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Which Mr.. Wentworth

When w G. HuntOn of Portland
was here attending the Somerset Cen
trail Fair ne had a conversation with
MIR. Wentworth who, as he remem-
bers, has just started herd of Here
fords near Skowhegan. Mr. Went
worth desired a better bull. Mr.
Hunton has since found an animal at
Cumberland Center, which he thinks
would suit Mr.. Wentworth both as to
quality and price. The same party
has two or three registered cows
which can be bought almost at the
beef figure. Mr.. Hunton is anxious
to get in touch with this Mr.. Went
worth and has applied to us for as
sistance to that end. If the gentle
man who had the conversation with
him will write PROMPTLY to W. G.
Hunton, Industrial Agent Maine Cen
trail Railrpad, Portland, he can obtain
further information.
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HINCKLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Conforth have
been called to Pittsfeld by the Ill
ness of Mrs Conforth's father, John
Walker Mr.. Walker Ia better ana
they have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Head, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. 'Hinckley and Miss Faith ].
Hinckley went to Portland Tuesday
September 80, the ladies attending the
meeting of the Maine Federation OF
Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Henry White of Waterville,
whose home has been in California,
has been visiting the White family at
Elm Shade farm.
Mrs. Marion Dunbar Joy of Port
land, accompanied by her husbands
mother. Mrs. Joy also Mrs. Kate Bur
rul Sprague were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter =. Palmer Tuesday. Mrs.
Cecilia Grenier was also member OF
the party.
The monthly business meeting of
Mabel Decker Philathea class was
held at the church ON Thursday after
noon Oct. 2 with ten members and one
visitor present. Che meeting was
opened with the singing OF How
Firm Foundation" The reading OF
part of the goth chapter of st. Ma
thews was followed by the opening
exercises of the class. The roll call
was answered by Bible verses con-
tanning the letter H. The matter of
/ the annual sale was discussed and the
! following committees chosen: Fancy
table, Eta Pratt, Lizzie Kicker, Clara
| Tibbetts; apron table, Alice Kicker
Clara Head. Edna Davis; food table
Martha Davis. Alice Rolf, Josie
! Croker; candy and popcorn. Stella
Bruce. Mabel Decker. Gertrude Pal
mer; ice cream. Lizzie Joy, Ethel
Hicks, Alta Smith; grab bag. Nellie
Clifford, Ivanella Palmer; fruit. jelly
and. pickles, Edith Pratt, Florence
Hall. Lucy Dinsmore. At the Sept
meeting held at the home OF Mrs
+ Crocker the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Florice Hall: 1st vice
president, Mabel Decker; End vics
president, Eta Pratt; secretary, Ivan
ella Palmer; asst. secretary Edith
Pratt; treasurer, Clara Tibbetts
social committee. Lizzie JOY, Gertrude
Palmer, Nellie Clifford, Mrs: F. P
Head, Edna Davis, Ethel Hicks
Stella Bruce; volunteer committee
Eta Pratt, Martha Davis, Josie
Crocker, Lucy Dipsmore; teacher
Florice Hall; assistant teacher, Mae
| Manson.
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(red) - cock, f. J. Fox, Athens (redl
1st: pen of three twhite) Albra
Adams, list; (red) C. d. Draper, 1st;
E. ]. Fox, End; Eben Dean & Sons,
3rd; pen of five (white) Albra Adams,
1st; (red) Eben Dean & Sons. 1st; E.
]. Fox. End pen of five (white) Albra
Adams. list; pen of five Ted) Eben
Dean & Sons. list.
Leghorns: Pen of five, rose comb,
Fl. F. James, North Cornville, 1st;
single comb, H. F. James, LIST. Pen
of single comb bun leghorns. Mrs e.
v. Hight, list; Fl. F. James, End. White
Wyandottes, cock, Eben Dean & Sons,
1st. Bantams, pen of five, Eben
Dean & Sons, Madison. list.
Black Leghorns. pen Of three. Mrs.
II. V. Hight, Harmony, LIST; Charles
Cleveland, Skowhegan. End: White
Wyandottes, hen. Harry Buxton,
Skowhegan, 1st; Mrs. e. " Hight, End
and Bird; best pen of five. Mrs. f. v.
Hight, LIST; Harry Buxton, End. Gold
en- Campines. hen. Mrs. E. V. Hight
list Light Brahmas, hen, Mrs. E. V.
Hight, Harmony, 1st. Barred Rock,
hen, Mrs. E. v Hight. list, End and
Bird. Gold Laced Wyandottes, hen
Eben Dean & Sons, 1st Buff Or
pington, pen OF five, Eben Dean &
Sons. list; hen, Mrs. E. V. Hight. LIST
and End. Eben Dean & Sons. 3rd
Black M1norcas. single comb, pen
of five, L. d. Witham, Smithfield
LIST; pen of four chicks and one cock
erei single comb. L. D. Witham, 1st
and End; pen of three chicks and
eoekerel, single comb, l.. d. Witham
lst and End; hen. single comb. L. d
Witham, 1st and End; rose comb Eng
lish Redeaps. pen of five, L. ID. With
am. 1st; pen of four chicks and one
cockerel, L. D. Witham, list; pen
three chicks and cockerel, l.. ID
Witham, LIST and End. c. |. Davis OF
Waterville was Judge of the poultry
department.
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COLES C0RNER-ATHENs

