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' FRIDAY NI6HT SCRAPPERS IN AUGUSTA
- AT LEAST DAY BEFORE CITY HALL BOUTS
Following out hi* policy of always
irlvlnu tho fight fan* a square deal
and with on eye to ^voiding diaap-.
pointment. Promoter Jack O Brlen
plan* to have all principals in hia
coming card Friday night at City i
hall, in the city from one to two days
ahead. Thl* not only assure* the
presence of the Bcrapper* when the(
gong sound*, hut also affords the
fan* a chance to give the once-over ;
to the rival mitt artl*t*.
Ike Wood* who is directing the
New F.ngland Invasion of Jack Kelley
Cf Erl*, ra, write* as follows:
••you mav announce to the pugllstic
fan* of Tine Tree City that this Jack :
Kelley from Etle. i’a. Is an exception
al good fist thrower and will give
them a thrilling Ijout, and much de- :
pend* on his future success in New j
England If he tan get a win over the
Clever St. Hlliare.
••|n his recent l.outs throughout the i
Iflddle West he hns given a good ac- j
count of himself as a performer and
became a favorite among the fans for j
hi* hoxing aldlity and always holding
gome Intense moments which all
Invert of the sport long to see.
'‘Although St. Hlliare may be a lit
tle heavier than Kelley thia will not
hinder the visitor from the smoky
ettv to w*d« In ** weight slone Is
not what enable* a fighter to atop
hi* opponent a* thl* has often been
proved »nd »* clever a* St. Hiliare
has already shown In recent bouts
Kelley feels that he can outpoint him
but still will not misrate him for a
minute.
. "There is not a possible doubt in ,
my mind but what the fans will see j
one of the best exhibitions between ;
these two boys that has been promot- j
ert in the Capital city in many a day. i
Much credit is due Fromoter Jack j
O’Brien for his choice in selecting
such a card for his club. We expect
to be in town there a few days before
the melee.” i
Joe St. Hiliare and his manager.
also plan to arrive in the city either |
today or Thursday. Word from the :
clever Frenchman says he is in fine ,
shape and confident of stopping the
Keystone State flash.
Chick Wills is training faithfully •
for his supreme effort to stop Kid,
Sullivan in the semi-final. It's a safe j
bet the Kid will also be in shape.;
Dottle Marr and George Gilbert, Jr.,]
who will start the festivities are also ,
being groomed for Friday night’s ar- !
gument.
Indications of a crowded house Is !
already seen in the fine advance sale j
of tickets. Out of town parties are
being planned also, word from Wat- !
crville says a special car of 60 or
more fans will attend, and similar
delegations will come from Hallowell,
Gardiner and Lewiston. Play safe,'
fans, and get your pasteboards now,
at Packard's, Augusta; Arata’s,
Hallowell or Eastman’s, GSrdiner.— ■
Adv.
SPORTS
Dv go A. C. Winmn
Th» I . > A. r "f Bangor de-1
f» afe.l f « f.st Martinnd A. A. 34 to
n i p apd a< rappv overtime
gom" ’o llart'snd Friday night. |
Fm*n and Chisholm. formerly of M. ;
t I plated » r the local team and
t --*• ip'v ■ 1 • >■» lineup. The Dingosj
a c uc 'i i'l ' now and would like
to I ■ v from amv t« tin.
Bab* Harmon Soon in Action
Riibe Harman, the Frlaco Flash,
will awing Into notion against Andy
rhinn In one of four 10-round bouts
• t Madison Square Garden next Fri
da- night. Herman stopped Irish
Jehno t'urtln, Him Mnndell nnd Joe
M*tranfa before he was taken til and
forced to cancel several engagements.
Me trained with Dempsey while the
latter was preparing for his battle
with Carpentlcr.
Bangor Belmonts 50 Vigue 26
The Hanger Helmonts defeated the
Yeaxle A. C. 2nds. M to 2*. in Yea
*!e Town hall. Monday night. The
Vearl* A C. Sods had not U>cn do
fented t< r th re \r.ars on the home
floor I* was a fast game.
Anv te.im from 14 up to 10 that
would like to arrange games with
th« It'tmoots should write J. lllue
•teln. 3d Tine street, Hangor, or tel
•phon* f'ta-W.
BIG FIELD TENNIS !
PLAYERS IN 1921
New York. Jan. 3 —Comparison >f
the offlcial tenn.s ranking lists for
the eras, ns of 1310 and 1021 ndlcate
elearly th» rapid advance of th"
younger gen-rat n rf tournament
racquet wield'rs. Of the fa players
•elected bv the rani nt committee of
tbs I g 1, T A f >r the National
Mens hr * 1 s' more than 50 per
rent advanced In an Itnpres -lv“ man
ner during the |32l playing season
In fact but two of the tournament
Stars hold Ih* same positions In the
fank.ngs announced yaaterdsy that
th« ' ill’ l l a? the c . *e pf the H'20^
•>- • *
tt i n T T-’drn *■ ■’ of t'hilad
ph t n.a‘ n.il and Intern it mnal rham
ti for the just two years, is No. 1,!
