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New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
"Miners Made Idie,"
Senator Sherman Adds

Mr.. Sherman: "In one of the princi-
pal coal producing areas of the Vest
~rn country, I think as a direct result
Of the action that has been referred to,
so per cent of the entire number of
miners have been idle. That was be-
came to shut down."
whole coal trade was thrown itno con-
fusion. No operator could tell what
the government intended to do with
him. Thousands of consumers of coal
made up their mind that they were 60
ing to get coal cheaper than upon the
basis of SO per ton at the mine, and
those thousands Of consumers post
posed buying their winters coal. That
is human nature. Charts have been
shown to the Committee on Military
Affairs depicting the production of
coal. week by week and month by
month, through last sumcr and this
and severe falling off in the production
of coal on the day following the re-
fusal OF the Secretary Of War to agree
to the So prlce. Down Hill it went for
weeks, and IT. was only later, when
other measures were taken to relieve
this situation. that the line on the
chart showed an upward tendency. We
lost just that much coal at a time when
it could have been transported.
"Possbly VIC could not have evolved
a machinery of government which could
have planned that early in the game,
but | cite this as an illustration OF
what it may cost the country from now
on, in some other matter. if We do not
have some authority here in Washing
ton to plan out the broad problems
that will confront us. to help us pre-
pare ourselves to meet the emergencies
that may overtake us. 1t is absolutely
essential that great proportion of the
winters coal supply be transported and
put in the bins Of the consumers dur
ing the sammer and autumn season.
again, on this question of planning.
just let US remember how this order
was put out. | am not going to dis
cuss whether it was q wise order or
not. The officers of the Aircraft Pro-
duction Board testified to tie Military
Affairs Committee this last week that
they never heard OF that or6er of the
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
They Make Pledges Not to
Import Each Others Work
ers Without Consent
Women Busy ON Farms
Report Shows That 1900, 900
Are Now Engaged in
Agricultural Work

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Complete CO.
operation between the United States
and Canada in the effective distribution
of labor for war purposes WAS inaugu-
rated to-day. The Department of La
Dor announced that, by mutual agree
from this country without the consent
of the United States and that American
employers would not import Canadian
labor without the consent Of Canada.
Coordination of efforts of the two
governments to solve particularly the
farm labor problem is expected to meet
the insistent demands Of England, Italy
and France for more wheat and other
foodstuffs.
Labor Agreement Reached
Agreement between the two govern
mcnts was reached at a conference be-
tween ". W. Cory, Deputy Minister of
Interior of Canada, and Anthony Can't
netti, Commissioner General of Imm-
grafton of the United States, held at
The administration of the cooperative
movcment between Canada and this
country has been placed in the hands
Of the standing Committee Of Confer
encc on Labor Matters of the two gov
ernments, and the committee has been
enlarged by the appointment of John B.
Densmore, director Of the United States
Employment Service Of the Department
of Labor, and Senator G. D. Robertson.
Of Canada.
Canada's labor requirements will be
reported to the United States Employ
mcnt Service, which, through its vari-
Gus Offices, will fill the demands across
the border with any surplus Of unem-
ployed that may be available here at
the time.
To meet the farm ,abor shortage the
coming seasn the Department OF Agri
curry. The country has been divided
into forty-iive zones. in which the
Agriculture Department will under.
take to ascertain the demand and the
Labor Department will look after dis
trihution.
The survey also will determine
whether there is a sufficient dearth OF
farm labor to Justify the substitution
of women and schoolbOys for mon farm
hands.
Women throughout the country are
expressing their Willingness to work on
farms, according to ii statement ISSUED
to-day by the Division on Woman's War
Work of the Committee on Public In
| formation.
The statement cites figures from a
late agricultural report. showing that
, there arc at present 100000 women in
the United States successfully engaged
in agriculture. Of this number 100000
are under twenty years Of age and L.
O5O,o00 are negroes, a large percentage
| Of which are in Southern cotton states.
Women Are Specializing
E1e first lines Of work in which
women will be likely to increase their
farming activities. says the report. is in
vegetable gardening, poultry raising,
butter making, hog raising and the cul-
t!vation of crops of fruit and veg
etables and harvesting and picking.
The Agriculture Department recon-
rcnds that women be trained to man.
age horses, so that they can drive reap
ers. binders and cultivators Women
Who understand the operation Of auto
mobiles, the department says, also
could, with little additional training.
operate farm tractors
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Change in Railroad
Bill Gives Wilson
Power to Fix Rates
House Committee Votes
Authority for Period
of War

