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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-06
PALMYRA
Baird Webb

A very pretty wedding was solemnized
Saturday afternoon. Sept. /, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Webb of St. Al.
bans when their daughter. Miss Mildred
l.. Webb. was united in marriage to Eli
mer L. Baird. Rev. W. r. Patterson OF
Hartland was the officiating clergyman
and the double ring service, was used. The
bride was dressed in white lsnsdown and
carried a bouquet of pinks. The couple
were attended by Mr.. and Mrs. H. f.
Libby, Miss Ida Merrick played the
wedding march. Only the immediate rei-ii
atves were present. The out-of-town
guests were Miss Ina Holman Of Auburn,
James Partridge of Lewiston. Mr. and :
Mrs. Belle of North Arson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Earle Taylor of Harmony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baird re both graduates
Of Hartland Academy. Since her gradu-
alton Mrs Baird has been teaching music
in Hartland and Harmony. Mr.. Baird
has also had two years training in the
University of Maine. The happy couple
will reside in ST Adams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-06
CAPITAL ON STRIKE,
MAKES SUGGESTIONS

Boston. Sept. 5-"Capital has gone
ident of the Bay State Railway. in
testifyine before legislative COM
mittee today that street railway SER
vice in Massachusetts will suffer un-
less railway investments are assured
a fair return on their money.
The men with money in this state
as we'll as in this nation President
Sullivan continued want to he as
sUred of a reasonable protection You
will give us a fair return on money
invested or the state or muntcipali-
ties will have to take over the trolley
Zines and operate them We have
been sar dragged. h'ackmailer, and
criticized long enough. We have been
furnishing transportation at less than
&C St"
Asked what he would have the COM
rittee 10 TO Preserve the railways
to the reople" President Sullivan made
the following suggestions n the en-
tire railway problem in Massa chusotts
1-Jitney regulations.
2-Relef from all taxation
decentralization Of all powers at
feoting street railways in the public
commission.
4-Laho request for wage increases
and all labor disnutcs to 60 automat-
ically to the public service commits
sion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-06
FOREST RESERVE
for by Prof.
Tourney Of Yale, Who
Says Wood May Be
Winning Factor of
War

Hanover. y. H.. Sept. 5-The impor-
sized today at the conference OF lor-
estry experts of the northeastern
states in session here. Prof. James
W. Tourney Of the Yale Forest school
suggested that wood might prove the
winning factor in the war and he
made an appeal for the development
of large reserve forest assets as a
part of the system of national de-
tense
After the war" he said. America
is likely to be called upon TO supply
depleted European forest resources.
The nation with the reserve
has the advantage during the
war and after it.
DR.. F'ilbert Roth Of the University OF
Michigan estimated that the forest
capital of this country might with
safety be put At $50. 100000 900. an in
vestment which ne said, would be
worth while m peace and indespan-
sible in war A comparison of the
fuel values of wood and coal was made
IN an address by Prof. Kari W. Wood
ward Of New Hampshire College. who
introduced also discussion of ways
Of fuel relief and of wood lot i'm
provement.
The seriousness of the white pine
blister rust was pointed out by l.. T,
Newman Of the federal forestry SER
vice and DR.. H H. Young of Brown
University.
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pITTSFIElD

The Pittsfeld Red Cross headquar-
tiers have been moved this week to
II ON in the National Bank block and
because of the moving and otherwise
unsettled condition of the new quar-
tiers, work will be suspended until next
Monday afternoon. Sept. H. II has
been voted to have room opened for
surgical dressing Monday and Wed
resday afternoons and for sewing
Tuesday and Friday afternoons. All
orkers will please take note Of these
changes.
The funeral services Of the late Fred
Remission were held from the home
or the Burnham road Wednesday az
ternoon at O'Clock. Rev. H. NJ. Ford.
pa stor Of the Baptist church, officiated.
The bearers were Mr.. Bragg Mr.. Wee
man. Mr.. Pushor and Mr.. HUFF. The
interment was made at the Village
cemetery Mr. Kenniston's mother and
cousin of New Market y. H.. were
present at the services.
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GERMAN ORGANS
STILL RAGE over
PRESIDENTS NOTE

