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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01

Hon. John ]: Dearborn Of Newburg,
member Of the Board of State Asses
86rs Of Maine and member Of the ex-
leoutivc committee Of the Association
of New England State Assessors, takes
b camera. He takes one when it is not
easy to carry 1t more often than when
the going is smooth and light. When
he cruises for the board in the depth
OF the great forests of Maine, he takes
one; and on such cruises he keeps a
wonderful diary. a diary Of pictures.
Perhaps many amateur explorers
have gone down the famous Allagash
river with cameras but the product OF
their leather covered boxes with glass
eyes has not been much seen and this
leads one to the belief that if thre has
been much camera shooting in the
great north woods of the Pine Tree
State it has been productive Of poor
pictures. This is not true of Mr. Dear
born's work; not only are his pictures
OF the north woods good pictures. but
they are artistic and some of them
would present wonderful visions to the
eve Of the son of Maine if reproduced
in colors with oils.
Besides his camera, Mr.. Dearborn
has his hobbies and these. too. he takes
into the woods with him. He has his
own well-conceived ideas on taxa
tion and is an authority on the taxation
laws of the New England states. Just
the same, despite the fact he knows
the laws of the other New England
states, he says he is a supporter Of the
Maine laws relative to taxation and
believes that on the whole Maine is as
well advanced in tax legislation as any
OF the Eastern states. Then he has a
hobby for water power problems, wa
ter power sites, and water power prop
ositions. If a professional develops Mr.
Dearborn's films he must, by this time,
expect about every third film in the
tray TO show up the form of a dam or
I; likely stream.
The writer stupps any man in New,
England VINO loves the Maine forests
to lool. through MIR. Dearborn's snap
shot ALBUMS without acquiring thai:
hanEerng fer the scent of pine and
II which lies dormant i'll every true son
OF Tie State of pines. A few of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01

River was flowing west along it's present
course before the lofty Wasatch Noun
tains came into existence. The raising of
the mountains went on slowly for ages,
so slowly that the river kept its place by
cutting down its ever-rising bed, carving
a deep and narrow canyon straight
through the block of the earth's crust as
it rose. In no other way can we ra-
tionally account for river rising on one
side OF the range and flowing directly
across it. Movement of the mountain
mass has continued down to the present
time-at least there has been recent dis
turbance along the base of the Wasatch
Range. as is shown by faults which ira
verse the lake deposits and the modern
alluvial aprons. Some of the breaks are
so new as to be devoid of vegetation.
The upward movement of the mountains
has been so continuous that the river has
had no opportunity to widen its valley, a
task which it will begin as soon as the
mountains cease rising. Overland Guide
book, L. $. Geological Survey)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
Red Silk from CaterpiIIars.
tPearson's Weekly.)

Iearson's Weekly.)
1t has just been discovered that by
putting silkworms on special foods
they can be made to spin different col
ored silk threads.
Up to the present. of course. the silk
threads produced commercially have
always been white or yellow Most
people who have kept the silk worms
for IA hobby. have experimental with
feeding them on dyed leaves, and SO
getting different colored silks. but this
method is not practical when silk is
being produced for the market
By the new method the silkworms
are partly fed on mulberry leaves and
partly on Usage leaves, and it is the
careful allowances Of the two foods
which make the caterpillar spin red
and blue silk, the two colors which
have at present been successfully pro-
duced.
1t takes 5000 caterpillars to produce
pound of silk, and when they begin
they spin at the rate of six inches a
minute. Each caterpillar will produce
from 500 to 1000 yards of continuous
thread
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
River Older Than the Mountain It
Drains

The guidebooks to western travel issued
by the United States Geological Survey
explain some things which at first sight
seem applicable. How much more inter-
csting it is to see something of which
you know enough to understand and APP
preciate its wonders. Ogden Canyon. !,
deep cleft through the towering Wasatch
Mountains. overlooking the Great Salt
Lake. is one of the show places along the
Oregon Shore Line. yet many of the
thousands OF people who have viewed IT'S
beauties would have enjoyed them more
had they first read the little statement
of geological history given in the geologi-
cal Surveys guidebook of the Overland
Route.
Ogden Canyon. a deep notch with bare
cliffs of hard pink quartzite on both
sides. was cut in the solid rock by the
river which flows through it, Running
water carrying sand and gravel acts as
a saw or file and. given time enough, ca
cut through the hardest rocks. Ogden
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01

