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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-24
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
j. s. LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE

lamps at q stations; acetylene or OF
gas lights were substituted for OF
lights at 81 stations. Two new light
vessels were completed during the
year. New lighthouses, with fog
Signals, We're established at Brandy.
wine Shoal; Delaware Bay. Delaware
and Thimblc Sboal, Chesapeake Bay,
Virginia. 1t is believed that the sys-
tematic methods of improvement and
the use Of modern apparatus in in
creasing the number and hrilliancy o1
aids have been Of value to the safety
Of commerce.
Attention has been given TO the i'm
provement of various types of appar-
atus and equipment. Experiments
were made with temporary gas lights
tons on the Great Lakes with good re-
suits. Radio apparatus was ordered
for five lighthouse tenders Line
throwing guns have been installed at
several Alaska stations, to facilitate
landing through the surf.
In accordance with the esta blished
custom of the Service, effort has been
continued to consult the needs Of
maritime interests and to cooperate
effectively with other branches Of the
Government in related work. Regu-
lation of steam traffic was secured in
Long Island Sound, Connecticut and
New York, through cooperation with
the passenger steamer lines, by estab-
fishing eastbound and westbound lines
of travel; the Service providing spe-
cial buoys to assist in this work In
the opinion of navigators these ar
have been satisfactory in
reducing the possibility Of collision in
the vicinity.
During the fiscal year Al tenders and
&c light vessels were in commission.
Two new tenders were completed and
placed on duty; the
Laurel, for service in Chesapeake Bay
and the North Carolina Sounds, and
the Fern, for service in southeastern
Alaska. Two new light vessels were
also completed and placed on station;
No. SO, at Poo Reef. southerly en-
trance to Straits of Mackinac, Lake
huron, Michigan, and No. 9S, at the
entrance to Buffalo Harbor. Lake Erie,
New York. The following new YES
sells are now under construction: the
first-class tender Cedar, for Alaska;
the medium draft tender Rose for
and Oregon, and light YES
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-24
NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON
DECEMBER 81

The Capitol was pervaded Thursday
with the Christmas spirit and it was
apparent to visitors that State House
folks are prepared. Here and there
Merry Christmas" greeted the States
business managers as they went from
one department to another on official
e!rands and Christmas expectancy was
IN the air. All the big departments will
close ut noon today and only heads of
departments will be in some Of the Off
ces this morning. This arrangement
affords time for stenographers and
clerks whose homes arc al distant
points to reach hcmc for Christmas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-24
MAINE lQIIlNCS

Milton L. Edwards was senteh'."
to six months in the county jail
Judge Rates at Portland Wednesaa;'
when arraigned on charges OF defrau.
ing local dealers by means Of valuei'.r
orders upon the Androscoggin Coun"
Savings Bank. Edwards secured ~
coats valued at $35 from the Amef'oass
Clothing Co. and Byron Greenone.aa
Co.. and jewelry to the value OF |'o..
of w. V. Barnstone & Co., giving
ders on the bank in each case. ne ~
pealed on two sentences OF
months each.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-24

few days in Dover, y. II.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Moore of Nol''
Arson are staying with Mr.. and ME
D. S. Healey. =.
The Womans Club met Dec. Y, VI"
Mrs. Julia D. Vittum
Mrs. Eula Irvine Is visiting her b.
ter. Mrs. Mabel Vittum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-24
AQUARIUM Obituary

l'oGr beautiful aibino salmon passed
away early Thursday morning in the
new State aquarium, at the age OF
three years. They are survived By one
hcothe.' who appeared Thursday even
ing to be Il: OBITUARY health and BY one
sister for whom Doctor James, curator
o. the museum, holds out little hope.
T!c case OF death was acute homcsfck-
ness With complications arising from
tie wea,i:c:s brought on Ey the trip
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-24
Wednesday Brighton Market.

