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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-19
Penobscot Pomona

Penobscot Pomona held its Dccem
Der meeting with Bangor Grange
Saturday, Dec. II me six or sever
oranges being represented.
Worthy Master E. NJ. Sylvester n,
Bangor, presided and appointed Miss
Hilda Page and Carroll Dudley an.
sistants, and Eben Fogg, gate keeper
Mrs Helen Banks and Mrs. Smith O,
Bangor, lady officers.
The records Of the previous meet
ing and an opening song were fol.
lowed by a fine address Of welcome
given by Mrs. Helen Banks. to which
Rev: a. j. Torsleff responded.
RsL. Copeland presented a partia,
report OF the program committee
suggesting as the first topic for the
year, be along the lie Of suggestions
for good Of the order.
The places Of meeting were ar.
ranged as follows: January, River
side, North Brewer; February. sim.
water; March. Queen City. Bangor:
April Mystic Tir. Kenduskeag: Nav
Golden Harvest, Carmel; June. Min.
erva. Levant; July, East Eddington
August, Union, Hermon; September
Bangor: October. Enterprise. Orring-
ton; November. Pine Grove, Brewer:
December, Eastern Star. Hampden.
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A Practical Study.

The natural law which causes water
to seek-a level has it's counterpart in
an economic law influencing the flow
OF labor and the .eveling of wages
You can raise the water Of one part
Of stream higher than that OF
another part by building n dam, but
when YOU break down the dam the
water rushes to level so it is with
wages. We can maintain wages in
this country higher than in other
countries so long as we maintain n
dam in the form of protective tariff
law which limits the importation OF
competing goods made by workmen
who are paid lower wages. Break
down that economic dam and the re
suit is n food OF cheap goods that
forces the establishment of a practi :
cal wage equality.
II is still uncertain just what Presi =
dent Wilson meant by removal SO
far as possible of all economic bar
riers" but any Interpretation that can
be placed upon it does not encourage
the hope that ne stands for policy
which will tend to maintain wages
higher IN America than elsewhere. If
President Wilson will decline n few
invitations to royal entertainments
while he is over in Europe and spend
the time comparing wage scales in
the United States and European
countries. he may see reason TO
change his ideas OF economic equal :
itN. If President Wilson had ever
been a producer OF any American
commodity that came into com
petition with a foreign commodity. he
would have no need to study COM
parativc wage statistics. But having
had no practical experience in ac-
some measure his lack of persona.
knowledge by studying vital and
easily substantiated facts regarding
tho conditions OF productive industry
here and abroad. And he should re-
linauish for the time his partisan
prejudice against a protective tariff.
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Oranges

NORMALLY. S. G. Abbott, NJ: Har.
ry Goodwin, o.; Annie Goodwin, l..
Percy Upton st; Moral Brown, Asst
St: Ella Perry, s.; George Richardson
r.; Mrs Grace Bennett, Chap: Tro.
bridge Crooker. G. X: Viola Abbott. G..
Mrs. Fannie Richardson, f.: Edit
knightly. r.; Miss Mime Upton, l.. A
$; GLADYS RUSSELL chorister
BUCkFIELD-R Ralph Cooper, NJ; c
c. futile. O.. Sarah Barrett. Chap.
Mrs. b. w. Allen, $. A. F. Warren. r..
Charley Cooper, St; Leon Cash. Asst
ST.: Mrs. Leon Cash. L. A. s.; Mrs
Ralph Cooper, L.: Mrs. F. NJ Cooper
C.; Mrs. Walter Hayford, L.; Mrs. c. (.
futile. +.
PLEASANT POND. West Sumner
Virgil Barrett. NJ; Walter c handler, D.
Villa West. L.; Harlan G. West. s.
Arthur Farrar, Asst. St; Susie Carey
Chap: James Boyle. r.: Cora Boyle, S
Willie Jason G. X; Annie Barrett. c.;
Lucia Becker, F.: Edith B. Newell, L.
A. S.
. MOUNTAIN, North BuckGeid-iIer.
bert Spaulding, NJ; Fred Conant. o.
Minnie keene, L.; Florence Head
Chap; Irving Cutting. ST.; Edwin De.
Coster. Asst. St: Eola Holmes. s..
Earle Holmes, r.: Fred Harlow. C. X.
Maud Bessey. G.; Flora Holmes, p;
Eva Hayden, T.; Lena Warren, IT, A
S.
