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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28
WHITES CORNER. Winterport.

W. E. Hebard and family have return
ed to their home in Monson.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Libby visited rela-
tlves in Swanville few days ago.
Frank Grant and family of Silver Mills
are spending few weeks in town.
Mrs. Luella Richie of Hampden High
lands spent several days recently with
Mrs. G. H. York
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus Ward of Ban
gor were guests of A. G. Larby and fam
lily recently.
Mrs. Frank Pullen of Dexter has been
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Edna Har-
quail, for several days.
Miss Beatrice White of West Winter
port has visited her cousin, Mrs. Erma
White, for few days.
Mrs. Sylvnia Perkins of Monroe is
spending a few weeks with her grand
daughter, Mrs w. H. Bedford
Misses Annie Richie and Frances Joy,
student nurses at the E. NJ G. hospital,
have visited MISS Louise Libby.
c. M. Conant was in Auburn recently
to attend a directors meeting of the
Maine Fruit Growers Exchange.
Miss Mabel Moore and her sister, Miss
Eleanor, of Bangor, were recent guests of
Mrs. L. E. White of West Winterport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Butterfield, son
Percy, and Mrs. Percival Smith were re-
cent guests of Mr. and Mrs. c. W. Nealey.
c. c. Clements was in Belfast recently
to attend a meeting of the executive
committee of the Waldo County Farm
Bureau.
The members OF the Ladies' Club of
this neighborhood were pleasantly enter
tanned by Mrs. Adde Kicker in Monroe
recently.
V. 7. Littlefield and family of Bangor
and M. D. Littlefield and family of New
York were recent callers at the home of
their cousin, Mrs. C. W. Nealey.
About 40 relatives and friends OF C. H.
Libby met at his home on the evening
of August 18th to participate in the cele-
bration of his birthday anniversary. The
affair was a complete surprise to Mr..
Libby and the evening was delightfully."-
spent with music and cards. Among those
from out of town were Mr.. and Mrs,
Horace Croxford, Fred Luce and Mrs.
Florence Chapman of Newburg; Mr.. and
Mrs. Elisha W hitney of Hampden High
lands and Mrs F. NJ Fairbanks and son
William of Pittsfield MI Libby was the
recipient of several pretty gifts and num-
erous postcards. Delicious refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served by
Mrs Libby and the guests departed at
late hour with many expressions of pleas
ure for the enjoyable occasion.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28

MERCHANT MARINE APPRENTICES
I Whichever way in life the Merchant
Marine apprentice aims to take, the
L. s. Shipping Board is prepared to
help him in his next step upward.
The initial course of training. OBJ
tanned on the commerce cruisers, is
approximately two months-long
enough for two voyages to the West
Indies, for example-after which the
boys are shipped in regular merchant
crews, for more extended voyaging, as
regular seamen, or as fremen or
stewards
Those who intend to make seagoing
their business are encouraged to look
toward an officers berth. High
school graduates are eligible for a
third mates license after one year
at sea. Firemen may become oilers
by promotion, and after two years in
that position may become engineers.
School for Officers.
The Shipping Board maintains at
principal ports free technical schools
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28
MONROE.

Mrs. Lizzie York is at Camp Etna for
q few weeks.
Miss Alberta Ridley Of Bath has been
a guest at G. A. Palmer's.
Miss Mary Mason, nurse, has return
ed from overseas and is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Haskell.
Miss Maude Nealley of Bangor spent a
week end with her mother, Mrs. Bertha
Nealley, recently.
The Church of God campmeeting COM
mences today, Thursday, and closes the
first Sunday in September.
Master Harlan Grant of Somerviile,
Mass, has been the guest of his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Twombly.
Mrs. G. A. Palmer entertained The
Whist Club recently. Lizzie Grant woI
first prize, Emma Twombly second anC
Grace Richie third
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28
MODERN "PRESs GANG" GATHERS UP SAILORS
Shipping Board is Sending Parties From Inland Cities
board for Special Training in Marine

