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Evening star., 1924-03-17
J.C.GITTINGS, MEMBER
OF LOCAL BAR, DIES
Native of Maryland, But Was Prac-
ticing Attorney Here for
Twenty-Five Years.

John Constable Cuttings, for more
than twenty-five years a member of
the local bar. died here Saturday.
A native of Maryland. Mr.. Cuttings
read law under the late Albert Con-
stable of Elkton and was admitted
to practice before the Maryland
courts before coming to Washington.
He was in partnership with the late
Daniel W. Baker, United States at
torney, and Henry H Earle of the
New York bar. Later he formed the
firm of Cuttings & Chamberlin with
Justice Morrill, Chamberlin, with
whom he was associated for sixteen
years Recently, with his SON,
Thomas Morton Cuttings, he prac-
ticed as Cuttings & Cuttings.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Bertha Morton Cuttings; two sons,
Thomas M. of this city and Samuel
of Birmingham, Ala. and two daugh-
ters, Isabelle and Claire.
Funeral services were held at $50
p.n> today and interment was pri-
vate in Rock Creek cen1etery
Notification of the death of Mr..
Cuttings was made to Chief Justice
Mccoy of the District Supreme Court
today by .Attornev George P. Hoover
Mr.. Hoover told the court that Mr.
Cuttings died Saturday evening, and
remarked that although this was not
the proper time to eulogize the dead
lawyer, as memorial services would
be held later by the Bar Association,
he wished to pay a tribute to the
ability and integrity of his dead as
sociate.
Chief Justice Mccoy, in directing
that the notice Of the passing of
Mr.. Cuttings be spread on the records
OF the court, expressed the regret of
the bench at his death The court
referred to Mr.. Cuttings as a vigorous
and honorable opponent" and said
both bench and bar would miss him.
Mr.. Cuttings had been counsel for
Mrs: Rose Keeling Hutchins, widow
of Stilson Hutchins, for the entire
twelve years that the estate of the
millionaire has been in litigation, and
was in attendance before Justice Sid
dons last Wednesday when the court
refused to proceed with a retrial of
the controversy this spring. The
court had set the date of the trial
for the second Monday in October,
but when a calendar inspection had
disclosed that to be the thirteenth
day of the month, Mr.. Cuttings OBJ
jected and asked the court to change
to the fourteenth.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
CALLS CHRIST -oPTlMIsT.
Visiting Pastor Says He Brought
World Confidence.

Rev. DR.. James F. Albion of Port
land, Me-. preached tho sermon at the
Church of Our Father, 18th and L
streets northwest, last night The
first note struck in Jesus life, he
said, was one Of optimism; the last,
one of good cheer
The first message Jesus Christ
gave" the preacher said, was Be
hold, bring you tidings Of great
joy that shall be to all people" And
his. last note was one of confidence
and victory. Be OF good cheer; /
have overcome the world.'''
Christ came to earth, DR.. Albion
pointed out, not as a sacrifice to an
angry God for mans sins, but as a
prophet to save man by arousing his
faith in the priceless value of his
own soul.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
CARMEN 0PERALOGUE
AT CENTRAL HIGH
Washington Opera Company Solo
lists and Mrs. Albion to Give q.
Performance.
ARMY BAND WILL PLAY
Hour Concert to Open Community
Program Tonight.

Music fete, Central High Com
munity Center, tonight, o'clocf.
Doors open at o'clock.
Program
Part l.
s pm.
Concert by the Army Band Con-
cert Orchestra, Capt. p. w. Lewis,
commanding; William J. Stan
nard, leader.
March. "Gen. Lejeune,"
Taylor Branson
Overture, "Orpheus in Hades."
Offenbach
Selection, You're in Love-"
F,riml
valse, Wedding Of the Winds"
(a) Nights in the Woods.
De Bozi
(b) "Just One More Kiss"
Berger
(c) 'Linger Awhile. -. Rose
Musician L. Saidenberg, xylo-
phone soloist.
Intermezzo, Just a GEN."
Tobani
March, "Borussia" .Teike
9 pm.
Community singing, everybody.
Directed by Robert Lawrence.
Part 2.
9:10 pm.
Carmen" operalogue,
Mrs. Edouard Albion, assisted by
Rose Polio. Dorothy Mansfield,
Albert Shefferman, Louis Annis.
George Wilson at the piano.
Star Spang'ed Banner"
Everybody.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
SPARKS FIRE HOME.
$500 Damage Results at House
Of Carl J. F. Graf.

