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The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-17
HAPPENINGS Of INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
CIST OF NEWS FROM OVER
THE COUNTRY GIVEN IN A
BRIEF FORM.

An increase in wages of B per cent
has been granted its 5000 motormen
and conductors by the United Rail
way Company, which operates the
st. Louis traction lines.
: Another nigh cost of living bill
one to reduce the tax on oleomar-
garine from 10 cents pound to one
cent, and to repeal the license tax
on oeomargarine manufacturer
has been introduced in the house Of
representatives at Washington, by
Representative Aswell of Louisiana.
Electric burglar alarms surround
the treasury at Washington and are
tested every Is minutes, day and
night.
No out-of-town engagements VIII
be accepted by President Wilson dur
ing the present session of congress.
The proposed national prohibition
amendment has been ordered favor
ably reported to the house by vote
of ~ to Z. The proposed universal
suffrage amendment was ordered re-
ported without Recommendation.
The German embassy's authorized
statement that consideration of al
least partial disarmament will be
considered at the peace conference
greatly interested officials and dip
lomats. Several neutral diplomats
asked their governments to authorize
them to assure President Wilson o
their support in any peace movement
A bill prohibiting the transmission
Of liquor advertisements by mail T
anyone except licensed liquor deal
ers or agents was favorably reported
s.ys a special from Washington, b,
the house postoffice committee.
is aimed at the so-called mail orde
liquor business in dry territory.
While Catherine Kanensky, |
wears, old, Of Philadelphia. Pa. wa
sewing. younger sister in playin
around the floor knocked into he
and caused her to swallow need
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-17
Marriage Last Night.

Mr.. Ellis G. Carswell, who holds a
responsible position in the office of
Owens Greenhouse. and Miss Myrtle
Baggett, formerly of this city, who
for some time past has been residing
in Birmingham, were married last
night at s o'clock at the First
Methodist parsonage, Rev W. h
Duren officiating.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-17

Mr.. James Cotton, wei, Known
planter of the Brooksville ne'Ghbcr-
hood, met death suddenly yesterday
afternoon. News to this effect
reached here last night, and ii was
impossible to ascertain the details.
Mr.. Cotton was about AZ years
old, and is survived by numerous
relatives, among them being two
sisters, Mrs. Ward Richards and Mrs.
Myrick Cox. OF this city.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-17

there are several other unique char
acters, prominent among them being
DR.. Pyecroft. q crook masquerading
as a clergyman, which Is portrayed
with fascinating finesse BIZ Donald
Meek, while George CLARK as Jack
DePuyster and Aldrich Bowker as
William, the butler, also deserve
praise for their work.
The scenic investure was all that
could be desired, and the production.
in its entirety, was most excellent
one.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-17
"On The jackson Highway

which she had in her mouth. The
injured girl was rushed to Mount
Sinai hospital. where the X.rays were
used in a search for the need@s--W When
the physicials located it they also
found pin which the girl swallowed
some time ago. Both needle and pin
were removed.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-17

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The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-17

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
HINCKLEY

John Walker has recently returned
from Boston where he visited friends
few days.
Mrs. f. c. Joy and daughter visited
in Portland and vicinity several days
last week.
Eugene Bracket is working in the
grain store for Geo. Tibbetts.
Mrs. Bowden has returned home
rom the Hospital in Waterville and is
rainins as fast as could be expected
from her serious operation
Nora Goodwin of No. Fairfield was
q caller on friends in this place Tues
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Lord OF Shaw
NUT accompanied by their guest, Mrs.
GEORGE Leavitt of Belfast were visitors
at z. 4. Ricker's Sunday.
Miss Clara Tibbetts, Alice Kicker and
Louise visited in Skowhegan one day
recently.
Stephen Twombly has gone to Bridg-
ton, Maine, as manager of grain store,
where he will have two workmen to
handle the business. Mrs. TWombly
will 60 in two weeks if he likes the
place and work we'll enough to move
there.
p. A. and L. =. Kicker were in Oak
land Tuesday on business.
George Tibbetts' is manager OF the
Farmers Union grain store. taking the
place of Harry Ellis who has been in
charge the past year.
Herbert Carr is just getting out
again from his accident at WaterVllie
two weeks ago.
Mrs. T. ]. Paddock and son. Charles,
are expected home from New YORK
Saturday where they have been on a
visit the past three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Burrin and
daughter of Canaan visited at Percy
Ricker's recently.
Everyone is looking forward to the
Baby Saving meeting which the Ken
nebecside Club is planning for Satur-
day afternoon at $50 at the Hinckley
church. DR.. Henry Wilson Brown OF
New York, a noted surgeon ana physl-
clan, has been secured to give the same
interesting and instructive lecture
which he gave at Fairfield Center at
the big Baby Week meeting which at
tracted such large audience. This
meeting and the one at North Fa'rheid
created so much enthusiasm that the
club has decided to give the people in
the vicinity of Hinckley a chance to
hear the same program. At the close
of his talk, DR.. Brown will conduct
question box open to everyone: and
after the meeting is over, he will glad
ly answer any questions individually
from those who wish to consult him.
The 13 hand -colored panels from the
National Child Welfare Association in
New York City will also be on exhibit
ton; these are something no one can
afford to miss; the exhibit of Baby
Killers" too. will prove very interest
ing. Then the demonstration of prepar-
ing modified milk by Miss Spaulding,
the teacher Of Domestic Science at
Good Will. will be another interesting
feature.
Mrs. Shepard, formerly of Boston,
will sing several solos during the meet
ing, which will greatly add to the en-
joyment of the occasion.
Let every mother and daughter who
can possibly get there, be present and
learn more about the vital questions of
saving human lives.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31

