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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-27
Poppy Sale

The Auxiliary to Simon Peters
Post of the American Legion will
hold a Poppy Sale on Saturday
morning for benefit for soldiers
who are ill and their families. The
headquarters for the sale is at the
shoe store Of Jerry F. Cole, Water
street, where a window has been ar
ranged to represent q soldiers
grave, decorated with many peoples,
bearing a cross in memory of an I'M
known soldier.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-27
Training Class Met

The Annie M. Nichols Training
class of the M. E. Sunday school met
at church, Tuesday evening. Miss
Pearl Bernard, presided. 1t was
voted to discontinue meetings in July
and August. Mrs. Nichols took up
the chapter, "Imparting New Ideas"
from the study book and discussion
followed. The hostesses were Miss
Elsie Fox, Mrs. Elice Fennimore,
Miss Kathleen Norton, who served
strawberry short cake and cocoa.
Next meeting will be on June Sth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Poulin of East
Front street are the parents of son
born Wednesday afternoon at the Ken
nebec Valley Hospital. Mrs. Poulin
before her marriage was Grace Merrill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-27

and was employed in the State House
at Augusta. The baby has been named
Robert Merrill Poulin.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
Largest Round Table.

From the Pathfinder Magazine.
The table of the knights of the
Round Table in London is said to he
the worlds largest round table. IL
sta ands in a room of a famous Strand
restaura mt there. Consisting Gc &. sin
gle cut across the trunk of a gigantic
Spanish mahogany tree. ii is also the
largest one piece table i'm the world.
In fact. II is so large that when the
restaurant was being rebuilt some
years ago, it could not be moved. and
the room had to be built around it.
The table was first exhibited at the
great exposition in 1851. Though 1t
is IS years old. it is yosng when
compared to the order that owns it.
The order of the knights Of the Round
Table was formed in 1920.
Evening star., 1926-06-20

Hague Tribunal" functions so eff
ciently. His authority Is virtually un-
disputed by the Chinese and his hobby
is arbitra ton of difficulties that have
arisen. lie is lnsistent that "WO Ping
Woey' IS the place TO settle quarrels
and not in streets or dark alleys. For
six years as the head of the China
town police he has been mayor" and
"chief OF police" OF the district.
When it became known that a trans
fer was being considered for Sergt.
Ma Mon, a petition was circulated by
the Chinese asking that he be not
moved. The request was granted. In
appreciation the tOngs met again and
pledged to him anew To observe the
peace. lie was asked to preside at
this tong peace meeting.
Policemen working under Manion
have orders to break up any game OF
cards where there are four or more
players. In this case notice is given
TO the Keeper of the place and If the
offense il repeated the place is closed.
Otherwise the police interfere as little
as possible in the Chinese customs.
Although there undoubtedly is some
gambling INDUCED in, it is kept under
cover and at minimum.
There have been only two tong kill
tngs in Chinatown within the year
and both of these Sergt Manion
pointed out were on my night off.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
u. s. MAY BE FORCED TO GROW
LONGER. FINER FIBERED COTTON
Egyptian Growers of Kind That Is Used in Auto Tires
Reported Ready to Reduce Acreage of
Product at This Time.

in Egypt 1t Is question of labor.
and of prices Pima cotton costs more
TO produce az II requires greater care.
Egypt has cheap labor and can com.
pete successfully in spite of transpor-
tation rates.
The prosperity of Egypt huCtuates
with it's cotton. the most important
crop. 1t is believed by people who
have observed conditions that the gov.
ernment manages this goose which
lays the golden egg with utmost care.
When cotton prices go low. Egypt re-
stricts the area to he planted the ne At
sea son. until prices climb up again.
When they go high. the government
attempts to peg the price by buying
in, the market and doing it out in
wise quantities.
Egypt Stand Logical.
Whatever blame may attach to
Egypt, 1t must be remembered that it
is country that has TO maintain
itself on artificial water supply be
cause il practic ally never rains. IT
must exercise great economy TO bring
comparative eCoromic comfort TO the
IA .000, 900 people that crowd the mar.
row valley of the Nile. Although the
area under Egyptian rule is over
300.0 square miles, only little over
2. 600 square miles Is arabic.
1t is always possible 10 inCrea Sc
this farm land by more extensive irri-
CATION, limited of course by the
amount of water the Nile can supply.
Thousands of years before the time
OF Christ and back In the days OF
Tut -ankh Amen, irrigation was Nac-
ticed in Egypt. Practically the same
old system was used until recent
times. and under the rule of Great
Britain ii WAS developed To it's great
est heights.
keeps Egypt alive II begins In the
heart of Africa at Victoria NNanZa
and flows almost due north to the
Mediterra mean. total distance OF
about $500 miles, or farther than
from New York TO San Francisco. In
about the last 900 miles OF its vast
journey it is not augmented by a
single tributary stream,
Although the most selfish methods
of Egypt could never bring on an
economic crisis in the United States
still they could cause temporary
discomfort in manufacturing fields.
If the boil weevi should he conquered
at some future time, the fine long
Sea Island cotton might again be
grown in the Carolinas as it once was
Bringing cotton to the United States
is like carrying Goals to Newca Stle
but Ii is a = has been said matter
of the kind of cotton. China. India
Peru and Mexico also send us some Of
their cotton, which finds its way into
blankets, wool mixtures and cheap
yasns.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
Holland Markets Intere sting.

