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The broad ax., 1926-07-10

whether we belonged to the Baptist
Church, the Methodist Church or the
Catholic Church and we promptly re-
piled that we did not belong to either
one of them, that we were christened
in the Church of England when a small
boy at New Market, Va.
As we approached the third official,
he thought it would be advisable for us
to take bath right then and there.
We informed him that we had enjoyed
our bath at home that morning and
that we had no time for another bath.
At the fourth stop made turned out to
be the custodian of all the clothing or
wearing apparel belonging to the four
thousand patients confined in the
County Hospital and after relieving us
of every stitch of clothing belonging
to us, leaving US our slippers, we were
furnished with wearing apparel belong
ing to the County Hospital Our
money and stick pin were placed in the
strong safe which stands in the private
office Of Warden Zirnmer and when we
were released from the hospital all of
our belongings were restored to US
in apple pie order.
Within few minutes after we had
completely changed our clothing a
young man approached US and said "is
this Julius Taylor" and we responded
"yes, sir" and said alright come with
me-" and he escorted us to the eleva-
tor and landed with us on the second
floor, requesting us to be seated in the
hallway which leads on into the operat-
ing room and after setting there for a
short while Miss Bennion, the head
nurse in that ward advanced towards
us with our chart in her hand, pre-
senting it to us to read, in rapidly
turning over the pages we ran across
the following notation: that patients
being operated. on cannot hold the
doctors performing the operation, nor
the management Of the hospital, re-
sponsible in case they pass away on
the operating table," or words to the
same effect That warning did not
phase US for one minute and we
promptly signed it up so quick that
Miss Bennion hardly had time to count
one, two, three; then DR.. Thomas d.
Kickich stepped up to us and requested
US to walk into the operating room,
and as we entered it we noticed the
operating table all ready and waiting
for Us, next he requested Us to get on
top Of if and stretch out full length on
it, then he secured long-handIed
spoon which resembled the kind of
spoon which we use in eating ice
cream soda and he ran il down on the
inside Of our head, close up by our
eyes and for some time he continued
to run it around in there. bringing out
more dirt from the inside Of our head
than you could shake stick at then
we exclaimed doctor we did not know
that 50 much dirt had lodged on the
inside Of our head and to think that we
The broad ax., 1926-07-10
When A Small Boy, Mr.. Taylor was
Christened in the Church Of England,
at New Market, Virginia.