70 in Merch ant Marine
want to try seafaing life. Only
those who know their own minds are
accepted.
A prerequisite to acceptance is a
favorable medical examination. Minors
are required to have the written con-
sent of their parents before they can
join the party.
When a party reaches the limit set
for it, it departs under escort of an
official for the nearest seaport al
which the Shipping Board has a mer-
chant marine training station, the
fare of each man i'll the party being
paid by the government.
Arriving at a training station of
the Shipping Board, the young re
cruits are placed on board a training
ship, their names are put on the ships
payroll, and they are given blue uni
form.
On finishing two months of intensive
training as apprentice seaman, fire
men or stewards. these young Mer-
chant Mar iners are next shipped on
board merchant vessels for deep-Sea
voyages at full pay for the rating for
which they have been trained; namely,
s65 month for seaman. $75 month
for stewards and $50 month for fire
men. Board and lodging are free.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28
UNITY

Wellington Taylor has been at home for
few days.
Miss Vivian H. Tabor has returned
from Northpert.
Mrs. Rena Cyrway has taken one of
the Tabor rents
Miss Helen Thomas of Wa shin gton, D.
C., is visiting at E. D. Chases.
Harry Brown and G. L. Written were
IN Waterville recently on business
Mrs. Nina Ross of Attleboro, Mass, is
visiting her brother, Jack Van beats.
Fred Rice of Salem, Mass, has been in
town caring for the H. B. Rice estate.
A large job of work is being done on
the TOAD leading from the station to Troy.
John Brown Of Benton was in town
Aug. 18th placing a monument for the
late Byron Pillsbury.
Ger, Harry L. Mitchell of Bangor and
Thomas b. Cook of Belfast were callers
on Hon. j. R, Tabor Aug. 18th
Z. E. York motored to Brewer Aug.
18th and returned with his wife, who has
been visiting their son, Everett York
The Portland Packing Company are
expending large sums of money repairing
their plant here. Harry Brown has
charge.
Linn Rand and his sister, Mrs Mertie
Gerrish are visiting their mother, Mrs.
Susan Rand, at her cottage at Winde-
mere Park
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28

| improved in heath so / could do nv
homework; we now have little one, all
If which I owe to Lydia E. Pinkham ms
Feceta ble Compound - Mrs. o. S.
Jo5FEsoN, r. No. 8, Ellensburg, Wash.
lee are women everywhere who
long for children in their homes yet are
fcnieI this happiness on account of
some fu1 ctional disorder which in most
cases would readily yield to Lydia E.
Finbh22n' ) Vegetable Compound.
cltcit women should not give up hope
until they have gwen this wonderful
medicine a trial, ar COR special advice
write Lydia Z. Pn.kham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. The result of 40 years
experience is at your service.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28

a eountry is witnessing a pic
-7sele development of recruiting
Dea IDS by which the new Merchant
---fa J4it by the government are be
- -alued with American crews.
WI ally conducted parties of lads
~ ''ls To so to sea are being sent at
'g"e4r intervals by the U. S. Ship
pug 13ard from inland cities to sea
'a.9 places where training ships are
- Il alned for their reception
Tile .aking up of these parties of
Ian boys who want to try the
'-'74 .lrous life OF a seaman suggests
p .alfrast the old days Of the press
S-'s III unsaVory memory by which
-S british filed the crews Of their
-s century ago. The wishes of
' boys taken by the press
''1s we're never consulted, and
U-essing of American seamen by
' british led to the war of 1924.
i.r successor of the press gang.
-'" is now filling the crews of
. can ships with bright and am
''1s American boys, does business
manner in keeping with the
'@'l' Of the times.
q, representatives of the United States
"pp.lg Board 90 from city to city,
~ake up parties of young men who
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28

lighters or barges, and inspecting the
process of stevedoring and slowing
goods in warehouses.
Shipping Board Helps Boys.
This practical work is expected to
appeal not only to boys who want to
become able seamen, or officers on
American merchant vessels, but also
to those who expect to make knowl-
cage OF sea trade stepping stone to
career in the shipping business.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28

