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The New York herald., 1922-09-03

housen (that plural form for house
is an heirloom from some Hessian
ancestor) and then the 'ooman let
old Belle loose. She got the fox in
about six jumps He bit her yere
and there but not much. Fox's hide
no good now. Fur's too loose. /
just buried him Somethen else Is
ataken the broilers. but I guess it
must be snakes"
Uncle John shivered Rattlers
and copperheads are the bane of the
poorly shod Jackson Whites exist
ence
We-tried to pump him about the
mountain people, but on that subject
he was entirely uncommunicative.
We could see an old woman peering
through the crack of the open door
of the cabin, but she did not come
out. When we invited her out to
have her picture taken. she slammed
the door. We moved on, following a
narrow pathway. and after a while
came to a corduroy trail-Green
Mountain road-that wound through
a swamp, Bear Swamp the natives
call it. This led us eventually to a
settlement of these strange people.
Here We're half a dozen ''housen."
log cabins and patched up affairs of
milled board. bits of tin and tar
paper.
Dogs rushed at us with barred
fangs from every house. but their
owners appeared in time to prevent
them from carrying out their snarl-
ing threats to devour us There was
one old man. three younger ones. sew
eral young women and some small
children. There were representa-
tiyes there, we learned. of the De-
Groot, Mann and Call families. All
were related. One of the youngsters
was an albino, shielding her watery
eyes from the sun with a ragged
elbow.
Just how they were paired off we
did not learn. but they lived in the
most primitive fashion. Water was
fetched" from nearby spring.
They were seemingly undisturbed by
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

sewage problems birth control, or
the cost Of living. A woodchuck.
blood dripping from his snout. hung
by the tail from nail driven In the
caves of the best of the cabins The
uneven projections of the mortised
ends Of the logs served as hooks for
odds and ends of rusty steel traps,
ragged undergarments and red pep
pers.
''The dogs had just killed that
woodchuck," volunteered one Of the
girls, whose straight black hair hung
unbound on her shoulders Her un-
corseted figure moved with a savage
grace, for which she was indebted to
some Algonquin ancestor. Her name.
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
The jackson Whites

felt But the double barreled shot
gun in his hands, though old. was a
gem of weapon
Hello" he said, and gave US q
toothlesS grin of welcome.
This mountaineer admitted he was
Uncle John. We identified ourselves
to his satisfaction and explained that
that we were looking for the Cannon
ball Trail.
Trails furder over. think, be-
yond the ridge. See at brindle
bitch! She killed a fox yesterday" :"
Beaming with pride, he indicated
q lean hound that tugged at her
chain and bayed lugubriously be-
cause she was not allowed to Join
the other dogs that circled about us,
hopeful of chance to nip our legs.
My CONAN said a fox had been
agitten the chickens She said he'd
ct eleven broilers- I told her: When
You see him turn at fast dog loose.
Not long after I'd gone yesterday
mornen that fox put on his bold
shoes-he knew I had the gun with
me-and come right close to the
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

came in the Continental army. Some
OF these went home to their famffieA
But others without families. anl
therefore with less excuse, hid them-
selves among the negroes and In
dams Of the mountains. There they
found food and liquor and women. aQ
of which had been scarce around the
cantonments OF Gen. Washington'a
army.
The mutiny OF Pennsylvania line
troops In 1881 was followed by mu-
tiny of portion of the New JERSEY
line troops cautioned at Pompton. Il
ever soldiers had excuse those poo4
devils did But it was an infectioa
that had TO be stamped out, and Mad
Anthony Wayne was sent TO accom-
plish this. He court-martialed thres
ringleaders. and the sentence for tive
of them was execution by a firing
squad Of their fellows A third was
pardoned.
The shots that ended the lives q
those two echoed against the nearby
slopes of the Ramapos and it was 8
thunderous warning to deserters t.
stay doggo. And so il was the Jacins
son Whites got some Of their white
ancestors.
Close though It is to the greateae
settlement OF humanity in all the
world this region nearly a century
and half after the Revolutionary
war remains sufficiently wild TO han-
Dor a few bears and deer and many
species of smaller game.
It is a human backwater, a reser.
voir Of seemingly colonial customs
almost as conveniently placed fof
the inspection of New Workers as the
Aquarium or the Bronx Zoo. And
yet the isolation of these people has
been nearly as complete as that %
the Southern highlanders of the Ap-
palachiana In literary sense 4
has been more complete, for the
p0i . afc mDf0
satisfactory characters in book OF
short story or a play than the
hybrids of the Ramapos.
Ethnically there is every differ
ence between those millions who
dwell La the mountains TO the south
and these folks who dwell within
range OF the guns of West Point In
customs. habits of speech, diet. su-
perstitions, social organization anl
thought they are blood brothers
The Jackson Whites have fash.
ionable neighbors such as those a
the Tuxedo Park colony and the e.
tates in the Ramapo and wynaqus
Valleys But these folks. though
they may fret about the degradatIoo
of the mountaineers OF North Care,
lima and contribute to missions r
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The Name Anathema.

