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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13

Writing of the oddities and funny
things done by people taking trains at
the Union Station in Portland, Syl-
vester in the Press says:
That the railroad people have come
to understand this trait Of human na-
ture and to provide for it in their WORK
is shown by an incident which oc-
Cured the other day-several weeks
ago in fact. a man approached one OF
the station men and asked him the
time a train for Bangor left. Some
where near l o'clock" he said. The
railroad man said it went at 1880. The
other man asked if there was not a
train after oclock saying he had 1t In
his mind that it was lis or l.20. The
railroad man replied that there was
such a train leaving at 1.20, but" he
added, that's a local train. 1t stops
everywhere ali along the line The
intending passenger thanked him say
ing he was new to this part of the
country and wanted to travel on slow
train the first time so he could see the
landscape and get an idea of how
Maine looked from a car window. The
railroad man in telling this story add
ed. Il think he must have been some
kind of a bug or something. That's
the first time l ever knew a person to
ask for slow train when he could get
a fast one
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
THREAT AGAINST
MULTIPLE AGENCY
FOR INSURANCE

Boston. Sept. 1.-THE fear that four
fifths of the insurance companies in the
country would be driven out of business
unless the multiple agency system is
checked was expressed in a report sub
mitted by the executive committee of the
annual session of the National Associa-
ton of Insurance Agents here today.
More than 400 agents from all parts Of the
country are in attendance. Their report
says that the abnormal greed for pre-
miums manifested in the promiscuous ap-
pointment of multiple and underwriters
agents is one of the greatest factors In
the continuation of our present excessive
fire waste and the limitations to single
agency and single company representa-
tion would powerfully operate in the re-
duction Of this waste which has become
a tax upon the American people In ex-
cess of one-third of the expenses Of our
national government.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
Buy Real Estate?
Sell Real Estate?

There are more prospective
home buyers today than there
were yesterday.
More young couples nave "come
to an understandins"-and are
on the list Of prospective home-
buyers.
Other couples, who long ago
made the decision, but who have
never been able to carry it out,
now find themselves nearer the
goal, and so are, in reality, pros.
peetive home buyers.
Families are planning to come to
your city to MAKE it their home.
Some Q. them will board for
time; some will rent for time.
Most of them are prospective
hone.buyers.
All Of those people, and many
more not thus speoihed, are read
ers Of the real estate advertise
r1ents. They are rather more
than more readers-.hey are hope
fLi Investigators.
IL you have a home to sell, you
can make advertising "pay," and
pay promptly, right now! Jour
nal ads reach 10000 Central Maine
readers, the home makers of this
prosperous territory.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
SEVEN LOSE MONEY
AT CANADA BORDER

Buffalo, y. Y. Sept. 12-Seven passen-
gers on a Canadian Pacific train from To-
ronto were victims of an unusual robbery
as the train crossed into the United States
today. The train had been stopped for
the customs inspection when a man
walked into one of the coaches and be-
gan questioning the passengers. OF. Mrs.
Jessie NJ. Ardill Of New York he de-
manded How much mo:ey have you
got?" Mrs. Ardill opened her purse and
the man counted s11o. He returned so5 to
the woman. saying he would have to keep
the remainder as a deposit" He wrote
a receipt for the money as paid over to
the United States customs at Buffalo" In
like fashion the man got s3s from Ed
ward Crockett of Brantford. Ont. Five
others also gave up money.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
Pride In the Stores

"Do you have good stores here?"
The guest another city asks the question always
Any living here to whom the question put
feels little thrill of pride in answering it.
And the is prompt "yes!"
The usually goes beyond the specifies
ticuar store in which particular pride is felte
Fair.
city fortunate in its stores city in which is good
givers. They adjuncts
to every home. merchants cooperators with the
family heads their tasks of making better homes and of
getting more joy and comfort out of life
Our stores are cur pride. They to They
never pail They stand still. They bring us all
that the of the world offer for pleasure for
our comfort for good. They Worlds
And they good advertsers If they not, then
thew would fall short of the standard fixed good
They the They keep in touch with people
They
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
Why Not A Half Nickel

