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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-28
Gotham Commission
Demands Deposit
Benefit Promoters

New oYrk, Oct. 27-(AP)-Fifty
percent of the gross receipts of all
benefit boxing shows in New York
hereafter, must be deposited with
the state athletic commission to en-
sure the money going to the organi-
cations or interests to be benefited,
according to a decision reached by
the commission today.
This action was understood to have
been prompted by the fact that
number of charitable institutions ad-
vertised as beneficiaries of several
boxing shows here in the last few
months, actually received only a
small percentage of the gate re-
ceipts. The commissioner however,
specified no instances of this.
Trinidad, Colo, Oct. 27.-(AP)-
The overland motor trip of three
members of the worlds champion
Pittsburgh Pirates was halted here
for several hours today while
George Grantham paid over some OF
his series money to the owner OF
flock of sheep into which the first
baseman drove his automobile last
night. The car killed four sheer
and MANNED seven others. Included
in the party are Carson c. Bigbee
and Ray Kremer. pitcher, and their
families, who are en- route to Cali
fornia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-28

tradition has it, were blown by A
storm from the North American
coast to Ireland where they We're
made prisoners. But the Norsemen
paved no streets at Pemaquid.
If a Morse boat could be blown
from west to east to Ireland why
could not boat, say a Roman GAL
ley about to return home from an
cient Britain, be blown off her cour Sc
and far into the Atlantic and make
Monhegan and Pemaquid? The Ro
mains were famous road builders and
went prepared to build roads when
venturing to new lands. Could early
Romans have laid the paved street?
At the camp-f fire of Arthur S. Hoff-
man and Talbot Mundy on the shore
of Maine lake l suggested this the
DRY in 1911. Mr.. Hoffman suggested
I write a novel, showing the storm
blown galley reaching the Indian
kingdom of "Pemacuit," and being
attacked by the natives: of their
numbers dwindling by sickness and
violent death. Fancifully we played
with the idea.
l could see a red-headed amazon.
queen of a fierce tribe, embarking as
a captive for Rome. The storm. The
coming to new land. The method
ical building of roads. The attack.
The faring south to Rhode Island.
The last stand of the last two sur
vivors, the Roman captain and his
prisoner, who fought valiantly by his
side.
Goldfish brought English persisten-
cy to New England. Can History
ever assure us that storm brought
the paved streets to Pemaquid?-
From Adventure Magazine for Octo-
Der
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-28
GOLDFISH AND PEMAQUID


On returning to- England in 1856
from his search along the northeast
coast of North America for Nortn-
west Passage John Davis took with
him some big Goldfish caught in the
waters around Pemaquid. These big
fish stimulated England's desire to
know more about the waters where
they were caught. To satisfy this
curiosity better ships and more sail
ors were needed. and England rapid
ly became a nation of sailors. BY
1915 the fishing industry was Of
prime Importance to England. Nor
were the Grand Banks unknown to
the French at an early date, and
many an unrecorded act of violence
between the two natiopalities took
place along this coveted stretch OF
sea coast.
The English Crown left colonial
development to land companies in
stead of holding it like the French
to be a concern of the State. Wheth-
er Georges Popham in New England
and landed proprietors in the South
ern colonies won or lost was a mat
ter of private concern. Pemaquid
(Maine) was a place of Importance
for fisheries and furs at an early
date. 1t was prosperous settlement
before Plymouth was heard of. Cap
tain John Smith walked it's streets,
and Johns Island is called after him.
Samoset was there and learned his
English before the Pilgrims crossed
the sea. Smith in 1914 estimated it
would require 200 ships to carry the
cargoes from the Pemaquid district
to England
For years it rivaled Boston in i'm
portance. The Jesuits report English
at Pemaquid in 160S-9.
But what of it's history before this
period? Remains of a much older
settlement are to be observed. Paved
streets that cross each other quite
regularly at right angles have been
uncovered. Who placed the stones
and for what purpose? Gravestones,
dating as early as 1906 (SewalD were
found there. Smith says two vessels
crossed the Atlantic from England
in 1903. He does not say where they
went to. French documents state
Pemaquid was the first place of set
Element of the English.
1t has been suggested chat the paw
ed streets were for the passage Of
guns to the fort, but guns landed at
Pemaquid were not so heavy as TO
require paved roads. Since the first
section of paving was observed Other
pieces of paved thoroughfare have
been uncovered some distance up the
point.
Waymouth was in the Little Peni-
aquid River in 1905. But back of AL
these first recorded visits of the Eng
lish is the probability of rough fish
erfolk who ventured to cross. to Mon
hogan and the codfisheries And back
of that probable visitation is the pos
sibility of more ancient colony AMI
the building of paved streets. TIE
Indians had no use for paved thor
oughfares. Norsemen surely coastcd
the shores of New England at a very
early date. About 1000 A. ID. a
younger son of Eric the Red is sup
posed to have reached southern New
England, the "Wineland" mentioned
by Adam of Bremen in 1869. About
the year 1000 A. ID. ten Norsemen,
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Airships as Well as AirpIane

