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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-23
Chicago Produce Market
Chicago, Sept. 2

A..,,.. Cnlcago. Sept. p.
market today led to a much lower
range Of prices for corn. The selling
was stimulated by enlarged receipts
ot corn here and by continued absence
OF any heavy damage from frost Corn
csmber l.o3i to 1.03s. In wheat the
Closing was unsettled at the same AZ
SaIurday's finish top &c up. December
LIZ, a:Szt to l.s2t and May 1919 to i.aIl.
varying from &c lower to 15c gain.
For the first time this month. the
arrivals Of corn in Chicago today, to-
SAiung us cars, were Of sufficient vol.
ume 70 make deliveries on the current
months contracts a desirable proceed.
ure 1t was apparent that consisn.
ments OF corn to this market were In.
creasing, ana this fact. together Nth
weather conditions that were looked
upon as favorable in the main ana IN.
dicative of better crop prospects. were
more or a handicap than holders could
Withstand. good deal of speculnt i've
seiling tended also to accelerate the
cownwaru course OF the market.
!ieid OF corn would be $4,000. 900 bush.
cls less than the governments Septcm.
Der forecast failed to bring about more
than a transient rally in the value OF
icy, icy crop deliveries. A prediction OF
ignored
Wheat pric.s were upheld By export
purchases both of wheat and rye. es.
timated at 100000 bushels or more OF
each grain. All deliveries Of rye
.ouehed a new high price record for
tne season Unfavorable weather for
tne crop movement iE the northwest
TENDED also to strengthen wheat quo.
tatlons despite corn weakness. Oats.
however. cased down with corn
PROVISIONS averaged higher, owing
to an upturn in holdings.
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BELFAST

The Waldo County sunday eoAeel
Association viii hold ceAvent1OA In
Belfast on Thursday. in the Methodist
Church. when matters OF importance
and interest TO- Sunday eehoele Ct oil
denominations will b discussed.
A two-story addition 10 beiNe built
on the Belfast EArmer'e cAtoA. ct the
foot Of Main street. which will b
used for storage ana IN which thar
will b built . new once. q take carr
Of the growing eu6inssA
Work Of filling In the water side Of
the marches roAd at Frankfort 10 we'll
underway and in some places has q.
ready been materially widsned. II u
OF this road. owing to the mountain
and the railroad right OF way, on the
other side.
0ea1A ma 41aVsEse jaeose
The September term OF the waldo
County Supreme judicial Court will
convene Ia Belfast At 10 o'clock Tues
day with Associate Justice L. B. DAAay
OF Bar Aarbor presiding. Rev. w. r,
Skerrys Of the First Church redarAted
will oisiciAte a. chaplain.
Other olhciAla who will b on
duty, are: Sheri1 Frank A. Littlefisld,
Deputies Lloyd Listleneld. ot Belfast,
Elmer Webster. SeArsport. Edward
Pendleton. Islssboro: erier. silAs A,
Bowler. Palermo: messenger. ChArisa
Robbins. Belfast: county attorney,
Ralph I. Morse. Belfast, Cisrk Of
Courts. James H. Cillsy. Belfast.
A new grand jury has been drawn
to serve for the ensuing year. and
will go on duty Tuesday with the
following: Edwin AdamA Liberty;
Roscoe T. Beekwith. Belmont: wllss.s
A. Brown, Morrill,; Lewis Clifford,
Islesboro: .. ]. FNrwell. Thorndike;
Medwin Fernald. Troy: Fred rrohock,
Linco,nville; P. n. Grant. Brooks;
Chester A. Gray. Montville. Everett A.
Heal. Searsmont; Charles n. Aill.
Winterport: A. W. jackson. Freedom;
Floyd w. Jones. Palermo: NJ. X. Nick
erson. Swanvilie; r, e. Page. jackson:
Leland Piper. Belfast; e. Z, SayvkArd,
Burnham; Clifford Seekins. Searsport;
Fred Stevens Unity: Otto q. Thomp-
sen. Belfast; F. l.. Ward. Prospect.
Traverse Jurors drawn for this term
are: L. l.. Bartlett. Thorndike; Charles
Bealee. Frankfort: Charles II. Black,
Palermo; Raymond r. Carleton. Win
terport: Roscoe r. Cross. Morrill,: A.
E. Cunningham. Swanville; Ralph II,
ElliS. Brooks; Edward Evans, waldo
Roy c. Fish. Belfast; Clyde Flanders
Northport; Edward 4. Gilbert. Monroe
Alfred +. Gilkey. Islesboro; Charles r.
Heal, Lincolnvilie: Horace 4. Ho&es,
Troy; w. c. Hunt. Burnham; Fred
Lane. Prospect; Oremandel Morse.
Montville; $. G. Mason, jackson; Fred
Nichols. Freedom; Henry Partridge.
Searsport; A. NJ. Shibles. Knox; AL
bert b. Smalley, Belfast: Clement A.
Smith. Stockton Springs: Wallace G.
Sprague, Belfast; q. Herbert Stevens.
Scarsport; Thomas o. Shields. Winter
port, GEORGE r. Thompson, Searsmont;
Percy Tower, Belmont; Harry Towns
end. Belfast; Lloyd Tozier, Unity
B0rleigh Turner. Liberty.
Indications point to busy term.
with an unusually large number OF
bound over cases TO he considered by
the grand jury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-23
CLINTON

