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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
QUEER FISHING LAWS.
Chinese Fisheries Must Keep ihe'r
prev in Waters Allotted Them

Arrarentlv the Chinese government
does not agree with the dictum that the
abundance of the sea is for the Tree use
Of man. Judging by the restrictions Which
thew place upon fishermen. One can
Imagine the outcry which would occur
among the fishermen around our coasts
if they were asked not only to pay sum
for fishing rights in certain section OF
the sea. but were also held responsible for
the preservation of the FISH in the partlc-
ular space of water allotted TO theH'
This. however, is exactly what the chi
nese government does according TO the
report of the consul at Ningpo, Chi-
ma, which has just been issued
Ningpo is the greatest market in China
for fish of every kind. which is exported
to nearly every native port and even to
foreign coutries. over 1000 eratt are
fitted out for the sea fisheries in the
Chusan Archipelago. and license must
be procured for each boat from the evil
authority. For fishing on the shores OF
the islands applications for space
must be made to the officials, as
the ground belongs to the government.
There are also special regulations Tor
fishing in the lakes rivers, and canals.
On payment of small sum certain
amount of space is granted by the ofii-
Gals and license is issued, but the
holder Is thenceforward held responsible
for the preservation of the fish in his al
lotment No fishing is allowed in the
spawning season, and in order to keep
the stock in good condition proportionate
quantity of young fry must yearly be
placed in the water.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
n. Kansas straight 41oa42o.

$50; Kansas straight 4100420.
BARLEY-Quiet; mating 664lo elf Bur
falo.
ter 1O1 elf domestic; No. 2 red I've eleVa, va,
tor to arrive; No northern Duluth l09A
and No. / northern Manitoba 1854 iop
'CoRN-spot steady; No. new yellow
0ATS-Spot dull: standard white 45a4
&c; No. 45445l; fancy clipped white 4ea
q4S. ooaoo-o. eo,,,v ..
OPS: short clear 20256G22. ~. ,o
BEEF-Quiet; mess 1sq1S5o; family 10
LARD-Easy; middle west 1o50alOeo
BITTTFR-Firm: receipts 42f3 tnbs
CREAMERY-Extras 30a63l: hrsts 3fn
10: seconds 24d26; creamery .held extras
2ed30; frsts 26M27; seconds 2aap2oh; state tate
dairy finest 293439 good to prime zos EosaS5i 81
common to fair 20a25; process extras gza
023. factory current make hfsts Zoaa1i,
seconds 20; packing stock current make
EGGSEFirm; receipts 10.41 cases; fresh
gathered extras 31m31h: extra hfsts Soa,
firsts 29ldS0: seconds 2Sn29; refrlSeratof
finest e5sd27; fair to good 24m2s; lower
nery whites fine to fancy 3fa55, 90. sa,nS w
cred whites "a: do. hennery browns Slh
ga. do gathered browns ard mixed col
ors 2e0f30i: European fresh 2idzo.
OTATOES-Firm; Bermuda per bnl.4
s76. Maine 260d275; state 2ooazio' European
16210: Jersey sweets 606floo ...a..oao
STfGAR-Raw barely steady muscoeaa93
eso centrifugal 40; melasses 26f; refnea
m1iet: cut loaf 5o6: crushed 49e; moula mo a
dso. cubes Aa5; xxx powdered 4zo' DOW
dar.5 400. fine granulated 410i diamond a
an, confectioners A 400 No. 3s5
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
Sporting Gossip Of the Day
Coalition of SyndiCates Now
Bidding for Cubs Suggested.

meet at Harrisburg tomorrow.
Charles Weeghman of the Chicago
Federal League said this afternoon he
was still confident that Catcher Will
liam Killifer would play with his
team.
Only one syndicate has been left in
tne field of those who sought control
of the Chicago National League Base
ball Club. The bid of 100000 offered
by the Behan group for 81 per cent. of
the Cub stock caused the other two
syndieates to assume a waiting atti-
tude, until Charles p. Taft, owner of
the majority of the stock has passed
on the Behan proposition. 1t was said
that q coterie which proposed to put
John P. Harting at the head of the
club would have 4 representative in
Cincinnati tomorrow, however. The
Fugm- -Thompson-Mc McCulloch group
has withdrawn from active participa-
ton, Charles A. McCulloch announced.
Louis G.. Behan, who is handling the
Der of the six men who compose one
syndicate, left for Cincinnati tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
BOXING NOTES.

