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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-18
VASSALBORO

CROSS HILL-Mrs. Melvin Tobey
entertained the Mistletoe club on
Saturday afternoon. Sept. 18th. There
were 10 members and two guests pres
ent. A very pleasant afternoon was
passed in sewing. Ice cream and fancy
crackers were served by the hostess.
Mrs. Harry Kidder and little daugh-
ter Ruth, Of Washington. D. c.. have
been the guests this week Of Mrs. Mel
win Tobey.
Several people from the hill attended
the waterville Fair the past week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-18

'Ttried many remedies. Then tired
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. They
seemed to help her and in less than
three weeks she was completely healed"
(Signed) Mrs. Georgia Collins, Sher-
man. Me-, Sept. Is, 1915.
Nothing better TO clear the skin Of
pimples, blotches, redness and rough
ness, the scalp of dandruff and itching
and the hands of ohapping and soreness.
Cuticura Soap used daily for all toilet
purposes with touches Of Ointment now
and then to soothe and heal tends 10
prevent skin troubles.
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail address postcard: "Cuticura,
Dept. r, Boston" Sold everywhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-18
WINTHROP

1t was with deep regret that our
people heard of the death on. Saturday
OF George +. Cray. lie hao an i'll
turn in the spring, but seemed to re-
cover and had been working, all sum
mer for himself and others. but Sat
urday, Sept. s, he suffered another
serious attack, from which he did not
rally and lived a week, dying Satur-
day Sept. Is, aged II years and Z
months.
Mr.. Gray was born in China, Me-
Feb. H. 1915. In 1876 he married Miss
Mary A. Atkinson OF Winthrop, and
continued living in China. He later
came to Winthrop, living here two
years, when he went 10 Massacnu-
sets where he lived six years. He
returned to Winthrop 81 years ago,
living on a farm in what is known as
the Gray neighborhood for q years,
selling which he came to the village
and lived in his coy village home IA
wears. He raised vegetables and fruit
for the home markets, and was sue
cessful, He was selectman Of the
town: a member of the Methodist
church and of the Winthrop Grange,
where he was chaplain for several
terms. He was considered an upright
man and a good citizen and neighbor.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary So
ciety will met at the parsonage at 2.15
r. NJ. Thursday.
The Home Missionary Society will
meet at Els P. NJ. Wednesday with
Miss Eva Moody.
9
Springfield, Mass. with Miss Mollie
Murfitt OF Milton Mass, arrived Satur-
day evening and are guests of Mr..
Woods mother, Mrs. Julia Wood.
Rally day at the Methodist church
will be observed Sunday, Oct. 7. Mrs.
!. D. French, Mrs. E. P. Libby and
Mrs. Arthur Walton were appointed a
committee to prepare a suitable pro-
gram.
Mrs. Helen Grant has returned home
from a three-weeks visit in Dexter and
Harmony.
Miss Aida Hayward entertained the
younger set Thursday evening at
Auction, having three tables and Mrs.
Daisy Hodges bearing away the prize.
Refreshments were served.
Miss Lucia Chandler has returned
to Stoughton to resume her school
work. Mrs. Fannie Smart will live
with her mother. Mrs. Sarah Chandler.
during her absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Rogers and
daughter left Saturday on their return
trip to their home in Detroit Mich,
having spent two months in their cot :
tage on the east shore Of Lake Anna
bessacook
Miss Esther Eastman, teacher of
Grades VII and VIII has arrived and
10 stopping with Mrs. Levi y. French
on Royal street.
George Johnson of Oakland is work
ing in the meat room Of l.. f. Jones.
store, Freeman Collins having finished
his work there
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Smith started
Saturday on their return trip to Mall
den. Mass. by automobile. accom-
panied by Mr.. Smiths mother Mrs
Laura Smith. and Mrs. Smiths broth
er-in-law. A. H. Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton. who have lived
in one OF the Bearce cottages during
the summer. began their tourney Sat-
urdav 10 their home in New Haven
going by auto.
Mrs. Annie Fifeld has returned 70
her homo in Portland. after a two
weeks visit with her mother. Mrs.
Amy Haywood
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-18

