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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-29
OAKLAND

Mrs. Frances Spofford and children
Royal and Gerald of Skowhegan, are
guests of Mrs. Spofford's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. knight of the
Fairfi Id road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farrand have return
ed from Cherryf'ld where they pass
ed the holiday with Mr.. Farrand's
parents.
Mrs. Louise Gordon left Wednesday
morning for an extended visit With
her sister, Mrs. Annie Tibbetts of
Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Romeo we're
business Visitors in Lewiston, Tues
day.
Miss Katheryn Hall of North
Wayne is passing the Christmas va
cation at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Arthur Shaw.
The Ladies of st. Theresa met
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Arthur Bush. A large number were
present. The evening was pleasantly
passed with sewing and fancy work
and several matters of business were
discussed. The n Xt meeting will be
held Jan. 10, at the home of Mrs
]. J. Shanahan of Fairfield street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luger Cutie of Va
terville were guests Tuesday of Mr..
Guite's Sister. Mrs. Frank Doyon.
MIR. and Mrs. Paul Holt returned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-29
Maine Elks Officers
Meet in City to Consider
Furthering Charity Work

Officers from all of the Elks Lodges
in the State gathered in Augusta
Wednesday at q, meeting held at the
thering the charitable work of the or
der The session was presided over
by w. T. Pierce Of Gardiner Dis
trict Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler,
Maine West. James T. SmitAof An
sonia, Conn, chairman of the new
membership committee, was a speak
er on the occasion, and talks were
also given by the exalted rulers In
attendance.
Those present at the session were:
Stanley A. Fish Of Old Town, district
grand exalted ruler Maine East;
Exalted Rulers-J. Frank Bilodeau,
Augusta; Edward r. Kenney. Lewis
ton; Charles II. Small. Portland; E.
d. Noyes, Waterville; o. L. Filiault,
Rumford; David F. Kelley. Gardiner:
past exalted rulers and members
james F. Palmer. Houlton; A. L..
Goldsmith. Old Town; James B..
Stanyan. Bangor; J. L. Kenney. Lew
iston; Charles V. Allen. secretary.
Lewiston: w. H. Harper. secretary.
Old Town: Ralph. C. Ketchen. Old
Town; w. p. Perry, Augusta: r. A.
Stone, e. S. Lincoln. F. E. McCaus-
land. Martin Flemming, Gardiner:
Martin j. McDonough. Albert K.
Stetson, secretary. Houlton; L. w.
Mcdonald. Portland; Ralph Burgess,
Maurice King. Edward Killman, Gar
dinnH
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FANS EAGER TO SEE WALKER
DUDE CLASH AT AUGUSTA TONIGHT
CLEVER BIG Eel 0N|S IN SEMI
SCRAPPERS READY

Johnny Walker, the BiddCford flash
now in Pete Hamels stable of live
ones, stated last night that he was
in Al shape for his twin-six battle
with Kid DUDE Of New York at City
hall tonight. Johnny says he is con-
fident he can take the measure of the
former Lewiston boy and while he
has all due respect for the latter'S
much touted wallOp, he will have a
little something to say in that line
himself. Johnny has trained faith
fully for this clash and in the last
few days has tapered off at the local
gym. Fans win recall previous APP
pearances of Johnny here and can
rest assured he will give a good ac-
count of himself.
Kid DUDE, his opponent. who is
well-known to Maine fans has, since
his sojourn in Gotham, met and stop
ped some of the best boys of his
weight and has improved remarkably
in footwork and head work. while bis
wallop has lost none of it's terrific
effectiveness. Taken altogether, fans
will see wonderfully improved DUDE
tonight.
In matching up Kid Clark of New
York with Charlie X. o. Brown of
Berlin, N. H., Promoter Dutil has
practically made tonight's show a
double main bout affair. Both men
are clever. hard hitting middle
weights and neither is afraid to mix
matters. Local fans who have seen
these boys in action say fans are due
to see a whale of n scrap between
this pair. The middleweight title of
Maine is what each is contending for
in the six stanza clash tonight.
Two prelims will be staged in ad
dition to the above, which cannot fail
to please the fans.
Smiling Harry Sears will amble
about the gladiatOrS in the guise of
third man. Harry has the crowd with
him as we'll as the boxers and the re-
suit is an orderly crowd and working
scrappers A big crowd is indicated
in the advance sale of tickets and
several groups of fans from Portland,
Lewiston, Waterville, Gardiner and
Hallowell have indicated they will at
tend. Seats will be on sale up to 6
o'clock at Packards. Augusta;
Arata's. Hallowell. and Eastman's.
Gardiner After that hour at City
hall. First bout at SIS sharp and
the show all over in time to catch
trains and trolleys in all directions
Adv
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KID DUBE'S RECORD

