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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-05
STATE HOUSE
"s*' ~oo"e" Meeting NJ Wednesday, March

Governor Carl f. Milliken returned
Monday afternoon from Trim -
Washington. New, York and Boston.
during which lie conferred with many.
persons on State and national matters
Inc Governor left Augusta last
Wednesday night and was rather tired
on arrival home, but said:
i had pleasant trip, in spite Of
the strenuousness Of night and dav
travelling and conferences. l can a,
TINS time say nothing of the public
business, but I can say that many i'm
portant subjects We're considered.
1t will be pleasing news TO many to
know that Will T. Hays, the newly
elected Republican National committee
chairman. it seems certain, will come
&c Maine for the fall campaign and
also that ex-President Theodore Roose-
|elt will be able to attend our conven-
liGn at-Portland, ! received assurances
OF both these things during my alb
scence from home
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Gl7ILFORD WATER co.
TO CONTINUE RATES

The Public Utilities Commission
Monday issued an order that the
schedule Of rates of the Guilioro
Water Co, in effect upon and immeu-
ately prior t. August %, 1910 snail
continue TO he the schedule OF rates
charged by the respondent. the Gun :
ford Water Co. until further order OF
this commission.
The commission states that uhoer
the date of Jan %. 1918, it rendered
its decision in the matter OF the ao-
vance Of rates by the Guilford water
Co. The town of Guilford, one of the
complainants. files exceptions under
the statute which exceptions nave
been allowed and are to be heard as
provided by law. In the decision the
Guilford Water Co. was directed 10
file in the cffice of the commission on
o, before March 20. 1918, new
schedule of rates effective April l.
1918. but :nasmuch as the exceptions
are now pending and cannot be de-
cided before either of the ABOVE
named dates. and inasmuch as any
schedule - be filed should depend up
on the decision of the supreme court
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE
BUYING THRIFT STAMPS

Glenn w. Starkey. the deputy State
superintendent of schools. who Is also
the director for schools in the war saw
ings and thrift stamp campaign, Mon
day said that the interest throughout
Maine Of the children in the School
Thrift movement is daily becoming
more evident.
while complete reports have not as
yet been received in sufficient numbers
TO warrant the making of com
parative estimate still enough have
come to hand to make it safe TO say
that fully one half the children of the
State are actively interested at the
present time, although not as large a
percentage as this have as yet become
investors. in the war savings and thrift
stamps" said Mr.. Starkey
The fact that Very large number
Of schools have been closed has served
TO delay the progress of the movemen,
in several of the larger towns and
cities such as Portland. Augusta and
Bar Harbor. but the report from Ban
gor where the schools have been In
continuous sessions shows over 1000
children buying the stamps out of a
total of 1000 in the schools. In a CON
siderable proportion of the country
towns the schools are reported as clos.
ing after January first. and will not re
open until April. In these towns the
campaign has not practically started at
all, and the same is true of several
towns in which schools have been
closed on account of epidemic disea ses
when all of these THINGS ,ra t,f,o,
into consideration the progress OF the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-05
Fish and Game

The following prosecutions have
heen reported to the department Of In
land Fisheries and Game:
BY Deputy Sheriff John K. F'lynt of
Monson of William Smith of Barnard
on Feb. 20 in the Piscataquis NUM-
cipal court for the Illegal possession Of
q deer. He was found guilty and fined
$40 and s4.s2 costs, which he paid.
BY Deputy Sheriff J. II. Macomber of
Ellsworth of n. +. Norris of Dedban
On Feb 16 before the Ellsworth NUM-
cipal court for the Illegal possession of
three deer. lie was found guilty and
fined 500 and s1l.+5 costs, which he
paid.
BY Deputy Sheriff G. W. Robbins Of
Wilton of Cert Aver of Philips ana
George James of Strong in the farm-
ington municipal court for the illegal
killing and possession Of Il deer Each
was fined $40 and s1493 costs, which
they paid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-05
INFANTILE PARAL-
YSIS-- DIR. BRISTOL

