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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
River Pirates in
All Big Ports Are
Stealing Millions

New York, Nov. 24.-(By the
Associated Press )-River pirates to-
day are big factor in the crime
situation of practically every port
city.
Their depredations here have be-
come so audacious that steamship
companies, railroads, detective agen-
cies and the police are cooperating
against the water-wise bandit.
Classed as the boldest and most
resourceful OF the extensive family
of crooks, river and harbor gangs
are levying a toll of millions of dol
lars a year.
Their membership ranges from
the cabin diver" who works his
way into the cabins of steamships
and steals everything in sight, to the
junk boat man Who turks beneath
a trap door in a pier and receives
goods pushed down to him by COM
panions above.
"There is nothing the river pirate
will not attempt" said one head OF
a detective agency which makes a
speciality of combating this class OF
crime. II know of one instance
where they stole a tug, got up steam
boldly ranged alongside of a lighter
loaded with a valuable cargo of
crude rubber. and steamed away
! with tug. lighter. rubber and ALL
Recently two men strobe out up
on pier where a valuable cargo
was awaiting owners. They presented
fake bills of lading which fooled
officials. The bandits then proceed,
ed to sell the entire cargo to a
fence" right under the eyes oil
guards. detectives and authorities
Later when the fraud was discovered
the cargo had been trucked away
and all trace was gone.
The first trick which authorities
encounter is that practiced by the
crooked junk man. He arranges
with sailors on a steamer to suppl,
him with anything of value they car
get. While the ship rests at hei
pier the pirate on board will collect
his loot and lower it through a port
hole into the waiting junk boat
which speeds away.
Then comes the longshoreman
who has connections" Lines OF
men are passing in and out of the
ships hold with hand trucks loaded
with all manner of merchandise
This bandit watches his chance, falls
in line with truck gets a case to
his liking and after having it check
ed by the checker" wheels it off to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25

covers the State of Maine, I wish to
express my appreciation and thanks
to your Department for the change
which has taken place in the past
five years toward the improved con-
dition in road construction made up
to the present time.
"And, again. 1 cannot lose sight
of the minimum Inconvenience
caused tho writer in the reconstruc-
ton of roads by your employees In
their work. would especially men
ton the work carried on by the
State, under the supervision of Ar
thur f. Rourke. between Lewiston
end winthrop, where there has been
little or no obstruction to traffic. II
is my belief, after talking with many
people driving automobiles over this
road, that I am voicing the senti-
ment of all the public, and 1t is quite
noticeable that drivers of cars are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
PROPOSED milk LAW
WHAT ACT WILL DO
Mr.. MC|NTIRE'S VIEW

To the Voters of the State of Maine:
On December 18th, next, you are
going to be called upon to vote on
what is called the Milk Bill, or Grade
A Milk, and l am wondering if you
know just what this act will do.
III the first place, | want to go on
record as being in favor of some Milk
Bill called Grade A Milk, or what
ever it is called, which will be fair
both to the cattle owners and to the
general public, but my contention is
that this Bill is not fair to either,
and my reasons are as follows:
First: There are at least two breeds
of dairy cattle owned in the State OF
Maine that could not produce Grade
A milk for the reason that the
amount of butter-fat and solids in
the proposed Bill is higher than
these breeds produce. The breeds not
producing sufficient amount of but
ter-fat and solids would undoubtedly
produce three quarters of all of the
milk produced in the State of Maine
Second: The consumer has always
and undoubtedly will always demand
or want good milk, or the best OF
milk. 1t is. therefore. fair to assume
that they will all want Grade A milk.
All milk not coming within Grade A
as inferior milk without any restric-
ton as to butter-fats or solids except
the present State law. 1t necessarily
follows that there will only be a
small percentage of Grade A milk
consumed by few people at larg-
err price on account of its scarcity,
!, and the balance of the consumers will
have to be scontent with what the
public would consider inferior milk.
Third: 1t is well known that butter
fats simply fix commercial value on
milk.
Fourth: In fairness to both the
public and consumers, Grade A milk
should be milk that is clean, free
from all bacteria and disease, and
healthy 1t is we'll known to science
that often times the lower grades OF
milk as far as butter-fats and solids
are concerned are better in particular
instances, especially as food for in
fants and children. than the higher
grades as far. as these two elements
are concerned, so that I am in favor
of Grade A milk that shall be clea:t
healthy and free from all bacteria,
but am not in favor of any discrimi-
nation which will raise the amount OF
butter-fats and solids and thus cut
out certain grades of cattle and GER
tain producers of milk at the present
time at the expense of those produc-
ers and undoubtedly at the expense of
the consumers.
Such legislation appeals to me to
be class legislation which would
necessarily materially increase the
cost of milk to the consumers, would
depreciate values of a great many
herds of cattle and in short, would
be an expensive proposition, both to
the producer and to, the consumer.
November 20, 1925.
Respectfully,
Leslie f. McIntire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
Several Lewiston
Dairymen Warned
To Provide Better
Ventilation in Barns

