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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-04
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mons, but it is still difficult TO ascer-
tam exactly what happened in the
house. although It Is believed that
Premier Baldwin and other ministers
had further interviews with the ne
gotiating committee of the trades
union council.
The debate in the commons ad-
journed about 1880 with nothing ac-
complished, and large crowds re-
manned assembled outside the parlia-
ment buildings waiting the final an
nouncement.
The scenes at Westminster were
reminiscent of the warlike days Of
July, 1914. Downing Street was
completely impossible, and the
| crowds lining both sides of Bridge
Street, leading to the houses of parl-
lament, and Parliament Square IT.
self, were estimated at many thou
sands, silently but anxiously watch
ing the comings and goings of parl-
lament and other prominent person.
ages.
A. ]. Cook, secretary Of the miners
federation, on leaving the precincts
of the house shortly before midnight,
said to the newspapermen. They
have failed; the general strike is on
| tomorrow"
Similar scenes We're witnessed
around the headquarters of the trade
union congress in Eccleston Square,
which throughout the evening was
| besieged by volunteers offering their
services. Late In the evening from
the room where the council was sit
ting. came the strains of GLORY,
Glory, Hallelujah," and the singing
continued for several minutes
1t seems as though a general stop
page of the press will be immediate,
as many of the London papers were
only able to issue early editions for
the country, the printers quitting at
| midnight.
All the wartime routing measures
so far as concerns vital supplies are
being put into effect at once and
there will probably be wartime regu-
lations for the protection of the pub
| lie. Theatre managers held a meet
| ing last night TO discuss whether
they should close down during the
strike ike, period RYt no decision was
A section of the crowd outside of
! parliament amused itself for nearly
an hour by singing 1.-The Red Flag
, and cheering for the miners. Anoth-
er section vigorously sang God save
| the King" 1t looked at times as
though trouble was brewing. but the
| police managed to keep the crowds
moving and thus prevented dis
! orders.
! q. A. j. Cook. in a statement. said;
"The government right up to the last
| has taken the side of the owners,
| and has interpreted the royal COM
missions report to mean an immed-
! late reduction of wages for the min
ers. That we have refused to accept
/ and continue to refuse by the help
of the whole trade union movement
THE only terms of peace that are
possible are terms that will ensure
! the status quo for the miners in the
J coal fields While reorganization is
taking place"
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New York Produce Market

New York, May 3.-(P}.
fLOUR-Gnsettled; spring patents
soft winter straights 1850 s.25.
RYE FLOUR-Easy; fair to good
$40 5.55; choice to fancy 5.60@5.75.
CORNMEAL-Quiet; fine white and
yellow granulated 2.25@2.35.
RYE-Easy; No. western 9Ss b
New York and 96z export.
BARLEY-Quiet; mailing S2t 1SSi
New York
BUCKWHEAT-ste milling 200
Q2.05.
northern spring C New York all rail
1.S3s; No. hard winter f o b all rail
1859; No. 2 mixed durum do. 1.5Sa;
No. l Manitoba lake and rail 10 days
May 1,72s in bond.
FEED-Steady; city bran 1O0-pound
sacks $500; western bran do. 1925.
HOPS-Steady; state 1925 5000;
1924 3o@35; Pacific coast 1925 2S@32;
1924 24@27.
. P PC & mess 5000; family
LARD-Easy; middle west 1900
1920.
TALLow-Firm; special loose 3;
extra So.
RICE-steady: fancy head sGst.
creamery higher than extras 39a@ 4o3:
creamery extras, % score. $685.
creamery firsts. IS to 81 score. $40
3SS; packing stock current make No. 2
so.
EGGS-Firm; receipts o2.5S6; fresh
gathered extra frsts 314 @32; do. stor-
age packed 324@333; fresh gathered
firsts 304 M31; do. storage packed 313
QSe: fresh gathered seconds 29a q 30:
nearby hennery whites closely selected
western hennery whites firsts to av-
erage extras 3S@S6; nearby pullets
S0G S0i: nearby hennery browns ex-
tras Sc q IS; Pacific coast whites ex-
tras 3S@S9: Pacific coast whites firsts
to average extras S3I37.
POTATOES-Dull: New York bulk
per $50 pounds 1000 $50: Maine do;
7.75 GS.25; Florida per double headed
barrel No. 10.50@ 11.Co.
BBAGES-Steady; South Carroll
ma per 1a-bushel hamper 1.25 q 1.75;
Florida dog 1.00q1.50.
The raw sugar market was steadier
early today but following sales of 49,
600 bags of Cuban to an operator and
II 900 bags to an outport retiner for
prompt shipment at an advance of
off again to AIS duty paid. At that
level sales were reported of $4,000
bags Of Porto Rican, May shipment.
There We're further offerings of near
by offerings of nearby sugars at AIS.
The unfaVorable labor conditions in
the United Kingdom had a depressing
effect in raw sugar futures, leading
to fears of increased offerings in the
spot market of sugar originally in
tended for shipment there. Prices
broke three to six points on active
positions under commission house
selling. but on the decline met little
covering on expectations that the
president of Cuba would sign the bill
limiting the production of sugar. Par
tial rallies followed with the close
two to four points net lower. May
2.44. July 2.55, September 2,66, De-
cember 2.77. January 2.13.
Refined sugar was unchanged to 10
points lower. bringing list quotations
down to so to $50 for fine granuat-
ed. There were good Withdrawals on
old contracts, but new business was
molly moderate.
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Improvements to
Be Made on Pratt
| Athletic Field

