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are spending-Russia, Germany, the
Balkans, Scandinavian countries, the
South American countries, etc.
Russia of course tops this list. Un-
doubtedly she has an enormous army
expense but nobody outside of the in
ner soviet circle has any idea what
it is.
l have talked with many army and
navy men in this country and Europe
about this subject of what the ma
tions other than the five great pow
ers are spending on their armies and
naies and I am sure that billion and
half dollars is conservative est
mate.
This added to the four and a half
billions chargeable to the great pow
ers gives US the very neat figures of
six billions.
And remember these are inside,
rot outside figures of what the peo-
pie of the world are spending yearly
in preparation for future wars. There
are very large sums spent by every
nation in other departments which
are directly or indirectly traceable to
armament expenditures.
1t would probably be quite safe to
add another half billion to the total,
making it six and half billion.
In conclusion here is fact which
will probably interest the reader as
keenly as it interested me and which
state without comment:
Of the total estimated budget of
Japan, S7S1, 100000 for the fiscal
year 1921-1922, nearly one half
goes to the army and navy; nearly
one-th:rd or s25O,OOO,oo0 to the
navy alone.
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NOBODY LOVES A FAT MAN

The Lawson Airplane Company,
when it begins its Chicago-New
York Passenger and mail service
next May, will charge passengers
according to their weight, Alfred
W. Lawson, president of the COM
pany, announced today. Provision
has been made for carrying passen-
gers to the approximate weight of
1000 pounds, Mr.. Lawson said.
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WORLD is SPENDING
$1,000, 900, 900 ON ARMIES
AND NAVIES THIS YEAR
This is the Lowest Estimate Obtain.
able From Any Authoritative
Source.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The lowest
estimate obtainable from any author
itative source as to the amount the
nations of the world will spend or
army and naval establishments dur
ing the current fiscal year is five bill
lion dollars. Without doubt this is All
ultra-conservative estimate.
Recently DR.. Dernburg of Germany
startled the world with the state
ment the armed establishments of
the world today is between seven and
eight billion gold dollars.
DR.. Dernberg had reason for
making his estimate as high as pos
sible, which it is not necessary to go
into for the purposes of this article.
Making generous allowance for this
the facts in the situation seem to
warrant the statement that the Dern-
burg average estimate Of seven and a
half billion dollars is as near, If not
nearer, the right figure than the low
estimate of five billion dollars.
These figures stagger the imagi-
nation even in these days when the
poorest of US have grown accustom-
ed to speaking glibly of billions.
They go to the very heart of the
most vital of all the questions that
the people and the statesmen Of the
world are facing and must be solved
before we can enter a new era of fin
& eial and industrial stability. That
is the question of easing the burden
of taxation.
When I first read the Dernburg
statement it seemed incredible that
the actual picture Of the worlds ar
mament activities could be as gloo.
my as the one he had painted.
Surely it could not be possible that
two years after the greatest war in
history-with the German military
menace eliminated and with many
of the nations on the verge of bank
ruptcy if not actually bankrupt
several times as much money was be-
ing spent for armies, and navies, as
was spent before the war.
For that is what the Dernburg
figures or anything approximating
them mean.
l have been at considerable pains
to get the most accurate figures OBJ
ta:nable as to current and proposed
future expenditures by the great ma
tions for armies and navies. 1t is not
possible to get exact figures as for
purposes of their own some of the
nations camoufage these expendi-
lures. But for all practical purposes
they will serve.
Outlay on Armies.
The army cost for the five great
powers, America, Great Britain,
France, Italy and Japan is more than
IL L.ll:e. Ja1l,n. J;,,;JoJ ,e fo1
lows:
America ----- ---.S 46O,O0O,O0O
Great Britain --- soO,OOO,OOO
France --- - --- 1,2OO,OOO,OOO
Italy - ------- 3SO,OOO,OOO
Japan ---- 13O,OoO,OOO
In the case of Great Britain,
France. Italy and japan, I have trans
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Ill IllS case VI N1CoS III iVoih,
France. Italy and Japan, I have trans
lated their money into terms of dol
lars at the normal rate of exchange.
This may be said to be unfair to
those nations whose money at the
moment is at a. great discount when
compared with dollars. But I do not
think so, for in Great Britain a pound
is still pound and in France afranc
is still franc and so on down the
list. So much then for the armies.
Now for the navies.
Outlay on Navies.
The navy cost for the same five
powers is upwards of one billion
three hundred million dollars, divid-
ed as follows:
America - --- --- $3.50, 100000
Great Britain 80 - 410;0OO, 900
France -- 175,000,000
Italy 7S,OOO,00O
Japan 250,000,000
In each case, excepting Japan, the
figures are for the current fiscal
year. In the case of Japan the figures
represent the estimated expenditure
for the fiscal year of 1921-1922 bas-
ed upon the known building program
of the japanese navy for that year.
In the case of America, if the build
ing program for the fiscal year 1921
1922 is carried out, there will be an
additional expenditure of about $500
100000. This would make total nav
al expenditure of upwards of a bill
lion and a half dollars.
If you will add the three billion
dollars for armies to the billion and
half for navies you will get the to-
tai of four and a half billions. This
is for the five great powers only.
In addition to this huge sum we
must add what all the other nations
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OFFICER GETS ORDERS TO
MOVE TO GREENVILLE