In the first part of May past, while
the writer was in the Offices Of Hon.
Anton J. Cermak, in the County Build
ing, President Of the Board Of Cook
County Commissioners and the head
and the front Of the Cook County Hos
pital, engaged in conversation with his
private secretary, Mr.. Henry Son
nenschein, who is one Of the hardest
working public officials in this city or
county, Mr.. Sonnenschein said, "Mr.
Taylor, why don't you have that cat
aract removed from your left eyer" We
responded by saying, THAT is just
what we have been thinking about do
ing. Do you think that there is any
way that it could be arranged to have
it removed at the Cook County Hos
pital?" At that point Mr.. Sonnenschein
requested us to drop in and see him in
a few days, that he would let us know
what could be done in that direction.
At the expiration of that time we
made a second call on Mr.. Sonnen-
schein. He informed US that everything
was working out in good shape, that he
felt reasonably sure Of being able to
induce DR.. Harry s. Cradle, the noted
eye specialist, who is real doctor" "
to perform the operation that DR..
Cradle is warm friend of Hon. Anton
7. Cermak, President of the Board Of
Cook County Commissioners and the
head and the front of all the public in
stitutions belonging to Cook County.
Mr.. Sonnenschein also declared that
President Cermak and Hon. Michael
Zimmer, who has by far amply proven
himself to be the very best warden that
the Cook County Hospital has ever
had were warm friends.
Mr.. Sonnenschein also let it be
known that Hon. Anton J. Cermak
and Hon. Michael Zimmer were both
friends Of the writer, that eff we would
call in the next day that President Ger
max would write letter to Mr.. Zim-
mer in our behalf" We informed Mr.
Sonnenschein that we did not need a
letter Of introduction to Hon. Michael
Zimmer, for we had been warm friends
for more than twenty years. He re-
sponded by saying, ''You take the let
ter with you and | will call him up on
the telephone and that he felt positive
that Warden Zimmer would give US a
square deal
Several days after that we called up
Mr.. zimmer and informed him that
we had letter to him from Hon An
ton ]. Cermak and we wanted to know
when it would be the best time to run
over and see him.
He replied by saying, whenever i
viii suit you the best" and we said,
show would Friday afternoon At ESQ
O'Clock suit you7" and he stated make
Il ! o'clock and / win be here" And
on the next afternoon at 2;sO o'clock
We walked into his Office and presented
him with the letter from Hon. Anton
j. cermak.
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Mr.. Zimmer at once called on DIR.
Cradle, the writer accompanying him
and had the pleasure for the first time
Of coming in contact with him who is
mild hammered and divested of all
kinds of rough or unclean language
and being highly polished in every way
which fact enables him to make many
fast friends in every direction.
During our conversation with him
he stated, "the very fact that you are
warm friend of Mr.. Zimmer here
and President Cermak will induce me
to travel long way with you
At that point in the conversation DR..
Cradle wished to know when would
we want the operation performed as he
was going on a short vacation on the
18th of June and that he was in favor
Of performing it before he left and that
his assistant doctors could look after
US while he was absent and Warden
thinner let it be known that if he knew
two days ahead of the operation that
he could make all arrangements for it.
And before the conference wound up
it was finally decided to perform the
operation on Tuesday afternoon, June
s, which was only four days away
from that very time, which was Friday,
June 4. That in case we changed our
mind before that time we promised to
cali up both DR.. Cradle and Warden
Zimmer and apprise them Of that fact.
In the meantime we were hustling
around night and day, so as to get our
business affairs in shape, so that our
dearly devoted wife, Mrs. Taylor
could have our lawyer to look after
them without much trouble for every
once in ! while the thought would nat.
urally flash across our mind that Tues
day, June 8, 1926 might be our last
day on this broad green earth.
Bright and early on Monday morn
ing, June 7, we phoned Warden Zim-
mer along this line, barring sickness
or death, and SO on, we will be at the
Cook County Hospital three O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon, June 8, ready to GO
right ahead with the operation with
out delay" and Warden Zimmer
phoned back "all right, just as soon as
you enter the hospital come to my
Office and will see that you are prop
erly registered" And at 10 minutes to
three o'clock on that afternoon, after
racing and running like wild man,
we rushed into Warden Zimmer's Of
fee all out of breath.
In a few moments time after our
arrival, Warden Zimmer was ready to
start on the rounds with as and with
our gripsack and overcoat it was just
as much as we could do to keep up
with him for he was walking real fast
We had four stops to make and we
wanted to make all Of them and be
on the operating table BY little after
o'clock. When we arrived at the
second stop the official there opened
up 4 large book and wanted to know
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VISIT IN NASHVILLE

Mrs. Mary Hunt and her grandson,
Herbert Proctor, $3.50 Indiana Ave,
visited with relatives in Nashville,
Tenn, over the weekend.
The broad ax., 1926-07-10

It Did Not Take Dr.. Harry S. Cradle,
Chief Of the Operating Staff Of the
Eye Ward Of the Cook County Hospital
and His Associates, Namely, Dr.. Ralph
Davis, DR.. Sherman Shepero and DR..
Thomas D. Kichch, Over Thirty Min
utes to Remove the Dangerous Cataract
From the Left Eye Of julius F. Taylor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-27
HICHBORN ADVANCES TO Golf
FINALS BY WIN OVER JACKSON

A. S. Hichborn defeated r. H
Jackson in the feature match at the
Augusta Country club Thursday
6 and 5. This match was one of the
semi finals for the club champion
ship. J. P. Williams will meet w. P,
VII today and the winner of this
match will play IIichborn in the
finals Saturday in a 36-hole match
for the club championship.
In the semi finals of the second
81: cen II. S. Woodman defeated F
w. Chase, and 2, and will meet F
H. Farnum in the finals for this di-
vision. In the third sixteen I. E.
Emery defeated D. l.. Nash l up in
q holes. Emery vi meet C. Z.
Downing and the winner of this
event will meet C. B. Carter in the
finals.
Other results included the defeat
of Z. Z. Blair at the hands Of
Charles Tyson. and 4, in the beat
en- eight of the first sixteen, and the
victory of w. B. Sanborn over w. e.
Swift, and 3, and the defeat of D.
S. Dewar at the hands of c. S.
Brown, and e in the third sixteen.
Jimmy Jones and Bob Murphy will
meet today in the finals for the
Caddie championship of the Country
club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-27
TEX RICHARD SAYS
DEMPSEY WANTED
TO FIGHT WILLS
But Solons In Gotham Frowned
And Tex Hesitated - Says
Bout Would Have Been Bad
Thing for Boxing Game

