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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-07
WORK ON LINCOLN
AND SMITH SCHOOLS
PROGRESSING WELL
Chairman Wilson of Board of
Education Tells of Work in
Progress and What Will Have
Been Accomplished When 1t
Is Completed

In speaking of the alterations now
in progress at the Smith and Lincoln
school buildings the other day, Will
bert S. Wilson, chairman of the Board
of Education, said that these buildings
when completed will well serve the
needs of the community in which they
are located. The Smith school build
ing, as everybody will remember, was
prior to the alterations really unfit for
occupancy. The general arrangement
Of the rooms was not only most incon-
venient, but inadequate light and ven-
tilation together with bad sanitary
conditions presented a positive men
ace to the health Of the pupils
Mr.. Wilson then went on to say that
the stairways were so constructed that
hasty exit spelled danger" and
with the exception of the Assembly
hall not a floor in the building was fit
to retain. Among vthe improvements
being made is a solid brick wall to
protect all stairways and exits from
basement to top floor, with iron frame
fire-proof doors leading from class
rooms to stairs. In place of the old
stairs which were such a source of
danger modern ones with safe land
ings will greet the pupils In fact fire
experts give the assurance that no
school building in Augusta affords a
safer means of exit than does the
Smith school
The question Of better light, in the
class rooms, he said, has occupied the
resulting in the addition Of 20 new
windows. A modern blower system of
ventilation, changing the air with
mathematical certainty, has sup
planted the ancient guess work" ar
rangement, thus obviating the danger
to pupils OF contracting colds through
drafts resulting from open windows.
The old heating arrangement has dis
appeared and in it's place has come a
modern plant with new equipment
In addition to the boys and girls
toilets in the basement, individual
toilets and lavatories have been in
stalled on each floor. nice roomy
closets for teachers wraps and sup
plies. together with built-in book
closets for the various class rooms are
among the improvements.
New hard wood floors will cover the
halls and the floors of every room in
the building with the exception of the
Assembly room, which needs only
scraping In fact the interior has
been reconstructed, new work replac-
ing the old work wherever necessary,
and when the building is opened to
the school Oct. 2 parents may rest Sc
cure in the knowledge that safety,
sanitation and hygiene have been the
committees first care. First remove
the cause of fire, then provide safe
exits, should one occur, has been our
aim.
OF the Lincoln school Mr.. Wilson
said the old part Of the school when
completed, will be a great improve
ment over the structure as originally
built. The incorrect manner of light
ing class rooms has been improved to
conform with modern requirements,
and the new addition will when com
pleted be a duplicate of the renovated
part, with the additions Of closets for
supplies, etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-07
Healing the Sick
With a Single Application, He
;, Can Infuse New Strength
Into Your Veins.
Engage Your Treatment Now-Con-
suItation Free, Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Friday, Saturday.

His system Of treatment by Elec-
tricity and Magnetism is one OF the
greatest discoveries of the age. 1t
makes blood, it kills germs that cause
disease, it vitalizes, invigorates and
purifies. Hence the weak and dis
eased become strong, and paralyzed
limbs and shriveled parts take on new
life, the deaf hear. and all nervous
diseases yield to its wondrous power
It has been conclusively proven that
localized troubles Of an inf1ammatory
or congested nature, disorders OF the
nervous, digestive and secretory sys-
TENS, and other functional derange-
ments, receive the most prompt and
positive benefit from Electro Magnet
ism If administered Understandings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-07
Don't Let Soap
Spoil Your Hair

When you wash your hair, be careful
what you. use. Most soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much alkali, which
is very injurious. as it dries the scalp
and makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is just plain null
sifed cocoanut oil, for this is pure and
entirely greaseless. It's very cheap, and
beats the most expensive soaps or any
thing else all to pieces. You can get
this at any drug store. and a few ounces
will last the whole family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in, about a teaspoonful Is all
that is required. 1t makes an abundance
", and rinses out easily. The hair dries
Quickly and evenly. and is soft. fresh
looking. bright. fluffy. wavy and easy to
every particle Of dust, dirt and dandruff.
ADV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-07

