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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
COMING EVENTS

May 4-15-Washington County Sunday
school convention, Midtown.
May 15-Supreme Court. Franklin county
civil term, Midtown.
May l6-Grand Temple Pythian Sisters
annual convention, Augusta.
May l6-Grand Lodge, *. of F., annual
convention, Augusta.
May 1G-Cumberland United Baptist AS
sociation annual meeting, First Baptist
church, Portland
May 16-Annual meeting of the Maine
Retail Dry Goods Associat ton at Bangor
May l6-l7-ArooStoOk Sunday School As
ISOLATION, annual convention, Fort Fair
field.
May 17-Centennial observance, Second
Baptist church, st. George.
May Estate Highway commission hear
ing to determine whether highway leading
from Topsham through Pciepscot to Lew
iston shall be designated as State road
at 2, Brunswick
May 1S-Eastern Somerset Teachers.
convention. annual session, odd Fellows
building. Portland.
June 13-14-Annual session of the Maine
Conference of Unitarian churches. An
gusta.
July 9-l3-Annual conferences of SUPER
intondents Of schools and Secondary
school principals. Castne.
July 16-August state Summer schoola
for Teachers, Castine, Pennington and
Machias.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
SMITHFIELD

The weather is very cold for the time
of year. Saturday there was all kinds Of
weather, rain. snow, ending with quite a
hail shower about O'clock in the after
noon.
Isabel Simonds is reported III with
measles at her home in the village.
Eugene Charles is working at the Alden
Camps.
Seed potatoes are very scarce. Many
cannot get enough to plant, especially
with the prices asked for them.
Mrs. Horlen returned from Norriarc.
wock Monday. where she ha. been for =,
few days.
f. A. Holmes made a business tr,n o.
Oakland Monday
r. II. Clark passed Sunday with bis
family.
Mrs. Ashmon Ladd is visiting her mar.
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Clark.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
TOO Old at Forty?"

1hat Is wall that always goes IN
throughout the country. But a writer
IN the June American Magazine saws
IL could be disregarded if people made
themselves more useful as thew grew
older He writes:
For man TO be too old at forty is
not natural. Scientists tell us that
the Inc PERIODS Of man compare with
the life history Of the race
IN most businesses and professions
the period OF mature manhood is COM
monty the period Of great skill. The
pody stili retains its elasticity; previ-
Gus training and acquired good ha bits
count In daily work; experience now
begins TO return dividends. The in.
diridual develops common sense con.
servatism and deliberation. He * less
likely to he swayed by the pri,ni1ive
emotions Of younger life. Well-laid
plans mature returns from previous
investments in time. labor and money
begin to come in.
But it is during this period that
.he competition OF newer workers in
TIE same field begins to be felt. The
apprentices In the trades and students
IN the schools begin to get foothold
80 compendium WIN the eSta blfSpe6
worker. And-what is of vital i'm
portance-the beginner is Willing to
work much cheaper than the expert
creed man Thus, experience must
guard against the under-cut.
IT is in this period that the great.
est displacement Occurs. The unnro.
sressive the dissipated, the timorous.
are pushed aside to make room for
those having more enterprise"
We agree with this writer and would
add that it behooves every man to i'm
press his character and ability some
where before he is 40. If he squanders
both in indulgence Of natural bent or
the leadings of unwholesome environ
ment ur to that time, he will stand
small hope in level competition with
his younger rivals-perhaps he de-
serves to be suprlanted by better tim
Der.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
Hard, to Drop.
Meat? All depends on

M edtS All dePeIloS oaA
what you eat as a substitute.
1t is a good time to study
food value You may be
eating the wrong foods, the
foods that cost most and
give the least nutriment.
Shredded Wheat Biscuit
contains more real, body
building nuriment, pound
for pound, than meat, eggs
or potatoes and costs much
less. Two of these Biscuits
with milk and a little fruit
make a nourishing meal at
a cost of a few cents. Make
Shredded Wheat your
meat. A satisfying break
fast on which to start the
days work. 1t is ready
cooked and ready = to = eat.
Made at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
Now ~. "oNLY" eo,ooo,o 900 Bushels

