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Evening star., 1924-01-03
CIVIL SERVICE TESTS
FOR VETERANS CHANGED
Commission Announces New Regu-
lations Regarding Examina-
tfons for Ex-Servtce Men.

Changes in regulations governing
the reopening to ex-service men of
examinations which have been held
and closed have been announced by
the Civil Service Commission:
Until further notice, American citi-
sens who served as soldiers. sailors
or marines in any Of the allied mill
tary forces between August /. 1914,
and July 2. 1921, and those who so
served In the American forces be-
tween April 8. 1917, and July 2. 1921.
will be allowed to enter any exami-
nation for which there is an existin z
register, provided application is made
during military service or not later
than one year after their honorable
discharge from the Army or termina-
tion of their active service in the
Navy or Marine Corps. The names Of
all such persons who pass the exami-
nation will be entered upon the eligi-
Evening star., 1924-01-03
Egyptian ENJOY Brings
CIOd of Natiye Land
On Mission to France
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. January 3.-A clod OF
earth from his property along the
river Nile is the most conspicu-
Gus object in the Office. Of Fakri
Pasha, Egypt's first minister to
France, who has just arrived In
Paris
1T Is bit OF my native land,
which I brought in my hrst dip.
lomatic pouch" the minister told
inquirers. THE idea has deeply
touched my numerous visitors, es-
pecially our young students"
Evening star., 1924-01-03

Now comes an electric machine to
tighten the arduous task Of scraping
marine crustaceans from the bottoms
and submersible parts of ships. 1t 10
operated by one man and IL said to DO
the work of six.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
COOLIDGE TO DRAW
FIRST NUMBER IN
DAVIS CUP SERIES

washington, Mar 2.-Drawinss
for the International lawn tennis
matches for the Davis cup this year
will be held in the executive offices
of the White House, March IL and
President Coolidge will draw the
first number. Arrangements for the
drawings wSfe announced today by
Dwight F. Davis. assistant secretary
of war and donor of the Davis chal-
lenge cup, the trophy for the tennis
classic of the woAd.
Fifteen nations besides the United
States will participate in the draw
ings by which will be determined
the order of play between the ma
tional teams in the two zones, the
European zone and the American
zone. Ambassadors and ministers
from the challenging countries will
draw for their countries while the
President will draw for the United
States. The Davis cup matches will
be played this year in Philadelphia,
early in September.
The challenging nations are Swift
zerland, South Africa. Ireland,
Czecho-Slovakia, Australia, India.
Holland, Roumania, New Zealand,
China, Japan, France. Spain and the
British Isles. After the drawing on
March IL. the diplomatics participant
ing will be entertained at luncheon
by Mr.. Davis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Moore Wins Out
Door Skating Title

Long Branch, n. j., March Joe
Moore of New York. member of the
United states olympic team, today
Won the New Jersey state outdoor
skating championship. defeating bis
nearest competitor. Harry kasky, Of
Chicago. in two special races after
both had tied for first honors with
80 points each in the regular events.
The ice was soft and il was only
with difficulty that the skaters were
able to race.
Leslie Boyd and Edward Meyers
both of New York, were tied for
third place, while Paul Forsman. of
New York. was fifth.
In the women's events Miss Elsie
Muller of New York. captured first
place. taking firsts i'll three events
scheduled. Miss Dorothy jackson
of New York second place, and Miss
Caroline Breiter of New York. third.
The races were held under the
auspices of the Long Branch Ice
Boat and Yacht club.
Moore and Kasky divided honorS
in the mems events so closely that
they were tied in points at the con-
cIusiOn Of the program. Special 220-
yard and 440-yard races were ar
ranged and Moore took both events.
run off for third. place was not
held.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Washington Post
Writer Lauds Worth
Three Maine BOYS

