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Public Utilities

decision has been rendered b. me
Public Utilities Commission approving
the purchase and ownership Of the
Georges Valley Railroad b. the Knox
Railroad Co. and authorizing the Klox
Ra lroad Co. to Issue and sell al not
iess than par its capital stock 10 the
amount OF 300. the proceeds 10 he
used in payment for the railroad crop
erty and franchises OF the Georges
Valley Railroad 60. purchased by the
hciacFs of the bonds OF the Georges
Valley Railroad Co, and Transferred 20
the Knox Railroad Co
The decision also Authorizes the Krox
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Public Utilities

The Public Utilities Commission
has six hearings on its list for the
present week, as follows:
Tuesday. Nov. 1s-At % a. II. a,
the Office Of the commission, on the
petition Of the Androscoggin & Ken
nebec Railroad for permission to
issue notes with which 20 purchase
cars.
Same place at same tirae-On pc
tition OF The Belfast Water District
for approval OF an issue OF secur-
tiles, being $50 900 with which u
purchase the plant and equipment OF
the Belfast Water Co.
Same place and time-On the mat
ter Of the protection Of grade
crossing near Gray station in
Greene.
Wednesday. Nov. 19-At 1870 A
II. in the municipal court room in
Rockland- in the matter of the Wat
er Supply Co. Of Warren, in regard
10 its proposed increase in rates.
Thursday. Nov. 20-At 9 A. NJ. in
the municipal court room at Bruins
wick. in the matter OF the protection
Of certain grade crossings in Tops
ham.
Friday, Nov. 2f-At 1880 4. NJ. in
the office Of the selectmen az Gull
ford in the matter o. the Public
Utilities Commission versus the d.
rector general Of railroads and the
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad, re-
garding the proposed closing Of the
Abbot station.
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sins of the offenders are visited on
their own heads
The Lu,tringer players give most
Ann Kingsley as Roanoke the daugh
ter. scores another hit. for her por-
trayal Of the blind girl is one that
will win the sympathy of even the
most calloused theatre-goers. al
Lutrringer plays Joe. the half witted
brother. and his pathetic comedy is
most artistically portrayed A dis
tinct triumph is scored by Marie
Fountain as Aunt Dinah. OF all
character parts she has taken. her
delineation OF negro roles may well
be classed as among the most sue
cesstul. Stella Mayhem created the
role Of Aunt Dinah and Miss Foun-
tain portrayal will compare favor
ably with that of the older actress.
William Laveau continues his ex-
cellent heavy" work as the misery
Ezekiel Morse while a most loyable
character IS portrayed by John
WhiteNlan as Colonel Tom Bailey.
Miss Leona Hanson proves a schem-
4
very agreeable as a young northern
er
4 most remarkab Die case Of q mar
rage for money and what came Of it
Is pictured in The Spark Divine"
the big Eitagraph feature in which
Alice Joyce appears. In this case.
the girl, beautiful and talented.
frankly tells the man she can never
love him or any other maa because
she has 10 faith in the species and
that she has married him because his
wealth will save her fathers fortune.
Other good things on the picture pro-
gram at the Opera house are a Mrs.
Sidney Drew comedy A SisterIy
Scheme" the Gaumont News ard
Topics Of the Day"
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Four places in different sections OF
the State were considered as the 10
ca ton for the refornatory for men.
according 20 resolve passed at the
regular session Of the legislature. at
meeting Of the committee on the
Mems Reformatory which was held
with Coy. Muliken Monday. The act
provides that it shall be reforma-
tory for men over IS years Of age
and the idea Is 70 have the institu-
ton run OF the lines Of the State
School for Boys.
The members OF the committee
present AZ the meeting in Gov. NiIli-
ken's private Office Monday we're
Oliver 3. CLason Of Gardiner. Leslie
Boynton Of jefferson. Major Arthur
L. Thayer Of Bangor and Henry F,
Merrill Of Portland.
Harold E. Donnell, formerly Of
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AUDIENCES ARE
THRILLED AT
NAZIMOVA'S ART

