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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-10

Judge Harry Manser of Auburn has
been appointed delegate to the Amer
lean Bar Association conference at
Washington, held for the purpose of
deciding qualifications necessary for
admittance to, the bar. Judge Man.
ser, a member of the bar examiners
of this State for eight years was rec
commended as the Maine delegate by
the State Association, and Governor
Baxter approved the recommendation.
There will be one delegate from each
State, and one from the bar associa-
tons of the larger cities present at
the conference, about IS in all. Con-
ference dates are Feb. 20, "a. Elihu
Root is to preside over. the meeting.
4 Among other notabes. present will be-
Chief Justice Taft and Secretary of
State Hughes.
There were 513 births and SGT
deaths in Bangor in 1921, according to
vital statistics recently compiled by
City Clerk Brett. tuberculosis
claimed 80 victims and So died as a
result of cancer. OF the 527 who died,
1873 were more than 70 years of age.
Following are Mr.. Brett's statistics:
Whole number of deaths, ST. Causes:
tuberculosis, 49,; cancer, SO; typhoid
fever, q; pneumonia, all kinds. SO.
Ages-Over 80 years Of age, 3;
over so, So; over 70, 1853; under one
year, A; stillborn, Is.
Death rate per 1000, 1929.
About 25 per cent. of the deaths oc-
Cured in hospitals-non- residents
who came to Bangor from other
towns and died there, which increases
Bangor's death rate rs per cent, be-
yond what it would otherwise be.
The partisan slate idea at
Lewiston has been lost in the shufle
and lively campaign for nomina-
tons is now on.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-10

"Shoots Officer and Escapes."-
Headline.
When we get submarines restricted
better turn attention to the pocket
gun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-10

an the hour. Of need we qaickiy seek
Ward de Wet. $50 isrd Ave- naLIand
al. our little boy and siri had q ~.
VIE ury, rasping cough without
erm,gm' a cough that chokss aud
nushes the face OF the sufferers iiLs
unto convulsions. FoIey's Honey and
Tar was a wonderful emergency rem.
say. Cases like this give Fole,s
Honey and Tar its reputation as ,hs
ssrs remedy Tor coughs ana coiia
SOLO every wherc.-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-10

The postmastership att Bridgton
seems to abegging go. Perry j. Mur-
ply has been candidate, with no
opposition, but has decided that he
does not want the job and no other
candidate has yet appeared.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-10

The public Is now afforded a pretty
clear idea of what Great Britain has
been trying to govern in Ireland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-10

Miss. Netti .scheercr. representing
Illinois Wesleyan University. won the
annual state oratoricai contest over
SIX young men representing various
other Illinois colleges.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-10
New Maira Postmasters

sGreenville, Me-, Jan. 9-Malcolm
Folsom has been appointed postmas-
ter Of Greenyilie.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-10

Boston is getting puffed up over the
restoration of her pneumatic mail
tubes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-10

85th birthday, was one of President
Nncoln's bodyguards at the time of
his assassination in Washington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-10
Light and Airy

Excited Lady Cat the Telephcne)-1
want my husband. please, at once.
Telephone Girl lFrom the Exchanse)
please.
Excited Lady (Snappishly)--How
many do You think i've got, you i'm
pudent thing.EPhiladelphi Inquirer.
Wifsly Solicitude
Jack, dear" said Mrs. Youngbride.
II fear you are worrying about the
household details"
what dosyou mean, Helen?" i.
"You were talking IN your sleep
again last night and every little while
you'd say: Give me some more chips.
You really must get your mind off the
woodpile, dear."-B. E. Transcript
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-10
Ana the lrist1etoe seldom raiI..