scenes of interest in Mr.. Dearborn's al
bum are reproduced in the journal Tor
the proof of the declarations here made.
In 1913, State Assessors John j. Dear
born and E. NJ. Johnston of BrownVii!e'
Frank H. Sterling of Augusta. clerk OF
the board, and guide took the we'll
trip Mr.. Dearborn kept swapping. one
of the scenes he snapped which made
good picture and an interesting one was
the falls on the stream which flows be-
tw cen Allagash pond and chamberlain
pond, the headwaters of the Allagash
river. This picture represents a scene
about IS miles from the northeast shore
of Moosehead lake, tie deep, green heafi
Of Maine forests. He caught picture
of Allagash pond itself, a real sylvan
lake, a wonderously beautiful body OF
water In the depth of the north WOODS
upon the shores of which men stop for
day or two and then continue. wishing
when they depart that they might re-
main there as long as they would II II
we're not yet another Is miles to the
st. Johns Henry D. Evans of Augusta.
director of the State laboratory of by
giene, owns an island in the pond ami
nearly every summer he visits it.
In 1914 the board visited Moosehead
lake and surrounding country. The OIL
cal visit to the region resulted in the
listing of about 80 parcels of land never
listed for taxation before. and the list
ing Of tract of coo acres never before
taxed. This was omitted from the lists
of taxable property because when Green
Vile was formed out of the Saco Free
Bridge Grant and the Saco Academy
Grant the town fathers skirted the lake
for one of their lines and point on the
west boundary iutting into the lake was
| not included. While at Moosehead the
party visited Deer island with Mr.. Henry
there. On the same trip the party jour
neyed on to Jackman and while there Mr..
Dearborn snapped lumber mill Of the
| Jackman Lumber Co., on Wood pono.
The company is ore of the States chief
lumber operators and in this mill saws
| about 100000 feet annually
In 1914 Mr. Dearborn also visited the
| power dam on Sandy river which fur
nishes electricity for lighting and pow
n ~
! nicipality. This is one of Madisons
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
JURY RENDERS
LIFE Sentence
FOR N. A. SCHMIDT

Los Angeles, Calf. Dec. 31.--Mathew
A. Schmidt, who was convicted of
murder in the first degree last night
as an accomplice of James L. McNa-
mara in the blowing up Of the Los An
Seles Times building here. Oct. |, 1910,
will appear in court next Monday for
sentence. The jury fixed the penalty
at life imprisonment.
His counsel will file motion for "A
new trial and it has been agreed that
the case will be continued until Jam
uary II for arguments on the motion.
David Caplan. who was indicted with
Schmidt on the same charge of which
the latter was convicted-that of hav-
ing murdered Charles Haserty, one of
the 20 victims of the Los Angeles
Times explosion. also will appear in
court Monday. Captains case was 10
have been set for trial that day. but
this matter also will be continued I'M
til January II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
VASSALBORO

NORTH-Mrs. Robert Hutton has
been confined to her bed for some days
by bad cold
Howard Scott has gone to Beverly,
Mass. to work in a machine shop.
Carl Lord has returned to his school
, in Mansfield, Mass after passing
Christmas week with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Romans OF
MattaWamkeag passed Christmas with
| his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Romans.
Miss Grace Mabry of Boston passed
Christmas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mabry.
Ezra Weber and son Of Bingham
recently visited at w. \. Mariners
and H. d. B. Ayers.
Russell Johnson passed Christmas
with his mother in Gardiner
Schools will open on Monday, Jan.
3, after having two weeks vacation
The Christmas trees and entertain
ments were held in both the churches
that of the Methodist being held Fri
day evening aud the Baptist Satur-
day. Santa Claus in each place APP
peared much to the delight of the lit
tie folks.
The severe storm Of Sunday kept
many away from the services of tho
churches. The union service in the
Baptist church was held Sunday eve
ming, Rev. A. w. Frye being the
preacher. His text was Psalm 65:11.
Sunday. Jan. 2. is to be observed by
the churches as Everybody at
Church Sunday" and special effort
is being made to get a large company
out.
! last week. The horse cut himself
some time before and it developed
into lock jaw.
Rev. Mr.. Farnham is passing the
Holidays with his family
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
EIIamar Copper District, Alaska,