Before and after the Shenandoah
disaster, there was never any basis
for quarrel between the advocates of
airplanes and rigid airships of the
Shenandoah type declares Lieu
tenant Commander Clifford A. Tink-
er. Bureau of Aeronautics, u. S.
Navy. Both airships and planes
have their own sphere of usefulness"
The two types of flying craft are
supplementary and complementary
to each other, this writer in the No
Vember McClure's Magazine holds.
THE economic range of fight of
the Pm Q, used in the San Francisco
Hawaii flight, is about 500 miles
when carrying express or passengers.
The airship Of the Shenandoah type,
carrying passengers or cargo, has an
economic range of 200 miles.
In short distance traffic and up
to 1000 miles in one or two hops
the air plane or the sea plane is the
best type. For long distance work
especially where traffic is relatively
heavy, the airship is the answer.
Thus 1T will be seen that the two
types should work in coopera ton.
The airships taking the long flights
and the airplanes operating toward
Ghe airship. terminals, acting as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-28
Compston, Leading
English Golfer, Not
Strong On Styles

London, Oct. 7 CA. P. by MaiD-
Leading all the golf professionals Of
Great Britain this season is Archie
Compston, strong, silent giant
from the great closed spaces OF the
industrial Midlands.
Not for Compston are the neat and
natty ways of most of the golf mas
tiers of this country and America.
No matter how great gallery is
waiting to watch him play, Comp
ston does not strut out to the tee
with slickened hair, pressed plus
tours, polished brogues or stockings
of gorgeous hue and complex Design.
He comes on the course wearing an
old pair of wooden trousers, stained
by some sun and great deal or rain
Above them is an equally aged and
unaesthetic sweater, and below a
pair of unpublished shoes that Charlie
Chaplin might envy. No tweed cap
adorns his head, and the hair seems
seldom brushed.l
But he gets there Just the same
No longer is Abe Mitchell, with ms
neatly pressed tweeds and grace1ui
J strokes. regarded as the master OF all
the masters of match play. Twice
this year Compston has met him IN
important tournaments, with big
purses at stake, and both times the
man from Manchester has beaten
Mitchell. In addition to winning
both these tournaments and several
minor ones, Compston was the only
Briton other than Ted Ray to give
any worth while competition to the
American aggregation who captured
the honors again In the brltlsp
Open Championship. He f1nished
onIv a. stroke behind Jim Barnes,
the winner.
There is a wealth Of personality
about Compston, and personality or
a sort that is rare on the trim
greensward of English golf courses.
His very presence topples over, the
theory that the game is the thing
after all, and not victory. Comp
ston plays to win, and, unlike many
others, he admits it. The fact
simply exudes from him. With
scoWl not unlike the one Dempsey
carries into the ring, the Manchester
giant gets up on the first tee and by
vicious practice swings and MS
whole menacing mien. seems 10
frighten all but the bravest OF OPP
ponents. 1t is written all over MIN
that he is ready for a nght, lnteHos
to give no quarter and doesn't ex-
pect any.
{. There is none of Bobby Jones
smooth rhythm in the way he hits a
ball; and the eye catches little OF
the grace and neatness of Abe
Mitchell. Compston has the bullying
brow, the stern jaw, the crudeiy
chiseled features He swings into
the ball like a cave man humping OIL
a bear for Sunday dinner. The
stroke is coarse and crude-but 1t is
accurate and it generally achieves
its end. 1t isn't so crude now as 1t
once was, for Compston rs the most
assiduous man in British golf so Tar
as practice goes. 1t may not make
him perfect, hut it has put him on
top of the professional pack.
Until this year Compston had not
been heard of outside his own neigh
borhood. Now he is the most talk
ed about British professional. He is
not young. as golfers 30 across the
Atlantic. for he is thirty-two and
has been a professional since his
seventeenth year. But he is young
here
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Decisive Victories
General Rule at "Y"
Alleys Tuesday Night

