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Republican farmer., 1919-01-24
ORGANISMS OF INFLUENZA

D HE DOCTORS are reasonably that influenza is due \ to specific organism. It has not been isolated. It very small It passes through the ightes filters. The source maady varousy attributed to Northern China Cooes brought it to France Others place the source in Rus sa Earlier influenza epdemics have out of Russia where the disease constantly breaking out from time %o time into catastrophe virily.
 These explanations not be severaly correct They unsatisfactory nfluena it has been known in past rather disease of the feeble and the aged Its influence crcumscrbed within such mits but to the aged peculiarly deadly There was no nf either in China Russia that preferred the young to the old, and the strong to the feeble.
 The influenza pandemic has this broad and striking distinction prefers bodies of the young Age seems to confer almost immunity against it.
 Is it necessary therefore, to organism, or may the disease proceed from old organism evolved in environment until notifications of substantial nature have taken place?
 Life is plastic Burbank has proved this truth abundany with many species of plants breeders constantly creating of life The poultry breeder after several generations notifications of parent stocks exhibit ing such dstncness that they might be taken for different species.
 The several dogs example of this plastic y through which the breeder in sufficient number of generations suppress bring forward almost de- sired quality.
 The organisms mould of ferment of decay of disease plastic and perhaps plastic than the complex organisms of animals Their generations almost incon- cevaby brief and the notifications which may take place in them may be conceived as correspondngy rapid
 Come to theory of causaon which has the merit of pausibty in that it is in conformity with well known bio logical laws; in that it provides hypothesis accounting for the striking phenomenon of the influenza that preference by which its victims selected from those between eighteen and forty
 The assembled millions of larger number than all the history of mankind had been thus assembled These multudes included of the highest and those of much Americans with high standards personal hygiene and Russians with much lower standard These lived in holes in the ground They gased their lung tissue dissolved within them The dead decomposing lay about and among them
 Is it unreasonable to suppose that organisms of the ord nary type, able to produce influenza and pnuemona found fertile soil among these young strong and hearty and thai in this soil these organisms became modified flourish with difficulty in any other environment?
 It may indeed be that the scourge induced by organisms which decay If the life history of the ism could be known and the chemistry studied by which breaks down. iquees tissue its cadaver origin might distinct, and what is merely hypothesis might become an established fact
 Influenza is consequence the war terrible conse quence of mans hatred of man.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-24
STOPS PAY ID
 BETHLEHEM STEEL
Secretary Insists Upon Ad- Justment of Wage
 Dispute.

Washington, Jan. 21-Secretary Daniels announced today that the Bethlehem Steel Co. will get no fur ther payments from the Navy De- partment until it has fulfilled every promise it has made in connection with it's labor troubles.
 The Secretary said no money had been paid the company for some time and that none would be paid until it's pledges had been carried out.
 The War Labor Board sought to settle the dispute between the work men and the Bethlehem company be- fore the armistice was signed and seemed in a fair way to obtain an agreement. It is said that the com- pany agreed to collective bargaining with the men. When the armistice was signed, however, the attitude of the Bethlehem company is described as having undergone a sudden change, the officials refusing to have anything
 to do with the committee that was elected or to accept the jurisdiction of the War Labor board.
 The navy has fewer contracts with ] the company than the War Depart ment, but it is, nevertheless determin- ed to hold the company to its agree. ment.
 In doing this the department will make no payments on contracts until l the whole question is cleared up. Involved in the dispute is the amount the navy. is to pay on the contracts already made. The com pany is representing that if wages are to be raised, a certain per cent should be added to the prices of the 1 big guns and other war materials that the government is buying.
 Officials here believe, however, that l the possibility of a wage increase was | taken into account by the Bethlehem management when they made the | contracts with the government and
 that the prices they made were put at a level to protect the company fully 1 should the raises be granted. l The navy, consequently, is declining l to pay the increase asked, but has of | fered to appoint a committee of eX- perts to investigate costs of produc-
 ton and to abide by their report. For | some reason the Bethlehem company ] is reluctant to settle the question in | this way.
 At the outset of the war it was
 agreed that the War Department l would concentrate most of it's orders
 at the Bethlehem plant, while the
 navy would use the Midvale plant, ex- 1 cept for the big guns. for the manu-
 facture of which Bethlehem had the
 best facilities.
 Mir. Daniels said today that there
 had been no trouble with the Midpale
 mana cement or with any subsidiary
 of the Bethlehem company.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-24
POULTRY RULING
 OFF FOR SEASON

