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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-11

days. when the civil service retire
ment act will become effective. The
differences between the senate and
ton have finally been adjusted. Chief
among these differences was the Ques'
ton as to whether the base retirement
age should be 65 or 20. Seventy was
finally agreed on. The taking effect
or the legislation will mean the imme-
diate retirement Of about 1000 men
n women SO old and feeble that In
some cases 1t has been necessary to
take them to their desks in wheel
chairs. Nothing has exceeded the pa.
tience and generosity with which the
aged and useless servants of the gov
ernment have been treated, for not
withstanding 1t has been recognized
In congress and in all the departments
That the retention of so many inefi-
cienl ones was indefensible from the
business point Of view, 1t never has
been seriously contemplated that they
be dismissed until some provision
could be made to take care of them.
Even the present legislation will not
provide luxurious living for any ar.
n%uitants, FOR S730 a year Is the max,
mum which can be paid TO any per-
son. ard the clerk whose salary has
averaged $1,000 a year must have re-
manned in the government service for
not less than 80 years to be entitled to
that pension. The clerks as a body
wanted the expense of the civil pen
sion roll borne by the government. and
congress wanted the clerks to pay for
their W pensions.
Contributed by the Clerks.
1t was inevitable that the system
could not be instituted without gov
ernment assistance at the start, and
II finally has been determined that be-
ginning on the first day of the third
month next following the passage OF
the act. and monthly thereafter
there shall be deducted 2h per
cent from the base pay of all per-
sons In the classified civil service. the
same to be set aside by the treasury
department for a civil service retire.
ment and disability fund. for the law
contains also a total disability feature.
The act applies to all employees In
the classified civil service who at the
expiration of so days following the
of the act shall have reached
the age of 20 years and rendered at
least 10 years Of service, whether In
the classified or unclassifed list. Ger
exceptions are made, however, as
mechanics, city and rural carriers and
post office clerks are made eligible for
retirement at the age Of sixty-five. and
railway postal clerks, whose work IL
regarded as the most arduous per-
FORMED by any government employee
at sixty-two. Employees of the Dis
trict of Columbia are Included. except
officers and teachers and men,
bers OF the police and fire departments,
who are or Will be taken care of un.
der other legislation.
Divided Into Six Glasses.
The employees are divided into six
classes for pensionable purposes,
stated az follows, the table covering
'ength of service, percentage of sal.
iry constituting pension, and the
maximum and minimum pensions al
each class:
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-11
IMsanins Of Better RsaSa

Meaning % Better Rsada
Better roads mean wider agricul-
tural Development and easier mar
keting. and these results are. or should
Be. reflected in more abundant supplies
and lower pricea
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-11

said Mr.. Fisher. "sll Of which speaks
well for the work that Mr.. Martin has
Accomplished
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-11
TRAINING FOR DISABLED MEN
Gerald J. Murphy Named Vocational
Officer to Aid In Working Out
Big Problem.

A system of cooperation with the
federal board of vocational training
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29
star in a jazzy musical comedy.

star in jazzy musical comedy.
Later, tragedy overtakes the girl. A
man about town marries her out of
sympathy, only to leave her. But
when he returns. the ugly duckling
convent girl has blossomed out as a
beauty and is the social hit of New
York.
In the later scenes of the picture
Mrs. Castle wears some stunning
gowns that bear the distinctive Cas-
tie stamp. Altogether. THE Anna
teur Wife" is said to furnish her
with the most unique role of her
screen career. William P. Carleton
is the leading man. The picture,
which was adapted by Jane Muffin
from a magazine story by Nalbro
BARLEY, was directed by Edward
Dillon.
Another feature on the Colonial
theatre program today will be the
appearance of the famous Hall Room
Boys in a comedy that is funnier
than anything else they have yet
given. In this they are almost
Heroes" and the famous newspaper
comedians are at their best. Their
difficulties are enough to make a
craven image laugh. Still other good
things will be provided in the Kino-
grams and the ever interesting Bur-
ton Holmes Travelogue.-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29

