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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12
STATE HOUSE
Next Meeting and Council. Today at 10 A. NJ
STATE may SEEK TEMPORARY 100000
LOAN TO MEET CURRENT EXPENSES

State House grounds. These Will
cost completed, 1t Is said. 100000.
The governor and council which or
dered them provided 100000 from
the contingent fund, causing a
shortage Of 100000.
Another item which was ordered
by the governor and council is said
to total 100000 and Is for expenses
incurred in the department Of edu-
cation.
Practically this entire shortage. 1t
is explained, is due to the action Of
the last administration in ordering
expenditures not provided for by the
Legislature Of 1923. The reason for
these expenditures being ordered was
on tn ground Of an emergency.
Among the so-called emergency
items is one for $500 for the pub
LEGATION of history of the old forts
taken over by the State from the
federal government.
While the fact that there Is ST.
100000 In the treasury indicates that
there is money enough to meet these
bills there is a decided barrier to
this course in the fact that a ruling
by the attorney general says that
such money can be used only for the
purpose it was originally designated
for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12
p. u. Commission
Causes Dismissal
Of Two Complaints

The Public Utilities Commission
Wednesday dismissed the complaint
Of Harry E. Peterson and nine other
persons living in Brunswick and
West Bath against the Central Maine
Power Company, which alleged in
adequate service in the so-called
Ham Hill neighborhood. The dis
missal was based on the recommen-
dalton of the commissions acting
chief engineer, as the matter was
not carried to a public hearing.
Similar dismissal occurred in the
case of the complaint of the Maine
Central r. R. Company against the
Pennamquan Power Company after
the latter company had changed its
installation of power line in the
town Of Pembroke to conform with
standard specifications.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12
CLINTON

The Clinton grammar school will
serve cold meat supper at the BAN
quet hall in the town nall Thursday.
FEB. y. Supper served from to I
The Arcana club met at the home
OF Mrs. Ethel Shaw Tuesday after
noon. The meeting opened with club
prayer, led by the president, Mrs.
Nettie Keene. Quotations, Little
Stories from Lincoln; current events:
secretary's report by Mrs. Lizzie
Holt; sketch, MARY Roberts Rine-
hart's Life" by Mrs. Edith Pratt
Brown; selected reading by Mrs.
Ethel Shaw; victrola selections: re-
freshments served by the hostess, and
the meeting closed with the club col
lect.
Mrs. Everett Holt and little daugh-
ter, Betty. of Washington, D. c.. are
visiting Mr.. Hollis parents Mr., and
Mrs. Arthur Holt Of the Burnham
road.-Mr. Vernon Everett Of Port
land was a business caller in town
Wednesday.-Mrs. D. Dewey Pratt
received telegram Tuesday forenoon
that her son, Leon Pratt of Weathers-
neid, Conn, was critically Ill. She
left on the afternoon train.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12
New Corporations

The certificates of the following new
corporations were approved We'd
nesday at the office Of the attorney
general:
Maine Florida Realty Company;
organized February at Rockland to
carry on the business Of real estate
in the states Of Maine and Florida
and other states. Capital stock
$4,000. all common, $500 paid In,
par value 500, S shares subscribed.
President, Everett A. Munsey;
treasurer and clerk, E. B. MacAl-
lister, both of Rockland.
State Theatres, Inc, organized at
Portland February 9 to establish,
operate and maintain theatres and
places of amusement. Capital stock
loVo shares, all common and no par
value. Three shares subscribed.
President Abraham Goodside: treas
urer. Harlan j. Boucher; clerk, Iry.
ing E. Vernon. all of Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12

