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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-18
CAPITAL YACHT CLUB
Elects Officers and Makes Its Plans
for the Future


AT the last meeting of the Capital
Yacht club, successor to the Augusta
Yacht club, the following officers
We're elected and committees chosen:
Commodore, A. NJ. Goddard; vice
commodore, L. F. Dyer; secretary. A.
l.. White; treasurer, NJ. w. Birch:
measurer, Fred Cyphers; board of
directors, A. NJ. Goddard, T.. F. Over,
f. L. Hersey, G. c. Robbins and Rus
sell Blackwell.
Regatta Committee, Walter Han
non, l.. E. Savage, H. G. Lilly. L. F..
Field and E. A. GetcheH. The Of
nces Of navigation and fleet captain
VIII be filled at the next meeting and
names announced later. Four new
members were admitted and many
more are assured
While the customary Offices Of a
strictly yachting organization are re-
tanned the general formalities OBJ
served ana one of the principal OBJ
jects is to encourage and create re-
newed interest in that royal sport,
boating, the club is not, as its name
! suggests, to be devoted entirely to
, the interests of boat owners or even
boat enthusiasts, but will instead be
home of good fellowship and socia-
bility for lovers of good clean, health
| full recreation and sports, more espec-
tally the outdoor variety.
| Action was taken in regard to put
! ting the clubhouse in first class con-
dition and this work is progressing
rapidly. 1t is expected that the club
will arrange to entertain guests in the
| near future and many pleasant social
occasions are looked forward to.
| The fleet, while it will be larger
than at first anticipated, will of
course be comparatively small at first.
| but there is no doubt that it will
grow rapidly. The club will undoubt-
edly have at its disposal sufficient
| tonnage" to accommodate those who
will want to go on the various excur-
sions and picnics which may be
MANNED. The matter Of putting in
position the landing floats which
we're SO conspicuously absent last sea-
son. has been left in the hands of an
| efficient committee and visitors by
water this summer will not find Au-
| eusta to be the only place on the map,
| fortunate enough to embrace the oiu
| Kennebec. which has not PROVIDED
n,esns for convenient landing from
small boats
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-18
THE o. N. N. CLUB
Enjoys Thursday at Mrs. c. o. lib
belts COTTAGE at Cobbosseecontee

The o. y. n. club met Thursday at
the cottage of Mrs. Charles Q. Tib-
belts at Cobbosseecontee. The bust
ness meeting was held in the fore
noon. when it was voted to join the
Maine Federation of Women's clubs,
after which a bountiful dinner was
served at noon.
In the afternoon the following pro-
gram was given: Song by the mem
bers; original story. "Peggy's Socks,
Mrs Z. c. CARL: questions, Mrs.
Charles Flynt; reading, Dress Re-
FORM Mrs Catherine Morrill,. The
guests. Miss Louise Skene and NAL
colin Eastman, gathered violets and
green foliage, with which the tables
were beautifully decorated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-18
The Augusta Troop Of the Girl

The Augusta Troop Of the Girl
Scouts is now composed Of 40 girls,
divided into five patrols of eight girls
each and under the leadership of
Mrs. Lester B. Howard. captain. At
a recent meeting Thistle" was chos-
en- as the name of the troop and Miss
Vivien Milliken was elected its sec
rotary and treasurer The girls of
the troop are now taking their ten
derfoot tests. after which they will
be registered as scouts and will be-
gin the study for second and first
class tests. After completing the
tests the girls will take hikes for the
purpose of studying birds. trees and
flowers. Each patrol is now making
up collection of flowers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-18
HOUSE WARNING Or NJ"
COUNTRY CLUB HOUSE
This Afternoon and evening" ~
Tournament This Afternoon-oa"
cine from 8 P. M. to Il


