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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07
National Guard Notes

Lieut.. Winthrop l.. Fay of Co. A,
Second Maine Infantry, now stationed
at San Ygnacio. Texas, will be inter-
ested to learn that he has resigned
his commission as an officer and with
the other married men of the company
has applied for his discharge from
the service. Lieut.. Fay was elected at
special election held by the COM
pany at Dexter early in June and
when the troops were called out on
June 10, he had not received his COM
mission. being commissioned after
Co. A arrived at Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07

Registration Receipts to Date with 257 Autos
and Operators and Game MateStae Highway De-
Hearings This Week in Aroostook Public
Utilities Decisions Pardon Cases Await HearngAwal
ing Outcome Aoostook Peonage Accident Claim
and AS Ignored by SomeWite Pine
Blister Rust Blanchard Discusses Crop
Corporations - Chat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07
Four Pardon Petitions
Awaiting to be Heard

Four petitions for pardon, an un-
usual number, have been scheduled
for hearing at the regular monthly
meeting of the Governor and Council,
which will be held August GOTH Be-
fore the passage Of the parole law by
the legislature Of 1918, the petitions
for executive clemency were quite
but of late they have been
comparatively few. The four cases
are those of Ignazio Albanes. alias Joe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07
Weights and Measures
Brought to the Front

Hon. Edgar A. Russ Of Dexter, the
deputy State sealer of weights and
measures. has returned from a tour Of
inspection in the counties Of York and
Oxford. and says that the people in
those counties did not know what an
Inspection is and what it means.
The most trouble in those two
counties Of York and Oxford was the
lack OF inspection in all departments"
said Sealer Russ. Saturday, II found
In several towns a DISPOSITION to meas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07
TO TIE RoxICYRoLDE1s or
THE P8UDBHT1A1
COMPANY or A0181C.

NOTICE IL hereby given that a meeting
Of the policyholders Of The Prudential
Insurance Company Of America will be
held at the Home once Of said Company
in the City of Newark. New Jersey. on
Monday. the fourth day Of December, 1916.
at twelve o'clock noon. for the purpose
Of selecting fifteen persons to be voted
for by the policyholders' Trustee as mem
bers Of the Board Of Directors at the
annual election Of Directors of the Com
pany to be held on the eighth day OF
January. 1917.
At such meeting every policyholder Of
the corporation who Is OF the age Of
twenty-one years or upwards and whose
policy has been in force Tor at least one
year last past shall be entitled to cast
one vote In person or by proxy.
FORREST r. DRYDEN.
Presiaant.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07
John O. Burgess Of Dover.

John 0. Burgess, promiher
farmer of Dover. died THURSDAY Ve. !:
suddenly from heart disease al :. ],
years Of age. With the exception " y
one year he has always resided on u
farm whre he was horn. He repi'
scented the town in the State Lesiss
ture one term and for many yea,
served as a member Of the board y
selectmen. A widow and two sou.
Walter H. Burgess of Dover and ~
Frank E. Burgess of Dexter. also w. y.
daughters, Mrs. Leslie o. Demei,,,'
and Mrs. G. p. Bailey Of SanServlu"
surviva.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07

Frank v. Mendall and family are en-
joying their annual vacation Of two
weeks and will divide the time between
Ocean Point and Mr.. Mendalls old
home in Greene.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07

The receipts for the present year up to
Saturday noon at the closing Of the au-
tomobile registration bureau at the ofiice
of the secretary Of State amounted to
$3.50, 1s425. Of which $5O115O was received
during the past week. The number Of OPP
orators registered made a little larger
gain over last years number, being 754
in excess, while the machines registered
keep along in the 7OoO-exeess class as they
have been doing, the exact excess being
7104. The registrations for the present
year as compared with those of 1915 fol-
low:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07

Bids are asked by the city treasurer
on the lot Of land situated on the
Thomaston road, east side, and known
as the Benjamin Spaulding school
house district estate, containing about
a half acre. Bids to be opened at 10 A.
NJ. Friday. Aug. IL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07
Fish and Game

The commissioners of inland fisheries
and game has received a report from
Game Warden C. w. Robbins Of Wilton
of the payment of a fine of SO and costs
by Otis Reed for fishing in closed time.
The case was heard 10y Trial Justice A.
B. Allen of Wilton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07
Highway Commission

