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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-04

Misses Lu 9and Mary Lusk will
leave, Sunday. for Lexington, Mass.
where they are teaching.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-04

Mrs. l. L. Ware of West Gardiner
has gone to Newport to see her uncle,
David Traitor, who is i'll.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-04

Miss Ruth Richardson of Randolph
is ill at her home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-04

Mrs. Frederic Danforth arrived,
Friday, from Boston.
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Miss Margaret Danforth has gone
to Boston.
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O. b. clason has returned from a
!. trip to Boston.
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Daily kennsbee Journal
Saturday, May 4, 1912.
GARDINER.
Telephone 37-W.

| r. II. Gardiner arrived, Friday, from
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REMEMBER:
NOTE.

We thank the people for their liber-
al cooperation which will cause
Our Anniversary Sale to be a
pleasant remembrance.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

St Paul, May 2S.-Timely hitting won
the game for Kansas City. The pro-
ceeds of the game were for the benefit
of the widow of Henry Gehring. for
mer ST. Paul and Kansas City pitcher.
Score: r. FL. E.
st. Paul ....oooo 2oOo1-s 9 2
Kansas City 20 1 8 1 0 90 0-5 IL
Batteries-Karger and Block; AL
trock and O'Connor.
Minneapolis, May 28.-Minneapolis
defeated Milwaukee in a poorly played
game. Comstock was strong until the
last two innings. Score: r. H E
Minneapolis 80 o 2 L o 2 IS IL 2
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Owens;
Nicholson and Schalk.
Louisville, May 28.-Niles' homerun In
the fourth inning with one on base
landed victory for Toledo. Score:
Louisville -. 10000 oooo-2 3
Toledo .........0 L 2 OIL 0-5 4 0
Batteries PITCHER and Spencer;
James and Land.
Columbus, May 28.-Indianapo1is wor
by ninth inning rally of two singles
a pass, two doubles and a homerun
Score: r. H. E.
Columbus ....O21 0O01O-5 Z 2
Indianapolis 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 SIS 6
Batteries-Bruck and Smith, Murphy.
Robertson, Merz and Clarke.
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DIABETES
Treatment That Costs Nothing if 1t
Fails to Benefit

Diabetes has long been considered
an incurable disease and the only
hope held out to patients has been to
prolong their years by abstemious liv-
ing. A newly discovered plant in Mex
leo called Diabetol herb has been
found to be a specific in the treatment
of diabetes, quic--lv reducing the spe-
cific gravity and sugar, restoring the
weight and building up the system
The treatment is very inexpensive;
$1.00 worth of the herb will last two
weeks and will remove the worst
symptoms in the most aggravated
cases. Call at our store and see the
proofs and get free booklet of diet
lists, showing the proper foods for di-
abetics. Fred A. Snow, druggist,
Tenth and Topeka avenues Free de-
livery. Phone your orders.
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500 KEEP 1T UP
Send Kaws Nearer Bottom of
Column.
Both Managers Make Home
Unusually Falls Short.

Sioux City, May 2S.-The Sioux
Kept it up Monday and the Kaws were
pushed still further toward the bot
tom of the percentage table. The 500
used four pitchers and Topeka three.
Both managers made home runs,
Gear playing the left field in place of
Rickert. The game was slow and full
of freak baseball. Topeka's ninth inn
ing rally fell short of winning the
game, although two runs were pushed
across. Score:
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ship by romping away from the COL
lege of Emporia, IL to o. The Nor
mails displayed a powerful attack and
gave Persons gilt-edged pitching fine
support. Frazier relieved Norris with
the bases full and none out in the
fifth and retired the Teachers with
two runs. His pitching was alright
until the ninth. Hirscher's catch in
right field and WedePs batting fea-
tured the contest. The teams play
off the tie Wednesday.
Score: r H p
Normals. 20 2 o Q 1000 5-1112 4
College. 20 90 o o 5000
Batteries-Pierson and Fields; Nor
ris, Frazier and Aitken. Umpire
Ahern.
New York, May 28-CarI Thompson
of the university of Georgia, six feet
one inch in his stocking feet and hold
ing strikeout record of % out of u
men at bat at a regular nine inning
game, has been added to the pitching
staff of the New York Americans.
Journal Ads Get Results.
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Chicago at Detroit not playing.
Long Hitting Beats Lyons

Salina, Kan, May 2s.-Long and op-
perfume hits won for Salina by the
score of IL to z. Eleven of the % hits
were for extra bases. The first man
up on each team hit a homerun. Helm
say was injured and carried from the
field at the same place Manager Lam b
broke his leg Saturday. Score: r. H. E.
Salina .......0 4 0 o 2 5 2 0 *-13 10 0
Lyons .........1 0 2 1 o 0 L IL
Batteries-House and Harlow; SVEN
son, Hill and Nelson.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia s; Boston 4.