Shirley T.. Powick, writing in the
Washington Post. has this to say of
three we'll known boys who are max
ing good in the baseball game:
Three boys from Maine. Don
Brennan. Clyde Sukeforth. and Bill
Alberts, should be of invaluable aid
to Coach John d. O'Reilly at George
town university this year in his eff
forts to maintain the high standard
of baseball set by star Hilltop
teams in the past.
While members of the Georgetown
varsity squad for the first time. the
trio OF Pine Tree Staters are of
proven worth and should readily fit
into the Hilltop lineup this cam
paign. Each has had several years
Of experience in the fast company
of Maine summer baseball ranks, II
section of which has turned out more
thnn its quota of players who have
made good in the big time.
After the college season the stars
Of the various mines find n ready
market for their services in the vari
Gus Maine cities and towns which
vie with one another to be repre-
scented by the fastest combination.
Flavin. Kenyon. Murphy, Reynolds,
and Lyman of last years George
town team all found berths with
either the Augusta. Sanford, Mil
linocket. Oldtown or Bar IIarbor
clubs. the outstanding teams in the
section.
The teams are composed almost
exclusively of college or former col
lege stars and the brand of baseball
offered is bound to be of a high or
ha
three embryo Georgetowners is
when the fight for positions on the
regular team gets under way.
OF the trio. Brennan and Sukeforth
are huvlers and Alberts plays the
outfield Even in view of the fact
that Coach O'Reilly still has Jones,
Jenkins. and Mccarthy from last
wears team as dependable mounds
men. the Pine Tree Staters should
have little difficulty in breaking into
the lineup. Both are husky indi-
viduals with worlds of speed, one
very necessary asset of a gcoti
pitcher.
Brennan. who has performed with
the Augusta Millionaires for the past
two years, was star athlete at
tony High school. Augusta. Me. He
played basketball. football, and base
ball while at school and joined the
MiHionaires when only II years of
age. becoming theiI most dependa- :
BILE hurler.
Sukeforth performed with both the
Millinocket and Augusta clubs. He
is reckoned among the most YER
satile performers in that section of
the state. Not only is "Sukey' as
he is called, a dependable mounds
man, but he plays equally well be-
hind the bat and on account of his
hitting strength is sometimes placed
! i'm either the infield or outfield. He is
n batsman of the slugger type and
his strength with the willow will go
n long way in obtaining for him a
regular berth.
| Alberts was for three years the
premier outfielder of the crack Milli-
nocket club. and was for q time a
| teammate of SukefoTth's. Besides be-
/ ing a star man on the defense, bat
| ting is one of Alberts' strong points.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Exeter Wins School
Meet at Boston

Boston. March 1.-Exeter Won the
twenty-ninth revival of the b. 4. a.
inter scholastic meet held this after
noon scoring n total of twenty-five
point. Andover was second with
eighteen and Medford, third with
thirteen.
Captain A. H. O'Neil of Exeter
clipped four-iifth of second from
the 1000 yard record, finishing In
two minutes and - seconds. Arthur
G.. sWoodley of Boston College High
School established record of A
feet seven eighths inches in the a12-
pound shot put and c. 7. Elliott, Jr..
of Exeter equalled the record for the
40 yard hurdles in = 1-5 seconds.
Portland High was defeated by
Brockton High in 1860 ward team
race by several yards after thrill
ing contest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
REED ACROBAT
Continued from Pace One)

