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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

Funstcn's advice and withdraw Gen.
Pershing's command from Mexico. It
is explained at the White House that
Mr.. Wilson is afraid that if he does
withdraw Pershing there will be in
creased raids by Mexican bandits. Any
one who win take the trouble to look
at the map will be mystified by this
explanation Pershing's troops are at
Colonia Dublan, 130 miles south Of the
border, and his line Of communication
runs north and south. or at right an
giles to the border. It does not require
military training to realize that a mill
tary force can far more effectively
guard border by patrolling that bor-
der. than by maintaining a line at
right angles to 1t. Indeed, were PERISH
ing's forces withdrawn they could, in
a large measure, relieve the militia Of
Its task Of guarding the border.
So it would seem that in offering this
explanation the President is pursuing
his customary policy Of assuming that
the American public is either too much
concerned with its own affairs to think,
or that it is too unintelligent to reason
and that, like a child, it will accept
any explanation that a paternal Presi-
dent thinks II wisesf or finds II a,s;
est, 70 give it,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

The New York Times, another paper
wnlch IS supporting President Wilson
with much evidence of painful labor.
charges pathetically that Mr.. Hughes
campaign speeches exhibit an old
fashioned type of Republicanism be-
cause. according to them, "everything
that is Democratic is bad" But the
Times, inadvertently no doubt, mis-
represents Mr.. Hughes speeches. His
speeches do not condemn "everything
Democratic" as bad, but practically
everything about the Wilson adminis-
tratlon as bad. And the party defend
ers are failing to convince common
sense that it is good.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29
Somethina to Think About.


That the Wilson administration is
seeking to suppress the fact that the
deficit for this fiscal year will be $245,-
1000 larger than has ever been ex-
planned to Congress or to the public
is the conviction of those who have
been studying the situation in the light
Of Secretary McAdoo's own statements.
Some time ago, before the prepared
ness bills were framed and before the
second invasion Of Mexico, Mr. Nc
Adoo went before the Ways and Means
committee and stated that, allowing
s1oo, 100000 for the increase Of the pre-
paredness appropriations, it would be
necessary to raise by special taxes
$3.50, 900, 900. The preparedness bills have
Of last year by s3s4,ooO.OOO. in round
numbers S400,O00,0Oo. This includes the
s41. 100000 deficiency appropriation for
the Mexican militia mobilization, etc.
Adding the $500 0OO,0 900 excess over the
McAdoo preparedness estimate to the
$50, 100000 deficit on which McAdoo
then counted, the total amounts to
$3.50, ,C00, 900. The special taxes imposed
in the pending revenue bill are to raise
$205, 100000. But where Is the remain
ing $245 900 900 to come from? Not from
the proposed 100000 900 bond sale, be-
cause the administration clearly ex-
plains that that sum is solely to cover
the expenses Of the Mexican affair up
to January /. 1t adds, moreover, that
if the militia is kept on the border un-
til June 80, next, an additional $s6,0O0,-
600 will be needed.
But there has been no explanation Of
how the administration purposes to
make good this deficit Of SPAS, 900, 900,
and the only possible conclusion is that,
after the election Is over that amount
will be borrowed, by another sale Of
bonds. making the bond sales Of the
Wilson administration 1915, 100000 in
stead of $13o,oo0,O 900, the voters being
kept in ignorance of this fact until af-
ter the election
Either there must be an additional
nond sale to raise the s245, ,O0O, 900, or
extraordinarily burdensome taxes must
be imposed or and that is hardly con-
ceivable. the now widely advertised
preparedness program is to be held up
Immediately after election for lack Of
funds.
1t is declared by those close to the
President that he will not take Gen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

in So. Bristol for the summer, is to
teach in Cornville, school beginning
Aug. 2S.
Mrs. D. S. Healey has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. N. Murphy in No. An.
son. She came home Friday
Mrs. w. G. r. Heald returned Sun.
day from a weeks visit with her moth
er in East Madison.
During the shower Saturday evening
the lightning struck the barn on tbs
John Walker farm in Embden, burning
it to the ground with so tons Of hay,
one horse and one COW.
Elmer o. Small, who was principal
OF Scion high school in 1915 and 1916,
is in town calling on friends.
Mrs. Nellie Paul and her daughters
Martha and Ella are visiting relatives
in Massachusetts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29
Daniels Exposed.
On. Y. Sun.l

