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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-01

defining domestic animals so as to in
clude poultry; providing methods of i'm
proving the quality thereof, and Of pre-
venting, controlling and Graduating dis
eases thereof: imposing certain duties
upon practitioners of veterinary medicine
in Maine; regulating the manufacture.
use and sale Of Tuberculin, Mallein and
other biological products for use with
domestic animals; defining the powers
and duties of the State Livestock SAM
tary Board. and the officers and en-
ployees thereof; and providing penalties
for the violation Of this act.
An Act to amend Chapter IS Of the Re
vised Statutes Of 1916, relative to the i've
stock sanitary commissioner.
An Act to amend Section three Of Chap
ter 100 Of the Revised Statutes, relating
to the sale of milk.
Resolve to provide farms on which pro-
spectiye professors Of agriculture for the
University of Maine and county farm
demonstrators shall prove their capabiity
in fundamental agriculture.
An Act to amend Section 8 OF Chapter
4S of the Revised Statutes.
: An Act to amend Section OF Chapter
48 of the Revised Statutes of 1916, reiap
ing to local sealers of weights and meas
ures.
An Act relating to trotting purses Tor
agricultural societies.
VERNON c. BOWMAN, sec.
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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, March 6. at z. NJ.
H-143. An Act authorizing Ward and
Bradbury incorporated, it's successors and
assigns, to erect and maintain piers,
piles, and booms, in the st. John and st.
Francis rivers.
H-260. An Act authorizing the Ameri-
can Realty Company to acquire, erect
and maintain piers and booms in the St,
and in the plantation of st. john.
H-162 An Act to authorize Allan f.
Hammond and his associates to erect
piers and maintain booms in the st. John
river in Iamlin Plantation.
H-140. An Act authorizing Stanley
Burrill and Frank w. Mallett of Fort
Kent, county of Aroostook, and Maurice
o. Brown of Dover, county of Piscata-
uuis. to erect and maintain piers, piles
and booms in the Allagash river.
H-139 An Act authorizing Fort Kent
Electric Company, its successors and as
signs, to erect and maintain a dam across
Wallagrass stream and Wallagrass
Plantation, Aroostook county at its pow
err station as now located on said Walla-
grass stream.
S-l43. An Act to amend Section of
Chapter 1874 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1888 as amended by Chapter 443
of the Private and Special Laws of 1885.
entitled An Act to incorporate the Shirley
Dam Company.
S-159 An Act to authorize the erec-
ton of dams and water storage basins on
Bog brook and tributaries in Dead River
Plantation in Somerset county.
ARA CUSHMAN, JR.. Sec
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EDUCATION.

The committee on education will give
public hearing in room SO at the State
House, in Augusta. on
THURSDAY. March I. 1917. 100 p. M.
An Act to amend Section 11S of Chapter
16 of the Revised Statutes. relating to
the appropriation for schooling of chill
dren in unorganized townships.
An Act to amend Section 139 of Chapter
16 of the Revised Statutes, relating to
the appropriation for the encouragement
of industrial education.
An Act to amend Section rs Of Chap
ter IS of the Revised Statutes. relating
to the payment of tuition by towns not
maintaining standard schools of second
airy grade.
An Act to amend Section 146 Of Chapter
Is of the Revised Statutes. relating to the
appropriation for the support of normal
and training schools
An Act to amend Section 10 Of Chap
ter IS of the Revised Statutes, relating
to teachers associations.
An Act to amend Sections IS. S. 81, So,
50, 81 and 62 of Chapter 16 of the Revised
Statutes to provide for the formation of
unions for the employment of superin-
tendents of schools.
THURSDAY, March s, at 2 p. NJ.
An Act to provide for the distribution
of State school funds available for the
support of common schools.
F. P. WASHBURN, Sec.
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Correcting Mistake When Twas
Right.

