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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
Body Pres. Taylor
To Be on u. s. Ground

Louisville. Nov. % ~ (AP)-The
body of Zachary Taylor, hero of the
Mexican War and twelfth President
Of the United States, is at last to rest
on ground owned by the government
he served.
Awarding of a contract for the
construction Of mausoleum to
house the bodies of the victor of
Buena Vista and his wife gives last
ing recognition to the man who de-
feated General Santa Annals army
of $1,000 with 5000 volunteers and
added millions of square miles to the
area of his native land.
General Taylors grave since 1850
has been marked by a granite shaft
p feet high, erected near the spot six
miles northeast of here where he OPP
posed Clay and Webster on the ques-
ton of territorial admissions.
The future shrine of General Tay-
lor, to be near the old one, will be of
Indiana limestone and will enclose
sarcophagi of verde antique marble
to contain the bodies. Bronze doors
with glazed upper panels will permit
the interior, Illuminated by window
in the rear wall, to be seen. The
length of the mausoleum will be 16
feet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
To Buy Mts.
For Parks

Asheville, N. c., Nov. 24-(AP)-
North Carolina. Tennessee and Vir-
GINA are out to buy mountains.
The states want the first two great
national parks to be established in
the Southeast and now are engaged
In the task of raising funds for the
acquisition of section of the Great
Smoky Mountains, Of Western North
Carolina and Eastern Tennessee,
and part of the Blue Ridge. in the
Shenandoah region of Virginia.
After the purchases have been
made, the mountains will be pre-
sented to the government, which,
through Secretary of Interior Worl,
and the Federal Park Commission,
has sanctioned the projects. The
state legislatures have passed meas
ures to assist the campaigns for
funds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
American Fabric
SURPRISES Silk

new YORK, Nov. 24-(AP)-The
silk worm, after losing its secret. is
giving way to the competition of
mans science and machinery.
Rayon, an artificial textile fabric
closely resembling silk in appear
ance, Is used IN the manufacture of
hosiery, which consumes one-flfth of
the domestic production. and of rib
bon, cotton and wooden goods. It's
tensile strength Is greater than cot
ton and less than silk.
Count Hilaire de Chardonnet was
the first to produce rayon and he call
ed 1t artificial silk when he introduce
ed the fabric at the Paris Exposition
in 1854. His invention resulted from
a study of the organic process which
takes place as the silk worm pro-
duces silk.
Initiating this artifcially, he pro-
duced vegetable fibre which
organically resembled cotton more
than silk. improvements were made
in the process until cellulose, the ma
terial constituting the cell walls of
plants, could be manufactured into
rayon on a large scale.
Many processes are used. but in
all some type of cellulose is reduced
to jelly-like mass and pumped
through glass nozzles in which there
are fine capillary tubes so small as
to be invisible to the naked eye.
This produces endless threads which
are pumped into chemical baths to
harden and bleach them. From this
stage, the fibres are spun and handl-
ed like silk.
The silk like sheen which rayon
imparts to cotton fabric when woven
into 1t within the past rev months
has resulted in a large demand from
the cotton mills Of the south and has
greatly stimulated the sale of cotton
goods throughout the counry.
Rayon also is used for covering
telephone wires and electromagnetic,
trimming and beading tire fabrics,
for dolls hair, artificial flowers. shoe
laces, suspenders, garter Innings and
in knit goods.
In statement issued by the Bah
son Statistical organization 1t was
estimated that the domestic produce
ton of rayon was approximately 3d.
100000 pounds in 1924. as compared
with 100000 pounds in 1920 and g.
100000 in 1914.
This years output will approx
mate 100000 pounds. One hum
bred and forty million pounds was
the total of the worlds production
last year. with the United States
leading all other countries.
The competition between silk and
rayon is reflected in prices. In 1920.
raw silk dropped from SIS pound
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
EAST WINTHROP

