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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
New Victims Ever
Sought BY Tricksters

New York, March 8 ca. P.)-Ihe
financial underworld which fringes
Wall Street steadily hits upon new
methods to keep up with the times
and ahead Of the law. Its jargon Is
elastic, impromptu and bizarre.
For example, swindlers who fleece
the public through sales of fake
stocks work by telephone in what Is
called boiler room. Telephone
statesmen are said to hook the suck
ers." Dynamiters, so-called, build
up" the victims and hoodwink them
into switching from standard secur-
tiles, first held out as bait to attract
investment. to worthless stocks
which the conspirators are in bus
mess to unload.
Gone is the gold brick" gone the
bunco man who struck up acquaint-
ance with p osperous visitors from
the interior at metropolitan railway
depots in the 90s. The get-rich-
quick man Of today has imagination.
Avoiding the mails as much as pos
sible, he strikes over the telephone
and telegraph. often to bring down
quarry as much as several states
away.
HeSc SW lliuieTS operate 1IOIll vi :
fees that usually are obscure, some
times merely desk room, so custom
ers will find telephone calls hard to
trace. In the larger plants there
often Is battery of as many as
eight telephones. This is the boiler
room, the term being derived from
the practice Of creating an atmo-
sphere of bustling activity to i'm
In, tscstt ,,<,%
be kept away.
The hustle is not wholly fictitious.
the Better Business Bureau invest;-
gators have found. Hour in, hour
out, statesmen with good voices can
vass by wire list of names select
ed either from a secret suckers
list or the telephone directory.
They hook their man by offering
to let his buy some active standard
stock guaranteed to advance, on a
partial-payment plan. He can sell
out at the rise and take a profit per-
haps equal to as much as he has
paid in. The money is duly received,
but the stock is never bought.
When the stock goes up and the
customer has substantial paper
profit to his credit, the dynamiter
steps In to give him high-pressure
treatment.
Bully" comes a smooth, congrat-
ulatory voice over the telephone
Didn't we tell you? See what a
concern like ours can do for you?"
The dynamiter, if he is a good one,
persuades the happy plunger to
switch to another stock. equally
guaranteed. which will bring far
higher profits. This will take a
slight additional investment, of
course,-"it takes money to make
money. but you know by this time
you can trust u.s."
The new stock, the luclliess GUS
toner finds, Is worthless. If he
threatens to make trouble he some
times gets an adjustment. Not often.
Usually statesmen and dynamiters
quietly pack the boiler room in a
suitcase and fade away-to bob up
elsewhere tomorrow.
An attorney in Toledo. Ohio, was
reached by long distance telephone
from Philadelphia and New York.
He placed $515 on a curb stock here
and Won. He was persuaded to
switch to worthless mining stock.
and agreed to send $4,000 more.
Postal inspectors nabbed one of the
swindlers at a telegraph office as he
was waiting for the remittance. Lat
er they caught two others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
WOULD REVIVE OLD
TROLLEY LEAGUE
COMING SEASON
March 10. 1928

