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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-08
ton in Augusta.

ton in Augusta.
EAST POND ROAD-John Smith
was surprised one day last week when
he went to his henhouse and found
5-ounce egg. its size measuring "a
5 inches.
Erwin Palmer was a business caller
in Skowhegan Thursday last.
Mr. and Mrs. f. G. Palmer and Miss
es Rosa and Mildred Moody and friend.
William Rowe. We're callers in Rome
Sunday, where each picked a nice
large bouquet of Mayflowers.
Mr.. and Mrs Leon Gaylord of Rocky
Shore camps were Sunday guests at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-08

was in town for short time Monday.
The annual meeting OF the corpora
tors Of the Skowhegan Savings Bank
was held Monday forenoon. Hon. S. J.
Walton was reelected president and
Charles r Cook. Bin W. Page. George
w. Cover and c. P. Merrill trustees.
Sheriff Goodrich returned Monday
forenoon from Palmyra. his eldest son.
who has been i'll, being much improved
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-08
MISTAKES.

Life, like war, 10 . se-.s ..
mistakes, and no 10 no. ire e.,.
Christian nor the Sss' ssn.'u
who M kes the fewest false step.
He is the best who wins t-s mes,
splendid victories by trs ret-iey.
al Of mistakes. Forge, nris.skss
Organize victory out 81 N stases
F. w. Robertson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-08

>"Our candidate wasn't born In q los
cabin
NO. bur it's all right He comes
under the new category-played on ths
football team IN college. "-Louisvils
Courier Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-08
FELT LIKE A NEW
PERSON
AFTER TAk!NG ONLY ONE BOX
Of "FRUIT-A-TIvES"

East Ship Harbo.
at Is with great pleasure tina,
write TO tell you Of the wonderful no,
efts have received from takin,
"Fruit-a-tives" For years, was
a dreadful sufferer from Constipatic,
and headaches. and was miserable !,
way. Nothing in the way OF rnedicj,s.
seemed TO heip me. Then fnapy
tried Fruit -tives" and the er.r.
was splendid. After taking one bor
feel like a new person. 10 have rep..
from those sickening Headaches"
MRS MARTHA DEW0LFr
soc. a box, for $3.50. trial size s.
At all dealers or sent POSTPAID ;,
Fruit-a-tives Limited. oc6enssu-r. y
Y-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-08

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fred Alden's. o. A.
den Farm and camps.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17

still sufficiently removed from in.
dustral noise and CRIME 10 be de-
sirable for people who desire and
appreciate suburban beauty. quiet
and cleanliness. combined with easy
access 10 the city
Aside from these close-in proper
ties. The Al1nLXll-4- 44---4-4,ft4f4-tt+
have several large tracts located in
tho beautiful suburban village OF
BEDFORD. right where the concrete
paved 9evcn-mile road intersects
With Grand Riyeraye. and neighbor-
ing the golf links
For the suburbanite Who com
mutes via automobile or interurban
this is an ideal location the city
can Dee reached In 40 10 50 minutes
and a splendid concrete road with
bus service connects this property
with Highland Park, Crosse Pointe
and lake ST Clair Even the most
casual obsc~ ver cannot fail TO note
the everincreasiug tendency Of the
industrial and residential develop
ment IN this section and constantly
increasing value Of realty Is as as.
s,xs4 -An1 positive as the nemend-
ous and successive upward trend Of
resity values chat attended the
North Woodward and Highland Park
developments with the adyeni OF Bis
Fort plants
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17
MARKET
HIGH-CLASS
PROPERTY
Stormfeltz-LOvely Co.
Big Factor in w. S.
Development

The Stormfeltz-l.oveley company
has been a prominent factor In the
development OF the Grand River dis.
trici. as in almost all other desira-
bic residential sections Of Detroit
This company sold and developed
the Ferry farm neighborhood eV
tending from Nicksbureavc go joy
rd and from Grand Ryera,c to
Dexter blvd and a block east ot DcN-
ter.
This TERRITORY consists of four sub.
divsi ons. and Is rapidly building ul
with "a good class Of single residences
and two-family houses These lots
which thc Stormlcltz Lovelcy com
pany originally sold for S5H0 go 81
GOO have since brought s,a0U to 81
500
Three other closo-in proper'ios ON
Grand Riveravc. have been market
cd by this company Tho Gilbert Sub
division. Grand River park, and
Freder.ck Coon's subdivision
Perhaps Che finest re identHl DIP
velopmeht Grand River wlli ever
have -iF GrandmoUr 10 has D, IN
called The JOY farm OF Grand llIi
or After the Bostonblvd subdr
vision and JOY farm had been so.d
and vast number of people we're
disappointed in rot securing luca
don ia either 81 these prnpnr r-.
tho Stormfeltz.LovelcF company,
realizing thai a tremendous demand
existed for home locations of me
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17

