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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-16
Highway Construction

The Maine Highway Commission
has sent communication to all Sc
lectmen asking for information re-
garding all highway maintenance. re-
surfacing, construction and recon-
struction work proposed to be done
during the season of 1919 and stat
ing that the United States Highways
Council must have said information
by Dec. l next.
No highway work will be allowed
next year except such as is per-
mitted by this council. The Wash
ington request. for information says,
in part:
1T is understood, Of course. that it
is impossible to have detailed in
formation available, or to have for
NAL authorization or financial -
engagements completed for the 1919
projects thus far in advance, and it
is therefore only contemplated that
the projects will, be set forth as
representing the approximate inten-
ton of the authoritis in case the
projects meet with favor"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-16
octs-s-is

PROBATE office. Notice is here
by given that on the thirtieth day Of
september. 1915, Fannie B. Stevens and
Walter NJ. sanborn, both OF Augusta in
the Count o. kennebec. was by the
Probate Court for the County Of Kenne.
bec, duly appointed executors of the will
81 Lyman n. Weaver. late OF Augusta
~ said County. deceased. and that on
the same date said executors qualified
fer and accepted said trust.
Attest, II, W. LEIGHTON,
Register Of Probate.
oas2-a-ls
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-16
Portland St. Ry. Fare Increase

The Public Utilities Commission Tues
day ordered hearing to take place at
It's offices at Augusta on Tuesday, Ocr.
=, at 10 A. NJ. on the propriety of d..
cepting the schedule filed by the Cum
berland County Power & Light Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-16

rRoBA1.. NOTICE. Notice is here
nv given that on the thirtieth day Of
september. 1918. Ernest A. Morgan of
Ecsdneld Ia the County of Kennebec,
was by the Probate Court for the Coun-
~ ri kennehec. duly appointed Exc, l.
tor Of the will OF Flora A. Morgan. late
~ Readheld In aid County. deceased.
and that on the same date said Ernest
A. Morgan qualified for and accepted
said trust
Attest r. w LEIGHTON.
Register OF Probate.
octs.e-lf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-16

Gay night of pneumonia. He wa.
commercial traveller for the cow
Rubber Company Of Maiden. A."
ow and one daughter survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-16

SnaTies 3. Reynolds. aged 80, son Of
mr. ana Mfs. George Reynolds OF
dorchester. Mass. a resident of Ban
sor aor the past year. died there Mon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-16

Lewiston, e., Oct. H.-Corry Wiles.
wounded, is the s.: of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Wiles of Norway. He is 80 years
old and unma RED
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-16

Rumford, Me, Oct. H.-Official infor-
nation was received here today that
Dana c. Brooks. son of Aldana Brooks
of Upton. was wounded Sept. s.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

MOTTO: "And II I laugh. tits
n that may not weep"
, Assistant Motto: II at first
you don. succeed. see II the switch
Is turned off.
Why is it that a decrepit old piece
OF junk In the hands Of the mild cit
lien becomes a "high-powered racing
car" when driven by bandits?
And who ever heard Of auto bandits
being pinched for speeding. anyway
Popular Sayings: say. doncha
know you gotta put oil IN emf"
=
The Austrian government seems
to have a too lean mixture.
= =
Poor old Blinkey Ben discovered
bicycles last week The old man may
discover an auto next
X x
Dear Gas: I am having a lot OF
trouble at street intersections. The
buildings on the corners are a nui-
sance and obstruct my view. Too
much consideration Is given to store
owners, the walking public and such
like and not enough to Us autoists.
You ought to have a law passed max
ing all city blocks round. That would
let US see around corners easily and
would leave a nice space for a filling
station and parking place. also hos
pital for first aid TO the injured
Please attend to this at once as the
corners annoy me.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
EVERY AUTO SHOP IN FL PASO
IS NOW ON STRICT CASH BASIS
Shop Men Declare It Only Possible Means of Keeping
Down Costs to Motorists; Shops Have Paid
Cash for Wages and ALI Materials
for Some Months Past

