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Need to Be Convinced.

Little difficulty is encountered in find
ing positions for men who are Stenog-
raphers or bookkeepers, or who have
knowledge of special lines of business,
but the supply of men who have no
great qualifications for general Office
work exceeds the demand. Often the
men who apply for such work when
they first consult the bureau agree later,
when they learn how hard it is to get
a position. to take up hard manual labor.
But it is frequently necessary to con-
vince the men that there are no jobs
of the first order open before they will
tako the latter.
The men seem to think that the oppor-
tunitieS for advancement are better in
office work than in other lines. Some of
those who apply for such positions
plainly were not in office positions be-
fore the war, their hands showing that
they were accustomed to rough work
Many are young, just out of college, and
have never been employed in any line
These are willing to begin at the bot
tom in office work, with small pay. 9th
ers want S25 or $50 week in spite of
their lack of qualifications, and, nat
urally, employers are not willing to pay
this amount
On the other hand, working on a farm
appeals to but few of the men. and even
these who were farmers before they en-
tered the Army or the Navy grow i'm
turn to that form of employment.
If the disposition of men toward
farm labor which has been shown at
this bureau is general it has con-
siderable bearing on the cost of pro-
duction Of food in the future.
Virginia Farmers Offer.
A week ago Virginia farmer took
the trouble to come to Baltimore and
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tell the director of the bureau that
he could use ten men and that he
would pay them s55 and $50 a month
with board and lodging added. and
would give them. in addition, bonuses
dependent on the amount of work
they did. Only two men were found
employ.
This week the manager of one of
the largest dairy farms near Balti-
more notified the bureau that he was
willing to employ a number of men
at pay ranging from $40 to $50 a
grounds for q garden added. None
of those who applied for positions
showed any enthusiasm over this
chance.
Nothing doing on the farm idea
is usually the answer of those to
whom such positions are suggest ed.
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They are willing to work in the ship
yards, to take positions as motormen
or conductors on street cars. to do
any kind of work, in fact, that will
keep them in the city. The men who
are in charge of the bureau are in
doubt as to whether it is going to be
a permanent disposition on the part
of farm labor OF whether it Is an at
traction for the city which will wear
off when the rural worker knows the
city better.
, Only eight men of those who have
visited the bureau showed interest in
the plan of the government to help
those returned fighters who wish to
| buy farms of their own and to settle
down on them. The governments
plan is to finance such men, but
there is a universal lack of interes;
in any farm proposition which in
! wolves working for another man.
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MENLEAV|NG ARMY
WANT OFFICE WORK
Good Farm Pocitions Fail to
Attract Them and Are
Left Untitled.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BALTIMORE, February S.-Desire
on the part of men being discharged
from the Army to get into office work
rather than farming or other manual
labor, whether they were so employed
before they left civilian life or not, is
proving. one of the most difficult prob
lens of the local bureau for returned
soldiers, sailors and war workers.
All of the men who apply to the
bureau seem anxious to forget SOL
dieTing and war as quickly as posi-
BILE and to get down to peace-time oc-
equations. Almost every man says
that he came out of the service bene-
flied by the experience. Many have
acquired knowledge of trades of
which they We're ignorant before the
war. 1t is noticeable that they are
snappy in their speech and quick to
get down to business or start on the
hunt for a job when they are told of
OPENINGS.
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everyone. Pride of ownership does not alone spring
from beauty and richness of detail and finish. It
is mechanical as well as optical Something more
than the sense of sight must be grati6ed.
The Essex beautiful behold The very feel of the
comfortable cushions, with their high backs asso-
ciates the moderate priced Essex with costly cars
The need apologize for either its appear
or performance. Squeaks do not develop, as in
other of its type, because an unusually heavy
frame assures absolute rightly. Body bolts cannot
work loose. The finish will long retain its freshness.
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Ride In The Essex Over Rough Roads

