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Evening journal., 1923-01-13
KILLED HIMSELF
FEARING HOODS

HAZLETON, Pa, Jan. 10. Omitted
Press)-Fear Of a hooded mob drove
Herman Hacker, prominent Nerum
berger man to commit suicide. it was
said today, as further evidence as the
strange case was uneRrthed.
Deputy Coroner Frank Wharmley.
who has Investigated the reports
that the man was murdered, an
nounced today that this has been dis
proved and that the man deliber-
ately shot himself in the seclusion OF
his barn, where his body was found
on January 2.
Hacker had received a visit from
a body. it is said, and efforts to learn
what passed at this meeting are be-
ing made. as he told his wife the
hooded men were after him to kill.
II is believed that a frenzy of fear
drove him to self destruction.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13
HESS NOT CoLoREn.

Thomas Hess. who was with VIII
liam d. Luke, when he captured tho
runaway truck mule Jim Dump. q"
on Thursday, is a white boy. and
not colored, as was stated" I am
as white as my friend. William
Luke, Hess writes in asking that
a correction be made. He disclaims
assisting in the capture Of the mule.
however. but gives credit for il to
Luke and a colored man.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13
IN 75-YEAR-OLD
TRIBE SO YEARS

Members OF Delaware Tribe No.
1, Improved order Of Red Men.
celebrated the 18TH anniversary Of
the founding Of the tribe with ep-
propriate exercises last night. The
meeting was attended by a large
number OF members and guests and
Evening journal., 1923-01-13
TO ATTEND ROAD CONVENTION.

County Engineer Grubb and mem
bers OF the Levy Court. with the ex-
ception Of Commissioners Stewart
and Jones, will leave tomorrow for
Chicago, to attend the annual con-
vention and roads show Of the
American Road Builders Associa-
ton. The convention and show
opens on Monday.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13
SPIDER INTERFERFS.

A Seattle broadcasting station dis
covered an unusual case Of inter-
ference with its messages. when a
spiders web was discovered at the
top of an aerial pole. 1t was COW
cred with carbon from soft coal.
which caused short circuiting of the
transmitted radio waves.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13
HOUSE.

I hOLSAAs
Met at noon and adjourned at
/ 5.45 until today at ~ o'clock.
Passed and sent to the Senate the
Independent Offices appropriation
bill.
The War Department appropria-
ton bill. providing for an army of
1875. 900 enlisted men and $4,000 Off
GERS and carrying a total appropria-
ton of S314,064,254, was reported.
Appropriation of siO,000,0o0 was
provided for completion Of dam No.
at Muscle Shoals and the installa
ton OF locks and hydroelectric ma
chinery, but not for general con
struction.
The ways and means committee
reported the Mills bill designed 10
limit deduction in individual income
tax returns on account of capital
losses to 12h per cent
The public lands committee began
hearings on a number OF bills seek
ing TO adjust claims growing out OF
the Red River controversy now IN
the Supreme Court.
Representative Newton (Repub-
ilcan). Missouri. suggested TO the
commerce committee that a pro
vision be inserted in the pending
bill TO return TO alien owners prop
erty now in hands OF the govern
ment. making it clear that Congress
expresses no opinion as to the valid
lty OF sale of patents to the Chemi-
cal Foundation.
Representative Upshaw Demo
craft Georgia, who submitted ev,-
dence TO the prohibition commits
sioner showing violations of the Vol
stead act by members of Congress
and other high officials, announce
that names of alleged offenders, t.
made public, would have to come
from Commissioner Haynes.
The foreign affairs committee took
up consideration Of the bill by Rep.
resentative Rogers. Of Massachusetts.
to reorganize the consular and dip
lomatic service.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13
BURN oosGRovE HOME.

