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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-21
Colby College Students
Royalty Entertain the
Members Of Conference

Christian Association would be symbol
lied by the method Of entertainment
which the students had prepared for
the guests.
The first. Spirit" would be taken up
by Lindsay, representing the college Y.
NJ c. A; Mind" or the intellectual
side of life would be dealt with by DR..
Ashcraft speaking for the faculty,
while the Body" would be amply taken
care of by the exhibition Of basketball,
which would be played in the gymna-
SUM, directly after these exercises. In
cidentally. he remarked. the timer man"
would be sustained by light refresh
ments which would be served during
the basketball game.
Just before the basketball game, the
200 men, with the college students as
guides made round Of the campus, Wis
iting the various buildings and frater-
nifty houses, where they were royalty
received by committees appointed for
that special purpose.
Basketball Game
The basketball game then took the
attention for the remainder of the pro-
gram. Two teams were lined up, The
Crescent, consisting Of Smith. Dunnack,
Taylor, Shirley and Mayors; and the a.
T. O.'s. composed Of Stanwood, Harri-
man, Howes. Conlon and Coolidge. The
Crescent won the match. and the game
proved very interesting one to the
many spectators who witnessed it. At
the close of this game, the delegates
were at leisure to indulge their own
frat houses, to visit the new friends
they had just made. many found their
way to one Of the local moving picture
theatres. to witness the latter part of
| the shows offered at these amusement
places. Altogether the afternoon was
pleasant one, and it is hoped that the
guests enjoyed the visit as much as the
students did
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-21
TAX COLLECTORS
RARE OLD BOOK

Tax collector C. C. Smell has at his,
office at the City building an inter-
esting curiosity in the form Of the tax
collectors book for 1916, just 100 years
ago. A comparison with the compare
lively bulky volume Of the present
year to the small, hand made, 16-page
book of 100 years ago gives somewhat
Of an idea Of the growth Of the city.
The writing is clearly legible, although
the leaves have become Drowned by
age and the ink somewhat faded.
The rate Of assessment was 60 mills.
nearly three times the present rate OF
% mills. Three hundred and thirty
three persons were assessed, including
Is non-residents. The total amount OF
the tax was $14.S46.71, the real estate
part being $10,942.70 and the personal
s39O4.O1, as against the present total
tax Of sS5,1205s.
Among the heaviest taxpayers and
the amount paid was the followlng'
Joseph Bradstreet. personal tax
1902. 20, real estate, $341; Richard Clay.
personal tax $142.s0. real estate SILL
"a: Simon Bradstreet, personal $22s.l2'
real estate s16s.12; Robert H. Gardi-
ner, personal, $921.4S. real estate
so516.50, the latter being on 22s0 acres
of improved and 4s,o35 acres OF unim-
proved land; Joshua Lord. personal.
$780,, real estate, $131.20: 1chabod
Plaisted, personal, $3.50. real estate
s103.sO; DR.. James Parker. personal.
1864, real estate. $109.5o; Edward
Swan, personal, $10s.24. real estate
1923: John Stone, personal, $3.50, real
estate, $172.96.
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chairman, the preparatory school leaders
,oId in brief their experiences in Y. NJ.
c A. work.
The ". { leader told of the fight
winch lad been in progress against the
thought that the Y. NJ. {. A. was simply
2 nIa,a 70 60 TO spend half hour.
The Cony Y VI. {. A. leader said
dean sport clean speech and clean
+, we're the initial aims of that organ
,aat,ou. We have put things across
here. and there is less smutty talk ana
profanity
The leader a Hebron said l25 fellows
verr enrolled at the school and no more
,Lan % are not members of the Y. NJ. c,
The problem there is similar to the
ole IT W. {. The list now, though. It
ny the gain for the active majority. lie
n3I If tID grand results of the three
.ays campaign led at Hebron by Mr.. Mil
q As prtulpal worker and other prom
zen, Y VI. {. A. leaders. AT that time
very ho, at Hebron became member
: the Y. ". G. a The chapel had final
+, t. lie opened to accommodate the
5rpyds We hit those things Swearing
nd cr!htiag) on the head and we wiped
hem n';
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OAKLAND
Two Really Clever Games of
Basketball Saturday in Which
the Girls Team Won and
the Boys Team Lost
LOCAL NEWS GLEANINGS
AND PERSONAL NOTES

