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Evening star., 1924-09-12
JOHNNY DUNDEE THROUGH
AS A 126-POUND FIGHTER

NEW YORK. September 12.-Johnny
Dundee, uncrowned king of the feathers
weight division, has been forever barred
from further participation in the 1876
pound class by the State athletic COM
mission when that body officially recog-
nized his withdrawal from further par
ticipation as a featherweight. 49,.
Dundee can fight as a junior light
weight and as lightweight, but he
cannot anywhere in the United States
again contest as a featherweight, under
penalty of being barred in this State
and as result be ON the commissions
black list.
Evening star., 1924-09-12

Dempsey-seated at the ringside-
how he might have handled Firpo
without being knocked out of the
ring.
Dempsey Dared and Won. a,
But Dempsey played the part of a
champion, took a chance and as a
result today he stands so far ahead
of any other heavyweight in the ring
that it would be difficult to draw a
respectable crowd to see the fight.
Wills did not dare take such
chance. One of those terrific rights
of Firpo's would probably have ended
him and Harry did well to respect ie.
At the same time to stow away man
like Ffrpo, fighter has to unhook
hing-which means taking a
chance. This Wills did not do, even
granting he could have hit hard
enough to knock Luis out il he had
taken a toe hold and socked.
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-09-12
GARCIA WHIPS PECK.

COLUMBUS. Ca. September H.
Bobby Garcia, Army featherweight
champion, was credited with a knock
out in the second round over Kid
Peck, formerly Of this city, at Fort
Benning last night. Peck was cor
nered against the ropes, Garcia push
ing with his left hand and hitting
with his right. Peck went through
the ropes backward, sustaining a cut
ear and bruised face.
Evening star., 1924-09-12
1es Wild Bull in Battle for Supremacy Among Rings Jngenen
WILLS DECISIVELY BEATS
FIRPO In l2-ROUND BOUT
Crowd of 10000 At Boyle's Thirty Acres Sees
Crafty Negro, Following Carefully Planned
Course, Badly Batter Argentinian.
Ry the Associated Press.


EW YORK September 1.-THE Panther has the Wild Bull
" in the battle for supremacy the rings jungmen
This the conviction that to
with them last night after Harry Wills had battered and beaten
Luis Fpo
prised the entire gathering by going imi
When the smoke OF conflict had lifted Boyle Thirty
Wills
by decisive that left no for
While Firpos mighty right o
hy defense the knocked
count OF the whipped
other ii with ahng bung
~ >''0 W 'N NNN
Evening star., 1924-09-12
FIRPO'S DEFEAT BOOED
BY HOMETOWN CROWD

BUENOS AIRES. September 12.-
Luis Firpo's defeat at the hands of
the American negro heavyweight,
Wills. was received with boos by the
crowds which gathered in front Of
newspaper bulletin boards. There
were expressions Of dissatisfaction
that the fight had not terminated
decisively. one way or the other, in a
The crowds quickly melted away
after the result became known.
Evening star., 1924-09-12
BRITISH AND AMERICAN =
YACHTS ARE NOW TIED

OYSTER BAY, n. Y, September IA
The British 6-meter yacht team yester-
day won the fourth race of a series
from the American team, 19A points
to II. Two races have been won by
each team, and the series will be COM
pleted when one team has won four
races.
Evening star., 1924-09-12

