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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19

An Act 70 Require Mirrors Or. Reflect
ors on Certain Motor Yehscin4s Ano
to Regulate the Use OF Spot Lights
BE ID enacted by the People Of the
State of Maine, as follows:
Sec. /. No person shall operate upon
any public way any taxi-cab, CONNER
cial motor vehicle or motor truck, so
constructed, equipped or loaded that
the driver or operator is prevented
from having a constantly free and I'M
obstructed view of the highway i'm
mediately in the rear. unless there Is
attached to the vehicle a mirror OF
reflector SO placed and adjusted as tc
afford the operator a clear, reflected
view of the highway in the rear Of the
vehicle.
Sec. Q. There shall not be used Or
or in connection with any motor We
hicie spot light, so-called. the rays
from which shine more than two feet
above the road at a distance of thirty
feet from the vehicle, except that such
a spot light may be used for the pur-
pose of reading signs, and as an aux
iliary light in cases OF necessity wher
the other lights required by law fail
Sec. 8. Violation of this act shall
be punished by fine of not less thar
ten nor more than fifty dollars.
approved November ID
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19

An Act to Amend Section Three of
Chapter One Hundred and Forty
four of the Revised Statutes as
aSns By ses sna Ra c n tier
Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
and Seventeen and by Chapter Fifty
eight of the Public Laws Of Nine
teen Hundred and Nineteen, Relat-
ing to Commitment to State School
for Boys.
BE IL enacted by the People of the
state of Maine, as follows:
Sec. 1. Section three of chapter
one hundred forty-four. of the revised
statutes as ame sMnared ~ bi reyion one enc
public laws of nineteen hundred and
seventeen and as further amended by
chapter fifty-eight of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and nineteen is
hereby amended so that said section
shall read as follows:
Sec. 3. When a boy between the
ages of eight and sixteen years is con-
victed before any court or trial jus
Of an offense punishable by imprison-
men. in the state prison. not for life.
or in the county Jail. or in the house
of correction. such court or justice
may order his commitment to the
to the punishment provided by law
for the same offense. If to such school.
the commitment shall be conditioned
that IL such boy is not received or
kept there for the full term of his
minority, unless sooner discharged by
the trustees as provided in section six.
or released on probation as provided
in section nine. ne shall then suffer
the punishment provided by law, as
aforesaid. as ordered by the court or
Justice; but no boy shall be commit
ted TO said school who is deaf and
dumb. non compos or insane. The
record in the event of conviction in
all such cases shall be that the ac-
cused was convicted of juvenile delin-
quency. and the court shall have power
at the hearing of any such case to
exclude the general public other than
persons having direct interest in the
case. The records of any such case
by order of the court may be with
held from indiscriminate public in
spection. but such records shall be
open to inspection by the parent or
parents of such child or lawful guar.
dian or attorney of the child involved
Sec. 2. This act is intended to re-
store the age limits fixed by the re-
vised statutes prior to the enactment
of said. chapter one hundred thirty or
the public laws of nineteen hundred
and seventeen, and TO remove any m
consistencies which may eXist bet'<-~a
the provisions of said chapter one hun
dred thirty of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and seventeen and said
chapter flfty-eight Of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and nineteen
tApprcved November ~
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19

the Public Laws of Nineteen Hun
dred and Nineteen Rels ting to Clerk
Hire in the Office of the Register
Of Deeds for Kennebec County,
Be II enacted by the People Of the
State of Maine, as follows:
Paragraph seven of section forty
hye OF chapter one hundred and sew
enteen of the revised statutes as
amended by chapter two hundred and
fourteen Of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and nineteen is hereby
amended by striking out the words
eighteen hundred dollars" in the sec
ond and third lines of said paragraph,
and inserting in place thereof the
words twenty-three hundred dollars,
50 that the said paragraph of said
lows:
.Kennebec County; for clerks in the
office Of register of deeds. twenty
three hundred dollars: for clerks in
the odiee of register of probate. seven
hundred and eighty dollars; for clerks
in the office of clerk of courts, fifteen
hundred dollars.
tApproved November ~
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19
CHAPTER ass

