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Evening star., 1924-03-14
Newspaper Man, Sentenced to Death
BY Soviet, Rec0ur,ts Escape Here
Richard Eaton Says Trotsky Plans Overthrow OF
Present Regime A tter Falling in Love With
Beautiful Russian oman.

Imprisoned in Moscow for nearly
six weeks and under sentence to be
shot for being a spy against the So
Wet government. Richard Eaton, a
youthful American newspaper man,
with many acquaintance in Wash
ington. is free today because he had
the foresight to conceal some money
in his shoe, with which he bribed a
prison guard to carry a message to
British friends. The latter effected
his release.
Eaton, who now is in Washington
completing a vacation of about three
months. today told of his brief but
eventful visit into Russia. AS a cor
respondent of the London Daily Mail
and lie Matin of Paris, he succeeded
in getting in and out of Petrograd,
now Leningrad, and went to Moscow.
Awakened from his sleep at o'clock
one morning in June of last year. he
was confronted by two soldiers. who
carried a blank warrant for his ar
rest. Stripped of all personal be-
longings, he was taken to the dog
Evening star., 1924-03-14

kennel" n small Jail housing thirty
five prisoners at the time in a tiny
room with no windows.
II was> placed in solitary confine-
ment," he related, land was fed on
black bread with one large dish of
herring soup from which all the pris-
oners ate. Then after a few days
was taken before Simanova, the real
chief of the foreign department OF
the Ckeka. the secret society, which
is responsible for the many acts OF
terrorism which have Mortified the
world. She is Russian woman less
than thirty years old, a beautiful
blonde with innocent gray-blue eyes
She conducts all the important inter
rogations and is merciless in her de-
mands for punishment.
During my examination l denied
being an English spy. She at once
said in Russian to an assistant they
thought 1 :. only spoke Germany 'he
must be shot
so, charged with being a spy and
sentenced to death, 1 was sent to the
famous Boutirki prison, where
Evening star., 1924-03-14

found that on the day I was arrested
the Cheka had arrested 400 priests
and eight of the nine archbishops of
Moscow. Three hundred priests al
prisoners for all sorts of queer Of
fenses-one charged with being a
counter revolutionist because he went
TO church every Sunday.
Bribed Guard to Aid Him.
After long stay here 1 bribed a
guard to carry a note to some British
friends in Moscow and then / was
taken to the Loubianke-. within
which is another prison known as the
Vecheka or mad house. Only prison.
ers sentenced to death are placed
here. l was put in a cell with five
other persons, one priest, who
prayed constantly for twenty-four
hours. At the end of this period | was
released, but was escorted to the
Evening star., 1924-03-14
frontier by two Russian soldiers with

frontier by two Russian soldiers with
rifles and fixed bayonets.
Eaton declared a revolution in
Russia is imminent. Trotsky, he saiG,
fell in love with a beautiful Russian
woman, Mile. Naunoff, and it was his
plan to procure from every European
government a passport and a small
pension, SO that he and his sweet
heart could live in peace. The soviet t
found out his plan and now he is in
supposed exile. while in reality, ac-
.cording to Eaton, he is in south
Russia rounding up an army of Cos
sacks to overthrow the present gov
ernment.
They all want a finger in the pie
Eaton Said. THE detection of
Trotsky is more important than the
death of Lenin."
Living conditions in Moscow. Eaton
continued, are about the same as in
Washington, if one has the money.
The highest legal salary paid is al out
Evening star., 1924-03-14
Thought Titled American.

