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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
LIVESTOCK MEN IN
CONVENTION AT Ell PASO

Ell Iaso, Tex, Jan. ,14.--Enactment
OF. a. tariff for the protection of the
livestock industry. the gradual estab-
1ishment Of municipal retail markets
in all cities. and the enactment by
Congress of Constructive federal leg
islatiun regulating the packers, COM
mission, men and traders were rec
'mmeeie in resolutions presented to
the American Livestock Association
convention today by its resolutions
committee.
The committee recommended that
The as. iation demand that prices at
hotels, restaurants. on dining Cars. in
retail butcher shops and the prices Of
farm implements. shoes, leather pro-
ducts, clothing and manufactured
goods be reduced "proportionately
with the reduction in price of live
stock and farm products which have
reached a pre-war basis
Discussing the. tariff the committee
said: The entire wealth of the coun-
try is based upon the products of the
soil and fertility cannot be maintain
ed without livestock. The products
Of the farms should receive the same
protection accorded manufacturing in
terests. The welfare of the entire
nation makes imperative enactment for
the protection of the livestock indus
try Of tariff on livestock and its
products. particularly dressed beef
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
Bill Of. Complaint
Against Maxwell Motor

/ Detroit. Jan. .14--A petition asking
that claims that creditors and assets
of the Maxwell Motor Company be
established and seeking an injunction
restraining other creditors from in
terfering while suit for the recovery
of s6.0S4 is pending was filed in Unit
cd States District court here today
by the jerks and Muirs Manufacture
ing Company of Detroit.
In the bill of complaint the manu-
featuring company states that about
$50 other creditors hold claims against
the Maxwell company. These claims
aggregate about 100000 the petition
stated. and other indebtedness III
the form of loans brings the. COM
pany's total liabilities to $16,000,O0o.
The Maxwell company has assets, the
petition continues. aggregating more
than $25.000.0 900. but these could not
be converted into cash without great
loss. The plaintiff. contends that the
Immediately realizable assets of the
Maxwell company are not sufficient
to meet claims Of creditors.
In an answer filed by the Maxwell
Motor Company the petitions of the
plaintiff for an injunction restraining
creditors and for establishment OF
claims of creditors and assets are
agreed to.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
Nine Rescue Stations

The United States Bureau Of Mines
operates ten mine-rescue railroad cars
which travel from mine to mine in the
different mining districts of the coun-
try. giving training in first aid and
mine rescue work and assisting in
times of mine disasters and fires. In
addition the bureau maintains eight
fixed mine rescue stations, seven of
which are equipped with auto rescue
trucks, available in the same manner
as the rescue cars.
This service to the mines and min
ers has been a real and paying one ac-
counted only in the number of lives
and in the value of property saved, -
said Director +. C. Cpttrell, in a state
ment issued recently. ats by-praducts
have been an awakened sense of re-
sponsibility of miners and operators
alike. resulting in decided decrease
Of fatal and non-fatal accidents to the
miners.
THE movement for safety in the
mines is rapidly outgrowing it's origi-
nal position as something quite apart
from operating management, and in
fact often in conflict with it,, to be used
only when sentiment dictated: rather
it is proving itself closely interviewer
in the economic structure of mining. a
part of every drift, every machine. and
every mans work, and, the best of all,
il is furnishing common meeting
ground and common direction of hu-
manitarian effort for the miner, the OPP
orator, the Government. and the pub
lie.
The mine-rescue and first-aid train
ing work will be continued, with the
principles in the mind that the
bureau organization acts as a teach
er and STANDARDIZED. not to take
the place of self-preparednnss and
self-nelp. on the part of the in
'dividual miner in time Of disas-
ter or fire: but rather to help or
ganize, encourage, and train local men.
and companies to help themselves"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
osJEcT%To MENTAL DUTIES
Reason That 10 Assigned for the
Present Scarcity Of Trained Nurses
in Hospitals co.,, ...t +