cine from 8 P. NJ. to Il
The house warming Of the new club
house If the Augusta Country Cup
will be held this afternoon anu ~
night. Tea will be served ~ ehe
afternoon from to ana golr
tournament will be played. IN the
evening, from to i, tnere VIII oe
dancing.
Winthrop cars. leaving the waiting
room at ., 4, 5 and P. Nj, go by the
club house. An extra car VIII leaVe
the corner Of Western avenue ana
state street at 1870 this evening TO
take guests to the dance. Inc al
fair will be strictly informal.
The golf tournament in the after
noon will be a nine-hole nag tourha-
ment for men and women. TWO prizes
will be offered, one for men and one
for women. Each player, on starting
will be provided with a flag and
score card. On the card will be fig
ure, representing the DOGGY OF the
course, plus their handicap. Players
will play the course, continuing UNI
til such time as they have taken the
number of strokes shown on their
card. At that point they will plant
their flag and drop out. The person
who gets nearest the home hole
or furtherest beyond, in case any
one finishes the nine holes without
exhausting their strokes, and is able
to start on the second rounds the
winner. For example, player has
12 handicap. This added to 81 gives
him 40 strokes. If he has used up
AZ strokes in getting to the last tee
he will have two strokes toward the
ninth hole. After he has taken them
he plants his flag where the ball lies
and stops playing. If his flag is near
est the hole when the tournament
ends, he is winner of the prize.
In an effort to make this tourna-
ment Of interest. to all, the Greens
committee, of which Harold Allan is
chairman, will allow most liberal
handicaps to all inexperienced play
ers. This will mean that they will
have more than an equal chance with
the better players. This tournament
is open to every guest, whether men,
bers or not, men and women.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-18
PALERMO

NORTH-Mrs. Mary Wilton pleasant
~ entertained Cars Corner Sewing
Circle Tuesday afternoon. May 7. A
number Of guests were present. Mrs.
Nancy Black will entertain May q.
Mrs. Mercy Black, who has been with
her daughter. Mrs. Blanche Norton, in
Unity. came home Friday.
Dan Hisler OF Somerville was a
week-cnd guest at L. A. Bowier's.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. b. Ward OF Freedom,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-18
Laurice and Kenneth Black, visited at

I.aurice and Kenneth Black, visited at
Johnnie Blacks Sunday.
Ed Dodge is boarding at Ira Black
while working in the woods for Mckay
Miss Beatrice Nelson, VINO has en-
ployment in Augusta, has been home
Mr.. and Mrs. John Black and broth
ers. Willard. Laurice and Kenneth, and
Gilman Turner. visited their sister. Miss
Grace Black recently. who is Ill at the
Maine Central Sanatorium, fairfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-18

Cony Duncan. manager Of the Uni
versity of Maine baseball team, and
Philip McGouldrick, substitute play
er. called in the city Friday after
noon on their way to Lewiston. where
at $50 this afternoon the team win
play the Bates College nine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-18

The st. Mary's baseball nine de-
feated the Lincoln school nine Fri
day afternoon by the score of 9 to 0.
The batteries were: Bowling and
Cole for the st. Mary's nine and Nc
Auley and Ellis for the Lincoln school
nine,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-18
Ice Cream
Days

Are here. You will like our cream
it is the famous Simmons e. Ham,
mond's cream-'t comes in four
flavors, vanilla, strawberry, chocolate
and grape nut. 1t is truly delicious
"nether served as college ice with
rich juicy fruit syrups or in a cooIino
zee cream soda you will find il the
equal Of any you have ever tasted
Today is good day to try som.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-18
MANCHESTER

Readheld Grange will furnish en-
tertainment at the regular meeting Of
Manchester Grange to be held Satur-
day evening and the refreshments Of
the evening will be furnished by the
Manchester Grange. Members of
the Manchester Grange who have not
been solicited are to bring cake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-18

G. A. Sutton of Portland had the
pest of luck fishing Thursday after
noon at Lake Cobbossee. landing a
square tailed trout that weighed sew
en- pounds and two ounces.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
TENER TURNS EBBETS DOWN
National League Head Fails to Find
Anything Against Stengel and
Cutshaw Of Pirates.

True to his threat Of some time ago,
President Ebbets of the Brooklyn club
took Charley Stengel and George
Cutshaw before President Tener of the
National League.
However, from what can be learned,
Mr.. Tener has informed the Superbas'
boss that there is nothing to be done {;
that neither of the players mentioned
has said or done anything that could,
BY the widest stretch of imagination,
be construed into being an attack on
the honor or integrity of Mr.. Ebbets.
This action was the result Of the
story written from Jacksonville re-
Gently, In which the new Pirates took
exception to certain statements al
legged to have been made by Ebbets.
Both Stengel and Cutshaw denied they
had been trouble-makers while with
Brooklyn, and In doing so they enter
ed vigorous denials to- statements al
legged to have emanated from their
whilom employer.
Both "Casey" and George dared Eb-
bets to make good on certain things;
and this, 1t is believed, caused the
Brooklyn owner to approach Mr.. Ten
err. However, as stated, the league ex-
ecutive has declined to act. stating,
according to the best information OBJ
tainable, that there is nothing for him
TO "act upon"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
To Aid Man Power.

