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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
Child Welfare

Child welfare week will be with us
in few days and plans for its cele-
bration In Oakland are being perfect
ed Thursday afternoon, May 3, at
o'clock. in Memorial hall. Mrs. Kate
Ellis of Fairfield will give an illus
trated lecture on the subject "School
Children and Health" While Mrs. Ell
lis will make her talk especially in
teresting to the school children, the
parents and friends are urged to at
tend and undoubtedly will learn many
things of interest and benefit. There
will also be singing by the children.
Friday evening. May 4. there will be
a mass meeting in Memorial hall,
when Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston
will speak on Moral Reforms" The
people of Oakland cannot afford to
miss this opportunity Of hearing Mrs.
Livingston, who has the reputation OF
being one of the States most brilliant
speakers a woman of most gracious
personality and womanliness. Ret.
p A. A. Killam has charge Of the
music for this evening and has prom
ised that the Community Chorus will
sing several selections.
SuiluSJ SNCilIii5 tiiSiV 10 ~ Nv eIiic@'A
er mass meeting in Memorial hall.
Lecturer and lecture to be announced
later j r Brown has charge Of the
music for Sunday evening. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend ell
child welfare meetings and services
during the week. No admission will
be charged but a collection will be
taken to defray expenses and any sur
plus win be used for the benefit Of
needy children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
WHY THE ADS ART
IMPORTANT WOMEN

Women who have "learnsd thinas"
about buying about relative values
Of conmodities-make q PROPER
APPRAISAL of tho interest and
value Of q store advertisement.
A woman does not read an advsr.
tissmsnt ito kill time"-but to
SAVE time, and to save money.
A woman who has learned to read
the ads FOR PROFIT 10 not likely
to outsrow the habit.
Fully half Of woman's know
ledge of fashions is gained through
her reading Of tho ads.
A woman's knowledge Of VAL.
YES must be kept UP TO DATE
and 20 she reads the ads as rsau.
larry as she -eads the NEWS.
Among . thousand women who
are accustomed to reading adver-
tisemsnts you might find ONE
whose interest occasionally laos.
The woman who reads the ads 10
no moro likely to overlook Q GOOD
buying opportunity than would a
man be to overlook the result Of an
eiection-or tho issue of q great
battle.
More "talk" about baraain opnor.
tunIties IN the ads Of q store does
not impress q woman. Tho talk
must be definite, giving details on
which she may base conclusions.
To fail to fully "make good" on
svsry advertised Offering would
mean OBSTRUCTIVE advsrti.Ino
for merchant.
Women read the store ads for
facts-facts Of the IMMEDIATELY
NEGOTIABLE klNDI
Good advertising 10 good service-
simplifying the work Of "the buyer
for the hone," and making tha.
work INTERESTING because prof
table.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Company II of Waterville has ac-
cepted an invitation from Rev. Fran
els H. Bate to attend the evening
service at the Free Will Baptist
church next Sunday at 1880 O'clock
provided they are not called from the
home station before that time.
Jay p. Burgess Of Mercer was bus
mess caller in town Wednesday.
A crew Of men are continuing the
work of tearing down the remaining
portion of the Broom Handle factory
The lumber is being shipped to Island
Falls and to Waterville
Horace Thomas has sold his gaso-
line tank near the NJ. c. r. r. station.
It is being transported to Norridge-
wock under the direction of AL Ste
vens from Rome.
Mrs. Addie Hayden has closed her
restaurant in Waterville and is to
make her home with her brother Ed
Atkinson Of Oakland
The Universalist church and z. NJ.
Foster have made contributions to the
community flag since the last report.
EAST POND ROAD-Ervin c.
Palmer had New England telephone
installed Tuesday The ring is 1922.
Charles Roberts Is gaining.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

