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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-31
Industrial Accidents Hearings

Chairman Eben +. Littlefield of the
Maine Industrial Accident Commits
sion the following hear
ings:
Pauline Beliaska, Belachitz or Bilos-
ki, widow of Charlie Beliaszka, Bella
chitz or Biloska. injured July 10, 1917
versus the +. n. Calderwood Co. and
the Aetna Life Insurance Co., insur-
ers; dependency. Hearing set fot
Thursday, Jan. 3, 1918, at $50 A. NJ.
at aldermen's room in the city OF
Portland; Maurice f. Rosen of Port
land. attorney for the claimant, and
William II. CULVER of Portland, at
torney for the respondent.
James II. Dooley. injured April %
1917, versus the George c. Page Bon
Co.; loss Of time: hearing set fol-
Thursday. Jan. 8, at go p. NJ. i'll the
aldermen'S room in the city of Port
land. William Lyons of Westbrook
attorney for the claimant and William
II. Gulliver Of Portland for the re-
spondent.
Mrs. Elizabeth Frank. mother OF
Eugene Frank, injured oct. 20, 1917
versus the Boston Dredging Co.; de-
tendency; hearing set for Friday. Jan
4. at $50 A. NJ. in the aldermen's Dom
in the city Of Portland. Renjamir
Thompson of Portland, attorney foi
the claimant.
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Sd ME. REG. INF.
is COMING FINELY

The last ten days has shown a
great Improvement in the work of es-
tablishng the new Sd Maine Regiment
which has been somewhat retarded by
the calling of the whole Medical Corps
to Halifax" said Adjutant General
George Mel. Presson.
AT this time -four companies are
practically complete and two Of them.
in Portland and the other in Ban
q have already elected their officers"
continued Gen. Presson. The other
two companies will hold their elections
within a few days and will promptly be
indicted into service.
Very gratifying reports are coming
in from Brunswick, Biddeford, Bath,
Livermore Falls, Wa~terville, Belfast,
Dexter and Augusta. Physical exam
nations are in progress in nearly all
these towns and cities. A movement is
on foot to have Aroostook county
represented in the new organization
with a company at Houlton and an
other one either at Pressure Isle, Car
ibou or Fort Fairfield. Reports from
Aroostook indicate that there is a full
realization of the necessity Of some
SbNI plolcCNioII, IL IoUSloOh Is SSttl -
al hours journey by rail from the rest
of the state, wen under the most ia
vorable conditions. The citizens of
Westbrook have also taken the pre-
liminary steps to form a company.
Lewiston n Auburn. which to-
gether once formed the principal mill
tary center of the state, have done
practically nothing, though the twin
cities have more valuable manufactur-
ing plants and property than any other
community in the state. except pos
sibly Portland. Not only is the entire
community dependent upon the in
dustries for their very existence, but
the industries are also very necessary
TO the rest of the state, and to the ma
ton at the present time. The matter
has been discussed with the members
of the Chamber of Commerce and with
other prominent citizens, and it is
hoped that within a short time that
the people of Lewiston and Auburn
will be aroused to a realization OF the
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INTERCOLLEGIATE
FOOTBALL

(By Walter Camp, Secretary InterCoi-
leGiate Football Rules Committee
If one has had the opportunity to see
what has been done at the camps and
stations this last fall, he cannot help
being convinced that there was actually
there ever half as many players as
more men engaging in the sport than
ever before in its history in this coun-
try. In no college OF university were
there ever half as many players a
there were in several Of the training
camps and naval, stations. In some
cases. as many as fifteen teams were
playing regularly in several of these
bases. Now the interesting feature of
this is that the preparation for war has
not only utilized the sport of foot ball
but it has given many men, who had,
on account Of their entrance into. pro
fessional or business life, abandoned
the game. an opportunity of taking it
up once more. And a great deal Of
pleasure did they have out Of it. IT
was. as it were, a renewal of youth.
All this indicates something along the
line of the prospects for the game next
season.
The outlook is that all the colleges
which kept up their game and sched-
ules this year will continue in 1916. and
that If we continue the development of
men for the a my and navy, all these
cantonments and stations will have
teams in great numbers. More foot ball
would have been played this last fall
had it been possible to secure sufficient
equipment, and now that we know
something of what is demanded I, is
safe to say that preparations Till be
made in the late summer to such an ex-
tent that we shall probably add % per
cent more to the number playing. 1t
has already been sufficiently demon
strated that foot ball is the right kin
Of preparation, and the sport has he
backing Of both the wal and navy com
mission on athletic activities.
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Public Utilities