jump in the march OF progress
where the process ION was again
TAKEN up >as the cFSssing Or Ahe
troii Terminal railroad From this
point. which Is approximately five
and ono half miles from the center
az tho city % q point about two
miles further ont. the Development
Of subdivisions into actual home
sites has been almost phenomenal
From q point about one half mile
from the proposed city limits and
out. taking In district approx
mating one and oneehalf square
miles, tho building OF homes has
been most active Homes are be
ing erected in great numbers and
the improvements are such as to
reflect most favorably on greater De
troit
It is also important that many
factors prevail In the Grand River
territory TO encourage industry.
The freight tracks OF two railroad
lines traverse the district and many
other facilities are afforded II
seems certain that the Grand River
district is emerging into It's great
est era OF development Just as other
sections OF the city have.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS GIVE BIG
BOOST TO THESE LOCALITIES
Home Sections Greatly Stimulated BY Millions
Spent On Rouge Projects

Grand Riyerave., always recog
nized as The most important west
side traiiic artery. has received re-.
markable stimulus in this respect
during the past six months as a re-
suit Of the great industrial develop
mcnts IN the River Rouge district
II is contended that no other thoro
fare in the city is usherne into de
velopment such large contiguous
territory as thar OF Grand Riveraye.
Since the first OF the present year
now Industrial enterprises have
been launched in the west side man
ufacturing district representing an
aggregate outlay Of capital running
close 10 the $4,000 600 mark This
rs aside from the many gigantic en-
terprlses such as the Ford blast
furnaces and others which have
been developing for the past year
or two with capital investments TO
falling upwards Of $4,000 GOO.
Most 90 these developments arc
taking place In tho territory south
Of the established Grand River-ave.
joining Grand Biver-ave.. and
7trctching outward from the city
limits is considered the logical out
lct 10 the River Rouge industrial
district from the residential stand
point In fact residential proper
ties directly contiguous 30 the In
duNria district and running north
ward toward Grand River-sve-, have
gradually become recognized as be-
ing In the Grand River dictrict. all
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17
Moore Park Ideal
For Home Sites

Moore & Vcalc, real estate deYel
arcrs. 80 i2ol Chamber OF Com
mefcc. have most creditlbly and OK
pedfiouNy marketed eight nigh
grade subGiviuuus oul Grand River
ave seven on these art now prac
ncaIly an closed out and the buy
ars pro invested have realized most
gratifying ard substantial profits
The one remainine subdivision no"
on The market Moore Park is lOca'
ed directly on The Grand Ritcf car
Tine. aetwccn Town Linz Road ana
NHI Road. IN nm" heari oi tht hheS'
devotion % residential section N l)'-
troll accessible 10 people OF modeF-
atc means
Takluc into consj liberation the easy .5
l.,a...ts. 81 ~. apf- De kills ~ ~
aea ,1se7l,aes ~ 11k. ltIlir l .s.
done on .tllis subdivision. d o'e i
!. mas attractive investment to
either the real estate investor OF me
suburoanite. who viii hc aoic 7"
commute over the u Z. * 10 the
henri of the CITY in 30 minutes on
roach any OF The great new Vest
-ide industrial plants, via the great
Ford Highway and rs adjacent ca
line I'm rs 20 & minutes. The ouS
lin.' on tho seven mile road connects,
with Ford's main plant. hlghiahu
PARK and the east section OF me
r,tt without the delay and trouole
az passing thru the downtown as
f.frf
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17
GRAND RIVER AVENUE AND BEDFORD DISTRICTS
HIGH-CLASS RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS
Is. +. Taylor, the Man
Who Makes Good

