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Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

The T. n. Club was pleasantly en-
tertained Monday evening by Miss
Ellen Pillsbury at her home on upper
College avenue. The regular business
was transacted after which a social
hour and light refreshments were en-
joyed. The next meeting will be held
in one week
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

The regular meeting of the Water
Vile Womans Club will meet at lii
brary hall Tuesday evening at 40
O'clock. All members who have
Children are cordially invited to bring
them as it is Child's Welfare night
and the program will be especially
interesting to children.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

DR.. George G. Averil!. who left last
week for California, has rendered his
resignation as member of the Board
Of Directors and also as vice presi-
Gent of the Chamber Of Commerce,
and William J.. Brown was elected to
Il position on the Board Of Directors
and Arthur Daviau was elected vice
president of the Chamber.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

+ Had 1t not been for the owner Of
the store. the Greek candy store on
Water street would probably have
been relieved of candy and other ar
ticles during the night Sunday. The
owner was awakened by the crashing
of glass and turned on the lights in
time to see the thief running away
from the house.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

George Rafuse. mate on the schooner
Dustin C. Pressey. who has been pas
ii.g several weeks with his wife at the
home OF her mother. Mrs Sophia Pub.
lcovrr. left Monday morning for Nor
folk. Va.
Mrs. Rose Baker and Mrs Sargi>
warren have gone to Portland to visil
Mrs. Bakers mother. Mrs Thoma.
Rates. who is recovering from an OF.
GRAFTON in the Maine General hospital
a peculiar coincidence in the famii,
of +. II. Leech Of Church street is the
TACT that the three members of the
family hold the Office of secretary ir
different patriotic orders of the town
r. III. 1.eech is secretary OF the Sons
of Veterans, Mrs. Leech OF the WON.
ems Relief Corps. and Miss Clara
leech of the daughters of Veterans.
Cascade Grange held an l-day
meeting Saturday at Grange hall. At
ter the business meeting in the morn
ing the following program vas car
ried out: Singing by the Grange:
reading. Pearl Eowden: reading, Mil.
cred Perkins: singing by the Grange;
paper on The Public Schools" Prin-
cipal Ioss Of the High school: re.
marks, Mr.. Fuller of Winslow Grange
rhe forenoon program closed Will
singing by the Grange, after which a
bount!ful dinner was served. In the
afternoon the program was continued
with reading with tableau, "A Trib-
ute to the Flag" by Mrs. Bertha
Wheeler. Miss Helen Blaisdell rep
resenting the flag and Miss Ethel
Gleason representing peace; solo. by
Dean T.. Whe =ler: address, by John
Roberts. commissioner of agriculture
from Augusta: solo. Mrs. Ida Skill
]ings: reading, Mrs. Ella Oliver: re-
marks by II. D. B. Aver, lecturer OF
East kennebec Pomona Grange:
reading. Arleen Sullivan: vocal solo
Percy Allen: remarks, William Astor
Chapman of Winslow Grange; ad
dress, Charles Billings of Albion
Grange; reading. Mrs. Lucretia Glea :
son: singing. Star Spangled Ban
ner" and salute the flag by the
Grange. At the regular meeting OF
Cascade Grange next Saturday eve
ming young peoples night will be oh
served and the following committee
was appointed: Arlcen Sullivan. Ethel
Gleason, Alton Kerr and Eugene
Wort.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Twitchell have
returned from a visit with relatives
in Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Pickett. who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Dame. have returned to their home
in Portland.
Horace Damon of Pittsfeld is the
guest of his aunt, Miss Kate Allen,
for few days.
Miss Esther Woodsum. who has
been the guest of Mrs. Asa Gaylord
for the past month, returned Monday
TO her home in Portland.
Miss Marjorie Leonard, who has
been visiting at the home of her
aunt. Mrs. Mary Hallett, has returned
to Wellesley College. She was, accom-
panied by Miss Helen Oliver. who will
pass the week there.
Mrs. Agnes Demmons and son,
Henry Demmons have returned from
"a visit with friends in Lewiston.
Leslie Rice has entered the employ
of the Axe and Scythe shops
Frank HubbOrd resumed his duties
Monday morning in the Cascade
Woolen mill after a three weeks i'll.
ness from influenza.
Robert Scott, superintendent of the
Cascade Wooden mill, has returned
from weeks business trip to Bos-
ton and vicinity.
The regular rehearsal of the Com
munity CHORUS will be resumed to-
night in the lecture room Of the Pub
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

