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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
Post Office Holiday Schedule

Postmaster Richardson announces the
following schedule at the WatefVllie
nostoffice for Thursday, Washington
birthday:
Full delivery and collection over the
entire city in the morning by city car
riers. No delivery from the rural routes
of the Waterville office. The usual eve
ming collection at 2. NJ. The boxes
in the business section collected at )
and II A. NJ and at 6 p. NJ. The main
office will be open from to 10 A. NJ.
only. Money order department closed all
day.
The sub-stations of the Waterville
postoffice at the College Pharmacy, at
Bourgoin's. 70 Water street. and at
Jones drug store, As Main street, will
be open all day as usual. where money
order and registry business may be
transacted and stamps in limited guam
titles purchased.
Full delivery of parcel post mail In
the morning over the entire residence
sections, and in the business district to
places known to be open. Mails for the
night Pullman west, train No. 2, close
at p. NJ,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

Some of the grocers of the city take
exception to the statements that the
price of sugar was raised to Is cents
during the day Monday, saying that it
was only few of them who took adj
vantage of the opportunity to bleed
their customers. Some of them did not
go higher than 10 cents a pound and
among few of the stores on the
Plains there was no change in the
price as they saw no reason for it,
Tuesday the situation was reported as
easier and Wednesday in one or two
stores at least the report was plenty
of sugar and very little rise in price
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
WILLIAM A. PIDC|N
DEAD At LEWISTON

Lewiston, Me-, Feb. 21--William A.
Pidgin, for many years business man
ager Of the Lewiston Journal, died at
his home on Bartlett street, Lewiston,
at one O'Clock on Wednesday morning
following an illness Of some two years.
Death was due to a shock of paralysis.
Mr. Pidgin was the Oldest active
newspaper man in Maine and possibly
in the entire country. The span of his
active service covered a period that
began with the crudest of mechanical
appliances and smallest of newspa-
pers to the present day of Webb per-
fecting presses and typesetting ma
chinery that has replaced the old
fashioned hand composition to so great
an extent.
His term of active experience cover
ed 20 years He began work as a
printer when he was IA and he has
passed away in the saith year of his
life
Mr.. Pidgin has frequently said that
he went to work when he was 10 years
old, driving a horse in cultivating and
harvesting a crop of wheat. He work.
ed in sawmills gristmills, at farming
and finally when he was IA years Of
age he left Litchfield for Portland to
work on the Portland Advocate as
printers devil.
In kennebee Journal
After three years of service in Port
land, Mr.. Wheeler, who had been fore
man of the Advocate, and Mr.. Simp
son, had purchased the kennebec
Journal. Mr.. Pidgin went to Augusta
to work, believing that he could learn
to be a job printer, instead of a mere
type setter But Sylwnus Cobb, aft
erward the great story writer, got in
ahead of Mr. Pidgin and secured the
place in the job Office, leaving Mr..
Pidgin still at the case. However. his
opportunity came by chance and little
by little he worked into the job print
ing department and was frequently
called upon to do special work by the
distinguished political leaders Of the
day, William Pitt Fessenden, F. A.
Pike and others.
Later Mr.. Pidgin worked in the Of
fce Of the Oxford Democrat, then go
ing to the Lewiston Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
COAL SHORTAGE
HINDERS B. & A.
R. r. SERVICE

Bangor. Me-, Feb. 21.-Having only a
weeks supply Of coal on hand, and I'M
able to receive a supply in sufficient
quantities for operation of the road,
the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad is
facing the prospect of disseminating
some OF its most important freight and
passenger trains. In a statement Civ
en- out yesterday. President p R. Todd
asks all shippers to greatly reduce all
shipments during the next few weeks.
II this is not done, he says, it may be
impossible to move freight or to run
passenger trains.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
INVESTIGATES PRICES
Continued from Page One)

causes pc misunderstood / should add
tha' they do not account for the panic,
run away prices of the last few days.
Ihose are undoubtedly due partly to
newspaper clamor, partly to panic. and
partly to schemes of extortion which
ought to be punishable by some law,
federal or state"
governmental control of the coun-
try's food supplies was recommended
today by Gov. Mccall in a statement
which he issued after two delegations
OF women had called at the State
House In an attempt to see him re-
garding food conditions
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

