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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14
Discharge Of Enlisted Men, Regular
Army, to Accept Commission in Ma.
tionai Guard

rows and extending we'll over the tip OF
the cob. The position of the ear on lne
stalk, and type of stalk, should be not
cd Mark the stalks so that seed ears
can be saved at time Of harvesting.
I might mention other crops, but the
main point is to look ahead and pre-
pare. We often hear it said, and l be-
lieve it is true, that only about one
third of our farmers pay any attention
to seed improvement and 1 think we
are all agreed that this is absolutely
wrong, for every farmer should be i'm
proving his seed each year.
If YOU want seed for next season,
other than you have planted now. look
around in your community and get your
neighbor, who is raising what you
want, to take care of his crop. and Of
fer him enough more for good seed to
make it worth his while. It is my be-
lief. from close contact with the stu
alton, that the most of the seed planted
in Maine this year was Of a good quail
ity, hut in some crops an excessive dc
mand for the seed brought sales of
slightly inferior stock, and it is repe-
tition of this that we want to avoid.
Each season brings demand for the
best seeG, and farmers are willing to
pay little more for it. so. in carefully
watching your crop. you are helping to
grow moro and better crops for YOUR
self and. at the same time, will have
seed to sell which will command a bet
ter price.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14
Wednesday Brighton Market

Stockyards, June 13.-The beef cat
tie market was somewhat uneven.
Good beef cattle sold well, with the
market steady to strong at Tuesdays
prices Poor and ordinary stock were
taken slowly and prices consequently
lower by about IA of a cent in aver
age sales, the decline being specially
noticed in bologna and canner cattle.
Supplies were light. Calves were firm
at Tuesdays figures. Hogs We're lower
than a. week ago, the highest price re-
ported being 16 3-4c. Most Of the ship
ments of hogs were sold in bunch lots,
which made the average sale price
lower than when the best stock were
taken separately.
Mich cows were in small supply, but
as a number were unsold last week
and held for this weeks market there
was an ample amount. Trade was
quiet for all but the best offerings.
Prices were the same as a week ago.
Beef cattle, veal calves and hog
saIes-L. Stetson sold / COW Of 14oo
lbs. at lie, bull Of 1000 lbs. at 1oc, Q
cows Of 1900 lbs. at LAC. I COW or 500
lbs. at 2 1-2c, COW of $50 lbs. at l-2c.
4 calves Of 44o lbs. at lac, 10 calves
Of 700 lbs. at 12c, and 10 hogs at Is a-4c.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14
MADISON
Somerset Assn. of Congrega-
tiOnal Churches and Ministers
Meets-The Kennebec Slowly
Falling, but Mills Still Unable
to Run-PersOnal Notes

The fifth annual meeting Of the
Somerset Association of Congregation
al Churches and Ministers was held
Tuesday in the Madison Congregation
al church and in spite of the pouring
rain good delegations were present
from the churches of Norridgewock,
Skowhegan and North Anson. The
general theme of the program was
THE Local Church and What 1t
Stands For" The morning service op-
ened at 10 o'clock with a devotional
service led by Rev. T. B. HIATT of Bing-
ham. The order of exercises was: Ad-
dress of welcome, Rev. James S. Clark,
pastor of the local church; response.
Mr.. HIATT; reports of officers; election
of officers for the year ensuing, as fol-
lows: Moderator. Rev. T. B. HIATT:
vice moderator. DR.. Stanley Cover of
Skowhegan: scribe and treasurer, Rev.
Robert Shean Of Norridgewock. Re-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14
A STEP IN SELF-DEFENcE
BY e. l. Nediek, Chief Maine Bureau
Of Seed Improvement

