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Smyrna times., 1925-11-25
BANKERS HELP

The banks Of Linn County Oregon.
are showing more enthusiasm than
ever this year in behalf of a county
corn exhibit similar to that held last
year at the Linn County Fair. Last
years exhibit was the result Of con-
test for prize offered by number
of local banks. This was so success
full that this year ten out Of the eleven
banks in the county will subscribe to
the effort.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1925-10-10
News Office
STENOGRAPHY

The NEWS is prepared 10 do any amount of typing and stenograp hic work in general. If you have any business correspondence or other matters to be attended to come in and let us handle it.
 All Business Handled
 cONFIDENTIALlY
The McCarthy weekly news., 1925-10-10
WE ARE AGEETS FOR
 The BlsGl1l1Gr Gold MiE1G SfoCaz

This is one of the best quartz mining propositions ever put on the market. Returns on your money promise to be quick and good and there is a limited am ount of stock on the market.
 Full Information Evenings
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
New England Hay
Crop Will Be Less
Than That Last Year

Wakefield, Mass, Aug. 11-(AP)-
A slightly smaller hay crop than
that of last year is indicated in re-
ports to the New England ~crop re-
porting service here. The estimated
crop of tame hay this year is 4,340.-
900 tons compared with 4,432, 900
tons harvested last year and 4,127,0OO
tons the five average. 1t is big
crop in Maine. New Hampshire and
Vermont. but below last year and the
average in the other three states, a
bulletin issued here said: weather
has hampered the harvesting of the
early crop but will make the crop
come forward rapidly.
Prospective production this year
and the average of the past five
years were given by states as fol-
lows:
Maine. 1,472.000 and $4,000; New
Hampshire, 545, 900 and $4,000; YER
mont. 1.334.O00 and 1,235.000: Massa-
chusetts, 551 900 and $4,000; Rhode
Island. $4,000 and 5000; Connecti-
cut 3S2, 900 and $4,000.
The report said pastures are ex-
cellent in northern New England but
slightly under average in southern
New England. Minor grain crops are
generally good and larger acreage
than last year has been planted to
buckwheat Peaches in southern
New England are about three quar-
tiers of a full crop: pears are above
average; grapes are good and blue
berries a big crop. The prospects are
for a large cranberry yield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
Belgium's First
Proposal on Debt
Proves Unacceptable

Washington, Aug. 11-(AP)-Bel-
GUMS first proposal for the refund
ing of it's s470,000.000 debt to the
United States was found unaccept-
able today by the American commits
sion.
The two commissions will meet
again tomorrow to resume their dis
cussions in an effort to arrive at
terms that will be acceptable to both
sides.
Some authorities explained that 1t
was not surprising that the commits
sions were unable to agree on the
first proposition put forward; that
usually this becomes merely the
working basis from which negotia-
tions proceed. An identical situation
arose of the parleys between the
the British and American commits
sions and thereafter a speedy agree
ment was reached. Some of those
participating express the opinion that
the present negotiation might be
concluded by the end Of the week.
Members of the commission de-
clined to discuss the terms which the
Belgians have proposed nor would
they confirm reports that morator-
ium had been included In the pro-
posal.
The Belgian offer Of settlement
was made at a joint session held
early in the day. The Americans
took 1t under advisement and at a
separate meetin later they decided
that the proposal was not such as
might be expected to meet with the
approval of Congress.
The Belgians were informed OF
this decision at second joint ses-
sion and then adjournment was
taken until tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
lewiston Youth
Badly Wounded in
discharge of Rifle

lewiston, Aug. IL (AP) James
N0a' u, Of Lewiston is in critical
~ndition at a local hospital as the
saA Of bullet wound caused by
accidental discharge of a % cali
" me today at Tacoma Lakes
80 me SCOTS have summer
Il. 49,. He and another boy about
WIN age were in a canoe on the
Nnen one of the paddles hit the
! lung OF the rifle which lay across
n The bullet penetrated the
Jung just above the heart and
49, IN the chest cavity. Hemor-
~ ~ nave prevented any attempt
4 snove the bullet. He is the son
las,..es z. Scott, proprietor of a
nnhson plumbing concern, and a
0'nore In the Jordan high school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
U. S. Govt. May Buy
Artillery Range
Near Burlington, vt.