Sparks. from a chimney yesterday
morning set fire to the home Of Carl
j. F. Graft, $3.50 Highland place north
west. The fire gained much lleadway
before the arrival of firemen and
caused damage estimated at $500.
The loss is covered by Insurance.
An overheated gas stove started
fire in the oyster house Of J. III. John
son, 705 r street northwest, late last
night. Only slight damage resulted.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Will Welcome Sir Esme Howard.

The Pilgrim Society Of the United
States will give a dinner in New
York city tomorrow night to welcome
Sir Esme Howard, the new British
ambassador back to the United States.
where he served as counsellor of the
British embassy in 1906-S under the
late Ambassador Bryce.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
SAFE ROBBED OF S16O.
Cement and Supply Company
Bladensburg, Report Burglary.

Officials of the Hudson Cement and
Supply Company, Bladensburg road,
Langdon, reported to the police to-
day that the safe in their office had
been burglarized between closing
time Saturday afternoon, and this
morning and robbed of $3.50. The
combination had been worked. En-
trance was gained by removing a
screen from a rear window.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
4 HURT WHEN AUTO
CRASHES INTO POLE
Two Men and Two Women From
Washington Are in Balti-
more Hospital.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, March 17.-Four
Washingtonians were still in Frank
lin Square Hospital here today follow
ling an automobile accident early yes
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Maj. Steese Relieved of Duty.

BY direction of the President. Maj.
James G. Steese, a retired engineer
officer, was today relieved from fur
ther duty in. connection with the gov
ernment railroad in the territory OF
Alaska, to which duty he was as
1914. I
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Exhibit Ends Tonight.

The annual exhibition of the Wash
ington architects, which has been in
progress at the Art Center, 1106 Con-
necticut avenue, during the last two
weeks. :, will close tonight at 10
O'Clock
Evening star., 1924-03-17

The first bananas shipped to London
could not be sold at any price, and were
left to rot because nobody would eat
Evening star., 1924-03-17
3 ARRESTED IN HOLD.UP.
Alleged Highwaymen Taken After
Escaping in Auto.

EScapIng IN Auto. =
James Jackson, 2223 Cleveland ave-
nue. northwest, early yesterday was
held UP by three unidentified colored
men at Westminster and 9Th streets
northwest and robbed Of $2S. They
disappeared in an automobile. Three
colored men are under arrest in the
eighth precinct for alleged participa-
tion in the robbery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-08
Pagan Rites Pied
For BY Indian

Minneapolis. Mimi. Oct : CA. PD-
John Stil1 Day, a medicine man"
representing 400 pagan Indians on
the Red Lake reservation near the
canadian boundary. protested against
the efforts Of the Indian bureau to
abolish old tribal customs when he
appeared before the Senate Indian
Affairs sub committee during it's in
vestigation here.
Mention had been made to the
sub committee that the tribal dances
were detrimental to the Indians
crops. and that they interfered with
the educational work among the
younger members OF the tribes.
Still Day is a tall, handsome. Chin
pewa fullblOod. He did not wear the
Sarb of the tribal hea Ter but appear-
ca IN the attire of the white man.
speaking through an Interpreter he
tod the committee that he was not
the chief nor the great speaker. but
protested against THE white mans
efforts 10 take away my religion"
10 the statement that the pagan
INDIANS corn and potatoes were the
worst IN ten years because there have
been 100 many tribal dances" Still
Day replied that the Indians were
not responsible Tor he cold weather
ana the too much rains
The pagan band live. in a place
isolated from the rest Of the Ped
Lake Indians. and its member. S,iII
indulge In the ancient tribal Iances
which frequently last two and three
days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-08
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. Fanny Gilman went to Fair
field. Tuesday.
Horace Spear OF Lake was a bust
ness caller in town Tuesday.
Fred ID. Coolidge of Scion was in
town Monday.
Mrs. Colby L. HUFF was business
caller In Waterville. Monday.
Miss Eliza Anterior was called to
Windham. the last of the week by
the illness of her mother.
Mrs. Mary Comber OF The Forks
Is passing few days in town at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Morrill,
Mrs. W. Z. Winslow of I.arone was
in town Saturday to attend a millln-
cry meeting of the Farm Bureau.
Mrs. w. Il. Fletcher Is passing n
few days with Mrs. Lucy c. Hardy
in Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Gates are en-
PERTAINING Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Gates
and children. Thelma and Malcolm,
of East Weymouth. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Weber Of
Berlin. n. H.. are the parents of a
little son edwin Waitstill Webber)
born the End of Oct.
MIR. and Mrs. Alton II. Cleveland
have sold half of their douBle house
on Pleasant street to John Fl. Grun>
dy. who recently sold his home on
Mechanic street to Fred NJ. Brown
William Preble of New York Is
passing $50 weeks at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Preble.
Among out of town teachers here
attending the convention Tuesday
were Miss Helen Ryan of Fairfield
Miss Elizabeth Hawkins of Hinckley.
Mrs. Susan q. Chase went to Lew
iston. Tuesday as delegate from
the local Sunshine Branches to at
tend the state meetings held In that
city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-08
Teachers Assn. Holds
Joint Meeting

