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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
Coming Events
1915

Feb. 1s-r-state convention OF the COL
lege and preparatory school l. NJ. I. A
N' Feb. s~Cumberland County Rural Car
riers' Association. annual meeting at
Fen 2lAutomobile Show at Water
VILE. 80.
growers of western Maine. Auburn.
Feb. 23-2+Bradbury prize debates with
Hamilton College at Brunswick.
Feb. M-State potato growers meeting,
March City election in South Port
land, Saco, Rockland. Lewiston. Auburn,
Watervine. Ellsworth. Haiiowell East
March Time limit for receipt Of ap-
preparation measures BY Legislature
March -Bovdoin interscholastic de-
bate, Portland High VS.. Cony High, Au-
March 5-s-7-Boys Conference at Port
March s-7-Tenth annual State Boys'
Conference, under auspices OF J. N. G.
A. al Portland.
March S-Preliuinary debates in the
Bowdoin interscholas,ic league begin
March s-city election = Biddetord
Belfast Baagos Brewer s and AV uf sta,s
Board Of Trade. Lewiston
March 27-Portland Civic Club meeting
at 9. cleanup campaign, guest meeting.
March 2s-Palm Sunday.
April GOOD Friday.
April 4-Easter Sunday.
April City election. Calais.
.Aprh s-United States District Court
ApriI GGrand Castle. Knights OF the
Golden Eagle, annual session. Carmel
April s-u-Maine Young Woman.s
Christian Association conference, Port
April 1o-Annual meeting and election
Of officers Of Civic Club, at 3. Portland.
April 13-Supreme Court conveneS
Portland.
April lePatriot's Day.
April 19Central Maine Pythian Jubi-
lee, Auburn hall, Auburn:
April c1-S-Maine Methodist Confer
ence, Bishop Hamilton OF Boston. presid-
ing, Wateryille.
April 23-Penobscot County Teachers
Association meets for reorganization.
April LAdjourned annual meeting OF
Civic Club at 3. Portland.
May +Superior Court convenes fcfvfl
and crimin2D, Portland.
May 4-S-Congregational Conference
and Missionary Society OF Maine. annual
meetings, South Parish church, Augusta.
May 4-S-Masonic grand bodies. annual
meetings, Portland.
Hay 1+Lyford interschoiastic prize
speaking Of Colby open to preparatory
schools OF Maine and New Hampshire.
afternoon and evening. at Watervi1le.
May 19-Grand Lodge, K. OF p. at 10.
Pythian Temple, Portland.
May a1Memorial Day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
No Ice to Be Put Up.
Bangor News.)

In defending z body Of men along
the banks o. the keaneoec river against
the charge Of being sraRlps, the keane-
bee Journal Of week or more ago
stated the men were laborers, who had
come east to seek honest labor on the
ice fields of the Kennebec river; and
thus were honest laborers redeemed from
the charge Of yagrancy.
1t is feared that the absolute innocence
81 suspected tramps cannot be proved
so easily on the Penobscot as upon the
kennebec river.
In the first place, the Penobsco, rive-
now has no one large ice house which
is capable OF holding 5aGa or 10000 tons
OF good clear ice. All Penobscot river
ice storage capacity is now reduced TO
a few ice stacks OF very few thousand
tons capacity.
When the Charles ". Morse slump
in the ice business came, it went in the
altogether as Triloy would say. The
enchanced valuation OF common spruce
and hemlock lumber. has no more than
double the valuation Of ole icehouse ma
te-ial for constructing harms and cheap
class of houses in Maine and cheaper
=
Michigan, or are of exclusively leather
board construction. in busy Maine cities
today a man does not care what re lives
in so long as il keeps him and his fam
lily dry AMI maintains a roof over the
members Of this family.
Not for a moment can there ever be
thought OF coming down in Maine
humber. Even old ice houses, nlanufac-
tured out OF spruce toists and boards
are nearly as precious as IS ca-et gold
Tor building material this winter. And
though the entire nation goes TO the
almshouse or account Of hard times. the
machinery Of an entire nation must be
kept grinding spruce logs into suiphite
pulp. for there are whole waiting nations
that must be served with war news; and
the sale Of ice to sick babies or to local
rlilkmen seems very immaterial indeed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
A Significant Statement.

