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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-23
Durability of White Pine.

At Finzel the pine forest was cross
ed by the Mason and Dixon line and
when this disputed boundary between
William Penn and Lord Baltimore was
surveyed in 1862 the trees in its
course were cut down by the survey
ors to make a vista" They were
left to waste and tradition says that
many Of them were found quite solid
century afterwards.
Here probably the best pine forest
that ever stood in the United States
was felIed by the woodman's axe, for
cross-cut saws were not yet in COM
mon use. A piece Of five or ten feet
was chopped eff in order to square up
the end Of the log; then the logs We're
cut to the first limb and the balance
was left in the woods to decay, the
waste averaging about sixty per cent.
Hon. Patrick E. Finzel, a former
member Of the Maryland Legislature.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-23
Spo0ks and Witches.

Spooks and Witches.
Another tradition was current at
fIhzel and Blue Jay OF california
hate Miller, whose husband, Daniel
Miller was one OF the gold seekers Of
California IN 1919. 1t was believed
by the superStltlous and the children
OF the community that california
Rate possessed the power OF witch
craft ana could especially bewitch
children COWS and horses.
Inc ch'Iafeh living IN the vicinity
We're AFRAID 70 drive the COWS to the
pasture neld aItef DARK; especially
was TINS true OF the FlnzeI brothers,
WHO LOOK IfIsIl1 II asked TO drive the
cows out TO spruce Hi IN the eve
nlhg, expecting that they might see
Na!llofhla Nate standing outside
O"e mouse WIN " SheeV around her.
0ucI incidents are characteristic OF
Ihe Supefstltious OF these mountains
IN the past but have now mostly died
out My uncle, the late Samuel D.
utZy' a veteran OF the Civil War,
..I NV ii0'''e
amp
-: ICY .ie Oe"'iS LOON
FTN-4 NJ, 1oo P1e3ep' pi"Ce'
-,-0''''' 1'0'o' III I0''' we d. chill
V'19--' --0' ~ 0eiieSe ~
W. 9''NI ,.: y',''-s % SpUoNS' OuI 'ne
1'|' o-''-',l {" 1"u nealu ABOUT
"-''I was " NC 'neIr lie"
l-o,l-' 0iie Jay WINE Praying out
'-N'0 ''' Ciii1UieH Vi ooIh lamlhes
c"''e "'iiiiiis !n'o 'ne mousse much
Ing ''eAeG' ana reported TO Their
-''0'4'1i ) 'i'''I 'HeS hau seen a Needless
man '"i0usH d WINDOW where pane
u Si"SS was broken OUT
come along and SHOW me where
'Iie man without head Is She and
'ie cHIluleh "eht' nhdlng the WIND
'Io"I"s through the broken window
ana swinging croSs-cut saw hang
ing InSIoe inc WINDOW which was
M'i"' 'He chIldfen TOOK to be the
ie"uIeSS man.
Rapid Growth of Trees.
Trees grow much more rapidly
than the average person realizes. To
cite an instance, south of our old
house at the Wolf Swamp, there was
hill field left uncultivated after my
father moved away in 1878; and as
fields of that kind will do in a pine
country, little trees soon began to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-23
Great Heighth of Pines.

The white pine grew tail, frequent
ly reaching a heighth of from a hun
bred to one hundred and fifty feet;
some specimens have been reported as
measuring from $50 to 260 feet from
butt to tip. Being an evergreen it
grew in density so that in many
places the suns rays never fell upon
the earth; under and among its thick
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
SERGAN NOT TO TURN
 A PROFESSIONAL BOXER
Union Street Boy to Make Intensive Campaign With olympic
 Title In View

