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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Bicycle Racing
Takes Firm Grip
On General Public

New York, Dec. Six day bicycle
racing apparently is gripping the
general public more firmly for the
race just completed was witnessed
by the greatest gatherings New York
has known for the annual event.
Time after time Madison Square
Garden was filled even in those hours
of the morning when the tired riders
took to the fiat" inside the rim of
the great saucer and pedalled slowly.
The teams furnished such terrific
competition in the sprints that only
nine of them finished at II o'clock
Saturday night
Youth. In the persons of Bobby
Walthour, Jr., and Franco Georgetti
of Italy. rode valiantly and finished
in second place, but could not match
the resourcefulness of the veterans
Reggie Mcnamara who learned his
profession in Australia. Mcnamara
left the sprinting of the early morn
ing to his partner Van Kempen OF
Poland. who flashed in front of the
field time after time for evtra points
which finally decided Their ace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09

The custom of examining
,lubs head first into bags
,.er,s to prevail among golfers
Who travel on trains. What is
your opinion Of this? Does it
protect and preserve the club,
Or IS It injurious?
By TOM KERRIGAN
s.,,s,.up British open.s 1921,
..ssdian Open, 1922 and 1923.
We idea in packing clubs for trav-
=, a. shipment Is first to wrap the
s..ds carefully with medium
s s.svv paper. then to place them,
Ina examining, head down in the
-. This method preserves them
iii mi the greatest safety. I find. II
\. clubs are placed in the bag with
s y. upward, they are liable to in
s,rv The clubhead has greater pro-
,,ses s in the bottom OF the bag. pro-
IA II Is not jammed too tightly
..s,nst the other clubs. The paper
s,snping gives added protection.
,copyright, 1924. Associated Editors,
Tnc.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
|cOBURN QUINTET
HAS STIFF SLATE
! OF HOOP CLASHES
Especial to Kennebec Journall


Waterville. Dec. S.-Manager
Averka of the Coburn basketball
team has announced his schedule for
THE coming season. The usual State
series games will be played with He
bron, Kent.s Hill. and Westbrook.
Most of the teams that are on the
schedule were played last year but
Wilton Academy and st. Johns Prep
are new to the Coburnites. The lat
ter institutions has come along rap
idly in the prep. school ranks and now
Is rated as one of the leaders in
Massachusetts. Their football team
went through the season without a
defeat and from all reports the hoop
team is expected to duplicate this
feat.
Jan. 14-A. T. o. (Colby.)
Jan. 17.-Phi Delta Theta (Colby.)
Jan. 28-Maine Freshmen at Or
ono.
Jan. offending.
Jan. 27-Phi Delta Theta (Colby.)
Jan. 30-Kent's Hill at Auburn.
Jan. 31.-Wilton Academy at Will
ton.
Feb. "a. T. o. (Colby.)
Feb. 6-Westbrook at Waterville.
Feb. 13-Abbott at Pennington.
Feb. 14.-Hebron at Hebron.
Feb. 20-WestbroQk at Portland.
Feb. offending.
Feb. est. Johns at Danvers.
Feb. 24.-N. H. Freshmen at Dur
ham.
Feb. 27-Maine Freshmen at Wa
terville.
March 6-Hehron at Waterville.
The final class game between the
.Sophomores and the Seniors will be
played some day this week. This
game decides the championship and
the game Is bound to be a thriller
with the Sophomores having a slight
edge for a victory. The varsity bas-
ketball will start immediately after
Christmas and with some excellent
material among the newcomers hopes
for a good team are running high.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Mol Pros Profanity y
Charge Against Scion
Indicted for Larceny

Boston. Dec. S.-District Attorney
Thomas c. O'Brien TODAY mol pressed
charge OF using profanity against
Robert l.. Dinsmore of East Boston.
member OF the state house of repre-
sentatives. who was arrested earlier
In the day at the district attorneys
office where he had gone to request
speedy trial on n conspiracy and lar
ceny indictment.
Dinsmore was arrested last week
on a charge of being implicated In n
. conspiracy by which three persons
extorted 5000 from Harry Buyers, q
convicted bootlegger.
Because of Illness OF a material
witness. the trial of Dinsmore had
been postponed. He went to the dis
trict attorneys office TO demand i'm
mediate trial. and II was there that
he was taken In charge by a police
man on the ground that he was us-
ing profane language. t'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
GARDINER BOYS
WHIP S. GARDINER $. ):
CLUB IN OPENER
(Speciai "a Kennebec Journai)