!. Sciatica, all forms Of neuralgia,
rheumatism of joints and muscles,
lumbago, paralysis, spine disease and
similar complaints are especially
amenabe to Electric treatment They
have been cured by skilled application
of electricity after every other known
means had been exhausted in vain.
Nervous prostration. brain fag,
weakness of the circulatory system,
shysteria, insomnia and similar trou-
bles all having their origin in one
common cause, experience immediate
relief and permanent cure from cleo
tro magnetic currents. They are all
.plents that medicine cannot reach.
= The painless reduction of abnormal
growth such as fibroid and granular
tumorS, goltre, etc, can be removed
b.: electrical methods where formerly
The painful, unsatisfactory, uncertain
and dangerous remedy was the sur
geons knife.
Many out of whose life all hopes
had well nigh faded, now rejoice in
RESTORED health and renewed happi-
5ness-old energy revived ambition re-
turned, strength renewed.
If you are suffering from any chron
&c disease, no matter from what cause
arising, anG earnestly desire to get the
treatment that cures, then go at once
to Prof. Caldwelrs Office, 43 Grove St
Augusta, and see him personally, and
If a cure is possible, begin treatment
without delay. Remember, his Offices
are suited to the most exclusive and
all consultations strictly free and con-
fldential Hours to II A. NJ, . to {
and to P. M, except Sunday, Mon
day and Thursday.
sep6-7-S
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-07
Letters Advertised

Men: Luther Beane, Mr.. Louis Bre-
ton. Mr.. Ross Calder, Harry Durborn,
William B. Edwards, Esq, DR.. r. H.
Farrell. Mr.. Andre Gagne. Mr.. Kid
Harold, NJ. M. Hersh, Charles w.
Howard, Esq, Mr.. Richard A. Magee,
Mr. Albert Martineau, Mr.. w. w.
Maxim, Mr.. Alonzo McAllister, Mr.. E.
G. Parker, Mr.. E. E. Pase, Master
William Perkins, Mr.. Alex Semook,
Joseph Tucker.
Women: Miss Lora c. Armstrong,
Miss Dorothy Brill Miss Alice F.
Brown, Miss c. H. Currier, Mrs. Cla-
ton Flewellen, Miss Lucie Godbout,
Mrs. Almar Hewett, Mrs. Rose D.
Jones, Miss Lillian LIE Clair. Mrs.
Flore Libby, Miss Sallie Macdonald,
Mrs. Erwin Miller, Mrs. r. Nickerson,
Mrs. Annie F. Pinkham, Miss May
Smith. Miss NJ. E. Walker, Miss Effie
Webster, Miss Emma A. wellington,
Mrs. Zadie Wilbur.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-07
New Home Treatment
for Banishing Hairs
Beauty Topics)

With the aid Of a delatone paste, 1t is
an easy matter for any woman to remove
every trace Of hair or fuzz from face,
neck and arms. Enough of the powdered
delatone and water Is mixed into a thick
paste and spread on the hairy surface
for about minutes, then rubbed off and
the skin washed. This completely re-
moves the hair, but to avoid disappoint-
snent, get the. deiatone in an original
package
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-07

Freight Embargo Lifted
The strike order Of the trainmen, to
have been effective on Sept. 4 having
been withdrawn, the Maine Central en-
barge on freight has been cancelled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-07
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Quite number Of Augusta people
went Wednesday morning to Lewiston
to attend the State fair. several par
ties making the trip by automobile.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20
GOVERNMENT RESEARCH

Under one name or another there
have been established in the United
States within the past few years
about twenty local organizations for
the study of public affairs. The ac-
tivities of the Bureau of Municipal
Research of New York, have had more
publicity than have those of any other,
largely on account of the fact that ar
rangements were made to give other
cities the benefits of their findings
and of the services of their attaches
at low cost Cincinnati, Chicago, Mil
waukee, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia
have had such bureaus, and seem to
have profited by them.
Lately there has been organized the
Institute for Government Research. 1t
is to be supported by voluntary con-
tributions, and it is intended that it
will cooperate with public officials
in the scientific study of business
methods with view to promoting eff
ficiency in government and advancing
the science of administration"
AS is pointed out in the prospectus
of the organization, such studies, to
command public confidence, must be
beyond suspicion of having a partisan
or personal aspect. The function OF
the trustees is to assume the general
responsibility for the program of work
to be done, and to act as guarantors
of the serious and disintcrested pur-
pose by which the institute will be
controlled.
The showings made by number of
the local organizations indicate that
the new association may be reasonably
expected to find opportunities for use
fulness, and there is no question, Of
course, that the methods of the state
and national governments are sus-
ceptible of improvement.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20
A NoN-PART1sAN BOARD