The contest for the banner awarded
by the Parent Teacher Association of
the city to the room having the large
percentage of parents in attendance at
the meetings which were held last
Wednesday evening was won by the
class in Mr.. Burrill's room at the
Pleasant street school. 1t having to-
tai of 16 out of so. The second was
the room of Miss Catherine Prince at
Myrtle street which had 10 out of 50.
This for the second time gives the
banner to Mr.. Burrilrs room.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
The Waterville Committee on
Relief Work Receives Thanks

The local committee on relief work
has received a number of acknowledge
ments from the people to whom the
money was sent, and it has also given
out report on the work here.
The total amount subscribed by the
people of Waterville. Maine. was
s1278.S7. or this, $3.50 was paid out
for campaign purposes-printing. Bel
gian flags. stamps, etc. The above
relief organizations acknowledge the
receipt of 1925. The amount In the
treasury is s36.71, which will be for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

There were two gentlemen" who
had imbibed too generously of the liz
uid which is not supposed to be sold
in Maine, to be adjudged Wednesday
morning. No. One appeared before
Judge Matthew and No. Two before
Recorder Plumstead. One got the usual
fine and costs and paid, the other got
a sentence of 30 days in Jail and to pay
the costs of s5.4S and if he did not pay,
30 days additional and he paid and
went to Augusta in the afternoon with
the headquarters officer to serve his 30
days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Within a few days the shipping
board will begin to let contracts for a
great fleet Of wooden ships to he built
on the coast and along the larger riv-
ers. Builders of steel ships will be call.
ed into conference within a week or
so to discuss means of hurrying con-
struction. The board intends to char
ter or lease wooden ships as fast as
they are built and to operate them It.
self only if shippers do not come for.
ward to take them over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Supt. of Pine Grove s. l.. Berry is hari
at work with good sized crew getting
the cemetery cleaned up Of the winter
accumulation of rubbish, leaves, and so
forth. and painting the fences, waste
cans, arranging the piping and in general
beautifuying and arranging the place fer
the summer. The work is progressing
very satisfactorily and with anything like
good weather the cemetery should be at
its best on Memorial day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
NORTH FAIRFIELD

It is reported that Mr.. and Mrs. Orlan-
do c. Williams who have been passing
the winter In Providence. r. l., are TO
retcrn home soon.
were in Watervjlle Tuesday to see Mr..
Knox who is at hospital there receiving
treatment for his eye.
]. E. Hoxie while on his way home from
town Tuesday was taken Ill and at pres
ent Is very i'll.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

warded this week. Herbert Hoover
reports that out of 500 voyages in the
last two years but Is ships have been
lost, all of them insured. Money can
be sent by cable to Switzerland or Hol-
land.
The committee wish to thank all
those who so generously contributed to
this cause.
MARY f. REDINGTON.
Secretary for the Starving Children OF
Europe Fund of Waterville, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

The' Central Maine Power Coz which
was planning on doing extensive addi-
tons to its lines this summer. has given
UP the idea as the cost Of labor and ma
teri9lg arc so high. The comnanv will
confine itself to the needed work AMI
will do no more extension than Is abso
lutely necessary until conditions resume
the normal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

You couldn't convince q woman
who had saved a dollar, through
her close attention to the ads, that
she had not really EARNED that
dollar-fcr "a dollar saved" has al.
ways been termed "a dollar earned"
A woman 10 not "ready to 90
shopping" until she has read the
latest store news"
No woman 10 making tho most"
Of her "house money" unless che
studies the ads.
No woman "kno~s the stores
unless she has read the LATEST
ADS of the stores.
No woman can mako her shop
ping trips FULLY PROFITABLE
unless she reads the latest store ads
ATTENTivELY.
The merchant who fails TO com.
municate hi store news REoU.
LARLY to the patrons Of his store
places entirely toe much reliance on
"the hold" he believes his store has
on its customers.
Loyalty to q particular store, on
the part Of . woman whose fret
duty 10 to buy wisely, 10 assured
only through the stores reciprocal
loyalty to her interests.
No storv is "stronp enough" 20
venture upon q campaign Of half.
adequate advertising. II would re-
suit in less than half adequate bus.
mess.
Women discuss stores. store prsc.
tees and policies, store sales and
store advertising, among themselves.
Advertising initiates most Of this
talk-thus carrying on the work OF
building store prestige.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

