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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-21

,,..ance Waud. of Belgrade Lakes
oi"' business caller in Augusta,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-21

The Weber Pond Camp Meeting
that opened Aug. IA will close Aug.
20. There will be services on sun
day at 8 A. NJ, prayer service: 1880
A. NJ. preaching service; 2.3o ?. NJ.
preaching service. Young peoples
meeting at 4 P. NJ; 7.30 P. NJ,
preaching service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-21

nan Clement of Belgrade was a
D I.r in this city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-21

Day Of this city was a BUSH
I. .ssi,or In Sidney. Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-21

,,orsebold furniture for private sale
s .nr,e antiques. Apply / Hartford
c.mare after . T. NJ. Saturday.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-21

Mrs. Hollis Shaw of Portsmouth
n. H., was a caller, Friday, in the
city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-21
AUGUSTA LOCALS
- 49, ~.,te - az
r.,ephone Your Locals to 1877

or n. Shibles or Orono was a
Less '"ss visitor in this city Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-21

Miss Ida Moore, who recently grad
uated from the Maine school of Com
merce at Auburn, has been engaged
to teach in the commercial depart
ment of the Rangeley high school the
coming year. At present she is en-
joying a vacation at the home of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. John p. Moore
at West Farmingtn.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-09
CHOPPED

After they dumped my parts Into the mocerator, they locked the lid, set the machinery in motion. and the knives dd the rest.
 stayed in there for four days, and when got out I was a bunch of liquid pulp,
 flowed out through valve that the same com mitteo of four unlocked, was screened into pit below, dried, and packed in a hale and sent to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving-where started from
 Most of the pulp that came along with me was rolled into sheets of bookhnders' board and sold for $40 a ton, There was a time when the govern ment would have lost money letting it go for $lO0 O0O,00o a toni
 This didn't happen to mo.
 They took me and a few moro usel-tobe bills, all of us being pulp together, and made us into souve. uirs-lt,le pulp animals, hats. busts, and other curios and nicknacks.
 So that's the end of my tale.
 I became tho left ear of a pulp rabbit, which they put on sale at the Printing and Engraving Bureau entrance. It took several thousand dollars to make that bunny-and he was bought by c tourist for 25 cents!
New Britain herald., 1926-01-09

sion, where the old hasbeens come when they are in their last stages.
 was sorry for those old dollars Some had been in circulation for years and some few weeks. But they were all dirty frayed, and worn out.
 They came from banks and subtreasuries throughout the country.
 But l didn't stay sorry for them very long. was soon too sorry for myself. was passed from hand to hand-and if you don't think that doesn't wear you out and make you dirty
 Soon I was has been. too, and back l vent right to the Redemption Division. where all old dollars go.
 Some of the bills that came in with mo weren't in such bad shape. so they sent to the money laundry to be renovated They have machines that carry bills on endless belts between copper rollers immersed in scap.suds. Then the bills arc rinscd in clear water, dried on gas-heated drums, ironed and sent into circulation once more, clean and crisp
 Other bius that came in either burned or in shreds and patches were sent over to a corner of the Redemption Division, where an expert tries to identify and trace them.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-09

the secretary and to the third by the comptroller of currency.
 Each day at p, m. these three officials or their deputies, with a fourth man designated by the secretary to represent the hanks and the public, gather around the macerator, unlock the lid and toss in the money that Is to be destroyed.
 The capacity Of the macerator Is one ton and about $l,00OoOO is destroyed in 1t every day. One aay-June q, 1Soi-it destroyed $151,Oo0,OoO
New Britain herald., 1926-01-09
WORTHLESS

By the time 1 landed at the treasury, thought was important Then I found I wasn't worth it! I had to be signed by both the treasury register and the treasurer of the United States before l counted for anything.
 was signed with three other bills. They signed us in a bunch. using four pens hooked together on a bar.
 Finally we were packed again and put into big vault where we marked time for two months waiting to get into circulation.
 There was $535OOO,OOO in that vault,
 I wouldn't advise anybody to try to get away with any of 1t. The treasury is guarded by 6S watchmen who patrol the building day and night, with a special detail always on hand for emer- gency duty.
 Electric signals are turned in every half hour to the office of the captain of the watch The cap tain's office is in communication with the city police chief, with Fort Meyer, and with tho Arse nal, so police, cavalry and artillery could be called without delay.
 In the money storage vault, every time employees put a new package of bills in, they took a package out. At last my turn came. was taken to the cash room of the treasury, and went from there into the wide, wide world.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-09
BY DOLLAR BILL

