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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17

NEW YORK, Sept 16.-Extreme ner-
vousness characterized the trading in
todays stock market, with final quota
tions disclosing marked irregularity.
Fears of an increase in the New York
federal reserve rediscount rate which
again proved to be unfounded, undoubt-
edIy accounted for some of the early
selling, but when the call money rate
was lowered from 5 to AZ per cent in
the early afternoon, number of VEN
turesome pools started bidding up their
favorites, but failed to carry the rest
of the market with them.
While the opinion is widely held IN
business and banking circles that COM
merciaI expansion, as reflected in the
volume of rediscounts, has not yet
reached the stage where higher bank
rate is necessary, it is felt that the re-
cent increase in brokers' loans may
provide sufficient justification for a
higher rate in the near future on the
theory that It would act as brake on
extravagant speculation in securities.
The fact that previous increases in
the rate have invariably been followed
by sharp reactions in securities prices
attention given to the reserve banks
action.
General Motors regained the leader
ship of the market with buying influ-
enced by unconfirmed rumors of an
other liberal cash disbursement on the
stock at the next meeting. At it's top
price of 1891, the stock was four
points above yesterdays final quota
ton and, allowing for the recent so
per cent stock dividend at a new rec
ord high figure. Most of the other
motors were heavy. Mack Trucks and
Hudson each filling over three points
to 13s and 5SA, respectively, and theln
rallying slightly. while Studebaker,
WiIlys-OverIan White and Pierce
Arrow lost about point each.
Dupont which has large General Mo-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
GRAIN MARKET.
tBy Dispatch A. p. wlrel

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-The grain mar
ket was generally higher today. Wheat
scored sharp gains on continued re-
ports of unfavorable weather condi-
tions over the Canadian northwest and
the pronounced strength of the Winni-
peg market. Buying was good on the
breaks, but heavy profit taking sales
and selling against offers brought
about reaction from the best figures
of the day. The close was strong with
wheat showing a net gain of 1-3 to
Il Y cents; corn finished % to IN cents
higher; oats advanced 5s to " cents,
and provisions varying from 10 cents
up to Is cents down.
Trading in wheat was light at times
and the market was easily influenced.
Initial firmness which resulted from
the better tone of values at Winnipeg
was further augmented as the season
progressed on continued messages from
the Canadian northwest which said that
a big short interest in the october de-
livery of wheat was likely il the wet
weather lasted much longer.
In the face of the conditions in the
Canadian territory marketings in the
three prairie provinces were reported
at araund S,5OO,OOO bushels on top Of a
like quantity on Tuesday. Export de-
mand at the seaboard was slack, with
possibly 100000 bushels sold in all po-
sitions. 1t was pointed out that this
was done below replacement cost. 1t
was said that the continued rains in
Canada were not only retarding the
movement of wheat, but were likely
seriously impairing the quality
Wet weather over part of the corn
belt, coupled with the strength in
wheat, caused corn values to reach
higher price levels. The forecast was
for unsettled weather ovr the greatr
part of the bit with lower tempera-
lures.
Oats showed pronounced strength
with other grains, there being good
class of buying with outside trade
showing tendency tobroaden.
Provisions were firmer with hogs and
grain.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE OF CONTEST
Serial NO. O5IlO3
Contest No. GALS.


| Serial No. 057109.
| Contest No. GALS.
Department of the Interior, United
August 20, 1926
To Robert Leblanc of Douglas, Ari-
zona, Contestee: @s
You are hereby notified that Donnie
IG. Andrews. who gives 1161 Eleventh
Street, Douglas, Arizona. as his post
office address, did on June 30th, 1925,
file in this office his duly corroborated
application to contest and secure the
cancellation of your Homestead Entry
No. O571O9, Serial No. O571O9, made Sep
tember 2, 1924, for NJ ME- SR; Sec
tion 21; and NWA NWA, Section %.
Township 23 s., Range 2S e., g. & S.
r. B. G. Meridian, and as grounds for
his contest he alleges that you wholly
abandoned the said land for more than
six months last past that you never
made any improvements on the said
LAND; and that you never resided on
the said land.
You are, therefore, further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
as confessed, and your said entry will
be cancelled without further right to
be heard, either before this office or on
appeal, if you fail to file in this office
within twenty days after the FOURTH
publication of this notice, as shown be-
low, your answer, under oath, specifi-
cally responding to these allegations of
contest, together With due proof that
you served a copy of your answer on
the said contestant either in person or
by registered mail.
You should state in your answer the
name of the postoffice to which YOU
desire future notices to be sent to you.
STEPHEN ID. POOLE,
Acting Register.
Dat of first publication, Sept, II. 1925.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
rwo MEN AND WOMAN