1t is suggested by an official Of the
Maine Highway Commission that the
following editorial from q recent is
sue Of the Boston Herald will be well
worth reading by people who cannot
see much good in the methods OF do
ing the work and the problems con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07

Mr. and Mrs. Willis r. Partridge and
son George, who had been passing
two-weeks vacation at the Small cot
tage on Capitol Island. returned home
Saturday afternoon on the steamer Is
lander
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07

Mr. and Mrs w. B. Shaw of Boothbay
Harbor were callers on Friday at the
fish and game department. Mrs. Shaw,
when Miss Edith Baker. was for about a
year a stenogra pher in this department
and this was her second visit there since
leaving the position some 10 years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07

A jolly house party left Augusta Sat
urday morning on the steamer Islander
for d Today stay at Five Islands, the
members being Miss Edrie Beede of
Gardiner, Miss Frances Parker Of Mas
sachusetts. Miss Esther Gilman of Hal
lowell. Mrs. c. f. Marston, Miss Lillian
Marston and Miss Elsie Packard of
Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07

MIR. and Mrs Fred G. Kinsman left
Sunday for two-weeks outing at Cap
itol Island, after which they will go
to Moosehead for another visit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07

The Augusta Public Auto Service
gives prompt service and very reason
able prices. A new Paige-Six, 7-pas-
senger car in commission.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07

The special price Of the mems OK
fords at the c. S. York shoe store Is
$2.4s. 1t has been printed 1928 by
error.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07
New Corporations

The following corporations have filed
their certificates Of incorporation with
the attorney general and approval of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07
LOCAL BRIEFS

Mrs. Frank E. Preble and daughter
Frances Of Richmond were callers Sat-
urday on relatives in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07
Public Utilities

The following decisions have been
made public by the Maine Public
Utilities Commission:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07
Highway Detours

to fronting the commission all over the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-20
POSTAL EMPLOYEES AMONG
GUARDSMEN GOING TO CAMP
Several Connected With West Philadel-
phia Stations Answer Call

West Philadephlans will have few
strange mail carriers after the National
Guard leaves for Mount Gretna. Twelve of
the force are members of the Sd Regiment
y. G. p.
The postal service has about fifty clerks
and carriers enrolled in the National
Guard, including Captain David b. Simpson
money order division; First Lieutenant
Oliver NJ, Hartzell Fairhll station; Quar-
termaster Sergeant Marcus s. De Wolf, Sta
tton 0, and Private Herbert D. Swearer
Penn Square station. of the 1st Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel George =. Kemp, of the
Sd Regiment. is superintendent of West
Philadelphia Station, and he has under him
Major John w. FOos, Captain William H.
Fanton Of Company NJ First Lieutenant
Wesley M. Long, Company NJ Second Lieu
tenant Wilbur b. Small, Company X; Ser
geant Byron j. Fuller, Company ID, Cor
poral ]. c. Harvey and Privates Fred b.
Phillips. Alton l.. Jones, William II. Spooner
and Arthur =. Garner, Company M.
Color Sergeant Humphrey Porterfeld, 9Th
Infantry, n. G, p, and Lieutenant Arthur
Sproulcs, of the Sd New Jersey. are also
letter carriers at the West Philadelphia
Station.
Sergeant Harry Schmitt, Of Company d,
is a suhCarricr at Fairhill station, Second
Lieutenant William s. Hauser, of Company
T., is assigned to Point Breeze station, and
Sergeant Springer, of Company X, to Penn
Square station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-20
HORSES BOUGHT FOR GUARDS
Bazaars Work Overtime SUPPLYING An,
mails to New York, Jersey and
Pennsylvania

