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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01
Early Morning Gos.ip.


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Chicago, Sept 1.-The Herald SAYS: Much
of the buying of corn futures yesterday
was based on the theory that they are too
low compared with the cash corn which
was $500 to 5000 and that 1920 for cash
wheat as fixed by the government should
make the new corn futures worth more
money. Some buying of oats was also on
the same basis About all the selling OF
corn futures is based>Qn short sales and the
market has been oversold of late. Fears of
frost over the holiday Sunday and Mon
day have induced many shorts to cover
corn.
Most traders are looking for a further
continuation of that movement today and
higher prices will not surprise the trade
Bears say corn and oils should be sold on
all bulges from present level.
Dat futures have advanced 4c to 41ac from
the lowest the last weeks break. The
short interest has been reduced. 1t was
said that the best buyers were big local
traders who have fought the advance for
several days but at last came in.
The Tribune says: Pope to make new
effort to induce peace Plans other notes
to try to reach common basis
Germans lombard harbor of Riga; use
forty airships Russian city expects at
Germans ready to quit Belgian coast dis
trict
Hogs 15c to 25c lower. Top, $17.75G1s. So
Cattle steady and sheep strong.
Wear & Leland say: Corn gives signs of
going higher.
! short side of the corn market for time.
This city probably will be the meeting
/ place of the organizing committee of the
Peoples Council Of America for democracy
and peace.
The main body of the committee with a
group OF supporters numbering about 100.
arrived last night from the east. Louis u.
Lochner the executive secretary and his
party We're expected this forenoon from
No organized opposition to their meeting
here had developed this morning. Mayor
thompson was quoted as being acquiescent
toward free speech and the city at large
appeared Indifferent.
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HER ROMANCE ENDED
Woman Who Couldn't "Give Up
Married Man Jumps to Death.

Chicago, Sept. Miss Rae Wilson,
cabaret singer, who wouldn't give
up" Gerald Shepherd, secretary of the
Efficiency league and married man,
had closed the twisted romance of
their clandestine love affair today.
Her broken body lay in d morgue.
She leaped or fell from a third
floor room in the st. Regis hotel last
night, where she and Shepherd were
registered as Mr.. and Mrs. c. E Hall.
Mrs. Shepherd had Miss Wilson and
her husband arrested several weeks
ago At that time Miss Wilson prom
ised the court to leave the city, later,
it is said, she announced she would
not "give up" Shepherd.
Shepherd who is held by the police.
said he was asleep when Miss Wilson
met her death and knew nothing of
it until a hotel employee told him
your wife has fallen out of the win
dow"
Mrs. Shepherd is believed to be in
Grand Rapids. Mich.
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FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade.)
Minneapolis wheat stocks have increased
1000 bushels thus far this week.
Weather in Argentina is exceptionally
favorable and estimates, of the wheat and
oats crop have been raised.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 49, 113 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks decreased 6,00S bush
els.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 10000 bushels of wheat,
5000 barrels of flour, no corn, 1,227 900
bushels of oats wheat and flour combined,
80 900 bushels.
Argentina exported 5000 bushels of
wheat this week, compared with 10000
bushels last week and S0S,000 bushels u
year ago. Since January 1 shipments ag
gregate 80 297, 900 bushels; "a year ago, 63,
100000 bushels. Corn shipments this week
were 237 600 bushels, compared with 1000
bushels last week and 2,490,000 bushels a
year ago. Total shipments since January l
are 81 1853, 600 bushels; year ago, 3O745,0OO
bushels. No oats were exported.
Prices ON Canadian wheat will be fixed
next Thursday at a meeting of the grain
supervisors of Canada.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States and Canada this week, ac-
cording to Bradstreet's, were APIS, 900 bush
els compared with 4,51S,000 bushels last
week and s.1s2,o00 bushels year ago. lex
ports of corn were $4,000 bushels. Since
July 1 exports of wheat and flour amount
to 36,69s, 900 bushels; corn, 5,37S,0 900 bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01
But They Must Fight Tremen-
dOus Opposition of Bakers.
Experts Champion People; Ad-
ministratiOn Against Them.
BIG POTION WAS PROMISED
Representatives Assured $500
Wheat Made Low Cost Possible.
Consumers, in Price Committee,
Were Handed Double Cross.

