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Evening star., 1915-11-28
GOOD ROADS SUPPLY
NEEDS OF THE HOUR
Are Greatest Causes Of Economic
Material and Social Betterment
to Rural Communities.

Good roads are OF the greatest ma
teriaI, economic and social needs Of the
hour; material because of the vast
gums TO be expended: economic because
of the nationwide reduction in the cost
of distribution and social because Of
the opportunities for closer bonds to
be gained by no other means" These
sentiments we're expressed the other
night by New York's secretary OF state,
Francis ". Hugo. before the members
of the Lockport. y. y, Automobile
Club.
Discussing number OF other sub
Jects vital TO the motorists. Secretary
Hugo declared that the problem of
highway accidents could best be dealt
with under the present law, in his
opinion, by active cooperation Of the
motor clubs with the state and local
authorities and public al large. There
are considerable number Of persons
driving motor cars. however said Mr..
Hugo who are not at TO be trusted
with them. They have possession Of a
dangerous toy and play with II with as
much discretion an infant might
with a loaded gun"
Evening star., 1915-11-28
Her Preference.

From the Boston Transcript.
Edith-Would you marry a man to
reform him?
Alice-Not IL I could get a. man who
didn't need reforming.
Evening star., 1915-11-28
A Woman's Way.
, From Life

Polly-Molly couldn't have thought
much of that fellow she married.
Dolly-Why not2
Polly-She boasts that she has made
anether man OF him.
Evening star., 1915-11-28
A New Rowing. Machine.

Boat racing between the young tars
of the United States Navy interests
them as keenly as it does young college
students. When the sailors are upon a
long cruise it is difficult for their boat
team to keep in training because row.
Evening star., 1915-11-28

Shepler. c. A. Earl of Toledo, r. A.
Russell and Lloyd Harris of Toronto.
and two of the other Canadian stock
holders will also be on the board,
Evening star., 1915-11-28

Mrs. Judkin read a paper before the
suffrage club yesterday Afternoon
Did il show careful preparation"
NO: but Mrs. Judkin did. -Birming-
ham Age Herald
Evening star., 1915-11-28
First Battle
Under a Referee.

Enough United States troops to de-
were intrenched along the international
boundary, within a few hundred yards
Of the belligerents. They were there
to see that the Mexicans confined their
warfare to their own side of the line.
when it first became evident weeks
ago that Villa would make an assault
on Aqua Priets the Carranza garrison
under Gales. following the best Euro
pean precedents, began to dig them
selves In. They dug trenches facing
the west and south, and also facing
the north, where the American town Of
Douglas lay only 800 yards away. They
explained that they could not leave
this side undefended, and allow villa
to slip between them and the Ameri-
can line to take them in the flank. But
the modern hish-power rife has an eff
fective range of more than mile. You
cannot fire it and arrange for the bull
let to stop after geo yards Had the
Mexicans carried their little program
into effect. Douglas would have been
raked by volley after volley.
The American troops at Douglas were
promptly reinforced by several regi-
ments from FL Paso. Columbus and
Naco. Mai. Gen. Funston, in command
OF the army along the whole Mexican
boundary, came from San Antonio TO
take charge Of the situation in person
American trenches were dug and
manned day and night. facing the
trenches in Mexico. These prepara-
tions threw Douglas into panic. All
sorts OF rumors were rife. Anne ricans
coming from the interior of Mexico re-
ported that villa intended to shell
Douglas, that he had promised his
starving troops food and plunder from
the captured American town.
Before long there were enough Amer
lean troops in Douglas to reassure the
most timorous. CarranZa's commander r
was warned against shooting toward
the United states. and Gen. Funston
himself talked with villa at the boun-
Diary The interview was not made
public, but Gen. Funston reported la
conlcally that VILLAS attitude was sat
Evening star., 1915-11-28
Troops Turn Fire
Upon All Deserters.