There will be an extension school given
by the faculty of the University of Maine
at Victor Grange Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. Feb. q, % and 49, The sub
Ject will be Animal Industry especial
~ emphasizing poultry raising. The
members of Cascade Grange are especial
ly invited.
Miss Helen Foster. who is attending
school in Portland, was at home for the
Weekend
Last Friday evening the Priscilla Club
held Its annual banquet at the home Of
Lena Palmer on Maple street. The menu
was long and appetizing. All the mem
bers were present. as follows: Gladys
Blaisdell, Alice Blake Ada Bragg, Ada
Cover. Gertrude Lord. Genie Small, Win
ME Ames. Thena Sullivan and Lena
Palmer This was without doubt the
most pleasant occasion of the club year.
Miss Helen Luce passed the weekend
with friends in .Skowhegan.
Miss Edith Tuck was at her home in
Readfeld over Sunday.
Anon Lodge. No. 50, l. Q. O. F., will
confer the Initiatory degree after the reg
ular meeting next Tuesday evening.
Posters are up for the dance which is
to be given at Messalonskee hall next
Wednesday evening under the auspices of
the Unity Club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-21
BRITISH START
LIBEL SUIT TO
RECOVER APPAM
Action May Result in Prize
Court Proceedings and Such
Action Would Be Welcomed by
State Department

Washington, Feb. 20.-A libel suit in
stituted Saturday by British owners Of
the liner Appam to recover the ship
from the German prize crew that
brought it into Hampton Roads, is ex-
pected by the State Department Off
Gals to result in a prize court ruling
that will clear away many perpleXing
features which have confronted them
in dealing with the case.
With Germany asking that as a prize
the Appam be allowed to remain def
nitely in American waters under the
Prussan treaty of 1888. and Great
Britain insisting that the liner must
be restored to her owners under the
Hague convention of 1907. Department
officials would welcome judgment by
a competent tribunal, not only for guild
ance in the present. case but as a pre-
cedent for the future.
The Department in the absence of
such a precedent has held tentatively
that the Appam is German prize, but
never has passed formally upon Ger
many's request that the vessel be al
lowed to remain indefinitely in Ameri-
can waters. A reply to that request
is now in course of preparation and IN
dications have been that it would be
granted. 1t was said today however,
that the response might watt until the
prize court had acted.
1t was suggested that under the
treaty of 1888 German prizes in Amer
lean ports are exempt from such legal
process as that served on the Appam
Saturday but officials pointed out tina.
the state department has not Yet Of
ficially fixed the status of the vessel.
There is no disposition to question the
Jurisdiction of the court in any cases
involving the construction of treaty,
though the state department takes the
ground that it is still a liberty to deal
automatically with the case in its own
way while the court proceedings are
going on.
On their face the libel papers indl-
cate that the suit SO far is purely pri-
vate, and that neither the British gov
eminent nor the state department at
least at his sage has any direc inter-
est in il. The attorneys prosecuting the
suit, however, are expected to develop
fully the position of the British govern
ment in regard to the right of the
American government to allow its
ports to be made places of refuge for
prizes.
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ELLIS andrews, |
HAMPDEN farmer,
HELD AT BANGOR.

Bangor, Me-. Feb. N.-Ellis H. Andrews.
a farmer with family. living in Hamp-,,
den. was bound over to await grand jury
action under $1,000 bonds after a hearing
in the municipal court Saturday on COM
plant of Charles f. Miller. . young Ban
gor man. who presented several letters
Of the most scurrilous character, warm
ing Miller to desist from attentions to a.
young woman whose home is not far
from that OF Andrews and threateningi
to kill Miller il he made any mention or
the letters.
The warnings were carefully printed
and in place Of the signature was rub
Der stamp imprint with the name ahd'
address Of Andrews.
The most of the letters were mailed in
Hampden, but one was postmarked Bel
fast.
Andrews made a fiat denial, said he did
not even know Miller and had not been
in Belfast for two years.
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GARDNER URGES
"STAND BY, BOYS"
FOR FULL TICKET
The Call of the Moose Echoes
Through Deserted yards of
the Nearly Extinct Denizen

