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Evening star., 1925-12-06

Q. Is the trust situation in the
United States responsible for an I'M
necessarily high cost of living?
a. There is no doubt of it. The
trusts and the tariff are the two out
standing factors in boosting the high
cost of living; the one due TO the ac
tion and the other TO the inactipn of
government. They are not the only
factors by any means. There are
innumerabe influences raising the
cost of living, of course. Some of them,
like habits of life, are uncontrolled BILE
by governmental action. But the
trusts and the tariff are particularly
amenable to legislation. Proper legis-
lation can curb these two high cost
of living factors.
Has Law Been Enforced?
Q. DO you think. Senator, that the
Sherman law has ever been enforced
am thinking of what the late Sen
ator La Toilette said in the campaign
of 1924: Private monopoly could
not have attained its present proper
ton if the Sherman law had been
faithfully enforced"
A. Enforcement OF the Sherman
law is a relative matter. 1t is like
the enforcement of prohibition. 1t
would be as erroneous to say that
nOthlng mas been accomplished by the
enactment of the law as 1t would be
perfectly idle to assert that ii had
been successfully enforced or enforced
with anything like approximate sue
cess. l have no doubt that the very
existence of the law has operated
to check monopoly. There are in our
industrial and commercial organ;za-
tions some who have a wholesome re-
spect for the law and are deferred
from taking action which they think
would be violative of it
q. But you believe that the law
should be enforced more vigorously
than it has been up to date?
A. Yes, / am strongly in favor of
a more vigorous enforcement of it,
/ cannot believe that a combination
of bakeries with capitalization of
s400, 900, 900 can possibly exist con-
sistently with the law.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
BY THOMAS JESSE JONES.

The rapid development of Africa.
both internally and internationally, is
among the most significant facts of
the present time. The increasing self
CONSCIOUSNESS of the native people is
evident even in the most interior sec
tlons of the continent. The Moslem
tribes Of Northern Africa are restless
and insistent even to the point of war,
as shown in Morocco. The physical
resources are being developed and the
far greater sources of crude material
are awaiting development Railroads
are being extended. highways are be-
ing built, telegraphs and telephones
are multiplying-all with rapidity
that is most impressive. The exploit
tation of mineral resources in South
Africa is extending into the Belgian
kongo and the great colonies of East
Africa. Even more important than
the mineral resources are the extern
sive areas of cultivable land, espe-
cially in the great highlands extend
ing from Abyssinia in the northeast
down to the southern extremity of the
Cape of Good Hope.
Rival forces entering Africa are
economic, political, racial and reli-
gious. Asiatics and Europeans, espe-
cially in East Africa, are facing each
other with increasing doubt and per-
piCAilS. I'LL anu
danism are seeking to win the pagan
African masses or intrench themselves
to the exclusion Of each other.
AT Parting of Ways.
Abyssinia and Liberia, the only re-
naming areas under the control of the
Africans. are at the parting of the
ways. While they are eager for the
advantages of modern civilization
they are pathetically hesitant as to
forward movements because they fear
the domination of European forces.
Equally perpleXing are the problems
of a small colonial power like Portu
gal, whose problems at home are SO
overwhelming as to threaten and al
most defeat their efforts to control
and develop their remarkable powers
in West and East Africa.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has
recently described the great danger of
Evening star., 1925-12-06

losses and damage suffered by Bull
garian citizens.
The commission recommends num-
Der Of measures aimed to forestall
similar affairs in the future, including
establishment of guards on either side
the frontier under the general COM
mand of a neutral officer and prompt
completion of exchange of Bulgarians
on Greek soil and Greeks on Bulgarian
soil.
x = X
China.-The latest dispatches Sug-
gest that perhaps the plight of Chang
TSO Lin, super tuchun of Manchuria
and only the other day the most pow
eTT".. parsonage in China, is by no
means so desperate AS earlier dis
patches gave out.
On November 2S a Peking mob, es-
timated to number 800. armed with
sticks and no doubt under the direc-
ton of agitators of the extremist wing
OF the huo Ming Tang party, parad
ell Peking, scattering pamphlets and
shouting for overthrow of the pro-
visional government. dissolution of the
tariff conference and death to all
traitors to the popular revolution"
They ended up perfect day by
wrecking the homes of seven govern
ment officials. The next day there
was a similar demonstration, the riot
ers destroying the plant of news
paper unfriendly to the popular rev.
OlutiOn."
Evening star., 1925-12-06
SENATOR WALSH REPLIES TO WOLL

