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Chicago Cattle Market
Chicago. Aug,

cATTLE-Receipts 5000: better
grades fed steers all grade yearlings
10 to Is higher; lower grades neavies
dull, practically without outlet later;
this applies to steers with weight and
Of value to sell at $50 downward; ex-
lings; choice heavies upward to 1000
scaling 1402 pounds; market still on
weight basis, dependable demand for
only few loads big weight steers daily;
vealers so higher at 13.OO@14.50.
HOGS-Receipts $4,000; market
very uneven; medium weight butchers
in best demand; generally strong to 10
higher; desirable packing sows shar-
weight butchers and rough heavy
packing sows in marrow demand, about
steady; light weights weak to is low
er; top 1880; bulk desirable 100 to
210 pounds 12.75@13.15; most good
and choice butchers averaging 230 to
ESQ pounds 1L75@12.6O: 2S0@325-
bulk packing sows 9.65 @1010; few
lightweights 1925 and above; few
heavy rough throwouts downward to
700 with extreme weight in instances
lower; shippers took 5000; estimated
holdover 5000.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000; Fat lambs
and sheep steady to strong; bulk west
ern a42S914;50; sorted natives most
ly 1875 @ 14.25; few lots 1875 to
packers and small killers: culls steady
at 10000 1880 mostly; bulk fat ewes
6.S5@785; two-year-old Montana
wethers $50: 105-pound Montana
yearlings 11.50; early sales 60-pound
Idaho feeding lambs 1875, steady;
WHY WORRY-with the classified
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Boston Produce Market
Boston, Aug.

Boston, Aug. 3.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 151@15s.
BUTTER-Higher scoring than ex-
tras Al q 413; flrsts 400 40a; extra nrstS
$4,000; f1rsts 37@39.
CHEEsE-Extra 2S@24; frsts 21a
@22s.
CORN-No. yellow 1.02@1.03.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras 4S@49; white and mixed extras
44@47; eastern extras sc % 40; western
extras 34@36.
FLOUR-Spring patents, 1s6-pound
sacks, special shore $50 @ 1000; stand
ard S.50@9.75.
HAY-No. 2 timothy 27@2s.
Handspring 29@31.
PORK-Medium backs $500 $3.50.
OATS-Forty pounds 56@57.
POTATOES-Easter shore 1000
AIS per 100: new southern No. $50
l@3.00 per barrel; sweets 7.O0@S.50 per
barrel.
SUGAR-American Sugar Refining
quotes $40 cents in 100-barrel lots
less per cent. for cash.
VEAL-10020.
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Financial
NEW YORK MARKET
Features Of Tho Days Dealings In
All The Leading Stocks

New York. Aug. 5-(P-Stock
prices drifted lower today as the
market resumed the correction of the
sedAened technical position resulting
ION aUm the recent rapid and sustained
suvance In many issues. While
sum 0une bear selling and profit taking
Undoubtedly was inspired by the
t[king up Of the call money rate
moHl to 1-2 per cent, the reaction
Mas not generally associated with
..lny'hlng In the days news which. in
Nie main, was favorable. Trading
Sr marked falling OF in vol
s Souie, the days sales aggregating L.
t1 1s'so shares as compared with g.
oay before.
Desplte the reactionary trend in the
general list, active bidding continued
.of selected specialties. Wall Street
Th ree.s a stock split up on Case
tho eshlng Machine before the end Of
s,s e year. Remington developed out
sn Sin.lng strength, jumping over six
solnts to 119 ga.
psa fasaing In General Motors contin-
r.n. ~ enormous volume but the
IL 50 OF fiuctuation narrowed down
sr. .ess than six points. the> closing
iosss OF 2O4 1-2 representing a net
co Sn VI points. United States Steel
e oor, OF received better buying sup
resa,,. .ne nnal quotation of $50 rep
A'iis only a fractional loss.
o. l,rsaaing in copper shares was one
the d. most interesting incidents of
and I Ty, Anaconda, Cerro De Pasco
s snS hsennecott duplicated its 1926 top
wit witt most Of the others advanced to
Deal a -. striking distances of their
tas prices. Oils, as a group, were
Sem. ~ ~ responding to the excellent
BENZ a,in earnings reports now
ng published.
mans ar Shares also were in better de-
moditna as result Of stiffening COM
failsS prices. Independent Steels
ssStSSInassement that operations Of the
sunni nne Steel Corporation were
around III per cent Of capa-
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New York Produce Market
New York, Aug. ST.,

