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Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15
Meeting Of N. e. M. p. A.

The annual meeting of the Oxford
District of the New England Milk Pro-
ducers' Association will be held In South
Paris Friday, Nov. 1S, at 1890 O'Clock In
the morning at Grange Hall. W. P.
Davis, assistant manager of the central
association, will speak. While the meet
ing is primarily for the transaotion of
business and only the regular delegates
from the various locals can vote, the
invitation Is extended to all farmers to
be present and take part in the discus
sion. Important policies in milk mar.
ketipg will be taken up.
This district is we'll organized with
locals in the following towns: Bethel, ,
Bolster's Mills, Buck6eld, Bryant's Pond.
Canton, East Hebron, East Summer,
Fryeburg, Norway, Oxford and Otisfield,
Peru, Rumford Center, South Paris,
Waterford, West Bethel, West Paris,
West Sumner. Richard H.. Gates OF
West Paris is president and w. G. Thay-
or of South Paris is secretary. The dis
trlct meeting is one OF fifty which will
be held in every organized county in
New England this week.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15
Rake Up tho Garden.

Much of the success of next years gar
den depends on cleaning up the trash
left from this years crops. Insects and
disease spores live over tho winter In
stalks, vines and stubble. Weeds and
vegetable debris should be rsked into
piles and burned or carried off as soon az
1t is convenient to do 80. Pieces of cab
bage, carrots, potatoes, and other vege-
tables which have been left on the
ground In the harvest should be raked
up and destroyed to avoid attracting In.
sects and rabbits. The rabbits tempted
by these tidbits may remain to bark the
fruit trees and damage bushes. Time
given to this work at period of year
when other matters are not pressing will
be we'll repaid In the spring and aummer
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15
Pure Bred Sheen.

Among the total of 463, ,5O4, which was
the number of pure.bred sheep on farms
in the United States at the time of the
1920 census of agriculture, according to
the census bureau statistics, the Shrop-
shire breed constituted more than one.
fourth of the entire amount reported.
The Mountain states averaged the
largest number according to sections
with l4S,947 reported, New England hav.
ing only 1914 pure-bred animals. Out of
New England's 1914 Maine Is credited
with over 25 per cent of the total, report
ing 1881 pure-breds, Oxfords predomi-
mating among them, with Shropshire
next in numbers.
It Is interesting to note that the whole
number of pure-bred sheep reported for
1920 constituted only g per cent OF the
35, OBS, ,516 on farms in the United States
on the census date.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15
This Is the Month

To husk corn.
To eat pumpkin pies.
To cover the strawberry patch with
straw.
To get all the corn fodder under shelter.
To Gull every flock and herd on the
place and to replace the culls with pure
breds.
To pile the feed into the young stock.
Alfalfa, silage and linseed meal will put
them through the winter In 100 per cent
condition.
To make q stand for flowers by tho
sunny south windows. 1t will bring tho
warm breath of summer to the dreary
winter days.
To remember that the great common er-
TOE Of feeding ID too much corn. Better to
sell Q part Of the corn and bay other feed.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15
NAMES WATER
POWER POLICY
Is Defined by Governor Bax-
ter and Endorsed by Con-
gressman John A. Peters.
important Letters Of Names
Chief Executive, Cong. Pc
ters, and BENZ. F. CIeaves
of Associated Ind ustries.

Governor Baxter gave out the fol-
lowing statement from the Executive
Department today:-
"The people Of Maine are entitled
to know how the Governor Of the
State stands on the Water Power
Question. I have made my views
public on many different occasions
both In speeches and In interviews.
Recently, however, ! have been asked
by a number OF citizens to state what
1 believe should be Names Water
Power Policy. In response to sim
liar request made Of me early last
summer by the Hon. John A. Peters,
Congressman from the Third Maine
District, l addressed letter to him
under date Of July 28th, 1921, and
as this letter gives concise state
ment of my views 1t Is given below.
After receiving this letter Con-
gressman Peters suggested that he
would like to meet me, with one or
two other men with whom he had
talked over the situation, and dis
cuss the matter. A Conference was
held in Portland on September 18th
and shortly afterward newspapers an
nounced that the gentlemen present
were in accord with the Governors
water power program.
After this announcement was
made BENJAMIN f. Cleayea. Executive
Secretary Of the Associated Indus
tries, addressed letter to Congress
man Peters under date OF October
18th, to which Congressman Peters
replied under date Of October Goth.
"The three letters above referred
to are public documents Of so much
interest and importance that they are
published herewith so that all citizens
interested in the Water Power issue
may understand the situation as 1t
exists today.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15
Good Laying Puilets.

