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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-10-16
The Riddles Stake

All classes, ranks and conditions of mankind, the
saloonists and the liquor drinkers included, are bene-
flied in every way by voting out the snake-holes. To
none are these benefits greater than to childhood.
Every child has an inalienable right to be we'll
born. Dependable statistics show deficiency among
the children of drinking parents to be greatly in ex-
cess of that among the children of non-drinkers. The
maternal accidents are seven times more frequent
among drinkers than among total abstainers. Accord
ing to DR.. Sullivan's Investigations, S. per cent of tie
children of drinking parents die under the age of
seven years. Epilepsy, tendency toward tuberculosis
and insanity, non-viability, mental dullness, feeble
mindedness and idiocy are of ar-above-norma fire.
quency among such children.
The liquor traffic injuriously affects the child's
education by taking thousands of them, even mere
tots out of school, and sending them to the sweat
shop and breakers to support the family that the
drunken father ~neglects.
The bare necessities of child life-food, clothing,
happiness and healthful environment-are jeopardized
by the saloon.
Every American boy and girl is fairly entitled to
start in life with a healthful body, clear mind and an
unsulied name. Every one of these, the liquor traffic
imperils. No one has more at stake in wet and dry
elections than the children of the community and state.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-10-16
THE ISSUE

ganda as outlined by the national office, and it JUST
fled the fondest hopes of the genius of the idea. We
predict that this kill-um-quick campaign proposition
will set the Leagues speedometer at double-quick and
hasten incredibly that glad day when we shall dance
the Highland fling on the coffin box Of Our friend, the
enemy.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-10-16
October 10, 1914.
Mobilizing Massachusetts,
Editorial by T. Alex. Cairns.

Massachusetts, IN the Land OF Nod, the Hub OF
erudition and the Paul Revere of literature, recently
responded to the edict of the Triple Alliance. Church,
Home and School, and modified her Bunker Hill
citizenry for the final charge against the demijohn en-
trenchments of alcohol.
Every citizen from the Barney Stone at Ply
mouth to Thoreau's Walden Pond, and from sweet
Auburn. loveliest village of the dale, to the Berk-
shires, loveliest hills of the living-all stood at atten-
ton for seven days while forty anti-saloonists with
glib galore and oratory more or less Demosthenic, as
sured them that till the saloon was planted h~ell-deep
they could no more
Wrap the drapery of their couch about them,
And lie down to pleasant dreams"
Never, since New England's own illustrious Ly-
man Beecher, with his six immortal sermons on in
temperance, fired a shot heard round the world and
down the decades, has this or any other state or ma
ton witnessed such a concentrated, all-at-once, all
together, last-house-o e-last-street campaign in the
interest of an unstaggering civilization.
The o%pen-armed reception given to the trumpet
ers of the great reform was at one with the eat-all-
you-want hospitality shown by a bedol1ared Bostonese
gentleman to an ex-slave, Southern nanny in the
sixties.
Mother Africanus dined with the family and at
the close of the feast the lordly host said to the
negress:
Well, you aren't accustomed to such treatment,
are your
And Mrs. Darkey replied: mo, sab, my massa
was a puffect gentleman
And Massachusetts could not resist the message.
Patterson was there, Patterson who knows both
ends of the wet and dry proposition, and who has
been both famous and infamous. And Hobson, who
sinks a booze Merrimac every time he faces an audi
ence and who will get into Uncle Sans history as the
man who wrote sobriety into the constitution. And
Louis Albert Banks, author of a fve-foot-shelf of in
spirationals and platformist par excellence. And Sam
Small, the man who was born in the funny column.
And Baker, the generalissimo and hurler of two
edged phillipics. And Russell, the man who listened
like Joan of Arc and obeyed like a Gideon in the
Leagues genesis. And Lands, Hoosier ~epigram-
matist and philosopher statesman to whom you listen
for five minutes and then conclude that Washington
isn't entirely Macchiavellian. And a bevy of other
demigods less noted but more notorious.
Even the Boston Press, that Ephesus sleeper,
opened her woolly, woozy ear and then unlimbered
her big pencil and told the folks in giant headlines
and war type that the drys were on the job and the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26
Find Liquors in Rooms with
Label Democratic Headquarters