while William M. Johnston of Sin
Francisco, holds the second place In
the United Slates ranking Passing
hs’-'S p e two placers the shifting
9 I Inimediate v l-eromrs
r. SI r.| V • e. » P ,-hards of Yonk
y v , - • 1 tnced from 12th to
Jrd p * 'e V < '1 i e p. ,| hn o it of l'h.l
sde'rh a. runner up to T.!d>n In 'he
Vy ml champior* ■;>. Is placed 4th
•••"ad "f 10th. c.a wa« the rase In
1 ’ Wa'sott M Washburn of New
York, moved up two p aces. |
Tv» e-«> d-.p in the list Is that of j
P S \\ ■ ants 2nd. of Boston,
ns* na ch-rmpi -n In 1314 and IMIS
tt ams dr 'nped three places, being i
' J 'o i’?t and No. <1 in 1321 Ichlya
Kumsgae •• Japanese star also
■lipped Is. k In the ranking, go
ing from N v 4 to No. 7. In eighth
I lira is « || >wsrd Veshell of New i
York a rt n of flte places In 12
ntoeln T * mort «tartling ndvanoe
among th" fl-st ia platers was that
mad» to Fair ranee B. Rice of Newton
• enter Mt«. who ts ranked No. 3,
v. hereas a "ar ego he was placed In
‘4th po« Men. N it tv. Niles of Bou
ton. dr rp'd front No. 3 to 13th place.
In th* second 13 W111 la Davis of San
Francisco, is ranked No. 11, a loss of
s x points, Dean Mathey of Cranford.
N. .If also s'ipped bark three places
while v llliam 3 PI th'er of rbllsdcl
W W\J M.
M ns CLASS
LARGEST SHUNS
CIGAR
v/NT THE WORLD
pMa. champion in 1906, proves that
'ca-s have not dulled his game by
I 'ldip.g 16th place for another season.
Trohably the most striking advance
mas that made by Phil Neer, of Port
land. Ore., mho moved up from 54th 1
place a year ago to 20th in the latest
ranking.
From a geographical standpoint the j
ranking shows that the East still
maintains the lead In tennis. Thir
teen of the first 20 players hall from
Atlantic Coast cities; five from the
Pacific Coast; one from the middle
west and Kumagae from Japan, al-!
though he is credited with playing !
from an eastern club.
The ranking of the first 20 players
In men’s singles for 1921 as compared
with 1920 Is shown In the following
table:
1921 ranking 1920 ranking
1 William T. Tilden. 2nd.
Philadelphia, Pa. 1
2 William M. Johnston.
San Francisco, Cal. 2
3 Vincent Richards,
Yonkers, N. Y. 12
4 Wallace F. Johnson,
Philadelphia, Pa. 10
5 Watson Washburn,
New York. N, Y. 7
6 R. Norris Williams, 2nd,
Boston, Mass. 3
7 Ichiya Kumagae,
New York, N. Y. 4
8 S. Howard Voshell.
Brooklyn, N. Y. 13
9 Lawrence p. Rice,
Newton Center, Mass. 34
10 Nathaniel W. Niles,
Boston, Mass., 9
II Willis E. Davis.
San Francisco, Cal. 5
12 Robert Kinsey,
San Francisco, Cal. 19
13 Howard Kinsey,
San Francisco, Cal. 25
14 Walter T. Hayes,
Chicago, 111. 20
15 S. W. Pearson.
Philadelphia, Pa. 40
16 W. A. Clothier.
Philadelphia, Pa. 16 I
17 Dean Matliey,
Cranford, N. J. 14
18 Frank T. Anderson.
Brooklyn, N. Y. 2S
19 Fred C. Anderson.
Brooklyn, N. Y. 41
20 Phillip Neer.
Portland, Ore. 54
Omitted from ranking, owing to in
sufficient data, Roland Rob'erts, Wal
lace Bates. Edmund Levy, C. J. Griffin,
7.enzo Shimidzu. W. Merrill Hall. Sam
uel Hardy, Francis T. Hunter, Carl'
Fischer. Marshall Allen, and the mem
bers of the- visiting Davis Cup teams
from England and Australia.
PROMISE OF GREAT
YEAR FOR GOLF
IN UNITED STATES
Chicago, Jan. 3—With the dove i
of peace looming large the wot Id
over, it seems fitting that the ap- ;
proach of the new year should find ;
i s reflection in sporting circles and |
this is no more apparent than in I
an’f. A year ago because of ai
tendency toward friction between
the. east and the middle west, it
looked for a time as though the
threatened break might at last oc- j
cur, but the difficulties were over- |
rotne without serious rupture. New j
with the annual meeting of Ihe i
Cnited States Golf Association to be '
he'd in Chicago, January 14. ap- ]
preaching, there is no such feeling,
of unrest; so far as is known at pres- 1
ent no vital question has to be !
thrashed out.
The executive committee’s report
at the annual meeting will show
there are now 1201 active and 332
ail ed clubs, making a total of 533,
considerably in excess of any previ
ous figures in the association's total.
A year ago thottotal was 476. Clubs
now are also In closer touch with
affairs than general, due In a meas
ure to the widening of the scope of
the executive committee, which
embraces practically all the Impor
tant subsidiary golf bodies in the
country. The monthly Green Sec
tion Bulletin, issued by the parent
organization, is being more widely
circulated all the time and Is prov
ing of invaluab’e aid to clubs.
Because of the fact that courses
for championships are now selected
In advance of the meeting the ap
proaching session will lack the cus
tomary speech-making on the part
of delegates extolling the merits of
♦ his or that club seeking one of the
titular events. The 1022 champion
ship distribution is equitable, the
amateur going to The Country Club.
Brookline, Mass.; the open to the
Skdkie Golf Club near Chicago and
the women's to the Greenbrier Coun
try Club, ^Rfhite Sylphur Springs,
West Va.
wttn tne exception or tne open, to i
begin on July 11, the championship
play will be confined to the autumn,
the amateur and women’s events
both being carded for Sep'ember.
