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The Tomahawk., 1925-01-15
Christmas in Hotel

II obeyed every ADMIRATION Of the
advertisers this year." moaned a
Marlborough avenue father, land did
my Christmas trading early. bought
all the presents for my two children
and my wife, found a nice Christmas
tree, and made all arrangements for
q happy holiday. And just as I con-
cluded that everything was set for the
finest sort Of day, one Of the children
came down with scarlet fever. The
house Is quarantined and I had to
spend my Yuletide in a downtown
hotel. I call this tough. Detroit
News.
1t requires considerable shrewdness
to dodge the kind Of novels you don't
like to read.
The Tomahawk., 1925-01-15
Quite Right

Teacher-Name some product of
which the supply exceeds the demand.
Pupil-TrOuble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-27
Shepherd and Mrs.
McClintOck Had
Financial Troubles

Chicago, Feb. 26.-Evidence that fl
nancial difficulties existed between
Mrs. McClintock, mother of William
Nelson McClintock, whose death is be-
ing investigated, and William d. Shep-
herd, later foster-father of young Nc
C1intock and chief beneficiary under
his will. shortly before Mrs. McClin-
tock's death. was given before the COR
oner's jury here today.
Other high lights in the hearing to-
day were expert testimony by medi-
cal professor to the effect that ty-
phoid germs are more easily obtain
able than pistol. and an attempt by
Harry Olson. chief justice of the mu-
nicipal court. who has been virtually
director of the inquiry, TO show that
Shepherd had no means OF making
money and that he and Mrs. Shepherd
lived with BILLY" McClintock rather
than that the orphan lived with them.
Jerome Matillo OF INDIANAPOLIS testi-
fed that he superintendent the build
ing of house for Mrs. McClintock at
Galveston, Tex, in 1909, and that
Shepherd was handling the financial
matters connected with the construc-
ton for Mrs. McClintock. Shepherds
brother, he said was a foreman on the
Job. Shepherd, Matillo said, was spar
ing about paying out money for work
men and materials. lie said Mrs. Nc
CIntock was displeascd by a debt of
$500 contracted By Shepherd at that
time.
Matillo said. some time later Mrs
McClintock complained Of feeling i'll
and decided to go north to some min
eral baths. She refused Shepherds
offer to accompany her, the witness
stated. A week later, he said, she
was dead.
DR.. David J. Davis, instructor in
bacteriology at the University of MI
nois, testified regarding typhoid
germs. which, according to physician
who conducted postmortem cXamina-
ton, were the cause of young McClin-
tocks death. He said many laborato-
ries have typhoid cultures. some mu-
scums have them, and it is not uncom-
mon for them to be exchanged between
institutions. He said they were avail
able to students. doctors and nurses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-27
Raise RediscOunt
Rate 3 to 3 IL percent

} New York, Feb. 26-Directors Of
the Federal reserve bank of New
York today formally recognized the
rising tendency Of money rates, re-
sulting from recent business expan-
sion and greater demand for funds
in expanded securities trading, by
raising the rediscount rate from to
3 IL percent. The percent rate.
which was the lowest in the history
of the federal reserve system as we'll
as the lowest bank rate in the world,
had been in effect since August 8,
1924. The new rate becomes effec-
| tive tomorrow.
The first effects of the advance
were felt in the foreign exchange
market where a break Of more than a
cent took place in sterling. The re-
action in the British currency appar-
emily was based on the theory that
with the New York rate only IL per-
cent below the London bank rate,
the attraction of capital to Great
Britain for higher interest rates
would be lessened. Maintenance of
low redlscount rates in the United
States also had been expected to aid
in the possible return of sterling to
par.
Although both the stock and bond
markets are normally sensitive to
any change in the rediscount rate,
today's action had no direct effect
on trading since it was not announ-
ced until after the close of the ses-
sions.
The advance ordered today was the
first upward revision of the rate
since February %. 1923. when 10
percent charge was established. This
remained in effect until May /, 1924.
when the first of last years series of
reductions was initiated. Two sub
sequent cuts were necessary to bring
the rediscount rate into alignment
with open money market quotations
which have governed the reserve
bank rate policy.
one OF the results of the increase
probably will be an improvement in
the local reserve banks earning Do
stion.
In contrast to the advance in the
New York bank rate. the German
relchsbank today lowered it sredis-
count rate frmo 10 to percent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-27
LOngwOrth and
Madden Both Sure
Will Get Speakership