Philadelphia, May 2s.- Boston
broke even with Philadelphia. The
home team won the first game by
punching hits with the visitors err
rors and by Luderus' home run. Bos-
ton won the second. Score: R H E
Boston 30 o 0 2 o. 9 2
Philadelphia 90 30 00O1O ~-5 6 1
Batteries-Tyler Hogg, DonneIly
and King; Brennan and Doom.
Summary: Two base hits-Jack-
son, Brennan. Three base hits-Pas-
kert, Killing. Home run-Luderus.
Struck out-By Tyler, L; Hogg, 4;
Brennan, 6. Double plays-Miller,
Devlin; Sweeney. Devlin, Houser;
walsh, Doolan, Luderus. Bases on
balls-Tyler, 8; Hogg, 3; Brennan, 4.
Umpires-Owen and Brennan.
Second game III E
Boston .0oOs 10000 O-3 2
Philadelphia % o o o o o 90 2 L
Batteries = Brown, Perdue and
Gowdry; Curtis. Alexander and Mo-
ran. Doom.
Summary: Two base hits-Sween-
ey, Gowdy. Home run-McDonald.
Stolen bases - Sweeney, jackson.
Struck out-By Brown. 8; Perdue, 2;
Curtis. 4; Alexander, 1. Double play
Walsh, Doolan. Bases on balls
Brown, 2: Curtis, 2. Umpires-Bren-
nan and Owen.
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SHORT NOTES OF SPORT.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan, May 2S-
In a score of to 5, the Twin City ball
team defeated the Santa Fe Athletes
of Topeka here Sunday afternoon.
Harden and Rettiger, who pitched for
Twin City, and Sublett as catcher,
did good work throughout the game.
Playing, however, was at a disad-
vantage because of the wind and dust
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
PhiIadelphia IL; Boston 6.

Boston, May 28.-Philadelphia hit
three Boston pitchers hard and, aided
by slow fielding by the locals, won
easily. Score: R.H. E.
Boston .OOO14o 0-6 L
Philadelphia L l 4-12 II l
Battert es-O'B rien, Collins, Bedient
and Carrigan, Nunamaker; Plank,
Brown, Bender and Thomas.
Summary: Two-base hits-E. Col
Inns 2, defines, Speaker 2, Lewis.
Three use hit-Lord, Lewis, Baker.
Double p1ays-Murphy, McInnes, Bar
rey, Baker; Yerkes, Wagner, Bradley.
Bases on balls-Of Collins, 1 Bedient,
2; Plank. 4. Struck out-By O'Brien,
2; Plank 1: Bender, 1. Umpires-Di-
neen and Perrine.
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Errors Lose for KahIs.

Manhattan, Kan. May 2s-After Cum
Inlngs mad pitched winning ball his sup
port gave the game to the visitors by
making eight costly errors behind him.
me star pitcher of the league again
struck out IA batters. repeating his per
5ormance OF a few days ago at SaIina.
me visitors eleven hits were scattered
have shut them out
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Wichita, 6; Omaha, 4.

Omaha, May 2S.-Wichita took the
third game of the series from the
Omaha team here by a to score.
Routt was knocked out of the box in
the second inning. Hersche went to
the rescue and saved the game by his
pitching. Score:
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DENVER.

Denver Den eloiii ieS '..'... Al
Summary: Two-base hits-Kenworthy,
Kores. McGraw, Colligan. Three base hit
Hahn. Home run-Thomas. Sacrifice
hits-Channell. Claire. Double plays
Lloyd to Coffey; Channel to- Lloyd.
Bases on balls-Hueston. 2; Pfefer, 5.
Struck out-By Hueston, 8; Pfeffer, 8. Hit
Moines, 6; Denver, IL. Hits-On Pfefrer,
10 in is innings; off Schneider, in 2-S
innings. Umpire-Johnson. Time-2:35.
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lincoln. 1: St. Joe. O.

st. Joseph, May 2S.-A three bag
ger by Cole in the ninth inning, fol-
lowed by a squeeze play with Cobb
bunting, gave Lincoln the game by
1 to 0. The pitching of Chellette and
Wolverton featured. The Drummers
could get only two hits. Score:
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Des Moines, IL: Denver. ?.

