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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-01-27
cAun on THANKS.

The family of the late Winfield 5.
Smallidge wishes to thank relatives
kind friends and neighbors. for the ex-
nraes;ons of sympathy and comforting
words. in their recent Bereavement
especially Island lodge. I. o. o. F, 12o,
and de Mont Canton.
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Chicago Produce Market
Chica go. Aug. IA

Chicago, Aug. 13.-t9
Despite greatly enlarged export tv5
ing that totalled 100000 bushels d
wheat market today showed recessi9a
early upturns in price. Heavy pgat;
taking sales of corn forced the q.
market down and indirectly weaksEa
wheat. Closing quotations on VIA
were unsettled at the same as yess
days finish to { lower, with corr
to SIC down, oats &c TO 1gc of and ID
visions unchanged TO &c up.
Preceding the wheat price reacts
which took effect chiefly in the il
hour of trading, the wheat matl
showed a decided upward trend tod
An unexpected advance in Quotata
at Liverpool brought about a pr0ri
response from the market here, !
vices in Chicago indicating that b
ish buyers were reentering the na.j
abroad and had already taken d
volume of breadstuffs. Besides, d
rent reports said European stocks
wheat and -four were far from burdd
some and that imports by Great B
tain alone should average s,25ad
bushels.
Besides the width of proft-tsEI
sales and of general speculative pa
sure, the corn market was infueId
by absence of aggressive purch2sd
that has been much in evidence
late. One reason was more favon]
weather conditions for the new Cd
crop, together with prospects Of
unusually large carry-oVer of cd
Oats went lower with corn
Provisions reflected upturns in l
value of hogs.
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RYE-Easy; No. 2 westsr,. -
BARLEY-Easy; maltia- s1pott
c New York, 44s issr'
WHEAT-spot easy; No.
spring northern New York Ia. cz,sl
rail LIN: No. hard winter a saal
York lake and rail 1911: M Nss
durum do. to arrive 1.553. NJ MiI.dl
toba lake and rail to arrivs = Iaa.
l.s8g. Futures irregular: do.. ocat'
September closed 1891. nsneste
l;;49t,, May. 1.50s. Bonded oesa:'
elosed i4et, December 1.4sl. ne
Lazy, al Buffalo delivery. az,
CORN--Spot weak; No. 2 van.
yellow do. 93a. ~ "a u
oATs-spot easy: No. 2 Whit q.
PORK--Easy: family 425dSD
1870. "e''i'saa'
Other articles unchanged
BUTTER-E1rn; receInts =,
creamery higher than extras l91 as
creamery extras, so score. iI34Aiil
firsts, IS to 81 score, 37dG4. n.,,ias
stock current make No. 3 81. 'AsAlaz
EGGS--Irregular; receipts it..
fresh gathered extra frsts 32la53;
frsts. 30Q31a; nearby hennervS ~ ~S,e q
CLOSELY selected extras $3.50 nsss
hennery browns extras 3964s. ps
coast whites extras 1905; do. M
extras imputed. H'''si
POTATOES-Dull; Long Tsrsrs !,
per barrel 3.5094.00; New -i Ia: ~
per 150-pound sack 27503.25,
CABBAGES-DuIl; Long III.
white per barrel .75G1.25.
The raw sugar market was a ,,,.
affair today with prices uncha nps ~.
4.24 for spot Cuban duty paid =
only sale reported was 1900 bayss
Cuban due early next week to AZ. ~;
refner at the quoted level.
Raw sugar futures were gtesdv Il
though trading was not very se,,s q
Covering by September shorts sn5
little trade and outside buying az ~.
positions accounted for the high, :,
ing Of values, and at the Close lsss,..
positions were net unchanged ia 60
points. Approximate sales Is. 6oAEs
September closed 2.43, DecembeS 4.
January 2.64, March 266, May "a
The refined market was unchsr,.
at $40 to $50 for fine granulateS :.
a little better inquiry was reportes
well as continued heavy withdraS,.|
on old contracts.
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Waldo County Pomona Field Day

