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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
TAFT DEo ARES
PEOPLE SHOULD CO. BACK TO
EQWIY, JUSTICE AND MODERATION

ance '-of wages through the power a
trades unions have ground the railroads
between the npper and nenf1er mtllstones
and prevented q fair return upon thei1
capital. The solvency of some Of them
is threatened and al this 70 the detrtj
ment Of the business of the country.
and especially 10 the comfort and hap.
piness Of wage earners, dependent upon
normal business and normal demand for
labor"
Increased Rates
Increased rates for the railroads, wheu
the conditions require II, was urged by
Mr.. Taft He said the fun crew laws
that imposed upon the railroad com.
panies the burden OF employing unneces4
sary labor. an exaction due TO the undue
and unjust influence exercised by the
trade unions over legislatures," should
be repealed ;
Professor Tafx criticized many Of thu
new reforms In governmental affairs and
declared that the selection Of candidates
at general primary has not tended to
elimination OF corruption or political MAJ
chine rule and the selection Of better
representatives Of q party
Standard OF Judges .
The standard of judges in those states
where the candidates are selected by a
general primary have notably and per-
ceptihy become inferior to those whd
were selected under the old convention
system" he said.
Mr. Taft said he admitted that there
We're abuses under the convention sysI
TEN, but even at that it is more prefer
able in many ways than a general pri-
mary. He also criticized the iniative!
referendum and the recall, especially de-
ploring the idea Of the recall of judges.
European War
In referring to the European war Mr.
Taft said that it 'istaggers the inagil
nation in the loss OF life and destruc-
ton of hard earned capital When il
came it was such shock and such a
disappointment that those who hoped for
human progress lost their faith We
ind occasion for hope, however, from
the various sufferings which, when the
war is over, will prompt the adoption OF
some peaceable means of settling inter-
national disputes in order to prevent a
recurrence OF such an awful catastro-
phe.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22

Bloomington, ina, Jan. 2l-Declaring
that the country was halting In bust
ness and progress and learning the un-
wise steps that had been taken and need
ed to be retracea, William FL Taft.
former president. SAID today fhat the
people should go hack to ahe line of
Justice. equity and moaer&saen: Prof
Tart was the guest Of tnakana Uniynr-
sitg and delivered the principal address
at the Founders Day exercises. vaasch
celebrated the 35th anniversary az the
university.
Corporations 0sk Of q
We need not 20 back % che conai-
lions that led to the great reforms and
We shall not do So" said Mr. Taft.
Corporations have been driven out of
politics, and, while, OF course. coErrp-
ton is not ever absent, the Aaager OF
plutocraey has disappeared and ta2e
publication OF poattics has constituted .
real reform for which sooA catipens nusx
be grateful
Popular indignation connof be really
aroused or the leviatilian q the people
be stirred to action, such AZ they have
thus taken, and stopped ahors at the
line OF wise moderation. Part OF tn.
OF the costs Of the original disease IL
IA tine Damage from the inevitable excess
or remedies. The hostility OF legislatures
and Congress, consciously or uncon-
sciously has come TO be directed against
all successful investments or capital
without discrimination. Nothing Us SO
titRie as capital and nothing is 60 easily
able TO take care OF what il has. The
inquisitoriai and naSging character of
powers O. commissions, created for the
close supervision of corporate aetivi-
ties, have so frightened capital as to
shrink Investments and stop the normal
expansion in the business OF the coun-
try.
Excess Of Remedy
The sad features OF such excess OF
remedy continued Mr.. Taft however
vel! intended Is that the persons who
suffer most are the least able to bear
suhering-the wag learners. whose COM
fort and living are dependent upon con-
slant employment
The former president defended the
railroads by saying that the close and
absolute supervision over the MANAGE
ment and the restriction upon the rates.
together with the increase or mainten-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
|Ob RHEUMATIC,
| ACHING JOINTS
AND STOP PAIN
PStant relief with a
Fn3lI trial bottle of old
st, Jacobs Oil"
,,',4slmatlsm is pain" only