A good laying pullet will have the car.
riage and appearance OF vigor that 60
with egg production. The -pullets should
be we'll grown, with fairly long back,
welI.rounded breast, With good depth of
body from the middle Of the back to the
center OF the keel bone. The keel should
be long and carried we'll forward, and ut
the same time should extend we'll back.
ward. The skin should be soft and plla-
BILE over the keel and around the abdo-
men. A little time spent In handling
the birds as they are put into the laying
house, and in selecting pullets that meas.
ure up to the qualities just named, will
prove profitable Investment.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15

Carl A. England of Caribou dug 12O
barrels with potato digger from one
acre In field Of Green Mountains. He
10 evidently thorough In his methods
and went over the acre again with q hand
hoe, thereby securing 86 barrels more.
As his experiment In digging by hand
was 90 successful he thonght he would
60 over this acre again In the same man
ner and got five barrels more Of nice
sound potatoes, making 100 barrels In all
from this one acre..
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15
NUMBER 46.

my attitude on this as well as on
other public questions. They always
have Known pretty clearly without
concealment on my part and I doubt
very much X many Of them believed
that I would advocate state socialism,
even Il they had read headlines in a
newspaper to that effect.
/ have endeavored to make this
frank and full reply as you requested.
II there IL any other point that you
would like information on. please let
me know. There is nothing in the
world to conceal. You are at perfect
liberty to publish this letter or make
any use Of II that you want to.
I am sending you copy Gf the letter
of the Governor 70 me Of July 18th
In which he, IN measure, outlines
his program. You can make any use
Of this that you want to except pub
lish It in the newspapers and as to
that, II you want to publish 1t and
will telegraph me, shall be only too
glad to ask the Governor TOR permis-
sion to do that. I should not think
be would have any. objection, but
without his consent would not care
TO have 1t done.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN
JOHN A. PETERS TO BENZ. F.
cEAvEs OCTOBER 10Th, 1921.
October 10th, 1921.
Hon. Benjamin r. Clea~ea,
Augusta, Maine.

Dear Nh. Cleaves:-
acknowledge receipt Of your letter
Of the 18th in which You make Ger
tain suggestions as to my attitude as
q representative Of the State ef Maine
In Congress. I am always greatly
pleased to have suggestions from my
constituents, or anybody else, but I
am bound to say that the value OF
such suggestions depends . good deal
upon the understanding OF the situa-
ton on the part Of the suggestor.
There seems 10 be some difference
of opinion about the position OF Gov
ernor Baxter tn regard to the pro-
posed attitude Of the state toward
water power.
I notice you say that some news
paper has announced that Senator
Hale, Mr.. White and myself are In
accord with the Governors wLser
power program and you cay that
xAs the matter stands in the minds
of members Of this Association CAS-
sociated Industries Of Maine) each OF
tQ0 LuI66 S6IkSkolSou na&b00 a. oP
parentty in accord with what we un-
derstand 10 be the water power meas
ure Of our Governor"
have no right to speak tor any
one but myself. / cannot tea wheth-
or L am in accord with the Governors
water power policy as you understand
It because don't know what yoR un-
derstand Il to be.
II you understand his policy TO be
the same as you outline tn your let
ter as his announced program ct last
winter, then I am not IN accord with
It. / was not In 44ine last winteS and
could not follow the Legislative mat
ters as closely a. I would wtaA but
did not understand that the- Governor
had gone 90 fRr as to advocate "the
ownership, management operation
and control OF every phase of water
power In the state.s ! ana, always
have been, and Always Gln1 b bit
tsH sRRo1a4 11.A1k
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15
Kant Il Up Too lona.

One day at community sang
we were instructed to sing round.
As this was the first round had ever
sung had great difficulty In carrying
the tune with my set. 10 make It
easier, I put my fingers In my ears
80 that wouldn't hear the otter d.
visions singing. Imagine my embar'
rasment when, taking my fingers from
my ears, / discovered had been sing
ing about a minute after the others
had stopped, and that they were ~
sitting there laughing at ma-E1'
change.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15
Great Expectations.