The ham sandwich, which was once
5 cents, now frequently costs dime.
The same disturbing truth applies to
other things in common life, both in
side and outside of lunch rooms. There
is no need of statistics from econo-
mists to inform us that the cost OF
living has advanced. Every spender
Of money knows it. Retailers are more
reluctant to put prices up than is gem
orally realized. They know that con-
sumption decreases as prices advance.
That means less business. and profits
depend partly on large business. When
more than the traffic will bear is
charged the traffic falls off.
Change making is one of the items in
up-to-date retailing. 1t must be done
quickly if expenses are to be kept
down. The young woman at the
lunchroom desk has not time to count
pennies. She must deal in nickels,
dimes and quarters if she is to main
tain her astonishing speed and ac-
curacy.
We need another coin. Three cent
pieces were confused with dimes and
were hard to use, because they were
not fractions of other currency. No
one bu. statistican thinks in deci-
mails. The rest of US do our sums in
fractions. Four three cent pieces
make twelve cents. but there is no such
coin. Eight of them make twenty four
cents, but the coin almost correspond
ing is worth one cent more. If three
cent pieces were again issued, they
would not NIL the bill.
With a half nickel it would be differ
ent Half a nickel is a fraction of
every coin from the mint. Were there
such a coin, five-cent raises would not
have been so common. If there should
be such coin, many prices would
come down.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
STRAUS COOKED MILK
SAVES 25OO BABIES

New York, Sept. 12.-Nathan Straus,
who for 25 years has been giving pas
teurized milk daily to some 2500 babies in
New York, made public today letter he
had written to Surgeon General Rupert
Blue in which he declares that none OF
the children fed by his milk depots has
contracted infantile paralysis. The con-
dition of these babies, said Mr.. Straus,
'is in no way different from other babies
in this city, except that they receive milk
that has been made safe food by killing
the germs likely to be found in raw
milk"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
THREE WOMEN
and Man KILLED
IN AUTO SMASH

Atlantic City, N. ]. Sept. 12.-Three
women and man were killed and two
women severely injured tonight at
Ocean Heights. near here, when the
automobile Of Morrel Ingersoll Of
SteelnIanville, n. j., collided with a
trolley car at grade crossing and was
jammed into a freight station. The
victims were crushed to death. The two
injured women fell from the autor,o-
bile to the road at the first impact.
The three women who were killed
were all residents Of Bayonne. n. j.
They were Mrs. Eugene Killian, Mrs.
Samuel Hay and Mrs. Della Bennett.
Mr.. Ingersoll, who was operating the
automobile was the fourth victim. The
injured women are Mrs. w. H. Davis
Of Bayonne and Mrs. Margaret Wolf Of
West Collirgwood, y. ].
Mr.. Ingersoll was taking the five wo-
men from their hotel in Ocean Heights
to the trolley station at Somers Point
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
AN ARREST FOR
MURDER OF MRS..
NICHOLS IN 1915

1ronwood, Mich. Sept. 12.-Arthur
Waltonen. alias John Lind. barber.
was arrested here today for the MUIR
der Of Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, a New
York widow, who was strangled to
death in her home, and money and
jewelry to the value Of $4,000 stolen.
A servant in the house was sentenced
to be electroalted for the crime.
Waltonen Is said by the police to have
confessed.
On the night Of Sept. Z. 1915. ac-
cording to the confession Waltonen
is said to have made to the police, he
and three other men entered the
house Of Mrs. Nichols through the aid
Of one of her servants, Onni Talas.
strangied the woman and made away
with 1ewelry and money, according to
the confession. The men escaped and
police suspicion rested on the servant.
Talas finally was arrested and strong
c!rcumstantial evidence led to his SEN
tence to the electric chair. Friends in
terceded and his sentence was com"
muted last month to life imprison-
ment.
A nation wide search was begugn
for Waltonen, whose name was re-
: vealed during the police investigation
following the arrest Of Talas. On July
q OF this year a stranger from Wau-
kegan. ILL.,, entered the barber shop
Of Walter Point in this city and rec
ogn!zed ar employee there through a
scar on his finger as the person want
ed In New York for the murder OF
Mrs. Nichols. The authorities at New
York were notified and detectives from
there reached here yesterday
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
LABOR LEADERS
AT SPRINGFIELD
SUPPORT STRIKE

Springfield, Mass. Sept. IL - Four
hundred Massachusetts labor leaders at
tending the convention Of the state
branch OF the American Federation CT
Labor today, voted both financial and
moral support to the striking carmen Of
New York City in resolution adopted
late this afternoon The resolution
aroused enthusiasm in the convention
and furnished the high lights of the
days session. Along with it went 9TH
er resolutions scoring the subway, ei-
evated and surface lines in New York
for failure to live up to the terms of
their agreements with their employees.
Several prominent men made addresses
in support of the resolutions before
they were put through.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
GREAT COUNCIL
OF RED MEN AT
WILDWOOD, N. j

