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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
MILITARY FUNERAL
WILL Be HELD SUNDAY
FOR PVT. W. B. LEIGHTON

The remains of Private Wilbur Is.
] LEIGHTON, a former member OF Co. NJ.
1O3rd Maine Infantry, who was killed
in action in France in September
1915, will be brought to this city to-
day and will lie in state at the Uni
versalist church.
A military funeral will be held at
O'Clock Sunday afternoon at the
church under the direction of the
James Fitzgerald Post of the Amer
lean Legion. The Legion ritual will
be read and Rev. 4. Francis Walch,
pastor Of the church, will assist in
conducting the service. Color Sergt.
William H. Peavey will have charge
of the colors. The following former
members of Company NJ will be the
pail bearers: Earl Jones, Frank
Sprague. George Emerson, CYr y. CNr
and Alcibiades pettotier. Members OF
the Legion Post and all ex-service
men will meet at Legion at 2.30 sun
day afternoon to attend the funeral.
Private Leighton is survived by
three brothers, Arthur H., Herbert
and Lewis. ali Of Augusta; ard three
sisters, Mrs Frank Page and Mrs.
Ernest Estes Of Augusta and Mrs.
Henry Young Of Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
THIRD RAIL KILLS
GIRL FLEEING
FROM TAXI DRIVER

New York, Aug. o.-hatherine
Hogan. "A, was electrocuted Nv the
third rail in a Brooklyn subway to-
day after dashing down the tracks
away from d taXicab driver who had
carried her and two companions to
the station from Manhattan
Her companions told police that
the driver offered to carry them
home without charge. and that when
he asked for $40 fare as they a.
lighted near the subway station. they
ran, and two Of them jumped down
upon the tracks.
Two subway employees pursued
them, reaching the girls just in time
to doge a roaring express by stand
ing between pillars separating the
tracks. When the cars had gone by,
Miss Hogan again ran away, and it
was while trying 70 climb back on
the platform that she was killed.
The taNicab driver. arrived on a
technical charge of homicide. denied
Offering to convey the passengers for
nothing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
n. Y. Boxers Let in
Huskier AvOirdupois

New York, Aug. 5-The New
York boxing commissioners yester-
day made many changes in the
weights in many classes. They have
adopted the following limitations:
Flyweight. 112 pounds or under. Ii
NIT allowance pounds: bantam
weight. us pounds or under, limit
allowance : pounds: featherweight.
12G pounds or under limit allowance
y pounds: lightweight. 135 pounds or
under, allowance. i pounds; welter-
weight, lat pounds or under. limit
allowance IL pounds: middleweight.
1GO pounds or under. limit allowance
10 pounds; light heavyweight. 175
pounds or under. limit allowance Is
pounds; heavyweight. all over 175
pounds. no weight allowance restric-
tons.
In most of the classes the weights
exceeded those in Massachusetts and
the allowances are from to
pounds more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
MAN INJURED IN
PECULIAR ACCIDENT
AT THE POST OFFICE

Sustans Cuts on Face and Leg by
Walking into end Breaking Large
Plate Glass Window Just at Rear
of North Entrance Of Federal
Building. Friday Afternoon
It was not case of when is a door
not a door," that was the cause of
the accident Friday afternoon when
man started + walk right through
a plate glass window just inside the
north entrance Of the post office
building The window is one of three
panes of glass which stand about
eight feet in height inside of the
north entrance. doors 10 the post Of
fee being on both sides of these win
doWs. The :~lass is protected at the
bottom by a large white Dashboard.
\ man named Eroad. evidently a
stra niger in the CITY. had Just called
at the general delivery window for lbs
mail ard on receiving il, turned and
walked headlOng into the tan pane
Of glass. He was evidently looking
at his mail and not noticing where
he was going His head struck the
pane of glass with considerable force,
breaking the glass, and the man sus-
tanned injuries of cut on the nose
and another cut on the leg He i'm
mediately went to the Office Of a local
physician for treatment Of his in
juries. The man wore no hat ut the
time. Had he had one, II would have
undoubtedly have prevented the ac-
cident
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
Bouts to be Staged BY
State Say-SO Michigan

