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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-07
First Ballots
For the November
Election Will Be
SHIPPED Next Week

Approximately half a million bal
lots are being printed for the nation
al election in November, and the
first set win be sent to the city, town
and plantation clerks early next
week. 1t was announced by Secretary
Of State. Frank w. Ball. Monday.
The law requires that two sets of
ballots shall be sent to municipalities
In regular elections. SO there will not
be shortage of ballots as was the
case in the primary election held
sent out within week after the
first set shall have left the Office OF
the secretary of state.
The law requires that GO ballots
shall be sent to city. town or plan
tation for every SO votes cast in the
preceding presidential election, which
in this instance was 1920.
Deputy Secretary of State Edgar
G. Smith has superintended the ship
ment OF the absent voting ballots,
10000 of which have been sent to va
rious sections of the state. The law
In this case states that If 1t is prac-
ticable. the secretary of state shall
send out the absent voting ballots
80 days before election.
The names of four political parties
will appear on the ballot at the ma
tional election. which will be held
Tuesday. Nov. 4: Republican. @Demo-
cratic. Socialist Labor and Progress
i've. The Socialist party filed papers
for candidates for presidential elect
ors but later these were withdrawn.
For the first time in the history of
the state. the name of a woman will
appear on the ballot as a candidate
for ole h4 s, I've,
Mary Perry Rich of Rockport, who
I is a Republican candidate. Mrs. Rich
/ Is member of the Republican state
committee from her county of Knox
and Is also one of the board Of coun-
| ~ commissioners of that county.
! After the names of the candidates
for presidential electors of the Pro-
gressive or Lafollette party had been
! filed. Prof. Luther c. Bateman of
Auburn, one Of the candidates, died,
and the state committee Of that par
ty selected Percy Young of Auburn
in his place.
List Of Candidates
The list of candidates for presi-
Dental electors. as they will appear
on the ballot. is as follows:
! Repubican-Coolidge and Dawes:
candidates for electors. Robert J,
! HodSOn. Lewiston: Fred A. Gilbert
F1ampden: Frank D. Marshall. Port
land; Arthur J. Chick. Monmouth:
Phineas II. Gay. Bristol Mary Per-
ry Rich. Rockport.
Democratic-Davis and Bryan:
candidates for electors, Leslie Boyn-
ton. jefferson: Leon o. Tebbetts
Waterville: c. Wallace Harmon. Bid
deford: Arthur r. Packard. Rock
port: Obadiah Gardner. Rockland f;
John H. MCGEE. Bangor.
Socialist Labor-Jones and Rey-
nolds: candidates for electors. Alex
ander II. c. Kersting. Augusta: Ar
thur Talford. Peaks Island: Patrick
Sisll. Portland: Herbert L.. Berry,
Portland: Charles w. Morris. Peaks
Island; John NJ. Britt, North Var
mouth.
Observation-Disclosures and Wheel
err: candidates for electors, Alexan-
| der F. cages. Portland: William
county, Saco: Percy Young. Auburn:
| Arthur S. Ladd. Waterville: Herbert
W. Sullivan. Bangor; James J. Pelli-
| tier. Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-07
KITTERY SOLDIERS & SAILORS
MEMORIAL TO BEDED|CATEDON
ARMIST|CE DAY OF THIS YEAR

