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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27
NEWS BRIEFS

Camp Devens, Aver Mass. Aug. Go
The war game which students of the
Citizens Military Training Camp were
to have had today at tie close OF their
hike was cancelled because of heavy
overnight rains. and the student Off
GERS rolled up their wet pup tents and
returned to quarters. Hot baths were
ordered for all and a physical examina-
ton fer each was provided. 1t was
planned to hold the competitive drill
late this afternoon and to hold the ath-
letic sports tomorrow.
Logan, W. Virginia, Aug. 90
Charley and ODE Conley, brothers.
quarreled over ten dollars. Andrew
Conley. their father. interviewed in
the role OF peacemaker. Today the
father Is dead. Charley Conley is in
Jail charged with the fatal shooting.
while the other brother is nursing
bullet wound in the arm. General
Bryant, friend of the family is
charged with wounding ODE Conley,
in a scuffle over the pistol used in
the tragedy.
Bluefield. w. Va, Aug. 90
Charged with flogging his family of
six children with a horsewhip. beat
ing a four year old child with a
board. and forcing them to do man
ual labor in a Cornfeld. Ounce Per-
due, farmer of Mcdowell county.
was at liberty on bond today pending
action by the next grand jury. A
charge of non-sTpport also has been
made against him.
Bushire. Persia, Aug. e6-The L.
s. S. Trenton left this port for the
United States yesterday bearing the
body of Vice Consul ]. w. Imbrie,
who was killed last month by mob
at Teheran. the Persian capital.
The body arrived here from Basra
Sunday night and was received by
the Persian authorities with full hon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

vessels. Their appeal for aid was
made to the Radio Corporation oil
America and soon after the apparatus
was installed, tested and ready for
service. This meant an addition OF
five per cent to the compary's ex-
penses, but the officers have had
reason to rejoice over that action.
The sets were rented from the Radio
Corporation and operators were sup
piled. All repairs are made by that
company.
1--WE are now kept constantly in
formed of the amount of the CATCH"
Graham states, "and we can order
any ship by radio to return 70 port
in six days or to stay out for as
long as fourteen days. Because we
always know just how many pounds
of fish of each kind there are on
board, selling is made much easier.
The catch is now often sold twenty
four hours before it arrives in port.
Uses Of the Radio
ain order to achieve the maximum
of efficiency, it is necessary to cut
down each vessels unproductive time
to minimum. The less time a
trawler spends in port, the greater
the profit. One of the biggest SER
vices that radio renders is to cut
down that unproductive time. Each
trawler makes known her port ac-
commodation needs long before she
arrives. In one case a message came
to us via radio that the Petrol needed
new piston rings. Before the vessel
locked, the twenty-four hour job OF
getting them ready for installation
was completed.
"The Fisher had been out ten days.
She had a full catch and was re-
turning to port. The Sea Gull out
only three days had her fishing gear
so badly damaged that it was useless
for her to remain on the banks. A
radio message from the Sea Gull
brought the Fisher hurrying to trans
fer her gear to the damaged vessel
The news being received in the daily
reports, a new fishing gear was ready
for the Fisher when she arrived in
port. This effected a saving of three
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

who go to sea for fish do little else
than play game of blind mans
bluff" with wind and weather, the
ocean and the denizens OF the deep.
Radio Eliminates Guesses
The predicament the deep sea
fishers were in before the installa-
ton OF radio is graphically explained
by John Graham, one of the officials
OF the Portland Trawling Company,
a subsidiary of the Atlantic Coast
Fisheries Co., and the first concern
to use Radio telegraph apparatus to
keep in constant contact with their
vessels from the shore. Zone Incl
dent will serve to make the whole
situation clear" he says. 1T was
Monday morning about a year ago,
l had gone down to the dock to meet
our ship, The Sea Gull, which was
due. Instead, there was the Fisher,
not due until Wednesday. but loaded
with over 100000 pounds OF fish.
"This second ship, the Fisher, had
sighted the Sea Gull on the Banks
and learned that the Sea Gull had
Aiot POol iu'tN, SNttillS Oiiiy %O'OOO
pounds of fish. If she came into
port on schedule time, it would have
meant a financial loss to the COM
pany. AS it was, the meeting of the
two ships enabled the Fisher to
bring in its 100000 pounds when they
were needed, and the Sea Gull came
in Wednesday morning with 10000
pounds, having been fortunate during
the extra two days Of her trip.
THAT set us thinking. OF course,
we had to have our loads follow a
schedule, as we must have a boat
come in every two or three days to
rcplcnish our market. 1t is very
seldom that two boats meet in this
manner on the 10000 square miles
of fishing area; so we could not de-
pend on physical contact in order
to bring home the boat with the
largest catch"
Radio Simple to Install
It did not necessitate a lcrg study
NJ Tho probtar1 before the cornOor,-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27
COMING EVENTS

