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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26
Andrew Mack,

There has never been in the field Of
Irish singing comedians stronger IA :
vorite than Andrew Mack. and the
announcement that he is to appear
at the Augusta Opera House .'or ono
performance. on Thursday evening
Nov. l in his latest successful pla, .
Molly Dear" by Cecil b DeMilIe, will
he received with enthusiastic approval
by his many admirers, Molly Dear"
is a new departure in the field OF Irish
drama and is said to better At Mr..
Macks personality than any play N
which he has yet appcared.-ady
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26
TASK WAR MOTHERS"
AID IN FOOD WORK

Herbert Hoover. the Federal Food
Administrator. has asked the war
Mothers of America to assist in cam
vassing in their home towns for sign
ers of Food Conservation Pledge Cards
during Pledge Card Week-October
2Sth to November 4th.
Mr. Hoover says, 1T is peculiarly
fitting that the mothers of the men
who are to fight the nations battles
should enlist in this vitally essential
service. In no war in which the nation
has engaged have the loyalty, devotion
and self sacrifice of American women
ever failed. In no war in which the
nation has engaged have they had a
greater opportunity for service than is
offered in this movement for Conser
vation of tffe nations food supply"
Not only war mothers but war
wives. sisters, and sweethearts it is
expected will gladly help in this work
of recruiting food savers among their
! townspeople. A chairman has been
appointed TO have charge Of the cam
paign in each township. district or
plantation in Maine. He will furnish
the cards to be signed home cards to
hang in the kitchen telling how to save
dliu " SuBStllult tiP n60ueu lOOuS, anu
the Food Administration Membership
Cards to he hung in the window in
every house where a pledge card has
been signed.
In New Jersey managers of the Food
Pledge Week Campaign are planning
to plaCard that state with signs read
! ing "A man from this house will soon
be fighting in France. a woman in
this house is saving food" These
placards are to be placed in the home
of every woman who has a son in the
! United States Army.
| Plans are being made to organize
the 'War Mothers" in New Jersey into
uniformed companies for the Food
| Pledge Week Canvass.
! Many a Maine woman this fall said
a brave goodbye to a man in khaki
and went back to the kitchen to weep
and to wait. And the worse of the
two is the waiting. Dreading helpless
| ly day after day the news of disaster
| is far harder. because of the helpless
ness, than going out to face the danger
in active service. But now that food
| wins wars. mothers and other patriotic
women can actually do something with
| their hands in those very kitchens
where they formerly wept. They can
make bread Of corn meal rye meal.
oatmeal, rice of potato. SO that wheat,
which is the best grain to ship. can be
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26
DRIVING PILES UNDER
TRACK. HERMON BOG
(Bangor Commercially


In Hinman bog, in the town of Hermon
two miles north of Northern Maine juno
ton, J. +. Spellman & Sons Co of this
city is engaged in a unique reconstruct
ton contract-that of sinking great pil-
ings so to 80 feet long under the railroad
track TO make q founda ton that should
last for a century at least
The tIestle work which had been sunk
into the oozy mass across which the ira ck
goes was not i'll the best of condition and
the b. q A. decided that it would be ad-
visable to put in A more permanent form
OF construction. The contract will prob
ably amount to 10000
The Spellman COMPANY which has had
much experience in this line, will work on
the job all winter. At first, it might seem
that the cold would prevent carving on
such task as this but Mr. Spellman
says that most of the water with which
they have 10 deal Is so far under the
ground that it does not freeze.
Most people who travel over the Bangor
& Aroostook at this point do not know
that there is a trestle there. In fact.
there is nothing to indicate it, for the
track is only a few feet above the gen
erai level of the bog and gravel covers
the wooden trestle that supports the
track.
The same condition OF affairs will pre-
vail after the work is completed but
those who know what is being done will
realize that under the tracks are great
log pilings keeping the tracks up to grade
and safe from any danger of dropping
into the mre.
The contractors are hurying the old
trestle work several feet under the sur
face and driving their piles 50 to 50 feet,
down to hard pan. Then hard pine caps
are put on the tops Of the piles and the
superstructure is then built in such a
manner as to give firm support for the
railroad tracks. The work is in four sec
tons. the longest trestie being 1000 feet
II Is a tribute to the skill of the Spell
man company that this complicated work
Is being carried on without interrupting
train service In the slightest degree.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26
Frank r. Hodqman Of Phillips