"a number of the datrymen OF
Lewiston will have to make changes
for proper ventilation in their barns
before they receive their licenses
next year." said State Dairy Inspect
or c. P. Osgood yesterday afternoon
following visit with DR.. L. j. Du-
mont, health officer at Lewiston, to
eight dairy farms in that city.
Mr.. Osgood states that the condl-
tions in these barns are no better and
in many cases are worse than when
he visited them previously and rec
commended that the owners make
such changes. He says that these
barns are closed up tight and are
hot and stuffy due to lack of VEN
tilation.
On Monday, Inspector Osgood Wis
tied a number of diaries in Lisbon
and Lisbon Falls and found them to
be in very good condition. He took
samples of milk to be sent to the
Maine experiment station at Orono
for analysis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
Northern Maine
Fair Incorporates

The certificates of incorporation OF
the following two new corporations
were approved Tuesday at the office
of the attorney general:
Northern Maine Fair, organized at
Presque Isle, to deal in real estate
and conduct an annual fair at Pres
que Isle; capital stock, $4,000, all
common; nothing paid in; par value
of shares, $40; three shares sub
scribed; directors-President, Nath-
an F. Perry of Pressure Isle; treas
urer, Malcolm S. w. Dingwall; and
clerk. Clayton H. Steele of Presque
Isle.
The Lewiston Slipper Company
Inc, organized art Lewiston, to carry
and deal in boots and shoes; capital
stock, $4,000, all common and all
paid in; par value of SHARES. 500;
100 shares subscribed; directors
President. U. l.. Staples of Haver-
hill, Mass. treasurer. F. j. Thomp-
son of Haverhill, Mass; and M. )
Cusson of Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
a remote part of the pier where he

a remote part of the pier where he
hides it, calling for it later.
The pirates who work in the holds
also reap q rich harvest. Many OF
them have specially concealed pock-
cts and they steal anything from COT
fee and sugar to bolts of silk and
satins and bars of aluminium. Iney
wrap the cloth around them under
their clothes in such a way as to
defy detection while the bulkleT
packages are concealed in the secret
pockets of a coat which is not worn
but carried over the shoulder when
the pirates leave the ship.
But the pirate who works with a
truck and piece of canvas anoui
six feet square is the real artist.
.You see a case of expensive cheese,
or maybe it's typewriters. The pi-
rate throws his canvas cover over
the case and apparently it disap-
pears into thin air.
Sometimes a trap door VIII De
found where the case used to pc
while at other times it Will be as
covered, too late, that a truck whlcn
came on the wharf with five cases
Of hardware to be delivered to the
ship, left with six cases of glass eyes
hidden beneath the innocent look
ing canvas cover.
Authorities take every possible
precaution. Watchmen and detec-
tives are stationed everywhere. Ship
ments are checked and re-checked.
Police, in fast boats patrol the har-
Dor, but in spite of all precautions,
the pilfering. pirating. continues. 1t
is roe weekly or monthly affair,
but happens daily at more than ~
piers where large steamers unload
or load valuable cargo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
STATE HOUSE
Next Meeting of Governor Council Thursday, NJ

