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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-04
ALMA

Stoddard Erskine Of East Boston
has arrived at his summer home.
THE Outlook"
Miss Florence Nelson Of Rumford,
a Junior at Bates college, was a
guest of relatives in town the first Of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Jewett were
Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Coarser In Bath.
Glen Jewett and family went to
Bremen Sunday.
Mrs. E. T. Albee went to Boothbay
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. AL
bee Of Whitefleld.
Mrs. H. Iva Jewett, with her niece,
Miss Florence Nelson. went to Au-
gusta Tuesday for q pleasure trip.
There will be Children's day con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-04

cert at the Baptist church Sunday
evening, June 10.
Mrs. Edwin Plummer Of Minnesota
is the guest Of relatives in town.
Mrs. Ella McCobb was a recent
visitor in Boothbay
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-04
THE LATE GEORGE D. ARNOLD

/ George D. Arnold, prominent busi-
ness man here for over 50 years. died
suddenly during Wednesday night of
shock He had been able 10 be about
town all the time and was calling on
friends and at the Grand Army hall
&during the afternoon Wednesday. He
was 70 years old.
/ Mr.. Arnold was born in Skowhegan.
son of S. d. Arnold, we'll remembered
( by many residents, and at the age of
l. entered his lifelong work of being
grocer. He was first partner Of
James Fellows, who later went into
banking. When the war broke out he
enlisted in the 18th Maine Regiment
and acted as postmaster and was also
III the commissary for about nine
months. On his return here he bought
back his grocery business of Mr. Fell
lows. After a few years he went West.
going to Mississippi, California and
then to the Puget Sound region. In
Wilkerson, Wash, he with others was
the first to manufacture coke While
there he had the soffice of postmaster
and station agent. After a short time,
home called him again and he went
into the grocery business again with
John w. Dodge. Again he moved, this
time to New Mexico. where he resided
for several years. There he was city
councillor for three years.
His first wife, who was Ella Wey-
mouth, died in New Mexico. His last
partnership in the grocery business was
with John ~Currier, begun in 1900 and
continued until Mr.. Arnold retired in
1912. A widow, Sylvia Snow Arnold,
and son by his first marriage, Cliff
ton w. Arnold OF Texas, survive. A
daughter died several years ago.
The 3rd of July races at Fairyiew
park promise to be Of the best, and to
keep up the high standard set by the
races of last summer, the management
has decided to reopen these races and
entries will now be received I'D to and
including Saturday, June &c. Horse
owners should enter to P. w. Merry.
Skowhegan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-04
SPARKS FROM MAINE !! ] /! wire

J. r. Andrews Estate Totais $1s3,sos
An inventory of the estate of tn
late Jacob r. Andrews, president %
the Hyde Windlass Co. at Bath. on
Wednesday in the Sagadahoc probau
court, shows a total of $19s,9O6.4S, 9
which s13.600 is in real estate, $2sal
in goods and chatte1s and $151,29s.f
in rights and credits. Joseph n
Trott and Rodney E. ROSS are the ad
illustrators.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-04

The production of phosphate rock
in the United States in 1914, as shown
by figures compiled by w. c. Phalen,
Of the United States Geological Sur
vey. was 2.734.043 long tons. valued at
$9,60s,041 a decrease Of 377,17S long
tons in quantity and Of $2,1ss,19O in
value from the output Of 1913. The
output came, as usual, principally
from Florida, Tennessee, and South
Carolina, in the order named.
The total quantity Of phosphate rock
hard rock, land pebble, and river
pebble-marketed in Florida in 1914
was 2.13S.ss1 long tons, valued at ST.
354,7A. Compared with 1913 this was
a decrease Of 4o6.3S5 tons in quantity
and Of $2.2os. $40 in value. The produc-
ton Of phosphate rock in Tennessee
in 1914 was 4S3.203 long tons. valued
at $1.S22.77O. Compared with 1913 this
was an increase of 1854 long tons and
OF s4s.S1s. During 1914 the production
OF phosphate rock in South Carolina
amounted to 106.s1s long tons, valued
at $1s,0ss. The production Of the
Western States Idaho and Wyoming
lin 1914 amounted to 5000 lone tons.
valued at $15.4ss. compared eth .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-04
Skowheoan's Live Stock