Amsterdam, Sept. 5.--President Will
sons answer to the Pope is being
turned to account in Germany for
propaganda purposes in connection
with the seventh war loan which has
been announced for mid September.
From all indications. money raising
efforts are to be made on an UMPIRE
cedented scale. especially in the fed
eral districts and in connection with
ecclesiastical property and other trus-
tee funds.
The Merchants Guild of Berlin is
sued an appeal to the nation to show
its determination 10 stand by the
Emperor by record subscriptions.
Germany's third Hanseatic city, Luz
beck, has joined Hamburg and Brem-
on in manifestation of loyalty to the
Emperor and has sent message de-
nouncing the miserable and clumsy
efforts of the President of the United
States to drive wedge between the
Kaiser and the people"
The Emperor has answered a SINH
lar message from Bremen, expressing
confidence that the attempts to SOW
discord will end in failure. In the
meantime the German newspapers
continue comment on President Will
son. editorially and in special arti-
cles
The Cologne Gazette prints a vene-
ment article from a contributor in
which il is said that Germany will
make peace with all her enemies. but
not with the United States until the
latter liberates itself from Its cor
rupt plutocratic dictatorship. especial
ly of Wilson and Lansing"
IT goes on: I'VE Germans say to
the citizens Of the United States that
We would not change our we'll ordered
liberty for Your corruption of sham
democracy" and much more in the
same strain.
Nerwaerts has fallen foul Of its own
party organ. the Socialistic Tnterna :
tionale korrespondenz. over its mod
crate tone on President Wilson This
paper says that Verwaerts stands
alone on President Wilson's side
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"Wednesday Bridhton Market

Stock Yards. Sept 5.-The mich
COW market was a shade more active
than week ago. Fancy mixers sold
readily and the good grades sold fair
~ we'll. but there was less activity
amongst the ordinary grades. The
best amongst the fancy cows sold
around $3.50. good cows sold from $50
q 125 and the cheap cows sold down
to s55 Supplies were fairly large,
about ATS cows being tied up in the
sale barn.
Killers were more eager for trad
ing in beef cattle this morning and
if there had been offerings Of choice
heavy beef cattle. they would have
been taken quickly. Calves were
steady. After last weeks slump in
hog prices. shipments this week were
light and the average quality not high.
Beef cattle. veal calves. hogs-D. F.
Donovan sold fancy lot of Hereford
and Shorthorn heifers and cows rails
ed by Edward Putnam, West Newbury,
Vt. sold to be dressed. c. A. East
man sold 10 cows to av Z "a. f. r.
Foye sold 4 oxen ov $500 lbs at 10 12c
and COWS av 700 lbs at &C.
j. W. Brooks sold Is cattle from Al
Size. Otis H. Forbush sold fancy
COW, 1850 lbs. at 9 1-2c; | COW. go lbs.
at 71-2c; COW. $50 lbs, at lac; I
bull, 1900 lbs. at &c; COW, $50 lbs, at
Size; l COW. $50 lbs. at 5 1-2c. and /
COW. 900 lbs, at Sic; > calves. 200
lbs, al II 1-2c. and 9 hogs at Il l 4c.
Hall & Lowell sold bulls, av. 700 lbs.
at Size, and COWS, av. $50 lbs, at
&c: 10 calves. av. lis lbs, at IS 1-2c: IS
calves, av. 120 lbs, a Sc, and Il hogs,
sv. $50 lbs. at Il 1-2c, F. L. Brown
& Son sold so calves at 13c, and II
hogs at % Lee, dressed. c. F. Gage
sold cattle at &c, 80 calves at 12c and
3 hogs at II Lee. r. w Hanson sold
bologna COW at ALEC: "A calves at
13 1-2c and l. hogs at 22c. dressed z.
G. Piper sold IL bulls, $3.50 lbs, at
Sac, and Is cows. $50 lbs, at 41-2c.
" A. Hanson sold bolognas at 41-2c,
40 hogs at Il l2c. and S. calves at lac.
Mich Cows-E. A. Hanson sold fancy
Jersey for s12o. i mixer for 500 and
Durham for s73. E. G. Piper sold 2 cows
from $50 to $50. r. ". Hanson sold cows
from $40 to $40 C F Gage sold 20 milk
ers from SIS to Sis. Robert Connors sold
o5 fancy cows from sl25 to s135. W. F.
Wallace sold fancy cows for SIS each
10 mixers from SIS to 800 cows from
ss5 to $50 and pr for $50, F. l.. Brown
sold Is cows to av SEQ ca. Hall & Lowell
sold 8 cows from so to 500 ]. w
Brooks sold IS cows from $50 to 800 E
r. Foye sold fancy COW for 500 cows
from $s5 to S2S Otis II Forbush sold
fresh mich heifers at 800 each and 2-yr
hei.er for $50
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SHERIFF Oliver GETS
AFTER BOOZE LAUNCH

