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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-22
VASSALBORO

News of the death of D. Elmer
Small of Belfast was recei vd with
regret by friends here. DR.. Small
was born In the home owned by
Mrs. Sarah Marden and lived there
until he was young man. He at
tended Colby College in Waterville.
w. f. Corners OF birmingham,
Mass. is passing his vacation at the
home of his brother-in-law, c. w.
Tufts and family.
Mrs, Melvin Wilson of McCoys is
entertaining her daughter and
grandchildren from Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Ingram and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Halo
well of Weeks Mills were guests re-
Gently Of Francis Robinson and
I family.
Mrs. William Farris who has been
ill is somewhat better. Mrs Albert
Buffum of Winslow has been caring
for Mrs. Farris.
POPE AVENUErMrs. G. f.
Weber is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Cotton at East
Wolfboro, \. H.
Mrs. I. +. johnson of Augusta,
who had been visiting relatives in
town was the recent guest of rela-
tives here.
Mrs. G. f. Payne and Mrs
Thomas Sampson of Winslow were
callers Tuesday afternoon OF Mrs.
Olive Pope.
Judge H. w. Stewart of East
Vassalboro was a Sunday guest of
friends here.
Robert Ford and family were
among Sunday guests at the home of
Lawrence Haslam.
Attorney Beane OF Augusta was a
recent business visitor at the
Avenue
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-22
Boston Live Stock Market

Especially Reported for the Kennebeo
Journal.)
Stock Yards, Aug. 81.
MAINE
At Brighton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-22
New York Money Market
New York, Aug. Fl.

-NVW tut M <tV6. : ~
Call money easier; high. low. ruling
rate closing bid and last loan, 5; Of
fered at 81.
Call loans against acceptances a.
Time loans firm; mixed collateral, Co.
W days 81: 4-6 months ST.
Prime commercial paper 5M53.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-22
c. c. Rollins

Relatives here of Cyrus Chase Roll
Inns of Bangor, formerly of Wesley,
have received news of his death,
which occurred at his summer home
at Mount Waldo, Frankfort, last
Thursday, from heart failure. He was
70 years old and was one of the firm
OF Bangor Spring Bed and Mattress
Company on End street. He was a
blacksmith in his younger days and
held various town offices in Wesley.
was a member of the Methodist
church and prominent in church af-
fairs. he was a cousin to Mrs. Ralph
w. Howard of this town. He leaves
a wife, Mrs. Abbie Fox Rollins, and
two daughters and one son and many
other relatives.
Mrs. Madison Banton and baby of
Wisconsin, accompanied by her father
and mother and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-22

Mrs Bordon-I was fool when I
married you. Bordon-And yet
some people say happiness comes
from marrying our opposites.-
Judge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-03
VIOLIN MOST POPULAR
IN COMMUNITY CLASSES
625 Out of 703 D. C. Children Pre-.
fer That Instrument.
Cornet Next.

If the initial registration in the
instrumental music instruction classes
organized in the community centers
yesterday for school children can be
taken as a gauge, the violin ranks
as the most popular of instruments
Registration figures compiled today
by DR.. Edwin n. C. Barnes. director
of music in the public schools, who
formed the classes. showed that OF
a total of 703 children who enrolled
625 are budding Fritz Kreislers. So
large was the registration for violin
instruction that about forty classes
will have to be held during the week.
DR.. Barnes pointed out
Registration in the other classes
ten; trombone, five, and clarinet,
three.
Glasses will be held in the Thorn
son, Tyler, Eastern High, Ludlow.
Petworth, Park View and Johnson
Powell community centers. DIR.
classes in one of the Georgetown
schools.
First classes in violin, cornet from
bone, cello and clarinet instruction
Will be held this afternoon. Direc-
tor Barnes announced that arrange
ments for opening. classes of instruc-
ton in other instruments will be
completed next week.
Teaching of the classes has been
put under the supervision of Mrs.
l.. +. Ward, director of grade school
crchestras, who will hold weekly
meetings with the teachers and plan
cut the work for each lesson. Teach
ers of the violin classes are Miss
Ethel Hicks, Miss Ruth Griffis, Miss
Eugenia Botkin and Miss Mary Park
Clements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-03
THRIFT WEEK PLANS
TO EXTOL FRANKLIN
Government Departments Promise
Aid to Committee in
Charge.

