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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01
Driving Americans
Out of Own Country

There are many townsmen still liV-
ing i'll the Connecticut Valley who
can remember when practically every
farmhouse in that fertile tract OF land
contained 4 family of old New Eng
land stock. To-day one can ride mile
after mile without hearing 4 word Of
any language other than Polish. The
Immigrants came not merely in faml-
lies but in communities. The
Americans moved out and left them
alone. What has become of the
american farmers OF great part of
northern New Jersey? They have
vanished before the influx OF Italian
market gardeners. Wiole counties of
the grain belt arc now peopled by
Bohemans. CZechs, and Let's. The
Americans have gone. do not de-
cry the new occupants of the soil.
They are making better use of it than
the old ones did, or they could not
have crowded them out: but the fact
remains that without wholesale i'm
migration the Americans would not
have been. crowded out.
They are driving Americans out all
over the country. You may be next,
From The Westward Tide of Peo-
pies" by Lieutenant Commander X.
C.. Mcintosh, L. S. ~, in February
Scribner'S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01

motor vehicle department. These
various activities during 1922 cost in
excess OF $6OOOOO. SO that Of the
total motor vehicle funds OF $l,4l7,-
COZ only about $SOO.OOO was avail
able for road maintenance. Our ex-
pcnuitures during the year 1872 were
81 ,c62 600. We wound up the main
tenance business on December u
with an over-eXpenditure Of $2Oo,-
600. This will be taken care of prior
to June 30, the end of the fiscal
year, and a substantial balance Will
be in hand at that time. due to the
fact that 50 per cent Of the motor
vehicle fees are collected prior to
June 80 and only about 70 per cent
of any calendar years expense has
! been incurred on the same date.
| I would like to emphasize at this
time the point which the Commits
sion have been hammering on so
long, that the maintenance problem
is really the most important road
problem before the legislators and
the people Of Maine today. We
should not construct highways fast
or than we can provide funds for
their proper maintenance. The Cole
! investigating committee, after study
ing affairs at the State House for
six months. wrote a very strong
paragraph in their report endorsing
this idea. Governor Baxter stated
the same thing in his inaugural ad-
dress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01
Riots to Glimpse
Fluffy Lingerie

Moscow is rapidly assuming some
of its old time splenGor in the shop
ping district; so far as the stores are
concerned it is becoming normal.
The most expensive French and
lingerie and other luXurios. after an
absence of many years. arc again on
sale in Moscow, Petrograd and some
of the other Russian cities. While
the greater part of these goods, ac-
cording to officials. have been SNUG
2led into the country, nevertheless
they are sold openly as in pre-
revolution days. but at enormous
prices. Government officials. while
aware of the smuggling. say they are
powerless to break it up.
When the first fluffy. lace trimmed
garments from abroad appeared in
the display windows of the Moscow
shops the incident nearly scaused a
riot. Men. women and children were
wildly eager to get a peek at the
things from the outer world They
had seen nothing of the kind for
seven or eight Years, and fought for
a PLACE in the mob for a few min
utes' gaze at the finery.
four times as expensive here as in
London and Paris. This. dealers
say. is due to the government
monopoly on goods from abroad
which keeps prices so high that the
smuggling business is paving hand
somely to those engaged in it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01
Heydler Takes Issue
With Johnson on
Licensing Players