Path, Me-. Sept. 5.-Another source
of supply for Bath men who fancy
booze was plugged this forenoon when
Sheriff W. c. Oliver broke the auton1o-
bile speed records to Sebasco, hired a
man to ferry him out to big cabin
launch. anchored in the stream, seiz-
ed Is pints and four quarts Of wllis-
key and the launch, arresting Elisha
and Gertrude Johnson, who were on
board.
For some time past the sheriff has
noticed that Bath imbibers were get
ting their liquor from some other
source than by mail or Boston boat
and was confident that il was being
brought somewhere below Bath in
launches and then disposed Of. 4 short
time ago. Bath men, evidently tipped
off, visited the lower part Of the Coun-
ty and bought booze at "a quart
With this information, the sheriff
had friends throughout the lower sec
tinn of Sacadohoc watch for him and
this mornins he got his tip and i'm
mediately hustled TO Sebasco alone.
Eerried aboard, he gave Mr., and
Mrs Johnson q surprise and quickly
explained the object Of his visit. Ger
trude said the l6 pints seized were for
her own use and said that was all
there was on board. The sheriff per-
suaded her to move away from a. cor
ner she occupied and in a locker there.
he discovered the four quarts. A
doubled arreled gun was handy but
Mrs johnson did not keep a threat
she is said to have made to use it on
the sheriff.
The launch which, according to a
law passed at the last legislature, is
confiscated, is Is fret long with an
eight foot cabin, painted bottle
green and equipped With a powerful
engine.
According to information the sheriff
has, the Johnsons have been getting
their supply from a big Massachusetts
boat which meets the coast peddlers
three miles off Segun at stated in
tervals.
The sheriff secured the assistance Of
Nelse Mckinney in bringing his pris-
oners - Bath by auto and they are
locked up awaiting trial
Mr.. and Mrs johnson We're ARRESTED
in the vicinity of Rockland doing the
same business some time ago and
heavily fined.
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WARRANT ISSUED FOR
ARREST OF BYRON NELSON

