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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-17

Harley Strout and family, who have
been living in the Merrill house Oh
South Main street. have moved to Dead.
water
Memorial services for the late Georga
Taylor were held in the South Solon dis
trict at the home of Mrs. NJ. f. Corsor
with Rev. H. c. Glidden, pastor of the
Methodist church. officiating. Mr.. Tay-
lors wife died a few years ago
The Theta Beta girls. members of tn.
teachers training class in the Methodist
Sunday school. have lately contributed
5000 to the Red Cross branch
Mrs. NJ. A. Beal Of Boston, who has
been visiting her mother. Mrs. Ella J
Foss, has departed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-17
Vigue -Currie

Returns at the town clerks Office
indicate the marriage of Edward
Nigue, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Nlgue
IF this place and Miss Margery j.
Crrrie of Skowhegan, formerly Of
Rochester. y. II. The couple are tex
tile employees and were married on
the 18th instant by w. II. Hawes'
justice of the peace.
E. A. Mcdonald has been sent here
to assist the Somerset county board
at the Skowhegan headquarters for
The present.
DR.. and Mrs. George E. Young
have been visiting in Burlington,
VI, this week
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-17
Pomeroy- Smith

A quiet marriage was solemnized Fri
day at the parsonage OF the Methodist
church when Merle Pomeroy and Miss
Gladys Smith. both of Hamrden, were
married by Rev. H. G. Glidden. They
were on their way to Sandy Point, trav-
cling by automobile. Mr.. Pomeroy is \
machinist and is employed by the gov,
ernment at Hampden.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-17

day. was marked by perhaps the largest
creasing the large number of visitors
at Lakewood, where the sessions were
| held The days services opened with a
memorial service in the theatre building
| where the meetings were held for the
| late Atillard W. Corson, who was killed
| in action overseas and whose home was
near Lakewood. The platform was
massed with wonderful flowers and the
young mans picture. fiag-draped. occu-
pied a conspicuous place on the rostrum.
! Geo. B. Gutter, president of the camp,
| delivered the memorial address with
much feeling and sang two appropriate
! selections.
The speaker of the forenoon was Rev.
Frederick Nicholson. pastor Of the Uni
! versal Spiritual church. Boston, and he
! gain offciated in the same capacity In
the afternoon lis final sermon was
upon Shall We Meet Beyond the Riv-
err" and in this discourse he explained
conditions of the future state as he be-
/ ieved or knew than to be. of the pro-
gress of the spirit individuals being en-
! gagged in the same lines of work as on
the earth plane. the spirit children be-
ing educated etc. His words were at in
tervals interrupted BY applause from the
audience. After his address President
Cutter. who presided, sang There )
only a thin veil Between Us" and Mr..
! Nicholson then voiced messages from
the spirit world very concluSively. One
of his messages stated the presence OF
horse which the person receiving the
, message recalled ver..' well. In the eve
ming Mrs. Isabel Bradley OF Boston and
Mr. Nicholson conducted 4 spiritual
seance which was followed with great
interest.
At the annual business meeting the
following officers were elected: Pres!-
dent. George b. Cutter, Boston; vice
| president. Chas. A Perkins, Madison
Center; secretary. Mrs. Imogene Clark
| Merrill Caratunk; treasurer. VIM. II.
| Clark. Caratunk; directors, Miss Olive
| Hayden of Madison Center. Mrs. Annie
/ Morrill, of Skowhegan, w. E. French of
Madison, j. d. Keyes. Scion Bunker.
The sale conducted by the aides Aid
Society during the campmeetings has
|
arranged by Landlord and Mrs. Thomas
Cahill of the inn have been greatly en-
joyed The sessions have throughout
been very much enjoyed.
Mrs. ]. c. Clifford of this town and
her mother. Mrs. Charles Trafton OF
Waterville, left here for visit in En-
fe1d Monday morning
Mrs. Elmer E. Towne left Monday
morning for visit in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs c. S. Bradley. Geo. B.
Cutter and Rev. Frederick Nicholson.
who have been at Lakewood at the
Spiritualist campmeeting, departed
Monday morning on their return. Mr..
and Mrs w Fl. Clark and Mrs. Imo-
gene c. Merrill of Caratunk have been
among the out-oftown people here dur
ing the camp sessions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Crmmins of Ha-
verhili, Mass, who have been guests of
Attorney and Mrs George w. Cover
left Monday for a visit in Bangor before
returning home. Mr. Crimmins Is man.
ager of the Mohican store in Haverhlll
Mrs Crimmins is the sister of Mrs.
Cover.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-17
Oral lean