Frank +. Hodsman Of Phillips died
az the Central Maine general hospital
at Lewiston Wednesday from injuries
sustained in a railroad wreck last Au-
gust Mr.. HodSman was an engineer
On the Sandy River narrow gauge
railroad. His engine was overturned
and caught fire He was born Feb
II. 1870. at Salem. Mass. He was a
member of Mount Abram Lodge of Odd
Fellows of Phillips and Of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers, A
widow. father. John Hodsman of
kinsfield and brother. Charles Hodg-
man Of Kingfeld survive The body
was taken to kingfield for burial
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26
IMPROVED HIGHWAY
Is Being Asked for by Residents Of
Three Cities

A permanent improved highway be-
tween Augusta and Gardiner is pro-
spective improvement which will bring
relief to all who have occasion to mo-
tor over this thoroughfare. Thursday
morning Mayor Swift. F. s. Smith of
Gardiner. president of the Board of
Trade of that city, and Judge Will
c. Atkins of Gardiner conferred with
the State highway commissioners in
regard to the project. Representative
business men Of Augusta. Hallowell
and Gardiner had previously talked the
matter over together in an informal
way. No definite information to sort
Of road construction will be used or
when the work will be undertaken has
Yet been made public.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26
Heifer Rides in State.

A handsome Durham Shorthorn
heifer was the sole occupant of the
rear compartment of a touring car
which passed through Water street
Thursday forenoon. AS such luxury is
seldom the lot of the bovine species.
even when held in its present high
esteem. people gave the car more than
passing glances. Inquiry of the owner
Of the animal F.. l.. Miller of Waldo
boro. who occupied front seat in the
auto. brought forth the informal ton
that the hefer is something Of an
aristocrat. being a pedigreed animal
which. although but three months old,
cost him s125. Mr.. Miller had just pur-
chased the animal in Madison and was
on his WaV home
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

June Caprice in "A Small Town Girl"
CHenry Story, The Avatisr of
John Tom Little Bear" Gale Henry
in "Short Skirts and Deep Water"
Others-Orchestra
June Caprice, the Sunshine Girl. is
back in town in another joy maker
packed with plenty of love and ad-
venture. "A Small Town Girl is
story of a country girl who goes to
New York to take care of her aunt's
little girl. There in squalid sur
lOurdingS of First avenue tenement
June meets Frank. her old sweetheart
back home. who had come to the
big city to make good. In the same
house with June is a band of crooks.
They steal a jewel and hide it in the
heel of the slipper belonging to Name.
the woman of the gang. Little Jane
finds the slipper and gives it TO June.
Frank calls and in a friendly Scuf-
fie over the slipper pulls the heel off.
The gem falls on the floor. Frank
had heard Of the theft and hurries to
the police with the jewel. Meantime
the crooks discover the loss of the
slipper. Name quizzes Jane and
learns she gave it to June. With her
men confederates she attacks June
just as Frank returns with the police.
When left alone June falls into Franks
arms And they lived happily ever
after.
We are pleased to be able to an
nounce another Of the popular OHenry
stories entitled THE AVatism Of John
Tom Little Bear" the meaning of the
word "avatism' we leave to your own
conjecture and if you don't know we
should advise you to visit the Colo
NAL Friday afternoon or evening and
find out. You might he asked the
neaning Of the word sometime, like
we were and not be able to give any
answer.
Gale Henry in Short Skirts and
Deep Water" comedy. really. and we
hope Gale doesn't get her skirts wet.
Watch for next weeks program
some thing dong.-adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
Oliver Cromwell Of Bath

Oliver CROMWELL OF Bath
Oliver Cromwell Of Bath died at the
Central Maine General hospital at
Lewiston Wednesday following an op-
Grafton. He was an empoye of the
Bath Iron Works. He was born liz
Bowdoinham As years ago. A widow
and six children survive.
Harry TeoIe, Formerly Of Bangor
News has been received at Bangor
OF the serious injury Of Harry Toole
formerly Of that city. by the explo-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Edward T. Herbert manager Of the
Augusta district of the New England
Telephone &; Telegraph Co. has leased
for the winter the house owned by
Mrs. George n. Lawrence at No. 1
Green street. Mr.. Herbert and fam
lily will occupy the house after Mrs.
Lawrence goes to Pueblo, Col, where
she will pass the winter months.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

