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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-05
Cumberland Man Hangs Himself

Nelson c. Anderson. aged IS, q
farm hand who has been employed
several months by Albert F. Knee.
land at Cumberland hanged himself
in the barn, probably last Saturday,
the last day he was seen about tn.
premises. The body was found
Wednesday suspended from a raftsr.
No motive could be assigned A
brother. J. E. Anderson, lives in South
Portland and another in South Paris
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-05

much better solution Of these prob
lens with these bright. keen. intel
ligent and well-trained oficers
teachers from the Educational Platts-.
burg in charge and in the lead.
Names rural schools are now pre-
pairing to go over the top. Watch
them" -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-05
Harrington Water Rates

A hearing has been ordered nv tho
Public Utilities Commission to he
nelo at the Town hall at Harrington
Wednesday. Sept. 10 at p. NJ, on
tne complaint of H. E. Nash and
otners against the Quantabacook
water Co, alleging that new rates
Tor water are excessive and unrea :
sonable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-05
LUTTRlNGER PLAYERS
BIG Season Of Stock Ahead for Pop

Tar Company-FIrst .Nttraetlon
1.-THE American Girl" three act
Comedy Drama Starts Monday.
THE American Girl"-that is the
very appropriate title of the first
play that will be given by the Lut-
tringer Players when they open their
engagement at the Augusta Opera
house on Monday afternoon.
Since Manager Appleby. first an
nounced that he would try>to secure
a stock company for Augusta, the
theatre goers have heen eagerly wait
ing for one to appear. The members
OF the company are now in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-05
Portland Christian Scientist Dies

Mrs. Sarah A. Davis Of Portland.
aged So, widow Of William H. DAVIS
who died in April, died "Wednesday.
She had been Christian Science
practitioner there for II years. hv'
ing lived most of her life in Concord
n. H., also in Bangor and Auburn
One sister. Mrs. Fannie O'Nel OF
Gloucester. N. J.. survive
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-05
Sweet Corn Growers
Are Well Organized

The last farmers orpar;,..,.
the purpose Of promoting Tho -. ~.
corn growing industry throughout
the state Is developing with great
rapidity. Already five counties have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-05
Extradition Case

Extradition papers were granted
last Friday by Governor Milliken at
the request of Vermont authorities
Tor one William. H. Wheeler, wanted
IN the latter state for forgery and
counterfeiting. Oficer E. e, Holmes
OF Lamoille county. Vermont, came to
Augusta, where the papers were
prepared at the State House and
taken by him to Ocean Park, where
they were signed by the Governor
They were then taken to Thoma ston
and served on Warden Frank J. Ham
OF the State prison, Wheeler having
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-05
Mrs. Estalie M. Pana

The death of Mrs. Estelle M. Page
widow of the late Eben 7age of this
town occurred early Wednesday al
the Page home on Main street. Mrs.
Page suffered from a severe shock a
few days previous and little hope of
her recovery was held from the first.
She was born in Dexter in 1857. the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Roebuck. In 1875 she married Eben
Page of Dexter and has lived here
all her life.
She is survived by three sons.
Frank E.. Almon r. and Jerry s.
all of this town.
Funeral services will be held FRI
day afternoon at o'clock, at the
home and interment will be at Mt.
Pleasant cemetery. Rev. I. B. McIn-
tire will oficiate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-05
PoLITIcAL ADVERTISING
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
Names Opportunity

Of least resistance
and that railways developed
to accommodate traffic of business While
nearly all the states America inland well as maritime nave
been for developing facilities
state OF Maine has to improve Its
highways nothing develop
coastal resources: logical this
state strike greater state that
time Is NOW Every will be more diff
cult and the handicap will steadily
ing progress commercial strength Of
other
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-05
ADJUSTMENTS
MUSICAL SHOWS MAKE

