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The Republican journal., 1919-04-17
PERSONAL

Loren Cross has returned home from
business trip to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Hartman re-
turned Monday from a short visit in
Portland. 1--~a--
Mrs. Benz, H. Mudgett and Miss Bertha
Whltten returned last Friday from a few
days visit in Portland
Mrs. Herbert w. Healey returned Nom
day from Massachusetts, where she had
been visiting relatives.
Award Craig, a B. H. S. student, left
Wednesday for Portland, where ne will
be employed by Nye & Neal.
William A. and Miss Loula A. Mason,
who spent the winter in St. PETERSBURG,
Fla, left for Belfast last Friday.
Earl White, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
E. White, has been seriously i'll for some
tine with Inflammation of the stomach.
Mr., and Mrs Thomas B. Dinsmore left
lasI Saturday on a pleasure trip including
visits in New York and Atlantic City,
N ].
l.. /. Bussey of Dixmont arrived Satur-
day to visit Cecil Clay. They left Satur-
day with Benz. H. Mudgett for fishing
trlI at Swan Lake.
Miss Rose Fairbrother has returned
hone from Washington, d, c., where
she has been employed in the adjutant
generals department.
Miss Ella NJ. Wescott Of Lewiston, a
teacher of expression in the public schools
OF that city, spent Sunday with DR.. and
Mrs. Eugene L. Stevens.
Mrs Almeda Cunningham and little
daughter, Isabel Caroline, eft Saturday
for Brunswick for ten days visit with
her sister, Mrs. Efiie Tiffany.
DR. and Mrs. Harry L. Kilgore are
spending the week with Miss Jennie NJ.
Miller. They plan to locate either in
Providence or in Pawtucket, R. l.
Mrs. Clement W. Wescott returned
home Friday from New York, where she
spent several weeks, the guest of Miss
Ada Mitchell, former Belfast girl
Mrs. Margaret Young Jones and little
son Robert returned Monday to their
home in Skowhegan after an extended
visit with Roy L. Young and family.
Mrs. Frank L. Towle has returned from
four months in Bridgeport, Conn, where
she has been the guest of her daughter,
Miss Isabel Towle, a teacher in the 2. T.
Barnum school
Mrs. Loren Cross has returned from
Bangor, where she had been visiting the
family of her son Irving. She was ac-
companied home by her little grand
daughter Harriet.
Miss Maude Gammans, who spent the
winter in St. Augustine, Fla, is on her
way home for the summe- She viii
visit in New \ Iork and in Boston and
vicinity en- route.
William II. WaIdron of Gardiner, who
recently returned from overseas in the
Supply Co. of the 10Th Division, arrived
recently to visit his sister. Mrs Charles
Thomas and family, formerly of Gardiner.
Mrs, c. c. Pineo returned Saturday
night from visit to the Annapolis VAL
ley with her husband, and also from
New York, from which city Mr.. Piueo
sailed on Thursday for Rio de Janeiro,
South America.
Capt Hall F. Hoxie left Wednesday on
his return TO New York, where he IS en-
pIoyed by the U. S Shipping Board or
the steamer Eastern Light She IS now
in the repair deck and will soon be ready
for another trip overseas.
Lieut. Edmund Walker OF C1st,ae, VITO
recently returned from q years service
over seas, was the guest last Wednesday
of Nir and Mrs. Dana b. SoutlWorth.
He plans to- finish hls work at Bowdoil
College, where be was student when he
The Republican journal., 1919-04-17

Citizens are urged to use caution in
setting brush and grass fires at this sea-
son and should secure a permit from
Chief Engineer s. S. l.. Shute before
starting fires for burning rubbish, e5c 4
good many fires are started in th S wav
which result in loss of property
The Republican journal., 1919-04-17

