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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22
WILL RECOMMEND
PASSAGE IN NEW DRAFT
ON RESERVOIR co. BILL

The joint committees on judiciary
ard interior waters will recommend
unanimously Fought to pass in =
rew draft upon the bin ircorporat =
ing the Kennebec' Reservoir COM
panv.
The new draft, in addition TO en-
boaving the changes submitted By
William u. shelton. counsel for the
proponents. ut the hearing Tuesday.
makes several changes relating to
IL" financing of-the corporation.
TIL" new draft provides that all
bonds shall he mortgage bonds Sc
cured by first mortgages on all pro-
nerty and income and FIXES the cani-
tai stock ut not less than $500 200
nor more than $4,000. 900. It further
provides that bonds shall not be is
sued for more than double the
amount of cash actually paid in for
capital stock.
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the HOUSE. AT my suggestion the
State auditor has drafted a bill max
ing 1t optional with the munlcipali-
ties within our State to adopt a uniS
form system of accounting" the
Governor stated in his message. Il
am transmitting to you herewith the
auditors report above referred to to-
gether with the statistics that ac-
company it. and l suggest that this
BIO referred to an appropriate COM
mittee. The question deserves your
careful consideration. ...T
IF the bill referred to is adopted
by this Legislature. 1t will mean that
in the course of a few years most Of
the municipalities of the State will
have modern accounting system, the
form of which will have. been ap+
proved by the State auditor" Il"
(The Governors complete state-
ment will be found in the steho-
graphic report.)
Other Business in House
The act relating to the income and
appropriations of the State depart
.menAs was taken from the table in
the House by Representative Phillips
of Orrington and referred to the
committee on the Cole report.
Charles +. Barnes Of Houlton. for
mer speaker Of, the House, was a
visitor 1T the session, and as fe was
escorted to the speakers platform to
take seat at the left of Speaker
Iolley, the Representatives arose and
aEplauded.
Several committee reports were re
ceived md the committee on judici-
airy reported fought not to pass" on
4 no Ga al, to- Ia,
date of the biennial State election
from September to November. while
the committee on education gave n
the teacher of the Constitution of
the United States in public and pri-
vate schools. as the subje ct is al
ready covered by an existing law.
Senate Proceedings
Senator Hinckley of Cumberland
presided at the Senate session Wed :
nesday. Kendall NJ. Dunbar of
Damariscotta. secretary of the SEN
ate from 1891 to 1907. occupied a
! chair beside the president pro tenn
pore.
When the resolve introduced by
| Senator Brewster of Cumberland
| proposing an amendment to the Con :
, stitution giving the State authority
| to develop water storage basins.
came into the Senate referred in
non concurrence to the Joint com :
mittees on judiciary and interior wa :
tiers, Senator Brewster tabled the re
solve and reference. The Senate had
previously referred the resolve to the
committee on legal affairs Of which
Senator Brewster is hartman.
The report of the special commit :
! tee on recommendation of the State
! assessors report asking for an addi-
! tional week of time upon report or
matters on which bills have not al
! ready been presented was accepted
| in concurrence with the House. The
matters upon which. bills have al
ready been reported are the casolene
| tax, the tax on billboards and eXten-
I sion of the poll tax to women.
| Unanimous passage was given a
Joint order introduced by Senator
! Wadsw orth Of Kennebec extending
J the thanks of the Eighty First Lesis
! lature to Andrew p. Lane for his
"unscltish and efficient service" ten
| dered as atate Fuel commiss Toner.
| y remonstrance was received from
! residents of Swans Island protest :
| ing against the change of the sea and
| shore fisheries commission to sin
| gle commissioner.
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Doughboy is
Heaviest Laden
Pack Animal.

