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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13
MORE TROUBLES
OF THE L. A. & w.

A statement just made by Assistant
General Manager Sweeny Of the Lewis
ton. Augusta & Watcrvillc Street Rail
way 10 the Bath Times regarding the
reasons why that road ha9 been un-
able to improve the service for the city
of Bath, may be read with some inter
est by Kcnnebec Valley residents, ow-
ing to the fact that part Of the condi-
tons named would seem to apply to
tie situation in this section Of the
territory through which the III a. &
W. operates. Mr. SWeeneNs statement
| follows:
Our principal handicap is i'm the
matter of power. Upon April -. 1917,
we placed an order with the Wcsting
house Electric q Manufacturing CO.,
for a 500 kilowatt rotary converter
with all the necessary apparatus, to be
installed in the Bath sub station, com
plete shipment Oh which Vas promised
or or before September %. The ma
chine itself was received some time ago
but the Westinghouse Co. put us off
from time to time on the delivery of
the transformers Notwithstanding our
utmost efforts 70 hasten shipment. in
which we laid before them the deplor-
able conditions under which We were
operating in Bath and the fact that
we had their firm promise to look out
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13
CAPT. ENRIGHT, co. NJ,
WRITES FROM OVER THERE

Capt Thomas NJ. j. Enright of Co.
NJ. 103rd Infantry, now somewhere in
France" in a letter which has just
toen received by his wife in this city,
writes that the company has received
the Sum Of $l0S. which was neJted al
the military bah given in the&fall in
this city for the benefit of Co NJ and
also has received tobacco and cigar
cites, gifts from the Augusta Rotary
Club. And he writes that the boys
now have their steel helmets and
look like Cinnamon"
Friends of Capt. Enright will be in
terested TO learn that be has been SC
lccted as one OF five officers TO
take course OF FIVE weeks in Modern
Warfare, the other officers selected be
ing: Capt Wilford s. Alexander Of 60.
|, Eastport; Capt. Percy 5. Hasty Of
Co. A, Dexter; Capt. Samuel Edes Of
Co. G, Bangor; and Capt. James W.
Hanson Belgrade) of Co. D, Norway
The letter was written Nov. is, and
they were then about to leave to take
the course.
Capt Enright wrote that they were
going to have turkey for Thanksgiving
and Christmas and that everything
was being done to make it as homelIk"
as possible for the boys.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13
IMPOSSIBLE TO Sc
CURE ENOUGH COAL
FOR new ENGLAND
Fuel Wood Com
mittee So Notifies All
Oranges and Implores
Efforts to Secure
Wood Cutting By Ev-
cry Owner Of A Farm
Woodlot-The Neces-
sity Is Urgent.

Dr. Charles d, Woods of the University
OF Maine, state Forestry Commissioner
Forrest H. Colby of Bingham and A NJ
G. Soule of Augusta the State fuel Wco1
committee for Maine, in circular sent
out Wednesday to the secretaries OF an
the Oranges in the state, declares that
the fuel administrators for New England
are finding it impossible TO secure the
needed coal for fuel
Because of the scarcity OF labor 1t VIII
not be practicable for large operators to
cut much wood for market Say the com
mittce. But if every owner of a farm
wood lot will cut all Of the wood that he
will need for his own use for 1888 an
a few extra cords for market, the increase
in fuel wood will be considerable.
Both as matter Of personal and COM
munity prudence and as an expression OF
national patriotism every farmer VINO
burns some coal should plan to replace
coal in his house another winter with
wood. And every village resident who
now burns some wood should purchase
an increased supply for 1888 or sacrifice
their comfort Coal is a necessity for
transportation by rail and by water i
Is essential to the manufacture of NUM-
tions. To get supplies OF men and ma
terials to the war fronts is the problem
that confronts the government And
while the comfort and convenience Of its
citizens will be catered to as far as posi-
bic. when furnishing the means Of war
becomes the alternative, there Is only one
thing to be done. Burning wood in New
England homes will relieve the railroads
from transporting and the mines from
furnishing that much.
ITO some extent dead and fallen wood
can be used for the present winter. Gray
brch-and the lower half Of the State has
much of that growth-if cut and fitted be-
fore April will be dry enough to burn next
summer. And there is no better summer
wood than gray birch.
"A cord Of hard maple. beech yellow
or silver birch. elm and similar woods
have a fuel value equal to a ton Of an
thracite coal. A cord of gray birch, soft
maple or similar woods is the full equiva-
lent of three-fourths of ton of coal. A
cord of pine. spruce. fir, hemlocl and the
like is equal to a half ton of coal
The ashes from a cord of hard wood
will furnish about 20 pounds of lime,
more than three pounds of potash and
half pound of phosphoric acid. They have
money value of about one dollar And
now that potash is so difficult to obtain
on some soils and with some cror5 this
potash may spell success in crop produc-
ton.
"Please urge all your members to CO.
operate. If anyone sees the way to cut
wood for market and has not the mar'et,
or if anyone has unmarketed wood that
was cut last season or early the present
fall, please notify the State uel wood
committee for Maine a Augusta"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13
MackinaWs

