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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-25

no payroll in order to give Kelley
.,.s IN wages ne had promised him
ii return for his not opposing Pres
g, a. candidate for stree, commits
.rn'
Indictment Was Faulty
me trial occupied the entire day.
A., $40 the court directed the jury
o. rerurn q verdict ~ not guilty. Jus
..-, prtltrook stated that the irdict-
,r.,, vas faulty. Pressey having been
,a.r.sd % n principal whereas the
.,,.cr,e indicated that he was mere
lr ACCESSORY.
N 'hs Indictment. Frank f. Pressey,
U-~t, Engineer and street superin-
.,rdort - charged with having pre-
,s-ded ~ me Bangor city treasurer,
81 - fiorcr that three men. NJ. A.
E,ele'h = \ Morrison and r. r.
Npt,rcu we're employed by the street
4sr,rtmcni and that h" collected mon
fr their wages 20 tho extent Of
,-.1t7 The state claims that these
s.. otn,o- ~ mon who do not exist
,... ,b,, tho money was obtained from
~ ~.'y treasury ~ false protences.
County Attorneys Charge
,,rin,v Attorney Blanchard in ad-
ercssing me Jury. said that in 1918,
b. y Trcsrev was chosen to Al the
combined positions ~ street commits
,,nei and city engineer. The idea
o1- thai ~ hiring an educated man
for the two positions there would I've
7 sam In emrtcncl
rtinutn County Attorney
p.an,ha~d matr the following allcga-
raus
ri-r Mr rrcseoy several fore
MIN o~ro working az, for instance.
foreman ~ Tho street department and
forsman NJ the rock crusher. etc.
There vas foreman in tho city sta
rss one Jete r. Caro- who was in
rr7,sc % hi~iug teams for the city.
Another foreman was Henry F. Kelley.
u.s. has r"sn member of tine city gov
s.0o,r' from ward : Kelley was A pop
4sr member ~ tho rits government and
robson - ms popularity became a
r,4. NJ lr".."t az j candidate fnt street
rnirstpuer
Th.re th. developed not political
'r,' n which kelley badc f,ir 80 win
a4t '.r s'rcei ,ummiss toner
i--sse, then undertook to trade with
tc's Ne offered n kelley would with
d-'e NOM ths nstt 90 give him 81 q day,
.p tease from ES and IN addition
ual'd have charge ~ both sides Of the
b a. street department foreman Ia
addition mo ir'miaed 20 give Kelley 500
-ash
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-25

FAST POND ROAD-Mr and Mrs
Percy ouimby and infant son Norman
of Norrid gewock passed SATURDAY WIN
Mr.. Quimhy's sister. Mrs. Etnei ram"
or
VIII Rowe is working on the Stato
road NJ present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-25
Faulty Indictment, Verdict
Not Guilty in Pressey Case

Eangor Ne. sept. sf.-Frank T..
r,es,.y former city engineer of Ban
.o- vac arraigned In supreme court
,odsy On charge of defrauding the
s.y q Bangor Of slost by padding
n. CIV payrolls He pleaded not gull
d, The state charges that Pressey
onriv,d with Henry A. Kelley. fore
~a~ " tho street department, to pad
.,e payroll in order to give Kelley a
,,,.s IN wages ne had promised him
Il return for his not opposing Pres
-, a. candidate for street commits
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-25

kei.cr told ~ tho hrst time he re-
" "A the pay % the three names he
admitted putting on the payroll l
Hrrurht tho envelopes 20 Mr.. Prcssey
'~ 80 small once ~ the city stables.
70 took them He save me third
: vont say whether he gave Carrow
q '-r'd Or not. that's got nothing 10 do
With ,Nis trial ! was disappointed be-
cause I didn't get more thsn third
for expected the whole ~ ".
7 teld rre.sev that II would take
me a while 20 pay me this way He
-a4 Well my nay was cut down ana
! save ret - Rave nv share ~ this
before YOU get the whole ~ yours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08
BACK TO THE HAREM

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer l Turkish women, we are to believe, have
 had their chance and wasted it. The
 Young Turks, according to former Am
 bassador Henry Morgenthau, have tried occidental methods in their households, and found they did not pay They have sent their wives and sisters back to the harem. The beauties of the Orient are to be denied development along the lines of western Europe
 They spent their time reading French novels and became depraved." This is the excuse offered by those who rule for Germany, the Moslem empire It is a sad commentary upon the Turkish women or upon the men. It evidences a reac- which promises no good to Turkey.
 The western world has come to gauge Ia peoples progress by its attitude to- ward it's women folk. The great revolu- ton raised high it's hopes for the Otto- man empire. It hailed the followers of Enver as apostles of civilization who braved the traditions of the east to make possible that reformation in life and manners which it believed must accom- pany political regeneration. It trusted them through the reverses of two disas- trous wars, crediting them with real in- tent to serve their people, with confidence in their ability to carry their campaign to a successful conclusion. Then came the great war, and the Armenian hor- TOTS. It was apparent the Turk had not changed.
 Now it Is apparent that his leaders do not desire change. They have aban- doned the last, but not the least of those principles which they proclaimed so proudly. They do not care to walk in the way of the west. They have given 1t up as bad job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08
QUICKLY INSPIRED.
LO, THE GENTLE SHARK

