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New-York tribune., 1911-03-01
LIBERIAN LOAN SETTLED
Mr.. Falkner's Negotiations Sue
cessful-Plan for an Army.
fBy Gable to The Tribune. J


London, Feb. 2S.-Arrangements lot
floating the Liberian loan are now well
in hand owing to the successful diplo-
macy of Roland p. Falkner at Paris
Rerlin and Monrovia. He Will sail py
the Adriatic tomorrow for New ork'
and after conferring with the state De-
nartment will return to London to put
the loan on the market.
He said to-day that all the foreign III
terests in Liberia had been properly
secured through the altruistic action OF
the American government. and that the
English companies were satisfied with
the proposed methods Of financing the
little republic An American offlclal VIII
be placed in charge of the customs ad-
ministration, and expenditures VIII De
subjected TO his supervision.
Mr. Falkner has acted as agent for
the Liberian government in effecting the
settlement Of two boundary disputes,
and has shown both tact and capacity In
dealing with the Foreign Offices of Ber-
lin. Paris and London. The American
government has employed its good
Offices in assisting him, and has rem
dered to Liberia timely and important
service.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-01
Calls Conditions OeplorabIe.
In his letter Of resignation Mr.. Cree
man said:

In MS lPlttl VI ItSiSiio'i'i' Ai'' C'~N'
man said:
In NV Judgment little or nothing can be
done to remedy the deplorable condition
of the public school system in New YORK
until A small. efficient commission whose
whole time can be devoted TO the work
OF educa tiDn takes the place OF the present
volunteer board. three quarters OF whose
msmbers have to vote in virtual ignorance
of the matters brought before them twice
a month.
As the Board of Education controls or
Is supposed 10 control, moro than S3t,OOO,-
600 a year, and Is responsible for the care
of teaching and supervising force or
about Il 900 persons. and the education Of
nearly 700 900 children. il would seem that
the authority TO deal with such vast and
costly problem made all the more difficult
by :he confusion of races and tongues in
oilr citv-should not be abandoned 10 citi-
zens who can only devote 10 II, now and
then the slight time which they can spare
from their private occupations.
As matters now stand. the school prob
lem itself is scarcely ever mentioned in
The meetings Of the Board OF Education.
That is controlled absolutely by paid
euhordinates The result IS single course
Of studies applied with iron risidity to
the whole elementary school population,
without regard to differences of race or
language although English is taught al
| MOST as 4 foreign tongue TO scores ot
| thousands of children. | invite your at
| tention to this. especially with respect 10
English and spelling
New-York tribune., 1911-03-01
nv The Associated Press. !

By The Associated iIess'l
Under a law recently adopted by mat
republic the American receiver general or
customs will have complete authority, the
government placing at his disposal the
land and sea customs and a patrol service
for the enforcement Of his regulations.
Tho law also provides for the formation
of an adequate military force 10 maintain
internal peace. and the President of the
United States is to be invited TO nominate
officers and organize the same. Mr. kaik-
ner was chairman OF the American Com
| mission TO Liberia and later was appointed
the financial agent Of that country.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-01

Genuine pebble eyeglasses. the cool kind
that never mist. Spcncer's, 81 Maiden Lane.
L-AdyI
New-York tribune., 1911-03-01

Continued OH third page
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07
new YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York Dec THE news from
Washington affected stocks adNefseiS
today. Throughout the session the mar
ket moved in slow, dragging way. TN
I'll the late afternoon. when quotations
We're depressed rapidly by am active sen
ing movement.
railroad issues, which We're the principal
losers. Many of them We're forced back
from one to two points Two bills be
fore Congress seemed to give traders
some concern. They We're those proVid-
ing for the abolition Of the commerce
court and for the physical valuation 4E
railroads. The former measure was cited
as the reason for the particularly severe
pressure against Northwestern Railroad
stocks. the explanation being that II was
the Northwestern lines which We're ben
Gifted by the commerce courts action
in preventing, for the time at least, the
i reductions of freight rates in that terri
tory ordered by the Interstate Commerce
| Commission. Tariff revision also came
ND for more thorough consideration, now
that Congress is again in session, and
the bears made the most of reports that
changes in many schedules We're to be
attempted. Ii was doubtful TO what eX-
tent the news from Washington was re-
suoasihle for the recession in prices,
since the market is SO largely in the
! hands of professional traders that a
movement such as that Of today might
be due 10 manipulation without regard to
| outside influences. Speculative interest
| is still argely minus quantity. Never
4
events in Washington viii have. de-
| CisiVe effect upon the movement OF stocks
for some time TO come. Uncertainty as
10 what plan the Wabash reorganization
committee win adopt and as 10 whether
IL will involve an assessment upon share
holders gave San irregular turn to the
market for these securities. although
they were not sold as heavily as yes
terday and the declines We're compare
lively small
weakness of a number of specialues
was apparent all through the trading
The losses were in stocks which yielded
easily to pressure and some Of which
have figured frequently in pool opera
lions. Als-Chalmers preferred fell TO 3
and the per cent bonds TO 52b. the
lowest prices at which these issues ever
sold and the common declined to p
within a fraction of the lowest. Federal
| Mining preferred broke eight points. The
collapse in this stock weakened Ameri-
| can Smelling, by which it is indirectly
controlled. Some of the low-priced rail-
road issues were weak. Toledo, St
Louis &, Western dropped q and the pre-
ferred A 10 the lowest quotations since
1908.
The bond market showed a reactonary
tendency. Total sales, par value. 81.
COO. United States As registered lost /
j on call
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07
The Dairymen's
Meeting at Norway,