Big audiences, both in the after
noon and in the evening. were thrilled
. al the wonderful work of Nine. Ala
Nazimova at the Colonial where she
appeared in the screen version of
, The Brat"
Interest was added TO the stars
adrolt performance by the fact that
she herself. in collaboration with
Charles Bryant. adapted Maude Full
tons successful stage play to the
screen. 1t was scenarioized BY June
Mathis
The Brat" is the first of Nazin,o-
vas scheen or stage approximations
that presents her as an American
girl. Her great fame hitherto has
been derived from portrayals of Lat
in and other European and Asiatic
types; but as a real American girl.
the product of crowded CITY. she
revealed anew her extraordinsr ~
ability as a feminine virtuoso Of the
emotions.
While Nazimova is acting the role
OF an American girl. Theda Bara. the
Fox star, who is also on the Colonial
sensation OF two continents La Belle
Russo" Today and tonight will be
the last opportunities to see these
two big features together with the
rest of the good things on the L.
reel program at the Colonial. In La
Belle Russo Theda Bara has ac-
complished the rare feat of PLAYING
two strongly contrasting roles that
OF the young poverty stricken wife
and that of her twin sister. a courte-
san whose evil repute is the talk of
Paris. The two characters portrayed
by Miss Bara appear simultaneously
on the screen in one thrilling scene
where the two women confront and
denounce each other.
Patrons Of the Colonial who have
been following the various episodes
OF The Red Glove" will want to no
on hand to see the last chan,ers
which will be shown today. BE Nv
Wife" is the name Of a Pathe com
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opened at the Augusta Opera house
Monday may be said 10 consist OF
three great emotions: as foul a muir
der as was ever committed on the
stage, a suffering as keen and as
pathetic as could possibly come 10
man and retributlon as sure and
as satisfying as could be needed 20
expiate a great crime.
Because OF these three grea, emo
tions. which are the three grea, in
cidents OF the play together with the
development of the story and the
genuine com edy. The Flower of Vir-
ginia" must &c regarded as one of the
most absorbing plays yet offered By
the Luttringer Stock Co. The thread
Of romance that runs through il all
IS a sweet and refreshing one.
The murder comes when Ezekiel
Morse, miser- II possession by
'chanee Of me will by Colonel Peyton.
kills the latter as he is about to pay
Of MS mortgage so that the skinflinr
may come in possession Of the prop
erty. Joe Peyton rushes TO the aid
Of his father and is struck down IN
conscious. Roanoke. his sister. see
ing the crime. suffers a nervous coll
lapse. The son - turned into half
Wit and the sister becomes stone
blind. Colonel Tom Bailey takes pity
On the two young folks and provides a
home for them and their faithful
servant. Aunt Dinah while Morse
and Annabe!le Peytor. q cousin. con
TIME 10 plan for the death Of the
destitute couple. Unable - suffer
charity any longer. sister and bro,h-
er start ont into the world as stree.
singers but grow even more poor II
is when life seems the darkest and
most d-ear thai relief comes ard The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-18
Hold for Alleged
Anarchists at Cambridge

Cambridge. Mass. Nov. Ii.-Constan.y
and Felix Doorowolski OF Lowell were
indicted for violation Of the ani-an-
archy act at a special session of the
Midd,esex county grand jury here to-
day.
The Lowell police a!lege that the
brothers had been displaying posters
appealing to the people 10 rise and
ayenge the ccath Of a woman striker.
They viii be arraigned here tomor-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-18
IN HONOR OF LATE COM.
MISSIONER F. L. BUTTON

Governor Carl E. Milliken On Mon
day Afternoon issued q letter TO the
heads Of departments suggesting
that the Industrial Accidents, Labor
and Insurance departments be closed
during Tuesday afternoon, on ac-
count Of the funeral Of the late Frank
L. Dutton. chairman OF the Industris.
Accident Commission, which will take
place at o'clock in the afternoon.
Governor Milliken also suggested
to the heads Of other departments
that they make such arrangements
as they might deem proper to per-
init all who so desire 70 attend the
funeral.
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New Corporations

