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Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
MERE TRIFLE
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should not be led to abandon their
calling by reason of financial pres
sure or to cling to it amid discour-
agements due to financic! limitations.
1t is Of equal importance to our
future welfare and progress that
able and aspiring young men and
women should not for similar reasons
he deferred from devoting lives to
teaching.
While this gift is made for the
general corporate purposes of the
board. l should cordially endorse a
decision a use the principal as wei.
as the income as promptly and
largely as may seem wise for the
purpose of cooperating with the
higher institutions of learning in
raising sums specifically devoted to
the increase Of teachers salaries"
In commenting on the gift. DR..
Wallace Buttriek, president of the
board, said that since the end of the
war it had received from colleges
and universities applications for aid,
(which would practically exhause the
working capital of the board"
In transmitting his gift to the
Rockefeller Foundation ito promote
the weel- being of mankind through
out the world" Mr.. Rockefeller i'm
posed no restrictions, although he
expressed special interest lin the
work being done throughout the
world in combating disease through
the improvement of medical educa =
tien."
Abiding to a gift of s20,00000 for
this purpose which he made to the
general education board, this year,
he said:
My attention has been called to
the needs of some of the medical
schools of Canada, but as the activ-
tiles of the general education board
are by its charter limited to the
United States, ! understand that
gift may not be used for Canadian
schools.
"The Canadian people are our
neighbors. They are closely bound
to us by ties of race, language and
international friendship: and they
have without stint sacrificed them
selves. their youth and their resour-
ces, to the end that democracy might
be saved and extended. For these
reasons, if your board should sec fit
to use any part of this new gift in
promoting medical education in
Canada, such action would meet with
my cordial approval"
In asserting s5.OO0,00o would be set
aside for Canadian schools DR.. Vim
cent said:
From this sum appropriations will
be made by the foundation to medi-
cal schools on condition that they
raise additional funds from other
sources"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
PITTSFIELD
Miss Gertrude Haines. who has be'

Miss Gertrude Haines, who has been
passing several weeks in town. left
TUESDAY for her home in Hartland.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard T. Pierce left
Sunday fer Kennetunkport. where they
will pas the holidays with relatives.
Miss Ardis Lancey returned to her
home in Hartland Tuesday after visit
with Miss Barbara Lancey. =
Chester Carson of ST. Adams was in
town Tuesday on his way to Winthrep
10 visit his sister. Mrs. Eta Wentworth
Mrs. D. e. Davis went to Sherman
NJ lis Monday to visit relatives, and
from there will go to Sherman to pass
the holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Hartman
Richard Tibbetts. son of Mrs. Alice
Tihbet:s. had the Misfortune while cut
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
FEAR FOR SAFETY LAKE
SUPERIOR LIGHTHOUSE
KEEPER AND FAMILY

Duluth. Minn., Dec. 4-Captain Z.
A. Oberg. his two sisters and five
children are believed by Edward A
Gates, keeper of the light at Paa
age Island in Lake Superior, eithe,
to have died of starvation or to have
been drowned near Tobins Harbor.
Isle Royale. in an attempt to leav,,
the island. The Oberg party spent =.
part of the year fishing at Isle Roy
ale.
Gates, who was taken off Passag
Island on December. 19 by tug
which plowed through heavy ice, al
rived here today. He declared tha
the Obergs on November 10 weIe
practically without food. They ha
a small power boat and gates eA-
pressed the belief that it would b.
unable to break out of the ice which
formed around the island after No
vember 19.
When last seen, the Obergs wer.
expecting to be taken off by a gov
ernment light house tender. w1!ic
did not make that port because Of
heavy seas.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
OAKLAND