Local horse ba2aars have felt and =.
snonded to the demand of "yar tiyooa /,
orders for animals suitable for battsr,
work are being received by wire and ~.
phone. and the dealers are laborine nIgS,
and day to meet the requirements Of fbs
military bodies in the emergency
At the bazaar of r. T. Hall, 3SOg Maria,
street today 1I0 head of horses were nur'
chased for the use of Battery B, Field
Artillery of New Jersey. The reouIre.
ments involved uniformity OF color and
size. while the veterinarians of the battsrv
carefully Inspected wind and teeth Of ths
animals and put them through other seyers
tests
The examination of this lot of horse,
took several hours and ended in the an.
ceptancc of the fun quota, which were
shipped direct to the New Jersey mobillza
tion camp at Sea Girt. In order to secure
animals of proper size and color. mora
than dozen stables were drawn upon.
and all last night agents were busy
gathering the horses for the tests today.
Twenty-Five horses and fourteen mules
were purchased for another New Jersey
battery and shipped to Sea Girt from the
stables of John Burroughs, 39th and Market
streets. The price was S210 head which
is much higher than the cost of a recent
shipment made for the Italian Government
The latter consignment was obtained at
figures ranging from s165 to S1S7 head
s. NJ Frank, as agent for the State
Fencibles of New York, secured 16 head
of horses from the Bulls Head Bazaar, 3Sth
and Market streets, at a rental of Sl.25
a day, while the same stable sold 16 horses,
which were shipped to Mount Gretna for
use of the National Guard of PennsyI-
vania.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-20
MAYOR SEEKS TO PROVIDE
FOR GUARDSMEN,S FAMu,v.
Conference Held on Continuine D.
City Employees in Csmn q

Mayor Smith, upon arriving a.
IN CITY HAL today, at onee ,a,n' nus ohca
question of municipal emnIo,,oso up the
members Of the National Guo.s' VINO ara
mo- II.o,'e1 GO, the chiefs OF the variors e =, sum
~ 49,, -. t''.t theS prepare for htr aus
vi Ihe men IN their bureaus v,bo ~ I'm lists
70 be called upon for service are likely
reau of Police alone there a.. IN the Bu.
'fuardsmen and the Bureau ABOUT 300
nearly 100 more. The ATavor 81 ~ flre has
tables showing the amount of asked Tor
'iNuu ny the men affected, and Sf, e,
q conference with CITY Soiic,.u WIZ hold
TO ascertain the legality Of n.s', ,Conneily
this money, or the difference b,tulng that
salary and the nay received t.etWeen the
.,ohai Government, be paid bv ~ 'le % Ma
the soldiers families during fbota city to
service in the field. Regardin,, =, Term Of
ne also took up the question Of s police,
lii t''s Immediately. 80 tho, sns
VIII oe no diminution of the foroo ,'s a tnere
whlle the policemen soldiers arc on duty
III the City Solicitors oni,,t,., away.
able to the Mayors plan ortinals Is favor.
ing the provision for pay during ao,is cover.
ice WIZ be introduced in CopnoiSl' 'e serv.
next session. ''clis at lie
numerous business houses b,co
provision to care for their en,ni,,.s. made
Ine latter are IN the Government s,.le wnlle
In such cases the positions ,,ri service,
open and fun salary paid, vbiio "e held
arrangements have been ,nadn i ~. others
employe VIII receive the difference 's. Ley. the
the army pay and the salary forr,osiween
ceived. i'iiherly re-
Many big corporations have iolned t. a,
movement, so that the patriotism, y, IN the
workers shall not be penallzed in y, .nelr
gree. The keystone Telephone con.. ony de'
was one of the concerns to join this tbi,pany rna.y
souaE. s rms company calls attention 10 'VSe I'VE
tact that an order was issued n Voc. ~ .ne
to the effect that all unmarried n.y., ago
employ might go to Mexico with tbe ' pn N lis
edge that when they returned tbo,r n'towi- %
tions would still be open to them VA POS,
the salaries of married men so u orii..,lt mat
would be paid to their wives during iz''ons s,ns
S0senee' This order is still in effect Abou, Sy,
20 men, Of whom ii are married arc a., ovut .u
companys employ who are n,on,bers ~. tne
National Guard of Pennsylvania and ~ Na.e tne
Jersey. "''u NeW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-20

the sovereign rights of her nelghbor, but
which, although obviously advantageous TO
the de facto Government, IL refuses to allow
or even countenance =
The Mexican Government further pro-
tests that It has made every effort on its
part to protect the frontier and that II Is
doing all possible to avoid a recurrence Of
such acts Attention Is again invited to
the well known and unrestricted activity Of
DE la Rosa, Ancieto Piscano, Pedro Ninos
and others In connection with border raids
and to the fact that, as | am advised, up
to June 4. DE la Rosa was stll collecting
troops at Monterey for the openly avowed
purpose Of making attacks on Texan border
towns and that Pedro Vino was recruiting
Mt other places for the same avowed pur-
pose This does not Indicate that
the Mexican Government is doing all pos
sible' to avoid further raids .
at Is suggested that injuries suffered
on account of bandit raids are a matter
OF pecunlary reparation' but never the
cause for American forces to invade Mex
almost custom not to settle deprcdations
by money alone but to quel such dis
orders and to prevent such crimes by swift
and sure punishment
PROTECTION OF LIFE.
"The de facto Government finally urges
that If the frontier were duly protected
from nCursons from Mexico there would
be no reason for the existing difficulty;
thus the dc faCto Government attempts TO
absove itself from the first duty Of any
Government namely the protection of life
and property. This Is the paramount OBJ
legation for which Governments are insti-
tutod. and Governments neglecting or fail
Ing to perform It are not worthy Of the
name. This Is the duty for which General
Carranza, IL must he assumed, initiated
his revolution In Mexico and organized the
present government and for which the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-20
sGRAVEST CONSEQUENCES SAYS NOTE TO CARRANZA