Mrs. Linwood Hewett and little
daughter Florence, left for their
home in Needham, Mass, on Mon
day, after a few days visit in this
place. They were accompanied on
their return by Mrs. Eta Hewett.
who viii. pass the winter In Massa-
chusetts.
Mrs. Basford left for West BrooK-
field, Mass, on Monday.
The willing Helpers will meet
with Mrs. G. T. Griffin on Friday
afternoon.
Slothful Hunters was the subject
of a fine discourse which was given
by the pastor at the Baptist Church
on Sunday, morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Wheeler were
callers in this place on SATURDAY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25

in man.power and wealth that IL is
impossible for the nation to pay this
debt and the like debt to Great Bril-
tain in full, and. that to attempt to
extract such sums from the people
would be to place burdens upon
them which would be beyond en-
DURANGO. All of these claims have
more or less support among our
own people.
The Other Side y
The government Of this country
IS a representative one and must
conform to the predominant public
opinion, and of course the same is
true of France. The masses of the
people of either country naturally
do not understand the attitude of
the other country as we'll as the
negotiators do, and this is one OF the
chief difficulties to be overcome in
effecting a settlement.
The great body of the people of
this country never have considered
that their interest in the war was
as vital as that Of the countries Of
Europe Immediately involved. They
were not a part of the historic sit
uation in which the conflict had
been brewing for long time; they
had always felt secure from Euro
pean embodiment; they were not
threatened by invasion or under any
constraint to enter the war, except
in behalf of certain principles OF
international relations which were
as important to other countries as
to themselves. Under the eircunl-
stances they have thought that their
own very large expenditures, to-
gether with their contribution of
|man4power, fully covered their prop
er contribution to the cause. This
statement is not made by way OF
argument, but simply as describing
psychological attitude which the
European peoples do not seem to
understand. Whether justified from
the European viewpoint or not, it
is a very real state of mind, and the
state of the public mind on both
sides must be reckoned with in the
negotiations. All controversies arise
from the fact that the disagreeing
parties see the situation from diff
ferent viewpoints, and among prac-
teal people it is usually taken for
granted that the way to settlement
is by compromise.
AS to the expenditure of the
borrowed money at war time prices,
obviously that does not alter the
fact that the Treasury supplied the
full amount by its own borrowings,
has been paying ~ per cent upon
it since, and that whatever portion
is not reimbursed to the Treasury
will have to be written off as per-
manently lost to the taxpayers OF
this country. The high prices of
the war time were general. affect
ing industrial costs and living ex-
penses as we'll as gross receipts,
and the profits for the most part
disappeared in the years of read
justment and depression that fol-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25

revenues will increase and all the
problems which arise out Of deficits
and indefinite liabilities will disap-
pear.
It is more than likely that the me-
cotiatons which were prematurely
Terminated at Washington will be
renewed at an early day. Both coun-
tries are DESTROYS of a definite and
mutually agreeable settlement which
will put an end to controversy.
Moreover, the French government
would be greatly strengthened for
dealing with its immediate problems
by having the support of the Amer
lean money market. The troubles
of the French Treasury are largely
due to uncertainties and apprehen-
sions which would be dissipated by
assured financial support, coupled
with a positive and courageous pol
icy. The Treasury has to meet
large debt matu-ities. which i'll itself
would not be serious matter, for
they co not signify increasing in
debtcdneas and afford en- opportun-
ity to reduce interest charges in
case the Treasury is placed on a
safe footing. The recent fall of the
franc, however, indicates an exodus
of capital from the country, which
in connection with the debt MATURE !
ties makes a serious situation. 1t
is situation in which aid from OUT
side and a demonstration of foreign
confidence would bc particularly
valuable.
1t is altogether probable that
whatever payments France is called
upon to make to the United States
for some years to come will have
to be made through loans placed
in the public market here. In other
words they will be accomplished by
shift of indebtedness from sums
owing to the Treasury into sums
owing to private investors. In or.
der to accomplish this transfer, it
is necessary that the finances of
France shall be placed upon an alb
solutely sound basis. There must
be clear demonstration of the ca
pacity of France to create a surplus
of revenues over expenditures sufi-
cient to cover the interest upon its
debt and amortize the principal, ami
furthermore, it is obviously neces-
sary that there shall be convincing
evidence that the French people.
regardless of political divisions and
domestic controversies are unitedly
resolved to maintain this policy.
When American investors are satis-
fed upon these points there is no
reason to doubt that funds will be
obtainable in this country i'll
amounts sufficient to meet any ex-
change difficulties and to afford
whatever temporary support the
French government may require in
re-establishing the currency of the
country firmly on a gold basis.
Moreover. such a policy will restore
the credit of the French nation to
the proud position which it has al
ways held in the past
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
French Novel ~
Not As Popular '