An Act to. Amend Section Fortv.fo,.
OF chapter One Hundred Seyenteen
By ' GSa Reyised Statutes. as Amended
Of the Public Laws of Nineteen uuT He,n
ofeu Nineteen. Increasing the salary
Co,ntt the Treasurer of Penobscot
SIZE re II enacted by the People of tho
eesteAof Maine, as follows: y. Inc
hun eIsdn sfftoarrty-four, Of chapter one
utes. es seventeen of the revised stat
ninet ofoprteen of the public Law laws su nf
f furfber hundred nineteen, is, hereby
words f " 1tbmiended by striking out the
Inc thirteen of said section and iSser n
h un IN pace thereof the words sfifteen
so far as collars y so that said section
me treasurer of Penobscot conntS :, III III
Fehobscot, fifteen hundred dollars !
tApproved November 81
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19
CHAPTER 262

An Act to Increase the Amount of
Money Allowed for Clerk Hire in
the Office of the Registry of Deeds
for Penobscot County.
Be it enacted by the People of the
State of Maine, as follows:
Paragraph eleven of section forty
five of chapter two hundred and four
teen of the laws of Maine for nine
teen hundred and nineteen il amended
by striking out in the first and second
lines thereof the words two thousand
and eighty dollars" and substituting
therefor the words two thousand eight
hundred and eighty dollars so that
sal. section as amended shall reaG as
follows:
'Penobscot county: for clerks in the
office of register of deeds. two thou
sand eight hundred and eighty dollars.
for clerks in the office of register of
probate, fifteen hundred dollars; tor
clerks in the Office of the clerk of
courts, fifteen hundred dollars: for
clerks in the Office of county attorney,
six hundred dollars
(Approved November 50
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19
CHAPTER 24a

An Act to Amend Sections Two, Three,
Four, Five and Six of Chapter Three
Hundred Nineteen of the Pubic
Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Fiji
teen Relative to State and County
Aid in the Construction of Highway
Bridges.
Be it enacted by the People of the
State of Maine, as follows:
Sec. /. Paragraph one of section
two of chapter three hundred and nine
teen of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and fifteen, as amended by
section two of chapter three hundred
teen hundred and seventeen, is hereby
amended by striking out all after the
word bridge" in the thirteenth line
of said section and inserting in place
of its construction. Said board shall
keep or cause to be kept written rec
ord of its doings, including It's hndings
as to preliminary facts necessary to
decision of said board. or majority
thereof upon. any matter within its
jurisdiction shall be final and coneiu-
sive. and the record of its findings
upon all preliminary matters shall be
prima facie evidence of the truth
thereof. The state highway commits
sion shall appoint times and places
for meetings of said board and give
shall see fit so that said paragraph
of said section as amended shall read
as follows:
Sec. 2. When the municipal officers
of any town deem that any bridge on
any main thoroughfare must be bull,
or rebuilt and in their judgment the
expense of the construction will en-.
title the municipality to state and
county aid as provided in section one
of this act. they shall petition the
commissioners of the county or coun.
ties in which said bridge is, or may
be built or rebuilt and the state high
way commission to meet with them fol-
the purpose of examining into ano
determining whether public conven-
Ter ce and necessity require the build
ing or rebuilding of said bridge: said
petition to be accompanied by such
to be made by the state highway com
mission. The said municipal officers
together with the county commission.
ers and the state highway commission
shall constitute a board to determine
the necessity of building or rebuild
ing said bridge. and the form of its
construction. Said board shall keeI
or cause to be kept u written record
of it's doings, including it's findings as
TO preliminary facts necessary to its
organization and Jurisdiction. The de.
cision of said board. or a majority
thereof. upon any matter within III
jurisdiction shall be final and conclu.
stve, and the record of its findings
upon all preliminary matters. shall b
thereof. The state highway commits.
sion shall appoint times and places 70,
meetings of said board and give such
reasonable notice thereof as they shall
see fit
Sec. 2. Section three of chapte,
tnree hundred nineteen of the puhlir
laws of ninsteen hundred and 6fteen
as amended by section three of chap
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19