Funeral services for the late Oral
Bean Of Caratunk were held FRIDAY
in this town with Rev. T. r. HIATT.
the pastor, officiating at the sad serv-
ice. His age was 2S and he was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Bean of
Caratunk He passed away at the
! Sanitarium in Fairfield, where he was
being treated for tubercular affec-
ton. The body was taken to Cara
tunk for burial
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hamilton Of Au-
| burn have been visiting at the home
of S. J. Nottage in the Bingham
Center section.
Mrs VI. E. Flanders, who has been
postmistress at Mayfield for over
thirty years. has resigned her posi-
ton and will live here in the future
with her daughter, Mrs. Fl. z. Skid
more.
Harold F. Wing has bought OF Mr..
and Mrs. James B. McKenney their
property on the south side of Murray
street.
Mrs. Fannie Smith has been spend :
! ing the past week attending the
Spiritualist camp meetings held at
Lakewood
Recent donations for the benefit OF
the War Relief Society are dozen
buttons from Mrs. Flora Fogg the
sum of 81 from Mrs. Josephine Saw
yer and 81 from the sale Of fir tip
bags.
The Congregational church Circle
will hold regular meeting followed
by picnic supper at the home Of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-17
The
EVer-We
Visitor
A
Friendly Greeting
for Everybody

For over ninety years the Daily
Kennebec Journal has been the
chief spokesman of Kennebec and
surrounding counties.
It's long career of usefulness and
service has had a powerful in
huence for good on the lives and
characters of it's readers.
The faithfulness with w h ch the
news is presented, the sane and
helpful interpreta ton of the press
ing problems Of troublesome times,
the uplifting word of encourage
ment for every worthy cause, pub
lie welfare, civic betterment and
community development, h S es-
tablished it as one Of the perma-
nent institutions in Maine homes.
Today at least 10000 Maine fami-
lies depend upon it for inspiration,
information, advice and entertain
ment.
In variety and interest of careful
ly sifted news no paper in the State
can surpass it. It's influence makes
for better home life, better busi-
ness life, and better community
life.
To be Journal reader is to identi-
fy yourself with one of the most
influential and at the same time
one of the least expensive means
of self-advancement and self-edu-
cation at your disposal.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-25
Says New Republic"
Is Pacihst Handbook

A. NJ. Simons. Charles Edward Rus
sell, Louis KocpGn and Alexander
Kowat. Of the Socialist Democratic
League. who have just returned from
war propaganda tour of England,
France and Italy, left New York for
Washington last night. In Washing
ton they will present to Secretary Of
State Lansing to-day their report OF
conditions in the countries visited.
Before departing Mr.. Simons branded
"Tke New Republic" as an influence
decidedly detrimental to the interests
of the Allies.
"One publication that was most fire.
quently in the hands of pacifsts and
most frequently quoted by anti-war
leaders in England ard France" said
he, "is The New Republic
Its eXaggeration of every act OF
censorship and every prosecution for
treasonable utterances in this country
are used as the basis of a charge that
the United States is conducting a
veritable reign of terror against those
who differ with the policies of the
Administration.
Its constant hirting with the Boil
sheviki is taken as proof that America
is favorable to the Russian terrorists
'At the same time its professions OF
great enthusiasm for the prosecution
of the war were only quoted to prove
the unbiased character OF its testi-
raony on matters favorable to Germany.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-25
Court of Appeals May Decide
Paul Chapman s Fate Next Week

LBANY Sept 24When the Court of Appeals its
n fall of the will called
determine the of Paul Chapman the
year-oh New York death house
Tuesday, likely be reached before
Friday of The boy convicted of the of
Harry Regensbu whose house and other youths Hughes
Leondas attempting rob- Hughes killed by the police
while Leonidas subsequently acquitted.
The defence that the murder committed by Hughes
that he planned the burglary nveged Chapman into
without his intention Mathew
A. Wood and William Murphy attorneys for Chapman in their
briefs which they filed with trial.
charging at the first trial.
"Ceranly York says brief
penaze this boy declaring his life peculiar
cumstanes of this without determining
whether that life should be extnguhed His execution
judgment standing disgrace
the administration criminal
bad enough although the condition
sanctions it."
Of Tribune
Chapman mother print
this evidence their dsapproa
cuton Of the by petitions cemency The
Tribune has published the opinions by
believed that the only
inefficient in demanding the life of individual
could have
Of discretion at the time the murder committed
New-York tribune., 1918-09-25
Music