John Sergan of Union street, this city, who won the national amateur hyweight title in New York last month, will not turn professional on July 2, as he had decided to do following lhe winning of the cham rionship. No opponent could be found for h'm in the oroposed bouts on July md after listening 70 the advice of several of his friends, ho has decided to so In strong for the Olympics.
 In the latter part of July. hs plans to 20 into a camp on ths Hudson river in New York and there en- gage in the amateur fights whicn arc carded mostly every week. These simmer resorts are crowded every years with rich. peorle who stase the boxing cards limiting them to amateur fighters and sergan be- !ieves that he will be able to get into some of these bouts and thereby gain more experience and keep lllflStll III ltiIll lOl tllc OlS tiJ outs.
 In August. he plans 10 go into camp along the Atlantic seaboard where he will continue his conquests in the fyweight division. In Sep tember, he plans to return to New York and wage an intensive cam paign in the amateur ranks 50 that when he does turn professional, he will be well primed for the battle in those ranks.
 sergan stated today that 1t is his one ambition to bring the Olympic championship to New Britain his home town and he plans an intensive campaign towards his ambition. He feels confident that he will bring honor to the place of his birth and his friends are all roofing for him to come in a winner.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
BARNES VICTORY IS BRILLIANT ONE
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able 10 retain, &he greatest golfers '
 Barnes plans to stay at Cornwall a while before returning to America, at a date not yet definitely fixed. He does not intend 10 participate in the Gleneagles tournament.
 Jim Barnes now has captured all the major titles open 10 a profes. sional golfer. His feat in lifting the British open crown puts him on even footing with Walter Hagen and Jock Hutchinson. the only other Ameri. cans to capture this highly honored title. It also marks the end of n quest extending over several years In which he invariably found him. self at the end several strokes back of the winner.
 Yesterdays victory was his first important one since 1921 when he ron the American open at Washing. ton, spread -eagling the field 10 fin- ish nine strokes ahead Of Hager and Fred Mcleod. He has held the American professional open cham pionship twice and the western open three times. He was the north and south champion in 1916 and 1919 and also has won numerous section al championships.
 Like Hagen he Is virtually a free lance professional. He has a small daughter whom he is training in the rudiments of the game with the ob icct. his friends jokingly remark, ot developing another Joyce Wethered
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
Speedboys Win Tenth
 Consecutive Victory

The Speedboys annexed their tenth straight win last night at Walnut Hill park before large crowd Of spectators when they defeated the Roughnecks by the one-sided score of Is to ', The pitching of Zom- broski featured. The little twirler who calls Holyoke, Mass, his birth place, sent 12 men back 10 the bench via the strikeout route. The hitting Of Grip. who connected for four hits including homer and a triple, and the fielding of Begley. who replaced Donlon at shortstop. featured the game. The Speedboys take on the State Trade school team today at Willow Park in morning game and then return to St. Mary's field in the afternoon to meet the East Ends The score: Speedboys :. ,620 050 12o-1s A 2 Roughnecks 900 o03 04O-- g z
 Batteries: Speedboys, Zombroskie and Leonard; Roughnecks, kultas Adamovitch and Rates. #
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
PLAN "HOBOETTES"
Female Wanderers Have Difficulty Getting By, Sponsor Of Move
 ment Explains.

New York June 27 R)-OrganIae ton of "hoboettes' was advoCat ' last night by Miss Rose Kerry o' Philadelphia at meeting of the In ternational Brotherhood Welfare as sociation.
 There are lots of hoboettes in tho Atlantic seaboard seCtion." she said. ''and there has heen no effort to or ganize them" She said that hobo cites" had even more difficulty in collecting living than their brother wanderers
 Jack Schaeffrr. who described himself as an old time hobo" ob- iected 10 the hand out system" fos- tered by J. Eads How, millionaire hobo"
 we old time hoboes," he said do not degrade ourselves by going on the bread line. We have enough initiative to defy the bourseoise sys- tenn of morality. We go out and beg for our bread"
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27

The growth of self in Connecticut has brought its problems to the asso. citation and solution of one of these is to divide the qualifying round be- tween two courses. On each course the start will be made at s.0b day. light time and continuing until 4.2B o'clock, The last pair away will be expected to finish in time for the association dinner at the New Haven club at o'clock,
 Team medal play cham pionship Of five men from each club. posted before playing, will be a part of the qualifying round for the team cup. The finals for match play cham pionship will be before June 29 be- tween Hartford, which won from Pennington, and Brooklawn, which carried away honors from the Woodway team.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
Bridgcport-Pittsfield

Pittsfeld. June 27 Pl-Bridgeport defeated Pittsfeld, 10 2, in ten in- nngs here yesterday afternoon. Me Phee's single with two out scored Howe with the tying run in the ninth, but Schelberg who started on the peak for Pittsfeld in the tenth filled the bases with none out and Douglas, who relieved him was in effective. Bridgeport getting seven runs in that inning. Horan. Pitts field boy. and Olsen pitched finely but Olsen was taken out for pinch hitter in the ninth. The score: r. h. e. Bridgeport oio 0o1 no0 7--9 3 1 Pittsfeld 010 GOO 0o1 0-2 2
 Horan and Lutz; Olsen, Schelherg. douglas and tSarr.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27

