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The Republican Journal Belfast. Thursday, March 31, 1921 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY The Republican Journal Pub. Co. 1-- .. A. 1. BROWN! Editor. ADVERTISING TERMS, f or one square, ane inch length in column, 50 cents for emt week and 35 cents for each subsequent insertion. Subscription Terms. In advance, ti. 00 a year, SI.00 for six months; 50 cents or three months. QUOTATION "How instantaneously? does all the dreariness and loneliness of the earth’s spirit flit away before one smile of the beneficent sun! This proves that all gloom is but a dream and a shadow, and that cheerfulness is tne real truth. It requires many clouds, long brooding over as to make us sad, but one gleam of sun shine always suffices to cheer up the landscape.” Hawthorne MAINE WATER ROWERS As long ago as 1867 the people wanted tc know something definite about the water powers of Maine. Governor Cham Derlain acting under the authority of a legislative resolve appointed three com missioners to have charge ot a hydro graphic survey. The commissioners were authorized “to employ competent engineers to make a thorough hydro graphic survey of such of our rivers as they shall deem most advisable, and make a report to the governor and coun 11 of the fall and volume of water of said rivers, the supply and constancy of 'he water, the lake reservoirs and their accessibility, and such other facts as will end to show their advantages for the employment of manufacturing industry.” The first report of the -commissioners was issued in a book of 327 pages and the second report in a book of 526 pages. There is nothing in these reports which ndicates that State control or State ownership was then thought of by any body A study of legislative proceedings Turing more than thirty subsequent vea^s reveals no advocacy of State own ership or control of a part or of the whole of our State water powers. It is cnly a few years since Sta,te control was iirst suggested. But the recent message jf Governor Baxter to the legislature has brought the matter into State wide dis cussion, and ths people, either through action by the legislature or at the polls, nest make a decision. The message to :he legislature lias elicited adverse criti lsm from most of the daily papers of Slate. We confess that it is a disap pointment to us. In the brst place the message does not make it [entirely clear whether the goveinor wishes the S.ate to take control of all the wj.ter powers or only the undeveloped powers. He did not tell us what the State would probably have to pay for these powers. He did not tell us where anji how money rou'd be obtained for this'purpose, and he left us entirely uninformed as to what profitable use he thought the State could i.ate of them. These are the quest ous a n; \ the people, the men, and women wno work hard and pay tax^s, are asking oilier. 1 :n 1909 a State water connmission was •reated. It was abolished in 1913 and its .maps, data and duties were turned over to the Public Utilities Comm ssion. Ap propriations were not made in sufficient amount to do very much work till 1917, -when it became evident that a great many people wanted to knowlmore about Hie water powers of the Sta|.e, the uses :o which they were being putjpnd wheth er they could be further profitably de veloped. Authority was given the Pub ic Utilities Commission to make surveys h:iC estimates. The best hytdrograptiic engineers in New England weire employ ed and at the end of two years work they made a report to the Governor and Coun cil The work done was confi ied to the Presumpscot, Union, Kennebe , Andros .oggin. P .nobscot and Saco ri ’ers. The engineers reported that the cjost of the developed powers on these rivers was 444,795,000. They also reported that the lost of developing the undevtl'oped pow ers on these rivers would be $$1,910,000, a total of *76,745,000 With these figures tiefore us it seems to be safe ti| say that Ihe cost of acquiring and devdlopipg all the water powers of Maine would mount close up to *100,000,000. Theiquestion, •what will it cost? has been answered, and t would be a waste of time to speculate as to how the money could be raised or oy what means it could be replaced in the