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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

CMARTNESS achieved by simplicity character
- ICES this morning frocl Of soft and lusuous
navy blue tafeta A front lacng Of black satin
cord. belt Of black and white patent leather and
collar and cuffs Of fine white muslin accentuate
that simplicity detyactng not a whit from the
charm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
CHINTZ FLOWERS.

Take, for example the delightful model IN japanese
straw which is lined with chntz-Printed linen IN ue"-
cate shades of gray blue orange and purple Inc straw
was in that soft shade of beige which call natural
and the quaint wreath Of oses round the crown was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
WHITE LINEN BOOTS.

One of the best bootnakers in Paris recently told me
that he had so many orders for white linen boots that
he did not know how to get through the work. Inc
Parisennas consider white linen or canvas boots laced
with black very chic These boots invariably have white
linen covered heels but Of them finished with
black leather toe caps or with very bands of
patent leather which run up the fronts.
High boots in ooored kid or suede are, of course,
distinct luxury; they only suitable TOR special oc
casons, and be worn only with gown which
matches them exactly Copenhagen blue linen is i'm
mensely popular this year 1t is rich clear shade,
which looks attractive when combined dscreety with
touches Of black white.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07

magnates understand there is limit to
the patience of the American public, so
astonishingly has been the rapid growth
of the new transportation method.
So deeply has the jitney cut into the
business of the trolley companies that
the latter have begun an active fight
against them in several cities, including
San Francisco. Seattle. Des MONIES,
Houston. Fort Worth and New Orleans.
Plenty of seats now" announces the
New Orleans car company. Three cents
fare for school children is the reply of
the jitney system. to which the trolley
company hasn't replied as yet.
With competition keen, thousands are
riding to and from work in jitneys de
luxe and others are pleasure riding about
New Orleans in them.
For months the city, led by Mayor
Behrman, had been hot and fast after
the railway company to get more cars
anh better schedules. hoping against hope
to afford some relief for the countless
straphangers.
Promises galore were made by the
company, but none was carried out until
the jitneys came along.
Now the car company is trying to get
hack the straphangers' patronage. Big
cars are being hurriedly placed in opera
ton and the railway officials are crying
for square deal.
But Mayor Behrman says;
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07

system of routes and schedules Let
the public once be assured that it can. go
10 any place on a route and find a jitney
there on schedule and the jitneys never
will suffer for patronage" And he adds
that the fine thing about this kind of
transportation is that it is impossible to
tie up the whole system. For. one jitney
may break down, but the hundreds of
others go their way just the same
The great aid to jitney success is the
public-be-damned attitude of street-car
corporations" But he predicts that in
year from now every passenger who
elects to use a Kansas City street car
will have seat
Jitney drivers in Kansas City and
other cities report their gross daily re-
ceipts average about SIS a jitney, and
net earnings $3.50 to $40
Straphanging is not permitted in the
jitney bus. If there isn't a seat you need
walt only minute or so for another to
whiz along. And you don't have to stand
in the muddy street. IL it happens to be
that way. for the lit stops alongside
the curb to discharge and pick up pas
sengers. No lodging automobiles. wag-
ons. bicycles and the like where there's
jitney system. No wonder the new
means of transportation is so popular,
particularly with women. No longer does
the weary straphanger have to risk pneu-
nonia or grip through the medium OF
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07

feet soaked in wading from the sidewalk
to the car tracks, in rainy weather or
from standing in a downpour while wait
ing for trolley car. Nor does he or
she have to walk two or three blocks to
a street car stop, for the jitney will stop
at any corner. The jitney riders get up
from their comfortable seats to step
onto the sidewalk at their destination
free from worry over rain. muddy streets
or flooded cutters. and arrive at the
office or home with shoes that do not
"squensch" like wet mops. No more
alighting from trolley car in fear of
being struck in the back by an oncoming
automobile or motorcycle.
No more is the straphanger annoyed
by the cry Move up little in front;
there's plenty of room in 'front.'" For
everybody gets seat in the jitney.
These are few Of the reasons why
the jitney bus is SO popular with the pub
lie and why the street car companies are
moving heaven and earth. as it were. in
an effort to stop the rapidly increasing
army of buses. Transportation experts
even predict it is among the possibilities
that the lit will so reduce travel on
street railways that the latter will find
themselves able to provide a seat for
each passenger that buys one impossible
as it may seem. The jitneys, one traffic
studeDt is bold enough to hope. may even
achieve the miracle Of making traction
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07