Wildwood, n. j., Sept. 1.-THE Great
Council Of the United States Improved
Order Of Red Men at It's session today
decided not to meet next year in order
that larger appropriations might be
made among the various states TIE
1913 meeting Will be held In Hot
Springs, Ark V. A. G. Rutherford of
Tennessee was elected Great Junior
Sycamore in spirited contest with four
other candidates. Wilson Brookes of
Illinois was reelected Great Chief of
records.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13

is POSTPONED AGAIN

Andover, Mass, Sept 12.-Thc authcri-
ties at Phillips -Andover Academy today
announced a further postponement of the
opening of the academy from Sept. 26 to
Oct as a precautionary measure against
an infantile paralysis epidemic. No cases
have appeared in Andover but as many
of the students who live in infected dis
tricts would be unable to report on an
earlier opening date. it was thought best
to again defer the starting of the new
school year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
CARROLL S. PAGE
WILL RETURN TO
THE u. S. SENATE

Burlington. VT. Sept. 1.-THE return
Of Carroll S. Page to the United States
Senate was indicated when returns
from about 40 per cent. Of the voting
precincts of the State gave the senator
a vote considerably larger than the
combined totals OF his two opponents,
Governor Charles w. Gates Of FRANKLIN.
and former Governor Allen NJ. Fletcher
Of Cavendish. The figures were: Page.
1897; Fletcher, 2s13: Gates, 225S.
Democratic leaders concede that the
nomination by Republicans is equiva-
lent to election in November
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
LEVINSKY AND
DILLON IN DRAW

Memphis. Tenn. Sept. 12.-Jack
Dillon of Indianapolis and Battling
Levinsky of New York fought eight
rounds here tonight to draw. Both
men boxed cleverly and neither was
severely punished. Dillon forced the
scrap in the early stages of the bout
and knocked his opponent through the
ropes in the second round. but Le-
whisky came back strong toward the
end of the fight and assumed the ag
eressive. Dillon weighed 169 pounds
and Levinsky 175.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
Salt Water for Wounds.
Gndianapolis News)

Experience with the wounded after
the great naval battle of Jutland Bank
had the effect of convincing many Brit
obsolete in hospital treatment, accord
ing to the medical correspondent of
the London Times. The chief concern
of the surgeon in the treatment Of the
wounded was the prevention of sepsis
or blood poisoning. 1.-TWO methods We're
adopted" he says, representing what
may be called the two great schools
which have sprung up during the war
tho antiseptic school and the salt soiu-
ton school. The former is the schoo!
Of Lister, the latter the school Of Sir
Aln1roth Wright. 1t seems clear that,
broadly speaking. Sir Airlroth Nrisnt's
methods gave the most generally fav-
orahle results. When once sepsis has
gained a footing continuous saline il
rigation seems to meet the require
n,ents. do away with painful dressings,
and is particularly non-irritating to
the injured ana exposed periosteu1n
(sheath Of the bo.te) which is SO easily
destroyed by tho application Of antisep-
ties This independent testimony froi-l
the navy to the sTcst work Of Colonel
Sir .AI,:rot!l Wrisllt is Of deep interest.
The creates Of tl.c:;e changes finds
expression il cortai:? aEuaions to the
advantages to be gained By avoiding
painful dressings of wounds. The bat
tie of Jutland Bank thus emphasizes a
truth that has been plain to many doc
tors since Sir Almroth Wright began
his work on the healing Of wounds,
namely, that the surgical dresslng-lint
bandage and wool-iS out of date. 1t
has been found out. 1t is barrier to
the free discharge of lymph which
cleans the wound: it forms breeding
ground for germs; it sticks to the
wound and dries on, and its removal is
attended with great pain and often
danger from bleeding; finally 1t hurts
the wound and is apt to destroy deli
cate healing processes going on In it.
and it is costly. A surgeon OF great
experience stated in the writer's hear
ing a few days ago. 1 believe we snail
outlive the dressing after all. / used
to think the idea was Utopian, but the
war has opened mems eyes.
ne HetllQu VI iii'Sh'ioi w 9oi'ti'
solutions as devised by Sir Alnroth
Wright is beautifully devised to afford
every possible help to the healing
wound. Some terrible cases of cordite
burns were in the hospital at Queens
bury, but recovered we'll. In speaking
of these burns and their treatment the
authors say: We on no account apply
a dressing These views do not, OF
course apply to field dressings, which
are protective, but TO hospital treat
ment"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
STEAMER PARIS
LAUNCHED FOR
OCEAN SERVICE