ing train might be expected at any
moment. Had he exercised care and
judgment and used his senses to
have seen or heard the train. con-
trolled his vehicle and avoided the
catastrophe.
Some well-meaning, but unin-
formed people have insisted that ev-
cry grade crossing should be fully
protected. There are about 1900
grade crossings on steam railroads
in the state Of Maine. At present
prices to install a set Of gates to the
company is about $3.50. To erect
gates at 1900 such crossings would
cost 1926, 900. which amount the rate
paying public would have to pay.
Under present prices, with a crew
working in eight-hour shifts, it costs
s3175 a year to operate the gates at
each crossing. II each crossing in
the state were protected by gates,
the public would have to contribute
to the railroads, in order to main
tain this protection, s4.762,500.
"At present prices an automatic
signal device costs about $1,000 to
install. The maintenance charge is
about 10 per cent or around S140 per
year. The Maine Central Railroad
Company has Alb crossings which in
the judgment of the commission
should. as rapidly as possible, be
This number of crossings is exclu-
sive of the large number which have
been protected with automatic sig
mails during the past two years. AT
S1400 each it would cost the Maine
Central Railroad Company $57S.2O0
to install automatic signals in any
one year at these Alb crossings. The
Bangor e. Aroostook Railroad has
1875 such crossings to protect. which
would involve the expenditure of
$3.50, 900.
THE several railroads in the state
of Maine during the past two years
have expended in the installation of
devices for the protection of grade
crossings. in round numbers, $780,
900. During the coming two years
certain designated crossings are to
be protected. In succeeding years.
the commission will no doubt, by APP
propriate order, arrange for still fur
Their protection. 1t cannot all be
done in any one year and it is not
reasonable to for a moment think OF
protecting each crossing by gates
80 far as gate protection is con-
cerned most railroad officials agree
with the commission that so far as
is possible protection should be dur
ing the passage of all trains, for the
reason that the outstanding arm of
the gate is almost an invitation to
proceed and almost an assurance
| that no train is approaching"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29
Pardon Cases

Five pardon cases are on the dor.
ket Tor hearing at the session of the
Governor and Council next Wednes.
Gay. Three Of the petitioners ara
women who were indicted for muir
der but who were convicted of man
slaughter in causing the death az
their infant children. In one case
the petitioner is serving a life SEN
tence In the States prison at Thorn
aston while the other instance ia
the case Of man serving a Jail sen
tence for an infraction Of the pro-
hibitory liquor law.
Inc women are Zenaide I.ahonta
OF Lewiston, who was sentenced nv
Justice Henry w. Cakes Of the su.
perlor court for Androscogein
county in 1917 to serve five years in
the States prison, Mildred I, Keefa
OF batn' who was sentenced by AS
sociate Justice Albert M. Spear of
Gardner to 20 years in 1911 and
Mrs. Grace E. Royce of Augusta.
who was also sentenced by Justice
Spear to serve 20 years in 1911.
Peter Wallis, Greek, who seeks =
pardon, was convicted with a fellow
countryman. Louis Poulos, in the su :
perior court for Cumberland county
in 1915 for the murder of Everett
Winslow. the station agent for thu
Maine Central Railroad COMPANY at
Falmouth. and William Mcintosh. a
Portland police officer. Poulos died
Of consumption in the prison a wear
ago.
Alphee Dumont of Lewiston. who
wants a pardon, was sentenced in
the superior court for Androscogein
county In December, 1919, on an in.
dictment for maintaining a liquor
nuisance, to pay a fine Of $500 and
costs and to serve six months in
jail and in default Of payment to
serve six months additional in Jail.
In his petition for a pardon Dumont
says that further confinement will be
greatly detrimental and dangerous
to his health, that he is at present a
skilled mechanic and DESTROYS Of
rendering the full worth of his serv-
ice in some useful and necessary
employment at the present time. that
he has been sufficiently punished for
the offence and is now prepared to
become a law-abiding and useful
member Of society. Judge Benedict
F. Maher Of Augusta is counsel for
the petitioners.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29
ACCIDENTS AT RAIL-
ROAD GRADE CROSSINGS