New York, Aug. 6.-tR.
WHEAT-Spot irregular; No. dark
northern spring New York lake
and rail 1909; No. hard winter o b
New York all lake and rail 1.54a; No.
Q mixed durum do. to arrive 1868;
No. / Manitoba lake and rail to arrive
1.703 in bond. Futures easy; domes-
1.47a, May 1854: bonded wheat, 0cto-
Der and December 1.49s, May Isl.
GoRN-Spot barely steady; No. .
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u. s. Bonds Closing

New York, Aug. 5.-(Pl-U. S. gov
bonds closing:
Liberty 3as, 1918.
First As, 100.16.
First 43s, 1923.
Second AIS, 100.23.
Third AIS, 101.6.
Third AIS reg, 101.z.
Fourth 4as, 102.15.
Fourth AIS, reg, 1923.
u. s. Treasury 33s, 101.16.
u. S. Treasury As, 103.29.
u. S. Treasury 43s. 1929.
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city. as against u per cent a month
ago.
Another outburst of buying in the
local gas stocks sent Consolidated
and Brooklyn Union to new peak
prices for the year. Other stocks in
which aggressive buying demonstra-
lions were conducted included Inter-
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AMONG THOSE opportunities pres
ent in the classified section are several
which are just your size.
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New York Money Market
New York, Aug. S.


Foreign exchanges easy.
Great Britain, demand 4,S5 1915. ca
bles 1856 sic, 60day bills on banks
4.S12.
France, demand 1924, cables 2.s3a.
Italy, demand 1924, cables 1884.
Belgium, demand ASIA.
Germany, demand $3.50.
Holland, demand .0.12.
Norway, demand 21.S7.
Sweden, demand 26.743.
Denmark, demand 1851.
Switzerland, demand 1894.
Spain, demand 1907.
Greece, demand Ill.
Poland, demand 11.50.
Czecho- Slovakia, demand 2.96
Jugo-Slavia, demand 1.76s.
Austria, demand 14.125.
Rumania, demand .46t.
Argentina. demand 1850.
Brazil, demand 1897.
Toxic, demand 4761.
Shanghai, demand 1000.
Montreal, 5-32 premium.
Portugal, demand SIT.
Call money firner; high ~, low 4,
ruling rate 4. closing bid A. Time
loans firm; mixed collateral 60-90 days
1904; 40 months 4sQ43. Prime
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MERCHANDISE
Articles For Sal,

ArticIes For Sale 81
SCREEN PAINT--Is needed right now.
How about other paints, varnishes,
wall paper and window glass? Hill
mans, Inc, Augusta.
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READ the classified ads and become
on intimate terms with opportunity.
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A. NO. DRY hard wood fitted, 4
cord box $3.50: v cord $3.50. c. W.
Shaw, II Willow st. Tel. 1173-W.
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WHY WoRRY-with the classified
section so near at hand? n
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MERCHANDISE
Articles For Sale

Articles For Sale 81
FURNACE-One Franklin hot air;
also z 10-in. hot air pipes and regis
tiers, used one season. priced right
for quick sale. One No. "a Kelsey
furnace in good repair. One small
Capitol Winchester hot water heater.
Patrick O'Connor. plumbing and heat
ing, Dickman ST., Augusta.
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LIVE STOCK

Dogs, Cats, Pets AZ
ENGLISH SPANIEL-Pups. T.. 10.
Parlin, Blair Rd., r. 1, Augusta.
GERMAN POLICE-5 wks. old pups
grandsons Of Lightning; also pedi-
greed male dog yr. old. w. J. Carl,
Manchester. Tel. Augusta 1892.
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Fuel and Feed

