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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-31
State House Chat

Henry F. Merrill Of Portland has re.
turned from a trip to New York and
New Jersey where he went on a tour OF
investigation. at the request Of Gov
Milliken of the various mems reform
atories. Mr.. Merrill is a member of
the committee that has been appointed
by the Governor to consider plans for
reformatory in Maine where men may
be sent. without being obliged to place
them where others more addicted to
crime are incarcerated. The investiga-
tons dem nstrated that such plans in
other states have proven of real value
and haye met all expectations. One
l.: particular, short distance from New
York City, has total Of 600 men and
they are not held within bounds by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-31

and who wanted him. it made a Biz AZ,
ference.
1.-THE Lottery Man" is one of III.
best things ever produced BY p,.
mount-Artcraft. and that is sayinr :
whole lot. What Wallace Reid win =.
in this picture can easily he russs.s
1t Is a feature that should M, '
missed bv anyone.
But good and big as Is this oirsrir, :,
is not the only thing on the mamm','
weekend program at the Colonial ~
other big feature Is Mile. Hedda vor
the Russian dancer. in The spithr. a,
Seville" This is a romance of No.
blooded Spain and 1t is one tina, ,nJ
keep everyone on edge.
Mile. Nova Is a newcomer to Au,r,,.
but she is certain to be a favorite ri,s
from the start. She 1t was who ~,
continually wooed by Russian nobYt,
in the old days Of CARBON. She Il :,
wonderful actress and an equally mo-
derful dancer. She made this dcc,,..
tion.
II spent the night with an Ane,r,,
gentleman" is the startling declaras,
Mile Nova as Carmelita Delsado ma.
to the man she has promised to mar,
Pedro. a member Of her fathers opt,,
band. in order to save the life Of Lev.
arjo. another sutton. She went into :, |
mountains with her sheep to forget Il
unpleas ant promise, although she ns,.
to keep her word. There a te-,s
mountain storm overlook her and 6,
sought refuge in a cabin which "
occupied by Kent Stanton. an An.,
can artist.
Other things on the Colonial pros,,|
are the tenth episode of "Sma ;h,,
Barriers the great serial now rupni,,
Vodivil and kinograms.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-31
TURNER WOULD &C.
QUIRE ELECTRIC ROAD

Representative Royal w. Bradford
Of Turner will introduce at the spe-
cial session of the Legislature next
week an act authorizing the town of
Turner % purchase and operate or
to purchase and hold stock in the
electric railroad between East Au-
burn and Turner Village.
Section Of the act states that the
town of Turner is hereby expressly
empowered and authorized to pur-
chase the physical property of the
so-called Turner line of the. electric
railroad between East Auburn and
Turner Village, providing such pur-
chase shall not involve the town in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-31
WATER POWER CONDI.
TIONS ON THE ST. CROIX

Captain George c. Danforth. chief
engineer of the Maine Water Power
Commission. has returned from a
"Trip to the st. Croix river in COM
pany with Colonel Charles l.. Hall Of
the United States Engineer Corps, in
charge of the Engineering District of
Maine and United States member of
the board formed by the Interna :
lonal Joint Commission to control
the use of the water of the ST. Croix
river. The object of the trip was to
Investigate the power conditions and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-31
A Hearinu iHIuburn

A hearing was held 4 the court house
in Auburn Wednes9k0 by the Maine
Public Utilities Commission on the petit
ton Of the Oxford Electric Company
for permission to sell or otherwise dis
pose Of its street railway. which it oper'
ated between, Norway and South Paris
Service was suspended Oct. ), 1918. and
ated between Norway and South Paris
petitioned the commission to order
service resumed. but the petition was
denied when the citizens refused to fur
nish $4,000 for repairing of the road.
No decision was given.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-31
debt in violation of the constitution

debt in violation Of the constitution
of the State.
Section empowers and authorizes
the town of Turner to purchase and
hold stock of any electric railroad
having or which shall acquire the au-
thority to operate an electric railroad
between East Auburn and Turner
Village or to become subscribers to
the stock of any corporation having
or which shall acquire the right and
authority to operate an electric rail-
road between East Auburn and
Turner Village.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-31
Nominations by Governor

Governor Carl E. Milliken has made
the following nominations. which are
posted at the Executive Department
under date of Oct. 20:
Coroner-Frank Dunn, Houiton.
Notary Public-Herbert w. Keep,
Rockland; ]. Bernard Wohlfarth,
Portland.
Justice of the Peace-Victor A.
Anderson, Bangor; George w. Auber
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-31

