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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31
Mission School
A City Which
Supports Itself

Chicago, Aug. % "a. PA com
munity self subsisting, operated
| upon systematic business methods
! which include all the latest labor
saving devices. but where no one
receives any pay-that is the in
stitution of st. Mary's Mission House
! at Techny, Illinois, 20 miles north
west of Chicago. where Catholic
| foreign missionaries are trained.
Its parks, farms and industrial
plants occupy more than 800 acres.
managed by the priests and brothers.
who work for nothing. The 40
| brothers do the manual work The
arising hour is 4:30 A. NJ. and all
must have retired at $50 P. NJ.
Each of the 80 priests is business
man. as well as an educator Of mis-
sionaries.
The residents make their own ice.
| grind the grain which is raised on
| the farms. generate their own cleo
tricity, do their own butchering.
have their own dairy farm. livestock.
| chicken. vegetable and fruit farms.
and carpenter, paint, plumber. black
smith. shoe and soft drink shops.
| Tombstones for their use are carved
at home.
The flour mill turns out 20 barrels
| or flour day. There are constantly
on hand In the granery 10000 bushels
of oats, 5000 bushels OF wheat ana
1000 bushels OF rye. The bee hives
produce 5000 pounds of honey In a
season; the dairy produces 175 gal
Ions OF milk day and 900 pounds
! of butter a week.
The printing plant is equipped with
the most modern appliances. The
four mcnthlies issued by the institu-
ton have a combined circulation of
| $4,000, and the three ANNALS
10000. More than a million pamph =
lets are printed during the year.
The book bndery does all the bind
ing Of the library books.
Automatic mixers are used to milk
the cows, whose food is brought to
them d. electric trollevs. Automatic
stokers are used in the boiler rooms
anC the food for the meals % the
priests, brothers and students is car
| ried 10 the dining room doors in
electric heated oven cars. Tractors
and other modern farm equipment
| are utilized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31
Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago, Aug. 80.
CATTLE-Receipts 10000; except
ing plain native and southwestern
grass steers, most killing classes fairly
active; beef steers and yearlings of
value to sell at 100 and above 10 to
Is higher: others about steady; clos
ing weak; top matured steers at 1910;
best yearlings 1850; long fed open Tex
as bred beef settlers ,averaging around
yeariings 1o5o@12o0;. numerous lots
native grassers 700Q95o: some Texas
down to 625; bulls closing 10 to 10
lower: vealers 25 under yesterday
average; stockers and feeders steady;
numerous loads South Dakotas averag-
ing about 900 pounds to feeder dealers
at 500; bulk desirable kind to same to
interest 650@775: country demand
HoGS-Receipts 10000: opened fully
steady with spots strong; closed slow.
weak, spots 10 to Is lower on mixed
kinds and few desirable medium weight
butchers; bulk good and choice $50 to
225-pound averages 920 q $40: practical
desirable $50 to 325-pound butchers $50
good strong weight pigs around SIS:
estimated holdover 10000.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000: better
grades fat lambs strong to Csc higher;
others and sheep around steady; most
western killing lambs to packers and
shippers 1325@1350; natives 1900
1900: top to city butchers 1925: culls
mostly 5000 $50: three-car string Mon
tana wethers S25; bulk fat ewes $3.50
IT'S; most feeding lambs 1300Q1345;
extreme heavies around 1850.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31
Report Conditions
Cement Industry

Trenton, n. j., Aug. %. CA. P.)-
Governor Silzer, of New jersey, has
been studying the cement industry
from the standpoint of the road con-
Struction program of his state. and
in this connection he has received
letter from Fl. Parker Willis,
professor of banking at Columbia
University, Now York. Professor
Willis was selected as an impartial
reporter on conditions in the in
dustry. He sets forth. as q result
OF his investigations, that the aver
age earnings of the II largest manu-
facturers of cement in the East were
7.3 percent for the year 1922.
Professor Willis letter in part fol-
| lows:
The industrial results of the year
1922 on the part of these mills have
been the production OF the largest
volume of cement in their history.
for the II companies under con-
sideration, this output was 2S,774, 191
barrels, or over % percent of the
entire product of the country as a
whole. Gross sales of the IL com
panies comprising both new and old
product. were worth $49,592.S72 The
relationship between the output thus
indicated and the capital invested
will be inferred from the statement
that the aggregate net worth of the
invested property Of the concerns as
reported was sS7.003,767. On this
actual investment the mills have
earned a total net income after OK
penses and taxes amounting to So
363,461, or al average return of
about 7.3 percent for the entire
group.
Total cash dividends declared
during the year 1922 were S2,276634.
or an average percentage of slightly
over SIS percent on a total capitaliza-
ton of $64,664,0G1 (reckoning both
common and preferred stock as the
basis of computatiOn.) Four COM
panies declared no dividends what
ever.
1.-THE total allowances for deprecia-
ton and depletion of every kind
aggregated during the year 1922, for
this group Of companies. total sum
of S2.9S4014, or the equivalent of
about "a percent of the entire net
worth of the group as already
stated"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31
American Mosquitoes
Imported to Germany
Larger Than Natives