publicly announced he did 1hot 'n-
tend TO enter the lists against any
home candidate for reasons which
are satisfactory to himself. he has
singled me out as the exception 10
his general rule.
"On January "A last. Mr.. Sam
Fordyce. representing Senator Reed.
called on one of my Washington
friends and said If / entered Mis-
souri, the senator would contend
against me, especially in Georgia and
California
MY refusal to submit to such po-
litical blackmail was promptly fol-
lowed by Reeds move on the floor
of the senate to compel the COM
mittoe on public lands. investigating
the oil scandal. TO introduce into the
record wholly immaterial and jrreIa-
tive testimony. for the. sole purpose
Of dragging my name. without JUS
titicatioa. into the oil inquiry.
who is this man who without re-
gard to truth and justice attacks me
for the furthcrance of his ambi-
tom"
He is the man who. because rf
his disloyaltv TO the Democratic par
ty, was in 1920 thrown out of the
Democratic position Of his own state
of Missouri.
HE is the man who was repudi-
ated and denied Il seat in the 1870
Democratic national convention at
San Francisco.
He is the man who was de-
nounced by the legislature of South
Carolina as a traitor TO the Demo-
cratic party.
He is the man who for weeks
hampered and INSTRUCTED n Demo-
cratic President and the Democratic
party in the senate in their efforts
to achieve for the country a great
federal reserve bank which was The
only thing that saved the nation
from bankruptcy during the World
war
'1Ie is the man who had TO he
forced by Democratic caucus to
act with his fellow Democrats in
framing that act.
He is the man who fought woman
suffrage to the last ditch.
He is the man above all others who
has scoffed at the plea that the fathers
and mothers. daughters and sons of
America. who believed and who still
believe there is n way In which civil
izat ton can avoid the brutality OF
war in the years to come.
He Is the man of whom Woodrow
Wilson wrote in 1922. TO those who
have closely observed Mr. Reeds ca
reer in Washington he has shown him
self incapable of sustained allegiance
TO any Ierson or any cause. He has
repeatedly forfeited TO any claim to my
that he may ever have been
supposed to have and | shall never
willingly consent to any further assoc
citation with him
'He is the man who criticizes
falsely and recklessly the law prac-
tice Of n private citizen. and yet, as
a senator of the United States. WELD
ing great political influence through
his power over appointments and his
opportunities to shape legislation, Is
actively engaged In the practice of
law. How far. it may well be asked,
are his professional cmployments in
duCed by reason of his political in
nuence? On February 9, 1924, the
pubic press carried the significant
information that throughout grea,
part of his senatorial career, Sena-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
MITTLESDORF BEARS
BLUE-CRAY C0LORS
AT A.A. U. MEET, NY,
Special to The Kennebec Journal)

Especial to The Kennebec JournaD
Waterville, Mar. . Monday
morning. George L. Mittlesdorf. ~,
of West Orange. N. j., will leave
Waterville to represent Colby and
the New England Athletic Union at
the Senior A. A. U. and 1ntercolie-
giate meets which are being held
at the 22nd Regimental Armory In
New York this week.
Mittlesdorf is one of the fastest
sprinters in New England collegiate
circles and recently won the New
England A. u. championship in The
4O-yard dash in Boston, running
against some of the fastest sprinters
in the eastern part of the country.
AS result of this victory, the New
England A. l.. officials selected Nit
tlesdorf to represent this section OF
the country in the senior dash
events at New York. which will be
held on the evening of March 8. In
this meet. the Colby star sprinter
will endeavor to win out in the 10
yard dash event and. If he makes il.
will undoubtedly be one of 'he
choices for the American Olympic
team.
Track activities at Colby college
have been plentiful this fall and
winter with the prospects that there
will be much more doing before the
Maine intercollegiate championship
meet. which will be held this year at
Lewiston in the first part of MAY.
Much interest is displayed at the
present time in the Forthcoming
American Legion games. which are
to be held in Po. tland on March Ii.
According to the papers, all of the
Maine colleges are to enter large
teams in this meet with several spr-
cial events 10 be run off. in which
men of the combined colleges are
to take part.
Before leaving for New York the
last of last week. Coach Mike j.
Ryan. veteran track mentor at Col
by college. stated. that to date. he
had heard nothing about entering
any team from Colby in the pro-
posed meet, outside OF the newsp2-
per articles. Coach Ryan will not
return to Waterville until the scv-
enth of the month and what action
will be taken on n Colby team ut
the Gate City meet will not be de-
termined until then.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03

