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Evening star., 1926-12-11
STOLEN LAPS RECORD
SET IN SlX-DAY GRIND

NEW YORK, December II R).-
The long grind of the six.day bike
marathoners will end tonight at IL
o'clock, with a new record for stolen
laps. This morning the riders had
pushed the total to 294 pliers in n
series of sensational jams.
Goosens. Belgian. and Linari, part
ner Of Iron Man Mcnamara, were
injured in spills.
Evening star., 1926-12-11
BY PARKE III. DAVIS.
Foot Balls National Recorder.

ONG runs with blocked kicks
have been scarce this Fall, 80
well have the kicking elevens
IL protected their kickers. The
longest scoring run with a ball
recovered after a blocked kick was a
dash Of 45 yards by Paul Hill of
Bowdoin through New Hampshire.
This performance Is further worthy
to head the list of these runs because
Biddison Of Johns Hopkins made a
touchdown against Penn after a run
of IS yards with a recovered blocked
kick.
Black of Bates In this manner
ecored upon Brown, and Lohr Of
Wabash similarly crossed the goal
line of Minnesota.
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~ the Associated Press.

Ar oNMoUTH, Ill, December
NH 11.-College athletics have
4" not kept pace with the in
4 4 crease In wealth and leis-
ure Of the American people,
Maj. John L. Griffith, Big Ten ath-
ietio commissioner, declared last
night at the Monmouth College foot
ball banquet.
The amount spent for athletic
equipment annually, he said, pales
into insignif1cance beside the huge
sums spent for tobacco. chewing
gum, cosmetics and movies.
Some people," he said. reading
about the large crowds witnessing
some Of the big games, become ap-
palled at the size Of the sport and
md themselves wondering whether a
college game has not become big
business.
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Comparisons Show College Athletics From Being Big Business Ba
EDDIE COLLINS SLATED
FOR YANKEES, is RUMOR

NEW YORK. December IL LP.
Base ball row heard today that
Eddie Collins, depOsed White Sox
manager. might wear q Yankee
uniform next season.
Although negotiations for his
services were said to be i'm prog
ress, Business Manager Ed Bar.
row stOutly denied the story.
Evening star., 1926-12-11
CONNAUGHTON CHOSEN
AS LEADING GRID STAR

PHILADELPHIA, December IL
@.-The Naval Academy foot ball
team was chosen as the championship
gridiron eleven of the East and Harry
Connaughton Of Georgetown was se.
lected as the most valuable player
Athletes Of Philadelphia at a meeting
of the directors.
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Tbe Gbeniug Star
BOYS CLUB

goal. The man approaching the goal
Ito the goals left--running from right
to left shooting for the basket, the
next man taking the ball, etc.
Take 10 minutes Of this. Shoot foul
goals for S minutes. Pass up and down
the floor for 10 minutes. Then jog
around the court minutes to improve
the wind.
(Copyright l026)
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gloomy. We lost
Jake Slagle. the
best man on the
team, after Octo.
Der 2: Stinson, one
of our ends, was
lost early: Witt.
mer. a fire center,
suffered a broken
leg; John Davis.
captain and vet.
eran guard. was
Knocked out and
tario Us other
players suffered
rom injuries and
hurts which put
them on the side.
lines.
I spent many
lsA1A - "a - a
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GENEVA TEAM TO PLAY
GAME IN LOS ANGELES
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, December IL
A. b. Santweir, sports promoter, an
nounced today that he has signed the
foot ball teams of Geneva College,
Beaver Falls, Pa. and Loyola Col
lege OF Los Angeles for a game here
Christmas day.
The Geneva team. coached by "Bo"
Mcmillan. former Centre College star.
won recognition this season by con-
quering Harvard
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BELLEFONTE GRID TEAM
WILL. PLAY ON COAST

LOS ANGELES, December IL CP--
Foot ball teams of Tuscaloosa, Ala,
high school and the Bellefonte Acad-
emy Of Pennsylvania. will meet here
late this month"; for the national prep
championship.
1t may be played on any of three
dates. Christmas day, December 20 or
Evening star., 1926-12-11

Teams that throw fear out Of the
lineup win games. Forget about the
great record of your opponent. Forget
that you ever heard Of that team, or
that individual and play ball just as II
the opposing team had come from
nowhere.
Now at the start of basket ball
Evening star., 1926-12-11
PRO COURT LEAGUE.