Washington, Sept. 1.-The five-cent
war loaf is up to the American people.
They are forced to buck tremendous
opposition organized by the master
bakers. The people have experts on
their side The bakers appear to
have the food administration on
theirs.
But the food administration will
help to this extent-"pitiless public
ity'' of actual costs of bread produc-
ton. Bakers profits are not to be
fixed by Hoover for the present at
least.
The food administrations bakers
committee has announced that the
best the housewife can hope for is a
siXteen-ounce LOAF for eight cents.
Master bakers here. conducting the
fight against the cheaper loaf, declare
''there is absolutely no chance of a
five cent loaf with wheat at $500"
Promised Five-Cent Loaf.
Agricultural experts and consumers
representatives on the wheat price
fixing committee say that they agreed
10 the S2.20 price only upon assurance
fourteen-ou loaf is practicable
with wheat at that figure. They were
Joined by the two organized labor rep
re sentatives, who battled against a
$3.50 price set by producers.
The case of the five cent. fourteen
ounce loaf was fully discussed by the
price committee whose story is here
told for the first time. At the begin
ming of the discussionsL it developed
that the $3.50. members were Charles
j. Barrett, president of the Farmers
union, Georgia; Edward f. Ladd,
president North Dakota Agricultural
college; J. w. Shorthill, secretary Ma
tional Council of Farmers Corpora
tive association, Nebraska and H. j.
Waters, president of the Kansas State
Agricultural college.
Labor for $1.S4 Wheat.
James w. Sullivan, American Fed
Grafton of Labor representative and
William y. Doak, vice president of
the Trainmen's Brotherhood, stood out
for $1.S4.
Chairman Garfield was classed as
S2.10 advocate; l.. J. Tabor, master
Ohio grange, for $3.50; Frank w.
Taussig, the Economist, also $2.10,
and Eugene Funk, president National
Corn association. Bloomington, ILL.,, for
S2.25.
Vail Named Price.
Theodore n. Vail, president Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany. was primarily responsible for
the $500 final price. He appealed to
the members to get together when
deadlock seemed inevitable, President
Wilson having asked the board to
hand in a unanimous decision. The
consumers representatives stood out
until just before the last for $2.17
Agricultural department experts
presented figures showing the average
cost of producing wheat on the farm
Is $1.71 per bushel
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TO PLAY FOR MELONS
Members of Shawnee Golf Club Will
Have Big Tourney Monday.

Members of the Shawnee Golf club
will stage big Labor day water
melon tournament Monday afternoon
and it is expected that more than
fifty will participate.
All members who are on the
grounds at O'Clock will be eligible
to participate. The play will be over
nine holes with medal scores The
players will choose sides and the ag-
gregate scores will be taken to de-
eide which side wins. The losing side
will pay for the melons
The big feast that will follow will
be for the families of members as well
as for the players and arrangements
have been made to insuSe an ample
supply of melons.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Sept. demonstrating pre-
dominated in the corn market today at the
start and prices fell away. Expectation of
warmer weather with consequent speedy
r1pen1ng of the cEop was the basis for the
recessions. Volume of trade however, was
sorbed. Opening prices were nc lower to
Esc higher with Dec. at SLIP to $112E and
May at S1OSas to $1.09k. Early declines
carried figures 1c below the high point
Selling pressure continued thru the brief
session and shorts seemed to have supplied
anticipation of the two days closing over
Labor day. The close was weak &c lie
lower, with Dec. at $111ia@5s, and May
at $1.07%.
WHEAT-Wheat traders marked time
with the announcement that buying by the
United States wheat corporation would be-
gin September 4.
The board of trade adjourned half an
hour before the usual closing time today
out of respect for the late J. C F. Merrill
secretary of the board. The cash wheat
market was virtually abandoned waiting
for government purchasing TO begin.
sale of No wheat was recorded at So O5
pressure at the outset Country arrivals
continued light and the market generally
moved in sympathy with corn tho the
fluctuations werew thin narrower limits
Opening prices were unchanged to 5se
lower.
PROVISIONS = Provisions trade was
rather light but kept a firm undertone on
high hog values. The close was at about
the top.
Chicago Grain and Pork Market.
(The range of prices on grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by the Topeka Board of Tradel
ChiOa
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lea by Austro- Hungary, or at least had
postponed such a step for sometime.
Pope to Keep Trying.
Emphasis was laid today on the
fact that despite the reply from
America, Pope Benedict does not
propose to abandon his attempts
to restore peace. When all the bel
ligerents shall have replied, the holy
father proposes another attempt. A
second note probably will set forth the
points of unanimity in peace aims de-
veloped in all the reply notes and will
discuss the points of variance.
A special effort, however, may be
made before this second general note
to the world to sway President Wilson
and America. The vatican may con-
centrate its peace persuasion on the
president-first, because of the view
that he is now more determined on
war to a decision than any other
ruler; second, because of indications
that his reply will be accepted word
for word as that of the allies; third
because Americas great moral forces
are relied upon; and, fourth, because
of the vatican view that the pope's
peace suggestions were merely a step
further than the peace principles
enunciated by the president last De-
oember.
Some circles predicted a long series
OF notes between Washington and the
vatican. Indicating Italy's acceptance
of the American reply, the authorita-
tive GioFnale d'Italia in appIauding
the note declared, 1T will be echoed
in every allied country"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01
DENY A SCENT LOAF
Bakers in N. v. Resist Demand; Say
II Is Impossible