tor Reed has been employed as
special counsel of the Universal oil
Products Company, the chief pro-
prietor of which is j. Ogden Armour,
the principal figure in the pacing
interests, and the fee Senator Reed
was to receive in the event of Victory
was estimated by his cnvious CON
frercs at anywhere from $25O000 to
81 ,000, 900 Some authorities said II
might be twice ur three times either
Of these figures quoted.
He is the man who bitterly OPP
posed the present wide spread heart
felt desire of the American people TO
cooperate with other nations of the
earth to work out in common cause
the problcn of world disarmament
and world peace.
He is the man who falsely said IN
IL recent speech that no living man
can point to single great lawsuit
which McAdoo has ever tried in
court
Tho records in the United States
District Court in Kansas City. Reeds
own home. refute him. because tried
on" of the most important lawsuits
in the history of American juris.
prudence before Judge Wan Nalken.
hurGh in 1919. ] refer Ia the case Of
Smith VS. the Kansas City Title and
Trust Company. in which the farm
mortgage bankers who had hlcd The
farmers by usurious interest rates
and hard conditions In farm mort
cages. attacked the conStitutiopalty
of the federal farm loan act The
farm loan banks were established by
the Wilson administration under my
direction AS secretary of the treas
ury. and WCrc a God send To the op-
pressed farmers. Charles T.. Hughes
and George w. Wickersham were
associated with mo. We won the
caro- in tho lower courts and the de-
cision was sustained by the supreme
court of the United Stat,s Thus
the benefit of this great farm mort
gage system was saved to the Ameri-
car farmers.
"Of course. the people know that
Reed, with his experience in politics.
has no idea that the Democracy Of
America. which rcpudiated him IN
State and naticn four years ago, will
not turn to him and eXalt him Ia the
highest Office within tho gift OF the
American people. or course the peo-
pie know Reed Ia seeking to obtain
control of the delegates from The
state OF Missouri for trading pur-
poses in the New York convention.
Senator Reed says he is a man OF
courage. Has he the courage 10
come out and say for whom he IA
now stalking horse? VIII he tell the
voters to whom he intends to trade
the Democratic delegates of Missouri
whom he seeks To take to the New
York convention pledged to do hs
political VIII?
IF Senator Reed wants 10 know
why | made an exception in the case
of Missouri to my announced policy
OF not cOntesting n state against y
bona fide home candidate, he VIII
find NV explanation in his own
record"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
LINCOLN PINMEN
LEAD TO DATE IN
LEAGUE BOWLING

The Lincoln county representatives
in the State bowling league have the
lead in the matches bowled up to
date, having won IS matches and lost
c. THE Androseeggin and Penobseot
alley teams are tied for second berth,
each having won 16 games and lost s.
The first position on the list. how
ever looks good to the Andes and
Penobscot bowlers and the remaining
matches in the league viii see some
lively striving for that position.
In the matches bowled Saturday at
the "Y" alleys, the Lincoln pinmen,
the leaders in the league, took all
four points in a match against the
Cumberland county men. Pride OF
the Lincolnaires was high total PIN
fall man for the match, tiattening the
pins, 279 in number, and also had high
single of 107. Annis of the Cumber-
land team snatched high, total for his
alley crew. with PSI and also a high
single of 80.
The Kenebec county men had SeN en-
men on the hardwood. but at that
slipped up on their bowling and lost
the match to the AndroScogSn gum
tet. Ball of the kennebec team was
high total for his aggregation with
229, but Metcalf was hisn single man
with 100. Brown of the winners was
high total for the match with rs ana
high single for the match with Jos.
Waldo took three of the four points
from the General Hancocks. olson
looming large for his team, driving
the hardwood to the leather Tor a
high total of o71 and 100. Wilder and
Laurence of the Hancock tied for first
honors in the high total line with
PA. with Wilder winning out on high
single with 90 pins to his credit.
The Penobscot quintet WASH
doing much worrying about their
match with the Somerset alley five.
They took all four points from that
team. Hanson of the Somerset team
had high total of the match, however,
with 267 pins TO his credit. He also
had high single for his team with ~.
Troherger. who was hign total man
for his team with 26l. was high single
string man for the match with 80.
When the Franklin and York thin
pin men were through their match,
the Franklin boys were wondering
Just where three of the four points
had hopped off TOO. York took three
of the four points and also took hlgh
total honors of the match, ThaSer
doing the chief execution. knocking
the pins for 219. He tied with NeY-
mouth of the same team for high SIN
gle, with loo. Skofe!d of the Frank =
lin team was high total bowler for his
quintet. netting 212 pins and coming
within splinter of reaching the CEN
tury mark for high single string.
The SurQamry:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
CORNELL HAS "a
BASKETBALL TITLE
SAFELY COPIED