MUSICAL SHOWS MAKE
BIG HIT, OPERA HOUSE
"The New Property Boy" Brand New
Attraction for Today and Saturday
Bio Picture Program Headed BY
Taylor Holmes in "Its Bear"
Successful? There have been but
few engagements at the Augusta
Opera house in years that have me,
with the favor being accorded Tomm,
Levene and his capable company in
musical shows. An entirely new bill
is scheduled for today and Saturday
The tuneful offering Is "The New
! Property Boy" and it is said to b;
the very best of the weeks attrac'
tons. for Tommy and his Yankee
Doodle Girls have left the best fol
the last.
OF course. that is saying a whole
lot, for the engagement Of this com
pany with Frank Murray, the mimi
table French comedian. has been I'M
qualifiedly successful because of thu
good things presented. 1t is one o.
| the liveliest choruses that has evel
tripped the light fantastic toe ovel
the stage at the Opera house, and i
! is doubtful il there has ever been q
! better looking one. while the cos
tunes are the very spickest ant
| spankest.
The moving picture portion Of ths
Augusta Opera house bill will alst
change today. The big feature viii
be a five-reel Triangle comedy Its
a Bear" in which the incompatible
| Taylor Holmes is the star. A west
ern comedy drama will also be given
as well as some news pictures.-Adv
MARY MacLAREN TO-DAY
1.-THE Implanted Woman" Far More
Compelling than Any Of her other
big Offerinse-Seen at the Colonial
Today and Saturday-other Good
Things on the Bill.
! Mary MacLaren will be seen again
at the Colonial theatre today and
Saturday. Those who saw her in
"Creaking Stairs" Bread" and 1.-The
Amazing Wife" will surely want to
| be on hand to witness her truly re-
markable work in THE Implanted
Woman" her latest and surely best
and biggest effort.
Those who witnessed the opening
episode of Smashing Barriers" last
week will surely want to be on hand
to see the second installment which
will be shown today and Saturday.
In this William Duncan. the athletic
and handsome hero of the story is
seen in THE Plunge of Death" A
whole train was smashed to bits to
make the scene. The rescue of Bella
from the river by Dick civilian Dun
CAM is one Of the most astounding
incidents ever shown on the silver
curtain.
Mutt and jeff will he seen in Left
at the Post" while new L-ko
comedy. "Looney Lions and Monkey
Business will cause no end Of
laughter-Adv. tF'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-05
Mrs. Mary Ann Warren


Funeral services for the late Mrs
Mary Ann Warren. wife of Joseph
Ware of this town will be held
Friday forenoon at 10 o'clock at the
Warren home on :aple street Mrs
Warren died suddenly Tuesday fore.
noon after only a few hours illness
Her death came as a great shock
to the family and friends. 1t is
thought that she suffered from a
stroke Of appoplexy. The remains
will be taken to Bangor for inter-
ment at Mt. Hope cemetery.
Three men, giving their names as
Harry Lang and Augustus Lee of New
York and Antoine De Costa of Prov-
dence. were arrested here "Wednesday
afternoon by State Automobile Inspec-
tor Palmer and Policeman Joseph Gu
key on charge of breaking and enter
ing and attempted larceny of an auto
mobile from the garage Of Edward Gu
key on Free street at an early hour this
morning.
Mr. Clukey was awakened by noise
and looking out Of the window saw
three men backing his car from MS
garage. He shouted and the thieves
ran. This afternoon he identified Lang
as the man who was behind the wheei.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-10
Wants Divorce from Army Deserter.

A petition in equity in which Flor
ence Robinson sues her husband,
William A. Robinson, for divorce
was filed in the office of the clerk OF
the Clarke county district court on
March 10th, by W: s J. He Nhd "a at
ton sets forth that the plaintiff is
a resident of Wick, Warner county.
Iowa. Plaintiff and defendant We're
married at Princeton, Mo-, April II.
1917, and lived together as husband
and wife until February r., 1918.
On or about the 18th day of Decem-
Der 1917, defendant enlisted IN the
Waco, Texas. At the end of a fur
Tough given him he wilfully desert
ed the army in violation of the fed
eral law. On or about March 8,
1918, he was apprehended and ar
rested and on the 9th day of July
the same year he was sentenced to
serve two years in the Federal pen
itentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas,
where he is now confined. Where
fore the plaintiff prays for divorce
and that she be granted her maiden
name, Florence Hedrick.
In view of the fact that the laws
of Iowa provide that, among many
other exemptions accorded a soldier,
him n'' during H the I'll time he is in the.
army service. In behalf of his client
Attorney Hedrick will urge that the
defendant is not now, nor ever was
in the army service by his own vol
untary motion and that his case in
no wise comes under the Iowa statute
providing the exemptions in question
for the patriotic soldiers.
The case has in it a Technical!
point of the law and the results of
the hearing in the next term of
court is being awaited with more
than ordinary interest. Is William
A. Robinson in the army service or
not. is the question.-Osceola Sen
tinel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-10
Fred Wion Badly Injured in Trac.
tor Accident.

