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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-22

Mrs, Fred Guptill and Mrs. Bart
leu or Oakland were shopping in
Waterville yesterday afternoon.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
'sSilk," Rope, Carpets
Are Now Made of Wood

Did you know that sometimes when
you buy Silk" nowadays, or rope, or
carpets and other fabrics you are get
ting products made from wood as a
result Of chemical research by the
specialists Of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture.
Many new uses of wood which were
not dreamed Of few years ago, but
which have been revealed through
federal research, emphasize the me-
cessity Of treating the country's for
ests Is crop lands rather than as tim
ber mines, with no thouht Of replace
ment, the forest service points out.
A largo group OF senator's and repre-
sentatives under the leadership of
Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon,
are now on an extensive tour Of In
spection to see just what Is needed
In the way Of REPRESENTATION. Their
trip will cover the entire United
States from Maine to Washington,
and will last about six weeks. :.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
-Four Maryland Counties
Opened Up for Settlement

had the approval of Governor Richie
and the legislatu ture of the state
From a large number of tracts Of
fered. the commission has selected
those which are regarded as the most
desirable for immediate settlement
perts of the University of Marylan nd
in order to determine the kind and
character of farming for which the
land is best adapted and a general
plan of farm operations has been
worked out to assist the settler.
Arrangements have been made for
the services of trained agriculturists
to aid the settlers in establishing
homes and for the cooperation of the
county agent in giving counsel and
advice on best farming and marketing
methods. Much of the produce will
be marketed in Washington.
Value of Land.
The agriculture value of southern
Maryland was praised by the late DR..
cyril q. Hopkins. chief in agronomy
of the University of Illinois, who was
recognized throughout the country as
!ne most eminent authority of soil
Improvement in the United States. He
said:
The agricultural opportunity of
the present and immediate future is to
secure we'll located land of good tex
lure ana topography at a low price
and then proceed ., enrich it by eco
nomic methods and with natural ma
terials.
Il know of no better location than
southern Maryland. Much of the low
priced upland soil in this section is
gently undulating or slightly rolling,
and consists of loan with very good
physical compositions. From these
Standpoints 1t ranks well with the
common high priced land of the corn
belt states; and it requires only
rational enrichment to make this
exceed in crop production the present
average acre yields of the corn belt"
Evening star., 1923-09-09

The day of silver money has waned-
The use of silver for monetary COM
prises an important part of the world
demand for this precious metal One
of the economic effects Of the war has
been tho change in the monetary
status of silver in many foreign coun-
tries. The remarkable rise in the
price of silver during the period 1917
1920 and its steady decline from the
peak in January, 1920. have had
widespread effects on the circulation
silver as reserve for note issues.
Uncle Sam has just had q careful
analysis OF the situation made by
experts. the final result of which. re-
duced to a few words is:
Cd The use Of silver for reserve
purposes has declined since 1914 In
most countries, both absolutely and
In proportion to gold and other forms
Of cover for note issues.
(2) Numerous forces have 'oper-
ated to reduce the relative importance
of silver as a circulating medium
(3) In many countries there has
been a reduction In the f1neness and
content of silver coins.
() No movements appear to be In
progress to justify the assumption
that silver will soon regain It's pre-
war relative position as reserve for
note issues or as a cfrcuiatin
medium.
These conclusions are announced
by Julius Klein. director of the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce. To obtain complete and au-
thoritative data on the changes
of silver In foreign countries. which
have been requested by members of
tho Senate and others interested in
the silver situation. q detailed gues-
Evening star., 1923-09-09

