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The Washington herald., 1914-12-20

at can't be DONE" he said. "Why,
here, You don't know what you are
talking about"
You're dcvilish lucky you can do
H." | said. "You ought to be thank
ful that you've got the money to go
off and take care of yourself"
His eye followed mine DULY around
the princes chambcr-thc ten-thou-
sand-dollar tapestry, the thrce-thOu-
sand-doIlar rug.
Say" he said finally, al don't be-
licvc you know who l am"
NO, l don't" | said. Except
you're evidently a millionaire"
I'm Higgins, the entertainer Tor
the Greatest Corporation
didn't know then; | hadn't stum-
blcd yet on that modern profession.
"l'm the man that gets them drunk
tho big customers-thc big ones,
he explained. They pay for all this
the company" he said, sweeping his
hand around. He got up on his feet
and stood facing me.
so help me God, Doc, amt got a
dollar!"
We stood in silence. / watched the
palc-green horseman on the tapestry
go chasing his pale-green deer to
cover behind the black carved bed.
mo, sir" he said, at last. NO sir;
it can't be done"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20

| amt been on ono real old-fashioned
drunk since I've had you. I've ducked
them all"
Its lucky for you," I said. that
you hayf. Ono Of those things would
just about finish you up"
"Wcll, Doc" he said, all right.
You needn't rub it in any more. I'll
sec 'ern; III see 'cm today-and see
what they can do for me in the next
few months. But l don't believe
there's much hope
They've got TO let you STOP |
said.
He shook his head. There's some
thing on down thcre-somcthing big;
something bigger than I've ever
seem" he said. This is the third day
that Finance Committees been to-
gether. And the Old Man (thc Man
with the Ragged Mustache, he meant)
has been down there reading the riot
act to 'cm. | never saw him there
before till met him yesterday,
stamping out with his old cane"
took dinner with him again that
night in the mems dining room.
There was little bulge in the Com
mon that day. Returning hope shone
in the Redeemed faces. A spirit of real
laughter boiled up, and the drinkers
in the hall called out heartily to Hap
py Days as he passed by. He waved
his heavy hands; the wrinkles OF old
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explained to him the pcculiarities
OF his disease-that process of drown
ing, taking from two weeks to two
months, as the lungs fill up, which
ends it.
al don't care" he said gloomily;
"Pd rather drown than starve to
death"
well" | replied
Look here" he said, Strengthening
up. "The way I'm fixed is this: | get
my expenses, with no end to them
anything. | told you right. I'm the
richest man in the world, when it
comes to spending money. | got the
Greatest Corporation behind me, amt
|: And whale of a big salary
and spend it all, every cent of it!
And, besides that, they're carrying
twenty-five thousand shares OF Com
mon for me. You sec! Everything's
down now. | haven't got cent. My
shoes on my feet are mortgaged. But
six months from now it'll be different.
Look here; will this thing kill me
right away-with you taking care of
me. | mean: Have l got a chancc?"
OF course he had a chance; the
lnlnS WASH I 50 Id dlOlS lidl IL was
absolutely certain. But it was a poor
chance.
"All right, then, I'll take it," he
said.
"In six months time | observed,
you may be under ground"
well. l got chance, amt T." he
said. "I'll take it. If | win, and
Common comes up, l can get any
thing / want. I'll take my Baby, and
go over and visit the kings and
queens" HIS spirits were coming up
again.
YOU'D better stop now," l told
him.
stop and starvc to death-and
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laughter gathered about his eyes: his
laugh doomed over that OF all of
them. But he was tired: the bloat had
grown perccptibly upon his face.
He drank two cocktails before din
ncr, in spite OF me.
ITS broke loose, all right" he said.
What"
"Not here! I'll tell you in the
room." he said-winking gayly aid
conhdcntially to a man at another ia
Bile as he said it,
Did they let you go:"
Let me go-no! They raised my
salary"
He laughed and greeted the pass
ing diners. He had a great placid re-
serve strength, and the stolidity OF a
man who had seen and taken long
chances.
We shut ourselves in the apartment
of princes.
"What's happened:" I asked.
illinois Charley has broken loose.
Hes coming East with blood in his
eve. He's going to take his mills out
OF the price agreement. You know
what that means
What"
"Thc junk heap-for all OF us. The
outsiders will all turn loose after
him." He showed me the thing-the
banks, the men, the universal catas-
trophe that was about to drag down
the sky in 4 general financial collapse
OF mankind.
"WelL, where do you come in" l
asked
81 can handle him, think. l can,
if anybody can"
you know him well!
Know him? Charley and I've been
drunk together a hundred times"
Whats your job now" / asked
hin,
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20