There are indications that by the
close Of the present fiscal year 1t
win be necessary for the State to go
into the market and. under the pro-
visions Of the temporary loan law.
borrow, possibly 100000, to meet
current expenses, something which
the State has not been forced to do In
years.
be emphasized in q statement on
the financial conditions Of Maine
which Governor Brewster will prob
ably present to the Legislature on
Thursday Of this week, and which it
is said will present q somewhat
gloomy outlook.
According to tho understanding
there is, in round numbers. $1,400.-
600 of cash in the treasury at this
time. Practically all Of this is there
for a definite purpose. It is there
for the purpose of paying specific
things, such as highway construc-
tion, bridge work, soldiers bonus and
the like.
There is also money to meet, as it
is understood. the bills which are
due or about due for work the legis-
lature Of 1923 ordered. The trouble,
as IL IS stated, Is WIN tno contingent
fund, which has shrunk a million or
more in four years. according to
those familiar with State finances.
! At this time there Is in the con-
tingent fund 100000. Bills are al
ready due to be paid from this fund
to the amount Of $250,000. In a
word, the contingent fund lacks
about $150.000 Of enough money to
pay the bills contracted against It.
Details Of how these expenditures
have been made and how the State
got into this financial situation with
its emergency fund will be present.
ed by the governor. it Is stated. in
his message to the legislature on
Thursday or whichever day he sends
1t to the lawmakers.
It Is said that during the last six
months Of 1924 there was spent ap-
proximately 100000 from the con-
tingent fund, for so-called emer-
gencies. 1t is understood that this
includes bills contracted, but not yet
paid. Among these bills are those
for the construction Of tho new Of
fee building and store house on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12
May Prosecute
Owners Dogs
Killing Deer

Tho Department Of Inland Fisher
les and Game is in receipt Of a report
from B. A. Parker of North Berwick,
Chief Warden OF York county, in
vestigating a complaint of dogs
chasing and killing deer. He learned
that six dogs had been chasing three
deer. One Of the deer was so badly
torn and lacerated by the dogs that
it died. The deer was a. doe weigh
ing from IS to 80 pounds. The war
den found that it was bitten very
badly about the neck and its hind
quarters were terribly torn. The
carcass was absolutely Of no value,
except some portion Of the hide
might be used for some purposes by
a taxidermfst. The owners of the
dogs have been ascertained and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12
Pharmacy Board
Examines 81
Applicants Wed,

The State Board of Pharmacy on
Wednesday held examinations for
Fl applicants at the State House.
Miss Marjorie F. Buck Of Enfield,
the only woman applicant to take the
examination successfully passed. APP
plicants were present from all over
the State, one from Buffalo. N. Y,
one from Montreal and two from
New Brunswick.
The State Board Of Pharmacy con-
sisting of L. M. Chandler of Camden.
president, E. f. Carswell of Gorham'
secretary, and Roy M. Hescock of
Monson. will meet on the second
Wednesday in April for the next ex-
animation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12

Piscataquis County to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Albert
+. Spearing of Milo. Mrs. H. May
Lawrence of Waterville was named
as chairman Of the Board Of Regis
tration, Waterville, vice Colby
Getchell. deceased.
Notary Public-Romeo r. Pro-
vost. Lewiston; Levi +. johnson,
Brownville: Joseph p. Thibodeau,
Skowhegan: Walter j. Sargent,
Brewer; Herman w. Crockett,
North Haven: c. c. Blaisdell,
Franklin; Howard f. Haincr,
Corinna: c. Edward Preston, Ber-
wick; Ethel M. Temple. Bowdoin-
ham: Alice NJ. McAlpine. Portland.
Justice of the Peace-Ralph W.:
Farris. Augusta: Charles F. Plumly.
Lincoln: Herman w. Crockett,
North Haven: c. H. Trip. Rock
land; Henri S. CROSBY, Auburn;
Ruby L. Gaudet, Bethel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12
WEEKS MILLS

Mrs. Bernice Choate passed Nom
Gay and Tuesday with Mrs. Louville
Proctor. Mrs. Choate has been train
ing 1or a nurse at the Augusta State
hoSpltal and will graduate very soon.
-bertha Reed of Augusta passed the
weekend at her home in this place.
Dana Quinnam Is at home from
Oak Grove for a while, having had
the mumps.-The Erskine scholars
are at home as they are having a va
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12
Governor and Council
Deny PardOns of
Two Petitioners

The Governor and Executive Coun-
ell Wednesday denied the petitions
Tor pardons of Lars Oscar johnson
OF Portland, serving sentence in the
cumberland county Jail on the
charge or driving motor vehicle
while under the influence OF linuor
and Frank r. Cookson of south
Portland, serving sentence in the
Cumberland county Jail for a like
Cffense.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12

We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends for their kindness in our
recent bereavement.
George J. Goodale,
MIR. and Mrs. William Goodale.
Mrs. Blanche Mills.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12
Nominations by the Governor

