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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Wednesday evening the Second Reg
iment Band will present another of
their most enjoyable pop concerts at
City Hall. A dance will follow the
concert, with music by the full band
The proceeds from these concerts go to
the mess fund Of Headquarters Co.
This company being composed Of sew
eral units. has no home station, and
consequently has no contributions
made toward their fund. A good
crowd at the dance will therefore pro-
vide welcome changes from Govern
ment straight" rations for the boys
stationed at Camp Keyes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Wednesday afternoon the children of
the primary department and Of the
cradle roll of the South Parish Con-
gregational Sunday school will be Civ
en- a party in the chapel from 4 to 6
o'clock. In the evening the older chill
dren and grown people of the Sunday
school will meet in the chapel from
100 to $50. There will be a short pro-
gram, games and refreshments. All
interested in the Sunday school are
cordially invited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

H. Leave Freeport daily except sun
cay S,So a. m. and 2.15 p. m. Arrive
south Freeport by s.l5 a. m. and .
M Egypt to North Honcock: Leave
Egypt daily except Sunday $40 a. N
arrive North Hancock by 7.20 n. m
Leave North Hancock daily except
sunday on receipt of mail from train
que 1888 a. m. but not later than s@
a. m. Arrive Egypt In 10 minutes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

The attorneys Of this city will OBJ
serve the usual hours of closing their
offices during the summer months, and
commencing June / they will during
that month, July and Augusta, close
their offices at P. NJ. daily except
Saturdays and on that day they will
close at P. NJ. and will not open them
again until the following Monday
morning
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Miss Adelaide Hogue. who is con-
valescent after having undergone sur
gical treatment earlier in the spring,
left on the 4.O7 express Monday after
noon for Waldoboro. where she will
enjoy vacation at her old home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

The work of rebuilding the paper
mill of the Cushnoc Paper Co.. which
has been in progress since last NOvem-
Der. is progressing well and it is now
expected that it will be completed in
about three weeks. The mill has been
rebuilt throughout in first class man
ner and when completed will consti-
tute a decided Improvement in the
company's plant. \
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

yesterday morning for a trip into
Aroostook county. The bride was for
merly q diamond saleswoman for the
Noble jcwelry house but of late has
been working in one of the shoe fac
tories in Hallowell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

The Augusta Lumber Co. will begin
sorting logs Wednesday at its sorting
gap above the Augusta dam and ex-
poets to begin saving at the mill
Thursday morning, with enough logs
to keep the mill going until the others
come along.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Cards are out announcing the en-
Of Miss Evelyn Elizabeth
Fisher of Brookline, Mass, to Claude
Willis Townsend, Jr., Of this city. Mr..
Townsend has recently returned from
a short holiday at the home Of his fl
q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Announcement-Au Dye House
wishes to announce they have receiv-
ed a supply Of dyes. green, blue and
black, and are able to do all work in
those colors. Also prompt service and
delivery on all cleaning. pressing and
dyeing. mayl9dlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL
Telephone 1875

Cards Of thanks, obituary notices, res
olutions of respect. etc. will be
charged st the rate of ten cents per
line. No charge less than IS cents.
who fail to receive the
Journal promptly will confer a favor
by notifying the office Immediately
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22
VASSALBORO

CROSS HILL-Mrs. Olive Lewis.
who has been passing several weeks
in Albion, returned home Sunday.
Miss Florence Taught of Sidney was
the guest Sunday Of Mrs. Ernest
Brown.
Miss Alice Rugcles Of Chicago is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Lester 2. Howard is having a garage
built at his residence, 19 Sewall street,
which building is l6x20 feet on the
ground and will be finished off with a
room overhead for storage purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22
Long Rowe

It has just leaked out that Miss An
ME L. Rowe of II Spring street was
recently married to Frank D. Long of
Birmingham, Ala, occasioning quite a
surprise to their friends. Mr.. Long is
travelling salesman and they left
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22
LOCAL NOTICE

Madam lola will remain one more
week at the Russell e Weston store
and will be pleased to meet those
whom she had to disappoint. Come in
the morning if convenient. may22d1t'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

