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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15

ject leader. has planted ten acres to
improved seed himself.
Two main sources OF good seed al
ready exist in the county. one Is
l.. s. Russell of Kents Hill while the
other is E. G.. Palmer OF the same
place. Both these men were able To
supply many farmers this last year
and their seed has all turned out
very well-in most cases better than
that brought from outside of the
county.
Next year Mr.. Day expects to do
considerable more with this project
as the men are taking great inter :
est in the work and promise to fol-
low the practice more and more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
Selectivity of
Projects to Fit
Individual Farmer

Speaking OF the work of the or
ganization. f. r Clifford of Win
thrcp. who was the first president of
the kennebec County Farm Bureau.
saya:
IN reviewing the work Of the
Farm Bureau since its organization
in Kennebec county we are i'm
pressed with the efficiency and pro-
cress along the lines Of successful
farming.
1.-THE various projects tried out by
cur best farmers under the careful
supervision of the I county agents
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
Hr .uoces. o. ths chemisier

HE success oe the chemider
npe Of frock this summer
= has given rise to . delight
fnl adaption Of the chemisier idea
for the more sedAte mouths OF
autumn. a. evidenced In this after
noon froclk. which strikes . happy
compromise between spordveness
and dignity.
The dress Il made Of black Frost
krepe, Q substantial crepe with the
slixht RIB which u % much In
evidence In Fan fashions. and II
combined with wide Scotch plaid
ribbon. The skirt u made IN three
tiers Of the plaid. bordered with
the Ffostkrepe. Tho plaid appears
again In the chic chemisier front
which gives the dress its piquancy.
and In the bands on the long
skin tight" sleeves which also
mark the new mode.
And. BY the way. this dress de-
ceptively unsophisticated as It
seems. reflects many Of the newest
ideas In the late Paris openings.
for instance, the insertion Of trim.
ming motives into the sleeveA
Premet. according to . cable re-
ceived by Henri Creange. Director
Of the Cheney Style Service. spon.
sors all sleeves straight. narrow.
and long. with decorative motives
at the wrist matching trimmings
Of dress"
Jenny plays with the idea Of
bright coiored yokes. and repeats
this theme In sleeveA Says this
cable. direct from her opening.
soften square chiffon yokes. sewn
either in front or at back ana pro-
longed in a scarf turning round
neck and knotted at sida These
effects are nearly always In some
vivid color such as pink. orange.
green. on black. navy blue or
brown dress. Little knots. bands
or cuts Of same chiffon posed
rather high on sleeves, which arc
long and tight"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
Ar. Air POCKETS Dangerous7

An air pocket is not dangerous
condition in the 'air in these Gays.
You often read in the newspapers wa.
nlane was caught IN an air pocket
and the pilot was killed because ne
could not get out of it. That IS not
true. Air pockets are merely up-ano-
down air currents which are very mucn
like ocean waves. You will nnd IN
living that you have smooth GAYS
and trough" days. The modern hlsh-
powered, high-speed plane goes
through these air waves very mucn
asa fast ocean liner cuts through the
water. .uo.
The thing that happens when pilot
1. thrown into spin" or a stan IS
that he loses flying speed. ana IN SO
doing does not have the driving-1orce
behind him to carry him to safety.
II he Is high enough he will be safe'
for the plane will drop into owe. tne
slip-stream will act on the controls
and the plane will again be under con-
troll. Careless pilots. obsolete planes
and low flying cause most OF the
deaths, and not air pocketss-Lieu
Col. W. G. schaufler. Jr, in Adven-
ture Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
"Breedino" Gems

