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ENOUGH BALLS TO RUN
 LEAGUES BAY YEARS
Also 52 Miles Of 5ats--Furniched
 American Troops by Y. M. C. A.

sv~s --ss a zasss
 On the basis of there being played 150 games for the season and allowing five new balls for each game, enough basehalls have been furnished the Amer ican troops hy the Army Y. M c. A.. to run the National league and the American association fo, 347 years. Allowing two new balls for each game there were enough baseballs to play q series of 9 sand-lot games for 7,149 clubs.
 There were 355, ,955 baseballs bought and shipped by the "Y" from July, 1917, to November 30 1918. for the use of our army. Side by side they would reach 1872 miles. and would make solid fence of baseballs six feet high for three-fourths of mile.
 Over 100000 bats were also fur nished Placed end to end, they would reach g miles. End to end in tn. air. they would rise to ten times the height of the highest mountain in tho world. or be equal in height to 56S Washington monuments one on top of the other. If these were made in this fashion into one long bat, man with the build and elbow grease of a giant could stand in your town, swing the bat and hit everything in radius of g miles.
 Among other things furnished our boys by the Y. M. c. A. for the carry ing out of the national sport were 2,22O mitts, 4.120 catchers mitts, t965 felder's gloves, 4.986 masks, 200 'ases, 80 home plates, and 2.743 in- Heaters.
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|le BALL." NEW
 GAME, MAKES HIT
un0red and Fifty Men on . 'as-invented by Army
 ~" Man.

7 officials at the head of the as'ls athletic council, Camp .As are much interested in a us oi mass athletics which is 'aaVn or Lu Ringsmuth, an A' '. A. secretary. The game much of the science of rugby sOceer ball, volley ball and .s, and games have been Nahp Travis with as many 1en on q side.
 lFe ordinary footballs and an '0o'Dall field. with goal posts @ the game brings into '' 'ai'mlsh' line and a defense" s'sers, The balls are placed
 a' 'he center of the field, gwen signal the "skirmish-
 ap to be the first to kick ,, a S then kept in play by sn no"ihs as in forward pass !. v passing in basket ball. ,. each side being to get all ora through the opponents goal ',,,' .' the goal line. To get the fe sn the goal posts means a m put to get it over the means a score of two.
 lstia M leonard, head of the mili- ,s As snsa council of the camp, has (pa t,a'husiastic :. booster for the e,,.,. :. ! IS likely that the game "a 'lsu n to other places as the |. oa,np Travis. Organized is V V u ,,lls, as in other games, h, = o M. .. A. steadily encour- Vul' and this has been h q,e ne progress made by the N. mlanry team, which has X @uuplonship @u of Camp Travis. m naroly the word, for with bans side, the battle" of s',. becomes very realistic
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HOLLY GROVE TO HAVE A
 BIG MEETING

Rev. c. Norman Guice, a very noted Evangelist of the Metho- dist church, will hold a series of meetings at the Methodist church in Holly Grove, begin ming Sunday, July 20 and con- tinuing until August 3rd.
 Plans are being made for a big meeting.
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|[ET CHOCOLATE (|RR|ED UNDER FIRE
b,te Furnished by Y. M. c. A.
 Arrives Just When 1t
 Is Needed.