government experts today. The contro-
versy among railroad employees centered
about A. II. Ernst, towerman at Amherst
and Herman Hess. veteran engineer.
whose train rammed into the first section
of train No. S6, causing the deaths OF
nearly all of those killed.
Ernst denied that he was asleep or
duty or that he was in such condition
from loss of sleep that he was in any
way in>apacitated. He asserted that the
block sgnai failed to work.
Ernst said "lf anyone is seeking 20
fasten the blame on me in this affair /
shall NJ. affidavit to what / know of
signal failures in the past of this and
other roads,
Hess repeated his former statement that
he was not given any signal but did not
dispute Ernst's claim that the signal
might have failed to work.
NJ. ]. Heaffernan, chief inspector for
the state utilities commission, late today
said man-failure, not machine failure,
caused the wreck.
Engineer Herman Hess of the second
section of flyer No. Sc will have to show
why he ran it past danger signals and
crashed Rto the rear end of Engineer
Leonard's first section" Heffernan said.
''Towerman Albert Ernst will have TO
explain why he stopped Leonard's sec
ton, thus permitting Hess to run into 1t. -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
MANY CITIZENS
OF MILITARY AGE
WITH TRAINING

Washington. March 30.-Approximately
234. 4S2 citizens of military age in the Unit
ed States now outside the army have had
military t%aining. This estimate was
transmitted today by the war department
to the Senate in response to a resolution.
Adjutant General Mccain reported 67.765
men passed out of the army after three
years service between 1906 and 1915. O:
these 6s93 were deserters and others who
left without honorable discharge. There
are 126,400 men who served and passed
through the organized militia during that
period. and 40.317 who graduated from
some civil educational institution where
they received instruction satisfactory to
the war department..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
PRUSS|AN LORDS
NOT IN HARMONY
WITH REICHSTAC

Berlin Via Copenhagen to London,
March 3O).-The Prussian House of
Lords is unable to share the govern
ment's views as expressed in the Nord-
detsche Allgemeine Zeitung, Feb. 13,
that only the Reichstag is set forth
in a statement issued in behalf of both
factions in the House.
The House Of Lords. it is added, rec
ognizes, however. that any such dis
cussion must take into consideration
the military situation and limit itself
accordingly. Particularly must the
line be drawn at matters affecting the
Emperor's power to command.
The Lords declare that, while fully
recognizing the extraordinary difficult
ties of the problems presented. they
hold the view that mistakes have been
made in various. directions in the in
ternal policy"
The declaration mentions especial
ly the desire for an improvement in
measures affecting the nourishment of
the people.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
l., A. & W. ST.RY.
CLAIMS TURNER
Line NOT PAYING
Public Utilities G. O m m i S sion
Hears Petitioners on Alleged
Excessive Fares over Line
from East Auburn to Turner

