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SUNDAY DANCES

No one thing has given the sheriff more trouble during
the past few months than the Saturday night dances which are
helo each week at Ralston. Frequent fights and general rough
houses occur there, it is said. Sheriff Dahlem has ordered the
management to close at twelve o'clock, and his orders are greeted
with the utmost Indifference. He states he has appealed to
the county attorney and gets no encouragement from that
source.
Complaints are coming in from the Powell community e.
gardlng the operations of these dances long into the hours of
Sunday, and it seems that there should be a way to put an end
to the nuisance.
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Total number of forest fires showed a considerable decline
last year, leading to the assumption, that at last the campaign
ginning to bear fruit.
For example, the acreage burned over in national forests
IN California was only about one-eigth of the area of last year,
and cost OF fire fighting was only about one-tenth. This is more
remarkable because there was an increase in number of fires
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from spontaneous combustion and other natural and unavoidable
causes.
The 1925 report sets i good example for this year, and if
the need for constant vigilance is kept in the public mind, we
may succeed in still further reducing destruction of our forests
through needless handling of fire.
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Sunday Morning

Customer: Give me change for
a dime. please.
Druggist: Sure. And I hope you
enjoy the sermon.
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my only timepiece is the task in
hand."-Edison.
Nothing more practical in auto
mobile advertising has been accom-
plished in recent years than quot
ing of delivered at your door"
prices. Today's auto ads carry the
delivered price, which includes the
freight, war tax and dealers COM
mission.
With workmen busy on the new
lighting system, Cody will soon
present a much more up-to-date
appearance.
The breaks always go against
the drone.
This is a good time of the year
to study road values. Wherever
the highway department has a
finished g~raveled road, motoring is
good, and where the old grades and
dirt roads are being used, traffic
is almost at a standstill. OF course
many %autoists are using the bad
roads, paying the price of good
in a expense and gaso-
line.
Sunday Morning
, 1926-03-10

my only timepiece is the task in
hand."-Edison.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18
POLICE BEAT GASCOS
Department Nine Drires in Thrae Runs in Fifth Innin. to Turn Down Meter Readers,

The New Britain PoliA Depart ment baseball team set t,e Gascos back last night at Willow Brook park by the score Of to4 The Cops were in fine form ana after trailing to 5, they scored three runs in the fifth to clinch the gme. The game was seven innings.
 Politis, Huber and O'Mara formed the battery for the police team. while Johnny Sheehan and Klatss worked for the Gascos. Jim Lyncks charges got all their runs in tn first when they drove in four count CTS. The police got two in the flrsi and added another in the third. The Gascos couldn't see Politis, and when "Micky" Huber relieved him. they were as badly off. Joe Jackson got on first and with the count three to two on the batter, he went to steal second, but Huber shot the ball to first and Jackson was trap ped, killing real chance for the Gascos.
 enchanted catch in right field by Barnes on a drive was the real fielding gem Of the game. Paddy" O'Mara with three safe bingles was the slugger of the game. The score: Police ..............201 030 0--6 Gascos 400 900 0--4
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18
 II
BUDN|CK CREEPING UP TOWARD JENNS
City League Eaters Either Very
 Good or Horrible

The City league batters are like the little girl with the curl about whom a nursery rhyme speaks. II they are good, they are very, very good, and if they are bad, they are terrible fiops. Almost every team has at least two or three batters who are pounding the ball for amaz- lngly high averages. while the other six or seven men on the field find it difficult to make more than hit every other week. The result is that l5 batters are hitting for more than 400, only ten between that mark and 300, and all of the others are far down in the one and two hundreds.
 tennis of the West Ends did not play last week and his mark of .5SS consequently remains the high est of those players who have taken part in enough games to be con- sidered. Budnick of the Burritts, by slashing out three hits in siv tries last Saturday, kept his average uI 1II SNtu .OOO illu uOlub GtCOuu position, Pete Zapatka of the Pir- ates dropping to .450 and third place by going hitless against Tom my Blanchard. Two other Burritts are next Luty staying at .444 through being idle and Zaleski push ing up to .423 by getting three out of four.
 Zaleski scored four times Satur- day and increased his run total 10 IA, giving him a larger margin in this respect than before. Bill Cor mier of the West Ends hit safely three times out of five and has made the most safe hits of any league player, 12. Grail, Burritt manager, tops the home run hitters with two, having made his second last week,
 The averages of those over 300 are as follows: Salwocki, Burritts 1000; Cooper, West Ends, .667; tennis, West Ends. .5S3; Budnick, Burritts, 800; Aero, West Ends, 800; Salina, Speedboys, 800; Za- patka, Pirates, .450; Luty, Burritts, .444; McCabe, West Ends. .444; Za- leski, Burritts, .423; Rose, Burritts, .421; Carlson, Pirates, .421; Cormier West Ends, .421; Jarnot, Burritts, .412; Swanson, Rangers, 400; Blan- chard, West Ends, ,S81; Jack Ar gosy, Rangers, .36S; Roy, Robins, .SG4: Smithwick, West Ends, .SG4; Levin, Speedboys, .S64; Basil, West Ends, .345; Seifels, Rangers,' .3SS; Cowles, Robins, .S20; McAloon, Pi- rates, .314; Luke, Speedboys, 1908.
 The only two newcomers in the 300 class are Tommy Basil and Sa- lima. Grail of the Burritts and J. von Deck and Pungratz of the Speedboys have fallen from the ranks of those hitting above that mark. Klepacki of the Burritts, one of the supposed weak sisters of the league, hit a home run last week and boosted his average to III, while Begley of the Pirates also made his second hit of the year and now averages .105. The low men at present are two Rangers, With am with .O91, and Cherry with his fiat zero.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18
CREE VS. FLOWERS
Pittsburgh Windmill Gets Chance to Regain His Lost Title From
 Georgia Deacon.