The annual field day meeting of
Waldo County Pomona Grange took
place on Thursday at the fair
grounds in South Montville, and was
attended by a record crowd of pa
irons and friends who all entered
into the spirit of the festive occasion.
and it looked as if the fair season had
commenced with the autos and people
surrounding the grand stand. The
committee set forth wonderful pro-
gram for an outdoor affair, and with
the many encores the program had
to be cut short owing to the lateness
OF the hour. The session opened by
a splendid concert by the Boys Sym
phony orchestra Of Belfast, followed
by community singing led by Isaac
7. Critics of Freedom. Solo, Mrs.
Elmer Cody of Montville, Address.
w. j. Thompson, former State Mas
ter, who received rousing reception.
Two Holman Day readings by Clar-
ence Hodgkins of Brewer, steward,
Maine State Grange. Solo, Miss
Blanche Cody of Montville, who has
a remarkable deep contralto voice in
the bass range. Reading, Miss Fowles
of Belfast Address by DR.. X. J.
Suelke of Jefferson farms, on Beef
Raising on Fame Farms. A vaude-
Vile act by the Mystic Comedy Four
of Belmont. Owing to the lateness of
the hour the program had to close
and several numbers omitted The
singing of America" closed the day.
Mr.. Weber of Searsport, agent for
the French Player Piano kindly
brought out piano for the exercises,
and his help was greatly appreciated
by all. The refreshment stands all
did a good business with the sale of
the festive holidays ice cream, etc,
and a booth of home made candy was
conducted by the w. c. 7. u. \ fine
dinner was served the officers, COM
mittee and talent in the exhibition
hall at noon. The committee sure
kept their word, when they adverts-
ed the best program in years. And
all went home feeling that it was a
day we'll spent.
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nouncing who they are. From New
Ham. shire big bus parties are being
made up and in some Of the small
rural hamlets where the Grange Is
strong, the community will be prac-
tically deserted while the Portland
gathering is on. The fact that there
are 10000 Grange members in New
England. and none of them more
than 275 miles driving distance from
Portland, gives some idea what may
be expected for a crowd, as the pres
ent wave Of Grange enthusiasm
spreads.
Discussion among local Oranges
the past few weeks indicates that
there will be scarcely one that will
be without some representation at
Portland. while many will send half
their membership; and there are
more than 1000 subordinate Oranges
in New England alone!
Already the Portland enthusiasm
has extended over the border into
New York and Patrons Of that state
are loudly clamoring for a speci Il
sixth degree session of the New York
State Grange in the early fall, SO
they can go to Portland in Novem-
berNand take the Seventh Degree;
with the likelihood that such a meet
ing will be arranged in Albany. New
York will make vigorous bid for
the 1927 session of the National
Grange and lot Of Empire State
boosters propose to go to Portland
and work for their state.
National Master Louis J. Taber Is
to attend the New England lecturers
conference in Maine August II and
IS, and will go to Portland to confer
with Maine Grange, state and city Of
fcials on the details Of the coming
Portland session. Mr.. Taber recent
ly predicted that the Portland event
will be the largest and most con-
structive session the National Grange
has ever held; fittingly so as it is
the Goth annual convention of this
great nationwide farmers frater-
nifty.
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by the advance in the New York
Federal Reserve rediscount rate to
four percent started a selling move
ment in the bond market which car
ried all classes Of issues to lower
price levels. Time money rates,
which were marked up several weeks
ago, showed a further hardening
tendency.
United States government obliga-
lions bore the brunt Of the selling
pressure today as a result Of the
change in the money outlook. Treas
ury As were hammered down almost
a half point and with one exception
Liberty bonds were scaled down
rather sharply.
In the face Of strong buying sup
port for high grade railroad stocks,
bonds Of these companies were re-
dictionary. Norfolk & Western con-
vertible 6s were the only outstand-
ing exception to the downward trend,
following the roads shares into, new
high grounds. Atchison, Baltimore
& Ohio, New York Central Southern
Pacific and other standard invest
ment issues receded fractionally.
Wabash As declined nearly points
Prices also displayed a softening
tendency in the Industrial division
but trading was devoid Of features.
Foreign obligations were infiu-
enced to a lesser degree by a change
in the bank rate and in some in
stances registered moderate gains.
French and German issues were con-
spicuously firm.
Total sales were $6,8S8,000.
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Financial
NEW YORK MARKET
Features Of The Days Dealings In
All The Leading Stocks