Tn response to numerous inquiries concerning the operation of the rule, which prohibited the sale of laying hens or bullets during the Spring of 1918, Federal Food Administrator Robert Scoville announces that this rule will not be operative during the egg laying season in 1919. This rule was designed to prevent the excessive slaughter of poultry at a time when flocks were being dangerously re- duced on account of the high cost of feed and labor and at a time when the country needed all the eggs that could possibly be produced. In ad- ditton the measure was a protection for the poultry industry which was seriously threatened by the great re- auction of breeding stock.
 The situation was particularly hard on the specialized poultry farmers, many of whom, if they were not al together forced out, cut their focks in half. These specialized farms, however, produced only about per cent of the eggs of the country. On the general utility farms, which pro dUce 95 per cent. of the eggs and
 "ReIS LIie tOSI OI poultry 1OOQ ana labor are comparatively small items, the production was greatly increased the net result being that the total
 egg production of the country was In-
 creased about 15 per cent, over the year before.
 Thus the prohibition accomplished
 all the purposes it was designed to meet, and although there was consid- erable protest in some quarters upon It's first enforcement, the benefits
 have become so apparent that there have been many requests recently
 that it be put into effect again next spring.
 The situation is so different, how ever, that the continuance of the rule has been deemed unnecessary. There are more hens in the country than ever before, there is a considerable
 amount of poultry in storage. and egg prices are such as to lead to the | maintenance of the focks. Food is | lower than it was last spring and | eggs are selling for more, so that the | specialized poultry farmers are mak- l ing a profit. The announcement is ] made at this time that the rule will | not be in force in order to forestall 1 temptation to flood the market by 1 those who might wish to avoid such | restrictions.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-24
CANADA LANDS
 1,5OO ABOARD

Boston Jan 21.-The transport Can ada, which came into the harbor with was otr,-ruify welcomed tooay t-ov. ernor Coolidge, Mayor Andrew
 Peters. Brigadier General John w. Ruckman and Rear Admiral Spencer S Wood were members of the recep-
 ton committee.
 1.500 returning troops late yesterday
 Troops lining the rails were given a rousing welcome as the transport swung into her dock, and as they filed down the gang blanks bands struck up lively airs and whistles on nearby l,oats and factories mingled their shrieks with the cheers of the crowds Wound and service stripes were seen on the uniforms of the returning | soldiers The men were taken by l special trains to Camp Devens. where some will receive their discharges and
 others will be assembled and sent in I groups to other camps nearer their homeA
Republican farmer., 1919-01-24
CHIEF JUSTICE WHEELER

TT HE ELEVATION of Justice George W. Wheeler to the
 headship of the Supreme Court of Errors succeeding Justice Prentice is natural and earned promotion The poinmen continues the line of strong uriss made the chief court of Connecticut what is.
 Justice Prentice has served long and ably and in states would have years of service ahead of him.
 The regulation requiring judges to retire at seventy is almost peculiar to Connecticut Not that Connecticut ained great loss thereby for the retiring judges of Con- neccut courts have usually been drafted into Important es legislators executives
 Simeon E. Baldwin and Marcus H. Holcomb notable ampes of such employment The first served two terms governor and the latter is serving his third term.
 Upon this evidence and these precedens is reasonable to that the promotion of Justice Wheeler will not with his employment He will be- when he also the limit material for future for the United States Senate.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-24
PROHIBITION AT HOME


