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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Fine Race Card
at SkOWhegan

Skowhegan, July 2J-The first race
meet for the summer was held at
Fnirview Park this afternoon under
the auspices of Somerset Central
Agriculture Society with an attend
ance of 1900 Three good races
were pulled off, with \. Roderick of
Skowhegan starter. Summary:
30 CLASS TROT AND PACE,
PURSE 5000
Addie Echo (B. Waite) 80. D ] / l
Harlem Express, oh g, by At.
lantic Express (Morang) j / 4
City Pete, 6, by Peter Gilt
ner (WelD .............. J : =
Sister Todd. blk, by Maine
Todd tClukey) ......... = . u :
Winnenadan Wilkes, b 8. by
Lord Wilkes Oh. Gould). / 3 no
Peter j.. b 6, by Peter the
Great (E. Colburn) .... no
Bugle Speur, br m, by Direc-
tum Spear (Maker) 49,. q I ro
Malcolm. b S, by Border
Knight CIV GoulD 80. Dis
Time-221 IA; .. - ! 4; 221 L.,
2.21 II.
III CLASS IEto1 AMI A. H.
PURSE 5000.
Hoyt &C.. Worthen) ....... y l l /
Nary Q blkm by Dan Q wv
Webb ! q )
Ethel Smith bm by Charley
Smith (J. Matopy) ...... 1 , : >
Helen Sterling (Waite) $50. > 4 4 4
Billy the Rabbit Big by Eolus
Lady Spencer BIN by Unknown
tWelIs) .::............ ) no
Sonora en- by Be Sure g.
Morang) .............. y . no
Edgewood Lad bg by Motel
(Clukey) ................ DIS
Time-2.19 II; 2.10 IA; 2.1S II;
90 IA.
2.17 CLASS TROT AND PACE,
PURSE 5000.
Just Sunshine bg (B. Waite)
- l
Ross Directum bg by Direc-
tum Boy (Fanjoy) 80. l l , ) :
Ny Reward chm by Onward
Cd. Worthen) ........ u ro
May Below chm by Suono
(Whanscom) ........ - + ~
DR.. Brooks blkg by Notchen
(BearCe) .....,........ % - - ~
King A billiard Big by Hal
billiard (Colburn) $50. ro
Holly Brand bg by Tidal
Wave (B. Wells) ...... TO
Domino blkg by Parkerhouse
n Amato) ........ 5 DIR
Time-ol9 Ii; 30 Ia; III ID;
2.21 IA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
BAR HARBOR s; AUGUSTA 4
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to kennebec Journdl)
Bar Harbor, July 22.-Augusta's
usually impregnable infeld cracked,
Gus Williams was periodically raped
and the combination resulted in q
win for Bar Harbor s to here this
afternoon before the biggest crowd
Of the season.
The big Houser harler was found
for 10 blows. three Of them being for
triples. To make matters worse Brisk
and Morrell were unsteady and Freddy
Mcguire uncorked a wild heave that
contributed toward the run getting.
Comment on the umpiring is offered
not as an alibi but as a lamentable
phase of what was otherwise clean
cut win on the part of the town team
Earle the chief arbiter with an i'm
looking crimson H on ms
sweater and a still more impressive
voice was way off on balls ana
strikes, and once, when undecided,
asked the home bench what the bat
terry score was.
Flynn. the Bovdoin finger had the
Indian sign on Augustus heavy ar
tilery, McGouldrick being the only
one to connect for healthy drive,
beautiful one to right. Doherty and
Cobb at second and third had busy
afternoon. dividing 16 chances.
The Bar Harbor (the bloods and
natives call it "Ba Habher," short
sound of AZ grounds are probably the
best and fastest in the State. Level
as a billiard table with grass inheld,
it stretches far out in all fields and
a hit past the outer gardeners means
trouble. The grass inner works both
cred the Houser clan, which is used to
skinned diamonds.
/ Bar Harbor's big frame was the
! third. when four runs were registered
on five hits and a sacrifice. Battery
and fielding errors were responsible
for the other two tallies.
! The detection on the part of Au-
! gusta's big guns threw the team off
/ its stride and the offensive was sadly
| shattered The runs gained were not
made in the usually scientific style Of
the colts The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
MT. VERNON

