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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-01
FAIRFIELD CENTER

Victor Grange will hold an all-day
meeting Saturday. DR.. G. M. Twitchell
of Monmouth will be present to speak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brann Of Litchf1eld
are caring for Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Ar
cher. Mrs. Archer is dangerously I'LL.
Miss Margaret Adams, who teaches
In Fatten, is passing the Easter vaca-
ton with her parents.
Mrs. J. A. Jones entertained the Lar
kin Club Tuesday. !.
Mrs. Fred Sherley has been on a
short business visit at her old home.
John Allen Of Norridgewock has
been visiting relatives. +a+
Albert Hamilton of Parkman is
moving his goods onto the place which
he recently purchased Of s. A. Taylor.
.. A. Taylor went to Skowhegan on
bueihess Wednesday. ..... 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-01
Saturday and Sunday Concerts

Saturday and Sunday Concerts
March-"Ye Ancients" (By reouest)
... Reeves
sunshine" Bagley
Polka-"The Two Little Finches" Killing
(Cornet duet by Messrs. Paul Dros-
sci and Francis Komiski)
Selection from "The Merry Widow"
Lehar
Intermezzo No. 2-"The Jewels Of the
Madonna" Ferreri
Fantasia-"The Forge in the Forest"
Michaelis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-01
BOWLING notes

The King Birds. Dormitory and Miscel-
laneous teams of the "Y'' City Bowling
League have finished their matches. The
other four teams of the league, sthe Bust
ness Men, Vickery & Hills, State House
and the Bankers, are requested to roll
off their remaining matches as soon as
possible. The standing of the league is
aS follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-01
MANCHESTER
Church Notice

The Manchester Union Sunday school
session will be held at the usual hour,
230, Sunday afternoon, having the theme
"Paul's Conversion for the lesson SUBJ
ject.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-01
BOWLING
THE STUDENTS
WIN MATCH WITH
JOHNSON BROS

The Students were successful to the
extent Of winning three Of the four
points in their match with the john
son Bros. team on the Hallowell al
leys Friday evening. The summary:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-01
STATE FARM AGENCY
Greatest Bargain Ever
Offered 500.

trio car line. S acres good early garden
land, history house built years ago,
poultry and carriage house. Owner leav-
ing the State. For a quick sale price
only $500. Less than cost of house. You
will never find bargain like this again
thins spring. Look right after 1t.
E. L. Worcester, Mgr.
Tel. 215-J Augusta, Maine.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-01
r a r M S

"A r M s
We have large list Of farms and city
property. We have quite a number on
the car line that we would like to show
you, some that are extra good trades.
We think we can interest any one who
wants property of any kind. C. E.
CHASE Co., Depot Square, Gardner,
Me. Tells: Office CIR; Res. 3O3-R.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-01

TUESDAY AFTERNOON, A TAN
colored purse containing $1.83 and car
tickets on Riverside Drive, Cony or Wa.
ter SITS. Finder please leave at Journal
office. Tel. $685.. AApr1d3tsl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-01

1Sve new Nongolian towns have been
opSsisd to trade. I've, Z. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-01

5MAhA's forests are being cut away at
Z M q l.Qee,0oe acres a year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-01
Funeral Of Winfield Scott Howe

The funeral Of the late Winfield
Scott Howe. who committed suicide
on Thursday at the home of LAFAYETTE
Bray. Shawmut, was held at 2.30 p.
NJ. Friday, from the home Of Mrs Will
liam Shaw, Waterville. Only near
friends and relatives were present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-01

Mrs. Lloyd Sykes was hostess to
members Of the Christmas Club at
her home on lower Main street, Fri
day afternoon.
Miss Hazel Vickery, stenographer at
the American Wooden Co.'S. mill. ia
passing the weekend with friends and
relatives in Orono and Old Town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-01
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
For Sale-Real Estate