Four Maryland counties. one ad-
jacent to the District of Columbia
and three others in close proximity
TO the Capital city are now being
developed rapidly. They are Prince
Georges, neighbor of the district;
Charles, which is very close by:
Calvert and St. Mary's. when many
WaShinEtonians frequent, especially
the autoists Their acreage, much
of which never has been farmed,
gradually is being populated SO that
development of the rich natural
resources of this territory in the
near future is assured. In fact, it
is hoped that it will not be so many
years before this section will be
placed on d par with other noted
sections of the terrapin state.
This unusual development of the
section that has been backward for
so long is due to the activity of the
Southern Maryland Immigration Com
mission which has been quietly at
work for almost a year in an effort
TO have utilized the exceptional agri-
cultural opportunities offered in the
four counties. Albert +. Woods. pres
ident of the University of Maryland.
is chairman of the commission with
each of the quartet of counties hav-
ing a member They are Thomas
Parran of Calvert: p W. Chichester
luff of ST. Mary's, and Joseph Will
mer Of Charles. r. A. McRae, who
has his offices at the University of
Maryland at College Park .is execu-
tive secretary.
Settlement Near Waldorf.
Since the commission began its
their places among the farmers of the
four countless The most pretentious
settlement Is to take place in October
when about 200 families will come
of 1892 acres near Waldorf. in
Charles county. sixteen miles from
Washington, which is to be SUBJ
divided for this purpose.
large tracts also are being cut into
portions that may be properly farmed
and these gradually are being set
tied by people from various parts OF
the United States and some from
For more than fifty years agricul-
ture in southern Maryland has been
hampered by poor roads and lack of
transportation facilities.
Naturally. the commission is get
ting valuable assistance from the
citizens of the four counties, many of
the leading residents going to con-
siderable expense. At present there
are five waterfront propositions
being developed, two each in Charles
and st. Mary's and one in Calvert.
Morgantown, which many Washingto-
mans visit on auto Jaunts, is one OF
them.
Approval Of Governor.
Plans for the colonization and de-
yelopment of the four counties which
the commission is following have
Evening star., 1923-09-09
Use of Silver Coin Wanes,
Governments Study Shows

counsuIar service and TO the foreign
representatives of the Department of
Commerce. This brought in a vast
which has been placed AT the dis
posal of the Senate committee on
gold and silver inquiry. This data
has been summarized by DIR. Leland
Rex Robinson of the finance and in
yestment division OF the Department
of Commerce. who has had the CO.
operation of DR.. Frederick r. Lee. in
preparing the data for China and
India.
The investigators find e1courage-
ment for the silver producer. how
tries bulking large in monetary de-
mand for the metal have consider
ably Increased their active circula
tiOn of silver since 1914 In Chins.
silver circulation Increased from 1914
to 1891 Estimates for India indicate
a complete restoration OF silver 10
circulation by natural causes. and
use OF silver in 1914. Egyptian use
has greatly advanced in the same
period. and Canada records growth
of silver reserves and circulation over
Sweden. Switzerland and the Neither
lands, circulation has greatly In
creased-althOugh at the expense of
neighbOring countries Silver circu-
lati0n in Japan and Siam has held
its own. while in Mexico and in the
United Kinkdom latest statistics OF
coinage show increases over pre-wer
years.
The general conclusion. however. IS
that silver witt r0G soon regain its
pre-war re'T- - i'm FortSnce in re-
serves. In c. ~ in circulation.
Evening star., 1923-09-09

Now, 1t Is idle to deny that, until re.
Gently. and especially during the last ten
years or 20, japan. with her alleged
territorial expansion to meet the needs
Evening star., 1923-09-09

My four years, on and OF. in Japan.
in the service Of her government, re-
main impressed upon my memory aS
some of tho happiest experiences of
my life. :. Everybody, and. everything
Evening star., 1923-09-09

ST. Paul and Minneapolis are Ia
have the aTst noiseless street cars
in the world Trucks equipped with
roller bearings viii bs' snssaIled uu-
der cars to make the:- operation
nofSeles3- q
Evening star., 1923-09-09
BY HENRY W. BUM.

T HE following is brief summary Of
the most important news Of the world
for the seven days ended Septem-
ber s.
Evening star., 1923-09-09
BY BEN MckELWAN.

~ ORTO RICO is weary of a
- status she considers neither
fish nor flesh nor good red
.,nI SI N ends &c
, 1923-09-14
St. Thomas News

The enrolment during the first week
of school was about the same as that
of last year, and divided as follows:
Grades |, 200; II, 1873; III 237; ",
237; V. 300; vi, 1863; VII, 105; VIII,
81; TX, II; X, 20; XII, 3; XII, 6; making
a total of / ,515.
This years enrolment shows an in
crease in the high school of "a pupils, the
number being 1875 enrolled as compared
to I09 last year.
In Grade |, there are enrolled 200,
which shows a decrease of So children
from last years enrolment for the same
grade. The ST. Thomas Times, Sept. 8th.
The Department of Education now
boasts of a complete senior high school,
, 1923-09-14

The subject, JESUS THE MESSIAH,
is COMING AGAIN" will be preached by
Elder F. Hall at the Adventist Church
Sunday night the 18th inst.
This truth is no cunningIy devised
myth; it is based upon eleven lines of
prophecy that the Master Himself gave
when upon earth the first time" Bap-
tism will be held at the sea Saturday or
Sabbath morning the 18th. Com.
, 1923-09-14

with pupils in the tenth, eleventh, and
twelfth grades. At the. present time
of high school Students that it will be
very difficult to keep them in Sc Dol.
enth grades. respectively. have already
left for more lucrative employment
Ibid. g..
, 1923-09-14
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROlX STATION.