nieipaI court this forenoon Gallagher's
case was continued.
Deputies Bisbee, Doughty and Her
mann were on their way down Mar
ket street to serve a warrant at a
house on Pleasant street when they
saw coming from the doorway lead
ing to the rooms labelled Democrat
ic Headquarters a man who carried
an oil can. Deputy Doughty asked the
man what he had in the can and was
informed that it was oil. The officer
wanted to smell OF the can and per-
ceived an odor very different from kerr
osene, in fact it smelled like the rum
room on spilling day. So the officers
stopped in their journey to Pleasant
street to go up the stairs down which
the man with the oil can had come.
There they found the rooms, the men
and the contraband goods described
above.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26
Ask Supreme Court
To Review Action

Washington, March 25.-On the
claim that business men throughout
the United States are interesten in the
matter an application was mahe be-
fore the supreme court today to re-
view ire selection of a trustee for the
estate of the Means-Dickson Co.,
bankrupt. of Georgia.
The question involved is whether the
ma jority creditors of a bankrupt are
entitled as a matter of law to select
the trustee of the estate. Alexander
Proudfit, referee in bankruptcy in
southern Georgia, refused to appoint
G. T. Strickland of Concord, Ga, trus-
tee, although he was nominated by two
attorneys who represented 50 Of the
So creditors and 50 per cent of the
claims. Mr.. Proudft selected c. w.
Leonard of Macon, nominated by the
remaining creditor, a local concern.
Judge Speer in approving the ref
eree's selection declared that a ref
cree should have the discretion to re-
ject the selection of a majority of the
creditors He said it was against the
policy of the bankrupt law for attor-
news for a credit association to cor
rail- the claims of creditors and util-
ize them so as to give absolute con-
troll of the bankruptcy proceedings to
the attorneys or the association. He
found that one of the attorneys rep
resented the Atlanta Adjustment Blu
reau, which was a branch of the Ma
tioual Association of Credit Men, con-
sisting of some $4,000 wholesalers, job
bers and manufacturers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26
AREA OF THE LUNGS.
Nature Has Given Us Very Liberal
Margin of Safety.

Psychologists have long observed
that many of the organs necessary to
life have much larger capacity than is
really necessary. 1t is generally agreed
for instance, that under ordinary con-
ditions one kidney would serve every
purpose, although we are supplied with
two. As the same is true of other
glands, the conclusion is irresistible
that nature, in providing for the vari-
Gus functions upon which our exist
ence depends, has left very liberal
margin of safety This is especially
true of the lungs.
In cases of pneumonia the functions
of one lung have been entirely sus-
pended for a time, but life has per-
sisted, as 1t has in those instances
where tuberculosis has very materially
curtailed breathing capacity. Such
cases have led to experiments in arti-
icially lessening lung areas for time
in order to discover, if possible, what
the margin of safety really is.
BY introducing inert nitrogen gas
into the chest of the subject an artif1-
cial pneumothorax is formed which
may be varied at will, causing CORE
spending variations in lung capacity
By this means Courmont finds that
persons who submit themselves to his
Investigations get along very we'll with
a quarter of the usual lung capacity.
Similar experiments in Paris hos
pital show that patents deprived of
five-sixths of their breathing capacity
suffer very little Inconvenience and ex-
hibit no symptoms of the lack Of al
proper amount of oxygen.
The conclusion is that If one can live |
with one-sixth of his lung power he
ought to do very well indeed with a +,
single lung-Boston Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26
Bates College Notes

Lewiston, Me-, March 25.-President
Chase will hold a reception for Miss
Holman of Wellesley on Saturday aft
ernoon at their residence, 16 Frye
street, from $50 TO 5, at which all the
members of the faculty are invited to
attend.
James Roy Packard, IA, of Mon
mouth. Me-, and Joseph Langdon Moul-
ton, is, of auckland, Mass, have been
selected as delegates for the Maine
State Temperance contest.
Rev. Canon Nolan met his class,
studying city Problems" tonight at
6.45 instead of yesterday.
All Bates friends may be interested
to know that the Bates-Colgate In
tercollegiate debate will be held May
and not April "a, the date Of the
debate with Tufts at Medford, Mass.
The Colgate debate will be held in
Lewiston.
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HOultOn Girl Is
Badly Burned