and Il driver. and stops will be made at
every street on signal.
Traffic on Euclid ave is so heavy it
warrants the first trial OF the .iitnev
bus here, Mr.. Johnson said. Il can
make the run down town from f. 1O5th
st. easily in thirty minutes, accounting
for stops. BY putting four busses on the
line We can maintain a seven-minute
schedule. If patronage warrants We will
decrease the Roadway between cars"
Kansas City welcomed the jitney with
open arms. In fact, the welcome was 50
enthusiastic that in less than two weeks
after the first five-cent auto bus made a
bid for public favor. business grew with
such bounds that 100 were placed in op-
Grafton. Kansas Citys system, however.
Is rather nondescript, there being all
kinds of cars, ranging from the little
Ford carrying five passengers to con-
Nerted motor trucks with capacity of
forty. and the regular jitney bus And
every car is filled morning, afternoon and
night. Extra traffic policemen are needed
to handle the crowds.
+. X. CarneS, traffic manager of the
Kansas City jitney, says that the success
OF the Jltneys rests on cooperation and
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07
What Jitney Means

In Russia, jitney means a small
coin. In America jitney was orig
inally a side-show barker's slang
for nickel, and in some parts of
the country it is commonly used in
that sense today. But throughout
the entire United States it is rapid
ly taking on a new meaning which
might be defined as any ''self-pto-
PEELED vehicle which hauls passen-
gers for a five-cent fare Just
now the slogan of the jitney is
take you anywhere and stop at
any corner for a jitney.'
The Washington herald., 1915-03-07

a IL ABOARD!" mo straphang-
~ ing" "A seat for everybody"
~ That is the cry in more than
4 twenty-five American cities to-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
RUSSIAN DISPATCHES
REACHING L 0 n ID o \
AFTER LONG DELAY

London, Dec. 2S.-The morning news
papers today print patches OF beiated
Petrograd dispatches, the telegraph ser
vice between Russia and England having
been suspended since the beginning Of
December except for official communiCa-
lions and hrief agency dispatches. As n
result some thousands of dispatches had
accumulated in Petrograd.
According to the Times correspondent
there have been no special military deVel-
opments, but much interest has been
shown in domestic politics. Dissatisfac.
ton has been shown over the further
postponement of the meeting of the Du-
ma, the postponement ostensibiy being
due to delays in the budget estimates
There also has been much dissatsfac-
ton over the reactionary proceedings of
So called monarchists' congresses held in
Petrograd and Nzsn-Novgorod. On the
other hand, the correspondent says, in
the upper house may be traced percep-
,ible movement in the direction of the
more liberal parties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
Bankruptcy Petitions

i'cFtIaHo' Me. Dec. -7.-Tneodore
-.,aI4.a ct l;oothba> Harbor has been ne
i-j.o"el inlo Bankruptcy by Boston cred
l>"'*, ',i lnNoiunt,l: petition having been
=.e'' IA t-e ONCE ol lie clerk of the INK
Ct a...ses G.@uict court The creditors
CA" Their cl-,iias, rs given in the peti
i.o' ;:e tAc CetLral Clothing Co. of Bos-
toi'' No, the standard Dry Goods Co.,
VIA. 'tie lia!Harket Clothing Co, ss3,
NOSES Dyer. sil.1i; the total amount ae
So atlhg tilo.Hi. Orders to show cause
are retC!uaple jan. 6 at 10 A. NJ. Stone
man. Gould x Stoneman of Boston are
attorneys for the petition and William
4. HAIL Of .l5ath is referee.
Lester b. Grenden OF CHAPMAN q
farmer, mas 1lled a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in the office of the clerk or
the United States district court, with
liabilities Of $$3253. of which ST. is Sc
cured. His assets amount to So. Charles
T. Allen of Pressure Isle is attorney for
the letitioner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
sEC'Y TJslJLTY MAKES
INJURED BOY HAPPY

Washington. Dec 2.-This Was a
monentous GaT for Johnnie GlaGinz.
who is three years old and lives in
Riverdale, MAJ, near Washington. He
broke his ri@ht'leg in three places, was
consolcd BY Joseph p. Tumulty. secre-
tary to President Wilson and got a
ride to the emergency hospital in one
Of the big White House automobiles.
Johnnie vas hurt by falling over one
Of his Christmas toys. His father
wra pped him in a blanket and brought
him to Washington on an electric car.
The father became confused in his di-
rections and when Secretary TumuitY
found him he was wandering along in
front Of the White House with Johnnie
in his arms.
Mr.. Tumulty being the father Of six
youngsters himself soon had policemen,
doormen and chauifeurs hurryinS
around after motor To convey the boy
to the hospital. A woman in hand
some limousine and i cab driver Of
fered their vehicles but White House
car soon appeared and q big policeman
put johnnie and his father in it. The
boy happy over his grand ride smiled
on the way to the hospital and the doc
tors said later he did not even whim-
per when the broken bone was set.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
Critical Position
of British Cabinet
An. ASSOCIATION
TTEhMT(bETA TAKEN
FROM cleveland

