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Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-11-19

Chicago NoV. is-An autopsy over
I,aby Rollinser. the defective infant.
who die5 last night. after his mother
and the offending physician agreed not
10 Atfr.1.,- 10 rrolong life. was held
tot.i" 10y H. -. ". Reinhardt, coroners
physician. and w. d. McNally, city
chemist. Their conclusions are said to
have sustained previously expressed
beliefs that the infant was doomed
and tn have justified DR.. H. J. Haisel-
,Icn who allowed the child to die when
an operation might have saved its life.
The inquest before a jury of physi-
clans was continued until tomorrow
afternoon.
ChiId's Ailments
The result Of the autopsy was read
before the jury. 1t showed that the
baby was paralyzed on the left side
from head to foot. On the right side
drum, and the child would have been
deaf because there was no ear on the
left side. On the right side there was
no neck, the skin growing from the
cheek to the shoulder blade.
Curvature of the spine and hemor-
rhagc Of the spinal canal also were
found The latter, according to the
physicians, would have caused com
plete paralysis Of the child's body and
would have resulted in death had there
been no other causes
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-11-19
Mrs. BolIineer Told

Mrs Anna BOllinger. mother of the
defective infant which was permitted
TO die yesterday. was told today of the
death.
She made no comment save to repeat
that denial OF the simple operation
which would have saved the baby's
life was best for all concerned
l'r. IL. !. Haiselden. the surgeon who
took the initiative in advising Mrs Boil
ltnger. in all probability will not be pros
ecuted. Coroner Hoffman said that if
Dr. Reinhardt, coroner's physician, re-
ported that Or. Haiselden acted accord
ing TO the most enlightened dictates of
conscience and science. burial permit
would be issued after the inquest and
the incident closed. DR.. Reinhardt said
he SO reported TO the coroner.
Or. Haselden. who had been almost
without sleep during the IS hours pre-
ceding The infants death, was busy in
the operating room in the German-Amer-
lean hospital today.
From every corner Of the United states
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-11-19

Rev. d. F. Faulkner, pastor of Park
street. Methodist Episcopal church.
Lewiston. said that he had been too
busy with his own church services 70
even think of the trouble of Mr.. Beck
with. He said that he could not un-
derstand such an attitude but that it
was not for him to Judge, anyway. He
said that the district superintendent
would see to everything.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
LOVE OF ART NOT REQUIRED
Mans lnsensibility to the Beautiful
Understood When He Revealed
His Llfe's Occupation.

AS they passed the soldiers monu-
ment in the public square of a small
town he turned to his right-hand COM
panion and said:
Pretty bad, eh?"
What's pretty bad?"
why, this monument. Awful, isn't
II, to put those things up all over this
fair land? No art in EN-"
Il rather like EN-"
Rather like 'em, Ell? suppose you
think that pile of chimneys over there
is pleasing to the eyer"
mot bad"
What do you think of those fright
ful advertising chromos on the land
scape?"
Pretty good"
You'd like the interior of New
York theater-I believe"
Splendid"
Ever heard of art?"
Never"
do you mean to say, sir, that some
OF the sublimest notes of the human
heart meet no response in your bo-
som? Have you no taste, no judg-
ment. no sense Of anything harmoni.
Gus? Are you lost to the fitness Of
anything at all? Great heavens, sir!
Where did you come from? Who are
you?"
Il, sir, am the heartless wretch who
arranges the deathbed scenes in the
moving picture shows. Life.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
AID TO SANTA CLAUS

At one Of the desks in the United
States patent office sits young wom-
an scanning pile Of drawings. They
are odd-looking sketches. consisting Of
hundreds of dotted lines, big circles
and little circles, almost all the letters
of the alphabet, and shadowy forms Of
human beings and animals. She is Miss
Alice Purinton, an assistant examiner
In the patent office, and 1t is her duty
to pass upon the patentability Of chill
dren's toys.
Hundreds Of drawings and specif-
cations of every toy imaginable find
their way to her desk daily. and this
material must explain exactly how the
toys are made and operated. 1t Is alb
solutely necessary that the toys work
as the specifications state. and any
skilled mechanic is supposed to be able
to make them. n the description Of a
certain toy is not lucid enough for
Miss Purinton to derive a clear under
standing of the mechanism a model
must be submitted. The submission
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
VICTIM OF RACE HATRED