Boston, Jan. 31.-President John
"A. Heydler, of the National League.
differs with President b. B. Johnson.
of. the American League. on the
question of licensing baseball play
ers. Joseph A. Collier. who has IN
troduced a bill in the Legislature
which will be given a hearing to-
morrow. providing for state licenses
for professional ball players. received
a letter from the National League
head today characterizing the pro
posal as impractical Bile. such a law
would be considered anotherabrldge-
ment of personal liberty" Heydler
wrote. johnson favored the plan IN
q letter last week.
President Heydler's letter said:
"Your proposition to Incense an
persons who take part in ball
game from which revenue is derived,
to my mind, would prove impracu-
cable and unpopular
Amateur and professional
plavers by thousands, both in and
out of your great state, would be
come subject to this restriction. and
such law would be hard to enforce
if for no other reason than that it
would bc considered another abrldSe-
ment of personal liberty.
my ~. .l'n ta.ino nomn,;ss;on
pias 80 ~ !, tba et,te of Nov
vas ~ enosad th;s ~ tho time
~, ~ wtn ~ now hcconsc feel
aliu an. 15 - eraya n,isI,l,n 70
sou guy, ntr1 fke. tbe national game
~. hnndT v state hoxinr hoard
III INC ~ II ofA nf :. nv othar noliti-
,,i,' oner,1 utbority saw this
AVER Tho came and NOT as
90 xAcuti~
40 rtwo, csorts are more widely
ort all/henti,Is ,f conduct and
ap. " nro L,eeh,u ana
1,i ne,ther ouIa NOT stand TO-
nathor lSpr 4. IN surely would fail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01
SkOWt ItGAN
SPORT NOTES
FROM BATES

The candidates for the ski jump
ing squad met at the jump on Mt.
David on Tuesday afternoon for
trials for the next contest. Regu-
lar practice was held following the
competition. The Bates men We're
at a disadvantage at the WaterNillc
meet owing to the fact that the
jump was from the level. whereas
the Bates jump has an inclined
takc-oti. They are putting in some
consistent practice with Il view to
wiping away the defeat at the next
opportunity.
Several students are acting us in
structorS at the various skating
Kinks OF the two cities. John baker
~ of Newton Falls. Mass, and Miss
Elsie Brickett - of Scranton. Pa,
are serving at the Lewiston COM
munity rink. David WNllie 70 OF
New Haven, Conn. and Joseph Bu-
drcau 20 OF WcstbOro, Mass, are
employed at the Auburn rink. All
are adopts ut skating, pakcr being
the champion fancy skater of the
college, defeating all comCrs at last
years Winter carnival.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01
g SPORTING NEWS e
'Baseball's Boss
Says France is
On Right Track

Burlington, VT, Jan. 31-Judge X.
NJ. Landis addressing the winter
conference Of American Legion Off
GERS tonight in a public meeting of
here in referring to the French in
vasion of the Ruhr declared that
when he thought of the pledges of
Germany to her people to extract in
IDENTITIES from tn Allies if she were
victorious. to which the indemnity
taken from the French in 1870 would
have been only a trivialty, and what
the French people were obliged to
put up with today, he felt like shout
ing: Il am with the Frenchmen." He
added: I'VE did not go to war until,
as a people, we were backed against
the wall, until the German imperial
government had made a direct assault
on our government as nation and
it is the Gods truth we went into
the war to save our national hide"
and that we might meet here to-
night in the United States of Ameri-
ca instead of in a German imperial
province" He maintained there
would have been fewer wooden cross
es had the civilian population backed
up the army 100 per cent. All this
was in answer to critics of the adj
justcd compensation for eX-service
men and to the rat hole politicians"
and propagandsts who are opposed to
it.
"rhc American army" 'he said
"when it was ordered to break the
Hindcnburg line did not stop and
pass a resolution asking what are
we going to Get out of it, They
went ahed and broke it. This is in
reply to those who oppose soldier
compensation"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01
PITTSFIEL.D
postmaster Charles II. Russell, Lin