Norway, Me, Dec. 6.-The introdue-
ton of creameries has made mar
let for butter in Maine and the aver
age wholesale price of butter fat has
increased 25 per cent. in the past five
years. according to President w. G..
Dnnton of Readfield in his annual adj
dress, today, at the annual Dairymen, S
conference, held under the auspices of
the state commissioner of agriculture
and the State Dairymen's Association
The natural conditions for dairying
in Maine, the past year, have been
generally favorable, he said. For i'm
proving the dairy conditions, he sug-
gested a more general introduction of
silos ana favored the substitution of
home raised seed as eliminating much
of the cost of imported proteid seed.
The speakers, today. included Pres
w. X. Hamlin of the Maine Creamery
mems Association, Roland T. Patten,
Skowhegan, P a Campbell, Orono.
and j. A. Ness, Auburn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07
TIE suNcooK VALLEY
viii Be Run Independently After B. G
M. Lease Expires.


Manchester ~ H. Dec. 6.-The sun
cook Valley Railroad, which has been
under lease TO the Boston & Maine for
many years. will be opened Independently
after Jan. l next a vote TO this effect
was taken at a meeting of the stock
holders in this city, today, after the
reading of a letter from President Chas.
s. Melen OF the Boston & Maine decln-
ing to renew the lease, which expires
Jan. ]. President MeIlen had sent a let
ter to a previous stockholders meeting
Offering to renew the lease at a reduced
rental. but this was refused by the
stockholders. Mr.. Mellens letter, today
was in reply to their request for a fur
Their proposition.
The stockholders, today, authorized tht
directors to take such action as might
be deemed necessary to protect the in.
terests of the stockholders and TO con-
tinue the operation of the road indepen-
IDENTIFY.
Another stockholders meeting to take
further action was set for Dec Is.
In the course of a heated discussion
of the situation some of the stockholders
expressed the opinion that the Sncook
Valley Railroad was being squeezed as
an example to other roads now leased
by the Boston & Maine.
The Suncook Valley Railroad extends
for u distance of about 20 miles from
Suncook, a few miles north of Manches=
ter, through Aleustown, EPSON Chit
chester and Pittstield to Center Barn
stead
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

About everybody in Brooks is feast
ing on Venison, as the result of the
return Of two parties of Brooks hun
ters from northern Maine with Is deer,
the entire lot weighing a few pounds
more than a ton. The hunters We're
S. r. Payson, +. G. Cox, j. ID. Abbott,
w. L. Kelsey and II. W. Richardson.
who camped near Forsyth, in the
Moosehead lake region. and A. n. Pill
ley. Alton Pilley and VIII Emmons
who get their game near Moore's Sid
ing.
Q. c. Dolbier has released 90 cans OF
lingering trout, about 5000 fish, from
the government hatchery at Green
Lake, in Tufts and Grindstone ponds,
in kingfield 1t is now the belief
among experts that fish placed in
lakes and ponds at this season of the
year. If properly handled, will do
much more toward propagating the
species than the same fish would do
If liberated in warm weather, their
natural conditions demanding cold
water during the earlier stage Of their
existence.
The funeral OF Rev Elijah Cook,
who died, Sunday, at his home near
Windham Center, took place, Tuesday
afternoon, at o'clock, from the
Friends church of which he was pas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07