Mrs. Arthur Wootlman of Brewer
will occupy the Austin place for two
weeks beginning the 10th of October.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Mason and
Miss Helen visited in Lewiston last
week. guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Bennett.
Adelaide Trim spent the week end
with Miss Louise Dunt0n In Cornville.
Mrs. Leavift and son of Skowhegan
were m the neishborhood. Wednesday
ON their way to Wellington where
they have been working on their fam
ny lot In the cemetery there.
Mrs. Hiel Davis arrived at Frank
Longs Saturday night from Pittsburg,
Pa, leaving there Tuesday. Coles
Corner folks think IL quite stunt for
woman, but Mrs. Davis. who Is an
expert driver thinks 1t no adventure
at all, finding the road excellent
nearly all the way. She was accom-
panied by her daughter Helen and
Mrs. McCauley Of Baden, Pa.
Mrs. Sawyer of Providence, r. l.
ana Mrs. Moers of Boston have been
visiting their niece Mrs Frank Allen
the past week.
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SALES Of LIVESTOCK At
ATHENS FAIR
List of Awards Made by the Wesser-
unsett Valley Fair Association
ut Annual Event

Among the livestock sales at thu
annual fair of the Wesserunsett Val
ley Fair Association held at Athens
last week, Arthur Rowell of Solor
sold six fine females and bull of the
Hereford breed to Arthur Ward. This
was excellent stock. w. A. Dore oil
Athens sold some good Jerseys to
parties from the eastern part of the
state. Other important sales were
also reported.
THE AWARDS
In addition to the wards published
last week the following have been
made. Best general exhibit of farm
products, Mrs. Lottie Roberts, Show
hogan, seventy-fve varieties, list; j.
f. Chapman and Son, Athens, I'd; best
trace of yellow corn. eight row, Per-
ley Foss, Skowhegan, r. F. ID. No. 4,
LIST; Amos Chapman, Athens, End !;
Joseph Leavitt, Skowhegan, RID 7,
Sd; yellow corn, twelve rows, Perley
Foss, lst; B. p Barker, Athens, End !;
Joseph Leavitt, Sd; Amos Chapman,
4th; yellow corn, ten rows, Amos
Chapman, Athens, 1st; best trace yell
low sweet corn, Perley Foss, list; j.
Il, Chapman & Son, End best trace
white sweet corn, ]. E. Chapman &
Son, list; Leon Witham, Smithfield,
End; Forest Bosworth, Skowhegan,
RID, 3rd; best tract popcorn, Forrest
Bosworth LIST; Perley Foss. End; po-
tatoes. J. E. Chapman & Son. LIST, End
and 3rd Green Mt; gold coin pota-
toes, b. P. Barker, 1st yellow eyed
beans, ]. e. Chapman & Son. LIST and
End; beets, j. f. Chapman &c Son, LIST;
William Roberts, Skowhegan RID Z,
End; B. p. Barker. Bird: turnips, Will
liam Roberts, LIST and 3rd; J. Il. Chap
man & Son, End; cabbages, Lester
Stevens, Cornvi1le, LIST; William Rob-
erts, End; onions, William Roberts
1st: field pumpkins. E. V. Hight
Harmony, LIST; Joseph Leavitt, End