The president seems to have been
long disposed to be machine polite
ian. 1t is said of him that at Prince
ton he made it point whenever a
trustee of the university was to be
chosen, to put forward a Wilson man
for the place; similarly, when an Of
ficer of instruction-down to the low
est tutor-was to be selected, he took
pains to get a Wilson man on the job.
He never appointed committee of
the Princeton faculty that he did not
stuff it with a majority of Wilson sup
porters. AS president of the United
States he has pursued the same
course. He insists that if there is
to be a tariff commission, he is to
name the entire membership. When
we recall, the personnel of his fed
eral industrial relations commission,
we have little faith that his commits
sion would be non-partisan, or, in
deed that it would be composed of
tariff experts rather than deserving
Democrats.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20

And when the evening mist clothes
the riverside with poetry. as with a
veil. and the poor buildings lose them
selves in the dim sky and the tall
chimneys become campanili. and the
warehouses are palaces in the night
and the whole city hangs in the heav
ems. and fairyland is before us. then
the wayfarer hastens home. The work
ingman and the cultured one. the wise
man and the one of pleasure. cease to
understand. as they have ceased to
see, and nature. who, for once. has
sung in tune. sings her exquisite song
to the artist alone. her son and her
master-her son in that he loves her.
her master in that he knows her,
Whistler's 1.-THE Gentle Art of Making
Enemies"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20

his chair almost before he sat down.
a
today"
skill
o
Was much daddy?" Evelyn asked enderly
Il do think But his limp in bandage and
will
a
"Oh, tell daddy?' cried Jack
intelligent intelligent
They the battlefield and find wounded
fall sides and lie broken till
a
hug"
the children kissed daddy and off bed
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20
Flies Have Killed
More People Than
The Worlds Armies

4 CCORDING to an eminent author
"a ity flies have been responsible
for the death Of more human be-
ings than all the armies Of the world.
Flies are natures champion spread
ers Of disease. If you were to examine
a fy's legs through sufficiently pow
erful microscope you would see good
deal Of decayed animal and vegetable
matter and millions of ugly wriggl1ng
things. more repulsive looking than the
worst nightmare monsters.
They are disease germs which tho
fly has picked up in tho course Of its
travels. Diphtheria, enteric, typhoid and
scarlet fever, influenza and many other
diseases are doubtless resting on the
logs of the fly.
Every time he alights on your head
he leaves a few germs. Presently he
will crawl over your food and leave
some more germs for you to eat. Per-
haps he will drown himself in your
milk jug. That will suit the germs, be-
cause they breed quicker in milk than
In any other medium.
If you are in good health you may
not come to much harm.
II is to children that flies are most
dangerous. Whenever there is an ex-
ira number of flies the infantiIe NOR
tally always becomes abnormal.
One Of the reasons why there is less
infantile disease, comparatively speak
ing, in the large towns than in the
country is because there are fewer
flies. The pigsties, COW sheds, stables,
refuse heaps and fertilizer piles Of
the country breed 80 per cent of the
files
1t is never too late to start. Keep
your rooms clean, cool and dry. Keep
all food In a cool, dark pantry, and
place covers over it If necessary. See
that the lids Of your garbage cans are !
always on tight, and do not allow rub
Dish to collect in your garden.
And whenever you see a fly kill it. |
Remember that every fly is your enemy.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20
Printers
LODGE DIRECTORY

LODGE 871 LOYAL ORDER
of Moose. Meetings Wednesdays at
1880 at K. of P. Hail. E. o. Thomp-
son, Dictator; Howard Frazee, Sec
rotary.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20
Classified Ads

Kates-Five cents per line per in
sertion. About five and a half aver
age make a line. Minimum charge
for first insertion Csc
Rates by the week, per word, one
week SC, two weeks SC, three weeks
10c, one month lie.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20

