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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their sympathy and
kindness during the illness and death
of our beloved mother, especially do
we wish to thank the post office en-
ployes. Cascade Grange, United 'Bap-
fist church, patrons of r. f. D. So.
o. H. S., class of 1920. neighbors and
friends for the beautiful floral offer
ings.
MISS LENA KERR
MR.. AND MRS. f. NJ. BROWN
MR.. AND MRS. ALTON S. KERR
AND FAMILY
MIR. AND MRS. ALVA D. KERR.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17

Charles w. Morse. aged Maine
fnancier. declared himself physically
unfit to travel from Bath, Maine, TO
New York to face fraud charges.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17

Hall Mills murder mystery re-
opened by filing of startling annul-
ment documents at Trenton, n. j.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17

Bennett ]. Doty, of Memphis,
Tenn, received eight year sentence
for deserving French foreign legion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17
FLASHES OF LIFE
(By the Associated Press

Lakehurst, n. MANY men retire
to see the world, but Commander ia
cob Henry Klein, Jr., commandant of
the naval air station, who has left the
navy after "a years service, has seen
too much of it. he says. When he
wants adventure now he's going to
dodge, having had quite few thrills
chasing German submarines and flying
our two big airships.
New York-With the millions he
made in coal George F. Getz runs a zoo
of his own for amusement now. He's
in town to see about an elephant, two
tigers. two leopards. panther and a
python which he bought in Singapore
and which are to be shipped to his
farm in Holland Mich.
st. Louis---A thrilling way to see
the country, Miss Edna honeywell
thinks, is from a balloon during a race.
She flew with her dad and dropped into
preachers yard where the balloon,
as we'll as her knickers, caused some
establishment. She's dietician, "a
years old. and now she wants a bal
loon pilots license.
New York-The links furnish too
little excitement and fights for Fred
erick Marvin. Just out of military
school. He went into a recruiting Of
fee, golf bag and all. to Join the ma
rines, who are getting quite few re-
cruits after revelations of the heroism
of members of the corps in the New
Jersey disaster.
New Rochelle, y. Y.-Alice Beatrice
Jones Rhinelander IS going to have a
four-room suite in one OF the best
liners when she goes abroad Saturday.
And brand new limousine will meet
her at the pier when she returns. She s
traded in her old car.
New York-Death-bed prediction Of
Charles A. Coffin, founder of the Cen
eral Electric Company: I'VE are Just
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17

Governor Smith of New York paid
official call on President Coolidge at
White Pine Camp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17

New. York, July 16.--LP)-Mrs. S.
" Brandvein 3s Of Chicago. and
stopping at the Hotel Prince George
in East 2sth Street, either fell or
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17

New York.-Death-bed prediction Of
Charles A. Coffin. founder of the Cen
eral Electric Company: I'VE are Just
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17

TURN TO the CLASSIFIED section.
Read. heed and succeed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17

New York--Hury-Up Yost Is going
into the movies-as a director. He
will supervise football scenes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17

Paris, July 16--(P)-The govern
mnet will insist upon The ratification
of both the Washington and London
debt funding agreements before Par
lament adjcurns FOR its summer re-
cess, Finance Minister CdlllauX told
the Chambers finance committee to-
day. Without these Publications"
he said, there is no possible chance
of getting credits for the stabiliza-
ton of the franc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17

Rutland. Vt, July 16.-(P,-Her-
bert R. Barney of thi. city was to-
day appointed receiver of the Bris-
toll Railroad. seven miles long. rum
ming from Bristol to New Haven
Junction on the Rutland Railroad,
The receivership follows a petition
of the State Trust Company of this
city to foreclose a mortgage cover
ing bonds of 100000 and s35, 900 in
interest in default of payment Mo-
tor bus competition is given as the
reason for the receiver ship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17

