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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Warning Signs at Observation-Disclosures
and Other Important Subjects

Judge Benz. +. Cleaves. chairman OF
the Public Utilities Commission. ap-
pearcd before the committee on public
utilities Wednesday afternoon in be-
half Of a number Of acts. There were
- acts to be considered and some of
them were handled briefly, while 9TH
ers there were opponents to be heard
as we'll as proponents on the act in
relation of placing warning signs at
grade crossings. cross and entering
roads and dangerous curves, Judge
Cleaves said something must he done
10 avoid the great number of acct
dents that are constantly taking place.
He said there had been Is or is deaths
at grade crossings during the past year
and something must be done to elimi-
nate this great danger There was no
opposition.
Judge Cleaves also appeared in be-
half Of the act to amend the statutes
relating to the crossing Of railroad
tracks by town ways and highways. He
snid this was another step toward pro-
lection and to eliminate as far as pos
sble grade crossings He said It was
expensive to eliminate these crossings
and that II has cost the State $4,000 to
eliminate a crossing at Bath. He told
what other states had done in this re-
spect and he told Of specific cases
where attempts had been made to elm
mate certain crossings but the COM
mission found II did not have author
fly enough and this act would amend
the law and give the commission
greater powers in this respect.
He nlso spoke in regard to an act re-
lating to the approval of location Of
street railroads which simply was an
amendment to Sec. S Of Chap. IS Of the
Revised Statutes.
Rep. Gates Of Vassalboro spoke
briefly in relation to the bill he intro
duced to provide physical connections
and certain auxiliary service between
steam railroads and electric roads.
Judge Cleaves spoke on the act say
ing It was necessary by conditions
made necessary in various sections
that cars Of steam roads run over the
iron Of the electric roads.
. He said there were many sections
that would be particularly interested
in this measure notably the members
OF the Grange, and told Of existing con-
ditions between the B. & NJ. Maine
Central and L.. A. & w. roads and the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

ern registry district of said county
Attorney Fl. II. Hastings Of Bethel and
County Attorney Russell appeared for
the measure and explained the neces-
sity thereof.
Act to extend provisions of Chan
PA, Laws of 1915, relating to town of
Lisbon supplying gas and electricity.
Appearance and endorsement was bv
Representative Clason of Lisbon
Act relating to municipal elections
in the town of Mt. Desert was ~
planned and favored by Senator Wood
or hancock and Attorney Benson of
Mt. Desert.
Narraguagus Boom Association
the act to incorporate the Nara.
guagus Boom Association brought ont
the largest attendance and proved a
very interesting one. the attorneys be-
ing inclined to treat the case much .s
II In a court with the resulting clashes
OF legal minds and fine points for dis.
cussion.
H. H. Gray Of Milbridge handled N.
case for the proponents of the bill as
sisted by ]. NJ. Gillin Of Bangor. rem
resenting the Fred w. Aver interests.
The opponents were the CherrvfeId
Lumber Co., represented by John r.
Nlson and Thomas Leigh Of Augusta
]. j. Lynch of Machias.
The proponents of the bill claim that
their bill asks simply the right to enter
certain Saltwater pond on the Mar
raguagus river, and have the right to
sort and handle their logs.
The opponents contend that the
rights asked in the bill would enable
the hackers to take any and all rights
Of all parties on the river and, in sub
stance, would ruin the business Of the
Cherryfield Lumber Co.. which has an
investment of some 100000 in that
section in the numbering business.
The evening hearing was rather live
" the questioning of witnesses by
counsel being as sharp as in court and
proved interesting. The hearing held
to a late hour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

Tuesday to give the proponents Of the
bill chance to present their evidence.
Enoch Q. Greenleaf of Portland and
Prin. G. z. Quimby spoke in favor Of a
resolve appropriating for Westbrook
Seminary $500 for 1917 and $3.50 for
1918 for debt and repairs. Mr.. Green
leaf, who is secretary Of the board of
trustees. explained that the school is
now in debt over $4,000, but that the
trustees had decided it should be kept
going because 1t fills a place that none
Of the high schools around it do. He
said that it was not to be changed
into a girls school. Prin. Quimby ex-
planned the work Of the school and
it's courses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
WHY THE ADS ARR
IMPORTANT TOWOMEN