remonstrants and filed with the
Commission, protests signed by 137
residents Of Machias, 20 Marshf1eld
citizens, 100 Jonesboro residents, 50
Jonesport people, and $50 citizens of
Whitneyville. There was no appear
ance in favor of the proposed re-
location.
Witnesses testified that the road
passing through Whitneyville was
first designated as q State highway
in 1913 and in July Of this year was
re-designated as State highway by
the State Highway Commission. They
declared that although the line of
the old county road is about a mile
and half shorter than the Whitney
Vile route, such relocation would
necessitate the reconstruction of
bring heavy traffic through Main
street in Machias where conditions
are already congested. They assert
ed that to relocate the highway so
as to cut out Whitneyville would be
an injustice to the people of that
community, and that the Whitney
vile station of the Maine Central
railroad is the shipping point for a
number of Jonesboro people. The
distance between Jonesboro and
Machias via Whitneyville is about
seven and a half miles.
Bertram M. White of Maehias In.
quired of the Highway Commission
what point had come up to make II
seem necessary to reopen the case,
to which Chairman Innes of the
Commission replied that the Com
mission was not present to answer
questions but to listen to evidence.
The remonstrants requested that
If another hearing is to be held on
the question, that it be held at Ma
chias where a much larger number
of people interested could express
their views. Those called upon by
Attorney Pattangall to state theil
reasons why the highway should not
be relocated were: Perez Burnham
Jr., Bertram L. White, H. L. Rich
ardson, Roy Sinclair, and Mrs. Bert
ram White of Machias, Benjamin
Varney and Earl M. Brigham, q
selectman of Jonesboro. Cornelius
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
Highway Quebec
To Waterville Is
Greatly Improved

Information comes to the office of
the State Highway commission,
through the State of Maine public
ity bureau, to the effect that a re-
cent letter from J. E. Renaud, Sec
rotary of the Quebec Automobile
Club, advises that during the season
of 1925 no complaints were receiv-
ed on account of the condition of
the highway between Quebec, Jack
man and Wateryille. Complaints
were frequent during the season of
1924, but that was largely on &C
count of the fact that heavy con-
struction was going on over more
than thirty miles of this highway.
Mr.. Renaud states that he has
recently made an inspection of the
route himself and finds nothing to
criticize about the road.
The Commission is also in receipt
of letter bearing date of November
70, as follows:
las a travelling salesman. who
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25

that he had killed Monday at Indian
Pond in Somerset county.
Earland C. Torrey of South Paris.
sheriff of oxford county and chier
game warden of that county, VINO
was at the fish and game department
yesterday, pronounced the specimen
a bay lynx although the markings,
were rather unusual. The animal
was about four and half feet IN
length, weighed 45 pounds and was
of tawny brown color. From ap-
pearance 1t was an old animal.
The lynx was chasing a young
deer and was shot by Mr.. Stoble
just as it was abount to pounce upon
it's prey; Mr. Stobie reported to Miss
Myrtle Hodgdon, chief clerk in the
department. He intends to have the
specimen mounted for display.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
Eur House Merge

Chicago, Nov. 24.-(AP)-The
largest fur house, in the world will
result from consolidation of the Ell
tingen Schild Company, Inc. New
York; Funston Brothers & Co., and
the Fouke Fur Company of st.
Louis, and n. Eittingen 81 Co.. of
LODI, Poland. Details of the CONSOLE
dation were announced today by La
Sale street brokers handling the fin
ancing.
The Eittingen Schild Company,
Inc, began more than a century ago.
has branches aid agencies in II
countries and resources of SIT ,00O.-
600. The st. Louis companies do the
largest fur receiving business in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25

responding 20 the courteous treat
ment on the part of State employees
by driving more cautiously, thereby
saving much time to the public and
Fastening the completion of work by
your Department"
1t Is certainly gratifying to the
Commission to feel that Their efforts
are at least appreciated by few
peoDle
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
WAYNE

