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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-22
AID
EXAIVDR|A
CHILDREN
Club Plans Christmas Party
for Under- Privileged
Ones of City

E. ! f5. M
ALEXANDRIA, Va bee "a
In accordance with their campaign
Tor the relief 81 md privileged
children and the rebuiIdlfle u the
crippled the KiWnnie Club win
give Christmas Marty 70 one hum
dred OF the little tots m ne audi
t0rium oG the Chamber 0f Com
Inefee "Wednesday evening at 7
Each little euest win raosive :
toy and some gift from q member
OF the club Kenneth wv. OGDEN.
president Of the club. VIII preside
George q. Warkield, chairman OF
the committee on aRrangesnents for
the party. requests that the meFta-
bers Of the club turn In their gifts
today.
All the public schools cf the city
win close their doors tomorrow for
the Christmas holidays and win re-
main closed until january 5. Al good
number Of the teachers are from
Out Of town and will 20 to their
homes for the holidays. The Episco-
pal High School and Seminary. ~
Seminary Hill, already have re-
ceseed for the holidays. Almost
al Of the local boys and girls who
attend schools In other PARTS 81 the
State have returned already to spend
the holidays at home.
Ernest Clark, colored. was he'd
for the action Of the Grand s1ary
today IN police court by Judge Fred.
erick @. DuvalI on the charge 81
felonious assault with D dangerous
weapon.
It was testified that Clark ctft
Eugene Parker, also cOlorSd, on the
forehead with q razor.
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n Nav YORK TO BE IN PATH OF TOTAL ECLIPSE OF sun
JAF sEsE PROTEST b !.
NAVAL MEET AT HAWAII

TOKYO, Dec. n soItitions
protestine against the forthcoming
1895 United states naval rnaneuvers
in Hawaiian waters were adopred
here today a meetings Held under
the auspices OF the Kokumin
Talbeihai PolitIcai socist5 % discuss
Japaness American reIzAona
The resolutions declare the ma
nsuvers viii be luenace to the
peace Of the Pacific ana the Far
East.
"A K0IEunin c8nmittee WIN visit
American Ambassador Edgard al.
Bancroft tomorrow and request him
to transmit the resolutions to Presi-
dent Coolidge and to the United
States Congress.
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PROD UoE DEALER HELD
FOR LIQUOR VIOLATION

Charles p. Enlnert. forty.tvso.
bSO1 ThiFfeenth street northwest. 8
local prOduce dealer, was arrested
early today BY Policemen Heide.
Deyoe ana Brown Of the Tenth pre-
cinct at New Hampshire avenues
ana Spring road northwest, and
charged with speeding, transporting
and Illegal possession Of liquor.
Two Quarts Of alleged whfskey
and the auto were seized.
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U. S. MEAT AFFECTED BY
RULING or PREMIER

PARIS. Dec. s7.-The fmporta-
ton Of meats from the United
States and from the Argentine Re-
public viii be seriously affected II
Premier Baldwin's Imperial prefer
ence" plan IL successful. the I've
ming News pointed out today.
The plan would include q prefer
ence for dominion meats only, per-
hitting such meat imports az the
Dominions would be unable to sup
ply, II was stated.
During the first eleven months Of
the year Great Britain paid Argen-
tine meat exporters $20.000,0O0 for
beef alone.
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j. {. HOOVER SUCCEEDS
TO FORMER BURNS JOl

The vacancy that has existed IN
the Department OF Justice since the
resignation several months ago Of
William ]. Burns as chief of the
Bureau of Investigation was flied
today by the appointment Of j. r..
Hoover, who was Burns assistant.
The appointment was made by At
torney General Stone.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-22
OYSTER SENDS GREETINGS
TO DISTRICT EMPL DYES

Commissioner James r, Oyster
today sent to all employees in the
police, fire, health. Fairgrounds ana
weights, measures and markets de.
partments letters Of congratulations
for the gears work and q wish Tor
8 Merry Christmas.-
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British Recall Marshina

GIBRALTAR, Dec. 22.-The Brit.
fish destroyers which left for Tangier
on report that Tangier was IN
danger OF attack have been recalled,
1t was reported here today.
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THINKING. AND VOTING

