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The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-16

The athletes who make up the
little army bent on Olympic CON
quest. although there are some old
familiar faces among them, are for
the most part making their first ap-
pearance in these International
games.
Lineup Of Party
Today's contingent comprises 10
track and field stars. forty men
swimmers and water polo players,
twenty-four women swimmers and
divers, eighteen swordsmen. two
women fencehs. twenty-five boxers,
fifteen Oarsmen, sixteen wrestlers,
eleven gymnasts, twelve coaches, ten
trainers, six rubbers, besides officials
and some 25O friends and relatives of
the athletes.
Only twent of these track and
field stars making the trip this year
did so in 1920 when the American
team went to Antwerp.
Three Extras"
Besides the survivors Of Fridays
and Saturdays gruelling final trials
at Cambridge. three additional mem
bers Of the American team have
been named. They are c. F. Gates.
Princeton hammer thrower: Ben
owen. Red and Blue pole vaulter,
and Basil Irwin. Newark \. c.. who
Will compete in the 5000 meter
steeplechase.
The team this year looks stronger
than any that yet has sailed in quest
Of Olympic honors. In the sprints
this country had an array Of talent
which should insure victory in both
the 100-meters and 200-meters event,
as we'll as the 400 meters relay.
There is no doubt but that Jack
son V. Schol& Of the New York 4. c.
is the fastest man today.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-16

New York, 8; Detroit, ? Chicago 10;
PHILADELPHIA, 8. Cleveland 3 Boston. 2.
Washington, T. St. Louis. 3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 8: Cincinnati g. Philadel-
phia 3: Pittsburgh / Brooklyn, 5; St.
Louis. 2. Chicago-Boston rain.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-16

Holiday Ats-erady smith
nton by
alsOf A.
Guhe Double Hnan Boyle Latham Murphy Vaughn I'm
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-16

Two games were scheduled Sun
day, but rain forced a forty-minute
check, and when the teams finally
finished the first affair there WASH |
sufficient time left to permit the
staging Of the second battle. The
postponed contest Will be played
Tuesday in a double-header. There
fore the remainder Of the series
calls for one conflict today and two
tomorrow.
Two Games Tomorrow
Tuesday is ladies day" and kids
day" and the twin bill is expected
to attract a whale of a week day
crowd to Washington Park.
The Tribes recent dash has cut
the Saints lead and Nick Allen s
club is now only three games in
front Of Bush's second placers. It's
o terrific race
Jay kirke of you u-do-the-cooking
Iu-do-the-h hitting" fame blasted a
home-run in the ninth inning Sun
day and put the Miliers back in the
ball game. The bases were filed at
the time Ned Niles now knows bet
ter than 10 serve jay one in the
groove Rohdeau. pinch hitter. drove
in the tying run and then the clubs
battled five extra rounds before
Johnny Jones slammed one for two
bases and scored Kruger. who had
walked
D,tAr-
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-16

(Ten Inuigsl
PHILADELPHIA 100 OO0 412 O-s Is 2
st. Tonis 49,. 002 go 002 10 10 2
Baumgartner. Harris Heimach. Gray,
Perkins. Bruggy; Vangilder, Danforth,
Kolp, SEVERED Collins.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-16

Washington .. 300 100 O0O--4 Q 0
Chicago ......-.. 600 400 2Q"-o ~ .
2ahniser. Russell. Ruel; Lyons Con
nalIv CrnnRn
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-16

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston ....... 900 goo I9!!-,4 70
Quinn Fuhr. Ross. O'Neu; Whitehill.
Rasetpr
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-16

The groundkeepers were given an
70 perform during the
rain. The rubber-boot brigade did
very well.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-16

New York ... 800 600 oOO- 8 9 2
Cleveland ..... 100 O06 3O'-lO II
Shawkey. CASTOR. Pipgrass. Schang,
Hoffman; shaute Myatt.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-16

(First Came
Milwaukee. ...... 600 299I 9o2-5 g !
Toledo ........... o3l 200 2O'-S -
LingreI shaney Young; Lewis, Giard,
Scott Schultz.
Second Gamel
Milwaukee. ........ 100 100 00o-2
Toledo ............ 03O 600 lO"-t
Walker. Lingrel. Young; Johnson.
Gobulfa -
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-16
lFirst Game. 10 Inningal }
CSecond Game }