Kid DUDE whose home is in Lew
iSton, Me, but who has been boxing
around New York and Philadelphia
for the past Is months was matched
TO meet Chick Suggs in Portland for
the New England featherweight
crown but for some unknown reason
Suggs declined to box. DUDE is the
only Maine boxer who has had dis
tinction of appearing on one of Tex
Richards feature bouts at Madison
Square Garden would like nothing
better than to give every feather
weight a chance to show that he is q
real champion.
When DUDE left Maine somewhat
over year ago he was a fair feath-
erweight young and ambitious, and
an especially good defensive boxer.
Under the tutelage of New York ex-
ports, and working out with a eat of
crack featherwcights around the big
city, he showed wonderful improve
mcnts in a few months.
The Maine youngster won his first
fight in Brooklyn by knockout, then
he kept on climbing the ladder until
he got a match at the garden with
Hughie Hutchinson the Philadelphia
star who. has been boxing all the
fistic luminaries for several years.
Some people gave DUDE a draw and
some gave Hutchinson shade but it
was one of the greatest fight: ever
staged in the big arena. DUDE has
since beat Dutch Brandt. Eddy
Brady. Patsy Philbin, and scored a
three round knockout over Bobby
Michaels who X. cd Chic Suggs re-
Gently which makes Dube's claim to
the New England featherweight
championship more binding.
He has recently been booked for
a return date at the garden for some
time in January.
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Takes Time to Make Tea

Few people who drink tea have
any idea how it is produced, writes
a tea-planter in 1.-THE London Daily
Mail" People are so used to buying
a packet of tea and using so many
spoonfuls to the pot that very few
try to find out by what processes
juicy. green leaves are turned into
the dry, black, aromatic stuff we call
tea
A day in tea garden in the pluck
ing season would astound most peo-
pie.
First, they would be shown tho
bushes to be piucked--perfectly fiat
topped they should be IL they have
been we'll pruned and the plucking So
far been scientifically done--and
from the fiat top of each bush nu-
merous shoots. two or three (some-
times four) leaves and Il bud. have
pushed their way These it Is the
job of the coolie women to pluck,
and they do it at an astonishing rate
with both hands going at the same
time
Twice a day. generally, the leaf Is
brought in to the weighing shed. and
the moment woman has her bas-
ket weighed the leaf is turned out in
to the general pile.
From there it is taken away and
spread out in the whitening houses
large. open structures, each root
with a number OF fiat platforms unr
der it. few feet apart right down to
the ground. Over each platform Is
spread hessian (sack) cloth, and OH
this the leaf Is thnly spread, there
to remain and wither
1t is a ticklish job to determine
when the leaf Is withered to exactly
the right degree. and it Is not until
this has been decided that the manu-
facture really begins.
! The leaf is rolled in a machine for
about 90 minutes-squashed and
! rolled just as it would be between
! two boards Or the palms of the hand.
| 1t is then put through a wire sieve
! to separate the coarse from the fine
leaf.
Presently these two grades are
carried off to the fermenting room
long. dark room with cement or
| tiled floor. kept fairly cool--where it
is laid out in squares to ferment. 1t
| ferments in few hours and turns
from bright green to rusty brown
color
! After this 1t is rolled again for
! few minutes and then put into a fir
| ing-machine. In this machine II
| passes on an endless chain, or tray.
, through a very hot chamber, from
which it energies looking more or
| less like the tea you see in shops. It
| is fired two or three times until 1t is
quite dry and, in fact, properly
cooked.
Now begins the sorting. The
| cooked" tea is put through a break
| er and reduced to workable size.
| after which it passes through a num-
| Der OF rotary sieves Of various mesh
es, which sort the fine from the
| coarse.
In the factory these varieties are
| packed in special cases and shipped
to the agents. Thus they come finally
| into the hands Of the blenders, who
| are responsible for the tea in the dit
/ ferent brands. marks and names
famiiiarized to you by the packets or
| cases Of tea you buy.
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CLINTON

