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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
Legislative Foundation
of Loan Is Now
Complete
WILL MATURE
IN TEN YEARS
Campaign Will Open Saturday
and Continue Four Weeks
Amount S3,OOO,OOO,OOO and
over Subscription Will Be Ac-
cepted

Washington, April 4-The Iegisla-
tive foundation for the third Liberty
loa9l was lad tonight when Congress
completed and Presiden: Wilson sier-
edsthe bill authorizing issuance of adj
ditional bonds at IA per cent
Earlier in the day. the treasury ar
nounced that the bonds would mature
in 10 years that the campa."n open
ing Saturday will continue foi four
weeks until May 4 and after the mi
tial payment OF per cent on sub
! scription. instruments CT 20. 25 and 40
! Per cent. would he due. respe ,ti1 civ
on May %. July Is and Aug. is. tie
amount is $4,000. 100000 and over sub
scriptions and the only remaining. de
tails to be determined by the treas
ury are the arrangements for CONVEX
! sion of bonds of the first and second
leans into third Liberty bonds. With
! in an hour after President Wilson
signed the bond bill. the first com
Ipletcd bond of the Third Liberty loan
came from the press Of the Bureau If
Engraving and Printing. 1t was $50
Baby bond" and was carefully laid
aside by James l.. Wilmeth. director
, Of the bureau for special disposition
to be determined later. Forty thou
sand more bonds will be ready in tuc
morning, 100000 10y Saturday and
thereafter they will be turned out at
the rate Of 100000 a day to supply de-
mands, for cash sales and immedia q
! delivery.
! Reports to the treasury today told
! of busy Liberty loan workers in cit
/ les and villages all over ,Ee coun-
/ Try prepaS ng for enthusiastic demon
STATIONS Saturday on the opening Of
! tlt loan campaign and the annivers-
, am of the entry Of the United States
| into the war. The keynote for the big
popular war credit to be sounded by
/ President Wilson in a speech at Bal
| timore and by Secretary McAdoo at
Philadelphia will be echoed by scol eS
of other speakers at local meetings
from coast to coast.
Final disposition of the bond O.n
was FASTENED in the House late today
by agreement to minor Senate amend
ments. Wide difference of opinion be-
tween members prevented inclusion
f; Of a provision exempting national and
/ state banks holdings of Liberty bonds
from consideration in determining
state and local taxation of banks.
Chairman kitchin of the House ways
and means committee intimated the
subject would be placed before Con-
gress again in a separate bill.
| The bill gives the secretary of the
treasury authority to issue $4.50o.O20. :
900 bonds in addition TO the 1856
600, 900 already authorized under for
mer legislation. raises the interes'.
rate from to IA. authorizes issu-
ance of as much as $1,000 900 GER
tificates of Indebtedness at one time
and extends to the treasury the power
ito loan $500. 100000 more to the al
les from time to time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
AMERICAN RED CROSS
GIVES HALF MILLION
TO CANADIAN BRANCH

Washington. April 4.-The AmerI-
can Red Cross today authorized
gift of half a million dollars to the
Canadian Red Cross for war relief
work.
The gift was made without restriction.
but the American Red Cross expressed
the hope that it would be possible to use
the fund for the relief of the Canadian
soldiers at the front The letter &C
companying the contribution expressed
the feeling Of sympathy and admiration
of the American people for the part
taken by the Canadian Red Cross and
the Canadian people in the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
CONF'LSSES TO
WASH. MURDER

Washington, April A. Will Clements
a Negro janitor employed at the offices
of the committee on public information.
confessed tonight that he shot James
King, a Waterman, at the committee
headquarters. who was found dead at
his post early this morning. Clements.
located after an all-day search. told the
police that he and King had an argu-
ment when he reported for work ana
that he shot in self-defence after the
Waterman had drawn a pistol. Kings
cartridge failed to explode.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
GREAT DAMAGE
in AIR RAID
ON COBLENZ