Lost-Purse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Southern Athletics May Be In q DeplOrdble Condition

letlc conference" persists in its with drawal from the s. I. A. A., the Com modores will have to erase both the Ten nessee and Auburn games from their schedule. Dan McGugin and his conferees remember very well that in the one sea- son ln which the one-year rule was en- forced by them that they lost every game of importance, including their annual af- fairs with Michigan, Virginia. Tennessee, Auburn and Sewanee They don't want a repetition of that disaster Sewanee is eql ally as bitterly opposed to the one year regulation as is Vanderbilt. All of the smaller schools will attack it also and it appears that the opponents of the rule have a slight majority in the S. l. A. A.
 Critics are coming to the belief that Vanderbilt will eventually have to capitu- just adopted the rule, and all of the institutions which cater to clean athletics are coming round to 1t rapidly. It is believed that the one-year rule is one of the surest methods of keeping down professionalism. A college will be much less enthusiastic. it is argued, over hir- ing a player when he has to attend schools for an entire year without doing anything to earn his salary
 The 'S. A. C." teams will also insist on the "honor system: just how far or thoroughly is 8 matter of argument They appear determined this time to have the one-year rule adopted by the S. I. A. A, without modification or quit the association altogether. One of two re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Guggenheim Properties
 Declare Large Dividends

New York, December 7-Dividends On the various copper properties controlled by the Guggenheim interests were de- clared today as follows:
 Utah Copper. $2,5O quarterly and $1 ex- tra, against s1.50 and $1.5O. extra three months ago.
 Chino Copper, $1.5 50 quarterly and $1 ex- tra. against SIPS and $1 extra three months ago.
 Ray Consolidated, 75 cents quarterly and 25 cents extra, against 50 cents and 25 cents extra three months ago.
 Nevada Copper, 50 cents quarterly and s! extra, against 50 cents and 50 cents extra three months ago.
 Dividend rates, regular and extra, on Butte and Superior were unchanged at $1 25 quarterly and $5 extra.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08

Charleston S. C., December TAI though onward evidences of it's existence were lacking throughout the football sea son, the Southern Athletic conference" is still alive. Furthermore, it's going to hold a meeting right on the heels of the S. I. A. A. at Charleston on Friday and Saturday of the present week
 For the benefit of the unwise be it said that the Southern Athletic confer ence" is an association of state schools which is formed principally for the en- forcement of the rule preventing the playing of freshmen on football teams. Its members. who are the state univer- sities of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia and Georgia Tech and Mississippi A and M., are pledged to enforce the anti-fresh- man rule after February 1, 1917
 The attitude of the representatives of the state schools seems to be that un- less the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic "one-year rule' that they will withdraw from that body altogether and cease to have athletic relations with it's remaining members.
 At the last meeting of the S. I. A. A., the "conference' schools agreed to post pone the one-year proposition for year until existing football contracts were car ried out. That year has passed and the threat is now held out that unless those schools which oppose the one-year rule will give in, the conference" schools will strike them off their schedules.
 Vanderbilt is notably opposed to the one-year rule. If the Southern Ath-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
N. O., M. & c. Railroad to
 Go Through Reorganization

Jackson. Miss. December 1.-The Mis- sissippi railroad commission approved the consolidation of the three charters of the New Orleans. Mobile and Chi cago railroad, taken out in Mississippi. Alabama and Tennessee, and the reor- ganization of the road under the name of the Gulf, Mobile and Northern. Re-
 organization plans were agreed upon at a meeting of the receiver of the road and the commissioners yesterday. It was announced that w. F. Owens, appointed receiver for the road in 1913, would con tinue in charge of it's affairs until fur ther reorganization meeting is held in Mobile at a date to be selected later. The road now operates between Mobile and Middleton, Tenn, but arrangements have been made to start construction of tracks from Middleton to Jackson, Tenn, the terminus originally planned, according to an announcement last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
.PENNSYL WILL FIGURE PROMINENT
 IN GOLF NEXT YEAR
Shawnee Club Selected by Women for 1917 TOurna. ment-To Be Played
 in October

New York, December 1.-The actions of the women's golf committee in naming the Shawnee Country club course at Shawnee-on-t -the-Delaware for the 1917 women's national title tournament and the previous selection of the White Marsh Valley Country club course by the pro- fessionals for the next open champion ship indicates that Pennsylvania will dg- ure prominently golf history next year Final selection of the courses, however for both championships rests with the delegates to the annual meeting of the United States Golf association.
 While the women were unanimous in their choice yesterday of the Shawnee club, they also named the Shennecossett Country club of New London. Conn, and the Cherry Valley club of Garden City, N. T., as the second and third selections, respectively. The women named October to as the time most suitable for their championship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Germany and Russia to
 Exchange Civilian Prisoners