Were It not for the Internatlonaf
prospect the chances are a mid
summer date for the open would
have been avoided. Even this eaily
It looks as if several of America's
leading professionals will go across
for the British open at Sandwich,
end It is also understood that at least
two of the foreign stars will come
this way. Consequently a July date
Is the earliest that could be chosen
la this country, and still give the
Fans, Get in on These
Sizzling, Slashing Set-Tos
□TV HALL,
AUGUSTA
FRIDAY EVE.
JAN. 6
A WHALE OF A MAIN BOUT
A TWIN
SIX
Joe St. Hiliare six Jack Kelley
Someraworth, N. H.
Erie, Pa.
• GUARANTEED ACTION IN THIS SEMI
Chick Wills Sl Kid Sullivan
Augusta Lewiston
THE CURTAIN RAIS ER—SWEET MAMA!
DOTTIE MARR Six GEO. GILBERT, JR.
Augusta Rou nds Augusta
NOTE THE POPULAR PRICE S—75c., $1 and $1.50 plus tax Tickets
on sale at Packard’s, Augusta; Arata's, Hallowell; Eastmaps’, Gar
diner
jan3?4?5
players from the other side a chance i
t» compete.
Provided the eligibility list can be
pared sufficiently the problem of
handling an unwieldy field at the
amateur tournament will be -solved.
As it is now, if all players whose
names appear on the list were to
present themselves at the champion
ship the field would swarm with
more than 300 players. What the
executive committee hopes to do
eventually is to reduce the list of
eligibles to 125 or 150. Then it would
be possible to have the qualification
test of thirty-six holes on Monday,
select the best 32 and finish out with
36-hole matches with the final on
Saturday.
The ticket as presented by the
nominating committee is representa
tive, J. Frederick Byers of Allegheny
heading the list as president- The
ticket reads as follows:
President, J. Frederick Byers, Al
legheny; vice-presidents. Robert A.
Gardner, Onwentsia, and Wynant D.
Vanderpool, Morris County; secre
tary, Cornelius S. Lee of Tuxedo;
treasurer, Edward S. Moore of the
National Links.
Executive committee, Roger D.
Lapham, San Francisco Golf and
Country Club; John R. Lemlst, Den
ver; James D. Standish, Jtr., Loch
moor; Allan D. Wilson of Merion;
Thomas B. Paine, Atlanta; Azariuh
T. Buffington, Fall River; Albert D.
Locke, Brae Burn and Bonner
Miller, St. Louis Amateur Athletic
Association.
Supreme Court
Rules on Methods
Beechnut Packing Co.
Washington, Jan. 3.—Lawfur trade
methods were further defined today
by the Supreme court in a decision
holding the trade methods and pol
icies of the Beechnut Packing com
pany, in obtaining the co-operation
of its distributors and customers to
be “unfair methods of competition,”
within the meaning of the federal
trade commission act.
In upholding the right of the feder
al trade commission to order discon
tinuance of such methods the court
divided five to four. Justice Day de
livered the opinion of the court, and
Justices Holmes, McKenna, McRey
nolds and Brandies dissented. The
decision reverses the lower courts.
“If the Beechnut system of merch
andising is against public policy, be
cause of ‘its dangerous tendency to
hinder competing in or to create
monopoly,’ ■” the court maintained,
“it was within the power of the com
mission to make an order forbidding
its continuation.”
Three trade method cases previous
ly decided ' by the supreme court
which were brought under the Sher
man anti-trust law and not under the
federal trade commission act as was
the Beechnut case settled, the court
stated today “that in prosecutions
under the Sherman act a trader is
not guilty of violating its terms ho
simply refuses to sell to others, and
he may withhold his goods from
those who will not sell them at the
prices which he fixes for their re
sales.”
‘'He may not ■ * * go beyond
the exercise of this right,” it added,
‘‘ar.d by contract or combination, ex
press or implied, unduly hinder or
obstruct the free and natural flow
of commerce in the channels of inter
state trade.”
In the Beechnut case the court
stated that the “facts found show
that the Beechnut system goes far
beyond the simple refusal to sell
goods to persons who will not sell
at stated prices as In the Colgate
case held to be within the legal right
of the producer.”
The Sherman act was not involved,
except as "a declaration of public
policy to be considered in determin
ing what are unfair methods of com
petition. which the federal trade com
mission is empowered to condemn
and -suppress.”
Analyzing the federal trade com
mission act, the court asserted that
congress deemed it better to leave
the subject of what constitutes un
fair methods of competition denounc
ed by the act without specific defini
tion, each case to be determined up
on its own facts by the commission,
subject to review by the courts.
The methods and plan of the Beech
nut company in its trade policy were
described at length by the court,
which asserted that the concern re
fused to sell its products to practical
ly all jobbers, wholesalers and retail
ers who do not sell at prices it sug
gests. or who re-s^l at prices sug
gested by it. Further that it refused
to sell to practically all mall order
houses engaged in interstate com
merce, because they frequently sell
at cut prices and had refused to sell
to practically all jobbers, wholesalers
and retailers who sell it products to
mail order houses. The court also
said it had refused to sell to practi
cally all so-called price cutters, and
maintained a large force of specialty
salesmen or drummers, who refused
to fill their orders through Jobbers
and wholesalers who sell at prices
less than suggested retail prices or
who sell to others who do so.
Where 15 English women students
come forward in any one district, the
British Ministry of Labor is empow
ered to institute classes in cookery |
and general domestic work.' ^ -
'WHEAT DOWN IN
CHICAGO MARKET
Chicago, Jan. 3.—Successive waves
of selling finally smashed down prices
in the wheat market today 71 cents a
bushel.