In these days of rapid consumption Of
copper in the manufacture of munitions
of war, and the consequent high price Of
that metal. special interest attaches to
any discussion of our national supply
of copper. During the last Is years the
Prince William Sound region, Alaska
has become an important copper-produc-
ing district, and the number of produce
tive mines there is constantly increasing
The Ellamar district. a part Of this re-
gion. has been the scene Of active mining
since 1900, and in order that accurate in
formatian concerning this area should be
available to the public the United States
Geological Survey has recently prepared
and published a detailed report on It.
This report contains excellent topog-
raphic and geologic maps, on a scale Of
about mile to the inch, and is ilustrat-
ed by numerous plates and figures. The
discussion Of the history Of the district
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
State Assessor Writes Diary with Gamer

nroud boasts, this Sandy river dam ~
it's own. The dam is S41 feet long, g,
it is not very high as one can eas
see from an examination of the aco,
panying picture.
On the Allagash trip the assess>
party saw great power possibl,.
There are great powers now runnn,
waste in the north woods which n,s
he turning wheels of industry in Ma,
if Maine had more wheels of indus,
to turn. If there were market I.
the power that is running wild in
northern section of Maine, the NJ,
would be pierced by highways like Tn,
which have been thrust into Ripoge,a
great dams would be constructed AM
future generations would live on a
| banks of the Allagash and sing akr
the banks of the Kennebec far an.
| while the great wheels at Chases d,s
q world Of brilliancy into the yet n
founded city Of Allagash. That's q.
way Millinocket grew. grew so quiet
that even today there are thousands
people in Maine who think Mllino..
Is a trading post instead of "a thriy,,
little town that is fast becoming
rushing big one.
The junction of the Allagash riy.
and ST. Johns presents wonfert
scene This is about $50 miles in,
northeast carry on Mooschead Lake s,s
when the assessors party arrived !.
fire,
| which their eyes had behold outss
| their own party since the start fpr
| the lake out of which kineo rises T.
| grand scene becomes Il little fear.
| when one remembers that il was be,
n murderer swung his bloody hand G.
| the point of land between the two H.
ers there is a little house and in Il.
little house man named Mason W.
| killed few years ago.
A camera is not a comfortable p+
of baggage to carry with one don
| the Allagash but Mr.. Dearborn Is SUI,
| ly well repaid for his labors. He "a
open the AllagaSh album and recUr
the steps of the trip without tusg,e
! at his memory at all and with rt-
| pleasure and more real diary than b.
| could ever have obtained through a,
medium of pencil or pen and ink d.
| piled to paper in the arduous tra'ng
| of thoughts by crooks and curves al
| dots and dashes. There is that pic,g-.
of the sheep on the Michaud farm, MOS.
amateurs would be proud to claim il d
! work done under the very best of "a.
| ditions with camera just POLISH.
after the second days use. 1t was IA,
en- way up on the Allagash when He
John j. Dearborn of Newburg and ls
colleagues in travel were hitting t,
AllagaSh trail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
cross-eyed. Mentally.
Springfield Union.

DO you ever start to say something
and find yourself using the word you
hadn't the faintest idea of using i?
Just little cross-eyed mentally, aren't
you? Did you ever mean to jam your
foot on the accelerator and slam 1t
down on the brake instead; have you
ever put salt twice on the same plate
full of food when one Of the applica-
tons should have been pepper? Did
you ever laugh at the wrong time at
the theatre or sneeze unnecessarily at
a funeral, or fail to sleep quietly in
church. or solicitously inquire where
So-ana-so is nowadays. when the poor
chap has been dead six months? Sure
you have. Everybody does it. We're
all just a bit mentally cross-eyed
sometimes and we don't look where it
seems that we are looking. What we
really need to look out for is not doing
queer things too often. If we do
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01

In the Electrical World there is a sic,
of how the Germans supplied the ala
with electricity for several months VII,
out being aware of the fact. When t5
Germans first occupied Lille, while ID.
allied troops held possession OF ArnG
there's nearby. the soldier eng ineerS &
the kaiSer's army discovered the all,
doned Lille electric lighting plant. aN
according to the story told by a Brs
soldier in a letter home, shortly hat Ns
generators running and the town agar
lighted by electricity. 1t WAS sest
months, however. before the Germa5,
discovered that the Lille lighting sys,er
was also connected with Arms
there's, and that Il good share OF the q
ergy generated il. 'ide the Teuton In
was being used to light the allies QCir
ters and troop tents i'll the neighbour.
city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01

