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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-15

Hon. Aaron Cole Of Eliot, who had
for his subject the problem Of Names
feeble-minded, said in part:
The low grade idiot. it seems to me,
Is the least dangerous Of all to society,
He may be a nuisance in the commun-
ity, he may be burden to his family,
he may be useless to himself, but still
he must be suffered and borne with.
The high grade, or middle grade NOR
en-. who can partially coordinate him
self with organized society and whom
his fellows recognize as full-fledged
citizen entitled to the rights and priv
ileges which the law gives any citizen,
IS far more dangerous than the low
grade imbecie or idiot.
4 law of eugenics requiring every
person intending to be married to pass
a physical and mental examination
might be a hardship to some but it
would relieve a later burden on the
many. Until that is done, however,
some way must be found to solve the
problem. The solution which ! present
is this. Let the state take a census
through some commission or through
one Of its departments. like the State
Board of Charities. classifying the
fecble-minded according to the present
proper standards. Then, enact a law
compelling the segregation of all fe-
males of the moron type in some insti-
tuition during the ild-bearing period
1t may be possible that the men, If
they were not taken care of, would be-
come criminals, as statistics show that
more than twenty-five per cent of the
criminals In many of the institutions
where statistics have been collected do
come under the feeble-minded class,
but this problem we must meet as we
come to it In individual cases.
AS have said, there has been no at
tempt on the part of the state to inves-
tigate this problem or to solve any Of
the difficulties. My recommendation
would be the appointment of a com
mission by the Governor. made un of
physicians and laymen, with a small
appropriation for, an expense account,
and allow that commission to make a
study of what other states are doing,
of the best ideas of the best informed
men in this and other countries, and
then recommend to the state some def
mite plan of action. AS long as we go
On in our present loose, indiscriminate
way, we shall be simply spending our
money, relieving cases here and cases
there. but doing nothing which will
improve the conditions Of the future of
lessen the burden which our children
must bear. Uuless we do something
we shall insure the necessity of the en-
largenent OF our penal institutions o,,r
insane HOSPITALS our reforma torias 90
especially our institution at Pownal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-15
DEAN STILLS OF
BOWDOIN ON OUR
POLITICAL NEEDS

Kenneth c. NJ. Stills, dean Of Bowdoin
college discussed Saturday evening at
the Community Efficiency conference
the need in Maine for young men to
know politics. Mr.. Stills will be re-
membered as the Democratic candi-
date for the short term for United
States senator in the last State cleo
ton.
Universal Political Service.
Finding the indifference of young men
due to lack Of knowledge and the be-
lief that everything connected with
politics is dirty" Dean Stills asserted:
There should, indeed, be what one
might call universal political service;
the idea should be inculcated in more
people that every citizen owes to the
state part of his time. Few people
realize the importance of organization
to secure desired political purposes:
many young men ought to be enlisted
in political committee work. So long
as we have party system, party or
ganization is important. In many
communities, particularly In the coun-
try, young men would be heartily well
come If they offered their services In
political committees; and even in the
larger cities young man of enter
prise and courage could make his way
to a position of some power in the in
ner circles of his party If we had a
greater realization Of the Importance
of caucus, primary and convention.
many of our political ills would be
lessened.
The Independent.
Under our present political cond1-
ton 1t seems that a man will have
more influence if he definitely aligns
himself with one or the other of the
leading parties; but for young men
who wish to be Independent there Is
also much work to be done. The in
dependent gets his power In politics by
being. as 1t were, a court of ultimate
appeal; but very often the effect Of
independent voting Is diminished be-
cause there is not any organized eff
fort: and so the young independent
after carefully looking over the issues
and candidates and making up his
mind how he wishes to vote, could Of
ten do good service by being a leader
and getting others to cooperate with
him.
Don't Be a Scoffer.
mo man can do good service In poll
tics or in anything else by being sim
ply scoffer. Often the professional
politician gives more time and thought
and real service to the community than
the intellectual railer at all things
political. Politics, like everything else
in life, is mixture; some thing are
good, some thing are bad, many things
are Indifferent; but the person who
regards party as an instrument for Sc
curing the good of the community and
who is not self seeking and who cannot
be bribed by the offer of the emolu-
ments of office. can render a great deal
of service to the state at large by be-
ing in the proper sense of the word a
politician"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-15
Commissions Report the Community Efficiency Conference