Under the hard cold moonlight of
an unreasonable September night, the
matador, a superb figure in bronze,
toyed with the Wild Bull of the Pam
pas. stabbing when and where -
would, easily evading the rushes of
his opponent and his club-like blows.
and eventually, through scores of
body punches, taking the steam out
of his man, rendering him helpless so
far as attack was concerned
Yes. Wills was the clever matador,
but he fought the Bull so to speak
with blunted sword. No thrust was
a deadly thrust and the fight ended
with Wills the winner by eight miles
on points. If ever he was to lay
Firpo supine it was in the second
round when he clouted the South
American on the jaw with all he had.
1t sent Firpo to the canvas But it
did not keep him there. Thereafter
the bout was an endless wrestling
affair with Firpo doing most of the
graphing.
Fight Was a Poor One.
1t was not a good fight. 1t was, in
fact, a very poor one. The fans, some
$4,000 of them, swarmed into the big
wooden saucer with Wen formed
idea they were going to see a terrible
encounter-one of those life and
death, hammer and tongs struggles
that used to occur in the days when
men were men and were covered with
hair.
The -Firpo fight was taken
as an indication of what probably
would happen and so the customers
turned out in droves. Not a fighter.
manager or critic had any idea,
apparently. other than that either
Firpo or Wills would be pounded into
an unrecognizable mass before the
fight had gone many rounds.
So far AS the writer knows he was
the only one who picked Wills as the
winner of this battle on points.
When the two men stepped into
the center of the ring Firpo was
Scowling like a Sioux Indian, who
not only holds an undying grudge
against cullud men, but has private
troubles of his own, such as a nag
ging wife. indigestion and so forth.
He would not shake hands with the
stevedore.
Luis Becomes AfYectiOnate.
How curious it was then, how al
most humorous in fact. to see how
affectionate Luis became after the
fight had started. He hugged and
hugged and hugged until Harry grew
weak from supporting the big gink.
1t was CAUTIOUS fight, so far as
that goes, on the part of both fighters
Each acted as though he knew the
other fellow was carrying a pound of
dynamite in his right fist, and even
when Luis gave evidence that even if
his right was propelled by INT there
was no aim behind it, Wills still played
safe.
In the last two or three rounds
when Harry might have been expect
ed to take utmost advantage of his
superior skill and muss up the Ar
gentino good and proper he became
more conservative instead.
What Wills did was to show Jack
Evening star., 1924-09-12
BATTLE PROVES DEMPSEY
FAR SUPERIOR TO EITHER
Jersey Clash, Although Poor One, Demonstrates
Conclusively That the Rapier is More !
Effective Weapon Than War Club.
BY FAIR PLAY.

EW YORK, September 12If Jack Dempsey
about meeting Harry Wills the he need be
1t demonstrated the big
when Wills Firpo ound
lost his farewell punch he oppo
nenand that his general ability fighter would
high to stand the champion off.
Against such Frpo
but sends letter OF perfectly
distance. and behind them
Wills punches have
is what spells
AS for the battle last night
the than the club The
the of brute
Evening star., 1924-09-12
TAKES TR0TTING PRIZE.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, September H.
Tilly Brooke, Tommy Murphy's sensa-
tional unbeaten, trotting leader Of the
season. added to''i1er triumphs yester-
day by winning in straight heats the
$4,000 Empire State stake, classic
.three-year -old trot feature of the Grand
Circuit program 0t the State fair.
Evening star., 1924-09-12
REDS BUY HUSKY HURLER

CINCINNATI. Ohio, September H.
Everett Morris, a, righthand pitcher,
6 feet. 2 inches tall, and weighing 100
pounds, is the latest purchase by the
Cincinnati Reds. Morris has been
pitching for the Nashville club Of the
Southern Association. He will report
to the Cincinnati club next Spring.
Evening star., 1924-09-12
PIRATES ARE BEATEN.

BUFFALO. N. Y, September H.
Manager Webbs home-run drive over
the left field wall after Dye had dou-
bled in the ninth enabled the Buffalo
team to defeat Pitts
burgh, to 4, yesterday. Webb hit a
homer in the seventh and Kelly hit
one in the second inning.
Evening star., 1924-09-12

NEW ORLEANS, September H.
JEFF Smith, Bayonne, N. j., veteran,
outclassed Young Marullo of New Or
leans in a 15-round bout here last
night and won the decision. Smith
weighed 1917 pounds; Marullo, 1921.
Evening star., 1924-09-12

NEW HAVEN, Conn, September II.
-Ansonia (Conn.) High School foot
ball team has asked Elgin, Ill, High
for an intersectional game, to be
played here November 25. Elgin
PLAYED here two years ago.
Evening star., 1924-09-12
VIRGINIA LEAGUE,

Portsmouth, 81; Norfolk. 2-1 (second game,
darkness).
Richmood, 10; PetenbuIg. 8.
Wilson, 3; Rocky Mount, a. innings,
darkness).
Evening star., 1924-09-12
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.

Atlanta. 4 Chattanooga. /.
Memphis. 4; birmingham. l.
New Orleans, IL; Mobile, j.
Little Rock IA: Nashville @
Evening star., 1924-09-12
Receipts Close to $500. 900.