now I'm the left ear of souvenir rabbit! A Here's how:
 was made at the Crane Mills, in Dalton, Mass. where atl the governments currency paper is made.
 was just in the then, No polish or refine rent. Just the same, had the malings of an In. huential citizen. wasn't any common piece of paper-not by long shot made of special silk hbre-trick stuff, made by closely guarded secret process
 The sheet of paper was ill was big enough to mako four bills and this sheet was put up in package with 999 other sheets.
 Every other package of currency paper con. tsins 1000 sheets. This 1000 count starts at the paper mill and Is continued through the Bureau of Printing and Engraving and into the treasury. If anybody counts wrong everybody In the depart mcnt where the error Is made is held until the count Is corrected.
 didn't think important until I reached the Printing and Engraving Bureau. They drove me through the street of Washington in truck no fuss at all As reached the bureau they put me in steel safe behind 20ton steel door, was guarded as carefully finished cur. rency
 While was in my safe, made plate to print me with. They never use the original plate for this. They use it to make replica plates and print with them
 I found this is the bureaus plan to keep Itself from being countorfeiter. If anything should happen to the original plate, they'd have to make another one. No matter how much this second plate like the original. it wouldn't he the origi- nal--and bills printed by it would be counterfeit But If anything should happen to the replica they could easily make one.
 PLATES GUARDED
 And maybe you think they aren't careful of these plates They guard them 24 hours day and lock them in vault at night
 ia counterfeiter got one, he could be million aire in week!
 From the safe where they put me at first they sent me ts the printing room, where 625 employees made money faster than Rockefeller ever dreamed of They make slSoOO,OOo day, That's one even Henry Ford can't laugh off
 The smallest bills are $1, and the largest are 3IooOo.
 In the printing room they printed me first on my back. Then they sent me over to the inspection room to be examined. Finding I was all O. K, they sent me back to the printing room and slapped another plate on my front.
 Lots of people think bill Is made of two pieces of paper stuck together, but they're wrong.
 When was printed-it took about month-l was sent to the examining division, where go another careful once over.
 All this time was still in a sheet with three other bills. If any one of these bills had beer faulty the whole sheet would have been throwl away.
 But we were all right, so they put us betweei two pieces of carboard. ironed us with mechan cal roller, trimmed the rough edges and sent Il to the numbering room to be stamped with ou treasury numbers.
 After more checking and counting We were sen 10 the Division of Issue. fin tho same building and checked and counted again. Then the wrapped us in a brown paper package and put Il in a van to be hauled to the Treasury Building.
 On the way to the treasury felt proud Tn care they took of us was fattering. Jesse Jam'
New Britain herald., 1926-01-09

and all his boy ohums couldn't have broken into that van. It's sides were an inch thick and they had enough guards around to lick the army,
 don't blame them for being careful, That van carries from S4OOO to $4O00, 900 each trip.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-09
PIECES FRAGMENTS

This expert has found fragments ot a slo bill that had been chcwed by swine; fragments of two $500 notes that had been thrown away by Chica so man before be committed suicide; and the ashes of SEQ in bills which q woman had hidden in a grate and then set fire to by mistake.
 If threehfths of any bill is still intact 1t is TO deemed at it's face value: if between three.ftths and twoffths is left, t is redeemed at halfvalue; but any part less than twohfths can't be redeemed
 (Copyright 1924. by NEA Sc
New Britain herald., 1926-01-09

unless proof is presented that 1t was destroyed,
 Being too torn to be renovated and too good to be sent so the bill shred expert, was turned over in a sealed package with somo other has-heens to the receiving clerk, He handed the package to counter. who gave him receipt and unwrapped and checked
 The counter was woman-all of them are and I'll say she knew her stuff. The bill right next to me was a counterfeit | didn't know but she spotted 1t right away. She stamped it "counter felt" and it was sent oyer to the Secret Service Department for investigation.
 When I found out that these counters handle one million dollars q day. wasn't so surprised at their skill That's lots Of practice,
New Britain herald., 1926-01-09
Beads
 WasFiirst Money
IF s pompous. pink.faced man