FL PASO garage men, service shops
ard repair plants AL 90 on the
- cash basis" today. The move
vac q unanimous one and the shop
owners believe that Il viii prove the
salvation OF the business.
wed ike 20 extent credit to FL
Fssoans who have good standing"
cad Roy c. YonZe, hut the problem
has been practically taken out OF our
hands For some months now. the
garages have practically been on a
cash basis. so Tar a. their buying is
Concerned They have had to pay cash
Tor labor. cash for parts, cash for
rents. cash for telephones, etc. In re-
turn, they have tried TO carry accounts
INT with subscriptions for Liberty
bonds. war savings stamps, 7. II c. A.
Red Cross and other patriotic funds,
our own reserve funds are none too
large and e meet the situation we
have % sell ou- product for cash"
Anorher nrms doing straight
garage business, reported book ac-
counts o. 5000 Incurred during the
past four months The accounts are
perfectly good" said one Of the part
rers in this concern, but that isn't
the problem We've got TO have cash
% meet our expenses and Il seems
that the only way we can get Il is to
demand cash for every JOB we turn
out7
we are trying not 70 smbarass our
customers" said Raymond B. Stamm,
% the Oakland Auto Sales company,
but when I heard Of the cash basis
move, 7 decided that It was so good
that We wouldn't even wait a week
and we've been On a strictly cash ba-
sis since last Monday"
IL Is but natural that when shop
nan knows he Is going to get cash
on the nail for his work. he's going to
do that work IN the best possible
way" said R z. Lewis -One Of the
biggest Items IN overhead Is cut out
- the cash basis and the customer
gets better service at & lower cost
He's not paying part OF the bills Of
the SLOW pay motorist"
IN every part Of the country, mo-
Tor car and truck dealers have signs
reading Cash must be paid for AL
parts but Il hasn't been enforced TO
she letter. said n L Naquin, the
Felie man II I had the money I've
lost On charge accounts in the past
few years-WeiI. I'd have a trip 10
rev York and that takes a rich mans
purse these days"
The shop men agree that the cash
basis is going TO mean an Indirect /
saving Of from 20 70 IS percent to the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

E R. Russell, OF the West Texas
Motor company, spent the greater
part OF the week in New Mexico on
Haynes business
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
BYARS CELEBRATES
FIRST ANNIVERSARY

Just one year ago today, Byars &
Co. opened for business as exclusive
dealers in used Fords and used Ford
parts. The business has so prospered
that the company now has one OF the
finest ard largest locations on gaso-
line row and Is planning to branch
out IN its second year to include used
parts for other standard makes OF
cars. Twice during the year, the
young concern had to move 10 larger
quarters and it now occupies the en-
tire ground floor and basement Of the
large building at the corner OF Leon
and West San Antonio streets.
Our business was a new one TO
FL Paso," said J. c. Byars, in discuss
ing the years business, land It takes
little time to get a new line estab-
lished. but I am glad TO say that we
prospered, even though our excess
profits tax viii not begin to rival
that Of John D. Rockefeller"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
FORD CHANGE ELIMINATES
DIFFICULTY IN STARTING

Ford cars viii come through for
1913 with little or no change Of real
consequence in the chassis or engine.
A slight change has been made IN the
carburetion, in that a larger hot air
pipe is used for quicker and greater
vaporization Of fuel This means
economy in fuel and tends to elm
mate any difficulty In starting.
Another slight change consists Of e
pressed steel timer shell in place Of
the cast type. The top has also been
changed somewhat. IN that the bows
are OF a different construction. A
feature that will appeal to many Ford
owners Is the elimination Of the lid
on the rear seat The cushion now
acts as a cover for the compartment.
with a small strip OF wood extending
lengthwise with the seat for a brace
To get into the compartment II Is
only necessary TO raise the cushion
slightly. The chassis layout is the
same as before.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
SPEEDESSENT
IN WAR PERIOD.
Mitchell Head Asserts the
Auto Is Necessary to
Help Win Big War.