!. No definite. figures on the receipts
were available early today, but Rick
ard placed the amount close to $780,
900, which sets new high mark in
financial returns for non-champion-
ship bout.
OF this amount, Firpo will receive
much more, in spite Of defeat. than
Wills in victory. The Argentine was
understood to have been guaranteed
close to $250,0oo, while Wills share
was placed at 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-27
SO C0RPORATORS and FRIENDS
CELEBRATE Nine T|ETH BIRTHDAY
GARDINER SAVINGS INSTITUTION

Thirty nine corporators and friends
of the Gardiner Savings Institution
attended complimentary dinner
given at the Johnson House Thurs
day evening in honor of the Goth
birthday of the bank. The follow
ing menu was served by Landlord
Hilbert: Queen olives, colery. cream
of chicken soup. saltines, boiled sal
mon. Hollandaise sauce. Julienne po-
tatocs. roast chicken. giblet sauce.
current jelly, green peas. mashed
potatoes. fruit salad. Parker House
rolls, strawberry shortcake. walnut
college ice, fruit cake. marble cake.
sponge cake, mixed nuts. Muscatel
raisins, almonds, American cheese.
crackers. coffee, tea.
After dinner President J. S. MaXcy
acted as POSTMASTER and introduced
Mayor u. S. McNaughton. who was
followed by Judge A. M. Spear, Hon.
f. l.. Russell, Hon. William Tudor
Gardiner, and Judge Harold r. Cook.
The history of the bank was given by
President ]. S. Maxcy as follows:
Ninety years ago today the Gardi-
ner Savings Institution was organ
ICED at a meeting of it's incorporators
held in the office OF its prime mover.
Robert Hallowell Gardiner, who was
elected it's first president. 1t was the
third institution of the kind to be
formed in this State. The first was
opened in Portland in 1919. but
closed its doors in 1888. The second.
the Saco and Biddeford, located at
Saco, was organized in 1897 and is
still in existance; thus ours is the
second oldest in the State and now
rounds out it's four score years and
ten of honorable service.
The first savings bank Incorporated
in the United States was the Provi-
dent Institution for Savings in the
city of Boston, bearing the date De-
cember Is, 1916. which owed its eX-
istence to letter that Robert Hal
lowell Gardiner received from
friend in London, explaining the sta
tus of savings banks in England. An
intimate friend of Mr.. Gardiner.
scholar, and philanthropist of Bos-
ton, visited at his home. read the let
ter, became interested in the project
and obtained the charter for that in
stitution from the General Court of
Massachusetts. We can thus claim
out city as the home of the sugges-
tfon of savings banks in this country.
The beginning of our bank was
modest: 1t was housed in a room in
the office building of its president
where it remained rent free for some
ia wears. At first the office was open
one hour a week from IL to O'Clock
on Wednesdays. The opening day
was July 10th. 1884, and the entry
de by tho treasurer reads. "Office
onened at 12 and closed at l o'clock.
M deposits received" But one week
later July 90, Account No. l was
opened by the deposit of $500 in the
name of Edward A. Fry. minor
seven wears of age. subject to the
control of Ebenezer Fry of Vassal-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-27
Inheritance Tax
Law Unconstitutional
I'm N. H., Word Court

Concord, N. H., June 26-In a deci-
sion handed down late today the SUI
preme court of New. Hampshire held
the state inheritance tax law as
amended in 1919 and further amend
ed in 1928 to be unconstitutional.
The amendments had provided a
graduated inheritance tax instead OF
, the uniform rate of taxation formerly
in effect.
The court ruled that inasmuch as
the people had adopted am inheri-
lance tax amendment to the state
constitution in 1903, the inheritance
tax law passed in 1905 and based on
the amendment was constitutional.
This law established the uniform rate
OF taxation.
The court further held that mas
much as there was doubt in 1919 as
to constitutionality of the amend
inents to the inheritance tax law
passed in that year. the law Of 1919
did not repeal that of 1905.
State officials tonight were unwill-
ing to discuss the effect OK the SUI
preme decision on taxes already COL
lected under the laws of 1919 and
1928. 1t was intimated. however, that
on the theory that "the state can do
no wrong" applicants for rebates
would be compelled to have recourse
to the courts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-27
Smiths Confidence
mistaken in Race
For Party Nomination

New York, June 26.-"My case
has been committed to the Jury. !
await the verdict. confident that il
Will not be an acquital"
This statement was made tonight
by Governor Alfred Il. Smith of New
York, candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination. and was
concurred in by his campaign mana
ger, Franklin d. Roosevelt.
THE verdict when returned by the
convention" Mr.. Roosevelt added.
will look toward four years in the
White House in Washington"
The governor was pleased with the
days developments. Both the events
In the convention hall where he was
placed in nomination by Mr.. Roose-
welt and elsewhere about the city
where Smith workers went in fur
therance. of his candidacy were char
acterized as particularly pleasing.
The governor did not hear himself
nominated although there was a
radio in the club he visited during
the time Mr.. Roosevelt spoke In con-
vention hall. He heard the deafen-
ing roars from the demonstrators In
the hall but even that was not enough
to keep him attentive throughout the
hour and half that passed before
order could be restored and the noise
quoted.
Il had read the speech and was too
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-27
ADJUSTMENTS
Richard Barthelmess Today at John'
son Opera House


