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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
COLBY SECONDS
WAllOPED CObURN
IN FIRST CONTEST
Especial to the Kennebec >JournaD

Especial to the Kennebec ~JournaD
Waterville. Apln 27.-The Colby
second team opened It's season yes
terday afternoon by defeating the
Coburn nine by one-sided score of
15 to S. The collegians had by far
the better of the argument of all the
way and pasted the offerings OF Nc
Mullen and Pollard all over the lot.
The Blue and Gray seconds had their
batting eyes with them and made a
total of 16 hits during the seven in
nings that were played. Seekins
pitching for the winners held the Co.
burn batters In check all the way
and then gave way to Saucier the
last two innings who retired Ave CO.
burn batters on strikes.
Scott with four hits was the big
noise at the bat and he also played
a great game in the field. making
only one flaw. Honan made three
hits while Fletcher collected brace
of hits. LaVigne looked good in the
field also. For Coburn Gle was the
leading sticker poking out three pref
ty hits. Brinn caught a sweet game
while Khoury and Bohn each made
two hits. The seconds play Kent's
Hill today. The summary:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Sunday Baseball
Permitted in XIV.

Frankfort, Ky. -tP)--In Kentucky
1T is alright to knock the "kiver" off
the old baseball on Sunday now
adays.
The general assembly has lifted the
age-old Sunday blue law restriction
as TO playing Of baseball on the
sabbath. 1t did so over Governor
Fields veto, citing the Fourth Com
mapdment.
kentucky's counterpart to the
commandment, reads in part:
NO work or business shall be done
on the Sabbath day except the or
binary household offices. or other
work of necessity or charity.n
The legislature added this: Pro-
Vided that amateur sports and
athletic games 81 all be not consider
ed work, labor, trade. business or
calling within the meaning of this
section"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
COBB SHINES IN
TIGERS WIN, 8 TO-

Detroit. APRIL 27.-(Pl-n
ting of Ty Cobb. making Ii
start of the season. enabled
to beat Chicago. S to Z. tod,
spite the ineffectiveness Of BAL
loway and Dauss. Cobb hit Il
a double and a triple in for
at bat, driving in four runs an
ing two himself. Sensations
ing by O'Rourke and Cobb br
two White Sox rallies. Cobb
one long fly from Harris d
handed while on a dead n
O'RouI'ke doing the same on
by Falk. The score:
Chicago % / 90 % 81
Detroit 20 o. 002 ) 0x-s
Thurston. Connolly. Lyc5
Schalk. McCurdy. Mostil: I'D
Wells, Dauss and Bassler.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
SPRING FOOTBALL
TO START AT CONY
VACATION WEEK
Captain-elect Hilton Only Reg
ular Left From Last Year
While 16 Finish in June
Baseball and Track To Go On
During Vacation

Coach Israel Pierce Of Cony High
school will put in his vacation next
week in training three teams. The
baseball and track teams will con-
tinue their efforts during vacation
and in addition TO these spring foot
ball will be in order at the Red and
White institution. Just 16 men who
formed a part Of Cony's formidable
gridiron squad last season will get
done this spring and the coach nat
urally wants to look over his new
team early. The practice sessions
will continue throughout the week.
The baseball team will continue lis
work after the Morse game and due
to the late start made this season
the coach wishes to keep the team at
work. Rand on the baseball squad
and Hilton, captain of football ard
manager of baseball, will probably
keep up their work on the diamond
but the rest of the football candi-
dates will be kept at work.
The track team will keep right on
working until May Sth, the date Of
the University of Maine interschol-
astics. The squad is increasing daily
with several new candidates appear
ing Yesterday and several more due
to come out within the next few days
The work is being carried out under
Captain Gil Soule. under the super
vision of Coach Pierce. Thorne, a
two miller, has been impressing spec
tators at Williams Field with his re-
markable finish and condition after
clicking off this event and hopes are
high that he will count in the dis
lance runs at the Pale Blue institu-
ton. The Maine meet is the first
outdoor session for the Cony track
team and starts off hard schedule
which ends June 5.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Desautels and
Brown Draw in
Six Rounds. Portland

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Portland, Me-. Apr. 27-Eddie De-
Sautels of Do -er, n. II. and Bobby
Brown of Lowell fought hot six
round draw in the main bout at the
Arena tonight. Brown was behind
in the fifth but rallied to stagger
DeSautels And drew up even in the
final round. Joe Chick failed to an
swer the bell in the fourth round
and Bobby Jones of Portland won by
technical kayo in the semi finals.
In the prelims, Joe Pomly knocked
out Tony Martin in two rounds,
Young Ashnauls beat Young Leo in
four and Jimmy Horn bested Riley
Relletier in four.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Foreign Stars Sem
In Entries for Nee
At Philadelphia Jul

