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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-01-28
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

While our Democratic friends are
busy selecting a candidate for the
G.. o. P, it may be worth while bg
wav of diversion to invite attention to
the task which will confront their own
contention 30 be held little later in
St. Louis-tne framing of a platform
for the consideration of the voters.
1t cannot be, as in 1912, a platform
of pledges and promises only, nor can
it be devoted to a criticism of the pre-
ceding administrator 1t can be moth
ing less than Wilson platform. 1t
must defend and indorse the acts and
policies of the Wilson administration.
The most prominent of these in the
domestic sphere is the Underwood
tariff This measure was framed and
carried through both houses of con-
gress under pressure of the president
and IN the theory that it would reduce
substantially the cost of living.
1t was the work of amateurs and
theorists All the teachings and ex
perience were tiippantly ignored. 1t
sure dered S55 600, 600 of revenue de-
rived from sugar; it surrendered alarge
percentage of the revenues derived
from manufactured Imports; 1T put
everything the farmer has to sell on
the free list; and when all this Was ac-
complished it was ascertained that the
cost of living had not been reduced,
but that nearly everything the con-
sumner has to buy costs more than un-
der the former tariff.
The sequal to this unfortunate blum
der of the amateurs was the so-called
war tax; that is to say, special tax to
make up for the revenues which had
been surrendered to the importer and
jobber.
The presidents friends may attempt
to push this legislation into the back
ground but they cannot avoid response
biIity for it nor prevent its being
leading Issue in the campaign.
Another important subject that will
challenge attention is the presidents
pet scheme for aforementioned
marine. This is something new in our
experience The Socialists ought to
approve of it. If the government is to
take into its own hands ocean trans
portation, why not land transportation?
1t involves the same principle and few
er dangers.
After these subjects are disposed of
the presidents Mexican policy, his
Philippine policy and his European
policy will naturally require indorse-
ment in the platform, and when these
various subjects have received due con-
sideration, the question of prepared
ness will take care ofitself, and it will
rot be the only issus in the campaign
much as the president may desire it.
Perhaps we should add that the pub
lie will not expect a renewal of the
pledge of economy, or any reference to
the SIS, 900, 900 pork barrel and the
single presidential term. milwaukee,
Free Press.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-01-28

Young Wynn was sitting out dance
with charming young woman.
sDo you approve of these new dan
ces-the tango and fox-trot, for in
stance?" he asked.
''No, l don't" she replied.
"why not?"
ssWhy," she explained, It's really
mere hugging set TO music
"Well." questioned Wynn, what is
there about that you don't like?'
THE music, replied the fair one.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-01-28

ST. AMBROSE. Mass every Sun
day at and 1915 clock. Baptism at
1:3O. Sunday school at 2. Benediction
at 3. On the 5th Sunday of every month
Mass at 10 o'clock only.
FATHER A o. BUYTAERT, Pastor.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-01-28
STATE HAS l,eso,ooo COWS

Wisconstn's cow population is l, $780,
600, valued at SIPS, ZOO, 900, according
to statistics compiled by the federal
agriculture department. The total
number of COWS in the country is
22,uoo, 900.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-01-28

PRESBYTERIAN. Regular services
every Sunday 10:45 a m. and 7:30. p. m.
Sunday School at $50 a. m. Y. T. 5.
c. E. at $50 p. m.
REV. l.. r. GIROULX, Pastor,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20
Violent Slump in the .
New YorkaStock Market

other drastic downward movements
which have occurred in the stock mar
ket since Germany's peace proposal q
week ago today, the stocks which suf-
fered chiefly were those Of concerns
which have derived huge incomes from
the sale of war. supplies and other pro-
ducts for. which there has been a big
European demand. There was a rally
just at the close, however. Of from one
to five points.
When the slump finally began United
States Steel always the target of the
short interest was offered down in sim
gle lots of one thousand to five thousand
shares from 116 Is to 100 So, this
change being wrought in very little time.
Other shares that registered extreme re-
cessions of four to 10 points included
Gulf States Steel. uciable Steel Cen
trail Leather. Bald lin and American Lo-
comotives. Cuba Cane Sugar, American
Zinc. Butte and Superior. and Industrial
Alcohol. with II for Atlantic, Gulf and
West Indies.
Pronounced depression was also man
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20
READFIELD

