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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22
SKOWHEGAN NEWS
Cases Assigned for Trial Frda y-Men Called for Examination
Sept 26-Those to Be Ready for Ca-Case Defaul'ed-
Body of Jack Beaulieu Found by Roadside

ton Gartncr and Charles r Gar8re-
In the case OF Wilmot and Nl,'arls
Hussey against lsadore Barrett .ldg.
ment mas been given for the pll,rur
without costs. These eases were m,u,
assigned for FRIDAY.
w. l.. Anderson, an a,totnev ~
Jackman. has been in town th,s wee.
attending :. ] court
The case Of William G. lAi''rfsS Al
Showho San Vs. J. -. Jenrcys W N,r'.
Arson which occupied th, a''sr --
of Judge Isird in the supreme .c.,
during the afternoon of Thur-d. ars
Friday forenoon was one IN vhu.r rt.
question of a mortgage PLAYED ar IN.
portant part II Is claimed thai NJ
Jeffrey assumed 10 buy ~ tons ~ AL,
from F. Fl. Bean of Concord n4vr.
S13 per ton for the same While II
Littlefeld claims that he md no.,.
sage on the same The matter II hat.
ing properly recorded rho NOR az,
was also feature OF the testimony
the plaintiff claiming that h~ vs,
living in Concord when The. trad Va
made whereby Mr.. Fcan PURCHASED
the farm Of Mr.. I.ittlef-ld ana trans
ferred n mort gagged 20 him while M
defendant says he was living In Ti.as.
ant Ridge Plantation AZ the tim, ~,
question of Beans residence "a ors
which was greatly involved In ~" rro.
cedUre.
Judge Lawrence represented "
Littlefield and Judge Simmors -
North Anson appeared FOR Mr 'e~,e,
the latter although the detendaa' d4
not appear at the trisl. The fort 'no-
of Friday was largely Ei,er o.-- -
arguments nv the attornevs AZ -
er cases have been disposed ~ nn u~-
til Monday,
a verdict was rendered IN no cas'
OF W. c. Littlefeld vs, J q Ierrey'
, for the plaintiff IN the sum ~ ~
There will he no other fury trit'. IN
til Monday,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22
POTATO NOTES

Bangor-Potatoes we're selling a.
S2.65 to s?75 per barrel in Caribou.
Wednesday. according 10 quotations
received at the Bangor 4 Aroos''Nk
railroad Offices THURSDAY.
Presque Isle. Sept 20-The ~ea'h'r
continues to he ideal for late har"es'.
ing and potato digging Potato cror'
are very uneven. Welding from =
barrels to is5 barrels per acre in some
neighborhoods The price holds A.
about s2.75.
Houlton, Sept 20-potatosr m ~
local market today were selling for q
n barrel.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22
Statistics Of Building & Eneineerina
Operations in New Ena!and
/ Compiled by The F. W. Dodge Company
| Contracts ava rded to

Edmund Doucette of Great Works
had the misfortune Thursday to break
his right leg. In the evening he was
in the street and started to go out
doors and stepped out as he supposed
on the step. but which had been re-
moved during the day. He was
thrown to the ground and his leg frac-
tured He was taken to Eastern
Maine General hospital where the
fracture was reduced.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22

Curator T. A. James Of the State
museum on Friday (flsh day) was pre-
sented with a black bass what is a
bass" Guide John Merrill of The
Outlet at Manchester entered the mu-
scum during the afternoon. almost ex
hausted with the burden he was car
rying, in spite of his giant size and
strength and splendid physique. He
managed to get the package to Mr.
James private enclosure in the mu-
scum and there dropped it, with tho
remark that there was A little present
for him. Tom" lost no time in exam
lining the present and pleased enough
was he with it,
And joking aside, it was real pres
ent. being a monster black bass. meas
urins 21 inches in length. II "a
around the belly and IL inches
through the thickest part and weigh
ing an even five pounds
Mr.. Merrill caught it AZ The Outlot
on Thursday and immediately decided
it was good enough for the State mu-
seum. Mr. James agreed with him
So, il will he mounted ard soon take
its place among the real fish and game
from Maine already shown in the NIL
scum.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22
Hearings Next Week

