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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-06
9th Division Tournament

The complete list of entries for the
amateur boxing tournament which
will be held Monday night at the Sew
enty-first Regiment Armory, New
York. under the auspices of the Sew
enty-seventh Division Association,
was announced Tuesday. A program
of Is bouts is scheduled. including
regular classes and special contests
/ Benny Leonard, worlds lightweight
champion. who was boxing instruc-
tor for the Division at Camp Upton.
will referee the battles. +
George DAILY Of the Grace Club, ma
tional 11s-pound champion; Ben Pom
teau, ST Christopher Club. national
lightweight titleholder; Gordon Munce
Pastime A. c., holder of the national
| heavyweight title and Dan Gartin,
Meadowbrook Club of Philadelphia
! leader of the country's featherweight
ranks, are among the boxers entered.
The complete entry follows:
! no. Pound Class-Wilie O'Conne1,
Paulist A. c., metropolitan champion;
LIE Roy Powell, ST. Christopher A. c.;
A. Bender, Union Settlement and
Murray Layton. Clark House.
11S-Pound Class-George DAILY,
Grace Club, national champion; Ben
Boutwell,, Pastime A. c., N. j., State
champion; Louis Gugliemini, Pastime
A. c., and Wilbert Cohn, st. Chris
topher A. c.
12S-Pound Glass, Special Bout-Dan
Gartin, Meadowbrook Club. Philadel-
phia national champion. and Harold
NJ. Evans, Holy Cross Lyceum, State
champion.
125-Pound Glass. Special Bout-Gen
Ponteau. st. Christopher A. c., ma
tional and Canadian champion, and
Marin Smith, Congress Council.
knights of Columbus.
145-Pound Class-Milton Weiss, Y.
NJ. II. A., metropolitan and State
champion; Joe Garvey, Ozanam Club;
John Gallaghon, Ozanam Club, and c.
Hahn, Lenox Hill Settlement.
158-Pound Class-Morton Seligman.
Pastime A c.. State and Canadian
, champion; James Flanagan, Ozanam
Club, Bully Feeney, ST. .Jerome's c. c.,
and George Murphy. st. Bartholomew
A. c.
Heavyweight Glass, Special Bout
Gordon Munce, Pastime A. c.. nation
al champion, and Charles Lasker, Hol-
lywood Inn A. c.
Livermore Falls Easy Victim
Lewiston, Me-, May 6-Jordan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-06
livermore Falls Easy Victim

Livermore Falls Easy Victim
Lewiston, Me-, May 5-Jordan
High won an easy victory over Liv-
ermore Falls High here Wednesday
afternoon. ii to 6. The score:
Jordan, H. S.
312 9 0 5 O-14-11-6
Livermore Falls
OO2 O2 9 90 o. G. 81
Batteries, Bernstein. Wynanght
and Murch; Hayne, Syphers, Rich
and LaFond, Diehl.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-06

TODAY'S GAMES
Detroit at St. Louis.
Chicago at Cleveland.
New York at Washington.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-27
The Philosopher.

Those who belong to this small class
have tasted how sweet and blessed a
possession philosophy is and have also
seen and been satisfied of the mad
ness OF the multitude and know that
there is no n who acts honestly in the
administration of states, nor any help
er who will save anyone who main
tains the cause of the just. And he
reflects upon all this and holds his
peace and does his own business. He
is content if only he can live his own
life and be pure from evil or upright
eousness and depart in peace and good
will with bright hopes.-Plato.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-27