Mrs. John Crommett and lhtls
daughter. Juneva, pasayd the week
end In Lewiston With relatives.
Mrs. Guy Coro and son. Maynard.
OF Fairfield have been In town visit
Ing her mother. Mrs. Herman Grant
Mre. Blanche Gerald was week
end visitor In town.
Miss Marion Wiley Of Portland
passed Sunday with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Wiley,
zine Cone Women's Club viii so
10 Burnham Tuesday 10 hold the rev.
Otar meeting Mt the home Of Mrs.
Evelyn HoSie.
Mr., and Mira. EulaA Peavey and
Mrs. Ellen Lewis Of Morrisons Corner
were in town Friday to attend the
freshmen reception.
Mason 'Tibbetts of the grammar
school passed the week END At HE
home In Columbia Falls, Miss Athena
Gray At Orrington and Miss Carrie
Turner at Millbtidge,
Miss Bessie Libhey Of Portland
is the guest Of her sister. Mrs. Omar
Gerald and family.
Miss rrieda Dixon. Is employed In
Williams general stow
Mr.. and Mra. Arthur W. Richard
ron md Mrs. Ophelia Reed have re-
turned from Bayside.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-23

sssssa y. sesf se.s1zse o.
In the District Court Of the Tinted
states for the District or Maine.
B's'ss'ii s asssss fss.n Bankruptcy.
To the creditors OF Dorothy Parks
Lowell Of Watervilie In said Dis
tf1et bankrupt
Netles q hereby given that on the
sotA day OF September. 1874 the said
DotOthy Parks Lowell was duly ad-
5ualeatsd bankrupt: ana that the arst
meeting Of her creditors Wit @ heid
q the office OF the Referee, 40 Water
Street In Augusta in aaid District on
Tia 18th cay Of octAbef. 1894. at ten
o'clpek In the forenoon. at which time
creditors may attend. prove their
claitns. appoint trustee. examine the
BANKRUPT and transact such other busi-
nsss e may properly come before said
FREMONT J, c. LITTLE,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Augusta. Maine,
sept 81 1874
Bepts9d1ts
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German Tractors Now
Made BY Aircrafters

Friedrichshafen. Germany, Sept. 3
Ia. p. by MaiD-Zeppelin work
men who built the ZR.5 and who for
years. have been constructing thinss
which fly. will now be employed In
making things which travel on the
ground. BY the terms Of the treaty
Of Versailles the great hangers Of
Friedrichshafen must be destroyed.
Ia addition to manufacturing auto
mobiles, bicycles and various other
mechanical affairs the Zeppelin com
pary has already arranged to build
caterpillar tractors. and this factory
viii take over most of the men who
working on the ZR.3.
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VASSALBOKO