Z DEPOT - Mrs. Mary Gordon and
Mrs. Mary Adell returned from a visit
with relatives in Haverhill and Boston
much pleased to attend Billy Sundays
meetings.
Isaac Wadleigh, E. A. Luman and
Mrs. Wyman were in Boston for a
few days last week visiting friends
Miss Julia Gordon and sister Mrs.
Blanche Barrows joined Augusta
friends Thursday for a trip to Boston.
Mrs. Charles Brown and son Carl
were over night guests of Mrs. Browns
niece Mrs. A. H. Jones, Wednesday.
They were accompanied to Lewiston
by Mrs. Jones and Mrs. p. w. Brown.
Miss Emma Gordon, teacher Water
Vile. came by train to pass her yaca-
ton at her home but the storm. pre-
venting, she was obliged to stop near
the station. waiting until Sunday for
the roads to be opened.
Miss Edith Griffin has purchased a
new piano.
Miss Alice Hutchinson. Moses Brown
school, Providence. r. l.. arrived Sat
urday evening. Snowshoes enabled
her to walk from the station.
Willis Brown obtained second prize
of $1,000 for raising corn in Kennebec
county, also privilege of attending a
course of lectures at U. Of NJ and test
of scholarship at university
Seven of the w. H. S. scholars from
Readfield and others attended the min
strel show given by the school at the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20
Baker Gives Support
to Compulsory Service

Washington, Dec. 19.-The agitation
for some form Of compulsory military
service in the United States received
/. qualified support from Secretary Baker
today before the House military COM
fmittee, encouraging opponents of the
present volunteer system to predict
that legislation for a change might be
framed which would be sanctioned by
Mr.. Baker and possibly by President
Wilson himself The President has said
he would not attempt to reach decis-
ion on the subject until a complete
plan was placed before him.
Replying to direct question as to
his views on compulsory military SER
vice. Secretary Baker said:
THE obligation to serve the country
is a universal one. The question of how
to bring about preparation for national
defense is one of policy rather than
theory. Whether universal military SER
vice or a selective 'conscription is the
correct answer, l do not know which.
The theory of a common interest in a
common country would be satisfied by
method of selecting soldiers that was
not voluntary in character
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20
STING OF THE HONEYBEE.
About the Most Effective Internal Ma
chine In Existence.

About the Most Effective Internal Ma
chino In Existence.
In proportion to its size. the sting OF
the honeybee Is probably the most ef-
fective internal machine in existence.
The singing apparatus is smaller
than that Of a rattlesnake. yet single
sting has been known to kill man.
When We realize that it is almost in
visible and consider what it can do we
cannot fail to be astounded. 1t seems
the very quintessence Of devilishness.
The honeybee's sting Is complicated
so complicated that many words and
much ink have been used In discuss
ing its construction and use.
It is generally conceded that the
sting consists Of shaft Of three parts,
the principal one being a sheath within
which move two barbed lancets. Like
the barbs Of fishhook, the lancets are
not easily extracted from the flesh into
which they have been driven. The
sheath and the lancets combined form
q hollow tube through which the poi.
son flows from the poison sac.
Two hairy, soft projections, evident
" very sensitive, inform the bee when
she is IN contact with stingable OBJ
ject-Popular Science Monthly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20

New York, Dec. 19-Prices broke vio-
lently on the stock market today after
publication of the remarks of Lloyd
George of the German peace proposal
The downward movement did not begin.
however, until an hour after the receipt.
about o'clock of the first excerpts from
his speech. During this time, as the
fragmentary additions came in. Wall
street spent one of the tensest sixty
minutes in it's history endeavoring to in
terpret the significance Of the British
Premier's discourse. Confusion and per-
plexity seemed to reign, which was re-
Elected in hesitancy, little rallies and de-
clines and a bound upward before the
slump began. Then, suddenly, the stock
tickers began to reel off the message
that stocks were being offered down.
The market fell off rapidly. and before
the final hour Of trading was over ex-
IRENE declines of from to 10 points
had been registered.
Probably never in history has London
been such an overshadowing factor in
the New York stock market as today.
As has been the case in the several
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20
MADE HIS WoRKMEN RIVALS.
How Charles N. Sehwab Spurrsd Thorn
on 70 Creator Efforts.

