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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09
Birthday Party

Virginia Rourke entertained at a
party Saturday afternoon in honor of
her 7th birthday and was we'll re-
membered with gifts by her young
friends. Refreshments were served.
The dining room was decorated with
Halloween cutouts and Jack O'lan-
terms. The guests were Marie and
Arthur Rourke Jr., FranS,s Rich
mond, Richard Bell, Virginia Stock.
ford, Pearl LaValle. Rose Bruneau.
Irene, Mabel and Madeline Bison,
Romola Brundage, Lila Gale. Martha
Sprague and Marguerite Fleury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Howard and
Elwood Howard visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Howard in Oakland.
At the morning service at the Con-
gregational church Sunday the pastor,
Rev. c. +. Sargent, administered bap-
tism to Eleanor Josephine Moore.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph II.
Moore; Helen Marie Wing, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ulmont H. Wing, and
Maynard Woodbury. Cooper. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Cooper.
The /. C. T. Glib met with Mrs.
Norman Brown Friday afternoon. Mrs.
i. L. French had the highest score
and Mrs. John Young the lowest. Re-
freshments were served.
Albert r. Webb has been drawn to
serve on the traverse jury for the No
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EIGHTH EDITION ELKS CHARITY MIN STREL FROLIC

Enthusiastic Audience
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tifully Staged and
co s tum d PrOduc-
ton by Augu S t a
Lodge Elks at First
Night Presentation,
Monday
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LOCAL NOTICE
Dear Ladies

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years old. Don't let anyone tell
you that they don't live long in
Greenwich Village!

Deputy Comptroller Fra n k
Prials father had q wagon spoke
factory in Greenwich Village when
I was a boy. The Hounds" used
to get their tough single-sticks
there. The Prial mill was covered
and was spacious. 1t was there
that I used to watch boys Of the
neighborhood settle their little diff
ferences with their fists. Up to
the age of seven 1 had shown no
inclination to become adept with
my fists. j was more interested in
swimming and running. attended
the parochial school. where later
was something Of an athlete and
growing tall and gangling at an
alarming rate.
In the next chapter. I am going
to tell why / gained a reputation
for mot being a killer" because it
was when / was a boy Of that
I developed much of my present
temperament when under fire.
The third installment of my life
and fighting career will appear to-
morrow.
ITO Re Continued
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CRACKERS HOPE TO SHOW
YALE LOTS OF FOOTBALL

NEW HAVEN, Oct. S.-With the
Boston University eleven adequately
buried under a 51-point score, Yale's
coaches have turned their attention
to the invasion tomorrow of the
Georgia University warriors. COM
monty known as the Crackers.
To the man in the street tomor-
rows contest between the Bulldog
and the Crackers from the South
land will be just n game of foot
ball. but to those close to affairs de
football down at Atlanta it means
a great deal more.
1t will be recalled that two years
ago the Georgia eleven invaded the
bowl and threw a real scare into
the camp of the Bulldog. The final
score read-Yale, 7, Georgia, G. Il
is due to the above score that the
spectators may look for a sizzling
contest tomorrow, regardless of the
number of points Yale may accumu-
late.
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7 HREE
INTACT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Oct g.,
The long rumored break in the Big
Three football combination of Yale,
Harvard and Princeton will not
materialize. At a meeting here of
representatives of the three uniVer.
sites it was decided to continue the
present athletic relations among the
schools.
''At the first regular meeting
for the present academic year of
the Observation-Disclosures chair.
men of athletics" it was an
.nOunced, "it was mutually agreed
that the tentative proposal for a
Harvard Michigan football game
at Ann ArbOr in 1927, was cOun'
ter to the understanding and prac.
tees of the triple agreement and
at the suggestion of Harvard 1t
was accordingly withdrawn.
:The Harvard Princeton football
game for 1927 viii be played at
Princeton, and no change in the
athletic relations Of the three uni
versities is contemplated"
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49, WASHINGTON TIMES SPORTS 49,
PET PUPPY TEA CHES TUNNEY

