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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-16
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-16
Construction and Maintenance.

Our country highways comprise 10 miles
Of billy reads expensive and hard TO
keep in condition. The work done on
these 20 miles o. highways. including
both districts, cost about $500. rms
figures a little less than $40 A mile. be
ing A7oo for the East side and $500 FOR
The IVES, side. the cost per mile being
nrarttcally the same as between t'e w"
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-16

iDdrtmeHts
Concurrent business was transacted
as follows:
Roll of accounts No. ., amounting
to sl5,13S37, was approved and ORDER
ed paid
1t was ordered that the polls at the
coming municipal election of March )
be opened at 6 A. NJ. and closed at i
p NJ: also that the polling place in
Ward be the Willett barber shop
and that in Ward s be at Higgins
garage. Arsenal street.
The City Treasurer was authorized
and directed to give a Quit-claim deed
to Arthur W. Stewart, to his grand
fathers lot in Reed cemetery.
1t was ordered the City Treasurer
was authorized and directed to issue
to Wallace B. Mari a duplicate deed
of 1s1. Ben Venue cemetery.
1t was ordered that the city accept
from W. H. Getchell. executor Of the
estate Of Annie c. Cannon. the sum
of $50 as trust fund for the perpetual
care and maintenance Of one-half
lot in Mt Pleasant cemetery.
The committee on street lights re-
ported on the order for a nitrogen fill
ed lamp at the junction Of Stone and
East Chestnut streets that the order
ought to pass and the report was ac-
cepted
Cab drivers licenses were granted 10
the following: c. F. Freeman, ]. "A.
Lyons. Charles E. Jenners. Fred NJ.
Chapman and George Iavallee.
An order was passed providing for
metal street signs where in the judg-
meut of the committee on highways
and sewers such signs are required.
An order was passed authorizing the
execution of the following contract be-
tween the city of Augusta and the
Central Maine Power Co, providing
for the changing of the street lighting
from the arc to the incandescent sys-
tenn.
This agreement. made this 18th day
of February, A. D.. 1915, by and be-
tween the city of Augusta. county Of
Kennebec and State of Maine. herein
after called the city and the Central
Maine Power Company. a corporation
duly organized under the laws OF
Maine and having a place of business
in said city Of Augusta, county Of Ken
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on which the Englshman is most
sensitive is his beer. and that the
Scotch and Irish are equally touchy
or the subject of whiskey. The liquor
problem is one of so great delicacy.
and above all of such great danger,
that even 80 strong and powerful a
Cabinet as that OF Herbert Asquith
may well hesitate to initiate any revo-
lutionary policy in connection there
with. particularly at the present mo-
rnent. when in the throes OF a great
war, in which the very existence OF
the great British Eupirc is at stake
the Government needs the whole
hearted and undivided support and
the good will of the entire nation.
Prime Minister Asquith. with his
profound Knowledge of his country
men, takes the ground that far more
can be accomplished toward the de-
cline Of drunkenness by example and
by persuasion than by means Of more
or less despotic legislation. He him
self and all the members of his Cahl-
net have followed the King in agree
ing 10 Danish alcoholic liquors of every
kind from their tables while the war
Is in progress. 1t is safe tu, say that
the movement which they have thus
inaugurated will be extensively fol-
lowed by the classes and by the
masses in all parts of the United King
dom.
The people have abundantly shown.
since the beginning of the great war
in August last, that they are ready to
make the very heaviest sacrifices for
their native land. But they insist
that these sacrifices shall be of a
purely voluntary nature, and not by
compulson. They are as jealous as
ever of their liberty as citizens and
of their personal freedom. and are in
Clined to agree with that great prel-
ate of the Church Of England who
publicly proclaimed his preference for
England drunk and free to sober
without liberty.
While King Georges name Is to-
day on every lip as a convert to the
doctrine of total abstinence. and as
setting an example TO his 400, 900, 900
or more Of subjects in this respect. II
must never he forgotten that it was
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- mission that total prohibition
j is impracticable in Great
Britain and Ireland, even at
the present time OF national stress
and peril. cannot fail to enhance his
reputation as an extremely level
headed statesman, keenly alive to the
characteristics of his fellow country
men, possessed of particularly sound
political Judgment and of too much
