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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-15

ion of that town, will be unopposed for
reelection as president Of the Fed
Grafton. He was elected for the first
time at the convention held in this
city last year, succeeding James A.
ORourke Of Portland Albert c. Nc
Laughlin Of Augusta, who was elected
secretary Of the Federation a year
ago, succeeding State Deputy Labor
Commissioner Henry NJ. Donnelly OF
Biddeford, will not be a candidate for
reelection. Patrick H. Fitzgerald of
Augusta, the present treasurer, will be
reelected without opposition. AS the
convention will be the one preceding
the session Of the Legislature, 1t is
considered a most important one by
the Union Labor people of the State.
The present officers Of the Maine
Federation Of Labor are as follows:
President, Walter c. VIM Of Lisbon
Falls; first vice president, Edward
Sheehan Of Rumford Falls: second vice
president, Henry A. Descateaux Of Bid
deford; third vice president, E. E. Will
liams Of East Millinocket; fourth vice
president, Frank McFadden Of Wood
land; fifth vice president, Charles c.
Darlington Of Portland; secretary, AL
bert c. Mclaughlin of Augusta; treas
urer, Patrick H. Fitzgerald Of Angus
ia: chairman of the legislative COM
miNee, H. P. Smith of Waterville.
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State House Chat

F. ". McCurdy of the State House
employees force Will this morning be-
gin two-weeks vacation and with Mrs.
McCurdy Will tomorrow leave for Wis
1t in Boston, Salem and Providence.
Irwin W. Barbour of the Highway
Commission force passed the weekend
at his home in Portland
Pension Clerk Charles G. English was
at his home in Lewiston over the Sab
bath.
Considerable interest is being shown
about the Capitol as to the outcome of
the case against Florence A. Convey and
Olaf E. Ahlquist of Portland and John
J. Dunning Of Westbrook, indicted by
the Cumberland county grand Jury al
the present term of court for unlaw.
fully practicing medicine in this State
without having passed the State Board
Of Medical Examiners examination anr
for unlawfully using the prefix Or
without the word Osteopath. They were
arraigned before Judge Connolly al
Portland last week, pleading mot gull
ty' and each furnished $500 bonds for
appearance later in the term.
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Nor1: You've aluudoubtedly heard
of Va tamoustDr. Fierce and his we'll
0noYn medicines. Well. this prescrip-
&ann YnoueFehaA nAa been successfully
AseQ uH9knanN1years by the physicians
an0 WeuakNsfs Of Or. Pierce'e 1nvalids'
:HaA m01sufgIcal Institute, Of Buffalo,
" 3. xose kidnsyf complaints, and dis
AaeeG agi6inA nom disorders Of the
<4dpURaqd Bladder ). SUCH as backache,
Weac back. rneumatisma dropsy, con-
3oetm10 tho Kidney.,' inflammation
&c thea bladder. scalding urine, ana
% "a. this time, cAnuric" has not
Hssn ON ealef 10 the public but by the
pasusnoar7of many patients and the
moreasan 'damand for this wonderful
abealtnszzlfablss, Dr.. Pierce mas finally
11acidenyfo nut It Into the drug stores
OF thtsSoountry.withi Immediate reach
ofsalF suferara.'
I. KNOW Of. one or two leading drug
q1sts In townewno, have managed to
;procurRsssupply Of" Anuric" for their
1ux1ouscustomars in and around this
-tocality If not obtainable send one
d1me bv" mail to DR. Pierce for trial
psokages or % cents for full treatment.
EprroR insert this letter in
ygoue conspicuous place In your paper.
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New Embalmers

It was found at the adjourned meet
ing Of the State Board of Embalming
Examiners. which was held at the
State House Saturday that Of the can
didates who appeared at the meeting
on May the following persons passed
satisfactory and successful exami-
nation. The secretary of the board
was authorized to have prepared and
to issue to each Of them a certificate
of licensed embalmer and undertake
er.
Karl r. Toner. Brunswick; Myra E.
Drew, Guilford; Ralph E. Gould, Har-
mony; Earl Raymond Dove, Palermo;
Loring w. Pillsbury, Milton Mills, \.
H.; Frank A. Hill, Fryeburg; w. f.
Tibbetts, Athens; Henry B. Smith,
Stonington; Carroll T. Bragdon, Mon
mouth; Harlan B. Andrews, West
Paris; Marshall F. Coombs, Vinalhav-
en-; Harold Earl Lewis, Brunswick;
Alfred E. Stevens, Brooks; Napoleon
J. Emond, Biddeford; Clarence B.
Waltz, Waldoboro.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-15
Inspection for Fire
Protection in Villages