How Charles N. sehwab spurrsd Thorn
on TO Creator Efforts.
In telling how he increased the Ell.
cheney Of one Of his departments
Charles NJ. Schwab, the famous steel
man, says in the American Magazine:
1T wes near the end Of the day; In
q few minutes the night force would
come on duty. l turned to a workman
who was standing beside one Of tho
red mouthed furnaces and asked him
for q piece Of chalk.
"'How many heats has your shift
made today?' I queried.
"'Six.' he replied.
II chalked big. g. on the floor and
passed along without another word.
When the night shift came In they
saw the g. and asked about it.
"'The big boss was in here today
said the day men. He asked us how
many heats we had made, and we told
him six. He chalked it down.
1.-THE next morning l passed through
the same mill. I saw that the g. had
been rubbed out and a big = written
instead. The night shift had an
nounced itself. That night went
back. The - had been erased, and
10 staggered in its place. The day
force recognized no superiors. Thus a
fine competition was started. and it
went on until this mill. formerly the
poorest producer, was turning out
more than any other mill In the plant"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20

The secretary told the committee,
however, that since Congress had re-
jected the continental army plan in
favor Of the national guard system. he
believed the guard should be given
fair trial. He inclined to the view that
regiments returning from the border
would be held together by the expert
ence through which they had passed
and that officers and men Of the right
sort would be inspired by the, knowl
edge they had gained to work for
greater efficiency. He did not ampH-
fy his suggestion in regard to selec-
tive consvcription. 1t is known, how
ever. that he has been studying the
question Of the proper basis of the mill
itary service since the recommended
tons Of the general staff for universal
service legislation were submitted. 1t
is understood the plan under consider
alton contemplates the making of an
inventory of me in the coutry as is
being done with Industrial resources
and devising a means whereby every
citizen would be made liable in a war
emergency for the character of work
for which he Is best fitted by his peace
time training.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20
IN THE Millennium.
How This Old World Will Was In the
Good Days to Come.

How This Old World Will Was In the
Good Days to Come.
"My gracious, how cheap everything
is getting!'
II understand there hasn't been .
case Of divorce in the last ten years.
II think our national stability Is
greatly due to the patriotic spirit OF
our congress. don't you?"
Aren't these modest fashions just
too cute for anything2 I'm SO glad
they will stay that way"
1T certainly is a pleasure to pick UP
a newspaper these days-always good
news and plenty Of It,"
Brown tells me his wife disobeyed
him yesterday. Did you ever hear
anything like it?"
Eyes, dear, have to use my car all
day long. don't know what I'D ever
do if gasoline wasn't free"
II am a poor man; but, thank heav-
en-, still have the courts!' ....
mo, child, there won't be any moro
wars-the rulers of the world are all
good men,"
How foolish we women were to
clamor for the vote when all We want
ed was the Millennium
Dear me, what a horrible night
mare / had last night! I dreamed I
was living in the twentieth century"
Edmund ]. Kiefer in Life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20
ODD ITEMS OF INTEREST

Paloma may mean either the pigeon
or the dove.
Women are making history rapidly
these days. Ruth Law, in 662-mile
flight from Chicago to Hornell,' New
York. beat all nonstop records. Miss
Jeanette Rankin was elected as the first
Congresswoman in the history of the
United States. Just a few days ago
another woman upset man-made tradi-
ton and took a place in which no other
feminine feet had ever trodden. Mrs.
Helene Robinson Britain made herself
president of a major league baseball
team. Commenting uron these achieve
ments, the ST. Paul (N1inn.) News says
editorially: Evidently woman has tired
of being mere passenger in an aero
plane flight, spectator at a baseball
game and an obeyer of laws Congress
may pass, she desires for herself place
under the sun, be that making laws,
bossing her own baseball team or flying
her own machine. She thinks she has
served long enough in the ranks And
so she has"
The first is years of this century
shows that the United States is leading
the world with 100000 divorces.
Several girl students Of Temple Col
1ege. at Philadelphia. are running a no.
tel at one Of the New Jersey resorts.
In Kansas women hold political jobs
so we'll that the men have a hard time
getting them out Of the Office.
There are now about 10 women to ev-
cry man in Berlin and the majority Of
the employees in the factories are wo-
men.
An effort to popularize the raising Of
herbs as branch Of women's work has
recently been undertaken in Hudders-
field, England, and arrangements for the
operation of central drug farm are be-
ing considered with the intention Of
growing there some of the most COM
mon herbs in large quantities.
In Massachusetts, where women are
not permitted to vote, women employed
in shops and factories have to clean the
machinery with rags. The rags are
often foul and sometimes infected and
the girls get felons and other troubles
from using them. In California, where
women have the vote employers are for
hidden by law to supply employees with
wiping rags made from cloth or bedding,
or with any soiled rags that have not
been sterilized.
Henry Blake. of Harrisburg. Pa, was
on charges of burglary. In his
pocket was found much-used Bible, in
which the quotation Seek and We shall
find" was circled in red ink.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20
Hoaxed the Naturalist.

