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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-27
New French Loan Passes

I'aris. oct. 26.-The bill providing
for new government loan was pass
cd unanimously today by the Chamber
Of Deputies without amendment
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01
BUILDS HIS OWN HOME
AFTER WORKING HOURS

the superstructure is built of hollow
tile The house consists of recep-
tion hall, two bedrooms, dining room
kitchen, buffers pantry and bath
room. The reception hall and dining
room are separated by glass doors.
The hardwood floors and wood work
are in light oak and the open fireplace
in the reception hall is made of brick
left over from the Boone County
Tavern. Crannies are built in the
side of the wall for holding vases,
hanging baskets and flower boxes.
An old-fashioned chimney extends
on the outside wall and gives the ex-
terror a gothic appearance. The ter
raced porch has six large pillows of
hollow tile and the floor is made of
double concrete. Mr. Blaser says
that when the house is completed it
will cost about $4,000.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01
NO AVIATION MOVE YET
Dean McCaustland Says University
Could Give Ground Work Courses,

mo move has been made to provide
courses in aviation at the University
of Missouri" said E. ]. McCaustland,
dean of the School of Engineering,
yesterday. ''All that has been in the
papers in regard to the establishment
of such courses was unauthentic. If
the establishment of an aviation camp
at Sedalia caused the government to
ask this University to give courses in
aviation, Missouri would be in exactly
the same condition as other universi-
ties now
Mr.. McCaustland has in the last
few days received letters from the
deans of the schools of engineering
at both the University of Illinois and
Ohio State University, asking him to
recommend some one to take charge
of courses in aviation. They did not
ask for experts, realizing the impossi-
bility of commanding the services of
such men when the supply is so lin
tied, but asked for efficient students
with knowledge of gas engines and
the qualities which would enable
them to handle students while they
studied the subject of aviation.
"The lay of the land around Column
bia," Dean McCaustland said, would
not allow practical demonstration of
flying, but should this University give
a course in aviation it would consist
of ground work and classes in such
subjects as trigOnometry, surveying,
astronomy, meteOrology, gas engine
construction and theory of flight. /
These classes could be handled by
the present instructors of those
Dean McCaustland has been send |
ing out letters to the students who
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01
TELLS OF STARS FAR AWAY
New Bulletins on Astronomy ISSUED
by the University.

r. II. Baker. professor of astrono-
my in the University, has developed a
method of securing definite and accu-
rate information about the fixed stars,
which are so remote that in the tele-
scope they appear as mere points of
light. Professor Baker has under
taken the study of twelve of the
eclipsing binary stars, and has COM
pleted four of them. These are de-
scribed in bulletins just issued by
the University. One of these was
written by Miss Edith z. Cummings.
a graduate student, and the others by
Professor Baker.
The fired stars are so far away
that it takes their light a thousand
years TO reach the earth. There are
only six known stars of such a nature
whose absolute size can be computed.
These are the ones that Professor
Baker is studying. They are eclips-
ing binary stars; that is, double stars
which revolve around their common
center of gravity. They appear sim
gle in the telescope. but are really
double, and are of varying brightness,
due to one being eclipsed by the other
at regular intervals.
Professor Baker has developed the
"extrafocal' method of photographing
the star. This method is used in
connection with spectroscopic study.
BY means of this. Professor Baker has
secured greater accuracy and better
results than have been secured bv
any other astronomer He has been
working on this for four years.
The star u Herculis" is described
in the last bulletin. This is COM
posed of two stars of the same size.
each of which is several hundred
tunes as large as our sun. The dis
tance between their centers is only
% times the radius of either star
They revolve around each other every
two days.
1t takes 1,052 years for the light of
the star TV Cassiopiae to reach the
earth. This is described in Miss Cum
mings' bulletin.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01
THE COMMAND OF DEATH