tor. The services We're conducted by
Rev. Charles Woodman, pastor of the
Friends church at Portland. Rev. Mr..
Cock was the oldest man i'm Wind
ham, his age being 80 years, 4 months
and II days. He was born in Casco.
July y. 1918, but had lived in WING
lam for the past so years. Rev. Mr.
Cock was twice married. his first wife
being Miss Martha Madison. In 1851
he married Miss Ahbie Jones, who
survives with three children, Mrs
Nellie c. Nichols. Albert G. Cook
with whom Rev. and Mrs. Cook lived
and Frank Cook of Norway.
Joseph Waldo Beaudry, the 5-year-
old son of Jules. .Beaudry of Pulsifer
street. Auburn, was instantly killed
Tuesday afternoon, by being struck
hv an electrcc car of the Lewiston
Augusta & Waterville line. The ear
was IN charge Of James Hurley mo
torman, and Edward Tourigny con
ductor and was just slowing down te
take on a passenger near the ehd o.
the bridge over the little Androscossih
when it is said the boy, who was play
ing tag, ran directly in front OF IEe
wheels. He was killed instantly ihA
ear was stopped within six feet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07
Turner GRANGE.

The annual meeting of Turner
Grange, was held, Saturday, Dec ,
The treasurer's report showed a bal
ance in the treasury on Nov. 80, 1910,
OF 1899 and receipts for the year of
ss76.3S. During the year $S92.39 was
paid out, including the sum OF 1920 on
the Grange debt. and the present bal
ance in the treasury is $17.33. The
Grange owns its hall. lot and stable
and has a debt of $50 on the store
nearby, which is practically self sup
porting.
At noon, a fine dinner, prepared by
the following committee, was served:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Kicker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Getchel, Mrs Sarah Gill
more, Miss Vira Gilmore, Christie
Donnel and Ray Fish. Officers elected
are: Master Harry G. Harlow; over
seer, j. Fl. Conant; lecturer, c. V.
Knight; steward, NJ Hall; assist
ant steward, a. D. Leavitt. Other Of
flcers Will be elected at the next meet
| ing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07
Androscoqein Pomona.

The regular meeting of Androscog-
gin Pomona Grange will be held
Wednesday, Dec. 6, with Riverview, at
Lisbon Falls. The work of the fore
noon win be comforting the degree of
Pomona. The afternoon program viii
in part be given by the members of
Riverview and by Solid Rock. of South
Durham. The address Of welcome VIII
he given by W. II. Douglas, master Of
Riverview, and the response will be by
Mrs. F. b. Sanderson, Of Greene, who
is the Ceres Of Pomona. a very large
attendance is expected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07

Boston provided for interesting adj
dresses and discussions on matters or
Importance TO Baptists and Free Bap-
lists. The topic of the meeting was
THE Union of Baptists and Free Bap.-
lists" and the program planned in
Guided addresses by Rev. A. w An
thony of Lewiston, Me, on THE Pres
ent status; Rcv. Edwin H. Holyoke,
u. .. Of Providence, on Next Steps
That the Union May Help Hasten the
Coming Of the Kingdom of God; Rev.
Edwin p. Farnham, ID. D.. of New
York, on The Stranger Within Our
Gates; Rev. Frank Shnella OF
Springfield on Reaching the Friendly
Hand to the Italian: Rev. A. f. Ri
honrg of New Bedford on The
French" and Rev. J. o. Backiund of
Boston on "The Swede."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07
Excelsior GRANGE.

Excelsior Grange of Poland, held its
regular meeting Saturday night Dee
p after the routine Of business. They
proceeded to elect officers: Master Ell
mer Chapman; overseer, Carlos Dur
gin; lecturer, Nellie Durgin; stew
ard, Willis Winchell; assistant
steward, Roger Gowell; chaplain,
Ethel Currie: treasurer. Charles Lane,
secretary, Chloe Russell; gate keeper,
John Flint, Ceres, Lizzie Chapman
Pomona, Augusta Lane, Flora, Nettie
Richardson, l. A steward, Jennie
Bailey; chorister, Charles Brown.
It was voted to invite Lake Grange
of West Poland and Center Minet
Grange to meet with this Grange at
the next day meeting. Dec. 1e.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07
New Century Pomona oranqe.

The regular meeting of the New
Century Pomona Will be held with
Canton Grange, Canton, Wednesday.
Dec. 10. at 1000 A. NJ, when the follow
ing program win be carried out: Open
ing in Fifth Degree: routine business:
music, members of Canton Grange:
roll call, response by members with
quotations or remarks: unfinished
business; annual report of officers; an
nual election Of officers; recess for din
ner; music. by Grange; election contin-
ued.
Declarations readings and music by
members as time permits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07
CARE OF OVERLOOKED LANDS.
irrigation Congress Delegates viii
Organize for That Purpose.