LEEDS-AIrs. Homer Deane, NJ: W
p. Wood, o.: Mrs Herbert Jackson, l..
Asst. St; Mrs. A. f. Wing, Chap; Mrs.
+. A. Russell, T.; H.. W. Lincoln, S.:
II. \. George, G. r.; Mrs. b. r. Rams.
dell. q; Mrs. w. L. Wool, r.; Mrs. H
W. Lincoln. F.; Iva Gray y. A. S.; Her
bert Jackson, chorister Edna Wood,
pianist: Lulie Howard. librarian: Irene
liamsdel, Asst. librarian: A. F. Wing
ticket agent: a. F. Wing, member. ex
COM: Leslie Addition, member fin. com
LAKE. Poland-Elton e. keene, NJ;
Fred Files. O.; Ethel Files, L.: Walter
Herrick. St; Warren Keen, Asst. st.
+. A. Libby, Chap; Clarence Haskell
T.; Amy Keene, 8; Orrin Keene, G. X;
Mary Keene. c.: Emma Smith, p:
Nellie Libby. F.. Nina X ecne, I. A. s.:
VIII Smith. trustee
NORTH AUEUsTA-Guy Cummings
NJ; Arthur Tilison, o.: Mrs. Lendall
Ayers, L.; William Gates, St: Lenda,l
Ayers. Asst ST.; Mrs. Bessie Black,
Chap; ri Withee. s; Geo. Bean, T.:
Ruel Knowles. G. X; Mrs. w. II.
Ayers, p; Mrs. Nat Johnson, C.: Mrs.
Maurice Leighton. F.. Lucy Johnson,
L. A. g,
CANToN-C. Fred Trip. NJ; John
Bowles. o.; Mrs. John Brooks. L.; Will
liam r. Mitchell. Jr, St, Glare I.ud-
cen. Asst. St. Mrs. Helen A. Eastman.
Chap: Aiphopso F. Russell. T.: Mrs
Martha J. Childs. 8: Rodney McCoI.
listed. G. X. Mrs Margery Weld. c.:
Mrs. Lena T. Hall. p: Miss Eva /.
Briggs, F.: Miss Ethel w. Russell. I.
a. s, Mrs. Esteila G. Briggs, John
Briggs and Albert r. Adams. ex. com
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SOLDIER BOYS

Mayor Robinson of Westbrook who
has had four sons in the service had
the / assure Of knowing that three
have returned hcnorably discharged
Lieut.. George Robinson from Fort
Williams, Edward Robinson from
Camp Lee. Va: and Leroy Robinson
from the training school at the L. of
NJ. Another son; Robert. is across.
A letter has recently been received
by his mother since tho armistice.
Private Walter Burgess of Union,
wounded and in French hospital,
asked the name of 4 nurse there. He
was not little surprised that Union
was also her home town. The young
woman was Miss Alma Sidelinger.
Mr.. Burgess was suffering from in
.juries received from bursting bomb.
--Rockland Courier Gazette.
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AClean Cool Scalp
Partisan Sage Stops Itching, Keeps
the Scalp Coot-Prevents 0andruff:

the Scalp Ccol-Prevents Oandruff.
Almost everybody nowadays knows
that Partisan sage. the inviEoratinS
hair restorer. Is guaranteed to remove
every trace OF dandruff. stop falling
hair and itching scalp. or the cost,
small as it is, will be refunded.
But you should know mo.e about this
marvellous hair grower. You ought to
know that it immediately destroys ali
odors that are bound to come from the
exeretions of the scalp. and in dvs min
utes after an applications. no matter
how hot the weather. your head will
feel cool and comfortable.
Everyone should have . bottle Of
Partisan sage handy because 1t is sucn
a pleasant and exhilaratinG hair treat
ment. Ladies use it because they know
it is delicately perfumed, not sticky or
greasy. and surely does make the hair
beautiful. silky and abundant. Here 3
what a New York woman writes: II
have used Partisan sage two weeks
only, yet in that time find my hair has
wonderfully increased in beauty, thick
ness and luxuriance, but what surprised
me- most was the disappearance of all
dandruff."
A large bottle Of Partisan sage can
be obtained at any good drug or toilet
counter-it's not expensive.-Adv.
dec17-19-A -
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front Of the big fort which guards the
entrance to our base. The Germans
are bringing in a few ships each day
until we have all Of them.
wish you could see the grand sea
fleet maneuvers. We have been out
many times right up close to Heiigo-
land and invited the German sea fleet
out, but thank God, it didn't come.