LAST NIGHTS RESULTS.
No games scheduled.
TONIGHT'S GAMES.
baltimore at Rochester.
ykliadeiphia at Cleveland.
TOMORROW's GAME
Chiasee a Washing1nn. 80
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTS.

COLUMBIA, s. c., December IL
tR.-Emmet Wingfield Of Columbia
has been elected captain Of the Uni.
versity Of South Carolina's 1927 foot
ball team.
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MAINFoRT WINS ON MAT.

Bobby Mainfort returned to the mat
last night after an absence Of three
weeks. and defeated Al Bakhsh in
straight falls at the Mutual Theater.
Harry Nixon also scored a straight
fall victory over George Kioto In the
preliminary
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PICKS ITS GRID CAPTAIN.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. December IL
R).-John Barnhill of Savannah.
Tenn. selected as a guard on many
1926 all.Southern foot ball teams, has
been elected captain of the 1927 Uni
versity OF Tennessee eleven.
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Basket Ball Practice.

Start off the practice season with
halt. hour workouts. Make them
sEappy and brief. The captain should
send his whole squad in q slow. Jog
ging ojroulag 1osmakion about tho
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LEADS GEORGIA TECH,

ATLANTA, Ca. December IL @.-
Ed Crowley, end. has been elected cap
tain Of the 1927 Georgia Tech foot
ball team.
Evening star., 1926-12-11

Two Brooklyn veterans. Outfielder
Zach Wheat and Pitcher Burleigh
Grimes, will be on the market at the
annual meeting of National League
oluh owners here December il and lis
Evening star., 1926-12-11
COLLEGE BASKET BALL.

American University, As; Shenan-
doah College. 26.
Ohio State, 50; Ohio Wesleyan, 10.
indiana, IL DepANss, -
Evening star., 1926-12-11

w YITH prospects of the largest
NA/ aggregation ever brought
wv together under a single
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-07

Easter with her mother, Mrs. Alice
Higgins.
Mrs S. L. Berry Of Waterville was
the guest of Mrs. Leon Hall March 20.
Miss Ruth Small Of Brooks has been
passing a few days with Mrs. Charles
White.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Wing and lit
tie daughter were Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Leonard.
Rev. H. E. Dunnack of Augusta was
a weekend guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Smith.
Bert Mutt of Pittsfield passed the
weekend with his family here.
Merton Bradford has recovered from
two weeks illness with the flu.
The selectmen of the town were
busy the past week taking inventory
Mr.. Littlefeld of Belfast passed the
weekend with his uncle. Ralph. Arey
w. S. Dolloff is on the sick list.
Easter was fittingly observed Sun.
day at the Congregational church
which was prettily decorated with pot
ted house plants and Easter lilies
At tho morning service Rev. H. e
Dunnack delivered an appropriate ser
mon on Easter. The evening services
were on the Five Keys Of Life
| There was special music by the choir
Robert Belts sang beautiful solo.
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NAMES GREATEST RESOURCES
SUBJECTS OF TALKS AT BIG !.
LEGION FELLOWS HIP MEETING
Members Augusta Calumet Club and Knights
of Columbus, Special Guests of James Fitz-
gerald Post-Forest Commissioner Violette
and NJ R. Stackpole, State Water Storage
Engineer, Speak on Their Departments
Interesting addresses on Names