+FeO CRUISER" FOR TRAINING
. IS fitted to carry a crew
~~ "a ESQ and 300 active and
,-a- ogng Americans bent on seeing
and finding out what career
for them in the Merchant
r 'tIer similar ships have been
3. he same service as the Ala
7I will make their maiden voy-
s Is r0mmerce cruisers in the near
a-
S7ips Especially Equipped.
ta- are the Sturgeon Bay. now at
s.- where the Alabat was fitted
, r5s u toka and the Newton, fit
u at Portland, Me, and the
s5 ge at Seattle.
rs--7 vessels are fitted with spec
l- quarters for the apprentices.
O a-t equipped in every way as
1ool ships. No other nation
. thing Ike them in the way of
mig equipment for merchant ma
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28

a. first of a fleet of novel school
lbs Merchant Marine appren-
~ -.--d out by the U. S. Shipping
1.r the end of the war, is now
initial voyage.
-a Vessel, named the Alabat, is
.~ as cargo cruiser. She is one
much discussed wooden feet
.ath America started to break
.a7uarine reign of terror against
ss shipping. As a school
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28
Commissioners Notice

WALDO. SIS. August 49, 1919.
We. the undersigned, having beer duly ap-
pointed by the Honorable Ellery Bowden,
Judge of Probate within and for said County
commissioners to receive and decide upon the
claims of the creditors f Albert NJ Cum
mipgs. late of Prospect, in said County, de-
solvent. hereby give public notice agreeably
to the order of said Judge of Probate that six
months from and after July 8. 1919, have been
alowed..to said creditors to present and prove
their claims, and that We will attend to the
duty assigned to US at the Court House at Bel
fast. Maine, on September 8. 1919. and January
8 1920 at ten of the clCck in the forenoon of
each of said days.
FRANK l. MORTLAND.
o S VICKERY,
3w34 Commissioners.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28

anu d gOOQ zeal OF
the time was not
able to go about.
Our greatest desire
was to have a child
in our home and one
day my hus b and
came bac ok from
town with a bottle
of Lydia E. Pink
hams V ege ia BILE
c % m pound a nd
wanted me to try it.
Il brought relief
from INV +roI,hloc
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28
THIS Will ASTONISH
BELFAST PE0PL f

The quick action of simple WITCH
hazel, hydrastis, camphor, ETC., as mixed
in Lavoptik eye wash, will surprise Bel,
fast people. One girl with weak strained
eyes was helped by single application.
Her mother could hardly sew or read be-
cause of eye pains In one week she toe
was benefited. We guarantee small bot
tie of Lavoptik to help ANY CASE weak,
strained or inflamed eyes. Aluminium eye
cup FREE. Belfast Drug Co. 10 Main st.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28

AR II
b 01lpping Board, which during
Tr trained as many as 5000
AMI marine apprentices at one
l chartered passenger ships,
-lrrs to create It's peace fleet
O. 81 cruisers soon after the armis-
t- signed When all five ships
b. Jew training fleer are in com
approximately 1900 boys will
7E training at one time.
aiming, like the ships, is
0- Each vessel will make reg
ps, like a commercial vessel,
Hg oetween 1000 and 1900 tons
70 domestic or tropic ports.
purpose underlying these voy-
to train the apprentices not
eagoing, but in the art of
Tor cargo, protecting it from
a.- and the sea, slowing it
T. ship, transferring it TO or from
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28

in navigation and marine engineering
where the young man who has com
pleted his preliminary sea service as
described may fit himself for an off
GERS license.
Boys preferring to follow the ship
ping business are encouraged to take
a special school course in sea trade.
after which he will be in line for 2
position in an exporting or shipping
house
The recruiting service of the United
States Shipping Board, which has
charge of the cargo cruisers. has
already trained more than $4,000 bows.
Its training work began in January.
1918. Its headquarters are at the
Custom House, Boston. where boys
who wish to enter the Merchant Ma
rine may make application, by letter
or in person
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28
Inmentices for Merchant Marine
Now Trained on Cargo Cruisers"

School Ship Employed by Shipping Board to Fit Bows
Places Sailors, Engineers Sea-Coins
or For Careers the Shipping Business.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-28
THE JoI Or
motherhood
Came to this Woman after
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to
Restore Her Health

Ellensburg, Wash" After I was
married l was not well for long time
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12

who read THE LITERARY DIGEST. They are tn
best type They buy "The Digest" because the,
know it is accurate, impartial, wholesome compre
hensive, and up-todate because they take it ho
to their children with confidence and because it
the worlds news as no other periodical does. Ar
you with them?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12
British Who Made
Money During War
Spending 1t Rapidly