son Opera House
The greatest motion picture of
Richard Barthelmess' screen career
exelling even his marvellous product
ion of "Torable David. -,
That is what we can promise with
out reservation for next week.
What we are talking about is The
Bond Boy, at this theatre today.
Remember Barthelmess' thrilling
fight with the Hepburns in "Torable
David? You'll never forget that
will you?
Well, your hair will simply stand
on end when you see the star, as
Joe Newbolt, condemned for muir
der he didn't commit, break his jail
bonds and flee with a pack of blood
hounds on his trail.
You'll gasp at this and you'll
catch your breath at the tragedy on
the Newbolt farm.
You'll love the hero for his chival-
ry to womankind, his honesty. his
self sacrifice and bravery. He's a
humble hero too, the son of aristo-
cratic parents forced by circumstan-
ces to bond himself out to the servic-
es of an INSCRIPTIONS farmer.
Your pulses will Jingle and your
vi cctltl Will SOliiS IctoI cllSO "IlSh you
absorb the charming love story that
threads it's way to happy conclus-
ion through the tempestuous plot.
And when it's all over we know
you'll agree with us that Richard
Barthelmess is beyond all doubt the
greatest masculine dramatic star of
the screen today.
THE Bond Boy" is taken from
George Washington Ogden's famous
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-27
Ex-GOv. Cox Name
Presented by Baker,
Former Sec. of War

New York, June 26-Declaring
that former Governor James M.
Cox of Ohio became national
figure at that moment in 1920
when only a few had the vision to
see. or the courage to follow. the
new faith-the new political re-
lgion of Woodrow Wilson," Newton
d. Baker, secretary of war in Presi-
dent Wilson's cabinet. today again
placed Coxs name in nomination
for the presidency before the Demo-
cratic National Convention.
without hesitation or wavering,
he fought the long 1920 campaign,
debating without doubt, appealing
to our higher emotions. battling
back the tide of ills which, rising
finally included US with the peoples
of Europe as the children of
despair" Mr.. Baker told the conven-
ton.
"Since that campaign, his dedica-
complete" Mr.. Baker said. He has
devoted the intervening years to
serious study in the old world and
this. He has sought for those rea-
sons, historic, traditional, perma-
nent or temporary. which brought
about our act of encouragement at
the moment of our might. With
pen and voice, with growing power
Of enthusiasm and Of knowledge, he
has, as private citizen, sought to
inspire us to better and higher
thinking. and juster and more en-
during policies. Thus Ohio feels
that her son, once only her favorite,
has become the nations favorite.
I'm her name, present to you
Ohio's three-time governor, her sue
cessful executive. her constructive
. leader, her son who bore the BAN
ner Of our principles bravely and
blamelessly in a national contest,
her son who has had the vision to
see where Americas opportunity
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-27
FAIRFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne McNalley Of
Clinton are visiting Mr.. McNalley's
aunt Mrs. Charles McClintock on
Lower Main street.
Mr.. and MS. Charles Lawry, Miss
Catherine Lawry and Mrs. Emerson
Lawry returned Thursday from their
trip to Portland.
Mrs. Ralph Hill of Skowhegan are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Colby Law
renee on Upper Main street.
Mrs. M. E. Holden of Jackman, Is
visiting Mrs. Hannah Barney on FER
way home from Bangor where she
attended the l. 0. f. convention.
Mrs. G. +. Edmunds of Unity, was
business caller in town Thursday.
III. 81. Reynolds was a business
caller in Vassalboro Thursday.
Alexander King, who has been
visiting Louis Tardiff in Clinton, has
returned home.
The Loyal Club met Wednesday
evening at the home Of Mrs. John
Brooks on Burrill street. The even
ing was passed playing cards and
prizes were awarded to: LIST prize,
Mrs. Neal Gregory; End prize, Mrs.
Charles Champine; ard prize, Mrs.
Louis Ferland. The club will meet
next week with Mrs. Peter Matthew
on High street.
Pr and Mrs. Wallace Champine.
Mrs. Charles Champine. Miss jean
cite Simpson and Miss Esther Clam
pine passed Sunday at Great Works.
Miss Hester Stone went to Au-
gusta Thursday where she will have
an operation for tonsils today at the
Augusta General Hospital.
At the call Of Albion rung from
Roy "A tha firameu nf fha town with
the steamer and fire truck quickly
responded and rushed TO their as
sistance but not before the fire had
gotten beyond control burning the
tannery and 100000 feet Of lumber
which stood near.
Miss Katharine Hatch notored home
from Beverly, Mass, accompanied by
Miss Ruby Eaton and Miss Rachal
Grinnel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-27

