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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
Sea and Shore Fisheries
Will Ask $65,OOO YEARLY

The department of sea and shore
fisheries will ask the coming Legisla-
ture for an appropriation of So, 900 for
each of the years 1917 and 1918, accord
ing to a statement filed Wednesday at
the State Auditors Office by William
Brennan of Port Clyde, the commits
sioner Of sea and shore fisheries. The
receipts of the department are estimat-
ed at $4,000 for each of the years 1917
and 1918.
This amount asked for is divided as
follows: Wardens, 10000; maintenance
OF patrol boats, $4,000; purchase or
building of two additional patrol boats
and maintenance Of the same, SIS 900:
printing and binding 5000; protection
OF Holsters with eggs attached, $4,000:
purchasing of Holsters for liberation.
SoOo0; propagation Of shell fish, 5000.
Inc statement containing the esti-
mates says in part:
The increasing value Of the lobster
nsheries would seem to warrant suffi-
Gent appropriation for proper conser-
Fation OF the industry.
Inc herring industry is Of greater
salue than any other branch of fisher
Aes and Its present satisfactory condi-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
Norman H. Fay, Dexter
Endorsed for the COunc

Bangor, Me-. Dec. 13.-At a meetin
Of the Republican Legislative delega
ton here Tuesday, it was voted
nominate Norman H. Fay Of Dexter 4
member of the Governors Counc
from this district, which is equivaleI
to election. T5
Mr.. Fay is a native of Upton, Maai
interested in banking, real estate<1I
manufacturing, and has served tRv|
terms in the Legislature.
1t was also voted to support Rays
mond Fellows of Bangor for attorns1
general. He is the son of Oscar
Fellows. ex-Speaker Of the House, Al
is associated with him in law practS|
here. He has been a member Of IN
State Hospital trustees. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
LIBERTY

WEST-While skating on thin Id
Sunday Clabe Stickney Jr.. and ID
brother Carl. also Arnold Washbur1
went through the ice into the water,
but they were near enough to shors
SO they could just touch the bottom,
c. o. Mckay has bought a pair u
large horses of Ralph Light at South
Liberty.
c. L. Stickney is blowing for H. q
Cunningham.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Boynton made 3
business trip to Augusta Thursday
Everett Turner and Arnold Wash.
burn Is cutting cord wood for A. 7.
Moody.
Bert e. Cunningham was one of the
lucky ones to get two deer this season,
one in Knox and one in Waldo county.
Miss Lille Brown who has been
attending college has returned home.
+. S. Emerson is chopping wood for
Frank Brown at Liberty.
On the west side Of Black mountain
where Mr.. McKay's nine choppers
have been at work for two months
begins to show up bare and changes
it's looks fast. This mountain got its
name nearly one hundred years ago
when it was all burned over, it was
and is now heavily timbered where 1t
has not been cut off.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
Gov. Milliken Favors
Proposed Budget system

or all the many propositions to be
presented at the coming session Of the
Legislature. none is SO important as
that of the proposed budget system.
This is method of handling the
States finances that has not only prov
en- immensely successful on the other
side Of the water but has caused salts
faction wherever it has been tried in
America. Governor Curtis had advo.
Gated it and Governor-elect Milliken
has been giving large part of his
time to an investigation of the budget
system in the United States.
Governor-elect Milliken is now in at
tendance at the session Of the House
Of Governors in washington where he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
recommendation by
Charities and Corrections

Inc state Board of Charities and
corrections in its annual report which
was recently filed with the Governor
ana Council recommends the removal
VI the States prison from politics by
.he creation of non-partizan prison
board or commission for its manage
ment. and the transfer of the duties OF
me BOARD of prison inspectors to it,
except in so far as they relate to
county jails. the latter to be performed
Dy the State Board of Charities and
Corrections. The report further says
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
State House Chat


