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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
First Meeting
First SOcials at
Oak Grove Seminary
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Oak Grove Seminary. Vassalboro,
Me-, Sept. 24.-The first, mid-week
meeting of the new year at Oak
Grove Seminary was held at 11.20
A. NJ. Wednesday morning with Prof.
Herbert Newman of Colby College
as the speaker Prin. Owen presid-
ed and a choir of the girls led the
singing. Prof. Newman paid high
tribute to Oak Grove and delivered 4
forceful address that was helpful and
inspiring. The quiet dignity and
beauty of the Sophia Bailey Memoir
ial Chapel always add to the i'm
pressiveness Of an address, and since
this building Is reserved wholly for
religious exercises and the formal
commencement programs, the serv-
ices have an atmosphere that could
be gained in no other way.
The girls glee club had it's second
rehearsal Wednesday afternoon un-
der the direction of Geo. o. Schneid-
er, Musical Director. Several of the
new girls have fine voices and are
strong addition to the chorus.
Flora and Dorothy Wheeler of Wor-
cester. Mass. and Evelyn Hinkson of
Dayton, Ohio will occupy prominent
places in the chorus. Helen Wether-
bee of Newton, Mass. who attracted
much attention by her solos last
year, will continue to have a leading
part.
Miss McCurdy, the girls physical
director had the first real hockey
practice on Wednesday afternoon.
The football field has been kept
closely moved all summer and Is in
fine shape; but the players are prac-
tically all inexperienced. and while
they had great fun during practice,
little skill was exhibited So many
of the girls are completely devoted
to horseback riding that hockey
seems to occupy an entirely second
airy place in their enthusiasms, and
1t is hardly to be wondered at with
a stable of fine horses at their serv-
ice and ideal country lanes on which
to gallop. Miss McCurdy has set a
style for moonlight riding and there
are as many followers as are sufti-
GENTLY skillful to gain the coveted
permission to take the six mile
course. around the square" by
moonlight.
Black Beauty, the new Shetland
pony has arrived and has many ad-
mlrers. especially among the smaller
girls for whom he was especially Sc
cured. This rig also included a pony
cart so that any girl who did not
care to try the saddle could still ride.
out no one has yet resorted to the
cart.
me new girls were fully initiated
INTO some of the important Oak
Grove rites on Wednesday from five
70 seven when they were the guests
OF the old girls at one of the famous
yak Grove camp suppers. After
hockey practice, led by a bunch of
old girls singing school songs, a
party Of about forty eager girls set
out on rapid hike up the North
road and into the grove. After a
forest tramp including scaling a
small ledge and several thrilling ad-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
GREATEST LOAN
NOontInued from Paoe Or,

