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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12

year on the oSth OF March. accord
ing to plans which have been made
by the committee in charge. The
past two years the Prom has nor
been up 70 the usual standard, be-
cause OF the unusual conditions. but
this year plans are being laid to
make this one OF the most brilliant
social affairs Of the season. Further
plans will be made and announced
at later cate. The Junior Prom
committee consists of the following:
Chairman, ID. Milton Crook OF Fail
River, the class president: Hubert T..
Emery Of Shawmut. Thaddeus +. Til
ton Of Portland. Harry T.. levin OF
Houlton, Charles Eaton of Raynham
Center. Mass. and Merrill s. F.
Greene Of Athens.
Plans have been made by COM
mittee consisting of representatives
from the various fraternities. and ap-
proved. for a series of college social
functions to be held in the college
gymnasium on every other Saturday
evening for the remainder of the
year. This committee will meet to-
day and organize. and will also state
the date of the first affair, which will
probably be held Saturday evening,
Feb %
The speaker at the regular meet
ing of the Y. NJ. c. a. last evening
was William Smith, II, of the Chem
ical Warfare Service. who gave an
interesting talk on the manufacture
and handling OF T. N. T.. T. n. A..
and other high explosives used by
the government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12
open SHOP TO prevail
At SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Seattle. Wash, Feb. IL ;;c3riys
general strike of 10000 workers The
first Of it's kind and scope in America.
ended officially at noon today, al
though many of the strikers lad re-
turned to work earlier.
At least two unions face less IA.
vorablc conditions as its results. Ihs
International Longshoremen's Union
members lost a closed shop agree
ment effected only two months ago
after long effort, and union tdiio's
when they returned to shons wee
told they must wait Il few days Ne.
fore doing any work as none ha'
been prepared for them.
The longshoremen. when trey
reported today. found non-union Mca
were employed as readily rs uhio.
men quit and both CLASSES WORKED
together today. Employers sad q"
open shop policy would be c"nt'h"e'
all along Seattle's Waterfront
TIC tailors when they JoiH@i IVY
general strike, voted not t" rrt''"
to work until one LARGE open Sha'
was unionizcd. To-day they r'S''L''
ed this vote but no wor,: Wa> l"r'H
coming. 1t was said MANY "rip'o''
ers might attempt to cpcf#lt On L.
open shop basis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12
SEEKS REMEDY
Continued from Page one,

The premier said that bills Wont,
be introduced next week dea,i,- 'u
housing. health. tho revival ot ,nn. n
life. land settlement for soldiers ,a' ''
reclamation and afforestation '"''
Mr.. Lloyd George said there r,..,
be plenty of opportunities of emr,o,
ment if confidence was given ,h>,
responsible for starting ,n1rs,.,
and unless tho cost Of proa,,,.
went so high that 1t reduced ,be WV ,'O'
chasing power Of the communi,y
put the country out Of the ,yo.,,
markets.
Discussing housing conditions y.
premier referred to overcrowtip, >,
many districts which had been a.. ~
gravated during the war by conpss
ton in already crowded areas, tn,
government would do its hes, 10 a,
leviate such conditions. Hours -,
labor he said. already have h,l'
fixed in industries involving mr..
million persons.
Before the war, the premier s,ia
Great Britain exported more than ~.
billion tons of goods and il WAS GOV,
puted that half the cost Of the good,
was wages. The difference If tsn.
shillings on Il ton of Il colnroa;.,
like coal. he added, might da,ri,.
the country Of hundreds of millions -
pounds and might throw hundred,
Of thousands out of work.
Before the war the ra;lways vo..
making profits Of fifty millions 40,
cording ito the premier, l.lt to.
expenses were now increased hy nma.
ty millions. largely in wages. r.
reduce the hours OF labor unlla my.
ing the same wages. he cont,nlel
would be to increased uncmn,ovmtr'
Referring to demands rYr fn.
ward rot to obtain fair conditions
hut to overthrow the existing or1,r
to destroy the government" lie pre-.
mier declared:
II say in all solemnity on hebal.
OF the government that W" are lie.
teimined to fight Prussianism in lie
Industrial world exactly as We fou.r
it on the continent Of Eurouc
"If all classes of the communIv
are prepared to make the necessary
sacrifices for the stability. security
and freedom of industry. an Dr..
pared TO say. with full knowledge &,
the consequences. that no section 4
the community, however powerful.
shall be allowed to hold up the whoa
nation"
Tho premier concluded with an an.
peal that the victory Won by hattie,
should not be wantonly disHpatpu IA
Il few weeks frenzied strife
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12
PUBLIC HEALTH
Registration Of Dentists - Local
Health Officers-The Syphilis Sill