with a gleaming shirt.front of diamonds moves majestically across hotel lobby, some spectator will lean over to his companion and remark;
 Bet that guy has oodles of wam. pum,"
 "Wampum"-meaning money. It's a slang phrase today--like ma. Iuma, berries or dough-but in point of fact wampum DOES mean money, the first money America ever knew
 It was used by the Indians and was called by other names. too wampumpeag and plain peag. Wam. pun consisted of beads and belts. One black bead was worth two white ones.
 The white beads were made out of the ends of periwinkle shells, and the black beads were made out of the black part of clam shell. They were rubbed down and polished as articles of ornament and arranged in strings or belts ss jewelry.
 THE first English colonists in X America began to use wampum for exchanges with the Indians end then among themselves. It was made legal tender in Massachu. setts and by custom soon became the prevailing currency.
 The white man also proved his superiority by making counterfeit wampun..
 A fathom or belt of wampum was made up of Seo beads. For the In dians 1t was perfect money: for the white man 1t became a fuctuatins. unsatisfactory currency.
 Soon after the settlement of Mas. sachusetts Bay the colonists began to use what is called a barter cur. rency. Musket bullets. for Instance, were worth farthing apiece. HISTORY shows that the English \ | government made no objection to the emigration Of the Puri. tens to New England except for the fact that they carried money out of the realm. Illustrative of the value of English currency among the early settlers are the following in. cidents:
 A married preacher was allowed 30 pounds a year.
 A man who stole four baskets of corn from the Indians was fined hvs pounds for his crime.
 Carpenters, sawyers, Joine-s and bricklayers, whose services were in great demand, were forbidden to take more than two shlllings c day for their labor,
 A COW was worth 25 or 80 pounds.
 The years rolled by. Paper money sprang into being. Colonsts' cur rency passed through hundreds of early crises. And then came the Revolutionary War-the greatest crisis of them all.
 When the colonies went into the war, all of them made issues of pa per money to meet the expenses oi military preparations. The Cont mental Congress, having no power tc tax. began to Issue bills on the faith of the Continent"
 The first issue was for soo,oot Spanish dollars, redeemable In goit or silver in three years. Paper fol sa,oOo,oOo was issued before the srea depreciation began.
 DBLATIAH WEBSTER insisted IT | on taxation, but member 6 Congress indignantly asked why tn ir people should be taxed when the le could go to the printing ofice an C. get cartload of money. Id In 17S0 the bills had so deteriora' ed in value that they were worth tw Id cents on the dollar. ne The Bank of North America ws chartered with a capital of s4oo, ,oc December s1, 17si. The bank orig - mated in q union of Philadslphi men formed Tn the preceding ysl
New Britain herald., 1926-01-09
PUNCHES HOLES

When the counter came 10 me she put mo in package with go ether bills, then took us over to canceling machine and puncurcl four holes through the bunch. Then she returned us to the clerk.
 The next day we were sent up to the cutting room. X great biz knife sliced us In two,
 My upper half was sent to the registers office. My lower half was sent to the office of the secrc tary of the treasury These halves were counted separately
 After heinz sliced in two, you'd think that would be the end Of me. Nothing like 1t! My parts were carted to q building that contains maccrator.
 This macerator is huge spherical receptacle of steel. containing water and fitted on the inside with l56 closely set knives. The knives revolye,
 The lid of the n,accrator is held down hy three locks, each with its own individual key. The key to one lock is held by the treasurer to another by ice, Inc Nc 1S)
New Britain herald., 1926-01-09
EXCHANGED FOR OLD BILL

They sent me cut in exchange for dollar bill that came into tho Treasury Redemption Dvi'
New Britain herald., 1926-01-09
DELATIAH WEBSTER insisted

DBLATIAH WEBSTER insisted | on taxation, but 6 member of Congress indignantly asked why the people should be taxed when they could go to the printing ofics and get cart.load of money.
 In 17S0 the bills had so deteriorat. ed in value that they were worth two cents on the dollar.
 The Bank of North America was chartered with a capital of s4oo, 900 December Sl. 17sl. The bank origi. mated in q union of Philadslphia men formed In the preceding year to supply the army with rations. They were allowed to form the bank and to issue notes to buy the rs. Quired articles.
 Another early crisis was Shay's Rebellion in New England in l7sS and 17Ss. It was an lnsurrection of debtors who were suffering from the collapse of the currency and the re. turn to specie values. They clam. ored for paper money.
 \ MEXICAN currency started On A temporary upward trend with the organization of the first United States bank, chartered hy Congress in l7sl. The banks capi' tai was slO.o0O,ooo. to be paid one fourth in cash and the rest in United States bonds The charter vas te run for 90 years and the bank issued no bills smaller than tlo.
 The first silver was actually ecinet in 1794 and the first gold in the nsxI year.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-28