The State House, Vickery and Hill
and Telephone teams emerged victor
ious from their matches at the "Y"
alleys last evening, the first two TAX
ing three point wins and the Phone
girls taking all four from the bankers.
In the Phone Girls Bankers match
Miss Marshall scored an SO in the
third string but lost out on high to-
tai when Miss Penn netted 23S for
the three strings.
An 81 and 233 by Miss Pierce Of the
losers was the outstanding feature of
the V. & H.-Gannetts match. In the
match between the State House and
the Girls Club Miss Parker, after
two bad strings came back with one
over the century mark but fell down
on the total, honors going to Miss
Pease of the losers.
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Colby Yearlings
Getting Ready
For Kicker Saturday
,Snecial to the Kennebec JournaD

Especial to the henneDec JourndlJ
Waterville, Me-, Oct. 27.-Colby's
freshman team was given another
scrimmage against the varsity to-
day. The return of several of the
men who have been on the cripple
list featured the day. MacCormack
was out again after several days off
because of an injury to his shiulder-
But of greater Importance was the
appearance of Tim Leary, the star
of several of the seasons games. He
will play next Saturday in the game
against Kicker Classical Institute of
Houlton. A severe strain has kept
him from the field for some time
and his return is great advantage
to the team. With Leary and Carl
son in shape for. the game the two
tackle positions will be taken care
of to perfection. Mailer, star end,
who has been unable to play because
of an injury to his hand, will be out
tomorrow and this will strengthen
the end position.
y Coaches Macpherson and Getchell
gave the team some new plays to be
used next Saturday and they look
very effective.
In the scrimmage against the var
sity the first year men kept at work
until dark. A white ball was used
after it became impossible to see the
other. The varsity shift perpleXed
the frosh and they were bewildered
in their attempts to solve it The
first string Blue and Grays made
long gains through the line and
new plays which they have been
0iU &c IN,
advantage.
Another scrimmage against the
varsity will probably be held later
in the week as it not only gives the
first year men a chance to get first
class competition but also gives the
varsity an opportunity to get into
trim for the battle against Maine on
the same day that the frosh play
Kicker.
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Fog Destroys AudibiIity in Certain
Zones

Dense fog has peculiar property
of reducing or destroying audibility
within certain zones. Marine dis
asters along coasts are sometimes
due to the fact that sound signals
which are plainly audible during
clear weather cannot be heard with
in certain zones of silence when the
sounding object is surrounded by
dense fog.
A recent example Is that Of the
steamer Siberian Prince, which went
on the rocks at Bentinck Island dur
ing dense fog while the fog signal
at Race rocks nearby was in opera
ton. Subsequent investigation re-
vealed the fact that the sound Of the
signal could be heard at this point in
clear weather, but rot during dense
fog-Tycos Rochester,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-28
RED GRANGE GETS
FIRST EASTERN
TRIP SATURDAY