New York. April 27-tA--sss,
tersson, Sweden's great nuiv'
Ugo Frigerio, Italy's niue
champion, will participate y
tional track championships y
.adelphia July 2 to 6. sAcesg'l
invitations has been receive
Amateur Athletic Union. 3
Peterson, who has 80
worlds record time for the n
res hurdles. won four cnamF
in his native land last yea
ternoon. Foreign athletes N
come to America in rceens
have been loud in his praisss
Frigerio came to the unns
a year ago last winter ana +
ed in several indoor races.
before the prowess or tne
champion. Willie Plant. pW
his last efforts created
records. He is the 10000 ms'0
pion of the Olympics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
YANKS KEEP>UP
BARRACE FOR WIN

New York. April 27.-s
New York Yankees smashel
way to another easy victor
against the Philadelphia Athls
a score of eight to two.
Ed. Rommel was driven b.
mound with a five run ass
the fifth inning. Ruth clear
bases with a double. Lazzen
hit go home runs in the Paeifs
League last season, made d
big league circuit cl0ut todasl
score:
Phila. % 1 0 O o. 90 o.
n. Y. L 0 o l 500 1 n
Rommel. Heimach and Cod
Shawkey and Collins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
GIANTS RUSH TO
WIN IN NINTH, 9-0

Philadelphia. April 81 - tP) - The
Giants came from behind today TO
beat the Phillies to in a loosely
pitched game, tying the score with
a five man rally in the eighth inning
and winning in the 9th. George kel-
" drove Ross Young over the plate
with the winning run. Home runs
were made by Kelly, Snyder and
Dean.
Two Giants infelders had to leave
the game because of minor injuries.
Freddy Lindstrom struck himself
with the handle of his bat and gave
way to Groh. while Jackson twisted
his lame ankle. Score:
New York ole 0 0 2 0 5 f-9-11-1
Philadera p 0 / 4 0 0 0-S14-2
Ring, Fitzsimmons and Snyder:
Dean. Decatur. Pierce, Maun and
Wilson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
INDIANS DO IT
TO BROWNS IN to1

st. Louis. April 27.-tR-l
Louis Browns rallied in the
day for two runs to tie the s.
the Cleveland Indians came
the tenth with two more to
game, 3 to 3. The Indians 2
lead in the fourth when
polled a home run scoring tEa
of him. Doubles by Jacobs
Hargrave enabled the BroWE.
en- the count in the 9th.
safety, together with two sinel
a sacrifice constituted the =
winning punch. Score:
Cleve. % 90 3 O O O 0 Q =.
st. L. 20 0 o 0 O / 0 0 y.
Buckeye. Benge and l.
Castor and Hargrave.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
town Joe Cans at Wilkesbarre, Pa
April II.

town Joe Cans at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
April II.
The board reported a request from
the Cleveland boxing commission for
sanction for a bantamweight title
match between Charlie (PhiD Ros-
enberg, champion, and Chick Suggs,
New Bedford, Mass, negro challeng-
er.
The commission refused to give its
sanction on the ground Rosenberg
has ignored a challenge from Bushey
Graham and any fighter who meets
him before he faces Graham will be
subject to suspension.
Chick Suggs and his manager,
Dave Lumiansky, were reinstateG
but Bobby Moll of Syracuse was
given 80 days to recover from an ILL
ness which forced him to cancel a
contract to fight at Syracuse April 23.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Start $1,000 Drive
For RecOnditiOning
Bath Athletic Park
Especial to Kennebec Journal


Bath. April 27.-A drive for $1,000
started in Bath Tuesday for the pur-
pose of putting the Bath Athletic
park back into condition. BY means
of the money raised it is hoped the
diamond can be resurfaced and a
fast infield attained. For years
Morse high has suffered one of the
worst baseball and football parks of
any high school in Maine and when
the city government refused to in
crease the appropriation this year,
several spirited citizens started out
to put the matter across. The Par
ent-Teacher's Association is harbor-
ing the drive which will close with
a big tag day on Saturday and work
on the field will commence at once
with hopes of having considerable
realized before the opening hame
game next Wednesday with Augusta
high school,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
PIRATES WIN AND
CUBS DRAW BLANK

