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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03

ST. Louis, Mo-, April football.
basketball and long distance races in
Grammar and High schools. were
characterized as almost criminal by
DR.. Arthur A. Knoch of the Walnut
Hills High school, Cincinnati, in an
address before the American Physical
Education Association.
Our public officials ought to know"
he said, that such strenuous physical
exertion exhausts almost all organs
and that dilated heart is the natural
result of the unreasonably prolonged
tension incident to such games. Our
ideal should not eliminate in train
ing of young athletes, but in the edu-
cation of mentally and physically
sound and tremendously developed
men and women, whose gait, posture
and bodily movements would arouse
the admiration of all.
Observe the clumsy, awkward pos
ture of nearly all members of our
High school football teams. Although
the football season lasts only 10 weeks
anG the daily practice is only two
hours, yet this strenuous physical
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03
FreckIe-Face
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots.

Do you know how easy it is to re-
move those ugly spots SO that no one
Twill call you freckle face?
Simply get an ounce of othine,
double strength, from your druggist.
land a few applications should show
you how easy it is to rid yourself of
(freckles and get a beautiful COM
lplexion. The sun and winds Of Feb
ruary and March have a strong ten
idency to bring out freckles. and as a
result more othine is sold in these
months. Be sure to ask for the
double strength othine, as this is sold
under guarantee Of money back If it
fails to remove the freckles.--Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03
Mystery Surrounds Finding of
Edward Ross in Auburn Field

Lewiston, Me; April Mystery
still surrounds the finding of Edward
E. Ross wandering about a field in
Auburn with nothing on but his I'M
derclothes and in a half frozen, half
conscious condition. The uttering of
an unfinished sentence throws but lit
tie light ON accounting for his condi-
ton, and that is entirely surmise. The
solving Of the problem may develop
something more serious, possible as
sault and robbery or the like.
Then I found my room, and"
This from the lips of Edward E.
Ross. as he lay in half conscious
condition at st. Marys General hos
pital Thursday morning may account
for his having only his underclothes
and a necktie on when found.
Did he, in his delirious condition,
think that he had found his bed room
and prepare to go to bed?
The seeing of a man resembling him
on Monday morning by a driver of
Turner Center Creamery team, with
all his clothes on, though they were
dripping wet, would determine the fact
that when he started, wherever the
starting place may have been, he was
clothed.
Recognized Brother
When Albert Ross, his brother, went
into the room at the hospital he did
not speak to the sick man. He want
ed to see If he would recognize him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03
RICHMOND

Mr.. and Mrs. William Houlehan OF
Gardiner were in town Wednesday to
attend the funeral of the late John M
Kennedy.
Judge l. L. Spaulding went to Bos-
ton Monday to pass the week with
his son, Benjamin Spaulding. Mrs
Spaulding is passing the week as the
guest of Mrs Joseph Pray on Kim
bail street.
Joseph Pray left Tuesday for Booth
bay, where he will help get the steam
er city of Augusta into commission
for the coming season.
About % members of the Kennebec
Valley Encampment will go to Wat
erville Thursday evening, where they
will work the Royal Purple degree on
q large class of candidates.
w. F. Durham is confined to the
house this week with a bad cold.
Thursday was the first day the
Dresden mail carrier was unable to
cross the river.
w. c. Henderson of Hallowell was
in town this week on business con-
nected with the Bradstreet Lumber
Co.
About SIS has been raised by the
committee to solicit funds for the
baseball team.
Morrill, Mckinney, one of the county
commissioners, went to Augusta
Thursday to confer with the members
of the State Highway Commission rel
alive to the Merrymeeting may bridge
question.
The remains of the infant son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cheney were taken
to Augusta Thursday for burial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03

The Sagadahoc county commission
ers appeared Thursday before the
State Highway Commission relative to
a hearing on the question of rebuilding
the bridge across Merrymeeting bay.
The matter hinges on the refusal of
the voters of Richmond to approve of
that towns share of the sum neces-
sary to be raised in order to secure
the State aid voted by the last Leg
islature and the conference was in
relation TO arrange, IL possible some
means of securing the assistance of the
State. The result of the conference
was not announced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03
WHICH Is THE BEST
SKIN POWDER
LONG ISLAND NURSE TELLS