Chick West of Holyol1e, now under
l2oston management, is anxious 10
meet anv of the Founders. west
ie ,plv particular as to weight and
writes that no one worth While Is
barred He prefers bouts with George
Alger Young Jasper. Bay Wooo OF
Freddy Duffy.
1t is reported that there is "a strons
feeling in the lower house for boxing
regulation. 1t is also said that many
of tho members of the above BODY
have leaning toward the bill filed by
r. E. Keevin, calling for a single COM
missioner without salary ana llinitine
bouts to six rounds.
Tn addition to his bout tonight at
Manchester, on Thursday night Johh-
nv Glover will meet Joe Eagan, also
of South Roston, at the Unity cycle
A q at Lawrence in a 12-rounder, the
,,er have agreed to weigh 145 at ring
side which means both will enter the
arena at their best. There VIII oe
three other bouts
George Chip, holder Of the middle
weight title, will be back in the game
tonight at Pittsburg, where he tackles
Gus Christie. 1t will be Chips frst
hout for several weeks because OF an
inbred hand, also the first bout in
pittshurg for several moons because OF
a shutdown ordered by the authorities.
Chip, should come through winner,
though he will probably favor the
n,itt he damaged on Joe Borrelfs head.
Manchester, N. H., fans are in for
nlenty of action tonight, when Johnny
Glover of South Boston, one of the
hest of the local boys, clashes with
Dave Kurtz of Newark, n. j., in 15-
rounder at the McElwain A. G. The
writer has never seen kurtz In ac-
ton, but his record is good one, and
as Glover is no lamb there should be
fireworks all the way. l have an idea
Kurtz will have some weight on the
South Boston boy, but little thing
like that does not bother Glover There
will be three other bouts.
Sam Langford. with his manager.
Joe Woodman, is expected In New
York today from France, when we
should have some real news as 10
Sans future intentions in the ring.
They were due to arrive last Saturday
but storms held back the steamer. Ac-
cording to London papers which arriv-
ed yesterday, IL Carpenter beats Kid
Mccoy when they appear" March IA
at Luna Park, Paris, he will meet
Langford in May. Sam also expects
battle in London with "Gunboat"
Smith, following his engagement with
the French champion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

In Norway the government proposes
to carry out an extensive scheme for
applying electric traction to the rail-
roads. According to an official report
as to hydraulic resources, the state
already owns enough water power to
serve for nearly all the railroads in
the south and west of the country.
However, as it is intended to go into
the matter on as large a scale as pos
sible, the government is seeking TO buy
as many falls as it can in order to OBJ
tain the NEEDED amount of power. A
great outlay of capital will be needed
to carry out the extensive railroad
project. Among the principal rail-
roads are seven lines, including two
from Christiania TO the Swedish from
tier ana others from that city to Gjoe-
vik and Drammen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealing in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, Feb. 24.-Transactions in
stocks today were the smallest of the
year. From opening to close, quotations
of the important stocks varied on re-
sumption of business after a weekend
recess is expected ordinarily to bring at
least temporary activity, owing to the
accumulation of orders, but today after
a double holiday commission brokers were
empty handed. London cabled lower
prices for some members of the interna-
toinal group and placed few selling or
ders here at the opening, principally IN
Steel. Bear traders made experimental
short sales and prices dropped slightly at
the opening, but the demand was suffi-
cfent to prevent substantial decline,
and the market came to halt before any
important concessions We're made among
the important stocks. Some of the low
priced shares developed weakness, but the
representative issues We're held virtually
on a dead level
In the railroad list stocks of the Gould
group We're heaviest, Both issues of wa
bash and of Denver & Rio GTande stocks
reached the years low hgures, ana MIS-
souri, Pacific was heavy Rock Island
common and preferred touched new low
levels. Weakness also appeared in sew
eral industrias which recently have NOV
ed widely, including Railway Steel Spring
and Mexican Petroleum.
Professional operators were bearish but
lacking new material to work upon, they
We're unable successfully to oppose the
present inclination of the market to drift
along idly. The attitude of the British
government in the Mexican affair de-
prived the bears of a weapon which they
used with some small success on Saturday
and Mexican affairs ceased for the mo-
ment to be a factor in Wall Street Lee
high Valley, the first important railroad
to make it's February report, showed a
decrease of $403, 900 in net revenue.
This report was offset by the fortnight
ly statement of idle freight cars, showing
a further decrease on the surplus equip
ment
The bond market moved irregularly
Total sales, par value, S2,575,000. United
States bonds unchanged on call.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