Many superstitions have always
centered around precious stones. One
OF the most curious of these is. per-
haps, the belief that it is possible -
breed" certain gems.
This strange belief was formerly
widely held. One of tie earliest in
ouiries made by the Royal Society
was into this very subject. Learning
that diamonds We're found in gravel
ard that if the gravel were left I'M
disturbed a second crop would ma
terialize, the society re1an to dream
dreams. So they asked one OF tie
ships captains affiliated to them 20
investigate the matter. Unfortun-
ately, there is no record as to the
result of this gentlenan's inquiries.
hut one fears that the society found
it rather disappointing.
From the East comes a similar
tradition regarding pearls. For long
ages it has been believed in the
Orient that it is possible TO hreeo
pearls by keeping them in rice. mere
is no evidence to support inns pelei.
hut to this day the pearl-fishers OF
Bcrneo place every ninth pearl thCy
find in a bottle of rice.
Rather more scientific were the oin
buddhist priests, who anticipated tEt
modern methods OF Obtaining cui'ul
rearls by some centuries. They usen
+ introduce tiny images oil buout'a
into oysters which they mad cautnt'
and then put them back into the
water. When, later the oysters were
Gshed up. these images would be coy
eyed with pearl. The broken pearls,
showing the images inside, were
claimed as proof of the universal
rower of their deity.
one pretty story, which has come
6,,wn to us from remote ages, ex-
mains the origin Of pearls by saying
that they are dewdrops that ma nae e
fallen at night into oysters hoatins
with their shells open. The iusue
of the pearl. says this legend, de-
ponds on the moon. II tne n,s"t az, 20
clear and moonlit the pearls are
bright, if on the other hand, 1t IS
cloudy, and the moon IS hidden, the
nearIs are dull-London Answers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15

National Crop Improvement Servicc.1
OPOYS and girls club work has
- come to stay, and where 1t
has been established in a county.
some kind of n show is the logical
elimination of the seasons work
is the comment of Dennis A. Merri-
man OF the American Steel and
Wire Co.. who is one of the great
est club boosters in the commercial
world.
1T is astonishing what these kids
can do. They bring all sorts of ex-
hibits, birds and bees and kittens
and goats and pups and calves and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
No Time to Grow

The diminutive Office boy nau
worked hard for a salary" OF %
veek. He was a subdued little chap.
faithful and quiet. Finally. however.
he plucked up enough courage to
ask for an increase.
How much more would you IKE!
inquired his employer.
well" answered the lad. I don't
think 81 more q week would be TOO
much"
"You are a small boy to be earning
81 a week" y r
Il suppose am" he replied:
know I'm small for my age, put, 70
tell the truth, since I'VE worked mere
rye been 30 busy haven't had time
TO erow."-From the New York sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
Dad Was Queer

II was evident that Stuyvesant was
making but little progress In his SUIT
for Stella's hand. On one occasion
he again preached the subject ass.
ing, do you think your father wouio
consent to our marriage?
Stella thought for a moment ANA
then said: Perhaps he might.
Fathers 80 eccentric"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15

Total number Of deposit
books closed
Total number Of deposit
books outstanding
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
Gard Of Thanks

We wish to express our thanks to
the several orders, friends and neigh
bors for their kindness, sympathy
and beautiful flowers given us in our
recent bereavement.
Mrs. j. +. Little
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. E. Tibbetts,
Mr.. Halls Little
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15

Il IL estimated that there are $50
GOO, 900 sheep in the world. basing the
computation on the approximate
number in Zach sheep raising coun-
try
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
Every Rural School Should Have a Fair

pigs and jack rabbits and fruit and
vegetables. and in many cases the
whole town turns out and buys
everything offered for sale, as well
as Offering prizes for the best work.
John Collier Of Kankakee told me
that the young folks have put new
life into the county fair and are
keener about the good Minorca
chicken than about the cheap and
tawdry booth shows that some fairs
employ as attractions.
There is nothing so important
to the right kind Of hoy as the ex.
act truth about something in which
he is interested"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-05
WALKER COUNTY
PLAYS CULLMAN

JASPER, Ala, Nov. 4.-(Special.) y
Walker county battle Cullman Friday
in one of the states feature prep en-
gagements.
Starting in oblivion and fighting for
recognition perhaps no football team in
Alabama has shown such improvement
as has characterized Walker high this
season. Taking a new and awkward
line, together with a light and mex
perienced backfield, Coach Goodwin has
whipped into shape real fighting ma
chine filled with pep and spirit. Three
years ago Walker won the state cham
pionship. Then she had the material,
weight and fighting spirit. That spir-
it still lives at Walker No one can say
that any team ever fought harder than
is the habit of the Walker squad of
1924. And never was "A student body
more completely organized behind the
BLACK and Cold" than they will be
when the team goes on the field next
Friday afternoon.
Cullman has lost but one game in two
years. She looms up as the champions
of Alabama again this year, She lost
practically no men from last year and
is said to have stronger team than ever
this season In size she outweighs
Walker. She expects to win by so
points as she did last year. She has
beaten every team this year by very
large scores.
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The Umpire
BY H. C. .SALSINGER