Burlington, VT, Aug. 11.-(AP)-
Congressman E. S. Brigham and T.
G. Gibson, and H. H. Chadwick, Sec
rotary of Senator Frank l.. Greene,
all of Vermont, came to Fort Ethan
Allen today where the c. M. T. c.
students and Vermont National
Guard are in camp, and then pro-
ceeded to the artillery range in In
derhill, which they inspected with a
view to the introduction of bill in
Congress authorizing the purchase
of the range by the government.
officers of the 303rd Artillery
manned battery of field pieces and
fired several salvos for the benefit
Of the visitors. The party was &C.
companied to the range by Colonel
A. A. Starbird, commandant at Fort
Ethan Allen, and several members
of the Burlington Chamber of Com
merce. Preparations are being made
tonight by the officers and students
of the training camp to receive Ma
Tor General Andrew Brewster, COM
manding officer of the First Corps
area, who will arrive tomorrow to
make an official inspection of the
C. NJ. T. c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
DRILL and RANGE
WORK ARE FEATURES
OF DAY FOR 103D

Lewiston, Aug. 11-An intensive
drin at Athletic Park featured the
day with the 103rd Regiment In
camp here. One battalion was sent
into the trenches at the state range
in Auburn. This included the ma
chine gun and howitzer companies.
Capt T. ]. Johnston, chemical
warfare instructor at headquarters,
1st Corps Area, Boston, lectured on
chemical warfare and gave effective
demonstration in the Lewiston Ath-
letic Park Tuesday afternoon before
the 103rd Infantry, Maine National
Guard.
A long line of khaki clad troops
ran thru a smoke screen of tear gas,
smiling but with tears streaming
from their eyes, in demonstration
of the efficiency of the gas to tenn
porarily incapacitate a man. The
gas. however, is harmless, having no
i'll effects.
Previous to tire demonstration 40
non commissioned officers went thru
a picturesque gas-mask drill. In the
latest type gas mask they presented
very grotesque picture. Before
the demonstration on chemical war;
fare Capt. Johnston gave short
talk on the types of masks now in
use and the chemical warfare wea-
pons such as smoke candles, tear
gas candles and various hand gre
nades. He showed that the smoke
candles were harmless but most eff
fective in covering up the troops
movements.
He then demonstrated the uses Of
phosphorus, hand and rifle gren-
AIDES. They are used to put up smoke
Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
Aviation Society
Leases Landing
Field Near Bangor

Bangor, Aug. 11-(AP)-The leas-
ing today of large tract of land on
the outskirts of this city bordering
the state highway to Portland, mark
ed the first step in a plan to have
completely equipped aviation field in
this section of Maine.
The property leased is the socalled
Morse field where two years ago %
Martin bombing planes under the
command of General Mitchell landed
during their "trip over Maine. The
lessee is tn Northern New England
Aviation Society of Maine. which has
applied for a charter from the state.
The work of marking the field ac-
cording to government specifications.
will be started at once anG hagars
will be erected. according to Lieut..
Robert Lowell, who is organizing the
company.
The enterprise will include flying
school in addition to commercial avn
alton for the carrying of freight and
passengers.
"By this coming fall" said Lieut..
Lowell today, Eve expect to have at
least two government planes on the
field for rserve officers use.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
General Forecast

The northeastern disturbance is
now central over the gulf of St.
Lawrence with trough extending
southwestern to the Virginia bor-
der. Pressure is relatively high off
the south Atlantic coast, and from
Hudson Bay southwark over the lake
region.
There have been thundershowers
within the last "a hours at scattered
points in the Atlantic states. The
temperature has fallen slightly al
most generally from the Missouri
valley eastward to the north Allan
tic coast.
A western disturbance over Kan
sas will continue to move eastward
and it will be attended with general
showers in middle and northern sec
tions east of the Mississippi river
within the next SO to As hours.
The weather will remain fair,
however, on Wednesday in the
north Atlantic states. The temper
ature will not change materially dur
ing the next two days, although il
will be somewhat lower Wednesday,
along the north Atlantic coast.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Moderate to fresh west and north
west and weather fair Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12