- :" f-om all corn misery. II will peel
.1 ,essly IN one complete piece. any
or Young hard or soft, or re-
4''- 'ae Toes. any callus. or any corn
''t has resisted everything else you
.''' cr used on IL comes Ike magic.
y. s rood Is or drops OF Gets
II9fR MI 'Gets-It" Is the only
"'' 500 Tho world 90 treat corn
at-H It's the sure way-the
AN ihat never fails II Is tried ana
.' rcd by millions. Never irrftates
70 HNsh cr makes the toe sore. II al
N''n works peels-rorns of -like-a-eana-
~ skin &c a bottle is all YOU need pay
''"'s-u' ~ any drug store, or sent
70 "iDt ~ price BY r. Lawrence Co..
HrN III
r.t Augusta and commended as
r,1 hea, corn remedy by Arthur
fA l'. John Coughlin, r. j. Begin
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the form of water hIisters
and itched and burned so
that she could not sleep,
and when she scratched,
water would run out and
cause crusts. All her hair
came out and where the
eruptions were ] had to
keep handaged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-18

Mrs 8. A. Stevens. president Of The
Maine State Education Society has
received applications from school
teachers In small townships all over
the State for lerature and ins,ruc.
tons as TO carrying on the courses IN
humane education in the schools. !,
will be remembered that the Portland
officers Of the society went 20 the
Legislature last Spring and by their
efforts secured the passage NJ State
law providing for half an hour a week
instruction along the lines ~ humane
education.
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Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge
In the matter of

In tne matter OF
Henry p. Gordon. In bankruptcy
Bankrupt
To the Hon. Clarence Hale. Judge Of tho
District Court of the United states for
the District of Maine.
Henry D. Gordon of pittston in the
County of kennebec, and State Of Maine,
in said District. respectfully represents.
that on the 18th day of November. last
past he was duly adjudged bankrupt
under the Acts Of Congress relating TO
bankruptcy; that he has duly SURRENDERED
all his property and rights OF property
and has fully compiled with all the re-
auirements of said Acts and Of the orders
Of Court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays, That he may b
decreed by the Court to have a full dis
charge from all debts provahe against
his estate under said bankruptcy Acts
except such debts rs are excepted by law
from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day Of September \. ID.
1917.
HENRY n. GORDON.
Bankrupt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-18

l., who has attended Bates College for
the past two years. will teach at NJ.
c l. for the next year to MI the place
of Arthur S. Merrill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-18
"Gets-!t," 2 Drops
Corns Peel Off /!
For y Cents Peel OF IS Corns

'ets-It' tho g.'eate.. corn discovery
any age. makes ioy-walkers out OF
f'aiue ~ Iih,rty. puy a liberty bot
y ''"fs-lt right now.--free yourself
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-18

time before he left for camp and was
not strong enough TO STAND the strd.n
of training.
Bangor Commcrcial-J Johnny Stew
art, the Bangor boxer, down on thr
draft list as John irwin stewart haa
been called to service TO report sept
IS, and when seen on the street with
his friend, William Allen Cox. both dc
clared that they arc glad 70 b. called
into service and VIII willingly do their
bit for Uncle Sam The spirit dis
played by the Bangor men called into
service might surprise INC Germans
who have imagined that there Is no
patriotism in this country.
Bath soldiers al Fort baldwin arc
to have a football team and with
Jack Fitzgerald. = former Rowcoir
star. as coach. the huvs are fa- Do.
veloping team which win give
good account OF itself against m,
college eleven in the State. Plans aIo
being made to play college trans
and teams from tho forts In Inr'-
land harbor. II is 20 be hoped that
the Bath boys will p'av few ~
their "home" games on Kelley Fiola
SO Bath people may have opportunity
to witness the contests
Lieut.. Commander Reuben X Dyer
Of the navy was in Portland for
short visit with his friends Yesterday
II is generally understood tina, he has
been slated for overseas duty and that
when one OF the new torpedo boats
goes across he goes with her az com
manding officer He himself har
nothing TO say concerning his presen'
or probable future movements but tho
foregoing seems TO be the general i'm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-18
CUT|CURA HEALS
YOUNG bABY'SRASH
In Three Weeks. Itched and
Burned. Could Not Sleep.

when my baby girl was about six
weeks old she broke out with rash on
her head, face, and body. Ii came in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-18
EAST WINTHROP

Miss Virginia Dunn Of Auburn vaa the
weekend guest Of Mr.. ana Mrs. Arthur
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-18
HENRY n. GORDON,
Bankrupt
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON

ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
District OF Maine, SIS. =.
On this 18th day of September, A.. n
1917. on reading the foregoing petition 4,
is
Ordered by the Court. That hearing ho
had upon the same on the 2S h day o.
October. A u. 1917. before said Court NJ
Portland, in said District. at ten o'clock
in the forenoon; and that notice Thereof
be published in Daily hcnnehec Journal.
a newspaper printed In said District, AMI
that all known creditors. and other pr.
sons in interest may appear at the sai !
time and place. and show cnuFe II any,
they have, why the prayer Of said peti-
toner should not he granted.
And it is further ordered hT the court
That the Clerk hall send by MI - an
known creditors copies Of said pe'itioN
and this order, addressed to them At tier
places of residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable clarence H1le
Judge of the said Court. End tNe scrl
thereof. at Portland. IN said Distr -, o.
the 18th day Of September, A ~ ~
H.. 81 FRANK FELLOWS. = r-t
A true copy of petition AID or -
thereon
Attest: FRANK FELLOWS, C'crk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17

IN local shipping circles that the cargo
rate on ships commandecrcd by Great
Britain, and which ply between Ne"
York and Liverpool. would average be
tween so ard SIS a ton. These ar
much lower than the International Mer-
camille Marine Company has been re-
ceiying.
The action Of the British government
is believed to be in line with its pro-
posal TO nationalize all It's. shipping
This plan, it is understood ptoVlue
that the government shall operate thc
boats. paying individuals and corpora
tions given amount on their gross
tonnage. .o,,,.
Although officials Of the COMPANY
had expected that Great Britain Would
sooner or later adopt more riga su-
pcrvision Of all shipping hyihS heI
flag. Wall street was taken by surpl' se'
The preferred and common stocks "eIc
sold freely on the Stock Exchange VIZ"
the result that the former dropped ~
points. TO Ill.,. and the common zen
away to 26i2. a decline OF o. points,
The weakness in the shares was az
,ributed - the likelihood that the Ma
rine company's earnings VIII D. .S,
riouslv affected by the action % '"-
British government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17
Active Securities
Stocks
CBy The Associated Press

Wal Street, April Is.
Wall Street seemed to arrive at a
more complete realization of the war
situation to-day, developments since
last Saturdays session contributing
largely to that end The Presidents
latest appeal to the nation advising
unity and economy, further cOnsldera-
ton Of war tax problems and an c&-
tension by the British government of
its control over shipping, with indlca-
tons Of similar measures by the home
government, were responsible for a re-
sumption of last weeks liquidation and
an Increase of short selling.
Shlppings as a group were more seri-
ouslv affected than any other issues,
Marine preferred dropping 9's points
on steady offerings to Ul2, the com
mon losing s.. at 25fs, and Atlantic,
Gulf and West Indies declining "a TO
10lig. with So for United Fruit at 1874.
Munitions and equipments yielded ,
to , points. United States Steel making
"a decline Of rs TO HOS, As for Beth
lehem Steel new stock.
Railroad bonds manifested greater
lrregularty. bordering upon weakness
in speculative issues. but internatIon-
ais Welded none Of their recent gains.
United States and Panama bonds were
p to 2I2 per cent lower on call.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17
New York

Trade With United States Posses
sions.-Trade Of the United states
with its non-contiguous territory ac-
cordinc 70 a compilation made by the
National City Bank, now amounts 10 d
million dollars day. With Porto
Rico it amounted in 1916 to III mill
ION dollars, with the IIawiian Islands
1os millions; with Alaska, 90 millions,
and with the Philippine Islands o.
millions. making for the entire non
contiouous area 81 million dollar
in the calendar year 1916 II 10 rnro
tbo i6 millions Of gold brought from rom
tho mines Of Alaska is added the w.
would be 3s7 millions. Ten years Az
in the fiscal year 1906. it was Iust on.
third as much as in 1916 or - M" imst
ion dollars. Twenty years ago OF Ju2t
h " annexation of the ISLANDS j
va, po,' 40 million dollars. The total quad
rnnled in the first decade after anheh "a
t;nn and trcblcd in the second deca .i,o
M This 371 millions of trade WIN 5oS
, ~ con territory in 1916. IS
, mGi was merchandise coming from
them and 1873 millions was merchanu'Se
sold 10 them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17