CROSS H1LL-Mr. ana Mrs. Arthur
Rice Of Milford. Mass. Mrs. r. H. Aus
tin Of waterville and Mrs. Helen Aus
tin were callers on the hill Saturday.
Mrs. Olive Lewis Is staying for a
few weeks in China. on what Is known
as China Neck.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Crosby Of North
vassalboro are passing q few days At
their farm.
Harry Manner left Sunday for Au-
gusta. where he will receive treat
ment at the Augusta General hospi-
tai.
Clarence Gardiner Of Augusta was a
week end guest at the home Of G. b.
Randall.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 3. Randall were
visitors Sunday OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. L.
-Glfdden Of Freedom.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-23

1oteo1 OF Hns1 l11IxxHo or
U1BDxZoD&.
In the District Court OF the United
states for the District Of Maine.
Robert w. Lowell ! In Bankruntcy.
BANKRUPT.
To the creditors of Robert w. Lowell
q Materviile in said District
Notice Is hereby given that on the
goth day Of September. 1894. the said
Robert ". Lowell was duly adjudicated
bankrupt: and that the first meeting
o. 81 as creditors WHY Be held At the
IN augusta in said District on the 10th
DAY OF October. 1924, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon, at which time creditors
may attend. prove their claims, an
point trustee, examine the BANKRUPT
ana transact such other business as
may properly come before said meet
=. FREMONT ]. c. LITTLE,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Augusta. Maine,
Sept. ~. 1894.
septs3dIts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-23
Chicago Host TO
Women Missionaries

Chicago, Sept. 22--tBy s. rD~-
The annual meeting OF the Women's
Home Missionary society Of the
Methodist Episcopal church viii he
held at the Chicago Temple. oct
S-1s. with delegates from 9s confer.
ences In attendance.
There will be. for the first time n
roll call or the conferences FOR tho
presentation BY the delegates OF aug
Gsstione for the betterment OF the 81
ganiEation. The findings will be
brought to an open forum Oct. IL.
For the first time in the history Of
the women's societies, fraternal dele
gates will come with addresses from
sister organizations. Mrs. Lutte John.
son will represent the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South. and tbs
women's Foreign Missionary Society
or the parent church In TO send Mrs.
+. r. Lindsay. Minneapolis, its hrst
vice president.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-23
Place 100 Hours
As ZR-3 Time

Friedrichshafen, Sept. 8 ca. r. by
n1aiD--Many Of the workmen who
assieted in the construction of the
ZR,S, the airship which il to fly to
America. were employed on the naval
Zeppelin L-59. built prior to the war.
and still known as the queen OF the
old time Zeppelin feet.
The L-59. built for warfare and APP
proximately of the same dimensions
as the ZR-3. made a fight in 1917 Of
1900 miles in less than four days, to
the German South African colonies,
with load of 10 tons. All told this
atrship made more than ] 200 flights,
And eventually was scrapped.
The distance from here to Lake.
hurst. New Jersey, the destination Of
the zR-S. is estimated at $500 miles.
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East xsuzsbee Pomona

East Kennebec Pomona will meet
with Pittston Grange Tuesday, Sept.
%. with the following program: open
Ing exercises, business meeting and
oonferring fifth degree. noon recess.
Opening song. Grange; Flag Salute;
address OF welcome. Master Pittston
Orange; response. Nellie Jones: read
inG Alice Brown; music; Topic: Are
Womeu Taking Their Rightful Place
ia National Affairs. ana Should They
Pay Q Poll Taxi; census: address,
state Secretary. E. II. Libby; music;
reading. Sister Sparrow; closing song.
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BOWDOIN