The bolshevik is a queer person
you've got to know him and deal
with him accordingly. When I was
arrested / was cross-examined ed for ten
minutes on the question of being a
titled American prince or duke and
at the end Of that time this fellow
still believed it. But it was not until
he went into another room and found
that America hasn't any nobility 1hat
he finally believed me-
Eaton arrived here about two
months ago and went direct to Cali
fornia for a rest. He was born in
Seattle, Wash, but has spent much
of his time in Europe. In 1922 he
was Washington correspondent of the
eStminRter CsaZette
Evening star., 1924-03-14
Plants Aid Sunlight's Harvesting

d. T. MacDougal, director of the
laboratory of plant physiology at
Carnegie Institution and general Sec
retary of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, MAIN
tains that botany will be the science
through which much of the progress
in Harvesting the sunlight's energy
will be made. The absorption of light
rays by certain plants providing for a
transfer of light energy to the atoms
of the molecules Of the protoplasm, is
the basis Of his assertion.
Evening star., 1924-03-14

| $50 month, and ordinary clerical
| positions bring about $40. "You can't
| eat meat every day on O. salary of
that size" he commented
Evening star., 1924-03-14

or nearly 100000 white people of
foreign birth less than half are nat
uraliZed citizens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
The Old Mechanic Says:


The Old Mechanic Says:
I wish some Of you chaps with
cars would know enough about the
repairin' business SOS you could tell
me exactly what's wrong with your
car when you've got . complaint.
I'm gettin' into trouble every day
through talEin' too literally the COM
paints of owners who take wild
guesses at their trouble.
II you tell me there's somethin'
wrong with the gears, and lead me
ON BY teilin' me that you notice they
do this, that or the other thing, 1t
isn't exacly logical for me to start
right In lookin' to the clutch for the
trouble. ! know enough about this
business to look into the unsuspect-
ed units for trouble that appears 70
be somewhere else, but, hang It all,
I'm as human al the rest OF EN-.
Smith. down the street, was SO
positive the water pump leaked !
lust couldn't resist the temptation to
get out the tools and look into It.
Cost Smith several dollars for some
thin that could have been fixed for
the price Of good cigar.
Just because the water leaked TO
the floor directly beneath the water
rump the trouble couldn't be any
thing but pump leak to him. He
was SO COMPOUNDED sure about 1t.
That's why clean overlooked the
fact that the leak originated iRone
Of the hose connections. 1t was
cure chance.that the water ran down
the pan to the openin' under the
pump.
Motorists could save themselves a
lot of money by KNOWN enough
about their cars to guard against
startin' a repairer off on the wrong
lnnf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

II not for the way safety flrs." has
been featured as q unity.
When four-wheei brakes were drst
introduced. for instance, motorists
were led 10 believe that the new
feature was Safety in itself whereas
safety still came frst. That II why
a lot Of people were surprised ia
ind that they could still manage to
weekend at the best hospitals de-
spite their very efficient brakes.
Balloon tires make skidding Diff
flcuit, but unless a driver remembers
that balloon tires are a contribution
to safety first" only when he keeps
safety in mind first skidding is not
entirely obviated.
The wise driver today stills puts
safety before everything else, even
though his car Ii generously equip
ped with everything obtainable In
the way OF safety first features.
That's why such features are a
real contribution TO the safety first
movement.
Any safety device Ia twice as ef-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

Twill close Friday. Dec. 10, Tor A..
weeks vacation. Friday, the Las, A.
the children will have a Chris,s,s,
tree and entertainnl. At.
Mrs, Arthur Barry was In Bslfss
Thursday.
Miss Flora Farnham went 10 n.
hospital at Bangor Mopda Tor ttsst
ment on her throat
Mrs. Flora Hunt of Dexter pss...
the weekend here with her moths
Mrs. Alice Higgins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walker h,,.
gone to Newport TO live this winter
Geo. Bragdon shipped q car Of pe,,.
toes last week u Massachusetts. m.
first ear that had been shipped on, A.
there since october. Peter Harmon A
Son are shipping two this week.
Roscoe Thurston is loading ara
shipping apples To parties in Ohio
Mrs. Robt. Belts was in watervill.
Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Real and Ratsd Power