New York. Aug. 2s.-(P)-Jack
Dempsey has never lodged Harry
Wills and would rather have fought
the negro challenger than Gene Tun-
ney, II the bout could have been ar
ranged. Tex Richard today told the
Associated Press.
TO say that Dempsey fears Wills is
joke said the promoter. He con-
slders him a clean-living, estinsable
cltlzen but second rate fighter"
AT the same time the promoter, in
a detailed statement defending the
champions course, revealed that his
own efforts to stage a Dempsey-Wills
match We're blocked two years ago
after he had gone so far as to have
the tickets for the fight printed.
Opposition on the part Of the state
athletic commission then was the bar
rler to the match, although previous
ly the boxing authorities had approved
1t. New Jersey put up a similar ban
ana Richard gave up all thought of
trying to hold the contest.
My experience with the Jeffries-
Johnson bout long ago convinced me
that Dempsey-Wills match would
not be a good thing for boxing" said
<Ao L bSCdHl6 Detter &C
qualnted with the game and talked
with persons of influence I saw no
reason to change my opinion. I have
made more negro champions-among
them Jack Johnson, Tiger Flowers
and Joe Gans-and promoted more
mixed bouts than any other man In the
country, but I did not think it wise
to hold this particular match"
Dempsey, however. Richard disclos-
ed. had repeatedly urged him to OBJ
tain Wills instead of Tunney for a
title match. The promoter exhibited
a series of kilograms to prove this as
sertion.
Aside from my personal convic-
ton that Wills.Dempsey match is
not practicable and that Tunney is a
more dangerous opponent for the
champion. l firmly believe that the
mixed title contest cannot be held
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-27
Jap Davis Cup
Team Holds Even
With French Outfit

Forest Hills. N. Y. Aug. 26-(P)-
Displaying sensational and unexpect-
ed strength, Japan's Davis cup team
today held Frances formidable fore
es to an even break in the opening
two matches of the inter zone series
which will determined Americas
challenger in the historic tennis COM
petition.
The bronzed contenders from the
Far East came close to making 1t a
clean sweep, as a matter of fact, for
Takeiichi Harada conquered Rene
Lacoste in four bitterly fought sets.
GA, As. So, 81, after Henri Cochet
had saved himself from defeat only
by a spectacular rally that turned
back Tsumio Tawara in five sets, is,
As: rs, SIS, 6-2.
Such opposition came as a stun
ming surprise to Frances color bear
ers, who had gone into the fray as
overwhelming favorites.
Tomorrow Cochet and Jacques
Brugnon will face Tawara and Har-
ada in the doubles while on Satur-
day, in the final two singles contests,
! Harada will meet Cochet while Ia
ware opposes Lacoste.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-27
Warren Wins Over
Cuban Heavyweight
In New York Bout

New York, Aug. 6.-(P-Roleaux
Seguera, Cuban heavyweight, lost the
decision to Jake Warren. Harlem ne
geo. in a four-round bout first of a
card of heavyweight contests, tonight
at Madison Square Garden.
Monte Mum, sensational Nebraska
heavyweight, knocked out Jim Sigman
of Brooklyn, sailor scrapper, in less
than two minutes tonight in pre-
liminary match carded for six rounds.
Mum, brother of Wayne Mum. the
wrestler, and a former member of the
Nebraska legislature. added Sigman to
the list of his victories in short order.
Attacking fiercely, Mum dropped his
opponent for count of six in less
than a minute. then followed with a
right to the jaw that sent Sigman
down in a heap. The finish came one
minute and 81 seconds after the start
of the first round. Monte Mum
weighed 231i, Sigman POI.
Knute Hanson of Racine, Wis,
knocked out Alfredo Porzio of the Ar
gentine, claimant of the South
American heavyweight championship,
in one minute and seven seconds of
the second round of a.10-round match.
Bob Lawson, Alabama negro, gained
the judges decision over Sandy Sci
fert, Pittsburgh heavyweight, in a
round and tumble 10 rounder. Seifert
was punished severely in the closing
rounds. suffering cash over his right
eye in the ninth round. Seifert weigh
ed 1SS and Lawson 1914.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-27
Tunney Has Training
Campaign Mapped
Out Until Monday

