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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28

+vo outfits get together and Jointly
Mound ont "a hits, those two digits IN
themselves tell about the whole story.
Those in the big crowd that saw the
game who are fond of old-fashioneo
knock ball all-over-the-lot game
got their fiji. The ball was not only
knocked all over the lot. but was
whanged to the place where good oase-
halls are not supposed to go.
There we're features to the game be-
sides the imitation Of French 15s. Ar
tie Abbott made a pair OF beautl1ui
running catches of sky-scraplng fouls
and Lew Brown out in center held
contributed one star put-out. On anoth-
or coca sion, he tried to climb the bank
hack of center field without lifting
his feet and fell on his back. He lost
the ball and his wind. but preserved
his innate sang froid. Roland BarroWs
did all kinds of good work in the CEN
ter garden while Hank Merrill caVort-
ed around second just as If he were as
voung as ever. Freddie Parent wasn't
slow. but ne did meet one off Abbott S
hat that was too hot even for him 10
handle and later he actually let
couple of coaxing grounders through
his battles SCARED neither eXtremitles.
The following box score Will tell the
hest story of what actually happened
at the game;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
new YORK d, C|NC|S 3

New York, July 27.-New York won
its first extra inni.g victory on the
home grounds today, when McGraW's
team scored an thinning victory over
Cincinnati, the score being to 3. Her
zoe walked to start the nth and scored
on successive singles by Robertson and
Kauff Tesreau pitched six innings for
New York during which he was hit for
two home runs and nine singles and
walked three men, vet only three runs
were scored on him. Toney gave fine
pitching exhibition in the ninth inning,
when Herzog opened with a double and
Robertson hunted safely. kauff was
purposely passed, filling the bases with
none out. Toney then retired Merkle
on a foul to Mckechnie. Lobert struck
out and Toney threw out Rariden. The
score:
Cincinnati 30 l . q q 0-3-13-l
New York II 0 0 Q 0 1-4-11-l
Toney and Wingo Clarke; Tesreau,
Schupp and Rariden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
SKOWHECAN TEAM
TRIM s RUMF0RD
WITH WH|TEWASH

skowhegan, Ne, July 27.-(speciaD.-
The fast Skowhegan team took a c,ose
and exciting gam from the visiting team
from Rumford Thursday afternoon, the
final score being to 0 in favor of the
home team. Houser played his usual
fine game at first sack, getting II put
outs, a two-bagg and bringing in one
Of the winning runs Up to the sixth in
ming neither team was able to score,
tight fielding preventing this, and the
only runs made during the game came in
the sixth hiring for Skowhegan, being
brought in by Saunders and big Ben
Houser. The visiting team played re-
markably fine baseball, getting but two
errors for the game and holding the win
ners to a much closer score than other
teams have done. The summary:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
DETROIT 7, SENATORS d

Detroit, July 27.-For the third time
in as many days Washington lost to
Detroit, the score being to 4. Boehl-
ing, who opposed Boland, pitched good
ball, hut his support was erratic and
the misplays behind him We're costly.
Henry was put out Of the game for ar
guinc with Umpire Owens in the sec
ond inning Neach was forced to retire
when a ball took a false bound and hit
him in the face. Harper replaced him
and was in turn succeeded by Cobb,
who has been out because of an injury
10 his throwing hand. The score
Washington .....O 0 0 0 0 0 1-4-S-4
Detroit 2 0 o , o o o 3 X-1-9-2
Roehling and Henry, Ainsmith; Bo-
land and Baker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
THERE'S NOT A
BETTER BUY IN AUGUSTA

We are making progress clean
ing up that lot of Mems Oxfords
at 1929.
These are regular $3.50, $500
and $3.50 shoes, Goodyear Welts.
and everyone who has bought a
pair has been we'll satisfied with
the shoes and the saving.
| We know they will like them
better, for the wear is there in
every pair.
Plenty of sizes, styles and
feathers for every taste. One
price, 1929. C. S. York Shoe
Store, 1863 Water St., Augusta.
ilyaS-9
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28

