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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-08
has been visiting her sister. Mrs. A. M

has been visiting her sister. Mrs. A. M.
Goss.
Loring Dunn, who has been passing
a week in Boston with his nephew, DR..
w. E. Preble, returned home Sunday.
Mrs. E. B. Keith passed Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. A. H. Bartlett
Miss M. E. Bartlett, who has been
passing the winter in Washington. d.
c., and Boston, visited at A. d. Bart
let's the first of the week. She is to
return to Washington very soon.
PLAINS-Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Ash
ford celebrated their 18th marriage
anniversary Saturday. large COM
pany of their neighbors and friends
were in attendance. A most bounti-
full dinner was served and the day was
very pleasantly passed by all. The
company leaving a substantial token
of remembrance of the day. with many
kind wishes for continued happiness
to Mr.. and Mrs. Ashford.
Mrs. Eliza D. Palmer. who has
passed the winter in Massachusetts,,
arrived here Saturday and is the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. B. r. Small.
Edward Shorey. who has passed the
winter in Florida, arrived home Sat
urday.
Miss Edith Small came home from
Kennebunkport Monday.
Mrs. Eliza Meader returned Monday
from Hopedale, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-08
BOXING NOTES

%Ah Chung of Beverly and Battling
Joe Campbell of Lawrence went six
rounds to a draw Monday night at
Melrose. AL Ketchel of Lawrence and
AL Lajoje of Chelsea boxed six rounds
even. Eddie Coyle of Cambridge
knocked out George Zeigler of Law
renee in the second round, and john
ny Yeager of South Boston had a
shade the better of Jimmy Thomas of
Lawrence in six rounds.
Jimmy Clabby got s3165 and Billy
Murray S263S for their 20-round draw
at San Francisco the other night, and
they can repeat.
Johnny Dundee and Matty Baldwin,
who will meet at the Atlas A. A., Bos-
ton, April IA, must figure each other
easy game, for they have other match
es on for next Saturday night.
The date of the Joe Mandot- Marty
McCue bout has been changed by the
Racine promoter to April 10.
Tom Andrews says that the man
ayers of boxers in England are to
spring new idea in the game by put
ting the boxers under salary. The plan
has been in vogue in this country for
some time.
TX. o. Sweeney and Tommy Malo-
ney will meet in Troy, N. Y, April IA.
Joe Chick, who is again under the
management of Eddie Mack, has been
matched to box Bill Fleming in Ma
rieville April %.
Because the McElwain A., c. of Man
chester, N. H., would not agree to Ed
die Mack's terms for Chick to box
Jasper. Mack would not make match
with Jasper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-08

Political power In the church received
queer jolt in Austria where the COM
pulsory law which forces the voter to cast
his ballot, made 1t obligatory for the nuns
of Wiener Neustadt to vote in their legal
names Behind high walls and iron bars
these yelled women live their uneventful
lives hardly knowing there is world
outside. Imagine the dilemma they
found themselves caught in when this law
made 1t necessary for them to vote.
Should they refuse to vote they were
punishable. and should they obey the To-
cal law they would disobey the law OF
their church, which demanded that they
should not mix in the affairs of the world.
The pope was appealed to and he gave
them a special dispensation to use their
voting rights The first election ar
rived and the nuns. heavily yelled and in
closed carriages, proceeded to the polling
places. and sedately cast their compul-
sorry votes.
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BASEBALL, BOXING,
BOWLING, TENNIS,
RACING, YACHTING
Beaucoup Fanatic

(Within 10 years from now
France will have big league club.
"A. G. Spalding.)
These guys are excitable, fight
able. fightable,
More than enough as 1t is;
At the very least matter of clatter
and chatter
Their fluttering nerves take a
whiZ
And if they flop now, like a quiv-
ering bird,
In volatile whirl to the mat,
What the deuce would they do
with a Crawford on third
And T. Raymond Cobb at the
bat?
At starting a f1are-up, a talkative
tearup,
A Francois is worse than a Mike,
The widest, unstoppable, most
frenzied hopable
Boob in the sweep of the pike;
If their temperament in the past
has exploded
At trifles, like holes in their
socks,
What the deuce will they do when
the bases are loaded
With johnson out there in the
box.
-Grantland Rice. in Golfers
Weekly.
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Boston Produce Market.