Down where they eat, drink and live
booze, all the year around, Cincinnati,
Ohio, the newspapers are desperately
protesting against war prohibition.
The Cincinnati Times-Star says it lis
d"erly impressed with the necessity of
doir- everything possible to win the
war II is fully alive to the importance
of food production and the cutting out
of food waste. But it does not believe
that what might be called the net con-
sumption of grain in the breweries and
distlleries is large enough to justify
under present conditions the closing Of
these concerns. with all the disturb
snce TO industrial and financial con-
dition; which this would entail"
Net consumption not large enough
to justify closing Of these concerns!
Because it would disturb industrial
and financial conditions. The Times
Star, in it's booze blind perception, has
proba bly, never thought that the indus
trial disturbance" would be a thous-
and times offset by efficiency and
health in the land The financial dis
turoance Of the INSCRIPTIONS sharks
that promote the booze business and
who use money so largely to debauch
elections and deprave citizens that it
is a public menace in these mems
hands. is tie prospective disturbance
that troubles the liquor interests and
their tools.
The Times Star also says:
AS we have said. the total consumption
Of grain in breweries and distileries dur
ing 1916 was agout 100000 bushels. It
would be fair to deduct from this from
100000 to 25,0O0.00O bushels used in the
manufacture of munitions and of drugs.
1t would be fair, also to deduct from 3d.
100000 to 40,000, 900 bushels, the amount Of
grain waste available for use in the feed
ing OF cattle after distilling or brewing.
What may be called the net consumption
OF grain in breweries and distilleries.
therefore, amounts to between 100000
and e0.OOO,0OO bushels per year, or In the
neiehborhood Of one per cent. of the
country's grain production"
Accepting the booze crowds own fig
ures after allowing them to deduct for
this and for that as they choose, the
question that confronts the American
people is, Can we afford a PURE
WASTE Of 100000 bushels of grain
annually for the sole purpose of lin
ing the pockets Of these traitors to the
country's best interests?
Even if vie could afford to throw
away 100000 bushels of grain, can
NO afford the effect of the rum trusts
product of that grain upon the coun-
try?
Take the liquor interests at their
own measure, the very best showing
they car make, and their menace to
the welfare of the people is greater
than would be the turning loose of an
army of 100000 thugs, thieves and cut
threats.
We cannot afford the energy to
quarrel with them concerning the ex-
act quantity of their waste. at their
own claim, it is 6O,OOO,OOO bushels too
large to waste.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL R, R,
In Effect October I, 1916.
Corrected to May IA, 1917.
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA:

GOING WEST-3.O4 A. NJ,
lWVFTWaFx except Monday. Portland
uEyllMl and Boston; 6.3s A. NJ,
lN3A9A9. Rockland. Portland Bos-
RAILROAD ton, Montreal and Que
- bee; 9.36 A. NJ. Bruins
wick, Bath, Lewiston, Portland, Boston.
las J.. M, Hallowell Gardiner and So
Gardiner: sos r. NJ, local. 407 =. ~.
(express) Brunswick, Rockland, Port.
land, Boston: 5.l5 p. NJ, Hallowell. Card
her and So. Gardiner; 612 +. NJ. local to
Portland, connects there for New York
1910 Z. NJ, Lewiston, Bath, Portland, Bos-
ton. Sundays 34 and 1015 A. NJ, 1898
(New York; and 1910 p. NJ. Portland and
Boston
GOING castillo A. NJ, Bangor, St
John, Halifax, Aroostook 60. SUNDAY
morning at lis A. NJ, does hot connect
Dor; 3.l5 A. NJ. for Waterville,' Ban
Eor,, Bar Harbor, Calais; 6.S3 A. NJ,
local to Moosehead Lake (via Oakland
Belfast, Foxcroft and Bangor; 9.l7 A. NJ,
local to Belfast. Bangor and Skowhegan:
I5V6 noon, Waterville. Bangor Il. e. A. II.
H. bar harbor, Calais, st. John and Hall
TAX; 231 =. NJ. express to Waterville
thence local to Bangor and Mattawam-
keag; $50 T. NJ, Watervlle and Skowhe-
gan; h0' r. NJ. Waterville, Skowhegan
ana Bangor. Sundays $50 A. NJ. 253 T.
NJ, for Waterville, Skowhegan and Ban.
gor.
trains leave Augusta for Hallovell
Gardiner and South Gardiner at Gas. 936
A. M. Il 3.05, 5 Is, 6.12, 1910. Hallowell
and Gardiner only 4.07 +. M. Gardner
only 3W A. NJ except Mondays.
M. l.. HARRIS, Gen'l Passenger Az.
u. Z. Douglass. Gen1 Mgr. Portland. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15