COlumbue ..... 100 100 O0uO-2 10
Kansas City ..... 100 OOl OOOl-3 D
Ambrose. Dcmaree Hartley; Zinn, Bill
Angs.
CSecond Game
Kansas City .... lOl COZ O0U-4 Z
Columbus ...... 600 2Ol 1u'--2 II U
Morton. wilkinson. BiAiags, kaufman;
Palmaro. Hartley.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-16

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
ST Louis - 600 OO3 OO0-3 4 3
BrooIliyn xxx. 600 112 OO'-4 12 3
Dyer, Gonzales; Ruether Taylor.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23
Albany People Visit Skowhegan

That Maine is the playground OF
America and Somerset County is a
prominent part of that playground, is
brought to our minds by recent COM
munication from Frank NJ. Huckins.
Mr. Huckins was former Skowhe-
gan boy. For time, in the early
days of the war, he was editor of the
MISREPRESENTATION He is now
employed at the Knickerbocker Press,
which publishes the Evening News in
Albany, New York
Mr.. Huckins speaks of six motor
parties from the Office, above men
toned, who passed part of their vaca-
ton, with their families. in Maine and
all of them stopped at Skowhegan,
He thinks it probable that during the
summer season there must have been
hundreds of motorists from his city
who have passed through or stopped
at Skowhegan. A like ratio from
other cities would accounts for the
large number of tourists which we
see in Maine each Year
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23

end of the canoe will swing out with
the current and, when the craft is at
right angles with the boom it should
be drawn quickly over.
Returning to the general subject of
logs and jams it may be said that be-
fore the channels and shoals were
guarded by booms the logs were con-
tinually piling up on them. When a
jam started to form, log after log
would accumulate obstructing the en-
tire river. l have seen jam, at
the barn doors near Coburn Park,
built by filling the entire gorge way
past the railroad bridge and | think
| recall seeing the river choked in
this way back up under the North
Channel bridge and over the falls It
would take weeks of labor and thou
sands of dollars TO get the drive
started again. Things were not al
ways as bad as that but jams ap-
preaching that magnitude were form.
ing all of the time 1t required big
crews, stationed at different intervals,
to keep the logs moving.
l recall very plainly watching the
logsi'cpple down from the north dam
at SkoWhegan Through the gorge and
under the north channel bridge. One
timeia stick, rather longer than usual
landed its forward end just right in
a pocket of ledge on the easterly side,
near the brick mill 1t swung around
and the other end just caught on the
Island side. The river was full of
moving logs all the way to Norridge
wock. | should judge. At any rate,
they kept coming and accommodating
against that one log until they piled
back up over the dam and beyond.
A man got out on to that offending
stick of timber as quickly as he
could and cut it, 1t was a danger
Gus and spectacular thing. When it
bent and cracked he had to scamper
for the shore with the utmost agility
A farge mass of logs moved, grinding
ana roaring, down toward the railroad
bridge but the jam behind it held
fast l think it was several days
and perhaps a week before that parti-
cular jam was cleared out This was
in the days when dynamite first COM
menced to be used to aid driving. The
process was to tie perhaps dozen
dynamite cartridges on to the end of
a fairly substantial pole, perhaps
twelve feet long. OF course there
was a percussion cap in one of them
and this was connected with battery
located on shore. The pole was then
thrust into the jam and the charge
fired. An attempt of this kind some
times broke the jam at once. but in
the instance I have just been describ-
ing the operation was repeated at in
teryals for DAYS before becoming
completely successful.
The process just referred to and
many of the scenes above narrated will
never again be witnessed on the Ken
kebec or other Maine rivers. Log
driving. like many other industries,
has become an exact science.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23