The cheese market at Alkmsar and
the egg market at Roermond are TWO
Of the interesting places In Holland
and places 10 which much of Europe
looks for supplies.
Eggs sold at koermond last year
amounted to more than $4,000 600. or
nearly 5000 tons, all sold by auction
under the rules of the Cooperative
Producers Association. On April 25,
1925, the egg sales amounted to $3.50
600 and to round out the day the
auctioneer sold ,2S2 900 duck eggs,
that being the great day for business
in the egg market.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
Chestnut Trees Facing determination
By Blight in South Appalachian Area

The problem OF quickly using up in
the next few years the chestnut trees
growing on the 100000 acres of
south Appalachian woods il confront
ing the United States Forest Service
and the forestry departments of the
various States today. DIR. &. +. Gravat
and II. l.. Marsk.iii. forest pathologists
Of the United States Department of
Agriculture. estimate that 80 per cent
of all the chestnut trees in more than
half of the south Appalachian region
will he blighted by 1890. BY 1895 II is
believed that nine.tenths of forest
area Will have passed that stage.
Because the lumber shortage ~ AL
ready being felt In the United States
owners Of chestnut trees are urged by
the department to utilize their timber
before the rotting that follows the
blight has caused heavy losses. Tests
made by the United States Forest
Products Laboratory have shown that
the blight alone does not impair the
strength or durability of the wood.
But like tree ringed with an ak, a
blight killed chestnut when left stand.
ing is soon rotted by the wood ,deca v
ing fungi that gain Il foothold in the
Evening star., 1926-06-20

dead tree.
The survey of the blighted area
which was begun in 1924, and Is still
going on. has shown that the fatal
infection has no"F reached the south
ern limit of the commercial chestnut
area. No practical control is known.
The organism that Is killing the
American chestnut by the wholesale
is a foreign fungus that was brought
into this country on contaminated
nursery stock from Asia a few years
ago. In it's native home the fungus
was not as deadly as in America. for
the trees had acquired sort OF i'm
munity. Many foreign varieties of
chestnut are being imported now with
the hope of finding a blight, t,resisting
kind TO replace the ones destroyed.
While none have yet been found that
are wholly immune. hairy Chinese
variety and a japanese chestnut have
shown some natural resistance.
The American chestnut supplies half
Of the tanning extract used in this
country in the manufacture Of leather
and, with the species facing eXtermi-
nation. Il new economic problem must
be met. ii Is stated.
Evening star., 1926-06-20