I'll" folloHing hearings have been as
signed by the Maine Public Utilities
Commission
Wednesday. Jan. : at $50 \. NJ. in
the grand jury room at the county
court house at IortIand-Public Utili-
ties versus the Portland Railroad Co,
for ;hc purpose of Investigating GER
tain changes in schedules of rates, The
communication ticket question between
Portland and Westbrook and other
suburban towns being involved.
The Portland Railroad Co, on Dec. ?
last filed a schedule with the commits
sion fixing 4 time limit of ii DAYS IN
such tickets. The patrons of the road
object. ON Dec. :. the road filed a
schedule withdraw wing entirely all such
tickets. The commission will at the
hearing investigate the whole matter.
Thursday. Jan. . at Q l.. NJ. at the
supreme court room at Bath-On com
l'laint of Or. II. 4. Bates and Others
versus tho Lewiston, Augusta g Wa
teryille street Railway, alleging made
Guate service on the Bath, Brunswick
line.
Friday, Ian. 4 at 10 A.. NJ. at the
COMMISSIONS office in Augusta-Hcar-
ing on the Joint rates. tolls and reGu-
iationS to hc established. following the
physical connection ordered by the
commissions between the Knox & Mont
Vile Telephone Co.. with the Liberty
& Belfast Tel. Co. and the New Eng
land Tel. and Tel. Co.
Tuesday. Jan. 3 at 10 A. NJ. at TIL
office of the commission in Augusta
On petition of the Maine Water Co.
for authority to sell property and
franchises to the Calais Water & Power
60.
Same date and place-On petition Of
the Calais Water Co. to sell its fran
"hises to the Calais Water & Power
Co.
Same date and plaCe-On petition of
the Water & Power Co. for authority
to issue securities. being capital stock
to the amount of 5000. 900.
Same date and place-On petition of
the Washburn Water Co. for authority
10 issue securities, being 2O-year : per
cent coupon bonds to the amount Of
$4,000 and $4,000 preferred stock and
So, 900 common stock.
Same date and placc-On petition OF
f. Merritt & Sons for authority to sell
and convey and the Houlton Water 90,
10 purchase the business, good will.
rights. street franchises. etc, Of the
Merrill electric business of Houlton.
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lieyed to have been made without foun-

Iieyed to have been made without foun-
dation, and with no more authority
than the report that Company q of the
1O3rd u. S. Infantry. Bansor's w
had been completely wiped
cut, following a German raid.
Mrs. Fred NJ. Crowell of 81 Charles
street, Bangor, mother of Pie. Crowell.
has received no official notification OF
her son being wounded. as she would
have, had the report been true. The
War department at Washington, al
ways sends authorized reports by wire
in case Of death or upon a soldier be-
ing even slightly wounded. Mrs. Gro
we'll received two letters from her son
last week and another Monday morn
ing, the day before Christmas. In a
previous letter he stated that his unit
which had been working with the
French construction workers, had been
transferred to assist a British engineer
ing battalion. The change, however,
was not to the liking of the men, who
are anxious to return to the French.
Bangor hoys are now evidently "close
up. to the front lines. Pie. Crowcll
tells in his last letter Of the constant
booming Of the guns, and the noise is
described as being so great as to rem
der all other sounds almost inaudible.
Thanksgiving did not bring to the
engineering unit, at least, the dinners
that some of the other u. S. troops en-
joyed. This was due, no doubt to the
fact tina the construction battalions
are nearer % the front, further into the
interior of France and with transporta-
ton facilities less efficient and salts
factory. The members of the COM
pany to which Mr.. Crowell is attached,
! are now quartered in dug-out huts. ten
men to a hut. The huts are described
as being warm and cosy and each man
has an allotment of five blankets fol-
his he'd. This move any possibility
of the men suffering from the cold.
Before leaving Bangor on June IS
he was employed by the Maine Cen
trail railroad as brakeman, and is IA
miliar with railroad affairs. In July
lie reached France, and has according
1y been in actual service for six months
along the battlefront. He has many
friends in Bangor and vicinity, especl.
ally among the railroad fraternity, who
will he glad to know that he is still
safe, and doing his bit by helping tC
build the road to victory.
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COLLECTORS NOTICE OF SAIL