New York. Sept. 1.-Bekers here
are resisting popular demand for
five-cent loaf of bread.
They say it is not economically
feasible with the price of wheat fixed
at $2.20.
AN eighteen-ounce LOAF for ten
cents is the best we can do" said the
president of a $30.00o.OOO baking
company.
The so-called administration loaf
may be put on sale at eight cents, but
it will contain neither milk nor short
ening.
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PERSHING NEAR FRONT
HEADQUARTERS of American General
Moved From Paris.

Paris, Sept. 1.-The headquarters
of General Pershing will be moved to-
morrow from Paris to a point near
the training camps. The first truck
loads of furniture and records were
sent today and the remainder will be
forwarded tomorrow. General PERISH
ing and his staff will go tomorrow to
the new headquarters. All depart
ments will maintain representatives in
Paris for the present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01

Chicago, sept. Corn prices Travelled
somewhat erratic course thru the last week.
recessions being influenced by favorable re-
PORTS from the fields and advances being
responsive to frost reports and fears and to
decided strength in the cash market. The
net result for the week was an advance of
&c to INC. December showed the greatest
gain. Oats with narrower fluctuations
showed a net gain for the week from 1&c
to 2%c. Provisions finished from &c to 15c
higher for the week, the biggest gain being
registered in pork and the greatest activity
in lard. Trading in wheat futures ceased
last Saturday, Angus %. Final quotations
On September, the only trading option, be
ing $211R. Announcement yesterday that
1920 bushel had been fixed by the gov
eminent for No. 1 grades at the Chicago
terminal with other grades at calculated
differentials was followed by a settlement
figure on outstanding contracts of Septem-
Der wheat.
The settlement price was placed by the
board of trade committee at 81. ID bushel
11ac above the last trading price. 1t was
said on the board that very few outstand-
ing September contracts were made for ad-
justment.
Cash wheat figures varied from the de-
termined price grades being sold yesterday
and the day before higher and some lower
than the governments figure.
With today all wheat transactions will be
in the hands of the local wheat administra-
tor.
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Thompson Saws WeIcome.

So far as Chicago is concerned. the
conference had the o. K. of Big Bill'
Thompson, mayor of the sixth Ger
man city in the world"
Il can do nothing to prevent them
from meeting in Chicago" said the
mayor. 'Pacifists are law abiding
citizens. 1 know of no law to prevent
free speech in this country. Thank
God some folks haven't the power to
change the constitution of the United
States every fifteen minutes"
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Kansas City, Sept 1.-HOGS-Receipts
zoo Market steady to strong. Bulk, $3.50
butchers, $lsoeM 1873; light, $17.75Q is. 40 /;
pigs, $1300617.00.
Prime fed steers, $15.00@160O: dressed beef
steers, S11.50M 14.50; western steers, S95OM
1880; southern steers, $100@1 30: cows,
S6.00@10.00; heifers. $7.50GI13.0O; stockers
and feeders, S1.o0@12.5o; bulls, S6.50@s.5O /;
calves, 81. 0061 %.
SHEEP-Receipts 700 Market strong.
Lambs, S16.25@17.40: yearlings. $10.50d
1880; wethers, S9.50M11.50; ewes, $1,000
1850; stockers and feeders, $700617.25
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ADVERTISE BONDS
Secretary of Treasurer Planning An
other Big Issue.