New York, Aug. IS (P - Harry Greb of Pittsburgh who lost a deci- sion and his middleweight title to the negro, Tiger Flowers of Atlanta, in Madison Square Garden last February, will have a chance to re- gain it in the same ring tomorrow night.
 Greb has trained with a purpose for this battle and last night was reported within a pound of the limit and in excellent condition. Flowers, as is usual with him, has been fight ing often in various parts of the country and is concluding his traln- ing in a gymnasium here.
 Flowers gained the title by lead ing throughout. His aggressiveness swaying the judges. In that bout Greb seemed to have lost much Of his flash and only once uncovered his windmill" attack and that early in the bout. The negro used a right hand slap which puzzled the Pittsburgh man but did little dam age.
 If Greb fights as he used to, with both arms failing, boxing critics predict rattling contest.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18
EDDY GLOVER POST TEAM
 CLLNCHES DISTRICT TITLE
New Britain Has Good Batting Practice At Expense of Bristol Pitcher-Locals to Play in Semi-Fnals For State Championship At New Haven. August 26 - Lipka Pitches Nice Game - Play Berlin Tonight and Bristol Again On Saturday.

The Eddy-Glover post, American Legion boys baseball team clinched the pennant in the first district league last evening when it took a seven-inning contest from the Bris- tol entry at Walnut Hill park by the score of II to 3. It was good batting practice for the New Brit ain players who collected 10 bingles off. of the service of Allaire while Lipka kept the Bristol five hits scat tered and except for a streak Of wildness in the sixth, he pitched heady game.
 New Britain, sensing that last nights game meant a trip to New Haven and play in the Semi-finals, went at the Bristolites in the first inning. Bogdanski walked and he went to second on a fielder's choice on Levine's grounder and both men were safe. Sapkowski laid down a neat sacrifice and both men ad- vanced. Then "Micky" Kulas came through with a long two bagger over the left fielder's head and both scored. Kulas went to third on a wild pitch and came in when Mo Gowan dropped a throw to first on Garros infield tap.
 Two more came in in the sec ond, Lipka singled into right and promptly stole second. Bogdanski rode one into left for three bases and he scored on Sapkowski's hit to left. Two singles. a sacrifice and an error by the catcher gave them another in the third.
 The fourth inning was the only one in which they did not score. The fifth started when Sapkowski was hit by pitched ball. He went to second and then took third on Garro's single over second. Garro went to second on the next pitch and both scored when Grip lined a two bagger into right center.
 Lipka went wild in the sixth. He hit the first batter, but he was nipped off first. He walked the next. hit the next and passed the fourth. Then -hSN'o"nil Sioppph q SiiiolC " iSiN scoring two and Vanasse came through with a two bagger to score the third and last Bristol counter. To make things safe, New Britain got three more in the sixth on a hit, a walk, another single and a field CTS choice.
 A pretty double play in the first was the fielding feature. Bogdan- ski. with two men on, scopped up a grounder and shot the ball to Kulas at third. Kulas threw high and wide to Sokoloski at second but the Eddie Collins of the New Britain team, went up on tip toes and stabbed the ball one hand for a double play. Taillon of the Bristol team featured with a running catch of a hard hit ball off Garro's bat. vanasse with two two-baggers was the heavy sticker for Bristol. The entire New Britain team played er- rorless and good ball behind Lipka and those who have followed the team. bank on it to come through with the state championship.
 New Britain plays Berlin in Der lin tonight and New Britain and Bristol will play at the County As sociation meeting in Wethersfeld on Saturday, The score:
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18
rr .hs Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 Only one game today separates Pittsburgh from the rushing St. Louis Cardinals in the National league and Billy Southworth, dis carded by the Giants, is the hero Of the occasion.
 The little left-handed hitter from Nebraska regarded as only a utility player in New York, has been made regular outfielder by Rogers Hornsby and his slashing of home runs since joining the club has nroved a sensation. Southworth is the second outfielder turned away by McGraw to gain a name in the records for long hitting this season. Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs Is deadlocked with Jim Bottomley of the Cardinals for the leadership In the national.
 southworth. S2 years old, is see ing service with his fifth major league team. He appeared with Cleveland in 1918, then In 1915 dYifted to Portland of the Pacific Coast league whence he journeyed to Birmingham of the Southern. Pittsburgh picked him up in 1918 and he played there three years.