Houlton, Me-, March 25.-Miss Hell
en- Some,ville, a daughter OF w. q.
Somerville, was terribly burned Tues
day at her home on Elm street. Miss
Somerville was arranging the room of
her aunt, Miss Kate Gillin, who has
been seriously i'll all winter and in
putting the dust in little air tight
stove her skirt caught on fire.
Miss Gillin, who was confined to her
bed, tried to call her over to the bed
but it seemed to be the child's one
idea TO keep away from her aunt, who
had ON a bath robe over her night
dress. The little girl knew 1t would
not take much to ignite the robe.
The cries from the bed chamber at
tracted the attention of Mr.. Somer-
Vile and his son, who rushed to the
room, not however. before Miss Gill
lin had managed to egt out or bed
and crawl on her hands and knees
tow here Helen was.
Mr.. SomervilIe caught his daughter
and carried her to the bath room Where
the flames were extinguished. Mr.
Somerville's hands were badly burned
as were his sons and Miss Kate Gill
lin had her hand and rm burned
Miss Helen was not burned above
the hips but her thighs were burned
badly and the shock was severe. A
physician was summoned and the
burns dressed. 1t is sincerely hoped
that the sufferer may soon be on the
road to recovery. The shock to Miss
Gillin was severe. especially In her
weakened condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26

Portland. Me-, March 25.-There was
no magic in the legend Democratic
Headquarters, WardsThree," nor in the
highly colored campaign Autographs of
President Wilson, Vice President Mar
shall and Ex-Governor Frederick W.
Plaisted that saved an upstairs room
at SO Market street from raid by
the liquor deputies last evening. Nor
were the officers so over-awed that
they were not able to seize the key OF
beer they found horsed up in the sink
in a section of the apartment, and the
half dozen empty kegs and sprinklers.
dozens of empty glasses they found in
the rooms. Thomas f. Gallagher was
arrested in connection with the raid
and three other men found in the
rooms were allowed to go. In the mu-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26
Heavy Meat Eaters
Have Slow Kidneys
Eat Less Meat IL You Feel Backachy
or Have Bladder Trouble.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by
flashing the kidneys occasionally, says
q well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which excites the kidneys,
they become over worked from the
strain, get sluggish and fail to filter
the waste and poisons from the blood,
then We get sick. Nearly all rheu-
matism, headaches liver trouble, ner-
vousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts or if
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of
sediment, irregular of passage or at
tended by a sensation of scalding, stop
eating meat and get about four ounces
of Jac Salts from any pharmacy; take
a tablespoonful in a glass of water be-
fore breakfast and in a few days your
kidneys viii act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations to
flush and stimulate the kidneys. also
to neutralize the acids in urine so it no
longer causes irritation, thus ending
bladder weakness
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes delightful effervescent
hthia- water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
complications.-Adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26
WINTHROP.

Mrs L. D. French entertained her
Sunday school class of young ladies
Tuesday evening and Rainbow Club
was organized with the following Off
GERS: President, Esteile Davis; vice
president. Alice Boney; secretary,
Hazel Peck; treasurer, Hazel Ingersoll.
A, very pleasant evening was passed.
Refreshments were served.
7. H. Pinkham has returned from a
business trip to Boston.
Miss Sara Lloyd visited in Lewiston
Wednesday.
Mrs. w. A. Gale of Augusta visited
her daughter, Mrs. w. B. Sanborn, the
first of the week.
The Eastern Star Sewing Circle will
meet at Masonic hall Friday after
noon following by O'Clock supper.
Mrs. Mabel Williams and two chill
dren of Bath and Mrs. Wendell DAILY
of Greene are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. L. Bonney..
The last quarterly conference will
be held at the Methodist vestry Satur-
day evening, conducted by District
superintendent Rev. J. M. Frost. Sun
day morning, a Love Feast will be
held at the church, followed by SER
mon by Mr.. Frost.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Drapeau and
little son are visiting relatives in
town. Mr.. Drapeau has been very ill
and underwent a serious surgical op-
Grafton, but is convalescing rapidly.
Arthur Casper died at Winthrop
Center Tuesday following surgical
operation. Mr.. Casper leaves a widow
and four children. Funeral services will
be held Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26
PAGES SPEECH IS
GIVEN TO PUBLIC
Copy of Statements Declared to Have
Misinterpreted the Monroe Doctrine
And Panama Canal Stand Are For
warded to Senate by Sec'y of State
Bryan