HELD FOR MANS NuNOhN
NEW CASTLE, Pa, Sept. 16. - Two
young men and a married woman
mother of several children, were in jail
Wednesday charged with having killed
Joseph Richael when he ordered them
from a private lane on his farm last
night 1t is charged that the prison
erns, Mrs Minnie Clements, Clifford
johnson and Gilbert BlacfSford, We're
in parked automobile with the lights
turned out when Richael found them.
Richael was killed by a. blow or the
head A son who came to his aid was
also struck on the head.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
CATTLE MARKET.
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-(U. s. D. of Al
negligible; few loads $7.75@
500, comprising Dakotas and south
Westerns; trade steady with weeks 26
to SO cents advance; native and stale
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
IOWA AGAINST LEGION
MEETING IN FRANCE
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

CLINTON, Iowa. Sept. 16.---A resolu-
ton interpreto das unfavorable to-
ward plans to hold the national
American legion convention in Paris
in 1927 was adopted at the Iowa
department convention on Wednesday.
The resolution stated tho. depart
ment of Iowa advises that the Of
ficial business of the American legion
be conducted on American soil.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
COTTON MARKET.
tRv Dispatch A. p. wire)

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The general
cotton market closed steady at net ad-
vance of to 13 points.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17

COPPER AND SILVER QUOTATIONS
The average daily quotation for cop
per and silver, as carried by the Engi-
neering and Mining Journal for the
week ending Sept. 16, are as follows:
Copper, 14.09. Silver, 6l67.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
LIBERTY BONDS.
fBy Dispatch A. p. wire)

UIspHICH VF4IVy
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Liberty bonds
closed: 3As $1OO.14; first Ans $101.2s;
second AIS $1OO.17; third ANS $1O1.S;
fourth As $1O2.6; U. S. government Ans
$1T19.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 16.--(U. S. ID. of
A)-Western grassers again in liberal
supply resulting in a slow trade at
steady to Is cents lower prices; we'll
wintered and grain fed Kansans aver
aging 1852 pounds brought $500, with
sotheT lots that had been handled in the
same manner at $9.5O@9.75; less de-
sirable wintered and short fed grassers
cashed down to $3.50; straight grassers
were most numerous at $4,000 500, with
few common kinds at $5.75 @5.S5; she
stock was mostly steady, with the ex-
ception of slight strength on low cut
/! ters and feeders.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
BOARD

TABLE BOARD-Room if desired. 500
Eighth. Phone 1911.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17

FOR RENT-Nice clean rooms with
Bath. Hotel Laux, cor. 18th and G.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
FOR SALE

PHONE 245-for Pasteurized Milk.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17

"No Breakfast Complete Without
Tho Dispatch
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17

western grass cows and heifers strong
to 25 cents higher, light heifers up
most, mostly $7.OO@S.OO on desirable
light range heifers; some meaty quail
tied weighty offerings $7.OO@7.5O; bulls
strong at $3.50 downward to $4.25 for
southwesterns in low cutter flesh;
stocker and feeder trade continues
fairly active; Wyomings in killer flesh
weighing about $50 pounds upward to
$9.15 late Wednesday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
LOST AND FOUND

LOST - Ladies' large vanity case on
Leslie canyon road Sunday night Re-
ward for return to John Dean. Dispatch
office.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
THE GARDANIER

FOR RENT-Single rooms or en- suite
with private bath, $40 up. 6SS
Ninth St. Next door is the coolest
dining room in the city with the very
best meals.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
WANTED

WANTED--A set of books to keep: all
or part time. P. o. Box 825.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Garage and room, cheap.
TAI Twelfth street.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17

Wanted-To buy 2nd-hand furniture.
Beecroft & Lewis. lilo G, Phi. 442.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17

lLoST-White SOW, weight about 200
pounds. Reward for information
leading to return. John Rogers, Davies
Fuel and Feed Co.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17

FOR RENT - Five room unfurnished
brick house at 1850 Ninth st. r. G.
Arthur.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17

