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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-21
NEW YORK MARKET
Features Of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks

New York. March 20.-Chief interest
in today's stock market centered in the
extremely violent fluctuations of Piggy
Wiggly stock, which opened today at
75.a. jumped to 124 and then dropped
back to 81. 10 points above last nights
close. in response to the apparent
squeezing Of the short interest" Trad
ing in the stock was suspended by or
der Of the board Of governors after the
market closed, this action being taken
with the approval Of attorneys for
Clarence Saunders, president Of the
Piggy Wiggly Co.. who is reported to
have demanded delivery Of $4,000
shares Of stock.
The cratic gyrations in this issue
naturally caused slime unsettlement in
the balance Of the list, but good de-
mand for the Independent steel. textiles
and some Of the rails eventually turned
prices upward again.
Baldwin, Studebaker and some Of the
other popular favorites closed frac-
tionally lower, but conspicuous
strength was shown by American
Wooden, Republic and Gulf States
Steels. American Ice, Beechnut. kresge
end Woolworth, the net gain in those
issues ranging from 2 to nearly 8
points. Manhattan Electric supplies
Jumped 81 points on turnover OF ap-
troximately 5000 shares.
American Locomotive dropped more
than a point to 1879 and marked heav-
mess also was apparent in Associated
and Tidewater Oils. Dupont and Max
well Motors A. off to "a points.
Sale of block of 10000 shares OF
Southern Railways at IS. up I. fea-
tured the trading in the railroad group,
other changes in which were Of an ir-
regular and fractional character.
Cali money opened ut per cent. and
advanced to 81 in the late afternoon,
closing at that figure. The time mon
ey and commercial paper markets were
quiet with no changes in rates.
Strength Of French francs. which
crossed 81 cents for the first time in
several weeks, was again the feature
Of the foreign exchange market. Sterl-
ing was reactionary. demand bills be-
ing quoted at $3.50, or approximately
q cent below yesterdays ruling rate.
Slight improvement was noted in Ca
madam exchange. Hungarian exchange
dropped to .02s cents. new low record.
Marked heaviness Of industrial
bonds and continued small losses in U.
s. government bonds. bringing several
Of the active issues to new lows for the
year. featured today's dealings in bonds
on the New York Stock Exchange. For
eign government obligations were
steady with some Improvement in the
French issues. Losses In the active U.
IS cents on 500.
The ellgar liens. which have been in
good demand, developed considerable
heaviness. Punta Allegro dropping FL
points. Eastern Cuba Sugar It's IL and
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Proponents Excited At
NaturOpathic Hearing

Mrs. Cecilia Ann Fieldman Of Port
land, q naturopathic practitioner. pro-
duced the fireworks at the hearing be-
fore the committe on judiciary Tuesday
afternoon on the act introduced by
Rep. Rounds Of Portland to regulate
the practice of the system, method or
science of healing known at naturo-
pathy. and creating board Of exam
ination and registration fdr those de-
string to practice this art.
Mrs. Fieldman took offense to a
statement made by DR.. Adam p. Leigh
ton of Portland, who opposed the bill.
own dead.
II want this committee to under
stand that the naturopaths buried no
dead during the influenza epidemic of
1915" said Mrs. Fieldman.
1--WE have people turned over to US
hopeless and on the verge of death who
have been treated by medical men and
we have restored the INTO health.
1--WE don't stand for the almighty
dollar and want it understood Thank
God. that we have no dead to bury"
said Mrs. Fieldman in conclusion.
Ex-Representative Howard G. Jor-
dan of Bailcyville conducted the case
for the proponents. He stated that he
Ildu TcCClNeu u vi DcHShI lIoii
the use of naturopathy and had organ
lied sanatorium located at Freeport
under the direction of Dr. NJ L. Still
phen for the practice of this science.
DIR. Adam u. Leighton Of Portland
opposed the bill, but he said that he
did not appear as representative OF
any medical association.
why" said DR.. Leighton, there is
a naturopathic health school which Of
| fers a two weeks course. Do you
| think that q person ought to be al
| lowed to practice on people after an in
| struction of two weeks? These raturo-
pathists practice everything and they
bury their own dead.
| II certainly think that it is foolish
to foist another board on this State,
continued DR.. Leighton. "In time if
this keep up the BARRIERS will come to
the Legislature wanting a board and
an examination. The horse shoers have
already been before the Legislature
for a beard"
| Willard 0. Howe of Portland. repre-
senting the Seventh Day Adventists,
| opposed the bin. saying that the meas
ure would deprive the citizens OF Maine
of using the simple treatment which
God has given to all.
| School for Blind
| Senator Brewster of Cumberland APP
pcared in favor of the bill to establish
/ the Maine School for the Blind. He
i explained that the act would make this
school a State institution and he felt
| that the institution should be entirely
under state control. Senator Speirs of
Cumberland said that he introduced
the bill at the request of Gov. Baxter.
! Willis =. Hall of Portland briefly OPP
posed the act. saying that the direc-
tors did not favor such a proposition
at the present time at least. He did
not believe that it would be good bust
ness for the State to take over the
! school
j. Putnam stevens of Portland 9lso
spoke in opposition to the measure.
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Incnt to Europe counted also as bull
ish factor. although most Of the
amount was wheat grown in Canada.
Despite the fact that rather active
selling both from the west and the
east developed whenever the wheat ad-
vance increased in vigor, bears failed
to bring about any important setback.
Need Of moisture in the far southwest
and west put sellers 1T a disadvantage.
and so. likewise. did reports Of dust
storms and other adverse conditions.
Word Of enlarged business in flour at
Minneapolis acted further as q sustain
Ing influence.
Corn and oats were hrmer with
wheat and as a result of smallness OF
receipts here. stormy weather having
checked arrivals
Notwithstanding higher quotations
on hogs. the provision market averaged
lower because Of liberal deliveries of
lard to fill March contracts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-21
HOUSE PASSES RESOLVE
FOR MAINE BUILDING At
THE EASTERN EXPOSITION