BOHtOn, ApTfI Z.
Quotations on -four, grain, millfeed,
meal, hay and straw are strictly whole-
sale for carload lots to jobbers. All other
quotations represent sales TO the re-
tailers.)
BEEF--Whole cattle Is.
BRAN-285Q 3075.
BUTTER-Northern 2sI27s; western "a
as
CHEESE-New York twins 1920.
CORNING. 8 yellow 7Ss
EGGS-Choice 24Q25; western @922.
FLOUR-Mill shipment, spring patents,
49G6525.
HAY-No. 1 grade 21@71D.
thanksgiving 10.
LARD-Pure lib
MIXED FEED-3050@52.
OATS-No. clipped white 46a.
PORK-Medium backs e.
POTATOES-White 1s50l7s per two-bu
sUGAR-Granuiated. 20 Dbl. lots. l.
yEAI-S@15.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-08

Western river steamboats, were crii-
cised at a recent meeting of the Society
of Naval Architects and Marine Engt-
neers. 1t was asserted that lack OF pro-
gressiveness on the part of steamboat
men, rather than rail competition, was
the cause of the present Improbable con-
dition of Western river traffic Old
fashioned machinery and hulls are still
used in construction to the detriment both
of efficient operation and of safety.
within the last two years" said tina
critic, zone line has lost three boats ana
IS people by accident, all of which would
not have been serious with vessels ou'is
of STEEL
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TONE OF THE MARKET

Beef cattle were in smaller supply
at the yards and the market showed
no change in prices from week ago
except for the best cattle. which
brought a little more, and sold more
readily. For the best steers and oxen
the market ranged from tx OSLO,
with some extra fancy fractionally
higher Good quality sold at IN OF u c.
The best heavy cows brought 6@6sc,
fair t good 5@6c, poor to ordinary. 4W
&c. and bolognas and Gamers 3Ha @4c.
Bulls were in moderate supply at Ar
@61ac.
Veal calves showed little change in
prices but the tone was stronger, ana
the demand better. The general range
was from 7s@Shc, with heavy veais
s1a@9hc. and fancy sA@1ohc. Poor
calves sold at 6@7c, and small calves
at $3@6 each.
Hogs sold at the previous range,
from 9@9Ac. live weight, with course
hogs SX @9c. Bears sold at 4@bc.
Dressed hogs were quoted unchanged
at 11011hc. Yard offerings were not
heavy and the supplies of western hogs
at the packing houses were light
Sheep and lambs were in very light
supply at the yards and the market
was nominally unchanged at bh@7o
for sheep and 7GSkc for lambs.
Mich cows were in lighter supply
but there was no change in market
prices. The general run was from $S5
de5 with heavy mixers s65@90 and
fancy s90@125.
The live poultry market was strong
err, with fowl up cent per pound. at
1Sml9c, chickens at 15@16c and
roosters. 12c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Minis & Holbrook sold 1 pair fancy
steers of 2740 lbs. at Size. and COWS
at size C. A. Eastman sold l pair
extra fancy steers, to Myer Berman,
raised by Charles Roniter. Charles
town. N. H., at top price. w. w. Mills
sold 8 bulls of 5000 lbs. at SIC, cows
at SIC, and I bologna cows at 312c. II.
f. O'Brien sold cows at 4&c, and 2
cows at 3lac. The Buxton Estate sold
/ COW at SEC, and / COW at 4'4c, II. F.
Whitney sold 2 cows of 1900 lbs. at
SIC. cows of 1860 lbs. at sc. ]. d.
Neylon sold 2 bologna cows of 1880
lbs. at S&c. C. /. Rich sold cows Of
700 IDS. at &C, anu GUNS VI SScV us
at &c. c. A. Eastman sold l pair steers
at nc, pair steers at SAC, cows at
&C, and 3,cows at Acc.
Veal calves-C. /. Rich sold calves
of 500 lbs at &C. and 7 small calves at
SO so each. ]. D. Neylon sold 20 small
calves at SO each. II. F. Whitney sold
| 10 calves av. 10 lbs. at Sc. They Bux-
| ton Estate sold calves at So each.
! w. f. O'Brien sold % small calves at
So each. w. w. Mills sold IA calves at
S1hc. Minis & Holbrook sold 40 calves
| at &c. C. A Eastman sold calves at
SIC. Otis H. Forbush sold calves at
sIsc. at slsc. 3 at 71ac. small calves
| for SO.
Hogs--Nims Hol&brook sold hogs
at Sc. w. w. Mills sold II hogs at
| 9Ac. C. A. Eastman sold 10 hogs at
| 9Ac. Fl. E. O'Brien sold hogs at
| S%c. H. f. Whitney sold 5 hogs, av
$50 lbs. at sAc. c. I. Rich sold hogs
at &c. Otis H. Forbush sold Is hogs at
9Ae.
Mich cows-H. f, Whitney sold
mich cows from s6OGsSo. ]. d. Neylon
solo 2 mixers at $50 each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, April business at the
sale stables was very active, with Q
we'll developed spring trade. which
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FIELD AND TRACK.
ROWING AND OTHER
SPORTING MATTERS
Verify, 'Tis as Clear as Mud.