The financial difficulties of the last
days, culminating in a giant bank
n*erger, were declared to be responsi
ble for an increasing volume of liqui
dation. Until toward the end of trad
ing the wheat market was in a whirl
of excitement with many apparently
baseless rumors flying as to the sta
bility of well known firms. In no in
stance, however, were such rumors
confirmed, and tonight it was announc
ed that every trader on 'change had
gone through the clearing house un
scathed.
Eastern interests led the selling here
and with the stock market and cotton
market showing weakness, the com
parative confidence with which Chica
go traders began was gradually but
surely overpowered. The Wagner fail
ure a few days ago was recalled and
it was only at the close, after July
wheat had made a new low price rec
ord for the season, that values gave
signs of latent power to rail?-, and the
flurry was relieved.
Woman Cop on *
Liner Pocahontas
New York, Jan. 3.—Appointment of
a woman—Mrs. Mary Koin—as master
at arms, or forecastle “cop,” of the
United States liner Pocahontas was an
nounced today by T. H. Rossbottom,
general manager of the line.
Mrs. Koin. a stewardess, is Irish and
confident of keeping the huskies ir.
the forecastle as quiet as doves.
The Secretary's Exploit.
A pleasant little story drifts In
from the Yellowstone region narrat
ing the exploit of the Hop. Albert B.
I Fall, Secretary of the Interior, who
joined with a group of liard-riding
cowboys in checking a buffalo stam- j
pede which threatened dire conse- 1
quences.
It appears that the Secretary and
a party wer$ inspecting the national
domain near the buffalo farm and
were watching the herd of some 300
as it came slowly in from the hills
where it had grazed during the sum
mer.
Suddenly the herd broke from con
trol, stampeded and charged in all
directions.
Some cabinet officers would have
departed from the neighborhood with
all possible celerity, even sacrificing
dignity in their desire to reach a spot
Inaccessible to excited buffaloes.
But Mr. Fall Intrepidly set spurs to
liis horse, emitted a cowboy yell and
mingled with the stampeding ani
mals. rounding them up and restoring
them to a realization that order must
he preserved, in a manner which
evoked the hearty commendation of
the professional and expert talent
which lie had assisted.
This is a gratifying and exhilarat- i
ing piece of news. We are so accus
tomed to thinking of cabinet officers
as stately persons who move in an
atmosphere of lofty serenity amid
scenes of administrative gravity that j
a revelation of human red blooded
ness among them comes'as a joyful
surprise.—Milwaukee Sentinel.
Make Shoes Waterproof
Water-proofed leather boots and
shoes are very satisfactory for pro
tecting the feet during rain or snow ■
storms. Though they have a tenden- j
cy to cause the feet to perspire, they
are not as objectionable in this respect 1
as rubber, the Department of Agri- j
culture states.
In Summer the department advises
a grease harder than that used in the |
Winter. As there is less need for wa- I
ter resistant shoes in Summer than in
Sp'ring and Winter, and because of j
the tendency of the heavily greased |
shoes to cause the feet to perspire j
and swell in hot weather, the quantl- •
ty of greaso used In Summer j
should not exceed the amount the !
leather will take up without leaving
the surface greasy. In Winter, es- j
peeially if it is desired to secure the j
maximum water resistance, a mix- ’
ture of grease and oils that will re- I
main soft when exposp(J to cold is re- |
quired. More of the grease than the 1
leather will absorb may also be used I
in cold weather, as an excess will do
no harm, and will make the leather
more water resistant.
The department suggests for such
water-proofing mixtures of neutral !
wool grease,'dark petrolatum, paraf- i
fin, beeswax, crude turpentine, tallow !
and cod oil.
Zulu by Shorthand
(From the Christian Science Monitor) J
Zulu taken down in shorthand is
the very latest phonetic achievement ■
at University College, Oxford. It is
quite a novel experiment which one ,
of the professors is earring out with
the aid of a Zulu who is visiting Eng
land. A new sound in the Zulu lan
guage has been discovered which will
have to be taken down by the short
hand writers without any idea of its
meaning. It will then be transcribed
and submitted to the Zulu visitor,
who will pronounce upon its accura
cy. Zulu is not the only African lan
guage to which the professor is giv
ing his attention. Incidentally, but
significantly, he is forging an instru
ment of peaceful penetration for the
commercial activities of the West In
the African continent. x
OAKLAND
The Fidelity class of the United
Baptist church will meet on Thurs
day afternoon of this week at the j
home of Mrs. Joseph Manter.
Miss Alicia Sweeney has returned
from a short visit with friends in
Lewiston.
Miss Mable Farr has returned from
a visit with relatives in Harpswell.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Jackins, who
were recently married, were given an
informal reception Monday evening
at the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. \V. Sturtevant of
Oakland Heights. The evening was
pleasantly passed in playing, games
and refreshments of coffee, cocoa,
sandwiches, cake and doughnuts was
served. There was a bride’s cake
beautifully decorated which was cut
and served by the bride. Mr. and
Mrs. Jackins were the .recipients of
many pretty and useful gifts includ
ing silver and linen. The guests w'erc
the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Jackins and his brothel
Brunnell Jackins of Winslow. Miss
Thyllis Morrill of Waterville, Mr. and
Mrs. Ward Chapman and son, Ken
neth of North Fairfield, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Bridges and children, Harold
Jr., and Dorothy, William Garland,
Mrs. George Rackliff and sons, Har
old and George Jr., William Fisher,
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bridges, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Gibbs, Mrs. Laura
White, Mrs. Belle Chaffee of Winslow,
Roy Cannon, Ralph Fletcher, George
Bates, Charles Bates, George Torsey,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bates and son
Alton, Miss Laura Sturtevant, Mr.
and Mrs. Bernier and two daughters,
Desange and Gracia and Harvey
Moreau.
