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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25

more than any other country. These
foreign purchases are 4 very I'M
portant factor in making the price
for cotton. and American manuiac-
turers arc III close quarters between
the price OF the raw material and
the goods prices.
The wooden and worsted industry
is under pressure from rising prices
tor its raw material. Business has
had dragging tendency this year.
but the mills have been operating
at higher rate in recent weeks.
The known tendency to higher
prices for wool is particularly re-
sponsible for little more life in
the trade, although manufacturers
and dealers in made-up goods pro-
TESS to be dubious about how the
public will take to price increases.
A rise OF s. 10 or even Is cents
per pound in wool, however, makes
'only relatively small increase in
the price of a suit of clothes.
The demand for silk goods IS more
active and the industry is geEer-
ally reporting good business.
Other lines OF textiles, including
underwear and specialties. have ex-
perienced revival and are looking
forward to satisfactory business
ON Spring goods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
MAJORITY OF BIG
LEAGUE CLUBS TO
TRAIN IN FLORIDA

New York, Dec. 24.-ren mah,
league clubs will train in the. ESsr.
gic,de regions OF Florida during IN.
1929 spring season. while three viii
gc to California. and two will ~
in condition in Louisiana. Georr,
native state of Ty Cobb. will cast i,
sun upon the remaining entry, lS
Detroit Tigers.
Texas. a Mecca of teams In year
gone by, is ignored entirely By N,
hig lcaSG next year. while Al.
bama. which harbored two team,
lSst year. will be without big leasp.
trimming in 1925.
The complete list OF trainiur
camps follows
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York-19a4 camp. New Or.
leans, La; 1925 camp, st. Petcrsbur
la.
Cleveland 1924. Lakeland, Fla,
1925. Lakeland. Fla. So.
Chicaso-,1Y2i. Winter Harn
Fla: 1925. Shreveport. La.
petroit-I924, Augusta, Ca: laS
Augusta, Ga.
ST. Louis-1024. Mobile, Ala; la.s
Ta'pon Springs. Fla.
lhiladelphia-~l924. Montgom.r,
Ala: 1925. Fort Meyers. Fla.
Washington--l924, Tampa, Fla,
1879. Tampa. Fla,
Boston-lg24. San Antonio. Tex,
1920, New Orleans. La.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York--19e+. Sarasota, Fla;
1925. Sarasota. Fla.
Cincinnati---1024. Orlando. Fla;
1929. Orlando. Fla.
Pittsburgh--19 Paso RoblW
Calf; 1925, Paso Robles. Calf
Chicago-1924. Catalina Island,
Cal: 1925. atalina Island. al.
81. Louis-1924. Bradcntown, Fla;
1920, Stockton: Calf.
Brooklyn-1924. Clearwater Fla;
1924. Clearwater. Ella.
Philadelphia 49, 1924, IeesburE
Tia; 1925. Bradentown. Fla.
Boston--1924 ST. Petersburg, IA;
90, ST. Petersburg, Fla.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
Dressing q Goldfish Every Second

Out on the foggy Grand Banks the
most ar6uous task OF the cod fisher
man is dressing down." Everyone
breads it, for il means working re-
Sardless of hours until the job is
done. 1t The catch has been heavy,
midnight, or even the dawn follow
ing. sees the entire crew hard at it
by the light of flares. No one. not
even the cook, commonly known
while afloat as the Doctor may
have any respite. The deck is slip
perry with parts OF the thousands of
cod that have been slid from the
l;nife of the slitters into the hold.
Cut fingers are of no avail as an
excuse for laying off.
Power has taken Il lot of the
:neanness out of life at sea and
the same little gasoline engine that
HOSTS the sails, and weighs the
anchor will now have more to do
end the crew. less. The Iron Split
ter does the work Of 50 to 20 men
who now WELD sharp knives on the
Grand Banks off Newfoundland. up
along the Labrador. as well as i'll the
localities frequented by fishermen
from France. England and Scandi-
rayia Every second the new ma =
chine takes a fresh goldfish and as
performs all the usual operations of
splitting. removing the backbones,
cleaning and washing. The in
ecn;ous machine was perfected in
Seattle. Washington, BY the COM
pany which perfected. in 1905. a
somewhat similar machine called by
fishermen The Iron Chink' because
it took the place OF thousands Of
Chinese who were formerly en-
p!oyed to clean fish in the salmon
cannerics of the North Pacific.
scientific American.
Ttelium costs 800 per 1000 cubic
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25