Leonard A. Pierce Of Houlton. Demo-
cratic House leader at the last regular
session. and w. s. Levin, a Houlton at
torney. were callers Wednesday at the
State land agents department. looking
up titles to pieces of land in Aroostook
county.
Assistant State Treasurer Warren D.
Trask and Clerk Brooks Newbert are
engaged in checking up the wild land
cash, preparatory to making the annual
report.
The cash account at the State treas
urers office at the close Of business on
Wednesday afternoon was: Bank, ST.
s37s3s.51; cash. $174.5o2.75; total, $2.-
111,841.S6.
Archie Lee Talbot of Lewiston was
among the out of town visitors at the
State department on Wednesday.
Secretary Of State John E. Bunker
and Assistant Attorney General Oscar
H. Dunbar went to Portland Monday.
State Dairy Instructor j. H. Blanch-
ard left Wednesday afternoon on BUSH
ness trip in the interests of his branch
OF work in the department Of agricul-
ture. He will visit Oxford and Andros-
coggin counties.
Kingsbury B. Piper Of Fairfield, COL
lector Of income tax for the State Of
Maine was a visitor Wednesday at the
State House.
Capt. James F. Bagley, secretary Of
the State Board Of Charities and Cor
rections, went Wednesday to Portland
to attend meeting Of the board.
State Librarian Henry E. Dunnack
went to Bangor Wednesday.
Capt. E. w. Niles, Observation-Disclosures
OF the Coast Artillery Corps of the Ma
tional Guard of the State of Maine. was
at his desk at the adjutant generals Of
nee Wednesday. after an absence of two
weeks on hunting trip in the vicinity
OF King and Bartlett.
Miss Doris Brann Of Bangor. stenor-
rapher to Governor-elect Carl e. Mill
Ken, was at the State House Wednesday
ana called at several Of the departments.
being shown over the State House bv
Miss Irene c. Marks, stenographer to
Gov. Oakley C. Curtis.
Judge Advocate General Lucian W.
Blanchard Of Rumford was at the Office
OF Adjutant General George Mel. Pres
son on Wednesday going over matters
relative to changing the Maine militia
laws to comply with the federal defence
act approved on June 3, 1915.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
Death Of Verne Small.

The Utilities Wednesday rendered a
decision in the matter of the accident
in the yard of the Maine Central Rail
road at Bangor on the night Of Nov. "a
last. resulting in the death Of Verne E.
Small. a brakeman in the employ Of
the company. The decision concludes:
This accident has been investigated
by member Of the Commission and
also by its chief inspector, and after
such investigation we can only con-
clude that this accident is one of many
and is purely an accident for which no
blame can attach to the utility or any
of its employees
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

Following is the report of Supt. w. B.
Mcdonald of the season Of 1916 at the
Maine State fish hatchery at Belgrade:
LandIoeked Salmon.
No landlocked salmon eggs were taken
at this hatchery fall Of 1915.
Received from Auburn Hatchery, $4,000
received from Caribou Hatchery, 100000
LOSS 10 Tune OF Matching, $500
runner natched. 146,50O
Loss from time Of Matching to
time of planting, $500
Number on hand to be wintered, $500
Nuinper planted. 129, 500
These fish were planted in the follow
ing waters
Oct 2. Porter lake or Sweets pond,
New Vineyard and Strong
Franklin county. 1000
oct. 2, Wilson lake, Wilton, Frank
lin county, 6.OOo
Oct. 4, Embden pond. Embden, '''
Somerset county, 10000
Oct. S. Ellis pond, of Belgrade
Chain, kennebec Co., 5000
Oct. 5, McGraw pond, Of Belgrade
Chain. kennebec Co, 5000
Oct 5, Snow pond. of Belgrade
Chain, Kennebec Co. 10000
oct; s. ,G Snow pond. Belgrade Chain.
Oct: Z, St. Georges lake. Liberty.
Oct. 7, Quantabacook lake. Sears
mont, Waldo county. 1000
Oct. Z. Mixer pond. Morrill, Waldo
county. 2.n0o
Oct. Z, Cross pond. Morrill,, Waldo
Oct. 10. Pocasset lake, Wayne, ''''
Kennebec county, 5000
Oct. 10, Echo lake, Fayette, Ken
nebec county. 1000
Oct. 10. Parker pond, Mt. Vernon,
kennebec county, 25Oo
oct. IL. Flying pond, Mt. Vernon,
kennebec county, 25O1
Oct; ID. Woodbury. or Purgatory
lake, Litchfield. Kennebec coun-
Oct. 49, Sand or Tacoma lake,
Oct. Is. North pond Belgrade
chain, Kennebec Co., 5000
Oct. q, Cakes pond, Skowhegan,
Somerset county, 15O)
Oct. 81. Lake Wesserunsett, Madi-
son, Somerset county, 1850
oSt o,o %: Ba Ga,r,,. pond spaulding.
NHy: 1 1s Lo o pond, Albion. .'Y'0
Nov: le' Big Indian pond, St. AL
Nov. 90, Great pond. Of Belgrade
Chain. kennebec Co., 10000
Nov. %, Lake Sebasticook, New
port, Penobscot Co., 5.oo)
Nov. %, Puffer pond, Dexter. Pc
nobscot Co., 200o
Dec. !. Long pond. Of Belgrade '''
Chain. kenlebec Co.. 10000
land-Loeked Salmon Wintered
~ u1nDeT OF landlOcked salmon
Wintered at this hatchery 1885, 1OOoo
Eoss curing WINTER, 500
~ ihoer piahted. $500
waters:
April q, Snow pond. Belgrade
Chain, Kennebec county, 200
April q. Monmouth Hatchery.
sent to enno
Oct Il. Snow pond. of Belgrade 0''
Chain. kennebec Co., 400
Oct 20, Ellis pond of Belgrade
Chain, kennebec Co., 1oo
oct. Il, Great pond, of Belgrade
Chain. kennebec Co., soo
Dec. !, Long pond of Belgrade
Chain. kennebec Co, am
Square Tailed Trout
Number of square-tailed trout
eggs ;s,t taken at this hatchery fall
Received from Spring Brook Trout ''''
Farm, Augusta. eggs that the
State purchased I'M m,
Received from Clear Spring Trout
Ponds. West Buxton, eggs that
the state purchased. $1,000
N EUSs ~ tLine or natching, 1880
7 osn 10 natcneu, 554,050
time of planting, h,o5o
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
Pharmacy Examinations