Hearings before the Public Utilities
Commission will be heard next week
as follows:
On Sept. 25 at 10 A. NJ. at the Of
flee of the commission at the State
House. on the petition of the Maine
e. New Brunswick Electrical Power
Co to sell its property in Maine to
the Gould Electric Co. and on the
same time and place on petition of
the Gould Electric Co. for authority
to issue capital stock.
On Sept. 81 at s A. NJ. at Emer-
son hall at Castine, on the complaint
of F. w. Fogell ct ais. versus the Cas-
tine Water CO., alleging excessive and
unreasonable rates.
Change Of Dates
The dates Of hearing have been
changed as follows:
From Sept. 25 to Oct. ., at 10 A. NJ.
at the office of the commission at
Augusta. on petition of the Piscata-
quis Wooden Co. for authority to sell
its property to the Penobscot Bay
Electric Co. and for the commission
to fix fair valuation thereon.
Same dates and place on petition
of the latter company to make the
purchase.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22
NEXT CALL FOR
CAMP DEVENS

The following telegram has been sent
by Adjutant General George Mel.
Presson, provost marshal OF Maine, to
all the local boards in the State that
are required to furnish men under the
selective service or draft law,1
Present indications are that Oct. 8
your board will send the same number
cf men TO Aver that YOU were asked
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22
Public Utilities.

The Public Utilities Commission on
Friday morning at it's office gave a
hearing on the matter Of the investiga-
tion of the Knox & Montville Tele-
phone Co.'S physical relations to 9TH
er companies, Commissioners Cleaves
and Shelton being present.
The representations were: G. f.
Grant, attorney. F. W. Story, assist
ant to the vice president, and George
A. Beal, assistant superintendent, sub.
license department. for the New Eng
| land Tel. & Tel Co: E. ]. Nose of
Freedom, for the Half Moon Telephone
, Co; T. D. Chase of Unity, for the
Unity Telephone Co.; L. c. Morwe of
liberty, president and j. H. Cilly or
, berty, general manager. for the.
| Liberty & Belfast Telephone Co.: D.
F. Foster and F.. F. Banton of Thorn
dixie, president and general manager
Of the Knox & Montville Telephone
Co.
The hearing was the continuation
OF hearing held last May at Thorn
dixie in which appeared that all the
companies mentioned except the Knox
& Montville Telephone Co, had ac-
cess TO the toll lines Of the New Eng
land Tel. & Tel CO. The Knox &; Mont
vile Co. had built a trunk line from
Liberty to Belfast completed during
last spring so that the company could
make connections through the Lib
| erty & Belfast Cos. switchboard to
the New England Cos. lines. But as
soon as the line was completed. the
Knox & Montville people received
word from the New England people
that they would not be allowed TO
transfer messages through the switch
board
The hearing was for the purpose of
securing by the Knox & Montville
Co. the chance to get onto the New
England lines for business purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22
ANNUAL REPORT
BANGOR ST. RWY.

ACCORDING 10 the annual report of the
bangor Railway and Electric COMPANY.
"hlch was filed with the Public Utilities
commission Friday, the railway operat- =
ing revenues for the past year were s35s.
Sls.15 against 1854 5S32 for the preceding
year an increase of $3.50 SO: the railway
operating expenses for the past year were
s-tl'5ooo2 against 1921, 80 for the pre-
cedlng year, an increase OF 500, i22 10: the
net revenue from railway operations for
the past year were s97,O1213 against s122
s'44o Cor the preceding year. a decrease
OF s25,S62.2I; the revenues from auxiliary
operations for the past year amounted 10
s2's46S.S9 against so6s s6e2.o7. an increase OF
stV.sohN2: the expenses Of auxiliary oper-
atoms during the past year were s1o7 62S. Is
against 96 for the preceding wear.
an increase Of s23,114f9; the net revenue
from auxiliary opera tions during the nast
year amounted to s17lS4o7 against SIS
ASH for thc preceding year, decrease Of
s13,Sof37; the net operating revenue for
the past year amounted to sess, $50 81
against SSos. .o22. 81 for the preceding wear.
decrease Of sio16964: dividend income.
$40, 40; income from funded securities.
sS1 e33.Ss; interest on funded debt. s1ea,-
5000
Transportation Revenue
The transportation revenue of the road
Is divided as 'ollows: Passenger revenue
1916 25s.52; parlor sleeping, dining and
special car revenue. ssa1. .o5: mail revenue,
s159o.7e; freight revenue. sso1l61s: rent Of
buildings and o1er property s2.s9l51
Operating Expenses
The operating expenses of the road are
divided as follows: Way and structures
SAC. o.13il7; equipment, s32372.02; power sl3.-
664.2 .21; conducting transportation, s91 062 O5 /:
general and miscellaneous expenses. s44.-
47279
The following items are included in the
head of way and structures: Superin-
tendence Of way and structures, $3.50 81; /;
maintenance OF track and roadway, s2s-
1859. other maintenance of way 1856 IS ,
poles and, fixtures ssi652; distribution
system. s5.5s3.5 5O depreciation of way and
structures. s.. .s3e72
Under the head Of equipment are IN
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22
Fish and Game

thlef Game Warden F. E. Jorsensen
OF Ashland has reported to the fish
cries and game department the nrose-
eu'ion OF VIII McNally Of Ashland on
sept. ~ before Trial Justice W. L.
"aloron Of Ashland for illegally hav-
ing parts OF a deer in his possession
ne was found guilty. fined $40 and
s2.42 costs and paid.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22

