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New Britain herald., 1925-03-16

Word has been received here of the death of Miss Ruby Parker, 40, at her home in South Manchester. She was a former resident of this town, having been born in Milldale and graduated from Lewis High school. She leaves her mother, Mrs. Ada Parker of South Meriden. Funeral services were held at her late home this afternoon Interment was in Walnut Grove cemetery, Meriden.
 A special town meeting will be held Thursday evening. The setting of the tax rate and the voting of an appropriation of s160.O00 for a new school building will be the main items of business.
 The Companions of the Forest will meet in Red Mems hall this evening.
 The Lewis high school basketball team was decisively beaten by the Collinsville high team in that town Saturday night. Neither team show ed anything in the first half, which closed with the home team leading by IFS. In the final periods Col linsville cut loose and increased this lead, rolling up the score until the final whistle stopped 1t at 44-14. The Curry brothers featured. while Nol- son was the only Southington boy to count more than once from the floor. Hanlon showed a nice eye from the foul line. The score:
 roIIIDeyiIIo II;nI,
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
SOUTHINGTON NEWS

Isabella Council, Knights of Co. iumbus, will observe its 10th annI- yersary with a celebration in the town hall tomorrow evening. More than 200 are expected to be present at the banquet, which will begin at o'clock. During the progress of the meal, music will be furnished by an orchestra. Rev. Harry Coleman, a former curate of St. Thomas church here, will speak, After this part of the celebration. those pres ent will go to St, Thomas commu- nity home, where an Irish minstrel show will be presented. Dancing will follow the entertainment.
 The PcXtos climbed back to within half q game of the league leaders in the Pennington Valley basketball league over the weekend. After winning from Colinsvile here Fri day night by 6l-41, the locals trav- eled to that town Saturday evening and slowed away another game, 46-41. Meanwhile the league lead ing Elmwood five was losing to Bristol. Tonight will see the big game of the season, when the Pext os meet Elmwood in that town. A vic tory for the locals will send them into the lead, while defeat will practically put them out of the race.
 Hartford and Connors were the high scorers Saturday, while "Chief" Larson of New Britain, the newest man in the lineup, continued to put up his usual great game at guard. Ire score:
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16

Compounce Tribe, I. o. R. M., of Bristol, will confer the chiefs do- gree on a class Of candidates from ne local WonX Tribe at the meeting here Thursday evening. A corn and Nenlson supper will be served after the business meeting.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16

Rev. A. J, Lord, pastor of the First Congregational church of Meriden, will speak at the church supper in the local First Congrega- tional church at G;3O o'clock We'd nesday evening"
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
Vital Statistics

There were fl births, 12 mar riagcs and IS deaths in this city dur ing the month of February accord ing to a compilation Of vital statis- tics at the office of the city clerk.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
Council Guests of 4. o. H.

The members of the city council have decided to accept the invitation to be present at the St. Patrick's day celebration of Division No. 1, A. o. H., in the old St. Josephs church building tomorrow evening. As a result the meeting of the council scheduled to be held in the council chamber of the city hall tomorrow night will be adjourned until Wed- nesday night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
General Wetne and Chness Big League Ha

sell, who won the high jump at the
Portland American Legion meet with
leap of flve feet. ten inches, has
left college. Nate" Green, John
Winner, and Edward Simpson have
been declared ineligible to compete
because Of being below in one or
more courses. All three men have
been showing great deal of prom
Use. Green has been improving a
great deal in the hurdles, and his
loss will be severe blow to the
team. Simpson has been consider
ed as one Of the best prospects in
college in the 100, while Winner, q
former Arlington high star. showed
great deal of ability In the middle
distances.
Bowdoin will depend upon the fol-;
lowing men Saturday: J1OO-Hanlon.a
Mostrom, Corners, Spinney, Nevins,
and harrington; 220-Mostrom, Han
lon. Tarbell: quarter-Wood, Don
Hewett, SWEET, Hamilton; half mile
Berry, SWEET, Foster, Tanning; mile
Ham. Berry; miie-C Hildreth, I
Seelye, Riley, Pierce, Pearson; hur-s
dles-Littlefield, Lucas, Small; high
jump-Kendall. H. Hildreth, Small;
brosd jump-Farrington Nevins,
Snow; pole vault-Nason; discus
throw-Buker, Charles, Snow, Mos
from. Fowles; hammer .throw-M.
Hewett, McCary, Loud, Pinsbury,
Fish; shot put-Charies. Buker,
Howes and Snow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
BridgtOn and
Hebron Evenly
Matched for Meet

