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SONS.

The committee on pensions will give n
public hearing in it's room at the State
House, in Augusta,
THURSDAY, March !, at P. NJ
Resolve in favor of Hattie Z. Rust Of
South Portland
Resolve in favor of Levi E. Holden Of
Norway.
North Berwick.
Resolve in favor Of Ellen Shute, Stock
ton Springs
Resolve in favor of Winnefred Whit
Resolve in favor of Geo. A. Crowley.
Topsham.
roy, Topstield.
Resolve in favor of Sarah f. Torrey,
Carmel.
Resolve in favor of William H. Clark
Levant.
Resolve in favor Of Elizabeth A. Har-
rington, HallOwell.
Resolve in favor of William H. Dun
ham, Belfast. $780,.
Resolve in favor of Georgianna Carley,
Stockton Springs.
Resolve in favor of Charles D. Preble,
Kittery,
Resolve in favor of Drusilla Roberts,
AARON ]. FULTON, Chairman.
LUG ALBERT, Sec.
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STATE LANDS AND FOREST PRE-.
SERVATION.

The committee on State lands and for
est preservation will give a public hear
ing in it's room at the State House. in
Augusta,
WEDNESDAY, Feb 2s 1917, at P NJ
Resolve authorizing the land agent t.
convey the States interest in a small
island situated in Great Pond, in Planta-
ton Number SO, Hancock county.
Resolve authorizing the land agent to
convey certain lot or parcel of land to
the Great Pond Cemetery Association.
An Act to amend Chapter 124 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1915 for the
protection of forests on the island of Mt.
Desert.
Resolve in favor of Highland Planta-
ton in Somerset county, and to quiet the
title to certain lands therein
Resolve providing for the completion
of the book of plans of Waldo county
and appropriating money therefor
An Act to enable the chief engineer of
the State highway commission to convey
a certain lot or parcel of land owned by
the State of Maine to the European ana
North American Railroad.
Resolve in favor of the land agent.
ISAIE c. DAIGLE, Sec.
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CLAIM S.

The committee on claims will give a
public hearing in its room, No. 60, at the
State House, in Augusta,
FRIDAY, Feb 90, 1917, at 2 p. NJ
to reimburse said town for bills paid on
account of George Huey.
Resolve in favor of Ernest Z. GRAHAM
of Poland Maine.
Resolve reimbursing the town Of Orne-
vile for expenses incurred in the care
and nursing of a State pauper
THURSDAY, March /, 1917, p. M.
Resolve in favor of the town of Ches-
ter.
Resolve in favor of Joseph H. Under
wood of Fayette. Maine.
Resolve in favor of Thomas Michaud.
Resolve in favor of the town of King
man.
Resolve reimbursing the city of Auburn
for money expended for the support of
certain State paupers.
Resolve in favor of Benjamin F. Towne
of Waterville, in the county Of Kenne-
bee and State of Maine.
Resolve compromising John H. Rice for
damages to an automobile caused BY a
collision with an automobile owned by
the State.
Resolve in favor of the town of Phillins
Resolve in favor of Justin w. Brooks
Of Eliot
Resolve reimbursing the town of
Pressure Isle for money expended on ar
count of a certain pauper
Resolve in favor of Fred r. Smith of
Pittsteld for expenses incurred as a
member of the hospital trustees in invas~
Hospital in 1913 N'ate
Resolve In favor of Otto Nelson
THURSDAY. March s. at 9 P NJ
Resoive In FAVOR of Ernest E. GRAHAM
CARLTON NJ. HOLT. Sec
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MILITARY AFFAIRS.

The committee on military affairs Will
give a public hearing in its room at the
State House. in Augusta,
tTIrESDAY. Feb. q. 1917, at p. NJ.
Act relating to the decoration of vet
Grams soldiers and sailOrs) graves
Resolve appropriating money for the
care and maintenance of Ft. William
Henry in the town of Bristol.
Resolve for a memorial in honor OF
Major General Hiram G. Berry.
Resolve appropriating money for the
erection and equipment of State ar
n,ory for the use of the National Guard
in the city of Bangor.
Resolve in favor of an appropriation
for necessary repairs on the state ar
mory at Portland
Resolve in favor of appropriation to
purchase steel lockers for National
Guard armories.
An Act to. amend Sections 81 and 81 OF
Chapter of the Revised Statutes, relat-
ing TO the payment by the State of the
burial expenses of 'honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors.
Resolve in favor of an appropriation to
complete the historical record OF Maine
men serving in the United States
NAVY during the war for the suppression
of the Rebellion. 1S61-65
Resolve for extra pay to the Maine
Volunteers in the war with Spain.
Resolution of Newcastle and Damaris-
Gotta Board of Trade favoring universal
military service.
Joint resolution in favor of universal
military training under the federal gov
eminent.
SHERMAN L. BERRY, Sec.
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LEGAL AFFAIRS.