Frank Dyer, paymaster at the
Cascade Woolen Mill, has returned
from . short business trip to Fox
croft
Charles A. Stevens and Frank $.
Garland have been drawn on the jury
for January term.
Mrs. Goldie Condee is confined to
her home with an attack Of mumps.
Miss Martha Strachen. who has
been teaching the fall term of school
at Sidney. is passing the Christmas
vacation at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Penney on School street.
Mrs. William Balm entertained the
w. B. s. club at a dinner party at
go o'clock Tuesday evening at he.'
home on Alpine street. The table
was laid for nine covers and most
delicious dinner was served. The
guests beside the hostess were Mrs.
Theodore Bragg. Mrs. Winthrop
Bowman. Mrs. c. E. Small. Mrs.
Charles Bartlett, Mrs. Charles Blais
dell. Mrs. Dean e. Wheeler, Mrs.
William Simpson and Miss Nora
Rowen of Milford. Mass. A pleas
ing feature of the evening which
was pleasantly passed in crochetins
and saving was a Christmas tree
with gift for all. The next meeting
will Be held at the home of Mrs.
Cha1lee Bartlett on Alpine street.
Mrs Theodore Bragg has returned
ter. Mrs. w. E. Hazeltine Of Dexter.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Scott are pa
rents Of an eight pound baby girl
bora Monday afternoon, Dec, % at the
home Of Mrs. Scott's parents. Mr.. and
Mra r. W. Smith. She has been
named Lillian Faulkner Scott.
Mrs. Charles Walton has returned
fron Augusta, where she visited Mr..
Walton's sister, Mrs. Rose, who is
recovering from a surgical opera
lion at the Augusta General hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Littlefiefd
have returned from Readfield, where
they were guests Monday of Mrs,
Iittle6esd's parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Norton. Mr.. and Mrs. Littlefield
who was formerly Miss Bessie Nor
ton were married at Livermor
Falls, Dec. 5, by Rev. c. I. Spear
The double ring service was used an !
thc couple were unattended. The
groom is son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Littlefield Of Oak street. and
the bride is daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Norton of Readfield. The,
have been employed for several
months in Livermore calls. but lef,
Tuesday morning after a short vis;,
with relatives in town for Framing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
Wednesday Brighton Market

Stockyards, Dec 24-The general
market was dull and inactive. There
was practically no offerings of beef
cattle, sales of the morning being
confined to a few cattle that were left
over from the Tuesday market. The
Eastern stock train arrived in the
early afternoon Tuesday, but with &
holiday a head few buyers were on
the market and prices wsre consid-
erabiy off. Shippers anticipating ,ne
slack demand shipped in small
amounts. Calves gold fairly steady
OF last weeks prices. Only a few
hogs were at the yards, ana they
sold at about the previous range.
Supplies of milk cows were light
and all cows were released for
Wednesdays sale. there being no
sale on Tuesday. The trade was very
poor. Prices ranged from S50Qsl.1
with average sales off about $25. Sci
lers did little bargaining, as they
were in a hurry to close out thei"
stock.
Reported sales-Robert Cannon sold
so cows from $125@$175. f. X. Coye
sold steers at II 1-2c. 10 bolognas al
4 Lee; 20 calves at 1Sc. and 4 milkers
from $5@$110. Hal: q Lowell sold
4 steers, ay. 1400 lbs, at 8 Lac, S cows
av. SEQ lbs. at &c, and 10 cows, an.
900 lbs, at Lac; so calves, av. III
lbs. at. lie. and IS calves. av. 13o lbs
at &c; 30 hogs ay. 170 lbs, at Il &c;
80 sheep, av. 80 lbs, at 6 1-2c. and !"
lambs, av. 60 lbs, at 12c; % COWS
at s60@s125.
]. w. Brooks sold 40 cattle from A.
&C; % calves at IS 1-9e: and l. milk
ers from $50@l00. A. M. Bags so!J
10 cows av 800 lbs at 6 l-2e. Al cows.
av 500 lbs at i-2c: 80 calves at l5c.
45 cows at $45G13O. Putnam Bros.
sold cattle at 1-2@6 1-2c:. ID"
calves at sG1Sc, 10 lambs at l4c; b
hog at lac, and boar at SC: Is cows
at $60q 100. f. L. Brown & Son soil
l6 Gamers cattle, at 1 l-2c. Co calreS
at Ice. II lambs at 14c, 10 hogs i;
II 1-sc, dressed: mixers for sso'
c. E. Hanson. Jr.. sold 2 cows at -.
l bull at &c. bologna cows at So
80 calves at 1sc; 81 sheep and lambs
sheep at &c; and lamb at 1sc. COWS
s6o6lo0. Otis H. Fefbush sold / bul!
at Lac, and 81 &C. 1 COW at Ii,
l cow at &c. and 81 av, I COW at l--c,
1 cow at Do: 2 coarse hogs ct 1sc. an"
stock bull at l2c.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25

