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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-22

Lot 3S-Cotton Crash with red
border.
SALE PRICE 12Lac
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-22

SPECIAL
Manufacturers Sample Stock of Ladies'
Spring Garments. Some fur trimmed.
Cost to Make-FrOm $1,000 to $3.50
OUR SALE PRICE $3.50
On sale Saturday at $50 A. M.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-22

Lot 43-Fine Quality Turkish
Towels, large size with figured
borders in blue. gold and pink.
SALE PRICE CSC
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-22

Lot 25-Ladies' Crepe Night
Gowns. all sizes, Jennie sleeves.
Value SIPS.
SALE PRICE 89c
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-22

Lot ST. ladies' Silk Hose, coIors
airedale, grain. banana. peach
and blonde. Req. Price $1n0
SALE PRICE 69c
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-22

Lot 7-Checked Muslin Sash
Curtains. Req. Price gee.
SALE PRICE 25c a Pair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-22

Lot 59-Ladies Fancy Isle Hose,
all colors and all sizes. Pine
apple stitch. Req. Price 75c
= SALE PRICE ACC
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-22

Lot 26-Crcoe BIoomers, all
sizes. Reg. Price Soc.
SALE PRICE 39c
Evening star., 1925-11-28
SETS HIGH STANDARD
FOR NEWSPAPER MEN
American Legion Official Saws
They Must Know Truth and
Dare to Tell It.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Assoc1ateh Press
MADISON. Wis. November 2S.-
The newspa per man or woman worthy
Of the profession must find the truth
and then have the courage to tell /. .
Frank Clay Cross. national American.
ism director of the American Legion
said in an address prepared for de-
livery today before the Central Inter
scholastic Press Associa ton, made up
Of high school editors from through
out the Central States.
In the search for facts" he said
preference, antagonfsm. faith and
all other emotions-han ndmaids Of
prejudice-must be laid aside. The
newspa per man must be a student and
a lover of truth. When truth is sup
pressed the nation is endangered"
Cautioning against Judging the
truth of A statement by the reputa-
ton Of the man uttering it. Cross
scoffed at the popular inclination to
consider prominent men as oracles in
every department OF knowledge"
Hardly month passes without the
heralding of the opinions Of some well
known inancier on our educational
system. or those of some successful
politician on how he may pay of hi.
mortgage. Such conclusions and ad-
vice may he worth no more than the
opinions of a bootblack. Why heed the
astronomer who tries to interpret the
Bible, or the clergyman who attempts
to pronounce on science?"
The speaker pleaded with the stu.
dent editors to fight for preservation
Of free speech and a free press, even
for the Communist" and asked his
hearers to help train a generation OF
readers who will dema nd the best type
Of newspapers.
Evening star., 1925-11-28
new POLICY HINTED
IN BUS LINE CASES
Utilities Commission May Be
Forced to Change on Basis
Of Court Ruling.

