Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-19
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The continuation next year Of the
Ia, light saving plan is being considered
1t Bangor and plan will be submitted
10 its Chamber Of Commerce. The idea
b gaining favor all over the State.
Bath will have steamboat connec.
lions with Boston next year. You can
say I can guarantee this" said M. A.
Bath agent for the Eastern
Lines, Inc, who returned
from Boston Tuesday night.
Mr.. Haraden was called to Boston for
= conference with officials Of the COM
pany and the matter was gone over
thoroughly. 1t was not decided just
what the service will be but there vii!
be several trips between the Kennebes
there 10 not q daily service such as pre-
vailed years ago.
Lobster fishermen along the coast
as we'll. as IN York county are decid-
edly interested in the movement to
change the present lobster laws. Of
Maine. says the Biddeford Journal.
More than 10000 signatures have
been secured for the petition now in
in this State, which asks
for new law to correspond with the
Massachusetts, statute which would
make nine inches the legal length Of
a lobster. Twelve thousand sigma
tures9 to the petitions are required
ard It is believed that this number
will be exceeded. The advocates Of
the proposed law plan to secure its
enactment through the initiative
amendment to the constitution. -.
The petition now being circulated
calls for the enactment OF an act to
amend sections As and 80 Of the re-
vised statutes determining the meas
urement Of Holsters; in other words,
if this measure should be passed the
legal length Of a lobster in Maine
would be nine inches instead Of 10 1-2
inches, as, at present. Should the
legislature fail to pass the act max.
ing nine inches the legal length Of
a lobster then the matter would 60 to
the people for determination. proba-
bly,; at the next general election in
1920. -: ,.@ g. ~
The ability Of Mrs. Mary e. Tarbox
Of Maine is evidently appreciated in
the Ladies Of the Grand Army
National body, az last Wednesday
she was elected National Patriotic
Instructor Of that organization at
Columbus, Ohio. This is the sixth
once Mrs. Tarhox has filled in the
National organization.
Applications for pensions for L. W.
Gilman. for many years cnlef Of
police. and for John Mason, who saw
long service as chief Of the fire de-
p4rtment Of Bangor. were. recently
turned down by the city council upon
report Of the city attorney that the
city ordinances granting pensions to
the employees did not apply in either
case, however deserving the '-ppli-
cants may be. " .s't
A general survey OF the religious
conditions and needs Of Maine will be
made, in the immediate future. as
part Of similar survey which IL
to be made in every one Of the 5000
rural counties Of the United States,
under the direction Of. the Inter-
Church World Movement Of North
America. .,'
Every evangelical denomination
has been invited to participate in the
work. The survey Win be made by
competent investigators. satisfactory
to all churches. the object be-
ing. Ito obtain an impartial and
complete summary Of all the
facts relating to the condition
Of every church in the county,
as to its membership. financial stand
ing, whether or not it has a resident
pastor. what families are within it's
ministry and what families in the
county are without pastoral, over
sight.
The Investigators are also expected
to report upon church groupings, con-
nacts inschurch or. parish boundaries
upon. coMWunity centers. or social
oNitdtnG1 Ike grange ana lodge haiIs
SnQ upon Communities without
SnriaaeA iAanencAs. ~
county council VIII. aSs.r.,,,. ~.
information which van - rr.s.,s.S az
Tor tabulation to the efSte co.,s..s
while it will be2aiso made avail. ~
for the use Of all .denominatioIsI
leaders IN the country to assist them
in their work. ~. !.
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ME-. and MrzS sterd6s Brewer. WHO
have been guests OF Mr.. ~and Mr..
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