Mrs. Martha Rice, who has been
quite ill at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Haynes is reported to be im
proving.
Fred H. Leech
Fred H. Leech died Tuesday after
noon about 1 o'clock at his home on
Main street from the effects of a shock
which he sustained 10 days ago. His
age was 55 years.
Mr. Leech was born in Chicopee,
Mass., June 2, 1S66, and was a son of
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Leech. He
married Miss Avis Bickford of Ever
ett, Mass., and resided there for sev
eral years, moving to Oakland over
20 years ago. He was prominent ir,
the social life of the town and was a
past commander of J. Wesley Gilman
Camp, Sons of Veterans, and through
his untiring efforts did much for the
promotion and growth of that organ
ization. He was also a past division
commander of the Sons of Veterans
of Maine and belonged to the several
Masonic orders in town. He was a
member and active wrorker in the Unit
ed Baptist church and was employed
for 20 years in the hardware store of
D. M. Marshall Co. but was obliged
to retire in the fall on account of pour
health. Mr. Leech was a public-spir
ited man in every sense of the word
and will be greatly missed, throughout
the community. He is survived by
bis wife; a son, Arthur Leech of Ban
gor; a daughter, Miss Clara Leech,
who made her home with her parents;
a sister, Mrs. Clara Egbert of Brighton,
Mass., and a half-brother, George If.
Gabriel of Allston, Mass. Funeral ar
rangements will be announced later.
The Idlers will hold a business
meeting Thursday evening at the
home of Mrs. James Stevens on Main
street.
Miss McDonald, a graduate nurse
from the Sisters’ hospital in Water
ville, is caring for Stephen Moran j
who is ill with pneumonia.
Roy Sawtelle, who has been quite
ill at his home oh High street, has
recovered and resumed his work in
the Wvandott "Worsted hill in Wa
terville.
Miss Helen Perrin, who has been !
passing the holiday vacation at the
home of her grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Perrin, will leave today
for Gorham to resume her studies at |
the Gorham Normal school.
Mr. and Mrs. William Corson of j
Waterville, Mrs. Kmma Rowell, Miss
Calla Rowell of Chelsea, Mass.. Miss .
Nora Rowell < Springfield. Mass., I
Mr. and Mrs. \ ter Gleason and Mr. |
and Mrs. A. I>. Libby were guests at
a family dinner party Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Small at their home on
Alpine street.
Mice Begin Work Early on Fruit
Trees in New England.
Rodents in New Kngland, chiefly ,
meadow and pine mice, have begun
their fruit-tree work early this year, ■
according to an investigation now be- !
ing conducted by the Biological Sur- i
vey. United States Department of
Agriculture, and are levying a hearty :
toll upon the orchards of that section. I
More than $1,000,000 worth of fruit!
trees, it is estimated, were destroyed >
in New England alone by field mice j
during the winter of 1919-20, and j
while the damage this winter may not!
measure up to that record, apparently j
it promises to be heavy.
A representative of the department;
has been making an extended trip j
throughout the section, conferring
with extension service workers. In
vestigating conditions, and plac
ing In the possession of local
authorities the department’s sug
gestions for dealing with the men
ace. In Maine, for Instance, It
has been found that next to severe
winter weafflier, mice have inflicted
more damage to. orchards than any
other agency. Ten years ago there
were, according to the census. 4.521.
739 apple trees In Maine orchards,
while In 1920 there were 3,345.521,
much of this decrease no doubt due j
to the severe winter of 1917-18. It is
estimated that 112,509 young trees
were killed by mice in 1911. In New
Hampshire mice have given the apple
industry a severe setback during the
past decade. In Massachusetts, or
ehardists reported losses two years
ago from mice totaling $125,000. this j
amount not covering the entire loss,
because some orehardists did not re
port. In one Connecticut orchard of i
more than 350 acres damage by ro- |
dents during the winter of 1919-20 Is '
conservatively placed at $10,000.
The mice, of these ,two varieties,
strip the bark from the trees above '
ground and from their roots below
the surface. An active campaign Is j
under way in many sections which. If j
continued, will help check the ro
dents’ depredations.
•—*
A dozen squash seeds brought
from Illinois by Aaron Crowder In
1870 to Orilla, Wash., were planted
last summer by his wife and have
produced a good crop, In splt.e of the
fact that they remained for 50 years
hidden away in a parchment en
velope. -
DEFENSE SCORES
(Continued from Pag* On*)
said complaint had been made
against her for attempted blackmail
and that “on facts before me which
are unexplained, I shall be obliged to
present the matter to the grand Jury.
I do no* want to do you an injustice
and will be glad to give you an op
portunity to explain.”
In reply to this letter. Miss Broad
wrote, the witness testified that she
saw no Just grounds for the com
plaint and that it seemed to her the
"complaint itself was in the nature of
a blackmail scheme.” She suggested
that the district attorney investigate
further with a view to determine
“who is the real blackmailer.”
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri,
senior defense counsel, presented a
letter to Pelletier from Miss Broad
in which she explained that the pre
vious letter had been written by "an
adviser and signed without thought.”
