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Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-12-23

Mrs, Ralph B. Goodwin of Bangor is
visiting her brother, F r. Mudgett.
called here by his illness.
sebasticook Grange No. 90, al the
last regular meeting elected the follow
ing officers; Master, Wentworth Pease:
overseer, B. \. Reynolds; lecturer. Err
mine Davis; steward James HUFF, as
sistant steward. w. a. Twitchell; sec
retary Everett Davis; Ceres, Nerdilla
Pease; Pomona. Anna Reynolds; Flora.
Mrs. Twitchen. The installation will
take place Jan. $, and the yetiring mas
ter, T. 3. McAlliste. viii be the install
ing officer.
Miss Helen Fletcher of Waterville is
the guest OF her friend, Miss Ferne
Shaw.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-12-23
HYMAN PLEADS NOLO
IN CASE OF GAMBLING

Eath, Me. Dec. 22.-Charged with
maintaining a gambling place in Rich
,nond. Samuel Hyman pleaded nolo be-
fore Recorder Corliss in the municipal
court Tuesday afternoon. He was fined
but 81. but ;he costs brought the total
charges up to s32. which Hyman paid
Complaint was made against him by
Joseph s. Carter, a recent appointee
upon the staff of Sheriff Wilbur c. Oil
yer. This was his first case.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-12-23

! last week with DR.. ard Mrs. L. E, Rev.
, nolds Of Belgrade.
Mrs. L. H. Wyuan is in Augusta
with her daughter, Mrs. Hall c. Bow
| man.
Mrs. Bert Trask IS in New Portland
with her sister, Mrs Eugene Strick,
land.
J. Emery Nash and sister, Mrs. Lucy
A. Robinson, passed a Very p.easan,
day recently with their friends. Sir.
and Mrs. T. ". Longley at Lakashore
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Strickland Of
West New Portland are tn proud pa.
rents Of a fine baby girl. The i.,tle miss
has been named Crist:re Elizabeth
Mrs. Strickland was Miss Ethel 4
Ward. who is we'll known here and has
host of friends.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-12-23
BELFAST

The following officers were Installed
last night by the Corinthian Royal Arch
Chapter Wilmer ]. Dor1nan as grand
high priest assisted by William c. Libbey
as grand marshall:
Frank II. Bramhall. high priest: Morris
L. Slugg, king; Linwood Thompson
scribe: Ralph =. Southworth. treasurer;
Clifford J. Pattee. secretary; Warren A.
Nichols, captain of the host; Earl Braley.
principal sojourner: Allen L. Curtis.
chaplain; A. W. Miller. Ropal Arch cap
tain: Leroy Young. master of Sd vail;
Charles E. Stevens, master of the %
vail: Fred Sylvester. master of the lst
vail: Adrian D. Tuttle, sentinel.
Yesterday afternoon the primary Sum
day school of the North church enjoyed
a Christmas party in the vestries. the
older girls, Misses katherine Brown.
Elizabeth X. kittredge, Lillian Davis,
Margaret Rogers and Margaret ingalls,,
assisting Mrs. Charles N. Craig in enter
tanning Games were enjoyed and beau
tiful tree on which were bags of candy.
pop corn, animal crackers. etc, and gifts
from one another. When the tree was
loaded with gifts from the children and
will be sent on Christmas eve to fam
lily which might otherwise miss this part
Of the Christmas cheer. The little ones
enjoyed the giving Of this tree and its
arrangement fully as much as their own.
A. the Belfast Woman's Club yesterday
there was good attendance at the
thin,ble party given under the direction
Of Mrs. James S. Hartman. After So
cial hour. which was very informal, Mrs.
s. A. Parker read two selections from
Dickens christmas Carol The first.
..Fizziwig's Ball. was greatly enjoyed
and applauded. Someone asked for some
thing more and mentioned Tiny Tim."
so Mrs. Parker read THE Cratchit's
Christmas Dinner Both stories were
keenly enjoyed and in Mrs. Parkers en-
tertaining rendition Of them lost MOTH
ing of Dickers' inimitable wit and power
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-12-23

This years exports of American rice
reached the great total of 15,coo,e COZ
pounds and more. far in excess of any
previous record. The foreign demand for
American rice is increasing rapidly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-12-23
Maine Postal Changes.

star Service Characterization ~
HI 10 Fryeburg. Order of Nov 80. 1915.
(Bul. 1o9os), is rescinded.
Eggemogsin to Little Deer Isle: From
Nov. u. 1915. supply Little Deer Isle at
site authorized Sept. 4. 1915, decreasing
06 M
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-12-23