Illinois Charley: and back of the
other the Man with the Ragged Mus
tache.
This patient OF mine was in the
middle Oi it-openly. He was the
paid pcaccmakcr, the royal spcndcr Of
the Greatest of Corporations. There
fectly above-board. Everybody knew
and liked him. And everybody be-
lieved, though they didn't know Ger
tainlv, that he was the confidential
agent, the car-to-the-ground, of the
Man with the Ragged Mustachc-as
he was
He showed me Illinois Charley
oncc-dimly, at farther table in the
ducal dining room.
The lean DAYS ior the Greatest OF
Corporations continued. You remcm-
Der that winter. | certainly do, even
with nv little stockholding. Its stock
was dropping out of sight.
Happy Days" was always buoyant.
"Laugh-that's right laugh. darn
Won" he called to the shorts"
You'll laugh different later. She's all
right; you're all going to ride to glory
on her yet
But still the figures crcpt down and
down. and daily the tape foretold the
end of the financial world. And the
more gloom, the more work for the
professional dispenser of cheer-the
more heavy food. the more alcohol.
NV patient was sliding down fast.
you've got to quit, or l quit" !
said finally.
"Why, look here, Doctor" he ex-
nostulated. Were gaining on it.
Sure. lust because I've had one or
two of those turns lately"
at can't be done this way" said.
"I'nn not going to argue"
"Ain't been taking care OF myself?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05
Frank Melvin Esty.

Frank Melvin Esty. aged 49, died
Saturday afternoon, after brief ILL
ness from pneumonia at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank NJ.
Esty, II Elm street. He was taken sick
few days before Christmas and al
though wonderful fight was made for
life he died week from the day his
wife had been buried, who died as the
result of an operation.
Mr. Esty was the eldest son of Frank
and Viola Esty, a native of Water
Vile. He received his education in its
schools and attended the High school.
For several years he was employed at
Spaulding's bookstore, but for the last
II years had been a cotton grader and
inspector at the Lockwood mills. AS
a member of the local branches of the
Modern Woodmen of America and the
Fraternal Order of Beavers, he was
prominent socially and was popular.
A daughter UniS Viola, aged four, a
son Robert, aged eight, the parents.
one brother, Fred N. Esty of Water
vile, three sisters. Mrs. Mary C. Per-
ry OF Somerville. Mass, and the Misses
Maud and Marian Esty of this city,
survive. Funeral services, which will
be conducted by Rev. G. b. Nicholson
of ST. Marks, will be held at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon at the parents
homo. Interment will be at Pine Grove
cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05
WINSL0W.

The winners for the highest three con-
secutiye strings on the Taconnet alleys
for the week ending Jan. were: First
class, Arthur Bridge. 1S1-1O5-1o1, S37; Sec
ond class, Fred Foster, 95-f0o-s6. 2sS;
third class, Arthur Caribou. 104-95-77, 276.
Miss Florence Pollard has returned to
her studies at the Gorham Normal school.
A Whist party will be held Tuesday
evening at the Taconnet clubhouse.
The regular meeting of Hose l, which
was postponed, will be held Thursday
evening.
Mrs. II. L. Edwards and son of Lynn.
Mass, were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs E. w. Allen of Clinton avenue.
Miss Harriet Howard has registered as
student at the Pennington Normal
school.
Lester Patterson. who has been confin-
ed to his home for many weeks. is able to
be out.
Miss Daisy Walker, who has been
spending her vacation at Rev. David
Jacks, has returned to her studies at
the Pennington Normal school.
Miss Grace L. Clapp will return Mon
day morning to the U. of M.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05
Miss Florence S.
Carll Head OfCOlby
WOman's S Division.

Miss Florence S. CARL of South
China, a graduate of Colby in the class
of 1912, has been appointed by Presi-
dent Roberts to take charge of the wo-
mems division of the college for the
remainder of the year. The appoint
ment of a supervisor of the women S
division was made necessary because
of the resignation of Miss Flora Green
ough, who had been dean during the
fall term.
That Miss CARL should be picked
from so large a field of Colby slumnae
for such a responsible position is in
itself an indication that during her
four years in the college her work and
efforts were very commendable and of
the most ereditable calibre. She was
graduated from Hebron Academy in
the class of 1868. Besides being prom
inent in the religious activities of the
division and its dramatics, and editor
of the womens department of the Echo
in her Senior year, she carried off the
second scholarship prize in the Fresh
man class, second prize in the Sopho-
more defamation, second prize in the
Junior exhibition and received honor
able mention in German. In addition to
these scholarship honors, Miss CARL
served on various class committees and
was at one time vice president of the
Y. w. c. A. She is member of the
Sigma Kappa Sorority.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05
Punctual Pupils in
Fairfield Schools.