Those are the words OF DR.. William
White. noted psychiatrist and for
more than twenty years head Of ST.
Flizabeth's Hospital at Washington.
d. c.. a government hospital for the
mentally i'll. In recent interview
Doctor White expressed an opinion
about an important factor in child
training that is repeatedly stressed
In the articles on the subject by DR..
Joseph Jastrow in The Designer
Magazine. Children" says Doctor
White. should not be constantly
criticized. ridiculed, sighted or made
to feel inferior. We all need GER
tain amount of the stimulus of sue
cess, else we get that what's the
use?' feeling. and stop making any
further efforts In life. This is just as
true Of a child. A child needs this
same stimulus. a certain amount of
appreciation of his efforts, a certain
feeling of confidence and self
reliance: otherwise he grows up I'M
der tremendous handicap. and per-
haps remains an under dog all his
life. Upon the management OF a
small child depends his future sic
cess or failure. | would say that the
real pattern of a PERSONS lifeis laid
, out by the time he is five years old"
From The Designer Magazine,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
Mountain Water for a City.

\ mountain stream is utilized as
part Of the water supply of Redlands.
Calf. 1t has u drop Of $50 feet and
operates a turbine connected to a
deep-well pump which lifts the water
to the surface where It joins the flow
Of the stream. This double volume
runs through tube to another
pump where the same operation is
carried out. the three streams com
bincd finally passing into the city's
reservoirs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
Husband Notehes

A.curious custom is growing up in
England. among women who have
found their martial ties too irksome
and have sought relief through the
divorce courts.
They retain their original we'd
ding ring. but after the decree is
made absolute they have a jeweler
cut a deep notch in the gold or plati-
rum hand as an indication of their
grass-widowhood.
Those who have had more thar one
husband frankly advertise the fact
by the presence Of more than one
notch. one for each Of the departed
experiments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
Century Old Firm Closes Doors

One year less than a century asoI
iron mill was built on the outssn,n
of Pittsburgh. 1t was small anua'
constructed on the banks OF the An,
gheny River by the firm OF MiteI,,,
berger and Brown. For 80 years =
grew and played an important PSI
in the city's industrial life but nov,
instead Of being on the outskirn y,
Pittsburgh. II stands within . ~"
blocks of the very heart Of the CID
shopping and Office center. q.
And this is the chief reason w IN
Oldest independent iron and steel m.'
in Pittsburgh is being torn GOV.
The firm OF Brown and Co, Inc. ~
present owners. Is going out OF puy.
ness because there Is 200 much puS.
ness. The site of the mill occuplv
about three acres and II 1t conIn,
ued operation Il would be necess.n
to expand. And there Is no room ~ "a
expansion. On three sides are ~ -.
buildings and on the other 10 "
river. j. Stuart Brown. grandson !"
the founder, said he did not WISE y
assume the responsibility Of erecuIs
q new plant elsewhere. and ne -.
!Ie deserved rest. Consequently ~
business will be discontinued.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
The Wage Question

Among the New England cotton
mills the wage question has been
under very serious agitation. In
the period OF light bushes. and low
prices the New England mills have
suffered more than their Southern
competitors, and have felt them
selves at disadvantage in wage
rates. The Amoskeag Mills, Of
New Hampshire, after getting the
consent of their employees several
months ago TO a 10 per cent re-
duction. concluded that it could not
undertake TO increase its operations
on that basis, but in view OF the
recent improvement in the goods
market is now proceeding on this
basis. Ten OF the leading companies
OF the industry in Maine, having
in all about $4,000 employees, have
followed Amoskesg with a similar
reduction, effective November "a.
The last change OF wages in these
mills was in April, 1928, when an
increase of, 12H per cent was put
into effect. After the present re-
drction wages are more than 100
per cent above the pre-war scale.
While the improvement in the cot
ton goods market will naturally
make labor less receptive to wage
reductions, Northern manufacturers
complain not only of Southern COM
petition but Of importatjons. and
have misgivings that the latter viii
increase. There IS no esinsayine
that the textile Industry in New
England has had very unsasisfac-
tory year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
BY CYRIL WALKER
American Open Champion