Columbia, Jan. 27-Jno. w. Rob-
erts, revenue officer in charge of the
district Of South Carolina, received
a telegram from Washington yester-
day instructing him to move his Of
flee to Greenville this afternoon.
The move has been contemplated for
some time.
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GARDEN SEEDS APLENTY

Washington, Jan. 27.--The HoUze
voted today to appropriate s36o,oos
for the free distribution of seeds by
members of Congress. This is $12us
900 more than was appropriated fnE
the current fiscal year.
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ment to insure a general and wlID
compliance with the strike orders
that political strikes called for "
or trivial reasons are foredoomed
failure and will result in discredlu
this powerful weapon.
Another motion dealing with the
cialist attitude toward organised
Dor says in part: "As part Of
militant forces of the working y
of this country. we reaffirm thar
herence to a policy of political j
ging. of political trading with
capitalists parties. on the part d
labor movement Is degrading and Y
rimental to the interest Of the w,
ers."
Still another motion says ''the sa]
ing class government must not =.
tate to use the most Vigorous men
IL necessary. to suppress forcios
position by the minority and ~
tain its supremacy. The workers =
not allow anything to stand 10
way OF their being the ruling
as long as classes or remnants
classes remain"
Competitive motions, advocatlI
actly the opposite view to man
those here expressed are SIM
guaranteed hearing under the "
da" system.
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Public Utilities HEARINGS


The Public Utilities Commission
has the following hearings scheduled
for the week of June 1918. all the
hours being on standard time.
MONDAY. June 13-At 10 A NJ. at
the office of the commission. in the
matter of the rates of the Bath State
ferry, between Bath and Woolwich.
Tuesday, June 14-At 10 A. NJ. at
the Grange hall in Thorndike on the
petition of the Half Moon Telephone
Co, for approval of an advance in
rates.
Wednesday. June lat . A. NJ.
at the probate court room in Bangor
in the matter of F. W. Bickford and
others against the Bangor Railway &
Electric Co, in relation to a waiting
room.
Thursday, June 16-At 10 A. NJ, at
the office, on the application of the
Maine Central Railroad for alterat ton
of a previous order of the commission;
at 10 A. NJ. at the office on application
Of the Pennington Falls Electric Co.
for approval of an issue of securities:
at 9 A. NJ, on appeal of the Andro-
scoggin G. Kennebec Railroad from the
decision of the municipal officers Of
Brunswick relating to paving Of GER
tain streets in that town; at office at
same hour, on petition of the Win
throp & Wayne Light & Power Co., re-
lating to sale and purchase Of proper
ty; at z. NJ. at the office, on the case
Of the Curtis Hill and Paris Telephone
Co, in relation to territorial right
limits and duties.
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the time of the final examination eacn
candidate must be in one OF the fol-
lowing classes:
(a) A warrant officer or enlisted
man Of the Regular Army having mad
not less than two years service as
such. OBJ A member Of the officers
Reserve Corps or the enlisted Re
serve Corps. Co A member OF the
National Guard. I'D A graduate OF
technical institution approved by the
secretary of War.
ANY civilian of the required age
who passes the preliminary examina-
ton may readily become eligible to
take the final examination and to be
appointed by entering either Class (b)
or (c) above.
Al successful candidates will be ar
fangrd in their order of merit as de-
teln,i:.-i h.-, the final examination
ami sl!l oc appointed in the Army in
sue:5 a.,lHr. The higher candidates
" - appointed with grade Of LIST
H. e.,l..,.
M .ltlncnts will be made in the
infantry, Cavalry, Field artillery,
Cost artillery, Engineers, Air service,
Si;rlal Corps, Quartermaster Corps,
Ordnance department. Chemical War
fare Service, and Philippine Scouts.
Details of information concerning
examinations may be obtained at Fort
Williams, Maine, Camp Devens, Mass,
or Headquarters, LIST Corps Area,
Army Base, Boston, Mass.
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Young Men May Become
Officers in Regular Army