GRANDMA GIBBS oFTHE RED CROSS )"
Every seat was occupied last Friday even
ing at the Colonial Theater when the
senior class Of the Belfast High school
presented their class play, "Graudma
Gibbs of the Red Cross, - under the able
direction of Mrs. S. A. Parker, who also
showed rare judgment in the selection Of
the cast. Mckeen's orchestra furnished
very good music and members of the
school sold delicious home made C0nfec-
tionery between the acts Between the
second and third act Principal John A.
David in behalf of the seniors thanked the
audience for its patronage and encourage
ing approval and then in toduced Mayor
{. w. Wescott, who made brief speech
on the why's and Whercfores Of the Vic
tory Loan. All who heard him realized
that he is going to dc his best in this
drive as he has i'll the four previous The
Red Cross dance led by Miss Columbia,
given as speciality, was unusually we'll
received. The posing of the young ladies'
during the patriotic reading of one of
their number was also very tine--Grand-
ma Gibbs and every member of the cast
were alert to the spirit Of the play. Some
of the scenes were pathetic and so well
carried out that men and women, as we'll
as the younger element of the audience,
were visably moved The sentiment
throughout was patriotic and in full sym
pathy with the spirit of the times. There
was country con tentedneSS, CITY DANGERS
hospital scenes, Red Cross activities and
happy Christmas at Grandma's home.
The Republican journal., 1919-04-17
Waldo County Boys of the Goth Returned

Among the Waldo county boys Of the
Yankee Division to reach Boston are
Emery Earl Flanders, Edward Asa Cobb,
Winfield Vivian Colby, of Battery E,
l03rd Field Artillery; Mechanic Ralph E.
Strout, Battery c. l02nd Field Artillery;
Elmer Mitchell of Burnham, Battery f of
the 103rd Field Arti lery.
The Republican journal., 1919-04-17
last BELFAST.

Mrs Ethel iBowenl Harris of Portland
has been visiting MI and Mrs. Seldom
Flanders.
>lr and Mrs George DAVIS have re-
turned from Bangor aftera visit with their
daughter, Mrs. Charles Larsen
Mrs Eugene S. Achorn and her daugh-
ter, Mrs William Tetley, went Monday
to Pjttshurg, N. H., and Mrs. Achoru
viii remain for visit.
Edward Flanders, VINO is employed by
Collins y Gage in their mill work. met
with a painful accident Monday In us.ng
an axe he cut one of his toes severely.
Mrs +. b. StrouJ received a telegram
Friday afternoon from her son, Chief Me
1hanic Ralph E. Strout, Battery G, l02nd
Eicid Artillery, who arrived Friday in
Boston on the U. S. S. Mongolia and
went at once 10 Camp Deveus lie viii
take part in the parade Of the 10th Div-
SION, Of which the iO3rd is a patt. Iu Bos-
ton April 25Jh and as soon as he is dis
charged viii come to bis home for a visit
with his parents. Mr.. Strout has been
overseas since Sept. 1917 and in the thick
Of the fight
The Republican journal., 1919-04-17
A. PARIS ELWELL.

Mrs. Walter d. Staples OF Waldo re-
ceived telegram April 9Th announcing
the death of her uncle, A. Paris Elwell of
Lynn Haven, Fla, at the age of 70 years
and ! months. He was born in Brooks,
the youngest son of IL children of the late
Jacob and Martha Harding Elwell One
sister, Mrs Sarah j. Fogg, survives. He
was veteran Of the Civil war, a mem
Der of Co. Fl, of the End Maine Cavalry.
He enlisted in Oct, 1868, and received
his discharge Dec 20, 1865
Miss Lillian KnoWlton left Tuesday foI
The Republican journal., 1919-04-17

4trerson left Tues
-A Bath, the guest
Adteton, On her
be accompanied by
"." has recently re-
.ry and is also the
u his sister.
The Republican journal., 1919-04-17

Miss Lillian Knowlton left Tuesday for
a two weeks visit in Boston.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-12
INDUSTRY FACES
GREAT PROBLEM
Must Study New Science of "Ir-
dustrial Physiology"
HEALTH SERVICE TAKES IT UP

Ask Improved Conditions for United
States Factories-keen Competition,
Sure to Come, Makes 1t Necessary
for Employer to Pay Attention to
Conclusions Arrived at.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-12
HOOVER WILL SPEND
$178,OOO,OOO IN RELIEF
100000 for Special Care to
Save Nursing Mothers and
Children.