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The full. utility Of many hospitals is
now impaired. by a lack OF nurses
writes "Girard' in the Philadelphia
Press s*f. ~ rs - e..
Howard Butler. Jr., trustee Of an
important hospital here and he tells
me they need 80 per cent more nurses
than they can get. ss - - rs
why are. nurses SO scarce?" l
asked. -"
81 presume" answered Mr.. Butler,
whose business. as you know. is that
girls think they can earn more money
| in an easier way in some other 'occu-
patton ROY
have talked with doctors of wide
hospital experience about 1t and they
say that the old practice OF making
girls in training for nurses do druid
gerry for "a year or so has prevented
many young women from entering the
profession =
What good said one great sur
geon, did it do nurses skill to
make her. scrub floors or wash win
Edows?, AS well make medical students
polish shoes. keep up the furnace fires
and sweep out the lecture rooms :
Another physician of long expert
ence and who is connected. with big
hospital, added: 80.
1.-THE hospitals viii be obliged to cut
| out the manual labor for training
nurses and wiz probably reduce the
years Of training. or the country win
go back to the conditions when 1t had
few or no trained nurses"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
Believes Speculative go
Wheat Market Necessary

Washington, Jan. .14-Existence Of
future markets for speculation is, q
necessity in the grain trade, the
House agricultural committee was
told today by representatives of the
Chicago Board-of Trade who appeared
in opposition to legislation proposing
regulation Of exchanges. 'a
Prices for wheat are fixed by the
laws OF supply and demand. James f.
Boyle, professor of Agricultural eco
Monies at Cornell University, testi-
fed. Prices for grain on the. Chicago
Beard of Trade, in a general way
reflect the supply and demand fac
, tors and meet. the correct market
test" he said, adding that both fac
tors vary from day to day and &C.
count for market fluctuations.
The volume of future trading in
Chicago, Professor Boyle estimated al
four times the actual. grain produce
ton, on which, he said, was collected
toll OF only IA cent "a bushel
which paid for the insurance FL.
lures" without future handling. he
estimated it would cost at least five
cents a bushel to handle the grain Of
the country. "tr +.
Preachers. lawyers, doctors and
farmers and other men of moderate
means constitute a large percentage
! of the SPECTATORS. Professor Boyle
said, and their elimination would be
"a Calamity to the country. ="
Lots Of people don't believe in spe
EQUATION unless they are doing it,, he
asserted. :a,,yrt =; :. nv q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
Need Proper Care
for Mentally Ailing
EX-Seryice Men

= washington. Jan. " 14-Nearly 40
per cent. Of the discharged disabled
veterans Of the World War are suffer
Ing from some form of mental de-
rangement. according to estimates
made ON the basis of public health
service reports by Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury La Porte. who. in
commenting upon the situation tonight,
said government hospital facilities for
the treatment OF these men were "the
scantiesl."
Proper treatment for these patients
must come quickly, Mr. LaPorte said.
or they will in many cases become
confirmed in their disorders. Every
effort IL being made by the treasury
to meet the situation, he added. but it
is handicapped by lack OF facilities
and the scarcity of doctors trained in
treating mental diseases.
Patients of all classes in the public
health service hospitals are increas-
ing, Mr.. LaPorte said. at the rate of
1000 Il month, and 1t is expected. llc
asserted. that before the peak is
reached tine number of patients re-
curing hospital care will be from
10000 TO $4,000. 1t is not thought,
he added. that the peak will be reach
ed for - years.
OF the patients in hospitals on jan
uary /, Mr.. LaPorte said 1909 were
war ris'. INSURANCE patients. Of whom
1886 were suffering from tuberculosis.
:.742 S.ete general medical end surgical
patients. and $500 were suffering from
mental disorders.
For tuberculosis patients. he stated,
the present facilities consist of 1000
beds in the soldiers home at Johnson
City, Tenn. and 1881 beds in public
health service hospitals, but of the
latter 1851 are not satisfactory.
For medical and, surgical patients
there are 9a4S beds. but 1921 are I'M
satisfactory. For mental patients
there are 1000 beds at the soldiers
home at Marion Ind. and $500 beds
in institutions Under the service. but
of this number ATS are not satisfac-
tory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
SAYS TWO GANGS
ARE INVOLVED IN
MARK SWINDLE