Des Moines, May 2S.-Five singles,
three doubles, a three base hit and a
home run in the eighth inning netted
the locals II runs and Denver lost
the third game of the series, IL to 2.
Des Moines played an errorless game
and Hit Pfeffer and Schneider at will.
Score:
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CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE.
Newton Beats Great Bend.

Newton, Kan, May 2s.-Newton won
from Great Bend by heavy hitting aid
superior fielding. The pitching Of
Reynolds and the batting of Crawford
featured. Addington made two hits in
the eighth inning. The score:
GREAT F21END
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NEWTON.

summary: Three base hits-Freeman.
Two base hits-Jewell. Plympton. Rankin
Fedor; Sacrifice hits-Ozee. Smith. Struck
out-Reynolds. 8; Plympton g. Bases on
nallS-Reynolds, 3. Double plays-Jewell
to Ozee. Time-1:50. Umpire-McGinnis.
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Summary: Stolen bases-woIlen, Smith,
Deal. Sacrifice hits-Bankhead, Cox.
Heshley Two base hits-Richardson
Deal Three base hits-Kahl. Hits off Cox
Il in innings. Struck out by Cox, z; by
McGrew, 2; by Cummings, IA. Hit by
pitcher-DeaL Time of game-2:40 UNI
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WICHITA.

Summary: Two base hits-Kane, Md
dleton, Craig Three base hit-Davidson
Double plays-Niehoff to Scanlon to
Kane; Koerner (unassisted) Hits-Oh
Routt, in lib innings; Hersche, 3 in z %
innings. Struck out-By Hail. 6; by Routt,
1; Hersche, g. Bases on balls-Hal1, A.
Kane 3 Niehoff ?. Sacrifice hits-Thomas,
Middleton q Hughes, Nee. Wild pitch
Hall, Hersche. Left on bases-Omaha, 8:
Wichita, s. Time-1:40. Umpire-Haskell.
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New York 10: Washington 5.

New York, May 2S.-New York
made it four straight over Washington
here Monday Score: R.H.E.
Washington 20 / 0 0 0 4 0 O. 5 8 8
New York. 10 0 2 4 0 30 IL o
BatteI ies-HuShes and Henry; Cald-
we'll and Sweeney.
Summary: Two-base hits-Walker,
Hartzell, Daniels. Three-base hits
linn, Daniels. Home run-Hartzell.
Stolen fases-McBride 2, Milan, Cree,
Chase. Double play-McBride and
Knight Bases on balls-OR Caldwell
1; Hughes. 5. Struck out-By Cald-
well, 10. Hughes, 4. Umpires-Evans
and Egan.
st. Louis at Cleveland postponed;
rain.
Chicago at Detroit not playing.
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TOPEKA

summary: Two base h1tS-Reilly ?,
French, Dulin, King. Three base hit
Reilly. Home runs-Gear, Andreas. Sac
rifice hit-Emory- Stolen bases-Reilly,
Orendorff, Myers. Double plays-ReiIIy to
French to Tenant. Left on bases-Sioux
City s; Topeka, Z. Hits-On Barrett, in
2; Campbell, in 1 2-3; Cocreham, 9 in 5;
Wagner, in 2; Wainwright, 1 in l,
Brown, in / 1-3. Bases on balls-Cocre-
ham, l; Slaughter, 2; Wagner, L Struck
out-By Barrett, I; Cocreham, 4; Brown,
/; Wainwright, 1. Wild pitch-Barrett,
Cocreham. Time-2:9O Umpire-Knapp.
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Central Kansas League.