7 think ~ IL better 70 keep your
eve ON the right side of the ball. or
slightly back of II. This keeps you
from turning your left shoulder too
ouickIy NJ you are hitting. which
nav cause the ciubhead to be late In
reaching the ball on the downswing.
You're supposed to look where you
intend 10 hit. IL you wish 70 hit the
ball in the back and presumably you
dor you should look at the back OF
tho ball. II you look at the top or
the ball you may hit 1t on top. Most
OF tho professionals are agreed that
~. best to forcus the eyes at some
particular spot on the balls surface
Downright. 1924. Associated Editors,
Inc)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
The Embellishments Bible"

"Burke's Peerage, Known as the
Embellishments Bible was first is
suei by John Burke. in 1926. is now
in it's s1st edition and has been edited
continuously by the Burkes almost to
date. The present edition was done
by the secretary OF Sir Henry Far
mum Burke. whose grandson is in
line to some day occupy the editorial
chair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25

and the moist air is filled with a Won
derful blending of aromatic doors.
How many people believe that the
direction OF the wind at the turn OF
the season indicates what is to he
expected during the coming three
months. There is no scientific evil
dence that such is the case. Prob
abby the idea arose from the circum-
stance that British weather tends TO
preserve its character. Thus, II n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
The Continental Divide

The word divide" in this sense ~
the same meaning as "watersnea
which Is an elevated ridge Of ~
parting the waters of two drainst'
systems. The Continental divids y. y
America follows the line o. ~
Rocky mountains. On one side o. ~
divide the water flows to the Par ..ss
on the other TO the Atlantic. III
Iegion in Montana and Wyomink 7. Z
known as "The Great Divide" bec.s
1t Is the natural geographic Genie, ~
North America. Water from h
Great Divide flows to the Atlanns "A,
the Gulf OF Mexico. to the r.
ana 70 the Arctic ocean.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
Ellsworth A. A. Wins
From COllegians 1920

Ellsworth. Dec. .4.-Ellsworth A. A.
won from the Washington Cd. CD Col
leGians 80 to 20 before big crowd in
Hancock hall last night, having slight
ly the better of the college men in
shooting, The Washington team was
made up Of McNulty. Largay and Cas-
sidy OF Catholic University. Fits OF
Cornell and Mcdonald of Georgetown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
Smelling q Rainbow.

Z From time fmmemoriai English
country folk have believed that they
can smell a rainbow. or course Il Is
= mistake to believe that a rainbow
has any smell. but the peculiar cdcr
may De caused In this way: Rainhcws
are most common In the warm days
81 spring. when growing vegetation
OF many kinds il giving out fragrance
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25

Four well matched pairs of ring
performers, all of them gong TO gong
hattlers, will appear on the popular
III ice holiday card at the Arena on
Christmas afternoon, the first bout
starting at . o'clock. All but two
of these boxers are familiar to local.
fans. The newcomers are WaNy
Theroux, junior weiterweight Of
Nashua, y. H., who WIN meet Johnny
Laroux of Berlin in the 'semi-final.
AID Young Glinick of Nashua, who
will cross gloves with DUDE Menard
Of Bi6deford in the opener.
On paper at least. the main bout
looks like one OF the most gruelling
ring dueis scheduled for u long
time. Kayo Laroux, an aggressive.
walking in fighter. takes a chance
when he meets Sam Lucci. who has
a great left hand and carries a real
Knockout punch. Lucci had won
eight or nine quarrels by s!eep
punches before he met Desautels
here Laroux has been Knocked out
only twice in his career. both times
by Newport Johnny Brown. who
So ems TO have been his Nemesis
Johnny I-arouX wants victory
ever Walter TherouS the worst way.
Gneroux outpointed Johnny in a
previous set-to The winner OF to-
morrow afternoons battle will claim
the junior welterweight title of New
Hampshire, even though the match
is decided in Maine, as both boys
come from the Granite State.
Lou Bedell, who made good in his
local debut b. fighting a hectic draw
with Young Drew of Biddeford, will
rneet Drew IN return bout.
The curtain raiser, good enough
for a main bout by the way, will
bring together DUDE Menard of Bid
deford. new claimant of the State
iyweight title, and Young Gliniclz
Of Nashua, who claims the New
Hampshire crown in the same divi-
SIGN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
Woodook Second to No Bird For
jpteIIiuenca