Mrs. Josephine NJ. Smith recently
entertained the Beimount Club at her
home, it being the July meeting. Al
though the meeting occurred on one
of the hottest days. a good crowd was
present and a pleasant social AFTER
noon passed. There were number Oh
children and these were looked after
and entertained on the lawn by Miss
I Dorothy Smith who is passing Inc
sumner vacation with her parents
after being at Kents Hill for thV
school year.
At the refre shment hour MIS-
Smith led the guests TO the prettli!
decorated DINING table and serHea
delicious chocolate ice cream, assorteu
cake and cream puffs. At the secohd
table set for the children, the HUE
ones Toasted on strawberry ice cream
with cake and puffs. The next meet
ing of the club will be held at the
home of Mrs. Alma Libby.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Twin Towns 6, West Paris O

Norway. Me, July 23.-rhe Twin
Towns A. A. BANKED the West Paris
team here this afternoon 6 to O..
Houghton held the visitors to six scat
tered hits and struck out II mon.
Weber was STINT to the mound for the
West Paris team and allowed the To-
calls only six hits, put the ragged sup
port given by his teammates accounted
for most Of the home teams scores.
The score:
Twin Towns o 1n1 -s-s-o
West Paris 0 0 o 0 o 0 o-0-e-s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25

Two base hits--SOuthwor Three
base hits-Schmandt. Home runs
Christenbury. Galore. Stolen bases
Cruise. johnson, Neis. Sacrifices
-O'Neil and Kildaff; Neis and Krue-
ger. Left on bases-Boston 5; Brook
lyn &. Base on balls-off 0eschgCr
3: cadore >: Ruether l. Hits-Off
Oeschger { in ); Scott 3 in ,; Nc
Quillan 0 in >: Cadore II in I Is:
off Ruether 0 in | %: Hit-by
pitcher-by Cadore (Southworth).
Struck out-hv Oeschger ]: Scott >.
Wild pitch Oeschger I. Winning
pitcher-Scott. Losing pitcher-Ca-
dore. Umpires-Ouigley and Moran.
Time 80.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Old Orchard to
Have Governors Dav

Old orchard, Me-, July 23.-At a
meeting of the Board of Trade held
last night. committee was appointed
to see What arrangements could be
made for Governors Day some time
IN August. when the executives of the
SIX New England states and many of
me mayors of New England cities
would be invited To come here, where
they would be entertained by the citi-
zens of Old Orchard.
= ciambake may be one of the at
'ractions If it is decided to entertain
the distinguished officials.
IL Is expected that the Board of
Trade will make arrangements t. n,aca
TWO life guards on duty at this resort
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Yankees Even
Series with Indians

I Cleveland ~. July 2f.-NeW YOUR
evened up tho series today by winning
I TO 3. Both Mails and Shawky were
almost invincible for seven innings,
only three hits being made off Shaw
ky. who retired in favor Of a pinch
hitter Mails weakened in the eighth
when four hits We're made off him, net
ting three runs. Eaghy. who acted as
relief pitcher. was hstted hard in the
ninth. Eale Ruth scored his 10th
and 101st home runs OF the year. The
score:
New York q / q o Q 3 3-7-10-1
Cleveland % l 0 . o T. 40
ShaWkey. Mays and Schang; Mails
Ba2hy and O'Neiu
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25

Help came from the skies when
man walked off the sea wall into the
Potomac river. The pilot of sea
plane, 800 feet in the air, saw him
plunge into water and, swooplhS
down, enabled his companion flier 10
drag the drowning man to safety
Three years ago A. II. Lusk drop
ped his fountain pen into the res
erVoir of Ellwood City, Penn. the
other day the tank was cleaned and
the pen discovered. Lusk cleaned
off the slime and then wrote with
the pen. The ink appeared to be as
good as the day when the pen was
dropped into the water.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Easterns 10, Boston Univ. 5