An Act to Amend Section Fifty-one of
Chapter Thirty-three of the Revised
Statutes. as Amended by Chapter
Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
and Seventeen and by Chapter One
Hundred and Ninety-six of the Pub
lie Laws of Nineteen Hundred and
Nineteen, Relating to the Trapping
of Foxes in Lincoln County.
Be it enacted by the People of the
State of Maine, as follows:
So much of section fifty-one OF chap
ter thirty-three of the revised stat
bred nineteen of the public laws of
nineteen seventeen and by chapter one
hundred ninety-six of the public laws
of nineteen nineteen, as prohibits this
trapping of foxes in Lincoln county 1.
hereby repealed.
tApproved November ~
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19

An. Act to Amend Paragraph II of
Section. Six of Chapter Ten of the
Revised Statutes, Relating to Ad-
ditional Exemption from Taxation
Of Sewerage District Bonds.
BE II enacted by the People Of the
State Of Maine, as follows,
Paragraph III of section six of cham
ter ten Of the revised statutes is here
by amended by inserting after the word
water" and before the word district
in the third line whereof the words 'or
sewerage, so that said paragraph Of
said section. as amended, shall read
as follows;
III. All bonds issued after the first
day of February. nineteen hundred and
nine. by the State of Maine, or any
county, municipality, village corpora
tion or water or sewerage distric.
therein
approved November ~
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19
CHAPTER EGO -

an ACT to Amend Section Fortv-four.
OF OF tGLnapter One Hundred Seventeeni
nv nv me revised Statutes, as Amended
oS Chapter Two Hundred Fo,irteeri
OF the Public Laws of Ninete e
Siared Nineteen, Increasing the
ca a,at,y OF the Treasurer of Andres.
st re II enacted by the People of tbs
Stste OF Maine. as follows: 'he
bu EeI.iSn forty-four of chapter one
,,tnared seventeen of the revised stat.
1 Ne, as amended by chapter two hnn :.
nIea fourteen of the public laws al
ff,ne een hundred nineteen, is hereSS
.urther amended by ,striking out IL,
We, Words thirteen hundred dollars" II
IN irnn n,a acar or said section and Inserting
dred dollars, so that said section ~
Tar as It relates to the salary of the
r raeasurer OF Androscoggin county shall
i, Androscoggin, fifteen hundred +ol-
tApproved November So
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19
CHAPTER 24s

An Act to Amend Chapter Fifteen of
the Public Laws of Nineteen Hun
dred and Seventeen Relating to Cele-
trating Centennial Week.
Be 1t enacted by the People of the
State of Maine, as follows:
Chapter fifteen of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and seventeen re-
lating to celebrating Centennial Week
is hereby amended so that as amended
said chapter shall read as follows:
Towns and cities may designate and
set apart as Centennial Week, any
week of the summer of nineteen hum
dred and twenty, and may raise and
appropriate money for the due oo-
servance thereof
(Approved N. .ember ~
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19
CHAPTER ass

An Act to Amend Chapter Two Hun.
dred and Twenty of the Public Laws
of Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen.
Thirty-six of Chapter Twenty-fiys
of the Revised Statutes, as Enacted
and Set Forth in Chapter Two Hum
dred and Fifty-eight of the Public
Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Sew
enteen, as Amended By Chapter
Eighty-eight of the Public Laws of
Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen,
Relative to the Creation and Expen-
diture of the Mil Tax Highway
Fund"
Be it enacted by the People of the
State of Name as follows:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19

An Act to Increase the Number Of
Clerks in the Registry of Deeds, in
the County Of Cumberland, and State
of Maine.
Be II enacted by the People of the
State of Maine. as follows:
The register of deeds in the County
of Cumberland is hereby authorized to
employ one additional clerk at salary
not to exceed fifteen. dollars. week:
said salary to be paid weekly to the
clerk so employed. by the county treas
urer of Cumberland County.
approved November 10
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19
CHAPTER 254

An Act to Repeal Chapter One Hun
dred and Thirty-five of the Public
Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Nine
teen of the State &C Maine. Entitled
IAN Act to Provide for the Licens-
ing of the Sardine Packers, to I'm
prove the Quality of Fish Used for
ards of Measures for Sartine Her
ring"
Be it enacted by the People of the
State of Maine, as follows:
Chapter one hundred and thirty-five
of the public laws of nineteen hundred
and nineteen of the State of Maine, is
hereby repealed.
(Approved November -
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19
CHAPTER a4o

