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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-05

whole question to initiative from the
other side.
The council of the trades union con.
gress may be regarded as in continu-
Gus session. but has inaugurated no
move in the direction of peace, though
all the cabinet ministers are remain
ing in town, and 1t is known that the
government is ready to renew nego-
tfatiors on the terms already set
Observation-Disclosures of the order for a
general strike-whenever the labor
men wish.
The sitting Of the house of commons
today had no reference to the strike,
except that Premier Baldwin announc-
ed that tomorrow would be devoted to
consideration of the emergency pow
ers act The premier explained that no
regulations whatever could be imposed
under that act without the previous
consent of parliament.
Philip Snowden, in behalf Of the La
Dor party, announced he would allow
the present stage Of the budget reso-
lutions to be taken without strenuous
opposition, because the present excep-
tional CIRCUMSTANCES, to have the en-
tire time of parliament at its disposal.
Mr.. Lloyd George made a similar
concession in behalf of the Liberals
and the budget resolutions, including
the betting tax, were therefore passed
through the report stage. on the under
standing that a full debate would be
permitted in the subsequent committee
stage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-05
Chicago Produce Market
(By the Associated Press

AHiEdSO, MAY u
Wheat suffered severe new slashes
in price today owing TO widespread
trade disturbance due to the British
general strike. Closing quotations in
the wheat market here were unset
tied. 1Sc to 3sc net lower. May (new)
with corn &c 60 &c down. oats &c to &c
off, and provisions varying from tic
decline to a rise of sc.
At one time today the wheat mar
ket here showed setback of nearly
&c a bushel on some transactions as
compared with yesterdays finish.
Word, however. that the drop in values
had resulted in considerable export
buying, especially at Winnipeg, helped
to rally prices here toward the last.
Earlier advices at. hand indicated that
Argentine and Australian wheat afioat
for England would be diverted to other
European countries and that this
would curtail demand for wheat from
North America. Throughout the day
strike developments outweighed all
other factors.
Good prospects of rain in the spring
wheat area both north and south of
the Canadian line tended further to
weaken prices Favorable crop reports
from the southwest counted also as
bearish influence. In this connection
significance was attached to word that
10000 bushels of No. hard winter
wheat was being shipped to Chicago
from Kansas City at II cent over May
delivery here, and that a good deal
more wheat might be worked to Chica-
go from the southwest. A decrease of
1852, 900 bushels in the worlds avail
able supply was announced but was
small compared with 1871 900 bushels
falling off year ago.
Corn and oats We're weak owing to
sympathy with wheat
Provisions also averaged lower as
a result of grain weakness.
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New York Produce Market

New York, May 4.-P).
i, .FrdLouR-Easy: spring patents and
winter straights 7.75@S.25.
WHEAT-Spot weak; No. dark
northern spring f New York all rail
1So3: No. 2 hard winter o b all rail
Ht6a; No. 2 mixed durum do. 1854;
days May 1.69s in bond.
COkN-Spot easy: No. 2 yellow c i
track New York all rail sSl; No. 8 yell
oSATPsS1spot steady; No. white s2s.
sLARD-Easy; middle west 1860
Other articles unchanged.
BUTTER-Firm; receipts 1867;
creamery higher than extras 400 4Oa;
no. fo a extras tras % score, SsS do firsts. IS
rent make No. 80.
EGGS-Unsettled; receipts 59,69s;
fresh gathered extra firsts 313m31s:
do: storage packed S2} @ SO; fresh gath
ed 314@ a1g; fresh gathered seconds 20
@2s3: nearby hennery browns extras
PoTATOEs-steady; New York
bulk per per 10 pounds 7.oo@7.5O; Maine
headed barrel No. l 10,5O@11.o0.
CABBAGES-Stron South Caro-
lima per 18-bushel hamper 1.50Q175;
Florida do. unquoted.
A decline of 1-32 cent featured the
raw sugar market today, with increase
offering of nearby supplies. Sales in
GUIDED $4,000 bags of Porto Rican for
first half May shipment, 21,0O0 bags
of Cuban in port and 10000 bags for
immediate shipment. all at Ala deliv-
cred.
The general strike in the United
Kingdom and the lower spot market
eeXplained a decline in raw sugar flu
lures. completely overshadowing the
report that the president of Cuba had
signed the bill restricting production
of sugar. Prices broke three to five
points under selling for Cuban and
European account, but rallied later on
covering and closed two to five points
net lower May closed 2.41, July PSI,
September 2.63, December 2.74, jan
uary 2.73.
Although no improvement was noted
in new business in refined sugar, with
drawalS on old contracts were again
in liberal proportions while prices re-
NAMED unchanged at $40 q $50 for fine
granulated
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Movement is Vast
(H-.k;s.J r.. A.

