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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-24


not talk any more until the picture
was over, then she put on her hat |
uncertainty, all the while she looked |
alternately at me and at the man, and |
sensing that she was really afraid of |
him, l arose with her and we went |
out together-and the man followed. |
At the entrance of the theater, we |
paused and the man passed close.
Let us take walk somewhere to-
gether," said. 1T is early yet"
81 do not want to trouble you," she
began.
You do not trouble me-" l an
swered. 81 am glad to have someone
to talk to. But l do not want you
to feel afraid of any men of that kind
because you. are apt to meet one
when there is no girl to appeal to-"
ooh, l was not afraid he would hurt
me-" she said. Il was afraid / would
let him talk to me because am so
lonely and I,kneM had about reach
ed the place where7I would talk to
anyone just to have someone to talk
to me"
l was stunned. OF course 1 had
known as we all know that girls do
reach; the! place of loneliness where
they talk to strangers but to meet
the girl who felt that way startled me.
Wasn't it Carlyle who said "A
great city is great loneliness?'" she
asked me- Then without waiting for
my reply, well, it is true. No one
who has never experienced loneliness
can understand what it means. Ihave
been here over a year and 1 do not
know the people in the house where
live nor the girls in the office, be-
cause they are not friendly to stran-
gers. :.-.
81 wonder why the people in big
city are not friendly" she continued.
els it because they are too busy or
too conventional? 1 often look at a
girl and wish she was my friend, but
| daren't speak to her because know
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-24
WORTH TOWNSHIP BUSTED

The Township of Worth is broke
and States Atty Hoyne is willing to
make investigation of the causes
thereof if complaint is made to him.
Officials of the township have not
only spent $4,000 contributed by
taxpayers, but have rolled up debt
of over $13, 200.
1t is said Worth is controlled by a
gang of about a dozen politicians. /
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-24

can talk to her for an hour or two
Don't you think that would be hap
py thing to dog"
felt ashamed. From the past of
my own there, sprang to my mind
hours when had rebelled at the lone
illness and had asked myself the same
question, and from the present l rea-
lied that selishly went my way, not
thinking of the fact that the girl who
sat next to me in the picture show
or in the street car or in a waiting
room or who elbowed me in the crowd
might want someone to speak to her.
And thought what a fine thing it
would be if each of us would seek
out some girl who is lonely, and open
our hearts and our homes to her, in
stead of waiting for some one else to
start a social center.
How many girls we might save
from the hour when they are willing
to speak to even a beast of prey that
they may hear the sound of friend
ly voice?
1t can be done, for l know of one
woman who does it and she said to
me: q want all the lonely girls can
find to come to my home. If they are
good girls they will like to have a
home to visit and if they are no long
er. good they need the sanctity of
home to make them forget their dark
hours.
And a man L know always invites
the strange girls who come to work
in his Office out to his home where
his wife makes them welcome and
has them come frequently.
Wouldn't it be splendid if we would
each find one lonely girl and give to
her our friendship?
-O-O-
WORTH TOWNSHIP BUSTED
The Township of Worth is broke
and States Atty Hoyne is willing to
make investigation of the causes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

had granted its approval.
District Attorney Alexander has
requested me to learn additional facts
about those 31s contracts SO awarded
and so approved" said Mr.. Osborne1
He wanted to find out IL the perfume
ton approval by BenzeI, Peck and
Reel was not merely ftechnicality.'
Joseph C. Curran, an investigation
now In the employ of the highway
department, who assisted John Al
Hennessy In his highway graft in
quiries, testified concerning the road
he had taken 81 samples OF the ma
teIial used In various sections. Not
one conformed with the specifications
Crushed stone which would pass
through 212-inch screen was speci- 4
fed. but all were much larger, one
being nearly eight inches long. The
contract called for imported stone1
but tie witness said Mr.. Baird haoI
used the stone. from his own quarry
less than q mile from the road.
The samples, which were some CT thosq
taken by Mr. osborne's assistant and rep1
resentatlves OF the attorney generai
office, aroused Mr.. osborne's ire.
I'm going to get the grand Jury q
Montgomery county TO do something
about this" he declared emphaucallS|
ounless the people over there have too
much influence. !
Mr.. Osborne promised to inquire faF1
Their into the reason why Charles RI
Murphy. Jr, nephew of the leader q
Tammany Hall and bonding agent sent
a telegram to Daniel l.. Mott, highway
contractor or Utica. offering to executed
a contract which had been awarded II
Mott Aug 25 1918. In this connection y
was brought out that 60 contracts. on7
of which was Motifs. were held up IN
the office of the state comptroller pend1
ing an investigation by experts of thd
department of efficiency and economy
Mott also brought In the name OF VIII
liam J. Corners of Euffalo, formerc hair1
man of the Democratic state committee,
Corners had invited him to attend
meeting of contractors in New York IN
1908. the witness said. and told him tho
Democrats, if elected. planned to MAKE
road work more liberal and easier fo1
the contractors"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
LAST STEP III The
PROSECUTION OF
MADRAY SWINDLE.


