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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

its property, franchises or otherwise.
notes or other evidences Of indebtedness
payable at periods Of more than IL
months after the date thereof, when
necessary for the acquisition Of prop
erty to be used for the purpose Of car
rying out its corporate powers. the con-
struction, completion. extension or i'm
provement Of its facilities, or for the
improvement or maintenance Of its SER
vice, or for the discharge or lawful re-
funding Of its obligations, or for such
other purpose as may be authorized by
law
1.-THE act proceeds to prescribe that
no such securities shall be issued until
this commission has certified that it is
required for one Of these purposes.
Clearly this is not the case. But as the
law relating to public utilities now
stands. this is the only affirmative pro-
vision for the issue of stocks. If power
to declare a stock dividend exists, it
would seem that 1t must be read into
Section 81 OF the act.
mo public utility shall decrease its
capital stock or declare any stock, bond
or scrip dividend or divide the proceeds
Of the sale of its own or any stock,
bond or scrip among stockholders with
out the consent Of the commission"
III it were not intended that such
corporations should retain the privi-
leges they had previously enjoyed in
this respect, it would have been useless
to write this negative provision into the
law. We must. and do, conclude that
Section IS was intended only to apply
to the issue of stock in the usual man.
ner for the purpose Of securing new
capital, and that it puts no restriction
on the division of accumulate earnings
by the issue Of certificates of owner
ship therein instead of paying out the
money in the form Of cash dividends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
Just a Pointer from
the Pure Food Laws

No small amount Of interest has
been aroused by the announcement OF
the prosecution of two Pine Point shell
fish dealers, who were fined and paid
$50 each for having violated the pure
food law. Inquiries are coming to the
office of Chief of the Bureau of In
spection A. M. G. Soule as to what is
required of dealers, although every
one Of them is supposed to have made
themselves familiar with the law when
it went into effect or when they en-
gagged in business. Others, among the
consumers, are also interested, so fol
the benefit Of all the regulations OF
the bureau, which is q department OF
the Maine Department Of Agriculture
are herewith given:
Maine Department of Agriculture
Bureau Of Inspection
Regulatory Announcement No. 100
Standards for Shell Fish.
Authority for making rules. govern.
given in a section Of the statute quoted
below:
Chapter 119, P. L. 1911 Gas amend
ed by P. L. 1913. Chapter 140). Section
10: The commissioner Of agriculture
shall make uniform rules and regula-
lions for carrying out the provisions
Of this act. The said commissioner
may also fix standards Of purity, quail
ity or strength when such standards
are not specified or fixed by law and
shall publish them together with such
other information concerning articles
of food as he may deem to be Of pub
lie benefit Therefore, the following
standards regulating the sale Of shell
fish have been made and will be en-
forced.
Opened shell fish, to be legally sold
must he from unpolluted beds, opened
packed and shipped under sanitary
conditions, in sanitary containers
without the addition Of water or d.
rect contact with ice.
1t is to be understood that opened
shell fish shall Include CLAIMS, oysters
scallops, mussels, etc.
Opened CLANS must be sold drained
without any surplus liquid.
CLANS that are opened raw must bt
drained and, If washing is necessary
the clans should not be allowed tt
stand in water for more than five min
utes.
If it is desirable to heat the clans
before opening, EMERSON in hot wa
ter is permitted: then they may i'm.
mediately be put into cold water, bu
not allowed to stand for any length o.
time. CLANS should then be opened
drained and handled exactly the same
as raw opened CLAIMS.
Natural clam liquid, or juice mus
be sold as such, but canont DO mixet
with opened clans and the mixtur,
sold as clans.
A. NJ. G. SOULE,
Chief. Bureau Of Inspection
w. r. GUPTlLL.
Commissioner Of Agriculture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