In these days of suffrage progress
the Woman's Journal, Boston, can
afford to be ioked little on its
enterprise. In it's issue. of February
II, the Woman's Journal gave cut of
Governor Milliken of Maine alongside
a story opening with this paragraph:
THE Maine Senate last week passed
by unanimous vote the Joint Resolu-
ton providing for the submission of a
constitutional amendment for equal
suffrage to the voters"
In its issue of Feb. "a the Woman's
Journal corrected its error of the week
before in the following:
I'm several press reports, the con-
stitutional amendment for woman suf-
frage was stated to have passed one
house of the Maine Legislature by a
unanimous vote. This was a mistake.
The Judiciary Committee had reported
in its favor by unanimous vote"
But the joke of it all is that at that
time the Maine Senate HAD unani-
mously passed the resolve, as claimed
the week before the vote.
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WAYS AND BRIDGES

The committee on ways and bridges
will give a public hearing in the hall of
Representatives at the State House. in
Augusta,
FRIDAY. March ., at 1SO P NJ.
n. Resolve appropriating money to aid
in repairing a highway in the town of
Orneville, and providing for the future
maintenance thereof.
"a. Resolve appropriating money to aid
| in rebuilding road in the town of Pc
nobscot.
81. Resolve appropriating certain sums
of money for building road around
Chick Hill in the towns of Amherst and
Clifton.
SO. Resolve appropriating a sum of
money for the repair and permanent i'm
provement of the highway leading from
Jones bridge to Plantation No. q In the
town of Mariaville.
SO. Resolve in favor OF the town of
Jonesboro.
so. Resolve in favor of the covered
bridge at Mattawamkeag.
81. Resolve in favor Of the town of
Unity.
49, Resolve in favor Of Webster Plan
tation.
&c. Resolve to enable the town of Mil
nance and support Of Sourdnahunk road,
SO called. between the town of Milli-
nocket and Millinocket lake.
So. Resolve in favor of Sourdnahunk
road.
80 Resolve appropriating money to re-
imburse the town of Dennysville for
building Wilson's stream bridge.
100: Resolve in favor of the town of
Machiasport.
101. Resolve in aid of the construction
of highway bridge over the St. John
river between Fort Kent, Maine, and st.
Francis, ". B.
LOG. Resolve appropriatins. money for
aid In repairing and permanently improv-
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Editors Letter Box
Maine Potatoes Held Up.

The New York Times publishes the
following letter a clipping of which
was sent the Kennebec Journal with
request to print:
On Washington's Birthday the press
reports of this country carried a news
dispatch to the effect that the Bangor
& Aroostook Railroad, an important
artery of intrastate and interstate
commerce, was seriously in danger of
being obliged, through shortage of coal
supply, to retard, if not actually to
suspend, the movement of potatoes
from Aroostook county at a time when
our principal cities are witnessing
clamor, in some instances riotous, on
the part of housewives suffering for an
enlarged supply and lessened cost of
necessary articles of food.
And vet there are in Maine, either
idJv flowing to waste or under the con-
trolling ownership of private corpora
tons. resources of water power suf-
ficient to energize electrically every
TRANSFORMATION system of the State. and
to light, If not heat, every municipality
therein.
fortunately there are bills pending
before the Legislature now in session
looking to the creation of supervisory
control of these powers by the State
throuph a commission clothed with
adequate powers.
c. VEY HOLMAN,
Formerly state Geologist of Maine
New york. Feb. "a, 1917.
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LEGAL AFFAIRS.