New York, Mar. 2.-(By A. P.)-
For the first time in a decade the
intercollegiate Basketball League
crown rests on the brow of Cornell.
The Ithacans won the 1924 titular
honors by defeating Yale. % to ~,
while Princeton was suffering a de.
feat at the hands of Dartmouth. 81
to 81 Although they have two
games to play. the Ithacans are be-
yond the reach of their rivals.
In eight starts. Cornell has emery
ed victorious in seven games. defeat
ing every team in the league at
Ithaca, Penn and Dartmouth at
Philadelphia and Hanover respec-
lively. but losing to Yale at New
Haven. Cornell meets Columbia at
New York on Saturday and Prince
ton at Princeton the following Sat-
urday, but the results of these games
will have no bearing on Cornelfs
standing other than to cut down ITS
lead.
Yale. 1923 champion. failed to
rally and has been relegated to the
cellar position with little hope for
further advance. Columbia. starting
strong, failed to live up to its pre-
season strength and despite a whole
sale shift of material, Coach Joe
Deering was unable to bring his
charges along at a rate to cope with
Cornell's advance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
81 Cases Chicken
POx in Portland

Portland. March ".-Communi-
cable diseases took big jump n
their number last week according to
the reports received by the Depart
ment of Health. The total number
reported the pdst week was sixty
four as compared with forty-onc the
previous week. One reason for this
increase Is the fact that schools
reopened last Monday after the Va
cation of the week including Wash-
ington's birthday. and the teachers
are accustomed to bring in reports
of cases Of contagious disease coming
under their knowledge with the re-
opening of school.
Chicken-pox was the leader In the
weeks list with twenty-SCven cages
reported and there were fifteen oi
mumps and ten of whooping cough.
Eight pneumonia eases the largest
number since last winter were re-
ported, also two cases each OF dlph-
iberia and German measles and one
of Nincents angina.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Madison Quintet
Wins from New
Portland High. 28-12

Especial to The Kennebec JournaD
Madison, Mar. Madison High
school, boys basket ball team de-
feated New Portland High school
boys Friday evening in fast game
at the High School gymnasium by
a score of % to II. During the past
few weeks the Madison team has
been rapidly improving. A week ago
in a game at New Portland the Mad
ison team was defeated by a score
of % to "a.
Madison took the lead in the be-
ginning. scoring 16 in the first 'lalf.
Abbott of New Portland was star
player. getting all but two of the
goals for the visitors. The lineup:
MADISON NEW PORTLAND
Hilton, IF .......... lg, LisherneSS
Houle, Delaware
ID. Ouellette, If ........ re-, Norton
Leach
johnson. rg ............. IT, Pease
G. Ouellette
Wright. liz .......... rf Henderson
c. Ouellette
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
Race Results on
Maine Snowpaths
At Bangor

Bangor, Mar 1.-More than 1000
people saw the ice racing this after
noon on the river speedway. The
free -fdFall was thriller and was
not decided until six heats were run
off, all with nose and nose finishes
and was finally won by Bell Voy, 'ce
champion of last season owned by
A! l.. Ryan of Bangor.
George Case. an old grand circuit
PAGER. now owned by John Nc
Laughlin of Stockton Springs and
NaSsar G., owned by l.. w. Wheaton
of Bangor. were close contenders.
In the Glass A race Northern Star
had the s-eed of the bunch. The
track was fast and weather mild.
The summary:
FREE FOR ALL
Bell Noy. Big (Ryan) II 4 l 3 , /
George Case, bg
(Holmes) ..........2 , | > .
Eassar G.. rog (Grant = > > l j
Real Charlie, bg (Spen-
Cer) .....I. .......4 = 4 DIR
Time, so, 81. 81 II. -, 80 Il.
CLASS A
Northern Star. bg tPink-
Billy y" Bee. bg Hughesj ...a > i >
Flora Belle. BIN (Bryer) IS ) 3
Time, 81 L. 81 l.. a. 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-03
McGill Athletes
Win Carnival
Meet at Montreal

Montrea! Mr.. 2-McGill University
won the international intercollegiate
winter sport carnival which closed
yesterday. scoring 50 points against
50 from Dartmouth, it was an
nounced today. The victory was
clinched by Leonard Lehan who sur
passed his rivals doth in distance
and style in capturing the ski ump-
ing contest.
Doe of Dartmouth took the 120
yard snow shoe final CorWin of
Dartmouth placed second in the 120
yard ski dash. The artmouth team
of Edison, Mann, Forwell and Corwin
was second in the 500 yard ski re-
lay which McGill won. Mann of
Dartmouth finished second in the ski
jumps.
Dartmouth came here with a lead
of ~ IL points earned il the first
series OF the carnival held recently
at Hanover n. Fl.