Postmaster Charles H. Russell, Lin
wood Russell. Moses +. Hoskins,
Burger Hamilton, Asa c. Morse and
Fran Fuller went to Augusta Tues
day to attend a meeting Of the Scot
fish Rite Masons.
Charles +. Vickery was a BUSH
ness caller i'll Augusta Tuesday.
Charles Whittier of Harmony was
+. A. Mes1:vey of Watervile was
a business caller in town Wednes-
day.
Dr. Lynne Fl. Blanchard was
business caller in town Tuesday.
An important real estate TRAM
saction took place here Saturday
when Hollis w. Stitham purchased
the block on Main street CT Anthony
st. Leger of Lynn, Mass. which en-
tains the Bijou theatre and the mu-
sic store occupied by Mrs. Edith
Burns. 1t is said to be the intentions
of Mr.. Stitham to make extensive
Improvements on the building in the
spring. raising it another story and
making apartments on the second
floor.
Representative and Mrs. Hollis W.
Ntllllsllil VI IlltSlftlu anu StldtOI
and Mrs. w. S. Bems and Repre-
sentative Earl Reed of Ha .nony left
Tuesday for Augusta. after passing
the weck-end at their homes.
The Camp Fire Girls of the Uni
vcrs2list church will hold an enter
tainment and social at the church
on Friday evening at 7.30. One of
the numbers on the program will be
an illustrated talk on the subject of
Camp Fire Girls and their activities.
The program will be followed by
social hour for old and young Candy.
cornballs and receipt books will be
Ons ale.
Frank Hall, who is employed by
the American Wooden Co.. slipped
off a sled that was piled high with
wool Tuesday forenoon and had lie
misfortune to break his shoulder
bone.
The teachers of the Grammar
grades of the Hartland school were
visitors in town Tuesday observing
the methods in the Pittsfield gram
mar school. also visiting the other
grad schools in town. The visiting
teachers were Mrs Mamie Connolly.
r. c. Raymond. Mrs. Ada NIcGrillis,
and Mrs. Goliath of Hartland. They
were accompanied by the teacher of
the North Hartland school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01
New Records in
Indoor Meet of
N. Y. Athletic Club

New York, Jan. 3l.-Jimmy Con-
Eolly. Georgetown University, broke
the worlds record for the two-thirds
mile run indoors at the Millrose
Athletic CLUB games in Madison
Square Garden tonight. when he won
the second section of this special
event in 2.i3 3-5.
Connolly was hard pressed to win
by Ray Watson, of the Illinois A.
c., Chicago, who finished second a
foot behind, and by Mike Devaney,
Of the Mllrose \. c., who establish
cd the worlds record in winning the
race last year in 2.46 %. Devancy
finished third tonight.
William r. Sullivan, Paulst A. c.,
won the first section of the two
thirds mile in 2.47 As. Jack Sellers,
New York \. c., was second, and
Tom Cavanaugh, Boston College,
third.
Harold Lever, University of PEN
nsylvania, won the fifty yard dash
in five and 6-10 seconds. c. Bow
man., Syracuse University, was sec
ond. and Jackson n. School. third.
y new American record for GO
yards was created by Loren Murch
ison, st. Louis Splinter, who defeat
ed ect field in six and two tonths
seconds, clipping one tenth of a sec
end off the record established in 1882
by l.. f.. Myers and since duplicated
by seventeen runners.
Murchison tonight defeated Bob
McAllister. New Works flying cop"
Lever, who won the ward sprint
and Al Lcconey, Lafayette intercol-
lcSiate champion, in this order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01
Groups Discuss Roads
(Continued from PaoA One)