Sometime before this highly polished,
plate-glass and mahogany Troll
1ey League of the Imperial hennebec
finishes its career. the Augusta aggrega-
ton of baseball tossers is going to rise
in all its might and with truly righteous
wrath swat the greedy GARDENERS in a
way they will remember The Senators
didn't do it Thursday; they lost TO the
fellows from down river-lost by the MS
toric score of Is to g.
But Augusta shouldn't have lost, Honest
and true they banged out enough hits 70
win two ordinary games. FNteen sale
drives with only half a dozen TALES is
record that will stand for some tine. TO
help along Art Abbott and his crew, the
visitors staged seven misplays every one
of which was of the inexcusable variety
OF course the Gardiner team hit. IheE
always do It was their salvation Thurs
day. Soldier Best from Portland, VINO
was on the mound for them wasn't the
one best bet by any means, only because
the men behind him cut up in their Old
time big league style and then wa'lopen
the ball like all possessed was he able to
come through with the game.
Augusta hit the ball we'll and often
after they got started. But there were
10 of the Senators left standing on the
bases waiting for someone to put across
a drive that would help them to complete
the circuit or else preferring not to over
exert on the hot afternoon. Fifteen safe
hits, 10 men left on bases and seven err
rors by the opposition and Augusta
couldn't win
- The reason Augusta didn't win wasn't
so much because Of what they did as
what they didn't do. Old General Apathy
seemed to be stalking around the field and
casting a hypnotic spell over the home
outfit. Why. in the ninth inning one of
the Augusta lads-we'll not give his name
was standing on the third base with no.
body down. He stood there while the
.once-b ig-league opposition were playing
among themselves to get a man at second
base. He actually stood and watched the
play without moving a step when he
might have walked home as easily as the
Deutschland lodged the Allied dread
noughts.
Then again. there was the occasion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28

+Batted for Lavender in 10TH
**Batted for Mann in 10th.
zBatted for Evers in Sd.
zzBatted for Without in 3d.
zzzBatted for Egan in 9Th
xBatted for Snodgrass in 9th.
xxBatted for Gowdy in 9Th.
xxxBatted for Hughes in 9th.
Chicago ......2 0 0 Q 0 %
Boston ........0 0 1 0 0 ] o.
Two-base h!ts-Zimmerman, Fischer
Stolen bases-Maranville. Kelly Sacri-
flee hits-Fitzpatrck Williams. Mann.
Sacrifice fy-Fitzpatrick. Double plays
Wilhoit to Maranvile; Workman to Zim-
menman to Safer; Tyler to konetchy to
Smith: Smith to Gowdy to konetchy to
Gowdy. Left on bases-ChiCago Z Ros-
ton 8. First base on errors--Chcago !.
Boston /. Bases on balls-Off Packard .,
off Tyler ?, off Lavender .. Hits and
earned runs-O Packard a and in 4 off
Tyler Q and in I 1-3; off Lavender ] and
in 5; off Hughes I and O in %; off
Brown 0 and Q in >; off Barnes and in
Q Struck out-By Packard . by Tyler
., by Lavender 4. by Brown |, by Barnes
.. Empires, Eason and Orth. Time, 2.2s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
The Dark Man Was t 1anqinq
Around Senators Duqout
in Thursdays Burlesque
The Horsehde Was Coued All the Lot Bangest that
Melted More the GARDENERS than SenatorsGard
ners Old Timers Getting by and the Senators Lacked T~r
ers to Make the Game What the Fans Anticipated