South Brewer, Me, July aS.-The
Easterns won from the Boston Uni
versity summer School here today IS
to ). The locals hit Dohency hard
and often at til start making 10 runs
in less than four innings. McCorrey
was then sent in and kept hits we'll
scattered for the rest of the game.
Lord led the visitors in hitting and
kiah was best for the Easterns. The
score:
Easterns "A Q ? 31o11 -13-13-s
3. I. S. s. - 0 0 l. D. SO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Reds Z: Cubs !

Cincinnati. o, July 2i.-Rixey was
rever in trouble after the first in
ming today while the Reds found
Cheeves and York easy. Cincinnati
winning from Chicago to !. Cheeves
was hatted out of the box in the fifth
inning. Tho score:
Chicago ....1 c 0 0 0 0 0-1- ga
Cincinnati ~ o 3 , 0 0 --7-lc-l
Checvos. York, Jones and Daily;
Rixcy and IIarGrave.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Kelley's Blows Help
in Giant Win. 4-3

New York, July oi-Kelly's hit
ting enabled New York to defeat
Philadelphia today 4 70 3. The first
baseman batted in all of the Giant
runs with home run, double and
single. His home run was his six
tcenth Of the season and his third in
tho past three DAYS. Score;
Phila o 1 0 l o o O 0--3-S-1
New York @ % o > 90 @ 10 |
Hubbel land Peters; Ryan and +.
Smith.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25

Errors-By Adams. Monaghan >.
Norey, Roy, Reed, Stoodley, Gilman.
Billodeau. Two base hits-Reed.
Stolen bases-Stoodley. Morey. E
Murray. Sacrifice hits-Lewis. Double
play-Cariveau to Roy to Reed. Bases
on balls-Off F. Murray .; off Lewfa
0. Hits and earned runs-Off Murray,
off Lewia. Hit by pitcher-By Morey
w. Murray Struck out-By F. Muir
ray 6: by Lewia s. Passed balls-w
Murray. Cmpires-King. Day, Beale
Time-1h som.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Senators Ia; Tigers 6

Detroit used four pitchers in an eff
fort to stop Washington today but
the Senators batted all of them hard
and aided by Tiger errors. won u to g.
Johnson was hit freely but frightened
up and after the second inning Detroit
was never in striking distance. Score:
Washington II , 8 0 0--1 700
Detroit ........0 03 o 0 0 Il 6-15-4
Johnson and Picinich; Dauss, Stew
art Parke:, Cole and BasSler
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Giants Release Benton

New York, July 24-The uncondi-
uonal release of Pitcher John c.
'Rube) Benton was announced to-
night by John ]. McGraw, manager
OF the New York Nationals. Club
owners stated that the release fol-
lowed numerous warnings to the vet
eran left handler in regard to his
failure to keep in condition. Benton,
who was purchased from Cincinnati
IN 1915. has been in the National
League since 1910.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
BROWNS ARE
EASY FOR RED
S0x, 10 TO z

St Louis, July 24.-Boston defeat
ed ST. Louis 10 to today. breaking
the Browns winning streak of eight
consecutive games. After hitting
safely in each of Is preceding games,
Tobin today failed to get hit.
George Sister, ST. Louis first base
man, has been indefinitely suspended.
it was announced today, for hitting
Umpire Hildebrand during yesterdays
contest. The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Macks IL; White S0x 6

Chicago, July 24.-Philadelphi
evened up the series with Chicago to-
day by winning a weird game II toe.
Che visitors hit Hodge hard and this.
coupled with giraffe playing. made
the victory easy for Moore. Score:
Philadelphia % 4001203 1-11-15-2
Chicago ......01 90 COOS 6-12-6
Moore and Perkins: Hodge and Var
yam.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Milo 10. Great Northern 8