many its ramifications, no single
definite development can be observ-
ed. London and the other great cit
les present the curious aspect of
thousands upon thousands of people
and conveyances in aimless motion
with an almost total suspension of
work, except in vital services.
There have been no new negotia-
tons, SO far as the public is aware,
seeking a settlement of the strike
no move to this end on either side.
That the government does not pro-
pose to initiate new parleys is OBJ
vious from the statement contained
in its official newspaper, the first
number of which was issued last
(Tuesday) night.
1.-THE strike leaders have made no
move, and the next step is with
them"
Although the strike extends from
one end of the country to the other,
the people, aside from certain incon-
veniences, have not even begun to
feel it's real effects. The government
and those leaders identified with the
most important industries, operating
separately, but in some cases togeth-
er, have already set up machinery
for supplying the populace with those
things absolutely essential for its
existence.
1t would appear as if the govern
ment were setting down TO a long
fight. 1t is officially asserted that
the tieup is not so complete as the
strike leaders intended and that the
people are rousing themselves to help
the government keep things going.
1t is impossible yet to indicate the
full extent to which volunteers are
enrolling, or whether they are suit
able to the demands of the situation.
Uuquestionably a large number have
undertaken public service, but will
need training for special work. and
it will be some time before they are
wholly available.
The attitude of the seamen is un-
questionably a matter for anxiety.
If they cast their lot with the strik-
ers, the country will be faced with
the ugly prospect of a food short
age, for which enrolment of volun-
teers could not compensate.
The tieup of the workers at the
docks seems pretty general through
out the country but here again the
files are incomplete and people are
asking even if dock labor is salts
factorily replaced by volunteers,
where the food is to come from If
the shipping whereby it is imported
is held up by the refusal of the sea-
men and firemen to perform their
duties
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Weather Extremes
CONTINUED from Pace Onel

southern New Hampshire crews of
men have been busily fighting for
est and brush fires. But the snow
still blankets the Maine north woods
and the ice is still thick on Moose
head and other lakes. The ice is
just breaking up on the st. John
and Aroostook rivers.
Massachusetts highways are chok-
ed with motorists, but in northern
Maine the rural free delivery mail
carriers have been unable to get
through many of the country roads.
The mdd Is deep and motorists dare
not venture from the main high
ways.
In northern Vermont, near st.
Johnsbury, the Passumpsic River
was at flood stage today, the high
est in ten years. Eight or nine hours
of warm rain swept the woods bare
Of the one to three feet of snow
that remained and the river went
over its banks. tore away a bridge
between st. Johnsbury and Lyndon
vile, and strewed wreckage of small
fam buildings along the banks.
The main highway to Newport,
was under water at various places
and for hours was impossible. Train
service between Beechers Falls and
Lancaster, \. H., was temporarily
discontinued. The crest had passed
at st. Johnsbury tonight and the
river was receding, although the
flood continued to the southwark.
Everywhere farmers find the
planting season a month behind.
The snow that still clings to the
ground in the north is a rare sight
as a rule during the first week in
May.
Citizens cheerfully discarded their
overcoats yesterday, however, when
the mercury rushed upward to above
so throughout much of New Eng
land, and brought the warmest May
) in As years to Boston. But winter
was back again today. For tonight
the weather bureau has predicted
heavy to killing frosts in the interior
and lighter frosts along the coast.
In Pittsfeld, Mass, the mercury
slid down 53 degrees in eight hours.
In Boston it dropped 43 degrees
over night. In Concord. n. H., it
fell from sc to 80. Springfield.
Mass, had summer one day and
freezing weather the next. In south
ern Vermont the temperature drop
ped from SO degrees to nearly freez-
ing. Portland, Maine, registered
drop from 6S to Al. At Bangor the
mercury sank from about IS to 46.
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President Little Worried