Mrs. w. L. Written was in Fairfield
Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Elsie Dixon.
Miss Hope Louise Loder. who is
passing the holidays with relatives in
Stroudsburg. Pa, was soloist at the
Christmas morning service at the
First Methodist church in that city.
Mrs. Ida Abbott entertained ChriseN
mas Day at her home on Railroad
street, her SON Phillip Dixon, and
Mrs. Dixon and the Misses Frieda.
Dorothy. Maxine and Phildora Dix
on, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Written and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gerald and SINS.
Simon and Daniel Gerald.
S. w. Fuller is taking a vacation
from his work for the Maine Central
railroad. on account of i'll health
Edward McAlIister returned yester-
day from Burnham where he has
been on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Decker had as
Christmas guests. Mrs. Decker's pa
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REJECTS PLAN
Continued from Page Ore)

ed to the committe in definite form,
but with a reservation attached, their
acceptance of the capital ship ratio
under which France is to have a first
line battleship fleet of 175000 tons.
The reservation provides that the
French be permitted to break in on
the ten year naval holiday. so as to
begin c. Instruction Of replacement
tonnage in 1927, four years before the
holiday ends.
In m ost quarters this exception was
not regarded as likely to endanger
in any way the capital ship agree
ment but it was characterized by Mr..
Balfour in the committee session as
a serious Interference with the holi-
day plan. The proposal is under con-
sderation by the naval experts of the
other powers and an effort to reach a
decision regarding it probably will be
made in the near future.
All the powers expressed their dis
appointment over the French deci-
sion, even the Japanese who iad
themselves declined to accept the
compromise plan declaring they had
hoped until today that an agreement
could be worked out along tia lines
of the earlier American reduction
plan.
The submarine regulation proposals
laid before the committee by Mr. Ro u
were in the form of a series of reso-
!utions first setting forth the princi-
pies now generally accepted in inter-
national law and then suggesting
changes which would further restrtcr
submarine operations. The first of
these changes would prohibit use of
underwater craft as commerce de-
stroyers. The second would provide
that any submarine commander who
violates the rules of war whether or
not such person is under order of a
governmental superior" shall he liable
to trial for an "act Of piracy"
With the general principles sx-
pressed in the resolutions. all the Gel
egation heads expressed their accord.
but there was no attempt to take def
mite action on the question. 1t was
indicated that If an agreement were
reached regarding submarine usage. it
would be embodied in the five-power
treaty that is to contain the capital
ship, agreement. and that other gov
crnments would be invited by separate
declarations to join in the new regu-
lations.
The proposal to prohibit construc-
tion of any auxiliary vessel of moro
than 10000 tons and to limit arma-
ment of such vessels to guns Of eigh.
inches. was presented by the Ameri-
can. delegation. and that proposing 20
limit the armament of capital ships
to guns of 16-inch calibre was laid be-
fore the committee by Lord Lee Of
the British group. Both were given
general approval so far as the arm
ament features were concerned. but
only the British definitely accepted
the 10.000-ton auxiliary limitation
plan. The Japanese. Italians and
French all said they must await fur
Their instructions.
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will be guest OF his son, Earl Good
win for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. WIN Corson and
daughter Carolyn Of Waterville and
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Goodwin of Au-
gusta were guests over the holiday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Goodwin.
Mr.. ana Mrs. c. H. Martin left
Wednesday night fo~ Boston. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin expect to be
gone two weeks and win visit in Sun
derland. Mass. and New York City
before returning home.
Mrs. william Simpson ana daugh-
ter. Lucille. went to Skowhegan
wednesday where they will be guests
for few days of Mr.. Simpsons
mother. Mrs. Adam Simpson.
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vised her against this and wrote
letter to Pclletier asking whether
prosecution OF the suit was to be con-
sidered an alternative to Miss Coto's
indictment. Pelletier replied by tele-
phone that he would feel insulted but
for the fact that he knew McCallum
we'll: that prosecution was never drop
ped at the request of defendants but
only when compliments asked it.
Miss Cote insisted that the suit be
dropped and paid visit to Coakley.
McCaiium said he washed hts hands
OF the whole affair and never again
talked with Telleticr. He said. how
ever. that Miss Cote never had been
indicted.
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri.
and Louis c. Boyle of Washington.
d. c., counsel for Pelletier. objected
to a ruling by the court that the pros
ecution might proceed to introduction
OF testimony in any Of the charges
against Pelletier without formally
closing each successive case.
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German Consular
CONTINUED from PAGE Ons)