Amsterdam. April 4.-Dispatches to
Les Nouvelles state that on the occa-
sion of the last allied air raid on Cob
lenz &c persons were killed and 100
wounded. Great damage was done. the
railroad station being demolished In
the last raid on Treves 60 were killed
and hundreds wounded. the railroad sta
ton was damaged and streets in the
neighborhood were heaped with ruins.
In the raid last week the Cologne sta
ton was hit by many bombs and many
buildings were destroyed. troop train
standing in the station was struck and
many occupants were killed or wounded
The Emperor visited the spot the fol-
lowing day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
MAINE HOTELS
WILL CONSERVE
ON WHEAT

Portland Me. April IA call was
issued tonight by the Maine Hotel
Proprietors Association for a meet
ing of all the hotel proprietors, board
ing mouse keepers and camp owners
at Portland April 10. to take measures
for the conservation of wheat. in ac-
cordance with the orders of the ma
tional food administration that whea:
bread shall not be served in any pub
lie eating house after the 14th of the
month. State Food Administrators
Leon D. Merrill, Arthur T. Race Of
Boston and William NJ. Pennen cf
Portland will be the speakers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
.PENOBSCOT is
OPEN TO THE SEA

Bangor, Me, April 1.-THE Penobscot
river is now open to navigation from
Bangor to the sea the ice going out to
day. The bay is full. Of heavy floating
ice which is not expected to trouble
shipping very long as it will soon be in
the ocean.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
POWDERED GLASS
in LOAF OF BREAD

Wateryiile. Me, April AIRS. DeN-
ter II. Spaulding Of 80 Burleigh street,
Waterville. required the services of ii
surgeon tonight, after eating bread
made from q recently purchased bag
of -four. said TO contain powdered
glass. The occurrence is the first OF us
kind reported in this section OF Maln2.
Local officers are investigating.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
ANOTHER SAYS
CZERNIN LIED

Paris, April 4.-Premier Clemen-
ceau told the exact truth in his terse
declaration that "Czernin lied his
rejoindcr to the statement Of Count
Czernin that he had inquired through
an intermediary whether Austria :
Hungary was ready to negotiate, DR..
N. X. Nestnitch, Serbian minister to
France. solemnly affirmed in speech
at the American Club luncheon to-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05

turned over to the United States gov
eminent.
The boats 10 be turned over to the
United States government in ex
chahse Tor steel plates to be used in
me construction Of new Japanese
shlpS. an agreement providing for
the exchange having been reached re-
Gently by the two governments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
Japan Commanders Nine Steamers
viii Turn Them Over to j. s. Govt.

Seattle Wash April 4-The Seattle
ONCE II the Nippon Nusen kaisha,
Japencs" Steamship company. an
roanced today il had received a ca
olesram from Tokio saying the lap
aneso government had Communicated
nine Of thc companN's steamers to he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
FAI r
RELIABILITY

When buying Jewelry the reliabilit Of
the firm you're trading with is the first
considera ton. We have been in the
Jewelry business right here on Lisbon
street, Sc years and guarantee every
article sold in our store TO be exactly
as represented We also guarantee our
prices to be as low Cor lower) as any
other reliable Jewelry House in Maine!
watches, Diamonds, Rings. Wedding
Rings, Seal Rings. silverware for the
table. and all sorts of beautiful and in
extensive Gift articles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
HOUSE FINISHES
LIBERTY LOAN
LEGISLATION

Washington, April 4. - Congress
completed the new Liberty loan leg
islation late today when the House
accepted minor amendments of the
Senate in order to make confer
ence unnecessary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
RENEWAL OF BIG DRIVE,
SECOND PHASE BATTLE.