The following new corporations
organized under the laws Of Maine
have had their articles of incorpora
ton approved by the office of the at
torney general:
Prospect Hotel Company, organ.
lied Oct 10 at kittery. Capita
stock. 100000; all common: paid in
5000; par value. 800: shares sub,
scribed. 3. President. Eugene c
Lufkin. Medford, Mass: treasurer
Arthur r. Lufkin. Medford. Mass;
clerk, Aaron 3. Cole. Kittery: direc.
tors, Eugene c. Lufkin. Arthur r
Lufkin and Benjamin y. Lufkin, al
of Medford. Mass. Purposes, a gen.
eral hotel business. Approved Nov
g.
Waterville Manufacturing Com
pany, organized Nov. at WatervilIe
Capital stock. 500, 900; all common
shares subscribed, 80. President
G. W. Wiseman. Waterville: trea
surer, \. H. Barrows, WaterviIle
clerk. Carroll y. Perkins. Waterville;
directors, G. W. Wiseman and y. H
Barrows Of WatervilIe and .. NJ
Susi Of Pittsfield. Purposes. to man
ufacture, assemble, buy, sell. lease
and deal in machinery. implements.
and tools. Of all kinds; to purchase.
sell, lease and exchange real estate
and do other things in connection
with this business. Approved
Nov. 4.
Oakfield Local Number IS, Aroos-
took Federation of Farmers. organ
lied Oct. "a at Oakfield CAPITAL
stock, $4,000; all common; paid in,
1920; par value. SO: shares sub
scribed, IL. President, W. II. Whit
tier, Oakfield: clerk and treasurer.
William Fowler. Oakfield; directors.
Charles Sherman. James Boutilier.
Howard Fowler. Freeman Boutilier,
A. E. Tarbell. William Lawler, w. H.
Whittier. Royal Moore and Edgar
Wright, all OF Oakfield Purposes,
the usual business of Farmers
Local. Approved Nov. 4.
Tween River Farms, organized
Nov. 4 at Augusta. Capital stock.
$4,000: all common: nothing paid
in: par value, 500: shares sub
scribed, 3. President and treasurer.
Daniel r. Sortwell of Wiscasset;
clerk, Ernest L. Mclean Augusta:
directors. Daniel r. Sortwell Of Wis
casset, Ernest L. Mclean and Frank
E. Southland of Augusta. Purposes,
general farming business. Ap-
proved Nov. 4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-18
WEEPING ECZEMA
SOON RELIEVED
4 Perfect Treatment For This
Distressing Complaint
Wasing-

L had an attack Of Weeping EcZe-
ma: so bad that my clothes would
be wet through az times.
l suffered terribly. / could get no
relief Until l tried Fruit -tives' Cor
Fruit Liver Tablets and Scotia SAL
va The first treatment gave me re-
lief. Altogether, 1 have used three
boxes OF SCOTIA Saliva and two Of
Fruit -a-tives,' and am entirely we'll"
G. W. HALL
Both these remedies are sold by
dealers at SOC. box for $3.50. or
sent by FRCIT-A-T Limited.
OCDENSBCRG. y. Y.
Fruit -tives' is also put I'D in a
trial size which sells for 25c-Adv.
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REGULAR Habits Produce
a Beautiful Complexion
Daily eEuainatioa r;ds the system Of poisoos.
Women shouA realize that!

n HAEY ~ones complain daily Of
Iv tbez eoapsezsua- Of ,hea bad
sches nd s1GL IL heakh lze
,.alzns thA tie to1ble . eoosipshoa.
Wonen. Too. are much more subject 10
s,ch eooees1on tina ma. and much Doe
careless Of l. The r-sk Is se-a n ka4-
kza weary ey. q saBow. psapH con.
p.enoa. n l.ssknde. bsd bse.th. add q
A.xs word 20 oaeu used, -p6sposed.
Al DE "a ip Of these ynpaoos the
WISE ~uoa WI take . laxative. and
vii Sc h. The young gil and otheu n
be. cre do hke~.e- Dr. CaE~ehs
Syrup Pepsza d The fsvorae with thoo-
.aads Of wooea because 4 Is mid and
e.tje IA rs scaoo .ad "a the end trsns
the stomach ed bowel muscles 10 do
ther ~ort naturally wahocs the I'D Of
n-drloe.
|. Tn. oonbinst,oo CT anpk LAXATIVE
h-rbs wrh pepan cza Be bouzs ct any
drug so~. fos 5oc sad s bosfle, the
Latter fox families. for It Is a!so q very
s.sEne hrs-ad 10 colds. fesess and other
sudden III ,h.. z.ke Z advisable -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-18
TWO MORE BIG
PLAYS COMING

TWO more big plays will be given
at the Colonial theatre Wednesday
and Thursday. Mae Murray will ap-
pear In a beautifully presented and
beautifully told story The Big Little
Person" Fires of Faith" Para
mount Lasky Offering will also be
shown with Catherine Calvert. Eu-
gene O'Brien and Ruby de Remer as
sisted by a powerful cast.-Adv.
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Automobile Figures