A recent decision by the United
States Supreme Court may lead the
local Public Utilities Commission TO
adopt a new policy in con sidering re-
quests tor extensions Of the service
Of public service compa MES.
The local utility act provides that
extensions OF service ordered by the
commission must show promise Of
being compe nsa tory within a reason
able time. Maj. w. +. r. Covell. as
sistant to the commission. believes the
latest decision may be construed to
mean that IL a company as whole is
earning a rea sonable return the COM
mission would he justified in ordering
reasona BILE extension Of IA cilities re-
sardless of whether such extensions
would he remunerat tive at the time.
Mai. Covell said the decision OF the
court also indicates that the commits
sion may assume in ordering exten.
sions that the company has recourse
TO apply for a revision Of rates II nee.
essary to protect the property.
The commission has pending at this
time a petition for residents OF Ben.
ming for an extension OF gas service.
and it recently had similar applica.
ton from property owners on and near
Conduit road. The Benning ca Sc ha 9
not been decided. In the case OF Con.
duit road the company has agreed to
begin making extensions In the Spring.
Evening star., 1925-11-28
NAVAL PLANE MAKES
25,0OO- MILE JOURNEY
Develops No Serious Engine Trou
BILE in Round Trim to New York
From California.
AZ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
4 flight of approximately $4,000
miles with no serious engine trouble is
recorded by Lieut.. r. n. Wyatt Of the
Navy in report 10 the Navy Depart
ment on his recent transcontinental
flight to observe the Schneider cup
races.
Lieut.. Wyatt made n triangular
flight from the naval air station at
San Diego 10 New YorI. end thence
to Baltimore 10 observe the races, re-
turning from there 10 the California
station. The department issued this
statement on the basis Of report
from the air station:
Lieut.. Wyatt. flying a SDW plane
with a T3A engine. was in the air
more than go hours and covered ap-
proxinately $4,000 miles away from
home base. in a region where there
were very meaeer repair facilities. He
had during the fight one forced LAM
ing. which was caused BY the failure
Of internal oil lines. He experienced
few engine troubles and none of
serious nature"
II Is expected that Lieut.. Wyatt will
command the contemplated Alaskan
mapping expedition, which will begin
operations next year for the Interior
Department along the narrow strip Of
land running from ketchikan to
Anchorage and lying between the Pa
cific and Canada. an area of approx
mately 10000 miles. Three planes
probably will be used and the opera
tons will require about three years.
with only three months available in
each year there for hyine.
Evening star., 1925-11-28
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PrsH.
NEW YORK. November 2s.-The
United States has a ella ina mt for some
of the $3.50 900 prize money offered by
the British government to the in
ventor Of the tank"
Francis J. Lowe. for many years =
tractor salesman and now a metro
politan real estate operator. gives
Edwin Wheelock, a tractor engineer
OF Winona. Mimi. credit for the
fathering OF machines that were a
sensa ton Of the World War
In April. 1916" Mr.. Lowe sa id yes
terday. Il went to Europe TO sell some
caterpillar tractors. and took with me
some blueprints of a proposed SO 900
pound armored tractor made by Mr..
Wheeiock."
He went to Col. Sir Henry Cspel
Loft Holden. director of mecha nicsl
transporta ton, at the war ONCE in
London. When Col. Holden learned
that the armored tractor plans called
for a machine weighing more than %
tons he said: Come. come. This Is n.
other Yankee invention to win the
war. 1t will break down any bridge
in Belgium and besides YOU Yanks
don't know that we drive to the left
OF the road instead of to the right,
so II will block traffic a. we'll"
Finally" Mr.. Lowe says col
Holden introduced me to a Maj Will
son. who took the plans and said he
Evening star., 1925-11-28
TANK u. S. INVENTION, EXPERT
SAYS. CLAIMING BRITISH PRIZE
Declares Briton First Secuted Usefulness of War Ma
chine for Which 3O,OOO.Pound Award Is Now
Offered by Government.

would let me know If We Were to get
any orders. but | never heard from
him until after the battle of the
Somme, when it was reported that
funny looking cheese boxes were go
ing over the top and chasing the
Germans
Wheelock then requested Lowe 10
go 10 London and find out what had
happened. and Lowe got in touch
with Sir William Triton of Fosters,
Ltd, the firm that built the tanks
for the British.
AT first Triton thought ! was
newspaper man. and talked freely.
but when i asked him If he knew
Holden and Wilson he asked me
point blank what | was really after"
SAYS Mr.. Lowe. Il told him that |
wanted to get the 100000 prize
money for Americans, and he said
that under the terms of the govern
ment award only British inventors
could get tt"
The first prize court was una BILE to
determine who was the real inventor
OF the tank, and a second hea ring has
been ordered TO pass upon the claims
of Capt. Bede Bentley. a recent
British war ONCE announcement said
that the idea OF tanks is not new.
that H. G. Wells described them in
novel in 1908, and that the award
was intended for the man or men
who drew up the specific plans used
for the first tanks
Evening star., 1925-11-28
RICHARDSON AGAIN
HEADS CIVIC BODIES
Is Reelected to Sixth Term As
President Of Federation of
Associa tions.

DR.. George Fl. Richa rdson was elect
ed president OF the Federation of
Civic Associations for his sixth con-
secutive term last night at a meeting
Of the association at the District Build
ing
Other officers elected were: William
Fl. Lewis, vice president: j. F.. Bowles
executive secretary; Huver l. Brown
recording secretary: Capt. H. D. Queen
treasurer, and F.. ]. Norton cha pla in
The following committee chairmen
were named: DIR. y. ]. Daniels. educa-
tion; II. w. Woodson, legislation; DR.
j. j. Porter. public improvements: Dr.
A. r.. Colling. commercial interests:
George Beason. publicity: Sedgwick
Landers, collation.. and George w
Jackson. credentials.
The associs ton adjourned until the
fourth Friday in January because the
next regular meeting would fall on
Christmas night. A committee was
appointed to seek to have department
store managers appoint coIored high
school and college students to tempo
rar.- positions in the stores during
the Christmas buying rush.
Evening star., 1925-11-28
COUNCIL TO LEARN
DIFFERENCE IN BILLS
Donovan to Explain Correct
Form in Drafting Money
Measures.