The committee on legal affairs will give
public hearing in its room at the State
House, in Augusta.
THURSDAY, March /, at P. NJ.
Act to provide for payment to Dustin S
Island Village Corporation Of portion of
money received from taxes for the town
of Freeport.
Act to complete the records in Hancock
registry of deeds.
Act to incorporate Birch Point Village
Corporation.
Act. to authorize town OF Richmond to
acquire property of Richmond Water
Works and construct and maintain {,
syctem of Water works.
Act to extend charter of Livermore &
Augusta Railway Co.
Act to change the date of annual meet
ing of Fairfield Village Corporation.
Act to extend charter of town of
Southport to enable it to obtain supply
of pure water
Act to complete. records in Hancock
registry of deeds.
Act to incorporate Calais Water &
Power Co
Act to incorporate st. Croix Water Co.
Act relating to care of burying grounds.
Act to amend Sec. II and 10. Chap. 100.
K. s., relating to trespass on islands in
salt waters after notice.
Act for protection Of life and property
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Philip Hale has opened the AS the
World Ways" department in the Boston
Herald to discussion of the life history
of the sidewinder, an animal known init
mately only to those who have visited the
Museum of Unnatural History. The cor
respondent who starts the discussion is
wrong, however, in assuming that the
animal is found only in Michigan. While
seldom seen in Maine, owing to it's nat
urally shy habits. it's trail is familiar to
all Maine nature students who get their
knowledge at first hand.-Deak in B. J.
Are we right In assuming that side
winder Is the common or coloquial name
for the side hill gouger, known to all
who frequent the Maine lumber woods p
Pats and Knocks, in P. P.
Excuse us for butting in, boys, but
we notice that you are mixing your
natural history. and we don't want you
accused of nature taking. Now WE
are gonna speak from authority, no
less an authority than "OId Sabattus''
of Moosehead fame. He personally
told us of experiences with side hill
loungers that had feet as large as bales
of hay. He said the lounger was sin
twister to the gouger and a second
cousin to the dingmaul. And he also
assured us that they We're no relation
to the Helgomonian heifercat, or the
lunkumsluice. We don't often speak
of these things for fear of confusing
the children.
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PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Tho committee on Public Utilities will
give a public hearing in it's room, 113, at
the state House. in Ahgas Ia NJ
WEDNESDAY, March Z, at +. NJ.
on the following:
3d. An Act to grant addltlonai corpor-
ate powers to Maine Title & Utility co.
"a. An Act authorizing the town of
Cape Elizabeth to issue its bonds Tor the
construction of sewers.
S. An Act to authorize Oxford Flee
tric Company to extend it's electrical
lines to and within the town of Hebron,
and to purchase the electrical equipment
and franchises of trustees OF HEBRON
Academy.
Sc. An Act to incorporate the Grand
Isle Light & Power Company.
81. An Act to incorporate the Smyrna
& Oakfield Water Company.
S. An Act to amend the charter OF the
Peaks Island Corporation.
20 An Act relating to railroad tracks
crossing Congress street near the Union
station in Portland for the better protec-
ton of the public.
the Brewer Water Company as extended
and amended by Chapter 50 of the Fri
yate and Special Laws of 1915.
81. An Act prohibiting Bar Harpor
charging discriminatory rates in sale OF
electric current.
g.. An Act to incorporate the Dirigo
Water Company.
GO An Act to extend the charter OF the
Pennington Oakland Interurban Railway.
"a An Act to amend Section IA of
chapter So of the Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to the extension of charters of street
railroads.
az An Act to authorize Lewiston, Au-
gusta and Waterville Street Railway to
discontinue its present tracks on State
street in Augusta.
c. An Act to enable the town Of
Princeton to supply electricity and water.
Ct. An Act to repeal Chapter 453 of the
Private and Special laws of 1865 and all
acts additional and amendatory, relating
to the ferry across the Penobscot river
between the towns of Orono and Brad
ley
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PENSIONS.

