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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-21
JUDICIARY
No Proponents But Many Opponents
:. to the Inferior Court Bill

Although no one appeared to defend
the so-called general court bill, which
would abolish all the municipal and DO
lice courts of the State, and create
in their stead a system of courts of in
terior jurisdiction. when Sen Davies
of Cumberland tho chairman of the
judiciary committee, at the hearing
Tuesday Afternoon in the Senate cham
Der, called upon the proponents of the
bill, the sharp cross-questioning to
which Rep. Cole of Eliot, member of
tho committee and putative father of
the bill subjected several Of the wit
nesses indicated that he still maintain
ed lively interest in this piece of leg
islation which was raked fore and aft
by judges. lawyers and others of all
shades of political belief during the
progress Of the hearing.
Among the municipal and police
court Judges present at the hearing
We're Judge Robert j. Curran of the
Lewiston municipal court: Judge H. H.
Brazzel of the Western Somerset mu-
nical court: Judge Emery Q. Beane OF
the Hallowell municipal court Judge
S. s. Lancaster and Recorder John B.
court: Judge Phil Howard of the Rock
land notice court: Clerk c. J. Russell of
the Lewiston municipal court: Judge
Matthew Mccarthy Of tho Rumford
Falls municipal court: Judge F. w.
Knowlton of the Old Town municipal
court: Judge Alfred A. Matthew of
the Wa+nrvi'te municipal court and
Judge Harrie Weber Of the Auburn
municipal court.
No one appearing for the proponents
Of the measure at the ooenirr of the
hearing Chairncn novias called upon
the opposition and their case was at
once opened by Judge George c. Wing
Of Auburn
Judge VIM stated that he appeared
for the Androscoggin county bar asso-
citation which last Saturday at one of
the largest meetings that it had held
for 40 years. unanimously voiced it's
opposition to the measure. They be-
lieved that the relation Of the State
to the present judges and recorders
be allowed to serve out their terms
They believe tfat any attempt to do
otherwise would SAVIOR of political mo-
tiyes and would be sure to react.
There is no intention of that in this
hill--oh. no." interp-sed Senator Da-
vies, and there were neople in the Sen
ate chamber who smiled-some Of them
almost audtbly.
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You couldn't convince a woman
who had saved a dollar, through
hsr close attention to the ads, that
she had not really EARNED that
dollar-for "a dollar saved" has al.
ways been termed "a dollar earned"
A woman 10 not "ready to 90
shopping" until she has read the
latest "store news"
No woman 10 making the most"
of her "houss money" unless she
studies the ads.
No woman knows the stores"
unless she has read THE LATEST
ADS of the stores.
No woman can make her shop
ping trips FULLY PROFITABLE
unless she reads the latest store ads
ATTENTiVELY.
The merchant who fails to com.
municate his store news RE0U.
LARLY to the patrons Of his store
places entirely toe much reliance on
1.-The hold" he believes his store has
on its customers.
Loyalty to a particular store, on
the part Of woman whose first
duty is to buy wisely, 10 assured
only through the stores reciprocal
loyalty to her interests.
No store is "strona enough" to
venture upon a campaign. Of half
adequate advertising. IL would re-
suit ic less than half adequate bus
mess.
Women discuss stores, store prae.
tices and policies, store sales and
store advertising, among themselves.
Advertising initiates most Of this
talk-thus carrying on tho work Of
building store prestige.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Two Matters Take IS Minutes Before
This Committee on Tuesday.

Two matters were considered by the
committee on mercantile affairs and
insurance in short order Tuesday af-
ternoon, on matter reopened from
former committee hearing on n bill to
incorporate the Investment Insurance
and Guaranty Co. of Augusta. Hear
ing on the matter was held Feb. q and
Il. c. Greenwood of Augusta appeared
for it. He again appeared Tuesday
and answered questions asked by the
committee. There was no opposition.
No one appeared in favor of the act
to provide compensation for injuries
received by State employees under the
worhmen's compensation act and no
opposition developed either. Repre-
sentative Emery G. Wilson of Port
land, a member of the committee, ex-
pressed the view that the bill should
read to comply with the provisions OF
the workmen's compensation act rela-
tive to the time in which notice shall
be given and action brought. the act
providing that notice shall be given
within GO days after the accident and
action brought within one year. while
Continued on Page 1o.coIumn y
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Price Of Maine Reports