mciy in this country have annrov;
i 1oat totalled $4,000, 900 ooo p' 'A 4,
a aSo4 alone the total was '; 81 ga 81 IN
NV, exclusive of countless nrin .oo,
n nnhhhing operations which ara -' aos
pqotlcly advertised. not
l. IS only within the last two yo,.
tnhart1cularly since the incention e", s. s.
the Dawes plan, the European ,n OF
Justly = s generally has been placed an
a. sound enough basis to attract + In
Investment of American csn;t tne
d;reVloasly most of Americas fo ~ d
eisn loans were made to govern
Contributing to the GROWING NV,
Ell OF the United States as the
worlds financial center has heen t the
unornclal but nevertheless effective
embargo on foreign loans in I'one
don, enforced since the restore tin,,
OF the gold standard in Great Rrit
ain. The diversion of British h,,si-
ness TO New York, because Of these
leslrlctions, was strikngly empha
sized this summer when Australia
hoated a s75,00o,O0o loan here ia
Financial conditions in other TT,
fopean countries which prior to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
~ = Settled Where the World Series Will be Played
Maine Invaders
Fare Very Poorly
At Rochester Races
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Rochester, N. H., Sept. 24-The
racing at the Rochester fair TO-DAY
was the hardest driven and closes
of the week, two races going 10 nVe
heats and one unfinished. Eastern
invaders did not fare very wei! a.
though Joe Johnson landed Peter
Kennedy from Auburn, Me-. in third
money in the 200 pace, taking the
first heat, and Billy Keyes. hailine
this trip from Woodstock, N. B., did
as we'll with Myra Harvester in the
2:17 trot. The 2:14 pace went over
until tomorrow. After Joe johnson
had taken two easy heats with VAL
lev Forbes, the Connecticut entries
Miss Myrtle L., and David G.' eacn
took a heat. Summary:
2:O9 PACE, PURSE $1,000
Quinta, BIN, by Belwin
(Fleming) ........
Mai. Frisco, Big, by San
francisco (Martin) 3
Peter Kennedy, Big, by Pc
ter the Great (John-
SOM 2
Dial Spencer, bg, Gamer
on) ................ 4 8 4 re
Gam and Eva Dewey also started
Time 2:1o Ia; 2:10 "a; 2:l0 IL;
2:10 1-2; 2:14 1-2.>
2:17 TROT, PURSE $1,000
Sayde Worthy, bm. by
Guy Axworthy
(Burke) ......... Z 10 1 ]
Prodigial Guy. Big, by Prod
igal (Frye) ....
Myra Harvester, BIN. by
The Harvester ,
IKevesl 1 2
Dewey the Great, Big,
rHannafin, 3 3 re
Peter Ibbetson. Felix Aquilin. Hell
on witt, Payroll, Allea Dean and
Magnus Worthy also started.
Time 2:1e IA; 2:16 IA; 2:l5 IL;
2:15 IL; 2:16 IL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
CompstOn Eliminates
Mitchell in British
FRO Tournament

Moor Park. England. Sept. "a
tNPl-Artllur Compston, one of the
os' promising of Great Britain's
hunger golf professionals. todav
animated Abe Mitchell from the
IN ess'onals match play tourna
nsnt here in the round before the
-nnals. The score was three I'm
~, ohe to play. Compston this r.
80 was playing r. J.. Holland
mu eereated w. B. Smith in the
'wer malt this morning.
Trsr Duncan defeated Tom
f.app oy one UP and next m.sts
Joljv lad. who defeated H. G.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
Dempsey Has Entered
Amusement Fields

sacramento, Cal, Sept. 24-(AP)-
Jack Dempsey. heavyweight boxing
titlehoider, has entered the field of
amusement promotions. Articles of
incorporation of the Barbara Corpo-
ration of Los Ans eles. filed with the
secretary OF State, former for the
purpose of buildings. amusement
mans and wrestling and boxing pa :
viilons, reveal Dempsey as one of
me slgners. Tie tors are
=. II. Dempsey and Llovd Stannard.
noth OF Los Angeles. The company
mas capital stock Of 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
Police Search Boston
Harbor for Victim
BoOtleggers' Fight

Boston, Sept. 24,-(AP'-G,nst vsr
light of FED flares, police tonisn ssrsse
searching the waters OF tns "a hr
for the body of man belle.eu holdsl
been thrown from It wharf IN
or n bootleggers' quarrel. ors vi
Three men who claimed 70 ,,r,u,ors
messed fight on the wharf sa he 81
the police. One witness 80 Of tht'
three men struggling ana on necsiying
fell into the water after s.ia tbs
blow. The other witnesses % IN h
heard the splash of the uou so- bel
water, followed by q can ~, part !
Harbor and land police ~" had be-
the search which at nldNie" .-e-.
without result
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
ATHLETICS GET
SERIES OFF'N BROWNS

Philadelphia, Sept. 24.-(AP)-
The Philadelphia Athletics lost their
last game of the season with the st.
Louis Browns here today. to 4, in
IL innings. The Sislermen tied the
score in the 9th inning by pounding
two runs over the plate and won out
In the eleventh when Slim Harriss
went in cold. The Athletics won the
seasons series with the Browns by
the slim margin Of IL victories to 10
defeats. Score:
st. Louis:
o. 5000 o. 2-6-12-1
Philadelphia:
2000 DOL 1000 O-4.16-3
Van Glider. CASTOR and Dixon:
Groves, Harriss and Perkins, Coch-
rane.
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nth HOUR WIN
BY CRITz'S SINGLE

