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Evening star., 1925-12-27
MITCHELL TO CONTINUE
FIGHT FOR AIR FORCE
Colonel Tells Florida Paper He
Cannot Spend 5-Year Sen
terce" in State.
Ry the Associated Press

ITALIA HASSE. Fla. December
36.-Coi. William Mitchell. who WAS
court martialed recently for criticism
of the air defense of the country, in a
letter to the Florida Morning State de.
clared that he plans to continue his
fight for defense system that Will
constitute real protection To the
country.
The letter was in reply 10 telecra m
from the newspa per inviting col.
Mitchell 10 spend his five year sen.
tence in Florida in developing the
proposed commercial airplane industry
of the state.
ANY definite plans on my part
must he postponed until final de
cision has been reached by the court.
martial reviewing board. However.
tentative plans | have considered
would prohibit my engagement in any
kind of business that would in any
way interfere with the fight we have
started for better national defense
II is my intention 10 stay with this
until there is ests hlished defense
system that will constitute real pro-
lection to the country"
Evening star., 1925-12-27
WAR SUPPLY BROKER
Is POST-HOLE VICTIM
Texan Sold Warship to San Sal
y't
,gador, Arms to Madero and First
Electric Lights to Honduras.

.By the Associated Press.
san ANTONIO, Tex, December IS.
Jesus Trejo of San Antonio. who
sold the Republic Of San Salvador its
first warship, armed the Madero rev
olutionists in Mexico and introduced
the first electric lights in the Republic
al Honduras. died Thursday in sal
tile Mexico. from injuries received
when he stepped in post-hole. This
Information was received by members
of the family here today.
Trejo was one of the best known
travelling statesmen who made Mexico.
Central America 2 nd South America
fIe dealt only with governments and
MUNICIPALITIES He was SIS years old
when he died.
n His sale Il > warship 10 san Saliva
dor in 1910 provided that country with
It's first navy. The vessel was a
Steamer belonging to the United Fruit
Co. and was sold TO San Salvador for
500 900 and converted into a Warship.
In 1921 Mr.. Trejo and his son. Mar
tin. then u were arrested in Nuevo
Laredo on charges of being agents of
Cen Francisco Mursuia. then in re
volt and both were sentenced to he
shot Through the intercession Of
American Consul Robert and the late
Col. +. \. Chapa of san Antonio. a
trial was had before Mag. Gen. Af-
nufo Gomez, and both the prisoners
were acquitted.
Trejo was closely identified With the
revolt of Francisco Madero. which
overthrew Porfirio Diaz. and sold Ma
dero arms and ammunition with which
the revolt was won. He was purchas-
ing agent for Madero in the United
States until NIadero was killed, and
then represented Carranza and Muir
Euia, selling them arms and smmuni-
ton.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
WOMAN, 60, HELD
TYPHOID. CARRIER
33 Cases, 3 Fatal, Traced to
Food She Prepared
for Church Party.

LANSING. Mich, December 26 No).
To an S0year-old woman, resident
OF Eaton Rapids, the State Health De
partment announced today, have been
traced the 33 cases of typhoid fever
city November IS. To date of
city November IS. TO date three al
the cases have proved fatal.
The investigation conducted by the
department revealed that every one
Of those stricken with the disease had
eaten of squash which the woman pre-
pared and contributed to the dinner
In preparing the squash. taken from
her garden. she had worked it through
a collender with her hands.
Is Typhoid Carrier.
Laboratory tests showed. Dr. Rich
ard NJ. Olin. State health commits
sioner. said. that the woman was
typhoid carrier
Investigating the aged woman's his
tory, the health department learned
that her husband had typhoid fever
back in the Cos and that she CON
tracted it some years later. DR.. DIN
said the woman had agreed to avoid
handling any foods TO be eaten by
others than her own immunized fam
lily and had promised not TO mircie
with persons outside her own home.
Man, -. to &c Isolated.
The department already has ar
ranged TO isolate on 4 farm in Shia-
wassee County James Soper, 72-year-
old farm hand. To whom 90 cases in
recent years in Oakland and Shia-
wassee Counties have been traced.
OF those afflicted following the Eaton
Rapids dinner former Lieut. Gov.
Luren D. Dickinson and Dr. James r.
Bradley. former State auditor general
still are in a serious condition.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
COUNTESS GUARDS
ROUTED BY SHERIFF
Divorce Papers Served on
Former Miss Rogers at
Palm Beach Home.
sneclal pl.ns,ch to TIL. Star.

