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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-06
Coolidge Talks
with COnferees on
Muscle Shoals Bill

Washington. Feb. 5.-President
Coolidge today received first hand
information OF the progress or the
senate ali house Muscle Shoals con-
ferenccs on the Underwood leasing
bill.
Senator Keyes, Republican, New
Hampshire, chairman OF the house
tcnfereeS discussed the bill with the
executive at the white house in the
morning, and returned in the af-
ternoon for another conference,
which lasted for more than two
hours and was attended by Secre-
taries Weeks and Hoover, who have
been consulted before the conferees
at the presidents suggestion.
After the white house visits, Sen
ator kcye3 declared the president
had been Informed of the changes
in the bill contemplated by the CO.,
fereeS, out had neither approved or
GisapproSed" their plans.
Since the measure turns the pro
perry over to President Coolidge to
lease or to operate through a gov
trn,neut corporation, Senator Reyes
explained the conferees felt he
should DC consulted bCfOrea final
draft of the bill was completed. Ii i
said 1t might be possible to con:
plcte the hill by Saturday, but tn!
depends Oh the number of sugges-
tons remaining to be brought fort
by members of the conference.
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Chinese Wives Beginning
To Demand Their Own Homes

Chinese wives are beginning to de-
mand their own homes and rebel
against the age old custom of settling
in the family compound under the
strict dominion of the husbands
mother, says Miss Catherine Vance,
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton secretary at Tsinanfu. The rule
of the mother-i n-law has never be-
fore been disputed in China, where
for centuries the wife has come to
her husbands home.
The question of setting of homes
of their own is widely discussed
among China's educated young
people. At present as many as As
adults and children live in these fam
lily groups under the rtlle Of the hus-
bands mother.
One hears arguments from both
sides among the young women STU
dents The majority Of the students
seem to approve of the small home,
because, they say. a man takes more
responsibility for the support of his
family when he does not share It
with others. The training of chill
dren easier. and the wife has not
so many relatives to please.
Most girls do not approve of leav-
ing the choice of a hual and entirely
to their parents. Yet with no mixed
social life how are they to make a
choice of their own.
Coeducational social life exists to a
limited extent in a few colleges. The
problem of helping youn'. Chinese
students to meet on terms Of equality
and to hear the same ideals explained
is being met by the student y. NJ. c..
A. and y. w. G. A. with union meet
ings and other activitias.-New York
Times
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-06

Many years ago Mark Twain wrote
one of his characteristic little
sketches about boy buying jack
knife. His observation was that in
the presence of the infinite variety of
shiny knives which the hardware man
had in his showcase any knife that
the boy selected from the rest looked
like a clumsy, inferior affair. but that
as soon as the boy had made his
choice and got away from the influ-
ence of all of the other knives his
particular knife became precious
and radiant thing of beauty.
1t was generations ago that the
great humorist discussed this topic,
but the cutters have taken the lesson
to heart at last and decided that they
have been making too many kinds of
pocket knives. Their interest in the
matter is economic; their aim is more
profits and they hope to achieve that
end by ceasing to turn out many &C.
centric varieties of knives that are
slow sale and not much good anyway.
Their meeting was, in fact, a part of
Mr.. Hoover's comprehensive scheme
for saving money by standardizing
products and scrapping unnecessary
models, but behind all of that one Sees
the eternal small boy, who is just the
same now that he was when Mark
Twain observed him relieved of an an
cient ACKNOWLEDGMENT Free
Press,
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Parsi Put Their Dead
On Towers of Silence

1t was terrifying sight and was
the first European to see it. had to
camoulage myself and to dreSs. and
act like a native Of India in order to
visit the sacred burial places Of the
Parsi. says a writer in "Deutsche
Medizinsche Wochenschrift."
The burial places. or rather the
storing places Of the dead are, the
Towers of Silence. Foreigners can
never get there. dead or alive. ? All
photogra phs are prohibited. Only by
special influence was it possible for
me to get near these strange towers.
A Parsi to whom / had been recon-
mended by friend agreed to guide
me. - -
On Malabar hill there is a grove.
surrounded by high wall. A road
takes one up to the house Of the
guards. We happened to see the
burial Of rich Parsi. The body was
dressed in white linen and lay On
network of strong linen straps held
up by II carriers. The entire mourn
ing crowd. dressed in white instead
OF black. followed the corpse two and
two. Each couple was tied together
by white linen ribbon. Eagles and
hawks circled about in the air. -
l was unable to get to the Towers
of Silence proper. but my companion
described the burial procedure. The
corpse is laid on the platform Of one
of the towers by men who are en-
ployed for their whole lifetime in
this work. AS the body begins to
decay the eagles come down. The
skeleton romans for ahout thrAe
months and then is buried in a val
1aT
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world tour. He will deliver seyera,
lectures in his two day visit here.