The only editorial Photographer we know
Who Is likely to be hit by the war reve,
rhad Who oscillates between the editorial
mage of the Kennebec Journal and MS pus
an1ic enterprises out at Farmingdale-and
~ ~ ,,nt at the newspaper end of the
route that the tax will hit him. elther'
Manchester Union.
If an investigator calls he'll DC
shown some very expressive and en-
tightening fertilizer and seed bills.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
Light and Airy
Left landed Compliment

professor was eXpostularing with a
student for his idleness when the latter
said:
IT'S no use; l was cut out for a loafer."
We'll" declared the professor. survey
ing the student critically. whoever cut
you out understood his business. -
Baltimore Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
Saved a Dress Form

Charles Gratz, Bellaire. O.. fireman,
made thrilling rescue when fire broke
out in a house occupied by foreigners at
Pinch Run.
Entering the smoked-illed room, he saw
what was APPARENTLY a poman standing in
the corner. her clothing atiame.
Thowing a blanket about the human
torch' he carried 1t to the ground and
It was rushed to a hospital There it was
discovered Gratz had rescued a dress
form.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
Eiqhty Percent OF

THE Browns are celebrating their silver
wedding next Saturday"
Their silver wedding? Why. they've
been married only five years"
II know, but that's five times as long
as anybody expected them to stay mar
ried, so they feel that they are entitled to
a discount"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
Why Not?

why John, you told that policeman
we were going only 10 miles an hour,
when the speedometer plainly registered
80. Aren't you ashamed of yourself to tell
such a le?''
How do I know l wasn't telling the
truth? The speedometer might have
been lying
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
Wonderfully Gifted

"Jinks has a wonderful imagination"
II never suspected it,
'Why, that man thinks up different
excuse every time he stays out late. and
they're all so good that his wife never
suspects that he is lying"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
Maine Teachers MEETINGS

May 1l-12-Friday and Saturday. Saco
Valley, East Hiram
May n-Frday. oxford county. Rum
ford
May 1s-Friday. Eastern Somerset coun.
ty. Harmony.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15

Pome inspired by patriotism:
Buy as usual, do not hoard:
Spend as usual, pay your board.
DO not waete and do not shirk;
Shoulder a gun or go to work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
Cafetv First

Zones was on a poker game last night,
and now he's afraid to go home and face
his Wife
How much did he loser
HE didn't lose. He won about So and
he doesn't dare go home until he's got (
safely spent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15

Gee! but 1t costs money to promote
days. Just LOOK at the styles and
prices in the catalogues of feminine
wear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
Maine Gossip
The Hero of the Marine.

(By Elizabeth Powers Merrln.)
Today he stands before hatioh eieo'
In principle and power. Was -, tho
This Man of France-the Hero OF the
Marine.
Of France the Flower!
tte was 1t who turned back the coming
tide
That sought France to subdue,-
All peoples of all nations far and VICE
Count him a friend-and true.
To him nature has given the heart the
will,
TO stand against great odds.
Steadfast, immovable, must we count
him still.
Like old Olympian Gods.
His eye as bold. as true!
Here is a man! fashioned by God h1mseit'
Not to Talk much--but Do! :,
As long as thought and time itself shall
stand
Shall fame of Joffre live!
Above the wrecks of worlds and stars
shall bide
Those Souls, who Service give!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
Ballots for Both
Pine Tree State

Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston, the
noted worker for suffrage for women
in this State, has been secured by
the Pennington Equal Suffrage
League to be there June 5, when a
big public meeting will be held IN
Music hall,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15
The World War a Year Ago
Today-May IS.