The conference continued until we'll
into the afternoon when 1t adjourned
until next Tuesday at 2 P. NJ. Yes.
terday's meeting was held in the Of
flee of the Public Utilities Commits
sion.
Mr.. Marshall, chairman of the az
sociation's legislative Committee rep
resented the Maine Automobile Asso-
citation; Judge George c. Weber, Of
Auburn, represented the Maine Auto
motive Dealers Association; J. w.
Leland, of Sangerville, it's president.
spoke for the Farm Bureau; Frank
4. Peabody. Honlton and Lyman II.
Nelson. Portland, members of the
State Highway Commission, AMI Paul
ID. Sargent, chief engineer. spoke for
for that body. while Harvey d. Gran
VILE, House leader, was the spokes-
man in an unofficial manner for the
Ways and Bridges Committee. Hon.
Herbert E.. WadSworth, of Winthrop,
who has presented a gasoline line
tax measure in the Legislature. spoke
for it, and in fact almost everyone
present at the conference had some
thing to say.
After a few questions had been
asked, Chief Engineer Sargent was
called upon to explain the present
financial situation of the State as
regards highways. He stated that
of the State highway system OF 1870
miles, 933 have been completed leav-
ing about 635 yet to be built. OF this
latter figure it had been estimated
that 40 miles should be of hard
surface type and the 600 left should
be gravel construction. The 40 miles
would cost a. out $1.OO0,00O and the
600 miles about S9,0O0,OO0. This
! made approximately $1O.000.O00 nee
cssary to complete the State high
| 'ay system. The Federal government
will furnish about onc-half of this
amount leaving about $5.O00,O0O tC
be raised by the State. Mr.. Sargent
therefore, recommended that the bond
issue for state highways be not over
50. 900 900 on the part of the state
and this was how this figure was ar
rived at. For the completion OF
Statc-Aid highways he could give nc
estimate because while definite
number of miles have been decided
upon for an initial system as fast as
this is built other miles are added
and it was, therefore, impossible to
give a figure on the cost of building
this system. The Chief Engineer
answered number Of questions re-
garding the, highway work covering
wide range of subjects.
Judge Weber brought out the facl
! that the value of automobiles oWnco
in Maine was about S50,O00,0O0 and
that at least the automobile dealers
are paving into the State treasury
through taxes 100000. He said the
dealers believed that the automobile
fees should be used for maintenance
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01

very few people are aware tho.
ciothlng has ever been made from,
human skin. yet at the time Of ths
french revolution there was ouite q
Doom IN the industry"
II Is related that a man anno,
be1ore the committee of Public So
ely ana announced that he co,,a
supply any amount of leatbar
bargain prices. He was given
commodation at the Castle or MaM
con. and began operations IN 81
crecy. Soon the members of tha Sc, Sc
mittee We're seen to he we,r;n COM
top boots. the leather havirg NV NV
made from human skin oeen
This tannery at Meudor
n no,oi, n "A great number of books
erS. shin COW
en pn,iip Egalite. Duke of or,e,r.
"oourased the tannery by weor;nS
s,, ~ VI oreeches made from hurnn
HM,m 20 ball in Paris, while TN
,epu General Beysser alwans
h %v a similar pair of trouser. 80
oattles and reviews. at
-. the beginning of the ei-b+.sn..
century the FRENCH EncycInneo IN
I've s;'; u recipe for tanning hmn.na
DIN pai. ana stated that a Mr.. Sua
t-; ,s'an surgeon. had presented ~,
ns win pair of sinners . .e
~ .ns to these dircctions ue
m 100 one of the leaders 10 a..
r n,amous Black Band or Fine .ne
mn.cn tor long time terraa;":
country districts, wore = t .n,ed
the same material" or
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01
ACCEPT PLAN
Continued from Pace One)