The first question q man asks
when he meets an acquaintance IS,
''How's business?" and, as a rule, the
answer is, 'GoodP Which is true. It
is good. This applies TO practically
every line. and particularly to the
motor car business" says r c. Rue
schaw, vice president Of the Mitchell
Motors company, Inc OF Racine,
Wis.
The one great thing that IS going
to help US with this war is speed, and
the longer the war continues the more
essential II viii become. As an ex-
ample. the telephone business is grow
Ing greater every day. night letters
are being used more extensiTely-in
fact, anything and everything that
calls for speed is and must be used
more than ever before
Speed Counts Now.
In times like these speed counts.
It is necessary to get back and forth
with greater alacrity than ever-the
carrying lines are more or less con-
gested, trains have been taken OF and
railroad service cannot be relied upon.
Motor and passenger car transporta-
ever and II viii continue to be so, re-
gardless OF whether the maulinB bee
is over in six months or six years
from now.
IT would be Just as futile for the
business man or the professional man
TO try 10 get along without a tele-
phone as an automobile.
Business houses are sQuipping
their salesmen, their solicitors and
their collectors with automobiles
farmers and dairymen find them just
as necessary In their business as any
Of their other equipment; manufac-
turers cannot depend entirely upon
freight shipments; merchants find It
necessary to make deliveries with
motor cars and passenger cars too
are used for this particular purpose
to a very large eXtent-they are
speedy and well adapted for lighter
deliveries.
Put to Heavy Strain.
Bear in mind that automobiles to-
day are used for practical purposes
and are put to heavy strains, and for
that reason cars must be built TO hold
up under the wear and tear which
they receive
Just stop to think Of the number
OF cars that are in use the number
that have 10 be replaced yearly, that
are put out Of commission, discarded
and the antiques put into the scrap
heap and you viii realize that the
demand, far from being exhausted. is
greater than ever, and viii continue
to grow Notwithstanding AL you may
hear to the contrary.
Bigger and better business IS In
sight for the automobile. Buyers to-
day recognize values. In making
their selection they exercise more
care, and the manufacturers that are
firmly established and who have the
reputation for making q good product
viii be buster than ever.
Market Cars Abroad.
The entire foreign market viii
have to be replaced with motor cars;
Europe will be dependent upon the
United States for its requirements,
and with these big government or
ders and the United States supplying
practically the whole world II means
work for eYerybody-day and night
for long, long time to come.
When a man talks about business,
there is only one answer. It's good
In fact, II won't be very long before
every manufacturer will be, to use
the language OF the streets, backed
off the boards with business"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

car owner and also give him much
more efficient service than he has
ever been able TO get under the charge
system
The cash basis plan was outlined TO
all the shop men this week by The
Herald automobile editor, at the re-
quest OF few dealers who instigated
the move, and IN every case the shop
man approached gave Il a hearty ap-
proval and agreed to the plan. The
purpose Of the advertisements in The
Herald is to educate the motorists 10
system
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

to l
n
went
tiles estimate that probably 1900
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
CASCARETS Sell
TWENTY MILLION
BOXES PER YEAR
Best, safest cathartic for
liver and bowels, and
peor-,o know it.
They're fineI Don't stay
bilious, sick, headachy or
constipated.

Enjo- ifei Keep clean inside with
cascarets- Take one or two at night
and enjoy the incest. gentleEt liver
sncec- Wake up feeling grand Your
head VIII be clear, your tongue clean,
breath right, stomach sweet and your
liver and thirty feet OF bowels active.
Get a box AZ any drug store and
straighten NJ. Stop the headaches.
bilious spells, bad colds and bad
daTE-Brighten up. Cheer up, Cleaa
upi Mothers should give a whole
Cascaret 10 children when cross, bill
.ous feverish or II tongue Is coated
they are harmless-neVer grippe or
efc1rer Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
GASOFLAGE

In that kingdom by the sea-
And I asked her to go with me for a
ride,
The beautiful Annabel Lee;
I begged her to go with me for ride
IN the well known Model T.
But she took one look. and her head
she shook,
And she answered, mot for me-"
She was full Of pride, and she would
not ride
In the well known Model T.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
REPORTS SHOW 5, 148 O63 MOTOR CAR
REGISTRATIONS In U. S. DURING 1917
N HE Herald presents herewith

presents
registrations United during 1917 reported bv spop
= dents at the capitals Dec 81
The tauaons include
states making distinction between the issuing
as such count be made they the
vehicles now being operated in the country for while
state
states beginning example
the authorities estimate that $1,000 escaped operation
motor eIe law.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
Texas Ranks Higher
Than New York rs
4 Motoring State

Seventeen states now have more
than 100000 cars apiece, and four
have passed the 100000 mark. where
as New York alone had this distinc-
ton in 1915. The leaders and the
number of persons per automobile in
the II states, according to the latest
census estimates, are:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09

And I was sore. and would call nc
mora
On the beautiful Annabel Lee:
And that circumstance closed my ro-
nance
In the kingdom By the sea.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
human sOLVENT.