Coblenz. Aug 13.-(A. p. by Mall }
The United States is blamed for haVihs
supplied Coblenz and the area ABOUT
the junction of the Rivers Rhine ana
Mosclle with larger mosquitoes tnah
are known in any other part OF the
German Republic. On
In the Franco-Prussian War OF 90
years ago. Fort Ehrenbreitstein was
concentration point for French prs,
oners and an important cavalry ana
artillery center
Large numbers of horses and mules
were kept there, and because OF the
shortage of forage in Germany TO meet
the needs of the animals, great quantl-
ties of hay We're imported from the
United States. American mosquitoes
were imported in this hay, accorulhs
TO the old German army ofhcers VINO
we're there at that time, and throNe IN
their new surroundings.
However. the American brand Oh
MOSQUITO has not wandered Tar from
his new home. and the pests along the
Baltic Coast and throughout the IN
terror of Germany still are OF type so
small that they can filter through the
ordinary mosquito netting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31
Chicago Produce Market

chicago, Aug. 81.
Trading in the grain pits here today
was the lighteSt in volume IN some
time and the undertone during the lat
ter part of the session was firm. There
was some scattered liquidation of long
September wheat with evening up of
short contracts and also changes over
from September into the deferred de-
liveries. Elevator interests were the
principal buyers of September while
eastern houses aided in absorbing the
offerings. the bulk Of which came from
local operators. Wheat closed at a
net gain of 1c to &c with December
1.O5s to 1.05s and May 1.109; corn was
to 1c higher oats gained shade to
&c and provisions advanced 10 to 123c:
Although quotations at Liverpool
were higher. general cable news placed
the trade in an uncertain frame of
mind and consequently operations were
limited, the market exhibiting an IT.
regular trend. Possibility of strike
by the grain elevator men here Satur-
day was given only passing attention.
Improved weather conditions were re-
ported and Canadian forecasts were
more favorable, now that harvesting
is general in most sections OF the Ca
madam west. SO
Strength in cash corn together with
buying by a few commission houses
started some short covering and i'm
proyed the tone of the corn market, out
tho trade was light.
Trade in oats was small and influ-
enced by the action of the corn market.
Provisions trade was light but firm.
being Influenced by the higher hog
market.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31

place on Saturday evening at the
parsonage at Litchfield Corners.
Mrs. F. c. Jordan returned Mon
day to her home in Pennington,
after a visit with her sister, Mrs.
Mary Small. in Bowdoin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Farnum and
children from Lewiston, are visiting
his brother, Clair Farnum and fam
lily.
Mr.: and Mrs. Elbridge Verney were
in Alma last week and attended the
wedding of Mrs. Verney's youngest
sister. Rosetta Kennison and Mr.
Bailey.
B. F. Jones have gone to Topsham
where he has employment
Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan is visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hines al
Pubnico, N. c.
A novel sight last week were the
airplaAes on their way to Bangor
AS many as II were counted during
the day by several parties along the
countryside.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31
American Bar Assn Attempt
Stop Abuses of
Bankruptcy Law

Minneapolis, Aug. 80 ca. P.)-Ap-
pointment of special committee to
cooperate with a similar committee
of the National Association OF Credit
Men to endeavor to suggest ways and
means of removing alleged abuses in
practice in bankruptcy cases, was
recommended to the American Bar
Association today by the committee
on professional ethics and grievances.
of which Thomas Francis Howe is
chairman.
The committee reported on it's
meeting with a committee of the
credit men, following publication OF
a bulletin by the credit men entitled,
THE Profession Of Law Needs
housekeeping" The bulletin criti-
cised lawyers for supposed inactivity
in endeavoring TO prevent fraudulent
practices in bankruptcy cases. Local
conditions were found to vary and
cooperation Of local bar associations
with local credit associations was
urged. Because OF limited time 1t
was not determined whether any
amendments to the present bankrupt
cy laws would be effective or desira :
bic. so appointment Of the special
committee was suggested to give the
question further study.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31
Qualify as Sharpshooters
At Camp Devers