Characteristics of Benjamin Frank
lin were discussed by w. c. Hanson.
chairman of the executive committee
in charge of the Thrift week cam
raign. to begin on Franklin's birth
day. January Il, in an address yester-
day before the general thrift commit
tee.
Benjamin Franklin" said Mr. Han
son. was wise in the ways of life.
| His philosophy was of ene practical
sort that meets everyday problems.
He saw that the part which money
plays in most peoples lives is a very
inrortant one.
Thrift week offers an opportunity
not only to honor this great Ameri-
can. but to profit by carrying out in
a practical way his teachings in the
art Of living and the use of money
growing savings account should be
part OF every ones financial ar
rangement."
Glover notified the committee that
the thrift message" was being dis
tributed through $4,000 post0fffces,
and that specially designed Frank
I'm stamp would be ready for is
Suance in Thrift week. He also said
that every screened wagon would
carry thrift message. and that the
Post Office Department would CO.
operate to the limit in the work of
the committee
Secretary Fleming has received as
surances from the heads of the gov
eminent departments that the thrift
message would be heard in all de-
partments. and retail and department.
store managers have given permits
SION for speakers to address the en-
ployes at certain hours of the day.
Moving picture theaters also will
carry the thrift message. a speciaI
committee will handle the schools
ana the students will be given an
opportunity to visit the banks and
receive instructions on banking
problems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-03
RULING BY GEN. WASHINGTON
AFFECTS PARTY WALL VERDICT
Use Implies Acceptance, Says Supreme
Court in Affirming Judgment for Plain
tiff in Walker-Gish Fight.

The United States Supreme Court
yesterday affirmed the judgment of
the Court of Appeals of the District
OF Columbia in the case of Ernest q.
Walker against Genevieve X Gish,
involving a party wall at 1927 Ash
mead place, in that part of the Dis
trict not included in the original
federal city.
In an opinion read by Chief Justice
Taft, the court held that if the
plaintiff did use the original wall, he
must pay for 1t. The lower court on
the first trial directed a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff for s144. On APP
peal the Court of Appeals of the Dis
trict reversed the judgment, because
the question whether the defendant
used the wall was a disputable fact.
which should have been submitted to
the jury.
On the second trial the court sub
mitted the issue to the jury, which
round for the plaintiff and fixed the
value of the use at $50. The Court of
Appeals affirmed the judgment. and
the case came to the highest court on
the issue OF the constitutional VAL
idity of the building regulations of
the District of Columbia, which by
the act of June IA. 1878, are given the
erect of congressional legislation.
The opinion said: The history of
the law of party walls in Washing
ton is interesting. Its application is
not free from difficulty in that part of
the present Washington which was
not included within the original
federal city. The original proprie-
tors of the land in the federal city
conveyed it in trust to certain named
persons to be laid out in such streets
squares and lots as the President of
the United States should approve.
Regulation by Gen. Washington.
Under the trust provision the lots
to be sold or distributed were to be
subject to such terms and regulations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-03

as conditioned and might be thought
reasonable by the President for regu-
latlng the materials and manner of the
buildings and improvements. President
Washington issued regulations, one of
which is in force today They provid-
ed that a person appointed to superin-
tenu building might enter on the land
or any person to set out the founda-
ton and regulate the walls to be built
between party and party as to the
breadth and thickness there: that the
foundations were to be laid equally
upon each lot and to be of the breadth
and thickness thought proper by the
superintendent; that the first builde'
was to be reimbursed one-half of the
cost of the wall. or as much thereof
as the next builder might use, but that
such use could not begin until he had
paid the amount fixed by the superin-
tendent. This has been held to be a
condition annexed to every house lot
In the original Washington. 1t has
been decided to be the only source of
the right OF lot owner in Washington
TO put his party wall on his neighbours
land.
But BY the act of Congress Of 1875"
the opinion said, 1.-THE District Commits
sioners were authorized to establish
building regulations which should have
the force of law, but the regulation of
Gen. Washington was continued i'm
force by them and applied not only to
the federal city. but to the whole of
Washington. The question then arose
what was the effect of this regulation
as applied to the outlying districts of
the city, which were not included in
the lots of the federal city and which
were not affected by the grant upon
condition by the original owners of
that city. This question was fully
considered in the case of Fowler VS.
koehler, which was a suit like the one
of VN-fa IL
use of party wall in the newer part
of the city.
The Court of Appeals of the Dis
trict held that because party walls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-03