Among the best known and ma
tionaIIy advertised brands Of
mackinaws are Lanpher, Skinner
Co., Scheurman, Patrick, all of
which you will find in stock here.
Boys Sizes a to Is years, 81 to $40.
Mems Sizes, So to SO, SIS to sis.
Plain, bright or subdued colors,
with all the latest improvements in
cut and fit.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13

for US SO that the new machine might
be in operation before fall.
I'VE have at last received the well
come news that the apparatus for
" hich we have been waiting was
shipped from East rittsburg, Monday
December 2. it is being carefully
traced BY the transportation depart
fn.cnt Of the Westinghouse Co, to
avoid as far as possible delays in
transit, and should arrive in Bath
some time during the week of Deem
bCr H. 1t is our intention to mobilize
all our forces, both on this system and
fl ON Portland in order to get this ma
chine in operation at the earliest pos
sihlo moment after the shipment,
which IS row on the way. is received.
we have also been bothered BY our
failure to obtain wire. etc. to make
this installation, hut We will make
some sort of shift so that these
minor troubles will not delay us in
getting the machine in operation.
car shortage is another item. con
tributivc to our inability to serve the
people Of Bath in the way We would
like to. This also was provided for
last spring through certain changes
we were making in Portland, by which
Wo expected to hav" some double
truck cars released for service on the
Lewiston Augusta and Waterville,
.I,art Of which would bc put into oper-
alton in Bath. by the first Of Septem-
bcr, The failure Of the manufacturers
u live up to their promises has upset
cur plans in this direction. Our latest
advice is that the motors necessary be-
fore these cars can he released will not
he shipped until December %. In the
meantime We are straining every ef-
fort and hope to get at least one car
for Bath within the next week"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13

Beauty of design, variety of
coorinss, individuality Of patterns
all combine to mark our display Of
Christmas Neckwear as the most
wonderful collection we have ever
shown. Csc, Soc, Csc, 75c. S1.o0,
$1.25, $1.50
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13
AUGUSTUS COAL RECEIPTS
BY Water Show Big Decrease Com
pared with Those of 1916.

A comparative statement of the Goa,
receipts by water at the port Of Angus
ia for the past two years shows
marked decrease in both anthracite and
soft coal during the year now dra awing
TO a close. In the year 1916 the re-
ceipts of hard coal We're 13,I1 tons,
while the receipts for 1917 will total
.3o6, or Gall tons less than in 1916.
Tho receipts of soft coal during the
year 1916 were 1856 tons while those Of
1917 we're $40 tons or 2007 tons less than
in 1916 Roughly speaking. there is a
shortage Of nearly 30 per cent on hard
coal shipments. and about g. per cent
shortage on soft coal shipments.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13

i I $ | u 7 n ! S -
ed in ATTRACTIVE sl..
ter cans at 2SI and
soc You take uorisr
whatever in buylng
SANSODOR BE-
cause the dealer ~
.hE rnL..tLL
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13
NETTIE HILTON, BATH
BURNED TO DEATH

Bath, Me. Dec. 12.-Nettie L. Hilton.
aged l.. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
George b. Hilton OF &c Russell street.
died Tuesday from burns sustained at
her home.
Her mother was out hanging
clothes. When she returned She found
thc daughter i'll the kitchen, with her
clothing burned off and her body hor-
ribiy burned. Sc was hurried to the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13

Train 81. which goes west from Au-
gusta at 9.36 A. NJ. was sent over the
route Wednesday morning in two sec
tions. the second section passing
through the city at 1858, This train
as made up Of 20 cars from the Ros-
ton & Maine and the New York. New
Haven & Hartford Railroads and one
Maine Central buggy" and was dead
heading back, having been sent over
east on special business few days ago.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13

City hospital, but died on the way.
The presumption is that the LITTLE
girl went to the stove. that flames
burst out and set fire to her dress
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13