ed to the voters in the town meeting.
NV. The budget properly drawn up,
becomes a work program with the es-
timated cost Of carrying the program
into effect.
Recommendation for the Citizen.
the Community, and the State.
II. For the citizen. /. Read the
last annual report OF your town or city
any one service. 2. Start campaign
in your home town for: (A) an ac-
counting system which will furnish
information upon which a budget may
be based; (B) the establishing of a
budget commission or committee to
draw up the appropriations. 8. Vote
against mortgaging the future by the
issuing Of bonds for running expenses,
or for Improvements, unless the bonds
are to mature within the life Of the
improvement.
III. For the community. /. Cen
tralize power and fix responsibility for
making appropriations.
20. Discover at once the complete
and exact financial condition Of the
municipality through an audit Of the
accounts.
80. Upon the basis of the audit. in
stall an adequate system of account
ing. The systems used in Bangor, in
the town of Eden. and in Massachu-
sets cities are worth considering.
- From the information acquired
from complete accounts draw up a
budget which will be a program Of
work and n guide to and check upon
the administrative officers during the
ensuing year.
20. Make both ends meet.
iii. For the State.
81. Consider the enacting of laws:
CA) regulating the issuing of municipal
bonds and the mourning of debt by the
cities and towns; (B) requiring from
municipalities returns on uniform
blanks showing such financial statistics
rs receipts. expenditures. debt. and
assets and liabilities. If 1t is imprac-
ticah1e 10 create n special commission,
such as the Bureau OF Statistics in
Massachusetts,. to receive these re-
turns. would 1t not be possible to add
this function to those of the State Au-
ditor. or the Board of State Assessors?
Co Establish on an enduring basis
the executive budget" for the State.
The successful working Of State bud
get system would be no small factor in
encouraging cities to adopt the budget
system for themselves"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-15

Norway has prohibited the exporta-
ton of coffee substitutes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-15

jumped 100 per cent in results and no
deficits-due to the difference in
superintendent. Progressive policies
or overseers are not as progressive as
the policies"
Mr.. Towson closed with handsome
tribute to the Y. NJ. c. A. as a welfare
agency.
At Methodist Church
At noon adjournment was taken from
the Y. NJ. C. A: building to the vestry Of
the Green Street Methodist church.
where the ladies had served a palatable
luncheon.
Raymond Robins was presented by
Governor Milliken as soon as the tables
had been cleared and he outlined his
plan for improving community. Mr..
Robins had been scheduled to deliver his
famous address, How to Beat Boss, :"
but owing to lack of time and he said
to the apparent lack of political bosses
in Maine at the present time he felt
that it was uncalled for. The underly~
ing trend of his thought was to get at
the very foundation of all the forces
which contribute to the makeup OF a
city, county or state and then build
according to the requirements. advocat-
ing especially the great necessity of
striking at the younger generations SO
that they may be properly trained,
clothed, fed and cared for.
Immediately following Mr.. Robins ad-
dress the assembly returned to the Y.
NJ. c. A. and work of the afternoon was
taken up with Silas B. Adams of Port
land presiding. The program included
addresses by Rev. Charles A. Moore Of
Bangor, Henry Israel of New York and
Rev. Arthur Hewett of Plainfield, VT,
also the report of the commission on
Rural Life-Harvey D. Eaton. S. f. Ad-
Continued on Page 1o-coIumn ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-15

George Fogg Of Portland. president Of
B. Franklin Of Colby college. Watervilie.
and DR.. A. U. Desjardins. member of
the American hospital staff. Paris.
DR.. Alexander johnson Of Philadel-
phia spoke on Caring for the Unfit"
outlining briefly methods to be employed
in locating the feeble-minded. suggest
ing that commission be appointed and
how they should be cared for.
Charles r. Towson
Charles r. Towson of New York read
paper "Depersonalizing the Worker"
Wherever there is steady progress
new standards as steadily arise. Our
industrial progress has brought many
changes in standards especially of or
ganization, methods and machinery.
At first these changes moved slowly
like succession of desolving views
but now they make veritable motion
picture. This progress in organiza-
ton. method and machinery, has been
directed in the main toward one OBJ
jective-production. This has been
the wonder word of industry and the
rigid measure of success. The test of
ability of manager. superintendent.
foreman and workman, has been the
output. 1t is this that got us last year
$500 from the factories for every dol
lar from the farm. OF course. this has
meant pressure: every man In re-
sponsible place in industry has felt it;
the workers have left it too.
Should not the new standard. Eff
ficiency in Production. apply to the hu
man factor as well as to the organiza-
ton, machinery and material? EN-
ployers everywhere answer Eyes" They
are beginning to put a premium upon
that production which secures the
maximum output, with the minimum
waste of life, limb or human welfare.
The genius in industry which has
given to the world the wonders OF ma
chine values Is beginning to address it.
self to the more important If more
difficult subject of human value. This
marks the dawning of industry's
brightest day.
THE physical welfare Of the worker
should be of great concern to every
employer for in no single industry can
ut be said of the workers they are
physically fit The workers lack of
intelligence and training causes en-
ployers sleepless nights, for regardless
Of whose fault 1t is, they are far from a
hundred per cent. But the greatest
loss comes to industry when the spirit
| is wrong. The sub-standard body
costs industry its thousands: in
telligence below par costs its tens of
thousands; but what are these COM
pared with the loss that comes when
the spirit of good will Is lacking!
Then comes careless neglect; then
withholding Efficiency; then Sabot-
age; then open strike; then destruc-
ton. This is the day for new estimate
of spiritual values in industry.
For example, modern factory con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-15
REV. c. N. GARLAND
ON PROBLEMS OF
POLITICAL ORDER