Center Effingham, n. H., July IL
-(P)-The store and home Of Allie
w. Libby were destroyed by fire ear
~ this morning with all their con-
tents. The fire started from the eX-
plosion of a Kerosene lamp. Mr.. and
Mrs. Libby carried their four small
children to safety but were una bic to
save any of their belongings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17

New York-Two ministers and ar
ex-ba seball star are among three
thousand applicants for $50 Jobs as
federal prohibition agents in this dis
trict.
Evening star., 1926-11-07

poned games to roll with the Ento-
mology team. incidentally PrOperty's g
victory lifted the team out of last
place.
Practically the entire Property team
collaborated in handing the leaders
licking, with Frank Donaldson and
Talbert leading the way with sets
of 326 and 324, respectively. Stork
sparkled for the Accounts team, get
ting games Of 107, 113 and 12e.
Dixon was the leading factor in
Economics sweep of the three games
with the Solicitors. counting 334 for
his three games, but he received able
assista nee from Stillwell, with 800, and
Barber, with 312. Rupert and
Murphy were the only lawyers doing
any active work for the defense.
Murphy deserves the spotlight, how
ever, for g. 7-10 spare.
The Interbureaus, led by Smith,
with 323 set, swept all three games
from Rudy De Giants Entomology
bowlers. Rudy himself had the sad
experience of coming up in the tenth
box Of the second game, getting a
spare, and with a count of five pins
needed to win, splitting the bunch
! for two.
Plant Bureau rather surprised itself
and stunned Joe Mckericher by TAX
ing two games from the latter's SO.
Kems five. Mike German. with 527.
and Ferrall with 321. did the best
shooting for Plant, while Bill Whelan
shot games of 102, 113 and 103 for
the So.Kems. The third and decisive
game witnessed a startling finish by
the So-kems, who picked up no fewer
than 28 pins in the tenth boX-unfor-
tunately not enough to make up for
their earlier shortcomings, however.
MAsONIC LEAGtE.
Evening star., 1926-11-07
COMMERCIAL. LEAGUE.

The Evening Star team was the
only team anon. the three leaders to
improve its standing this past week.
1t took all three games from the
Washington Battery team and now
is tied for second place. Lange of
the Evening Star pulled out of his
recent slump and rolled his usual
steady game.
COX of the Washington Battery
team was the only man on that team
to roll over 300 for the set which
explains why the Battery Boys lost.
Carrys took two games from
Woodward & Lothrop. losing the last
rolled high set for the week with
364 The Ice Cream boys also rolled
high set. knocking the NAPLES for
| sol count
Dulin & Martin was the surprise
of the week. taking all three games
from Times Herald. This was great
disappointment to the Times Herald
! boys AS they had expected TO move
up n notch or two at the expense
OF Dulin & Martin.
Parker Bridget took the odd game
from SworZyn's and Galt's trimmed
the Young Mems Shop team. also TAX
the odd game.
The Young Mems Shop boys have
been off their stride for several
weeks. hut expect to pull out of their
slump soon and then they will be
heard from, as they have several
classy. pin spillers on their team
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY LEAGUE.
Evening star., 1926-11-07
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT LEAGUE

High team set-survey. No. l. 1.5Ss
High team gamf-SurveY. No. l. 5.S.
High ind ~idual set--Oberheim. 36S:
High individual game-Oberhem 15f.
1918; Flanery. lO6-l7; Drexiluls. 1O4,
Survey No. | now holds a lead of
three games over Secretary and Land.
who are tied for second place. as
result of it's two victories over Indian
No. ,. that occupies the cellar Handi
cap proved to he of much assistance
to Indian No. 2 in it's lone victory.
Parks upset the dope by downing
Secretary two games, one( of which
was tie and then won on the roll-off.
r.. Waller and Leverage were the
stars for the Parks team.
Land was given three games by
virtue of a forfeiture from Pension.
Billings of the Land Office led his
team and had second high set in the
league for the week with 1872
The honors go to Oberheim of Sur
vey No. |, who piled up a set of 35l,
and who also obtained high individual
average.
A good game of 125. and his first
ga me as married man. was rolled
by DreXilius Of the Land Office. AL
single men Of the team now have a
very serious matter under considera :
tiOn.
Survey No. > won two games from
Indian No |. Morris and Reinhart
were the stars for Survey No. 2. while
Plake, with a set Of 324, led his team.
Evening star., 1926-11-07
FEDERAL LEAGt T..
Team Standing.