The following has been issued from
the office of Hon. John A. Roberts,
commissioner of agriculture for Maine:
Experience is a good teacher and the
price the farmers Of Maine have had to
pay for seed for this seasons planting
will no doubt, open the eyes of a great
many. Seed wheat at $500 per bushel,
seed potatoes at $500 and $3.50 per
bushel, seed beans as high as S14.00 a
bushel, and Longfelow variety yellow
corn at $500 a bushel. are prices paid
that have come under my personal OBJ
servation and l have heard of still
higher prices for some of this seed.
The point I want to bring out is, that
right now is the time for the farmers
to begin to fortify themselves against
a repetition of these prices for seed for
another years planting.
The high price was not, however, the
only difficulty, for, in many cases, the
farmers were unable to secure, at any
price. the seed which they wanted, and
especially was this true of yellow corn
and some varieties of beans.
Good seed is something that cannot
be furnished on short notice. and plans
for next years seed should be made
during this growing season. Experience
has taught that local-grown seed, when
handled properly, gives the best results,
because it is acclimated and used to
soil conditions. For example, in sec
ticns Of Maine the farmers know that
a certain variety of corn grows best
and plan to use that variety, while. in
another section. an entirely different
variety may be the best grower. What
is true of corn is also true of other
crops
The best method to adopt, in my
mind, Is to grow at least enough of
each crop for seed, under conditions
that will warrant the best results. In
the potato piece, keep an eye out for
dwarfed and diseased plants and take
Your seed from hills that have a strong,
vigorous plant and yield a fair amount
of sood-sized tubers when aug this Ian.
Watch your bean plants and remove
from 2 section of the piece, hills that
are weak or show signs of disease. such
as rust. or anthracnose, which is, in
appearance. similar to rust. On some
hills Of beans. badly diseased, a mold
will be noticed early in the season and
these should be removed.
To get the best corn seed, a selection
should be made in the fall, when the
ears are filled out. Go through the
piece and choose stalks not excessive
in height, but Of average height, hav-
ing an ear with the kernels in even
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14
BowDo|N READY
Dean Sills Says Spirit of
COS There
Much Credit Due CAPITA n
Whites Instruction

Brunswick. Me, June 13.-(SpeciaD.-
Dean Kenneth c. M. Sills of Bowdoin
college in his annual report in speak
ing Of Bowdoin undergraduates and the
war. states: They are responsive and
no ooubt ready in case of need to
maintain the traditions of the Bowdoin
of the sixties. One can hardly speak
too highly of the attitude of the un-
dergraduates in the crisis caused by
the war, and their willingness for SER
vice. 1t is also a pleasure here to tes-
tify to the ability, discretion and hard
work of Captain Sherman A. White,
who has seen the complexity of the
problem and has been helpful in ad-
vising students as to their duty, not
only in military but in academic lines.
The college work Of course has suffer-
ed very greatly during the past few
weeks Few people realize that one Of
the great sacrifices demanded of a ma
ton by war is the temporary impair
ment of its intellectual life. All over
the country, in different colleges, un-
dergraduates are leaving without COM
pleting their courses, and many Of the
students now in college will be less
well trained intellectually than have
been their predecessors. In the critical
days that are to follow, during and
after the war, the nation will have
need Of men trained to think clearly,
and to keep their heads in emergen-
cies. TIE college feels that one Of its
great duties in the line Of national ser
vice is to go about it's usual task, and
to continue the training of as many
men as is possible along the usual
lines Of college work.
His report shows that the number
of students enrolled Dec. 1, 1916, was
434 and the number enrolled April /.
1917, was 397. Ten students completed
the work necessary for degree at the
end Of the first semester
BY May II the college had sent "a
Of its undergraduates directly into na-1
tional service a. follows: PlattsburS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14
Another Chance to Enlist

John f. Bunker of Bar Harbor, the
executive secretary of the Maine Com
mittee on Public Safety, who is re-
cruiting for the Quartermasters' En-
listed Reserve Corps. is looking for
cooks, teamsters, horse trainers and
forage masters in particular He says
that there is a great demand in the
army for persons to fill these positions
and the pay will be the same as in
similar positions in the regular SER
vice. Men between the ages of is and
10 years are desired.
Secretary Bunker already has appli-
cations of 1eo men of the 1876 he has
been asked to raise for the Quarter
masters Enlisted Reserve Corps. The
men who have filed applications will
present themselves this week for a
technical IS well as a physical exam
ination at the Blaine mansion under
the direction of regular army officers
stationed at Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14
State Librarian Dunnack
Deep in Red Cross Work

Rev. Henry E. Dunnack, the State
librarian. is doing his bit for his coun-
try in the capacity Of executive Sec
retary and campaign manager Of the
Augusta branch of the American Red
Cross in an endeavor to raise $25, 900
for the organization.
Because of his work in the Red
Cross. Mr.. Dunnack has been obliged
TO cancel two meetings Of national inl-
portance. one being the triennial con-
vention Of Modern Woodmen of the
World. Of which Mr.. Dunnack> is the
lead chaplain. at Chicago. and the
other the annual convention of the
American Library association, which
will be held at Louisville. Ky. Both
If thes- conventions will be held this
month.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14
Protection Against Fire
For Maine Potato Houses

