Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Quarterly dividend of Sc per share
was declared, Thursday. by the directors
of the Calumet & Hecla Mining Co. This
is the same amount declared three
months ago. While the dividend for the
corresponding quartes last year was 81
The total dividends for 1911, including
that declared, Thursday. were ga, as
compared with 500 in 1910.
A burglar chase on East 37th street'
New York, early Thursday, disturbed the
slumbers Of J. P. Morgan. Arson Phelps
Stokes and a dozen others who reside n
this aristoeratic neighberhood. Charles
Lanier, the aged banker, whose house the
burglar invaded slept peacefully through
the whole fracas. The burglar craWled
into the Lanier house through a coal hole
just below Mr.. Morgans library win
dows. AS the police approached the house
man dashed out of the basement door
and was captured after lively pursuit.
When the police returned to the Laniar
house they found preparations had been
made for thoroughly ransaeking the
basement
An order for the establishment of a
school at every post in his command has
been issued by Brig Gen. Mills com
mander of the department Of the gull
This action follows recent instruction
from Washington regarding the carrying
out of a plan of the war department to
place common school educational facli-
ties within the reach of every United
States soldier. The post schools will be
open to all enlisted men. Chaplains will
be used as instructors as much as posi-
BILE, in addition 10 those detailed for the
work. AS soon as provision can be made
as Fort Mcpherson, for a school one
viii be opened at the local post.
After an illness of only a few hours
J. Fred Roesch died about $50
Wednesday morning. at his home, 7G
Summit avenue, Winthrop, Mass MIR
Roesch was born in Cheektowaga
a suburb of Buffalo, N. Y, in
1851, receiving his education in the
schools of Buffalo. Entering the ser
vice of the American District Te1e-
graph Co at an early age, he became
distinguished as one of the youngest
expert telegra pliers in this country.
He was connected with various news
papers and press associations until the
telegraph strike in 1888, when he en-
tered the brokerage business. and
three years later became manager of
the Federal Stock and Grain Co. At
the time of his death he was New
England agent for a wine concern. Mr..
Roeseh leaves wife. He was a past
exalted ruler of the Boston Lodge of
Elks and a member of the Grand
Lodge of Elks, BED degree Mason,
member of De Molay Commandery. X
T., Orient Council, r. and S. NJ, of
Somerville and a number of social
clubs in that town.
The stony glare of the government
IS fixed on the Elgiu Butter Board and
the Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Tuesday, both trusts boosted the price
OF butter and eggs to the highest
price of last year. Eggs 30 to ~ cents
and butter 80 to 40 at retail. SUITS for
dissolution have been brought against
both concerns. The government suit
did not interfere with the activities
Of the Chicago Butter and Egg Board.
1t went into session and at once de-
eided that butter ought to go up
cent. The Elgin Butter Board had
boosted the price a cent the day be-
fore and made butter strike the high
est mark it has since last January
Assistant United States ATTORNEY Al
bert WEIGH, who is in charge of the
government suit, said: I'VE are going
TO prove the prices are juggled in ia
vor of the big commission merchants
during the year. These commission
houses get together and fix the daily
price on butter. The price in Elgin is
Just as arbitrary and IS made for the
entire country Z. L. McAdams, COM
mission man said: "Where the public
is hit the hardest is in the large num-
Der Of handlers of eggs and butter
Butter is first made by the creamery,
sold to a contractor, who in turn dis
poses of it to the wholesaler, he to.
the jobber. the latter to distributors or
wagon men and they go to the retail
er. This is long way TO go and means
"a profit to each of the handlers" 2