 In 1920 Southworth, Nicholson and Barbare were traded to Boston for Rabbit Maranville and in 1925 the Braves sent him along with Joe oeschger to the Giants for Bill Gun ninsham, Dave Bancroft and Casey Stengel.
 Yesterday Southworth pounded but two homers in his clubs to victory over Brooklyn. His blow in the seventh with two on base put the Cardinals in the lead to stay.
 Cincinnati remains only a half game behind the Hornsbys as the result of another brilliantly pitched game from the veteran underhand throver, Carl Mays. Ten hits were granted by Mays but he had httie trouble in turning back the Phlia- delphia sluggers, s to 7. taking au- vantage of an early lead.
 The Chicago Cubs also won, Guy Bush topping the Giants, F to o' Only Lindstrom and Ott turning back his pitches for singles, Hugh McQuillan was the Giant victim.
 Waite Hoyt was knocked from the mound and the Chicago White SoX Beat the Yankees, 5 to 3, in a tussle limited to five innings by rain' but the New York team gained ground in the American league because Cleveland dropped two. 9 to f. and to 4 to Philadelphia. This uprising placed the Athletics only a hall game behind second place. Ehmke and Grove accounted for the first contest while Rommel took the sec ond.
 The Red Sox captured a double bill from the Browns, , to l and 10 0, Welzer pitching five hit ball Tn the second. Bill Jacobson indulged in a. field day against his old team- mates. with three hits in each con- test, two of them double.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18

of misplays that helped the win ners cross the pla!c so often and timely bingles heiped in the SCOT ing.
 The Willow Brooks took the lead in the first inning when Dobliowslli walked the first three men and then uncorked wild throw, allowing the runner to cross the platter. The batter was walked. filling the bases once again. Here however, the Smith pitcher settled down and re- tired the side without further SCOT ing.
 The third saw the Smiths on even terms once again with the Willow Brooks when Alfonso walked. He was retired on Argosys groundcr to third. Dcbkcwski sent d long double to can.:r and Argosy crossed the, platter With the Smiths only run. The eaIAe was a nip and tuck aliair until the opening of the sixth when the flood gates opened.
 In this frame the winners scored a dozen runs on three hits. Dob kowski was in hot water all the time and seemed mabl" 10 find the plate. His free tickets ra plenty and so were the runs the Will low Brooks. Sixteen n l batted in this inning.
 Ferony was the big sticker for the winners with two singles in four trips to the plate while Dobkowsh and V. Dagata produced the two hits of the losers. The game was called at the end of the seventh inning by Umpire Lynch. The score:
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18
HEYDLER CLEARS
 NAMES OF PLAYERS
League President ExOnerateS
 Carey, Bigbee and Adams

Pittsburgh. Aug. IS Rl-The case of Carey. Adams and Bigbee against the Pittsburgh Nationals, apparent ly was q closed incident today.
 The three Corsair veterans-Max Carey, Babe Adams and Carson Bigbee-ousted for insubordination, stood cleared of any malicious in tent" in their leadership of a move ment to have Fred c. Clarke, as sistant manager, removed from the bench. Their exoneration of every thing save mistaken zeap came yesterday from John A. Heydler, president of the National league to whom Carey had appealed following his suspension by the Pirate man. agement, and the unconditional re- lease of Adams and Bigbee.
 Heydler found, after series of conferences with the disputants, that none of the three players was guilty of "willful insubordination, or malicious intent to disrupt or injure his club" and that each may leave the team with a good name" and with no strain or blemish on their long and honorable careers"
 Both sides to the dispute indicated their satisfaction with the league executives decision.
 All we wanted was to clear our names and MT. Heydler's statement has done that" was the terse com ment of Carey, spokesman for the busted trio.
 we accepted his findings and consider the matter a closed incl dent" Sam Dreyfuss, club treasurer said on behalf of the management.
 Heydler announcing his decision, emphasized he had no power to force the club to rescind it's action against the three veterans. He de- clared Carey, in appealing the case, had made it plain that he had no desire to remain with the club, but sought only to have his name, as well as those of Adams and Bigbee, cleared of any charge of wrongdo- ing.
 Carey, on whom the Pirates asked waivers, will know whether he is to remain in the National league today the fifth day since waivers first were sought. It is known that Brooklyn and New York, at least, have refus- ed to waive on him and present in dications were that he would go to the Dodgers.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18
MISS SEARS BEATEN
Boston Woman Athlete Finds Play in National Women's Tennis Not to Her Liking.