Election Monday 10 LastonE Six Pre-
O
Colby Proams Embargo Entrance Of All Goory
PIantor
WekAu
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22

to send this week Unless you have
received from the district board
enough men to fill that requirement. be
certain that you certify up to the dis
trict board before Friday, Sept. II, ad-
ditional men so that you will be GER
tain to have the required number Of
principals and alternates enough to
fill all possible vacancies. This is i'm
perative. Act Immediately upon re-
ceipt of this telegram.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22
II Was Amusing

1t was rather amusing to read the
frenzied stories about the draft men
from Houlton being lost in the wilds
of Camp Devens at Aver, Mass, and
being hunted for by a detail of cav
alrymen-when the Houlton men did
not arrive there until Friday morning,
Sept. p, having left home Thursday
morning and passing through Augusta
on train No 102 at 4.07 P. NJ
And, just think of the boys from
Aroostook being lost in a little patch
Ike Devens, which is only claimed to
be about 25 square miles-why, it
wouldn't make decent sized Aroos-
took potato garden.
The second lot of Aroostook mon in.
cluded in the call left home Friday
morning and passed through Augusta
on the same train in the afternoon and
undoubtedly arrived safely at Camp
Devens. They came from Fort Fair
held and vicinity and will also gaze at
the camp with wonderment at its
small size. Why. the soldier bows there
now wouldn't be enough to fill up the
ordinary potato picking crew in
Aroostook in a good potato wear,
WORD comes that the Portland Red
cross people did the handsome thing
by the boys passing through that city
on Thursday and Friday nights al
though the notice was short. Refresh
ments and entertainment was furnish
ed and helped amazingly in passing
the time The kindness was fully an
preciated.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22

cluded the following items: superintend-
ence of equipment. $1.54a.25. maintenance
of cars, $l5oS 7.56; electric equipment oil
cars. $6.426.1S; miscellaneous equipment
expenses. $27l7.Os: depreciation and equip
ment, SS79.65.
The following items are included under
the head Of power: Power plant build
ings, fixtures and grounds, $lo6.6s; depre-
citation of power plant buildings and
equipment, 50 5000; sub-station employees,
s1,191.i5, sub-station supplies and ex-
penses, s34372: power purchased. s91I2.66
Included under the head Of Conducting
Transportation are the following items:
Superintendent of transportation, 1886
Is; passenger conductors, motormen and
trainmen. s69.4H.66; freight and express
conductors, motormen and trainmen. $4,-
1902 miscellaneous car service employees
and expenses. A.422e2; station employees
and expenses, $1o164.62; carhouse en-
ployes and expenses, s6,9S5.29 signal inter-
locking telephone and telegraph systems.
s1.7S014
The following items are included under
the head Of general and miscellaneous ex-
penses: Salaries and expenses OF gem
eral officers and general office clerks, s24 :
| 154S3; law expenses. sS20.57; general Of
fee supplies and expenses. $6,S77.74; relief
department expenses. s5SS.41; pensions and
gratuities, $1,4sl95; miscellaneous general
expenses, $s,1l546; valuation expenses,
s5.o17So; injuries and damages. SIC, ,661 46
insurance. sS,364 50; stationery and print
ing, $4,SA,74; store expense, s2,1lS.72 ga
rage and stable expenses. $25S3.S7; rent
of equipment, s3,146.1S.
Other Items
Other items in the report are the follow
ing: Passenger car mileage, 1906, ,557 ;
| freight, mail and express mileage. 90.S4s:
total car mileage, 1897 40S; passenger car
hours, lS43eS; freight, mail and express
car hours, 1850; total car hours 142 22a
regular fare passengers carried, s, 400, AIS:
free transfer, passengers carried, 513,s3s:
| total passengers carried, 7OO4. 256; en-
ployes and others carried free, 1856:
! passenger revenue, s319,997.63; average
fare revenue passengers, $0493O; average
, rare. all passengers, including transfer
passengers. $.0456s; total revenue from
transportation, 1853. 3.s23.5 ST. revenue from
nue. from transportation per car hour.
81. 1871; total revenue from other railway
operations, $4,4s464; revenue from other
| railway operations per car mile. sno322:
revenue from other railway operations
per car hour. so316o total opera ting reve-
! nues, s35S,3ls.15; operating revenues per
car mile, s.25649; operating revenues per
car hour, s25191; total operating ex-
penses, s2e1. .3oeo2; operating expenses per
! car mile, s.1ss99; operating expenses per
car hour, sl,s3729.
The Directors
The directors of the Bangor Railway
. and Electric Company are Edward NJ
Graham. J. Norman -Towle E. c. Ryder,
c. D. Stanford and r. H. Appleton of Ban
gor and H. L. Clark, and Frank Silliman,
Jr.. of Philadelphia.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22