I have seen many cruisers and tor
pedo boats come limping into port all
shot to pieces and many have gone
out that never came back.
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sArvsSisr Tasks. And Il 10 strictly
yovr peobiem.
Over - million American deposit
tiers in savinSs banks and life in
supanee companies have Q direct f.
nsneiai interest N solving It wisely.
They own through these TIVE savings
institutions ever tive billion dollars
81 railroad bonds.
The issue Of the railroads can only
Be settled properly with the aid Of
IN iotsliissnt public opinion behind
cur law makers. Do your best to get
informed upsn this subject. II you
think che roads should be returned
e the owners under wise regulatory
laws, and that they can be better
managed BY the genius Of American
business men than by the genius Of
politically collected officials under
government ownership. write. your
senators and congressman according
Iy.-EauitabIs Public eullstin.
There Is a fair. unbiased and wise
caution for every citizen. 1t is a
public duty to deal with these ques-
tons reasonably and to inform the
peoples representatives. in the law
making bodies Of their conclusions.
So far as We are concerned we have
long held strong convictions on the
vital issues involved. We have no
hcsitsncy in expressing them. but we
are ready to entertain other consid-
erations. particularly if they are bet
ter.
II seems to us TIL: the alternative
OF private competition is state social
ism. A competitive system without
competition is a hur.bug and a snare.
Such a system is either n "combina :
lion in restraint of trade" or politiea
manipulation in the guise of govern
ment ownership" One is as bad as
the other. Each is a plot Of avarice.
Regulatory laws are possible and
workable, but Consolidated service"
under government control we have
seen utHlOflStTdteu as lie tlllIlS tfldt
jumps prices of passage and freight.
reduces accommodations and dumps
billions Of the peoples money into
equipment.
The Sherman anti trust law is as
sailed on the ground th,,t IL milkmen
serve one neighborhood but the pub
lie notices that where one milliman
serves Il. neighborhoods the cost to
consumers goes sky hooting. An eX-
change says, and we agree, that:
The Sherman antitrust law may
need some revision to permit COM
binations not injurious to the con-
sumner. but We have not got SO used
To being soaked during the war that
we are ready to accept the doctrine
that oppressive monopoly, accom-
panied by ungodly profit, is going to
be legalized. The objection to social
ism is that it is monopoly. eliminat-
ing the element Of competitive rates
and service. If we are going to have
monopoly and bureaucracy it will be
no more agreeable under private than
under public auspices"
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A large volume of business contin-
ues to be done by the Maine Central
r. r. in the freight department.
While the shipment of apples has not
been SO large as last year there has
been q little increased activity re
Gently. The shipment of potatoes to
the westward continues large and
many heater cars in addition to those
that are equipped with stoves are
moving. Large amounts Of all rail
coal are being handled and there is
also a considerable amount loaded at
this port Phere are heavy ship
ments Of pulp wood TO the mills down
State which is arriving by steamer
from Canadian points, The chip
ment Of finished products from the
many mills is also large and mary
trains are on the move. The supply
Of cars is reported better than last
year as there is no special demand
for shipments Of SO called war ma :
terials.
1t is reported that the new locomo-
tives that have come to the Grand
Trunk through the United States
Railroad Administration are doing ex-
cellen' work and are hauling extra
heavy trains. The engines are the
largest in service on the Grand
Trunk and are meeting every re-
quirement called for by the Govern
ment.
No announcement OF additional
trains in the passenger service has
been made by any of the railroads
entering Portland. The service is
about the same as last year and it is
now believed that It will continue
through the winter months. Some
OF the roads in more thickly popu-
lated sections have announced
changes in their schedules following
the announcement that. Director Cen
eral McAdoo had removed some of
the restrictions that were in force
during the war.-PortIand Telegram
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Editors Letter Box
A Christmas Opportunity

Editor kennebec Journal:
How many of us will gladden. the
hearts of the little newsboy who SO
faithfully performs his duties, with
little remembrance this glorious
Christmas? If only few pennies
| watch his face and see il 1t isn't
worth more than you have given
Try 1t. W. c. q.
Augusta. Me-, Dec. IS, 1918.
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The latee, attempt of Harry Kendall
Thaw to break into the news of the day
was more or less abortive. However.
the time may come sooa when such
subjects as Carrsnza. Vila. Bryan. Doc.