Lansing. Mich, Aug. 5--Virtually
all boxing bouts. except those stag
ed by fIaternal organizations, the
American Legion or established
clubs. have been placed under the
ban in Michigan pending reorganiZa-
ton of the State Athletic Board of
Control, which, Gov. Groesbeck has
announced. will be the first step
towards eliminating commercialism
from the sport"
Since the boxing law was passed.
the Governor said, numerous clubs"
composed of a few individuals had
conducted most OF the fights, where
as the law intended to permit boxing
exhibitions. not as commercial VEN
lures, but as a public entertainment.
Boxing was conducted during the
war without faint of commercialism
and came into favor" the Governor
said, but since the war it has been
falling into the same state in which
the war found it. 1t is now on about
the same plane as horse racing. I
have no objection to boxing, hut
do object to what appears to be a
come-on game"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
CRACK team FROM AMESbURY
TO TACKLE AUGUSTA CLUB TODAY
HOUSER TO WORK new BATTERY

Byron. Right field. Hayerhill \.
Eng. League.
Moran, Right field, Amesbury,
Semi-pro.
This team was booked only after
being guaranteed fancy figure and
the local management is confident
the fans will turn out en- masse
this afternoon, and cheerfully give
their fifty cents. 1t takes real kale
to run a ball club and certainly the
aggregation that represents the Cap
ital City is worth every cent being
paid. Therefore, the click of the
turnstile must be often to assure the
absence of deficit.
Augustus new battery, Walker
and Morrell will be seen in action
today. These two boys were a part
of the victorious Houser machine
that brought honors galore to old
Bowdoin last spring. Walker has
the goods as a. hurler. he ably dem
onstrating this the past two seasons.
His battery mate Morrell is a broth
er of Bill and Al and possesses his
share of talent as exemplified by
two of the family now playing with
Augusta.
The game today will be called at
2 P NJ. Turn out fans. see the Wis
itors, see the new battery. see the
only Mcguire. see the only Brisk and
see the only Squanto
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06

The Augusta team faces another
hard proposition today when it meets
the well-known Biddle and Smart
Co. of Amesbury, Mass. This ag-
gregation is headed by Follanbee
who played on Augusta State and
Trolley league teams several years
ago. Older fans will recall him as
a clever fielder and dangerous willow
wielder. The balance of the team is
made up of Ex-New England Leagu-
ers and some of the strongest college
players Of the East. Lamp this per-
sonnet:
r. Welsh, Catcher. y. H. State
College.
Gaudette. Pitcher. Jersey City In
ternational League.
Wafer. Pitcher. Woburn Town
Team, Lynn n. Eng. League
Follansbee. LIST Base, Tri- State
League and Haverhill n. Eng,
League.
Broderick, End Base. y. H. State
College
F. Welsh, Short Stop. n. H, State
College.
Walsh, 3rd Base. Holy Cross Col
lege.
Graves, Left field. Cornell Uni
versity
Almer. Center field, Portsmouth
Semi-pro.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
Wilson and DoWney
May Battle Again

MlddleWei9ht champion Johnny
Wilson and Bryan Downey, the
Cleveland boxer whose bout in the
latter city has caused such an agita-
ton in the boxing game. will likely
be signed in a few days to battle
again for the title. 1t will not be in
Boston or Cleveland, but either in
Jersey City or Harrison \. j.
Marty kililea, manager of Wilson,
has been waiting for Tex Richard s
answer to the terms he wants to
fight Downey at his Jersey City Are
ma on Labor Day. From reports
from New York Richard has come
to an agreeme Mt with Downey. who
is in New York. Yesterday Dave
Driscoll, the Jersey City promoter
who staged the Leonard and Kansas
and other big battles in that State
arrived in Boston. .
He had several hours talk with
Manager I<illilea in regard to getting
the match. He offered to give Will
son $50, 900 fiat or 60 per cent. of the
receipts and he pay Downey out of
that. Manager Iiillilea will wait till
he hears from Richard before clos
Ing with any promoter. killilea
realizes that the pair of fighters have
got to be matched in a short time,
else the interest that is now in the
bout will begin to wane.
Some of the Boston promoters
have offered Killilea as high as S35
600 for the bout. but he figures that
more money can he secured from
Richard or DriScoII
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
auburn Woman Returned
to Insane Hospital After
Shooting Affair in Auburn