The following pupils were not absent
for the fall term of IA weeks of the Fair
field public schools:
Lawrence High schoDl-Average attend.
ance 103. Inez II. Scott, Alene n. Hay;
den, Ruth Osborne, Lucy Weeks, Mar
guerite Craig, Earl Harvey, Erwin La
Plant, Roland Osborne Irving Rollins
Lottie Roundy, Ralph Blackstone, Ruby
Blackwell, Mahlon Crummett. Norman
Danforth, Carl Fogg, Julia Hoyt Eleanor
knight, Nora Smith. Frieda Tarbell, Mil
dred Tozier, Norman Tozier, Stanley
Whitney, Lilly Wood.
Grade IX-Harriet Abbott, teacher. Av-
erage 81. William Ackley. Guy Coro
Lawrence Gilman, Frank Knowlton. Ma
rie Moultrup, Hazel McAuley. Emerson
Parlin, Irene Ryan, Chester Varney.
Grades VI, VII, VIII-Katherine Kid
der, teacher. Average q. George Bither
Rodolph Ware, Alton Murray, Lawrence
Putnam, Neil Brophy, Maurice Smith,
Alice Mcdonald.
Grades VI. VII-Thirza Raynes, teach
er. Average 81. Joe Butler, Edwin Brad
bury, Leo Donahue, Flora Grover. John
Lawry, Doris Tozier, Stanley Goodwin,
Allen Henderson, Frank Ladd, Sophia
Mcdonald. Lloyd McAuley, Theron Par
lin. Archie spinney.
Grades ", V-Gertrude Waldron,
teacher. Average 81 Herbert Anderson,
David Brown, Lester Gerald, Aletha
McCabe, Vivian Glazier. Carl Hersey,
Fred Marden, Teresa Mcdonald.
Grades ", V-Leonora Hussey,
teacher Average 40. Goldie Barton.
Henry Johnson, Thomas OBrien.
Grades il, III-Clara Osborne,
teacher. Average 21. Carl Glazier,
MadeIyn Waldron, Richard Ware,
Harry Brewer. Frances Keene, Doro-
thy Miller, Thelma Woodman.
Grades II, III-Eva Osborne, teach
er. Average 81. Thelma Blakney, Mar
garet Dorian, Elizabeth Fletcher,
Vera Gifforl, Mary Patterson, Clayton
Smell, Eugene Goodwin, Edith Knowl-
ton, Caroline Pratt, Alice siddall.
Grade I-Lottie Burrill, teacher Av-
erage 16
Grade I-Sadie Williams, teacher.
Average So. Camilla Longley, Jennie
O'Blemis, Leo Lessor, Willie Cocker.
Shawmut Grammar-Mary Brown,
teacher. Average 13. Marjorie Flint,
Charles Clough, Alice Clukey, Dennie
Guimond.
Shawmut Primary-Catherine King,
teacher Average "a Carlyle Ames.
Leo Obey, Joseph Trembley, Lillian
Whitney.
Center Grammar-Harper Mitchell
teacher. Average q. Estelle Holt. Sa-
die Strickland, Sara Shirley, Anna
Wood.
Center Primary-Gretchen Pierce,
teacher. Average "a. Mary Robert
son, Ralph Holt, Roland Julia.
Webster school-Geneva Bracket
teacher. Average 7. Grace Moore.
North Fairfield-Laura Locke, teach
err Average 10. Maud Chapman. Ar
thur Covell, Albert Murray, Frank
Murray.
Covell-Nora Goodwin, teacher. Av-
erage IA. Margaret Savage. Minnie
Steward, Charles Paddock. Maryland
Bickford.
Larone-Eleanor Davis, teacher. Av-
erage IA. Clarence Emmons. Herbert
Stiles, Roscoe Farley. Elmer Farley.
Martin Stream-Esther Drew, teach
er. Average 6. Melvin Campbell.
Bates-Ada Sturtevant, teacher. Av
erage 13. Everett Otis.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05
Anti=USelesS GiverS
To Be Organized.