H ,,''s ~1i4al Ism is pain" only.
,'9' p4e ce-se III dfCy requires inter-
',,,, ''.i1-enI, Sop drugging, Rub
~ Penetrating st. Jacobs Oil"
- - -A'o Your sore, stiff. aching
- 20 ana relief comes instantly. st
80 o'4 IS harmless rheumatism
: ''' ' which never disappoints and
! -.9. burn the skin.
, --F Up, Quit complaining. Get
,>'.1,- ,rlal bottle Of old. honest st
!, VII al any drug store, and in
s,,,. ( moment you'u be free from
M, ,,-''-' -c pain. soreness and stiffness.
~ suffer Relief awaits you. "St.
~, 80 lAl IS Just as good for sciatica,
ad,- d. Iamoago, backache. sprains.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
SECOND part OF STORY OF the
BATTLE|0F S0lSSONS-- HOW Won
kLUCK'S FORCES CROSSED PLATEAU

Before Scissors. Jan. 1s-Bv
Courier totBerlin, Jan. 2o-via London
21-4;36 P. M.-(The following is the
second part Of a descriptive story OF
the battle sof Scissors: the first par.
was sent out in the night report OF
Jan. 20 The delay in transmission OF
this second part occurred between
Berlin and London. In the first sec
ton Of thetstsry the battle of Sois-
sons was likened to the Ia tile of An
tietam.)
French Charge
The battle began Jan. S. a severe
bo1nhardment from feld guns and
heavy artillery was followed by a
French charge. The Germans could
not make an effective defense against
this onslaught. The French with great
dash carried part OF the German pc
sitioQs, but by their success theg
damped the vigor of their artillery
bonbardment, which could not be con-
tinued without endangering their own
men.
The German guns III turn opened a
heavy fire on the rear ward communal
ing up o. reiaforcements. a despeT-
Ate hand TO hand struggle, on fairly
even terms raEed for four days and
nights IL the valley and on the wooded
spur crowned by the shot wrecked
buildings Of La Perriere farm Neither
SlGe WIS able to gain d decisive ad-
vantage
General Won kluck, meanwhile. was
gathering ms forces Tor q counter
stroke across the high plateau to the
eastward. a large part of which was
held by the French. The surface Of
the plateau. which is fairly level, was
crossed by row after row of trenches.
each trench with clear field for the
tire of Its guns.
II seems Impossible. after the pass
ing Of The excitement OF baths 10
conceive OF troops successfully storm
ing such entrenched positions
The Associated Press correspondent
counted in some places as many as
I'VE successive lines of French en-
trenchments, each with its entangle-
! ment OF barbed wire. supported on
iron posts which were screwed into
the ground.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22

es afforded complete protection against
shrapncl fire. but their bottoms were
a mass Of slippery clay IN which ones
feet sank at every step from - to Is
inches. Flooding through miles of
such trenches has been the daily tasks
Of thousands Of soldiers~sengaged for
four months III this fortress warfare
on the north bank Of the Aisne.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
Mrs. Abbie a. Austin

Miss Abbie A. Austin passed away at
O'Clock Thursday evening at the homo %
o. r. Wellnan. 1N Grove street. Funer-.
al arrangements viii be announced lateesi
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22

county as the town Of Chapman. This
act Is accompanied by petitions Of
Philip Adams and IA others and
Everett L Grendell and 20 others.
krskine Of Alna-Resoive authoriz-
ing Arnest F. Merror Of Hyde Park,
Mass, to build a bridge from Thorp's
island to the mainland in the town Of
Boothbay there being no objection
from the war department or the town.
Ellis of MISUNDERSTANDING appro-
priating $4,000 for each Of the years
1915 and 1916 for repairs and main
'enance to the Gardiner and Randolph
bridge
Campbell of Island Falls-Resolve
appropriating $1,000 to Macwahoc
plantation to aid in the construction Of
bridge across Macwahoc stream Oh
the road to Kingman, provided $500
De raised by taxation or otherwise for
the same purpose, the work to be done
under the supervision Of the State
Highway Commission. There is a,
present a temporary bridge there in
poor state Of repair and DANGEROUS
to traffic. the accompanying statement
of facts says
Daigle of New Canada-Resolye an
proprlating $500 to aid In the con-
struction Of a bridge across Perley
brook, provided the same sum be ap-
proprlated by the plantation for the
same purpose. both sums TO be ex-
pended under the supervision Of the
State Highway Department.
Ames Of Stockton Springs-Resolye
appropriating $4,000 for grading,
draining and surfacing a section Of
Marsh hill in the town of Stockton
Springs, the money to be expended
under the direction of the State High
way Commission
Erskine of Ana-Resolye appro-
priating $1,000 for the reconstruction
OF bridge over Benne brook on the
state aid road in the town Of Alma,
provided the town furnishes sufficient
FUNDS TO erect the structure. the
money 10 be expended under the d.
rection of the State Highway Com
mission.
Butler of knox-Resolve appropriating
$1,000 for the erection and equipment of
new building for the Knox County
General Hospital at Rockland, and 5000
for each Of the years 1916 and 1916 for
maintenance.
Peacock Of Washington-Act to ;ncor-
porate the Mopang Dam and Improve
ment Co. with a capital stock of sO0e
The ineorporators are Frank S. Ames
Alfred K Ames. Wilson D. Wing, Fred
5, Albee. Elmer E. Bowles. The corpor-
alton has the wight to collect tolls for
the passage of logs over or through their
dam.
Peacock Of Washington-Act with &C
companying petition to incorporate the
Englishmen's River Dyke Co The in
corporators are c. H Schoppe. Frank r.
WEIGH. w. B. Watts. Edgar c. Watts.
Clarence G. Stearns. J. H Schoppe, C.
H. Kilton. F. s. Ames, who own salt
marsh and meadows in the town of
Rogue Bluffs. The corporation is given
the privilege to erect a dyke on English-
mems river.
Scammon of Hancock-Act to incor-
porate the Salisbury Cove Water Co.,
with a capital stock of $4,000 which may
be increased to s5aoea The incorporators
are William E Peach, Bloomfield His-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22