Washington. Feb. 26-With the
speakership contest definitely mar.
rcwed down to Mic olas Lol worth
of Ohio and Martin B. Madden OF
Illinois. conflicting claims were made
today as to the strength would de-
velop on the showdown tomorrow
night at the caucus of Republican
members ELECT Of the house.
Representative Begg of Ohio, d.
recting the Longworth campaign
predicted his candidate would poll
close to 40 votes, and Madden less
than 100.
On the other hand, Representative
Britton Of Illinois. the Made, man
ager, declared his candidate would re-
ceive 12l votes or majority, on the
first ballot.
Last minute efforts were made by
supporters of both candidates today
to line up new members arriving in
Washington for the caucus
The number eligible to attend is
2Si. but 1t is not likely all will be on
hand
1t became certain today that hei-
tier Representative Butler of Penn
sylvania nor Representative Wood of
Indiana, would be place in the field.
This would bring only two candidates
into the race with a decision necess-
airy on the first ballot.
Selection Ct Representative Tillson
of Connecticut as the Republican
floor leader was declared by both
Longwor and Madden followers to
be certain in the event Mr.. Long
worth Is given the ~-|-nIershii.
At their meeting tomorrow night,
the house Republicans will go back
to the practice prevailing in the days
of Speaker Cannon 20 make decisions
cached in caucus binding. Whoever
is selected as the party's candidate
all Republicans when the next house
is organized.
Republican members Of the house
reiterated their determination today
to exclude from the caucus a dozen
members who followed Senator La
Toilette in the recent campaign. Rep
resentative Sinclair Of North Dakota
of the dozen not invited. said today
lie intended to attend, but it appeared
Improbable that any other members
of the LaFollette bloc would attempt
to do so.
Mr.. Longworth, who Is the min
law Of the late President Theodore
Roosevelt. and Mr.. Madden are both
rounding out their tenth terms in the
house. For years Mr.. LongwortE
was a member Of the ways and
means committee and during this
session has been Republican floor
leader. while Mr.. Madden is chair
man Of the appropriations committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-27
Rainfall and Fruit Quality

An interesting discussion mas peeii
going on in English horticultural
periodicals as to whether the ancient
theory held by old time apple grow
crs of Britain is true. that apples and
ether pomc fruits keep much better
after wet cold seasons than they do
in the normal warm ones with only
moderate rainfall.
Interesting tests of the keeping
quality of apples have been reported
recently, one consisting of the ship
nent of apples to South Africa ana
back. only one apple spelling in a
shipment of a carton of three varie-
ties and then the fruit keeping in
perfect condition for some time after
it had returned to England.
Great quantities of Australian and
New Zealand apples have been
brought to Great Britain and sold
due to the exhibition of fruit at the
great industrial show Of the domin-
ions at Wembley in progress last
summer.
If the English theory that n cold.
wet season materially increases the
keeping qualities of apples Is sound,
it ought to be an easy matter to
keep them this winter for in most
of the apple producing sections Of
the country an unusually wet ana
cold season was reported.
Those English writers who scout
the theory declare that proper ripen-
ing and picking is the true test of
keeping quality and that the chief
merit of the argument is based on
the. fact that in a cool season the
fruit ripens more slowly and evenly
and is not forced by hot weather
which tends to produce less solid
fruit than the slower process. Mod
erately warm continuous weather is
ideal for proper ripening and pro-
ducng keeping quality, these writer's
maintain.
The keeping quality of an apple
properly cared for, is remarkable
Given cool storage and air, and
wrapped in separate papers in small
quantity they will keep for the bet
ter part of the winter if the fruit
was sound and in good condition
when placed in storage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-27
Pale Blue at Last
Produces Top
Notch Relay Team

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
U. of NJ, Feb. 25-Due to the ef-
forts of Coach Frank Kanaly.t the
University Of Maine at last produced
a winning relay team after period
Of four years Of waiting. Since 1921.
the university relay teams have been
understudies to all tape breaking
competitors, but this year Kanaly
finally produced a winning combina-
ton for Maine.
The Pale Blues mile relay outfit
easily defeated the New Hampshire
and Mass. Aggies at the B. A. A.
games and again led New Hampshire
to the tape in the Portland Legion
meet.
The team was captained by John
"Tim' Lawry Of Fairfield, who Is
senior this year and will run his last
race for the university in the Maine
intercollegiate meet this spring at
Waterville.
Five men will be awarded their
letters for this years success in re-
lay. They are Tim" Lawry '25;
Henry Eaton '26 Of Calais; Dan Tor
rey '27 Of Deer Isle: Ray Berry ~
of Island Falls, and Sherman Rounds
Vile '27 of Fairhaven, Mass.
As the team will lose only one man
by graduation next years board
Founders should SO big.
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SOusa a Baseball
Fan and Will Write
A Baseball March