Ihere was Il large attendance at
the Joint convention of the East and
West Somerset county Teachers As
ISOLATION held in Skowhegan Tuesday
Inc Following program was carried
out. The addresses were fine and of
much inspiration and the depart
mental sessions were full of interest
and real value.
, General scssion-9:30 to 1915 A.
NJ. Municipal Building: Prayer and
community singing, directed by Mi.
j. Francis MacNichol, Augusta: nd =
dress. Hon. Henry +. Dunnack, state
librarian. Augusta.
Department sessions-1O:l5 a. NJ,
to 12:lo +. NJ. Upper grade di-
Nisoin. Municipal building. Main
Room: Chairman, Supt. Howard
fitzpatrick. North Arson: address,
Miss Annie Reynolds. L. =. Bureau
of Education, Washington. D. c.:
arithmetic in the upper grades, Mr..
Joseph b. Chaplin. Bingham: dis
cussion openend by Mrs. Florence c.
Harvie. Scion; English in the upper
grades, Mrs. Marion S. Bryant, So
Ion: discussion opened by Mrs. Stel-
In Nj. Jackson, Arson. IT-Lower
grade division. Municipal Building,
Court Room: Chairman. Supt. Ed
ward A. Simoneau. Norridgewock:
Primary methods. Bertha Paul, So
lon supplementary devices in read
ing. Miss Francis Jones. Norridge-
wock: keeping touch with parents.
Miss Annie Reynolds. t. s. Bureau
Of Educatio Washington. ID. G.
1II-Secondary-High School Build
ing, Assembly Room: Chairman.
Principal F.. r. Verrill. Maine Cen
trail Institute. Pittsfield: Petty prob
lent Of discipline: l. Morning as
sembly. Principal Guy Williams. An
son Academy: .. Classroom. Princi-
pal Perlev s. Turner, Skowhegan:
;. Corridors: Address. Hon. f.
w. Butterfeld. State Commissioned
of Education. oncord. y. II.
In<ermission; Dinner at the NJ. Z.
vestry. 1915 to 1:45 i. NJ.
General session-1:45 L. NJ. Mu-
nicipal building: Community singing,
. selections by high school orchestra:
directed by Mr.. MacNichol: business:
Address. Miss Annie Reynolds. L. s.
Bureau of Education. Washington.
d. C: Address. Miss Kathryne
Thomas. Augusta: Vocal solo and
encore. Miss Marguerite Craig.
supervisor of music, accompanied
Music: Address. Hon T. w. Butter
field, state Commissioner of Educa-
ton, Concord. y. H.
In the absence OF the president.
T. w. McQuade. PittsfeId and Harry
A. Foster. formerly Of Skowhegan,
Supt. Edward A. Simoneau OF Nor
ridgewock presided at the general
session at the business session. At
the business session. Supt w. E.
Woodbury. presented the report of
the nominating committee nominal
ing the following officers: President.
Miss Irene Libby. ST. Adams: vice
president. Kate Robinson. North An
son: secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Gertrude 7. Green, Skowhegan: exc
cutive committee. Harold Clifford.
Hartland. Elmer Burrill, Pittsfeld;
Mrs. Nellie Caldwell. Madison: dele
gate to the National convention.
Howard fitzpatrick. North Arson:
alternate, E. E. Pattee. Harmony.
This report was accepted and
Bertram Packard, deputy State
commission of education case the
ballot. 1t was voted to unite the
two associations. and the new asso-
citation is to bear the name of the
Somerset County Teachers Associa-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-08