The Regular Army has 5000 vacan-
cies in the grade of 1st and End lieu
tenant, says Major F. II. Farnum,
Z. s. A, inspector instructor for the
Maine National Guard, which they
desire to fill from amonst the young
men in civil life. citizens of the Uni
ted States, between the ages of 81
and 80 years. The base pay is $4,000
and $1,000 per annum. This increases
with length Of service and promotion
An examination for appointment
as End lieutenant will be held Aug. %.
To avoid inconvenience and unneces-
sary expense to the candidate a pre-
liminary examination consisting of an
inquiry into the physical, moral and
mental qualifications of the applicant
will be made prior to Aug 90 1921, to
determine whether he has the requisite
qualifications to justify his proceed
ing with the final examination. At
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New Corporations

The Office of the attorney general
has approved the articles Of incorpora-
ton of the following corporations, or
ganized under the laws of Maine:
National College of Business Ad-
ministration, organized June s at
Portland. Capital stock, $4,000; of
which $1,000 is common and $4,000 is
preferred; paid in, $50; par value, $40;
shares subscribed, 9 common Presi-
dent, Frank p. Preti, Portland: treas
urer, c. l.. Beecher, Portland; clerk, S.
Arthur Paul, Portland; directors,
Frank p. Preti, c. L. Beecher. S. Ar
thur Paul. d. Spear, w. H. Prescott,
William J. Martin, w. w. Waite, e.
c. Conley and F. c. Levy Purposes,
TO conduct school or schools of in
struction in accountancy, auditing.
commercial law and other branches of
learning or teaching. Approved
June g.
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NOTICE OF HEARING

On Application of Hodgdon, Cash
man & Company of SO State Street,
Boston, Massachusetts,, for Registra-
ton as Dealer in Securities.
Application having been made to the
Bank Commissioner by Hodgdon Cash
man & Company, of SO State Street,
Boston, Massachusetts,. for registra-
ton as a Dealer in Securities under
the provisions of Chapter 40. Sections
IL to %, both inclusive. of the Revis-
ed Statutes as amended, and the Bank
Commissioner not being satisfied as
required by Statute. notice is hereby
given that on the 29th day of June.
A. D. 1921, at 10 A. NJ. Standard
Time, hearing will be held at the
Banking Department, State House,
Augusta, Maine. at which time and
place persons interested or objecting
will be given opportunity To offer fur
Their evidence relating to said applica-
tion.
FRED F. LAWRENCE.
Bank Commissioner.
Augusta. Maine. June IL. 1921.
june13d1c
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Brunswick's Milk Supply
Is Now from Healthy Cattle

]. B. Reidy, the United States in
spector from the Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, working in CO.
operation with DR.. VIM. H. Lynch,
Names live stock sanitary commits
sioner, reports that 1872 herds. COM
prising 619 cattle, furnishing milk to
the town of Brunswick, Me-, have just
been tuberculin tested by United
States veterinarian and all infected
cattle slaughtered, according TO law.
He says:
That town is now assured of a
supply of wholesome milk from
healthy animals. Since it was posi-
bic by scientific tests to locate tuber-
culosis infected animals, every town
and city in Maine should see that
nothing but milk from healthy cattle
be fed to the children. who are to be
our future citizens; The State and
national government can spend no
funds SO constructivcly as for the pre-
ventiop of the spread of tuberculosis
infection among the children"
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96 Hours With
No Sleep is
.Wally's Condition

