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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24

Mrs. Royal Emery of Hollywood.
CAL. who is passing the holidays with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W.
Mower OF East vassalboro. was in the
city Monday shopping. Mrs. Emery
was accompanied by her mother
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24

Jasper Worthing underwent an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis Tuesday at
his home. State street place. hls
condition was reported fairly favor
Il BILE Tuesday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24

Walter Heath. U. s. N, will pass
the Christmas holidays the guest of
friends in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Miss Margaret johnson. who -
teaching school in Norridgewock. ID
enjoying a weeks vacation with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Nat johnson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24
Funeral q Mrs. srendena Call

The funeral services for the late
Brendena Call. whose death was re-
ported in Tuesdays Journal. were
held from the Free Baptist church,
Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 and Rev.
E. X. Jordan Of Alfred officiated. She
is survived by her daughter, Mrs
Evelyn Call and by several nephews
and nieces. Among the out-of-town
people present were Gov. Carl f.
Milliken and a member of his staff
and Mrs. E. c. Bryant of Augusta
The bearers were George W. HUFF.
George Rogers, Charles Vickery and
Judge D. H. Drake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24

fact that other members Of the fam
lily are sick. Rev. z. z. Long.ey OF
Clinton will ofilciate. The bearer
will be Judge o. H. Drake, Geo. Rog.
srs. George Hun and Mr.. Libby.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24

The Christmas Club Of the Hallowell
Trust & Banking Co. for the season
1870 is now being formed.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24

Mrs. Pearl Shurtleff and her daugh-
ter Alberta. of Augusta. were visit
ing Mrs. Shurtleff's daughter. Mrs.
Chester Stackhouse Of this city, yes
ter3ay
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24

Miss Frances Tilden is Christmas
guest at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. X. Tilden, Page street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24
Boston Livestock Market

Especially reported for the Kenneh.c
Journal)
Stock Yards, Dec. q.
MAINE
1t Brighton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24

Ralph ]. Patterson OF Berlin. y. H..
is RAISING the Christmas season in the
city. Mr.. Patterson was formerly man.
ager Of the Central Maine Power Co,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24
WATERvlLLE

Leon Berry. who Is employed IN
the Maine Central offices at Portland
is spending a few days at his home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24

The Old South SUNDAY school will
hold its Christmas tree and entertain.
ment or the children on Thursday eve
ming at I o'clock in the vestry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24
valsar Has ADVANTAGE Britt

Syracuse, N. Y. Dec. 23-Benn'e
.Naiger had a slight advantage oVet
Frankie Britt In a 10-round boxins
bout here tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24
LOCAL NOTICE

Christmas trees delivered SOC each.
Cedric Shepherd. Tel. 1122-w.
declSd6t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24

The Red Cross Health drive draws
to a close tonight. Hallowel must
do its bit. Give till it hurts and then
some. We must pull it across.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24

There will be Christmas tree and
entertainment by the members of the
Sunday school at the Baptist chapel
on the Hallowell road, West Gardi-
ner, Christmas night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24

The parishioners Of st. Matthews
church arc urged to make their
Christmas communion at one of the
three services which will be held on
Christmas day at st. Marks church.
Augusta. Midnight mass at IL A.
NJ; early celebration at $50; and
Christmas morning at 1890: or those
so desiring may attend Christ church,
Gardiner. at 1880 A.. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24

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A match between johnson Bros. and
Winthrop Hill is scheduled for Friday
evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24
ADJUSTMENTS

The man who correctly portrays
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

by the difficulty experienced in erecting the
New York Central Railroad bridge over the
canal at Brewerton. This bridge had to be
constructed if navigation on the new chan
mel was to become fact and traffic on the
railroad maintained. Only six weeks re-
manned to complete this task and under
anything like normal conditions this would
have been enough time Last spring, how
ever we were facing abnormal conditions
and result three full gangs Of erectors
left this contract within a period of five
weeks. Nevertheless, the bridge was up and
the channel open at this point on the date
set.
Another stumbling block was the extraor-
binary delay experienced in obtaining
steel, while at one point this reached such
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

The Talmud has suffered greatly through
out many centuries, because it's enemies
did not know what it was. There was never
work-not even the Bible-that was so
relentessly prosecuted throughout the ages
as the Talmud, and by so many sects and
nations. This persecution began early in
It's career. The chief men of Israel were
slaughtered without pity by Trajan and his
successors through the entire period of
iftytwo years, from the destruction of the
Temple to the fall of Bethel.
Many of the founders of the Talmud for
feited their lives that the work might live.
Rabbi Akiba, who is known as the Talmuds
main pillar is quantity said to have died
with JOY because he died for the Talmud."
The Roman Emperor Hadrian, unable to
find pretext for killing all the sages who
worked on the Tamud, decreed that If the
old rabbis should qualify a young rabbi to
ore of the compiers, both should be put
tc death and the place in which they
worked should be destroyed 1t was thus
believed that with the death of the elder
generation the Talmud would be forgotten,
Israel would blend with the nations and it's
memory be obliterated He is said to have
declared that so long as the Talmud existed
there was no hope for the dispersion of the
Jews
his decree was not executed because of
The action of Rabbi Jehudah ben Baaba.
This hero betook himself to a place between
two great mountains and ordained six of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