years practically every large school in
the country will have one.
Year after year the battle for foot
ball tickets becomes more strenuous. AS
interest in the sport spreads it be-
comes more and more impossible to ac-
commodate all those who want to at
tend games. Even the mammoth sta
the demand for tickets.
And, among those fortunate to get
tickets, at least one-half complain be-
cause they failed to get choice seats.
The only remedy for the present con-
dition will arrive with the day when
some brilliant architect figures out a
plan for a stadium seating 100000 or
twice that number, with every seat
dead on the 50-yard line.
1t is surprising how certain mistakes
will be made in football games over
and over again.
Here is one of the most common:
Intercepting a forward pass thrown
on fourth down and trying to run with
the ball.
In recent game we attended the
team that was behind in the score start
ed a prolific forward passing attack in
the fourth period. Every play became
forward pass. The team had the ball
on its own 4S-yard line. 1t had 10
yards to go on fourth down and in
stead of kicking a forward pass was
tried. An opposing back, who Incl
dentally was the most brilliant per
former on the field, intercepted the ball
on his own 26-yard line. He was
thrown in his tracks. His team had
the ball on it's 26-yard line when, had
he knocked down the ball instead of
catching it, his team would have had
the ball on the opposing 4S-yard line.
The error is frequently made. Red
Grange did the same thing in the Ohio
State Illinois game last year but, for
tunately, there was no serious result.
1t is just as necessary for football
player to remember the number of downs
as it is for baseball player to remem-
Der the number of outs. More often
than not the play depends entirely on
the number of the down.
In answer to few inquiries received
recently concerning high scores, we wish
to inform these correspondents that
Georgia Tech of Atlanta, Ga, still holds
the highest point-scoring record in ma.
jor college football. In the year 1916
the Golden Tornado defeated Cumber-
land by the score of 222 to O. No team
of recognized standing has come any
where near that mark at any time since
the gridiron game was invented.
Either football elevens are becoming
more uniform in ability or there is a
lack of outstanding material this season
With football in its last month there is
surprising drought of advertised tai
ent. At this time in other years we
were already acquainted with the names
of enough new all-American players to
furnish Walter Camp with six teams,
but the players discussed to date are a
small percentage of the usual total and
several of the outstanding men in the
list are players who performed last year
and whose reputation is not solely
based upon 1924 performances. There
are many good players but few that
tower head and shoulders above their
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-05
MANY DOGS Run
: IN COON HUNT
Many Sportsmen Gather
At Selma For Annual
Event

SELMA, Ala, Nov. 4.-Ten braces of
three dogs each were drawn for the
fourth annual trials of the Alabama
Coon Hunters association. There were
% entries, several from last year,
though many of the dogs have changed
hands. -.
Immediately after drawing of braces
the party left town headed by President
r. HI. Goode of Glastonbury, and o. M.
Hendricks for Molettes Bend, about IL
miles from Selma. Supper was served
in charge of Frank Houston.
Judges for the trials are r. H. Goode,
Henry Reese, Jr., and White Hardy
with alternate Judges R. D. Sturdivant
and A. J. Finlayson.
Sportsmen from distance who enter
ed dogs Monday were:
Claude Isabel and Hal Isabel from
Gadsden; w. d. Windham- of Cochrane-;;
o. ]. Powell, Clanton; G. S. Conerly,
Carson; w. W. Pugh, Mobile, who en-
tered Bob" prize winner of last
year; 1. T. Mitchell of Mobile; o. l..
Hennigan of Sheffield, and T. NJ. Nc
Caa, Aliceville.
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BIG ELEVENS BEATEN
ON SOUTHWEST GRID
Baylor And S. NJ u Lead Pack In Race For Con-
ference Ttitle-Rice Shows Improvement