America that have volcanic tenden-
cies? / sometimes read that the Unit
ed States is entering upon a policy to
discourage foreign investments there,
That is untrue. / think that some
events are happening there that have
discouraged them somewhat, but /
hope that they cannot be charged to
the United States.
There is policy forming in the
minds of our government and our
people, which is not new. that would
discourage such investments or such
concessions as would carry with them
the control of the government of any
of those states and only such, for so
far as the United States is concerned
you know how heartily we have well
coined your investments in our land
and still welcome them and always
WILL You may be assured that it is
none of the business of the United
States to put any let or hindrance
upon any legitimate investments of
yours anywhere IN the world and they
most heartily welcome your invest
ments in any part of the Americas,
provided only you do not make them
so that you may possibly take the
country with them.
The Monroe doctrine meant this,
when it was first formulated, that the
United States would object to any Eu-
ropean governments taking more land
in the New World. In those days
the only way that a foreign govern
ment could gain land was literally to
go and take it. Now we have more
refined methods of exploitation and
there are other ways to take it. That
is the only protest that the United
States has ever whispered. You will,
| am sure, understand why the Unit
ed States prefers that no land in the
New World should be acquired in these
new subtle ways. Should you do us
the kindness clearly to understand
that. and possibly to correct the mis-
impression that has gone abroad?'
Secretary Bryan submitted the copy
of Ambassador Pages speech without
and it was read in full to
the Senate and referred to the for
eign relations committee without de-
bate. z5sz--s-z-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26

Marston; voted to charge the Red Men
$50 a year for use of town hall and the
Pocohontas s100 per night The appro-
priations: Common schools, $500. town
officers, $500: deficiencies. $3.50; high
school. $500: highways. $500; public libra
ry, $50; school books, supplies and APP
pliances, sl25; State road. $500: high
school janitor and fuel. s65. superinten-
dent of schools, s100; repairs on school
houses. $50; repairs on State roads, $50;
repair and move Drisko school house,
s175; Forest Hill cemetery, sS5; contin
gent fund, sI10.70. Total, 1929 Sc; total
last year, Si156.5
Mrs. Austin Kelley and daughter.
Irene, are visiting at Orrin Noyes'.
The Jonesboro High school will open
Monday. March so. with the same corps
of teachers. The graded schools will
open April Is with a change of teachers
in the White and village schools.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26
lITCHFIElD
Hamilton Richardson

very pretty wedding took place at
the home of James III. Hamilton Tues
day evening, when his daughter, Ella
Mae Hamilton, and Carl Richardson
were united in marriage.
The ceremony took place underneath
an arch made of evergreen. at $50 and
was performed by Rev. Timpton of
West Mills, Me-. an uncle of the
groom.
The couple were attended by Miss
Margaret Hamilton. a sister of the
bride, and Joseph Richardson broth
err of the groom.
The bride wore beautiful gown of
white chiffon over white silk and car
ried bouquet of white pinks. The
bridesmaid wore a gown of white
Nuns yelling and carried pink pinks.
The received many beautiful pres
ents.
The guests consisted of near rela-
tsges of the bride and groom.
Mr. and Mrs. Richardson will leave
Thursday for their new home In
North Monmouth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26
NEW ZEALAND's GUM MINES.
Gathering Harvest That RipenedI
Ages and Ages Ago. .