Lewiston, Me, March 30.-The Tur-
ner line Of the L., A. & w. St. Ry., sys-
tenn is not an encouraging financial
proposition according to the testimony
Of company officials before the Public
Utilities Commission, convened in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms, Lewis
ton, Thursday. Turner patrons petition
ed for a reduction of fare but the re-
ply of the street railway company is,
I'VE are giving all the service we can
afford to give and giving it as cheap
ly as we can"
Assistant Manager Alfred Sweeney
stated that the total revenues of this
road since Dec. 30, 1915, had been s16,-
22962, while the operating expenses,
as near as could be figured, were &c.,
199.09. Not only was there little hope
for future development of the COM
pany's business along this route but
there was fear of it's falling off. Such
a condition, he said. was indicated by
a gradual falling off of business up to
the present time.
0uPcAAHleiIOciiI ". w. Bowie stated
that the profitable operation of this
road now depends on economical man.
agement and not upon revenue.
The auditor Of the Public Utilities
will study the schedules submitted nv
the street railway company and re-
port on them. Following this another
nearing Of the commission will be call
ed and the petitioners given further
opportunity to state their case.
The fare from Lewiston to Turner is
Is cents; 20 cents from East Auburn
to Turner. which portion Of the svs-
tenn constitutes, strictly speaking, the
Turner line.
A'lese Exhorbitant Fare
But two spokesmen, representing the
petitioners. appeared before the COM
mission. Emil Herms said that because
his comrades had forsaken him he
was not in as good spirits as he might
have been. He said that, though he had
not ben the first to agitate a reduc-
tion OF fare, he did believe it should
be reduced. He then reviewed the his
tory OF the road from it's institution to
the present time. DR.. w. H. Thomas
OF Lewiston was the other spokesman
for the petitioners.
When the Turner line was run as an
independent corporation Turner peo-
pie. many Of whom had contributed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
WINSLOW

The Christmas Club was entertained
at the home of Mrs. Fred Fortier, Hall
fax street, Thursday afternoon. Thir-
teen We're present. Several articles
were brought in for inspection and the
ideas on the various crochet and en-
broidery work.
Miss Carolyn Fuller is the guest of
N, and Mrs. James Carson al Stockton
Springs, where they are engaged in the
coast missionary work.
Mrs. Burns Of Clinton who has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs, Walter
Reynolds. has returned home
Raymond Smiley after passing the
vacation at his home. returned Wednes-
day to, resume his studies at the U, of
NJ.
The Winslow Grange were highly en-
tertained Wednesday by the East Vas
salboro Grange. at their o1st anniver-
sary. A fine program was given in the
morning and afternoon. Remarks were
made by several Winslow Grange MEM
bers. and all enjoyed the bountiful BAN
quet at noon. Among those attending
from here were: Mr.. and Mrs. Buffum
Mr.. and Mrs Waite. Mrs. George Cham
berlain. Mrs. Harry Britton, Mrs. Har-
ry Norton. Rev. Fred X. Conant. Mrs.
Weeks. Mrs. Christie. Mr.. and Mrs
Peck. Mrs. Frank Pooler, Mrs. Susan
Cushman. Mrs. Mary White Mrs. Elmer
Smith. Mrs. Susie Fuller, Mrs. Frank
Smiley. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Getchell. and
Mrs. c. Chapman, A number Of Oak
land and Benton Grange members also
attended.
Douglass. son Of Mr.. and Mrs samue1
Clark, is quite ill.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
HARVARD STARTS
AVIATION CORPS:
A DEFENSE MOVE

Cambridge, Mass. March 30.-(speciaD.
Preparedness at Harvard received a new
impetus today when a university flying
corps was organized by some 50 under.
graduates interested in the work.
Frazier Curtis '9s, founder of the corps.
has requested the war department for the
services of an army aviator instructor.
He has also received an offer from an
aeroplane instructor to demonstrate a
monoplane in Cambridge.
Experts on the different branches of
aeroplane construction and operation have
been secured to give lectures at intervals
of a week. 1t is also believed that the
foremost aeronautical student in the
country, Assistant Naval Constructor ].
c. Hunsaker. U. S. n. instructor in the
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technology,
may be able to give some lectures.
The Krag-Jorgensen rifles have been is
sued to the regiment and rigorous drill
in the manual Of arms has begun.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
CONTROVERSY AMONG n. Y.
CENTRAL employees AS TO
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WRECK
Towerman Ernst Threatens to Divulge Infor-
nation of Other Signal Failures if Attempt
Be Made to Fasten Blame on Him-No Separ-
ate Investigation by Railroad Officials