The class in Christian training of the
First BAPTIST church will meet at the
church at O'Clock Thursday afternoon.
A large number of children are attend
ing these meetings and they are very
helpful in the work of the church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
Heindl- Grant

Cards have been received in the city
by friends announcing the marriage in
New York on Wednesday, April Is, of
Miss S. Belle Grant, formerly of this
city and Joseph Heindl Of New York
Mrss Heindl has many friends in the
city who will wish her all JOY in her
new life
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

large number of rnaytiowers are now
being seen on the street and the people
who have been out after them report that
they are very plentiful. They are earlier
than usual this year and are particular
" beautiful and fra grant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Friends in this city Of Arthur B. Rob
inson. who left here a little over two
years ago to become missionary in
China. will be pleased to know that he
and Mrs. Robinson are parents of a fine
baby boy. Mr.. Robinson is now located
at Tientsn, China. The letter which was
received from him was sent from Pekin,
where he was enjoying a short rest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

The members of the Philathea class OF
the First Baptist church will hold a May
basket sale at the Hayden candy store
Thursday afternoon. the first of what
will doubtless be a number OF sales of the
kind to be held in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Deputy Marshal George H. Simpson
was at Augusta Wednesday, where he
was a witness before the supreme
court ina Waterville case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

The ladies of the Batist Social Union
are working daily on the entertain
ment, The Old Peabody Pew" which
they are to give on Friday evening
for the benefit of the church. The
characters are being coached by Mrs
George Bruce Franklin, a fine dra-
matte reader who will also during the
course of tue play give some readings
regarding it and will also deliver the
prologue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

There was a good attendance Of ladies
Of the National League for Women's Ser
vice at the home of Mrs. Edward Ware
on Park street Wednesday afternoon for
the second Of the lessons in motor repair
work which is being conducted there for
them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Hon. William T. Haines has pur-
chased the Runnells house on Silver
street and has let the contract to turn
what was the stable around so as to
face on Silver place and will rebuild
it into a house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

There was a good attendance of MEM
bers of Dorothea Dix Tent, Daughters of
Veterans, at their hall Wednesday eve
ming at the regular meeting. Supper was
served at $50 and this was followed by
the business session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Miss Katherine E. Brown. chief oper-
ator of the local telephone exchange,
went to Pittsfield Wednesday afternoon
on business for the company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Deputy Sheriff Dignam made a Webb
law seizure at the Maine Central Of
flee of the American Express Co. We'd
nesday which he libeled in the after
noon as containing four quarts of alco-
hol. two quarts of gin and one bottle
of alcohol. 1t was consigned to local
parties
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Miles Estes. who has been visiting
for a short time at his home in the
city, left Wednesday for Claremont. n.
H.. where he is to play baseball this
summer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

There was largely attended meet
ing of Bayard Company, Uniform
Rank, knights of Pythias, at the hall
Wednesday evening, at which the de-
gree was given to a number of cam
didates
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
PHYSICIANS OF
NINE. BERNHARDT
MORE HOPEFUL"

New. York, April 25.-Madame Sa.
rah Bernhardt has made some prog
ress every day since last Sunday and
her physicians are more hopeful" said
bulletin late tonight from the hos.
pital where she is q patient.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Friends in this city have received let
ters from Harold B. Taft. a recent grad
uate of Colby. that he Is soon to leave
TOR Alaska. where he is to look after
some mining property for large con-
Germ of which his father is one of the
leading officers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

The Ladies' Aid of the Cniversalist
church held a very pleasant meeting
Wednesday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Edgar II. Douglass at 70 Silver street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Mrs. Cecil NJ. Daggett and daughter.
Dorothy. left Wednesday morning for a
visit in Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