A recent issue of the journal of
Medical Research, published at Bos
ton, contained an article entitled "A
Comparative Study Of lnfantile
Paralysis. Animal Distcmper and Its
Related Disea ses," written by DR.. l.. D.
Bristol the present health commits
sioner for the State Of Maine. The
work was done in the Laboratory of
Preventive Medicine and Hygiene at
the Harvard Medical School,, where Dr.
Bristol was doing post graduate work
for the degree of Doctor of Public
Health, under Prof. III. J. Roseneau
previous to his coming to Maine. This
article has a special interest to Maine
people because Of DR.. BristoIs present
connection with the problem in this
State. In 1916 these We're 1873 cases of
lnfantlle paralysis in Maine, with "6
deaths and in 1917 there We're y cases.
After summarizing the known facts
concerning infantile paralysis and ami
NAL distemper, the author gives in de
tail an account of his experimental
work While this work canna be
looked upon as final proof that Inrantiie
paralysis is in reality q human dis
temper, there are certain suggestive
facts which seem to warrant the tur-
Their study of this disease from the
above mentioned standpoint.
DR.. Bristol calls attention to the sug-
gested resemblance between infantile
paralysis and animal distempcr from
the standponts of their clinical symp-
toms and signs. their modes OF spread
and the pathologic LESSONS found after
death.
Based upon comparative study OF
the germs which are supposed to be
the causes of these diseases. the fact
! is brought out thai they resemble each
Other to considerable degree The
small germ which was first described
by Dr.. Flexner of the Rockefeller In
stitute as the cause OF nfantile paraly-
sis has never been classified From
the studies made by Dr.. Bristol, it
would seem that there is some evil
dencc TO show that this micro organ
ism may be classified as a rod shaped
organism or bacillus and that it as
sunes various sizes and shapes from
very small globular to larger elongated
forms.
Dr. Bristol believes that this germ IS
closely related to the group Of so
called bipolar bacili which cause such
diseases in lower animals and fowls as
swine plague, hemorrhagic septicemia
of cows and sheep. dogs and cat dis
temper, and fowl cholera, all Of which
are followed by paralysis at times.
/. one OF the suggestions of most
practical value is. that BY using a spe-
cial method for cultivating the in
fantile paralysis germ a simple labara-
tory agglutination test for the diagnosis
of infantile paralysis may be available
! such as is used in the diagnosis or
typhoid fever
DR.. Bristol concludes with the sug-
gestion that infantile paralysis may be
nothing more than human pas
, teurelosis Cor distemper) or which
there are three types, the respirat tory
the digestive and the nervous. Only
the latter type is associated with the
definite signs of paralysis. Based on
this hypothesis, it is evident that the
disease may be spread not only from
person to person but also from lower
animals and fowls to man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-05
TWO ICEBOATS CRASH
SEVERAL INJURED

Searsport, Me. March 1.-Two ice
boats going about 30 miles an hour cane
together with terrific crash on the hay
Sunday afternoon. Irving Rich. who was
sailing one boat. with Miss Beatrice Rich
arc Miss Sarah Grover. were hurled uroi,
the ice and painfully but not seriousi1
hart The other boat. sailed by Alden
stinson, was completely wrecked, but the
several occupants escaped with mino !.
b. uises.
Searsport Harbor, Belfast. Castlne and
Fenobscot Bays furnished the finest ice
beating ever known here Sunday, wiki g
stiq breeze blowing and about Is boats
were out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-05
Official War Pictures

Managers in some 40 towns and
cities have already stated their wish
to have presented in their theatres the
Ofhcial War Pictures under the drec-
ton Of the Maine Committee on Public
Safety, according to q statement made
Monday by Prof Paul Nixon of Bruins
WICK, assistant secretary of the com
mlttee The distribution will be taken
care OF by government agent acting
with the New England Bureau of the
Division of Films, a branch of the com
mlttee on Public Information. This
agent, Abraham Barry, will Immediate
~ get in touch with the managers who
have assented to the proposition and
book the reels throughout the State.
A. >. Black of Rockland, Maine repre-
sentative of the Moving Picture War
Service Council, is working with the
state Public Safety Committee In
bringing these pictures to the attention
of the theatre managers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-05
G. L. Merrill, Searsport.

searsport Me. March 4George l..
Merrill, aged rs Oldest active business
man Of the town. died Saturday night
after a brief illness. For over 20 Yeas
he was spool manufa cturers for Il Years
in Dlxfield and later in this town. Al the
time OF his death he was senior member
of the Searsport Grain and Provision
Company. He served IL the Civil way.
He was the first commander of Free
man McGilvary Post, G. A. r.: Il mcnoay
of Waldo County Veterans Associa, ion,
the Oldest past master of Mariner I.pd ~
Of Masons, which he joined 81 years agt
and belonged to Sears Lodge of odd Eel
lows He was prominent in The Consre-
gational church, for many years rno'r
leader and Sunday school superintendent.
He leaves his wife.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-05