Cleveland, March 30.-Tne investigation
into the wreck of three New York Gen.
trail trains at Amherst, Ohio, Wednesday.
which took a toll of at least % lives
the exact number may never be known
and brought injury to more than 40 9TH
ers, several of whom probably will not
recover, fot under way today.
Albert Keller of Chicago. one of the
disaster victims, died at Elyria hospital
tonight. making the death list 2S. Two
Others are expected to die at any moment.
They are Wilbur Mahoney. Toledo, and
Lawrence English, Buffalo.
With fierce controversy raging among
railroad employees as to who was respon-
sible for the accident. representatives of
the state of Ohio and of the federal gov
erninent were told by officials of the New
York Central lines that the railroad Off
Gals would not conduct a separate for
NAL inquiry on their own part. They
asserted the best interests of all concern
ed would be best served by one investi-
CATION on the part of the representatives
of the Ohio utilities commission and of
the interstate commerce commission. The
railroad officials would give every help,
they said. to make the investigation COM
plete and the railroad would abide by
the finding of these bodies.
Testing of the signal block apparatus
at Amherst was the main work Of the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
HALL0WELL
AUGUSTA MEN WIN
TWO-MEN M A TCH
WITH HALLOWELL

A large attendance witnessed the two
men team match on the local alleys
Thursday evening when Ladd and Board
man Of Augusta and Condos and Falconi
Of this city rolled 10-string total. Ladd
and Boardman were the victors by the
handsome score Of ss points. The sum-
mary:
Ladd:-
40 1os 90 81 50 1o4 30 1os ss 1886
Boardman:-
IS ss 80 es 103 s5 50 1os1os so--s4s
-
2oe 1872 1s5 1ss 1913 1ss 17s 2l5 2o4 1ss--1s44
Condos
70 1o7 1os IS 81 100 "A 50 So s7-ss5
Talconi:-
1os 50 los IS "a 80 50 % IS 111-.s51
- -
1s7 1856 as 1s1 175 1873 1s3 IA 1es 1ss-ls4s
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31

has been quite sick with tonsilitis Is
much better.
Friday Mrs. J. E. Hoxie gave a
farewell party for her niece, Miss Annie
Savage. Among those present were:
Mrs. J. L. Snow, Mrs. George Jones.
Miss Sarah Williams and Miss Edith
Hale.
Mrs. Charles Hoxie is sick with a
bad cold.
The young people of Covel Church
have recently purchased piano for
use in their meetings.
Sumner Mckechnie of Liberty is Wis
iting relatives in this place.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
GERMANY UNITED
IN PROSECUTION
OF SEA WARFARE
No Reflection Was Ever Intend
ed Against Authorities in
Command of Submarine Ac-
tivitieS

London, March 3o-"An agreement has
been reached by the Reichstag main COM
mittee that Germany's sea warfare should
be carried through by all means most
instrumental in securing a successful is
sue of the war;" according to a wireless
dispatch from Berlin today.
During an exhaustive discussion of the
subject" says the dispatch, chancellor
Won Bethmann- Hollweg, Admiral Won Ca.
pelle, secretary for the admiralty, and
DIR. Solf, the colonial secretary, again
delivered speeches" 1t was emphasized
iE the discussion, the dispatch adds, that
any interference with the authorities in
command was far from the purpose of
the movers Of the recent motion regarding
the conduct of submarine warfare and
the chancellor declared that he recognized
the motives of the movers.
The agreement reached in committee
is said to have been unanimous.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31

money for the building of this line.
Gid not object to the fare charged be-
cause they realized that a small un-
dertaking is less profitable than a
large one, said Mr.. Herms. but when,
after the independent corporation be-
came bankrupt and the line purchased
by the L., A. & w. ST. Ry. the people
believed they should have the same
considerations as patrons of other
lines This, he said, they had not re-
ceived they paying 20 cents to ride 7h
miles while on other lines less fare
was charged for more mileage.
1.-THE Peanut Car"
Under the independent management
they had hourly service and one day
each week reduced fare to East Au-
burn was allowed. When the system
took it over every other hourly car was
taken off; the good car the Turner
people had purchased was replaced by
a small creaky. teetering, cold car
which the speaker said he nicknamed
"the peanut" This was lately remod-
eled and made more comfortable The
price remained the same. Request for
Ia late car was granted.
Judge Newell, counsel for L.. A. &
w. st. Ry. Co., corrected Mr.. Herms
by saying that the actual distance to
Turner from East Auburn is s.11 miles
and 11.94 from Lewiston.
Judge Newell pointed out that the
petition complained only of an exor-
bitant fare. He said that the Turner
line was peculiarly located. To begin
with the heft of travel is from Lewis
ton to Lake Auburn. The next fare
limit is at place which he said was
properly called Poverty Corner be-
cause of the scarcity Of houses. From
then on for over six miles there are
not more than four houses.
When the road was built there was a
good water power plant in Turner and
mill which produced freight for the rail-
way. That had burned. There had been
much standing white pine along the route
but this had been practically all cut off
within any reasonable haul to the tracks.
The L. A. & w. St. Ry. Co. had paid
about 50 per cent. of the bond issue of
the insolvent road and since the road had
only served as "a feeder"
He produced the sworn statement of
the railroad commissioners that the road
cost $225,ooo and said that he understood
that Turner people contributed about
&c., 600.
Better Than Team
He said that car riding was more COM
Portable than coming by team, especially
at this time Of year. and said that in
going to Turner he found that the con-
census Of opinion was that the Turner
people were getting the best they could
under the circumstances.
Percy Weymouth, an employe in the
L. A. & w. st. Ry. Offices, was called
to identify schedules pertaining TO the
passenger traffic on this line. Assistant
Manager Sweeney next testified to reve-
nue. and expense connected with all bust
ness Of this line.
Supt. sowis's Statement
Supt. Bowie stated that the present
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
RUMANIA DOES
NOT APPROVE THE
A B A N DONMENT
OF CONSULATES

