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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-12

/. Pond, on February 5, was postponed
FHr one week. a large class of candi-
tcs are in waiting and a good pro-
y has been prepared.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-12
Other HEARINGS

Other hearings have been ordered III
follows:
rep. l., : r. NJ. in the probate court
room in Bangor, for INVESTIGATION of
the accident on Feb on the Bangor
Aroostook Railroad at Caribou. IN
winch four were killed and Il were in
jured.
Feb. l., AT 1915 A. NJ. at the Town
nan III North Berwick. on complaint Of
Danlcl A. Hurd at ais VS.. the North
Berwick Water Co. alleging that the
rates are unreasonable and discrimina-
tory.
Feb. 49, at 10. A. NJ, at Freeport. on
petition of the Freeport Shipbuildins
% 1or 4 physical connection between
the tracks of the L.. A. 6, W. Railway
ana the Maine Central Railroad tracks
at Freeport
rep. %, at =, 20 +. NJ, at the Town
hall in Dexter on the complaint Of tho
citizens of Dexter against the Maine
central Railroad, asking that The af-
lcfnoon schedule of trains on the Den
ter branch be changed.
rep. Is. at > +. NJ, in Fireman's han
~ camden on the complaint of Leslie
ID, Ames and others against the Cam
den d Rockland Water CO.. alleging
inadequate service in Camden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-12
Public Utilities

The Public Utilities Commission Mon
DAY ordered that a hearing be held in
the supreme judicial court room at
Portland Monday. Feb. -. at 10 A. A..
Tor ah investigation Of the propriety OF
making changes in Il schedule filed ~
the Cumberland County Power & Light
Co, proposing changes which would
mean the adoption of a minimum cash
fare Of six cents with an additional
two cents per zone for outside zones
~ the terms of the order issued Mon
day the Cumberland County Power A.
Light Go. is asked to show cause WHY
the changes in the tariff should mo
made
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following correspondence

The following correspondence is
made public regarding the matter OF
the inconvenience caused the traveiinS
men and others in the storage OF bag
gage on worthless Mondays" by rail
roads:
Augusta, Ne. Feb. II, 1915.
Hon. Carl E. Milliken,
Governor,
State House, Augusta, Me.
My dear Governor Milliken:
| am in receipt of your letter Of
February 9Th, calling attention to the
inconvenience occasioned commercial
travellers and others with reference to
storage of baggage on the voorhees,
Mondays" which we are passing
through. Permit me to say that | re-
gard your act as an evidence Of very
thoughtful attention to a detail which
though important in and of itself is or
minor consequence when compared
with the very many larger matters
which have engaged Your attention
during the past year. In behalf Of the
Commission and our people I thank
you for this evidence of the care which
you are giving to all matters affecting
the citizens of this State.
In conjunction with the Portland
Chamber of Commerce we had already
been considering this same matter and
sent out to the several railroads let
ter copy Of which is inclosed
Telephone conversation which | have
had with some OF the railroad officials
leads me to believe that they Will CO.
operate with the commission in afford
ing all reasonable relief.
Very sincerely yours,
BENZ. F. CLEANES,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-12

ON account of the had travelling OK.
'ori POMONA Grange which was 10
held with Franklin Grange. BIya
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-12
Oxford Pomona

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Evening journal., 1918-12-16

It's name a bye-word aud splitting
through the years. Let deep and abid-
Ing dsmngtion be heaped upon Awe
can understand that. but when voice
is heard above this hoarse clamer, a
voice that pleads FOR mercy In the name
OF one who bowed his head 10 the
blows Of his adversarles and as The
final darkness gathered about him cried,
Father, forgive them, for they know
not what they do II IL be said that
there Is no analogy between this scene
and the matters born OF the war, the
contention may be granted In part, but,
n the spirit OF that scene be lacking
at the peace table, II VIII be a truce,
not peace.
"In other words there must be a new
spirit and a new standard OF snter-
national action. There not want
ing examples OF each IN our own his
tory.
"rhere rises before uslooming out
OF the recent past the marvellous cir
cumstances attending the foul assassin
alton OF the late President Mckinley.
When he In thoughtful tenderness re-
quested his secretary 20 not let Mrs
Mckinley know, the woman whom In
her helpless invalidlsm he had cared
for as a mother her child, we can un-
dersiand that, but when In The next
breath as ne heard the hoarse cry OF
the crowd for vengeance against the
low-browcd wretch who had done the
daslardly deed, let no harm" come 10
him., we can explain ~ only by the
peace OF God.
"And 10 may be that IN the develop
ments that gr0w out OF these delibera-
tions America may In the name OF hui
manlty be called upon 10 act az an ar
bitter. Be it so. who 80 well lifted
FOR the task? Ws have nothing 70 ask
by way OF reward or gain. We have only
the peace OF the world based In JUS
tice and Righteousness toward all TO
consider
awe shall have the right to insist
in the name OF a Christian nation that
shall not LIT up It's voice at
that table.
FINALLY we win need the spirit born
Evening journal., 1918-12-16