IN. L sum-
For bending the terrible bow Of the
question mark against Grand Admiral
Josephus Daniels and for making
every quivering shaft stick in the
official flesh there is none like Repre-
sentative Gardner. Would that the
craftsmanship of the Danielized navy
showed some such deadly accuracy
as that Of the Secretary's especial
scourge.
In his Maine speech last night Mr..
Gardner put forward thirteen ques-
tions, none Of which Mr., Daniels can
fail to answer specifically without
further lamentable exposure of his
personal unfitness. The first four
questions strip the wretched pretences
of Daniels Proof Of Preparedness
of the Navy" the most conspicuously
misleading subdivision of the Secre-
tarys small navy" report of Decem-
ber, 1914
The Secretary of the Navy was con-
sciously and purposely serving his
country by the admirable means of
bluffing it, if these questions point to-
ward the truth How can the chief
Of the naval establishment of the
country have failed to know, when
he signed the 1914 report, that the
service torpedo had been declared
obsolete by the chief Of ordnance, that
Admiral Fiske. in his capacity of ad-
wiser, had just submitted his now
famous letter on the navy's prepared
ness, that the gunnery scores showed
twelve out Of twenty-one ,battleships
rated in the lowest of five grades Of
craftsmanship and that Mr.. Daniels
himself had been asking Admiral
Fletcher's advice by letter as to the
unpreparedness of the submarine
fiotilla?
The Daniels bluff has been kept up,
SO far as possible, and amplified from
time to time to meet the present popu-
lar demand for a strong navy. The
remainder Of the question list deals
with this more recent bombast, and
presents in interrogatory form various
shortcomings sadly at variance with
the Secretary's statements, but re-
grettably resembling facts.
Under this sort of lashing the tenn
peramentally shifty but constitution
ally heavy Secretary cuts queer
figure. His defencelessness would be
pitiaole but for the thought of the
greater defencelessness that he and
his kind have done their worst to in
flict upon the country. AS it is, more
strength to Mr.. Gardner's whip hand,
and thanks where thanks are due for
a man with the energy and under
standing to show up at least one bit
Of the Administrations mess of cant
ana sham.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29
The President BIundered,

President Wilson has shifted the
burden but not the responsibility. He
Jumped in to grab the labor vote and
lost by casting his lot decisively with
ore side. The American people love
fair play and good sport; they ap-
prove Of arbitration; they disapprove
OF dictators.
The President scored rather hu-
initiating failure because he threw his
neutrality to the winds and proceeded
without authority of law or recognized
methods Of mediation. If Congress
acts solely to rescue the President
from an unenviable position it will
put a new burden upon the public
without winning the friendship of
either side in the controversy.
The New York Sun says:
Just now, for instance, they (the
farmers) are demanding in this state
more money for their milk. How are
they to get it if the railroads also are
to get more money for carrying milk?
True, the milk traffic is not in an i'm
portant way in interstate commerce.
But the brotherhood men who handle
the trains must have the eight hour
day all the same. Presumably if in
terstate rates 60 up, intrastate ones
cannot lag far behind. And. by the
way, in his offers of higher earnings
to the railroad companies how is Pres
ident Wilson going to coerce the var
lous State commissions and legisla-
lures?
I'VE say nothing about the consum-
or. who always pays. The President
and his clients the opponents Of arbi-
tration have thrown him out Of con-
sideration altogether. The White
House motto all along has been, The
public be-taxed!'
II the railroads raise rates to meet
the demands Of the brotherhoods. and
the transportation Of farm produce
costs more and coal costs more. etc..
ETC.. it is perfectly obvious that other
labor consumers must have their
wages increased that they may live.
and that makes the price Of the rail
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29
The World War a Year Ago
Today-Aug. 29.

Germans attacked bridgehead
OF Friedrichstadt commanding
Riga railway: also made prog
ress east Of Kovno toward Wilma.
Russian lines held in Courland
province and Teutons repelled.
Two hundred thousand Austro-
German troops reported massed
on the Roumanian frontier.
French artillery continued tts
activity against the positions OF
the enemy. Cannonading was es-
pecially active in the sector Of
Ablain, In the region of Roye, to
the north Of the Aisne, in the VI
cinity Of Craonne and Berry.au-
Bac. as well as between the Aisne
and the Argonne. There was
violent hand to hand fighting at
Marie Therese and to the west Of
the forest Of Malincourt for pos
session Of excavations made BY
mines.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29
Editorial Comment
ThankIess Maine Farmers.
New York TimeS.)