United states Government recognized his
Government as the de fecto Government of
Mexico. -
"The Government Of the United states
does not wish TO believe that the de facto
Government approves these marauding at-
tacks, vet as they continue to be made they
show that the Mexican Government is
unable to repress them.
REFUSES TO WITHDRAW TROOPS.
I'm conclusion, the Mexican Government
Invites the United States to support its as
surances Of friendship with real ana Ell
fective acts which can be no other than
the immediate withdrawal OF the American
troops For the reasons ] have herein FUZZY
set forth this request OF the de facto GOV
ernment cannot now be entertained.
whenever Mexico will assume and ef-
fectively exercise that responsibility the
United states, as It has many times before
nubIicIv declared, will he glad TO have this
obligation fulfilled by the de facto Govern
ment of Mexico
"If. on the contrary, the de facto Gov
ornment is pleased to ignore this obllga-
tiou and to believe that in case oil
refusal to retire these troops there is no
further recourse than TO defend its territory
by an appeal to arms the Government OF
the United states would surely be lacking
in sincerity and friendship II II ala not
frankly impress upon the de facto Govern
ment that the execution Of this threat VIII
lead to the Eravest consequences. Whie
this Government would deeply regret such
q result It cannot recedc from It's settled
determination to maintain its national
rights and to perform its full duty in pre-.
venting further invasons of the territory
OF the United states and In removing the
peril which Americans along the interna-
tional boundary have borne so long with
patience and forbearance.
ROBERT LANSING"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-20

Of G5 men. but no more, we have also a
machine.gun company, drilled and ready for
service but we have no machine gun. There
are several Spanish War veterans in our
ranks During that action we were stationed
at Camp Alger near Falls Church, Va but
we all hope that this time we will get fur
ther south and will see more real service
than I'm '9S."
During the drill of Company Il last night
the arnory was crowded with spectators.
Sergeant Nathan T. Numbers. u. S. A., is
the instructor of this command, and he has
arranged to put the battalion through
plenty OF preliminary work before the camp
at Mt Gretna is opened. Several members
of the four local companies visited the
armory during the day and put in a busy
time polishing up their guns and equipment.
Colonel Thomas Biddle Ellis who COM
mands the 9Th, is receiving encouraging
reports from all his company commanders.
The four companies here are commanded
as follows, Company |, Captain William
Mcclure; company M, Captain Thomas
F'it2slmmons; company II, Captain Joseph
w. Thompson, and company *, Captain H.
Wallace Anderson, The other companies
are located as follows: b and G at Chester
II at Media, y at Pottstown, f at Norris
town. u at PhoeniXville G. at Doyestown
and f at West Chester Although the
various elements are scattered Colonel
Ellis has planned for the departure on re-
ceipt OF marching orders so that there will
he no delay in entraning.
First Lieutcnants II. d. Kelly, company
Is; Leland NJ. Haller, company NJ; Arthur
u. Murget company t. and Joseph Ralston
company L, will be left at the armory on
recruiting service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-20

hom asc
the
NJ NJ he
pectcd but is said they made
is pointed out
far s connected this dh santa
Mexican authorities
montia
Cusarchc and publicly
mita
the
order
Government and
Americans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-20
Cincinnati Man Probably
Richest of u. s. Soldiers

