The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-15

A E. Clark Camps Auxiliary will have a
public dance in Memorial hall this, Thursday,
evening.
Miss Margaret Wing of Waterville. who had
been playing the piano in the Williamson
theater, Augusta for some time, has succeeded
Mrs. Herbert E. Drlnkwater at the Belfast
Opera House. She has taken room in the
Elon B. Gilchrest house on Congress street.
In order that the citizens may not confuse
the signal for school with the fire alarm
signals, Supt. W. B. Woodbury. wishes it I'M
derstood that the no school signal is two
blasts, blown three times. that is, two blasts, a
pause, two more blasts, pause. then two
more The whole thing to be repeated. This
signal will be given at Ills a. for no school
Tor the primary grades, and if the weather is
considered too bad for the other schools, the
same signal will be repeated at Z. 80 o'clock.
For no school in the afternoon the signal will
be given at 1902 for the primary grades and
repeated for the other sch ools
STEAMER NOTES. A labor dispute which
has already caused the detention of some
steamers and threatens to tie up the whole
fleet of the Eastern S. S. Co., is reported under
date of Boston Feb. 18th, One of the labor
leaders issued a statement that the steamers
Governor Dingley, H, M. Whitney, James
Whitney, H. F. Dimock, Belfast, Camden,
Prince George, Massachusetts. Old Colony,
Bunker Hill and Boston, and more than LOCO
men "were already affected by the deliberate
lockout of the fremen. oilers, water tenders,
coal passers, wipers, seamen. cooks, stewards,
walters and quartermasters. Only nine of
these vessels are now running, General Mana
ger Jones stated, and the number of men af-
fected would be considerably less than that
mentioned The effect of the disagreement
on the operation of the steamships was uncer-
tain, he said 1t will be specially unfortunate
for Belfast if the Boston boat is taken off at
this time, her coming and going has kept
the bay open, and the water is now so cold
that one or two calm nights would be likely to
close it to navigation.
BELFAST OPERA HOUSE. That zone touch
of nature makes the whole world kim" even
proven by the unprecedented appeal and the
unstinted praise accorded the most beautiful of
plays, 'SnoW White,' in which Marguerite
Clark is featured This delightful six reel
play, which has broken house records every
| where, is offered at a matinee at 2 80 this af-
ternoon and at and 8 80 this evening. Fri
day, the Band will give another popular con-
and th1 nb1fo Lo
| "Betty to the Rescue" with Fannie Wa1d.
Saturday, matinee and evening, strong and
virile Fox feature, "The Mediator, with George
! Walsh. is offered. Monday, Irene Fenwick
and Owen Moore in "a Girl Like That Tues
day. matinee and evening. the long awaite q
production. 1.-THE Common Law with Clara
Kimball Young. will be the attraction. Sc
great has been the expense in securing 1.-THE
Common Law" that all seats will be Is cents
| SURVEY OF BELFAST HARBoR RECoMME ENDED
Sometime ago the Board of Trade made IA move
| for having the harbor dredged, and we have
| just received from Washington copy of a
letter from the Secretary of war transmitting
| to Congress letter from the Chief of E gil
neers with reports on preliminary examina-
| ton and survey of Belfast harbor and map
of the proposed improvement One area is to
be dredged to Is and another to II feet at
mean low water. The reports give interesting
statistics of the business at this port, showing
the need of this improvement. and Major F, A.
Pope of the Corps of Engineers concludes his
report as follows:
| After a study of the situation, including a
| personal examination and impressions received
! from actual observation as to the activities
and conditions at that place, l am of the opin-
ion that Belfast Harbor, Me. is worthy of i'm
provement by the General Government. pro-
vided q satisfactory WORK can be done within
the limit of cost justified by the Importance of
the interest concerned and the benefits which
can be secured. To determine this more def
nitely, and to secure data upon which to base
| plan and estimate, survey should be made
and l recommend that one be authorized.
This recommendation is endorsed by other
members of the Corps of Engineers. If the
necessary appropriation is made at this session
of Congress the survey may be made the
coming summer, aud then the report on the
survey has to be approved by the Corps OF
Engineers. and an appropriation secured from
Congress. 90 that it may be from two to three
years before the work 10 completed.