NoRTH--The funeral service AZ
Mrs. Mary A. small, who paused away
Friday evening. Sept. 18th, after 4
short illness. was held Sunday after
noon from her home In North Bowdojn.
attended by q large gathering OF rsis-
tives, neishbors and friends. The
service was conducted by Rev. Charles
watkins OF LitchheId. Mr.. David
Bowie. baritone soloist. rendered two
favorites of the deceased. The Ninety
and Nine" and Crossing the Bar"
tiful floral tributes. among them
wreath from the sons Of Veterans
Auxiliary OF which the deceased ~as
a member. also wreath from the
Ladies' Relief Corps.
Mrs. Small was born In London.
England. April 10, 1853. and vas tina
Eldest daughter bf tho late James
Walsh. she received her education Ia
the Brunswick schools and also At
tended oorham Normal School after
which she entered into newspaper
work. She was one OF the first lady
cornpositors when the copy was not
set tn linotype a. In thu present day.
She worked for the Brunswick Herald.
Brunswick Telegraph. Richmond Zee
and the Squirrel Island squid. when
IL was edited by the Rev Charles
Stackpols OF Durham.
Mrs. Small was possessed by q witty,
cheerful. optimistic nature and the
following II quoted from an early
copy Of the Squirrel Island squid."
during her connection with II. Our
hns and talented lady compositor 10 q
perfect reservoir Of fun and the Tyre
niss 40 fast from her fingers - the
laughter from her lips IL solves the
problem Of her setting type like ma.
chinsry." On Nov. 9Th. 1853. she was
united In marriage to Wallace L. Small
Of Bowd6ln, whore she has since re-
sided. hight children were born Of
thin unien. one dying IN infancy.
Mrs. eman vas Q woman Of hieh
deals, broAd.mtnded. ana always
looked for the best In all. ahs wa q
kind nefghbor and her heart was IN
sympathy always with the unfcrtun-
ate. bAing sacrificing ana always
Ysady 70 render kind act. She vas
. devotee wife and mother ana Il may
b truly said Of her They live twice
who lives the FIRST life we'll"
Mr.. Small n survived By her has-
band. Wallace L. Small, four sons and
thrue dSught1rs: Haeold, stephen. Er.
btn and Felix Of B0wdoin, Mrs.. Earle
Huntlnetea Of sLitciiAeld, Mrs. John
Goodrich Of Portsmouth,. N. H., and
Mrs. Dwight Young Of LitchAsi6. shs
also leaves two listers. Mrs r. c.
Jordan u FayMingteA And Mrs J. n.
Calaweii u DfockiiAs. MasA.. pow y
Italy.
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Swim Every Day In Ocean

Gothenburg, Sweden. Sept. ia.
p. By Mail)--No more sweltering IN
the city streets, but the enjoyment Of
sea breezes and q swim every day for
every youngster. has been the slogan
OF the child welfare work Of the good
city of Gothenburg this summer.
Every morning about 5000 children
have been seen assembling from an
directions and eagerly awaiting for
the train to take them out to the
municipal bathing beach Of Askim.
There has been no red tape. All the
children have had to do WAS to 80 70
the station and Chamber aboard the
train. There were no restrictions.
Every child was allowed to go
every day. Each brought his own
luncheon. but to make sure that no
child would ever 90 hungry the city
gave each one-third Of q quart Of
fresh pure milk.
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EQTTER-Extras ssessi: frsss 80
CHEESF-Frssh choice .eS2si;
CoRN-No. yellow isse1.ss; 1.:4
01.3S.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex.
tras 90 q 81; white and mixed extras -
V6Z; western extras 45Q47
ELoUR-Sprtng patents. 18th.
Ard 1909 $50.
HAY-No. timothy 25927.
HANDSPRING 64G65.
0ATS-Forty pounds 63664
rOkk-Medium backs 29S 03e
POTATOES-GreenM ountains LIZA
i.sv per 100 pounds; new southern No.
! ,z.Ss02.50 per barrel; sweets e.7HO
SCGAR-American Sugar Refinery
quotes $50 cents in 100-barrel lots
ices : per cent. for cash.
VEAL~l2623
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The annual reception aicen by TIA
upper classnien OF Clinton Hi.h
school to tho freshmen was held IN
town hall Friday evening. Nearly
every papil was prescn, also many
parents and Interested friends.
Promptly at eight o'clock the class Il
'2s made it's appearance aud gave a.
exhibition march and then were scat
cd upon the STAGE where undcr order.
or Earl sherman -. who showed
himself very capable sinRe.msnNp
81. each member performed some
aunt. Delicious refreshments wer"
served ~ nll nnd The evenings fss.
tivities closed with n ve'y enjoyable
social
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FIND NEW LAKE