May Is and since that date the new bridge
has been erected and is now in use
In so far as the canal work itself was in
volved Rochester was the point upon
which much hinged. The new channel
was planned to cross the Genesee River
at this city in pool" created by the
operation of a steel dam of the movable
type. In 1917 it became apparent that
this structure could not be finished and.
in order to accommodate traffic tempo
rary wooden dam was built which has
served the same purpose and will continue
in operation until next summer, whe, the
permanent structure will be finished On
the first of May it was feared tina. the
junction lock, west of Rochester, could
not be completed before May IS. Large
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
Shortage of Boats and Regulation of
Rates to Insure Full Success
Next Year

forces Of men were borrowed from other
contracts and, when the lock was needed
it was ready. A worse condition was en-
countered at the guard lock east of the
Genesee River. The same tactics were fol-
lowed and by laboring night and day IN
water up to their waists. the men were
able to have the lock finished on the morn
ing that navigation was opened.
Another problem which caused much
worry related to the work on an import
ant section of the channel in Tonawanda
Greek which has been canalized and forms
part of the new system At this point the
river was retained by q dam which 1t was
necessary to remove, while it was also
important that a number of highway and
railroad bridges, which span the water
way, be kept open. To have removed the
dam meant that all of these bridges would
have to be rebuilt provided with new
underpnning, while if the dam were not
removed no boat could enter the Erie
branch of the canal. After much study
it was decided to attempt the removal o.
the dam and the strengthening of the
bridges and, by coordinating the work, both
difficulties were overcome and the channel
made available
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

tyfour hours the state had a hvdraulie
dredge at work The result of this quick
action that when the canal was opened
twelve foot depth far beyond the point af-
fected by the slide.
These facts tell briefly OF some Of the
hsrdships encountered and overcome in tho
drive to make the barge canal navigable.
Many other problems. each OF which could
If it had been neglected. have prevented the
opening on the date set, had TO be solved
All of these obstacles were surmountcd.
however, and on May is the State of New
York was able to open one of the greatest
inland waterways ever constructed
Despite the efforts made by the state TO
provide for navigation over its modern
water route, the canal carried less during
the past navigation season than it did in
1917. This was, however, no fault of tho
channel, nor can the state be blamed The
waterway, it is true, was not completed in
the technical sense. II was. however avail
able for use and could float any barge for
which { was originally intended. This
means that since the 18th of May the barge
canal would accommodate any barge having
9ls or 10 foot draft.
In view Of these truths the falsity OF tho
canal issue is clearly proved. Further
more at the very time it was being said
that the waterway was not ready the Fed
eral authorities had more than 200 canal
boats, II steamers and Is tugboats in oper-
alton. These were serving shippers at high
rates, and it is also true that there were
many complaints entered against the ser
vice rendered by these boats.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

tically all read and write, many in divers
tongues.
1t has, therefore, been we'll noted that the
Talmud is tale of the struggle between
light and darkness, between education and
ignorance, with the final triumph Of the
Schoolmaster.
A thousand authors worked during nearly
two thousand years to produce the Talmud,
the chief redactor of which was the famous
Jehudah haNas. He was one of the most
inspiring teachers who ever lived, for his
spirit held together for five centuries the
colleges established in Babylonia for car
rying on the debates from which the Ge-
mara of the Talmud-the law as explained
was evolved through careful study of the
Mishna-the law in brief
Altogether it took 800 years, beginning
300 B. c., for the oral assembly of the
thought and fancy of these centuries and
that handed down from ancient times 1t
took nearly 80t years more to put into
writing this vast body of speculation and
learning.
The Talmud was the work CT "many men
Of many minds" and all conditions of So
ciety and many varieties of religious
thoughts represented. EARLY Jewish
Christians and pagans, whose knowledge of
special subjects the rabbis thought worthy
of inclusion in work that was planned as
the summary of all knowledge, were con-
trihutors to this catholic and democratic
work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
The Canal Vas There
But No Boats