The finest cough syrup that money
|rreb az ready made preparations, can
P. .iI he he made up at home. The way IL
Fssps hold and conquers distressing
[@ehs, throat and chest colds will
kssllv make YOU enthusiastic about it.
Anv druggist can supply You with
b. ounces Of Pincx go cents WORTH
/ orr this into q pint bottle and fill
n iottlc with plain granulated sugar
krlp. shake thoroughly and it is
(siv ior use. The total cost is about
L cents and gives you a full pint-a
knv supply most effectual,
(sssnt tasting remedy. 1t keeps per.
|s,ly.
Ks truly astonishing how quickly il
u. penetrating through every air
|s,,agr Of the throat and lungs-loosens
4 ai-rs the phlcgm, soothcs and heals
L nilamcd or swollen throat mem
|vr.s. and gradually but surely the
b ing thrSit tickle and dreaded
ka.a will disappear entirely. Nothing
Srr for bronchitis, spasmodic group,
|eotiug cough or bronchial asthma.
lrrI is special and highly concen-
b 4 compound of genuine Norway
sy.ract, and is known the world
liz h prompt healing effect on the
(rDt m mhrancs.
Void dj-lppointment by asking your
t8.-I-t ior - Z ounces of Pinrx' with
directions and don't accept any,
|nc else. \ guarantee of absolute sat
)ta.'lor or Money promptly refunded,
b. win this rrcnaration. TIE Pincx
! 4, Mn.I. InI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-05
RALLYINC CRY
OF A new PEACE
WAR CRUSADE
Win for Per-
manent Peace" Heard
Above the Roar Of
Battle Former Pres
ident Taft at Move
ment's Head No
Compromise with the
War Masters.

New York, March Irwin 1.-THE War
For PermanentPeace" is the title Of a
national convention called today by eX-
President Taft and 4 COMMITTEES Of
prominent men and women to meet in
Philadelphia. The name, according to
Mr.. Taft. was chosen because il offers
q ''iallyinS cry in the present war cri-
sis The convention will be held in
Philadelphia. May IS to Is. under the
auspices of the League to Enforce
Peace, and Mr.. Taft. as the head Of
that organization will preside.
The others on the committee are:
Arthur Caper Governor OF Kansas:
Cyrus II. Is. Curtis, Philadelphia rut-
Usher; John II. Fahey. former presiden.
Chamber of Commerce of the Unltet
States: Edward A. Fiene director Cham
Der Of Commerce of the United States.
Cardinal Gibbons. Samuel Gompers pras,.
dent American Federation Of Labor: 4
Lawrence Lowell president of Harya rd :;
+. !. Meredith of Des Moines, editor and
publisher; John Mitchell, former nresj
dent United Mine Workers Of Amer,ca
Mrs. Philip North Moore. president Ma.
tional Council Of Women: Alton r par
ktr; Mrs. Thomas J. Preston formerly
Mrs. Grover Cleveland: Dr. Anna How
ard Shaw. chairman Women's Commit
tee Council National Defense Johr,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-05

The biggest sporting event in the
northern part of the State for years IN
the $1,000 match race on the ice at Fort
Fairfield scheduled for next Wednes-
day between ROYAL Mckinney of the
Walter Cox string and the Fort Fair
field flyer Hal L., owned by l.. r. -Seel-
ey. Mr.. Seeley pays transportation
both ways for the Cox entry from Do
yer, n. FL, regardless of the outcome
A number of Bangor horsemen will be
on hand to see the fun
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State House Chat