Unpaid taxes on land of non-resi
owners situated in the Town Of F.
iredaIe in the County of kennebec |.
the year 1917.
The following list of axes on real e
tate of nonresident owners. situated
the Town of Farmingdale, aforesaid, f
the year 1917. committed to me tor cole
ton for said town and on the twelfth d.
.of May, 1917. remain unpaid; and
NOT4CE is hereby given that If sa
previously paid, SO much of the real
tate taxed as is sufficient and necessa
TO Day therefor including interest al
charges, will he sold at Public Aucti,
at the office OF the tax collector in sa
town on the first Monday of Februar
1918; at nine o'clock A. NJ.
Name Of Description of Amount
Owner Real Estate Tax D
Nonresident
Flora ]. Wing. Homestead bound
T. er east by Maine street, south
by North street, west by land
of NJ. Ormond, and north by
land Of VIM. Kecne. so
L. A. Howard. The Thomas Rich
place, west half. bounded west
by road to Outlet northeast
land of Leavina Rich, and south
inc west by Town Line. Q
Leavina Rich. b home farm bound
ed west by road leading to Out
let, north by land Of Hubbard
and Haskell and heirs of T. J.
Davis. east by said Davis heirs
and south by Hutchinson pond
and l.. A. Howard. IS
OSCAR McCAUSIAND,
Collector of Taxes of the Town of Far
Dec. % 1917
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necessity of providing themselves with
some sort OF protection.
Il have been asked many times
whether or not this is to be a Home
Guard. III the same sense that the term
has been used in other states. 1t is
not. The United States gave us per-
mission TO raise this regiment of in
fantry for the purpose Of proviuing
military protection within the state.
The United States vii! equip ii and
pay for it. and in ~etur1. If at any
time, an emergency sufficiently serious
arises. the regiment will he called into
active service. But IL will have toa be
a very real emergency and the condi
ions will have to be so serious thai the
members Of the regiment and their
families Will not only be entirely will
ing for them to go, but will lie the first
to urge them to so.
The regiment should be made UP Of
the best men in Maine between the
ages of IS and IS years. 1t should
contain men Of education and men
without education, men Of means and
men who are dependent upon their
daily labor for their bread. II should
be made up of every one who considers
his home and his family worthy Of pro-
lection and who is willing to learn how
to protect them in case of invasion or
disaster.
The federal government mas reCug-
nized this need of trained military
units in all the states and is now urg-
ing their organization as rapidly as
possible, SO as to provide troops in case
of riot, invasion, fire, explosions, panics
OF other calamities. The Halifax dis
aster was a terrible object lesson very
near home. The presence of trained
and disciplined troops was all that
prevented the Halifax disaster from
being followed by even worse suffer-
ing. Martial law is as much a necos-
sity at 4 time like that as food, doctors,
nurses and medical supplies.
Il have also been asked a n'Inber Of
times to tell interested men how the of
ficers Of this regiment would be Sc
lected. The answer is that tho men
who have enlisted in earil company
will meet and elect their rdptai1 and
two lieutenants. The captains and
~licutenants will, later meet and elect
the three majors, the lieutenant colonel
and the colonel. At least two perfect
ly competent men of high standing in
military circles have already been
mentioned as candidates for colonel
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Springfield. eports the prosecution "t
Henry Mccormick Of Drew Plantation
for taking cells without a permit. he
was tried before Trial Justice l.. X.
Bennett of Wytopitlock and ound
guilty, being fined $50 and $3.50 costs,
which he paid.
Deputy Warden NJ. T. Kneeland IF
Princeton, reports the prosecution OF
Harrison Pomroy of Little Ridge, for
the illegal possession of q deer. He
was tried in the Calais municipal court,
found guilty and fined $40 and costs.
Chief Warden j. r. Flint of Monson.
reports the prosecution of Sherman
Trafton of Wellington for night hunt
ing. He was tried before Trial Justice
Hiram Gerrish of Guilford. found
guilty and fined so and 1884 costs,
which he paid.
E. r. Ward of Athens was before the
same our at the same time for a
similar offence. made by the same war
den and paid a like fine and costs.
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INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
PRESTON CASE DISMISSED

