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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
Seasonal Changes
Noted in Monthly
Federal Reserve

Boston, Sept. 30-Seasonal changes
in business activity in New England
during September were more notice.
able than fundamental changes says
the monthly review of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Boston, issued to-
night. The building situation has
improved and the banking situation
remains favorable.
Probably the majority of the in
dustries of New England usually get
larger volume of orders in Septem-
Der than in August and that seems to
have been the case this year." the re-
view says.
The general stuat ton is still spot
ty. The more optimistic feeling
which was so noticeable during Au-
gust continued in September, but
was not quite so positive. Prices of
basic materials increased during the
first three weeks of the month at
about the same rate as they did in
August. Prices Of manufactured
goods did not show the same rising
tendency as those Of basic materials,
but they are naturally less sensitive
to change conditions than basic ma
terial prices.
There has been little recent
change manufacturing activity in
New England other than that usual
ly seen at this time of the years
The latest reports available on en-
ployment in this district cover Au-
gust and show that there was practi-
cally no change in the volume of en-
ploynent then, as compared with
July.
Reports on the distribution Of
New England merchandise by the
railroads Of this district are not as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
CANAAN
Canaan Grange
Fair Due This Week

A splendid fair program mas been
arranged for the annual Grange
Fair at Grange hall in Canaan, on
Friday, October 5th. In the forenoon
there will be pulling by draft horses
at 10 o'clock as follows: First class
horses, 1900 and over, premiums $lO'
SIS. and SO; the second class horses.
$500 and under, SO, IS and 50.
In the afternoon there VIII pc
music by the Grange orchestra in the
hall. There will also be sports. IN
Guiding q foot race by school girls
wheclbarrow race by school boys:
potato race by school girls; foot race
by school boys; three-legged race Tor
all; doughnut eating contest LOT
girls, and a pie eating contest lor
boys. The premiums will include
box of chocolates for each race. Other
premiums will include first, second
and third awards of 81, SOU ana
s1.5O, for farm products and same
awards for fancy work. Admission TO
the hall is ten cents. Dinner VIII
be served in the dining hall at 5oc"
with beans baked in the ground. Free
dinners will be given to the Oldest
lady and the oldest gentleman pres
ent. The closing feature will be a
grand ball in the evening. Penneys
orchestra of Fairfield will turmsh
music and will be 75c.. and for iadles
Csc. Supper will be served at 81 per
couple. The public is cordially IN
vited to bring in exhibits.
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FAIR AT SIDNEY
Continued from Page One)

Sidney won many favorable COM
ments. No prizes were awarded in
| this class. although a numb@ of
spectators expressed the opinion
| that another year the fair officials
should make provision for this, in
| order to encourage the children In
/ their school work.
The IongfeIow school. of which
Mrs. Alice Morse is teacher. exhibited
| interesting little stories on various
| subjects. as we'll as work in arithmetic.
| Fancy work, sewing. painting ana map
making were shown by the pupils or
| the Lowell school, Miss Miriam Smith
| teacher, A similar exhibit was made
! bv the children of the Thaycr Corner
| school. this including a caricature PIC
| ture made entirely out of vegetables.
Mrs. June Wright is teacher or that
school. Specimens of penmanshlp ana
work in map-making were presented by
the pupils Of the Washington school, OF
which Mrs. Davis is the teacher.
Although not a part of the school
disDlav. a nature picture made by the
Clark children was proof that in and
out Of school they have been actively
enea ged. Butterflies and grass specl-
ment which they had collected dur
ing the past summer were put together
in one frame, making a unique picture.
Fancy Work Department
Many pretty articles were shown IN
the ladies' fancy work department.
these including embroidered towels
flet trimmed night robes. knit bags.
nacIlIaces. fancy handkerchiefs, and
braided and hooked rugs. A unique
showing was of old-fashioned worsted
flowers made over 100 years ago. the
present owner being Alice l.. HAM
mond. aged Il years.
Among the exhibitors in this depart
ment were Miss Grace A. Graves, mrs
Laura Barr. Mrs. Dorcas Creed. MRS. b.
r. Morse. Mrs c. s. Taylor. Mrs. Pearl
TayIor, Mrs. Florence Haskell. Helene
Savto1le. Mrs. J. T. Sawtelle and VIZ
ginia L. Peck. seven years OLD.
Flowers shown by Miss Helen NJ.
Graves and preserves made by MIS-
Tanner and Mrs. Creed were praise
worthy exhibits.
The Baby Show
Although few babies were entered in
the bahv show. it nevertheless proved
of much interest. The little ones were
thn center of attention in the hall the
narIv part of the afternoon and were
equal to the occasion. Prizes were
awarded by the judges as follows:
Smallest. Dorothy l.. Goodhue, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Goodhue;
largest. Edna Alteen Bracket daugh-
tor of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Bracket.
The Midway
An unusually large midway-the
biggest ever at the Sidney fair-was
one of the high lights of today's event.
There were all sorts of booths where
LIGHT refreshments and novelties were
sold. and plenty of games of skill for
those desiring to play them. clair
voyant and palmist was on hand to tell
fortunes Of ihose who were especially
DESTROYS Of learning of their future.
One unique feature was the work of
musical artist. who produced his music
from ordinary bowls in the manner of
xylophone playing.
The livestock exhibit was merito-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
NO FALL BOOM
Continued from Page One)