Washington, Sept. Secretary
McAdoo has reached a decision on
the question of having the government
pay for newspaper advertising for the
next issue of the liberty bonds ana
it is expected to be announced later
today. Indications are the secretary
will recommend advertising to some
money.
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New York. Sept. 1-BUTTER-Ma Market
firm Creamery higher than extras, 431a
@44Ae.
EGGS-Market irregular fresh gathered
extras, A@45c
CHEESE-Market firm State whole milk
flats, fresh special, 2i6 we.
POULTRY-Live. firm; dressed, firm.
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Chicago, Sept. -HOGS-Reeeipts $500
Market steady to 10c higher; top, S1s.s5
Bulk, S17.70@iS75; light, $17.O0@1s.15; mix
er, $16,s5@ 1888: heavy. SIG s5@ 1880;
rough, $16.S5@17.15; pigs. So 25@16.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900. Market weak.
Native beef cattle, $s.20d 1850; western
steers, $1,000 4.00; stockers and feeders,
$60O@9.25; cows and heifers, $4.s5@1315 /;
calves $12O0@16.00
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Wethers, 5000 11.35; lambs, $11.25611I5.
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81 found a $40 bill this morning" THAT
shows you are lucky Have a gift for find
ing things" My gift stuck by me too
long. Next l found the owner."-Louis-
vile Courier Journal.
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BRITISH CASUALTIES
Report Shows 59.S11 Killed,
Wounded and Missing.

London, Sept 1.-The total of Brit
ish casualties on all fronts as reported
in August is 59,811, divided as follows
Killed or died of wounds: Officers,
1,27S; men, 10,942. Wounded or miss
ing: Officers, 4,122; men, 53.46
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01

New York, Sept. -MONEY-MercantiIe
paper 5@A. Sterling 60 days bill. 4.T2
commercial 60 day bills on banks, ANY !;
commercial 60 day bills( AIS; demand,
LIS Gle; cables, 4.76 ZIG. Francs. demand
5.7I: cables, SIG. Guilders, demand. Al
5-16; cables, 421s. Lires. demand, $50;
cables, I.49. Rubies demand, 1TA cables,
liz. Bar silver. 90&. Mexican dollars, IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01

If all the buildings destroyed by fire in
the United States during last year were
erected on the two sides of single street.
they would stretch out for a thousand
miles.
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Chicago, Sept. 1.-BUTTER-Market I'M
changed. Creamery. 3S6I41hc.
EGGS-Market unchanged
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 30 cars. Market
higher. Jersey bulk, 81 1901 20: Minnesota
bulk. S100@1.10
POULTRY-Alive unchanged
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PEACE COUNCIL


to discuss present problems and was
not the scheduled meeting which Hud-
son, Wis, would not tolerate.
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Shorn lambs and sheep Sc under above
prices Positively cannot use sneep or
lambs unless fat
Topeka Grain Market.
tFurniAhed by J. B. BILLIARD. corner Kansas
Ave, and Curtis StD
Topeka, Kan, Sept. l.
OATS-55M5Sc.
CORN-$1.S0.
Retail Hay.
FURNISHED by w. A. Gilchrist, 626 Quincy
Street,
Topeka, Kan, Sept. 1.
PRAIRIE HAY-S15.OO.
A. "ALFA-$20,00.
Poultry and Eggs.
Diminished by the Topeka PAGING Com
pany, corner Laurent and Madison-b
Topeka, Kan, Sept. 1.
HENS-315 lbs. and over, lie; under 3l5
lbs lac; springs over lbs, 19c; ROSTERS.
lie; shaggy young roosters. 13c; broilerA
lbs. and under. PIC.
EGGS-32c
Eggs are retailing in Topeka BIC.
BUTTER@0d46c.
Topeka Hay Market.
Furnished by T. A Beck. 212-2li f. 6ln-'
Topeka, KAN Sept. 1.
PRAIRIE HAY-s1IO0.
ALFALFA-S20.00
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WEATHER TABLE.

~ Furnished by the weather bureau office,
IoPeka, Kan, for the twenty four hours
ending at a IN. Saturday
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Elgin Butter Market.
Elgin, Sept. 1.-BUTTER-411 5c No sales.
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TOPEKA MARKET REPORT.