Stock Yds., Dec. 22-While the offerings
of milch cows were limited. the demand
and unsatisfactory, even the better cows
going slowly. Very few cows sold up to
sloo, and $40 represented about the top
on the choicest. Ordinary cows sold at
choice $S5@$110.
Beef cattle were steady at about
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-24

from Camden hatchery Wednesday. Gu
rator James has made up his mind that
the present generation of albino salmon
has no members which are hardy en-
ough to live through trip to the cap
itol and the following period OF hard
ehip occasioned these delicate nsh
through the change of water and hab-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-24
New Corporations

Neal Institute CO. of New Hamp-
shire. organized at Portland to con-
duct hospitals, sanatoriums. etc. Cap
ital stock. $4,000: all common; moth
ing paid in: par value 500. Directors:
F. W. Tozier, Treas. Portland; L. A.
Kinds, Pres Portland; l. E Vernon,
clerk, Portland
Castle Dome Development Co. or
ganized at Portland by Corporation
Trust Co., for mining business, etc.
Capital stock 100000: all common
nothing paid in: par value s..
Mooseabec silver Black Fox Co., or
ganized at West Jonesport to conduct
fox breeding business, etc. Capltal
stock $4,000 all common: $1s,Ooo palo
in: par value 500. Directors: Bertram
IC. Perry, Pres, Milbridge: Edwin
Cummings, Jonesport; Ulysses c. Nor
ton clerk, Jonesport; Oscar W. LOOK
Treas Jonesport: Bert ;. LOOK
Jonesport, IRA B. Hull, Jonesport.
IF. Leighton Co, organized at Mil
bridge. Capital stock, $4,000: all COM
mon: $500 paid in; par value 500. d.
rectors: Harold F. Ingraham. Bangor;
Joseph r. Leighton, Milbridge, Pres.
and Treas: Elizabeth A. Leighton
clerk, Milbridge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-24
TABLE ANSWERS QUESTIONS.
The annual.

annual ng banquet an
highway aMea argument SAM problem
hghwa in Main pM there bee ofi
epushe nuN 4annalrp t answers h ~
show
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Y1oAx
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-24

good cows at SIC. Gamers at 3Ac.. 6
lambs at Sac. and l sheep at 4c. K. d.
Pickett sold Gamers at SIC.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-24
STATE HOUSE

Gravel Highway Construction
Would Have Cost State only
$4,000 Less Than Bituminous
Macadam in Case of Federal
Aid Highway-An Interesting
Tabulation Which Answers
Many Questions-Albino Sal
mon Dead or Dying-Capitol
Prepares for Christmas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-24
The Christmas Spirit

the Spirit Christmas has been neglected in the hurry
scury daily grind demanding expressions;
the eleventh hour and your conscience
preaching YOU
If you just message Garcia and look
ing for someone to help you
That's the kind of stua ton that strs us! We have
throbng reaching all parts of the country
ganzation and who feel that Spirit
of Christmas just you would rejoice op-
portunity to help you express it,
TOO LATE to send present? TOO FAR to send mes
senger you say sure? Can arrange by
telephone? It's never "too "too late" for u.s.
The following rates to typical points will approximate
conversation other points
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-24
7 70 -; n

Packed in boxes of q for tho Holidays.
An attractive gift for a gentleman. Lary-
est selling brand of 10c. Cigars in tho
world. Factory. Manchester. y. II.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
GEORGE DYER IS DEAD.
Son Of Prof. and Mrs. W. 2. Dyer
Dies Following Short Illness.

George Dyer, 8 years DID,. son Of
Superintendent and Mrs. w. P. Dyer
died at an early hour this morning
following an illness Of but two days
The boy complained OF illness Sun.
day and an examination proved an
operation for appendi citis necessary
The operation took place at 1 l O'Clock
Sunday evening, death coming at
1880 this morning, 4embolism Of the
brain being the cause. George was
born September -, 1905, at Daw-
son, Minnesota. tt was announced
this afternoon that the funeral SER
vices will be held from the Methodist
church tomorrow afternoon at 2
O'Clock, Rev. Charles Gilman, having
charge of the services. Interment
will be made in Greenwood cemetery.
There will be no session Of the pub
lie schools tomorrow afternoon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
TO DESTROY !.
1ER.NATIONAL BRIDGE

Vanesboro, Maine, Feb. 2.-Rep-
resenting himself to be a German Off
Ger, man giving his name as Horne,
is being held by the officers here fol-
lowing the attempt to wreck the In
ter-National bridge over the St. Croix
river.
The explosion, caused by dynamite,
caused but little damage to the
bridge, several Orders being twisted
and displaced, trains being delayed
for short time.
No action has been taken by the
Canadian officers because they claim
ed the dynamiting took place on the
other side Of the bridge. !;
Horne. was taken in custody by a
deputy sheriff, admitted he was gull
ty and insisted that he was within
his rights in doing so, being an officer
of the German army. A German flag
and chart of this section were found
in his pockets. He said that he came
from New York Saturday. /
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
TWO MORE TOWNS CLOSED.
Saloons at Luce and Vergas to Be
Erased as Result of 1866 Treaty
More to Go.
LARSON LEAVES FOR DENVER