with any situation in the forest fire
line which might arise and that the
service was in better condition now
than at any time in its history. The
stations are all we'll equipped and be-
tween the middle Of May and the first
Of June. the work Of manning these
stations will take place.
The season is expected to be an
average one. The loss by forest fires
last year was in the neighborhood of
S20,000,but in some years the damage
has been quite heavy, particularly dur
ing the season of 1911, when the loss
vas estimated at 100000 ana In 1908
when it totalled over a half a million
dollars. There is plenty of snow and
ice in the woods now, which signifies
that the season will be fairly late and
that the green growth will come up
quickly.
The following is a copy Of the COM
munication which Commissioner Mace
is sending to the selectmen Of the
various towns in the wild land coun-
ties:
''At big expense new danger no.
tees have been prepared. l am en-
closing some together with the old
ones. This year. I would like to see
every one of those posted up in your
town where fires are likely to occur.
Have them posted as\ soon as the
snow goes. More will be furnished If
you need them. You will see that I'M
der the law which 1 also enclose, it is
your duty to see that this is done.
You will also find a blank on which
to report any forest fires that occur
in your town. Please do not mislay it
as it is very important that we should
be notified of any fires which you
have. Another will be sent you on
receipt of this one filled out so that
you will always have one on hand.
also enclose the law relating to the
forest fires in your town. You ali
know that forest fire means dollars
and cents not only to the owner but
to your town as it mean less taxes.
Il want to make a special appeal to
the towns for their cooperation this
year and make a special effort to keep
the forest fire loss to the lowest posi-
BILE figure"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

1t was made public on Saturday by
Chairman Eben F. Littlefield of the
Industrial Accidents Commission that
the 1888 policies of asserting employ
ers which had been filed at the Office
of the commission UP to April l took
care of employees to the number Of 49,
AS males and 35,134 females.
The number of accidents reported to
the commission during the month of
March is 9S2, making the total num-
Der of accidents reported since the
workmen's compensation act became
effective on Jan. / of the present year
.412 The physicians reports for the
month of March number 562 and the
number of supplementary reports re
ceived for the month are 613. The total
number of deaths reported since Jan.
| is II.
The total number of agreements and
claims reported since the first day of
January is 420, of which 80 have been
approved by the commission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
Automobile Registration

The following report of the regis
tration of automobiles up to Saturday
noon Of April 1, 1916, as compared with
the registration for the same time Of
1915 was made Saturday by Chief
Clerk Harold P. Davis. of the Automo-
bile Registration Bureau Of the secre-
tary of States department:
lsl5-Operators, 6S0S: registrations,
$3.50: trucks, S76; dealers, 223; motor
cycles, ISL; motorcycle dealers, %.
l9l6-Operators, 1896; registrations.
sos: trucks, 739; dealers. 1872; motor
cycles, 1871: motorcycle dealers. 10.
1t will be seen that the receipts Of
ss2.S56.25 for 1916 is s6922.25 in ex-
cess Of the $75,934 received in the
same time Of 1915.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
A Wild Cat Story

It is no unusual occurrence for the
inland fish and game department to
receive skin which once adorned the
body Of an ordinary cat accompanied
with a request for the department to
forward the bounty, evidently going on
the basis that II cat runs away from
home and lives in the open until it is
fairly ferocious compared with a
house pet, it becomes a wild cat.
Saturday was one Of the days when
a consignment OF catskins arrived.
This one was accompanied by let
ter from the town treasurer Of Mil
bridge who stated that the party
bringing the skin to him for q certifi-
cate which would enable him to col
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
Portland Water Dist. Bond Issue

The Public Utilities Commission sat
urday issued an order authorizing the
Portland Water District to issue cop
pom bonds of the aggregate face value
of s15O,O0O, numbered consecutlVeiy
from one to $50, bearing interest at
per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually, the bonds to be dated April
1, 1916, and due April /. 1896, for the
purpose of paying the obligations IN
Cured for the extensions, additions
and permanent improvements.
The petitioner represents that 1t has
expended the following amounts for
capital accounts for the past year: Ex-
tensions, 97,4S5.43; land taken for pro-
tecting water shed, $5275.64; new SER
vices, $esse.05; meters purchased and
set, S52O3.45; general structures, office
building. ETC., $36,2ss.o5; total, $751;
The order states that the Portland
Water District shall report to the Pub
lie Utilities Commission in detail, sup
ported by an affidavit of it's principal
officers, it's doings hereunder on or
before June l. 1916.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
WORKINGS OF AND OPPO-
SITION TO PRIMARY LAW