In accordance with the authority
conferred by statute on the chiefs OF
fire departments and municipal fire in
spectors we'll as the State insurance
department, these inspectors have been
directed to inspect property in village
sections during the year 1916. Ere
uuent inspections have been recon-
mended for the thickly settled sections
and two inspections annually IN the
more thinly settled districts. 1t is
gratifying to note the increase Of in
terest in this work in the different
municipalities leading to the belief that
the people of Maine are gradually be-
coming informed as to the purpose OF
this work and where they are so in
formed there is no doubt Of their
hearty approval Of the work. 1t is
general experience that property own
ers cooperate with the inspectors in
placing their property in a safe condi-
ton.
At the request Of the insurance de-
partment fire inspectors were invited
to submit suggestions when filing their
final reports for the year 1915. 1t is
interesting to note that nearly two
thirds of the suggestions offered re-
lated to chimneyS, their construction
and care, showing that this is the most
common fault developed by inspection
and bearing out the records compiled
from reports of municipal officers and
companies that chimneys constitute
the most fertile source of fires. Some
Of the inspectors suggest that statute
| ,;rl, ronJYirinp all
chimneys to be Of double BRICK or, if
single, to be lined. Every property
owner may we'll consider the condition
of his own chimneys. and see that they
are carefully cleaned out at least once
each year. If they are not examined
by the regular inspector for any rea-
son he may employ an inspector to do
the work or do it himself.
This especially applies to property in
the farming sections where the ex-
pense Of inspection is heavy and often
| times towns do not feel that they
ought to spend a sufficient amount to
have the country buildings inspected.
The property owner may readily look
after this matter himself if he will but
take an interest In it. 1t is pertinent
to point out that country property
generally is insured at a lower pro-
portion of it's acutal value than any
other class of property and that a loss
in the country in a large percentage OF
cases means abandonment of the prop
erty or at least there is no replacement
Of buildings. The depreciation OF
taxable property in the towns is great
er through fires in the country sections
than in the villages or thickly settled
sections. 1t may further be pointed
out that country property is generally
beyond the reach of fire protection and
in case of fire which gains headway
a total loss generally results. Owners
of country property may we'll give
these matters careful consideration.
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Labor Leaders Plan
ming for Convention