The second letter said she had re
considered and wanted Mr. Pelletier
to know that she had never intended
to sue IVaxman, but thought Wax
man ought to havfc given her some
money and had taken this means to
get it.
“I was advised that I could get a
settlement from Mr. Waxman and
for that reason, acted as I did,” the
letter concluded.
On cross-examination Stebbins said
he never would have represented
Miss Broad if he had known she was
misleading him.
Earlier in the day the court heard
testimony relating to the allegation
that Pelletier had improperly nol
prossed a charge of accosting of
which John Prendergast had been
convicted in municipal court. Pren
dergast appealed to the superior
court, and although Miss Agnes M.
Bennett, the prosecuting witness, tes
tified she had tried repeatedly to get
Pelletier to try Prendergast, he put
the case off from time to time and
finally three years later nol prossed
it.
Counsel for Pelletier In a state
ment to the court admitted that this
course had been taken by Pelletier,
"for reasons which we may offer la
ter.”
The forenoon session w as occupied !
largely with corroborative testimony I
regarding charges that Pelletier had j
used his office in an attempt to i
frighten Warren C. Daniel into pay- j
ing a *10,000 fee to Daniel H. Coakley, I
after Daniel had been informed “the j
district attorney's office was Invest!- j
gating the character of stock Daniel (
was selling.”
The court during the day handed
down a formal opinion upholding the
constitutionality of the statute un
der which the attorney general is
proceeding in his effort to remove
Pelletier and affirming also the jur*~- i
diction of the court. Senator Peed |
had attacked the constitutionality of
the law and had maintained also that |
the court was without jurisdiction.
Senator Reed filed briefs supple- ;
menting his arguments, made orally I
last week, against the advisability cf |
depositions and seeking to elimirate I
one count of the charges on the j
ground that it constitutes a nullity, j
PITTSFIELD
Lcland M. Goodrich left Monday for
Boston to resume liis studies at Har
vard college after having p issed his
vacation at the home of his parents, :
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Goodrich on the
Hartland* road.
Miss Evelyn Jaynes who has been
passing her vacation with her pa- i
rents. Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Jaynes
on Waverly street, returned to Bos
ton Monday to resume her studies at
Boston University.
The New Era Auxiliary of the Bap- j
tist church will meet Thursday after- ]
noon with Mrs. .1. E. McMichacl on '
rcltoma avenue. Mrs. McMichacl 1
will be assisted by Mrs. F. E. Bridg- j
ham and Mrs. Cora Coolidge as host
esses.
S. M. Raymond was a visitor in Au- I
gusta Monday.
A. R. Dearborn of Medford. Mass., j
who has been the guest of Mr. and :
Mrs. Arthur Wing, returned home !
Monday.
Heavy Ancient Forests in North Da
kota
Fossils have been aptly called the
illustrations in the great book re
cording the world's history, the
pages of which are the layers of
rock that form the outer part of the
crust of the earth. By looking at
some of the photographic reproduc
tions of fossil plants we can restore
in imagination the ancient vegeta
tion of parts of the world.
Fossil plants are very abundant in
(he Fort Union formation, a series 1
of Tertiary rock beds in North Da- I
kota. where they are found in the!
sandstone, in the harder concretions j
or lenses, and in the clay between
the beds of sandstone. Most of them,
especially those in the clay, are pre
served with remarkable fidelity.
About "00 species of p'ants from
this formation ha\e been described,
and- tlie total number of species it
contains may perhaps reach 500 or
more, according to the United States
Geological Survey, Department of*
the Interior.
This abundant fossil flora shows j
that what is now an almost treeless j
plain was once covered with spien- j
did forests of hardwoods, inter- |
spersed with scattered conifers and
ginkgos. The presence of numerous
Jind at many places thick beds of
lignite make it clear that in this le
gion there were great swamps, which
must have existed with but little
change for long periods of time.
Among the plants of this epoch were
fig trees and a fan palm with leaves
5 or (i feet across, indicating that i
the climate was as warm or warmer I
than that now prevailing on the!
South Atlantic slope of the United
States.
The air is so pure in Arequipa,
Peru, that from the observatory at ^
that place, 8050 feet above the sea, a
black spot, or.e inch in diameter,
placed on a wide disc, has been seen
a distance of 11 miles througli a 13
inch telescope.
The monument In York Cathedral
of Right Hon. Viscountess Downe,
who died April 24, 1812. bears this
inscription: "For her character and
other particulars see the Gentleman's
Magazine for May, 1812."
During the whole of the Christmas
holidays the people of rural France
leave a portion of bread out on a
table night and day, in the bebef
that the Madonna may come in to
■hare 1C
BAN AGAINST SHIPS
(Continued from Pago Ona)
tion as would make It clear just
what conduct would be expected from !
merchantmen in view of- their im
munity from submarine attacks.
Should that point be raised an in
teresting and many-sided discussion
might result, for in several quarters
there have been appanent tendencies
toward- the opinion that the term
“merchant ships" could be strictly j
defined with express stipulations as
to whether merchantmen are to be
permitted to arm and whether it is
to be permissible to disguise war
ships as vessels of commerce.
The Frenh delegation, howevei*. in
making known their. acceptance in
principle, has emphasized that they
not only agree to the original propos
al of Elihu.Root that the new prohi- ,
bition on submarine warfare become
effective when all nations have
agreed to it, but also to the amend- t
ment of Arthur J. Balfour, which
would make the prohibition immedi- i
ately effective as between the five j
great powers.