Fred WON; who recently purchas-
ed new tractor, met with an acct
dent Tuesday that came nearly TAX
ing his life. He was working in the
field with-the new machine and as
he was coming in at the noon hour,
he had to cross creek with quite a
steep bank. He. made several at
tempts to get up the steep hill, then
backed down and started ahead with
all the power the machine had with
the result that it went over the top
and turned over backwards burying
Mr.. Wion in the sand. and water at
the bottom of the ditch. He was so
completely buried that it took about
an hour to get him out from under
the tractor,
His left leg was broken and his
body badly bruised and scalded from
the boiling water, out of the radiator.
He considers himself mighty lucky
that his injuries were no more seri-
Gus than they are. While this ac-
cident is unfortunate coming just at
the start of the farming season Mr..
Wion is lucky that he, did not lose
his life.-Lamoni Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-10
Mrs. Thomas Il. Coin.

Mary Ann Munyon, only child of
Thomas and Amanda Munyon, was
born in Ohio, March %, 1S49, and
died at her home near Circle, Mont,
at the age of 50 years, II months
and 20 days.
she came from Ohio to Illinois and
in 1868, came to- Decatur county,
Iowa, where she was united in mar
rage to Thomas L. Coin in 1868.
To this union three children were
born, namely: Byron p. and BERTHE
L., both of Circle, Mont, and Ollie
West, of Van Vert, Iowa..
One year after her h IN Snstis
f 6aRota IN and It The I next Year, 1915 she
moved to Circle, Mont, where she
resided until her death which oc-
Cured suddenly while eating birth
day dinner in honor of herself and
eldest son, Byron.
While her death came as a shock
to her immediate friends and rela-
tives they have the blessed assur,,
often said she was ready, when 1t
came her time to go to, the home
prepared in heaven: for her.,
She prOfessed christianity in earth
ly life and was a member OF the
Methodist Episcopal church when
she moved to Iowa, but as there was
no church of that denomination in
her vicinity she/changed her mem
bership to[ the Camden Baptist
church north of Grand River, and
later to her home church in Mon
tana.
She leaves to mourn her departure
her two sons, one daughter, four
grandchildren, four step brothers.
two. step sisters and host OF
friends 5
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-10

dent Of the Bible. He was broad in
his religious views, although he new
err severed his connections with the
Presbyterian church with which he
united at the age of fifteen, and
which he always supported as he
had opportunity:
Very soon after Doctor Horner
took Up his residence at Davis City
he became member of the Masonic
Blue Lodge, and was instrumental in
the organization Of the Blue Lodge
at Lamont soon after his removal to
that town. He served as Worship
full Master for a score Of years or
more, during which time he proba-
bly, conferred more degrees, and bur
man in the county. He was also
member of the chapter and COM
mandery at Leon.
Doctor Horner was afflicted with
arteriO-sclerOsis for a period OF
about two years preceding his death,
which occurred at Waterloo, March
20, at the home Of his, daughter,
Mrs. D. J. Walker with whom he was
spending the winter.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Shugg at the home in La
Rev. R. NJ. shipman, of Nevada,
Iowa, delivering the discourse: The
interment was in the Odd Fellows
cemetery at Davis City where Mason
ic services were conducted by j. NJ.
Howell of Des Moines.
Aside from the children and
grandchildren who survive him, Doc
for Horner is survived by two
brothers, T. E. Horner of Usage,
Iowa, and w. F. Horner, of. Moravia,
Iowa, and three sisters, Mrs. J. J.
C. Bower of Perry, Iowa; Mrs. B. F:
Hoff and Mrs. Mary H. Walls of
Cerro Gordo, Illinois, who were
present at the funeral services.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-10