ST. Nazaire, Sept. 12.-The steam
ship Paris of the French Trans At
lantic Steamship Co. was launched
mere today She is the largest steam
ship ever constructed in any French
yard and will go into service between
Havre and New York.
The Paris has a displacement of
$4,000 tons and has $4,000 horse
power She is 639 feet long with a
beam of 81 feet and g draft of 40 feet.
The new steamship hal accommoda-
tons for 5000 passengers of all classes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
FAIRBANKS HAS an
ATTACK INDIGESTION

Oklahoma City, Sept. 12-Charles
Fairbanks. Republican Vice PTesidel-
tial candidate, suffered an attack OF
indigestion tonight while addressing a.
large audience at the Auditorium. For
time it was thought he haG been
stricken with serious illness. lie was
compelled to quit speaking fo- - min
utes and during the interval many peo-
pie left the building. After his recov-
cry Mr.. Fairbanks finished his speech.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
THE COLORADO
PRIMARY VOTE

Denver, Col, Sept. 12.-In today's
primary election these unopposed
nominations :r Congress were made:
First district, Hattie NJ. Howard. Pro-
gressive; Second district, Charles b.
Timberlake, Republican GncumbenO;
Ralph r. Drener, Progressive; Third
district, Edward Keating. Democrat,
GncumbenD, William G. Francis,
Progressive; Fourth district. Edward
r. Taylor, Democrat GncumbenD.
Henry ]. Baird, Republican.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
MAN MEETS DEATH
UNDER HUB ELEVATOR

Boston. Sept. Thames Stevens or
Springfield was crushed to death when
he slipped and fell in the doorway OF
an elevator which had just started up
ward in a hotel here early today. He
had just registered and was being taken
to a room.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
FRENCH AND ENGLISH
UNITE THEIR FORCES

London, Sept. IL. 2.15 P. M.-French
troops. cooperating with the British
in the new offensive on the Struma
front in Greek Macedonia have cap
tured a village from the Rulgarians. 1t
was announced officially today. The
British forces which crossed the river
have seized Bulgarian trenches on the
east bank
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
1O-CENT BREAD
FOR INDIANA

Indianapolis, Sept. 12.-Ten-cent bread
will be pushed by bakers in Indiana in
preference to the five-cent loaf, according
to a resolution adopted at meeting of
the Indiana Association of Master Bakers
here today. The question of discontinue
ing of the smaller loaf is optional with
the individual baker. but those at the
meeting expressed the belief that within
the next 30 days it will be thing of the
past.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
COPPER MAN,
DIES IN NEW YORK

New York, Sept. 12-Frank MCMILLAN
Stanton, prominent in copper mining
circles, died today of intestinal trouble
at his home in Whitestone. L. l. Mr..
Stanton formerly resided at Houghton.
Mich. He was 81 years old.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
THEFTS FROM
VIM. KLEIN AND
PERCY HAUGHTON

Boston. Sept. 1.-Two men promi-
nent in baseball were victims of thieves
here today. Umpire William KLEIN of
the National League lost diamonds and
money to an amount Of $3.50 from his
clothes in a locker room and President
Percy Haughton of the Boston Nation
ais lost an expensive automobile,
which was removed almost in front Of
police station.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
Newspaper Advertisements
Tell FACTS and INFORMATION

Invention of the Newspaper the most important event
the year 1922 French physician lin ted"
newspaper He had noted that his visits patients
peay able to bring them bit of
person of their about happen
ings at Court"
He conceived the idea journal which would gather and print this
sort Of information comprehensive making it GENERAL
LY AVAILABLE He believed that the HUMAN 1NTEREST in
such intelligence would make widely popular enterprise He
right
He secured from Cardinal Rchee patent for the publication
newspaper called The Gazette 1t the first
paper in the modern of the term.
AND THAT FRENCH PHYSICIAN RENDERED SERVICE
TO MANKIND WORTH A MILLION TIMES AS MUCH AS THAT
OF THE GREAT RICHELIEU.
Before the advent of the carried about from
another the which had popularized this physician
For long time afterwards Of STORES circulated in the
way
We have record Of the first merchant who nvened store ad
versng but he served the people of the world little less de-
than the old French physician had DONE For he the
truth that NEWS ABOUT THE STORES should also be given wider
circulation than possible through personoeron gossip
THE SAME PRINCIPLE UPON WHICH THE NEWSPAPER is
FOUNDED UNDERLES STORE ADVERTISING 1t makes avail
able all the people the facts and information which, the old
circulated uncertainty and limited from to another
Nowadays the Journal would not be complete
unless carried STORE NEWS quite fully other of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
NO IMMEDIATE
RISE IN PRICE
OF BREAD IN N. Y.

