Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-28

around all the time and talk but do
nothing"
Halbert p. Gardner of Patten favor
ed the resolution, saying that the time
has come when this country is facing
the cold, hard fact that if it is not pre-
pared for war it goes down in defeat
L favor the measure as an insurance
against the aggression of other ma
tons"
Adjutant General George Mel Presson
told the committee that he was heartily
IN favor of the resolution. but thought
that some of the energy which was being
spehl might be used to help the National
1uard. I'VE should go to Bangor, to
fortiand and other places in the State
ana help the National Guard organiza-
tlons, said Gen Presson
Representative Howard r. Sisson of
Island Falls said that he was an ont
and-out advocate of the Holt resolution.
nc favored the idea because of the in
surance and protection which it would
give this country and for the discipline
"hlch 1t would give our young men. He
thought that the resolution should he re-
ported favorably as no one could tell
When there will be a war.
Lewis L. Jones. principal of Oak Grove
seminary at Nassalboro. opposed the res
oiutlon. He said that he was a patriotic
cltizen' out ne thought the idea was con-
'rar! 10 the wishes of the American reo-
pie who do not want to be miltaristic
in our trend of mind
what did the election of Woodrow
w llSOn mean - Mr.
was the cry that Wilson kept us out of
war? Australia has experimental with
thls very thing, but after a fair trial
abandoned it. l stand opposed to- the ar
bitrary, insistent military training of our
young men, and I express the voice and
sentiment of large number of people"
Capt. Harry NJ. Smith of Bangor sail
that he had been in touch with a largo
number of people and that the great ma
jority of them favored training.
Lobster Bills
Three lobster bills relating to the legal
standard of length, of a lobster were
heard by assignment, a fourth one assign
ed for next Tuesday by anticipation, AMI
| a fifth one. which had been introduced in
| the legislature Tuesday morning by
Rep. Hartman of Stonington by implica-
ton, at the hearing Tuesday afternoon
before the committee on sea and shore
fisheries
TWO bills introduced by Senator Gordon
OF York. one fixing a body measurement
or l-S inches or nine inches over all as
the Statewide legal length of Holsters
that shall be caught and another making
the. same limit fer Holsters that shall be
| canned. together with the double gauge
bill presented by Rep. Goldthwait of Bid
deford. which provides for lower gauge
of Is inches and an upper gauge of six
| inches making the overall limits nine
and little over 10 inches, were the meas
ures specially assigned. There was plen-
| ty of reference. however, by both the
proponents and the remonstrants to the
bill presented by Senator Deering of
York, which provides for a is inch or
| nine inches of all standard for Cumber-
! land and York counties. assigned for
next Tuesday. and which was facetiously
alluded to as n life saver by the York
county delegation, also to Rep. Harman's
conditional 10-inch bill providing for 4
body measurement of IS inches to be
adopted when the Governor and Council
of Maine had become convinced that it
was operative in other states.
Educational Committee
A number of prominent hotel men.
including Hiram w. Kicker of the Po-
land Springs House, appeared before the
committee on education Tuesday after
noon in favor of an act providing that
the fall terms of all schools receiving
State aid shall begin not earlier than
September 81. Opposed to them were
groups of principals and teachers from
the rural schools, who held that such
| an act would result in no little hard
ship-yes. even in no little misfortune
to children in the remote and thickly
settled districts of Maine. 1t was a
lively hearing-one sharply contested
from start to finish. and applause often
rippled through the chamber as effec-
tive points were made on both sides 1t
is seldom that so simple a resolve
arouses so marked a degree of interest.
and may, perhaps. be followed by such
far-reaching results.
Compensation Amendments
series of proposed amendments to
the workmens compensation act occu-
pied the attention of the committee on
mercantile affairs and insurance Tues.
day afternoon. There were present a
large number of men to speak on both
sides. but the time was limited to 10
minutes for each side and very few ex-
cept the attorneys for both sides adj
dressed the committee
The committee on legal affairs had
real social gathering on Tuesday after
noon at its hearings and the scheduled
matters were disposed of almost before
some had realized that they were sched-
uled
Governor Milliken Tuesday appointed
as medical examiner for Aroostook coun-
ty DR.. Frank H. Jackson of Houlton.
Acts Signed by Governor
The following acts were on Tuesday
signed by Governor Milliken:
To amend the charter of the Kenne-
bee Log Driving Company as amended