Aug. 23-Sept. fifth annual camp.
meeting at East Livermore.
Aug. 26-2S--New England Grange an
Aug. 26-27~American Legion State
Convention. Waterville.
Aug. 2l-Reunion graduates and teach
ers Minot High school at Minot Cor
ner church
Arson Academy.
aug. 21-Sept: estate shoot at Auburn.
Aug. 29-Fifty-second annual reunion
18th Maine Regimental Association.
e. A; r; hall. Waterville.
Sept. 3-Maine State Detective Asso-
citation, Lewiston.
sept. 6-7-150th Anniversary celebra-
: ton. New Gloucester.
sept. S-l2-39th Triennial Convocation
OF General Grand Chapter of Royal
arch Masons and 18th Triennial as
Semoiy General Grand Council Of
Royal and Select Masters of L. S.
OF America, Portland.
sept. IO-Governor and Council.
sept. 1O-Fifteenth Maine Regimental
. ASSOCIATION reunion at Bangor.
sept. 24.26-Maine Pharmaceutical As
sociatlon 57th annual meeting. Po-
soina1nd Spring House:
se Wome 2s;oG etuh: 2I pda! Federation
Oct: 1-3-Thirty-f District New
Engiand Rotary Clubs, Poland
oct: Z-4-Eastern Maine Musical Fes-
tival, Bangor.
Oct. 6,S-Western Maine Musical Fes-
tival, Portland.
Oct. s-l1-Maine Musical Festival,
Oct. 3-31-Maine Teachers Convention,
Bangor.
Noy. 1S-I9-20-Annual exhibitions of
Maine Datrymen's Association, Maine
Greamerymen's Association, Maine
seed Improvement Association and
Maine Pomological Society at new
armory, Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27
1rawling for Fish With the Aid of Modern Radio

4 story telling how a large New
York deep sea fishing COM
many speeds up its business
and saves money on every
tip of its vessels by maintain
no communication with their
captains at sea by radio in
staIlation aboard its fishing
boats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27
AUGUSTA LOCALS

E. Durrell Harwood of the State
Auditors ONCE was a business visi-
tor in Portland Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

cruiser Richmond. reported enroute,
is duo there tomorrow morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27
Spiders Of the Sea

Trawlng. or deep sea fishing, is
done b. the spiders OF the sea, -
small vessels, with rarely more than
twenty loot beams, which drag huge
nets over the ocean floor. These nets
are about fifty yards wide when fully
extended, and sweep the water seven
. or eight feet above the bottom OF
the sea. Marine fauna that live on
the vegetation OF those depths usual
y makes up the catch-"ground fish"
such as cod, founders, hake, and
haddock.
The trawlcrs that supply the mar
kets on the North Atlantic coast all
concentrate their efforts on the
Georges Banks, two hundred miles
EAST OF Cape Cod. This is a vast
fishing area OF more than twenty
thousand square milcs-and, although
ground fish run in schools, these
groups are much smaller and not so
distinctly marked as schools OF fish
which are 10 be found in the upper
levels OF the ocean. No one has as
yet ascertaincd whether the fish mi
Erate to widely separated parts of
the banks or whether they rise near
tr the surface of the sea for their
iood at certain seasons. Sea captains
md fishermen Of long experience are
70 be found who advance both claims
but It still remains a fact that those
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

a > every amateur disciple OF
~ - Isaac Walton has found
AA out, fish have no respect
AHfor man, rod, or net. The
WV lure OF the gaudy artificial
-. fly or the attraction of the
CANNON earth worm mean little to
.s.m on such occasions, and the
-sacvj angler is forced to plod his
~. homeward with a visit to the
i.rnersfsh store if he wishes a sea
iood dinner.
i, srrh on larger scale, has been
,se experience OF the trawling boats
that voyage to the fishing banks far
a am coasts to bring in the nations
sr,oty for the Friday dinner.
ri times a trawler will spend ten
rvs on the deep and return with a
,ss:ch Of 125,000 pounds OF haddocl5,
md and I founders; at other times
Ne same boat and crew may stay
~. even longer and bring back
coly 5000 pounds or less.
Fishermans Luck
Since a constant supply OF fish
ms. be kept coming in to the mar
rs.s il has been necessary for the
Mats 10 adhere to a schedule, usually
nine or ten day trip. But it costs
tyo hundred dollars a day to oper-
Ate one OF the larger trawlers, and
4 frequently happens that the pro-
reeds Of a ten day trip do not reach
two thousand dollars.
Not only has this affected the
financial position OF many of the
l,rge companies, but it has at times
greatly raised the price Of fish. The
smaller the supply, the higher the
orice is the custom, according to the
word-old law OF supply and demand
And on some occasions there has
been hardly enough FISH brought into
Boston to meet the demand. Fish
erman's luck on a large scale is
the simple cause OF such a shortage.
But at last the uncertainty of this
Oldest OF the worlds industries seems
about to be reduced to scientific sta
bly through the intelligent applica-
ton OF the most modern of the prod
ucts OF mans inventive genius-the
radio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27
Radio Simple to Install