The $4,000 resolve for the build
ing of State of Maine building
upon the grounds of the Eastern
States Exposition at Springfield.
Mass, was debated in the House
Tuesday morning, following the mo-
tion of Representative Phillips of
Orrington to Indefinitely postpone the
resolve.
Representative Douglas Of La
moline. Hobbs Of Hope and Sturgis
OF Auburn spoke in favor of the re-
solve, while Representative Hayes Of
Chelsea advocated indefinite post
pOnement.
Motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost SO to 20 and the resolve was
given final passage.
Requests Governor to Return Oste-
opathy Bill
Representative Granville Of Par
sonsfield presented an order that the
Governor be requested to return to
the House the act relating to Boards
OF Osteopathic Examination and
Registration.
The speaker read a letter from the
Governor setting forth that the rea-
son for asking for the document was
to correct a technical error and that
by returning it. it would save a veto.
BY q vote Of 121 to 0 the House
passed the order, and on motion Of
Representative Granville of Parsons
field the House voted that the act lie
on the table.
Upon notice of Representative
Rounds Of Portland, the House
passed to be enacted the act to in
cooperate the Yarmouth Water dis
trict. which had been tabled by him
Monday and assigned for Wednes-
day.
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Boston Produce Market
Boston, March 20

Boston, March 20.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 133 @14a.
BuTTER-Extras 52Q52a; firsts 500
@51I.
CHEESE-Fresh choice 26@26a;
firsts 24@25.
CORN-No. 2 yellow 94@95.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras 36037; white and mixed extras 33
G35' western extras 33@34.
FLOUR-Spring patents. 196-lb.
sacks. special short 1850 500; standard
700@765.
HAY-No. timothy 25@26.
Handspring 20@25.
OATS-Forty pounds 62@63.
PORK-MedIum backs 2S75 q 300o
POTATOES-Green Mountains 1900
zoo per 100 pounds.
SUGAR--AmericGn Sugar Refinery
quotes $50 cents in 100-barrel lots less
. per cen. for cash.
EEAL-S@.2.
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On ElIiotsviIIe Plantation

Attorney John s. Williams of
Guilford and Hon. John +. Sprague
of Dover FoXcroft. representing two
citizens of the plantation of Elliotts-
vile in Piscataquis county. Edmund
+. Drew and Harrison Davis. re-
spectively. presented before the legal
affairs committee at it's hearing
Tuesday afternoon the case of the
proponents of the act to repeal the
act incorporating Elliottsville Plan
tation.
Town financial matters and the
management OF schools were dis
cussed by the proponents who claim
ed that the plantation is q burden
to the taxpayers.
Attorney James Hudson of Gull
ford. represented the opposition to
the measure, stating that he repre-
scented the people of the plantation
and that only two of the so inhabi-
tants seemed to be in favor of re-
pealing the act of incorporation. He
said that the people there are al
most unanimously against the talk
ing away of their local government.
Statistics relating to the town
were given by r. A. Young. the
chairman Of the board of assessors.
Taxation of Advertising Signs
The act providing for the regula-
ton and taxation of certain adver-
Using signs was strongly opposed by
the advertising companies, their
case being put forward by Attorney
Frank E. Southland Of Augusta. rep
resenting the Puritan Advertising
Company of Portland. and Attorney
Thomas Leigh of Augusta appear
Ing for The United Advertising Cor
poration of New Haven. Conn.,, the
Poster Advertising Company of Wa
terville. and Mckay & Fernandes Of
Bangor.
The opponents claimed that the
tax of five cents per square foot. as
proposed, plus a fee Of one dollar,
would be unfair and exorbitant and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-21
Chicago Produce Market
Chicago. March q


