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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Story County Association to Hold An.
nuaj Meeting Oct. 1921.

Special to Times-Republican.
Nevada, Oct. 22.-The convention Of
the story County Sunday School. As
ISOLATION is to be held at Story City
on Oct. 26 and 81. and s. n. Nordskog,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-22
Scranton News Rrsvities.

Special to Times Republican.
Scranton, Oct. 22.-Mr. Cunningham
of Newell, speaker of the house in
the Thirty fifth general assembly. is
making a visit here to w. w. Ander-
son and mother.
r. ]. Phelps, Of Davenport, has the
contract for the county ditch that is
being put IN five or six miles south
east of here. When this ditch is COM
pleted it will drain a large amount of
land that has been practically worth
less.
The contractors for the new school
building have large number OF
masons and plasterers at work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-22

The fastest of the English whippet
can tear along over the ground at the
rate of seventeen yards a second.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-22
IOWA PLAN PREFERABLE.
J. X. MeconoIosue Finds California
Juriss Have Too Great Power.

J. X. Meconolosue Finds California
Juriss Have Too Great Power.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Oct. 22.-J. H. Neon
ologue, member of the state board OF
control, returned yesterday from trip
to San Francisco. While there he Wis
tied the San Quentin prison. new
and modern cell house has recently
been erected at this prison which,
Colonel Mozambique says. is well
lighted and we'll ventilated but the old
cell house he declares is dismal
place.
IN California the jury determines
the length of time man shall serve
when it turns in its verdict explained
Colonel CcConologue. Il was told that
this system did not work out well. A
short time before l visited the prison
a man was given two weeks SEN
tence in San Quentin. They have
prisoners in there serving sentences
all the way from two weeks to life"
After studying the methods employed
out there in caring for prisoners and
consulting with institutional officials
attending convention there Colonel
Colonel McConologue. Il was told that
of caring for her prisoners compares
favorably with that of any other state
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-12
THE Grand DUKE NICHOLAS
KEEPS IN TOUCH WITH BATTLE
Line BY USING SPECIAL TRAIN
midnight, and four or five hours is as
much as he allows himself for sleep.

midnight, and four or I'VE hours is as
much as he allows himself for sleep.
Throughout the empire the war has
made the Grand Duke the great pop
ular hero Of the day. His lofty stat
ure, his fearless honesty. his sharp
naughty severity. his reputation for
firmness and justice, his strict adher-
ence to discipline. are all qualities
which appeal to the popular mind
more directly in time Of war than in
peace Innumerable anecdotes are re-
lated Of him. and on all sides one may
hear the hope expressed that he will
go into politics after the war and rid
the country Of some of the obvious
drawbacks Of the old bureaucracy.
But those close to the Grand Duke say
that he has no inclination for politics,
and many doubt whether the qualities
which make him q popular idol as
Commander chief would appear
with equal advantage IL his sphere Of
action were political rather than mil
itary.
One Of the Grand Dukes pet aver
sions Is the Germano- Russian popu-
lation OF the country, which il partic-
ularly numerous and influential in the
northwest and IL also rather firmly e.
tablished in Petrograd. Many Of the
Russo Germans are excellent citizens
and Internationally loyal to Russia;
many others however are either ad-
mittedly pro-German or Of doubtful
loyalty. The Grand Duke has been
the chief hacker OF the campaign
which has recently been carried out
in Petrograd against this class of cit
liens. It Is said that the Grand Duke
recently remarked to his nephew the
Car: you may feel quite at ease
with regard to the Germans at the
front. I will undertake to give them
= thorough beatipg. 4 only wish xou
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-12
OLD BOOKS, PAPERS and CURIOS
OWNED BY H.F. EVANS, WASHINGTON