The selectren Thursday completed
their summary of the livestock in the
town. The total valuation this year is
si37,ss5. The biggest increase has come
in sheep, there now being sl9 an increase
of 81 over last year. There has been an
increase of 81 in cows, the number now
being 6S5. Horses have increased one.
there being 10 The summary shows:
Oxen "a; 3-year-old cattle. 179; 2-year-
old, 1874; yearlings, Az; swine, 81, an in
crease of eight; 3-year-old colts, IL =
year-old colts, 81; unoer two years. r.
The valuation of the stock is set as fol-
lows: Horses. sS9, $50; colts three to four
years old. s1s20; colts two to three, $2ioo;
under two, $3.50; cows. $3.50; oxen sl.lo;
3-year-old cattle. s52l6: 2-year-old, 1890;
one year, s.155; sheep. $2il0; swine, $2rSo
The promoters of the debate on Sunday
closing which was to have been given
on June at public meeting of the
Board of Trade to be held in the opera
house have been obliged to postpone the
event for some time until they can Sc
cure able talent to argue the question on
the negative side. Rev. Wilbur F. Berry
Of Waterville, secretary of the Christian
Civic League, has been engaged for the
affirmative.
Plans for championship town base
ball team have been put into the hands
of an executive committee consisting OF
Clyde H. Smith, w. P. Ordway, c. W.
Day, r. L. Marston, w. r. Elliott, E. E.
McNeelie Gus Pooler. L. H. Goldsmith,
F. W. Buchanan, R. T. Patten and r. E.
Atwood.
The next meeting Of the Somerset
County Veterans Association and Ladies
Auxiliary will be held at 10 A. NJ. June
II In Knights of Pythias hall. Norridge-
wock. Welcome will be given by Rev.
John H. Trites, pastor Of the Baptist
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-04
OIL AND GAS FIELDS IN EAST.
ERN KENTUCKY.
Report Of United States Geological
Survey Describes Development
Work in Wayne and McCreary
Counties,

In connection with the preparation
of a report on the oil and gas fields
Of the southern Appalachian region a
general reconnaissance examination
of the Oil and gas developments in
Wayne and McCreary counties, KY,
has been made by NJ. j. Mum, Of the
United States Geological Survey, in
cooperation with the Kentucky Geo.
logical Survey. The amount and ma
ture of the material brought to light
by the work has warranted the publi-
cation of a report on this region by the
Federal Survey prior to the compile
ton Of the work In the entire Appa-
lachian region. This report has been
published by the United States Geo.
logical Survey as Bulletin 579.
Most Of the drilling to the Beaver
Creek sand" is done with drilling ma
chimes. The wells are shallow, rang
ing from about 400 to 1000 feet. The
cost of drilling a well to the Beaver
Creek sand" and of putting it to
pumping ranges from about $1,000 to
$1,000 A large item Of this cost is
hauling, for the oil fields, especially
those in the southern part Of Wayne
County, are remote from railroads, and
most Of the oil-well supplies are
brought into the fields from Burnside.
a railroad station 20 to 40 miles distant
A copy Of the report may be OBJ
tanned free on application to the Di-
rector Of the Geological Survey, Wash
ington, D. c.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
LOCAL OPTION BILL WILL
BE REPORTED OUT TUESDAY

The local option bill, which will be
reported out in the House next Tues
day, will be the last administration bill
OF any Importance to come before the
House for action this session. 1t will
go onto the second reading calendar on
Wednesday, but the belief that its foes
will attack it then may cause its friends
TO make it special order of business.
As Thursday is the fag end of the
weekly session, which usually is sparse
ly attended, the bill will likely be made
special order for the following Mon
day night, when almost all the members
of the House will likely be present. In
that ease members would know before
hand when action will be taken and
there will be no excuse for any one not
to be on hand to go on record.
The workmen 3 compensation bill
will be up for final passage on special
order of business on next Monday night
at $50 O'Clock. The other important
administration measure, the child labor
bill, already has been passed in the
House. After next week the fight on
administration bills will be in the Sen.
ate, except possibly on the local option
bill.
Important measures yet to come be-
fore the House include tax bills pro-
viding for S10,000,000 more revenue
and the administration road bills
Two weeks more will see the House
well on the way to clearing the calen-
dars for final adjournment.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
BIC ROW IN AUSTRIAN ROYAL
FAMILY over VAST estate