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla, Decem.
Der 26.-Countess Ludwig Salm Won
,Hoogstraeten the former Millicent
Rogers, heiress TO Standard Oil mil.
hons, was officially informed today
that her Austrian husband has filed
Si;:t for separation.
X. c. Baker, sheriff of Palm Beach
County, armed with documents exc
cuted by a New York court. appeared
Al Waikiki, the countess Palm Beach
home, this afternoon and was stop
ped on the front porch by two private
detectives and n maid. But the high
sheriff wasn't stopped long
THE countess can't be disturbed, "
ono of the detectives informed the
sheriff
Very important business. the
sheriff. said.
THE countess" persisted the de
tective, cant be seen"
Detective Gets Warning.
With those words the detective sta
toned himself in front of the door,
folded his arms, and assumed what
the sheriff considered q defiant atti-
tude
There is such thing a being ar
rested for interfering with an officer
Of the law" the sheriff suggested and
the detective stood aside.
A maid opened the door, called an
other maid. and the message was re
layed to the countess.
: Ten minutes later the second maid
informed the first maid that she was
afraid the countess could not be
seen" But the sheriff was adamant.
and Is minutes later the sheriff Of
Palm Beach County and the countess
were seated in the living room talk
Ing of vagaries of the weather.
New York Weather.
I have just returned from New
York City" the countess told the
Sheriff. 1T was very cold up there
Down here it is quite different
The sheriff chatted for 10 minutes
and then produced the papers, hard
ed them TO the countess. and an
nounced that he would have to be
going"
Il have heard something about this
suit" the countess laughed.
The sheriff laughed with her and
departed.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
INSIST ON RIGHTS
TO SHORT SKIRT AND CIGARETTE
Appear Little Moved By New Campagn-Learned
to Smoke From Mothers, They Say, and
Will Stick to Dress Fashions

skirts immodest and yet offer NO Oh
lection to the present mode in bath
ing suits. Only the most extreme
skirt fails 10 cover the knee, il was de-
clared but the approved bathing suit
leaves the leg bare almost from the
waist down.
When the girl of today wears
short skirt, she does not do il just to
show herself off" asserted another
pretty leader of the younger set.
THAT is just too ridiculous for words.
She does it because it is the style. OF
course, there are some girls who have
pretty legs and strive to show them
on to the best advantage at every
opportunity. But the average girl OF
TO-DAY IS entirely innocent of immodest
motive.
Isn't il pity that the few who
d" make unholy displays of them
selves attract so much attention and
cause all of these crusadeS, while the
great ma Jority who do not go in for
such extremes are obliged to bear the
brunt of them? 1t is my opinion that
skirts will be heightened when
fashions change. and not before To
say we are immodest because we like
to be stylish is ineTpreSsibly unfair. =
Judging All by Few.
Nearly all of the debutantes smil-
lnGly admitted that his latest crusade
having come from the exclusive home
of Mrs. Henderson, long prominent
nGure in the elite diplomatic circle
ot Washington. would probably max
more of an impression on mothers and
fathers than If it had been started by
q mother professional refnrmer."
But. for the present at least Wash
ington society. either young or old
has shown no desire OF intention
or discardinc the cigarette case or sud
denly changing TIE length of the
fl shionable skirt. 1t is quite possible
that Dame Fashion may take advan.
ace ot the temporary tempest let
loose by Mrs. HenGerson's campaign
and order longer skirts herself, il was
agreed, but the Younger women "f his
city most assurcdly 90 not wish 10
assume that reSponsihili:E.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
BRYAN FAMILY GATHERS.
Relatives of Commoner Meet for
Christmas Dinner in Florida.

MIAMI Fla. December 26 P).-
Relatives of William Jennings Brya n
gathered here yesterday in the first
reunion Of the Bryan family since the
death of the Commoner.
The Christmas dinner gathered to-
cether charles w. BRYAN. former
Governor of Nehra ska and Democratic
vice presidential nominee in the last
national election, his wife and Mrs
j. W. Baird. a sister of the late
Commoner. all Of whom came from
Nebrs ska for this reunion.
Others present included Mrs. vii
liam Jennings bryan and her dauCh-
ter and son-in-law. Maj. and Mrs. X.
4 owen.
Bachelors are not tolerated in the
Fiji Isla ands. Every man must get
married
Evening star., 1925-12-27
HEAVY PAYMENTS DUE
ON STOCKS AND BONDS
Denver Post Says Moutain Com
panies Will Yield Big
Dividends.
b. thc Assoctated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo, December 26.-The
Denver Post in its Sunday edition
says sotck and bond holders in COM
panies operated throughout the Rocky
Mountain region will share in nearly
~ 900 900 in payments and dividends
during January. 1926.
Total disbursements will reach
S6, 500 900. or an increase of $500, 900
over 1925.
The four companies making the
largest disbursements. are listed by
the pa per as follows:
Great Western Sugar Co. 81 .462. 500.
= The Mountain Producers Corpora
ton, 1909 300.
The Mountain States Telegraph and
Telephone Co., s672,S72.
The Cities Service Co. of Colorado.
sa49,719.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
MILLIONS TO AID MINING.
Alaska Gold Development to Be
Pushed bv Fairbanks Company.

