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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
OUTLAWS WIN
BALL GAME AT
ARMY BARRACKS
INTERESTING EXHIBITION is
STAGED YESTERDAY AZ
TERNOoN; SCORE READS
9 TO 8

One of the finest baseball games
Of the season was witnessed on
the Army barracks diamond yes
terday afternoon. The teams
came near breaking even, but the
Outlaws finally claimed the big
fgest end of a 9-8 score against
: the Coast Guard boys.
Coast Guard battery-Taylor
and Duffield.
Outlaws battery-Maximo and
Nadine. Nadine relieved by
Lucilla in the fourth inning.
Up to the sixth inning the score
stood 8 to 4 in favor of the Out
laws. In the seventh, with bases
full, phase hit by Taylor and a
3-base hit by Duffield tied the
score s to 8, and so it remained
until the last half of the twelfth
inning, when Honk brought in the
winning score for the Outlaws.
Tomorrow the Coast Guards
meet the Liberties at $3.50 in the
afternoon; and on Sunday they
play the Regulars at 3 p. m.
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q driving northeast rainstorm at }
O'Clock in the morning.
The final step win be taken this fall
when the big cable ship Colonia car
ries the extension OF this newest
Western Union Telegraph Company
undersea line from Newfoundland to
New York.
This is the twentieth cable which
has been laid on the bed OF the North
Atlantic since that memorable July
9th, Just sixty years ago, when the
tender of the Great Eastern, landed
the shore end OF the first successful
submarine telegraph at Hearts Con-
tent, Newfoundland.
The new cable is of the permalloy
type developed by engineers of the
Western Electric Company. Although
the tests are not YET completed. engi-
neerS predict that il viii prove to have
q speed OF eight times the ordinary
cable.
When the Colonia set ont from Eng
land she was carrying this great ser
pens OF the sea eoiled in four tanks.
two forward and two ait. The cable
must be most carefully coiled. so that
its length may run out smoothly and
easily through the eye at the top OF
the tank. whence Il IS carried over
rollers laid in a wooden trough along
the deck. Along these rollers runs the
cable, black, sleek and Shiny and look
ing very much like some mighty
serpent, 10 the great brake that regn-
Iates the speed OF paying out From
there IL goes under the dyuansomeier
10 the stern OF the biz ship. then over
. big wheel, or sheaye, Il slides into
the ocean
Most OF the romance OF the cable
ship Is in those tanks, deep in the
bowels of the ship. dark and danger
Gus, for the men who work IN them
scndinx 20 the uncoiling OF the cable
mast ever be On the alert Iniury or
aeath may be ths pcnalsy OF onel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
SPECIAL NOTICE CITY TAX
PAYERS

The Tax Assessor of the City of
Key West, Florida, having sub
mitted to the City Council his
preliminary assessment roll for
the year 1926, for approval, all
persons desiring to have correc-
tons thereof made, whether in
listing valuation of property or
otherwise, are hereby notified
that the said assessment roll will
be in the City Clerks office, ac-
cessible 10 the public, beginning
Saturday, August z, 1925, to and
including Thursday August 10th,
1926, for said purpose.
The Clerks office will be open
for said period from 9 a. m. to IL
m. and from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m.
daily, except Saturdays and Sun
days, Saturdays will be from 8 a.
m. to IL m.
Any person desiring a correc-
ton as above shall file with the
City Clerk on or before Thursday
August 10Th, 1926, his or her Pc
tition to the City Council, setting
forth his or her objections to said
assessment and the corrections de-
sired to be made.
The City Council will meet at
the City Hall, Thursday August
10th, 1926 at 500 p. m. for the
purpose of equahzing the assess
ments and making proper correc-
tions, and will reconvene from
day to day until all of said petit
tons shall have been heard and
equalization of assessments are
completed.
WALLACE PINDER,
City Clerk.
august 6, z, 0, 10, II, IL, IS, Ia,
IS, 10
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

moment of drowsiness, for the cable
makes complete circuit of the tank
every three or four seconds and the
man working a, the fake must skip
the curling coil each time il whips
around,
Many a time, for a moment sleepy
or foFgetful. = man is felled By the
fast-eircling coil ard then thumped
cruelty again and again before he can
be pulled out Of danger. with only
his arms and legs bToiscn--it he is
lucky. Many a time some careless
cable hand has been caught in the
whirling python and fatally injured
Sometimes il happens that several
coils OF tire cable are caught together
and the whole mass is drawn TO the
top. ripping and smashing everything
IN It's way. Wee 10 the man who gets
SHARED into that uIistoppable mass
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