Washington, May 4.-(P)--Great
Britain's first general strike created
an engrossing subject for discussion
in both official and labor circles Of
Washington today, but the only
statement Forthcoming was that of
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, in
which he sympathized with the
British coal miners and declared
their demands should be speedily
met.
Officials generally declined to
speculate on the probable effects of
the strike on American industry and
commerce, in the belief that opinions
In this country would not be wanted
in England and probably would I'M
duly agitate an apparently serious
situation.
Announcement was made at the
White House that President Cool
idge sees no connection between the
crisis in England with labor con-
ditions in this country and that he
does not believe the strike has pro-
crossed to the point where it might
affect this country's commerce to an
appreciable degree.
That conditions in the American
coal industry were satisfactory was
made known in report to the Pres
ident during the day by Secretary of
Labor Davis, who based his infor-
nation on a conference with John
l.. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers. Mr.. Lewis. who is
IN Washington on what he described
as routine matters, declined to COM
ment today on the British strike.
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Dental Hygiene
Discussed Over
Radio Tuesday
Especial to Kennebec Journal,

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Portland. May 4-DentaI Hygiene
was the subject of the weekly Health
talk broadcast from station WCSH
this evening. The talk was prepared
by Miss Dorothy Bryant, dental hy-
gienist in the State health depart
ment but She was unable to be pres
ent to deliver her speech and in her
absence the paper was read by the
announcer OF the station. The paper
in part read as follows:
Every tooth has five sides that
need to be cleaned. When the three
sides that can be reached with
brush have been cared for, the
spaces and sides between the teeth
must receive attention. The only
possible way to do this we'll, is to
use the waxed dental floss. Take a
short piece of it and hold it taut
between the thumbs and first finger
of each hand. Very gently, so as
not to snap it against the gum It's
sue, work the dental floss between
the teeth, saving it easily back and
forth against both teeth.
THE teeth should be cleaned af-
ter each meal and before going to
bed, particularly the last if one in
dulges in bedtime lunch.
THE mouth is one of the best
infection entrances of the body and
disease producing bacteria are al
ways present within it. If these
bacteria find suitable lodging place
and material to promote their
growth, within a decayed tooth or
upon an unclean surface, and the
body resistance is lowered, one be-
comes an easy prey to any COM
municable disease.
In a group of two hundred chill
dren at an orphanage just outside
of Boston, during one year there
were ninety-five cases of contagious
diseases, that is mumps, diphtheria,
scarlet fever, whooping cough and
others. Not one of these children
used toothbrush nor had any dent
al care. After four years of dental
care and daily brushings of their
teeth, there was not a single case
of conta gious disease over a period
of two years. That proved conclu-
sively that clean mouth is an ex-
cellent defense against ntagious
disease"
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OAKLAND

An attractive menu has been arr
ranged for the supper to be held in the
Methodist vestry tonight-under the
auspices of the Mothers Improvement
Club.
Mrs May Campbell and Mrs. Jessie
Rogers of Norridgewock were week
end guests at the home of Mrs. Bessie
Forsythe lof the Fairfield road.
Miss Hilma Anderson, graduate
nurse who has been caring for Mrs.
Osmond DoIloff of the Country Club
road, has returned to her home.
Mrs. Mayo Of Fairfield is visiting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy
Barrett of Alpine street.
Scot Mitchell has moved his house.
hold goods from the rent on Water
street to the Alice Shepherd home on
the Middle road.
Mrs Clukey and children Of Dexter
are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Clukey's sister, Mrs. Roy Barrett OF
Alpine street.
The Ladies' Social Circle will hold
its regular meeting this afternoon in
Murray vestry at ESQ o'clock.
Veisie Foster of Watervilie passed
Sunday at the home of his daughter,
Mrs Harold Bridges of the Fairfield
road.
Osmond Dolloff of the Country Club
road who has been i'll, is much i'm
proved in health and able to sit up.
Harold Bridges of the Fairfield road
has returned to his home after pass
ing few days at the home Of his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bridges
of the Ten Lots road.
Walter Trask, who has been confn-
ed to his home on Mechanic street has
returned to his duties in the Ameri-
can Wooden mill.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will hold it's regular meeting
this afternoon in the parlor Of the
Methodist church and officers for the
ensuing year will be elected.
Miss Ann Mason, r. N, who has been
caring for the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Harold Bridges Of the Fairfield
| road, has completed her duties and
returned to her home in Waterville.
Miss Gertrude Bowman has COM
pleted her duties at the home Of Mrs.
Louise Plaisted of the Country Club
road and has gone to her home ins Sid
ney to pass a few days before going to
Snug Harbor Camps, where she has Sc
cured employment for the summer.
Miss Bither of Wateryille has en-
tered the employ of Mrs. Louise Plais-
ted of the Country Club road.
The Progressives of the United Bap-
fist Sunday school will hold a post
poned meeting Wednesday night at the
United Baptist vestry at $50 O'Clock
Mark Hurd. who passed the week
end at the home of Mrs. Hurd's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mosher of
the Wateryille road. has returned to
his studies at the University of Maine.
The Epworth League of the Method
list church will hold business meet
ing Thursday evening in the parlor of
the church and officers will be elected
for the ensuing year.
Miss Josephine Greene, who IL en-
ployed at the home of DR.. and Mrs. v.
Z. Totman of Church street, is pass
ing fe wdays at her home.
Mrs Everett Garland of Alpn.
street has been called to Bridgton on
account of the illness of a friend.
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enthusiastic attendance. On &C.
count of the May fair Of the Uni
tartan ladies Thursday and Friday
the meeting of the Legion Auxiliary
scheduled for Thursday evening has
been postponed, necessarily.
Roland L. Withee has received
word of the death at Winslow of his
uncle, Charles Withee, one of the
wealthiest and best known residents
of that town, who was also well
known here, at the age Of 70 years.
He was born and passed his entire
life in Winslow. He leaves q widow,
two daughters, Mrs. Harry Harmon
and Mrs. Ralph Simpson of Water
vile, and son, Arthur Withee of
Winslow.
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Seniors WOrsted
Continued from Page one)