icoekets of those who loaned it because it • cannot be done. DO NOT MEDDLE IN RUSSIA. The despatches which purport to come irorn Russia are so conflicting that the reader who is searching for the truth now gives them very little attention. The same can be said of despatches and "Pain's enemy" -111 say it is! WHEN you want quick com forting relief from any "external” pain, use Sloan's liniment. It does the job with out staining, rubbing, bandag ing. Use/reefo for rheumataam. neuralgia, aches and pains, eprains and strains, backache# Bore muscles. At .nil druggists statements concerning Russia which come from outside sources. We have no doubt that the actual condition of affairs in Russia is well known to the diplomats, that coterie of men who not only direct the immediate action of Great Britain, but who, as far as is humanly possible, shape its destines. It is said, and it is probably true, that Great Britain has opened trade relations with the Soviet government, which indicates that the full recognition of that mob of thieves and murderers as being a sovereign govern ment is, to follow. It indicates that Lloyd George, Sir Robert Cecil, and other prominent Englishmen are of the opinion that Russia is to be under Soviet control for some time. It indicates, too, and not for the first time, that Great Britain’s bump of acquisitiveness is much larger than her bump of national morality. She cannot turn from the lure of the gold ruble even if it was stolen. More than three years ago Lenine and Trotzky,compared with whom Herod and Robespierre were humane and gentle creatures, assumed control of the Rus sian bolsheviki. Their followers are an inconsiderable part of the population of Russia, but at an opportune moment they seized the reins of government and have held them by cunning, force and savagry. England proposes to sell supplies to this raging, remorseless mob. That, however, is her business, not ours. It is said that Soviet Russia has re cently asked the United States to open our markets for mutual trade. Wheth er such overtures were also made last summer we do not know, but it is a fact that about the middle of Au gust, Mr. Bainbridge Colby, then Secre tary of State, in an official note to the Italian ambassador, made plain the posi tion of our government in regard to the Soviet government of Russia. We believe Secretary Hughes will endorse this note without crossing a t or dotting an i. Mr. Colby’s note is so logical, so commend able and so thoroughly American that we print the major part of it, as fol lows: “It is not possible for the Government of the United States to recognize the present rulers of Russia as a Government with which the relations common to friendly Governments can be maintained. This conviction has nothing to do with any particular political or social structure which the Russian people themselves may see fit to embrace. It rests upon a wholly different set of facts. These facts, which none disputes, have convinced the Gov ernment of tne United States, against its will, that the existing regime in Russia is based upon the negation of every prin ciple ot honor and good faith, and every usage and convention underlying the whole structure of international law, the negation, in short, of every principle upon which it is possible to base har monious and trustful relations, whether of nations or of individuals. . . . “In the view of this Government, there cannot be any common ground upon which it can stand with a Power whose concep tions of international relations are so en tirely alien to its own, so utterly repug nant to its moral sense. There can be no mutual confidence or trust, no respect even, if pledges are to be given and agree ments made with a cynical repu iation of their obligations already in the mind of one of the parties. We cannot recog nize, hold official relations with, or give friendly reception to the agents of a Gov ernment which is determined and bound to conspire against our institutions; whose diplomats will be the agitators of danger ous revolt; whose spokesmen say that they sign agreements with no intention of keeping them.” The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that as compared with last May, when we were at the peak of high prices, the decline has been 