tSt. Jonn. y. B.. Standard)
One OF the most significant features
OF the present war is the statement made
in the British House of Commons On
Monday by David Lloyd George Chan
celior Of the Exchequer. when he said
''I,ae countries fighting against Ger
many. Austria and Turkey, up TO the
present time. have thrown one-third OF
their strength into the. field When il
is remembered that the war has already
been Of about six and one-half months
duration, that every plan OF the En-
pire's enemies has been frustrated. and
that this has been accomplished by but
one-third OF the strength OF Great Brit
ain and her Allies, some idea may be
gained Of the magnitude Of the task con-
fronting the admittedly great power OF
Germany.
Already it is estimated by military o.
servers that German, 10 all intents and
purposes, has saot her bolt and has ex-
pended by far the greater part of he-
resources in men, money and supplies
Weeks ago it was known that mel from
reserve regiments were fighting in the
German battle line side by side with the
remnants Of the finest German regi-
ments- Since that time the losses suf-
fered by the kaiser's armies have bee-.
Ear greater than those O. the Allies and,
consequently, it is but fair inference
that the Germany Of today is not TO be
compared with the great power which
so proudly and so aggressively threw
down the gauntlet to the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
Another Graduate Of U. Of M.

tBangor NeTsD
Some three or four weeks ago this
paper tried to say some pleasan, things
about Hon. Harry NJ. Smith Of Bangor.
who graduated from the University of
Maine, and went to work at once as a
reporter for the Bangor Daily News
which was then as now candid Repub-
lican newspapers reporter who be-
lieyed in sustaining a high protective
tariff upon most goods Of American man
ufacture, TO distinguish American wage
rates from the sum paid to the pauper
labor Of Europe.
And now again, comes a letter from
a young man who graduated from the
University Of Maine onto the reporter
ial force OF the Bangor Daily News
this time from Hon. Wallace r. Far
rington, now a resident Of Honolulu.
Sandwich Islands, where Mr.. harrington
has been editing a lively little daily
newspaper for several years past
Years ago the head which ornamented
Mr.. Harrington had a decidedly reddish
tint. though no doubt it is gray by now.
His voice is deep bass and much in
clined to be musical, while it is as good
as benediction. just to hear him laugh.
That was in the sweet and sonorous long
ago, and 1t is presumed that Wallace Is
very much the same today as he was
| a quarter Of a century ago.
In fact TIE Farringtons as family
had the very agreeable habit of grad
uattng from the University OF Maine,
something which not member has
since regretted
Wider experience with greater e1-
perience. and more responsibility. called
M. Harrington to the Kennebec Journal.
where he experienced his first libel suit
in conjunction with the late Jack Nc
Cone, the old blind poet
Later on for more pay. Mr.. harrington
transferred his allegiance to the New
England Homestead, in the service of
which weekly newspaper he witnessed
his first execution for crime under the
laws In Massachusetts.
firing Of desultory reporting. and
wishing to become the proprietor Of a
newspaper. he amassed a small COM
potency and purchased shares h the
Honolulu Gtar-BuIletin. and has been
c3osely-imitatins Mark Twain evsr since.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
Butter Bill Sought Not to Pass"

The Kennebec Journal is receiving
inquiries concerning the so-cailed but
ter biil-"An ACT requiring all butter
offered or exposed for sale. or sold. to
be stamped with the makers name"
Those having large supply Of butter
paper on hand and not printed in &C
cordance with the requirements Of the
proposed law, are somewhat dis
turbed, but we believe there is no
cause for alarm.
The bill was presented in the House
on Jan. IS. 1t was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, and within
few days il has been reported back
from the committee Ought not to
mass"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
Maine Gossip
Same Old Party.

fPhilander johnson. in Washington Star
Each year Old Father Time goes wrong
An den you'll see him try
To dodge de blame OATS passed along,
An prove an abb.
He threw away a number four
An got number five,
An says. isn't here 10 more,
'specks ! amt alive
But we kin recc'nize his ways
In spite of his disguise.
Hell make de same old foolish play
While tryin' to act wise
Dem 1915 clothes don't beat
De 1914 style
De way dat teller tries to cheat
II simply makes Us smile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20