Women who have "Iearned th;nos''
about buying about relative values
OF commodities-make PROPER
APPRAISAL of the interest and
value OF a store advertisement.
a woman does not read an advsr.
tisement ITO kill tinne"-but to
SAVE time, and to save money.
A woman who has learned to read
the ads FOR PROFIT is not likely
to outsrow the habit.
Fully half of a woman's know
ledge Of fashions is gained through
her reading Of the ads.
A woman's knowledge of VAL.
YES must be kept UP TO DATE
and 90 she reads the ads as reau.
Iarly as she -eads the NEWS.
Among a thousand women who
are accustomed to reading adver.
tisements you might find ONE
whose interest occasionally laos.
Tho woman who reads the ads is
no moro likely TO overlook a aood
buying opportunity than would a
man be to overlook the result of an
eleotion-or tho issue of a great
battle.
Mere talk" about bargain oppor.
tunities in Tho ads of store do..
not impress a woman. The TAIL
must be definite, giving details on
which she may base conclusions.
To fail to fully make good" on
every advertised OFFERING would
mean DESTRUCTIVE advert;.inr
for a merchant.
women read the store ad, fo-
facts-facts Of the IMMEDIATELY
NEGOTIABLE KIND!
Good advertising is GOOD ,.rv;o.
simplifying the work Of ",ha -,
for the home" and n.L;.
work INTERESTING bee.u.s 10
table. "'e prof.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

You couldn't convince q woman
who had saved a dollar, throueh
hsr close attention to the ads, that
she had not really EARNED that
doI!ar-fcr "a dollar ssvod" has al.
ways been termed "a dollar earned"
A woman 10 not "ready to 90
shopping" until she has read the
latest store news"
No woman is making the most"
OF her "house money" unless she
studies the ads.
No woman knows the stores"
unless she has read THE LATEST
ADS of the stores.
No woman can make her shop
ping trips FULLY PROFITABLE
unless she reads the latest store ads
ATTENTiVELY.
The merchant who fails to com.
munieate his store news REGu-
lARlY to the patrons of his store
places entirely toe much reliance on
the hold" he believes his store has
VII 'sS customers.
Loyalty to a particular store, on
the part of a woman whose first
duty is to buy wisely, is assured
only through tho stores reciprocal
loyalty to her interests.
No store is STRONG enough" to
venture upon q campaign of half
adequate advertising. IL would re-
suit in less than half adequate bus
mess.
Women discuss stores, store prse.
tiees and policies, store sales and
store advertising, among themselves.
Advertising initiates most Of this
ta'k-thus carrying on the work of
building store prestige.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
IT PAYS To
ADVERT |SE:
RISING COSTS OF LIVING
MAKE ADVERTISING MORE
USEFUL TO THE PEOPLE.

Prices of commodities are in
state Of uctuation-most!y up
ward. Householders are compelled
to give more consideration to the
problem of buying to best advan-
tage than in a period when prices
are on a more stable basis.
Of course, many people are earn
Ing moro money-but not all. To
a great number of housewives the
increase in cost Of some necessity
presents a puzzle, but one which
must be solved at once. Thus it
happens that readers of ADVERTISE
ments multiply in periods like the
present-for in the ads it is al.
ways possible to find clues as to
better buying opportunities, hints
as to savings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

Committee hearings instead of being put in the
by the final debate the equal suffrage resolve in
the House during the morning Wednesday, took decided
spur in the afternoon got right down to business basis
LEGAL affairs were obliged continue the evening and educa
ton until 80 o'clock Among the hearings were numer
Gus before legal affairs, public uhties ways anu
BRIDGES labor and education, follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
LABOR
Spirited Hearings on Weeks Notice
Law and Repeal of Peonage Law