''SS'Ss'0s 'S' VI 0SUCISIS - Local
Health officers-The Syphilis Bill
DR.. Henry A. Kelley OF Portland,
the chairman Of the legislative COM
mittee of the Maine Dental Society,
conducted the hearing before the
Committee on Public Health Tues
day afternoon on An Act requiring
the registration of dentists. DR.. KEEL
ley stated the act would require a
dentist to register every year on the
payment of n fee OF one dollar. get
ting his certificate from the State
board and requiring that the regis
tration certificate be placed on the
wall in his office. He said that such
a law would be the means of pro-
tecting the legal from the illegal
practitioner. Thirty-three states and
ono territory have registration law
while 81 of these states have an an
nual registration. Massachusetts.
Rhode Island and Connecticut of the
New England states have a registra-
ton law.
= DR.. Giles c. Grant OF Portland,
chairman of the State Dental Regis
tration Board. spoke in favor Of the
'A>oSAA e. 90 u'u III. -. W. + cilOWS VI
Portland. who explained that the
board Of dental examiners wanted
every dentist in the State to answer
every year to his name, a kind of a
roll call. DR.. Fellows believed that
1t was an advantage to the dentist to
be registered.
DR.. A. w. Haskell of Brunswick
and DR.. I. f. Pendleton OF Lewiston
spoke a good word for the bill, the
latter stating that during the nine
years that he had been the secre-
tary OF the Maine Dental Society 1855
men were admitted to membership
and but two were refused admittance
and then after hearing and thor
ough investigation.
DR.. Z. J. Roberts Of Augusta, the
first president OF the State Examin-
ing Board. also spoke, in favor Of
the bill. saying that the dentists of
the State are asking for the law as
protection to their clientele and
for the good of the people.
Dr.. L. d. Bristol, State commits
s;oner of health, appeared before the
committee. in favor of the act pro-
viding that every city, town and
plantation shall employ an official to
be known as the local health officer
and that such local health officer
shall be member Of the local board
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12
Strike Situation
Quiet in Butte

Butte. Mont. Feb ll.--Quctness tn
day marked the situation in Butte
where members of the Butte Metal
miners Union independently and of the
Metal Mine Workers Industrial I.nicn
No 500 of the l. W. W. are on strife
iE protest against the recent cut in
wages OF 81 and day and against the
rrstiing card system.
Few miners went to work today ac-
oording to strike leaders. Early in the
Gay few arrests were made by police
those arrested being charged with o.
structing men from going to their wor,;;
Sale of firearms Or ammunition WIS
PROHIBITED today by the chief Of police.
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REFUSE PARADE PERMIT
TO LAWRENCE STRIKERS

Lawrence. Mass, Feb 1l.-Permits
for either mass meeting or street
parade tomorrow were refused strik-
ers among the textile operatives here
tonight by the city authorities. Strike
leaders stated that IL mass meeting
would be held however. outside of
the city limits if a vacant lot on pri-
>ate property was not available. The
applications for the meeting and par
"de We're made late this afternoon
after the quietest day since the strike
began.
City officials announced TONIGHT
that further applications for parade
or mass meeting permits would be
refused as long as the strike was
in progress. Alderman Flanagan in
charge OF public grounds declared
that the strikers broke their promise
when permitted to use the common
las; week by allowing speakers to
discuss subjects other than the strike.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12
PEASANT ARMY
UNDER PETLURA
OCCUPIES KEW

Vienna. Monday, Feb. 1O-(By the
Associated Press)-Advices received
from Kiev say that forces of Petlura.
leader of the Ukraine peasant army,
have been in possession of that city
for five days. having defeated the
Bolsheviki. Petlura, the advices add.
is preparing to held the French and
Americans at Odessa fight Moscow
Bolshevik bands which are attempt
ing to invade the Ukraine to secure
food
The delegate of the Ukraine in
Vienna says that the Ikrainains and
Huthenians in the region of Lem
burg have expressed q willingness to
sign an armistice with the Poles. but
that the Poles demanded that they
retire twenty kilometres from Lem
burg, which the Ruthenian leaders
We're unwilling TO do. The delegate
also said the Poles were unwilling
to accept an armistice which did not
place in then hands an important
part of the oil regions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12
WOULD HAVE u. S.
HAVE MANDATE
CONTROL TURKEY