Houlton; George H. Hodgkins. Port
land; Harold w. Hollis. Portland.
To Administer Oaths, Acknowl-
edge Deeds and Solemnize Marriages
MISSY julia Lakin. Waterville;
(Miss) Ethel E. Titcomb. Houlton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-31
STATE HOUSE
N.xt m..ca Of Governor and Council II NJ, Tuesday, Now

the possibility of establishing auto
matte gauging stations by which the
discharge of the St. Croix river could
be obtained. Studies were also made
Of the influence of the St. Croix
Paper Co.'S. developments at Grand
Falls on the fow Of the river. The
data thus obtained will also be Of
great value to any others owning
water powers on that river or con-
templating developments there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-31
FIRST PRODUCTION

The first three days Of next week at
the Augusta Opera house will see the
presentation for the first time on anv
stage Of "Why Not Me-A Woman p"
1t is play far different in its handling
than anything yet given
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-31

oars OF iron. and the guards are un-
armed. These men at present are en-.
gaeed In erecting new buildings AMI
nave done excellent work.-Portland
Express.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-31

self off at a dollar chance so that he
can get money to support his widowed
mothe.. OF course this wasn't so lad.
but when he fell really and truly in
love with a rich girl whom he wante1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-31
$250O00
LAMBERT OIL and GAS COMPANY
SERIES A
~ CONVERTIBLE GOLD DEBENTURES
!, 1919 Due October 1924
Authorized Now S25O.OOO

until October 1928 into
at
notice by public advertisement
Coupon
Guaranty Trust Co. of New Trustee.
of
result careful selection
undd
seuty
in
development at the
until $500
Cumulative Stock and $500 Common
Sinking sinking beginning annually
producing properties spe
&
BEYER & SMALL
ParB Building
AUGUSTA MAINE PORTLAND BANGOR
appears
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225 Water Street
AUGUSTA, MAINE

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
CONCERN PLANS
PLANT TO MAKE
OIL PRODUCTS
Will Have Buildings Worth 100000
and Employ $50 Men in
New Industry.

Terms OF the contract between
the G. & +. Anti-Freeze company
and the Chamber of Commerce in
dustrial commission gives the new
firm about three and one-half acres
of ground opposite the Rock Is
land Manufac curing company's
plant at First street and Four
teenth avenue. The G. & F. Anti
Freeze company has entered into
an agreement to erect buildings val
ued at 100000 and employ $50 men
within a two-year period.
This company proposes to build
a refinery on the ground for putting
through a process fuel oil from
which it obtains it's non-freeZable
product. It also obtains a number
of byproducts which will have
commercial value. 1t proposes
starting operations Immediately
The buildings that are on the
ground will be wrecked and the
erection of temporary buildings for
the operation of the plant will be
started just as soon as building
permits are obtained from the city.
The company proposes to be in op-
GRAFTON inside of go days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
LIFE OF WOMAN IS
SAVED BY MAD RUN

A mad run in an automobile yes
terday probably saved the life OF
Mrs. George Wakefield OF Taylor
Ridge, who sustained a fractured
skull when thrown from a buggy.
Mrs. Wakefield was brought TO
Rock Island in an automobile driv-
en- by Robert Miller, who broke all
records and was given the right-of-
way by police in his efforts to
bring the woman to the Lutheran
hospital in time for treatment.
Today the hospital ofhcials re-
ported that the Taylor Ridge wom-
an was recovering and it is believ-
ed the crisis is passed. An opera
ton was necessary.
The runaway took place at the
home of the victims parents, Mr..
and Mrs. August Hartman. Thurs
day afternoon. She was about to
drive from the yard when the horse
became frightened and dashed off.
Charles Hartman, brother OF Mrs.
Wakefield. caught the animal but
was unable to hold it as 1t rushed
through the yard, throwing the
buggy against the water tank and
Mrs. Wakefield to the ground.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
ELEVEN ALLEGED
TO BE VIOLATING
SANITARY ORDERS
Especial Moline Service.)