Secretary McAdoo went to Maine to
give information regarding the bene-
fits to farmers through the Admins
tration's rural credit law. He will
leave Maine with information that the
farmers in that region are In greater
need of short credits than of long
loans A better title system to make
loans easier at current rates was an
other necessity in Maine, the Secretary
was told Secretary McAdoo had
nothing to offer on those heads, and
suffered the humiliation of hearing
that the tour of the Country during
the campaign was open to the con-
struction Of political rather than finan-
cial motive.
1t is likely that the Maine farmers
are better judges Of their own interests
than Of the needs Of the Western
farmers. The Western press now car
ries advertisements offering twenty
year loans at per cent upon payment
also of per cent upon account OF
principal. Thus $3260 would pay both
interest and principal at maturity on
a $4,000 loan. The annual payments
fall from 1920 in the first year to s106
given Of anticipating payments on the
principal and thus reducing the inter-
est account. The money is offered by
an insurance company, which allows
no commission or brokerage of any
sort, and there are no requirements of
investment, or guarantee of other bor-
rowers, as in the Government scheme
It is nice question whether the in
surance companys plan or the Gov
ernment's would be more favored by
borrowers. If the farmers show de-
cided preference of the Government
scheme, here will be a corresponding
displacement of capital through the
competition of tax funds with private
capital. Farm loans total about three
billions, and the supply of funds just
now is larger than the supply of mort
gage. The farmers are flush with their
extraordinary prosperity. and there is
a class Of investors seeking securities
which will be unaffected by the
changes to follow the ending of the
war Into the market thus nicely ad-
justed there come millions Of Gov
ernment funds, with exemption from
taxation, and offering to farmers priv
ileges not offered to equally deserving
borrowers. For example, more farm
ers own their homes than city dwellers,
but no aid is offered to the latter 1t
is an interesting experiment, and the
Secretary is likely to have other ex-
periences before he completes his
swing around the circle.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

Perhaps Maine is on longer a baronne-
ter. That belief is easily maintainable.
But II she is. and II the Republicans ex-
ing the probable election Of President
Wilson two months later-New York
Times.
If the Times enjoys maintaining that
belief it is an easy way to be happy,
but our friendly advice is at this stage
OF the little political game not to bet
any money on 1t.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29
Where II Came From

Two DePauw college professors were
standing at the soda fountain during
one Of the hot afternoons recently.
They were discussing the refnishing
Of old furniture. The weather was hot
enough for the old paint and varnish
to melt off. Professor L. said to his
companion: Il am having the old
piece dressed off with fine steel WOOL"
His comrade asked particularly re-
garding the steel wool and where it
came from. Professor LIS answer was:
steel wool is the fleece from hy-
draulic ram"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON

District Of Maine, S. ...
On this 26th day of August, A. D. wv
on reading the foregoing petition, 1t -
Ordered by the Court, That hearing ~. y
had upon the same on the 9Th day Of W =,
tober. A. D. 1916. before said Court -
Portland. in said District. at ten oc.n o'ciosns
in the forenoon; and that notice tne.e~ t.ssc
be published in The Daily kennes,ytS. ~.
Journal, newspaper printed in said piss, PHI
trict, and that all known creditors, AIT st
other persons in interest. may appear, -
the said time and place. and show cauv;vS
If any they have. why the prayer OF 'A's
petitioner should not be granted. a,a
And 1t is further Ordered by the Co'ain ii
That the Clerk shall send by mail 70 t.,or a
known creditors copies Of said petS.ys pet.Sssss
and this order addressed to them al un''
places Of residence as stated. ,,.,H
Witnes the Honorable Clarence h.esi
Judge Of the said Court. and the ses, n
thereof. at Portland, in said District !"
the 26th day Of August, A. D. 1915.
IL. 81 JAMES e. HEWEY, CleIEt.r
A true copy Of petition and on
Attest: JAMES e. HEwEY, clssta;
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