Matthew Woll, vice president
of the American Federation of
Labor, declared in an interview
published last Sunday in The
Star that the antitrust laws
were antiquated and should be
repealed; that they did not pre-
vent combinations Of capital, but
merely forced business to use
roundabout and awkward meth
ods; that the day of competi-
tion in business was over and
the era Of larger and larger
units definitely set in; that large
units were not bad in them
selves, but capable of being
made useful to the public, and
that they should be permitted
subject to proper regulation.
This extraordinary position for
a labor leader has drawn the
fire of Senator Thomas Walsh
of Montana, who in the accom-
panying interview defends the
Sherman antitrust law and in
sists it should be vigorously en-
forced.
Evening star., 1925-12-06


mary of the most important
news of the world for the
L seven days ended December .:
The British Empire.-Rud
yard kipling is down with bronchial
pneumonia in his home at Burwash.
Sussex. He is being attended by Lord
Dowson, the Kings physician.
Many will recall how, in 1899, Kip
ling then at the height of his early
fame, lay i'll of pneumonia in New
York. and how the whole world hung
on the wires for news of him. He is
still young. only 60. Many great writ
ers have done their best work after that
age. Let us hope that an Indian Sum-
mer of mellow glory Is destined for
the creator of Soldiers Three
Here is the best of news. AS the
result of long conversations in London
between representatives of the govern
ments of Great Britain, the Irish Free
State and Ulster president Cosgrave
of the Free State and Sir James Craig,
premier of Ulster, participating an
agreement was signed by these gentle
men on Thursday whereof the main
features are:
ID Abrogation of Article XII of the
London treaty; the Free State-Ulster
boundary to remain as 1t is.
(2> Abrogation of Article V of the
London treaty.
The British government forgives
the Free State it's obligations in re-
spect of it's proper share Of the debt
of the United Kingdom and of war
pensions. To become effective the
agreement must be ratified by the
Parliaments of Great Britain, the
Free State and Ulster Ratification
by the Westminster and Ulster Par
Iiaments is taken for granted.
The Free State signers of the
agreement recognized the certainty
that, should the financial commits
sion complete its labors, 1t would find
the Free State obligated in sum
payment of which would be a terrible
burden on their country. The relief
so handsomely proposed by the Brit
ish government seemed to them to
compensate, with a generous margin.
sacrifice of the Free States boundary
claims.
Presumably the Dali, too, will see
it that way; conceivably 1t won't.
France.-On Wednesday,, just re-
turned from London and the signing
of the Locarno instruments, Premier
BRAND presented himself and his col
leagues of the new cabinet to the
Chamber. and submitted the minis
teriaI declaration, the main, items
whereof may be summarized as fol-
lows:
"a Parliament is asked to pass at
once a bill to be presented by the
finance minister. aimed to satisfy the
emergency necessities of the finance
situation.
(2) Within a few days legislation
will be submitted contemplating a
sinking fund to be fed from all forms
of wealth and to be used for retire.
ment of maturing state obligations.
(3) Negotiations looking to satis-
factory arrangements concerning the
external debts will be vigorously re-
sumed.
(A The government will soon offer
an electoral bill providing for aboli-
ton of the present proportional sys-
tenn and return to the old local sys-
TEN. CAT the last general elections
the proportional system enabled the
parties of the Left to win. by clever
technique, a majority of seats in the
Chamber, whereas the total of votes
for Right candidates was consider
able majority)
CD The LoCarno instruments are
commended for ratification
| (6 In "the spirit of Locarno,'
Evening star., 1925-12-06
Insists Anti Trust Law Is Necessary
To Protect the Public From Extortion