Council Bluffs. Ia, Jan. 2S.-The
last step in the prosecution of the no
terlous "Mabray swindle syndicate
Waose operations afew years ago cost
rs victims a million dollars, was
aiken in the United States court here
.aday when Judge Smith Mcpherson
lored the unheard cases stricken
IN the docket
+ il the 81 persons against whom in
ments were returned, 81 were con-
.cted and sentenced, four discharged
our became state witnesses, seven
led before being brought to trial. the
IDENTIFY of six was not fully estab-
,ished and in one case the jury dis
greed. OF the eight who were not
tried one was never found and the evil
fence against the others was not con-
'dered conclusive, partly because OF
80 death of witnesses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

Bangor, Me, Jan. 2s.-Intense In
terest and general discussion on the
matters presented by speakers mark
! ed the session Wednesday of the
Maine potato growers in City hall
There were about 200 present and ev-
cry man in the hall was thoroughly
| interested in the proceedings. Scores
of questions were asked by the hear
ers and much valuable information
was obtained
o. B. Abbott of Springfield, who
was to have spoken Tuesday evening,
gave his address Wednesday morning
instead on Community Cooperation.
Selling Potatoes and Buying Supplies"
Questions in regard to this were an
swered by Mr.. Abbott, in a satisfae-
tory manner.
Mr.. Embree gave a valuable talk on
Farmers Association for growing and
marketing potatoes. He is an author
ity on this subject, having Travelled
all over the State in the interests OF
the movement during the past two
years. r --rE
MT. ApDOtLS SQpTeSos
Mr.. Abbott spoke in part as follows:
This meeting is something out or
the ordinary. A State wide meeting
of farmers was unheard of in our
fathers day, but we are living in an
age of progress. The farmer is pro-
crossing along with everything else
progressing in all ways but one, ana
tha+ m him the most vital of all, the
marketing of his farm produce.
We select our seed and prepare our
seed bed with the greatest of care, use
all the modern methods in planting
and caring for our crops, protect them
against blight diseases and insect
pests. using all of the modern appli-
ances. We buy expensive machinery
to harvest them with, and build ex-
nansive storehouses for their storage.
This brings us to the business end OF
orr farm proposition, and what do we
de2
We throw up our hands and the middle
man steps in and puts them on the mar
kets giving us what he sees fit to. we
sfrnn1v have nothing to say in regard to
the price we shall receive, but give TO
someone else the privilege of reaping
the rewards of our labor We go down
to some shipping point with load OF
prbduce and exchange with the dealer FOR
some of bis money, giving him SO worth
of produce FOR $40 OF his money. We then
eo M TO the store and exchange this
money for goods. giving the storekeeper
cut $50 for BIS worth Of his goods All
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
Intense Interest at Session in
Bangor of Me. Potato Growers.