Rigid precautions against the dam
age or destruction by fire of the po-
tato warehouses Of the state of Maine
are TO be undertaken by Governor Mil
liken with The assistance of the fire in
surance people of the state. This was
announced Wednesday after the chief
executive Of the state had had a con-
ference with >1n. Martin F. Bart
lett Of Watervilfe. and other insurance
men interested in the subject. A sub
committee has been named consisting
Of Senator Bartlett. Hon. George Z.
Macomber of Augusta and w. H.
Wart of Portland. to represent Maine
in the work and they are part of a
general. committee of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters.
Governor Milliken has for some time
been working on means of safeguard
ing the potato houses against fire and
he has now found the desired help in
the National Board Of Fire Under
writer's. which has realized that this
phase of food conservation is one of
the most important of all
The National Board has. in fact.
proffered it's service to the federal
government during the period of the
war Much valuable information has
already been furnished regarding city
water systems, storage warehouses
and lists of classified industries. All
the field men and engineers in the en-.
ploy Of the fire insurance companies
and their organizat tion as a bureau of
information and investigation have
also been offered to the government.
The committee in charge of Maine
at the conference with Governor Mil
liken outlined its program as aiming
a conservation and protection against
fire Of food supplies, including potato
warehouses. elevators, grain and flour
mills, cold storage plants. plants for
storage Of coal and wood, fertilizer
works, saw mills and lumber storage
PANTS. piers and wharves. storage of
y "cl ard cotton and other manufac-
tures local to the State of Maine, or
such as may be stored here.
The committee is making plans for a
thorough cooperation in this work be-
tween state and local authorities in
TIE elimination of fire hazards. A
campaign for cleanliness will be wag-
cd in every city. town and village in
the state
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14
A New CORPORATION

The attorney generals office has
granted a certificate of approval to
!l.ooO,OoO flour and meal CORPORATION.
This Is the d. & c. Co of New England
organized at Portland to manufacture
and deal in -four, farina. corn meal
breakfast foods. cereals and other food
products manufactured from grain. The
capital stock is fixed at 100000, all
common and nothing paid.in par value
$40: shares subscribed, :. The officers
are: President T. l.. Croteau, Portland;
clerk. James T.. Manter, South Port
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14

NJ Abrams sold IL cattle from 50
l'c' James Matte sold cows at &C.
COW at 1-2c, 1 COW at SC. and s
calves ut 13 1-2c.
gus n. Forbush sold 2 cows at &c.
ouii at SAC. bulls at &c, Q cows
d' oc ana 81 on each, 2 cows at lie
ana cows at 1-4c, IL calves from
. "a 15c. McKenney & Wormell sold
., cows 2s7o lbs at 1oc, bulls ITO
IDS at 1-2c and bologna COWS at &C.
- calves at 13c, cows av 900 lbs at
oc' bulls av 900 lbs at SC, and 1
COWS av $50 lbs at lac, 75 calves av
LID IDS at 13 1-2c, and 25 grasser
uaiVes av 125 lbs at SC, Is hogs av 1s5
IDS at 16 3-4c, 25 hogs av 200 lbs at
20, 20 I-4c. r. w. Hanson sold / bull,
lo4o IDS, at 10c. bull 500 lbs at Sc.
ana cows at &c; and AZ calves at 13c.
e.. L. Brown & Son sold cows at &c,
90 caves at 13c, and 6 hogs at zoe,
dressed. X. d. Pickett sold 1 Hereford
fancy Dull 1860 lbs at 10c. 2 bulls 1909
IDS at &c. and Z Gamer cows at 1-2c
ana !s calves at 12c. J. w. Brooks
90 o ~ cows from 5 Ia @ Sc; and
20 calves at II 1-2c,
Mich cows. w. Brooks sold Is
i,iitkers y from $40 q 80. F. L. Brown
o. son sold Is cows to av $40 each. r.
" w. hanson sold IL cows from $50 q
: ~ nan q Lowell sold Is cows from
On % Ivy. Mckenney & Wormell sold
~ cows from $50 q 100.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14

the high water, is as yet unable to- re-
sumo operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Kyle returned on
Wednesday from Vassalboro, where
they have been visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melzar c. Ross left
Wednesday for Jackman, where they
will make their home for the present.
Mrs. Guy Savage, Harlan Haynes
and r. Turner returned Tuesday from
a three days fishing trip to Bakers
Siding
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14
II. s. Instructions
for National Guard