A favorite method of catching the fish.
particularly on the mud flats left along
the coast by reeeding tides, Is by fixing
long nets vertically ON bamboos in the
shape of a half circle. the fish being left
prisoners in these Enclosures at low tide.
In the rivers, lakes and canals fishing
with trained cormorants is the favorite
method. Each cormorant has a ring of
cord round its neck to prevent II swal-
lowing the fish it catches, and its legs are
connected with another piece of string
forming a loop by which refractory birds
may at any moment be brought on board.
On the Ningpo River, too, moonlight
fishing is carried on to large extent.
For this purpose long, narrow, fiat boat
provided on one side with a board slop-
ing down into the water. and painted a
bright white is used. On the other side
of this craft is net stretched vertically
on stanchions The fish, attracted by the
white board jump upon 1t, and thence
into the boat, the net preventing them
from falling into the water on the other
side.
Yet another novel way of fishing is with
net and clapper. The net is stretched
on light bamboo frame in the shape of
truncated pyramid. the fisherman
either sits in boat or wades In the shall
lows, striking the water with the wooden
clapper, which frightens the fish into the
net-London Tit Bits.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
BOSTON Produce Market.

Boston, FEB. "a
Quotations on flour. grain. mllileeo' %
aJa lnJa', Gov carload lots to jobbers. All other
9uotations represent prices to the re-
tailers) 20,
BEFF-Whole cattle l5a.
BRAN-2775a2s25. ...z.ou,, 90
~tCISjHEESE-New York twins 19gl9a'
CORN-No yellow ia. o,e,o
1SEcl Choice 376f3s; western Slm32
FLoUR-MiIl shipment, spring patents,
'iHAY-No. / grade 2o5od2loo.
IAMRS-Spring Is.
LARD-Pure u Is,
MIXED FEEp-2S50GfSo@; ~
0ATSNNo. 2 clipped white At.
00TTsksfTOES-White 170Q1s0 per two-bu,
bag. ,..s on bbl lots 4o5
VEAL--1odf16.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
BASEBALL, BOXING,
BOWLING, TENNIS,
RACING, YACHTING
BALDWIN MUST
DEFEND TITLE AT
TON|GHT'S BOUT.