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-.The House
Interstate Commerce Committee voted
to-day to place final authority in fixing
railroad rates during the period OF
government control in the hands of the
President.
An amendment to tho Administration
railroad bill, offered by Chairman Sims
and adopted by vote Of 10 to s, pro-
vides that the President may initiate
rates and that upon complaint the In
terstate Commerce Commission shall
hold hearings and submit it's findings
to the President for such action as he
may deem required in the public in
terests."
AS amended by the Senate committee
and introduced in the Senate, the bill
provides that the President may initi-
ate rates, subject to review and alter
alton by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission upon complaint either of ship
pcrs or the carriers. A similar amend
mcnt was lost in the House committee
to-day on . tie vote, 8 to g. While the
Senate committee was considering this
section members who had conferred
with the President said he did not de-
sire final authority in rate fixing.
The only other important change
made in the measure to-day by the
House committee was to eliminate the
section referring to disability compen-
sation for railroad employees. The
committee expects to complete the bill
tomorrow and Chairman Sims will
introduce it in the House rs soon there
after as possible.
Senate consideration of the measure
probably will begin next week Chair
man Smith of the Senate committee
plans to file his report Thursday and
call up the measure in the Senate after
the soldiers and sailors civil relie ef
bin is disposed Of. Senate leaders be-
lieve the bill can be passed within two
or three weeks, although sharp debate
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Department Work
At Cross Purposes

"Lct US just picture to ourselves the
Areat departments of the government.
like the Aircraft Board, the signal
corps of the army, working together.
and also with the navy. on this tre-
mcndous aviation programme, involving
ing establishments. Without the slight
est notice to that department, another
department of the government issues
ah order that closes all the establish
ments. Can VIC endure such a system :?
Can it be possible that any one will
deny that is essentially faulty system
that permits such a thing to occur?
"That order was issued without the
slightest notice to the gentlemen who
this country, and several of the fac
tories manufacturing foods for Great
Britain and our other allies were closed
down. They had no notice in advance,
and it took them two or three days to
get it straightened 1t took tho Air
craft Board a couple of days to get it
Strengthened out.
"No planning, no place in Washing
ton apparently where those things
could be thought out on sound basis
and instructions given to the different
departments and different companies
to work together; no team work. The
situation must have been somewhat
desperate. because The Official Bullc-
tim published by the department pre-
sided over by Mr.. Creel, in it's issue
of January 10 published to the world
list of all the munitions factories in
the United States that had been made
cxempt under that order. and, when
something has been said upon the floor
of the Senate about giving information
useful to the enemy, it might be we'll
to suggest that the censor of the
United States be censored
"Senators, if we arc to win this war,
and VIC have got to win it, VIC cannot
.fford to have any break down any
where. The situation is always diff
cult. We shall always make some mis-
takes. We shall always be perplcXed
here and there. No one would mini
mize that possibility. We must not be
blind to its possibilities. We must arm
ourselves against its dangers. and the
nation that is forearmed against dan
ger is the nation that will rcpcl dan
ger"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Continued from page :

