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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-30
AMERICAN LEAGUE
SENATORS more
Than WALLoP'EM

Washington, Sept s-Washington
overwhelmed Philadelphia in both
games Of double-header here today,
10 To and 20 to 5, equalling the sea
sons record for runs scored in the
second contest. Williams got five
straight hits out of six times at bat in
the second game, including a triple
and double. The scores:
First Game:
Philadelphia 20 o o poo 0 O. 9 "a
Washington ....3 0 3 0 9 Q 0x-10-11-0
Batteries: Davis and Perkins; Ayres
and Henry. Umpires, Hildebrand and
OLGuShln. Time, 1.25
Second Game:
Philadelphia II q @ q 0 @ q 4 O. D. 81
Washington III o 5 ) ! x-20- q a
Batteries. Sheehan and Perkins;
Gallia anG Williams Umpires
OLoughhn and Hildebrand Time,
1.43.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-30
h0C IND Hlek 1915
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

-
Rockland. Me-. Sept. 2s.-1f Rockiand
High school h to have a winning foot
hail team this season it must be Aevei.
eped from new materia3 Is there are on.
". four Of hast years men In the squad
The toughest schedule which the school
has eyer. faosd has been arranged. In
Guiding at least one team Of State Cham.
pionship calibar.
The team II being coached BY Charles
Kallech. formerly os the University Of
Maine team. Ava Ri6Aen. the mana
ger. was. one Of last - rs star play.
srs.The sehed1le:s
Oct. s-Morse Is. in RocS -
Oct, lsxIewis II. 8. in -
Oct. 1Acony H. In Rod
T. oct-s1o- Rocflknd H. s. In fasena /.
Noe Rockiand H q. in Bath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-30
BELFAST

At the Belfast Woman's Club Tues
day night, Miss Sabra Dyer, only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George 3.
Dyer of this city. gave one of the fin
est readings heard in Belfast in long
time, undoubtedly the finest ever h
en- by any local reader. She readSan
arrangement Of Bulwer-Litton's The
Last Days of Pompeii," and when I'M
derstood that this was arranged from
the famous novel by herself it was all
the more appreciated She was intro
duced by Mrs. S. A. Parker, chairman
of the program committee, in the alb
sence of the president Of the club, Mrs.
Amos Clement. q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-30
HIGH Wind AND
SLOW time IT
FARMINCT0N FAIR

Pennington, Ne, Sept. 29-The cattle
snow was feature Of the .arst day on
Tuesday of the 10Th annual fair OF the
Franklin County Agricultural Society at
. Franklin park. More than soc head of
registered and grade cattle were exhibit
Jed The horse races were interesting, but
Ia high cold wind interfered with fast
time. The summary.
I'll CLASS, MIXED-PUkSE s2oa
Charlie Again. chg, by Sterling
sJohnnie Wilkes. Jr. chg, by
Johnnie Wilkes (Holmes) .......1 . . .
EBahe Hlghmoor. hlm Grattl......4 3 8
hIaisy Queen, chm Pinaud). 3 !
Hudson, Phil De Forest and Prince AL
fondiy also started.
Time. 30. 2.1Sl4. a2oA go.
2os CLASS. TROTTING-PURSE $500
Barros, Big. by Bingara CNalkerD.1 2 !
bonomia, brm, by Bingara
Hector, Big (BurrelD ...............2 8 3 =
Pick Entertainer, bg (Hans-
Silver Fatchen and Peter Mantle also
started.
Time, 22os. e.2s. 70 2214. 224
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-30
SMALL CROWD, C00b
RACING, EXETER FAIR