Milo. Me. July 23-Milo won from
Great Northern Paper of Millinocket
10 to :. today. The home team won
BY hard battling rally in the eighth
after trailing up to that time. Both
teams were loose in fielding. The
score:
Innings . 4 5G7S orb +
Milo -. 90 l o / l 61 -1O-11-S
G. n. P..2 0 o 81 o. S-IO.S
Batteries, Fowler and Inmpher
Jameson, Sukforth and Morrjssey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25

Runs made. by Cobb. Richardson .,
Golenbcski. Murphy, Brisk, Mcguire,
Graves >. Two-base hit. Doherty.
Three-bas hits, McGouldrick. Richard
son. Doherty. Stolen bases. Morrell,
Graves, Doherty. Base on balls, by
Finn ,, by Williams .. Struck out.
by Finn 8; by Williams 5. Sacrifice
hits. McGouldrick. Parton. Double play.
OSgood, Doherty and Goienbeski. Wild
pitches, Finn ]. Passed ball Young
Time, 2h. Umpires. Earle and Smith.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Still Idol Of French Race Pretty One

the army for military funerals it was
asserted today by officers at Fort Jay
Hereafter all arrangements for sup
plying a firing squad ut the burial OF
a soldier must be made by the reia-
tiyes directly with the fort instead or
through undertakers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
BRAVES WIN
CLOSE ONE FROM
THE DODGERS

Brooklyn. n. Y. July 24-Boston
took close game from Brooklyn to-
day to scoring the tying and win
ming runs on Johnstons wild throw
to the plate in the eighth inning.
Second baseman Fcrd's nose was
broken by fast bounder from
Johnston's bat in the first inning.
Score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25

A PittsburS. Penn, manufacturing
concern that employs &c, 900 has built
the largest industrial cafeteria to ac-
tommodate them. 1t is three stories
high. 100 feet wide and 300 feet long
and built of brick and concrete
throughout. More than $500 can be
served at one time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25

Cleveland O., July Chichester n.
(Cheu Thomas. on" Of III" veteran
catchers Of the American League. was
Internationally released by the Cleve-
land club today. Waivers were oh
tainctN from. all oC the clubs in the
leafue\ lie had played n the league
more Il an 10 Nr&rs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Brunswick %, North Deerino 7

Brunswick, Me, July 23-Bruns-
wick pounded a % to victory over
North Deering this afternoon. The
visitors used three pitchers, all of
whom were hit at will The hitting
of Weybrant, who made four singles
and a double out of six times at bat;
Paement and Priest featured the
work of the home team. The score:
Innings . 8 t , 67S9R II T,
Brunswick. 90 s 2 2451-22-19-J
n Deering.1 0 . 90 OO31-7- I
Batteries, Keyte, Coftip and Nc
Kenney: Anderson, Meters, Sterling
and Cunningham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25

BOY Scouts recently governed the
city of Chicago for one hour. every
city official being replaced by a scout.
me arrangement was made as part
OF a membership and financial cam
paisn for the scouts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
SPORTING COMING EVENTS

July 3o-Races at Central Maine Fair
track. Waterville.
Aug. 6-Races at Union Trottins park,
PittSfcld
Aug. 17-Racns at Pennington.
Aug. 11-1S-WedneS day and Thursday,
circuit races at Fort Fairfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Totals ...37 10 10 27
ST. LOUIS.


Boston 49,. Il O / . 3 3 0 do
st. Louis ....,.1 0 0 0 0 0 l O.
Two-base hits-Leibold ., Ruel.
Williams. Three-base hits-Seott ,.
Stolen base-Austin. Sacrifices-Eller-
be, Williams, Foster. Double play
Leitold and Pratt. Left on bases
Boston s, ST. Louis 6. Base on balls
off Vangilder ,. Shocker .. Palermo 3,
Jones J. EIits-Off Nangilder in 8,
Shoc!;er in 20. Palermo in Is.
Burwell 0 in l. Hit by pitcher-Ry
Jones, Tobin. Struck out-By Nangil
der . Shocker !, Jones /. Using pitch
cr-Nangilder. Cmpires Hildehrand
Nallin and Wilson. Time-1.43.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Skowhegan Wins
From Madison. So

baseball team got revenge on Madison
in a return game at Fairview Park
today by winning by score of 6 to >.
MADISON
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
EASTERN hEAGUE