"Who Is the mysterious stranger
who has upset PunkvilleT
'The boys think he's baseball
scout, while the girls hope he's round
Ing up beauties for q moving pictrre
concsrn."-Lsuisvtlle Courier Jour.Al
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15

Some weeks ago a Portland paper
announced with scare-heads that
Senator Hale and Congreasmen
Peters and White were in full accord
with Governor Baxters water power
program. SO far as the public press
Is concerned, never >have seen any
explanation, qualification or denial OF
that statement, and as the matter
stands tn the minds Of members OF
this Association, eackSof the three
gentlemen named are apparently in
accord with, what we understand to
be the water power measure Of our
Governor.
This naturally leads to a considera-
ton Of what Governor Baxter,s water
power program is. At the last ses-
sion of the Legislature, Governor
Baxter caused to be introduced, and
presented a message upon, an amend
ment to the Constitution, under
which the State would have been au-
thorized to enter fully into the own
ership, management, operation and
control Of every phase Of water power
in the State. SO far as the public at
large knows, his views as expressed
upon this occasion have not been
changed or modified. He has upon
some occasions talked with reference
to q storage amendment to the Con-
stitution, but never, 50 far as we
know, has he receded from the posi-
ton he took last winter. Many Of
our members with whom have
talked have rather doubted that the
three gentlemen named were In full
accord with this announced program
Of the Governor, and have rather
hoped and expected that there would
be some explanation Of the public an
nouncemeut above referred to, and
have been frankly disappointed that
none appeared. Some Of our members
are a bit "het up" over the matter,
and are somewhat outspoken In the
statement chat II a member Of the
Senate or q member Of the National
House was seeking information upon
which to determine his position with
reference to a matter Of so much I'M
portance to industry in his State, he
ought to consult with those manufac-
turers who have an opinion with
reference to the best course to be fol-
lowed, and have certain facts upon
which they rely IN support of their
opinion.
Feeling ehat the situation which ap-
parently exists may have resulted
from misunderstanding. / felt It my
duty both TO you and to this Aesocia-
tion to put the matter squarely be-
fore you, and suggest that in fairness
to all there should be some public
statement Of the reason for the gath
ering which undoubtedly took place,
and what the particular water power
program b to which you are said to
have become committed. I think you
win agree that this Association has
a right to know. and think you Will
perhaps also be convinced that II
your constituents, by reason Of the
above announcement have been mis-
led into believing that you are In
accord with certain project OF the
Governor and are not actually In full
accord with that project, have right
to know what is your attitude upon
this ail-important matter.
I am, therefore, making these sug-
gestions to you, and hope that this
Office may be favored with q frank
and fuH reply.
Very sincerely yours
(Skned) BENZ. F. CIBAVES.
Executive Secretary.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPERD THE PLow."

When the Hens Begin to Lay.
10 it.s "Biddy shoo," and "Biddy git." and
"Biddy 90 away
But It's "Thanf yen. Mistress Biddy." when the
hens begin to lay,
When the hens begin to lay, my boys, the hens
begin to lay.
o IT'S "Thank you. Mistress Biddy," when the
hens begin to lay"
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15

LETTER FROM BENZ. r. cLEAvES
OF THE ASSOCIATED INDUS
TRIES TO CONGRESSMAN JOHN
A. PETERS, OCTOBER 17TH, 1921.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15
Some Rumiord Farms.

At their attractive place which ia
located on the west side of the Andro-
scoggin River at Rumford, G.. T. and H.
L. Thurston are doing considerable gen.
oral farming and keeping qaite herd OF
cattle. Sweet corn is grown yearly and
silage put in for the COWS. This year
from two acres Of sweet corn they real.
ized $2SS> >86. Seed Is saved for planting
some years from their own field. In
growing silage they are having excel
lent luck with New York flint which is
proving to yield big.
Another good crop this year was pota-
toes, the yield being about 300 bushels to
the acre. Their oat crop was very light
this season. Three years ago they had
q banner crop when 265 bushels were
threshed from 2 1.2 acres. Dry weather
affected the conditions this year 80 that
they were much az ever worth threshing.
Quite lot of fruit was raised at one
time but the cold winter three years ago
killed many of the trees on the place.
Particular attention Is paid to raising
hay and good crop is harvested with q
fair season.
A herd of Holsteins is kept, nine COWS
and heifers giving milk this fall. Sew
oral head of young stock is being raised,
this plan being followed out to some
extent. Prices for dairy products here
As elsewhere have affected their dairying
somewhat, not as big herd being kept
ss in some years past.
Earning conditions have not been
The best for the past year.n said Mr..
rhurston senior, who has lived on the
place for quite long term of years.
Prices and dry season have not proved
much Incentive for one to branch out
,ut We plan to keep on doing what we
ian In general way"
The fine stand of buildings are kept in
rood shape. With big field in front
,f them in high state Of cultivation
heir place Is one Of the best on that
ide of the river.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15