makers have piled amounts greater
than usually are accumulated before
furnaces are blown out. Production
OF this commodity is now about f1f-
teen percent below the spring peak.
and acCeleration of the decline is
looked for in the early futures. In
the steel products market buyers still
hold the edge, although makers re-
fuse to cut prices, believing that such
course would not attract new bust
ness and that buying ultimately must
come in at present levels because
stocks are being eaten into.
After ease following the tax date,
money rates have again turned firm.
1t is maintained in good quarters That
during the period when credit was
very plentiful the banks put their
surplus in securities and that finan-
cling of the fall trade and crops has
shown the free surplus to be smaller
than had been thought. Some OBJ
servers see connection between this
circumstance and the recently I'M
satisfactory condition of the bond
market. At the same time, 1t is
thought that the climax of the fall
hardening in money rates is at or
near at hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

rious one, the several classes being
we'll contested by some fine looking an
imans. Among the exhibitors were
Ira Foss, Roy Smiley, Martin L. Good
hue and A. II. Smiley. Sheep We're
exhibited by NJ. L. Goodhue and Henry
Goodhue.
At noon a delicious baked bean din
ner was served upstairs in the Grange
hall by the ladies of the grange. Dane
ing was enjoyed there in the afternoon
music being furnished by Mobiles or
chestra of Sidney.
The officials of the fair whose work
contributed largely to it's success,
were: President, George S. Shaw; Sec
rotary. c. S. Taylor; assistant secreta-
ry. NJ. n. Taylor; Inarshal, George Aus
tin; directors. George Austin. c. S.
Taylor, Ernest Wyman and G. S. Shaw;
superintendent of grounds. George
Austin; superintendent of hall. Q. II.
Davenport and wife; superintendent of
horses, w. B. Haskell; superintendent
of neat stock, Frank Taught.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

satisfactory as production and en-
ployment reports. Since early in
July Carloadngs Of merchandise and
miscellaneous freight on the New
England roads have been less than al
| the corresponding period last year
| This contrasts with material increa-
ses shown for the entire country.
The distribution of merchandise
into the hands of the ultimate con-
sumner can at the present time be
measured only in terms of the value
of merchandise distributed by the de-
partment stores and hahn store sys-
TENS, So far this year sales in dol
lars by New England department
stores reporting to this bank have
avera ged about 10 percent larger
than the corresponding months last
year. Retail prices are undoubtedly
somewhat higher than they were a
year ago. so that sales in terms OF
quantity Of value probably would not
show an increase of as much as
ten percent
"The widespread postponement OF
new building operations last spring
was one of the factors which brought
about the wave of pessimism recent
ly prevailing. Therefore it is en-
couraging to note that the building
situation in this district has lately
improved. Contracts awarded for new
construction during the early part of
September averag ed higher than dur
ing August, while ordinarily there is
a seasonal decline of between Is and
20 percent. A large volume of con-
struction is actually under way, al
though there is not the scarcity of
mechanics there was in the spring,
when builders were bidding against
one another.
THE banking situation remains
favorable a it has for many months
past. Money rates tended slightly
higher during September although
apparently not much, If any, more
than the usual seasonal increase CO.
incident with the financing of the
crop movement"
The review says that the produc-
tion of boots and shoes in New Eng
land during August showed an adj
vance of Is percent over the July
output, comparing with an increase
of II percent for the total United
States. Increased activity resulted
in a ten percent increase in the num-
Der of persons employed.
August figures Of cotton consump-
ton in New England mills, while less
than a year ago, showed advance of
percent over July. Nevertheless 81
percent of the reporting Massachu-
sets cotton textile establishments
operated on less than normal full
time schedules during August, COM
pared with 3S percent in July. The
early part of September witnessed a
noticeable increase of activity in
practically all branches of the cot
ton manufacturing industry.
The between-season period caused
some slackening of activity in New
England wooden mills in August, but
the curtailment was not extensive.
August wool consumption in New
England mills was four percent less
than in the previous month, compar-
ing with a six percent decline for the
total United States,
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Premium Awards
LIVESTOCK