soon as the intention of such a man
became evident his comrades of A mo-
ment ago opened fire on him. On one
occasion four Villistas tried it together.
One of them tumbled over the wire
fence that marks the international line,
to be arrested by American soldiers,
while the other three ran for Car
ranza's trenches. A brisk machine-gun
fire was turned on them, causing the
Carranza troops who watched to duck
hastily for shelter. but the fugitives
reached their goal alive. at least,
though apparently wounded.
Farther west on the boundary, near
Naco, a deserter was actually pursued
into American territory, lassoed and
dragged back to Mexico. To an Ameri-
can protest the Mexican officer com
manding replied that his men did not
know they had crossed the line At
the very instant when the return of the
prisoner was being demanded the crash
of yolley rang out. 1t was too late
for parley. The deserter had paid for
his attempt with his life. The Incl
dent resulted in the marking of the
boundary with American flags at fifty
yard intervals.
Americans who saw and talked with
Villa soldiers at the boundary do not
wonder that some of them deserted,
Evening star., 1915-11-28
THE MEXICAN MIDDLE
K.-War From the Side
Lines.
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

DOUGLAS, Tex, November 22.-This
city has just had an opportunity to
study war at close range. Schools
were closed, business shut down, chill
dren and women crouched in the shell
ter of abode walls. while Villa and
Carranza fought out the question of
Mexican supremacy a few yards across
the border.
Hundreds of shots fell in American
territory, wounding civilians and Unit
ed States soldiers. Forty bullets struck
an Americal school building in single
night The Bank of Douglas and the
principal hotel were hit. Every second
man you meet is carrying a Mexican
bullet in his vest pocket for souvenir
1t was a magnificent chance to watch
a battle from the side lines. From the
first struggling approach of Villas ad-
vance guard through the mountain pass
twelve miles way, to the last desper-
ate charge of his Yaquis that hurled II
self against the Carranza trenches IKE
a breaker against cliff, the whole en-
gagement was fought In plain view.
Most of the Americans In Douglas
gathered to look on. disregardins the
possibility of stray bullet
On the first day, while the fghtlng
factions confined themselves to long
range cannonade, spectators crowded
up to the international line itself As
the battle lines drew closer and rife
balls began to fly, the American army
cleared a military zone in Douglas, run
ming hack half a mile from the line,
from which all civilians were excluded.
Douglas was emptied up to 6th street.
Scores Of American families found
themselves ordered to abandon their
homes. Many of them left for Tucson
or other nearby cities. to wait until 1t
should be possible to sit on their own
front porches again without expecting
to have an evening pipe smashed by a
Mexican bullet But most of them
stayed to watch.
Evening star., 1915-11-28

tsfactory. Douglas settled down to
watch the fight.
1t was a battle that lasted for days.
Those who watched have a new respect
for the Mexican
Hundreds Killed by as soldier.
after seeing him
Villa opened with long-range can
nonade intended to explode the 200
Aqua Prieta had sown the ground over
which the attacking force had to ad-
vance. Many of these mines were thus
set off. but enough remained to kill
later hundreds of Villas Yaquis
On the second day Villa advanced
within rife shot and the fight was
carried on hotly with small arms and
machine guns. This was followed by
long ana violent cannonade. to pre-
pare the way for last desperate
charge Through a hail of fire the
flower of Villas army dashed for the
hostile trenches. They never reached
them. Weary and gaunt with hunger,
the advance over the nine-torn ground,
tangled with barb-wire barricades, In
the face of a fire from garrison
newly reinforced ana amply suppiieu
with ammunition, was too much for the
men of the northern chieftain. Leav-
ing the ground strewn with dead. they
sullenly withdrew.
From the trenches and the housetops
American soldiers and American citi-
Zens watched the struggle. Stray bull
let's few briskly over the border, whin-
ing their contempt for international
law. One American soldier was killed,
several soldiers and two civilians
Il
shots were the result of chance, but
ca ses were reported where a Mexican
soldier, crazed with excitement, leap
ed up and opened wild fire on the
American patrol
= X.
Evening star., 1915-11-28

New York city has 5,3ss,5s7 people.
Evening star., 1915-11-28

isfactory" Douglas settled down to
watch the fight.
Evening star., 1915-11-28

Several deserters from the Villa
forces made the life or death dash for
Evening star., 1915-11-28

The battle Of Aqua Prieta Is unique
in history. 1t is the first battle
Evening star., 1915-11-28

1t was a battle that lasted for da.
Those who watched have a new respe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-29
WHAT TO DO FOR
ITCHING SKINS

Eczema, ringworm and other itching,
burning skin eruptions are so easily
made worse by improper treatment that
one has to be very careful. There is one
method, however, that you need not hes
itate to use, even on a baby's tender
skin-that is, the resinol treatment.
Resinol is the prescription of Balti-
more doctor, put up in the form of res
mol ointment and resinol soap. This
proved SO remarkably successful that
thousands of other physicians have been
prescribing it constantly for 20 years.
Resinol stops itching Instantly, and
almost always heals the eruption quick
~ and at little cost. Resinol ointment
and resinol soap can be bought at any
druggists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-29