Very few holly berries this year.
they say ~
Never mind. The Christmas tree
never has crop failure. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-10
MONTANA GETS WORST OF
PURCHASES OF Slcve6 BY
GOVERNMENT MUfFLEY

Hon. Charles 8. Muffly, president
Of the Montana Mining association,
has taken up with the Montana SEN
ators and congressman the matter OF
the inequality which now exists in
the purchase by the government OF
silver mined In Montana. Under the
rule now In force there is big dis
elimination against the Montana min
er and this discrimination exists in
face Of the fact that the government
ts In NO wise beneficiary of its own
rule. 1t simply works q hardship
upon the Montana miner. with no cor
responding benefits. The following
interview on this question has recent
~ been given out at Helena by the
head of the Montana Mining associa-
ton:
I'm my opinion" said Hon. Charles
s. Muffly. president Of the Montana
Mining association. "the treasury de-
partment should change its rule
which applies to the purchase of do
nestle silver. As It now operates It
works q handicap upon the Montana
miner. For instance, II q producer
of silver bullion in this state wants
to avail himself Of the government
price for silver. that Is, 81 an ounce
as guaranteed by the Pittman act, he
must send his bullion to the mint at
Denver. II he takes It to the United
States assay office at Helena. he will
get about IS cents an ounce for It.
This, in spite Of the fact that the
assay office here will purchase gold
and pay for it and in spite Of the
further fact that the assay office here
is part Of the government ma
chinery for the purchase of the pre-
cious metals.
This is the way It operates. Sup
pose q mine operator takes a bullion
bar worth $1,000 to the Helena as
say office. This bar contains gold
worth $4,000 and silver worth 81
900: that is, worth $1,000 under the
Pittman act, which is the agreed gov
eminent price for domestic. silver.
The assay office here will pay for the
1000 in gold $20.67 an ounce, but
will pay only the market price Of
about IS cents an ounce for the sill
yer. OF course, the miner will not &C.
cept that price for his silver. Then
what must he do In order to get the
government price Of 800 an ounce?
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-10
JUDGE B0URQulN'S DECISIONS IN BOOTLEG
CASES ARE UPHELD BY COURT OF APPEAL

Decisions involving questions of
wide interest and great Importance
pertaining to the prosecution Of pro-
hibition law violators have been
handed down by the circuit court of
appeals at San Francisco in two of
the six Montana appeal cases In
which United States District Attor-
ney John L. Slattery appeared for the
United States at San Francisco last
October. The decisions were in the
cases of the United States against
Fred Violette and Peter Moret Of
Missoula and were received by Stat
terry last week.
Violette and Moret based their ap-
peal on the ground that the Volstead
act has operated to repeal certain
sections of the old revenue law per-
tanning to the manufacture of liquor.
The appeal court affirmed the con-
viction in the district court and held
that there was sufficient evidence to
conviction under the prohibition law.
These defendants were raided on q
ranch near Missoula September %,
1920, where $50 gallons of mash, q
very elaborate distilling outfit. q con-
siderable quantity Of moonshine and
so sacks Of Imperial Canadian whis-
ky containing more than 1000 quart
bottles. were found. They were con-
vtcted of conspiring to violate the
Volstead act on several counts in fed
eral court at Missoula April 10, 1921
and each sentenced to serve 10
months In jail and each fined $500
and costs. When the raid was made.
said Mr.. Slattery, the big still was
in operation. Moret set up the claim
that he was manufacturing vinegar.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-10
1921, $3.50 and 1858, R. s. U. S., OF

1921, $3.50 and 1858, r. s. U. S.. of
the revenue laws.
1nasmuch as the judgment against
defendants must be affirmed for
other reasons, We refrain from con-
stderation of that question further
than to say that It has been certified
by this court to the supreme court
under section 239, judicial Code, in
Brooks vs.. United States.
1t is clear that the fourth and
sixth counts are sufficient. The
fourth charges that the defendants
unwayfully conspired to have intoxi-
eating liquor in their possession in
tended for use in violation of the ma
tional prohibition act. The possess
sion with the unlawful intent is plain
~ alleged. The sixth count is a suf-
ficient charge of conspiring to trans
port whisky without a permit from
the commissioner of internal revenue
and without making record as re-
Qutred by law. The evidence showed
that still was found in q building
near the residence of Violette and
on his premises, and that Moret was
sitting near the still; that in the
house In which the still was placed
there were quantities of mash and
sugar, hops and yeast, q condenser
and gallons Of mash in process Of
fermentation capable of producing
strong alcoholic liquor; that in q
nearby building the officers found
sacks containing Canadian LIQUOR and
barrels Of 'moonshine' whisky. Tho
jury was authorized to draw infer
ences Of guilt as to the intention of
the defendants. Testimony Of the
circumstances surrounding the dis
covery Of the still and of the conduct
OF the defendants was relevant to
show what they were intending to do
with the liquor.
There was no error in refusing
certain requests for instructions as to
what constituted conspiracy. The
court quoted the statutory definition
and sufficiently covered the essential
elements in further explanation.
1.-THE verdict having been a gen.
eral one and the judgment having
been under the whole indictment, and
the sentence not having exceeded that
which lawfully might have been i'm
posed under counts four and six, de-
PENDANTS cannot complain. Abrams
We. United States, $50 U. s. GIG.
Judgment affirmed"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-10