Japan and the head hunting savages
of Formosa are fighting for the control
of the camphor tree forests, which are
found only in the mountainous sections
of that island. The natives fiercely re-
sisted all other peoples until the Japan
csc got control of the island after cam
paign against China in 1850. The Japan
csc have used modern warfare methods
in gaining control of the camphor trees.
They have made roads through the Wild
est portions Of the forest, and have built
guardhouses 1O feet apart along the en-
tire distance. They have also construct
ed fort intrenchments, with barbed wire
entanglements and have mounted ma
chine guns at close intervals. In spite
Of their elaborate telephone communica-
tons and scientific military measures.
the head hunters have proved unconquer-
able enemies, and they slay hundreds of
the Japanese camphor gatherers each
year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
Baseball in the Orient,

The recent matches of the Chicago
university baseball team with that of
the Waseda university established a
new record for attendance for sport
ing matches in Japan. The previous
record was 10000. established when the
Chicago team on its visit five years ago
met keio university for the second
time. The crowd at the Waseda
ground in recent games was officially
stated to have exceeded $4,000. includ-
ing 1000 foreigners.-Japan Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
Arbutus, $50, Surry

The newly -elecsed officers of Arbutus
Grange are: Reuben c. Osgood, mas
ter: Fl. II. Clark. overseer: Herbert
Lord, lecturer: Ernest Blaisdell. stew
ard; Harvey Treworgy, assistant stew
ard; Nellie Nevells, chaplain: Sadie
Mckay. treasurer; Rosa Carter secre-
tary; Evcrard Young. satekeeper;
Helen Clark, Ceres: Marie Osgood, Po-
mona Angie Treworgy, Flora Mira
Lord. lady assistant steward. install
lation will be on Jan. {. if pleasant; if
not, the first pleasant. evening of the
following week. Nellie NJ. Wood will
be installing officer. Supper will be
served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
STATE HOUSE
Departments Closed

Nearly all the departments In the
State House will be closed al day. The
afternoon would be a holiday anyway
and heads of departments saw fit to tell
most of the State House folks that they
need not appear at their desks on New
Years day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
Massapaqua, AT, South BluehiIl

Massapaqua Grange conferred the
Third and Fourth degrees Dec. %. and
received two names for membership. A
Christmas tree and program was en-.
joyed by all. Refreshments were serv-
ed. The installation Of officers will
be held Wednesday evening, Jan, -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
Sedqwick, 244.

Dec. 81, the First and Second degrees
were conferred on two candidates. and
one was elected to membership. At
the next meeting the Third and Fourth
degrees will be conferred. Dec. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01

van; assistant steward, George Fogg,
Salisbury Cove; Ceres, Priscilla Davis.
Ellsworth Falls; Pomona, Effie Shand
Bar Harbor; Flora, Elsie Estey. Ellis
worth; gate-keeper. Louis Jordan,
Hancock: lady assistant steward, Mary
Shand, Bar Harbor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
Green Mountain Pomona. 2s.

The newly elected officers of Green
Mt Pomona Grange are: Master, w. l..
Pratt, Ellsworth; overseer, Charles l..
Shand. Bar Harbor; lecturer, Martin A.
Garland Lakewood; chaplain, Grace
Wilbur, Sorrento; steward. William
Ball, Hancock; secretary, Julia Noyes.
Sullivan: treasurer. +. A. Noyes. Sulli-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01

Silk was 1T one time so VALUE bic ,hd,
it fetched its own weight in gold.
On the average, married women Ire
two years longer than single ONES.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01
Rainbow, 2o3, North Brooksv;lIe.