Messrs. harrington. Hol,ey. Cram. Buz.
xell. Baker. Mrs. Pinkkam.
Program committee: Messrs. Green:
law. Shumway. Owen. Eaton. Elliott.
Transportation committee: Nessrs
Rounds. Hone. Morse. Baxter.
Cornerstone. committee: Messrs
Shumway, Holley owen.
1t was voted to dedicate the memo.
rial on Armistice Dey and to extend an
invitation to the representatives of the
government and Of the veterans and
other organizations. A list Of the
guests will be published later.
1t is proposed to make this a State
wide celebration for the Kittery Memo
rial Is State memorial to he dedicat.
ed to THE Soldiers and Sailors of the
State OF Maine who served in the
World War"
Bronze Bas-1elief Sculpture
The memorial Is to consist of a arge
bronze bas-relief sculpture in tn. form
of a tablet. approximately II feet wide
by s feet high, to tie placed upon a
granite column or slab that stands in
the center OF granite platform tina,
Is 4S feet long by 90 feet wide. Steps
will lead up TO this platform and there
will be granite seats at either end
1ue ENefuoTiai As 10 ne placed IN the
center Of recently acquired park land
In kittery on the Maine end of the
bridge. This lot has been graded and
sowed to grass and double row Of elm
trees has been planted around It.
At the point OF the park land near
est to the bridge there will be a gran
late fiagpols base with a metal Gag.
pole. and az one approaches Maine
from New Hampshire the Aagpole will
be the firs. object to encounter the eye,
while back Of IL about, 200 feet distant
with be the memorial IN the park land
that rises slightly from the level of the
trsdge.
r. Iayinr Out rark Land
Governor Baxter has taken personal
charge OF the laying out Of the park
land and all its Improvement Walks
viii! be laid across .he land to the me-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-07
VASSALBORO

Capt and Mrs. Horatio Hall of
Bowdoinham passed Sunday with Karl
Gates and family.
Mrs. Sarah Marden is visiting rela-
tives at East Vassalboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dislow Goodwin enter
tanned guests Sunday from Belgrade
Mr.. and Mrs. c w. Tufts were the
guests of relative at the Elm City
Hospital in Waterville Sunday.
POPE AVENUE-Bert r. Stevens
who sustained a painful injury to his
foot Tuesday while at work with his
team on the State highway. is making
satisfactory Improvement.
George Bartlett is at home from
Florida for two weeks stay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-07

The two out-of-work m
never seen golf played beL ,,,'d 4
stood watching a fat. unsx'nue
In a bunker. The sand new ~. M
the ball remained. seven r, ~ z
shots had been played. 'I !,.,
stopped for breath. and IN
his eighth attempt. the s -
iobbed UP. dropped on the e'sttd
rolling gently to the pm. IN
the hole. "Ba gum, bn, RI
miner to the other. nv
devil Of a lob on now
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-07

papers. had heard different women
say it was good for women's troubles,
and my aunt thought it would help
me as it had helped her. So took the
Vegetable Compound and it brought
things right, and I was,in good shape
before ] became a mother again. I
believe it helps at birth, too, as with
both my other babies / suffered q
great deal more than with this one.
l thank you thousand times for the
good your medicine has done me-"
Mrs. ROBERT PRICE, Scootac, via
Lockhaven, Pa.
In recent countrywide canvass
Of purchasers Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, % out of every
100 report they were benefited by its
use.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-07

Charities and Corrections Board viii
attend q meeting of the board this
afternoon at Portland.
State Librarian Henry e. Dun
mack. B. e. Packard. deputy State
commissioner cd education, r. J. Lib
by, State agent for rural education,
and Miss Katheryne Thomas went to
Dover-Foxcroft yesterday to speak az
the annual convention OF the Piscata-
Quis Teachers Association.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-07
Pays Fine for
Illegal Hunting

J. L. Howard. deputy game war
den at Ridlonville, reports case Of
State vs.. Aderlarde Cormier. of Rum
ford. for hunting without an alien
bunting license. This case was TAX
en- before the Rumford municipal
court Sept. Goth. The defendant was
adjudged guilty and sentenced to pay
a fine Of SIS and costs taxed at $3.50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-07
NJ. c. r. r. Pulpwood
Rate Case Hearing
Is Set for Oct. u