In order that Waterville may have a
permanent society for the prevention
of useless giving, to be know as a
Board of Associated Charities, a meet
ing, the sequence Of one held Friday
evening at which tentative plans were
outlined for the establishment of sucn
an organization, will be held Monday
evening in the rooms of the Water
VILE Woman's Association. A commit
tee OF DR.. II. E. Wolfe of Colby, Rev. G.
B. Nicholson and Mrs. H. t, Hanson,
appointed Friday to prepare and pre-
sent plan for the carrying on Of such
work, will make it's report.
The new step ought to be an import
ant one in placing charitable work on
a more scientific and effective basis
here in Waterville, where. though one
would scarcely credit the statement, a
great deal of charity is done, and a
great deal that is worthy still remains
undone. Anyone who is interested In
such work or who could offer helpful
suggestions is cordially invited to at
tend this evenings meeting, which
will come to order at o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05
OAKLAND,
John SeWard'S Skull Frac-
tured by Fall Of Log.
Modern Woodmen Of America
Hold Annual Election OfOtficerS.
Second Round In K. Pm. W. Tour.
nament Held In K. Of P. Hall.

John Seward of Pittsfield, mill
wright at the Broom Handle factory
was seriously and perhaps fatally in
jured Saturday afternoon by log
falling about 20 feet from the runway
from the little pond to the saws and
striking him on the top and near the
back Of the head, causing fracture
of the skull. Mr.. Seward was taken tc
the Libby hospital in Waterville, where
the skull was trephaned. He rallied
fro rnthe operation and it is hoped the
wound will not result fatally.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E. church
held their annual meeting and the fol-
lciwng officers were elected: Pres, Mrs
s. A. Johnston; Vice Pres, Mrs. Alon-
20 Page; Sec, Miss Maggie Johnson;
Treas, Mrs. A. w. Walton.
Sunday school night will be observ-
ed Monday evening at the M. E
church. Guest night will be Tuesday
and Wednesday evening the annual
supper will be held.
A. Union service Of the Baptist and
Methodist churches was held Sunday
evening at the Methodist church, the
ItGN. ". FTeSSSJ ms tiiS SCI
mon. An orchestra, led by Charles
Moulton, gave several selections.
w. T. Carter and family have gogne
to Norwood, Mass, to pass the winter
with their sons.
Henry Smell has completed his duties
with the Schmick Handle and Lumber
Co. ut Bald mountain and will soor
take a position with the Hollingswortf
G. Whitney Co. at Moore's Siding.
All of the schools in Oakland will
open Monday, after three-weeks va
cation.
The second round in the card tour
nament between the Modern Woodmen
and the Knights of Pythias was play
ed Friday at the X. of p. hall. The
detailed score was as follows: In
pitch, Henry Hutchinson and Herbert
Kelley for the Woodmen defeated Roy
Ditson and A. H. Lord, K. Ps, 100 to
SO; Joseph Jordan and Alden Moore,
X. Ps, won from N. Robinson and r.
5. Barrett, NJ. w, in SO, 80 to 20; in
Bid Whist, l. Talberth and A. H. Jew
ell for the Woodmen defeated c. B.
Hutchins and J. e. Morrissette, X.
P's., 80 to 81; Geo. Boynton, X. p,
defeated ]. A. Hallett. M. W.. in crib
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05
Mrs. NellieM. Novel;, DespOndent,
Ends Life Sunday by Drowning.

trail was followed to the main roao
where it was lost, Between the store
house and foundry of the Waterville
IRON Works the same footsteps were
discovered. They still pointed toward
the river.
Joseph Novel;, who alone had been
making the search, followed them to
the river bank, where the rubbers
painstakingly placed together were
found. He compared them with the
prints in the snow and found an ex-
act fit. Returning to the house with
them the girls identified them as be-
longing TO the mother.
The city marshal was notified and
in a short time George Jellison, Joseph
Delisle and Marshal Baxter and Off
Ger Maheu had launched boat in the
channel of the river and searched un-
der the ice on the west shore. About
200 feet from where the rubbers had
been found the body was discovered
under a cake of ice. perhaps seven
feet square. The water was so shall
low that the body had become tightly
wedged between the ice and the shore,
Where Mrs. Novel; walked into the
river the depth was not more than
two feet and she must have waded
some distance out into the icy waters
before getting beyond her depth. The
swift current carried the body both
down stream and shoreward.
Although she had been i'll for over
year and lately seemed to be more
so, Mrs. NOVEL; did not give the slight
est intimation that she contemplated
suicide.
Coroner Frank Redington was call
ed and took the remains from the boat
to his undertaking rooms. They will
be taken Monday morning to the No
we'll home on Front street. Besides
the husband, Charles NOVEL;. who is
still confined to his bed, three daugh-
ters, the Misses Mamie and Lottie No
we'll, and Mrs. Helen Blair, survive,
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been made.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05