II we may believe the naturaltsts.
tho woodcock IL an unusual BIRD.
When migrating he flies at great
height, until he wishes to rest. and
then desconds almost perpendicularly'
10 the spot which he has chosen. As
~ worm digger no Is unexcelled. and
has oven been known to have bat
ting average OF 1000 when sticking
his long bill into the surf In search of
breakfast.
Among the other characteristics Is
a. dislike OF bright light. which makes
him keep I'm the dark during the day
time. Whether this Is due to thwart-
ed vanity. naturallsts do not tell us.
although he Is described az having
legs which are too short for his large
body. n tail only half rs long as II
should be. a neck which Ia both too
short ana too fat. and bill which 10
TOO long and too straight. To COM
plete tho list OF his qualities. his eyes
are said To be too far back aud his
head Ia entirely out OF drawing.
Undoubtedly the nature takers
could tell us what sort of complex
nf1icts him. for they have again re-
,lved the story that the woodcock Is
capable of self surgery. and has been
known 10 put n broken leg In splints
and TO dress his wounds with plaster
made of mud and grass. The author
ity for this assertion is given In the
Living Ase as writer in rEcho de
Paris, who has gathered testimony
iron, witnesses In Sardinia. Thrace
and France. The jackdaw OF Reims
apparently Isn't in Il fer pure avian
aCumcn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
The Conditions of Prosperity

1t was not to be expected that all
the industries would forthwith show
extraordinary activity. The election
does not of itself cause more. bust
ness to be done, but gives as
sursncc that business will not SUI
fer by the adoption OF certain mis-
taken and unsound public policies.
1t is for the people themselves,
business men, investors, employees,
wage-earners, all who compose the
industrial organization, to 60 ahead
along sound lines and with the rec
esssry spirit of cooperation. and
make prosperity. No group or class
can make prosperity alone, not ev:a
for themselves; there can be 80
prosperity that amounts to much IN
less all participate.
In many respects the present situ-
fion is mach like that following the
victory for. sound money in 1896.
The country was passing through a
ferrous depression Ut that time. The
prices of agricultural products were
distressingiy low in 1896 and there
was much unemployment in indus
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
Results Skowhegan
Thin Pin Matches
fsnncIal tn Kennobec LournaN

Especial to Kenncbec JournaD
sowhegan. Dec. 24--In the contest
a. the Bowlodrome Monday evening
between Curtis and GAIA against
Lewis and Savage. Curtis and GAIA
won by n margin OF 100 pins. Curtis
being high man with single OF 100
and n total of sol. while for the other
eide Savage was high with a single
of 1os and total OF 5s5. Score:
Curtis III LOT so Sc 100 S7-60l
GAIA 1913 So % 1913 % 1888
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25

certain kind OF weather is expert
enced for ten days. the probability is
greater that the type will persist Tor
another period, rather than that Il
change will come about.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
Man Who Educated strenah.ar..

Man VINO EDUCATED StroNQhSaFt.
The best man to answer questions
on wolves and dogs would be Larry
Trimble. who educated Strongheart.
Many millions OF people know
Strougheart but comparatively few
of them know that Mr.. Trimble has
for years been working To produce
the perfect sled dog. That's bigger
thing than II may seem to those
who don't realize that the dog Is the
Eorth's chief means OF transporta-
;ior, and that the wars demands for
dogs pretty we'll thinned out the best
dog team stock.
His theory, ,ater backed up by
sciences Investigations into the his
tory Of the dog. was that the German
cor Eumanian. Czechoslovakian, etc.p
shepherd or police" dog and the
malemuit are the only surviving
strains Of pure original dog and that
one strain worked west from Asia
into Europe. the other east across
Rehring Straits into America. Hav-
ing cirrled the earth between them.
the two strains have met In North
America. Mr.. Trimble believed that
p the perfect aIed-dog could be created
through crossing these two original
strains. and has FOR several years
been putting his belief into practice
personal observation Is limited to
one specimen. a cross between a Mac
kenzie River husky and German
shepherd--only a year old. &c inches
high at the shoulder. weighing prob
ably ls5 to $50 pounds. highly intelE-
gent. thoroughly good natured and
strong enough to feel like n horse on
the other end ot your leash. To de-
scribe him briefly, some dog. I roSuc-
Ing a new and really superior breed
Of dog isn't done in a minute, but Mr..
Trimhle has already begun getting
the results he dreamed of--almost .
perfect realization OF his rosiest
/, dreams.
He's also made extensive expert
& ments crossing timber wolves with
various breeds Of dogs but, under
: stand. finds most of the results un-
for his purpoee.--From
: Adventure Magazine for December.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25