/ fastened in by snaps, not sewed. Use
steel tent pins, and you will need six
of these Directions for erecting
come with the tent. In worthwhile
material the size mentioned will cost
about $50; it will last with care for
ten years.
The CAMP SITE
4 Select your camp site near wood
and water. Choose a position for
tent on ground having little rise
we'll drained, avoiding the hollow
spot. If shaded. or partly so. so
much the better, but near the open is
preferred Avoid dense Moods or
thicket DO not choose IA spot near
dead timber; it's the breeding place
of dampness and its attendant evils.
Keep to the open and clear. The site
selection should be free from humps,
have the head Of the tent on the rise
so that the feet will be trifle lower
when sleeping than the head. Good
sites are not found along well trayell-
ed roads. Water is the prime essen
tial Don't camp on bottom lands OF
IN deep woods too damp in cold
weather and infested with insects in
in summer. Don't camp in raYines-
they are traps for fogs and are cold
at night. New forest clearings are
unhealthy Sandy beaches and low
gravelly points swarm with hinges.
Don't camp under big trees; too damp
and dangerous from falling limbs and
lightning In cold weather seek an
open spot in the forest where the sur
rOundings will act as "A windbreak. or
terrace backed by cliff on the le
ward side of hill.
On a hill mostly bare. if there is "A
thicket ora cluster of eycrGrcens. get
on the doWnhill side of it. 4 grassy
glade or meadow is colder than the
bare earth. sand or rock. II IS warm
er on a knoll than on the fiat land.
Usually southeastcrly frontage is
best Sudden ana violent storms
come out of the southwest.
BLANKETS
Should he all wool For August
and September. seven and half
pound blankets are about right.
Blankets should be dark or neutral
color They should he waterproofed,
and you can do this at home in the
following manner. From the drug
gist purchase anhyNTous lanolin, re-
duce it to solution in benzine or
gasoline. Soak the blanket in the
solution for about three minutes,
wiring oiIt gently, stretch it to shape
and hang out TO dry. shifting its po-
sition frequently. The wateFproofing
is almost permanent, does not affect
weight or color and has no odor. Put
your blankets in a waterproof duffle
bag when starting OUT
PILLOW
II you need one the kind that in
flates is the best. Costs very little,
Also use this as back rest in the car
on long trip.
BEDS
The nights rest will either make
or break your camping trip. You
can do without almost everything
else, but a restful night is the one
most essential thing about camping
Canvas cots are the most popular, but
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23
More About Pleasant Pond

From an article on the Big Woods
Page in recent Reporter we see that
Mr.. Hinckley is again suggesting the
changing of 1.-THE name Of Pleasant
Pond or Lake Pleasant to Lake Bur
roughs. TO those who have known
Pleasant pond, lo-these many years,
and to most of the cottagers there; no
other name can so fifty apply to that
beautiful sheet of water lying at the
foot of the three peak mountain of
the same name. Every foot of the
twelve miles of shore is pleasant; the
scenery is beautiful and pleasant
The sunshine on the ripping water is
pleasant; it is pleasant to drift in
boat on the surface and look down
thru the wonderfully clear water to
the rocky bottom so many feet below.
And how very pleasant is a dinner OF
those silver skin trout fried in pork
fat until the pink meat will cleave
from the bones. Change the name of
any other pond in the state to Bur-
roughs lake but let this one remain
Pleasant.
The facts of John Burroughs visit
to Pleasant pond as given to me by
'tufcle'i Nathan Moore who was his
guiele age as follows.
UncleiuNathan had the cedar Stats
and ash ribs ready for canoe when
Mr. Burroughs arrived in Bingham.
This material was transported to
Pleasant pond where they camped on
the East shore at the mountains foot;
where small brook trickles down.
This camping spot was very near the
Henry Collins cabin. Here uncle
Nathan found desirable birch bark
and completed the canoe in few
days. They then went on to their
destination which was Moxie Pond or
(I4ake Moxie.) The canoe riding on
top of a load of supplies on a sled
drawn by a yoke of oxen. At Moxie
Mr.. Burroughs spent most all of his
vacation fishing and studying the
birds. trees and plants.
The name of Moxie pond is some
what misleading at the mountain of
that name is six miles to the south
west and does not join 1t at any point
Why not have the long Moxie pond
and Moxie station called Burroughs
Lake and Burroughs station?
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23
EInyn Drawn Lived There
lRv Z. T. Pattenl


\ few months since | published a
story about my effort to walk around
Lake George Those who read II will
recall that | did not name the circuit
of the Lake but did have good time
wandering through the woods along
its shores and so on to the Notch
road
| discovered an old house in there
closely surrounded by forests and
have been endeavoring to find out its
history. Have just had a letter which
tells all about it,
1t seems that Elwyn II. Drawn. now
of Canaan. was horn near the head of
Lake George seyenty-two years ago.
1t was the last house on the road al
that time No buildings are standing
there now. Others have told me re-
Gently. however. that they know
where the old cellar is Mr.. Drawn
lived on that place until he Mas
twelve years OF age, then the family
moved southerly To the farm where
the buildings above referred To are
now standing. 1t Was owned by Mr.
Brawn's grandfather. Daniel Foster.
who moved away when he Mr..
Drawn was twenty-seyen years Of
age At that time there VAS a man
by the name of True Stevens who liv-
ed on the place next southerly from
the Daniel Foster farm. Stevens
made charcoal by burning wood in a
pit, which he used to sell by the
buShcl
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23
came Plentiful at TrOutdaIe