Important improvements are to be
made on Pratt Athletic Field, in the
rear of the Pennington High school
building, in the same general line as
the work done in former years. The
school now has a fund of about $500
available for this work. and contribu-
tons are being literally made by citi-
zens. The following have been made
collectors for this season for the Far
mington High School Athletic asso-
citation. which has the work in hand:
Miss Elizabeth Taylor. Miss Clarice
Lufkin. Miss Frances Morrell. Benja-
min Weather.. and Monette Ross.
who have thus far been very success
full. The boys of the school are soli-
citing the use of trucks and teams
for next Saturday. and will haul in
vast quantities of coal ashes with
which TO fill in the low places and
give a substantial start to this years
work on the field. The location of
the field is ideal and its size makes it
very attractive. there being rooms
enough for all kinds of sports: but it
was once known as Belchor's Bog. and
the name gives a good idea of what
it was before any work was done on
it. Drains were put in a dozen years
ago or so, and since then great deal
of filling in and grading, as well as
other work has been done on it. and
except in early spring and imme-
diately after a rain ii is in pretty fair
condition. It is the plan to keep on
filling and grading until it is high
and dry at practically all seasons of
the year. The boys in the high school
have for years been doing a greater
part Of the work and this plan will
be continued through this season. The
girls help very materially by raising
money through sales. entgertain-
mentS, etc.
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financially, but people from out of
town were unable to get In on ac-
count of the bad travelling, and have
requested that another concert be
given as soon as 1t becomes settled
going. The roads have greatly inn
proved In the past week, but there
are still many mudholes and even
the state roads have their bad places.
The back roads are still impossible
for automobiles, and it will be some
time before all roads will be good.
In Pennington the road commits
missioner has done good work on
the village streets and most of them
are now in good condition, though
there are a few places where there
is clay and the frost is not yet all
out of the ground. Villagers who
usually have peas up by this time
are just putting the seed in the
ground, and even yet many Of the
gardens are too wet for the plant
ing of anything.
J. Willis Jordan. for several years
proprietor of Jordan's Garage, who
has been in Portland the past two WIN
tiers, has returned to town and today
assumed the management of the ga
rage on Perham street opened last sea-
son by r. M. Strout, the present sec
rotary of the Pennington Chamber Of
Commerce. This garage, which has
been closed during the winter, was
opened for business today with me-
chanics on hand competent to handle
any kind of automobile work.
There was q good attendance at the
meeting of Franklin Lodge, I. o. o. f.,
tonight.
Mrs. Adelaide Stewart Smith, who
passed the winter in California, is on
the way home and her arrival Is ex-
pected any day. She has sold her home
in Hanover, but her future plans are
not known.
Charlton Luce and family have en-
gagged the rent over Harry HIS black
smith shop and will move in in about
two weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill recent
ly purchased home which they VIII
move into. Mrs. Ruth Gould and her
mother have rented the cottage on
High street long known as the Rice
cottage and will move in as soon as re-
pairs are completed. The house on
Perham street in which the Luces and
the Goulds have. lived for number OF
years Is to be remodelled throughout
and then the owners, Mrs Nancy ].
Lowell and Mrs Mary ]. Jennings of
Henlkef, N. IL, formerly oI rdr ming
ton, will again occupy their own home.
They expected to come May but have
been delayed by illness.
Carl Milliken is visiting his sister il
Watertown, Mass.
Leon A. Luce is again attending to
business after being laid up few days
by an attack OF the grip
The falls at the Cascade are at their
hest now the stream and falls being
very high. Many people visited this
beauty spot on Sunday, parties coming
and going all day long.
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Chicago Cattle Market
Chicago, \