Especial to the Kennebec Journal)
Hebron, April 3O.-Hebron Acad-
envy will seek sweet revenge Satur-
day when the Bridgton Academy
spiked shoe artists will be the guests
of the Oxford school at duel meet.
Bridgton defeated the Hebron relay
quartet at the Portland Legion meet
in Portland last winter, and their
splendid showing at the Harvard In
terscholastics and against the Bow
dom Freshmen prove them to be
formidable. rivals for honors.
Il Hebron Is conceded the weights
but Bridgton has an equally good
claim on the running events, SO a
close, interesting meet is promised.
No little interest is conferred on
this contest as Hebron was the
champion of the State last year, and
Bridgton's meteoric rise in track has
placed her well up with the leading
contenders for honors. The Hebron
relay team took licking from the
black and grey flyers at Portland,
and these same victors will threaten
the Big Green in the dashes, Satur-
day. The task of picking a winner
is problem but Hebron has it's u.s.
ual confidence of delivering in the
pinches and will be as usual hard
foe to conquer. This is the first
regulation meet to be held at He
bron since it became a boys school,
and may lead to renewal of the
policy once followed by the Acad-
envy of having interscholastic meets
limited to Maine High schools, which
proved such successes in the past.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
'bgWDOiN NOM:
I TOO STRONG FOR
HOLY CROSS meet

Especial to the Kennebec Journa)
Brunswick, Apr. 29-The Bowdoin
track team will run up against some
very tough competition Saturday
when it faces Holy Cross in it's first
dual meet of the season. Holy Cross
has an exceptionally strong team
this year, with such men as Tierny,
ulvihIll ard Leo Larrivee. Tierny,
who will run in the 100, 220 and the
quarter it at present one Of Ameri-
cas- most brilliant runners. Mulvi-
hill was national 900 yard champion
last winter and Larrivee was men,
Der of the American Olympic. team
last summer At tine Portland Am
eiican Legion meet last winter he
ran in a special three quarter mile
invitation scratch race, defeating
Joie Ray, Lloyd Hahn of the b. A. A.,
and Jimmy Connolly, ex-Georgetown
University star. Burns and Higgins,
two star sprinters, will also run for
Holy Cross, as well as Moran an ex-
cellent hurdler who used to run for
Mercersburg Academy. Although
the Bowdoiu team will be up against
some of the fastest men in the East
the meet should be able to accom-
pHSn the purpose IOf winch IL was
arranged. develop the team for the"
Maine and New England meets.
Coach Jack Magee is firm believer
in strong opposition in preliminary
competition as a means of rounding
a team into shape for its objective.
At present things do not look any
too promising for Bowdoin. Bob
Foster is away off form and Coach
Magee is having a great deal of
trouble in rounding him into shape.
1t is also very doubtful whether or
not Jack" Hamilton will be able to
run. He is. recuperating from a ma
sal operation which laid him up for
more than a week. and if he should
run Saturday he win by no means be
anywhere near his best form. 1
Coach Magee has also lost several
extremely promising freshmen for
the rest of the year. Loring Rus
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
Leavitt Institute
Trims NOrway,.9-8

Especial to the kennebec JournaD
Turner Center, Apr. 29-Leavitt
Institute won fast and hard fought
game of ball on the home diamond
this afternoon from Norway high
school. The Norway boys played q
good game. At the beginning Nor
way had all the breaks. The third
out in several innings found Leavitt
with two or three men on bases, but
no man crossed the plate for Leavitt
until the seventh when the score
was standing Norway five and Lea
witt zero. From this time, however.
until the end. Leavitt had things all
her own way. The final score was
Leavitt 3, Norway s. ,Leavitt had
IL hits to seven for Norway. Also
Leavitt pulled two pretty double
plays. This is the first game that
Norway has lost in two years. Green
and Matthews did the pitching for
Leavitt while Millett did the twirl-
ing for Norway. Hawkes. caught for
Leavitt and Saaborn for Norway.
The Leavitt boys have shown a Won
derful improvement during the past
week under the careful coaching of
of James Young.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
How Cable and Poles wer. Rushed TO III. Tornado Zone