The secretary Of States once Is
busy place these days, several clerks
being engaged in looking. after the
letters which are being received in re-
lation to the filing Of petitions. the
classification Of the various petitions
and other matters which have q bear
ing on the direct primary law and its
workings.
The inquiries for blank nomination
papers received at the Department OF
State would indicate that there was
general Misunderstanding Of tho law
relative to the number of signers ne
cessary for a candidate to procure on
his nomination papers. Many OF tho
candidates are writing for large num-
bers Of the blanks when the law only
requires a few signatures which coulo
be easily placed on one blank. The
law plainly states that there shall DO at
least 1 per cent. and not more than
per cent. Of the total vote cast Tor
Governor at the last State election for
the district where the candidate Is TO
be voted for.
| A tabulation of the number Of sigma
lures required for a candidate In each
district in the state has been pre-
pared by Sec. Of state John q. Bunker
Of Bar Harbor, it having been made
from the official returns Of the cleo
ton Of the returns in 1914 a. hled IN
the Department Of State. Many OF
the candidates have sent in more sig
natures than the maximum number Of
names required. Such . nomination
paper Is Of course invalid and another
one must be substituted for 1t. Each
| CONTINUED on Page 1o-cei. B.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
Hon. Edwin C. Burleigh
Guy P. Gannett
w. s. Wyman
S. C. Manley
NJ. S. Holway

Office as required by Chapter $50, p. L..
1915. That heat be carried to top floor !;
that roof be shingled; that definite rules
requiring bathing at least once week
be established and enforced; that regu-
lar tasks be assigned to those able to
work; that care be taken to send no one
tramp; that all new inmates be given
a bath before being allowed to go to bed
at whatever time they arrive; that new
mattresses and coverings are needed for
some Of the beds; that fire escape be
installed from third floor.
WinsIow Town Farm
General conditions: Cleanliness-good
repair-good; furniture-suficient; beds
and bedding-clean: sanitation-earth
closets clean and free from odor. rooms
properly ventilated; care Of food sup
plies-good.
The new covered drain from sink in
stalled since the previous report is a
decided improvement.
One Of the inmates, very old man
suffering with cancer. is an extremely
difficult case to care for in q country
almshouse and much more properly be-
longs in a hospital.
Oakland Town Farm
General conditions: Cleanliness-good;
repair - excellent; furniture - sufficient
and comfortable; beds and bedding
clean and comfortable; sanitation-earth
closets clean and free from odor. sleep
ing rooms and living rooms properly
ventilated; care Of food supplies-good
pantries thoroughly clean; improvements
the house has been painted and pa.
pered throughout its interior, and new
bedding provided. The improvement In
conditions not only as to physical con.
dition of the house, but as to general
comfort, cleanliness and discipline is
most marked and very commendable:
A pump in the kitchen sink now
makes the water supply from the well
much more accessible.
Recommendations: One of the inmates
reported as insane should be examined
by a board Of physicians to determine
whether he should not be in the State
hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
PLANS TO KEEP DOWN
FOREST FIRE LOSSES

Hon. Frank E. Mace Of Augusta, the
state forestry commission, is sending
out notices to the selectmen of the
various towns throughout the State
making an appeal for their co-opera-
tlon this year to make a special effort
10 keep the forest fire loss down to the
lowest possible figure. Commissioner
mace lays stress on the fact that a
forest fire means dollars and cents to
not only the owner Of the forest lands
out to the town, as it means less
taxes.
commissioner Maco said Saturday
mat the department was ready to cope
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
THE BLAINE ESTATE
FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES!