As the day set for the canals opening
drew nearer and conditions became worse,
instead of better, it was feared that despite
the efforts made it would be impossible
for the state to abide by the promises of
1916 and 1917. Questions were asked by
shippers and the State Engineer again as
serted that the channel would be available
on the date originally set. At the same
time it was pointed out that, while the
state expected to do its part and that the
canal it was constructing would be of in
estimable worth route for the trans
portation of war materials, there was a
woful lack of boats to navigate it. Ac-
cordingly state officials and others inter-
ested in water transportation began to ad-
yocate some form of government control
over the barge lines. 1t was shown that,
in view of demands made by the war, pri-
vate capital could not or. would not con-
struct barges while there were only 500
canal boats Of the old type and but one
feet Of modern barges available. Follow
ing this a series of conferences relative
to the construction and operation of gov
eminent barges was held between the Fed
eral and state authorities.
This led to the appointment Of delega-
ton which, representing the Director Gen
eral Of Railroads, reached Albany on April
10 and conferred with the Canal Board. A
few days later it was officially announced
in Washington that the United States gov
eminent would assume the operation of
barge lines the canal system, and G.
A. Tomlinson. prominent grain merchant
at Duluth, Mimi, was appointed to direct
the operation Of the government barge line
contracts we're then let by the Federal
authorities calling for the immediate con-
structlon of q number of steel and concrete
oarges for the express purpose of trans
porting freight between the Great Lakes
and the Atlantic seaboard via the barge
canal
Shortly following this action some two
hundred canal boats were Communicated
Tor use on the government canal line, and
II was announced that the rates on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
sting Up the True Account of the Barge Canal
Opened on Time in Spite Of
Every Sort of OBJ
stacle

waterway would be just as high as those
asked on the rail lines paralleling it. A
protest was made by the different chambers
or commerce in cities along the channel, and
the New York Board of Trade and Trans
portation objected, saying:
"The canal rates have been made the
same as the advanced rail rates, making
no allowance for the ability of the canals
to carry cheaper than the railroads. The
results of this action farreaching and
the independent lines and boatmen for
merly engaged in transportation upon the
canals have been driven out of business
and some OF their boats have been COM
Wandered. Moreover, all those who
were contemplating the organization of
barge lines have been compelled to aban-
don their purpose.
"The business of the canals has disap-
peared, the canals have been confiscated
and policy adopted which has put them
out of USE
Following this and similar protestations.
Director General of Railroads McAdoo re-
duced the rates and dfferentia was given
IN favor of the canal lines. This amounted
to 10 cents hundred pounds on first class
and so on down to 3 cents hundred
pounds on sixth class freights moving by
an all-water route or via the Great Lakes
and barge canal while a differential of 20
per cent was given the canal on interstate
traffic. None of these dfferentals, how
ever, was low enough, as experience has
demonstrated that canal lines can carry
freight at from 65 to 80 per cent of the
rail rate and still operate at a profit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

the elder men of Rabbi Akiba's disciples to
be compilers of the Talmud. The names
CT these six are: Rabbits Meir. Jehudah b.
Elai, Jose b. Halaphat, Simeon b. Jochai,
Eleazear b. Shemua and Nehemiah
Feeling sure that so long as these kept
alive the spirit of the Talmud would not be
lost, Rabbi Akiba thus addressed them
ely, my sons, and hide from the wrath Of
the enemy. I alone will remain, and will
offer my body to satiate their vengeance"
1t is said that the Romans pierced his
body with 800 iron lances, $50 that it re-
sembled a sieve" The newly consecrated
rabbis were saved and with them the
Talmud.
Hadrian himself must have read the mas
terpiece of the ages, for when he found
that his efforts had met with no success he
is said to have uttered this phrase so like
many others promulgated by the rabbinical
sages: Great is the sheep that stands
among seventy wolves"
The work finally became so popular that
practically every town wherein Jews had
their occupations possessed also house of
learning for the study Of the Talmud, $50
that everywhere it bloomed and fourshed
and bore the fruit Of the Mishna"
That this interest has continued to this
day is evident from the fact that the issue
Of the after the edition of the only
English translation of the Talmud by the
Talmud Society of Boston has aroused great
interest among both Jews and Christians
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

proportions that drastic measures had to
be taken to overcome it, This was at
Rochester, where the Pennsylvania Rail
road has crossing over the canal Because
of conditions in the steel market it was
impossible to obtain the steel required for
this structure and the state was face to
face with the proposition of providing for
navigation and at the same time maintain
ing traffic over the Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr.. Williams, however. succeeded in having
the Pennsylvania, West Shore and Erie rail
roads enter into arrangement whereby
traffic on the Pennsylvania system was de-
toured over the West Shore and Erie lines
into Rochester. This action left the state
free to tear up the railroad tracks and cut
its channel. This was accomplished before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
By Harry Albro Woodwork
TTHE JEWISH Minister'S Association
of America and the Federation of
Orthod Congregations, in their