Chicago. Feb. 11.-Mandate control
OF Turkey by the United States was
advocated today by Henry Morgen-
THAI, former American ambassador
to Turkey. in speaking at the Great
Lakes congress of the League TO En-
force Peace. He said that two battle
ships and {. regiment OF marines
backed by the great moral force Of
the United States would be sufficient
to carry out mandatory rule.
THE allies must neutralize the
Dardanelles" said Mr.. Morgenthau.
III the United States will lacccpt any
mandate, that over>Turkey would be
as good us any. and it would insure
all nations a fair chance at Russian
trade. Constantinaple under Amer
lean control would become in ten
years the fourth city of the World in
population and Importance"
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Local Boy Wounded

Mr. and Mrs. Percy GetcheN Of At
Benton avenue. have received word
that their son. Pvt Eldred Getchell
was wounded in action on October
1!th and that lie is in Ease Hospital
No. SO in France recovering from his
injuries. 1t was understood that
Pvt. Getchell was wounded about the
knee by a piece of shrapnel. He was
taken to the hospital where he has
been since. receiving treatment, and
according TO q letter which Mrs.
Gstchell received from him. written
January 18th. ne expected to receive
only about three more treatments,
and thought he would leave in 4
short time for this country.
Pvt. Getchell enlisted on April
18th, 1918. in the Replacement Engi-
ncer Corps. and after arriving over
seas was placed in the Sixth Divi-
sion of the Engineer Corps, where he
served until he was wounded and
obliged to leave his company In
civil life Pvt. Getchell was employed
as machnist in the Maine Central
car shops.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12
Does Not Favor Calling
Upon Bureau Internal Revenue
To Enforce Nat. Prohibition

Washington. Feb. 1l.--Secretary
Glass is strongly opposed to Con-
gresa placing responsibility for en-
forcement Of national prohibition up
on the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
His views were set forth in letter
today to REPRESENTATIVE Carlin. chair
man Of tn House judiciary sub COM
mittec. which is considering leeisla-
ton to this effect.
The enforcement Of war prohib-
tlon." said the letter, has no relation
whatever 20 the collection Of the rev.
cnue, and ? law which is exclusively
of a police character would certainly
comp:icate. if it would not cndangcr,
the effective administration of the
tax laws"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12
German Assembly
Agrees Personnel
Of New Ministry

Copenhagen. Feb. 11.-According to 4
dispatch from Weimar an agreement
has been reached by the German ma
,iona! assembly on the composition oc
the new ministry. which will consist
of IA members. Philip Scheidemann has
been selected chancellor; Dr. August
Mueller, minister Of economies: Herr
Bauer. minister of labor. and Herr
andberg. minister of national defen: e
and Justice.
Another portfolio will go to Or. Ed
ward David, who resigns the presiden-
cN of the national assembly at Weimar,
which position will be taken over oy
kcnstantin Fehrenbach.
The socialists have seven seats in
this cabinet. the democrats have three
and the ctntriats have three, including
Matthias Erzhergcr, who will hold the
post Of minister without portfolio.
Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau, anti
socialist. will be foreign minister.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12

providing that a county clerk in
another state shall certify as to the
existence of notary public who
makes his acknowledgment to a
deed.
The committee on legal affairs re-
ported ought to pass on act extend
ing the time to incorporate the Odd
Fellows Home of Maine for two
years: and Ought to pass" on act fix
ing the regular sessions of the county
commissioners of Hancock county on
the second Tuesdays Of January and
October and the fourth Tuesday of
April; and ought not to pass" on act
to provide for a uniform date for
holding annual town meetings.
The committee on education report
ed fought to pass" on act amending
the Revised Statutes relative to the
payment of State aid to superinten-
dents of schools: Ought to pass" on
act amending the Revised Statutes
relating to moneys received from the
sale of timber and grass on reserved
lands.
IN THE SENATE
In the Senate Tuesday Senator
Walker of Somerset introduced an act
to almond the Revised Statutes pro-
viding that when any town shall have
been required to pay and has paid
tuition, the superintendent of schools
instead of the experimenting school
committee of such towns shall make a
return under oath to the State super
intendcnt Of schools before the first
day OF September for the preceding
school year. stating the name of each
youth for whom tuition has been paid,
the amount paid for each. and the
name and location of the school which
each has attended.
Committee Reports
The committee on appropriations
and financial affairs. to which was
referred n resolve appropriating $40
900 in favGr of the Peoples Ferry Co,
to aid IN the construction of Il new
ferry boat with the necessary slips
and approaches. reported that it be
referred to the committee on ways
and bridges.
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EBERT ELECTED
Icor+;nued from PAGE Ons)