An Act to Repeal Chapter Fourteen of
the Public Laws of Nineteen hun
dred and Nineteen, Relating 10 the
acknowledgment of Deeds.
Be it enacted by the People OF the
State of Maine, as follows;
Chapter fourteen of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and nineteen Is
hereby repealed.
(Approved November ~
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19
cHArrHn ass

An Act to Amend Paragraph III of
Section Six of Chapter Ten of the
Revised Statutes. Relating to Ex-
emption from Taxation of Property
of Posts of the American Legion.
Be it enacted by the People of the
State of Maine. as follows:
Paragraph III of section six of chap
ter ten of the revised statutes is here
BY amended by inserting after the word
''residence" in the sixth line thereof
the following: the real and personal
can Legion in this state and occupied
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19
CHAPTER a4s

An Act to Amend Paragraph Seven. OF
Section Forty-five of Chapter one
Hundred and Seventeen of the Re-
vised Statutes as Amended by Chap
ter Two Hundred and Fourteen Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-23

But the real question, the question o
which the churches especially and all
the leaders of the moral advance of the
world must instantly address them
selves, is the question of what is to taEe
the place of the saloon in the daily eX-
perience of the men who have always
used it as their meeting place of social
enjoyment and adventure.-Boston
Transcript.
Our friend wouldn't have us be-
lieve that there is now nothing be-
tween the saloon habitue and death.
We believe that when fewer spoil
themselves for home associations by
the saloon meeting place." more
homes will be accepted as the best
resort. And we are convinced, also,
that more homes will be established
by those whom the saloon has here
tofore robbed of the privilege: and
none of them will find less respectable
places than the saloon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-23
One Way to Help.

If the United States government
would release from service the men
for whom places are being held in
waiting, often to the great incon-
venience of their employers. it
the relief Of the existing situation.
But the government is performing
this part Of it's task as badly as it
performs everything else that it does.
A young teacher from suburban
high school has been twirling his
thumbs at Camp Dix since the day
of the armistice. and all efforts of
the school superintendent to get
him released have proved unavailing.
Another man. urgently needed by a
large business establishment, had no
thread Of occupation from the day
of signing of the armistice until
word reached the commanding officer
that he was making outside efforts to
obtain release. A humiliating job
was then found for him. alone among
the members of the company. This
enabled the commanding officer to re-
ply to Washington in answer to the
request for dismissal that his "serv-
ices were indispensable"
The whole service is honey
combed with situations like this.
The regular army officer. in far too
many cases, seems to resent the ex-
istence of civilian activities any,
how. and to seek ways to copper"
the appeals Of the outsiders. But
if the regular establishment thinks
1t is going to endear universal mill
tary service to the American public
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-23

by such an attitude, it has another
think coming.
While our public spirited COM
mites are going about the city
trying to find places for returned
soldiers, our business establish
ments in far too many cases are ap-
pealing to the government. and APP
pcaling in vain, to release the very
men for whom profitable employ
ment is in waiting.-Boston Herald.
The Herald has put it's thumb on
sore spot indeed. But it has not
touched one of the most highly in
famed tissues-the men now twid-
ding their thumbs in service" and
forced to that useless occupation
while good things in sight are passed
to others. We have in mind young
physician in hospital service who has
had the rare offer by a large indus
trial concern to build hospital and
place him at its head with full equip
ment and handsome salary, with
privilege of giving outside service
when the firms employees do not de-
mand his attention. But no sort of
appeal can pry him loose from his
military" obligation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-23
How Il Will Work in Maine