Candidates at Training Camps Ap.
pointed Officers Of the National
Guard
The following are instructions dated
May 25, 1917, from the adjutant gen.
eral of the Army to all department
commanders in the United States:
1T is probable that many members
of the National Guard who are now
in training camps established under
Section 81, National Defense Act, will
be rendered appointments to commits
stoned grades in the National Guard
in the near future to fill vacancies cre-
ated by reason of the large increase
contemplated in the National Guard.
Any person now in a training camp.
whether an enlisted man of the regular
Army, a National Guardsman. on de-
tached service, or a citizen enlisted un-
der Section 54, Act of June g. 1915, who
is rendered an appointment in the Ma
tional Guard and desires to accept the
same, will be discharged for that pur-
pose.
The commission will be transmitted
to the commanding officer of the camp
concerned, who will deliver the dis
charge upon the execution of the oath
of office and return the oath OF or
flee to the proper authority.
If the man is appointed to an or
ganization in Federal service he is not
entitled to mileage for joining his first
station. If the organization to which
he is appointed is not in the Federal
service, he will be paid in full. in
Guiding the appropriate travel allow
ance, but may be allowed to continue
the course of instruction at his own
expense"
Discharge of Enlisted Men, Regular
Army, to Accept Commission in Ma
tionai Guard
The secretary of war directs that
the instructions contained in letter of
April IS. 1917, from the office of the
adjutant general of the army to de-
partment commanders on the above
mentioned subject have been modified
so as to direct discharges of enlisted
men just before the draft in those in
stances where governors of states de-
sire to commission them in National
Guard organizations not now in Fed
eral service, this modification being
made in view of the fact that time
enough should be allowed between the
date of discharge and the time set for
draft to enable the soldier to enlist IN
the National Guard and accept his
commission.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14
Special Examination for Coast ArtiI.
Iery Enlisted Specialists .i

land; treasurer, George S. Soule, Port
land; directors, George S. Soule T L.
Croteau and P. B. Drew, all of Port
land.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14

q. coast patrol 81. American ambu-
lance corps 8, National Guard 4, Avia-
tion Corps ., munition plant l. ship
building /, West Point Annapolis l.
regular army l. Many others have en-
listed since that date.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14

The following instructions from the
Militia Bureau are published for the
information and guidance of all con-
cerned in memorandum issued by
Adjutant General Presson Wednesday,
June -:
Calling Out the National Guard and
Recruiting Same to War Strength
l. In connection with Par. 3, circu-
lar letter Of the Militia Bureau on the
above subject dated May IS. 1917, pub
lished in memorandum from this office
dated May %. 1917. attention is invit-
ed to the fact that under the existing
laws ard the plan outlined in the cir
cular letter in question, officers of the
National Guard not in federal service
can not become entitled to the same
pay and allowances, nor enlisted men
OF the National Guard not in federal
service to the same pay, subsistence
and allowances, as officers and enlist
ed men respectively of corresponding
grades in the regular army until they
are drafted into the military service
Of the United States.
.. Recruits enlisted in National
Guard organizations in federal service
are under the orders of department
commanders as provided in Paragraphs
- 20 Is. Special Regulations No. So.
3. Recruits enlisted in National
Guard organizations not in federal
service will be held at their local ar
mories," which is understood by this
bureau to mean that they will De re-
quired to remain at the home sta
ton Of their organization, but reside
in their homes and pursue their daily
occupation until drafted. They are not
entitled to pay. subsistence and allow
ances as stated in Paragraph l of this
letter.
Special Examination for Coast Artil-
lery Enlisted Specialists
l. A special examination for enlist
ed specialists. along the lines pre-
scrited by Circular IA, Militia Bureau,
1917. will be held on June Is, 1917.
.. While this examination is intend
ed primarily for the enlisted men of
the National Guard Coast Artillery,
provision will be made in this case so
that specially competent civilians who
have taken ard passed the physical
examination and other requirements
for recruits may take the Circular IA
examination without enlisting and no
obligation will attach to them in the
event they fail to pass the Coast Artil-
lery examination.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14

ports from the various churches.
The afternoon session opened at 1.30
O'Clock with a devotional service led
by Rev. Charles Meeker of Norridge-
wock and who also gave an address
on the Kind of Gospel for the Local
Church.; address, THE Sabbath and
the Local Church." Rev. c. II. McEl-
hiney of Skowhegan; association SER
mon by Rev. A. T. Boisen of North
Anson; this was followed by COM
munion service.
The evening service opened at Z
o'clock with a praise service led by
Robert Dinsmore, assisted by an or
chestra. The vocal solo by Miss Flor
ence Lillian Walker was much enjoy
ed by all. Rev. r. l.. Sheaff read the
report of the committee on resolutions,
among which was one for national
prohibition. The address of the eve
ming was given by Rev. George H. Gut
'terson of Boston and who represented
the Missionary societies. DR.. Gutterson
took for his theme, "MobiliZation."
This address proved to be one of the
features of the day. The next session
of the association will be held in Show
hegan in June, 1918.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14