BENJAMIN F.. Cleaves Of Biddeford,
chairman of the Maine Public Utili-
ties Commission. declared Saturday
that it is necessary to again call at
tention to the alarming and unnec-
essary number of deaths occurring
in connection with accidents at rail-
road grade crossings.
when we first began to investi-
gate the causes of such accidents.
we hoped and believed that the num-
Der could be reduced through great
er protection of such crossings and
through a campaign of education by
which travellers might be made to
appreciate the very real danger to
them at each such crossing" said
Chairman Cleaves.
I'VE caused to be enacted a law
under which at every grade crossing
in the state warning signs were
placed at very large expense to the
state" continued Chairman Cleaves.
I'VE also caused to be enacted a
law under which We might require
reasonable protection by railroad
| companies at more dangerous cross
ings. During the past two years a
large number Of such crossings have
been protected by automatic signals
and by gates. In connection with
crossings already protected a part Of
the time by gates, we have extended
the hours of such protection.
I'm our findings in connection with
each accident we have tried to call
attention directly to the danger and
to the manner in which the individ-
ual could very easily escape injury.
And still the number of accidents
does not decrease. During the past
year there were about the average
number of fatalities and in each ac-
cident the sacrifice Of life was abso-
lutely unnecessary and inexcusable.
The individual responsible for the
| accident knew, or by the exercise of
very slight care should have known,
that he was approaching grade
| crossing, place Of manifest danger.
He knew that at such a place a NOV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29
otners and R. c. Hamilton of Hart
land and - others.

others and r. c. Hamilton Of Hart
land and - others,
Wllour D. Spencer Of Berwick. Re.
publican candidate for State senator
from York county.
John 0. Sanborn Of Raldw;n po-
publican candidate for the House of
representatives from the class dis
tr1ct comprised Of the towns of
baldwin. Standish and Sebago.
Albert Horne of Berwick, RepubIi-
can candidate for the House of
Representatives from the class dis.
trlct comprised Of the towns of Per-
wick and Lebanon.
Harry NJ. Shaw Of South Paris.
republican candidate for county at =
torney OF Oxford county.
CHARLES r. Hall Of Wilton Pc
publican candidate for State senator
from Franklin county.
wellington Thornton of Chester
vliie' Republican candidate for the
house OF Representatives from the
class district comprised of the towns
or Chesterville, Pennington and
Temple.
Harold E. Cook Of Gardiner. Re-
publican candidate for Judge of
probate for Kennebec county; peti-
ions OF w. A. Mariner of North
vassalboro and 10 others, Fred +
Brown of Readfeld and 10 others
Herbert E. Foster Of Winthrop and
"a others, Blaine S. Viles of Augusta
and 81 others, Willis w. Washhnrn
OF China and IL others. George H.
| vinegar Of Oakland and rs others
| Charles j. Bragdon Of Gardiner and
n others and Harvey d. Eaton of
Waterville and Al others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29
ADJUSTMENTS
Irene Castle in
Role Of Awkward
Girl from School

Admirers Of Irene Castle will have
difficulty in recognizing the best
dressed woman in America" when
she first appears on the screen in her
latest Paramount Aircraft photoplay,
1.-THE Amateur Wife," which will be
shown at the Colonial theatre today.
Mrs. Castle has the role Of a
French convent girl. but lately ar
rived in America. She is awkward,
grotesquely dressed. and has her
hair in long braids. She is amazed
to discover that her mother, whom
she has not seen for years, il the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29
STATE HOUSE
Council w.dn..d.y March 81

Tho following primary nomination
papers have been fled at the Depart
ment Of State:
Ralph W. Leighton Of Mt. Vernon.
Republican candidate for register of
probate for Kennebec county: petit
tions Of Herbert f. Foster Of Win
throp and "a others, John e. Carson
of Randolph and 10 others. Blaine s.
Viles Of Augusta and 81 others. Will
lis w. Washburn Of China and IL
others. George H. Vinegar Of Oak
land and Is others, Charles J. Brag-
don Of Gardiner and 81 others.
Harvey D. Eaton OF Waterville and
10 others and w. A. Mariner Of
North Va&salboro and IL others.
j. Edwin Voter Of Pennington, Re-
publican candidate for county COM
missioner Of Franklin county.
: Wilfred H. Lord Of Winterport,
Republican candidate for the House
Of Representatives from the class
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29
Public Utilities