Al BTRCH-Edgings. Dry box edg-
ings, z baskets 81. A. r Leo. I Will
low St. Tel. 331-M.
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COMMON SENSE in matters Of dol
lars and cents recommends the clas-
sified section for regular reading
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ISIS 1he Public Maetpace For Wants And Offers
MERCHANDISE
Fuel and Feed

ABSOLUTELY DRY-Stove, furnac
and fireplace wood. Purinton Farm
Tel. 1305-42.
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FINANCIAL

Business Opportunities SO
BUSINESS-Very good one at great
sacrifice, must be sold at once for
cash; line of gifts, novelties, toys,
monographs, records, millinery; also
good beauty parlor if one preferred.
Write Box 357, Oakland, Me.
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WOMAN-To help in kitchen and wash
dishes. Jacksons Camps, Lake Cob
hOSSee. 3. 81 Winthrnn
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COW-New mich and springers. /.
e. Crane, r. IA Gardiner. Tel 1873
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Horses, Cattle, Vehicles

f. Benson, R. 2, River Rd., Augusta.
COW-Good fresh Jersey, and heifer
calf. Also yearling and Q yr. old
Reg. Guernsey bulls. A. D. Kidder,
Kent's Hill
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WOOD-Fancy fireplace, stove, fur
mace, $12 to SIC. Try our guaranteed
cord measure 142 Gu. IT. thrown in.
1t pays. Whitehouse Bros, Inc, Au-
gusta 1922.
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Good Things to Eat u
BLUEBERR1ES-Good picking. Field
opened on Aug. s. Hunt farm, JEFF
ferson, Me.
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BAILEY'S-Dry white birch slabs.
Best wood for summer. 26 Winthrop
Court. Tel. 10.
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Solicitors, canvas.ers, Agents IS
TERRITORY RIGHTS OPEN-For
California Grape Juices in brick
form, all hayors, new non-competi-
tive. Big seller, great repeat. Retails
$2.0o. Big profits for distributors
Small capital required. No free sam
pies. Kano Sales Corporation, Room
ga, Liberty Bldgu New Haven
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NOTABLE offers are continually
appearing in the classified columns.
YOU CANNOT help but find what
you want in the classified section.
THE MORE things you need the
more you should read the classified
ads.
GOOD ROOMS in good locations are
easily found by reading the classified
section.
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SLAB WOOD-Sawed for stove, 81
truck load. Frank Peacock, Gardner.
Tel 1879
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Situations Wanted-EemaIe Sc
OUSEKEEPER-Posit or light
work in small family in good place
No other need apply. Mrs. Lucretia
Webb, s Walker ST., Bath.
II o U S e w o R KIP Position wanted
Young lady with child. CA Gardiner
K J. office.
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EMPLOYMENT

For either high school or COL
iege student to earn money
during vacation. Write Al.
care Journal.
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YOUNG LADY-Between 20 and %
for clerk in grocery store. Write
OIL, care Journal
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Business and Office Equipment So
TYPEWRITERS-Sm Premiers and
l.. G. Smith. Fine condition. Price
right. 219 Main ST., Waterville.
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MAN-To drive truck and help milk.
MUST De good mixer. F. E. Scott,
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Household Goods

COTTAGE FURNITURE-New and
second hand stoves, chairs, bureaus,
Beds, springs, mattresses, sideboards.
kitchen and dining tables, refrigera-
tors, dishes and everything required
to furnish the cottage. We also take
your old furniture in exchange for
new. Augusta Furniture Co.. 113 Wa
ter St. Augusta.
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GIRL-To help with care of small
children for weeks. Tel. las. NJ.
E HAYNES
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the bridge. They also request that
you submit drawings and costs Of DIFF
ferent fixtures for their approval.
1.-THE directors also request that
you provide suitable conduits for car
rying five sets of public service wires
and make provision for carrying q
water pipe. With respect to the con-
Quits, the thought was that a sep
arate item could be made for those
conduits 30 that they could be either
included or left out of the work, and
in the meantime we might be able to
ascertain whether or not the wire
companies would want to occupy the
conduits.
"The directors desire that at least
one boring shall be put down to each
pier location and more than one bor-
ing, If conditions make 1t necessary
to do so.
'The directors voted to request you
to submit one set of plans and speci-
fications complete to Senator Carle-
ton at Bath and another set complete
to the state highway commission at
Augusta before sending them out to
contractors"
1t is expected that work on the
bridge wal begin shortly after the
contract is awarded.
Senator F. w. Carlton of Wool
witch, Ernest A. Robbins of Camden
and Mayor Ernest L. Mclean of Au-
gusta, directors Of the Kennebec
bridge, and Charles II. Innes of Saco,
William J. Lanigan of Waterville and
Charles Murray of Bangor, members
OF the state highway commission,
were present at the hearing yester-
day.
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At Camp Devens
1900 Are Expected
600 at Ft. Mckinley

