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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
The Caced Child.

CIV. o. S. in National Humane Review
We are hearing a good deal in spe-
cial reform literature concerning the
Gagged man. and the need for prison
reform. This is certainly move in the
right direction. How many people stop
to think that there are any quantity OF
Gagged children, located at our very ell
bows, that have very little chance in
life. They might just as we'll be shut
UP in a steel cage and fed by tubes,
as far as they are given opportunity to
develop strong and healthy bodies, and
vigorous and useful brains.
The humane movement is seekingsto
give each child a chance in life. 1t
is not enough to relieve child from
abuse and oppression. We should
prevent it's morals from becoming
corrupted, and remove 1t from the
places where premature child labor is
reforming its body and mind. The
humane cause is devoted to the eleva
ton and broadening of the opportuni-
ties for the child, and the protection
of its legal rights when maltreated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
Years Behind Maine.

The New York Sun of July g. under
a Los Angeles, Cal, date line devoted
a third Of a column to the fact that
the government is to erect a steel look
out tower in national forest in Cali
fornia. as a protection against forest
fires. The reader is supposed to infer
that California is doing some wonder
full pioneering in this particular field
Of conservation.
Maine is so far ahead of the other
states and the National government in
this regard that 1t is not strange that
they hesitate to give Maine the credit
that is due. The first tower for the
detection of forest fires was built on
Squaw Mountain nearly - years ago
by w. NJ. Shaw of Greenville and w. ].
Lanigan of Waterville. It was of
wood and did such good service that
the State Land office soon began to es-
tablish similar stations.
At the present time Maine has So
Aooh-out toWeTS or stations, 20 or
which are of the latest steel construc-
ton. They vary in height from so to
so feet and protect nine and one-half
million acres Of valuable forest lands.
They are connected by telephone with
each other and with the nearest points
from which help can be obtained. In
the very near future this telephone
service will be supplemented by sys-
tenn of Photograph equipment. In this
Maine will again lead.
Maine ought to have credit and get
the advertising that is rightfully hers
for such enterprise. That Maine does
not is only another reason for SUD-
porting the Develop Maine Movement.
that new organization pledged to at
tend to such matters. This Movement
VIII see to it that the rest Of the world
nears about Maine and knows what
Maine people are doing to make thu
state better place to invest money
In as well as live in or pass a vacation
period in.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
eoa xENNEsEc SENATORS:


JOSEPH w. ALLEN, Mount Vernon
MARTIN F. BARTLETT, Watervills
WILLIS E. SWIFT. Augusta
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY:
WILLIAM H. FISHER. Augusta
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS:
JOHN NJ. EASTMAN, Benton
FOR SHERIFF:
COLBY GETCHELL, Waterville
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
ARTHUR w. LEONARD. Oakland
FOR COUNTY TREASURER:
BERT p. STUART. Belgrade
FOR REPRESENTATIVES TO
LEGISLATURES:
JOHN H. RUSSELL, Augusta
ARTHUR N. SOULE, Augusta
SANGER n. ANNIS, Waterville
CHARLES E. BUSHEY, Watervite
EDWIN w. ELLIS. Gardiner
FRANK L. BESSIE, Clinton
CHARLES H. DRUMMOND, Winslow
FRANK C. MEADER, Chelsea
GEORGE r. MANSIR, Pittston
FRED TOWLE, West Gardiner
ANSEL L. BRANN, Winthrop
JOHN E. CARSON. Mount Vernon
ALBION W. BLAKE Oakland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
Party or Principles?
(EIlsWorth American.)

lEllSWOTtn
Col Roosevelt has given Progressive
Candidate Gardner assurance that he
will come to Maine to help the Pro-
gressives. The Progressives are hope
lessly third In Maine; the most they
can hope to do is to retain enough
votes to defeat the Republican candi-
dates; those leaders of the Pro-
gressive party who are candid about 1T
say this is all they care to do.
This is the cause to which Col.
Roosevelt has promised to lend his aid
the defeat Of the Republican party
and the principles for which It stands
in common with the Progressives, and
the success Of the Democratic party
and its principles. against which both
Republicans and Progressives are ar
rayed.
The leaders Of the Progressive
party in Maine may have misled Col.
Roosevelt as to the real situation
here; we doubt IL he would come II
he knew it. The most he can hope to
do is to help in the defeat Of the prin-
ciples for which he stands. and his
early utterances on his return home
from South America place principles
above parties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
A Danger Date.
(Pittshure Dispatch. J