The committee on pensions will give q
public hearing in it's room at the Stato
House. in Augusta,
THURSDAY, March /, at p. ID.
Resolve in favor of Hattie Z. Rust oi
South Portland. -
Resolve in favor Of Levi e. Holden OF
Norway.
Resolve in favor Of Olive A. Getchell,
North Berwick.
Resolve in favor Of Ellen Shute. Stock
ton Springs.
Resolve in favor of Winnefred Whit
ney, Union.
Resolve in favor Of Geo. A. Crowley
Topsham. Ami.
Resolve in favor of Parmelee F. McEi'
roy, Topsfield.
Resolve in favor of Sarah e. Torrey'
Carmel.
Resolve in favor of William Fl. Clark,
Levant.
Resolve in favor of Elizabeth A. Har-
Resolve in favor Of william H. Dun
ham, Belfast.
Resolve in favor Of Georgianna Carey
Continued on Page 7, Column ~
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Need Of a Single Liuht,

On our desk at the present moment
are three important communications,
each urged by those interested as OF
first importance and worthy utmost ed
itorial support. One is from the
League to Enforce Peace" another
from the American Union Against
Militarism," and the third an outline OF
an address by former Secretary Of the
Treasury, Leslie NJ. Shaw, in which
he tells of japanese erecting artillery
and building munition plants in Mex
leo.
Is 1t any wonder that readers OF this
and of. that, and of all, are confused?
Should we be surprised that they favor
this today and that tomorrow? The
advocates Of each are intellectual and
renowned. We have been taught to
respect the opinions of all; they agree
on other great questions.
1t matters not which course we may
take the others will tell us we are on
the road to perdition. If we decline to
take position we are denounced as
spineless' and undesirable citizens
bound direct for the place Were wings
must be made of asbestos.
So far as pleasing all is concerned, it
would be just as well to advocate I'M
iversal military training and war with
Germany, Japan and Mexico, today,
and tomorrow stand for peace at any
price. acceptance Of insults and out
ragged rights,-and Organism.
Every day a new prophet and a new
cure-all are handed us, together with
the budget Of appeals for relief of the
remnants Of half dozen stricken ma
tions. Every day we are told in all
sincerity that the prophet Of yesterday
was false and the cure-all Of the early
morning was a fake. We are con-
founded by a thousand doctrines for
our salvation. suggesting that union
would bring millennium as Babel
promised to reach the skies.
o, Lord. how long are we to be con-
fused? Are these things only to set us
to thinking of the foIlies we have float
ed In the waters that have passed?
The silent, ever ascending prayer Of all
humanity should be that ALL might
see the light. ,.
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INLAND FISHERIES AND GAME.

The committee on inland fisheries and
game will give public hearing In its
room at the State House, in Augusta, on
TUESDAY, March 6, at 2 p. M.
No. lis. An Act to create the Office of
commissioner of inland fisheries and
game and to abolish the office of COM
mssioners of inland fisheries and game.
No. 119. An Act to amend Section 80 of
Chapter 80 of the Revised Statutes and
providing for the seizure Of jack-lights.
No. 121. An Act providing for a bounty
on bears in AroostoOk, Penobscot,
Piscataquis and Washington counties.
No. 122 An Act to amend Section 81 Of
Chapter 20 of the Revised Statutes of the
State of Maine, relating to inland fisher
les and game and the record of the pur-
chasing of furs.
SHERMAN l.. BERRY, Sec.
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Maine Gossip
Sinu a Song Of Whiskey.

Sing a song of whiskey,
A pocket without a pence;
A purse that's always empty,
A head that has no sense.
Four and twenty Jail birds
Under the lock and key,
Curse the drink that cost them
The birthright of the free.
When the cells are opened,
Drinking more and more;
A drunkard's life. behind them,
A drunkard's life before.
The brewer in his counting house
Is counting out his money;
The bar-man in his parlor
Is eating others honey.
While starving little children.
And women lean and poor.
In rags and broken-hearted,
Beg from door to door.
Sing song of whiskey-
Sound it all the time:
The horrid song of whiskey-
Sorrow, sin, and crime.
Everybody
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TAXATION.

The committee on taxation will give a
public hearing in it's room at the State
House. in Augusta,
THURSDAY, March /, at F. NJ.
No. 10. An Act to amend Section 26 and
Section 81 of Chapter of the Revised
Statutes of 1916, relating to State taxa
ton of railroads, telephone and telegraph
companies.
16 An Act to insure the collection Of
taxes in unorganzed townships.
THURSDAY, March S, p. M.
An Act establishing a uniform tax on
intangible personal property.
GEORGE H. ALLAN, Sec.
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LABOR.