At the request Of all parties con-
cerned the hearing on the Maine
Central Railroad pulpwood rate case.
scheduled to be held Oct. 8 before
the Public Utilities Commission at
its Office at the State House. has
been postponed to 10 A. NJ, Tues
day, Oct. u.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-07

any works STANDING
on my feet, Iwould
just drag around
all day long. At
timest would have
terrible pains and
would be in bed
three or four days.
| was 10 this con.
dition aboutayear
wheE ! saw Lydia
E. Pinkham' Veg
tetable Compound
a1vovfseor3 . cha
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-07
This BRIGHT
BABY GIRL
Brought Joy to Home. Mrs.
Prices Health Restored by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound

Scootac, Pa. ~ never felt like
working. and when ! would try to do
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-07
MONMOUTH

Central Name Guernsey Asso. Elects
The Central Maine Guernsey
breeders met at Charles S. Berry's
home at Monmouth Friday and or
ganized an association. They elected
\. 7. Drummond of Sidney, presi-
dent; Leigh J. Ayers of Augusta,
vice president: Charles IF. Berry of
ex-com., president, vice president
and secretary. Oliver Rose and
George Smith.
The II original members made
plans for the ensuing year. The bas-
ket lunch was very much enjoyed by
all. The next meeting will be held
sometime during the winter months
to forward plans of interest to all
guernsey breeders.
Surprise for Rev. Mr.. Bean
Rev. Isley o. Bean was happily
! surprised Wednesday evening. when
party of his Lewiston friends,
members of Custer Camp, Sons of
Veterans came to pass the evening
! with Mr.. and Mrs. Bean. The party
came in automobiles and were pre-
pared to furnish refreshments.
During the evening G. S. Robinson
| commander of Custer Camp present
! GU " Tic hOSl anu HOSlSSS anu
; confectionery in behalf of the camp,
| Mr.. Bean expressed his appreciation
in a few words.
f.. IT. Moseley manager of kamp
Kippewa closed the Kamp Saturday
| after q successful season.
Mrs. Frank w. Halliday is the
guest Of her brother, John o. Pierce
and family in Lewiston. She will
also visit friends in Auburn and Lis
bon Falls.
| Mrs. Frank Waugh of East Mon
mouth has gone to Ann Arbor. Mich
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Leo
Moody and family.
| Miss Helen Prescott of East Mon
mouth has gone to Waltham, Mass.
| Miss Annie Chick of East Mon
mouth Is the guest for several weeks
, of friends in South Paris. =
| Miss Mildred Lincoln. assistant al
Monmouth academy, made a.. short
trip to the White Mountains Friday
with friends from Boston, returning
Sunday. ,Bi'% 4
Mrs. Susie Bragdon. Mrs. Birdena
Slauenwhite, Mrs. Lillian Robertson
Mrs. Endie Tillson. Mrs Nellie SAN
born, Mrs. Leah Willard. Miss Thee
Slauenwhite attended the District
| Convention of Pythian Sisters held in
Lewiston last week.
The Washington times., 1924-08-04
GOAL INDUSTRY
Investigation
FUTILE
Department Of Justice Probe
Reveals No Grounds for
Prosecution

An investigation Of the anthracite
coal industry by the Department Of
Justice has disclosed no grounds
for criminal or civil prosecution,
Congressman John Jacob Rodgers
OF Massachusetts, announced today.
on the baess Of information which
he said he obtained from Attorney
General Stone.
Investigations did not disclose
sufficient evidence on which to base
prosecution OF the purchasers or
distributors Of anthracite under the
Federal statutes" Rodgers quoted
Stone az saying.
Moreover, the department has
not at the present time any sub
stantial evidence OF D combination
or monopoly in the mining, trans
portation and selling Of this com
modify, such as would justify the
institution Of proceedings"
The Attorney General offered,
Rodgers said. to develop any evil
dence that might tend to indicate
causes for Federal action, and
pointed out that DEGREES were now
being executed for the separation
OF the Lehigh Valley and Philadel-
phia and Reading railroads from
their coal properties.
The Washington times., 1924-08-04
FARM VAL UES
ARE SHOWING
SLUMP
Drops Total IS Billions Since
! 1920, According to
Recent Survey
BY GERALD MILLER,
InfarnaainnaI lra,ua aa..in1