Camp Devens, Mass, August 80
Six students at the Citizens Mill
tary Training Camp at Devens,
qualified as sharpshooters during the
month and twenty three qualified as
marksmen according to an order is
sued today. The young men shot
the "B" course as prescribed in
Army Regulations and score of 40
gives a qualification of Marksman
with $50 required for the grade of
Sharpshooter.
Following is a list of the students
qualifying as Sharpshooter. The
score shown is out of possible 200.
Norman E. Young. Byron. Maine.
1873: Stanley E. Rowland, Clinton,
Maine, 1877: Robert G. Butler, Mid
dleboro, Mass. 1862; William P.
Lowell, Newburyport, Mess, 161;
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House of Commons
Bachelors BANQUET

London. Aug. 10 (By MaiD-
Thirty-four bachelor members of the
House of Commons revealed in their
unfettered estate just before Parlia-
ment shut down for the summer.
There was plenty of wine and song,
but no women were present when
the cclebate legislators sat down to
the banquet table to let loose a
food of stories, jokes and witty re-
marks upon the joys of the single
man and the woes of the welded.
The first thing the diners did was
to toast the Prince of Wales-"the
best and most popular bachelor"
Then Sir Robert Horne broke loose
with some stories, building up to
this climax.
I'm these days of the rights of wo-
men, we are told that the women no
longer run after the men. The
mousetrap never runs after the
mouse"
Lord Hugh Cecil, brother Of Lord
Robert Cecil of League of Nations
fame, picked up a serviette from the
table, and holding it high with up
raised hand, said he thought bach
elors could have no better emblem
than this piece of pure white linen"
Austin Hopkinson ended his speech
by saying that "one of the greatest
pleasures of the blessed is in contem-
plating the tortures of the damned"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31
100 Football Coaches
Study at Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Ind. Aug. 30 "a. p
Approximately 100 football coaches
are enrolled in the coaching school
being conducted at the University OF
Notre Dame by Knute K. Rockne'
director of athletics.
Only football is being studied py
the men under the direction OF the
man who generally is accredlted
with having been the leader in the
development of the forward pass.
No fundamental of the game Will pc
left out. according to Rockne. Inc
class will be in session throughout
August -,
Twenty states are represented by
those attending the school. More
than 80 college mentors are studying
under the Notre Dame leader WIN
the hope that they, too, may ABSORB
some of his ability to develop win,
ming football elevens. High schooi
football instructors also are going IN
for the class. men from 81 schools
being in attendance.
Coach Rockne is devoting four
hours a day to the class. Half OF
the time is given to blackboard
work and two hours to practical ex-
hibitions on the gridiron.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31
Campaigners Easy
Speaking by AmpIifer

Chicago, Aug. PA. P. by Mail)-
Fewer cracked or strained voices as
the result Of strenuous political
speaking campaigns in the 1924 cleo
tons, and which at the same time
may reach much wider constitu-
ency, is seen in the applications of
the loud-speaking device used so
successfully by the late President
Harding on his tour to Alaska.
Candidates will be enabled to adj
dress millions of citizens without
vocal strain or discomfort, it is in
dicated, as the instrument can be
installed in any lection, while atmos-
pherica! conditions cannot affect its
operation.
President Harding was able. with
out straining his voice, to make
himself heard to thousands sur
rounding the observation end of his
car. Speaking of experience have
stated that ordinarily only few
hundred can hear an open-air ad-
dress by the average speaker, and
then they must be close.
The speech simplifying system Is
composed of three portable trans.
mitters mounted on the railing of
control room in which Is located the
operating rack with It's amplifiers
and accessory apparatus: five pro-
jcctors mounted in a semi circle on
a specially built extension to the OBJ
servation hood. and the signal sys-
tenn. The sound waves of the
speakers voice are absorbed by the
transmitters and conveyed by wires
to the control room where they are
amplified and then delivered to the
projectors on the roof. which serve
as megaphores in delivering the
words.
The signal system is arranged so
as to enable the audience observer
and the platform and control oper-
ators to converse by signals. II the
observer in the crowd thinks addi-
tional volume is needed, ne signals
the platform man. who makes the
desired changes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31
Postal Campaign Against
Illegibly Written Addresses