DUBLIN. Jan. 1s UNITED Press)
The home OF william T. Cosgrove,
president Of the Irish Free State, at
Rathfarnham, was burned by armed
rebels early today. The residence
was totally destroyed.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13

addresses were made by members OF
the order.
p. G. S. Frank A. Gradwohl re-
viewed the history OF the tribe. It
was said that during the as years
the tribe has paid out more than
$4,000 in benefits.
The tribe. in addition to being
the oldest in Delaware, also has the
distinction of having the oldest
member in Delaware, J. NJ. Gropp.
aged SO years, who Joined the tribe
50 years ago. Mr. Gropp has a
son. ]. c. Gropp. who Is now Grand
Keeper Of Records for the tribe
and a grandson, n. V. Gropp. who
is the youngest member OF the tribe.
He is Junior Sycamore. Following
the address refreshments were serv-
ed the members and their guests.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13
DIR. c. NJ HOLLIS ILL.

DR.. c. NJ. Hollis. State Insurance
Commissioner, is i'll with the
grip at his home in Seaford. 1t
probably will be several days be-
fore he can be able 10 resume his
duties.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13
RADIO IN GERMANY.

German radio fans have to pay
a license fee for both receiving and
transmitting sets. And this fee
for receiving-ranges only from
1000 TO $500 marks a month
That's why amateur radio in Ger
many is almost on-existent.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13
HANG THREE MORE

DUBLIN, Jan. 1S.-CUnited Press)
Three Irish Republican Insurgents
we're executed by Free State forces
at Dundalk, County Louth, early to-
day.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13
w. c. t. L. MEETING.

Wilmington Young Peoples Branch.
Of the W. c. T. L., will meet at 8
O'Clock Monday evening at the home
Of the president, Mrs. Bertha NJ.
Foster, s22 West Ninth street.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13
ANOTHER HENRY homes.

Henry Jones, 4i4 Orange street.
Is not the Henry Jones. who was
before Municipal Court on Thursday
morning on charge Of trespassing.
Evening journal., 1923-01-13

Persons who are even totally deaf
may have the chance Of listening in
TO radio-broadcast concert through
an invention devised by Carol Land,
instructor at the California School
for the Deaf at Berkley. Cal. Land
is shown above with his instrument,
which he says converts sounds
caught by radio into vibrations
which may be felt by deaf mute,
just as the sounds are heard by
others
Evening journal., 1923-01-13

dividends amounting to slL.226,ooo
and stock dividend last November
Of 900 per cent. amounting to S45.-
100000. with earnings for the same
period estimated at Ss2,5sS,OOO,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-19
Chicago Produce Market

Chicago. April IS.
Notw standing that wheat today
for July delivery. the market ruled
lower the greater pant of the time. Bet
ter weather conditions together with
absence of any important new export
business put bulls at a disadvantage.
The close was unsettled At Z to IA net
1924 to 1924. Corn lost to IA, oats
] to ! cent and provisions 741O to 10
cents
With some indications of an improv-
cd out look for both seeding and growth
the wheat market showed downward
tendency at the opening. The fact
that Liverpool quotations had made
but little response to yesterdays up
turn values here was an ad ditional
bcarish influence. Nevertheless. pros
poets of crop curtailment this year led
soon to considerable speculative buy
on assertions that grain values had
still TO be adjusted to the purcha sing
power of the dollar.
Dwindling of the volume of purchase
orders in the wheat market set in, how
ever. when May and September deliv-
ing July TO new hish price for the
season. The advance seemed to have
made the market topheavy. and it took
but little selling pressure TO send
values downgradc. especially in the
last hour. When advices from the sea-
holding off and awaiting a downturn
in prices.
Corn and oats were bcarishly affect
cd by the action of wheat. Sales on
the part of scattered longs was evil
dent d1,, in the 1", corn market. despite good
Provisions went lower in line with
hog values.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-19
Arrest BOnnell
on Charge Larceny
Money at Station