Associated Industries of Maine
Augusta, Maine
October II, 1921.
Hon. John A. Peters,
Member OF Congress,
Washington, d. G.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15

Raising sweet corn for seed purposes
has been made q specially Of for the
past 80 years by j. W. and G. NJ. Martin
OF Rumford Point, who have a drying
house to cure 1t in. This year they
have dried enough to make so bushels
or more of seed besides selling about
$500 worth to the factory. A heavy
yielding grade of corn for factory pur-
poses has been grown until they now get
bushel and one-half from q barrel on
the cob.
The corn Is sbelled In March usually
and put In two bushel bags. The most
OF it goes to Portland. One season 100
bushels were sold to the packers. In
shelling it q regular machine turned by
hand does the work quickly, many BUSH
els being ground out in q day. Two
men do the work, one putting the corn
in and the other turning the wheel.
"Fully twice as much is realized out OF
the corn by drying and selling 1t for
seed" said one OF the brothers.
Some time ago building suitable for
. drying-house was built. The second
story which ia divided into two apart
ments has floor In one section that ia
constructed like lattice work and Gov
cred with bagging 80 that the warm air
from below can come up through. In
the room below Is heater, where FIRE
is kept up for some time. After the
corn is thoroughly dried 1t is put into
the other room where the floor is per-
fectly tight. Here 1t is ground up and
bagged. This season 1t was planted
May % and ready for picking August %.
Other crops raised by the Martins this
year include potatoes, 400 bushels being
harvested from IL acres of land.
Beans are also another big crop, 80 bush
els or more being grown this year.
Quite good many apples are raised
and the old cider mill said to have been
built by jeremiah Martin more than 75
years ago is still being used. The old.
fashioned press Is operated by q horse
who travels around the outfit. Custom
grinding as well as the utilizing Of the
Gull apples raised on the farm is done.
More or less dsirying has been carried
on for years, cream being sold to the
Turner Center concern. The herd this
season has numbered 1S head, mostly
H Holsteins. Calves are raised and oxen
kept, sometimes several yoke.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15

One of the largest farms in Rumford
about two miles above the village across
the river 1t commands fine view of the
river valley and comprises $50 acres.
Ayrshire cattle are being made spec
ialty of with q pure bred bull which
came from the Dunn herd at Norway.
Cream is sold to the Turner Center
dairying association. Starting with
Ayrshires about nine years ago he now
has eight cows and bunch of young
stock many of which are pure bred. All
told he has about 80 head of cattle.
Sheep have been kept for many years
at the Putnam farm, the present flock
numbering about 40 Shropshires, with
q pure bred ram. Thirty-fivs lambs
were raised this year, the most of them
coming along late, growing in the pas
ture. Regarding sheep disease Mr.. Put
nam states that he has never had any
trouble in that way, but the dogs have
done considerable damage. One year
the state paid him $125 for those killed
in that way.
As yet be has not sold his wool, hav-
ing two years. clip on hand. The best
offer this season 80 far has been 20 cents
a pound and he did not feel like selling
II for that.
General crops are raised including
s;lage corn for the cattle. The New
York flint was planted. About 30 tons
of hay were cut. A few years ago Mr..
Putnam built new Inter for his herd
with tie-up on each side.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-31
(By James J. Corbett. Former Heavy weight Champion of the Worldly