MdICu ~, 1SSO
Sporting Editor, Kennebec Journal:
Several items have appeared In
the newspapers in regard to baseball
in Augusta the coming summer
which prompt me to make a sugges-
ton which seems to me worthy Of
consideration.
We should all admit I think that
the city of Augusta can and will
support the kind Of baseball that the
public desires. For the past four
years we have had very fast base
ball--the first three years of indepen-
dent ball and the last season Of
Maine League variety. The games
have beer fast and clean and enter
tanning and all financial obligations
have been met. Houser's teams have
been very big asset to the city. l
believe and have been big attractions
on the road.
The only missing factor during
these years to my mind has been the
old spirit of friendly rivalry with
our neighbors in Hallowell, Gardiner
and Winthrop that existed in the
days Of the old Trolley League. The
public of these places have support
ed baseball in Augusta very well In
the past four years and we have all
wished that they might have had
teams competing with ours. am
sure that we would all like to see
teams in Hallowell, Gardiner. Win
throp and Augusta this season and I
suggest that the Legion posts of
these places would do well to con-
slider the advisability Of entering
teams in League to be composed Of
the four places.
The financial obligations need not
be severe upon any member of the
League. Games in either Of the four
towns can be attended by the fans of
the other towns and this would in
sure wonderful attendance. 1t seems
to me that the Legion posts could
handle the matter admirably and
they would formulate rules and reg
ulations of the League which would
insure its success. Certainly the
backing that the posts would give to
such a League would be a big factor.
i'll this could be carried out / am
sure that we would all enjoy sea-
son of successful baseball.
Yours very truly.
BLAINE s. VILES
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
DRAWINGS MADE
FOR u. OF M.
HOOP TOURNEY
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Orono, March 10.-The schedule of
games for the contesting teams at the
University of Maine first annual in
terscholastic basketball tournament
was drawn today and a meeting of rep
resentatives from each of the Compel
ing teams.
Promptly at p. NJ. Thursday, Alb
bottee and the Eastern Maine Confer
ence school will open the champion
ship series. Following this game Hig-
gins Classical Institute and Maine
Central Institute will take the floor.
In the evening, Hebron and Kicker
Classical Institute are matched along
with Patten and Foxcroft.
The high school divisions will start
elimination process Friday morning.
Houlton and Jonesport will be the
opening attractions.
The rest of the high schools will
play throughout the day and the semi
finals OF both the high school and the
prep school divisions will take place
Friday night.
On Saturday the last period Of the
tournament, the championship of east
ern Maine will be decided. University
Of Maine students are picking Hebron
and Abbott In the final games for the
prep school with Hebron winning, and
Houlton and Southwest Harbor in the
high school championship with South
west Harbor the winner.
Following is the schedule:
Prep school class, Thursday March
12-3 p. NJ. Eastern Maine Confer
ence Seminary VS.. Abbott school from
Pennington; 4 P. NJ. Higgins CLASH
cal Institute VS.. Maine Central 1nsti-
tute; 7.3O p. NJ. Patten Academy VS..
Foxcroft Academy: $50 P. NJ, Hebron
Academy VS.. Kicker Classical 1nsti-
tute. Semi-fnals, Friday. 4.30.
7.30, finaL Saturday, 9 A. NJ, high
school class. Friday. March 10. 10 A.
NJ, Hounon VS.. Jonesport; IL. Bangor
VS.. -Sangerville. ..
$50 p. M, Mattahaucook Academy
vs.. Southwest Harbor; $50 P. M,
Winslow VS.. Searsport. Semi-finals
Friday. $50 and $50 P. NJ.
Finals Saturday, 10 A. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
SEVEN VARSITY
LETTERS AWARDED
At COLBY COLLEGE
Especial 70 Kennebec Journal)

waterville, March 10.-Seven varsi-
ty athletic letters were awarded last
night at a meeting Of the Colby Ath-
letic Council to the members Of the
Blue and Gray hockey team. This
year there was considerable difficulty
in making the awards as two Of the
State series games had to be called off
because of poor weather conditions
and the fact that the University of
Maine dropped from the State league.
The players to receive their varsity
minor letter &c" are as follows: Cap
tain John A. MCGOWAN, rs, of Cam
bridge, Mass; Harry Muir, '26, or
North Vassalboro: Ellsworth w. Mill
lett, '25, of Brockton, Mass: Elmer E.
Fagerstrom, '26. of Worcester, Mass;
Carl Il. MACPHERSON. '26, Of Arlington.
Mass. and Albert U. Peacock. '26, of
Providence. +. 1. Manager Roy A.
Rither, '26, of Houlton was also
awarded his letter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
Side Door Buses
Designed in Berlin

Berlin, Feb. 10 Ca. P. by Mail)-
Berlin has found that its motor bus
ses are top heavy. Since the streets
have BECOME congested with the
growth in the number of AUTOMOBILES
there has been an increas sing number
of accidents in which the buses
have figured, and some have upset
with serious consequences.
The authorities are now consider.
ing a lower vehicle, with side instead
of rear doors, and a covered roof 10
give shelter in rainy weather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
MT. VERNON

Sunday morning at the Methodist
church, Rev. G.. NJ. Hamilton gave an
excellent discourse, his subject being
"Hardening the Heart"
Mrs. Emma Carr passed the week
end with Mrs. Carrie Hammond.-Mrs.
Herbert Raymond has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Harry Robinson
Waldo White has returned home after
passing the winter in Charlottesville,
Va
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
Wireless Airplane
Perfected by English