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, December
26 P).-Authorizatio OF gold min
ing development program involving
expenditure of more than $4,000 900
here within the next three years was
announced today by Norman G.
Stines. manager of the Fairba nks
Exploitation Company, 4 subsidiary of
the United States Smelling and Re
tning Company.
Stines made his announcement by
cable To the Fairbanks New Miner
from Havana. Cuba
Evening star., 1925-12-27
Quite a Task.

From the Los Angeles Times
Marjorie had been washed and
cured and combed and now her moth
or was getting ready TO 60 out Mar
iorie looked serious as she watched
the process and finally remarked:
1t takes lot of fuss To make YOU
and me look respectable, doesn't it,
mamma 80
Evening star., 1925-12-27
SlDELICHTS OF WILSON'S LIFE
REVEALED BY EDITOR FRIEND
S. W. Small Who Aided War Presidents Admission
to Bar, Recalls His Brilliance in Difficult
Test in Court.

adequate to meet the current expenses
NJ Hennics end himself and he had
rnsorted TO contributions to several
Eastern papers and periodicals tn
make ends meet" OF course, that
confidence WAS respected.
After he abandoned the law and
removed from Atlanta to johns Hop
kins University in Baltimore we did
not meat again until his marriage in
June. 1855, to Miss Ellen Louise
iHson. one OF the most popular bellies
OF that Georgia day. He wrote me
an urgent letter 10 come to Savannah
for the event.
Met Again in 1887.
Two years later. in 1887. when |
was to address a graduating class in
Philadelphia he came from Bryn
Mawr 10 visit with me over the oc-
caS!oH. He next went to Wesleyan
University IN Connecticut and when |
Went there to address the students h
presided over the meeting and gave
me a very gracious introduction 10
lie audience.
Several times afterward, AZ Prince
ton and at Trenton, he cordially re
ceiyed me when ! made courtesy calls
upon him.
United States he resorted frequently
tor round of the links al the Wash.
incton Golf and Country Club. which
lies almost adjacent to my country
nome In Virginia. Being member
of the club | had opportunities 10
meet and converse with him there.
knowing that ] am a 'nosey" news
paper man he was neither surprised
nor offended when I presumed upon
our early intimacy 10 ask him aues-
lions not on the routine agenda.
During the time when he was try
ing TO keep us out of war" he was
hotly criticized for recomme nding To
the embattled powers of Europe TO
come To peace without victory" One
day. while waiting on the portico of
the club for his limousine to drive
up. ! asked him:
ASKED Meaning Of Phrase.
Mr.. President, really What do YOU
mean by peace without victory'?'
lie looked at me rather humorously
and said:
IF | reemhcr rightly. down in At.
fanta you were one of the seconds
in what threatened 10 he bloody
and famous duel between the TWO
leading editors of the city. and that
II was YOU who arranged an amica bile
peace between them, right on the field
of combat. without the firing OF a
shot. Isn't that true
| confessed that he remembered cor
rectly.
Then" said he. why should il not
he possible TO bring warning peoples
into an amicabe peace without Civ
ing TO either 4 claim to victory"
lie left me with the notion that
he believed such a peace between ma
tions might be arranged.
Another time | said 10 him:
Mr.. President. ! think your phrase
about 'watchful waiting very neat
and suggestive one"
'Oh," he replied. that is no in
Nentlor OF my own, il is in some poem
by one of the great English poets.
but | cannot tell YOU just now where
10 find it. 1t just recurred 10 me
while writing.
II has been my belief since my early
acquaintance with him that Mr. Will
son, had he remained a the bar in
Atlanta, would have reached high dis.
tlnction and been given exalted public
offlces, but, resident in the South. he
would never have reached the presi.
dency of the Nation.
Evening star., 1925-12-27