Cincinnati, Sept. 24.-(AP)-Cin-
cinnati won an extra inning game
from Brooklyn 3 to 2 today. The
winning run was scored by Critz,
who singled and went to second on
Bohne's fly to Brown. Hargrave
was purposely passed but Rixey sin
gled. bringing in the winning run.
Score:
Brooklyn:
o. 400 900 900 O-2-s-o
Cincinnati:
90 700 2 90 O 90 1851
McGraw and Deberry; Rixey and
Hargrave.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
GIANTS CL|NCHER
ON SECOND PLACE

Pittsburgh. Sept. 24.-(AP)-Thee
New York Giants clinched second
place in the National League PEN
nant race today by defeating the
Pirates 4 to O. Jack Scott holding
the new champions to eight hits. The
Giants made three runs off RUDE
Oldham and the other was homer
by Bill Terry off Babe Adams, who
replaced Oldham in the sixth.
Score:
IN. York 100 0 FL 90 O-.12.0
Pitts. o o O o O 90 90 81
Scott and McMullin: Oldham, Ad-
ans and Gooch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
Haney's Condition
every Good" Word
BOSTON Doctors

Boston, Sept. 24-(AP)-The con-
dition of Fred Haney of the Detroit
American League baseball club, VINO
suffered slight conclusion OF the
brain when struck by a pitched ball
Yesterday, was described as very
good" at the Peter Bent Brigham
hospital today. Haney was rushed
there after he had been struck by
ball pitched by Howard Ehmke of the
Boston club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
NEW OWNERS
Continued from PAGE Cnel

gines and pumps. The plant was
originally started more than half a
century ago.
The other bidders for the plant
were William S. Newell, the works
manager, who represented a syndi-
cate, and Walter e. Reid of Port
land. The former stopped bidding at
Sl33OOO and the latter at S1S5000.
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BambinO Made
Lieutenant Gotham
Police Reserves

New York, Sept. 24-(AP)-Babe
Ruth was sworn in today as lieu
tenant of police reserves with au-
thority to supervise baseball and
other athletic activities of the New
York department.
Ruth was assigned to the office OF
Inspector General Mckinney, execu-
tive of the reserve police forces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
Harry Putnam Makes
New Track Record in
Exeter Free-fOr.AH
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Exeter, Me-, Sept. 24.-The track rec
ord was broken In the free for all on
the card of the closing day of the Ex-
eter fair when Harry Putnam stepped
IN 2.13 nat. clipping one-quarter of a
second from the mark made by Prince
Alden nine years ago. Harry Putnam
Is owned by Getchell and Givren of
Bangor and was bought at a Chicago
sale for 1928. believed to have been
permanently injured in railroad
wreck. He has cleaned up all the sea-
son In Maine and it is said that $4,000
will not buy him.
The old Grand Circuit campaigner
Irish Voter made the finishes lively for
him.
Vassar O., one of the oldest cam
paigners on the Maine turf, won the
2.21 pace in five hard heats with whip
ping finishes.
The sweepstake pulling match with
Is entries was won by the team of
Goodwin Nelson of St. Adams. which
pulled the drag with 7500-pound load
10 feet. more than twice as far as the
nearest competitor.
The race summary:
FREE-FOR-ALL, PURSE $500
Harry Putnam. 6, by U. Forbes
(Chappelle) 81 l
Irish Voter. G (Jordan) .....3 2 2
On Time, h (Pinkham). .......2 4 8
Silver King. CHI (Baker) .....4 5 4
Time-2.13 (new track record, 2.16a,
2.15a.
2.21 PACE, Els TROT. PURSE 5000
Vassar c., 70 g, by Commits
sioner Curtis (Gran) ....3 2 /
Lewis Winter, b g, by Ed
Winter (Taylor) .........1 2 2
Stevie Guy, b &, by Guy Ak
worthy (Ryder) ..........5 2 )
Dierego, b (Baker) ......2 no
Time-2.1ik, 2.21A, 2.203, 2.223, 2.25.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
Plant Will Not Be
Junked, Word Owners