Warrants for the arrest of IL
men, alleged TO be violating the
East Moline city sanitary ordin-
ance, were sworn out today by
Chief Tom Schafer-of the East Mo
line police department. The men
were to be arraigned before Magis-
trate A A Niles, tomorrow after
noon. Those to whom warrants
we're to be served are:
Perry Verspaan. 1866 Eighteenth
avenue.
John Comis, 10 Seventh street.
Charles Francis, 1861 Thir-
tenth avenue.
A. Maloney. 1864 Thirteenth
avenue.
Alfonso Forret. 1921 Twelfth ave-
nue..
Charles Gheuninck. 1850 Twelfth
avenue.
Archie Roels, 1Os Eighteenth ave-
nue.
William Papas, 1916 Twelfth
street
Charles Baecke, Seventh street
market.
John Grigoupolis, $40 Fifteenth
avenue
Carl Engvall. 1919 Eighteenth ave-
ue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
Personal Points

Mrs. Cora RaIston and Francis
Ralston of $50 Nineteenth street
left today for Detroit, Mich, where
they will visit with their daughter
and sister, Mrs. Vern BrinkerhOff
Miss Jessie Bogue of 1924 First
avenue, has gone to Omaha where
she was called by the illness of heI
brother.
Miss Helen Schumacher of Mon.
mouth is spending a few days Wis
iting friends and relatives in Rock
Island.
]. B. Corken, accountant at the
U. S. engineers Office. leaves to-
night for Washington, D. c., on Of
fetal business.
Ex-Mayor and Mrs. William dc
Conochie and granddaughter, Miss
Florence, left last night for Yellow
stone park. They will be gone two
or three weeks.
Mrs. Charles f. Ransom of Lex
ington. ILL.,. arrived last evening in
Rock Island, called here by the Sc
rious illness of her son, Truman
Ransom, 1887 Fourteenth street.
F. W. Bender and family, 1915
Twenty-second street, left this
morning for Marshall, Mich, max
ing the trip by automobile. They
will spend the remainder of The
summer at their summer cottage
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Caulpetzer Of
1925 Sixteenth street, are the par
ents of daughter born yesterday
noon.
Mrs. J. ". Menneke and daugh-
ter of Preston, Iowa, returned to
their home today after spending a
week visiting at the c. A. Bredt
home. 1929 Sixteenth avenue.
Edward Rieter of Rock Island is
registered at one of the leading ho-
tells in Colorado Springs.
C. J. Peterson, formerly of Moline,
has taken a position with the Beal
Tailoring company in this city.
Mrs. Joseph Suess, 3417 Ninth
and-a-half avenue, has been called
to East Galesburg, because of the
death of her father, Edward Dalton,
a well-known resident of that city,
which occurred at 9 o'clock yester-
day morning in his home
Private Glenn Broquist, son of
Mrs. Josephine Broquist of 1922
Seventh avenue, has arrived in
New York from overseas. He was
in the ordnance corps and was over
seas over a year.
Corporal Lloyd Thomas Carlson
of Coal Valley, who is the nephew
of Mrs. Mary McKeag, 613 Twenty
third street, and known here as a
former resident of the tri-cities,
returned last night from service
in the army. He was overseas for
IL months with the Three Hundred
Seventeenth Mobile Laundry unit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
CZECH HEROES CROSS U. S. ON WAY HOME

No soldiers OF the world war I'M
derwent more varied experiences
than these Czecho-Slovak troops
from Siberia, the first 900 of near
ly 300 900 Bohemians forced to war
against the Russians in 1914 by
Austria to be sent on their home
ward journey. These are wounded
or ill who have recovered suffi-
GENTLY to travel and were landed
at San Diego, Cal, from Vladivos-
tok early in July for a fortnight's
rest at Camp Kearney base hospi--
tai before being sent across the
continent for transport to France
and thence home.
They are still a stalwart body of
men. as a whole, after FIVE years of
fighting for their nationality, now
recognized and assured by the
peace treaty. DESERVING the Aus
TRAN forces, this Bohemian army
went to the Russian side, only to
see Russia break, forcing them to
defend themselves against the reds
and work their way to join the
antf-bolsheviki troops OF Admiral
KOlchak and at last the allied
forces with which their wonderings
ended at Vladivostok
Most of their original army lie
scattereded in graves throughout
the former vast Russian empire.
They estimated there may be $4,000
remaining alive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18