The Brdgton News says: That
Farm Loan Bill and Board is thus en-
balmed in the liquid amber Of the K.
J.'s eritorial observations:
The Farm Loan Board" of which
the Presidents son-in-law, Mr.. Nc
Aooo' 1s a member eX-afficio and
chairman. brought its own publicity
bureau elaborately- extolling the
scheme and the need for it, and the
splendid accomplishment Of the ad-
ministration and Congress.
Just politics" Maine, at least, has
no use for it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

with whom he was laboring with
large degree Of success got out OF its
pen in the night and beat it" to use
a slangy, but exceedingly appropriate
phrase. Postmaster Williams ascrioes
the young fox's sudden departure 10
it's having been trained to read by MI.
Clark. When it got the weekly copy
Of The Tribune, and read that 1t was
to be taken around to the different
fairs by Mr.. Clark this fall. for sno"
purposes, it is believed the intelligent
animal revolted against such a pro-
gram and accordingly took its depart
ure. However Mr.. Clark has one le1t'
and is not likely to allow him to es-
CAPE"
A bust by Paul Akers OF the late
Hon. Moses Mcdonald has been placed
in the Portland Art Museum by Miss
Mary Mcdonald of -Hud-
son. Mr.. Mcdonald was a leading
public man of Maine in the BUS
among the positions he filled being
Speaker Of the Maine House, state
Treasurer, Congressman from the
First district and Collector at the port
of Portland. He was the youngest
son Of Major General John Mcdonald
of Limerick, this State. Mr.. McDon-
AIDS wife was Susan Libby OF LINER
ick, aunt of the late Hon. Chas. r.
Libby. Miss Mcdonald is the daugh-
ter of Moses Mcdonald.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

It was a resident Of the bluebarry plains
OF southeastern Maine who originally
made the famous explanation that I'VE
eat What we can, and can what we
Herald.
we eat what we can; what we
can't eat we can," was the original
but Uncle Pinchpocket Cranberry said
he found more money in it this way:
1--WE can what we can. and eat what
We can't can
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

"Josephus Daniels says women are
fully capable of holding Office. Some nice
could certainly fill the office of
secretary Of the navy as well as Jo-
sephus. s."-Detroit Free Press.
Begging your pardon, she couldn't!
No ol-er-bachelor woman of our ac-
quaintance could bring herself to
make such a report as Daniels made
on the evidence in hand
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.
In the matter Of
Lewis w. Fuller.

In the matter of
Lewis w. Fuller, }In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt
To the Hon. Clarence Hale, Judge OF the
District Court of the United States TOR
the District Of Maine
Lewis w. Fuller of West Gardiner IN
the County of Kennebec, and State OF
Maine. in said District, respectfully repre-.
sents, that on the 14th day Of July. las!
past. he was duly adjudged bankrupt
under the Acts of Congress relating 70
bankruptcy; that he has duly surrenderea
all his property and rights of properly
and has fully complied with all the re-
quirements of said Acts and of the Or
ders of Court touching his bankruptcy,
Wherefore he prays. That he may %
decreed by the Court to have full ds.
charge from all debts provable again.s'
his estate under said bankruptcy Acu.
except such debts as are excepted by ia"
from such discharge.
Dated this 22nd day Of August. A. D
1916.
LEWIS w. FULLER.
Bankrupt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29
Dehyphenizing

Il just think it should be stopped by
law" said the good wife, looking up
from her paper.
What should be stopped by law. my
angel?" asked the kind husband.
This practice of people hyphenat-
ing their nationalties. There should
be no German-Americans or French
Americans or Italian Americans. They
should all be just plain Americans"
But II such law were passed, my
angel" meekly suggested the kind
husband, would that affect pour prac-
tice of signing your name Mrs.
Hicks Mugley?"
But her only reply was hyphen-
ated sniff.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29
SOLON

Miss Olive Lander returned Satur-
day from few weeks stay at her cot
tage in, Southport
Miss Emma Mahoney who has been
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29
Light and Airy
The Dance

One step forward. two steps back
Goes the dance.
Thus the dancers learn the knack:
See them prance.
One step forward, two steps back!
Daily strife
Sees US doing that, alack,
All through life.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

road mans living higher. and 90 on,
and on. Well that isn't reduction In
the high cost Of living, for 1t isn't in
vested capital that pays the bills.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

(Philadelphia PresS)

(Philade1phia Press)
Jones wife is a Daughter Of the
American Revolution"
And what is Jones?"
HE used to be a knight OF the
Round Table before his wife made him
quit playing poker"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29
RepelIins 6oarders

(HOUStOn POSt1
Another cause for high living Is that
entirely too many people are eating
vittles that are not cooked in their
own kitchens, Maria
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

Italy, Roumania-who next?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29
Augusta Lodge Directory
Odd Fellows Hall