Thinking and voting but not saying
much about 1t: that has been no.
ticeahle feature of the Presidential
election in this part Of the state.
Not many at the polls" was the
word passed around Tuesday after
noon. Very few, as compared With
the number at the time of the State
election. waited for the Journals As
sociated Press bulletins. Yet, with
the exception of those Democrats, not
quite ready to vote for Coolidge and
reluctant to vote against him and
who in consequence did not vote. the
people did come to the polls: they
We're interested, but noticeably quiet
about it.
Is this attributable in some degree
TO the women? They have been ear
nestly endeavoring to inform them
selves. there are many evidences of
that. but they have not been saying
much about 1t.
Colonel George Harvey. now editor
of the Washington Post and reputed
a sagacious observer of political sit
nations, gave very optimistic pre-
diction respecting the states he be-
l:eved Coolidge would carry. a pre-
diction which the returns impressive
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CANAAN

Mrs. Caddie Foster arrived home
Saturday from the Paine Hospital in
Bangor. where she was operated on
two weeks ago for cataract on the
eye. the operation was a success
and Mrs. Foster will In a few weeks
be allowed to remove the bandage
ana use the eye.
Mrs. Merle Foster was in Show
began Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Richardson
and children. Charlie. Leroy, Jr.,
and Elinor were calling on relatives
in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah FernaId, Mrs.
Alma Crommett, Ethelyn Crommett,
James Gould and earle Fernald
motored to Portland and return
Sunday.
Mrs. Lettie Foster was In Bangor
Saturday.
Gerald Smith and Harold Mahoney.
who are working In Albion, were at
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Brown of
Portland. Mrs. Irving p. FernaId of
Topsham and Miss Grace Hall of
kittery arrived here by auto Sunday
and VIII pass few days visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Josiah Fernald and Miss
Frances Fernald.
Miss Grace Hall went to Lewiston
on Wednesday to resume her
studies at Bates college.
AIR. and Mrs. Fred Getchell have
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AS the Ragged Rabbit Giant
reached the level land with Little
Jack Rabbit in his pocket, the tiny
Yellow Bird perc!ed on his right
shoulder and the big. immense lolly-
pop over the other. he commenced TO
sing a strange song. At first the
music was very low. deep and soft
Ike the murmur of a river. Pretty
soon ii sounded like bells from a dis
lance. and by and by. like harp.
At first the bunny boy thought his
big friend was merely singing for
the pleasure of it. but by and by he
noticed that every now and then a
Lee would follow, until after a while.
a great swarm of them trailed out
behind Suddenly the giant stopped
all together. and holding out the
immense lollypop. waited until all
the bees had settled upon it.
Dear. Oh dear" thought the little
rabbit, "therell be nothing left in a
minute or three but the stick
However he said never a word, being
wise little rabbit. He hadn't been
to Professor jim Crows Shady
Forest school for nothing. Oh my
no, three times and maybe four.
He knew you couldn't take two
from four without cutting it in half
even il You didn't have a knife. Yes
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ALBION

Mr.. and Mrs. Grant of ST. Adams
were Weekend guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Mclaughlin.
a son arrived Oct. 30. in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Orman Higgins.
Mir. and Mrs. Everett Davis and
Mrs. A. NJ Stratton. also Ora
Meader of Waterville went to Bos-
ton, Tuesday where Mrs. Davis will
enter the hospital for surgical treat
ment.
Byron kimball. who was operated
upon for appendicitis last week. is
getting along as well as can be ex-
pected.
Miss Nerna Gould. who teaches at
Good VIII, passed the week end at
the home OF her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c. Gould.
a baby boy arrived Oct. 81, in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Harry Dove
Harry McKiel, who has been
working in Aroostook county for
several weeks returned to his home
here last week ACCOMPANIED by
bride. Congratulations and best
wishes of the community are ex-
tended to them.
l.. w. Spearin went to the Sisters
hospital in Waterville last week for
treatment.
Oliver Harding of Gardiner passed
the weekend at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Hard
ing
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the public Is tickle. that ii isn't inter-
csted in governing itself. We better
revise those notions.
SCIENCE AND VIGILANCE OUR
GUARDIANS