At the same time the French have ]
accepted the additional Root declara-1
tion under which any submarine com
mander violating the rules of interna- i
tional law would be liable to trial for
an act of piracy. In regard to this,
also acceptances still are awaited from
the other foreign governments. It is j
possible the delegates' instructions1
will be sufficiently complete, however,
to permit a meeting of the naval com
mittee of the whole tomorrow.
The French acceptance was eommu-i
nicated to Secretary Hughes by Am
bassador Jusserand late today while
the formal proceedings of tell confer
ence were passing through another pe
riod of outward inactivity but while
developments that touched on several
other important issues of the Wash
ington negotiations were stirring he'
ll ind the scenes.
The Chinese, moving to break their
deadlock with the Japanese over
Shantung, took steps toward more
rect employment of the proffered
“good offices" of Secretary Hughes
and Arthur J. Balfour. Tha respec
tive heads of the American ar.d Brit
ish delegations were approached per
sonally by the Chinese representatives
and in some quarters definite results
are expected within a few days.
Following the example of the Ameri
cans, the British group indicated that
it will have no objection to the Jap- .
anese proposal to c'r.rify further the
scope of the new four-power Pacific,
treaty so that it will not apply to *he
principal islands of the Japan- se Um
pire. A definite declaration on the j
subject, to be approved by the four
signatory powers, is understood to be I
in preparation.
Meantime work on two important
collateral features rf the conference,
involving technical details of the na- ;
val settlement and revision of ’lie
Chinese tariff system, moved forward
in sub-committ*’** with a promise of
early conclusion. The naval experts' j
sub-yommittee spent all flay clearing
away the remaining loose ends of the
naval agreement, and the tariff suit- j
committee is understood at a session j
late in the day to have reached a vir
tual decision regarding the readjust
ment of China's tariff schedule.
Before the meeting of the tariff body i
its chairman, Senator Underwood :-f
1he American delegation, conferred at
length with Albert Sarraut. head of
the French grenip, and they are said to
have discussed the particular interest
of France in the new Chinese fiscal
arrangement arising out of conditions
along tell border e>f French Indo-Chi
na. The entire subject of the open
door is understood to have teen re
viewed by the two delegates, with the
result that the work of the sub-corn- j
mittce was facilitated materially.
DRY REGIME
(Continued from Paco One)
skilled laborers,” says the report.
“In San Francisco, prohibition de
creased arrests for drunkenness in its
first year from 17,331 to 1,811. In
I, os Angeles, from 13,830 to 11,585).
In Boston, it was from 52/JS2 to 10,
48”. In Baltimore, in the last wet
October, there 1,105 arrests for
drunkenness and in the first dry Oc
tober, 11!>. We have similar reports
from heads of police of Washington,
St. Paul, I.incoln, Galveston, St.
Louis and other cities.
“The fact of increased purchasing
power is attested by signed state
ments of the secretaries of chambers
of commerce, real estate dealers, fur
niture and musical instrument deal
ers and merchants of all kinds.
“There has also been a large de
crease in petty crimes. In Boston,
prohibition brought about a decrease
in the number of cases of assault
from 2.127 to 1,073 in one year. In
St. Louis, petit larceny declined from
0,107 to 3,503.
“There has also been a decrease in
more serious crimes in many cities.
The wet propagandists have spoken
much of a crime wave in New York.
I have it on the authority of the
Commissioner of Police of the city
ot New York, that in 15)18 there were
II. 011 burglaries, and in 1020 only
0,830. He makes similar statements
as to commissions of crime of seri
ous nature on other charges.
“Even better results have been ob
tained in rural and small town dis
tricts.
“There has been a startling de
crease in poverty and financial dis
tress. The hospitals have been re
lieved. In Philadelphia, in six
months of the last wet year, there
were 1.184 cases of alcoholism in gen
eral hospitals and in the same
months of the next year. 270. Sim
ilar reports have been received from
ether cities.
“It is frequently stated by alcohol
propagandists that there is in the
1'nited States enormous illicit distilla
tion. that nearly every family makes
alcohol. Obviously, this is merely;
an expression of opinion. In Amer
ica, only a few families of German
extraction know how to make palat
able beer. Whisky, illicitly pro
duced is so nearly non-palatable that
only habitual alcoholics can con
sume it. Private distillation and
brewing, while it worries the prohi
bition officers by necessitating many
arrests, is an insignificant factor.
“Prohibition is a relative success
now. and is on the road to complete
success.”
SECRET PACT
(Continued from Page Ore)
stabilize conditions in the Russlnn
far cast, that the attack of Baron
Ungern-Sternberg from Mongolia
gaains Chita was organized by the
Japanese and that the Japanese were
aiming under the guise of establish
ing a democracy to create a govern
ment which they would practically
control, assuring an economic grip
upon the Far Eastern republic and
special privileges and concessions.
At the same time that the alleged
treaty was made public. Secretary
Hughes In a letter to M. Sarraut.
head of the French delegation to the
Washington Conference, said he waa
"glad to accept your statement that
the documents in question are not
authentic.” The latter was written
in reply to one from M. Carraut, of.
llcially stating that documents mndi
public by the Chita delegation o®
Sunday concerning an alleged spire,
ment between Japan and France f,,r
o protectorate over Siberia, wre
false.
Existence of any such understand
ing between France and Japan \\a»
described as "news” to the state d«
partment today by department ofll.
cials, who made positive statements
that, no documents or report* on
such documents as made public hv
the Chita delegation Stinda} wer- in
the department's flics.