(PittSburg D1Spatch)
The anniversary of the Battle of the
Boyne has for years ranked as a danger
date in Irish disputes. The way II has
produced riots and disorders In localities
where the issue had no relation to any
live issue is simply an illustration of
how little real religion, indeed how little
of true civilization there is in sectarian
quarrels. The riot in the chief city of
this country some 40 years ago was a
striking illustration of the practical in
sanity of such feuds.
The liberalizing spirit of the United
States seems to have rescued Irish
Americans from the peril of such lunacy
on Orange Day: but it is heard that the
conditions in Ulster are favorable for
bitter outbreak 1t is true that on the
surface things are set toward strife.
Both parties are highly excited. Both
have been arming, and the orange ele-
ment has been making a display of arms
in support of its extraordinary way of
proving it's devotion to the British en-
pire by making civil war against 1t.
Yet there is reason to hope that the
threat will not be fulfilled. Every intel
ligent man recognizes that the aggressor
in bloodshed will earn obloquy and dis
favor all over the British empire and
throughout the English-speaking world.
1t Is believed that Sir Edward Carson's
real errand to Belfast has been to keep
his supporters within the limits of peace
and to prevent the responsibility of in
augurating bloodshed from being laid
upon them. 1t Is quite certain that Mr..
Redmond has gained SO much by peace
full agitation that he will use his utmost
efforts to keep the Nationalist masses
within bounds.
Certainly every reasonable and. intelli-
gent man will hope that such peaceful
measures will succeed. There is no good
reason why the issue should destroy the
power Of civil government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05

One hundred and twenty four
years ago today George Washing
ton signed the Congressional Act
which established the United States
Revenue Cutter Service. 1t thus
became the first maritime force OF
the American Republic. Fifteen
months later there were ten reven-
ne cutters afloat, differed by vet
Grams of the old Continental Navy.
These vessels constituted the only
armed force af1oat belonging to the
United States for the following six
years Their duties were to patrol
the coast, extending in those days
from Maine to Georgia, to prevent
smuggling, and to enforce the few
maritime laws existing in the Unit
ed States. Organized under the
Treasury Department, 1t remained
in the discretion of the President
to send them to war under the
Navy. Fighting French privateers
in 1898, the revenue cutters cap
tured IS of the % prizes taken by
the United States. In the War of
1912 they captured the first prize
ship. and fought gallaptly through
out the war. They fought in the
Mexican War; one of the cutters
accompanied the naval expedition
against Paraguay In 1858. During
the Civil War, they fought with the
Navy and helped to maintain the
blockade of Southern ports. In the
Spanish-American War, a revenue
cutter accompanied Dewey into
Manila Bay, while the crew of an
other won Congressional medals for
its spectacular rescue of Ensign
Bagley's helpless torpedo boat at
Cardenas, Cuba.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05

On Tuesday King George of England,
ordered mobilization Of the British
army, and the thrill of battle swept
the United Kingdom in glad hurrahs.
And in the same hour the British gov
eminent gave Germany until midnight
to give satisfactory reply concerning
great peace possibility swept aside
VIII the Peace Palace at The Hague
become a headquarters of an element
in the worlds greatest war?
And at this hour America seems like
ly to become involved through the
most stupendous blunder Of an admin
istration of plumbers. The proposed
change Of American registry laws, at
the insistence of western and southern
interests that have through their self
ishness practically obliterated Ameri-
can shipping, gives promise of far
reaching consequences. Not only would
the proposition put premium on for
eign shipping of any rotten type, but
it menaces the peace of the nation by
complications arising out of the seizure
of ships of warning nations taken I'M
der our flag. The Administrations re-
peal of the Panama free tolls act was
the last blow to American shipping and
M tho J1x,
subsidize foreign shipping for tile pur-
pose of moving American products to
the war territory. An exchange wisely
offers this criticism:
There can be no reasonable doubt
that foreign vessel Differed by for
eigners, governed only by foreign in
spection and registered in the name Of
& suddenly created Jersey corporation
would be seized and confiscated, ship
and cargo. wherever found, in spite of
the fact that brand new American
fiag-the only real American object
aboard-was flying at the taffrail. De.
ception would inevitably bring dis
aster. The only American ships that
are going to be respected in this ter
rife world shaking conflict are the
ships that were American before the
war began"
Coastmise shipping that should have
been encouraged by free canal tolls, Is
to be supplanted by foreign tramps
because of the makeshift policies of
men who do not know, bat dream-if
Congress permits it. Are Americans
to allow this without protest?
On Tuesday President Wilson pro-
claimed American neutrality-and asks
Congress to provide a slip shod means
for export of cotton and wheat that is
sure to involve US in war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
Editorial Comment.
An Anxious Progressive
indianapolis News. DEM


