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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12
Collins. Brown

A very pretty wedding occurred at
the High street mission on Sunday.
June 10. when Hazel Belle Brown of
Brownvlle junction and Lynn Eus
tbs Collins were united in matrimony
by Rev. John B. Branch. The single
ring service was employed. The
bride was tastefuly gowned in white
carrying a large bouquet of spring
flowers An informal reception follow
ed the ceremony and delicious refresh
ments were served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12

workingman, they declared. is underfel
and continuance of this condition much
longer is sure to lead to discomfort AMI
injury. IL expected to serve in military
and industrial capacities, 1t was said, the
workers must in turn be given an oppor-
tunity TO live
MIR. Gompers expressed the belief that
II the legislation was not enacted before
July it would be too late. BY that time,
he said, the crops would be on the move.
or at least contracted for. and the United
States might find itself in a position SIM
liar to that of England when she first
began to cope with the food problem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12

Reconciliation, Parker Patterson, Dean
Simpson.
Glass officers: President, Reginald
Walter Warren: vice president, Pau
line Tibbetts Pulsifer; secretary-treas-
urer, George Fred Terry, Jr.
AExcuSed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12
D|R|Go CREW ARRIVES
One of Crew Drowned ATTEMPT
ing to Escape in Boat

An Atlantic Port, June II Captain
J. Urquhart and 20 members of the
crew of the American sailing ship
Dirigo. destroyed by a German sub
marine on May 81, arrived in the Unit
ed States today on the American
steamship st. Paul. John Ray, one
of the crew. was drowned while at
tempting to escape in a small boat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12

There was a drunken row on Ticonic
street at about o'clock last even
ing which was quickly taken in charge
by the police and the two men most
concerned in it were given a ride in
the police wagon and will face the
judge in the morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12
WATERvlLLE

The marriage intentions Of Robert
c. Murphy, a member of Company H.
now stationed at Bath, and Miss Kath-
crime O'Neil of Waterville were placed
on file at the city clerks Office Friday.
Bath Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12

important business will be brought
forward.
The Department Convention Of the
Daughters of Veterans will be held in
Portland Tuesday, June IL. The con-
vention of the Woman's Relief Corps
will be held on Wednesday and Thurs
day, June Is and IA, at Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12
SHIP CONTRACTS
Let by Goethals for 16
Wooden Vessels
Makes Total of 80 Complete
Ships, "a Wood Hulls

Washington. June ll.-Contracts for
construction Of Is wooden ships were
IL, today by Major General Goethals.
general manager of the shipping
boards emergency fleet corporation.
Ten won't 10 Sanderson Il Porter a
New York concern, and six to the
Mar hand Shipbuilding Co Of Balti
more
n. 'orporation has let contracts al
together now for so ships complete and
q wooden hulls OF the complete ships,
q arc wooden. IS steel and 80 compos-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12
NEWFOUNDLAND IS
SAVING DAYLIGHT

New York, June Newfoundland
has adopted the daylight saving plan.
The Commercial Gable company an
nOunced today that at O'Clock last
night, legal time there had been ad-
vanced one hour
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12
FOR SMALL INVESTOR
Continued from Page one)

pushed vigorously and in many direc-
toe
Tto ,Hccutive committee of the Fed
srl' ':racrre Bank today voted to make
special discount rate OF 1-2 per
-ea' Dir period not exceeding 80 days
t- Notes occurred by Liberty Loan
torf, an United States certificates Of
If 5ehtoducs~, as collateral
THO American hardware CORPORATION
q New Hritain, O., supplied the larg-
49, l'soiipiion recorded today. S.
hHum worth 81 bonds being asked for.
Enp'oros ~ the corporation took sl17.-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12
HADDINGTON'S
18th EARL DIES

London, June 11.-Georse Baillie-
Hamilton Arden. 18th earl of Had
! dington, died today. He was SO years
old, owned about $4,000 acres and had
been representative peer for Scotland
since 1874.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12
FALL RIVER MURDER
Sutton Pleads Not Guilty in
Knife Duel Case

ran River Mass. June 11-Sin-
clair sutton pleaded not guilty in
curt today when arraigned on a
cfargr ~ murder OF Marshall Phelps
Killed IN duel with knives in the
Touisset. Mass. woods Saturday
niFHt, the case being continued until
june y sutton is held without bail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12

John E. King, Harold NORM and
Chester Oliver, all members of the
Hospital Corps. were In town Sunday.
William Simpson and Murray Leon
ard report an eight-pound catch of
salmon and trout on Lake Messalon-
skee recently.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12
READFIELD