New York, Aug. 13.-[P)-Stock
prices broke sharply today on the
unexpected increase in the New York
Federal Reserve rediscount rate and
then developed a surprising outburst
of strength which wiped out most of
the earlier losses of l to 10 points
and sent dozens of issues / to Z
points above Yesterdays final quo
tatlons. 1t was one of the most COM
plete reversals of form in recent
stock exchange history, and had a
bewildering effect on many traders
and investors.
Wall Streets first impulse today
was to sell stocks on the theory that
the good news on General Motors.
directors of which declared a 90 per
cent stock dividend yesterday, was
out and that the higher bank rate
probably will be construed by many
as a check on eXtravagant specula-
ton in stocks. The nervousness of
traders, made apparent by the en-
ratlc fluctuations in many issues in
the early trading, was taken advan-
tage OF by professional shorts" who
succeeded in touching off a number
of stop loss" orders, resulting in
precipitous declines in some of the
high priced specialties.
While little effort was made to bid
up the nigh grade industrials during
the morning, it was noticeable that
they received good buying support
on the dips" and that there was
little urgent liquidation of large lines
OF long stocks when a strong in
Vestment demand appeared in the
rails which carried Atchison, Balti-
more and Ohio, Norfolk and West
ern and Southern Railway preferred
to new record high prices, an active
covering movement started in the
industrials.
The weekly mercantile reviews re-
ported improvement in business, de-
spite the intense heat in many Sec
lions of the country.
The confused price movement in
fhe stock market is we'll illustrated
by the fluctuations in General Mo.
tors, Which opened one point lower
at 2U2 IL, sagged close to the 200
MARI, rallied to 203, broke to
l96 o-4, climbed back to around the
zOo mark by early afternoon and
then spurted up to POS for net gain
OF IL points on the day, u. S.
steel Common showed a net gain of
3-S at 153 after having touched
las. Dupont rallied from 2S7 to 2S2
ana then slipped back to 800, up
0 Ia net; L. S. Cast Iron Pipe
rallied from 22S IA to 236 IA and
Case Threshing from 156 3-4 to III
and then back to 16S ga, up five
points net.
American Smelling was one of the
late features, soaring points to
l4f IL. the highest price since 1907.
American Brake Shoe and Foundry
closed 10 points higher at las and
American Wooden common and pre-
ferred, Brooklyn Union Gas, Cen
eral Electric, National Lead, and
Shloss-Sheffield Steelware among the
many issues to show net gains of
Two points or more.
Call money held steady at 4 10
per cent all day, although banks are
reported to have called upon S15.-
100000 in loans.
Commodity markets showed little
change.
With the exception of a slight
weakening in Sterling exchange, de-
mand bills ruling a quarter of a cent
lower around SASS 3-S, there were
lew changer of interest in the for
eign EXCHANGE market.
Flrmeb credit conditions indicated
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Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago, Aug. III
CATTLE-Receipts 1000: appr'1
mately three-fourths of receipts soul
western grassers and cake Ted stes1
these and meager supply fed stssj
already; fat she stock weak to i
higher; cutters and low cutters II
steady; other classes unchanged; ID
SI5-pound yearling 1910: 1210-po1
steers 1000; 156S-pound kind $50; 4
strings cake fed S.509925; vea1
largely 1900 400 to packers.
HOGS-Receipt $4,000; small 81
ply heavy butchers and strong wtlal
packing soWs late strong 10 shlI
higher than yeterday's best time a
ers around 25 higher than yesterd2l
average; top 1870 late; best Il
pound average upward TO 1850; b
240 to 325-pound butchers lliI
1890; most packing sows 10.50GL9
shippers took $500; estimated hold01l
5000.
SHEEP-Receipts 6O00; fat lanI
strong to % higher: six doubles 81
Washingtons 14.15; bulk natives Il
q 400; top 14.40 to packers: seYa
lots 14.25Q to city butcaet
some sales downward to 1900 and Il
low; bulk lambs around 11.50; eII
steady, 9.00G950: sheep weak;
fat ewes 5000 100: top. 1925; no feta
lambs sold, with indications to stsa
VealS.
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Effect Of Pea Louise
Infestation On
Pea Crop In Maine

The crop of peas in Maine this
year has suffered very seriously from
the louise infestation, a great many
farmers having lost their crops.
Although. production has been very
much curtailed and losses sustained
both by farmers and packers eX-
tremely heavy, we do not believe that
the appearance of this pest is by
any means a fatal blow to the pea
growing and pea canning industry
Of this State.
Visitations of the aphis, tend to
come in cycles, the last serious
depredations having been in 1908,
when bulk of the peas raised for
market gardens were destroyed. Any
year when the spring opens cold.
late and dry, and when the season
continues dry as it has this past
year, insects of all kinds propagate
very rapidly, and their destructive
effect becomes serious.
The season just past was of this
kind, and to add to our difficulties,
was the fact that the harvesting
season was practically devoid of
heavy showers which are more or
less essential to the crop.
Years which are favorable for the
development of the pea louise are also
ldNOldDI6 lOr lH6 QeNelOpnenL OIL lHS
various parasitic enemies which de-
stroy the louise. These parasites are
as persistent as the louise itself, and
in consequence, we have every rea-
son to believe that the coming season
should be comparatively free of lice.
OF the various methods of COM
batting the pea louise, tobacco sprays
and tobacco dusts are only partially
effective, because Of the extreme
difficulties of application. The pea
brushing machine which consists of
sweeping devices that remove the
lice mechanically, are apparent
ly extremely effective, if they are
used prior to the blossoming., Once
blossom has developed, it is ques-
tionable whether any method is eff
fective for accomplishing destruction
of the louise.
The planters In the pea growing
section generally realize the nature
of this pest, and express it as their
opinion that although serious, 1t is
no more to be feared as permanent
destroyer of crops than our pototo
beetles, grasshoppers, or corn borers.
Their faith in the pea crop is being
tangibly expressed by their willing
ness to sign contracts for 1927 plant
ing.
The books of the Portland Packing
Co., in the territory in which they
operate are now practically filled.
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Winning Clubs To Go
To Camp Vail In Sent.