Mrs. Bertha Fields Seymour Of Au-
burn who has several times been an
inmate Of the Augusta State hospital
for the insane and has recently been
out on parole, has been brought
back to the institution following Il
shooting affair in which she figured
Thursday morning in the dooryard
OF her home on Park avenue III Au-
burn.
Following complaints made to the
Auburn police force, Chief of Police
Mower in charge of squad of the
officers made quick trip to the
home 10 capture the woman. on
their arrival the insane woman pull
ed the trigger of her 30 callibre H.
& r. revolver levelled at Officer
John Staples. The officers escape
was miraculous for the revolver
mu2zle was but 10 or Is feet from
him, set he was not hit.
Chief Mower leaped from the car
intending to wrest the gun from her
hands. He slipped and fell prone at
the feet of the woman.
She looked down, and with the
Chief on his hands and knees with
in touching distance of the weapon.
again pulled the trigger and fired,
but this time the gun pointed at the
PROSTATE chief.
1t was another miracle happened.
He was not hit, but the bullet mis-
sed him by inches OF fractions there
of
Before she had time to again use
the weapon, the officers had made o.
concerted attack upon her. Not un-
til sharp struggle did she give up
the gun.
Meanwhile, frightened by the
shooting the little Seymour boy and
girl had scurred from their moth
er's side and had hid. Attracted by
the shooting and the police neigh
bors watched tho proceedings from
nearby fields. but out Of the shoot
va distance.
She WIS brought to Augusta at 3
o'clock Thursday afternoon by the
Chief. Police Matron Mrs Rogers,
and officers Macintosh and Lowell.
1t is her fourth trip.
Mrs. Seymour. was born in Au-
burn. the daughter of Granville H.
and Sarah J. Sawyer Field and was
educated in the schools Of that city.
She was graduated from Bates
college in 1902, following which she
taught rural schools in Auburn un-
til 1909. Then she Joined the Lew
iston Daily Sun reportorial staff, on
which she remained until her mar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06

more on one subject, the general
practitioner has much to teach Tbs
specialist in the knowledge of inter
nal medicine and therefore the elm.
les are mutually helpful "Suralv
from my experiences with those phy.
sicians. who have attended thesA
conferences. the Maine Medical 81.
ciety may well be proud of the rank
and file OF it's members who are do.
ing the real medical work in the
state"
DR.. Samuel Elliott also expressed
himself as highly satisfied with the
clinic and its results. He SAID IL was
"a great opportunity for the doctor,
of the state to see very interesting
and unusual cases reviewed by the
latest diagnostic methods, which
are esse ntial for accurate diagnosis
Il was interested to see the enthusi.
asm of the practitioner" said Dr
Elliott, who gave of his time ou,
his busy day. to devote to this con.
ference. To everyone il is possible
to learn a great deal through clinics
and personally / learned quite good
deal. and enjoyed the meetings Very
much.
Approximately % public health
nurses from every section of Maine
were III attendance at the clinic dur.
ing the greater part of the session
Miss Edith Soule r. n, Director Of
Nursing Service for the State Depart
ment of Health was in charge Of
this phase Of the program. Some
thing of special interest to nurses
was arranged for each day
DR. r. f. Hardy of this city. pres.
dent of the Maine Medical Society and
chairman of the executive committee
of the Maine Public Health associa-
ton, when asked as to the success Of
the clinic said: Il believe this Ses
sion has proved again the advantage
of clinics for the physician. The ad.
dresses of the specialists have been
especially brilliant and beneficial. The
time spent by tho attending physicians
in the diagncStic clinics these past
five days has hcen well spent. If any.
one is to Judge by the appreciation
that has been extended by the phys
clans present.
The necessity OF continuing clinics
of this kind is even greater now thar
ever before because of the Constant
development of newer methods Of i'm.
portance. 1t makes Il possible for the
busy physician to leave his practice
long enough TO visit larger medical
centers to get all that he could get
there in a day or two and from equally
as able specialists as he would lind IN
any place in the country"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
LITTLE GIRL CUT BY
MUDGUARD OF AUTO

Annie. the three and a half years
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Francs
Knter of Ii Main street. was injure
Friday afternoon at about ) O'Clock
by being knocked down by an auto
mobile in front of the Crescent no.
tel. Mr.. and Mrs. John Dennis and
their daughter of Winslow were
coming around the corner of LoeH'
wood and Main streets, Mr. Denns
sounding the horn as required. it IS
said. when the little girl went from
the sidewalk directly in 'front.' OF the
coming machine. Mr.. Dennis ap'
pied the emergency brake but nc
could not entirely prevent colI'
sion. The child was struck by the
mud guard and suffered cuts boz"
over and under the left eye and
bad bruise over the right eye. MI
Dennis carried the little girl TO the
office of DR.. Parizo, who dressed the
wound. The right eye will remain
closed by the blow for several days
but was not otherwise injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06