Chicago Dec. 6-Another conservation
movement was begun, today, when at the
National Irrigation Congress the dele
gates interested in drainage of swamp
lands decided to form a separate organ
iZation to urge the federal government
to care for the overflowed lands of the
country, as it is doing for the arid lands.
The new organization, which will prob
ably be called the National Drainage
Reclamation Congress, is to cooperate
with the Irrigation Congress.
E. t. Perkins of Illinois, who was Sc
lected as temporary chairman, said:
THE new movement will affect the Mis-
sssippi valley the Gulf and the South
Atlantic states. There are about 10000,
600 acres of swamp lands which can be
drained for about SO an acre"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07

A favorable report was made'
"Wednesday, by the pardon commit
tee of the Massachusetts, Executive
council on the petition of Samuel K.
Maxwell of Lowell serving life sen
tence for the murder Of his wife. Max
well has served 10 years. The petition
was endorsed by Judge Lawton of the
superior court and John J. Harvey Of
lowell counsel for the prisoner at the
rial. The committee also had before
II letter from the mother of the muir
aared woman endorsing the petition
similar action WAS also taken ON the
petition of Manuel Duarte of Cape
cod serving three years for criminal
assault. Later in the day Governor
Foss granted pafdons on both cases
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07
Boston Produce Market.

Boston, Dec 8.
BEEF-Fresh firm; whole cattle 11612
BRAN-Firm, 27,50d28.00.
BUTTER-Firm; northern 351m36; west
ern 35aG36
GHEESE-Unchanged; New York fam
cy 1644l7.
CORN-Lower; No yellow, new, a.
al.
FLouR-Steady; spring patent 54OD
HAY-Steady; No. grade 25. 5O@26.
Enthusiastically. l0d11.
LARD-Unchanged pure 10I
MIXED TIEED-Unchanged 2SG31.
0ATS-Unchanged. No. clipped white
55a
PORK-Firm: medium backs 10000
POTATOES-Firm; white 2.05Gi2. Is.
SUGAR-Lower; graduated 6 10
NEALS-SteadY, 13M141.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07
FOOTBALL NOTES.

Less players have been hurt under
the present football rules than under
the rules which preceded them, &C.
cording TO Trainers Donovan 81 Har-
ward. FitEpatrtcll of Princeton and
Mack of Yale who were asged Ques-
tions on this Subject By the Tsle
News. The in. lies, they all agree,
were mostly muscle bruises or sprain-
ed ankles. The News points out that
the opinions of the trainers seem t.
be In conflict with newspaper statis-
tics. which have claimed that Is play
ers were killed during The season The
mortality list when ezamined showed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07
BASEBALL NOTES.

Manager Connie Mack of the Philadel.
p!la American club, Wednesday. an
nodmced the sale of Catcher Livingstone
. the Cleveland club of the same League
and CT 'Topsy" Hartsel, outfelder. to
the Toledo club of the American Asso-
cation.
Announcement was made, Wednesday
night, at Milwaukee of the appointment
o. Jos. d. OBrien, formerly president Of
the American Association of Baseball
Clubs, as secretary of the New York
National League baseball club and as
sistant to President John T. Brush
Brien will represent the club at all
National League meetings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-07

MESS P0RK-Jan 1550 May 1886.
Lard-Jan. S92k; May 9.15; july sZba,
SHORT RIBS-Jan. sl5; May s42s;
July S37Ad.40
FLOUR-Easy.
RYE-No. 2 926i. o,o
FEED-or mixing barley SOFAS 40
MALTING-Far to choice od !. iV4 Tx
TIMOTHY SEED-i2. 56nlaW
GLOW ER-13.5 0n20. 25.
MESS PORK-15. 006l15.25.
SHORT RIBS, sIDEs-7S7l.
Car lot receipts Wheat 20 cars with
of contract grade; corn AZ cars with q
of contract grade: oats 81 cars: Total re-
CENTS of wheat nj Chicago. Minneapolis
and Duluth, today, We're $50 cars. com
pared with $50 cars last week and 40l cars
the corresponding day year ago
RITT,TER-Firm; creameries 2SM28, dali
ries 25m33. .,o
EGGS-Steady; receipts 1879 cases; at
market, cases aret 5s6iS0 o''''''s
CHEESE-Firm, l53dl6
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BOXING NOTES.