College avenue just above the lower
crossing, was blocked for some time
Wednesday forenoon when a big two
horse load of lumber tipped over into
the middle of the road. The team had
inst swung around from Front street
when the sled slowed and the lumber
went into the street. one OF the slde
stakes broke and it was necessary 10
unload the whole and then reload II
again, and as there was only the driver
with it, the work took conslderaple
time, in the meantime the people VINO
wanted to go up the avenue had to go
around by Chaplain street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

CURED in today all of this must ho so,a
in absolutely wet territory, probably. he
argued. at a great loss. MIR Sb,r,a,
made futile attempt TO amend the pro.
posal by extending the time whsn !.
would go into force for one year.
This motion like all others looking
to amendment of the measure was over,
whelmingly defeated.
Because of the detection among nr,.
hibition advocates, the national board q,
temperance of the Methodist Episcorsi
church gave out formal statement IN.
night saying it had been absolutely I'm.
| equivocal in favor of the anti-shipp,n,
amendment.
Most OF the states affected have sat
no limitation on the amount that can
| be brought in for individual use Inn,
| in several cases the amendment wouh
nu.L!,T directly state statutes express.
( II p@c-ol-t.ng importation of stipulated
arac----s ger capita.
In addition Michigan, Montana and
Indiana have enacted prohibition laws
which VIII put them into the prohbi.
ton column subject to the provisions
OF the Reed amendment.
The amendments mark virtually tho
only step ever taken by the fedora
government. aside from the internal
revenue laws. TO extend its control
over the liquor traffic throughout the
states. 1t is the only important federal
legislation affecting liquor shipmon,
excepting the Webb Kenyon law which
merely gave federal force TO state reg.
ulations by providing that no nquor
shall he imported into states which
forbid Its Importation.
Utah has enacted law effective Aug
l and the legislatures iof Kansas ana
South Dakota have sent bone dry" bill,
to their governors for signature
Bone dry measures are pending with
some prospect of passage In Colorado.
Iowa, Mississippi. Oklahoma. South Car.
DINA. North Carolina and Michigan, and
bone dry measure for Alaska has
been favorably reported In Congress
Georgia's governor has announced tina,
in the event of failure Of the Reed pro
posal he will call the Legislature into "a.
traordinary session TO lay state PRO.
hibition bill before IT,
1t is pointed out the amendment viii
not operate to bar shipments into DRY
territory in local option states, referring
only to states entirely dry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
Columbia Theatre Burns
at Boston, $500, 900 Loss

Boston. Feb. 21.-A building in the
South End district which at various
times has been the Roman Catholic
cathedral of this diocese, the home of
Protestant denominations and subse-
quently. as the Columbia theatre, the
scene Of dramatic, musical and bur-
lesque, was destroyed by fire tonight.
1t was in the process of reconstruction
for theatrical purposes, and except for
few garment making firms, was un-
tenanted. The loss was estimated at
approximately 100000.
The fire was responsible for condi-
tons bordering on panic for a few min
utes among the passengers on a seven
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
MAINE MASTER PLUMBERS
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the Master
Plumbers of Maine was held in this
city Wednesday with about so mem
bers in attendance. The meeting was
called to order in the morning in the
A. O. L. w. hall and was welcomed to
the city by Mayor Frederic E. Booth
by, being responded to by Vice Presi-
dent A. p. Goodhue of Belfast, who
presided in the absence of the presi-
dent. Following this the business of
the meeting was taken up and there
was number of addresses by men
who are prominent in the plumbing
business of the State and also by a
number of travelling men for some of
the great supply houses.
At noon the members adjourned to
the Buzzell Chop house on Temple
street for their dinner and Immediate
! ly after dinner went to the postoffice
where a group picture was taken on
| the steps.
The afternoon session opened at Q
o'clock and there was routine business
to be disposed of and then officers were
elected for the coming year, the choice
resulting as follows: President, c.
Mardsen of Portland; secretary, J. A.
Donovan of Winthrop; treasurer, D. A.
Calhoun of Portland.
Following the business meeting of
the afternoon the members adjourned
to the Silver theater, where series of
moving pictures showing the making
of various plumbing articles from the
raw iron to the finished product were
shown under the auspices Of the
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Co.
The pictures were educational in value
and were also very interesting to the
plumbers who were present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
Liquor Importation Must
End in Prohibition States
CONTINUED from Page one)

pletey broken and representatives from p
btion states recorded in the negative so large vote
dom is recorded any measure.
provision barring liquor advertisements from the mails
states that prohibit such advertising is included in the
re which came the House rider to the annual post
Office concentration BILL inserted by the Senate last week on mo-
on hv Senator Reed by of IS to H. Although the an
nropation bill will go conference because tn House dis
agreed to other Senate amendments there is little possibility
that prohibition amendment concurred IN without change
will; he altered Members of Congress taking it for grant
cd that President Wilson will approve It,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
Mary Curran of Banoor