After long winter the system be.
comes filled with impurities caused
by dry, strong diet. In hot weather
these impurities cause sickness. Get
rid of them now by taking Prickly
Ash Bitters. 1t is the remedy that
men use for purifying the blood, liver
and bowels and putting the body in
shape for summer work. Price
1926 per bottle E. E. Bell.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-10

You must clean the stomach and
bowels, purify the blood, each spring,
or you leave winters germs and i'm
purities in your blood and system.
ach and bOwels,-take HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea, q spring cleans
er-purifier. 3Sc. Tea or tablets.
{ efrngton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-10

saGaSaSGSsSEssaSaSss nS II sessSs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
PLATFORM MAKERS NEED
TIME, SAYS Mr.. LODGE
Leader in Senate Approves Plan
for a G. o. p. Committee
IN Policy
on Policy.

Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. re-
publican leader in the Senate, has is
sued a statement approving the plan
adopted by the republican national
committee for a committee on policy
to formulate a preliminary statement
on which the national convention may
base its formal declaration in adopt
ing a platform for the 1920 campaign.
The committee on resolutions"
said Senator Lodge. usually sits two
DAYS and two nights continuously.
They work under great pressure They
are overwhelmed with all sorts of
crude propositions, hastily prepared.
and with constant pressure from local
and special interests here and there.
The result is apt to be in many re-
spects apart from the very leading
issues, a series Of more or less con-
fused compromises.
II think the question of what is to
GO into a national platform ought to
have longer and better consideration
than this and that all those who rep
resent serious interests and who de-
sire some declaration in the platform
ought to have an opportunity to pre-
pare it and bring it before the COM
mittee. Resolutions prepared in this
way would represent care and thought
and preparation by the people who
have given long and especial consid-
GRAFTON to the questions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
STEAMBOAT SERVICE
MADE 7,4O7 INSPECTIONS

There were 7,407 vessels, with a
gross tonnage of 11,562,166, inspected
and certificated by the steamboat in
spection service during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1919, according to the
annual report of the director of the
service. made public yesterday OF these
7,134 were domestic vessels, with
a total gross tonnage of 912S.911, and
273 were foreign passenger steam yes
sells, with a total gross tonnage of
2,433.255. There was an increase of
1872 in total number of vessels in
spected and an increase of 3,O97,47O
in the total gross tonnage.
Licenses were issued to 2S, 069 Off
GERS of all grades. There We're eX-
amined for visual defects 9.753 ap-
plicants for license. of whom 1O8 were
found color-blind or with other visual
defects and were rejected. Certificates
of service were issued to 1856 able
seamen and $50 were rejected
The number of fatal accidents was
1874: total lives lost. SAB, including 202
passengers. Passengers to the num-
Der of 323.317.657 were carried on
vessels and 2.349 lives saved by means
of life-saving appliances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
"ACES" FAVOR CREATION
OF AERONAUTICAL BOARD
Men Who Downed Fifty Foe
Planes Testify Before House
Committee.

Creation of an aeronautical depart
ment of the government to co-ordi-
nate all aerial activities was urged
upon Congress Friday by five
American aces credited with having
brought down more than fifty German
aeroplanes. They were testifying be-
fore a subcommittee of the House
committee investigating war expendi-
lures.
The group included Capt. Eddie"
Rickenbacher, officially credited with
twenty-seven air victories in France:
Maj Charles ]. Biddle, Philadelphia;
Capt. F. L. kindley. Graavette, Alas
ka: Mai. J. A. Maissner, Birmingham.
Ala and Capt J. A. Healey. Washing
ton. All asserted that the air forces
in France would have been much more
efficient if administered by a depart
ment of aeronautics. -.
Glenn L. Martin, Cleveland, veteran
aeroplane designer and builder; J. X.
Robinson. Greenwich, r. l.: Col. H. L.
Arnold. San Francisco, Calf: Archie
Miller. Washington: Capt. Walter r.
Lawson. Langley Field, Va, and Lieut.
Commander P. n. L. Bellinger. COM
mander of the NC-1 during the trans
atlantic flight. also expressed their
views.
Recommendations made during the
hearing included establishment of a
national flying academy, government
subsidies to manufacturers and pre-"
liminary training of Army and Navy
flyers under the same system.
The committee expected to conclude
hearings Monday and start work on
framing a Dill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
REPORT SHOWS EXPANSE
OF LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE
New Stations Esta blished on Great
Lakes and Other Coast
Points.