Gated by any nation IN any day OF the
worlds history. Think OF building a
o'OOo-ton ship, ready to sail in 81 days.
a years work In little over a month
Think OF building i2OOo-ton ship like
the invincible Arizona In "a days, and
3,OOO-ton ship In Vi days
And the story OF putting more than
100000 lighting men In France IN a
little over year, and the miracle OF
food conservation No wonder
the experts OF Europe were astonished.
II at any time within three years the
nutritlnal production had been 70 per
cent below the average, the war would
have been lost
"There were bunders and mistakes
and graft, yes, but let us not permit
our pot OF ointment TO be spoiled by
one dead fly America has written q
new and glorious chapter in the worlds
history, thank the God OF our fathers
that we came 20 tho kingdom for such
time as this.
but In what spirit will these ma
tions gather around that peace table2
That, after all. IS the vital. vivid. over
mastering question. VIII 10 be the peace
OF God? Win it be based on the Golden
Ruleg Then 10 win be a just and a
righteous and lasting peace.
"For the FIRST time I'm the history or
nations we must lift up a new stand
ard, a new ideal by which 20 determine
international action Heretofore peace
tables have been little more than ter
ritorial grab bags, a scramble for more
territory, a leyying OF heavy indemni-
ties. There VIII need 10 be territor-
ial adjustments. There win
need 90 be a levying OF indemnites 4.
But a new voice win be heard,
new example cited, when these things
shall pass IN review
"The spirit that breathes In the text
must be felt, its voice must be heard.
"a nation has committed nameless in
famines, deeds that blacken the pages OF
history, deeds so foul that the acts OF
savage look like sunlight unto mid
night, when compared 10 them Men
shudder at the mere thought OF them.
Strike that nation into The dust. Make
Evening journal., 1918-12-16

OF the text when The boys come home.
Some OF them viii come With
empty sleeves. and oyeless sockets,
others worse than malmed.
Some OF them VIII not return and sleep
ing beneath the soil OF France they VIII
not hear The cheers OF the crowd
"For az Edgar Guest tendorly and
beautifully says:
"rhey VIII not come In the swinging
line.
They VIII not march along the street
But they Will see each tender sign
We make FOR those we long 90 greet.
They'll see the tears ia tender eyes
That watch the broken ranks go by,
They'll hear tho smothered sobe and
slghs
And understand the reason why.
The missing brave FOR whom we yearn
In victory's hour viii all return.
Because his comrades left him there
To sleep meath Flanders poppy rows
Think not that he VIII fail 20 share
In an the praise the world bestoNs.
Think not that ne VIII fall 10 hear
Evening journal., 1918-12-16

The music and the shouts OF joy. :
He VIII be always hcyering near.
Oh. mother or each missing boy,
Hen know across llfe's dusky rim.
That all YOUR smiles are meant FOR
HIM.
When they return 20 sound OF cheers
When all their cruel tasks are done.
The shouts the living soldier hears.
VIII surely reach tho missing one.
When all the battle flags are furled,
And peace has come to every land,
The Joy that relgns throughout the
world
The dead VIII know and understand.
They viii be near to hear and see.
And share In yictory's jubilee.
"And when that solemn labor around
that peace table is at last endowed.
may II be a peace that shall win the
commentator OF Him who broke his
heart TO make peace forever between
SHINING man and a holy God, and a
haven In which the tempest tossed
might find refuge when the stern pur-
sued
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-02
GERMANS BLOCKED IN WEST

