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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Pardon Sought by
RefOrmatOry Prisoner

A pardon petition was filed yester-
day at the office of the Secretary of
State by John McKennon of Port
land, who is serving a sentence at the
State reformatory for men at South
Windham for assault and battery.
In his petition, McI,ennon states
that the offense with which he was
charged is not of a high and ag-
gravated nature, that he has already
been sufficiently punished. that he
has a wife who is dependent upon
him for support, and that the assault
with which he is charged was caused
by a family misunderstanding. The
assault, he further states, was COM
mitted upon his wife's uncle. one
George j. Levasseur. who was the
complainant in the case at the time
the sentence was imposed, and IL
now appears that said Levasseur is
fully satisfied, and urges the Cover
nor and Council to grant full OF
conditional pardon to the petitioner.
At the meeting of the Governor
and Council which has been calIeu
for this Saturday forenoon, date for
the hearing on this petition win
probably be assigned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
STATE HOUSE
Next Meeting Dec. 10 A. NJ
ROckland Man
Asks For Freedom
From State Prison

Petition for pardon was filed at
the Office of the secretary of state,
yesterday, by Philip Howard, of
Rockland, who, at the April term,
1925, of the supreme judicial court
for Knox county, was sentenced to
serve not less than two nor more
than three years in the State Prison
at Thomaston, for the crime of forg-
cry. Hearing on the petition will be
assigned by the Governor and Coun-
Gil, at their session on Tuesday of
next week.
In his petition, Howard sets forth
the following reasons for his pardon:
THAT the time which / have al
ready served in the States prison is
adequate punishment for the offenso
for which I am serving.
THAT physical ailments develop
ing since my term of commitment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Killing Ability \
Of Black Fly Told
BY State EntOmOlOgist

The average hunter or fisherman
who spends much time in Maine fully
realizes that the Black Fly, so-called.
can be quite a nuisance at times. 1t
is not, however, generally known that
this pestiferous little cuss is capable
of killing living things many thous
ands of times his own size.
A report recently sent to State
Forest Entomologist Henry Pierson
from the Provincial Experiment Sta
ton of New Brunswick tells of the
killing of a flock Of ducklings there
oy the black flies, and this report
was of such interest that -1r. Pierson
promptly forwarded it to Professor
Alfred o. Gross of Bowdoin College,
who is making an intensive study of
the various agencies that unfavor-
ably affect the Ruffed Grouse OF
Maine and New England.
Professor Gross sent the following
reply to Mr.. Pierson yesterday:
"My dear Mr.. Pierson:
IT am intensely interested in the note
concerning the black flies in their re-
lation to the death of the goslings at
the Experimental station at new
Brunswick. You will be interested to
know that we have found the Hippo
boscid Fly to be a carrier OF proto-
zoans which cause certain diseases
among grouse. I wish to thank you
for the great interest you have taken
in our work by sending me the no.
tice.
Mr.. Pierson stated that immature
birds. which are not fully protected
by feathers, are subject to the at
lacks of the Black Fly, which no
doubt cause the deaths of many such
birds during the early summer
months. 1.-THE male black fly does
not attack mammals, this being con-
fined to the female, which requires
blood for the maturing of her eggs,
he stated. "This is also true OF the
MOSQUITO. The males feed largely
upon plant juices"
Another instance of Kipling's fam
Gus saying, 1.-THE female Of the spec
les is more deadly than the male"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Farm Loan Com.
To Halt Appraisal
Farms Until Spring