Paris. April S.-A situation amount
ing virtually to a state of war exists
on the historic Chambord estate of
Prince Elias of Rourbon, Farma
Knight of the Golden Fleece, whose sis
ter, Princess Zita, is the wife of Arch
duke Charles Francis, heir apparent to
the Austrian throne. The tenants of
the 15,000-acre estate are arrayed on
one side of the conflict. according to
the ''Alatin S Blois correspondent,
while the agent of the Princes prop
erty, Monti De Reze, is on the other.
Reze is said to have managed the
property according to the old feudal
system and his methods have necessi-
tated several times the Intervention of
prefectoral and judicial authorities. The
police now are investigating a firewhieh
broke out simultaneously at four differ
ent points in the magnificent park and
destroyed over 800 acres of timber val
ued at $4,000 francs.
The domain of the Prince which is
situated in the Valley of the Loire and
was laid out by Francis | in 1889. is
shut off from the outside world by twen-
ty miles of high walls. Notwithstand-
ing this fact, however, and the preeau-
tions taken by Reze the 'sMatin says,
reports of his evietians and coereions
have become widely circulated in that
region and feeling is bitter. The sit
uation is aggravated by the belief that
Prince Elias is fighting with the Aus
trian army in which he is captain on
the general staff
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
Allies EMBARGO Causes
HARDSHIPS FOR NEUTRALS

Paris, April S.-Stephen Pichon,
former Minister of Foreign Affairs,
commenting upon the United States
spote protesting against the British or
der in council or good German COM
merce, asserts that Washington s
scruples are of purely judicial and
commercial character and do not suffi-
ciently take into account the manner
in which Germany is making war. At
the same time he admits the French
British embargo on commerce has re-
suited in hardships for neutrals, and
says:
"We reduced as far as possible our
defensive measures against Germany so
as not to hamper the legitimate com
merce of neutrals and perhaps other
concessions are possible in that direc-
ton. Our main contention being main
tanned, this is a principal which may be
considered, ut however desirous we may
be to wage war differently from Ger
many and keep intact our conception of
the laws of humanity, We cannot sacri-
flee ourselves for the pleasure of show
ing ourselves chivalrous. ,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
Plan A HOUSING SURVEY
John Ilder, of the National Associa-
tion, to Inspect Conditions In
Harrisburg Next Week

Plans for the housing survey of
Harrisburg to be made April 15 and
16 by John Ilder, secretary of the
National Housing Association, under
the joint auspices of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce, the Civic Club
of Harrisburg and the Associated
Charities were made this afternoon at
a meeting of interested officials in the
chambers s offices in the Kunkel build
ing.
Details Of the inspection of the
various parts of the city by Mr.. Ilder
were arranged together with the time
and place for meetings during his stay
in the city. DR.. J. M. j. Raunick, city
health officer, is taking an interest in
the survey and if possible will arrange
a meeting between city and county Of
ficials and Mr.. Ilder.
The following persons representing
the various bodies attended this aft
ernoon IS meeting:
William Jennings, W. B. McCaleb,
Vance c. Mccormick and j. Horace
Mcfarland; Miss Eleanor Skunk, Miss
Martha Buehler and Mrs. William
Henderson.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
drink QUESTION HANGING
fire IN ENGLAND Because
Cabinet fails TO DECIDE