There are over 500, ,0o9 country girls
in the United States and Uncle Sam
and the state colleges are helping lot
Of them TO make better country homes
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13
AUGUSTA LOCALS

A drawing was held at 10 O'clock
W ednesday morning at the office Of the
city clerk of three traverse jurors to
serve at the January term Of the ST.
perior court The names drawn from
the toX were those OF Charles f.
Fletcher of Ward s, Wesley w Albee
Of Ward ! and George II. Lcclair of
Ward e.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13

TIE pearl is growing in popular favor
more rapidly than the diamond, accord
ing 7" the foreign trade department ,f
the National City Bank, of New York
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-13

If you are unable to shop in
person leave it to US. We promise
you as careful attention as though
you stood in front OF our
counters.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-10

SlsNrs Of army men get the franchise
during the period OF the war. The prom
Use OF Premier Borden is that this war
act will be followed by permanent ma
tional suffrage for all Canadian women
following the war.
The first act OF the New York state
woman suffrage party after the war
was announced was the offering OF its
services to the government OF the state
Tor whatever war work might be re-
quired of it as an organization This
offer was accepted and forthwith the
.pacifist members Of the organization re-
signed Very soon the value OF the
offer was put TO test Governor Whit
man ordered th. taking Of the state mil
itary census for New York state and
thesuifragis,s were asked to help In
every county in the state the suiiragsts
did part OF the work in cooperation
with the Home Defense league OF the
county In two counties, notably West
chester and Nassau, they did the en-
tire work Of the census taking, elicting
from the heads OF the local census
boards such comments as "Best working
organization | ever saw" or Census
complete, thanks to efficiency Of Suffra
| piSts in charge al .eslie's.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-10

and hogs Therefore, we Lecommend
that Chicago be used as the basis in any
price Nabiilation and that adjustments
Of diiCrentials, which may be found
necessary IN order to prccest any III
Justice against any section or rharh1
be made by the food administration.
"Ihc present ratio, figured on a
weighted average for late October, l9lI,
shows that on the basis OF Chicago No.
2 corn and Chicago average hogs, that
100 pounds OF average hog is selling ior
the low value OF practically 8S bushels
OF corn and at this time 100 pounds OF
Average hog is selling for the current
equivalent value OF only "a bushels OF
corn. It is easy TO see and fully cop,-
prehend why there has been a marked
decrease in production and why thou
sands Of light, immature and unfinished
hogs have been or are being rushed to
market
"In the periods Of heavy loss the flu
turc production OF the industry is threat
ened. Swine men cannot perslsently
stay in a losing game even though they
are intensely patriotic, They have
taxes to pay and mouths to feed and
cannot be, financially speaking, gooc
citizens in this terrible and costly wa
il they are engaged in losing busi
ness
ut Is the emphatic opinion OF thi
commission that, 10 Sccurc increase
production under present abnormal con
ditionS, definite assurance Of fai
price of hogs should be given TO pro
ducers by the food administration ant
that the widest possible publicity b.
given to whatever action is taken will
reference TO the hog situation. And
further, it is also suggested that thi!
information be furnished as soon a
possible to live stock exchanges, stat
councils of defense, state food com
mittecS, administrative officers OF tn,
federal and state departments Of sgri
culture, and various agricultural col
lsges, county agricultural agents and Il
the general and agricultural press, -
| (Signcd) John Al, Evvaid, Chairman
AmeS, Iowa Lawrence p Funk, Bloom
ington, H.; N II Gentry, Sedalia, Mo
w A. Williams, NARROW, Okla. !. II
Skinner, Lafayette. Ind TAFT Butler
Memphis, Tenn, + W. Burdie Her
man, Neb.
In their full report the commi, Sio
presents tables showing the amount o
corn consurcd during each twcly
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-10
TEXAS FARMER
SUFFERED FOR
q LONG YEARS
Owe at Last Found Something
That Has Put an End to
My Troubles" He Says.

