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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
Good Start Made
In Maine Potato
Growers EXCHANGE

Caribou, Dec. oa-Backed UP by
the strongest kinds of endorsements
from leading growers, dealers, bank
crs and business men, the Maine Po-
tato Growers Exchange, in a big
mass meeting for the Caribou Dis
trict held at Caribou, secured over
two thousand acres On its Marketing
Contract. Although the acual drive
for signatures to the contract las
only been in progress ten days, more
than ten thousand acres have already
been signed up on the five-year plan
Contracts for leading growers, the
biggest men. have been secured in
Blaine, Bridgewater. Caribou, Easton,
Fort Fairfield, Houlton, Island Falls,
Limestone, Littleton. Ludlow, Maple
ton. Mars Hill. Monticello. Patten,
Pressure Isle. Sherman, Washburn
Westfield, Woodland. The remaining
Of the 81 districts will be canvassed
next week and correspondence with
the leaders has indicated that a heavy
majority of the growers will sign ur.
so far the campaign has secured one
fifth of the necessary minimum, and
&C the rate with which contracts have
been signed, the minimum of 10000
acres will be secured before the first
of February
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
What the King Said
4 Hundred Years Ago

London, Dec. 6-The pomp and
ceremony attending the opening OF
Parliament probably attracts more
attention in the House Of Lords than
DO the words OF the Kings speech,
but the last address from George Y
delivered few days ago, contained
no Interpolation such as was once
made in speech from the throne
by George ".
1t is asserted that when he was re-
gent. George " made bet with
Richard Sheridan, the dramatist, that
so little attention would be paid, to
the reading of his speech that he
could lnterpOlate any nonsense he
liked without anyone showing sur
prise.
The bet was accepted. The Regent
paused in the course Of the address
and said distinctly, "Baa, baa, black
sheep" and then went on. No one
took notice of the strange words
Chagrined at the loss Of his wager,
Sheridan asked George Canning. the
Premier. if he had noticed ANYTHING
strange.
Yes said Canning Il heard the
Prince say "Baa, baa black sheep"
but as he was looking straight at YOU
at the time, / took it for 4 personal
alIusion.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
Holiday Travel
Heavy; Traffic
DELAYED on M. c..

Railroad traffic is reported to have
been especially heavy late Saturday
night and all day yesterday The
trains from the West were all mark
ed late" on the bulletin boards at
the stations beginning with the State
of Maine Express early in the morn
ing This is the crack train of the
Boston & Maine and was about an
hour late.
The paper train" was more than
an hour and a half late as We're all of
the other trains This delay is said
to have been caused by the excessive
amount of express and parcel post
matter picked up at the many stops
along the line.
The first let of the new steel body
freight cars of the Central Vermont
railroad have made their appearance
IN the yards in this City. These cars
are built with steel truss frame and
with q light pressed steel body. with
frame supporting the roof directly
from the under frame This form of
construction is reported to be n new
feature for box cars. These cars
weigh about nineteen tons and have
a carving capacity Of thirty-four
tons of freight. They are nowhere
near so heavy looking as some of the
ca fashioned wooden cars but can
carry double the cargo.
Freight traffic was heavy both WAYS
yesterday. Long trains of empty
potato cars; also cars to be loaded
with lumber and paper were being
shipped Fast while equally long
trains were going West heavily load
ed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
! Makes a Family Supply
! Of CAugh Remedy
! Really better than ready-made
cough. eyrups, and saves about So.
/ Easily and quickly prepared.
!E5252515252S2S25257S

If you combined the curative prop.
critics of every known ready. made"
cough remedy, you probably could
not get as much real curative power
as there is in this simple home made
cough syrup. which is easily prepared
in few minutes. y
Get from any druggist 21s ounces
OF Pinex, pour it into a pint bottle
and fill the bottle with syrup. using
either plain graduated sugar syrup.
clarified moiasses, honey, or corn
syrup, as desired The result IS =
full pint of really better cough syrup
than you could buy ready made for
three times the money. Tastes pleas
ant and never spells.
This Pinex and Syrup preparation
gets right at the cause of a cough and
gives almost immediate relief. 10
loosens the phle.m, stops the nasty
throat tickle and heals the sore, irri-
tated membranes so gently and easily
that it is really astonishing.
A days use will usually overcome
the ordinary congh and for bronchitis,
Group. hoarseness and bronchial asth-
ma. there is nothing better.
Plnex is a most valuable concen.
trated compound of genuine Norway
pine extract, and has been used for
generations to break severe coughs.
To avoid disappointment, ask your
druggist for "2R ounces of Pinex"
with full directions. and don't accept
anything else, Guaranteed to give
absolute satisfaction or money
promptly refunded. The Pinex CO.,
1T. Wayne, Ind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26

