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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
Horse Shoe
Pitchers Ready

st. Petersburg, Fla. sep. IL
Several men of threescore more
years are among the entrants IN lne
fifth mid winter national horseshoe
pitchers tournament which VIII be
held here this week, beginning today.
Some of them are former basepali
and football stars of note.
Entered in the sport meet are hNe
former national champions. twelve
state champions and the present ma
tionaI title holder. Frank Lundin OF
New London. Ia. The former holders
are Fred Brust Columbus. o., {. Z.
Davis, Kansas City. Mo-. George May.
Akron. O., Charley Bobbitt Lancas-
ter. O., and Frank Jackson of Keller
ton. Ii. &C..
OF the state champions now IN IT.
Petersburg are G. T.. Snyder. Albloh'
n. V. Harry J. Borne. Atlantic CltN'
y. j.. J.. w. Ogden, Kansas City. NO.
w. T., Wilkes, Battle Creek, Mlch.'
G.. A. Giant, Pittsburgh. Pa, A. f.
King, Akron. o.. and Parker Moore
Chicago, Ill. Ralph Spencer OF Plchcr'
Okla, holder of the championship IN
his state is also entered.
Harold Faler. described as the boy
wonder of Akron, o., has entered IN
the tournament. In the Des MONIES
mid summer meet he defeated I. y.
Davis. then national champion. In a
recent exhibition game played at or-
lando. where the Akron youth is IN
training at a camp established by ms
father, he again won from Davis.
Faler is fifteen and pitches a one
and quarter revolution. his shoes
landing open at the stake.
According to james Todd Flower
vice president of the national ascot
alton. who is already here. there VIII
he sixty or more contestants repre-
senting practically every state IN inc
union.
Prizes to be distributed among
place winners will aggregate $4,000.
includin" expense money to cover
the transportation. of place winners
in the event.
The park where the meet will be
held seats 10000 people.
No two pitchers entered hurl the
same kind of shoe. it is said and
their grips are different and the
number Of revolutions the horse
shoes make vary from three quarter
turn to the rapid five five revolutions
that almost bend the stakes when
they hit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
e SPORTING NEWS q
Wrestling a Dead
Sport Says Physical
Director Jones

Chicago. Feb. 19-Wrestling in the
Western Conference was under fire
today. Elmer T.. Jones. director OF
the School of Education at North
western University, in a statement.
charged that college wrestling has
become effeminate.
"Wrestling in the conference is a
deal sport" he declared. "The man
VINO rises the other fellow longer is
the winner. no matter how poor a
wrestler he is"
Professor Jones. for three years
wrestling coach at the University of
Indiana and former inter-collegi-
ate wrestling association champion.
attacked the rule which provides
thai contestant to win decision
at the end of II minute bout. must
have an advantage of one minute in
time behind his opponent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
Plan for the Coming 0eeacs

To live to be very old is mol 49,
n pleasant experience. The nuI.
aches and pains that come to n.y.
after eighty are not agreeaos
course, young old men may n@
what rheumatism or govt mean
there are old-youns men, o. ~ "A
eight that have had nearly ~.
malady save the one WHICH
cause of death. q. 4
DIR. Stanley Hall suggests ~
the young have ideals sui,aus n
maturity. the mature should ~ ~
the next stage of their lives. IA
forty we should plan for MY. n
for sixty. at sixty for sevenv n
at seventy for eighty. Doclo IA
somewhat forcibly describes .,
as the infancy Of age, my ~
boyhood. sixty as its youth ai
enty as the time when it altar
majority. But in computing ~,
mind must be taken into accO
we'll as the body. Some peow,
old at thirty. Others feel you~ ~
eighty. The normal man u ..,as|
never feels old. Moreover W. "a
arians have undertaken srea' Nc
after eighty. Goethe wa $3.50 y
two when he began the SEW
of Faust"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
BURNHAM