B. +. Taylor. subdivider. has been
leading figure behind the phenom-
email development OF the Gran River.
ave. district during the past few
years. His properties are probably
the most extensive In the section
and having initiated with his first
subdivisions the practice OF install
ing high-class and complete improve
mehts the vast territory has expert
enced a remarkable growth of a de
cidedly substantial nature.
In 1914 the first Taylor lot on
Grand Riyer-aye. was sold and since
that time approS imately 1000 acres
have been developed into highly i'm
proved subdivisions out Of which
more than 1000 building lots have
been sold. improvements I'm the
Taylor properties include : ~ miles
OF paved streets, 80 miles OF cinder-
lied streets. 90 miles OF sidewalks,
80 miles OF sewer main. 35 miles OF
water mains as we'll as hundreds OF
trees and other Improvements
Three separatae and distinct water
systems have been installed by
which be furnishes residents ia the
Rlbf'l Tvs " III ~ AfrlaAl wen dL'ir
Each street is electrically lighted
and lined with maple trees. Fire
hydrants are provided in every
block
In The last election most OF the
Taylor subdivisions were taken into
tho cltp az Detroit by annexation
ana b. is expected that nearly all OF
The properties viii soon be taken IN
as result OF the citys steady
growth IN that direction
AZ rho present time the Detroit
United Railway company Is setting
Its poles along The proposed route
u the Ford Highway line running.
from Woodward ave in Highland
Park TO Grand Rivcraye al The in
tereeCtlon of NJ Taylor properties.
This g. only the FIRST uni, Of the line,
II being planned 10 carry the pro
ject direct Go tne Ford Trac or plant
on Michigan ave ,n this manner lhe
Iaylor allotmcnt- atc gwen 'he add
I'd advantage oi being situated d.
recfly ON tha cross town line
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17

mo The biggest subdivision develop
mept has taken piae.e. directly along
ethe th6fGsaTfsg -
Conservatism IS said 10 have been
Che rotatdins element in the history
OF the districts adjacent ana M
'tectcl b. Grand Riyerave Old time
resid ants OF Detroit ascrioe that as
The reason why development along
this great thorofare has been SO &C
tive in tbc past few years
II is almost six miles from the
present city limits along Grand
Riverave. and tt is "A significant
fact. emphasizing the growth OF De
troit that within the past three
years the greatest development has
been outward from Warren-ave.
which street Is Comparatively
short distance from the city hall
and the development has extended
for several miles paralleline the
main highway
There arc many facts 20 indicate
that the sudden activity in this acc
ton about FIVE years ago came as
the result OF pressure from districts
on both sides OF the avenue whore
development had been progressing
for some time The future for this
section seems well forecasted in the
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17

fact HAT for miles along the avenue
most of tho property is devoted eX-
Clu-iyely 40 business and vacant
lands are restricted 90 that end
During the past five years there
have been about seven square miles
OF adjacent territory opened up by
annexation our Grand Riveraves
and that street has constituted the
ONLY principal feed artery" 20 The
new sections
Property value increases along
Grand River ave within the past
few years have been remarkable and
in some cases almost unbelievable.
Ten years ago lots in the near vi
cinity 90 Dexter.blvd and north or
Grand Riverave We're sold for
about $500 and today they are said
10 bring an average price OF $4,000.
The same number OF years ago bus
mess lots along Grand Riverare.
ann about four miles from Wood
ward-ave, were sold for $50 a front
foot and are now placed al $3.50 a
foot In some instances almost fab
blous increases have been recorded
where development was inaugurated
with greater speed
subdivision activity has been
greatest during the past ave years
aud great many fine tracts have
been marketed in the general terri
tory adjoining the avenue. The
street is built up almost solid for
FIVE miles 70 Joy-rd. whore city
fire house has recently been erected
From Joy-rd.. there was a slight
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17
Active Demand
For Bungalows

Thirty-eight family flats on
Carson-ave between Ferndalc and
Dixaycs and a. bungalows on
Longvorth and FalconaNese he
tween IAwndAse and WoOdmere,
have just been completed by the
Houscman Spitzley corporation TO
supply the demand for housing IA
cilties. caused by the great indus
trial development on the west side
e These fats aud Bungalow are To-.
Gated about mile east of thc local
ton " the now Ford blast fprnaccF
and within a short distance OF the
new ireland 4 Matthews plant, and
are being sold on easy terms.
The Houseman-Sp itzley corpora
ton reports that there rs very ac-
tive demand for bungalows and two
family fats ON the west side. OWNS
to ne recent announcements OF
new factories that are 20 be put mp
in that section.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17
"Now's the Time"
Saws T. III. WEIGH