Last October, all the distributing
organizations of the Western Electric
Company situated in districts subject
to severe storms, were accunlulating
emergency stocks In December came
the sleet storm which swept belt
seyenty-fye miles wide through a
half-dozen states in the south and
middle west almost clean Of poles
and wires. Thousands of poles fell
in the Southwest and in Illinois. The
emergency had come. This particular
storm caused the largest damage in
telephone history.
The movement of materials into
the storm zone was simultaneous
from all directions as if they were
drawn in by a magnet. The emer-
gency stocks at the different distrib-
uting points, the general stocks at the
Chicago Works, and the provisions
for obtaining rapid production and
delivery of materials which might be
needed were all called uron quickly.
As a result, from the ST. Louis dis
tributing house alone nine thousand
miles of copper wire--a normal three
years supply-were shipped in three
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
4 TEAM LEAGUE
TO REPRESENT
maine THIS YEAR

Bangor, Apr. SO-A four team
league. composed of Bar Harbor. the
Easterns of South Brewer, p. c. r.
of Great Works and a. fourth team.
which is expected to be Rockland,
will. it is expected. play under the
banner of the Maine State League
during the coming season. The
three teams first mentioned, have
given assurance that they win en-.
ter the league ana Rockland has Civ.
EN- assurance that it will sign up II
finances. can be arranged. A salary
limit of 5000 has been agreed upon.
Bar Harbor has engaged Ben
Houser. Bowdoin mentor, as its
player manager: the Easterns have
signed up GIL Whitehouse and p. C..
+, has hired Danny Martin, former
Holy Cross first sacker and catcher,
who played as a member Of the Great
Works team last season. :.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01

ly lower around 5.o2 IL cents.
Swedish kroner dropped nearly ~
points to 1915 cents and Spanish
pesetas advanced is points to .14.GO
cents.
Canadian exchange was quoted at
a slight premium.
Chief interest in the bond market
conferred .in7 the active turnover Of
the new Dodge Brothers issue, which
broke sharply following a withdraw
al OF syndicate support. The bonds,
which had held steady around their
offering price of 90 today sold as
low as 06 IL but recovered at the
close to 98, where they were one
point lower on the day. The days
sales were close to $600.OOO.
Price movements In other sections
OF the list were extremely narrow
and irregular. A firm undertone
prevailing in the foreign group but
Mexican obligations were the only
ones to give renewed signs of life.
Gains of L to 3 points were recorded
by these issues.
Trading in railway bonds present.
ed few features of interest aside
from unusually activity in Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburgh lbs
which mounted a points. Chicago
and Alton IS lbs moved UP 1 IA
points and katy" adjustment IS ex-
tended their recent gains. Many Of
the dealings in New York Central
debenture Is were for cash to per-
NIT the completion of sales in time
for conversion into stock for which
privileges expired today. These
bonds closed fractionally lower and
losses also were recorded by Dem
yer and Rio Grande general SIS,
Chicago and Northwestern refund-
ing is, Frisco adjustment 6s and
Northern Pacific 5s.
Reports that 500, 0OO, 900 Italian
loan was being negotiated drew
from leading international bankers a
statement that while Italy could
readily be accommodated here, the
foatation of a bond issue was not
likely for another six months or
more.
Formal announcement was made
that the Swiss Confederation would
redeem on August l all of its out
standing $2O,O00,OOO three year five
per cent notes sold here in 1925.
Sales were 81 $4,000.
Stock market ayera pes:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01

The Kennehec Journal has received
copy of Smiths Common Stocks As
Long Term Investments" with the
compliments of Whitney, Cox & CONF
nany, National Union Bank Building.
Boston, Mass. This appears TO be an
yertising. ~
While Whitney, Cox & Company does
rot assume position regarding the
principles set forth in this book, it
does take position that genuine SER
vice will be rendered by the invest
ment hoLse that supplies it's customers
and others with up-to-date, accurate
information and treatises along in
yestment lines. Taken as interesting
reading-if nothing more-this book
will commend itself TO investors gem
erally-and particularly to all who de-
sire to keep abreast of the times in
progressive ideas
We consider that the investment
firm that adopts a program of supply
ing such information is to, be COM
mended for its impartial service to the
public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
NATIONAL HOME.