when a nice little teasing fly was lifted
into center field by Best. Three men,
Brown, Purinton and O'Marra, all ran
for it. Then they calmly stood and saw
it fall between them. Weary crawling
around the bases and inattention to field
ing spelled defeat for Augusta when with
the attack they offered they should have
captured first trenches, communicating
trenches and the whole blamed system.
Tie lastly wallops of the Gardiner
gang shouldn't he discounted one sin
Gle bit in reviewing the game. Cuke
Rarrows banged out the longest hit
ever seen on Reuel Williams field
when he lifted the ball 80 feet over
the right field wire fence in the first
inning. Harry Lord again felt coltish
and poled out two circuit drives. Mon
ahan came across with brace of
doubles while the rest Of the down
stream team contributed Justify to the
hase-hit column. So furious was the
fusillade at the beginning Of the con-
ties. that Fritz O'Marra, hero of a 49,
inning contest only two days ago, de-
cided that he couldn't repeat in such a
short time and retired to left field
while Earl Harvey took up the hurl-
ing burden. "Chutter" was hit nearly
as often as the other finger, but his
offerings didn't travel so far.
Eddie Mahan didn't pitch the game.
That is moro than evident by now. He
sent word he couldn't come and he
missed something by not being in the
battle. With the old Harvard hurler
on the mound, the Senators might have
Fingered up mite and if they had.
then there would have been nothing to
it, absolutely nothing.
It would be useless to go into a de-
tailed discussion of the fray. When
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
BOSTON DEFEATS
CLEVELAND 7 TO
6 ON THURSDAY

Clyeveland, Ohio, july 27.-In
game that lasted nearly three hours,
Boston defeated Cleveland Z to to-
day. punching it's hits with Cleveland's
errors. Cleveland hatted Foster and
Leonard hard but threw away several
runs by irving to stretch its hits. I'm
pire O'Loughlin held up the game -
minutes until band ceased its music,
refusing to allow the contest to pro-
coed until the musicians were silent.
ONeill with four hits in four times
at bat and Walker, who made two
triples and double, carried off the
batting honors. The score:
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BROOKLYN 4, ST. LOUIS 2

Brooklyn. n. Y. July 27.-Brooklyn
played steady game today and beat
st. Louis. 4 to 2. The locals took the
lead in the second inning, scoring twice
on singles by Wheat and Cutshaw and
Stengers double. Cheneys wildness in
the sixth allowed st. Louis to tie the
score Doak was taken out in the
eighth after Q. Miller singled, but
Ames was greeted with series of
bunts and singles that brought the
winning run across.
Dell pitched the final inning for
Brooklyn and was hit for two singles
but pulled through, two of the WISH
tors being caught at third in irving
for extra bases The score.
st Louis 80 0 0 0 o O n-o7.1
BROOKLYN 30 0 0 0 0 0 , x-4-S-1
Doak' Ames and Snyder; Cheney,
Dell and Miller.
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ST. LOUIS 3, ATHLETICS z

st. Louis, Mo. July 21.-Sensation4l
fielding by st. Louis enabled the 10
Gals to defeat Phila delphia in the
fourth game of the series today, to
?. Philadelphia twice had three men
on bases with only one out, but each
time the side was retired without u
score by a fast double play. Majors
pitched a good game. holding the TO-
Gals TO six hits, but was unlucky.
Groom, who pitched the last inning
for st. Louis, allowed the first tive
hatters to single. but struck out the
next three. The score:
Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 01o o-~2-11-1
st. Louis 20 0 l 0 0 0 0 . ks 6-1
Batteries: Majors and Picinich:
Hamilton and Severeid
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BRIDGEPORT q, LAWRENCE 0

Lawrence, Mass, July Pin the
shortest nine inning game of the year
n the Eastern League one hour and
- minutes. Bridgeport defeated Law
renee today, to 0. Baker led the at
tack for Bridgeport, his home run
bringing in another run in the fourth
and his single scoring two in the sixth
Lawrence was unable to fathom
Houses delivery. The score
bridgeport 20 0 0 0 ? 0 0 O-4-9-0
Lawrence 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--0-4-l
Batteries: House and Flaherty;
Rieger and Lavigne.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
CHICAGO and
BOSTON TEAMS
IN z TO z TIE