calm common sense and Of unemo-
tiOna, temperament To allow himself
10 BE carried of his feet by any pass
I'M wave of popular enthusiasm.
True, the most influential members
Of his Cabinet, namely. the ChanCel-
lor of the EXChequer, Lloyd George,
and the Secretary of State for War.
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, have
placed themselves on record as favor
Ing compulsory and complete prohibit
ton. their views about the matter
being supported by a very large por-
ton of the public press. as well as 10y
the clergy Of the various douomina-
lions, beginning with the Primate of
the Established Church. namely. the
Archbishop ~ Canterbury. But there
~ no hpubt mat Inc Iflnc Minister
vii carry the day, and that while
there may bc a compulsory closing
or public houscs-that is. saloons
on sunday the day on which there is
the heaviest drinking. and that the
hours FOR the sale of alcoholic liquors
on week days may he curtailed, no
measure providing for complete pro-
Slb!tim will be submitted by the
Vabinct To Parliament when il re-
assemblies this week.
Premier Asquith cannot forget that
u 1889 the nation. which had sub
n tied without effective protest To tho
Gladstone Governments abandonment
OF the popular hero. Gen. Chinese"
Gordon, To his death in the Sudan at
the hands Of the Dervishes. lost no time
IN turning the Grand Old Mans ad-
ministratiOn out of Office when few
months later it attempted to Increase
by ever so little the duties on spirits,
and especially upon beer. Cabinet
after Cabinet has learned, sometimes
T. i's de'r!ment, that one OF the points
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constituted gambling. He admitted
that he was very fond OF game of
cards, that he liked to play for the
sake of the pas;ime which the game
affords. the stakes being of course
proportionate TO the means OF the
Players but he loathed gambling. as
form of intemperance. The letter.
which was published IN the biography
OF the Archbishop with the permis-
sion OF the sovereign, gives a very
clear insight into the much misunder-
stood character OF the late King.
1t was for tins reason, and because
he believed in temperance rather than
in prohibition. that Edward VII. on
becoming King refra ned from abol sh-
ing the famous LochuaEar Whiskcv
distileries on his Bamoral estates
in scotland owing their origin to
Queen Victoria and to her husband,
the Prince Cousort, they are situated
about two miles from the castle
They supply not only the royal cellars,
as well as those Of the Car.
of Kings Alfonso and Haakon,
and until the beginning of
the present war those OF the Kaiser,
but also those If many Of the lead
ket generally. the Lochnagar wh!skey
having a worldwide fame
The revenues derived from the pro-
duction and sale of this whiskey are
enough to pay every penny of ex-
pense in connection with the main
tenance OF the Balmoral Castle and
estates and to leave a very handsome
profit besides In fact the Lochnagar
whiskey repaid the late Queen Vic
toria over and over again every bit Of
the money which she had invested IN
the purchase OF the Balmoral property
in the Highlands in the early years OF
her marriage.
King George is far from being the
only European monarch TO derive an
income from the production and sale
Of alcoholic beverages. Thus En-
peror Francis Joseph owns a number
of brandy dist.lleries. as we'll as nearly
all the vineyards where the Tokay
wine is produced. The Kaiser grows
a large variety of Rhine wines. which
find their way into the market. while
the re!Gning house OF Bavaria, like
the ruler Of Sweden. owns famous
e''o co. ms
own beer and in Wanting rs merits
:, Tho MOS, ENCOURAGEMENT. ,s,r
,nsbion
'"-''"s '"''" "h'SHey'
GU "''O" .''e han'e vi reuter-
c'''n' u produced py he Siadstohe
.a'h'lS, III rdsque' IN hIh'ardlneshlre.
i"e fet'er'difn o!sul!er!es are now
managed ana directed by sir John
hladstone' the chlet or the Gladstone
tamily' and II looks very much as II
'hey were oeSNheo eventually 10 pass
uhder 'he coh'rol OF young william
'iENne 'Hdstone' NJ J., fonnerly
attachN 20 the Br'ish Embassy NJ
washington. ana VINO mas succeeded
MS grandfather. the famous states
man or the victorian reign, as master
OF Hawarden Castle, IN Flintshire.
The greatest gin distiller IN tho
United Kingdom Is the Duke OF Leeds.
and aside from those brewer peers
who have been described as constitute
ing the beerage" there are so many
members OF the House OF Lords who
are interested IN one way or another
In the production or in the sale OF
spirits. wines and beer, deriving large
revenues therefr from. that Il would be
idle To dream OF any total prohibition
measure receiving the sanction Of the
upper chanper or the natonai legis-
nature, even IT IL We're 10 ne paSSd by
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Continued on Second Page.
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ny T.. CJNLIEFE-OWEN.