Miss Mary H. f. Curran. so long
known in the Bangor public library.
died on Monday afternoon. having
been in failing health since last No
vember. She was born, always lived
and died in the homestead on Penob-
scot street, Bangor. and is survived by
her only near relative, her sister, Mrs.
Sarah E. Ellison.
Practically her entire life was pass
ed among books and administration Of
her position and study of all the nu-
merous problems and changes in con-
ditions. She was highly regarded
among the librarians Of the state and
her long experience and comprehen-
sive knowledge of library matters was
ALWAYS given serious consideration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
BIG POTATO DEAL
AT CARIBOU

Caribou, Me-, Feb. 21-Another rec
ord-breakins potato deal has just talk
en- place here, the Jerrard COMPANY
selling 1000 barrels OF potatoes 10 the
Edward Bahrenburg Co. OF New York
through their Caribou agent, /. T.
Leavitt, at 1915 n barrel. The con
tract calls for delivery in March The
sale last week of 5000 barrels OF po-
tatoes at $40 a barrel was between
these same parties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

Watervlle, Me-, Feb. 21.-(SpeciaD.-
The ward caususes of both parties
were held Wednesday evening. In none
of the wards were there any contests
of note and everything went very
smoothly. Both parties announce that
they have exceptionally strong ward
tickets. The Republican nominations
are as follows:
WARD /.
Alderman, Harvey Doe; councilmen,
William White, L. NJ. Durrette; war
den, William Tulley; ward clerk. Geo.
Branch: constable, Chas. Sessions;
ward committee, c. E. Bushey, w. J.
White, P. E. Scribner, l.. N Durrette.
Harvey Doe, William Tulley. Joe Dyer,
Daniel Getchel1.
WARD
Alderman. Gtenfy w. Butler; coun-
cilmen, f. T. Morton, F. w. Mitchell;
warden, Fred Short; ward clerk, Hen
ry Geroux; constable, w. l.. BuShey:
ward committee, Edward Brown, Ros-
coe Knight, Henry w. Butler, Ralph l..
Sturtevant, a. f: Armstrong, NJ. E.
Hunt, Albert RoderiQue.
WARD 3
Alderman, w. a. knauff; council
men, j. Wallace West, t. A. Fortier;
warden, Frank'H. Austin; ward clerk.
Arthur Health constable. Geo. A. Jel-
lison; ward committee, w. A. Knauff,
F H. Austin, Chester w. Getchell, c.
A Lewis. j. W. West, T. A. Fortier,
H. A. Cummings.
WARD FOUR.
For alderman, George H. Simpson,
for councilmen, Walter f. Noble, Claire
r. Marston; for warden, Llewellyn
Morrill,: for ward clerk, William H.
Jones; for constable, Albert Wade:
ward committee, E. c. Wardwell, C. n.
Perkins. Albert Wade. j. P. Giroux,
Walter Noble, Sanger Annis, G. H.
Weiss, j. G.. Towne.
WARD FIVE.
For alderman. Fred H. Rose: for
councilmen, Peter Corson, Winslow
D. Frost; for warden, E. A. Vose; for
ward clerk. Thomas E. Vose: for mem
Der of the Board Of Education. George
B. Jackson; for BILE, ]. A. Davi-
son: ward committee, c. H. Farrington,
{. w. Atchley, ]. A. Dawson, S. E.
Whitcomb, Charles A. Allen
WARD SIX.
For alderman, Luther G. Bunker: for
councilmen, Henry w. Rancourt Otto
knauff; for warden, Clifford Bernier:
for ward clerk, Foster Eaton; for
member Of the Board of Education.
Horatio D. Bates; for constable, Will
liam H. Rancourt; ward committee,
Wallace J. Rancourt. Fred Cyr, Lu-
Their G. Bunker, Otto Knauff, Silvio
Paganucci, Henry W. Rancourt
WARD SEVEN.
For alderman, Frank H. Lessor. for
councilmen, Frank L. Roderick. Marshall
L. Perry; for warden, Fred Pooler: for
ward clerk. Joseph II. Berriean; for mem.
Der of the board of education, John r.
LaFleur: for constable, George G. wash
on; ward committee, William E. Colby,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
Democrats and Republicans
Nominate Strong Tickets
at the Ward CauCuSeS