Boston, July N.-Chicago and Boston
played 2 to 2 tie today. the game be-
ing called in the 18th inning on account
of darkness. The Cubs scored their two
runs in the first on base on balls. a
double by Zimmerman and single by
Kelly. Boston scored one in the third
on base on balls, a hit and sacrifice
fly, and tied it up in the ninth on errors
by Zimmerman and Zeider. Gowdy was
put out Of the game while at bat in the
ninth for vigorously disputing a called
strike by Umpire Eason. The score:
rIJJrAGo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
BOSTON

x-Batted for CoNelesk1e in 9TH.
xx-Batted for Klepfer in Sth.
z-Batted for Scott in 9Th.
boston .........0 0 0 3 Q OF
Cleveland ........0 0 0 0 3 0 0-6
Two-b base hits. O'Neill, Daily. Graney,
Gardner, Foster. Walker. Three base
hits, Howard, Walker ?. Hooper, Hen
risen. Stolen bases, Speaker, Roth
Sacrifice flies, Graney, Roth. Double
plays. Chapman and Gandil; Foster
and Hoblitzell: Wambsganss and Gan
Gil. Left on bases, Cleveland S: Boston
3. Bases on error, Boston 1. Bases on
balls, off COveleskie l. Gould / Fos-
ter 3: Leonard !. Hits and earned runs
off Coveleskie 10 and in innings:
klepfer l and 0 in / Gould and 0
in /; Foster 10 and in is: Leon
ard and in % Struck out, Fos-
ter 2; Leonard 1. UmUpires, O'Lough-
lin and Hildebrand. Time, $50.
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PH|LL|ES 5, PITTSBURGH q

Philadelphia, July 27.-Paskert's home
run drive in the seventh inning gave
Philadelphia the victory over Pitts
burg today, five to four. Chalmers was
in trouble repeatedly but brilliant field
ing saved him, the home team making
three double plays. Their score:
PittshurC .......1 0 o 0 q o All
Philadelphia .....2 0 0 0 o . / x-5-7-2
Harmon, Kantlehner and Wilson:
Chalmers and Burns.
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PORTLAND I, LYNN 2

Lynn. Mass, July 27.-Portland defeat
ed Lynn today to in a game that was
played in driving rain after the first
inning. Masterman and Gleason of the
Lynn team were both injured slightly
and had to retire. The score:
Portland ......2 0 0 0 27-15-o
Lynn ..........1 0 0 l O % as
Martin and CASTOR; Williams and Car
roll.
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new HAVEN z, LOWELL |

New Haven. Conn. July 27-New
Maven defeated Lowell to I today
Courtney knocked lr both of the To-
Gals runs. The score:
Lowell 100 90 0 0 0 0-1- 6-,3
New Haven 0 0 . 0 / x-2-1o-a
Batteries: Lehman and kilhullen,
Weaver and Devine.
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COPPERS BOSTON.

EXECUTRIX' NOTICE. The SUP.
scriber hereby gives notice that she M M
been duly appointed Executrix OF the WV
of Charles A. Stilson. late Of Vassalool2J
in the County of kennebec. deceased, an"
given bonds as the law directs. All PEI!
sons having demands against the esta..
of said deceased are desired to presennii
the same for settlement. and all indeo.stt
thereto are requested to make payihe"'
Immediately.
KATE r. sTILsON;
Vassalboro Me-.
July TO- 1915. ilv1afr'N-
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AUGUSTA

Home runs Lord ., Barrows. Two
base hits. Monahan ?, Best. Barrows.
Fioette. Struck out. by Best 3, oy
Harvey l. Hits, off O Maria in inn
ings; off Harvey. IS in innings.
Double plays, Merrill to Parent to
Cobb; Be to Purinton to Violette.
Left on bases. Gardiner 5. Augusta II.
Wild pitch. Best. Base on balls, oft
Best /: off Harvey l. Sacrifice hit,
Merrill. Umpire. Kelley. Time, 1.5O.
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SKOWHEGAN

Earned runs-Skowhegan . Two-base
hit-Houser. Stolen bases-Fishburn,
Camel, Murphy. Struck out-By James
., by wyer 5. Double play-Ganzel to
Huckins. Hit by pitched ball-Lee. Base
on balls-By James /. by Wyer ?. Sacr-
! fee hit-Twombly. Umpire, Mckinney.
Time 1.55.
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new LONDON GETS TWO