Milk prices in parts of Palestine are
being cut In half because Of the abun-
das0n of pasturage this season.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
T0NGS ARBITRATE
IN PEACE TEMPLE
San Francisco's Chinatown Con-
tains Geneva" of Chinese on
Pacific Coast.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO June 19.-The
Geneva" Of the Chinese on the Pa
ciflc Coast is in San F'rancisco's China
town, on the third floor of a dingy
brick building. They refer to ii as
''Wo Ping Woey." which in English
is Peace Temple Here the war
ring factions have their round Ia BILE,
about which represe of the
so-calIed high binder" tongs recently
renewed their pledge of peace.
A few months back when reports
Of tong killings We're coming In from
other American cities comparative
quiet and order prevailed here. The
lack Of violence was probably due TO
two things-the Peace Temple and
Sergt. John J. Manion. strapping po-
lire officer Of the San Francisco de-
partment.
Manlon is chiefly the reason why the
Evening star., 1926-06-20
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
IN BOMB OUTRAGE
Parallel Drawn in Recent
Death OF Nurse and Slay-
ina of 20 Years Ago.
Specinl nLsnatch 10 The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
SYRACUSE, \. V, june 19--An-
other tragedy Is being written around
the death last sunday night Of Mrs.
Airline Curtis Kelly. 4S..a nurse killed
by the explosion Of gift package IN
her room. Ralph SeaRer, 81. a w ora
War veteran of llomer, :. Y, those
attentions she had rejected ana Wnom
she suspected of sending her the
bomb, was charged today with hrs'
degree murder.
Seager was arrested Monday III ms
home but no charge was placed
against him until today. lie was ar
raigned almost at once, pleaded not
guilty and his examination was set
tor next Friday,
The setting of the case corresponds
largely with that OF the celebrated
case of Chester Gillette, convicted OF
killing Grace Brown of South otselc
20 wears ago ia the AdirondackS. ana
electrocuted for his crime later at
Auburn prison.
Was Background Of Novel.
The Gillette case provided back
ground material and detail for Iheo-
Ciore nreiser's novel Gillette, carrier
a bell hop In the West, the son oi
i,inerant exhorters. had been taken
up by rich relatives engaged IN the
manufacturing business at 'oftlaho'
y. y.
There he secretly lwooed village
girl emploved in the factory. She met
her death on "a Fourth of July outing
at Big Moose Lake, and her lover
Was arrested later at Eagle BAY,
Fourth Lake, aud tried for killing her.
He claimed she died accidentally In
the upset or their boat and that he
fed in fear.
In the present bomb case the accused
lived in a village which is a suburba
neighbor of Cortland. Both commnni-
ties are in the heart OF the David
Harum" country, celebrated in the
homespun classic by Edward Moves
Wescott
Grover Hollenbeck, a principal wit
ness against Seager, according TO the
syracuse authorities. the man who ac-
compan MED the accused on a trip TO a
store to buy dynamite for illegal FISH
ING purposes. lives on farm near
Homer.
Followed Other Cases.
In the Gillette case 1t was hrougnt
out that the accused had read IN the
newspapers several weeks before the
tragedy d n account Ol dl uhc"piA'iiN"
accidental drowning of Young cou
ple on ii lake I'm New England.
The bombing in Syracuse followed
within three weeks the printing or ac'
counts OF the killing Of August krum
baech. hi. daughter Janet. and her
rance, William Frank, at Three Lake
Tavern. near Muskegon, Mich, IN a
vengeance plot inspired by political
hatred OF krumba ech by RIVAL, since
convicted in the case.
Mrs. Kelly comelN matfon
mother OF five grown sons and daugh
ters and with crippled husband hv
ing in New York. had rejected the
attentions of Seager, according To
the police.
Either she had premonition or
ioked with the krumbaech case In
mind just before the explosion for
she remarked to a fellow lodger who
handed her the gift package that Il
might be A bomb.
/ She named Seager as her probable
killer before she died. according tc
Assistant District Attorney Mawhin
ney of Syracuse.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
Just a Nice Compliment.

From the New York World
Col. w. A. Bishop. the English fy-
ing ace-he had "a victories to his
credit during the World War-said in
New York the other day:
You Americans are wonderful
dancers. An Englishman painted In
a pretty girls ear at a dance the
other night:
Its awfully good Of you to
Charleston with meme the worst
Charlestoner in the ballroom
Here he trod on her foot for the
thirteenth time, and she laughed and
said:
80, how can you say so? Why.
you hardly seem to touch the floor
New York World.
Evening star., 1926-06-20