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Bath, Sept. 24.-"It is absurd for
Bath people to think that we bought
the Bath Iron Works, Ltd, to junk"
said member of the New York svn-
dictate, who bought the plant at auc-
ton today, in conversation with a
newspaper man. THE price we paid
for it, Sis, 100, means right off that
the plant will not be junked for if
We attempted this we would lose at
least $4,000" he continued. I've
bought for speculation and believe
we have a big concern which win
take the plant and operate it. If
successful it will mean much to
Bath and of course we hope we will
be successful. The plant will never
be Junked and it will be in operation
soon"
While the group represented bv
Mr.. Dale, who bid for them. will
not disclose their names to the press
they did say that they intended TO
form syndicate but if they get one
OF two concerns they want to take
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
RuFFINC STINCY ON HITS Gets
RED SoX A WIN OUT OF Detroit

Boston, Sept. 24-(AP)-Ruffing OF
the Red Sox pitched four-hit bail
today and was the main factor IN
Boston's victory over Detroit, nve 70
nothing. Boston hit Dauss nara.
Catches Of fouls by Prothro were
features of the game. Jack Warner
infielder obtained from Vernon. maoe
his big league debut, appearing
third base for Detroit late in the
game. Score:
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Lowell Lad X. O's
ScOtty Welter Champ

Lowell, Mass. Sept. z4-.A Bcb
Mello of Lowell knocked oes
Lourie. welterweight chanpiys~t Ae,
Scotland, in the fifth round .. 10.
bout at the Moody CLUB nei'
night. rhns
The battle was a rugged one slos
it lasted, Mello matching ever s..nsrsl
of the invader and showing zee
superiority as the bout pres
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IOIdIS ssssss sss' O
sBatted for Dauss in Sth.
ssBatted for Jones in Sth.
rocT0Nr

Two base hlt-RosenthaI. THIEF
base hit-Prothro. Home rum
Todt. Notwithstanding. Left on
base-Detroit s: Boston II. Bases
on balls-Off Dauss 3; Wells /; Ruff
fling .. Struck out-By Dauss y;
Ruffing 2. Hits-Of Dadss IL In a;
off Wells 0 in /. Losing pitcher -
Dauss. Umpires-McGowan, owens,
Rowland. Time-1.27.
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Filipino Bantam Too
Good for Geo. Marks

Los Angeles. Sept. 24-(AP)-Pete
Sarmiento. Filipino bantamweight.
won a decisive ten round victory last
night over George Marks. Los An
geies boxer, who recently defeated
frankie Genaro.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Toledo 5, Indianapolis ].
Columbus -, Louisville s. I'D
First game: st. Paul IL, Kansas
City 4. Second game: st. Paul /,
Kansas City 3.
Minneapolis Milwaukee,: Played
yesterday.
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KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT !

The Hartland academy -.
administered a. 700 ws ian Which
Greenville Wednesday aahoplng d
watched this year. Tbs snoud !,
coached by Biggers, who - nr. team |,
ms taking the reins at Har,, ..ious d
athletics in the limelight snd lsp,
Memorial high at Eastport, 8 sihi
Tonight George Bolduc =,
Lambert are the main attr saa Lou
the Eastern A. C. It onlr acllon Al
TO be seen if the boys ara r semahs
angry at each other as -thsy ' s,g a
be. They We're scheduled y .lain b
Lewiston. fair week, but M = meet At
stepped outside the hall Ia s -sinosr
a friend and forgot to COM, spesk b
Ihen they were matched 10 az ees
Portland the other night .a nsat II
was again detained. This fin. ,ou
are going to meet and are s.'''s ~ !ael
every body to watch the Wa|hg
take the sleep wallop. II XXX nbps,0ahl
thusiasm doesn't cvaporate A''r a.
they enter the ring it should r. a 81
scrap. oe SOM
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AMERICAN STANDING
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Washington a; Cleveland 8 (first
camel.
Washington 6; Cleveland 2 (2nd
camel.
Boston s; Detroit o.
St. Louis s; Philadelphia 4.
New York s; Chicago 5.
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The Lewiston high footha,, =.
Win an average weight q 'I n
pounds would put a lot of calles. y
prep schools to shame. Win N aae
,Pendergast, the big right guard =. ~
MS running mate. Meader botb !. ~
ping the scales at 195. the csr.,s Y,
the Blue line can't very well BE- i Iis,. y
as weak. y 's''i
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Coach Ray Thompson, forme, :.
hleh mentor will referee tina I. so1'
ton Catholic game at Lewistorr's "
urday. '''oa Ssi.
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YESTERDAYS SCORE
PERCENTAGE DOPE .
and GAMES TODAY
NATIONAL STANDING

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
- Cincinnati s; Brooklyn 2.
. Now York q; Pittsburgh Q.
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ropAY,s GAMES

Boston at st. Louis.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at Pittsburgh.
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the conclusion of secuii. ,,ent!
along the lines of the COVE.
various recent pronounceliieN
The Washington times., 1925-03-10
FLORIDA ROAD TO HE'LL,
SAYS JERSEY PREACHER

NEW YORK, March 1O.-The new
SodOm and Gomorrha were located
in Florida by the Reverend Robert
r. Wightman at the First Presby-
terian Church in haywood, N. J.
The title o. his deunciation was
"Is God in Florida?" and in an
swering the question Mr.. Wightman
emphatically denied that God had
been seen in Florida for several
seasons except possibly in Dayton
where he found on his recent visit
the churches were well patrOnized
and several new edifices Are being
built.
Nowhere in this country is there
a parallel for conditions that exist
in Florida" the preacher said.
"Flappers abound and contribute
to the general hilarity. Monte
Carlo is put in the shade.
"'The devil is in these places with
his hosts, and any one wishing to
go to He'll can find creased plaflks
a-plenty."
Miami and Palm Beach were the
worst offenders, he said.
The Washington times., 1925-03-10
NJ. ". GIRL OFFERS TO
FINISH STONE MT. JOB

NEW YORK, March 11.-While
Atlanta ponders over its most in
tricate problem in years, the failure
of its gigantic Stone Mountain me
mortal project, a petite New York
girl and sculptor of note has vol
unteered to complete the task orig
inally begun by Gutzon Borglum,
dismissed creator of the mountain
monument"
She is Yam MaeLeod. of West
Fifteenth street, famed for her in.
terpretations Of Woodrow Wilson,
David Lloyd GeorAe and Ignace
Paderewski. She atNat the follow.
ing telegram to HolNns Randolph,
president of the Stone Mountain
Memorial Associations:
II am prepared to carry Stone
Mountain memorial to completion
in case Mr.. Borglum has given up
the task. am competent ts handle
the artistic and engineering prob
lemS1
The Washington times., 1925-03-10
BOY DIES WITH BROTHER
HE IS TRYING TO SAVE

ROCHESTER,, Pa, March TO-
Locked in each others arms. John
Sidler, seventeen, and Frank Sidler.
twelve, brothers, were burned to
death in a fire of undetermined
origin, which destroyed their home
and an adjoining residence. forcing
twenty-five persons to flee to the
street in night clothing and causing
a $23,O00 loss. John lost his life
trying to save his brother.
Matthew Sidler, father of the two
boys. was burned about the face
while attempting to rescue them.
Mrs. Sidler dropped three of her
children, Matthew. fourteen; Joseph.
thirteen, and Elizabeth, five, from a
second-story windo ~ to outstretched
hands below. She and her husband
fled with John. the oldest son. Out
side John discovered his brother
Frank was missing. Before any
body could stop him. he rushed into
the house and he succeeded in reach.
ing the Younger boy on the second
floor. The flames blocked their
0S$APUs
The Washington times., 1925-03-10
EVEN
IN DILL CASE