Cook, New Englands abandoned farms.
The Small ! ONT coal deposits. prohibit
ton N Msine-and Thaw-may again
feature on the FIRST pages of the news
papers. -Bidacford Journal.
Didn't you forget somebody. Deak?
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was sorting old papers and burning
them, she picked up an old diary and
was about to throw it into the stove,
when Mr.. Brown said. Anything in
that little pocket on the side?" Mrs.
Brown replied, Il think not" All
have q look at the pocket and to her
establishment found a five dollar bill
neatly folded away for safe keeping.
The date of the diary was 1876 and
had the bill been placed at interest at
that time, over $50 would have ac-
cumulated. The date Of the bill is
1858 and now the owner asks who
will give a generous bonus for the
benefit Of the Red Cross.
A person who had purchased lit
tie structure. formerly used as a
playhouse for the children of a
North street family, moved 1t Sun
day to his place near the Tented
City" and placing it in his yard.
proceeded to put to use as pig
kitchen, states the Bath Times. He
installed q stove and pipe through
the roof and intended to cook swill
on the stove for his porkers. While
he was thus engaged, stranger
came into fhe yard and offered the
owner s12 a month for the rent of
the little house for a residence for
himself while he remained in Bath.
The offer was accepted.
Mrs. Edith Fillmore Hancock Of
Bangor has just returned from La
brador where she has been associat :
ed in hospital work with DIR. Grenfell
the past year. She will continue the
same work next summer.
A Pnippsburg man says there are
more left handed natives of Parke,
Head and the Center than in any other
two towns in Maine. He had counted :.
in Parker Head alone. He was left
handed himself.
The Turner Center Dairy Associa :
ton will rebuild on larger scale the
| plant at Carmel which was DESTROYED
!
by fire last week Work already has
been commenced in clearing away the
debris. 1t also is reported that the
Whiting creamery concern has been
acquired. A large business will be
carried on at Carmel in consequence
OF recent developments.
Charles W. Morse has written to
George +. Feeney. traffic manager of
the Chamber OF Commerce. reports
the Portland Press. declining to in
terest himself in either the Boston
or the New YORK steamer lines. Mr..
Morse intimates that in his opinion
both of those lines have outlived their
! usefulness and that with the competi-
ton they now have on land, neither of
| them would pay by the year. Mr.
| Morse says he thinks Il small freight
boat would pay to be run between
this city and Boston, but that in view
Of all of the facts of the case, he does
not care to interest himself in it,
| The county tax assessed by the
county commissioners for the two
| years ending Jan. l next was the
highest on record for Perobscot coun-
, ty. 1t will therefore be good news to
! taxpayers that the tax for the two
wears beginning San. l will show u re-
duction. says the Bangor News. The
, county commissioners have not get
| completed their estimates, but tho
statement for each city and town will
, be available within n week. The
| county tax for the two years last as
| sessed was l.31 mills. There will be
IL material reduction in this. As
| Bangor is the largest tax payer in the
county the difference will be felt here
more than elsewhere.
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My Company" ty Capt. Carroll
Swan. with "a illustrations. Hough-
ton Mining Co., Boston. $3.50. Capt.
Swan commanded company of engi-
neers in the 101st Regiment. 26th Di-
vision, and had almost wholly New
England men. 1t is a stirring. thrill
ing account of the experiences of
himself and company. with many eX-
citing incidents in which other parts
of the division were concerned. 1t
Is the first book to tell Intimately of
our home boys and Maine people will
be decidedly interested in the men
ton made Of them.
The author refers in the most COM
plimentary manner to one Of his ser
geants. a Maine man. Allan Milliken
of Bar Harbor, speaking of him as a
splendid soldier and every inch a
man. Milliken was gassed with
others at Bretelle Farm, the last time
the captain saw him. He also tells
Maine people that her 103d infantry,
formerly the I'd Maine, gave the first
American life i'll France, his COM
pany attending the funeral of Lieut..
Eadie. The lieutenant was not n
Maine man, evidently having joined
in one Of the many additions made to
the regiment from some other state.
but the 103d VIII always be claimed
as Maine unit.
Captain Swan assures us that no
fiction enters his story. even though
some of the incidents and recitals are
T. an a. l.,
an unaffected manner. mixing the hui
merous with the sad and sterncr de-
tails of the routine and horrors of
war; combining all in q decidedly in
teresting manner.