A class of candidates were given the
first degree by the members Of Sa-
maritan Lodge at their regular meet
ing Wednesday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

The whist party which was held at
the New Elks hall Wednesday after
noon by the Rosary Society of the
Sacred Heart church was very large
ly attended and a very enjoyable time
was had by all present, while a good
sum was realized for the work of the
society.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Rev Henry Clay Turner and family
went to Skowhegan Wednesday, where
they will make their home, Mr.. Turner
having been appointed to the pastorate OF
the Methodist church there
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

The regular weekly prayer meeting of
the First Baptist church will he held at
the vestry Thursday evening at 80 The
subject Of the meeting is What Is NV
Favorite Reattitude? Why" A large
attendance Of the members of the congre-
cation is looked forward to.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

A number from this city will go to Au-
gusta Thursday to attend the meeting OF
the Kennebec Valley Federation of Ladies'.
Aids of the Methodist churches of the
county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Charles W. Dow. who has been pass
ing the winter in California. returned
to his home in the city Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Mrs. o. A. Meader left Wednesday
for Boston. where she will visit with
friends and relatives for few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
WINSLOW

In the past few weeks there have
been 80 cases of measles reported in
town. DR.. E. c. Hooper is the new
health officer and has been appointed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Mrs. Edgar j. Brown has returned
from a short visit to Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Mrs Helen Atwood Of Skowhegan
was the guest of Miss Mary Redington
Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Whitaker went to
Belgrade Wednesday on visit OF sew
eral days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26

Prices Of commodities are In Q
state Of fluotuation-mostiy up
yard. Householders are compelled
to give more consideration to the
problem of buying to best advan-
tacs than in a period when prices
are on a more stable basis.
Of course, many people are earn
ing moro noney-but not all. To
a great number Of housewives the
increase in cost Of some necessity
presents a puzzle, but one which
muet be solved at once. Thus it
happens that readers Of advertise.
ments multiply in periods like the
present-for in the ads it i. al
ways possible to lind clues as to
better buying opportunities, hints
as to savings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-01

STOCK MARKET

New York. Nov. Heavy selling of
stocks was resumed at the active
opening Of today's market, with many
new low records for the year and a
much longer period. United States
Steel was again offered in large lots
from 80 to SO, an extreme overnight
loss of "A points. Other industrials,
notably equipments, as well as ship
pings, coppers, motor and oils, lost
two to four points. Railroads also
denoted further pressure, Pacifics, st.
Paul. Reading and Pennsylvania av
eraging one point recessione. Rallies
of as much as a point set in before
the end of the first half hour.
The first rally failed to hold, being
met by increased selling. United
States Steel made a further decline Of
two points to SO, it's lowest price Of
the year. and related industrials broke
2 to points Railroads were liqui-
dated in larger volume, active issues
in that group yielding 1 " to points.
Metals, oils and sundry specialties
lost 2 to points. Shippings were
inclined to hold, Marinep referred
showing nominal gain at noon.
Bonds were weak, but Liberty IS held
at par and the 8 Il ranged from 1918
to $3.50.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-01
DUCK SHOOTING
= SEASON NEAR

The duck shooting season is about
to open in Maryland, and during the
NEXT few months thousands of sports
xron from all over America will travel
TO the ducking grounds. OF course,
the number of duck shooters will be
greatly decreased this year because
.of the more important shooting affair
going on over in Europe. That Mary
lana ducks are favored above the
VIA ducks of all other parts of the
world is due to their diet of wild cell
cry, which is found principally on the
flats of the Chesapeake Bay coun-
try. Practically all Of the Maryland
ducks have their habitat in Canada,
along the bays and CULTS of British
America, where they mate and rear
their young. With the coming of the
Autumn they start South, the major
~ stopping off in Maryland. but
many going ON down the coast to still
warmer climes.
There they find awaiting them the
sportsmen with their guns, sneak
boats, sinkboxes, decoys and other
paraphernalia of death and destruc-
ton. The Susquehanna flats, about
midway between Philadelphia and
Baltimore, are renowned as ducking
grounds among sportsmen the world
over. In years past this section has
Been visited by many of the most
famous sportsmen of America and
Europe. Going after the ducks in
1foforboats used to be popular, but
sportsmen have decided that this is
not fair game, and it is now illegal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-01
Packey McFarland's
Twenty-Ninth Birthday