Madison, Wis. Sept. "a c. Wolfe,
United States district attorney, announc-
ed late today that warrant has been
issued for the arrest of Byron NelsrH
son of Congressman John A. Nelson, md
that unless negotiations new in progress
for the young man to register voluntarily
succeeded. Mr. Wolfe will t,y to get him
back into the United Sites either
through extradition or by me other
means.
The charge agans, Mr. Nelson" said
the district attorney, is violation of the
registration act"
Explaining his view of the law in this
case Mr. Wolfe said:
1T is his duty to register. and the rule
that Congressman Nelson quotes is ap-
piled to those cases which were abroad
and could not register in time-namely,
by June 5.
1t was pointed out 10 Mr.. Wolfe that
Congressman Nelson had said his son had
no facilities for voluntary registration
and was not compelled to register abroad.
"He could have registered some time
after June s." said Mr.. Wolfe "hy asking
for registration card from his local board
by mail
That Attorney General Gregory will not
interf are in the Nelson case is indicated
by the following telegram from him to
the Wisconsin council of defense: Byron
Nelson case in hands Of United States at
torney He was requested to report facts,
but he has not been instructed as to dis
position The government expects every
United States district attorney TO do his
| duty rs he sees il.
| (Signed) GREGORY.
| This telegram was in reply to q request
| from the State Council OF Defense that
Nelson he treated the same as other In
| dividuals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-06

Boston. Sept. 5-A threatened strike
Of maintenance of waymen on tho Bos-
ton and Albany Railroad has been
averted. according to an announcement
made late today by Henry B. Endi-
colt. executive manager of, the Mas
sachusetts committee on public safe
ty.
Strike vote rescinded both men and
re ilroad recognize conditions as they
are and both sides yielded" said a tele-
gram that Mr.. Endicott sent tonight
to Secretary OF War Baker. Develop
ments in the pending strike which 1t
was feared would completely tie up the
railroad were watched with grave
concern by the national government
and Secretary Baker had asked Mr..
Endicott to use his good offices.
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ON WAY TO MAINE
Surrounds the
Death of H arold
Whitman Whose Body
Was Found in Somer-
vile

Melrose, Mass, Sept Standardization
o. the death Of Harold Whitman, a for
mer government chemist in Washington.
who was found in a dying condition last
sunday on dump in the Mystic river
iharsnes In Somerviile, leads the police
10 believe that Whitman was not robbed.
as was at first supposed, but that he was
rendered unconscious by blunt instru-
ment, was carried TO Somerville in an
automobile and was thrown on the marsh
10 die This was the substance of an
announcement made tonight but inforrna-
tlon as to the supposed motive for the
crime was not made
After the funeral of Whitman here m.
day the police had a. long interview with
Mrs. Nina Bull OF Arlington, Va. a stem
osrapher for Ida n. Tarbell, the writer
MRS. Bull had recently begun divorce pro-
ceedlngs and it is reported he and Mrs
Bull were to be married after the divorce
he was on his waS to East Auburn,
Me, where his parents have been spend-
ing the summer. He conversed with a
friend in the lobby Of a Boston hotel and
mentioned that he was planning TO start
TOT Maine at F. NJ. When he was
found in Somerville the next day his body
was covered with wounds made apparent
~ with club. The pockets of his cloth
ing were all turned inside out. but the
police say they believe this was done as
a plnd to give the impression that rob-
berry was the object of the attack
An investigation of the stomach today
showed that poison was not the cause Of
the death In addition to the police Of
Somerville and Melrose a state police Of
f1cer vas called into the investigation to-
day.
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FLYNN TO BUY
ARMY HORSES

Boston, Sept. 5.-Thc army depart
ment of the Northeast is to have the
services of Major William F. Flynn.
for many years a breeder Of fast thor
oughbred horses, in buying horses for
war use Major Flynn. who retired
in 1905, has been made assistant to
the depot quartermaster Brig. Gen.
John A. Johnston. in command of the
department, who fought with Major
Flynn in the Black Hills of South Da-
kota many years ago. remarked:
IF there is anything about horse
he doesn't know, it isn't worth know
ing"
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LOANS
ENGLAND AND FRANCE

Washington. SPIT. 5--Loans of $780,
100000 each to Great Britain and
France were made by the government
today bringing the total advanced the
Allies up to 81, 266. 400. 600.
Today's loans are the first made this
month and probably will be followed
shortly by loans to other powers
The total thus far advanced the En-
tcntc governments is as follows:
Great Britain S1.105 ,oo0, 600.
France $500 900, 900
Russia s25, 1000, 900.
Italy 5000 100000.
Belgium $50 100000
Serbia $1,000 O0o
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THREATENED STRIKE ON MAJOR DUvAl TO 1RAln:Aa
IB,&ARR. IS AvERTED BowDoN STUDENTS ls