A fve-day sale Of towels begins at
the D. w Adams Co. this morning, d
big purchase made nearly a year ago.
Note Advt on last page.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Water street was given, Monday
morning, its first oiling for the season,
from in front Of the Maine Central
station about as far north as Oak
street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Miss Vera Stafford has returned tc
Lewiston to resume her studies at
Bates College, after having enjoyed the
week END with her mother ut her
home, 81 Child street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

scheduled to play the Smith team Sat
urday afternoon, but the game was
forfeited to Smith on account Of the
Junior High team not appearing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Mrs Catherine NJ. McGraw, who for
the past week has been visiting her
daughter Mrs. Otis \. Purnell, in
East Sebago, and her nephew, John J.
Murphy. in Dover, y. H., returned on
Monday to her home in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Frank Cobb, who last week under
went surgical treatment at the Au-
gusta General hospital, following
severe attack of appendix lis, was re-
ported last evening to = doing nicely.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22
Maine Postal Chanaes.

Star Service observation-disclosures.
May IA, 1917. South Freeport 10 Eraao
port: Leave South Freeport d,il,,
Sunday 6.25 a m. and 1.2o q. m A.,
rive Freeport by ITO a. m. and az =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22
Tuesday, May %, 1917.
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Mrs. Frederick Tobey Of Pine street,
who has been very i'll with pneumonia,
is improving and able to sit up each
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Roland Robinson of Sidney was ad-
mitted Monday to the Augusta Cen
eral hospital for surgical treatment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

c. A. Pierce Of Brunswick is visit
ing in the city as the guest of his
daughter, Mrs. Z. L. Gedney OF 40
Pearl street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

visiting at the home Of her sister Nv.
Jesse Haley. o
Miss Florence Jones passed the week-
end with relatives in Albion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Mr. and Mrs. E. c. Douglass Of Hall
DWELL are the parents OF a boy baby
who was born 10 them Sunday evening
at the Augusta General hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

500 men can find excellent value in
blue serge suits at Pierce-Webber Co.
may22d5t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22


Dntbe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Quality! Quality! QUALITY
That is our constant care in our Bran
Rraad Weber & Hewett may22d5t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-22

Chas. G. Georgaklis. shoe shining. 2ss
Water ST., cat Perry's). jan.23eodtl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-18
100000 GUARANTORS

THERE were, it is announced, more
l. than 100000 buyers of Liberty Bonds
in this district. Every purchaser attested
anew his belief in the eternal verities Of
democracy and pledged his faith in the
triumph of democratic principles through
out the world,
The one big, dominating, ineXcusable
and disastrous failure of democracy has
been in American municipal government,
where unofficial tyrannies, more powerful
than any autocracies established in the
Old World, have reigned and robbed and
misgoverned year after year If even so
per cent Of the more than 100000 pur-
chasers of Liberty Bonds would highly
resolve now and ever after to take with
them TO the ballot-boxes the patriotism
which inspired their subscriptions, a new
era in this city and State would begin,
to the everlasting glory of our citizenship
and the fuller, more enduring prosperity
Of every unit Of that citizenship.
We need 100000 guarantors of liberty
at home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-18
A MEETING OF GIANTS

Two figures that will go down in history
as the dominant persJnages in the develop-
ment OF the great northwest are James 7
Hill and Donald Smith, who became Lord
Strathcona. Joseph Gilpin Pyle thus describes
the hrst meeting between these men I'm
his Just published biography Of Mr.. Hin;
Mr., Smith was travelling out of Fort
Garry, which he had left March 10. 1870.
by dog team over the great wastes Of snow.
Mr.. Hill was travelling toward Fort Garry
IN the same manner, Each man had heard
or the other, and the solitudes of nature
are evocative Of human friendllness. we
met on the prairies, said Mr. Hnl THE
nearest house behind him was l4O miles
away, and had stayed the evening before
at the frontier house OF the Hudson nav
Company of which he was the chief exech-
tive They stopped, made themselves
known to each other and interchanged the
courtesies Of the frontier. This interyiewy
was charged with momentcus conseauences
I liked him then said Sir Donald smith
quarter OF century afterward, and I
have never had reason TO change my opin,
ion Mr. Hill was 10 know later the vame
OF this friend In the great transaction IN
which they both engaged, aud was 10 inspire
him With practical faith IN another dresn,
realized later N tlle building Of Tie cana.
dlan Paci0en
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-18
THE COST OF FOOD