william Roberts. 3rd; pie pumpkins
r. v. Hight, LIST; William Roberts
End: Hubbard squash. Lester Stevens
1st; F.. v. Hight, End J. f. Chapman,
Bird; Flaxon squash. William Roberts
LIST; green tomatoes, William Roberts,
1st; Mrs. Susie Bosworth, End; j. e.
Chapman & Son. 3rd; ripe tomatoes,
Mrs Susie Bosworth, LIST; William
Roberts. End; +. V. Hight, Bird; GU
cumbers, Leon Witham, list; ]. f.
Chapman & Son, End; Mrs. Albert
Blair, Skowhegan, 3rd; f. v. Hight
tripey 4th; parsnips. William Rob-
erts, list; muskmelons, e. " Hight,
fst: best exhibit of other vegetables,
j. ID. Chapman & Son. plate of she'll
ed beans; Basil Tetford. Skowhegan
RID Z, Chinese nest eggs. pipe
gourds; William Roberts, lettuce,
cattle beets, citron, watermelon; best
exhibit oats, j. Il. Chapman & Son,
1st and End: best exhibit of fruit. for
which one years subscription of the
Waterville Morning Sentinel was Of
fered., Mrs. E. v. Hight; apples, Les
ter stevens, list; J.. Il. Chapman &
Sons, End; William Roberts, 3rd;
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MARKS OF M|R|M|CH| FIRE OF 1929
VISIBLE At HARMONY FARM
Pleasant Rural Location of MIR. and Mrs. E. s.
Reed and Their Activities

one thousand trees. and in years past
maple syrup has been shipped to all
parts of the United States, but on
account of not being able to obtain
proficient help in the last few years.
the amount of syrup has been limited
to the supply of the family table.
The work on the farm Is done by
the ola fashioned method of using
oxen; two horses are used for driving
six Holstein cows are kept and all
the cream not consumed by the fam
lily is sold to branch Of the Scion
Creamery Company Mr.. Reed does
not believe in specializing on any one
crop. He grows oats. hay, potatoes,
beans and corn. Also a large vege-
table garden. Last year he put thir-
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year 1926, burned over part of the
Reed farm and there are trees still
standing which show damage by the
fire although nearly century has
passed.
The frame of the barn was taken
from the field just back of the barn;
1t was originally fifty feet long but
later twenty-five feet more were add
ed. The stable was the first build
Ing raised in town without intoxicat-
ing drink. William Richards climbed
upon the frame and made speech for
prohibition. From the spacious lawn
In front of the house can be had one
of the most beautiful views in, the
country; six different places can be
seen, viz: Wellington, st. Adams, Rip
ley, Hartland, Kingsbury and the Dix
mont Hills. On. the. farm, Just be-
low tile house Is large sap orchard.
There Is full equipment for tapping
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pears. f. v. Hight, 1st plums, Will
liam Roberts, LIST.
n, A DrvAdLtNT