Chairman Eben f. Littlefeld of the
Maine Industrial Accident Commission
on Saturday rendered a decision in the
Ease Of Alice r. Preston. dependent
widow of Bert Lowell Preston of Cal
ais, versus w. & V. Q. kimball of Cal
ais and the Travellers Insurance Co, in
surers, Diminishing the prayer of the
petitioner.
This was o petition wherein it wa
prayed that compensation of S5.15 pei
week be awarded for a period of 300
weeks. The evidence shows that the
deceased was employed by he respon-
dents and that in performing his dut-
les in the shoe factory it was necessary
that he labor in an atmosphere laden
With small particles of leather or duS;
created by his work.
Chairman Littlefield says in his de-
CiSion:
evidence was admitted which
showed from an analysis of dust taken
from the work oom where the de-
ceased. was employed several months
following death the dust contained
germs which might infection, but
it was further stated by the phySicia;
that the germs found were not OF a
virulent type and might have entered
the nostrils while the omploy'a was
walking the street as we'll as while
working in the factory.
There is no evidence hat n G2r1n
vas present in the factory while inc
deceased was employed there. nc
abrasion of tho nast,ii was found "
the attending physician on his con
sultants and there is no history Of any
accident which arose out of and in tho
course of the employmtnt."
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RHEUMATISM Is. 4
WEATHER PROPHET
More Prevalent Than for Many Years
Sudden Changes Of Temperature
ar immediate Cause.