Paris. Nov. - (AP)-Changed
times in Europe are lessening the
popularity Of the French novel.
People in France are studying more
closely economic and social questions.
Works on history, costing three times
the price of the novel, have found a
remarkable sale, and there also has
been a revival of editions of Greek
and Roman classics in the origina!
text and in translations.
OF the 1887 books published in
France last year, only 1,14S were
economic questions. A comparison
Of books on sale with those offered
before the World War showed O
greatly marked improvement in taste.
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Arrest Foreman in
Series of Blastings

New York. Nov. 2e-(AP)-Nicola
La Russo, blasting foreman for an
excavating company, was arrested to-
day for violation of the corporation
explosives ordinance, after an inves-
ttigation by the police of a mysterious
explosion which this morning rocked
a wide area in the Bronx.
According to detectives, La Russo
contested that he left IA sticks of
dynamite lying unprotected in the
excavation. The cause Of their de-
tonation has not yet been determin-
ad
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
German Radio Amateurs Organize
or American Plan

Berlin, Germany, Nov. 24.-Trans-
hitting radio amateurs in this coun-
try are rapidly organizing their
section of the international Amateur
Radio Union along the same lines
that have placed the American Radio
Relay League in the forefront of
radio amateurs of the world. The
German amateurs have formulated a
set of rules governing the activities
of transmitting stations. have organ
ized an exchange of technical ideas
and prepare periodical dealing with
the activities of their section of the
/. A. f. U. This paper. "QSL". lists
calls; describes stations and serves
as a forum for the discussion of
problems in much the same fashion
as the older and better known
"QST". official publication OF the
American amateurs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
Edison and Ford
Seek Old Models

Washington, Nov. 24.-(AP)-
Thomas A. Edison and Henry Ford
are among the 1000 applicants for
some of the 10000 old patent Of
nee models now being sorted by a
commission authorized by Congress.
Edison's request for originals of his
earlier inventions covers five closely
typewriter pages.
Ford wants to preserve models of
mechanical engineering devices for
study, and Professor Carl N. Nit
man, a member of the commission
and curator of engineering at the
Smithsonian Institution, is collecting
these for Ford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
Army Flying Ace
WEEDS Miss Old
Orchard at Portland

Portland, Me-, Nov. 24.-(AP)-
Lieutenant Reuben Curtis Moffett.
army flying ace. and Miss Germain
Cecil Michard, who was Miss Old
Orchard" of 1924, sailed from New
York yesterday for Florida and Ha-
vana on their honeymoon. Their
wedding here Saturday in st. Domin-
les church, eliminated a romance
which began last year when Lieuten-
ant Moffett did stunts at an Ameri-
can Legion air meet at Old Or
chard.
Relatives of both attended the
ceremony, which was performed by
the Rev. James ]. Mullen. George
McCaine of New York attended the
groom. After returning to spend the
holidays at the groom's home in
Englewood. N. J., Lieutenant and
Mrs. Moffett will go to the officers
station, at Dayton, Ohio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25