r1me. A rev feet brought him to the
caves mouth. a mere hole, scarcely
wide or high enough to receive his
body. He explored the black interior
to the length Of his arms. finding it
larger within than at the entrance.
She insisted there was no danger. and
the silence seemed to prove the place
contained no inhabitant. Doubtless
the open shelf of rock would he -X
posed to view from the valley hel"w
with the first flush of day. To avoid
discovery he must creep in out OF
sight.
This was accomplished witln Ge'!'
ticulty, the floor being fairly lew ar'
the roof rising sc that he conlti aIn,u~I
stand erect. Shelby explored every
inch of the space. knife in hand and
not entirely satisfied until the task
was completed. 1t was only n hoy at
a place, less than fifteen feet long
and perhaps half as wide. narrowing
at the top. as though in some great
cataclysm Of past ages two masses Of
rock had been hurled together, leaving
this little jog between. 1t was hot in
there. and Shelby. dragging after him
the bag of provisions, removed his
coat. A few moments later he rolled
1t into the form Of a pillow, and lay
down. staring up at the black vault.
He could think now, recall all that
had occurred so swiftly, and weave
this and that together. He had acted
recklessly; there was no doubt of
that. No one but a blind fool would
have ever ventured alone into this
place to free a prisoner. He should
have ridden to Ponca. and called upon
his friends for help; perhaps he might
even have been able to obtain the
services of a troop Of cavalrymen from
the fort down ~below-the major knew
him and would believe his story. Why
hadn't he lone this? Why had he been
so rash. and ~bull-headed? The an
swer flashed into his mind, as though
some voice had spoken-it was love
Of Olga Carlyn! he knew it instant
Iy; made no further effort TO deceive
himself. Lying there in that black
silence, staring blindly upward, he saw
the woman again as plainly as though
in the flesh-saw her, and knew that
he loved her. Her eyes smiled at him.
with such usefulness in their depths
there was nothing sullen about her ex-
preston any longer; she vas all wom-
an. and--he loved her.
He covered his eyes with an arm.
and rolled over. God! wasn't there
anything he could do but wait? He
felt wild to act to accomplish some
thing; to strike some definite blow in
her behalf. His wife! She was his
wife-Olga Carlyn. 1t meant much to
him now. How deathly still it "a
how terribly dark. He felt hot and
Stif1ed there in the cave, yet did not
move. or change his position, and so
he finally fell asleep.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-27
FORCED TO RENEW LEARNING
Mrs. Minerva Jones and Her Unfortu-
nate Instructor Both Played in
Hard Luck.

In attending the Americanization
class Mrs. Minerva Jones had M OBJ
.1ect, and n only. She wanted to
learn to write her name. For a time
all effort seemed futile, and the pains
taking and conscientious teacher was
ON he verge Of despair; but at last pa-
t1ence had its reward, and toward the
end OF the course Minerva was able
to trace laboriously but proudly the
magic symbols. Then she rested Oh
her laurels. The exhausted teacher
heaved a sigh of relief as the door
closed on Minerals portly form.
Il feel that I have not acted in vain,
but l should hate to go through that
again." she said to one of the assist
ants.
At the beginning of the next term,
much to the establishment of all, MI
nerva again presented herself, bland
and smiling as usual.
"Well Minerva. what can we do for
your
The instructor endeavored to speak
cheerfully.
Tive done come to learn to write my
name. Miss Mary announced Minerva
complacently.
"But you learned how to do that last
term, Minerva. You surely haven't
forgotten so soon"
Minerva smiled broadly. "No, T amt
fogot. Miss Mary, but I've done
changed my name since then. I'm Mrs.
Ephraim Jackson now."-Youth's Com
panion.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-27
X.
The Darkness of the Cabin.

1t was broad daylight dull gray
within the small cave, but bright sun
shine without-when Shelby aroused
himself. and looked about in an in
slant of bewilderment.. AS the truth
OF his situation r~easserted itself, he
sat up. conscious of stiffness in every
joint, vet reinvigorated by several
hours of rest. He faced a day of in
activity. a hard demand upon a lar
of his temperament. and he was as
slow as possible Owe a meager break
fast. his eyes continually wandering
toward the narrow opening, as his
mind again reviewed the occurrences
of the day before.
Finally, unable to resist the tempta-
ton longer, he ventured to thrust his
head through the entrance to learn
something more definite as to his sur
roundings. All he could perceive was
the shelf of rock, with a considerable
coping about its outer edge, together
with a few feet of the descending
trail. On the other hand a cleft
appeared in the front of the cliff YER
%shadowing him, and he suspicioned
that the path he had followed the
night previous continued upward
was, perhaps, that secret passageway
which Pancha had said led finally to
the top of the gorge, and along which
she planned to guide their future es-
cape. Beyond the outer edge of the
shelf there was nothing but sky visi-
BILE, and, believing the coping would
conceal his movements from observa-
ton below, Shelby pushed his way out
through the opening, and crept on
hands and knees to where he cautious
ly could gaze over.
: He was higher up on the cliff than
he had previously realized, although
Its precipitous front yet lowered men,
acingly above. The view below was
like that of n distant picture, its de.
tails indistinct. He felt no longer any
special fear of being observed, how
ever, and leaned far enough forward
to see clearly up and down the broad
valley. His position lay somewhat re-
moved. around the angle OF a side
rayine, SO that he could. no;. trace the
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-27
When Laundry Travelled Far.