The Command of Death, the battal-
ion of Russian women, has just been
engaged in battle in the Russian at
tack on the front at Krevo. The
bravery of these women Immediately
gained for them the respect of the
Russian men soldiers. This great
world war has brought about many
strange things. When the war start
ed in August, 1914, few people in this
country thought of the possibility of
its lasting more than a few months.
and now not only Russian women, but
American women as well, are co:as
what they can to aid in gaining vic
tory over the Central Powers.
Let us hope that women here in
the United States will not be forced
to the extremity of bearing arms as
the Russian women are doing. How
ever, we honor the brave women of
the Command of Death, and should
the occasion arise, American women
would probably do just as these
women are doing now.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

were in engineering last year, and OF
the twenty answers received only two
students said they could not return
while several of the twenty who
would return expected to bring new
students with them.
Dean McCaustland expects a great
demand for courses in all phases of
engineering next year. In looking
over his tables of statistics he finds
there will probably be scarcity of
mining engineers unless more stu
dents take courses in that subject.
Between 1895 and 1916 of the $4,000
engineers only 5000 were mining
engineers, and in 1916 among the
1000 engineers registered, there were
only PIC mining engineers.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01
THE HOME GUARDS

Governor Gardner and the Missouri
Council of Defense are preparing
plans for organizing the Home Guards
of Missouri. This organization, which
will be composed of men who have not
been drafted yet or are exempted
from military service, will assume the
duties of the National Guard of Mis-
souri, in preserving order in the state
after the departure of the National
Guard regiments for their training
camp at Fort Sill August 5.
In time of war lawless elements
that are the cause of little trouble in
peace find an excellent opportunity
to create internal disorder Already
have communities in Arizona and Ore
gon and Flat River, Mo-, been the
scenes of mob violence through the
organized lawlessness of the |. w.
VS.. 1t is now reported that mem
bers of this organization have
planned to carry on a campaign of
destruction in Missouri as soon as
the National Guard is Withdrawn
from the state.
In the face of these disorders and
threats of violence the men of Mis-
souri, who stand for the best interests
of the state must rally to the cal; of !
Governor Gardner for a we'll organ
lied Home Guard. AN ounce of pre- |
ventiOn is worth a pound of cure" is |
an adage that can well be applied to
the present situation. Let Missouri |
be prepared to use force in suppress
ing any lawless element that might |
to disrupt the security of our
homes.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

sTo build house all by himself was
the boyhood ambition of George Cod
frey Blaser, 112 Cousins streets. Mr..
Blaser has lived in Columbia four
teen years. He makes specially of
plastering and stuccO finishing. AL
though not a carpenter, he resolved
to realize his boyish dream and in
April, 1915, he bought lot, 60 by
146 feet He drew his own plans and
began the construction of his house
In November, 1915, he finished the
roof and floors, and he and his fam
lily moved in. Since that date, Mr..
Blaser has given his spare time after
his days work to completing the
house He expects to finish it by
l.
The house is bungalow style. The
foundation is made of field stone and
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01
The Pages IurrRs!
s5-;;;
"RealizatiOn Made Easy"

Retaliation Made Easy" by Kate
Atkinson Boehme, is series of ten
lessons on how to keep mentally
healthy. The subject is treated from
the psychological point of view. The
idea that man and God are one, and
that man is the all-comprehensive be-
ing are brought out in this book. Miss
Boehme believes in the philosophy of
Emerson. that man is a divine being
Miss Boehme relates her own ex-
periences in the realization of her de-
sires, and describes how any human
being, by using her method of self
direction, can attain happiness. She
maintains that there is no need for
unhappiness. failure, poverty or dis
ease in the world.
CThe Elizabeth Towne Co.. Hol-
yoke, Mass, 1917; 125 pages.)
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

A Jefferson City business man re-
Gently found that his safe would not
open according to its usual combina-
ton. so sent to the penitentiary for
a lock expert to do the work for him.
Upon investigation it was found that
the penitentiary was without safe ex-
perts. What has become of this class
OF robbers? Have they retired?
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01
10 ARE DEAD IN NAVY ACCIDENT
Brooklyn Yard Gangplank Breaks-1O
Drowned and 3 Missing.

BY United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Ten mer
were drowned and three others are
missing as a result of the breaking OF
a gangplank at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard today, according to police re-
ports The men drowned were labor
ers and carpenters at work on the new
battleship New Mexico and were leav-
ing the vessel for lunch. Ambulances
were rushed to the navy yard from
Brooklyn volunteer hospitals. Navy
yard ambulances were also hurried to
the scene.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

1t is important that the examiners
realize that there will be proportion
of men who will seek exemption by
dissimulation, varying from exagger-
alton of condition to downright ma
lingering. Be prepared to protect the
government against such attempts at
deceptiOn.-S Surgeon General Gorgas.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

a Kansas farmer received SIPS an
acre for his wheat crop, a greater
sum than he valued the land. 1t is
enough 10 make US all want to farm
next year
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01
A. &. Ragsdale Buys Two Lots.