culture. I.6"5: Fleet Corporation, .6es.
Commerce, $40: Navy. 56s
High indvij.al sets-Maize M. Commerce.
High team games-Dotson Interior. 146
Maize. Commerce. l45; Cooper. Agriculture,
High .pares-Clements Conmerce. 322
High strikes--Covert General Accounting
Office: l3; Boteler. Interior. II; Haneke
Emergency Fleet COrporatlOn 10.
High individual average-Clements. Conn
merce. 10.
Il. s. Shipping Board sprung a sur
prise on the Commerce bowlers by TAX
ing two of the three games. Although
out-totaled in pins, l 500 to l sos. the
Shippers nosed out the leaders by ,
and 13 pins in the games they won.
Lansdale's set of 34l was the main
reason why the Shippers won these
games.
Another upset was the winning of
two games by the Public Buildings
team from the 'Second-p place G.. A. o.
team. Miller of the winners had high
game of 140, while Adams, rolling his
first game with the same team, had
high set of 335 G. A. O. struck its
stride in the last game. winning easily
with a game of 564 to 5l4. MontGom-
cry. with a set of 337 and a single
game of 1875, did some fine rolling for
G.. A. O.
Interior. with games of 542, 53l and
507, had little trouble defea ting the
State team, all its players having sets
over the 300 mark. lIaig. anchor man
for the State. rolled best for his team,
with Il set of 3l9 and high game of l1S.
Emergency Fleet and the Navy. two
evenly matched teams, struggled on
even terms until the last. the Fleet
finally winning the odd game. Boylan
of the Fleet. with games of Ill, 105
and ia, practically won. both games
for his team. Galleher of the Navy
continued his good rolling with a
set of 3o5. including a nice game
of l29.
The Agses slipped up a few
notches in the standing and also went
into second place of high team sets
by winning All three games from the
Marines. rolling set of 1925.
Dixon, their lead-off man. kept the
team in rolling mood by his
games of 1873. lis and los. total set
of 354. Cooper of the same team was
close behind with a set of 344. his
high game being 1877. Burton Of the
losers kept pace with Dixon with a
set of 354. but even this good rolling
did not win for his team.
Evening star., 1926-11-07

TO this was furnished by the Daugh-
ters of Isabella when they grabbed a
game from the Kumbacks.
The Beeques showed class in
trouncing Bethany, turning in the
best three game count of the season
with a total of / ,494. Shooting games
Of 492, 500 and 502 they simply
walked In with the match, and they
look to be a formidable aggregation
of pinners.
Lorraine GULL went over the cen.
tury mark in all three games, though
she was handicapped by a cut on her
bowling hand. Counting 312 for the
set she registered the best threegame
total for the match.
Catherine Quigley her teammate
was close second with a 308 set, and
also garnered the best single count
for the match when she socked the
naples for Ill in her final effort.
Rena Levy. the Columbians' great
southpaw pinner, appears to be round
ing into form, and opposing teams
are apt TO find the going a little rough
when they hook up with the cham
pions. Rena picked mp a few pins on
her average with a nifty 1922 set, with
high game at 11S. Her set was high
for the nights play.
The Climbers were sadly off form
in their match with the Columbia ms
and were never in the running. Fritz
Yaggie was the only player to get
over the century mark, shooting 104
in her second effort.
Anna Williams of the Nationals
was in rare form and contributed q
neat bit of bowling TO help the team
on to a three-game triumph over the
F'rankies Anna slammed the ma piles
for the best single game. with a
count of 116, and registered high set
with 306.
Edna Bailey, her teammate, did
some clever bowling and added few
points to her average with a neat 113
game and set of 298.
Virginia Yarnell of the CONNER
cials seems to have recovered her
batting eye after being in a slump all
the season, and crashed out nifty
game and set. getting 115 and 3O2
respectively. giving her the high
score honOrS for the match with Hill
toppers.
Alice Burke and Mary Brahlel
helped ID. of |. slam the kumba cks
for one game of the three and Incl
dentally caused a little upset of the
dope.
Capt Elizabeth kerin of the Kun
backs set the pace for her team in
the second clash. starting with marks
in the first three frames. She wound
up with 1913 for hest single game of
the night. With the aid of Mae Hart
who counted 106, and Anna McCOr-
mack. with l05, the kumbackS had
no trouble anneXing the second and
third encounters.
Evening star., 1926-11-07
DISTRICT LEAGUE.