world tour. He will deliver sever.,
lectures IN his two day visit here,
Manila-(By A. P.)-Governor Gen.
eral Leonard Wood has ordered a
proceede to the province of Nueya
company OF constabular troops 70
Eci5a because Of threatened trouble
between land owners and tenants.
Hanover. Germany--(By A, Ply
The court Of appeals has rejected the
appeal OF Hans Grams accomplish Of
Friedrich Haarman. convicted Of the
murder Of rs persons. and sentenced
to be beheaded. Both men will be
executed shortly.
New York-Nathan J. Miller, stock
broker. who recently failed In an at
tempt to enjoin the New York stock
exchange from taking disciplinary
action against his firm for alleged ir-
regular transactions in Southern
States OIL stock, was expelled from
the exchange today.
Washington-Five members of the
presidents agricultural committee
have notified the houe agricultural
, committee hey will appear early next
! week for questioning On the Commits
sion's report, and their action caused
the withdrawal today by Representa-
tive Jones, Democrat. Texas, of a
, resolution to subpoena them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-06
|Sherif Exiles Self
For Sake of Peace
In Herrin, Illinois

Springfield, Ills. Feb. a-(By A. P)
George Galligan. sheriff of William
son county. late today was a virtual
exile from home for the sake of peace
in Herrin.
Five supervisors of Williamson
county turned homeward. satisfied
that Withdrawal of the sheriff will be
the means of bringing tranquility
and peace in a. county and city that
have held a large place in the public
eye for more than two years for vio-
lence and bloodshed.
They have all put their names to
an agreement. along with Governor
Len Small, Attorney General Oscar
j.. CarlStrom. and Adiutant General
Carlos s. Black that will put an eff
fectiye end to gun totinS in their
county. if lived UP to. Sheriff CALI
gan promised to revoke all the spec
ial deputy warrants outstanding eX-
cept those issued men guarding coal
mines and cemeteries. and. in return.
the representatives of the board of
supervisors pledged themselves to Sc
cure revocation Of licenses for carry
ing arms. and further pledged that
they would require that all guns be
deposited in public place for safe
keeping or be disposed of. immedi
ately.
Sheriff Galltcan promised to get
out of the county and stay out SO long
as his absence seems desira BILE. He
said he would 20 to Cuba first on a
vacation. He, appointed his office
deputy Randall Parks. %. his sue
cessor with title of chief deputy. and
promised not to interfere with his
conduct of Office in any manner
The supervisors promised to pay
Galligan his salary as usual until his
term expires.
The only objections raised to
Parks appointment as acting sheriff
when the proposition was before the
county board Of supervisors on Tues
day of this week. was the fact that he
was n second cousin and. n close
friend of former States Attorney De-
los Duty. alleged anti-kla nsman.
Klansmen voiced the opinion that
Parks would be able to handle the
office despite his relationship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-06
How Clean Is Sport!

That question: 'How Clean Is
Sport?" comes up every two or three
years in this country on the heels Of
every scandal in professional or inter-
collegiate games. and just about the
time some one is ready to answer
VERY clean" another scandal comes
up. Usually these scandals are dis
posed of quickly. the guilty are pun
ished. and the public moves along
contentedly thinking that sport has
been cleansed. Then another "blow-
up" comes. and the same process
must be gone through again with
another generation Of players.-From
Walter Camps How Clean Is
Sport?" in the Worlds Work for
January.
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Electricity From Trees
Secured by Scientist