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tons. This feature alone viii appeal
to you with more than ordinary
interest.
The Essex motor deserves your
special attention. Note how it 10
arranged to get the maximum power
from every drop of gasoline. See how
stable and free from destructive vi
bration It is. It is free from the need
Of tinkering and frequent attention.
The Essex has stability. Ithas quality
as well as lightness, endurance and
comfort as. we'll as low first cost.
These things are apparent to those
Who see and ride in the Essex.
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23
SWAN, Written 90.
The Maine State Poultry Show

because of the embargo on live poultry
for exhibition purposes the date Of the
Show had to be changed, and as the Ban
gor and Western Maine shows both came
the first week in January and Boston
Show the second week, it seemed best to
postpone the State Show until January
81 to Gath.
The show will be held in the Exposition
Building, Portland. This building is one
OF the very best in New England for an
exhibition of this kind having ample
floor space and excellent light and this
year with the new wire coops it will
make splendid place to show birds to
the best ADVANTAGE
4 Realizing the importance of pure bred
birds, that are bred in accordance to
standard requirements we are, as in the
past, offering prizes for such We also
appreciate in these nard times of high
| priced feeds and labor the great import
| Department of Agriculture we are offer
| ing very liberal premiums this year on
( utility quality and we have engaged Prof.
! Harry D. Monroe of Storrs, Conn, who
| has charge of the egg laying contest of
| that college to place the utility prizes and
/ to give demonstra ions on selection by
conformation, breeding, etc, and he will
/ be ready to answer questions at any time
during his stay. The Animal Industry
| Bureau of the United States Department
| of Agriculture has assigned Prof. d. M
Greene, one of their poultry experts, for
our use in any lecture or demonstration
work we wish during the show. The
Extension Service of the University of
! Maine have given us the use of both the
State Poultry Experts, j. S. Carver of
Orono and George P. Coffin of Augusta
There will be on exhibition pen of ten
Barred Plymouth Rocks bred by the
Maine Experiment Station, each bird
having high egg record and the Cham
plon Plymouth Rock hen of the country
with record of 298 eggs will be one of
| the number. Charts and exhibits on feed,
| eggs and net profits on each hen will be
shown. All in all this is going to be a
show worth seeing, that will not only be
a pleasure to attend but also one where
you can carry away something of value.
Another new feature is that all this is
| free to the public. No admission will be
| charged at any time. The one object is
to help the poultry interests of the State.
H M. TUCKER,
For the Executive Committee
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23

which runs underground to a signal
post. This wire is connected with a
ratchet which revolves the arm on
the signal post, warning any autoist
who may be coming in the opposite d.
rection to wait for the first car to
pass him before he ventures on the
dangerous stretch.
OF course it would be out Of the
question to employ here a signal that
had to be reset The car which set 1t
might fail to run over a resetting trig-
ger; and the car coming the other
way could not be left to reset it, be-
cause there is not always such a car.
So advantage is taken Of the fact that
while highly dangerous, the narrow
piece of road is fairly short. The dan
ger indication consists merely In mo-
ton of the signal arm not in any par
ticular position thereof; and a car
which is near enough to the signal post
to enable its driver to see such mo-
ton will not reach the curve until the
signaling car has passed off it
Popular Science Monthly.
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23
A REPUBLICAN, DOGBERRY

MIR. Dogberry was an unimportant per-
wished people to know he was iackass
and insisted that a record should be made
of that fact. Mr.. Robert NJ LaFolette
IS the Dogberry Republican member of
the United States Senate and has shown
himself to be such by recent speech. A
few days ago he told the Senators that
the Bolsheviki aggregation in Russia had
been against the Germans from the first
and that they had tried and failed to in
duce the United States to assist them
against the Huns. 1t is well known that
when Lenine and Trotzky left New York
for Russia they boosted that they had
plenty of German funds in their pockets
and intended to stir up revolution which
would paralyze Russia Recent events
show that these two men had been busy
IN this country, for months, in organizing
BOlsheviki bands, especially in New York
city, and they openly declare that if they
can, they will overthrow the government
of the United States. Everybody knows
that when Lenine and Trotzky arrived in
Russia they gathered lawless force
which Immediately manifested hostility
to the allied nations They murdered
Captain Cromie, the British attache at
Petrograd, They imprisoned American
aonsuls. They expelled Minister Francis
from Russia and while they were thus
manifesting their hostility to England,
the United States and France, they al
lowed German officers to go where they
liked, to do what they liked, and, in sew
eraI instances, asked advice from them
and followed it. They never resisted the
Germans for day When the Allied
troops marched TO aid in defending Fin
land against the Huns the Bo!shevists
declared war against them and fought
them By treaty, they delivered Russia,
bound hand and foot, to Germany, and
released German prisoners of war to fight
with them against any allied troops
winch might be in Russia. In the face
of all these facts Senator LaFollette
champions the Bolsheviki and claims
that they have been our friends. Men of
not conspicuous ability are often elected
to Congress, and serve their constituents
faithfully and well, but Dogberry should
not be allowed to put himself on record
IN the United States Senate.
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23
Letter from Augusta.