Springfield, Mass, July 27.-New Lon
don won double header here today from
Springfield. 4 to and to . The To-
Gals could do nothing with the pitching
of Hearn and Fortune. The scores:
First game:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28

New London 10 8 1 o-4-1-1
Springfield 800 0 l 0-1-5-l
Hearne and Russell; Justin and
Stephens.
Second game:
New London ........1 0 2 0 0 0-4-7-3
Springfield ...........0 / o-2-3-l
Fortune and Fish: Daniels and Egan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
Eastern
Yesterdays Games

Portland g. Lynn 3
New London 4. Springfield (frst game)
New London 4. Springfield . (second
game).
Hartford Worcester postponed.
New Haven 2, Lowell l.
Bridgeport 4, Lawrence 0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
National Standing

Today's Games
Chicago at Boston.
ST. Louis at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
National
Yesterdays Games

Chicago 2. Boston 2. Called; darkness.
Brooklyn 4. St. Louis @
New York 4, Cincinnati 8.
Philadelphia 5, Pittsburg 4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
Eastern League Standing

Today's Cameo
Portland at Lynn.
New London at New haven.
Lowell at Springfield.
Bridgeport at Lawrence.
Hartford at Worcester.
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American
Yesterdays Games

Boston I, Cleveland 6. .
New York s, Chicago S.
st. Louis 8. Philadelphia 2.
Detroit I, Washington 4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-28
American Standing

Today's Games
Boston at Cleveland.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at St. Louis.
Washington at Detroit.
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New York Money Market
New yo-I- T,,, a

Mercantile paper per cent NY 81
Sterling: SiXty-day bills 471i. demand
40 1916. cables 4.76 7-l6 francs, dem r,ar5
53HoE, cables 5.9oa; marks. demand IL 'I ca.
bies 1s; kronen. demand 1920. cables
l237; guilders, demand 41a cables a IA
lires, demand $40 cables ga; rubas
demand 3o,55. cables 1910.
Bar silver e3s
Mexican dollars ~
Government bonds irregular.
Railroad bonds irregular.
Time loans firm 6n DAYS 2l7gI IN s,,
33n4. six months 3l6 Il
Can money steady high p, low .. ru.
ing rate q last loan "a closing bid !.
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COPPERS +,
Boston Stock Market.
INDESTRIAI.S Z

BOSTON RAILROADS. -
b. & NJ. Observation-Disclosures. "A II a. -
The Detroit times., 1916-10-20
IN SISTERHOOD
OVER 70 YEARS,
IS STILL ACTIVE

DUBUQUE. In. oct Mother
Mary Gertrude. OF Mount Carmel
,hr mother house OF The Sisters OF
Charity has celebrated her "dla-
moud jubilee" She has been a Sis.
Tor OF charity For Is years. and has
been stationed al Dubuque FOR the
1ast 70 years.
The aged woman was born in Ire.
lUd fin 1927. IN 1S41 she entered
.he -isforhood, arriving in Dubuque
couple Of years later when the
u.aoc WAS a village with less than
600 inhabitants
''I ~ tho local rloIgy and many
ram points an over the middle wos'
.re present.
A-na 'hr aged mother has seen
almost % century Of service, she Is
r' active and is possessed OF q
r.u. r.H.lv cIaar' vision md sight.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-20
THE EsEzsz
Co., Elk E ESz
| AZ n, IEs E sz
A@E7

Sir Herbert peerbohm Tree, Tho
noted British actor. knighted FOR
distinguished services to the theater
and drama OF his native and. will
be seen in the leading role Of Tho
Old Folks at Home perturbation
~ story by Rupert hughes, next
week In the Majestic, starting Sun
day afternoon Sir Herbert lately
acted before the camera for the
screen production of Macbeth" and
following that appeared In roper
toir, at the New Amsterdam thcatcr
In New York His tremendous sue
cess I'm these ventures induced him
10 arrange for AZ, American tour this
autumn. and In the meantime he
went hack 30 Los Angeles TO make
his second bow before the camera
The story OF the play Is written
around the love OF parents for their
children. The unwTitten law and
tho element OF Justice arc also
strong features OF the drama The
star has q supporting cast that IN.
cludes Elmer Clifton, Mildred Har.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-20

