a step.
Congressman Borland said Of moth
ers' pensions in America today:
Tho m9thers pension. at least the
pension for dependent mothers. has
become a reality in this country.
Not only have laws been passed to
that effect in fifteen of the States.
but the industrial corporations have
The Washington times., 1914-04-19
Time Limit Up Tomorrow
On July Fourth Ideas

The time limit for suggestions to
the Independence Day committee of
citizens, Of which Commissioner New
man IL chairman Is set at 4:30 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. The suggestions
adopted by the COMMITTEE will gain IS
for each successful one.
No one 10 barred from submitting
suggestions. and the committee IL
hopeful that many more letters will
be received tomorrow morning. This
means Of feeling the public pulse was
selected by Commissioner Newman.
The Washington times., 1914-04-19
Fraternity Holds Tea.

fota Chapter. Gamma Eta Gamma le-
gal fraternity. L. entertaining at tea
from Z to 6 p. m. today at tho Hotel
Iowhatan. The officers Of the frater-
nifty are Francis A Reilly. chancellor:
Henry L. Rich. praetor: Henry A. An
crus, judex: Charles R. Bradfo.I. treas
uIer, and James s. Torrens, secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30

Rev. Leroy w. Coons of the Winthrop
Street Universalist church announced at
the Sunday morning service his resigna-
ton as pastor of that church, which res
ignation will take effect May list, he hay
ing accepted the pastorate of the First
Universalist church at Haverhill, Mass
Mr.. Coons resigns his Augusta pastor
ate after six years, having come here
from Pittsfield, where he had for nine
years been pastor of the Pittsfield Uni
versalist church, and his departure from
the city, as will that of Mrs. Coons, wiz
be a source of general regret, not only
to the members of the Universalist par
ish but to all who have grown to know
them.
During his residence in Augusta he has
done a great deal for the welfare of the
church and has ever been active in its
interests. An important piece of work
which has been accomplished during that
time was the renovation of the church
building. He will be much missed In the
city, not only in church circles but in
public life as well.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30
Ii Child Is Cross,
Feverish and Sick
Look Mother! If tongue is coated
Cleanse little bowels with "Cal-
ifornia Syrup of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is,
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half sick, feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full of cold, has sore throat,
stomach ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See if tongue is coated,
then give teaspoonful of California
Syrup Of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the sys-
tenn, and you have a well, playful
child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it
never fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask your druggist for 50-cent bot
tie of California Syrup of Figs"
which has full directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown ups
plainly printed on the bottle. Beware
of counterfeits sold here. Get the
genuine, made by California Fig
Syrup Company" Refuse any other
kind with contempt-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30
Funeral of Mrs. James B. Woodman

The remains of the late Mrs. James
B. Woodman, whose death occurred
Thursday at her home in Somervil!e,
Mass, were brought to Augusta Sunday
afternoon and interment was made in the
family lot in Riverside Cemetery, East
Side, the committtal service being read
at the grave by Rev. L. w. Coons of the
Winthrop Street Universalist church.
The remains were accompanied to Au-
gusta by the two sons of the deceased,
Herbert and Joseph Woodman of Somer-
VILE, a niece, Miss Mary Mahoney of
Charleston, s. c., nephew, John g.
Rowe of Augusta, Mrs Rowe and L. c.
Bateman of Lewiston.
Mrs Woodman was native of Angus
ia and lived here until about 20 years
ago. After the death of her husband she
removed with her two sons to Somervilie
and had since made that place her home.
She was in all respects an exemplary
woman In her disposition she was very
quiet and retiring and for many years
had confined her activities entirely to
her own home. To her children she was
a devoted mother and they in turn were
ever watchful for her comfort.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30
Pine Point Wants
P. @. Site Changed

Pine Point, Me, March 29-Now intima-
tons are made that if someone in author
ity at Washington does not listen to the
plea of 81 families who signed the petit
ton recently circulated, and later for
warded to the post office department,
asking that the post Office be moved to
the center of the town instead of on the
very edge, the Democratic majority in
that historic old town, which has been
noted for its old-time Democratic victo-
ries, will fade like the dew before the
sun
Senator Charles f. Johnson was in
Portland Thursday, where he addressed
the Democrats assembled in State con-
ventien, and he was seen by some of the
towns people, who are much wrought up
over the change of the post office from
the center of the village to point near
the ocean or, to be exact, in the store of
Postmaster Percy E. Woodman on the
Pine Point road. He requested that the
petitioners write to him after he re-
turned to Washington and he would look
into. the merits of the case.
The remonstrants declare that they
have no grievance against the postmas-
ter He is satisfactory, and if post
office could be located somewhere near
the center of the town they would not
complain. AS matter of fact, those
who favor a change say that former
postmasters have admitted that four
fifths of the mail handled at the office is
for the people living above the railroad.
Candidate Leavitt, who aspired to be
postmaster, had promised if he was APP
pointed that he would erect a small
building near the station for post Office
purposes. There was some surprise when
it was known that he was not the sue
cessful applicant, but no objection was
offered to Mr.. Woodman Postmaster
Woodman, it is understood received per-
mission from Washington to change the
location of the Office to its present quar-
tiers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30
Coal Mines Closed
Pending Settlement