Forest Hills, N. r, Aug. IS CP- Eleanor Sears of Boston, who added to her athletic fame several months ago by walking home from Providence on a wager has found walking through the national woln- ems tennis championship here more difficult.
 She abandoned her effort when faced by a player almost unknown in national championship play, Mill dred Willard of Philadelphia. The test came in the second round and Miss Sears was turned back, S-e, 7-5. but only after a long, hard bat tie.
 The favorites continued their march toward the title forsaken by Helen Wills, but before Saturday Is must drop out.
 Mrs. Molla B. Mallory, Elizabeth Ryan, Mary K. Browne, Eleanor Goss Martha Bayard, Mrs. Char lotte Hosmer Chapin and Mrs. Hazel Hochkiss Wightman had rather easy victories.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18
League Standing
Washington RarclY Wins

The Washington team barely won from the Burritts in a 10 inning slugfest on Diamond No. 2 yester- day. The Washington team through listless playing in the early innings, allowed the Burritt team to get in the lead and the league leaders had the hardest time they have eXperi- enced this season in coming through with . victory. It was q narrow squeak for the team that is favored 10 win the championship this year,
 BogdanSki was the hero of the game. He went into the pitchers box in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and Burritts leading 17 to II and although two runs Were scored off of him, he held the Burritts safely. It was his first at tempt at pitching and after he got on to the manner in which the ball should be served up, the Burritts were helpless. Pierkowsh started for Washington and he had streaks Of wildness that gave BurrittS many runs. In justice to "Stubby," it must be said that his teammates do not back him up the way they should. He went along for seven innings before he was yanked and in that time, he walked 10 men, had two wild pitches and made an error that gave Burritts two runs. He got himself in a hole on almost every man and it was through sheer luck that he was able to pull out.
 Burritts got four in the first and two in the second. Then Washing ton came back 10 score eight in their half of the second. No score was made in the third or fourth, but in the fifth, Burritt got three more. Washington also pounded in three in the sixth after holding the Burritts scoreless In this frame. but the seventh saw Pierkowski blow up completely and Burritts knocked in eight runs, giving them commanding lead. Bogdanski ended the slaughter in this frame and then Washington went in to win the game.
 They got three in the seventh, one in the eighth and tied the score with two in the ninth. throwing the game into extra innings. Burritt was unable to find Bogdanski' $ slants for the remainder of the game and went out in order in the ninth and tenth. Then Washington came in in the tenth. Was slapped a single into left and went to third on Markavitch's wild heave to second on Kuleski's roller He scored on Todzia's clout into left, winning the game.
 Todzia was the big buster of the day, getting six bingles out of seven times at bat Bogdansh also hit heavy as did Kuleski. Pierkowski was the big hitter for the Burritts and besides this, he scintillated with him throws to second to catch men stealing. Washington threw away many chances to score by trying to pilfer bags while the Burritt catch CT was throwing perfectly, Bata- gowski's catch of a Texas league1 behind first was the fielding feature of the game. The score:
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18
CHICAGO

x-Batted for Snyder in 9th.
 xx-Batted for McQuillan fin 9th.
 xxx-Batted for Scott in 9th. Chicago ...............e0 900 12X-7
 Two base hits-Stephenson, Grimm, Ad- ans. Three base hlt-Grimm. Sacrifices Stephenson, Bush. Lett on bases-New York 2. Chicago 1. Bases on balls-off McQulian .. Struck out-by McQuilan 2, Scott 2. Losing pitcher-McQuillan. Um- pires-Moran. Reardon and Quigley, Time -1;19.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18