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE American AS
sociation team must be taken away
from cleveland. according TO a state
Hlent made by President Johnson of
lhe American League before leaving
tonight for the Forest City to discuss
with bankers there the baseball situa-
tlon. MaEnates of the American League
will gather in Cleveland either We'd
ncsdaN or Thursday to dispose of the
question Involved in the affairs of the
major and minor league clubs, which
are being handled by committee of
bankers for Charles Somers.
That Charles Thomas, president of
the Chicago Nationals, is seeking to
be among the purchasers of the asso-
citation franchise and move ii to To-
!"do was admitted by President Chiv-
ington tonight. With Mr.. Thomas. if
mis- proposition is accepted. would be
associated Roger Bresnahan, whose
home is in Toledo
Tht Cleveland bankers want TO sell
the Toledo grounds. franchise and
PLAYERS contracts together and that
:! 3".H"9 would he asked for them, ac-
cofdIn- 10 President Chivington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
MEXICO HAS COST
N0LESS THAN $50
ANERICANLIvES

Washington, Dec. Gin anticipa
ton Of Congressional inquiry into
President Wilson'S Mexican policy, the
state department is collecting and
compiling reports made in the last
three Years.
The principal part of the depart
ment's final statement will cover treat
ment OF American citizens. Secretary
Lansing mas Hatly declined TO give out
for publication the aggregate number
Of authenticated murders OF Americans
in Mexico or the steps taken 10 get
satisfaction.
Americans Killed or Wounded
Tho sc0ta nent concerning losses will
be II three divisions Americans killed
in NoxivC. tnuse Killed On The A1norj
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
FREIGHT TRAFFIC
IN CANALS WAS
1,290,3O4 TONS

Saut Ste Marie. Mich. Dec. II
Freight traffic through the American
and Canadian canals in the season
just closed aggregated 71,29o,3o4 tons,
according to the report compiled by
l.. G. Sabin. superintendent of the
American canals. Traffic for the year
was l5,92o,31Q tons greater than in
1914, and has been exceeded in Volume
only in two previous years, 1913, with
total of 19,11S.3i4 tons, and 1917,
with 12,472.676 tons
Wheat shipments were 255,4S1,5 5S
bushels and copper shipments aggre-
gated 156.436 short tons or 64,612 tons
more than last year Both these com
rlodit:es established new season rec
ortlS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
AWARD OF MEDALS
BY MUSEUM OF SAFETY
ANNOUNCED MONDAY

New York, Dec 2..-The winners of the
ANNUAL medals awarded by the American
Museum Of Safety for mer;torious work
III safety and the conservation of life
were announced tonight by Arthur Will
Hams, president of the museum. Will
liam \. Fairburn of New York is award
ed the Louis l.. Seman medal for pro-
Sress and achievement in the promotion
OF hEgIence and the mitigation of occu-
p2tional diseases.
Amer IL. Sperry of New York. inventor
OF the syroscope compass, will receive
the Scientific American medal for the
most efficient safety device in 1915.
The medal for achievement in accident
prevention to its own employees and to
the public IS awarded to the Hudson &
Manhattan Railroad Co. The medals
will be presented at the annual dinner
of the museum in New York Feb. 8.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
Christmas at East Benton

Christmas was observed at the
Friends church, East Benton. Saturday
evening by the presentation of a Christ
mas play, Holy Night" in six acts. un-
der the direction of the Sunday school.
after which We're recitations, reading and
singing. The choir was made up of Jesse
Preston, Miss Iona Bacon and Mr.. and
Mrs. .. c. Webster of Freedom. Follow
ing the entertainment a Christmas tree
was enjoyed by the members OF the Sun
day school and others. The organist
was Mrs. Lucie F. Foss: committee in
charge, Mrs. f. ". Walker. Mrs. Nestie
E. Foss and Mrs. Emma Blaisdell; super
intendent of school, Jesse l.. Preston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
Rough Going Is Evident
after Two Hours Sit
ting and Forced Ad-
.journment un til To-
day-Grave Differen-
ces of Opinion