sweaters and sometimes heavy red
flannels under those natty white
shirts, but they gave an appear
ance of hardy and resolute men
out to engage In great tourna.
ments.
We kids used to follow the
Hounds" as they marched north.
ward from the Village to some
where on the North River. say
about Eighty-sixth Street. There
they cracked open kegs of ale
which were supplied by O'Reilly,
Shelley and Fogarty's Brewery. Of
fetal "suds" manufacturers for
Village frolics. may add here that
I never have had a drink of liquor,
beer or other alcoholic beverages in
my life, so ! cannot attest per-
sonally to the grades of liquid cheer
so gladsomely sampled by the
heroic Hounds"
Occasionally during the march of
the Hounds" some intrepid spec
tator would assail the paraders
with the ''razzberry." This usually
was followed by the dropping out
of one of the fearless Hounds"
who with neat "roundhouse" swings
would settle accounts and then re-
join his perambulating colleagues,
to the cheers of the kid followers.
believe it was watching the
quarterstaff and wooden broad
sword games and tussles of mem
bers Of these marching clubs that
first fired me with ambition to ex-
Gel in personal conflicts. BY in
stinct. l learned that by exercise /
could make my chest larger, my
muscles more supple and my sys-
TEN more properly tuned. I learned
the value of eating plain food by
watching a pet dog. One day
gave him some shrimp with may
onnaise and something else fancy
on it and the pup had too much
sense to eat it.
One Of our most distinguished
Village citizens today is the Hon.
John VOOrhis, Grand Sachem of
Tammany Hall. He was Just as
distinguished 25 years ago. /
used to like to see him walking
about the streets in fine health
at the age OF 76. He is now SO
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Tunney Turns Down
Speech That Would
Offend Jack

While the script Of "The Push
Over" Jack Conway (Variety)
comedy of pugilists and plastic
surgery, was being read to Gene
Tunney, the other day in New
York, with a view of Tunney
starring in it, the point arrived
where the fighter of the story
announced he would have his
nose beautified, to win the girl
he loved.
AS the reader reached the
plastic surgery scene, Tunney
interrupted:
That's enough" said the
champion, 81 want none Of it.
I'll do nothing to offend my
friend, Jack Dempsey"
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GENE HEARKENS BACK
iTO DOG THAT TAUGHT
WHAT NOT To EAT
By Gene Tunney
Worlds Heavyweight Champion
CHAPTER II

in the heart of Greenwich Village
husky baby the stranglng Hercules
Voltaire shocked with
tiny size later shocked governments with his mighty pen and
brain
what might medium weighing about
bole-side, believe scale
that father John Tunney proudly adjusted Since that day
pounds original capital of
flesh and bone. 49,
Ireland not going to grow
supposed and tell about
poverty troubles how good
folks" that lived normal life,
closely together that the best of things We had
bread before it. not petted and codded
spoiled and affection and good example
I askf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-08

to see me win the heavyweight
title.
If someone had told my blunt
spoken father that his son was to
become "a big personality" he
might have turned in fire alarm.
They tell me that L was something
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-08

Ny father had a Keen, dry wit
and we liked to hear his stories
and what we now term wise
cracks He was longshoreman.
He worked hard. 1t was a blow
when he passed away at the old
home in the Village four years ago.
I would that he could have lived
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-08

Of an ugly ducklng when l was
only two years old. I remember
myself at about 10, when was
fairly sizeable and big-boned. but
rather pasty-faced.
My early memories Of the Viii
lage are interesting to me in
the light of the present day at
mosphere there. While the Village
always a dear spot to mere
tains much of it's physical contour,
with the winding streets, the squat
brick houses and occasional little
parks. it was not yet peopled by
artists in my early childhood. The
various colonies" came in about
Is years ago.
When I was about six or seven,
there were various social clubs
down there. There was 1.-THE
Hounds" a marching club, which
early fired my ambitions to ex-
coed i'm physical strength. The
Hounds" used to get out on
wintry days, wearing patent
leather caps and white shirts.
OF course they had good wool
Evening star., 1926-09-20
RELIEF TRAINS ARRIVE:
REFUGEES FILL ROADS:
STORM HITS PENSACOLA
LIST OF DEAD
AND INJURED