Ninety-six hours without sleep Is
the condition in which Wallace Reid
as Jim Glover begins his latest Par
amount picture, THE Love Special"
which will be seen today at the Co
lonial theatre. Nevertheless the
young chap keeps his head up well
and after a few winks, he has pep
without limit and the real excitement
starts.
The picture is an adaptation OF
Frank H. Spearman's railroad story.
THE Daughter of Magnate," and
carries delightful romance between
the young construction engineer and
the daughter of the new president of
the road. The production Is packed
with big outdoor scenes which give
the athletic star ample opportunity to
display his strength and courage.
One of the big features of the pic
| ture is a wild ride by the star and
leading woman in a locomotive over
the mountain roads. Agnes Ayres
plays the role of Laura Gage. the
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party is then duty-bound to disregard
the formal rights of the bourgeoise as
a minority of the people and build the
power of the workers as the majority,
upon such strong basis and with
such guarantees that the revolution,
could not be endangered from within.
This may be called the distator-
ship of the proletariat, or it may be
called under another name, but it will
always mean the same thing, the pow
er OF the working class, expressed
through the workers council, or such
other organizations as grow out of
conditions of the times and which will
aim at the final abolition of exploita-
ton and oppression.
Still another motion to be presented
says THE Socialist party of the
United States advocates the d'stator-
ship of the proletaria. - The
dictatorship must be established to
suppress counter-revolutionary move
ments of the capitalists and to firmly
establish the new order. The work.
ing class. having captured the politi-
cal power. must use that power to en-
trench themselves as the dominance
ruling Class, unless such time as the
appropriation of capitalist property
and the abolition OF interest, rent, and
profit has eliminated economic classes.
class interests and class antagon-
isms"
i Another motion states that The So
ciaiist party regards the general
strike as powerful weapon of the
working class" This motion adds
however: However. Considering that
1t requires high degree of organ
ization, discipline and solidarity. it is
evident that the advocacy of a general
! strike in the United States under
present conditions is folloy." Years
OF education and organization lie be-
Tore the American working class be-
lore the general strike can pass from
| theory to reality"
Political strikes are advocated in
one motion but warns that it is effec.
tive where there is sufficient senti-
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may submit such a tentative motion
for inclusion in the agenda with the
distinct understanding however, that
this procedure carries with 1t abso-.
lutely no endorsement or sanction for
the proposal by the committee WHIP
makes up the agenda.
Thus among, mass of other mo-
tions to be admitted at the meeting
will be the following, taken from the
printed copy of the agenda issued:
A motion that 1.-THE Socialist Party
of the United States renew it's applica-
ton for membership in the Communist
plete acceptance of the II points of
affiliation."
Another motion on the same sub
ject says. THAT the Socialist party
of the United States renew it's applica-
ton for membership in the Commun-
list International with the reservation
that we accept no binding formula for
the attainment or organization Of the
Socialist society; and retain COM
plete autonomy in matters of MEM
bership. organization and tactics and
in regard to our program and declara-
tions regarding questions which are
primarily Of domestic concern.
A resolution dealing with the oppo-
site viewpoint will be offered which
states that: BE it resolved that I'M
til such time as the Communist In
ternational has. officially withdrawn
the appeal for workers to leave the
American Socialist party and others
Of similar import members of the
socialist party supporting or indors-
ing the Communist International or
advocating affiliation Herewith shall
be subject To expulsion by their re-
spective branches"
Another agenda melton says: THAT
the transitional period from capital
ism to socialism may take a long time
and will unaveidably be ACCOMPANIED
by civil strife in one form or anoth.
er. At such time the new order has
a right to, defend itself and the So.
lc'allst-conscious proletariat and his
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STATE HOUSE
Next meeting Friday A. M,