Ezekial Quimby. aged 66 years,
passed away Saturday night at his
home on Riverside street. The serv-
ices were held Monday afternoon
from the Redington Undertaking
rooms, and were conducted by Rev.
T. J. Coolbroth. Interment was at
Pine Grove cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

There Will be a special convocation
Of Taconnet Royal Arch Chapter at
Masonic hall Tuesday evening for
work i'll the Past Master and Most
Excellent degrees. A full attendance
is desired
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

The Library Committee of the
Waterville Woman's club will meet. ON
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
with Mrs. 7. p. Ashcraft at her homo
a. 81 Pleasant street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11
NOTICE

! left our home without just cause, W..
! will rot pay an. more Of her bills after
| this date.
lsigned) FRANK G. HUrsTEINER.
feb5dtw Winslow. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

Miss Mabel Downs returned TO Au-
gusta Monday, after passing the
weekend with her mother in Fair
field.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11
Dorothy kilso

Dorothy. the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Kiiso, passed away
Sunday afternoon at the home Of her
parents. She was aged "a days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

Irving Staples has gone to Bath,
where lie will have charge Of q crew
of men for the Central Maine Power
Company
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

a special conclave OF ST Omar
Comlnandery will be held on Wednes-
cay evening at 7.45 O'Clock. FOLLOWING
the work refreshments will be served.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

Representative George H. Allan
and wife of Portland are passing few
days in the city as guests Of Mr.. and
Mis-. Roy Smith of Silver Terrace.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

HTs. William Smith of Morrill, aye
hEc viii entertain the Arts and Crafts
department Of the Waterville WON.
ans Club at her home Tuesday after
noon,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

/ k1Telin Sanagian has returned
! from FaHowcll, where he spoke Sun
DAY evening in the interest OF the
Am. mia Syrian relief drive.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11
FOUR TAKE $4,000
FROM MINNEAPOLIS BANK

Minneapolis. Feb. 1O.--Four armed
men held up the Liberty State Eanll
here this afternoon and escaped with
cash and securities. valued at $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

Walter Hall was in the city Mon
GaE On AIS way to IIinckley from
Portland, where he has been en-
ployed for several weeks in the ship
yard.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

Mrs. William Burns has returned
from Bath. where she passed the
wceh- lend with Mr.. Burns, who is en-
ployed there for a few weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

Jefferson Smith has returned from
Bangor. where he has been on a
short business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

Hanson of Calais. She graduated
from Colby jh the class Of 1915.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11

w. s. Mcnamara of Boston was in
the city on business Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-11
WATERvILLE

Deputy Sheriff Cole Of Skowhegan
was in the city on business Monday.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
CHEMICALS-Heauy Export
Buying Develops in B0rax

European buyers were reported heavy
purchasers of borax yesterday, with
prices ranging from 81 to 81 cents
a pound, depending on the quantity
ordered. Manufacturers of glassware,
soap and enamelware were the lead
ing domestic buyers. Stocks on the
spot market are not large, and the
prediction was made that should heavy
buying continue higher prices would
likely follow
Manufacturers of textiles and glass
ware were good buyers of silicate Of
soda. The 60-degree variety was quoted
at 3 cents a pound, while the 40-degree
variety sold at 9 cents pound. Glass
makers also continued to purchase
quantities of glacial acetic acid, which
was quoted at 1919 cents a pound.
The reduction in the price of caustic
potash last week has resulted in good
buying from both domestic and foreign
consumers. Soap manufacturers and
the dyestuffs people were purchasers of
large quantities. The 88 to 80 per
cent grade was quoted at 32 to 3312
cents a pound, while goods testing 70
to rs per cent potassium hydroXide
sold for 26 to 28 cents pound, accord
ing to quantity.
Producers of benzoate of soda state
that owing to the large orders placed
by preservers of foodstuffs and fruit
the spot market is practically bare of
offerings, and contracts have been made
many weeks ahead. Prices asked still
range from IS cents to 81 pound.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
TEXTHES-SPeculators
Cut Prices for GRAY Goods