A French scientist has discovered
a means of extracting and Harvesting
the electricity in trees. He connected
a copper plate attached to a tree and
another plate buried in the earth,
with a galvanometer, a delicate in
strument which measures the
strength Of weak currents of electri-
city, and obtained a record of the
current passing through the tree.
With three. trees connected in the
same way, the power was increased,
the experiment. with IL like result,
being continued until 20 trees were
linked up in this fashion.
The scientist then paced two cop
per plates in the earth, about six feet
apart, and with the urent thus OBJ
tanned, lighted a small electric lamp.
Whether the idea can be extended
to be commercially wo1 tn While has
vet to be determined. - Washington
Star,
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WEST GARDINER

POND ROAD-Favorable reports
era heard Of the condition of Frank
Fsacopk, who is In the Gardiner
Hoepdtal with a fractured ankle. the
rsE,,It Of an accident while at work
~ his mill. He expects to return
10 his home in Litchfield in a few
dayg.-Allispn Maddocks. who has
teen very i'll. is gaining slowly
MISS Carrie Buker has recovered
from a severe attack Of grip. and
win resume her studies at Litchfield
Academy.-Herbert Iiinckley is
working for the Gray Hildreth Co.
Fen Hinckley is doing chores for
Leigh Pierce. who is confined to the
hou2e with severe cold.-Raymond
and lElden Perkins and Miss Dorothy
Perkins are Ill with the prevailing
distemper.-I. f. Crane il suffering
with a carbuncle on his neck.
Maurice Norton is assisting him on
his milk route.
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Advises Against
Reduction Acreage
Potatoes This Year

Washington. Feb. O. Potato
growers were advised today by the
department of agriculture in the
third section of it's outlook report
TO make no further reduction in
acreage this year.
The department recommended
that no great increase be made in
sweet potato acreage, and advised
10 increased planting of tobacco,
sugar beets, beans, peanuts. and cit
rus fruits. with only slight in
crease in fax.
The large potato crop of last year,
the report said. was due to extra
ordinary yields per acre and not to
excessive acreage, and the depart
ment believes an acreage even
slightly larger than that of 1924 will
he profitable to growers"
Present high prices for sweet
potatoes" it continued, should not
influence growers to plant largely
increased acreage of this crop this
year. The present prices are more
The result of low Yields in 1924 chan
of short acreage. An increase of
more than 10 per cent over 1924
acreage with an average yield is
likely to produce more rweet pota-
toes than can be marketed profit
ably.
Higher prices for sugar and sugar
beets for the coming season are I'M
likely, due to the probability of Il
large carIy-ovec OF sugar from last
ears crop.
"a bean crop in 1929 in excess of
domestic needs would tend to put the
price of the entire crop on an eX-
port basis, thus losing to the grower
the benefit of the tariff of Sl.Oo d
Eushel. An increase in acreage
se>'ls undesirable.
present conditions indicate that
any plantlr IS of apples, peaches and
Iears and other tree fruits should
be confined to the best commerci"l
sections ard to the gradual replace
ment of old farm orchard in loca-
lities where good local market
seems assured.
"Duripg 1925. there probably will
he a sustained or slightly increased
demand for such vegetables as let
tuce,: celery, spinach and cucumbers,
hut little prospect for any increase
in the demand for cabbage and on
bage and onions and for such staple
canning crops as corn and tomatoes.
There are indications. however. that
during recent years the production
of vegetables has been increasing
rather more rapidly than e de-
mand an the tendency seems. be
towards generally lower prices With
increased competition between tho
various commercial producing sec
tiOnS.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-06
Charges Chelsea
Mayor in League
With Rum Group