Mr.. H. P. Gardner, Progressive cam
didate for Governor of Maine has evil
IDENTIFY been somewhat puzzled by re-
cent statement of Mr.. Roosevelt His
pewllderment is natural. He is not the
only progressive thus afflicted. 1t is
known that there is a. movement on
loot, OF which McHarg is the most &C.
i've agent. looking to the nomination
or Mr.. Roosevelt as the Republican
candidate for President AS it has
been in no way discountenanced by the
great man it is perhaps not surprising
that there should be a pretty general
feeung that 1t is not distasteful to him.
AT any rate Mr.. Gardner wanted to
know about it. So he asked Mr..
Roosevelt whether he was proposing to
fuse with the Republicans all over the
country, so that he could get the Re-
publican nomination two years hence.
He got his answer in the form Of a
statement and a letter which he is to
use In his opening speech tonight.
Neither seemed quite clear, at least
not to Gardner who asked: Colonel,
does this mean that you are seeking
national fusion between the Progress
sives and the Republicans" Not at
all" was the answer, this applies
purely to local conditions" The coun-
try will be interested to have the state
ment and letter.
OF course, there will be no need for
fusion in 1916. for If things go on as
they have been going there will be no
Progressive party worth fusing with
The real question seems to be as to
the attitude of Roosevelt toward the
Republican nomination. That is pos
sibility that must give, great concern
to those Progressive who feel as Mr.
Gardner does about the Republican
party. The situation seems to be de-
veloping about as rapidly as could be
expected. Up to the present time
Roosevelt has limited his denunciation
to Barnes and Penrose. The Republi-
can party as whole has not been
seriously attacked by him. 1t looks
very much as though Mr.. Roosevelt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
YIN Time of Peace, etc."
Oath Tines.)

Oath Times.)
The events of the past week or two
indicate the folly of those who believed
that the era of wars had passed, and
that preparation for war was u waste
of national time and resources. The
wars of the world are not by any
means over, and the nation which Is
not prepared for any eventuality is in
more serious peril than at any previ-
Gus period in world history, for the
reason that adequate preparation is
the work OF years, while modern con-
ditions of communication and trans
portation place the advantage with the
combatart most completely prepared.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
0UUaHsa TT U"H HH III MIN s
Ihen--and--NOW

Today AZ armed cutters, tugs and
launches, manned by 1928 officers
and enlisted men, are securing the
seas as Uncle Sans watch dogs
of the sea- The majority are sta
toned along the coast of the Unit
ed States ready to steam where
duty calls. One may be going to
sea to blow up a derelict that has
become dangerous to navigation;
another searching ship for SNUG
gled goods or examining her sail
ing papers; while a third may be
on the way to suppress mutiny or
piracy, or to enforce neutrality
laws of American ports. The reve-
nue. cutter officer is empowered to
enforce nearly every law bearing
upon the maritime interests. They
protect the seal fisheries Of Alaska,
and patrol the coast in search Of
vessels in distress during the win
ter months. Under a recent regula-
ton they patrol the ns-atlantic
lane of travel to warn all vessels of
any nation Of the danger of float
ing icebergs, such as the one that
sank the Titanic. They enforce
quarantine regulations: they pa
trolcd the coasts of four Southern
states which were suffering under
an epidemic of yellow fever in 1905.
They penetrate to the Arctic re-
gions to bring succor to stranded
whaling ships. 1t was in 1879 that
a cutter raced through a thousand
miles of Ice packs to rescue whal-
ers frozen in at Point Barrow be-
fore they starved to death. For this
exploit, Congress passed resolu-
ton OF thanks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
"A Lie Well Persisted I'M e.,