j. W. T. Mason the United Press military expert sizes
up the West front situation as follcws-and his opinions
seem to be pretty we'll founded as general rule:
The west front has begun to return to the condition OF
local raids and patrol encounters that marks the usual
routine Of trench warfare.
ONLY toward Amiens is there any real activity left in
Won Hindenburgs forces Even here there is percep-
tbe decrease of the German effort wich suggests General
Fochs measures of defense becoming effective The
increased artillery activity east Of Arras suggests the pos
sibtv of new German advance from that direction but
it is far more likely that Won Hndenburg is waiting
for General Foch's next move.
1t would be bad strategy for Won Hndenbrg to engage
in major effort to take Arras, where the British
strength is at its maximum while General Foch is prepar
ing his counter in another sector Won Hinder
burgs cue to wait the defensive while General tochs
plans remain unrevealed.
The transfer of American troops from the AlsaceLor
rane front to western France is added reason why
Won Hndenburg will probably cause his army to dig IT.
self in and await developments The American reinforce
ments added to the new French and British reserves
should give General Foch decided numerical superiority
over the Germans With this increased force at his com
and any serious in tactics by the Germans can be
advantageousy seized by Foch and perhaps extended in
to a grave German defeat
Rather than risk such an outcome Won Hindenburg
may well prefer to sit in the dark appears therefore,
that for the present defensive policy will become oper
atve along the German 'front.' except perhaps east OF
Amens The temptation to risk few more divisions to
capture this important center OF communications may
cause Won Hindenburg to continue the slaughter OF his
army there for while longer. But elsewhere the Ger
man infantry will probably be limited to raiding and!
partol work for the time being
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-02
Nothing Like PhOspate
To | Increase Strength,
VigOr and Nerve Force
ORDINARY BITRo-PHosPHATE
WILL DOUBLE THE STRENGTGH
OF WEAK. DELICATE, NER-
VOUS PEOPLE IN TWO
WEEKS TIME IN MANY
INSTANCES

Weak nerves quickly reduce the
strong apd robust to an extremely pit
liable condition and rob men and wo.
men of all the joys of life. Slowly and
Istealthily the health is destroyed, the
poor sufferer only realizing the mag
nitude of his ailment when faulty mem
ory, sleeplessness, indecision, lack OF
energy or other unmistakable symp-
toms indicate weak nerves. Then it is
a serious and dangerous mistake to re-
sort to the use of so-called tonics, al
coholic or drug stimulants.
Weak and exhausted nerves need
food and nourishment-not stimulants
that lash them into temporary activ-
ity. The food and nourishment advis-
ed by present day physicians is just
one 5grain tablet of pure bitro-phos-
phate taken during or Immediately af-
ter each meal, Simple advice, but its
soundness has been proven over and
over again.
Moreover the genuine standard bitro-
phosphate is Inexpensive and is sold
by all good druggists under a binding
guarantee of satisfaction or money
heck
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-02
Our Daily Story
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EVEN cLEMENToN

AT times Florabelle Yuban wished she
were not quite so dazzlingly beautiful.
So many men tried to flirt with her.
And now, riding home in the street
car beside the strange young man with
violet spats, she realized that another
one was about to try.
Clementon Stats, sitting opposite,
look in the situation with one glance
of his handsome brown eyes, which
blaZed with honest indignation.
'The ead!" he splurted between his
teeth.
The young man with the violet spats
leaned towards Florabelle oglishly.
Mice weather we been having,
Cutie he remarked with a smile thai
showed both his dimples and his gold
teeth.
Miss Yuban shifted Indignantly and
began to read the ear ads with breath
less interest.
Say, Cutie, you appeal to me some
thing terrific the young man with
the violet spats breathed into her she'll
like ear.
1t was too much for Clementon Stats.
Leaving his seat, he strode over and
raised his hat to Miss Yuban.
81 beg your pardon" he said, ''but
if this man is annoying you %
And he looked the young man with
the violet spats straight in the eye and
slowly began peeling the glove from
his right hand. With frightened gulp
the young man with the violet spats
hastened from the car.
son, 1 thank you so much!" Flora
belle Yuban said warmly. "It's a real
pleasure to find that there's at least
one real man left in the world.
Clementon Stats regarded her melt
ishly.
''Cutiel Cutiel Cutiel"' he gussled.
Stabbing him viciously with her van
ity set, Florabelle fled out to the rear |
platform and rode with the conductor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-02
4%%++++%+++4*++**++%+++4+t-
MRS SEXTON is AMAZED AT THE
ARTISTS OFFER
CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XII.
The next morning at breakfast,
spoke of Merten Gray call.
81 knew you felt ill, so L didn It ash
you to come down." [ said to Mrs
Sexton. She might think it queer that
had not.
Thank you for being so consider
ate. - Then, 'Did you have a pleasant
eyening9 l thought l heard the piano. ;!
" Yes, l played for nearly an hour. ]
happened to speak of my dinner-that
was going to give one-and what
do you Think When l told him we
were planning costume dinner, he said
If we would decide the period he would
paint the place cards for me-"
He, Merton Gray, OFFERED to
paint your place cardsl l am amazed!
His prices are absolutely prohibitive,
save for the very wealthy, and l never
knew he condescended to paint favors
or cards.
"He never does! That is just for me,
my-our dinner"
l had been very careful to say, 'sWe''
or ''our whenever l spoke OF the din
ner. 1t was only fair to Mrs. Sexton;
she was being so decent about it.
He must admire you very much, to
make such an offeF,' and l imagin-
ed Mrs. Sexton looked at me with an
interest l never before had noticed.
'sOh, we are real good friendsl" l
explained, ~ like him SO much. He took
me in at Mrs. Loring 5 dinner 1 should
ave died if he hadn I'll 1 don t know
anyone, and they put the whole table
between George and me. Then he took
me in, also, at Evelyn S dinner. You
know he was the means of my know.
ing her. He brought her to call on me -
An Added Interest.
'That was kind of him. You seem
very fond of her."
81 am! She's a dear, and so is her
husband. Mr.. Gray is quite a friend of
his"
"Well, now that you are to have
famous artist do your cards, we must
be more particular what costume per
iod we select. The cards win be well
worth saving. l can imagine the aston
ishment of some people I know, when
they hear that your party was so IA
vored. p"
Yes, we must have the very pref
tiest dresses and bonnets for the wom-
en-, and the men must all be in knick-
erbockers and ruffles. Then-but he.
Mr.. Gray, said he would bring us some
books in a day or two. Let 5 not de-
eide anything until them
That viii be the best plan You viii
have to give him plenty of time Also
your guests viii want good notiee-to
prepare their costumes.
scarcely heard what she said. I was
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-02
YOUR HEALTH
The "cooty," The Soldiers Pest.
By ANDREW F. cURRIER, MD.