N"ndneld schools will be held at the
..,i'nse hall. Readheid Corner. on
s9ursday evening. June ~. The puone
= cordially invited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12
DEMAND EARLY ACTION

Continued from Page One)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-24

Bluff under it's corporate seal by it's mayor and city clerk and the outstand- ing obligations authorized by this ord finance to be funded and which are hereinafter fully described shall be assembled and deposited with the City Treasurer. and thereupon the said James Gould shall arrange in a man ner satisfactory to the respective holders of the obligations of the city that are to be funded either to pay such holders the respective amounts they are entitled to receive or to ae- cept a proportional part of the issue of Funding Certificates of Indebted ness. authorized by this ordinance to
 be issued, and thereupon the City Treasurer shall cancel the obligation so funded and simultaneously with such cancellation issue and deliver to James Gould a proportional part of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-24

cates of indebtedness hereto attached, respectively, and that the claims rep resented by this principal funding cer- tlflcate of indebtedness, and each of the subsidiary certificates of indebt- edness, have been duly approved, and they have been duly authorized to be issued by the City Council of said city.
 It is further certified and recited. that al! conditions and things requir- ed by the Constitution and laws of the State of Arkansas, to exist. be done and performed precedent to the lawful issuance of this principal funding cer- tlficate of indebtedness and the sub sldlary certificates of indebtedness hereto attached, do exist, have been properly done, happened and been per- formed in due and regular form. and time and required by law; that the principal funding certificates of in- debtedness and subsidiary certificates of indebtedness hereto attached have been issued in strict compliance with all of the requirements of the Consti- tuition and laws of the State of Ark ansas. It is hereby represented that the due provision has been made, or will be annually made by the levy and collection of a tax sufficient for the prompt payment of this indebtedness and the subsidiary certificates of in debtedness hereto attached, as they severally become payable. until their payment in full, which tax, when col lected, it has been agreed by said City of Pine Bluff shall be exclusively applied to the payment of said prin- cipal and subsidiary funding certifi- cates of indebtedness as they respect ively, mature.
 It is further certified and recited that this certificate of indebtedness and the subsidiary certificates of in- debtedness hereto attached have been executed pursuant to an ordinance duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Pine Bluff directing such execution.
 Said principal and subsidiary fund.- they, respectively, become payable ment of all debts and taxes due said city.
 u is expressly provided that each and all of the principal and subsidiary funding certificates of indebtedness, at CIc 0lcCClOH Ol IllC IeSpGCClV0 HOlu- CTS thereof, shall become immediately due and payable before their specified maturities, notwithstanding the date for payment stated in said principal and subsidiary funding certificates of indebtedness, respectively, in the event any one of them shall not be promptly paid on the dates respect ively they have been made payable.
 In witness whereof, the City of Pine Bluff, in the State of Arkansas, by it's City Council has caused this Principal Subsidiary Funding Certificates of In- debtedness hereto attached, to be sign ed in it's behalf by it's mayor, under the official seal of the city, and attested by the city clerk. as of the First Day of January, A. D., 1917. CITY OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
 By-.....................-...-..
 Its Mayor. Attested:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-24

the said Certificates of Indebtedness.
 Be it further ordained. that the City Treasurer after having funded the ob- legations of the city. as above provd- ed. shall issue an appropriate certifi- cate or certificates describing the out standing obligations that have been funded and the Funding Certificates of Indebtedness issued pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance.
 The obligations authorized to be funded pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance, each of which the City Council of the City of Pine Bluff upon careful investigation finds to have been legally issued and respectively represent the valid. bindin~ ohlga- tions of the City of Pine Bluff and aggregate not less than the sum of one hundred and thirty thousand four hundred dollars (S130,4OO), are de- seribed as follows:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-24
City Clerk.
(Form of Subsidiary Funding Certifi
 cates of Indebtedness.)