Officer of the day. Capt. Charles
A.. Dunno. -
Robert j. Lynch has been called
to Cambridge on account of the
death of his sister.
James M. Hanlon left Thursday for
East Boston where he will pass the
summer on furlough.
Orman c. Young of Portland, late
Co. B, Y, o.. s. C. A. has been ad-
mittesi to the Home.
Earl HI. Gard late Co. f, 4. Jr. s..
Am. Train, and Arthur j. Daige, late
Co. D, 20. U. S. Inf. have been. grant
ed discharges from the Home.
Thomas F. Burke home storekeeper
has resigned to accept aposition at
the Phillips Academy at Andover,
Mass.
The funeral Of the late. Albion X.
p. Merrill was held in the Home
chapel at 1880 Thursday, Rev. b.
c. Lambert officiating. The remains
were sent to Blue Springs Neb-. for
burial.
The moving picture program for
Friday evening will be "Penrod and
Sam" featuring Ben Alexander, also
a Pathe News and comedy.
Henry G. Vredenburgh, of Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
COburn Ballmen
Leave for Lynn
Invasion Thursday
(SpeCiaI to kennehec Inllrna

Especial to kennebec JournaD
Waterville, April 30.-The Coburn
baseball squad consisting of twelve
men. Coach Haines and Manager
Wheeler left this afternoon for Lynn,
Mass, where they will play the Gem
eral Electric school of that city to-
morrow afternoon. Saturday the
team will play Andover Academy
and the return trip will be made on
Sunday.
The Crimson and Gold team re-
ceived a severe walloping at the
hands of Kent's Hill aggregation on
Wednesday afternoon and the team
will have to play better brand of
ball II they are to have any success
on the. Massachusetts invasion. The
whole sum and substance of Coburn S
poor showing is due to lack OF
pitchers. Not a man has ever had
any real hurting experience and
with none too strong a team in the
field and at bat Coburn is going to
have hard struggle this season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
Z Before a sympathetic world had I'm

Before a sympathetic world had FIN
ished reading in its morning news
paper the story of devastation
worked by one Of the most ,destruc-
tive tornados of recent years, tele-
phone supplies to restore lines Of
communication were actually arriv-
ing in the stricken towns. While far
off cities read that telephone lines
: were down and that rescue work
was handicapped by the lack of means
for communication, the, urgently
needed restoration was already un-
der way with new materials rushed
for the purpose.
A train loaded with telephone equip
ment was hurrying from St. Louis into
the stricken territory within twenty
four hours of the time the tornado
struck. Following closely, another
train from Chicago carried thousands
of poles and many reels of lead-cov--
cred telephone cable which reached
its destination twelve hours alter
leaving Chicago.
} This immediate delivery OF efner-
gency supplies was all part of care
fully worked out plan. Not that the
tornado was foreseen, but the posi-
bility of such an emergency had been
taken into consideration at hun
bred different points in providing for
the punctual supply of telephone
equipment to the country at large.
The Western Electric Company,
which manufactures most of the
worlds telephones, maintains thirty
one distributing organizations IN
strategic cities in the United States.
The system may be comparable to
one for water supply; it is necessary
to provide for continuous flow IN
order to satisfy a normal demand
! which may, approximately, be reck-
oned in advance. But it is also neces-
sary TO have sufficient reservoirs to
take care of extraordinary demands
such as conhagrations, Billiards,
floods and tornados.
4, The distributing organizations with
their warehouses in which supplies OF
telephone equipment are kept are the
reservoirs which guard against these
unavoidable times Of tragedy when
the ominous message goes out. al!
lines of communication are down"
and poles, cable and wires are imper-
atiyely needed. ---------s.'-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01

weeks. In three weeks, also, there
were shipped into the storm area Is
600 cross arms, or one years normal
supply; $4,000 insulators; 807, 600
copper sleeves, or two years normal
supply; and such items as $50 pairs
of pliers.
That was last winter. The same
preparations made it possible TO meet
the tornado emergency promptly and
adequately. The story, therefore, Isl
not in the speeding trains and trucks
which rush supplies into storm area.
so much as it is in the every-day-in-
the-year foresight and planning which
makes it possible to act when the
time comes. +
This invisible power which remains
in the background is part of tho
Bell Systems co-ordinated plan to,
guarantee against the interruption Of
telephone service. 1t is an integral,
part of the telephone organization by|
which service is made continuous and
universal. and it takes its place be-
side the other workers Of the Bell
Svstef11. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