No present-day washing bills reach
the figures attained by such documents
in the days when people went far
afeld to ensure good laundry work.
French eyQuisites of the court of Hen
ry III had their washing done in Hol-
land. where the soft water of the
dykes was supposed to impart a spe-
cial gloss to linen.
Apparently this practice lasted I'M
til the close of the eighteenth century,
for Sehastien MERCER. in his "Tableau
de Paris" published shortly before the
French revolution, protests against
the patronage by rich people Of the
Dutch. to the exclusion of native,
Iaundresses. Still more remarkable is
the fact. mentioned in the Memoirs
du Comte de Vaublans," that wealthy
merchants in Bordeaux used to send
their linen all the way to San Do.
mingo to be washed. ;.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-27
PAGE SEVEN

ceedeu IN tinding your Trail was In
Ponca. Calkins had to be put out Of
the way"
"You-mean Macklin?"
Yes; only, as / say, that is prob
ably not the fellows name-he is Cor
nelius Churchil's SON."
"Where-where did you learn all
this?"
"Macklin told the story, when he
was drunk, to another rascal. I crept
up to a campfire one night and heard
the latter relate the tale"
Where vas this?"
On Dragon creek"
"Yes-but when?"
Might before last; while I was
seeking to trail YOU"
She had never released her grasp Of
his hand; now it frightened.
"Night before last; you-you never
knew it before?"
Certainly not"
"You didn't marry me be-because
l had all this money!"
Shelby laughed lightly.
LULU NJ, l never suspected Won
had five cents.'
"And-and." she went on earnestly.
"you-you followed after me, hurt as
you was, never knowing about all this
-just-because it was me?"
That's sure right; leastwise until T
struck this outfit over on Dragon
creek. and l can't say that I cared q
On about the money at all; only It
gave me a notion of what was up. I'd
come just the same; you can bet your
life on that"
ooh, / am glad you said so! And
you-you actually don't care for the
money!"
Care for it, Little girl, I amt
given it a thought. I'm here for
you!"
ME? You care for me?" ....
well. I reckon I must. Long as
you're my wife. I'm your husband,
amt II"
YES" she said, rather YEARLY, II
understand
tConranusd Next weeH,
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-27

dead, gripped together, stiffened in
the very attitude with which death
had overtaken them. They had died
fighting like wild dogs, and their
strange posture told the whole story.
Shelby, crushing back the dread he
felt, tried to part them, but the stiff
fened limbs would not yield. One was
a white man, the other an Indian, the
latter shot through the chest, the for
mer apparently choked to death. the
rigid red fingers of his antagonist still
clutching his throat. Beyond on the
floor lay a revolver and a knife.
Shelby stared at the gruesome scene,
unable to remove his gaze. In the
dim light the features of the two men
We're almost unrecognizable. What
had caused this tragedy? this fierce
death grapple? He could only con-
lecture from what little he knew of
the circumstances. Beyond doubt one
of these antagonists would be the
guard whom Macklin had left to
watch over his captive while he de-
parted. But the other? Some one
who sought entrance probably; some
n endeavoring to reach the woman,
either inspired by good or evil intent.
Yet which was the guard? which the
invader? Those who had accompanied
the Kid at the ranch We're all Indians,
and 1t was therefore most likely that n
savage had been left TO watch over
the girl. Then 1t al the white man
who thus sought to reach her. For
whnt purpose7
Shelby bent down and neered In.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-27
Sex Of an Fog.

Various methods have been tried.
and according to the Paris Academy
of Science the sex of eggs laid by
pure-bred fowls may be determined by
weight and size, A test well known In
the north of Scotland Is to hold the
egg In the left hand In the sun or
close to mn electric or gas light. Shade
the end OF the egg with the right hand.
nnd look the air space % setting
u dark watery spot LARGER than Il
dline) II this IL found on The top II
II . male, hnt u lower down the side
II rs 4 female egg.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-27