-E 3D. -EN
Saloons in two more towns of the
treaty territory have been ordered
closed and the lid will go into effect
February 10 at Luce, on the North
ern Pacific, and at Vergas, on the 500
Line. So 49, e'@a<-..
With the closing of these two
towns the saloons in only two places
on the Northern Pacific between
Moorhead and Wadena remain open,
being at Perham and New York Mills.
There are two lidless towns on the
500 Line, between Plummer and Hen
ming, being Dent and Richville. Or
ders to close these two places may be
received by the agents at any time.
Special Officer L. w. Carson re-
turned from the Detroit district this
morning, Special Officer J. P. Brandt
still being in that territory.
Henry A. Larson, chief special
agent, left yesterday for his home
in Denver and it is understood that
he will go from there to Oklahoma
where he will testify in several
cases. ...;-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
WATCH THE SUN;
IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY

Washington, Feb. 2.-Did you
watch the actions today of Mr.. Arc
Tvs Monax? Everybody was dom
o., rctomys Monax being the scien.
T., u = for ground hog, today was
CIR s.s>g'' day, the popular
weathe- e for the next six
weeks. w. 4er Mr.. G. Hog saw
his shadow. Today and goesAnto hi
bernation for six weeks more Of nasty
winter weather was the question
except at the United States Weather
Bureau. STUFF and nonsense" was
how weather bureau official today
Indignantly discussed the effect upon
the weather if old 5Arctomys 'Monax
saw his shadow. 1--WE don't take
any stock in that this year." the gov
eminent weather forecaster declared.
Admission that there really is such
an animal as ground hog, or wood
chuck, was as far as the scientific
chaps would go. a..5s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
ROBBERS RANSACK ROOMS
IN ERICKSON HOTEL

Yesterday afternoon between the
hours of 1 and 5 O'Clock, thieves
broke into the Erickson hotel and
made away with nearly 500 worth
of valuables and clothing belonging
to the guests. Entrance was gained
by breaking the lock on the rear up
stairs door and as the rooming Sec
tion of the house was deserted at the
time, little trouble was experienced
in making clean getaway. = :, y
Among the most valuable articles
taken were, one suit of clothes valued
at $45, one pair of trousers, two raz-
ors, one solid gold stud and kodak.
Drost brothers, piano repairers, who
room at the Erickson, were the
heaviest losers, as their apartments
were completely ransacked and every
thing of value was taken. 81
The loss was not discovered until
six O'Clock and the police were i'm
mediately notified. So far no clues
have been found of the guilty par
ties, but steps have been taken to
prevent the disposal of the goods in
this vicinity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
FORESTRY BOARD ASKS
LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO

In laying it's budget for 1916 and
1917 before the house committee OH
forestry, Of which Representative
Fred Bessette of Orr, is chairman,
the state forestry board points out
that the appropriations requested for
the biennial period are about $780,
900 less than those available for
1914 and 1915.
This is the first budget yet laid
before any legislative committee that
proposes reduction in appropria-
tions.
The board says: 1T is felt that this
economy can be made without loss in
effectiveness of work; but to effect
this economy it is necessary to ap-
portion the funds with strict regard
to the relative needs of the different
projects" .
For the general work of the forest
service, $150,00O year is requested,
divided as follows: Office supplies,
equipment and salaries, $14,460; field
force and equipment, $97,440; field
supervision and Investigations, $12,-
OTIS; improvements, 1880; educa-
ton, $3.50; contingent, $14,S25.
The board asks $12,5OO annually
for the care of Itasca State park and
$4,000 for the maintenance of Burnt
side State forest. ..~.ss s~,. 81
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
FLETCHER | HERE TONIGHT
- ...---s-. =!
Famous Redpath Lecturer, Known as
"The Little Giant of the Lyceum,"
to Appear at Church Auditorium.
HAS EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY

Thomas Brooks Fletcher, famous
for his thrilling lectures and re-
garded as one of the leading orators
Of the Redpath Lyceum bureau, viii
appear in the auditorium of the Me
thodist church this evening, being
brought to. Bemidji by the series oil
entertainments provided by the Wo.
mans Study club, which is proving
such great success. 49,. F.. ~ -.-
Fletcher was trained for the stage
and his well-set jaw, his serious eyes
and his jet black hair all figure
prominently in the natural equip
ment that makes him an unusual
character on the platform.
He plunges into-his lecture mean.
ing business. He never lets up until
the last word is said. There is a
vast array of fact and a generous
supply of fancy, there are serious
passages and occasional flashes of hu.
NOR, but through it all you are con-
scious that you are listening to a
man with extraordinary ability.
.is the dream Of many great
writer's to be able to speak in living
words as well as they can write. Ere.
quently the great writer is a failure
on: the platform. The gods are
stingy with their gifts to mortals
Rarely is the man who can write well
given the gift of public speech. But
Fletcher, before going on the plat
form, was engaged in newspaper
work in the large daily field, and is
now the owner of a good newspaper
property at Marion, Ohio. He writes
several columns of editorials for his
paper each day when on his lecture
tours and keeps in touch with his
office by mail and wire.
Keen, cultured, aggressive, impet-
uous and earnest, this man is q prince
of orators. He is in love with his
work and makes friends everywhere
he goes. His lectures are not stale
and prosy, but full of ginger and en-
thusiasm. LIZ - ~st&
If you miss hearing Fletcher you
will miss one of the choice lyceun
attractions. He is a thriller.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
CALIFORNIA COUNTY
BUILDS ROADS CHEAPLY

Santa Ana, Feb. 2.--Orange county,
California, challenges the nation to
surpass a good-roads construction.
economy record which it has estab-
lished. To keep pace with the Won
derful highway work being done by
California counties, Orange, two
years ago issued bonds for $1,27O,-
600 to be used for the construction
of county boulevards. The county's
highway engineers, themselves, were
astounded when they completed the
work outlined, with $4,000 of the
amount realized by the bond sale still
in the county treasury. The money
will be spent for further highway
paving.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
0sWEG0 QUINT IS. STRONG
New York Basketball Team Which
Will Play Series With "Big Be-
midg"-Claim Worlds Title.
MUCH INTEREST," IS AROUSED

Benlitlji fans will witness the
most sensational basketball offering
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings, ever given here when the
Oswego, N. Y, quint, holders of the
worlds championship title, stack uI
against the big Bemidg" five. which
is admitted to be one or the north
vests greatest aggregations.
For three successive years, 1910,
1911 and 1912, the :osWego team won
the championship Of the Mohawk
Valley league. On Jan. 81, % and
%, 1914, the Oswego five defeated
the Buffalo Germans in contest that
was announced for the championship
Of the world g. -
Starting in 1905, the Oswego team
won 10 and lost games. The next
%, games were won; and no games
lost: In 1907-oS, go games were
won with no losses. In l9O8-O9, "A
gamen were won and four lost. The
following season 20 games were won
and six lost. In 19I0-1l, 81 games
were won and three lost. The fol-
lowing year sc games were won to
g loss of SIKH ]. sf land u 8, 5s
games were won and seven lost. Last
season 81 games measured the win
ming record Of the corn starch play
ers and nine games were the extent
of the losses. Il
The Bemidji team is playing it's
most consistent basketball of the sea-
son now and the players are in per-
feet trim for the Oswego encounters.
Practice has been held every night
of late and several new plays are to
be used during the coming series.
Peck will play at center during
the series as AL Won, the Minneapolis
crack, will not be able to come. Grim
stad, who will oppose Peck, is one
of the greatest basketball players in
the world today, but the Bemidji
boy is hard worker and and a bril-
liant basketball performer and will
make the New York star know that
he has been in real battle. Other
Bemidji players who will take part
in the games will be Captain Howe
Jacobson, Brandon, Miller, Bestul and
Bell. Tickets for the series are now
on sale. "
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
GERMAN
DO MORE DAM
ACTION DEMANDED