One stou;-hearted cable man, some
years age. saw just such an accident
occur. but saved break. He saw the
coils rising in a tangled mass and
realized that il meant the certain
breaking OF the cable as well as the
ruin OF all the machinery. He leaped
heroically at the blight and rode up
wards on his terrible chariot, but BY
desperate efforts he succeeded in un-
snarling the line Then he fell back
TO the floor of the tank with sicken.
ing thuHp. seriously crippled. but with
the cable saved
A break is serious business, for thu
ship must grapple for the loose end
with five pTongcd hshhook weigh
ing 80 pounds ard = massive chain
strong enough to hit Up many tona
OF cable irom the greatest depths
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

nth most people, exercise
wv is something to be sand
wiched in between more COM
pelling pursuits. But with Zane
Grey, popular writer of outdoor stor-
les, it is INDUCED in whenever the
impulse occurs. Sometimes ! exer-
else early and sometimes late"
states Mr.. Grey. "And sometimes
take all day"
Nearly all forms of exercise that
a man can indulge in alone or with a
companion are favored by the novel
ist. He plays tennis, walks, rides
horseback, climbs mountains, hunts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
ISSUES CHALLENGE

Ofelio Farne issues challenge
to any boxer in this city weighing
from 118 to 122 pounds, and will
be ready to meet anyone accept
ing his challenge in due time.
Farne requests that any one
DESTROYS of meeting him in a box
ing exhibition may make arrange
ments for same with Paul G.. AL
bury, who is managing the affairs
of Farne.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

Bill Regan. rookie second-sacker
with the Boston Red Sox. has broken
into big time with vengeance. Not
only has he been playing a great
game afield. but his work at the bat
has been one of the features of the
Foil teams play of late, Regain has
been playing professionally several
seasons. getting his start in the
Michigan.On League.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
Fastest Gable in the World Laid from,
Penzance, England, to Newfoundland
No Mishap Mars Dangerous
Work of Paying Out
$500 Mile Line

The initial step in the laying OF the
fastest long distance telegraph cable
in the world was completed last week
when the heavy shore end OF the $500
mile line linking England with New
foundland was carried through those
dangerous waters known as the
graveyard OF the Atlantic" and
hauled in TO the rocky coast at Bay
Roberts by $50 husky fishermen during
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

Next year will mark the one
hundredth anniversary of the COM
pletion in Boston of the first lith-
ographic establishment in the I'm
tied States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

F. E. C. Car Ferry Joseph R.
Parrott, Captain Harrington, will
arrive from Havana this evening
with cars and will sail for Havana
tonight with &c cars.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

fishes and rows. The last is his fav-
orite, and he spends about half his
exereise-time pulling the oars.
Food with Mr.. Grey is merely
something that is necessary. None
of his meals are heavy at any time,
and he eats only twice a day. But
the writer of popular fiction assures
himself that the food he eats con-
tains the necessary nourishing val
ues. He avoids tea and coffee, and
when he wants something with a
'kick" in it, drinks orange juice.
II keep in physical condition by
hard work in the open," he states.
a fact that is obvious to those who
know this writer of outdoor stories.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

P. & o. S. S. Miami, Captain
Albury, will sail for Havana at
$3.50 A. M. tomorrow with pAss
sengers and u. S. mail.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

P. & o. S. S. Miami, Captain
A.bury will arrive from Havana
this afternoon with passengers
and u. S. mail.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
MARINE NOTES
. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

F. E. C. Car Ferry Henry M.
Flagler, Captain Hansen, arrived
from Havana at 5:15 P. M. yes
terday with 26 cars and sailed for
Havana last night with 26 cars.
F. E. C. Car Ferry Joseph R.
Parrot, Captain Harrington, ar
rived from Havana at 8:45 A. M.
yesterday with 20 cars and sailed
for Havana last night with 26
cars.
P. & o. S. S. Governor Cobb,
Captain Phelan, arrived from Port
Tampa this morning with &C pas
sengers and sailed for Havana at
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
SHEER COSTS A YEAR

