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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
Packard To Give Address
UP. W. Club Meeting Tonight

bertram E. Packard, deputy state
commissioner of education, will speak
inc regular meeting of the Au-
susla Business and Professional
Nomen's club at 7.S0 this THURSDAY
Senlng In the girls rest room at the
Sate House. His subject will be
~ Johns Church at Pownalborough
saa lts missionary Pastor, Rev. ia
cob Bailey"
The members of the executive
sommittee of the club will be the
sMtesses upon the occasion. The
BUSINESS uaS matters to be considered
WI WI include the election of several
new members.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation to our friends
and neighbors for the beautiful covers
and the loving expressions of sympa-
thy in our great bereavement.
2. Fl. THOMAS,
EDWARD PUTNAM,
MRS. ALICE STAINE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

panies, including producing and refining
companies, reporting for 1921, 81 re-
ported net incomes aggregating $685.
405 and the other l64 reported deficits
aggregating $89,0so,008. OF 1856 coal
companies reporting for 1921, 1919 had
net incomes aggregating $82,654,787.
and the remaining EST had deficits ag-
gregating 72,S21.Sl5. The ones hav-
ing net incomes paid Federal taxes ag-
gregating $l5,2l9,l44.
The grand total Of corporations of
every kind reporting to the Bureau of
Internal Revenue for 1921 was $50. 1917.
of whom III ,23o reported net earnings
aggregating $4.33o,047,8l3, upon which
the Federal taxes were SOL, SIS, 432,
leaving a net of S3,634,472,3 Sl The
aggregate deficits OF the remaining COM
panics aggregated 7S,2l9,l34
AS for the picture of wealth accumu-
lations which our letter-writer gives of
the farming population, it is as far
from the truth as that of the industries
named above. The situation would not
be so bad but for the many transfers
of farms at high prices, involving a
total loss of the down payments, the
farms having been returned to the orig
inal owners to cancel the remaining
Indebtedness.
The figures of the census of farm
property taken in 1925 are not yet all
available, but lacking E counties in the
State of Texas, the aggregate value of
all farm lands and buildings thereon in
1925 was $4o, 344, 2S3OO6, against $685.
316,002,602 in 1920, showing a shrink
age of about sl7,oO00Oo,o00, or 2s7
per cent. The number Of farms fell
from o,448,343 to 6,347,2l7, and the
number of acres in farms from $751;
883,71s to 22.l3l.859.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

Helen Wills. tired from exertions
in Lenglen match, asked for post
ponement Of her first match in
Beaulieu tournament.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
CHURCH HILL

There will be an entertainment and
box social at the Hewins school on
Friday evening. February 10, at s
O'Clock. Everybody come. Girls
bring boxes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

86s, while the deficits of the others ag-
gregated $47,70l.5l3. In 1920 the net
incomes aggregated $l2,ss8,34l and the
deficits SIC, 487, l49, while in 1921 the
net incomes were $24,7s4,S68 and the
deficits %3,l88,479. OF POI sugar COM
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

Little Charlotte Hess of Newcastle
Penn. has the distinction of being the
youngest bobbed hair miss. She had
her hair bobbed at the age of days.
She was born with long thick hair.
reaching a considerable length be-
low her shoulders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

Fifteen bodies removed from build
ings buried under a snow slide in
Sap Gulch, near Salt Lake City. Au-
thorities fear 100 may be entombed
in the avalanche.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

things failed. The prohibition adj
ministrator was informed the fete
was ridiculing the constitution OF
the United States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

be held from the home in Sidney at
~ o'clock Friday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

Ralph Brooks, Jack. Dempsey's
sparring partner. shot in Richmond
hotel while acting as champions
advance agent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
Personal and Miscellaneous ]