He drew himself up into the weeds,
and wiggled his way forward until he
obtained a full view of the door. 1t
was tightly closed. but %unguarded
without. Indeed his search revealed
no sign that the hut had been visited
for months, until he came within a
yard or two Of the long step before
the entrance; then he suddenly en-
countered footprints in the softer
ground, and was able to distinguish
where some one-more than one, he
thought-had pushed a passage
through the surrounding tangle of
weeds. He studied these signs intent
ly, yet discerned nothing resembling
a woman's shoe. The mo%ccasin-shod
feet, however, had passed over the
ground again and again. and he wen
believed, one, and perhaps more Of
the wearers had sat on the doorstep
impatiently stamping their feet. To
his judgment the place had indeed
been under guard, and that recently
the marks were comparatively fresh
and cleancut, as though made within
a few hours.
Then, in all probability. this had
been the prison where his wife was
held. He had stumbled upon it. Here,
undoubtedly, was the very spot where
she had been confined under guard
during the past night, yet she certain
ly was not there now. The deserted
onnnoronnn of thr D)ooo xy,or rrHDf
positive that she had been taken else
where. Voices sounded off toward the
broader eXpanse of valley. but too far
away to present danger; even as he
stood cautiously up. and looked out
over the tops of the weeds he could
see nothing to create alarm. He was
alone. unseen. unsupported. and yield
ed to the desire to learn what was
within the hut. She might have left
some message. some sign OF her pres
ence, which would prove a clue.
The outer door was secured merely
by a wooden latch, and opened easily
to his touch. Afraid lest some un-
known eye might mark his movements.
Shelby glided quickly in through the
narrow opening. and instantly pressed
the door shut behind him. He was in
almost total darkness, the only light
finding entrance between the ill-fitting
boards at the single window. He felt
his way blindly across the room,
guided by this dim ray, and, discover
ing n Of the boards somewhat
loosened. managed to wrench it free.
thus permitting the gray daylight to
gain entrance. This gave him a dim
view Of the interior, a nearly square
room, inexpressibly dirty, and without
furniture, except a rough bench thrust
back against n wall.
Straight across from where he stood
some black object lay upon the floor,
so indistinct in it's outlines he could
not, in that faint light. determine
what it might be-a pile of rags. per-
haps, or a shapeless heap Of rubbish.
He stepped forward. curious to learn
its nature, yet stopped suddenly, star
ing down In s%peechless horror. He was
beside the bodies Of two men. both
Evening star., 1921-06-02

]. Newton Baker. a native OF Lewis
burg Pa. but a resident of Wash
inRton. for the past eighteen years.
is slated for the Municipal Court
bench, according to reliable authority.
Mr.. Baker already has conferred al
the Department Of Justice with off,
cials, and It is understood. that the
President will send in the appointment
soon.
Representative Focht Of Pennsyl-
vania, chairman Of the District COM
mittee, is understood to have advo-
Gated the appointment, with the ap
proval of Senator Penrose.
Mr.. Baker Is we'll known in this
city as a lecturer on legal topics
and as a student Of legal technical
tiles. =
It was following an address by him on
..The German Creed" before the Sons OF
the American Revolution at Rauschers
during the early days of the world
ended in the tearing down Of the
statue Of Frederick the Great, near
the War College.
Mr. Baker Is prominent in Masonic
circles. is q member of the American
Bar Association. and a member Of the
Sons Of the American Revolution.
During recent years he has writ
ten special articles for the Yale Law
Journal and other periodicals on legal
subjects. For several years he was
lecturer to the post class
at the Washington College Of Law.
During the war he was attached to
the staff of the War Trade, Board
and later served under A. Mitchell
Palmer in the alien property custo-
dams office.
He is a graduate OF Georgetown
Law School and a jurist doctor of
Catholic University.
Evening star., 1921-06-02
..HLNANLZED" WRITING OF LETTERS
TAUGHT POS71fASIERS BY Mr.. HAYS

Bureau chiefs at the Post once De.
partment today heaved signs Of re-
lief when Postmaster General Hays
"oame across with several examples
Of how to write letters in order to
eet away from the stereotyped form
letter commonly used.
Ever since. the story appeared In
last Sundays Star. to the effect that
the Postmaster General had decided
to .shunnanize" the letters Of the de-
nartment, as well as the postal serv-
ice. bureau chiefs and others have
How do you do itr' was the ques-
tion. and officials in other depart
ments of the government had been
asking somewhat the same thing. be-
cause the entire administration has
been busy ''humanizing," too.
SNew Stylen Specimens.
Postmaster General Hays today is>
sued an order that was written in
the new STYLE" and issued to his
subordinates types OF the old and new
letters, by way of contrast.
Instead of the ordir starting Oh
Evening star., 1921-06-02