At the Invitation Of Judge kene-
saw Mountain Lands, high COM
missioner of organized baseball,
Lieut.. Com. John Philip Sousa will
undertake the composition of a new
march to be used at all ceremonials
upon American baseball fields. Judge
Lands and Mr.. Sousa met recently
In Havana, where they were spending
their winter holidays, and attended
together a double-header baseball
game at Alemendares Baseball Park,
Havana. During the game. Judge
Lands commenting upon the fact
that take Me Out to the Ball Game
was virtually the only baseball tune
ever written, and that 1t was hardly
suitable for ceremonial purposes, he
asked Sousa to supply such march
Sousa promised not only to write a
baseball march, but also n tune to
be entitled Pop Bottle Blues" to be
played by bands attached to clubs
visiting st. Louis. Sousa, long an
ardent baseball fan, has appeared as
guest conductor at many baseball
ceremonials. He conducted the band
in the rendition of his own march,
STARS and Stripes Forever" upon the
occasion of the dedication of the
great Yankee Stadium in New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-27
Sentiment Against
Marketing Measure
Passed by House

Washington. Feb. 26-The scene
of controversy over farm relief legis-
lation shifted today to the senate
with the passing by the house of the
Dickinson cooperative marketing bill
as a substitute for the Haugen pro-
posal reported by the agriculture
committee.
Representative Dickinson, Repub-
lican. Iowa, author of the measure,
declared after conferences with s,v-
eral senate leaders. that he believed
it would be accepted by that cham
Der.
The word went around the senate.
however. that the members of the
presidents agricultural conference
were not satisfied with the Dickin-
son bill and would prefer to have
nothing done by congress rather than
have it enacted into law Mr. Dick
inson took the position that it would
be futile for the senate to approve n
bill similar to the HauScn measure
and attempt to have the house &C
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KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

Aside from good main bout and
semi final, fans who attend the box
ing show at Augusta City Hall next
Wednesday night are in for an up
roariously funny few minutes in the
meeting Of the old timers, Bobby
Good and George Gilbert, the hero
of 107 battles without taking the
count. In the old days this pair
furnished some pure. unalloyed fun
for the fans and age should not
prove a bar in their coming set-to.
Cecil (Pete) Bradstreet, captain OF
the Cony high hockey team which
has closed a very successful season,
was reelected Wednesday afternoon
at a meeting of the letter men which
was held at the time that the team
picture was taken. Capt. Bradstreet
who was one of the outstanding play
ers OF the team, contributed much
toward the Cony victories. The men
who received their letters as a result
of their fine work on the ice are
Capt Biadstreet, Gardner, Morton,
LishnesS. Hayden. Savage, Mcdonald,
Lister, Beaton, Gregoire and Brad
ford.
The Cony high basketball teams
are both playing away tonight and
while Cony is expected to win handi-
ly over Brunswick the outcome of
the Skowhegan game is in doubt.
The girls lost to Skowhegan in this
city by four points which was the
exact number Of points made from
fouls by Skowhegan. To the writ
err, the Skowhegan girls seemed to
have had little the best of it on the
free throw end and if this is so. with
Cony playing a game equal to that of
Skowhegan in all other ways. the
score should be a close one tonight.
The Cony high girls team is han
dicapped by the fact that in the large
squad which turns out, there cannot
be found two real first class guards.
With fast smooth pair of forwards
in Moulton and Kinsman and two
good centers in Capt. Getchell and
Leuchter. the team has been in trou-
BILE because they had no one that
could effectually smother the oppos
ing forwards. In the Skowhegan
game one of the Skowhegan forwards
did all the shooting and any two of
the Cony guards could not keep her
from scoring.
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g SPORTING NEWS e
Delaney Again
| Hands Knockout
To Tiger Flowers