In line with higher quotations at
Liverpool, and with bullish reports
bout domestic crop conditions in some
sections west and southwest. the
wheat market here tended upward in
price today as arule. The close was
steady at gain Of 9 to &c. with May
1913 and July 1863 to 1854. Corn show
ed ! to ! advance and oats a shade to
/. In provisions the outcome varied
from &c decline to rise of &c.
More attention than usual was given
to the upturn in wheat values at Liv-
erpool. A notable feature being that
the action of the English market was
in direct contrast with decline yes
terday on this sode of the Atlantic. In
this connection it was pointed out that
European advices indicated but little
accumulation Of wheat -four, either at
continental or British. port. and that
British receipts were below weekly
Ionsumptive requirements. Purchase
today Of about 100000 bushels for ship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-21

being held for wholesale prices that
are exorbitant.
Managers and owners of neighbour
hood stores claim their margin be-
tween cost and selling price has
changed little during the year.
The present average retail price of
sugar is nearly double that which
prevailed before the war when the
householder often was able to buy
for and as cents per pound.
The climb in price was steadily up
ward throughout 1929. In March.
1922, the average retail price
throughout the country was 6.5 cents
per pound. A month later the aver
age was CT cents. In May. 1t fell
slightly to sc cents but rose again in
June to IL cents. In July the aver
age price was 7.6 cents. IN August
81 cents. September 10 cents, Oct
| ober 10 cents. November 81 cents,
December S.3 cents: in January. 1928
it was S.3 cents and in February 81
cents,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-21
Young May Return
to Colby Gridiron
for Coming Season


Waterville, March 20.-Ralph
Young, veteran Colby and All-Maine
quarterback in the grid season of
1921. who was unable to play the
pigskin sport last fall owing to torn
ligaments in the knee sustained
during the summer. may return to
Maine football next fall. He is very
Optomistic that the knee is improv-
ing every day in every way" and
that it will he strong enough to
stand the gait when the call for
work is sounded next fall. Should
Young be available for the 1928
eleven, the new Colby coach, whoever
he may be, will have little to worry
about in the field general berth.
Young was the best punter, field
general, and forward passer in the
state q year ago last fall when he
flashed as a Freshman and secured
all Maine recognition over players
who had been gaining experience in
college, football tactics for several
years. Young has been playing hoe
key and basketball this winter, and
the knee has stood the strain pretty
well.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-21

FURNISHED to the Kennebec Journal
through the courtesy Of ]. A. Carnage
& Co. Of Augusta and Waterville).
Washington. March 20-House-
wives throughout the United States
paid an average Of 81 cents a pound
for sugar at the neighborhood store
during February, the Department Of
Labor discovered in a nationwide in
vestigation.
The average retail sugar price In
February. 1928, was SO per cent.
higher than that OF the same month
Of 1922. the official investigation de-
veloped. In February, 1922. the
neighborhood store sold at an aver
age price Of GA cents per pound.
Prices for refined sugar are again
on the upgrade, it would appear.
travelling in the direction Of the peak
price Of the war period when house,
holders paid 1S and 20 cents.
Blame for the increase is attribut-
ed to spectators. Officials o. big re-
filming companies say Cuban sugar is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-21
Mickey Walker No,|
in Wrong with nv
Boxing COmmiss;o,'

New York, March On
Athletic Commission tod,ins
ed the suspension of Mict am
welterweight champion ny v
Nashert. for unsatisfac.oa.,a q
IN their bout at Buffalo, ., . ,
the boxers were SUSPEND,
commission announ d "a aoe
OF communications from :.
of the contest and pror,;n ns
Zcn1 who saw the. match
ing of the poor efforts m -, son;
Mashert, whose home Il ~
homa City. boxed Walker Ia, y
name of Charley Fitzsimmos.aas t
the commission said was Il /,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-21