BY Ad Wolgast.
He fouled me, Willie Richie did,
He hit me below the belt.
If / get him in the ring again
I'll show him how it felt.
BY Willie Richie.
/ fought a good. clean fight, I did,
Nor struck one crooked blow:
So let AID howl his cry of foul,
Same old alibi, you know.
BY Tom Jones.
Manager of Ad Wolgast
Ad Wolgast had the best of it:
Manager of Ad Wolgast.
That he was foulder there is no
doubt.
care not what they say, he'd be
champ today,
Were IL not for Referee Stout.
By Harry Foley.
Manager of Willie Richie.
Willie Fought gamely and cleanly,
Not a blow that he landed was
foul;
Alas and Alack! Wolgast couldn't
come back,
The best he can do is to howl.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-08

A great project for the communal bath
of Vienna is being elaborated. The bath
is to be completely inclosed and to be ar
ranged for use in winter also by supply
of warm water from the electricity
works which are some 600 meters distant
The present swimming basin is TO serve
exclusively for water supply of the cleo
tricity works, and the new bath Is to ne
constructed above it. 1t will be $50 me-
ters (s2s feeu long and % meters os7 feel
wide. . a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-08
Bouts This Week.

. ednesday-Phil Brock VS.. Mike
Sheridan, Windsor Ont. George Perry
IS. Jack Heating, New York.
Thursday-Freddie Duffy VS.. Fred
/ ellie, Lewiston, Me.
Friday-Joe Mandot VS.. Marty Nc
sue, Racine.
Saturday-Dave Smith VS.. Ed Nc
1oorty, Sydney, n. S. w; Matty Bald
yin VS.. X. O. Brown, Montreal.
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Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago. April T.
HoGs-Receipts 1900; weak; bulk Of
sales 875QSs5 light s850SsS. mixed $500
ss5; heavy SS5aSs0; rough sS5GSsO; pigs
7606S05.
CATTLE-Receipts $500; slow; beeves
e09@s50; Texas steers 7s5mS30; stockers
and feeders 560d800. cows and heifers $40
9S50; calves S50G10O0.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900; slow: natives
525@675; yearlings 67bq8T5; native lambs
625d2sOo
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The city council Of ST. Petersburg i

The city council Of st. Petersburg is
considering a measure appropriating
$25, 00O. 900 for a supply of pure water.
to be drawn from Lake Ladoga 40 miles
away. On reaching the Ladoga pump
ing station the water will be driven
into reservoirs and filters, whence it
will flow through the pipes unaided to
the capital and there be distributed.
The capacity of the works, which will
be ready in 1920, is calculated for pop
ulaticn Of 100000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-08

New Zealanders are good sports
men. They sent a splendid trophy to
William Unmach of San Francisco for
organizing the American athletic team
that trimmed their athletes in many
competitions. It was a New Zealand
greensboro. set in gold. with gold
shield.
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New York Cotton Market.

New York. April T.
Galveston steady, l3a: New Orleans
steady, 10 3-I6: Savannah steady, 13t;
Charleston steady, 10 lie; Mamphis
steady, 13s.
Net receipts for four days 1894
Exports to Great Britain $3.50; to the
Continent q, 67S; to Japan $50.
Stock 725,l44
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-08

Carl BURROWS ..s...,...'
The aggregate of live stock at Brtgh-
ton. Watertown and the local slaughter
houses: .r-r ,
This week: Cattle 1857, sheep Alto, calves
Last Week: Cattle 1913. sheep 64ss. calves
30e1, hogs 1000. ENC
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 29, sheep 81, calves $50. hogs 100
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New York Produce Market.

New YORK, April Z.
WLOUR-Dull, unchanged.
WHEAT-Spot easy; No. 2 hard winter
sS elf New York; No. 1O4 elevator; No.
l northern Duluth 99a fob afioat opening
navigation; No / northern Manitoba 1901
fob afioat.
CORN-Spot duh; No. 3 yellow I5i elf
to arrive.
OATS-Spot quiet
PORk-Quist ~ y
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LITcHFiELD

A. NJ Goss, who has spent the win
ter in Florida, returned here last week.
Miss Marion Mcleod of New York
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Brighton and WATERFOWL Live Stock
Market.
Especially Reported for the Kennebec
Journal)
Stock Yards, April Z, 1914.
MAINE.
At Brighton.
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New York Money Market.

