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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04
READY FOR BUSINESS
Lewiston Police Com.
mission Again on Job

lewiston Nc. Jan. 3.-The Sun says;
The Lewiston Police Commission. Messrs.
Ralph w Crockett, Alfred w. Anthony
ana H. y Narcotic, will he ready for
business as soon as their nominations are
confirmed and this will probably be done
today as the Governor and Council are
now in session. Then after the members
have received their commission and talk
en- the oath Of office. work will begin i'm
mcdiatcly organizing new police depart
ment.
In the organization Of u new force the
same form Will be followed as before.
Candidates will hc given a reasonable
length Of time in which to file appica-
tions and take mental ana physical exam
nations. AS the commission has been
Through the mill once. it is expected
much less time than before, will be re-
qured in selecting the personnel of the
new force.
While many Of the men who were ac-
ctpt2d before ana who served, during the
time the commission was in control will
undoubtedly again become candidates for
appointment, some Of them have since
which they may not care to give up pend
ing further uncertainty regarding Lewis
tons police affairs. However new candi-
dates will be given the same consdera-
tion as the old ones and therefore 1t
would not be surprising if many new
names were seen in the list Of applicants
There appears to be little doubt but
that Arthur y. Field. the choice OF the
commission before, for chief of police.
Will be reappointed. His service during
the short time he was in control. was
very satisfactory to the commission ana
there seems to he no good reason for a
change now. Deputy Marshal Picard. al
50 will probably take his old nlace ne
captain. John :. . Connell and Maxine
Beaulicu viii probably be returned as in
spectors
Before il took the commission nearly .
month TO complete it's work Of orra,izi,g
the department, but it is believed ,hat
not more than half that time will 40 ra-
CURED now, so that very Hkel tho peu.
department, under commission control
viii be in full swing by the middle ~ ~.
present month.
IN the meantime the opposition i. sarin.
is saying
very little but 1t is understood ~. :
very definite program or pro,ea,,ro ,,.
been mapped out and that wben tha
proper time comes, there vii, 10 .o,,o
thing doing.
Neither Mayor Lemaire nor his co,nse,
Hon. Frank A. Morey, has indicated i,,s.
what action will he taken. Th.,.
said mat the case would probably be
further contested. Mayor I.emaira aoa,,
not believe the people of Lewisto, 49,
heen given fair deal and he save i,
hasn't the slightest idea Of alloving o.,
Mliiiken to force a police commission up-
on the people. if there is an. legal way
10 prevent It. and he believes there is
y mas been reported that the case would
eventually find its way into the Fedora,
courts, but Just what the form OF procea-
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described the coming - sIlarNeSt as
almost bumper Early in November
the estimates grew more sober and
during the latter part Of the month
the truth came out. The harvest Is
almost a total failure. OF course. Ihc
authorities declare that the revised eS-
Inmates Cannot be correct, the harv
est must and shall he at least a me
dunn one; the farmers are lying, the
military Will he called upon 70 uncover
the boarded stocks. the farming dis
tricts will be compelled to deliver the
quotas which they were assessed in eH
pectation of normal harvest.
The German newspapers have aban-
doncd the pretence that things Will
be easier this winter than last, but
they still cling to the hope that pros
poets may be changed by some miracle
in Russia or Italy. The Berlin CORES
pondent of the Cologne NolIszeitung,
discussing the prospects Of the fourth
winter, says:
1T will be the hardest Yet. Every
household Will feel its hardships more.
because all the small stocks in store
rooms and cellars have been used up.
The harvest has not turned out well.
Nevertheless. the nation can hold out
if three conditions are fulfilled. Every
possible surplus should be brought III
flcm Rumaha, Belgium and France.
III I'a'n mus y soi@eo ~ @"e ,ori'-
n.oI, I'oic' oI,'eol'' l.,u.t - "'eu ioi
S''e'o'i'''s III = II" SUNS
The increase i Illicit trading is the
subject Of fiery editorial in the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04
Maine DRAFTEES FOR
layer OFFICERS SCHOOL