Only pure unvulcanized rubber IS
soluble. However. IL the pure rubber
is shredded into small particles and
covered with mineral naphtha or pure
benzole, It will be reduced to a gela-
tinous liquid In case a quick drying
solution is desired. carbon disulphide
should be used as a solvent.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
GASoFLAGE DICTIONARY.

Edited BY the or Night Editor.)
Expert-A guy that makes you feel
Ike 80 cents and tells you nothing.
e Gssd eAFC1 w., { sp D,c q, q .,,..
! thought TO be invention OF German
propagandlst as a reminder that this
Is still q sinful old world
Blow Out-Occasion for every pass
ing autoist to look sad, but superior.
while scooting by without helping
you.
Upkeep-The price Of the car when
multiplied by 3.1416 plus the square
OF the possible selling price.
Mileage-Popular fiction not sus-
eepdble Of intelligent analysis.
the horn vigorously at a crossing
cops back.
The Red Cross call for Junk does
not include gasoline.
sPEAKING OF POETS
Sir Walter Scott
Oh. young Lochinvar has come out OF
the west,
In All the broad border - car was
the best,
-Four speeds and a starte,. and wheels
all OF wire,
And a non-skidding tread on each
diversified tire;
Shock absorbers, speedometer, instru-
ment board,
And every accessory built for the
Ford
he stopped not for stick and be
stayed not for stone.
And he drove with both hands, for he
rode all alone
But he'd spent so much tins fixing up
the blamed car
That his girl tired OF waiting for
young Lochinvar.
When he halted in front OF her Dads
castle gate,
He found she'd eloped in Cadillac
eight
Thomas Moore
You may paint. you may alter your
car II you will,
But the look of the liver VIII hang
round It still.
Edgar Allen Poe
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That I bought a car that you may
know
BY the name OF the Model 7.
On payment down and so much
To be endlessly paid BY me.
I was IN love with a wonderful girl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
AupIToR RAY LEArEs

Robert E. Ray, general auditor OF
the PhelDs-Dodgs corporation. who
has been in Fl Paso for the past few
days on business. left Friday Night
for Douglas, Ariz.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-09-13

In the crowded front Of the Fed.
eral building in Chicago, one day at
the middle of last week, a bomb ex.
ploded, killing four persons and in
juring seventy-five. The internal
machine was in a suitcase placed
behind a radiator and the explosion
was powerful enough to wreck the
entrance to the building and to
break every window on the first
three floors of two buildings across
the street. Phillip J. Barry, in
charge Of the local offices of the
Department Of Justice, at once at
tributed the explosion to retaliation
by the |. W. W. for the recent SEN
tence by Judge Lands Of nearly a
hundred members of that organiza-
ton. I.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-09-13

A manefesto addressed to the
German Army by Field Marshal
Won Hendenburg last week, was
branded An Amazing Document
by a special from London. 1t is
said the document gives an inter.
estine picture of a badly scared
Germany and a worse scared Hin.
desburss II TELLS u the hard
Struggle" with Germany's enemies
instead Of the Great Victories
Germany is going to win, for the
long deceived Huns at home are
tired of the prophesies which hav
failed to come true.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-09-13

Two German submarines were
sent to the bottom or rather one Of
them was completely blown out of
the water in the English channel
last week, just at the time when
two American transports seemed
doomed. Before the submersibIe
could make a turn and fire its shot,
a British destroyer appeared on the
scene and dropped a depth charge
which converted several very bad
Huns into the only kind OF good
Huns-dead ones.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-09-13
SCHOOL NOTES.