London. Dec 2S.-That the proceedings
of the British cabinet have not been 60
ing on smoothly is seen in the fact that
after two hours sitting yesterday
(Monday) the council was obliged to adj
iourn until today no decision having
been reached and the discussion having
revealed grave differences of opinion,
The Times parliamentary correSpoh-
dent asserts that the position IS unde-
niably delicate and may become critical
today unless handled with nrmness and
decision. e
The Daily Mail asserts that Andre"
Bonar Law. secretary for the colonies,
and Lord Kitchener, the war minister,
have not Yet made their position clear,
while A. j. Balfour. first lord Of the ac-
miralty. resolutely opposes compulSlon'
in which he is supported by majority
of the ministers. But David LLOYD
George, the Marquis of L.ansdowne. Earl
CprzoY,. Sir Frederick Smith, J. Austen
Chamberlain, Walter Hume Long and the
Earl of Selborne advocate immediate
compulsion.
Mr. Iloyd George. the Mail says. be-
fore the sitting of the council made his
nosition clear to Premier Asquith IN
message iutinating that unless Mr.. As
ouith.s pledse to married men he Kept
in the strictest sense he could not con-
,;nue AZ a member of the government.
THE Morning Post. equally with The
Times and the Daily Mail-all conscriN-
,ionist napers-sees the possibilities Of
several designations or the otie' AMER
native-a general election
The Morning Telegraph ana IN"
Chronicle. decomposition organs ~
so are apprehensive OF Il crisis ot Il
general election. The Chronicle eel
toriaIlv protests against "!ntrl@t'"rS
ana wire pullers. who contemplate IL"
desperate and mad expedient ~
general election--a gamblers plunEe-
which might entail disastrous conSe-
nuences"-and points out now ~
merely withholding its assent TO the
Parliament and registration hliis III"
House of Lords can make election UNI
ayoidabln next month since, IN tie 3D.
sence of the Parliament hill which pro-
longs its life for eight months. the
present Parliament would eXpir" by
the efliuacion of time at the end -
January. Concerning the people WI"
make a comparison with America dur
ing the Civil war the Chronicle &r&u5S
that Lincolns action is not a lTect-
dent because conditions were dlster-
emit Lincoln was distracted -" whole
sale assertions. whites recruiting WAS
stimulated by cxtravagant bountles.
The Chronicle adds that: our VOL
untary army in one wear exceeded IN
number all the men recruited ny me
Federal government i'm tn" four years
of the war, and that without drafts /"
force them or hounties t. i!!na them
The Times asserts tina, the "thj.-t cii-
ferences on the question o. 84t'tee t' !
single men point To the eNist>Eoe g: fGnd-
a,nental Emergencies r-g2ri.H-, me
method of prosecuting the W..
There are certain clements, says tf7
Times which cannot work together in
definitely and the cabinet seems 70 have
reached the point when it must make
vital decision between one set Of opinions
and another
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
NORWAY, maine,
BOY GIVEN ride
and DESERTED

Cambridge Mass, Dec. 27.-While
Kenneth Gleason, IS years old. of Nor
way. Me, was wandering around the
railroad yards at South Paris. Me,
early today. examining the rolling
stock with boyish curiosity, an engi-
neer asked him if he would like "a lit
tie ride" The boy gleefully accepted
the invitation and climbed onto 10
connective attached to cattle train,
The little ride lasted all day, and
when the train reached its destination
at East Cambridge the engineer told
the boy TO clear out"
This. at least was the story Kenneth
told police officers who picked him up
in the streets tonight. The lad was
given shelter for the night and his
parents were notified.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
PIT TSFIELD