"For Wcnty,one years | suffered
with ca,arrh OF the stomach and after
trying nearly every medicine knew
OF without getting rcllei | have at las
found something that has put an end
to my trouble, and feel that ought 10
tell what 1t l,' said T. l.. Hare, a
wellkuuwn farmer OF Vernon. Texas, in
relating the other day the story Of his
recent recovery through the use Of
lanlac, 10 T. NJ Ferguson, the we'll
known druggist OF that place
Il had No appetite s,nd the lule !
forced down formed ga, that ,welled
me mp till ! was miserable night and
day AT times | would get SD matt
seated that / could hardly retain a
thing ON my stomach and ! was $50
nervous slept but little and got hardly
any rest though had to he IN bed
good deal ON account OF weakness
81 heard so much about laulac | de
cldcd To give It lrlJl After | had
taken a bottle or so | icl, so much
better that kept 1t up ull row m,
appetite has returned and ! can eat
anything want without any trouble
My digestion is all right my nerves
are quiet aud | sleep like a log
have rrFaincd my strength So can
work about my place and | feel bette;
in every way than have in years
Ianlac certainly fixed me up in lin.
shape and ! will gladly recommend
Tanlac to people with troubles like
had"
Tanhc is sold in Oklahoma CITY c>.
leluSively by Wcsilall Drug TO Ads
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-10

for very good specimens A curio
dealer in Steubcnville, Ohio, has a coat
covered with $500 Of these teeth, which
he values at $1,000, and does not wish
to sell it at that or any other price
The coat proper wasmade BY an Indian
in Manitoba, Canada and is sinew-
sewed. 1t weighs twenty-eght pounds.
fhere are two rows of antelope teeth,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-10
The csuss.

Now that Mrs. Wilder has gone TO
the country Ior m extended period Mr
Wilder has decided TO lead a wild and
merry life for time.
Some few, weeks later however he
becomes generally out OF sorts and de-
cideS to consult a physician
DOC" said he Of sporty inclinations,
I'm oil IN. Nothing looks good to
me. I'm . sick man"
tWel,, you look it, Bill, said his
friend, The doc. But I'm not going 10
prescribe drugs for man in your chm
dition No S,r, what I'm going to pre-
scribe for youNis gardening"
"Gardeningi" reiterated the patient
in blank dismay But, doc, garden.
ing is the cause OF all myyrouble"
\ HIN" calculated the doctor What
kind OF gardening did you 90 in for1'
Roof" came the audible murmur
THAT story" said Reprcsentatiy,
Gardner at Providence reception
apropos OF hyphenated explanation
~ German sabotage plot, is very
nshy 1t reminds me Of Texas.
Once, in Texas, came upon Z
tall chimney like factory chimney
rising in an arid waste
"'Friend, said to native, 'whA
is that chimney doing therel
THAT amt no chimney said tn
native, its a we'll
"a well' said |,
Xes, said he, It's old lei
Thatcher's well. A cyclone turned he
upside down and inside out"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-10

one hundred and fify-nins In az. dow,
the front. The owner OF the coat is I,
prominent member Of the Order Of Elk
aud wears the coat at all convention.
With the coat the owner Wears an or
nate necklace made of the largest q
the elk teeth in his collection --Popula
Science Monthly for December
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-10
Coat OF Elks' Teeth,

Those who are in position to know
tell us that s. is fair average price
for an elk tooth, such as arc sold 10
jewellers and to members of the Order
Of Elks Much higher prices are paid
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-10
You Can't Buy Its
Equal Under $500

You don't need to wait for
your new car delivery. You
can buy one Of the BEST skies
built today and get it TODAY.
You can save from $500 to
$500 on it if you act quick.
The cars are NEW. More
driven as much As average
dcmonstrator. If you are 60
ing to buy a new car, anyhow,
don't overlook this chance. 1t
Is what you want. You'll say
so when you see il, II is a
bargain and a big one. Deals
now pending. Quick action is
vital. Investigate, at least.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-10
A Small Boys Prayer.

Dear God | thought that wol
About the things | never says
When father, nurse and mother
All stand around so close 10 near
Il first would like to ask your care
OF woody dog and Teddy-besr,
They sleep with me most ev'ry night;
They're very nice, they never fight.
And, II You please, I would be gls
II mother did not look so sad
When | climb trees and tear my cloth
In places where il mostly shows.
The little bird | found today
Please make Il strong to fly away.
But, most Of all, | wish you would
Help me to like to be real good"
LUCIA o. Bell in HarperS Magazii
for December.
In the English public schools chill
rem are being trained for future arm
officers, receiving instructions in drill
musketry, sisdal practice and maehi
ptInnerV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-10
How Woman Suffrage Grows.