the strength and cogency of the ar.
Sunents III favor of acceptance which
the chanceor of the exchequer., stan
ley Baldwin, was able to bring before
his colleagues,
Chief among these arguments is
DelieVed to have been AIR. Baldwin's
II, conviction that no bette terms
eoulu pe expected or obtained by fur
tner delay Ind of the. inadyisahilitv
of allowing such a fayorahle onnor,
tunity to slip for securing . settle
ment which it might at least be hon
ca would meet with the approval of
the American Congress.
1nere was virtually universal cd.
pission that the American terms were
generous and many writer's in the
press went SO tar as to saw that the
government ought not to look a Gift
morse IN the mouth, that America
mad the full right to demand five per
cslt lnterest and therefore, the terms
oiIered We're a great concession.
What almost certainly turned the
scale in favor Of acceptance was the
strong desire on the part of the 6n-
anical and commercial commnnitv 70
put an end to the period of uncer.
latn,y ana bring about some stable
conditlons. under which the country
would at least know it's exact posi-
tion The argument was, in fact. het-
ween the politician, who asnircd 70
some more flexible advancement and
me business men desiring stability
ana settlement. which, in their be-
nef. would sustain the edifices of
British credit. 70
Perhaps it is not too much to SIM.
pose mat another inducement promnt.
~ uu.ek acceptance was the desire
tor emove the ba6 impression Great
60 on both sides Of the Atlantic nv
Mr Baidwin's statement on londinr
IN England on his return from his
washington mission. The british
press absolved the chancello. from
any intention to wound American
1eellng, but they criticized his state
ments as at least tactless and nm.
diplomatic. anu ""-
me news that the cabinet had ac.
copied the American terms NJ.
Y, warmly welcomed in financial and
banking icrcles in London when an
nounced. and the opinion in the c;t,.
rs 'nat any wavering on the part Of
the prime minister, which is rem.
orally believed to have becn dive
largely to his misapprehcnsion aho,,,
the possibility of CARRYING thronyh
tne FUNDING on a twpand a hair ner
cent basis. was finally oyerT6mc Nv
tne advice OF the former lcbance,Inr
" .he exchequer. Reginald Mcnenna.
VINO convinced him that the feeling
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01
Timber Dealers Of
Half Century Ago
Paid Csc Per Acre

Bangor, Me-. Twenty-Five cents for
an acre of land. especially an acre
covered with big spruce trees, seems
a small price, yet a great many
thousands of acres of Maine timber
land were sold at that rate no longer
ago than 1878. The records of the
sale by auction in Bangor City Hall
in September of that year of $4,000
acres belonging to the estate of f.
D. Jewett, show that the prices real
lied ranged from % cents to 81 O2 an
acre.
Most of the lands disposed of,
located in Aroostook. Piscataquis,
Somerset and Penobscot counties,
were bid in by men who already
were large holders of timber proper
ty.
Buyers Became Rich
Charles D. Byrant, Samuel II.
Blake, Eben S. Coe. ]. P. Bass, Nath-
an G. Aver and William H. Nc
Crillis. all long since dead, were
the principal buyers. and all of them
became rich from the sale of stump
age. which, starting at s1.oo a thou
sand feet 80 years ago, now has
reached 81 to 81 a thousand.
Mr.. Bass and DR.. Coe were the
only men of that great land owning
group who lived to see timberlands
boosted to their present value of 81 to
sl2 an acre through the advent of
the pulp mills and they were the
richest of the group when they died.
A very large part Of the spruce and
other softwood timber in Maine has
oeen acquired by the big pulp and
paper concerns and small logging
operations now are few and far be-
tween. although many great holdings
yet remain in the families of the
pioneers who got them so cheaplv
from the state and these heirs have
little to do but collect stumpage.
tight to keep the state from piline
on the taxes too heavily and battle
against fire and the bud worm.
Seventy thousand dollars woula
have brought in 1878 10000 acres of
land that today would be worth
Sl'ooo,OOo. even if it had been lum-
bered over once or twice in that
ume by an operator who was con
tent to take trees eight inches in
diameter at breast height.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01
SPORTING NOTES