aVbe great development tehlhS
r,ls.ce on the west side is so extra
ordinary and unusual that one mas
,o ruh his eyes and wonder II u
can an he true" said 7 II Welch
20 the Times realty reporter. Sa'
urdav "Evcn the towns. such a.
Ford CITY. River Rouge. Ecorse ana
oakwood have their hands full pre-
paring for the enormous increase
~ popuIation which rs sure 70 come
The principal expense incurred
b. these municipalities At TINS I'm.
is tho construction OF sewers ana
the installing Of water mains oaN'
wood is leading the procession IN
fhis direction. altho Ford city ~ q
close second. These Villages realize
IL viii be impossible 20 CONSTRUCT
modern homes without these NOD
.rn conveniences, AS the WORKING
man Of today earning 81 and $40
nor dav demands modern conveni
enccs In his home.
before the ground freezes II IS
expected that both Oakwood anu
Ford city will have completed their
sewer and water systems So that
tho early spring will see An enor-
nous building boom. as the new
factories being built on the west
side will create new CITY OF @uV'
GOO or 100000 people with a pros
pect Of many more factories local.
ing in that section between now ana
next spring
when the building boom starts
real estate values are bound To in
crease enormously and II seems as
N the present time is the right time
10 make profitable Investments IN
this wonderful section.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17

Dispatches from India report the
discovery in ceyion Of great depos-
it's OF monazite sand the material
from which the thorium Of incandes
cent gas man'lcs Is obtained BE
fore the war the only known de-
posits of This essential material were
IN Brazil and Tratancor", and both
were owned or controlled hy Ger
mans. The Imperial institute is
ending 10 Ceylon fho proper mn
chincry tor pxtracting fhor.um from
the newly discovered deposit
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17
Clemens, Knight,
Menard & Paul

In the development OF the Grand
River section the firm of Clemens,
Knight Menard & Paul has taken
an active part.
The Frederick c. Martindale sub.
division, Greenfield Park. Wyoming
Park, Cedarhurst, Glendale Gardens
and Glendale Courts, are among
the properties they have sold and
developed
This firm is an advocate OF large
lots, vide streets and single homes,
anad whatever possible have re-
stricted the properties they have
marketed against fats and terraces.
Their present development. Rose
dale Park. consists of three hun
drcd and ffty-four acres living south
Of Grand River-ave between Mil
and Evergreen Roads ON the prop
erty 2 complete and permanent sew
erage system IS being installed one
large fourfoot main extending from
Grand River 10 below the southern
line OF the property rs nearly finish.
cd and latterals have been laid on
their first two unitst An artesian
water system with a tank having
a capacity OF $4,000 gallons is about
completed.
In all. Rosedale Park will have Is
boulevards from so 20 100 feet in
width These are laid out with park
strips either down the center or be-
tween The sidewalk and curb. which
viii Doe beautihed with flowers and
ehruhhcry Several boulevards on
Tho FIRST units are now being paved
and cgrbed with concrete a most
IMPOSING and artistic ornamental cn-
trance OF brick and stone bats 1ccn
completed on their first houlct ard
and this scheme viii be carried on
gf ihc ont trance Cf ail bOuipvarls ON
Grand Riyeravo Tho owners OF This
property have dedicated beautiful
grove Of trees. embracing ahoI aN
acres iu area, as park for the hen'
hf OF The home owners on Tho prop
CITY. u addition 20 which school
Sizes and recreation ground AFRO pfp
v'dfd fot be- hr vicinity OBJ tnr pUN
ln addition to all on b uptove
mrnt WHICH ua all az fhe highest
standard .or -uhu ban developments
+ tao owners 90 RUecIdic Park n0"
I have under construction ten heh
cla neIc homo en of whi
$3.50 aa Boo completed and reads tor
In the creation of Roseiai psrk
Dl.aIors kn.rht. NpusId 6 Paul
lro arriving nt ths idral 'heIr am.
Hon being foo cfeats homo COO
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17

diumh high class character with good
restrictions. wide frontages and all
improvements. decided 20 open an
other property OF the same general
character as JOY farm. and Grand
mont measured up 10 requirements
in every respect
Another subdivision sold BY this
COMPANY in the Grand River section
is Buckinghampka a l00-acre prop
erty al Monier and Plymouth-rds.,
now undergoing improvement
The .oveley company
controls other properties IN tho VI.
entity of Grandmont whore The same
high-class character OF IMPROVE
ments and restrictions viii be main
tanned
The Detroit times., 1917-10-17
RiVerVieW Homes
Co. Offerings