There was small, irregular patch
OF corn all but smothered In weeds
on the slope in the rear Of these
cabins Beside Serena's cabin was a
barrel turned on its side. 1t was the
domicile Of the best OF the mongrel
dogs The rest of the pack lived in
burrows under the cabins.
The old man with snowy hair and
light blue eyes was nevertheless
partly indebted for existence to some
negro forbeara Serena suggested
that he show US his new house. 1t
was a two room cubicle partially
waterproofed with odds and ends of
tar paper and tin The entire struc-
ture would have ratified around on
the inside OF a Fifth avenue bus. He
lived there with his daughter and
orphan grandchild. He had built it,
he said. because the one room cabin
with its loft had become too crowded.
1t was the first change of residence
he had ever made.
Beside 1t was dugout. a cavern
In the hillside. with facade of logs
and boards and caves of sod 1t was
barn, they said. but there was
nothing in it.
We tried to talk to them about
their ancestry. about the beginnings
of the Jackson Whites. though we
were not SO untactful as to employ
this term. which IS highly objection
able in the ears of the mountain
dwellers. Even 50 the topic made
them sullen and uncommunicatiye.
They made us feel their displeasure
by disappearing into their "housen"
and closing the doors. We accepted
this hint and crossed over the back
bone of Hope Mountain At its base
we came to a shabby old farmhouse
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convert those faraway folks are
strangely calloused concerning the
situation of these wretched neigh
bors. Miss Mack's settlement and Q
few others are totally inadequate foe
the needs Of all the Jackson Whites
A few OF them have left the noun
tains for short periods to work IN
factories or in Kitchens but rarely dp
they stay long away from their b.
loved mountains. That is why I
think the circus press agent was
wrong. / believe there win be an
other Crcassian beauty on the freak
platform of the circus this year. I
am prepared to bet that the JackBoa
White albiness has gone back to hss
red. white and black relations n tha
RamapoS A
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
BY HENRY cocHENoWER.

tNI was Illuminated Dr1liianlly.
The last rehearsal before
the spring opening of the circus was
drawing to a closa The tattooed
lady had just shown some reporters,
as special mark of favor, a three
color picture of the Lords Supper
not ordinarily exposed to view The
Australian bushman. his boomerang
under his naked arm. was chuckling
over . nelspaper comic section. It
was then I overheard tse Cireassian
beauty declare that she was going
home to stay at the end Of her sea-
son.
Wont she be safer and happier
here In America than over there
among all those wild Kurdish brig
ands and Armenian atrocities?"
asked the press agent
Listen" admonished that gentle
man." she's not an imported freak
She didn't come from Circassia any
more than Circassian walnut furni-
ture comes from there She's Jack
son White Albino from over in the
Ramapo Mountains. Jackson Whites
are an interbred lot of Indians, ne
groes and whites. When she says
home she means a mountain slum
about ten miles back in the noun
tains behind West Point You
couldn't drive her back there with a
club. She just wants a raise"
That was my first contact with a
Jackson White. The next time
Two of US were tramping through
the Ramapos. We were searching,
for want of something better to do.
for traces of the Cannonball Trail,
the mountain road from .Pompton
and Wyanque to West Point over
which in Revolutionary war days
munitions for Gen. George Washing
tons army were freighted.
Climbing a steep. heavily wooded
slope, we came upon a dark skinned
man cutting chestnut firewood. His
black hair was wavy. not kinky. bu.
a slight thickening of his features
betrayed negro blood, though his
eyes were of a contradictory blue.
Hello. there" we called out.
The woodcutter swung his ak three
times before he replied Then he
said:
"Yowdy." He resumed his chop
ping.
"Have you any idea where the
Cannonball Trail ran through these
mountains?"
"I never seed It never yeard
ten of it,
He was about to swing his ak
again when the offer OF a cigar
halted him. He stuck it behind his
ear as a grocer's clerk does a pencil,
and leaned his ak against log.
Uncle John might tell you some
thing about it He knows every
thing they is to know about these
mountains and the mountain people.
/ live down back OF Hillburn now.
Sometimes I work In tho Hillburn
foundry. II you wants to talk to
Uncle John. foley this trail spell.
Then branch to the left fork till you
gifts Green Nose Mountain behind
you. Then take a little trail to the
right-just a foot path 1t is-and
after a mile or mebbe three miles
You'll come to Uncle Johns place"
The bald rock face of Green Nose
Mountain was unmistakable- My
companion declared-and he has a
naturalist's knowledge Of these
things-that II was a rattler den.
But we had trouble following the foot
path. which faded out from time to
time. 1t wound through a scrubby
woods that fiourished despite the
thickly strewn glacial powders that
were in turn covered by dead leaves.
fallen trees and branches The ex-
posed rock surfaces were mottled
with scaly lichenA Every step was
- rnacuIatiap with fha raffleSp "a l. &C
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

