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Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

crearerZ higher than extras 7II1Ii: ex-
ira - score. 7Ua: ttrsEs zsfse; packing
stock current make No. =.
EGGNFirner: receipts 4GN cases;
fresh gathered extras =. do. extra t3rsts
75me:: do first 7paI72. state. Pa. and
nearby western asnnsrv white ire 70
fancy 7TdS1: do brown 7s6f7s: do gath
cred brown ard Tnixec coIors T4d75.
SCGAR-Raw steady centrifugal
Is: fine granulatexi 90
P0TATOES-Steady; Virginia laie
crop per barrel a55dT59e
CARBAGES-Steady and unchanged
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27
CANADIAN PREMIER TO
TAKE INDEFINITE REST

Ottawa. Ont Dee. 2S-Sir Robert
Borden IS expected 10 leave here not
later than the middle of January for
an indefinite leave Of absence. il was
learned today. There was no othcia!
announcement as TO who viii be sct-
ing premier in his absence
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27
Ex-German Steamer
For :. American Service

New York. DEE 8.-rhe United states
Shipping Board steamer Noccazin. the
FIRST vessel o. a feet Of seven former
German passenger liners recently al
located for service TO South America
viii leave here az noon tomorrow.
Ports OF call have been designated as
Rio De Janesro, santos. Mpntesideo snd
BHeros Tres.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27
Would Substitute Trophies
For Money Prizes in
Trans Continental Race

Washington. Dec. es-Withdyawai
Of cash prizes awarded winners in
the trans-Contine1tai air race and
the substitution Of suitable trophies
Is recommended by Gen Menoher. d.
rector Of ar service, in a letter 10
the President OF the American Fiyiny
club The request was made he
said. in the best interests Of the ser
vIce
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

A urefty horne wedding occurred
Friday evening at O'Clock. at the
home of Mrs. Essie Gotlander when
her daughter, Miss Olive E. was uni
ted in marriage with Carrie NJ Nc
Doweli Of this city. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Benjamin
Beatty with the single ring service. in
The presence of the immediate reaa-
tivas and intimate friends Of the
bride and groom. The guests were
received at the door by Miss Elsie
Peterson. . cousin Of the bride
The wedding march from hoisen-
grin. was played by Aiss Myr1 Tay-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

on some spiinfers and carving AWAY
The tail light. Fortunately for thu
incoming train. which was rroceedip.
along the main line. the siding on
p"site the station was closed so that
the rursw way took the siding and =
head-on crash WIS avoided.
locomotive had left the round
houss III the charge OF q hoxr;er- who
had orders TO take water at the tsuk
opposite The station. After the en-
gine had gone short distance. the,
throttle refused 20 work sroperfy ana
the locomotive quickly got out Of con-
trol and gathered speed as 4 I'd
Tanced toward the upper CoiieSe av-
er1ue. The man al the throttle. -~-l-
izirig the danger from the incol1. .n-
train. worked franiically TO gain -,n-
troll OF the monster machine. b1l;
finding his efforts vain. he jumped.
leaving the runaway 10 itself. Down
through the yard the bir engine
raced. putttng - UUoonno of -
inter,ockinE system ont Of order ss
II went. The huge machine swerreS
onto the siding. the switch being SCI
for the Yankee track. hut No. -
putting up the grade from winsiow
had not entirely cleared the switch
connecting the lower end OF the sid
ing with the main line. A crash
seemed inevitable. but by great good
fortune the last car Of the train was
headed toward safety and the wild
engine merely side-swiped The reai
end of the last car. taking the tai
light of as II passed.
The engine continued on its mad
career down the Front street grace
and across the kennebec rlrer bridge
and the grade crossing 1T winniow.
passing the station ar that town ana
heading for Augusta ON the main
line. The power behind the monster
grew less ana less as the fight con
tiuued and finally the wheels came
TO stop in vassalboro. Train No.
1s1. another eaStbound Pullman. was
held In Augusta for an hUar wlsiie
crew with another engine went
down the line 10 bring the recreans
back TO WSte-viIle.
Another fortunate Circumstance
connected with the af1aif In ti1az the
switches were Of the ''n1Ne-haasef'
variety instead of the ''gpEn enA-
style and danger Of derailment.
which otherwise wonld have been al
most f1fes7tabae. was greatly minfm-
ixed
Unimpsasisu1bis-I 20 wowA -
tie ysneastalled vofune ~ ,.uu.-.-.- -.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

steamer West kAsson. 4 shipping board
vessel operated by the Pacific Mail Co,
is 10 days overdue Al Hampton Roads
from Rotterdam. according to reports In
marine circles here today. ana fear was
fel. FIR her safety. Tie vessel Was iae
al her destination anort Dee. L. She
sailed from San Francisco for JRya- e
fore going to Rotterdam.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27
RUNAWAY ENGINE
THREATENS LIVES OF
CHRISTMAS cRJWDS