New York, Feb. 26.-Jack Delaney
Bridgeport, Conn. light heavyweight
knocked out Tiger Flowers of At
lanta, Ga, in the fourth round At
Madison Square Garden tonight. 1t
was Delaney's second knockout VIC
tory over the negro within two
months.
A right uppercut. the same blow
which gave Delaney the previous
victory over Flowers in two rounds
on January 16, dropped the negro
for the count. The knockout came
! after Flowers had gone to the floor
without a count and danced into a
neutral corner as Delaney resumed
the attack.
Flowers was the aggressor, using
q slashing right to the body which,
however, failed to bother the
Bridgeport man seriously. Delaney
followed his customary method of
standing away ana sharp-shooting
for the body and head of his op-
ponent.
Few blows found their mark in
the first three rounds although De
lancys left side was blistered by
Flowers attack. Early III the
fourth round Delaney's famous right
hand found its mark on the Negroes
jaw and Flowers went down, Tut was
up Immediately, dancing about. De-
laney lunged, but as the blow was
started. Flowers sank to his knees
and Delaneys glove struck his
shoulder. Referee Haley ordered the
men to their corner and the crowd,
believing that the decision had been
awarded TO Flowers on foul,
clamoreG wildly.
The referee consulted with OFF,
Gals of the boxing commission at
the ringside and after five minutes
ordered the fight resumed. Despite
the rest, Flowers could not with
stand Delaney's attack and again
went to the canvas, this time to
stay.
Delaney weighed 1G4 IL and
Flowers 1G6 II. The fight was to
nave gone twelve rounds.
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|COBURN TEAM
WHIPS FIVE ACES
IN CLOSE GAME

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Waterville, Feb. 26-In an exciting
same the Coburn Independents Dc.
fsatsd the watsrvills Five Aces on
the Coburn court this afternoon 20
to 26. As the score indicates the
game was close and although the
Coburn team led all the way they
were pressed every minute and never
was there any great difference In the
score.
COBURN (29) (.6) FIVE ACES
Spaulding II .............. If Potter
FuiIer RI .................. RI Attaya
DennlSOn c .............. SanOOrn
OReilly lg ............... lg Larsen
Ferry rs ............... re NlcnoIS
Subs-Shea for Perry, Herd for
O'Reilly. Grindall for Spaulding.
Spaulding for Grindall, O'Reilly for
Herd, Shea for Perry, Herd for Shea.
LeatNers for Sanborn: goals from
hoor-Fuller 8, Spauldins 4. Potter 3.
Nichols 2, O'Reilly 2, Dennison, Lea
Tiers; fouls-Attaya S, Fuller 2, o.
Reilly. Dennison, Sanborn, SpauldinE;
referee. Shanahan: timer, Rancourt;
scorers, Druehl and Leary.
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Boston Legion Mile
Cause Trouble for
Several Runners

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 26-The
registration committee Of the New
England Association Of the Amateur
Athletic Union met here last night
and suspended Willie Ritola, Finnish
American distance runner. for fall
American Legion track meet in Bos-
ton on Washington's birthday.
The committee also decided to de-
mand an explanation of Lloyd Hahn,
B. A. A. miller. of his alleged poor
showing In the same race. Ellsworth
Haggerty of Harvard and Clarence
Archibald Of Bates will be asked to
appear at the committee meeting OF
next week and explain why they were
not on hand when the Legion Mile
field was called for the start.
Ritola's suspension means he can
not take part in any A. A. U. meet
i'm the United States until the ban on
him is lifted. It is possible. 1t was
said last night, that the National
registration committee Of the A. A.
ic vote regarding Ritola's status. 80
that, II he Is cleared, he may COM
pete in the national championships
in Louisville, KY, Saturday night.
Neither Ritola nor his manager
Hugo Quist, appeared at last nights
meeting to answer the charges
brought by Charles F. German, d.
rector Of athletics for the Massachu-
sets department of the American
Legion. although they were notified
in time to be present.
Quist, 1t is said. admitted accept
ing $40.40 from German, the sum be-
ing given him to cover his and Paavc
Nurmi's transportation from Boston
to Buffalo. and being given with the
understanding that like amount
was to be given to Ritola in order
that he might come to Boston for the
Legion meet. Quist is said to have
assumed the full responsibility for
Rjtola's non-appearance and to have
expressed his intention of returning
the money to German.
It was explained that If Ritola de-
sires to be re-tnstated he must apply
for hearing. II he IL unable to APP
pear before the committee in person
he has the privilege of submitting an
affidivit explaining his failure to run.
New York, Feb. 26-Willie Ritola.
runner, suspended last night by the
registration committee of the New
England Association Of the American
Athletic Union, will appeal immedi-
ately, according to national officials
here. 1t Is expected that President
Murray Hubert will order a tele-
graphic poll of the national registra.
ton committee In order that. WITH
favorable action, Ritola may particle
pate in the National A. A. U. cham.
pionships at Louisville, KY, Saturday
night. Ritola had planned to leave
for the south this afternoon.
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Boston Sox Start
Practice Monday