Governor Ralph o. Brewster We'd
nesday nominated Bert l.. Gould of
MILO as County Commissioner for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12
START RIGHT IN

with puzzle which will appear Monday February &c.
Solve that write limerick and send it the Cross Word Puzzle
Editor of the Journal each weeks prizes will
nounced weekly You don't have wait until all the puzzles have
been published before knowing whether have And
stand mighty good chance of winning of the grand
es too-rst puzzle appears Monday morning February &c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12

cation this week.-Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Miller were Saturday evening
callers OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Crom-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12

NETT and enjoyed listening on the
radio.-Mrs. James Mclaughlin has
returned from en-days visit with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12

relatives in Augusta.-Mr. and Mrs.
n. j. White We're callers in Augusta
Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12

visited their daughter IN ~; en-
Sunday.-The Village scotion.
Tuesday for the spring Va
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12

the easiest pieces of verse it is possible
to write. Here's sample.
This page is worth more than glance,
It's really more sport than dance
You'll get lots of fun.
And be some ''m0n"
Cause all puzzle fans have chance!
If you haven't been a crossword puzzle
fan you will be now. There are no
strings to the contest. It's open to the
world except employees of the Kennebec
Journal and their families
Evening star., 1925-07-13

one shown in the sketch. OF more
substntial build Is the kasha coat of
navy blue, also shown in the sketch,
with very gallant cape hanging
straight down the back from the col
lar, hanging in fact somewhat longer
than the coat itself.
sometimes a cape is found in COM
pany with the two pieces of a tailored
suit. A smart suit of white cheviot
made with short double breasted jacket
with conventional notched collar, has
to go with 1t a cape of white cheviot
with collar of leopard skin. There
are quite military looking suits with
straight tailored Jackets with short
circular capes that can be fastened
securely at the collar line--or left off
altogether. 1t is just a matter of
pressing a few we'll placed snapperS.
really very clever sort of costume
consists of knitted skirt jumper blouse
and cape. These capeS are fairly long,
but lack a few inches of being as long
as the short skirt.
kaSha and crepe de chine are clever
ly combined in one of the capeS made
for Summer. The cape forms an ir-
regular hem line with deep slashes for
the arms and thus shows the lining
of crepe de chine. The cape itself is
of almond green while the crepe de
chine is of the same color. A sort Of
gilet with collar that stands up in
med1cO fashion with a ruffle drooping
to the shoulder is of the crepe de chine.
Copyright. 1o25.)
Evening star., 1925-07-13

Ma was in her room taking things
out of one draw and putting them in
another, and l Sed, Hay ma.
Now I'm trying to concentrate on
wat I'm doing heer, so don't start eny-
thing silly, ma sed.
/ don't think Ill eat eny dizzert for
dinnir tonite, sed.
Dident Jest get through telling you
not to start enything silly, ma sed.
Well G WIZ, ma, is that silly? /
sed.
Certeny it's silly, ma sed It's posi-
lively redickuliss, heer it is barely
half pass in the afternoon and heer
you are making the cold bludded
statement that you don't think you'll
wunt eny dizZert tonite, how can you
tell how you'll feel at dinner time ?
she Sed.
think III eat eny, l Sed.
your own private Information that
we have lemmin merrang pie for diz-
zert today, ma sed.
Being my most favorite kind, and
sed, Well l don't care wat it is, don't
think III eat eny.
I've got a good mind to slap you
for sutch Stiffness, is there eny sents
at all to such a remark? ma sed
and I sed. Sure there is, ma, because
I had my helping of 1t already,
took 1t in advance and after that
took a little smaller peece for my End
helping in advance, so that's wy 1 don't
think III eat eny tonite.
Well | should jest say you wont,
there's no thinking about 1t, may sed
Wich / dident.
Evening star., 1925-07-13
Honestly, How Do You?