Labor leaders are already at work
on plans which will be presented at
the annual convention of the Maine
Federation of Labor which will be held
at Portland the first week in June for
a campaign of education on the 54-
hour law, so called. which will be vot-
ed on at the regular biennial election
in September, and proposed amend
ments to the workmen's compensation
act which was passed at the last SEES
sion of the legislature.
Textile manufacturers, it is claimed
have of late been vigorously at work
in opposition to the 54-hour bill The
last Legislature passed the bill and 1t
would have been operative 80 days at
ter the adjournment of the Legisla-
ture, but for the presentation at the
office of the secretary of state of a
petition bearing 10000 signatures, de-
handing a referendum on the matter.
Gov. Curtis concluded that the matter
couid be decided at the regular cleo
ton in September, although under the
law he could have called special cleo
ton as was done in 1911 when the
question Of taking the prohibitory
liquor law out of the constitution was
passed upon by the voters.
The measure provides that no male
under is years Of age or no female
shall be employed in any workshop,
factory, manufacturing or mechanical
establishment or laundry more than
nine hours in any one day, except
when different apporti onm n
OF time makes for a Saturday half
holiday, and in no case shall the hours
exceed 81 in one week and that no one
under is years of age shall be en-
ployed in any Of these establishments
before $50 A. M, or later than 6 P. NJ
Another section provides that no
male under 16 years of age and no fe-
male shall be employed in any tele-
phone exchange employing more than
three operators or in any mercantile
establishment, store, restaurant, tele-
graph Office or by any express or
transportation company in the state
more than 81 hours a week, but this
section shall not apply between Dec.
II and Christmas and during the
nights prior to Easter to persons en-
ployed in millinery shops and stores.
The legislative committee will rec
ommend to the federation amendments
to the workmen's compensation act that
the benefits shall be as high as those
paid in the state Of Massachusetts,,
that the benefits shall begin on the
eighth day after the injury instead of
on the 14th day as at present, and that
in the case of a total disability, like
the loss Of eye-sight for instance, that
the benefit shall be for life instead OF
for 500 weeks as at present.
Walter c. Winn of Lisbon Falls. who
is a member Of the Paper Makers Tn
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the secretary Of State Of violations OF
the automobile laws that any offender
should not be surprised if he is hauled
up at any time by plain clothes OH
GER Cars are being driven without IL
censes and others with 1915 licenses
and still others without any licenses.
Temporary licenses, issued In the case
Of a regular license Icing applled ior'
is good for only a week ana COSTS
fee of 81. Some cars are being operdlea
longer than the permitted week on
such tags. All these matters are re-
ceiying the attention Of the department
and the violators may expect TO near
something drop in their nelghoorhood.
The law pertaining to temporary IL
cenSeS reads
The secretary of State is hereby au-
thorized to keep on sale in such cities
and towns as he may select, with the
| chief of police or such persons as ne
! may designate, tags that can be at
tached to automobiles or motor vehl-
| Giles in a conspicuous place and when
said tags are attached, properly filled
out and signed, said automobiles OF
motor vehicles may be operated seven
the same manner as those bearing Tho
regular plates furnished by the state.
The fee to be collected for such tag:
shall be one dollar, and this shall b.
placed in the same funds as none!
ireceived for other licenses Of motol
vehicles, and used for the same pur
poses.
The penalty for using a tag afte
the time limit has expired shall be tn
same as applied to unlicensed automo
biles or motor vehicles.
The person receiving such tag sha!
return the same to the officer or per
son from whom it was obtained with
in 10 days of its issuance. under pen
atty as above imposed. 1t shall be tn
duty Of the officer or person ISSUING
the tag to report to the secretary o
State each week the names of all per
sons, with their addresses. who hav
not returned the tag within the speci
fed time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-15
Instructions to For
estry Chief Wardens

The following instructions have been
sent to all the chief wardens of the
Maine Forestry District by Forest
Commissioner Frank E. Mace, who
prefaces them with the following re-
mark:
please study instructions carefully
If they are followed out, there will
be no kick coming! The instructions:
Q) Be prudent in the expenditure of
the States money. Run your district
in the same way you would your own
business. Don't keep men working
| when you know there is no need of it.
(2) At the first of the season, make
an inspection of your whole territory
and get the lay of the land. See that
your tools are in the right places. See
that all telephone lines are in order.
Take note Of the dangerous places and
be prepared how to act In case of fire.
| (3) Keep track of all property of the
! State in your district. Take an in
ventory at the first of the season and
/ hold those responsible to whom any
! property is entrusted. On a fire see
I that every man turns in his fire fight
/
property is thrown away by crew on
fire. Also take an inventory when
the season closes.
(4 Instruct your patrolmen care
fully as to their duties. Keep in
touch with them. In damp weather,
let them clear trails, repair telephone
| lines. camps, etc. They should also
see that their trails are we'll posted
with fire notices.
/ go Don't start your lookout stations
until the forests commence to get dry.
then start the most important first.
| Don't allow your Waterman to leave
his station except by your consent.
See that he provides himself with
enough provisions to last over a dry
spell.
CO Keep in close touch with your
! stations-haNe them report at least
twice a day. See that the telephone
is always in working order. Arrange
with him what to do when he discov
ers a fire. He must have glasses, map.
eooG telephone instruments and a few
fire fighting tools. In wet weather he
can improve the mountain trail and
telephone line also post notices.
O. The reports of all branches Of
the service are very important. See
that watchmen and patrolmen are
supplied with report blanks and that
they are sent to me weekly. if possible
All men under you must be commits
stoned.
so Except in emergency cases, dep
uty Wardens are only supposed to
work when directed by you. Do not
allow large bills to be run up for post
ing notices.
(9> Report fires promptly to this of
fec Fill in all the spaces in the blank
Estimate the damage as near as you
can also ascertain the cause if it is
possible.
GO In your own personal expenses
pay as you so and render your bill for
reimbursement at the end of each
month, Do not run up bills for you'
own board, ETC., unless you are au-
thorized to do so.
QD Remember the quicker you get
to a fire after it starts the easier it is
to put out. This organization is MAIN
tanned first for the purpose of prevent
ing fires. secondly to put them out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-15
Miseryin Back, Headache
and Pain in Limbs.