A. c. Ragsdale of the Agricultural
Extension Service of the University
bought two lots yesterday at the cor
ner of Lee and Bouchelle from T. K
Catron. Each lot is 80 by lis feet
They sold for s2,5o0.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01
Sayings of the Week

Minnesota is one of the states which
is facing the biggest crop in all
grains il has ever sold. This means
that we shall need more farm hands
than ever and more women to keep
house for them-Don ID. LescOhier,
head of the Department of Labor.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01
SENATE AGREES on SURTAXES
Will Add . Per Cent Corporation and
Increase Liquor Tax.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA 2 per
cent surtax on corporations, an in
crease in the surtax on incomes of
$4,000, an increase of 81 a gallon in
the tax on distilled spirits and an in
crease of so cents a barrel in the tax
on beer were agreed on today by the
Senate Finance Committee in its
amendments to the Revenue Bill.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

That old typewriter practice SEN
tence, Now is the time for all good
men to come TO the aid of their coun-
try" can certainly be taken with all
seriousness these days.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

Italy, even though the eleventh
Isonzo battle against our war-tried
Austro- Hungarian brothers, will not
be able to attain the goal of its breach
of faith-the possession of Trieste
DR.. Michaelis.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01
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Lodge
IDEAL summer outing place on beautiful
M0reau, for rest and recreation for par
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completely furnished with everything for
convenience and comfort. Boating. bath
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Excellent automobile roads. Supplies from
our own truck garden, dairy and poultry
yard at very low prices. Rates for indi-
viduals, soc day; rates for parties upon
request For illustrated literature write
to r. W: Dallmeyer. Prop r. F. d. No
I, Box 1G. Jefferson City, Mo.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

Two things democracy can not
rightfully surrender even in war
times and remain democracy. These
things are the right to vote and the
right to discuss how to vote.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

Prof. R. R. Hudelson of the College
of Agriculture underwent a minor
operation at Parker Memorial Hos
pital this morning.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

Most people are perfectly willing
to permit expression of opinion so
long as the opinion agrees with their
own.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01
McBaine Couple Married Hero

MISS Beulah Mariah Samuels and
EDWARD Stone Martin, both of Nc
baine' were married at the Court
mouse this morning by the Rev. H. B.
Cheavens.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

Why should conscription apply
only 10 lives of men and NOT to tho
wealth of men? The government de-
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

Mrs. NJ. F. Miller returned yester-
day from Omaha, where she has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
]. Ernst.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

| will say to Congress: Give the
Indian that which is his; give him
his land, his cattle; pay him the
money you owe him for the land you
have taken; place him on his feet
and let him stand or fall by his own
endeavors and he will not fall.-Dr.
Charles A. Eastman.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

Japan has given sufficient pledges
to the cause of liberalism to make it
impossible for her to accept the tri-
umph of a military autocracy in
EurOpe-M Tokiwo Yokoi.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

Miss Margaret Spicer who has been
visiting Miss Mamie Claire Walker
left yesterday for her home in Fulton.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01
Circle Won't Meet During August.

The Margaret Elwang Circle of the
Kings Daughters will not meet dur
ing August
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

Miss Gussie Hart, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. d. Hart, and Floyd Pear
man, both of Ashland, will be married
at the home of the brides parents in
Ashland at s o'clock this evening by
the Rev. w. p Wynn of Hannibal.
Miss Hart will be attended by Miss
Virginia Strother of Alpus, Okla, as
maid of honor and Mrs. S. p. Strother,
also of Alpus, as matron of honor.
William Sapp of Ashland will act as
best man for Mr.. Pearman. Miss
Strother will sing two songs before
the ceremony. Mrs. W. p. Wynn of
Hannibal will play the wedding march.
A reception will follow the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearman will leave to-
night for short wedding journey.
Miss Hart studied piano and voice
at Christian College. Mr.. Pearman is
a farmer. The couple will live on
farm near Ashland.
The Rev. and Mrs. w. l.. Dorigan
and children of Hannibal are visiting
Mrs. Dorigan's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John n. Taylor. Miss Elizabeth San
Olson and Miss Lila Sandison of
Huntsville are the guests of their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. John n.
Taylor.
Mrs. c. B. Bowling entertained the
Wednesday Bridge Club this after
noon at her home on Mores boulevard.
A. NJ. Lindsey, Marshall Lindsey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Luallin of Clin-
ton motored to Columbia to visit Miss
Lucy Lindsey at 1902 University ave-
nue..
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