Inc Republicans would dearly like ~
son'ea;9 Governor Haines' record on the
fbe in raeo mileage bill, but it can't be done;
NOT dare to veto the second mileage hill
passed by the Legislature. Instead. he
pigeon-holed the BILL 1t was only bv
bass on uo.e TN mat the first bill failed to
second veto would be over-ridden vas
ctearly evident. So the second bill wa
piseon-holed. and was not signed when
e me- legislature finally adjourned. Gov
ernor ttaines thus beat the Legislatures
py inddrection for two years at least on
TINS 5Oo mileage, bill, and the people are
paying the bill.-Portland Argus. ~ ''' :
An intelligent person would hardly
know whether the above is the out
cropping of a lack Of intelligence or
deliberate lie. The people are pay
ing the bill" If Governor Haines had
signed the first bill (Which was word
Tor word like the second) or the second
had been passed over his veto. what
difference would it have made to the
people? The price of mileage was not
mentioned in either bill and. under the
provisions Of the bill the railroad could
nave done exactly what 1t did do or
1t could have raised the price of 1000
mile tickets-"and the people would
have paid the bill" just the same.
Governor Haines' record DOES stand
and the people are approving it as fast
as they are finding out that Democrat
ic and Progressive leaders have been
lying to them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
Equippine an Agriculturist.

"How's your boy Josh doing?"
We'll" replied Farmer Corntossel,
Josh is smart boy and mighty
willin', but I'm goin' to have to send
him to school some more before can
depend on him for help on the farm"
Why, he is we'll educated young
man."
Yes, but he's got to specialize. I'm
goin' to keep him studyin geology
until he kin recognize a rock before
he hits it with a plow."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05

According to the Portland oregonian.
prohibition entertains strange COM
pany, II names are considered. as is
shown by an inspection Of the petitions
Initiating the dry" law. The brewers
are represented by -Ethelwyn Casebeer
and Thomas Beers, while Ada Rum.
Lenora Sourwine and e. Elizabeth
Boose give the necessary variety re-
quired by any well-regulated drink
emporium. Aline Gobalet represents
one of the polite accessories of the
traffic. Charles Pickle is represented
and Carl Gusler and T. C. Stewer also
are names appearing in the petition.
The class that doesn't care whether
the state goes dry or not has its agent
is Ish Ka Bibble, who was certified
as legal voter in Chelan County.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
World War Developing.

There's a sudden rosy glow of OPP
timism in national administration cir
cles. A general European war pros
pect gives wonderful promise of aid to
a rapidly sinking and helpless regime
of incompetency and blunders. The
Democratic press has been relieving
its feelings of embarrassment and cha
grin by accusing Republicans of re-
joicing in calamity. Now the shoe is
on the other foot. The head and the
front ranks, of Democracy are reJolc-
ing in the possibilities of quite prob
ably the most bloody and sickeningly
awful war of all time. Democratic or
that "It is not our funeral" and Let
us make the best of our opportunity
to meet the foreign demand for neces-
sites and supply the place of imports
which fighting Europe cannot FILL"
In truth. a general war in the old
world may save the Democratic party
from complete disaster as the result of
its own folly-if 1t has not foolishly
invited retribution from another direc-
ton that may be precipitated by a pre-
vailing world war temper.
Undoubtedly hundreds of thousands,
perhaps millions, of Americas foreign
born citizenry, drawn by that strange
impulse of loyalty toward the blood of
their nationalities, may return to the
soil which they fed to partake Of Amer
tca's peace and plenty. 1t is quite i'm
probable that any of these would find
conditions in their home land any more
attractive today than they were few
months or few years ago, when they
sought more attractive field. But the
PHYSIOLOGY of wars appeal has never
been, and probably never will be, ex-
planned. Men forsake their homes and
hazard their all with the mistaken idea
that they are being true to the memory
Of their forefathers by sharing the
slaughter and mingling their blood
with that of the enemy of their people
At any moment, now, the shot may
be fired that will be heard and FELT
around the globe. The first pin prick
of hostilities is likely to result almost
Instantly in a perfect deluge of blood.
More than 100000 men are now liter
ally standing at attention 1t is
only necessary to make ready; take
aim, fire." All the laconic phrases of
the wars Of the past will soon be for
gotten in the new and surprising coin
age Of modern possibilities. The war
hornets Of the air will menace the war
dogs of the sea and the land. Forces
have been loosed that it will be impos
eible for anything short of an interna-
tionai miracle TO control 1t is known
that the fleets of England are the
niightiest on the sea, that the Ger
man army is the most formidable on
land; but which of the many European
air fleets is strongest is yet to be
shown.
BY the terms of The Hague conven-
ton a declaration of war must pre-
cede any act of war committed by any
Of the parties to that Convention. and
Germany is one OF the signatories.
Thus some of the news reports are too
be discounted or responsible units Of
the great civilized powers have vio-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
Safety First.