Speculator N. Y, Aug. 2s-(F)-
Gene Tunney and his handlers have
arranged virtually the complete pro-
gram for the remainder Of their stay
at their present training camp at
Lake Pleasant until Monday when
they leave for Stroudsburg, Pa. The
challenger of Jack Dempsey for the
worlds heavyweight championships
plans to keep going at virtually top
speed the last few days in the noun
tains except tomorrow, when he will
have something of lay Off
Gene plans to do no boxing toror.
row. Ever since he has been here he
has been anxious for an opportunity
to take hike into the mountains, Of
which he is very fond. Tomorrow he
will make the opportunity and after
bit of road work in the morning he
will start out for the high places in
the afternoon.
When the Tunney camp establishes
itself at Stroudsburg, there will be an
addition of one more member to the
sroup of sparring partners. He is
Bryan Downey of Cleveland, the mai
who knocked out Johnny Wilson,
Billy Vidadeck, one Of Tunney's pres
ent sparring partners. leaves camp
today for short time. He Is sched-
uled to appear In a bout at Boyle's
Thirty Acres tomorrow night, taking
on Tom Kirby, former national anna
teur heavyweight champion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-27
SENATORS HANG
UP A DOUBLE WIN

Washington, Aug. 2s.-P-Walter
Johnson and Stanley Coveleskie,
Washington's pitching veterans, each
doled out four hits to Chicago today
and the Senator's won a double header,
9 to and l to 0. the second game
going 10 innings. Johnson easily
bested Red F'aber in the first contest.
Lyons, of recent no-hit no-run fame,
and Coveleskie wagcd a real battle in
the nightcap, with the spitballer hav-
ing the edge. Until the 10th inning
only Kamm and Grabowslii had hit
safely, and in the final frame both re-
peated but were unable to score. The
winning run was forced in by a walk
after McNeely's single, an error by
Moorehart and an intentional jass to
Goslin hao filed the bases. Scores:
First game:
Chicago ........ 900 020 O01-3- AZ
Washington ......l20 oil 31x-9-14-0
Faber. Thurston and Schalk, Grouse;
Johnson and Ruel
Second game:
Chicago 900 900 600 O-0-4-3
Washington 900 600 600 1-1,7-0
Lyons and Grabowski; Coveleslie
and Tate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-27
Twin Towns Look
Good for Banner in
lPiscataQuis League

Dover-Foxcroft, Aug. 27-Interest
Is running high in the Piscataquis
Valley Baseball League with all
teams playing fine ball. Although D.
& F., has substantial lead at pres
ent there's many a slip twizt cup
and lip" and this may prove true In
their case, but Is does not look very
probable. Iron Man Fowles has been
pitching fine ball during the entire
season and has had the best Of sup
port. Player manager O'Brien and
third baseman Smart have been big
assets to the team this year. 1t is
expected that If D. & F. wins the
pennant this year there will be
some" celebrating in the twin towns.
The other teams Of the league are
playing just as good ball as D. & F.
but they are not quite fast enough:
Greenville has had a fine battery and
are second in the league standing
while Milo and Greenville are tied for
third place, both of these teams nave
a good aggregation and at one time
this season Milo was standing sec
ond. Many are now voicing their
opinion on an all league team, ana as
us,lsl there are many variations.
There are several games yet 10 De
pIayed and the outcome of the sea-
son is as vet undertiminate.
piseataquis Valley League Standing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-27
MACKMEN TAKE TWO
EXTRA FRAME FIGHTS

Philadelphia, Aug. 2s.-(P).:The
Athletics today played % innings of
baseball and won a double header of
extra inning games from st. Louis, the
first to in IL innings and the Sec
ond to in IL innings.
Alex Simmons 18th home run of
the season in the 18th inning, with
Hale on third, won the first game for
the Macllmen s to 6.
Grove had held the Browns to 0
until he was disabled by split finger.
Ballou was officially credited with
both defeats. The scores:
First Came.
st. Louis 800. 900 COS DOL oo-e-1o-2
Philadelphia ...1o4 100 600 02-s-13-4
Van Glider, Ballou and Schang;
Grove, Gray, Pate, Quinn and Cochran.
Second game:
st. Louis .... 900 900 21O 0O0-3- so
Philadelphia 900 010 oil 001-4-11-1
Zachary, Wingard. Ballou and Har-
grave, Schang; Rommel, Gray and
Perkins, Cochran.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-27
,iscataouis Valley League Standing
SPORT TABLOIDS