Under Personal and Miscellaneous"
wealth are included the personal proper
ty, such as clothing, furniture, house.
hold equipment, jewelry, horse-drawn
vehicles, books, and kindred property;
motor vehicles, given in 1922 for the
tlrst time as separate category BE-
cause Of their importance for both
passenger and freight transportation;
imported merchandise in bonded ware
houses and in hands of traders; gold
and silver coin and bullion in the United
States Treasury, Federal Reserve Banks
and private banks, and in circulation.
The increase in what is classified az
personal and miscellaneous property
was large in the last period, and due
largely to full employment for the
wage-earning class, from 1915 to 1920,
at high wages, and the free buying Of
such goods by all classes during the
period of fictitious prosperity. People
thought they were prosperous, but it
has become apparent since that this
was delusion due to the artificial con-
ditions All Of these values are m
fated far above the 1918 level or even
the 1922 level, for the goods were
mostly bought in the boom period
We have already commented upon the
increase IN the gold and silver coin and
bullion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
Card Of Thanks

and half yard of percale. A picnic
lunch will be served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
WINTHROP
War Picture Presented by Legion

February 25th the great war PIC
ture You Can't Stand There. Sol
der" will be presented. under the
auspices of Winthrop Post, No. 40,
American Legion. The title Is from
the well known phrase so familiar
during the war and the spirit of the
picture is in keeping with the title.
This film Is dedicated to the ire
pressible doughboy. who refused to
be downhearted, even in the face OF
death.
The sub-tities are in the language
that every soldier knows and the
picture brings to the screen a phase
or the war never before picturized
1t Is from the American Legion film
service. from authentic scenes, taken
by the United States Signal Corps,
during the war, and skilfulIy woven
together with continuity which IL
you>had happened to be in the cast
or characters would have given you
chance to re-live those eventful
days of slum barbed wire and high
explosives. Winthrop Post, No. 40,
Is FORTUNATE to be able to secure this
picture, as 1t is in great demand
throughout the country, being q
new release. The film is the first in
:, SS VI piSIuiSo u De SHOWN Dy
the local post, the proceeds to be
used in furnishing the new Legion
dugout. Through the courtesy of
II. Clair Miller the Gem theatre has
been loaned to the Legion for this
series of pictures. 1t is hoped that
the friends of the post will be gen.
erous with their patronage and seats
will be on sale at an early date.
The Valentine social at the Meth
odist church given under the aus
pices of the Ellsworth League, Tues
day evening, proved very entertain
ing and was much enjoyed. The
vestry was decorated in white
streamers and red hearts and pro-
gram of Valentine games was car
ried out. Each one was given a
small heart on a string and the win
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

We need not consider an increase OF even
u per cent at all discrsditabie. On the
other hand, we are not justihed IN as
sumins that the figures indicate that the
decade of lsI2-Is2z was marked by any
considerable increase in the wealth Of the
average inhabitant Of the nation
The U. S. Bureau of Labor index is
based on primary market quotations
of 404 commodities, allowance being
made for the relative quantity of each
marketed. This figure for ali prices in
December, 1922, was 1S6 as compared
with 100 at the beginning of 1913, in
dicating a rise of Sc per cent, which
practically agrees with the IS plus per
cent average of several index numbers
mentioned above. Q
Using the figures as reduced to this
uniform price level we find that from
1880 to 1890 the grand total increased
73.5 per cent or 7.35 per cent per year,
3.59 per cent annually to 1900, $50 per
cent annually to 1904, Clio per cent
annually to 1912, and LOO per cent an
nually between 1912 and 1922 For the
thirty-two years from 1880 to 1912 the
average. annual increase in wealth was
81 per cent. so that the increase in the
last decade, even if a more accurate
estimate should be twice the figure
shown was still considerably below
normal.
If the national wealth be expressed
on per capita basis the showing dur
ing recent years is still less favorable.
The population in 1912 according to the
official mid-year estimate of the Gen.
sus Bureau, was o5,097 600, making
wealth $3.50 per capita. In 1922 pop
ulation had risen to los, 248,000 or l485
per cent, so that the 1850 per cent in
crease in total wealth at 1918 prices
gives per capita of only $l,885 in
1922, an actual decreased
Marking Up Real Estate Values
1t will be noted from the table above
that the largest classification by far
is that of taxable real estate and i'm
provements-making up 4S.6 per cent of
the grand total in 1922. 1t Is obvious,
that a large portion of it represents
land values and since there was no
acquisition of additional territory DUR
ing the period, and building operations
were largely curtailed. the apparent in
crease in taxable real estate from 96.9
billions to 1859 billions evidently con-
sisted in large part of an apprecia-
ton OF land values.
Agriculture
The Agriculture and Mining" classi-
fication is made up as follows, a COM
parison being shown with 1912 and
1904, with the annual percentage In
crease in each period:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