" ANTEp-Socoud haud vine and
posts, Address HI. G. BOX @2A,
IIoltviilo. 25t4
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-28
SPORT NEWS SECTION

habit Of protecting his "tin' eal
wan has siove maue him look ludi-
crous. Shortly after the second
round opened Huff rushed his OPP
ponent, and dropped him to the can
vas with hard punches. Huff had
long shot started before Firpo
went down and could not hold it
back, the blow striking the Braw-
ley boys shoulder while his knee
was Oh the floor. Firpo was up in
stantlv and Huff held out his hand
i'll apology for the accidental foul
and Firpo laced him one, ignoring
the Sam Diego boys gesture.
Firpo Made Mistake
That was where Brother Firpo
made his big mistake, for Huff pro-
cccdcd to give him a lesson in ring
courtesy and beat him so badly that
the referee stopped the fight with
Firpo on the floor out cold. Jimmy
then acted the Good Samaritan and
luggcd FirpO to his corner.
Kid Mex got revenge on Kenneth
Wallace for the knockout the latter
presented MIN with III TINS city lii
January, scoring a decision in four
rounds. 1t was close, with Wallace
working ahead and had the colored
boy looking not so good. 1t was
a nice scrap.
Joe Pico missed one when he call
ed the opening scrap between Young
Raymond and Bud Flores draw. 1t
was Raymond IS fight by miles but
Flores, like all the Filipino fighters,
was game as they make them, and
although he was ''out0 practically
the entire fourth round, he would
not drop or quit and was dangerous
even up to the end.
1t was a mighty fine card and Il
large crowd enjoyed it. :.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-28
Watching the
Score Board

Yesterdays Rero-Georgc Kelly,
Giant first bascman, singled in the
ninth and drove Young over with the
run that beat the Phillics. Q to s.
Bcngc, rookie Cleveland pitcher,
singled in the tenth inning and start
ed two run rally that beat the
Browns, ) to >.
Blucgc's homer with two on help
ed tho Senators beat the Red Sox
/? TO !, and gave Walter johnson his
third victory of the season.
The Yankees blew Rommcll out of
the box il the fifth inning and beat
th" Athletics, 8 to >.
The Robins ditchcd their ink
against Southpaws and beat the
Braves 6 to ).
Johnny Morrison let the Cubs
down with two hits and the Pirates
won 10 o.
Ty Cobb, playing his first game
of the season, hit single, double
aud a triple, knocked in four runs
and scored two and the Tigers beat
the White SoX = to :.
Yesterdays Home Run Hitters
Kelly, Giants, Il.
Summa, Indians, -.
Combs. fankS, -.
Hale, Athletics. II
Lazacri, Yanks, II,
Blucgc, Senators, IT,
Dean, Phillics, IL
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-28

meighed him by 10 pOusds and play
ed rings around Paul, getting away
from inc 1atter's wild swings with
a surprising case, and ripping long
hooks to the colored boys jaw, max
ing him look foolish After what
happened it looks as if Paul dclib-
cratcly played boob in the first
round and that the sailor fell for it.
The second round started off like
a repetition of the first, with Paul
looming bad compared TO the grace
tul work of the sailor. The latter al
lowed the colOrcd bov to come in
close and thereby committed suicide.
Paul ripped "a couple of short blows
TO the sailors jaw and the latter
turned III on the birds Of paradise.
oHe was given a terribly Slow "out'
count, but he could not move from
the canvas. Paul rushed across the
ring to have his hand held up, his
facc wrcathcd in smiles. 1t was a
NICE victory for the colorcd boy and
he deserved il. -
johnny, Lee. the little San Di-
ego' Filipino,' and Benny Chavez
stole the show with their rafting
good scmi-final, and Bud Love Joy,
referee from San Diego, will never
be- nearer sudden ,Ieath than he was
in the second round when, he stopped
the boys and told them if they did
not fight he would throw them out
of the ring. They had been fight
ing from the tap of the gong and
the crowd voiced its disapprbval Of
Love Joy s remark. He's Il GOOD
referee though.
Chavez and Lee Good
chavez was substituting for Hor-
ace self who was under the wcath-
rr. aud boy howdy, what a substitute
he was. The boys were splendidly
matched were in perfect condition,
mud put up a skfllful fight 1t was
a pleasure to sit back and watch
them, and though Chavez had an
edge on long range stuff. Lee was
his superior as an infiehtcr, the
latter 5 short arms enabling him to
get under the othrr boys guard
and fail away n the body. y re-
match would pack any house.
The only poor match on the card
was the special event between Jim
my Huff of San Diego and Young
Firpo of Brawley. Huff is much too
clever and experienced to be match
cd with Firp0. He clouted the lat
ter around the ring in the first
round toying with him. Firpo 5 old
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-28
2 Baseball Men
Are Suspended
BY United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES April 2S.- Two
baseball PLAYERS were gil ven indvfi-
mite suspensions for arguing with
tie umpircs by Harry \. Williams.
president OF thc--Pucific Coast lea
que, today.
Ernie johnson, manager of the
Portland Beavers, was suspended fer
his alteration with umpee Van
Gr;,flin in the aame betWecu jbe
beavers amt the Missions 1t san
/ ancisco sunday.
Brick Eldred, of the Seattle club.
na' penalized for talking back -
Umpire Billy Phylc IA the gall here
With Hollywood last Sundav.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-28
PLANT HOPS IN SONOMA