NEW YoRK.-James Fore
hams sentence for theft was in
creased by a year because he
sneered at the court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

F. f. C. Car Ferry Henry M.
Flagler, Captain Hansen, will ar
rive from Havana this afternoon
with cars and will sail for Havana
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

CALENDAR OF SPORTS
sOsseeesossseossssssssss

Racing: Meeting of Saratoga
Association, at Saratoga. Meet
ing of Lincoln Fields Jockey Club,
at Chicago.
Golf: Western junior champion
ship tournament closes at Chicago.
Iowa women's championship tour
nament, at Des Moines.
Tennis. East-West matches be-
gin at Forest Hills, N. Y. Nation
al public parks championship, at
Philadelphia. National junior
championship, at Chicago. West
ern Canada hard court champion
ships, at Edmonton.
Boxing: Fidel La Barba VS..
Emil Paluso, 10 rounds, at Chica-
go.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

$40 A. M. with 1913 passenger:
and u. S. mail.
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American League
st. Louis Z; Detroit 2.
Cleveland 5; Chicago o.
Philadelphia 5-5; Boston 10.
Washington 5; New York 2.
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TODAY'S GAMES
National League

New York at Philadelphia.
Only games scheduled.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

Top-Newfoundand of the cable coming of the
the cable ship Cyrus Field which handled landing Bay
Roberts.
Le-Haulg of the Cyrus Field attaching
the barrels which It hoated ashore.
Rgh-Shore Of original Atlantic cable laid by
H. at
Hearts Content Newfoundland for the years holding
cable
cable ship Colonia
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

tonight with &c cars exports.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13

A crank is little thing that
makes revolutions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-13
American League

Philadelphia at Boston.
New York at Washington.
Only games scheduled.
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BASEBALL
ss0s . 9 . eease
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

National League
Chicago-New York, called first,
rain.
Cincinnati 8; Philadelphia 2.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
DOvER-FOxCROFT

A special meeting of the Maine
Chapter Order of De Molay was held
Wednesday evening at Masonic hall.
A short business session preceded
the regular meeting, which was call
ed to order by Master Councillor Ev-
erett Smith. The meeting opened
with the initiatory degree, which
was worked on the following cam
didates: David Barker, George
Smith, Louis Philpot and Carroll
Edgerley. The De Molay degree was
then exemplified on the same cam
didates with the old degree team
doing the work. The old team is
composed of the following fr1en: Ed
ward Berry, Earl McNaughton,
Richmond Roderick, Linwood Belts,
Daniel Hayes and Everett Smith. AT
the close of the meeting q lunch was
served in the dining hall. Many
members of Mosaic Lodge F. and
A. M. were in attendance and a So
cial hour was then enjoyed.
A Christmas tree was enjoyed at
the Congregational church Wednes-
day evening. A short program was
presented by the Sunday school
Mrs. Fred e. Law and infant son
have returned home from the Lam
pher hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
BELGRADE

The first of the series of health
lectures was given at Rockwoods
Corner, in. the home of Rose Rock
wood McKissick last Sunday. Both
attendance and interest shown were
very gratifying to those concerned in
providing the best measures obtain
able in covering the serious situation
OF there being no physician within
the. town limits this winter.
The subject treated was "The
Body" All present--several of them
nurses expressed themselves as be-
ing gamers by what they heard. The
topic next Sunday is Diet, en-
phasizing the Importance of minerals
and .vitamfnes. and will have for
consideration, foods and their prep
aration.
These lectures are free to all
interested in their own health and
that, of their families. The time has
been changed to $50 P. NJ, as meet
ing the convenience of more who
wish to attend than. 2 O'clock
originally set. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
Sk0WHEcAN L0CAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters FARMERS