London, Feb. 81 ca. P. by mail)--
Certain residents of the south coast
of England were much astonished
recently when an air force flying
machine fell into the ocean and the
authorities showed no undue anx.
ETY. about the fate of the pilot who,
it was assumed. was aboard. After
u while the air force men calmly
put out in skiff and towed the
fallen plane to shore. The secret
then leaked out that the machine
had been without pilot and that
the accident was brought about by
the plane passing beyond the radius
of the wireless controlling force.
1t was then learned for the first
time that the planes seen for many
weeks past circling in the air over
this territory had all been without
pilots; the control was by radio from
a shore station.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
Gunner Get Away
With 100000 Gem
Haul in Chicago

Chicago, March 10.-Three men
brandishing pistols entered the jew
clry store of B. Weinstein here to-
night, forced the owner and several
clerks and customers into a rear room
and, after ransacking the store, es-
capped with jewclry valued by the pro-
prietor at more than 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
absent. The following program was

absent. The following program was
carried out:
Reading, Olive Gould; reading,
Cora Meader; song by Grange;
reading, Mira Whitaker; reading.
Mrs. S. B. Stratt@;' reading.
Charles Abbott; music by Grange.
After the program, cake and coffee
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Clark went
to Augusta, Thursday. returning
Friday.-John Gould had the mis-
fortune to lose one of his best cows,
Thursday noon.-The village public
schools closed Friday for vacation
of two weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
Bankers Take Three
From V. & III. Girls

The Bankers took three of the four
points in their match with the Wick
cry and Hill girls Tuesday night at
the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys. Shea of the
Bankers was high single and total
with 101 and 260 While S. Harris took
high total for the losers with 235 and
high single with Sc.
The summary:
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Results of Bowd0in
Interfrat Games

Especial to Kennebec Journal)
Brunswick, March 1O.-Kappa
Sigma defeated Beta Theta Pi this
evening In one Of the Bowdoin in
|teriraternity basketball games. Fasso
ana Tanning starred for the winners
while Henderson of the Betas
Drought the crowd to its feet bv
shooting several sensational baskets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
WlNDSOHVIILE
Herbert Erskine

The funeral services for Herbert
Erskine, prominent and well known
cltlzen, who passed to the higher life
March ]. We're held at the late home
Wednesday afternoon. Interment in
FAMILY lot Rest Haven cemetery. He
is survived by one brother. L. .. Frs
Kline, Windsorville, one nephew.
frank Lyon of Oregon, two nieces,
MISS Eva Lyon of Augusta and Mrs.
Annie Dodge, Windsorville There was
no citizen in Windsor more respected.
more beloved or one that will be more
missed than "Cncle Herbert" as he
was affectionately called. His life
was marked by cheerfulness and kind
mess to all: honesty and integrity
was MS watchword; he lived by his
precepts and died true to them. He
never forgot his friends, he priced
them, he loved them and now he
awaits them.
The Whist Club met Saturday eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. SnronI
refreshments were served.-Mr. and
Mrs. George Horn of Waterville were
weekend guests of their parents. Mr.
ana Mrs. Ralph Davis.-George Samp
son, who was at home for a brief
VISIT has returned to his employment
IN l-e"lston.-Harold Davis of Oak
rama was a guest over the Sabbath of
MS parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Davis.
MRS. Ruth Brann and sons were
visitors Saturday at Cooper's Mills
MRS. Edmund Joscelyn and children
or the Cooper's Mills road were Sat
urday guests of Mrs. Arthur SprouI-
MISS Eva Lyon, who was called here
ny the death of her uncle, Herbert
Erskine. has returned to Augusta-
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bowden Of Coon
ers Mills were visitors Wednesday in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
REACH FINAL
ROUND COLBY
FRAT GAMES
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Waterville, March 1O.-The first
fraternity basketball league games
were played this afternoon in the
gymnasium at Colby College when
the Lambda Chi Alpha five defeated
the strong Delta Kappa Epsilon ag-
gregation to the score of 2I-1S in
one of the fastest games seen this
year on the Colby court.
The Alpha Tau Omega five made
sure of their second position in the
league by easily upsetting the Non
fraternity basketeers to the tune of
CT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
Elect Manager
B0wdoin Gridders
For Next Season