Captain Swan himself is well
known in Maine. having married an
Ellsworth girl, Miss Mabel Mona
CHAN.
Carpentry and Mechanics for
Boys" by A. Nicely Hall. With over
coo photographs and working dia-
grams by the author and Norman Z.
Hall. Lothrop. Lee & Shepard Co,
Boston. 81. And it's worth it. Boys
handicraft activit:~s have kept
abreast Of the times. Wars influ-
cnce has been felt. Wireless telegra-
ply, one of boys most popular hob
bies, has been shelved because of
government restrictions. But in its
place many wartime activities have
sprung into being. Junior war me-
chanics and intensive gardening
which appeals to boys with Il me-
ci1anical turn Of mind. have come to
stay.
Carpentry and Mechanics" has been
prepared by Mr.. Hall to cover these
latest developments in boy activities
Besides instructions for building
model airplanes, battlaships. submar-
ines. forts, machine guns. AZ cent?
meters" drill rifles. periscopes, etc.
there are suggestions for various
handy garden accessories, and hun
ireds of plans for mechanical and
electrical toys and gifts, for house
hold contrivances, and for play
ground and camp equipment. making
altogether volume that will be in
dispensable to American boys.
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Tine folIOWmS letter mas pcen re-
ceived by Mrs. Lucy NJ. Turner Of %
Grove street, Augusta from her son.
Lieut.. Perley s. Turner, F. A., ". S.
A., A. L. F.
Alton, France.
Just South Of Metz.
November II, 1913.
Dear MAJ
They do claim that the war is over
and inasmuch as I went across no
mans land today and actually min
gled with the merry Boches-1 guess
there is considerable truth in the ru-
NOR.
Well. we've actually been two
weeks on the front line--and we've
given the Hun several tokens OF our
love for him. We Chat is our bat
tery) were the nearest to the front
line of any outfit in our sector. in
fact the only one TO do any real BUSH
ness in our regiment.
I've been gassed with mustard.
phosgene and chloropiain and am still
alive and extremely fit for duty.
They got our range the other day.
The reason for it was that we were
practically the only battery firing the
day before and the Hun had every
sound-ranging section he owned
working on US. We were under fire
from seven in the morning until six
thirty in the evening--sustained only
two casualties although three hun
dred 20 nm shells fell around your
position. Ye gods. I thought for a
time that little. Perley had scant
show of leaving this glorious climate,
The villages in this sector are a
Wrcck-therc are three villages fairly
close to us--I was through them to-
day. All three are just a mass of
debris, now and then you see a wall
standing. generally full of holes. but
in all the three villages there is only
one house with a semblance of roof
| You see we didn't fire on the villages
within the German lines because they
were French. The Hun. however
was bounded by no scruples. The
sector was active right up till eleven
o'clock on the 18th of November
each side getting rid Of surplus am
munition.
We have no dope up to date as to
Just what we'll do. Rumor has 1t
that wen take position on the
Rhine until everything is settled.
Believe me, the Boches are mighty
pleased that the thing is over with
those whom I've talked with hold no
affection for Kaiser Fill either. All
! today they've been blowing up their
mines, preparatory to our occupation
imagine.
We've only had two weeks on the
| front--but it's been a mighty active
| two weeks for this bird. I'm no hog
for this stuff since the other day,
! when going from my command post
! to the telephone dug out during the
! party "a distance Of three hundred
metrcs). I heard 210 coming.
! flattened out in the ditch on one side
! Of the road--the 210 landed in the
ditch on the other side. Amt Il lucky
guessed right?
| I've been mighty lax about my cor
| respondence but I'll improve from
/ now on as I don't anticipate thereJl
| be mu-h further activity.
. Have received two bundles Of pa
ners and two maya zines up to date.
! Your son,
y & TURNER
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Question. Of the Hour for American.

Questions Of the Hour fer Americans
Are YOU for State Socialism, or are
you against q!
% you want 10 encourage or dis
courage privsts enterprise BY which
means our country has made its mar.
veious prosrsssf
% you want government owner
ship and management o. our great
busirsss organizations Or private
ownership with government rseula-
ton ard supervision whore nsess-
sary'
This 10 the great issue o. the day.
u ~ Just - much your patriotic duty
70 help solve this question - u was
70 help win ths war.
The railroad problem Tor instance
Is the most important Of ell recon.