Copyright 1921. by the I. N. S)
 Cleveland, Ohio, May 31-Every- where I go friends and acquaintances ask for opinion regarding Georges Carpenters chances against Demp- sey.
 "Carpentier is a wonderful boxer eh JiIn ?'' they said But can he take it? Can he stand up to Demp- sey?''
 Without having had a real oppor- tunIty as yet to watch Carpenter work against some big fellow the best reply I can make to these inquiries is to refer my friends to Georges past performances
 To my mind the showing he made against Frank Klaus, Billy Papke and Joe Jeannette, not to mention Gunboat Smith, furnish pretty fair proof that he can stand the gaff up to q liberal limit. In the days when he fought K1us, Papke and Jeannette, he was more Or less a stripping. He had not yet gotten his full growth and strength yet he took severe beat irgs from both Papke and Klaus and refused to be discouraged.
 KIaus-Carpentier Bout
 Klaus gave Carpenter the worst beating of his career, and I want to say right here that Klaus was one tough man in his day. Had Carpen- tier been other than a hon-hearted youth he must have quit cold then and there, but he is with Us today and it means something
 The KlauS-CarDentier bout at Dleppe was a scheduled 20 round match in 1912. At that time Carpen- tier started to grow very fast and he had to make weight for Klaus. When he entered the ring he was none too strong and he soon discovered that Klaus was indeed a bear cat of a fighter and strong as a young bull.
 In the early rounds Georges had no trouble hitting the Pittsburgh battler but Klaus shook off his punches and bored in, infictinG severe punishment on Carpenters rnidriff every time he got into close quarters.
 The fight went on in this way for seven rounds and presently Klaus
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-31
By0un Derbies And Champions Split 5O5O On H0Zid0
Corbett Dodges
 Picking Winner OF Big Battle

realized that the Frenchman was be- ginning to tire. in the eighth he tried to finish his man. Carpenter scentlng the danger, eluded him But Klaus Klaus, did did not let up. Round after swinging his fists like fails shaking or punches and boring in. In the e!eEenIh he caught Georges with a Itsnt i,x5,- nander on the jaw and almost away till his head cleared
 Closes Klaus Eve
 great snow of courage Car penuer attempted to take the offen- Slve away from Klaus in the 18th He closed Franks left eve and brought blood from his month hut ihe advantage was only temporary klaus by this time was wild as steer and his anger lent him strength. The fight carried along to the 18th. This round found Carpenter suffer ing anguish from his punished mid secnon- He was also weak and half daZed and about the middle of the round Klaus planted a terrific smash 10 the stomach that doubled poor Georges up like a jackknife Blood Gusned from his mouth and he col !apsed on the canvas. Descamps Jumped into the ring and Klaus was the victor on a foul before the referee could start a count
 It took Carpenter some time to recover from the beating he received from Klaus but he refused to be dis couraged. No sooner was he himself once more than he accepted match with Billy Papke. Once again he had to make weight and once again he did to his sorrow
 Papke. a great infghter as was Klaus. found Carpenter trying to light him at his own game. and though Georges had picked up some of the fine points of infghting. Papke was his master. At long range Carpenter proved himself a bit better than Pakpe, but the Kewanee lad landed often and when ever he did he in flcted real punishment. This fight wore on to the sixteenth round at the end of which Descamps tossed a sponge into the ring when he saw that Georges was scarcely able to find his own corner.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-31
SPORT SNAPSHOTS

INDIANAPOLIS Milton won first place and S2o,o0o in the 800 mile auto race, in 5 hours. 34 minutes and 44:65 seconds
 PTTIIAADFNIPHA- Penn defeated the Waseda. University nine of Japan, to g.
 NEW YORK-Yaae's baseball nine smothered Columbia by a 13 to 5 score.
 WORCESTER Holy Cross nine added another win to its string. de- feating Dartmouth. to 5. E. Raym ond's Little Hope was the winner of the special race for one design s3loops.
 PROVIDENCE - Harvard's base ball team was defeated by her Brown rivals, to g.
 CTTCAGO-A total of 5S safe hits, including three home runs, were made in the holiday games between the Browns and White Sox, which re- suited in a 50-50 break
 PHMxADEIIPHTA- - The Ath1et- ics heaped another surprise on the ba asehs9u dopesa CTS by winning both holiday games from the Red Sox
 NEW YORK-With Joe White in the box. F2ordham hun1bled Lafay cit @
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-31
SINGERS ARE BEsTEy,

Manchester, May s1-Peter wilson was chief gunner for the Singers of Bridge port in the game at Mt Nebo vest erday afternoon and showed in good form. Manchester niCked him for six hits, three coming in one frame and netting two runs and two others being collected in an early chapter for oen tally, which was three more than the teammates of the former ForeStville player could score and Nanch ester won. to O. Score by innings: r D e M'nch's'r Q 0 s-3 1 Singers --0 o e-p 5
 Ratterfee-Johuson and Iamprecht, Wilson and Reilly