Interesting addresses on Names
two most important resources
water power and forests--were de-
livered at the fellowship meeting of
the James Fitzgerald Post, American
Legion. Tuesday evening. The
members of the Calumet Club and
of Abnaki Council, knights Of Col
umbus were the special guests of the
Legionaires and there was a large
attendance to enjoy and participate
In the splendid program. which had
been arranged.
Following the regular business
meeting of the Legion at which sew
eral important matters were consid-
cred and disposed of with dispatch,
Commander Reuel B. Soule intro
duced NJ. r. Stackpole. State water
storage engineer and a member of
the post. who spoke most informa-
lively on Maine Water Storage.
Mr.. Stackpole, who Is connected
with the water resource division of
the Public Utilities Commission
traced the history of governmental
supervision of Maine water powers
from the time of the Wells report
in 1867 through the several commits
sions to 1923, when the duties of the
Maine Water Power Commission
were returned to the department of
the Public. Utilities Commission.
The speaker explained the work of
his department in detail, which is
engaged in the measuring Of the flow
of water in the rivers and streams of
the State to provide accurate rec
ords as to the potential water power
energy possible of development in all
parts of the State.
Maine Sixth In Water Power
Engineer Stackpole told his inter-
ested hearers that at the present time
there is about one-half million horse
power of installed water wheel ca
pacity being developed in this State,
placing Maine sixth in the standing
of the states In the matter of de-
veloped water powers. He also de-
clared that the estimated total water
power energy is one and one quarter
million horsepower. and that in the
matter of undeveloped total this
State is thirteenth in the Union.
Forest Commissioner violette
Maine Forest Commissioner Neil
L. Violette in remarks on the history
and duties Of his department spoke
Of the early recognition of the
tremendous value of Maine forests
and wild lands. He recalled that
when the Province of Maine was still
part Of Massachusetts, and in the
early history of Maine as state,
public debts were liquidated by ex-
tensive grants Of forest and wild
lands.
Twelve townships Of forest land
were sold to finance the building of
the State House." Commissioner
Violette told his audience. He des-
cribed the functions of the old Land
Agent and then the change to the
office of Forest Commissioner and
described briefly something Of the
duties of the office at present.
The administration and fire pre-
vention organization of the Maine
Forestry District of fourteen million
acres Is under the Forestry Depart
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ATHENS

Melvin Campbell was a week end
guest Of his friend, Alva Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Corson. OF
Brighton were in town Saturday
night to attend grange.
Miss Viva Sinclair, who is working
in Bingham, is the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Sin
clair.
Roy Davis will return to Bates
College, Lewiston, this week.
Bert and Herbert Corson were in
Harmony, Tuesday, on business.
Nelson Whitman, of Brighton, is
saving wood in town.
Mrs. R. L. Boston has been visit
ing relatives in Brighton, for several
days.
Chester Bunked was in Brighton
Friday.
A large party Of friends gathered
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Corson, Friday evening where an old
fashioned dance was enjoyed by all
present
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the case used by the Maine and
New England newspapers.
During the progress of the hear
lngs from the opening of the case
Tor the State on Thursday, March 25,
special writer's of the Associated
Press, the several Boston daily pa
pers and the Maine journals were in
constant attendance at all sessions.
Az times the group of accompanying
staff photographers resembled the
cameramen on big movie lot.
These special writers for the State
and out of State papers sent in their
copy" by letter. by long distance
telephone and by telegraph several
times each day and evening, to make
their numerous editions. Through
the Augusta office Of the Western
Union alone 100,601 words on the
case were filed, according to a state
ment made Tuesday by Manager
William j. Beauchaine.
To facilitate the dispatching of this
great volume of news telegra oh
Manager Beauchaine had a greatly
augmented staff of telegraphers on
duty at the Water street Office
through the days of the hearings
there were four to six extra senders
employed, the force being sufficient
SO that each Of the foreign papers
ana special writer's was assigned two
telegraphers to efficiently clear news
copy.
the newspapermen themselves ap.
preclated the splendid service rem
oered by the Western Union office
ana several of them. who have fol
many years been engaged on special
! assignments throughout the east, and
have used the telegraph to send many
thousands of words to their paners
declared that Mr.. Beauchaine and his
assistants gave the best service in
| their experience.
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LeBaron. after which there was com.
munity singing Of the old folk songs.
A very interesting incident of the
evening was the presentation of a
Past Masters jewel to e. L. Blais-
dell by Joseph Black in behalf Of 25
members Of this grange. Mr.. Blais-
dell was the first Worthy Master of
our grange and was the donor Of the
land on which the town hall stands.
in which the grange now meets and
has also given part Of the land for
the site Of the proposed new grange
hail. Mr.. Blaisdell is much opposed
to publicity in any form, consequent
ly the presentation was very quietly
conducted. The next meeting will be
held on April II. and a good attend
ance Is hoped for.
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ment, and today Maine forest fire
protection Is the most uniquely and
best organized in the United States.
The taxable valuation of the land
included in the Maine Forestry Dis
trict is placed at eighty millions of
dollars. There are IS fire lookout
towers and the forest fire fighting
equipment supplied by the depart
ment Is sufficient to equip $4,000 men.
Within the province of the Forest
Commissioner office also falls the
direction Of the white pine blister
rust work, and new department has
State Entymologist.
More valuable timber was de-
stroyed last year by insects and
beetles than by fires, said Mr.. Vio-
lette, "and the work of entymologist
is one Of the utmost Importance to
the future of our timebr resources"
Varied Musical Program
Following the talks by Mr.. Stack
pole and Mr.. Violette, varied and
enjoyable program of musical num-
bers was presented by Chairman
Harry o. Barney of the entertain
ment committee. M. Binets special
jazz orchestra of five instruments
. rendered several pleasing selections,
and other numbers in that part OF
/, the evenings program were chorus
singing by the entire assemblage
saxophone solo by M. Binet, old time
| violin numbers by Harley Sawin,
song and clog dance by Omer Poulin,
banjo solo by M. Roderique, and
speciality song and dance by Leo
Tetu.
Largest Post in Maine
At the business session of the post
preceding the special features of the
| evening 1t was announced that the
James Fitzgerald post is now the
= ship for 1925 Of all posts in the de-
| partment of Maine. The Augusta
post now has a bona fide member
ship Of $50 as compared with 273
| for 1925. The objective has been set
at SAG by September and 1t is antici-
pated that this number will have
been achieved before the date of the
| department convention.
On April 49, the next regular meet
| ing date Of the post a special pro-
gram in observance of Patriots Day
has been arranged. At that meeting
the James Fitzgerald post will in
augurate a feature which has not
been carried out by any post In
Maine. If in the entire organization
of the American Legion. On that
evening the special guests will in
clude representatives of every war of
the United States. The Revolution
will be identified by. members Of the
Maine Society, Sons of the American
Revolution. There will be descend
ants of veterans of the War of 1912
and Of the Mexican War of 1876;
veterans of the Civil War now re-
siding in this city will be guests. as
will veterans of the Spanish War,
and OF course the Legionaires Of the
World War. Harold f. Cook. Judge
Of the Kennebec county Probate
Court will be the speaker on that
occasion.
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THORNDIKE
Mrs. Edwin Ware was a bus