Parasites are present everywhere
In vegetable life, like the mistletoe
upon the oak and the beautiful
orchid, but not all are so attractive
as these.
They are equally prevalent in ami
NAL life-in fact it seems to be
natures plan to give every animal
and plant some kind of an enemy to
furnish a good excuse for the strug-
gle for existence and the mainten-
ance of the species.
In man there are twice as many
varieties of parasites as in any other
animal
Well, it is twice as important that
he should survive, as it is for any
other animal
OF the parasites in human beings
there are more than fifty varieties,
some living on the outside of the
body, others in the intestines,
muscles, eyes, liver and elsewhere.
Three-quarters of the human para
sites are on the skin or in the in
testines.
The "Cooty," or body louise, is at
present the guest on the bodies Of
soldiers; millions of them are thus
infested, and there is no respect for
rank or birth.
/ am told that the great cities Of
Europe, elegant Paris included, are
full of them and that at the hotels of
high and low degree, IS and bed
bugs have been beaten out of sight by
them.
This parasite is of very great i'm
portance, not only because of the an
noyance he gives his hosts, but be-
cause he may carry the germ of
spotted or typhus fever.
This disease was widespread and
deadly in the early part of the war;
and when Serbian soldiers were cap
tured by Germans, the first thing
done for them was to round them up
and ''entIdNeSef, that is un-lice, them.
They are still enorm usly preva.
lent in all the armies, in the trenches
and everywhere else, but just at pres
ent do not seem to be causing
serious disease.
Lice live and propagate in the
hairy parts Of the eskin--particularly
on the hair of the scalp, but also on
the eyebrows, eye-lashes, beard, arm
pits and elsewhere.
They seem to prefer the hair on
the back of the head. One variety
makes it's home in the seams of the
clothing, but migrates to "he skin
when hungry. ..4 - eas
The eggs, or nits, attach them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-02
MESSENGER S BIG THEFT.

San Francisco, April 2.-Louis Beck
aged 21, a messenger for the Adams
Express company, was held in Jail here
today for Pittsburgh authorities who
want him for the alleged theft of a
package containing $4,000 in currency
He had but $3.50 left when arrest.
ed late Yesterday. He declared some one
had stolen from him a satehel contain.
ing the rest of the money while he
stood in front of a ticket window in
Chicago buying a ticket to San Fran.
cisco.
Local authorities arrested Beck and
Immediately telegraphed the Pittsburgh
police.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-02
The Woman Who Changed
By JANE PHELPS