Redd-n0t to contradict and
COMPUTE, nor to believe and take for
granted, but to zUeigh and consid-
eY."-Lord Bacon.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

Straight reading matter, r. o. p, 10
cents per line first insertion, minimum
charge being 40 cents, cents per line
for each subsequent insertion. Read
ing ads in personaI-Item column, Is
cents per line first insertion, minimum
charge being 40 cents; 10 cents pei
line for each subsequent insertion.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20

A progressive farmer is known by
the kind of letterheads he uses. The
man who carries on his correspond
ence on brown wrapping paper or
cheap tablets is a back number. Or
der some printed letterheads from the
Star-Mirrnr
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20
Daddy sBedtirne
q. How Red Cross
DlOIV Dogs Help the
Doctors


Daddy a a
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20

We heard someone say that Nc
Adoo's book keeping reminded him OF
butcher who said to customer,
Eight pounds of liver at eight cents,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20

The easiest way to keep in touch
with the folks at home is to send them
a subscription to the Star-Mirror.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20

4 CCORDING to an eminent author
"A ity flies have been responsible
for the death of more human be-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-03-20
eighty eight cents. Take it for eighty
cents, madam"

Has our national honor been pre-
served or canned?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-28
u. S. STANDSF FIRST
Leads World in Output of
Many Products.
Has Largest Showing in Metals
and Grain Crops.

Washington, April 2S.-Tables soon
to be issued by the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce in its 1915
statistical abstract of the United
States will show this country leads
the world in the production of many
basic articles of commerce. America
stands first among the nations in its
output of coal, iron and copper, petro-
leum and silver. 1t leads too in these
agricultural productions:
Cotton, corn, wheat, oats apples,
hay and tobacco In gold produced
the United States stands second, with
South Africa first.
In sugar production Cuba is ahead
with Germany second and the United
States third. Brazil and Venezuela in
coffee; China, India and Japan in tea !;
Russia and Germany in rye, and India
and China in rice.
The United States produces 40 per
cent of the worlds iron output: SO
per cent of copper; go per cent pc
troleum; cotton so per cent: silver, rs;
wheat, 25; corn, 60; oats, 80; to-
bacco, 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-28
BisseU
Has No Word
For Her Son

is there any word you would like
to send to your son p was asked the
aged parents of Fred Bissell at their
bakery on Monroe street early this
morning by State Journal reporter
Tell him"-and here the cid IA
thers voice grew husky and he fought
to control his feelings-''tell him that
we will do all that we can for him in
his trouble l can't believe tho, that
my boy is guilty, but if he did COM
nit this awful crime. he is no more re-
sponsible than is any insane patient
out at that insane hospital He got
kick on the head when he was a little
fellow ana he has been erratic ever
since. Before that, he was just as
good boy as the average boy and
there was never anything bad about
him"
When his mother was told that
son today and would gladly carry
message to him from her she hesitated
and said: "I don't know what to say.
1 can't believe Fred is guilty but it
was such a dreadful crime"
Don't you want to send him mes
sage" she was asked
Il don't know what message to
send him. the crime was so terrible"
she said.
Strange as it may seem the father
shows moro emotion when discussing
Fred than does the mother. altho both
are bowed down with the weight of
grief and time has played its part with
this old couple who are doing their
best to make a living at the bakery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-28
TALK ABOUT 7. R.
Newspaper Publishers Discuss
Politics and Preparedness
At Annual Meeting Being Held
in New York.

New York, April 2s.-About the cor
ridors near the meeting place of the
American Newspaper Publishers as
sociation in session here this week was
a decided inclination to talk politics
and preparedness. In its reports the
New York Sun says this morning:
"Tt was hard to find any decided
opinions about Colonel Roosevelt. Most
of the publishers from the south are
already lined up to fight for Wilson.
as anyone with half an ear could dis
cover yesterday. but in the west and
the middle west, judging from yester-
days conversation. nobody stands
much chance yet.
1.-TWO men who spoke emphatically
about Colonel Roosevelt were Frank
P. MacLennan. publisher of the To-
peka State Journal, and Harry Chan
dler of the Los Angeles Times. Mr..
Chandler said:
We certainly won't say anything
for Roosevelt, and it is our opinion
that If he is nominated by the Repub-
lican convention the old standpatters
will draw out and decline to vote.
But not so Mr.. MacLennan, in spite
of the fact that he md the Topeka
State Journal rooted for Taft in 1912.
IContfnued on Page Twelve
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-28
WOULD BUY UP LAND
Democrat Tells Senate Nation Is
Menaced by Land AristOcracy.