Boston, FEB. 5-ChargeS that May
or Lawrence F. Quigley of Chelsea
was in league with rum runners and
hi jackers were made by Daniel j.
Murphy of Chelsea when arraigned
before U S Commissioner Jenney to-
day charged with possession a laree
quantity Of alcohol ard whiskey. The
hearing was continued to allow Muir
ply to lay before the federal grand
jury evidence which he claimed
would lead to the indictment of the
mayor.
Counsel for Murphy at the hearing
said that their client had been
double crossed by Mayor Quigley
and that the mayor had ordered Il
raid on Murphys place as. Il result
of a quarrel among rum runners. The
mayor was referred to as a hi
j her" repeatedly. A Chelsea po-
liceman who was called as witness
said the mayor had told him there
was liquor at Murphy's place.
Sergeant William J. OConnor and
Patrolman Arthur J. Blake. who par
ticipated in n raid on Murphy's place.
were the only witnesses. OConnor
said he had seen Mayor Quigley just
prior to the raid and had talked with
him at a spot about 100 yards from
>
ion Street.
Did he tell YOU to raid the'prem-
Uses on Division Street," he was ask
ed.
NO" O'Connor replied.
did he tell You there was liquor,
alcohol. in the place on Division
Street,
Yes"
O'Connor denied having been told
of an alleged debt of the mayor to
Murphy amounting to $1,000 and de-
MED that he had seen an individual
referred to as the mayors bag man"
or collector" on the premises.
O'Connor testified to having some
difficulty in obtaining search war
rant from Clerk of Court Curley of
Chelsea. He said that he told Pa
trolman Blake, referred to be coun-
sci as the mayors valet of the diff
ficulty. Blake, he said, obtained the
warrant,
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Cult Followers
In Nebraska Town
Await End World

Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 5.-The dozen
followers<of the Rowen cult at Col
lege View, Lincoln suburb, who be-
lieve that the world will come to an
end at midnight Friday, will not make
any ostentatious plans for the event.
but will calmly wait and pray, ac-
cording to ice Gammell, leader or The
little group here. s'rff
This small handful Of followers. all
avowed members Of the Seventh Day
Adventist church., are being ridiculed
by their fellow members who~sterm
the Rowen doctrine false and contrary
to the teachings Of their church.. = "a
Although some members of the
group We're praying and fasting to-
day. many of them continued with
their regular work despite the fact
that their homes were virtually strip
ped of furniture except for the- bare
necessities.
Mrs. CANNED said that she did not
expect that the earth would be swept
away to it's doom ''in the twinkling of
an eye" Friday night. but that it
would take several days. However.
she said. Friday midnight will mark
the beginning of the end" .,,.,,..s,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-06
The Iasso

Our word lasso is from the
Spanish lazo. meaning a snare. The
lasso is rope from 60 to 100 feet in
length with a slip-noose at one end.
1t is used in the Spanish and
Portuguese parts of America and in
the United States and Canadian
West for catching wild horses and
cattle. When not in use the lasso,
called rope" in the, West, is coiled
at the right of the saddle in front of
the rider. When an animal is to be
caught the rider. galloping after it,
swings the coiled 4asso round his
head and casts it straight forward
in such a manner that the moose
settles over the head or round the
legs of the pursued animal. which
is speedily brought down. In order
to become skillful at throwing the
lasso great practice is required, and,
if possible. instruction by an ex-
pert.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-06
Back to the Cave Man

Homo Sapiens U925 medeD prob
ably will not worry a great deal over
the recently expressed opinion Of, STR
Arthur Keith, the great English
archeologist," says the st. Paul Pion-
Ger Press. Sir Arthur. who has lust
finished an examination Of the pre-
historic skull unearthed in South
Africa, concludes that the tendency
of man Is backward in the direction
of the animals whence he sprang.
Mans brain capacity is diminishing.
We are not threatened with super
intellectually, but the reverse.
Now there is nothing new about
this melancholy situation. Mans
brain cavity is smaller than 1t used
to be. According to the archeolo-
sists. it reached its greatest size in
PleistOcene times. Some of the
Neanderthal and Gro Magnon people
had brain cavities as large as $50
cubic centimeters. Pithecanthropus
erectus the Trinil Man, had a brain
cavity Of 1000 Gem. This was the
smallest, according to the scientists,
of the prehistoric brain cavities. The
Piltdown race had brains as large as
the modern man-1,50 ccm. Since
Upper Paleolithic times the brain
cavity has diminished from upwards
of $500 Gem. to 1900 Gem. .--v----
Yet, despite these large brains, the
Pleisto Gene races We're monumental
dumbbells. intellectually speaking.
Thousands of years were required
before they learned to pick up a.
stone and throw it at something.
Other thousands passed before they
found out how to chip pieces off the
stone and give 1t cutting edge. Still
other thousands elapsed before they
learned how to fasten this sharp
stone to n stick and make an axe.
The Old Stone Age lasted for hun
dreds of thousands of years yet it's
people. all of whom had larger brains
than the best minds" in the Hard
ing cabinet, were able to master only
a few rudimentary things.
If therefore, modern man has n
smaller brain than his progenitors,
obviously something is to be said for
its quality He learns much more
quickly. Within the memory of those
now living he has accomplished
things far beyond the comprehension
Of the big Drained people. He can
outf1y the birds; outswim the fishes:
send his voice around the world
without wires; harness the lightning
and imprison sound lin a box. Size
clearly isn't Observation-Disclosures
Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-06
Great Seal of Enuland