SANTA ROSA, Calf, April IS.
Three thousand acres Of hops have
been planted in Sonoma county this
year. Congressional discussion about
the possibility of modifying the Vol
stead act in favor of light wines
and beer is said to be responsible
for the move.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-28
BRAWLEY'S OPENING SUGGEST WAS
FULL OF Pep; BATTLING PAUL PUT
BEE ON KOONTZ, CHAVEZ-LEE GOOD

There was one happy colorcd boy
in Brawley last night, in 'he person
of Paul Convillion, better known as
Battling Paul whose TlRk
Knockout of Sailor Koontz in the
main event at the Brawlcy Amer,
lean Legion boxing arena furnish
ed fitting climax to the opening
card Of the season, which was good
from start to finish.
After the first round one wouldn T
have given half frame for Paul S
chances of winning. The COB ont
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-28
SUMMONS
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
County of Imperial
tStCTIc L. NIr0up. FIalnt
Vrq


Clarence II. Stroup, Defendant
The People of the state Of Cali
foruia Send Greeting to Clarence II.
S'roup, Dcfchdart.
You Are Hereby Directed to Ap
pear and answer The Complaint IA
an action entitled as above, brought
against you IN IN, Superior court
OF The County of Imperial, State
Of California, within ten DAYS af
ter the service GA you % jlrs
SumnonS-If served within this
county; or within Thirty da, il
served eiSenncrN.
And You are hereby notified mat
unless You appear and answer as
above required, the said Plaintiff
will take judgment for any Tolcv
or damages demanded i'm the cont
plant, is aisiuI upon con'ract, q.
>h" "l'l apply to the Count for ANY
other ,ehcl demanded IN tine ,om
pIarut.
Given lmaor my haud and the
sr@t OF the Superior t,u5t @ Il"
County of Imperial, State OF Cali-
f"rnia, TIN. 3lst day OF Martu,
1925.
O. G.. MOT >NHAU, ClorE,
BY c. +. NilIitord, n.raty Cic,h.
(SEALJ
Charles e. Scott, ..t.o.rc~ for
Plaintiff.
AZ 81 2s N . II ~ % j 9 10
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-28
So. California
Sporting Briefs
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, April 2s.-Benny
Furrcll, Filipino fIywcight, won an
eight round decision over Alike
Akol, another Filipino, at Culver
City last night. II was a fast fight
but there were no knockdowns.
Mickey Emo and Chappy CRUZ
fought Il draw in the six round scui-
windup.
Az the favoritcs were still in the
field when the third round OF the
California state open golf tourna-
ment for women started today over
the Wiltshire Country club course.
The second round, played yester-
day, did not provide, any important
upSetS.
Among those who started play to-
day were Mrs. Frank Sheedy, San
Francisco; Mrs. George NJ. Lewis,
PaSadcna; Mrs. Dan Jones, Los An
gelcs; Mrs. Brent Potter, San Fran-
cisco, and Miss Margaret Cameron,
Pasadena.
Miss Cameron and Mrs. Potter
were expected to furnish the best
match of the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-28
ONE HUNDRED INJURED IN
A BELGIAN TRAIN WRECK

BRUSSELS, April 2S.-Ouc huu-
drcd were reported injured, 30 sea-
iousIN, when seven coaches of a train
overturned at a station in the prov
mcc of Antwerp.