dry machinery to score of coun-
tries and colonies; metal working
machinery. of which the high value
came to be especially recognized
during the war, went to approx.
inately 40 countries; oil we'll ma.
chinery, in which the United
States quite naturally excels, to 81
countries; air COMPRISING ma.
chinery to score of countries;
cream separators to over 80; sew
ing machines and typewriters to
over 50 countries, while agricul-
trral machinery. long a standby in
the world around went literally TO
every part Of the globe as did also
the more recent requirement for
transportation purposes. the pas
scnger and now the commercial
automobile which last year i'll
vaded over Is countries and colo
MES scattered the world over.
The growth in world popularity
Of the American machine and the
quality of the man who produces
it is largely the result of the closer
acquaintance which the. world
made with it, during the war. as is
evidenced by the fact that the total
value Of machinery exported in the
last decade is more than four
times as much as in the ten years
preceding and twelve times as
much as in the decade ending with
1C0i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
b. O. P. Assfin . Sta:isiieias

type of mechanical genius in the
United States which leads the
world in this particular, and their
value both for practical service
and as an evidence of high grade
workmanship in american fac
tories is recognized in every part
OF the world.
An evidence OF the wide popu-
larity of this product of the Amcri-
can factory is illustrated in the
fact that the locomotives exported
from the United States in even the
lean trade year 1921 went to IS
different countries of the world
and in the year 1920 to Is coun-
tries; cash registers, a very recent
factor in the exports Of machinery,
went in 1921 to 90 countries and
colonies representing every grand
division Of the globe, while adding
machines, still more recent factor
in the export line. went to approx
mately 50 countries in the same
year. Elevators and elevator ma
chinery. long popular in the
United States. but more recently
requirement of the every day life
in other parts of the globe went to
q countries in 1921; gasoline en-
gines. another comparatively re-
cent type of machinery to rs coun-
tries; traction engines, still new
er factor in the daily life of the
world. to over 50 countries: laur-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26

American machinery and the
men who make it hold high rank
in every part of the world. We
have sold to the outside world over
$4,000,0O0,0OO worth of machinery
in the last decade against $1,000
100000 in the decade Immediately
preceding. and S350,0000O0 in the
ten years ending with 1901, and
the machinery is going in iucreas-
ing quantities to every country and
colony of the world.
The list of articles forming this
group Of machinery" includes
quite properly such important ar
ticles as locomotives, automobiles.
and the engines by which they are
operated. electrical machinery, ag-
ricultural machinery, sewing ma
chimes. typewriters. cash registers,
adding and calculating machines,
metal working machinery. mining
machinery textile machinery,
printing presses, and the thousand
and one evidences of American
genius which have made our ma
chinery the admiration of the me
chanical and industrial world in
every part Of the globe, and
brought into the United States
over $5,OO0,W0,00O from every part
OF the world in the last quarter of
a century in payment for this class
OF output Of our shops and fac
tories. They represent the highest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
STATE HOUSE

Wilson. Auburn; Miss Florence Hale,
Augusta.
The fund was started with q con-
tribution Of $500 by the State Grange
and the plan contemplateS additional
contributions from local oranges
throughout the State. Money is
loaned to students at maximum
rate of 500 a year up to four years
or $500, with interest at = per cent.
Time Of repayment of the loan is
allowed in accordance with the time
the student is in school, a student
receiving $500 maximum aid being
allowed four years in which to pay
off notes.
All students who apply for aid
must be grange members and must
have demonstrated their ability to
help themselves and must show
some definite purpose in mind to-
ward which they are to direct their
studies. Applications are approved
by the secretary. Miss Hale, and it
is her duty to keep in touch with
the students during their college or
normal courses, to keep a record Of
their standing and to assist them
with suggestions if needed.
"All the students who have thus
far become beneficiaries of the
grange loan fund have shown them
selves to be of the very finest type,
declared Miss Hale. and said that
some of them have won high scho-
lastic honors and places of promi-
nence in undergraduate activities.
Their letters to her exhibit fire.
quently high purposes and sterling
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26