The following interesting communi
cation has been received by the Jour
nal:
Mr.. Editor: l have seen accounts in
papers Of old books and papers.
have a small book on Botany printed
in London in 1716, 1879 years old; a
doctors book on Saturna of Lead
printed in London in 1774; one on sail
ing a ship, London, 1875; Watts
hymn book, 1905; Bunyan's Pilgrims
Progress" over 100 years old; most OF
the Farmers Almanacs from 1887
down: Free Will Baptist Almanac and
Register Of 1S41, 1912, giving all OF
their ministers in New England.
When the Dow liquor law was
passed Hon. E. Knowlton of Montville
and Timothy Cunningham Of Washing
ton were members of the Legislature
Both voted for the law. They did no;
know that the law was going to hurt
The Montville Quarterly Conference
turned out Tim Cunningham and the
Washington Free Will Baptists turned
Elder Cunningham out Of the church
here. He said he liked the good old
Elder Randall days, when a minister
could take a glass Of spirits into the
pulpit with him. He afterwards was
a hot rebel.
have Frost's History Of the United
States printed in the SOS. 1t gives ii
to Jefferson hot and heavy. Sec
Freneau quarrels with Washington
and Hamilton, UNFOLDING the Reign OF
Terror in France, Gennett and the
governor Of South Carolina in PIRATES
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-12
WHAT JAPAN PLANNED
HAD CHINA REFUSED HER
DEMANDS" 0NTOPEKING!

king. In Picking there was stationed
one company Of infantry, while in
Tientsin were two companies, with
would act as escort for Minister HioH
to Tientsin where he would embark
in a warship and proceed to Japan.
The account declared that in the
south news would have to be made
jointly by army and navy, and then the
better part Of China would be under
Japanese sway. Special care would
be taken to protect japanese and other
foreign residents.
The Journal continued:
when the centers Of China are
guarded by a garrison, the soldiers will
be disbanded. Then all places will be
put under the control Of our army;
peace and order are to be maintained
by our military administration. If
the Chinese army offers no resistance,
things will be carried out in peace:
but when they show any resistance
our soldiers will be obliged to fire
upon them. And it is to be feared
that engagements will take place be-
tween the Chinese and Japanese troops
here and there, as the land Of China is
so extensive that peace cannot be es-
tablished at a moments notice."
In Manchuria, the program continues,
the two divisions under Lieutenant
Generals Hungo and Ando would be
concentrated in Mukden and mar
shalled against the 18th, 18th and Goth
divisions Of the Chinese army. The
two Chinese generals, Chan Tso-lin
and Feng Lin-ko. who command these
divisions, would soon surrender when
informed Of the real situation. The
northern part Of the Peking-
railway would be captured by Japan
csc troops. Great forces would then
be landed at some points in the prov
ince of Chilli; Picking would be seized
Immediately. Indeed, the fall Of Pc
king, as stated. would be a matter be-
fore breakfast
The outline concluded:
I'm the south the power Of our navy
will soon tell. The Chinese ships can
Immediately be swept from the coast:
and our land forces can be disembarked
without any difficulty. The British
troops garrisoned in Hong-kong may
be asked to cooperate with our soldiers
in this part of the country" Thus our
troops will carry all before them wher-
ever they go in the land"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-12

expeditions. Nothing but Washingtons
popularity saved us from going into
anarchy.
My grandmother had a bandbox to
put hats in. 1t was made Of bark,
rough side in, with old papers pasted
inside, one a. globe Of Washington, D.
c., date May 5, 1882, UNFOLDING South
Carolina for seeding and denouncing
the tariff and New England mills.
l voted for Lincoln twice, the last
time in front of Petersburg. I enlisted
in April. 1861. in Co. X. I'd Me-. and the
last time in August, 1863, Co. F, 18th
Me. Inf. 1 brought home all Of my
equipments. gun, bayonet, cartridge
box, knapsack, canteen, haversack gun
caps and cartridges and tent. and have
them yet. Now l get one dollar day
pension.
Frost's History of the United States
is large book. Jefferson opposed law
and order, the government paying any
debts. A paper slurred Washington
right to his face, his private secretary.
Freneau, writing low doggerel poems
against Washington and Hamilton. At
one cabinet meeting Washington called
Freneau to account for his vile stuff.
jefferson said it had his approval. AZ
ter Monroe made treaty with Talley-
rand for the United States to pay
tribute to France and Talleyrand, JET
ferson went down. Somebody else do
better If they can.
HIRAM F. EVANS,
Washington, Me.
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WEEKS MILLS