Sir Edgar Speyer member Of a
banking firm that has houses In Lon.
don. Frankfort and New York, has
truly become a victim OF race hatred
generated by the war Because he is
a native of Germany. his loyalty to
England, his adopted country, was
fiercely attacked, and finally he re-
signed his post as privy councillor and
came to America. He tried also to re-
sign his baronetcy, but found he would
have to remain nobleman for life
Sir Edgar has lived most of his
life in England and was made baro-
net because of his munificent philan-
thropies and his public spirit. Up to
the outbreak Of the war he was one
Of the most popular men In London.
and he remained popular until last
spring, when the undercurrent OF Eng
lish resentment toward Germany and
Germans became vindictive He was
attacked in the newspapers, and
despite a public assurance by Premier
Asquith. long his friend. that he was
Il
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
Exceptional Luck.

Exceptional Luck.
A vehement argument, In which
two racehorse players were defending
their judgment. was overheard last
night.
why, nobody but a sucker would
have played that horse" said the
first.
well, he won. didn't he? You can't
get away from that. How about this
bank rolf"
WELL" said No. 1, as he looked
rather longingly at the money; well.
all I've got to say is this: Most any
old blind hog will dig up an acorn
some day. Louisville Times.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
OT70FQDI7ARY
W (PB0PtE W.
DOES NOT SEEK PUBLICITY

Ask almost any man In Washing
ton to name the assistant secretaries
Of state and this is the kind of an an
swer you will get:
Let's see. There Is Adee, who
has been in the department since II
was invented. and Phillips, q Repub-
lican, who came in in the midst Of
this administration because they
wanted another experienced man in
the department. Why, hang 1t ALL
there must be another assistant some
where! have 1t. What's that fel-
lows name who came here from Wy
oming? think he was a druggist,
and. II remember correctly, he is the
Democratic national committeeman
from that state"
John E. Osborne?"
Sure. that's the fellow. By jim
miny, have not heard Of him since
he was first appointed. Where does
he keep HIMSELF"
John E. Osborne keeps himself
pretty much out of sight, SO far as
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
FooIing the Enemy.

Rain was falling steadily as the
weary cyclist plodded on through the
English mud. At last he spied a fig
ure walking toward him through the
gloom.
Gladly he sprang off his machine
and asked the native:
How far of is the village Of Pop
pleton?"
Just ten miles the other way. sir, /"
was the reply.
"The other way! exclaimed the
cyclist. "But the last signpost |
passed said 1t was in this direction.
"Ah," said the native, with a know.
Ing grin, but ye see. we turned that
there post round so as to fog those
ere Zeppylings!'- Pittsburgh Chron-
icleTelegraph.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15

publicity He international matters
extent and consequently his getting into the
However Mr. Osborne loafg his job which mainly with
the finances of the department
Although he succeeded substantially buyng himself publicity
Osborne
which broke everybody
looked United
the which handled
when a special mission.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
Police Would Get II.

The talk of parents at home about
conditions in the police department
made deep impression on the mind
of twelve-year-old boy who was be-
fore Judge F. J. Lehr In juvenile court
for stealing bicycle. The court had
lectured the boy and his three COM
panions on the disgrace of stealing
and finally asked the boys what they
thought about stealing.
Now suppose everybody were to
STEAL" the court suggested, "and then
what do you think would become of
all of our property"
"Oh. the police would get every
thing" was the boys quick response.
Indianapolis News.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
Tommy's Prize.

well, Tommy, suppose you are
entitled to something nice as a re.
ward for graduating from the public
school," said the friendly aunt. what
has your father planned for your"
HE says can help take care of the
garden during the summer vacation"
said Tommy, 'and every time | think
of 1t / wish had failed in my exami-
nations"
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
"TORPS" OF THE BRITISH NAVY