- ENATOR WALSH is a quiet,
dignified parsonage tof slight
stature), quite unsuggestive of
~ the wild and woolly West, where
his political career was begun.
A dropping mustache, shaggy eye
brows and resolute chin. however,
bespeak the vigorf OF a Western Ell
vironment. -
AS 1 entered the room the arch
prober of Teapot Dome was en-
| sconced behind formidable array of
Montana papers which he was sorting
over with care. Home papers are in
diceS of unrest, barometers of the
shifting winds of public opinion. The
wise statesman keeps his hand daily
on the pulse of what the home folks
are thinking.
I confess l stared a little curiously
at the eXposer of the now classical
Teapot Dome scandal and the man
who literally had to run from an ad
| miring Democratic convention to
avoid being nominated for Vice PreSi-
dent. as l addressed him:
Senator Walsh" l said, Matthew
Woll of the American Federation of
Labor says that the Sherman anti
trust law foolishly seeks to dam
back natural industrial evolution and
should be repealed. What do you
Senator Walsh settled back in his
chair and assumed an air of thought
full meditation. 1t was this attitude
of judicial thoughtfulness that most
impressed me. Here l was touching
on a subject that ordinarily would
draw the hottest fire from liberals.
But the Montana Senator, able lawyer
that he is, refused to be stampeded
into any fiery declarations. In a
\ s,.,tx .l~ II. L.
unloosed. instead, a powerful broad
side of pointed and carefully reasoned
replies to those advocating the repeal
of the Sherman law.
And all during the interview one
thought was constantly running
through my mind-so this is Mon
tana, where they have no Harvards or
Yales; only cowboys. Indians. and
miners. Well. 1 guess there can be
Cabot Lodges of the plains as well
as of the cloister. Here was the
Senator's answer:
Is There a Substitute?
"Why should we keep the Sherman
law on the statute books? Every one
would agree, l think. that to permit
consolidation Of competing concerns
without limit into gigantic, monopo-
listic organizations and without some
system for protecting the people
against their eXactions would be in
tolerable. Those advocating a repeal
of the Sherman law must first pro-
pose some system by which the public
is to be protected and safeguarded
from consolidation and offer some
plan by which the improvements In
industry arising from and stimulated
by competition shall go on.
Q. Do we have a very serious trust
problem today?
a. Yes. 1t is not a new problem.
1t is the same one that We have had
for the last two generations. In my
opinion it is more acute today than at
any time since President Roosevelt
so spectacularly wrestled with it 20
years ago.
Q. But Mr.. Woll says that only a
few industries are monopolized today?
\. Frankly l am satisfied, on the
contrary, that there has been no re-
ceSSon in the movement toward
monopoliZation. If it be true that in
dustry still remains in the main com
petitive, it is to my mind equally true
that it grows less and less so. Mo-
nopoly is not a bugabOo that does not
exist. 1t is a pressing problem.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
Farmers Should Join Forces to Get
Full Share of Dollar, Says Yoakum

Continued from First Page.1
to find ways to save the farmers of
the State of Iowa from financial disas
ter now facing them
If a committee of bankers should
call on the Secretary of the Treasury
with information that this Nation
was facing a s400 100000 loss through
some ingenious act of a foreign gov
ernment. howl would go up in
Washington that would shake the
roof of the Capitol. Yet here is an
actual loss of s400, ,0O0. 900 to a loyal
Evening star., 1925-12-06

can address delivered ny Ambassador Mat
sudsfra Yesterday at Philadelphia before the
American AcaAotpy of Political and Social
Science.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
BY HENRY W. BUM.

~ HE following is a brief sum-
mary of the most important
news of the world for the
seven days ended December o:
Evening star., 1925-12-06
BY WALTER X. McCALLUM.

Il II r. AVERAGE AMERICAN, a
Nu much quoted and abused in
w dividual, the focus and end
1 Of columns of statistics and
Evening star., 1925-12-06

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-12-06

- ENATOR WALSH is a quiet,
dignitied parsonage tof slight
stature). quite unsuggestive of
~ the wild and woolly West. where
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-18
DRESDEN MILLS

VILLAGE-Miss Alice Taylor, the
former commercial teacher at Bridge
Academy, has accepted a position at
Salem, N. H., where she commenced
her duties September IA.
Mrs. r. j. Travers and children,
who have been visiting her parents
for several weeks, have returned to
her home in New Jersey.
Bridge Academy opened Sept. IA as
also the rural schools.
Mr.. Lord and daughter, Barbara
have returned from an extended visit
in Limerick, Me.
There will be baked bean supper
at the M. Z. vestry Saturday evening,
September 10.
Mrs. j. L. Houdlette is visiting
relatives in Ludlow, Mass. for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Lester Woodward is visiting
in Detroit, Mich. and Cleveland, Q.
Dorr Woodward and family have
returned to Rumford Falls, where he
will resume his duties as teacher of
manual training in that place.
Miss Addie Dodge of Blinn's Hill
has fallen and broken her arm Tor
the second time within a month.
Will Houdlette of this place has
bought new Hudson car.
Miss Clarice Stilphen has returned
from Orr's Island where she has
been working.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-18
Anti-LaFOllette
Candidates Still
Determined to Run