eleven students in colleges and
normal schools are now enjoying the
benefits of the State Grange Scholar
ship Loan fund.-" said Miss Florence
Hale, secretary of the Loan Board
Of Trustees, recently. but we could
help twice as many more il we had
the full assistance of the local
oranges"
: Miss Hale said she believed the
oranges did not fully appreciate the
importance or the possible benefits
10 themselves and the State to be
derived from the scholarship loan
fund. She pointed out that i'll ad-
ditiOn to the direct assistance which
deserving boys and girls may have
In obtaining their education, the
oranges through the loans, will build
up an increasing number OF loyal
citizens who will be devoted by the
strongest ties of gratitude to the
grange as an organization, and to
their home State as the place in
which to settle down.
. The Maine Grange Student Loan
plan is similar to the one which has
been in successful operation in Mas
Sachusetts for many years. The
work. was begun in Maine in 1918.
largely through the efforts of c. o.
burlington of Bowdoinham, who is
chairman of the board of trustees.
The other members of the board
Are: Allison p. Howes, Palmyra; E.
Il. Clifford, Winthrop: Miss Margaret
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
Consider Road
Development for
National Defense

ROAD development needed for ma
tional defense as planned BY the
general Staff of the Army has re-
Gently been indicated to the T. s
department of Agriculture by the
Secretary of War and the informa-
tlon has been placed in the hands O.
the engineers of the Bureau of Pub
TIC Roads who are at the present
Tune getting into final shape the plan
Tor the system of Federal-aid high
ways. This system will consist of
approximately 10000 miles of road
so laid out as to serve all parts of
the country and will be built bv the
states in conjunction with Federal
aid
The General Staff has been inves-
tlgatlnS the subject since 1919. the
bureau of Public Roads collaborat
ing. Briefly summarized, the report
made is as follows: There are GER
tain vital areas along the boundaries
of the United States against which
any invasion will probably be direct
ed. These areas have been outlined
by the General Staff. For military
purposes they should be connected
with the centers of production and
storage and industrial centers. The
roads will then become strategic
lines of supply and will usually con-
form with roads located for other
purposes. Transcontinental routes
are of no particular value for mill
tary purposes.
! The plan submitted by the War
Department shows Important CEN
tiers that should be connected but
does not give detailed routes. En-
gineers of the bureau state that these
points can be connected by roads
without any serious dislocation of
the plan of development for other
purposes and that in general the
military need for roads conforms
with surprising closeness to the
commercial and economic needs. 1t
is thought that the plan submitted
can be embodied in the Federal Aid
highway system and thus make the
system an important factor in our
plan Of national defense
Roads of purely military nature
such as those leading to coast forth
fications have not been included in
the plan submitted and will be
handled by the War Department as
heretofore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26

fine chicken dinner with all the
fixinGs. the Home orchestra render
ing special selections during noon
hour. A very neat menu card win
a cut of Col. John A. Hadley, gov
ernor, on the front cover. was given
TO all as a souvenir of the occasion.
Each veteran was given a cigar OF
package of cigarettes, Whichever
they preferred, as they passed from
the mess hall. Capt. Frank G.. An
drcws, commissary of subsistence.
and his corps Of cooks. mattresses
and others, dccerve much credit for
their efforts to make this a day 10
bA long remembered by all.
The mess hall was very prettily
decorated by Charles l.. Pratt and
his corps of assistants, the colors be-
ing green and white. with festoons
of evergreen. Jwreaths. Christmas
bells, and green and white crepe
paper artistically arranged about tho
hall. American flags adorned the
walls. which added very much to the
lDGearaDcp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
National Home News
E. r. WILLIAMSON, Correspondent TEL 1es-4s
e. r. WILLIAMSON. Corr