No..... $..
 This is to certify, that for value re-
 ceived, the City of Pine Bluff, in the
 County of Jefferson. State of Arkan- sas, has become justly indebted to
 James Gould, of the City of Pine Bluff,
 Arkansas, and the Treasurer of the City of Pine Bluff, in said County
 and State, has been and is hereby au-
 thorized to pay said James Gould, or bearer, the sum of.-........
 dollars; ($,-;...) on the first day of January, A. D., 19., or as
 much sooner than the date last named
 as the same shall become payable
 pursuant to the terms and conditions
 of a certain ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Pine Bluff,
 pursuant to which this and the Prin-
 cipal Funding Certificate of Indebted
 ness to which this is attached have
 been authorized to be issued, and as indicated of indebtedness to which
 his subsidiary funding certificate of
 indebtedness when executed was at-
 tached, and said City of Pine Bluff
 has accordingly agreed to pay said
 sum out of the general fund of said
 city duly created for said purpose.
 In the event when this Certificate of Indebtedness shall on the date above
 named be presented for payment there
 shall be not sufficient moneys in said fund to pay the same, then the same shall be paid out of any other avail
 able fund of the City in the City
 Treasury that shall not have been
 otherwise specifically appropriated which sum of money shall be payable at the office of the City Treasurer of
 the City of Pine Bluff, State of Ar kansas, or at the option of the holder hereof, at the banking house of the
 Chase National Bank, in the City and
 State of New York.
 This certificate, after it shall have become payable, either on the date specified above, or prior thereto, in the manner or under the cirmustances named above, shall be receivable by the City Treasurer, or any other of- ficial of said city. for all debts and taxes due said city.
 This certificate is one of an issue that have been issued in strict com pliance with the requirements of the law, in place of and to fund the out standing and valid obligations of the City of Pine Bluff, which other certifi-- cates after thorough investigation and examination as to the legality thereof: it was duly found by the City Council of the City of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, that the items of indebtedness repre-
 setned thereby, respectively, was in each case strictly legal, and each of
 said obligations proposed to be fund ed had been duly issued. and for the amounts respectively represented by the total issue of Principal and Sub sidiary Funding Certificates of 1n- debtedness of which issue this cer- tificate of indebtedness is one. Given at the City of Pine Bluff in
 the County of Jefferson, Arkansas. and executed in behalf of the City of Pine Bluff, by the mayor and city clerk, under it's corporate seal. this first day of January. A. D.. 1917. CITY OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS By.........................:.... Its Mayor. Attest:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-24

you, and in consideration of which I agree to cause the postponement of the time of payment of the entire sum
 of one hundred, forty-nine thousand,
 nine hundred and sixty dollars
 (Sl49,96O) so that it shall become
 payable as follows:
 S6,52O on January 1st, 1918.
 S6,52O on January 1st, 1919.
 -...$136,920 on January 1st. 1920. As part of the plan it will be nec
 essary for the City Council to agree to adopt an ordinance containing pro- visions satisfactory to my attorney outlining the details for the issuance ! of the funding Certificates of Indebt- edness of the City of Pine Bluff in said sum of one hundred, forty-nine thou sand. nine hundred and sixty dollars (Sl49,96O). A tentative draft of an ordinance which is satisfactory to my attorney is herewith submitted for Iyour inspection and consideration.
 If your Honorable Body shall con- clude as 1 feel sure that you will. that the terms upon which I am will ing to proceed with the funding of the city's debt are reasonable and fair to the city because of the pe- cullar conditions resulting from the provisions of the Constitution of Ar kansas: and the difficulties conse- quent in disposing of such securities and therefore is advantageous to the | city and you shall proceed to adopt the |same. I will be ready to promptly carry out all the requirements imposed upon me in such ordinance.
 It is understood that I am to pay for the printing of the certificates and all other expenses that will be neces- sary and involved in consummating the funding of said indebtedness of the city aforesaid, simultaneously with re- ceiving the one hundred fortv-nine thousand, nine hundred sixty dollars $149, ,960) Funding Certificates of h. debtedness.
 Respectfully submitted. (Sipned) IA MES GOT1T,D
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-24
Respectfully submitted.
 (Signed) JAMES COULD.

Be it, therefore, further ordained, that there be issued total of one thousand and forty-four (1O44) Fund ing Certificates of Indebtedness of the City of Pine Bluff. Arkansas, in the total sum of one hundred forty-nine thousand, nine hundred and sixty dol lars ($149,960) dated January 1st, 1917, and be numbered from one to one thousand and forty-four (1044) both inclusive, as shall be satisfactory to said James Gould, in denominations
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-24

