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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
Blossom Of Solid Wood.

Through the gift of a friend who
tied the remote region where it gr9
Herman Silver, OF Los Angeles,
come into the possession of a sp1
men of the strangest and rarest no|
known to scientists
It is the Rose of He'll" a gg7
blossom of solid wood, which 81
only on the edges of Central Am|
can volcano and gets its name
the Indians, who believe the crate
the entrance of the regions inside.
Mr.. Silver's specimen is one Oh
that have ever been brought TO
country. and perhaps the finest
first appearance it seems to be toJ
gnarled knot of a tree which has
splintered, but closer examination I
closes the fact that it has peMlsI
wood ard bark and the rough ouu1
of a flower. The petals. concasv|
form, are arranged much like inc
ais of a half-blown rose. Their iu1
surfaces are covered with fine
which have the delicacy of a fine '
carving. The stem, which is aoopz
foot long. is of some unusual
which is light and strong. IL
cred with heavy bark. which Seem
have been cracked by heat
flower and stem are dark brown
color of weather beaten boughs'
dry as finder. The flower grows
tree of great size and strength
blossom measures about twelve ny
across.
The trees grow in the crevasSe.
tho sides of Mount Aqua, a n'sn
among the rugged mountains OF
trail America and near the vocsp :.
Fuego. The Guatemalan Indians
known of 1t for a long time anu
associated it with the fiery vens'
of the subterranean regions.-Lc'
geles Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
it's weird combinations of consonants
employs many--London Post.
ICE FROM A CAVE.
Men Quarry Ice in Desert Region
of Oregon Remote.

The town of Bend Ore, remote from
a railroad and situated in desert
region recently made habitable by the
introduction of irrigation, is furnished
with ice from a quarry. Bend is in
Crook county and Crook county is a
strange place. Along its southern Dor
der extends a great lava bed, drier
than any parchment the mustiest Ii
brary ever contained. Throughout this
bed no water is visible for miles yet
it may be heard gurgling ,tantalizing-
ly somewhere below ones feet. Stran-
ger than this however, is the fact
that at an. elevation of 1900 feet in the
depts of a cave, is hoard of ice more
precious in that arid region than gold.
The presence of this treasure, so
far above the sea level and at so re-
mote a distance from the nearest visi-
bic water supply-15 miles-has puz-
zled biologists. There seems to be but
one explanation. The Deschutes Riv-
er twists it's devious course, for some
distance, at a greater elevation than
the ice cave. The soil of this region,
of volcanic origin, is a porous ashen
substance. Perhaps from the Des-
chutes water slowly soaks through
these Is miles of peculiar soil to the
ice cave on lower level. BE that as
it may. an enterprising private COM
pany already has possession of this gift
of nature and is putting it to good
commercial use.
The cave is entered by a steep de-
clvity of some so feet in extent.
Thence one steps directly upon the
floor Of the outer ice chamber.
Through narrow opening the inner
chamber is entered.
The method of marketing the ice is
as follows: Huge cubes, or blocks,
varying in weight from 200 to 500
pounds, are cut directly from the floor
of ice. These are dragged to the foot
of the declivity, where they are hauled
up wooden chute by means of cords
and placed upon the wagons waiting to
receive them. One wagon can carry
two tons, and with blocks of the pro-
portions that are hewed it requires
but a few minutes to secure a load.
Meanwhile a curious thing Is taking
place. In the course of few hours
it will be found that the cavity made
by cutting out the block of ice has fiji
led with water and that this has, in
turn. frozen. Thus an inexhaustible
supply seems to have been provided
BY nature for the men who quarry it.
World TOday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
FROM THE SCRAP BOOK