Swampscott, Mass, Aug. Ii
(AP)-Secretary Weeks called on
President Coolidge late today and
stated upon leaving he was undecid-
ed as to whether he would return
to Washington in the fall.
The call was surprise and was
described by Mr.. Weeks as social
one. 1t is the first time he has left
his home since he became i'll in
Washington several months ago.
President Coolidge called on the
war secretary at his residence in
Gloucester recently and announced
then he expected Mr.. Weeks to re-
turn to his desk in Washington in
September. The cabinet member
declared today, however, he would
wait until he was definitely assured
of return of his health before de-
Gliding to resume his post.
Although looking well Mr.. Weeks
is still under physicians care and
is spending his time entirely in rest
ing. The secretary will leave his
Gloucester home on Thursday to go
to his summer residence at Man
chester, N H.
AS a result of the serious illness
of the secretary and the possibility
of his retirement several names have
been mentioned as possible success
sor, including Charles d. Hilles, Re-
publican national committeeman
from New York, and Dwight Davis
of Missouri, now acting secretary
Mr.. Hilles conferred here with the
President early in the summer.
Mr.. Coolidge also delved into the
Far Eastern situation at a luncheon
conference today with Charles r.
Crane. former minister to China He
considers affairs in China where
conferences are pending, a real pro-
blem and the necessity of naming an
amba ssador to Japan also Is giving
him considera BILE study. Mr. Crane
declared this government is in
position for leadership in solving the
Far Eastern difficulties.
The names of William G.. Boyden
of Chicago and William Bullitt of
Louisville. both lawyers, are under
stood to be under consideration for
appointment to Toxic. Several other
names, including members of the
Continued on Page 3-Col. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
Newspaper Publishers
Cite High Cost Mailing
n Congressional Sub Com
uIttee Papers Can Be Sent
n Baggage Four to Five
Times as Cheap as Can Be
neliyered by Mail-Call At.
tsntion to Mailing Room and
Labor Furnished.

noston. Aug. 11.-(AP)-Picture
y, cards and newspapers occupied
~ 81 the time of the Congress
anal special joint subcommittee
!, postal rates today. manufacturers
"a publishers appearing to protest
.,,,na the recent rate increases as
Nv have affected their commodi-
"
M picture post card was de-
..,ihed as an economic convenience
nj Is being unjustly Disseminated
.s.inst to the extent that its manu-
,scturers are losing 80 per cent of
Mir business. A. S. Slovokin of
rrsrett. Mass, representing the
Metropolitan Autograph and Pub
,,shInr Company, said dealers told
Nm the public refused to buy the
sumber Of cards they formerly
mught because of the increased
oostase. Louis Ticknew of Cam
sridre. another manufacturer. cited
.imilar decrease in his business. and
nId his Arm had been forced to in
AN machinery and go into COM
mercial lithographing to make ends
neet. Neither manufacturer be-
1eyed Z rate of a cent and a half
would help and declared the public
~ willing to pay only a penny. A
bllIon and q half cards are manu-
iactured in the United States each
rear. he said.
representatives of newspaper
publishefs appeared to protest
srainst the rate increases which be-
csme effective on April Is last and
declared they could send by bag
e,se car or other methods from four
q 1--WE times as cheaply as they could
deliver their papers to newsdealers
Ii towns by mail. David w. Howe,
publisher Of the Burlington. VT,
rfee Press, sent a letter which was
/ placed ID the record In which he
nd the cost Of mailing his paper
la Increased from $65 a week In
ms to 500 q week in 1925. He
pointed to the fact that the news
PAPER furnished its own mailing
nom and that the total labor in the
Burlington post Office caused by the
sewspaper. was about Is hours a
veek for one man.
Gardner B. Campbell of the Wake
ield. Mass, Daily Item protested
lgzinat the governments policy of
printing return addresses on stamped
easelopes IN competition with small
n1xspapers which obtain much of
ilsir revenue from their job print.
IS work. He asserted that the
puatmasters of Boston and Worces-
N had solicited this business in cir
eullfs despite a regulation which
pruhibits q postmaster from trying
b obtain extra revenue from his
sGcs
ne committee adjourned It's hear
no. today until Friday when 1t will
neet in Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
Boyden or Bullitt
Possible Successors
BancrOft in japan