great objects of the revolution had been
tho elimination OF secrecy. He con-
,ended that German: could well anor1
RI lead the way to peace by the patn
Of openness. no matter what others
did. and as an evidence OF the sincerity
and genuineness Of her reform.
Court Won Observation-Disclosures assur-
ea DR.. Haase that he would never make
a secret treaty or agreement. but MI
Eaase replied that there was no assur-
ance how long he would be IN power.
He ridiculed DR.. Dernherg's assertions.
As consequence of the controversy
tie house showed excitement for the
first time since the opening Of the as
sembly.
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SCOTT RETIRES
FROM BASEBALL,

Chicago. ILL.,. Feb. 11-Pitcher
James Scott. a veteran with the CHI
cago Americans. tonight announced
his retirement from professional
baseball. lie has accepted posi-
ton in Beloit. Wisconsin, and, in ad-
d!tion. will play independent base
ball. Scott enlisted in the army he
fore the close of the 1917 season and
Won Il commission as captain.
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Red Cross Notes

Al ladies who have work from the
Red Cross rooms are asked to complete
the work as soon as possible. as ship
ments are being held back on this &C.
count. The rooms will be open all day
Thursday from 9 o'clock until S. and q
large attendance is desired at tha
rooms as there is still large amount
of sewing to be completed.
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HOUSE LINES UP
CONTINUED from Pace Onc)

an Independent. a Proiibtoni>t aHA
Socialist. voted i'm the negative
while 157 Democrats. with ~ Eepul.
licans. an Independent and non.
partisan cast affirmative votes,
Except for one minor amendment,
The building program legislation VS.
adopted by the House as drafted by
the naval committee. The amend
ment. by Representative Humphreys
OF Mississippi. Democrat. provided
that no construction authorized IN,
ier the program could b" started be.
fore June ], 1920. instead nf Fcb.
iuary !, 1920, AS provided by tit
original bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12
PLANK RETIRES
FROM BASEBALL

New York, Feb. 1l.--Edward Plank.
pitcher. returned an unsigned con-
tract to the New York American
League Club today with the an
nouncement that he had retired from
major league baseball to give all his
attention to business 1T Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12
Miss Mildred Barton rendered
A Dinner Party bv Friends

Miss Mildred Barton was TIP guest
OF honor at dinner party given at the
Elmwood hotel Tuesday evening In hon.
or of her approaching marriage to En-
sign Donald Flood Of this city. Fol.
lowing the dinner the young ladies at
tended the movies. Miss Barton has
been favored with many enjoyable
occasions during the past week in honor
Of her marriage
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12
Legislative Fireworks
4Hon$;n,.>i S.au. 0saa AasN