Milwaukee, Wis. Sept. 17.-(Ap)-
The anti-LAFollette Republican candI.
dates. who are listed as Independents
for the final race for the United
States senatorship, remained IN the
field tonight after two days Of con.
ferring by anti-LaFollette leaders
Arthur Barry of Milwaukee, nom.
inal Republican, who registered as 4
wet in the Independent column has
withdrawn. Roy P. Wilcox, the Cool
! idge candidate, who was decisively d.
feated in Tuesdays primary by Rob,
ert NJ. LaFollette. Jr. for the Republl.
can nomination. is entered as an Inde.
pendent and has refused TO be ellmi.
mated.
Edward F. Dithmar of Barabco. en-.
tered as an Independent, has until
Friday to announce what he intends
to do.
Daniel Woodward of Oshkosh has
been counted out of the running but
he insists he has a way of getting y
If he wished to. Mr.. Woodward. who
has the backing of the Ku Klux Kan
was the surprise candidate of the pm
mary and ran third. John NJ. Wark
the Socialist nominee, has started NY
active campaign and Is workins
through the industrial districts
Wyliam George Bruce, Democrat
who was forced out of his party oss.
ignation in the final election by n0'
polling the necessary 5 per cent OF tn'
total at the last general election, sa'
poets to start his speaking campalsA
later in the week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-18
RICHMOND

family reunion was held Sunday
AZ the home of Mrs. Nettie TIMBER
hind. Mrs. Umberhind's two broth
ers were present, Humphrey Ranoali
Of Portland, Charles Randall and
wife of Bowdoinham, and a sister,
Mrs. Ellen Curtis, and her husband,
Dir. J. B. Curtis, of Orange Heights,
Fla. and Miss Ora Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Jack ie1t
Thursday for Passadumkeag, where
they will visit relatives for the re-
mainder of the week.
DR.. w. w. Price was a business
visitor in Richmond, Tuesday !,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Herbert and
son of Philadelphia arrived Monday
for a weeks visit at the home of Mr..
Herbert's father, Thomas G. Herbert.
Miss Cora Savage and friend or
Bath were visitors in Richmond,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Hammond of Fairfield,
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Duren, returned home, Tues
day.
Mrs. Annie Allard and daughter,
Eleanor have returned from a week.
visit with Mrs. E. E. Hildredth at
Topsham.
Mrs. Mary Taylor has returned to
Englewood N. ]. after passing the
summer with her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. William Lewis.
Miss Ora Reed with DR.. and Mrs.
J. B. Curtis of Orange Heights, Fla.
and Mrs. Nettie Umberhind enjoyed
a motor trip to Rangeley Tuesday
and Wednesday, staying over night
at Kingfeld.
Mrs. Henry Deehan left Wednes-
xr,l,a "a y D.
main for the winter. Her daughter,
Miss Margaret Daily also went to
Boston and will resume their studies
at Simmons College.
James Deehan left Wednesday for
| Danvers, Mass, where he will enter
| the ST. Johns preparatory school.
The telephone cablemen were in
town Wednesday repairing cable at
the north end which was broken in
| the storm, putting a number of the
lines out of commission.
Ray McKenney of Everett, Mass.
| is visiting his mother, Mrs. McKen-
| ney, for week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Libby and FAM
| lily of Salem, Mass. passed a few
days recently at Pleasant View farm.
Frank Keene of Haverhill, Mass,
| who lived in Rumford few years
ago, mas returned 10 town ana VIII
be employed in the Richmond shoe
factory.
Miss Lena Baker is visiting friends
in North Attleboro, Mass.
Miss Margaret Grover has returned
from her vacation passed with rela-
tives in Portland and Gardiner.
Miss Natalie Booker and sister,
Katherine, who have been enjoying
| several weeks stay in Richmond, left
Tuesday morning for their home in
New Rochelle, N. Y.
Frank Lowell was recent visitor
in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Costello and
son, Arthur Of Kennebunk, have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George Shaw.
William P. Smith and Warren
Peacock of Gardiner were business
visitors in town, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Yeaton are
visiting relatives in Aroostook coun-
ty.
These are busy days at Merry
meeting bay and the duck shooting
camps of George Gibbs. Vernon Lit
tie and Carol Clark of Richmond
have their full quota of sportsmen.
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WHITFIELD