Spceal an OVcT ac- Idce as
a lne rash. There was az
eruption on her chin and
her face was very in12Ted
and rel looking. Thought
she VOID Le SCARED for
life. l thought it was &C.
zcna as it itche,l AID burned
be .ly. Sac did 70. sleep
vel aa,; il made her frJsy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-12-23

of expression. Tea. coffee. sandwiches
ices and cake were served at O'CLOCK
and the afternoon was enc Of rea. en-
joyment.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-12-23

Il tried all kinds Of crt ans ani also
different salves then finally 1 thought Of
Cuticura Soap and Ointment aad decided
to try them. After rlsllg ;hau a few Zines
I was well pleased 50 | i.sei them continu-
ally for about Two r.2c,is. Her face cleared
and now you wo,i,d never know she had
had any skin troaoe' lSigncdl Sirs. R.
G.aa,-o-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-12-23
Sample Each Free by Mail

Athou-,. Cuticu-a Soap ESQ and Cuti-
cura Ointment Soc are sold everywhere
you may try them before YOU buy them.
Free sample each with :;2-p. Skin Book on
request Address postcard "Cut.cura,
Dept. T. Cost11."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-12-23
ECZEMA on LITTLE
GIRLS FACE
Very InAamed and Red Looking,
ltched and Burned Badly. Did
Not Sleep Well. Used Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Face Cleared.

80 Windsor Ave. East Lynn. Mass
My little girls face broke olt first as q
pinple and she scratch. it causing it TO
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23

But. as 1t is, these thoughts nt across
the mind and are lost. So much atten-
tion IL paid to making light the hearts
OF the new arrivals that there is no
timn for retrospectton or sad men,
ories. Should a ship arrive on Christ
mas eve, the day before or even on
Christmas itself. Immediately there be-
Sins round OF festivities. The happy
times are not of one days duration.
but last clear until New Years day.
In the first place. tree Is usually
erected at the docks. and here the reg
ular ship visitors, with many of the
city's social workers, and the new ar.
rivals in finding their friends and dis
tributing toys and candles to the chill
dren.
II one wants to see life in its vari-
Gus phases and the real Christmas
spirit exemplified, this Is the place
to go. for here many happy holiday re-
unions take place-the greetings be-
tween husbands and wives. fathers and
children, grown-up children and their
aged parents. brothers and sisters and
sweethearts. Each case has its own
story and each holds its own interest.
There is no false modesty here, and
the knowledge that other eyes are gaz-
ing on their greetings never mars the
warmth and affection displayed in the
tight embraces. Here. too, the GUS
toms Of every country are brought into
notice. Some kiss on one cheek and
then on the other. while others prefer
the more familiar method. Some men
kiss one another as fervently as they
do the women. while others merely
clasp the hands Of their relatives.
These scenes, it is true, take place
at all times Of the year, but the coming
of Christmas seems to bring more Joy
lrsto the meetings. There is double
reason for rejoicing. as the families
ere not only reunited. but are spending
the holidays together once more.
In some cases the rejoicing is triple
fold, for many of the Christmas lasses
come here at special pleadings and be-
fore the Yuletide sun has set will have
become brides.
This year there will not be as many
Christmas brides. for the girls living
IN the war-ridden countries will be
needed at home to till the soil while
their fathers and brothers are of to
the front Besides, the ships Of the
american lines are the only vessels
reaching this port. This means that
there will be q marked falling of in
every type Of foreigner, except those
who are able to reach the English
ports.
The cases Of those who do come
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23
A WORLDWIDE WAR.

A WORLDWIDE WAR.
"A world without liquor nation by
193O"-this, said Daniel A. Polling, in
an address delivered at the Panama
Pacific exposition, this is the goal Of
the National Temperance council. The
membership of this organization, OF
which he is president, is made up OF
leaders from 81 national religious and
reform societies and it's activities are
to be international in scope. The first
great word of it's declaration of princi.
pies is unite, the second educate, and
the third exterminate. "The temper
ance fanatics today" affirmed Mr. Pol
ing, "are not preachers and women.
but railroad presidents, owners of steel
mills, scientists, popular novelists and
war lords. Medical authorities are lay
ing charges against the door of John
Barleycorn that the most rabid tenn
perance orator of five years ago never
dreamed of making.
"Chief Actuary Hunter Of the New
York Life Insurance company has
claimed prosperity in human life for
Russia as the result Of the prohibi.
ton of vodka that takes away the
breath of a third party Prohibitionist.
Sam Blythe is writing temperance
articles for the Saturday Evening Post
that discount the Union Signal.
civilian Jennings Bryan, delivering
a temperance address in Cooper Union,
New York, has used language that vies
with the choicest epithets John B.
Cough ever employed.
1.-The Carnegie Steel works is strict
er in it's total abstinence requirements
for it's employees than is the average
church for it's members.
"And just now Emperor William and
Czar Nicholas have, in the trenches Of
Flanders and on the plains of Poland,
Galicia and Russia, the greatest tenn
perance societies in the history of the
race.
There is a white ribbon around the
world"
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23
STATECAPlTOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
RESOURCES OF STATE BANKS.
Colorado Bank Commissioners Report
Shows Big Increase.