Brunswick. Me-, Sept. 5.-Dean Ken
meth C. NJ Stills, Bowdoin college. has
received ,rd from the adjutant gen.
eraI at Washington that Major John
H. Duval. L. S. A, retired, has been
detailed as professor Of military sci
ence and tactics at Bowdoin college.
He will have charge of all the work IN
military training and the Reserve Of
ficers' Training Corps will be main
tanned throughout the year. 1t is ex-
pected that Major Duval will report
for duty at the opening of the college.
Major Daval is a native Of the DIS
trict of Columbia and was appointed
to the army from Pennsylvania. He
was graduated from the infantry and
cavalry schools in 1889 He enlisted as
a private in the signal corps in August
of 1880 In October Of 1883 he was
made second lieutenant of the 18th In
fantry and six years later received his
commission as first lieutenant. He
was made captain in 1897. major in
February of 1901. and was retired from
active service in April of that year.
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EARLY FIXING
Retail COAL
PRICES PLEDGED

washington, Sept. 5-Early fixing of
'e'ail coal prices was promised tonight
~ pr. Il A. Garfield. the fuel adj
illustrator, in statement outlining
rt governments coal control policy.
'ees will be esta blished for COM
.--n!'ies with the aid of local COM
.1''ees, irto whose hands will be put
~ responsibility Of their enforce
mert.
Maximum production Of coal at
ICES fair to both the producer and
..nsumer was the aim DR.. Garfield de-
90. Producers prices already fix
VIII ne revised where they force
.noiently operated mines to produce
" loss. A plan of apportionment
IN preparation which will secure to
'"'eStic consumers their fair share
nc coal supply at prices which
VII reject the prices heretofore pro-
'"u!sated by the President
ohtracts relating TO hituminous coal
,n"1e before the proclamation of the
resident on Aug. q and contracts
eating to anthracite coal made be-
'ore the Presidents proclamation OF
aug 2S are rot affected.
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STARTS LONG TRIP
With Only s12 in Hand
But Great Courage in
Heart 11-Year-Old
Boy Seeks Dad, Los
Angeles

rreauort, Me-, Sept. with only
80 in his pocket, but with the kind Of
.si.h that will remove mountains in
,,e heart, James Meeker, an 11-year-
lid bow has set out on the long pill
o-irage from Freeport to Los Angeles
:, ouest of his father. from whom he
ms been separated for two years.
The little lad had rather a sad his
,orv. While he was living in Los
Angeles with the daddy of whom he
is 50 fond, his father lost a leg in an
accident Shortly after that the moth
er r.nt away and left father and boy
% keep up their lonely establishment
az best they could. Thinking that it
would be better for his son, the father
cent the child to Boston to live with
lis grandmother. Mrs. Evasst Stew
rms Mrs. Stevens moved to Freeport.
b-ineina the boy with her, and he at
tended school here until the close of
,i.o term. when he Went to work for
IA, summer on the Kennedy farm.
His grandmother meanwhile moved to
ScNh Portland.
ror ;ons. while the hoy, who : a
hr:rhl ga snsaging lad, stuck stoutly
n * tasl; but presently the longing
10 see his daddy became too great for
nm TO resist ard he conceived his
s,upendous plan of starting across the
continent to find him.
HI tool. few Of his friends. chill
dren and srOWn-ups into his conf
drrco and told them that he int ended
70 travel as far as his money would
carry him and then work and earn
more hut that he was bound to get to
dad9, N he end. Since the boy was
81 determined there was nothing to do
lrt 10 wish HIM GodspG ed, which his
friends die with all the heartiness i'll
tic world. and the 1year old youngs-
ter started out alone. The grand
nothe- and father We're inm ediately
ro-,fcd 1rd all FrccpOrt is eagerly
araitinc nows Of Jimmy.
Luther Kennedy, with whom the lad
ts: hron WORKING. expressed great re-
r.et at his departure, saying that he
was ar especially capable hoy for his
wars. Mr.. Kennedy had interested
h'ree!f in the lad to the extent of
starting q bank account for him
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Abel c. Merrill