th the American Armies in te-Praising the men of Com ID, One Hundred and Ninth Ma Gun battalion, Twenty-eighth bn Howard k. Keister, a Y. M. man of Dunnellon, Fla, tells when without food. they sent Eeet chocolate which he secured em to an isolated platoon, which under severe fire, across the river at Fismes.
 vas during the heavy fighting Prd from Chateau Thierry that len of the One Hundred and Machine Gun battalion got of their supplies, and the sweet ate which the Y. NJ. c. A. man. get to them was specially wei battalion reached the Vesle en its advance. There the Ger lle held. Men were thrown the river by various units to Ii contact with the enemy. was terrific fighting all along e A platoon of Company D uned over to help in holding TOW strip that had been taken cost by the American soldiers.
 surrounded on three sides by eAe who tried every means in 'Ser to dislodge them-gas, machlne-gun fire and snipers.
 dlficult matter to get food
 ueln, for men with supplies
 uoss the river, which was ex- aAd under heavy fire.
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F HE school chil- H dren of Arkansas are now studying Thrift just as they
 study arithmetic
 a n d geography.
 Through the coop
 eration of he
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State Department of Education and the government, lessons have actual ly been prepared in booklet form ana distributed among the schools of the state. Thrift is something that must be learned just as reading and spell ing. In thrift study, as in everything else, practice makes perfect.
 The newspapers of Arkansas are cooperating in presenting these thrift lessons to the adults in the home for two chief reasons: to en- able the parent to encourage and as- sist the child in it's school studies on thrift and to give the newspaper reader, who is no longer in school, an opportunity to think about and study thrift, as taught by one of the great
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call or write.
 Wm. B. Folsom,
 Brinkley, Ark.

D. B. Miller, Rock Island foreman, underwent a surgical operation in Little Rock last week for a tumOr on the head, Dr. Kirby performing the oper- ation. He is reported doing nicely but will not be able to be on his work for quite a while.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-07
LEMONS BRING OUT
THE HIDDEN BEAUTY
Make this lotion for very little
cost and just see
for yourself.

An attractive skin wins adnira-
ton. In social life and in business
the girl or woman whose face and
hands show evidence Of constant
care enjoys a tremendous advantage
over those who do not realize the
value Of a healthy skin and spot
less complexion.
At the cost of a small jar OF ordi-
nary cold cream one can prepare
full quarter pint of the most won
derful lemon skin softener and COM
pIevlou beautitier, by squeezing the
iuise of two fresh lemons into bot
tie containing three ounces OF Or
cnard white. Care should be taken
to strain the juice through a fine
cloth so no lemon pulp gets in. then
this lotion will keep fresh Tor
months. Every woman knows that
lemon uicr is used to bleach and re-
r1ov.. such blemishes as freckfes. sal
lowness and tan, and is the-~-tdeal
s,<in softener, smoOthener and
bea,itifier.
Just try IT. Get three ounces OF
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer anu
make I'D a quarter pint OF this
sweetly fragrant lemon lotion and
r,assage It daily into the face, heck.
arms and hands. It naturally should
helm to soften, freshen. bleach and
bring out the roses and beauty of
any skin.-4dv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-07
To Relieve Catarrh,
Catarrhal Deafness
And Head Noises
e
4
D()S:

Persons suffering from catarrhal deal
ness. or who are growing hard of hear
ing and have head noises will be glad
to know that this distressing atiiictieu
can usually be successfully treated at
home by an internal medicine that in
MANY instances has effected complete
relief after other treatments have
failed. Sufferers who could a,arcelv
hear have had their hearing restored TO
such an extent that the tick OF \ waten
-:as plainly audible seven or eigh,
inches away from either ear. There
fore, If you know Of someone who ~
troubled with head noises or catarrhal
deafness. cut out this formula and hand
it TO them and you may have been tn
means OF saving some poor sufferer per
haps from total deafness. The pre-
8 made as pllows:
mint double Strength,. Take thi
home and add to it 4 pint OF hot water
and little granGlated sugar stir until
dissolved. Take one tablespoonful fou"
times n day.
Parulint is used in this way not on.v
to reduce by tonic action the infiamra-
ton and swelling in the Eust1chiat
Tubes ami thus TO eGualIZe the al pres
sure on the drum. but 10 correct anT
excess of secretions N the middle ear
and the results 1t gives ara nearly a.
wavs quick and effective.
Every person who has catlrrh in Any
form. or distressing rumbling. flssir:
sounds in their ears, should give eh'-
recire A trial-AdV.
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ton before the committee was the
easiest possible. It called for no ex-
pense TO the State OF Maine, but the
protection Of its citizens. He believed
In ostsopashy. II had done great good
for him. It was not the committees
duty to decide between any system
or practice for the healing Of human
ity. Give Us this bill or give us
nothing" concluded Mr.. Hichborn
amid loud applause from the spec
tators.
Rev. B. c. Wentworth OF Yarmouth
had FOR two or three years been a
convert to osteopathy, because he
had seen what it had and could 10.
He was also surprised to find 80
mary favorable TO and becoming 50
toward that practice. The work Of
those practitioners speaks for itself
and he thought !. right and just that
the COMMITTEES grant them what the
bill asks.
Mr.. Nelson called on Dana s VIII
liams OF Lewiston, but that gentle
man said that he really should
speak when the opponents were
heard. Chairman Davies then called
on the opponents. giving the propo-
nents permission to speak in rebuff
tai
The Opposition
Dana s. Williams Of Lewiston ap-
peared for the Maine Chiropactors
Assassination, Of wnom many We're now
practicing in Maine. The association
had opposed Secs. 6 and of the bill.
but after several consultations with
Mr.. Nelson. who had assured them
that those sections would be remov
ed from the bill. the association had
no Objection TO the bill in new draft.
Rep. Maher-Do you practice os-
te0pathy'
NJ WilIiars-That opens Up 4
bread question, which for Years has
been debated. But really, there is ali
the difference in the world and are
different practices. They are not an
tagonistic in this State
DR.. D. A. Robinson Of Bangor 1p-
peared IN behalf of the Maine Med
ical Association. as a member OF its
legislative committee. He rehearsed
the many discoveries Of medical men,
which have placed under control
such scourges as smallpox, yellow fe-
yer. lockjaw. cholera. typhoid, ma
laria, etc. and the devotion and self
sacrifice OF the Investigators. some
losing their lives. He said all these
preventative has lessened disease
and hence the labors and income Of
the physicians. but they were un-
selfish and thankful to aid mankind.
He spoke OF the csteopaths' re-
quest to be allowed to take special
examinations and then be, permitted
to practice obstetrics and gyneco-
lOgy. He outlined the conditions that
could only be relieved by surgery and
said that to permit a partial exam
nation for persons to practice what
must have surgery would be unfair
TO all others obliged to go before thu
Medical Registration Board and take
the full examination. The purpose Of
the bill to prevent incompetent and
uneducated persons from imposing on
the public, would also admit all who
had been practiciug osteopathy for
three years
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PITTSF|ELD

In the Old Folks Concert 70 be gwen
by the Fittsfeld Festival Chorus March
4 there Will be Al IN teresting aum be-
entitled Reuben AID Rachel sung by
two small children. All the pdrtici-
pants in the concert will dress T. old
fashioned costumes ami there WI. be l
Tar4de around the hail before the con-
cert begins
Walter T. Haseitine. who has seer
several months service overseas, ar
rived home Wednesday, evening ana
was given a reception at the station
the Pittslield band. Of which Il is &
member being present to assist II, the
welcome. He is tie son of NJ. ant
Mrs. j. S. Haselr.ne and a brol,er OF
Band Corporal Frank A. Haseltine,
who is overseas VITA the 26th Div sion.
Mrs. 2. J. Written entertained The
Mission Circle Of the TniversaIist
church ut her home on Park street
Wednesday evening.
Word was received here Thursday
Of the death of Rev. Alfred Z. Wright
which occurred at Batavia. n Y.
Tuesday. Mr.. Wright was a former
pastor Of the Cniversalist church
here and had many friends. who will
learn Of his death with sincere re-
gret He has been in failing health
since giving up his work here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-07