A new little girls composition On
woman is out. II says: Boys are
men tina, have not got. as big as their
papas and girls are women that viii
be ladies by-and-bye. Man was
made before woman When God
looked at Adam. He said to Himself.
We'll l think / can do better if try
again" And He made Eve. Boys
are trouble. They wear out every
thing but soap. II l had my way
the world would be girls and the
rest dolls. Ny papa is SO nice that
think he must have been a little
girl when he was a little boy. Man
was made, and on the seventh day he
rested. Woman was then made, and
she has never rested since"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20

We received from an unknown friend a
pair Of turkey feet. During the time we
received many things complimentary.
such as dried pumpkins fodder beans;
frozen potatoes and nubbins, but the pair
low who would eat q turkey and send
the poor editor the fredericksburg Viz
ginian.
Being thankful for feet is the way
to get drum-sticks-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20

What a blow it would be to the
spectators if worse should come to
worst, and expectation Of food should
cease, so that we would be obliged to
eat all that perishable stuff! But we
wonder if some few hundreds Of
thousands Of hungry IN the United
States would not get at least one
square meal out Of IT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
FAYETTE

E. B. Gle passed last week in Car
ton and Wilton as the guest Of rell
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Gle, Gerru!
Barrow and Elton DALEY pass
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. TuG
Jennings Of North Wayne
John Bigelow is the gues- Of b
niece, Mrs. Iru1s Chase.
No more cases Of measles are II
ported and those who have the di;
ease are recovering rapidly.
The VI. c. T. L. met Tuesday vi.
Mrs May Whittemora. o.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Staples ha1
moved 10 Readfeld.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20

climbed the tree and killed the coon.
Henry and SaerAurne Carter Of Bristol
were traMding near tho New Haroor
lodges when a mink. 8 inches long. ap-
peared and was captured after . short
chase in q dory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20

President John s. Hyde Of the Bath
Iron Works stated this morning that he
regretted to say that the report that
the Iron WORKS had received a contract
10 build steam yacht was not true
Bath Times, Feb IS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
Putting /. UP to Ma.

Pop"
Yes. my SON.
What is this war about over in
Europe?"
Don't know, my boy, but you
might ask your mother. She knows >
lot about fighting"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20

An ancient and valuable curio is on ex-
hibition in an Old Town store window
IN the shape Of specimen OF the nrst
shoulder frearm invented and claimed
to be at least 81 years old II is owned
by Joseph Moore Of Old Town, who OBJ
tanned il from his nephew in Lawrence.
Mass, the latter securing it from Greek
friends who brought II from their native
land In style the weapon, which Is
called a snaphance. Is antique enough
There is an extra long barrel, but Wniie
resembling in some ways the early hre-
arms % America, II lacks entirely the
distinctive butt for holding the weapon
against the shoulder. Instead OF tho
butt, appears a sort of curved cross
piece, an extension Of the oreech, which
was used to serve the same purpose. II
IS claimed that this was only the second
individual gun" invented by man. the
first small gun having been so heavy as
10 require two men to hold ior aiming
and discharge The Greeks who sold the
weapon claimed that this very snap
chance was used in the siege OF Con-
stantinople in the year 1tSs and tnat II
has been retained by various GREEKS as
a souvenir. ever since Whetner one
claims made fo- the weapon are oaseo
upon facts or traditions. or not, 1t Is d
very curious and interesting nrearm.
The first annual meeting Of the Aroos-
took Board Of Trade will be held on
Friday, Feb. Is in the Municipal hall IN
Prasoue Isle. A big attendance is ex-
pected-
The timely work Of Ernest Remission,
who was near the home Of Roscoe Gro
yer at Amherst Wednesday when It was
discovered to be ahre. probably saved
the life of Mr.. Watts, an inVaIio, VINO
was in the house helpless. The men and
women who also soon arrived saved tho
house by their quick work AS 1t was
the building was badly oaInaseo
The ice fishermen over Camcen way
are enthusiastic over the invention OF
F. F. Thomas of that place, who has SO
arranged a shaft attached to his hsnins
outfit that with a light breeze the oa-l -
sept moving up ana Oo"H' eoAA1-4e 49,
FISH in a manner supe-ior-is IS claimed
to still bait
The clam canning season at East
mort is said to be about over, the emo
Of the supply of tin cans being IN
sight. The season has been a good
one. about the amount estimated nav
ing been canned. The scoilop dEeds-
ing on the new beds discovered on
Campobeilo island. \. B.. about a COZ
en- miles from Passport has been very
productive and the, dredgers nave
been making a good thing out OF their
work. The American boats are not
allowed to have any part in the dreog-
ing.
The telephone cable laid from the
Cutler shore TO Cross island for the
accommodation of the life savers sta
toned there did not work well and
another has been substituted, Which
is said TO be all right. and, by the
way. the men at the station are now
known as Coast Guards, under the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20