The Legislatures of seven states, no.
tably Arkansas (WimarO, Indiana.
Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota
Ohio and Rhode Island have granted
their women presidential suffrage since
the first of the year; nineteen states
have presidential suffrage and twelve
states full suffrage, and the electoral
votes from the suffrage states amounts
to l72 Also with the gradual and in
eyitable spread OF suffrage, Women now
nave full suffrage not only in Australia
3nd New Zealand, but also in Finland
Norway, Iceland and Denmark In
five provinces in Canada wenen have
provincial suffrage, while, according Il
the war suffrage bill passed in Septem
ber. the wives, widows, daughters anC
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-10

months OF the life Of the hog and its
mother PriQs OF hogs are to be'bascd.
not on the Price Of corn at the time
they are sold, or during the past month
or two, but on prices OF corn which was
used to make the hog
The telegram on this page is 4 state
ment from the food administration
which shows that they have accepted IN
all essential details the report submit
ted BY the committee Of hog men.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-10

General AIfiefi.
General Aliieri commands one OF the
Italian armies now holding back the
Austro- Germans at the Piave He has
lorR been connected with the ltal an
general staff
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-10
BOIG & INGLIS

Fiscal Agents for Midland
Motor Car & Truck Co.
5ls Mercantile Bldg.
Oklahoma Citys OLA
Crittenden record-press., 1917-09-20
COURT OF AP.
PfALS DOCKET
Fall Session Opened Monday,
September 18th,

frankie t. KY. Sept. Is -
The court of appeals convened
ror the fall session Monday,
SEPT, 18th. Tie docket hes 400
chil 10 criminal al d q 0 al as
signed for o al argument The
court has lending Undecided,
some lo0 cases, making a I tai
of about S66 Tor it t dispose OF
this torn. Among the impar-
lant criminal cases are the ap
/. ais Of Eugene Mcdonald, Lex
ing.on insurance agent, ssnt=nc-
ed for life Tor killing VIM. Da5bs
u,ar ;he railroad tunnel here; OF
Lub Martin, lhe Murray negro,
saved from a mob by GOV.
It nley ana af,erward was tried
and sentenced to death, and the
case Of Hughes against the com
mouwealth from Oldham county,
a death penalty csse. L a ing
cir,i appeals are: Blumley(
asaiust Cronan, contest over TIE
Louisville mayoralty race; RUBY
agoinst CIoan, coute st eve
he sheliif's Cfiice in Bulitt Co
Bates against Yates, from Full
ton, involving the ownership o
Island No. 10. embracing 5,O0
aci es. and the question of wheth
,r the island is in Kentucky G
Mi. souri, aud the Phil Holle1
tagh Company of LoulsvilI
against the Workmen's Comper
sstion Beard. an appeal from =
award for the death of Phil Ho
ler bach, Jr., an employe OF III
company.
Crittenden county has on
, one case in the 466, Bennett
, owens.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-09-20
A German Balance Sheet,

Three years ago Germany be-
san this war fer the conquest Of
Middle Eurcpe.S What has she
gained? What has tbs gain
cost Ter?
She 6 eaired by her arms the
territories of Belgium, Luxem-
burg, Serbia. a small but rich
section of Northern France, aud
parts If Lilhuaria, Poland and
Rumauia- a total of a little less
ths 204, coo square miles.
n has lost:
kept for an insignificant
corner in Southern Africa, al
her colonies more than a mil
lion square miles.
Prsctica iy all her shipping not
bottled up IN Bremen and Ham
burg, a loss estimated in ton7ge
at 8, 600, 000.
OF the flower of her youth,
over two million.
IN cash, nearly 800. 600. 000, 0Ol
10 be added to her rational deb.
Before the war Germany wa,
houored among all rati.ns fol
her intellectual scholarship auC
Industrial Efficiency. She ha,
lost irretrievably this respect am
won in It's place the m.ngl. d h.
| tired aud contempt Of the ciyiliz
ed world. Scarcely a consider
able neutral alton is left eXcep
those whose safety compels thei
neutrality.
No one thinks Germany car
retain her gains, No one i'm
iapiues that she can recover H.
loSses. 1t is not strange lha
some Of the German people ar
seriously discussing among then
selves the question whether it
not time to charge heir busin +.
managers. 49, The Outlook.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-09-20
u. S. Sailors Say These Home
Knitted Sweaters Are The Rest

A British P.r', Sep 10 -lhi,
stoy il FIR t.c thou ands o.
Women w.o are Uniting ,or
American OLD ers AMI sailors
Half a dozen Am r.csn the
jackets, part IF gun crew On
an Ame rican lin r, were as cd
today Wheeler tiey h d a'y
message for bick hone.
We'll" tie sp k sman re
sp nded try to tell those wo-
men who send US sweaters how
grateful we are, The goverc-
ment furnishes US with almo;.
everything we reed bat nota-
ing ills tie lace Of h,me kri,-
ted swea ers.