Chicago. April 81 - up - Johnny
Morrison held Chicago 10 two hits
today while Pittsburgh hit the veter-
an Alexander and Bush OPPORTUNITY
to shut out the Cubs to 0. Three
singles in the fifth gave the Pirates
their first run and they scored on
Bush in the 9th with two safeties
and q sacrifice.
Both fielded faultlessly and tire
game was reeled off in an hour and
IS minutes Score:
Pittsburgh 90 0 o 0 0 1-2-7-0
Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-2-0
Morrison and Gooch; Alexander,
Bush and Hartnett
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
SPORT TABLOIDS

Rome, April 27.-[P)-Suzanne
Lenglen, the French tennis cham
pion. continued her winning exhibit
lions today by defeating Miss Due
ros Of England 60, 60. Mile Lenglen
ana Miss Ducros then defeated
Countess Carpigna and Signora
Malashina of Italy. SO. 60.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28

walter STINCY IN ALLOWING
BLOWS AND RED SOx LOSE 8 TOT

Washington, April 27-fp..,
Johnson held Boston to -four l
day while the Senators wer. .
ing out a Q to / vistssy. v,
ton scored FIVE runs N n.
three OF them coming on ,
homer inside the park. Fo,.
were added in the sixth on 4,
1t was Johnson's third win !.
starts. The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28

III 11OStOIf' 4NOI lIItdSttIII z HIN 6TS-
ity "A SIS; Boston University SO 1-6.
Boston, April 27.-(P-Clarence De-
Mar of Melrose. four times winner of
the Boston marathon, has been select
ed by the Amateur Athletic Union to
represent New England in the national
from Laurel to Baltimore,
Md, May Is. The 3S-year-old printer
won the Boston event in 1921. 1922.
1928 and 1924, but eight days ago he
finished third, bowling to 2o-year-old
John G. Marks of Nova Scotia. the win
ner, and to Albin Stenroos of Finland.
olympic champion. The Baltimore
marathon has this year been designat-
ed as the national A. A. U. champion
ship event.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
FELIX'S BLOW WITH BASES LOADED
WINS FOR ROBINS over BRAVES

Boston. April 27.-tR)-Felix sin
gled to center with the bases full
In the seventh inning today and
knocked in two runs to give Brook
Ign a 6 to s victory over the Braves.
Bob McGraw went the route for
the winners, yielding nine hits.
Fournier went hitless for the first
time this season. Score:
pPnnKTvN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28

Two base hits-Herrera, ca
Harris, F'lagstead. Homs .
Bluege. Sacrifices-Rigney a
ris. Left on base-Bostor {. 4
ington s Base on balls-0sI
mers /: off Washington 1 4
out-By Weller 1: by jobs
Hits-Off Weller Il in 5 Ia e
off Lundgren l in / % innlr1
Sommers 0 in 1. Hit by n
BY Weller q. Harris).
pitcher-Welzer. Umpires-N]
an and Dineen. Time-l.3a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
COLLEGE BASEBALL

At Kingston, r. I. Clark College S:
r. !. State q innings.)
At Medford, Mass: Colby 4:
Tufts (ten innings)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
EASTERN LEAGUE

Springfield: S-2; Providence 10
H.
Pfttsneids f-s-b;' Waterbury Is
l4-1.
Hartford: e-b-1; New Haven Ia
Bridgeport T-i1-1; Albany Till.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Totals .........34 5 9 q IA
z-Batted for Hearn in 9th inning.

Brooklyn .......0 0 2 1 0 0 o.
Boston 0 Q 0 l 0 0 0 0-5
Two base hits Wheat, Burrus, Will
son. Sacrifice Fournier, Welsh. Dou-
BILE play Wilson to Johnston. Left on
bases Brooklyn q Boston Z. Base on
balls off McGraw 4: off Mogridge 5;
off Hearn l. Struck out by Mogridge
3. Hits off Mogridge in l-3 In
nings: off Hearn l in 2 2-3. Losing
pitcher Mogridge Umpires Nc
Laughlin, Mccormick and Rigler.
Time 20o
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
TopAY'S GAMES

Brooklyn at Boston.
New York at Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
ST. Louis at Cincinnati.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Syracuse II; Reading 5.
AL others postponed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
YESTERDAYS SCORE
PERCENTAGE DOPE
AND GAMES TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Brooklyn 6; Boston 5.
New York g; Philadelphia 8.
Pittsburgh 2; Chicago 0.
St. Louis Cincinnati, rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Columbus !: Kansas City 2.
Other games postponed-Raii1,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28

the first of about famous athletes who did anything at
that Christopher Robins father
object the of the title that brought him added fame
When Bobby The veteran 2 he
Southern actually
he
special chldrens golf
Club
DID, the club when
he broken a 6464yad course!
When Suzanne ensen her Dad decided that he
coached her accordingly Hour after hour suze had practices
handkerchief
batting and ebattns tennis balls against wall But the
Wimbledon since the with the exception
When Young sbinq VERY Young sbins his parents who
He all tof his when be and
himself months old Now he able
world
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28