w. w Roberts of Portland and Ter
renee +. Towle of Bangor appeared
briefly before the judiciary commit
tee Tuesday afternoon upon q meas
ure which would increase the price of
the Maine Reports from s1.75 to $3.50.
IN adverse report had been made by
the committee but Chairman Davies
explained that the committee had ex-
tended this courtesy to Mr.. Roberts
and Mr. Towle
Mr.. Roberts explained that at the
present price the reports were being
published at n loss and that the desire
was to have the increased price of
$3.50 apply to the reports for 1916 and
1917 ana that it might De lowered again
wien the cost Of material diminished
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WHY THE ADS ARR
IMPORTANT TOWOMEN

Women who have "!earned things"
about buying about relative values
OF commodities-make PROPER
APPRAISAL OF the interest and
value OF a store advertisement.
a woman does not read an advsr-
tiscment ito kill time"-but to
| SAVE time. ard to save money.
4 woman who has learned to read
the ads FOR PROFIT is not likely
to outsrow the habit.
Fully half Of woman's know
ledge OF fashions is gained through
her reading Of The ads.
A woman's knowledge of VAL
UeS must be kept UP TO DATE
| and so she reads the ads as regu-
larIy as she leads the NEWS.
Among a thousand women who
are accustomed to reading adver-
tsements you might find ONE
whose interest occasionally Iags.
The woman who reads the ads is
no more likely to overlook a good
buying opportunity than would a
man be to overlook the result Of an
election-or the issue of a great
battle.
Mere talk" about bargain oppor-
tuntie5 in the ads of store does
not impress woman. The talk
must be definite, giving details on
which she may base conclusions.
To fail to fully "make good" on
every advertised offering would
mean DESTRUCTIVE advertising
for merchant.
Women read the store ads for
faoto-facts Of the IMMEDIATELY
NEGOTIABLE KIND!
Good advertising is good service
simplifying the work Of "the buyer
for the home" and making that
work INTERESTING because prof
table.
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INTERIOR WATERS
Increasing Steamboat Inspectors Pay
Eagle and Long Lake Navigation

A. E. Fairbanks of Monmouth, q
Maine steamboat inspector. appeared be-
fore the committee on inland waters
Tuesday afternoon in favor of an act
which allowed $1,000 a year for salary
for steamboat inspectors and also car
ried a new schedule of payment for
various classes of boats thus inspected
Mr. Fairbanks explained that "a a
day which is the pay now under the
statute for inspectors is not enough.
He cited New Hampshire and New York
state which pay larger salaries and
Michigan allows IS a day. He said
that many times the inspectors had
from $3.50 to $500 tied up in the state
treasury and this meant a hardship He
showed how the work had grown on in
land waters. In the earlier years of
steamboat inspection there were only
steam boats to inspect now 153 motor
boats have been added these are all
boats carrying passengers. the pleasure
boats do not have to be inspected. He
told them about the new schedule which
provides that ALI boats up to five tons
burden shall pay a fee for inspection
of $500, all boats of from five to 10
tons, $500; all boats 10 tons and up
10 ~, So.O0; all boats 20 and up to so
tons. $1,000; all boats so tons to 100
tons, $500, and all boats 100 tons UP
to 200 tons, $4,000; two hundred and
over the fee is $500.
Last year inspectors got 1854 and the
largest boats they inspected were of
2oS tons while they ranged down to SO
tons on the Rangely Lakes.
He believed the inspectors should re-
ceive the salary asked for but was will
ling that a new draft be submitted
changing the schedules for inspections.
There was no opposition.
Rep. Daigle said he was willing to
submit new draft asking for $500
from the State for this work as he
believed by public subscription $500
more could be raised in his section and
that this would help take care of the
work to be done. He SAID the idea was
to open the passageways between the
lakes for the accommodation of vari-
Gus motor boats and that about 100 fam
lilies would be thus accommodated.
There was no opposition and the new
draft was submitted
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IT PAYS TO
ADVERTISE
RISING COSTS OF LIVING
MAKE ADVERTISING MORE
USEFUL TO THE PEOPLE,.