Joe Wagner administered a terrific
beating to Farmer Kelly in their 10
round bout at New York Wednesday
night. Kelly was substituted for john
ny DAILY, who cancelled his engagement
with Wagner because of the death of
Johnny's mother-in-law.
After seeing Freddie Welsh of Eng
land put it all over Phil Brock of
Cleveland in a 12-round bout Tuesday
night many Boston fight experts de-
clared that Welsh had an excellent
chance to defeat Nelson and that if the
latter beat Hyland on Saturday a
match between the Dane and the Brit
on should be arranged without further
delay.
Bill Papke, after looking both men
over says that he intends to wager $500
on Dick Hyland to beat Battling Nell
son i'll the Aground bout for the light
weight championship of the world to
be decided at Colma Saturday. Nelson
and Hyland, who have been training
hard, each will have to take off three
pounds before scaling time. Promoter
Coffroth, who will pull off the mill,
thinks that Nelson will retain his til
tie as he seems to be in better trim
than ever before. Hyland, however, is
strong, rugged, game young fellow,
who is clever and aggressive, and his
friends think that in long battle he
will gradually wear the lightweight
champion down. So far there has been
comparatively little betting on this
contest, but it is predicted that Nelson
will be the ringside favorite at slight
Odds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
BATES SECOND TEAM WILL
FINISH SEASON TOMORROW.

Lewiston, Me, May 27.-(SpeciaD.-
The Bates College second team played
it's last game away from home yester-
day when it went to Turner and de-
feated Leavitt Institute by a score OF
9 to S. Williams was in the box for
Bates second and he pitched good ball.
The second team will close the season
with a return game on Saturday with
Leavitt on Garcelon field.
The Varsity team had a layoff yes
terday but will get some hard work
this afternoon. Since Colby's victory
over Bowdoin, Bates has a hope of fin
fishing near the top. The game on
Memorial day will decide whether this
hope is groundless or not. Both pitch
ers are getting into good shape for the
contest.
There will be no interclass tennis
tournament this spring at Bates. Cap
tain Boothby will pick the teams for
the tournaments by some other meth
cd. The young women will hold their
annual interclass tournament next
week. A beautiful silver cup is the
trophy which is awarded to the winner
of the young womens tournament
Winning this cup three years in sue
cession gives the holder permanent
possession. The present manager of
the young women's tennis team, Win
ME Swift '09, is now holder of the cup
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
A WORLD LANGUAGE.
Ono May Come Into Existence. Why
Language Dies.

In an essay on the inadequacy of
speech. the inadequacy being that
which has reference to the expression
of ideas, not to the expression of emo
tions, DR.. Charles w. Super has point
ed out that when language dixie
Hebrew has reached a stereotyped
stage and the people speaking it con-
tinue to advance in thought there is
nothing left but tc discard it for an
other Marcus Aurelius, it may be
remembered, felt that Greek was bet
ter adapted to give utterance to the
Utmost thought of his soul than his
native Latin, and there are instances
in our day of writer's who have habi-
tually expressed themselves in some
language other than their mother
tongue. Ultimately. perhaps, there
will be some world language capable
of expressing the thoughts and COM
patible with the psychology and tenn
peraments of all people. Even now
the term articulate speech includes
many sounds that are not vocal. In
fact, the large majority are only mod
ifications of vocal utterance. The
most peculiar of these occurs in the
language of the Hottentot, who en-
ploys sounds produced by inspiration
or by means of the air in the mouth
These sounds are four in number and
have been described as the ''interpec-
ton of annoyance or the part Of the
owner of cock, the giving of kiss
and the sound of encouragement, elk
to a tired horse" They can only be
learned from the natives by direct
communication. since it is as impossi-
BILE to represent them graphically as
it is the howl of hyena or the croak
of a frog. One writer has maintained
that they are the bridge over the gulf
between the speech of man and the
cries Of animals and the phimeval ut
terances out of which language was
developed. No one tongue employs all
the sounds which the human voice is
able to produce or even a majority.
The number FOR English is placed at
about forty, but this is far from be-
ing all that are in use. Tuscan, Italian
and Finnish, which are rich in novels,
employ few sounds, but Russian, with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
lNTERC0Ll EGlATE MEET
PLANNED FOR next WINTER.

Boston. May 27.-Plans are under
way to hold a big New England inter-
collegiate championship meet in Bos-
ton next winter. 1t will be governed by
the same association that holds the
outdoor meets every spring. and If car
ried out will bring together the star
athletes from all the colleges in this
section, including Tech, Brown. Am
herst, Williams, Bowdoin. Wesleyan,
Maine, Vermont and Dartmouth.
Six Of the managers of this years
track teams have met and talked the
matter over and have pledged their
support to the proposition. Another
meeting will be called shortly to dis
cuss the plans further.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
C0rbett Has No :.
Desire to Fight.