~ HE ANTSALOON League claims for prohibition every
 state except New Jersey This is tantamount to claim that Connecticut will raify the amendment Bridgeport the popuous state It has than 300 saloons and many drinking clubs For the most part the representa- and drinking clubs vote the Republican ticket in local elections What has been their influence To- representation? How will the Bridgeport representatives vote the Federal amendment? In another part of The Times Farmer appears through interviews with them, that Representatives Chew and Bakeslee haven't the matter thought but they will vote for the amendment Senator Clark following the platform of his party, avors referen dum Senators Bartlett and Delaney to be heard from
 The saloon element has been in politics for many years acquiring much influence In the last election this element in Bridgeport voted to speak to cut it's head off close to it's
Republican farmer., 1919-01-24
PREPARE PLANS
 FOR HIGHWAY

Kansas City. Jan. 21-Every state except Massachusetts was represented by delegates here today at the first nation wide conference called to pre- pare plans for system of national highway that will be continuous trunk lines connecting all important parts If the United States. Thirtythree organizations are represented by more han 2no dALAHatA&.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-24

The purpose of the convention |" said Frank A. Davis, temporary secre- tary, lis to band all the active high way associations of America into one national organization. With all of the goods roads organizations unified 1t is hoped to induce congress to pass legislation providing for complete system of national roads"
Republican farmer., 1919-01-24
THE REPRESENTATIONS

T~ HE ASSASSINATION of Lebknecht and Rosa Luxem-
 burg has the appearance of of those prearranged affairs by which governments struggling for existence have
Republican farmer., 1919-01-24

French steamer Rochambeau ar- rived at Halifax, with ss3 American t->~~> '~ >~.i.ai-A h-- ..-l ,.Hnlx.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-05
OAKLAND

Mrs. Harry Patten and son Linwooj
have returned from visit with Mrs.
Fatten's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. r.
Written Of Pittsfield.
Edward Dudley. who has been en-
Llc!ei in Sanford for the past month.
Is visiting his family in town.
Mrs. William Brown of Abbott is Wis
ting her sister. Mrs. Alden Moore.
The Priscilla Club met Tuesday eve.
ring at the home of Miss Thena Sulli.
van. The evening was pleasantly pass
e.. and a bag treat was served.
Harry G. Decker Post, No. 81, held
its regular meeting Tuesday evening in
tic Natanis Club rooms. Extensive re-
Iairs are being made to the hall over
the A. & p. store. where the Post ex-
lec's to hold its meetings.
Mrs. L. NJ. Wadlia has returned from,
1@w ston. where she has been visiting
friends for the past week and is visiting
Fer daughter. Mrs. Agnes Demmons.
Anon Lodge Of Odd Fellows held its
regular meeting Tuesday evening in
Odd Fellows hall.
Miss Nellie O'Reilly has returned
from a visit with relatives in Pitts
field
Thurlow Brown, who has been Wis.
ting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. r.
Brown. has returned to his home in
Lynn. Mass.
Mrs. Emma Adams Of Lisbon Falls
is at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
sturtevant Of Oakland Heights.
Miss Alice Mills. who has been pass.
ing several weeks at the home of Mr..
ard Mrs. c. B. Sturtevant, will retur,
To-Day to her home in Lisbon Falls.
George Eldridge Of BELGRADE was a
business visitor in Oakland Tuesday.
Captain and Mrs. Curtis Of the Be-.
Grade road left recently for Dover. y.
ii. to pass the winter with their daugh-
ter, Miss Marion Curtis.
Mrs. David Ellis was business rAsi.
tor in Augu-ta Monday.
There was a good attendance at the
rehearsal of the Community Chorus on
Tuesday evening in Library hall and
considerable progress was made with
the new music
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-05
AUGUSTA REACHES half way
MARK IN THE RED CROSS. DRIVE