The negotiations at Washington
between the French commission
headed by the Minister of Finance,
M. Caillaux, and the United States
refunding commission. for the set
Element of the French debt, ended
without reaching an agreement, to
the great disappointment Of both
sides. The failure is the more dis
appointing because there is reason
to believe that the parties came very
near to reaching common ground
and might have done SO if the ne
gotiations had not been terminated
by a misunderstanding which pre-
cipitated publicity, making further
concessions difficult. It was an un-
fortunate denouement, because the
negotiations had been proceeding
hopefully, the situation was not
one of settled disagreement, and ap-
parcntly nothing in the nature OF
deadlock DEVELOPED until the pub
LEGATION occurred.
The seeming failure of negotia-
tons between two friendly nations
in a case where the interests are
of such importance is especially de-
plorable because Of the hasty con-
clusions and comments which in
cvitably follow. The partisans of
each side naturally incline to put
their own case in the best light and
to place the blame for disagreement
upon the other side, which is not
conducive to better understanding
between the countries or calculated
to prepare the public on either side
for concessions. And yet settle
ment can be arrived at only by con-
cessions and it is unthinkable that
a settlement shall not be arrived
at between the United States and
France.
! The Argument for Concessions
The amount of the French debt
is not in dispute, but certain con-
siderations arise which in the opin-
ion of the debtor people enttle them
to concessions from the face OF the
debt. Briefly reviewed they are
that we were in the war ourselves
and that the debt represents French
purchases in this country OF ma
terials and supplies which were nee
essary to the maintenance OF the
French armies in fighting battles
that were ours as well as theirs, and
while they were holding the line
until we could get there; that these
materials and supplies were pur.
chased from us at war prices, and
that we made great profits from the
war: that the value of the French
currency is now greatly deprecated
in its relation to United States
money, in which the debt is stated
thus increasing the burden OF the
debt: that in the nature OF pay,
ments. the debt can be discharged
only by the transfer, directly or IN
directly. of products of French in
dustry. which for various reasons
VIC are indisposed to receive; ana
finally. that France as the scene OF
the war has been so Impoverished
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
Z Escape Machias
Jail: 6 Recaptured

Machias, Me-, Nov. 24-(AP)-At
40 Monday afternoon seven prison.
ers escaped from Machias Jail by
breaking off the lock Of the wash
room door with tools said to have
been handed in to them by a trusty.
Six Of them were recaptured during
the night. The seventh, August L.
sen. a Norwegian, 81, is still at large.
The prisoners were men who desert
ed steamer in st. John, N. B., cross
ed the border, were arrested in Ma
chias and were being held for de-
portation as aliens unlawfully in
this country.
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Farrar Mt Hartford

Hartford, Conn.,, Nov. 24.-(AP)--
Geraldine Farrar made her debut in
light opera here tonight, temporarily
forsaking grand opera and the con-
cert stage to appear in the first
American presentation of Franz
Lehr's operatta 1.-THE Love Spell" A
distinguished audience that filled
Parsons Theatre to capacity well
coined her in her new venture.
liam Kent, Louise Brown, John
Boles, Florence O'Denishawn, and u
company of one hundred. Follow
ing the Hartford engagement Miss
Farrar will open in New York in
1.-THE Love SPELL"
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Jail Inmates
Read More Books

Ottumw wa, Iowa, Nov. "a fAP,--
n leon by sturdy bailiff who
IarrIes an armload of books. Miss
harriet Meyers, assistant libraria n
nere, each week visits the CITY iaii
ing habit. - 'Ao' ieao
one prisoner read four books on
prohioition, and declared that IL he
liau studied them earlier he never
Mouio nave been arrested. Another
n.uoieo along special lines SO that
vice examination.
zane Grey. Harold Bell Wright,
Peter B. Kyne and James DIVE
Curwood are the popular authors
but there are many calls for hooks
on music. etiquette and birds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-25
Cult Leader Gets
Sentence of Year

Fall River, Mass, Nov. 24.-fAp,
--Adelard Giasson, one of the lead.
ers of the Mission of the Divine
Spirit. q religious colony on Goat
Island In the Westport river near
here, was sentenced to one year in
the house of correction by Jndra
Hugo A. Dubuque in superior court
today. He was found guilty bv a
jury last Friday of conspiracy 70
steal from members of the COLONY.
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Winning Horse
For Strauss

Vienna, Nov. "a. P. by MaiD-
Rosenkavalier is a winning horse
for Richard Strauss. the composer.
Attending one of the Sunday races
in Kriau, Strauss was so greatly
amused in learning one of the en-
tries was named after his opera that
he placed ten shillings on him.
you are simply throwing your
money away" his friends remon-
strated. Hes a rank outsider"
But Rosenkavalier won the race
at so to I and Strauss pocketed 500
shillings.
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Fame Follows on the Heels of RaGio
Activities