New York, Oct. 27-(AP)-The
road to the mythical eastern grid
iron championship Of four unbeaten
major elevens. Pennsylvania, Army.
Cornell and Syracuse is blocked by
formidable opposition. Several 9TH
er unbeaten teams have easier tasks
ahead.
On Saturday Illinois will bring
Red Grange on his first eastern in
vasion in an effort to stop Penn. the
conquerer of Yale and Chicago. Pas
ter Field, fleet Penn halfback, VIII
be out Of tho lineup as the result
of hip bruise, while AL kruez, the
teams ball carrying ace, will re-
quire a specially constructed brace
to protect an injured knee.
At New Haven, Army, conqueror
of Notre Dame must face a growl-
ing Yale Bulldog. Potter and Kline,
Yale's backfield stars, have wrenched
knees, but Coach Jones is SO Wei
fortified with reserve material that
the power of his team probably VIII
not be seriously affected.
Two outstanding games Will pro
vide initial major contests IN the
east, for Cornell and Syracuse, nell
Their of which has been scored on.
The Ithacans. victors over Susque-
hanna, Iagara, Williams ana hut
gers, will attempt to match tneiI
40 victory of a year ago against
rugged Columbia. The teams lock
at the Polo Grounds. Syracuse Will
attemut to defend its winning streak
on the home field against fighting
loopv Cfofa opQr1rat1On.a
Pennsylyania was cheered today
NV the return to the fold Of Captain
Pease. quarterback, who was hurt III
tha Ohio State game. Two other
.'cripples," Panhael, guard, and Sesit
halfback, are in uniform again.
Cornell was also worried today
ever an epidemic Of bronchial affec-
tons on the squad. Many OF I'll
Dobies players have been excused
from workouts until they recover.
Defeats suffered by Brown from
Yale and Penn have given Dart
mouth reason to expect no INTERRUPT
ton at Providence Saturday in theli
winning. Hodge, center, and Smltn
left tackle, are on the injured list al
Brown. 500,
Roper is satisfied with the princeton
team which suffered its initial De.
feat of the season Saturday agalns'
Colgate. He announced that the
same lineup will face Swarthmore
next Saturday.
Harvard, stunned by the Holy
Cross and Dartmouth defeats, is
planning several changes in the hne
10 for the game with William q
Mary.
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Outlook for Annual
Fishermen's Race Not
Promising This Year

Gloucester, Mass, Oct. 27-(AP)-
Officials Of the American race COM
mittee after receiving a letter from
the Canadian race committee To-Day
s.id that there was every reason to
believe that there would be no IN
terna tional flshermen's race this year.
The Canadian committee wrote
that It would be impossible to PICK
out one vessel to compete for the cup
because there were at least -FOUR YES
sells f3tted to be considered. The Ca
nadians had previously sent word
that there would not be time this
season for separate elimination and
final races and had suggested that
the Columbia, the only prospective
American entry, be sent to Haiifax
to participate in a combined elimi-
nation and final contest. The COM
mittee was unable to agree to this,
although tho owners Of the Column
bia were inclined to favor it.
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5aao@ = Conse DEMPSEY Engage In Series Free-for-a
Dempsey Wildly
Greeted by Crowd
entering Mexico City

Mexico City, Oct. II Ar l-o.aS;h.
Demnsey's worlds heavyWeisnI
champion, made fighting entry into
Mexico City last night. MOI tnae ne
personally participated, put neVI -,
theIess his arrival was eniivsneu ~
numerous fist fights among ine nus >.
throng Of admirers VINO
the station to greet MIN.
Soldiers with fixed bayonets were
s,,mn5oned to aid the police In pre-,
yanting dempsey from being crusneo
to death by the frenzied mop. Anu
there were plenty of bloody hosS9
end cracked heads to show how Wen
the troops and the police ola their
jobs. .. Mexi.
IN for a. series of exhibition pouts
with his sparring partners. ne WI
make his appearance IN the ri.S
next Saturday. Afterwards ne VIII
20 to Tampico and Monterey anu
thence proceed to San ANTONIO, IeN lex
as. on the way to Los Angeles, Cal
He, does not intend to visit Havana.
When the train entered the sneu
III was completely surrounded by
cheering, milling throng. Dempsey
when he appeared in the vest1bule
of the sleeping car was cheered Vo-
ciferdusly. He and all the other
passengers were blockaded in the
car and unable leave it for 10 min
utes. After a few moments
Dempsey got into an automobile:
which was Immediately surrounded
by fight fans DESTROYS of shaking his
hand. The soldiers took places about
the automobile and threatened to
bayonet the champions admirers.
The crowd persisted and the police
began clubbing heads. Dempsey at
tempted to aba, ndon the automobile
and walk to his hotel, but neither
the soldiers nor the police were able
to make their way through the dense
crowds. After 3t5 minutes the po-
lice, hammering vigorously, succeed
ed in getting Dempsey away. The
crowd followed the champion, how
ever, and despite the soldiers and po-
lice. took the fighter. from the au-
tomobile and carried him triumph
antly to his hotel.
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Colby Interclass
Track Meet Today
(Snecial En- Kennebec Journal