The strenuous first week has pass
ed, classes have been arranged and
pupils are at work.
The attendance is far above our
expectation.
Prospects for the best work in our
history are evident.
Many of the young men who
were in school are missing but more
Of the boys and girls are present
and the attendance is equally as
great as usual.
AT the opening, we feared that
places for the students to board
would be scarce but we now have
number Of good homes for them.
One Of the best homes in our town
will take girl for $1,000 per month.
Sixty-two Of our former pupils
are now in the Government service.
Many are in France.
The new member of the faculty
Is proving quite a valuable addition.
The Cythereans held their first
meeting. Tuesday afternoon. MANY
new members we're added.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-09-13

The West Tennessee Farmers In.
stitute held in Jackson last week
was said to be successful and in.
teresting meeting, but free transpor-
tation being cut off, the attendance
was small. That bugaboo Free
Transportation, made the Farmers
Institute and without that help, il
may "lnger along" for awhile, but
will surely die. In these days Of
need for improved agriculture, the
government would have done well
by carrying farmers free 10 the In.
stitute.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-09-13
N, {. CHURCH, SOUTH.

AT $50 a. m. Sunday School. The
weather is pleasant. the lessons are
fine, and you ought to come
At II o'clock Sunday morning,
regular morning worship Subject
for the hour, The Part of Christian
Education in Remakine the World"
At IT'S p. m. the Epworth League.
Miss Clara Rockholt, leader. A
profitable half hour for your young
folks if you'll cooperate.
AT s o'clock, regular evening SER
vices. Subject, High Points in
Methodism." A little study of your
church. and it is desired that every
member be present.
Let's make it not only gasoline
less Sunday, but Christ-full Sun
day. God calls louder even than
the government, and we should give
even more hearty responce.
Really, If we give the proper re-
spouse to His call, the government
will Get more hearty support. Be-
lieve itY Try it and see.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-09-13
DlANKEASRIP.

Tuesday afternoon, shortly after
one o'clock, the M. E. Church, South,
parsonage was the scene of a quiet
wedding. The contracting parties
were Henry Yates and Miss Ella
Blankenship, both from the rural
district. southeast of Lexington.
The happy and anticipant young
people were accompanied by many
friends, who quite filled the parson-
age hall to witness the ceremony
which was said by Rev.P. DIT. Rob
erts. The groom is a likable young
young man and he may well be
congratulated upon having won a
young lady of real worth.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-09-13
Oak Grove.

Tom Lindsey, of Abortion, was
the guest of John Lindsey several
days last week.
Hughie and lula Smith, of your
city, were here last Wednesday the
guest of John Lindsey and family.
Several from here attended church
at Mazie's Chaple last week.
The following were baptized here
last Sunday: Ada Lindsey, Stella
Wood and Winnie Wood.
John Lindsey and wife were in
Lexington Tuesday the guests of
Tom Sisson and Bill Smith.
Last Tuesday Roy Lindsey hap
pened to right serious accident.
He had just come in from squirrel
hunting and in putting his gun I'm.
der a bed, it fired and shot a part
Of one Of his hands of. As a result
he is minus little finger.
W. B. Grimes left Friday for Ala
bama to visit his sister.
Grant Sisson is on the sick list.
Roy Moore, carrier on Route 8,
was in our midst Sunday.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-09-13

The second United States Trans.
port to be torpedoed was the Mount
Vernon, which was crippled but moi
destroyed 200 miles from the coast
Of France, on the 5th inst No mil.
itary units were on board but the
ship was probably carrying some
sick and wounded American sol.
diers in addition to the crew Of
probably 900 to 700 navy men
The ship was able to get back to
port was Evidenced that it was moi
50 very badly hurt. About IS
since reported lost.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-09-13
&. NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

Owing to the fact that many Of
the schools Of the county have been
forced to close and many others are
having their community fairs Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, we have
thought best not to have the regu.
lar Teachers meeting Saturday.
The Superintendent office will be
closed most Of the day Saturday.
He will attend the community fairs
that are being held that day. An
n0uncements will be made later as
to the date of our next meeting.
Respectfully,
O. E. HOLMES,
County Supt.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-09-13
HOlLIS.JOkES.

Frank ]. Hollis and Miss Francis
Jones were the contracting parties
in a wedding that was solemnized
in front OF the M. E. Church, South,
parsonage, Monday evening at about
7:SO o'clock the Rev. P. D. 7. Rob-
erts officiating. The groom resides
in the southern part of Lexington,
while the brides home is in the
neighborhood of Life. Both have
many friends who wish them Bon
Voyage" on the ocean of life.