ease may appear in healthy lot OF
stock, PARTICULARLY if It has been
grown near diseased stock, and In
crease therein. no case has been
found yet where a mosaic potato
plant OF any of It's progeny has
entirely recovered. The fact that mo
sale is carried by the tYbers 10 OF
great importance In connection with
the southern seed trade. In the re-
gions to the solth that are lacking
the ideal potato climate of Maine It -
said to cause even greater reductions
in yield than it does here. Hence
there is an increasing demand
among southern growers for seed
which does not carry the disease.
From the appearance Of the tubers
there is no way of telling whether
or not they carry mosaic. 1t is, how
ever, readily dete cted ON the actively
growing plants particularly from the
time they reach the heighth of six
OF eight inches and up to and
through the t.lossoming period.
Healthy potato leaves have uniferm
green color throughout and there is
no marked unevsnness of the sur
face or margin. Mosaic. leaves show
varying degrees Ct mottling with ir-
regular spots ~or aplashes of pale
green or yellowish color. These spots
of lighter color max he Sc few and
small in very mill cases that they
would be overlooked. except by the
most careful observer, or be SO large,
numerous and consH icuous as to give
a distinct calico" ppearance to the
leaves. All stages between these ex-
tremes may be found. In the more
pronounced cases a. distinct wrink-
ling of the leaves is usually present.
In severe attacks a dwarfins
OF the whole plant may oc.
cur. A field containing many mosaic
plants shows a number of contrast
ing features when compared with one
planted with healthy stock of the
same variety. Its general appearance
Is lighter green in color, the rows
are ragged. the plants are not SO
strong or tall and in dry seasons the
plants on 1t are the fiEst to show yell
lowing and dying.
The experimental work conducted
by the station patholigists has dem
ohstrased that potato mosaic is a
communicable. infect bus disease. A
discussion Of these pr ,ofs and of the
methods BY which the disease is car
rlea from plant to psnt will be re-
served FOR Z succeeding number OF
This series of letters. It may be said
In thls connection, however, that DO
tatoes which appear free from mo.
sale this season may show it mex,
season II they were grown on the
same held with or On on field near
other potatoes whicn show the dis
ease.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
WINSL0W

OWING to the illness of Miss Ma.
ron Stanley, who was to entertain
Fort Halifax Chapter d. A. r. on
Monday afternoon. the chapter held
its regular meeting at the home of
Regent Mrs. Lou Bri1ton. EIe,e,,
members attended. The regular ron
tine OF business followed. A Christ
mas box was a feature of the after
Moons entertainment. Each member
, received Il gift. A fine supper was
served by the regent. The January
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. Emily Chamberlain.
Mrs. William H. Bewden Monday
entertained hea mother, Mrs. George
". Robinson of Oakland, and her sis
ter, Mrs. George A. Chamberlain of
the River road.
MRS, r. [. Clark and Miss Edna
Clark of Watervtlle will pass Christ :
, mas at the home of Mrs. Clark's sen.
Samuel Clark, on the River road.
The Thursday evening PRAYER
meeting at the Congregational church
will be omitted.
The Hollingsworth and Whitne,
Relief Association Monday evening
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. John s. Barnes: vice president.
William H. Booker; secretary, Har-
ry s. Grindall; treasurer, p. M. Cram:
executive committee, Thomas Suite.
John II. Blewitt. Frank Rollins, Will
liam III. Bowden, Frank b. Sawtelle.
There were nine deaths during the
year.
Miss Leila Haskell of Augusta is
passing week with her sister, Mrs.
Allen ID. Prescott.
Mr.. and Mrs. BERTHE Dyer left on
Wednesday evening for Palermo,
where they will pass Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Peavy.
Bernideane. daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Miles Powers. Is quite Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Bewden and
daughter. Gladys of Unity will pass
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. George
S. Getchell.
Alfred, son of Mr.. and Mrs, George
S. Getchell, and Gerald, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Dennison, are ill with
the mumps.
Mrs. Abbie Murch of Memphis.
Tenn, was recent guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank BeEard.
Miss Ellen McCaslin is passing the
week with her aunt, Mrs. Nellie Ellis.
Mrs. Jennie Withee. who has been
stopping at Vassaiboro. and her
daughter, Miss Beulah Withee, a
teacher in Connecticut, are passing
the week at their home on Clinton
avenue.
A supper and dance will be held on
Thursday evening. Jan. /, at the Ia
comet clubhouse, for the members Of
the Thistle Club and invited guests.
Supper will be served at $50. ~Tick-
cts may be obtained from the secre-
tary on or before December 20. Each
mmber can invite one friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H. Britton
and daughter Bettina will pass
Christmas with Mrs. Pritton's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Shorey,
Fairfield.
Mrs. Inez H. White will pass
Christmas at the home of her brother.
Edgar j. Brown, Waterville.
Clyde Libby is confined to his home
by illness. y
Frank Morrell, employed at Angus
ia for a while, will pass Christmas
with his family on Danieison street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
G|FTBASKETS
Distributed to City's
Needy Cases
Christmas Gifts from Salvation Army
Delight Many Hearts - Interestinq
Exercises Carried Out in connec.
ton with Presentation Of 200
sountifuI Baskets Wednesday Eve.
ming at City Hall