John r. Roderick. Roman Preo, Frank
H. Lessor, Joseph II. Barriean.
The Democratic nominations are as fol-
lows:
WARD ONE.
Alderman, Henry Collins; councilmen.
Fred Merrill, Walter Reeves; warden,
Chas. Vigue; ward clerk. Ernest Bick-
ford constable, Lewis Rancourt; ward
committee, Arthur Holmes, David Sta
pies, E. E. Finnemore. Fred Merrill, AL
fred Rancourt, Paul Bizier, Henry Col
Inns.
WARD TWO.
Alderman, Dana n. Clement; council
warden, Thomas Delaney; ward clerk,
Joe Wahman; constable, Ed. Mclaughlin;
ward committee, Joe Wahman, Edward
WEIGH, George Fagin, Ed. Mclaughlin,
E. J. Marshall, D. L. Clement. Thomas
Delaney, T. A. ODonnell. Henry Roder-
lex, Fred Holland, G. B. Butler John
Traynor.
WARD
Alderman, Walter McAlary; council
men. Samuel Freeman, A. H. Matthew;
warden, ABBOTT 3. Cragin; ward clerk.
Clyde NJ Flint: constable, George Ga
.mache; ward committee, l.. E. Hillard.
chairman, Walter McAlary. Charles F.
MillerV. J. Donnelly, A. H. Matthew,
John Lacombe, Samuel Freeman, Geo.
Gamache, E. C. Fairfield.
Ward "
Alderman, Peter Lakin; councilfden
Francis NJ. Joseph, John Pooler; warden,
Albert E. Ray; ward clerk. Walter w
Berry; constable, Thomas Thibodeau
ward committee, John Pooler, Mark
Bartlett. Charles F. Larkin, Charles
Pooler, John H. Graham.
WARD
Alderman. L. Z. Thayer; councilmen,
Alfred Poirier. James E. McMahan; war
den, Harry c. Shores; ward clerk, Jo-
seph Moreau; member of board of edu-
cation, Thomas B. Ashcraft; constable,
Arthur H. Sturtevant; ward committee,
Dan S. Berry, William Dusty, Alfred
Poirier, H. G. Morse, Harry c. Shores,
Milten Branch, l.. E. Thayer.
WARD 6
Alderman, Arthur Daviau: council
men. Fred f. Toulouse. ]. A. Steward
warden, Arthur II. Getchell; ward clerk,
Alfred p. Butler: member of board of
education, Alfred A. Matthew; consta-
BILE, George H. Simpson; ward commit
tee. Arthur Daviau. Arthur Gastongnay,
Arthur Getchell, James Gauther Geo.
Fl. Simpson, Fred E. Toulouse. NJ. j.
NORM. J. Alex Stewart, Harold p. Davis,
Joseph Bourque, A. b. Reny, Ernest
Butler, Henry Bourque
WARD SEVEN.
For alderman, Augustus Cary; for
councilmen, William Bourgoin. Eugene
LaChance; for warden, Thomas Page,
Sr.; for ward clerk. George H. Tar
diff; for member of the Board of Edu-
cation, F. Harold Dubord; for consta-
BILE. Gideon Maheu. Jr ward commit
tee. Edmund Cyr, F. Harold Dubord,
Harry King. Cedeon Picher, Philip
Proulx. Emery L. HeGarty. Gideon
Maheu. Jr, Z. w. Lambert, j. T. Bou-
lette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

car train of the Boston Elevated Co.
which became stalled by the shutting
off OF the power opposite the burning
building while southbound on the
Washington Street Elevated structure.
near the corner of Motto. The roofs OF
several of the cars caught fire before
firemen arrived, and no means was at
hand for rescuing the people inside
Ffremen raised ladder trucks TO the
top Of the structure, while others turn
ed streams on the burning roofs. and
the car crews endeavored to calm those
inside. The power was finally return
ed long enough to allow the train 20
draw out of danger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
Commission
Awaiting the
Inquiry Fund

Washington. Feb. 21.-No move will be
made by the federal trade commission to
oegin the food cost investigation ordered
ny Fresident Wilson. it was learned to-
day, until Congress appropriates monev
with which to conduct it. The President
approved request for s4co,ooo for ~ g.
quiry and has let it be known that he win
insist that the appropriation be made he.
fore Congress adjourns.
IL the inquiry is undertaken on the
scale planned 1t is considered likely that
II would be under the direction of Fran.
els j. Heney the San Francisco attornav
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