Mrs. w. w. Walton is in The
Central Maine General hospital for
surgical treatment. Her many friends
wish her a speedy recovery.
Messrs Leech and Roland Walling-
ford have returned from a hunting
trip. Each secured deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bishop made
a brief business trip to Boston Fri
day, returning Sunday.
Percy Allen and Henry Allen of
Oakland have returned from weeks
hunting trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
FRIEND SAVED MRS. wILHELMY

"Overwork, worry. no appetite, no
sleep, looked like a corpse" says
Mrs. Mary Wilhelmy Of st. Paul,
Mimi, land to add to my troubles
my physician advised an operation.
A friend, however, asked me to try
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. I did so, and you should see
the improvement. eat well, sleep
well, have gained in weight and
strength and feel fine" That is what
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound did for Mrs. Wilhelmy, and 1t
woman
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
STRONGLY OPPOSE
RELOCATION MACHIAS-
: JONESBORO HIGHWAY
Delegation from Jonesboro,
Machias and Whitneyville
Voice Approval of Road as
Previously Designated by
Highway Commission. Pass
ing Through. Whitneyville-
Hearings Before HighwaS,
Commission

A vigorous protest against the re-
location of the Jonesboro- Machias
State highway so that it will follow
the old county road and eliminate
the town of Whitneyville, was voic-
ed by a delegation of residents of
Jonesboro, Whitneyville and Ma
chias at the hearing on the question
Tuesday morning before the State
Highway Commission at its office in
the new State department building.
Attorney William r. Pattangall of
Augusta conducted the case for the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
STATE OF MAINE
Kennebec, IS. In Eaui,
SUPREME JUDICIAL CouRT
q. A. Persal1
VS..
National Wood Producta Co,,sn.x~
National Wood Products Compauy
Order nR Nnfica -

National Wood Products Compauy
Order OF Notice
On the foregoing bill in equity ure
scented by G. A. Persall. a Director d
the National Wood Products Company
against said Company alleging thai
the stockholders of said corporatioA
on October 80. 1925, voted to dissolve
said corporation and that there are NJ
existing liabilities or assets Of sad
corporation and praying for dissolR
ton of said corporation;
ORDERED, that a hearing be had at
the Court House in Augusta, Maine. d
Monday, the twenty-first day Of De-
cember, 1925, at ten O'Clock A. NJ and
that notice of said hearing be given b.
serving an Nattested copy OF said Bill
and this order of court thereon on SAD
corporation thirty days at least befof
the date of said hearing, and by pub
fishing an attested copy of this order
once week for three successive
weeks in the Kennebec Journal. 1
newspaper published in Augusta
Maine, the last publication to be al
least seven daySebefore the date o.
said hearing.
Justice Supreme Judicial Court
Dated this 14th day of November
1925
(SeaD
A True copy.
Attest: c. w. JONES, CLERK
nov1S-25-dec2
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25

world. as well as dressing and dyeing
furs and selling trappers', supplies
The Polish company is the largest
fur and textile organization in 70
land.
The consolidation finan'ing IL
cludes the offering for public SALE
of $4,000,00O ten year sinking gold
debuntureS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
Freak Specimen
Of Lynx Identified
At State Game Dept

George Stobie of Waterville was a
caller Tuesday at the department Of
inland fisheries. and game. bringing
with him for Identification freak
specimen of the bobcat-lynx family
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
DAILY RADIO PROGRAM
Compiled BY the United Press)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER Is
Wednesdays Best Features

WSAI-WSAI String Quartet.
CNRO-French Drama.
WEAF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
WJZ-Hunter College Concert.
KOA-Thanksg ivins Cantata.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-26