A meeting of the State Farm
Lands Loan Commission was recent
" held, at which it was decided that
no more farms will be appraised by
the commission until spring, owing
to the difficulty of carrying out this
work while the roads are blocked
with snow.
The original farm loan bill was
passed during the legislative session
of 1917, and at that time these loans
could be made by the State at the
rate of percent interest, up to 81
percent Of the value of the farms
on which such loans were granted.
The original bill was amended at
the session of 1921, the rate of in
terest then being advanced to Z per-
cent. This was done during the
last few days of the session, and
passed practically unnoticed.
The increase in the interest rate
had the effect of slowing up appli-
cations for the loans, and in 1928
the Legislature again amended the
original bill, making the interest
rate 5 percent, as it had been in the
first place. The amendment was
passed with an emergency clause at
tached, as 1922 had been a hard
year for the farmers of the State.
State Auditor Ebert D. Hayford.
secretary of the Farm Lands Loan
Commission, stated yesterday that
in 1923 applications for more than
SSS0,000 in farm loans were made
from Aroostook county, along with
other applications from various parts
of the State.
"For the past two years we have
not had single application for farm
loans from Aroostook,H declared Mr..
Hayford, adding: THAT is very
good indication of the prosperous
conditions which now exist there"
The Farm Lands Loan Commits
sion is composed of the governor,
who acts as chairman; the commits
sioner Of agriculture, the forest com.
missioner. the commissioner of edu-
cation, and the State Auditor. The
lands are appraised by the commits
sioner of agriculture and assistants
from his department.
1.-THE Land Reserve Fund, social
ed" said Mr.. Hayford. twas about
S650000, most of which is invested,
partly in the States War Loan
bonds. Highway bonds, etc. About
$4,000 of this amount is now avail
able for farm loan purposes. This
would allow only about $3.50 per
farm if divided among the 10000
farms of Maine"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04

began, are such as to require special
diet and treatment difficult or inn
possible to obtain under institutional
care; and said ailments are liable TO
develop so as to permanently impair
my health and render me unfit for
active work and selfsupport.
THAT at the time my sentence was
finally affirmed l. was in a s6stanl
state, Florida; yet without any legal
steps or pressure of any nature by
bondsmen. or officials of the state.
voluntarily and at very considerable
expense to myself returned to this
jurisdiction and presented myself to
the State prison to begin my SEN
tence.
THAT 1 am capable of supporting
myself and am assured of regular
employment In another state imme-
diately upon my release from i'm
prisonment. "That pardon car
now be granted to me without VIC.
lence to any principle of law, justice
or sound public policy"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Average 6 Claims
Day for Bounty
Paid on Bobcats

Inquiry was made at the Fish and
Game Department yesterday as to
whether or not any increased num-
Der of bobcat bount1- claims had been
received Of late from the southern
counties of the State. The repre-
sentative of the press was informed
by Miss Hodgdon. the chief clerk.
that about six claims day are be-
ing received now. Fifty eight claims
are now pending for payment, these
being divided among the following
counties: Aroostook 8, Franklin I,
Hancock 2, oxford /, Penobscot T.
Piscataquis II, Somerset IA and
Washington IA.
In addition to the above A claims
were filed with the auditor for pay
ment on December /, these claims
coming from the follow. counties:
Aroostook IL, Cumberland I. Frank
lin 5, Hancock ., oxford a, Penobscot
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
State House Chat

Commissioner Herbert w. Traitor
of the Public Utilities Commission
has returned from a business trip 10
Fort Fairfield and other parts of
Aroostook county. He held a hear
ing at Pressure Isle Tuesday on the
petition of the Bangor and Aroostook
Railroad Company to put in an extra
spur of their road near their depot
in that town.
Senator elect Arthur L. Roberts of
Lyman was business caller yester-
day at the State House.
Secretary CRUDE B. Cornish of the
State Board of Charities and Colrec-
tons has returned from a trip to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Wardens on War
Path on Boundary

Supplementing the report of the
secret force of wardens which Com
missioner Parsons recently de-
spatched to the Canadian boundary
on the official trip of which resulted
in the payment of a fine of 500 and
,costs by Dominique Bolduc, a Can
adian, for having a jacklight in pos
session, the Department of Inland
Fisheries and Game received yester
day morning reports of two addi-
tional cases, evidence in which was
secured by the same secret ward
ems: For having deer meat in pos
session in a lumber camp, Joseph
MERCER, Canadian, paid a fine of
500 and SIS in costs on Nov. 80;
on Nov. 20 Palma Lajoice, also OF
Canada, paid same fine and costs for
same offenSe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Diamond MonareIs

The real white and perfect diamond
Is rarely found ard all others which
happen to have a slight tint are
known as "mongrels." These colored
stones occasionally are endowed with
some quality which may make them
quite as valuable as the white stones
and sometimes they are worth more.
The vast majority of diamonds are
smeared or smoked, as diggers put
1t, with yellow. brown or cray; these
stones and all the rare red, blue
green and citron diamonds derive
their }colors from impurities locked up
inside the crystal.
They are first cousins to rubies
emeralds. amethysts and topazes
which derive their characteristic
colors from similar mineral and or
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Nominations by
Governor Brewster