large amount OF finished and semi
s,ished material. The Shipping Board
has purchased vast quantities Of steel
ard timber. The fuel administration
has been actively in the field with re-
.,,lts painfully familiar to us all.
"purchasing officers of these depart
ments and bureaus have decreed prior
;tv in shipment for these goods in
thousands and thousands OF instances
no one of these officials having any
regard for what the other officials
were doing along the same lines.
"In the Eastern part of the country
il has actually occurred that the goods
shipped under government priority or
ders vastly exceeded in amount the
goods shipped for normal purposes
without such orders. On one railroad
line in the Eastern district, for one
month. Sc per cent of all the freight
carried was labelled with the govern
ment blue tag priority order. The rail
ways, while they remained under pri-
yate control and since they have come
under governmental control, have had
no means of planning in advance for
this tremendous traffic.
There is no place in Washington for
them to so to get the plans. Shipments
have been criss-crossed across the
country on government Diuc tag orders
without the slightest regard for con-
vcnience or even for necessity. Each
official, of course, was doing his best,
but necessarily was running blind.
"An Eastern railway. for example,
which taps the anthracite region of
Pennsylvania. has been ordered to ship
a carload of anthracite coal under gov
ernment priority order to an Indian
agency in WyominS regardless Of the
fact that Wyoming has its own coal
fields. Pine lumber has been ordered
shipped from Tonawanda. in Western
New York, on the banks of the Niagara
River. TO the Carolinas, the home of the
pine tree. These are but examples. And
one could multiply them almost indefi-
nitoly. Mind you, | am not attacking
the individuals who did these things;
in most cases they could not help it;
they had no plan to go by and they
have no plan to so by this very day.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Hopeless Congestion
Was the Result

what has been the result? A hope
less jam and congestion of our railway
facilities. Something has been said
about the tonnage now piled up at our
Atlantic coast docks. The Senator
from Nebraska (Mr. Hitchcock stated
that two million tons were thus piled
up he testimony that has come to
me through most authoritative chan
nels is that of the aggregate tonnage
mentioned by the Senator. 800, 900 be-
ionged to France and Italy alone, and
every Senator on this floor knows how
France and Italy want that tonnage.
Some of it is deterioratins, and it
would not be surprising if some of
that material was actually out of date
BY this time. That is q serious thing,
not little, laughable incident. The
channel of supply for Italy has been
blocked to that extent, and she cannot
night without supplies. Why is the
channel blocked? Because no one
planned to keep it open. There is no.
body here in Washington. as | see it,
charged with the duty and the au-
thority to plan. That is the kind of
thing that has come 20 the Military
Affairs Committee in testimony in open
session and in executive session.
thousands of cars arc being used
,oi S.oiaSe purposes; tney cannot be
handled; they are indefinitely with
drawn from the transportation systems
OF the country. Is any one man or any
one department of the government 70
blameo Not at all. The blame rests
With our failure to systematic the
effort. We have manufactured and
shipped millions of tons of goods to
the seaboard, helter- -skelter, pell-mcll,
with little or no thought as to how we
could find the dockage or the ships to
transport them across the ocean. Is it
strange that the railway transporta-
tion system has broken down:
Let US take as a further and more
specific example the coal situation. We
have plenty of coal in the mines of the
United States. The great problem is
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Senate to Hear McAdoo
| tomorrow on Finance
Will Urge Passage of Bill for
Big Corporation to Under
write War

=, WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-Secretary
McAdoo ~! will appear before the Senate
flnance Committee Thursday to cx-
plain and urge prompt passage of the
administration = bill to create war
.Inn 'inahec &C. corporation, with capital of
$500, 900 and power to issue 81. .000.-
ooo,o00 in notes to finance war and
contributory industries. The bill was
introduced yesterday in both House
and Senate
=. To expcdiate the measure Chairman
Summons of the Finance Committee
late to-day arranged with Secretary
McAdoo to begin it's consideration
Thursday. Whether Representatives Of
financial interests will be AFFORDED d
hearings before the committee after
mr. McAdoo's appearance is yet to be
determined
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Britain Calls All Her
Colonies to Conference

LONDON, Feb. 5.-The British gov
eminent has decided to hold another
series of imperial war cabinets and
imperial conferences this year, in CON
tlnuation of those held last year, to
discuss matters arising out Of the war.
New Zealand is the only British do
mnion which thus far has named her
representatives. They will be William
Ferguson Massey, the New Zealand
Premier, and Sir Joseph &. Ward, Min
istey Of Finance.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-13
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
 FORBIDS JEALOUSY
"Big Power Idea" Must Go If
 World Society Is to Live