Neverly Bonnell was arrested YES
terday morning at the Maine Cen
tral railroad station on a charge of
larceny of a sum of money from a
coat belonging to Miss Marguerite
trederick1 of Rumford. He was
brought Gown to the police station
and locke8 up. On his way down
he admitted the theft to City Mar
shall William H. Murray, but when
he came before Judge Atchlev he
pleaded not guilty and the trial was
set Tor : O'Clock Yesterday afternoon
In order that witnesses might he
brought in to prove his guilt. a. Il.
MacClain, a railroad worker who
happened to be in the station and
saw Bonncll taking the money, tes-
tilted that Bonncll had admitted the
theft. The respondent had nothing
to say in his own behalf At the
close of the hearing Judge Atchley
sentenced Bonnell to four months in
Jail at hard labor. and the prisoner
was taken down to Augusta yeSter-
ii afternoon to begin his sentence
The circumstances of the theft are
as follows according TO the teSti-
mony of Mr.. Mccain: Miss F'reder-
lcks lett coat on a seat in the sta
tlOn Tor a few moments. BOnnell
deliberately sat down in the seat
which she had left and went through
the pockets of the coat and took out
poclictbook. extracted a two dollar
bill and replaced the pockctbook in
the coat. Several people pere in
the static at the time and they all
noticed the theft, but only one wit
ness was called. Some Of these peo-
pie went to Bonncll and forced him
to give the money back to Miss Fred
ericks while another person called
The City marshal and the man was
arrested and locked UP.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-19

A committee was appointed yesterday
by Mayor Leon o. Tebbetts. president
of the board of directors of the Cham
her of Commerce, to investigate the
possibilities of community building
in the city of Waterville. This COM
mittee includes the following members
of the board OF directors: II. T. MuZzy.
III. c. Libby. 0. a. Meader. A. +. Cyr
and Samuel Freeman. This committee
will nvestSat n possible cost. various
sites in the city. and all matters that
are needed to further the plans for
this building. Natcrville is perhaps
the best situated of any city in Maine
for meeting place for conventions.
The proposed building would be large
enough TO accommodate any meeting
of this sort The armory would also
be included in this building, American
Legion hall, Chamber of Commerce
rooms and other community buildings.
This matter has been brought up sew
cral times by different citizens in the
past, and the idea has been that this
building would be a memorial to Wa
teryillc's heroes in the Great War. AT
the time this matter was first brought
up the State was willing to contribute
$4,000 for the building to be used as
an armory. the city also to contribute
$4,000 and the balance, estimated AT
about 100000 to be raised by popu-
lar subscription.
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Charge Athletic
COP Accepted Bride

New York. April 1S.-Mrs. Mamie
Castro keeper of a scamens board
ing house raided by the police for
liquor, today charged that detective
bob" McAlister, known on the
running track as THE flying COP"
had shaken her down" for $500 bride
under threat OF arrest
Commissioner of Accounts Hirsch-
field. conducting an inquiry into
charges of bOotlcgSing against the
police, told her fatty he did not be-
lieve her story and dared her to sue
him for $4,000 SANDER, as had
Charles Herman. bartender, whose
testimony he yesterday had termed
perjury.
Il don't need to sue" replied the
woman. The one who laughs last
laughs best"
Later she repeated solemnly:
Yes, McAllister did take $500 from
me, so help me God. may my three
children die if he didn't"
McAllister, who with tears in his
eyes, declared Mrs. Castros testi-
mony was lie, told Mr. Hirshfield
that as a result Of the charges made
against him and the notoriety at
tending the hearings, his mother and
bride of one month were suffering
nervous breakdown. Mr.. Hirschfield
told the athlete not to worry. because
he did not believe one word of the
testimony given by Mrs. Castro.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-19
CONG. UPSHAW
DEFENDS DRY LAW
Ar BAPTIST CHURCH