Prices of commodities are in q
state of f'uctuation-most!y up.
ward. HousehoIders are compelled
70 give more consideration to the
rroalem of buying to best advan-
tacc than in a period when prices
arc on more stable basis.
OF course, many people are earn.
ing more money-but not all. To
a great number of housewives tho
Increase in cost of some necessity
presents puzzle, but one which
must be solved at once. Thus il
happens that readers of advertise.
ment. multiply in periods like the
present-for in the ads it is al
ways possible to find clues as to
better buying opportunities. hints
as 70 savings.
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eested by the committee on bills in the
third rca1ing
The ST'EAKER pro tenn: I will sug-
eest tc the Gentleman from Portland
that the resolve is already on the ia
HE pending its second reading on mo-
ton by Mr.. Ruzzell of Belfast.
The SPEAKER pro TEN: The Chair
will state at this time that there is one
matter of business which strictly SHOULD
have been taken up before Orders of the
Day" namely, House report of commit
tee on salaries and fees reporting Ought
not to pass" on bill entitled AN Act to
amend Paragraph Is, Section As, Chapter
III of the Revised Statutes, relative to
clerk hire in the Office of register of
deeds in Waldo County" tabled by Mr.
Buzzell of Belfast pending the accept
ance Of the report on March H. This
comes over as unfinished business. The
Chair will recognize the gentleman from
Belfast, Mr.. Buzzell.
Mr. BUZZELL of Belfast: 1 move you,
Mr.. Speaker, that we substitute the bill
for the committees report.
Mr. BOMAN of Vinalhaven: Mr..
Speaker, l presume this calls for an in
crease in salary, does it noto
The SPEAKER pro tenn The Chair
will state to the gentleman from Ninal-
haven, Mr. Boman, that there appears
to be a slight increase Of salary provided
for in the bill.
Mr.. BOMAN: In order to vote intelli-
gently on that bill 1 would like to know
what the increase is.
(The Chair thereupon read the billy
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The motion
before the Hou.e is the motion of the
gentleman from Belfast. Mr. Buzzell. tina,
the House substitute the bill for the re-
port That of course means that Won
disregard the adverse report Ought not
to pass" and pass the bill.
A viva voce vote being taken.
The motion prevailed and the bill was
substituted for the report. a. -...5.
On further motion by Mr.. BuzzeN of
RAIfas+ the rules were snspended and the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-21

On motion by Mr. anderson of Port
land report of committee on bills in
the third reading on resolve proposing
an amendment to the Constitution of
Maine empowering the Legislature to
authorize towns to divide into voting
districts for purposes Of holding cleo
items was taken from the table and. on
further motion by the same gentleman,
tho report was accepted.
On further r:otion by the Same gen.
tleman, the resolve was given its sec
| ord re aiding anG passed to be eneross-
ed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-21

On motion by Mr.. Rounds of Portland,
unanimous consent was given and that
gentleman presented out of order tie foI-
lowing order and moved its passage:
Ordered: That d committee of three
be appointed on the part of the House,
with such as the Senate may join, to pro-
cure stand of colors for the military
battalion of the University of Maine and
for the military company of Bowdon Gel
lege, the same to be presented to them
as a token of appreciation for their par
ticipation in the recent patriotic celebra-
ton at Portland; and, subject to the APP
prevail of the Governor, the said commit
tee is authorized to use any money in
the State treasury which is available for
the purpose.
The SPEAKER pro tenn With the con-
sent of the gentleman from Portland Mr..
Rounds, the Chair will make this con-
current order by amending and adding
1.-The Senate concurring.'
The order received a passage.
On motion by Mr.. Pattec of Har-
mony. the House voted to reconsider
it's vote whereby the several resolu-
tons, petitions and remonstrances Ia
reference to bill, An Act to provide for
the distribution of State school funds
on basis of aggregate attendance,
were this morning referred to the COM
mlttee on education, and on further
r''"f'"" nv tho so~o "artIAn,or. tho
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bill was given it's three several readings
and passed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Rounds of Portland,
Senate Document No. 26i, An Act to
amend Section 90 of Chapter 2. Revise I
Statutes, relating to deposit of State
funds was taken from the table and o..
further motion by the same gentleman
the rules were suspended and the bill was
given its third reading and passed to be
engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Jordan of Baileyvi.le.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning at 3
clock.
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maine LEGISLATURE

CONTINUED from Page N:ne)
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-20