Fresno. Cal. Sept. % "a. PAL
though Sequoia National Park has
been a public playground for more
than 30 years, new discoveries still
are made. A forest ranger recently
returned from a three day trip In the
Mount Siiliman region and reported
a lake larger than any hitherto
known In the park. The find has
been tentatively named Crater Lake,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-23

" New York. Sept. %.
aEtSouR.-7SsssdE spsins patents ). 4 @
n hssa xHs:. sssssssss ARK
sSs 9sii liz; H. a.,d To I lake and
rpI l.tlA; .Ne. : mixed durum do. l.%s:
Nc R MN.ns'sSs S q: !; S sSna 3 yellow
track New York lake an drail 1909;
No J H,iEsd de. i,ssl:. -,
0AEe~spet easy; Ne. . yhite ssA
PURx.2uist; mess ts'7sa'ooe;
IHknrSsrsiy steady; middle ~es.
BUfTER-eteady; receipts 1884:
creamery higher han extras IS VsSl'
e: s:s s.ssr 10 ;'G :scrs :''s sssa"
ssekipa seesk sysrsns maks No. w:
ftsch setiSfsd .sstra hylts 4s04s: do.
9sst3 1893 g. sssos1s, , and I poosssr
:Sss.a n .sss ~n nss.ss s'os sns
s sssfsx. v sssiSs: s.stSy senn.rs
6soEHS Sxtrss - ga; refrigsrasor ex-
Il; s;s g. al sF't .e stas Ienr
''.sf44sle sss.sesss.i, :.a weak x., Long On.
g, ,sls9iSs &. rs hi:lt$&. 'se 's' New York per
gar mi SnarSst wss unchanged today at
IL Ess ssr e for sssSps.iasss which was
higher on eVvsripE raw sugar futures
w srS oSc snssii ScSSs selling. iniis.
The close vas three points higher on
September and two to fve lower on the
aver ~ 1ss..h n Nav sss'
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WAYNE

The Ladies Of Wayne Farm Bureau
held a pleasant and successful meet
ing at Grange hail Sept. 18th. Miss
Grace Pen1ock, county demonstrators,
was present. A dne dinner WAS
served at noon. Six hats were made.
Kenneth BisbSe, Warren Walton.
Douglas Stafford and Kathleen Hail
are students at Kent's Hln this fall.
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NEW SHARON

Charles Lesman Of New Portland
who has been visiting his daughter
Mrs. VIM. Bullen, has returned home
Robert Smith. who has been visit Z
ting Warren Ames and family, has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles LETTERS Of
Madison. who have been VISITING Mr.,
and Mrs. Alfred Bullen. have return.
ed home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elond Webster and
son. Frances. who have been working
~ Rangeley have returned to their
farm.
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bebastneAt u lAlAa1 lessAessss 81
~,,~,Ssees $500 $500

belattaeAt u lAlAaa HaSAesiss Aaa
RUDEt0 NOCtCn
IN accordance with tho provistous
e seetien ~. cAayter 3lA public tNWs
oe 1917, ~ amended. ofAeiAl notice y
hereby given Of the location Of the
several game Inspection stations In
the state which will b maintained
during the season OF 1ssa. ~ required
CANS WHICH Is BEING TRANS
PORTED BIZ EXPREES OVER THE
RAILROADS OF THE STATE MUST
IN IDENTIFTED Al ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING 8fATtoNe:
BANGOR. penobseot County.
NEWpoNT, paaoAscot County.
oAK1AAND. KNnneoec County.
pONTl>AND. Cumberland County.
Part Of the time inapectors will be
on duty at the Dover>CoxcroSt station
for the convenience OF hunters, but
THE will not be maintained - . reg
ular station like Bangor Portland.
fNsrECrIoN STATIONS FOR
oANE WHICH IS BEING TRANS
PORTED BY MOTOR VEHICLE OR
PRIVATE CONVEYANCE. Al
Game which 10 being trAneporsed
by motor vehicle Or ether private
conveyance by reeioeNto AhS Aon-res-
idents must De ideutl0eo. Such tden-
ti0cation may be made before any
Of the following namea special Ia
epAetora.
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STOCK MARKET AVERAGES
New York Money Market