Earl Direct, a gray PAGER owned
by Charles Towle of this city, and
Catherine Harvester owned by Har-
ry Coburn of Lewiston are looked
forward to to make a record on the
race track this season. The Augusta
PAGER, Earl Direct, has a record for
the mile of 2:20. while the Lewiston
owned trotter has no mark but looks
first class in the workouts.
Although little has been said about
the Colby tennis team. nevertheless,
the Blue-Gray courtmen are prac-
ticing daily and are rounding into
good form. OF the many men to
report for the team, the SQUAD has
been cut to seven men. With this
small cluster, Capt. Macomber will
be able to whip into shape a team
for the State tournament.
Both Waterville and Winslow
sporting fans have q hazy recollec-
ton of seeing a BALI game between
the two rival high schools Thursday.
Somewhere and somehow the game
was lost in the dark and the result
VIII furnish a great deal of argu-
jnent before the real victor can be
decided.
A big bus. carrying the Coburn
Classical players to Massachusetts
went through the city Thursday.
Among the players well known in
Cony and local circles was Freddie
Ellis. who is playing on the Water
Vile prep school team. Freddie, as
usual, had his genial smile for ev-
eryone.
According to dispatches from Bar
Harbor, Ben Houser. better known
to Augusta folks as 1.-The Old Fox
Will again swing bat across his
shoulder and walk to the plate. His
position as player-manager of the
Nabobs will give fans chance to
see Ben in a different role than he
has assumed in the past few years
of his coaching Maine semi-pro base
ball. He probably will hold down
first sack, which he so capably did
when he was substitute first station
man in 1910 with the Mackmen. He
is no mean master of the stick and
with his knowledge of the game will
bear lot of watching.
Rollo Finn, the husky Westbrools
ace, has not forgotten how to send
them across. Finn turned in an ex-
cellent exhibition against the Bidde-
ford ball tossing outfit Thursday. It
will be worth while to watch his
record this season.
The Hume Newhall horseshoe art
lists of this city have sent reply
to the challenge issued By the Gar
diner Publishing Company for a
match at any date in the near flu
ture. The local iron tossers are
anxious that the Gardiner group will
accept their challenge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
DEERING EASILY
DEFEATS PORTLAND
IN RAGGED GAME

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Portland. April 3O.-Deering High
easily defeated Portland here today
8 to ? in Telegram League game.
Scoring in each of the. first five in
nings. Conroy hurting for Portland,
lacked coptrol and was poorly sup
ported. Both teams fielded raggedly
at time. The weather being cold
and raw. Score by innings:
Deering Il 2 II 00O x-S-11-5
Portland % 0 0 ] @ o. O o. S-S
Batteries-Richards and Baker;
Conroy and Hamilton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
RIOUx BRUSHES
ELL|NCWOoD FROM
PATH IN SECOND

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Lewiston. Apr. .30-Elzear Rioux Of
Montreal knocked out Walter Filing
wood Of Lewiston in the second
round here tonight. Ellingwood took
a bad beating without hitting the big
Canadian once. Frank Provencerl of
Rumford shaded Charlie Cannonball
Cote Of Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
Rain and Cold
Halt All Games
In Major Leagues

! New York, Apr. 30-Rain and colo
weather today necessitated the post
ponement Of all major league base
ball games. Eastern League games
also were called of, while in the in
ternational League only Jersey Cit,
and Buffalo were able to start their
scheduled contest at the latter city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
"Y" Girls Take
A Point Match

The Y. NJ. c. A. team took three
of the four points in their match
Thursday evening with the Central
Maine Power lassies by total of 16
pins. v. Phillips of the "Y" team
took high single and total for the
match with 90 and 238. High single
and total for the Cempco girls went
to the dummy with SIS and 2S6. III.
Curtis took their individual high
string and total with 81 and 223. The
Si1n m a nv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
Rheims Hospital 4
Built With II. s. Fund.-

Rheims, France, Apr. 80 (By, A. P.D
-Myron T. Herrick. the American
ambassador to France. today turned
over to the city of Rheims hospl-
tai for children, erected from funds
contributed by women Of the Unfit
ed States.