As a part of the general campaign
to make the school system Of New
Mexico more efficient during the war,
the state department Of education has
made a special effort this year to
keep in touch with the 1900 boys and
girls who graduated last May from
the eighth grade of the rural schools
and to encourage as many as possible
to 60 on into high school work. Whom
the department sent out the eighth
grade diplomas last June, State Su-
~perintendent of School ]. II. Wagner
sent a letter to each Of the graduates
urging them to go on into high
schools, while county school superin-
tendents and teachers c%o-operated ac-
lively in encouraging continuance OF
school work. On October 5 when the
years school work had been we'll
started Mr.. Wagner sent to each of
the 1900 a postal : questionable n
which he said:
about 1900 of you graduated from
the common schools of New Mexico
last spring and / am interested to
know what you are doing now. I hope
that you have planned to 60 on with
your education and to make the best
preparation possible for your future
career. It will please me to know
that you have already entered some
high school, or that you are planning
to do so soon. To obtain this infor-
nation there is attached hereto a
mailing card which / wish you would
fill out and return to me-"
Each student was asked to state II
attending school and where; and IL
not, to say what plans had been made
for the winter. Each was asked, also,
for a statement as to preference II
life occupation. A large majority Of
the cards sent out were returned,
showing a highly gratifying increase
in the percentage of eighth grade
graduates who are proceeding into
the high schools. OF the cards re-
luTIcu HlOIc Iudu lOuIlillho oHoWCu
the writer's in schools, while the re-
mainder almost without exception, e
pressed a desire to continue were
high school facilities available within
their reach. There was pathos and
here and there a hint of tragedy in
the replies or the unfortunate one
fifth. With the majority it was lack
of local school facilities, coupled with
lack of financial ability of parents
to send them away from home. Those
who consider New Mexico extrava-
CANT in school expenditures and who
oppose further extensions of the coun.
ty high school system might read
with profit the replies Of these Boys
and girls whose education has been
cut off at the eighth grade because
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-20
Education Department to Keep
In Touch With 1000 Bays and
Girls, Eighth Grade Graduates
Part Of General Campaign to Make School System
More Efficient During War; Object to Get Stu
dents into High Schools.

no higher school work Is available
within reach of their homes. The re-
plies have given the department
of education many opportunities to
help boys and girls and considerable
numbers have been kept in school by
the combined urge of the state and
local school authorities who other
wise would have stopped with compile
ton of the eighth grade.
Replies to the question as to occu-
%pational preference r of much in
terest. About rs per cent, chiefly
girls, expressed a preference for
teaching. Next in order Of prefer
ence came commercial life, ranging
from s%tenography to banking, while
stockraising and farming ran neck
and neck with the several branches
of engineering. Only about 10 per
cent replied that they were undecid-
ed as to preference for life work. MIL
sic and art had a few devotees among
the girls, while only eve boys ex-
pressed a desire to become doctors
and lawyers. One boy stated that he
wished to be a United States secret
service agent and another announced
his ambition to become a great orator.
One girl wrote that she proposed to
he a milliner and another little lady
said her one ambition was to become
a competent homemaker.
superintendent Wagner announces
that the department will continue to
keep in touch with those not now in
high schools in an effort to get them
started in high school work this year
or next.
"Once the eighth grade graduate
gets into high school work." said Mr..
Wagner today, 1--WE can safely leave
the student to the influences at work
in the school. Those who drop out
after entering high school are the
exceptions. Our chief work must be
with and for the unfortunates who
through personal circumstance Or
lack of local facilities have been
forced to drop out. 1t is these latter
who must be helped if the educa-
tional system of this state is to reach
its broadcast usefulness. ! wish it
were possible to print just a few Of
the personal letters / have received
from boys and girls in connection
with this inquiry into what becomes
Of our eighth grade graduates. Not
a few of them tell of a determination
to go on with education against OBJ
stacles which would utterly discour.
age the majority Of mature men and
women. The result Of the inquiry as
a whole has been an inspiration to
those who are working for that fur
Their development of our educational
equipment which will give equal OPP
portunity to all"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-20
INFORMAL CAUSES SETTLED
BY CORPORATION COMMISSION