Dear Mr.. Editor For more than o
wear suffered with misery in the back,
dull headache, pain in the limbs, was
somewhat constipated and slept poorly
at night until I was about ready to col
lapse. Seeing an account OF the won,
derful qualities of "Anuric," prepared
'by Doctor Pierce, of Buffalo, N. ~, l
sent for q box, and before using the
whole box I felt and still feel improved
My sleep Is refreshing, misery reduced,
and life is not the drag it was before. L
most oheerfully recommend this remedy
TO sufferers from like ailments.
Yourstr1ly, ". A. RoBERTs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-15
BY Lester H. Latham, Auctioneer. Hills
boro, n. H.
Valuable Farm
Auction Sale
At West Gardiner, Maine

Thursday, May 18th, 1916, at O'Clock aft
'ernoon. VIII be sold without limit or re-
scribed known as the BURNHANI FARM
on the highway called POND ROAD
leading from GARDINER to LITCH-
FIELD CORNERS.
in high class farming section with high
class prosperous farms adjoining. There
is an excellent view in either direction of
the broad open farming country. 1t is 4
miles to Gardiner over a good nearly level
road and miles to Augusta. The electric
cars run within one mile to both of these
cities and to Lewiston. Lake Pleasant.
which is 10 miles long and has many cot
tages on its borders is only mile away,
good neighbors and school are near.
THE FARM consists &C Va acres of land
with a comfortable set Of farm buildings
THE LAND is all in one tract on the
northwesterly side of the highway run
acres of grass and tillage in one broad
field with a large frontage on the high
way. 1t is nearly level, Just rolling
enough to afford good drainage. free from
kind of farm machine. 1t is excellent
grass and potato land or will produce
abundant crops of any kind that grow in
this climate. The balance, 70 acres, is
pasture and woodland; this Is in the rear
of the grass land and borders Cold
Stream, 1t is the same quality and lays
about the same as the grass land; most
of this is covered with spruce fir poplar
with some maple and oak. 1t is estimated
there is quite an amount large enough
now to saw into lumber and in few
years it should be valuable lot. There
are some apple trees which will supply
enough fruit for home use.
THE BLDGS. stand well back with an
opon driveway to the highway on large
open, we'll graded and shaded grounds
which is a part of the 40-acre field. The
house Is IL story and ell, 10 rooms and cell
lar full size, one roof was Shingled new
last fall and the outside had two coats of
white paint The inside has all recently
been whitehead painted and papered. max
Ing It clean and ready for occupancy. The
harm is nearly new 60x40, with shngled
aides and rolling doors. There are some
bouItry bldgs. There are two never failing
Ealis of water, one at the house and one
r has always been considered one Of the
6eet farms Of its size in this section.
ANYONE interested in the purchase of such
= farm should attend this sale as 1t is
Seilom such property is put under the
hammer and sold for wnat the bidders
Sec ,fit to pay for 1t. There VIII be some
bne on the premises all day TUESDAY
"Wednesday and the day OF the sale, May
SGth. 18th and 18th, for the purpose OF
Knowing It to prospective purchasers
The Terms, lOGc of the purchase price
10 he naid at the time OF sale, the balance
IN or within 10 days. If the purchase! So
Eeouires $500 can be paid when the deeo
IL given and the balance or the pulcnase
nrice can remain on mortgage Will 'o"'
Sonable terms for payment: -.
For any other information wrte Oh
fphone the auctioneer.
Sale positive rain or shine
WILLIAM D. PARKER
6na VII .13.15-k 49,
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own tracks, and set the same LOT
loading or unloading. allows no free
time" for the same, but charges 10
cents a day for each day the car is
being loaded or unloaded without re-
gard to the time when any such load
ed car reached Bath for unloading or
when any such empty car was set
and ready for loading; and returned
loaded to the tracks Of the steam
railroad company.
A large amount Of testimony was in
troduced and the commissions de-
cision will be announced later.
The hearing at o'clock adjourned
to 10 A. NJ. Tuesday. May 16. at the Of
flee Of the commission at Augusta.
Hearing at RoekIand
The Public Utilities Commission on
Thursday gave a hearing at Rockland
on the complaint Of North Haven and
Stonington residents on the service Civ
en- by the Vinalhaven Rockland
Steamboat Co. on the Rockland and
Swans Island route. This route in
cludes Rockland, North Haven. Ston.
ington, Isle au Haul and Swans Isl
and. Interested parties from these
places were present and gave their ties
timony relative to the irregular service
freight and mail and the sanitary con
dition Of the boat. Counsel for the
company outlined the unfavorable con
! ditions under which the line was op
Grated, claiming that the cost Of opera
ton now exceeded the receipts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-15
New CORPORATIONS