One Of the most remarkable books
ever published Is the photographic
Wirceburgensis," written by Wurz-
burg naturalist named Behringer In
1925. Probably very few copies are in
existence. as the author destroyed all
that he could get possession Of soon
after the book appeared. He had been
victimized by some practical 1okers,
who had made a great variety Of arti-
fcial fossils and hidden them In q
quarry, to which they then entced the
professor. Behringer was overjoyed
by so rich find and had no suspicion
of the trick. although many of the fos-
sils were of very grotesque charac-
ter He took his treasures home, made
elaborate drawings Of them and wrote
a minute description Of each, as well
as an exhaustive commentary filed
with ingenious and plausible theories.
When he had published tho book the
jokers confessed, and then, Of course,
the professor did his utmost to sup
press the work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20
SOLON

Miss Gertrude Broffee is passing her
Christmas vacation with her mother
Mrs Carrie Broffee.
c. o. Small is in town visiting with
friends.
There will be a Christmas tree with
appropriate exercises in the Congrega-
tional church on Saturday evening.
All are cordially invited to attend
Miss Mildred Young is the guest of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Young
Miss Young is taking the Normal
cuorse at Pennington.
The funeral services of Miss Ruth
Manson were on Tuesday afternoon in
the NJ. f. church, Rev Mr.. Glidden, the
pastor, officiating. Mrs. Manson and
her family have the sympathy of
everyone in their great affiiction.
Kendall Cross is home from the U.
of NJ. for his Christmas vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20
Frohman's Little Safe.

When Charles Frohman was treas
urer with Haverly's Ministries he con-
ceived a novel stunt of arousing curl
osity in small towns. He bought a
small iron safe. about three feet high.
and on it had painted in big letters.
Treasurer, Haverly's Mastodon Min
strels." Now actually there was little
need for this safe, but it was always
carried on the first load Of bagg' :e
that went to a hotel. 1t would re
placed in a conspicuous place, and then
Frohman, waiting until the proper mo-
ment. would hustle up to it with an
air Of great Importance, open 1t, put in
two or three 500 bills, close 1t and go
away. When the crowd had gone he
would slip back and get the money out
again. It proved a good advertising
stunt.-"Charles Frohman. Manager
and Man"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20
$500 Present at
Annual Meeting of
Maine State GRANGE