cacies. Mrs. Perkins will he tho
chaperone on the trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

Bottom fell out of coke market,
price dropping from $13 to Sc a ton,
as result of anthracite strike settle
ment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

W,nslow, who has employ
charles swiston, is passing the re-
| snt IN y the week with his parents
rsndsrr N Mrs. Frank Winslow at IL
lf o. street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

Moscow-Official figures show a
decided increase in intoxication and
the use of drugs since vodka was le-
galized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

"You are still bachelor. Yet you
say you are lucky with women"
Certainly. Don't they always re-
fuse me?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
The Census Figures Of Wealth

The latest computation of the wealth
of the United States of all kinds by
the Bureau of the Census was made as
of the close of the year 1922. We give
the figures of that estimate below and
for conparisel the previous estimates
together with otr own calculations of
the annual increase in per capita wealth
Chased on ccnsu. ngmes of population)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

San Juan-A w. C. T. U. protest
over a Mardi Gras carnival at which
girls were costumed as champagne,
creme de menthe and other such
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
FLASHES OF LIFE
BY the Associated Press

Geneva-Perhaps the League Of
Nations will be in a position to adj
1ucate decisions in future interna-
tional tennis matches on the Riviera.
1t has been suggested that it remove
to Monte Carlo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

New York-Lillian Wilson of Port
land, Ore, who came to be novelist
and is now accused of passing bad
checks, wants to go home. New
York is too big and too much for
me-" she says. II can't stand it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

world flyers, plan q civilian trans
Polar flight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

New York--It seems certain that
our Helen could defeat the marvellous
Mademoiselle at Forest Hills. SUI
zanne would have to queneh her
thirst during match there with
Orangeade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

and of the value of the several wealth
estimates on the 1913 price-level, ac-
eording to- the Bureau of Labor price
tables. We append also a graph show
ing the curve of increasing wealth con-
forming to these calculations:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

manufacturing equipment has proceeded
at more rapid rate, both before and
since the war, than has total wealth.
rejecting the development of manufac-
turing industry in the United States
and the larger relative importance of
manufacturing as compared with agri-
culture during the last twenty years.
But If the figures be converted to
1918 dollars the growth in total manu-
featuring equipment and products ap-
pears to have been only 3o4 per cent
in the decade ended 1922 compared with
S.T per cent in the previous decade.
As stated previously, certain industries
Immediately affected BY the war ex-
banded rapidly, but many of these later
had to scrap excess plant capacity, and
industry in general fell behind its pre-
war growth due to its concentration on
war activities.
Figures for investment in railroad
and public utilities likewise showed
smaller increases during the later per-
iod. Of the public utilities, the largest
increase was in electric generating
plants, in 1912 valued at $2,0o9, 000, 900
and in 1922 at $4,22o,O0O,00O. The cleo.
trical industry was growing very rapid
ly during the period but was not helped
by the war; in fact, the war delayed
for several years new construction that
would have meant added electrical rev.
enueS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
NEWS BRIEFS