Denver.-Colorado state and private
banks and trust companies, which
come under the jurisdiction of the
state bank commissioner, show an in
crease of $3,15G,792. in resources
from Sept. 2 to Nov. 10, according to
the report of Bank Commissioner e.
e. Drach. Compared with Oct. 81,
1914, the last call for reports from
state institutions at the close Of busi-
ness Nov. 10 showed an increase in
resources of $5,096,010.
The increased resources are regard
ed in large measure as indicative OF
a general upward trend of business
throughout the state.
On Nov. 10 total resources of the
institutions reporting to the state
bank commissioner we're $60,984,-
489.46. National banks are not in
cluded.
There were 159 state banks, with
aggregate resources of $25,509,05 .S4
at the date of the last reports called
for by Commissioner Drach The re-
sources of the thirty-two private
banks were $2,688.3S1.O6, and of the
nineteen trust companies, $32,787,-
056.56 The average reserve held by
the institutions was 81 per cent. a 1
per cent increase over the average for
Sept. 2, or per cent more than the
reserve required by law.
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23
PRE- sEYzS ~ LrZ7HG7aANT
GZNRz2EW' w.

from the war-stricken countries are
even more pathetic than usual. They
have perhaps lost their homes in the
ravages Of the war and invested their
last savings in purchasing their pas
sages. or they have lost relatives near
and dear in the conflict and have come
here to forget their loss and sufferings.
It is here that the biggest celebra-
tion is held. and here that the sym
pathy extended by the charitable work.
ers is manifested. The others have
been reunited to their friends and are
assured of happy holidays. but these
poor folk are forced to spend the sea-
son isolated in the detention house.
Without the cheer. their lives would
indeed be miserable on this day of all
days. for they are not permitted to
leave the building, the windows OF
which are barred and wherein their
only companions are their fellow immi-
grants, many of whom speak different
tongues.
But the gloom is dispelled, and in
stead happiness reigns supreme
throughout the festival time. There
are two big days-Christmas itself.
when a chicken dinner Is served and
fruit and candles distributed to the for
eigners: then, on the following after
noon, a real Yuletide party is held, in
which representatives of almost every
nationality under the sun usually take
part. Last year 300 men. women and
children from scores of countries were
the guests of honor. This year the
numbers will not be nearly as large,
and it Is a question II there will be
more than a score or two of immi-
grants.
All of which means that the festiv-
tiles and jollihcation will be on larg
er scale, for with fewer mouths to feed
stands to reason that those in charge
can be more liberal. The entertain
ment usually starts early in the after
noon. The gong Is sounded. and the
immigrants. escorted by the matrons
and attendants. are brought to the din
ing room. where they take their reg
ular places at the tables.
When they are all assembled the fun
begins. Notwithstanding the difficulty
of entertaining those OF various nation
alities, the performance Is always
success. for the headliner is a sleight-
of-hand artist. This Is one thing that
interests all at the one time. for
speech is unnecessary. All kinds of
things disappear. to the amazement
and amusement of the onlookers
Newspapers and rags are transformed
into toys and candies for the children,
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23
THE PROOF.

THE PROOF.
A gentleman was riding on the
street car the other day, when he saw
on the advertising spaces, printed in
large, clear letters, these words:
Pure Rye Whisky-Tones Up the
Body, Brightens the Intellect, Invig.
crates the Soul" After reading 1t his
eyes dropped involuntarily to the seat
beneath the advertisement, and there
was a drunken man. His eyes were
bleared. his face blo.ted, with red
lines of dissipation in 1t, and his body
slouched down in a sort of collapsed
way common to men under the infiu
ence of liquor. The drunken man was
an illustration of the advertisement,
and proved the falsehood OF it. Wine
Is a r1ocker."
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23
Civil Service Case Heads Docket.