Topeka Livestock Market.
tPriees furnished by Wolff Packing Col
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01

Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, Sept. 1-BUTTER, EGGS
AND POULTRY-Market unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01

Kansas City Grain Market.
Kansas City. Sept. 1.-WHEAT-Cash
wheat: All sales on the government basis
CORN-Market steady No. mixed, 81 81
G1.S7; No. 3, 81. S4@I1.S5; No. 2 white, $1-97
No. ,, $195d1.96; No. yellow, $1.95@1 90
No. 3. $1.9461 90.
OATS-Market steady. No. 2 white, SOC
No. mixed, 5S1Sc.
RYE-$1 656I1 GO.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-S4. 3064.45.
HAY-Market unchanged.
SHORTS-S2 O0d2 TO-
BRAN-S1 IS.
Receipts wheat. As cars.
CLOSE WHEAT-Not quoted
CORN-Dec., SLIP; May, s1079s.
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POPE SEES PEACE

tcortinued from Page One,
lea by Austro- Hungary, or at least had
postponed such a step for sometime
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Chicago Grain and Pork Market
THE range of prices on grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by the Topeka Board of Tradel
Chicago, Sept. 1.
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Chicago Grain and Pork Market.
Chicago, Sept. 1.-WHEAT-Close wheat:
Not quoted.
CORN-Dec., $1.12@A; May, S1Osss as.
OATS-Sept., 561@@ &c; Dec, 56B@ &c; ;
May, 57h@5sc.
PoRK-sept, s4355; Oct, s43.45; JAN,
S41 so.
LARD-sept., s23.57; Oct, s23.57; JAN,
$2237
SHORT RIBS-sept. $2s.75; Oct, s2s.72;
Jan, S21.27
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-01
PENSIONS.

The committee on Pensions will hold
its regular meetings in its room at the
State House, in Augusta, every Thurs
day at O'Clock P. NJ, beginning Jan. %,
1917.
THURSDAY, Feb. l, 1917, at 2 P. NJ
on the following resolves:
l. Resolve in favor of Jennie C. Young
of Norway.
2. Resolve in favor of Thaddeus Cross
of Norway.
g. Resolve in favor of Charles c. Burt
of Norway.
A. Resolve in favor of Rachel Stanley
of Paris
5. Resolve in favor of Joann P Libby
of Locke Mills.
G. Resolve in favor of Myra G. Millett
of Portland.
THURSDAY. Feb. s, 1917. at 2 P. NJ. on
Resolve in favor of Mary f. Fernald
of Kennebunk. Me.
Resolve in favor of Helen NJ. Perkins
of kennebunk.
Resolve in favor of Cora NJ, Libby of
kennebunk.
Resolve in favor of Zebedie NJ. Cush-
man of Kennebunk.
Resolve in favor of Susan 3. Merrill of
Norway.
Resolve in favor of Stephen F Flood of
st. George.
Resolve in favor of Winnie f. Saunders
of Trescott.
Resolve in favor of Mary S. Hillman
of Island Fails.
Resolve in favor of Mary Allen of Bow
doinham.
LUG ALBERT, Secretary.
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INTERIOR WATERS.

The committee on Interior Waters will
give a public hearing in the land Office
at the State House, in Augusta,
TUESDAY, Feb. s. 1917, at 2 P M.
l. Resolve in aid of navigation on
Grand and Junior lakes in Washington
county.
/. Resolve in favor of aid of naviga-
ton on Mooseh~- lake.
.. Resolve in aid of navigation on
Lewys, Long and Zig lakes.
g. An Act authorizing the Songo River
Line Inc. formerly known and called
the Sebago Lake. Songo River and Bay
of Naples Steamboat Co, to construct
and maintain wharves at East Sebago
and Long Beach, so called, both in the
town of Sebago in the county Of Cum
berland.
a. An Act to amend the charter of the
Kennebec Log Driving Co. as amended
by Chapter 402 of the Private and special
Laws of 1885.
l. An Act to extend and amend the
charter of the Bangor Boom Company
2. Resolve appropriating money for the
maintenance of lights along the mar
rows connecting the Upper and Lower
Richardson lakes.
g. Resolve in aid of navigation on Sc
bago lake, Songo river, Bay of Naples.
Chutes river and long lake.
4. Bill, An Act to amend Chapter 419
of the Private and Special Laws of 1897
as amended by Chapter 155 of the Private
and Special Laws of 1899 and by Chapter
30S of the Private and Special Laws of
1901 and Chapter 3S7 of the Private and
Special Laws of 1907, entitled. AN Act to
incorporate the Penobscot East Branch
Log Driving Company.
ARA CUSHMAN, JR., Sec