Augusta ended the second day +
her Red Cross roll call last night with
5000 still to raise to meet her $1,000
quota.
With $500 memberships reporte ed
and several large manufacturing
plants yet to be heard from, Cam
paign Manager Henry Dunnack did
not hesitate last night to state that
Augusta had reached her 5000 mark
for memberships.
When the reports of the wards
were all in last night, the Ward :
team. captained by Mrs. George E.
Macomber, led with 1863 members and
s432 The Ward team. Mrs John
A. Hamblin. captain. was close sec
ond with 316 members and SS24.I5.
Third place was taken by Ward !.
Mrs. Guy P. Gannett. captain, with
227 members and s39450. The Ameri-
can Legion members, who canvassed
the business section made a splendid
showing with 5l4 members and ss50.25.
Manager Dunnack announced la st
night that the drive will continue I'M
til the necessary $1,000 is raised. Some
Of the ward workers are not yet en-
tirely through with their districts and
they will report every afternoon when
eve convenient at Red Cross head
quarters on Water street, instead of
at the 7. NJ. c. A.
A flying squadron" Of men has
been organized and will start OUT to-
day to round up a big lump OF the
5000 needed to put Augusta up where
she belongs. 1t is the feeling of the
committee in charge that there has
been a great misunderstanding, es-
pecially among the business men. re-
garding the joint campaign for 5000
members and $4,000 and the flying
squadron will attempt 70 clear this
matter up and ge. from them the
sums that they will doubtless wish to
give when the matter is brought to
their attention.
The standing OF the entire camp ign
q CT nj OIL fo1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-05

Daniel Taylor Of Mercer. man about
So years old, shot himself on Saturday
morning last with > shotgun. His alb
domen was pierced in 16 different places
and he li--ed a few hours after being
carried to the Somerset hospital. He
was believed to be mentally deranged.
First Lieutenant Enrol Chase, who
has seen two and one-half years serv-
ice in France, arrived home Monday
and will pass some time at the home
of his father E. B. Chase on Madison
avenue.
Willard Meader, son Of F. A. Meader.
was operated on at the Somerset hos
Ii al for appendicitis Monday morning.
Derne ]. Greene is in town, after sew
eral weeks absence He plans to re-
main here indefinitely.
Miss Marion kilgore returned Mon
day from a visit with her sister. Mrs.
Phillip Williamson in Waterville.
Attorney Maurice P. Merrill returned
Monday night from a business trip to
Boston.
Mrs. E. L. Savage left Tuesday morn
irg for an extended visit with relatives
and friends. She will visit in Ports
mouth, y. H.. with Mrs. Harrv Phil
brisk, a cousin of Mr.. Savage. From
there she will 60 to Hampstead. y. H I.
where she will remain a few days with
an old school friend. From Hamp-
stead, Mrs. Savage will go to Boston.
where she will visit with her son Guy
and his wife. On her return she will
visit in Lawrence with a brother Of
her husband. J. o. Savage. with her
own brother. Walter Green in Haver-
hill and with a cousin. Rev. ". B.
Marston. in Lowell.
Mss Ethel Thurston is caring foc
Mrs, Henry Wentworth at her home
on the back road. DR.. Julia Nay Kin
caid is attending Mrs. Wentworth.
! Mrs. Adelaide Snow, national secre-
| tary Of the Woman's Home Mission
airy Society OF the Methodist Episco.
pal church. will visit the local Method
/ list church Thursday. Nov. 9Th. Sh,
/ VII meet the ladies Of the society
for an informal talk at the parsonage
at go. In the evening at 80 Mrs.
Snow will give a public address on
! the activities of the W. H. NJ. S. at
Z the church vestry, to which all are
( cordially invited. Mrs. Snow comes
highly recommended as a public speak
; CT. having been an evangelist. a lee
tur.r on the Chautauaua platform and
for 10 years a missionary in Utah and
now is one Of the finest Of the national
secretar.er.
\ Mrs. Ralph W. Leighton visited in
Waterv!lle on Monday afternoon.
She was accompanied to Waterville
by Mrs. B. T. Steward who has
leased her home on Madison avenue
to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wentworth
( for the winter months.
I Mr. and Mrs. Earle W. Smith and
daughters. Josephine and Anna of
Burlington, Mass are guests of Mr.
/ Smiths father j. n. Smith. Mr..
Smith has been in the employ of NJ.
Steinert & Sons of Boston over y
/ years. as salesman and concert mas
| ter. He is severing his connection
| with that firm to accept a position as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-05
Margaret J. Trotter.