Mrs. Edwin Ware was a business
caller in Belfast Friday.
Mrs. Fuller Wentworth of~Belfast
passed the weekend with her brother,
Roy Sparrow. and family and aunt,
Miss Flora Farnham.
Leslie Bradford of Hinckley passed
the weekend with his family here.
Mrs. Granville Small and Mrs. AL
bert Higgins were in Belfast Friday.
Mrs. Annie Cornforth is taking care
Of Mrs. George Bragdon, who is i'll.
Mrs. Ray Ashford of Unity passed
Friday with her cousin, Mrs. A. R.
Murch.
Mrs. Eva Dow is visiting her mother
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Pearl
Hamlin.
Mrs. Eta Small is stopping with
her daughter, Mrs. Robert Belts.
Mrs. Flora Hunt OF Dexter passed
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Holy Land
| Pilgrinage
80. /

Chicago. April 6-(AP)-The frst
pilgrimage Of its kind by Episcopal
churchmen. to the Holy Land. IN be.
ing arranged by Bishop Ernest ".
Shayler Of the Nebraska diocese. to
sail from New York, April .. on the
Megantic.
About 1000 churchmen are expected
to make the tour which viii last two
months, including besides Palestine,
visits to Mediterranean points. enc
trip is At the particular request Of
Bishop Damianos Of Jerusalem who
will entertain the pilgrims and con-
duct special religious services at spots
Intimately associated with the life Of
Christ
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Two Minor Calls For Fire
In ChimneyS Tuesday

Chief Roy X. Small Of the Augusta
Iire department responded to a tele-
phone call for assistance from the
house at II Melville street, accounted
by Mrs. e. G. Briggs, at HOS Tuesday
forenoon, where difficulty in the bot
tom of the chimney was the sion
of apprehension. 1t was not necessa-
ry to use any apparatus and there was
no damage.
At 2.05 o'clock in the afternoon the
combination chemical truck was sent
to 119 Sewall street for a chimney
blaze. Four small chemicals were
used to subdue the flames without
damage.
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ROME.