Portland, Me-, Feb 20-The Maine
Bull Moose are rampant again. Hal
bert p. Gardner, national committeeman
for this State. is on his way home from
New York, and has preceded his arrival
with stand by. boys" letter to the
faithful. in which he says that a State
put in the field at the coming election
Sent to $500 Moose
Mr. Gardner has been at national
headquarters in New York for a month,
and also attended the Chicago confer
ence. His letter, which has gone out to
$500 members Of the old 1914 organiza-
ton. says:
Il firmly believe that the Progressive
party of Maine should put up a COM
plete State ticket for the September
election of 1916. l have been in New
York at national headquarters for some
little time and I can assure YOU that
the national organization is prepared to
back such a campaign whole -heartedly.
Il am glad to be able to advise you
that we are now in a position to vine
out the deficit which remained after
the campaign of 1914 and that our State
organization can enter the campaign
this year free from all Indebtedness.
We must now prepare for our State
convention. call for which will be issued
soon. In the meantime l want to urge
you to do everything you can in your
community to perfect our organization
and to get the best possible men to an
nounce their candidates..
Il wish you would write me at Port
land just what your views of the stua-
ton are"
Just exactly how much this means could
not be told by either the Progressives
or Republicans seen Saturday. Informal
discussion. however. indicates prevailing
State ticket in Maine will depend en-
tirely on the action of the Republican ma
tional convention in Chicago.
If the wishes of the national organza-
ton are carried out, the Progressives
will have candidates in the Maine field
this fall from United States senator down
if they can be found.
Meantime, Nh Gardeners arrival in
Maine today is expected to start some
thing in the matter Of delegates to both
the Republican and Progressive national
conventions. He is very lively Bull
Mooser. and has stirred things up in
Maine politics many time.
1t now seems probable that the Massa-
chusetts fight for MISUNDERSTANDING will
be duplicated in Maine-a contest be-
tween an uninstructed delegation and one
that will go for Roosevelt or bust
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-21

recreation committee fully 30 students
visited the keyes Fiber Plant. on the
Waterville road, but to be more eX-
plicst, the factory which is half in Wa
terville and half in Fairfield, giving
credit to its exact situation. The boys
were taken on tour OF inspection
through the plant by Mr.. Williamson
and Mr.. Holmes. They were shown the
various departments which go towards
the making of the fiber pie plate which
is used all over the world. Each boy
who desired was presented with a
package of the picnic size plates as a
souvenir. On Friday and Saturday a
number of the boys visited the kennebec
mill Of the American Wooden Co.,
wher they were shown through by Supt.
Parks
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-21
SWANS TAUGHT TO SWIM.
The Blask Nec<ed Variety Are Afraid
Of Water When Young.