Officer Of the day, Capt. Charles
a. Dunno.
Ashton Wing. of Bangor, Passed
Christmas with his sister, Mrs. c. l..
Pratt, at the Branch.
Ivan Bicknell Post. No. 80, Amer
lean Legion. will hold its regular
meeting this Tuesday evening. and
a full attendance is desired to formu
late plans for the installation of Off
GERS.
TIE funeral of the late John J.
Coughlin will be held from. the
Home chapel at 1870 Tuesday, Rev.
FIR. MCGOWAN officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Glazier enter
tanned as Christmas guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Glazier and son Allen:
Mrs. William Collins, Thomas Jen-
nings. and Elisha Lufkin, all of Au-
gusta.
A committee from the State De-
partment American Legion distri-
buted Christmas boxes here Sunday
to World War veterans in the hos
pital. Each box contained a carton
of cigarettes, a box of stationery and
fountain pen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
Begin Work on
Union Printers
Home in Denver

Colorado Springs, Colo. Dec. "a
Physical wrecks among younger
printers in future will find haven
in the Union Printers Home here as
well as those grown old at case and
machine. Quarrying of stone for a
new hospital building has been start
rushed.
Sufferers from locomotor ataXia,
cancer and various forms of paralyl
sis will be admitted to the home
Only printers suffering from conta-
gious diseases will be barred.
Since the establishment of the
home in 1882 members of the union
afflicted with ailments calculated to
make them helpless have been de-
MED admission TO the Printers
Home. tuberculosis, Il disease to
which printers are peculiarly sus-
ceptib!e. was recognized as a prime
enemy before 1897 and in that year
a sanatorium was erected at the
home.
Recently the board of trustees. ac-
cording to J. w. Hays, secretary
treasurer of the International Typo
graphical Union, reached the con-
clusion that it was unfair to deny
aid of the home to printers. disabled
by disease. who had for years con-
tributed to the support Of the home.
Money being available. the, hospital
project was undertaken.
Situated at high altitude, amidst
beautiful and cheerful memory, the
new hospital will form an ideal re-
treat for unfortunate members of the
Typographical Union.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
Bangor Port Receipts

Bangor, Dec. 24.-The figures of
the business of the port of Bangor
for the open season this year. as
compiled by Edwin Lord, harbor
master, follow:
Vessels arriving, 4G5; bituminous
coal. $3.50 tons; anthracite coal.
$50 tons; fuel oil. $4,000 barrels;
kerosene Oil, 10000 barrels; gaso-
line. 10000 barrels: water pipe,
1924 tons: fertilizer. ITO tons; ce-
ment. 1880 barrels: coke, ,1o5 tons;
gravel, $50 tons: lumber. 900, 600
feet; salt. 1870 bushels; sardines.
1000 cases; clans, 100 cases; wood,
120 cords; fish, 10 tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
MADISON

Christmas day passed quietly IN
Madison, this being one OF three
DAYS in the year when all the mills
are closed for the day. The mills
were shut down on Saturday night to
reopen Tuesday morning, and
greater part OF. the crew on the DIE
construction JOB on the Arson side OF
the river We're given two days va
cation. Special reels were run at
both motion picture theatres. Spec
ial Christmas services with appro-
pirate music were held at st. Sebas-
tan Catholic church during the fore
noon In the evening there was
Christmas pageant at the Methodist
Episcopal church given by the Sun
day school children and followed by
the Christmas tree exercises. AT the
Congregational there vas also
Christmas program and tree Tor the
adults in the evening. Sunday was
marked by special observance In all
the churches with special sermons
and music in the morning. Sunday
evening there was a Christmas pro-
gram at the Free Baptist church by
the Sunday school. At the Metho-
dist Episcopal church there was
special Christmas carol service ana
special features of the program were
solos by Miss Weese and Victor
Wren. At the Congregational
church there was a special musical
program in the evening.
Miss Nellie Welch who is stu
dent in Gordon college arrived home
Saturday evening for the holidays.
Victor Wren who is studying at
the Boston Conservatory of Music
arrived home Saturday for a brief
visit with his mother, Mrs. Z. A.
Maxim.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford r. Reed Of
Woburn, Mass, are the guests over
tie holidays of Mrs. Reeds parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. w. Laid.
Mrs. Alfred Squires left town the
last Of the week to visit relatives IN
Midway. Mass.
Miss Jennie Taylor who has been
stopping with her nephew, Rev. John
r Browne for the past few months,
returned to her home in Boston Sat
urday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
Elsie Ferguson Coming