Maud Muller on a summers day
Raked the meadows sweet with hay.
Hay making with Maud made no hit
But she had no excuse to quit
Until she stepped. with grace and ease,
Into a nest of humble bees!
Maud squealed as II she'd seen mouse
And swiftly beat II for the house;
She showed a Maud S." speed, by gum
Her pace would be called going some!'
Her mother met her at the gate.
But Maudie did not hesitate,
And as into the house she burst
Maud yelled in triumph. SAFETY
FIRST
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
How He Felt.

Jay Green-"I had a ride in my cousins
automobile while was up I the city.
Aaron Allred-"Ye did! How'd seem?"
Jay Green-"Wa-al, it felt a good deal
like fallin' into a mighty deep we'll, only
We dropped straight ahead instead o
downwards''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05

Richard Harding Davis is on the way
to the great European war field. His
first newspaper story, back in the
Turko-G Greece war. opened: II have
seen battle" The personal pronoun
was the pronounced feature of the
cablegram. Now he is liable to see
something bigger than r. H. D.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05

lated their peace pledges. Censorship is
now playing its most insidious part in
the shedding of human blood Crises
are planned and executed under the
hand of the censor.
On the broad question of forbidding
the discharge of projectiles and ex-
plosives from aircraft Germany and
France voted no in the second Hague
conference, and both nations are free
to use these craft for offensive as
well as scouting purposes. Their air
ships may undertake commandments
under the same restrictions as apply
to land and naval forces, with the ad-
ded advantage. however, that an aerial
bombardment may occur at an isolated
place. The bombardment of defended
places is permissible, but notice of the
bombardment of any town must be
given, in order that non combatants
may seek safety. Persons sent in air.
craft to deliver dispatches and general
ly to maintain communication between
the various parts of an army or a ter
ritory, are not regarded as spies ac-
cording to The Hague convention. This
applies to civilians as we'll as military
persons. Military persons, not in dis
guise, who have penetrated into the
zone of operations of the enemy's army
with a view to obtaining information
are not spies, but must be treated as
erly enrolled and not in uniform are
likely to be treated as spies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
The Man and the Party.
providence Journal.)

IIIOV1OCIlCC COuH IioE1
Mr.. Bird now frankly tells his faith
full followers that If the party cannot
get along without him, or any other
one man, it does not deserve to sur
vive. The faithful followers. reflect
ing that he has been both Roosevelt
for eloquence and a Perkins for cash,
may now debate the question, Re
solved, What's the use?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
Awkward.

A pretty school teacher. noticing one of
her little charges idle. said sharply:
John. the devil always finds something
for idle hands to do. Come up here to
me and let me give you some work"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05

mush l am half sick myself. Up to
date the goat has swallowed bum draw
ings made by art students. poems by la
dy novelists, !. w. W. literature and d.
gested tin cans. But today he met his
Waterloo in that love letter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
Present Day Poetry.

We have no poets nowadays,
No gentle warblers whom we praise
For their imagination.
Yet Truth and Fancy. hand in hand,
Are found abroad in our great land
In many a fine Grafton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-05
Discretion,

Boston Transcript
do you always acknowledge II when
you know you are wrong?"
No; only when other people know It,"