Dudley Field Malone. defense coun-
sci in Scopes evolution trial. to aid
Anthony Bimba. charged with bias
phemy in Brockton.
German authorities proceeding
with great care in prosecuting
Grover Bergdoll, draft dodger. on Sc
duction charges.
Countess, of Cathcart must remain
at Ellis Island several days longer
until Secretary of Labor Davis de-
cides whether she can enter coun-
try.
Lieutenants Wade and Ogden
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

Camden, N. J.-Unkissed for three
years Mrs. Frank Becker IS. has won
a divorce. She testified that her hus-
band had Joined cult that forbade
display of affection.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
Marking Up Real Estate Values
Agriculture

The Agriculture and Mining" CLASH
flcation is made up as follows, a COM
parison being shown with 1912 and
1904, with the annual percentage In
crease in each period:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

London-Court mourning ends Sat
urday and the prince of Wales has
accepted an invitation to do a little
Jazz dancing at ball next Tuesday
night. The girls have noted that no
longer does he carry one arm in a
sling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

West Palm Beach-Count and
Countess Salm have avoided a fight.
They had ringside reservations for a
bout last night-seats separated
put cancellations came when every
body heard about it and was on the
qui viye.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

Los Anglese-Robert E. Leonard
film director and eX-husband of Mae
Murray's. is to marry Gertrude Ohm
stead of the screen. Mae is still
fancy free. so far as recorded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

.s.ster Club will meet
2 gs;M MISS Helen Hutchinson 10 Elm
}sin M.bis evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
,,cITSTA LOCALS

~ q Miller of this city lett
william ,. ~ train Wednesday
\ the BUSINESS trip to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18

Lieutenants Wade and Ogden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23

far to the right out Of bounds, regis
tering 6.
STEVENSON had a 4 for an 80 at the
last hole, knowing that so would
just get in the first flight. His tee
shot was far to the left. $50 yards
away from the green and he holed his
mashie second for deuce. Karl
Kellerman also found the eighteenth
a hard hole, finishing with and a
s for 78, when he had a good chance
for q as. He tried to cut the corner
and carry the trees at the eighteenth.
If Voigt and Mackenzie meet tomor.
row morning, it will be their sixth
meeting in three years. Voigt now
holds the edge in victories, his win az
Sherwood Forest last Sunday giving
him three wins against two for Mac
Kenzie, who returned from England a
few weeks ago.
Pairings in the first flight follow:
W. ]. English, Nd, G. c. l7D. vs. L, n.
Rd NSad N Miner HiSAaE stsSiqspn
6 as, "a Jackson Bait sseea 9S.
VS.. R; T, strobel, Md; C; G. (791; G.
E Shde WssR6s6n Golf and eou G2sfc cub
800 IN r. NJ KET3gpaq Nd &c g G. t7S)' VS. US
Baltic. e; c. 49, VS.. Roland R. Mac.
Other Washington pairings follow:
SECOND FLIGHT-G. II. Howard. Wash
ington Golf and Country Club 1927. VS.. l..
w. McCrea. Rolling Road lS4l; Hugh $.
c. G.; H. A. Parr. Sd. Md. c. c. vs.. j.
Floyd Brawner. Columbia (s2).
THIRD PLIGHT, Logan Hopkins
jr.. Elkridge (s4) E Roberts. Md. C. C.
vs.. Robert Gormley. Columbia 1851: G. P.
Columbia 5S2j: ]. E. Baines, Columbia
1851, VS.. z. D. Hughes. BALTIC.
FOURTH FLIGHT. z. Wise. Washing
ton G. and C. c. tS7l. VS.. s. B. Grimes.
FIFTH FLIGHT-Dr. Bruce L. Taylor.
Congressional CS9l. vs.. E. r. Morse. BALTIC :
A. w. Howard. Washington G. and C. c.
$50. VS.. ]. +. Emerson BALTIC.
SIXTH FLIGHT-R B. Cummings. Co
washington G. and {. c. (ooJ: A. J. cum cum,
mlngs; Columbia (91), VS.. s. c. Harcum,
SEVENTH FLIGHT-C. A. Watson. Co
lumhia t102l. VS.. F. II. Jones' BALTIC: r.
NJ. Waldron. Washington G. and c. c. (e2I.
lumbia (103) vs.. M. &. List. Washington
Semi-final and final rounds will be
concluded tomorrow
The club gave golf dinner last
night for the visiting players
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
SMITH AND SARAZEN
TO PLAY TOMORROW