This is what an official Of a great
bank has to say Of the governments
taxation programme as laid out by
the Secretary of the Treasury:
MIR. McAdoo's schedule Is, Il
seems 10 me. a very fair one. Under
10 the burden viii be distributed as
couitably as could be expected IN
view of the difficulties attending the
framing Of such a measure. 1t IS
particularly satisfactory TO know
that the personal income tax IS like
" to be democratized at last by low
cring the point Of exemption and by
applying the supertaX to COMPARE
lively small incomes. Some may
argue that the exemption limit should
have been placed still lower. but 1t
is my opinion that those with IN
comes below $1,000 in the case Of
single persons and $4,000 in the case
Ct those who are married will pay
all that they should in the form Of
indirect imposts. Most of those with
large incomes viii pay the heavy
surtax which is to be levied without
complaint, if every one who ought to
do so is compelled to contribute to
the governments expenses.
Moreover, the proposed increases
| in the excess profits tax, while heavy,
are not so large as to threaten the
prosperity of industrial companies.
Every one knew that such companies
would be called upon to surrender a
big share Of their profits, and IN
view Of the drastic proposals which
had been advanced it was feared
that they would be taxed so heavily
a. to discourage necessary cXpan-
sion. Therefore, the Trcasury's pro
gramme comes almost as a pleasant
surprise. Even after paying the
/ taxes proposed most industrial COM
ranies would be better off than they
we're before the war
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17
Dividends
I;rcolp Manufacturing Company

Lincoln Manufacturing N""'p"J
c.'oI JiviJond Of 80 per cent IN addl-
ion to 81, per cent cash dividend.
Brier Hill Steel. Regular quarterly on W..
- of -. per cent and an extra Of per
cent on the common stocH' also tne l, 80, ~ 10
o,,a,terlv dividend Of "a per cent on tl'e
preferred stock all payable jug 10 ''o0"
OF record June 70
Consolidation Coal. Regular quarterly d''-
;lend of H. per cent. payable April "V u
stock Of record April p.
Fisher Body Corporation Regular quar-
,c-l. dividend OF IA per cent on the pre-
Ccrred stock. payable May l to stock oil rec
ord April 20
Uood Rubber Regular quarterly DIVIDEND
of r., uer cent on the preferred stoek' PaEa'
A., Nav / TO stock of record April ~.
Canadian Converters. Quarterly dividend
of / per cent. payable May 10 to stock oil
record April 80.
National Zinc & Lead Dividend OF per
cent payable May u TO stock OF record
MAY :.
Columbus Railway. Power Light.-kegu-
lar quarterly dividends Of "a per cent on
tho common and preferred stocks. payaDle
MAJ 10 stock Of record April H.
Montreal Tramways. Regular quarterly
iyidend Of q per cent, payable May l 70
stock Of record April j..
Commonwealth Power. Railway Light.
Dividends of :. per cent on the preferred
stock and | per cent on the common stock,
payable May ! TO holders OF record April -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17

Judge Gary yesterday said that if
the proposed war tax laws are en-
acted the Steel Corporation will pay
between S6O,OOO,OOO and 500, 100000
in taxes this year. The earnings for
the first quarter are estimated at
from Sl1O,OOO,OOO to $l2O,OOO,OOO.
Taking the mean, that is at the rate
of S46O,OOO,O00 for the year. Al
lowing for the increase in taxation,
that should produce a balance for
the common stock Of something like
S300.000,000, or GO per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17
Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Exchange rates 6uctuatcd within a
narrow range in a dull market yester-
day. Slight declines occurred in stcr-
ling and franc bills, while Italian and
Russian exchange ruled a shade higher.
Closing rates yesterday compared
with a week ago, are given in the table
below American bankers have sus-
pended all dealings i'm German and
Austrian exchange, so that daily quo
tations for either marks or Lroncn arc
10 longer available
Week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17
Lower Ocean Freight
Rates Are Expected
Marine Shares Slump on Report
That Britain acquisitions
Shipping

r. a. S. Franklin. president of the
International Mercantile Marine Com
pan., yesterday confirmed reports that
the British government has requisi-
toned all the company's boats that fly
IN. british flag. This means that ap-
proximatcIy go per cent Of the total
tonnage will be operated at the Eng
Ush "bluc book" rates, which are de-
tcrmincd by ;he Admiralty.
While these rates have never been
officially published, it was understood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17
u. S. Treasury Finances

Washington. April 16.-Condition of
the United States Treasury: Net bal
ance in general fund, 1882. 800; total
receipts. $So5e,45s; total payments.
s3,316,777.
The deficit this fiscal year is si7s.-
s2o,s4i, against deficit Of $50. SO7 .S54
last year. exclusive Of Panama Canal
and public debt transactions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17
Crucible Pays 3 Per Cent
On Preferred Stock