When any Of its constituent parts
were removed, under the law it be-
comes adulterated. II a person sells
as pure milk that from which the
cream has been removed. the law says
he shall be punished by fine or i'm
prisonment. It Is agreed that cream
is one Of the most valuable constit-
uents, and that when SO removed the
milk must be so labeled.
Now the handling Of milk has got
into the hands of a few large corr
porations: for instance one handles
about all that goes down over the
Grand Trunk, by the tons. /. Is
gathered and placed in watts and ster-
jizcd. This milk comes from all over
the State and there are cows and
cows in this State. Some milk has 3
per cent butter fat and some have 9
per cent. If this milk Is sold from
the cows with Q per cent of butter
fat it is all right. Abstract that
butter fat and sell it as pure milk is
Il crime
In order that the milk shall have
a fair percentage Of butter fat-the
real quality of milk-the law provides
that milk of less than 1l.75 per cent
of solids less than 325 per cent. of
butter fat is below the standard.
1t is well known that these cor
porationS handling milk extract the
cream and sell it at the great resorts
and cities. from whence the demand
for cream is constant and growing.
In , nf cl- ILL
on hand. which brings but a small
price. If by stirring in a quantity Of
fat the percentage is raised to 80
per cent. II becomes salablc milk.
There is nothing in this bill to say
what kind OF fat. Just fat. 1t may be
pork fat. which comes from the pork
barrel. But there is surely nothing
to make a man start out wrong in
the morning IA the blue. thin milk for
his coffee. which makes him kick at
tho coffee and his wife.
am speaking MOI tor the rir;, and
great corporations but for the puny
and week infants in the poor homes
all over the State. Look at the
death rates of the babies and then
say whether the milk laws of this
State should be siackened in any way.
Tho quest ion doesn't bother the rich
who can pay any price for their milk.
but for the babies. If Il man sells
skim milk it should be so labelled.
Tho middlemen who are seeking to
Iaa; this bill and are taking the life
cit Of TIC milk are as constituencies
l.rofilecrs a., ever lived.
If YOU pass THIS bin. amend it and
don't let anything be stirred into the
milk but butter fat.
move the indefinite postporemcnt
Of this bill.
Austin of South Berwick moved to
table the bill. bur the motion was
lost on a voice vote and the indefinite
IostponeTent was unanimously car
licd.
Maize: of Augusta introduced the
following order:
Ordered. the Senate cOncUrring,
that solely to facilitate the perform
:nce Of the business; OF this Legis-
1aturc. all acts and resolves shall be
'GSrossea in printed form by the
Legislative printer and not in writ
ing or typewritiny before their final
tna' tment or passage.
ON motion Of Mr.. Maher the order
vas tabled for Thursday.
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Official Bureau Tells
Duties Economic Bodie'

Paris, Feb. IA sta''i"' ,,,rs
sued by the oflcial bureau ell 'n;, /.
that the supreme economic ''.' .,,r,ir
not to be confused with the '' ,,.,,cp
commission Of tho peace 'o''' :, vj
The aupreme economic cot'nti We W.
decide economic questions ission
armistice. TLc economic to''''" ONE N
will advise tho peace fo;i'' .,,c,ior
economic questions III GYM"
with the peace terms.
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Mrs. c. r. Miller

The many friends of Mrs. c. X. Miller
Of Madison will be grieved to head of
Ter sudden death, which occurred at
the home Of Mrs. Hattie Ward of this
city following a very serious operation
BESIDES her husband. an aunt. Mrs. Lee
Jones of Watcrvile, survives. The fu-
neral services will be held from the
home Of Mrs Eard at IL Lakewood
avenue ThursI!a afternoon ut O'Clock.
Burial will be at Pine Grove cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12

ing I'D certain advertisements and
was for work outside their county
duties. He thought that if they were
required to pay these fees into the
county, the service on the advertising
would not be so good and efficient.
He also was requested by Sen.
Dearth, who introduced the bill. to
ask an ought not to pass" report.
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Viscount Chinda Says
Japan Has Not Exercised
Pressure on China

Paris. Feb. 1.-THE Havas Agency
gives out q statement by Eiscount
Chinda. the Japanese ambassa COR to
Great Britain, who is now represent
ing his country ut the peace confer
ence here. declaring the reports tn
be untrue that japan has exercised
pressure on China to restrain the &C
ton of the Chinese delegates to the
conference.
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Wa.ervii.e Man Elected

At Saturdays meeting of the Maine
Laundry Owners Association held In
Portland the following officers were
elected: President, II. u. Libby.
Portland; first vice president, George
Webster. Old Town; second vice
president, f. A. Tibbetts, Waterville:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Fl. l. Hodgkins,
Ear Harbor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-12

MEN. WOMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS
to sell souvenir post cards birthday,
holiday, etc.. For 81 We will send you
% packages to retail for 10c each Send
10c. for sample package. Address IRE
S. & D. Co, Dept. KJ. Brunswick, Me.
febl2d6,t
RABBIT HOUND, MALE. FART REA.
gle. years old, thoroughly broken.
cocker spaniel. female, soon in season,
a beauty; so each. w. Il. Sherman.
Rockland, Me. fcbl2d3ts
HOuSEKEEPER POSITION N CITY
or village for one or two adults. Gen
tlemen p-efefred. Reference required.
address NJ NJ. c., Box lls, Oakland.
Maine. febi2d3t