Be it further ordained, that two hundred and sixty-one (261) of the said certificates of indebtedness, be- ing of the denominations of $500 and $4OO shall be referred to in this ordi- nance as principal certificates of in debtedness and those of $25 and $20 denominations shall be referred to as Subsidiary certificates of indebted ness." That any of said principal and subsidiary certificates of indebtedness may be so grouped together and att tached to each other as shall be satis- factory to the said James Gould, pro- vided only, that the aggregate amount thereof, their denominations and ma- turtles shall conform to the require ments prescribed by this ordinance
 Be it further ordained, that the forms for said principal and subsid- iary certificates of indebtedness, and the recitals and conditions they shall contain and subject to which they shall be issued and be governed, with the necessary variations to indicate their numbers, dates, denominations and mautrities, shall be substantially as follws, to-wit:
 United States of America, State of
 Arkansas, County of Jefferson, City No. . $5Oo.00
 Principal Funding Certificate of
 Indebtedness.
 This is to certify, that, for value received, the City of Pine Bluff, in the County of Jefferson, in the State of Arkansas, has become justly in. debted to James Gould, of the City of Pine Bluff, State of Arkansas, in the total sum of
 Five Hundred Dollars
 which said city has agreed and prom ised to pay said James Gould, his as- signs or bearer on the First day of January, A. D., 191-, which said amount the Treasurer of said city has been and is hereby authorized, order ed and directed to pay bearer out of the general fund. In the event at any time, there should, upon presenta- ton of this Certificate of Indebtedness to the City Treasurer for payment, he no money to the credit of the gen. eral fund, it shall be payable out of any other available funds of the city then in the City Treasurer that shall not have been otherwise appropriated. Which said sum of money shall be payable at the office of the City Treasurer of the City of Pine Bluff Arkansas, or at the option of the hold CT hereof at the banking house of the Chase National Bank in the City and State of New York.
 It is hereby certified, that this prin-. cipal certificate of indebtedness and each of the subsidiary certificates of Indebtedness hereto attached have been duly executed, issued and de- iivered by said city in place of other valid, outstanding obligations of the City of Pine Bluff, which after tho rough examination and investigation as to their legality by the City Coun, cil. it was duly found and determined bv said Council, that the items of in- debtedness represented thereby. re- spectively, were in each case strictly E legal and had each been duly issued and for the amounts respectively, rep resented thereby. It is further represented and certl- fled. that the said city has received the full value and benefit to the full amount equal to the sums of money represented by the subsidiary certifi-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-24
Its Mayor.
Attest:
City Clerk

City Clerk. Be it further ordained, that said Funding Certificates of Indebtedness as provided for in this ordinance be executed in behalf of the City of Pine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-24

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-25
Ar Unsolicited Letter

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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08

Twelve senators, led by Senas
tor LaFollette and encouraged by
Senator Stone, Democratic chair
man of the foreign relations COM
mittee, in a filibuster, defied the
will of an overwhelming majority
in Congress up to the last minute
Sunday at noon and denied to
the President a law authorizing
him to arm American merchant
ships to meet the German subma-
rine menance.
Unyielding throughout twenty
six hours of continuous session to
appeal that their defiance of tho
President would be humiliatinE
to the country; Incorporating
in a crisis described to them as
the most serious to the nation
since the Civil War, LaFOllette
and his small group of supporters
refused majority Of their coll
leagues an opportunity to vote on
the armed neutrality bill and it.
died with the Sixty-fourth Com
gress.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08
GEN z RAJ.

Appealing for exemption OF his sou
by the military tribunal at London. \
man said that another son was serv-
ing his country-in an American mu-
nitiOns factory.
A farmer At West Falls. Wis. "
holding . large stock OF potatoes un-
I'll the price drops TO about 81 = bush
ell. He regards the present prices sx-
tortionate-
Duncan A. Holmes and Robert II.
Nelson bid SIS. 200 900 for the S72 $50
shares Of stock OF the ST. Louis. Iron
Mountain 4 Southern Railway Co..
which were sold at auction in New
York
The Dutch steamer Armundo report
&c on her arrival at Norfolk that on
Jan 20 she picked up survivors OF
five ships torpedoed in the bay of Bis
cay. numbering 17s.
While smoking pipe in bed at her
home Mrs. Jesse Ciapperson OF Low
ell, Mass, 80 years old, accid entally
set fire to her clothing and later died
of burns.
Lake Michigan il frozen az far az
Chicagoans can see, but local ice deal
ers say they'll have to double the
price because gasoline has gone up.
Leah Thurston OF Pennington. Ill.
q thirteenth daughter. has gone to
havre. Mont. to wed Albert A. Oliver.
a thirteenth son.
Rubber heels worn by German Of.
ncials who are accompanying Count
Won Bernstorff on his homeward voy-
age aboard the steamship Frederick
VII. were removed by the British au-
thorities-
The national assembly of Panama
passed unanimously q resolution ex.
pressing sympathy with the United
States and desire to cooperate in
the defense Of the canal zone.