It did not necessitate a lcrg study
of the problem before the company
decided to install radio receiving and
sets aboard all their
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

ors. It is being returned to the Unit
ed States at the expense of the Per-
sian government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

San Pedro. Cal, Aug. 26-Eagle
Boat No. ~ under command of Lieut..
w. A. Brunnick and carrying $50
naval reservists left yesterday Tor a
months cruise off the west coast OF
Mexico and incidentally for a sea
elephant hunt off the island Of Gua =
dalupe, ESQ miles south of San Diego,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27
Training CANINE

Auburn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

Rochester. n. Y. Aug. 26-After
several hours of grilling, George
Louth, A years old. admitted he kill
ed Mrs. Lula Bauman, former actress,
of Binghamton. according TO the
police. Il must have killed her. but
don't know what for" police quote
him as saving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

Norfolk, Va. Aug. 26-The tFopi-
cal storm that dashed the North Ca
rolina and Virginia coasts through
out the night, driving numerous
shipsrto shelter and drcnching sew
eral exposed towns, continued its
north northeasterly course early to-
day but left little known damage in
its wake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

a S every amateur disciple OF
a. =. Isaac Walton has found
IA "a out, fish have no respect
NTfor man, rod, or net. The
Wv lure of the gaudy artificial
~. fly or the attraction of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

Gasoline prices in China have drop
ped from 81 to Al cents gallon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

Chicago. Aug. 26.-Stagnatioh II
the cattle market on the livestock
exchange resulted today from. tho
withdrawal OF Wilson & Co. from
buying. Other large packers then
refrained from buying but , the
decentralization il was said by all
parties, would he only temporary
and the expectation was expressed
that Wilson & CO.. soon would be
back in the market.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

States after the Macdonald govern
ment in England had called OF the
program for establishing a GreaS
Britain naval base at SingaporeS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

sept. 4-5--Golf Tournament, open to
all. Poland Springs.
Family Reunions
Aug; circumstances reunion at Vas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

Athens, La. Aug. 26-Willie
Washington. one of the three no.
groes accused of having slain sheriff
z. NJ. Rentz of Jackson Parish, at
Ansley, La. after he and Freeman
Coleman and Booker Boone had
been arrested while operating a
STILL was caught by sheriffs deputies
in the railroad yards here last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-12

lens work themselves out, even if
that involved weeks or months of
pickering and controversy.
Already, Criticism
Mr.. Coolidge's way is to inter
vene in such situations as soon as
he has all the facts and try to set
tie differences by conferences.
Observers here believe Mr.. Cool
idge has come to the conclusion all
presidents reach sooner or latcr -
that it is impossible to get things
done without some resort to 1.-THE
big stick
Already there are mutterings of
criticism i'll congress about the pres
ideDt s attitude and these are likely
to break out into open attacks be-
fore the tax reduction fight is end
ed. Mr.. .Coolidge's stand against a
compromise on the Mellon plan will
be assailed shortly as evidence that
he is reactionary and is llhed up
with Secretary Mellon in what his
opponents call plan to save the
rich millions in taxes while throw
ing sop at the masses of taxpayers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-12
CONFESSES JUST
BEFORE HANGING
by United Press Leased Wire

M CALlSTER, Okla, Jan. II. -
A few hours before he is scheduled
to be hanged, Aaron Harvey today
confessed participation in the muir
ders of Thomas Hansel, his wife and
daughter and the wife and infant
daughter of Jack Pope.
Pope, sentenced to die ut mid
night with Harvey, had previsous-
ly confessed and gave testimony
duplicating Harvey, which result
ed in the latter's conviction. lIar-
vey had denied the charge until to-
day, however, and as result, the
men, in adjoining cells, were bitter
enemies. When Pope heard that
Harvey had confessed, he reached
through the bars and the two men
shook hands. They will die friends,
after six months of quarreling be
cause of Harvey's denial Of the
story told by Pope.
The five we're killed to obtain
insurance money.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-12
TODAY'S LETTUCE MARKET
BY BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
C. e. Schultz, Local Representative