pears, E. v. Hight, 1st; plums, VIII
liam Roberts, LIST.
CATTLE DEPARTMENT
Purebred Jerseys, best COW, foul
/ years or over, Walter Hilton, Athens
1st and End; best heifer three years
old, Walter Hilton, list; best heifer
two years old, Walter Hilton, list ant
End; best yearling heifer, w, A. Dore
Athens, LIST; Walter Hilton, End ant
3rd; heifer calf, Walter Hilton, LIST
best two year old bull, Walter Ell
lott, East Corinth, LIST; w. K. Pink
ham. Athens, End; best yearling bull
Walter Hilton, 1st best bull calf, W
A. Dore, 1st; Perley Foss, End.
Jersey Grades: Four year old COW
or over, L. W. Foss, Athens. LIST and
3rd; J. E. Chapman & Sons, End;
three year old heifer, l.. W. Foss, list;
two year old heifer, Walter Hilton
1st.
Holsteins, purebred: Cow four
years or over. Willard Sidell, Show
hogan, LIST; two year old heifef, VIII
lard Sidell, list; yearling heifer, Will
lard Sidell, 1st; heifer calf, Willard
Sidell, 1st and End; calf under six
months, Willard Sidell, list; yearine
bull. Willard Sidell LIST.
Grade Holsteins Cow four years
or over, l.. w. Foss, 1st and End
Eben Dean & Sons of Madison, Bird
three year old heifer. L. w. Foss, LIST
two year old heifer. Amos Chapman
1st and End Flora Sidell, Athens
3rd; yearling heifer. L. w. Foss, LIST
and Bird; Flora Sidell, End; heifer
calf under six months, Flora Sidell
LIST
Purebred Guernseys: Bull calf
Fred Steele, Madison, list.
Grade Gurnseys: Four year old
COW or over, l.. w. Foss. LIST and End
two year old heifer, L. W. Foss, Isl
and End.
Special premiums offered by the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery for best
purebred bull, dairy type. Willard 81
dell. Skowhegan RID 2, list; Walter
Hilton. End.
Special premiums offered by the
Scion Creamery of Scion for the best
parebred heifer. two and three years
old, dairy type, Walter Hilton, 1st and
End; special premiums offered by the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery for best
yearling thoroughbred heifer W. A
Dore, list; w. A. Hilton, End and Bird
special premiums offered by the Scion
Creamery for best grade heifer, two
and three years old, dairy type, Wal
ter Hilton, Athens. list; Amos Chap
man, End; premiums offered by the
Bangor Commercial of one years sub
scription for best display of dairy
stock, L. w. Foss, Athens, LIST.
Ayshires: Cow four years or over
Willard Sidell. LIST and End; Lee Foss
3rd; two year old, L. w. Foss. LIST.
Purebred Herefords: Best purebred
bull, six months or over, and foul
purebred cows and heifers. not less
than two years. Lester Stevens, LIST
Eben Dean & Sons, End; breeders
young herd, Eben Dean and Sons, list;
cow four years or over, Eben Dean
e. Sons, 1st and End; A. ]. Ward
Athens. 3rd; three year old heifer
Lester Stevens, 1st: Eben Dean &
Sons, End; A. q. Rowell, Skowhegan
3rd; yearling heifer. Eben Dean &
Sons, Madison. list; A. z. Rowell, End
heifer calf under six months, Eber
Dean & Sons, I'd; Lester Stevens. 81
and 3rd; yearling bull, Cobb Bros.
Harmony, other breeds, list; Lester
stevens, list; bent bull cali, Lester
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One of the oldest and perhaps one
of the most interesting locations In
the town of Harmony is the Reed
Farm. 1t is situated one mile north
of the village and consists of about
three hundred acres of land of which
sixty acres are under cultivation, the
remainder Is pasture and woodland.
The Reed Farm was one of the first
settled in the town and was cleared
by the grandfather of the present
owner, Everett Reed, about ninety
years ago and has been owned and
occupied by the Reeds ever since. A
part of the famous Mirimichi fire,
which swept for hundreds of miles
through both Maine and Canada in the
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vt. Adams Grange Has Fair and
Baby Show

st. Adams Grange Fair was held at
the Grange Hall, Saturday. October 4,
with a good attendance. Twenty
babies were present and. received
prizes. The Judges for the baby show
were: May King of Hartland. Kate
Bigelow of'Itatfsfield, Mrs, ID. r. Hill
liker of Newport, and the following
list were the babies present: PrfsE
ella Mower, Charles Parkman. Ed
ward Patten, Therese Johnston, Ber-
nard Austin, Shirley Cook, Frances
Cook. Gerald Robertson, Beatrice
Brooks, Roy Woodman, Marjory
Lowell, John f. Huff, Doris Randall,
Caroline Burnham, Pauline Martin,
Alfred Parker. Elmer Philbrick, Ruth
Hodgdon, Dora Haywood and Clar-
efice Whitney.
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Millinery Meeting In SkOwhegan