Miss Lotto wentworth Of Augusta
passed Saturday and Sunday with her
friend, Mrs. Edna Beane.
Ephraim Clark has gone to his cottage
at Weber pond for a few weeks.
James Moshier has gone to Bangor on
an extended visit.
Archie r. Peavey Of Oakland spent the
day Sunday with his niece. Mrs. Edna
Beane.
Gerald Beane Of Augusta spent the
weekend with his father, Edgar Beane.
Mrs. Lillian Scott from New York is
visiting her sister. Mrs. Or. Brown.
Mrs. Ottie Harmon ID the possessor Of
a pet cat which has passed its 18th birth
day. Only a few weeks ago 1t narrowly
escaped losing its fife when the house of
Mrs. Harmon caught fire and burned
down. but the aged cat was rescued.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Crommett from
Palermo visited Mrs. Matte Reed Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erskine and Mr.. and Mrs.
Riley Holt visited Mrs.. Levi Miller
Sunday.
Miss Ethel Banks In working for Rev.
and Mr.. J. r. Hail.
Mr.. Welcolm Reed and Mrs. Edgar
Beane went to Augusta Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leuville Proctor. Mrs.
Joe segee and Pearl Brown went to Wat.
erville Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-12
Witham.P hilbriek.

Miss Lynnette Lovinia Philbrick OF
Bangor and Walter Remick Withan
Of Madison were united in marriage
at the home Of the brides father, DR.
c. S. Philbrick, 255 Hammond street
Bangor. at Z o'clock Thursday night.
Rev. B. T. Livingston, pastor of the
Columbia street Baptist church per-
formed the ceremony and the bride
and groom were unattended.
The bride was gowned in white
satin trimmed with princess lace
Miss Pauline Peabody of Haverhill
Mass, her cousin, played the wedding
march.
A reception followed, the bride and
DR.. Philbrick, Mrs. Hattie Witham OF
Skowhegan and Mrs. Vaughan Jones OF
Bangor.
The Philbrook home was attractive
ly decorated with roses, tulips and
smilax.
The groom Is a graduate Of the
University Of Maine. class Of 1912
where he was O member Of the Phi
Kappa Sigma fraternity. During the
poSI SOoA AlS lldS pCSA1 at <AIHlOOI LII
stitute in Chicago doing graduate
work in fire protection engineering. II
the fall he is to become associated with
the Underwriters Bureau Of the mid.
die and southern states with headquart
ers in New York City.
The bride is a graduate of Cobb,
College, class Of 1914, and is a member
Of Chi Omega sorority. She has bee,
actively engaged in work for the re-
Gently organized Young Women's Chris
tian Association.
Among the out-of-town guests wer,
DR.. and Mrs. ]. W. Nichols of Farm
ington, DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Sawyer O.
Madison, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Yeator
Of Dexter. Mrs. Dora Hunter of Dex
ter. Mrs. Fred Higgins and Mrs. Ed.
ward Davies Of Southwest Harbor ant
Mrs. Carl Kelley Of Philadelphia.-Ban.
gor News.
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could be sure that the enemy in your
own court would be as we'll handled"
"kIuek kluck Was q German Fowl"
Prize poem by Louis Palgrave in Lon
don Tit Bits.

"kIue< kIuek Was German Fowl"
Prize poem by Louis Palgrave in Lon
don Tit Bits.
Crying always, "vorwarts" (that is,
Forward" or 'Advance');
Kluck marched with a goose step which
Thinking that his fortune was 'gemacht''
1--WE call it "made')
Kluck K q, * said. ITO Paris! We will
reach 1t in a week."
ia .Wohl." said the Kaiser Chat is.
Kluck Kluck found he had to turn-it
was fearful wrench,
Because he met an Englishman Though
English, he was French).
Kluck Kluck. when he had to turn, be-
What would "Gott say?' COZ course. by
Colt" he meant the Kaiser Bid.
So Kluck reported victories that he'd
achieved each day;
His countrynen replied "Hoch, Hoch"
the German for "Hurray.).
When Kluck Kluck found that Paris
Tas 6esns so far ,c,
in Deutschland most things are).
He thought he'd try another plan-to
Calais he would go:
The p A,if IS s saia S sSn5 think t0r to
Kluck's plans were so upset that he be-
gan to tear his hair;
Bonner und Blitzen!" said he Chats
the way the Germans swear),
"1ll issue stringent orders for my Uh-
lans to obey
Kill all the wives and children first" (for
that is "Kulturs" way).
"And when you've finished doing that,
fire shells on the Red Cross:
II we don't win Ill eat my head" Ut
wouldn't be much loss).
Burn churches down. loot all you can;
for that's the only way
In which we Huns can win Der Tag"
(by which he meant, The Day'O.
Two D million Sn. men Nv, I've got to lay the
"Contemptible." the. Kaiser. said (and
''Gott'-he ought to know.
But for his bold temerity in full he had
He found ID: "a little British Army" goes a
great long way.
So things got worse. and Kluck de-
clared, This country don't like:
Not only in his helmet had poor Kluck
Kluck got the spike"
If you don't CO." the Allies said. well
use you for mincemeat";
He fled. (The Bureau called 1t a "strate-
gical retreat.")
And SO to Berlin Kluck returned. sadly
And begged Ills Lieber Majesty" to
There's but one thing that you can do "
said Bill. with one grim laugh.
TITS suicide, you mean," said Kluck.
The Kaiser said. mot 'alf!'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-12