In a recent report issued by Herbert
Hoover, director general of the Amer
lean relief administration, announce
ment Is made that the relief program
assumed by this organization will cost
approximately $17S,000,000. This pro-
gram overs the relief of Poland, Fin
land, and the Baltic states, Czecho-
Slovakia, Jugo-Slavia, Roumania and
Christian and Jewish Turkey. Two mil
lions of this $178,000,000 is being spent
for supplementary rations and special
care to save the children and nursing
mothers of these nations. This work
is purely charity. The rest of the re-
lief work is either being paid for by
the governments themselves or is
being financed by the 500, 10000 0
fund appropriated by congress for
this purpose. This fund is used to
advance loans to those governments of
the recently liberated nations which
cannot offer the proper securities and
otherwise would be unable to pay for
the food they must have.
The American relief administration
has signed contracts with the various
governments that are in need to fur
nish them with food of a fixed value
every month until their need is salts
fed. Already this organization has
sent for the relief of Europe a total
of 1,013,050 tons of American bread
stuffs. fats, milk, clothing, and SUM-
dries. The tonnage was divided as
follows: Breadstuffs, 826,329 tons;
fats, 10Y, 4 milk, 25,034; clothing,
1884; sundries, 46,717. In Jugo-Sla-
via, Czecho-Slovakia, and Roumania
alone, food to the value of $54,000,000
has been distributed.
Although the need of these coun-
tries of relief from the outside is i'm
perative at present, it is thought that
most of them will be able to stand on
their own feet with the harvesting of
this years crops. The American re-
lief administration plans to withdraw
its support on July 1. With this end
in view, Mr.. Hoover has called upon
the various governments which are
now being helped to establish their
W machinery for the rehabilitation
of their economic life.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-12
GALVESTON PLANS SAFETY
Entire City May Be Raised to Ten
Feet Above Sea Level.

On top of the 100000 which the
city of Galveston, Tex, spent since
the great storm of 1910 In construct
ing protective sea walls and raising
the grade, it is planned to expend an
additional 100000 in making the
city still further immune from possi-
BILE overflow from the Gulf of Mex
leo during the times of severe tropical
storms.
1t is a grade raising project and con-
templates bringing the height of the
surface of the business section of the
city to about ten feet above sea level.
1t is a gigantic engineering undertake
ing and would involve the bringing in
of water laden material from the gulf
by dredges and pumping it into the
city through long pipe lines. Many
buildings would also have to be raised
to conform to the new grade.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-12
OId-Time Rail Fence.

A real old-time rail fence that is old
indeed stands on the farm of G. J.
Christian. neal Horse Branch, Ky. 1t
consists of about 35 panels, eight rails
in height, and was built by Mr..
Christians father, S. NJ. Christian, be-
fore the Civil war. The elder MT
Christian chopped the trees and split
the rails out of which the fence was
made in the days before the war. The
fence is still sound and serves as well
as a new one.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-12


can industry forcibly face to face with
n problem which 1t long has Stunned
and avoided, according to officials of
the United States public health serv-
ice. The certain keen competition,
both domestic and foreign, which is to
follow a settling down of business
after the war, makes it necessary for
the American employer to pay more
attention to the question of maximum
efficiency, officials assert.
As a result of the changes which Of
ficials say are bound to come, employ
ers of labor now must give some study
to the new science of industrial physi-
ology." Frederic S. Lee, consulting
Psychologist to the health service, says
in a statement:
Has Two objects.
Industrial physiology has two OBJ
jects," Lee says. "First, the purely
scientific one of learning how the in
dustrial worker actually performs his
work, and, second, the practical object
of establishing in the factories the
conditions which conduce at the same
time to the maximum of output and
the maintenance of maximum power
of the worker"
Pursuing its Investigations on the
two bases, Lee reports that the health
service has arrived at some valuable
informative conclusions. Among the
conclusions the statement includes
these:
"Overtime following a days labor is
inadvisable, as. Is also Sunday work
following a weeks labor. These tend
to destroy the workers strength and
working power.
"The Introduction of rest periods in
the working spell is accompanied by
a total increase in the days produc-
ton, especially when the working day
Is long.
Production of excessively long work.
ing days can be sure to result in a
maximum increase in the output, and
usually by a total increase for the
days production.
Night Work Less Efficient.
might work, in general, is less eff
ficient than day work. It's total out
put is less, and this, with a long work
ing night, falls off enormously In the
early morning hours. Thus, it is adj
fvised: Alternate day and night work
where such is possible and where
night work must be done results will
be more profitable both to employer
and employee.
"Women are capable of performing a
much greater variety of industrial op-
erations than has heretofore been rec
ognized. Statistics show they are alb.
sem from their work more frequently
than men.
Accidents to workers are a grave
source of inefficiency. They are trace
able to fatigue, inexperience, speed of
working, improper lighting, high tenn
perature and.similar causes. Diminu-
ton of ~preventable accidents, then,
should be one of the first steps.
"Food and efficiency are directly
connected with one another, and a
suitable and adequate food supply
probably can be best insured by indus
trial canteens.
"a high labor turnover is incom-
patible with the highest degree of eff
ficiency. 1t is expensive, in that it
imposes upon the employers the ne
cessity of training new workers"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-12
DISEASE TOOK $500 YANKS
More than Half of Deaths in Army
Have Been Due to Sickness.