Congressman VIII u. Cpshaw of
Georgia, in an address last evening
before 500 Waterville citizens at the
Gctcheil street Baptist church on
the subject of ~ Plea for Sober
Oliiclals and Sober Citizens" dcclar
dthat the 18th amendment is sober.
onsNutlonal and American.
AT the beginning of his speech
congressman tpshaW said that he
had not come to Maine TO speak on
TINS subject because it is any worse
IMAM any other place but because it
is part of the United States. He
declared that the lack of appreciation
OF the sacrcdness of citizenship was
violation Of the Nolstcad act. He
went on to say that he thanked God
that his father had taught him
around the family alter to take an
interest in clean politics because It
helped him to see the greatness of
citizenship.
In speaking Of the foreign Gle
ment that has poured in this country
LOT many years Congressman Upshaw
sald II man comes from another
land and brings his heart with him
he will be a good citizen"
Mr.. Upshaw did not declare him
self of either mems or women's suf-
rage but wholly in favor of citizens
suffrage.
Il have high hopes" said the
speaker that the day of the ward
politician is gloriously over" I am
sure that he will never be able to
corrall the women the way he has
the men during past years"
Inc Georgia congressman went on
League and the Anti saloon league
filled a definite need in the affairs
of the country. That the old organi-
cations that persuaded people TO
sign pledge did not get any where
and for this reason the Anti saloon
league was formed by II. F. Russell,
drawing many throughout America
to stand against common foe
amy man." said Mr.. Upshaw,
"who says the Anti Saloon League
and the Maine department of the
Christian Civic League. are con-
tinuing simply to give their officials
jobs in one of three things. he is
blind as bat, ignorant as fool
or mean as the devil"
The speaker declared that practi-
cally everything had been done or
said against the Nolstead act. He
quoted one New York woman as
saying that Mr.. Volstcad had taken
the JOY out of living and now we
look to the bootlegger to restore it."
ANY man or woman who makes
such statements" said the states
man, sis an undesirable citizen. The
18th amendment is sober, constitu-
tional and American"
Liquor" said the speaker. smil-
ing, makes man disloyal no mat
ter whether he thinks it or drinks it.
Liquor will change a Republican in
to a Democrat or it might even
change a Democrat into a Republic
can. We think that Liberty can be
preserved in the constitution and the
hearts OF Americans but the drunk
ards think that II can only be pre-
served in alcohol"
The Georgia statesman frequent
~ brought loud applause from his
audience and ten again the audi
forum re-echoed with roars of
laughter. Leaning on one crIItch the
frail but fiery man had complete con-
troll of his hearers every minute and
everyone $500 80 '~tful when he
spoke his c:os.pa words.
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Wednesday Brighton Market