38 5 per cent. The price of some commodities has receded less than that but the above figures show the average downward trend. Brad street’s figures are about the same as those given by the Bureau. The wages of what is known as unskilled labor have kept pace with the decline in commodi ties and some classes of skilled labor have accepted the inevitable and have made concessions. The railroad broth erhoods are holding strenuously for their present wage scale and this gives en couragement to the coal miners’ unions and other organizations whose members produce, prepare or handle food, fuel or other supplies which the public must have. The combination is a strong one. If the railroad employes succeed in ex acting the present wage scale it will not be long before they will regret it. An economic wave of readjustment is sweep ing over this country and it will over whelm any group of men who resist it. In Lynn, burglars stole a safe from a jewelry store and hired a truckman to deliver it at a barn where they opened it and obtained its contents. In Dedham, Mass., the proprietor of a restaurant on the other side of the street from the po lice station, was knocked senseless and his cash register was rifled. Stealing is becoming one of our leading industries and up to the present time the operatives have found that the work is easy and not dangerous. The fracas, it was nothing ;more than that, between Costa Rica and Panama, is like'y to be settled rightty and quietly. Both countries are willing to allow the United States to act as peacemaker. The League of Nations has decided that a Dart, at least, of the Western Hemisphere is not within its jurisdiction. — The legislature of Maine will soon, act on the appropriation bills for the {next two years and a half. We hope the mem bers know what the people of the State want them to do or, to state it negative ly, what they insist they shall not do. To Direct Ship* in Fog Discovery of a new wireless invention by which ships may be guided during dense log, has been announced by Wil liam Marconi. This invention he said was not as yet in operation anywhere and it is based on a principle by which electric waves may be directed in any direction like flashes of a lighthouse. He said these waves would take the places of leading lights in thick weather and prevent collisions of vessels during fogs. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER’S CASTORIA Made Right ^ear Rightj Sold B4 Dwight Pv Palmer—Owen Brothers Hunting in China. A personal letter, dated Feb. 13th, re ceived recently from Dr. Stanley D. Wil son, now of Peking, China, gives the fol lowing account of a hunting trip he had just taken in the province of Shansi,with four friends: “We were away from Pe king exactly fourteen days and had a wonderful time, enjoying every minute of it. We left the railroad at Ping-tijg chow and went by mule, donkey and afoot from there. We hunted mostly in the region of a town by the name of Hor shau, which is south of Ping-ting-chow. I walked about two hundred miles besides the walking I did while bunting and came back with the appetite of a twelve-year old boy. We got into some very primi tive little towns, I can assure you. One place where *ve stayed for a few days did not have anything as foreign as a match, a candle or a drop of kerosene oil in the whole town. On the other hand you could buy coal for about 50 cents per torn potatoes about 35 cents per bushel, eggs 6 cents per dozen and large chickens for about 10 cents each in U. S. money. We took a lot of canned stuff with us and had a good cook, so fared well while in the field. Game was quite abundant. Four wild pigs, three deer, about 70 pheasants, many grouse and no one knows how many pigeons were obtained. I did not happen to be lucky enough to get any of the large game, but got fully my share of the birds. Pheasant shooting is mighty good sport and they are the handsomest birds I have ever seen. Will send you some pictures of the trip in my next let ter. “We have had a very mild winter in Peking this year and it is now practically over. This mild weather has been a bless ing to the famine sufferers. However, there has been many deaths already, and will be many more in the next few months. Famine relief work has been