Carlot shipments reported in the
United States Friday, January II;
Arizona 81; Imperial Valley So;
Florida "a. Total 13S.
Originations of Imperial Valley
shipments reported Friday, Jauu-
airy IL:
Brawlcy 50; Imperial 6; FL Centre
%; IIcbcr 6; CaleXico :. Total 50.
Imperial Valley, this date year
ago 63.
Shipping point information for
Friday, January Il:
Ell CENTRIC, EALIF: Demand
moderate, market steady. Carloads
f. o. b. cash track best mostly 1.35-
1.40. Cash to growers, mostly 60
Csc per packed out crate, few best
quality zoe.
Telcgraphic reports of today s
sales to jobbcrs, unless otherwise
stated.
PHILADELPHIA: So, cloudy. .
Ariz.; s Calf, Fla. arrived. % on
track. Supplies moderate, offerings
light. Demand limited, trading
light, market steady. Calf Imper-
ial Valley, large sizes 1926. Other
sections, ordinary quality and con
dition 1852.
KANSAS CITY: 12o, clear. Nc
carlot arrivals. diverted from
team track. 1 on track. Demand
moderate, market steady, Calf. 2.75-
300.
CHICAGO: %, cloudy. ) ,Ariz, &
Calf. arrived. A. on track. Supplies
moderate. Demand moderate. I'm
perial Valley, AZ dozs and larger
best 2.25-50, poorer 2-215. SIS 1,75
zoo. Ariz. 419s and larger 2.75-3
Frozen stock of all sizes from al
sections les and up.
NEW YORK: So, partly cloudy
, Fla arrived. Supplies of western
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-12
COUNTY FARM TO
ENJOY ELECTRIC
LIGHTING SYSTEM

Frank G.. Wier, uperintendent of
The countv's poor farm, was highly
clated with the action taken by the
supervisors this Week, in authoriz-
ing the installation 0f-~aA electric
lighting system at the county-farm,
a. improvement which is sure to i'm
prove conditions there greatly, as
wei rs reducing the fire hazard.
Al present there are 50 inmates at
the county farm, ranging from Young
children to people well over 80
years Of age. In addition, there
are 10 workers, making consider
able colony. OF the SO inmates, less
than 20 are actually residents of
Imperial county, Mr.. Weir said.
Heretofore the county farm has
had to make use of oil lamps at
night, and the dangers of this meth
cd of illumination have been known
to those in authority for some time
With elderly inmates responsible ii
some measure for the lights, ther'
has always been constant strain
OH the superintendent, for fear tha,
the farm might be destroyed by
fire. The new electric plant Will re
move this menace.
The supervisor also voted new
ambulance, the old one having serv
ed we'll for several years. Will
these two belated Christmas pre-
sents, the inmates of the farm, anC
the superintendent believe 1924 viii
be happy year for them.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-12
BANISKED MEN
TO FIGHT KHAN
THROUGH COURTS

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. IA bit
ter fight to the finish was forecast
in Ku Klux Klan ranks as Il result
of the order of Imperial Wizard H.
W. Evans. banishing from the secret
order W. J. Simonms, founder, and
+. Y. Clarke, imperial wizard emeri.
tus.
Clarke declared he would appeal
his banishment through all courts of
the khan and courts OF the state.
"'This order is illegal and 1 will
ignore it, Clarke said.
The action definitely spirit the rank
and file Of klansmen of the country,
according to Simmons faction lead
ers.
The fight which has been waged
inside the order with dim lines of
battle is now clear cut and will
mean definite alignment of all
members of the hooded organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-12
FARM BUREAU
GIVES FREELY
FOR WEBSTER