Stock Yards. April 17-There was
an active demand for the better
grades of beef cattle. and while on
a few head of fancy steers or oxen
were on the market. there were some
good oxen selling up to Lee. Cow
beef Of the better grades were in
more plentiful supply and sold quite
readily at 5 3-4c@7c. In the poorer
grades many of the sales sold IA
cnct higher. Bulk moved at 4@5 S-4
cents in average sales. Veal calves
sold on a weak market, the depres-
sion of the excessive supplies of
small calves effecting the best lots
materially. The popular price paid
for the average mixed lots was s
and 1-oc. while choice lots Of heavy
veal were taken at 9610 1-2c. EX-
tras, sold by lots of one and then
sold as high as IA cents. but there
were of extra merit. Few hogs We're
seen at the yards and the demand
was dull. Fancy pigs sold at 900
lac but the general run Of hogs
moved at s IL and &c. Mich cows
were in somewhat lighter receipt.
and more buyers wero about. Fancy
COWS sold at higher average at $135
a 1865, with n few sales reported
higher. Good cows sold at $65@125,
and poor cows at $4,000.
Sales--Otis II. Forbush sold bull at
SIC and 81 on. / COW at sic and 81 on.
1 COW at sac. . cows at SC. / COW at &c
and 81 on. l extra fancy calf at 143c.
. calves at 13tc. calves at sac, .
calves at SIC, C fancy pigs at 9ic 5
hogs at SIC. +. o. Thompson sold I
bologna COW at &C. 30 calves at Sc, is
mixers at s65 to sl25. II. w. Hanson
sold so calves at Sc and 10 mich cows
at $40 to 800. Z. G. Piper sold Is cows
at s65 to s125. T. d. keenan, sold 4s
cows at $40 to S165. A. G. Warner &
Sons sold &c COWS at $50 to $50. Full
Ter Bros. sold Is COWS at $50 to s12O.
G. S. Lowell sold cows av 200 lbs ut
eic, cows av 900 lbs at 3ac. bulls av
$50 lbs at &c. G5 calves av 10 lbs at
Sc, 81 drinker calves av $50 lbs at &C,
10 hogs av $50 lbs at S.65c and / stag
hog 400 lbs at sc, Is mich cows at $40
tn s110 II. NJ. Bragg sold 20 calves at
10sc and 10 cows at SIS to s110. Put
nam Bros. sold 1 pr oxen 3470 lbs at
SIC. IL cows at 2l@3c. $50 calves ct
&c to &c. 16 hogs at &c to &C. 90 cows at
$40 to 500. r. l.. Wormell sold 5
cows at SIC. SO calves at SIC and "a
mixers at $50 to s120. +. NJ. Dana
sold . cows at 2ic. CT calves at &c, 40
calves at &C to 10c. boar at 44c,
mixers at s25 to $3.50. j. w. Brooks
sold s cows at 22c to 4sc SO calves at
Sc. % mich cows at $60to 500. A. +.
Chickcring sold IA mich cows at $110
each. 1 COW at sS5. r. E. Hobbs sold
1 COW 2030 lbs at sc. . cows 2030 lbs
at SC. bologna COW $50 lbs at &C. 2
calves 40 lbs at &c.
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Chicago Cattle Market
Chicago. April IS

Lineage, April Is.
CATTLE-Rcccipts S000; beef steers
and yearlngs mostly 10 to Is higher:
spots more; closed weak at advance;
top steers 1925. weight 1903 pounds:
best yearlings 1910; mixed steers and
heifers 900: numerous loands handy
and heavy steers 965 q 1915; bulk beef
steers S40G975; butcher she stock
largely % higher: spots more: choice
beef heifers 525: several strings S25@
S45; bulls strong to 10 higher; veal
calves, quality considered, % up:
stockcrs and feeders slow; bulg beef
COWS $3.50 700: bulk beef heifers $500
500: bulk vcalerS to packers S00WS75:
bulk bologna bulls 500M 525.
housekeeping $4,000: slow: mar
ket opened steady to strong. mostly
to traders and shippers: closed weak
to 10 lower to big packers: bulk 160 to
210-pound average S3J0 S43: top $50:
bulk 225 to 325-pound butchers 1900
$50; packing sows around steady. most
~ 700M72oj pigs uneven: bulk 100 to
130-pound weight 7000 500; estimated
holdover 1000.
SHEEP-Receipts 21.000: lambs fully
steady: top 1460 to packers. city butch
erS and shippers: several loads maxi
ing that price; other lots 1925 1880;
clipped lambs mostly 107501150: one
load choice S0-pound average up to
1175; heavy clipped largely 1000: sheep
scarce: two loads 1l1-pound clipped
ewes 77o; few 144-pound aged wethers
So
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New York Produce Market,