.or than that of Androscoggin s2'1'i'
ar of which s72,633 is county oep''
The per capita debt Of AndroscossA'
was $50 in 1913 against rs in 1877, On
increase of "a, while that OF CuHpei
land increase from s3S to $S3 anu
Kennebec from s12 to $44 since 1891
These are the principal excessive
increases. Sagadahoc county mas r.
duced its Indebtedness (by sale OF tne
Knox or Lincoln subsequent to lsso)
from 5000 per capita to s14.7s pc.
CAPITA. The lowest per capita oent
is in Aroostook, 5.S6, Franklin '''1'
PiscataQuis, 6.1s. or
A for cities, Auburn's debt per
CAPITA has grown from s19 to sS1 pc,
CAPITA. since 1890, but it decreases
from s41 to ss1 between 1902 ana lslo,
Augustus debt increased from s.! ~
s2s per capita in the period OF ..o o
to 1918. Bangor's from s4S to s4s'
Bath dropped from s2s to $2e; Bidde-
ford's from s1s to SIS; Lewiston
from SAC to $50; Rockland from 500 ~
$50: westbrook from s24 to s2S; be,-
fast went from 1886 to sl4!'is'
Brewer from 50 to %; Calais $40 70
800. PASSPORT $13 to $40; ELLSWORTH
s1e to s27; Gardiner $24 to SIT; Saco
s26 to $22.
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habitant of this mundane sphere by
millions of years, but it was the ap-
pearance Of the human race that re-
suited in the making of conditions
most favorable to the propagation Of
the species. Garbage cars and manure
pits are the favorite breeding places.
In fact, the scientific name of the in
sect, musa domestica, indicates that
it in indigenous to human habitations.
The fly is not the only animated be-
ing that owes it's increase in numbers
to the existence and habits of man
kind. whom they thank by plaguing-
using this word in its widest possible
sense. Field mice are quite a negligi-
BILE quantity by comparison with their
cousins who infest our houses and
rob our larders; and the woods AMI
brooksides harbor infinitely fewer
rats than the stables and sewers built
by man. Man created the conditions
in which the fly, the mouse, the rat
and cimex lectularius will remain
with man to the end Of time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-29
Prisoners Who Pay.
New York SUM

NEW OTh gum
A not very frequent sight is that %
a sailor in irons. delivered prisoner
to shore authorities for an offense con,
mitted on the high seas. Recenuy
BENJAMIN r. johnson was thus nanoeo
over to New York authorities hoi
shooting one of his mates on tne
American schooner Republic.
For 80 days after his seizure IN
Guadeloupe harbor Johnson was kept
in Jail and made to pay his own board
at the rate Of go cents a day. Then
when he was shipped north he was
compelled to pay his own passage. al
though in irons, at cost Of $34. How
this will be untangled the sea lawyers
are conjecturing.
It was related that during the Ma
poleonic wars French prisoners at
Dartmouth prison, in England, were
served with q species Of red herring
that might almost be classified as a
stage property. The herring, it was
automatically reported, had been in use
fully I'VE years. When it was delivered
by the food contractor 1t was unit to
eat. Nevertheless, the prisoner had
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-29
NAMES DEBTS,
CITY and COUNTY
Figures Contained in Recent
Publication by the Bureau of
Statistics, United States Dept.
of Commerce.