Summary: Three Mc-CUie.
base hit-Cobbs. Sacrifice hits-Cobb, Paw
ell, Reilly. Stolen bases-Cobb, Kelly.
Left on bases-Lincoln, 4; st. Joseph, 3.
Struck out-By Chellette, s; by Wolver-
ton 2 Bases on balls-Of Chellette, ,:
Wolverton, s. Time1:55. Umpire-Kis-
sane.
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batting of Reynolds of the Granville
team.
Lawrence, Kan, May 28.-Arthur
ST Leger Mosse, assistant coach at
the University of Kansas, was ap-
pointed athletic director to succeed
Ralph Sherwin, who resigned several
days ago, it was announced after a
conference between Chancellor Strong
and Mosse. The appointment will yet
have to be confirmed by the board
of regents.
Mosse was a star on the Kansas
team in the early football days of the
institution and during the last few
years has aided in coaching the
eleven.
New York. May 2S.-The National
League baseball clubs have SO post
poned games and one tie game to play
off, according to the complete list an
nounced tonight for the playing of
such games. The dates not covered
by the last announcement on May II
are:
June 2O-Pittsburg at Cincin-
July Cincinnati at Chicago.
July S-Philadelphia at Pitts
burg CD.
July 9-Boston at st. Louis
July 16-New York at Chicago.
July 1S-Philadelphia at Chi
cago CD.
July 1s-New York at Pittsburg ca
July 21-Brooklyn at Chicago CD.
August 1S-Philadelphia at Chi
cago (2).
August 21-Boston at Cincinnati.
August 21-New York at Chicago
Cite game of May 49,.
August 22-New York at Pitts
burg Cd.
September Boston at Brooklyn
(2), instead of September as pre-
viously announced.
The members of the Rossville
school team are angry over the re-
port that Highland Park beat them
last week. Rossville won the game.
Baltimore, Nd. May 2s.-Gus
heavyweight wrestler, announced
tract to wrestle with him for the
championship on June IA in this city.
The match was originally made for
May 80, but Gotch asked for more
time to train.
Hamilton. May 2S.-HamiIton de-
feated Lamont here. High wind
caused many errors. but not at a criti-
cal time. Both pitchers worked we'll
Score: r H E
Hamilton .----+-..1
Lamont -.----.-.O 2
Batteries-Shoop and Bargraber;
Knowles and Koenig.
Emporia. May 2s.4The kansas
Normals tied up the local champion
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which made it difficult for the men
| to get in their best work.

Granville, Kan, May 2S.-Grant-
vile defeated the Highlanders of
Meriden Sunday afternoon by a score
of to 3. The features of the game
were the pitching of Reynolds, who
allowed but two men to get to first
base in the first six innings, and the
batting of Reynolds of the Granville
team.
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st. Louis 6; Pittsburg 8.

Pittsburg, May 28.-Both teams
changed pitchers early in the game
and after the third spectators saw
pitchers battle. Score: r H E
Pittsburg "a 0 90 o o % 10 L
st. Louis 80 4 0 0 0 O 0-6 1
Batteries-Adams, Robinson and
Summary: Three base hits-Kel-
~, Adams, Magee, Bresnahan, Hauser,
Konetchy. Bases on balls-Adams, 8;
Robinson, 1; Willis, 2; Steele, L.
Struck out-By Adams, 8; Robinson,
8; Willis, 1; Steele, 8. Umpires-Big-
Ter and Finneran.
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Chicago 4; Cincinnati 4.

Chicago, May 2S.-Chicago won the
opening game of the series.
Score: r H E
Chicago .O011 1OO1*-4 9 o
Cincinnati 20 20 o OIL O-1 2
Observation-Disclosures and Needham;
Fromme and Mclean.
Summary: Two base hit-Hoblit-
zeil. Three base hit-Tinker. Home
run-Phelan. Bases on balls-Rue1-
bach, 2. Struck out-By Ruelbach,
2; Fromme, 2. Umpires-Klem and
Bush.
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New York 6: Brooklyn 2.