Matty Baldwin must look to his
laurels tonight when he stacks up
against Fred Yelle of Taunton, Mass
Baldwin claims the lightweight title of
New England and until now his claim
has been undisputed. Whether or not
he will still have a legitimate claim
after the two six-round battles in City
hall tonight remains to be seen. I'm
questionably the battle will be one of
the best ever arranged. A man fight
ing to live up to a reputation another
fighting to add to reputation still in
it's infancy.
Maine fans who haven't followed the
meteoric career of Yelle don't know
what a really important battle this is
likely to be SO far as the result Is
concerned. If the men fight on the lev
ell. and there's no reason why they
shouldn't, the Taunton boy is likely
to give the cunning old ringster the
surprise of his life.
Every boxing fan in New England
knows about Matty Baldwin and his
long and successful career with the
mits, but Yelle has but recently jump
ed into the limelight Last year ne
fought in Massachusetts and made
good showing, SO good, in fact. that
this year a Philadelphia manager got
hold of him, and mapped out cam
paign for the clever Frenchman in the
Quaker City. Yelle has been winning
bout after bout and only last night he
cleaned up Yankee" Schwartz. The
Taunton lads improvement has been
amazing and Matty will find him one
tough proposition.
The dope book claims that Yelle has
beaten such goods men as Bay Wood,
George Alger, Snapper" O'Neif, Ter
~ Brooks, kid" ~Langdon, Is. o.
Sweeney and Gilbert Gallant, ana
names Willie Richie, Dick Hyland and
Harlem Tommy Murphy as outpointed
by Baldwin.
Young Hugo Kelley of the city was
at one time Yelle's sparring partner
and says the Frenchman is whirl-
wind. The first preliminary will be
called at s.15 and it's advertised that
bouts will be over in time for the out
of town fans TO catch the last train
home.
Trepanier is in great shape for his
bout with Young Clancy. the Boston
boy that put him out in the third
round at Lewiston. Paul expects to
turn the tables on the tough Irish lad
tonight. Mcguire will be seen again
in action and his friends expect him
to make good as usual. 1t will be a
great night for the fans.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Coalition of two
OF more Of the groups of Chicagoans
who have bid for control of the Ma
tional League ball club. has been sug-
gested by the members of one syn
dicate, it was learned today.
The group which is represented by
Louis j.. Behan was asked to ally it.
self with the ThompsonPu McCul-
loch bidders, according to Behan. If
an alliance was not wanted, it was
suggested that at least two syndi-
Gates refrain from competitive bidding.
Behan said his clients would not
consider an alliance, but declared that
ne amount of rival bidding could make
them raise the offer they made yes
terday 100000 for bare majority in
terest.
Dispatches from Cincinnati said that
MIR. Taft expected any changes in the
Cubs ownership, if made within the
next "a hours, would be announced at
a special meeting of the league direc-
tors called by President Tener to
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
USES FOR SAWDUST.
Supposedly Vaiueless Material Has
Many Good Qualities.

Sawdust, usually considered a waste
product and of no value, is, througl'
the marvellous discoveries of science,
fast becoming most useful
ton of sawdust will make from 45
to 80 gallons of alcohol. The residue
of the sawdust is a form of cellulose
and makes acceptable fodder for cattle
and horses When mixed with mo-
lasses the fodder is worth about s25 a
ton.
The fodder known as wood meal" is
simply sawdust made into a form of
mash and favored with rock salt.
Another use of sawdust is as a fire
extinguisher. Quantities of sawdust
thrown on fire will prove nearly if
not quite as effective as sand in put
ting out fire.
Sawdust forms the basis of more
than 20 kinds of explosives. The So
called white" and yellow" gunpow-
ders are simply sawdust saturated
with certain acids.
All kinds of dyes are now made
from sawdust. One pound of sawdust
costs only about half as much as the
same amount of logwood extract and
has four times the dyeing power. In
cleaning silver sawdust has been found
very effective. Beech sawdust makes
the best possible polishing powder for
gold. In many laundries sawdust is
used in place of soap, as it furnishes
sufficient friction for the removal of
dirt. Pressed into molds, it is also
made into shoppers fer bottles.
About 10000 tons of sawdust are
made into paper pulp every year.
A man may today actually build and
furnish a home out of pile of saw
dust. A kind of brick, made by mix
ing sawdust and clay is sometimes
used in building houses. Such bricks
can be held in place by "sawdust NOR
TAR" in which sawdust is substituted
for sand. This mortar is used quite
generally in building today. The roof
of the house can be covered with saw
dust tiles, made by pressing sawdust
into fiat molds.
When the framework of the house
was complete the plaster could be put
directly onto the bricks. for sawdust
bricks require no laths, Even the dust,
for a form of sawdust stucco is al
ready on the market.
The wall paperer uses what is
known as velvet" paper. made by
sitting sawdust over a surface that has
previously been covered with adhesive
plaster.
There is form of tessellated floor
ing made of small blocks of colored
sawdust granite. Cheap linoleum is
made, among ohter things, of saw
dust
Mantelpieces are made of artificial
marble, which is sawdust combined
with ivory waste and colored.
Gas suitable for Illuminating pur-
poses can be manufactured from saw
dust as well as from coal. The saw
dust is baked in retorts and a ton of
1t yields from 10000 to 10000 cubic
feet of gas. In many lumber regions
whole villages are lighted entirely by
sawdust gas.
Sawdust makes good fuel. Com
pressed into bricks with coal dust it
gives little smoke and almost no ashes.
Three hundred pounds Of sawdust
bricks equal about 500 pounds of soft
coal.-New York World.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
YELLE wins over
SWARTz IN PHILA--
DECISIVE VICTORY.