The committee on legal affairs will give
a public hearing in its room at the State
House, in Augusta.
TUESDAY,. Feb. q, at 2 P. NJ.
An Act to better define duties of medi-
cal examiners
An Act to amend Sec. /, Chap. al, R..
s., relating to appointment Of medical
examiners.
Resolve, proposing amendment to the
Constitution of Maine, authorizing the
legislature to divide towns into voting
districts for the purpose of holding cleo
tons.
Act TO amend Sec. Q. Chap. e. R. S., re-
lating to marriage of insane and feeble
minded persons.
agent for the county of Cumberland.
lating to terms of court of county COM
mssioners.
Act to extend the charter of Bluehill
Water Co.
Act to amend Chap 155, Laws of 1901,
relating TO incorporation Of York Beach
Village Corporation
Act authorizing maintenance of a
bridge between the mill and storehouse of
Wornmbo Mfg. Co. of Lisbon Falls,
Act to incorporate Birch Point Village
Corporation.
Act to amend charter of Coburn Class;-
cal Institute.
An Act 70 amend An Act incorporating
bridge. anu 'aaulsoh
WEDNESDAY. Feb q, at2P NJ.
All " amend Par. T. Sec. So, Chan. l..
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Nearing the Limit.
Last Tuesday we said:

As an instance. the present outrageous
price of potatoes is not fixed by farmers.
Farmers didn't know the size of the
crop or the possibilities of imports, but
the produce gamblers foresaw short
crop and. after they had relieved the
farmers Of the bulk of the years crop
at good prices. they proceeded to boos,
paying one dollar peck-and the end Is
not yet.
II the Federal Trade Commission win
learn the facts and on the facts the gov
eminent will abolish produce gambling
and fix maximum prices each year &C
cordng to crops as shown by govern
ment returns. both producers and con-
sumers would benefit and the Spectator
parasites would go to work for living.
Since that day the developments in
conditions and the temper Of public
thought have been rapid and express
sive Greed has carried its oppression
to the breaking point of public toler-
ance. Food riots have started and
greed should have care. For years we
have expected the day would come
when outraged consumers would sweep
all before them. dynamite the great
storage houses that hold cheap foods
until they can be made priceless. and
bring disaster swift and sure upon
manipulators.
Today greed seems mad In its
money grabbing and hunger making
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Poor old Bussabarger booze bill!'
exclaimed ITS author when the Demo-
cratic dictator told him he must vote
against equal suffrage or they'd defeat
his bill. Don't feel too badly, Busy.
old boy; Congress has attended to the
matter for you, and Mr.. Wilson will
sign it, and the Bangor booze combina-
ton against suffrage has lost both
games and the respect of decent people.
You are on the right track and we're
mighty proud Of you in your Democ-
racy. If you follow none worse than
Woodrow Wilson and Names Charlie
Johnson. your sister down in Old
kaintuck needn't worry about your
ability to swim across the pool of pol
itics.
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INTERIOR WATERS.