Elsie Ferguson, beautiful Para
mount star, will be seen at the
Colonial Wednesday in her latest
starring vehicle. "Outcast" This is
a delightful picture in which Miss
Ferguson is seen as a woman of the
streets who redeems the man she
loves. There is a thrilling climax
in which the star is rescued at sea
by a seaplane. David Powell plays
opposite the star.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
Bret Harte Story Filmed

The coming to the Colonial theatre
today Of 1.-THE Girl Who Ran Wild
Universal attraction starring
Gladys Walton, recalls to mind "Thc
Miracle Man. one of the greatest
successes in film history. For
Joseph Bowling, the Miracle Man
himself, is in the cast of this latest
Walton starring vehicle.
The story is an adaptation ofsBret
Harte's famous story, ."M'Iiss," a tale
of the wild rush to California when
gold was discovered in 40. The
scenarization was made by Rupert
Julian who directed it's production
ADV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
ADJUSTMENTS

"Where 10 My Wandering Boy To-
night" Packed the Opera House
Yesterday to Capacity
The big super special photodrama
of tears, smiles, pathos. Joy and
laughter, "Where Is My Wandering
Boy Tonight" the picture that made
Broadway cry. that made Broadway
laugh, that brought tears to the most
calloused theatrical crowd in the
whole world, the photos drama packed
with human heart throbs. smiles,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
Noted Stars in Cast

Memories of s:The Affairs of Ana
toll" Wallace Reid. Bebe Daniels
and Julia Faye-all stellar members
of the famous Cecil De Mile sue
cess-head the cast of William de
Miles newest Paramount Picture.
Mice People," which will be seen at
the Opera House tomorrow and
Thursday.
Despite Wallace Reds long SER
vice under the Paramount banner he
has never worked under the direction
of William de Mile. This is equally
true of Bebe Daniels, Conrad Nagel,
another member Of the all-star cast,
is veteran of several previous
William de Mile dramas.
"Nice People" was originally in
troduced to the public via the stage.
Clara Beranger wrote the screen play
from Rachel Crothers stage original.
The situations are said to be quite
thriling.-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
Musical Program And Fine
Dinner EniOyed Xmas Dav

Christmas was quietly observed
here Monday and was officially
ushered in at A. NJ. when Prof.
ID. w. Theme and a brass quartet
from the Home band played Christ
mas carols from the library cupola.
Mass was celebrated at 8 A. NJ.
by Rev. FIR. MCGOWAN. with special
music by the choir.
At noon the veterans sat down TO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26

traits of character which she be>
licves the oranges would do we'll to
foster for the benefit Of the State.
IF every grange member would
contribute five cents. it would mean
considerable addition to the fund
and it might mean the difference be-
tween an education to some worthy
boy or girl" said Miss Hale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26
Maine Polls and
Valuation Since
1920 COMPARED

The growth of Maine in number
of polls and valuation as affixed by
Valuation Commissions and State
assessors since its organization in
1920 is shown in the following table
included in the 32nd annual report
of the Board of State Assessors re-
Gently submitted to the Governor
and Council.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26

The death of Allen B. Rackliff oc.
Cured in the hospital here Sunday
after long illness. He was born
in Rockland "a years ago He en-.
listed in Co. II. LIST Me-. at Augusta,
May y. 1898. and was discharged al
Rockland, Oct. 80. 1898. He was
admitted to the Home from Rock
land. April l. 1911. A wife, Mrs.
Alice z. Rackliff, and seven children.
of Attleboro,. survive,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-26

WANTED-TIRES AND TUBES. The
Highway Commission will take bids
upon solid and pneumatic tires and
tubes. Details may be had upon appIi-
cation to the Office. Augusta, Maine.
Bids will be opened at the Office of the
state Highway Commission at 10 a.
III. Friday. December %. dec2a-26-o1