"Torps" Is the nickname of the
torpedo lieutenant on battleship. Sir
Henry Jackson, new first sea lord Of
the admiralty, Is the "Torps" of the
British navy, for he is unquestionably
its leading torpedo expert. His Sc
lection as successor to Lord Fisher Is
recognized as most fitting. for Ger
many's naval tactics have forced Eng
land to admit the importance Of sub
marine warfare.
When Sir Henry entered the navy
in 1868 the world was still chiefly
thinking about the crude spar" tor
pedoes which Cushing and other Amer
leans had used in the Civil war, with
the result that they we're apt to blow
up the .orpedocr as well as the tor
pedoed. In 1881 he was appointed to
the Vernon, the old torpedo school
ship at Portmouth, as a young lieu
tenant for a course of instruction.
When that was completed he was able
to start his career as torpedo lieuten.
ant on battleship, and that soon
brought him to the command of the
the Vernon as an experimental vessel q
20 much zeal and knowledge that he
the Whitehead torpedo. which was bel
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
Berlin Society.

What are you wearing that long
face for. professor
Reason enough, doctor. I've just
been to call on my old friend Privy
Councillor Schulze-and what should
] do but leave my bread ticket instead
OF my visiting card"
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15

% poorly that my folks thought was
going into consumption. One day !
found q piece Of paper blowing around
the yard and I picked it up and read it
1t said Saved from the Grave and
told what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound has done for women. I
showed it to my husband and be said,
why don't you try it?' So I did, and
after ! had taken two bottles l felt
better and said to my husband, I don't
need any more and he said You had
better take it a little longer anyway
So took it for three months and got
well and strong. Mrs. ALoNzo E.
BAKER, 9 Tecumseh St, Adrian, Mich.
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
Of many q woman, housekeeper or wage
Garner who supports herself and is often
helping to support family. on meagre
wages. Whether in house, Office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which all
women are prone, and that Is Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound It
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
No Sale.

Can ! interest you In set of the
Secret Memoirs of the Court of Louis
XIV" asked the book agent
No, you can't" answered his In.
tended victim. I'm all fed up with
that kind of reading. I'm court
stenographer, and I've just finished
transcribing the testimony in sensa-
tional divorce case
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
Good Fortune.

Il found a four.leaf clover on my
lawn today said Mr.. Crosslots.
81 suppose you think that's lucky?"
II do. I'm lucky to find anything
in that lawn except dandelions and
ragweed."
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
Temporary Reverse.

Fogarty Ia moderate drinker)-rll
bet We tn Rooshians are beginning {
feel tn loss iv vodka.
Flaherty (warmly)-Don't ye lose
any slape over 1t. Mark me wur-ruds,
they'll retake 1t ag'in before long
Puck.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
LOOK YOUR BEST
AZ to Your Hair and Skin, cutlcura
Will Help You. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant super.creamy emollients pre-
serve the natural purity and beauty
OF the skin under conditions which,
II neglected, tend to produce a state
Of irritation and Disagreement.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15

Point Of View.
Blox-Bilkins has the clearest head
OF any man l know.
Knox-I see where you are right
There is absolutely nothing In 1t.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOu
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
Just Eye comfort, Write for Book of the Eye
BY mall Free Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
as they only accumulate in the

Of models being discouraged
patent Office, collecting dust and taking
One of the first and foremost requirements of invented
that must have similar
toy, or that it be a and original idea entirely.
Mechanical and electrical with action
days, according to Miss
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
The War Zone

The War Zone.
Have piece OF this old English
cheese?"
Why. 1t looks like Swiss cheese;
it's full of holes"
Yes, know; 1t got riddled com.
ing over"
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15

Sounds Like a Stadium Piece.
He-Have you ever seen the nebula
Of Andromeda?
She-No; where was 1t played?
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
COULD. NOT
STAND ON FEET
Mira. Baker So Weak Could
Not Do Her Work-Found
Relief In Novel Way.
Adrian, Mich. -"I suffered terribly
with female weakness and backache and

got 30 weak that !
could hardly do my
work. When I
washed my dishes l
had to sit down and
when / would sweep
the floor l would get
20 weak that ! would
have to get . drink
every few minutes,
and before ! did my
busting Iwould have
tn lie down. I Uot
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15

A man may be willing to admit that
he is coward, but how he resents
such an inference from another!
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15

Smile on wash day. That's when you use
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes winter than
snow. All grocers. Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15

Jitneys are seriously affecting
street railway revenues in Vancouver
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
Safety First.