to tell him ! was . mouse and have
him stalk after me.
When got home his wife came
out and Murphy rot afraid. IN
climbed the telephone pole lust M
any cat would do and chung there
on the cross-trees, meowing.
II suggested to Mrs. Murphy that
l would call out the fire department
and we would get him down with
the hook and ladder. But Mrs. Muir.
ply was . very wise little woman,
l'1'll get him down. she said. you
hide behind the fence
II did AZ she wished, and directly
she came out with q saucer of milk
and put It at the foot Of the tele-
phone pole. calling Kitty, kitty
Sure enough. Murphy came down
and started to lap up the milk and
then Mrs. Murphy rushed him. After
a few wallops Murphy took the count
and we put him to bed. A diplomatic
woman can accomplish almost any
thing"
The victim Of this joke doesn't
mind telling it on himself, but will
not permit his name to be used.
The doctor had prescribed exercise
and every day he used to put on his
old clothes, drop off at the end Of
the car line and walk four or five
miles.
One day a. he meandered along the
country road woman hailed him
from nearby farmhouse and offer
ed him a square IL he would saw
some wood.
He sawed quite a pile, when she
brought him hand-out Of very
vtctuals. She was a good
cook.
Now wood saving was exactly what
this man needed, 80 he came back
the next day and sawed some more.
Each day he was rewarded with q
very palatable lunch.
At the end Of 10 days he was feel
Ing very much better and had sawed
two cords Of wood.
But jealousy broke up the career
Of the incognito hobo. The husband
remarked one day:
Miranda, don't want that damn
hobo hanging around here any more.
Besides we got enough wood to last
rs all winter and he's too good
looking. Il ! catch him around here
again I'll fill him full Of buckshot."
The man to whom this occurred
g now very prominent In Butte's
business world. He ascribes his
present health to the exercise he got
saving those two cords of wood
'ears ago.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-10
Little Stories Of Old Time Butte
By
By BYRON E. COONEY

1.-THE Judge thought there was q
good joke pulled somewhere, so he
suggested that I buy q drink. spent
dollar. as that was 40 much money
as it was safe to show.
"Cosgrove never forgave me. He
said the Cinnamon were due for q
fine of $40 each, and though he did
not know how much I fined them, he
had an idea that l got about $50
out Of the deal.
He threatened every time he saw
me that he was going to have papers
drawn against me by the county at
torney.' but I always gave him the
horse laugh. Those were great days
in the justice c0urts-tell the world"
do you remember" cut in an old
timer, now in the capitalist class,
when the Elks' lodge met where the
DAILY bank now is? It used to be the
old Comique. One night after lodge
meeting we found q sheepherder
drunk in a closet. He was probably
there before our meeting started and
may have heard part of the work in
rambling around.
Everyone was feeling pretty good,
SO We decided to teach him a lesson
We placed him under arrest and re-
convened. He wanted to know what
he had done, SO we told him he was
charged with the murder of a man
named John Smith. We had lot of
lawyers in the bunch and we pro-
ceeded with the trial in formal ses-
sion. The jury retired and quickly
found him guilty and the Judge sem
him to be hanged forthwith.
To our intense surprise the poor fell
low broke down and changed his plea
to one Of guilty. He said he had been
heavily. In fact, pretty
nearly had the snakes, and that he |
didn't know what he was doing when
he shot Smith We showed him an |
old revolver that was lying around,
and he admitted that he was the |
owner Of It.
well, we hanged him.
I'VE had q lot Of Elks' initiation
30 we put the rope
around his neck and q black cap on,
and also sort of harness underneath !
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-10