Hartford, Conn, Nov. 24.-Thc
fame that follows activities in the
art Of radio is peculiar in the man
her in which it strikes. One mans
fame will extend for a short distance
beyond his own home section of the
world while another will achieve
fame of superior sort in the
farthest corners of the world.
OF this latter sort, is tbs fame.
that came to Perry o. Briggs, a
transmitting radio amateur of this
city. A few years ago, Briggs. while
a student in high school evolved one
of the first real low-loss receiving
circuits and QST, the national maya
zine of the American Radio Relay
League published complete de-
scription of it.
At the time the article ran it
meant the same to Perry y. Briggs
as a description of a station Of any
other member of the American
Radio Relay League. This situation
was not to prevail long. South
American members of the League
tried Briggs set and found it good.
There ensued a sudden rise to
fame that was typical of the rapid
forward strides Of the art of radio,
and at the same time a peculiarly
South American situation arose.
Briggs method of hooking up his
circuit, his particular coil d.
mansions and apparatus plans were
copied religiously from one end of
the southern continent to the other.
Copies of the magazine containing 1t,
were eagerly sought and it began to
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Bandits Shoot
Policeman, Get
Away with S57.76O

Chlcago, Nov. "a (AP)-A
policeman was shot, probably fatally.
today as six men overpowered ave
bank messengers and escaped with
shipment of $57, 100, en- route from
the Drovers National Bank, near the
stockyards, to the Federal Reserve
Bank.
The policeman, Patrick O'Shea,
later identified Leroy Marshall. ar
one of the robbers. The messengers
identified a photograph of a former
convict as that Of another.
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COMING EVENTS

Nov 2s--Thankssiyint Day.
Dec. 6-Goldea Rule Sunday.
NOV. 2s--West Penobscot Pomona,
Hampden.
Dec. A.s-state Of Maine annual Boys
Conference Portland.
Dec. City election, Rookiand.
Dec. Especial referenda election,
anti-dayltght saving time and milk
grading laws.
Dec. 7---City Election, Portland.
Dec. s-10--Maine state Grange, Ban
gor.
Dec. s-Debate, McGill vs.. Bates At
Lewiston on question, Resolved
That the United states Enter the
World Court"
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Nevertheless it has become evil
dent since the return of the French
commission that the failure to reach
settlement has had unfavorable
effects. The debt to the United
States government is an important
factor in the French situation, and
the uncertainty attaching to it is
depressing influence. The finances
of France require thorough reor-
ganization, and the first step is to
determine how much the country
owes, the second step is to balance
the Treasury budget by taxation
and the third step is to stabilize the
currency. These steps may come
close together. but they must come
in this order, and when taken, con-
fidence in the future will be estab-
lished both within and without the
country, industry and trade will
have sound basis Of operations.
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Boston University Trustees

Boston, Nov. 24.-(AP)-Roger
w. Babson, statistician, of Wellesley
Hills, was elected a trustee of Bos-
ton University and E. Ray Speare of
Newton Center was chosen trustee
today. Speare who has been acting
treasurer since the death of Leyford
Murray last summer, is president of
Alden Speare's Company of Boston,
New York. Chicago and Detroit.
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E,Note to
INST Kreisler

M s., s Nov. 24-(AP)-The
lsDssst' Voay prints a copy
g,sis = from Berlin declar-
Ii ME- great vioIinist, has
ausIs.sl threatening him
Nh ss ~ ne pays the writer
I'M, Z areisler was warned
!At !; Z na xllled today and a
et.tI,. Police was estab-
I by concerts i In Auss
aueaaIs.a.y i. 70 charity. The
\ yas, as this says:
NJ has, nerous gifts to
nave 10000 marks $
60
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Thanksgiving Sali

Details Of this event are very near
complete now. Arrangements for the
hall decorations have been made,
confetti. serpentines and favors pur-
chased and there IS every indication
that the occasion is going over big.
Mr.. Babb, who has so ably taken care
of these details in the past. will ar
range for the catering. The COM
mittee has decided that confetti. etc..
shall be distributed free Of charge
amongst the patrons. Remember
the date, celebrate at the Thanksgiv-
ing ball."-Adv.