In buying cars there seems to be
considerable doubt in the minds of
many motorists as to the exact DIFF
ference between rated power and
actual power. Some people Will
cross a forty horsepower car off
their list. thinking that they must
have at least fifty, while others will
often prefer Il sixty horsepower
motor to a seventy on the theory
that enough's enough. This sort OF
selection Is known as "motor buy
ing" not car buying, because the
motorist merely considers the rated
power Of the engine. This may have
but a very indirect relation to the
actual power which the car as a
unit reveals, depending upon the
speed of the motor and the gear
ratios. wheel size. body weight, tire
and brake equipment. Some forty
horsepower motors can deliver to
their cars a greater proportion of
actual power than some fifties or
sixties. The rated horsepower of
any automobile engine is only hall
the story.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

Events are developing q new line
of thought anent the somewhat
overworked slogan safety fvt."
1t Is being discovered that tho
rnatter Of safety comes first, satig-
faction and results following.
When any new ear feature ts Of
fered IL fs described as a safety first
proposition and the mOtorist IL led to
believe that he has provided him
SELF with something that VIII keep
Elm out Of the accident reports re-
CARELESS OF how he drives. He isn't
told that safety still comes before
the safety first feature.
Perhaps he should know this dis
tinction without having TO be told
ana pnrha pr he would know II we're
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
THORNDIKE

Gaunee Hunter, master OF Harvest
Moon Orange attended the State
Grange in Portland this week.
Nr and Mrs. Marshall Waltonl and
daughter. Marguerite have gone to
Unity to stay few weeks with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Walto4y I'M
til Mr.. Walton RECEIVERS from an at
tack of paralysis.
The grammar and primary schools
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Heating the Private Garage
BY ERWIN GREER
president Greer College Of Auomotve Eneineering)

heaters. such as stoves: hot air;
steam and vapor heating.
Hot air heating should be con-
sidered az 0 method Of ventilating
as we'll. for in any hot air system,
the arrangement will bs such a.
to ventilate the building a. we'll.
Since gasoline and oil vapors are
heavy and tend to 80 down to the
floor, rather than rise >ay do other
vapors. garage ventilation IL din
cult. AS these vapors are danger
Gus, 40 Is also carbon monoxide Of
the exhaust, this ventilation IN
especially important, for in the
cold months the garage you'd be
kept closed even when working on
the carr Hot air then should have
double consideration and In O gen.
eral way It 10 the lowest priced
system aside from direct heating.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Ear Safatx'a Sake

Frequently it Is necessary to learn
how to use safety device in order
to keep it from being possible
source of danger. This Is particu-
larly true of a number of rear-view
mirrors which magnify the nearness
Of cars following. "A driver cannot
afford to pin too much faith to the
fact that car a hundred feet be-
hind will seem to him to be Just
behind" because with a mirror Of
fering this form of safety there Is
also the possibility that a car in
process Of overtaking will not be
seen at all. Such a car passes out
OF the near range" Of the. mirror
sooner than it would in mirror
that does not bring objects up
closer. and it is still too far behind
to be heard by the dryer ahead:
Here is where the danger lies. If
you don't see anything in your rear
view mirror at least keep In mind
that there may be something trying
to DaSS,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

left of. bus and are accustomed to
their limitations with regard to
starting, stopping and steering
Streets are safer when traffic units
understand each other.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
eussss for safety

Every motor bus that u put into
service seems to reveal another point
in favor of this new form of city and
highway transportation. chief among
which are the safety features.
Drivers Of private cars do not have
to worry about pedestrians alight-
ing from buses. as in the case of
street cars. because the motor
trciieys stop at the curb. This is
also great protection to the bus
rider. Drivers always pass to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

/, Rough and unnecessary usage OF
your four wheel brakes may strain
the body OF your car. particularly
il IL is a closed model. On the
other hand the body viii 6e spared
the usual strain incident TO two
wheel brakes If you use your FOUR
wheel brakes gentlys
Never look down at it when set-
ting the emergency brake after
rarking. Frequently the car Will
roll forward or backward while
switching from the service to the
emergency brake and II you are moi
looking out Of the car you may mol
detect it.
Ii your car is equipped with q
transmission that provides for
snappy, fast and quiet second gear
using # will often set you over
steep> hill quicker than by forcinR
the engine at eighteen miles an hour
in high"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Built for Performance