The Public Utilities Commission
has the following hearings scheduled
for the present week:
Monday, March 29.-At 9 A. NJ. in
the common council rooms, City hall,
Portland, case Of the Boston &:
Maine Railroad in the matter of ap-
portionment Of expense Of the use
of the Portland Terminal Co.'S facil-
tiles between itself and the Maine
Central Railroad.
Wednesday. March 31.-At 100 p
NJ. in the aldermen's room, City
building at Rockland, in the case OF
Eugent L. Clapp and others against
the Bar Harbor & Union River
Power CO., in the matter of extern
sion of the company's service to
Sedgwick, Deer Isle and Stonington
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29

surance company that compensation be
ended: hearing set for Monday. March
=, at 1910 O'Clock A. NJ. in the munich
pal court room at Sanford.
George ". Kenniston versus the Paris
Manufacturing Company and the EN-
ployers' Liability Assurance Corpora
ton, insurers; whether further compen-
sation should be paid; hearing set for
Monday, March 2. at 1870 At the ONCE
Of the commission at Augusta betare
the fun commission.
Charles N. Wood versus Leonard E.
Barrows and the American Mutual La
bility Insurance Company, insurers:
whether compensation should be paid;
hearing set for Tuesday. March %. at
1890 A. n, in the aldermen'e room at
Belfast.
John Murphy versus the T. Stuart &
Son Company and the Ocean Accident
and Guaranty Corporation. insurers:
extent Of disability to eye: hearing set
for wednesday, March 81. at $50 o'clock
A. NJ, IN the municipal court room at
Bath.
John e. Durgin versus E L Du Pont
de Nemours & Company: claim for
compensation: hearing set for Monday,
April 5, at 10 A. NJ, in the Aldermen's
room at Portland.
Walter Mcdonald versus the Pocahon-
tas Fuel Company and the Employers
Liability Assurance Corporation. insur-
ers; dependency Of father; hearing set
for Monday. April S, at P. NJ, in the
aldermen's room At Portland.
Adam Clement versus the Interna-
tional Paper Company; whether en-
ploye is entitled to further compensa-
ton: hearing set for Tuesday. April s. at
10 A. NJ. in the municipal court room
at Rumford.
Nellie Mahar versus the Lubec Sardine
Company and the Employers Liability
Assurance Corporation, insurers:
Whether further compensation is due;
hearing set for Monday. April 9. at 10
A. NJ, in the selectmen's office at Lu-
bec..
Morris Arsenault versus the F. W.
woolworth Company and the General
Accident Fire and Accident Assurance
Corporation. insurers; whether compen-
sation Is payable: hearing set for
Wednesday. April IA. in the municipal
! court room at Pressure Isle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29
Acted So Well He
Fooled Specialist

The loss of memory through a
blow on the head is wildly portrayed
by Harry T. Morey in THE Darkest
Hour" the feature attraction at the
Colonial theatre on Tuesday.
Mr.. Morey spent weeks in studv-
ing Vlctims OF amnesia. He consult
cd the greatest medical authorities
on the subject and watched patients
IN various sanitariums in order to
portray the character of Peter
Schuyler.
he was determined to make the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29
New CORPORATIONS

The following new corporations, or
ganized under the laws of Maine, have
had their articles Of incorporation APP
proved by the Office Of the attorney gen.
eral:
Broadway Garage. organized March IL
at Portland. Capital stock, $4,000; all
common; nothing paid in; par value.
500; shares subscribed, 3. President.
Gladys E. Urguhart, Portland; treas
urer, William H. VESSEL. Portland;
clerk, Edward II. Wilson, South Port<
land: directors. the above Purposes,
to manufacture. deal in. paint. repair
"a.
st. John Valley Realty Co., organized
March % at Van Buren,. Capital stock,
5000; all common; paid in, $500; par
value. 800; shares subscribed. so. Pres
ident. Rosario J. Page, Fort Kent;
treasurer and clerk, Paul D. Thibodeau.
Fort Kent: directors, Rosario ]. Page
Of Fort Kent, Paul D. Tribodeau of
Fort Kent, Joseph E. Croteau Of Au-
gusta, Fred J. Parent of Van Buren,
and Levite V. Thibodeau Of Van Buren,.
Purposes, general real estate business.
Approved March g.
The Cascade Farms. Inc, organized
March II, at Saco. Capital stock, $50
900: all common: paid in, $4,000; par
value, 800: shares subscribed, 80.
President, Thomas ". Quincy, Bur-
Iington, Vt: treasurer. Albert f. Lam
der, saco; clerk, Roy G. Friend. Saco:
directors. Thomas W. Quincy. Bur
lineton, VT, John E. White Of
Toronto, Canada, Albert e. Ian
der Of saco. Purposes. real estate.
general farming and livestock. poultry.
manufacture Of phosphates and fertiliz-
ers, etc. Approved March %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29