Continued from First PaGe.)
Company: John c. Shafer. Chicago
and Denver newspaper publisher,
and J. Leo Stack, Denver oil op-
orator.
1t Is expected also that the deposit
ton of Colonel J. w. Zevely, per.
sonal counsel for Sinclair, will be
read into the record. 1t is generally
conceded that Zevely's deposition
will follow the lines of his testimony
before the Senatorial investigation
into the Teapot Dome scandal.
At that time Zevely, under ques-
tioning by Senator Thomas j.
Walsh, told Of a $4,000 loan made
by Sinclair to Secretary Fall, in
June, 1928. This money Zevely tes
titled was to be used by Fall in de-
fraying expenses of a trip to Russia
in connection with oil concessions
being sought there by Sinclair.
Colonel Zevely is now in Paris.
The Washington times., 1925-03-10
GIVE
WEIRD REPLIES
IN TEST
One Says Teapot Dome Scan
daI Came From Dispute
Over Navy Funds

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, March
10.-England and Egypt became
embro led in a heated controversy
because the tomb Of King Tut-Ankh-
Amen was opened.
A lame duck is q newly-elected
Congressman who has not yet joined
his colleagues in the House in regu-
lar session.
The Teapot Dome scandal grew
out Of the dispute over naval ap-
preparations.
Bell invented wireless telegraphy.
Pathe is ''the unofficial observer
Of the United States
Surtax is another term Of in
come tax"
President Coolidge vetoed the pos.
tai pay increase bill because he
thought best"
The Cabinet chooses a President
when a candidate fails to get th'
necessary majority in the electoral
college.
Restriction Of the Chinese b,
the United States stirred up the
Japanese
Professor c. E. Hedrick, desiriHr
to learn how well versed the fresn
men students at Marshall Colleg
here were in current history sui,
mitted questionable to them
and the foregoing statements wei,
included in some Of the answers.
Photographs OF prominent pc:
sons appearing almost daily ir
newspapers throughout the country
were included in the test. Ramsas
Mcdonald, former premier Of Eng
land, was freely designated
Lenin of Russia But the Studen
were almost unanimous In properi'
designating the photograph of Il
Prince OF Wales.
The Washington times., 1925-03-10
STUDY
FIREARMS
Of j. s.
Will Make Tests to Determine
Why American Marksmen
Are Always Winners
by InternatlonaI News Service.

GoTHENBURG. Sweden, March
10.-Whether it is the American
rifles, ammunition or superior
Workmanship that is responsible
for the repeated American victories
fIi the international shooting com
petitions, the Swedish military au-
thorities hope TO find out, and q
definite proposition has been SUBJ
mitted to the artillery department
of the Swedish army headquarters
by the noted small.arms expert and
marksman, Captain Thure !. Holm
berg, calling for the purchase and
study of American-made rifles and
ammunition such as are FUSED by
the winning American teams.
That craftsmanship is not wholly
to be credited with the good scores
made both last year at Rheims and
recently in Chile, South America,
Captain Holmberg concludes, because
other contestants have achieved bet
ter results with the American arms
than with their own.
In this connection he recommends
close comparative, study of the
types Of rifles used In the American
army and in the Swedish army, the
rifling, the firing mechanism and
the composition Of the bullets. as
well as the powder.
The American army rifle has q
slightly larger caliber than the
Swedish - 1852 milimeters, as COM
pared with 6.5-but it is really the
ammunition that Captain HOlmberg
suspects is responsible for the su-
periority of the American shooting.
There was a time when the Swedish
powder was rated as among the
best in Europe at least; but now
Captain Holmberg is inclined to
believe that 1t has been surpassed
by certain American brands.