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Brunswick, March 1O.-At student
election held this afternoon at Bow
doin College, Robert Hardness Of
Salt Lake City, Utah was elected
manager of the football team for
next fall. Theodore Sheriden OF
Haverhill, Mass, and George o. Cut
ter of Salem, Mass, was chosen as
sistant managers. Calvin Hubbard of
Gardiner, Mass, and John Leadbet-
ter Of Fryeburg was elected assistant
managers of hockey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
Mrs. Cora Mosher

Miss Cora Mosher died at her
home at Mosher's Corner. Monday.
after long fitness. She is survived
by a sister, Miss Nettie Mosher and
by brother. Leslie Mosher Of Port
land, Ore. Her age was 81 years.
The funeral service will be held
from her late home Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11

Thursday.-W. S. Powell r.c...,
bought a COW Of Clifford Cumn,rs.qV
e. ]. Parmenter delivered hsV
heifers Tuesday and Wedne.as.Ne
where Ralph Light of Appleton aH,
Eden Rhodes of SO. Libertv qua aaa
him.-George Hannah is workin, u y
Russell /. Bradstreet. i~
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Ward / COnquers
Ward III BOWlers

Ward took three out of four points
from Ward II in the Y. NJ. C. A. mems
dormitory match at the "Y" Tuesday
evening. Royce was high pinman of
the evening with high three-string
total of 2S2 and q high single string
Of Ill
The summary:
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Who wins?
Your Cigar or Your Matches?

1t was one of those light-up and
die-out cigars. And this smoker had
struck three choked-draft cigars in
string. And then he changed to
Blackstone.
This is what he discovered: There
isn't poor-drawing Blackstone in
thousand. There isn't bitter puff in
a box full. There isn't leaf of any
tobacco but costly, fragrant Havana
in the Blackstone filler.
It's this unchanging goodness which
accounts for the fact that nearly halt
fall Blackstones are bought in pocket
packages of $ and 10 foil-wrapped
cigars - the same mild, full sized
Blackstones as those sold from the
cedar boxes. 1t will pay you, too, to
change to Blackstone.
Blackstone was fine cigar 8 years
ago. 1t was even finer 10 years ago. 1t
is at its very finest in this year OF 1925!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
Boston Live Stock Market

Specially Reported for the Kennebec
Journal
Stock Yards, March 10.
MAINE
at Brighton.
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ALBION

Albion Grange held its meeting
Thursday evening of this week. The
past masters were to fill the chairs.
but owing to the weather a few We're
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
Cobbosseecontaa Granna

a Boost Maine" meeting was held
by Cobbosseecontee Grange Tuesday,
March 3, with an attendance of 81
members and two visiting members.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11

Inc aggregate Of live stock received
at Brighton. the N. E. D. M. & w. Co.
and the local slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 1856. sheep and
lambs SO7S. calves 4027. hogs 1858.
Last week: Cattle 1925, sheen and
lambs 1896. calves 1868, hogs 1880.
one year ago: Cattle 1855, sheen and
lambs SSH, calves 1926, hogs 1861.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle 1872. sheep and lambs IL,
calves 397. alogs s.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Beef cattle were n heavy receipt
at the Brighton yards, with the
large per cent in medium grades of
cows. There was a small number. of
fancy cattle included in the amount
oHered. The market movement
was irregular governed by the buy
ers need to a large extent. The
demand for fancy stock was quick
with prices fully as high as a week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
PALERMO
Sheepscot Lake GRANGE

EAST The Sheepscot Lake
Grange held a regular all day meet
ing Saturday. March Z with a good
attendance of it's members and by
invitation about 25 from Georges
River Grange of Liberty. which
furnished an excellent programme.
A fine steamed clam dinner was
served at noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest L. Howard
of Level Hill are receiving congrat-
ulations on the birth of a son, born
February %. The baby has been
named Milton Elroy.
Mrs. Aggie Richards Of Augusta is
at home with her father Sumner
Ludwick and his daughter, Mrs. Lola
Powell of South Liberty visited them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
HOXIE
Joe Jedreau