Pittsburgh, April Is. Directors o. the
Cruciblc Steel Company Of America to-
day declared an etxra dividend Of 3 per
cent on account Of the deferred divi-
dends, leaving about 10 per cent yet u
be paid The regular quarterly divi-
dend viii be acted on at the meeting
next month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17

operate its manufacturing and other
facilities to the limit Of capacity.
At the. end of the year the numoer
OF employees engaged IN the Genera
Electric factories and Offices and those
of its subsidiaries was about '9'OCJV'
This was an increase Of 1900 over tae
preceding year The total iactory
space at the close Of last year was d.
100000 square feet, against l4,s5O'OOO
at the end of 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17

The above rates express the cost of
foreign money in terms of the Amcri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling for S475i2, the intrinsic par
ity is SiSGts per pound. Thus. YOU
say either that pounds arc at dis
count or that dollars are at pre-
MUM, which Is owing to the fact that
IN England the demand for dollars
with which TO settle accounts in this
country is greater than re demand in
this country for pounds with which 10
settle accounts in England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17
Remarkable Gain
In Business by
General Electric
Orders Amounting to $751;
100000 Were Booked by
Company Last Year

Orders for electrical machinery and
supplies valued at SlG7,16905S were
booked in 1916 by the General Electric
Company. This. according to the an
nual report issued yesterday, was all
increase of 20 per cent over the or
ders taken for such products in 1915
and 30 per cent greater than the cor
responding orders for 1913, the largest
previous year in the corporations his
tory. Orders received for special war
munitions amounted TO $2,416,000, but
these were merely supplementary to
previous contracts.
Earnings available for dividends on
the S1O1 .5ll.OOO Of stock outstanding
were Sls.5S952S. equivalent to 1881
per cent a share, compared with SILL
737909, or l157, earned on the same
stock in 1915. The company billed
sales aggregating a total of $134,242,-
2s9, against SS5,522, O7O the year before.
The cost of goods sold, including all
operating, maintenance and deprecia-
ton charges, was S11S, ,O91, against
S76,89S,8S7 in 1915.
Income from Securities
Stocks, bonds and other securities
owned by the company we're carried at
a valuation of $33,773,67S, compared
with S32,916.593 the year before. Of
this. S21,675.2l3 represented securities
of subsidiary companies and $l2,O9S.464
those of public utility and other COM
panies. Income from these holdings
last year Melted the company Sl,844,-
644, compared with Sl,554,S42 in 1918.
The net surplus from the years opera
tions, after dividends, was $10,4o1 $50.
against $780,. 99l the year before. At
the end Of the twelve months the total
surplus Of the company stood at S34.-
1915 against S23 .692.87l IN 1915.
The balance sheet as of December 81
last showed cash Of $12.167,706, COM
pared with $30,l3S,9l3 the year before.
Plants Are Extended
c. A. Coffin. chairman of the board
of directors, says In his remarks 10
stockholders that urgent pressure upon
the management for immediate and eN-
tensive addition, TO the manufacturing
facilities involved the expenditure OF
SS.S28,254 for plant account during the
year. This outlay. he points out, as
compared with ordinary costs, was alb
normal and excessive. in view of which
il seemed wise to write off against in
come an amount substantially equal 10
the years disbursement. The extraor-
binary demand for the various products
Of the company made it necessary to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17
Other Cities

Oil Advances in Price rl9d ,,4o :
q April l6.-Fivc cents barrel O Ms
adj odde ed to the price of oil by the ONO
S @ii Com NJ at its general Offices here
U ,od oU''f RE new quotations are North
1u va Sou,b Lima, SlsS; Indiana. Sl.'N;
wooster, $40; ILLINOIS, 9'''-' o. "
princclnn 500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17

The proposal TO make the existing
excess profits tax retroactive has
met with general disapproval among
bankers and industrial leaders. The
head Of a large copper company
said that it would impose real hard
ship, because much Of the 1916 in
come already had been disbursed,
while still more was being used as
capital for needed extension of the
business and could not be drawn
upon without disorganizing plans
for the current year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-17
Money and Credit

The drop Of s35,ooO,OOO reported in
last weeks Clearing House statement
was a contributing factor yesterday in
imparting increased frmness 70 the
local money market. Time funds on
brokers Stock Exchange collateral were