Following are the Maine men who
are included in the list Of 52t soldiers
at Camp Devens. Aver, Mass. most of
them draftees, who have been chosen
to attend the officers training school
TO be held from Jan. 5 to April 5 at
Camp UevenS.
301st Field Artillery. Headquarters
Company: Sergeant -. l.. Brown.
Portland. 302d Field Artillery. Supply
Company: Sergeant Horace s. Hatch,
Portland. Battery A: Alva L. Andcr-
son, Rockland: Halibcrton Crandlc-
mire. Millinocket. Battery B: Cor
poral Willard Fl. Curtis. Roothhay
HarbOr; Corporal Guy +. Whittcn.
Prospect Harbor Battery y: Ser
geant Ray w. Hartman. Gardiner.
Sergeant Delbcrt O. Fuller. Liberty.
Battery +: Sergeant Jasper Richard
son. Bar Harbor.
Depot Brigade, 18th Company: Ser
gtant Arthur {. Harrington. Berwick
38th Company: Wilbur Q. Copy. Bel
fast
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NATIONAL HOME

Ira w. Arnold on extra dut, in tn,
hospital has been sent to 90. K
William Il. Alden has returned from
an extended furlough passed in Curtis
Corner.
Marcus u. Jcwclt late Go. /. l6
Conn. Inf a former member. has re-
ported for re admission and been as
signed to the hospital.
Furloughs have been granted to
Lawrence G. Donovan to Boston and
James \. Pierson to New York City.
Harry A. Dow. William A. Paine and
Charles Noyes Of 60. B have been
admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Earl X. Hayes. voucher clerk in the
treasures Office for the past two wears.
has rendered his resignation to take
effect the 10th Of this month. He has
several offers but is undecided inst
what he will do at present. II is nm
derStood that the two clerks on that
work will be advanced and stenog-
rapher secured to fill the vacancy.
The mercury registered 40 below at
the greenhouse "Wednesday mcrniny
the coolest so far this winter.
Herbert Gatchell of Auburn has ac-
ccpted the position of plumber at the
Home
Tue ere" commenced work on the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04
Black November in the History
OF the German Food Supply

! Amsterdam, Dec. 7.-(Correspond-
ence)-The month of November
marked probably the b3acllest period in
/ the history of the German food supply
not indeed in the actual supply but in
the outlook for the winter and spring
| Tie public had already become aware
that the bread stuffs harvest was poor
and the fodder harvesnbad, but further
revelations came rapidly during the
month which must have. an all but
catastrophe effect on thinking people
in Germany. The supply of vegetables.
| il became known, is very inadequate
everywhere. there is hardly any pros
! rect of help from the fish trade. and
an alarming drop is shown in the pros
poets of the already scanty supplies Of
. milk, butter and fat.
/ Finally. on top Of ali this, it became
clear during November that the potato
harvest is disappointing in the eX-
! treme. The quantity shown in the Of
| fetal returns is indeed so disappoint-
| ing that the authorities refuse to ac-
cept the revised estimates, declare the
farmers liars. and propose to call in
the military to requisition stocks.
Moreover, the quality in different parts
of the Empire is reported as extremely
poor, so that an unusual percentage of
loss can be counted on with certainty.
! 1t is now regarded as certain that
both the meat and bread rations Will
have to be reduced in the early spring.
despite a desperate effort to gather up
all the remaining foodstuffs i'll the oc
Cupied territories. This latter move
81, l,o
tremc limits during the winter. with
the result that the inhabitants of all
occupied territories face the prospect
of absolute starvation for Germany's
benefit.
In an effort TO stretch further the
supplies Of breadstuffS, orders hat"
been given for a wider use of potato
-four, but this movement is found diff
fteult owing to scarcity of potato -four.
To obtain more a this time is not easy.
for it is necessary to dry and mill the
potatoes. which takes time. and just
low more than the usual time owing
to shortage of labor coal and other
requisites Hence, until February,
bread must be stretched with fresh po
tatoes a measure of doubtful eXpe-
diency.
/ The failure of the fodder havest CO.
i,cides with a generally unsatisfactory
hay crop. This is leading to increased
slaughter of pigs a falling off in the
weight of cattle slaughtered, and a
steady diminution in milk and milk
products.
The place of meat cannot be taken
TO any extent by fish, for the supply of
fish is very poor, and the authorities
hold out no hope of any Improvement.
The obvious emergency food is vege-
tables, but there has been a failure of
the market garden crop in many dis
tricts. apd the wholesale evasions of
regulations as to Illicit sales have ap-
parently left the markets almost bare
AS iate as October, there
were food hopes of salts
factory potato crop. and many people
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04
Orchard Experiment, highmoor Farm
Report From The State Pomooscal Society