Washington. Feb. 21-(By A. P)-
The heaviest laden pack animal of
the army il the douehboy himself
| Inch fot inch by size or pound for
pound of his own weight. the buck
| private Of infantry carries on his
back into battle double the burden
| handled by horses or mules or motor
| trucks.
And he is expected to jog cheer
fully along through the ooze beside
the road. leaving the good going to
the gas and animal transport.
Army experts are .racking their
brains for ways to cut down the
doughboys load Exhaustive study
. has been given to war experience for
that purpose. Through the Amer
lean Legion and similar organiza-
tons. efforts have been made to get
the men who carried the infantry
packs in France to suggest changes
But as vet 1t has been possible. il
was said today at the war depart
meit. to get only a few ounces Of
weight off the backs of the trudging
infantry. ""
Experts figure that the average
load for a foot soldier should not ex-
cecil 81 pounds. Yet under the pres
ent organization tables. mo. 3, rear
rank, (who is tie automatic rifle
man in the Infantry must stagger
along under about 1873 pounds when
fully equipped. All of the machine
gun pers~ mel is burdened almost as
heavily, carrying from rs to 125
pounds per man; and the machine
gunners since the war make up about
e-fourth of the strength of an in
fantry outf
The bulk OF the d6ughboy's load is
fighting equipment. What he carries
for his own bodily comfort has al
ways been stripped down to the alb
solute minimum. Aside from his
iron rations," his blanket, overceat.
extra shoes. mess kit. canteen and his
few essential toilet articles. the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22

cept a motor vehicle let for hire.
duly licensed as public, car. oper-
atcd upon any highway within the
stats by any pcfsoH under the fnHu-
ence of Intoxicating liquor, shall be
presumed TO have knowledgH OF the
intoxication of the person 30 oper-
atins tte motor vehicle, The passed.
ger shall be prosecuted as an ac-
cessory before the fact and upon
conviction shall be fined 500 and
costs and in default OF payment shall
serve 30 days in Jail.
For Certificates Of Acknowledging Mt
Cram OF CumbeYland--Act provid-
ing that leases and discharges or as
sIgnments OF mortgages must have a
certificate OF acknowledgement or
proof of execution endorsed on or
annexed to the same as provided
relative to the acknowledgement or
proof or execution Of deeds before
recording the documents In the reg
istry of deeds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22

o'clock for the purpose Of nominating
mayor and officers FOR Wards ], 2,
and 8. NJ. l.. Slugg acted as CHAIR
man and opened the meeting, with
Charles :. Taylor as clerk. Mr.. Slugg
appointed the following committee TO
eceive, sort and count the ballots:
c. Is. SWEET, Fred w. Brown, and A.
G.. futile. With we'll prepared re-
marks DR.. F. G. Small then proposed
the name of Orlando +. Frost, for
MAYOR of Belfast The motion was
seconded by A. B. Stantial and lanes
III. Howcs. Arthur Richie then moved
and the motion was seconded that
the clerk cast the ballot OF the caucus
for mayor Mr.. Frost was then in
vited to the stake TO speak to the
people.
Some of the trustees last year were
in favor of accepting some of the
bids, the G. .. Roberts one in par
ticular but he, as one Of the trus-
tees was not in favor. The average
bids given by the five large contrac-
tors was in the vicinity. of s265:ooo.
air. Frost's advice is 70 junk all Of
the plans up TO date and get some
new ones to fit our pocket-book. The
building fund on hand at present
amounts to $1i5,O00 With possible
$4,000 from the Charles Swift es-
tate. He is willing to raise a little
s1ore if necessary but not TO get the
city into a $4,000 hole. He spoke
of q man who recently called upon
him from Pressure Isle who described
q new school building built there last
Year for 100000 which Mr.. Frost
, thought would adequately fill Bel
fast's need and figured that the tram
sporting to Belfast would be quite a
bit less than 20 Pressure Isle ana
make it less expensive to put up the
same building in Belfast He said
he was not in favor of doing any
thing that would in any way cripple
the fire department. that If he was
obliged to choose riding over poor
roads or Gripping the departments.
he would choose riding over poor
roads. He asked the people to vote
for him because they esteemed MN
and to look uD his records and see II
he ever stood against anything Tor
the moral uplift of the city.
Recess was declared at $40 for the
Ward Caucuses to report to. CHAIR
man at once. who reported the FOL
lowing nominations:
Ward /, Alderman. Fred d, Jones'
councilmen: Charles \. Bruce. Char
les r. Stacknole: school committee:
Charles Il. Coomhs: clerk. Annie NJ.
Frost; warden. Henry NJ. Mudeet1:
constable, Walter J. Clifford. Ward
alderman: oscar =. Wilkins:
councilmen. HAROLD A. Howard. Nor
,fs l.. Sluge: school committee: Dr.
II. s. Wcbber: clerk. Charles :. TaN-
Tor: warden. Miles S. Jellison: con-
stable, Fred r. Fills. Ward 3-Nldcr-
man. Allen +. Stantial: conneilmen.
ID. Foster c. Small. Arthur W.
Coorbs. school committee. Ethel T..
Luce: clerk. Robert c. Logan: War
den, Henry D, Clark: Constable, Ru-
fus T. MAYO.
Wards 4 and s hold caucnsos AT
thoir respectivp rooms this evening
for the same purpose.
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GASOLINE TAX
Continued from Page One)