Sailor Burke and Young Fermai
will meet in Brooklyn, next Saturday
night
Al belmont and Fred Yelle have
been rematched to box in Fan River
Dec. IL.
Jim Smith and * O." Brown OF
Chicago are booked for a bout at Mt.
Vernon n Y. next Friday night.
sam Langsald nd sam Mcvea are
billed to box ii S lney, = S. " me
latter part Of q month.
Pedlar Palmer. former banta n
champion of England VIII return to
the ring III Lonaan Eng, Thursday
nlgbt, meeting "Da4key" Haley
The bout between Ia MeGoorty am
Howard Morrow in New York, next
Friday night, has been cancelled. joe
Coster and Young Brown will box il
their place.
Frank Erne. the ex-lightweight
champion, is TO return to the ring, as
he figures that nc can do as we'll rs
The other boxers who are CHASING
themselves as come BACKS"
Another favorable bulletin was
given out, Tuesday night, on the con-
dition of Lightweight Champion Ad
Wolgast ''He is doing fine and will
be out in due time. There are no signs
of any setback in his condition" said
the bulletin.
Willard Lang, the Canadian walter
weight, who was TO meet Willie Lew
is in Toronto, Thursday night, has in
jured one of his arms and the bout has
been called off. Billy Allen. the Ca
madam lightweight champion, and
Kid Alberts of New York have been
engaged for the feature bout.
One Round" Hogan of California,
no some months ago was called ev
rything but good boxer by the New
York sports, is now being touted by
me same fans as a topnotch scrap
per. Dec. is or Is he will meet Bat
ling Nelson in New York, and Dec.
q he is booked to box *. o." Brown
In the same city.
Promoter Sammy Harris with his
string of boxers-Young Britt, Kid
Williams and George Chaney-arrived
al New York, Tuesday. in search of
bouts for his men. Z He has already en-
gagements for his sboys at Newport.
Il. l., Windsor. Ontxand a few other
Places. In couple Of weeks before
the National Club Britt will tackle Joe
Custer or Patsy Kline.
Billy Papke, the Illinois Thunder
belt" hailing from Kewanee. will re-
enter the ring, week from Friday
night He viii meet the winner of the
Herrick Mckinley bout, at Peoria, Ill.
PapKe is in training and says the lure
of the ring is too strong for him. Her
rick and Mckinley are two of the
leading welterweights of the Middle
West and they are scheduled to box
10 rounds.
Tex Richard arrived at Salt Lake
City. Tuesday morning, on his way
to his large cattle ranch in South
America. lie was to leave there in
the afternoon for Ely, New, and will
then head for the coast, going from
there to Buenos Ayres, from which
place he will journey direct TO his
ranch of a million and a half acres.
OH which tire $4,000 head of cattle. He
declared that he is done with the box
ing game and that he viii never again
promote a prize fight.
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CHICAGO Produce Market.

Chicago, Dec. 6.
Wheat sank, today, under liouidating
sales by high priced holders One local
capitalist alone cut loose from line es-
timated at 100000 bushels. 1t was
nervous close, varying from the same as
last night TO Z down. Latest trading left
corn unchanged to 1e up. oats at u de-
cline of to I and hog. products within
2ae. either way from "A hours ago,
WHEAT-Dec. 93s May SO: July 93A
d63
oATs-Dec. 4ss; May 4ss; July Asa
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Aroostook Pomona.

Aroostook County Pomona Grange
Will meet this month on Friday, Dec.
5. instead of Saturday. as is usually
the case. The sessions will be held in
Grange Hall, Masardis. in the after
moon and evening. thus allowing Pat
rohls to return home on Friday. The 2.
& A. offers excursion rates. good GO
ing Thursday and returning Friday
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New York Cotton Market.

New York. Dec. 6.
Spot closed dull Middling uplands 9.35:
do. gulf $50 No sales.
Galveston steady. 90 New Orleans
firm q saysn "a Me steady ,a1 l'-! 81
Net receipts for five days 2s9,137.
Exports to t,ireat piatain o.. 5s9: 10
France 1928. to the Continent SS,4s7; 10
Japan 1910
Stock 1851 ,413, Ia Ii " -
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Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago, Dec 6.
TTLE-Receipts 22.000, market strong
for good grades others weak; beeves AGO
a9.25: Texas steers 4. 10d5.75.
HOGS-Receipts 5000: market slow at
onening prices light 5.40a6 10; mixed s. 70
SHEEP Receipts 5000; market 10 to
15c lower than yesterdays average: ma
500 native lambs 3.750G, western 466
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Narranissie Grange.

Narramissic Grange of Orland, held
a meeting in Grange hall, Orland, on
Saturday evening. Dec. >. The meeting
was an Interesting one and we'll at
tended