NJ. ]. Hyde. Trained Nurse Of Elm
hurst, L. l., says Il use Comfort Pow
Ger altogether. and find 1t is by far
the best powder I have ever used.
For chafing. prickly heat. hives and
any irritation or skin soreness Com
fort Powder has no equal. Its cooling.
healing properties are wonderful. For
use in the sick room there is nothing
that can approach 1t, and l have great
pleasure in recommending It,"
Be sure you get the genuine with
signature Of E. S. Sykes on box.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03

lines, it is estimated. will run close to
100000 a year, should the curtail-
ment be in force that long. On the
western lines it is roughly calculated
that the economics will effect a saw
ing not greatly dissimilar. About 500
employees in this city were furloughed
yesterday for various periods and it
was said the number of men already
under suspension and those to be laid
off within the next month would total
$4,000 en- the lines east and 1900 west
of Pittsburg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03
Pennsylvania Line Annuls ll8
Passenger Trains Wednesday

= Philadelphia. April I'm pursuance
of the retrenchment plans, made pub
lie last week, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road yesterday annulled 11S passenger
trains on the lines east of Pittsburg
and Erie and a large number on the
western lines. The lis trains discon-
timed on the eastern lines are, in adj
dition 20 the 26 discontinued some
weeks ago, when cutting down in pas
senger service first started
The financial saving on the eastern
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03

Edward recognized his brother and for
a brief period was very rational only
to seemingly lose consciousness again.
AS yet he cannot tell a connected
story 5& -
If intending to come to Lewiston
Ross must have started from Riley's
early in the morning of Saturday.
Coming on the branch line to Liver
more Falls he would have to wait for
nearly five hours to get a train to
Lewiston. Having boarded the train
for Lewiston he would arrive in Lew
iston late in the afternoon.
Seen In Lewiston
Did Ross come to Lewiston? Did
he go no further than Livermore
Falls, which by a route of some 10
miles cross country would bring him
to the vicinity in which he was found?
He had five days to do it in.
The testimony of John Kenney, a
fellow workman on the Rilay dam
job, denies such theory. Kenney
says he saw Edward f. Ross on Lin
coin street, Lewiston, on Sunday, Mar.
20. Kenney speaks of him as being
somewhat under the influence of IL
quor.
This being true and Ross being the
man whom Driver Oldham saw near
the fish hatchery bridge in Turner. on
Monday morning, the mans pilgrim
age from Lewiston must have started
sometime Sunday night or Monday
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03

had found where the animal had
stretched. Hairs of the animal found
at that place were over an inch in
length, were wiry, and were grayish
brown in color-not streaked like the
hair of a bob cat.
Some time ago the story was about
that a Frenchman in Chessuncooll re-
gion had been chased by a wolf. and
IL is thought that this animal in ques-
ton might also be a wolf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03
TOWN ELECTIONS

MARIAvILLE-Select Joseph C.
town clerk. Joseph c. Frost: school COM
mittee, Mrs. Margaret Grover. Money
Schools, $3.50; highways.
5000; support Of poor. $50; other pur-
poses, $500
wESLEY-Selectmen, S. G. Day, Frank
Gray l.. A. Gray; town clerk. Geo. A.
Day: town agent S. G. Day, treasurer. p.
u. Gray: tax collector. II. III. Roberts.
highways, $500; support of poor, 500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03

Newcastle. n. H.. claims the record
for longevity CT its residence. In its
population of not more than five hun
dred there are four persons eighty
years old, eight between eighty and
ninety, enc ninety-two and one ninety
six. Two of these. Captain John Hall
and John V. White, Jointly observed
their elghty-eighth birthday recently
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03

The Edinburgh court of session has
been called on to administer the will
of George Aitken, MusseIburgh farm
er. who died leaving an estate of $780,
COO. A provision of the will is that
at least $4,000 is to be expended on
a massive bronze equestrian statue
representing Farmer Aitken as cham
pion at the Riding Musselburgh
marches. A sum of s1o0 is to be ex-
pended annually on the upkeep.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03
$s60,o92.52
January, February and March lnsur-
ance Receipts