quite extensive and is being extended all the time. Literally, millions of lives will be saved that otherwise would have had to be sacrificed. The foreign influ ence here in the country is to be thanked for this result. The wheat for next spring now looks very good, indeed, and much more wheat has been planted than usual, so if things come along well from now on the situation next year should be much better.” FREEDOM. Effie M. Flye returned home from Port land March 18th. Robert Fuller and son Frank attended the auto show in Boston. John Nickless and Theodore Knowlton were in Waterville recently on business. Mrs. Annie Murch spent the weik-end in Belfast, the guest of Mrs. Minnie Lane. Henry Vose of Burnham spent the past week with ins grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vose. Winnifred Sampson has returned to Bath after spending two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Dodge. Arthur Burnham and sister from Litch field spent a few days recently with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Burnham. The K. P. Lodge is taking in members every meeting. Now both K. P. and the P. Sisters are in a flourishing condition. it. M. Uye will have spring millinery at her store April 15 to April 22. All the latest styles in trimmed hats, frames and trimmings. At the annual town meeting held March 7th the following officers were elected: George Bryant, moderator; P. J. Bryant, H. G. Marden, J. C. Burnham, selectmen; Frank D. Flye, clerk; Ollie Ward and James Jackson, road commissioners; Louis Flye, constable; Fred N Flye, tax collec tor and treasurer. OAK HILL, Swanville. Mr. F. J. Webb is building a garage. Mr. E. C. Marden of Conway, N. H., is the guest of his siBter, Mrs. F. J. Webb. Mr. A. T. Harvey has moved to Sears port where he has purchased a place in the village. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Mclntire of Mass., are visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank Roberts. Mr. A. T. Harvey has sold his farm to Nelson Harvey and son Ernest and they j have taken possession. Gladys Aeen, Viola Seekins, Barbara Damm and Ralph Taylor, students of B H. S., are at home for the Easter vaca tion. f-\ YOU use good fertilizers; you patronize a home industry; you help to de velop your own community, when you use E. FRANK COE’S FERTILIZERS Made right and made here —in Belfast. Get your supply from HALL & WILKINS BELFAST, MAINE. ^ J nil i i What AH Boston is Smoking HAS BEEN SOLD IN BOSTON 35 YEARS TRY THEM AND SEE WHY Also Our Special Bargains IMPORTED MANILA CIGARS Box of 100, . . $4 10 Box ot 50, ... 2 20 DEIHL’S” SMOKERS ~ Box of 50, . . . #2.55 10 Packages B. & L. Cut Plug, .95 10 Packages Mayo’s Cut Plug, .95 TUG OF WAR PLUG CHEWING Perpound . . .#66 2 pounds, . . 2.82 CIGARETTES Perfections- Camels- Piedmonts Sweetcaporals—Cartons, 200, #1.65 ! POST PAID FREE. G. Deihl’s Tobacco Store 1823 Washington St-, Boston, Mass. Enclosed find.PleSe send me.. Name. Address. Assessors’ Notice CITY OF BELFAST The subscribers. Assessors of Taxes of the City of Belfast, hereby give notice to the in habitants of said city and other persons hav ing Taxable Property within said city, to make and bring in to said Assessors true and perfect lists of their polls and all their estates, real and personal in writing, including Money on Hand or at Interest, and debts due more than owing, and all property held in truBt as Guar dian, Executor, Administrator, Trustee or oth erwise (except as is by law exempt from taxa tion) which they were possessed of on the first day of April, 1921, and to he prepared to make oath to the truth of the same. And they are particularly requested to notify the Assessors of the names of al! persons of whom they have bought or lo whom they have sold Taxable Property since the first day of April, 1920. _ And for the purpose of receiving said lists and making transfers of all property bought or sold, the undersigned will be in session at the Assessors' Room, City Building, from nine to eleveti o'clock in the forenoon, and from two to four o'clock in the afternoon of each day— Friday, April 1, to Wednesday, April 6, 1921, SPECIAL NOTICE to Executors, Administrators, Trustees or Cuardians. The Statute provides that you must bring in to the Board