Miss Emily Ames and Bernice
O'Brien, who have been visiting Mrs
Allen Ficklin, returned today to their
homes in st. Louis.
The daily Missourian., 1917-08-01

pended upon volunteers to buy Lib
erty Bonds.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-04
HOW TO DRESS A BABY.
An Easy Job For Father II He Simply
Follows Directions.

1t very often happens that the father
is called upon to dress the baby. Some
times lie responds. In such cases 1t II
us well to know the ground plan Of
the little stranger" and the combina-
tons whereby the various articles OF
clothing are made to adhere.
In the first place. there is the basic
upper garment or band" This Is
slipped on over the head like shirt.
In order to accomplish this. hold the
child between the knees your knees
and wad the band up so that the hole
for the neck is on top.
Then quickly slip it over the baby's
head. You will then find that 1t is the
armhole through which the head has
been inserted, which is obviously
wrong. Take 1t of and try 1t again.
This time 1t will be the other armhOle
that is the lucky aperture.
This leaves only one other chance
and you can easily make 1t In three
Inserting the arms In the armhOlcs is
more difficult than inserting the head
In the armholcs. but If you can do 1t
without causing the baby to choke you
LuS CouAl SVuiseil iu'hS. iuch pun
the band down snuGly In front and
back and attach 1t lowell, II you
started from scratch there isn't any
thing to attach 1t to yet.
This leads lis to the basic undergar-
ments. You will find these in pile on
top Of the baby's basket Select one
and. taking 1t by the upper corners.
fold with tho thumbs and four fingers
fold it into the approximate shape OF a
triangle. This will not look right. In
fact. it will not be right
The next thing to do is to unfold 1t
and refold 1t into the approximate
shape Of paper soldiers hat. This
will look even worse. You may then
fold 1t into any shape that strikes your
fancy. They will all be wrong. Then
take the cloth and spread it out on the
bed.
Pull the baby from the laundry ham,
per into which he has fallen In the
meantime and lay him on the cloth.
about in the middle. Wrap him up In
it like loaf of bread.
When all the cloth has been used up
md the ends tucked in look for the
safety pins. You will see them on the
table across the room. Insert them ut
random. pinning the child to the bed
spread. This will hold him safe until
you can get his mother.-Toledo Globe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-04
BATHS A MONTH LONG.
Natives Of Japan Take Thorn Hot and
Sleep In tho Water.

The number of baths taken daily by
the Japanese at the hot springs and
the length of time they remain In the
water run counter to all western med
ical opinion regarding the utility of
hot baths for invalids. Five or six
times day for an hour or longer at
time would not be considered an un-
common regime.
A smile of incredulity was raised
some years ago when Professor Cham
berlain told lis of a tiny spa where the
bathers stayed In the water for q
month or more, with stones on their
laps to prevent them from floating in
their sleep. Yet l could name another
remote little spot where very old man
-wefl advanced In the nincties. in fact
has literally lived in the shallow
warm water of the spring for years,
his knees and neck supported by II
beam, from early morn till midnight.
The high temperature at which the
baths are taken has excited the wonder
of many travellers. At Kusntsu, for in
stance, that of the chief bath Is l2S de-
srccs F., but such temperature ncces-
sarily involves special precautions be.
fore entering the bath. With limit of
from three and one-hnlf to four min
utcs'. immersion.
When we remember that water at
115 degrees f. can just be borne by the
hand, but not by the whole body, it is
possible to realize the agony of afflicted
humanity In the Kusatsu baths. At the
same time the Japanese skin cannot be
so sensitive as that of the European.
for the daily bath is enjoyed by the ma
tive at temperature that makes the
boldest of US wincc.-Herald Of Asia.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-04
Waldo and III. Picked Peppers.