Cleveland, March 29.-All coal mines
in Ohio will shut down Wednesday,
April l, and will remain closed until
wage contract can be made with the
miners and the mine run payment ba-
sis removed, c. E. Maurer, president
of the Ohio coal operators, announced
late Saturday.
Approximately $4,000 men will be af-
fected by the shutdown, which Pres
ident Maurer says is a matter of self
protection for the operators in view
of the contracts made between mine
workers and mine owners in the COM
petitive states-Pennsylvan and In
diana-at Chicago recently. He says
that the passage of a law by the last
Ohio Legislature calling for the pay
ment of miners on the mine run ba-
sis places Ohio operators at a COM
petitive disadvantage with operators
in the states where the lump payment
basis continues
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30

Augusta shermen who make an an
nual spring trip to Sebago lake to en-
Joy the early shing, will be interested
to learn that the date set for the ice
to leave that lake is Saturday, April
II. It had been arranged to have the
ice go out April l, but the one or two
cold nights last week stiffened up the
ice somewhat so that it will now be
a little longer before the expected hap
pens. Ice fishing On the lake is re-
ported to have, stopped for the most
part as the people are afraid to VEN
ture on the ice in the parts where
they generally do their fishing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30
The Militia Will
Stay in Depew

Depew, N. Y, March 29.-The ulti-
matum issued Saturday by George w.
Hayden, general superintendent OF the
Gould Coupler Works, in which he de-
clared off all negotiations looking to-
ward a settlement of the strike at the
coupler plant, led to renewed efforts
on the part of State Mediators Dow
new and McManus and Sheriff Freder-
lex c, Becker to bring the opposing
factions together.
Announcement was made tonight
that the situation warranted the pres
ence of militia beyond next week,
either the 65th regiment or the third
would be sent here to relieve the 74th.
The rainy weather of the past two
days has had bad effect on the mi
litiamen, more than 100 of whom were
treated for sore threats Saturday at
the camp hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30
Sheriff GetCheIl
Captures Two bad
Men, at Clinton

! Sheriff Colby Getchell returned Sat
urday noon from man hunt in the
! town of Clinton, to which place he had
been hastily summoned Friday fore
noon, and brought with him two pris-
onors, Herbert Mason and his son,
Glen Mason of Canaan, both of whom
he had arrested at Clifton Friday and
brought to Waterville, where he lock-
ed them up for the night. Saturday
morning the men were arraigned be-
fore Judge Shaw of the Wateryille
municipal court, the older man on the
charge of an assault with intent to
kill and murder and the son on the
charge of a threat to shoot. Both men
Were held, Herbert Mason in the sum
of $4,000 for the April term of the SUI
perior court, and Glen in the sum of
$1,000 to keep the peace for six months,
and as neither could furnish the re-
CURED bail they were committed to
Jail.
From the nature of the message
which came to Sheriff Getchelrs ears
over the telephone wire late Friday
forenoon and which importuned him
to come with all haste to Burnham,
as there had been a shooting at the
from the station and in the town of
Clinton, and not to come alone but to
bring a posse with him, as the men
who had done the shooting We're bad
ones, might have Jared man of less
steady nerves than the sheriff pos
sesses, but not him, and as he could
not see the necessity for taking an
armed force with him he went alone.
ri rafas md
to have been due to the fact that the
Nasons, Herbert and Glen, had Friday
morning imhibed too much cheap
whiskey, essence of peppermint or
Others substitutes, and started on the
warpath with the result that they
drove the crew from the portable saw
mill of d. C. Johnson and well nigh
scared the wits out of the whole
bunch. The elder Mason had revolt
YER and the alleged careless use OF
this weapon served to increase the
panic.
on the arrival of Sheriff Getchell
at the mill he found Herbert Mason
in a shack in q drunken condition ana
got the latter's revolver from his peck
OF before Mason realized that he had
a caller. He then went after the son,
Glen, who had fled to the woods, and
after following him for some distance
through the snow found him and took
him into custody without any resist
ance on the young mans part. No re-
yolver was found upon him. The sher-
if then took his two prisoners TO
Wateryille where ne locked them up
for the night and on Saturday morn
ing had them arraigned before the
court, as above stated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30
Scientist Has
Right to Marry,