Edward l.. Wadsworth VI East
port, spoke in favor OF the exemp-
tion for fishermen provided in the
Wadsworth bill.
Howard NJ. Leonard of New York
and w. Leo Whelpley of Portland.
told how the taxes were collected
by the Standard Oil Company as
distributors. where the plan of COL
lection at source was adopted.
Mr.. Leonard showed so MANY
forms and other data in connection
with the collection of the tax in the
state of Connecticut that it prompt
ed Judge Benjamin +. Cleaves, cx-
ecutive secretary of the Associated
Industries to say later in the hear
ing: IF we could get all that paper
baled and carried away to the Junk
man the tax would be paid easily"
Aaron B. Cole of Eliot. chairman
OF the Cole committee, said that he
was interested in the bill as a reve-
nue. producing measure and that it
mad been considered by his commit
tee In going over matters Of State
expenditure.
We must have new sources of
revenue for five and a half mills of
your State tax are already expended.
before you gentlemen can consider
any, appropriations that are asked
Tor by the Legislature" said he.
Mr.. Cole estimated that one cent
d Lax, , WOULD produce a revenue of
S'o9,oJi and two cent tax a reve-
nue. OF Slo9.326. "And we pay this
tax out of our own pockets, whether
we pay 1t in this way or by the direct
tax levy" he added.
Representative Story of Wash
burn. OF the committee, objected to
a provision in the new draft of the
Wadswortn bill. which would ex-
empt the gasolene used in the tank
trucks Of the distributors. ~They
use the roads," said he. >s u
Senator rWadsworth. commended
mat the gasoIehe in the tanks could
not be touched under the provisions
of the interstate commerce law and
added: III We can get the distribu.
TOYS - ~ciia~t th~ NV @Li-,. ..a
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Mrs. John Harville

Mrs. Nesta l.. Harvilc. wife OF
John Harville. died at her home in
East Madison. Tuesday night, where
she had resided ~ years.
Mrs Harville was born in Athens
~ years ago. She was the daughter
OF Hiram and Emily Robinson Cor
son. She leaves besides her husband,
the following children. Mrs. Ralph
Messcr. Miss Doris IIarville, Mrs.
]:d Nelson and Earl Harville. all of
Last Madison. and three step-chil-
hren. Forrest Harville and Clarence
]Iarville of Madison. and Mrs. Cecil
Nogcrs of North Nassalboro, and
several brothers and sisters.
=. The funeral service will be held at
the home Friday morning. at III
O'Clock. aud will be conducted by
the Rev. George Merriam, pastor OF
the. Bethany Baptist church. The
remains will be placed in the tomb
mt the Souths1e cemetery in Skow
hogan. THE burial will take place
in East Madison III the spring.
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HEARINGS Before Thayer

l:Thrce hearings were held at the
court house on Tuesday before Ar
thur J.. .ThaNcr. Industrial Accident
commissioner of Augusta. They
were the cases of Jerry CoWett, Chas.
ltaney and John Murray.
MIR. Taney was injured in 1891.
While employed by the Turner Con
struction Company. and has received
, compensation which had recently
been discontinued. At the hearing
Tuesday the case was dismissed and
the compensation continued.
John Murray. who injured a finger
and part of the hand, was before
tie commission to have the impair
ncnt to the finger and hand estab-
ltShed. This was estimated by DIR.
J.: A. Dascomhe as 20 per cent.
Which was perfectly satisfactory to
tNr Liability Assurance Corporation,
ltd.. which was represented by At
torney Thomas n. Weeks of the law
ftrti Of Perkins and Weeks. Water
vile.
Walter Bird, the commission stem
ographer was present at the hear
ings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22
In the House
Foil Taxes for All Inhabitants Over

Storey Of Washburn-An act to
amend the law relating to poll tax:
The amendment provides that poll
tax shall be assessed upon every in
habitant OF the state above the age
-of II years. whether q citizen of the
United Sttacs or an alien. in the
manner provided by law unless such
inhabitant is exempted, and the poll
tax shall be three dollars.
Baker Of Steuben-Act to repeal
the public laws of 1918 entitled AN
Act TO assist in the comWerc!af utili-
yation Of the dog fish,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22