The committee on Interior Waters will
give a public hearing in the land office
| at the State House, in Augusta,
TUESDAY, Feb. e. at p M.
SIP. An Act to extend the rights.
powers and privileges of the Guilford
Manufacturing Company for the erection
and maintenance of piers and Blooms In
| the Piscataquis river.
1. Resolve appropriating money to aid
navigation on Sebec Lake.
H-143. An Act authorizing Ward and
Bradbury incorporated, its successors and
assigns, to erect and maintain piers,
piles and booms, in the st. John and st.
Francis rivers.
Chapter 2oS of the Private and Special
Laws of 1891 entitled An Act to incor-
porate the Dead River North Branch Log
Driving Company"
Chapter 279 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1850 entitled IAN Act to incor-
porate the Dead River Log Driving Com
pany,' and amepded by Chapter 143 Of
the Private and Special Laws of 1909
H-04. An Act to amend Chapter 354
OF the Private and Special Laws of 1889.
relating to throwing refuse into Songo
river and adjacent waters.
z An Act to authorize the National
Camps and Hotel Company to construct
ana maintain wharf in Sebago Lake.
Petition of John T. Parent and 90 9TH
ers relating to erecting piers and MAIN
tanning booms in the st. John river In
Hamlin plantation.
S-Ss An Act to amend Section 80 OF
cha pier 80 of the Revised Statutes QS16,
relating to the depositing of mill waste
In the inland waters of the State.
D.; An Act to authorize the erection
and maintenance Of a bridge across that
part of the Aroostook river known as the
Back Channel in the town of Ashland.
S-lO6. An Act to incorporate the Grind
stone Boom Company
ARA CUSHMAN. JR.. Sec
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The Fertilizer Bill

Stroudwater, Maine, Feb. 20, 1917.
Editor Kennebec Journal:
A bill was presented to the agricul-
tural committee Thursday by Hon.
Chas. p. Barnes Of Houlton, on the
branding of bags and barrels contain
ing fertilizer 50 that the farmer who
purchases it may know what the plant
food Is and what materials are used as
filters. The hearing was very interest
ing, the fertilizer companies were we'll
represented and some farmers were
present. l did not wish to take the
time of the gentlemen on the committee
by discussing the bill but as I have
thought it over and talked with others
who are interested in it, I want to ex-
press my opinion.
/ believe this bill is a very important
one in this State where there are from
175,O0C to 100000 tons of fertilizer used
every year. might go back to the days
when the farmers of Aroostook and
other potato growers were buying sand
(Which the fertilizer makers put in as
filler) and paying freight on it from
Baltimore or some other part Of the
south. as large portion of the fertilizs
err used in this State is manufactured
in that part of the country. The use of
sand was stopped, when they got the
waste leather from the shoe shops
which they ground and used as a filler
this did contain little more plant food
than the sand but the farmer could not
know when It, was available, whether
he would get the benefit of it the year
he used it or FIVE years after.
Ir
list can tell if there is plant food in
the different chemicals and filters but
he can not tell when it is available, so
it is for the one who uses the fertilizer
to keep a close line on the results he
gets from his crops from year to year.
Like many other problems the farmer
has to take from scientific information
he must be able to get the practical
knowledge by his own experience,
therefore he sfcud know what his
fertilizer contairs-if hoof, horn. hair.
wool or whatever substance. AS 1t is
at present the fertilizer companies can
put in what they wish and state there
is so much plant food. the farmer does
not know what i is or when available.
It was a surprise to me when one of
the fertilizer gentlemen who was OPP
posing the bill told the story Of the
making Of mirce pie, it fitted so well
with the question of the use Of hoof.
horn and hair in fertilizer for there is
no more indieestihle concoction pre-
pared in the household for one TO eat
than mince pie so it is with the maxi
ing Of fertilizers by the use Of hoof.
horn and hair II is imDossihle for the
plants to digest It and like the food we
eat 1t is not the amount eaten that
nourishes the body but the amount di-
gested.
In closing wish to say am In favor
Of this bill as presented by Mr. Barnes
ord hone the committee will report
favorably on it and the legislature will
noss II making il a law of the State. to
protect farmers who are obliged to pay
high price for fertilizer caused by the
present European war which has cut
off cur supply of potash and advanced
the nrice from $500 to $500 per ton.
'Ne p''~ JOHN p. BUCKLEY.
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seA AND SHORE FISHERIES.

The committee on sea and shore hs m
cries VIII give public hearing In It's
room at the State House: Augus ia D M
TUESDAY, Feb. a., 1917, at l.9o +. M
No o0- An Act to amend Section 80 OF
Chapter 40 of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to length of Holsters. 1890 ~
NJ q An Act to amend Sections 30
and 50 Of Chapter 40 of the Revised stat
utes of 1916 relating to the measurement
of Holsters c... 90
No % An Act to amend Section 80
~ Cbonter as of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the length of Holsters that
MAY be canned.
No. 49, An Act for the better protec-
tion of Holsters and to prevent the trans
nortation thereof out of the State be-
tween June list and October LIST of each
year. , co.; &c 90
40. "a. An Act to amend Section 80 OF
ing to seed Holsters.
CLARENCE GOLDTHWA1T, Sec.
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PUBLIC UTILITIES.