FOR RENT--Single and double rooms
with bath. Winton hotel. 1908 G Ave.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
TRADING SHOWS
NERVOUS TREND
FOR THURSDAY
(By Dispatch A. P. wird)

Total stock sales, 1,52O,5O0 shares.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17

FOR RENT-Two furnished housekeep-
ing rooms. 935 Eighth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-08
To Break Ties
In Six Democratic
Primary Contests

Ties resulting in the June primary
ir five contests for Democratic can
didates for representatives to the
Legislature and in the contest for
Democratic nomination for county
commissioner of Somerset county
will be broken by drawing to be
made by Secretary of State Frank
w. Ball at his office at the State
House on Tuesday, July IS.
The names from which the draw
ings Will be made and the vote OF
each in the June primaries, are AS
follows:
Democratic Candidates for Leeis.
Iature
Gorham, entitled to one candidate
Carl Magnusson, one vote, and
William Pillsbury, one vote.
South Portland, entitled to three
andidates-Charles II. Bickford, /;
Howard C. Woodside, |: Mrs. Annie
bearing, l; George H. Boynton, /.
Glenburn, HernOn, Hampden class
towns, entitled to one candidate
Ross II. Leighton of Glenburn, 4;
Fred "A. Haley of Glenburn, 4.
Brownville- Guilford class towns
entitled to one candidate-Charles G.
Goodwin OF Brownville, 81; c. Deane
Ross Of Guilford, q.
Cornish Limerick class towns, en-
titled to one caudiGate-Clarence
Lord Of Cornish, l; George A. Car
penter Of Limerick, /; Leon NJ. Aver
of Cornish. i.
Democratic Candidate for Somerset
County Commissioner
Fred Lucas of st. Adams, 5; Ell
Iner RoWell Of Skowhegan, 3.
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Receive Reports of
Seven Forest Fires

Preliminary reports Of forest fires
at the following points were received
yesterday at the. office Of State For
est Commissioner Neil l.. Violette:
Township "a, Range II. Somerset
county, July 5. Crew of As men sent
to fight flames. The fire was re-
i, ported under control.
Township z. Range 4, Aroostook
county, July s. Crew dispatched.
No details as to size of fire.
Between Island Falls and Dyer
Brook in Aroostook county, July s.
Condition of fire reported uncertain
Chimney Pond, Katahdin, Penob-
scot county, July 6. Reported un-
der control.
Middle branch of Little Black riv-
er, near the Canadian boundary
Aroostook county. July 5. No details
as to size of fire.
Northeastern part Of Codyville
Washington county, July 4. Fire
was considered safe. according to re-
port.
Township c, Range 2. Aroostook
county, July 6. Grew of 10 men was
sent to fight the fire, the condition of
which was reported as questionable
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Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Kent's Hill, Maine. July 8.-Kents
Hill Seminary announces that
Charles E. Hamlen, of Bates College
1920, has been appointed Assistant
Principal for the coming school year.
Mr.. Hamlen already has good
acquaintance in the State of Maine.
He is a graduate of the Good VIII
High school at Hinckley, and after
graduating from college taught at
oxford High School and later was
Principal of the Lisbon Falls High
School. Mrs. Hamlen is a native of
Auburn. For the past year Mr..
Hamlen has been teaching at the
Lawrence Academy of Groton.
Massachusetts, where he has also
been in charge of one of the dormi-
tories.
After obtaining his degree at
Bates, Mr.. Hamlen studied at the
Newton (Mass.) Theological Sem
mary and at two sessions of the
Bates Summer School; he is now
studying at the summer session of
Columbia University as q candidate
for a Masters degree.
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fantry to fill vacancies In Company
L dover FoxcrofD, 103rd Infantry.
Another board composed of Major
Row e. Decker of the adjutant gen.
erals department, Captain John Il.
Wright and list Lieutenant Byron M.
Salter has been ordered to examine
candidates for commission in the
grade of second lieutenant to fill a
vacancy in Company K (Belfast),
103rd Infantry.
Having resigned his commission
for business reasons, Captain Sam
uel w. Collins of Battery b (Cari-
bou), 152nd Field Artillery, has been
placed on the unassigned list pend
ing settlement Of property accounta-
bility.
Second Lieutenant Albert v. Shor-
tell of Battery F (Thomaston). 240tn
Coast Artillery, who has resigned
his commission for business reasons,
has been honorably discharged from
the Maine National Guard, effective
June 80, 1926.
Second Lieutenant Walter L. OAR
rell Of Company L, Infantry (Dover-
Foxcroft), having resigned his COM
mission for business reasons, has
been honorably discharged from the
Maine National Guard.
The commanding officer Of the
Medical Detachment, 103rd Infantry
is directed to detail one officer who
will proceed to Portland on Friday
July 90. reporting to the command
ing officer of the 103rd Infantry, for
duty on the special troop train
leaving Portland July "a en- route to
the annual. encaInpment at Augusta
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HARTLAND

Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Weber are
receiving congratulations on the
| birth of a daughter born June 20.
Harold Young left Saturday fol
Harvard college where he will study
this summer.
Miss Jennie Southards has so far
recovered as to be able to return to
her home from the hospital at Show
hogan.
Mrs. Fronia Genthner and son
| Clarence are passing several days IN
Parknan the guest of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. William Greeley.
HALLS Buker returned from Quin-
| cy, Mass. Saturday, where he has
be~l employed for the past few
months.
Ralph C. Hamilton and Fran k
! Mathews are passing several days
at Burlington.
Linwood Burbank returned to
Portland Monday after passing a
week with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
| Stephen Burbank at their home on
Commercial street
William Guilfoyle returned from
| Skowhesan Monday, where he has
| been the guest of relatives for tne
| past few days.
Vance Buker of Quincy, Mass, IS
| the guest at the home of his father,
Frank Buker on Water street.
The LaG.es' Aid of the Methodist
church will meet with Mrs. Charles
Webb at her home on Academy street
on Wednesday for an all day meet
ing. Dinner will be served at noon.
All are invited to attend.
James Dundas was the weekend
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Dundas, from his work al
Lewiston.
George Thompson has returned
from New Jersey where he has been
employed for the past few weeks
and is the guest at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Thomp-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Baker, Pau
line and Roger returned Monday
from Old Orchard. where they have
been passing a few days.
Mrs. Viola Burgess of Los Angeles.
Cal. is the guest at the home of her
brother, Merton Williams.
carroll Tracy was at home from
80. Berwick over the week end re-
turning Monday. Mrs. Tracy and
daughter Beatrice returned with him
Where they will make it their home
Tor the summer months.
Floyd Abbott of Albion was a bus.
mess caller in town, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NIurrv of
Hampden were in town Saturday
Mr.. hurry has recently been an
pointed principal of the Hartlan1
Academy. coming here from Houlton
Where he has served as sub-ma ster
Ior the past four years and comes
TO us well recommended. He will
move to the Woodbridge house on
Academy street.
Melvin Wyman has been emn1oved
IN IN the store of A. r. Burton and SON
Ior the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Donahor
ana son Merrill of Belfast have been
the guest at the home of Mrs. Dona :
nau parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ
niancey at their cottage at Great
Moose Lake.
George Stearns passed the week-
END with his parents from the IT nf
school. ouiiiiheT
On Thursday afternoon there will
oe lawn party at Burbank's on
commercial street given under the
auspices of the Rebekah Club. Wv
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ADJUSTMENTS
OPERA HOUSE
Quaint Coster Customs Shown To

Quaint Coster Customs Shown To-
day
my Old Dutch" forty year love
story, now at the Opera House, is a
spectacular and picturesque story
laid about London and coster life.
The costers with their quaint but
n-trimmed clothes are seen with
their odd festivals and queer
customs; Pat OMalley and May Nc
Avoy play a coster boy and girl
who marry, and their undying love
over a space of 40 years forms the
underlying note in the story.
A remarkable fight, staged with
bare knuckles as in the days before
John L. Sullivan. is one of the
thrills. An exciting race, battles,
and other incidents cram the pic
ture.
The Laugh King of the silver
screen is in again-and this time
with his most uproarious produce
ton! In case there is anyone who
has any doubt about the identity of
the star who disburses the greatest
number of chuckles. per foot of film,
of any motion picture luminary in
the field of fast-action western pict-
ures, it might be added that Fred
Thompson is in Hands Across the
Border" his latest picture for +. 3.
.. Mr.. Thomson departs somewhat
from his familiar DEMONSTRATIONS
in that he is a rich and more or less
idle young man fooling about in
search of excitement; and he finds
plenty of it after he makes the mis-
take of rescuing a Spanish senorita
from the girls boarding school,
cot course there will be the usual
high class comedy and the latest
Scenic,-Ady
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STATE HOUSE