London. Nov. 31.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press) .-"The Great Power Idea" as represented by Foreign Offices must be done away with if the proposed League of Ma tions is to be a. success, H. G. Wells, the novelist and publicist, told large audience at the American Officers club.
 X League of Nations. he said, was In accord with human nature and the spirit of nationality, and it was not opposed even to what Americans would call the "l1ing business" But the Great Power idea would have to be exercised if mankind was not to go down in bloodshed and ruin.
 The Great Power idea, he eX- plained, was that each state was in conflict with all other states, and it absolutely opposed the idea of the common welfare of man.
 ''It was only little more active in Berlin" he asserted, than in the other capitals of Europe. Every for eign officer, war office and admiralty has been organized to carry out the Great Power dreams
 Foreign offices are too secretive and advantage seeking instruments hElu LOO lOl IIlS dllliIulL task of dealing fairly with all other nations under a, League of Nations.
 The United States is in a different position. It is a republic with president capable of speaking plain ly to the peoples of the earth in a manner which is enough to produce an epidemic of epilepsy in European foreign of1ces.'
 A League of Nations would have to substitute, he said, sor4e sort of cen traL control in wl/.h diplomacy would have to be pooled and repre- sent the whole of mankind. If this was left to the present foreign of fees to arrange, he contended it would be asking them to arrange for their own extinction.
 "I have always been an advocate" |" he added, "of complete victory, but something more than Germany is the matter with Europe at the present time. Unless the Great Power sys- tenn embodied in present-day foreign offices, pursuing secret policies, is de- stroyed, this war will not have been worth while.'
New Britain herald., 1918-12-13
SAYS GOLD WEATHER BRINGS RETURN OF
 INFLUENZA
Public Must Be Careful To Avoid A Second Epidemic. Easier to Pre-
 vent Than Cure. What To Do.

Encouraging reports of the fewer cases of Influenza in this vicinity should not allow us to relax our vigil ance or to become careless in the be- ief that the danger is all over," says I well known authority. With the coming of cold weather there is apt 10 be a return of this frightful cpl 1emic and it's seriousness will depend on the extent of the precautions, ,aken by the public, to prevent in lection.
 When the air is full of influenza germs, you may be constantly breath ing them into your nose and throat. But their danger may be avoided and you may make yourself practically immune to infection if you destroy he germ before it actually begins work in your blood.
 During the recent serious epidemic which hit New Britain so hard, most successful results were obtained by many through the simple breathing .nto the nose, throat and lungs of the medicated air of oil of Hyomei. Prob ably no better, safer or more sensi- ole precaution against Influenza, Grippe, Coughs, Colds Bronchitis or Catarrh Of the nose and throat could De emplOyeu than to go now to the nearest drug store and get a complete Hyomei outfit consisting of a bottle of the pure Oil of Hyomei and a little vestpocket hard rubber inhaling de- vice into which a few drops of the oil are poured.
 Garry this Inhaler with you during the day and each half hour or so put it in your mouth and draw deep breaths of its pure healing germicidal air into the passages of your nose, throat and lungs to destroy any germs that may have found lodgm ent there. This simple precaution may save you a serious illness and the loss of several weeks work. It is pleasant to use and not at all expensive as the inhaler will last q lifetime and fur ther supplies of the Oil of Hyomei can be had at any drug store for a few cents.
 Hundreds of people in this vicinity used Hyomei in this way during the recent crisis and avoided danger. They should not neglect it now for the danger is by no means over.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-13
Gitls 0f Furniture Bring Oy to Every Member of t1le F. mily

tmas merchandise is all here and , have we been able to offer such
 sive gifts as this season. There E stands for the man of the house,
 of sewing cabinets, tea wagons, ny dainty novelties shown here for it's a pleasant task.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-13

EVER RYTHING is in readiness-Ch we can truthfully say that never Def a wide range of useful as we'll as inex are comfortable chairs or useful smo toys for the children and an abundan tables, etc., for the mother or sister
 the first time make the selection of
New Britain herald., 1918-12-13
Also Curative Properties in Aiding
 Shell Shock Cases.