East Of Verdun the French
captured 200 yards Of German
trenches, but were repulsed near
Dead Mans hill.
The British foreign once an
nounced that there would be NO
violation Of Greek neutrality.
Austrian attacks southwest Of
Trent resulted in the capture Of
$500 Italian prisoners.
Two Years Ago Today.
Austro- German troops reached
the gates Of Przemysl, which
Russians held since March. 1915.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15

found damaging or stealing. from a
garden and would give them the same
backing as the regular police.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15

Bangor will also protect the gardens
from the despicable class Of thieves
who loot them. 1t is proposed to offer
a sizeable reward for the detection Of
any such scoundrel and all the law
will allow is promised him in advance.
The mayor has offered to appoint any
or all the High School boys as special
police with authority to arrest anyone
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15

Bangor has gone into the gardening
brsiness to the extent of creating the
office Of municipal garden instructor
whose services shall be available free
of charge for all citizens who wish
them. He will receive $500 for his
seasons services and will undoubted-
" earn many times that for the anna
teur farmers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15

Mrs. Julia Chase Washburn of
North Livermore and Mrs. Fred
Leavitt of Livermore Center are ar
ranging for suffrage meetings soon,
when Miss L. Lola Walker. represent
ing the National Suffrage Association,
will be the speaker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15

GOING WEST-3.O4 A. NJ,
except Monday, Portland
and Boston; 6.3s A. ~,
Lewiston, Pennington,
Rockland. Portland. Bos-
ton, Montreal and Que
hoe. U DC
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15

A Rockland girl Miss Louise Fisk, is
a member Of the Harvard Red Cross
unit. which is to become a part of
Base Hospital No. 5, in France. The
unit sails this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-15

A Red Cross chapter has been re-
Gently formed at the little town of
Warren, with 25 members at the first
enrolment. The Warren chapter mem
bers not only expect to greatly extend
the present roll, but also to do much
good work for the cause.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-09-14
PATRIOTISM APPLIED AT HOME

THESE are patriotic" times, when under this
head we are appealed to from every angle and
by no end of worthy causes. But in the midst Of
them all we must not forget sacred duty we owe
to our state, the south, our county, town and to
our selves We alude to that of providing board
ing places and rooms for the students who come
among us to attend the splendid state institution
that has been located here for the benefit of the
people of the south. In thousand ways-socially,
morally, educationally and financially, the school
is great benefit to Cedar City but it carries with
it moral obligation on our part to see that the
students who come here to attend it hame comfort
able, sanitary and pleasant quarters to live in, and
suitable places to board if this is their preference
Although we never have been any too flush
with these accommodations and Notwithstanding
it has in many instances taken self-sacrifce on
the part of the inhabitants or part of them, we
have managed to get by and acqut ourselves in
a fairly creditable manner. But we are growing,
in other matters, and should be getting in a better
condition to meet this demand upon us--but are
we? Are not some losing their sense of patriot
ism and considering too much their selfish comfort
and convenience? The Home Economics Assn
has taken up this matter and asks your support.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-09-14

tentative measures were enforced, it
would soon be under control and
would rapidly diminish.
Typhoid Fever.
Typhoid Fever is disgrace to any
community in which it occurs. Every
death from typhoid deserves to be in
vestigated by coroner's jury and
the responsible person or persons pro-
secuted for man-slaughter. There is
no excuse for ignorance on this SUBJ
ject. The prevention of typhoid is
simple and wherever the rules of the
State Board of Health are strictly
complied with, the disease is almost
unknown.
tuberculosis.
tuberculosis, the Great White
Plague, is the chief cause Of death
among those of middle life and from
an economic point of view is the most
serious of all human diseases. Tuber-
culosis is caused by a germ which
passes from one person to another or,
cattle to human beings. Climate has
little to do with it. It is increasing
in Utah more rapidly than the popu-
lation is increasing, which shows that
it is not all due to immigration from
other states. Unless checked by in
telligent effort it will soon become
a very serious problem here. But
it can be prevented, as has been album
dainty proven elsewhere, and if the
people of the state would support
their health officials and follow their
instructions it would speedily be un-
der control.
Children's Diseases.
Diptheria, scarlet fever, measles,
whooping-cough, etc, spread from
child to child and could he prevented
by intelligent watchfulness and coop
Grafton on the part of parents, teach
ers, doctors, and health officials. Hun
dreds of children die each year from
these diseases in this state because
of our carelessness and stupidity In
testinal diseases of infants are largely
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-09-14