Gum digging in New Zealand offersi
one Of the most unusual and interest
ing forms of labor, partly because of
the ease with which the work may bel
carried on and partly because 1t is said
New Zealand is the only countryiwherei
gum digging Is done. !
Originally the, gum which is now,
brought to light came from the kauri
tree, which is now scarce, but ages ago
great forests of it probably covered
most of the northern part of the
North island. These forests were swept
away by fire, and today the landscapel
is mostly low brown hills with occa-
sional swamps. Gum burns very cas-
lily, but such as was covered by the
dank forest debris escaped the fire.
Hardened and preserved through un-
countable ages, this Is the gum the
gum digger seeks today. BY paying 5
shillings a year he may wander and
dig where he likes over enormous areas
of government lands. All that is re-
quired Is kind of spear to locate the
gum, spade to dig it and a bag to
put it in. At night it is scraped and
sorted according to size and quality.
In digging" says a writer in Pear
sons Magazine, you enjoy all the ex- /
citement of gambling without incur
ring the sin. And then to work for |
yourself when you like, where you like
and how you like is delightful beyond
belief. Also you are free to live as
your fancy turns and to have as many
friends as you wish or as few"
The climate is pleasant, and the re-
turns from the work, though not
financially great, ranging from $1.75 a
day upward, are perhaps all that the
enterprise warrants
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26

Washington, March 25.-AmbassadoT
Walter H. Pages London speech in
which he was credited with having in
terpreted the Mondoe Doctrine as
meaning the United States preferred
that no European government should
obtain more land in the New World
and az having made certain references
to the repeal of the Panama tolls ex-
emption, was forwarded to the Senate
today by Secretary Bryan in response
to Senator Chamberlain's resolution
calling for an explanation.
Canal Utterances
Mr. Pages speech, some $500 words
in length, was furnished to the Senate
in full. The portion relating to the
Panama canal was as follows:
L will not say that we constructed
the Panama canal even for you. For l
am speaking with great franknesS and
not with diplomatic indirection. We
built il for reasons of urown; but l
will say that it adds to the pleasure of
building that great work that you will
profit by it. You will profit most by
1t, for you have the greatest carrying
trade. l can say a similar thing about
the recent lowering of our tariff. We
did not lower it in order to please
you; it was for purposes that we con-
sidered economically sound for our
selves.
Nevertheless it added to the pleas
urc of doing that to reflect that there
by we should have more trade with
you. Concerning the recent message
of the President, l take it upon my
self, on my own responsibility. to say
this: He delivered that message, not
to please you but to express the true
sentiment and self-respect of the
American nation. AS interpret it, his
was the voice of the people. Neverthe-
less 1t adds to the pleasure of hearing
that voice to know that it does please
you
That portion referring to the Mon
roe Doctrine follows:
May / put in another parenthesis.
also, on my own account, and correct
ar impression that part of your press
seems to have about the attitude of
the United States government con-
corning the investment of your colos-
sal earnings in states of Central
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26
Override Demurrers of Milk
Dealers Alleged to Be a Trust

unfairly limited the rights of the pro-
Queer because they still have other
markets for their product which were
not affected by the combination be-
tween these defendants.
But there are limits to the right
of collective bargaining and upon the
facts stated in the indictments 1t seems
to me that the alleged combination
might be found to have been anrea-
sonably extensive and unreasonably in
restraint of trade"
Judge Morton adds that there may
be unreasonable restraint of trade
which does not constitute a monopoly.
The individual defendants are Isaac
Whiting, George Whiting and John X.
Whiting, of d. Whiting & Sons; Chas.
II. Hood and Edward j. Hood of H.
r. Hood & Sons; and William Graus-
tein.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26

The University of Minnesota, now
a thriving institution. had hard times
in it's early days, and for some years
prior to the reorganization of 1869 the
universities buildings were unused.
This was brought to mind under rath-
er amusing circumstances recently,
when a land title complaint of the
sixties came to light in Minneapolis.
The man who made the complaint as
serted that the man and the smaller
frame buildings were not then in use
except by stray cats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26
Nominations for
Milwaukee Mayor

Milwaukee, Wis. March 25.-Mayor
Gerhard A. Bading, non-partisan, and
Emil Seidel, Socialist, were nominated
for mayor at yesterdays primary, ac-
cording to complete returns today.
The election will be held April Z.
Indications are that the Socialists
nominated six aldermen-at-large. Yes
terdays primary was the first nom
partisan contest ever held in Milwau-
kee.
While Seidel polled more than 1000
votes yesterday against 1900 at the
primary of two years ago. he received
80 900 votes when elected mayor four
years ago.