Safety First.
why did you risk your life to save
the man from drowning?"
He owed me $193."
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15

It's a poor mule that won't work
both ways.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15
PUBLIC LAND

MINING AND INDIAN CASES
EATHlCk n. L0UGHRAH, ATTORNEY AT Law
- bANNIHThR BUILDING, WASHINGTON ID q
BANK and Other References Given on Request
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15

Red Cross Bag Blue, much better, goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer. Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15

loyal England
residence him, finally
decided to quit England, at least for the present
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15

A woman has more honor than q
man-that is, more clothes on er.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-07-15

Boldness is adorable in a man, but
deplorable In q woman.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27

Mary Pickford's husband, Mae
Marsh Robert Harron, Ralph Lewis,
Donald Crisp and f. A. Turner, Mr.
Griffith has assembled one of the
strongest casts ever used in NOV
ing picture production.
In THE Escape" you get much of
educational value and a vital warn
ing in the prologue, and you are i'm
mediately plunged into a swiftly
moving life drama that carries action
from the opening scene to the finish.
You laugh. You cry. You follow
the lives of two sisters with the sud-
den changes in their fortunes, you
pity one, you wonder at the other.
You admire and sympathize with the
brother, you detest the father. You
loath the brute husband of Jenny
Joyce and are greatly gratified to
see him get his just deserts from the
right party at the right time. AL
though it takes one and three
quarters hours to project the picture,
the interest is so we'll sustained that
one is not conscious of passing time.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
WHITMAN COUNTY
MEDICAL SOCIETY

The Whitman County Medical So
ciety Will meet in Pullman next Mon
day afternoon and evening. The
session will begin at 3 o'clock with
a business meeting, after which there
will be a clinical hour.
DR.. Edgar L. White of Lewiston,
Idaho, will give a paper on "Forceps
and Pituitrin,' and DR.. Frank St.
Sure OF Colfax one on Recent In
vestigations Concerning the Tonsils. "
After a banquet which will be
served at Millers cafe at $50 p. M,
DR.. P. d. Mccormack, children's spe-
cialist of Spokane, will present a
paper on The Nutritional Disturb
ances of the Artificially Fed" The
session will close with a paper by
DR.. Frank A. Bryant of Colfax
on Septic Conditions Following
Labor
A large attendance of Whitman
county physicians is expected.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
BIG ATTRACTION
AT THEATORIUM

The Escape" d. w. Griffin's big
drama of life, which will be the at
traction at the Theatorium Tuesday
afternoon and evening August 81, is
perhaps one of the most unusual
stories ever filmed The subject is
one that is of vital interest to all.
The director, d. w. Griffith, who is
claimed to be the highest salaried
director in the world, produced The
Birth OF a Nation" which is conced-
ed to be the greatest production ever
made. 1t took eight months to make
The Birth OF a Nation" and it
took nearly two years to complete
The Escape" in seven parts.
DR.. Arthur D. Houghton, consid-
cred to be the court of last appeals
in matters eugenic, and who made
the first eugenic marriage in
America, said of The Escape: ut
is more eloquent than the spoken
drama, more convincing than a thou
sand sermons, a lesson to those striv-
Ing to better humanity"
Blanche Sweet, who has long been
one OF the leading motion picture
actresses in America, takes a promi-
nent part in "The escape" and with
owen Moore. who in private life is
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
PARCEL POST SALE

The parcel post sale by the ladies
of the NJ. Z. church will be held on
the church lawn Saturday afternoon
commencing at three o'clock. Every
body cordially invited to attend and
take part in the unique sale, in
which parcels from all corners of the
Union will be sold. The contents
will not be known until the parcels
are unwrapped by the purchasers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27