/ Boston, Jan. 14--Attorney General AL
len said today he believed two distinct
gangs have been conducting German
mark operations in this state in which
10000 has been invested. The average
investment has been $40.
The operation of the scheme was de-
scribed by Assistant Attorney General
Hurwitz in connection with the arrest
IN Worcester and this city of persons
connected with tre Rothschild- Camp
bell Company. Ltd. lie said the plan
was pursued by combination of COM
panies with agents in Providence. New
Bedford and other cities. Options ran
for about six months within which
time customers could add to initial pay
rerts enough money to complete the
purchase. Before the period expired,
however. according to Mr.. Hurwitz the
office of the company was moved. In
vestigation by the attorney generals
department showed that just before the
time limit letter was sent by the COM
pany from Worcester telling customers
that the deal could be completed at
Ilals the original price if funds were
forwarded before time expired These
letters, however. always arrived too
late to permit customers to conclude
the transaction and with the expiration
of the option period they lost all they
had invested.
Another arrest in connection with the
Investigation was made here today
when A. Gardner Bostedo was charged
with larceny of $50 from Joseph ]. Pin
Gus of Somerville. who complained that
when he sought to complete, the option
he held he found the Office here closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
Justice Dept.
.Heeds Warming of
N. Y. Bomb Plot

Washington. Jan. 1i.--Warnings OF
a threatened demonstration with bomb
ing activities in New York were re-
ceiyed by the government from rep
utabie private detective agency in
New York. department of justice Off
Gals said today in explaining the ex-
ira precautions taken by federal
agents and police there in guarding
public buildings. churches and ehon1es
and offices of prominent men. III
Investigation of the warnings is be-
ing made, but as yet government
agents rave been unable to find any ev-
idence that demonstrations are to
take place. The guards were thrown
out, however. as a precautionary meas
ure.
Early in the week a warning of a
demonstration Of unemployed in Phil
adelphia Wa received from the same
source and the word was passed along
to the federal and municipal authori-
ties in that city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
Moverto Organize
Iron and Steel
Workers Of Country

Washington, Jan. H.. (By The As
sociated Press --Represen or
the International and Naturalization
In the steel industry. meeting here
today, decided to launch q new cam
paign to organize iron and steel
workers throughout the country.
Unemployment and present indus
trial conditions. it was announced
would not interfere with or cause .
postponement of the new steel union
ization plans. decision also was reach
ed to begin preparation at once to
combat any effort by the United
States Steel Corporation to reduce
the present standard of wages in the
stes3 mills. "A
The campaign will be conducted by
a new committee to be officially
known as the executive counsel of
National and International organiza-
tions in the steel industry affiliated
with the American Federation Of La
Dor.
NJ. ]. Tighe of Pittsburgh. pres
ident of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron. Steel and Tin Workers.
was elected permanent chairman OF
the council. and William Harmon of
Chicago, general executive board
member of the International Associa-
ton of Machinists was made secre
tary and treasurer.
Mr. Harmon declared that 1t was
not the intention, of the council to
conduct strikes but only to partici-
pate in legitimate organization work
In the steel plants, locating its head
quarters either in Pittsburgh or Chi
cago. @
Frank Morrison. secretary of the
American Federation of Labor at
tended the meeting end announced
that he held between $4,000 and $75.
600 left over after all debts and OBJ
legations Of the old committee had
been paid. This money. it was said.
, would be turned over to the council
within the next few weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
Arkansas First
oil Gusher
draws Thousands

FL Dorado, Ark, Jan. 14-Arkau-
sas' FIRST oil we'll, a gusher. is at
tracing thousands of persons. Thi.
town of 1900 has grown to almost ten
thousand and is re-enacting the scenes
OF early day rushes to other oil
fields.
The new we'll is squirting oil, mud
and water over the top Of the derrick,
and estimates of the flow range from
few thousand to 10000 barrels day
Leases are being signed for property
as far as six miles from the wei.
Possibly the calmest man in town
is DR.. Sam T. Busney, an oil man OF
10 Years experience in Columbia, 30
hv:a, Mexico and most Of the fields
OF the United Sta.e.s who made his
first real strike when the gushcr bic "
in Monday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
U. s. Nurse Unit to ireland

New York. Jan. 1i.-American
nurses here who are organizing a unit
to provide medical aid Gin ireland an
nounced today they would continue
the work despite receipt of Il cable
message from Eamonn de Valera de-
claring monetary aid is needed more
than medical.
The message was sent to DR.. Gei~
itrude Kelly of New York in reply to
one addressed to Arthur Griffith. Sim
Fein founder, announcing the nurses
plans.
The organization now under way
comprises more than 100 nurses. many
of whom served with the Red Cross
during the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
Col. Roosevelt
Calls on Harding