Especial to Kennebec Journal) :
Gardiner. Dec. S-The recently or
ganized Gardiner Club quintet COPIED
over the South Gardiner Community
Club team In the seasons opening
basketball game at the High school
gym last night by the count Of Ss-12.
The South Gardiner boys started off
swith rush and put the ball in for
two counters before the game was q
minute old. and added two more be-
fore the quarter was over. while the
Boys Club trailed behind. In the Sec
ond quarter the locals crept up until
at the end OF the half the count was
1910 for the Boys Club. When the
whistle blew for the last half It was
n rejuvenated local team that took
the floor and despite the great game
put up by the visitors they steadily
increased their lead, until the final
count became Is.
Both teams offered a snappy brand
of basketball. the first half being as
exciting as any fan would wish. Not q
foul was called throughout the game
by Referee Dolan despite the rather
rough play at times. For the locals
SluDer, buCnlnon anu Rose Snoue on
the offcnse. while Rogers played his
usual consistent game on the defense,
breaking up play after play, Reynolds
and Gorton were the stars for the
Community Club, the whole team,
however, putting up a fight that was
worth mention. 1t Is assured that the
Boys Club games will be well at
tended for II was n good crowd that
braved the storm last night and were
rewarded with good game for the
opener despite the one-sided score.
Next Monday night the Boys Club
Will meet an Augusta team in what
should be another good battle. A
dance followed the game last night
and will he a feature OF the Monday
night affairs for the coming win.
ter. N'E"
The summary:
GARDINER SO. GARDINER
BOYS CLUB COMMUNITY CLUB
Stuper II ...... ..,.......... 10 HAL
Ian1ortn .,,.............. Dunton
Rose IT.. ....s.......rb Reynolds
Buchanan ........c mclaughlin
Hildreth rb.......,....f Mcclure
Pinkham
LemieuX
Rogers lb. RIB Gorton
Score--Boys' Club Sc: s. q. G. c..
IL. Goals from floor. Boys Club IS:
SO. Gardiner G. G., 6. Referee Dolan.
Scorer, Danforth. Timer James. Time
4-10's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
New Lights Enable
Colby Ice1nen to
Practice in Evening
Especial to Kennebec Journal)

,tSPeciai 10 Aennebec Journafy
Watervilie. Dec. g. When the
hockey team takes to the fee at Col
by college at the end Of the Christ
mas recess. they will be able to work
a great deal. later. in the evenings
than they were able to last year. The
Central Maine Power Company has
been busy installing new lights
which will furnish a good supply of
light to enable night playing on the
Colby rink.
Last year lights were installed but
the four lights which were used
proved to be insufficient to see clear
ly and night playing had to be aban-
doned after one or two attempts
This year the company has installed
more lights. six in all and all of them
are the powerful nitrogen type which
give quantities of tight. The lights
are well placed and make the rink as
light as-by day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Two Members Crew
Of Seized Rum
Runner Missing

New London. Dec. s.-Two members
of the crew OF the ocean-going tug I'm
derwriters of New York, seized off
Block Island with a cargo Of 1000
cases OF whisky. were missing when
the men were given a hearing before
u. s. Commissioner Earl Mathewson
today.
The Underwater was brought in
here by the coastguard destroyer Cas-
sin and tied up at the state pier. A
strong guard was maintained on the
pier during the night but Captain John
O'Brien and Engineer John Ryan were
missing this morning. 1t is thought
that they were taken off in a small
boat during the night.
The cases of the other 13 men were
continued until Friday afternoon un-
der bonds Of $500 each. and Attorney
Louis Hale of New York. representing
the men, agreed to make an attempt to
bring the two missing men into court
at that time.
The Underwater has been brought
in here by coastguard ships four times
in four months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Satisfied Roberts
Insane and GOdcheck
Shot in Self Defence

Rutland, VT, Dec. S-Adam God
check of Poultney today pleaded not
guilty to the charge OF assault with o
dangerous weapon on Thomas Rob-
erts, who was shot early Sunday
morning at South Poultney. Bail was
set at $500.
States Attorney Charles r. Novak
and Sheriff Henry r. Adams told tho
court that the state was satisfied
that Roberts. who attacked God
check, the lattcr's wife and six chill
dren, and Mrs. Roberts. was insane,
and that Godcheck shot him In self
defence. According to these officials.
Roberts wife sought shelter with
the Godcheck family and Roberts
tried to enter the house to attack
her,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Boston Produce Market
. Boston, Dec.