Some folks will tell you of cer- tain lakes that contain small-mouth bass where you cant catch them un- less you use live bait.
 That's a mistake. You can al- ways get down to them with lead . ed trolling spoon.
 Furthermore, the bass live on food found In shallow water. '
 Cast your lure around the stumps, submerged logs, rocky points and ledges either below or above the waterp
 Work in the rushes and along the shore.
 A multitude of 4O-foot casts beat a few longer ones
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
SLATTERY AND SHADE
 TO FIGHT ON JULY 2
Six Round Contest Completes Card for Italian Hospital Fund
 Show at Polo Grounds

New York, June 27 Pt-signing of Dave Shade of California to meet Jimmy slattery of Buffalo. N, r, in a six round contest yesterday com pleted the card of Matchmaker Humbert Fugazy for the major fights of the Italian hospital fund boxing show at the Polo Grounds on July ?.
 Slattery had been on the card for several days, but 1t was not until today that Shade was secured. Both boxers have won favor with New York audiences by sensational vic- tories. They are fast. clever and stiff punchers.
 This match will precede a heavy weight battle between Charley Vein ert and Harry Wills as well as a meeting of champions Harry Greb and Mickey Walker for the middle weight title.
 At this meeting, the commission also disciplined two boxers. Jimmy Bova was indefinitely suspended for failure to fulfill a contract at the Fort Schuyler club of Utica, while Jimmy Williams was set down 30 days for a similar violation of the rules on complaint of the Collar City A. C. of Troy.
 
 Soviet Russia still prohibits the ,,.,-a,4o t;.., of aa-ioz ae 4La y3sL1.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
EASTERN LEAGUE
NorccSter-AIbaDy

Worcester, June 27 (Rl-A rally in the closing innings gave Worcester to 6 victory over Albany in the tenth inning vest sr1ay. Stengel, pinch hitting for Goldsmith, in the ninth made homer with two on 10 tie the score.
 Two hits and long fly by Phil lips won the game.
 Worcesters' first hit of the game was a homer by Sperber jn the sev- enth wit hone man on. Tie score:
 r. h. Q. Albany 10l 040 900 0--6 13 2 Worcester 900 900 213 1--7 9 0 James and Caulway: Goldsmith, Woock and Cronin.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
REFUSES DECISION
StecheR and Judon Fall Out of
 Ring in Bout

Chicago, JJune 27. LPD Joe Stecher, and Frank Judson fell out of the ring during wrestling match here last night. after grappling 48 minutes and 2S seconds. Judson's head was injured on the concrete floor and he was taken to a hospital.
 The referee awarded the decision to Stechcr. who recently defeated ZbyZsko, claimant of the heavy weight title. but he refused to ac- cept the decision.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
Waterbury-Hartford

Hartford, June 27. Hartford threatened in almost every inning but was foiled by Fuller while Wa terbury broke through Daileys good pitching for to 0 victory yester- day. Except for run made in the third through a triple and q balk, there was no scoring until the ninth when three hits and two passes &C., counted for two runs. The score:
 r. h. z. Waterbury 0ot 0oo oo2-3 S l Hartford n0h 000 000-0 2 Fuller and schauffel; Daley and Kenna.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
Mitchell and O'Brien
 Win Bouts by KnOckouts

Halifax, N. S, June 27 P)-Roy Mitchell Halifax negro heavyweight, knocked out Jim Madden, of Rox- bury, Mass, in the fourth round of their 10-round bout last night. Teddy O'Brien, of HalifaA knocked out Joe Munro, of Boston. in the third round Of 1o-round preliminary. The men are welterweights.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
Football Captain Gets
 Decision by Knockout

Aurora, ill., June 27 Rs-In a heavyweight bout Duke Hanny. of Aurora. former University of in. diana football captain dropped Wal ter Peterson Of Elgin in the second round. Archie Bell of New York sent Don Carson of Chicago down for the count in the fifth round of a bantamweight contest.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27

Hollywood. Cal. June s7. 4,- Young Nationalista. Filipino ban. tamweight of San Francisco wor over Tommy Ryan of Buffalo, N. r., in a ten round fight here last night Nationalist was the aggressoi throughout the battle and won most of the rounds.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
Springficld-tew Haven

Springfield, Mass, June 27 Pt- Springfield blanked New Haven by 12 10 here yesterday. Lehr keep ing the visitors under his thumb at all times. Herrera. Benes and Nie- derkorn made three hits a piece. Neither Davies nor Loftus was a puzzle 10 Springfield, The score: r. h. e. New Haven GOO oo0 o00- 0 ' 2 Springfield o11 232 1ox-12 16 0
 Davies, Loftus and Berger; Lehr and Niederkorn.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
RECORD ENTRY LISTS
Total of iTS Golfers To Play In State Championship Tournament At New Haven Starting Monday.