thinking how well Merton Gray would
look in costume.
'' viii Mr.. Howard be willing to
dress?"
started guiltily. never had given
George thought. Would he spoil it
all by refusing to appear in costume
hike the rest9 He thought so many
thlngs childish, " beneath his dignity.
A Plea for Help.
/ "Oh, [ hope he wilt If he doesn u
what shall l dog 1 am so afraid he will
refuse. | was on the verge of tears
at the thought.
"Don't worry. We must think Of
some way to make him.
L could have hugged her for that
speech.
But how? You know 1 don Il want
hlm to have the slightest idea that 1
had any help with the dinner. And
II you do anything, he surely will. He
hasn t much faith in my abiity.'' I
spoke bitterly.
he Will have, as soon as you prove
1t to him. Men like Mr.. Howard have
TO be shown. Let me think. How would
IL DO FOR me to come in after he gets
paek And you speak of Mr.. Grav,s
OFFER. Then leave the room to get either
the book with the costume picture. or
the picture itself, and while YOU are
gone 1 will say something that will
make him consent to dress like the rest.
But don t ask him until we try our
little ruse. If he refused YOU, I am
afraid l could not persuade him to
change his mind. -
THAT would do nieelyl 1 believe
he d do anything you told him. He
thinks so much of your ability again
1 spoke bitterly In spite of my longing
to have George appear to advantage be
fore my young friends, it nettled me
that another woman should be able to
get him to do something he would not
do for me.
That 5 settled then. Now suppose
we vary the day by lunehing at the
Elite. 1t is your husband s favorite
restaurant" +"
q should love it, how much she
knew about George.
g Very well, we II go on one eondi-
ton, her voice took on the cold, for
NAL tone I so hated, 'sand that is that
you order the luncheon with no help
from me. And that you order it brisk
ly."
What do you mean by briskIyf''
Not incoming over the menu, or
asking if l would like this or that. I
am your guest. Treat me as such. -
(FomorrOw-Self Relianee)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-02

selves to hairs. and it is very diff
cult to dislodge them.
They are small, white, globular
g bodies near the root of the hair or
at any point along its shaft.
In the careless and neglected, they
are found III the midst of dirty
and matted hair, mingled with pus.
scabs and other evidences of inflam-
nation. The sexes of lice are dis.
tinct, and there are separate varie.
ties for different parts of the body.
They fasten themselves to the skin
with their booklets, and when feed
ing thrust their nose into the skin,
like the mosquito, and withdraw
blood.
The female lays fifty to sixty eggs
which she Clues to the hair with a
very tenacious secretion from her
body.
In six days the fully formed young
crawl from their shell and in twenty
days they are able to reproduce
themselves.
The itching and scratching they
excite cause inflammation and sup
puration, and the pus in the neg
lected cases produces the mating Of
the hair and general filthiness
An eruption like eczema may be
produced and there may be swelling
and soreness in the glands of the
arm-pit, groin and neck.
The parasites and their eggs may
be destroyed by soap, or lotion, or
bath containing sulphur tobaeco or
mercury. Crude petroleum or kero-
-sene, alone or mixed with sweet oil
or balsam of Peru Ito destroy the
odor), is effective, as also is an in
fusion of the flowers of larkspur or
the fluid extract of the seeds.
Unless these preparations are
used thoroughly, and both lice and
eggs destroyed, the result will ba
disappointing
It is often desirable to destroy
the eggs by themselves after the lice
have been destroyed; and for this
purpose strong preparations of soda,
vinegar, borsx or alcohol may be
used.
They must be applied literally and
thoroughly, in order to dissolve the
material which fastens the egg to
the hair
AS the clothing of those who have
vermin upon the body is also in
tested, in very many cases, il is
well to submit It for a sufficient
length Of time to the vapor of for
or to live steam. Ht@
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-02
GENERAL MURRAY STAYS

San Francisco. April s.-Maior Gen
eral Arthur Murray, twill not be re-
heved from his post as commander
.of the department Of the west, accord
ing to a telegram received at local
army headquarters today from Wash
ingten. No further information was
contained in the message.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-02
Ripping Rhymes
SPRING OCCUPATIONS
by Wall Mason

In the spring the voters fancy turns to
thoughts of garden sass, and he's sowing
Hubbard squashes when he isn't shaving
grass. He is planting seed potatoes with a
fervOr all his own, and he soaks the neigh
bors' chickens with a dornick or a stone,
crying loudly in his anguish, in a grief of no
avail that the dingdonged hens and
roosters should be pinched and put in Jail.
In the spring the wife and mother says the
house is disgrace, and she thinks no
human being should be found in such a
place. 1T must have thorough cleaning"