One day there was a great commo-
ton al the Pearly Gates. St. Peter
went TO investigate and found George
Washington being ushered in with
great ceremony and reclamation. He
led him to a seat at the right hand OF
the Lord.
With similar ceremony Abraham
Lincoln was admitted, some time af-
terward. and given a seat at the ief:
hand Of the Lord.
One day. a long time afterward, an
unusual commotion occurred at the
heavenly portal. st. Peter hurried
thither TO ascertain the cause. Roose-
Welt was entering amid loud applause
St. Peter received him. looked con-
fusedly around for an instant. and
finally said: Well, Lord. guess
you'll have to give up your seat"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
Head I Win, Tail You Lose.
New Hampshire in Line.

New Hampshire in Line.
(Bangor Commercially
New Hampshire is following the ex-
ample Of Maine in abolishing the OBJ
solete holiday Of Fast Day and substi-
tuting Patriots Day. The latter has
not yet come in for very general OBJ
servance in this state. but does mean
something more than Fast Day had
for many years previous TO it's elm
ination from observance in Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20

You don't even have to go hunting in
some places, the game hobs up right in
front Of you, waiting TO be gathered In.
Frank Morse OF Hope while riding on
his wheel the other day saw coon climb
a. tree, so dismounted, got a club, also
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
A New .Indoor Sport"

T. A Dorgan. Tad" the cartoonist.
was dining alone in a restaurant in
Fulton street the other night. 4
stranger dropped into the seat oppo-
site and fell TO discussing cartoons
Now take my old friend Tad" said
the stranger. Il like him personally.
In fact we are the bes, Of friends, but
as an artist he is punk
You know Tad them Tad asked.
Know him. ! should say 1 do
I'll bet you S. you don't know
him." said Tad. reaching for his wal
let. The SO was deposited on the
table.
Now" said the cartoonist. how
are you going to prove that You
would know Tad if you saw him."
That's a cinch." ehuckled the
stranger, as he gathered in the money.
You are Tad."-Cartoons Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
Cast an Anchor
TO WindWard

MANY successful voyage fes tempestuous be
attbued to the steadyng anchor of savings account
You have something saved you have an anchor to "ndwa
Having money in the bank will help if you do not
~ Il for GREAT many years. The moral ard mental inhu
ence of having something laid by that you could use if
had to will mean great deal to you
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTOR,
ODD FELLOWS HALL

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, REGuli
meeting Friday evenings at 10
c. Z. PRATT, y. G.
e F. WESTON, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
Light and Airy

Got Il on the Brain.
Fron the Columbia State)
The grand Old State
Is filed with woe;
We're headed straight
For H2O
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
Editorial Comment
Watehful Waiting.
portland Argus.)

Watehful Waiting.
portland Argus.)
President Wilson thinks the coun-
try has an erroneous impression as to
the food supply in the United States,
and the country will be glad to be
convinced that this is the fact The
full and clear statement" promised.
will be awaited with interest
Head I Win, Tail You Lose.
portland Express)
After hearing how Mansfield made
immense sums at Ferncroft Inn it is
not so hard to understand how he
could buy Miss Ryan automobiles and
jewels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20

JEPHTHA ENCAmPMENT, NO.,
meetings at 80 O'Clock every seco
and fourth Tuesday. TUESDAY, Feb !
work In Golden Rue degree.
". II. JOHNSON, c. P
c, E STEW ART, Serbia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. g. p.s
Regular meeting every third Tuesa,
~ 8 O'clock Friday, Feb. .. ms alists
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20

Saco was more or less excited Wednes-
day evening over report that an at
tempt had been made to wreck the even
ing mail train, but investigation showed
nothing more Serious than q stake hav-
ing fallen from freight train onto the
bridge over Beech street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20

The first annual meeting OF the Aroos-
took Board Of Trade will be held on
Friday, Feb. Is in the Municipai nan IN
Presque Isle. A big attendance is ex-
pected-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-08
The Penalty of Leadership.