Paris, Feb. 2.-Official war reports
today tell of raids which have been
made by German aviators who have
hurled bombs, with deadly effect, in
the region of east Verdan One non
combatant has been killed and little
boy in school yard at Nancy was
frightfully injured.
News of the raid reached Paris on
the heels of the announcement that
the German aviators had bombarded
Dunkirk, raining sixty shells upon
the city. Bitter indignation is felt
here and the popular feeling is that
the aviators of the Allied forces
should take action at once.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
KICKED-AROUND RAILROAD
WILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 2.-Twelve
thousand stockholders of the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie railroad, Ohio's big
gest financial nut uncracked, are
waiting patiently for April when
some kind person with $36,5O0,O00
will be asked to come along and set
tie their difficulties by purchasing
the most kicked-arOund little railroad
in the United States. Hope that the
state of Ohio would purchase the 400
miles of track, 900 freight cars, "a
passenger coaches, 210 locomotives
and various other equipment, was to-
day definitely abandoned and the
"outfit" will be put up on the auc-
ton block in April. Eighteen thou
sand five hundred dollars is the re-
CURED cash to cover underlying in
debtedness and $1S,0O0,000 that may
be assumed by the purchaser is de-
scribed as just "plain Indebtedness. "
Most of the stockholders are Eastern
ers: Eleven of the "a years of the
Wheeling & Erie's history have seen
it in the hands of a receiver. Twice
it emerged, only to fall again in 1908.
The. road was born in 1879 by Cana
dian capitalists who foresow the pos
sibility Of tapping the southeastern
Ohio coal fields with an outlet to Lake
Erie. The Canadian pioneers sold
out to the New York capitalists in
1885. Colonel Myron T. Herrick,
who of late retired as ambassador to
France, was appointed receiver and
organized new company which sold
out to Gould interests in 1902. In
1908 the Wheeling & Lake Erie again
went into the hands of the courts and
has there rested ever since. The lit
tie town of Brewster, Ohio, was
founded when the w. & L. E. car
shops were opened there. If the
road quits business, Brewster will
quit, too. The road now operates ten
passenger trains and is a valuable
artery to Canton, GAINESVILLE, Toledo
and a score of other Ohio towns and
cities. An attempt to sell the road
at auction here several months ago
failed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
CAREFUL DIET TO GUARD
BELGIAN BABIES HEALTH

New York, Feb. 2.-Armies march
on their stomachs, and babies crawl
thereon and coo or cry as their stom-
achs' contents dictate. Thousands of
Belgian babies will graduate from the
crying class into the happiness that
comes early from the judicious ad-
ministration of proper diet, if the
tiers of boxes which are piling up at
the Bush Terminal today speak for
anything. For while some tenement
babies are whetting their infantile
appetites on sausages and beer, the
children Of unfortunate war victims
will breakfast, sup and dine on sweet
ened condensed milk, patent barley
-four and other delicacies counted on
to develop the muscles and DISPOSE
tions of babyhood. This comes about
through the efforts Of the Woman 8
Section of the Commission for Re-
lief in Belgium. Well-wishing Amer
leans have been sending food and
supplies for relief of the Belgian
babies to New York for many months.
But some of the food was not fit for
juvenile tummies. The commission
began to figure. They engaged a
food expert and some few days ago,
launched national campaign for the
sending of food boxes to babies, and
incidentally to adults in Belgium
Every wholesale and retail grocer in
the country is expected to cooper
ate in the movement. Each of the
boxes contained carefully prescrib-
ed variety Of food, as follows: 20
lib, tins sweetened condensed milk,
2 lib, tins patent barley -four, g. lib
cotton sacks of rice, 1 GLIB. sack yell
low corn meal, BIB, sack rolled
oats, 1 k-lb. sack salt, 1 can opener.
The boxes are piling up at the
wharves here, where they have been
sent from various distributing agen-
cies throughout the country Each
box costs 1925 wholesale and weighs
about 35 pounds. It's contents will
support one baby for four weeks.
Grocers have posted placards show
ing details of the plan and to those
who do not desire to pack and ship
box themselves, an opportunity is
afforded to send the cash to the Bel
gian Relief commission, at II Broad
way.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
MARRIED ON. LOVE.

St.. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 2.-Love is
great. It is fine thing to start
housekeeping with. But it won't
keep family from starving. These
are the conclusions today of Irving
Mattefuel, 10, who married girl
of 10, and then came into the court
asserting that he has no means of sup
porting her. Irrespective of his
pleadings, Judge Boerner ordered him
to pay SO week toward the girl
wife's support. Just how he will get
the three dollars seemed the puzzle
for him to solve today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-02
CLEVELAND TO FLOAT
-: .sz BIG BOND ISSUE

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 2.-Cleveland
will float million-dollar bond issue
for a new municipal market, if City
Market Master Charles Ramp sue
ceeds with project just outlined.
The old municipal market, establish
ed little over year ago with ca
pacity of less than 10000 people on
busy days, is inadequate, Ramp told
the city council. ...-.s. -