~ RENTER ASQUITH'S public ad-
. mission that total prohibition
is impracticable in Great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07
DEPAR MENTAL TENNIS LEAGUE
COMMITTEE READY TO REPORT
Constitution and Bylaws Framed Up and
in Hands of Members for
Consideration.

disposed of 10 any purchaser.
See. u. Scorecards in triplicate will be
furnished for each match; one copy shall
be retained by each team captain or man
ager and one copy furnished the league
secretary.
Sec. 13. The official rules of the United
States National Tennis ASSOCIATE shall
govern play.
Hold Prize One Year.
Article III. Prize.
The trophy awarded to the member
having the highest percentage of matches
won shall be held for one year, when it
shall be turned over to the league Off
GERS.
Article ". Conduct of Meetings.
For the rules of order and any and
all parliamentary rules not contained in
this constitution or bylaws. Roberts
Rules of Order shall be authority
As was stated above, these bylaws
are merely tentative, but as the commit
tee which drew them up is composed Of
experienced players, who were largely re-
sponsible for the organization of the
league, and who know exactly what the
organization wants to do, it is very
probable their views will be accepted, and
that the constitution and bylaws as sub
mitted by them will be adopted in toto or
with few minor changes at the most.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07
TEDS AND ROYALS TO MEET
FOR DISTRICT LEAGUE HONORS
Last Match Between Leading Bowling
CUNTS Finds Them Tied for First Place
With 46 Wins and Is Defeats.

The championship of the District Duph League be de-
ded night The eds and Royals tied for the
for the last time this and the lead gained
the other is likely prove sufficient determine the
title.
The Jeds and Royals have each and lost
The the clubs during the has
brilliant though there been umps for
The eds have led during the greater part of the
struggle though their margin the Royals has been small
all times The Belmonts threatened for while
front, but not quite able to reach.
That will be interesting in extreme
beyond doubt The members of the clubs big per-
sona following and the whole league probably will
watch the games There will likely be splendid bowling
because of the best the
and rolling the match, which may give
enough of lead cin the hono for the
pretty o be his mettle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07
ANOTHER GOLF TROPHY
FOR WALTER J. TRAVIS
Veteran Easily Wins First Honors
in Spring Tourney at
Pinehurst.

PINEHURST. n. G., March 6.-Walter
J. Travis, veteran golfer of the Garden
City Club, today won the president
trophy in the eleventh annual spring
tournament here. defeating Irving S.
Robson Of the Oakhill Country Club,
Rochester. N. Y. 6 UP and 4 to play.
Travis turned in a card Of &c.
Earlier in the day Travis won his
match in the semi-fnals from J. NJ.
Thompson Of the Springhaven, Pa,
Club. 6 up and 8 to play. His card
for this round was 70.
The sensational defeat of J. c. Par
IRISH, jr.. of the National an. Y) Club
by Robson in their semi-final match
was the feature of today's play. Robe
son was one down at the turn, but
squared the match on the eleventh hole.
He halved the next five. won the seven
teenth with three and finished l up
by halving the eighteenth.
j. p. Guilford of the Intervale Club.
Manchester, n. H., won the consolation
trophy by defeating w. E. Truesdell
of Fox Hills. 3 up and 2 to play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07
NAVY SWIMMERS BEAT
NEW YORK COLLEG|ANS
Three Naval Academy Records Are
Broken as Result Of
Dual Meet.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March 6.-By a
score of A to 18 the midshipnen won
from City College of New York in a dual
swimming competition here tits after
noon The Cornell swimmers were orig
inally on the middies' schedule, but the
New York Collegians were substituted.
The mtddies were defeated In the relay
race, the first they have lost this season,
the New York swimmers covering the
distance of 100 yards in the good time
of one minute and thirty-two seconds.
But apart from that the sailor lads shone
to advantage. Three Naval Academy
records were broken as a result of the
meet viz. Forty-yard dash; one hundred
yard swim by Dashiell and the distance
was the star OF the meet. He scored
100 and 22O yard swim. Boswor,h and
Jones were the principal point winners
for the visitors. Summary:
1soysrd relay-won by City College of New
York fshauer. o'Connel Baehr and Gross) !;
Navy team Dashiel, Herndon Cook Vail
Time. 1872.
loo.yard breast stroke-won by vytlaen.
College. third. Time, 1.O2.
Forty yard dssh-Won by DashielI, Navy;
s fs,rs Tn City yo1 College second VAIL Navy
Nayy: borden, Navy, second: KupatrieE City
22o-yard swim-Won by Dssbien. Navy; Bod
h thi+a Navy 1y. sscsSnd; Bosworth. City College,
ISnes, City College second: Allen. Navy, third.
third. Time. 0.5s4 As.
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FIGHTING FOR LEAD
Three Teams in Race in Fed
eral Duckpin League.
MOORE IS BEST BOWLER
Has Highest Average and Holds
Records for Game
and Set.