London, April s, 1856 P. M.-The
Cabinet having failed to come to a de-
cision on the drink question, no settle
ment is expected until Parliament
meets next week. The impression is
growing that the government will con-
tent itself with bringing in a measure
prohibiting the saloon spirits. Even
this step will not be exclusively a gov
ernment policy, since nothing can be
done without consultation with other
parties.
The conservative leaders. A. j. Bal
four and Andrew Bonar Law, are be-
lieved already to have given privately
their assent to whatever action may be
taken, provided no measure for total
prohibition be considered at this time.
In proposing the prohibition of the
saloon spirits and possibly wine and
lessening the strength of beer, Great
Britain would be following the foot
steps of Russia, which before the adop-
ton of total prohibition forbade the
manufacture or use of spirits.
Even the prohibition of the traffic in
spirits is not likely to be adopted with
out considerable opposition with the
vested interest. Its latest recruits in
clude the heads of various churches,
who have signed a pledge to abstain
from intoxicating liquors during the
war.
Opposition to the suppression of the
use of spirits is in some degree see
tional since Scotland consumes per capi-
Ia three times as much spirits as Eng
land and half again as much as Ire
land. Scottish opposition, if solid, might
easily cause the defeat of the measure.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
ROTHENBERGER TELLS WHY
HE ASKED EXPENSE PROBE

Representative Rothenberger, of
Berks, who yesterday introduced reso-
luton in the House asking for an in
vestigation of the expenses of the mem
bers of the Appropriation Committee
and had the satisfaction of seeing his
resolution sent to that committee, arose
to question of personal privilege this
morning in the House and gave his rea-
sons for the introduction Of the meas.
ure.
He said it was charged that during
the session of 1913 members of the
committee used expense funds to go to
and from their homes during the ses.
sion, and it was to find out by the ex-
pense accounts of the members if that
was true this session.
"They have made their own grave, y
he said, "and have buried themselves
in it, and the House has no way of
knowing what they are doing"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
FINANCE
THE familiar SPECIALTlES
rise TO new HIGH RECORDS
General Motors Adds Four Points to
Its Seven-point Advance of the
Previous Day-Allied Issues Were
Also Higher
By Associated Press.

New York, April S.-Leading stocks
were again neglected in te-days opera
tions, while familiar specialties rose to
new high records. General Motors add
ed four points to its Seven point ad-
vance of the previous day and allied
issues also were higher. American Cot
ton Oil, American Sugar, Texas Com
pany and United Railways pfd. were
included in the other active specialties.
Bethlehem Steel proved that its stabil-
ity is not dependent upon dividend pros,
poets by rising to 91h, 4 points over
yesterday. Rock Island and Missouri
Pacific were active in the railway
group.
Bethlehem Steel continued its ad-
vance to 96A. exceeding all previous
records by IA points, the preferred
advancing seven points to 113. Gen.
eral Motors extended its early rise to
almost 8 points ON rumors of sub
stantial disbursement to shareholders.
New York Central and Minneapolis &
st. Paul pfd. were added to the meagre
list of strong railway shares, CHANGERS
failing to make expected response to
yesterdays crop report. Bonds were
steady
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
late WAR news SUMMARY
Continued From First Pase.

Sontlnued from First Pnge-
ter attacks, in which the Germans suf-
fered enormous losses.
The German account of this fighting
mentions French attacks at eight points
and asserts that ali were repulsed The
Berlin statement says that the losses
of the French were very heavy.
1t is announced officially at Cairo
that small Turkish force is still in the
vicinity of the Suez canal. A skir-
mish occurred near the canal yesterday,
with no casualties on either side. It is
said that there are no large bodies of
Turks in that vicinity.
Although she has concentrated her
army along the Austrian border and her
navy within striking distance of the
Adriatic, Italy is still endeavoring to
exhaust every means which may lead tc
a peaceful settlement with Austria OF
the question of territorial concessions
Advices from Rome indicate that even
should Italy become embroiled in the
war she will not strike for some time
It is believed in Rome that the de.
cisive struggle among the nations now
at war will not begin before the early
summer, which would allow Italy a
considerable interval in which to de-
eide upon her policy.
The Rome correspondent of the Tur.
in newspaper telegraphs that he has re.
liable information that there is a ba-
sis for the reports that Austria is seek.
ing peace with the triple entente pow.
ers the better TO deal with Italy. Semi.
official negotiations he says have beer
begun.
Losses of men during the first six
months of the war are estimated by
the military expert of a Rome newspa-
per at 5,950,OOO.. The cost of the wal
in that period is placed at S,4OO, ,O0O,.
900.
General Pau of the French army
who has reached Naples on his way
from Petrograd and the Balkan CAPT
tails, corroborated the reports that the
allies are preparing for a combined
land and sea attack on the Dardanelles
When this attack is made, the general
says, the Turkish fortifcations must
fall.
Austrian aviators dropped seven
bombs yesterday on Podgoritza, Monte
negro. A Cettinje dispatch says that IL
women and children were killed and 4S
other persons were wounded.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
HOUSE TO ACT NEXT WEEK
ON FULL CREW REPEALER