Abel c. Merrill, much respected
citizen Of Norridgewock passed away
al his home at an early hour Monday
morning. Mr.. Merrills last illness was
short, and his sudden death was q
great shock to his invalid wife.
The deceased was born in Smithheld,
where he passed the greater part Of his
life as a farmer. The last few years
he passed on a farm between Nor
ridgewock and Smithfield.
He would have been IS years old had
he lived until Sept. 26. He was mar
ried Nov q. 1873. to Miss Mary Hall
Of Norridsewock. Their married life
has always been very happy. He is also
survived by a brother. George. a resi-
dent of Colorado, a brother. Levi. Of
Benton, and one granddaughter. Mil,
dred Merrill, Of Milford N. H.
Funeral services were held from his
home Wednesday. conducted by Rev.
Judson Packard of Skowhegan. assist
&c by the Grange of which Mr.. Mer-
rill had long been a worthy member.
The interment was at the Gould school,
house cemetery beside his son Charles.
who passed away q number Of years
ago.
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FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
Takes Control Of Sugar
Industry of United
States

Washington, Sept. 5.-Control of the su-
gar industry in the United States was
placed voluntarily in the hands of the
food administration today By reiners'
representatives who agreed to import all
raw sugar through committee to be
named by Herbert Hoover.
Sugar recently bought will be appor-
toned among all the American refineries.
The arrangement was made at confer
enCe of representatives, OF virtually all
sugar refiners in the country with foon
administration officiIls
This arrangement" NJ. Hoover said,
will assure to the American consumer a
fair and lust price during the period of
the war" .
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BATH IRON WORKS
LEASES HOTEL

Bath. Ne. Sept Harry Brown
leased today to the Bath Iron Works
the Eagle Hotel, formerly known as
Harbor View in Federal square. The
hotel has 26 rooms and will accomo-
date more than 80 men.
Mr.. Brown the owner will make
extensive repairs on the exterior. while
the interior will be improved rs the
management Of the Works
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PLOT FOR the
RESTORATION
or hUT0CRhCy

Petrograd. Sept 5.-The aim of the
conspiracy in connection with which
Grand Duke Alexandrovitch and
others we're arrested was the restora-
ton of autocracy The chief conspira-
tors were Mile. Margaret Hitrovo Of
Tobolsk and Nine Liehov Hitrovo Of
Yelaburg. members of a we'll known
bureaucratic family and both were ar
rested.
In the home of Grand Duke Paul
when he was arrested was found
mistress of the court, Nine F.. A.
Narychaine, confidente of the former
Dowager Empress Alexandra Feodor
ovna. Nine. Narychaine was not ar
rested. hut an immediate domiciliary
search of her home in Petrograd was
made and her correspondence was
seized. According to the Birzheviya,
number of officers have been arrested
and other grand dukes have been TAX
en- into custody. The states attor-
ney refuses to divulge their names. 1t
is assumed that one of the grand
dukes arrested was the candidate of
the conspirators for the throne.
A special council was held yester-
day by Premier Kerensky and the
chief ministers at which plans for the
future action against conspirators Of
the left and right were drawn up.
1t is stated that Minister of Jus
tice Yaroudy has rendered his resig-
nation. This action resulted from
Premier Kerenskys displeasure over
the minister's failure to unearth the
plot which was brought to NJ. Ker-
ensky's knowledge by three Bolshe-
wiki visitors.
An indictment against the Hitrova
women and their accomplices already
has been drawn up.