great increase in operating ex-
penses, the company has been
compelled to discontinue almost
entirely its maintenance work and
a continuance of this policy will
soon result in a condition of the
property which will be a credit
neither to the company nor the
community. Under present cond;-
lions no other policy is possible.
The present costs do not, there
fore. reflect the total costs of op-
Grafton.
Points to Capital.
I'm determining what the COM
mission considers a fair rate of re-
turn, it states that the less the
risk the less the right to any I'M
usual return upon the investment.
From the present national deplor-
able condition OF the street rail-
way companies it is rather obvious
that there is an unusual risk in
street railway investments. That
this is unquestionably true is
shown by the fact that at the pres
ent time there is sitting in Wash
ington a commission, appointed
by the president, determining the
reasons for this most unfortunate
condition, and if possible, to devise
remedies therefor. One of the
factors to which greatest attention
is being given is that of the ire
depreciation in values OF
street railway securities. This
would scarcely indicate that there
is no risk attending street railway
investments.
THE Importance to the commun-
ity, both industrially and socially
of continuing adequate street rail
way service is so great that the
compahy believes it will have the
assistance of the city officials, the
public and its employees in work
ing out speedily solution of
this matter"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18

vanced rates are unjust and IN
reasonable, and that the petition
herein should be denied
The commission ruled that fran
chises or ordinances with munich
palities do not affect the power of
the commission to fix rates.
Members of the commission are
not very liberal in estimating the
number of inhabitants in the terri
tory in Illinois served by the Tri-
City Railway company. The re
port mentions Moline. Rock Island,
East Moline, Silvis and Milan and
says all this territory has "about
sixty thousand inhabitants.
The company. according to the
commission. owns 81 miles of track
and 104 tracks.
The report is made up OF 81
closely typewriter pages. The
says that its engineers
and its accountants also made and
voluminous reports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
ULTIMATUM IS
RECONSIDERED
Carpenters Not to Strike on Aug. !
or on Any Other Date, Says
Representative.

Carpenters of the tri-cities are
not going to strike on August J or
on any other date, it was said to-
day.
We didn't deliver any ultimatum
and we're not going to strike on
Aug. / or any other day and never
said we would" H. z. Haldall, sec
rotary of the carpenters district
council said in explanation of the
communication TO the contractors
saying that they would not handle
mill work except that from an
S-hour shop
Mr.. HaIdall explained that con-
tractors were notified that 80 days
after Aug. l, no mill work would
be handled unless it came from an
S-hour shop, but that since then
they have recons!dered the matter,
learning that many contractors
have taken supplies to last even
longer and are heavily involved and
so the time was extended until the
first of the year.
Both millwork factory heads and
contractors claim that they did not
know anything about an ultimatum
and that it was not their quarrel.
but they do remember reading
about an ultimatum in the news
papers the other night.
1--WE haven't any contract with
the Quad City Builders Exchange
and haven't had since May l. We're
waiting for an agreement with the
contractors" one of the men said
today.
Mr.. HaldalI said that since the
government has set an S-hour a day
for every employee under
its Jurisdiction and since there is
bill now in congress to make that
a universal work day, carpenters
are just helping it along. Women
and children are working in these
mills" he said, some of them nine
and 10 hours. That's not right and
we're going to do all in our power
to stop that"
Factories in the three-cities do
not seem upset by the ultimatum.
are quoted as saying
that perhaps Clinton manufacturers
would be glad to sell down here.
The scale of IS cents an hour,
which outside men now receive,
was established last fall between
the carpenters and the United
States Housing Corporation and
has been extended to al work in
the tri-cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
MAYOR ASKED TO
RECOMMEND SITE
AS PLANE FIELD

Mayor H. NJ. Schriver was today
requested to send a recommended
ton to the war department for a
possible landing field for airplanes
in Rock Island
A letter, addressed to the Cham
Der of Commerce, was presented
to the mayor for action. It is from
Captain Alex M. Mcleod of Rock
Island. who is at the air service
headquarters at Camp Grant. The
communication requests thai in
formation be sent to the director of
air service, information group,
Washington, concerning the pos
sibilities of a landing site in this
city and proposals which might
have been considered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
STRAYER THINKS
ARGUS NOSE rs
TOO MUCH NOSEY