The full crew repeater, which places
the regulations as to properly manning
trains in the hands of the Public Serv.
ice Commission, was not called up for
passage when it appeared on second
reading in the House this morning
There is objection to it in the House
and, as there were only three more
than quorum present this morning
Representative Baldwin, of Delaware
its sponsor, did not call it up.
1t will be called up for passage when
the full membership of the House is
present, probably on Monday night, il
that order of business is reached on the
calendar. Next week should see vote
on this measure on final passage.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
Frightful Toll In First
Eight Months of Con-
flict. Says Military
Expert
6 MONTHS COST
So. 400.
Predicts Only Result of War will Be
. Reciprocal Wearing Out of the
Forces Engaged and Not Military
Victory For Either Side

Rome, April S.-The nations at war
have lost 5,950,000 men in the first
eight months of the conflict and spent
IS, 400, 100000 in the first six months,
according to figures prepared for the
"Avanti," Socialist organ, by its
military expert. The article declares
the only result of the war will be re-
ciprocal weaving out of the forces en-
gagged and not military victory. 1t
is calculated that nine or ten months
more will exhaust the reserves of men,
and that the country which will suffer
least from this exhaustion will be Rus
sia.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-08
TRIBUTE TO Mr.. LAMBERTON
Minute Adopted To-day BY the Har-
risburg Hospital Board in Mem
ory of Its Late Secretary

The board of managers of the Har.
risburg hospital, in a special meeting
to-day, adopted the following minute
on the death of James NJ. Lamberton,
who for years was secretary of the
board, holding that position when he
died on March 2S, last:
"The Board of Managers of the
Harrisburg Hospital desire to place
upon their records an expression of
their heartfelt sorrow in the loss of
James Mccormick Lamberton, who en-
tered into rest on the evening of Sun
day, March %, 1915.
"Mr. Lamberton was first elected a
member of the Board in May 1884.
He resigned in November 1887 upon
his departure from Harrisburg to as
sumo his duties as a member of the fac
ulty of st. Paul's School, at Concord,
New Hampshire. Some time after his
return here, and at the annual meeting
of the contributors to the hospital in
May, 1903, he was again elected to the
Board of Managers; and at the same
meeting he was chosen it's secretary,
which position he held and filed with
rare fidelity up to the time of his death.
"To the interests of the hospital he
gave unsparingly of his time and
thought. Wise in counsel and apt in
suggestion, Mr.. Lamberton's aid in the
administration of hospital affairs was
invaluable. He was no ordinary work.
er for this cause; alert as to its needs,
punctual in attendance at the meeting gs
of the Board of Managers, indefatigabIe
in his attention to its thousand and one
details, he added to these business like
characteristics an unbounded enthusi.
asm, which extended to all with whom
he was brought into contact; and no
one came within the sphere of his splen.
did personality who was not influenced
to higher living and greater effort for
every good cause. To the preparation
of the annual reports of the hospital
he gave much time and thought; and
they were models of their kind.
During his life James Mccormick
Lamberton, by his upright living and
his high ideals, won the affection and
respect of a wide circle of friends and
acquaintances, and in his death there
will come to many a lingering sorrow.
"As he lived, SO he died; wearing
the white mantle Of blameless life. {"