Arising from beside her husband in
bed, fully dressing herself and walk
ing to the edge of the ice, where she
removed her rubbers and placed them
side by side. Mrs. Nellie Novel; of 81
Front street took her own life early
Sunday morning by walking off of the
ice into the Kennebec river, within a
short distance from her home. Brood
ing over an illness, which she believed
to be a cancer of the stomach, is
thought to be the reason for her act.
She was not missed from the house
until o'clock, when the family arose.
A search instituted by her husbands
brother, Joseph NOVEL; of 81 Pleasant
street, resulted in the body being re-
covered shortly before noon, grounded
beneath a large cake of ice, about 200
bers were found.
The husband, Charles NOVEL;, had
been ill during the night and during
one of his wakeful fits. about $50 A.
NJ, missed his wife from the bed. He
heard a noise in the kitchen below
and believing she was fixing the fire,
again fell asleep without giving the
matter further thought. The two
daughters, Mamie and Lottie NOVEL;,
who live with their parents, arose
about o'clock. They missed the
mother and calling the father told him
of her absence. He was unable to
leave his bed. but word was sent to
his brother, Joseph, Pleasant street,
who took up the task of locating the
missing mother and wife.
A thorough search of the house fail
ed to reveal any clue to her where
abouts. No note. nothing. save a sum
of money usually kept upstairs, was
found in the partly open sideboard
drawer, would lead to the theory that
anything out of the ordinary had hap
pened.
AT the back door a woman's foot
steps were found in an untrodden patch
of snow and led to the river. The
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05
Mrs. Maria Qujrion,

Pneumonia claimed it's third victim
within as many days, in Waterville,
with the death Sunday of Mrs Marie
Qu;rion, aged SO, who died at her home,
56 Water street, after a brief illness.
She was the wife of Francis Quirion
and as an active parishioner of the
church of the Notre Dame had a wide
circle of friends. She was a native of
Canada, where she taught school pre-
vious to making her home in Water
vile.
-Four sons, Frank of Wateryille. Jo-
seph of Waterville and Fred and Vitalt
Of Waterville. and four daughters, Mrs.
Andrew Cote, Mrs. Edward Lessard,
Mrs. Joseph Audet and Mrs. Archie
Vashon, together with the husband,
survive. The funeral Mass will be cell
ebrated at A. M. Wednesday at the
church of the Notre Dame. The re-
mains will be placed in the tomb to
await burial in Pine Grove cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05
Schools Will Re-open Today.

Waterville public schools, including
the High school, will reopen their
doors Monday morning to welcome for
the new year and a winter term of
worthy effort, the school children and
students. Practically the entire corps
of teachers has been retained for the
coming term but owing to illness, Miss
Eva Coolbroth, principal of the Wes-
tern avenue school, and Miss Ruth
Allen of the Myrtle street school will
not be able to resume their duties on
the opening day. Miss Coolbroth will
probably be absent about a month and
Miss Allen about a week
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05
consresationals, 20; eaptists, 6.

The Baptist Second carried off a vic
tory from the Congregational Second
by the score of 20 to 6, in one of the
preliminary games of the Junior de-
partment of the Sunday School Athlet-
ic League basketball games played
Saturday morning in the High school
gym. Day and Kendall played all
around their men and were easily the
stars OF the game. Lanigan was the
only Congregational player, who was
able to score a point and his four
goals from fouls and one from the floor
We're the only points made by his team.
The summary:
Congregational-Ayer C, Lanigan If
Pollock, Terry, IF, Haskell lg, Merrill
rg.
Baptist-Sanderson C, Kendall If
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05
Mrs. Julia Wood AppIeby.

The community was saddened Sunday
by the death of Mrs. Julia Wood Fol.
SOM Appleby, wife of Lamont II. Apple
by, which occurred at her home on High
land avenue at $50 o'clock Sunday morn
ing after an illness Of six weeks, dur
ing which time she was not considered
dangerously i'll until Friday, when she
suffered an ill turn. She was held In
high esteem. She was a member of the
Free Baptist church, of the New Era
Auxiliary and of Rev. H. M. Ford's SUM-
day school class She was also promi-
nent member of the w. c. T. u. Besides
the husband, her father. Eben c. Folsom
of Dexter, who has been here few days
and sister, Mrs. Nettie Turner of Isle
au Haut, who arrived here Sunday, sur
vive. Funeral arrangements will be an.
nounced later.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-05
Funeral of Charles Mereier.

Z Liberia services were conducted by
Tather Martin Sunday afternoon in the
Notre Dame church, over the remains
of Charles Mercier. who died Thursday
at his home, Water street. A large
number of friends and relatives at
tended and followed the remains to
pine Grove cemetery, where the cas-
Ret was placed in the tomb until roads
are broken In the cemetery.