Exeter, Me-, Sept. 8-Owing to the
cold weather, there was a small attend
ance at the opening day. Tuesday, of the
annual fair of the West Penobscot Agri-
cultural Society. "A strong wind from the
northwest swept,sthe grounds.
The exhibits / unusually large. es--
pecially in the little and horse depart
ments, also in poultry
The racing in the afternoon was good.
Five heats were. necessary to settle the
2.2e class. in width Lucky Baldwin land
ed winner of first money Coddeen had
things her own way in the green horse
race. The summary:
GREEN HORSE RAcE-PURsE 500.
Coddeen, blkm, by Todd CBurrilD. i l
Cossie Patchen. BIN (Clukey). ......2 2 2
Lady Athlete, blkm ckenney)....3 3 3
Time, 2.45, 2.44l, 2.22A.
22o CLASs-PURSE slo0.
Lucky Baldwin. re, by Vassar
Peter Pan. Big. by Peter the
Great tRyderl ..,-..............1 s
Hiram H.. Big. (O'DonnelD ..3 ?
Kohl McBeth, hg BurrilD - . 4
Kitty Marshall McEwen and The Witch
also started
Time, 2.gll. 2.24.. 2.22l 2.2ss. 2@s.
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CRAWFORD Wins
FOR DETROIT

Detroit, Sept. 29.-Crawford's double
to the right field fence in the ninth.
scoring Cobb and Neach, gave Detroit
a 8 to victory over St Louis today.
Had the Tigers lost the game. ,Ihe
American League pennant would have
been clinched by Boston. The teams
play here tomorrow to decide another
postponed game. The score:
St Louis ....0 0 011O0 0 0-2-5-5
Detroit ..........0 0 0 10 0 6 2-3-S-2
Batteries: Hamilton and Agnsw;
Lowdermik. Oldham, Bolard and
Stanase. Umpires, Wallace and Evans.
Time, 1.50.
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LEADERS, DEFEAT
MAKES RACE CLOSE

Pittsburgh. Sept. 2e-With the de-
feat of Pittsburgh by Chicago today
and the victory of Kansas City over
ST. Louis, the Federal League race
has become closer. only half a game
separating the local club from the 9TH
er two. The score here today was 6
to 8. the rebels losing the game owing
to the wildness of the pitchers. The
score:
Chicago ..0 0 0 "a ! 0 O-6.b-0
Pittsburgh II 0 0 l / 0 0 Q 0-3-7-2
Mcconnell. Brown and Wilson,
Fischer; Allen. Comstock. Dickson,
Barger and O'Connor
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BANGOR HIGH 1915
+ FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

The Bangor High school football sched-
us was issued on Tuesday. the games
hang as follows:
saturday. Oct. 2-Orono High at Ban
|rR
saturday, Oct. s-Foxcroft Academy At
|Ahgor
tuesday. Oct, 1o-Deerinc High At
|hngor
Saturday, Oct. 16-oaE Grave Seminary
L Bangor
saturday, Oct 2S-FOrtland High at
Portland.
Saturday, Oct. 3o-Open,
| Saturday, Nov 6-Bar Harbor at Ban
! Tor
Saturday. Nov. Beforehand High al
ansor.
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PACKARD wins FOR
KANSAS CITY FEDERALS

st. Louis Sept. 2s-In a pitchers
duel, Packard Of Kansas City held St.
Louis to four scattered singles today
and won his own game in the sixth
inning with a home run drive over
the right field fence, giving Kansas
City to victory. The score:
Kansas City % 100000 o-1-5-o
st. Louis 80 0 0 0 0 o - o-o-4-o
Packard and Easterly; Davenport,
Cyandau and Hartley,
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WHITE SOx TRIM
CLEVELAND, 1876

Cleveland, Sept. 29-Ineffective
pitching by RECRUITS and cratic field
ing and base running on the part Of
Cleveland allowed Chicago to win the
last game Of the season in Cleveland
- 10 G. Score:
Cleveland .1o11o12 D. elsa
Chicago ........2 I o 3 0 0 2-13-17-2
Batteries: Garrett, Carter, Brenton.
Collamore and oNein; Cicotte and
Mayer Umpires, Connolly and Chill.
Time, 30
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DODGERS TRIM
GIANTS TO |

New York. Sept. 2e.-Nap Rucker
lei the Giants down with four hits at
the Polo grounds today. Brooklyn WIN
ming the opening It'll of a four-game
series by score of to /. The score:
brooklyn ....01o1o 90 o 0 o--2-7-1
New York % 0 0 Otto
Batteries. Rucker and Miller. Nc
Carty; Herbert, Schupp and kocher.
Umpires. Klein and Emslie. Time, $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-30