According to a statement made on
Thursday at the Office of the state
insurance commissioner the receipts
of that department during the past
three months were S3702.22.
OF this amount the sum of SSi0I
was received from companies divided
as follows: Licenses to companies
500: licenses to agents, $272; certih-
Gates of examination, $40; filing state
ments. S2235; filing other papers,
$40; renewals of authority, $40.
other receipts were the following
Licenses to brokers, $3.50; license to
special broker, $50; service Of writs,
sI2: interest on deposits, 1922.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03
Thursday, The 30th Day of April, 1914
Be Known and Observed as
MAINE FIRE PREVENTION DAY

and l most earnestly recommend that the
people observe it in all proper ways
First by cleaning up rubbish and look
ing after fire traps at home: second, by
holding meetings for discussion and ad-
dresses in the several cities and towns
of the state, especially under the aus
pieces of the Patrons of Husbandry and
the Fire Departments and in our Schools.
and such other commercial and civico =
CARNATIONS as may be able TO lend their
support to this important question, IN
order that all our people, both old and
young, in country and city, may be thor
oughly impressed and become better ed
ucated upon this most important ques-
ton of conservation
GIVEN at the Executive Chamber, at
Augusta, Maine, this twenty-tfth
day of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
fourteen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the
one hundred and thirty-eighth.
WILLIAM T. HAINES,
Rv the Governor Governor
j. E. ALEXANDER,
Secretary OF state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03
Strange Animal Reported to Be Seen

The report has reached the office
Of the Commission of Inland Fisheries
and Game of a strange animal seen in
Township Z, Range 10, Piscataquis
county near the East branch waters.
The report is confirmed by several
people in that section and the source
of information is considered reliable
by the commissioners. The tracks in
the snow made by the animal we're
twice the size Of the tracks OF bob
cats and places in the snow crust
where the animal had broken through
proved that the animal was heavy.
One gentleman stated that he had
followed the tracks for some distance
and found where the animal had kill
ed a rabbit, and little further along
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03
Report Of state Auditor.

State Auditor T. F. Callahan Thurs
dav presented to Governor Haines the
following report Of the receipts and
expenditures during the month OF
March, 1914:
CASH STATEMENT MARCH 81, 1914.
Cash on hand March /, 1914 $3.50, 065.H
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03
Electric Railways.

Electric Railways.
The heaviest tax of the electric
railways was assessed against the
Cumberland County Power and Light
Co. with the Lewiston, Augusta d
waterville Street Railway second, the
Bangor Railway and Electric co.
third. and the Atlantic Shore Railway
fourth. The smallest tax is as
sessed against the Fairfield & Shaw
NUT Street Railway, with the ROCK
land. South Thomaston & St George
Railway second. The Fryeburg
Horse Railroad pays a tax of but 81
cents.
The following shows the amount OF
the taxes assessed against the several
electric railway companies doing
business in the State as we'll as the
Eryahurp Horse Railroad:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03
A PROCLAMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR

Among the questions uppermost in the
minds of the people are economic aues-
tons, especially that of Conservation.
The saving and proper care of what we
have is the basis of our wealth. Ex
travagance and losses lead to distress
and suffering.
The year ending December 31st, 1913,
shows a net gain of deposits in our saw
ings banks of $685. 902. The same year
shows fire insurance premiums paid by
the people of Maine amounting to s3,226,-
2S2. S1-a very heavy burden on the proper
ty OF the State-and we find that only
81, sos, $50 was paid back to the people
for losses sustained by fires during this
same year. OF this, sl,73l IS was in
Cured by foreign fire insurance compaN
MES, and was 50 sic per cent. of the pre-
miums collected by the same companies
during the same year. The total amount
If risks written by the fire insurance
companies for that year was S244. IS3. S42Sl
The Bangor fire of April 3otn, 19ll dam
aged buildings aud other property TO the
amount of s3.70l,531, of which zoos. %
was paid by insurance companies and 81
699 002 was sustained by the property
owners.
l give these statistics to show how
great is the question of insurance and
fire losses in our State. Rates are hXed
according to losses sustained over given
period and must be enough to cover
risks and expenses of the business. The
more fires, the greater insurance rates
we must pay,
NOW, THEREFORE,, to assist in call
ing public attention to this great eco
nomic question. and in commemoratlon
of the very disastrous Bangor IRE OF
April 30th, 1911. do hereby proclaim that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03

Sunday accts. credited 37.e5
Sundry appropriations
credited 7,66111
Total receipts for the month 12loS7.S5
$3.50 Os2. So
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03
STATE HOUSE.
State Assessors Announce
Taxes Against Railroad.
A Strange Animal Arouses Inter
est In Township I, Range 10.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting Of Governor and
Council viii Be Held At 10 A. M.
Friday, April "a.