Ray Perkins is II with pneumonia
at the home of Mr.. and, Mrs. +. a.
McAllster. where he has been
boarding since last fall.
Two of the four small children OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Miles are very
i'll with the prevailing epidemic of
grip.
The Willing Workers will meet
with Mrs. Arthur McNally next
Thursday evening. Plans will be
made for serving dinner at the an
null town meeting. which has been
the custom of the society for good
many years.
Miss Annette Turceon has return
cd from Gardner. Mass. where she
has been visiting friends and rela-
tivcs.
Mrs. Spauldns. who has been ill
from pneumonia, is better. Mr.. and
Mrs. Spauldine occupy rooms in X.
y. McAllistor's rent and he has en-
ployment in the chair factory.
Carroll McAllistcr of Pittsfield Wis
tied the Weekend at his home place
on the Clinton road.
A basketball game was played at
the town hall on Saturday evening,
which was one of the series being
against Il team of local boys, and re-
suited in u victory for the Pittsfeld
boys by a score of "A to 33. The
game was followed by a dance, music
being furnished by Richs orchestra.
Deputy Sheriff Harry Brown of
Unity was in town on business Sat
urday.
Mrs. Charles Sherman and Mrs.
Frank Brown were in Fairfield for
the day Friday.
DR.. \. A. Shaw and DR.. c. II. New
comb of Clinton were in town Sun
day on professional business.
George +. Gilmore has returned
from Bangor. where he served as
juryman at the L. s. district court.
Mrs. w. c. Hunt and Mrs. Arthur
Miles were in Waterville for the day
Friday.
Saturday and Sunday mornings
were among the coolest days of the
winter, the thermometer registering
about 40 degrees below zero at
Burnham village.
DR.. r. c. Brown of Pittsfield was
professional visitor in town Satur-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
Cannot Legislatc Against Bees

City and borough governments
cannot take action and make laws TO
interfere with bee keeping. according
to a report from tho Pennsylvania de-
rartment OF agriculture. Such ordin-
anccs will not stand when the de-
PENDANTS convicted in the city courts
under such ordinances appeal to the
higher courts for JUST, -. The lin,pil-
ity of a bee keeper for injury done
by his bees to some other person or
to the property of another rests on
the doctrine of negligence and not
on the theory of the bees being a
nuisance. If a bce-keeper in a city
will arrange his bee yard and man.
aSemcnt properly. there will be no
reason for complaint by the neigh
hors. and II the neig6ors get stung.
1t is because of their own careless
moss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
Dartmouth Track
Captain to Enter Broad
Jump Event at Boston

Hanover, \. Fl, Feb. 19-Dart-
mouth having lost the services of it's
star broad jumpers in the triangular
meet at Boston next Saturday with
Harvard and Cornell, Captain Leroy
Brown announced today that he
would enter that event. Brown is
joint holder with r. w. Landon, of
the New York A. c. of the worlds
record for the high jump indoors. He
has never competed in the broad
jump. but Coach Hillman believes
that with his natural ability and a
week of practice he may be able to
leap we'll enough to gain a point or
two. and make up in part for the
teams losses due to academic diff
culticS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
Never Throw Out Medicines.

Destroy all unmarked medicines.
whether liquid or powder. OXalic
acid. deadly poison, closely resem-
bles EPSON salts. Many powders
look identical. You cannot be too
careful to label everything legibly
and indelibly. Never throw out
medicines. Clara d. Moves, r. ~,
urges in the Health Builder. Destroy
them past all danger of their harm
Ing children or animals. Every one
Of us can probably call to mind so
many tragedies resulting from viola
tion of this rule. in which children
have taken deadly drugs found in
waste basket. ashcan or rubbish pile.
that tits scarcely necessary to point
out the reason for the caution. While
many household pets have come to
untimely ends in the same way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20