In every field of human euIcaNor,
ho that is first must perpctuaIiy hive
i'm the white light OF publicity.
Whether the leadership DE Yes eel in
man ur In WauutacHr d p-oaHct
emulation and envy are ever ut work.
I'm art. i'm literature, i'm music. Iu IN
duytry, the reward and the purish-
W1ii is Widespread recognition the
muishW.ut, fierce denial and 81 'Irac-
ton. When q mans work becomes
standard for the world il also be-
comes a target for the shafts of the
ouNious few. Ii his work be merely
mediocre he will be left severely alone
--It he achieves a masterpiece, il VIII.
sDt q million tongues a-wagglng. Joal-
ousy does not produce the torked
tongue at the artist who produces a
commonplace painting. Whatsoever
you write, or paint, or play, Dr slnE.
or luild, no one will strive to sErpuss
stamped with the seal Of genius.
Sutcful little voices in the domain OF
art were raised against our own
Whistler as a mOuntebank, long after
the big world had acclaimed him its
greatest artistic genius Mulutudes
flOChed to Bayreuth to worship at the
musical shrine of Wagner, while the
little group of those whom he had de-
throned and displaced argued angrily
that he was no musician at all. The
little world continued to protest that
Fulton could never build a steamboat,
while the big world flocked to the
river banks 10 see his boat steam
bly, 1t is as old as the world
and as old as the human passions
envy, fear, greed ambition, and the
desire to surpass. And it all avails
nothing. If the leader truly leads, he
remains-the leader. Master poet,
master painter, master workman each
in his turn is assailed, and each holds
his laurels through the ages--Se-
leCtcd
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-08
RAIN DAMAGED
KAY COUNTY WHEAT


A month ago the wheat growers of
Kay county were facing the prospect
Of the biggest wheat crop in history,
worth the biggest price. Today this
crop has been damaged at least
35 per cent, due to the many rains
and hail storms The only redeem
ing feature is the present good price
Of 81 being paid for hard wheat.
This was the statement made yes
terday by Robert Dunlop. former
state treasurer and known as the
farmer-oil man of Kay county. Dun
lop himself Is one Of the greatest
wheat growers in the state
"A few weeks ago." he said 'it
was a beautiful sight to ride for miles
and miles in Kay county and see
nothing but great wheat fields. The
farmers were Overjoyed at the pros
poets for a great crop and were al
ready buying automobiles. Then
came the incessant rains that have
cut the yield down at least 65 per
cent.
However, west of the Rock Island
railroad they were not so unfortunate
and western Oklahoma will this year
raise the biggest wheat crop in his
tory 1t seems that the north and
northeastern parts of the state have
been the hardest hit The price is
good now, at 81 per bushel, with every
prospect of going to $3.50, IL the
farmers hold onto their crops.
I'VE have about fifty thousand
acres Of corn in Kay county now,
and Illinois never has raised any bet
ter corn"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-08
TULSA TO HELP COL
LINSVILLE LEAGUE

The Tulsa Commercial club will as
sist In the reorganization Of the Bust
ness Mems league at Collinsville.
President G. n. Wright and Secre-
tary Edward o. Tribune have con
sented to attend a meetings at Collins
vile next Wednesday night for that
purpose. Both will make talks. They
will make the trip in an automobile
and will be accompanied by newspaper
men.
Colinsville is one Of the cities to-
ward which Tulsa feels most favor
able and when the officers Of the club
were invited to appear before the
business men there they readily con-
sented.
At a meeting last week plans were
laid for the reorganization Of the
Business Mems league and at next
weeks assembly the organization will
be perfected by the election Of Off
GERS.