Orono, August l3.-The winning
boys and girls club demonstration
teams for northern and eastern
Maine, are the kennebec Girls Club
OF Norrldgewock and the Piscatauuis
Jersey Helfer Club of South Sanger
vllle. These two clubs, together with
Two more chosen to represent the
southern and western sections of,
the state, will be delegates from
Maine to Camp Vail, Eastern States
Exposition, held in September Com
petition between the teams, especial
~ In the girls class, was very keen.
The judges were DR.. W. H Jordan,
Mrs. J. H, Huddilston and Mrs j.
Stlnchf1eld, all of Orono.
preparatory to these trials which
were held at Orono, many demon
stration teams had been trained by
county agents and home demonstra-
ton agents of the Extension Service
college of Agriculture, and the local
leaders OF the boys and girls clubs
The best boys and the best girls
teams were selected to represent
each county at the trials.
The Home Nurse" was the SUBJ
Ject demonstrated by the Norridge-
wock Girls team of which Mrs
Maude Carr is leader. The bows
team from South Sangerville, led by
9. B. Chandler. demonstrated "Judg-
ing a Jersey Heifer."
The other boys and girls that par
ticipated in these trials were: Eliza
beth Shaw and Helen Selwood of the
Good Luck Club, Perry, demonstrat-
ing The Correct Use of the Com
mercial Pattern; Harold Boardman
and Robert Boardman, of the Busy
Bee Club. Madison Center, demon
Strating Marketing Eggs" Dorothy
Avery and Vera Goodell of the Pine
Tree Club. Hampden, demonstrating
Canning; Eula Rasmussen and
Marion Findlen, of the Happy Hus-
tiers Club. Green Ridge. demonstrate
Ing pie Making" Freda Daniels and
Karin Gleason, Of the La Coudrant
Club, Ellsworth, demonstrating
Good Buynanship" and Helen Mer-
Idll and Lucille Parker Of the over.
the-Top Club, West Dover, demon
etrating Drafting Collar and Cuffs"
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Boston Produce Market

Boston, Aug. /,
BEEF--Choice whole cattle is,sr
BUTTER-Highe scoring than :: :.
ira 42042a; extras Al; extra FRI,
403641: firsts 3SG39i.
CHEESE-Extras 1904; frsts q;
@22i. =
CORN-No. 2 yellow 1.01a1O2
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown 81
tras Sig so; white and mixed ext-,
1851; eastern extras 3SG42; vss.
ern extras 36Q3S.
FLOUR-Spring patents, 1se-poui
sacks, special short 9.40q9.65; stan
ard 82509.35.
HAY-No. timothy 27G2s.
Handspring $3.50.
PORK-Medium backs 31.50Gs4n
OATS-Forty pounds 56G57.
POTATOES-Eastern shore 3Ts
4.25 per 100; new southern No. l 3.7;S
400 per barrel; sweets .95Q1.o0 b
basket.
Standardization Sugar Rears-
quotes $50 cents in 1QQ-pound h.
less per cent. for cash.
EGGS-10Q2 %.
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Better Bull Campaign
Meeting To Be Held In
Pennington, Sept. 5

There will be meeting at the
Farm Bureau Office in Pennington,
on Wednesday, Sept. 8, of all the
dairy project leaders from the vari-
Gus communities in Franklin county
which have organized, together with
some of the best livestock men of the
county, for the purpose of discussing
further plans for the better bull cam
paign now on in this county, and to
discuss the results thus far attained
in the year it has been under way.
This meeting is considered very i'm
portant, and will be in charge of
Charles Noyes, dairy project leader
of Franklin county, who will review
the progress of the campaign to date.
r. T. Talbot, dairy specialist, will be
present and outline the future plans
for the campaign and show what
agencies will be used during the next
year There are livestock men who
are helping the project by supplying
better bulls to those who desire
them, and it is expected that some Of
these men will be able to give the
project leaders some good ideas as to
how more men may be induced to
buy this better stock from which to
breed, and thus greatly improve their
herds
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Poultry
Only Half of Flocks
Tested Found Infected
With White Diarrhea