Chicago, Sept. 12.-"There is an
orgy of buying and spending in
England unexampled in the history
of the country" said a returned
traveller. THE war fastened a tre-
mendous debt on the Government
but working people made big wages
and piled up large bank accounts
and many great private fortunes
were amassed. These newly pros
porous people are now spending
their money like drunken sailors.
High prices never bother them.
In fact they rather like them. The
higher the price the easier it is for
Those who have money to draw
the line of demarcation between
themselves and the common herd
They like to indulge magnificently
in things ordinary folks can't buy.
That seems to be human nature.
"A young blood thinks nothing of
paying $25 apiece for orchids for
corsage bouquet for his lady to
wear at the theater. The price of
dinner after the play at the Savoy
or the Ritz-Carlton is staggering.
A dollar and a half is a detail.
Automobiles of fashionable make
cost $4,000 to $4,000 each. Cars
are scarce and those obtainable are
models of three or four years ago.
The manufacturer of the most fam
Gus English car makes only 500 a
year and he has booked his entire
output for this year and next"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12
PROSPERITY FOLLOWS
PROHIBITION IN u. S., -'
SAYS BRITISH WRITER

liquor will go on for time but by
January the government will have
the situation well in hand. Pros
perity Is the result. Instead ot
saloons at the corners of the streets.
hanks are appearing. Happiness in
the home. hitherto unknown. has ap-
peared on everyhand and children
and young people are having their
opportunity.
"A dry America will be terrific
rival to countries which are wet"
says the Archdeacon. All business
men had better recognize this if
they have not already done so. Dry
ness does not kill joy. 1 voyaged
on a dry ship and a wet one. and
the experience was illuminating.
realized the marvellous power of
wholc-hearted enthusiastic organiza-
tton as never before.
America" added the Archdeacon,
has no desire to thrust herself or
her views on Great Britain. She
has discovered good thing. She
only wants to tell the good news and
If in any way she can help pro-
gress. she is there to render that
help"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12

London. Sept. 12.-Britons are
deeply interested in what is called
the American prohibition expert
ment." and every published state
ment concerning the situation and
the attitude of the American public
toward the new order is eagerly
read.
The latest addition to such con-
tributions is by the Archdeacon of
Warrington, Canon Howson. who has
just returned from New York, and
who unqualifiedly endorsed the law.
His impressions. concisely stated. are
as follows:
Prohibition has come to stay in
the states. Those most opposed to
It accept the inevitable. Those who
have paved the way for 1t are facing
law enforcement. A very large ma
jority. to judge by hearsay and eye
sight. agree that it is the best
thing for America. The threats of
no beer. no work and riot and
revolution are empty vaporings. and
the work of the states and cities is
going on unimpaired. Smuggling OF
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12
GRAIN GROWERS
Big SUCCESS
c. Rice Jones Tells Story of
Rapid Growth of the
Business