The Woman's Farm Bureau held a
millinery meeting Saturday, last at
the City Building, with Mrs, Elmer
Rowell. Mrs. Tina Morgan and Mrs.
Dell Hobart, assisted by Mrs. Clara
w. Gaylord. in charge. There were
eight present Tor the picnic dinner
but in the afternoon the attendance
was considerably increased and. three
hats were started
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sKOWHEGAN LOCAL MARKET
Corrected Every Tuesday

WHOLESALE J
Dairy Products
Butter-40c to 45c lb.
Eggs-45c a dozen.
Green Fruit
Apples-$3.0O a Dbl.
Green Vegetables
Beets-3c a lib.
Cabbage-2c lib.
Carrots-3c Id.
Squash-3c ID.
Turnips--2c lb.
Provisions
Pork (salt)-13o a ID.
Beans-(Yellow Eyed $40 a busheL
Potatoes-75c a bushel.
Fresh Meats
Beef--Sc to 15c lb.
Lamb-25c a ID.
Veal-15c to 18c q ID.
Round Hog-13c lib.
RETAIL r
Butter-45c to 55c lib.
Cheese-35c to 45e lb.
Eggs-4Sc to coo a dozen.
Green Fruit
Apples-25c to 40c peck.
Green Vegetables
Beets-6c a Id.
Cabbage-new &c a lb.
Carrots--8c lib.
Onions--7c a pound.
Peppers-20c Id.
Squash-6c a ID.
Turnips-4c a lib.
Provisions
Smoked hams-25c to SAC Ia
Pork (salt)-18c a ID.
Domestic Lard-21c lib.
Lard-18c a lb.
Beans-22c quart.
Potatoes-30c.
Sugar-9c lb: 100 lbs, $500.
Dry Citron-60c lb.
Lemons--40c to soc dozen.
Oranges-35c to zoe dozen.
Olives-bulk 60c.
Prunes--10c to 18c lb.
rapefruit-10c-15c.
Molasses-60c-S5c per gallon.
;:;S;:; 5; 4 s; 5: ,sE
Ffaiibpt Hyeak--45c lb.
SalmofAs4Rc ID. r. srT
Oysters-95e per quart
Clams--50c quart -
Finnan Haddie-20c lb.
Flour and Grain
Bread Flour-$1.15 bag.
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ty-five large squash into his cellar fer
family use. Also pumpkins and other
vegetables. There is also supply
of small fruits on the farm consisting
of blackberries. raspberries, currants,
grapes and ever-bearing Strawberries
A large herd of young cattle can be
seen every summer grazing in the
pasture. Among the varieties OF ap-
pies grown on the farm are the yell
low Transparent, Sopsowine, North
Star, Snow, Tolman Sweet, Wagner,
Blue Pamih, King, Russet, Rhode Is
land Greetings, Bell Flowers and
Northern Spy. Mrs. Reed has a beau
tifuI flock of >seventy-fve, Rhode Is
land Red hensM and one hundred
chickens. Both MIR. and Mrs. Reed
are very fond of flowers, especially
roses, of which there are nine yarie-
ties blooming from June until Sep
TENDER.
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FAST MADISON

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Harvell and
Mr.. and Mrs. whitney O'Donal left
Saturday morning for Aroostook
where they will spend few days.
B. F.. Rogers and son Dana of No
vassalboro spent the week end with
Mr.. Rogers brother, Cecil Rogers.
Peter j Vincent has gone to Dex-
ter where he has bought store and
is now carrying on the business
Mrs. Alta Gordon is home from the
Hospital and Is getting along fine.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Dennison of
Waterville were Sunday callers in
town
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KL0NDIKE ARMONl

j. X. Small is quite Ill. d.
is attending him. IT, ia
Shirley Small is attending "
high school. ,e. witt
L. Whitehouse and wlIe W" po,
H. A. Crossman attehoe"
Fair, Saturday. ,.,,.o
Mrs. Alice Cook OF Palh Gy.a,l
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Sll''''
day. nd dal
Mrs. Benjamin Lewis ana ana, "''
of st. Adams were cail'''
neighborhood Sunday.
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Clifton Lewis Buys Farm III wv