1t, and the freshmen say the seniors
caused it, but whoever started il. the
net result was an ultimatum from
{. c. Lane, the librarian, that never
again would the classes have their
pictures taken on the steps Of the
library. And that was a tradition
at Harvard. So was the custom of
the seniors begging money from the
freshmen for their annual spring
picnic. This years freshmen class
decided it had other uses for its
money and when the seniors appear
ed they took their pay in produce
and vegetables.
Harvard tradition has decreed
that seniors should have their pic
lures taken each May on the library
steps. That same tradition provided
That II the lowly freshmen wished a
similar privilege they could gain it
by contributing money for the SEN
ior's spring party. Tradition reigned
supreme while the seniors posed for
their pictures, and it looked very
much as though it would stay in
office for another year as the fresh
men spruced up for the photograph.
1t wasn't until Captain M. A.
Cheek Of the Harvard football team
and First Marshal of the senior class
began his eloquent appeal for funds
that tradition got her jolt. Hat
passers passed hats among the fresh
men and few coins were heard 10
tinkle. Then someone threw a to.
mato. Some one else threw an egg.
Then 1t seemed that almost all the
freshmen were throwing tomatoes
and eggs, and the seniors, for the
most part, retreated. A few put up
a fight. and observers said there was
several individual encounters among
the men of the two classes. Captain
Cheek found himself bucking a line
of garden truck and didn't even
gain yard.
When it was all over the librarian
issued his ultimatum and as he
stood among the pillars that dripped
egg yolks and tomato Juice, he
mournfully estimated that II would
take q week to clean tia place I'M.
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Boston Produce Market

Boston. May 4.
BEEF'-Choice whole cattle 16I atl6a
BUTTER-EXtras~39 @ AS; firstA SO
Q39.
CHEEsE-Extras 2oQ 2os: frsts IS
OLE.
CORN-No. 2 yellow S9090.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras 36137: white and mixed extras
81 q 35; eastern 34QS4a; western ex-
tras 32G33.
FLOUR-Spring patents, 196 sacks,
special short 9.90q 1000; standard
$50 a $50.
HAY-No. timothy ASSOC 27.50.
LAMB-Spring 2SGS0.
OATS-Forty pounds 51@5S.
PORK-Medium backs 30.5Q4 SO. 90.
POTATOES-Grcen Mountains SIS
a 5.25 per 100; sweets 2.75Q3.00 per
basket
SUGAR-Anerican Sugar Refinery
quotes SIS cents in 100-barrel lots
less per cent. for cash.
NEAL-44 20. = Fl.
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Strike Is Orderly
Continued from Pace One)