High team set-Stanford Paper CO.. / 1S4
High individual set-McPhlomy tStan-
i. High individual game-McPhilomy tstan-
Government Printing Office main
tanned it's record of winning every set
it has participated in this season by
taking two games from Capt. OF
sens Petworth FIVE. This match
was looked upon by many as a real
test for the Printers. as it was their
first engagement off of their home
alleys. Convention Hall. Anchorman
McKitrick did the tricks" for the
league leaders with games of 1875. 127
and 115 for total of 377. Bitten
bender with 343 total did the best
for the Petworth representa- tives
Led by Mandley, Curb Cafe took
the Cornell Lunch quintet into camp,
to !. The leagues leading aver.
age bowler turned in a 33a count
to keep his mark we'll over the 120
mark. Pinkard. leading" off for the
Lunchmen. set a fine example for
his teammates with a set Of 34S.
This double win enabled the Curb
five to hold third-place honors by a
total pin mareain over both Sta anford
Paper Co. and Temple.
T. Temple dropped from it's top posi-.
tloil tIcn II mao neI0 since the sea
son opened. despite the hard opposi
tion it had been given, when the Stan.
ford Paper Co. forces, augmented bv
the Skillful bowling of NIischou. swept
their series with the Northeast club
MiSchOu has been signed by the Paper
men to fill the gap caused in the 1926
champs ranks by the illness of Ear
McPhilOmy.
Reports indicate that Mac will be
absent from the drives for man,
weeks. but his many friends among
the maple tOpplrrs wish him Il speed,
return to health. SO that his happ>
| countenance will again be evident
among the Stanford Club.
Convention Hall moved into seconC
place by sweeping it's series with the
Arcadia club.
King Pin continues to founder
about for a foothold, and is now. tieC
with the Meyer Davis Club for sixth
place as the result of the double
trouncing the latter club administered
to it on the King Pin drives last week
Evening star., 1926-11-07
SIAMESE GOLF CUP
WON BY W. D. PETER