The civil service and Huerfano
county election cases have been
placed at the head of the docket and
will be heard by the State Supreme
Court at the opening of the January
term. Hearing on the election cases
will take place on Jan. and on the
civil cases Jan. 4. The validity of
the safety clause attached to acts by
the Legislature to prevent their be-
ing subject to the referendum and
vote by the people Is involved in the
civil service case. A petition to re-
fer the amended civil service law
passed by the Legislature last winter
was signed, but refused for filing by
Secretary of State Ramer. The Sec
retary's position was upheld in the
Denver District Court. The Huerfano
county election cases involve tho
election of Sheriff Jeff Farr and 9th
er Republican county officials de-
clared elected in that county Nov. 3,
1914.
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23

empty cups are filed with coffee In
the twinkling OF an eye and ice cream
| appears on an empty saucer just ~
quickly-that is, after a cloth has been
placed over the saucer and the mystic
words pronounced. TO the foreigner
the magician Is novelty; they never
tire Of his tricks and stunts and erees
the close of his performance WITH
much applause. The encore brings tns
best part OF the program. for that mas
been carefully saved until the last 4
clotn is stuffed into high hat, ano
when it is withdrawn. flags Of every
nation appear.
Clowns and pantomime artists per
form stunts for tho children, and these
are received with much delight Inen
Italian and Polish singers, as we'll ~
those Of other nationalities, render na'
tional airs and anthems. The immt
grants often oblige by singing the varf
GUS songs of their fatherlands. The
program is generally arranged so that
all will be pleased. 1t is true that all
cannot Join in the one chorus, but
those of the different nationalities JOIN
their representative singers In the 70
Trains of their favorite Christmas
hymns. Interpreters are always on
hand to give any necessary sxplana'
tions !
After the concert refreshments are
served and gifts and candy distributed
among the grown-ups. handkerchief
and various other useful presents are
given to the women and cigars to the
men.
Then comes the real treat The chill.
dren are gathered around the tree and
the gift-filled stockings and the Noah's
Arks and other attractive candy boxes
are taken from the branches and dis'
tributed among the little ones. 1t 10
pleasing to watch the Joy on the faces
Of these children as they receive their
gifts, and all Of them join together in
examining their stockings and In hav'
ing a good time in general.
This scene around the Christmas
tree would be hard to equal, fol here
are to be found Italian. Polish, Hun.
garian. German, Russian, English,
Scotch and, in fact, the little ones from
every part of Europe. Last year there
was an interesting group Of three Hin
du children. who were the pets Of the
station.
II the weather IL not too severe the
children are usually permitted to play
on the roof garden at the close Of the
festivities. and there the toys are dis
tributed by the young aids. who assist
the workers The children have plenty
Of room to indulge in the games and
they have the time of their lives.
What is probably the most interest
ing feature of the Yuletide parties 10
the fact that the representatives Of
every denomination unite with the ma
irons and nurses in tightening the
hearts and making merry the immi.
grants. A real holiday spirit is dis
played. for there 10 no distinction o1
any kind, either Of race, creed or na-
tionality. Jews and 0entiles Join IN
aiding those from every country. and
In last years contingent there were
even three stowaways. who had bssn
taken from . ship on Chytstmss svA
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23
Asks Million Acres for Roads.

A bill was introduced IN the Ma
tional Senate by Senator John F..
Shafroth providing that the govern
ment cede 100000 acres of public
lands in Colorado to the state to be
sold by the state and the proceeds
used in building highways. The en-
actment of this bill will give the
state, according to estimates by Den
YER people, not less than s1o,ooo,ooo
for building good roads in Colorado.
E. M. Ammons, while governor Of
Colorado, worked in behalf of senti-
ment favorable to the measure.
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23

tate Good Roads Meeting Jan. 10.
The sixth annual convention Of the
Colorado Good Roads Association will
be held in Denver Jan. 10 and 20. i'm
mediately following the meeting Of
the State Association Of County Com
missioners. The place Of meeting
was changed from Boulder to Denver.
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23
Let Contract for Hospital Buildings.

Let Contract for Hospital Buildings.
Announcement was made that the
contract for the construction of the
three new buildings at the state hos
pital for the insane at Pueblo had
been let at a meeting Of the State
Board of Correction held in Pueblo.
The successful bid was for $4,000.
The central building of the proposed
group will be used as an administra-
ton office and hospital, while the
other two, thanking on the first build
ing. will be dormitories capable of
housing $50 or 400 additional patients.
With the addition to these buildings
the asylum will be able to accommo-
date all Colorado's insane patients,
numbering now about 1000. At pres
ent nearly 800 are being cared for
N hospitals or hospital wards of jails
Of different counties, chiefly Denver.
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23
Petition for Lower Coal Rates.