The marriage Of Miss Elise Haskell Of
this town and Harry Anterior Of Nor
folk. Va. took place in Portland at :
o'clock Monday afternoon. Rec f. S
Walker, former pastor OF the PittstieIa
niversalist church, OBLIGATED. The bride
is the daughter of Alice Haskell and the
late Charles b. Haskell of this town
For number of years she has held a re-
sponsble position in the local postoffice
and is one OF the popular young ladies of
the town The groom is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard D. Atnerton of Nor
folk. They both We're graduated at
Maine Central Institute, class of 1908.
They will reside in Norfolk. where they
Will have the best wishes of a host OF
friends.
Miss Ethel Haskell. who went to Port
land Sunday TO attend the marriage of
her sister, Miss Elise Haskell, will re-
main in that city for 4 two weeks visit
Miss Maud Bracket Of Watervilie ana
two lady friends OF Waterville visited
over sunday in town with Miss Brack-
ett's mother, Mrs. Mary Bracket
Mr. and Mrs. S. c. Sturtevant returned
Monday from Comma, where they passec
Su4lidS Will N4'SAi dduSItei, -hfS. r RANK
Blaisdell.
Edmund Murch returned Monday for i.
weekend visit in Freedom. where Mrs
Murch and two children will remain for
4 longer visit
Clarence Bodfsh. agent for the Waiver
ley wooden mill. visited over Christmas IN
Maynard. Mass. with Mrs Bodfsh and
two children. who are spending a few
weeks with relatives.
Judson Nichols. proprietor Of the Ian
cey House, passed Christmas in Boston
with Mrs Nichols. who is passing sew
eral weeks there.
Mrs. Karl Cottrell is spending the hol-
days in t,oclland with Mr.. Cottrell S
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard c. Eaton OF Ex-
eter are visiting Mrs Ea,on's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer r. Mason
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Nutter visited
Christmas in Presque Isle with their
daughter, Mrs. Wallace Grindle, and fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Smith Of Augusta
passed the week end in St Adams with
Mr.. Smiths father.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. T. Bottomley visited
friends in Poston over Christmas
Mrs. A. r. Wright will entertain the
members Of the Pttstield Tuesday Club
Tuesday at the Universalst parsonage. .,
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LATE Levi R. REID
HELD COMPETENT
TO Write WILL

Boston, Dec. a7.-The will of Levi r.
Reed. shoe-string manufacturer who
was confined to an insane asylum when
his will was drawn was sustained in
the superior court today. The Norfolk
county probate court had refused to
allow the will. on the ground that
Reeds commitment to the Taunton In
sane Asylum proved him to be of I'M
sound mind. After listening for three
weeks to testimony concerning Reeds
eccentricities. Judge Pierce of the SUI
perlor court held that the man was
competent to dispose of his property,
which is valued at about $4,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
SWEDLSH-AM. LINE
STR, STOCKHOLM
ARRIVES IN n. Y.

New York. Dec. 27.-The Swedish
steamer stockholm. formerly the Pots
dam of the Holland American Line,
reached New York today from Gothen-
burg, Sweden. on her first trip for the
new Swedish american Line
The Stockholm left oGthenburG on
Dec. IL. but was held up by a Brit
ish cruiser in the North Sea, taken 70
kirkwall on Dec. 10 and held three
days. Fifty EIGHT sacks of mail OF Sus-
pected German origin were removed
BY the British authorities. leaving
Kirkwall. Dec. 16. the Stockholm en-
countered rough weather during almost
the entire voyage across the Atlantic
and approached New York yesterday
in the teeth of the Christmas storm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28
FAIRFIELD

The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Central
Maine Anti-Tuberculosis Society will
hold a special meeting Tuesday after
noon At > O'Clock at the home of Mrs
F. c. Drake IS Rurleigh street. Water
Vile All members are urgently re-
quested to be present.
Miss Irene Perry Of this town and
Miss Elsie Dutelle of Waterville passed
the Weekend at Augusta where they
visited relatives and friends. They re-
turned Monday to resume their duties
at the kennehec mill
Edward f. Parker. superintendent of
the Fairfield mill of the United Paper
board Co. has returned from several
days trip to Bangor in interests of the
firm.
Miss Faith Hinckley of Good viii,
musical instructor of the Good viii
schools. has been in town recently. call
ing on friends her way to Augusta,
to visit her brother E. B. Hinckley.
Kingsbury r. Piper. of the internal
revenue department, has moved his
family and household goods from the
Bragg house on Elm street, to the
Hatch house on Western avenue. where
they will make their home in the fu-
ture.
Mrs Arobine Hatch Smiley, CONNER
ciai instructor in the South Portland
High school. is in town 10 pass her
vacation visiting her father, William
Hatch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Mitchell en-
tertaned over the weekend Mr.. and
Mrs. FiGeld Mitchell Of Canaan.
Miss Lula Adams and Miss Beatrice
Webb passed Christmas at Madison
where they were the guests of Miss
Adams parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albra
Adams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-28

Grant, Okla, Dec. 27.-After having
been thrown into the bank vault with his
hands tied hy,two youths who today rob-
bed the Bank of Grant of $4,000, CASTLES:
Webb slipped out Of his bonds, interrupt
ed the bandits and shot and badly
wounded both. The robbers, whose
names officers gave as Claude Jones. %.
and Arthur Mcfarland, l., We're taken
to Jail at Hugo tonight Physicians said
Jones probably would die.
A customer who was in the bank