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 1NATHERS from Bath to Bermuda INN may bask in the brine of the G beaches without fear of personal bisection next summer if 1t is true that the tanners are about to seize upon shark skin as substitute for leather. All sorts of skins have been experimented upon, for the manufacture of shoes especially, and it has been aptly pointed out that even banana skin will make & slipper if properly placed. Be that as it may, the bureau of fisheries of the department of commerce states that the epidermis of our finny friend is tough, durable ahd plentiful. having & beautifully marked pa ttern which survives even the tan ming process.
 There is, moreover, & precedent for the putting of fish and similar skins to base earthly uses. Alligator arrnor is com mon sight in the perspiring grasp of the traveller: walrus hide, too. is not unfa- miliar to baggage smashers. Sealskin, though imparting an emaciated appear ance to the purse, Is considered indispen- sable to feminine ambition; while fish cpl cures who eat fried sole have long sus-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08
LUKE NI'LUKE SAYS

When mans name gets into the po- lice court docket in newspaper he KICKS because the type is too large. But when his name gets into social function in a newspaper he kicks because the type is too small.
 Next to dominoes a mans idea of the poorest sport is playing cards for fun.
 Some married couples get along so nicely that when friend wife goes to Florida alone friend husband enjoys the trip more than she does.
 A man always knows just what he would do if he were in some other fel- lows place.
 There are some women who do not un- derstand men. But not half as many as there are men who do not understand women.
 Another advantage that comes with poverty is that doctor doesn't bother to use up all his big words on poor pa tients.
 A friend of Luke's tells him that the most impossible thing in the world is for an Irishman to buy an article from Jew and then sell the article to Scotchman at profit. A man will give you advice that he ii afraid to follow himself, and then. if you make any money out OA 1oiioWiA6 lhS
 advice he will want you to go fifty. fifty.
 Can you remember back as far as the time when you thought the bill poster was the greatest man in the world Them was the happy days. | Some people make the mistake of gaug- ] ing a mans mental capacity by the size ! of the hat he wears. | This world would be better place Ii | there was as much rivalry over helping l the poor as there is over robbing the poor.
 | Ever notice that the man who carries
 his change in a purse usually acts as il
 he was afraid to open itf l Luke has often rapped the barbers
 But we'll have to admit that the mar who doesn't shave himself doesn't know
 as much about real from-the- -heart-out ! cussng as the man who slaves himself And you can always tell the man who
 slaves himself. The hair above one eal
 is always higher than the hair above the 1 other ear.
 l You can't make a pretty girl believe it | But the truth of the matter Is tha freckles on her face won't scare . mar like paint will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08
TOYS AND THE WORLD

From the Public Ledger.
 6T1O be taken into a store is to a | child the miracle of miracles. He = has but the vaguest idea of the cost of things; he would like to own as far as the eye can see, and he is liable to feel hurt and wronged that he can- not annex these exciting aisles and coun- ters to his nursery domain. For the lthoroughfare is to him a lane in fairy land. blazed trail through an enchanted forest, and each showcase is a separate treasure-house of dreams brought true. In his parents hands is the godlike power to gratify his will if they so incline. He cannot in his infantile wisdom conceive why 1t is not good for him to have all
 these things sent home or carried off at once; why all birthdays and all Christ masses cannot be gloriously rolled into one; why he must wait and get a box of blocks now, a rocking horse at an- other time, a pushmobile months hence, a platoon of pewter soldiers when he Is old enough to vote, a bicycle not until he Is married, and that miniature airship only when he is very old man, bowed over cane. He frets and with backward 1 travelling gaze he is a deadweight for mother love to drag away from the toy ship entertainments. He is warned and mother says. Arthur, if you are not a good boy, you never can come with me again" But he Is quite sure he is 2 very good boy. He would be lot better | boy if he could have all those thingss.
 Then there would be nothing left to ask
 for. There would be no temptation to be
 naughty. With every desire satisfied he
 would be as the angel children. There
 would be no tempests and no tears. The
 Garden of Eden would come again, "all
 lambs and no lions in the playground ] green"
 1 How much better and wiser are we
 children of larger growth? We resem-
 ble the soldier in Sheridan's play who prayed to Mars:
 1 Behold thy votaries submissive beg 1 That thou wilt deign to grant them all 1 they ask
 1 If we could only have everything we think we want we would be dutiful, sub missive, resigned to our lot in life. We
 might even consent to smile now and
 then, if not display an unbecoming bois-
 terous exuberance We wonder why God
 cannot see the wisdom of granting in every least detail our petitions. We do
 not recognize that Providence is as truly
 what is conceded. The child. denied his
 dearest wish, does not deny the existence
 of his father. Yet we, when the least
 little thing we crave is not conceded. at
 once listen to the whisper of infidelity.
 "If you had Father" says the insinuat-
 ing voice. The would give you every-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08
ONE GOD