"NOw. dearie." said the nurse. II
want you to learn this nice little poem
about Peter Piper picked a peck Of
picked peppers
"Shan'tr' answered the Boston child.
much in the manner Of other children.
"Oh. naughty. naughty! Why. Wal
do. why won't you learn this pretty
pocm?''
For two reasons" answered Waldo.
I'm the first place. the ALTERATION Of
the line you quote is so excessive as to
destroy any literary finish that such
adventitiOus aids to metrical compost
ton might lend II used more sparing-
ly. And. in the second place, consider
the impossibiity OF picking peppers
which have already been picked. The
whole thing is beneath the attention Of
my intelligent person."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-04
SUNLIGHT AND SOIL.
Causes Of the Difference Of Color In
Foliage and Flowers.

1t is sunlight that chiefly causes the
difference in the color OF the foliage
and flowers Of plants. The foliage and
flowers of plants absorb sun rays of
certain colors and reject others, md
this it is that makes the flow RS take
on their PROPER rulorS.
We know that the character of the
soil md possibly "A difference in eli
mate may cause flowers to change
their colors. Some wild flowers OF New
Jersey are of quite II different shade
of color from sthc same flowers In H.
linois, the character of the soil cnus-
ing the flowers to change their sclec-
tion Of the suns rays, and thus the
color of the flower is changed.
To prove that the character OF the
soil may change the color of flowers
take any Of the pink Towering varie-
ties Of IIydrangea llortensls. repot the
soil. and replace In soil In which alum
has been Incorporated. The proper pro
portion is half n pound of alum bro
ken into pieces the size OF hickory
nut to each bushel of soil. In this soil
the plants, instead OF producing pink
flowers. as formerly. will produce flow
ers of blue.
New shades of flowers are produced
by crossing one color with another,
somewhat as an artist mixes paints to
obtain desired shades and cOlors, but
with far more trouble and far less ac-
curacy. Sometimes on the same stem
flowers of different cOlors are found,
due to liberalization or to freak Of
nature, the tendency to break away
from the established type. In nature
nothing stands still. II Is either pro
gression or retrOgression.
The range of color for each species
seems to be confined within certain
limits, though the hybridizer is gradu-
ally extending these limits. Yellow,
white and purple are the commOnest
colors in wild flowers In the order
named. Yellow is the simplest and
most primitive color and blue the latest
and most highly evolved.-Exchnnge.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-04
THE ORIENTAL SYSTEM.
Il May Work In Japan, but It Didn't In
Mr.. Mesk's Mansion.

Japan is certainly some country"
remarked Mr.. Meek MS he looked UP
from his magazine.
How so?" inquired Mrs. Meek.
We'll, for one thing. the men over
there know how to treat their wives
and get the best results. In Japan ev-
cry man is king in his own home.
Every time he enters the house is
wife gets down Oh her knees and bangs
her head on the floor as mark OF re-
spect. There Is considerable class to
that. got photograph OF you pulling
Off any stunt like that, Matilda. when
| come home"
ANY time l bang my head on the
floor for any biped with nannygoat
whisker and wart on his n0se-I
able emphasis.
Furthermore, in JAPAN" continued
Mr.. Meek, 1.-THE husband can go home
at 2 o'clock In the morning with
forty horsepower seven passenger jag
on, and his wife approaches him on her
hands and knees and kisses his hand.
She calls him honorable king or
sweet potentatc,' and then she raps
her head on the floor seven times and
tells him that he is the ruler Of the uni
verse. What does wife in this coun-
try do? Does she bang her head on the
floor? No. She bounces a rolling pin
on the head of her loved one and yells
'BanZai! Votes for women! l nm glad
that l have had considerable backbone
and have never allowed my wife to
walk over me. What l say around this
shack goes. by the way, have an en-
gagement with m old college chum to-
night and probably won't be In until
about midnight"
''Is that so?' queried Mrs. Meek
ircezlngly. you've got an engagement
right here with me tonight. and II you
so out you don't get in again. Do you
get thatY'
"Oh. of course, II you feel that way
about it. my dear. won't co." said Mr..
Meek. And he Enthusiastically Eagle.