had in thousands of instances been
erected by one of the adjoining own
ers on the lot of the other, in the
belief of both that it was the exer-
else of a lawful right, as in the orig
inal city, a custom has grown. So
general was this that the court felt
justified when erection of a party
wall by one owner was without OBJ
lection by the other, in implying an
agreement which would rebut in
ference of a trespass. Thus there
had been developed a practical unan-
unity as to practice in respect or
party walls and the law governing
them. between the lot in the federal
city and those. outside. except where,
in the outlying districts. the adjoining
owner objected to the erection of the
wall at the time of construction. and
took measures to prevent It, the
court in Fowler VS.. Koehler further
held that where party walls were
erected in the outside district under
such implied agreements the same
obligation to contribute to the cost
of the wall arose in the outlying
districts, as against the adjoining
owners as in the federal city if they
use the party wall, and that the rela-
tions between the parties were regu-
lated by the District building regula-
tions.
I'VE think the reasoning of the
court in Fowler VS.. Koehler sustains
it's conclusion, and that the conclu-
sion helps to the. solution of an un-
fortunately difficult matter of much
importace. The status of party walls
in the case involved is thus establish
ed There is no evidence of the cir
eumstances under which the party
wall was erected, and we must pre-
sumo that it was done by the prede-
cessor in title of the plaintiff
with the consent of grantor of the
defendant ."
The opinion concluded by saying
that if the plaintiff did use the orig
inal wall, then he must pay for the
value of the use. In using it he
waived the right TO object to the
regulations, with which he complied
without objection until he was called
upon to pay his share of that which
he had taken and used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-03
TO UNvEIL BUST.

A bust of Gen. Santander, who has
been called "the ablest of Colombian
patriots" presented by the Republic
of Colombia to the Ran-American
Union, will be unveiled with appro-
pirate ceremonies tomorrow evening.
The address of presentation will be
made by the minister of Colombia.
Enrique Olaya, and the bust is to be
received in the name of the governing
beard of the Pan American Union by
Secretary of State Hughes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-03
ROB COLORED WOMAN.
Two Bandits Get $25 in 18th Street
Restaurant.

Mary, Marshall eoIored. was held up
by two white men at the point of a
pistol in restaurant where she is
employed at 500 18th street last
night. The men rif1ed the cash reg
ister of 50 and stole a handbag from
a drawer under the counter contain
ing $40 in bills, accord Ny to a report
made to police at the third precinct.
Police were told that the woman
could identify the hold-up men, if
necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-03

Lady Sykes. eldest daughter of Bonar
Law, as mistress of the prime min
ister's home, will be Britains leading
political hostess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-03

FiOrida-Atlantic COast Line
Offers choice of = thru trains on convenient
Experts arrange every detail AT
1fls II st. NV. Tel. Main 7SOO.-Adyertise
mcut.
Evening star., 1923-06-11
Market Flashes
at Today's Close