Mrs. David French is visiting rel
atives in Richmond.
Mrs. Philip Bacon and daughter,
Doris, a.e visiting Mrs. Arthur Bull
len, of New Sharon.
Edwin Kelley and Sewal Foster
were in Augusta, Saturday to attend
the trial of Sheriff Cummings.
Mrs. MA Bickford, of Readfeld,
and Mrs. Ethel Swan Of New Sharon,
were called to town by the death of
their mother, Mrs. Laura Morrill,.
Misses Hazel Blaisdell, Gertrude
Kelley, Daisy Elsie Tracy, and Ella
Kelley returned to New Sharon High
school, after two weeks vacation.
Laura Mosher has returned to
Oakland school after a weeks vaca-
ton.
Welthea Richardson and Thelma
LeBaron, who have been passing
their Easter vacation in their re-
spective homes returned to their
schools in Oakland, Monday.
Schools in town began April g.
with teachers as follows: Point
tbs; Blaisdell, Aida LeBaron; Whit
tier, Ermine Blaisdell.
Arthur Hetherington has bought
the Charles Sturtevant farm and Is
moving onto 1t.
Charlie MUSE, Of /Lincoln,N. H.
who has been passing a few days al
James Forbes returned home, Fri
day.
Ruby Drury has gone to Hartford
Conn, to work.
Pearl Drury, who is working In
Oakland, was an over Sunday guest
at the home of her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Mark Drury.
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william II. Lyons

William H. Lyons died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Herbert Whit
ten, at Manchester. Tuesday at the
advanced age of IS years. Besides the
daughter he is survived by two cous-
ms, Grafton Lyons of Manchester and
Lovicount Lyons Of Boothbay Harbor.
Funeral services will be held Friday
afternoon at 100 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Written.
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UNITY

SOUTH-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Waning are both Ill with the prevail
ing distemper.
Frank Nickless, who has employ
ment in Waterville, was a weekend
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Nickless.
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Elizabeth McGray

Once again the shadow of death
has entered our neighborhood and
taken from us Elizabeth McGray. She
has had a long illness but has not
been confined to her bed all the time.
For the past few years she has made
her home with her brother, D. r. Nc
Gray. Her death came easily on
March 20. Funeral services were
held April I. Rev. Champlin, of AL
bion, spoke words of comfort to the
bereaved relatives. Mr.. Thompson Of
Freedom had charge Of arrange
ments.
A remarkable coincidence Of Miss
McGray's death was that she died on
the same day of the month and was
also buried on the same day as her
sister, Mrs. Addie Fuller, who died
eight years ago. A
Will Libby OF Thorndike was the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Ella Libby.
Friday.
Will Tyler and Ralph Weber, who
have been working up river this win
ter have returned home.
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Mt, PhiIip GRANGE

The regular semi monthly meeting
of Mt. Philip Grange was held on Sat-
urday, April 3. There was very good
attendance considering the bad roads,
but many members were unable to
come from the lakes. The literary
program consisted of very interest
ing and well written article by Mrs.
Aida LeBaron on the history Of the
town of Rome and also Of Mt. Philip
for which our grange is named. There
was also a reading by Miss Thelma
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Something of the widespread in
terest in the removal proceedings
against Sheriff Henry F. Cummings
Of Kennebec county, the hearings on
which were completed before Gov
ernor Ralph o. Brewster and the six
members Of his executive council.
Monday afternoon, may be deter
mined by the thousands of words on
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NATIONAL HOME

Officer of the day, Captain George
D. Herriott.
Mrs. L. M. Maillet has returned
from a few days visit with relatives
in Lewiston.
The N. C. o. & c. mess will hold
its election Of officers following the
dinner hour this noon.
James A. Mcdonald. Of Orono,
late Co. L., s, U. S. Art. has report
ed for admission.
Sumner Hayden of Fall River, late
U S. Quartermaster's Corps. has
been re-admitted.
Burroughs have been granted to
Sumner Hayden to Portland and
William Duggay to Old Town.
Funeral Of Chester e, Benner
The funeral of the late Chester E.
Benner was held in Home chapel at
1890 Tuesday. Rev. A. J. Hayes of
ficiating 1t. William Tiffany Camp,
No. 4, U. S. w. v. attended in a
body.
The funeral of the late Charles
Connors will be held in the Home
chapel at 1890 Wednesday. Rev. FIR.
Mclaughlin officiating.
All those who are to attend the
Legion activities at the Augusta Y.
NJ. c. A. tonight should take the $50
electric car.
Perley A. Emery returned Tuesday
from Branchville. N. j.. where he
has been passing a furlough. He
made the trip by auto and reports a
fine road to Portland, at this city he
was advised to go via Lewiston and
found the road in bad condition in
many places.
The many friends Of Mrs. F. E.
Burdell will be interested to learn
that she has returned from the Knox
hospital.