Boston, Dec. s.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle l5ml5l.
BUTTER-EXtras 40 q Asa; frsts 80
Q44.
CHEESE-Fresh choice 23Q23i;
firsts 22@22A
CORN-No. 2 yellow 1.41G142; 1.3S
Q1.39.
BGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras 1901; white and mixed extras
1905: western extras 66@6S.
FLOUR-Spring patents. 196-lb.
sacks. special short 9.50Q9.75: stand
ard S.60Q9.10.
HAY-No. timothy 2542G!.
HANDSPRING Il a %.
OATS-Forty pounds 72G73.
PORK-Medium backs 35a M37i
POTATOES-Green Mountains $50
@2.75 per 100 pounds: sweets 5.50@6.
Standardization Sugar Refinery
quotes $50 cents in 100-barrel lots
less per cent. for cash.
EEAL-9 20.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Denies Editorials
Influenced Ship
Fleet Corporation

Washington. Dec. 8-The special
house committee investigating the
shipping board and its subsidiaries
today resumed examination Of WITT
nesses for the first time since last
June.
James W. Boring, advertising man
ager OF the Emergency Fleet Corpor-
alton, occupied the stand through
out the session. He testified that
editorial support OF the ship subsidy
plan by a newspaper had nothing
whatever to do with the placing OF
advertising contracts. and explained
the method followed by the corpora
ton In attempting TO check the. re-
suits Of its advertising.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Wesleyan Selects
Grid Dates for rs

\ Middletown, Conn. Dec. S.-Wes-
leyan will play seven football games
next fall, taking on Trinity, Connect
cut Aggies and st. Stephens's as
newcomers, according to the seized
ule given out by Manager Herbert
Hendrickson today. The schedule
follows:
Sept. 26-Connecticut Aggies at
Middletown.
Oct. 3.-St. Stephens at Middle
town.
Oct. 10.rColumbia at New York.
Oct. 17-Bowdoin at Brunswick,
Maine.
Oct. 24--Amherst at Amherst. q
Oct. 31.-Trinity at Middletown.
Nov. 7.-Williams at Middletown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Twins Shift i'm
IBucknell Game with
No One the Wiser

Lewisburg, Penna., Dec. S.-Twins
have caused many mixups and the
Goodwins, Merl and Earl. sophomores
at Bucknen University are no ex-
ception.
During the Bucknell- Rutgers foot
ball game at Franklin Field, Phila
delphla, Nov. %. Merl. star, punter
for the Bison eleven, was credited
with all the punts in the last oar
ter OF the game. After the game the
Bucknell coach, Uncle Charley
Moran congratulated Merl on his 'ex-
cellent punting work but rather than
grab all the glory Merl confessed
that with an injured leg he several
times called Earl into the punting
position. who played his brothers
end position with no one any the
wiser.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Shfty shman vs. Clever Smoke New York City Tonight
[COBURN JUNIORS
BEAT SOPHOMOR
GIRLS IN GAME

Especial to Kennebec Journal)
Watervilie, Dec. 8.-The first girls
class game was held in the coburn
gym yesterday when the juniors play
ed the sophomores and won a very de-
cisive victory by score Of 81 to II.
The game vas one-sided all through
with Thelma Bean doing the best work.
Miss Bean Gagged Is baskets and her
hoor work was superb. She should be
an excellent prospect for the regular
team this winter.
JUNIORS (52) (17) SOPHOMoREs
Brown. IL .................R IL. Hodges
f1utcnlns, Fl ............ RI. Simmons
Bean, c, Rollins
floiiihs. &c .s.............. &C, Foster
dutcnins, re- ............. re-, Bendix
Goals made by Bean IS, Hutchins 8,
Brown s, Hodges z. Goals from fouls,
Hodges 3. Substitutions: Bean for
Hutchins, Rollins for Bean, Hutchins
for Rollins. Referee, Miss Pearse.
Timer, Clark. Attendance 100.
The seniors will play the freshmen
today and with most all Of the seniors
having played the game for one or two
years the game does not promise to be
very exciting. However. Miss Pearse
may allow a few Of the older girls
to perform for the freshmen and make
the game more even.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Wall Street Briefs