of Assessors a true and perfect list of all taxable property in your possession to date of April 1, 1921, otherwise it will be taxed as the slatute provides, and any per sonal examination of property by the Assesors will not be considered as a w.dver for neglect of any person in bringing in true and perfect liste as required by law. Any person who neglects to comply with this notice will be aoomed to a tax accord ing to the laws of the State and be haired of the right to make application either to the Assessors or County Commissioners, for any abatement of taxes, unless such person otters such list with his application and sat isfies the Assessors that he was unable to offer it at the time appointed. JAMES F. SHELDON, ) Assessors MAURICE W* LORD, L of WILLIAM H. BRAY. ) Belfast 3wll North American Accident Insurance Co.. Chicago, Illinois Assets Dec. 31, 1920 Real Estate, $ o 00 Mortgage Loans, 301,800 00 Collateral Loans, 16,200 00 Stocks and Bonds, 560,499 83 Cash in Office and Bank, 114,799 10 Agent’s Balance, 24,393 39 Bills Receivable, 0 00 Interest and Rents, 15,074 40 All other Assets, 86,746 09 I ____ I Gross Assets, $1,119,512 81 Deduct items not admitted, 102,400 90 ! Admitted Assets, $1,017,111 9! Liabilities Dec. 31, 1920 i Net Unpaid Losses, $161,044 1 Unearned Premiums, 403,498 6 ! All other Liabilities, 80,169 9 : Cash Capital, 200,600 0 : Surplus over all Liabilities, 172,398 5 Liabilities and Surplus, $1,017,111 91 3wl2 ALGOLA PILLS Regulate the Stomach, Liver and Bowels. Make Pure Blood. For Constipation. Relieve Gas, Indigestion, Biliousness, Sick Headache. Try them. 10c. 25c. At druggists. Duane Pharmacal Co., sole proprietor, p. O. Box 1103, .City Hall Station, New York. See signature on each box. Eggs for Hatching I wish to announce to the public that I have eggs for spring batching at the fol lowing reasonable prices: Pure bred Ply mouth Rocks 75 cents per hatch and Co lumbia Wyandottes SI.00. HAROLD G. HERRICK Tel 177-4 R. F. D. « “The proof of the pudding is in the eating ,”-and, just as surely, the proof of a flour is in the baking. That’s why women who have once used WILLIAM TELL FLOUR need no further proof or evidence as to its superior quality. They have found for themselves that it gives a delicious flavor and a uniform goodness to all their baking. So it naturally follows that they prefer it to all other brands. * If you would know the difference a better flour will make in your baking, just tell your grocer, William Tell. SWAN-WHITTEN COMPANY Unicorn Dairy Ration It is not the cost of a feed that is killing the farmer and reducing his profits. The real source of his trouble is hi., failure to run his cows to full capacity and feeding them right and decentlyi Cow that could give 40 lbs. of milk are running on a 20-lb. basis, and cows that could make 30 lbs. are running about 15. The reason dairymen continue to use UNICORN is because they get enough more milk and enough more profit out of it to make it worth while. "• Order your UNICORN and watch the increased production in your herd. HALL & WILKINS These vegetables are selected with the same care you exercise in marketing. Like yourself— □ We are not satisfied with superb! ONa>THE LABEL SUPERB FOR YOUR TABLE Buy by the case - or singly, MILLIKEN^TOMLINSON CO., Distributors — Portland, Me. BOSTON INSURANCE COMPANY Boston, Massachusetts Assets December 31. 1920. Real estate.$ 479,260 00 Mortgage loans. 233,900 00 Coll teral loans . .- 0 00 Stocks and bonds.10.116,548 23 Cash in office and bank. 814,417 95 Agents’ balances... 1,516,609 58 Bills receivable. 145,822 39 Interest and rents. 74,823 87 All other assets. 351,860 22 Gross assets.813,731,731 74 Deduct items not admitted. 115,230 65 Admitted assets.$13,616,501 09 Liabilities December 31, 1920. Net unpaid losses.$2,764,390 04 Unearned premiums. 5,768,102 32 All other liabilities. 437,693 00 Cash capital. 1.000,000 00 Surplus over ail liabilities. 3,666,315 73 Total liabilities and surplus,,. .$13,616,501 09 B. F. Cclcord, Agent, Searsport 3wll OLD COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY Boston, Massachusetts Assets December 31, 1920. Real Estate .$ 0 00 Mortgage loans. 16,000 00 Collateral loans. 0 CO Stocks and bonds.... 