I this 4. legitimate and good business pol
| lev az far as the dealer is concerned, and
YOU or L would do the same If we were
! given the chance but it makes me think
OF a horse trade made once when was
| a good deal younger than ! am now.
swapped horses with fellow and gave
him $40 to boot In about week 1
swapped back again for the same horse
and gave $40 to boot He tried to snow
me that made good trade each time'
but haven't figured out yet how i made
anything. Now that is just what the
farmers have always been doing, paying
boot both ways.
Now, gentlemen of Aroostook county,
with your 100000 bushels of potatoes
do you realize what it would mean 10
YOU II you worked comparatively in mar
keting your produce? On the basis OF
what we have done 1t would mean saw
ing of 81, 10000 annually on your potato
crop alone, and as 1 am led to believe
that as great or greater saving can be
made in buying as in selling. l VIII not
attempt to put in figures what this saving
would be should you go to the base to
buy your supplies Taking the State at
large the saving that could be made In
cooperative selling of produce and the
buying of fertilizers and farm machinery
is more than can conceive. If We could
consummate this saving in a few years
we might enjoy some of the luxuries or
lige that are now beyond our reach
believe that the cost of living can
be lowered in the cities by community
cooperation In buying. If they will
arrange to receive our produce, and
distribute it at the actual cost OF
handling and transportation, then they
too have come to the farmer as the
base of supplies to do their buying.
When this can be accomplished, II
will do much to help solve that great
problem of how to reduce the high
cost of living.
The agricultural department has OPP
ened the door and shown the way to
the better methods of marketing farm
produce, and all honor is due our
commissioner, and our former COM
missioner, Hon. J. P. Buckley, from
the farmers of Maine, for the work
they have done and are still doing
along these lines. And to Mr.. En-
bree, the Moses" of the farmer, who
is leading US out of Egypt, up to the
promised land, the land of our inner
itance, to our Canaan.
Cooperative marketing of potatoes
for Aroostook farmers was urged by
C. E. Embree, manager of the Maine
Farmers Union. which has been or
ganized for that purpose.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

per plant there were the bound files
of the old Wing & Courier going back
as far as 1910. Money could not have
replaced these books, and at one time
it was believed that they would be
completely destroyed, but it is under
stood that the damage to them was
small.
1t will be some time before the Daily
News has it's equipment ready to re-
sumo operations and the Commercials
presses will serve double time for both
the morning and the evening papers.
There was some talk on the street
during the fire of the News entering
a new location. but nothing definite
could be learned in regard to l..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
One Bitter Memory
OF Childhood Gone
CASTOR OIL IS TAsTELEss NOW.
KeiIeeg's Tastsless Castor Oil 10 Pure,
Yet Without Taste or Smell.

Now that castor oil is tasteless, q
perfect laxative has arrived.
Kellogg's Tasteiess Castor Oil. new
product Of the Kellogg oil mills, is SC
absolutely without taste or smell that
even the children do not object to 1t.
Good bye, drugs and pills.
Castor Oil has come into its own
again. Doctors have always recon-
mended 1t.
The Kellogg way of making 1t doe:
not take single bit Of good out OF
castor oil; rather it purifies the oil
and makes it more effective.
Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil does
even better work than the old fash
Toned kind. Sold at all drug stores In
25c. and soc. bottles, not in bulk. Ask
for it by name or you may be given
the old kind, mixed or favored.
The signature. Kellogg's. is on ever,
bottle, in green castor leaf trade
mark.
Made only by Spencer Kellogg 6
Sons. Inc, Buffalo. N. Y, refiners Of
vegetable oils.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
PLUCKY PITCHING.

In the greatest finish that ever
marked a minor league race New or
leans and Nashville, South league
contenders, had come to the wire
neck and neck. On Sept. 10, 1908. they
met in the final and decisive game OF
the year upon exactly even terms. Inc
entire fighting of the past tive montns
had conferred in that lone contest, nV1
months packed into two hours OF play
with the result to tell the story of the
years success or failure. Manager
Frank of New Orleans, unwilling 70
run any needless risk, selected tne
veteran Theodore Breitenstein of ST
Louis and Cincinnati fame to battle
for his people in the box. Manager
Bernhard of Nashville, passing by his
veterans, selected young Vedder Sit
ton, an -collegian. to face the slo'1
900 wonder. of another day.
For six innings so perfect was the
defensive play of both mines thai
neither team was able to, score. IN
the seventh inning Nashville scored
one run. and in the play involved
young Sitton slid headforemost into
the plate and fell over unconscious
from the blow received just above the
eyes. With the situation as ughtlY
drawn as it was, disaster looked tq
he imminent. Bernhard immediately
rushed his entire remaining staff bach
of the clubhouse to be ready for ting
call. while two physicians WORKED
above the unconscious Sitton. h9
came to life again just as the Nash
Vile team was taking the field 1o1
the eighth inning with another In MS
place.
Staggering to his feet, Sitton insist
ed upon finishing the contest, ana
Bernhard, against his Better Judg
ment. gave way The heavy batting
end of the New Orleans team was up1
in order. With bandaged head, his
face still white and drawn from the
shock, in no condition to stand, sun
less to lead a desperate charge, Sit
ton electrified the crowd by striking
out two of the first three men that
faced him. In the ninth he added two
more victims to the list in bringing
home the victory by the score of l ia
o., winning the pennant by tho margf11
of one point And then collapsed. ~
was over two weeks before he recovi
cred sufficiently to be up and about
and yet New Orleans batsmen relate
that in those lasr two innings he had
shown more stuff by wide martini
than at any other stage of the battfeI
American Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
Drugs Excite Your
Kidneys, Use Salts
If your Back hurts or Bladder bothers,
drink lots of water.