ST. CROlX STATION.
London. Sept. 18th. Typhoid and
dysentery have broken c t in Toxic and
there is great need for .edical supplies
says a despatch to I'll Daily Express
dated Sunday. Distressing scenes are
being witnessed daily. as the foreigners
and japanese continue their. search Of
tie ruins for relatives. Many bodies are
still lying in the streets. The British and
United States Embassies have establish
ed headquarters in the Imperial Hotel,
which escaped demolition. A group Of
foreigners marooned at Miyadsohita, a
Summer resort in the Hak0ne district,
have been rescued, many japanese have
begun to build homes of some kind. in
order to protect themselves from tie
elements.
London, Sept. nth. "A special r1eelirg
of the first committee Of the League of
Nations, which deals with all internatio l.
al legal affairs, has been summoned to
meet tomorrow to hear Sir Lomer GOuin.
the federal minister of justice and Cana
da's representative to the League present
the case for the dominion for the amend
ment of article 10.
London, lSept, 11th.-A Central News
despatch from Berlin says it is reported
from Moscow that Leon Trotzky, the
Russian Soviet War Minister. has been as
s%assinated. No details are given. There
is no confirmation Of the report.
San Diego, Sept. 11th.-Navy ~aviatC's
are depended upon by scientists to fur.
nish them with photographs showing the
corona of the sun. Fifteen airplanes
from the u S battle fleet s~quadrOns took
to the air more than an hour before the
t~otality period of yesterdays eclipse of
the sun and each of them rose to more
than Is, 600 feet, considerably above the
fog and cloud banks that interfered with
the view from the ground, Many photo
graphs of the eclipse were made. Scien-
fists at Point Lota stated that because
of adverse conditions prevailing. the
eclipse obser vations were unsatisfactory.
London, Sept. 11th.-Three syndica-
lists attempted to assassinate Premier
Sylvia of Portugal today, according to a
Lisbon despatch to the Central News.
The attempt was unsuccessful.
Berlin, Sept. 18th. The Soviet EN-
bassy here describes the reports of a re-
volt at Moscow and the assassination of
Leon Trotzky, the war minister, as fabri-
cations.
Geneva, Sept. l1th.-BeIieving that
any comment on his n9rt would he m
, 1923-09-14

~ oll0 ll0OfS ~ SOsA nav AN S1NA
alton. Lord Robert Cecil has abandoned
the plan he announced yesterday of maxi
ing today a detailed statement or the
Greco Italian controversy, especially from
the standpoint of the League of Nations.
Lord Robert had indicated that he would
summarize the situation to the represen-
tatives of the press here.
Athens, Sept. 18th. The crisis be-
tween Italy and Serbia over the Fiume
question is causing grave anxiety here,
where it is looked upOn as a possible
menace % immediate adjustment of the
Greco. Italian situation. 1t is feared that
in the event of hoStiIities, Italy will find
some pretext to continue the occupation
of the island of Corfu, tbs occupation of
which seems to be the upperm0st factor
in Greek circles. Advices from Belgrade
say that the pOpulace of the Jugo SIe Wan
capital is in a state Of high excitement
and that the Government will follow step
by step every military move taken by
Italy. The Albanlans have closed their
Greek frontier, according to private ad-
vices, and are recruiting all men of mill
tary age in the eastern part of the coun-
try.
Paris, Sept. 11tb.-At the request of
Baron AvezZanO, Italian Ambassador,
the Ambassador Council postponed it's
meeting this afternoon until tomorro v.
Baron AvezZano said that he had not yet
received instructions from Rome regard
ing the evacuation Of Clrfu. Some ner-
vousness has developed here over the
efforts to settle the Corfu occupation
before the measures adopted for the
satisfaction of Italy's demands are in
augurated. : The feeling in French cir
Giles appears to be that Italy oughs to be
taken at her word and withdraw from
the Greek islands as soon as the terms
of the Ambassadors proposals are COM
piled with.
Rome, Sept. 18th. Premier Mussolini,
who arrived here today from Milan,
where he spent the week attending the
Grand Prix auto race, went Immediately
10 the Foreign Office to receive the latest
reports concerning the Greco-ItaIian and
Jugo Slav-Italian situations. Later he
sent instructions to the Italian Minister
at Athens and the Ambassadors in Lon
don. Additional instructions were issued
today by the Ministers Of War and Ma
rine for preparations made necessary by
the situation.
London, Sept. 11th.-The Greek Gov
eminent has arrested eight persons
suspected of the murder O" the members
of the Italian boundary Commission in
Janina, according to a, Rome despatch to
the Central News. The arrest of Colonel
Botzaris, Greek member of the Greco
s
, 1923-09-14
LOCAL