Word was received Sunday morning
by Monmouth friends of the death of
Melvin NJ. Richardson of Monmouth.
who died Saturday night in Lewiston
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. B.
Z. Mescrrey.
Nj. Richardson had been in failing
health for sore time and went to Lew
istcn in the carly winter to be with his
daughter. He was a lifelong resident
OF Monmouth. Born September >. 1S47,
the son of Benjamin and Clara II. Rich
ardson. He lived on the home farm I'M
til about 80 years ago whe nhc came to
the village and kept hotel for num-
Der Of years. and later he was in trade
the boot and shoe business for some
time.
Mr. Richardson was a deocon in the
Congregational church and one of the
carly members of Monmouth Grange.
Besides his wife. who was Miss Osca
Simpson of Monmouth. with their
daughter. Mrs. b. L. Mescrvey of Lew
iston. and one son. Frank b. Richa rd-
son, principal of schoon in Canaan,
Conn. survive.
Funeral service will be held at the
Methodist church "Wednesday morning
at IL o'clock,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
Joe Moore Gets Big
Lead Over Field in
MOnctOn Skating Meet

Moncton. n. B.. Feb. 19-Joe
Moore, New York speed skating star,
piled up big lead in the first days
GENTS OF the Canadian maritime ice
championships today. winning both
the half mile and mile events and
placing third in the 220-yard dash.
Moore's total of 20 points was
more than double that of Charles
German, of st. John, n. B., who fin
ished with 80 points. as result of
his victory in the 220-yard event.
Point scores of other contestants
were: Alfred Nuhfer, johnson City.
~ Y. Roy McWhirter. and Edward
Reid. both of Chicago. 90 each: VAL
entine Balls. Lake Placid, n. Y, and
Herman Peplberg. Cleveland. 10
each.
Charles Jewtraw. Lake Placid
flash, sprinted to a new worlds re-
cord of IS 1-5 seconds for 22O yards
in an exhibition race, but did not
take part in the championship events.
Jcwtraw's time vas three-fifths of
second faster than the record he
created last week at st. John, where
he won the international outdoor
title.
The summaries:
One mile, boys under 16 years. fin
al-Won by c. Parody. Lake Placid.
Time BIS As.
One mile senior. final-Won by
Joe Moore, New York. Time SOB
IS.
.2o-yard senior final-Won by
Charles German, st. John. Time 10
Is.
800 Yards, 14-ycar-o old class. final
Won by Nowles. st. John. Time Il
2-5.
o20-yards, 16-yearold class. final
Won by ]. Sheffield, Lake Placid,
first. Mckenzie. Lake Placid, sec
ond: 4. Belyea, st. John, third. Time
20 As.
ceo-vards. 10-year- old class, final
Won by Shea Lake Placid. first: Lo-
can. st. John. second; Comcau,
>J,nctop third Time % 20.
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Charles Flanders

Charles Flanders died early Sunday
morning at the home Of his brother.
Fred o. Flanders. where he had made
ms home since the death of his wife n
little more than year ago. MIR. Flan-
cors was born in Dexter 60 years ago.
He was blacksmith by trade. He
moved from Fairfield to Monmouth
some years ago. where he worked at
his trade. II was member of the
Masonic lodge in Fairfield. He is sur
Nlved by one sister. Mrs. Charles Da-
WIS OF Auburn: one brother. Fred, of
Monmouth; and several nieces and
nephcwS.
Funeral service will be held from
inc nome of his brother Tuesday at
IL A. NJ. The body will be placed in the
:sceiving tomb. Intermcnt will be in
Scion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
Service Men to Hold
Matches on u. S. S.
Commodore in Future

Chicago, Feb. 10-ProfesslonaI
boxing contests aboard the L. 5. $.
Commodore here will be abandoned
and exhibitions between service men
will be substituted. Captain EaNers,
United States Naval Reserve, an
nounced in a statement today upon
his return from Washington. He
was called there for a conference
with Navy Department officials re-
yarding complaints against profess
sional bouts aboard the ship made
by Arthur Burrage Farwell. presi
dent of the Chicago Law and Order
League.
Boxers who appear in contests on
the ship, in the future. will be select
cd from army and navy men, Cap
tain EaNers asserted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
Freshmen Win
Winter Carnival
at Hartland Academy