Springfield, 0; Albany 8.
Worcester ); New Haven :.
Hartford 0: Waterbury I.
Pittsfeld 4; Bridgeport 2.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25

The most sensitive instrument
vet made is the bolometer, originally
invented by Langley, which is USED
for measuring variations in the ra-
citation of heat. 1t registers to
millionth of a degree. The heart OF
1t is platinum wire so thin that 1t
cannot be seen except when a ray OF
bright light is reflected from it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25

kimball c, Atwood. formerly of
Buckfeld, Me, but now living in New
Jersey, has at his Florida Winter
home wonderful grove or grapefruit
trees consisting of "a rows Of trees
each row being one mile long.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
PACkARDS

Two base hits-Best, Ostergren.
Sacrifice hits--F'. Parent, Best, Do0ll,
Prescott. Base on bails-Off Durn-
ing. 8; Canavan, /. Struck out-by
burning. 4; Caravan, Z. Wild pitch
-Canavan Jmpirc-Greenwood
Time-1.Jo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
Undertakers' Graft
In Handling Bodies
of Overseas Dead

New York. July 23--Undertakers
have been exploiting relatives OF re-
turned soldier dead by charging them
|ror nring squads furnished gratis by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25

wilmington. O.. has a girl fire
truck driver who answers all calls
promptly with the other firemen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
WITH THE MAJOR
TEAMS YESTERDAY
AND TODAY'S GAMES
NATIONAL STANDING

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Boston 6, Brooklyn 5.
Philadelphia 8, New York q.
Chicago 2, Cincinnati 7.
TODAY'S GAMES
New York at Pittshurg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
BOSTON
BROOKLYN

Batted for Oeschger in 9th.
Xxx Batted for Scott in Sth.
XXX Batted for Powell in Sth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25

SUNDAYS GAMES
Boston at Brooklyn.
Philade!phia at New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
SATURDAYS GAMES

SATURDAYS GAMES
Cleveland 8, New York 0.
Detroit 6, Washington z.
Philadelphia 8, Chicago I.
Boston q, St. Louis 5.
SATURDAYS GAMES
Pittsbure 8, Boston 2. First gare).
Boston 3, Pittsbure I, Second
same).
New York 8, Cincinnati 7. (First
eame).
New York 6, Cincinnati O. (Sccond
game).
Brooklyn IA, St. Louis 4.
Chicago 6, Philadelphia 2. (11 in
nings).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-25
AMERICAN STANDING

YESTERDAYS NEsULTs
Boston 10, St. Louis 2.
New York 7, Cleveland 8.
Philadelphia II, Chicago 6.
Washington ID, Detroit G.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-11
Holds Up Guards, Takes
 Money ard Guns, Jumps
 Through Wind0w 0f Iruin
-rf,y Associated Press)

CASTLE ROCK, Wash, June 1l,R Roy Gardner, the mail robber con: victed at San Francisco last week and sentenced to term at McNeil island, made his escape this morn ing, while en route to the peDiten- tiary. Gardner held up the two United States deputy marshals who were guarding him, took their cash and guns and after placing the hand cuffs with which he was shackled on them, jumped from the lavatory window of the Shasta limited train on the Southern Pacific. [ Frank Pyron, an escaped counter feiter who was also en route to Nc Neil island under guard of the depu- ties, aided Gardner and also es- capped.
 Five posses are trailing Gardner and he is believed to be surrounded ill the hills near here, with battle expected momentarily.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-11
VALIDITY OF KANSAS COURT
 ACT IS UPHELD
(By Associated Press)