she said. was Serena Young wood
chucks. she explained. were possessed
Of a favor akin to chicken. This.
however. was not a young wood
chuck. but she said he was to be
roasted for dinner along with green
corn
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
Dog Catches a Fox.

Dogs began to bark and bay. A
man came out of the cabin and
cussed them into silence. His NOUS
tache was a ragged fringe; his beard
a greasy tassel He wore no coat
and his spotted vest was ornamented
at the lapel with brassy safety pin.
a reserve against the fall of the last
of its buttons. His trousers were
patched in half dozen places. Bits
of white string served him as shoe
hceS, and his hat was a misshapen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20

Davidson Z and lost .; Pomcrlc2u 3
and lost i: Lizottc > ana lost ! and
GirCuX one and on.
The Hon" team played Is Sunday
games which were attended b. a
large crowd and they won all Cf tE0u
some by a very narrow margin. on
Sundays they had their best team in
tho field. RAJ Dcadoin, in the fio,d
and Charles Peggy" watson on Soc
ond, and FRANKIE Burke at short
Eastman was another dependable
nan Eating for .G77 and driving il
many runs. Leo BoaUGon our back
stop, considered one OF the best in
this vicinity. was another great help
to plotting this team to victory. He
was loaned to Nassalboro the last OF
August and suffered an injury TO his
right hand which put him out of tho
game for the balance OF tie season.
lie will be seen in a Togu3 uniform
next season.
Perry, Davidson and Harvey pitch
ed fine ball and had many admirers
of their work in the large crowds
that attended the contests.
Daniel +. Ivory. the manager. dc
serves much credit for the efficient
manner in which the team vas han
died, booking made. etc.
The management also wish TO
thank the many fans for their fnan-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
BROWNS DROP
ONE TO SENATORS
ANDLOSE GROUND

st. Louis, Sept. 19-St. Louis drop
ped two and one half games behind
in the pennant race today by losing to
Washington 4 to 3 while New York
was defeating Detroit. Washington
came from behind in the Sth and by
punching hits, including doubles by
Harris and Rice, ran up three tallies.
The Senators scored their other run
in the sixth.
Williams homer into the right
field stands was his 39th Of the sea-
son. He is now leading all other
ma jor league players by two circuit
drives, Rogers Hornsby Of the local
Nationals, his closest rival. having
81.
George Sisler was out of the lineup
because of his injured right shoulder,
but batted for Van Glider in the
eighth and struck out. Sisters ply
sician has advised him to remain off
the field for the remainder Of the sea-
son, but Sisler said he believed sew
eral days rest would allow him to get
in the three game series with Phila-
delphia, which opens Friday. Score:
Washington 0 % 0 0 l 3 0-4-11-O
ST. Louis 000 10 % 1 0 ID SO
Johnson and Picinich, Lapan; Van
Glider, Kolp and SEVERED
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
Football Games
Coming Saturdav

Vale We. I1;na. ~ NcN lif'H'.
s. r1cusn VII Hobart, AT syracuse,
Trnn Statc vs.. 81. Eonavcntura, at
state college.
IIo'" CIuss vs. Nv London Susmi.
rinc Base. ~ Worcester.
Washington and Jefferson We. G'ae.
VI. at Washing ~. Ia.
N3hlcnhuIg VS.. StsouGshurg Normal
~ Allentown.
Alfred vs.. Rochester Mechanical at
Alfred.
ruckncn IS. Manrn,d Normal, =.
Lcwishurg,
Franklin AMI Marshall ~ Albright
at Lancaster.
Maine We. Connecticut A-g.es Al
Orouo.
Now Hampshire " L : Marines
NJ Durham.
Union II. cl7r&san 7-.H. az .a,as,
tady.
$. Lawrence vs. ST. stephens st
Canton
srr.ncaeld vs.. Co,hy at Springfield
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
YANkS WIN
OVER TIGERS and
TIGHTEN LEAD