Boston, March 5.-Brigadier General
Malvern-Hill Barnum. in temporary
command of the First Corps Area, in
a recent inspection at Camp Devens
finds the camp in excellent condition.
General Barnum will command the
Citizens Military Training Camp
which will be held at Devens during
the month of August. General Barnum
expects to have 1900 c. NJ. T. c. stu
dents in this camp, while at the same
time there will be over 600 at Fort
Mckinley, Portland, Maine, over 200
at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, and 500
each at Fort Terry near New London.
Conn, and Fort Adams at Newport, r.
I. General Barnum has had a wide
experience in handling young men hav-
ing been in command Of three previous
Citizens Military Training Camps IN
this corps area. He stated yesterday
that already 1000 young men had been
accepted for the camps. 1t is hoped
within the next few months that the
total $500, which is the number allot-
ted to New England, will be enrolled.
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Trade Stagnation
Continued from Pace One)

ropean countries. He said that In
January 1,750.000 German workmen
We're receiving doles, failures were
multiplying with great rapidity, and
railroad earnings We're decrea sing
and showed a deficit for December.
France is more active than Ger
many. MIR. Leaf reported, but her ap-
parent economic prosperity does not
give evidence of stability.
England has before her the pros.
pect OF desperate Industrial strug-
gle next Nav growing out of the coal
question. while the export trade re-
mains depressed and shipping Ian
cuisines. On the other hand England
through her return to the gold stand
ara has recovered her position as the
central money market of the world.
Unemployment is diminishing slowly
In consequence of government SUBJ
vention to the coal industry. which
has increased the output of the coll
lieries.
Mr.. Leaf presented Italy's situation
in brighter colors. The budget for
the last fiscal year showed a surplus
or nearly half a million lire. The
settlement of Italy's foreign debts.
Mr.. Leaf believes, went far to clear
up her financial economic situation.
opening up the international loan
market to her and making it possi-
bic to borrow the capital required
1or productive enterprises.
he'"n"'s a"'S settlement togeth-
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Pittston Grange
5Oth Anniversary

Pittston Grange, No. pa observed
its 50th anniversary in conjunction
with it's twin grange, Chelsea. No.
215. on Thursday. March 4, at the
Grange Hall in Chelsea.
Forty progressive farmers of
Pittston We're the instigators of the
order in their town and We're as fol-
lows: Mr.. and Mrs. Eglephlet III.
Lapham, Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Rip
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel r. Papham,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Lapham. Mr..
and Mrs. Rogers NJ. Lapham, Mr.. and
Mrs. John c. Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin Powers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Bickford, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Allen. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel J..
Bookings, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Elkins, Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Douglass, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H..
Dunton, James E. Jewett, Miss Ina
Lapham, William Woodward. Miss
Anna Lapham, Ludy l. Powers, Miss
Gussie F. Lapham, James NJ. Carpen-
ter, Mrs. John Scott, Abial V. Good
win. Miss Mary E. Scott. Frances
Nash. Miss Eva Scott, Joseph A.
Kenney. Miss Mary E. Bradstreet.
The first officers elected were: Mas
ter Elephlet H. Lapham: overseer, j.
M. Carpenter: lecturer. Abial w.
Goodwin: steward. Samuel R. Lap
ham; assistant steward. John e.,
Ripley; chaplain. Edwin A. Lapham:
treasurer. George w. Douglass: sec
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rotary, James Z. Jewett: gate keeper,
Isaac Bickford; Ceres, Mrs. Mary =.
Scott; Pomona, Mrs. John y. Ripley;
Flora, Mrs. Rogers M. Lapham; Lady
assistant steward. Mary e. Brad
street. Five of the charter members
are now living. although none are
members at the present time. They
are: James T.. Jewett. Ludy !. Pow
ers, Miss Gussie Lapham. Miss Ina
Lapham and Mrs. Mary z. Fossett,
formerly Miss Mary e. Bradstreet
The first meeting was held In the
old Academy At East Pittston but
in 1877 committee was appointed
to locate and receive proposals for a
lot of land suitable to build nan
on and on January 8. 1879 the first
meeting in this hall was held. The
last payment on this building was
made in 1902 and today Pittston
Grange enjoys the possession OF
good home, the main hall having
good hardwood floor and a stage with
drop curtain. There are So members
in this Grange at the present time.
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Prof. Theme Retires
/N..k;n,aI Era.. Daoa nnel