The Bla>k Necked Variety Are Afraid
Of Water When Young.
You're acquainted with the proven
bal phrase, Like duck takes to the
water That may apply all right to
ducks. but there are some water birds
which have to be taught to swim, just
as we do. They hate the water at first
just as much as a boy hates the bath:
tub. One Of these birds. which takes
swimming lessons from its parents, IS
the black necked swan.
The swan babies are called cygnets.
They are hatched in an elaborate nest
which the parent swan builds along
the edge Of a pool. The little cygnets
are able to walk and run as soon as
they are out of their shells, but they
can't swim.
So the mother swan takes them for 4
little ferry ride. She puts them on her
back and starts out across the pond.
The baby swans. frightened at first,
soon get used 10 seeing water all
around them.
One day the mother swan turns her
long neck and gives her babies a gen
tie push into the water. Such scram-
bic and splash. The babies founder
around and try their best to get back
on their mothers dry feathers. Final
" they learn that their feet are web
bed paddles, given to them for swim
ming purposes, and they are able to
glide over the water as gracefully and
as easily as their parents.
phia North American.
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.r,- ,'nlicee Wateryllle, Me. Feb.
.,r.c.aiI - The Students Confer
-ta Young Mems Christian AS
a.aa vas given appropriate enter
,,.-,nen. saturday afternoon when that
: ,s.rir day was given over to
.....ye. and Colby certainly acted
.a,. oS Iu>al host in conference in
u.zi.lte the blizzard. the pro-
,,en. uu smoothly and the boys
ro given a fine opportunity to visit
,,n.ils and It's buildings, and also
,.,,f.. Intimately acquainted with
,r Students here. At 1:4o p. NJ.
-. 4ret two car loads came down from
.e.,d followed Immediately by an
s. car and about 700 delegates fill
t, chan4l where the first lap of the
.roer2m YVES staged.
The Welcome
rro catering was called to order by
,.,,au Lindsay of Brockton. Mass.
.si,t4rf Of the Colby Y. NJ. c. A.. who
l.s, rev selections by the college
'-.g.stra extended a welcome to the
s:,ors nu HE behalf Of the college
-ganization. and the general student
.,,,y AZ til" close of his remarks, he
..u4d upon Mark Thompson. the Off
.,} ,heer leader who. with the support
.,e collegr students. showed the del
r,,es what Colby could do in the line
+. ,teeriuc Colby was given the
',,p yav." with welcome" at the
,d and this outburst was received
WITH enthusiasm by the guests.
Professor Ashcraft
prof.<sor Ashcraft of the department
. ,,a,bn1aticS was next called upon,
ord as a representative of the faculty
extended a welcome to the visitors.
,e,I;nr tier, something of the college.
and it's work here in Waterville. lie
,r.r.io,led thu fact that during the aft
erroor. the three pass words OF the
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the main issue and no part Of either
controversy will be settled until
agreement is reached on the whole
question.
From Teutonic circles it was learned
that Germany's reply to the request
of the United States that 1t modify
its new submarine policy. will be q
statement that it's assurances pre-
viously given in the Lusitania and
Arabic cases referred to unarmed
liners"
At the same time Germany will ask
that the United States shall give it's
definition Of defensive armament. as
distinct from offensive armament.
1t is this question Of where defensive
armament stops and offensive arma-
ment begins that the United States
had under consideration recently, when
it was announced that the port regu-
lations might be changed SO as to re-
duce the size Of guns permitted on
ships entering Americas ports from
isx to two in0hAA
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Postmsn In Faroff DAYS,

Postmen have a very respectable an
t1quity. They were known, the Sun
day at Home points out. in the farofl
days Of King Hezekiah's reign. some
700 years before Christ. In the thir-
tieth chapter of the second book Of
Chronicles we read that "the posts
went with the letters throughout all
Israel and Judah" and, further. that
"the posts passed from city to city
through the country Of Ephraim and
Manasseh.' The postman Of old was a
swift runner, who received the letter
from the, sender's hand and carried it
direct to the person to whom it was
addressed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-21
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
AT THE POSTOFFICE

Holiday hours will be observed
Tuesday. Washington's birthday. al
the post office. The stamp and general
delivery windows will be open from
to 10 A. NJ. and from to p. NJ. One
city delivery will be made in the fore
noon and a collection made in the af-
terioon. There will be no rural de-
livery. Most of the Gardiner rural car
riers will attend the Rural Carriers
convention which is to be held on that
day in Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-21
GERMANS INSIST
that TWO BOATS
Went TO BOTTOM

Berlin. Feb. 2.-(By wireless to Say
ville).-The German admiralty has reiter-
ated it's statement that two British war
ships were sunk by German torpedo Graf.
on the night Of Feb 1O-1l. The new
statement dated yesterday. which was is
sued in reply to the British admiralty
statement denying the loss Of more than
one British vessel on this occasion. is as
follows:
1.-THE British admiralty has declared
that the reports regarding the loss of a
second British warship in the engagement
on the night of Feb. 10-11 were untrue. In
spite Of this Official denial. it haS been
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-21
Sounded Queer.

A man in telling about wonderful
parrot hanging in a cage from win
dow of house which he often passed
said:
1T cries Stop thief" so naturally
that every time ] hear it l always
stop
He couldn't understand why his
friend began to laugh.-Atlanta Jour
nal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-21

the channel which was much thinner,
when the same cutter was used which
weakened the ice so that the two double
teams and one single team which were
working one behind the other, went
through the ice and for a time general
mixup was the result which. coupled with
the binding snowstorm then in progress,
made difficult job for the men to extri-
cate the horses. but they finally succeeded
in getting the animals out of the water
without any damage being done them.
Work was then called off for the rest Of
the day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-21

proved by the observations made by Ger
man sea forces, to which no exception
IAN be taken. that besides the Arabs a
second ship also was destroyed. There
fore the report of the German admiralty
Of Feb. l. must be maintained as cor
rect
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1t also is rec commended that there be
established an international board OF
three commissioners to regulate the
which are to be built at the expense
Of the United States and Canada. SUI
pervise the making Of improvements
in the channels Of the river and reg
ulate the sorting of intermingled logs
on all parts Of the river and its trib-
utaries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-21