In a recently published pamphlet
by the Bureau of Statistics, U. 5.
Dept Of Commerce Is a statement Of
the county and municipal indebted
ness Of the various states Of the
Union together with the sinking
fund assets.
The civil divisions Of Maine showed
in 1913 a total debt, less sinking fund
assets of s21,542.712. OF this only
s1,462,952 had been incurred by the
counties-the remainder by cities and
towns. The total debt showed an in
crease of s9,2S1,176 ocer 1902-an en-
ormous rate of increase for 10 years.
amounting to nearly 76 per cent.
During the same time the per capita
debt increased from STAB to $2S.42 or
62.5 per cent.
That this increase is alone unpre-
cedented is shown by previous statis-
tics. In the previous period-from
1890 to 1902 the debt-increase in these
civil divisions was only s131.567 and
the per capita debt decreased from
1885 to $17.49 or ~ per cent.
1t is in the counties that the most
The rate Of increase in county debts
in Maine between 1902 and 1913 was
10.5 per cent. or more than doubled.
For the figures we refer to the total
county debts of ss90,793 in 1902 and
s1,462,952 in 1918. This is exclusive Of
assets in sinking funds. etc. The
total debt Of the counties in 1913 be-
ing s1,s35.45. The sinking funds
amount to q per cent. of the debt.
Cumberland county is responsible for
much of the increased debt.
The total debt of cities, towns, vii
lagos, etc. in Maine in 1918 was $17,-
606,776. Offsetting this are sinking
funds Of $1,07S,712 or 81 per cent.
These figures are also suggestive.
They show an increase Of nearly I
millions In the twelve years or about
70 per cent. whereas in the preceding
IL year period the debts Of these same
towns increased only $6.119 or less
than / per cent.
Portland is getting into debt very
much the fastest In the period be-
tween 1902 and 1913 this city ran into
debt to the tune of an increase Of
1898 per cent. In other words, 1t
boosted it's debts from about mil
lion dollars to 8 millions. In this
period the per capita debt increased
1928 per cent. The sinking funds Of
all civil divisions Of Maine in 1918
amounted to s1,s57.2sc or 7 per cent.
Of the debt.
The debts Of counties are Of some
interest. Androscoggin, for instance
has a debt in the aggregate County
and cities, towns, etc. combined) Of
$1,s51,441 Of which $4,000 is county
debt. Cumberland has total debt o.
$s,6os,so Of which $s70,73S is county
debts. The debt Of Kennebec is big
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-29
SWATT|NG THE fly
There Is No Hope of Ever Ex-
terminating the Hardy Musa
Domestica, Say the Fly Ex-
perts.
philadelphia Record.)

About this time every year we have
become accustomed to hear the advice
to swat the early fly. Each Of these
pestilent insects is the possible bro :
!genitor of 100000, so that one dead
springtime fly in esse is equal to
100000 live summer flies in posse.
These mathematical demonstrations Of
the value of early fy-killing should
not be impugned, of course. Nobody
should be discouraged from arminx
himself with a swatter and disposing
Of a bushel or two dioptera before
Easter. The typhoid f1y"-and he is
the carrier Of many other disease
germs-should be hunted, swatted,
trapped and fly-papered numerically
early and late.
Any idea. however. that musa do
mestica can ever be exterminated will
have to be given up. Suppose that
in all the United States only 1,OOO,-
100000 pair Of yesteryear's fly crop
should survive the winter, and of this
lot 9S9.000,000 pair should fall during
the spring swatting season and be
sent to the crematories: there would
still be 100000 pair left, with a pro
ductive potentiality of 100000
100000. OF course, the swallows and
other birds would not permit all to
survive; parasites and other natural
enemies of the fly would claim their
toll; and the swatters would not re-
main idle from April to November.
1t is quite certain that there would be
sufficient remainder over, SO thai.
after the period Of Information. anoth-
er billion pair would come forth 20
recommence the population ofsxhe ny
world in the ensuing year.
The fly antedates man as an In
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Chicago Herald

Chicago Herald)
1t would be natural to suppose that
shipments of gold bullion back and
forth across the Atlantic would be at
tended by considerable precaution, but
there is probably no other place in the
world where the transport of great
wealth is carried on with such sim
plicity.
One OF the great liners has two
strong rooms, the smaller being in
close proximity to the captains quar-
tiers, while the other is next to the
provision department. The small
strong room has it's walls, floor and
ceiling lined with two-inch steel plate
and contains nothing in the way OF
furnishings other than shelves. This
has more than once contained enough
gold to buy the liner many times over
The locks, which are Of the double
variety, are rendered still more secure
by covering the keyholes with steel
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Liquor and Cider Raids.