Orono, August 13.-Of the 50 flocks
consisting of 25,907 hens tested for
white diarrhea by the department of
Bacteriology and Veterinary Science
in 1925, 81 of the flocks were found
to be infected with this disease. In
80 of the flocks all of the hens were
tested and found to be free from
white diarrhea. From these 32 flocks
all located in Maine, more than 1861
600 Matching eggs and over 100000
day old chicks were sold.
Bacillary white diarrhea is a
disease of chickens which is very
widespread and responsible each
year for a large number of chickens
dying during the first two or three
weeks of their life. That the test
is effective is shown by the fact that
only go of the chicks from the
accredited focks died during the first
month, while from the infected fiocks
the percentage of chicks that died
ranged up to 90T, depending upon
the amount of infection.
While in this state the control of
the disease is entirely voluntary, in
some states more drastic measures
are being taken. The State of Wash
ington has recently issued an embar-
go against all chickens and poultry
coming into that state unless accom-
panied by a certificate to insure
freedom from this disease. Some of
the New England States are con-
Sidering similar action. Canada is
giving consideration to the adoption
Of important rules and regulations
which will prohibit the importation
of chickens into Canada which are
not accompanied by a certificate
showing the freedom from bacillary
white diarrhea. Inasmuch as many
chickens from the United States are
shipped into Canada each year, it
would seem necessary that poultry
men avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity of having their hens tested.
The testing of poultry for this
disease was started in the east but is
now practiced quite generally thru
out the United States. Maiy of the
states are appropriating funds to
assist in carrying out the work. The
testing in Maine was started in 1921
when 2730 hens were tested. None
of the fifteen focl1s tested that year
were found free from the disease.
The record for 1925 shows not only
that the work has grown remarkably
in Maine but that also some progress
has been made in controlling this
disease 81 fiocks being found entirely
free according to the test. Inasmuch
as the practice of buying day old
chickens is becoming more common
among poultrymen, it is of increasing
Importance that greater supply OF
white diarrhea free chicks be avail
: able to meet the demand.
This work is done by the Depart
ment of Bacteriology and Veterinary
Science of the College of Agriculture.
Notices are just being sent to poul-
trymen to the effect that the depart
ment will continue to do the testing
another year and the cost of the test
because Of the increasing numbers
of hens being tested has been re-
duced to ten cents per hen.
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North waIdoboro Pomona

Durham and Sebasticook Oranges
united in entertaining the North
Waldo Pomona Grange for an all-day
meeting on Wednesday. Owing to the
busy season the attendance was not
large. baked bean and pastry dinner
was served by the host Oranges. The
meeting convened in the afternoon
with worthy master, c. c. Clement
presiding, and the following officers
serving: Overseer. a. It. Clement:
steward, w. S. Parker; assistant
steward, Kermit Nickerson: secretary,
Maude Z. Mudgett chaplain. Mabel
Watson; lecturer, Sylvia Brown; gate
Keeper, Z. P. Taylor; Pomona, Eda
Clement; Ceres, Mrs W. S. Parker;
Flora, Flavie McAllister; lady assis-
tant steward, Miss Clement.
The following Oranges were repre-
sented: Comet Grange, Swanville. by
A 7. Nickerson: Morning Light
Grange, Winterport, c. c. Clement;
Sunrise Grange, Winterport, w. S.
Parker; Sebasticook Grange, Burn
ham, Ed2 B. Taylor: Bnrnham Grange.
Maude Mudgett. Several communica-
lions were read and acted upon. The
following literary program was pre-
scented: Salute to the flag; address
u "ciSoIlie, MIS-. IL j. NuCgett; re-
Spouse, c. c. Clement singing,
America the Beautiful" by the
Grange, with Mrs. Verdilla Pease,
pianist; topic Leaks (a) on the
Farm CD in the House" General dis
cussion by the members. 4 very inter
esting lecture was given by State
lecturer, NJ. ]. Hartman of Readfeld,
who spoke, particularly of the \. E.
lecturers conference to be held at
Orono next week; solo. Mrs. Verdilla
Fease; topic, is Public Opinion a
Good Standard of Right" general dis
cusslon was given and the decision
was IN favor. The usual courtesies
We're expressed for Inequalities and
the meeting closed in form.