Miss Edna CATERERS of Wateryilie
is passing the Christmas vacation
with her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fireman Lord of the River road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Herrin or
Cornville were in town, "Wednesday.
Mrs. John Vigue has gone to Bar
Harbor to be a Christmas guest OF
her son and wife. Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurence Vigue.
Rev. George w. Hinckley. founder
of Good Will Farm, and w. p. Hinck-
ley of Good Will We're business call
ers in town, Wednesday.
Mrs. James Tuttle of Hinckley was
a business caller in town, Tuedday.
Miss Delma Bessey of Hinckley
was in town. Wednesday,.
Mrs. Annie Covel and son, Arthur,
of Hinckley, were in town. Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. N. Robinson OF
vassalboro were in town Wednesday
on their way to Norridgewock, where
they will pass the winter with their
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. j. Shaw.
Mrs. w. e. WEIGH of Watervilfe
was in town for the day. Wednesday,,
on business.
Miss Lucy Dinsmore of Hinckley
was in town, Wednesday.
Webster Sutting of Madison will
be Christmas guest of his son and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Linwood Nut
ting and children of Alder street.
Miss Elizabeth Earl, who has been
in Fredericton, N. b. since last June
with her sister, Mrs. George Joslin,
accompanied by her niece, Hiida JOS
lin of Fredericton, N. B. arrived in
town on the early morning train
Thursday and went to the home OF
Miss, Earfs mother. Mrs. William
Earl at Malbon's Mills, where they
will pass a month.
Friends of Mrs. Clifton White
more, who has been quite ill will be
pleased to know that she is steadily
improving.
Murray Kelley of Fredericton, N.
b., Canada, is in town passing a
week with his friend, Miss Elizabeth
Earl at the home of her mother. Mrs.
William Earl at Malbon's Mills.
Mrs. Harry A. lies and daughter,
Miss Helen lies, who is a student at
the Posse Normal School in Boston,
were in Waterville for the day. We'd
neSday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
Bethany Primary Children Have
Party

The Children's room at the Bethany
Baptist church was the scene OF g.
Jolly Christmas party Wednesday al
ternoon when 60 children gathered to
greet Santa upon his arrival. Wnlle
awaiting Santa's coming games were
played and ice cream was served.
Prizes of candy kisses were given Tor
winners in the games. Upon the ar
rival of Santa Claus, he was greeted
by the children and Mrs. Maurice IL.
Lord, superintendent of the depart
ment, introduced the children to San
to who shook hands with them and
then proceeded to take boxes OF pop
corn and candies from the beautiful
ly decorated Christmas tree and as
sisted by Mrs. Lord, Mrs. Ethel w.
Ames and Mrs. Arlie j. Pooler, pre-
scented Dor to each child, who as
Santa was little deaf shouted a
"Thank you, Santa Claus. Mrs. LORD
was assisted in making this party,
most happy occasion by the follow
ing teachers, Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Har-
riett Mason, Mrs. Ethel t. Nutflng,
Mrs. Iva Pooler, two other teachers,
Misses Fern Packard and Ellie Nye
who are employed were unable to be
present at week day party.
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CORNNLLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kilkenney have
been passing a few days with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moody
and Mr.. and Mrs. Peats Merry. Mrs.
Kilkenney left Skowhegan for New
York. Monday, there to join a party
to start for Florida. Tuesday.
D. w. Kelley had the misfortune to
chill his foot last week, but is getting
along finely.
Robert and Raymond Merrill are
assisting Charles Moody in clearing
pulp lumber.
F. M. Mcclure set up radio in the
Grange hall, Saturday.
Closing exercises were given at the
Kinsman school building, Friday eve
ming before a large crowd. The
children did finely and all enjoyed
the occasion.
A letter from e. w. Cronkhite, st.
Petersburg, Florida. states that he Is
building new cottage on a lot
purchased by him year ago. Tie
orange and grapefruit trees are badly
damaged and shade trees nearly
ruined by tornado.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
Bethany Little People Enjoy Christ
mas