Especial correspondence of The Journal)
AUGUSTA, Jan. 20. The Legislature is
now well organized, but the real work of
the daily sessions will not begin till the
bills presented have been passed upon by
the committees which have been appoint
ed and are ready to listen to arguments
for and against their passage. The hop
per is open for the biennial grist and the
acts and resolves for appropria will
be many and will call for large amount
of money. 1t is estimated that a State
tax of nine and one half mills for 1919
and eight and one quarter mills for 1920
will be necessary to enable the State to
pay the bills, if all asked for appropria-
tons are granted. This is much larger
than any State tax has been since the
years Immediately following the Civil
War. 1t is said that Representative
ask for an appropriation Of 81 900, 600 to
be used in erecting four war memorial
buildings, one in each of our congresslon-
al districts. This will of course be
promptly turned down Nobody believes
that Mr.. Brann expects to push the bill
through. 1t is whispered among the
knowing ones that the gentleman from
Lewiston intends to be ca ndidate for
Congress on the Democratic ticket next
year. When he has gotten his bill before
the Maine House and has delivered an
imprisoned and patriotic speech and has
told the working men of the Second Dis
trlCt what an amount of labor can be
profitably employed in buiding>a building
in Lewiston, ms object which is purely
political, will have been accomplished.
This scheme may prove to be as abortive
as that of Dan McGiiiicuddy's which pro-
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23

posed to build ship canal from Merry
meeting Bay to Lewiston. The enorm us
expenditures of State and nation should,
and probably will conserve "pork" for
several years. If the present Legislature
of Maine does not "cut out" needless ex-
penditures, the political life of its mem
bers will be ended sine die, when the
Legislature finally adjourns. Many of
the heads of departments in the State
House are asking for a higher salary.
The feeling is rapidly growing that these
men should follow the example of Mr..
McAdoo and Mr.. Gregory if they cannot
support their families. They are not
men of exceptional ability except in their
own estimation. There are plenty men
willing to take their places for the pres
ent salary, and they are capable CT filling
them. A few designations will not put
the State out of business. Governor
Milliken in his inaugural address some
what committed himself to an increase
of salaries, but in theory and in practice
he is really and emphatically against ex-
travagance and waste in public expendi-
lures In the budget he will see that at
least reasonable economy will be made
effective. The people expect this Leais-
lature TO keep the State tax down to at
least the average during the past few
years even if it does nothing more.
National prohibition has been ratified by
vote of both branches All the Republi-
cans but one in the House voted for it
and the Democrats were about evenly IL
vlded. About the lobby, appropriations
and water powers are matters openly dis
cussed, but on the quiet the feeling is
growing that there is a great waste of
money in the operations of the highway
department. 1t may not happen this
session but the time is not far distant
when the limelight will be turned in that
direction A. l. BROWN.
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23
SIGNAL AT DANGEROUS CURVE
Automatic Apparatus eliminates Haz-
ard Where 1t Is Imperative Cars
Should Not Meet.