Marion. O., Jan. I-About the whole
scale of public questions was embraced
again today in President-elect Hard
ing's talks with his callers. Among
those with whom he conferred was
Lieut.. Col Theodore Roosevelt. who
came to talk about policies as they af-
fected the coming administration. He
said he was well pleased with Mr.
Harding's attitude and was confident
that the course of the President elect
on such questions as social justice and
agriculture would accord with the
views Of the progressive wing of his
party.
Mr.. Roosevelt has been Recommended
to Mr.. HARDING fer appointment as
assistant secretary; of war or the navy
Representative Bacharach of New
Jersey urged the President-elect I,
give his approval to general sales tax
and George 8. Oliver. publisher OF the
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. asked him
to appoint A. W. Mellon Of Pittsburgh
secretary of the treasury. Bishop JOS
e.,h r. Berry of the Methodist Episco-
PEI, church was another of the days
callers, but he said he had only come
to pay personal visit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
DEEM ~ 1noW SoArOIs
Oomestication Of Wild Rubber Plants
Expected to Cut Prices

Experiments in the demonstration
Of the wild rubber plant, or guayule.
in Southern Arizona, are expected
I ultimately to have a decided effect In
reducing the market price of rubber
The guayule grows wild in Southern
Texas and in Northern Mexico, espe-
| cially in Chihuahua. 1t is in reality
| Mexican plant, Familiarity known as
! the rubber plant of the Chihuahuan
desert.
DIR. D. T.. MacDougal, Director of
the Botanical Research Department
of the Carnegie Institution of Wash
ington. in referring to the expert
ments, said recently: This plant has
been gathered in great quantities,
furnishing millions of pounds Of a
low grade rubber. during the last
thirty years. The guayule is not a
tree, but a bush-like plant, of the
stature and general appearance of
the sagebrush which grows in other
dry rcgions-in fact, it is of the same
large family.
. "A group of Eastern capitalists
have been employing scientific cX-
perts who about five years ago began
Investigations to find methods which
could be used in demonstrating this
plant and successfully growing it in
great quantity. It is to be noted that
the chief feature in demonstrating a
wild plant is, to get large quantities
of it to mature at one time. This is
the main feature of domestication;
in other words, to get crop. 1t has
necessitated study of the method Of
raising plants from seed, field prac-
tice. tillage and selection of. rapidly
growing varieties with high rubber
content s.: So. 10
The wild plant contains from 10 to
- per cent of rubber. and under
cultivation are already to be found
hundreds of acres Of matured plants
which show still hiher proportions of
rubber. The guayule plantation is
near Tucson, Ariz., at which place is
situated the Desert Laboratory of the
Carnegie Institution Of Washington.
The quality of rubber yielded by the
guayule is suitable for use in the
manufacture of many articles and,
to mention only one of its widely
different commercial uses, it enters
into the manufacture Of automobile
tires - t'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
Medical Value of the Ant

Those who have been given formic
acid as medical remedy will be in
terested in it's history. The ancient
aqua magnanimitatis contained an
extract of ants. In 1922 Rerzelius
first prepared formic acid in the lab
oratory, and soon after it was intro
duced into medical practice, although
it had become quite obsolete in the
latter half of the nineteenth century.
But of late years there has been a
slight tendency TO make use of formic
acid and formates in heart disease.
This is an odd coincidence, for the
cid magnanimitatis received it's name
from it's supposed power to exalt the
courage. The formula of the aqua
called for two pounds of ants, three
pounds Of alcohol. and about 100
grams of spices. the mixture being
distilled. But it had been announced
as far back as 1901 that the acid had
some virtues in psoriasis "a skin dis
caSe) and gout S54A+
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
Reads in Paper Of
Own Wandering
Memory Returns