J. J. Allen of Sioux Falls. s. D, was
one of the interested callers on Fri
cay afternoon at the State museum.
The September visitors have so far
filed over AZ pages of the register.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22
AND EMBARGO BY
FOREST COMR.

Forest Commissioner F. Fl. Colbv
under date of Sept. q, 1917. has issued
the following proclamation which va 6
sent all over the State and to the
transportation companies.
PROCLAMATION
ny virtue of the authority invested
IN me by Section of Chapter ,-s ~
the Public Laws of 1917, I hereby n,.oa
an embargo on the shipment into, and
ioiolo all persons, partnerships. assn
cidtions or corporations to bring into
'he state of Maine any gooseberrv or
currant plant, five-leaved pine COW,
monty known as White Pine. vitbou+
oo'alnlns permit from the Forest
commissioner under penalty of bein,
prosecuted under Section of CO.
ter 176 of the Public Laws of 1o,-
governor Mllliken went to Portland
Iiioay morning to attend the Rotary
Giup meeting and the presentation by
'he ciuo of the handsome stand of
toloIs 10 the 1st Maine Heavy Field
Arllilery. the Milliken Regiment He
was accompanied by Private Secre-
'ary Lester NJ. Hart, Adiutant Cen.
eral George Mel. Presson Me-, C;l
re't NJ. Elliott Of Brunswick; Capt.
Harvey Winslow of Gardiner. Cant
WIN. {. Goodwin of Augusta Lien,
LeRoy D. Moulton of Portland and
capt. BENZ. E. Grey. L. S. A. Those
from this city returned home IN tho
evening train.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22

and each page is made for is sigma
lures.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22
When Amendments Take Effect.

The two amendments which were
apparently upheld, the sheriff amend
ment and the representative appor-
tionment amendment, if the official re-
turns bear out the figures as indicated
by the semi official returns. will take
effect Immediately upon the acceptance
o. the report of the Committee of the
Governors Council. delegated at the
last meeting of the Council to canvass
the returns, the report of this Com
m,ttee. probably, being simultaneous
with the Governors proclamation.
The provisions bearing upon this
matter are to be found in chapter one.
sections two and three of the recent
revision of the statutes which read as
follows:
Sec. > Unless otherwise provided
in the fc1'lve submitting 1t, every
Constitutional amendment shall take
effect and become part of the Con-
stitution on the first Wednesday Of
Januarv following its adoption by the
people"
Sec. 8 Within thirty days after 1t
appears that Constitutional amend
ment has been adopted. the Governor
shall make proclamation thereof and
the Secretary of State shall forthwith
cause such proclamation to be pub
lished in the State paper and it shall
be preixed to the next volume of acts
and resolves"
The resolves of the 18th Legislature
placing these proposed amendments
before the people are a trif1e out of the
ordinary in their phra aseology. Each
one of these resolves provides 80 I"
and II i shall appear that majority
q the inhabitants voting on the ques-
'ion are in favor Of the amendment 1t
Constitution. and the Governor shall
forthwith make known the fact by his
proclamation" This wording. while it
is but q technicality and one that can
he very easily remedied. reverses the
usual order Of procedure by providing
that the Governors proclama ton shall
follow tho taking effect of the amend
ment rather than preceding it. The
probability is that the official an
nourcemcnt of the result Of the vote
and tho proclamation will accompany
each other.
The total vote with the six precincts
mentioned above. as tahulated from
tho unofficial clerks returns. omitted
is as follows:
Woman's Suffrage oo.5s7 in favor:
3Ss65 opposed.
Removal Of Sheriffs oa5sc in favor:
25So1 opposed
Division Of Towns into Polling
Places. 1850 in favor: 2454o op-
posed
Relating - Military, eo5s5 In favor:
oS.sTs opposed
f! Anpor'ionr1ent Of Representatives In
/ event of Norrer ~ Towns o1,s92 IN
/ favor: o1,7oo opposed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22