"I believe that thousands Of dol
lars for the same man and the
same cause could have been easily
raised in Imperial Na-iey,' said
Manager c. G.. Jenkins of the Farm
Bureau today in telling of the ease
with which $500 was raised Ia start
Q G. Webster on his wiy to Wash
ington today to support the Swing
johnson bill.
Last nigh, at the Spruce Farm
Center meeting, after less that a
week of campaign w C. Webster pre-
sident of the Imperial County Farm
Bureau, was given tho sum o. $500
for his expenses and assured that
"there is more to follow
Leaving Brawley today for Wash
mgton, Webster is the first man
to 90 east to support the Bouldel
Dam and All American canal, not
on the pay roll of the Imperial lrrl-
CATION district. Websters is Il man
of brains and ability, and it is fell
that he, as a representative of the
Imperial County farmers, will have
great influence in creating favor
able sentiment towar dthe proposed
legislation.
81 do not know of single ease
where anv of our members who went
cut to collect funds to send oar pres
ident on this mission were refused,
sand Jenkins today.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-12

stock light. Demand light, mar
ket steady CALIF. Holdovers,
one ear 2.75-3.
CLEVELAND: So, cloudy. 4
Ariz. l Calf. arrived. on track.
Too few sales to establish mar
ket.
BOSTON: So. ) Calf. l Fla arriv-
ed. 8 ON track. Supplies moderate.
Demand moderate, trading limited,
market steady for good stock Calf.
Imperial Valley, best few sales
/ $50
DENVER: 50, clear Ariz.
Calf, arrived. l diverted, q ON track
Supplies liberal. Demand moderate,
market steady. Ariz & Imperial
Valley, As, 412s best 275; IS most
lv 80; some frozen 1.50-7j. Los
Angeles select, fair quality 225.50
MINN NE,APOLIS: 4 below zero.
clear. Calf arrived, on track
Supplies heavy. Demand slow,
market steady. Calf. ) dozs 2.2j.
ST. LOUIS: 2S', clear. Ariz. 9
Calf. arrived. 39 on track. Sup
plies heavy. Demand slow, trading
slow, market duh, Ariz and Calf,
31as & As 225-75, mostly 53J.
PITTSBURGH; 30', cloudy. !
Ariz. 6 Calf, arrived. 25 on traek.
Opening Saturday Supplies lib
era. Demand slow, market dulI,
trading draggy. Ariz, 3.3.25, most
" 500. Calf. Imperial Valley
2.50-3.25, mostly 2.75-3.00.
CINCINNATI: so, showing No
carlot arrivals. IL on track Closing
Friday and opening SATURDAY.. Sup.
plies liberal Demand slow, trading
draggy, market dull Ariz. best
9.75-3; Calf. best mostly g.50Is,
poorer 2'2.25, poor quality and e0n
dition, considerable frozen love a.
/ LOO.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-12
Calf. Second In
Automobiles
In 1924

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Jan. 12.
California within five years
will have more motor vehicles
registered than the state Of New
York, w. H. Marsh, director of
the state vehicle department,
predicted today.
Up to December 81 the first
II months of the registration
year, 1,O93,660 motor vehicles
had been registered. This does
not include 14,G54 motorcycles
and 5,871 trailers.
California will rank second to
New York for the 1928 registra-
tion year, which ends January
81, 1924, according to Marsh,
and with increasing population
and individual means motor
cars are increasing in number at
an astonishing rate.
Right now the state has more
automobiles per thousand of
population than any state in the
union. Every person in Califor-
MIA could be moved from the
state by automobile in "a hours,
with no car making more than
4 one trip, Marsh said his annual
survey revealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-12
COOLIDGE ASSUMES THE HELM
IN EFFORT TO HAVE VARIOUS
REFORMS, POLICIES PUT OVER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Presi-
dent Coolidge has inaugurated Il
policy of closer personal contact
with every agency of the govern
mcnt, especially with congress.
He has virtually taken command
of the fight for immediate tax re-
duction.
He has put the full force of lbs
influence behind the plan to put
the merchant fleet on business
basis.
He has taken hand in Il con
troversv in the tariff commission
that threatened to impede that
body's work.
He has summoned heads of gov
ernment agencies to a business "
meeting with him January 81.
He has let congressional leaders
know that frow now on he expects
to hold frequent conferences with
them regarding the progress of leg
l5lation.
Mr.. Coolidge has become the chief
exponent in the government of the
doctrine edo it now.' Some of his
predecessors preferred to let prob
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-12
SAYS HER HUSBAND DOCTOR
GAVE WILD BOOZE PARTIES

,other men and women in the par
ty,' Mrs. Ham said. "Thcy ap
peared to be intoxicated. When ]
first saw them, he and Mrs. Finn
were already in the house and ]
hooked the screen door so the others
could not come in. -
Mrs. Ham said she "put the wo-
man out when she raised her hand
Gas if to strike me. -
One night, she said, Ham and
his friends came TO the house in
toxicated, played the phonograph
for hours, and :hen fell asleep on
couehes, the floor or other convc
nient spots.
Mrs. Ham testified that they were
married Feb, l6 1928 and separated
September 8.