CINCINNATI, June 2O.-Lieut.
Col. William Cooper Proctor, 40
years old, acting colonel of the 1st
Regiment Ohio National Guard,
awaiting summons to the Mexican
border. is probably the richest sol
dier in the United States. He is
president of the Proctor & Gamble
Soap Company, draws a salary of
$4,000 a year and employs several
thousand men and women.
Mr.. Proctor is benevolent and
gave Princeton University $50O,000
for a graduate college annex. He
also presented the 1st Regiment with
its camp site near this city,
Capt. r. Lincoln Mitchell, of Troop
C, has a big fortune and his troop
is largely made up of members of
wealthy Cincinnati families.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-20
BARRING OF MUNITIONS
II should not be a matter Of surprise tn

It should not be a matter Of surprise that
after such manifestations Of hostile feelirs
the United states was doubtful Of the pur-
pose for which the large amount Of ammu-
milton was % be used which the de facto
Government anpeared eager 10 import from
tbs country. alore0Yer, the policy Of the
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-07
SAYINGS OF A spINsTER.

A mans egotism works twenty
four hours day.
The man who blows his own horn
is a self-cntertaincr.
No man who paints his nose should
kick if his wife paints her checks.
Providence takes care Of some fools
by giving them wives to look after
them.
People want to be persuaded to buy
the things they want.
When in doubt do the harder thing;
it is almost sure to be the right one.
The thoroughbred had no need to
boast of his pedigree; and no real
thoroughbred does it.
Warmth and sunshine give growth;
but after all it is the rain and storm
that give strength and endurance.
If all the merely unkind things we
say were the wisdom we perhaps
think them at the moment, what a
wise world this would be-
Beware of becoming self-satisficd I;
for through his capabilities might
carry him leagues further, no man
can ever climb higher than the peak
Of his own ambition.
The next best thing to being abso-
lutcly truthful is to be sufficiently
adept liar; but circumstances have Il
way of administering very rude
awakcnings to those who dream
themselves sufficiently adept.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-07
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

Tazewell, Va, March %, 1916.
Tazewell National Bank, n corpora
ton: G.. E. Scott, Nellie Ascue, c..
II. Scott and B. L. Steele, suing for
themselves and other creditors of
j. Marion Mcclure, deceased,
Compliments,
VS.. In Chancery,
Chapman II. Peery, administrator of
j. Marion Mcclure, T. A. Mcclure,
and Lettie Mcclure, his wife; H. T.
Hall and Ella Hall, his wife; Mag
gle Hankins and M. M. Hawkins,
her husband; Minnie B. Steele and
G. H. Steele, her husband, Callie
j. Fields, and c. t. Fields, her hus-
band; Helen V. Ratliff and S. A.
Ratliff, her husband; j. Ed. Nc
CURE and Maggie Mcclure, his
wife; James E. Mcclure and Dora
Mcclure, his wife; f. G. Mcclure,
Il. Pearl Mcclure, and Jane A. Nc
CURE, widow, ....... Defendants.
NOTICE is hereby given to you
and each of you, parties in the above
chancery cause pending in the Circuit
Court of Tazewell County, Virginia,
as we'll as to any and all creditors of
j. Marion Mcguire, deceased, and to
any other persons concerned, THAT,
pursuant to the terms and directions
of the decree entered by the said court
in the said cause at the February
term, 1916, l, the undersigned Com
missioner in Chancery, will proceed on
the oath day of April, 1916 at my
office at Tazewell, Va, and on subse-
sequent days by adjournment, if ne
cessary, to take the account and make
the report, as provided and directed
b. the said decree, upon the matters
therein specified.
Given under my hand, this March
%, 1916.
A. S. HIGGINBOTHAM, Com.
March 24-li.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-07
TAzEwELL COUNTY.

Some Facts and Figures That Are
of General Interest. :
The county was formed in 1899
from the counties of Wythe and Rus
sell.
Area, 557 square miles.
Population, 1910 census, 24,946.
Assessed taxable values for 1916
$9,627636.
Number of voters, white, 5000, col
ored, 100.
Net bonded debt, $4,000.
Constructed in past years, 100
miles of macadam roads, in addition
to considerable mileage of improved
dirt roads.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Judge of Circuit Court, Fulton Keg-
ley.
Clerk, DR.. c. w. Greever.
Commonwealth's Attorney, James
w. Hartman.
Sheriff, S. S. F. Hartman.
Treasurer, II. P. Britain.
Surveyor, John R. Gildersleeve.
Superintendent of County Farm,
John +. McGraw.
Division Superintendent of schools,
w. Archie Thompson.
Supervisors, d. B. Daniels, E. King
Crockett, w. l.. G. Burk