George Joseph, the son of Abra.
ham Joseph of this city. has return,
ed from Texas where he has beer
stationed at Camp Travis as a mem.
Der of the 18th Field Artillery. Bat.
terry ID of the Second Division H.
has now received his honorable dis
charge from the service and will re-
main in Waterville Mr.. Joseph ha;
brought back with him some inter.
estlng snapshots. among them being
one of the burying ground in which
are sleeping the IS American So
diers. members of the ~ United
states Infantry. who were hanged
for mutiny. At the gate 70 the
cemetery is erected tablet Of wood
on which is painted these words
I'm this plot of ground are buried
Is members of the 24th United States
Infantry. Hanged near this site for
mutiny at Houston, Texas. August
%, 1917"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06

Aug 6-Races at Union Trotting park.
Pittsfeld
Aug 6-Boston Tigers at Bar Harbor.
Aug. 6-Saco Yacht Club boat races
and water sports. Saco river.
Aug. 6-Cabots of Brunswick at Rock
land.
Aug. 6-Great Northern vs.. Easterns
at South Brewer
Aug. 6--Lewistcn at Kezar Falls.
Aug. 6-Mayos at East Decring.
Aug. 6-Inyitation open golf tourna-
mcnt, 36-hole open handicap, Port
land Country Club
Aug. 6-Augusta VS.. Amesbury at 3
+. NJ. at Augusta
Aug. S--Johnny Drew vs. K. Q. Mayo
at Biddeford park.
Aug. S-Beginning Of Old Home week,
Clinton.
Aug. 17--Racos at Pennington.
Aug. 17-iS-Wednesday and Thursday,
circuit races at Fort Fairfield.
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Moors Massacre
Spanish Troops
Then Scrap Over Booty

Madrld, aug. 5--tBN The ASSOCi-
ated Press Spanish SOL
ders. the last remnant Of the
Spanish troops to resist capture of
the town of Nador. - miles south Of
MelilIa. We're massacred by the
Moors after having surrendered ac-
cordirg to advices received here to-
day from Melilla
The 1assacrod Spanish troops had
held out for II DAYS against great
odds, the dispatch said, taking ref
uge first in a church and finally in
a nearby mill. They surrendered.
it was said, only after the attacking
tribesmcn had offered TO spare their
lives.
The Moors, after entering the
town, ransacked houses and demol-
ished the hospital. Some of the
Spanish troops who succeeded in
escaping are said to have seen the
Moors disputing over the booty they
had captured. During the dispute
it was said a number of their own
men We're killed and wounded
Since the recend drive by the
49," ~ 'iie lcSloi SouIIl OF MeHIa,
Spanish forces of the third foreign
corps and men from the command Of
General Navarro. have been report
ed In precarious position at Mount
Arruit. AS late as August 4 it was
SAID that the troops here, and also
at MADDOX and Zeluan, were continu-
ing to resist the Moorish triYesmen
and that airplanes were supplying
them with food. medicine and am
nnunitlon. Thursday, however it
was reported that Mount Arruit had
been evacuated.
Inc Moors operating against the
Span:ards in this region. according
70 reports received from Madrid
had their army organized in Euro
pean style.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
MUNICIPAL COURT

B. H. Caron of Richmond, Va.
who is passing a two weeks vacation
at. Lake Maranacook, was arraigned
before Judge Robert y. Cony at the
municipal court, Thursday. pleading
guilty to tho charge Of fishing with
set lines. Wednesday,. Complaint
was made by Chief Warden Rich
ard ]. Upton and Warden Jesse Alex
ander. It was purely a case of where
the respondent was ignorant Of the
law. and he was allowed to depart
from the court on the payment OF
costs of Sc. fine being suspended.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
Case of Beer at
Time.'Per Order NJ. d.

Washington, Aug. 5--Regulations
which will permit the prescription
as medicine of case Of beer at q
time without limit as to the number
of prescriptions are understood to
have been completed by the Internal
Revenue Bureau and now await the
decision Of Secretary Mellon as to
their issuance.
As tho secretary is away for the
week end it was indicated tonight
that no action could be expected be
fore Monday and that this might be
affected by congressional enactment
of pending anti beer legislation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
Worlds Champ Hermaa
Will Tackle Friedman

Able Friedman, bantam champion
OF New England. was matched
Thursday to meet worlds champion
Pete Herman in Philadelphia, Aug.
~. Eddie Mack. manager of Fried
man. has been trying for a week or
more to get Herman in the ring with
his champion and when the Phila-
delphia promoter made him a good
offer he accepted it.
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Dodgers 6; Reds |

CINCINNATI, Aug. 5.-BrookIyn batted
Rixey out of the box in three innings
today and won from Cincinnati to l.,
Geary, who relieved Rixcy. was eff
fective until the eighth inning, Mitch
ell pitched well throughout and was
given superb support The score:
Brooklyn IA / 2 0 0 0 2 0--6 1872
Cincinnati % 0 q o o II 10
Mitchell and Kruger; Rixey. Geary
and Coumbe and Hargrave.
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'Batted for McKceney in 9th.
BOSTON.