ToDAY'S GAMES
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at ST. Louis.
Philadelphia at New York.
Boston at Washington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28

Scott. Mckeen. Three base hits.
Brinn. Bases on balls off Seekins 2.
Pollard 2. Struck out by Seekins,
3; by McMullen. 3: by Pollard. 2;
by Saucer. 5. Stolen bases: Bohn,
Scott, Fletcher, Gle. Double plays:
LaVigne to Scott TO Neziolek. Win
ming pitcher, Seellins. Losing pitch
err, McMullen. Umpire, Macomber
Time hrs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Detroit 8: Chicago 7.
Cleveland S; ST. Louis 8.
New York 8; Philadelphia 2.
Washington g; Boston I.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
COLLEGE TRACK

AT Boston: Northeastern Univers-
ity "A SIS; Boston University SO 1-6.
The Washington times., 1926-04-30
cosTI0AN DENIES sLUR
ON w. S. cULRERTSoN

Tariff Commissioner Edward F..
Costigan declared today the pub
lished reports OF his testimony
wednesday before the Senate Tariff
Investigating Committee. Indicating
f. e mad crs1lc rsber rUrmef had ryer
d false impression of his attitude
toward Culbertson.
Costigan said he had tried to
take particular pains to express
my definite admiration for Culbert-
sons steadfast devotion to the pub.
lie service while a member Of the
commission"
The alleged criticism, which the
The Washington times., 1926-04-30
FIVE SAVED IN DRIFTING
LAUNCH OFF FL RlDA

KEY WEST Fla, ApFII g.
George McDermott. s. p. sewell
and their wives, ali Of Cleveland,
and capt. John Griffin were rescued
by 4 Coast Guard patrol boat after
drifting In small launch for "a
hours in the Gulf OF Mexico, Il
was reported at the Coast Guard
station here
The party left Key West early
yesterday for q fishing trip and
was returning when the launch's
engine became disabled. They were
tossed about in the rough waters
of the Gulf through last night.
The Washington times., 1926-04-30
BALLOON CORDS

A complete line of all size
tires and ttsbes is carried at
all times. Our store is open
tomorrow from 8 A. M. to
II so P. M.
The Washington times., 1926-04-30
PRUssIAN DEPUTY HURLs
WATER ON DIET SPEAKER

BERLIp April 3O.-The Prussian
diet was thrown into tunuIt to.
day when a socialist deputy at.
tempted to give a Hitherto the
water cure. !"
In the heat OF the debate the
socialist hurled glass Of water
into the face OF the Hitherto. The
Hitlerite members rushed to the
socialist benches and attacked the
offending member.
Other members interviewed and
brought peace.
The Washington times., 1926-04-30
RUSSIA IN RAGS,
SAYS TOURIST

LONDON, April SO.--Mrs. Alec
Tweedie, English authoress. who re-
Gently returned from abroad. brings
with her from Russia. Siberia and
China vivid stories and haunting
memories.
II come back to London, where
the influence of spring is seen and
felt everywhere" she said. What
contrast to the sights / have
Witnessed. What contrast to the
rags of Russia, the chaos of China!
Two contrasts OF many months
The tragedy Of Russia and the
hideous plight Of her little children
children belonging to no one I'm
cared for, unloved, barely clothed :
covered in bits Of potato sacks and
even bits of newspapers, shoeless
and often starving, they are pathetic
testimony of the failure OF Sow
ietism.
NThose children of Moscow, with
It's two million inhabitants, will
haunt me forever. Their pinclled
faces, their miserable arms and
legs as they lay huddled together at
night on door steps, or under the
great Kremlin wall.
"Childhood should be happy. Child.
hood wants home surroundings
These children have neither. There
are no homes in Russia today.
Space is so limited in Moscow that
huge families live in one room. So
many square feet are allotted per
person. Thus the sexes are mixed
according to square feet rule.
.sThe other side of my picture 10
a comedy. The comedy of China.
Four hundred millions of people
floundering without a head. But
they are not starving. Poor they
may be, but they are a thousand
times better off than the people IN
Russia. z
The Washington times., 1926-04-30
REP MEYER JACoBsTElN
10 SPEAK FOR PAL EsTINE