lRonizetti's THE Daughter Of the
the Society of American Singers last
"Mignon" of the preceding night. it
was sung in English. with some mod
ern musical comedy additions to the
dialogue. The old wine of opera needs
no bush of Broadway jokesmiths. The
humor to-day may seem naive, but it
was the humor of the period, and the
operas OF bel canto must be given in
the spirit in which they were written.
That spirit was not altogether present
last night, though every one worked
hard, and the audience was warm in
some of its applause.
The Marie was Miss Blanca Saroya,
who possesses a voice of excellent nat
ural quality, which she used in a some
what infexible manner, due, perhaps,
to the fact that she was i'll at ease in
the character. David Bispham's Ser
geant Sulpice was painstaking, but 1t
was not one of his most successful un-
dertakings. His singing of "The Mar
selllaise," however, evoked great en-
thusiasm. Craig Campbell was the
Tony, and despite his limited vocal
equipment he managed to put life into
the proceedings whenever he was on
the stage. The most successful part of
the performance was the playing of the
orchestra, under the baton of Henry
Hadley. Mr.. Hadley knew and brought
out the champagne quality of the
score, and he was admirably seconded
by his musicians.
Carmen" will be given tonight.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-25
Aldermen Asked to Open All
Apartment Houses to Babies

boost rents but to boost out babies. In
some instances it was learned that
where Mr.. Stork had arrived during the
last year the landlord refused to ex-
tend the lease on the ground that he
was under obligation to other tenants
in his building not to permit any of
tho infantile noises that usually follow
IN Nh Stork's wake.
"More babies are what we want, not
fewer" said Alderman Palitz. "Never
IN the history of our country have we
been so much in need of babies. Why
permit landlords to get away with
their anti-baby regulations any longer?
We will put them out Of business for
good. l am sure my ordinance will
soon become law"
The ordinance provides in part:
Every owner or lessee of any apart
ment house, tenement or any other
premises used for dwelling purposes,
or employe or agent of such owner or
lessee of said apartment house, tene
ment or any other premises used for
dwelling purposes, who refuses to rent
or lease an apartment or premises to
person or persons for the reason that
the said person or persons have chill
dren in their family shall, upon con-
viction Of a violation Of this ordinance
before a city magistrate, be punished
by fine not exceeding $3.50 or i'm
prisonment for a term not exceeding
tive days, or both"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-25

Storks flying over greater New York,
whether they carry one baby, twins or
even trjplets, may light in any apart
ment or any house that happens to be
handy without fear Of being shooed
away by iratc landlords if resolution
introduced in the Board of Aldermen
yesterday is enacted into law.
The resolution was offered by Alder
man Clarence Y. Palitz, of The Bronx.
Although the measure was referred to
the Committee on Ordinances, general
sentiment is that it will promptly be
reported back favorably and at once
put into effect, so that anti-baby land
lords will hereafter be powerless to
WELD their clubs.
Five days in jail or fine of $3.50, or
both, is the punishment provided for
any landlord who would dare to eject
any tenant just because the tenant has
one or more babies.
The purpose behind the proposed law
is Just this: in wartime there can't be
too many Americans. and any landlord
who discourages the arrival of new
nativc-born citizens is unpatriotic, not
to say disloyal.
Recently, Alderman Palitz said, there
has grown up a widespread conspiracy
among certain landlords not only to
New-York tribune., 1918-09-25
'*Rotten!" Hedley
Calls Service on
City's Car Lines
Traction Manager Admits
It's 20 10 rs Per Cent
Below the Normal

Frank Hedley, vice-president and
general manager OF the New York City
Railways Company, when asked before
the Public Service Commission yester-
day to describe the condition of the
transportation system Of the metropo-
lis, replied;
'Rotten at present
Mr.. Hedley appeared as & witness in
the commiss ion's investigation of the
curtailment of service by his company.
He declared that the service was from
20 10 25 per cent less than normal
because the company is paying out
more money each day than it is taking
in" He added he would not buy bonds
in his company if they were offered to
him for eight cents on the dollar be
cause the company is "headed for tinan-
cial destruction if it is not permitted
TO increase its fares and to charge
extra for transfers."
Questioned by Commissioner Ordway,
Mr.. Hedley said he would not favor
discontinuing night service, as was
ficials.
After Mr.. Hedley testified the hear
ing was adjourned until to-day.
The commission announced yester-
day that it bad authorized the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company to
start the Forty Street subway
shuttle service between the Grand Cen
tral Station and Times Square on or
before October 5. The service was dis
continued on August 3, just after the
II system was opened because of the
crowding and confusion that resulted
from inadequate platforms. Since then
the company has reconstructed the
connecting link between the East and
West Side systems
New-York tribune., 1918-09-25
Whitman PrimaryRace
Cost Friends $22,76O
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune

Especial UlSpatch TO 1 ne IHONht)
ALBANY, Sept. 24.-George ". Per
kins, f. H. Gary and large number
of state officials were the principal
contributors to the Whitman primary
campaign fund, according to the state
ment filed to-day with the Secretary OF
State by John Hill Morgan. treasurer
of the campaign committee. The con
tributions aggregated S23,255 and the
expenditures S22 .760.33. Perkins and
Gary gave $500 each.
The other contributors included :
State Conservation Commissioner
George d. Pratt, So 900; Frank b. Lord
81 900; State Senator George +. Thomp-
son. 5000; State Industrial Commits
sioner Louis Wizard. S100; NJ. Carson,
81 900: Public Service Commissioner
Samuel II. Ordway, 500; State High
wav Commissioner Edwin Duffy, 5000;
Public Service Commissioner Charles
b. Hill, J. l.. Cheney and Thomas f.
Fennel. $500 each; Assemblyman +.
Corning Davis, 500; Representative 3.
n. Smell. $3.50, and Arthur Curtiss
James, $4,000.
The largest contributors to the cam
paign fund of Merton L. Lewis, the
Governors principal opponent in the
Republican primary, were William
Barnes, of Albany, and William L.
Ward. of Westchester who EACH gave
81 900. Barnes, besides. lent the cam
paign committee $500. Other con-
tributors were: julius Leszynsky,
ST. 200; Mortimer l.. SchiH and John A.
Sleicher. $3.50 each; Senator j. W.
Wadsworth. ir, 500; James NJ. E.
O'Grady, 500; Emma Gett, $3.50, and
Jules S, Bache, $500.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-25
Women Gain Same
Footing, as Men i'm
Industrial Work
y. S. Employment Service
Finds Them Successful
in Many Odd Lines

According to reports from the United
States Employment Service, women are
now employed in railroad tank paint
ing, hardware industry processes, ga
rage management and ranch work.
These and other lines had not made use
of women workers before the war.
Screw machine hands, spot weldcr., gas
welders. dip brazicrs and drillers and
pressers are included in the hardware
industry processes. Women are also
acting as baggage porters, ushers, Xr-
craft nssemblcrs. telegraph operators,
photog piers and bond salesmcn.
In England a million and a half
women have replaced men in various
industries. They form SO per cent of
the total number Of employees in mu-
banking and finance. IN commercial &C
equations they average 1863 and in enci-
ncering firms ia per cent. While
these figures refer only to women who
are known to be filling vacancies made
by the withdrawal of man power, many
thousand others are working IN other
occupations not so closely affected by
war conditions.
The shifting Of Hungarian, Italian
and Jewish girls from workshops and
factories TO munitions plants has made a
place for many negro women workers.
According 10 William NJ. Ashby. execu-
tive Secretary of the State Negro We'll
fare League. 1000 negro women are
now employed in Newark, n. J. En-
ploycrs have expressed their satisfac-
;ion with the work done by these
women. who at first received the usual
wages paid to beginners, ST to IS a
week, but arc now getting much higher
New-York tribune., 1918-09-25
Politics Is Not
Adjourned, Union
League Slogan
Shall State Be Sacrificed to
Tammany? Is Issue,
Says Morris