The State Public Utilities Commits
sion heard evidence and arguments
on the petition filed by the Grand
Junction Mining and Fuel Company
and the Palisade Coal and Supply
Company asking that the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad be compelled to
lower its freight rates on coal from
the western slope. The commission
took the petition under advisement. A
similar one filed by the two COM
panies against the Colorado Midland
Terminal and Cripple Creek & Colo
RADIO Springs railroads will be heard
Dec. 20.
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23

attention is paid to making the newly
arrived foreigners cheerful at this sea-
son of the year. One can easily i'm
agine how barren Yuletide without
the incidentals and frivolities Of the
season would be to these poor folk,
who are not only separated from their
homes, but are in a new country,
among new faces and strange sur
roundings. Naturally. they would miss
the merrymaking of the old country
and the greetings of their lifelong
friends. says the Philadelphia North
American.
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23
A MAYORS TESTIMONY.

Mayor James R. Hanna Of Des
Moines, Ia, gives his personal testi
mony to the advantages of prohibition
as follows:
"The saloons were closed on the
18th of February. All the desirable
locations were picked up by other
businesses within the next few weeks
following. A few out-of-the-way loca'
tions are still vacant.
IT cannot see that there is any ap.
preciable effect because of throwing
men out of employment and certainly
no increase in demands for charity. In
fact, it is exactly the other way. The
men who lost employment have gone
into other lines. Some of them have
followed up their former calling In
other cities, but the men who were
spending in the saloons the money
which their families needed are now
buying groceries and shoes instead
The consequence Is very much bet
ter tone in every way. In the first
place their families are not now in
want and in the second place, they
are paying their bills for the ordinary
necessities. This is making collec
tions noticeably better in other lines
so our merchants report.
"Our experience proves that de
cisive policy can handle the bootleg
ging very effectuaily. There will be
some illicit sales, to be sure, but they
can be reduced to a very small mini
num-"
NO FRIENDS OF J. BARLEYcORN
The saloonkeepers of Washington
D. c., were sorely disappointed, it Is
said, because few Of the veterans at
tending the Grand Army encampment
spent their money for drinks. Of'the
10000 marching only one or two were
seen under the influence" One OF
the old soldiers explained 1t thus:
"The fellows who could drink it OF
let it alone are not here-nearly all
of them are in their graves" 1t is
worthy of note that every one of the
1913 members Of the post at Hagers'
town, Nd, is a total abstainer and
prohibitionist. One of the features
of the parade which evoked much
cheering from the crowds Of onlook.
ers y was the "West Virginia Water
Wagon" which headed the delegation
from that state.
THE PROOF.
A gentleman was riding on the
street car the other day, when he saw
on the advertising spaces, printed in
l..
Cheyenne record., 1915-12-23

He FIRST Christmas away
from home is usually filled
with sadness and powerful
sense of homesickness. That
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-04-15
HEALTH OFFICERS
ON MEASLES

The person no kno vs., looks upon
measles with fear In his hpart, and
well lie may,
Persons who don't knoH, and then
name is legion, go laundering on in
their careless, unthinking, indiuer
emit way and daily our children are
paying the price In precious lives.
70 the uealth officer alive to The
facts and awake to his responsible
ties there Is nothing more perplexing
and little that appears to be more In
need OF correction than the present
day almost universal Indifference tn
me asles.
/ As destroyer of child life measles
holds a position very close to tue toy
/ OF the list. In Idaho in 1913 np.
( wards of ten times as many little
/ graves were dug on account OF that
terribly dreaded disease, smallpox
and smallpox was quite prevalent
I throughout the state too, soma Ss4
cases heing reported. 1t is very
doubtful whether these reported
deaths represent even small per.
ceentage Of those actually due t.
measles AS many of these deaths are
reputed to be due TO pneumonia.
In Idaho ut the present time there
are Thousands OF cases OF measles anC
numbers OF deaths are occurring.
TIE widespread prevalence Of thu
disease 10 in largest measure due t.
improper handling OF the case, to thu
looseness OF quarantine, and is in di
rect proportion to the ignorance
carelessness Indifference or lawless
ness OF parents and attendants.
Measles is "A wholly uanecessar
, disease aud no one should have ii
To wilfully expose child to it