new regular freight service to North
America and has just purchased
two steam vessels In England and n
7200-ton seagoing motorship in
Sweden for the service. The
Swedish North Star Line. usually
known as the Johnson Line, is in
creasing it's feet in transoceanic
service. and has just ordered from
the Gotavcrken shipyards In Gothen-
burg two motorships of 100 tons
each, equipped for combined passen-
ger and freight service to South
America. This company already has
IL Diesel motorships In service. The
Swedish American Line. which will
soon place - fourth passenger liner
on the Gothenburg- Halifax New
York route. has announced that In
cooperation with the Swedish
American Mexico Line and the
Swedish Transatlantic Steamship
Company II will hereafter operate 81
feet of five fast freight ships direct
between. New York and Helsingfors.
Finland. This company has also
purchased a steamer which will run
between Stockholm and Finnish
ports carrying passengers bound
for. or coming from. the Gothenburg
terminus Of the overseas route.
The Swedish merchant feet added
5 percent to its tonnage last year
and has since been increasing
through purchases and new con-
struction. go that at the beginning
OF August this year It aggregated n
gross tonnage Of I $50 500. The feet
now consists of 1914 steamships,
totaIIing 1.oI7.soo tons: $50 moesr
vessels. totalling 25e.4st tons: and
702 sailing vessels. totallinR Ss377
tons. The gross income OF this feet
last year Increased 10 percent over
the previous year in spitr OF the
fact that The average freight rates
were 10 percent lower.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-08
Highest Praise For
EmplOye Ownership

Atlantic City, Oct. "a. P)-The
|demagogues and bolshevists are be-
ing driven to the woods and labor IS
putting the boss to work FOR II
through employee ownership of bust
nesses throughout the United States.
+. n. Carver. professor of economies.
Harvard University. today told the
American Electric Railway associa-
ton convention. AS a result, he add
ed, American labor leads the world.
Public utility companies. Mr. Carver
said, are surprising all businesses in
the employe and customer ownership
movement.
The joint stock form of business
organization was not designed prim-
-arily for the benefit of manual work.
ers, but il would not have been much
different from what it now is. II 1t
had" Mr.. Carver declared. Neither
state socialism, guild socialism. So
vietism,y nor the ordinary co-opera-
tive society presents q plan Of organ
ization so we'll suited to the needs Of
workers who desire to own their own
plants, as does the joint stock corpor-
alton.
Public service corporations show
a higher tendency than any other
single class toward employe owner
ship. One reason for this is probably
because in no other class Of business
does the ill-win of the public prove
so dangerous.
"The politician. from his aerial
lookout, is always watching for evil
dences of popular discomfort. In the
case Of public service corporations
he has a peculiar hold upon the bus
mess. In democracy we cannot get
rid of the politician. The only altern-
alive is, so far as possible to sub
stitute resident ownership for absen-
tee ownership.
THE form Of resident ownership
which is most disconcerting to the
politician is that which is known as
employe and customer ownership
When the employees OF a traction
company own a large part of the
business the politician cannot appeal
to the feeling between capital and
labor. because the laborers are their
own capitalists. II there We're no
other reason in favor Of employee
ownership. this would be sufficient to
justify it. Customer ownership in
other cases, such as telephone COM
pantes, accomplishes the same pur-
pose.
The attempt to combine employe
with customer ownership may have
Its difficulties. The interests OF GUS
toners and employees are sometimes
IN conflict. This may lead to COM
plications and stimulate party pol
itics among the shareholders. but we
may well run the risk of this if we
can only avoid the menace of that
bane of every constructive business.
the cheap politician"
Labor gradually is learning that
increased capital means increased
labor, MIR. Carver declared. and the
old type of Struggling" labor leader
is disappearing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-08
Rotary Meeting