Game seems to be plentiful here
this season.
George Adams OF Madison. who is
at Camp George Bakers received q
painful injury by tripping and falling
on nail tearing his hand badly.
a number of the Winkumpaugh Club
members are planning to he at Win
kumpaugh Lodge during the hunting
season.
James Stevens and party who have
been at Camp Comfort, Bakers have
returned 10 Massachusetts.
Ray Hilton of Bingham has opened
the Soaconnett Lodge and will enjoy
the hunting.
Everett Carter and Emerson Pills
bury Of Portland ave on two weeks
vacation here.
Rex Oliver OF Water,ille sold his
cottage to II. 4. Scribner OF Pittsheld.
Ross futile of Solon arrived Satur-
day looking over trapping prospects.
Hunters are fiocking to Rainbow
camps and Troutdale cabins.
Light repairs are being Done on
Bachelor Hall
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23
HoWatO Camp and Hint
(By Frank Winch)


The first of series of articles by
Captain Frank Winch, internationally
known sportsman, expert rife shot,
and dry fly angler an acknowledged
authority on outdoor life. Among his
books are THE American Angler,
THE American Hunter" "Lifeiof Buff
falo Bill Camping" Crisis of Out
door America Hunting, Posted
Property" Etc.
copy of Hunting Posted Proper
ty'' will be mailed free by addressing
your request to Peter p. Carney, p.
o. Box 906. New Haven, Conn.
Get out in the openi
Live in tent, or blanket, up under
a roof of the starry heavens There
a bit of p,ayland- a mile or two or
mebbe more from just the spot you
are in now, a paradise of which you
can be the superman. away from
trouble, worry, fears, and the bitter
ness OF every day life. where mind.
body and soul rise in triumphant
ecstacy to the full enjoyment of God
given recreation. Saturate your in
ners with the gladstone tonic that ma
ture has stored for YOU in her Won
drous house of wonders; let 1t perco-
late through every fiber, the sunshine
the sky. the wind, the tang of the
earth or briny deep. the spices of bal
sam, fir and hemlock the aromatic.
health laden. chest expanding ozone
of the all of great outdoors.
The great outdoors develops square
men, fair men. Northumberland dare
men; it gives the right start, a light
heart. is the builder of self respect.
the key to personal independence;
makes men tower in the confidence of
power, makes the whole world a
comedy of success; it makes few
things impossible of achievement. It's
pathetic thing that some of us must
learn to love the country! Don't
go camping to rongh-take your trip
out of doors to smooth 1t. Going
right with the correct outfit will do
his. What is the correct outfit?
Depends on where you want to go and
the method of transportation avail
able Would be rather incongruous
10 carry back-packing layout in an
automobile and decidedly the wrong
thing to try to back-pack an auto out
fit. The suggestions that follow are
er who will combine auto touring. or
for the hunter who will spend a few
days in the woods, getting there or
near there in his machine. Possibly
no two experts will agree on every
item that goes to make up an cutters
list, but. what follows has stood the
test of time or been put there because
of the evolution that has come upon
camping In the last twenty-seven
years.
THE TENT
For all and every purpose of COM
fort the Marquee tent will answer
best 1t has the head room, porch
is staunch in any wind or storm.
waterproof, is easily put up and folds
away compactly. For size-the 9x9
is suggested Have the ground cloth
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23

II you use these be sure to put
layer of newspapers on the bottom
before laying the blankets. The pa
per viii act az an insulator against
cold coming from the underneath side.
Better yet-buy kapack mattress.
Very light and once used it will be-
come permanent fixture of your out
fit. Do not sleep on the bare ground.
II yop wish you can spread two or
three thicknesses of hemlock on your
ground cloth and the mattress over
this. The way to lay bed of boughs
is this: Use either balsam. spruce,
cedar, pine or hemlock tips. all point
ing one way. Then another layer OF
tips pointing the other way. Do this
until you have the required thickness.
Hallow out a place for your thighs
and shoulders. then spread the mat
tress and blankets. Another way
take along an empty bed tick; fill
this with browse. But the best and
most comfortable assurance against
aching bones is the cot and the
kApack
DO not drink from brooks or aban-
doned wells. \ spring issuing from
living rock is nectar to THE soil.
Lake water is safe if there Nare no
settlements on it, If reduced to the
extremity of using stagnant or putrid
water, boil it first with charred wood
from the campfire. skim off the scum,
let it cool Boiling sterlizes. char
coal deodorizcs \ stout canvas bag
filled with water and hung on limb
l. II
cool as long, as a slight breeze gets
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23
+ GGa d1' BiadiSYs, Nessstt in Tree