ReprpsentatIve Meyer Jacobstein.
of New York, win be the principal
sneaker st buffet supper Of the
rTn,ted palestine Appeal Sunday
,,iget ~ fire Jewish Community Cen
tass' Al was announced today by Isi.
dnra Harshfield, chairman q the
so 900 drive. Joseph 3. shapiro viii
preside.
Az the meeting yesterday total
Of $4,000 was reported By the CAM
psign teams up 70 date.
The Washington times., 1926-04-30
SETS.
B|G OIL FIRE
Nv international News service

& BAKERSFIELD, CAL, April 80
The third great oil fire set by
lightning within a month was burn
ing today in the West Kern River
Storage Farm OF the Standard OIL
Company, near here.
One reservoir containing $4,000
barrels Of oil was ablaze and
1000, 900 barrels were endangered.
A succession OF cloudbTsts which
flooded the countryside rive and six
feet deep with water hanpered
efforts to. confine the fire to the
one reservoir.
The Washington times., 1926-04-30
REDS" TRYING TO WIN
GovERfloR SAYS

ATLANTIC CITY. N, j.. April 80.
Gov. Al. Harry Moore, who is rest
ing here for several days, declared
today. in an address before the
Atlantic City Kiwanis Club, that
the Soviet government is circulating
pamphlets throughout the United
States among boys and girls.
plot to win children over to Com
munision.
The Washington times., 1926-04-30

published reports said was mild
came in a discussion OF Culbertson 5
lectures at Georgetown University
while he was a member OF the
Tariff Commission.
The Washington times., 1926-04-30
Suffered 90 much
from varicose ulcers
Wanss overyens 60 knew
Rosinol healed them

Nashua, N. a., May ISL
would like to ask you to tell the
poOple what q wonderful relief
there 10 for varicose ulcers IN Res
The Washington times., 1926-04-30
Pope Receives Lenglen

ROME, April So Pope Plus to-.
day received Suzanne Lenglen In
audience today. Former Senator
Phelan, of California, was also
granted an audience by the Pope.
The Washington times., 1926-04-30

effected in q few days or weeks bat
the rain ID relieved and In time .
cure Il assured. (Signed) Mrs.
Nsttie L. Stevens, 81 Bowers st.
The Washington times., 1926-04-30

In oil Ointment.
Having suffered 90
much myself until
] found the cure, I
would like others
% know, and ]
have helped o few
~ telling them.
This does not mean
49, aaaaa an h
The Washington times., 1926-04-30

finally being picked up BY One q
the patrol boats sent from here e
search for them.
The Washington times., 1926-04-30

PRINCE SIGIESMUND
YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT the
Chocolate Soldier, but the Origi.
nal Coffee Prince is Sigiesmund,
nephew of ex-Kaiser Wilhelm.
He had 10 do something for q
living when the monarchy fell,
and Is representing Hamburg
concern on their South American
coffee plantation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-08
M|NISTEROF WAR
FLYS3,0l)O MILES
Argentine Official Makes Air.
plane Inspection Tour.

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. S.-The
Flying Minister of the Argentine
General Justo, the monoster of
warts a firm believer int he i'm
portance of the airplane as an arm
of the service, and recently made
fight of approximately 5000 miles,
piloted by Argentine's most famous
flier, Maj. Pedro Zanni, on n journey
Of observation and inspection Of the
country's most distant garrisons.
A squadron Of four Breguet planes
made the trip, touching Argentina's
borders on the west, north and east.
The minister of wars air trips last
ed two weeks, and We're immensely
popular with the Argentine public.
1t was made without extra prepare
ton, and demonstrated to Argentina
that the airplane has brought the
remote outposts close to the office
of the minister of war The trip
also helped to reestablish public con-
fidence in military flying, recently
shaken by "A series of accidents in
which two officers lost their lives.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-08
LONDON PETS ARE
PLACED ON DIETS
Fat, Weezy Dogs Reduced
for Petting Season. L
BIZ Times SpecidE

BIZ Times SDecidl
LONDON, Sept. S.-While their
monied masters and mistresses are
resting up from a strenuous social
season at the Lido and other resorts,
London's pampered pets are going
through their annual reducing or
deal.
Thousands of fat wheeZy dogs of
all sizes, and thousands more of
sleek lazy pedigreed cats are being
boarded out for the rest Of the sum-
mer and early fall at apimal homes,
here or in the coufitry-in most
cases with strict injunctions that
diets are, to be cut down and weight
reduced in preparation for another
nine or ten months Of petting and
overlooking.
At the homes, some of which can
board over a thousand dogs or cats,
the pets are put through strenuous
courses of exercise and subjected to
vigorous diets. They will return to
their Mayfair homes early in Oc-
tober, thinned full of pep and feel
ing fine only to drift back within
few days to their old regime Of
silken cushions and a thirty-mipute
daily walkson leash in Hyde Park.