Stockholm. December 7.-(Nia Lon don )-Arrangeme for the exchange of civilian prisoners by Russia and Germany have been completed, due principally to the joint efforts of Da vid R. Francis. American ambassador at Petrograd, and Ira Nelson Morris, American minister at Stockholm. The thanks of the German government have been conveyed to MT. Morris and MT Francis for their efforts.
 The arrangements includes all wom- en and childden. as well as men more than 45 years old About 100000 per sons in Russia are affected. The num- ber of Russian civilian prisoners in Germany is inconsiderable, but the ex- change will be made, regardless of the disproportion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
SCOUTING SYSTEM
 CONDEMNED; RULES ARE AGAIN CHANGED
Southwestern Association DisapprOves of System Used to Secure
 Athletes

Dallas, Tex, December 1.-The South western Intercollegiate Athletic associa- tion, in session here today, amended it's rules to permit colleges not having a male enrolment of 400 students to play freshmen on athletic teams and forbid ding football teapns to begin practice be- fore September 15. A resolution adopted expressed disaproval of the practice of scouting" for athletic material.
 John r. Futrall of the University of Ar kansas, was elected president of the as7 sociation.
 The 1917 track meet will be held at Norman, Okla, May Il, with Oklahoma university the host.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
.ONE- YEARRULEAGAIN BEFORE s. /. A. 4. AND
 IS. A. C. AT MEETINGS
Resolution Require Student Attend College One Year Be fore Participating in Athletics to Be Introduced
 Summer Baseball Up Again

Charleston, $. C., December 7.-The annual meetings of the Southern h. tercollegiate Athletic association and the Southern Athletic conference, con trolling bodies of college athletics in the south, will be held at the Citadel here tomorrow and Saturday.
 The meeting in Charleston of the two organizations at the same time, it was indicated, will afford an op- portunity for them to try to reach an agreement on the one-year resi- dence rule for college players. The S l. A A virtually abolished the rule sometime ago, but & A. c. colleges have enforced it. Many southern col leges are members of both organiza- tions.
 It was learned tonight that some of the S. I. A. A. delegates would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
MAY FORM ANOTHER MAJOR LEAGUE OUT
 OF MINOR CIRCUITS
Ban Johnson Is Not Against Movement to Form An other Major Circuit.
 Meeting Today

Chicago December IA plan to form third major baseball league out of the International league and the American association may be taken up at the an- nual meeting of the club owners of the latter organization in Indianapolis to- morrow, according to the Herald today.
 The plan advanced recently to Presi- dent B. B. Johnson of the American league was to combine Baltimore, New ark, Buffalo and Toronto of the Inter national and Toledo, Milwaukee Indian apohs and Louisville of the American association. It was later suggested to substitute Columbus for Milwaukee in order to make the new circuit more com pact
 T am not against the movement to have a third major league" said Presi- dent Johnson. but so far I am only an outsider. If they can arrange to com bine the cities mentioned, it would make a strong circuit and do much to revive interest in the game in certain of these cities"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08

propose the following amendment to the organizations constitution:
 "NO student shall be eligible to par ticipate in an intercOllegiate contest in football, baseball. basketball or track of any institution in this sociatiOn until he has been fin att tendance at that institution for the college year immediately precedinG."
 Should this amendment fail to pass an attempt will be made to pass an amendment requiring freshmen to have al least 14 so-called Carnegie admis- sion units.
 Summer baseball and scholarship re- quirements for athletes also will come up for discussion. Dr. B. M, Walker, vice president of the Mississippi Agri- cultural and Mechanical college, is president of the S. l. A. A. Prof. Thomas Bragg of the Alabama Poly technic institute is president of the s. A. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
TEARNY WANTS AID FOR MINOR LEAGUES Says Players Are Being
 Paid Too High
 Salaries