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Toxic, May 3.-If China had declined
to meet the demands~ef the recent ulti-
matum by Japan, the Japanese pro-
gram would have been to capture Pc
king, which would have been "a matter
before breakfast" and to have effected
military occupation Of other centers
Of political power and wealth, accord
ing to semi official newspapers.
The Japan Times. a journal printed
in English but controlled by represen-
tative and influential Japanese, which
is usually believed to have good au-
thority for its utterances, undertook
to outline the course Japan would take,
even before the diplomatic crisis with
China had been passed.
In most quarters its publications of
these details, customarily forbidden
| before the outbreak Of war, was re-
garded as officially inspired. very likely
with the object Of convincing China
that Japan was determined and would
brook no delay.
| The article made it clear that the
independent" action which Japan in
her ultimatum said she would take if
China was obdurate. would not neces-
sarily be war. 1t would be better styled
perhaps, a military and naval occupa-
ton of China pending acceptance OF
the japanese demands. Nevertheless,
it would be effectively an execution Of
the demands by force of arms.
The general staff had estimated the
military force of China at Al divisions,
including 100000 troops Of modern train
ing and 100000 men Of the old school.
However, as these troops were scat
tered all over the Chinese Empire, their
mobilization and concentration would
be difficult
Japan's military base would be es-
tablished at Tientsin. A fundamental
necessity being the control Of the prin-
cipal means Of communication, the
Tientsin- Pukow and Peking- Mukden
railroads would have to be captured.
Their occupation would firmly estab-
lish Japanese foothold in China. The
troops stationed at Tsingtau would be
able to occupy Tsinanfu in a minute"
The northern part of the Tientsin-
Pukow railway, that is, the line be-
tween Tientsin and Tsinan, could cas-
lily be occupied, and with Tientsin the
base Of operation, Japanese soldiers
would soon be seen marching on Pc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-12
ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence

Associated Press Correspondence
Petrograd, May 1.-THE head
ouarters of the Grand Duke Nicholas
is on board a special train OF six cars,
in which he Jumps from one field OF
activity to another at frequent inter-
walls as the necessities Of strategy
dictate.
Sometimes the train stands on the
same siding for a fortnight at a time,
sometimes only for an hour, but at all
times the locomotive has steam up
ready at an instant's notice to be on
the way again.
It is in this moving habitation that
the Communicative chief Of the Rus
sian armies spends practically all his
nights and a considerable proportion
of his days.
He has also a fixed headquarters
located far behind the lines in little
town so peaceful and isolated that II
has never yet aroused the curiosity OF
the German aeroplane or Zeppelin
scouts. The place is well but unos-
tentatiously guarded.
The grand dukes train consists OF
a. new locomotive, a sleeping car. q
dining car, parlor car and an ordi-
nary first-class coach, followed by two
baggage vans, each containing a high
powered motor car which can be quick
ly unloaded and used for trips tt
points not reached by the railroad
lines. Whenever the train stops, SEN
tries with. fixed bayonets take theil
places silently at each doorway and al
the front and rear. BY night the
train runs without any lights visible
from outside. except the necessary
signal lamps. The COMMANDMENT.
chief and his staff, behind curtained
windows, work late into the night
The Grand Duke geldem Estlres he1og,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-12
Maine Y. P. c. U. Convention.