x-Batted for O'Nell in 9th.
 xx-Batted for Ehrhardt in 9th.
 z-Batted for II. Bell in 9th.
 zz-Batted for Keen in 7th. Brooklyn ..............01 102 000-7 St. Louis ................30 300 900 50x-S
 Two base hlts-Feix, O'Farrell Three base hlts-L. Bell Felix. Home runs southworth @. Sacrifccs-Douthit. Lei, on hascs-BroolIlyn 13 St. Louis H. Bases on bals-oft McWeeny 3, Sherdel 2. Ehr- hardt l, II. Bell 2. Struck out-by Me Weeny 4 Sherdel 2. II. Bell 9. Alexander 2. Winning pitchcr-Alexander Losing pitcher-McCorruictt. Rgler and Hart. Time-2I9
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18

v FV"ITI .'' ''-t. ,0ZI O23 XII
 TWO base hits-Vana'se CD, Kulas Grip. Ihree base hlt-Boganski Sacrifices Sapkowski, Truman. Blses on haIJs-o- Allalre ?, Lipka 3. Struck out-bv AL laire ,, Llpka 5. Stoler bases-New Brit. ain 4' Left on bases-Bristol s. New Britain f. Cmpires-Lymh and Ellsworth Time of Game-1:35,
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18

r-Batted Tor Lacey lh gIH'
 Cleveland ..............o2O ulO lUV-f Philadelphia ...........O24 900 oOX-6
 Two base hits-Burns CD, Hale. Home run-Barbee. Sacrifices-Lacey. Rommel, Welch. Galloway. Left on bsses-Cleve- land 10, Philadelphia g. Bases on balls of Miller l. Hudlin l, Rommel 3. Struck out-by Hudiin 1, Rommel 3. Losing pltcher-shaute. Umplrcs-Owens and Evans. Time-1;55.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18
EDDIE LORD LOSES
 TO 'RED' CHAPMAN
Boston BattIer'S Superior Ring
 Experience in Evidence

Hartford, Aug. IS Pl-The super for experience and ring generalship of Red Chapman, pitted against Ed die Lords youth and speed In the headline bout at George Mulligan's Hartford Nelodrome last night, sway the tide of battle to the Chel- sea boxer, Chapman at the end of 12 fast rounds.
 Ringside observers gave Chapman eight rounds, with two for Lord and two even.
 Chapman's Left
 Chapman used a flashing left hand effectively throughout the bout crossing his right to the body with effect. The Chelsea red-head smacked Lord with low right handler in the seventh, slowing up the Meriden lad considerably, but the blow was entirely unintentional.
 Chapman's victory was scored in clear-cut manner and there was little room for doubt left when the final bell changed. Referee Billy Conways decision proved entirely popular with the crowd of more than 4,000 fans who watched the milling.
 Lord Impressive
 Lord, engaging in his first major fight, performed in brilliant style, his clever oot-work and blocking proving puzzling 10 the equally clever Bay States. Eddie's dancing tactics saved him considerable punA ishment.
 The Meriden boy leaped away from the mark In impressive fash- ion, taking the lead in the first two rounds by dint of tlashy boxing and clean punching. Chapman braced with the coming of the third and held Lord even in the thipd and fourth.
 Chapman began to warm to his task as the fifth opened and began slowing away his victory margin. .Lord, far from outclassed' kept pace with Chapman as the fighting grew hotter, but the more experi- enced Chapman was a bit too elu- siye and too cunning for the prom isins Meriden boy.
 Prelim Bouts
 All of the three preliminary bouts ended in draw decisions. Phil Gold stein of Pittsburgh and silvey Mir ault of Montreal hit the tape on even terms. while Willie Lamorte and Harry Goldstein, and Kid Lewis and Matty Cordes also battled 10 draw verdicts.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18

oHlltHs '.''''''''' '''''VVl Vv V
 Two base hit-Dobkowski. Sacrifice D. Dagata. Left on bases-Willow Brook 6. Smiths 6. Struck out-hy Ferony 4. by Dohkowsii '. Base on balls-off Dob kowski Is, by Ferony ]. Passed ball. Argosy ?. Wild pitches-Dobkowsld 1, Ferony 1. Unpre-Mke Lynch
New Britain herald., 1926-08-18

Chicago .....'......'.'.''' '4Vl uu-O New York ...,..,...........,..d ..dO0 S0-3
 Two base hit-Hunnefield. Three base hlt-Collins. Stolen bases-Mostn @, Hunnefield (2), Kamm. Connally. Sacri- fices-Crouse, Dugau. Left on bases-New York 3, Chicago 8. Bases on balls-of Hoyt l, Shocker 3, Connally 3. Struck out--by Shocker l, Connally 2. Losing pitcher-Hoyt. Umpires-Nallin, Hide brand and Ormsby. Time-1:4O.