New York The United states
Golf Association plans member
ship campaign to include as many
as possible of the local clubs in the
nation devoted to the ancient Scotch
game. it was learned today. About
$50 clubs. said to he one sixth the
total in tho country, now are either
active or allied members of the as
ISOLATION.
Los Angeles w. Pad
dock. worlds champion sprintcr. is
in the best condition of his career
and he will have better chance
this season to break records than
ever before. according to Coach
Dean Cromwell. of the University OF
Southern California. who is In
charge of Paddock's training.
1t is said Paddock will run on a
number of eastern cinder paths this
year.
Chicago.-A worlds champion al
most was defeated by his father
when James Blcuin. holder OF the
worlds bowling title and Ed Blouin
last night entered the individual
competition In city bowling tourna-
ment. The champion finished with
a total of GA, while his father count
ed 66S. Just six pins short of tying
his Industrious son.
New York.--John "Blondy" Ro-
mig, noted runner. who was mem
Der of the famous Penn State relay
and cross country teams and who
also won the national indoor two
mile championship last year. has re-
tired from competition. it was
learned today.
Montgomery. Ala.--Billy Seely. Is
al az hnNnr 1ioI har
last night after he lapsed into un-
consciousness during the fourt h
round of a preliminary match with
II. l.. Fetzer. a youth of the same
age. Seely just, had announced his
! mention to withdraw and Fetzcr
Mail been declared the winner when
hGS6Acamc unconscious.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01

Leghorns 1920. Butter market I'M
settled and barely steady and un-
changed prices on the top scores but
slightly easier on scores below 30.
Dealers as q rule are free sellers but
buyers are operating, for immediate
needs only and are not inclined to
speculate. Fresh: extras Sic; North
crn Extras assorted sizes. spruce
tubs, 51-51hc. Egg Market about
steady with prices lower on all grades
both fresh and storage. Receipts OF
fresh are more liberal and are snow
ing a slight accumulation in some
quarters. Storage trade quiet with
dealers free sellers and prices lower.
Fresh: Ordinary receipts 26--35c;
Firsts 36-37c; Extra Firsts 1888;
Nearby Hennerys 41-42c: Fancy
Browns 43c. Refrigerators: Seconds
o5-2Gc: Firsts 27-29c. Cheese Market
steady to firm with trade rather light
but inquiry showing some improve
ment. Dealers continue Ito hold firm
to their asking prices ard(report sales
mostly on Held Twins and Young
Americas. Held Cheese: Twins 27k-
2Slhc; Daisies 2S-2Sh; Young Amer
icas 2SA -29c.
Fruits and Vegetables
Cabbage, kale and potatoes higher;
carrots, Iceburg lettuce and onions
lower; other lines generally UNI
changed. Shipped In: Apples firm,
| Pennsylvania York Imperials, n 2h
inch, S5.25 and New York Baldwins.
| a 81. inch. S525-5.5O. Michigan beets
firm at s25O-$2.75 per 100 Id. sack.
New Texas bects $1.752.25 and car
ro.s $1.OO-1.5O a bushel basket. Mich
| igan carrots lower at $1.5O-1.75 bag.
| New York Danish cabbage higher at
$225-2.5O a barrel. California cauli-
flower steady at mostly s1.5O-I75 a
crate, with some stock lower and
some higher California celery weak
at S6.0O-G25 a crate. Norfolk kale
| 25c higher at $500 a barrel. Cali
fornia Iceberg lettuce lower at $3.50
500 Il crate. Florida lettuce $2.15-
800 crate. Onions 25c lower at
$3.O0-3.25 per 100 Id. bag for Middle
Westerns and S2.50-2.7o bag for
Massachusetts stock. Maine potatoes
15c higher at s1.60-1.75 per 100 Id
bag. This is regarded as temporary
advance, due to transportation con-
ditions and car-shortaSe, at loading
points. Texas spinach weak at S1.25-
: 1.50 a bushel basket. Sweet potatoes
| draggy at 50-S5c a bushel hamper
| Native: Baldwin apples firm at Sl.oO-
275 a bushel 5ox. All dollhouse
vegetables except radishes unchanged
at the following prices: cucumbers
$12O0-20.O0 and lettuce 1oc-S1.2o a
box; tomatoes 30-3oc a pound. Rad
ishes lower at $2.75-3.O0 box. Rool
! vegetables generally dull at, per bu.:
I Beets and parsnips $1.15-2.O0, carrots
$1.5O-2.0O, turnips $1.25-1.15. q