Egypt. one-tenth the size of the
United States, with cotton fields one
twentieth as big. can twist the ele-
phant"s tail. Although more than
half of the world cotton crop grows on
American soil and "a third of all the
cotton in foreign mills comes out OF
American gins. American manufactur.
ers get exceedingly nervous If "A few
dusky Egyptian planters decide TO
make ii lentils and bea ms this year in
stead of cotton.
The reason Is that there is cotton
and cotton. The kind that grows
under Egypt's desert sun has the
longest, finest fibers of any in the
world. except tho Sea Island cotton
which grows in small quantities in
the West Indies. American nanufac-
turers like to use II for cord tires and
tire fabric. and il is also used in max
ing very fine cotton goods.
The Egyptian government. which
regulates all agriculture, through the
simple fact that 1t can turn off the
water In its irrigation canals by a
mere twist OF the wrist, occasionally
deems 1t advisable to take tuck or
two in the cotton acreage. This has
been done at least twice In the last
10 years. United States Department OF
Commerce officials say. And now,
they ella i'm, restrictions have been pro
posed for the 1925 crop which will
be planted this Spring.
Hoover Sees Explanation.
A statement by Secretary Hoover to
a congressional committee investi4at-
ing foreign monopolies that control
American necessities is as follows:
The motives behind the restrict ion
of acreage may be attributable To one
of two reasons, or possibly both Cot
ton in. Egypt Is raised under irriga
tion depending on the reservoirs of
the upper Nile, and from time TO time
there are shortages of water. and We
may consider this the cause. How
ever, there appea rs to be no such con
dition existing at the present time.
and there is reason to believe that the
Intention TO restrict acreage during the
coming season Is based upon the de-
sire to influence prices"
Although the United States raises
a small amount OF Egyptian cotton of
its own in Arizona and California. it
has not been as popular as the i'm
ported kind. Spinners claimed the
American long staple or pima cotton
could not he worked as well heca use
it was not as carefully handled as
that from Egypt. At any rate the
demand tapered off. and the produc-
ton OF pima cotton dwindled from
over ninety thousand bales in 1920
10 about four thousand in 1924.
There is no real reason why the
United States should be dependent on
Egypt for this product. in case of
need. The climate and length of sea
son In Arizona is very much as 1t is
Evening star., 1926-06-20
DISABLED VETERANS
EXPECTING 5000
Sixth Annual Convention of Asso-
citation Will Open in At
lanta Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.


ATLANTA, Ga, June lS.-More
than 5000 delegates are expected to
attend the sixth annual convention Of
the Disabled American Veterans Of
the World War, which convenes here
Monday.
Among the delegates arriving today
were those from Dallas, Tex; Detroit.
Mich; Denver. Muskogee, Okla; Salt
Lake City. Chicago, Cincinnati and
Minneapolis.
John f. McQuigg. national COM
narder of the American Legion is
expected to reach Atlanta tomorrow,
and will address the opening session.
Other speakers will include Mayor
Walter A. Sims and Mrs. Sam u.
Jones, president of the Service Star
legion. who will deliver the address
of welcome. and Mrs. Lola Sidney,
national secretary and vice command
er. who will respond. The principal
ADDRESS will be by Mrs. A. Mcclure
of Kansas City. Mo, of the American
War Mothers Association.
Officers of the ID. A. V, in ex-
ecutive session, are: John W. Mahon.
national commander: John W. Scott,
Gary, Ind, second vice comma nder;
Claude T.. Gary. University. Va;
Harry Wentworth. San Francisco;
James j. Brown. Scranton. Pa, and
Gaylen Young. Salt Lake City, junior
vice commander; Vivian ID. Corbly.
Cincinnati Ohio, national adjutant.
and Hugo Maudrich, Chicago,
sergea nt-a arms.
An elaborate program for the enter
tainment and instruction OF the del
egates has been arranged.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
Ships "Eyes.I'

Eyes OF ship" is a term applied
to the foremost part OF the bow. SO
called fromthe ancient practice which
still obtains in parts of the Mediter-.
ranean and elsewhere of painting
large eye on each side Of vessels
cut t.water as an emblem to avert the
evil eve,
Evening star., 1926-06-20
One of the Oldest Customs.

The custom Of drinking healths is Of
great antiquity. At an entertainment
given by Hengist, in the fifth century,
to the British king. Feftigern, the
daughter of the host, Rowena, knelt
and presented the wine cup to the
king. saying as she did 50: Dear
king. your health" and this is gen
orally quoted as the origin of the Gus
tom.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
Drawing the Line.