A year or two ago, q reader re-
minds us, we promised to tell how a
mere layman might diagnose his own
health.
Right, and a week or two later we
told how the trick is done.
OF course, a mere laymans dag
nosis of anything is about as sound
as is my knowledge of how to fill
root canal or take up a cam shaft
bearing. At that, though, a layman
can make a fairly good tentative
analysis of his own health. A tenta-
tive diagnosis is like a mail order
suit; you are not bound to keep it If
it does not fit and give entire salts
faction. Indeed. the layman client
contributes considerable TO the dag
nosis in the modern periodic health
examination: in some of the forms or
examination blanks which have been
suggested by physicians who devote
special attention to the practice of
hygiene the layman apparently con-
tributes more than the hygienist him
self to the diagnosis, but perhaps that
is because the hygienist who deyises
the form of examination has not had
sufficient experience in the practice
of health.
Here is one test of health which
anybody up to the age of so years
may try on himself: Run mile- If
you cannot run a mile, at your own
pace, you are certainly not well-you
had better consult q physician and
let him find out what ails you.
Here is another test which any
body of any age may try on him
self: Hold your breath on the one
hand and your watch on the other.
If you cannot hold the former 40 sec
onds you had better consult a good
doctor.
Suppose an individual has a leak
age of the heart, valyular disease,
least without his knowledge that any
falling off in physical or mental ef-
ficiency. If the backf1ow or leakage
through the damaged valve is not
compensated by the necessary devel-
opment OF heart muscle, such an indi-
vidual will be unable to hold his
breath as long as 40 seconds-he will
break" and grab in more air at per
haps 25 or 80 seconds or even less.
If his valvular leakage is "compen-
sated' by the necessary overdeyelop-
ment of the heart muscle $50 that
enough blood is pumped TO satisfy
the requirements in spite of the
amount which leaks back through the
valve at every beat. why, the lucky
lad can hold his breath as long as
any of us, and his health is o. X
Notwithstanding the valvular impair
ment.
There are some individuals who can
easily hold their breath a full minute
without any tricks They are not
Evening star., 1925-07-13
What TomorrowMeans to You
By MARY BLAKE.
Cancer.

Cancer.
Tomorrow's planetary aspects are
much more encouraging than those
of today and the signs denote that
the conditions are very favorable for
all conservative enterprises, and
especially so for literary and artistic
efforts. There will be encountered a
clarity Of vision, together with a de-
termination to hustle, that, IL taken
advantage of, will spell achievement.
The Indications point to the fact that
efforts made on individual initiative
will be more productive of success
than those in which a community of
interests has a part. Stimulating
vibrations in the evening presage an
atmosphere of felicity and harmony.
Whereas a boy born tomorrow will
be subject to more or less serious
sickness during it's infantile stage, a
girl Will experience nothing but
normal physical conditions. They
will both, however, with proper care
and environment, attain a healthy
maturity. In character and disposi-
ton they will be, in their childhood,
permanent rays of sunshine, as their
winning, sweet ways will be more
than usually attractive. AS they de-
velop into manhood and womanhood
they will, still preserving the charac-
teristics that distinguished them in
their youth, radiate happiness and
contentment. They will both be very
partial TO outdoor sports and recrea-
tions and more attentive to these
than to study. This does not mean
that they will be lazy or negligent.
On the contrary, they are destined
to be successes-both morally and
materially.
If tomorrow is your birthday, your
ness, and your inability to keep any
thing to yourself renders you an unfit
recipient for the condolences of your
friends. You are very intense, take
yourself altogether too seriously and
are very susceptible to fiattery--so
much SO, in fact, that as a conse-
quence you often are the victim of
schemers. You ignore that old, but
serviceable. adage that you should
love all men and trust a few" You
are very painstaking and conscien.
tious. and your integrity is beyond
caJI or doubt, but you trade or rely
Hso much on the assumption that all
.pthers are built on the same lines.
Your love Is spontaneous, whole
souled and pure. and 1t would take
you long TO recover from the shock
of a shattered ideal.
Well known persons born on this
date are Clara Fisher, actress;
Amanda NJ. Douglas, author; Paul D.
Cravath. lawyer, and William II.
Burr, engineer.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1925-07-13
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. ID.

necessarily healthier than the rest Of
us by reason of that
There are some individuals whose
health is graVely impaired. who are
suffering with serious disease, yet can
hold their breath 40 seconds. That
would seem to spoil the test as
measure of health. But ] told you
at the outset that the layman can
make only a tentative diagnosis OF
his own health; he needs the CO
operation of the expert il he wishes
to have his diagnosis confirmed A
dead man. for instance, might hold
his breath for hours or days on end
without any effort.
If you consider yourself still very
much alive but have no convenient
place to run off your mile test, here
is a test which is almost as good. so
far as the efficiency Of your circu
lation may be concerned: Run IN
two flights of stairs. two stairs al
step, and notice your heart action
when you attain the summit: if your
heart is efficient. you'll feel the
thump, thump against your ribs as
the acceleration induced by the effort
passes and the heart rate again slows
down to the ordinary rate If you
do not feel the thump, thump. YOU
are not as sound as you really ought
to be.
Evening star., 1925-07-13