With the report of the Commission
on Christian Unity before the Com
munity Efficiency Conference in Au-
gusta Sunday morning. Rev. c. N.
Garland of Rockland addressed the
conference on Community Problems
Requiring United Christian Effort"
His paper follows. in part:
In many of our towns and cities in
Maine, as elsewhere in America. the
party system of municipal government
prevails. Up to quite recent times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-15
DIR. WHITTIER'S
5-YEAR PROGRAM
ON SOCIAL EVIL

Hygiene at Bowdoin college. took for
the title OF his brief at the conference,
The Social EVIL, with a Five-Year
Program for Maine"
DR. Whittier pictured the horrors Of
venereal diseases, the suffering of the
individual and the menace to society.
1T IL plain" he said, that warfare
against the social evil must be waged
along three lines:
Il Enforcement of the laws against
prostitution.
go Application Of the public health
methods of disinfection, isolation and
scientific treatment.
g. A campaign of education to tear
away the veil of silence and show the
dangers of infection, to awaken public
opinion to the support of law and mod
err health methods, to establish higher
ideals OF sexual morality"
He spoke Of the six years investiga-
tions by the committee of the Maine
Medical Association of which COM
mittee he is member and gave to the
conference a summary Of the COM
mittee's findings:
That venereal disease destroys more
lives than does tuberculosis.
That venereal disease is more prev
nlent than all other severe contagious
diseases combined.
That taking into consideration the
sterility. the wrecked homes, and the
ruined lives caused by venereal dis
ease Il Is one of the worst evils in the
world today"
Five-Year Program.
DR. Whittier submitted the following
five-year program:
Legislation:
]. Require the reporting of venereal
diseases TO State and local boards of
health.
2. Provide for free Wassermann
tests for syphilis to be done at the
state Laboratory Of Hygiene
3. Provide for isolation of persons
suffering from syphilis in a commune
able form.
Education:
Churches:
/. Educate parents In sex hygiene
through mems meetings and mothers
meetings
z. Provide pi oper moral literature
for It's young people.
3. Provide wholesome amusements
and recreations in which boys and
girls can take Part together.
Colleges:
l. Should give instruction in SOFIA,
hygiene.
Normal schools
l. Train teachers to meet sex prob
lens.
High schools and Academies:
Short talks by competent and dis
Greet persons should be given bovs and
girls separately.
Secondary schools:
Introduction to social hygiene should
be begun early as a part of nature
study.
Libraries:
Should place on their shelves a coll
lection OF suitable books leading I'm
from nature study to social hygiene.
Y. NJ. c. A.:
Can accomplish much through tact
full work Of secretaries and physica,
directors.
Grange:
Should educate its members in re.
gard to the disastrous effects of yener.
cal disease.
Women's Clubs:
Awaken public opinion to SUPPORT of-
fcers In applying modern methods :,
the control of venereal disease.
individuals:
should give time and money to aid in
nsht against social evil.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-15

group Of New York bankers have
under advisement plans to request
United States government to provide
battleship convoy for merchant ships
carrying gold to South America.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02

plant for the treatment of bauxite TO
be used in the manufacture OF alum
mum. This will be branch OF the
Aluminium Company of America,
whose headquarters are to be in New
York and Pittsburgh. and which is
the largest manufacturers of alumni
mum in the world. controlling great
resources in the line of raw material
at East st. Louis and plants for the
manufacture OF aluminium at Niagara
Falls and Messina Springs. n. y, and
Shawinigan Falls, Canada. The Sc
lection OF this city as a site for the
new plant is based upon the sole
foundation of the advantages of Bal
timore as place of manufacture and
distribution.
In the eastern suburbs there is an
other industry already well estab-
lished by the same interests-the
Shawinigan Electro-Products Com
pany, which is operating a plant for
the manufacture of ferro-silicon and
calcium carbide. This industry. which
is allied with the Pennsylvania Water
and Power Company. represents tho
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02
In THE FOREFRONT
AS JOBBING CENTER
Wholesale Business Done BY Bal
timore Houses Aggregates
$25O,O0O, 900 Annually.