Philadelphia, Feb. 24.-F'red Yelle of
Taunton scored an easy and decisive
victory over Yankee SwartZ, the
Globe trotter, here Monday before the
Olympic A. c.
Swartz held his own for two rounds,
but after that the New England box
er showed his superiority and for the
next four rounds won as he pleased.
Yelle had an advantage in weight and
reach.
Despite a furious snow storm, the
clubhouse was packed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

The extent to which the composition
of cows milk may be altered under
tho influence of drugs and medicines
administered to the animal has been
recently demonstrated by some ex-
periments. Two samples of milk We're
taken from each COW, one before and
the other after the administration of
the medicine. 1t was found that all
these drugs produce considerable al
teration in the chemical composition
of the milk, which affect its chief nu-
tritive constituents. The alteration
may consist in the loss of all nutritive
property, owing to the great decrease
in the total solids, or may make the
milk unsuitable for food. Such milk
is not hygienic. and should not be
sold except for special purposes, and
under the name medical milk"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
BOUTS THIS WEEK.

wednesday-At Augusta, Me-, Matty
Baldwin VS. Fred Yelle; at Albany. Young
Mike Donovan vs.. Larry Williams; at
Dayton, O., Tom Jones vs. Eari Fisher;
at Marieville, r. l., X. o. Sweeney VS..
Fred Halsband
Thursday-At Liverpool, Eng, Joe Bor-
rell vs. Unknown: at st. Louis, freddle
Welsh VS.. Jimmy Duffy: at Canton, o.,
Stanley Scully VS.. Billy Montgomery, Ed
die Murphy VS.. Phil Brock.
Friday-At Milwaukee, Ad Wolgast VS.
Charley White; at New York, Jack Brit
ton VS.. Young Shugrue.
Saturday-At New York, George Rodei
VS.. Jack Connors; at London, Joe Borreh
VS.. Bandsman Blake; at Kansas CITY,
lack Dillon VS.. Jim Flynn; at SANDY
Creek, Pa, Hughey Madole VS.. Young
Jack O'Brien; at Philadelphia, local
bouts; at New York, local bouts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
BOWLING NOTES.

Some good scores by the long route
were made Monday on the Colonial al
leys. Henry Norriss rolled 24l5 in 20
strings, an average of over 9S. Walter
Dunham rolled 1895 in II strings. which is
an average of over Sc. both of which are
exceptionally good scores.
Capt. Philpot carried away the high
single honors yesterday with a score of
49,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

In the course of visit to buckingham
nalace the bishop of London told the king
that ne had passed Lord Salisbury in an
anteroom but the latter did not seem to
know him. "Oh," said King Edward
Lord Salisbury never recognizes any
ono - and going to q bureau he took out
a new portrait of himself and handed IL
to the bishop. saying, "What 90 you
think of this?" "A very excellent IKE
ness. sir" said the bishop. When
showed it to Salisbury" said the king,
che looked hard at it and then said, Poor
old Butler; 1 wonder If he's as stupid as
he looks, "
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
CHICAGO CattIe Market.