LOT OF VISITING BACK AND
FORTH.
But with all their love of visiting they
never forget that danger is likely to
appear at any moment. So always
they have some watchman on duty"
I suppose you mean" said Peter,
that there is always some one sitting
up and looking this way and that
way for danger
Digger nodded. That's just it."
said he. And when one of those
Prairie Dogs is sitting up on one of
those mounds it is hard work for any
one to get anywhere near without
being seen. Goodness knows. I've
tried 1t enough times. If there had
been only one watchman l would have
succeeded sometimes, but always there
were many watchmen scattered all
through the town, and one or another
of them was sure to see me-"
What happened them" asked
Peter
Digger grinned. "I went without
my dinner, said he, 'or my breakfast
or my supper, whichever it happened
to be. The one who saw me would
give the alarm and each one of the
other watchmen would take it up in
turn and zap zap and all his friends
who were visiting would scamper for
their homes. A moment later they
would all pop their heads out, and
then such a scoiding and yapping
you never have heard. 1t used to
take smart hunters to get a Prairie
Dog dinner, excepting in the case of
Blackfoot the Ferret. Ali he had to
do was to make sure of home which
was being lived in, and go right in.
Some of the Coyote family were occa-
sicnally successful. but IL took two
Of them to do 1t. I never had any. one
20 work with me-"
Peter had pricked up his ears at
the mention of the Coyotes. How"
he asked, did the Coyotes work it?"
Digger the Badger pretended not to
hear. When l said that only Black
foot the Ferret got his meals easily, I
forgot BuzztaiI the Rattlesnake,' said
he. "Of course. Buzztail never had
much trouble in getting a Prairie Dog
meal whenever he felt like it. He has
plenty of patience. Besides he doesn't
eat as often as some of the rest of
u.s."
But how did the Coyotes work to.
gether?" persisted Peter
Again Digger appeared not to hear.
~ lot Of people seem to think that
Evening star., 1925-07-13
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS
BEDTIME STORIES

the Burrowing Owl, who lives in
Prairie Dog town, depends on young
Prairie Dogs for his food. 1 suppose
he does get one occasionally. but for
the most part he lives on grasshop-
pers and crickets. with some mice and
ground squirrels, said Digger. LAS
a matter of fact the Prairie Dogs are
not much afraid of him. Those Owls
sometimes give the alarm. Are there
any Owls around here, Peter, which
live in holes in the ground?"
Peter shook his head. I've never
heard of any" said he. But tell me.
Mr.. Badger, about how those Coyotes
work together. Please do"
"Oh, did you want to know about
that?" asked Digger, pretending to
be much surprised.
Evening star., 1925-07-13

windows. Subdued lights. tantaliziug
music, and everywhere the gleam of
rick silk shawls.
The plain colored ones now out
number the daring Spanish versions.
They are finished with long lustrous
hand-knotted silk fringe worn very
casually or dramatically draped over
the shoulders to ward off the chill of
night. Also on shipboard you will
note many of these spectacular wraps
making their return trip to France or
Italy. NARCOTIC.
Evening star., 1925-07-13
Beet Salad.

The following ingredients are re.
quired for beet salad: Eight cooked
beets, four hard boiled eggs, some
French dressing. and some parsley.
Cut the beets in cubes. Marinate
with French dressing, and allow to
stand for l hour. Chop the whites
of the eggs fine. Rub the yolks
through a sieve. Arrange the beets
in a salad dish in a mound. Garr'-'-
with alternate rows of white and yolk
of egg and parsley.
Evening star., 1925-07-13
Tomato Curry.

Scald and skin four large. firm to.
matoes. then cut them in small pieces
Pare and dice one large sour apple
and chop fine one small onion. Fry
the onion in teaspoonful of butter
or dripping, add the diced apple and
cook for 5 minutes. Pour in suffi-
cient stock to cover, add the tomatoes,
also one teaspoonful of curry powder,
one teaspoonful of lemon juice or
vinegar and salt to taste. When sim
mering. stir in one cupful Of boiled
rice. Simmer until the moisture is all
but absorbed and the tomatoes are
thoroughly cooked.