Deputy Labor Commissioner Henry
NJ. Donnelley appeared before the com
mittee on labor Wednesday afternoon
in favor of the repeal of the law which
requires contract between an en-
ployer and an employee wherein the
employee must give a weeks notice if
he intends to quit work and wherein
the employer must give a weeks notice
to an employee when he is discharged.
William D. Pennell, agent of the Hill
mill at Lewiston, opposed the repeal
of the act. He said that the law had
been on the statute books for 80 years.
During the early stages Of the law as
he remembered it, Mr.. Pencil had a
little difficulty, but he has not had the
least trouble for Is or 20 years.
Norman II. Fay of Dexter and Ed
ward E. Page Of Saco. agent of the
York mills, also opposed the repeal of
this act.
The Peonage Law
Labor Commissioner Roscoe A. Ed
dy Of Bar Harbor appeared before the
committee in favor of the repeal of
Chapter Of the Public Laws Of 1907,
which is commonly called 1.-The peonage
law" and which provides that whoever
enters into an agreement to labor for
a numbering concern, who receives any
advance in money or merchandise and
who unreasonably and with intent to
defraud fails to enter the employment
as agreed and labor for a sufficient
length of time so as to reimburse his
employer for the money or merchan-
disc advanced to him shall be punished
by fine OF not exceeding SO or by
Imprisonment not exceeding 80 days in
Jail.
Commissioner Eddy told the COM
mittee that he thought that the repeal
of this law would be one of the best
things which this Legislature could do.
Hon. George G. Weeks of Fairfield
opposed the repeal of the law. He said
that the Maine act was not the Ala
bama law and that the law was passed
to reach the men who went into the
woods with the intent to defraud the
lumbermen by getting money and
goods in advance.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-13
BANKS OF STATE HELP
TO FINANCE WAR POLICY

Banks OF New Mexico are again
to the fore. Some five or six weeks
ago the newspapers of the southwes,
carried stories which told of the
valuable assistance the banks had
rendered in launching the campaign
for bigger crops. Since then the
banks have given time, energy and
money to making a success of the
Liberty Loan Bonds and the secur-
ing Of the $lOOOOO0O0 subscription
for the Red Cross.
The Sierra County Bank has hit
upon a plan which will further in
crease the power which the banks
have to help, through the necessary
education of the public. This bank
offered to let the Council of Defense
use its avertising space in the two
papers for any appeals and
suggestions which the Council may
have to make. The men who direct the
affairs of the bank might have pre-
psred their own advertisements re-
lating to the war, but they knew that
the members of the council, devot-
ing all their time to the work, we're
in better position to grasp the whole
with its various needs.
and therefore asked the Council to
furnish the ads.
Charles Springer, chairman of the
Executive Committee was so much
impressed with the value of the
move that he wrote the other banks
Of the state. Fifteen banks already
have written that they will be glad
to participate in the publicity work
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-13
BOSTON BEAN BUYER
BOOSTS BEST BEANS,

Marketing of the largest bean crop
New Mexico has ever produced
should be comparatively easy mat
ter, according to information coming
from dealers and brokers in the
eastern states. The fact that New
Mexico was fourth in bean produc-
tion in the United States last season
attracted the attention of bean deal
crs all over the counry who have
been asking for samples of the New
Mexico Pinto Bean. Writing to the
State Publicity Bureau here recent
ly Peabody and Company, merchan-
disc brokers of Boston make the fol-
lowing interesting statement:
During the last two or three
years, there have been extensive inn
portations OF Manchuriar Beans and
each year there have been quite
large carry-overs of these Beans on
account of the poor quality of some
of them. We believe that a great
deal of this importation can be cut
out just as soon as buyers all over
this country understand the quality
of Pinto Beans, and as soon as buy
ers become aware of the superiority
of Pinto Beans, we believe large
quantities of them can be sold in
the East"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-13
THE RIGHT SYSTEM.