The danger signal herewith Illus
trated is now in operation in Cali
fornia, and has been so efhclent IN
eliminating the hazard at a certain
sharp, blind curve that petition has
been circulated favoring the installa-
ton of the device at other dangerous
turns and blind crossings.
At the particular turn where the sig
nal has been tried, the road is so mar
row that it is absolutely necessary that
cars should not meet; if they do, there
Will either be collision or back
ing out by one of them to the neck OF
the bottle. Moreover, the curve Is
sharp and blind.
The apparatus which has been put
In to meet this condition consists OF
trigger trap in a box II inches wide
and any desired length This is bur-
led level with the surface of the high
way, with the trigger projecting
about two inches above the trap.
When this trigger is run over by an au-
tomobile the wheel presses it down.
ward, and In this way pulls a wire
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23
SPANISH INFLUENZA
MORE DEADLY
THAN WAR
Said That Epidemic Cost More Lives Than
American Loss in Battle. Danger Not
Over. Great Care Necessary To
Prevent Fur her Outbreak.

The appalling ravages of Spanish In
fluenza in this country are perhaps best
realized by the statement recently made,
that more deaths have resulted in little
more than month from this disease than
through our whole eighteen months par
ticipation in the battles of the European
War.
Our greatest danger now, declare au-
thorities, is the great American tendency
to forget easily and to believe the peril is
over. Competent authorities claim the
coming of cold weather is very apt to
bring return of this disease and there
should be no let-up throughout the win
ter months of the following easily OBJ
served precautions, remembering that In
fluenza is far easier to prevent than cure.
Influenza is a crowd disease. Avoid
crowds as much as possible. influenza
germs spread when ignorant or careless
persons sneeze or cough without using a
handkerchief. Cover up each cough or
sneeze. Do not spit on the floor, side
walk, in street cars or public places.
avoid the use of common drinking cups
and roller towels in public places, Breathe
some reliable germicidal and antlseptic
air to destroy the germs that do find
Judgement IN your nose and throat.
Remember, no safer precaution against
Influenza could be employed in this man
ner than to get from the nearest drug
store complete Hyomei Outfit consisting
of bottle of the Pure oil of Hyomei and
little vest-pocket hard rubber inhaling
device, into which few drops of the oil
are poured. You should carry this In
haler about with you during the day and
each half hour or SO put it in your mouth
and draw deep breaths of its pure, healing
germ killing air into the passages of your
nose, throat and lungs.
By destroying germs before they actu-
ally begin work in your blood, YOU may
make yourself practically immune to in
lection.
All these suggestions about Spanish In
tluenza are equally true in the prevention
of colds, catarrh of nose and throat,
bronchitis and even pneumonia. Don't
become careless. Do your part. Keep
the germs away. You may save yourself
serious illness and the loss of several
weeks work.
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23
People ConstiPated and
Don't Know 1t !

1t seems odd, but it is true, that you
may be constipated and not know it.
You can see why it is. Take a glass
and pour in water until full. If you keep
on pouring in water after the glass is full,
it will run over, but the glass stays full.
Just SO with your bowels; they get full
of waste matter and then they pass off
or expel from the body only about the
same amount that goes into it in the form
of food.
So you may have movement of the
bowels every day and yet there will re-
main waste matter that ought to be re-
moved.
Give you bowels a gentle but t CROUCH
cleaning out and you'll feel great.
A fine prescription for this is put up
and sold under the name of DR.. True s
Elixir. Doctors and druggists use it in
their own families. Costs but little and
brings health to men, women and chill
dren. Sweet and pleasant tasting. Works
emily. Children like it. Remember the
game, DR.. True's Elixir.
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23
COLLEGE POLITICIANS.

'This may be said of the politicians in
the field of politics, that they play their
hand rather openly. don't mean all the
time, but they are always up to the same
Job. Now the college politician does it
carefully. He plays it very shrewdly
and he has such gift of speech that he
could make black sound as if it were
white at any time that he choose. The
literary gift is a very dangerous gilt to
possess if you are not telling the truth,
and | would a great deal rather, for my
part, have a man stumble in his speech
than to feel that he was so exceedingly
smooth that he had better be watched
day and night
President Wilson at Buffalo, d..
September 2, 1912.
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23

Mr.. Gregory has resigned as Attorney
General of the United States because, as
he says, he cannot support his family on
a salary of S12, 200 year. AS far as the
general public is Informed, his official
career has been notable only for his &C
ceptance of the office and his resignation.
Whatever else he has done or failed to do
has escaped criticism and this indicates
that he has been an excellent official.
Perhaps the reasons why we have heard
SO little about him are because he has
done no Dragging himself and has not
employed press agent.
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23
Complaint Filed Against
the Eastern S. S. Lines