Prof. G. 1. Christie, assistant to Sec
rotary of Agriculture Houston, recent
,ly pointed out some striking llustra-
lions of how the available labor sup
ply could be used to much better adj
vantage if supplemented by ma
chinery; of how some labor is not
fully utilized because machinery is not
used. On one farm in the corn belt
he saw two strong men, each with a
team of horses and a single moldboard
pIow, following each other around the
field. On an adjoining farm a seven
t~een-year-old boy, driving four horses
to a t%wo-furrow pillow, was doing as
much and better work. On one farm
two men with two horses to a wagon
were spreading manure with forks. On
an adjoining farm one man with three
horses to a spreader was ac-
complishing a larger amount of work
in a more efficient way. For lack of
proper machinery the labor of n OF
the men blowing and n of the men
scattering manure vas thrown away.
Professor Christie points out that dur
ing the rest of the season farmers can
handle their work with a materially
reduced number Of men if they avail
themselves of such things as the
double cutaway harrow, wide cutter
bar of mower and binder, sheaf car
rier on the grain harvester, tractor,
haying tools, milking machine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Just a Matter of Place.

The conversation at a social gath
ering turned to the subject Of domes-
tic arguments when the story was ht-
tingly- related by Congressman James
A. Gallivan Of Massachusetts,.
One morning a hard-featured indl-
vidual, carrying a grip, entered a
city bank and approached the window
Of the paying teller.
81 want one thousand dollars" said
the man In a low voice. "Give it to me
at once or I will drop this grip on the
floor"
"You will, will your responded the
paying teller. "What's in itY"
Dynamite" answered the othert
sand in one minute you will be go
ing through the roof"
'Let her DROP" was the careless re-
joinder Of the teller. II have forgot
ten something that I was told to get
for my wife and I might as well have
the explosion here as at home"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Shortage Of Harvest Labor.

Of all the agricultural labor prob
lens confronting the farmers of the
country at this time, probably the most
serious is that of getting enough help
to harvest the wheat crop. In normal
times there was a shifting population
of from 10000 to $4,000 men who fol-
lowed the harvest season from the
South to the North of the wheat belt.
Floating labor is no longer available
to any such great extent, and the mat
ter of harvest labor, always a problem,
is now a more serious one. Mr.. b. T..
Frizell, the department Of agriculture's
farm help specialist for Kansas, re-
Gently wrote: "After full and COM
plete investigation, / am free to say
that the farmers of Kansas will not
be able to save the wheat crop unless
they can get help from some Of the
surrounding states" What is true OF
Kansas is probably true of most Of the
other wheat states. The department of
agriculture and the department of Ia
Dor. with fairly adequate funds avail
able, are using their best efforts TO
solve the problem, which they undoubt-
edly will do. But the city people OF
the states involved, by proper organ
ization and cooperation. can help a
great deal. If they care at all for
more wheat bread and less wal bread
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
RAISING ANIMALS FOR ARMY
Government and Farmers Cooperating
in Production of Cavalry and Ar
tiIIery Remounts.