The Argus is always poking its
nose into somebody else's business,
believes L. P. Strayer, owner of the
Sanitary dairy, 4331 Sixth avenue.
He expressed himself so this
morning over the telephone to an
Argus reporter who called him up
to find out something about a meet
ing of the Milk Producers asso-
citation at Milan tomorrow after
noon.
And MIR. S.rayer expressed him
self with emphasis.
DO you know anything about
the Milk Producers association p
the reporter asked Mr.. Strayer.
If | did, l would not tell you"
the dairy man replied, emphasi2-
ing the you"
Whats the natter" the report
or quqeried.
The Argus is always poking its
nose into somebody else's bust
ness" he said, his voice register
ing anger when the milk deal
ers raised their price, The Argus
made a big kick about il. But
when The Argus raised the price
of its circulation nothing was said 4"
But Mr.. Strayer did not say that
The Argus only advanced its price
once, as the milk dealers raised
their price, like the ice dealers, a
number of times.
Anyway, the reporter did NOT call
up to talk prices but only to ask
MIR. Strayer il he knew anything
about the milk producers meeting
IN Milan tomorrow afternoon at
which they will discuss a new
method of distribution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
CENTRAL POINT
TO DISTRIBUTE
MILK, PLANNED
Action May Result at Meeting OF
Producers To Be Held in Milan
Tomorrow Afternoon.

Milk producers OF Rock Island
county have in consideration tenta-
tive plans for the establishment OF
a central agency in Rock Island
from which to distribute their pro-
ducts under a cooperative system.
This was learned by The Argus
in conversation with one associat-
ed with the producers this morn
ing.
Definite action leading toward
this end may result at a meeting
of the Milk Producers association
at the Milan town hall tomorrow
afternoon. All members and 9TH
ers interested in the movement are
urged to be present.
The proposition has come IN for
considerable thought latAy, mas
much as the present method OF
marketing milk, by which each
producer covers a house to house
route, is a source of dissatisfac-
ton because of the amount Of time
consumed in the delivery each day.
Has Proven n Success.
The cooperative system has been
tried successfully in several cities
among them being Lakevillc, Ind
A few weeks ago a committee rep
resenting the local producers Wis
tied the Indiana city for the pur-
pose of inspecting the workings of
the plant and were impressed with
its success. Rock Island may be
given one, modelled along the same
lines.
Not only would the establish
ment Of such a central point facil-
itate the distribution OF milk by
quicker and more satisfactory
means, but it would enable the sur
plus to be manufactured at a proht
into by-products, such as butter
chaeen ice cream. etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
GREECE HONORS
SO u. S. OFFICERS
AND TWO NURSES

Washington, July 1S.-The Greek
government has decorated 80 offic-
ers and two nurses of the American
Red Cross mission to Greece, &C
cording to a cable message receiv-
ed today at Red Cross headquar-
tiers. Lieutenant Colonel Edward
Caps of Princeton, n. J.. head of
the commission received the Greek
medal, second class. Among those
awarded medals, third class, were
Majors Clifford W. Barnes. and
Samuel J. Walker, Lake Forest, Ill. !;
Carl E. Black, Jacksonville. Ill; c.
G. Hopkins, Champaign. ILL.,; and
Horace s. Oakley, Chicago.
A western Illinois paper for
western Illinois people-The Ar
gus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
CENTRAL PASTOR
MISSION SPEAKER

Rev. J. T. Mordy, the new pas
tor of the Central Presbyterian
church, is to be the speaker to-
morrow night at the Rescue mis-
sion. This is the first time be has
spoken outside at the mission.
Members of the Young Peoples
society OF the church win furnish
special musical numbers for the
service. Sunday evening o. b.
Maynard is to be the speaker at
the mission, and this evening ]. C.
Carolson of Davenport. There will
be meetings each evening next
week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
AMERICANS WILL
BUILD HOSPITAL;
TO BE MEMORIAL

London, Tuesday. july H.
American residents OF London to-
day decided in commemoration Of
the cooperation OF the medical
men of America and Great Britain
in the war, to found an American
hospital for the medical and sur
gical treatment of patients OF all
classes irrespective of creed or ma
tionallty and for the promotion of
scientific study and research. A
governing committee of Americans
has been selected as weV as med
icaE committee for America and
GFeat Britain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
CAN SEND LETTER
BY AIR LINE MAIL
ON 2-CENT STAMP

Washington, July 18.-Postmas-
ter General Burleson today reduc-
ed the postage rate on airplane
mail to 2 cents an ounce, the regu-
lar rate for first class mail mat
ter, and placed the air mail ser
vice on the same footing with all
other means Of mail transporta-
ton.