G to game came only when the Frog
safety tumble and Bedford the greatest
of conference ends, recovered to run for
touchdown. The Frogs, like the
Owls, played over their heads, and only
the fact luck went to the better team
instead of the weaker, kept them from
duplicating the stunt the Owls pulled.
Meanwhile Oklahoma A. and NJ, out
of the race by reason of an early de-
feat by T. c. u, mauled another Mis-
souri, Valley team when they achieved
their ever-present ambition by beating
the Oklahoma Sooners, G to 0. As
Sooner teams 60, Oklahoma hasn't much
this year, but the fact remains that the
Aggies have team that can give any
body trouble. To date they have ac-
counted for all non-conference teams,
and s. NJ. u, will have its hands full
when it meets the Aggies on Thanks
giving Day.
Arkansas Beats L. s. L.
The other conference team, the Ar
kansas Razorbacks, also out of the
race in the conference, again demon
strated the high character of southwest
ern football by tanning the Tigers of
l.. S. u, 10 to Z. The Tigers, vic
tors over Indiana, found the problem of
beating the Hogs bit too difficult, and
Schmidt's fast team proved that they
may yet upset the conference.
Right now the race for the title
seems to be between Baylor and S. NJ.
U. Both have won two games, and the
Mustangs have tied one. Rice is the
only other undefeated team, but, without
the inherent strength of it's rivals, Rice
must continue to play over its head to
come through indicated.
Arkansas s. M. U. Feature
This week will find attention on the
Arkansas. M. U. game at Fayetteville
and the Texas-Baylor scrap at Austin.
Texas is opening it's new 100000
stadium, and the team that faces Bay
lor will be different team from that
which lost to Rice; Baylor has the edge,
but the Longhorns are due a recovery.
S. M. u, on the face of things, is
stronger than Arkansas, but it must
meet the same problem of let-down.
The other conference game is that be-
tween Texas A. and NJ. and T. G. u,
at College Station. Rice plays Austin
college, one of Baylor's conquerors but
loser to s. NJ. u, and tied by Trim
ity, a school which does not rate at all.
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q PORT is steadily taking advantage
of the motion pictures.
The United States Lawn Tennis
association uses slow motion pictures
to educate the country in tennis. Stars
of the ssaine illustrate various strokes
and methods of play before the slow mo-
ton camera and the reels are sent from
city to city during the winter months.
Most of the football coaches are using
the slow motion pictures to correct err
rors and to teach correct form. Also,
where possible, the coaches use pic
lures of the attack of future opponents
in preparing their defense.
The slow motion picture is proving of
vast assistance to baseball, basketball,
swimming, boxing, wrestling coaches
and those instructing in other sports.
At the University of Indiana the de-
partment of athletics this year installed
moving picture plant. Before many
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-05
[SP0R7SF 0oTBALLGOLF .1ENNIS B0xINC|SP0
OGLETHORPE LOOKING
TO HOWARD BATTLE
Petrels Have Made Good Showing So Far This
Year7Beat Sewanee to O

they could beat Tech by a desperate
chance. They took itin the form Of try
ing forward pass. 1t was intercepted
and returned for a touchdown. A min
ute or two later Tech turned tumble
into another touchdown and the Petrels
lost, 10 to 0.
Loyola, strong team of New Or
leans, tied Oglethorpe 1918. just last
Saturday this same Loyola battled
Mercer university to 90 tie. The
comparison between those scores shows
that Oglethorpe has stronger offense
than Mercer, with defense that does
not quite measure up to the Mercer
standard.
Prepare For Bulldogs
The Petrels have been filled with re-
newed confidence by their thrilling vic
tory over Sewanee and if Howard en-
tertains any hope of beating the Petrels
that team will certainly have to step
about. The Petrels have tasted real
blood, they like it and they are out for
more.
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3
~ 4 z y