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w H''N ~ '""''' VI huoN'i''u' - .'ie
'''hi"i "a ''l' 'ou'c'i % 'lt H"iiie
Nf''cu''ur"' experiment. station eiec.eo
'' '''' o''i'' Siodl So ''e'H' ne
''''""i's i i'o'ii MS report p'eSe'l'Vu
~ wy '''i'''' YOU ci''Oh VI 'il't 'o
'''N
IN lhahH'S thlS report "i me eNteH-
N'N' experiments III "F'haFd WORK now
h' l'S NdlTlt' ON AZ itl-I'l""f larhl' 1t
is not my purpose 10 Z" ll'o dctail Gov
''lhI "l lh' experiments. hut H'plt
'Np''EiHN '" can Your att'htloh 70 Ger
tam phases "i the work now beng car
'+'" ON hN inc station Whl'h SR"ulu hc
81 r1rtIruldr interest 10 every grove
In ~" state or Name
Through thc work OF hand polilnation
''mo very important evidence has beer
secured relative to tho self Sterility of
som" 'ArietitS, PARTICULARLY the zen
avs. out of over 200 self -pollinated
clusters "f B'n Davis blossoms only
tive apples Get ana these did not grow,
=" maturity. while !" per cent of the
li"u l'dNiS flowers Which were cross
l'"lliratod set fruit. The results thus
secured indicate mat the zen DAVIS
variety at least is practically self ster-
i'c This information is of value to
MANY fruit growers i'm the State, since
= great many large paintings OF this
variety have been made. which are not
rr"dr ciu- satisfactory Yields Of fruit.
This has also an important bearing
up"u The management Of the Highmoor
orchards. since in the two larger or
'hards thcrc are over 1900 Ren Davis
'r""s practically in ono solid block.
During tho blooming period thore is
yer, little chance for pollen from other
varieties t" got into these orchards,
and doubtless this is the main rea son
why thos" orchards are not hearing
their maximum c~." In order to over
''''' i','' wy f''" ""9 ~
proved Icy ~" council at its summer
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04
COMING EVENTS

Jan IS Bangor Poultry Association,
Bangor
Jan. accumulation tickets. withdrawn
on Yarmouth. Cape Cottage, Riverton ana
Wcstbrook lines.
Jan. 7-Campaign opens in Western
Maine for knights of Columbus war camp
fund.
JAMS --Rank meeting day in portland.
Jan "-Mainc League Of Loan ANA
Building Associations. annual meeting,
Congress square Hotel, Portland.
Jan. l0Mceting of Democratic State
commit, Portland.
Jan. 12-Maine Sportsmen's Fish and
Game Association, annual melting az 3.
State House. Augusta.
Jan. l7-lS-Maiue Press Association, an
nual convention. WsterNiDe.
Jan. S-Feb. f-Annual convocation week.
Bangor Theological Seminary.
Jan. "0-Lecturc by Dr. Harvey Wiley,
CITY h II. Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04