Editor Kennebec Journal:
/ want to say word through your
valued columns about the work our
sheriffs are doing towards enforcing
the prohibitory law.
First in the Journal Of April % We
read Of raid on Harry Jones Of
Gardiner, but mo contraband was
found" This raid was made by
Sheriff Potter twho by the way is on
the street every day. and l know he
can seq Deputies Bucklin. Rice and
Officer Blaisdell assisting. Why did
they not find "contraband"o That is
left for the public to answer as they
think best. I think could do so, but
the law forbids me to make state
ments without conclusive proof"
Again in May 18th issue of the
Journal we read of a case of search
and seizure conducted by Sheriff
Getchell and Deputies Bucklin. Rice
and Nash in the town of Mt. Vernon.
These men were successful. finding no
less than 20i. barrels Of old cider
(cider vinegar-what will the farm
ers' wives do when picking time
comes?) in the farmers cellar.
Right here let me say, farmers. IL
you can't pay your bills this year,
don't add TO your burden and put
yourselves on a level dts mighty
low one) with a rum seller.
These farmers may have sold "old
cider" / have no means of knowing
as I do not live In Mt. Vernon, and
have no knowledge of the people lir-
ing there. but officers, if you search
for rum with as much determination
as Sheriff Getchell says he is to
search for "old cider" come to Gardi-
ner and you'll find it. Yes, 2O1s bar
rels will not hold what is being sold
on Water street on an average every
week.
have a barrel Of cider usually, in
my cellar, with a tap in 1t too. 1t is
used on my table every day. When
my barrel is empty buy from my
neighbors, as my family will use no
other than old cider vinegar.
Signed,
ONE WHO SEES.
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Experiments made in the German
army show that the average soldier
can recognize an intimate friend at
500 feet, an acquaintance at 300 feet, 4
person whom the soldier had seen
only once before at eighty feet. An
expert rifleman can distinguish the
parts Of mans body and any de-
cided movement at 300 feet. A man
seems but spot on the landscape at
1900 feet, and, as a rule, he can not
be seen if he keeps still or II his dress
does not contrast with the back
ground.
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BOUNDARY MARKS
BETWEEN CANADA
AND UNITED STATES
popular Mechanics)

The last Of the permanent monu-
ments marking the boundary between
the United States and Canada from
Lake Of the Woods to the Pacific
Ocean was set in January. 1915, and
with the setting of this monument a
work that has been going on inter-
mittently for nearly 100 years was
brought to close. AS early as 1918
a joint commission was appointed to
establish the line between the two
countries, but it was not until 1874
that the last post was set. These
posts were Of wood, and in 1908 it was
arranged TO remark the boundary
with permanent monuments and to
place them sufficiently close together
to provide q clear view from one mon
ument to the next.
Each Of the new monuments consists
Of an aluminum-bronze post, made in
three sections to facilitate transporta-
ton through the mountains. Each sec
ton weighs Is pounds, anu when
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hasps, which are themselves locked In
place with massive padlocks. This
strong room, being located in the most
frequented portion of the ship. Is
passed by persons at all hours Of tine
day and night-in itself the greatest
protection.
The strong room located near the
provision department is II feet long
and four feet wide, and it often hap
pens that both these rooms are flied &c
capacity with gold bullion. "a
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erected, the sections are held together
by steel rod passing through the CEN
ter. The monuments are set in heavy
concrete foundations. On the west
faces Of each monument in raised let
ters are the words Canada and
Convention Of 1S1S," and on the east
faces the words United States" and
Treaty of 1905"
Great difficulty was experienced i'll
setting many Of the monuments.
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Statistics Of Building Operations u
New England

Compiled by The F. w. Dodge Cal
Contracts awarded to date May
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CLEARS BLOTCHY SKIN

Try resinol soap for week. You
will be surprised to see how it clears
and freshens your complexion, even in
that short time. Used for the sham
poo, it removes dandruff and keeps the
hair live, rich and lustrous. This is
because it contains the soothing, heal.
ing resinet medication.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-29
Only So PLUS
for the
Best ''Non-Sid"

PRACTICALLY all Non-Skid
Tires that make serious Claims
to non-skid efficiency cost you
1919 to 800 more than Plain Tread
Tires of same brand and material.
Goodrich Safety Tread Tires cost
you only 81 more than our plain
uead tires.
Here's how and Why!
Q . .
T1ORTY-FIVE years of Rubber
s.vrking Gin what is now the
= World largest Rubber Fac
tory has taught US few Kinks and
Shortcuts that are not common to the
Trade.
One of these now comes to the
help Of your Pocket-book.
Through the simple process Of
Thinking Hard (and being Candid
with ourselyes) we have found a Short
Cut to make the bet Safety Tread ever
put on Tire cost Us only about 5 %
more than it costs to make the Plain
Tread of similar quality.
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GARDINER

c. e. Chase's Co. has sold a tract Of
land on Maine avenue, Farmingdale.
owned by Florence L. Dorr Of Rhode
Island, to Capt. R. e. Carlton OF this
city.-Adv.