Washington Military Observers Think the Lull
Only Part of General Plan = Some Officers
Say Allied Commanders Realize That On
ly First Phase of Battle Has Passed and Ac-
counts for Absence of Counter Blow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
DreW's Reliable JeWeIrV Store

Established 1sSl-5S years age.
70 Lisbon Street. Lewiston, Ne.
mi div
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
All WeafherS

Classified advertising works all the
time; fair weather. or foul. If you
have a task want ad" can dc
for you. set the want ad to work
on that task.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05
FRIDAY: Fair,

The Advertising IN the Journal is
many. Keep posted, act Accord !.
tsuiy and you will save 2 hundred
,n,s the price Of the Information.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-05

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Secretary Baker Gives His Approval to Plan
 To Teach Registrants

Montgomery June 26. = (Special) Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War, to- day notified the Alabama council of defense that the campaign for the eradication of illiteracy from among men of military age which has been started by the council and the Alabama illiteracy commission, met his entire approval and was one which would mean much for the war department.
 "My attention has been called to the work the Alabama state council IS undertaking to obliterate illiteracy in Ala abama,'' said Secretary Baker. You may be sure that I regard sucn work, especially among those men who will be selected for service with our armed forces, as exceedingly worth while and important. It is of direct military value and falls within the sphere of work in which state councils of de- fense can render most valuable na- tional service"
 Investigations conducted by the state council show that there are only six white men of military age in Sumter county who cannot read and write and arrangements have been made whereby their board, tuition and all other ex- penses will be paid while attending the summer session of the state normal school of Livingston this year. Those who made the offer have promised that the men will be able to read and write when they complete the term.
 Cullman county has 300 men of mili-. tary age who cannot read and wrlte and the council was notified today that arrangements have already been made for schools for them during the sum mer. This county had been operating independently, but since the work has been started on a statewide scale, Cullman will join the other counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
COMMISSION INSISTS ON VALUATION IF PHYSICAL PROPERTY City Commissioners Make Answer to Letter of Pres ident Pevear of Street
 Car Company QUESTION ONE OF
 RATE REGULATION Public Service Corporation Should Not Be Permitted to Oyercharge, States
 Commissioner

I've cannot act as the trustees for the public without full Knowledge, based upon careful investigation Of all the facts bearing upon the subject" wrote the city commissioners yesterday in replying to the letter of President J. S. Pevear in which he declined 10 consent to valuation of the physical properties of the company at this time.
 Following the order of the election commissioners fixing the date of the six-cent street car fare ordinance elec- tion for July 22, President Pevear ad- dressed letter to the city commits sioners requesting them to have the company books audited by competent auditors at the company's expense. The commissioners tentatively agreed to do this, provided they could at the same time make valuation Of the company's physical properties.
 President Pevear responded that 1t would be impracticable at this time to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
GLASGOW KILLED IN RAILROAD ACCIDENT Pratt City Man Met Death Yesterday Near Nor
 vell's Mine

B. R. Glasgow. formerly of Pratt City, but who had recently moved his family to Jasper to make his home, was yesterday killed when the truck which he was driving was struck by a North ern Alabama railroad train at Nor wells mine, near Jasper.
 < MT. Glasgow was driving a truck for the Standard Oil company, and was making delivery of oil when the ac- cident happened. He is survived by a wife and two small children. and his mother. who resides at Pratt City. The accident occurred about 1 o'clock Tuesday, and was reported in Birming- ham by Dr. V. H. Williams, a promi- nent physician of Jasper, who was en route to Birmingham by automobile when he learned of the tragedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Citizens Glue Tews
 On 6-Cenf Ordinance