Especial @ heHIeUeC JOuIII"
Waterville, Oct. 27-The fourth fall
meet between the different classes at
Colby will be held tomorrow after
noon when an informal meet will be
conducted by Track Coach Mike
Ryan. Members of all four classes
will compete and but one event will
be limited to specific classes. that
will be in the one and one-half mile
run between the members of the
freshman and sophomore bodies.
The list of events is as follows:
800 yard dash, 100 yard hurdles, 1 IL
mile handicap race open only to
freshmen and sophomores, pole vault,
running broad jump, and discus
throw
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Crosby High Seconds
Trim Unity High, Ais

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Belfast, Oct 27-Crosbyi high Sec
ond eleven today defeated Unity
high, Al to 6. playing the second and
first team subs except in the first
three minutes Of play when the first
team was put in for practice. Grady
made three goals in three minutes
and the team was at once taken out.
Several of the first team meh We're
injured in last Saturdays game with
Cony but it is expected they will be
in condition for the Winslow lgame,
Nov. z, the next game the team has
scheduled. Owing to the teachers
convention there is no game ! this
week -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-28
Soccer Tourney Now
On in Full Swing
At BOWdOin College
Especial to the Kennebec Journal

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Brunswick, Me-, Oct. 27-Delta
Kappa Epsilon and Zeta Psi won the
opening games of the Bowdoin inter
fraternity soccer tournament which
were this afternoon played on the
Delta. The Zetas defeated Kappa
Sigma to 0, while the Dekes won
from Delta Epsilon by a to score.
Bodwell and Ham Of the Zetas show
ed the best teamwork of the after
noon, Bodwelf especially, playing a
fine game. Heats of the Dekes play
ing full back, gave evidence of con-
siderable ability at handling the
ball; while Craig, who was respon-
sible for the Dekes' lone tally, did
very well in the forward line. This
is the second year that soccer has
been played at Bowdoin, and the
first in which there has been any Or
ganized league. Last fall the base
ball and hockey men played some for
conditioning work. The tournament
is under the direction of Coach Ben
Houser, who has offered a cup for
the winning team.
The teams have been divided into
two leagues, the winners of each
league to play for the championship.
The teams in League A are Kappa
Sigma, Zeta Psi, Delta Kappa Epsi-
Ion, Delta Epsilon, Theta Delta Chi,
and Psi Epsilon. In League B are
Beta Theta Pi, Sigma M, Alpha
Delta Psi, Chi Psi, Delta Psi and
non fraternity. 10
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Tiger Flowers Is
Boxing Iron Man

New York. Oct. 27-Tiger I'd
the Georgia Negro middlewslghtI
the title of the iron man Of kI
Only last Friday night hen
Jock Malone a pasting 4 81
and he's scheduled to 80 ten Il
with Chuck Virgins Of Indian
at East Chicago tonight Hh
pger expects to have him IN sstI
Boston Friday night. making
Gontests in seven days.
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Stone Found in Deer's Stomach
AntIdote for Rabies

A maidstone is a porous mineral
lump, probably of lime. which is &C.
caslonaily found in a deer's stomach,
nelllarks The Yale Review.
lthroushout the whole history of the
llohller lhere runs the faith in it's
E;A.iaoIdlnary virtues. 1t was be-
Of u rabd animal or a rattIesnake II
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Harvard Rowing
Schedule Announced

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 27-(AP)
One of the strongest rowing sch,e
dulles ever prepared for the Harvard
crew was announced for 1926 today
The schedule follows:
Princeton on Carnegie Lake,
Princeton, May s.
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
Institute of Technology at Cam
bridge, May %.
Cornell and Annapolis at Cam
bridge, May 80.
Yale at New London. Conn. June
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would absorb the poison. and ward off
all the evil effects. 1t is one of
those general beliefs that is hard to
combat in the face of tire ire
mendous volume of testimony.
Neighbors would send miles for the
local maidstone, which, it was aver.
red, would cling to wound until 1t
lad absorbed the poison and then
drop off and, after due rest, be good
for another application.
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WATERVILLE ELKS
TO STAGE "PURE'
BOUTS DECEMBER 9
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Waterville. Oct. 27.-The local
lodge of Elks is to sponsor series
of amateur boxing bouts in. this city
Dew. 8. Michael Ryan, track coach
at Colby College is in charge of the
program. Prizes are to be offered
and the bouts will be of three
rounds and probably five classes.
Such an affair has been tried only
once in Maine when the knights of
Columbus of Portland staged show
a short time ago.