Mrs. John Cartman. Mr. and Mrs.
Abbott Nelson and DR.. and Mrs. John
Shaw we're in Augusta yesterday
where they attended the legislative
assembly.
G. L. Todd OF Boston was a. bust
ness caller in town yesterday.
Mrs. Edna Berry of Readfield is the
guest OF her sister. Mrs. Willis Hig-
gins at her home on upper Main
street.
Mrs. Charles Blackstone. who has
been very III at her home on Kicker
street. is reported as resting more
comfortably.
Lawrence Putnam has returned
from Portland. where he has been 4
guest Of friends for few days
The Nivot Club met Wednesday
evening at the home Of Mrs Myron
White On High street. The evening
was passed socially and refreshments
were served by the refreshment COM
nlittee
NORTH-Mrs. Harold Hoxie and
little daughter Laura visited Mrs.
Hoxie's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Head recently
Mrs. Catherine Day, who has been
staying with her daughter, Mrs. D. B.
Fenlason, has gone to Hallowell to
stay with another daughter.
Services will De held next Sunday
1T 1880 at the Friends church.
Marshall Clifford of Clinton was in
this place Tuesday.
Misses Irene Ryan, Rerdena Stew
art and Ellen O'Donnell. teachers in
this place and Larone. were ut Show =
hogan Tuesday evening
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ASK REGULATION
tcontinusd from Page ons)

gard to those who would practice the
profession Of an ostsopath in the
State? Proponents Of this measure
believed that the people Of Maine
who wished ostsopathy treatment
were entitled to know that when they
went to a person who had hung out
sign as an osteopath was quail
fed to give the proper treatment.
Further there should be protection
to those men and women who spend
four years irf college studying from
being classed as charuataus. The sit
uation in Maine. he insisted, as to-
day unjust both to the people and
the osteopatfs.
He believed that an Independent
board would be best. In 20 states such
a board was provided. No state had
ever changed to a mixed board.
while many states having mixnG
boards had shifted to the indepen-
dent. Every state in the Union but
Maine now recognizes osteopathy.
The educational requirements Of the
pending bill we're as high as those in
any law IN any state.
Dr.. r. kendrick Smith Of the fac
ultv Of the Massachusetts College
Of Oste6pathy said that he stood be-
fore the committee a. a horrible ex-
ample of the mixed board system,
such az existed in MASSACHUSETTS,. He
was licensed by the board to admin
lister drugs and perform surgical op-
erations and sign death certificates
and thereby bury his mistakes, al
though he was neither a physician or
surgeon IN the accepted meaning Of
those terms. but an osteopathic prac-
titiCner In asking this law. he said.
there asking a police regulation for
the protection OF the public and the
osteopathy.
for the bill saying that the PROPOSE
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BOWDOEN

The annual town meeting Of Bow
doin was held Monday. The Of
fcer5 for 1919 are: Seiectren, as
SCISSORS and overseers Of the poor,
w. e. TAR, w. r Maloon. Herbert
Adams: town clerk. E. e. Buker:
treasurer, Geo. L. Coorbs: tax
collector, F.. Q. Tarr: superintendent
Of schools. E. r. Bowdoin. 1t was
voted to open some Of the schools II
teachers can be obtained.
NOETH-The annual town meet
ing for Bow1oin was held on Mon
dsy, March ;, at the town house. The
srlectn,en elected for the ensuing
ear are w. E. Tarr. W. l.. Aaioor
and Herbert K Adams: r. f. Buker
continues as town clerk ana U. l..
Coonlhs as treasurer. While 4. -
Tarr keeps his place as tax collector
Weston r. Allen was chosen as one
Of the school committee to ill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Raw Puringtan. who last year moved
TO Canada. IN the annual town re-
mort one page bearing tneir NAMES
was dedicated 20 tine 20 young men
who left Bow1oin to enter the SER
ice of their country IN the World I
War of 1917 1913
Mr. and Mrs. Harold small lett
Monday for Boston. Mass, ana VIII
visit en- route few days at the nome
or ,,r. and Mrs. J. VI. Goodrich IN
Portsmouth. y. II,
George Allen attended the Apple
Growers Convention held last week
at Auburn.
Nr and Mrs. Charles Green or
Durham, were business visitors Mon
day in the place.
Mrs. Clair Farnum Of Litchheld
was the sunday guest Of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Small.
Mildred and Edwin Lane. VINO are
attending school in Sabattus. passed
the weekend at their home in BOW
doIn.
Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan. VINO mas
been helping Mrs. Percy smith al
her Homework. has returned home.
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Cony High Notes