ice field Wednesday, scraping ofy
snow and making other preparatic
for housing the yearly supply OF iSe'
The remains of the late WilliaF
Jones have been sent to Pittsi.
Mills, VI. for burial.
The funeral Of the late James "
Nally was held from the Home cha:
at 3 A.. NJ. Wednesday, Rev. F'r. ).
Laughlin officiating.
The funeral of the late John HHI
will he held from the Home chapel
. A. N. Thursday. Rev. c. II. Tcmp
officiating.
Ralph II. Wood and Philip NJ
Gouldrick have returned to their s,
dies at /. Of NJ. after passinG II
holidays With their parents.
Miss G. NJ. Foster has returned
her home in Winthrop, Mass. atte'
visit to her sister, Mrs. L. NJ. Nc
GouIdrick.
Dorothy l.inscott Of Hartand is ~
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. y. T.. Narnum'
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ire will be, has not been indicate

ure will be, has not been indicated.
Friends Of the commission declare that
the opposition is now helpless; that the
case is at an end and that Lcwiston's s
police commission has come to stay. The
law court. they say, in an opinion on the
case, made it plain that it was 4 matter
for the Governor to decide. He has de
cided that the number Of legal petitioners
for referendum fell below the required
1eo00 and that was all there was to H.
according to views of those favoring the
commission
New and important developments. how
ever, are expected in the near future
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04

the mutual influence of stock and
Scion. in which nearly all the important
commercial varieties crown in the
State are used and the experimental
breeding work. careful records are KEEP
Of cvcry Individual tree in the or
charGs. These data include notes on
the general yigor and appearance of
the tree tie time and amount of bloom,
the set of fruit. the June drop, amount
and kind OF injury, etc. In addition
the actual weight of apples picked from
each tree and the measured amount Of
wood growth are recorded each year
and in the course of time these data
will give us some valuable information.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04
The Correct Story

a story TO the effect of fire at the
Home for the Feeble Minded at Pow
raj on last Saturday stated in one Of
the local papers this morning is untrue.
as told by a representative of that in
stitution to the Express Advertiser
this morning. The fire occurred on
Sunday. December IS, during the lat
ter part of the afternoon. which start
cd on the roof of the boiler house, near
the chimney. The fire was ex-
tinguished in very few minutes and
no damage was done.-Portland EX
press, Jan. :.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04
Mrs. r. w. kincaid

kincaid was held Wednesday at the
residence Of Mrs. y. NJ. Jackson. with
Rev. NJ. II. Wakefield of Windsor Of
iiciating. The choir rendered three
selections The remains were nut IN
the tomb at Kings Mills. Whilcfeld
and later will he placed in the family
lot in Jefferson.
Mrs. Frank Doe was called to Fair
field. Monday, by the illness of her
mother, Mrs. Harvey
Edward Pierce was called TO Thomas
ton, last week, by the death of lis
brothers wife, Mrs. Charles Pierce.
Mildred Shuman is teaching the win
ter term of school at Chadwick Hill.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04

"aY 13 below zero at 1890 &, NJ
'ui ~, when the Lewiston firemen
.aiyded to a call for fire at AZ
80 Asbon street. The Bell Auto sup
pisgCo. occupied the first floor; -"
se'ond and third stories were unoccA
Pied and the top floor was the home or
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred, Lambert -
'helr two children. all Of whomtp
capped unaided through the \
smoke. The fire caught on the seq
moor. The estimated Ioss- is abo
$1,000; with less than 80 per cent ia
surance.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04
LIBERTY

WEST Mrs. Lena Mathews of EG
fast, passed Christmas WItn .ier pr
ents Mr. aud Mrs. Allie Howe.
Mrs. Ella sherman is stopping ""
.Irs. Lizzie Sherman.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04
WEEKS MILLS