By the Associated Press.
' MIAMI.-known dead, 194 known
injured, rs; estimated seriously in
Jured, 250 more than 10000 homeless.
MIAMI BEACH.-Known dead, 12;
estimated dead, %; known seriously
injured, 20; estimated seriously in
jured, $50: homeless, 1000.
HIALEAH.-known dead. 81: esti.
mated dead. 200: known seriously in
jured, IS; estimated seriously injured
100; homeless, 5000
HOMESTEAD-kn dead, 10: es-
timated dead, Is; known seriously in
jured, Is: estimated seriously injured,
20; estimated homeless, 500
POMPANO. injured, 25.
FORT MYERS.-Knownd dead, s; es.
timated dead, 10.
MOOREHAVEN.- = Estimated dead,
100; homeless, 5000
HOLLYWOOD.-K dead, 80;
estimated dead, 1875: known seriously
injured, $50: estimated seriously in
jured. 900: estimated homeless, 5000
CORAL GABLES.-Known dead, 8;
estimated dead. %; known seriously
injured. $1,000; estimated seriously In
jured. $50; estimated homeless, 500.
OJUS.-One dead; estimated, 6; es-
timated seriously injured. ~: esti,
mated homeless. 200.
FORT LAUDERDAI4E. Known
dead. Is; estimated. 80: known seri-
ously injured. 25; estimated seriously
injured, rs; estimated homeless. 900
DANIA.-Known dead, 10: estimated
dend. 80; known seriously injured. Is;
" mated seriously injured. 25; esti-
mated homeless, 500.
HALLANDAI4Ic.--K dead.
estimated dead, s; known seriously in
jured, 6; estimated seriously injured,
%; estimated homeless, 200.
DEAD.
Austin, Baby Ivan, Fort Lauderdale
Il.
Baker, Mrs. Edith, Miami.
Ballou, Annie, Dayton, Ohio
BEEN, Carolyn Ruth, Miami.
Continued on Page 5. Column %
Evening star., 1926-09-20
WILLIS HOLDS FIRM
FOR RESERVATIONS
Equal Rights in World Court
With Other Nations Not
Desired, He Says.

mot three men in the Senate would
vote for the proposition that the
United States should have the same
rights as the nations holding seats
in the Council of the League Of Ma
tions. now advanced by the commit
tee of the delegate conference in
Geneva on the American reserva-
tions," declared Senator Willis of
Ohio, Republican member Of the Sem
ate foreign relations committee, today
at the White House.
They must think we are numb
skulls to put forward such a proposal
in connection with the fifth reserva-
tion adopted by the Senate in con-
nection with American adherence to
the World Court" continued Senator
Willis.
What that reservation says and
means is that American adherence to
the World Court is conditioned upon
an agreement by the member nations
that the World Court shall not grant
advisory opinions to the League of
Nations upon any matter i'll which the
United States has or claims to have
an interest without the consent of
the United States.
Not Member of League.
Where would we be if we merely
had one vote in regard to a proposal
that the World Court should give the
League of Nations an advisory opin-
ion in such matters as are described
in our fifth reservation? We might as
Continued on Page 8, Column 81
Evening star., 1926-09-20
Public Asked to Make Con-
tributions to Red Cross for
Relief Work.
ARMY AND NAVY AIDING
WITH MEN AND SUPPLIES
Post Office Giving Assistance in
Florida in Identifying Dead and
Notifying Relatives.
Where Relief Fund
Checks for Florida
Will Be Received

Funds for the relief of the
victims of the Florida storm
may be sent either to the Dis
trfct Chapter. American Red
Cross. 16 Jackson place, or to
The Evening Star. Eleventh and
Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
The Red Cross suggests that
checks be made payable to
District of Columbia Chapter,
American Red Cross. Florida
Relief"
Subscriptions sent to The
Star will be turned over to the
Red Cross and acknowledged i'm
the columns of The Star.
An initial contribution of
100000 to the relief fund was
made here today by the ma
tiOnal headquarters of the
American Red Cross.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
Miami Admits Only Officials,
Reporters and Relief Force

200 children who have been found
wandering about what remains OF
Miami. separated from their families.
Miami was under martial law and
none except Government or State OFF,
cials, newspaper men and persons
performing missions of relief were al
lowed to enter.
Refugees Leave In Autos.
Scores of automobiles were leaving
here hourly with refugees, for the
most part families with children for
whose health there was concern due
to the scarcity of milk and the lack
of proper sanitary facilities.
Identification of the dead in the
various sections was proceeding
slowly as search continued for addi-
tional bodies. City Manager F. ii.
Wharton of Miami has ordered all
persons from the city's streets unless
they are searching for missing rela-
tives. attempting to identify the dead
or are assisting in relief work.
Relief trains from West Palm
Beach have arrived. bringing addi-
tional physicians, trained nurses,
medical supplies and essential foods.
Profiteering has been banned under
another proclamation on Wharton's.
iContinuad on Page e olumn a
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MATS LEAD BROWNS
| TO 0, IN Sd INNING
CoveIeskie and Wingard Are
Opposing HurIers in
Opening Game.
BY JOHN B. KELLER,