The J. B. Pearson Co., which has a
busy factory in Thomaston. has lately
completed there an order of 5000 coats or
REFERS for the Italian army The coats
are made from duck. sheepskin lined.
and have sheepskin cotlars. They are 3.
inches long. If one aeuld only follow
their career what . Story be would have
to tell
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BOSTON

Philadelphia .',.3 o 10 i 0 0--5
Two base hit-Alexander,. Cravath.
Three base hit-Paskert Home run
Cravath Sacrifice ht-Stock, Left on
Observation-Disclosures I; Boston 3. First
base on CONGRATULATIONS . Boston
!. Eases on balls--off Alexander /; off
Rudolph / Struck out-by Alexander
4; Rudolph G. ITmpires-Rigler and
O'Day. Time-1.2S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-30

A blue-eyed baby boy weeks old
was found in the bushes six rods from
the Old Orchard highway al Saco
Tuesday morning by d city labore'
The police believe the infant was left
in the spot about daylight and il was
apparently not seriously affected 10y
the cold The baby was plump, Glenn
and had every appearance OF being
we'll cared for.
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CHICAGO FORCES
AHEAD 4 PLACE

Chicago, Sept. 2s-Chicago went in
TO fourth place today by winning the
fifth straight game of the series from
Cincinnati TO 4. Three home runs
by the locals, making seven in two
rames won the game today. The score
cincinnati 10000 90 II 90
Chicago 80 osp 90 / o ss2@-11-4
Batteries: Lear, and Wingo; label,
Vaughn and Anaier. Umpires. byron
and Orth. Time. 13S s.
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READF1ED, [

EAST-ArS. Alice II enter
tanned the I. S. c. VEIN ny for
an all-day session. Several 4sitors
from the Auxiliary at Dunn Corner
were present. The following e the
officers for the coming year: sPresi
dent, Mrs. Alice Dudley: Vice Pres.
Mrs. &lslzzie Hunt: chaplain, Mfk. Vi
Ola Gay. Treas. Mrs. Elena B6nrpe
Sec. Miss Pearl McKinnon. The next
meeting will be Wednesday afternoon.
Oct 6, with Mrs. William Hunt.
Miss Sylvia Dudley was a recent
guest of Mrs. Hattie Hammond Al the
Corner.
Mrs. Fannies Middlemass who has
been caring for Mrs Ada Berry. has
returned to her home in Lewiston.
W. T. Mace was in Lewiston Sat
urday. the guest of relatives.
Elwood and Almont Dudley enter
tanned the c. l. c. Saturday evening
Several visitors were present. Ire
cream and cake were served
Miss Mildred Runnells of Auers,a
is guest for few days of Mrs. W.
T. Mace
Mrs. Edyth Dameren and children
Elmo and Dorcas. who have been Wis
s ssf n s &c s.oass q
ed to heir home at Dunn's Corner
Mrs. Ernest Moulton and Miss Alice
Mouiton were guests Wednesday of
Mrs. Moulton's sister. Mrs. George
Higgins Little Miss Freda .Moulton.
who has been passing the summer
in Wsnthror n-;+h 49, n.u 70 her hone
Charles n.mr.n 80 A ~.
Aue,,1Ha ,v~ry.g raca,,t s;-. H ss o.
IN 4 -. -. -. $50 enre's al
Aaer,xysr So ~ 4 - ->1oorse
Misassa1la;. df1......,. Il. -
ho,,.a S..; 81, NJ. - = s,I = ga as
g 8. -. Az. 4. - =. ~
~. "a ~, g -. - -
erahsa .s.4~-..ans 49, 8 ven
-. r,,,SslsS -. - - saore
POM -. III ~. -, - r, S.. 81 Into
n. M -. 49, - ~ 70
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Boston Tot.uce Market

pr,rr Boston, Sept. ..
STRING BRAN-2325
81 TEft-Northern oSga2e; western 81
S, dEEsE-New York twins 1904.
COMING. . yellow 1Sd5.
EGGS-Choice hennery and nearby xom
43; western 27@4o. -
fL0C R-Spring patents 525@575.
HAY-No. ] grade 24a245o.
LAMB-Spring l4a0l5l.
MINED FEED-26a29
oAIS-No. 2 clipped white AZ.
PORk-Medum backs 1000. "
POIATOE S-12oQ135 per twolbu. nasE
NEAL-10Ql7. .
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Chicago Produce Marker