The Industrial Workers of the
World are not doing much agitat-
ing in or around Ell Paso, not in
public, anyhow, because the people
of that city have been heard from.
The labor unions served notice on
the |. w. w. agitators that they
could run their own affairs without
outside assistance, the police are
looking for representatives of the
disloyal organization and the police
judge goes the limit of two hundr ed
days at hard labor. Anyone offer
ing bail Immediately becomes an OBJ
ject of suspicion, and will probably
leave town for the good of the COM
munity. In many ways the city of
Ell Paso has made it plain to all the
world that no reasonable work will
be carried on there.
1t is said that the citizens of the
town made it plain to all their Of
ficials that If the laws were not suf-
ficiently strong to reach the men
doing reasonable things that they,
the dear and gentle people of the
city of Ell Paso, would proceed to
uO d IlttiC IGdSLllS VI thSH OWh
Now, in this country, when the peo-
pie get to doing the reaching the
reachee generally knows it, and it is
safer to be II. good strong Jail.
The people of Ell Paso are fully
aware of the importance of keeping
the great smelter there in full oper-
alton, as with Arizona plants closed
down or operating on part time the
government is getting hard pressed
for copper. 1t is now expected that
these agitators will make strong
Efforts to accomplish their purpose
by shutting of the coal supply, which
will cripple the railroads and clrsc
down the smelters, killing two birds
with one stone.
The people of New Mexico will
give their governor and the United
States officials their full support in
handling these traitors, if anything
starts in this state, and the people
of the nation will find that the peo-
ole of his state have no patience at
all with men who are doing things
to endanger the lives of the boys
we are sending to the front.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-13
Crops Doing Well,

A. c. Cooley, extension director of
the State College, was in the city on
his way home from a trip through
Torrance county. He stated that the
beans are looking good and while a
good soaking rain would be welcome
the crop can go fifteen days longer
without moisture and not be injured.
Twenty-Five thousand acres have
been planted to beans in the valley
and figuring an average yield of SOC
pounds to the acre, which is a con-
servative estimate, the crop will
amount to l2,500,000 pounds, an in
crease of from IS to 100 per cent over
the previous high record.-Albu-
querque Herald.
Another Good Clean Crop.
Z. L. Smith was up from the farm
Yesterday. He reports his corn and
bean crop in fine shape, clean of
weeds and only waiting for reason
able rains to put him at the steer
ing wheel of new flivver. He says
his prospect at this time is very
good iudeed-Estaneia News Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-13
SUMMER FEED CROPS
SHOULD BE GROWN.

Feed crops are just as important
as food crops in this section. Every
acre possible therefore should be
planted in feed crops after the win
ter grains are harvested. The late
planted feed crops may not have
time to mature. Ye they will make
hay or help fill the silo and thereby
be means of producing more beef,
mutton, pork and butter.
Whatever is planted this late in
the season, be it milo, sorghum, or
other forage. must be of short sea-
son varieties. The county agent will
be glad to advise in the matter. The
farmer himself must decide whether
moisture conditions are satisfactory
for planting.
In localities it is worth while
planting such root crops as stock
beets, red beets, turnips, rutabagoes,
and Others as late as in August If
the moisture conditions are good.
These root crops are not affected
by the the ordinary fall low temper
atures in this section and in mild
winters will grow throughout the
season.
Any way feed crops are so import
ant in this country so we'll adapted
to live stock, that every possible
acre should be made to produce
feed. 1t is also time to decide to
build or dig a silo to save the feed
crops. The Santa Fe Railway has
sq' no u!1aHnq Ieo!1oeId penss!
silo. M. M. Bainer, Topeka, or L.
L. Johnson, Amarillo, will be glad
to send you a copy.
The demand for beef, mutton,
pork, and butter will continue strong.
The feed crops and the silo will be
useful in producing these more
cheaply and efficiently and add to
the farmers bank account.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-13
A HALF MILLION BUSHELS
WHEAT IN CURRY COUNTY

In spite of the dry weather of the
past thirty days, which has natural
ly cut the wheat crop somewhat
short. elevator and grain men are
predicting that Curry county will
produce a half million bushels Of
wheat this year. This estimate is
based on the first threshing that is
taking place in the county, the yield
being found to exceed the expecta-
ton. The wheat though of short
straw has . we'll filled grain and Il
running heavier than would be ex-
pected.
A half million bushels of wheat at
the present market price represents
more than million dollars to be
cut loose in that county this fall.
This with the other crops that are
now beginning to show up will raise
the country's grain production to
a high-water mark.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-13
CRASSHOPPER PLAGUE