chicago, May 5.
and yearlings 10 higher; better grades
up most; closing slow at advances:
equitable distribution needed to MAIN
tain price levels; best heayies 1910:
yearlings 1925; bulk fat steers S65 a
9.75: light heifers sharing fat steer adj
vance; other she stock prices strong to
Is cents up; stocker and feeder steers
showing comparable upturn: most
heavy heavy bologna bulls 6.75; 700
vealers S.50@9.50 to packers; upward
to 11.50 to outsiders.
HOGS-Receipts $4,000; uneven:
opened weighty butchers steady to
strong: packing sows unchanged; me-
dunn weights weak to 10 cents lower:
active. strong at early prices: weighty
butchers mostly to 10 cents higher;
bulks24o to 5%0-pound butchers 1910
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Local C. Of C. to Be
Hosts to Auburn

The Pennington Chamber of
Commerce will entertain the Auburn
Chamber of Commerce, Friday ev-
ening. May IA, at a banquet. either
| in Drummond Hall or Odd Fellows
! Hall, which has not vet been decid-
ed. The invitation was rendered a
| few days ago, and its formal ac-
ceptance came this afternoon shortly
before closing time. together with
| information that there would be at
least one hundred people in the
party, including prominent officials
of the Auburn Chamber. No defin-
! tie program has vet been arranged.
but it will be a general meeting of
| the Pennington Chamber of Com
merce, there will be speakers worth
! hearing, important business matters
will be attended to, and the guests
will he suitably entertained and
| made to feel that their trip to Farm
| ington was worth while. The place
of meeting and the complete pro-
gram will be announced as soon as
arrangements can be completed.
The Publicity Committee of the
!, Chamber of Commerce has printed
5000 attractive blotters calling at
tention to the attractions of Maine
particular, which have been y dis
tributed among the members and
are by them being sent out with
their correspondence. This commit
tee is also preparing to print an
illustrated booklet showing up the
beautiful lake and mountain scenery
of Franklin county. The Unoccupied
Farms committee has received de-
scriptions of large number OF
places all over Franklin county,
suitable for summer homes, also
many opportunities to buy lake shore
lots, and can show many attractive
propositions for summer homeseek-
ers, and for that matter for seekers
of permanent country homes. THESE
will be listed and printed soon, and
distributed among those who are in
terested in establishing summer
homes. This information is free to
anybody interested.
The municipal street sprinkler
went on duty Sunday, a day earlier
than it was expected to be dry
enough after being freshly painted
and vanished. and the trouble from
dust, which was very pronounced
Saturday, seems to he over, con-
dition quite satisfying to the people
generally.
Goldie Wagner is employed as a
w2itress in the Main Street restaur-
ant, in place of Miss Collins, who
left there recently.
The community band is rehearsing
a lot of Few music, preparatory to
giving another concert in Music hall
the latter part of the month. The
one given in April was a success
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Distinguished Group
Pay High Tribute to
John Hays Hammond

New York, May 3.-(Pl-Four
hundred men distinguished in arts,
literature, industry and professional
life in this country paid tribute to-
night to John Hays Hammond, dip
lomat, engineer, publicist and chair
man of the United States coal COM
mission, at dinner in the Waldorf
Astoria in celebration of his seventy
first birthday on March 81.
On the date of his birthday Mr..
Hammond was in Europe, returning
recently.
Mr.. Hammond was presented with
a bound volume containing thou
sands of congratulatory messages.
There were letters from President
Coolidge, Vice President Dawes and
all the members of the president
cabinet, members of the diplomatic
corps of foreign countries. Cnlted
States Senators. congressman, gov
erpors and scores of others proml-
nent in public life here and abroad
A congratulatory letter from Luth-
err Burbank written shortly before
his death, was read at the dinner
Sir Esme Howard, British ambas'
sador, wired good wishes. FROM
England came messages fron1 D
Ramsay Macdonald. former laooi
premier of Great Britain, and others
Expressions of esteem were re-
ceived from all the American DIP
lomatic corps abroad. The member
shin o. the United States senate was
almost unanimous in extending con.
gratulations. Messages also CANE
from the governor OF Vermont
Maine, Ohio, Massachusetts Ken
lucky. Idaho, Colorado, PennsyNah'
ia. Maryland and Nevada.
..ITncie Joe'' Cannon, former
sneaker of the house of representa-
tiyes. wired: ITO have planned ane
accomplished so much in what seems
to me your short life ought to max
you glad to shake hands with your
self" A.,
William Green, president or th'
American Federation of Labor wro''
that throughout his long lite Mt
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The Rival Contentious