prepared by the United States Depart
. ment of Agricultural
In order to encourage the production
of horses suitable for cavalry and light
artillery uses, the United States de-
partment of agriculture, in co-operat-
Ing with the war department., has
placed in selected localities good,
sound stations of proper type and Of
fered mare owners special induce
ments to make use of them. This
plan, made possible by a provision of
congress in 1913, grew out of the diff
Guilty the government has had in Sc
curing a sufficient number of army re-
mounts. Lighthouse stock had de-
Perforated, due to the curtailed de-
mand as a result of the growing popu-
larity of motor vehicles, and farmers
had turned their attention to improv-
ing the heavier draft horse.
The plan consists primarily in plac-
ing stations of merit, registered in the
proper stud books and belonging to
the Thoroughbred, American Saddle,
Standardized, and Morgan breeds in
suitable localities in Vermont, New
Hampshire, Virginia, West Virginia,
Kentucky, and Tennessee. Mare own
ers may breed to these stations on the
following terms. The owner Of the
mare agrees in writing at the time Of
breeding to give the government an OPP
ton on the resulting colt as a three
year-old at a stated price, which so
far has been $3.50. No service fee is
charged unless the owner Of a colt
wishes to be released from the option.
In which case it is $50.
This means that practically no
money is invested in service fees. If
the colt is purchased by the govern
ment no fee is charged, nor is there
any charge if the colt is offered to the
government and purchase refused be-
cause it does not qualify. The breed
er does not have to pay g service fee
on a colt which dies, which is de-
formed, or which is seriously injured,
Only sound mares that approach either
a cavalry or q light artillery type are
used. Records taken June 80, 1917,
show that 3,0S9 colts have been pro-
duced since this plan was put in OPP
Grafton at the beginning Of the breed
ing season in 1913.
The plan has a number Of advan-
tages both to the government and to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
ALTR0CK BIG ASSET
TO WASHINGTON CLUB
Veteran Is Valuable as Coach
and Attraction for Fans.
Antics of Comedian on Side Lines
Never Fail to Get Laugh From
Spectators-Won Important
Game for White Sox.

Old Nick Altrocl; the veteran of
White Sox fame, Is wearing a Wash
ington uniform again this year.
Nicholas is employed by Clark Crit
fifth as q side-line comedian and
coacher, and he is q valuable asset.
Take Griff's word for it.
With all of his monkey shines Alt
rock stands out as a favOrite with the
fans wherever he goes. His antics on
the side lines never fail to get a laugh.
AS q coach Of younger players the
veteran has proven himself capable, so
Griffith feels well repaid for carrying
him on the club roster. Mention OF
Altrock recalls a story told by Frank
Isbell, who was with the White Sox
in Altrock's time.
"We had an important series on one
time and COmmy was especially de-
sirous Of winning the first game" said
Izzy. "What's more, everybody knew
1t.
"Well, as the players filed In the
park Commy kept his eye peeled and
lit CdllCu CdCu Oll0 vi IAC PALNilCAO AhIO
the office to ask them how they felt.
zone by one the pitchers were In
terviewed by the Old Roman, and
without exception they gave Commy to
understand that they could be feeling
better than they were that day.
Finally Nick Altrock came shambling
along and Commy collared him.
elbows the arm today, NickT asked
Commy. Nick assured the boss he
could beat any team in the world. So
Commy sent for. Jones and ordered
him to pitch Nick.
".Pitch Nick?' queried Jones In sur
prise. Are you kidding meT
"'Not a bit of it, replied Commy.
pitch Nickl' And Jones started Nick
that afternoon. What's more, Nick
won his game, for he was all puffed
up over getting that assignment and
he got it because he was the only
pitcher who hadn't shot an alibi at
the Old Roman"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Unsafe for One of Them

The hardened malefactor stood upon
the platform awaiting execution. The
noose was about his neck, and the
hangman was waiting at his post. But
the chaplain decided to make a final
appeal to the criminal to confess his
guilt.
shy man." said he, gently. shave you
nothing on your mind that you
would like to confess? Haven't you
ANYTHING you would like to tell me?'
For n moment the doomed man
hesitated; then in a confidential whls-
per he replied.
"Yus, guv'nor, / ave. This ere plat
form amt safe."-London Tit-Bits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27

farmers. The brood mares are usual
ly farm work animals which generally
pay for their feed by doing farm work,
and the colts are brought up to birth
without cost. High-class stations are
available for the mare owners use.
Community breeding, which is of in
estimable value, is encouraged. The
object Of the remount breeding work
is to select for and breed sound horses
possessing quality, stamina and en-
durance which conform to the army's
needs, and such animals will also be
useful for general farm work especial
Iy in mountainous sections. While it
is true that the heavy draft horse is
more valuable for most farm work,
there are many sections where ligh&
horses r better suited because Of
their activity, s~ure-footedness, superi.
or lung capacity and endurance.
The governments plan of aiding
farmers in producing army horses is
giving them material as well as edu-
cational aid in developing an impor-
tant phase Of their farming operas
tons. Good horse power is indispen-
sable to successful farming and good
horses cannot be produced without
good sires. From the agricultural
standpoint alone, the publication says,
the remount breeding work should be
extended to other suitable localities,
to say nothing Of the resultant effect
In adding to the defensive strength of
the country in a military way.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
MEASURES TAKEN
TO PREVENT Loss
Inspectors Detect Diseased Vege-
tables and Fruit Arriving at
Destination.
COUNTY AGENT IS NOTIFIED
Selling Value of Inferior Product Is
Decreased When Arriving on Mar
ket-Steps Taken to Combat
Various Disorders.