Ottawa, Canada. Sept. IA Won
derful romance of big business
backed by the farmers of western
Canada was revealed when c. Rice
Jones took the stand in an investi-
cation before the Cost of Living
Committee and told the story of the
United Grain Growers.
Mr.. Jones. who is general man
ager, gave a rapid survey of the
company's wide activities. Organic
ed by handful of farmers to mark
ct grain, it now markets all farm
products and buys and sells all
farm supplies. 1t owns grain ele-
vators. timber limits, sawmills, flour
mills, and coal mines. 1t distributes
flour and feed, coal, binder twine.
barbed wire, wire fencing, lumber.
cedar and willow posts, apples, salt.
hay and building supplies. The
United Grain Growers Securities
Company. a subsidiary organization.
does business in hail insurance
and appraising and selling farms
to settlers. Another branch, the
United Grain Growers Export Com
pany, has headquarters in New
York and does a large export trade.
The company, in short, attends in
large way and on n cooperate
basis to every kind of business
which affects the farm. 1t num-
bers $4,000 farmers as its members.
Mr.. Jones said that for the year
ending August 81, 1918, the total
turnover in all this business was
S6,OS7,571 and the total profits
were SS55,2S2. This was gross
profits of 62.2 per cent or 36.S per
cent on the capital and reserve. The
crop handled in the terminal ele-
Vators by the company was 10000
600 bushels. He said the company
had narrowed the margin on wheat
that was bought by or cents
to the advantage of the farmer.
The gross turnover in 1918 was
S102, 100000. The capital stock is
S10,000,000 and the reserve S1,059,-
355. The $4,000 shareholders re-
ceived a dividend of 10 per cent.
Mr.. Jones said the company was
organized in 1906 with the capital
of S5,000,000. Up to August, 1918,
S2,S91, ,050 was issued of which ST.
159.763 was paid up.
He said the directors were all
farmers. Each member was allow
ed to own only 100 shares at $25 a
share.
Mr.. Jones gave the profits from
1912 to 1918 as follows: 1912, $121,-
GA; 1913, $164,362; 1914, S151.OSO;
1915, S226,96S; 1916, $572,S04; and
1917, s6O7,S99.
The United Grain Growers is an
amalgamation of the United Farm
ers of Alberta and the Manitoba
Grain Growers. 1t is the largest
cooperative farmers organization
in the world.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12
Take New Effort to
Run Down Murderer
of Emma Austraw

Latrobe, Sept. 1.-THE murder of
Emma Austraw, 19, of Latrobe,
Derry township school teacher, for
which two men have been tried and
found not guilty, resulted here last
night in the organizing of body to
take action in bringing the person
or persons guilty of the crime to
justice. At a meeting conducted by
borough officials it was decided to
employ four attorneys, who will en-
gage detectives or incur any other
expense in running down the mur-
derer or murderers. Miss Austraw
was assaulted, then shot to death
last May.
James Crawford, a farm laborer,
recently tried for the murder, was
found not guilty on grounds of in
sanity, while John Ray, aged II, ac-
cused in connection with Crawford,
was found not guilty for lack of evil
dence.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12
Hosiery Prices to
Stay Up, Makers Say

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. ~. -
There is no prospect of any decrease
in existing costs to the public for
either socks or stockings, according
to a statement issued last night by
the executive committee of the Ma
tional Association of Hosiery Man
ufacturers, in session here.
The industry, like many others,
is confronted with a serious labor
shortage. Mills as a rule are run
ming upon basis of rs per cent
of their production" the statement
added.
Labor in many mills is making
the situation the more difficult by
clamoring for more pay and a reduc-
ton of working hours at the same
time"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12
Man Who Designed
Hudson Tubes Dies

Jacobs, a civil engineer, whot de-
signed the Hudson tubes under the
North River, connecting this city
with New Jersey, the tunnel con-
Meeting the Pennsylvania and Long
Island Railroads here, was retained
by the French government to pre-
pare plans for a tunnel under the
Seine, died in London last Sunday,
according to a cable message re-
ceived by business associates.
He was born in Hull, England. SO
years ago and was a retired MEM
ber of the firm of Jacobs and Davies,
consulting engineers here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12

NJ. Nichols of the Second Durham
Light Infantry refused to be classed
as an "unemployable" and to-day
can write letters as proficiently as
any normal stenographer. Nichols
restoration to a self-supporting hssis
was accomplished through patient
training. specially constructed
typewriter, a pair of artificial alum
inum hands and his own indomitable
spirit. Recently he passed a writ
ing test of two hours and ffteen
minutes. his copy" .necessitating
onty two corrections
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12
German Colonists Go
to Quintana Roo

Mexico City. Sept. 1.-THE terri
tory of Quintana Roo appears to be
the main objective for German colon
lists coming to Mexico. newspapers
here asserting that colony known
as Santa Maria already has been es-
tablishcd there and will engage
largely in the expectation of ma
hogany and other woods. in which
the country abounds,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12
The People Who Read "The Digest"

The best test OF any periodical is the class of its read
ers. Character in magazine newspaper attracts
men and women of standing and judgment as newt
ably flower draws the bee, and for the
1t suits their taste Glance around you in the
train the sreet-cars in hotel lobbies wherever
your fellow human congregate, and note the people