Salem. March 2s.-Leon G. Miles, a :
Christian Science practitioner of Sa-
lem, has acquired the right to perform
marriages and is understood to be the :
only one of his belief in this state who
possesses it. This was brought about
through his seeking and securing an
appointment as justice of the peace
with right to marry. Under the law
he can marry only Salem couples.
Miles was, up to last December a
clergyman of the Baptist denomina j,
ton. He retired from that office in or
der to become Christian Scence prac
titioner. Although he is still legally 4
an ordained Baptist clergyman, it was
felt that the wording of the marriage
law made it technically illegal for him (
to perform marriages. Accordingly, he
sought the advice of Representative
Thomas A. Henry. who is local law
yer. Henry advised that he secure the
appointment as justice of the peace.
Miles has been obliged to decline to
marry two couples because they do not
live in Salem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30
Social Club Meetings,

The Rebel<ah Aid will meet Monday
evening with Mrs. W. F. Currier, IL
Willow street.
The Woman's Board will meet at 2
p. NJ, Monday with Mrs. Charles Hul-
way, 65 Western avenue.
The Charming Guild will meet at 2
P. Nj. Monday, with Miss Baldwin, 10
Green street.
The Armitage Club will meet at 7.30
Monday evening at the Parish house.
A full attendance is requested, as
work for the sale is urgent.
The Murray Alliance will meet az
go Monday afternoon with Mrs. Har-
ry M. Lyon, So South Chestnut street.
The Young Woman's League will
meet at go this afternoon with Mrs.
Ira Randall, East Chestnut street.
The Drexels will meet at 7.30 o'clock
Monday evening with Mrs. James Nc
Donald, Grove street.
The Roger Williams Club will meet at
79O Monday evening with Miss Hazel
Johnson, Quimby street.
The Susanna Wesley Society will
meet at 40 o'clock Tuesday evening
with Mrs. Leslie Young. % Bangor
street.
Hon. William H. O'Brien of Boston was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30
German Cardinals
To Fill Vacancies

Berlin, March 29-Candidates for
cardinals to fill the two vacancies left
in the Sacred College by the deaths Of
Cardinals Kop and Fisher are being
discussed. At least two German pre-
lates are expected to receive the red
hat at the consistory this spring.
The Apostolic muncio at Munich,
Mgr. DIR. A. Fruehwirth, is prominent
ly mentioned.
Prince Max of Saxony, younger
brother of the King of Saxony and
now a professor in the Catholic Theo-
leaical Seminary at Cologne, was at
first picked as probability. But some
have eliminated him, recalling that
he incurred the displeasure Of the
Pope several years ago by his views
ON the Greek Orthodox church, ex-
pressed in a published book.
One of the most likely candidates,
according to reports from Rome, is
Bishop Korum of Treves. His name,
however, has been unfavorably re-
ceived in government circles with
which he has been in conflict often.
The selection of the right man is
believed to be a real problem at the
Vatican. The Pope, it is said, desires
to appoint men who have not been
identified with recent political strug-
giles and who are on good terms with
the government.
The death of Cardinal Kopp deprives
the Catholic church at once of its
highest functionary and it's strongest
personality in Germany. Kopp played
an important part in restoring amic-
able relations between the Vatican
and Prussia after Bismarck's cam
paign against the Catholic church. In
later years the Emperor recognized
his efforts to promote good relations
between Rome and Berlin by calling
him to the Prussian peerage and con-
ferring upon him the order of the
Black Eagle. the highest Prussian or
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30
This Week Opens
Foreign Aviation

New York, March 29.-The present
week will witness the opening of an
aviation competition season in Eu-
rope which will surpass all previous
records in this respect. From April to
November there will be an almost I'M
interrupted series of races and other
events for both aeroplanes and hydro
aeroplanes. More than 80 competitions,
covering from one day to several
weeks, are already scheduled and still
others are contemplated. Several OF
these contests will have either naval
or military bearing and sanction,
while others will be of a purely sport
ing nature.
OF the latter class the race for the
international speed championship IN
September with entries representing
France, the United States, Great
Britain, Germany and italy. will nat
urally attract the greatest interest in
this country.