New Haven. June 27 H)--Entry list for the state championship at golf of the Connecticut Golf sssocl- ation reached the record breaking figure of ITS when 1t closed yester- day. Never before in the history of the association has the interest been so keen in the tournament which opens Monday with medal play-ls holes at the New Haven Country club and IS at the Racebrook Coun- try club.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
The Standing
Games Today

Albany at Worcester. Bridgeport at Pittsfield. New Haven at Springfield. Waterbury at Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
Games Tomorrow

Pittsfield at New Haven. Springfield at Waterbury. Worcester at Bridgeport. Hartford at Albany.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Jersey City Il, Reading 4. (1sD. Reading 7, Jersey City 4. (2d). Buffalo 10, Rochester 8. Providence 3, Baltimore 2.
 (Other clubs not scheduled).
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
Baseball at a Glance
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Ynsienihx,a ResnIis

Boston 8, Philadelphia 6. (ist) Philadelphia 1, Boston 8. (:d). New York 9, Brooklyn 6. (i2 innlngs>.
 Pittsburgh b. Cincinnati 3. St. Louis 3, Chicago 2.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
The Standing

Games Today Jersey City at Reading. Providence at Baltimore. Syracuse at Toronto. Buffalo at Rochester.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
Games Tomorrow

Brooklyn at St. Louis. New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. Boston at Pittsburgh.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
SENATOR'S EXPECT
 ID LEAD LEAGUE:
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plsyS-Adams Maranville and Freigau; Brooks and Maranville. Left on base Chicago 6, St. Louis 5. Base on balls off Rhem 2. Struck out-by Alexander 3 Rhem 1. Hit by pitchsr-by Rhem (Pitteneer>: Alexander, (Bladesl. Inn pires-M Moran, Wilson and Quigley. Time -l .5l.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
EASTERN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

ItSTUIVdJ ICsuIIS Worcester z, Albany 6. GO innings). Bridgeport g. Pittsfeld Z, Springfield 12. New Haven c. Waterbury 3. Hartford Q.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Ycstcrflay's Results

N9t~itoy s t"suhS Washington 5. Philadelphia 8. Detroit 4. St. Louis 3. Chicago 3, Cleveland 1. (Other clubs not scheduled).
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
The Standing

Games Today st. Louis at Cincinnati. Boston at Pittsburgh. (0ther teams not scheduled) :,
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
The Standing
fGan,cs Today

St. Louis at Detroit. Cleveland at Chicago. Washington at Philadelphia. New York at Boston.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
Games Tomorrow

St. Louis at Detroit.
 Cleveland at Chicago. Philadelphia at Washington. (Other clubs not scheduled)
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27

The climate ot Italy and New Zealand is very sinilaE.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27

The Burritt Juniors would like to arrange a game for next Saturday with any team in the city averaging IT years of age. Managers of teams wishing to hook up with this outfit should get in communication with Skinger at 25i5-S.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27
s p c a kin g of.Sports D

Despite the fact that "Chucky" Wojak played an excellent game for Hartford yesterday against Water bury, he received his usual razzing from tLe grand stand. Several New Britain boys who were In the stands and heard the unjust criticisms d. rected agsinst the New Britain boy, took up the cudgel In his defense and told the group of naggers few things. Some one needs 10 drum 1t into Hartford fans heads that "Chueky' is not a man without c country.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27

Two base hits-Msnn. Wilson. Wright stone. Three base hits Bancroft, Wright stone. Home run-Mann. Stolen hsse- Fonseca Sacrifices Benton tSl, Harper. Left on baSes-Phila delphia 2, Boston Il. Base on balls--of Benton L Mitchell !, Knight 9 Struck out--by Benton :. Hifs -oN Mitchell 9 In I 7-7 Knight in siS. Losing pitrher-Mitchen. Umpires-Mc- ItuEhiin and Riglsr. Tims-sic.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27

Wojak got d neat single In the first Inning with Harry Hesss on first base. but Solomon hit a liner to the shortstop who took It on the first bound and shot the ball to second tor a double play
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27

The Frog Hallow Senators of Hartford sent in communication to the office asking to have us correct a story about g game they played in Collinsvills, We don't remember writing about any such game but the argument is that someone said the score was 14 to i in favor of Collinsvile when the score was ac- tually ! to 1. We print this explana- ton because of the fact that evident ly someone has told the manager of the Hartford team that he got 6 roasting in this column. He didn't but what do we care.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27