1xampscott, Mass. Aug. 11.-(AP)
tbs names Of William C. Boyden of
1icssc and William Bullitt of Louis
we are understood to be under con-
sdelstion by President Coolidge for
smbassadorship to Japan.
1ns president is giving very serious
nlsideration to the filling of this
~ made vacant by the death Of
Nssr : Bancroft, in view Of the sit
Nuoa In the Far East. which Is re-
gFasd by the administration as deli
III
y conferred today with Charles
ul1e Of New York. former minister
2 China on the Far Eastern situation.
- Crane expressed the opinion that
g United States was in a position to
~ Tie leadership in bringing China
W q Its difficulties. Leaders of Chi
y 4 declared, are friendly to this
~antfy. Both Mr.. Boyden and Mr..
saltt are lawyers Of high standing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
Liquor Runner
Shot Dead by Dry
Agents in New York

Coopersvtlle. n. Y. Aug. 11.-(AP)
Otto William Eske, of New York
City, was shot and killed by Fed
eral agents in the highway near here
today. The agents said he was driv-
ing one of three cars containing
liquor and that 30 cases of Canadian
ale were found in his machine. He
continued on his way for two miles
after being shot, then collapsed at
the wheel.
Michael Ashline of Plattsburgh, a
boxer who fights under the name of
Young Cans, was arrested as the
driver of the second car. The driver
Of the third car escaped.
The federal agents were under
charge of Deputy Customs Collector
Henry G.. Denner. The agents had
pursued the cars from a point about
three miles south of Rouses Point
According to information obtained
by the coroner, Eske, driving the last
OF the three motor cars, was shot as
the caravan rounded a sharp turn here.
The curve brought the cars broadside
to the agents and Eske's neck was
pierced. He continued at the wheel.
however, until he collapsed two miles
down the road and his machine went
into the ditch. The agents summoned
a physician, but Eske was dead when
he arrived.
Residents Of Coopersville told the
coroner they were forced to flee into
their homes as the federal agents
chasing the fleeing cars fired virtual
rain of bullets.
District Attorney B. Loyal OCon-
nell tonight began an investigation OF
the shooting. predicting an arrest on
a. charge of manslaughter. Ashilne
was arraigned and is being heio Ior
the federal grand jury. :
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
Hold Greenville
Man at Bangor on
Manslaughter Charge

Bangor, Me-, Aug. 11.-(AP)-Sum-
ner Award of Greenville was arraign-
ed in Bangor municipal court today
on charges of reckless driving and OIL
manslaughter.
On the first complaint he was SEN
fenced to pay 5000 fine and serve three
months in Jail. He appealed ana gave
$1,000 bail for appearance at the sep
tember term of superior court.
Hearing on the manslaughter charge
occupied several hours and much tes-
timony was presented. Probable cause
was found by Judge Butterfeid ana
Award was held in $4,000 for the sep
tember term OF superior court. ne
gave ball.
Award was the driver of the car
that on Saturday, last. ran into anu
wrecked the car in which Mrs. Ap-
bott C. Smith of Jamaica PAIN
Mass. was, with her son, Garvln,
leaving Bangor on her return ho,ne
after a vacation here. MRS. onitn
was so injured that she dled IN
few minutes, while her son suileIeu
INJURIES that still confine him to the
hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
Macmillan Planes Off
On Second Try For Base
Weather Fine as Three Navy
Machines Start on Course
More Southerly Than Ini-
tial Effort-Plan on Three
Hour Trip-Seek Base Be-
tween Etah and Cape
Thomas Hubbard