the strike has been orderly and we'll
conducted. A government spokes-
man in radio statement today adj
mitted that the officials of the trades
union congress who had undertaken
to assist in the voluntary work of
maintaining the food and other sup
plies for the populace had been as
good as their word, while all records
received testify to the strikers prov
ing obedient to their leaders.
This record. according to. the same
spokesman, however, had one notable
exception, namely. that about 10000
men engaged in the chemical trade in
Cheshire, who had been called out by
their union, reported for work as usual
this morning.
The deputy chief civil commissions
err in an announcement tonight paid
tribute to the behavior of the people
throughout the country. The miners
leaders in Northumberland, he added,
had guaranteed the delivery of food
stuffs in the area, and there had been
no disorders of any kind.
AS far as power station were con-
cerned the SITUATION was good. There
was one isolated xception-Stepney,
London-where the municipal station,
with Socialist management, had re-
stricted the supply. to the detriment
of the London hospitals, X-ray and
other work.
The same spokesman asserted the
bus services were in operation in diff
ferent parts of London, that the driv-
ers of heavy vehicles were plentiful
and that there was no need to call
out troops to aid the civil power. He
predicted that some Of the provincial
papers would appear tomorrow. A
great many printing works had placed
their plants at the disposal of the
government.
There has been no approach to any
renewal of the negotiations. The gov
eernment appears to be leaving the
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pounds u,1;i down 1s;4o@ls.so: top 1850:
packing sows largely 1120Q1150;
sorted killing pigs 13.50@13.75: ship
p pers took 5000; estimated holdover
SHEEP-Receipts 10000; fat lambs
generally steady to 25c higher: sheep
1880 % 1873. top to shippers 1900:
most shorn lambs 13.65@14.25: few to
city butchers upward to 14.75 out of
line; clipped ewes s.50@9.10 mostly:
wooded ewes upward to 1000.
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LIBERTY

WEST-Fred Fuller and family of
Montville. passed the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Turner.
Lyle Trask was at home over the
week end.
Mrs. G. G. Thompson, who has been
i'll with bronchitis, is improving.
Many from here attended the all
day grange meeting at East Palermo,
Saturday. All report very enjoyable
time.
Mrs. Edith Hannah and little
daughter, Alta Jean, were guests of
Mrs. Newall Hannah at East Paler-
mo. Saturday night.
Mrs. Harriet Trask visited her
daughter, Mrs. Edith Grady of Paler.
mo, three days last week.
The dance at East Palermo. Satur-
day night. May !, drew a large crowd
from this vicinity. The Sherman's
Corner Orchestra furnished music.
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Chicago Cattle Market

ChlCagO, May y
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000; fat steer
trade uneven; heavies grading good to
choice mostly 10 to 15c lower, spots
CSC. oft; yearlings mostly steady, in
Guiding light heifer yearlings; rather
lively trade on all classes she stock,
cows of value to sell at $50
down; most Gamers 4.5O@ 500; cut
tiers 5o0@5.5O; best heavy steers 1880;
several loads 10.00@10.25; yearlings
1925: heavy bologna bulls ZOO: veal
ers Is to so cents higher; largely 500
G1o.0o to packers; 10.5o@11.50 to out
siders.
erately active; strong to 1oc higher
than Yesterdays best prices: closed
dull; big packers bought spar1i1n5gllgy;
1900: majority desirable 200 to e25
FOUNDERS l3.1O@13.S0: bulk better $50
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.MONTVILLE

CENTER-The tax rate has been
increased to 81 mills this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens, who have
been boarding Roy c. Fish's lum-
Der crew at the Kingdom, have
returned to the Head of the Tide.
Miss Cassie Cushman is in Morrill,,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Blood.
Union Harvest Grange is planning
an entertainment, dance, and supper
at their hall on the evening Of June
4. Charles A. Boynton, three county
champion fiddler, will lead the
orchestra.
]. V. Jackson and o. w. Ripley
went Monday to Portland. as dele
gates to the Grand Lodge of Masons.
Elijah Belgard will have charge
Of road repairs and construction In
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them were picked up by different
policemen detailed to the circus.
The wounded robber is Charles
Bentley. believed by the police to
have been one of the gang that kill
ed Samuel Holt cashier of one of
the Philadelphia branches of the Ar
mour Packing Co., last week. The
others under arrest are Joe Curry.
alleged by the police to be a former
member of the Egger gang of the
Pacific coast; Frank Doris and viii.
liam Julian.