A complaint against the Eastern Steam
ship Lines, Inc, for failure to provide
proper services to points east of Rock
land, which it is alleged is causing great
injury to the business interests of these
towns and to Rockland as well, has been
filed with the public utilities commission
at Augusta. The compliments are the
Rockland Produce Company, st. Clair x
Allen, John Bird Co., Huston-Tuttle Book
Co., A. T. Thurston Electrical Co., Llv-
ingston Mfg. Co., Thorndike & Hix, Inc,
Great Eastern Fisheries Corporation, Swift
&. Co., Armour q Co., and the l.. N. Lit
tlehale Grain Co.
The complaint alleges that the respon-
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23
ONLY TREATMENT
THAT GAVE: Relief
Suffered Three Years Before
Finding "Fruit -tiVeS"
CENTRAL WHARF, BC ~-oN, MASS.

CENTRAL Wharf, b ON, Mass.
"For three years, I was troubled
with Constipation, accompanied by
Dizziness and Violent Headaches.
I took medicines and laxatives, but
without permanent relief.
Last October, heard of s'Fruit-a-
tives" or F1u1f Ll0er Tablets. I
used one box and the results were so
pronounced that [ bought two dozen
boxes.
4 continued using "Fruit-a-tives''
until the twenty four boxes were
finished, when my physical condition
was perfect JAS. J. ROYALL.
Soc. box, 6 for $3.50, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRUIT A-TIVES
T.iuite7. OGDENSBURG, N. Y
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23
LIABILITIES.

Surplus
Undivided profits.
Less interest and taxes paid
collected advance of
).. 80.
Net due to banks bankers trust companies
Total of Items '-S
(other than bank deposits subject to
deposits payable within 80 days.:
%
deposits less 80 days (other than for
1
subject
payable after 30
ject to- 0day more M
Other time deposits 20.
otal timed deposit 0
STATE MAINE COUNTY OF WALDO
cashier the above named bank, do sonny
~ ~ ~ W
ahds day OF January 1918
J II. SULLIVAN. Judge of the
B. F. COLCORI.
C. NICHOLS
C PENDLETlE
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23
Laying Out Residence Districts.

Employment of taste in the laying
out of new residence districts need not
be expensive. 1t is, in the highest
sense, economical. 1t Is possible to
get far more attractive and beautiful
homes ut the prices we now pay for
monotony and ugliness and frequently
for unsanitary dwellings. What is
needed is to plan for these things as
carefully as the manufacturer plans
his factory or the railroad manager
his system of tracks.
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23

The trial of the Boston Fish Trust is
still dragging along in the Federal court.
A poor man, if suspected of stealing a
three pound haddock from this concern,
would be in the station house in half an
hour, his trial would be the next morning
at ten o'clock and would not last more
that twenty minutes in the police court
The procedure in the Federal courts is
so slow that a reasonably smart set of
grafters could get rich during the time re-
CURED to try out case against them.
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23

Mr.. George Creel has really gone into
the discard Hewent to Europe as a sort
of advance agent of the presidential ell
touTage, and it was supposed he would be
She accredited censor of the doings of the
peace congress and that ne would at least
let US know wien the world was made
safe for democracy. 1t seems, however,
that Mr. Wilson has decided that the 100
representatives Of American newspapers
who are new in Paris are to be told what
they shall say to the folks back home by
MIR. Ray Stannard Baker This gentle
man is to tell The correspondents just
what Mr.. Wilson desires the people of
this country to know, and no more
The Republican journal., 1919-01-23
Spade Deep.

Loosen up the soil to catch and store
the winter rains. Vegetables and fruits
are mostly water. Get all the water
you can for war service for your grow
ing crops next spring. If you put your
garden into condition of a sponge and
next spring prevent surface evapor-
alton, you will be safeguarding against
a drought. Spade deep unless you
would bring to the surface poor gar
den soil