Two hundred bountiful baskets
costing close to $500 were distributed
TO the city's needy cases last night
at City hall as the Christmas gift of
the Salvation Army and its untiring
workers, Commander and Mrs. T. A.
Magee. Captain Mckinnon and Miss
c. Kirkland.
Long before the hour of eight, the
time set for the exercises which pre-
ceeded the distribution of gifts. the
Council Chamber was filled to over
flowing with. boys and girls, old and
middle aged. And it was an inspiring
eight to watch the expectant faces
frightened by the touch of cheer
which many would not have had
were it not for the great kindness of
the s. A.
A varied and interesting program
was carried out with great enthusi-
asm. Commander Magee introduced
Hon. Burleigh Martin. who presided,
and he was greeted with a round of
lusty cheers, which indicated well his
popularity with the kids" as well as
crowns ups. Mayor Martin then
turned the tables on faithful Com
mander Magee and his request for
cheers was drowned in salvo of
shouts that only the joys of Christ
mas could produce.
The first number on the program,
What a Friend We Have in Jesus %
was followed by two Christmas car
OILS sung by Saint Marks choir, with
Rev. Father Anderson at the piano.
The selections Silent Night" and
Far Away In a Manager" awed to ap&
preciative silence the entire audience.
Senator Guy p. Gannett next spoks
OF some OF his vivid experiences IN
France with the Salvation Army. ex-
pres ing his sincere appreciation Of the
work of the Army at home and abroad.
Two piano s}los. 'valse Chrpmstiqre'
and "Vaic'k. by Miss Violet Hewins,
were next Siven and were as heartily
enjoyed as any number on the program.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
CHRISTMAS RUSH
OVERWHELMS PORTLAND
OFFICE RAILWAY EX.

Portland, Maine, Dec. "a = The
Railway Express was almost com
pletely closged tonight by the great
rush Of Christmas business which
far exceeded anything ever before
known. Packages are piled up high
at the Union station and trains witt
express cars are considerably OIL
schedule.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
- MANCHESTER

NORTH-Mrs. Morgan and daugh-
ter of Halloweli were visiting friends
in this part of the town Sunday.
L. +. Cram was q business visitor
in Gardiner Friday.
Roy Gilbert Of Winthrop Center
was calling on friends SUNDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jennings were
Sunday guests, of their parents, MI.
and Mrs. Robert Jennings.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
Seven Lose Lives in
Switzerland Avalanche

Berne. Dec. 24.-Seven persons
have been buried and killed in an
avalanche that covered several ehai-
cts at the mountain resort OF Davos.
A series Of avalanches has been
caused in several places by the thaw
after a heavy snow fall. Part of
the railways and many of the roads
have been blocked and villages iso-
lated.
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1am, 11zsy. where they will make
their home tu the future.
19isses Mabel Foss and Alice Tap
ley have returned from North Anson,
wnere they have been visiting friends
.Ind reianveS for q few days.
Jehn Winmms, the young son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Alec Williams, il quite
la at their home On the Wateryiiie
r1ad.
harry G. Decker Post. No. /. at the
regular meeting held Tuesday evening
veSsd to start a fund to be used tor
ssppeFs ana entertainments and . silver
collection will be taken at each meet
ing. A basketball team has been or
sanixed and they expect soon to play
the team Of the Pittsfield Legion N
their home town.
Misses Doris and Grace lands, VIC
have been visiting their grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bates, have ere-
turned to their home in Cofinna.
MISS Adelaide Miller, a student at the
Oakland High school, is passing the
Christmas vacation with friends and
relatives at chesuncook.
Norton c. Pressey, corporal of the
guards on a receiving ship at Hing
ham. Mass, was a guest Tuesday OF
his uncle, John Pressey. on his way to
Rome % visit his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
George Pressey, over the holidays.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
Harvard Football Team
Arrives In California