The members of the State Board of
Pharmacy were in session Wednesday
at the reporters room on the fourth
floor Of the State House for the pur-
pose of examining candidates. Ten
candidates presented themselves and
the examination will occupy two days.
The written work was taken up on
Wednesday and the laboratory exam
nations will be given Thursday. The
members Of the Pharmacy Commission,
all of whom were present at the ex-
aminations, are Frank T. Crane Of Ma
chias. James A. Broe of Portland and
Horace g. Buxton Of Fort Fairfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

Number planted, 4@i
These fish were planted in the folio
Ing waters:
May II, Snow pond. of Belgrade
Chain, kennebec county, 81
May 10. Fowler brook. Benton,
kennebec county, 1Gl
May 10. Rich brook, Monroe. Wal
do county. lNl
May 10. Tim brook. Monroe. Waldo
county, l0t
May 10, Lasker stream. Monroe.
Waldo county. 10l
May ID. Fairbanks stream. Mon
roe, Waldo county, Isl
May 10, Emery stream, Monroe,
Waldo county, Ai
May 10. Larrabee stream, Monroe,
Waldo county, MN
May 10, ORGY stream. Monroe.
Waldo county, Mi
May 10. North Branch OF Marsh .
stream, Monroe, Waldo county. 81
May 20. Pattees pond. Winslow,
Kennebec county, 0l
May 20, Great pond. Belgrade
Chain, Kennebec county, Ml
May 20. Long pond. Belgrade
Chain, Kennebec county. 81
May %, Ellis pond, Belgrade Chain,
Kennebec county. "a
May "a. Wards pond, Sidney, Ken
nebec county, Ion
May q. Wassokeag lake. Dexter.
Penobscot Co., N(
May 26, Ellis pond, Belgrade Chain,
Kennebec county, ~
May 26, Snow pond, Belgrade
Chain, Kennebec Co., ISL
May 26, Long pond, Belgrade
Chain, Kennebec Co., al
Nav 26, Great pond. Belgrade
Chain, Kennebec Co., NJ
May q. Mckinley stream, Belfast,
Waldo county. 81
June 3, Tank stream, Brooks and
Waldo, Waldo county, H.
June 8. Great pond, Belgrade
Chain, Kennebec Co., 10,
June 3, Snow pond, Of Belgrade
Chain, Kennebec Co.. :.
June 3, Ellis pond, of Belgrade
Chain, Kennebec Co., s.
Seventy-five thousand square tai
trout eggs were taken at this hatche
fall Of 1916.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

Out Of MaeMure State Fish
Elect
Established at State use
1916 Charities Corre
Ask $4,000 Corporation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
Fort Kent Water Co

Public Utilities on Dec. - -.rd.r.d :.
decision on the application Of the For+
Kent Water co. for authority to issue
$4,000 OF mortgage bonds. or the pur-
pose of retiring its bonds now deposited
as collateral for Indebtedness. by the
payment OF such Indebtedness, granting
the request the issue to be of so bonds
of $1,000 eacn. dated July 1. 1915 and
payable July l. 1881. At per cent. pav-
able semi-annually. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
Aquarium Fish Hatchery