w. u. Peter yesterday won the
Siamese Cup at Chevy Chase Club
vanishing DR.. w. r. Mason. : up and
4 to play. DR.. Mason earlier in the
day triumphed over Walter Tucker
man. / ur in 80 holes, in the semi
final round, which was halted by
darkness Friday niEht.
Play in the wOmans championship
tournament of Congressional Country
Club will begin Tuesday morning al
10 o'clock. Entries will close Monday
at 4 pm, and will be accepted over
the telephone. There will be no quail
flying round and players will be seed
ed. Match play is carded Tuesday
"Wednesday and Thursday.
Two hOleS-in-Onp were reported yes
terday one at Rock Creek Park the
other at East Potomac At Rock
Creek Park. Mrs w. Frank Sammy
of 3033 Sixteenth street turned the
trick on the fifth hole of Course A.
She used maShie niblick. The hole
is % Yards long.
AT East Potomac. Robert ID. Betti-
cofer of 3505 Mex kinley street Joined
the club" when he used a spade
mashie at the eighth hole on Course
+. 1t was the second time Betticofer
has made this hole in l this year.
Golfers of Mckinley Tech High yes
tcrday defeated Western High links
men. points to 3. over the Columbia
country Club course in practice
match prior to the interScholaStic
championship matches in the Spring.
Results:
First fourSome-OWenS, w NeStern.
defeated Burr. Tech. 4 lIp and ;; Bur
ton. Tech. defeated Fitch. Western,
( up and 3. Best ball-Tech, uR
and 3 Total-Tech. , points: West
Crn. /.
Second foursome -Rutley. Tech, de-
feated Evans. Western. mp: Hart
Shuln Western. defeated Spillman.
Tech. , up. Rest bal!-Weste l up.
Toiai-W estern. > points: Tech. |.
Third foursome-keto.T Tech, defeat
cd Barrett, Western. . up and );
liird Tech. and Smith, Western. all
even. Pest ball--Tech. > up and /.
Tutal-Tech > points, Western. 0.
Evening star., 1926-11-07

High team games-Osris 500: Hope. sos
High team sets-Osirie. 1891: La Fay
cite. | .6S4
High indiv4,sl s'eyxsssRGssnhrs sson rs E.T.,,s 5
ii4:7.: GPban, La Faye.te ifi3:l5i; ,,.
alo; riggirh, Potomac. 800: Blumenthal.
High individual eames-DvTe, Takoms
1879 UIri"h. Potomac, 13'; Fails National
High striEes-;Becker, l.: $; J g; Gompsrs = "hs
r. 1"Sn. Webb Ma@h'nF'""-'e"'e""'a' y" ''''''
High sDares-Burtnrr. Washington-Cen
tennial. SO: Rosenhurg. Gompers. 81: tr'
ban "a ravett" 50.
Columbia. No. 3, maintained ITS
slight lead by making clean sweep
in it's set with Lebanon. divers 35l
set helping considerably.
Hope came to life after five years
and finally rolled a 500 game-606 TO
be exact. Captain Ray Cross insists
there is no need to bowl any more
this season as there is nothing more
to look forward to. This SOC game
put Hope in second place for team
game.
Pentalpha after taking it on the
nose for three weeks turned the tables
by taking all three from w. r.
Singleton.
Some of the good sets rolled dur
ing last week We're: Rosenhurg. 3S3
Arminser. 37S: La mar. 375: Miltner.
1854 Smith (New Jerusalem). $50;
Lewis (Stanshury), S54. and Oliver.
351
Evening star., 1926-11-07

Chevy Chase will pair with Eddie
Towns. the Indian Spring pro. in an
exhibition fourball match against
Fred Mcleod of Columbia and
Tommy Armour of Congressional
Winners i'm the ringer contest at
Indian Spring have been presented
with the prizes they won in the com
petition which ended last Sunday.
Sam Rice, the base ball player, re-
ceived golf club for his selected
score of 81; G.. Lea Stabler was given
a golf bag for his card of II in class
B, while Michael A. O'Brien won "a
cigarette case with his card of 81. In
cidentally the three winning scores in
the three classes have convinced the
handicap committee that the ratings
are proper in the various cl3S SseS.
The match in which Walter r.
Tuckerman and DR.. William Il. Ma
son played 26 holes to tie in the
SiameSe cup competition at Chevy
Chase last Friday is one, of the
The tourney is q handicap event with
Tuckerman giving Mason five strokes
over the Is holes.
Congressional Country Club golfers
will take part in a club smoker and
golf eet-toeether party at the club
Wednesday night Tommy Armour
the club professional, and Peter Jack
son. greenkeeper, are on the speaking
program.
Evening star., 1926-11-07
ODD FELLOWS LEAGUE.