of Royston. He was one of million
or more boys within the boundary lines
of his native land at that time carrying
the faults of the other boys and most
of their virtues. He was Just boy"
He played ball much like the other
boys. He was shortstop for one of the
sandIot teams. He improved in play
and soon was a member Of the best
sandlot team in his home town. He
was one of the best players in town
but not recognized as the best.
Cobb was ambitious. He wanted to
become a regular" ball player. One
day he left home and went to Augusta,
nearby. He sought an interview with
"Con" Strouthers, manager of the Au-
gusta team that year, in 1904. Strouth-
ers granted Cobb the interview.
well, young man, what can do
for your" asked Strouthers. :.
I'D like to play on your team"
answered Cobb.
(Tomorrow-Chapter v. He takes
the Plunge.)
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HARVARD MEETS
PRINCETON NEXT
lRx Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Princeton and
Harvard begin the Big Three series at
Cambridge Saturday in the principal
contest of a weekend which finds most
important elevens engaging minor op-
ponents.
La Fayette is favored to reduce Rut-
gers from the undefeated ranks. Lehigh,
another unbeaten team, will meet n
strong eleven in Holy Cross Carnegie
and Penn State promise stubborn bat
tie. West Virginia and Colgate will be
well matched. Boston college will face
Marquette, winner over the Navy, but
beaten for the first time in four years
by Creighton last Saturday.
Yale Encounters Maryland
Yale will prepare for its battles
against Princeton and Harvard by tax
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AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4.-(Special.)
Two mighty giants, who until two years
ago ruled the Southwestern conference
in almost undisputed supremacy, are
beaten and crushed, and new monarchs
have taken their places. One of them,
Texas A. and NJ, with a powerful team,
which was doped to have a slight edge
on the chances at the championship,
went down before one of its most for
midable rivals, the Bears of Baylor, in
a hard struggle, 10 to Z, and its mighty
eleven turns back into the shadows.
The other, the Texas Longhorns, beaten
already in the conference, but redeemed
by a magnificent showing against F'lori-
da, sank to the very bottom by losing,
10 to 6, to an upstart rival. the ottle-
considered Owls of Rice institute; and
without an alibi to stand on they must
sweeps in palace where they once were
the nobility.
Rice's System Working
Rice, under the new coaching system
brought in by John Heisman, bids fair
to redeem herself for all the years that
she has suffered as conference orphan.
The defeat of Texas Saturday was so
decisive that no doubt was left in the
minds of anyone as to which team
played the better ball. Texas, after
going through the strain of two hard
games, relaxed to take on an easy one
and got the worst trimming she has
had since Vanderbilt beat her in 1921.
The game was weird one, total of
Il passes being tried, Al by Texas and
% by Rice; Rice completed IL and
Texas IL.
Baylor, with the stigma of two nom
conference defeats upon her, came back
triumphantly to down the powerful Ag-
gies. Luck was responsible for the win
ming touchdown, but luck landed on the
right side for the Bears outplayed the
Aggies throughout. The victory indi-
Gates that a conference championship
will probably be decided on November
Is when the Bears meet the Mustangs
of s. M. U.
Mustangs Face Task
At Fort Worth, the Mustangs were
forced to extend themselves to the linn
it to avert the experience of Texas. T.
C. US Horned Frogs, filled with the
same medicine that Rice took, fought
the Mustangs valiantly for three quar-
tiers, and the winning touchdown in the
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ing on Maryland. Pennsylvania, which
now stands alone in the east as unde-
feated and united, will take on George
town.
Cornell. restored to the status of a
troublemaker, will meet Susquehanna in
preparation for Dartmouth, which will
play Boston university.
Army will meet University of Florida.
Columbia plays New York university
and Navy may find a soft spot in Yer
mont after its losing streak.
West Virginia Wesleyan will go to
Syracuse and Brown will entertain the
Haskell Indians. Pittsburg will play
Geneva. Washington and jefferson will
face Waynesburg.
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oGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY, Ga.

OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY, Ga,
Nov. 4.-(SpeciaD Still glorying in
their first victory over Sewanee foot
ball team, which was scored here Sat
urday, to O, the Oglethorpe Petrels
Tuesday started real training for their
engagement Saturday at Birmingham
with Howard college. The Petrels if
they play as they did against the Sc
vance Tigers are doped to win by at
least two touchdowns.
The Petrels' success against Sewanee,
team which has always managed to
conquer the Petrels by at least two
touchdown margin, was accomplished
by special scoring plays that were given
the Petrels by Coach Harry Robertson
and the mental attitude of the players.
Discard All Plays
Robertson in preparing the Petrels
for the Sewanee clash discards all of
the plays that had been used in past
games and as a result the Sewanee
Tigers were up against an attack that
had not been secuted and thus was en-
tirely new to them.
The Petrels have experienced unusual
fortune in their 1924 campaign to date.
The Citadel was stopped, 10 to Z. That
victory was not so impressive until the
following Saturday when Furman, al
ways powerful combination was beat
en- by the Citadel. Wofford was beaten
by the Petrels, % to 0.
Held Tech Close
In their game with Georgia Tech the
Petrels would have held the Tornado
to to victory, but for their daring
in the last five minutes of play. The
Petrels backed against their own goal
line in possession of the ball saw that