Scattered sales by jobbers of staple
fabrics and brief trading in gray goods
yesterday relieved the cotton goods
market of the dulness which has ex-
listed for several days. Most of the
out-of-town buyers in the market were
Southern dealers, and their purchases
were based on immediate needs. job
bers declared their customers were tx-
ercising caution in their buying, re-
serving heavy purchases in anticipa-
tIon of lower prices, but this view was
by no means unanimous in the trade
Mill agents reported many inquiries
for high-grade bleached goods, used,
as an imitation linen, in the making of
women's suits for spring wear. In
some instances orders were taken for
future shipments of this material with
prices based on market values at time
OF delivery.
Continued apprehension regarding
future price fluctuations was apparent
among spectators holding gray goods.
There were libe1 al offerings of small
stocks Of 64-60s at 1914 cents yard.
Brokers anticipate q further reduction
in quotations, basing their prediction
on the efforts made by spectators to
find buyers for their goods
There has been a marked decrease
of buying by underwear manufacturers
of cotton yarn. Belief that prices will
be lowered is said to be the retardinc
influence. Soft twist yarn of 2O-2 ply
was quoted yesterday at rs cents a
yard, but it was said firm bids would
have lowered the price cents.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
American Competition Hits
Swedish Shoe Factories

Swedish shoe manufacturers are con-
fronted with situation which prom
ises to result in complete stoppage of
work, says a report issued by Bu-
reau of Foreign and. Domestic Com
mcrce. Declining prices, restricted
purchases and American competition
are the man reasons given for the
closing down of two of the largest fac
tories in Sweden. The situation, ac-
cordng to the Swedish press, can only
be relieved by the imposition of high
cr tariff on imports, and thus conserve
to the Swedish manufacturer his home
market
To relieve conditions, it is proposed
to raise the embargo on leather goods,
and to export to Poland, Austria, Hun
gary and the Baltic countries surplus
Swedish stocks. These fields in the
past have appeared most promising to
Swedish manufacturers, but the pres
ent rate of exchange has been such as
to close for the present even this prom
lsing field. Late reports state that at
tempts to sell Swedish made shoes in
Russia have proved unsuccessful. The
Russians lacked the money to paw for
the goods.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15

lean firms that go to South America
seeking sales with no assurance that
deliveries can be made. They will take
orders from th4 South American mer-
chant and then take the chance of be-
ing able to deliver the merchandise.
If unsuccessful in this, they simply g-
more the whole thing. This practice
has embittered much Of the South
American trade against the United
States, and if allowed to continue may
in time drive the American manu-
facturer from that field.
"Therc is now wonderful opportu-
nifty for the extension of our trade in
the South American market. During
the years of the war the South Amer
lean merchants had to come to our
market for their merchandise. They
have had a good taste of our products
and have seen that they are as good as
any other 1t is up to the American
manufacturer to retain this hold on
the South American market.
"To do so successfully the highest in
tegrity should characterize every tran
sacton. Every man who goes to South
America in search of business should
be sclf-constituted ambassador, for
that is really what he is, an Ambas
sador Of Business. He will be taken at
his word, but the slightest violation of
any promise is fatal to a continuation
of business and reflects not alone on
the interest he represents but every
other American commercial interest"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
METALS-VariatiOn in
Copper Quotations Is Vide

Copper prices continue to ease off
despite the efforts of the large pro-
'ducers to maintain quotations at the
recent high levels.
THE American Metal Market and
Daily Iron. and Steel Report" quotes
electrolytic copper FOR immediate de-
livery at 2112 to % cents pound f. O.
b. Eastern refinery. September cop
per at 21% to 22A cents, with sales
reported at % cents to 221a cents. Oc-
tober metal is quoted by this author
ity at % to 2212 cents a pound.
These quotations compare with 1914
cents and "a cents for September cop
per, which the leading producing inter
ests have been giving out in the past
fortnight. A large consumer of cop
per for use in tn, manufacture of
brass stated yesterday that he was buy
ing plenty of metal at % cents pound
and had heard of some metal that was
being offered at 2l u cents.
The market is rather dull compared
with what it was two or three weeks
ago. The lull in the buying is at
tributed to belief on the part of many
consumers that lower quotations may
obtain if the labor unrest continues
for long.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
SAYS Restrictions on Leather
Exports Would Boost Price.