Chicago, Feb. q.
HoGs-Receipts 1900; steady at &C. osne de-
cline; bulk of sales S5oaSf0I I mlxen sse sqV9 '1,
S65. heavy S254S65; rought s294SsV' PISS
'seti,; GATTL LF,-Receipts 1900; steady TO
strong: beeves 720a795: steers 6soasSi .G
stockers and feeders a,e5SgS; 55o@S4Si cows anu
gS:iHfEEP~Receipts ?3.oe0; strang to c1ocs 1oc,
higher: natives 5o0@6io; yearlingssa s. 6tg% s1a
7eE, native lambs 7T06Sl0; western 1059slo'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
CHICAGO Produce Market.

Chicago. Feb. II.
Rumors of export sales had tbs fonslqfre pride
ape az ,,,beat ~ ~ largely in consequence the
or rget KEW Which had been depressed closed
staaSy iiteaS At an advance of to gag net;
Corn finished with gain of tba TO outcome z aI,e
oats ,,as irregular. nP varying from 2AQo decline
m an upturn of u.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
New York Cotton Market.

NeW York, Fen. n.
Galveston steady. 12s; New orleans .anI
boiidaV. savannah steady. 13; charleston
steady 121; Memphis; steady; ter5 g % %,
re, E~norts TO Great Britain 40, 49S; TO
rance THeei 2o.Os9; to the Continent Al2li 10
Ianan sig: to Mexico 1858.
ctocIxs Csj6 22S
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
BOWLING.

Capt Driseoll's Nc. team of the Viek-
cry & Hills Publishing House defeated
the No team Of the same concern Tues
day night in a closely contested game.
Folsom and Davis bowled high for the
winners, as did Stephenson and Benn for
No. team. The summary:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
New York Money Market.

New York, Feb. 2i.
Call money steady. 1z@2 per cent: rul-
Ing rate Il, last loan 2, closing ls42
Time loans firmer; 60 days 2lGi9, 80 days
2am3, six months 3iG3A.
Mercantile paper 3sd43.
Sterling exchange easy; 60-day bills
4SS.50; for demand 1880.
Commercial bills 4S3.
Bar silver 574.
Mexican dollars 45.
Government bonds steady.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

Another high record estimated from
65,OO0,OO to 575,00o,O0o short tons, was
made in the coal production of the United
States in 1913 an increase over 1912 of at
least e0.O0000o tons
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

For assisting constable in difficulty
Miss Eveline Mullins, of Swansea, Eng
land. has received bracelet from the po-
lice department.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

AL IledlCiHtS are idh6H py the EtOutu-
Don't fight something stronger than
yourself-King Alcohol. Start the New
Year right. This is not an antiquated
treatment of antediluvian days. You
know that Ok carts and horse cars are
bygone history.
There is no danger of infected hypoder-
mic needles in this treatment.
The treatment is modern and up-to-date
and you are only short time aray from
your business
Airships and automobiles were practi-
cally unknown % years ago but this Is
the age of progression in medical treat
ment as we'll as in all other sciences.
Some treatments are seldom effective.
The same applies to the so-called cures
that are administered secretly without
the patients knowledge. The co-opera-
tion of the patient is very essential and
when he is at an institute he realizes
what he is there for. This treatment is
of such a short duration that the busiest
man could not begrudge the time.
knowing that he is starting a new life
when he leaves the institute and that he
is going to have a happy home. health
and prosperity ahead of him. 1t Is not
the past to think of, but the future to
look forward to.
We consider all patients that come here
for treatment as sick and they are treat
ed accordingly, for we know that they
the ailing with something that is entirely
beyond their control without medical
The institute is now open for reception
of patients.
All patients have private rooms. Cor
respondence strictly confidential,
The majority of alcoholic patients re-
quire but three days treatment although
in some cases a slightly longer time may
be necessary but there is no additional
expense.
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