Chapter 359 Of the Private and Spe-
cial Laws of 1897 relating to paupers
and minors. The old law provided
that paupers Of the town Of Deer Isle
should be supported by the town in
whose territory they resided when
they became paupers; also minors de-
pending upon the town to support.
The amendment makes the general
pauper law of the State apply to that
town.
Warehouse Of kennbunk-Resolve
in favor Of Bryant Libby Of Kenne-
bunk, providing a State pension Of IS
per month also resolve in favor Of
John S. Gaddis Of Kennebunk for a
State pension Of IS per month.
Maxwell of Boothbay Harbor-Act
County Street Railway two years.
Maxwell Of Boothhay Harbor-Act
repeating the statute creating the Of
fee Of sea and shore fish commits
sioner and his wardens.
Evans Of Bridgton-Resolve au-
thorizing the State hand agent to sell
whatever interest the State has in a
lot Of land known as The Undivided"
on shore Of Moose pond in the town
Of Bridgton. Cumberland county.
Campbell Of Island Fhus-Act
changing the age at which boys may
be committed to the State School for
Boys from to Is as At present to s
TO 20.
McIntire Of Waterford-Act ex-
empting neat cattle under three years
of age from taxation.
Plummer OF Lisbon-Act amending
the present law which exempts AL
horses, mules, neat cattle, sheen and
swine, less than six months old from
taxation. SO that all Of these animals
of whatever age would be exempted.
Pierce Of Houlton-Act CHANGING
the limits Of the Fort Fairfield villars
Corporation SO as to exclude certain
property owned by Frank w. Burns
and Harry p. Burns. A petition
signed by thsM IA which they state
that premises are SO located as to re-
ceiye no benefit from fire protection
and street sprinkling accompanies the
act.
Dilling Of EAston-Act inoorporat-
ing Chapman plantation in Aroostook
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-29

The Variable Land Snail
By Frederic j. Haskin.


Scientists have classified almost all
creatures on the face of the earth, but
there is one family that has so far
literally deied classification. The
land snails, which occur IN almost air
parts of the world, have such count
less and startling variations that to
name and describe them all is nearly.
impossible
The Carnegie institution has re-
Gently attacked this knotty problem
in natural history, and Is trying TO
determine whether the land snail
really has species innumerabie. or
whether the same species vary in size,
shape and coloring.
Such is the variation of land snails
that an aviator with a thorough
knowledge of these creatures, if drop
ped on a dark night in an unknown
land. might determine his location
within few miles as soon as he
could strike a match and look at
a snail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-29