Stockholders of the American Loco
motive Company today approved a
proposal of the directors to replace
the present 250,000 shares of 500 par
common stock with 100000 shares of
no par value. The resolution stipu-
lated that the capital to be used in
carrying on the business should not
he less than the par value of the
preferred stock, plus $50 for each
share of no par common.
Selling in New York Central was in
huenced by the consideration that if
the dividend is increased on Wednes-
day il will be to and not I per cent,
and that as per cent stock, the
present selling prices seem for the
Time being quite adequate.
Sharp run-ups in F. w. woolworth
and General Electric were accom-
panied by the usual gossip about
Some dividends or some other form
Of extra distribution for the form
er and recapitalization, involving a
split up of the present shares into
smaller units in the case of the lat
ter.
The steamship Mount Carroll ar
rived today with 26,000.O00 German
gold marks, valued at S6,193,200 for
the International Acceptance Bank.
given to Belgium on the reparations
account.
Dow Jones says: Action of Firestone
Tire and Rubber Company in cutting
prices on tires 10 per cent was a sur
prise to the industry. and adjustments
by other manufacturers are con-
sjdered likely. General reductions fol-
lowing F'irestone's lead will be a
recognition of severe competitive con-
ditions in the industry rather than a
favorable comparison between cost
sheets and present selling prices.
The Department of Justice is still
conducting it's investigation into IN
ternational Harvester case. and un-
til it is completed no decision will be
announced as to whether proceedings
will be instituted in the courts.
United Verde Extension Mining to-
day declared quarterly dividend Of 81
a share. Three months ago dividend
Of 81 was declared. and six months
ago dividend of SO cents.
Evening star., 1923-06-11
INTEREST CENTERS
IN AUSTRIAN LOAN
Traded in Today on Bond Ex.
change-Issue Four Times
0versubscribed.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE new
Austrian loan was a huge success.
according to unofficial reports as to
the amount Of the oversubscription.
this morning and closed almost i'm
mediately. and while no announce
ment was made as to the exact fig
ures. it was generally understood that
applications for the s25,00o,0o0 Of
bonds were in the neighborhood of
four times that amount.
The bonds were dealt in on the
exchange on a when Issued" basis
and promptly sold up more than q
point above the Offering price, but
later reacted. While the amount of
the subscriptions was very crafty
represents genuine investment inter
est and how much speculation. In
this connection It was pointed out
today that the yield on the Austrian
issue is no more than that afforded
by French Ss and not so much as
market prices. France and Czecho-
slovakia each guarantee the Austrian
issue to the extent of 24h per cent.
1t was unfortunate that the offer
should coincide with news of a revo-
luton in Bulgaria and apprehension
of new disturbances in the Balkans
generally. The effect, however, was
confined to a sharp break in the quo
tation for the Serbian SIS. Last week $
active speculation had made these
bonds peculiarly sensitive to unfa-
vorable news. On Saturday they sold
as high as 7S and before noon today
quotations were 62 points below
that figure. 1t was the opinion of
those best informed that serious con-
sequences were not likely to follow
the Bulgarian revolution, bust specu-
lative sentiment was affected never
theless.
Other foreign bonds reacted very
slightly. outside the foreign issues
the feature of the day was found in
the second grade and speculative
railroad bonds.
High grade investment bonds were
little changed. Libertys were for the
most part a few points higher.
Evening star., 1923-06-11
GEORGIA PEACHES
RUSHED TO MARKET
Million Cantaloupes Reach New
York-virginia Apples
Sell High.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, June 11-About sixty
carloads of Georgia peaches, or the
equivalent OF approximately $4,000
bushels. were received on the mar
ket this morning. The bulk of the
supply consisted of the Uneeda
variety and stock was generally in
good condition. About five carloads
of these peaches were sold at auction
at the rate of So to $500 per bushel.
according to quality and condition.
Approximately one million canta-
loupes were received this morning
from California and Florida. The de-
mand was active for California can
taloupes, whereas Florida stock was
practically neglected, partly due to
Its inferior quality and condition.
California melons, in crates contai in
ing As. sold principally at s4.25 to
$3.50 per crate.
Virginia Albemarie pippins met q
moderate demand and prices ranged
from 50 to s10.50 per barrel for NO. l
stock of 2s4 Inch and upward.
Three carloads of black be rries
were received today, one being from
Georgia and two from North Caro-
lima. Arrivals from both sections
showed very irregular quality and
condition. The demand was active
for fancy, large, sound berries.
North Carolina stock sold from 12is
to S5 cents per quart and Georgia
from IL to %.
Evening star., 1923-06-11
WALL STREET NOTES.
Copper Shipments Drop-Ford
Auto Output Still Higher.
s,ec;., n;snat itch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June Inlay copper
shipments. foreign and domestic.
totaied approximately 10000 pounds.
compared with $4,000 in April and
215,000 in March. For five months
shipments were ss5.oOo pounds. All
approximate monthly average OF
1875. 900, the. highest for any Ave
months of peace operations.
F,ord's final May production figures
show 170.9s2 cars and trucks as
against 15s,s2o in April and 121.oIS
in May. 1922.
week ending June 2 totaled 10.059.-
600 net tons, a decrease of 100000
from the preceding week. Anthra-
cite production in the same week
totaled 100000 net tons.
New York bank clearings, $399.-
100000. New York bank balances.
s7S,0o0,000. Now York federal re-
serve bank credits, $75.000,0e0.
Ex-dividends today-Cash Thresh-
ing Machine preferred. Illinois Cen
trail Leased Lines, Motor Wheel com
mon, National Sugar. Reynolds
Spring preferred A and 3.
Evening star., 1923-06-11
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, June IL Omitted ESTATES
Department of Agricuiture).-Ho
Receipts, 10000 head; uneven;S to
Is lower top, 6.75; bulk, 1.80 to $50;
pound averages, 6.50a6.75; packing
sows. mostly 5.50a5.75; desirable pigs,
mostly 5.0Oa6.00; heavy weight hogs,
6.5Oa6.70; medium 6.60a6.75; light
light, 6.25a6.65; packing sows, smooth,
5.65a615; packing sows, rough, 5.35a
SIS; killing pigs. 5.00a6.00.
Cattle-Receipts, 10000 head; ask
ing considerably higher on beef
steers; trade, slow few early sales.
strong to unevenly higher yearlings.
showing most advance early top
neavies. 1I.15; some held higher; best
light yearlings, 1850; several loads,
9.00a925; looks higher: plain light
erassers of southwestern origin, $50;
she stock, IS to 25 higher; bulls,
strong to 15 higher; other classes
fairly active; steady to strong; few
heavy bologna bulls, upward to 4:S5
and above: bulk vsalers to packers,
$500 downward upward to 1850 to
outsiders.
active; generally steady; bulk, good
native springers, 15.00a15.50; few
choice 70-pound averages to city
butchers. 1900; good to choice handy
Weighted lamhs,14.25 to 1850: few
sheep offered.
Evening star., 1923-06-11
COTTON STANDARDS
UP FOR DISCUSSION
Representatives of Britain
and France Here to Consider
U. S. Export Regulations.