The members of the State Board of
Assessors. Bertrand G. McIntire Of
East Waterford, Edwin NJ. Johnston of
Brownville, and John ]. Dearborn of
Newburg Thursday committed the an
nual excise taxes, required to be paid
by the several railroad corporations
doing business in the State. Tho
taxes assessed against the steam
railroads amount to 995.544.35, an in
crease of $66,911.40 over q year ago,
when the taxes assessed amounted to
$92S,533.95. The total amount of
taxes assessed against theS electric
railways is s55,897.39 against s4S.-
1868 for the preceding year, an in
crease of $7,630.90.
These taxes are determined and as
sessed under the provisions Of sec
ton "a; section Is as amended by
chapter 1853 of the public laws of 1907,
chapter 81 of the Public Laws of 1909,
and as further amended by chapter
1913 of the Public Laws of 1911; sec
ton 20; and section 81 of chapter 8,
Revised Statutes, as amended by
chapter 80 of the Public Laws Of
1909.
Steam Railroads.
The tax against the Maine Central
Railroad Company is the heaviest,
with the Boston &. Maine second, the
Canadian Railway third. and the Ban
gor & Aroostook Railroad fourth. The
smallest tax is assessed against the
Rangeley Lakes & Megantic Railway,
with the Monsoon Railroad second.
The taxes assessed against the sew
eral steam railroad companies doing
business in the State are as follows:
Bangor & Aroostook Rail-
road Company ........... SS1,9S2.00
Boston & Maine Railroad
Company. ............. Ioo,oVt.o'
Bridgton G. Saco River Rail-
road Company ........... S6069
Canadian Pacific Railway
COMPANY. ...... 140,s4S.42
Georges Valley Railroad
Company. -. ......... llS.44
Grand Trunk Railway Com
pany of Canada. 57,655.6l
Kennebec Central Railroad
companv. .. 22117
Lime Rock Railroad Com
pany.. - ............ 2,sSs02
Maine Central Railroad
Company. 49,. -. SIC. 3o1,1S
Nonson Railroad Company. 11220
Portland Terminal CO.. 1853
Rangeley Lakes & Me-
gantic Railroad Co... 2o.S2
Sandy River & Rangeley
Lakes Railroad Co... 1885,
Wiscasset Pennington 81
Waterville Railway Co.. 394.o'
York Harbor and Beach
Railroad CO.. 1850
Total 1895, 445.35
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03

EXPENDITURES.
Current expenses S157, 712.S3
Improvement of State
roads Is, 1896
institutions 14i,7T748
School and mill fund ID. l54.6I
Common school fund 14,29.33
Railroad and telegraph
tax io.4f
Salaries %, 4of sS
Legislative expense 50S.sS
Public administrators
fund 1,oS0l2
Total expenditure for
for the month S42S, S5S q
Cash on hand March 81,
1914
In office 4,o0t.so
In banks $50, 1898 $50. 49,
soaA no2 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-03

The total amount Of the taxes as
sessed against the steam and eiectric
railroads of the State Is $1,03l,S42.74
against ss76.S00 last year, an increase
of s7454220.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29
GOLD STRIKE REPORTED
NORTH OF TONOPAH

Good paintings that run strong in
colors from a location made two and
a half months ago caused a big rush
out to the country north of TOnOpah
yesterday afternoon, when a lot
more locations were made. This
covered what was left Of the coun.
try not already staked out, and a
bunch that went out this morning
was previously disappointed.
Among those who visited the dis
trict, which is three and a half miles
north of Tonopah, just back Of the
laundry and one mile this side of
the scene of a former location rush
three months ago, were Owen Dough-
erty, Harry Mcnamara and c. X.
Jarvis. Sorrenson of the Midway
hotel Is also interested. and Eugene
Bertram is said to be associated with
Jarvis. Tom Petty and Shipway
were among the first to make loca-
tions.
The original find measures ten
inches from wall to wall In a talcy
formation between rhyolite and
quartz wall.
This morning the news gained
general circulation and there was a
fair sized rush for the district. =
Bonanza.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29
RECEIVERS SALE OF THE
DAY-BRISTOL PROPERTIES