London. May S-(P)-The actual
nosition in dispute as between the
government and the miners ls' 1he
miners leaders contend that the men
should not be asked to accept reduc
ed wages and heightened hours until
the government has taken steps 10
nut into operation the recommends
tons for the reorganization OF tne
mining industry made by the ro!di
commission.
According to estimates by impair
tial experts, the miners wages vary
from IS shillings (S1S) weekly Ior lne
highest paid skilled workers, 10 80
shillings for unskilled men, and III al
dition. the men generally receive gra-
it's supplies of household coal.
The commissions report, although
II did, not precisely exclude the posi-
bility of longer hours of work, emf
phasized the hope that such length
ening would not be necessary, pe-
cause. in the commissions opinion,
longer hours would, bring increased
unemployment and probably would
have the effect of causing an extern
sion of hours of work in the contin-
entail coal fields, thus increasing
competition and leaving the situation
as bad as before.
Up to the present the government
has only made promises of putting
the commissions recommendation
into effect. but no step of any kind to
that end has been taken In pariia-
ment.
The labor leaders argue that the
mine owners. in demanding an eight
hour day, as well as a reduction IN
wages, are going beyond the commits
sion's recommendation, and they al
so complain that the government in
stead of being impartial, Is distinctly
supporting the owners.
The ministers contend that the
miners ought to be satisfied to accept
a temporary reduction of wages along
with the undertaking by the govern
ment that it will put the commission >
report into legislative effect. The
miners retort to this that the reoi'-
ganization of the industry as advised
by the commission would take three
years or more to complete, and that
the miners cannot be expected to suf-
fer reduced standard of living for
so long n period.
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Hammond had extolled Democracy
and have practiced and lived the
principles of democracy"
Chauncey NJ. Depew's telegram
said: You are now headed for your
century mark. May you go over 1t
triumphantly."
Speakers at the dinner included
George Harvey, former ambassador
to Great Britain, Arthur T. Hadley,
President emeritus of Yale; Major
General Henry Z. Allen. and Otto
III. Kahn.
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London Strike Has
Bearish Effect
On Gotham Markets

New York. March 3.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-The threat of a general
strike in Great Britain. accompanied
by official references to civil war"
brought about general reaction to-
day in practically all Of the principal
securities and commodities markets.
Active securities on the New York
|: stock exchange recorded extreme de-
clines of three to 1Gs points, a small
part of which were recovered by the
more reassuring cables received Just
before the market closed: British gov
eminent bonds sank to new low levels
for the year; sterling exchange. which
was within striking distance of gold
parity last week, dropped nearly cent
over the week end; French and Belgian
currencies sank TO record lows for all
time, at S.27 and s.3s cents, respec-
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Jack Johnson Wants
Contest with FirpO

Nogales. Ariz.. May 3.-(Pl-Jacl'
Johnson, former worlds heavyweight
champion, is anxious to meet Luis An
gel Firpo, July 4. Johnson accepted
a. purported challenge from Firpo yes
terday after he won a decision over
Pat Lester of Tucson, Ariz., in a is
round bout at Nogales. Sonora, Mexico
Johnson. who is As, exhibited much
Of his former speed, but lacked the
punch for a decisive victory over his
24year-old opponent.
The bout drew a record crowd to
the old bull ring of Nogales, many OF
the people coming from distant states
to witness the fight.
Johnson said he would like to meet
Firpo in some border city.
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Word on Stand of
American Federation
Labor by Green Today

Coshocton. Ohio, May 3.-(Pl-
William Green, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, who
spent the week end at his home here.
said today he would announce the
stand of organized labor in this
country on the English general
strike probably tomorrow. at head
quarters of the American Federation
in Washington.
Mr.. Green said he was not in a
position to issue such a statement
until he had conferred with other Of
ticials of the Federation and referred
to data in the federation offices.
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Boston Produce Market