From the Atchson Globe.
II have every confidence in my
wife" an Atchison man said, but I
am not going to give her lessons in
pistol practice"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
New Eng. Crops
Are Now Gaining

The higher temperatures accom-
panied by generous rainfall the lat
ter part of July caused most crops
throughout New England to improve
materially. A month ago most of
them were considerably behind the
usual stage of growth but much Of
this backwardness has now been
overcome. although some crops still
show their late start and few Of them
promise bumper yields.
Hay, the leading feed crop, on a
condition SO per cent of normal is
about 10 points below the condition a
year ago and average. Production is
forecast at 4,107,00O tons for New
England compared with 4,634,O00 last
year. Pasture improved considerably
in northern New England but further
deteriorated to very poor condition
In the southern states although re-
cent rains should cause important
Improvement there. Milk production
has begun its seasonal decline after
passing peak production later than
usual. Fall pastures and second crop
hay should be fair to good IL condi-
tons continue favorable.
outlook for oats, the leading Lrain
crop improved 81 per cent to a fore
cast of S,927,000 bushels compared
with 10,705,o00 last year. Corn con-
dition improved 1912 per cent to 73.4
per cent of normal as against SS.4 per
cent year ago. The Improvement
was general, the greater at the routh.
Minor grains. barley, wheat. buck
wheat, and rye are fair crops.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
POOR OPINION OF PEOPLES IN.
TELllGENCE

Republicans have stolen a million
from State, Holmes asserts in chal-
lenge to g. o. P."-Headline in Lew
iston Sun-This charge It appears
was made at the opening Of the Dem
ocrats' campaign in Androscoggin,
Monday evening. H. E. Holmes,
candidate for the State Senate, is
quoted as saying: "They have plum
dered the State, looted the people.
and stolen from the people a million
dollars and now they disagree what
fund to put 1t into"
One would hardly suppose the
voters of Lewiston would be pleased
with such balderdash; one doesn't
usually like being talked to as though
one were weak-minded. Surely those
who take any stock in such silly
charge must be either weak-minded
or deplorably ignorant, for 1t is false
on its face, SO false and absurd as
to merit no reply.
1t does, however imply that Holmes
has very poor opinion Of the intel
ligence of his hearers. Certainly his
charges are incompatible with "Boost
Maine" Some one should take
Holmes aside and suggest he quit
advertising Maineites as morons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
Potato Predictions
345,569.OOO Bushels

August l condition of the country's
potato crop at 1873 per cent of nor.
NAL is about the same as a year ago
and about 8 points below the ten
year average. Acreage, however, is
only 96.3 per cent of the five year
average plant. Prospective produc-
ton gained 3.6 per cent the past
month and is now 6 per cent larger
than last years crop, but 1928 per
cent less than the average produc-
ton of the five years 1925. About
third of the total increase the past
month occurred in Maine. Improves
ment was general throughout New
England and the major late crop
states except North Dakota yet
Maine forged ahead much more than
any other important state.
Present condition indicates a New
England crop about the same as last
year, but some s per cent below the
five year average production. How
ever. if favorable conditions continue
through August and into September
substantial further increase is prob
able. Little insect or disease trouble
to date and the crop has received
better care than usual. the growers
recognizing the advantage of this
course.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
LEADERSHIP OF THE AIR

The general manager of the Ma
tional Air Transport says that a
survey shows this country leads the
world in aviation, with 100000 miles
flown last year, 100000 passengers
carried and 112 tons of freight trans
ported. And 1t is but fair to assume
this is only the beginning. although
mot all are making money, 1t is said.
Recently a contractor pleaded with
the Post Office Department to be re-
leased from his contract on the
ground that he is daily losing.
The data published does not re-
port how many lives have been lost
during this period Of development.
Great Britain is proud that but four
passengers carried in British air.
planes have lost their lives since 1919
in process Of transportation covering
100000 miles. But conditions of
flying in this country and in Great
Britain are not quite comparable.
Gus sranscontinental flyers in fog
and storm have strange air currents,
mountain ranges and deserts with
which to cope. All things considered
the achievements are highly credi-
table.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-18
East Monmouth Farm
Bureau Club to Have
Lawn Party Aug. 20

The Farm Bureau Club, Rely
On-Us", of East Monmouth, will
have a lawn party Friday afternoon.
Aug. 20. at Birch Hill Farm, the
home of Mrs. Nellie Sanborn. The
lawn will be decorated with Japanese
lanterns, various games will be en-
joyed, music, club songs. cheers and
sociability will make the time pass
pleasantly. There will also be fish
pond where all can angle for prizes.
Frankforts and rolls, ice cream and
lemonade will be served. There will
be no admission, but the proceeds
from sales will go for the benefit of
the club. Mr.. Shibles from Orono.
State Club Leader. Is expected to be
present, also Assistant Club Leader,
Miss Mildred Brown of Readfield and
County Agent, Clarence Day, Of Au-
guSta