The latest standing OF the Federal
Duckpfn League shows three teams
fighting for the leadership. District
National Bank. at present in first place,
has four-game lead on Franklin Ma
tionaI Bank. the runner-up. while but a
game and half separates the National
Savings and Trust Company team and
Franklin.
Moore Of District National is the best
individual performer in the circuit, with
an average of 1921. He also holds the
high-same and set record of the league,
with al for the former and 377 for the
latter Boteler of the National Savings
and Trust Company team has a higher
average than Moore. but as he has only
participated in nine games. Moore is the
actual leader.
Franklin National Bank holds the
high-team game of 556 and high-team
set of 1,525. also the second high-team
game of Ssh.
Following are the averages of all
players who have rolled in twelve or
more games. and the standing of the
teams:
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TICKETS AS PRIZES
BoW|ers Play for Reserved
Seats at Ball Game.
WCT0RS ARE ANNOUNCED
Names of Ten Men Who Will Watch
Nationals Play Are +
Given.

An interesting series now is being
conducted at the Commercial alleys
with, perhaps. the most-sought-for
prizes of the year as the awards-re-
serve seat tickets to the base ball
games. Arrangements have been made
to obtain 100 tickets for the opening
game OF the American League season,
and these tickets will be given as
prizes in the weekly contests.
The winners of the last week are Bar
rick. Hayden, ]. Fisher, V. Cosimano,
Russell. Douglass, Oscars, Lawrence,
Herman and Ruddiforth. These men
will get reserve seat tickets in the
grandstand for the first game the Ma
tionals play at home in the regular
league schedule. Greater interest is
being shown with every days play in
the competition and 1t is likely that
many persons will endeavor to win one
of the prizes before the time to use the
tickets rolls around.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07
UNIQUE STARTING GATE.
Running Horses to Be Sent Away
Promptly by This Continuance.

NEWPORT. KY. March 6.-F. A. Jones
of Newport has invented starting gate
for running horses. A company has
been organized and incorporated at
Frankfort, KY. to manufacture the ma
chimes al soon as a satisfactory test
has been made.
The machine is of the box stall pattern
There are two parts which swing out
from either side Of the track Enclosures.
Tho horses are backed into the stalls.
provision having been made for twelve
horses. When tho starter Is ready he
presses a button which automatically
rings a gong and drops a whip on the
horses backs. These whips are fastened
on q long shaft at the rear Of the stalls.
Inventor Jones says the new machine
will do away with long delays at the
post and will give all the horses an
equal chance
Ono Of the machines win be put up at
I.atonia race course in 4 few weeks and
tried on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07
COLEMAN EASY WINNER.
Young Erne No Match for Colored
Welterweight.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. March Tommy
Coleman, the clever colored welter-
weight, encountered little trouble to-
night in defeating Young Erne. in the
six-round wind-up at the National
Athletic Club. Coleman was the ag-
gressor all tho way and never for a
moment did the once wonderful Erne
have q chance against his shifty and
youthful opponent. A left jab and a
right hook were the weapons that
spelled defeat for tho veteran.
In the semi-windup Jimmy Fox
trounced Harry Smith. In the second
round Fox sent Smith to the floor
twice with hard rights to the jaw.
Smith rallied, but the lead gained by
Fox was too much for Smith to over
come.
In the preliminaries Tommy Allen of
New York had the better of Willie
Mack Danny Ferguson defeated Jack
Rivers, and Joe Tuber knocked out
Eddie Norton in the first round
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HAS GOOD AVERAGE
HoWser Leads District PLAYERS
With Mark of 1925.
JEDS AND ROYALS TIE
Forty-Six Games Have Been Won
and Sixteen Lost by
Each Club.

Howser leads the players in the Dis
trict Duckpin League, having an av-
erage of 110-25 to his credit Howser
has rolled in fifty-four contests and
sistent: of late he has been hitting
the pins with especial accuracy. Two
men have averages Of a fraction more
than 100 - krauss and Stanford. Tho
former is third and the latter second.
The Jeds and Royals are still battling
desperately for first honors. The two
clubs are tied for first place, each
having won forty-siN and lost sixteen
games. The Belmonts are third with
a margin of five games over the Reso-
lutes. in fourth place.
The standing of the teams and the
averages of the players follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tomorrow.