American Sugar 6s fractionally. Losses
of more than a point were recorded
by Union Tank Car Is. Virginia Caro-
lima Chemical It's, with warrants. and
Utah Power & Light IS. Chile Copper
Is advanced II points.
Trading in railroad mortgages was
mixed. a gain of one point being reg
istcred by Colorado & Southern refund
ing AIS. and losses Of point each by
New York Central refunding IS, Dem
yer & Rio Grande consolidated As and
Central Pacific as.
Total sales. par value, were $780,
$4,000.
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Three Maine COnegl
lon n. III. Baseball @

Durham, n. H, March ?e-F
games appear on the New Han
State College baseball schedrs
nounced here today. The scha
as follows:
April 26. Bates: April IS, Gene
AgSics; May l. Lowell Textile;
Clarkson Tech: May s. UniyerS
Maine; May .. Boston UniversI
10, Rhode Island at Kingston
May II. L. 5. Submarine Base. q
London. Conn; May II, BroE
Providence: May 16. Norwich; y
Worcester Tech at Worcester; y
Clark University at Worcester''
Rhode Island: June S. Colby q
terville, Me-; June 9, Maine at VI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-21
Portland Wins SIo,
Basketball Game
Over Cony Bows |
Especial to Kennebac

Especial to Kennebec Ja,-.,
Portland, March 2o-Tbs D..
High basketeers won the a.,
Cony High of Augusta phv.s
tonight with a score Of si.n
game was slow with hard,s
good play throughout, Thu.
much fumbling and passipk a,
from one to another. At <. !
the first half the score wat NJ
Portland. Cony closed unsts.
gin to some extent, howesr .
last half with a score Of ef,s.
favor, making the final e.,
1888 cutting Portland's lead h,
four points.
The summary:
PORTLAND HIGH coNy
Mahoney. IF ...........,n r,
tlavin, If .............,n
De- b
bellson,-c .."............G B,
Ward, RIB ..........,Kv
Ferry. lb ............. rf. Far;
Frazer. lib
Score, 1873. Goals from
harrington 4, Winslow 8. Bsu
Poor 2. Knowles 2. Mahoney |
vim 6, Benson 3. Goals from
harrington I, Flavin 3. Retg,
wards. Scorer. Plumer.
Prime. Time, 4 20-min. period,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-21
Debating Team Is
Elected by Bowdoln
College Faculty

Especial to Kennebec JoufH
Brunswick, March W-The
mittee from the Bowdoin coIss
Guilty this evening selected lux,
w. Cousens. 30. OF keEa''
George A. Hill. ~. OF Collll'
Conn. and Athern P. Daggrl.
of Springfield. Mo-. with ny
Fitzmorris. %. of Skowhesa
alternate. as the team to lspi
Bowdoin in the debate WIN
college which is TO take p,S
Lewiston City Hall, May =
subject and sides for tne
have not yet been selecleo
will be the first time that DO'
has ever met a Maine collese
bate and much interest Is peA
ken in the outcome.
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On Cider Disposal

Hearing on the bill authorizing
sheriffs to dispose of any cider which
has been seized and condemned and
is found to be suitable for the manu-
facture of vinegar by selling it to a
manufacturer of vinegar was had by
the committee on temperance Tues
day afternoon There was no oppo-
sition to the bill. Rev. G. +. Owen
of the Civic League told the COM
mittee that he could see objection
to the bill: that it merely allowed
n sheriff. under such a situation. to
get little money out of the cider
instead of splitting it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-21
Jeff Smith OutpoinI
Bob Roper in IL
Rounds at Portland

Portland, Me-, March 20.-JeH
won a newspaper verdict owe,
Roper after II rounds of rugga
Ting here tonight. Smith led
but one round, outpointing hi;
and i flicting severe body pu1isi
Roper made a determined
throughout and scored several {.
Smashes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-21
RESERVOIR BILL
Continued from PAGE One)

the veto. This was declared carried,
but was doubted by Senators Allen
and Smith. Senator Brewster of
Cumberland moved that the vote be
reconsidered. On voice vote,
President harrington declared the
motion lost. This was doubted and
a division resulted in a vote 10 to I
to reconsider. Senator Clark of Lin
coin then moved to table it and as
sign it for special consideration
Wednesday, which das done.
The Senate adjourned to o'clock
Wednesday morning.
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work great hardship upon the Ash
ermen in our locality" said Capt.
Deal.
III the upland owners exercised
this authority it might happen In my
town of Vinalhaven where there are
many fishermen that they would have
no place to dig clans for bait," said
Representative Boman.
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New York Money Market
New York. March 20.