when the former Emperor's represen-
tatives closed up shop here In April.
1917 and turned over their equipment
to the Swiss.
Except for rust and dirt. the great
safes appeared as they did in pre-
war days. A story was printed dur
Ing. hostilities--and subsequently de-
nied--that American secret service
operatives opened the safes on q GER
tain night, examined the contents and
then so successfully replaced the
seals as to defy detection.
The new German consulate here
opens January 3. Most OF It's staff
already has arrived.
Arriving with Herr Lang, who, up
on appointment Of a German ambas-
sador, will become German consul
general at New York We're: DR.. Emil
Daer. vice consul at Chicago: Armand
Valette. vice consul at San Francis
L. co; and Hugo Mundt, consul at st,
Louis. -
Herr Lang who has been ~ years
in the German diplomatic service and
who bears slight resemblance to
Count Won Bernstein, the German
ambassador when America entered
the war summed up the question OF
indemnitites in these words:
AT present. Germany cannot pay.
We must devise new ways"
Expanding on conditions In his
homeland he continued:
Economic conditions are much
sounder. The new republican gov
eminent Is doing it's best to estab-
lish good conditions. II they leave
us the means to do things. we will
certainly come back The people
are inclined to live In an orderly
manner and want better conditions
of life
1T is very hard for the people to
face the future under the conditions
imposed in the treaty of peace. Ac-
cording to the treaty. we have to fur
nish coal and dyes and pay clearing
money Of more than SOC. GOO. 00r
marks n year. and in addition to this
we have the reparations.
1--WE. have been hurt great deal
ny the cutting Oil OI tIle eastern pro-
vinces. That compels us to 20 out
side Of Germany for much of the food
which we formerly supplied to our
selves. Germany could not afford &c
pay the repaSations demanded ever
in the old days before the war. We
are much less able to do so now.
eve have the idea that the pres
ent conditions and methods canno,
go on. We tried two wavs Of meet
ing the conditions. the only two ways
we knew and they would not work
| Some other way must be found sc
that we can pay. What 1t will be.
do not know.
II do know that we felt the only
way to get money was to export oul
goods to all countries and this we
have tried to DO. Many countries OBJ
/ jected and passed laws to keep oui
merchandise out. In this wav they
deprived us Of the only sensible way
to earn the money they ask Of lis.
"This being failure. our only way
was to buy foreign monev. This low
cred our mark and acted as a temp
ia ION to foreign buyers"
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HUNTING NOTES

! Deputy inland fish and game war
ben John f. Jackson of Monson, who
has been stationed at Jackman. spent
christmas with his family. Mr.. jack
bon reports that the hunting has been
about equal to that of other years.
: Chief Inland Fish and Game War
lien John K. Flint. of Monsoon, recent
y made a trip to Shirley in connec-
Zion with beaver trapping. The chief
states that trappers in that section
are meeting with good results. and
shat Clyde Dinsmore has already cap
Iured eight of these expensive fur
bearing animals. Warden Flint also
says that Frank Phillips of Shirley
|has trapped four bob cats and has re-
|ceVei 80 90 on each
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rents. Mr.. ana Mrs. F. !. Irving. also
the Misses Bertha, lone and Olive
irving Of Benton.
Glenn Starkey Of Portland was .
business visitor in town yesterday.
Mrs. q. Irving Lewis is confined to
her home on Pleasant street by an
attack OF tonsilitis.
r. e. Whitman was In Pittsfield
Tuesday, attending to business mat
ters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivol Kendall are the
proud parents Of a baby daughter
which was born to them Dec. 81.
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BASKETBALL GAMES

b Belfast, Dec. 27-Belfast A. A.
.4layed its first game tonight and
Iost TO a strong Belfast High Alumni
lcutft. 81 to II. The A. A. team has
bot started practice Vet under a regu-
ar coach but expects to hit a fast
lFace later. Referee, Foster.
Dover, Dec. 27-Dover-Fox A.
81. won from Sangerville A. A. so to
80, in fast game in Central hall to-
plight Referee, Elliott.
Machiasport. Dec. 27-Machiasport
A. A. won from Machias Independ-
Tnts 6S to 81 here tonight. Referee.
Bowers.
Saturday night Machiasport A. A.
\rill play Fast Machias A. A. here. A
PAST and exciting game is expected.
! The Hampton Invincibles won from
old Town High 46 to % in Hampden
Town hall, Tuesday night before a
[rair- sized crowd. Referee Whitmore.
On Wednesday night the Brewer
professionals will play the Invinci-
'les. at Hampden.
Rockland, Dec. 27--Jonesport High
Defeated Rockland High "a to IA in
good game in the Arcade here to-
lnieht. Jonesport showed superior
passing game. Referee. Hall.
Jonesport High PLAYS Camden Y.
u. G. A. Wednesday night and Rock
port High Thursday night. The team
would like to arrange game for FRI
lay night with any team not too far
rom the route home by way of Bel
last and Bangor. 'Thone Manager
lOavis at Camden or Rockport.
The Drinkwater Five of Veazie
opened its season Tuesday night by
defcatng the tough Lee A. A. team
40 TO is at n. F.. O. r. hall. veazie.
= The Drinkwater Five players are
not new to the followers of the game
inasmuch as they are all players Of
EGhe last year Veazic G.. team which
PLAYED % gaines and lost but four Of
them.
Lee A. A. was considered uuiteSa
Proposition for an opening number ms
they played Rowland A. A. on Mon
1saV night. holding them to score Of
1884
D, There was large attendance at
both game and dance. Music was fur
nshod by Bangor orchestra and a
good time was enjoyed. Mason. star
PLAYER of c. H. Rice Co, played for
Lee A. A.
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Talk Of Forming
Basketball League
IN Central Maine