The automobile registration fo- mis-
season il Maine is practically over, yet
. few are made each week TIE figures
10 date surpass anything expected Or
even suspected The total receipts Up
70 the close Of business On Saturday
noon. Nor. Is. registered sss5 @o "a.
which was Sill, IA . more than taken il,
the same period Of 1878 and Haze 20
more than in all last year. The regis
'ration. as reported by the Automobile
Bureau. Department Of State, was as
follows, compared with trait o. the g me-
time last year:
REGISTRATIONS Ant LICENSES
To EOE- - -.s
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Railrc ad Co. 20 issue and sell al not less
than s. and accrued interest, not *
ceeding 70 Of its coupon bonds o. TIE
rsr valve Of sl009 each and Of the az
gregate par value OF not erecting s9--
fts. the bonds 10 be dated Dec- L t2lS,
and 20 be payable Dec J. iSi- with IL
ieEes. from the date thereof at the rae
Of Sc per annun, payable ssni-a-.na n
Iy On the FIRST day Of December AID the
hrst day OF June in each year Until tli=
principal shall be paid.
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NEGLECTED CATARRH
Exposes You 70 More Serious
Trouble. Especially Nov.

II always affects your stomach. de-
ranges your genera! health. and b. i'm
Pairing yoDr Gelicate lung tissues. may
develop INTO consumption.
At times sou find it hard 70 breathe
through your Escae. and 50 breath.
through your mouth, and breathing this
way is always Rad.
cs'ar-h is q constitutional disease
great. aggravated ~ sudden changes
Of weather. and especially tro4 bic some
at this season.
Hoods Sarsa parilla has given SO
much satisfaction in the treatment Of
catarrh, sou are urged to give th:s goo.,
family medicine d trial
II you nee q cattart!c or laxative
Hood Pills-you will Ike thern-Ady
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New Haven Ticket Agent
Held for EmbezZlement

New York. Nov. l--G.c--e i,
risor, auditor aid ticke; agsr. a. =,
New York. New Have & --.,
Railroad Company al Far..c.t. ,
vas arrested here to5sy - ..r,
from Justice, charE-d 49, e-ss,,,
rnent of Ss.1 from Ire .al--.s p,
Iany. He was held WITH.
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Sealed proposals for grading and
constructing about 5000 feet Of road
in Sanford were opened Saturday.
Fred S. Sherburne of Sanford, ex-
Road Commissioner. was the only
bidder. and the contract will go to
him. The town has voted s20.o for
the construction Of this road.
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Galicia has been sweep 80.
few weeks by a Few Eays G. -v-s,
which reached greater ?-o-c-,3s-,
than ever before al this ,--l4 q. =.
year. say Red Cross r=po-.S Hin.
dreds of people have been SIZE,
and died without med.cz' a,,s-,,,
in villages that could 10; = ,a-.,s.
nv doctors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-18

edy that Is also on the program
while Kilograms viii prove as good
as usual.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-18

Labor Commissioner Roscoe a
Eddy was called to East Corintt
Monday by the death of his mother
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always have Q boak "a the bone. h.
free from nareo6es md safe fos The 6.iea
baby.
In ssste Of tie fat :ss. d.. Cs,SreTs
SJrsS Pets:n 81 :Ie is-2eft sfIiss5 iiqs:S
lsxs:s,e IN .le .r1rId. there bei1g ov0
6 nsiII.on bost!ss sod eseS ,es,. missy
ar1o n<ed ss 6eseEts ksc< 80: 30: sse5
50. II Joz ksvs xof. sesd Jor' ss'.< cad
sS6,ea 70, free ssisl bottle to D.. ".
B. CslGrel. ST Wastinsso~ ST.. Ios:'-
teao. I,!iro:,
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Total receipts 20 Nov. =. 1913. $50
o,s.15; total TO Nov Is. 1919. SIS. 20 -;
total for entire year. 1915, Ssso.lsi-
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ADJUSTMENTS
THREE GREAT
EMOTIONS IN
THIS NEW PLAY

Tn Flower Of Virginia" the thor
oughly delightful comedy drama that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-18

The best sellers in books = -,
popular titles. Passionate -
cry for polite correspo-G@-cs t,-I
ness stationery for profess on, -
and business firms, night y .rs-, =
tail and correct in qual..y. IT,.
first.
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How quickly
RcS1nO1 SOAP
cleared my skin