3,623,1/6 25 Cash in office and bank. 191,296 58 Agents’ balances. 260,168 49 Bills receivable. 3,080 25 interest and rents. 31,089 27 All other assets. 19,468 36 Gross assets..,.. $4,144,279 20 Deduct items not admitted. 30,793 39 Admitted assets.$4,113,485 81 Liabilities December 31, 1920. Net unpaid losses..$ 579,118 91 Unearned premiums .. 1,346,082 43 All other liabilities. 58.850 67 Cash capital. 1,000,000 00 Surplus over liabilities... 1,134,433 80 Total liabilities and surpl.us..$4,113,486 81 B. F. Colcord, Agent, Searsport 3wll H. W. ALLEN Chiropractor 59 High Street, • Room I and 2 Telephone 125 Hremen's Insurance Company of Newark, N. J. Assets Dec. 31, 1920 Real Estate, $1,074,129 63 Mortgage Loans, 2,023,850 00 Collateral Loans, 0 00 Stocks and Bonds, 3,725,846 66 Cash in Office and Bank, 317,446 70 Agents’ Balances, 965,695 25 Bills Receivable, 4,036 57 Interest and Rents, 54.595 42 All otner Assets, 1,590,076 77 Gross Assets, $9,755,677 00 Deduct items not admitted, 22,508 05 Admitted Assets, $9,733,168 95 Liabilities Dec. 31, 1920 Net Unpaid Losses, $982,744 12 Unearned Premiums, 5,191,079 77 All other Liabilities, 222.602 98 Cash Capital, $1,250,000 00 Surplus over all Liabilities, 2,086,742 08 Total Liabilities and Surplus, $9,733,168 95 Benj. F. Colcord, Searsport, Me. James Pattee & Son, Belfast, Me. Orrin J. Dickey. Belfast, Me. 8wl2 Girard Fire & Marine Insurance Company of Philadelphia. Pa. Assets December 31, 1920 Real Estate, 0 00 Mortgage Loans, $87,900 00 Collateral Loans, 2,000 00 Stocks and Bonds, 3,063,300 00 Cash in Office and Bank, 82,606 51 Agents’ Balances, 307,842 23 Bills Receivable, 1,374 50 Interest and Rents, 30,516 10 All other Assets, 32,961 85 Gross Assets, $3,608,501 19 Deduct items not admitted, 376,930 81 Admitted Assets, $3,231,570 38 - Liabilities Dec. 31, 1920 Net Unpaid Losses, $202,940 13 Unearned Premiums, 2,295,788 62 All other Liabilities, 58 000 00 Cash Capital, 500,000 00 Surplus over all Liabilities, 174,841 63 Total Liabilities and Surplus, $3,231,570 38 William Mason, Belfast, Me, 3wl2 STATEMENT OF The Phoenix Insurance • m Of Hartford, Conn j Assets December 3'. Real Estate. } Mortgage Loans . 4 Collateral Loans . Stocks and Bonds . Cash in Office and Bank Agents’ Balances. Bills Receivable . ^ Interest and Rents. 1 All other Assets. Gross Assets. i Deduct items not admitted Admitted Assets. Liabilities Dec 31 . Net Unpaid Losses. Unearned Premiums. All other Liabilities. Cash Capital. , >, Surplus over all Liabilities. Total Liabilities and Surplus Albert M. Ames, Agent. Stovkr Maine. Traders & Mechanics Insura, ; of Lowell, Mas> Assets December 31. Mortgage loans... Stocks arid bords. Cash in office and bank Agents’ balances.... Interest and rents. All other assets . Gross assets. . Deduct items not admitted Admitted asset?.. Liabilities Deeemb Net unpaid losses. Unearned premiums. All other liabilities. Surplus over all liabilities Total liabilities aud surplus. 3wl3 The Masonic Protective of Worcester. >• Assets Dec. 31, i Stocks and Bonds. Cash in Office and Bank. Interest and Renta. All other Assets . Gross Assets .. Deduct items not admitted Admitted Assets . Liabilities Dec. Net Unpaid Losses. Unearned Premiums. All other Liabilities. Cash Capital . Surplus over all Liabilities Total Liabilities and Surpb 3wl3_ Aetna Life Insurance Comp, and Liability Department. « St., Hartford, Coni Assets December 31, Mortgage Loans. j Collateral Loans. Stoc s and Bonds. Cash in Office and Bank... Agents* Balance. ; Bills Receivable and Sub; * r Accounts. Interest and Rents. All other assets. Gross 'Assets. 1 Deduct items not admitte d . j Admitted Assets..J. Liabilities Dec. 31. i j Net Unpaid Lsses. i Unearned Premiums. | All other Liabilities. j uash Capital. j Surplus over all Liabilities. ! Total Liabilities and Surplus • Wm. L. Luce, Agent. Belt - S. C. Pattee, M. Masonic Temple. Room Residence at 45 High Telephone 338-" Reduce Your ‘ at the rate of 10 to ■ month. By simpler1*’ reliable treatment, t your weight without > ercise and diet iug, •k‘l I or weaken your system 1 for FREE 60c box - | coin or stamps with t1 Xaaaco Co, ,M*ldcu i ' Wanted , ...rtjtlOH Man and Wife, for permam Must be good cook, and m* grounds and garden. 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