Restriction of leather exports as a
practical solution of the mounting
costs of leather and shoes is disap-
proved by "The Shoe and Leather Re-
porter" in its current issue.
"The first effect Of the embargo"
says the trade journal, "would be to
increase stocks and lower prices in
the domestic market, but the ultimate
effect would be to make leather and
shoes scarcer and higher in price than
they are to-day
"In general way it is safe to esti-
mate that half of the raw material
used for tanning in the United States
must be imported If we refuse to sup
ply the worlds markets with leather
the imports of hides and skins would
automatically decrease. If the United
States refuses to permit its tanners to
import millions of dollars worth of raw
material for reshipment later in the
form of leather then the work would
be done abroad.
An embargo would result in reducing
the output of every tannery in the
United States, and, furthermore, it
would invite retaliatory measures by
foreign countries which would prevent
the shipment of hides and skins upon
domestic as we'll as the export trade
at would be conducive to better un-
derstanding all around if we realized
that hides and skins are world COM
modities and that we cannot by arti-
fetal eXpedients escape from conditions
engendered by the world war.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
South Americans Partial
TO Olun Trade Ways
Cotton Goods Exporter Says Business Built Up
During War Can Be Retained If American
Manufacturers Adopt Right Selling Methods

"A MEXICAN manufacturers and ex-
porters of cotton goods in dealing
with Latin Americans must conform
their business methods to those used
lii South American countries if they
expect to meet with success in that
field, according to an opinion expressed
yesterday by B. Mullin, of Neuss, Hess
lein e. Co., local exporters of cotton
goods. Mr.. Mullin deplored the prac-
tice of some drygoods firms of send
ing representatives to South America
in the hope of transaoting business
along lines employed in the United
States, declaring that such methods
precluded the possibility of success for
the firm and served to pre- ejudice the
South American merchant against buy
ing from other American firms.
"The merchants of South America" >"
he said, "have been for many years
doing business with European houses
and there was no effort on the part
of the latter to introduce other meth
ods of business in their dealings. South
America has it's own ways of doing
these things, and they have been do
ing it for many years. The average
American firm enters that field with
the conviction that business methods
down there should be changed to our
hurried ways. That is altogether wrong
and immediately sets up a barrier to
the way Of establishing sound business
connections.
"There is. also another class of Amer
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
LEATHER-Shoe Factories
Give Old Customers Preferenc

SHOES are selling at retail to-day in
many cases for less than they can be
purchased from manufacturers and
jobbers. The reason for this, it was
stated in the trade yesterday, is that
a good many retail dealers still have
stocks of shoes on hand which they
are selling on the basis of manufacture
ing costs nine months ago. The ad-
vance in wages and the price of leather
since that time, it is said, has not vet
been generally reflected in the retail
price of shoes. because the output of
the factories is still in the hands of
Jobbers or under contract for future
delivery. 1t y because of this situa-
tion that retailers predict higher prices
for fall and spring shoes.
Manufacturers state that they are
oversupplied with orders for imme-
diate delivery. In fact, orders have
been coming in so fast of late, manu-
facturers have been unable to allot to
each SHOE dealer the quantity of foot
wear he asks for. A large volume of
new business s going on the books,
but old customers are given preference
in orders. Several big concerns report
turning away foreign business because
of the unsettled condition of the
leather market. Operations on export
orders, it is contended, are attended
by considerable risk, in view of the
uncertainty over future cost Of hides
and leather.
Prices for leather continue to ad-
vance. Top grade kidskIns, which sold
a few weeks ago for IS to rs cents a
foot, were quoted yesterday at $l.4O
to $1.50 a foot, an advance of more
than 100 per cent. Sheepskins have
also advanced about 100 per cent dur
ing the last six weeks. They are now
selling for 20 to 80 cents a foot,
whereas formerly large quantities were
procurable at II and Is cents a foot.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
Cloth Situation Alarms
Apparel Industry TO Seek Re-
lief From Shortage