Brookline, Mass. Aug. 26-(P)-
Mrs. Molla B. Mallory, who won the
national women's tennis title on
Monday, has forwarded her entry for
next weeks tournament at the Long
wood Cricket Club She will compete
in the national mixed doubles with
William T. Tilden, End. as partner,
and in the women's open doubles she
will pair with Mrs. Ann Sheafa Cole
of North Andover. Mrs. Mallory and
Tilden have won the national mixed
doubles event twice. Mrs. George i.
Wightman. OF Brookline, four times
national singles champion, will COM
pete In the mixed doubles with Rene
Lacoste of France, and in the wom-
ems doubles with Miss Elizabeth
Ryan OF California. France will con-
tribute its full share of color to the
mixed doubles. Jacques Brugnon will
be paired with Miss Martha BayaN,
Short Hills, n. j., Jean Borotra with
Miss Ryan. and Henri Cochet with
Miss Penelope Anderson, of Virginia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-27
|PRESOuE ISLE ENTRIES CRAB
BIC MONEY AT BANGOR FAIR
Sickness Forces
Johnston Out of
Newport Tennis Play

Newport, r. l., Aug. 26-(Pl-Ill
health compelled William NJ. Johnston
Of California to withdraw from the
singles competition Of the Newport
tennis tournament today after three
of his leading rivals for the Casino
Bowl had played through intermit-
tent showers to win their quarter
final matches.
Johnsons retirement from the
event, the result Of an attack OF
grippe which prevented his appear
ance on the court today, advanced
Alfred H. Chaplin, Jr., of Springfield
Mass, to the semi-final round. where
he will oppose Brian l. C. Norton of
San Antonio tomorrow in the lower
half of the draw. In the upper half
William T. Tilden. national cham
pion, will face the former Spanish
Davis cup player, Manuel Alonzo, the
two matches to be decided in three
sets out Of five.
Tilden has seldom electrified a ten
mis- gallery with a more dazzling dis
play Of stroking than he did today on
the stout-hearted defense of young
Cranston Holman, Leland Stanford
star, to bring off his fourth triumph
Of the tournament in straight sets at
O-4, 90. I16 Iielu HIS pOWSLlul III lives,
his slashing chops and his tantalizing
drop shots under such excellent COM
mand that there were few occasions
in which he felt called upon to re-
prove himself with a characteristic
| Tilden comment: "Oh, rotton!"
Hard. deep driving supported by
agile covering of court which left few
openings for his opponent gave AL
| onzo sharply defined edge over DR..
George King, Of New York, whose
whirlwind net attacks yesterday cut
short the rush Of the New York 5u-
Nor, Julis Seligson. Alonzo also
scored in straight sets, So, 60, earn
| ing the right to tackle Tilden in the
| Semi final round.
Norton's tennis at Newport has I'M
pressed observers as the most bril-
liant he has played since he came to
| this country several years ago. and
| against his whitening backcourt fire
| James Davis of California, had few
| opponents to thrill his gallery with
| the remarkable gets" which upset
Francis T. Hunter yesterday. The
| match was played in a drizzle, witt
| the players sliding over the wet turf
to make many Of the returns, Norton
| winning by set scores Of GA, So.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-27
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

E. B. Owls and Firpo weighed
in at 21S when they fought. The
bout was a no-decision affair al
though Wills considerably outpoint-
ed his South American opponent.
Dempsey weighed 1873 pounds when
he fought Firpo.
At least two teams in the National
League are going to be disappointed
when 1t comes time to play the world
series games. At present matters
are more or less even, with Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati and st. Louis hog
ging the honors. St Louis, which has
not been over burdened with world
series should win the title for the
good of baseball and she has plenty
Of fans roofing for her to come
through.
Cincinnati hasn't won a pennant
for the past few years, In fact since
the famous scandal which sent CT
cote, Jackson and host Of other
good men out Of the game for good.
However, st. Louis hasn't won a
pennant as far back as the Oldest
resident in the United States can re-
member so appears to be the logi-
cal favorite for this year.
Pittsburgh won a championship
last year and after the series Man
ager Bill McKechnie came out with
the modest statement that he knew
it was going to happen all the time
So it, is probable that the Pirate
rooters will not be so enthusiastic
this year. However, it's a great race
and the best team will win.