Grasshoppers have been commit
ting depredations in some sections
of the state, particularly in San Juan
county about month ago. Joseph
w. Rigney, county agricultural agent
for San Juan, has devised dozer
which has proved to be very salts
factory by putting the pests out of
commission.
The Council of Defense is glad to
be able to announce that it is now
able to furnish blue prints, specifi-
cations and directions for making
and using these grashopper dozers.
The Council is able to offer these
prints and specifications through
courtesy of Mr.. B. E. Broom, of the
state engineers office. Write to the
Council of Defense, Santa Fe, if you
are interested in this dozer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-13
ELIDA GIRL MAKES
HIGHEST RECORD IN STATE.

Ada Coleman, of Elida, Roosevelt
county, had the honor of being win
ner of The highest average il New
Mexico in the eighth grade cxami-
nations of this year. She led the
ll62 young people who received
eighth grade diplomas in the rural
schools of the state, with an aver
age of 9S per cent. The Department
of Education today completed
tabulation of the results of the three
eighth grade examinations held in
March, April and May, showing
average made by all graduates. The
high averages in the three exami-
nations for Santa Fe county were: {:
March, Iva Searle, Golden, 81 per
cent; April. Mary Powell Stanley %
per cent May. Gladys Mumford,
Stanley, 81 per cent.
The tabulation shows that gen.
orally better averages prevailed
throughout the rural schools in
eighth grade work than ever before.
Not only does the information en-
able the department to judge better
of the character of work being done
in the eighth grade in the rural
schools, but it is putting the educa-
tonal workers into closer touch with
the graduates and is OF material be-
nefit in the campaign to induce every
eighth grade graduate to enter a
high school in Septmeber. In this
campaign the state department of
education is cooperating actively
with county and local authorities
in carrying out the injunction of
P. P. Claxton, United States COM
missioner of education to keep
things going" in education in the
United States during the war. It is
confidently expected by the Depart
ment of education that larger num-
Der of New Mexico eighth graduates
than ever before will enter high
schools this year.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-13
WOAENS PLEDGES HAVE
BEEN SENT TO COUNTIES,

The Women's Auxiliary of the
Council of Defense has addressed
the following letter to the several
chairmen:
Dear Chairman
The Hoover Pledge cards and the
war registration cards start to you
this morning.
Every housekeeper in your county
should be asked to sign the Hoover
pledge card and all women given a
chance to sign the registration card.
The cards should all be returned to
you. You should send them back
here to headquarters two weeks
from today. That is. have your
chairman in all precincts of your coun-
ty return them all to you before that
time, then you in turn send them
here. The Hoover plege cards will be
sent from here to Washington, D.
G., and household tag sent to each
housekeeper who has signed, to hang
in her window.
Direct your district chairmen to
appoint committees for the towns
and neighborhoods, have next Sun
10Y " SOihS OlhSi HCCtihb tiuC d
day for getting all you can, and fol-
low up by personal visits. Ask your
ministers to give an exhortation for
all women to sign next Sunday.
The signing of the Hoover pledge
and war registration cards will test
out our loyalty to assist in the war.
l hope that county chairmen of the
state will vie with each other in
the percent of signatures you can
return to this office. 1t will be
test of how we'll your county is Or
ganized for work, and there will con-
come calls to you for other
efforts.
You will need some postage for
sending these cards out, and If you
are short l suggest that you call up
en- a few to put up Is cents each to
cover this expense. When you re.
turn them, they will come here by
parcel post at 4 cents per pound.
You will notice on the back of the
war registration cards that they
are to be partly filled out by the
person who obtains the signature.
Send cards with letter at once, and
lrge prompt action for two weeks.
Let us all give up this two weeks
10 a supreme effort to measure up
with other states in this work.
Very sincerely yours,
MRS. w. E. LINDSEY.