The need OF eternal vigilance in
preserving health is again dramatic
ally brought to attention by the out
! break of the pneumonia plague
among Mexicans resident in Los
Angeles. The facilities for setting
vigilance TO work in suppressing
plague are featured in the flying of
an airplane with serum all the way
from Philadelphia to Los Angeles.
Pennsy lvania and California are
sister states living in the same
neighborhood. Communication be-
tween them is much speedier than
once 1t was between the towns in
either state. Serums brought from
Paris to the Golden Gate in the near
future win attract little attention.
The world IS neighorhood which
may become infected from neas on
the back of n sick rat in Hong
Kong. There will be need of all the
wisdom which went to the making
and flying of the airplanes. to the
preparation and administering of the
serums before the tiny flea may be
eradicated.
There Is n persistency about the
seeds of disease that is appalling.
Twenty four years ago the seeds of
this plague In bubonic form made
its first recognized appearance in
California at San Francisco. 1t was
then discovered that the ground
squirrels were carriers OF it. APP
pearances of it have since occurred
there and in other parts OF the
country but have quickly been sup
pressed. although its existence
among the rodents has probably
persisted.
Five years ago the pneumonia
plague broke out in Oakland, Cal.
but although highly infectious was
soon under control The deadliness
OF II was illustrated at Mukden in
1910 when the attack was in most
cases fatal. Aside from persistinS
among rodents it hahitually appears
in certain sections of India. Indeed
there is nothing which stands he
tween civilization and another Black
Plague but science and vigilance.
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0ueeIING OF THE POLITICAL
POT

The New York World announces
that friends OF McAdoo will soon
launch his boom for 1928. 1t does
not say what Governor Smiths
friends viii be doing meanwhile.
I.aFollette's manager announces
that the party will retain its organ
ization. This purpose has lain close
to the heart OF the revolutionary
radicals. But Debs and LaFollette
win scarcely be able to take a
vigorous part In the 1928 campaign.
Tho followers have faction rather
than party instincts and are obsessed
by vanity or love of notoriety. Much
can happen to milling groups smart
inE under overwhelming defeat in
course OF four years. Their threat
to disorga nize the Democratic party
does not look as menacinG In the
light OF tho returns as 1t did under
thu glare OF the red fire OF their
predictions.
Notwithstanding the serious at
tention the public has given to this
election II is probable the people
would like to turn to other matters
for, q while. Indeed a desire for such
relief had somewhat to do with the
effort made to keep the struggle from
being prolonged in Congress.
Nevertheless politics will persist. IL
not so closely needed.
On March 4th. Mr.. Coolidge. If he
lives. will become President for the
first time under direct mandate from
the people. Heretofore he has been
tho, executor of the Harding political
estate. working with those Mr.. Hard
ing selected for his advisers. We be-
lleve Mr. Coolidge will wish to retain
tho. services OF such men as Hughes.
w~rks and Mellon. but they may
oave other desires. Especially Is Mr.
Eughes a pillar Of strength. COM
mhhdIng the worlds respect.
II Is TO be expected that the
President .effacIng though he is.
will naturally exert great influence
In shaping the policies of the party.
Whether in this he will be helped or
hinhered by Congress It Is too early
to conclude. Al best 1t safely may
be said that no President in recent
years has been confronted by a
greater ordeal than Is likely to he
Afforded by Congress. 1t is crafty
ng, that It cannot escape the in
Gucnce OF the overwhelming vote for
the. President. the patent fact that to
him they owe in many cases their
reelection. Furthermore the reaction
which 10 setting in all over the
world against the Missionaries. who
have made welter OF public affairs,
will not be altogether lost on the new
Congress. whatever I've its personnel.
This election has sky written:
There Is limit TO our patience
with cranks. demagogucs and po-
litioal necromnncers."
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Editors Letter Box
A Short Work
Kpnnehec .JOIlrnal.