The following nominations by
Governor Ralph o. Brewster were
posted yesterday:
Notary Public-Maurice A. Branz,
Portland; Leon G. Gates. Machias-
port; Richard S. HARDWOOD. Dover
foxcroft.
Justice Of the Peace-Albian o.
Larson, Brownville; Eugene M.
Richards, Princeton; William H.
Waterhouse, Esq, Old Town; Earl
f. Davis, Bethel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04

Aroostook county, on which Nne In
spected the Madigan Memorial hos
pital and the county Jail at Houlton,
and the Pressure Isle General hospi-
tai and the Northern Maine Sanitor-
ium at Presque Isle.
The State Board of Charities and
Corrections will hold a meeting at
their office at 10 A. NJ, next Tues
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
ganic pigments diffused through
them.
National Game Conference

New York City, Dec 2. 1926-The
Thirteenth National Game Con-
ference will be held at the Hotel
Pennsylvania, New York, next Mon
day and Tuesday. December and &.
Game Commissioners from practical
ly every state will attend; the Bureau
Of Biological Survey will send its
chief and corps of experts; Canada
will be represented not only by
provincial game leaders but also by
its Federal Executive Minister of the
Interior, by the Commissioner of
National Parks, and others; Presi-
dent Gales of Mexico is sending, as
his personal representative, the head
of his game department. Besides
these officials. sportBmen and con-
servationists from all over the coun-
try viii participate. This is an open
conference and every one interested
in wild life will be welcome.
THINKING of going into business
for yourself? Read the Business
Onnorfnpifiac0 in tho oil -1o
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04

3, Piscataquis 2, Somerset 3. Waldo
/, Washington 9, York 3.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Our Ioyland Department
Third Floor

Splendid assortment of pleasing Gifts for
the children. Everything fresh and
sparkling. Everything popular and prac-
tical and in every way desirable.
Toys that give the Riddles a new KEY to
the Land of make believe"
GAMES that instruct and please. Dolls
that increase the Mother love.
All have been most carefully selected to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04

flcture Puzzles Wooden Toys = Jumping Toys Blocks
drums = Kitchen Cabinets Ten Pins Quoits Table
Croquet Soldiers Sailors = Wire Beds Cooking Sets
Checkers : Paints Aluminium Cooking Dishes many,
many other things that right for the stocking for
the tree
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Then There Is the SOC Counter

We actually made a sacri-
flee of a goodly portion of
profit in trying to give you
a little more than usual for
FIFTY CENTS
Work boxes China Dish
es : Games : Puzzles ME
chanical Toys : Tub Sets
D0minOes : Accordeons :
Horseshoe sets = Cut Maps
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
Our Csc Counter

A genuine surprise - You
get SO MUCH for a quar-
ter.
Games, hundreds of them.
Checkers = DOminOes It'd
dly Winks = Blocks-Drums
Tops Wooden Toys-Guns
Tinker Beads = Imported
Dishes-Sewing Sets-Paint-
ing Sets = Soldiers Fish
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04

enable us to offer you the most compre-
hensive line we have ever shown.
The entire line is displayed in such a man,
ner as to enable you to SEE EVERY.
THING and make selecting an easy mat.
ter.
OF COURSE
You know the advantages of
SHOPPING EARLY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29
glen Tells Why She Turned Pro Senoria dAlcure zee Helen VIII
TlLDEN ADDS A PAIR
OF NEWPORT TITLES
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWPORT r. l.. August 2s.-Play-
ing through Il sets of grueling ten
mis-, William T. Tilden today notched
two more tournament victories ON the
handle of his versatile racket with
triumphs in the singles and doubles
finals of the annual Newport invita-
ton event.
Seldom has the national titleholder
been called on to display more of skill
and stamina than he did today after
turning aside the challenge of Alfred
III. Chaplin, jr., youthful Springfield,
Mass, player, in the concluding pund
of the singles, 3-6 "a, 60, S--6.
Coming back to the court from a
brief rest, with Chaplin as his paTtner.
the indefatigable Philadelphia taster
fought through more than five consec-
utive hours of play in the semi-Anals
and finals of the doubles, defeating
first Hugh G. Nj. Kelleher and Francis
T. Hunter by 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-S.
6-1, and then closing with a five
conquest of William M. Johnston and
DIR. George King at "a. 60, IS,
6-S, Ga
Johnston and King earlier had de.
feated Phil Neer and JAMES Davies,
California, GO, 6-3, SO, C.
After the first set of the sin1N's duel
the champion dominated the play from
the back court and was never appar-
emily in danger.
For two sets in the doubles final
DIR. King was so uncertain of his vol
leys that it appeared as If Tilden and
his partner would close with straight
set victory. But after the second set
he joired with Johnston in a spectac-
ular uphill fight which almost upset
the national titleholder and his pro-
tege.
All but one of the breaks through
service. by the winning team We're
scored against DIR. King, Johnston CIV
ing one of his best exhibitions of the
tournament. His forehand drives raced
through the opposing court with old
time stride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29
GIRL GETS 3O0-YARD
DRIVES TO WIN TITLE