The guber1atoria campaign com
of the Union League Club held its
organization meeting yesterday after
noon at the clubhouse, Thirty-ninth
Street and Fifth Avenue. and made
plans to aid in the reelection of Gov
ernor Whitman. The committee, Of
which Robert G.. Morris, vice-president
or the club, is chairman, Major Harri-
son Il. Bird, treasurer, and Joseph II.
Emery, secretary, was appointed by
Charles f. Hughes, president of the
Union League.
George A. Glynn. chairman of the
Republican State Committee, ad-
dressed the meeting, and explained. to
the members that number of new
political clements soldiers votes and
women's votes, for axample-would
have to be taken into conside ration in
mapping out plan of attack.
The committee adopted for it's cam
palgn the following slogan, suggested
by Chairman Morris:
"Politics is not adjourned in the
sense that party principles should be
Abandoned"
mr.. Morris announced that the COM
mlttee had asked State Chairman
flynn to make arrangements with all
the candidates on the Republican ticket
to be guests of the club at meeting to
be held after the conclusion of the Lib
arty Loan campaign
We have entered upon a momentous
campaign in the State of New York
Tor the election of a Governor and a
full state ticket. 1t is vital to the
preservation Of the Republican party
IN the nation, as we'll as in the state
that we should elect our party can
didates. The result of the campaign
'wl!l demonstrate whether there are to
be two parties in the future or whether
government in this country is to be
dominated by the principles of single
group.
1T is therefore the imperative duty
OF all Republicans to unite their utmost
efforts to continuance Of their partv's
influence. Politics is not adjourned in
ne sense that party principles should
bc abandoned.
We are all patriotic. and patriotism
IS not an issue in this campaign. WhaL
we demand is that the principles of the
republican party shall be maintained
and preserved for the future welfare of
the nation. The immediate issue is:
Shall the present administration with
its splendid record be continued or
shall the state be sacrificed to Tam
many Hall?
New-York tribune., 1918-09-25

Suffrage Leaders Confident
Cause Will Win in Senate
Especial Dispatch to The T,5hunc)

Especial Dispatch to The T,5tunc)
WASHINGTON, Sept, 2s.-Dr Anna
Howard Shaw, honorary president of
the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association. is so confident of
the passage of the Federal suffrage
amendment Thursday that she has left
town to attend the work in connection
with the Woman's Committee of the
Council of National Defence. of which
She is member.
81 have such absolute confidence in
the political sagacity and The high
sense of justice of the men in the
United States Senate said DR.. Shaw,
when asked why she was leaving Wash
ington at such critical time, chat |
am not in the least disturbed over the
result of next Thursdays voee
II expect after return from my trip
in behalf of the government in regard
to the war work of women and the ed
ucation of the children of the country
:or future citizenship, that the Tede raj
amendment will be passed. Thus the
women of the country will have been
relieved from sense Of ingratitude
and failure on the part Of the nation
to recognize patriotism and sacrifice
during the war. This just act of the
Senate will release hundreds and thou
sands of women from eNactinE duties
New-York tribune., 1918-09-25

and the double burden of orkng for
suffrage at the same time that they
are rendering their utmost service to
the government in war work"
AS a final step in their campaign be-
tore the Senate convcnes to consider
the amendment, the members of the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association will visit every Senator to-
morrow morning to show him the ma
tion-wide demand that is being made
for woman's suffrage. Vice President
Marshall will be called upon first.
ut is not with any idea of chang
ing votes at this late date" said Mrs.
Marie Stuart Edwards, president of the
indiana branch of the association. to-
day. 1--WE simply want to make sure
that every Senator knows how great
the demand for suffrage is"
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait is not so
complacent about the outcome of the
amendment as Dr. Shaw. She is break
ing q lifelong habit by going in person
to the members of the Senate in the
interest of the Federal suffrage amend
ment. Attended by an escort of prom
inent sutfragists, she will carry to the
Senators a brief and convincing sum-
mary Of the urgent popular and polit-
ical demand for the passage of the
amendment.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-25
Thousands Register for Mu-
nitions Jobs Left Vacant
by Men
Union Takes Notice
Labor Leaders Already Plan
ming to Organize New
Operatives
Especial Dispatch to The TribMnc)

i
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Sept. 24.--
Responding to the direct appeal of
agents Of the United States Department
of Labor, thousands of Bridgeport
women registered to-day for work in
the munitions plants. They have been
educated to the urgency of the labor
situation here by a long campaign Of
publicity, conducted under the auspices
of the Ordnance Department head
quarters.
Fifty thousand women, between six
teen and sixty, will be canvasscd, and
1t is expected that at least 5000 will
be enrolled for full or part time ser
vice. or 1000 women canvassed to-day,
it was reported to the United States
Employment Bureau tonight that only
two had expressed disfavor.
More than 5000 male electives have
been sent into the nghting. services
from this city, at least 5000 through
the draft and 1000 through voluntary
there has been a growing shortage of
labor. which has been nccen'tuated by
the cighteenforty-fvc draft. This led
to the governments canvass for women
workers. It is feared that within a
few months the new draft will develop
seriously increased shortage.
Every show window in the city car
ries q legend making Munitions is
Woman's job" Other forms of public
ity include nightly speeches and full
page advertisements, with special art
cles, in the newspapers. Officials of
the Machinists' Union, which conducted
the recent strike here, are making
plans to induce the women workers to
organize, it was declared at their head
quarters tonight.