CHICAGO. Aug. 4. - Farmland
values have dropped more than
eighteen billion dollars since 1920.
This mammoth depreciation Of agrI-
cultural property involves every
State In the Union except three.
The greatest loss has been felt IN
the Middle West. where grain ana
livestock are the principal crops
and where the greater bulk Of the
food supply Of the United States Is
produced.
This was the surprising result g.
q recent agricultural survey.
Iowa Averages.
Good plow lands In Iowa. which
averaged s267 an acre for the
entire State five years ago. today
are valued at an average OF $3.50
an, acre. Plow lands in Ohio de-
creased from 1872 per acre to sos
during the same period. The
equivalent figures for Illinois are
1913 in 1920 and s14s in 1924.
South Dakota shows a shrinkage
OF So per cent.
Western irrigated lands, the sur
vey shows, make the best showing
when taken as q whole. Several OF
those States have nearly held their
own In land values. This IL large
~ due to new irrigation projects
that have been going through the
improvement and investment stage
during the last five years.
"A number of Southern States,
the report reads, also have made
a good showing. Texas and Okla.
homa are credited with average
land values slightly higher than
the 1920 estimates. New Jersey
edges her way into this class also.
The strictly cotton-producing South
ern States, like Georgia and South
Carolina, have shown, however, de-
lines in land values despite the
high price Of cotton"
Basis Of Valuation.
The eighteen billions dollar shrink
age is figured on the basis of the
1920 census valuation. The total
value of farm lands and buildings
for that year is given as $66, 316,-
O0O, 900. The 1924 value, as esti-
mated from the report of the De.
partment of Agriculture, figures at
about 72.5 per cent Of the 1920 val
uation. This gives a total calculat-
ed shrinkage amounting to $18 ,251,-
900, 900 IN round figures.
The decline brings farm land
values back practically to the 1916
level. The last nine years have
shown practically no increase in
farm land values in the better
farming regions. The temporary
rise in 1919-192O benefited no farm
err unless he sold and Is no longer
a farmer.
The Washington times., 1924-08-04
Chicago Live Stock

CHTCA(3O Auc A-0laanY1ointal1
with the small run OF hogs, buy
ers were compelled to pay an adj
vance Of Is to so cents today over
Iaat uroaIrsa. clc.tro eie,,ra. A
$500, s..~..I,, - "a M ,-4
$4,000 q week ago. A trOng de-
Ynaind from ahfnners was tha rnai,
Care ~ 4he sS,srn adverca
Cat.Is - r-,es -, g. -
:. No. ~ So quanty 500 stIon9
grades steady. Cows and heffars
aold fraaIv AZ ateaAv ratae ANN
,,se,.a s,nc,,or.,sS 800. u1s
The Washington times., 1924-08-04

FURNISHED by W. B. Hibbs q Col
Potomac Electric Cons. SIS, $4,000
@97%.
Capital Traction Co. 6@s6; 1905.
Washington Gas Light, 10@497s
,S@49N, 6@49M, 10@ie IS, 49H
1S049h.
Lanston Monotype,, 6081M.
National M q I'M, pfd., 50@81t.
50@SN, 6O@8A, 50@8k, 60089s.
1O0@S9s, 3OO@8ss.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction, 1906. 10@e4H.
Continental Trust, 1906, 20@S5.
washington r. 8 p. pfd., 100
75A, 2O@75A. 30@75A, 30@75N.
washington Gas Light, l0@49H.
2O@49%. 1O@49H, 4049R, 200
49N, 2049M, 4@49H, 2@49M.
washington Gas Sc, 'SS, 1000
1O0%.
1o19s.
MONEY.
CAN loans, sos per cent.
The Washington times., 1924-08-04
CHICAGO BANKER DIES
ON SHIP EN- ROUTE HOME