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, July 23.-Gene Sara
zen, former national open champion,
and Macdonald Smith, Western and
Long Island open titleholder, tomor-
row will try to end the greatest golf
struggle in history.
At the end of the scheduled 72 holes
of the metropolitan championship at
the Salisbury Country Club, near Gar
den City, N. Y, last week these two
were deadIocked at 2s6 strokes. Last
Sunday at the end of the first plays
off round each registered 20, three
under par, and in the second they
posted 70, and no decision was forth
coming.
At the end of the second play-off
round they had passed the record
reached by Willie Macfarlane and
Bobby Jones in the national open at
Worcester, Mass, in 1925, whe1 Mac
farlane won the title by q single stroke
on the thirty sixth extra hole.
There must be a decision in the
metropolitan, and the players agreed
to meet in an 18-hole test tomorrow
morning and again in the afternoon
If it Is found necessary. Sarazen won
the metropolitan crown at Grassy
Sprain year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
MUNY NET EVENTS
NEAR TITLE STAGE

Champions Of the four groups of
public tennis courts pair off today for
the semi-final round of play in the
annual municipal tournament for the
city title.
Everett Burke, who reached the
semi-finals yesterday by defeating Bob
Newly of Rock Creek, Ga, 2--6, 6-3,
is to face Gwynn King, the winner at
Monument. The other match brings
Bob Considine of Potomac into action
against Dooley Mitchell of Henry. The
matches are listed for 4:45 at Potomac
Park.
The final will be staged tomorrow
afternoon at Potomac and the final of
the doubles played on Sunday.
Results of yesterdays doubles
matches follow:
POTOMAC PARK.
Second round--Rathgeber and Trigg de-
feated Dreschler and Hoffecker. 6-3, 6-,3.
Third round-o,Neil and Consisting de- 6
Abrams and Taylor defeated STAN and Steb;
bins. 2.6. S-6. e., Rathgebere and
Donald and Buchanan. by default.
Fourth roqnd--king and Mitchell defeat
MONUMENT PARK.
Second round-FelIowes and Shoemaker
Third round-Fell0wes and Shoemaker
defeated Newly and Grant. Is. 10.
6-l.
HENRY PARK.
Second round-Kuwaski and Love defeat
ed Garrett and Gould. g.. 6-2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
RY DAN O'LEARY,
Eighty -Year-Old Champion Hiker of
World

Eighty six Year-Old Champion Hiker OF the
World.
A FTER a boy has learned to
~ wear the right kind of shoes,
take the proper care of his
feet and is hardened bit by daily
hikes of 5 and 10 miles he should be
able to hike 20 miles in one day
without great deal OF trouble.
walked 100 miles OH my birthday
and have been doing that for years.
The boys in Summer camp should
hike S miles a day, anyhow. You
probably have been doing that dur
ing the Summer camp days. If you
have been hiking that distance for
two or three weeks you are ready
now to try 10-mile hike.
After the 10-mile hike go back to
five a day for few days until you
are rested up and then set forth
on some nice cool day for the 20
mile mark. When you've done that
you're real hiker.
Get up to speed of three and a
half to four miles an hour. Carry
your watch with you and keep a
check of your time and mileage.
The kind of shoes you wear means
a lot. In the city snug shoe may
be all right, but when you're hiking
every day you'll find it too light, toe
short and too narrow.
Here's a good way to dry your