The following new corporation has
had its articles of Incorporation APPROX
ed by the office of the attorney general
of the State of Maine:
Circle de Canadiene, for the purpose
Of study of the dramatic arts, music
and for the social amusement Of the
members. President, Herman Olivier:
vice Pres, Wufred Perrier: Sec Clerk
Arthur Landry Treas, Florian Mar
quis; Collector. Morris Verrville dra-
matte manager. George Fillean: direc-
tor of amusements, Louis Dutil: libra
rian, Rodolph Boutin; trustees, Joseph
Damour Wilfred Gilbert, Napoleon Da-
mour, Pierre Lachance. George Fontain
Alfred Carrier and Francois Berube.
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NoRRIDGEWOCK

E. P. Rogers and A. T. Frederic made
business trip to Wilton Thursday, re-
turning Friday.
Howard Fairfield left Saturday for
Portland where he will be employed in a
garage.
Mr.. and Mrs Erwin Morrill, and Mrs
Lillian Pettee visited relatives in Smith
field Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Norris Cleveland nd
Mrs. Kate Holbrook and son Elton OF
Skowhegan were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. c. Fletcher Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Emery is passing several
days with her son, E. j. Emery, in North
Fairfield.
E. L. Decker of Skowhegan was in town
on business Monday.
Leon Lambert passed the weekend at
his home returning Monday to Mariana
cook where he has employment.
Mrs. Ann Wells has returned from,
Massachusetts where she has been pass
ing the winter.
The teachers convention which was
held in this village Friday was we'll at
tended and very interesting meeting is
reported. A dinner was served by the
ladies of the Baptist church and very
nice supper was served by the pupils OF
the ninth grade from which a goodly
sum Of money was realized.
Mrs. jeanette Johnson has returned
from visit with relatives in Boston.
Charles Ball Of Bingham who was in
town to attend the teachers convention
last Friday was a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. ]. Savage.
Mrs. D. A. Adams is teaching school In
Smithfield.
Misses Amy Fairfield of Skowhegan and
Hazel Holt passed Sunday with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. c. Holt.
A. E. futile has recently purchased the
]. A. Wallace farm.
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The State librarian is sending out to
the State, territorial and Canadian Ii
braries the following publications Of
the State Of Maine:
House and Senate Journals, 1915;
Legislative Record, 1915; Maine His
torical Society Collection, I'd series,
VOL 81; Executive Register, 1856;
Vital Records Of Gardiner, Vol. 2;
Maine Reports, Vol 113.
Some of the above libraries do not
have the entire list, but most Of them
have the list named.
The Acts and Resolves and Maine
Reports. Vol. 113, have just been sent
to the United States departments.
The Maine House Journal has just
been received from the printers and
| binders
Another package Of Maine publica-
tons is being sent to the members OF
the Legislature, supplementary to
! those sent them during last February
the present package containing the fol
| lowing:
| Executive Register; State Assessors
Report, 1915; State Prison Report 1915;
Inland Fish and Game Report, 1915
Bank commissioners Report, 1915
Live Stock Sanitary Commissioner
! Report, 1915; Charities and Correc-
tions Report, 1915; Public Utilities Re
port, Vol l; Adjutant Generals Re-
port. 1914; School for the Feeble Mind
ed; State Hospitals, Augusta and ane
Bangor; House Journal
The following new books have beer
added the library by purchase: "Towr
History of Lancaster, n. H; His
tory Of Mount Vernon, n. H.: His
tory Of Claremont, N. H., 1764-1s94'
Sketches of Spencer, Mass, vol
umes; RECORDS Of Dyer Family
"Stetson Kindred of America; als'
Pumping Machinery by Greene
and Water Publication Plants ant
Their Operation" by Stein.