Anyone having any home made
preserves or iellies and wishing to
give same TO the Bradbury Memorial
hospital will please phone or call
upon Mrs. Henry Smith at her home
at Z. Miller stree. The League is
gathering same. for the hospital and
the gift would be much appreciated;
The Waldo County Hospital Aid
met Tuesday afternoon with mrs
Giles Abbott with 90 members pres
ent. \ great dea, Of sewing for the
hospital was accomplished. The
next regular meeting will be heid
with Mrs. Cecil Clay, March g. at her
home on Main street.
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BELFAST
Cabaret and Dance at Armory

The Waldo County Hospital Aid
will give st. Patrick's Day cabaret
and dance In the ArmoryPfriday eve
ming. March 10. There will be spec
ial decorations and music. The cab
aret opens with concert from 8
O'Clock to Q o'clock and dancing from,
. until IL o'clock. 1t is for the bene-
fit of Waldo County hospital.
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Raymond c. Fogg, senior at the
University of Maine. arrived in town
on the noon. train Wednesday. being
called here by the critical illness Of
his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Durgin.
wEo has resided with his parents for
many years.
Fred Chase of Colby college cartle
home Wednesday noon to pass WASH
inston's Birthday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben 3. Chase of Mad
ison avenue.
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lieve Itching, aNay that aggravat-
ing sense Of pressure and enable YOU
The fact that almost every drug-
Eist in the u: s.. and Canada carries
Pyramid In stock at 50 cents a box
shows how highly these Supposi-
tories are regarded. Take no sub
vending. your name and address to
Pyramid Drug Co, e27 Pyramid
Bldg. Marshall. Mich.
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North Church Guild

The regular meeting of the North
Church Guild was held at the North
church parlors on Monday evening
with a large attendance. A very en-
joyablc evening, was passed ana
much sewing accomplished.
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Mrs. EIaviIIa. Prouty

Mrs. Flavilla PrUuiv uH.sed away
at the home of Mrs. Frances Rich
ards, Tuesday evening after a very
brief illness. She was eighty years of
age and came to Belfast about two
weeks ago to accompany the remains
Prayer will be offered By Rev, Char
les w. Martin and fIae remains will
be taken to Milford, Mass, for bur-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22
SOLON

SOUTH-Mrs. Dora DAVIS "'
turned home from Vassa,Do, 90. ~
G. p. Fogg of Cernvilie ~"' ~
guest sunday of his dausn,''' j
Is. w. Paul. -,.,,.,v xainil
Mrs. W. o. Paul is Slowly =,
from her recent, accident: -. ~
Mrs. Ira r. Adams, who Ne "a, i
visiting her father IN Ah'o "a
turned home. '' Z.
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Still a Tie

At recent meeting. the Epwort h
League OF the Centenary Methodist
church continued its alrplane "TRIP
TO India which is being taken IN
the NC'4. directed by Kenneth Cole.
and the PIP. in charge of Miss
I~arle Bernard. This manner OF
studying mission work in India is
causing much interest among me
Young people. The sides were at a
tie" at the previous meeting ana
wien the points were counted at the
last meeting it was found that tie
still existed, each side now having
800 points. Mrs. Herbert L. Nichols
is directing the study. Questions an
swered correctly, Interesting items
gained from ether sources. attend
ance and new members. etc. count
in the contest. The society has Just
finished q contest on home mission
ary. work under. the direction OF
Captain Thomas Nichols and Miss
lithelyn Mills.
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For Piles
1t Is Pyramid
drought Relief to Thousands
Who Had suffered Severely
For Years.

You will quickly realize that
Pyramid Pile. Suppositories are
simply wonderful to case pain, re-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22

Henry Armstrong of Machias has
entered the employ Of the Hassner
Tonsorial Parlors. y
4 Eitizens' Cancus was held ut tho
-">~-'"~ s-r-T-a'-,~- .St p ~
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Lander Before Court
on Single Sale Case