When rheumatism fastens on an indi-
vidual, he generally knows what the trou-
ble is. The inflammation, soreness. pain.
swelling joints and backache, with loss
of appetite, plainly indicate rheumatism.
Physicians differ as to the disease, but all
agree that rheumatism is caused by poi
son getting INTO the system. Cold and
moisture, with sudden changes of temper
allure. cause aggravated attacks and in
tense suffering. The first twinge of pain
or stiffness of muscles demands quick ac-
ton.
Don't suffer a minute; get from any
druggist a bottle Of RheuIna. It's a
great specialists prescription which gives
relief in all forms of rheumatism. 1t
brings swollen joints down to normal, re-
duces the pain, and restores the whole
system without the least injury to the
heart. This two weeks treatment is in
expensive and your money will be re-
turned If YOU do not get the joyful relief
anticipated ADV. dec31-jan3-7
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inquiries for missing people nre coming
III when they left: Even on the day OF
leaving he saw where so bodies had just
been removed from the cellar of a stors
and 10 more were known to be there.
FIe says the N-ray, eve and throat work
OF our doctors was just wonderful. the
Duke ana Duchess Of Devonshire visited
the Maine Unit and was SO pleased with
what they saw that they made a thor
ough inspection and spoke words OF
praise that all will remember. A fine let
ter Of appreciation was also received
from the duke. the governor general OF
the Dominion. 1t. COL F. Mckelvey Bell.
chairman of The relief committee, also
wrote a fine letter Of appreciation of the
Maine units work.
Ana On all hands were heard words of
praise ana appreciation Of the Thought
fulness and rr5mptness NJ Governor Mil
liken Of Maine. who had relief on the way
and doctors and nurses at work among
the injured before some Of the Halifax
doctors had recovered from the shock of
the disaster. The Maine Unit had about
s. people on its staff. numerous Canadian
nurses ana soldiers being given them, and
4 lIe -ldIIle people are IuII Oh PRAISE OF LIE
service rendered. That the locals liked
the visitors was shown on the day of de-
p%arture. .ney had said goodbye at the
hospital and gone to the railroad station,
when / crowd of all who could leave the
hospita! appeared. coming ~purposely to
again say goodbye and wave a farewell.
Captain Goodwin dealt out the thou
sands Of blankets and puffs carried from
Maine to the sufferers in lots from one
blanket TO a carload, the latter going to
the Dartmouth sufferers. When he left.
the balance of the supplies, consisting of
cots. blankets, quilts and medical stores,
was turned over to G. J. Harrington, NJ.
p, for use in the outlying districts Of
Halifax and Dartmouth. Charge Of the
Medical Unit hospital was turned over to
Capt. A.. 4. Goodman, L.. S. A., from
Governors Island, New York, who was
glad TO be Of service to the workers from
Maine.
Captain Goodwin says the largest piece
OF the Mont Blanc seen or heard Of BY
him was but about three or four feet
square-the rest of the vessel being hurled
in small but dangerous missiles over A
section large or larger h the devastat-
ed region.
lie tells Of one incident that occurred
N the work of the Maine doctors that
should be put on record. A hurry-up call
'ahhelor a doctor and DR.. Murphy of Dex-
'er was the man to respond. He was TAX
en- into the country and before he left a
me boy had been added to the family
where ne visited. He asked the mother ir
q name had been decided on for the
youngster and she said mo- The doc
Tor said he would like to name the boz if
she was willing, and would give the the
little fellow a name that he would later
pc proud of. Size expressed her willing
ness and br. Murphy christened the bow
Gilbert Elliott, the surname being Rovd
MAJOR Elliott was often thereafter ioked
on llS speed III acquiring a family in such
a short time in that country.
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Collectors Advertisement Of Sale of
Lands Of Non Resident Owners
A OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
Unpaid taxes on lands situated in the
town of Randolph, in the County Of
Kennebec, for the year 1917.
The following list Of taxes on real es-
tate of nonresident owners in the town
of Randolph. aforesaid. for the year 1917,
committed to me for collection for said
town on the 10Th day OF April. 1917, re-
main unpaid; and notice is hereby given
that IL said taxes with interest and
charges are not previously paid, so much
or the real estate taxed as Is sufficient to
pay the amount due therefor, including
interest and charges. will be sold with
out further notice at public auction at
Lester A. Perry's Hall in said town nh
the first Monday in February, 1918, at MIN
O'Clock 4. NJ.
Name of
Owner
Frank T. Yeaton Heirs. Land and
buildings. bounded on north by
land Of w. NJ. Dow, cas-. by
land Of Daniel McDuffy, south
by Liant of Elias Brown, west
by land Of Pleasant street;
value s740. s1e 90
Dec. "a, 1917
c, p; S. TAsKER.
Collector of Taxes Of the Town of RAN
uolph. GecAmon3t
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Collectors Advertisement Of Sale
Lands of Non Resident Owners
STATE OF MAINE.

~
Unpaid taxes on lands situated in IN
Town of Mt. Vernon. in the COUNTY
kennebec, for the wear l9Ij.
The following list of taxes on real Fl
tate of nonresident owners in the Tow
o. Mt. Vernon aforesaid. for the year fM
committed to me for collection for sal
Town on the 25th day of April, 1877. re
main unpaid; and notice is hereby give
that If said taxes with interest an
charges are not previously paid, SO muc
OF the real estate taxed rs is sufficient
pay the mount due therefor, includn
interest and charges, will be sold wit!
out further notice at public auction a
the Town House in said Town, on iii
lrSt Monday in February, 1915, at hin
'o'clock A. NJ.
Name Dissertation Due TncIut
OF OF ing Intere
owner. Property. and Charge
t;riggs, Walter. Land. part ~ Cur
It's Dudley farm. 50 called. S$
Beatty. Jennie. Land. part Of Ahner
Cottle Carm. SO called. 3
Glidden, Mrs. Geo. A. Land and
buildings. East Mt. Vernon,
known as Aaron dudley place, !
MoorS, Will" N. Wood land, Sarah
Wing lot, 3
Whitney, Eugene. Land and build
ings. Jeremiah Hanson place.
So called, II
Maine Wesleyan Seminary. Land. L.
Dec, 2lst, t9i7.
w. y. ARCHIBALD.
Collector of taxes Of the Town If VI
vernon, Nc. dec2imon