Sacramento, Calf, Dec. 24.-The
Harvard University football team
which will play the University OF
Oregon eleven at Pasadena on New
Years day reached California today.
The football squad left the train here
and passed few minutes in prac-
tice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
POTATO MOSAIC
Progress in the Study
of This Important
Disease of the Potato
by the Maine Investi-
gators


oFono, Me-, Dec. 24-The following
was made public today from the Of
fee Of Charles D. Woods, director Of
the Maine agricultural experiment
station:
The Maine Agricultural Expert
meat Station has been giving more
or less attention to potato mosaic
for several years. During the last
two seasons this has constituted one
Of the main lines of investigation of
potato diseases at Aroostook Farm in
cooperation with the pathologists of
the United States Department of Ag-
rieuhure.
The importance Of mosaic has not
been fully appreciated by potato
growers in the past. and with good
reason. While the disease is easy to
recognize once its characteristics
are pointed out, all but the more
severe cases are usually overlooked
by the average observer. 1t comes
on gradually and usually develops
with increasing severity in succeed
ing years, till the owner of a strain
Of seed, which previously produced
excellent crops. suddenly discovers
that his seed has run out" I'm
do0btedly mosaic is one of the i'm
portaHt causes of the so-caAed run
ming out" of potatoes. A progressive
farmer, near Aroosteok Farm, was
curious to know last summer wheth-
er he had mosaic in his Green Noun
tains. At his request one of the Sta
ton pathologists examined the field
and found every plant showing the
, disease. The owner will not fail to
recognize it himself in the future.
A potato grower may have consid-
cradle mosaic in his stock and still
continue to get good yields and thus
conclude that it is not Of economic
importance. However, actual ex-
pertinent shows differently. In tests
conducted on Aroostook Farm,
healthy Green Mountains and Bliss
Triumph ON fifth-acre plots yielded
20 barrels per acre more than all
mosaic stock Of the same commerc ial
strains. Results indicating the same
thing have been secured repeatedly,
in various ways during the last few
years. As indicating how important
a facter it has come to be in COM
mercial fields, it may be stated that
one of the station patholegists had
occasion to examine about 40 potato
| fields each of Bliss Triumph and
Green Mountains for mosaic during
i the past season, including many
| which were supposed to be free or
nearly free from the disease. In
them the percentage of mosaic hills
varied from 2 to 100 for the Bliss,
averaging as per cent. and from to
| 100 per cent in the Mountains. aver-
aging 2S per cent.
| Potato mosaic is carried by the
! seed tubers. In connection with the
| experimental work at Aroostook and
Highmoor farms the station has
grown year after year q large num-
ber of strains of potatoes that We're
affected with mosaic. While the dis
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25

Portland. Me-. Dec. 2.-Orders to h0iS'
northwest storm warning at 10 A NJ
from the Virginia Capes to Eastport
Me-. were received by the weather hH'
reau toeay.
A storm central over the interior o'
New York was moving eastward anu
Increasing in intensity. Winds VII
shift to northwest late this afterno''
and tonight, increasing to gale for
with rain turning to snow and consii'
erahiy colder weather, according to the
weather bureau ofsicials.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25

sino Wood near the Perry Martin farm
to cut cash in his foot which required
Six stitches to close.
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Ihe W. c. T. L. will meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs, Joseph Larrabee.
"a Grove street. The annual reports
OF departments will be given.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Charles A. Jones is criticaIIv I'M
with pneumonia at his home on tho
Thomaston road.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25

LOCAL NOTICE
Skating tonight at Armory. Card.
ner. decodlt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25

force in the affairs Of men and OF ma
tions."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25
Holmes. Bartlett

HOAlE-Harold NJ. Holmes, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. stillman Holmes. former
ly CT this town but now of Skowhegan,
and Miss Elizabeth Bartlett, daughter
of Mr.. And Mrs. S. T. Bartlett of La
rome, 'sere united in marriage Satur-
day evening. Dec. %, at o'clock. at
tie home of the brides parents, Rev.
George Merriam of Skowhegan ofhciat-
ing. ~he ceremony was performed in
the presence Of the relatives and Few
invited guests. The couple were at
tended by Miss Annie Caswell of Show
hogan, an intimate friend Of the coupe,
anc Frank Bartlett. brother of the
bride. Supper vas served after the GER
emony. The young couple will res de
in WaterviAe, where Mr.. Holmes has Il
nice position.
Herbert York has returned from a
visit with relatives and friends in Wa
terville and Oaklard
Mrs. Charles Priest was a recent Wis
itor at her daughters, Mrs Ed Muir
ry. at Waterville
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-25

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