Steel ingot production by all COM
! panies in November aggregated B.
! 1O7 ,22G TONS a decrease of 4226 tons
{ under October and 27,095 less than
| in November, 1923, the American
Iron and Steel Institute calculates
from reports by committees. Pro-
duction for IL months of 1924 was
| 33,033.619 tons compared with 49,
CO.; 500 in the corresponding period
of 1923. The approximate daily pro-
duction' in November was 124,2S0
tons for the Is working days in con-
trast to 120. for the rs working
days in November last year.
London has been a heavy buyer
of American securities for several
months despite the disparity in ex-
| change. The financial districts hears
| large profits are accruing to many
| foreigners having trading accounts
in Wall Street. Some of these profits
! are said to run into six figures and
with exchange steadily mounting the
situation was considered even more
| satisfactory for those abroad who
| had foresight to buy stocks in face
| of depressed exchange rates. Shares
| of New York Central, Atchison. Bal
| timore and Ohio, Missouri, Kansas
and Texas, Shell Union and st.
| Louis-San Francisco were said to be
among several large foreign hold
| ings.
Good demand from public utility
companies to keep operation Of Unit
ed States Cast Iron Pipe and Found
ry at high rate. The season soft
ness in pipes which ordinarily oc-
ours at this time was said to have
been offset by the strengthening
tendency resulting from the stiffen-
ing pig iron market. Earnings for
1924 are expected to exceed $21 81
a share on the common stock re-
ported for 1928.
Traffic on the Atcnison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway this year to
December was heavier than the
same period last year. loading to-
falling 1.710,766 cars compared with
1.672,3 72 in 1923. Loadings for the
week ended December 5 were 3S,092
cars against 35 ,325 the week before
and 81, 423 the same week last year.
Illinois Steel. subsidiary Of United
States Steel Corporation. has blown in
a furnace at Gary and another at
South Chicago, Eighteen of its 81
furnaces are now in operation.
November was the biggest month
the Consolidated Stock Exchange Of
New York has had in years. Thomas
B. Maloney, president. said today.
stock clearances showing q gain OF
more than 100 per cent. over October.
The new system employed in the ex-
changes clearing house for delivery
and receipts Of stocks and bonds great
~ facilitated handling Of the large
amount OF business. he said
October operation income Of the
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
increased 70 $z.S5S.s1s compared with
se,597.5sS the same month last year.
and for the 10 months S75.s1s.40S
against $z1.17s.s21 for the correspond
ing period last year.
c. r. Thomas. one Of the largest in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
CLERKS SLAUGHTER
MIXED PINmEN
|. IN CITY LEAGUE

The Clerks took all four points
from the Miscellaneous pinmen, who
are at the bottom Of the league. in
the regular match bowled at the
Y. NJ. c.. A. Monday evening. Me-
Causland sent the splinters scatter
ing for the high three string total for
the evening registering 2ss while
Jones Of the mixed team bowled up
high single string Of liz. =.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
EVENTS OF DAY
IN WASHINGTON

The house shipping beard investl-
cation was resumed.
The Mayfield election contest was
again before a senate committee.
The house spent the day consider
ing legislation for the District Of
Columbia.
The annual report 6f the commis-
sioner Of reclamation was submitted
to congress. 0
The Chicago sanitary district case
involving removal of water from
Lake Michigan. was argued in the
supreme court.
A tentative program for employ.
ment OF the Los Angelica and Shen-
andoah was worked out by navy Of
ficers. Albert c. Williams Of Fort
Worth, Tex, was nominated as
member Of the federal farm loan
board.
A cotton crop Of 13,1s3,000 bales
valued at $1.421, 35s, zee, was forecast
by the department Of agriculture on
estimates made Dec /.
Secretary Weeks suggested amend
ments TO Senator Underwood's Nus
Gle Shoals plan and the Alabama
senator declared an agreement could
be. reached.
Lack Of adequate aircraft industry
was described as Of grave concern to
the government in the annual report
Of the national advisory committee
for aeronautics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09