Manufacturing Co. and the American
Mutual Liability Insurance Co, in
surers; petition to determine extent
of permanent impairment; hearing
set for Tuesday, June IA, at 1890 A
NJ, standard time, in the municipal
court room at Biddeford; before the
full commission; Eben F. Littlefield
of Portland attorney for the insur-
ance company.
Walter S. Gilley VS.. Weinstein
Brothers and the Travellers Insur-
ance Co.. insurers; petition for re-
view of agreement or decree; hear
ing set for Tuesday. June IA, at 230
p. NJ, standard time, in the munic-
ipal court room at Kennebunk: F.
H. Smith attorney for the insurance
company.
Fred Cousens VS.. the Rogers Fibre
Co. and the American Mutual Liabil-
ity Insurance Co, insurers: petition
for award of compensation: hearing
set for Tuesday, June IA, at 2.3o P.
NJ, standard time, in the municipal
court room at Kennebunk; Thaxter
& Holt of Portland attorneys for the
employe and Eben F. Littlefield Of
Portland attorney for the insurance
company.
Manuel Rodriguez VS.. the Halo
we'll Granite Works and the Employ
ers' Liability Assurance Corpora
ton, insurers; petition for review Of
agreement or decree; hearing set for
Friday. May II, at $50 A. NJ, day
light savings time. in the municipal
court room at Hallowell; Robert Pay
son Of Portland attorney for the in
srrance company.
Frank L. Orser VS.. the Otto Nelson
Co. and the Aetna Life Insurance Co.,
insurers; petition for award of COM
pensation and also petition to adjust
medical bills; hearing set for Fri
day, June II, at 2.30 p. NJ, daylight
savings time, at the office of the
commission at the State House., Au-
gusta; Charles J. McGraw of Water
vile attorney for the insurance COM
pany.
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Socialists Face
Big Problem at
Coming Detroit Meet

Detroit, Mich. June 12.-Whether
socialism is to retain it's present pro-
gram and identity ,or be amalgamated
with societism or communism is one
OF the issues which the, socialist ma
tional convention. set for June 25
here, will be called upon ito decide.
Under the "agenda" system of vot-
Ing, adopted by the socialists for the
Erst time this year, all motions pro-
posed for submission TO the conven-
ton must be circularized in advance
among the membership Of the party
for assimilation and discussion. Any
faction or group within the party,
however small and undepresentatiye
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Fish and Game

E. H. Lowell of Rangeley, chief
warden for Franklin county, reports
the prosecution on June before Trial
Justice o. c. Dolbier of Kingfield of
Jesse Mitchell and Joseph H. Morrill,,
both of Madison, for fishing with bait
ed hook in the Carrabassett river in
Jerusalem Plantation.
d. S. Cummings, a special warden
who patrols in the Houlton section, re-
ports to the department that he finds
brooks which usually do not go dry
until into August, now as dry as in
that month. 1t is feared that this
condition must certainly mean the loss
of many fish.
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WESLEY w. ALBEE
No Road ell
THE CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND OHIO

presidents daughter. Theodore Rob-
erts is the president, and others in
the cast are Lloyd Whitlock, Sylvia
Ashton, Alexander Gaden and Clar-
ence Burton.
No series of comedies has proved
more popular than that which shows
the bonneville trolley. Another of
these will be given today, called 1.-THE
Fire Brigade" The Burton Holmes
Travelogue and the Kinograms are
other features on the. program.-Adv.
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Terrific Storm
Features Mildred
Harris Picture

+ A terrific electrical storm serves as
the background for one of the most
dramAic' scenes in Polly of the
Storm Country" First National at
traction in which Mildred Harris
Chaplin is the star which will be seen
at the Colonial theatre Tuesday. The
storm is an intensely interesting one
with scenes running from the range
to society.-Adv. !.
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jn13d1t

Testing Block" and Buster Keaton
will be seen in his newest comedy,
"Neighbors."
Keaton is the very latest screen
sensation. Starting as plain mem
Der of the cast, he has now risen to
be star in his own right and is a
real sensation. He has style so Pc
culiarly his own that his work cam
not even be approached by any other
performer.
1.-The Testing Block" in which Bill
Hart will be seen is a gripping story
of the Sierras which tells of bandit
chief, his fight with a gang for the
possession of a girl and his final kid
mapping of the girl himself. 1t is
easily one of Harris best pictures
Adv.