An official report from the surgeon
generals office gives the total number
of deaths in the American army dur
ing the war to date as 111,179. OF
this total, 5000, or 81 per cent, were
from disease, 43 per cent in battle or
from wounds received in action, and
6 per cent from other injuries.
OF the deaths from disease, about
10000 have occurred since hostilities
ceased.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-12
Bandit Uses Wooden Gun.

club at Aberdeen, Wash, are minus
1,500, having been the victims of two
bandits, one of whom welded a
wooden gun covered with tinfoil. After
the club members had been lined up
and their money taken the bandits
fed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-12
Jailer Forgot to Feed Hungry count"

Sergius Apraxin, claiming to be a
Russian count, was arrested in Santa
Barbara, CAL and held in Jail four
days without food or water. John
Splitter, night Waterman, who made
the arrest, forgot the prisoner was in
jail, and the count almost starved
to death.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-25
Present and Pending Disputes To Be Discussed in "Near
 Future," He Says. MAY ATTEMPT TO ALIGN
 FARMERS WITH THEM One Fourth of Net Earnings of Or ganized Workers to Be Used in Further Program, Illinois
 Leaders Suggest.

Washington, Oct. 24-What may battles in history was believed by the announcement today of Samuel can Federation of Labor, that con- national unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, would be held in Washington in the "near future" to discuss present and inn pending disputes.
 Cooperation of the four big rail- road brotherhoods and the farmers of the country, as well as the labor organizations of Canada, probably will be sought, it was said, in fur thering whatever program the union chiefs decided upon.
 MT. Gompers' announcement was contained in a telegram to the Illinois Federation of Labor at Peoria. His message was in reply to one in which the Illinois organization asked that a special convention of the American Federation of Labor be called to per feet an alliance of the international unions of the United States and Can- ada and the railroad brotherhoods "more effectively to fight out the life and death struggle of the workers now in progress"
 May Enlist Farmers Federation officials also pointed out that the Illinois branch proposed that the aid of the farmers be enlist ed, and that assessments aggregat- ing one-fourth of the net earnings ot the organized workers be made until l the objects of this drive be accom- plished."
 Decision to issue call for meet ing of the international union chiefs was reached by the federation's ex- ecutive council Tuesday night, but the announcement was withheld. At that time labor officials had become con- vinced that the national industrial conference would be unable to reach | any basis for the establishment of industrial peace.
 | It was on the following day that MT. Gompers, in withdrawing organ ized labor's representatives from the conference, warned the employers group that when they met in confer- ence again with the spokesmen of union laboor they would be glad to talk collective bargaining.
 Federation officials today declined to go into details regarding the forth coming conference. They said sub jects to be discussed would rest with the union chiefs themselves, and the time of the meeting had not been de- termined.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-25
Clothing Workers
 Asked to Support the Steel Strike

New York, Oct. 24.-Plans for as- sessing the organized clothing work CTS of the United States and Canada to support the steel strikers will be discussed tomorrow by William Z Foster, secretary of the steel strikers national Committee, and officers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, it was announced tonight by amalgamated officials. It was stated that an assessment which will insure the strikers "great financial support for the duration of their con- test with the steel trust would prob ably be recommended"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-25
Captured Consul Told That Carranza
 Must Pay Ransom

Hanford, Cal, Oct. William O. Jenkins, American consular agent at Puebla, Mexico, has written his wife that the bandits who captured him last Sunday and are holding him for $l5O,OOO ransom, want no money from him or the United States gov ernment, but wish the Carranza gov ernment to pay the ransom.
 This information was contained in a telegram received tonight by J. w. Jenkins, father of the consular agent, from Representative E. l.. Davis of Tennessee, the former home of Jenkins. Representativ Davis said he had the information from the state department.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-25
GARY CR|T|C!zES
 FAILURE OF THE
 ECONOMIC MEET
UnOrganized Labor Not Repre-.
 scented; Public Partially Overlooked. .