derful medicine. can now do twice
a. much work and I recommend tho
Vegetable Compound to other women.
You can use the1e facts - . testi.
monial." Mrs. N. THEALL BEssEY,
lS6 Appleton Street, Lowell, Mass.
Why women will continue to suffer
30 long 10 more than we can under.
stand, when they can find health in
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound!
For forty years It has been tho
standard remedy for female ills, and
has restored the health of thousands
of women.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. icon.
fidential). Lynn, Mass. Your letter
will be opened, read and answered BY
q woman and held in strict confidence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29

district comprised of the towns of
Winterport, Stockton Springs, Isles
boro. Prospect and Frankfort; petit
ton Of William A. Cowan Of Winter
port and 10 others.
William H. Monroe Of Milo, Re-
publican candidate for Judge OF
probate for Piscataquis county.
B. Frank Burns. of Madison, Re-
publican candidate for the House of
Representatives from the class dis
trict comprised Of the towns of
Madison, Athens and Scion; petition
Of E. L. Perkins OF Madison and II
others.
Leroy r. Folsom of Norridgewock,
Republican candidate for State sena-
tor from Somerset county: petitions
Of H. L. Goodrich Of Palmyra and IL
others, Frank E. Lessor CT Skowhe-
gan and Sc others, Thomas H.
Murphy Of North Arson and 10 9TH
erA r. b. Rowe of Bingham and 10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29
Industrial Accidents

Major Arthur L. Thayer Of Bangor,
chairman Of the Maine Industrial 40
cident Commission Saturday assigned
hearings a. follows:
Joseph Cuzzoni versus the Turner
Construction Company and the EN-
ploycrs' Liability Assurance Corpora
ton. insurers; petition died by the in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29

character true to life in order thai
students of this peculiar mental dis
turbance might use the film as {
study After he had perfected the
role he tried it out on a specialist
The physician declared his charac'
terization perfect and even doubted
that Mr.. Morey was acting. The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29

side, was persist
emily constipated
and had very
dizzy spells. I
suffered for three
years . n d wa
perfectly niser.
able u ntil q
friend was tell.
ing me to try Ly-
dia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Co m
un d q nd 1
found it 4 won.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29

There were only eight births in
Vienna from February s to February
ii this year. but there were 1857
deaths, mostly those of children
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29
| SUFFERED
Three YEARS
Finally was Restored to Health
By Lydia E. Pinkham'. Veye-
table Compound.

Lowell, Mass.-"I was all run down
and had IN awful pain in nv right
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-29

star convinced him that it was only
acting before leaving the Office
Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-09
FRENCH LEARN VALUE
OF OPEN AIR SPORTS

PARIS. Jan s.-One OF the big
gest lessons learned by France from
the American "doughboy", accord
ing TO CASTOR Vidal. president Of
the Union OF Sporting declarations,
who was recently elected 10 the
French Chamber OF Deputies. is the
value OF outdoor athletics. He pre-
diets France will have at least 1000
open-air athletic stadmms in various
cities and towns within the next
five years.
1T was due 10 football. baseball
and similar sports" he said. that
the United States was able 10 raise.
equip and train an army OF $780,
900 men in a few months. Athletics
is the best sort OF military prepare
ton.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-09
OBTAIN LUMBER
IN NEW PROJECT
Chinese Lumbermen Secure
Raw Materials From the
Philippines.

SHANGHAI, Jan. S.-Lumber in
terests in China and particularly in
Shanghai, as a result Of the boycott
movement against Japan. are re-
ported engaged in a project TO OBJ
tain raw timber in future from the
Philippines. In former years the
volume of Japan's lumber trade
with China has run into millions Of
taels annually
David s. y. Hsia, a graduate Of
the Philippine school of Forestry,
said 10 have been sent here by the
Philippine government with the ap-
prevail Of Gov. Gen. Harrison. has
just completed a survey OF China
lumber market and a study Of means
by which Philippine lumber may
be most economically brought here.
Depend on Philippines.
Chinese wood workers. carpen-
tiers and builders are said 10 mani
fest an increasing aversion against
the use of Japanese lumber.
Upon the completion Of Mr.. Hsia's
survey it was announced that in
future the Philippines would under
take 20 supply large portion. If
not the bulk OF China's lumber
needs An intention expressed was
TO apply TO the United States ship
| ping authorities with the request
that boats be supplied TO encourage
the growth Of the new business.