Chicago, Sept. -
Wheat underwent bearigh srsactt1i
TO-DAY, largely in consequence OF repoJ b
which suggested growing IikeiihooSY q
tne opening of the Dardanelles. 4h,
lower, with December at "A 5-Na3-4 and
May at 81 1-4@s-S. Corn lost to "a
and oats shade to ia IN provisions
the result ranged from u decline to .
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MALE HURTS CROWD
/ DAMAR|SCOTTAFAIR

oamariscotta. Me, Sept GA heavy
40Tshwest gale probably prevented a
age attendance at the opening of the
lst. of fruit ab vegetables. canned
Pods and needlework are among the best
~r seen here, Maggie T, won the race
~erday afternoon. The summary
/ 2.S5 CLASS-PURSE $50.
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Chicago Cattle Market

49,. Chicago. Sept. ..
HOGS-Receipts 1900; steady; bulk n
gS2s; light 76oaS4 mixed ssoGS4o; heavy
CATTLE-Receipts 1900: firm: n.tsv.
beef cattle 6l0M1050: cows and heifeSo %
@S35; calves So06ll50 -
SHEEP-Receipts 1900: easy: wethers
51oaS5o; ewes 350@600; lambs 106ss.
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New York Produce Market

New York, Sept. q.
FLOUR Easier; sprns patents ss@slS
Spring clears st6@68.
RHEAT-SpM weak: 30. req and No.
p hard 1854 cif New York: No. northern
Duluth 1Di3 and no. northern Manitoba
III cif Buffalo. \.
CoRN-spot weak: No yellow e
Epfcmpt shipment.
OATs-Spot easier: No. white ssi64e
PORK-Steaay,
BEEF-StAady. - -
I.ARD-Hareiy STEADY; middle ws1
@e6o
TALLOW-Firm. 81 -.
UTE r Steadyr 6jpts
E<TsagneFx extras. II lcoE4 Gre.
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In Young O'Leary of New York.
Artie Simons of New Orleans found a
tough customer. for. pound him as he
would, he could not mal3 the Goth
amite Quit Tuesday night q Philadel-
phia. Twice did O'Leary strike the
mat, but both times he was up again
and ready for more. ~
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FEDERAL LEAGUE
.BUFFEDS DEFEAT
BROOKLYN BY rs

Brooklyn, Sept. 29.-Buffalo took the
first game of the series from Brooklyn
: to 6, today. The score:
Buffalo ......4 Il 90 90 2 0-7-7-2
Brooklyn 80 0 0 / 0 0 O0-6-9-1
Bedient, Anderson and Blair; Fin
neran, Walker and H. Smith.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-30
United Cigar StoresL,
or CANADA
"a Cumulative Preferred Stock
Total Authorized Issue Q,01, 200
Par $500

~ Cumulative Preferred Stock
Total Authorized Issue %1,01 900
Par $500 3
We are offering subject 10 prior
sale, q limited amount Of this stock
All purchases CARRY . oonus q
. Der cent. ~ 4onnanA stock.
IT, merits Of this enterprise may
b DueNmar11eG IN this wise:-
The n the largest distrib-
ut0r 10 products in Canada.
= y = .,s - =. on on q very profitable
of So Il 6 single year.
privileges in Canada, Great Brit
ain, Australia and New Zealand.
Its management is thoroughly ex-
perienced, and aggressive.
Its business is being developed
rapidly along the same lines az
that or the big United Cigar Stores
Of America which has paid verx3
shareholders.
Present gross sales arc It the rate
Of 0,500, 600 per annum.
Plans for the extension Of the bust
ness on a broad scale-which Win
greatly increase its chain store
system with resultant benedt to
the shareholderS-are being rapidly
worked out.
There are no liens qr1or to the pre-
ferred stock. Il b strongly safe.
guarded. Assets and surplus give
IT a large margin Of safety.
The company's future earning -
0batties are tremendous.
FOR fun particulars send go
special circular No. 10.
= rvey 1 Willis + e.
H1hlixhsd 1so1).
Broad H.
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H|lADELPHIA Nan |ALsyllN !
LEAGUE PENNAN DEFEATING.
BOSTON BRAVES BY SCORE 5 "a o