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 28.-Dorothy
Page, a sturdy 17year-old golden
haired girl from Maple Bluff, Madison,
Wis, is the new champion Of the
Women's Western Golf Association.
She drove her way to a and 2
victory over Mrs. o. S. Hill of Meadow
Lake, Kansas City, in the 36-hole
final round at Olympia Fields today,
with. a superior long game. which
gave her the advantage when the
Missouri Valley champion suffered six
bad breaks on the green's for as many
hop-outs or rim stops.
Miss Page got four tee shots of over
500 yards, half q dozen between $50
and 500 yards. and regularly out
drove her opponent with both firsts
ard seconds, but the short game of
the Kansas City woman was even
more remarkable and fair break
with Dame Luck would have given
her the match.
/ She got the only eagle of the day.
a. three on the 420-yard afternoon
fourteenth. by pitching 40 feet from
the sand beyond the green, into the
cup. 1t was her second spectacular
shot. for on the morning fifth, she
dropped a. 40-footer from the long
grass at the right Of the green.
Miss Page played the "a holes in
161. and Mrs. Fill in 1862.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29
ARTICLE II.
The Crawl in LifeSaving.

superseded the scissor kick for swim
ming, should not be adopted profitably
for life saving. We know that it i'm
parts greater speed than the latter
without increasing the effort, sd 1t Is
but logical to believe it will perform
the same service in towing a subject.
In fact, experiments with the crawl
thrash undertaken by the Women's
Swimming Association have shown
that immature girls. let alone full
grown swimmers, can propel them
selves faster than with the scissor
kick while demonstrating lifesaving
carries.
Moreover, it has been established
that in swimming under water the
leg drive of the crawl, combined with
a sculling motion of the hands, affords
greater speed by far than the breast
stroke, and this makes the new de-
velopment distinctly valuable when
the drowning person has sunk and it
is necessary to go down and recover
the body.
Inasmuch as the crawl also enables
one to cover distance in the shortest
tiSle in going to the assistance of
those in danger, it will readily be seen
that from every point of view it is
the most practical and valuable of all
strokes for lifeSaVing purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29
STANDARDS LEADING
IN SUBURBAN TENNIS

With the schedule nearly completed
Bureau of Standards. with 81 wins
and IL losses, is topping the Subur-
ban Tennis League, holding an eight
match lead over the second place
Montrose Club.
Montrose reduced the Standards
lead somewhat yesterday when it
took three of five matches from the
pace settlers. The other two matches
of this string, which Montrose also
won, were played a few days ago be-
fore rain interrupted
Burleith and Capital Clubs split
even in an engagement yesterday,
each winning one singles match and
two doubles strings.
September 4, and have been set
for the leagues annual tournament.
There will be singles and doubles
competitions and entries will be re-
ceived by C. S. Cragoe, league secre-
tary, until pm. Friday. when draw
ings will be made. Cragoe may be
reached at his home. 1929 Warren
street, telephone Cleveland 1912, at
night or at the Bureau of Standards
during the day The tournament
matches will be played on the Bureau
of Standards and the Burleith courts.
Summaries of yesterdays matches:
SINGLES.
Burwel1 Burleigh. defeated Thomas. Cap
ital. 6-S. St g. McCabe Capital.
defeated Kip Callan. Burleigh. 60, 6--3.
DOUBLES.
Burwell and Kip Callan. Burleigh. defeat
ed Atwood and Bachelor. Canital. ,6-;4.
6-1. Maidens and Chenery, Burleigh, de-
feated Austin and Stiles. Capital. 6-3.
6-3. Hall and Brown. Capital. defeated
Byerly and Gross. Burleigh. 6-1. 3-6.
So McCabe and wilkins. Capital. de-
feated Holmead Kallan and Provost. Bur
leigh. 6-3, 81.
SINGLES.
Charest. Montrose. defeated Yoemans. Blu
reau of Standards 6-I. 7-5. STAN. Mont
rose, defeated Cragoe. Bureau of Standards.
GO. 2-6. 6-3.
DOUBLES.
Charest and Mangan. Montrose. defeated
Baum and Judd. Bureau of Standards. 60.
e-6. Edwards and Edmon ston. Montrose
defeated HarinE and winsel. Bureau Of stand
M srdsi; 6 Do@iey .r and Msp trr.
OF Standards. e.. 2--6. 81. Yeomans
STAN and Jones. Montrose. SIS. I'd. ews
Zone doubles match won By Bureau of Stand
ards by forfeit.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29
SUNDAY BASE BALL
BATTLE CONTINUES