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.--Alexander
w. Staircase, wealthy Chicaro
banker, dropped dead on board the
Pan-American liner American eariy
today as the vessel was nearing
port.
Staircase became Ill on the way
TO Rio de Janeiro on board the
steamer Western World. He was
taken of at Rio de Janeiro and
placed in a hospital, suffering from
pneumonia.
He recovered partially and left
for home.
Seabrease leaves a widow in Chi.
cago and a brother. N. H. Sea-
brease, Philadelphia banker.
The Washington times., 1924-08-04
MacDo NALD TO OFFER
IRISH BOUNDARY BILL

LONDON, Aug. 4.--Premier Mac
Donald was expected to make a
statement in Commons on the Irish
crisis tonight, introducing bill to
create Free Stated Ulster boundary
commission.
It is likely the bill win. not be
acted upon until autumn.
Colonial Secretary j. H. Thomas
will go to Dublin tonight to confer
with President William T. Cosgraye
Of the Free State government.
The Washington times., 1924-08-04
Disappointment

a RE you one of those who have
~ not profited by failing to In
vest in our First Mortgage
Notes now yielding the equivalent Of
7%e
Anticipating decline in the interest
rate in the near future, investors have
been purchasing the Mortgages we
now have on hand in order to assure
themselves this high return through the
next few years. We still have few
choice investments on hand.
Avoid disappointment by investing
NOW in these Mortgages. They are
in denominations of 500 and upward.
Reservations may be made if your
funds will be available in the near fu-
ture.
The Washington times., 1924-08-04
Business Briefs

NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-CaIumet
and Arizona's July output was q.
$4,000 pounds OF copper metal com.
pared with 2,S46,000 pounds in June.
NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-Refined
sugar was reduced 10 points today
to $3.50 by ArbucI1le Brothers.
The Washington times., 1924-08-04

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.--Total in.
come for twelve months ended June
80 Of the North American Company
was $29,S79,O13, an increase Of S4,-
Ill, 993 over the preceding year.
The Washington times., 1924-08-04
Conduit Road Open

Conduit road northwest, which has
been closed to traffic during work
ON the District conduit, win be omen
after $3.50 p. m. today and tonor.
row. according to announcement to-
Gay.
The Washington times., 1924-08-04
on stocks

FURNISHED by w. B. Hibbs & Coz
The Washington times., 1924-08-04
Curb Stocks

FURNISHED BY W. b. HiS8s 4 Co,
, 1924-08-05

S. S. "Corozal" that she arri ed in Fred
eriksted at SO a. M. and bringing q
tons Of cargo for Chri%atianstad and same
we're landed and conveyed by motor
trucks overland, and reachlr : Christian
sted 2.30 p. m,
j beg to state that that re2ort was in
correct and misleading, a portion Of the
cargo did arrive, and the b; lance to ar
rive mosl likely on Monday he 40h. also
The date of your paper is misleading
same should date August 4th and not
Bird August.
Respectfully,
W.. s ABB .AMSON.
Christiansted, ST. Croiz, August 9h
1921.
, 1924-08-05
MAL0R a. NOBLE


We beg to thank our esteemed towns
man Merchant w. S.. Abramson for point
terday's Avis. What we did see was
that at 2.30 on Saturday jhree MOTOR
trucks arrived IN this town from Fred
erlksted laden with goods from the $. S.
'CarozaI' and prompted by the quick
receipC Of the ChrIsJjansted cargo we did
not stop TO question the matter as 20
whether il was the whole or a part on
it destined for this town. AS re-
gards The date of the paper readers are
kindly asked 10 insert ''llh' Instead Of
''3ru.''
Evening star., 1924-07-13
Radio Aids in Measuring Distance