Informal causes settled by the state
corporation commission recently IN
clude the following:
618-Request for spur track for use
of Polvadera, N. M, on Santa Fe road
between Limitar and Alamillo. The
railway decided it would cost more
than business warranted but an agent
has been installed at Limitar and
roadway constructed to loading track
at that place.
613-Deming Mercantile company
alleged Santa Fe railway had presen.-
ed an u~ndercharge bill covering a
shipment of mixed grain and chop
from Clovis to Deming; u%ndercharge
was finally waived.
5S6-Valencia county commissions
ers asked for warning device at high.
way crossing Of Santa Fe railway at
Los Chaves; a certain tract of land
was cleared Of distractions and re-
quest for warning device withdrawn.
660-Complaint that San Lorenzo
arroyo caused accumulation OF water
on east side Of track finding outlet
through Bridge 967. The cause is
closed and may be pursued later III
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-20
CONTRACTS SIGNED
TO BUILD COLUMBUS
SAN JUAN ROAD
NEW LINE WILL REACH GiLA
RIVER, MoGoLLoN, DATiL,
ZuNi AND PENNINGTON SEC
TloNS; TO BEGIN WORK IN
FEBRUARY

Deming, N. M, Dec. 17.-President
George Estes, of the Columbus, Colo
RADIO & Mexican railway. known as
the Aztec route, has returned from
Philadelphia with the signed con.
tracts for financing and constructing
this very important railroad, which
will make Deming a still more metro
politan commercial center and will
open up the vast mines and coal
fields that we have been longing for
and hoping some day to get.
The line will reach from Columbus
to Deming and from thence to Ty-
rome, Mangas valley, the great Gila
river country, the rich Mogollon min.
ing field, the Datil forest reserve,
Zuni Indian reservation, Gallup and
Pennington, thence to Colorado.
President Estes has the profile OF
1873 miles of surveyed road together
with the maps of alignment and is
assured that the work of construc-
ton will begin in February.
Headquarters of the road will be
established in Deming which means
a division and the shops.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-20

court.
662-Complaint of alleged over
charge shipment of calves to Gus J.
Holtforsten, of Myndus, but no action
taken for lack Of information request
ed.
711--Complaint over rate of ship
ment of books from New York to
Alamogordo; E. =. G. S. w. will enter.
tain reparation claim.
726-Petition of citizens Of Los
Chaves to stop daylight trains Nos.
S15 and SIG; flag station privileges
granted.
716-Dr. J. W. Waffensmith, Santa
Fe, complained that the agent of the
Wells Fargo company had declined to
deliver express packages to his resi-
dence; company agreed to extend de-
livery limits to include the doctors
residence.
717-Robert H. Kemp, Carlsbad,
protested against payment of an I'M
dercharge of $66.76 on car Of lumber
from Tacoma; matter settled by the
Interstate Commerce commission,
which ruled that through rate of SO
cents per hundred was applicable
from point Of origin to destination
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-20
pILLs GIVEN REFUND

Informal cause No. 729 has been
closed by the state corporation com.
mission.
This cause resulted from the fact
that Lucius Dills, a resident of Santa
Fe, was charged double the one way
fare from Santa Fe to Las Cruces
and return on a ticket purchased
October 6, 1917, on which date a fare
and a third for the round trip
a in effect. The ticket agent at
Santa Fe, not being able to locate
the issue, receipt for the double
fare was furnished to Mr.. Dills,
which was presented to the commits
sion to be submitted to the Santa Fe
for a refund to the correct basis, and
accordingly the Santa Fe issued its
draft for $3.50, in favor of petitioner,
which was delivered to him, and
acknowledged on December Is, and
cause was closed December is,
1917.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-20
ALLEGED BEAN THIEVES
IN TOLLS At LAS VEGAS.
NEARLY 1900 POUNDS OF FRI
JoLES AND 1000 POUNDS OF
CORN SWIPED FROM FARMERS
BARN.

Las Vegas, N. NJ, Dec. 1S.-Com-
plants have been made by the farm.
ers OF the Cherryvale district within
the last few days to Sheriff Lorenzo
Delgado that crops have been miss
ing from their storehouses. Last
Monday night Is sacks of beans.
weighing approximately 100 pounds
and 1000 pounds Of corn were stolen
from the barn of George Duran at
Las. Ventanas. Vicente Ulibarri, who
is the owner Of the stolen merchan-
disc, had 1t stored at Duran's place.
Ulibarri had a warrant placed in the
sheriff's hands for the arrest OF
Ricardo Romero and Santiago Ara
gon, charging them with the theft.
Sheriff Delgado spent yesterday
searching the Cherryvale district for
the two men. Toward night, when
approaching the home OF Miguel No
Ian, he noticed two horses tied to
the hitchipg post in front Of the