Train Nc. Il. the early east bound
Pullman. crowded with returning
Christmas visitors. narrowly escaped
serious collision Friday morning
when. just below the lower College
avenue. runaway engine wflicn
was tearing down the se-caileG
-'yankee track crashed into the rear
of the iaSs car ON the trn4R. taking
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

View YcI-- DEC q.
wHrAT-Spot steady; No. = red 50
z n b steamer New York.
CORN-spot easy, new No : yellow
ra0s and No . white 1861 New
York
tsATS-SpV. barely steady; No. I white
ga
I.ARD-Steady; yniaile wesf AlfNsseo.
BuTTEg-T-irru. receipts 5sse tnss:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

O1I1rdEO. Let.-
Rafiruad orders TO pvt grain ahead of
all other commodities IN the movement
Of freight from the west and northwest
had Z decided 5earisn effect today on
The corn market Prices closed heavy
= 10 * net lower, with january 131s 70
1SIl and May l3Di to 1896. Oats Seciirea
TO net In provisions the outcome
Varied from IS cents lo0 20 rise Of
10 cents.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

The postofHce force is greatly in
iebred tn Walter NcAiarv and TO
Carl A 8lackingIon for a aox Of CT
gars from each. which helped to
make them forget the WEAKNESS of
long hours and an over abundance Of
work
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

The Loe Angeles Chamber Of Com
rnerce is planning open house a huars
\ day il the occasion requires The or
ganiHattun has undertaken 20 ana win
ter visitors IN tinding satisfac-cry qrar-
ters and 10 placing rnsre than 30 atpi-
carts daily. II the rush continues. the
viii be kept open Gay and
-tpr+
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

Nj ami Mrs. Charles Pinkharn Of
China were IN the city Friday. shop
ping IN preparation for a trip 70
Bonita. Fla. where they intend 20
pass the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27
HARVARD ELEVEN
AT Los ANGELES. CAL.

Los Angeles. Calf. Dee 2S-The
Harvard football SQUAD arrived here
today from San Francisco where the
players spent Christmas
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

Mr. and Mrs. Merton Davis return
ed 20 their home in Portland Friday
after passing Christmas with Mrs
DAVIS mother. Mrs Carrie Seper
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27
New York Money Market

view y DrE, Dec n
Mercantile PAPER 6.
Sterling se-day bills @.ss.
Commercial 60-tiay hfYls on banks 3--5s
Commercial se-eiay bills S.Tss. demand
$Tqe. cables 3S1-
Francs. demand If.sh cables -e.1.
Guilders. demand s7s. cables 81
LIRE demand 7a-fo. cables 1876
Marks. demand e9. cables 2tS-
Government and railroad bonds
UffUmE.
Time loans strong: &C days. - days
ard six months. u.
Gail fnenev strong: high L low u.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27
New York Bend Market

New York. Dec o
-.-@-tv uonas closing: rs 90 -. first
- second 4s q =: first sis 9sIs:
s''c $s g1s: third ais s3.Ss: fourth
'i-s Victory IS 1915: Victor ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27
New YORK Stock Market
Corrected Daily by
stsE BROKERAGE cnMpaNy

front s. Bath, Phone $40
% Water ST. Augusta.
Ph9as 1DIS- 1919
respondents OF
6IhFa a. aRIGHT Z CO..
'ih 'ers 81 New York and Bosto1
Stock Exchange
o~'vste Wire Services
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

cesses th.t has intensified the shortages
in mary commodities and fas prevented
transactions Of magnitude thai might
otherwise have been coTlsummAtt1-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

Mr.. ana Mrs. c. F. Bilodeau Of Au-
gusta passed Christmas With Mrs.
Bilodeau's mother. Nrs- Prank
TroYntley.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27
WATERvILLE

Mrs. F Z. Libby has returned from
Il trip 20 Bingham where she visited
her mother.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

Miss Ethel Daily has gone 10 Bos-
ton. where she will PASS a month
with relatives
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27

Farm Help

is most readily secured by using a Want Ad in
The journal.
Be sure that your ad states all the particulars
about the work, the kind of man you want, and
the pay, and that it also tells how. the answers
are to be addressed.
To delay is to lose time and money. Telephone
135 and ask for a Journal Want Ad Taker now
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27
EMPLOYMENT
FINANCIAL