The Beginners class of the Bethany
Baptist Bible school on Tuesday af-
ternoon had jolly party at the chill
drens room at the church held under
the direction of the superintendent,
Mrs. Maurice E. Lord. who was as
sisted by Mrs. Ethel w. Ames, Mrs.
George Merriam and Mrs. Arlie j.
Pooler as the principal of this de-
partment. Miss Mifdre Ireland, is in
Maiden, Mass. passing the Christmas
vacation and the teachers of this de-
partment, Mrs. Marie +. Foyer and
Miss Dorothy Lyons are employed at
this time. Games were played and
delicious ice cream was served, after
which Santa Claus arrived and from
a beautifully decorated tree distribute
ed boxes of candy and pop corn
which had previously arrived. There
We're ~ little people present and as
they are SO small they were mostly
accompanied by their mothers. The
mothers also much enjoyed the fes-
t1vity and seeing the little folks have
such a good time.
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'WCSH STATION AT
PORTLAND Will BE
BUSY CHRISTMAS DAY

Portland, Me-, Dec. 24-Christmas
comes to broadcasting stations as
well as to homes. and out of them
goes good cheer on sort Of return
trip" proposition. Therefore, WCSH,
the Congress Square Hotel broad
casting station at Portland, will en-
deavor both on Christmas Eve and
during Christmas day and night, to
reflect the Yuletide spirit for It's
audience.
Starting at o'clock on Friday
evening, there will be three hours Of
pre- Christmas entertainment, under
the sponsorship of the Portland
business firms who regularly occupy
those hours on Friday evenings.
Their programs, however, will be
especially arranged for the occasion.
and will present Christmas music
and features applicable to the Night
before Christmas.
On Christmas day, WCSH will be
more busy than on any day for
weeks and months past. During the
forenoon, there will be no broad
casts, but from 2.30 on, there will
be a wide variety of entertainment.
The afternoon program starts at
type music from WEAF, sponsored
by the Colgate company, and will be
followed from to by an hours
program from WLW at Cincinnati.
broadcast through the WEAF net
work. the gift of the Crosley Radio
Corporation to the listeners of
America. Seventeen stations will be
in the lineup. The program will
present an organ recital by three
distinguished organists: Adolph H.
Staderman, concert organist and
composer: Lillian Plogstedt, nation
ally famous, and Johanna Crosse,
known for her excellent radio work.
The famous WLW studio organ will
be used, and the program itself will
offer favorite Christmas carols, pop
ular melodies, famous hits of 1926,
and moving on to such melodies as
Handlers Largo.
Graham MacNamee will open and
close the program, and Fred Smith,
WLW studio director, will handle
the program. Roewl Crosley, Jr.,
president of the corporation, will say
few words
Rev. Howard o. Hoagh, minister
of the First Radio Parish of WCSH,
will hold Candlelight Service on
the air from $50 to $50, with Christ
mas hymns and carols.
Starting again at in the evening,
WSCH will present full evenings
entertainment, the first three hours
of which will be a special Christmas
program under the auspices of the
various business firms of Portland
who have presented radio programs
to the listeners during the past fall
and early winter thus far. These
include the Porteous, Mitchell &
Braun Co., George T. Springer Co,
Potter Furniture Co., W. W. McKen-
ney Electrical Construction Co. Ly-
man B. Chapman, and possibly
others.
Each of these individual sponsors
Will be allotted period of time ac-
cording to his taste. and will present
different type of entertainment.
The music will run the w -'e gamut
from overture to dance tunes, and
the program will be devoted entirely
to Christmas Greeting broadcast.
From IL o'clock until 11.30, the
famous Vincent Lopez Orchestra
will be heard in a program of dance
music broadcast from Casa Lopez in
New York through WEAF and asso-
ciated stations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24

New York, Dec. 1S.-Four operat-
ic and concert artists of world wide
reputation will be presented by the
Victor Talking Machine Company. in
the first of its 1927 series of radio
concerts, on the evening of New
Years day. They are John McCor-
mack, tenor; Rosa Ponselle, So
prano: Mischa Gilman, violinist, and
Alfred Cortot, pianist. With them
will be heard the Victor Salon Or
chestra, under ehe direction of Ma
thaniel Shilkret.
The program, which will be
broadcast through network of sta
tons affiliated with WEAF and
WIZ. New ycr'' p 9
P. NJ. Eastern Standard time, and
will be two no, =
Nineteen of the stations TO be in
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First PhiIatheas Have Christmas
Party

rboro v,e large attendance at
+na Cbristn,as meeting of the First
p Dbl tbe. class held Wednesday eve
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