New York, Sept 12.-There will be
no immediate rise in the price of bread
IN New York, according to wholesale
bakers. After a meeting Of their or
ganization today, it was said, however,
that bakers were considering regulat-
ing the size of loaves.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
GERMAN SUBMARINE
CAPTURES DUTCH SHIP

Berlin, Sept. 12 - (By Wireless to
Sayville)-The capture in the North Sea
by a German submarine Of the Dutch
motor steamer Zeelandie, with contra
band from Rotterdam to London. Is re-
ported today by the Overseas News
Agency.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
ATLANTIC DEEPER
WATERWAYS ASSN

Philadelphia, Sept. 12.-Prominent
speakers at the opening session of the
annual convention of the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association here today urged
the advancement Of the plans for a con-
tinuous inland waterway from New Eng
land to Florida and denounced those who
attack the rivers and harbors appropria-
ton by Congress as pork"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
NORWEGIAN SHIPS CREW
LANDED AT SAVONA

London, Sept. l. A despatch to
Lloyds from Genoa says that A. men,
bers of the crew of the Norwegian
steamer Elizabeth " have been landed
at Savona by the Greek steamer Petrit-
cd
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13

After experiments covering several
years rubber trees have been success
fully transplanted from the banks oi
the Amazon 20 points in the interior Of !
Brazil
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13

The limit of the carrying power Of
thunder is about fifteen miles. while
thirty miles is not regarded as far for
the sound of a big battle to travel
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
NORWEGIAN STEAMSHIP
LYDERKORN IS SUNK

London, Sept. u = The Norwegian
steamship Lyderkorn, $50 tons gross
and owned in Bergen. has been sunk.
The crew was landed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
Advertise IL!

70 SELL IT-ADVERTiSE 1T!
make known" the facts about
that real estate. There are peo-
pie to whom the real estate lads"
in this newspaper are more inter-
esting than the war news. They
will read your "ad." IF it appeals
to them. if it describes real estate
that seems to he like that which
they have pictured in thei- minds
as WHAT THEY WANT, you'll
hear from thenn. And, in due
course, you'Il SELL YOUR REAL
ESTATE.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13

WHAT ABOUT RENTING
THAT SPARE ROOM? The in
come it should yield may not be
large-but even a few dollars each
week amount to a tidy sum in the
course Of year. And there are
pleasant and agreeable people
looking for rooms. Usually
classified advertisement will put
you in touch with them-especiaIly
il you offer a one-room home IN
A DESIRABLE LOCALITY and
at q fair price.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13
What Is Adequate Advertising?

The amount of required for the adequate advertising
varies in about the ratio that stores vary
size importance, enterprise.
Enough space for the telling clearly, fully Interestingly
of the stores is the obvious need.
IT, for the sake of Saving space, the stores story only
half od the interest awakened be interest
IT, in issues of this newspaper your stores story
omitted entirely, you will have gone toward nufyng
the public interest in what you doing.
store might jnst well follow policy of uncertainty
to whether it to be opened days as
a sir'ilar policy as to its advertising
There not stores that prodga of space
their advertising there many spar
ing of it.
merchant has many problems solve Yet this of
the amount of advertising which PROF
ITABLY is one of the most vital If, by using third
space he could double the RESULTS of his advertising
that would be good business" And many merchant has
demonstrated that this u.s. measurably true
Limiting the advertising space usually means limiting the
volume and interest of the store news
If store is prepared to for MORE BUSINESS it in
position to use larger advertising space-PROFITABLY
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-13

WANT 20 SELL A LOT? II
location and price are right, real
estate "ad" will find your buyer.
Sometimes a little keeping at-it is
required. The first publication Of
an advertisement does not always
bring the result. It's like any
other sort Of effort or enterprise.
Perseverance always wins-and it
is not often that you will be re-
quired to exercise a great deal Of
il.