Matched Steers: LIST, Ira Foss OF
Sidney.
Best two-year old bull: Registered
Shorthorns-1st. Roy Smiley. Calf
1st Roy Smiley Two-year old
Guernsey-1st. Martin L. Goodhue
Guernsey calf-1st, Martin l.. Good
hue.
Mich Cows: Registered Short
horns-1st, Roy Smiley. Registered
Guernsey-1st. Martin L. Goodhue;
End, A. H. Smiley.
Sheep: list. NJ. L. Goodhue; 2nd,
Henry Goodhue.
list, R. c. Smiley. Heifer-1st, r. c,
Smiley.
Draft Horses: 1st. A. D. Smiley.
POULTRY. -. 80.
Best pen Of Rhode Island Reds
1st, William Mills; End. Robert
Clark. Best pair of Bantams-1st,
Sidney T. Longley Best trio of
Plymouth Rocks-1st, Arthur Clark.
VEGETABLES
Potatoes: LIST. George S. Shaw;
2nd, T. w. Longley & Son.
Farm Produce: LIST, r. w. Longley
& Son; End, George S. Shaw.
FRUIT
Fruit: 1st. Eugene Groves; End, T.
w. Longley & Son.
OTHER AWARDS
Cut Flowers and Potted Plants
1st, Helen NJ. Graves.
Special Premium for Girls: Best
display Of cooked food, canned fruits
and fancy work, exhibited by a girl
Of sixteen years or under-1st, Vir-
ginia Peck; 2nd. Alice Hammond.
Display of fancy Articles: list,
Grace Graves; End, Maude Taylor;
3rd, Alice Morse.
Honey: 1st, F. Eugene Cowan.
Dairy Products: Butter-1st, Mrs
F. Glenn Bailey: 2nd Mrs. Florence
Houghton. Cheese-1st, Mrs. NJ.
Special Premiums for Boys: Best
display of farm produce, exhibited
by a boy, sixteen years old or under
list, Lawrence Peterson.
Canned Fruit: list, Mrs. Tanner;
End, Mrs. Creed.
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subsequently removed. the final action
coming late last night when two OPP
posing pleas in the state district court
we're dismissed by agreement of coun-
sci. One sought a writ of mandamus
to compel the state election board to
Put the legislative question on the bal
lot. The other prayer restraining
order to keep it off.
With the withdrawal of both, all le-
gal obstacles were removed. The gov
errors proclamation followed within
two hours.
Mr.. McAlster could not be located
for a statement tonight. Upon his
earlier declaration that he was power
less to stay the election, after having
put the machinery in final motion, sew
eral newspapers in the state printed
extra editions this afternoon advising
citizens that the election would be
held.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
Election Commission
Orders Ballots Printed

Tulsa. Okla, Sept. 30-(By A. p
Orders to print 10000 ballots for
Tulsa county and more than 100000
for adjoining counties were placed
with local printers today following
receipt by Secretary John Smiley of
the county election commission. of a
special delivery letter from w: c.
McAllister, secretary of the state
election board at Oklahoma City.
The special vote on all six meas
ures, including the legislative lnitla-
tive question, were ordered in the
ballots. The election will be held &C :
cording to law, it was announced at
SmileNs Office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
)ne Classification Here Will Interest You Most Of All Which One IT,
AUTOMOBILES
Automobiles for Sale