Hartland, Feb. 19-The first an
nual Inter-class Winter Carnival
Tournament of Hartland academy
was held on the Academy Athletic
field Saturday afternoon. a good :
sized crowd was present and much
Interest was displayed in this. the
first event of the kind ever held here.
Ralph kierstead, the assistant prin-
cipal. was in charge of the affair ana
the entire program went off smooth
~. there being neither any confusion
nor accidents. There We're IA events.
zine for the boys and five for the
girls. and a total of about 12o entries.
The classes finished with points as
follows: Freshmen %. Juniors "a.
Grammar school %, Seniors u and
Sophomores 20. A loving cup will be
presented to the winning class. and
blue, red and white ribbons respect
lively to the first. second and third
individual place winners in the diff
ferent events.
summary of events:
BOYS
IL mile cross country snowshoe
race, 1st. Lewis '223; I'd. c. DecrinG,
"a; Sd. Connolly. %. Time, min.
II A. sec.
80 Yard obstacle race (Snowshoes)
LIST. Lewis %; I'd, Woodman gram :
mar; Cd, Bur!ock, '2G. Time, 10 20
sec.
100 ward dash (skis): LIST. Wing,
'24: I'd, Drawn. &c; Sd Haseltine, %.
Time, - - sec.
so yard dash tskis): LIST. Wing. "a
Cd. y. W'ebber. Grammar; Sd, Drawn
20 Time: 10 II sec.
one ana One Half Mile cross
Country Ski Race: 1st, Wig. -
Cd, \. Dccring, &c: Sd, AUSTIN
Grammar. Time. min. 80 sec.
100 Yard Dash (Snowshoos): Isl
Lewis. %; ID, c. Doering, ~; 3d.
Finson -. Time, 30 see. !.
80 Yard Dash (snowshoes ISL
Lewis. '23; ID, Finson, 70; 3D. bF' :
ley, '26. Time. sec. o
Junio"- Sophomore Freshmen loo
Yard Relay tsnCWshocs and SklS) {:
1st, Sophomorcs (Gotcholl Dundas,
Finson): 2h, Juniors; Sd, Freshmen
Time. min 80 sec.
ski Jua p: lst. y. Dccrin=. 3o; "a
~ Wcbber. Grammar; Sd, Stanhopc'
'26. Distance, II TT. in.
GIRLS
30 Yard Dash (snowshoes): ISL
Brooks. %; I'd. d. Wheeler 70; 9d'
Hubbard. %. Time, II 80 sec. +.
Three Quarter Mile Cross Country
SroWshoe Race: 1st, Scekins. Gram :
mar: End, Millct. '2G; Sd, Brooks, Is
Time, ) min 80 sec.
- Yard Dash (snowshoes): lst'
y. Wheeler, 20; ID, Seeklns, Gram
mar; Sd, Drawn, %. Time. sec.
Freshman Sophomore 90 Yard
Relay Race (snowshoe): LIST. Soph :
omore (SoeEins, Riley, Hubbard and
M. Young). Time, l min. sec.
% Yard Obstacle Race (SnoW-
shoes: 15t Scekins, Grammar: ID
Hubbard, -; Sd, Millct, 20. Time
IL sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
CASCADE GRANGE
ALL DAY MEETING