Two-base hjts-Pratt ., McWeeney,
f. Collins. Three-base hit-McInnis
Home run-Sheely. Stolen bascs-Me-
nosky, j. Collins, Leibold. Sacrifice
Mulligan. Double play-Johnson to E.
Collins TO Shee1y. Left on bases
Chicago 9. Boston Z. Base on balls
OFF Mulrennan 8; McWeeney 2. Bush
l. Hits-Of Mulrennan in 4 Ia; Nc
Weeney in %. Hit by pitcher
By Mulrennan. ]. Collins Struck out
BY Mulrennan ,. McWceney J. Bush
g. Wild pitch-McWeeney 9. Losing
pitcher-Mulronnan. Cmpires- Hide
brand and Owen. Tme-143.
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Yankees Z; Tigers 3

New York, Aug. o.--AeW FORK re-
tanned its lead in the American
League by defeating Detroit today
Z to ). Mays pitched brilliant ball
for the Yankees while Dauss of the
Tigers weakened in the sixth
Schang's home run with two on in
the eighth clinched the game.
During the contest Mays appealed
to Umpire Chill to check d verbal
attack from the Detroit players on
the bench. Score
Detroit II 90 / 0 O 90 1-3-7-33
New York 0 / o 0 0 ; 0 3 x-7-1O-3
Dauss and Bassler; Mays and
Schang.
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,sta New Battery in Action Gain Speakere

riage in 1905. Her husbands name
is willard A Seymour. He is not IN
Auburn.
Her. father Granville II, Field,
holder of much property in Auburn
appeared at the police station in the
afternoon, and asked for the gun. IL
was not given him.
Mr.. Field said that his daughter
had fired the revolver six times our
ing Wednesday night, but he thought
that after she hat exhausted the
chamber, sho would not know how
to load it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
SPORTING NOTES

.. The mayor of Cleveland is going
to have the Boxing Commission OF
that city reorganized.
Jim Mcdonald, manager Of George
Robinson, offers to match the latter
against Byron Downey on a winner
take all basis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
Gibbons Wins
Easily Over Platts

Boston. Aug. 5--Mile Gibbons. ST
Paul middlewefght, won an . easy
victory over Gus Platts. former
middlewight champion of England
in ten rounds here tonight Glib
bons, who got the decision after
Platt had failed to win a round,
scored practically at will He opened
the bout with four left jabs to the
head, to which there was no re-
turn, and from then on the Eng
lishman was an easy mark.
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Mackmen 4: Browns 2

Philadelphia. Aug. 5.--Three home
runs were responsible for all four of
fhiladelphia's tallies against st. Louis
today, the home team winning to 2
Dykes, John Walker and Perkins reg
istered the circuit hits The score:
st. Louis % 0 9 0 0 t-o-5-0
Philadelphia o 0 0 2 0 --4.4-3
Kopf Burwe!l and SEVERED: Harris
and Perkins.
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Classes for Circuit Races
This Month, Fort Fairfield

Fort Fairfield. Me, Aug 5.-The
classes for the circuit races to be
held this month at Fort Fairfield
under the auspices of the local Driv-
ing Club and Walter Lovely Post.
American Legion, will be as follows
All trotting and pacing-212: PIT;
go: 2.24 Straight trot. go
All purses will be $500. The en-
tries will close Aug. 6.
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After the Speeders

Automobile Inspector Charles W
Jones of China is on the job looking
after speeding motorists on the Vas
salboro Augusta road. 'Inspecto'
Jones says that he will pull n
eryone that transgresses the speed
rules: that the roads which have cosl
SO much in construction are not 60
ing to be torn up by reckless driving
and the lives of the people endan'
gered thereby. He has speed
cop" he says in the way of young
and husky man on motorcycle
who will render him great assist
ance in the work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-06
Pedestrians Task
29,7O0 Miles Off

Boston, Aug. 5.-Twenty-four years
ago Edward F. Lamberth. 81. Of
Ranger. Texas, set out to walk 100000
miles, Today he arrived in Boston
from Concord, y. H., after having
covered 27O000 of the quota.
Although he has been around the
world three times, he declared today
he was headed on fourth circuit. In
his travels he has been in every state
of the union and in many of the