" Is it correct to merely keep
your eye on the ball" or should
the eye be focused at some par
ticular point on the balls sur
face? If 80, what point and
why7
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25

Worlds fur crop IS estimated at
nearly $500, 100000 a year, based on
prices paid the trappers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25

Citizenship classes" are ccne;sf
ed in afiIwaukee's public seneV.Isrst
recently arrived immigrant chp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25

The reassuring influence OF the
election is manifest in all lines OF
business. A spirit OF confidence
prevails and the natural result is
a quickening OF trade and industry.
True to past experience the stock
market reelected the new confidence
Immediately and the physical ia
cilities OF the New York exchange
have been taxed to the limit to
handle the volume OF transactions
taking place at rising prices. OF
course this is not OF itself pros
pcrity. but when it is considered
that the stocks represent ownership
in the country's leading industries.
and that the buying is from all
parts OF the country, it is significant
of the general belief in better times.
Numerous warnings are being
sounded against the danger OF in
fated prices, and of course there
always is danger that such move
ments will go too fast and too far
and that due discrimination will not
be exercised between stocks of I'M
certain value and those that have
been unduly depressed. The most
notable feature of the movement,
however, has not been in great
extent of the rise, but the breadth
OF the market, i. e., the number of
issues that have participated. This
indicates that the cause is a general
one, believed to affect the entire
business situation. The railroad
stocks have led the movement, for
the railroads have been in an un-
certain position for years and were
the particular objective Of the La
Toilette campaign. The moderate
rise OF these stocks signifies be-
lief that the roads will have fair
treatment under the public policy
embodied in existing laws.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25
Gruelling Nit Mixes
On Christmas Bout
At Portland Today

I Portland. Dec. -Arefia card,
Christmas afternoon: kayo LAroux
vs.. Sam Lucci-13S; wally TherouN
IS. Johnny Laroux-14a; Lou Bedeli
IS. Young Drew-1D: Dube Menard
Tvs. Young Giinick-110
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-25

Torrington. Conn. which gained
prominence last fall as the home of
DuckeY Pond. famous Yale halfback,
has produced another gridiron not
able IN Clarence "Bucky" Green, re-
Gently elected 1929 football captain
at st. Bonaventure College. Allegha-
nv. \. Y.
The Washington times., 1924-05-13

to a depth Of at least two inches.
The Jar should be kept tightly
covered, 30 that the water glass
does not evaporate.
A five-gallon jar will hold
about fifteen dozen eggs and will
require one quart of water glass
and nine quarts of water. 1t is
not wise to use larger containers
than this, and one is even more
certain of each egg being covered
If smaller jars are used. For
all cooking purposes eggs will
keep in water glass for a year.
If the water glass becomes thick
or jelly-like 1t should be thinned
with more boiled and cooled
water.
Eggs kept in water glass should
be rinsed In clear water before
they are used. Although they
do not have the flavor Of fresh
eggs, they may be scrambled sat
isfactorily for eating. If they
are to be cooked in the shell, the
large end of the shell should be
pricked with a pin before they
are placed in the water.
The Washington times., 1924-05-13
WHEN.DID IT
HAPPEN?
always

when was a Postmaster
General first included In the
Cabinet Of the President Of the
United States?
when was the present Can
terbury Cathedral erected?
3CWhen was the British East
India Company chartered
when did Goethe write his
poem, Faust"
5--When did the great Mrs.
Barry, the noted English actress.
live?
Answers to These Queries win Be
Printed TOmOa row.
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Queries.
1-Commodore Barry took La
fayette and Noailles back to
France in 1881.
2-The epochal Battle Of the
Brothers" was fought at + ontenoy
June 26, 841.
3EThe beautiful Princess de
Lamballe was torn to pieces by
a French revolutionary mob Sep.
tember 3, 1899
4-The famous Bayeux tapestry
was discovered in 174S.
6-Delagoa bay was discovered
by the Portuguese In 1893.