cascade Grange held an all day
meeting Saturday in Grange hall
with Sidney Grange as guests. The
morning session was devoted y :he
regular business a bountiful din
ncr was served at noon under the
direction of 4 committee consisting
of Mrs. Eugene Soule. Mrs. t'ernc
HouShton and Mrs. Norman Spi!ler.
In the afternoon the following pro-
gram was carried out: Piano sCio.
Delene Terrio: reading. by Sister
May Shores: reading. Arthur Bart
lett: Mr.. Dionne of the Marketing
Division of the Department of Agri-
culture spoke; there was a violin
solo by Mildred Wheeler: stories by
Walter Damren: Rev. Markley of
the Christian Civic League Of Maine.
gave an interesting talk: aiding by
Lottie Cornforth: piano solo, cla
Shores: remarks by Brother t.. ,by
and the program closed by singing
America"
John ARIEL Of the Belgrade road,
was a Week-end guest of his d1uch-
ter. Mrs. Harry Bradbury CT Fair
field.
Harold Bragdon, who was a week
end guest of Miss Hazel Sawte,Ic at
the home of Mrs. Carolyn Sawt>lle.
has returned to Bangor where he is
employed.
Mrs. John O'Reilly Will entertain
The Silent Six Club" at a WASH
ington birthday party Thursday af-
ternoon at her home on Goodwin
street.
Carrell Stineford was weekend
guest OF his grandmother. Mrs. Ain
carroll of Belgrade avenue.
Inc Epworth League of the Me-
thodlst church have changed the
hour of their meeting from Tues
day evening to Sunday evening at
6l5 O'Clock. TIE first meeting was
held Sunday evening and tile fol-
lowing officers were clecte1. presi-
dent, Doris Wyman; vice president
Charlie Farnham; treasurer Ken
meth Walton; secretary, Kat;Cryn
Walton: chairman of the member.
snip committee, Lenora Buzzell. as
sisted by Clayton Rushton, Eliz.beth
Kelley. Carlton Towle, Alice Tanicy.
Meetings will be held every Sunday
evening from 6.15 until GAS o'clcek
Miss Elizabeth Kelley will be the
leader of the meeting next Sunday
evening.
MIS- Ida Bull, who has been con-
nhed' to her home the past three
weeks with an attack of the grippe.
is much improved.
Ray Lydston has returned to hi.
nome in Lewiston, after passing the
weekend at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs William Penney.
At the regular meeting OF Salmon
Lake Grange, held on Saturday eve
nlng: the following program was
carried out: Topic, DO we. as
farmers. raise as much as we should.
or 40 we pay out more than we
should to the butcher and grocer?"
discussed by Walter Gleason, joseph
alexander. Harry Biokford. Charles
Clark. Alice Stevens. May Bickford.,
Bert Bickford. and Norris Sawtelle:
reading by Dan Crowley; recitation.
May Bickford; reading, May Glea-
son. Next Saturday evening the
opc to be discussed will be, (Which
pays the best for the farmer to keen
beef or dairy cows?" The speakers
will be Walter Gleason, Norris Saw
ellie. Dora Bickford, and Bert Bick-
ford
The Fidelity Class of the United
Hantist Church will meet on Friday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
CLINTON

Inc regular meet,n.
Keiief Corps will be hsIa o. ~
afternoon. A program 0,o wedly
presented under the dI. uay vi
patriotic instructor, Mr. n
Clinton Grange vii, ma.
iar session Wednesday " sS. 3
interesting program VII, s,yeniaS
The Teamworkers. cio y sN|
Mrs. A. d. BiIlines o,oss " ,
me dining room Of Brownn ssspys|
church Thursday evenin "n Nea]
Z o'clock. They viii hss IRON 4
serving by the W. W - sssta|
class co IS. After the supper hon. ~
gram appropriate to the % %a,i
given followed by games I Jay wi
Mrs. Billings. 1t is ern ulfeeta|
George and Martha WasHtpec'et
serve as a reception comm;..a
proceeds of the event wiM
for the benefit Of Brow" b
Sunday school. "n Med
| Levi Decker has been .
itor at the home Of hi. .ecs
1ewellyn Decker. "' brx|
Charles Farnum Of can...
business visitor in town M ri
Miss Olive Cain has r.t mons,
Augusta where she aftsns
Carnival and visited FRENZY daea
Miss Georgia Billings IL cn..
her home by illness. aal.l|
Wayne McNelly. prine,,.,
High School at Rowland W..
end visitor of his parents uaN
Mrs. Scott McNelly. He w.. ~
panied by a friend. sS
Among the business v,...
Waterville Monday were ar s,soa
| Herbert Gerald and Charle. uoi
Friends in town of Evers.. 9
| of Haverhill. Mass, will issIA
interest that he has given
; position of baritone so,oist
| Winter Street Baptist churr.
, city. which he has held -.
time, and become a membes ! !
quartctte in the Stone ~
Congrcga tional church Of NJ
! Young Wiley is the grandson y !
and Mrs. Albert Cain of MAI, !.
and during his visits to them J
other relatives in town he h, :
| heard with pleasure many lin.
the congregation in Brown NJ
orial church. He was one Of n. i
loists at the Old Home week ~
vance in 1921. Many local ~
! appreciate his ability and wates !,
interest his successful prosrea
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PITTSF|ELD