Connecticut wants KapIan to fight here where there won't be any chance of things not being as they should. Not meaning that boxing is off in New York, but too many New York boys have been winning cham pionships in New York lately and we believe that Kaplan can put lip s hettsF fight before his home state followers than he esn in New York and -s want to see him fight in the Nutntg state.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27

The best part about this argument Is the fact that Commissioner Tom Donshue has taken up the cudEel in defense of Connecticut and for the sake of fair play. This puts a diff ferent aspect on the situation and an official protest Will go long way to take the New York commission down a peg. The whole Idea seems to be that the Empire state commis- sion had a bad attack of inflated craniums and have overstepped their bounds and they probably know it by this time. Tom Donahue knows the game from A to z and he will he able to make the boys in the metropolis sit Up and take notice.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27

The City League will hop off to the second start of the season at Walnut Hill park this afternoon. The games will be among the best seen at the hill this season and should attract large crowds to the park. The race will start in earnest after today because of the fact that those teams that didn't get going last week expect to turn in wins today.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27

Thinking over the action of the New York boxing commission in or dering Kaplan to fight Babe Herman in New York and nowhere else, it seems to us that the decision is "all wet" But there might be one loop hole wherein the commission feels that they are taking nothing away from Connecticut in ordering the bout held in New York. George Nfulligan had the bout planned, but hs had done nothing definite in re- spect to signing up the fighters and this might be taken to mean that he didn't have the fight.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-27

An excellent attraction has been secured by Manager Joe Veniski for St. Msry's neld Sunday afternoon when the Collinsville team comes here to play. People in this city in- terested in baseball have known what the Collinsyllle team has done in the past and they are prepared to see tightly fought contest tomor- row. The Falcons are playing Col lineville in that town today.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-02-12
More Trucks for Freighting to the
 New Diggings

Hugh R. Chidberg arrived from Seattle on the Alameda Monday He returned on the Alaska Thurs day. Before leaving MT. Chilberg stated that he and George Sylvester had purchased two trucks with capstans which would be used for freighting between Telegraph Creek and the new diggings. While in Wrangell MT. Chilberg arranged with Capt. Sid Harrington for a freight reservation which will en- able him to have the trucks taken to Telegraph Creek on the first boat to go up the Stikine after the opening of navigation.
 MT. Chilberg was one of the stampeders who staked on Gold Pan creek last September. He will return to Wrangell in April and will leave for the Cassiar on the first boat up the river.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-02-12
PRAISES NEW MANAGER
 FOR ALASKA RAILROAD

Bartley Howard, senator elect from the Third Division, was aboard the Alameda Monday evening. He was returning from an extended trip east.
 MT. Howard says that the ap- pointment of Noel w. Smith as general manager of the Alaska Railroad is the greatest good for tune that has come to Alaska in a long time. MT Howard says MT. Smith is a man whose ability as an executive is recognized in railroad circles in the east He was highly successful during his long term of service with the Pennsylvania Rail- road, and there is not the s''e-','7,. doubt that he will give the Alaska Railroad an administration that will help build up the whole Ter ritory.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-02-12
Hay Coming From Seattle For the
 Starving Deer

Owing to the unusually heavy snows in this vicinity deer have been forced down to the beaches where large numbers have died while all are SO, near starvation that they can scarcely walk with out falling over.
 The Wrangell Commercial Club, in an effort to get something done that would relieve the situation, sent two cablegrams to Washing ton to Dr. Nelson, head of the Biological Survey. A cablegram was also sent to H. w. Terhune who is representing the Biological Survey in Alaska during the ab- sence of E. P. Walker.
 pr. Nelson wired that he was trying to get the money for deer relief and asked about the avail able supply of hay in Wrangell.
 Mir Terhune cabled the Conner cial Club that Warden J. s. Pitch CT had been sent to Wrangell for deer relief in this vicinity. MT. Terhune further stated that five tons of hay would arrive in Wran- gell on the Admiral Rogers.
 Mr. Pitcher arrived here from Ketchikan Tuesday. Pending the arrival of hay from Seattle MT. Pitcher went out Wednesday with two men to cut hemlock and cedar trees on beach fringe in order that deer might feed on the boughs.
 For a few days it looked as though deer would be exterminated in this vicinity, but now that some measure of relief is being given there is hope for the preservation of the seriously threatened deer family.