The committee on Public Utilities will
give public hearing in it's room, l13, at
the State House. in Augusta,
WEDNESDAY, Feb %, at P. NJ.
on the following:
81. An Act to amend the charter Of the
Central Maine Power Company.
80. An Act to extend the charter of the
Lincoln Sewerage Company.
SO. An Act to extend the charter of the
Farmington-Oakland 1nterurban Rail
way.
"a. An Act to extend the charter of the
Harmony Water Company.
35. An Act to extend the charter or
the Androscoggin Valley Railroad Com
pany.
SO. An Act to extend the charter of the
Penobscot Valley Gas Company.
81. An Act to extend the charter of the
Waldo street Railway Company.
So. An Act relating to the knox Gas
6, Electric Company.
SO. An Act relating to the Nassalboro,
China and Windsor Light & Power Co.
40. An Act to amend Chapter 42i of the
Private and Special Laws of 1907, relat-
ing to kittery Water District.
IL. An Act relating to the closing of ac-
counts of Public Utilities and filing of
balance sheets.
AZ. An Act to amend Section 49, Chap
ter Sc, Revised Statutes Of 1916, relat; g
to inspection of railroads.
10. An Act relating to the Clark Power
Company.
Thomaston & Camden Street Railway.
4j. An Act relating to the Sanford &
Cape Porpoise Railway Company
46. An Act to incorporate the indie
pendence Developing Company of King
man.
AZ. An Act to amend Chapter 50 Of the
Private and Special Laws Of 1903 entitled
"An Act to incorporate the Gardiner
Water District" as amended by Chapter
80 of the Private and Special Laws of
1905.
49, An Act additional to Chapter 50 of
the Private and Special Laws of 1903, en-
titled IAN Act to incorporate the G:rdi-
ner Water District.
49, An Act additional to Chanter 43S
Private and Special Laws of 1907, incor-
porating the Portland Water District.
50. An Act to amend CHAPTER d95 Of tn. TIC
Private and Special Laws of 1918 entitled
IAN Act to authorize the Bangor Rail-
way & Electric Company to take water
from Chemo lake and its tributaries"
II. An Act to incorporate Gould Elec-
trio Company.
So An Act to amend the charter of
the Portland Water District.
EMERY G. WILSON. See.
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WAYS AND BRIDGES

The committee on ways and bridges
VIII give public hearing in the hall OF
representatives at the State House. In
Augusta,
FRIDAY, Feb q, at 100 P. NJ.
20. Resolve in favor of town Of Madrid
Tor highway construction.
l0I. Resolve in favor of aid in repair
ing highway in the towns of Salem and
Freeman.
56. Resolve in favor of the Washington
plantation and Perkins plantation in
FRANKLIN county for the repair and per-
manent improvement of highways.
81. Resolve in favor of rebuilding a
highway in town of Weld.
81. Resolve in favor of repairing high
way in the towns of Chesterville and
New Sharon
90: Resolve in favor Of rebuilding q
highway In the town Of Phillips.
CO.. Resolve in favor of repairing a
road in the town of Carthage.
81 Resolve in favor Of the Jerusalem
and Croker townships in Franklin coun.
Continued on Page z, Column q
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INLAND FISHERIES AND GAME.