ST. LOUIS, September 20.-The
Mats were leading St. Louis In the
third inning of the opening game
Of the double header here this after.
noon.
The score was l to o.
Stan Coveleskie and Ernie Win
gard. the latter a southpaw. We're
mound rivals at the start of the first
game of today's double-head be-
tween Nationals and Browns. There
were not more than 800 people in the
stands when play began, despite to-
day being ladies' day with a bargain
bill being offered.
FIRST INNING.
Observation-Disclosures fouled to
Schang. Sam Rice lined to Gerber
McManus tossed out Goslin. No runs
ST. LOUIS-Myer threw out Ben
nett. Stan Harris threw out Harry
Rice. Sisler flied to McNeely. No
runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON Myer singled to
center. Joe Harris flied to Harry Rice
Stan Harris singled to center, and
when Harry Rice let the ball get
away from him Myer scored and Stan
lOOh lIllIu pOPpCu "
McManus. Robertson threw out Ruel.
One run.
ST. LOUIS-Miller walked. Nc
Manus drove into double play, Gov
eleskie-to Stan Harris to Joe Harris.
Schang singled to center. Robertson
lined to Goslin. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
NGTON-Wingard threw
out Coveleskie. McNeely walked. Sam
Rice forced McNeely, Wingard to Nc
Manus. Goslin singled to right, Sam
Rice stopping at second. Myer fouled
to Robertson. No runs.
ST. LOUIS-Myer threw out Ger
ber. Wingard went out the same way
Bluege threw out Bennett. No runs
Evening star., 1926-09-20
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, September 30. - Estimates
ranging from 600 to $500 dead pre-
vailed in the Miami disaster area this
morning as first contact with the out
side world was established by air
plane, automobile and relief trains.
The damage was estimated at Sloo'-
600. 900
In the Miami storm area district
are included Hollywood. Fort Lauder
dale. Redlands, Moorehaven and Clew-
iSton.
Little contact with these places had
been established. as the causeways
were flooded and wreckage and high
water barred traffic Because of con-
tinued severe winds, pilots of air
planes were reported as wary OF at
tempting to enter the storm area.
Perils Facing Aviators.
Airp.anes could not locate any land.
ing places and Eeaplanes feared the
rough atd deb.-s-hiiei water
The American Red Cross has es-
tablished relief stations throughout
the stricken area and the aid of near
by towns and cities was offered.
Efforts were being made to locate
Ahs relatives ar friends OF more than
Evening star., 1926-09-20
CHINESE WILL RETURN
STEAMERS TO BRITAIN
Farley With Yang Sen Successful.
Canton Plans to Lift Demoral-
izing Boycott.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PEKING. September 20.-The Brit
ish legation today announced the sue
cessful outcome Of the negotiations
at Ichang between Rear Admiral Cam
eron and delegates Of Gen. Yang Sen
for the return of the steamers seized
by Yang Sens forces at Wanhsien, on
the Yangtze River.
CANTON, September 20 R.-The
Canton government contemplates lift
ing the anti-British boycott, which has
demoralized trade between Chinese
and British concerns for more than a
year. The date tentatively fixed by
Chinese officials for declaring the boy
colt at aA end is October 10, the ami
veEsary the Chinese Republic.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