Murdoch d. McInnis and Mrs. Eliza
J. Hall, both of Litchfield, were mar
ried Sunday afternoon at o'clock by
Rev. F. c. Wright, D. d.. at the Free
Baptist parsonage on Winter street.
Mr.. and Mrs. McInnis will, in few
weeks, reside in South Gardiner.
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Questions Of Leaders

By Nay If bringing the work OF ltle COZ
ege nau II; the preparatory school to a
"ner distinction from other group work
a committee was appointed to compile a
series Of questions for leaders of prep
schools to answer and hand to Mr.. Smith
It Their earliest convenience.
The following Hist OF questions was ac-
'elteA fyom the committee for the use
II The yolieg" worker and the group
'aader
WI Mr. Miller meet the college men
Immediately after the present meeting
ard talk over with the them the work?
viii each one of the group leaders
meet With their group tonight following
the moving picture show for further dis
eussion nf TIE work"
VIII the leaders. following the decision
meeting sunday. ask the following ques-
Tons Of each group?
"'WN vou organize an Inner Circle:
WIN :ol observe the Morning
Watch
VIII You organize or Join voluntary
Bible Study class
win you stand responsible for col
lgs ae4ntatioa"
VIII YOU seek some place to do un-
selfish service in your school or commun-
IVY
Viii al! the college men. the LEADERS
a the groups and those who believe in
PRAYER meeting sunday afternoon at the
Baptist church at o'clock for half
hcars'
The Big Brother" Idea
From the four Maine colleges-Bowdoin,
Colby, Bates and the University of Maine
the college students were selected 10
Visit the preparatory schools. Each indI-
Vduais work will be to become acqualnt-
ed not only with the members or the
groups at the conference but the other
Students as we'll. He will become their
Big Brother" as Mr. Head suggested
ana assist them in any way Wnlcn ne
can in the solving OF their own personal
Problems and perplexities. BY entering
me HE Of the students in their personal
manner the college man paves the way
1or the entrance Of the future college,
man He is able to understand in what
mat Particular students excels in sports
ana IN other college activities. The COM
'hi''ee in selecting the college workers
nave divided the schools, roughly, Into
'0uF groups. The schools in the central
part OF the State will be supplied with a
yorker from Colby or Bates. the schools
:" 'ne northern part of the State from
we University OF Maine. and those to
,ae south along the coast from Bowdoin.
-aeh college will be the center of a CTR
W. sending out worker to the nearest
schools
Extension Workers
"'' smith as chairman of the commit
-, announced the incomplete tabulation.
-"'s is expected to grow until every de-
,'t'g secondary school in Maine has
neh'ed by the movement launched Sat
0as afternoon. The colleges. the work.
na. ana the schools supplied were an
'ounced as follows:
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE-By Mr..
iI, Woodland High school. South
~ harbor High; by Mr.. Chapman,
academy: by Mr.. Dowell, Bucks
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Funeral Of George E. Bacon

The funeral of Geo. +. Bacon was held
from his late home Saturday afternoon.
the Rev. Thomas Cross officiating. The
bearers were Robert Dudley, T. II. Her
som, Frank Page and Cyrus Shepard. In
terment was in the Lewis cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-21

Lloyd's. of London, have recently issued
a form of insurance against appendicitis.
The claims have become SO numerous
that Lloyd's have found 1t necessary to
double their premiums.
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LOCAL NOTICE.

Cafeteria supper at Society hall. served
from $50 to o'clock Tuesday. Cold
meats, salads. baked beans, cream pies,
ice cream. cake, ETC. febud1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-21

George NJ. Holmes. who has been
visiting friends in this city for the
past few weeks, leaves Monday on his
return to his home in Kingston, Mass.
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In Golf Tarms

In Golf Terms
Eyes, am learning to shave my.
self"
What progress?"
"Oh, can so over the course in 10
Or thereabouts."-L Courier
Journal.