Chicago, December 7.-President A. R. Tearny of the Three-Eye league in an appeal issued tonight to presidents Of minor leagues throughout the country and presidents of all clubs, urges that special meeting of the National Asso- cia ation of Professional Baseball Leagues be called to perfect legislation which he believes will relieve the financial condi- ton of minor leagues,
 Salaries paid ball players. Tearny said, are exorbitant The remedy of this sit uatirn, he believes, lies in the reclassi- fication of the leagues and new salary limit agreed upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08

Past Football Season Was
 One Of Numerous UpSets

The 1916 football season in all sections of the country has been one of queer up- sets of the dope. Never has there been season where comparative scores cut so little figure.
 In the east the biggest upset was the defeat of Brown by little Colgate after the former had beaten both Yale and Harvard Colgate had lost to Yale, so the experts predicted a certain victory for Brown. But Colgate won by sub- stantial margin of 2S to O. Another up- set of the dope was the victory of Tufts over Harvard. Yale's triumph over Harvard was not expected, but still it was nothing like the upset in the other two cases
 In the west the biggest upset was the game between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
English Exports Show
 Increase for November

London, December 7.-The British Board of Trade figures for November show in- creases in imports of R17.3oo,OO0. and in- creases in exports of s6S49,O0o over the import and export figures of October.
 The principal increases in imports were food, G7,000,000, and raw material, 911,- OO0, 600. The raw material included cotton from America 96,0O00O0 and cotton from Egypt G1,50000O.
 The principal increase in exports was in manufactured articles of which cot ton textiles were represented by 22, ,50O, GOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Next Virginia-NOrth Carolina Game to Be
 Played at Chapel Hill

Richmond, Va, December 7.-President Graham of the University of North Caro- lima today announced that the annual Virginia-North Carolina football game will not be played again at Richmond, where it has been staged for many years. The 1917 game will be at Chapel Hill, N. C., home of the Tar-Heel team. The 1918 contest will be at Charlottesville, Va, the home of the Virginia team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
ROANOKE ID HOLD :. SOUTHERN SHOOT Grand American Handicap to Be Held in Chicago.
 Other Tourneys

New York. December 7.-The Roanoke, Va, Gun club was authorized to take charge of the 1917 southern tournament of the Interstate Association for the En- couragement of Trapshooting at the twenty eighth annual meeting of that body here today. The grand American handicap tournament was awarded to the South Shore Country club, Chicago; the eastern shoot will be held at Hartford, Conn.,; the western shoot at St. Joseph, Mo, and the Pacific coast shoot will be held at San Jose, Cal The dates for the shoots will be announced later
 D. o. Remus, Wilmington, Del, was reelected president
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08

Illinois beat Minnesota 14 to g. Chicago beat Illinois % to 7. Wisconsin beat Chicago 90 to '. So when Wiscon- sin played Minnesota the comparative scores gave Wisconsin the margin by fl points. And yet Minnesota overwhelmed Wisconsin 54 to o.
 In the south the outstanding jolt was the defeat of Vanderbilt by Tennessee. By comparative scores Vanderbilt was doped to win from Tennessee 93 to O. And yet the Volunteers won 10 to T. Another peculiar game was the victory of Tulane over Alabama by B to 0, when Alabama was slated to win by several tuuchdowns. Techs overwhelming defeat of Auburn was also a surprise. The Jackets were doped about 10 points bet ter, but they annihilated the Tigers B to [.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
All of Crew of Palermo
 Were Saved, Says Report

New York, December 7.-All the crew of the Italian steamship Palermo, tor pedoed and sunk Tuesday, were saved according to a cable received from the home office today by Hartfield, Solari & Co.,, local agents of the ship.
 Cable dispatches from Madrid had said trat one sailor, said to be an American died in hospital from wounds and that three others were seriously wounded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
ANNISTON