1t has been learned that the Mer-
chants bank of Salt Lake has made
application to Judge Taber for a
hearing to show cause why there
should not be a receivers sale of the
properties of the Day-Bristol Consoli-
dated Mining company. The Mer-
chants bank is one of the principal
creditors of the mining company.
The Day-Bristol company has
debts aggregating about 100000 and
1t appears that the sale of the prop
erty is the only way left to straighten
out the financial affairs of the COM
pany. 1t is hoped that something
will be done so that the mines can
be placed in operation again at tho
earliest possible date.
Judge Taber in a telegram to Re-
ceiver Prudential states that Sep
TENDER 9th has been set as the date
for the hearing in Pioche.-Pioche
Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29
GREAT DEMAND FOR
MINING PROPERTIES

Good mining properties are in de-
mand all over the country, says the
| Wall Street Journal. In fact it is
declared that the big interests are
hungry for properties that have the
ear marks of developing into good
mines. This was clearly demonstrate
ed in Salt Lake when the GOldfield
Consolidated Mines company, through
George Wingfield, it's president. pur-
chased control of the Aurora Con-
solidated Mines company for close to
100000
When it was believed that Wing
field vas about to let go of his OPP
portunity to purchase the property
there Immediately congreated in Salt
Lake representatives of some of the
largest mining interests in the world.
M. P. Kirk, consulting engineer for
the Aurora, was kept busy day and
night in going over the details of the
property with the various representa-
tives. 1t was due to him that many of
the interests were willing to make a
bid. Although the price paid was
1887, 900, it is understood that there
was another bid in for $1,000 600
and still others that would have been
made. 1t is probably the first time
in the history of mining where out
and out bidding was done.
Up to June Is Wingfield had an
option on the property. This he al
lowed to expire and in place made a
written offer for control. offers Of
purchase were also made in writing
by other companies. Ellis P. Earle,
president of the Nipisising, was rep
resented by his engineer, Norton
Weber. The Amalgamated Copper
interests were represented by John
w. Finch. Wingfeld and Albert
Burch represented the Goldfield Con-
solidated. The Salt Lake offices of
the United States Smelling, Refining
& Mining company had orders from
Boston to capture the property if pos
sible. The fifth concern was repre-
scented by O.. J.. Salisbury of Salt
Lake, who On account of his close as
ISOLATION with D. C. Jackling and his
banking connections is believed to
have been representing the porphyry
copper crowd.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-29

, were mine rock, and 537 tons, from
the Jacket dump. The Jacket COM
pany at the surface SEM $50 tons of
ore to the gloryhole from the shaft,
and at the mine bins received $50
tons of Belcher and 405 tons of
Crown Point ode. At the 1900 sta
tion of the incline repairs we're made,
and also general repairs to the shaft.
The Belcher company delivered
$50 IONS of ore to the Yellow Jacket
company at the mine bins, and ex-
tracted for the week ISL cars of low
grade ore, and ZIG cars of ore. The
total extraction was 367 cars secured
from the 1900 and 1900 levels, the
north drift and raise on the former
and from the raise on the latter
level, in the joint Crown Point-Belch-
er incline, the three companies are
holding the water 95 feet below the
1000 level or the incline.
The Crown Point company deliver
ed 4O5 tons of ore to the Yellow
Jacket company at the mine bins, and
IiOIl IdloC ANO. L I'll IL LOW ICNOi,
sill, 4th and 7th floors, extracted SOC
cars of law grade ore. On the 400
level, south drift No. 1 has been re-
paired.
The Overman company on the
130O-foot level has cleaned out and
repaired the east crosscut a distance
of SS feet; total length now in good
conditions 442 feet. Two sets of tim
bers were placed.
At the joint Confldence-Challenge-
Imperial shaft, the south drift from
the 200 station was extended 10 feet
to the 210-foot point. There was ex.
tracted from this drift. % mining
carloads of ore, estimated 16 IA tons
of an average assay value of $16.69
per ton gold value.
The Caledonia company extended
the raise above the 11UO-foot level
for ten feet the past week; total
height "a feet. The material passed
through was clay and quartz
Chronicle.