80 W YNeS's,
When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with
lot of drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you keep
your bowels clean. by flushing them
with a mild harmless salts which re-
moves the body's urinous waste and
stimulates them TO their normal ac-
tivity. The function Of the kidneys is
to filter the blood. In "a hours they
strain from it 500 grains of acid and
waste. SO we can readily understand
the vital importance of keeping the
kidneys active. ..-5..s.4 r.
Drink lots of water-you can't drink
too much; also get from any phar-
macist about four ounces of lad
Salts. take tablespoonful in a glass
Of water before breakfast each morn
ing for few days and your kidneys
will act fine. This, famous salts is
made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia, and
has been used for generations to clean
and stimulate ~elogged Kidneys also to
neutralize the acids in urine so 1t nc
longer is a source Of irritation, thus
ending bladder weakness. -
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
jure: makes delightful effervescen'
iithia- water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keer
their kidneys clean and active. TT,
this, also keep up the water drinking
and no doubt you will wonder wha
became of your kidney trouble ant
tackaehe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
ELECT OFFICERS
Of MAINE PRESS
ASSN. FOR 1914,

Portland, Me-, Jan. 2S.-The Maine
Press Association held its 51st an
nual meeting here today. Officers
were elected as follows:
President, w. o. Fuller, Rockland;
vice presidents, Edward M. Blanding,
Bangor; Frank B. Nichols, Bath;
Caro- L. Guimond, Pittsfield; execu-
tive committee, w. o. Fuller, Rock
land; Charles e. Williams, Portland;
Roland T. Patten, Skowhegans Wal
er E. Rogers, Sanford; secretary,
Joseph Wood, Portland; treasurer.
William H. Dow, Portland; poet, Geo.
s. Rowell, Portland; essayist, Roland
t. Patten.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

TO protect It spreading alf over her face. 1t
certainly disiigured her terribly and she
could. not rest at night. Her clothing was
very Irritating to the body and when it was
removed her body was raw. We had her
treated for about two months whenit spread
all over her body, face and head and seemed
to grow worse all the time.
AZ took good warm water and Cuticura
Soap and latheredi it all over her and allowed
st to dry on and then when it was thoroughly
dry / applied the Cuticura Ointment. In
about a week. could see big change and
In three weeks you mover would have known
she ever had eczema sad she never has been
troubled since" (Sis lod) Mrs. George Coe,
Nov. 90, 1912. ~ .
A single cake.of Cutic1ra Soap t25c.} and
laox Of gutiestra Ointment (5ac.l are often
SUFFICIENT when al else has failed, Sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
mailed free. with 32-p. Ska Book. Address
,s5a.sf4sra +e,rs fel'ga 1srags T = BostoA t.5
y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
Wilson Pardons
Soldier with Pay

washington, Jan. 28.-"Pardoned with
pay" With those words written in PEN
ell on a memorandum President Wilson
today gave freedom to Private Clarence
L. George of the signal corps, who has
served four months of a years sentence
at Fort Leavenworth. Kas., for writing
letters about his superiors to Secretary
Tumultys The letters George wrote new
er reached the secretary but went back
to his commanding officers, who court
martialied him for breach of discipline.
Secretary Tumulty appealed to the
President to pardon the man on the
ground that the failure of the letters to
reach him was in way responsible for
his Imprisonment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
Won WEDEL'S RESIGNATION
BRINGS SLIGHT SURPRISE.