I ''As the gold and silver are mixed
In the same bar the miner 10 COM
PEELED to send both gold and silver 70
the mint at Denver In order TO get the
dollar an ounce for the silver. On
the full amount Of $1,000 he must
| pay both expressago and Insurance to
Denver. And he must also be- incon-
venienced In the matter Of the time Il
takes for the bullion to 60 to Denver
and the return Of his check from the
mint.
ut may be asked Why the miner
doesn't separate his gold from the sill
yer. II that were practical Il wouldn't
avail anything to the miner, for the
assay office at Helena hasn't any au-
thority to buy silver ct the govern
ment price. It can only purchase at
the open market price. In either event
the silver must be sent to the mint
at Denver in order for the miner to
get the dollar an ounce. And this In
face Of the fact that here IN Montana
the government has an eeaAy office.
fully equipped with all necessary con-
|veniences for the testing and purchase
of the precious metals and which also
has authority to buy gold and pay
for It.
"Of course, this 10 q gross injustice
to the miner who has silver to sell in
soa maIket. ~ VIII not 0e q1eetioned
out that the assay oiiace AZ Helena 10
q part OF the mint. . purchasing
asent tos tne MINI: ana Why e - NOT
pelmltted 90 ouy sliver % Wen % golo
1no pay lor u at the same rate AZ
tnat paa9 At Denver 10 mare % UNDER
s ~ ~ ceItaaniy u iar iE0m Deang
aI heep'ng wltn the spuE OF eae law
wnicn was PASSED 70 pIoseot the Sill
ver INNER. u 10 very inconvenaent
runne OF the department. 90 far - It
a1lects the domestic prooucer OF sill
yer ana not only 70 IN inconvenient
guy " - cost!y ING vexasieus. II the
s0vernmsnt u gong 70 pay Tor the
sltver at Denver % . doiiar an ounce.
Wy o0es t9e government regulation
compel the Montana miner 70 pay ex-
PIessase sno insurance 90 get 1t to
Oenver. w0en the government has q
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-10

his arms, and we hung him. drawing
gently on the neck rope to make 4
seem like the real thing. We had
given him a lot of drinks to steady
his nerves for the ordeal, but he col.
lapsed.
I'VE had to carry him out in the
alley to give him the fresh air. AS
soon as we saw he was coming to. we
all ran away.
II fancy that poor boob quit drink
ing after that. The chances, are,
however. he simply thought he had
had a bad dream"
when the Milwaukee was build
ing its grade into Butte" said q
prominent lawyer, 1.-TWO or three of
the hangers-on around the Justice
courts established q night court of
their own. They rented q room in
the Owsley block and fitted It up as
a courtroom. Night after night al
legged constables would grab drunken
graders and bring them up for dis
turbance or drinking.
Then someone would volunteer to
defend them. II the boob was broke
they dismissed him, but II he had any
money they fined him within q few
dollars of his roll and told him to
beat 1t out of town. This usually
meant going back to the grading
camp.
1T is q fact that this court oper.
ated for weeks until the police got
next to It and broke It up. No one
was ever punished because none OF
the victims could be found to tes-
tify.
However, the story is true, as old
timers know"
''They say this moonshine 10 bad"
said Charley Holly, at the Leggat.
well, knew fellows who used to
get crazier drunk on good whisky
than they ever did on moonshine.
Nov take the case Of Wrestling
Murphy, who lived on the Anaconda
road. Murphy and I were good
friends, but when he drank too much
he went bugs altogether.
Zone night he got terrible soused
and imagined he was a cat. The |
only way I could get him home was |
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-10

while Violette, on whose premises the
plant was located, claimed that he
had no knowledge of the distillery,
although 1t was less than $50 feet
from his residence and within the
same enclosure, according to Mr..
Slattery.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-10-27
SPARK PLUGS IN ENGLAND PUT UP
 IN TN CARTONS
Metric Thread System Used American Plug Regard ed As Equal Of British Product. :.