London, Dec. 13.--Music has been found to be beneficial in the treat mont of soldiers suffering from shell shock, and now singing is to be tried on a systematic scale with the ap oroval of the army authorities.
 It has been found that singing has both directly and indirectly won- derful curative effect, and there are ] number of cases on record in which ] man who has been unable to speak. suddenly joined in with the singing and so recovered his speech. An ef 'ort is being made to organize regular singing training in all hospitals where there are shell-shock cases.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-13
F1lIreside Chair

THIS fireside wing chair will make a gift that will be appreciated in the years to come be- cause it is built for permanent service and satisfaction. Upholster- ed in a beautiful design of tapestry with a coil spring back and seat and it is priced at $30.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-13
MUSIC HAS CHARMS.

Have your dollars ready.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-13

Have your dollars ready.-advt-
New Britain herald., 1918-12-13

isno furntur Shouldbe ctcal nc duSu natl t
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The Republican journal., 1918-07-11
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 80 Years
s,s.. <: ss OF &zzzz5<
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE.

The following transfers of real estate
were recorded in Waldo County Registry
of Deeds for the week ending July 6, 1918:
Roscoe G. Weymouth, Morrill,, to
Roland L. Woodbury. and Arthur W.
Leonard, do. !; land in Morrill,.
Charlotte M. Springer, Winterport, to
Rose H. Eaton, do; land and buildings
in Winterport.
Marnita M. Thompson, Searsport, to
Jennie Perkins, do. land and buildings
in Searsport.
TIL e Town of Stockton Springs, to AL
bert Westin, Stockton Springs; land in
Stockton Springs.
Frank Grant, Dexter, to Walter S.
Clark, Winterport; land and buildings in
Winterport.
William A. Waterman, Northport, to
John W. Batchelder, do. ; land in North
port.
Carrie P. King, Bangor, to Myra E.
Dudgeon, New York; land and buildings
in Northport.
Fred A. Low, Winterport, to Walter
S. Clark, do. land and buildings in VIM
terport.
Charles B. Thompson, Belfast, to John
F. Woodman, do. land and buildings in
Belfast.
John H. Smith, Troy, to Sheridan c.
Fernald, do. !; land in Troy
Maine E. Greedy, Palermo, to Mitchell
Delaney, do. land in Palermo.
Eliza M. and Arthur B. Clark, VIM
terport, to Frederick H. Woodman, do. !;
land in Frankfort.
Henry G. Mahoney, Searsmont, to
Charles B. Thompson, Belfast; land and
buildings in Searsmont.
Chester A. Peavey, Montvllle, to Ralph
L. Cooper, Belfast and Isaac w. Quigg,
Palermo standing timber in Montville.
The Republican journal., 1918-07-11
TIkfD, WORKOUT AND
MISERABLE
Many Belfast People in This Condition.

Many Belfast People in This Condition.
There is little rest for many a kidney
sufferer.
The kidneys feel congested, sore and
painful.
The urinary passages are often irregu-
lar and distressing.
The sufferer, tired, WORKOUT and de-
pressed.
Weak kidneys need quick help.
They need special kidney remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test.
A remedy especially for kidney all
| ments.
Can any Belfast reader doubt this state
ment?
Mrs. Margaret P. Wood, 10 Vine ST.,
Belfast, says: II suffered from severe
pains across my back and at night they
interfered with my rest. l was subject
to dizzy spells and black spots came be-
fore my eyes. My kidneys were disor-
dered and felt miserable and run down.
Doan's Kidney Pills seemed to be just
what my system required and l soon got
relief. l can recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills, which l got from the City Drug
Store to anyone troubled with their kid
neys."
Price 6Oc. at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Wood
had. Foster Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo,
NJ Y,
The Republican journal., 1918-07-11

lea with victory and it is my earnest de-
sire that these veterans of 1867 may live
to see in this present war the boys come
marching home with peace and victory
upon their banners, Now
Mr. President, Veterans and others
From far away,
We wish to make you really feel
You are welcome here today.
You have left for one short day
The cares of working strife,
To honor these old veterans,
Who did so noble in the fight.
To make change from sad, hard facts,
An entertainment will be given,
Such as we have on Red Cross nights,
To please you we have striven.
With this desire our people here
Have welcomed you today
And that you may enjoy yourselves
We truly hope and pray.
And when another month rolls round
And others entertain,
Just give thought to East Dixmont,
Which hopes to welcome you again.