chairman Clement :. StetSoh "l '''e
State BOARD of Assessors feels 'iat Wv
rooan+ convention of local assessors II,
,h;s ci,v was a success, ana as d Piooi
,l,, tho meeting and DISCUSSIONS nave
,a, ,ha neonle thinking and tathIilS
,1u. t,xa,iou MS never before, states
,l,.+ he HAS since the meeting been re-
Giving invitations from all over tne
State to address the srahseS ="
,,,,icct lie has already booked az
leas, so dates from now un'i SUNNI
He will speak this week as io''o"
TUESDAY. March , at an ali-daE S'""ee
meeting at West Paris; ThursuaH' "
tbe grange at South I.eWistoh' anu
saturday at the Cumberland county
Pomona.
state Librarian II. f.. Dunnack mas
accepted All invitation to Spedh heH'
TLursday ,evening before the 'ld LOW II
,,I,,n,her of Commerce and will take
FOR his subject Names Part IN the
World War"
The State House Associates. both
those who took part ana those WIZ
,iid not and their friends VIII on
Thursday afternoon. March IA AFTER '"e
closing of the departments ENJOY
social and lunch in the rotuhda OF 'he
Capital. Being the first rehearsal o'
tho kind. the SRO sign should lie out.
The Forest Department has secured
, new map of Maine, Just issued anu
the first to have marked upon 1t sym
bols indicating the location OF the %
lookout stations of the Maine Fores'l!
Service. 1t is fine map OF Name anu
the department has had quan'l'E
printed with large red ink symooiS OF
these stations. with which 7" supply
the chief wardens. their deputies. the
lockout Watchmen and the patrolmen.
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large amount of parasitized material
has been received, and, as result. sew
eral natural enemies have become
firmly established in the State, ana We
are assisting in bringing about the con-
troll of both the brown-tai and gypsy
moths.
The enemies which have become es-
tablished and are at present destroying
the largest number of caterpillars of
both species are a beetle (Caiosoma
sycophanta, predatory to both insects.
which attacks small caterpillars OF
both species, and the Comssilura con-
cinnata. a tachina fly, which Is also a
parasite of both species and attacks
many native injurious caterpillars.
Throughout the territory badly infested
in the western part of the State, a
marked decrease i'll the number of
caterpillars has been noticed during
the year. This is due. in large meas
ure. to the work of the Colosoma
beetle, and the wild disease which at
tacks the caterpillars and causes a
heavy mortality among them.
The introduction of parasites Of the
gypsy moth in this State has been con-
Quoted comparatively with the United
States Bureau of Entomology, and the
past year. at the suggestion of A. F..
Burgess. the agent in charge. the State
laboratory was discontinued and ar
engagements We're made for the parasite
work TO be carried on at the govern
ment laboratory at Melrose Highlands,
Mass. This was done so that the work
could be carried out in d systematic
way, for the developing of better meth
DDS for the use OF all concerned. and
10 bring about the dispersion of the
various parasites over the section in
tested.
In addition to the work already done
BY the State. many new colonies of the
Catosoma beetle and the Compsiilura
concinnata have been established by
the United Sttaes Bureau of En-
tomology. as well as the introduction of
a new egg parasite (Anastatus
Bifasciatus). Several hundred col
onies Of this parasite have been plant
ed in the infested section and are q
valuable addition to the enemies of the
gypsy moth already established.
NO one need fear retarding or inter
fering with these parasites by general
determination Of their hosts in or
chards. as the sites selected for the
colonization of the parasites have been
selected in sections where the moth
colonies will afford abundant food for
their support until they become
strong and we'll established
"From the information obtained as to
Dispensing the results of the seasons
work has been most encouraging, and
it will be the policy to breed and dis
tribute parasites more extensively the
coming season"
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Sharp Williams. I. S. Senator from Mis-
sissippi.
The call signed by this committee
states the object Of the convention as
follows:
"To sustain the determination Of our
people to fight until Prussian militar-
ism has been defeated. confirm oppo
sition to a premature peace. and focus
attention upon the only advantage the
American people are hoping TO gain
from the war-a permanent peace guar
anteed by a League Of Nations"
The meeting will mark. although not
exactly on that date, the third ami
rersary of the League 10 Enforce
Peace, which was founded at Indepcn-
dence hall. Philadelphia. June II, 1915.
The platform Of the League, adopted
three years ago and at that time con-
sidered 4 radical proposal, viii be
considered with view to dcvisinS
more definite plans FOR the formation
and maintenance Of League of Ma
tions after the war
In connection with the convention
call Mr.. Taft today gave out the iol-
lowing statement.
RUSSIA disastrous experience has
been a lesson to those who believed the
objects for which we entered the war
might be attaind by negotiation. The
only result we can accept is perma-
nent peace, and a permanent peace can
be won only by the overthrow of the
German Autocracy. Recent events
have made it clearer than ever that our
constructive peace policy can he carried
through only by a destructive war
policy--the destruction Of Germany's
power to menace the safety Of the
world. now or in the future.
1T is clear to every thinking patriot
that the speeches of the German and
Austrian Chancellors were made, not
in good faith, with an honest intention
of reaching . fair ground for settle
ment, pu: for the purpose of encOurag-
ing pacitiSt sentiment among their
enemies and weakening the spirit Of thu
United States and our allies. The Ger
man chancellor hypoCritically accepts
certain of the principles laid down by
President Wilson at the very time
when Germany has repudiated the
Whole basis of our Peace Program
and de1ied our demand for the evacua-
ton Of Russian territory and such q
settlement as will leave the Russian
people free To work out their own fu-
ture.
THE purpose of this convention is
| two-fold: To announce our determine
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MAJOR PHILBkOOk ON
Gypsy MOTH WORK