The community was shocked to
learn of the sudden death of Joe
Jedreau at North Arson. Mar. 3.
after only a few hours illness from
indigestion. Mr.. Jedreau made his
home here with Del Savoy for long
time and about q year ago he was
united in marriage with Miss Eva
Loring, who survives him. Funeral
services were held Thursday and the
remains We're placed in the tomb to
await burial in the spring.
Mrs. Ed Keirstead was caller at
Oakland last Friday.-Melvin Camp
bell has finished work for Alfonzo
observation-disclosures Otis is hauling
wood to the Waterville market
Edmund Solemn, who has been sick
all winter, is reported falling
Charles Bates is hauling shingle
blocks to the Larone mill-Edgar
hurry of Waterville was a recent
caller in the place.-School seems
to he the main topic for discussion
at the present time as it is feared,
ewing to the few pupils, the school
will be closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-11
Bowling Results
SkOwhegan League

The Pirates once again took three
out Of four points from the Senators
Monday evening Summary:
, 1925-02-27
PUT
TO sleep BY
JACK DELANEY

NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-Tiger
Flowers, Atlanta negro middleweight
believed for a time last night that
he had defeated Jack Delaney OF
Bridgeport, Conn. on a foul, yet the
Connecticut man won the bout by
knockout.
Flowers. who had managed 10
avoid Delaney's crushing right,
went down in the fourth from a
short blow to the chin. but was up
Mt thea count of two. Delaney
rushed across the ring to attack
and as he let his punch &c, Flowers
sank down. catching the blow on
the shoulder. According to the
ruhs. Flowers had fouled by 60
Ing down without being hit and
also, according TO the rules. Delaney
had committed a fowl by hitting
when he was down. Deputies OF the
state athletic commission argued that
the foul was double, that one offset
the other, and the fight was resumed.
Within n minute Flowers went
down again from q right half upper.
IA and this time failed to rise
the second time that he had been
knocked out by Delaney in two
months.
, 1925-02-27
HANSEN MEETS
PESEk TONIGHT

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 27.-With the
identity OF the referee ms yet un.
known 20 any one except that off.
cial and the Nebraska athletic com.
missioner. Charley Hansen of oma.
ha, avowed enemy OF the alleged
''mat trust and john Pesek. Ra.
VIENNA, Nebraska. allied member of
the trust" will grapple tonight in
what Athletic Commissioner John
Kilmartln has termed a mo draw
bout, the winner to be entitled 10
a match with heavyweight wrestling
champion. Wayne Big) Mum.
Interest Of mat fans in this bid
of the independents" against the
alleged wrestling trust" is evil
denced by the reservations from all
parts Of the country for prominent
mat men. including Ed STRANGER
Lewis, who lost the championship
to big" Mum. and his manager,
Billy Sandow. said to be a leader
of the allie ged trust"
Both principles in the bout are
confident that 1t will require not
more than a few minutes to dispose
Of his opponent and thus gain pos
session OF the entire purse offered
for the bout, in addition to a 50 500
side bet,
, 1925-02-27
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL.
UNITED Press Sports Editor

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Some kind
Of a title will be bestowed on the
survivor OF the elimination tourna-
ment organized by the New York
Boxing Commission to find the sue
cessor to Benny Leonard's vacated
lightweight championship. The win
ner cannot be called the worlds
champion. neither can he be re-
garded as the American champion
until he meets Sammy Mandeil. the
ranking lightweight of the country.
MandelI refused to enter the tour
nament for several reasons. Before
the draw was made, he asked the
privilege OF being given n bye in
the first round because in "A few
hours after the draw was to be made
he was to meet Sid Terris. another
lightweight nominated for entrance.
The Commission refused to grant
what vas called impossible terms,
and Mandell withdrew.
During the Terris fight. which he
won in convincing fashion, he hurt
his left shoulder badly. He had not
returned to his home in Rockford,
H.. when he was told that the COM
mission had reversed itself and that
he had been drawn. without his o
sent. for the second round Of the
tournament.
The commission had no eight to
draw Mandell's name without his
consent, His name was not on the
list of tho:e who signed to compete
In the tournament. and he had al
ready notified the commissioners
that he was lot TO compete. lie re-
scented what he was justified in be-
lieving a deliberate act to force him
into the tournament so that it would
have restored some of the prestige it
lost when Mandell. Terris and
Johnny Dundee declined to take part
In IL.