Few cities in the, United States
rank higher than Baltimore as a job
bling center. It's annual wholesale
business, exclusive OF the commission
business. amounts, in round figures,
to $3.50. 600. 600. There are more than
1000 wholesale and jobbing concerns
in the city.
This class of trade is done with the
South, but Baltimore concerns pur-
chase merchandise from the jobbing
and wholesale establishments to the
approximate amount of about $780,
100000. 1t has been estimated that
Baltimore wholesale and jobhing
houses have accounts with about
800, 600 buyers in the Southern States.
Year by year, however, this kind of
trade has been coming in increased
amounts from the North and West.
The largest items in the list of
articles thus sold are cottonS and
prints, the Aldred survey giving the
figures for 1918 as 81, 527 .942. The
value of other textiles, except silk
and manufactures. ranges, for seven
varieties of textiles, from little
more than 81, 900. 600 to 100000.
Spirituous liquors amount TO $25.-
7s5, 65S; chemicals and oil, $4.546, 322;
drugs and preparations, $3,S3S, 762;
cereals, teas and coffee, SIS. $780, 24;
preserves and canned foods, $15,sS3.-
269; Strengthening and meat-pacSing
products, So, 2.60S: tobacco, $6.605, 1888:
millinery and lace goods, $9151 ,S11; ag-
ricultural implements and seeds,
81, 4S6;1SS. Siaughtering and meat
packing products are almost ex-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02
Federal Census Of Manufactures

Manufactures the capa
within limits Of the city Of Baltimore as re-
OF $1264Oo rs per cent?
capital establishment was
approximately $4,000 in 1909 In this connection
contained the
capital both owned and borrowed IN
excludes value of rented property
employed the conduct OF manua
turing enterprises.
materials used 1914 $120530 as against
1902 $350900 1875 per cent Inc
materials establishment in 1914
addition the component materials
which Of the establishment for the
fuel mill supplies and rent OIL
materials however does not ncuu
supplies either for speculation or Tor use
a subsequent period.
include amounts paid for miscei
laneous
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02
|DRED Big FACTOR
TN CITY'S GROWTH
lstrial Wizard Tireless In His
Efforts To Develop Balti-
m0re's Resources.
OUGHT CAPITAL TO CITY
,ered Many Enterprises Which
we Grown Into FIourishing
Manufacturing Plants.

81 J. z. Aldred and his asso-
3 acquired a controlling interest
ne Consolidated Gas Electric
and Power Company announce
n was Immediately made by Mr..
ID Of plans 10 develop the in
fial resources or Baltimore.
ce then the public has been made
aintsd with the various steps in
constructive program through
nents made from time 20 time
Ar. -Aidred Of the perfection Of
! 70 establish new industries here.
OF the plans has miscarried.
OF these new industries have
ID successful. They have in
81 way fulfilled the expectations
4os who fostercd them. and, in
slmber OF instances. have de-
led at rate which was surpris-
wen 70 those who were thorough
fniliar with the superior advant-
which Baltimore offered for
pfacturing.
How Mr.. AIdred Came Here.
! Aldrcd first became interested
baltimore through the Pennsyl-
A Water and Power Company,
y operates the greatest hydro
PIC development on the Atlantic
The ability to supply hydro
fic energy at tldewater is an in
faI force Of great magnitude.
ration OF this fact led Mr.. Al
TO undertake. a systematic. sci
r work OF utilizing the latent
9Th OF Baltimore in full degree
#gh the development or its indus
resources.
Seful studies have been made OF
dvantages which Baltimore offers
anufacturers, and these facts
been presented TO the right peo-
In the right way. at the right
with the result OF considerable
ase in the Industrial prestige OF
3ty. In fact, Baltimore is grow
'idustrially at greater rate than
,ther Atlantic seaboard city.
treat Industries Flourishing.
ny the industries which Mr.. AL
projected and invited 10 Balt.-
arc flourishing and substan-
art of the city's activities. They
IL one OF the largest tube mills
= country; a gas appliance fac
doing business with more than
fns companies in the United
,: largo plant for the manufac-
Of high-speed steel in the cleo
Furnace; a sheet and tin plato
or the first magnitude; n large
try manufacturing ferro silicon
calcium carbide In electric fur
supplied by water power at
ater, the first instance in this
ry: nm industrial building hous-
score of Industries: and at pres
Construction work is well under
For a great aluminium plant and
ards TO build wooden vessels
9 United States Emergency Fleet
r9fSop.
Srst Industrial Suggestion.
Aldred's first industrial sug-
IN to Baltimore was the cree
~ tho Industrial Building. This
rarmiy received. A large build
mas erected. II was quickly
A second unit was added and
nonths the occupancy OF this
structure has been 100 per cent.
stock has paid dividends prao-
81 from the start. The company
umulating a substantial surplus
Is IN strong financial condi-
II IS serving It's purpose OF aid
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02

Baltimore is at the very threshold
of the great Maryland. Pennsylvania
and West Virginia coal region :. Vast
volumes OF coal literally pour into the
city-coming in daily at cheap rates
from every nearby mine.