Bangor, Me, Dec. 19.-The Grange is
active force in the affairs of this State,
according to views expressed by State
Master w. j. Thompson of South China
in his annual report today before the
Maine State Grange.
To show its permanency, he said that Of
the first 70 Oranges organized in Maine 43
years ago ~ are still in existence and
among the strongest in the State. Maine,
he said, has the largest subordinate lodge
in the world, has a larger percentage of
members according to population, and
more property is owned than in any other
State.
In discussing good roads he expressed
the opinion that much larger proportion
of road money should be expended for
roads connecting the farm and factory
with the market or shipping point; that
the weather. community should contrib
ute to the poorer; that the present system
of trunk lines and State aid roads is more
intensive than the State can afford, be-
cause of it's immense mileage, and that
much money could be saved by building
roads from the standpoint of business
rather. than that of the engineer.
He said that the road problem should
be a business problem and not an engi-
neering problem.
The AID annual session opened with the
fifth degree with all the officers present
and more than 200 voting delegates in at
tendance. The impeded travelling in the
rural districts has delayed members in
arriving but it is estimated that about
$500 are now present.
Tuesday forenoon's session was occu-
pied with the appointment of committees,
reports by the secretary, treasurer, and
executive committee, and other routine
business.
Following a social session, adjournment
was taken for the noon recess.
Treasurer's Report
Report of Treasurer E. E. Addition Of
Greene showed receipts for the year of
$l1,3l7, expenditures of $ll,243, and a cash
balance of s6156, d slight increase.
Executive committees report, given by
E. T. Clifford of Winthrop, included
statement of total State Grange resources
at s12,331, including $3.50 stock in Patrons
Cooperative store in Portland. The exec
utive committee reported activity in Sc
curing better freight rates. ETC., and re-
ferred to charges made against the ad-
minstration through the public press, the
reply issued and many resolutions of con,
fidence received from subordinate
Oranges.
Committees Named
Public Health: A. j. Torsleff. H. L..
Kniston, Chester NJ. Marshall. j. j..
Smart, Mrs. l.. f. Prentiss, Mrs. c. D..
Northey, Mrs. A. NJ. Ryerson.
Fire Insurance: Ernest T. McGlauflin,
w. S. Rogers, l.. A. Brooks.
Temperance: Mrs. Esther Hewes, Mrs.
Emma F. Howe, Mrs. Edwin Bullock,
Mrs. Ida Brown. ]. H. B. Crawford, B.
L. Cobb, George Gordon.
Credentials: Mrs. John r. Reed, f.
II. Libby. w. c. Ford, Frank Brown,
c. p. Chase.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20

spected the Columbian's papers. After
the inspection the commander decided
TO sink the ship because of the assist
ance she had given contrary to neu-
trality
1.-THE Grey in their own boats were
conveyed on board the BALTIC and later
together with the crew of the BALTIC
put on the Norwegian steamer Vaer-
ingen. The Vaeringen received an or
der to carry all the crews to the Span
lsh port of CamirinaS and executed the
order The captain of the Columbian
was at first kept by the commander
OF the submarine on board with him,
but on Nov. 10, the captain was land
ed by the submarines commander at
the Bay of Camirinas
from the statements made above, the
conduct of the commander of the subma-
rine appears fully justified for the Co.
lumbar by her wireless reports regarding
the position of the submarine, which APP
parently were intended to call thitner
hostile navy forces, has voluntarily pit.
herself into the service of the hostile de-
fence against submarines and therefore
has taken an immediate part in hostile
action. Such action, under the principles
of International law Compare also para
graph 46, section l, article /, Of the decIa-
ration Of London on naval warfare) nee
essarily gave her the character OF a nos
tile merchantmen so she might be cap
tured and sunk as such. The sinking IT.
self was accomplished after the taking
over of the ships papers and the saving
of all human life.
.If the government of the United States
in its instructions to the embassy at ber-
lin states that the Columbian sailed under
ballast, then it was apparently incorrect
w informed. The report made by capt.
Curtis in the London Times OF NOV. 10
had already stated that the ship when
sha encountered the submarine had car
on of 5000 tons. The German commander
in addition when inspecting the snip
PAPERS found, he has stated. that the ~
lumbar had 1890 tons of steel plates on
board in addition to smaller quantities Oh
various goods, among which were "copper"
no+ash. soda. motor wheels and portions
of machines. According to the descrip-
tons of the captain, the steel plates were
of grenade steel and therefore were lof
the manufacture of proJectlles. ana 'hus
according to section q, article 2. OF the
German prize court orders, were absolute
contraband
Likewise the copper cargo. according
to section q, line 3S, of the prize ORDER
was absolute contraband.
..Since the ship was bound for Genoa,
which, as is known, is an italian HAND
and sea fortress, and base of operations
and provisioning of Italian land and sea
forces, the judicial presumption OF hos
tile destination existed also for that part
of the cargo which, like motor wheels,
was only relative contraband.'
The note then adds that the reports
made by the commander of the submarine
have been transmitted to a competent
prize court at Hamburg which will decide
as to the legality of the measures taken
by the comma nder. The Americans in
terested in the ship and her cargo are
therefore urged to bring forward in due
time and form at this prize court what
ever claims they consider they have.