Chicago, May 27.-James J. Corbett
has given the following to Jack john
son, who has announced his desire to
box six rounds with Corbett in Phila-
delphia:
II have no desire or intention to
fight Johnson. He is in better hands
now that Jeffries has undertaken to
restore the honor to the white race.
When 1 announced that I was willing
to fight johnson it was far from my
desire to get back into the fighting
game. l felt merely that someone had
to challenge the black man who had a
chance to defeat him.
"Now that Jeffries has agreed to
meet him there is no occasion for me
to give my attention to Johnson"
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Bowdoin College
Entries for New
England Meet.

Brunswick. Me-. May 27.-(SpeciaD.-
The Bowdoin College track team Is
putting in some Of the hardest practice
of the season this week in preparation
for the coming Eastern Intercollegiate
at Harvard Stadium next Saturday,
May 20. The team will leave tomorrow
under Coach Burton c. Morrill, and
Captain Harrison Atwood to take part
in the trials Friday. BOwdoin used to
be represented every year in the East
ern Intercollegiate but for several
years has not been entered.
With such men as Captain Atwood
in the century and furlong dashes and
broad jump, Edwards 10, in the low
hurdles, Slocum 10, in the 2-mile run,
Goliath 10, in the mile and 2-mile and
Warren 10, in the hammer throw
Bowdoin seems to have a good chance.
Harvard is looked upon to win the
meet mainly through the work Of Reg
inald c. Foster, who is counted on to
win both sprints. Herbert jacques,
who should win the mile run and c. C..
Little, the shot put. With all the good
men entered against them the Bowdoin
men will go in to make a showing for
the college and are counted on by the
supporters of Bowdoin to take at least
some seconds or thirds. The men en-
tered are:
44O-yard dash-Captain Atwood '09.
Reynolds ~, Cole ~. Morss 10, E. B.
Smith II, Manter 'o9.
12O-yard high hurd1es-McFarland
n;o~oo ~ yNyiooir Smith 40
Edwards 10. Crosby 10.
1O0-yard dash-McKenney IL, Ballard
10. Cole ~, E. B. Smith IL, H. M.
Smith 'O9.
22O-yard dash-Captain Atwood 'O9.
Ballard 10. Reynolds ~. Cole IL,
Morss 10. Smith II.
SSO-yard run-Johnson '09. Simmons
'O9, Reynolds ~, Goliath 10, Manter
'c9. Cressey ~.
Mile run-Cary 10, Simmons '09. Hine
II, Robinson IL, Goliath 10, Slocum
10.
Two-mile run-Slocum 10. Cary 10,
A. l.. Smith 'O9, Hine II, Robinson IL,
Goliath 10.
22o-yard hurdles-Captain Atwood 'O9.
Mcfarland IL. Pierce IL, Wiggin II,
r. A. Smith IL. Edwards 10.
Discus-Clifford 10, Stevens, Medic,
II, Rowell 10, Pierce IL, F. a. Smith
~. Crosby 10.
16-pound ACKNOWLEDGMENT 10,
Warren 10. r. A. Smith IL. Crosby
10, Hastings II, Bridge 'O9.
16-pound shot-Newman 10, Clifford
10, Rowell 10. Hobbs 10, Burton '09,
F. A. Smith ~.
Running high jump-Captain Atwood
'09, Edwards 10. Pencil '09, Pierce II,
Burlingame ~, L. H. Smith 10.
Running broad jump-Burlingame ~.
Captain Atwood '09. Mcfarland II, F,
A. Smith ~, Edwards 10, r. 3. Smith
IL.
Pole vault-Deming 10, Burton '09.
Burlingame IL. Hobbs 10, Wiggin IL,
F. A. Smith ~.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
johnson Willing
To Meet Kaufman.

San Francisco May FIT was learn
ed yesterday that Champion Jack
johnson had declared his willingness
to meet AL Kaufman in this city in
July or August for $4,000, win, lose or
draw. Two local fight promoters. Lee
carl and Coffroth. have been in COM
munication with Johnson and to both
he made terms and his manager, Billy
Delaney, has promised an answer soon.
1t is expected that the match will be
arranged within few days.
Lecari wished to pull off his bout on
July as part of a big out of doors
sporting carnival. Coffroth wants the
August date and the sporting fraterni-
ty is inclined to think that he will get
the match.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
TIPS FOR FANS.