The annual report of Major Edwa I'd
r. Philhrook of Portland, special field
agent in the gypsy moth work. which
was filed with the Governor and Coun-
Gil today, states that owing to the late
ness of the appropriation, which
caused delay in starting the work in
the field. it was impossible to cover
more than a small portion of the in.
tested region, but an attempt was made
to destroy as many egg clusters as
possible in the towns of kittery, York,
Wells. South Berwick. kennebunk,
Saco. Biddeford, Scarboro. Portland,
Westbrook Gorham, Falmouth, South
Portland. Lewiston, Auburn. Lisbon
Falls. Bath, West Bath. Brunswick
Topsham. Bowdoinham, Bowdoin. All
gusta, China. Chelsea, Nassalboro. Wa
terville. Berwick North Berwick,
Yarmouth and Freeport.
Crews were started the first or
April and the scouting continued until
the eggs Matched" continues Major
Philbrook in his report.
"As soon as the eggs Matched and
caterpillars began TO crawl, spraying
was begun and continued until the
middle of August. with excellent re-
suits. In the spraying operations, we
used six tons of arsenate of lead. and
millions of caterpillars were destroyed.
"As soon as the brown-tail moth had
pupated. l began the burlapping Of the
trees. These burlaps were very care
fully attended by the men during the
caterpillar season. Ninetyseven thou
sand were burlapped and sSs,o00 cater
pillars were taken from under the bur
lap bands and destroyed.
During the scouting operations.
1.675,7s0. egg clusters We're found and
destroyed in the towns mentioned. In
the work, 500 gallons of creosote were
used in painting the egg clusters.
Parasite Work.
In the year 1913 the department es-
tahlished at Portland a laboratory for
breeding parasites. Since that time, q
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TEACHERS CONFERENCES
PORTLAND AND BANGOR

About L year ago conference for
commercial teachers for the western
part or the State, was held at Port
lend and 40 or more teachers were in
attendance. The conference proved to
be very profitable and was highly
welcomed by the teachers. The re
suits were so satisfactory that it was
decided TO carry out the plan this year
In order II better accommodate the
teachers two conferences are to be
held, one at Portland on Friday.
March s, and the other at Bangor on
the following day.
The programme will deal with topics
of immediate interest and will be
taken up il: such a manner as to give
opportunity for the fullest possible
discussion.
Like all phases of secondary school
work the commercial course has a
significant part to play just at this
time. Perhaps 10 department has so
great an opportunity for immediate
service. 1t is Of great Importance that
the right values be placed on tech
nical training and the general educa
ton provided 1t is obvious that the
ments will be that they train for the
service as well as the clerical side of
business. This training will call for
courses in craftsmanship. advertising,
business management and allied sub
jects.
An effort will be made at the con-
ferences have a display of COM
mercial work. teachers being urged to
bring spe cmens of all kinds Some
special devices or methods will be
taken up. 18th demonstrations such as
stenotypina; and the use of the VIC
trola.
The topics for discussion at the CON
ferenceS afe as follows:
]. What is desira BILE and practical
il our schools in the matter OF sales
manship, store service and the like?
:. How may the cooperation of
local businessmen he secured for
'ap Pre- graduation practice.
'h) 'lacing graduates.
3. Class instruction:
ta) How to get the best results in
penmanship.
thl Effective methods in
% Arithmetic.
90 ogaphy.
Co Would a close o-relation of
the following groups subjects pro-
duce better results?
tiD Bookkeeping. arithmetic,
law, penmanship.
t2l Shorthand. typeWriting,
book keeping. business, English.
! a. Special Devices:
| ta) The use of the talking ma
| chine for penmanship. typewriting,
etc.
tbt The teaching of stereotype.
tc) The use of Office machinery.
5. What adaptations of commercial
work are needed as wartime emer-
gencyo
b. How may the course be arranged
To serve the needs of pupils who must
leave before completing the four years
without impairing the effectiveness for
those who graduate?
! I. What should constitute stand :
ards in commercial subjects and
courses.