Boston, May 3.-(P1.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 163 q 10
BUTTER-Extras 593 a 40; hrsts 5S
CHEESE-Extras 20Q20A; firsts is
CORN-No. . yellow 90691.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras Sc @37; white and mixed extras =
G35; eastern 3443ii; western extras
80 80.
FLOUR-Spring patents. 1876 sacks,
special short 9.90q 1000; standard
S.65 9.S5.
Handspring 2S@50.
OATS-Forty pounds sra IS.
PORK-Medium backs $3.50 a S5. 90.
POTATOES-Green Mountains $40
M525 basket: sweets ASA 800.
Standardization Sugar Rehnery
quotes $50 cents in l0O-barrel lots
less per cent. for cash.
TEAL-T1 20.
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to 1885: majority desirable zoo to 2e5.
Founders 12.SO@13.15; bulk better $50
pounds down 1925 Q1S.5O; top 100 to
100 pounds 1850: packing sows 1921
611.40: sorted killing pigs 1S.50@
holdover 5000.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000; fat lambs
steady to strong; bulk desirable clip
ped offerings. 1875 @14.25; top 1880;
few wooded lambs to packers 1880:
sheep about steady; desirable clipped
ewes upward to '9.25; good wooded
ewes 1000: good to choice handy
weights clipped Texas wethers 1000.
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FINANCIAL NEWS W

nave been arranged for early offer
ing, including $3,500,0O0 notes for the
inlernational Railways of Central
Alnerlca, $2,OO0.OO0 five year six per
oent. Debentures for thee motion
picture corporation at a nrice of a.
and $5,140,00o priority Of Haw.,,
thirty year IL per cent bonds
Total sales were s11 ,O65, 900.
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FARM|NCTON
Voting Begins in
Local Beauty Contest

Voting for the candidate in the
MISS harrington" popularity con-
test began Saturday in real earnest,
and the bulletin board on the First
National Bank building, on which re-
suits are posted each day, is watch
ed with much interest. The first day
Miss Alice Voter was far ahead, the
purchaser of a $4,000 bond having
been allowed to cast 100000 votes for
her, the rate being one vote for each
cent OF each sale. The committee de-
clded afterward, however, that this
was not a legitimate merchandise
sale, and Miss Voters figures were
reduced that much, bringing her down
with the rest. Only legitimate local
merchandise sales will be counted,
and securities will not be permitted
to pass from hand to hand and pass
as merchandise sales for the benefit
OF candidates, it is said. however good
Intentions may be. This contest Is a
part Of business boosting campaign
to bring trade to Pennington, and
can be conducted only through legi-
innate business channels. Today's
figures would seem to indicate a
business boom. for some of them are
soaring rapidly.
Mrs. Lillian NJ. Paine, proprietor of
Paine's dry goods store is very i'll
with pneumonia at the Stoddard
House. Her daughter, Mrs Albert W.
Swenson of Boston, has arrived to
assist in her care.
The Franklin County Public Health
| association, whose main Office is in
Pennington, has established a branch
Office at the home of Mrs Cony P.
Eaton at Wilton. Child welfare work
will be given special attention during
the month of May. Pre-school and
infant conferences will he held in
Wilton May IL and in Pennington
May II: also at other places later in
the month. The Pennington Cham
Der of Commerce will cooperate with
the Public Health association locally,
giving what assistance 1t can. There
will be special health demonstration
and entertainments in the schools,
the various women's clubs. parent
teacher associations, American Legion
auXiliaries. oranges and various other
organizations cooperating in the va
rious towns.
There will be no meeting of The
Idlers in May. but this club will meet
In June at time and place to be an
nounced later. At the last meeting
the prize for high score went to Mrs.
j. w. Nichols. and Mrs. f. A. Hardy
was properly consoled.
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u. S. Bonds Closing

New York, May S.-R)-U,
bonds closing:
Liberty 3Is, 100.25.
First As. 100.12
Second As, 1001O.
First 43s, 10224.
Second AIS, 100.2T.
Third 4as, 101.10.
Fourth AIS, 1887.
y. S. Treasury 3ss, 1919.
U. s. Treasury As, 104.15.
7. S. Treasury AIS, 1914.