Saloniki March 29 -(Via Paris, March
3W.-The suggestion that the American,
Spanish and Rumanian consulates here be
abandoned owing to the insecurity Of the
situation, has not met with the approval
of Rumania, which has schools and other
important interests in saloniki. Spain has
consented to the closing of her consulate.
If the American consul should leave, the
interests of German, Austria and Bulga-
ria, with which he is charged, would be
unprotected.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31

Turner car is one fitted to seat 40 people
heated, double vestibuled and in fair CON.
dition. With this small car the company
could save in power, he said. Extras
were furnished during the summer. He
said that he had canvassed the district
in the interests of their freight depart
ment and found that the lumber along
the route was nearly gone.
DR.. Thomas, in his remarks. suggested
that the company extend its lines to Tur
ner Center and thereby get the corn shop
and creamery freight and get more pas
sengers by accommodating the Leavitt
institute students. He said that he could
have found many people in Turner for
Judge Newell who wanted the fare re-
duced
Judge Newell remarked that the com.
pany did not wish to extend a line which
already did not pay.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
FOOTBALL LEADS
HARVARD SPORTS
AS MONEY MAKER

Cambridge. Mass. March 3o-(speciaD.
Football was the most profitable of all
Harvard sports last year. according to
the annual report of F. W. Moore '93,
graduate treasurer Of the athletic asso-
citation. given out today. Over $S5, 600 was
cleared on this sport alone.
Baseball and tennis were the only other
sports to clear expenses and leave a bal
ance. Track, crew, hockey and all Of the
other Is minor and freshman sports were
conducted at a financial loss. The large
gain from football made up these deficits
and left standing balance of $414752
This is considerably less than the balance
for the previous year
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
BASEBALL

New orleans, March 3.-Timely hit
ting enabled the Cleveland Americans
to defeat the Cincinnati Nationals here
today, 8 to 2. Sensational fielding on
both sides was a feature. The score:
Cincinnati 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-2-3-3
Cleveland o 5 l 0 o 2x-8-8-o
Toney. Mosley and Wingo; Bagby
and Billings. Umpires, Holley and Do
bard.
Hot Springs, Ark, March 30.--The
Pittsburgh Nationals defeated the
Boston Americans here today, 2 to /.
Johnstons home run and a running
catch by Baird at center were the fea-
lures. Score:
Boston .......... ........ Ito
Pittsburgh ...................2 3 q
Mays, Shore and Agnew, Cady: Mil
Ter, Moran, Kantlehener and Wilson.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
WORKMEN CLASH
WITH SOLDIERS:
CITY OF DUBLIN

Berlin. March 3o.-(By wireless to Tuck
ertown).-"It is reported from Copenha-
gen that owing to riots and fighting be-
tween workmen and troops in Dublin and
at other nearby places. a state OF siege
has been proclaimed" says the Overseas
News Agency. Irish regiments have
been replaced by English regiments
No disorders of this extent in Ireland
have been reported in cable dispatches
from the British Isles, although various
minor disturbances have been recounted.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-31
GERMANS TRY TO
ESCAPE FROM
ELLIS ISLAND

New York, March So-Johann Reu-
din and Hans Winkler. Germans facing
virtual Imprisonment at Ellis Island un-
til the end Of the war made a desperate
attempt to escape today. They were
captured in railroad yards in Jersey
City after escaping from third floor bv
means of rope made Of bed sheets and
swimming to the Jersey shore. The
pair came over here as stowaways. The
immigration authorities are not deport
ing German subjects