New York, April is.
TLOUR.--Stecady; spring patents $50
hard winter straights 640@67J.
WHEAT-Spot irregular; No. red
winter C track New York domestic
~ nominal: No. ] dark northern m
No 2 hard winter do. 14OA No. Man
itoba do. 140t and No. = mixed durum
do 1873
CORN-Spot easy: No. 2 yellow and
No, white { New York rail 100
OATS-spot barely stcady7 No. 2
white 81.
LARD-Easy; middle west 1900
COTToNSEED OIE-Easy; prime
crude 10QO11O25: prime summer yell
low spot 1140@11S0; May 1145, July
1145. September 1879. all bid.
Other articles unchanged.
The sugar markets were strong and
excited today. with prices making new
high records for the season ana for the
past three years in both the raw and
refined departments. Raw closed at 81
cents cost and freight for Cubas. equal
active with an improved demand from
both refnerS and operators. The days
transactions included $4,000 bags Of
Cubas at 81 cents cost and freight. 30
000 bags at 3-16 cents and 10000
bags at 6! cents cost and freight. S.
ugals at SOC and 76,5OO bags at SOC
and 10000 bags Of Porto Ricos at sos.
all to local refiners and operators. 1t
was also reported that a local refiner
ex-storc Havana at price equal to
6 JIG cents cost and freight New
York, or $40 for centrifugal. There
was also a sale of II 900 bags of San
Domingoes to Canada at 81 cents
New York.
The raw sugar futures market was
active and prices at one time showed
advances of "A to % points on active
positions. with July selling g high as
6.36 and September at G.G9. There
was general buying prompted by the
strength and activity in both the ray
and refined markets. and continued
hullish crop advices. Realizing sales
| checked the upward movement near the
close, causing Setbacks of three or -four
points and final prices We're to %
points net higher. Closing: May $50
July 60, September G.G6, December
| 6.2S.
The market for refined sugar ad.
vanced 20 to so points owing to the
| ulated now quoted at go. There was
an active inquiry from domcstice buy
crs and better demand was also re-
| ported for export account. II
The market for refined futures was
| frmor in sympathy with the advance
| ~ tiie SlIot HldThel dnu Hilal prices were
| - to IS points net higher. Trading
! however, was light. consisting of onl,
| one lot of June al $50 and one at 9.75
ECTTER-Unsettled. receipts s1G3
I creamery higher than extras 45i q 46
| cIcamery extras, 80 score. A.: cream
cry firsts, SS to 81 score. 444 Q44s.
| EGGS-Irregular; receipts 34,0lS
| fresh gathered storage packed cXtrt
| firsts 81 q 31l: do. firsts 3bqf 30i: New
Jersey hennely whites uncandlcd eX
| tras 31sG39a.
! POTATOES-Stoady: New York al
| upstate sections round white No. / pei
| 1J0-pound sack 325 q 400; new crol
| Florida No. per double headed bar
| rel 1J000 1850
| CABBAGES-Nomin
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Waterville Girls
Club Elects Officers

The Waterville Girls City club
held it's annual meeting and election
of officers last evening in the Wom-
ans Association rooms, following a
fine banquet served at $50 to which
about % members were seated. The
following officers. presented by the
nominating committee. Miss Har-
riett V. Green. chairman, Miss Mar
cia f.. Hendrickson, and Miss Ellen
n. Pillsbury. were elected to office
for the ensuing year: President. Mrs.
Beatrice Turcottc: vice president.
Miss katherine Boutelle: secretary,
Miss Florence Russ: treasurer. Miss
Roxie CrowellI chairmen Of stand
ing conmittees-Class, Mrs. Flor
ence Haines; financial, Miss Lila
Allen: social. Mrs. Bessie Edwards;
membership. Miss Beatrice Powell;
program. Mrs. Edythe Murray; audi
tor, Miss Harriet V. Greene.
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FURNISHED to the kennebcc Journal
through the courtesy of j. A. Carnage
& Co. of Augusta and Waterville).
Washington. April 1S.-Price stabili-
cation. world problem for business
men since the armistice. would seem to
have been achieved in three countries.
The level of wholesale prices is ap-
proNimatcly the same in England. Swc-
den and the United States, it is shown
in the newe. reliable data received in
Washington. Wholesale prices are 50
per cent above the level of the prc-war
period in England and Sweden. In the
United States. the level is Sc per cent
higher than in 1919.
Violent price fluctuations disturbed
business condition. throughout the en-
tire world from the time of the armis-
tice TO the opening of 1922. Hand-to-
month buying of raw materials by
manufacturers. made necessary by al
most daily changes in prices of all