Washington April Ex-senator
Sheppard, Democrat, of Texas. told the
senate today the United States was
menaced by rapidly increasing aris-
tocracy of landowners and proposed
constitutional amendment to authorize
congress to purchase land anywhere
in the country, hold, improve, sub
divide and sell it and make loans for
the people, encouraging farm home
ownership. The amendment. he said,
was similar to the one adopted in the
state of Massachusetts. and approved
by a popular vote exceeding 3 to 1.
Special Rule to Speed Bills.
Washington. April 2S.-Threats of
Democratic house leaders to invoke
special measures to force speedy con-
sideration of the administration legis-
lation program took concrete form to-
day in a special rule adopted by a vote
of 1S4 to Sc for consideration of three
far reaching amendments embodied in
a rider on the agricultural appropria-
ton bill
1t would allow little more than
five hours debate on the grain grad
ing. federal warehouse and cotton fu
lures proposals, ruled out on points of
order raised by Republicans Still
more drastic rules for consideration of
other administration measures are be-
ing considered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-28
} FIGHT WARSHIP
Trio of Aviators Drop 81 Bombs
on Russian Battleship.
Bring Down Three French
Planes and Attack Barracks.

Berlin. ADril 2S.-An official report
issued today by tfe German admiralty
announces that three German aero
planes yesterday dropped 81 bombs on
the Russian battleship Slava. Several
of the bombs are said to have taken
effect and fire on the battleship was
distinctly observed.
The text of the admiralty statement
follows:
Three German aeroplanes on April
27 dropped 81 bombs upon the Rus
sian battleship Slava Several hits and
a conflagration were distinctly OBJ
served. All the raiders. in spite of the
heavy shelling, returned unharmed."
Fate of Sister Ships.
The Russian battleship Slava dis
placed 1856 tons and was built in
1908. She is $40 feet long and car
ries a complement Of S25 Three of
her sister ships were sunk in 1905 in
the battle of the Sea of Japan and a
fourth was captured by the Japanese
Other aerial fighting mentioned in
the official report follows
after an aerial fight an enemy
aeroplane crashed to The earth west
of the Messover Beth elainville. anoth-
er near Very. and n third was brought
down by our anti-aircraft guns near
Frapelle, east Of st. Die
"A German air squadron dropped
bombs on the barracks and railway
buildings at St. Menehould.
Railway establishments and ware
houses ct Rjezyca were attacked by
one Of our airships. Several Russian
flying depots also were attacked by
our aerial squadron"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-28
VISITS The KAISER
Ambassador Gerard Reaches
Headquarters Tonight.
Regard Conference Called by
Germany as Good Omen.

Berlin, April 2S.-James Gerard. the
American ambassador and Joseph c..
Grew, secretary of the American en-
bassy left Berlin last night for Ger
man army headquarters for an au-
dience with Emperor William. AL
though no information has been given
out regarding the purpose of AM
bassador Gerard's journey, it is evil
dent that Emperor William wishes a
thorough personal talk with him in
order to obtain a clearer view of the
American position on the Submarine
issue. The train will reach it's des-
tination at Z p. M, today, and Am
baSsador Gerard expects to return on
Saturday.
The invitation to visit the German
headquarters was brought to the am
bassador personally by Foreign Min
lister Won Jagow. The invitation is
regarded in official circles as a good
omen. Nevertheless, experienced OBJ
servers consider the situation still very
serious and believe the mere fact of
peror and his advisers is of less inn
portance than what was done at the
conference at German headquarters.
The ultimate decision at Washington
is held to be quite incalculable until
it is known how far Germany meets
American wishes.
The news that Ambassador Gerard
was going to the headquarters was
already known at noon yesterday but
the censors for some mysterious rea-
son refused to allow cablegrams to be
sent announcing that fact until last
night; just as they had refused to
pass dispatches with news that the
American note had been handed to
the foreign office, until the next day