Certain birds build their nests on
the ground, but who ever heard of
Il cat making her nest and rearing
her young up in a tree. Yet this
is exactly what happened when
Stripe" the tan and gray striped
cat belonging to Mrs. Fred Lucas
of st. Adams climbed tree, and
making a coy nest there, reared her
five pretty kittens. The tree. large
apple tree out in the orchard by the
house, has a crotched trunk, the
crotch being perhaps four feet from
the ground. Directly in this crotch
there is a large deep hollow, with
an opening at the top and little
ways down the sides, each opening
being just large enough for an adult
cat to squeeze through. The inside
is snug and warm, and surely in
choosing bed for her babies, Mrs.
Stripe chose very well indeed.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23
Well Known Maine Men Gather mt
Parlin Pond

group of well-known Maine men
were house guests of William Lanni
gan at Parlin Pond recently.
In the company were the fol-
lowing men Byron Boyd of Augusta,
Congressman Nelson of Waterville,
VIM. Tudor Gardiner of Gardiner,
William S. Owen of Milo. j. J. Gle
ment Montville, Winn Ryder of
Brownville, George L. Emery of Bid
deford, Wingate Cram of Bangor,
Arthur G. Staples of Auburn, Joseph
w Simpson of York, Charles A. Hill
of Belgrade Lakes, Fred W. Bunker of
North Arson, Fred X. owen of Port
land, w S. Linnell of Portland.
They arrived by automobile dur
ing the afternoon of Saturday. en-
sjoying the drive up the Kennebec
thru the most wonderful panorama
of autumn foliage ever seen.
Mr.. Lannigan's camp is one of the
most beautiful in Maine, great open
roonis,' luxurious in appointments,
electric Tights, hot and cold water;
great stone fireplaces opening on both
sides in the the great central room,
with fires blazing in each. His din
ing ana COOK rooms are IN separate
building connected by covered veran
da.
Previous to dinner the company
was called together and letters of re-
greet were read from Hannibal Hamln
of Bangor, Robert j. Peabody of Lu-
bee, Harold M. Sewell of Bath Daniel
S. Fields of Phillips. Walter S. Gray
of South Paris-each of whom was
kept away by imperative business de-
mands.
After these had been read, Mr.
Staples in behalf of the friends who
constitute this group of friends of
many years. presented to Mr.. Boyd
a beautiful gold watch and chain in
token of his Goth birthday, for which
purpose the gathering was held.
This watch is one of the finest that
could ge purchased-a Patek and
Philippe time-piece with a very
handsome chain. The inner case
bore this inscription, Presented to
Byron Boyd, with the fond regard OF
The Cabinet October 1924" The
remarks were partly historical, part
il political, mostly the expression of
the sentiments of love and friend
ship that actuated the remembrance
and the gift. The sentiments were
unanimous as to the loyalty and the
service of Mr.. Boyd to his friends,
his untiring work and his zeal in a
wide circle of social and other acti-
vities.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23

There will be quite drive IN
convince the legislature that more
money should be devoted to stock
ing the ponds and lakes of the state
with salmon. trout and other fish.
Few will deny that much has been
accomplished in this line with the
means afforded but the state must
now decide ii it is to continue the
vision for the fishing interests or
If 1t will spend money to obtain more.
The work OF the fish propagation and
distribution of the Try can be en-
,Arccd Indefinitely. Such enlarge
ment costs money hut many believe
that every dollar expended in this
direction will bring back money. Tho
possibilities of Names inland fish
ing are very great. The number al
fishermen attracted to the state can
be vastly increased with better sport
Bangor Commercial.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23
Card OF Thanks

We wish to thank our friends for
their kindness and assistance since
the loss of our home by fire. We es-
pecially thank Harold Burrill and
Theo Chadbourne and all others who
helped to rescue our live stock and
farm machinery. 1t IS all greatly
appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivory Burrill
Canaan, Me. Oct. %, 1929
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Gard OF Thanks

We thank every one who so kindly
gave us assistance in our time of sor-
row. Rev. George Touring Thurlow
for words of comfort The Sunshine
Society, relatives and friends for the
beautiful floral offerings. And espec-
tally do we wish to thank the klnd
neighbors and relatives who contrl-
buted the beautiful bouquets OF
flowers with which her room was con-
stantly filled throughout her time OF
waiting.
Mr.. Jerry r. Larry
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon +. Buker
Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram l.. Larry
Mr.. and Mrs. Bertran L. Larry.
Skowhegan, Maine, Oct. %, 1924