Brooklyn, May 28.-New York
made six hits and six runs, beating
Brooklyn. Brooklyn pitchers gave 10
bases on balls. Score: r H E
New York "a o 0 2 2 o 0 0 0--6 0
Brooklyn 20 0 0 o 0 2 0 o. 10 4
er; Knetzer, Barger and Phelps.
Summary: Two base hits-Tooley,
Devore. Home run-Doyle. Bases on
balls-Ames, 1; Knetzer, 2; Barger, 2.
Umpires-Johnstone and EaSon.
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The members of the Rossville
school team are angry over the re-
port that Highland Park beat them
last week Rossville won the game.
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Rourke has sent Schoonover, til
outfelder, to the Grand Island club +
the Nebraska State league. Schoon
over is a graduate of the old Stat
league He was drafted by the Bosto
Americans but the draft was disallow
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The Hiawatha team in the Mink
league is on the bottom of the percent
age table. Nevertheless the Hiawatha
club is playing to the biggest crowds
in the league. The Hiawatha news
papers explain the-position of the team
by saying that the need is for soma
pitchers and an umpire. Why the
pitchers?
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If the fans think Gear is not capa-
BILE as a manager they should tell it TIC
Mr.. CatIin, the club president, or other
men whose money is tied up in base
ball here. They and not the scr1bes
engage the manager. They pay him
Thev are the only ones who can re-
lease him. 1t isn't fair for fan TIC
ask a writer TO attack a man when
they will not do it themselves. some
of the men who want some one else
to attack Gears administration were
charter members of the Booster cluo.
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The contest for the position of Chief
Grabber of the c. K. league is said to
lie between Kan1 of Manhattan and
Wilson of Lyons. Both teams are on
the bottom in the standing. Can you
hunt around and find the reason for
the grabbing? Ever know of a mana
ger being guilty of it when his team
was leading the league.
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Emporia, May 2S.-The Kansas
Normals tied up the local champion
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st. Joseph critics believed the Josey
fans are laying up wrath in days to
come by roasting the Bears during the
late visit of the Hendricks tribe. This
isn't fair to the Holland fans. The
Grizzly bugs will make it as unpIeas-
ant as possible for the Joetowners any
way, and the Missouri fans should ne
commended for their display Of spirit
rather than censured for 1t.
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September Boston at Brooklyn
(2), instead of September 4 as pre-
viously announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-16
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, March 16.-The cotton
market opened steady at a decline Of 3a7
points in response to lower Liverpool
cables. less optimistic labor advices and
rumors of possible European political
complications, with the active months
selling about 6 to 10 points under the
closing figures of last night right after
the call. There was heavy realizing
through Wall street and commission
houses generally. but offerings were pref
~ well absorbed by foreign buying. and
support from leading bull brokers. with
the market during the middle of the
morning 2 to points up from the low
est. The forecast was for generally
clear weather in the south over Sunday,
but local weather experts predicted a re-
newal of unsettled conditions early next
week. and this probably inspired some
buying on scale-down.
The market closed steady at unchanged
prices to q decline Of points.
Estimated receipts at all the ports to-
day, $4,000 bales. against 21eO1 last
week and 1888 last year. For the week,
10000 bales. against 1S7,SO3 last week
and 49,61S last year. Todays receipts
at New Orleans. 2,572 bales. against
Bis last year: at Houston, 1885 bales.
against 1.011 last year. and at Galveston,
3.s22 bales. against 1881 last year.
Cotton futures closed steady. March,
TO- 40; April 1912; May, 1O.47; June. 1854
July, 1859: August. 1857; September,
1856; October. 1862; November. 1854:
December, 10.6S; January, 1898; Febru-
AIRY, 1852
Spot closed quiet, 10 points lower:
middling uplands, 1855; do, gulf, 1890;
no sales.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
English in England.
,prin0{3eld Renuhl;can

From the Springfield Republican.
Till lately comparatively little attention
has been paid in England to the teaching
OF the mother tongue Boys have been
supposed to acquire grammar and style
while constituting Nepos or Virgil and
pronunciation has for the most part been
left to take care Of itself. In some ways
the system has worked remarkably we'll
1t has at least not interfered with the
production of a great literature and a
J few great orators. In America much time
Is lavished on English studies, yet we
can hardly boast that the language is
written or spoken better here than in its
native land. An agitation for increased
attention to the vernacular has, however.
long been going on in England, and the
subject is just now very much to the
fore. A year or two ago an English So
ciety was founded which has for it's pur-
pose the study. teaching and conserva-
! ton of the language. and Its membership
includes a strong body Of scholars. Lately
a highly interesting conference on speech
and singing was held in London, in which
a number Of we'll known people took
part.
Specially to be noted is the remark Of
! DIR. W. Akin that ''they had never known
what 1t was to sit comfortably in the
alter and without an effort to hear the
performance from beginning to end dis
| tinctly. II could be done in foreign coun-
tries. Here they were deprived ed OF hall half
siderable extent the same thing is true
| in this country. Whether English or
| American actors are the worst Offenders
does not matter; from neither, as class,
does one expect clear. ringing rapid ut
terance that makes not merely the gen.
eral sense Of the speech. but the music of
the verse. to the lightest syllable. carry
| to all parts of the theater. The fault is
not with the language. as any one can
testify who has ever heard q great actor
or orator use it. Properly spoken, 1t is
an unexcelled medium. 1t is more diff
/ ficult than most languages to speak with
q clear resonance. because of the large
proportion of consonants, the number of
muffied vowel sounds and the clipped
| utterance which is due to the character
istic accent at the beginning Of the word
l-"utterance' itself Is q good example
Yet all these difficulties can be over
| come. and surely professionals, actors
/ for example, should be looked to for
/ mastery Of the technical difficulties OF
their instrument.