From the Kansas City Star.
 In her new book, "The White Road to verdun," Miss Kathleen Burke tells how she was caring for French soldier who had been shot and was dying. He began to repeat, Ave Maria" His mind be- gan to wander. He forgot the words. Mohammedan surgeon. bending over the dying man, took up tho prayer and the soldier reepated it after him, and as the last word as said the soul of the Frenchman went out.
 She tells another story of Rabbi Bloch, who went to the side of French soldier who was mortally wounded. The dying man fumbled at his neck for the cruel fix hanging there and the rabbi held the crusifix to the lips of the soldier as his soul passed on. Kneeling thus the rabbi himself was shot.
 In such times of human agony and stress religious creeds and differences are obliterated and men see only God. the Father of us all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08

! The American government has no in- tention of sezing German ships interned in American harbors. Those foolish Ger mans who damaged their vessels when , diplomatic relations were broken off should take turns in kicking each other. Miscreants will not be permitted to deface Votes for Women" signs in Bir- mingham with impunity. That's fair The Birmingham suffragists have never heaved any bricks through plate glass windows.
 Explanatory editorials on "bone-dry" prohibition are scarcely needed. Any bibulous person knows the difference be- tween the kind of prohibition he is used to and the kind he may soon be up against.
 A model who has lived in New York six years said in court that she didn't know where Coney Island was. However, it Is barely possible that she has visited one or two Broadway cabarets
 % % *
 Fortune tellers will no longer be per- mitted to do business in Birmingham. That will leave more loose change ly- ing around for other crafty strangers who know how to get It.
 k
 A recent picture of King George in an English munitions factory shows his retinue standing considerably in the rear. Still, that may have been the photogra- phers doing.
 * l: x
 A resident of Kalamazoo, Mich, has a name containing Il syllables and 2S let ters. Fortunately for the bellhops of the country, he is seldom paged in hotels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08

pected it's ulterior connection with the leather of that name.
 Shark skin is already in use to a lim- tied extent for small decorative articles.
 and the authorities hope that manufac-
 turers, tanners and dealers will assist in the exploitation of this little appreciated
 raw material. Among those who have
 been heard from to date on the question, one fears that its duration will be brief and of faddish nature; two others had never heard of shark leather; a third pes simistically prophesied that it would be difficult to obtain, and therefore remain high in price. But leather is scarce, and young Tommy goes through his shoes at an alarming rate, so that the den1zens of the deep may yet tremble for their lives.
 And so, when the incisored shark gets the wireless message to save our Soles, which even now threatens to interfere with his freedom of the seas he will per- ceive that his future policy dictates "hide' if he would escape, and hide if he fails to. Man also is dangerous predatory animal when aroused; and un- less some process of perpetuating foot gear Is perfected he may soon have to skin the COW and skin the mare, and make the little shark go bare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08
To He Fine Auto Show

"If anybody thinks the Birmingham
 automobile show will be any less of an artistic triumph because of being housed l in a temporary structure, he is very
 much mistaken" said Henry B. Marks "As matter of fact some of the prettiest l shows I have ever put on have been In temporary buildings. Instead of be-
 ing handicap this is often an advan- tage.
 "With 8 temporary auditorium, the floor space may be so arranged as to best suit the exhibits and the exhibitors. And the countless artificial decorations made necessary because of the unfinished condition of the interior give an effect that is not gained in & permanent build ing.
 'NThe decorations for the Birmingham
 show have been especially designed for
 this particular purpose. We are going
 to use what we call the lamp shade
 effect, and the entire auditorium will
 be illuminated with lights every three
 feet The Birmingham show is going
 to be wonderful success. The local
 men are quite enthusiastic over the idea,
 and when once the enthusiasm is worked
 up, two-thirds of the battle has been
 fought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08
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PRESSED THE WRONG BUTTON