Detroit, Sept. 19.-The New York
Yankees continued their march to-
ward the American League cham
pionship today by coming from be-
hind in the latter part of the game
with Detroit and winning to 8.
Faced by one-run handicap,
yielded to Detroit in the second in
ming when Sam Jones allowed two
of the four hits obtained off his de-
livery during the game, the Yankees
tied the count in the seventh, due
to clever base running on the part
of Schang and Jones. and put the
game in the winning column in the
next fraNe on extra base blows by
Pipp and Meusel.
Babe Ruth made his saith home run
of the season off Pillette in the first
inning, scoring Dugan ahead of him.
The Tigers counted in the same in
ming on a pass to Cobb and Veach's
triple,
Detroit took the lead in the second.
Rigneyn was hit and Woodall tripled.
bringing him home. Blues sacrifice
scored Woodall.
During the last five innings no
Detroit batsn1an reached first base.
One of the hits off Jones was credited
to Pillette who hit to Pipp and was
safe when no one covered first.
Score:
New York 80 0 0 0 o 0 IL 0 $50
Detroit ......1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $40
Jones and Schang; Pillette and
Woodall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
Football Squad
St. Mary's School
Out for Practice

st. MaryS football squad began Its
preparatory work for the season of
1922 on Monday of this week. About
20 or % lads reported for the tryout
and all looks well for a snappy
eleven at the convent. The uniforms
have arrived and the boys will he
fitted out completely. Although
somewhat lighter than last year, it is
believed that the team will hc much
faster. A number of games have
been arranged with school boy teams
which assures some interesting and
exciting contests on the gridiron.
After yesterdays practice the fol-
lowing warriors" received their
football toys: Charles Carney, Ar
thur Levasseur, John Fox. John Ma
lone, Carol Levasseur, Joseph Ma
lone, Edward Sawyer, William Logan
Daniel Hickey, Leo Worthins, John
Cunningham. Leo Thebarge, John
Connolly and James Allison.
Until further notice daily practice
will be held on the parish grounds
on Western avenue at 3.45 P. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
MAINE COLLEGE
FOOTBALL DATES

Sept. %. Bates-Yale, New Haven;
Colby Springfield Springfield: Conn.
State-U. of NJ, Orono.
Sept. 30. Bates-N. H. State. Dur
ham; Boston University Colby. Wa
terville: Vermont-U. of NJ, Orono;
Bowdoin Amherst. Amherst.
Oct. 7-Tufts- Bates, Lewiston !:
Bowdoin (Open): lby-Brown,
Providence: L. Of dartmouth,
Hanover.
Oct. 14-Colby-B Bates. Lewiston;
Bowdoin- Harvard. Cambridge; Nor
wich University-U. of NJ. Orono.
Oct. 21-Bates- Maine, Orono.
Oct. 81. Bates-Maine, Orono: Bow
doin- Colby. Waterville.
Oct. 2S-Bowdoin-B Bates lewiston;
Colby-U. of NJ, Orono.
Nov. 4-Bates-Mas Aggies. Am
herst: Maine Bowdoin. Brunswick;
Colby Lowell Tech. Lowell.
Nov. II Bates Brown. Providence:
Bowdoin-Tufts. Portland; Colby
Fordham, New York; Maine-N. H.
State, Manchester.
Nov. 1S-Bates-Army. West Point
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
Coburn Football Squad
Has New ACQUISITIONS

Coach Ray E. Haines Of the CO.
burn football team was not able to
appear at Coburn practice, Tuesday,
and the afternoon was spent under
the direction of Captain Simpson
who put the boys through routine
schedule Of kicking the ball and for
ward passing. 1t was announced au-
thoritatively that coach Haines is
sure to come Wednesday, when prac-
tice in full swing will begin with the
boys all logged out in their mole
skins.
Anthony Diversi of Concord, n. H.
who has been playing ball with the
Sterlings of Concord who are consid-
cred the champions Of New Hamp-
shire. arrived Tuesday and will be
out for the squad Wednesday, He is,
however, primarily a baseball man
and is considered one of the best
preparatory school catchers in New
England. Coburn will have a good
backstop to look forward to when
baseball begins. The Sterlings have
played the strongest teams in New
Hampshire. Maine. Mass, and Cana
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
Marlborough Chosen
Football Official
by Rules Committee

Announcement is made of the ap-
pointment Of John MacDonough,
formerly Of Lewiston, but who is now
living in Augusta. as an official by the
intercollegiate Football Rules Com
mittee. This means that he is con-
sidered by a committee Of football
experts as being qualified to otficiate
at college and prep school games.
There is a marked scarcity of COM
potent football officials in the State
of Maine, and any appointee of the
Central Board is sure to be much in
demand.
Mac" is we'll fitted to handle ath-
letic contests as he is an old foot
ball man himself and during the past
season worked al umpire for the Au-
gusta Millionaires, doing exception
ally satisfa Glory service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
Peter Earl Wins
Futurity Stake
at Columbus Meet