Washington, Aug. 2S-(By MaiD--
Postmaster General New, who IS
working on a new chapter in the
great drama, "Why Mail Goes
Wrong" has announced that a spe-
cial campaign is being conducted to
direct the attention of postal work.
ers and the public to the frequent
miscarriage of letters because of the
similarity in the names of towns in
various states.
Mail addressed, for instance. to
Summerton, South Carolina; Sum-
mertown, Georgia.: Summertime,
South Carolina, and Lumberton, FREE
quently is sent to the wrong place
due to eligible writing. Dover.
North Carolina, and Milford, Texas.
also have considerable trouble get
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31

FURNISHED to the kcnnebec journal
through the courtesy of ]. A. Carnage
d Co.. of Augusta and Waterville).
Washington. August 2S-Eightv-
-FOUR (S4) cents per bushel is the av-
erage OF prices now being paid pro-
ducers of wheat at the farm gate, ac-
cordlng to an investigation covering
all principal wheat producing states
just concluded by the L. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The present price shows a reduc-
tlon OF thirteen Q3) cents per bushel
IN comparison with the average of
prices current year ago. Farmers
then received ninety-seven cents q
bushel.
Farmers complain that the present
rate is so low that it makes unprotit-
able the growing of wheat for most
producers. The present farm gate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31
New York Produce Market
New York. Aug. 81

New ork, aug. 81.
FLOUR-Irreguar; spring patents
coca $50; soft winter straights $500
ASS: hard winter straights $500 500.
WHEAT-spot steady; No: l dark .
northern spring C track New YORK
domestic l40s; No. 2 red winter do.
1144: No. 2 hard winter ( track New
York export 1851: No. Manitoba DO
1879 and No. 2 mixed durum do. 10y. ,
CORN-Spot firm: No. 2 yellow and
No. 2 white New York raj 1919;
number mixed do. 1861.
OATS-Spot quiet; No. white Sls
LARD-Firmer: middle west 1900
1850. ,.e-c.
BUTTER-Easy3o receipts Is, 14;e76;
EGGS-Steady; receipts 1889.
POTATOES-Dull; Long Island bar
rel 400@450.
CABBAGES-Firm: southern barrel
o75 a 800: Long Island white 250q275;
red 200@350.
The raw sugar market was firm and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31

price follows big drop in wheat
prices which occurred some weeks
ago in the principal grain exchanges.
The low point then established did
not Immediately begin to be felt by
farmers.
In New York and Virginia, pro-
ducers receive prices higher than in
other sections. In each of these
states, prices at the farm gate aver
age $1.05 Cone hundred and five
cents) per bushel. Kentucky farmers
are getting S1.02 Gone hundred and
two cents) while in California the
average is one dollar a bushel.
In all other principal producing
states, prices average below one dol
lar. Seventy-five C75) cents per bu-
shell is the lowest price reported, that
being the figure in Nebraska, Okla
hOna and Idaho,
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Boston Pro luce Market

Boston, Aug. 20.
REEF-Choice whole cattle $50 2e
BUTTEk-EXtras 400 453; tiTStS 81
pa.
CHEESE-Frcah choice 263a .;
firsts 25t q Is.
CORN-No. . yellow 107G1CS
EGGS-Nearby henncry brown OK
tras So Sc; white and mixed colcrs Is
q "a; western extras 3SG42.
FLOUR-Sprng patents, l96-lp;
sacks. special short 750Q 775; standard
64OG 1916.
HAY-No. . timothy 2S929.
LAMB-Genuine spring % q 20.
OATS-Forty pounds 56@51.
PORK-Medium backs 25M2S
POTATOES-Maine 230G275.
SUGAR-American Sugar Refinery
quotes 775 cents in 10O-barrel lots
less per cent. for cash.
NEAI-l2M
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Festival Visitors Steal
Beer Mugs for Souvenirs