Three new and important light and
on the great lakes and on the coast
of Washington and three unmatched
lights were placed on dangerous
shoals in the Caribbean sea during
the fiscal year 1919. according to the
annual report of the commissioner of
lighthouses. There was net in
crease in the number of aids to
navigation maintained by the light
house service and the total now is
16.O75 In Alaska thirty-six addi-
tional aids were established. making
the total there AIS, of which $50 are
lights and eight gas buoys.
Radio equipment was installed on
a large number of vessels during the
year and telephone connections made
with many light stations, so that at
the end of the year forty light YES
sells. twenty-three tenders and 1879
light stations were equipped for COM
munication.
In the report George r. Putnam.
director of the service. recommends
the utilization of more vessels. and
points out the fact that much re-
placement of vessels is necessary to
maintain the present service. The
deficiency of vessels in the lighthouse
service has been much accumulated
by an unusual number of casualties
in the last year and half" Mr.. Put
nam says. since January, 1918, Dia-
mond Shoal light vessel has been
sunk by German submarine; Corn
field Point light vessel has been run
into by barge and sunk. Cross Rip
light vessel has been destroyed by
ice. Thirty-Five-Foot Channel light
vessel has been destroyed by fire at
a contractors dock and Bush Bluff
light vessel and the tender Gardenia
have been condemned as worn out
NO appropriations for lighthouse
vessels have been made since the
act of June II. 1917. or for more than
two years Mr.. Putnam also says
the rate of pay in the lighthouse serv-
ice even with the government bonus,
is much too low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
WORK
HELPED FIGHTERS
Scientific Bureau Reports on
Many Activities of
Fiscal Year.

Extensive work, which was highly
useful to the fighting forces of the
nation, was done by the bureau of
standards of the Department of Com
merce during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1919, according to the an
nual report of the director of the
bureau, made public yesterday.
Among these war activities are in
cluded promotion of commercial man.
ufacture of optical glass, develop
ment of satisfactory substitute for
linen. filter paper for gas masks,
intensive scientific research into ac-
Invites in the field of aeronautics, in
Guiding relative merits of different
carburetors. radiators and other APP
paratus; dyestuffs for use in manu-
facture of American uniforms, pro-
duction of an electrical device for
synchronizing airplane machine guns
and propellers. application of the
radio compass to both air and water
drogen detector for submarines
Assistance for Departments.
'The bureaus laboratories have
been open and it's experts available
at all times to every department of
the government" the report says.
land in many cases substantial help
has been rendered to the military and
civil departments through the famil-
iarity of the bureau with certain
kinds of work.
Extensive research work has been
done in the determination of proper
standards of weights and measures
by the bureau. Satisfactory methods
of securing radio communication with
submarines were developed as the re-
suit of a test made at the New Lon
don submarine base.
What is considered one of the most
important pieces of work done by the
bureau is formulation of a code to
protect users of Illuminating gas.
This code is expected to save hum
dreds of lives annually lost through
ignorance and careleSSness in the
use of Illuminating gas and will serve
to unity practice in gas installations.
Tests and Inspections.
During the fiscal year 1888 the
bureau made 124,66S tests and in
spected 5,O76,961 incandescent lamps
at various factories for various
branches of the government. OF the
total tests 110.46S were for the gov
eminent and 1920 for the public.
Higher salaries for the scientific
experts of the bureau were recon-
mended in the report.