4 With strong basketball teams al
eady organized in several cities. and
GOWNS in Central Maine. the idea of
league is finding favor among Low.
ers.of the game. and an effort will be
sade to bring together the different
managers to talk over the forming OF
fuch a league. .st...
3 \ six-team league could be easily
arranged, made up Of Augusta. Bath.
brunswick. Auburn. Lewiston and
estbrook. Some expression as to
,he' advisability Of forming such Q
league is now in order.
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BOXING NOTES

A boxing match was held in the
Tar theatre. Van Buren,; Friday
Ssht. The combatants in the main
Iout were Young Violette Of Keegan
=, Kid Thibodeau of Van Buren,.
The main bout lasted but q minute
Ind 10 seconds, when Thibodeau left
h. ring and Violette was, of course,
he newspaper winner. When the
ound had progressed about half a
Minute, Violette landed a heavy left
D the jaw that dazed Thibodeau. Be-
lore the main bout the preliminaries
SAere fought between Young Michaud
Ind Kid Laplante Of Keegan. The
bout ended in a draw. Kid Carrier
~s. Young Lepage, fought one round
but We're unevenly matched. as Car
ter was much heavier.
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Bobbed hair was once known by a
more sinister name. "A Ia Gui!lotine"
was the term given in France after the
French Revolution, 1889. and Reign Of
Terror, 1898, to the fashion of wearing
the hair very short. in memory OF
friends and relatives who had fallen
victims to the death-dealing machine,
the Guillottne,
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L. H. Norman of Taftsville. Conn,
captured 10 skunks in night. Their
pelts are worth $51. making a total
Of 1884 Norman has earned in this
fashion during the season. But as he
has had to bury all but one suit of
clothes. his profits are. stiIl in doubt.
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Vermont recently paid 5bounties
amounting to ss32.10 on 212s hedge
tJoss, nine bay lynx and two black
Fears. One Stowe hunter killed $40
nsdgehogs. Bloomfield hunter killed
~ and Cambridge hunter reported
mat he had shot 2S7.
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The Bath and Hammondsport Rail-
way, N. T., acquired by the Erie is
years ago. has just been leased by
that road to William G. Aber. station
agent at Hammondsport. and Z. f.
Jaycox. the roads only conductor.
who will try to put it on a paying
basis.
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Y. M. C. A. Cubs Defeat
Gardiner Independents in
Basketball Score II to 16

By the margin Of just one point the
Augusta "Y" Cubs defeated the
Gardiner Independents in q basket
ball game played Wednesday evening
at the Y. Nj. G. A. gymnasium, the
score being II to 16. For the first
game of the season it was a good one
although both teams showed a lack
of practice in passing and shooting
and the playing was somewhat crude.
The Gardiner team outweighed the
Augusta boys about Is pounds to q
man and demonstrated that they
have the material for first class
lineup. The Augusta boys although
determined. did not play UP to form.
The local team was composed of
employed boys who are in the ~
evening class. while the down-river
quintet was made up of members of
the Gardiner High squad although
rot playing under the name OF Gardi-
ner High. Coach Paul Thomas OF
Gardiner High accompanied that
team to this. city.
stiles for Augusta and Gray for
Gardiner each secured four goals
from the floor for their respective
teams. There was good attendance
at last evenings contest, the first OF
the season. The summary:
AUGUSTA GARDINER
Stiles, RI ............ re, Monaghan
Dale
Plummer, RI .............. lg. Sugar
Prime Mcnamara