A TOPEKA, Kan, June 11.--In the most sweeping decision on record affecting the validity of the Kansas industrial court law, the supreme court today affirmed the decision ci the district court sentencing Alex ander Howat, president of the Kan. sas branch of the United Mine Work. CTS, to year in jail for contempt The law was held to be valid in each of the e&ght issues raised.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-11
SERVICES FOR
 -. a. LEGION HEAD HELD TODAY
(By Associated Pressy

CINCINNATI, June 11.-Four thous- and persons filled the seats of Music hall today and many stood outside long before the funeral services of Colonel Galbraith, president of the American Legion, were to be held. Thousands, needless of the rain and indictment weather, joined the long line passing the bier. The services were very simple
 Colonel Galbraith's body will be takeu to the Arlington national ceme- tery at Washington for burial.
 Marshal Foch, allied commander of the forces in France where Colonel Galbraith served in the World war, sent message of regret
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-11
FRENCH CHAMP IS FEARFUL OF
 ENTERTAINING
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, June 11.-Fear of overtraining appears to haunt Car pentier and his manager, Deschamps. In his eagerness to be in complete trim when he faces Dempsey, the Frenchman apparently has reached top condition already, and several close observers intimated today that he is training at too fast pace
 Open exhibits of bag punching and body exercises on Thursday produced an impression of fatigue out of pro- portion to the amount of energy ex. randed, -~r - " s~ .ss7 :,
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-11
HOUSE PASSES
 SWEET BILL TO AID SOLDIERS
(By Associated press)

WASHINGTON, June If. --, The house yesterday passed tie Sweet bill, consolidating sN agencies deal. ing with former service men, and the measure now goes to the senate.
 The Sweet bill provides for the creation of veterans bureau in the treasury department in which will be placed the war risk bureau, the fed eraF board of vocational training and the functions of the public health service relating to veterans. Four regional offices will be created for expediting the handling of claims for compensation, hospital, and smedi- cal aid, and vocational training. Pro- vision is made for 140 offices where veterans can apply for relief
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-11
SIMS ORDERED BACK
 TO UNITED STATES
(By Associated PressJ

WASHINGTON, June Il. - Secre- tary of the Navy Denby today re- voked the leave of absence in Eng land of Rear Admiral Sims and or dered him to report immediately at Washington.
 Secretary Denby's action was tpken without waiting for reply from Ad- miral Sims asking him if he had been correctly quoted in his speech on the Irish question. Sims had pre- viously announced that he would sail for home June IS.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-11
MAIL TRAIN R0BBER MAKES MAKES SENS ESCAPE
CARPENTERS WITHDRAW
 FROM LABOR MEETlNGI
(By Associated Pressl

DENVER, June II. Delegates penters and Joiners, representing more than 325,000 workers, with, drew from the convention of the building trades department of the
 American Federation of Labor today when resolution was adopted sus- bending any International union for failing to comply with awards made by the national board of jurisdiction al awards.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-11
BANDITS HOLD @' BANK CASHIER
 ANDL00T BANK:
(By Associated Press)

SPOKANE, June 11.-After hold- ing Clarence Ostrum, cashier of the Associated Washington State Bank, and his wife, under guard from mid. night, until 7:30 o'clock this morn ing, three gunmen robbed the vault of the bank of $4,5OO and escaped in an automobile, taking the Ostrums with them. The prisoners were re- leased near Valley, Wash.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-11
BOY LOSES LIFE IN
 CANADIAN FLOOD
(By Associated Press)

VANCOUVER, June Il. - A boy named Stiles was drowned yesterday in the flood waters at Suttas Prairie.
 The flood situation Is unchanged. The Frazer river has risen to 21 feet at ,Mission.s within 2ie feet of tho extreme level of last July.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-11
SIMULTANEOUS REVOLUTIONS . UNEXPLAINED
(By Associated. Press)

COPENHAGEN, June 1.-The po- lice of Stockholm have discovered documents showing it was intended to start simultaneous Beisheviki revolu- tions in Sweden, Norway and Fin land. The papers duplicate 400 Bol- sheyiki in Sweden, who will be ar rested and expelled from the coun- try.