The Cony girls basketball team viii
play watervilIe high girls in Assembly
hall this evening. All supporters OF the
team should be present and cheer the
girls on to victory as they nave oeen
n,avinx a good consistent game mis-
vao- Waterville Is expected to have
= Ia rye decoration present. Conys line
up for the game will prooanis We ~
Sterling, RI; Folsom. If; WADE or Haii'
ic: I. .Purinton. &C; Toas. ro; ram: lo
The Cony boys are to meet the va.
terville High boys this evening; ana
while watervills has q good TEAM the
local bows feel confident Of suecess. The
imam for this eame will Be: Hill. r.;
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FAIRFIELD
Death Of Charles Ames. One of
Oldest Residents - Private
Richard Fletcher Dies Of
Wound-LocalS

The residents Of the town were
greatly saddened yesterday on hear
ing OF the death Of one of its oldest
and dearly loved citizens. Charles
.Ames. which occurred about 9,l5 in
years Of age. born at Canaan. the
son Of Loren and Lucinda Ames.
He has passed the greater part Of his
life in this town. He had been an
ardent worker in the Methodist
church. having recently presented the
church with 4 beautiful desk which
he remodeled himself from an organ.
Mr.. Ar1es had been in wonderful
health and even at his age was
younger in action than many his
junior He was planning on going
10 the launching in Belfast on
Wednesday and Monday went to the
home Of Mrs. II. E. Rusar to make
plans for it. and on his way home
was taken very III. He was taken
into the house Of Or. o. B. Ames and
was later taken 20 the home Of f. Z.
Smith where he had been residing.
Death was said to be n result Of in
digestion ana heart failure. and he
will be greatly missed by his large
circle of friends. H. is survived by
two sons, James Of Salem. George OF
LYNN, one step daughter, Adelaide
Neal Of San Francisco, two daugt1r-
ars. Mrs E. L. Smith Of this town
and Mrs John Berdeen Of Good VIII.
two sisters. Mrs. Arvilla Rowell Of
this town and Mrs. Evelyn Burgess Of
Massachusetts. so many nieccs and
nephews. The funeral services will
be held from the Methodist church
Surdav afternoon at $50 o'clock.
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Yankee Flyers
Of British Corps
Land in Portland

Portland, Ne. March G.-Seven
young Americans who have been
with the British Royal Flying Corps
in France and Belgium, half a dozen
American naval officers, who have
been in overseas service. and four
Y. NJ. G. 4. workers were among
the pa ssens gers landed here today on
the steamer Msgantic from Liver
pool.
The men of the Royal Flying Corps
were S. G. Connor z. Laurie. Lieut.
J. Mitchell. Lie'rt IT. AT Compton.
Julian NJ. Dillon. John L. Hill and
Mark c. kenney.
One of the distinguished passen-
gers was Eisuke F'ujita. who has
been secretary of the Japanese lega-
ton in Spain. With 4 Nenoto. who
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OAKLAND