Raymond Chandler Of Po1s}
formerly d resident OF this sxI
was here Monday afternoon. az
On friends and attending to mi.
of business.
The many friends OF Mr. and II
Frank Shaw of Cross street vi p
tend much sympathy to them n !
death OF one OF their twin II
eight months old. which oeey
Monday forenoon. The funeral III
ice Will be held "Wednesday .e
noon at l O'Clock and Rev. Sid
J. Willis, pastor of the Uniysx3
Church, will oificiate.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Merrill Vi
to Newport Sunday, where i.
were the guests of Mr.. Merrilli
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. Z. Merll
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Malocl I
daughter. Rita. were the guess
relatives in town over the weeks
Earl Libby of Bangor was IN I'd
Sunday for a visit with his t,tiJ
Harry Libby.
There will be a basketball q
at Union hall, "Wednesday eyez3
Feb. u. when the NJ. c. L girls I
play the Castine Normal Sci
girls.
Miss Agrandice Healey. mem,
of the faculty Of Good win b
school. spent the weekend with
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles b
ley. Waverley Avenue.
Mrs. Charles Healey is Slowly d
valescing from her illness. \:
j. S. Healey is ill at bis y
with the grippe.
Mrs. Merle Healey Macombe'
rived from Boston Saturday ~
She has just had the fue a
Massachusetts, General Hospital !
is home for a rest before going .
to work.
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The Campaign cioarett..

Inc campaign just ended brought a
rival to the old standby, the cam
palen cigar, always a favorite with
.ne candidate if not with the
smoker. Farsighted seekers aft
er Office perceived the fact that wo-
men, even in these advanced DAYS.
are not Keen for cigars. so, at sever
al meetings in New York, attended by
women voters, cigarettes were dis
tfiouted. Some Of the women dis
oained them. others placed them
carefully in their handbags with a
somewhat guilty look, but others
asked for matches.-New York Let
ter to the Detroit News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
Folk With Cars Get r'" .

New buildings when .s. ~
Free Firewood" signs !ne' :, "
have no trouble in disposlnss. mi q /,
wood, said the supsrinteu
new midtown building. ~. tyr9
you'd be surprised az .n ths n
people who have come ior e u
this year." he said. FornW n
kids from the slums cams, nak|
glad to give them the woo. '.sc,oua !
cause it helped them ana -. al #
cause it helped US to get II"
OF odd pieces. ,,..rI.dfte3
But this year many we1 ar -
men and even women come me. IN roo
or course / see that the Kio' ,he ~
slums get theirs and gise .ne uptf
folks what is left. Due 20 III a.
tainty of getting a full supy KIN. u.
they are burning wood 10 hout
fireplaces. Some take lore ~
their automobiles" -Bai'il'N
ICON
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Endansers Fur Animals

According to DR.. William T. Horn.
aday 1t takes 80 skins to make the
average mink wrap. 200 for a squir-
rel coat. and $50 for a black mole
coat, 30 skins may so to the making
OF striped skunk jacket. and 800 to
Siberian ermine wrap, Before many
years, If the present rate Of slaughter
continues. many OF our most inter-
esting animals will be practically
extlnct; even now the trapper is
forced father afield. and skins once
unmarketable are being used to sup
ply the MISUNDERSTANDING Amer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20

According to the results of a spec
ial study among telegraph operators,
government investigators have de-
termined that each operator has a
Geographic language of his own, diff :
fering from the typical form, al
though all can, of course, understand
one another. The greatest number of
words known to have been sent in
one minute by the Morse code is 80.
The average sending rate a min
ute is from 20 to "a words of
four letters each. Skillful operators
can usually receive faster than they
can send, but with beginners the case
IS Observation-Disclosures Star.