The committee on inland fisheries and
game will give public hearing in its
| TUESDAY, Feb. q, at P. NJ.
| To consider proposed changes in the
private and special fish laws in Penobscot
/ county, particularly the following: Ice
fishing law on Pasadumkeag stream; TAX
/ ing of white fish in certain waters by
means of nets; ice fishing law on Puffer
pond in Dexter; Stetson pond in Stetson;
closing of Piper brook in Levant; ice
fishing in kimbali, Bowlin, Me3ser and
/ Lunksoos ponds.
| Also to consider proposed changes In
! the private and special fish laws In
Piscataquis county, particularly the fol-
lowing: To close sourdnahunk lake to
bait or plug fishing; additional close time
on Garland pond, in Foxcroft and Sebec;
to open milestone pond to ice fishing.
Also to consider proposed changes in
the private and special fish laws in SOM
. erset county, particularly the following:
The law on the outlet of Pierce pond;
Helen, ODay and King ponds; Young
pond: Little Fish pond; to open Lake
Moxie to ice fishing: to permit fishing in
Little Indian pond in st. Adams to per-
nit ice fishing in Half Moon and Ripley
ponds: special limit on Wesserunsett
lake; and on Penobscot lake and CLANCY
pond: to permit ice fishing in Long pond; ;
to restrict fishing in Moose river from
Big Wood lake to Long pond; to prohibit
| fishing in Temple pond and outlet OF
Nichols pond in Moscow; to regulate
cusk hshing IN all waters in Somerset
county.
An Act to amend Section 70 of Chap
ter % Of the Revised Statutes Of 1916. re-
lating to the use of firearms upon Me-
gunticook lake and adjacent waters and
tributaries thereof, in Knox and Waldo
counties and upon the shores thereof.
No. 1o2. Resolve in favor of screening
Adams pond. or Rock Haven lake In
Newfield in York county.
40. 10t Petition of f. w. Hussey and
"a others in favor Of a uniform law for
closed time on deer In York and the eight
northern counties.
No. los. Resolve appropriating money
for the erection of screen in the outlet
of Upper Kezar lake in the town of
Lowell.
No. JOG. Resolve in favor of screening
Bowden's lake in the county of Washing
ton
No. 113. To consider proposed changes
in the following laws in Oxford county:
The law on the tributaries to Lake
keZar and Kezar river
No. III. Petition of j. Bennett Pile
and % others to prohibit ice fishing in
Peabody pond in Bridgton, Naples and
Sebago
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Name Gossip
The Lighthouse of the World.
(By Elizabeth Powers Merril).

CBy Elizabeth Powers MerrilD.
I. the North Star of the Northland
Placed there once by Gods right hand,
!, the lighthouse of the ages
Guiding men by sea, by land.
Stable were my vast foundations
Ere the earth was hung in space
Or Orion fought his battles.
Or Arcturus showed his face.
Other stars in heaven are changing
Rise and fall, and come and 60
Consultations sink and vanish
On the Tides no man doth KNOW
But l shone on Eden's garden
From the blue unfathomed sky
Saw the beauty and its splendof-
Saw the flaming sword draw nigh.
I was guide to Father Abram
When to strange lands he went 10TH
Christ the Good oft locked upon me
Vikings hailed me in the Nortn.
By my chart Columbus travelled
CONQUERED hostile wave and breeze
Led by me men seek the virgin
Frozen in enchanted seas.
Here I sit, unchanged unchanging!
o God, though I be Star
Set within Thy depthless azure
From the haunts OF earth afar'-
Let me be forever faithful
Set upon the brow of night!
ct me mark the beams of heaven
Shining with a steadfast light!
And when other stars shall vanish
Sink into deeper sea
There to light new worlds with splendor
In the days that are to pc
Though I be the last to follow
Where the giant stars are whirled-
ct me. God, still be Thy lighthouse
Set above each changing world!
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One hears very little about temperance
outside the columns of the kennebec
Journal. Extreme temperance men want
the Bussabarger bill and all the rest OF
il. The Democrats and the wet Re
publicans, most of them, say. '1et them
have all they want Of it, etc, eyidently
thinking that when they have had 1t the
pendulum will swing the other way
Belfast Journals Augusta chatter.
For seven years some of those who
stood" for prohibition" but who were
afraid Of OVERRIDING the thing" If they
worked at it, have sneered at the Ken
nebec Journal and its demand for
HONEST prohibition and for forcing
Uncle Sam out Of the booze business.
Recent remarkable progress along the
lines we have been fighting is our re-
ward. The sneerers are welcome to
the satisfaction they get from the re-
Election that good things have come be-
cause they didr't do anything.
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Much interest is felt by Bath and
other friends of Arthur III. Dunton of
Bath, who has for several years been
secretary to the naval attache Of the
American embassy in Berlin. He is a
native of Bath, educated there in the
public schools and went to Berlin
about Is years ago, never having re-
turned home. He is married. Occa-
sional letters to Bath relatives speak
of his interest in Germany and the
German people and interest is felt as
to his situation. with the Withdrawal of
the American embassy from Berlin.