HE JEW lSh MINISTER'S association
of America and the Federation of
Orthodox Congregations, in their
conventions in New York City dur
ing the last week, have but emphasized the
leaning toward real freedom of the Jewish
race, as expressed in the recent Jewish
Congress. These especial demonstrations
of the Jewish race toward freedom and all
that it implies are in line with the most
democratic work ever written-what Long
fellow called "The Talmud of Old"
Even in the official proclamation of the
late General Maude, commander of the
British forces which occupied Bagdad, the
Haakha of the Tamud was quoted. From
the new ten volume after the war edition of
the Talmud in English, just issued by the
Talmud Society of Boston, the following
tale of Ben Zacchai, the father of the Tai
mud, is raphrased.
He that would fully understand the deep
debt that modern education owes to the
Talmud must needs go back to the dark
night when a funeral cortege came to the
gate of old Jerusalem and the Roman guard
gave way, believing that a beloved teacher
was being borne to the grave of his dis
oiples Beyond the city walls the process
sion halted. The bier set down. And
from the coffin arose the venerable form of
Rabbi Jochanan Ben Zacchai.
The great teacher was not dead. In all a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
A Book Two Thousand Years on the Press

noble life devoted to living, he was never
more alive than then.
To reach the Roman camp unmolested, he
had feigned death. He was taken before
Vcspasian, the victorious Emperor who was
surprised by the ruse, so strongly i'm
pressed by the majesty and power that
shone from the teachers face, moved by
the magic Of his voice, that at length he
promised the rabbi the fulflment of any
desire he might name.
What did he ask? The preservation of what
was left of the Holy City or even Of the
temple? No, his request was so modest
that the Emperor was again mazed in as
constituent
Grant me-" said Rabbi Jochanan, "the
school of Jabne and it's schoolmasters"
Jerusalem was deep in debris; those of
her people who were not slaughtered in the
awful cataclysm were pitifully crippled
and, it would seem, humbled to the dust
How could the proud Emperor dream that
Rome-mighty, imperial Rome-should per-
ish, but that Israel would live throughout
the ages, because of the influence of that
little school in an insignificant seaport
town?
But Jabne (now Jamna) and it's school
masters preserved the Hebrew law, the He
brew literature, the Hebrew race, and added
vastly to the store of human knowledge
and power And to this day, of all the
races of the world, the Jewish is the one
whose members, wherever found, can prac-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

During this period, however, the state
was facing the gigantic task of getting its
canal ready. Each day seemed to place
some new obstacle before the engineers and
contractors, while there was a constant
drainage of men, who were leaving their
work on the canal for the military service
or entering more essential lines of industry
In fact the scarcity of labor became so great
that more than once it was feared that the
state could not possibly fulfil it's construc-
ton programme.
This latter condition is aptly illustrated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
Still a Scarcity
OF Barges

In so far as new barges arc concerned. II
is a fact that while the United States gov
eminent had authorized the construction
of steel and concrete barges, none of them
appeared on the canal until the last few
weeks of November, when three concrete
barges each $50 feet long, Pig feet wide
and with a carrying capacity of between
500 and 600 tons on * foot draft, were
launched. This delay was due to the
changing of priority orders and the diff
Guilty experienced in obtaining materials re-
quired.
The nature of the rumors spread in an
effort to place the blame for the canals
failure upon the State of New York
is exposed in the case of one man who
asserted that tug drawing two feet of
water scraped bottom all the way through
the channel, whereas boats with a ten foot
draft were navigating it at the very time.
These boats the four 1,000-ton barges
owned by the Ore Carrying Corporation of
New York. The Standard Oil Corporation
was also utilizing the canal and had a
large tank barge in commission which was
able to navigate the canal at the rate of
seven miles an hour without any diff
Guilty, while the General Electric Company
was likewise operating number of barges.
Since November however, the absolute
truth of State Engineer Williams's state
ment that the canal was uavgabe has
been demonstrated in a most positive man
This done when two steel trawl-
ers, each 100 feet long, 80 feet wide and
with draft of feet when running light
were moved through the canal without any
trouble whatever.
These the actual facts relative to the
barge canal, and while it is regrettable
that this splendid waterway was not uti
lied to a greater extent, it is believed
that. it is opened next spring, there
will be not alone barges and boats to nay-
gate it, but that the rates Will be such that
it will be profitable to ship by canal. The
new channel is not lacking in capacity 20
serve its intended purposes It is free
and is open to all. 1t does, however, need
boats, and these, in turn, need efficient
management. With this provided, bushes
will come to the barge canal and profit to
the barge owners and shippers.