) lines Of rain was measured at the
Fort this morning. Kingshill 2 and Fred
eriksted line.
The S. S. "Paria" is due at Frederik-
5ted today at | o'clock, AMI is expected
to sail for New York tomorrow
Mails by her will be closed in Christian
sted Post Office at 5 o'clock this after
noon.
The Mizpah from St. Thomas with
mails. cargo and passengers arrived here
yesterday afternoon.
The S. S. ''B)'ivar" from New York
via Frederiksted arrived here at moor
Yesterday and after 6ischarging her
cargo sailed at i D. m. for the islands.
She brought fourteen bags Of mail for
this town.
We beg to welcome back to the island
Mr.. J. B Gebhart, Public Works Officer,
who arrived here yesterday by the s. S.
BOLIVAR.
Two new Instruments COMET and clari-
nett were received by the Native Brass
Band on Tuesday by the S. s. "Surinam''.
, 1923-09-14

) Ines Of rain was measured at th
Fort this morning. KingshiII 2 and Fred
eriksted l line.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-04-20
WIPED OUT IN INDIAN FIGHT
Place Where All but One of Dade's
Command Fell, Now Me
mortal Park.

Marking the battle ground where in
1885 Maj. Francis L. Dade and all but
one Of his entire command Of more
than 100 men were massacred In a
one-sided fight with the Seminole In
dians, there has been recently dedi-
Gated near Bushnell, Fla. a memorial
park named in honor of this cOmman-
der and his troops. 1t is described and
illustrated in Popular Mechanics Mag
azine. An attractive arch, built by the
people of Sumter county with stones
from the surrounding country, forms
an entrance to the grounds, while in-
side is a monument topped by bronze
figure Of an infantryman Of the time.
and a three-sided breastwOrk of logs,
arranged on the exact spot where the
last stand was made. The troops were
Ell route from Fort Brooke, Tampa
Bay, to Fort King. when, almost with
out warning, the Indians, 1,4OO strong
swOoped down upon them. Warike
we'll armed, and finding ample protec-
tion in the hummocks and palmetto
thickets Of the country, they had little
trouble in overcoming the small band
of soldiers, of whom only one man es-
scaped to tell the story.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-04-20

rcn;1 ::i... Ale oT.: ro.lr ana OouDIe
windows looking out to the front 1t
Is Is feet by II feet 6 inches and di-
rectly off it is the breakfast room
feet 6 inches by feet 6 inches-an
unusually well-lighted, cheerful room
which could be made to serve instead
us q sewing room, library or study
as the owner felt inclined The kitchen
is o feet 8 inches by 10 feet, with ice
box placed for handy outside icing !;
broom closet; and its own entry which
prevents access to the kitchen proper
in the case Of peddlers, ETC. With its
regular pantry and the added ad
vantage Of a buffers pantry. serving is
a pleasure to the worker In the
kitchen.
Upstairs we have four bedrooms, one
bathroom and sleeping porch that
opens from the right front bedroom.
There are five clothes closets upstairs,
and one linen closet-ample for all re-
quirements.
AS the house stands, it Is without
the distinctive feature of a fireplace.
However, chimney of cobbles or
brick could be erected at the left end,
dividing the structure and giving a
fireplace inside the living room. Up
stairs the TWO leTt bedrooms could De
thrown together in one masters room,
and the fireplace built into the space
developed through the removal of the
dividing wall between the rooms.
AS with all other homes. flowers
and vines and shrubbery are impera-
tive if a house is to appear to ad-
vantage. Worth observing particularly
in this illustration is the way the
dwarf Expresses, potted on the ter
races, give tone and character in keep
ing with the dignified character Of this
handsome dwelling; especially so,
since the Dutch, who developed this
style of house, realized to the full the
decorative possibilities Of bright flow
ers and shrubs In connection with their
homes.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-04-20
thing. But I thought"
"What did YOU think 2"