USED CARS
1921 MARMON-speedster with new
cord tires. New paint. This &c
wonderful buy.
IL NASH-Four cyl. touring in
splendid condition. Has bumper mo-
tor meter. radiator bar, step plates
windshield. wings. Tires like new.
1921 NAsH-Roadster.
1919 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
1922 sTUDEBAKER-Light SIX Sedan.
1922 BUICK-Touring, 5-pass.
1922 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
! 1919 REO-Touring.
1919 FORD-Touring in good running
order.
G. NJ. c. TRUCK.
Good securities taken at full value.
| Terms.
WADLEIGH & SON.
USED CARS
| 1922 FORD-Touring. Best of condi-
| ton, lots Of extras-$265.
] 1922 FORD-Touring; new cord tires;
I best OF condition.
1921 FoRD-sedan.
FRANKL1N-Tourirg car. Newly
painted; best of condition.
NAsH-Six touring car; been run only
5000 miles. A trade.
A number of other good trades In
Chevrolets and Overlands.
Cash, terms or trade.
CLIFTON R. SHAW. 4 WILLOW ST.
TEL. 423-M
choose from. Look 'em over Brad
street Motor Co., SIS Cony ST., Angus
ia; Water ST. Hallowell
1921 COLUMBlA-Six, sport roadster,
disc wheels, perfect mechanical condi-
tion. small mileage: S475. Box C-3,
care Journal.
ONE DEFINITION Of an advertis-
ing expert is a man who reads the
classified columns regularly.
NEED SOMETHING? Then you
need a classified ad.
READERS of CLASSIFIED ads are
gamers.
CLASSIFIED ADS merit your atten-
ton.
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EMPLOYMENT
Help Wanted-FemaIe

COOK-In small family adults. No
laundry. Good wages. Apply Box
"A. care Journal.
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Musical Instruments

P1ANO-Upright used piano in fine
condition. S135. Large cabinet Vic
trola cheap. c. A. Drawn Piano Co,
Gardiner.
PlANOS-ReaI bargains in regular and
player pianos. New and used. {. A
Drawn Piano Co.. Depot Square
Gardiner.
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ENERGETIC LADIES-At once to
give all or part time to an outside
work in this city. Good income. Box
CT. care Journal.
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THE AID that tells is the ad that
sells Read and use Classified Ads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

COMPLETE CLASSIFIED Ads give
complete satisfaction to readers and to
advert iSCrS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

LESMAN-Wanted. A man to do
saleSwork on a retail baker cart. Must
be reliable and able to furnish refer
ences. A man with retail sales ex-
perience preferred. Apply in person
to Sales Manager, Harris Baking Co,
North ST.. Waterville. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

MAN-With good education for ship
per. References required. Harris
Baking Co.. North ST. Waterville.
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MANY LOCAL business advertisers
let our ad-salesmcn write all of the
Classified Ads they use. This adj
writing service is fires; the profitable
results are quick and sure.
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CLASSIFIED RATES
Effective Sept. Is. 1923
Is words to q line)

The Journal Will not be responsible
~ more than one incorrect insertion
~. notify promptly any mistake in
the initial insertion.
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TELL your troubles 70 a Policeman
and if he is stumped call upon our
ad-taker.
-C-,17T SIMS ~ ,SCTEIED Al. g;,,-
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MEN-To work in woods. Camp on
Cross Hill road. A. c. Mclaughlin.
Noyes Place.
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Seeds, Plants Fertilizers

ROOTS-Roots of coreopsis, canter-
bury bells. fox-glove. purple rockets,
hardy heliotrope. hollyhocks. larkspur.
lilies and iris. Also hardy phlox 81
per dozen. Mrs. +. C. Blair, IA Bou-
telle Ave, Waterville. Tel. 267-M.
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Solicitors, Canvassers, Agents