Anniston, December 7.-(Special) )-An attractive purse has been raised here by persons interested in the Identification of Calhoun county, to be distributed among the boys and girls of the county in recognition of excellence in improv- ing conditions around the county schools, front yards and rear gardens. The list or prizes in part are as follows: For the most attractive school yard, S5; for the most attractive front yard. two prizes, $5 each; for the two best kept rear gar- dens $5 each; for the best kept yard among the colored people, $5; for the most artistic and beautiful porch box or boxes, $5, in addition, SIP will be divided into premiums of $2 each to be given to those who attain any specially artistic results in any style of front yard decoration.
 William Ham, who is nephew of Mrs. Addie Weaver who has been working for Venustiano Carranza, provisional Presi- dent of Mexico. has returned to this city to be at the bedside of Mrs. Weaver, who is critically ill. MT. Ham has been in Mexico for several years and he gives a graphic account of disturbed conditions in that country He will be in Annis- ton for several days
 Lee Hilton a well-known farmer who lives about two miles southeast of the city, and R. J. Jenkins, proprietor of the barber shop at Oxford, are suffering from injuries received when a horse which they were driving ran away and threw them out.
 
 J. D. Medders, who is representing Birmingham paper in this city, and Mrs. Lille Holzknecht of Birmingham were quietly married Wednesday morning at Ii 30 o'clock at the parsonage of the First Methodist church by the Rev K. N. Mat thews They will make their home with Mrs. J N. Teague at Sixteenth and Will mer for the present
 The final cases on the docket of the city court of Anniston have been set for trial and they must be heard before December 17, as on that date the court will pass out of existence, under pro- visions of the court consolidation bill en- acted by the last legislature of Alabama.
 Through recording of the much liti- gated realty property of the Annston City Land company, the million dollar corporation of this city, under the Its pendens act of the last legislature, the case of Mary Lou Phinizy, ct al.. who seek to dissolve this large corporation, Is again in the limelight.
 The last legislature made provision for the recording of land under litigation in the office of the probate judge as measure to protect possible purchasers. and a clear title cannot now be obtained to the property of the defendant company until the pending suit is settled.
 The City Land company owns about 25OO plotted lots in Anniston and about 15O0 acres of land. unplotted, all of which is now being placed on the books of the probate judge In Calhoun county.
 Announcement was made here Wednes. day that the work of Mrs. Ilah Williams Polhill who has had charge of the can ming club and demonstration work in this county will be continued, despite the fact that the commissioners of the county have withdrawn their support Mrs. Pol hill states that she has been assured by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08

Birmingham is always well represented on football teams in the state, but sell dom does Birmingham boy gain fame on the gridiron in some distant state. Al D. Stafford, who is attending school at the Kentucky Military institute, a few miles from Louisville was the main stay of the eleven of that institute dur ing the past season. Al is well known in Birmingham and has host of friends who will be pleased to learn of his suc- cess.
 He is 15 years of age, weighs only 40 pounds and is feet, 9 inches tall. He played center on the K. M I. eleven which had one of their most successful seasons in the history of the school. The past season was his first on the K M. l. team.
 Al is the son of E. O. Stafford, pres ident of the White Swan Laundry com pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
GAY UNIFORMS FOR
 NEW YORK GIANTS

New York, Decemb CT 7.-Uniforms, gay with violets, will adorn the members of the New York Nationals next season. The garb will not be unlike the kind worn in 1913, when the team last won the pennant. The home uniforms will be white with violet pinstripes, violet and white stockings and white caps, with violet trimmings. The sweater jackets will be of royal pulple, The road uniforms will be blue and gray with violet stock ings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
Daylight Lamp Signals

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 The Pennsylvania railroad is trying out new system of signaling which dls- penses with colored lights and sema- phores. All indications, both by day an1 by night. are given by rows of white lights, corresponding with the positions of semaphore arns~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
YALE NINE MEETS
 VIRGINIA IN MAY

New Haven, Conn.,, December 1.-The Yale baseball team will invade the south again next spring, playing Trinity col lege at Durham, N. C., April 5, North Carolina Aggies at Raleigh April 6, Cath olic university at Washington April and Georgetown at Washington April 10. Vir- ginia will be the only other Southern team to meet Yale at New Haven, the Old Dominion team playing there May 1 and D.
 suits can ensue from the reeting-the adoption of the one-year rule by the as- sociation or the formation of two sepa- rate associations in the same territory. neither of which will permit it's members to play members of the other. Things will be in a merry mess if the latter happens.