now is and has the courage and
capacity to lead us to that realiza-
ton.
II present to you the name of
James NJ. Cox. -
1.-The past is safe with Washing
ton. Lincoln and Wilson. The chal-
lenge lies in the future-the i'm
mediate future. Our task Is TO
search out the opportunity. state
the cause and choose a leader. The
leader must fit the cause.
"Nationalistic aspirations have
been nursed as promising possible
relief from intolerable hardship or
as the only safe defense against ag-
gression. European cynics' and re-
dictionaries have conjured, as they
have for centuries conjured, with
the fears and miseries of peoples
and counselled that imperative
armed readiness which all
history touches as apt to be
provocative of the very disaster
which it pretends to avert.
"On the other hand. even in such
a world, the first great experiment
in international cooperation has
been making and succeeding. The
League at Geneva has gathered to
it the great liberals of the old
world. 1t has yielded nothing to
force, it has defied skepticism and
dared to believe, as liberals always
believe, in the power of goodwill
1t has fought disease and vice, lift :
ed Austria and Hungary back into
the possibility of orderly national
life, repatriated the war prisoners
established a World Court, prevent
ed four wars and stopped one, set
on foot the only promising plan OF
disarmament yet devised and never
moved a single soldier.
Between thse two sets of forces
the conflict is on. There the battle
rests now. Throughout the world
the forces of militarism and i'm
perialism are arrayed against the
forces of liberalism.
Within the next four years one
or the other of these PHILOSOPHERS
Will prevail-which, we are prob
ably determining here today.
The present administration has
transferred our sympathy in this
contest to the wrong side. Under
the inspired guidance of Woodrow
Wilson. America won the faith OF
the world to submit understanding
for misunderstanding, to foresee and
prevent causes of hostility, and nv
engaging together in great con-
structive work for the common
good, to build up an asset of good
Will which, in the hour of crisis
would enable the conscience of the
world to compose threatened con-
fiict." WIZ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-27

of this Institution. The bank has
had twelve treasurers, the longest
term being Judge Webster's of about
90 years. My business in this city
through me In contact with banking
men and I personally remember all
of those presidents except Mr.. Gardi-
ner, and each treasurer except Ansyl
Clark and James F. Patterson, al
though remember seeing Mr..
Clark. Also 1 knew several of the
corporators who lived to be old men,
who were connected with the bank
in its beginning ninety years ago.
It seems but short time ago that
we had a similar gathering on the
seyenty-fifth anniversary of this
Bank, June %, 1909. OF the officers
at that time the treasurer, assistant
treasurer and two of the trustees as
we'll as twelve of the thirty corpora
tors have left us.
Savings Banks are peculiar to the
eastern states and are practically un-
known in the south and west. The
trustees serve without pay and give
the benefit of their business expert
ence to the depositors. These 1nstl-
tutions are not the home of the
wealthy anu CdpdplC OASAhSSS
bue the mechanic, the farmer, the
widow and the orphan are the stock
holders, and all profits accrue to
them. From the day of its inception
the policy of the trustees of the Gar
diner Savings Institution has oeen
to invest its funds where it's princi-
pal would be safe regardless or hlgn
rates of interest, and that policy
continued to the present day gives
this bank its strong financial stand
ing n the business world.
Those present were, President >.
8. Maxcy, Mayor D. S. McNaughton'
w. F.. Maxcy, Hon. William Tudor
Gardiner, c. A. Turner, Hon. G. A
Knight, E. w. Morrell. George 3.
Barstow, N. C. Barstow, DR.. G. J.
Bragdon, DR.. r. D. Simons. z; ).
Lincoln, Hon. E. L. Russell, Hon
w. C. Atkins, Hon. E. L. Goodspeed'
E. F. Hodgkins, Richard Goodwin, F.
A. Danforth, A. E. Smith, F. E: DIN,
F. N. Hamlin, S. G. Decker, Judge
A. NJ. Spear. Hon. o. B. Clason'
Charles Totman. Ainsley Welch'
Ashley WEIGH, C. H. Beane. A. W.
cunningham, C. o. Davenport. II. r.
Fldridge, Judge H. E. Cook, +. M
Dolloff, H. NJ. Lawton, B. w. JACK
son, E. H. Mosher. E. A. Leighton'
]. w. Berry and r. w. Hawkins.