what did you Think"
Roche shrugged his shoulders, hest
tated, then answered, "Why, ] thought
that, a second or so before he gave
that cry l heard" He paused like
man who is afraid that what he Is
going to say will sound absurd. 81
don't know just what to call it. 1t was
very slight, more like little thud.
could scarcely hear it, 1t sounded as
if a small object had struck some
thing"
The keen face of BARLEY was eager,
and he leaned forward, his eyes on
Roches face and that was just be-
fore he cried out?" he asked
"Yes, only a second before. 1t was
just after l thought / heard some
thing else"
BARLEY demanded, "What?"
The chief hesitated again, pausing
as If to think out carefully what he
wished to say.
"Why-Mr. BARLEY, when that last
clap of thunder came, thought the
house had been struck, and was SO up
set that l don't know if l really heard
anything at all. What l thought |
heard sounded like bough moving I'm
the wind, or, the whir of a violin
string"
His description was so vague that
we looked at each other, puzzled. Bart
ley tried to make the chief more def
mite, but to all his questions he re-
ceived the same reply. Roche was not
sure If he had heard anything, but If
he had, it had sounded like a bough in
the wind What it was, or what had
caused it. he had not the falntest idea.
Continued Next Week
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-04-20

near BARLEY, who had seated himself
on the desk.
For several moments he glanced
around the room, trying to recreate
for himself the way the row of chairs
had looked when the lights had been
extinguished. AS his keen eyes
studied us, frown came to his face,
fingered second, then faded away.
"You people in the front row." he
commented, were the nearest to the
chauffeur. If anything was heard,
you would have been the ones to hear
it, OF course, the rattle of the thun-
der would have drowned almost any
other sound. The crowd was bit
uneasy, too, because of the sharp light
ming, and made little rustling noise
OF It's own; yet 1t seems almost in
credible that anyone could have crept
up to Bnffeur and struck him down
without either Miss Potter or Roche
having heard them"
Miss Potter flushed, and without
waiting for him to say more she in
terrupted, II never heard a thing; not
thing"
BARLEY studied her carefully as he
asked, Are you surep
Her face paled, then the color re-
turned, but again she replied, II heard
nothing until that horrible cry rang
out"
| saw her shudder as if the mem
ory of it were almost too much for
her, but she continued bravely, II
knew it was beside me, and l won
dered what had happened. 1t fright
ened me-so much-that / can't tell
Just what happened after that"
She seemed to be telling the truth;
yet | could not understand how any
one had gotten near enough to Brifreur
to kill him without the person next to
him hearing his approach.
BARLEY toyed with a piece of paper
a second, then smiled as he said, "Of
course, the cry startled you, Miss Pot
ter. But before or after it came, can
you think of no little occurrence that
might help US? Nothing at all?"
She was silent for a long time, then
slowly, as If apologetic, she answered,
'That is, l heard nothing, butt did
think | felt something brush my dress
ON the side next to Briffeur. l am
not sure, however. 1 only thought
something did. The next moment
heard him slip to the floor and knew
something was wrong"
Bartley's eyes frightened at her re-
mark, and he asked eagerly, Can you
show us just where your dress was
brushedY'
She hesitated as If trying to collect
her thoughts, and glanced down at
her dark brown dress. Then she
placed her hand on a spot a little
above her waistline. BARLEY came to
her side and looked closely at the
place she indicated, khen suddenly
knelt, his eyes close to the cloth.
Strengthening up, he pointed out to
us a small splotch a little darker
than the goods of which the dress was
made. With a significant glance he
said one word, Blood"
At the word, a look of horror came
into Miss Potter's face and she shrank
away.
"Was that stain on your dress when
you put 1t onT' he asked as he rose
to his feet.
"No! The dress was worn this
afternoon for the first time since 1t
ha 20
He said nothing more, but went
back to the desk. I presume that we
were all wondering what the blood
stain indicated The wild thought
rushed over me that she might, after
ALL have killed Briffeur: but dis
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-04-20
Fire or Water.

A mountain at Llanhilleth, in Mon
mouthshire, Wales, has been rent into
gaping assures. Some of these splits
in the earth are nearly a hundred
yards long, three feet wide, and thir-
teen feet deep.
Opinions are divided as to the cause.
Some think 1t was fire, causing an
earthquake, and others think it was
water, tire big downfall of rain caus-
ing crumblings Of earth. "