The Farm Bureau held a very in
teresting nutrition meeting Septem-
Der 10. The next meeting is Septem-
Der 20. Project, Basketry.
Miss Doris Hapgood has returned
from 10days' vacation at the
White Mountains.
Mrs. Cole Kelley is the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. R. G. Hapgood
Miss Effie Perkins is the week end
guest of Miss Helen Blair.
Caro- Cunningham left Sunday for
Wiscasset. She will be student at
Wiscasset Academy.
George Cunningham went to Uni
yersity of Maine, Monday.
The Old School Baptist" meetings
closed Sunday. They were we'll at
tended and enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neuman Felt attend
ed the Kennebec and Lincoln County
Grange at North Augusta.
Roland and Horace Kennedy were
business callers at Gardiner, Mon
day.
Hugh Blair was home for the
weekend.
Miss Nell Cappers of Windsor is
the house guest of Mrs. G. E. Blair.
H. G. Bailey is having an electric
lighting plant installed.
l.. H. Ford was a business caller
In Augusta, Saturday.
w. E. Cunningham is in Bangor
Tor a few days.
Mrs. Addie Bailey Of Riverside is
q guest at H. G. Baileys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-18
Doubts Authenticity
Of Church Reports
Made on Prohibition

Moline, Ills, Sept. 17-(AP)--p.
Clarence True Wilson of WasninslVa,
General Secretary of the board ~ y
temperance, prohibition ana pun
morals of the Methodist Churcn =
America, today questioned the ~,
thority and authenticity of the rep %.
on prohibition released under ~
name of the Federal Counch v
Churches.
DR.. Wilson, a member of the eAss.
utive committee of the Federal Ioaa,
Gil of Churches. said he knew no.p'a -
of the preparation of report n
prohibition such as is being issusll
and declared that If such lspV =.
had been ordered prepared anu ~
sued he believes he would XIV
about it.
The report declared that pronipiul
is facing a supreme test ana eApi''-
es doubt as to the final outcome 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-18
BOWDOINHAM

At the polls Monday a very light
vote was cast with: Question No. l.,
Yes, II, No. 81; Question No. 2,
Yes, 50, No, 46; Question No. 8,
Yes, "a. No. 81.
Miss Jewel Bishop, who works for
the Crowell Publishing Company in
Portland, passed the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Bishop.
Mrs. Charles Hackett was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Whit
ney on an auto trip to Dresden
Tuesday night when Mrs. Whitney
inspected the Eastern Star Chapter.
Mrs. George Bickmore of Stockton
Springs has been visiting at the
home of Mrs. Jake Bishop.
Mrs. Emily Seigars has been visit
ing at Sebago Lakes, Portland, and
Old Orchard for while.
Mrs. George Cutler, and Emily
Rideout were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Randall on an auto
trip to Portland Tuesday.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. William Brown stop
ped at Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Rowe's,
Tuesday. Oil their return trip from
Boston, enroute fer China. Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Hatch, Miss
Verda Huke and friend, took dinner
at the Inn Tuesday.
Kenneth Sedgley of Philadelphia,
Pa, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Eulah Sedgley.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Foster of
Waterfowl, Mass, and Lucy Ragan
of Providence, r. l., were the over
night guests of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
phonso Berry. They left Monday for
their camp at Schoodic Lake.
The Eastern Star held it's first
ton, Monday night. A pleasant
enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL York of Portland
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mosher of
Wiscasset were the guests Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mosher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rosie and
two children passed the week end
with their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Newton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Ames and
two children, ]. H. Ames and Jessie
Ames. left Tuesday for trip to
Unity, Jefferson, Albion and many
other places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Newton went
to Falmouth, Wednesday, to attend
the funeral of Mr. Newton's sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bonney of
Gardiner We're visitors in town,
Monday.
Karl Hatch, an r. F. D., carrier,
who Las been taking a few days va
cation returned to work Wednesday.
Frank Seigars has been substituting
for him.