The announcement is made that a
fish hatchery. under State auspices, Is
to be started at the State museum in
connection with the aquarium. Cura-
rator Thomas A. James said Wednes-
day that he expected to have it in OPP
Grafton by the opening Of the Legisla-
ture. Iron supports for the shelf which
will hold the glass Jars are already in
place at the top of the north end of the
aquarium tanks. These will be connect
ed with the running water. The eggs
for the opening operations will be
trout and salmon from some of the
State hatcheries. eggs taken this fall
and which will hatch during the spring
months. That will enable those at
tending the Legislative session and
regular visitors the opportunity of
witnessing the entire operation of
Matching the eggs, just as it is done at
the State hatcheries. When the first
lot Of eggs is Matched, bass and perch
eggs will be ueed, Matching through the
summer months, and so the eggs used
will rotate according to their season.
1t cannot help being a great and in
teresting addition to the already IA
nous aquarium feature of the State
museum. which has attracted the at
t.ntion during the past spring and
summer Of thousands of people, hun
dreds Of them from out Of the State
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

The members Of the 18th Legislature
will find themselves deeply indebted to
State Librarian Dunnack.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

Nomination by the Governor
Governor Oakley C. Curtis has NOM
mated Leon w. Dresser Of Portland as
a notary public, the nomination being
posted at the Executive department
under date Of Dec. II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
"kiIled In the War"

One Of the handsome trout (salmo
fonttnalis) that Curator James has in
Tank No. 1 OF the aquarium which
was engaged in that recent battle
which ragged for days among the in
habitants Of No. and which exceeded
in ferocity anything anyone acquaint-
ed with fish had ever heard of. could
not survive her injuries and gave up
the battle for life on Wednesday
morning. The scars Of the recent bat
tie appeared worse after death than
before. and 1t is now no wonder that
she could no longer stand it.
The trout was about to spawn and
Curator James in his post mortem ex-
animation got some interesting facts
The trout was 8A inches in length and
weighed AZ ounces stripped, the eggs
weighing N ounces. making her total
weight before death 5A ounces and a
handsomely proportioned fish. The eggs
measured 1-3 to the inch and the to-
tai number counted was 7a6
one or the prettiest sights in the
aquarium. but one which cannot last q
great many days, as you will see is
the rank No. 6, which contains he
tween 250o and 5000 sinners from Lake
Cobbossee, which are used as food for
tne other aquarium fish. They will
pank up so In places that it is impos-
slble to see through the school and
they are just as lively as sinners can
De. They range from perhaps IL in
rhes to inches in length and the his,
Fellows DO not bother the little chaps,
f7ir
lationship.
Tank No. has a busy little bunch
OF togue. one of whom is evidently do
ing his best to become an albino "a.
IS already considerably lighter in color
than his companions and Curator
James insists that he has grown much
Lshter since he arrived at the tanl.
from the hatchery. He was Matched
last March. The whole lot are shown. 6,
nne growth in their new home
James S. McCrea, mayor of Calais
was a business caller on Wednesday At
the fish and game department
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
Public Utilities

The following matters of business
have been reported by the Maine Public
Utilities Commission:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
Supt. McDonald's Report
On BELGRADE Fish Hatchery

Following is the report of Supt. w. B.
Mcdonald of the season of 1916 at the
Maine State fish hatchery at Belgrade:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
Corporation DjssoIv.d

,, decree of dissolution was a,ed
Neuhesday at the corporation bureau
OF the department of state of ~
narket Growers Journal Co.. this d.
cree coming from the snnrene 80.
ana following PROCEEDINGS in eonit',
WIS WASH e., against the corporation by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
Property Accounts

I'm all of our state institutions a
uniform system of property account
ability for non-consumable or movable
property as well as consumable sup
plies, and audit by the state auditor is
needed. Some of them have excellent
systems for consumable supplies but
all are lacking as regards furniture
and equipment and other non consum-
able nrnnerfX
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-09
CIVIL SERVICE is WAIVED
BY ORDER OF PRESIDENT