New York, Oct. 24.-More than 1, 800 members of the American Iron and Steel institute at meeting here today unanimously adopted resolu- tion endorsing the stand taken by Ebert H. Gary, chairman of the board of directors of the United States corporation at the national industrial conference in Washington. speech by Judge Gary and it's adop- the speaker which lasted several minutes.
 In his speech, Judge Gary criticiz- cd the makeup of the industrial conference. He said that in the employers group there were sever al "some of whom at least should have been with the labor group"
 In regard to the public group he said that thousands of vacations, professions and other lines of indus try had been overlooked, all of which are more or less affected by the cost of production, the expense of living, and, therefore, the control and con- ditions of both labor and capital"
 In regard to the labor group, the head of the steel corporation object ed that there was no special repre- sentation of unorganized labor. "The same mistake seems to have been made" he commented, "by a large portion of the public that was made throughout the war. namely, that organized labor really repre- sents workmen of wage-earners gen. erally notwithstanding that as a matter of fact, at least 85 per cent of the total are non-union-not mem- bers of any union or organization. Strikers Resume Work. ! Referring to radical agitation, Judge Gary said that much had been made public lately about the attempt to spread the doctrine of Bolshevism in this country.
 "All of us have known for some time." he added, "that this disease is persistent and that there has beer some inoculation in this best of countries. Still we deny that there is danger of serious trouble. There is only one way to treat this disease and that is to stamp it out. to meet it boldly wherever it can be found then expose it and give it no chance for development. In this free eoun. try there is no room except in the prisons for the anarchists, the Bol. l shevists or other individuals who |seek to substitute the rule of force for the rule of law and reason"
 Judge Gary reviewed at length the inception and progress of the stee strike and declared that the strikers were returning to work in increasing numbers from day to day and that in many places operations were about normal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-25
HOPE OF FUTURE
 ACTION GOOD,
 SAY DELEGATES
Public Group Says There Was "An Astonishing" Unity in
 Meeting.

Washington, Oct. 24.-The public group of the industrial conference, in it's report to President Wilson, made public tonight, points out that while the groups membership lacked the homogenity of the other units in the conference, "there was manifested throughout an astonishing amount of agreement on that most vital sub jects," which the group feels "is a most hopeful sign for the future and an evidence of the possibility of a united action in the interest of the entire nation"
 "We deem it important to empha- size the fact that the conference did not, at any time, reject the principle of the right of workers to organize and to bargain collectively with their employers" the report declares. Neither the conference as whole nor any one group in the conference opposed that right The difficulty that arose and the issue on which the conference failed to agree was not on the principle involved, but on the method of making it effective.
 "In our judgment, even this diff culty would not have been insur- mountable had the conference ap- preached it's task in another way.
 Obviously, the important princi- pie of collective bargaining cannot be sharply separated from the other elements in the great problem of the relation of the employers and en- ployed. The right of organization. the protection, in the exercise of their lawful rights, of those who seek to organize the workers; the care- full definition of the various forms of organization through which the right may be exercised; and the ma chinery necessary for adjusting dis putes arising in connection with that right. must all be taken into ac- count in their proper relation.
 Right to Organize.
 "We believe that the experience of this conference and of similar con- ferences elsewhere clearly shows the futility of attempting to deal with this question in piecemeal way, by olutions. The only efficient method, in our judgment, is that of formu- lating a comprehensive and system atically developed program.
 "We believe that the right of work CTS to organize for the purpose of collectively bargaining with their employers. through representatives of their own choosing. cannot be de- nied or assailed. As representa- tives of the public we can interpret this right only in the same that wage earners must be free to choose what organizations or associations if any, they will join for this pur- pose.
 "In the recognition of the right of workers to organize to be represen- ted by representatives of their own choice, difficulties will. from time to time. arise. We believe that il would be possible for a properly con stituted srbitral authority to adjust such difficulties with justice and fairness to all parties concerned.
 "The abrupt termination of the