New York, April 7.
Mercantile paper 3hG4.
Sterling exchange firm; 6O-day bills
4S4 80: demand 1850
Commercial bills ASA.
Bar silver 5Ss
Mexican dollars 454.
Government bonds easy.
Railroad bonds irregular
Call money steady, 1AG2 per cent; rul-
ing rate L. last loan 2, closing 1sd2.
Time loans steady; 90 days 2a@2a, 30
days g. six months 1904
U. ,. reg. Is ,.'.....''.........+...... 20
10. coup So1
u. s. IS reg. Observation-Disclosures. 101s
do coup. Observation-Disclosures. 101a
u S. As reg. Observation-Disclosures. 1l1s
do coup. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 112
Panama Canal IS coup. ............... 102
Baltimore e. Ohio Is ................. 94s
c., B. & O. Joint As ................. 97A
Denver & Rio Grande ref. As ......... 66a
Erie CIV. series B NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Missouri, Kansas & Texas As ........
Missouri, Kansas & Texas 5s ........
Union Pacific As OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. TA
Union Pacific cv Is .................... 9ls
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New York Stock Market.
INDUSTRIALS n. Y.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE

At N. r. D. NJ. & w. Co.
Eastern " 81 522
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Boston Stock Market.
BOSTON RAILROADS.
+. ,...............4 AZ 42a AZ Al
Central -. 81, or,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-08

Boston. April 7.-Business at the
sale stables was very active, with
we'll developed spring trade. which
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At N. e. D.. M. g. w. Co
A. r. Jones & Co....... II
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24

by District Attorney Swing, entered
the place by the rear door and put
new ,ccks on the front door. In car
rying out this work, there was a row
with the Leftkovich crowd, including
some of their employees, and in the
general scrap several persons were
badly used up, but they We're of the
Leftl,ovitch crowd.
The smashing of heads was on the
other side of the house than had been
threatened
During the melee several peace Of
ficers smashed in window in the
front door and thus gained access to
the scrap.
The owners of the building were
thus put in possession of their prop
erty and the sale widely heralded fol-
this morning did not take place, the
guards continuing on duty during the
Gay.
just what took place in the build
ing has been somewhat difficult t,
ascertain, owing to the confusion TO
a few seconds. But it appears tn;
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24

San Francisco, Oct. 24.-lnstead OF
addressing one meeting at Dreamland
Rink last evening, as had been sched-
uled, Governor Hiram w. johnson had
to address three, two of them being
giant overflow meetings. Figures OF
attendance are futile. The facts are
sufficient.
At 7:3O o'clock the police discovered
Dreamland Rink packed from plat
form to door and ceiling. Every seat
in the house was taken, the aisles were
filled and a great crowd stood pa
tiently waiting to hear the Progress
sive standard bearer. The doors were
ordered closed and, on hurried ar
rangement, the National theatre, ad-
joining Dreamland, was thrown open
for an overflow meeting.
By o'clock, as the press of peo-
pie surged to the rally rendezvous,
the Progressive campaign managers
discovered that the National theatre
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24
CrookedeSt Of Games
Fake Bankrupt Sales

its life is very short. Clothing is
made of shoddy that to the inexperi-
enced seems to have substance, but in
8 short time it gets out of shape and
begins to go to pieces.
TIL, whole business is planned for
appearance, with no thought of du-
rability, and the worst of it is thai
the frauds who conduct this class
of business prey chiefly on those
People who can least afford to be
victimized.
Communities have established laws
against banditti, and the last legisla
ture of California included this class
of thieves by making it misde-
meanor for any business house to pub
lish false advertising statements. The
law ought to be rigidly enforced.
Thieves of this class, like those of
ether classes, should be behind the
bars. Their practices are no more
honorable than those of men who
break into your house at night to
rob you, and every community owes
i, to itself that it Danish these row.
ing bands of marauders after. giving
them the Jail sentences their prac-
tices invite.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24