Packey Mcfarland, the lightweight
boxer, was born in Chicago twenty
nine years ago today, Nov. 1, 1916.
Pac1<ey had hard time of it break
fne into the boxing game. Pop NC
'Farland was very much averse to hav-
ing his young hopeful mfng1e in the
sporting set, and he did his best to
discourage him with the old slipper.
Pac1xey couldn't be discouraged, and
ne often played hockey from school to
80 to gym" and put on the gloves.
After leaving school he got a job as
= delivery boy for a grocer. One Or
the clerks In the store was boxing
fan, and Packey engaged him as man
ager.
He soon got match for his man,
and Packey made his public ring de-
hut at the age of sixteen. He was
given the large sum of So for his
work. but had to go fifty-fifty with his
manager Wien he had deducted car
fare and other expenses Packey found
that ne was richer by $1-10 and a lot
OF experience than he had been before
the fight. After that Pacl-ey got a
Job on railroad, and also held 9TH
O few years he was one OF the top
notchers of the ring. Mcfarland, start
Ing out with his $1.1O, has amassed a
young fortune In the ring, which he
fncreaaed by wise investments engf-
nesred by wealthy friends His wife
also hhs inherited ia large sum, so
that now Packeys greatest worry is
the income tax collector.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-01
of Finance
STATEMENT BY LIBERTY
LOAN COMMITTEE.

The second Liberty Loan has been
complete success. How high the
over subscription will go cannot be
known for several days. 1t is esti-
mated that the total subscriptions in
the Second Federal Reserve District
will be in excess of $1,000, 100000,
and what is equally important, the to-
tai number of subscribers in this Sec
ond Federal Reserve District is great
" in excess of the number of SUD-
scribers to the first loan. Both In
the total amount received and in the
number of subscribers the results are
beyond. our expectations. The reports
from the other Federal Reserve Dis
tricts would indicate similar sur
passing of the estimate.
This great success of the Loan has
been due to two factors. The first Is
The spontaneous outburst of patriotic
feeling and effort that has been COM
mon to the whole country. The sec
end is the excellent work of the or
foundations in every Federal Reserve
District. without this latter the
campaign could mott possibly have
e<ained its stupendous success.
Naturally our own observation has
covered particularly the Second Fed
,eral Reserve District. AS to this we
desire to go on record as stating that
xe have newer before witnessed such
m extraordinary response in the way
Of organized effective work and un-
renlitting, intelligent effort. From
the moment the campaign started this
rpirit was manifest, and as time went
on It daily grew in loyalty and In
tensity. The record which the Sec
ond Reserve District has made is in
deed q proud one, and it is a record
achieved by the united effort of ALL
by the villages and hamlets through
out the state as much as by the larg-
ar towns and cities. To all the work
ers who have thus made this re-
suit possible we wish publicly to make
this expression Of our apprecia-
tlon.
or greater import even than the Sc
curing of a great loan for the gov
ernment has been this unparalleled
evidence of a nation bound together
and animated with single spirit of
mutual good win and devotion to the
country.
BENJAMIN Strong, chairman; James
4. Alexander. George F. Baker, Allen
b. Forbes, Walter e. Frew, Gates w.
McGarrah, J. p. Morgan, Seward
Prosser. Charles H. Sabin. Jacob H.
schiff, Frank A. Yanderlip, Martin
Vogel, James N. Wallace, Albert H.
Virgin, william woodward.