Charles A. Lander Of Madison was
before Judge Elmer w. Sawyer OF
| North Arson in hearing of the
Western Somerset Municipal Court
| held at Skowhegan Wednesday on
| complaint Of Sheriff John A. Mooers
charged with single sale of intoxi-
| eating liquor TO Arthur G. Maslen on
December 26th, 1922. The respon-
dent was represented by Attorney
William i. Brown of Madison. The
case for the State was handled by
County Attorney James Fl. Thorne
| of North Arson. Judge Sawyer
| found lander guilty and imposed a
q fail sentence for a period of two
! from which Lander appealed 10 the
I April term of the Supreme Judicial
!; Court and furnished bonds OF $500
for his appearance at that time.
| Coming Events
! The next meeting Of the Town
| Improvement society which will be
! a Colonial Party will he held at the
Library Parlors on Wednesday af-
! tcrnoon Feb. IS. instead OF ON the
usual day which world Lave been
! Friday OF this week.
! The next meeting of the Womans
p! Club will be held at the parlors of
J the public library on Saturday af-
tcrnoon, Feb. "a. instead of on We'd
(. ncstlay. This change of date is made
to accommodate the school children
The club will observe Childrcns
Day. The program for the afternoon
is being directed by Mrs. Sarah j.
Reed, the secretary. Mrs. Alice p
Cover. the treasurer. Mrs. Maud II
Avore and Mrs. Dora II. Nye.
+: The Bloomfield Christmas Club
will hold its next meeting Feb. %
at which time Mrs. Lionel G. Traf-
ton will he the hostess entertaining
the ladies at her home on Baptist
| Hill.
/ Or. Hutchlns of Watorvillc, the
state Board Of Health, will he tho
| speaker at the next meeting of tho
Skowhegan Grange, Feb. %.
| On Feb. 2Sth at $50, the girls OF
! the Home Economics class are &c
! serve dinner to the Rotarians OF
| tho SkoWhegan Club after which the
| Rotarians will visit an evening ses-
sion of the High school. The pub
! lie is cordially invited to attend this
! evening session of the high school
| when regular work Will be done and
! ttEc lpu'luS4 wa ~ VI Tire Stliool WI
, be exhibited. 49,. -.
! The Somerset Pomona Grange
! will meet at Madison with the Ken
nebec Grange on Tuesday of nex1
| week. the eth. at which time the
! trip may be made on the Somerset
| Traction for one fare. The lecturer
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson. announces
the following program: Address 81
| welcome. Worthy Master Fred DinS-
| more of Kennebpc Grange: response
| Wilmot r. Whittier. SkOwhecar
! Grange. The history Of the Kenne-
bee Grange will be given by mem
| hers of that grange as we'll az read
(! ings and musical numbers. An ad
dress Will he given by State Com
! missioner of agriculture Frank p
| Washburn. Closing Thoughts will
he presented by Rev. T.. l.. Tet'cy o.
| Madison.
The meeting is called at 10 \. NJ
! and the Pomona degree will be con.
forred on a class OF candidates aftcl
the transaction of business at The
| morning session. Dinner will bC
| served by the host grange.
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M airy Puuh


Mary Pugh. died Wednesday morn
ing at the home of Fred and Olive
Hayden on the Lakewood Road in
Madison. Miss Pugh was born a,
Pugh's Corner. Madison and was
very old. although her age is not
definitely known, but it was near the
century mark and possibly over. Eff
ty years ago she kept house FOR
Lawyer Boyd in Harmony. She has
also worked for several families in
skowhegan. She was unique char
ncter and mentally abnormal but OF
a cheerful disposition. She always
greeted her friends and acquaint-
ances with cordial God Bless
YOU" Mary frequently visited the va
rious stores in town and was usually
kindly received. She was in town
for few times during the very cold
weather at the holiday season. MAX
ing the Somerset Traction trolley
cars On which for many years she
las had a free pass. She had one
brother John Pugh who resided in
California and who until the time OF
his death was always very kind to
his sister and paid her expenses sew
oral times to California to visit him
She is survived by n few distant
relatives. The funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
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Nurse. did you kill all the !.
In baby's milk" I, .,,.o,,sh v
Eyes. ma'am: 1 run II thrVs'
meat chopper twice."-Life. j
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k.rnebec Valley Hospital Notes

.I,atients WHO nave Dtt1l uise 11t'
Cd from the hospital during the pas.
week are, Mrs. Omar sawyer VI VI
bingham. Thomas Cammach y,
Norridgcwock. Gerald Sti1,cl'''eiu
and Milford Adams or SKowhesun.
Mrs William s. Young of the
Rack Road, Skowhegan. who under
vent n surgical operation a few days
since. is getting along nicely. other
surgical patients who are conNales-
cling are Miss Cecilia Murray OF
East Madison. clyde Whippn and
Miss Evelyn ST ledger OF SHOWING
gan.