There was a near-riot about
o'clock yesterday at the former quar-
ters Of the Ladies' Toggery on Main
street. The building belongs to Sam
w. Dunaway and DR.. Virgil McCombs
and inside was a small remnant of
the former stock, which had been sold
to men who go about the country
holding sales. In this band of sales
men are two men known as Leftko-
vitz Brothers, though whether they
are principals or representatives OF
other persons does not appear.
Without consulting the owners OF
the building, they advertised sale
to take place in that room and en-
tered the room without permission
When the owners insisted that the
building should not be used for thai
purpose, one of the brothers talked
about Smashing the head" of any
person who undertook to stop thu
sale.
The owners yesterday afternoon
supported by several other persons an
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24

could not accommodate those who
clamored for admission. Right here
q new record was established for po-
litical meetings in this city, for, be-
fore the hour for opening the rally,
two assembly halls had been packed.
A third overflow meeting, quite as
impromptu as the one in the National
theatre, was organized out on Steiner
street and the throng blocked the
thoroughfare from Sutter to Post
street.
The governor, struggling through
the enormous crowd, fighting his way
to reach his meeting in Dreamland,
was waylaid by the organizers of the
National Theatre overflow meeting
and compelled to address that throng
before he was allowed to go into the
main meeting.
In the meantime the thousands
wedged in Dreamland Ring enjoyed
q moving picture show.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24

worked off, especially on the working
people of the community, under the
false pretense of being parts of the
bankrupt" stock of the local mcr
chant.
By glaring advertising the atten-
tion tf the public is attracted, it is
made to look as though something of
value is being offered at a low price,
large quantities of the worthless stock
is worked off in few days and large
amounts of ready cash are raked in.
The goods sold very soon show the
fraud that has been perpetratcd and
in a few weeks the possibilities for
further fraud have passed away. Then
the fly-by nights move to another
community to repeat the highway rob
berry and the laboring people who
have wasted their earnings buy other
goods to take their place as soon IS
they can accumulate the price.
There is no fraud perpetrated that
is worked more Systematically than
,his There are factories that make
shoes especially for this class of trade.
Leather is split and the thin veneer
is pasted on canvas, making the ap-
pearance of a substantial shoe, but
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24

the public was mulcted right and left,
intending settlers being heavily over
charged when they desired to locate
upon the states school lieu-lands.
This crooked money went into private
pockets and was exacted for that pur-
pose.
Surveyor General Kingsbury has
done wonders in putting an end to
these things and he made consider
able Of sacrifice when he was pre-
vailed upon to run again at this time.
He was entitled to denomination by
all of the various parties, but through
the active effort of particular influ-
ences who are seeking to restore for
mer crooked conditions, Kingsbury
was deprived of the Republican NOM
ination, so that while he had large
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24
DAILY STANDARD FOUNDED AUGUST. 1906
Governor johnson Is Given
Tremendous Reception

Charles S. Wheeler, chairman of the
evening, made brief speech, com
mentirg on the size of the crowd
and remarking that it was not often
that a chairman of such a gathering
had to apologize for the inadequacy
Of the seating arrangements.
Then the governor came in and the
gathering, as soon as it recognized
kim, leaped to it's feet and cheered
for several minutes. When he mount
ed the platform it was signal for
another ovation.
When the governor stepped forward
to begin his speech he had to stand
mute for several minutes while the
audierce gave him the most enthusias
tic ovation of the evening. One aged
man, his arm in sling, jumped to
his feet, while his wife united with
him in the cry:
you're elected, governor! You're
elected"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24
A Near Riot Results
From Protecting Property

the new lock had been placed on the
door, when the Leftkovich contingent
arrived and started to tear the lock
off.
Captain LIE Claire, in charge for the
owners, advised them not to molest
the lock, as somebody might get hurt
if they did. They paid no attention
to this gentle advice until two or
three seconds later, when they found
themselves lying on the floor with
sore heads. Then they changed their
plan and left with precipitancy that
carried away few fragments of fur
niture and showcases with them.
Attorney G. l.. Brown was engaged
to LOOK after the interests of the Left
kovitch crowd, but up to noon today
nothing had developed beyond the
fact that Leftkovitch Brothers have
been asked to vamoose, with their
belongings, via the back door.
There was no sale held this morn
/ ing, as advertised. The "brogans"
advertised as part of the bankrupt
stock of the Ladies' Toggery still re-
main unsold.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24

Any pursuit in this world is just
as good or just as bad as it is made
by the participants, and while mer-
is a highly honorable bus
mess when an honorable policy is fol-
lowed, when it degcncrates into the
fake bankrupt" sale it is probably
the crookedest pursuit in America.
The fact that it is so crooked that
it cannot last long in any commun
ity is shown by the fact that it IS
usually practiced only by rowing
bands of banditti who stand ready to
jump from town to town as rapidly
as their methods are detected, thus
always preying on new communities.
The regular method pursued is to
90 to town where there has been
{, small failure and buy the remnant
of a stock and use that as a pretext
for operations.
The store is then stocked with paper
shoes, shoddy clothing, rotten rubber
goods and others of the cheapest com
modities, either made especially foG
the purpose or scraped together from
the waste and wreckage of mercan-
tile stock over the country.
These worthless goods are then