A committee of Hounc people of the
South Parish tongrc gatiOnal Sunday
school met Wednesday evening at the
parsonage and made plans for Hal
lowe'en party to he held Wednesday
evening, Oct 81 in the chapel.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Ensign J. H. Bloethe of the local Sal
walton Army corps states that there
are many requests from the poor peo-
pie of this city for second hand cloth
ing and as the supply is nearly de-
pleted all donations will he gratefully
received. He will call for this cloth
ing at the houses of people who tele-
phone him. His telephone number is
~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Cleo r. Bartlett, a member OF Bat
terv f, First Maine Heavy Field Ar
tillery. returned Thursday to West
field. Mass after A three days visit
with relatives in this city and South
Somerville.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Leon Lewis has resigned from his
position ~ bockkccper at the Gannett
publishing house and will leave short
ly for Bath where he will enter the
employ of the Texas Steamship Co.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26
Escape with Cuts and Bruise.

Herbt rt Nash, r. y. Timmons and
Frank Hawkes. IF Yarmouth escaped
with few cuts ard bruises Wednes-
day night when the automobile IN
which they were riding crashed into
a wild locomotive Of the Grand Trunk
Railroad at Elm street. The machine
WAS demolished
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Ladies are asked TO remember that
all day Fridays and Tuesday morn
ings are the days for yarn distribu-
ton at Red Cross headquarters. room
"O5, postoffiCe building.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

sion OF chemicals in a Buffalo dive rac.
tory where he was a chemist. His
skull vas fractured and tho sigh, of
one or both eyes may be lost HE
condition is critical. His mother. Mrs
Joseph Dougherty. lives in CAMBRIDGE
lie graduated from Massachusetts In
stitute OF Technology in the class If
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

land Wednesday morning. charged
win shooting her husband, wFo is u
iceal hospital in a serious 90 ,d'ion
she was unable to obtain bail!
'at-WheeIer Wedding, Roekland
William J. TAFT and Miss Jeane'"
mheeier were married WEDNESDAY a.
nockiand by Rev. Pliny A. Allen
MISS Ruth Flint was bridesmaid an
FRANK A. Wheeler groomsman. ThP
.oupie left for Albion, ". z. where
they will live.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Old folks dance at Manchester
Grange hall Friday evening. Oct. IS
Admission IS cents: ladies, 10 cents.
oct24d3t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Mrs. Henry G. Barker and daughter
Maud were passengers on the 936 tran
Thursday morning, going to Boston
for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Miss Florence NJ. Hale. state agent
for rural schools, went Thursday
morning to Bangor to attend the
Teachers convention.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

At J.. s. Young's today swordfish,
halibut. smelts, mackerel scrod and
finan haddie: also oysters and clans.
Tel 5SS-Adv
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

The Royal Neighbors are giving q
Halloween party and dance in G.
A. r. Hall. Friday evening, Oct. 26 at
Z o'clock. Public invited. oct25d2t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

LLOYD Hewitt has returned TO his
home at South Somerville, after
short visit in this city as the guest
of his sister, Miss Alice Nj. Hewitt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26
Friday, October rs. 1917.
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Rinaldo Carr of Palermo was bus
mess caller Thursday in Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Clarence ID. Stevens went THURSDAY
morning to Bath on matters OF bus
mess.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26
LOCAL NOTICE

Follow the crowd. Dancing at the
Nautical Garden every Saturday eve
ming. octo6d2t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Miss Augusta Humphrey of New
castle arrived Thursday in this city
where she will he employed for the
winter
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Miss NJ. E. Williams of Bowdolnham
is the guest of her brother, Leon n.
Williams. principal Of the eastside
schools.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Perry D. Macy of South China was
in the city for time THURSDAY on
matters of a business nature.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bailey of Bristol
are passing a few days with relatives
in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Tutoring in Latin. French and Eng
lish. Miss Josephine 7. Ward. 36 Mel
Vile St Tel Ism oct1aeodet
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

If you're going, buy tickets from above
named places.-adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

| Dance at Riverside Saturday eve
ming, Oct. -. oct26d2t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

Mn D5dr Captain:
Perhaps you did not know that I am
again working for Uncle Sam. This time
With commission of captain and have
been here in this training school with
about 300 others. for about six weeks.
None of us know exactly where we will
60 on leaving here, but most of us can
make pretty good guess. They have
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26
Mrs. AIssri 70 Bound Over

Mrs Jennie Alesri was held in s2ooo
oaii IN the municipal court at Port
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26
ADJUSTMENTS
COLONIAL.