Rev. William Gaskin OF Rumford
was reelected president OF the Maine
Young Peoples Christian Union at it's
annual meeting held Thursday at the
First Universalist church of Auburn
The report of the secretary, Margaret
). Billings of Woodfords showed that
lhe Livermore Falls Union had gained
IS members during the year and that
The entire gain for the State was IS.
The session closed with a conference
On methods in the afternoon.
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Valuable Horse Killed by Lightning.

The thunderstorm of Wednesday
morning was the heaviest OF the sea-
Son at Bangor and vicinity. A horse
owned by DR.. Alfred Murch. valued at
s5o9, was killed by tbs lightning in a
Pasture at Hampden. while another
horse standing beside it was uninjured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-12
Paris Grange.

Paris Grange met June S, and after
the routine Of business a recess was
declared for the entertainment of the
afternoon. AS It was Children's Dav
the school children gave the following
program: Duet. Marion Wheeler, Dor
IL Judd; piano solo. Laura Brooks:
recitation, Ruth Thayer; recitation,
Colby 1hayer; dialogue. Doris Hatch
Marjorie Edwards. Laura Brooks:
duet. Gladys Hatch. Beryl Silver; reci-
tation. Henry SWEET: recitation, Philip
Maxim; song, George and Charles Col
by, Mandaline and Bessie Thayer: read
ing, Sherman Colby: dialogue, eight
boys; song. Gladys Hatch; song, Mar
ion wheeler, Helen Judd and Doris
Judd; duet, Ina Hiltunen, Arno Pike
After the. exercises were over all were
invited to the dining room, where ice
cream and cake were served. The
next meeting Of Paris Grange win he
held, Saturday, June 10. at p. M.
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Madison Must Have
Pure Water at Once
Public Utilities Commits sion Renders Decision
on Complaint of Madison Citizens Against
Water Provided by Madison. Water Company

The Public Utilities Commission has
signed a very important decision
touching upon the water supply of
Madison. The Madison Water Com
any was the object Of a complaint filed
by citizens Of Madison in January and
at the hearing on the complaint some
startling facts in regard to the charac-
ter Of the water furnished were
brought out. The impurity Of the
water Of the Kennebec near the source
OF the supply and water taken from
faucets attached to the service pipes
was later determined by analysis at
the State Laboratory Of Hygiene, the
samples having been taken by an engi-
neer Of the Commission.
The Commission makes a very plain
statement of the facts and in its order
directs that pure water be furnished
Madison as soon as possible. The de-
cision reads in part as follows:
Complaint under section Al of the
Public Utilities Act signed by w. H.
kennison, NJ. D., and sixty-three 9TH
ers, residents of Madison Village Cor
poration. alleging that the service of
the Madison Water Company is insult
ficient, inadequate and unjustly dis
criminatory in the following respects:
First. Hydrant pressure in at
tempting to extinguish fires. has been
found to be feeble and Intellectual
Second. The present system Of
fiat rates. payable six months in ad-
vance are believed to be unjustIy dis
criminatory-a meter system should
be substituted.
Third. The water furnished for do
nestle purposes is unfiltered and i'm
pure.
Fourth. The water rates, tolls and
charges are excessive, unsatisfactory
and unreasonable"
The complaint was filed January
18th, 1915, and notice thereof was sent
TO the respondent on January 2Sth,
giving it ten days within which to re-
move the causes Of complaint to the
satisfaction of the Commission. The
respondent filed its answer February
8. 1915, denying the allegations in the
complaint and demanding a hearing.
On February 9th hearing was set for
March ., 1915, and notice sent to the
respondent. Hearing was held as or
dered, at which time the compliments
presented evidence in support Of their
allegations, and the respondent filed its
schedule Of rates and copy Of its con-
tract with Madison Village Corpora
ton. When the taking Of testimony
had been completed the hearing was
suspended for further investigation by
the Commission and for arguments.
The Commission caused it's Chief En-
gineer to examine the premises and to
take samples Of the water for analysis
and made an examination Of the treas
urer's books and Of the rates. Argu-
ments Of counsel were heard Nav e5.
1915.