To the Editor Of the EUenin1 Ledger:
Sir--It was hard enough for the poor to
keep the wolf from the door when prices
were at their lowest, but what can they do
now, those with large families? 1t is the
poor with large families that give men to
our country in such times as now to defend
our flag and rights, and yet the heads Of
the nation stand aside and let the food
stuffs soar higher and higher so that II is
impossible for even those in medium cir
cumstances to get a square meal with the
high cost Of all the other necessaries of
life.
why, l do not believe that the poor get
enough food to keep their bodies in healthy
condition. What kind of men and women
will these children make II they cannot re-
ceiVe the necessities of life? And these
are the children our country will have to
depend on in years TO come. II these con-
ditions are allowed TO exist il will drive
the people TO despair and crime,
There should be no speculation allowed
in foodstuffs. 1t is not shortage of food
stuffs and materials that causes the prices
to go up II Is greed. TUDOR
PHILADELPHIA, June 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-18
ROME AT THE LIBERTY BELL

WE SHALL welcome here on Wednes-
w day the representatives of Italy, whose
sons for more than twenty centuries have
set their breasts against the influx Of
barbarism and defended with their lives
the institutions of civilization.
Words cannot describe the history Of
Italy. The record runs with the ages,
back to the mists Of time, when Rrutus
overthrew the Tarquins, and Horatius
held the bridge ard the ghosts of Cannae
sailed with Scipio to Zama, and Marius
drove the Cimbri back, and Caesar
launched his triremes for the campaign in
Britain. and Constantine, under the
shadow Of a Christian flag leaped into
glory. Aye, Italy has no history, for her
history is the worlds.
That now the heirs of imperial Rome
should link that era Of triumphant gov
eTnment to the new era OF freedom by
paying homage to the hallowed relic thai
first rang out our Declaration of Indei
pendence. about TO become the guiding
principle OF all human government is II
itself a historic occasion Of supreme i'm
poi tanee. We have grown accustomed
10 participation in immortal events II
Philadelphia. but the edge OF our en-
thusiasm will not be dulled IN our iubiian
reception Of Italy's REPRESENTATIVES, q
/ Wedntsdax. -.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-18
LAND MONOPOLY

To the Editor Of the EUeniug Ledger!
Sir-The committee on the high cost OF
living, with headquarters at $50 Broadway,
New York. has issued the following state
ment: THE greatest waste of which we
are guilty is due to our policy Of permitting
a few persons to possess and exploit the
natural resources and natural monopolieS
of the country. The net ground rent off
the country over and above the taxes now
paid on land values is at least S3,60O,-
100000. The annual increase in the sell.
ing price of urban and agricultural land
is stated to be $4,000, ,00O, 900, or an amount
equal to the loan which the Government is
now trying to float, Existing tax methods
compel American producers to pay at least
$4,000 900 a year in tribute to monopoly.
or $50 per capita"
How far are these figures from the truth ?
Are they 100 or IS or so or even 25 per
cent true?
II they are 400 or even so per cent true,
our Senators and Representatives in Wash,
ington are guilty Of something with a very
ugly name when they waste valuable time
in trying to devise vexatious, cumbersome,
wasteful, unscientific and perjury-nstigat-
ing schemes Of taxation.
The Government needs money, oceans of
It, TO carry on the most righteous war in
history. 1t looks as II Congress is going
to place the cost of it on the useful and
industrious forces of production, thus dis
couraging while we profess to encourage
them, It looks as if Congress, while the
world is threatened with starvation, is
going to continue a policy which has been
is now and always will be a policy which
discourages the production Of food-by
| making it profitable to hold land out OF
use. OLIVER MCKNIGHT.
Philadelphia, June l3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-18
\ SYSTEM THAT BREEDS
DISEASE AND DEATH