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, REeul.s
meeting Friday evenings at S. IAN
L. (. HUGHES, n. G.
y; r. WESTON, Rec. Sec.
GUY c. LONGFELLOW. III, O.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

The shortening of the days. hours
and 8 minutes today-is very notice.
able.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

New moon yesterday, changing II
the south.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

JePHfHA ENCAMkMtNT A.
Meetings at 500 O'Clock every second .ns ~
fourth Tuesday. "2 aad
l. B. PACKARD. C.
G. z. stew y,r, - y
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

And bending down beside the glowing
bars
Murmur, a little sadly, how love fed
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid crowd OF stars
w. B. Yeats.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

Speaking of the intelligence OF the
dumb animals here is an extract from
the Alfred news of the Sanford Trib-
une which will speak for itself, as did
Mr.. Foxy:
Howard Clark's venture az trainer
Of foxes received a partial setback
this week, when one Of his two pets
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

From Monhesan comes the story Of
the capture of 25-foot shark, weigh
ing 5000 pounds. 2he monster was
caught in a fisherman's net and
drowned. The liver filled five barrels
Of oil. Now will you other fish story
tellers be good.-Bath Times.
Aw, just wait for Luther Maddox 8
next dog fish yarn.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-29

the south.
The United States steamboat inspec-
tors have been ordered to get after
steamboat shippers who cut corners
or go on the wrong side of channels
in passing in or out Of ports, especial
ly Boston. There has been great
deal of complaint, especially about ex-
cursion steamers, that they take all
sorts of chances and as a result the
order has come down the line to look
out for this fault everywhere.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-01-13
WALLACEBURG

A bald headed handsome young gentleman took up his residence at the:nhome of MT. and Mrs. Claude Freyburges r n ly. Mother and babe are doing fine, but Claude is anxiously waiting for the young gentleman to call him papa.
 The Odd Fellows of this place willshave a public installation of officers on the fourth Saturday night in January 1916 at the w. o. w. Hall in Blevins, with the expectation of the Prescott degree to do the work.
 John Austin's new store build ing Fin Blevins is almost ready for his goods which will arrive shortly.
 Dr. Harris fofice is nearing completionlrand it is as fine building as there is in town.
 Mir. Elkins, the blacksmith at Blevins is tearing down his ola ShOn and has the lumber on the grounds to build a more commo- dious and larger plant.
 They are grading more of the streets through Blevins.
 There is some talk among the merchants of B.evins of starting up a newspaper as the town is increasing inspopulation as well as in sbusiness. They say they need a paper.
 Willie Mullen came in ons a visit to his parents last week for the first time.in several years.
 Ed Taylor is improving a small patch ] of the Roberson property with.the expectation of sowing radish seed.
 The roads throughout this sec tion are in a'rdeplorable Econdi- tion since the last rain.
 The Freemasonsi--a contem- plating moving their lodge from this!place to Blevins.
 A printer1 from Minden, La, has made arrangements to move his press and paraphanalia to Blevins soon and start a paper.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-01-13

Eemember ve Pay 6sse Postage, as'd have 1ae cooae. v fe is sss efse Degsy s929e 14ce voa, cam ge4 as af oay sGores
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-01-13
MT MORiAH

he nast week has been very c ar.o .I. ao.. u.ase.ir arg There is considerable .er"as ...r E e. are suffering from pneumonia o# aHd aaeeG.i.aH rural carrier, Lee Gentry aa ..... Q ls l @
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The Nevada County picayune., 1916-01-13
UNCLE JOHN SAYS

Efthere's anything that makes my old heart sick it's to see a shuck-fed ycarlin', after bein' pestered by ticks all summer, a-standin' doubled up in a cold winter rain.
 Opportunity may not knock
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-01-13

F, ,tc.n c4 Il
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 DI ee
 
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 c#ae.
 They som au aoat maw ia taa bran os T t feel like hes a3 as the e Of '-m aa : aos- a is. it may uo. mo sin to br wa.skey, but once in a whiIe see a feiler whose family tool Hike he might invest his mont with a little sense.
 Bill Jones says they ain't I sense in cover crops; but the Pve allus noticed that when it rainin', BiIl's generally in tow whittlin' an don't know whetht his lands stayin' at home not.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-01-13
COLDS & LaGRIPPE

z or 6 doses 666 will break any case of Chills & Fever, Colds & LaGrippe; it acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not eripe or sicken. Price 25c.