In buying an automobile, and IN
trying to decide whether what one
owns is what it should be. one
should consider whether it is per-
Torrance or\transportation that Is
most desirable. a lot Of cars are
being marketed as performance
cars" and they are filing the bill
for folk who want that sore OF thing.
But 1t Is well to remember tnat
stunts do not stave off repair bills
nor make miles smiles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

the cylinders which vaporizes so
quickly wuen coming in contact
with the hot metal as to enrich the
mixture to a point where it will not
burn. Under such conditions the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Did You Know

That most of the sausaking
caused by a windshield 10 due TO
the rubber strip separating the
two panes Of giass?. The upper
pane usually develops q slight
sido to side motion. thus rub.
bling against the dry rubber.
copyright 1924 by The Cllmal
EnninrR SArNicel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

The cost OF building the average
SSivats garage exceeds one thous-
and dollars. hence II cannot be
sailed . cheap structure. The man
Spending q thousand dollars would
g1ve sustained and serious thought
20 his heating problem for there
ASe ct least three freezing cold
months In every year.,
VIII you use your car all win
Ter, that 10, moro or less contin-.
ually, or will you use II but part
ct the cold months--say on bright.
clear Eundaysf II your garage
1oeased close to the house or 10 It
ct back 20 far from the house that
sc must have individual heating
appaSatus7
n the garage 10 close 10 tho
house, or constructed rs part Of
: t,Cr WATER PLANT WITH
oAptAToa SUSPENDED
FROM The cglLlNo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

engine will not Start at oil, even IL
Won have found the cause OF tine
original stall; that is. not until the
cylinders have been Thoroughly
cleared, To do this open the pet
cocks and crank the engine with the
throttle closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Makes M atters Worse

If the engine stops while running
along the road do not use the choker
when cranking again. Choking
sends a spray of raw gasoline into
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

Forty thousand miles Of paysd
reads were eonstructsd last var,
Q number Of them srsprneentinD
new and more direct r0bses to
another world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

/ Ns house. the heating problem Is
. matter OF simple connections run
ming from the house heating sys-
tenn. and the necessary radiators,
eec. But II the garage Is q sep.
arsts unit--Quite q distance from
the house. why then It leaves only
che internal unit.
Insurance regulations are very
strict against any open fame or
open heater being IN the same COM
partment with gasoline or oils.
Consequently. one must figure on
q garage heater that will not inter-
fere with insurance companies
policies.
In . general way. there are Eve
available heating methods-direct
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
Direct heating is not generally used

Direct heating is not generally used
for garages.
Hot water and steam systems
arc recommended by insurance
men. The placing Of the radiators
can be decided by the garage owner.
There 10 nothing complicated
about heating the private garage.
nor Is It an expensive proposition.
1t is a simple matter that anyone
can work out for himself in Q very
short time. Having done 20, he will
wonder why he didn't do It sooner.
Jack Frost can do lots Of things
to an unprotected car. Frozen
radiators and cracked water-1ack-
cts are expensive propositions.
much more costly than Q garage
heating system.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
DEVELOPMENT Of Power