Its up to somebody to break the
Doves losing streak.
President Murphy has announced
that Ed Reulback Is to be retained on
the Cubs twirling staff.
The Chicago Daily News says figures
prove that Pat Moran is more timely
hitter than John King.
Exc" johnson has been signed by
Manager Mike McDonough of the Port
land team and will pitch the morning
game Memorial day against Pine Tree.
Bangor High downed a picked nine.
composed principally of Old Town High
players. at Maplewood park, Bangor.
Wednesday by a score Of Z to 6.
Brcoklynites have not yet stopped
talking about the trick Holman turned
the other day when he made a Won
derful catch. doubled up Burch on Sec
ond and clinched the defeat of the
Dodgers on their own grounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28

A distinct step forward in the md
of battling with such conditions
been made in Germany, where
use of a tenacious foam, dissips
with difficulty, has been found of 6
value in cutting off the supply of
necessary to maintain combustion,
thus extinguishing flame.
The method and the requisite
paratus have been perfected by V
known Prussian manufacturing \
pany at Salzkotten. near Mind
Prussia, and have been submitted
exhaustive tests by fire chiefs and
ers interested in the question Of 4
lection against the dangers from q
bustible liquids. The apparatus 4
ployed consists of a simple metal 4
inder provided with a long spout /
divided into two chambers. One ch1
Der is charged with an aqueous q
ton of potash, alum and sodium \
phate, the other with a similar 81
ton of sodium bicarbonate, sodle
sulphate, and licorice root extract
Washington Herald.
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Northern Maine
League Assured.

The Bangor Commercial says: If
present indications go for anything, it
looks as If the Northern Maine League
was an assured fact and that Bangor
will sec some baseball this season after
all. At any rate the clans are gath
ering and there will be some games
within the next few days.
"Biddo" lott and James F. Brennan,
lately of the Easterns of Brewer have
been canvassing the situation in Old
Town and have met with such encour-
agement that there Is not much doubt
the league will be a go, as far as Old
Town is concerned. A roundup of all
the would be ball players in Old Town
was scheduled for Thursday, when a
nine was to be selected and tried out.
There are a number of fast ball play
ers living in that vicinity and it is
thought with the aid of a few outside
players that Old Town can have fast
nine.
Sockalexis and Neptune, who are
known to Maine League fans, wants to
try for the team and will be given an
opportunity. Socks is in fine shape
this spring and has been showing we'll
in the games that he has played.
Now for Bangor lott is after all the
ball players in Bangor who can play
ball, with a view to picking up most
of a team right in the city. Vacant po-
sitions can easily be filled by players
Of well-known calibre who want to
come here. Practice games are to be
played every day at Maplewood.
It is planned to play two games Mon
day with Old Town. The morning
game will be in Old Town and the af
ternoon contest in this city. Two good
teams will be picked up and some hot
baseball ought to result.
1t is planned to begin the league sea-
son June II and II. with Old Town
playing in this city. The following
week the two teams will go upriver for
series Of games with Houlton and
Millinocket. A meeting of the league
magnates Is scheduled for next week
when the circuit will be formally Or
ganized and schedule arranged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE DIRECTORS
TO DECIDE PROTEST JUNE q

New York. May 27-John Heydler,
acting president of the National
League, yesterday called a meeting Of
the board of directors to be held in
Cincinnati, on June 4, to consider the
Cincinnati clubs protest of the game
with Pittsburg on April %. This
game was won by Pittsburg. 2 to 1,
and Manager Griffith protested it on
the ground that Wagner, who scored
the winning run, had changed his posi-
ton at the bat while Pitcher Casper
was in the act of delivering the ball.
The directors will decide whether the
game shall be played over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Dartmouth Wins Championship in
Doubles and are in Singles Finals.