The Tuesday noon Rotary lun-
cheon was held In G. A. r. hall at
lib. Mrs. Marion p. Oddly presided
at the piano and DR.. Raymond A.
Derbyshire conducted the singing.
The president, W. p. Woodbury..
presided. There was a large num-
Der present and many guests among
whom were Ex-Governor Carl F..
Milliken, Augusta; Judge Scott Will
son. Portland: Commission Of Edu-
cation Hon. +. W. ButterfieId of
Concord, n. H.: Principal Philbrick
of Scion High school; Principal Hol-
man. Madison High school: Principal
Perley s. Turney. Skowhegan: and
the Principal of Norridgewock High
school. Mr.. Barrows, Portland:
James McNichols. Augusta and Clair
Marston of Waterville.
A committee composed of the
following was appointed by the
president. Leslie II. Goldsmith, Sam
uel W. Philbrick, DIR. Oliver J. Cava,
Carl N. Holt. and William Robert
son to arrange for the visit of DR..
Charles Barker of Washington, D. c.,
on October %.
Mr.. Butterfield of Concord, y. H.,
was the speaker and spoke interest
ingly on topics Of school work. The
following Skowhegan Rotaffans will
probably attend the fall conclave at
Poland Spring. Walter II. Hight. C..
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Big Paving Tax
Staggers RAILWAYS

Atlantic City. Oct. CA. p)-The
Shost or Dobbin. the old gray street
car horse. today lowered over the
american Electric Railway associa-
hon convention. None among the
several thousand street railway men
present rose up and blessed him.
however. many made verbal attacks
upon the old horse.
Inc reason Is that when Dobbin
passed on. 80 years ago. he left he
hlnd a paving tax which only about
30 companies in the country have
been able to shake off. When DOH
pms hoofs tore up the cedar block
paVements in olden days, his owners
agreed, in practically all franchises.
10 pave between their rails. The cost
wasn't large then, the executives OK
pialned today, because cedar blocks
were cheap and only the main streets
were paved.
When Dobbin passed the paving
,YM heid on. Then came the automo-
piie ana demands for paving extern
sions. swiftly the paving cost grew
o,i'ii To-Day, according to statistics
given out by the association, the cost
of paving, including original invest
iheht ana upkcep. amounts to about
one-half n cent on every street car
rae. Federal investigations of the
TAX five years ago resulted in gov
erhnentai recommendation that COM
panles be relieved of it. Statewide
reiief has been granted in Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut. and 4G
cites. Electric railways arc declin-
ing TO include the tax in, new fran
chlses, and strenuous efforts are be-
ing made to have 1t stricken from
old agreements.
Inc Damage Died with Dobbin" Is
the slogan the industry has begun
using In an effort to rid itself of the
tax. A series OF display newspaper
advertisements. recently released. de-
cares the tax belongs in museums
along with leg mutton sleeves, high
bicycles and side whiskers.
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her cabin the wonderful garments
that Vera Atwood had ordered Tor
her from the various modlstes VINO
had the girls measurements. the
services of her quiet. competent maid
they became TO Mary a bulwark
between her and Bruce Gillian.
She had always liked TO look her
best. Now she would have gone
with her face unpowdered and her
hair brushed straight back from her
face and pinned up tight il her maid
had not insisted on dressing 1t.
but j don't care how l look" she
protested impntiently. the morning
after her talk with the serene little
woman whose name she did not
know What does II mattcr?\
Everybody on board knows who
madame is" replied the maid. as she
fitted white pumps to Mary's feet.
And 1t is all very we'll TO take
cure on shipboard and let ones conf
plexion rest, of course. but certain
things one MIST do"
Mary subsidized into her old indif-
ference: after all. why protest
against anything? But the memory
Of the thoughts that had come to
her as she sat on deck at daybreak
came back to her, like the first rung
of ladder that might be the way
out of the pit of depression In which
abe had been existing. Her unhap-
piness had been like n physical Ill
ness. a tangible thing thot hurt her
terribly. She felt that she knew how
mothers must feel when their chill
dren die. as II she were one with all
the grief Of the world. Life without
Bruce was more and more impossi-
bic.
But now. strangely enough. she
felt more hopeful. The woman who
smoke to her the day before had
seemed so sure Of what she was say
ing. so positive that one need not
lust go laundering through life at
the mercy OF whatever fate brought.
y "Mathilde, is there n Bible any
ubere among my thines?" she de-
manded suddenly.
The maid was too well trained to
show her surprise.
81 believe so, madame" she re-
piled. and presently brought out n
small Bible, bound in pale gray kid,
with a prayer book that matched 1t.
Mary smiled; they were as decora-
tive as the other small details Of her
life; even these symbols OF religion
had been made small and attractive
looking, SO that they would fit In
perfectly with her existence.
She turned It's pages idly. wonder
ing what lay there for her. Could
she believe the promises that con-
frontcd her? THE Lord Is my shep-
herd, shall not want" Shall not
want what? Could that be applied
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