time to give the proposed 6-cent street car fare consideration, as IB have been so busy selling War Savings Stamps. This is . time for everybody to give all their attention to war work and the War Savings Stamps drive"
 Reese Adamson: Buy a Ford and quit worrying about the 6-cent fates that are being discussed. T am no pot itician and therefore can't discuss this, street car business. A Ford for mine
 T. F. Patterson: T think that the fare should be raised to cents if the street car company shows that it needs this increase in order to give the serv- ice. There is one thing that Is certain, however, and that is that we need bet ter car service and the other is that the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company's employees need more pay.
 Arnold Masberg: We have had far too much corporation batting in this part of the country, and for that req son alone I would be on the side or the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company in this car-fare propo- sition. I am strongly in favor of all lowing the company to increase fare to cents. On the merits of the case this would seem most reasonable. All commodities have advanced from 15 to 40 per cent. Why then should the street car operators be denied the privilege of making a slight advance in order to pay their employs the increased wages they ask I think is would be de- cidedly unwise, as well as unjust, for the people to vote against a Scent fare in view of existing conditions"
 Robert c. Jelks: T intend to vote against a 6-cent fare A nickel Is enough for the patrons to pay.
 J. Rivers Carter: My vote will be for 6-cent fare. All things consid- cred it is reasonable thing that the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company is asking
 Oliver Chalifoux: "On the showing the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company makes, and in view of the fact that the employees are entitled to higher wages to meet the increased cost of living, I am going to vote for a 6-cent fare If the request of the company is rejected the service would surely deterioate and the people would suffer in the end.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
V0n Kuehlmann Shows
 Loss of Confidence

Paris, June 26.--t Havas Agency ) Acknowledgment by Foreign Secretary yon Kuehlmann that Germany cannot be certain of winning the war by force of arms. caused an understandable sem station in the Reichstag. says Zurich dispatch to the Petit Journal. His pre- diction that the war might last through a fifth winter was received in si1enc e and there was much consternation among the members of the right. The debate which followed the foreign sec- setary's speech was very stormy, pam Germanist speeches being interrupted by the left
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Doing His Best

From the Philadelphia Teiegraph
 Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock of Ne braska remarked at social gathering that when one was doing his best it was all that could be expected of him, and contributed the following story as an H. lustration:
 One afternoon little Jimmy was in vited to take tea with chum and when he returned home he found his mother anxiously waiting for him.
 T hope, Jimmy" said the mother, aft CT listening to sundry details of the af- fair. that you remembered to wash your hands before you went to the table"
 We were called in so QuickIy,' an- swered Jimmy. that didn't have time to wash but one.'
 with much concern. What did you do?"
 Why, T. ate with that one. was the reassuring reply of Jimmy. and kept the other in my pocLet.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Evcrglade Bond Issue

Washington, June 26.-Approval has been given by the capital isues commit tee of the treasury to an issue of 3,5O0,- GOO of Florida everglades bonds as a part of the state drainage programme. Senator Trammel of Florida was so no- tlfied today. The bonds already have been isued and are being absorbed by subscription
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27

A number of citizens were interviewed yesterday regarding the ordinance pro- posing to raise the street car fare to 6 cents. There was wide difference of sentiment some expressing themselves in favor of the ordinance, others against it, while few declined to make any comment on the question. Among the interviews are the following:
 L. J. Haley, attorney-at-law: If the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company will show me that 6-cent fares are necessary, I'll vote for the ordi- nance, otherwise will not !. They have not shown me yet
 $. E. Thompson, real estate: T think greate. charge should be made for long hauls than for short hauls, and re- tain the 5-cent fare in the city. Trans fers from one long haul to another long haul might be cut out, as from East Lake to Ensley, for instance. From East Lake tc Ensley is 13 miles, and for that distance on a railroad the passenger would pay 39 cents Fares should be capitalized some way"
 J. K Brcckman, title abstract con- pany: "A corporation should be com pensated for services rendered If it IS necessary to keep up good service. am in favor of the 6-cent ordinance. I am in the dark now and don't know how to vote. We should have facts to enable us to vote intelligently.''
 Francis M. Lowe, attorney My opinion is that it is not the part of wisdom to approve of the 6-cent ordi- nance. It should be defeated in the present situation. There might come a time when an increase should be granted, but only when an audit is made that would carry with it fair valua. tion of tEe company's physical proper ties''
 Joseph F. Loveman: T have not had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
CANNOT BE CONCEDED