Bridgewater, Mass, Jan. 14-Aimer
T. Jefferson, the Wareham man who
mysteriously disappeared in Brock
ton last Sunday, returned here today
to the home of his wife's parents,
where she had been staying during
his. absence. Jefferson said he re-
members nothing that happened to
him until he came to in a Baltimore
hotel yesterday He read of his dis
appearance in a Boston newspaper
and started for home. His watch
and chain and pocketbook were
missing when he came to, he de-
clared.
Jefferson last Sunday went to
Brockton in an automobile to pur-
chase a chicken farm. Monday morn
ing his automobile was found on a
side street but no clews as to his
whereabouts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
House Foreign Affairs
Committee in Row
Over League of. Nations

Washington. Jan. s14.--Bobbing up
unexpectedly, the league of nations
caused row today in the House for
eign affairs committee during a hear
ing on world disarmament at which
representatives of the Women's Peace
Society appeared. 1t broke during
examination Of DR.. Harvey w. Wiley,
after Representative Flood Of Virgin
10, ranking Democrat on the commit
tee had asked how Congress should
proceed when the treaty of Versailles,
which provided a plan for disarma-
menf. had been rejected. i Ill,
A declaration by DR.. Wiley that he
had been trying for two years to un-
derstand the league covenant brought
from. Foold the statement that this
was an admission of ignorance and
that he was not fit witness.
| Il was for the league at first" said
DIR. Wiley. answering direct inquiry,
.'but as got acquainted with it, my
views changed. II had voted in Mo-
vember, there would have been one
more to add to the 100000 majority
for Harding"
Representative Connolly of Texas
suggested that lnaSmuch as PreSlQenl
Wilson had been trying for years to
have great war machinery reduced
it might be best to leave the whole
question to President-elect Harding.
Il see no improperly in asking
President Wilson to invite, the ma.
tions to participate in a conference
Dr. Wiley said. ''IIe asked us to dc
something we did not want to do and
don't see why we shouldn't return
the compliment"
The witness added, however, thai
its was not the purpose Of the society
to embarrass Mr.. Wilson.
! Chairman Porter finally shifted the
! discussion into other channels.
Mrs. Henry Willard of New York
daughter of William, Lloyd Garrison
headed the<,elegatio which spoke II
favor of the resolution by Rep
Brooks, Republican. Illinois, propos
| ing to authorize the President to in.
vite the big powers to meet in thi!
country for discussion Of disarma'
B., ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER
,,dered Miss Louise Perry in Honor
# Her Approaching Marriage

miscellaneous shower was given at
/. home of Mrs. Harold Perry on
nth Belfast avenue on Friday eve
h. in homer of Miss Louise Perry's
|proaching marriage to -Adelbert Chap
h, of kittery, formerly of Augusta.
4 10 Perry was the recipient of many
ksfal gifts of cut glass. silverware and
hon Refreshments were served con-
|stue Of ice cream, cake, candy and
Lrd nuts. About 40 of Miss Perry's
ends were present. The evening was
Eoyel with music and dancing. the
nests leaving at late hour, and ex-
oding 10 Miss Perry their best wishes
h. every happiness. The hostesses of
h. evening were Mrs. Walter Savage
kd Mrs Harold Perry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
Coolidge in Montpelier, 18th

Montpelier, Vt, Jan. Jan official
reception to Calvin Coolidge, the vice
president-elec has been arranged by
Governor James Hardness for the af-
ternon of Jan. is. Mr.. Coolidge is to
address the Vermont Historical So
ciety on that day and the reception
will be held immediately afterward
in the State House in order that le-
gislators. state officials and others
may meet the former Massachusetts,
governor who is himself son of
Vermont.
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A Record at Newnort

I j. {. Scribner, postmaster at New
port, Maine, sold ten of the new $25
United States Treasury Savings Ger
tificates during the first eight days
OF January, and has been commended
BY F. c. Ayres, government director
of savings, Savings Division, First
Federal Reserve District Mr.. Ayres
says that this is one of the best
starts he has heard of from any OF
the New England postmasters who
are offering the $25 certificates to the
public for the first time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15
HICCOUGHS IN
PARTS OF MAINE

Portland. Me-, Jan. 14-An epidemic
OF hiccoughs is prevailing in this city
and throughout Maine to some ex-
tent. In Westbrook it has been es-
peciaily severe, some Is or 20 cases
having been reported. One case last
ed three days. In several Maine
country towns it has been very pre-
valent.