Drivers who are familiar enough
| with the mechanical features OF the
/ internal combustion engine some
| times allow themselves to be nIisled
| into thinking that their motors de-
velop greater power and torque at
| certain speeds than at others.
| Power and torque vary with speed,
of course, but it is a common mis-
| take to misjudge the speeds at which
, popularity of the closed car has
served to encourage further mis-
takes along these lines.
Many drivers, for instance. believe
that because their engines seem to
| deliver a greater surge of power and
speed over hills when the car
running at thirty five miles an hour
the engines maximum power comes
at that corresponding crankshaft
speed. The truth of the matter is.
however, that the engine Is merely
being aided by the momentum OF the
heavier body. 1t may develop
greater power or torque at car
speeds much lower. even though the
effect may be that the car is under
powered at such speeds.
Worth Remembering
IL the hood and cowl of the car
| are painted, polish the hood more
frequently in order that the two
shall fade out evenly. This will
prevent having the hood go dull
sooner than the cowl. If the hood Is
| enamelcd, however. reverse the
! parking. Frequently the car will
! ordinarily fade out quicker than the
| hood. A little extra polishing ma,
even up.
If the car Is equipped with a
transmission lock better carry one
| Of the KEYS in secret hiding place
on the car. You may make the
mistake someday of swapping the
lock when you do not have your
keys with you. That is always
contingency with locking devices
that can be locked without a X
but not unlocked. The same sug-
gestion goes for the lock on the
spare tire.
Heat aggravates dragging clutch
by causing expansion of plates. II
you are annoyed by this trouble
/, when driving through traffic where
| frequent use of the clutch Is neces-
sary make every effort to keep the
engine as cool as possible. Where
radiator covering device IL used at
! this time Of year, for instance. you
should provide for as much cold air
as possible, and be sure that the
radiator is filed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

flcient II the driver with these Inn
rrovements at his disposal thinks of
| safety FIRST.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

tCowrish, i9sS ey Erwin Grssr,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
DOWN THE ROAD

! THE TINE NoyR H6RAND bAoE 81 WHILE
lYpU WERE WAITING F0a A STREET Gar. AMI
FAXED TO SEE MUS FRANTIC s'oNAls-/
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-05-08

come before US are due to misdirect-
ed energies and tendencies. What
these children need is intelligent
leadership and proper direction and
there is no organization which can
meet this situation so well as the boy
scouts. To prevent the youth of our
communities from dropping down the
ladder and knowing the worst too
young is, of course, the very thing
for which we all are striving. But
the boy scouts do more than this.
They are teaching our boys how to
mount the ladder rung by rung,
courageously, reliantly and hope
fully, and thus finally to reach THEN
goal of clean manhood, whole in body
and in soul, fit and ready to take
their part in the struggle of life and
to fight for their ideals. No aim or
work could be finer than this"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-05-08
SCOUT SCHOLARSHIPS

The biggest happening in local
scout circles during Anniversary
Week." writes w. w. Brundage,
Scout Executive of Newark, N. j.,
'was the announcement of two 4
year Scout Scholarships in the Col
lege of Engineering of Newark
Technical School, one given by the
trustees of the School and the other
by Franklin Conklin of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Newark Local
Council. General ability, character
and academic standing enter into the
required qualifications. The scouts
fortunate enough to be appointed To
these scholarships will have the
choice of following a mechanical,
electrical or chemical course of en-
gineering. Recently in a western
city $50 scouts were questioned as to
what they expected to do later for n
livelihood. Engineering courses were
named by 70 per cent of those who
answered"
Shouldn't we bring about more
such acts of encouragement to
scouts? 1t ought to be possible to in
duce practically every college and
technical school of standing, to es-
tablish a Boy Scout scholarship, and
it might be possible for every local
council to duplicate that with anoth-
er. Scouting will be glad to men,
ton every case of the kind reported
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-05-08

than any other one thing. tYou
have read the chapter, haven't
you?'D
You first catch your woods. Or if
woods are scarce, then open fields.
country. A scout makes the most
of what is available. Stepping on
dry twigs without swapping them,
after all, isn't the whole thing.
Walking through fields without step
ping on too many wild flowers is /
good substitute exercise.
Every scout is entitled to at least
one continuous week in summer
camp under canvas. He is also en-
titled to as many weekend and over
night hikes into the open as can be
managed. On all these occasions he
can practice doing the things named
in that chapter in the Handbook,
what is a Scout ?"