Mr.. and Mrs Frank Blaisdell havs
returned from a visit with frienGs an ]
relatives IN Readf1eld.
Rev 2. A. A. Killam has returned TO
Allston. Mass. after passing 4 few
days with his family.
Mrs L. e. Written. who has been
visiting her niece. Mrs. Harry patten.
the past ~ days, returned Thursday
morning to her home in Pawtucket,
r. I.
Mrs. Ben jamin Horne Of Fairfield 3
visiting her son. Henry Horne, for a
month
Mrs Frank Whitehouse Of High
street. who has been passing the win
ter at her home in Smithfield left
Thursday for Portland to VISIT her
daughter. Mrs. George Wood, ard her
son. Frank F. Libb,. for few days.
George Beynton is confined 10 ilis
home on Church street by illness
Murray Leonard ras entered tNe en-
ploy Of A. r. Oliver in the grocery stor.
The local ice dealers have completed
filing their ice houses.
At a special communication OF Mess
alonskse Lodge. which will be held SAT
urday evening in Masonic hail. the En-
tered Apprentice degree will be worked
Mr. and Mrs. George Luce and sou
Bertrand attended the launching Of tiis
schooner Jennie Flood Kreser at Bel
fast Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. e Harris were Wis
itors In Portland Thursday
The Fidelity class Of the Free Bac-
fist church met Thursday afternoon at
the home Of MIS-. Charles Tozier on
Alpine street.
Mrs. Henry PooIe- and daughter sea
trics were guests Thursday Of -drs
Frank Norris OF Watervile.
Mrs. John Tapiey has returned from
A visit with relatives in North 4Anson.
Rev George B. Waistenholme Of
Colby occupied the pulpit OF the First
Baptist church Thursday evening.
Edwin BARTER Of Norridgewock,
who has been passing few days in
town, has gone to Readfield on BUSH
ness.
Mrs. Charles Bates Of Pleasant
street was a recent guest OF Mrs.
Lloyd Smart OF Waterville.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Foster have
returned from Belfast. where they
attended the launching OF the
schooner Jennie Flood kreger.
The regular meeting Of J. Wesley
Gilman Camp. No. Is. Sons OF Vet
Grams, will be held this evening at
7sg o'clock in the camp rooms. As
there il very important business to
be considered at this meeting it is
urged that every member be pres
ert.
The dance given Thursday evening
in MessaIenskss hall under the man
agernent of J. Fl. stevens and J. E.
Morrisette was a great success. Mu-
sic was furnihsed by Lyons Novelty
Orchestra Of Skowhegan and refresh
ments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Savage are
moving into the Leonard house on
Church street.
Elmer Ellis has returned from
Portland, where he attended the au
tomobile show.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hallett are
quests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ed
gerly of Bangor for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dawes and two
children, who have been visiting Mrs
Dawes sister. Mrs. Joseph Poirier
have returned to their home in Bald
Mountain.
Elijah whittsn. who has been Wis
ting his sister. Mrs. Will Groves
for the cast week. returned Thursday
to his nome at Moosshsad lake.
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COMING EVENTS

March 1-:o-Annual exhibition of photo
gro C section OF Portland Society OF
Art.
March :-S-Thirteenth ANNA, Farmers
Week College OF Agriculture of Cni-
versitv of Maine.
March 3-9-Portland Automobile show
e.AnOsitIon na..e
March lG-Municipal eiections Bangor,
Belfast. BiddefOrd and Brewer
M. =. I5-Time limit for fling returns
and for payment OF income and ex-
cess profits taxes.
Mar. list. Patrick's dav.
.{ar l9-a-State Council, D. A. r..
Bangor.
March 2.-Municipal election, Old Town
March S0-Daylight saving time begins
at A. NJ.
April .-Munici pal election. Calais.
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SCHOONER LORD ASHORE
AT PONCE. PORTO RICO

Boston, March 6.-The four. nasted
schooner Madeline Shirley Lord is
ashore at Ponce Porto Rico, and is
in danger of breaking up.
Word to this effect was received
here today by the owners. Morey and
Lord The vessel sailed March ;
from Fort De France, Martinique for
bordeaux, with a cargo Of rum. The
schooner was under orders to put in
to Ponce for new sails.
The schooner was formerly the
Julia Loft and was built at Boston in
; s37. She is commanded by Captain
Cox Of Everett and has a crew of Is