June Caprice in "A Small Town Girl"
C'Henry Story, The Avatisn Of
John Tom Little Bear" Gale Henry
in "Short Skirts and Deep Water"
Others-Orchestra.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26
DR.. RIDLON WRITES
FROM MED. CAMP

Captain Edwin l.. Clark, adjutant of
the Soldiers Home. has received a Jery
interesting letter from Capt. B. d. Rid
lon formerly the surgeon at the Home
and now member of the Medical Train
ing Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison in
Indiana. Captain Ridlon has many friends
both at the Home and in the kennebec
Valley cities who will be interested also
in what he writes, as follows:
Oct. IS 1917
Medical Officers Training Camp
Fort Benz Harrison, Indiana.
Co. 4
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-10-26

oct26dlt
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06
A GIRL AND A MAN
by VIRGINIA WATER.
Agnes Reads Letter From Phil.
June VAN DE WATER.
copyright 1915 Star Company
CHAPTER LE.

calling I'D your aunrs physician. dear
Agnes she read I know IL was not
the conventional thing 10 do, but 1
did want TO know how she was. You
have no telephone, and I did not want
10 intrude upon You until l was sure
my presence would not be an added
trouble to you.
DR. Martin told me brusquely Cfor
really il was not according to etiquet
for me to ask about one of his pa
tients) that Miss Morley went TO the
hospital today and will be operated on
in a day or two / cannot refrain from
sending you this letter, which you viii
receive this evening, for, l want you
to know that all my sympathies are
yours Isn't there something l can dOE
And some time viii you let me come
to you?
I shall await your reply anxiously
and yet 1 do not want to be selfish
and demand that you consider me when
you are in so much distress OF mind
But oh, my dear, I do want TO help
you,
Perhaps, if you are not too busy
and preOccupied to think of me, you
will drop me just a line later, telling
me how things are going.
My thoughts will be with you every
hour and minute, dear. Please take
care Of yourself Always yours,
She read the letter through slowly
twice-as saddened women do read
care for them.
Each word was like a drop OF COM
fort TO the girl Phil cared enough
TO write all this TO her. to telephone
10 DR.. Martin, to think Of her all the
tune, to long to be of service. to be
anxious for her heath. on, she must
see him soon, She wanted TO see him
so much,
Crumpling the letter in her hands she
kissed it passionately. then. tearing il
into a dozen bits. she tossed these into
the waste basket.
Turning out her light and throw
ing herself face downward upon her
bed, she burst into a torrent of sobs.
"Oh, Phil. Phil.' she muurmured,
its all over, Things can never be
the same again, Oh. wish I was
dead"
For to the young. with the tide OF
life full in their veins, trouble seems
uncomfortable. and when they cannot
escape it they think OF death as an
open door through which they may
crawl away from their misery.
Yet. because this girl was young.
kindly nature took pity upon her Soon
the sobs became less violent and
gradually ceased. and before an hour
had passed Agnes Morley was asleep.
CTO Be Continued)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND HIS LEAKY BOOTS.
By HOWARD R. GARIS.