Boston. May 27.-The Dartmouth ten
mis- team won the championship in
doubles in the New England intercol-
legiate tennis tournament in the
morning play today by defeating Wes-
leyan in straight sets, 62, 81, 60
The Dartmouth pair also won it's way
to the finals of the singles yesterday
and this afternoon they met to settle
the title in that even.
The match this forenoon was quick
ly decided, the Dartmouth pair playing
an excellent team game, especially at
the net.
In the finals of the singles F. H.
Harris. Dartmouth, defeated S. B.
Smith, Dartmouth, after four sets of
rather ordinary tennis. The scores
were So, As, 6-3, 6-3.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28


Duncan Upshaw Fletcher. wiz
been elected United States ~
from Florida, has been CONF"
Senator elect since the primals
last June, when he was nomlns
the Democratic party. He is 9 r.
fifty years old, and has served
Jacksonville City Council, the
Legislature and as chairman =
Board Of Public instruction OF ~
county. In 1893, and again IN ~ 81.
was elected mayor Of Jacksonvt
two years. Since 1904 he ~ :
Of the Democratic Sta.e
mittee. Senator-elect Fletcher y
tive Of Sumter county. Geors
is a graduate Of Vanderbilt Unas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
MANCHESTER MAY GET the
FALL RIVER FRANCHISE.

Fail River. May Pit is understood
that negotiations are under way for
transferring the Fall River ball club of
the New England League to Manches-
ter, N. Fl.
The team has been playing up to a
standard that deserves better patron
age. and in the absence of that the d.
rectors are inclined to consider the
transferring of the club to another city
for the remainder of the season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28

Prof. Edwin J. Bartlett of Dart
mouth College, known as the dean of
Dartmouth athletes. announced Thurs
day that he would resign as a member
and chairman of the Dartmouth Ath-
letic Council at the councils last
meeting in June. Prof. Bartlett has
been member of the council since it
was formed IA years ago and has al
ways been foremost in all that per-
tanned to athletics in the college. He
will be succeeded on the council by
Prof c. A. Proctor, Dartmouth, 1900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
SPORTING NOTES.

The Princeton track team left Thurs
day to compete in the Intercollegiate
at Cambridge today. Twelve men COM
pose the squad and Princeton is more
confident than she has been in a de-
cade Of getting second or third place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28
= DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNXL. FRIDAY. MAY q. 1909 "
DOINGS IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
! BOXING.
THIS WEEKS BOUTS. :

Friday-Leach Cross VS.. Young Erne,
New York. Jim Flynn VS.. Montana
Sullivan, Los Angeles.
Saturday-Bartly Connolly VS.. Tom
Sawyer, Portland, Me-; Battling Mel
son VS.. Dick Hyland, San Francisco,
CAL; Dick Lee VS.. Harry Ferns, Lon
don; Johnny Frayne VS.. Tommy Muir
ply, New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28

Full of confidence in winning first
place in the intercollegiate athletic
meet at Harvard tomorrow. and pick
ing Cornell and Harvard as close riv-
ais. the Yale track team left New Ha-
ven Thursday noon for Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28

Catcher Mclean Of the Cincinnati
National Club has been indefinitely
suspended without pay by Manager
Griffith as the result of the catcher alb
senting himself from the club for q
week without permission
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Driver w. J. Sweeney Dead.

Portland, Me, May 27.-William J.
Sweeney of Gorham, one of the best
known drivers on race tracks in Maine,
New Hampshire and Massachusetts, for
a number of years and for a long time
driver for c. c. Mayberry of Hazen
Junction, N. H, died today with pneu-
monia. He was about As years old.
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OTHER GAMES.
EASTERN LEAGUE.

At Providence-The Providence-Jersey
city game was postponed; rain.
At Toronto-Toronto l, Buffalo o.
At Observation-Disclosures 8, Montreal 4.
At NeWark-The Baltimore-N Newark
game was postponed; rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28

Two-base hits-Barbeau, Leach 2. Stolen
bases-Dahlen, Wagner. Becker 2. Double
play-Graham and Starr. Left on bases.
Pittsburg 5. Boston 9. First on balls-OH
Lirdaman S. off Willis 4. First on errors
|-Pittsburg l. Struck out-By Willis !, by
Lindaman 2. Time, LAB. Umpires, RigleT
and TRULY.
The games at Brooklyn. New York and
Philadelphia We're postponed; rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-28

Boston, May 27.-Heavy hitting in the
sixth and seventh innings gave Pittsburg
its fourth straight victory over Boston
today, Z to 0, the game being played in
drizzling rain. Barbean was elected
from the grounds for disputing a de-
ciSinn.