New York. March 70.
Foreign exchange irregular.
Great Britain. demand 4.69. cables
1854. 6O-day bills on banks 4.67.
France, demand 6.49h. cables $50.
Italy. demand ASS. cables .4S5A.
Belgium. demand $50. cables 5.6O3.
Germany, demand .004Ss. cables
Holland. demand se.42. cables as.45.
Norway, demand 1920.
Sweden. demand 1850
Denmark, demand 1912.
Switzerland, demand 1S.5V.
Spain. demand 1914.
Greece, demand 100.
Poland. demand OOPS.
Czecho-Slovakia. demand 2.97.
Argentine, demand 37.O7.
Brazil. demand 1925.
Call money easicr:l high 3d.. low 5.
ruling rate 5. closing bid 81. offered at
81. last loan 81. =,
Time loans firm: mixed collateral CO.
90 days 81 q 81: 4-6 months 5!1b5a.
Days total sales 1,216.O0O shares.
Twtney oindustrials averaged 1oo'Ss'
"e HIGH en- 1928. 1o5.as; low 1896.
Twenty railroads averaged $3.50; net
High 1923. eo.ss: low s4.5s.
A, T. & II. CIV. IS ............. 1lba
pa,t E Ohio CIV. Ais .. 79i
Centra1 Leather IS ........... ss9
c., r. I. G. 2. fdg. As ...... 10
Int. Mer. Marine 6s ........... $40
New York Central 6s .......... 104a
Pennsylvania gen. AIS ......... 9os
Reading As o2s
Southern Pacific CIV. As ........ 81
Southern Railway CIV. So ....... 92s
Union Pacific Is .............. SSa
II. s. Steel ref. SIS ............. 1924
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No Friends For Fire
State Marshal Bill

The expected battle over the bill
providing for the establishment of
the Office of State fire marshal did
not materialize at the hearing before
the committee on mercantile affairs
and insurance Tuesday afternoon, as
the proponents of the measure with
drew. The committee will probably
report legislation inexpedient.
Herbert f. Foster of Winthrop ap-
peared in favor of an act providing
that property in this State shall be
insured through Maine agents direct,
without division of commission
with outside brokers.
Mr.. Foster said that many summer
residents owning property in the
the State give their insurance BUSH
ness to brokers in their own COM
monwealths, and the brokers in turn
insure through agents in Maine, who
get small percentage of the COM
mission. The same was true, he as
serted of corporations having branch
establishments here.
Ivan +. Lang of Waterville ex-
pressed the opinion that if a broker
We're denied a commission on the
business turned over to Maine agents,
as at present, he would naturally
place the insurance with unauthori-
zed companies. and he opposed the
change in the law.
Other opponents were F. Carroll
Burrill of Portland and Leon w. Hell
son, acting insurance commissioner,
Mr.. Helson fearing that if the act
became a law it would cause some
| companies to withdraw from the
State.
Mr.. Lang was the chief proponent
,f I, ,r,,,r n,
to examinations before becoming
agents of fire and marine insurance
companies.
The bill provides that the exami-
nation shall be for the purpose of re-
vealing the applicants knowledge of
the contracts which he is to sell and
the insurance business as whole
The board of examiners would con-
sist of three persons. the insurance
commissioner to be the first and
chairman. The second would be sell
ected by the executive committee of
the Maine Association of Insurance
Agents and the third by the insur-
ance commissioner and the second
member chosen.
| There was no opposition to the
| bill.
Mr.. Helson was the sole prepayment
| of an act providing that IL life in
| surance policy, together with the ap-
! application therefor. shall constitute
| the entire contract between the
parties, and shall be incontestable af-
| ter it shall have been in force two
years from it's date. except for the
non payment of premiums and for
violations Of the policy relating to
military and naval service in time of
war
The acting commissioner said that
bill of this sort had the approval of
the life insurance agents Of the Unit
ed States and of the national COM
| misSioncrS' convention.
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otte of Augusta and r.,1
Waterville. Seats are W
with a fine advance al"
registered. Prices $1.5o =.
plus tax at Packard.s ~
Arata's, Hallowell ana ~
Gardiner. Cars to all poin,. 80
bouts.-Adv. ~