Business Opportunities .
BUSINESS NAN WANTED-WiIA
ability to open district sales Office for
cid established well rated ruanufac-
turing HrTl- Wcr derful opportunity
Tor right party 10 connect with entire
ly new line Of business without com
petition. $500 TO $500 capital required
should net al least $1,000 first year.
Mechanical Machine Tool Works.
Baltimore. Nd
SALES MANAGER-Al estabiis neG
nuiacturfng corporation wants d
capable man N every town 10 opez,
branch oIlce and manage statesmen
40 10 S45W required. haHcae owu
rlo.ey. Should make 5000 yearly.
prospective sale n every home VIII
allow expenses 20 New YORK II ron
qualify. SaiesmanaEe- Walker. Srite
4G-iIT B'way. ". 7. City.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27
AUTOMOBILES

Auto Accessories -
T1RES-Cnite5 States; also tubes. Pr
vent accidents by using Weed chains.
Brooks Hardware Co, 81 Water ST
USED AUTO PARISHES and tubes
old cars bought for paris Ripley Boat
Co. Augusta. Ne
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27
Service Stations Repairing IS

CAPITAL GARAGE-Near Augusta
House Pae Ssrd Service StAti11i-- Re
Liable expert Tepairmrn, ove-nauling
autorno5iits a specially our work
VIII please yor1. Investigate before
having your ear oveTi-aule<.
REPAIPfNG-Per.e The spring life OF
yoI- auto Have yoGr springs reset
ani tempered while c'verhauiiag ycli-
car. All parts replaced l. 81. Fer
ran. Il DicErnAn St
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
UPTON IS COMING
Sir Thomas Will Arrive Thursday and Confer With Officials Concerning an International Yacht Race.

Marblehead, Mass, March 22.-A cabIegram was received by the Co., ffnthian Yacht club yesterday from Sir Thomas Lipton stating that he was sailing on the Aquitania and would reach the United States about March 26. He, will confer with American yachtsmen about the re- sumption of international yacht rac- ing. -s, .,s
 Sir Thomas has offered a cup for Glass P yachts to be contested for in races to be arranged this year by fhe Corinthian Yacht club. Some time ago he cabled the New York Yacht club 9 challenge for the Amer 4ca's cup, the races 10 be contested this year, but the New York club re- piled that it preferred to wait until 192DT before resuming the information al competition. Tn 1914 Sir Thomas challenged for the America's cup and entered the Shamrock ". The war prevented this race from being held and the shamrock ". has since been in dry dock in Brooklyn. Members of the Corintmian Yacht club. believe that Sir Thomas will inspect the Sham rock ". to decide if it can be used for racing.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
pHILADELPHIA'SR RAGE PROGRAM

Philadelphia, Pa, March B. There will be sixteen races on the program for the Belmont Driving clubs third Grand Circuit meeting, which will be held August II to 16. One half of them will be early clos ing events, the first one on the list being a s5,O00 purse for 2:11 trotters. The trotters will also appear at Philadelphia in a s3,00o purse for the 2:06 class, s2,0O0 events for two and three year olds and the 2:16 class, as we'll as 8 $1,OO0 race for horses owned in Philadelphia county, while the pacers will start at the Philadelphia meeting in the 2:06 class worth s3,OO0 and 2:12 class worth $2,000.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22

the field marshal. T only ask fo, justice for the German people. We soldiers went out to fight by the kaiser's orders because the govern ment said the country was in danger Ut was not our task as soldiers to in Westigate. If we had been told the truth, our duty was merely to obey If the German people were rnfsIed When they were told that they were assailed by a superior mum Der of ene- mes, then may 8 curse be on those who, by false dealings, made three quarters of mankind the enemies of a great, peace-loving people. If there are Wretches who deceived us when they said we were attacked, then they deserve the severest punishmnt, who- ever they may be-
 But to destroy great nation be- cause it is misled by few people is to sin against the spirit of human justice.''
 The field marshal, who IS one of the founders of the society called The German Society for Civic Education, declared that Germany was now in the throes of a moral revolution. The materialistic philosophy, he said, would give way to a new one which would be crowned by the victory of the social idea.
 ''The one aim of the German So- ciety for Civic Education" he said, lis to bring the German people back to the religion of human love. We ask all the intellectual and moral leaders of the world to join us in forming an international community It was the materiahstic and mechan- ical conception of the world which ruined Germany. It will also destroy our enemies if they do not see that it is the spirit of the citizens which con- Sfructs 8 state.'
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22