When the Citizens Advisory Council
meets at the District Building tonight
to resume consideration Of the Dis
trict's legislative program for the new
Congress Mai. Daniel j. Donovan. au-
ditor, will be present L" explain to
the council how il should word bills
which call for the expenditure of
funds. The council has before Ii such
measures as the bill TO eliminate rail
road grade crossings and TO extend
Fourteenth street through Walter
Reed Hospital grounds.
District officials say that In drafting
such bills the language should be
clear aS TO the amount which 1t Is
sought to have the Federal Govern
ment pay toward the project. These
District officials will caution the coun-
Gil not to say that such appropriations
shall be made in the same proportion
as all other expenses OF the District
are made. They take this position
because Congress for two years has
departed from the proportionate plan
by appropriating a lump sum of 49,
060 900 toward District upkeep.
1t has been suggested that the coun-
ell state specifically in these bills that
the United States shall pay 40 per
cent OF the cost. or that the bills
should state the actual amount In
dollars and cents to be paid by the
Federal Government.
Evening star., 1925-11-28
PROMISES ACTION
ON BANKING BILL
McFadden Says House Will Pass
National Act Late in
January.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The bill passed last session by the
House I" revise the national bank
act will he reintroduced in virtually
the same form at the Forthcoming
session. In making this announce.
ment today. Chairman McFadden OF
the banking and currency committee
its author. said House leaders had
promised that the measure, which
failed OF vote in the Senate in the
closing jam last session. would be
given an early place on the calendar.
Mr.. McFadden plans to hold no
hearings on the bill in view OF the
extensive hearings before the com
mittee a year ago and expects its dis
posal by the House before the end
of January
The measure would allow national
bs nks 10 establish branches within
city limits Oh about the same basis
s permitted State banks. II further
would prevent all State and National
banks in the Federal Reserve System
from establishing branches beyond
the corporate limits Of the city and
would forbid National banks from en-
gaRing in any activities beyond the
city limits.
Mr.. McFadden is awaiting action
on this bill before deciding whether
to reintroduce a measure he submit
ted to the House last session propos-
ing to eliminate some OF the war
time amendments to the Federal Re-
serve act. which permitted member
banks to expand their business.
Evening star., 1925-11-28
FOUR MEN ARE HELD
IN $4,000 SWINDlE
Boy Evangelist" One Of Gang Ac.
cused Of Fleeing Rich Illi-
nois Farmers.
BY the Aasoci ted Press.


ST. LOUIS. November 2s.-Fo,,r al
legged members Of confidence ring
last night were under Federal indict- :
ment here In connection with the
swindlins OF ssn 900 from four Illinois.
men. during the iast two years.
Arrest of the quartet was announced
by Post Office Inspectors A. F. Burt
and III. n. Wasson, who charged the
men with conspiracy TO use the mails
TO defraud. The indictments were re.
turned on November Is, but were not
made public until yesterday.
Those arrested are Thonoes H.
LauShlin, alias Chappie Moran. inter.
nationally known confidence man.
James Brady. known in this country
ana europe under many aliases: Wal
ter Sanderson Of Litchfield. ILL.,, son of
Clergyman and himself known as
the Boy Evangelist" and Luther
Sanderson. his cousin. Inspectors are
seeking three other alleged members
OF the gang. known as George Joseph.
b. a. Martin and Col" Patterson.
victims of the confidence ring are
Mayor William G. Frank OF OkawyilIe
H.. who lost 335. 900 in Liberty bonds.
Lava 3. Totter. Jacksonville. who los,
SlS.4oO: James Metcalf. Alton. who
lost $4,000. and Louis Buescher, Dan.
vers. who lost $1,000. The latter
three are prominent Illinois farmers,
according to c. J. StatIer. assi,ta Mt
distrlct attorney, the men fieeced their
victim through fake land and stock
deals. SUI =
Evening star., 1925-11-28
CHAPMANCLA|MS
"PARD0N' ILLEGAL
Slayer Says Coolidge Used
Communicative Power UnlaW-
fully as instrument Of Force.
~ the Associated Press.