mines oan Lose All Other Ga and Still Hold Pennant-
A Carrlgan Compliments TIE but Sox Can Win
worlds SeriesPatsy Moran Day at Braves Field-Game
haaly Won in First Inning by Another Home Run by Cra
Nath-Sone OF the Features of the Phllies' Play
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New Yer. Sept. -
lay quief; centrifugal c7ollssg; i.aolas-
Sc: es6G512, refined quiet.
Futures declined ON l;o,,iaa+;o, .n,
trade selling and closed easy, ur- hansed,
70 Aeven points lower. Sales e151 tcnSi
Dec 2se, March 81, May 2s7, July SOS. "
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American League Results

washington j. Philadelphia (hrst
game Washington =, Philadelphia
necond game
Detroit 3, 81. Louis :
Chicago H. Cleveland s.
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CIinohed in First
M ages LOVE- Hit

Hostr4's only hit was a clean single
by Magre in the fourth inning. The
t''ayeS should have scored in the NTH
inning. Cravath dropping Magees easy
'Gl. but Evers thought he would catch
II. and Ioafed. The score ..
pETI,AT,T-T pFIIA
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hishe~ scoring 2sgss..; f.-=ts .55@ :: = Gee
onds 2H0@4l.
EGCS-- firm rcceipta i,o.. s.ag'a
gathered e@fzGE s22ss.5; c'.tTa .f.,Hts c..
a. :.rsts -1sEi 81; re scnts ~. 1seaTeY
helnerE whites ..ne u faac. 4. e; !lc-.s-
by hennerv browns S4IE. a
POI liES-gIrTn I'd Ln-har ed. 800
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Patsy Drouillard and JOHNNY o.
Leary box for the lightweight title Of
Canada at Winnipeg Oct. Is
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hoston, sept. 29.-The Philadelphias
'"ca> won the National League cham
pionship for 1915, with Alexander
'nirhing onehit game against the
present title holding Braves The
score was runs to 0.
Defeat Of the Braves made il noss,hle
fcf Philadelphia TO lose all its remain
ia2 games ana still have clear title to
inst place.
The Features
fhiladelphia's success today. accom-
tiiShed by several Of the elements
winch have brought the team through
me season notably AleXapder's mas
iefly pitching, one of Cravath's home
'ah drives the heavy hitting of Pas
Nerj and fine Unfolding was watched
hY members Of the Boston Americans.
the probable competitors in the world
series game. 1t seems to be a well
rounded combination, but I'm sure we
can beat them Manager Carrgan re-
marked during the game
Patsy Morans Day
/ MS WAS talSN Moran 5 QaN' at
Braves field and several thousand per
sons turned out especially 10 honor HIM
Most Of them came FROM. Fitchburg. his
home town, and among them was Gov
ernor Walsh
More of our fellow tCynsmen have
come here today to see s~u than came
To attend my Inauguration, so you see
Z successful baseball manager is held
higher than a states executive" GOV.
Walsh said in presenting the Philadel-
phla with great floral horse shoe
CIinohed in First
The new champions clinched their
honors in the first inning today Ban
croft's single TO right and Rudolph s
pass 10 I'askert, was followed by era
vaths home run. II brought the lat
ter's home run record t" 20, The ball
rolled to the center field wall. A triple
by Paskert sent another run home in
the four IA. and Cravath cracked a dou-
BILE L. left and Luderus a single there
for NTH run i'll the seventh inning.
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0ies have shown a continuous in
se for forty years Quality counts
k.sest selling brand of 1oc. Cigars in
world. Factory. Manchester. y. H."
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Tc@ay's Ga mes
Washington ~ Philadelphia.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING
Federal League Results

Chicago 6, Pittshurg 3.
Kansas City !, -; Louis 0.
Buffalo :, Brooklyn 6.
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7 oday's Gares.

Buffalo al BROOKLYN.
Kansas City at St Louis.
Chicago al Ptttsburc
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Tooay's Games.