R.R. No. i, Lorne, Ont. "For over three years, ] was confined to bed with RheN1natzsns. During that time, I had treatment from a number of doctors, and tried nearly everything saw advertised to cure Rheumatism, without receiving any benefit. Finally, l decided to try sFruit-a- -tives" (or F,nit Li0er zablets). Before I had used half a box, I noticed an improvement; the pain was not so severe, and the swelling started to go down.
 / continued taking- tAis J,~nlt use- dicine, improving all the time, and now I can walk about two miles and do light chores about the place''
 ALEXANDER MUNRO, 50c. box, 6 for $2.5o, trial size 25c. At all dealers or sent on receipt oi price, by FRUIT-A-TIVEs Limited OGDENsBURGs N Y
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
BRITISH D0 NOT
 LIVE UP 10 REPS
Supposed to Be Great Walkers
 But Strike Shows Otherwise

London, March 19 (Correspo of The Associated Press. )~-There is 8 legend in the United States that Englishmen are great walkers. If they are, the recent tube strik e showed they don't, walk in London. When this strike forced Londoners to walk, they didn't even know the way home. Policemen were amazed One big 'bobby' who keeps the traffic straight at the foot of Ludgate Hill declared that ''city'' business men had kept him busy telling them how to get to some of the best-known locali- ties in London the first day of the strike.
 Its past belief" he commented with some indignation, that a man can ride on bus for years between his home and his office and still not know the way when he has got to foot it.''
 While the strike lasted, great queues formed at the bus stops There was one at Hammersmith es- timated to be nearly 8 mile long. Men, women and children struggled des- perately to ride. Some of the women carried babies. Many of the men "ei e S1ippleN Solt1CIS Ill doSpILdI Dlue. Some of the children were pale little girls, faint from weariness.
 As the tube strike was coinciden with a strike of walters and kitchen staffs, thousands of hotel residents had to do their walking hungry.
 Overseas men, home for demobili- zation, emerging from railway sta- tions with their heavy kits discov- cred they would have to walk to the other side of London.
 London is certainly mean to me- said an American soldier cheerfully Last time l visited here on leave there was a bus strike. Time before that the taxis quit"
 British Tommies during the tube strike stopped a Royal Air Force lorry, throwing their kits into it while they bargained with the driver to take them to their destination.
 Many West End business houses put their motor delivery vans at the disposal of home-going women and aged men employees. In the huge and endless processions of pedestrians homeward bound of an evening it was curious to Americans to note the large number of old people-mostly men---gray- haired clerks of the shops and "city' brokerage offices
 Besides delivery vans and lorries, many rode in Red Cross ambulances. Thousands were awheel, rusted bi- cycles having been brought to light ' from many basement.
 Girl conductors showed skill and
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
WHTTNfORE AWARDED TITLE.
Declared Champion Golfer Among the
 Tin Whistles.

Pinehurst, N. C., March 22.--The board of governors of the Tin Whistles yesterday awarded the championship title to Parker W. Whitmore of Brookline. who won the tournament this week with a total of 235 for the fifty-four holes, but was technically open to disaualitica- tion for playing at the wrong hour
 The prize for the second best gross will now be the subject of a playoff between l.. D. Pierce of Ekwanok and H. c. Phillips of Moore Sound, who tied at 251.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
VON BULLION IS NOT
 ASKING FOR MERCY
Thinks Allies Have Right to
 Punish Those Responsible

pondence of The Associated Press. )-- Tt is the right of our enemies to punish those responsible if there are blame for this war;" declared Field Marshal von Buelow, retired, in an interview with the Berlin corres- pondent of the Handelsblad. Won Buelow commanded the Second Ger man Army in 1914, was engaged in the fighting near Maubeuge, and was retired in 1915 owing to a paralytic stroke from which he has not yet quite recovered
 AS an old soldier I have not learned to ask for mercy" continued
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
SHOP STEWARDS IN ENGLAND FOR STRIKE
Since War Have Gained Much
 Influence Over Workers