New Hampshire and Connecticut be.
;ause of the longer hours worked
He'll in Dixie.
Alabama is credited in the report
not only with the lowest hourly rate
and the smallest weekly average. but
with the minimum of labor legisla.
ton. So far as hours is concerned
there is none. An Alabama manufac.
turer may legally work his men and
women employees as long as he wants
to or they will stand for it. North
Carolina and Georgia allow the boss
to keep women on the job go hours
a week.
Nothing is said in the quoted por.
tons of the university report on the
comparative strength OF the labor or.
CARNATIONS in the northern and south.
ern fields but 1t is well known that
unionism is near the invisible point
In the southern mills. The only union
any effort there is the United
Textile Workers Union, which Is ex.
pected to ask the American Fedora.
ton of Labor at the Atlantic City con.
vention for further assistance In
storming the open shop strongholds OF
Dixie.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-26
UNION MEMBERS
ARE FRIENDS Of
CHINESE WORKER
Take Part in United
Front Meeting in N. Y.
Especial to The Daily workery

Especial to The Daily Workerl
NEW YORK, Aug. 24-Who doesn't
remember the campaigns for the
support of foreign missions abroad to
teach the heather to love their enc
mics; and for that American impe-
rialism made up by shooting such enc
mics as they fancied they had at
home, or across the border.
And now the New York Central
Trades and Labor Council expresses
its full sympathies with the Chinese"
according to a news report; and they
also request the government of the
U. S. A." to do this and that; and also
to cancel the extra-territorial rights"
"since the present political situation
is closely connected with the begin
ming of unionism in China's industrial
development"
All this would come with better
grace if the American labor bureau
crazy had not condoned so far the
suppression of all colonial people, at
home and abroad. On the contrary,
the bureaucracy of the New York
Central Trades and Labor Council,
and of the American labor movement
are generally doing their best to keep
the Chinese, the Negroes and others
that are not white mem out of the
unions in America.
Unions affiliated with the Central
Trades and Labor Council and all
ofhars uniOn mon of Naw Work. coma
to our conference on July %, at Stuy-
vesant Casino, 142 Second avenue, and
make the following demands
Hands on China.
No extra-territorial rights against
the Chinese in China.
No extra-territorial exclusion acts
against the Chinese in the American
unions.
Hands OF the Chinese in China.
Hands OFF the Chinese, Negroes
and other suppressed races over here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-26
DETROIT LABOR
DAY TO BE HOT
STUFF PICNIC
w o m ems Organization
Mix Delicious Eats

DETROIT. Mich, Aug 24.-The De-
troit Young Workers League in con-
junction with the Federation Of Work
ing Womens' Organizations Is holding
its international Youth Day celebra-
ton at a picnic TO be held at Camp.
BELLS Grove lat the end Of the Mack
carline) on Sunday. Sept It'll. begin
ming at - noon. This celebration VIII
be a demonstration against capitalist
militarism and imperialism. Speak
ers for the day viii be for the Young
Workers League-Barney Masss
Hindu speaker; a Chinese speaker and
Negro speaker.
A special sport program IS arranged
which win be conducted by the Work
ers' Sport Alliance. An extra special
program OF games, songs, and various
other interesting feats has been ar
ranged in order TO provide enjoyment
for all the Young Workers present.
Besides this and perhaps more i'm
Decentralization eats will be pre-
pared. To convince anyone OF this It
is only necessary TO state that the
Federation OF Working Women's Or
CARNATIONS are in charge Of the eats.
There wiz be several other special
and interesting events that win make
this one Of the longest remembered
of all the summer affairs.
To make this a real international
demonstration an attempt has been
made TO secure a real international at
tendance. At least a hundred Hin
dus. a hundred Chinese and hun
dred Negroes. along with many other
foreign elements; as well as many
American workers are expected 70
turn out to this demonstration. All
workers, young and old are urged to
attend this demonstration against cap
italist militarism and Imperialism.