Announcement of the appointment
Of s. McComas HawkenN to be United
States attorney for the District Of Co
comprise the new United States Ship
ping Board probably will be made to-
morrow by President Harding. 1t was
made known by a White House Off
cial today that the President has made
up his mind regarding these appoint
ments and that he would have for
warded the nominations to the Senate
today but for his leaving the city to
attend the graduation exercises at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. Md.
Mr.. Hawken, who has been a men,
ber> of the local bar for a number OF
years, was formerly an assistant
United States district attorney here
and previous to that served in va
rious important positions in the Dis
trict courts. He was recommended
for the post by Edward F. Colladay
republican national committeeman
for the District, and by the republican
state committee. He had also the in
dorsement Of various judges. members
Of the bar and prominent citizens. His
appointment will be made upon the
formal recommendation of Attorney
General Daugherty, who gave the
matter much consideration before ar
irving at q conclusion.
Relieved Mt Finishing Task.
President Harding, 1t is known, Is
greatly relieved by the completion OF
the Shipping Board. He has peer
deeply concerned over the personnel OF
this body, and on more than one. occa'
sion he has frankly admitted that the
selection of the board has been one OF
the most difficult problems he has mac
to deal with, and 1t is considered only
natural by those who are close to MN
that he. is pleased to know that he nas
reached a solution.
Walter C. STeagle. president OF the
STANDARD Oil Company Of New Jersey
it Is understood, has been decided upor
by the President for the chairrnanshiI
Of the new board. He Is a native OF
Ohio, and his family has for many
years been prominent in Standard OF
ownership and management He has
worked his way to the top by serving
in various capacities in the company
and is looked Npon as one Of the best
informed and efficient oil executives
and as one of the big men among the
Industrial leaders Of the country.
Evening star., 1921-06-02
$4,000 IN YEARLY .
RENTALS IS SAVED

An annual saving of about $4,000
a year in rents has been effected by
Secretary Weeks in the housing OF
branches of the War Department In
this city. The general policy Is to
transfer all offices occupying rented
buildings to government-owned build
ings having available space. Accord
ingly orders have been given for the
termination of leases of various pri-
vate buildings July 1. and the trans
fer of the government activities there
in to the munitions building. in Po-
tomac Park. or other temporary govern
nent buildings in that vicinity.
Among the buildings to be surren-
building at the southwest corner OF
nth and F streets, used by Gen.
Grant as headquarters during the
civil war, and occupied for many
years by the depot quartermaster.
That office viii be trans traasferrSd h,,,sd,nS 70
corner goth and B streets. Another
office to be removed to that building
is the Army sales storehouse, now
located in the Emery building at the
corner of list and B streets north
west.
The Signal Corps laboratory at 1910
Pennsvlvania avenue and the Signal
corns storehouse at 3240 Prospect
street are to be moved into the tenn
porary building at the corner Of 18th
street and Virginia avenue. The
Army dispensary and attending sur,
sf iIos Connecticut avenue for sew
eral Years. are to be removed to the
south end of the first wing Of the
Munitions building at 18th and B
streets during the present month.
These changes will result In the
concentration of related government
ACTIVITIES in the same building or an
other nearby, so far as possible. and
to that extent will be of general ad-
vantage to the public
Evening star., 1921-06-02
Today's s News
in Paragraphs

Many Germans killed before onslausht
Of French tanks IN Silesia- Pare
Bah rent act repeal urged before Senate
hearing. Page /
Abolition Of Interior and Commerce
departments urged. Pare !
Association Of Oldest Inhabitants plana
! fund for home. PAGE 3
Mrs. Mott sentenced to life -imprison-
ment Page 4
American Rose Society delegates visit
Washington gardens. Page {
Mine injured in Aberdeen bomb ex-
piosion brought to Walter Reed.
80 IS Page u
Sharp fight expected over. Navy bin in
conference. Page Is
Congress committees prepare to rush
classification work. Page Is
District Bar Association petitions Presi-
dent to appoint Attorney a. a. Hceh-
ling ~ Gould gnccessof. Page 70
Richard s. Lawrenson, retired postal
clerk. calls on Mr.. Hays. Page u