were reported in distress and hun
dreds of small craft had been piled
up on the shore.
An unidentified man who swan to
shore said he was a member of the
crew Of a schooner wrecked near Fort
Iauderdale. He left his captain on
board with both arms and his back
broken and companion who started
the swim perished. The man was
too exhausted to give further details.
Citrus fruit suffered severe dam
age throughout the storm swept area.
The west coast of Florida, although
in the grip of rs to 80 mile gale for
several hours Saturday afternoon,
escaped with comparatively slight
damage and no casualties were re-
ported.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN
PUZZLES SCOTLAND YARD
Mrs. Arthur Behenna, Artist, Re
puted American, Reported Col
lapsed While Dyeing Hair.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 2o.-Scotland
Yard is puzzled by the case Of Mrs.
Arthur Behenna, SO, an artist and re-
portedly an American, who has been
unconscious since Saturday night,
when she was found lying in her Chel-
sea studio by neighbor.
Mrs. Behenna, whose first name is
given as Katherine, returned from
China a few days ago. The police be-
lieve she collapsed while dyeing her
hair. Two bottles bearing Chinese
characters were found in the studio.
Their contents are being analyZed.
Mrs. Behenna is said to have a daugh-
ter in Ohio.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
Sc BODIES FOUND
NEAR dixie BREAK
Nearly 200 Missing at Moore
Haven-Water Reached
to Housetops.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
AVON PARK, Fla, September 90
With Sc bodies in an improvised
morgue here today and the missing
totaling nearly 200, rescue workers in
Moore Haven were bending every eff
fort to remove all persons from the
flooded area. Nearly 500 refugees ar
rived last night. Officials who returned
here this morning said the water was
receding and that the collection of the
dead would be resumed Immediately.
According to one eyewitness the
dixie along Lake Okeechobee broke at
s o'clock Saturday morning and the
water poured over the land until II
stood II to IA feet deep in the highest
spot in Moore Haven. In the lowland
1t was over the roofs Of houses. Few
expected the break, as the dixie was
supposed to be invulnerable.
Lake Port. a village of about 2oo
people, also was isolated.
Stories of tragedy and occasionally
of heroism were told by the refugees
from Moorehaven. But incidents of
humor so OTTER found in time of stress
were not described; humor seemed not
to have penetrated the realm of death
DR.. Y. w. Chandler, one of the So
refugees, told of the finding of II
bodies in one building; of a mother
who tied her three children to her and
when two were drowned in raging
waters, cut them free and raised the
third to her shoulder. She held out
until rescued.
Boy Rescues Father.
boy saw another youngster carry
ing his father on his back through
water up to their necks.
-- Mr.. and MpS. j. A. Harvey and their
four children were driven from two
houses by rising water and when
forced Ito the rafters in a third the
father knocked the gable end out and
the six clung to the roof from noon
Saturday until Sunday morning
The body of j. de Agrella, station
agent at Clewiston and father of nine
children, still clutched two of them
when washed ashore.
Among the refugees were w. II. Ed
wards, L. j. Fallow, Milton Edwards,
Eugene Hawell, May and Leonia De-
golyer, Stella and Henrietta Randall,
B. A. Webb and Milne, Duval. Mary.
j. B. and Irene Webb, j. T. Ramsey
and family, Juddie Waldren and
family, Johanna Arndahl, Elizabeth
Burke. Mrs. Annie Williams and chill
dren, her husband remained at Moore
havan to assist in relief.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

A man reaching Lakeland from
Moorehaven, however, said most of
the buildings were standing. Esti
mates OF the death toll in this sec
ton ranged from 50 to 100. The
food was receding today.
Doctors and nurses were arriving
in the disaster section today, bring
ing supplies of food and medicine.
Urgent calls had been sent out for
bread and an appeal was made for
equipment to handle 800 X-ray cases
at Fort Lauderdale.
Heavy Damage to Shipping.
Additional reports today told of
mounting damage to shipping along
+be east coast Several SchoOners
Evening star., 1926-09-20
DISPUTE
is DECLARED SETTLED
League Informed Britain and Italy
Have Advanced Loans in Ex-
change for Zones.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA. September l9-- League
Of Nations circles are in
formed that the dispute between
Abyssinia Great Britain and Italy
over the attempts Of the two Euro.
pean powers 10 obtain a zone of in
fiuence in the African Christian EN-
pire has been settled by private ne
gotiationS ana will not he aired be
fore the Lea que Assembly.
The details of the settlement of the
dispute are not disclosed but it is
reported that AbySsinia got a loan
in return for granting both the
British and Italian concessions.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
Three u. S. Sailors
Woundedby Chinese
Fire, Peking Hears

BY the Associated Press.
PEKING, September 20.--Three
American sailors were wounded,
none of them seriously, when the
gunboat Pigeon was fired on Sun
day morning while passing the city
of Hanyang on the Yangtse River,
according to reliable foreign tele-
grams from Hankow.
The Pigeon replied with machine
gun fire, the Chinese casualties be-
ing undetermined. The Pigeons
commander estimated that the YES
sci was struck hundred times by.
machine gun and rifle bullets from
both the Hanyang and Wuchang
sides of the river.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
COURT PARLEY SECRET.
Powers Believed to Have Reached
Agreement on U. S. Reservations.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
GENEVA, September 2O.-Commit-
tee discussions of the American World
Court reservations continue in great.
est secrecy. Members of the commit
tee, clerks and interpreters are sworn
to strictest silence and are ordered
particularly not to talk to the press.
However. it is considered that
formula has been found that will be
satisfactory to the World Court mem.
bers and acceptable TO the United
States.
Copyright. 1926 by Chicago Daily News Co