The Washington theater an.
nouncoe for u,At vccE rho first OF
the atrracuonS under tie new polio
lnangmaled hy John b kuu-kF
Wbcrcuy tla Washington will b.
supplied from the pick Of the opea
market leaving tho managomcH
free 20 negotiate for the biggest AMI
best thucs u The hm world III
fcatur ucEt week viii be T.. ID.
Sothern in The Chat.ol," grip
ping story OF the present time Who
Mr.. Sothorn agreed % appear D."
three pUoJodlaman 10 WIS with Tho
stipulation Oh has Fart that none ID.
the PLAYS bc taken from the Shak'
sIearean repertoire with which D.
had go long been Identified altho D.
first won hi1triouiC fame in otnu
lines We VIII be seen in the role Of
selfcoutcrcd. domincarins sto,
broken who deliberately plans
marry r!1 20 secure a Ooycf.a
painting n her possession, and thu"
munts her with being bic ohatt"
Il is ouls when his treatment dti'.
her away thar be- begin. 10 rcailz
mo love ne felt FOR her. and
makes such rcparaticn as is pos
bio PLAYING opposite Mr.. Sathern
in "Tfe ChattcI is dainty Peg
dYiand. am English actress who b..
n..u seen go advantage IN nuncrou
screen productions
The Detroit times., 1916-10-20

some lamp black and powder 10 rep.
resent the dynamite, and when DO
went on Il snrcd All nav eyebrow.
hair and burned mo I'm several
places. Tho elm was "a success bW
We were ruined for three week
When got oI OF tho cotton F..
couldn't au contract for the Step
Lively Girls fast enough I'm cured
Never again
The Detroit times., 1916-10-20

Tho STAR attraction in the TEN
pie tueater next week viii be- Ha"
din. known al over thc world a.
'Taa elusive American" IN th.
Temple reNt week, houdini VIII i'm
ucducc SOME new fcats al mystery,
featuring his Chinese water torture
ceir' escape IN the world II uNe-
Rory. U0udjui lis acknowledged tha
Iuo,t proBh. OF entertainers, Iie
terms himself an "EscaIeolos So
ard eItho This name. is not TO te
found I'M Wcb-ter's Unabridged, he
has rightly earned FIR himself this
'applica'ion Houdini is always o.:Nn
a. CHALLENGES and invites Detroit.
expert carpenter. irr}Guitt~ AMI
other craftsmen 10 truCt some
thing from which ne cannot eNtrr
Arizona republican., 1916-06-16
UNITED VERDE
/, ON NEW SHAFT

United Verde Copper company, Je-
rome has in progress the sinking of
an interior compartment shaft from
the l000-ft level this being the level
on which the great transportation
tunnel, with standard gauge tracks,
connects with the underground work.
ings, and through which the ore is
hauled out to the smelter at Clark
dale. The collar of the new shaft is
in close proximity to the tunnel and
the plan contemplates sinking 22Q0
feet. The equipment ordered for this
shaft consists of an Allis- Chalmers
mechanical hoist, with Westinghouse
electrical equipment. 1t is described
as a geared, double drum hoist, driv-
en- by an electric motor set, adapted
to receive alternating current and to
furnish direct current to the hoist
motor and controlling apparatus. The
hoist will have a speed of 1900 feet
per minute, and will be capable of
operating to a depth of 5000 feet; 1t
will carry 7-ton skip loads and will be
operated in balance. One of the most
interesting features consists of the
plans and equipment for handling the
ore The sheaves will DE at the 500
foot level, and the skip loads of ore
will he raised and dumped, by means
of automatic dumping cradles between
the 500 and 900 levels, and conveyed