The estate at the corner of Capitol
and state streets. on the opposite cor
ner from the State House, owned by
the heirs of the late Hon. James G..
Blaine, may soon become the property
Of the city Of Augusta for school
house purposes. The condition Of the
Augusta schools are SO crowded and
some of the buildings are SO old that
additional facilities must be provided
for the education Of the youth. The
Board Of Education has been in cor
respondence with Mrs. Damrosch, the
wife Of Walter Damrosch Of New
York, the great symphony leader, who
with James G. Blaine and Mrs. Hattie
Blaine Beale, the former wife of Trux-
ton Beale, at one time the United
States minister to Persia, who are the
only surviving members Of the Blaine
family, in regard to purchasing the
property Mrs. Damrosche writes that
the heirs are willing to sell for a
schoolhouse but for no other purpose
for $4,000.
This house, which is one of the land
marks Of the city of Augusta, has been
the scene of many a political confer
ence when the Plumed Knight was
prominent in the public eye. 1t was
under an apple tree on this estate one
hot afternoon in July, 1884, that the
late Hon. Charles Emory Smith Of
Pennsylvania. who was afterwards
postmaster general in the cabinet of
President Mckinley. as chairman of
the committee, notified Mr.. Blaine that
he was the nominee of the Republican
party for the Presidency of the United
States, that nomination having been
made in the National convention at
Chicago.
The late Governor John F. Hill in
later years occupied the house as a
residence while his elegant mansion
further north up the street was being
constructed, and it was from a stand
near the front door that President
Theodore Roosevelt addressed the citi-
zens of Augusta and surrounding
towns while he was on his way to
Bangor to attend the Eastern Maine
State fair
While the State House was being
enlarged and remodelled in 1909 and
1910 some Of the offices were located
temporarily in the Blaine House, in
Guiding the executive department, the
superintendent Of buildings. the edu-
cational department, the council and
labor bureau. For several years dur
ing the session of the Legislature the
residence has been used as a club
house for members Of that body and
the Third House." while in the sum-
mer time up to within few years the
members of the Blaine family have
occupied it part of the time, the rest
of the season being passed at Bar
Harbor.
Talk has been made that it would
be good idea for the State>to buy
the property for an executive mansion
Tor the Governor and his family as in
other states, but nothing definite was
ever accomplished.
The Caldwell place opposite the
Blaine house and the Lamont prop
erty adjoining it have been considered
by the school authorities in this con-
Eection. These two lots combined are
2lS by 173 feet and they can be pur-
chased for about $4,000. The Blaine
lot is 213 by 173 feet.
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lect the bounty from the State de-
clared it was a wild cat" but that he
(the treasurer) thought he would let
the inland fish and game officials de-
eide the matter. He~was quickly noti-
fed that he did Just right and that
the skin was that of an ordinary cat,
which might have become wild" by
out-of-door living.
Another point often overlooked by
people, although the law lis plain
enough and copies easily secured, is
that the bounty paid by the State Of
Maine is for the bob cat, or Canadian
lynx-ard no others need apply.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
PUBLIC UTILITIES

Considerable important business was
transacted during the latter part Of the
week by the Public Utilities Commits
sion, one transaction establishing a
precedent. in authorizing an electric
lighting company to issue a stock divi-
dend in order to divide it's surplus. An
other move of much interest is the ac-
ton by the commission in deciding to
investigate the per diem car charges.
demurrage charges, ETC., at Bath by
the Maine Central and the L., A. & W.
r. r. Details Of these matters follow:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
Inspection Reports
Kennebec AlmshOuses