AGENTS-In every city and town in
Me-. n. H., r. l. and VT. Either sex.
Spare or whole time. Liberal pay.
Travelling representatives. Guaran-
teed salary. We lead all competitors
in Maine. Began business Jan. /,
1906. The Era ternities. Richmond. Me.
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USED CARS-A good assortment to
choose from. Look 'em over. Brad
street Motor Co., SIS Cony ST., Angus
ia; Water St, Hallowell.
1921 COLUMBlA-Six, sport roadster,
disc wheels, perfect mechanical condi-
tion. small mileage: S475. Box C-3,
care Journal.
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GlRL-For general housework MI
John Griffin, Box 231 Madison, Me.
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CALVES-Twin steers . weeks old
Price $25. W. II. Bookings, r. IL
Tel. 2S9-N.
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BARGAINS IN SECOND HAND FUR
NITURE-Ladies desks. hall trees,
art squares. sideboards and few oil
cook stoves. Left to sell at dis
count. Augusta Furniture Co.
BED ROOM SET-And dining room
table. MIS-. Z. r. Stevens, 10 Glen
don st.
RANGE-Quaker cabinet, and childs
high chair. Call % Maple st. Ran
dolph. or Tel 39-R
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01

MAN-For general work about bakery.
Harris Baking Co., North ST., Water
Vile. t..
, 1923-07-15
rich MEMS
Wives SHOWS
here MONDAY
Picture of Dramatic Power
With House Peters In
Leading Role

When you get a book or a play
with situations that make YOU thrill.
one minute and the next minute
make you want to cry, you can tell
the world you've had entertainment.
That's the effect that Rich Mems
Wives the new Preferred picture
which comes to the Iris Monday and
Tuesday has upon its audience.
This is a picture hat everybody win
be the better for seeing, because ii
has n splendid story, a theme in
tensely interesting and a cast that
comes as close to being 'all-star'N as
any i has been our pleasure to meet
on the screen. Dramatic power and a
stirring hear appeal are the dominat-
ing strains as the story unfolds. One
situation. where a mother, outcast
from the social position to which she
was born. returns to rescue her baby
son from the hands Of a party OF
revelers using him as the butt of n
joke. is one of the most impressive
that has ever been put On the screen.
House Peters has the principal
masculine role and Claire Windsor.
beautiful. graceful and clever, is the
mother heroine. On a par with them
are Rosemary Thehy. Myrtle Sted.
man, CASTOR Glass, Mildred June.
Carol Holloway, Charles Clary.
Martha Mattox and william Austin.
II is n well chosen and s~plcndldiy
balanced cast. with each player an
artist in his or her role.
Pitch Mems Wives" was produced
, 1923-07-15

in charge. Thursday from 8 p. m.
tn all are served, supper by the ladies'
OF the Social Service Circle. The
Sunday School picnic will be held ON
Thursday, July 26. Announcement
will be made Sunday about this event.
The pastor and his family viii start
on a vacation trip on next Monday.
During his absence DR.. J. A. Dean OF
the East Side Methodist. Community
church will hav charge of his work.
He may be reached at the study by
phone 1865. or at his home. corner
OF East Second and Kenwood streets
by phone 1S29-W. He will respond
to calls that any might make FOR pas
toral attention. The lecture. Sunday
night will be one of great interest.
The peop'e OF this country are spend,
ing over $500. 600, 900 a year for to-
bacco. nearly as much as it costs to
run the government: far more than it
cost before the great war. Fully
$75, 200, 600 OF fires are caused each
yea IN IA country by smokers OF to-
bacco. The American medical Asso-
citation says tobacco has poison in it
more deadly than any poison except
prussic acid, and that 1t acts nearly
as quickly as prussic acid. Young
people are especially invited TO see
and hear the lecture.
, 1923-07-15

J. NJ Crumers pastor, All services
ut odd Fellows hall. Sunday school
9:a5 a, m. Robert Heinze, superintend-
m Morning worship Il o'clock.
Evening worship s o'clock. Everybody
is expected. Don't disappoint us. Who
sale it vas hot? Say, there are a lot
Of nlaces hotter thar this in this
world. and Oh, my. what are you go-
ing to do in the next world unless
YOU come to church. Wen tell you tho
subjects Of our ermon when you
come to church. Remember basket
Inner service tho last Sunday in
July. Notices later. Every Sunday
night in August illustrated lantern
service on church lot. First two
nights Ben Hur. Other two Martin
Luther.