= r New York. Sept. -.
roIeign exchanges easy.
treat Britain. demand 4.&5s. cables
we eo'day bills on banks 4.&3.
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Boston. Sept. %.
nEAr-choice whole cattle 1s61s3.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
HENRY D. SAXTON RETIRES
AFTER 63 YEARS. SERVICE
Career in q. s. Quartermaster's
Corps Began at Time of
Civil War.

After sixty three years service to
the United States Government in the
Office of the quartermaster general
Henry D. Saxton retired yesterday at
the age of 81. MIR. Saxton is believed
to have been in the service of the
government longer than any other
employe now in Washington.
Mr.. Saxton. who lives with his sis
ter. Miss B. c. Saxton, at 1922 Calvert
street, was born in 1843 at Spring
field, Mass. AS a young man he en-
tered the service of the government
in the office of the chief Quartermas-
ter of the division of West Virginia.
During the war in 1862 ne was
attached to the office Of Col Clary,
chief quartermaster of the Army of
Virginia, and was captured by
Stuart's Cavalry at Catletts Station,
August 2, Of the same year. After
more than a months confinement in
Libbey prison he was paroled and
again entered the service under Col.
Clary, who was then chief quarter
master of the department OF the
northwest.
He served at st. Paul, Mimi, Madi-
son and Milwaukee, Wis. and Wheel
ing. W. Va, and was later appointed
in the quartermaster generals ofhce
in Washington, where he served as
chief clerk for q number of years.
Yesterday his fellow employees at
tended an informal gathering, at
which Acting @. NJ. Gen. Bellinger
made an address felicitating Mr.. Sax
ton on behalf of the corps
Evening star., 1924-07-16
argument OPENS
|NLUMBER CASE
Fraud Charge Based on Sale
of Army Supplies Due to
Jury Friday.

John j. Parker OF North Carolina
special assistant to the Attorney
General. today opened the argument
for the prosecution in the so-called
lumber fraud case. which has been on
trial for ten weeks before Justice
Jennings Bailey and a jury in Grim
inal Division Q.
Mr.. Parker declared that the evi-
dence offered by the prosecution dis
closed that John L. Philips, former
Republican state committeeman Of
Georgia, collected in graft" a total
Of more than $5oo.o0o out of the sale
of lumber from Army cantonments.
and that Frank r. Sullivan, lumber
man Of Buffalo, N. Y, obtained large
quantities of valuable lumber at half
its true value and made $500. 900 on
It's resale, which. the prosecutor con-
tended, had been divided with John l.
Philips. Mr.. Parker also asked the
conviction of Charles Philips, jr.,
brother OF John L. Philips, and of
Charles s. Shotwell. former business
manager Of the Army air service, as
conspiracy to mulct the United States.
Mr.. Parker contended that John
L Philips had conspired with George
NJ. Chambers, the Government in
spector now dead. who fixed the
prices to be paid to the United States
for the lumber, and that Philips and
Chambers divided profits growing out
Of the resale Of the lumber.
Denies Any Fraud.
Attorney Abner H. Ferguson ad-
dressed the jury on behalf Of John
L Philips. He contended that the
Government had failed to sustain
the conspiracy charge, and declared
the testimony fails to show that the
Government had been defrauded. but,
on the contrary, had gotten a fair
and reasonable price for the lumber.
He pointed out that Philips &
Stephens sold a great deal of the
lumber for more than the base price
fixed by the appraisers for the gov
ernment- and accounted to the United
States for such difference, which
amounted to $4,000.
Arguments are expected to con-
sumo two days, and the jury may
get the case Friday.