Dec. %. 90 were present. The 1ectur-
err presented an interesting program
No program will be presented at the
next meeting, it being the election of
officers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-01

there's 10 telling what may happen to
us. We may get into the papers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-19
Bernstorff Presents a Demand.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 10
Count Won Bernstorff, the German am
bassador here, went to the state de-
Larrment at 1870 o'clock this morn
ing to make a further formal demand
%? the return of certain papers which
department of justice agents seized up
on the person of Wolfe Won lyle, pri-
waite secretary to Captain Won Papen,
withdrawn as military attache of the
German legation. The seizure was
made yesterday in New York when de-
tectives took Won lyle into custody on
charges of conspiring to blow up the
W3lland Canal. The claim is set up by
Won Bernstorff that the papers seized
are of diplomatic nature and there
fore taken illegally.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-19

Bessie Klosterman and DR.. Alva Bag
ley were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Liggin, of Cobb, last Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Sallie Green's numerous friends
regret her continued Hines at the
Plains hositapl.
Masses Whitlow Westbrook, Ruth
and Laura Wilder and Cora West
brook, Of Americas, were weekend
guests of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Whit Westbrook.
Americas last Wednesday afternoon.
Messers. Jim and Ham West autoed
to Americas Tuesday afternoon.
Mesdames Annie Stevenson, A. NJ
Barlow and Hugh Ferguson spent last
Tuesday pleasantly with friends in
Plains.
Mr. and Mrs. Ham West were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Goode Howard at Cobb
Monday.
A congenial party fishing at Sad
ler's Mill Friday was composed of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ham West, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ferguson and Mrs. Hugh Fergu-
sen.
Mr.. B. L. Carter and DR.. Alva Bag
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-19
CLYDE POULTER At SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM THURSDAY NIGHT

Don't forget Thursday night, April
20, is the time when Clyde POulter,
"the little man with the big person
atty" will hold forth at the High
school auditorium for the benefit of the
Epworth League.
AS an entertainer Mr.. Poulter comes
very highly recommended, and you
will miss splendid evenings enter
tainment if you fail to hear him.
Press notices commend him very
highly The Fredonia (Kan.) Daily
Herald says: Last night a good sizel
audience was entertained royalty by
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-19
New Era
Especial to Times-Recorder)

Especial to TlmeS-RecorOerJ
NEW ERA. April 19.-Mrs. Mollie
Packer was called to Milledgeville last
week to the bedside of her sister, Mr..
J. P. Gholston.
Miss Grace McMath was the guest
of Miss Della Giles Wednesday night.
Mrs. D. c. Griffin, Mrs. NJ. c. Veal
AID Mrs. w. T. o. Bray spent Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. S. NJ Par
ker.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Summers and
baby were Sunday visitors at the
home of Mrs. Lon Roach
Miss Beulah Harris and brother, J.
l.. Harris, of Huntington, were week
end guests of their cousin, Miss Mamie
Autry.
Mrs. r. P. Parker and Miss Eddie
Lou Parker spent Saturday with Mrs.
S. NJ. Parker.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. NJ Mercer were
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Autry.
Mr. Charlie Griffin and Mrs. D. c.
Griffin spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. H. Griffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Parker were
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. R. P Parker.
Mrs. r. P. Parker, Mrs. w. T. o.
Bray and Master Hugh Bray spent
Monday afternoon with Mrs. C. N.
Bailey.
Mrs. w. A. Parker and Miss Eddie
Lou Parker spent Monday with Mrs
M C. Harris at her home near Hun
tington.
Mrs. M. H. Griffin was the guest of |
Miss Della Parker Monday afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-19
THE ALCAZAR

Dustin Farnum in The Call of the
Cumberlands" is at the Alcazar
Thursday
Samson South, destined to be the
leader of the clan of the Souths in their
feudal activities with the Holman fac
ton in the Cumberland mountains, dis.
plays talent as an artist During the
period Of truce between the factions
he is discovered by an artist who is ia
the mountains painting the scenic
beauties. Held in the grip of indecis-
ion as 10 leaving his mountain home
asd the love Of his youth or casting
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-19

ley spent Thursday in Americas.
Mr. and Mrs R. E. Howe and chill
dren motored to Preston last Sunday.
Miss Emma Klosterman spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Chadsey.
Rev. Gardner and family, of Leslie,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ferguson Sunday.
Mrs. Jim Green and daughter, Rom
ellie, of Leslie, were guests of Mrs. E.
A. Luke last Wednesday
Mesdames John Ferguson and Roy
Jones, of near Leslie, were guests Of
Mrs. Ed Ferguson Wednesday after
neon.
Mrs. Pollock and little daughter.
Rena, of Hawkinsville, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pollock last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Marshall Poole, an
rounce the birth of fine daughter on
April 10th.