The committee on labor will give a pub
lie hearing in room No. IS, at the State
House, in Augusta,
WEDNESDAY, March Z, 1917, at P. M.
on the following:
HES An Act to amend Section of
Chapter $50 of the Public Laws of 1915,
entitled. An Act relative to the hours of
employment of women and minors.
HENRY DESCOTEAUX, Sec.
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The fact that the price of potatoes has
dropped lends color to the suspicion that
Chad" has carried out the threat to
flood the market with couple Of busheI.
Pats and Knocks.
Something just hadda he did. Woody
promised to write the spectators a
note but we decided to settle it,
kersmacko! So we just dumped our
spuds into Hollowell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-01

II prices continue to advance the So
cicty columns Of the newspapers will
soon be featured with reports of func-
tions concluding as follows: After an
evening of rare social enjoyment. dainty
refreshments, including New England
boiled dinner. baked beans and buttered
onions, were STANDARDIZATION Journal.
And for real classy event, parad-
ing malefactors Of great wealth. baked
potatoes ana cream and raw onions
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AFFAIRS AND IN
SURANCE.

The committee on mercantile affairs
and insurance will give a public hearing
in it's room at the State House, in Au-
gusta, on
T ESDAY, March 6, 1917, at 3 p. M.
S-193. An Act relating to health insur-
anCe.
H-2S0. An Act to incorporate the Lewis
ton Burial Insurance Company.
H-3C4. An Act to amend Sec. of Chap.
SO of the Revised Statutes, relating to
proceedings in case parties fail to agree
as to amount of loss.
r. G. WILSON, Sec.
II. B. DINSMORE, Clerk.
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ne a highway in the town Of Etna.

ing a highway in the town Of Etna.
100. Resolve for the construction Of a
highway bridge over the Penobscot river
between the towns of Verona and Penoo-
scot Hancock county, Maine.
112. Resolve appropriating money to
aid in repairing a highway in the town
of Medford. and providing for the future
maintenance thereof.
1874. Resolve in favor of the military
road in the town of Mattawamkeag.
f. P. WASHBURN, Sec.
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Who is Concord's most distinguished
citizen now?-Boston Herald.
We dunno: but If you'd said Man
chester" we could answer, right off the
reel, Colonel CCndon."
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According to the Portland Eastern
Argus, the crows cav Is the first vel
come note of spring, but in the nearer
suburbs of Boston the crows cav has
been heard all winter" says the Boston
Globe. Yep-We New Hampshire Repub-
licans have been on diet Of crow ever
since last Observation-Disclosures Union
It's craw you're thinking Of, Colonel
dear.
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rh. Chamber of Deputies of Paris has
adopted bill permanently advancing
the legal time one hour curing the
summer. The setting FORWARD OF the
clocks is to begin the first Sunday in
April. and this time WIZ De IN force I'M
M the first Sunday In october.
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AGRICULTURE,

The committee on Agriculture will give
a public hearing In room No. SO at the
State House, I'm Augusta,
r TUESDAY. March ], 1917, 100 P. NJ.
on the following:
An Act relating to domestic animals
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YORK COUNTY DELEGATION.

The York County Delegation will give
public hearing in the Senate Chamber,
at the State House, in Augusta,
THURSDAY, March s, at LOO p. NJ: on
to provide a loan for the purpose of
erecting necessary additions to the York
county court house.
ELMtR Fl, BILLINGS, Sec.
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COMMITTEE NOTICE
MINES AND MINING.

The committee on mines and mining
viii hold it's regular meeting every Fri
day in the State House at II o'clock.
VIM. ]. DRISCOLL, Sec.
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In going before Congress just at the
time that the Laconia was sunk, the