The great seal of England, of which
Lord Haldane again becomes custo-
dian. has had several strange adven-
lures. Besides being stolen and
twice thrown into riveis. it was once
buried to escape being burned.
In 1912 Lord Chancellor Eldon's
house took fire, and he promptly
rushed away with tee great seal,
which he buried in the flower gar
den. On returning. he records in his
diary, he was so enchanted with the
pretty sight of the maids, who had
turned out of their bids and were
handing buckets of water to the fire
engine, all in their shifts, and so
alarmed for the safety OF Lady Ell
DON" that next morning he could not
remember in which flower bed re had
buried the seal.
"You never saw" adds Lord Eldon,
Anything so ridiculous as the whole
family down the walks digging with
bits Of sticks until we found it,
Manchester Guardian.
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Regrets at Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, lfeba 5.--NewS of
the sudden death at Miami, Fla. OF
Julius Fleischmann. manufacturer and
sportsman and former mayor Of Gin
cinnati. was received with many ex-
pressions of regret here late today by
city officials. business men and others
who had known MIR. Fleischmann be-
fore he moved to New York 10 years
ago. Vice Mayor Morris immediate
ly ordered~the flag on City hail to be
placed at half mast.
Mr.. Fleischmann served as military
aid on the stats of Governors. Nc
kinley. Bushnell and Nash. He was a
delegate to the Republican national
convention in 1904, 1908 and 1912.
At one time Mr.. Fleischmann was
part owner of the Cincinnati National
League baseball club.
Colonel Max F1eischmann, brother
Of julius. is in the heart of Africa on
a big game hunting expedition with
his wife. Messages may not reach
him for considerable time.
julius Fleischmann, Jr., his SON
who left Cincinnati late today for New
York, was intercepted en- route when
news Of his fathers death was receiv.
ed here. Mrs. II. C. Yieser. Jr.. daugh-
ter Of the late Yeast King" today
gave birth to baby boy at Cincin-
natl hospital.
The only survivor is Mrs. Betty
Fleischmann Holmes. widow OF the
late DR.. Christian Holmes Of this city
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Dead Sea Comes to Life

That the Dead Sea may prove a
mine of valuable material for agri-
cultural purposes, is suggested in the
annual report of the farm school de-
partment of the Near East Relief or
phanages in Palestine and Syria. The
report says that the water Of the
Dead Sea contains a strong precipi-
tate of potash, which by a simple
process can be extracted at an ex-
pense of about S. a ton. 1t is sug-
gested that this much needed fertili-
ger can be delivered to Palestine
farmers at retail price of SIS a
ton, as against $50, which is now be-
ing paid for imported fertilizer Of
the same kind,
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Explaining Bishops Garb

That the modern bishop wears the
garb he does only because it is the
relic of the days long ago when a
bishop had to ride about his diocese
in all manner of weather in order to
make the regular visits to his very
large flock is a theory advanced in
England. The apron is relic of the
riding apron. it is maintained. and
the cords on the hat We're once hat
cords to protect against high winds.
and the breaches and leggings are
still familiar in the garb of the
equestrian.
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Snake Dinrer

AS one field mouse may kill ten
trees a year, and single snake will
eat $50 mice in a scans on, is not one
snake worth 1900 trees? The Reptile
Study Society of America held its an
nual dinner in New York. sounding
once more the keynote of its policy
and definite aim. Protect the
Snakes" says Nature Magazine. We
have all been taught 10 respect the
wise old owl as the sworn enemy of
rats, mice, and other rodents which
do such tremendous damage to our
trees and crops. The snake is equal
ly with the owl the friend Of man
kind.