HARTFORD. Conn.,, November Is
sReprieved from the gailows for three
i months by Gov. Trumbul. Gerald
FChapman, mail bandit. convicted Of
smurderinS policeman. Is acting as
Zone Of the lawyers FOR himself.
Z In a five.paSe brief written with
pen and ink in his cell and bristling
with legal terminolosy, he contends
that President Coolidge has I'M
morally and unlawfully" employed
the communicative power as an instru-
ment of force.
The President has commuted Chap.
mans sentence of 25 years to Atlanta
Tor robbins the mails in New York in
order that Chapman may hang in
Connecticut for killing a policeman
after he had escaped from Atlanta.
Chapmans lawyers plan to go as far
as the United States Supreme Court
to prove that he first should serve
his Federal sentence before being exc
cuted In Connecticut.
. Chapman was sentenced to die next
Thursday, but the governor yesterday
reprieved him until March because of
habeas corpus proceedings which Will
be argued in Federal Court Monday.
In a cell piled high with law books.
yesterday. Chapman handed his brief
to one OF his lawyers. Frederick j.
Groehl. In some 500 words, many OF
them long. and syntaX that would
please rhetorician. Chapman con
tends that the funda amental idea of
the Presidential power to commute IL
that il shall he used with good Will
and merciful intent and that privileses
under il shall be gifts and not puni-
tive or irimicaI forces 10 place lives
and liberties in further Jeopardy.
Mr. Crcehl said that there was only
one legal mistake in the document.
Chapman attributed the communication
power to a legislative act. whereas II
Is conferred by the Constitution.
Cha pman's brief Is 10 he used In large
part in Mr.. Groehl's arguments in
court.
1t Is also 10 be argued that Chap
mans transfer To the Connecticut
State prison from Atlanta for trial as
murderer was unla wful. 1t is con.
tended that the only legal reasons for
transfer are unsafe condition OF
prison, cruel treatment or III health.
Evening star., 1925-11-28
U. S. SCOUTS CHARGES
OF ARSENIC ON APPLES
Agriculture Officials Declare
Amount of Poison Exaggerated
in London Case.

Filming Of London fruit dealers for
selling American apples alleged to
contain arsenic in harmful quantities,
as reported by a United States at
tache In London, Is not taken serious
ly by the Department Of Agriculture
here.
Experts Of the department said to.
day that the amount Of arsenic re-
ported to have been found was less
than q third OF medical dose to
each apple. assuming that skin and
all was eaten without washing or
wipinR, and that a dozen would have
had to he consumed at one time be-
fore serious effects could follow. This
amount was much more than used,
they asserted.
1t is also significantly pointed out
that commercial interests have
charged that the English agitation
was part of a movement to injure
American trade. No case Of fatal or
even serious illness from this cause
has been reported in this country. but
the experts are continuing vigorously
the efforts they have been making for
some time. to educate American grow
ers in the proper handling of arsenical
sprays which are essential to the
culture Of the fruit.
Evening star., 1925-11-28

Continued from First PaEe)
way plan in an orderly and compre-
hensiVe manner. This irregular. H.
devised plan. il is argued. makes an
objectionsb BILE subdivision which will
remain a blight upon that locality for
all time IL not eliminated.
The only way that the objectiona bile
spot can be eliminated so that the
city can develop in harmony with all
the surrounding territory would be to
condemn the entire area composed OF
about 50 acres. The situa ton cannot
be corrected by private interests on
account of such a large number of
small property owners. Even IL the
private land we're acquired, 1t would
still be impossible for private interests
to close the alleys and streets and re-
subdivide in accorda nee with the
highway plan.
Blight on NeighborhOOd.
1t can well be seen by a study of
the highway plan that the existing
condition of the Reno Subdivision Ia a
great blight on the entire surrounding
section of the District. The surround
ing territory is being developed by
high-class residences and It Is evident
to all those who have made study Of
the development Of the District. and
especially to those who are now plan
ming an orderly development, that the
Reno Reservoir Is the very heart Of
the center OF that entire section of the
District Of Columbia.
The development Of the surrounding e
territory il progressing rapidly and II
blocked by this misfit subdivision the
city planning board and members Of
the District committees in Congress
say those who are responsible for de-
velopment OF the city plan will be
held culpable.
Besides the advantages accruinE
from the elimination of this subdf-
vision, other weighty considerations
Commissioners and members Of Con.
gress. 1t commands the highest view
of the District of Columbia, with An
elevation of about 420 feet 1t Is the
site of the old Fort Reno. one of the
old Civil War defenses of the city of
Washington. This old fort can be re-
stored within the park area.
Needs for School.
Besides all this the Water Depart.
ment must have additional land for
the extension OF the high-service
reservoir, and an appropria tion is now
impracticable to locate at this point
on account Of the impossibility of
closing streets and alleys within the
area desired.
The public school authorities have
inspected this property and are anx-
ious to establi there a junior high
school with an athletic field. This
rapidly growing part OF the District
demands such a school, and there is
no location as attractive as the ones
| within the 52-acre limit of the Reno
subdivision.
This project has the Endorsement of
all the various District depa rtments
| Interested.
The private holdings in the tract de-
, sired have an estimated value OF
| 81 ,000, 900. However. the assessors
place on it q value Of S750.00O. but
| the bill has been drawn on the basis
! of a million dollars.
Evening star., 1925-11-28
Girl, Is, Accused
Of Robbing Man
OF $l2 in Street