The increasing shortage of silk, wool
and cotton fabrics, together with ris-
ing prices, is alarming the manufacture
ers of women's apparel, and collective
action is expected soon in an effort
to ameliorate the condition. The vari-
Gus organizations of the apparel manu-
factnrers are understood to have the
cloth situation under cons liberation
and efforts are being made to centre
the thought of the entire trade on the
condition in the hope of evolving some
plan of relief.
The fact that many of the woollcn
mills have announced their intention
of making no goods for spring, and
that others are allotting only limited
quantities to old customers, has placed
the entire trade in the position of
running on greatly curtailed supplies
for next springs production.
Woollen mill agents say there can be
no relief for the present and future
shortage until there is an increase in
the production of cloth.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
SILKS-Buyers attracted
Bv Spring Fabric Displays

Many buyers from the Middle West
and New York State we're attracted to
the silk market yesterday by the dis
plays of spring goods being shown by
some of the jobbng houses. Purchases
of these lines constituted the main ac-
tivity of the market.
Imitation silks in high lustre finish
were in considerable demand among
buyers who are preparing for large
sales of these fabrics next spring. 1t
is said the vogue for satin is respon-
sible for the increasing demand for the
imitation product. Merchants from the
Middle West were heavy buyers of
the expensive metal brocades, which
we're being offered at prices ranging
ity of the brocades is highly attractive
for display purposes and the medium
grades GO into the manufacture Of vests
for women's tailored suits and panels
for evening gowns.
Jobbers of staple dress goods re-
ported falling off in business. For the
past few days their sales have been
largely confined to the local garment
and cutting up trade. 1t is said that
these industries have acquired suffi-
cient. stocks for immediate needs and
COulu NOL Dt luuuCcQ 10 Uuy yesterday
unless prevailing prices were reduced.
AS a whole, quotations were not low
cred.
Manufacturers of tie silks complain
of an increasing shortage of weavers.
Tie silk is woven on q jacquard loom
which requires more attention from the
weaver than the ordinary loom, and it
is said the operators are going into
other mills where they do not have to
work so hard. The decrease in pro-
duction of tie silk, manufacturers say,
will contribute to an increase in prices
Tie silk was sold yesterday in 24-inch
widths at prices ranging upward from
$1.7o a yard.
Raw silk dealers have apparently
reconciled themselves to thirty day
period of light business. Sales yester-
day continued to be restricted to small
stocks, with manufacturers confident
they are paying too much for the raw
product.
Importers, while acknowledging that
quotatonsare apt to reach lower
level, are not concerned over the pres
ent inactivity and are looking to a
resumptio nof buying within month
at least.
Cables from Japan reported light
trading on the Yokohama market, with
no change in prices.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
JEWELRY-FactOries Filled
With Orders for Alarm Clocks

Orders for alarm clocks of all grades
and patterns have attained such over
whelming volume that it has become
necessary for the leading factories to
allot their output among customers so
all will be treated fairly. Even under
this arrangement deliveries are not be-
ing made fast enough to still the
clamor of retailers who for weeks have
been complaining that their stocks un-
der an extraordinary demand have been
disappearing from the shelves faster
than they could be replaced. With the
anticipated increase in business Incl
dent to the coming holiday season, the
dealers generally have become even
more insistent in their demands upon
the factories for the prompt filling of
orders. Representatives of the latter
say that every possible effort to speed
up production is being exerted, but that
output is still held down by labor con-
ditions. the clock factories finding it
wellnigh impossible to secure an ade~
quate supply of skilled labor in COM
New-York tribune., 1919-08-15
COLORS-Dye Prices
Shaded to Stimulate Sales

Dealers in dyestuffs yesterday were
inclined to shade prices in the hope of
attracting more business from domes-
tic consumers. There was no imme-
diate result apparent in the market.
as most of the orders placed during the
day we're for small lots. New England
textile mills were reported purchasers
of small amounts of fast dyes for i'm
mediate delivery. They are buying
just enough colors to enable them to
fill their orders. No important con-
tracts for the future have been re-
ported.
There appears to be no let-up in the
export demand for dyestuffs, and good
sized shipments to the Orient and
South America continue. Dealers also
reported some improvement in in
quires from other foreign sources, and
the prediction was made that an ap-
preciable increase in foreign buying
may be expected in the future. Mala-
chite green crystals, brilliant green
crystals, auramine 0, fuchsine and acid
magenta crystals were principally in
demand for export. Chrome colors
and direct colors we're actively sought
by South American buyers