on, looking for another adventure, but
ne could not seem to find any. and
finally. when he was long way from
his hollow stump bungalow il began TO
rain. I don't mean the bungalow
rained. but water came down out of the
sky ana it made siush OF the nice
white snow
.'Oh. dear. Nv feet are getting wet,
just as Nurse Jane said they would"
sadly said Uncle Wiggiiy- These
leather boots let the water leak
through They are not like rubber.
wish ] had my rubber ones, or my
rubber Overshoes"
But il was too late 10 wish for them
now and the only thing Uncle Wigg1ly
could do was to wade on through the
slush and snow his feet getting colder
and colder and damper and damper
every minute
"Oh. what shall I do? What shall
do?" he cried III catch the epizootic
and the sniffle-suuffles and Nurse Jane
VIII make me soak nv paws in hot
water and go to bedand-Oh. dear."
why. what in the world is the mats
tleman's head Looking I'D he saw the
startling bird he had saved from the
string.
oh. my feet are getting wet because
nv leather boots let in the water" said
the bunny
They would not if they were creased
with oil or even mutton o. beef tallow
that comes on meat" said the bird
Alas, But 7 have no oil or talloE.s
spoke Uncle Wiggily- 4 know that
anything oilv viii make leather so slip
perry that the water slip off it instead
of soaking through But L have no
talloW'
NO. but I have" chirped the
staring
What, Do you wear bOots?'' asked
Uncle Wiggiiv in surprise, turning up
the collar of his fur coat so the rain
would not 90 down his neck
No, ! don't wear boots" answered
the starting, but a kind boy. who loves
all birds in these woods. brings me a
chunk OF suet to eat every week This
week he brought me an extra large
piece. / have only eaten a little of IL.
and YOU may have some TO rub on your
leather boots When you do that the
water will stop coming in them and
wetting your feet
''Oh. joy," cried Uncle Wiggily- So he
rubbed some OF the starlinE's talloV. or
suet. on his boots and no more water
came in. so Uncle Wiggily got homo
without getting his feet any wetter
than just a little bit. and he did not
catch cold And there was enough suet
left for the starting. for birds need fat
food to eat in winter to keep them
warm
And If they trolley car doesn't stop at
our house and transfer the cocoanur
chocolate cake into a loaf of rye bread.
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and the disheS.-COpyright 1916, by
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06

Ann takes a liking to the old fellow
and he 10 her She STAYS in the room
while ne prepares his Will and l. one OF
the three persons who know OF it. The
viii contains a clause that the boy shall
apparently be disinherited until be has
proved his worth.
The old admiral dies Ann makes up
her mimi To reform the Young man and
win the money for herself. She does
this. but falls in love with him. Re
penting the course she has pursued she
refuses TO marry him. but on the eve
OF his departure for the war, he. too,
realizes he Is IN love and-well. why pry
in TO their private affairs. l only
hope YOU all are fortunate enough to
receive an invitation to the wedding OF
the Little Lady IN Blue.
Ii Is g play that sends vou home at
peace with the world and the Unborn de
sire to 20 see 1t again. The place IS
he Belasco thester. the time Is now.
and the girl Is Frances starr.
Elsie Ferguson in New Play.
Elsie Ferguson popped into the lime
light afscr quite a long absence, IN
shirley Kaye and We all breathed 4
SIGH OF relief that she Is back in town.
Tor Elsie certainly l. "A JOY forever,
and. besides. she can act
shirley Kaye Is a comedy by Hull
bert FootHer. and L excites all the
nerves In the vicinity OF your funny
bone.
Of the type of comedy drama made
famous by Edmund Breese. Shirley
Nave" can not be said TO b. new in
theme. but notwithstanding this fact,
il Is not devoid of interest.
Miss Ferguson gives a vivaeious per
Torrance OF a poor part. and 1t Is IN
doubtedlv due 20 her efforts that the
Dlav was well received Not that the
play Is wholly bad. but the theme has
been mashed and rehashed ever since the
Lion and the Mouse" and for that rea-
son Is rather disappointing, although At
times Mr.. Fo0tner's lines show prom
Use OF better things.
Miss Ferguson supporting company
: excellent Both lee Baker and Mrs.
Jacques Martin gave splendid perform
ances.
Elsie Ferguson deserves better We
hiclc" and l am afraid that even her
personality. which Is nothing short OF
wonderful. Is not strong enough to make
the life of shirley Kave' a long one.
New Maude Adams Play.
AIaude Adams completes the trio who
frightened up the hsstv exit of the old
wear and in J. VI. Barrie's comedy. a
Kiss for Cinderella" she adds verv ma
terlalN to the past IhedIrlcdt seh~ph
The play l. a fantasy Of the Peter
Pan" variety and in its quaintness lies
its charm. The first act Is full OF comedy,
and as Cinderella Miss Adams work Is,
as usual. effective.
The dream element OF the play is de-
cidedlv a Barrieism and the love scene
in the last act Is done with such rare
grace it Is lust possible that. in itself.
1t will bring the offering to the stage
of popularity reached by Peter Pam
The slightest suggestion Of the war
is evident in the fantastic wanderings
Of Barrie's mind. which Is evidently in
tended to keep the audience alive to the
fact that although the play Is a dream