The Idvcrvlew Homes company.
who have Offices a. 2Il212 Ham
mond building. are rapidly improt.
ing and selling their east side prop.
critics located close 20 The great
new industrial enterprises that are
spring.ng up in this section of De-
trolt The Yacan property which
the RiYerview Homes company own
81 being developed In very hlrh
class manner, and while located near
enough On such enterprises as the
new Leland Aeroplane factory 10 be-
admirably suited 10 residential pur
poses for people employed in this
new and marvellous enterprise. il IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-12
Suffraqiists WilUse Ballots
To Resent failing Of Pickets
"Not Democratic Congressman Must Be Returned |
Threat Of New York Women Way to Protest
Sentences of Members in Washington

sew, who has served her time as a
picket told of the horrors Of the JAIL
both Occoquan and the district JAIL
Say Women are Tortured
"Alice Paul and Rose Winslow VIII
die" she said, "if something ism I
done Immediately. They are being
tortured for lack of food, fresh AR
and exercise And worse than that
they are being subjected 10 danger
from the most horrible diseases. Our
government is using every precautlon
to protect soldiers and sailors against
disease and at the sar-e time throw
ing these perfectly innocent women
into the Jaws of the same disease. We
can not and we must not stand for
these outrages which the government
is perpetrating.'
Although the Committee OF one
Thousand is founded with non-partisan
motives the crowd last night was large
ly composed of Socialist sympathlzerS
We'll have the President shaking IN
the White House" said Mrs. Bella Neu-
mann Zilbermann, "and when all the
women are enfranchised we'll all lay
down our arms and quit this war
Among the women who LETT last night
we're Mrs Beard, Miss Lou Rogers, Mrs.
William Einstein. Mrs. William Colt'
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, Miss
Todd. Miss Marie Jenny Howe, Mrs.
Bella Neumann Zilbermann, Mrs. Amy
Wall Hicks, Mrs. Nora c. Smltheman
ord Mrs Clarence Smith.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-12
N. Y. Pledges 500, 900
For Aid of Armenians
Mass Meeting at the Hippo
drome Closes Two-Day
Campaign

New York gave or pledged more than
100000 to the aid of starving Arme-
mans and Syrans in the two-day cam
paign that was concluded here last
night. OF that sum $4,000 was pledged
at mass meeting held at the Hippo
drome yesterday afternoon, and $685. 600
was collected on Saturday. The sums
contributed TO collectors on the
streets yesterday. which have not yet
been tabulated, will bring the total
we'll above 100000.
Rabbi Stephen s. Wise, who was the
principal speaker at the afternoon
meeting, said that no matter hoy great
the tragic detection OF Russia. no
matter how serious Italy's reverses,
this holy war" would continue until
the Allies were victorious.
zone Of the blessed issues Of the
war is that the people and lands of
Armenia never shall 90 back into the
hands of The inhuman assassins who
call themselves the Turkish govern
ment." he said.
Henry Morgenthau. former Ambassa.
dor 70 Turkey, said he had seen Turk
ish officers purchase young Armenian
girls for silver coins equivalent 20 50
cents in American money.
"The Turks thought they could mas
sacre a people without the world know
ing of it, he said But they were
wrong. Their plans 20 wipe out a
people have been found out and frus-
trated"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-12
Expect New u. S. Law
dynamite Plots

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1l.--Any person
found with explosives in his possession
after November Is without license is
sued by the Federal government show
ing the purpose for which the eX-
plosives are to be used will be liable to
arrest and fine Of $4,000 or one years
Imprisonment.
Under the law the Director of Mines
is empowered to utilize the services Of
all United States officers and all police
officers Of the states, including city po-
lice forces. The police of the cities
have already been organized for this
work, headed by a committee of chiefs.
The police are not only to look after
the enforcement of the law, but are
also to make thorough Investigations
of all dynamite outrages and fires IN
factories and warehouses. and to make
their reports 10 the director of the Blu
reau of Mines.
Persons apprehended in plots to blow
I'D factories and bridges will be turned
over TO the authorities for prosecution
under Federal or state laws. Most
states have specially severe punish
ments for these crimes. New York has
an extreme penalty of twenty-five years
Imprisonment for the placing of dyna-
mite with intent 10 blow up property.
The penalty provided in the Federal
war measure is merely to cover the IL
legal possession of explosives.