DO you remember, Marie, how
bad my skin looked a short time
ago! I was 20 miserable about it,
l never really enjoyed myself. l
wouldn't have believed what an
improvement Resinol Soap could
make. 1t is wonderful how it gets
At all d>zepIsks' an
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-18

night into the pores and cleanses
them from little particles Of dust,
etc. 1t makes my skin feel 80
refreshed. too, because it has
such a wholesome odor. and il so
soothing. ! wish everybody would
try it"
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]. Frank Pierce Store
"a Water ST., Augu,

noyf1-ls-lSS
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.eninR your life; ysa nevsP zee q; p.e;.'
ave your health, tsngsAso yoas lie.
/. easy directions; become sanIs: S1ts,,1!!'
disappear. your eyes viii teca-e e:g.E,
d Become supple, alert. graceful !xs
fsthesd' duIness: become Eea:1-y AN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

ascending repetitons of a passion fugue.
To the east of it looms the spectral giant
of the Metropolitan Tower, its heart lit up
and its gilded head flaring with beacons
light over the misty sea of the citys muir
muring pulsations. The great canyons of
Fifth Avenue, canopied with spanged deep
ultramarine, sends along living stream of
moving shadows parti-colored, now white,
now purple, now black, procession of
spectral forms climbing to the white hori-
zon at the canyons mouth, where st. Pat
rick's Cathedral sends its two white prayers
into heaven. The floating island Of Man
haitian is become an enchanted fairyland
and under the spell Of its enfoldmg beauty
the tired heart and wearied brain are re-
frcshed and terminated, eager to welcome
the coming Of the city's night queen
This is the time, at almost any season
of the year, when l say to my friend from
England Come let us take walk up the
avenue" Then we stroll with the process
sion, glancng in at hostieries, admiring
chateaux through wooded alleys of the park,
beyond the re-tipped heights Of Morning.
side, to the splendid esplanade bending and
embracing the magnificent river,
changed into broad sea of molten gold.
This is New York." l add and my friend
is moved with wonder and awe. He looks
in mute astonishment at the towering ia
cades of the huge blocks of homes trans
figured now in the glow of the dying suns
light and turns from them to the simmer
ing river and the black Palisades Of
Jersey. "What an achievement" he ex-
claims. "Ths must be the city of the
Olympans"
mo- answer, mot at all of Olympians,
but of men and women like ourselves
And they have built it out of Hope
We sat on the wide vcranda of the Clare
mont with the water clear below US. To
the north the river sweeps in magnif-
cent and ends in line of serred
hills now utter black against the pure
white of the dying suns light. To the
south we the upright masses of build
ings cleaning with their lights and
smoking in the vapor-laden atmosphere.
The river itself shimmcrs and waves like
shining molten brass. Tugboats and
ferryboats, barges and launches cut
black lines into this living, heaving liquid.
Sounds come from every side; here the
music from the orchestra within, there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

whisper and outward gesture she said to
them: "Mako me grow also in the beauty
of their spirit you have in the beauty
of this landscape and sky, and I will serve
you and abide with you always" Listening,
understood, and, understanding, l labored.
When the day was about to close and the
work was over, | saw the citys spirit at
twilight. l watched her then grow into
being, and stood afar off and caught her
rising like an Aphrodite from the sea Of
misty evenings and the glow of molten gold
that outvicd the sunsets as it spread its
Illuminating lines along the pavement of the
great avenue and over the buildings of the
seething Broadway. This was the time Of
my fulflment of JOY. Spring and summer,
autumn and winter, would find me waiting,
watching for her nightly rebirth and always
gazing fascinated at her ever changing en-
chanting beauty.
l dared not face her at night. | had
known the spirit of London at such time,
and it was a terrifying thing stealthy
vampire, it stole as a ghoul-like shadow,
with only its fascinating eyes and sccrching
breath. And London was the metropolis of
a civilization two millenniums Old civil
zaton that had had time in which to grow
in dignity, uIbanity and courtesy. What
must New York, city Of yesterday, be ike,
whore not day passes that does rot de
mand and receive It's sacrifice Of souls?
When | did see her at night knew an
other New York. Her secret was revealed
as 1 saw the strong, the wise. the cunning,
the mighty men Of Che day. cleansed of the
dust of toll, pouring out of their homes
into the great highways Of the metropolis,
straning and stretching for an embrace and
giving up all they had toIed for By day for
a Kiss from the lips Of this wondrous queen
Of the night saw bacchanal's and
salYrs dance TO the music of a SIRENS
sieery schtlaine laughter It swept The
streets. nlled the restaurants and echoed
along Tie Corridors Of brilliantly III pleas