due to improper feeding and the neg
lect of danger signals. Here again in
this age, ignorance is no excuse. The
State Board of Health will gladly
furnish information to MI who will
apply The Federal Children's Blu
reau publishes literature on this sub
ject for free distribution.
Two Cents Per Capita.
The health and vigor of people IS
their most valuable possession. Nat
ural resources are useless if the peo-
pie have not the strength and energy
to improve them. Sacrificing the eff
cheney of our health officers and boards
of health to save few cents in taxes
is "penny wise, pound foolish" poll
cy. 1t is not economy, it is waste, 1,
waste of money as well as waste ON
happiness and moral welfare. Yet
this state appropriates each year on
ly two cents per inhabitant for the
entire work Of the State Health De-
partment. Is not the health Of the
human beings in this state worth
more to you than the price of two
cent postage stamp.
A Plan of Campaign.
A group of leading citizens of Utah
have united and formed an organiza-
ton known as the Utah Public Health
Association to assist in this campaign
against unnecessary sickness and
death in Utah. This association will
study the health conditions in the
state. 1t will conduct educational
work by means Of health exhibits and
lectures, and through the press, the
schools, religious organizations, and
by the direct work of doctors, nurses
and other workers. 1t will cooperate
with the State Board Of Health. Il
will work for better laws and the
better enforcement of laws in cities
and state for the protection of the
public health And in every other
way that it's means will permit it
will labor for the health and, there
Continued on pape six.)
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-09-14
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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-09-14
IS YOUR LIFE
WORTH SAVING?
Is the Life of Your Child or Your
Neighbor or Your Neighbours Child
Worth Anything to You or to Your
Community or to the State?

Following is the subject matter
contained in a circular issued by the
Utah Public Health Association. It
states the facts in startling manner
and is well worth reading:
When one dear to you is sick, you
think no sacrifice too great to be
made for that ones recovery. You
will watch day and night by the bed
side. You will spend your last cent,
If need be, for medical attention.
What will you give, of yourself and
your means, to protect your dear ones
from sickness and possible death
Prevention is worth far more than
cure, though it costs much less.
1900 Lives Can be Saved.
One thousand five hundred persons
die each year in the state of Titan
from preventable causes. Fifteen hun
dred people represent the population
of thriving town. Suppose our state
were governed by some cruel despot
who every year gathered together fif-
teen hundrend people of the state
and ruthlessly killed them or drove
them to some desert spot and left
them to die of starvation because it
was less trouble than to feed them.
You would shoulder your weapons and
shed the last drop Of your blood if
necessary to rid the earth of such a
monster and to rescue your country
men and neighbors from his power.
Yet fifteen hundred lives are destroy
ed in Utah each year by diseases
which can be prevented. This means
that we, their neighbors and fellow
citizens, are responsible for their
deaths.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-09-14
500 Children.

Eight hundred infants under the
age Of 2 years die needlessly each
year in Utah. Eight hundred little
lives snuffed out annually because we
are too ignorant or too careless to
save them. Eight hundred helpless
innocents sacrificed on the alter of in
difference and selfishness and inexcus-
able ignorance. Nineteen hundred
years ago king in Palestine sent
soldiers to the town of Bethlehem to
kill all male children two years ola
and younger because he had heard
that king had been born there who
might claim his throne. We call that
one of the great crimes of history.
What shall we say Of this slaughter
of the innocents" each year in this
enlightened Christian century?
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-09-14

Continued on page six.)