The semi official returns tabulated
under the direction of Secretary Of
State Frank w. Ball. with only six
voting precincts missing, out OF totai
of 522, appear to substantiate the re-
suit of the voting upon the FIVE pro-
posed Constitutional amendment ques-
tions, as indicated by the early un-
official returns as already published.
The six missing precincts from which
returns have not yet been received
are: Z Plantation, in Aroostook
county; Lang and Sandy River Plan
tations, in Franklin county; Amherst
in Hancock county; No. II Plantation
i'll Washington county and Whitman
tic in Pisca taquis county. In the last
gubernatorial election, in total vote
OF l5l,410--the largest for years-the Sc
six precincts returned a total vote OF
only 178. When it is considered that
the total vote on September 10th was
only $3.50 it Will readily be seen that
the returns from the missing precincts
cannot possibly change the result in
any ease.
Out OF the five questions proposed
only TWO appear to have been upheld
by the people. The amendment giving
the Governor and Council authority to
remove delinquent sheriffs and appoint
others in their places, was sanctioned
by majority OF 4,141. The amend
nent relating to the apportionment of
representatives. in the event OF the
merger of towns was upheld by the
extremely close margin of only 2S3. in
d total vote of 43,701. 1t is extremely
probable however, that this question,
absolutely harmless IN its application.
was not clearly understood by the yot-
ers The proposed amendment mere
ly provided that in case two munich
paities should be merged into one the
combined representation should be re-
tanned and instead of increasing the
number of the present membership Of
the Legislature US2) merely sought to
keep this membership intact in case
two municipalities should be combined
under a single government. 1t is not
known that such a merger is anywhere
contemplated in the State.
The soldiers voted heavily in favor
Of the representative amendment,
their returns showing a plurality Of
$50 and there is little doubt but their
vote decided the result. Whether or
not they did this designedly or that it
was merely accidental, of course can
not be known-probably the latter.
II is also significant that the soldiers
favored the military amendment, vot-
ing SIS in favor and SAB against. The
purport Of this amendment was to pro-
vide that all commissioned officers Of
the militia should be appointed by the
Governor instead of elected by its
members as at present. The electors
at large. however, turned this amend
ment down by majority of 1913.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-22
The Directors

The Directors
The directors Of the Bangor Railway
and Electric Company are Edward NJ.
Graham, ]. Norman Towle, f. c. RYDER,
c. D. Stanford and F. H. Appleton of Ban
gor and H. L. Clark, and Frank Silliman,
Jr., of Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01
PRESIDENT PUTS WAR
BAN ON EXPLOSIVES
Chef Executive Issues Proclamation
Governing Use Of Arms.

President Wilson made public
proclamation under which all
persons manufacturing or distributing
explosives or their ingredients must
secure a license therefor from the Di-
rector Of the Bureau of Mines. The
proclamation is issued under the au-
thority of the act passed by Congress
October 6. The proclamation recites:
That from and after the 18th day
of November. 1917. and during the
present war with Germany it will be
unlawful to manufacture distribute,
store, use or possess explosives or the
ingredients thereof, except as provided
in said act"
Under the law the Director of the
Bureau of Mines is empowered to call
upon all Federal, State and municipal
officers to enforce the law and to dele
gate authority to other agencies.
Explosives for the military service
of the United States. ingredients in
small quantities not used or intended
to be used in explosives and small
arms and shotgun cartridges are eX-
cepted from the requirements. Also
any workman is empowered to accept
and use explosives when issued to him
by n duly licensed foreman.
Under the law it will be possible TO
keep track of all the explosives in the
country and make impossible their di-
version for sinister purposes.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-01
His Sons on Way to France
Vet,' Called Rebel Fights
Tramped from Philadelphia to Another Por
and His Boys Sailed as He Hurried
Down the Pier.

him to health. The old man was de-
tcrmined TO pay her back for her
Kindness.
He secured another position as
watchman. While going 10 work. A
man employed by the same firm. a
Union veteran. had words with him
They came TO blows.
Remarks about him being a rebel
and all that sort OF thing CALLED him.
What right mad anyone to call him a
rebel when he had given two sons
to his country.
y warrant was issued for his ar
rest. He refused TO put up collateral
because all the money he had was
just enough 10 pay the landlady and
take him back TO the home for aged
in Philadelphia.
He told the court all about il. lie
displayed a medal for bravery at Bull
Run. He had fought with the Con-
federate forces until Lee surrendered
at AppomatoN.
He had only resented a slur. he told
the court, who willingly allowed him
to so.