Washington, Aug. 11.-(AP)-A
second flight to locate an informed
late base was begun today by the
three naval planes of the MacMil-
Ian Arctic expedition.
The first fight, Saturday, was un-
successful because the rugged coun-
try covered furnished no suitable
landing place. The expedition in to-
days flight took course more
southerly from Etah, Greenland.
than was covered in the previous re-
connaissance.
A message telling of the beginning
of the fight, was received by the
National Geographic Society. 1t
said:
1.-The three planes hoped off for
a fight across Ellesmere Island to
Bay Fjord at 1047 o'clock this MORN
ing. Aug. II. This was the first
really fine morning we have had in
two weeks. Macmillan and Lieut..
Schur were in the MAJ; Lieut.. ID.
E. Reber and Pilot Andrew c. Mold,
were in the NAB. Commander Byrd
and Pilot Floyd Bennett were in the
Nal. The fight was expected to
last three hours"
Etah Is the main base, while Cape
Thomas Hubbard is the advance
base. A base between these two is
sought.
Washington, Aug. 11.-(AP)-
Bad weather kept the Macmillan
Arctic expedition in idleness at
Etah, Greenland, yesterday except
for test flight of the airplanes Ma
1 and NAB as far as Cape Sabins,
on Ellesmere Island across Smith
Sound from Etah.
A despatch to the Navy depart
ment filed last night by Lieut.. Com
mander Byrd. commanding the navy
section, and received today, said:
THE navy personnel is extreme
ly anxious to make first base but
they all realize that we are not war
ranted in trying to locateia landing
field for a base with 70 B covering
everything"
1t Is the object to establish an in
termediate base between Etah. the
main base and Cape Thomas Hub
bard in Axel Heiberg Island. the
advance flying base. Bay Fjord.
which Is about midway on the west
ern coast of Ellesmere Island slight
ly to the south of a direct line be-
tween Etah and Cape Thomas Hub
bard will be reconnoitered for this
purpose.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-12
FRANCE NOT
INCLINED TO CUT
OUTLAY FOR DEFENSE

Williamstown, Mass, Aug. IL
(AP)-France sees no immediate
prospect of reducing her expendi-
lures for defense, Robert Mason, of
Paris, prominent French banker said
at the Institute of Politics tonight in
his third lecture on the peace prob
lens of France. His country would
be glad to make this reduction las
soon as the present state of uncer-
tainty has given place to a better
understanding"
Mr.. Mason discussed the problems
relating to the French budget and
the possibilities of retrenchment. The
debt service apportionment could not
be decreased for the present, nor was
lowering of the present "extraordt-
nary interest rates to be enyisaged
at this time. Passing to the question
OF reducing army and navy expendi-
lures, the speaker said:
We must have an organized and
well prepared instrument of defense.
The only point to be considered is
whether that instrument in unrea-
sonably large or expensive"
He then cOntrasted amounts spent
on armament before the war and at
present by France, Great Britain and
the United 3tates.
AT present we spend $4,000, 900
including the colonies before the war
we spent $461 100000, a decrease of
more than IA percent. The U. S.
spends S625,000,000 as against $685.
100000 in 1913, an increase of 81 per-
cent. Great Britain spends $3.50, OO0,-
600 not including the dominions, as
against $412,0O0,000 in 1913. an in
crease of 40 percent.
But there are other aspects to the
question. Were our ornaments real
ly SO very heavy before 1914. In
| other words, were We not rather too
little than too much prepared, and
must the size of a country's arma-
ment not depend primarily on the
risk incurred, and not on the size of
the country?
There is one more country which
we may find interesting to consider.
Our eastern neighbors spend s172,-
100000 on their army, navy and So
called green police. You know why
that green police distinct from the
ordinary blue police. should be to-
tailed with he army. But the Ger
mans have a small navy that costs
them only about s34,000.000 a year.
They have no military air forces.
They have no colonies to garrison
and defend.
I'm fact they really spend $13S.000.-
900 on their army alone. while our
military budget, IL we deduct the
navy, amounts to $250.000,000 in
which are included all expenses con-
corning our colonial empire, the
corps of occupation and the terri
tories where we have a mandate. You
see how comparatively small a mar
gin there is between an entirely
disarmed state" and state armed to
the teeth, as newspaper editorials
say.
THAT margin though not by far as
large as is often supposed. is never
theless, too large for our taste, we
will be very glad indeed to reduce 1T
to minimum as soon as the present
state of uncertainty has given place
to better atmosphere"