Breeding is the only means of deter
mining just where the varianiItty
-merges into separate and distinct
snecies. If the offspring breeds true
il e, entitled to a name OF its own. II,
upon the other hand, the offspring
Undergo changes and become modlne -
under slightly changed environment II
would be folly to enter upon the end
less task of giving separate names
to each new form.
The life history of the corions' or
Bahama. land snails, is most interest
ing. They seem postbassed of re,
markable longevity. number q
those now being studied in the lahora-
tory are known to be at least eight
years old. They have goat-like pro-
pensity for feeding upon everything
within their reach. DIR. Bartsch dis
covered TO his sorrow that they were
especially fond of the paper labels
which we're at first attached to their
shells to designate their origin and
history. No wthey are marked with
letters cut into the shells. They move
slowly and cover short distances
Actual measurement proves rs feet to
be the greatest distance covered by
any one of them since 1919. They
vary in size from Tess than hall
inch to nearly two inches, and attain
their full maturity in two years. This
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-29

be recognized upon the Bahama Is
lands alone-a condition naturally aD-
paIling ro the museum curator, " no
is obliged to write a description OF
each.
DR.. Bartschs work has been chiefly
directed to a study of the family
known as "corions", which are ma
tive to the Bahama Islands. He has
transplanted thousands of these in
colonies in a line about 300 miles in
length, extending from Tortugas Is
land to Miami Most of these colonies
were established in 1912, so that the
second generations of offspring will
soon be- available for study. The
young of the first generation did not
at first show any difference from their
Bahama parents. but. as they reached
maturity, a noteworthy change in size
and form were recognizable. BY the
time another generation of two have
been produced upon Florida soil, DR..
Bartsoh expects the Improvement in
these lower organisms to be fully
equal to that made by the human
Bahamians who frequently come to
this country to live.
The variability of any organism
presents an exceedingly interesting
study to the SCIENTIST. giving him
vertable peep into natures workshop.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-29

classification becomes we'll nigh i'm
possible, and scientific students have
despaired of accomplishing the task
For number of years. the Car
negie institution has been including
mollusks among the subjects for
study in it's marine biological labora-
tory at Tortugas Island on the East
coast OF Florida. For three years,
DR.. Paul Martsch, duration of marine
invertebrates of the national museum,
has been cooperating with the labora-
tory in the transfer of land snails
from one location to another, and
breeding them, with the idea OF deter
mining the biological factors, which
are responsible for the wide difference
between members of the same family.
which may be found within a few
feet of each other. For this purpose
he has transplanted thousands OF
them, and is now beginning to recog-
nize certain principles back of the
starting variations!
The difference between snails taken
from neighboring locations is fire.
ouently greater than that between a
zebra and a horse. At least forty
four different varieties are found on
the little island of New Providence
in the Bahamas If they were CLASH
fed as are other creatures lat least
80 900 species of land snatls would
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-29

stage is indicated by a-curiing lip
which comes out around the mouth
Of the shell. They do not increase
i nsize after this lip is formed.
Moved BY Storms.
Before any satisfactory study could
he made of these mollusks, l. was
necessary to ascertain whether or not
thew could bear transportation. THIS
was established beyond doubt from
the fact that they are frequently
moved by storm or hurricane to some
other location with a totally different
environment from that in which they
first saw the light. Yet they may
thrive and multiply. They are usually
attached to a piece of wood or bark.
and remain upon that wherever IT
lands. Or. Bartsch ascertsiEed that
they wefe capable of enduring a total!
immersion in salt water of.four days
duration without apparent injury, all
though they are supposedly land ami
mails
The study OF mollusks by the Car
negie institution, during the last hVe
years, has been the most thorough and
elaborate ever made. 1t has included
a number of classes of snails in add&-
ton to those which DR.. Bartsch has
given his chief attention. Professor
Henry c. Hampton has made close
comparative study of the different
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-29

yarietiesa and species to be found in
the south Sea Islands, which are usur
ally designated as partulas. These
diner quite as widely as the cortonA
Of Bahama. so that IL a man were
set down blind-folded upon one OF the
south sea islands, he might easily
determine his location when the band
age was removed, simply by looking
at the partu1as, some of which a-e
exceedingly delicate and beautiful.
An interesting Group.
The aehatinellas. or tree snails Of
Hawaii, constitute ore of the most IN
teresting groups which have been
studied. They used to be known as
"singing snaiIs" because of the traV-
eler's tales current generation ago
to the efIect that these snails sang
in the trees. The supersitious ma
tiyes attributed various happenings
To the song of the snail The scien-
lists discovered that the. only nolsSe
which could IN any way be traced tp
the snail was a slight rasping SOUND
produced when the wind moved the
leave sof trees upon which they were
attached sufficiently to cause tster
shells to CRATE against each other Et
has since been concluded that the
noise attributed to the tree snail was
in reality produced by variety ot
Continued on page fourteer9 s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-29