Tooays Games.
Philadelphia at BOSTON.
Brooklyn at New York
Pit.sburg at st. Louis.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
GAMES YESTERDAY
ToDAy'S SCHEDULE
National League Results

Philadelphia 8, Boston O.
Brooklyn ., New York l.
Chicago 3. Cincinnati 4.
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Boston Stock Market.

BOSTON RAILROADS
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2.241., 2.22a. 2.3a. 2.2ss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03

was wing deep on the ground, the
moon was shining brightly and the
wind blew ftfully. Nature seemed TO
have staged the setting. After re-
ceIVlng warm congratulations Poe
bhde everybody present good night
ana wended his way to the little Dutch
cottage on kingshr dye road, about a
mile distant, the same cottage that is
now in Poe Park.
The Lori,lard house has another as
ISOLATION with Poe. with an incident in
his career that cut his sensitive nature
i" The quick, Here it was that he
came to ask for a warrant Of arres.
i"' an individual who, he learned.
AAd stolen his military o~verCoat. which
he wor" to shield him from the wintry
'lements. THIS coat was "A relic of his
hays spent ms y cadet AZ the United
states Military Academy at West
i"'rt; and, when he was dismissed for
frequent i~nfrart.ons OF discipline. 20"
had takcn the uver,uut win him. as he
rad a right 4 On. 1t appears he had
removed his coat while in a tavern in
tordham n laid 1t over n chair, with
the result that some cu prit stole i.
Poe, in high dudgeon, repaired To
the l.oril.ard house TO see the Judge
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03
Fitch Was Unique,
Dy JAMES T.. wALDRO>.

There are many humorists, NJ
doubt. each Of whom believes he IS
The Greatest American llumorist.
There are a thousand communities
most ~ them small-in each Of which
there is ON man esteemed by his
t"NrSmen as the funniest man in the
world. .Nni seriously there are many
great humorists most Of them in
rural communitics-known only Ia
their environments. that might make
the world laugh If they had oppor-
tunity.
Personally ! consider the late George
Fitch as perhaps the greatest Amcri-
can humorist, because of his unique
viewpoint, his ability Ia surprise hap-
ply not only in his writings but N The
contacts of everyday life. and his pro-
lection Of purpose for the upllft of
mankind while pleasing mankind.
Others may say that Irwin cobb. or
this " that writer of humor, Is the
greatest" Al! prominent humorists
have their partial publics by whom
each is regarded ms supreme in hi,nnr.
Although there are thousands of hui
morlsts, the world will welcome thou.
sands more There are too fen OBJ
timists,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03
No One Can Be Greatest.
By &. u. LEWIS.
VI. 0uaA.l

The question You ask is "A very easy
one to nswer There is no greatest
American humorist. OF the six or
seven great one before the public all
write pleasant and close to nature,
ana each has his clientele, the same
as an actor, n poet OF an orator. and
will hold that same clientele In spite
Of other humorous writer's. No
humorIst, nor any other writer. has
ever yet succeeded in capturing the
entire public and holding it, and It
will he ~ no use for any one to try,
There Is "A great diversity OF humor,
and, no matter how humorously a sub
jcct Is handled, it will only please a
part Of the public u part Of the time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03
POE AND THE IORILLARD HOUSE
ClTuATED now within the grounds

ClTCATED now within the grounds
y OF the Home for Incurah o., in
Fordham. Is a house of numer.
Gus gables that was often visited by
Edgar Allan Poe while he resided IN
Tho little cottage in that part OF the
city that has been saved as a me-
mortal to him, The house in discuss
sion was occupied by Justice Of the
Peace JacobT 0rillard, "a relative Of the
old New York family q. the name that
had snuf mills on the Bronx River.
he was a justice of the peace IN Ford
ham In Poe's day. The author was
occas onally entertained IN his home.
At a house party given in the house
OF many gab-es n winters night Poe
was IA guest. and shortly before the
gathering dispersed the author of The
Raven was asked t. re,itc The p N.
which was then being widely discussed
after its recen publication. for the
first time. in the New York ErrninU
Mirror. Poe. had worked on that "
paper Vi III Nathaniel 4. Wills.
The puet complied and read the
poem with an Evolutionary effect that
e~aptivated all who heard 1t. Snow