Mrs. Margaret j. Trotter died
Tuesday morning at her home, so
Arsenal street. aged So years and u
months. Had she been spared until
the Gath of this month she would
have rounded out a full 80 years of
life all of which has been passed here
in Augusta.
Her beautiful. tender. loving per-
sonality could not fail to gather
around her many friends who mourn
with a distinct sense Of personal loss
and will tenderly cherish her mem
DRY.
One son. Charles w. Trotter of
Danvers, Mass. and three daughters.
Miss Caroline E. Trotter and Mrs.
Emma ]. Noble of Augusta and Mrs.
Fannie T. Harris Of Boston survive,
all of whom. by their presence. com
forted their mother in her hours OF
passing.
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock
Thursday P. NJ. Friends will please
omit flowers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-05
ARMISTICE DAY
PARADE PLANS
PROGRESSING

The general committee Of the Au-
gusta Post No. of the American
Legion in charge Of the entertain
ment plans for the Armistice Day
celebration, have been hard at work
to provide something unusual for
that gala day and have thus far sue
ceeded beyond their expectations in
the extensive plans for the big pa
rade.
Up to last evening at 6 o'clock the
committee have assurances that
there will be floats from the ". H.
Gannett Publishing Co. Vickery &
Hill Publishing Co. Crossett Shoe
Co. c. A. Eaton Shoe Co. State
House Girls Club, Fuller Holway
Co, Swift Beef Co, and Augusta
Lumber Co, also the employees OF
these different firms will march in a
body. 1t is expected that some Of
the floats will be the finest ever seen
in the city. Any others who will en-
ter floats in the parade are requested
to communicate with James E. Muir
ray, chairman Of the committee. tele-
phone ASSN. The mayor and mem
bers of the city government will
march with the ex-service men.
The Cony- Gardiner football game
is an assured fact and much enthu-
siasm is felt over the outcome Of the
skirmish between these two rival
factions. The committee have other
plans in the making also and the
celebration will be an echo Of the
happy, carefree jubilation of year
ago when the first news of the Hun
surrender flashed to the world and
gladdened the hearts Of men and
women.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-05
CATARRH VANISHES
Here is One Treatment That All
Sufferers Can Rely Upon

If you want to drive catarrh and all
its disgusting symptoms from your sys-
tenn in the shortest possible time, 90
TO your druggist and ask for Hyomei
outfit today.
Breathe the air of Hyomei and let it
rid you of catarrh and chronic head
colds; it gives such quick relief that all
who use it for the first time are aston
ished.
Hyomei is a pure pleasant antiseptic.
which IS breathed through the noss and
throat deep into the head and lungs; 1t
soothes the sore infamed membranes.
reduces swelling and quickly heals Ill
Inflammation.
Don't suffer another day with catarrh
the disease is dangerous and often ends
in consumption start the Hyor,ei
treatment today. No stomach dosing
no sprays. or douches. no dangerous
drugs OF narcotics. Absolutely harm
less Just breathe it-that's oil. At
Bowditch-Webster Co.'S and leading
druggists everywhere-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-05
AUGUSTA ATTORNEYS TO BE
COUNSEL FOR BURKE
HELD FOR JhCkmln MURDER

Former Attorney General William
r. Pattangall and Thomas Leigh Of
Augusta were on Tuesday retained
as counsel for John A. Burke OF
Jackman. who was on Monday ar
rested on the charge of the murder
Of Nelson BARLEY of Jackman.
Burke's arrest followed his sufficient
recovery from a bullet wound in one
leg to enable him to leave his home.
He claims that the wound was in
1icted by BARLEY during quarrel,
that he ax~ence left BARLEY and
never afterward saw him.