! THERE is going to be a parade of street
l. cleaners in this city tomorrow morn
ing. 1t will be worth seeing, for in it will
march scores Of men whose muscles are
/ strong and whose brains are willing. men
who do and do we'll the specific tasks to
which they are assigned. We have never
| heard criticism against the street clean
ers in the ranks.
Yet the dirtlness Of our streets has be
come a by-word. Citizens take the con-
| dition for granted. II their children are
stricken down by infantile paralysis or
other diseases, Of which dirt is the carrier,
they weep their tears and lay their flow
ers on the graves Of the innocent be-
waling the evil fortune which has en-
compassed them. Better might their
consciences smite them and their tears
beg pardon Of the dead for their own
negligence in having permitted the con.
tnuanCe Of conditions which they knew,
or ought to have known, were a constant
invitation to death. We sympathize no
more with communities which are visited
by yellow fever or smallpox for we know
that only negligence permits either to get
a hold. No more can sympathy be de-
served by communities which in this day
of scientific sanitation countenance high
ways of filth and accept as inevitable
these breeding places and carriers Of dis
ease.
The cleaning of streets ought not to be
a money making business. 1t ought not
to be to the financial advantage of any
man to have the streets unclean. 1t
ought not to be possible for the person
responsible for clean streets to fail in his
duty and as a punishment therefor merely
be fined. We have dirty streets because
we espouse a system which assures dirty
streets, and we always will have dirty
streets so long as the care of the streets
is let by contract to firms to which profit
is the first consideration and the removal
Of dirt the second.
Get rid of the contract system Of street
cleaning! It is infamous. it is criminal,
it is medieval, and it's effects are fatal.
The cleaning of streets Is proper munich
pal function, a necessary function not to
he farmed out to private citizens. I'm
agine a police system under which a pri-
vate firm would undertake for a price to
contract would be no more infamous
morally than to make the sanitary con-
dition Of the city dependent on the eff
cheney, the honesty and the profit-making
lust of the private contractor The age
is against such unscientific practice, the
public will is opposed to it, and there is
about TO dawn a day when the citizens
Of this community will rise in their might
and sweep out Of existence the death
breeding system.
We believe that a candidate for Mayor
running on a platform, calling for clean
streets would sweep the city In a double
sense. and the first thing he would do
upon taking his seat would be to put the
city to work at the citys business and
bequeath street-cleaning contracts to
national museum for citizens in succeed
ing years to read and marvel at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-18
CHILD LABOR IN WARTIME

To the Editor Of the EDerbiug Ledger
Sir-At the memorial meeting Of the
Brotherhoods Of Enginemen, Firemen, Con-
ductors and Trainmen at the Metropolitan
opera House j. c. Mcdonald. a local mem
Der Of the B. r. T., wage worker voiced
a true, unbiased unselfsh American prin-
ciple when he said that the brother
hoods would join in the suspension Of any
law enacted for their protection II the Presi-
dent made such request, II by so doing II
would mean the winning OF universal free
dom, but he only spoke for the wage earners
the backbone Of the nation
II remained for the vice president OF the
B. r. T., Mr.. Dodge, who introduced him.
self as the spokesman for Stone, Carter
Lee and Garretson, TO voice the true dema-
gogic spirit that ever causes the dollars "a
roll from the pockets of the unthinking. In
burst OF oratory, backed up by the known
81, 900, 900 in the treasury, he said II the wal
had to be won by suspension Of the child
labor laws, the war deserved to be lost No
war should be crowned with victory at the
expense OF children working in the factory
and 10 prove his sincerity and loyalty he
said his ancestors fought in the Revolution.
airy War. Some Of them must have turned
In their graves It only shows that IN,
men who work the workers get into a line
OF thought and speech that wins the sup.
port OF the unthinklng, who admire cheaI
oratory. and that they are out Of place wheT
action is required and not words
For inspiration, for incentive TO do OF
die, for love Of country, for loftiest ideals
for immense sacrifices give me the spirit
breathed by Mcdonald. He would suspend
the child labor law If he could thereb,
prevent the ravishing and murder Of hi
| children; he would consent 70 have tim,
work In an American factory rather thar
be DIE drudge and playthinE of savar
Huns but Brother pHdse Win an ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-18
INTRODUCING Japan