High indyidnsl gamemWerner coy',e -. 54a
High team same--Goden Rule. $50.
High team set--Golden Rule. 1853
Greatest spares-Ward 36
Greatest strikes-San ford. 9.
High individual average-P Elicit. III.
Two forfeits marred last week s pro-
gram. Salem failing to place team
on the field against Golden Rule and
Magenenu presenting threa- to NTH
raS.
G.. Adams had rather inconsistent
night, rolling with Mithras. His first
effort was an so game. his second 141
and his third Sc. In both his first
and last games he made no marks: In
his second string he made only
three. "A triple header strike, account
ing for his 141 score.
Bill Wood made his debut with
Golden Rule. but as his team was
presented with forfeit. Bill was not
called on to show all Of his. stuff and
the league records are still intact.
y Arlington and Columbia staged a
good match. the former taking the
first game with margins to spare, and
losing the next two by as large a
margin as they won the first. How
ever, both teams were in excellent
form, with Cones of Columbia and
Fox of Arlington leading their re-
SpectiVe teams. Columbia showed
over "a $40 game in their second con
test.
Gregory led, the Fred ID. Stuart
uuint to a three game victory over
the strong Eastern team. Fred ID.
Stuart was rolling In good form. while
Eastern seemed to be In Il slump.
NesSey of the winners had the best
Individual game IN this match with
l31.
Amitv continued its winning streak
at the expense OF Federal City. being
victor i'm all three games. =. Ellett
was high With 339. with Ward con
trihuting "a $3.50 set.
WerneI'S game of 143 featured the
set between Mount Pleasant and Har-
mony. this score being mainly re-
sponSible for the former team win
ming the odd game. This Is the best
individual score IT, date. Werner =
three game total was 332, high Oh
his team.
When Mount Nebo met Washington
both teams We're considerably OF
stride, as evidenced by the fact that
not man on either team reached the
300 mark for his three game total. The
odd game went to the former.
II. Mason, captain of Central, who
had been way off form, got back into
his stride, totaling 327, and with the
assistance of Armiger's 3lS set placed
two games in the won column,
Brightwood being the victim.
Evening star., 1926-11-07
District Golf Pros Paired for Eent All Bo1vle7s Share Rasp(


ing in front in the National Capitai
circuit, despite the efforts OF the nine
other members 1t rolled the lnterna |
Revenue five during the past week
and took two games with low scores.
Meyer Davis established two new
team records for the league this year
when it rolled 610 game and a Less
set.
.Jerry's stars stacked up against the
strong Belmont club, which boasts
such stars as George Friend anu
Frank Miller. and got the better OF
the argument on the first two occa-
sions.
Joseph Phillips CO. had a narrow
escape from defeat at the hands Oh
the Rosslyn crew. despite the rac'
that it won all three of its engage
ments. The first was by a margin
of 10 pins and thar was accomplished
only when the Steelmen faltered IN
the stretch The second game ike
wise was won only by late rally 10
get a IT-pin decision.
Knights of Columbus won ITS hrst
game in four weeks. when the Area
dias bowed to it on two occaslons. e
Evening star., 1926-11-07
HEAVYWElGHTS FILL
ARCADIA MAT CARD

With an electrical announcer in
stalled. an up-tu-date ring built and
seats on the floor and in the balcony
arranged in ascending tiers. every
thing is in readiness for the wrestling
show III he presented At the Arcadia
Auditorium. Fourteenth and Park
road on Tuesday night
iicavyWeiehtS will show in Wash
inrton for the FIRST time in some sea
sons. An of the principals for the
three bouts are from Jack Curleys $
New York establishment.
The main 20 viii bring together
Jimmy Maloney. the Irish Wildcat,
ana Renato Gardini. Italian, whu is
said TO he the most cultured man of
the mat sport as is Gene Tunney of
the boxing business.
In the semi-wind-up AlcXa ander Gar
kaWienku. a Ikrainian, will tackle
Tommy Draak OF Holland, while
Arthur BosanZ, a rugged Polack, will
S,4 opposed to Giovanni RaiceVich of
Tliest in the initial bout.