Mrs j. Farley Boynton Of Marlboro.
Mass, WAS called to this place by the
illness and death of her late husband :
aunt. Mrs. Rachel Weeks kincaid.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04

was ~ years. Fus
at the house Sund
Mr.. and Mrs. s.
Sc arsnont visited
Unwes. one day I
i. +. Mxrang h
bert BoYnton.
Sunday morning
on record. the
ilowes registered
Bert Cunningham
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04
FAIErriman, 1oi Daa'

There will be aH a machinisi .
S,orlin, g,.a,ne ~ q. ears, belns
Jan. 4th. ProgYGm will ca s m1'''
music. dialogues drills Jce
will be on saH -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04
Paul

opened a branch
will be here every
| q Jan. 4th. Any
welcome to in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-04

nicCeS ana a nepl'
Il host of friends
lNaG L. Nnars lflI
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25 Per Cent Discount en- all Sweaters
and MackinaWs
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is simple. Good results may be realized
by cutting the plain color bodice or
upper section the same length all
around, and. after fitting the skirt to
it. simply sIoping out the front width
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Admirable for Young Girls.

These new suits with the plain jacket
and the plaid skirt were suggested by
the Scotch uniforms. with which Paris
and several American cities are now
familiar; the men wear long or short
plaid trousers. not pleated skirts, and
jackets of a solid color, widely belted,
with short collar and revers.
The sketch shows q costume that
was nodded from this Scotch uniform.
There is the short. narrow plaid skirt
that bu1geS out Il bit at the hips, like
the Scotch garment. and loose, belted
coat with buckles at the waist line in
front The sleeves to this jacket are
tight and long and finished with roll
over cuff of plaid. and the collar is also
faced with this fabric. The color
scheme is brown and tan, and the
buckles are silver.
For young girl such costume is
admirable. She can use it not only on
the main streets of a great city, but
in the country and at summer resorts
throughout the season.
1t is repeated in buff and blue, the
colonial colors, which have been re-
turned to high fashion for this spring
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so that it does not extend underneath
the skirt and tend to draw the frock
when 1t is on the figure The young
woman for whom the dress is intended
will have to serve as model while
this fitting process is in operation.
The princess girdle is stitched firmly
in front at both upper and lower edges,
and the ends are left free to be drawn
back and tied.
Very little fuIlness is admitted in
this skirt, and this fullness may be
laid in scant pleats or gathered ac-
cording to choice. The pleats are
somewhat smarter. but. of course, not
so easy to iron as a simple gathered
skirt
The turned-back cuffs and notched
collar are smart features of the frock
If desired. this model might be used
for a plain and plaid taffeta frock; but
tub dresses are preferable to any
others for girls of eight years and
less. 1t is almost impossible to keen
child of play age fresh and clean
except in garments that will stand in
Vulnerable tubbings.
To make the little frock sketched
for girl of six years. one and a half
yards of checked Bingham or other
material thirty-six inches wide, to-
gether with one yard of plain fabric
the same width. will be required.
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Breakfast-Oatmeal Mullins.
! Lunch-Corn Meal and Cheese Po-
lenta.
Dinner-Oatmeal Betty.
Oatmeal Mullins. - Two-thirds cup
rolled oats, one cup scalded milk. three
tablespoons sugar. half teaspoon salt.
two tablespoons melted fat, one and
one-haIf cups flour. one and one-half
tablespoons baking powder. one well
beaten egg. Add scalded milk to rolled
oats and let stand thirty minutes. Add
sugar, salt and melted fat. the -four
sifted with the baking powder. Mix
well. Add the well beaten egg, and
beat the mixture thoroughly. Drop by
spoonfuls into we'll oiled muffin tins
and bake from 25 to 80 minutes in a
moderately hot oven.
Polenta.-One cup yellow corn meal,
three and one half cups boiling water.
one teaspoon salt. one-quarter teaspoon
pepper. one-Quarter teaspoon mustard
one cup grated American cheese. Boil
meal in the water with the salt for
two hours. Add pepper. mustard and
three-quarter cup cheese. Cook one
minute. turn on creased square tin and
cool. Cut in square pieces: put rest
of cheese on top. Bake Is minutes.
Oatmeal Betty.-Two cups cooked
oatmeal, one cup cooked apricotS, half
cup raisins, half cup corn strip, one
quarter teaspoon cinnamon. Mix and
bake for one-half hour. Serve hot or
cold. Any dried or fresh fruits dates
or ground peanuts may be used instead
of apricots. This recipe will serve five
persons.
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PLEAD FOR BIC WHEAT CROP.
Four-Minute Men Begin Nation.
Wide Campaign Among Farmers.