The Kennebec Journals:
"A short work, will the Lord make
on the earth, He will cut it short in
righteousness" The only way of the
promised peace on earth"
He will hasten ii, in His Christ 81
day" All signs point to this being
Christs time and how events has
ten Is it not such a time, the
righteous in heart have been hoping
and praying for? When He "cometh
with all His angels. to execute judg
ment on the earth"
But how is 1t, to come, seeing man
has made such a failure striving to
bring in righteousness in his way?
by grace are We saved. through
faith and that's not of yourselves, it
is the gift of God" How and when,
Is this gift to be given to men? Hope
to the end tof the old age) for the
Grace that is to be brought, unto
you at the revelation of Jesus Christ"
Notice, 1t is to be Drought" unto
you. BY whom? The angels only
who are commissioned by the Faith
er, TO do His perfect will. Speakin =
of the angels, are they not all min
isterins spirits, ministering unto
those who are TO be heirs of saliva
ton? Note how great are the events
taking place, fastening peace. or
war. There was war in Heaven
Michael Christi and His angels
fought against the dragon (deviD
and the dragon (deviD fought and his
angels and prevailed not" This war
is going on in men. Both the good
and evil invisible powers, are seek
ing to control the minds of men. The
angel Of the Lord encampeth around
about those who fear Him and deliv-
ereth them" Up to this time, the evil
is apparently uppermost. Woe to
the inhabiters of the earth. The
devil has come down among YOU
having great wrath, knowing his
time is short" Hence comes the ex-
cess OF war, murders and hatreds.
Even the churches have not es-
capped hatreds. Why is this? Be-
cause 1t has been a season of night.
darkness and great ignorance,
knowledge Is being increasedl and
men have not been able to walk in
the narrow way" since the Roman
Emperor Constantine's time. Christ
said: The night cometh, when no
man can work. He that walketh in
the night. stumbleth." And has made
many crooked paths. which accounts
for the present confusion of ton
CUES Christ's presence will bring
about as He said. "one fold and one
shepherd" one truth. Il am the (one)
way, the tone) truth, the (one) life."
Let us look and wait for the Grace"
that is to be brought" to those who
look for Him spiritually. Jesse.
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DAVID CORY

sir. He was a wise little bunny. so
he said nothing. only hoped the bees
V Guild leave 4 tiny, why bit OF cancy
on the end of the long broom stick
handle.
Pretty soon the Ragged Rabbit
Giant said to the bees. Now go
back to your nest and in n week
shall expect YOU to have finished
honey lollypop as big as this one"
Then. placing his hand over his
mouth, he made strange musical
sound, something like the voice OF
sea-shell when You hold it to your
ear. At once all the bees began to
hum. soft and low. and. spreading
their wings, away they flew to find
sweet dew from the flowers.
Pulling in his belt another hole.
the Ragged Rabbit Giant strobe on
ogain, with the little rabbit peeking
out of his coat pocket and the tiny
yellow Bird psrched on his shoulder.
BY and by. after a while, and
maybe a mile. he stopped at the
Fubbling Brook. for he was thirsty,
although not the least bit tired,
STOPPING down he made a cup of his
two hands. Wait minute, please.
He made a bucket with his two
great hands. not little cup. and,
1Iter urlNhlnS long anu OeSp, iiS
stood UP again. The tiny Yellow
Bird had already fiuttsred down to
dip her bill in the water, holding
hack her head to let the drops
trickle down her pretty throat.
Thirsty" enquired the Ragged
Rabbit Giant. tickling the little rab-
bits ears. III give YOU saucer of
water. and rounding the palm of his
big immense hand, he filled it with
water and held it under the little
bunny's mouth. Then, letting out a
hole in his big leather belt. he once
more set off for the Dear Old
Bramble Patch. the little rabbit
peering out of his coat pocket and
the tiny yellow bird perched on his
hat brim.
All Of sudden from the depths of
the Shady Forest came mournful
howl. 1t sounded like Mr.. Wicked
VOLTS voice, and that is just what
the Ragged Giant Rabbit thought
although ] must wait to tell you In
the next story what happened after
that.
Copyright 1924. David Cory
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Editorial Comment
Gas, Profitable and Improbable
philadelphia Inquirer)