Boston, Feb. 26-The first contin-
gent Of the RED Sox, consisting Of
Pitchers Curtis Fullertin Of Boston
and Pat Noonan of Pawtucket, r..
l.. and Coaches Duffy and Ryan, in
charge Of Jane: Price. secretary of
the club. left today for their new
spring training grounds at New Or
leans. where the opening practice is
scheduled for next Monday.
At Springfield Pitcher Joe Lucey
and John Collins, veteran outfielder.
were expected to join the party and
other players were to be added along
the route, the squad arriving at it's
destination Saturday night. Man.
ager Lee Fohl was to take command
at Cleveland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-27
Deering Wins from
Portland IL to Ia

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Portland, Feb. 26.-Deering High
won a hard-fought contest here to-
night from the Portland High team by
= score Of 10 to II. The first period
ended with a to 2 tie and at the end
Of the third period the Deering bas-
keteers were leading II to IA. In the
final period both teams played whirl-
wind basketball.
The summary:
DEERING (19) 90 PORTLAND
Frates. Stevens. lib. Agger
Guptil, If .............. RIB, Donahue
silver ..s.....s Z, SoHtOJ
Hunt, RIB ............. II. S. Hallgren
Cannon, lb>. .................
IF. Gum, Quincy. Edwards. o. Hallgren
Goals from floor: F. Hallgren 1.
Gum 2. Conroy 8. Agger l. Guptil 2.
Frates 3. Silver /, Cannon I. Hunt I.
Goals from fouls: Gum /. o. Hallgren
1, Conroy 1. Guptil 1, Frates 1, Cannon
/. Referee, Wiggin. Time four SIS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-27
when the Fuzzy Wuzzies "CrumpIed
Up the Square"

1t was at the battle of Tamai in the
Sudan, on March Is. 1884. that the
Fuzzy Wuzzies "broke the British
square" The tribesmen, utterly reclI-
less of death. charged an angle Of the
square in the face Of what seemed
an annihilatins fire. They threw
themselves on the hayoncts, and used
their spears in the death agony before
the bayonets could be withdrawn.
They came over the bodies of their
own dead, and crawling on hands
and knees. under the muzzles of the
guns. they gained the inside Of the
square, and stabbed and slashed until
one brigade gave way in confusion,
and it's guns We're captu1 ed. The
other brigades closed in. the guns
We're retaken, and the F'uzzies were
chased far past the scene Of this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-27

cept it after its rejection of the pro-
posal today.
The Dickinson bill proposes to ex-
tend Federal aid to farmers without
the regulatory provisions contained
in the Haugen proposal 1t elimin-
ates the requirement for government
auditing, licensing and regulation.
hut provides, like the Halgen bill,
for creation of a federal cooperative
marketing board and would appro :
pirate 100000 for setting up federal
aid machinery.
The Dickinson bill was accepted
as a substitute for the Haugen meas
ure by a roll call vote of 203 to 10.
and then was passed by roll call
vote of oS4 to 95.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-27

momentary triumph, but they had
''crumpled up the square," and the
exploit caught the British imagin-
alton and put Fuzzy Wuzzy into Eng
lish literature. The Fuzzies them
selves belonged to the Hadendowa
tribe and were commanded by Osman
Digna, although the latter generally
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-27
Read the advertisements regularly.

kept himself in a place of safety.du'
ing the fighting. The Fuzzies 60
their name owing to the peculh
manner in which they wore their hall
The Black Watch formed part Of d
square" and fought with the utmO'
bravery during the whole Of ID
campaign against the Mahdi.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-27

The eighty pond husband was the
defendant and the two hundred
pound wife was the plaintiff.
And why did YOU slap your wife's
face instead of helping her when the
automobile knocked her down." in
CURED the judge.
well. your honor" replied the
diminutive husband, opportunity
knocks but once"