In the Hawaiian Islands, for ex-
ample, the most important variety
is the tree snail known as the achati-
nella. This little creature varies in
size, shape and coloring in every
separate island, mountain range and
elevation. The traveller who is familiar
with these variance knows whether
he is on an eastern or western shore,
whether his elevation is high or low
by no further observation than a
glance at these tiny creatures which
are widely distributed over the trees.
Classification Impossible.
No other class of organisms is so
variable as the land snail. Most
other creatures are as easily CLASH
fed as United States coins. 1t is
only necessary for the naturalist to
have the characteristics of a group
in his mind to be able to recognize
each member of it with ease. But
with some of the land snails, the
range of variation is so wide that
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Continued on page fourteenO Z
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-11
FOR COMMON GOOD.
Continued from Page 10

lishment OF crcamerics in every cen
tralizcd community. He said he hoped
one would be established in I.aurcns.
Congressman Lever.
Mr.. Lever took as his subject "rhc
High Cost Of Ignorance" Mr.. Lever
said the great handicap Of the south
crn farmer today is the one crop sys-
tcm EIe urged the divcrsification Of
the farms, raising of everything OK
ccpt geese and goats" He said that
cotton, to be prolitably raised, must
be planted in connection with other
crops. Mr.. Lever pointed to co-opcra-
tive marketing of farm products, cs-
pccially truck and smaller items, as
the line along which farm organiza-
tionS should work. He endorsed state
warehouse systems and creamery
south can attain TO the maximum Of
results he said that they must have
better roads. The address of Mr. Lev
or was very inspiring one and doubt
less many were spurrcd on to adopt
more progressive methods IN their
farming operations.
Rev. l.. =. McGcc.
Rev. l.. y. McGcc spoke Of "'rhC
Church in Forming Public Sentiment
He pointed TO the church as the firm
foundation upon which all civilization
Is grounded IIr smoke or thc nood n,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-11
DeicnseIcSS America.

"Brigadcr- General want to gct
the most powerful pair of Binoculars
You have.
"Optician-Iicrc YOU are. sir. Made
in Germany. With these glasses YOU
can even see the United states Army /"
Life
Thronghout our country as we'll as
in other nations, the foreign govern
mcnts maintain a large and efficient
intelligence service TO keep them in
formed of all the plans Of rortifica-
tons, arscnals manufacturers of war
munitions and the temper OF our pco-
pie towards these other nations. We
H. our innocence, have gone to Eu-
rope, spent our money in travelling
and passing through the hands OF
those who benefited by our expendi-
turc. have failed to realize with what
feeling Of dcrision and in many in
stances OF contempt, oul. position in
the worlds affairs was regarded. Con
scious Of our own good feelings and
-, ,.am,,,,
rorn ho,a,,,,o
'"'''o'
plant our mines or lay our telegraph
wires, until there is not a fort or
g. -, - ~
L,n.,. oInno !,
ar .r,,;ca
fol, 40 nro.onco or no.a ;,an,o
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-11
LOOKS BAD FOR ALLIES.
Fall of Warsaw One of Greatest
Events so Far of the Great War.

Jondon Aup -Norasw has fall
a., =,
o'oop''ioh u 'lo ro''s'' ''pi'"i' ~
news first came by wireless tronis the
German general army headquarters
ana was nuicklv followed nv cabled
c..; s, oo,,,,, oa,.;,u
VIC '"p'"'e VI '''e wy " 'no
OIL Prlhce Leopard OF bavaria a1ter/a
STUBBORN 1iSht win the RUSSIAN year
guard. With tho Russian ADMISSION
III last nlghts olnclal COMMUNICATION
mat the Russian forces defending the
hionle front mad Deen Withdrawn all
nope that "arsa" could pe saved was
"puiiaol'ed.
ne outer ihe OF lorts TO winch the
l'"Sslahs "ithdrc" arg only SIN miles
from inc center OF the capital ana
lhese delehscs apparently were car
rleo iasI hlsht' tue inner llnc Oh de-
lehSes peihs captureu Ill tlnle 10 en-
aole the Visllors 10 enter the city ear
this MOI hihs.
ine s'"ten'eht from retroerao thac
.ne NoaS'an ietlieiilehl 10 the blohie-
1>au"'l lsh lroht had Deen carried OUT
uhn'lucleu was taken mere 10 lhdlcate
'nat uraho DUKE Nlchols had every
'A'hs III le"ui'esS lor the e'acuatloh
VI "ar'"" hseil ana the announces
'"eii' III Derlih statement that only