All Philaledphians had concrete
argument again the other day for not
voting for La Toilette. 1t was an
nounced that the city's profit on gas
during the last quarter was $4,000.
Philadelphia will this year receive
upwards of $3,50O.000 from the sale
of gas.
The consumer now pays one dollar
per thousand cubic feet. When the
city politicians managed the gas
works, the consumer paid dollar
and a half per thousand feet. And
the quality of gas was not more than
half as good.
But even if the politically -managed
gas plant charged a half more for
gas than the consumer now pays, and
when less than half as much was
paid for coal as what fuel now costs,
the gas works regularly came out
with a deficit instead of profit.
The same plant leased to private
managers, which in this case is the
United Gas Improvement Company
can now pay the city $3.500,000 cash,
give the consumers far better gas and
for much less money.
But LaFollette wants all such cor
pomtions in the United States owned
and operated by the politicians at
Washington. with himself as the
boss. No man or woman who has any
respect for his or her own purse can
possibly cast ballot for such a
purse stealing program.
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NOTIONS NEEDING REVISION

Politics has become a serious
business. \ whiriwind of votes has
swept the country and been greeted
nowhere with a whocp and n yell
Millions have been spent and mighty
few,voters have received a two dollar
to he the horseshed) The postotfice.
the radio and the printing office were
getting much OF It. And what were
the people doing? Were they reading
the propaganda. were they listening
ever the radioT They were. They
were very patient about It. Few
became excited. Unusual discrimi-
nation was seemingly being exer-
cised. Politics had been under the
l!melight since the year came in but
II the public were weary Of it they
contented themselves with wish to
have II over.
People listened while opponents OF
the administration told them the
tariff was all wrong: that people
were down -trodden: that monopoly
had them gripred by the weazan.
They drove miles in their automo-
bsies to listen to all this and much
more: they paid good money to hear
the Lenine OF this country tell what
a woeful condition they were in.
They noted that those matters Of
which at first complaint was made
were dropped and new complaints
taken up. Looking up data they be-
gan to suspect why the old COM
plants were dropped. They won
dersd whether the new ones would A.
any better.
Could It be that the man In the
White House Of whom the New York
Times had said. q year before. that
he was known to his countrymen as
modest, reticent. self effacing, pat
lent. ARM" that he had won his way
by Intelligence. industry. integrity
and capacity" had become overnight
q rascal an incompetent, a person
lacking In the attributes to states
inanship. It didn't .lissen good.
Some OF us had accepted the idea that
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Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Eastern Standard Time
TRAINS lEAvE AUGUSTA FOR

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q A. Pts. tl247 = n. fzNS Q. n, ti2as
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Belfast. ca As q m, 10. 80 q. m, y SO p, IN.
Bosom. Ss.2i q. N. tolls a. m. 1884 a N.
1855 =. M. t2,a6 .. m. 1884 p M. taos p. a.
Calss. t2.S3 q. N, ti2SS p. m;
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| > Daily. Except Sunday and Mcnd.,
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4 Discontinued altar October 10. Sunday oay.
d. DOUGLASS, n. L. HARRIS.
a-2s.c4 V. p. s GenI MSr. Genl Pass, AS,at
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FREE ADVICE FROM
A TAX COLLECTOR
Tells How Something Which
Annoys Many People May
Be Avoided.

Walter r. Slower. tax collector and
prominent resident of Bluehill. Me,
writes the Priest Drug Co.
Since receiving the free sample
Of Priests Indigestion Powder you
sent me 7 have used quite a few
bottles of Priests Indigestion Pow
der and find it will do just as it is
recommended to do. which Is more
than many medicines do. advise
everybody suffering from indigestion
to try it."
Priests Powder for Indigestion.
Sour, Sick Stomach. Car Sickness,
Heartburn and General Hyperacidity
OF the Stomach.
All druggists. SOC and $50. The
$50 size holds five go times as
much as the soc size.
Priests Regulators. the ideal tonic
laxative for chronic constipa ton CSC
and 75c. II your dealer does not
carry them in stock have him order
for you or send direct to Priest Drug
Co. Bangor. Nc. Parcel Post pre-
paid to any address. No extra
charge.-Advt.
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MANY SCHOOL CEIlDREa
ARE SlGElY

Mothers who value their own COM
fort and the welfare of their children.
should never be without a box of
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children for use throughout the sea-
son They Break up Colds, Regulate
the Bowels, Relieve Feverishness,
Constipation, Teething Disorders.
Headache and Stomach Troubles.
Used by Mothers for over 80 years.
THESE POWDERS GIVE Salts
FACTION. All Drug Stores. Don't
accept any substitute.
Trial Package sent FREE.
Address Mother Gray Co, lie Foy,
y, Y.