Four-minute men, to the numer of
$4,000, today began nationwide cam
patgn to urge that farmers SOW more
spring wheat than ever before, and
that every American family raise its
own vegetables this year.
The four minute men have received
communication from A. n. Andre
Tardieu, French high commissioner, ap-
pealing to Americans to send more
wheat to France in 1918. The communi-
cation states that last years crops
were light and that the daily bread
consumption of the civil population of
France has been cut to half
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HELLO, JERRY MUSKRAT. WHAT
UNDER THE SUN ARE YOU
DOING HERE?"

was too frightened to do any real think
ing. He. who all his life had loved the
water and felt more at home in it than
on dry land, now was afraid of it. He
was very much afraid Of it. Even in the
Laughing Brook, which no longer laughed
but was sullen and angry, it had proved
too strong for him, strong swimmer that
he is. As for the Big River the very sight
of that made Jerry tremble. 1t seemed to
him as he watched the water rush past
carrying logs, trees and all sorts Of things
which 1t had swept away, and covered
with great cakes of ice which ground
against each other and made the most
dreadful noises-it seemed to him that
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OF Interest TO Women
CHECKED SKIRTS AND PLAIN JACKETS.
en- Certain Occasions.

the only kind for a woman who dresses
with distinction.
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never before had he known the meaning


Of strength and force.
For a long time Jerry huddled there,
just a little brown bunch of fur, before
he began to take much notice of things.
His stomach made him take notice finally.
His stomach demanded that he get some
thing to put in it. Then Jerry began to
look about and try to plan some way of
getting out OF his trouble. 1t was just
about then that a familiar voice greeted
him.
Hello. Jerry Muskrat. What under the
sun are you doing here? Why aren't you
at home in the Smiling Pool"" It ex-
claimed.
Jerry looked in the direction from
which the voice came. There. swimming
In circles, was Mrs Quack the Mallard
Duck. He knew that she must have just
come up from the sunny southland Jerry
grinned. 1t was weak. sad little grin.
There isn't any Smiling Pool" said he
sadly. There is no Laughing Brook and
no Green Meadows. There is nothing but
water, water. water. l believe the whole
great world has turned to water"
''Quack. quack, quack." replied Mrs.
Quack, cheerfully. What If it has, Jer-
this is great
She raised herself In the water, tapped
her wings two or three times and quacked
loudly from pure JOY. Then she looked at
Jerry once more and for the first time
seemed to realize that he really was in
trouble.
How did you get way over here by the
Big River?" she demanded.
Jerry told her how the water had driven
him out of his castle in the bank of the
Smiling Pool, how the water had been so
swift that ne couldn't swim against it.
how he had climbed on an old log and
had been carried away. and how at last
he had managed 10 climb up where he
then was.
Whatever is going to become of me
rfuv-y don't know" he finished. mourn
fully.
"Cheer up, Jerry. Cheer up" replied
Mrs Ouack. 'I'N have a lock about and
see what can be done. I guess it's a
lucky thing I spied you. You helped me
once when I was in trouble and haven't
forgotten it. Now we'll see what can
be done"