PRESSED THE WRONG BUTTON New York Cor Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Those bally push buttons that you see on the walls and in the railways of all up-to-date hotels almost caused a panic at the Majestic Hotel yesterday. Bert win Hagreaves from London, England, guest of the hotel, wanted lift, don't-cherknow, and would you believe it. old dear, he pressed the wrong butt ton. The beastly affair summoned the fire laddies with hose and nozzles and snorting machines and everything While poor Bertwin stood there, screaming women and children rushed about him. and terrible looking fire laddies with axes were roaring about trying to find the fire. where's the fire?" they demanded. Good gracious" cried Bertwin, what fire? I didn't ring for any fire. I wanted lift. In London, old dear, when one rings for lift one gets lift and noth- ing more, but in America-my word one is likely to get anything from chicken-pox to a regiment of soldiers" When Bertwin explained the fire laddies rushed away, and Copeland Townsend. who owns the bally hotel. explained to Bertwin that the bell he buzzed, buzzed for the fire departn ent and not thes lift at all. The lift buzzer lies right by the fire laddie signal, which has a glass cover to keep it warm, and poor Bert win who hasn't learned of these miser- able American cut-ups in machinery lodges, just pushed the glass covered button. It took the hotel people some- time to get back to calm way after ward. but hereafter when Bertwin wants to get him Q lift he'll push the right button, believe rae. old dear. or he'll walk or slide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08

thing, and give it now. He would not
 wait till you are old and the capacity for enjoyment is dimmed even as the flesh is weary and the senses are Jess keen. You pray for peace, and peace does not come. Is not this sure sign that in finite love and care are no better than a finite superstition?'
 But the eternal goodness cannot run the
 universe in tune with our repining. How
 ever much we may tease, the divinity
 that shapes our ends is wiser than we.
 There is no harm in asking for thjR toy and that, and we are encouraged to hlake our desires known. But our faith rhould
 be strengthened as surely by the frus- tration of our vain and short-sighted im- portunities as by the concession to our right and wise desires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08
ouTCLAssED.

Tn your travels about the world dare say you have had some exciting adven- tures"
 "oh, yes," replied the veteran globe trotter. but unfortunately for me, hap pened to be in the United States when war was declared in Europe and the stories refugees have been telling ever since have made me hesitate to recount such tame experience as being attacked by lions in the jungles of Africa, rescuing a native from the maw of man-eating tiger in India and fighting for two days and two nights against band of can nibals in the South sea-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08
THE CHANGE UNDERTAKEN

Donald Evans, in 'Discords." If we had only stood forth side by aide And cast away all thoughts of fears but Save that death were better than to i've
 alone We might ere this have felt a turning
 tide. We might have conquered had we orly
 tried! We are but human; with our wish once Even had fate overruled us with day but
 begun, For the short time together we hal
 gladly died. Now must we clear the sorrow from our
 eyes, Outside the world is waiting our return To claim the gray and hopeless coming
 years; Forever we are cast from Paradise, We may not finger more, although we
 yearn At this last hour even for the joy of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08
THE BIBLE

By T. Dewitt Talmadge.
 Oh! This book is the hive of all sweet ness, the armory of all we'll tempered weapons, the tower containing the crown jewels of the universe, the lamp that kindles all other lights, the home of all majesties and splendors, the stepping stone on which heaven stoops to kiss the earth with its glories, the marriage ring that unites the celestial and the terres- trial, while all the clustering white robed multitudes of the sky stand round to re- joice at the nuptials. This book is the wreath into which .re twisted all gar lands. the song into which hath poured all the great tide of hallelujahs,lsth fir mament in which all suns and moons and stars and constellations and galax- ies and immensities and universes and eternities wheel and blaze and triumph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-08
Varied Crops and
 Nearby Markets

HE crop diversification movement A in Alabama originated in the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce three years ago and the farmers in many counties responded readily to the appeal. The men composing the committee in charge of the work were enthusiastic and the experts employed to conduct the new educational scheme found the fled wonderfully inviting in possibilities. The effect of the propa- found the field wonderfully inviting in of the state.
 When Mrs. Mathis enlisted in the cause a year ago she broadened the scope of the movement and quickly aroused the agricultural interests not only of Alabama, but of the entire south. Adding to the discussion of crop diversification, Mrs. Mathis, her. self a successful farmer, taught the lesson of soil restoration; taught how wornout soil might be recovered and made as productive as it was in it's virgin state. What this lady has done in an upbuilding way cannot be over estimated.
 Every farmer in Alabama worthy the name of progressive husbandman is now an advocate of diversification. Cotton will still be planted, but will be cultivated on a new and more eco- homie p)5h. There will be less acre. age for the fleecy staple, but the in- tensive practice will bring a more profitable yield per acre and leave a large percentage of the farm for food crops.
 But in order for diversification to reach it's highest gauge, nearby mar kets for all sorts of products must be created and extended in national and business-lik, way. Alabama's great agricultural future must reckon with live stock production on wide scale. That will demand packing houses in every district. Raisers of hogs and cattle can ship their fattened stock to St. Louis and other packing centers and realize fair profit, but the big