The State Board Of Charities and
Corrections Saturday authorized the
publication Of the following statement
of conditions at certain almshouses in
in the State, as disclosed by recent in
spections, together with the suggestions
and recommendations which have been
relation thereto:
Waterville AImshouse
Bathing not required regularly.
Tramps seldom fed or lodged. Quar-
ters used for this purpose the same as
for the other inmates. They are not
required to work and are admitted only
on specific orders given by the overseers
Of the poor in each instance.
General conditions: Cleanlincss-fair-
ly good; repair-fair, house needs
shingling, reported to leak when it
rains; furniture-in fair condition and
comfortable: beds and bedding-fair.
ly clean and comfortable but new mat.
ftresses and coverings needed; santa.
tion-good, bath and toilet rooms clean
One tub is pretty old; care Of food sup
plies-good; acknowledgements to be
mild, and the assignment Of inmates ia
rooms not we'll calculated to secure pro.
per separation Of sexes.
Recommendations: That so far as pos.
sible different sexes be placed on sepa.
rate floors or in different wings Of the
house, and that superintendent and ma.
iron occupy at night one Of the sleep.
ing rooms on the second floor: that pro.
per notice in relation to the child IL
the almshouse be at once filed in this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
Speakjnu Of Doufish!

Nothing official has been heard at the
State House about the course Of the
member of the Sea Food Protective
Commission, Luther Maddocks, now in
Washington concerning the campaign
to secure national legislation for the
determination Of the dogf1sh along the
Atlantic coast, since the announce
ment to him by Governor Curtis
that no further funds from the appro-
priation made by the Maine Legisla-
ture for that purpose are available. In
terest, however has not been suppress
ed in the matter, as will be seen by
the Eastport Sentinel's article on the
case as follows:
"concernins the Dosfish."
(Eastport SentineD
We are in receipt of an interesting
circular concerning the dogfsh and the
best methods Of getting rid of him. sent
out by c. E. Davis, Chairman Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

Maine Employers Have Already Assnted 235 Industrial
Policies Caring for 85475 Males and
Blaine Estate for School
Bring $82856 Against SIS 9 in Workings of and Opposition
to the Primary LawForesy Department Hopes Keep
Fire Loss in WoodsInpecon of Kennebec Amshouses Pointers
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able and unjustly discriminatory. they
deem that sufficient grounds exist 10
warrant a formal public hearing on the
matter.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-15
KAISER SENDS A
PRESENT TO THE SULTAN
Sword Sent with Congratulations on
Turkish Success at GaIIipoIi.

London. Jan IA. ASS a. m-The
German emperor. according to a Con-
stantinople despatch forwarded by
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent, has
sent a sword to the sultan of Turkey,
together with a congratulatory mes
sage, in recognition of the success of
the Turkish campaign on the Gallipoli
peninsula
In his telegram Emperor William
said he had learned with great sat
tsfaction that the enemy's army had
been forced completely to evacuate
GallipoK. He congratulated the sultan
upon great victory which had
brought to an end the severe attacks
Of "tmpudent enemies" As recognition
of his admiration, the emperor an
nounced that he had sent a sword to
the sultan in order to immortalize the
commemoration of a great victory, "a
sword which during a war undertaken
for defense and right shall beopoiated
at the heads of the enemy"
In concluding his message the en-
peror expressed the conviction that
Gods help would in the end secure
victory.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-15
REPORTS SHOW 100000
RED CROSS SEALS SOLD.
Other Returns to Be Made Will In
crease conneetieuts Total Another
Million.


Reports received by the state tuber-
culosis commission show that up to
the close OF business Dec. "a approxi-
mately 100000 Red Cross Christmas
seals have been sold in Connecticut
With a large number of reports from
local agents still to be received, the
commission is confident of increasing
last years sale SO per cent. and hopes
to reach the 100000 mark. If this
figure is reached, $4,000 will be real
lied from Red Cross seals for the relief
work in the state
The local agents throughout the
state received 80 per cent of the gross
receipts Of their sales, the remaining
10 per cent being paid to the state
tuberculosis commission, who in turn
remit to the National Red Cross.
The money retained by the local as
sociations is expended by them in their
own locality for tuberculosis relief
work and for the prevention of the
disease. These societies are appointed
as agents for and by the state tuber-
culosts commission and cooperate
with the commission inendeavoring to
stamp out the disease.