Clifton Lewis. who has has. 10,
time resided on the MIA aker
between Skowhegan and i'' vie
has purchased the Jame ,iy occI
farm in Cornville, forhei'ib usbs
by his daughter and her n''
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Sproul, Paul & Co

Boston, ua1A
General Cemmission Merchants
Veal. Lamb, Hsgs, Dattsf, Rsnatxy
Live ana dressed), ADplss. SnlAn
Fruit and Vegetables
Consignments, wanted Of All TsrD
Products. Market Reports, Stencils
Cards, Etc. furnished on request
20 N. Earket and 81 Clinton DHssos
Prompt Returns 1t Highess MAxAsl
Prices
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Mrs. Oscar Mason was
on Dore Hill last week, IT.
Mrs. Mary Scribner anu - -,
Scribner of Wellington were d.
Wards Sunday.
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RIVER ROAD

The Blunt school closed Tuesday as
Miss Goodwin was at the Teachers
Convention.
Durward, the little son of Elmer
Blaisdell has been quite sick with
stomach trouble.
Sunday visitors at the Elmknob
Farm were Mrs. Della Drawn and son
Ralph, Greenward Stevens and Ernest
Bachelor of Belgrade, Edward Tar of
Oakland, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wheel
err and son OF Lar0ne; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Warren, Mr.. and Mrs Hight
Savage of Smithfeld.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
4 Policy of. Isolation

\ FEVER has the United States deliberately
 M adopted a policy of isolation never mas an American President or Secretary or State taken such position. On the contrary the founders of American foreign policy pro posed, adopted and pursued policy of action and not of inaction, of courage and not Of eowardice. of intelligence and not of stupidity, of constructive accomplishment and not of de- structive defeatism.
 It might be thought that to argue against a policy of isolation is to attack straw mar, especially if no official procurement of such an extreme policy has ever been made. And it is. indeed, noteworthy that official pro- have merely decried out par ticipation in purely European questions, with which position no sane person could quarrel. But the trouble is that in general discussion this positionis rapidly broadened into a policy of general n-participation, and goes on the assumption that we could not pos sibly be interested in European questions whereas what is needed is an unbiased examl- nation of each question of international poll ties. whether it arise in Europe or elsewhere to discover whether we have a substantial interest at stake or not. For this reason we have to deal with the idea of general non, participation rather than the more limited policy of non-participation. The result should be an adherence to the scientific and sane pol icy of participation in accordance with our ln'
 terests-including non-participation Tn aD- sence of interests-rather than rabid non-par- ticipation or rabid participation on either ex- treme.-Current History Magazine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
6O,OOO,OOO Eligible

TN THE campaign of 1924 the candidates
 are addressing a voting electorate, after deducting ineligibles, of nearly 6O,0OO,OOO native and naturalized citizens. There are, first, the 26,713,832 actual voters of 1920, except those who have died; there are, second the 25,705,000 stay-at-homes of 1920; and there are, third, 7,300,000 new voters who have become of age since 1920, together with about 600,000 newly naturalized foreign-born voters. Some deductions must be made for colored voters unable to qualify under the property and taxation requirements of South ern registration laws, but, as partial offset to these, there has been a heavy exodus of colored men and women from the South to industrial States in the North. The total number of American citizens entitled to quali- fly for election is therefore probably not far short of 60,O00,00O. This does not mean that there are this number of qualified voters, be- cause to become a qualified voter citizen 21 years of age must establish a legal residence usually about one year in the State and three to six months in the county-and he must meet the other requirements under the cleo tion laws of his state, including, in cities at least, registration, and sometimes taxation and ownership of property.-Current History Magazine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
TT IS OUR PRIVILEGE.

Some Japanese editor takes occasion to warn us that, if our fleet now maneu- vering in the Pacific should go from the Philippines to Hawaii in fighting trim' it will mean war with Japan. Perhaps we should ask the Japanese permission to visit our Pacific possessions with our fleet. Perhaps we might also ask why Japan two years ago should have held naval maneuvers off the coast of Lower California. We didn't ask, because we were not particularly concerned. We did not suspect Japan of sinister designs by those maneuvers in waters not her own, so we resent Japanese suspicion of hostile intent on our part when we hold similar in our own waters or on the