tiny inhabitants of the nests. great
damage resulting in many instances.
ITO the average man.. tn lem
of checking the depredations of
these insects would no doubt seem
simple" says Professor Pierson.
Many people think that a colony
of ants can easily be disposed Of by
pouring a little kerosene into the
nests, or by using one of the various
forms of chemical poisons sold as
ant eradicators."
He continued: such is very far
from being the case. In the course
of our work Ike have experimental
with the use of Paris Green and
similar poisons, putting it into bran
and distributing it freely around the
nests. We find that the ants, i'm
mediately detecting the dangerous
nature of the poisons used, separate
the bran from the poison, piling 1t in
two piles, and eat the bran with per-
feet safety"
THE mounds inhabited by these
ants usually occur in terraces on
sidehills with good drainage. The
size of the mound varies with the
age of the ant colony, many nests
being three feet in height and six
feet In diameter, housing literally
millions of the destructive termites.
I'VE found one nest four feet high
and twelve feet across" stated Mr..
Pierson. This nest was roughly
estimated as holding in the neigh
borhood of 40 millions of ants, ca
pable of destroying vast amount of
valuable materials. We tried var
ious gases on this nest, and found
that 1t was not possible to complete
ly penetrate the deep galleries. 1t
was finally blown up with dynamite,
eight sticks being required to COM
plete the work of destruction"
1t appears that White Pine Is par
ticularly susceptible to the attacks
of these insects. Mr.. Pierson des-
cribes experiments made to deter
mine the manner in which the trees
were killed: Dead trees We're cut
down and carefully examined. In
every case a characteristic lesion
was found near the base of the tree
on the main stem. This lesion takes
the form of a deep construction
completely girdling the tree and US
ually extending on the main stem for
a distance of about four inches. Both
above and below this lesion there
was a distinct swelling which show
ed that the flow of sap was inter-
fered with" He goes on to state that
a form Of fungus also appears on
these swollen areas. and adds that
there is no evidence that the roots
of the trees are attacked by the
ants. He also says: "Areas mapped
showed that trees are killed at
distance Of thirty feet from each
nest"
The ants also attack hardwoods,
with poplar, apple and sumac trees,
and nearly all varieties of Maine
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To Attend Natl
Industrial Accident
Prevention Meeting

Commissioner Charles o. Beals Of
the State labor department is max
ing plans to attend the conference of
all State commissioners of labor TO
be held at Hotel Mayfiower, Wash
ington, D. c., July IA, Is and 16, at
the call of Secretary of Labor J. J.
Davis. In addition to the State labor
commissioners, there will be in at
tendance safety engineers represent
ing tn large industrial concerns OF
the country.
This will be an industrial accident
prevention conference and plans will
probably be furthered for bringing
the safety. regulations and require
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and Donald Faulkingham returned 70
Arlington Heights Tuesday, haVins
passed the holiday In Wiscasset ana
Edgecomb.
Cleveland Quinnam of Portland ana
Miss Pauline Nickerson of Bath passed
the Fourth at The Lodges.
Mrs. Richard Coffin and son Rlcharo
are at their summer home. Mr.. CONN
will Join his family in few days.
The summer dances have opened at
westport. Mr.. Meyers and his orches-
ira Of Dresden furnish music every
Saturday evening.
Miss Susan Dunton is at home, nav
ing completed her course In business
college at Nashua, N. II.
Mrs. Fred Hatch of Damariscotta
visited her grandmother. Mrs. Annie
Jackson, on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Munsey and
his sister, Miss Maria Munsey OF SOM
erville, Mass, and another sister
Mrs. Lucy Waltz of Damariscotta
were calling on relatives Tuesday.
John Coffin Of California Is visiting
in town and Waldoboro for few,
weeks. His son and bride will go back
with him.
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MOUND-BUILDINC
ANTS DEFY EFFORTS
TO KILL THEM OFF

Dynamite, German war gas, and
the most deadly chemicals and
poisons known to man are being
used In an effort to control and
stamp out in Maine the depredations
of Mound Building Ants, known to
scientists as Formica Exectoides,
according to a statement made yes
terday by Professor H. B. Pierson,
State forest entomologist, who Is In
charge of the work.
The reason for this warfare on the
ants lies In the fact that wherever
the huge mounds, properly called
formicaries, occur, live trees and
shrubs are entirely destroyed by the