Munich, Aug. 7-(By MaiD-Thee
state beerhouse. where hundreds OF
people drink out of huge mugs with tn
lids, is deploring the loss of 5000 of
these which we're taken away as
mementoes during festiva! week. be-
sides $50 knives and forks and many
decorated plates. In five days near
ly a million 'isitors came here Tor
the athletic festival. II is suggested
many of these purloined the mugs
plates and cutlery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31

prices were unchanged at "a for Cubas
cost and freight, equal to 6.lo for cen
trifugal. There We're sales of 23,GO0
bags of Cubas to a local refner at
quoted prices. and there was further
buying interest at that level, but sell
cra were asking ! CENT more.
= Aside from Il fiVe-pOint decline in
September at the opening, dut to liqui-
dation. raw sugar futures were high
err, rejecting the firmcr ruling of the
spot market. There was active cover
ing by shorts and buying by houses
with Cuban connections with final
prices at about the best of the day
and from II to Is points net higher.
Closing: September 4.4f, December
442. March 3.S1. May 3.S9.
The market for refined was steady
and prices were unchanged Prices are
listed at 7.15 for fine graduated by
all refincrs with one rcfiner said to be
acceptaing orders at go.
Refined futures nominal.
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THORNDiKE

Harry Fletcher went to Portland
Wednesday to visit his sister. Mrs.
Lewis Hogan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Au-
gusta, who recently bought the H. {.
McCorrison place moved their house
hold goods here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hogan, Misses
iva and Marie Hogan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Tweedie and little son and AM
brose Dean passed the weekend at
Swan lake.
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BOWDOIN

NORTH-Mr. and Mrs. E. n. Doyle
from Auburn, have revently been
visiting at the home of Merton Bar
rett in North Bowdoin.
home from Winthrop. where they
have passed the season at the home
of their uncle. A. w. Black.
Mrs. Sarah Rideout has been visit
ing Mrs. Frank Woodcock at Lisbon
Falls. for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hervey and
their guests. Mrs. George Munroe.
her twin daughters and son, passed
Sunday at Cundy's Harbor.
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Grange Program Planned

The regular meeting of Manchester
Grange will be held on Saturday
night, Sept. /. Susie Carr will give
an account of her trip to Amherst to
attend the Lecturers convention. An
interesting novelty is planned for the
open session when the program is
given. All ladies will please bring a
small bouquet with name attached,
the same will be sold to the gentle
men and this will admit them to the
dining-room for refreshments. The
eighth issue of the Grange Herald
will come out on Sept. Is.
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MANCHESTER

The names of those who helped
to make the recent lawn party a
success are as follows: Emily
Blanch, Elmina Bowring, Yvonne
Bowring, Dorothy Davis. Pearl Dag
gett, Laura Griffin, Isabel Griffin,
Arvilla Griffin, Helen Griffin. May
Garnett, Margaret Garnett, Mildred
Gilley, Herbert Gilley, Doris Gilley,
Glen Littlefield, Ruth Morrill,, Mary
Morrill,, katherine McKenney. Flor
ence McKenney, James McKenney,
Geraldine Mckinney, Doris Miner,
Heather Squirting, Stella Worthing.
Delphine Weed, Albert Weed, and
Kenneth Weed.
The readings of Mr.. Morrill, added
much enjoyment to the merrymaking.
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New York Money Market

New York. Aug 80.
Foreign exchanges irregular
Great Britain. demand 4543, cables
ASS. 60-day bills on banks 4.52a.
France. demand 5.64s, cables SOS.
Italy, demand 4293. cables 4.S0.
Belgium. demand 4.623, cables 4.63.
Germany. demand 100000. cables
.G0001O.
Holland. demand 1881. cables 1884.
Norway. demand 1926.
Sweden, demand 1861.
Denmark, demand 1857.
Switzerland. demand 18.043.
Spain, demand 13.4S.
Greece, demand LIS.
Poland, demand .0004s.
Czecho-Slovakia, demand 2.94}.
Jugo-Slavia. demand los.
Austria, demand .0014.
Mumania. demand .463.
Argentina, holiday.
Brazil. demand 9.45.
Montreal. ~ 21-32.
Call money firm; high So. low 81:
ruling rate 54 closing bid 81. offered
at 50, last loan 81.
Call loans against aceeptances -.
Time loans firm; mixed collateral SO
to 90 days 53@5t; 4 to months 81 95a.
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peter Harmon

Word was received here Sunday Of
the sudden death of Peter Harmon. a
we'll known business man Of this town,
in Seattle, Wash. where lie went a few
weeks ago to visit his daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Drylie.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-31

Walter Tweedie and children of Ban
COR were guests of his uncle. James
Tweedie, and family, Tuesday.
Mrs. Della Wyman of Taunton,
Mass. visited friends in town a few
days the past week.