Owing to the high water in Sandy
river the village street lights were
shut off Tuesday night.
The water in the Kennebec river
reached its highest pitch about 6
o'clock Tuesday night, when over nine
feet of water was running over the
upper dam. The river is now falling
slowly. A quantity of phosphate stor-
ed on made land back of the Great
Northern Paper mill was washed away
Tuesday night. The plant of the Am
erican Woolen Co.. which was shut
down Tuesday morning on account of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14

New York has a union of federal en-
ployes with 300 members.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-14

The following instructions from the
Militia Bureau are published for the
information and guidance Of all con-
cerned in a memorandum issued by
Adjutant General Presson Wednesday,
June -:
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
ARIZONA LIABILITY LAW IS
QUESTIONED.

PHOENIX, Sept. 22.-Judge Ross
of the supreme court today filed his
dissenting opinion in the case of
the Inspiration Consolidated Copper
company vs. Mendez, involving the
Arizona employers liability law.
Judge Ross declares the act Is not
a proper exercise Of the police pow
ers Of the state and that it denies
the employer due process of law. He
deplores the confused, chaotic and
unsatisfactory condition of the legal
means for settlement of damage cases
in Arizona and expressed the hope
that just, reasonable and equitable
law settling the question of compen-
sation may soon find place in Ari-
zona. The majority opinion Of the
supreme court filed some months ago,
held the employers liability law con-
stitutional.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
A VICIOUS KICK.

Raymond O'ConnOr has been nurs-
ng very sore foot during the week,
imping around like one who has
,een better days or a "poilu" just
-'eturned from the trenches. as the
cesult Of a kick from a horse Ray
nond and another lad, Joe Hanger,
we're riding along Sunday last, when
be former in spuring his horse. ac-
tdentally tickled the flank of the
algh-horse with the toe of his boot.
The nigh-horse resented such
iicklish business by letting go a
wifi cow-kick with its off-foot
which landed squarely on Raymond's
pedal extremity and nearly knocked
mis- nighfoot of" No bones were
broken, however. Raymond went
home for repairs and has since been
wondering if the prohibition law,
which so effectively took the "kick"
out of whiskey, wouldn't be a pretty
good thing to try on horses.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
SWANSEA MINE BIG PRODUCER

E. c. Lane, manager of the Swansea
Consolidated Mining company, in the
northern part Of the county. and
Mike Harmon, in the employ of the
same company, arrived in Yuma Sat
urday, says the Yuma Sun. They
came down in an auto on mining
business. Mr.. Lane Is the man who
pulled the Swansea mine out OF the
rut. He took the management when
the property was In bankruptcy and
was by most people regarded as a
failure. He has made big producer
and has paid off all its debts. Swan
sea Is at this time shipping 800 tons
of ore day of high grade. This ore
Is going to Humboldt, Clarkdale and
Sasco. Mr.. Lane is of the opinion
that the Swansea Consolidated is des-
tined to become one of the best pro-
ducing mines in the state. Mike
Harmon says that there Is great ac-
tiv1ty in the northern part Of the
county and that a number of great
mines are sure to be developed In
the Bill Williams country. While
here Mr.. Harmon visited his ranch
In the valley, which he had not seen
for several months.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
CHARGED WITH MIsDEMEANOR

John Newton, who has ranch
near Empire Flat, was hailed into
the justice court Monday last, on a
charge of misdemeanor preferred by
Jack O'Connor of Parker, who also
has ranch near that place. The
complaint alleged that Newton tore
down and removed certain fences
enclosing a millsite and other lands
belonging to O'Connor. during the
latter's absence, and refused, when
requested, to replace the fences or
otherwise repair the damage, the de-
fendant claiming as his reason for
the action that the land In question
belonged to him. Newton, when he
appeared in court, claimed to be too
Ill to proceed with the case, and a
continuance was granted until Tues
day, October I'd.