.. Practically. all automobile 'manufac- turers in the United Kingdom use met .Iic thread spark plugs, says Vice Consul Donovan, London, in a report to the automotive division of the De- paltment of Commerce, but there is, of course, market for inch thread spark plugs due to the large number Of American cars in the country. It is estimated that there are in the United Kingdom from 250,000 to 300,0CO pass enger cars, of which 20 to 25 per cent are of American make, and from 15O,- 600 to 100000 motor trucks. An American car which recently appeared on this market with metric thread sparg plugs, is so far as is known, the only American car sold in the United Kingdom equipped with this type of plug. The 1s-millimeter thread spark plug is the size in most general use in the British Isles.
 Where there is duty of B 1-3 per cent on these articles imported into the United Kingdom, practically all spark plugs, both American and British sold there, retail at five schill- mgs, or about $1.10 at, the present prevailing rate of exchange. In the case of wholesale, prices, however, British manufacturers receive dis count of 50 pc rcent and a dealer re- ceives 40 per cent discount from the British manufacturers, on all orders of one half gross or larger; American manufacturers give a discount of 40 and 30 per cent, respectively, with no stipulation as to the size of the order. The most popular spark plugs of British manufacture are the Lodge, and the K. L. G., the former being a porcelain plug, while the latter hss mica wound laterally around the cleo trode. =. -.. a.'. r.-.-...
 The American spark plug is regar,l- ed as fully the equal of the British plug, but it is said that the British is more attractively put up, being wrapped in a tin box sealed with a lead seal, which appeals to the buying public. ..'..'
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-10-27
the automobile men of the state.
 Speedway officials and racing dri

the automobile men of the state.
 Speedway officials and racing driv- CTS are enthusiastic over the outlook for the racing game in California. They point out that the meet at Fresno was the best attended of any automobile race ever held in the Raisin city district, and use that as the basis for their argument that the interest in tts sport is growing win the pub lie. .>.
 The, race itself was also very satis- factory, it being generally agreed that it was one of the fastest and most interesting ever held on a Cali fornia speedway. The speed of Ben nett Hills Miller car and the. clever driving of Tommy Milton to sensa- tional finish only a scant few yards behind the winner for second place money was easily the feature of the day. Harry Hartz came through in good style, also, and is becoming in- creasingly favorite with the fans here.
 Bennett Hill is happy lad, the Fresno race being his first big win, although he has been active in the sport for years.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-10-27
C0TAT| TO SEE . WARM CONTEST
 OF SPEED BUGS
Five-Cornered Match On October 29 Will Have Top- Notchers At Each Others Throats. s.~

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25-The Cotati speedway is to hold a five cornered match race on October 29, according to a statement given out by J. Francis O'Connor, president of the northern California speedway, af- ter conference with drivers and race track officials at Fresno.
 The five speedway stars, whose names were signed to the match race agreement, are all winnrs of on or more races this year They are Ben nett Hill. who drove his Miller mo- tored car into first place in the 150- mile race at Fresno recently, Jimmy Murphy, who won the Indianapolis classic this year, as well as events at Tacoma, ,Unontown, Los Angeles and Fresno; Tommy Milton, 1921 speedway champion and first man at the Kansas City meet last month; Harry Hartz, third man in the Fresno event and winner of the San Carlos race last spring, and Frank Elliott, who, by his sensational driving, took first honors at the last Cotati race. .
 In connection with this match race, which will be for the 100-mile dis tance, O"Connor expects to hold a stock car race. Earl Cooper, veteran racing driver in conferring with the Cotai speedway official regarding the staging of such an event. and is most optimistic over the reception that its announcement will have by
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-10-27
FORD PRICES
 CUT

According to statement just issued by Easel B. Ford, President of the Ford Motor Company, Detroit a gen. eral reduction of $50.00 a car has been made in the prices of Ford Model T Cars and the Ford Ton Truck, effec- tive Oct. H17th. ' 7'' ' s1 '"',
 "The revision in prices", said Mir. Ford, "is the result of the increased volume of business which our con- pany has enjoyed during the present year and also to the fact that we now own and operate many of our own sources of raw material, which en- ables us to continue increasing the quality of our product and at the same
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-10-27

Some time ago a statement was made that woman had just been ad- mitted to the mining school of the University of California and that she was one of the first of her sex to take up this study. Thirty years ago a woman was admitted to the London Geologists Association "whose scien- tific attainments are indisputable"