Announcement has been made BY the
Brooklyn, N. Y, Rapid Transit Co. that
the order of the Public Service Com
mission prohibiting passengers riding on
rear platforms of elevated trains in
Hrooklyn would be rigidly enforced.
Bertha Rosenberg eight years old a.,
No. 80 Suburban place the Bronx
New York. approached too close to a
bonfire near her home. Her CLOTHING
caught hre. Her brother, Abraham
nine years old. tried to beat out the
the girl N' - was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

including not only Brunswick musI-
clans but musicians from Bath. Free
port, Yarmouth. Lewiston and, other
places who cared to join. Three years
ago the organization gave it's first
concert which has since been repeated
with great success. The society IL
not money making organization but
is largely social, giving young must
clans an opportunity to appear in
public and in concert work, In company
with some Of the finest musicians Of
the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

The Brunswick Orchestral Society of
which Charles Arthur Warren is the
director. holds unique position
among the musical organizations of
the State. After the organization of
the Brunswick Dramatic Club a few
years ago. the Dramatic Club Orches-
ira was formed, a small organization
whose members volunteered their ser
vices at the performances Of the club
Mr.. Warren saw his opportunity to
carry his work further and he proposed
to make the organization much larger,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
KANSAS SENATE
PASSES BONE
DRY" MEASURE

Topeka. Kas., Feb. 21-The bone
dry" liquor bill, already passed by the
lower house Of the state Legislature,
was adopted by the Senate today and
will become a law upon the Govern
or's signature. probably this week.
To prevent smuggling Of liquor into
the state from Missouri. the Kansas
attorney generals force today began
preparations for guarding the high
ways entering Kansas from Missouri
cities
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
First Drunk to Appear in
Police Court This Month

One drunk was before the police court
Wednesday morning and was given a
sentence of 80 days in Jail and sentence
suspended on payment of costs. He paid
and was released. He had just come
out of the woods and had in his pockets
when arrested four ounce bottle of
Jamaica ginger, which was nearly
empty. He said it was all that he had
taken. He was the first drunk to face
the judge since January 80.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
ROAD MACHINE BUSY
SMOOTHING up STREETS

Street Commissioner Estey had the
road machine at work on some of the
streets of the city Wednesday, smooth
ing up some of the bad places and fix
ing up some of the slews that have
resulted in tipovers. The snow is now
nearly three feet deep in the streets and
everyone is fearing what will happen
If it should suddenly go off with warm
rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

The members of the Taconnet Club
who were the losers in the recent Ma
sonic Taconnet tournament will give
the banquet to the winners at the Elm
wood Thursday evening at 7.30.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

Washingtons birthday will be OBJ
served in the city by the banks and
postoffice and the schools. The banks
will be closed all day, the schools VIII
not open and the postofflce will OBJ
serve the regular holiday hours. There
will be no public observance and there
will be no closing of the stores.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

formal statement later and mako pub
lie the Presidents letter
The Republican senator's of the com
mittee refused to yield in their opposi-
ton to the treaty. which. as amended,
would pay Sl5,O0O,000 to Colombia for
the Panama zone and express mutual
regret for the controversy over the par
tition of Panama
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

The public schools Of the city OBJ
served Washington's birthday We'd
nesday with appropriate exercises in
many OF the rooms. At some of the
buildings the pupils all assembled in
one room and carried out formal pro-
gram, which consisted of songs and
recitations. Some quite elaborate pro-
grams were prepared in several of the
buildings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

Deputy Sheriff Dignam seized box
containing y quarts of liquors at the
Express office at the Maine Central sta
ton Wednesday morning, which was
consigned to a man in Hartland. 1t
was libeled in the afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

The Watervlle Rife club VIII hoiu
another match with, the Skowheeah
Club Thursday evening. The water
Vile boys won the first one ana nope
TO repeat this time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
Cannot Ratify Treaty This
Session aging for t anama

Washington. Feb. 21.-The Senate for
eign relations committee today deter
mined that the long pending treaty to
compensate Colombia for the partition
of Panama could not be ratified at this
session. This decision was reached aft
er President Wilson's letter urging rat
ification had been read. Chairman Stone
of the committee said he would make
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22

The Pythian Sisters are looking Tor
ward to large attendance at their
whist party and dance at the New Elks
hall Thursday evening for which
great deal Of work in preparation has
been done.