Berlin, Jan. 2S.-The resignation today
of Gov General Count Charles Ven We
del and the Aisace-Lorraine ministry ex-
cites no surprise in Berlin as 1t is known
that the governor General at his audi
ence of Emperor William last week en-
phasized his strong disapproval Of the
manner In which the military authorities
had handled the Zabern situation and at
the same time rendered his resignation
to His Majesty. Count Won Wedefs re-
tirement, however, raises difficult prob
lem for solution by the imperial govern
ment,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
Arrange Program
For Rural Credits,

Washington, Jan. 2s.-Early next
week Rep. Buckley and Majority
Leader Underwood will confer with
President wilson and make an effort
to arrange a program for the handling
of the rural credit legislation in the
House. The congressional leaders have
not yet decided when the matter Is
to be taken up. but they will endeav-
or to so arrange that the rural cred
its legislation, which will not inter-
fere with the remainder Of the Pres
ident's program of legislation.
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.DAIRAL DEWEY AFTER 80.
3. &. FOUR j, s. BATTLEShIPS,

Washington, Jan. 2S-Four battle
ships instead of the two recommend
ed by Secretary Daniels. were urged
upon the House naval committee to-
day by Rear Admiral c. E. Vreeland
of the navy general board, speaking
for Admiral Dewey, who was Ill and
unable to appear. The general board
wants four new hattieships and six
teen destroyers, while Secretary Dan
iels proposes two battleships, eight
destroyers and three submarines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
To Ward OFF Deafness.

The Journal of American Medical Association
prints an item, that French doctor, Fernet. has
recommended contraction of the facial muscles
and actual wassins of the ears to exercise the
Eustachian tubes and thus wardlns off deafness.
These interested in the question of fexibility OF
the ear bones to prevent deafness should write
E. Stolz, Room 436l, Is w. saith st, New York City,
n,noo.i1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

and to Gov. Sulzer and all they re-.
ceived was petite letters"
The contract for the road was one
of the 31s approved by the Bensel-
Peck Reel Highway Commission after
First Deputy Foley had awarded 1t.
It was brought out that the work had
been completed before the commission
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
Shipping News.

Portland, Me-. Jan. 2S.--sailed: Steamer
Loufsburg (Br.). Louisburg, G. B. ~
Boston, Jan. 2s.-Arrived: Schooners
Harwood Palmer, Newport News; Theo-
lin, Fernandina.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

broken out In small water
blisters and l was told she
had the eczema the worst
way. The eruption FIRST
looked like little water
blisters, then it turned SO
it looked like a piece Of
raw meat. 1t itched SO
badly that we had to
muaIe the baby's hands
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Announcement of Action.

Strassburg. Alsace-Lorraine, Jan. 2S.-
Baron Zorn Won Bulach. secretary OF
state, announced in the Diet today that
the entire civil government Of Aisace-
Lorraine had resigned as a result Of the
difficulty which recently arose between
the civil and military authorities at Ia
bern.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

Laughing is believed to be peculiar
to man, but the same is not true OF
weeping, which is a manifestation OF
emotion that is met In several animals.
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ECZEMA U|SF IGUREO
BABY TERRIBLY
Body All Broken Out in Water Bis
tiers. ltched So Had to Muhle
d Hands. Used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Never Troubled Since.

Ridgeaeld Conn. - My baby was cross
and restless and fretted night and day. One
morning / discovered that her body was al
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
] SneeZinq2 ID ID

There's no need of it. Sniff a little
kondon's. the original and genuine
Catarrhal Jelly. up the nostrlls. Its
soothing. healing properties quickly re-
heve you. Best thing for hay fever colds.
catarrh, sore throat catarrhal headache.
nose bleed, deafness, etc. Relieves the
condition which causes snoring. Sold
only in Csc and SOC sanitary tabes by
druggists or direct. Sample free. Write
KnnAr.xa
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CONTRACT WAS BUT LARCENY.

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