Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-03

Strawberry blossoms, dandelions,
and other flowers have doomed out of
season at Norway during October
Willard A. Buck and family enjoyed
green peas from their garden Sun
day. Two weeks previous they had
mess from the same vines These
are the Champion Of England plant
cd late in the season.
Warden Lester ID. Eaton of the
Maine State Prison has filed an
amendment to the budget estimate of
legislative appropriations for the
prison for the next two years. stating
that the sum of 1000 will be need :
ed the coming year "in paying the
prisoners a salary" and has made an
addition of $4,000 to his previous
request of $4,000 for maintenance.
1t is explained that the other $4,000
necessary for prisoners salaries will
be taken out of the prison income
which is estimated at S145,00O an
nually. The total appropriation asked
by the prison for each year now
amounts to $4,000.
bill for tho repeal of the Direct
Primary Law is being drafted by
Colonel Edward S. Anthoine Of Port :
land. one of the State senator's elect
from Cumberland county. Tha bill
which will probably lie introduced
early in the session Of the new Legis-
lature. will offer as substitute for
the present primary system a return
to the county. district and State con-
ventions and the oldtime caucuses
modification of the old State con-
vention system will be provided.
however. in connection with n close
contest for Governor. When two
party candidates for that office show
nearly equal strength in the conven-
ton machinery will be set up to per-
NIT plebescite for final determina-
ton of the nominee. Colonel An
thoine stated that he believed that A
return TO the old convention system
would rs n whole give more satisfac-
tory nominations and would make
responsible party government more
certain. The expense to the taxpay-
ers would be much less than under
the primary system. he asserted.
Portland parties who have Just re-
turned from Montreal report that the
harhor presents a scene of great ac-
tivity, as on last Thursday "A ocean
going steamers were in port, to-
Gether with Al lake vessels. In sew
eral slips the ships are lying five
abreast with derricks. winches. and
donkey engines working at great
speed, loading and unloading car
goes. Grain continues to be the chief
cargo going out of the port, but many
ships are taking on general mer-
chandise. As result of the increas-
ed activity the shore gangs are be-
ing largely increased, the number OF
longshcremen working at present be-
ing the largest in the history of the
port. Shipments of grain on the ba-
sis OF open navigation for the entire
month. in which case the shipments
for the entire season are expected TO
reach the record figures of $4,000
900 bushels Adding to this enor-
nous total 50.000.000 bushels. which
1t Is said will go from Vancouver
and, other Pacific coast ports, 1t would
seem as there would be little of the
canadian wheat crop of 1924 coming
to American ports this winter. for
shipments, 1t being a fact that at
the present time there is not a pound
OF wheat or any grain on its way 10
Portland for export when usually on
November i both of the Grand
Trunk Elevators at that port are
partly IL not wholly full.