The lighthouse service of the De-
Dartment of Commerce is experiment.
ing with a method of measuring dis
tance at sea by means of Simultane-
Gus radio and sound waves, which
may develop into a valuable aid to
navigation and safety of life at sea.
\ sound oScillator has recently
lghtship. about 200 miles east of
New York and 120 miles southeast t
of Boston. which, operated in con-
junction with the radio fog signal
sent regularly in foggy weather.
will enable the skipper of an Allan
tic steamer to determine his dis
tance from the lightship. BY virtue
of his radio compass he is already
able to ascertain his bearing with re-
spect to the vessel, but not the dis
tance from it, which is an important
factor in bad weather.
The method being tried out oper-
ates Is follows: The regular radio
fog signal of the lightship off Nam
tucket Shoals is composed of groups
of four daSheS sent by radio tele-
graph for a period of one minute,
followed by a silent period of thirty
seconds. At a known instant, for ex-
ample, the time of the first dash,
following the silent period of the radio
signal. the sound oscillator on the
lightship is started. The navigator
of the incoming vessel is already
standing by, and when he hears over
dash he starts a stop watch and
listens-in on the phones to his oscil-
lator receiver for the under water
note emanating from the lightvessel.
This sound is much slower to reach
him. When he hears the desired
Evening star., 1924-07-13
CHOIR FORMED TO SING
DURING RADIO SERVICE
New York Federation of Churches
Full Approval of Broadcasting
Rites Is Seen in Move.

Setting the stamp of approval on
radio church services, the Greater
New York Federation of Churches has
formed the first broadcasting choir
in the country, to be heard exclu-
sively from station WIZ of the Radio
Corporation or America during the
Sunday afternoon radio Bible class
period which has been a weekly fea-
ture from that station for the past
year.
The newly formed radio chorus,
which will be known as the Church
Community Chorus" will be directed
by Clarence w. Allen. Church singers
of prominence in metropolitan circles
are responding with much enthusi-
asm, and the special series of summer
services which will be given from WIZ
during July and August during the Bible
class hour will include many innova-
tons in religious broadcasting. Allen,
who is director of music at the
Throop Avenue Presbyterian Church
or Broc klyn, is musician of deep
religious conviction, and as director
his work stands out as representing
the very best in sacred music.
Evening star., 1924-07-13
Federation Radio Program.

The federation radio service which
opens WEAF'S program this after
Rev. John G. Benson, d. D., former
pastor of the Union Methodist Epis-
copal Church, New York City. A
selected male quartet consisting of
Phillip G. Bogart, first tenor; P. G.
Palmer, second tenor; August Krug,
second bass; Arthur Billings Hunt
first bass, with George Vause as ac-
companist, will offer several numbers.
There will be a bass solo by Arthur
Billings Hunt. Frank Goodman, Sec
retary of the religious work depart
ment Of the New York Federation OF
Churches, will preside.
Evening star., 1924-07-13
NAVY YARDS TO CURTAIL
Secretary Wilbur, at Boston. Tells
of Necessity-SOO to Lose .Jobs

BOSTON, July 12.-Secretarv oe tba
Navy Curtis d. Wilbur today in
spected the navy yard here, together
with other naval property.
Confirming the fact that until Con-
gress appropriates money for new
construction and overhaul work, ac
tivity at the navy yards will have to
be curtailed, the secretary said the
monthly allotments to the yard will
continue in an amount sufficient to
Keep it open. 1t was learned how
ever that at least 500 men will have
to be discharged shortly
Secretary Wilbur said the Squantum
property. formerly used as de-
stroyer base, would have to be dis
posed of shortly.
Evening star., 1924-07-13
FISHERMEN TO BE AIDED
Salt Water Conditions to Be Broad
cast at Atlantic City.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July 12.-
An unusual and interesting 'iservice
feature" will be part of the Friday
evening programs broadcast through
WDAR in Philadelphia from the new
remote studio located on Youngs
Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City.
Capt. Young. who lives in a. house
built on the pier bearing his name
one of the show places of the resort
Will prepare a broadcast report or
the fishing conditions obtaining at
this time.
This report will be invaluable to
the rod and line enthusiasts contem-
plating week end trips to try their
luck against the game salt water
deniZenS.