To the United States is usually given
full credit for introducing Japan into the
family OF nations. America did indeed
finally accomplish this important work, but
II was rather the reintroducng OF the
island empire that Commodore Perry un'
dertook, for the ice had been broken IN
the sixteenth century by the Portuguese
After a century of intercourse with west
ern nations, however, Japan returned 10
her isolation.
Mendez Pinto landed in 1889 and Xavier
in 1912, and during this period, naively
records the historian, christianity ana
firearms were introduced" The japanese
rulers permitted the Christian missionaries
TO speak to the people, but early IN the
seventeenth century began TO fear that the
white men were intriguing In politics and
that the new religion was undermining then
power Accordingly, about 1920 the Euro
peans were all excluded, and for more than
goo years Japan closed her ports TO tne
white race.
shipwrecks and the casting away Of sea.
men gave the United States Government
an opportunity to seek a treaty Of friend,
ship and, if possible, of commerce. ana
Commodore Perry, to whom the task was
intrusted succeeded in 1854. Four years
later other treaties opened several poI's
to foreign residence and trade. In ls0V
Japanese embassy visited the United STATES,
and in the following year an embassy was
sent to the European courts, Marrow.
minded japanese patriots protested, but 70
no avail In 1867 the Shotgun Ga tyranniGa,
subordinate Of the MilSado) was compelled
to resign and men with the new ideas tne tne
fruit of the new intercourse with the outslu7
world. obtained control of the Emperor anu
the Government.
The leaders OF the revolt induced tne
Emperor TO swear to rule according to the
right way between heaven and eartn
that s, in Difference to public opinion, anu
to order the abolition Of feudalism. IL was
virtually a committee of four men, lwakura'
Okubo, KIDD and Saigo, with their isI
seeing fellows and helpers, that swung tns s
nation out Of its ancient regime ana maue
the new Japan. They invited educator J
from the United States 10 reorganiEe then
educational system, French officers 10 -
model the army, British seamen 10 w.
organize the navy and Dutch ana otil''
engineers to make internal improvemehV
These tremendous changes were not - -
| complished without protest In 1887 salsg
| quarreled with his old friends, led an aIhy
| against the Emperors evil advisers wv W.
| the Satsuma rebellion cost Japan zuVv'
| lives and $50,00000O. In 1889 consttu.
| tion was proclaimed and the Diet hrst w, W..
in 1891 Thus in little more than lnlts
years Japan had reorganized her naIlopa s.
life according TO American and Elfope.'
modes, record unsurpassed n hlse'''.
(yemogfows qriiele WI a{el eth, ~ ..,9 Il
Y Nop9leoags plciostss 81 ~ pe''t'eai ~
#|"'"|"'F
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-18
KULTUR HARD ON THE BLIND

To the Editor Of the EUerdr1 Ledger:
Sr-on the steamship Southland, which
was recently torpedoed after leaving Liver
pool were three cases Of embossed books
consigned to the Pennsylvania Home Teach
ing Society for the Blind. The books were
copies Of My Year Of the Great War" by
Frederick II. Palmer in the well-known
Moon embossed type for the blind The half
cost of stereotyping this book and the
value of the copies was $500 This half
cost was met by a special fund Of the
society inaugurated by Mrs. l.. Webster Fox
in 1911 for the purpose Of giving TO the
blind one new book annually as a Christ
mas gift
Owing to the war the work Of stereo-
typng was delayed, and the blind adults
Will be bitterly disappointed after waiting
so long to learn that the books they were
eagerly awaiting have gone down with the
Southland. ISABEL w. KENNEDy
Philadelphia, June Is.