Commercial League Evening
Star W.. PepcO.
Mount Pleasant League-Colum-
bias VS.. Highlands.
Arcade League-Center Market
VS.. Hess.
National Bankers League-Con-
tinentaI Trust VS.. National
Bank OF Washington.
District Leasue-Royals VS.. Jeds.
Capital City League-Havenner
vs.. Ivory Soaps.
Southern Railway Clerks League
Mechanical W.. Tie and Timber,
B0Okkeepers vs.. Law, Managers
VS.. Treasurers.
Terminal Railroad y. VI. 4. A.
LeagiIe - transportation VS..
Auditors.
Masonic League-Navai VS.. Co
lumbia.
Phi Mu Sigma League-Delta vs..
Epsilon.
National Capital Leaeue-Colum-
blanx VS.. Casinos.
Departmental League - Com
merce vs.. Commissioners.
Southeast League AnacOstia
Regulars VS.. Norton Stars.
Pepco League-Purchasfn De-
partment VS.. Meter.
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HAS THREE RECORDS.
Shipley Proves Best Bowler in
Southeast League.
HIS AVERAGE is 1O5-29
Marks Of ISL for High Game and
$50 for Set Also Held
by Him.

shipley of the Southeast Stars holds
three records in the Southeast League
for this season. He has a game of
161 to his credit, a set Of $50 and
leads the other players in the averages
with 1853. James of the Neslines has
the most spares to his credit-124.
The Southeast club is leading the or
ganization and has the team record for
single game-593. The Lucas Spe-
Gals have rolled the best set, one of
1868.
The averages of the players follow.
the teams being named in the order Of
their standing in the league:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07
MAYER WINS ANOTHER.
Easily Beats Milburn, O04 to 275, in
National Billiard Tourney.

PHILADELPHIA, March 6-Joseph
Mayer. Philadelphia, defeated. E. L.
Milburn, Memphis. 400 to 275, in the
tenth game here this afternoon, in the
class A amateur billiard players tour
nament for the national championship.
Mayer made a new high run for the
present tournament of 118. His aver
age was 16 1924. Milburn's high run
was 63 and his average II 11-24.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07

St Louis base ball writer's say that
when 1t comes to swapping punches
Pitcher Del Griner of the Cardinals in
real white hope. Last year Griner
took decisions from Gather. Winoo
and Magee. Gather was sold to the
Braves and Wingo to Cincinnati, while
Magee jumped to the Feds, 30 Hug
gins will have to sign up a few more
sparring partners for the Dixie boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07

RECORD PERFORMANCES.
High team set-FrapkIin National Bank, .525.
High team game-Franklin National Bank,
$3.50
High individual set-Moore, District. 377.
High individual game-Moore, District, al.
SECONDARY PERFORMANCES.
Second team set-District National Bank
1.522
second team gams-Frankhn National Bank,
sol.
Second individual set-Boteler. National Saw
ings, 341.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07

Bill F'riel will have to be taken care Of
in any event. whatever the changes in
the ownership of the st. Paul Club.
Friel has contract with year yet to
troubles he has had entitle him to all he
can get.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07
WINS BY BIG SCORE.
McKendree Church Five Takes Meas
ure of Covenant Quint,

The AIckendree Church team defeat
ed the Covenant quint in a basket ball
game Thursday night by the one sided
score of SO to 6. Brumbaugh and
Schnare did some brilliant goal shoot
ing, and the passing of the McKendree
players was much above the average.
The lineup and SUMMARIZES
McKendree. Position. Covenant.
Brumbaugh. Left forward Woolf
Bell Right forward ....... .Lawton
Schnare. .......>- center ............... Brady
Mutt. Lelt guard johnson
Getcheil. Right guard Jones
Summaries: Goals from the foor-BeI. Brum-
baugh (6), Schnare f6l, GetcheN "a. I4awton.
Brady and Jones. Goals from foul-Brumbaugh
and Getchell. Time of halves-l5 minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07
AVERAGES OF MEN WHO CANNOT QUALIFY
WITH FORTY GAMES.
RECORDS TO DATE.

High team set-Belmonts, 1,721.
Second high team set. f. DIS. 1914.
High team game-Belmonts, 598
Second high team game. E. DIS, 5s3.
High individual set-Krauss. 800.
Second high individual set-Elmer, 39l.
High individual game-Shade. 169.
Second high individual game-Lewis, 1S1.
MEN WHO HAVE WON THE WEEK.
PRIZE