To check the loss from plant dis
eases in shipments-which also means
a loss of time, labor, material, and
transportation-the food products in
spectors of the bureau of markets sta
toned in most of the large receiving
centers now keep close watch for
plant diseases on fruits and vegetables
arriving on the markets.
Bad Product Not Wanted.
Diseased fruits and vegetables are
not wanted in the markets any more
than on the farm, and when carlot
shipments arrive showing evidence of
plant diseases their selling value is
decreased even if none of the produce
must be thrown away. Sometimes, in
the case of very p~erishable crops, like
berries or lettuce, there are serious
losses of food because the shipments
carried plant diseases when loaded.
While no shipper would knowingly
load badly infected fruits or vege-
tables, such produce may reach the
markets in poor condition because the
disease was present when loaded and
developed in transit. This is espe-
cially true where shipments are made
without providing proper ventilation
or refrigeration.
Steps to Combat Disease.
Whenever shipments of produce suf-
fering from plant diseases arrive the
inspectors Immediately notify the
shipper, and through the pathologists
of the department of agriculture the
county agent in the locality where
the diseased shipment originated is
instructed to take steps to combat the
disease.
Although the inspection service has
been in operation only a few months
as a part of the general inspection
work of the department in certifying
to shippers the condition of carlot
shipments as they arrive at markets,
already it has resulted in the detec-
ton of diseases in many shipments,
and has aided growers and plant path
ologists of the department in con-
trolling the outbreaks of diseases and
preventing their spreading to other
sections of the country.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
PLANT FOOD DISEASES

!. You know something of how
the United States department Of
: Agriculture protects Americas
: 00,000,000 consumers against
, diseased animal products.
!, Do you know that the depart
!, ment is just as vigilant in pro-
{ tecting the same consumers
! against diseased vegetable prod
. ucts?
!. That, anyhow, is true.
{ But do not be too conceited
: over what the department is do
, ing for you.
The department is interested
! in the consumer as an individ-
: ual--in his personal welfare, in
) seeing that he has good, whole
, some foods.
!, But ii is also interested in the
I population en- masse-in seeing
: that everybody gets ENOUGH
! food.
|. Diseased vegetable products, of
{ course, are not good for the in
: dividual. But there is another
! element. When vegetables are
allowed to become diseased, in
! transit or otherwise, and have
: to be thrown away, the total sup
! ply of available food is reduced
. by just that much, and some
! body has to do some more
: %scrimping.
! Those are the two reasons
; why the United States depart
) ment of agriculture devotes a
7 good deal of attention to pro-
5 tecting vegetable foods against
} diseases found at markets.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
UNIFORM TIME FOR STARTING
Clubs in American Association Could
Not Agree and Matter Is Left
to individuals.

The American association clubs, ask.
ed to vote on a uniform time for start.
ing games, could not agree and Presi.
dent Hickey thereupon announced that
it would be left to each club to start
it's games at it's own hour. Three clubs
favor four o'clock. An oddity is that
Minneapolis wants to start early, while
st. Paul, ten miles away, wants to start
late, and each may go it's WI way. II
has been suggested that n city start
early enough to have its games over
before the other begins, so that the
fans of the Twin cities can see both
games each day If they choose.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27

during the next II months, they Will
help a great deal. If their patriotism
is at all manifest, not to say militant,
they will help a great deal. For the
nation to mature a wheat crop and
then fail to harvest it would be exactly
as bad policy as for the government
to mobilize and train an army and
then poison it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-06-27
Collins Sets Hob Mark,

Eddie Collins was not able to start
in the game for the White S0x against
the Tigers on May 2, because Of an at.
tack of grip, but he managed to break
In as a pinch hitter In the fourth in.
ming. Sent to bat for Faber he sin.
gled, then j. Collins ran for him. The
next day he was out entirely and thus
ended his record with 47S continuous
games.