London, Feb. 25 (Correspondence
 or the Associated Press)-Recent la Dor troubles in Great Britain hava been popuIarly laid at the door of , the shop stewards movement in tho lace of the fact that outside the i'm mediate labor world very few people ever before heard of shop stewards. much less of the movement engineer ed by them to force their demands bJ J& sudden strikes and industrial paraIy@ i sls--a system which the stewards ara pleased to call direct action" The shop stewards movement was
 creation of the war, and in the last
 four years several causes have cona-,
 bined to give the stewards a position
 of great importance, particularly i,a
 the engineering trades.
 From the passage of the munitions
 act in 1915 union, customs were sLs-
 pended, and at the same time lsrob-
 fems arose which demanded close at-
 tention within the shop. Detailed
 questions of new processes, piece
 work (to which in the engineering
 trades the unions had been unalhor-
 ably opposed) raised issues or utmost
 importance which were constantly changing and which varied in charac
 ter from one shop to another The
 CApedient adopted, q spontaneous growth rather than a formal depa.rt- ure, was the increase in shop stew ards, an addition to their functions %lld corresponding increase in their importance
 There has been 0 rapid growth of work committees, consisting of the shop stewards in the employment of a firm, and constituting an organizs- ton, meeting regularly with officers of its own, to deal with questions arfs- ing in connection with the daily work of the business
 In many centers, though not in all, these work committees have united to send delegates to central committee which thus represents the actuat workers in all the shops of a districs
 The shop stewards movement in it's present form has been evolved r- dependently of existing trade union machinery. Like the earlier types of trade union activity, 1t has been up spontaneously by the rank and file to meet a new emergency. It's unit of organization is the shop. It's characteristic Is that iti s an nnoffl- clal organization, which has no definite relationship to the normal machinery of trade but which has powers suffi- ciently broad to bring about serious in industry without the or even the knowledge of the recognized heads of even the most trade unions.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
CHALLENGES FOR LEE GRAND.

Athol, March 22.--Ohio horsemen have issued 8 challenge to race the pacer, Lee Grand, 2:U3 IA, against any 2:0S pacer in the country, pre- ferring to meet Baron Alta, the Athol flyer, owned by John A. McGregor who paid the highest price that a horse has brought at auction in many years. Yesterday it is reported that Mr. McGregor was notified by Boston horsemen offering to put Lee Grand against the Baron. It is understood that Lee Grand has been bought by Canada horsemen. MT. McGregor, it is said, talked with the Boston people l over the telephone about the proposed race but it is rather doubtful if such a race is pulled off.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
DRAFT STATISTICS
 WILL SAVE LIVES
Information Gained Will Be Of
 Benefit to Those Examined

Washington, March 22.-Vital sta tistics made available to the govern ment as a result of the selective draft rocesses-expeciallv from the scien- tific physical examination of 3,20S,- 446 nen--will be the means of savin g a hundred times as many lives as were lost in the war in the opinion of Major General IInoch Crowder, provost marshal general.
 While no attempt has been made as yet to study the information de- rived from the physical examination of registrants, a local board for Divi- sion No. 129. in New York city, has made an suspicious start through the careful indexing of the results ob- tained in 500 cases. with the view of turning these over to medical au- thorities for analysis. Already the figures seem to indicate clearly that foreign born registrants were of low CT physical standard than native-born.
 Of every 100 men called for serv- ice under the draft. examining off, cials found 2.76 per cent were sui fering from defects which could be remedied entirely if the applicants submitted to short. and simple course. The original plan of the draft authorities-to induct these men and have their defects corrected at army hospitals-was dropped be- cause of the lack of facilities, but government officials have not aband- oned entirely the idea of federal as- sistance in this reconstruction work under some future social betterm ent program.
 Registrants who possessed physi cal defects of such degrees as to 1 prevent them from rendering miii- 1 tarv service of any kind totalled 521,- l sos and constituted 1925 per cent
 of the total examined. These in- l cluded organic diseases of internal ] organs, marked visual or aural de- fects, mental diseases and deficien- cies, muscular paralysis, distiguring 1 and disabling deformities and, lastly, physical und development.
 Study of this class, it is believed, would show basic causes capable of
 being eliminated from future gener- ations through social hygiene cam
 paigns, competent medical supervi-
 sion and advice and physical exer-
 cise scientifically prescribed,
 Comparison of the age-groups of
 registrants is said to have indicated 1 material deterioration in the average 1 American soon after he reaches his 1 majority Of every 100 men aged 21 who were examined 76.S9 were
 found physically fit, while in the 2130
 year class only 69.17 were thus clas- l sified; while only a small increase 1 was noted in the remedials, the dis
 qualified group rose from 23.11 to ] 30.83 per hundred.
 Analysis of the figures and per I centa ges of men rejected on account I of deficient mentality and because o1
 mental and nervous disorders af- forded interesting data. Most of the
 Southern states showed high figures for the mentally deficient-probably it was explained, because of the large negro population. Vermont was the only northern state in the first ter states in this respect. On the other 1 hand mental and nervous disorders
 were far more prevalent in the north 1 states