His vanity injured when 1s.year.
old Pauline Barry. 72s Sixth street
southwest, slurred his appear ran
after he had pleaded poverty in
turning down her request for a
quarter ito buy hot dogs" William
II. Mcfarland last night flashed
VIZ, which. the police say, the girl
snatched and fed down the street.
Percy w. Tarman. 81 years,
West Falls Church, Va, who was
engaged in conversation with Nc
Farland when the money was
snatched, went in pursuit of the
Barry girl, and is alleged to have
admitted picking up the money she
discarded in her flight after first de.
Miss Barry and two compa Mons.
Myrtle E. Grove, Is years, 40 h
street southwest. and May E. De-
ment. Is years. 1917 Four and one.
half street southwest, the latter
charged with suggesting the money
snatchinE to Miss Barry. are held
on charges OF robbery, while Tar
man IL also being held pending a
further investigation Of the Incl
dent. 1t IL probable the trio Of
girls will be arraigned in Juvenile
Court early next week.
Evening star., 1925-11-28
MAN is CRITICALLY
INJURED BY TAXICAB
Skull Believed Fractured When
Hit by Auto-Another Knocked
Down by Car.

Charles F.. O'Haean. 4S years old.
Mount Vernon Hotel, was proba bly,
fatally hurt by a tsXicab at Fourth
and II streets about 1:45 this morn
ing. John F.. TAYLOR. AIS South Pitt
street, Alexandria, Va. driver Of the
ayicsh. took the injured man to
Emergency Hospital.
The patient became unconscious
soon after giving his name and ad =
dress. 1t is believed O'Hasan's skull
Is fractured.
About the time this accident oc-
CURED. Joseph L. Holla nd. SIS years
old. 60 Rhode Island avenue, a proof
reader in the Government Printing
once. was knocked down by an au-
tomobile at North Capitol and II
streets. while on his way to work. and
injured.
He was taken TO Emergency Hos
pital In a passing automobile and
treated for minor decorations and
shock. Aubrey Clasett 1916 Plea SAINT
street southeast driver Of the ma :
chine thu struck him. reported the
accident to the police.
Evening star., 1925-11-28
H|NDENBURG SIGNS
L0CARNO TREATIES
Berlin Expects Security Pact
to Help German Develop
ments in Russia.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. November 2S.-President
Won Bindenburg today signed the bill
passed by the Reichstag yesterday,
ratifying the Security Pact and arbi
tration treaties negotiated at Lo-
carno.
Chancellor Luther and Foreign
Secretary Stressemann will depart
for London tomorrow to sign the
documents off1Cially. with the repre-
sentatives of the other interested
countries.
The adoption Of the Locarno bill.
2al to 114. in the Reichstas was due
to the widespread conviction that
economic expectancy made ratifca ton
indispensable. This argument pre-
vailed over lack Of evidence of readi-
ernments to ameliorate the conditions
OF the occupation OF the Rhineland.
Aids Aims In Russia.
All the spea kers who supported the
bill during the five days OF debat te
sa id that Germany would be in no.
wise pledged to so-called western
orientation. Frank expression was
given to the hope that Germany's re-
lations with Soviet Russia would con
tinue on a basis of political amity
With political animosities elimina ted
from her relations with France and
Belgium by virtue of the security pact
and arbitration trea ties with those ma
tions. 1t Is believed in political and in
dustrial circles that Germany now Is
in a better position to give thought to
her economic interests in Russia.
Five Yet to Sign.
When they arrive in London to sign
the trea ties. the German delegates
will give the allies notice that the
German people are impatient over the
measures otsconcessions accorded Ger
many by the allies and will seek to
have them enlarged.
Although the Locarno treaties were
initiated by the various delegates to
the conference. October IS. only the
British Parlia ment and the Germa n
Reichstae thus far have ratified them.
The other nations which are yet TO
act prior to their sigma tire in Lon
don next Tuesday are Fra nee. Bel
gium, CZechoslovakia, Italy and Po-
land.