British and French cotton trade rep
resentatives met here today with a
delegation of American cotton men
to discuss the new United States cot
ton standards act as applying to the
American export trade. The confer
ence was arranged by Secretary Wal
lace of the Department Of Agriculture
at the request of the foreign cotton
interests. who sought an opportunity
to present their views before the final
adoption of regulations under the act
which, effective August l, prescribes
official standards applying to both in
terstate and foreign commerce in cot
ton.
Evening star., 1923-06-11
EXPORTS OF GRAIN
DROP DURING WEEK
Barley, Oats, Wheat and Flour
Slump-Corn and Rye
Make Gains.

Grain exports from the United
States last week were 4,019,000 bush
els. compared with 4.s17,oo0 the week
before.
Figures made public today by the
Department of Commerce comparing
the exports of grain last week with
those of the previous week are as
follows:
Barley, So, 900 bushels. against 49,
900; corn. $4,000, against $4,000;
oats, $4,000, against 121 900; rye, 941,-
900, against s31 1000: wheat, 2,664,000.
seis % asainst oiSs. iss.2oo barrels. '
Canadian grain in transit amounted
to 774,000 bushels. against 1000
bushels the week before.
Evening star., 1923-06-11
FORD CO. TO ENLARGE
FACTORY IN MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS. Tenn, June 11.-Ex-
facilities in this city, including the
erection of a cotton mixing plant,
which. it is said. probably will use
100000 bales of cotton annually for
making automobile cushions: the
chase of wharf space for direct ship
ment by water of automobiles to
Cuba, are being planned for the i'm
mediate future, M. Alexander. man
ager of the local branch, announced
yesterday upon returning from con-
Detxoit.
Evening star., 1923-06-11
NEW YORK EGG PRICES.

g.. NEW YORK. June 11.-Eggs-Ir-
gathered, extra firsts, 25ha26h: do.
firsts, 24a25: do. seconds, 231a; fresh
gathered, storage packed, extra firsts.
27a27k; do. firsts. 26a26k; New Jer-
sey, hennery. whites. locally select
ed extras, 3Sa40; nearby hennery,
whites, locally selected, extras, 36a37;
state, nearby and nearby western
hennery, whites. f1rsts to extras, 2sa
So: nearby hennery, browns, extras.
3Ia35; Pacific coast whites, extras,
37a3S; do, f1rsts to extra firsts, 31a
S5k.
Evening star., 1923-06-11
WOOL MARKET FIRM.
BOSTON,

BOSTON. June IL (SpeciaD.-
Slightly more new wool is moving in
the west. according to reports from
the ranges today, but the mark ct here
is extremely quiet; also prices. are
well maintained. There seems to
have developed greater Willingness
on the part of growers to meet buy
ers half way, but the majority of
sales still are working out at about
a Sl.45 clean Boston basis for choice
lots
Evening star., 1923-06-11
CLOSING is IRREGULAR.
Sales, 725. 900 Shares-Woolwo
Jumps IL 1-2 Points.
nv the a Assoriafed prcss

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 11.-Heavy buying
OF railroad shares. particularly from
western points. was the feature of to-
days more active stock market Indus
;rlals were heavy at the start, but
strengthened later on more favorabl
developments in the reparations situa-
ton. Sales approximated 725, 900 shares
The closing was irregular. Squeez-
ing of the short interest in Cali
fornia Petroleum, which rallied over
4 points, buoyancy of merchandise
shares and increased selling of New
York Central enlivened the late
dealings. Woolworth jumped liz
points, kresge 5, and General Elec-
trio Az.