In all the states heard from thus far
experts declare that the new rates
represent an increase Of rs to so per
cent. Some are amazingly reduced
but others must make up the differ
ence.
In Maine the Public Utilities Com
mission is disturbed more by the sure
difficulties Of the future than by those
of the present. They KNOW. and
'Burleson neither knows nor cares;
that is obvious.
In Maine are III telephone COM
panies mostly small, Of course. Serv-
ice to patrons of many of these COM
panies will be largely reduced. The
trouble is coming when these lines
are turned back TO their owners and
attempt is made to rcstablish present
rates.
Here is one Of The unjust and I'M
reasonable conditions inflicted on in
vestors who have in god faith D"o-
yided what localities NEEDED anl
urged: A company constructs a line
for subscribers around a large lake.
The rate is fixed by the necessary
outlay and cost of upkeep. Along
comes Mr.. Burleson's "air lines" lido
cy and cuts the rate to one-third a
reasonable rate. The government
can stand it, for it is exacting equally
unreasonable excess rates somewhere
else-but what of the difficulties of
restoration when the government
dumps the lines back upon the cwn-
crs?
Here is another Burleson specimen:
The rate from Augusta to Waterville
is 20 cents. The rate from augusta
to town a few miles east of Au-
gusta and reached only by a line from
Waterville. is 10 cents. In other
words, you can talk 20 miles for 20
cents, and 80 or "a miles for ten cents.
Following are rate schedules. old
and new, from three central points in
Maine to other chief points:
Present New rates
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-23
WhirIed in Shafting

Miss Prudence Lord of Levant. is
reported as slowly recovering after a
narrow escape from death. Dressed
in coat and trousers, but wearing out
side a loose apron. she was assisting
to remove the wood from circular
saw at the home of her sister. Mrs. V.
Titcomb. on the Phillips road in West
Glenburn near the Levant line. the
place formerly occupied by Charles
Eaton. Suddenly. the folds of Miss
Lords loose apron caught in the re-
volving shaft and she was whirled
rapidly over ard over, some say a
hundred times. before the machine
could be stopped. She was very bad
~ bruised, cut and shaken up. Miss
Lord has but recently recovered from
an attack of pneumonia. contracted
while caring for influenza victims.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-23
Editorial Comment
Congressman GalIivan's Beginning
(BoSton Trapccr;ptN

tBoSton Transcript
The sympathy with which the House
of Representatives yesterday heard the
:1raignment by the fearless Democrat
from the 18th Massachusetts District
OF the conduct of the war was not with
out significance. Mr. Gallivan spoke
especially of the vicissitudes Of the o6th
Division. but he was really speaking
for many thousands of citizen soldiers
from all parts of the United States. He
was not praising the militia system; he
was praisins the personnel of the men
who went to the colorS eyeryWher, and
protesting against what he believes to
be the inJustices that nave been suffere |
by them at the hands of the War De-
partment and the military high COM
mand. In the heat Of his extempore re-
marks the speaker was guilty at times
Of certain indiscretions which are re-
erettable. For example, he should not
nave been misled into impugning the
bravery of any American officer. 1t is
not necessary to do that in order TO
come to the conclusion that serious
faults of organization and administra
ton. lack of knowledge of what con.
stitutes military morale, have hand;-
capped the conduct of the war, resulted
in many unnecessary hardships ami
what Is far worse. in many Unnecessary
casualties.
But Congressman Ga,livan has serr,d
his country in so far as he has heIpe
TO speed the day when the Congress
VIII. without craftsmanship, but with an
eye single to the future security of the
Republic, make a thorough investira
ton of the whole conduct of the wa-
In that direction the Massachusett,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-23
TWO MAINE MEN
AWARDED MEDAL,
CARNEGIE HERO

Ihlrty-one acts of heroism were rec.
osnized by the Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission at its 18th annual meeting
held at Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. %
In seven cases silver medals were
awarded; in "a cases bronze medals.
fltteen Of the heroes lost their lives. and
10 the dependents Of 10 Of these. men.
SONS aggregating 1920 a year we-.
granted; to the dependents of four of
'he others who lost their lives, the sum
OF si2N was granted to be applied as
'he commission may sanction. In addi-
"oh 10 these money grants, in four
cases s9Oo was appropriated for educa
uohai purposes. payments to be made
as needed and approved; and in - cases
awards aggregatng $4,000 were made
10Y other worthy purposes. Paw
ments in the one-sum cases will no,
De made until the beneficiarie,'
plans for the use Of the awards
nave been approved by the Commits.
SION. Medals of bronze were ava rdel
TWO Maine men: Warren T.. Spearin
deceased. North New Portland. died
after attempting to save an undeter-