WASlllNGTON. July S-.warrcn J..
Brown. Henry g. Mansfield and Mrs.
FLORENCE Il. Cleveland have been Gov
cred into the classified service by ex-
ecutive order for appointment TO post <
in the Panama Canal Iouc. The order
Is issued on the recommendation of
the Secretary OF War, without the con-
currencc OF the Civil Service Commits
sion.
From the governors report" says
the executive order. lit appears that
Messrs. Brown and Mansfield have
rendered long and very satisfactory
service in the employment OF the gov
eminent on the Isthmus of Panama.
and that Mrs. Cleveland. whose hus-
band was killed May %. 1914, while
towing locomotives of the Panama
Canal, has been employed in an ex-
copied position in the Panama Canal
service since November 16. 1914, in
which position it appears she has rem
dered very satisfactory service"
BY another executive order the re-
quirement of United States citizenship
Is waived TO permit the certiication of
Cedric r. Landon for appointment to
the position Of predatory animal in
spector. bureau of biological survey.
Department of Agriculture in the State
of Texas. Born in Canada in 1887, Lam
don was I'm Teras during ihs minority
and declared intention TO become IL citi-
zen November /. 1914.
He has been serving temporarily In
the post to which appointment is de-
sired. and was admitted TO examination
conditionally, passing with Il rating of
S4.75. He canont be certified under cx-
listing rules.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-09
OVER \ THOUSAND EI.ks
MEET FOR CONVENTION

BALTIMORE. MD. Jhly S.-A!ore
than 1000 Elks and their families have
arrived here 10 attend the convention
of the grand lodge of the order. which
will begin next Monday and last until
the following Saturday. Hotel RISER
vations have been made for nearly 10
900 out-of-town guests, and it is ex-
pected that there will be a rush To
this city after the dedication exercises
OF the National Home for Elks al Bed
ford City, Va. which took place to-
day.
The two candidates for grand exalted
ruicr-Lloyd II. Maxwell. of Chicago.
and Edward o. Fighter, of New Or
leans-have established headquarters
here, and one of the liveliest contests
ever wagcd for the chief office is in
prospect.
A unique feature of the elaborate
downtown decorations is the CONVEX
sion of the big plaza fronting tho
courthouse into garden with an Or
namental band stand in the center.
Grass has been planted on the street
about the plaza and flowed beds and
fountains arranged throughout the
area. Every afternoon and night dur
ing the convention band will give
concerts in the garden.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-09
FOOD SITUATION CAUSES
DEBATE IN BERLIN COUNCIL
Socialists Complain Of Inequality nnd
i"hdeHuncy OF distribution Under
Mnss-FccdinE scheme.

The HAGES, Jul: (via LondonJ-
Durihs a debate on the food situation
az thursday evenings sesson of tis
Berlin City Council, the Socialists com.
Piaihed 81 the inequality and made
4uacy OF the distribution Of food under
the mass-ieedine scheme Councillor,
Mommensen declared tina, no resident
or Berlin was yet starving. This elicit
ed sharp contradiction. Municipal
PHYSICIAN Weber maintained there was
question Of under feeding yet. where
upon cries Of strong dissent arose from
the Socialists.
The Socialist councillor, Hoffman,.
said that he himself had been patient
at the Rudolph Hirchow Hospital for
months. and knew how seriously the
dietary had been reduced Herr HofT-
man demanded that President Won Ba-
tocki, of the food regulation board
should be told that sufficient food was
available. but that the method of dis
tribution was all wrong, and the resi-
dents Of Berlin would stand il no
longer.
The population OF Cologne is excited
over the municipalily's announcement
that mass-feedinS has been postponed
indefinitely, owing to the lack OF pota-
toes.
The so-called soulash cannon travel
ing Kitchens are entirely Insufficient,
and are beseiged by crowds of hungry
persons. while housewives 20 dinner
less, the Norwaerts says
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-09
Verdun, March. 1916.

The Verdun saw OH March ~. 1916.
after month OF explosive shells and
incendiary bombs. was almost half in
ruin. Almost every house was bitten
and pock-marked with fragments of
shell. \ large number. disembowelcd
by projectiles. had fallen into the
street. 1ncendiary shells had done the
greatest damage. burning great ugly
areas in the close packed streets.
Opening on the rue Mazel. by some
miracle untouched. was the gay shop
window OF a military tailor. and In the
window stood a mannikin dressed as
lieutenant. With hand raised to
salute. Of irreproa enable tenuc. the
dummy surveyed the scene of desoIa-
ton with inane eyes. Shells have
SCARED the steep walls of the citadel.
and dug great craters in the Enclosure
at the summit Many times "A day
shells start new fires. which a brigade
of terrieorials and police officers put