Admiral Baron Kato, the *<>nhr
Japanese delegate, in diseasing • .
alleged treaty made public hit tn.i,»
said that such an agreement wa«
possible, for the Japanese < .it.
which he himself was a mender : , J
never given authority to the .1 |,.,
military representative in Sibina t,
sign any such agreement. He «har., .
leriied as “absolutely false i . , .
loged agreement given out t •, th#
Chita delegation Sunday.
CLINTON
Mrs. Anna Salford of Boston re.
turned to her home Boston Tj' j
day morning after passing social
days at the home of her broth) i. ,!.
Maurice 1-nno and family. When sl.e
came she brought her nephew. .1
Maurice Lane. Jr., who lias lived with
her since his birth. She was
companies] home by tier niece. Hath
Lane who will remain for an mil fi
nite time.
Mr. and Mis. Chns. I nmhertson and
family of Lynn. .Mass, have returned
to their home after passing tin L
days with Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Lam
bert son.
Mrs. Addie F. Holt was host'ss tn
the members of the Arcana Clul>.Sat
urday afternoon. A delightful social
hour was followed by a d( In ions :-ix
o'clock dinner served in the dining
loom which was decorated in gm-n
anil white the chosen colors of tne
club. Music and pleasant intercom -'
of friend w.fh friends tilled the vnv
enjoyable, evening. The ladies pics
tnt were the hostess and her daugh
ter Miss Esther, Mrs. Alice Mania,
president of the club, Mrs. Soho
Eastman. secretary. Mis. Netti*
Keene treasurer, and Mrs. Emma f)
Ward, Mrs. E. E. -.Ouglov, Mis An
nie Cotton. Mrs. Lottie S. Cai»r. Mrs.
Lizzie Holt, Mrs. Kffle L. Decker.
Mrs. Octavia Stuart was the Incited
guest of the hostess.
Miss Lottie Buzzell was the guest
Sunday of her mother, Mrs Lafavittc !
Jacob?.
Miss Inmc Irving, Clarence Spe.irin j
and Owen Ingraham have returned I
to their studies at the University of '
Maine.
Mrs. Mildred Burns Stuart and sett I
of Winslow were recent guests of i
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Scott
Burns.
Mrs. Flora Norton was the gins! !
of her sisters. Mrs. tieorge Wngl.t j
and Miss Anna Pratt, returning fn:n
Dover where she passed the holiday* I
with her son. to Waterville where she
is matron of a college dormitory.
FAIRFIELD
George Boutin has return'’'! !: ■ ii ■
Skowhegan, where ho lias been visiting
relatives.
Miss Helen Ilvan lias rrttirnrd to
Farmington, where sin- Is at’. nil
Normal school, after passing t »
Christmas rercSti at her home in tov
Percy Homer of Franklin v. is *
business caller In town y«st.-i.ij
Mrs. Kdltli Chonkhltc. ivho I s l.< • i
very ill at her home. Is able to I <■
around the house anti her nuts* M
Jessie Shirley, has been disc hr. rg !.
Oscar Baker of (Jarditn r was a
business caller In town yestetdn
Mrs. A. II. Jewell and Mrs. Albert
Hatch ari* In Portland. In Ing railed
there by the death of Mrs. ll.it i. »
brother.
The returns have been reeeMpd ef
the marriage of Phoebe Derha.ne a• 1
Joseph Bush'. the eeremon hm-ig
l ecn performed at the Catholle el :■ i
on December ri.
Miss Madeline Salla has r- t ii ■ *
to Augusta, where she !« r rpb <l ]
after passing several da; s at ' ■’
home of her aunt, Mrs. Nellie I.ad’
Christopher l.ongwnrth. who > ■ •
ployed in hkowhcgnn, was cn’.hns ,r
friends in town yesterday.
The Indies’ Sewing Circle ef th
Fnlversallst ehurch met at tin* l ■ I
t.f Mrs. Charles Ha wry yesterday af’
ernoon, where a few pleasant l
were passed. During the afterr' i , r<
freshments were served
The returns of the marriage of I ' '
Paeon ami Everett Vannasti. "I
were married December 30 b> IPv
C. Pearce, have beep received at t
( dice of the town rlerk.
An Empire in Cnlifcrn't.
A one-man empire twice the ti*
of Belgium passed out of Calif.. i
history a few da\s ago when the • I
dcr was given for the. sale of th» j
gigantic Miller and Dux land holding*
consisting of ||n,noo.ttOO worth ''
property, embracing millions eif n- rf»
of grazing land, town sites, cn'.itv
hills and vallfis. and stretching f ' f1
Oregon to Lower California, will'll >•
to be sold and scattered among mar*
owners. The man who was whnlb
responsible for this gigantic busit'**
was Henry Miller, who came over **
this country from Ocrmany a p< on.
lc93 boy. He died In 191d.
Two prominent We stbrordr. V.' •
women a-crmnborrylng went In '!•"
Searl»oro marshes and wo*wl*. Th1'
became lost and anon very tiled, wit
rubber boots, heavy clothing nnd
much walking. One. a grandmother
but for years a regular attendant **
a gymnasium. In spite of her ago alt'1
mors . than the average wr.gh’
climbed a tree and got her bearing*
They then made &a nearly as pe»«i
! Me a bee line for home, meeting "it
jthe way the anxious husband of one.
i starting to search for thrm.
H. Jones Moore, editor of th» Oval
, Ledger. In Lycoming. N. T.. In addi
tion to editing h!s paper, conducts *
general store, has served as post*
master, runs a drug store, has oper
ated a chop mill. Is superintendent ef
tha Sunday school ar*d leader of th«
band.