Columbus. Sept. 19-Peter Earl won
the Horse Review Futurity stake at
$4,000 for three-year- olds in straight
heats at the second days bill of grand
circuit racing here today Great
Britton took the Capitol City stake Of
$4,000 by straight heats in the 2o5
trot.
Nat Ray. Cleveland horseman,
owner of Peter Earl, back of Peter
the Brewer. also won the rich $4,000
NJ. and NJ. stake for 2.14 trotters. In
2.04 IA, Peter Earl stepped off the
fastest mile of the season for a horse
Of his age. Both Peter Earl and Pet
Ell the Brewer took new records in
winning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
Pirates Take FINAL
Z" Series With Pills

ralad,,pa.a. $.pt. l9.-Pittshurgh
made i, thl,c ONT O. fve from Ihila-
dCpuIa today rs taking the final
rara, ." the series to /. Both Ring
Ana Winters were hit hard in the
llr, thrc, Innings. Glazner kept the
rAmi,s az ny until the ?.h when
three straight hits scored their only
run Score:
P.ttshutEh o 0 0 0 o-l4-o
Ih.ll. .......0 q - 0 0 0 l. 60
tInyn,r ana schmidt; Ring, Win
tors ana I1cnline.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20

r .,cd ror MIilcr in Sth.
y. ,u,d toi Powell in gtE
y, Iona t22 . 0--S
l.... % o > 0 o.
Two lasr bits -.;ottomly, Ainsmith'
ct.,' Cirlso Three rasc hits
T7r'~S lIornsby. Schultz.
I,.n'lo \. .,- To:orccr to Hornsby to
TIT. mi. left ON h2aa--St. Louis
4. Boston q iinsc IN pans
Nor,h !: ~ +"il = oit Doak J. NIL
lcr i. MATHEWS J.. Struck out-ey
%nr,h 7. Nv puall 3; Is Miller /.
rt4 ,~ ,.olth > in . innings. (nono
ant Ir Sr1l: ot, sell in 3: Doak ,
ip 4. ,ullcr u N y; Mathews none
IN I. VIA pitch Sell. Winning
p. Mir SIN. Losing rtcher-Mil-
icr Tmpi.ae mccormick and Mo-
ian. Time l.5f.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20

Two base hits-Menosky, O'Rourkc
2, Evans, McInnis. Three base hits
Summa. Stolen bases-Metevier, Sc
we'll, Wamby. Sacrifices-Evans 2;
Sewcll. Left on bases-Boston 5:
Cleveland s. Base on balls-off Pen
mock 8; Russell 2. Struck out-by
Pennock .. Hits-off Pennock in
6 innings; Russell in 2. Wild pitch
-Pennock. Losing pitcher-Pen-
mock. Umpire-Connolly Hildebrand
and Chill. Time-1.45.
Second game:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
Eastern League Results

Worcester Z; Bridgeport (called
Is innings).
Springfield 6: New Haven 1.
Waterbury ?; Albany 3 (first
game); Waterbury 3; Albany / (sec-
ond game).
Pittsfield !: Hartford 0 (first
game); Pittsfie!d 3; Hartford 2 (sec-
0nd Eame).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
Augusta Wins
Over Groveton, So
Kill Gets Homer
Especial to kennebec Journal

Groveton, \. H.. Sept. 19-Suke-
forth held Groveton to two hits here
today one scratch and Augusta
won 5 to 2. The home club escaped
a shut out when the visitors eased up
in the ninth. Fitzpatrick drove out a
home run in the sixth with Benson
on base.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
CLEVELAND

Two DaSe H1CS-It UtI, 4NtIIUShy, M
Nulty, Jameson. Three base hits
Menosky. Ruel. Sacrificcs-L. Sewell
>: Wamby. Left on base-Boston I;
Cleveland 5. Base on balls-off Fer
guson 3. Struck out-by Ferguson
,; by VIM /. Umpires-Chill, Con-
molly and Hildebrand. Time-1.20.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20

Two base hits, Sukeforth, Graves.
Home run, Fitzpatrick. Base on balls,
Sukeforth /, Stewart 3. Hit by
pitched ball, by Sukeforth. Chase.
Struck out, by Sukeforth II, Stew
art 10. Sacrifice hits, Murray, MUIR
ply, Gaudettc, Fitzpatrick.