Los Angeles. Dec. ga bench war
rant was ordered issued here today
for the arrest of Tony Fuente. Mexi-
can heavyweight fighter, when he
failed to appear for arraignment on
the charge of violating the state box
ing law after his match with Fred
Fulton of Minneapolis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09

dividual stockholders Of Vivadou, Inc
was elected a director of the corpora
ton today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Wesleyan Plays 7
Games Next Season

Middletown. Conn.,. Dec. S.-Wes-
Ieyan will play seven football games
next fall. taking on Trinity. Connecti-
cut Aggies and st. stephens as new
corners, according to the schedule
given out today. The schedule fol-
lows: .
September %, Connecticut Aggies
at Middletown; Oct. g. st. Stephens
at Middletown: 10, Columbia at New
York: II, Bowdoin at Brunswick: "a
} Amherst at Amherst: 81. Trinity at
Middletown; Nov. Z, Williams at
Middletown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09

Plants Of the Westinghouse Air
Brake Co. are operating at full capac-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Dexter Measures
Pittsfeld A. A. Five
Sc0re of, 36-16

fspecial to Kennebec JournaD
pittsneld, Dec. 6-Dexter A. c. de-
,.sted the Pittsfleld A. A. five at
Union hall. Pittsfeld. Saturday eve
pIns BY the score Of So to 16 in fast
and hard fought game. Champion Of
Dexter was the outstanding star Of
The contest with nine goals from the
soor to his credit. The summary:
HTTSF1ELD .... -. E. DEXTER
Towle, II ............ II, Champion
Bunker. RI ............... RI. Oliver
Dorr, c, Key1e
Newhouse, lg .......... liz. Ambrose
Prescott, re ............ RS. Higgins
substitutions-Dobson for Towle,
Reynolds for Newhouse, McLaggan
for Dobson, Newhouse for Reynolds.
Goals from fioor-Bunkcr .. Dorr l..
Newhouse /, Prescott 3. Dobson !.
Champion .. oliver 4. Keyte 2, AM
brose 2. Higgins !. Referee-Smiley.
periods-Four los.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago, Dec. 3.
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000: weighty
fed steers closing 25 to 40 lower; sup
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09
Sales were $17,543,000.
New York Money Market

New York. Dec. 8.
Foreign exchanges irregular.
Great Britain. demand .4.69I. cables
&7Oa, 6O-day bills on banks 4.67a.
France demand 5.40t. cables Sal.
Italy. demand 4.33a. cables 4.33s
Belgium demand 4.94a, cables 4.s5.
Germany. demand 23.S1.
Holland, demand 1913.
Norway, demand 1906.
Sweden. demand 26.95.
Denmark. demand 1915.
Switzerland, demand 1887.
Spain, demand 1892.
Greece. demand 1.S2.
Poland. demand 1911.
Czechoslovakia, demand 3,01s.
Jugoslavia. demand 1.49.
Austria. demand .0014S.
Rumania, demand so.
Argentina, holiday.
Brazil, holiday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09

c. z. Thomas. one Of the largest in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-09

October operation income Of the
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
increased 10 Sz.s5s.s1s compared with
81, 59T. 5sS the same month last year.
and for the 10 months S25.s1s.l0S
against szi.17s.se1 for the correspond
ing period last year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-11

Legion is conducting a public county
campaign opposing the Mellon tax re-
duction plan. 4
Blackboard County commissioners
have appropriated $4,000 with which
to fight cases growing out of the
Montpelier bomb explosion. Forty
eight steel workers are under arrest
in the case.
The thirteenth annual session of
the Indiana Student Missionary
Society ended n three days session at
Manchester College, North. Man
chester. Sunday. More than 225
delegates attended.
Logansport Will start a public build
ing program this spring estimated to
cost 1870, 900. Heading the list Is a
proposed $500, 900 city building.
AS a sign OF mourning for Woodrow
Wilson, members Of the Officers Re-
serve OF the United States will veal
a crepe ribbon in their buttonhole
thirty days, according to Prof. Paul
v. McNutt of Indiana University. He