 consider a valuation feasible at the present time, or in any respect related to the present issue cannot be con- ceded by the city. When the question of increase in fares was first broache by your employees, it was openly stated by the commission that an audit and valuation of your books and proper ties of the completest character would be necessary before the commission could feel justified in increasing rates "As legislative body, dealing with the question of rate regulation, we are bound by the rules and principles of law, and we cannot act as the trustees for the public without full knowi- edge, based upon careful investigation of all the facts bearing upon the sub ject.
 We regret that in your view the situation is too acute to admit of the necessary delay to complete thorough and searching examination. The question that now confronts the company, as stated by you. is one of in- come and expense, but we do not con- cede that the valuation of the prop erty could serve no useful purpose in dealing with that situation Among the items of expense referred to in the fifth paragraph of your let ter, which you say the revenues of all your departments are not sufficient to meet, arc depreciation and interest on mortgages.
 Before an audit could determine whether or not depreciation of the proper amount is annually deducted from the gross earnings of the company a study of the physical valuation of the plant and it's financial history covering pe- riod of the life of the present plant would have to he made, involving, as we see it, valuation; study of the units; a -trr 1x <xf k1~~ e. k.L 4I life of the elements of plant composing the propert, in order to determine the annual rate of depreciation: study of the experience of the company with the various elements composing the plant; study of the expenditures, current main- tenanee and repairs; study of replace ments and what disposition has been made of the annual appropriations to reserve for depreciation, and all these studies would have to be based upon not an ex- animation of the books, but the physical plant itself.
 ITO allow as proper charge interest on mortgages would carry with it an admission by the city that the mort gages upon which such interest is paid were issued in good faith for fair value, and in accordance with the statutes of Alabama, and that no overcapitalization or fictitious isues ar represented by the bonded or mortgage indebtedness of the company.
 "As we understand the principles of public utility accounting and public utili- ty regulation, a public service corpora tion should not be permitted by over capitalization to cripple or destroy it's ability tc render service as the result of fixed charges beyond it's ability to earn. Yours very truly
 IN. A. BARRETT, President of the Commission of the City
 of Birmingham Ala
 President Pevear was out of the city yesterday. having gone to New Orleans several days ago to be with his wife, who is in a hospital for treatment. He is expected back this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27

make a valuation of the properties, that s30,000 and one years time would be required for such an undertaking, and that an emergency exists that for bids such long delay.
 After considering President Pevear's letter, which was printed in full in the Age Herald yesterday, the city coEn- missioners, through President N. A. Barrett, yesterday sent the following letter in reply to President Pwear; MT. J. s. Pevear, President Birming-
 ham Railway, Light and Power Com-
 pany, City.
 Dear Sir: Your favor of June 24, in reply to my letter of the 22d, has been received.
 "After consideration by the whole commission, the commission has reached the conclusion that it cannot consistently, with due regard to the public interest, recede from the posi- tion assumed in my letter of the 22d n
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-31
HUNGER AN DCOLD FACING RUSSIANS
 DURING WINTER

London, Sept. 26-(Correspondence of the Associated Press)-Russia Is facing a winter of hunger and cold augmented this year because of the extreme scarcity of fuel which pre- vails in all parts of that country. The lack of coal has been keenly felt ever si Ice the loss of the Donetz basin to tNe Germans early last spring. It affected the railroads and caused fac tories to be shut down.
 The Czecho-Slovak operations in Siberia and in the Ura1 region have prevented any relief from that dfrec- tion.
 The stores of wood in Moscow and Petrograd, owing to the lack Of transportation facilities and other dif- faculties too numerous to mention, are far from sufficient to meet the de- mands of long winter. A Moscow paper estimated months ago that the supplies of wood in that city would hardly suffice to satisfy the needs Of public utilities this winter, and that in consequence all private enterprises and homes could not hope to get even a limited quantity of it.
 To one who has experienced the i discomforts of a cold Russian winter even under better conditions, the situ- alton is far from alluring. The chilly atmosphere of an unheated apart ment, darkness in the streets and homes, the quiet of city undisturbed by the rumble of street cars and mo- tor vehicles, and, lastly, the uncom- l fortable feeling of an empty stomach such are the prospects of the com l ing winter in Russia.