BY the Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa, August Is
Invoking against the Pennsylvania
blue laws" of 1894 in an effort to pre-
vent Sunday professional base ball in
Philadelphia, the State today brought
action in the courts here against the
Philadelphia American League base
ball club. which played it's first Sun
day game in Philadelphia on Au-
gust %.
Under the same form of procedure
as that followed in the State suit to
close commercial features of the
Sesquicentennial Exposition, now
pending in the local courts. a writ Of
quo warranto, calling on the ball club.
as a corporation, to show by what au
thority it claims the right to play ball
on Sunday.
Presiding Judge William NJ. Har-
gest of the Dauphin County Court is
sued the writ and fixed September IL
as the date for the clubs replay. The
date of hearing will be set later.
The game last Sunday. in which
the Athletics defeated the Chicago
White Sox at Shibe Park, Philadel-
phia, formed the basis Of the States
action and was cited in the attorney
generals complaint.
After reciting provisions or the 1854
act which prohibits any worldly en-
ployment or business whatsoever on
Sunday, the complaint contended that
the club 'is without any power or au-
thority of law" under its charter to
hold games or for 1.-The worldly en-
nloyment and business Of conducting
games, by means Of hired professional
base ball players upon the Lords day,
coynmop1y called SUNDAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29

1t was through no fault of Har-
ada that France won the series by
final score, of three matches to two.
The sturdy Japanese accounted for
both of his cOuntry'S victories. his
defeat of Cochet today being even
more convincing than that he regis
tered over Lacoste on Thursday. and
establishing him as the outstanding
star of the competition.
AS it turned out, the decisive tri-
umph yesterday by Frances doubles
combination, Ccchet and Jacques
Brugnon, was the real deciding fac
tor, although the final outcome also
emphasized the Importance Of
Cochet's last-minute comeback to
victory over Tawara i'll the first
singles match.
Although Lacoste's triumph over
Tawara this afternoon clinched the
series. the French stylist's victory
gained through his superior steadi-
ness and all-court work was colorlcSss
by comparison with the exciting
combat between Cochet and Harada.
The closing encounters sparkled
with exchanges, in which the hard
and accurate driving of the Japanese
prevailed over the brilliant but err
ratio volleyinG of the F'renchmau
capitalizing his fast service. Harada
kept up raking fire to the corners
that baff1ed Cochet, except in the
third set, and kept the Frenchman
from making any sOrties to the net.
Cochets attack twice scared TO
such spectacular heights that II
seemed he would stage another uphill
fight TO victory, but Harada each
time had the reserve to stem his
spurts carried through the third set,
which he won at love with the loss of
only five points. The second oc-
CURED in the final set, with the
Frenchman rallying To- capture four
games in a row after dropping the
first five. In the tenth and deciding
game Harada was three times with
in stroke of victory before he
grasped il.
The matches were witnessed by the
largest gallery of the season. 3001
spectators, including Gloria Swanson
and her husband. the Marquis de la
Falais de Ia Coudrey and Edward
w. Browning and his young wife,
Frances (Patches) Browning, who
attracted at times almost as much
attention as the players.
In an exhibition contest Jacques
Brugnon and Jean BorOtra. colorful
French star. who arrived here yes
terday, defeated Zenzo Shimizu, Jap.
anese captain, and Teizo Toba, sub
stitute player, "a, I'll.