President Bryan returned the first
of the week from his summer home
at Lakeview, Idaho, and expects to
remain in Pullman until college
opens next m onth.
Joseph W. Graham, the new city
superintendent of schools, has
brought his family to pullman and
moved into the house OF Mrs. l.. b.
Courtney on Colorado street. Mrs.
Courtney has moved to Charleston.
Prof. f. L.. Pickett returned Mon
day from Nebraska, where he spent
lis vacation. He brought his family
with him and they have located in
the house recently vacated by Prof.
Shippee.
r. K. Hundertmark, instructor in
dairy production at the w. S. c, has
resigned and expects to go back to
Ohio to take charge of large dairy
farm.
Miss Anna Waller returned Mon
day from Lakeview, Idaho, where
she had been visiting at the Bryan
summer home.
Many improvements are being
made at the college gymnasium.
Additional shower baths and lockers
are being installed in the basement,
and an addition has been built to
the rear of the building, where the
rifles of the cadet corps will be kept.
f. NJ. Slagle has purchased from
w. ]. Young the house built by d. B.
Putnam on Monroe street. Mr..
Slagle will occupy the house.
w. A. Moss is starting work on
14-room house on Linden avenue,
which will be occupied by the Alpha
Delta ri sorority.
Mrs. c. NJ. Duvall and son, Clinton,
left early this week for Kittitas, a
new town on the c. M. & st. Paul
railroad, where they will make their
home. Clinton will teach manual
training in the school there.
DR.. A. L. Evans and family, Prof.
l.. +. Jackson and the family of Dr.
ID. r. Campbell started Sunday for
an outing and are camping near
Viola, Idaho.
Mrs. +. J. Osterman returned Sat
urday from San Francisco, Cal,
greatly improved in health as re-
suit of surgical operation.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27

DOWNEN WRITES INSURANCE.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-08-26

Possibly those who have kept house
for a long time know. but there are
many others who have dif1culty In
making custards. cornstarch puddings
and gravies smooth II there are eggs
In them.
A simple way is to remove the milk,
sugar and other ingredients. supposing
1t is cornstarch pudding one is making.
from the stove to cool enough to stop
the boiling.
Dip few spoonfuls of the hot milk
into the bowl In which there are the
well beaten eggs. stirring as each
spoonful is added.
This heats them gradually, not al
lowing them to cook before they are
thoroughly mixed with the milk.
Then they may be added to the
larger quantity on the stove. stirred
in quickly and the pudding plscet
over the fre to nnish cooking.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-08-26
SYSTEM WORKS WELL
State Probation Commission Is
Lauded by New York.
Experiment Has Proved In Every Way
Worthy, and Authorities Are
Unanimous In opinion That
II Be Maintained.

One OF the most active OF the small
departments of the New York state
government is the state probation
commission. AS shown by recent
report on the state departments pre-.
pared for the benefit OF the constitu.
tional convention by the department
OF efficiency and economy and the
New York bureau OF municipal re-
search this commission Is entirely sep
arate in its organization and duties
from any other state department. It
has large and unique field, namely.
that OF developing. extending and i'm
proving probation work in all the
courts Of the state.
Probation is defined as a system by
which court seeks to supervise. dis
cipline and reform offenders without
branding them as prisoners and with
out sentencing them to jail or prison.
II is intended especially for the young
or first offenders. 1t is used In all
kinds OF courts and for all sorts OF
offenses, but It is perhaps OF greater
Importance In the juvenile court. Pro
baton has been called the right arm
OF the juvenile court"
The first probation law In the state
was enacted in 1901. Following the
enactment OF this law probation wori
In the courts developed slowly anc
irregularly throughout the state.
special commission to study the worl
was authorized by the legislature o.
1905; ten men and four women wer,
appointed on this commission by Gov
ernor Higgins. The commission mad,
a thorough inquiry and presented I
report the following year. Out OF III
work and recommendations grew tn,
present state probation commission
The commission was created by tn,
legislature In 1907. Homer Folks ha
been president OF the commission sine
its creation. Frank e. Wade, anothe
OF the original commissioners, is nov
vice-president. The other member
are Edward G. Blum OF Brooklyn
Edmund ]. Butler OF New York, Judg
Alphonso T. Clearwater Of Kingsto
and DR.. John T. Finley, commission
er OF education. The present secretar
OF the commission is Charles l.. Chut'
who succeeded Arthur w. Towne
1918.
Some OF the work the commissio
has accomplished toward extendin
and developing the probation systel
: in the state is indicated by the follo'