and for the personal reasons given
therein, / accept your resignation as
Bandmaster at the Eastern Branch
effective April 80, 1926.
This do with sincere regrets.
Your long and faithful service since
June l, 1888. has been conspicuous
one; fraught through the years. with
pleasure to thousands who have lis
tened to your music, and having
brought at all times credit to the
Eastern Branch. 1t has been an ex-
ample Of fidelity in the Government
Service (which should be a lesson to
all.
Thanks are inadequate under the
circumstances but l voice the sentis
ments of the Board of Managers, of
the Staff here. of the membership of
the Eastern Branch and of your
many friends, when l pay tribute 10
your faithful and devoted work; e&-
tending to you for them and my
self, best wishes for your well earned
rest.
With personal regards, / remain,
Sincerely yours,
KEITH RYAN.
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A STRIKING CONTRAST

A striking contrast between Eng
lish and American enforcement of
law was afforded by a recent hang
ing over there of the son of a former
member of Parliament. The youth
had been sentenced to hang for
murder. His father, who was out of
the country. was .epdeavoring to ar
rive home in time to see his son be-
fore death. Some $4,000 persons
signed petitions to have the sentence
committed. The youth was executed
without delay. Think what a lot Of
twaddle would have been aired in
this country; think of the political
and other wires that would have been
pulled; think of the sob-sisters:
think Of the probability that the
Communication would have been grant
ed.
We don't believe in capital punish
ment even in England, because it
caters to that human weakness that
shirks the duty Of carrying out prop
erly sentence to prison for life.
But capital punishment in England.
where even the sons of members Of
Parliament pay the penalty. is one
thing. whereas in this country 1t is
quite something else. when the
warden of Sing Sing is able to say
that in all his experience he has
never known murderer with strong
pulp to suffer the death penalty at
that prison. The taking of the life
Of an uninfiuential member Of the
murderous breed and committing the
equally guilty that are able to COM
mand influence not only has no
valid excuse for being but if it isn't
cowardly murder it approximates
that.
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POLITICS IN THE LEAGUE

The immediate job of the League
of Nations is the maintenance Of
peace in Europe. Following the con-
ference of Locarno comes the aues-
ton of admitting Germany. The
League Council is designed to be the
executive department of the League.
In this Germany along with Great
Britain, Japan, Italy and France
takes permanent seat. Other seats
are distributed among the minor
powers in rotation. Among those
minor countries at present are Spain
and Poland. France wants Poland to
have a permanent place alongside
Germany in the Council, and, al
though British policy runs counter to
such an arrangement Austen Cham
berlain favors the admission of Po-
land and also Spain to permanent
seats.
France, reluctant to have Germany
admitted, wishes to see her influence
neutralized. Italy. too. is not TAX
ing kindly to the idea. The admis-
sion of Poland and Spain nullifies the
previous division between major
powers with permanent seats in the
Council and minor powers with seats
in rotation. How is Brazil, for in
stance, left among the minor powers,
to feel about the Encouragement!
How far is politics to be permitted
to go in this Encouragement in order
to satisfy France, Italy and Poland
on the one hand and England, Ger
many and Japan on the other? and
if enmeshed in political manoeuvering
for the balance of power In the
Council, what about the future Of the
League, that should be free from
political manipulation?