There will he no lengthening Of
skirts among Washinston's debu.
tantes. at least until the pendulum
or fashion swings low again And as
Tor cigarettes, while it is admitted
that tobacco is probably detrimental
to perfect health, the society matrons
OF rev seasons hence reserve the
right at present to use their own
Judgment. Certainly they do not be-
heve an occasional puff" hurts a
woman any more than IT does a man.
Thls Is the debutantes' answer TO
Mrs. John Il. Henderson's avowed
war on extremes in fashions and
hablta among American women, if
the somewhat warm statements of
more than dozen of Washington's
best known young women may be
accepted as expressing the sentiment
OF the entire younger set. In fact
they feel that Mrs. Henderson has
applled her reformation in, the wrong
direction.
Admit They Smoke.
out of more than "A dozen of this
seasons debutantes interviewed ONLY
two or three said they did not smoke
occasionally, none offered the slightest
objection to their girl friends enjoying
\ cigarette at the proper time and
place. and every one declared that the
pointed efforts of a very small mi.
nority to "overdo everything" has
"auSed many persons to take it for
granted that all OF them are guilty Of
The same faux pas.
Personally. ] do not like to see any
women smoking in d public place" de
clared one young woman when she
vas cornered in the parlor of her
Nassachusetts avenue home just as
she was racing for the door to keep 4
luncheon engagement Yesterday. And
deteSe seeing girl who has Just
made her debut putting away at a
cigarette while standing in dra wing
room talking with an older woman.
Only Copied Mothers.
But. after all. il was not the
Younger girls who started the habit.
They copied it from their mothers
Just like most boys initiate their
fathers. Now they have come
to like an occasional cigarette. 1t
tastes just as good to a girl as it does
To a boy. you know. And if the
younger girl chooses to have her
cigarette in private. with her own
set, am unable 10 see serious harm
in it"
That is about typical of the way
most Of the debutantes felt Some
however. is a more serious matter, in
Mrs. Henderson's statements and
nearly all laughed heartily. After
al. this ls pretty much OF an old
warn. isn't it asked one, demurely.
We've heard so much fuss about it.
| don't believe any more talking is
going TO change society A bit.
should say it's simply an evidence Of
social evolution.
Morality In Skirts.
That short dresses should be termed
immodest and irducive to immora lity.
h"wever. is mere serious matter, in
the opinion OF the younger members
Evening star., 1925-12-27
GOVERNOR MAY RESIGN.
New South Wales Executive Op-
posed to Government Plan.

posed Ic IOVeTnInenL f1dn.
SYDNEY, Australia, December IS
N).-Sir Dudley DeChair, governor
of New South Wales, it is officially
stated, will resign his post because of
the labor governments insistence on
the appointment of 25 new members
30 the legislative council. The re-
quest for the appointments was made
b. Premier j. T. Lang, and the gov
Arner not being favorably disposed
howard the request. it was referred to
the dominion secretary's office in Lon
slon.
The assembly today passed a bill
providing for the appointment of
women to the legislative council.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
Ford Plants Closed.

DETROIT. Mich. December oe tP)
All main production units Of the
Ford Motor Go. here are closed down
for the annual inventory period They
will resume operations on January 4.
About 100 900 men are affected
Evening star., 1925-12-27
NEWS PIONEER DEAD.
Frank H. Cooney Was Founder of
Detroit Mail, First Penny Paper.

= = 0P4'o1 1Il = V1111J "P0K'
hkcHICAGO, December IS P).-Frank
n. Cooney. 50. friend and fishing com
panion of President Martin Van
Buren, and founder of the old Detroit
Mail, died today at the home of his
st~h heae.
He was born in New York in 1S4e,
and at school was student of the
famous suffragist, Susan B. Anthony
He fol lded the Detroit Mail, said TO
have been the first paper to sell for
a penny, in 1872, but disposed Of II
in the sos to come to Chicago.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
CITIES OF FLORIDA
LEAD IN BUILDING
200 Per Cent Gain in Novem-
Der Shown as Boom Con-
tinues in State.
The national monthly building sur.

The national monthly building sur.
vey OF s. w Straus & Co. made pub.
lie today, shows that the II strictly
Southern States continued in Novem-
Der to break their 1925 building per.
nit records, exceeding November last
year by So per cent. and reporting
a total of s39.974.732 in rs cities and
towns.
With this showing for the II
months, these same Southern States
will probably make gain we'll over
80 per cent for the year, says the
:. w Straus K co. survey.
"Eloridd's November gain was 200
per cent, with n total in 10 cities OF
$2l, 49,, ,33l. Every city reported from
Florida had phenomenal November
increase. Other States in the group
which showed November gains We're:
Arkansas. Mississippi. North Carolina,
South Carolina and Texas.
Miami Leads Cities.
Miami led the Southern cities in
volume. with IS .+9S, ,399 compared to
81 ,395 $50 in November. 1924. Coral
Gables was second. with total OF
So / 55 .0o0. md making this new South.
ern city sixteenth among The leading
- cities of the entire country. st.
Petersburg was third amonG The
southern cities with y November toia
Of s2,i10.5O0 Jacksonville was fourth
Dallas was fifth and Tampa sixth.
Among the cities outside Of Florida
which showed substantial November
gains were Greensboro. y. G.. with p
gain of nearly 81 900 900: New Orleans.
Memphis, Knoxville. Winston Salem
Asheville. y. c.; Mobile and Houston.
The whole country. 40. cities re.
porting To the survey. made a Novenl-
Der gain of &c per cent. Each region
showed an increase over November
1924 except the Pacific West. which
hard slight decrease. The November
total for the 4o2 cities and towns was
s3i0, 552 .424."
Evening star., 1925-12-27
Leading Southern Cities.

The 25 leading Southern cities show
ing largest volume OF permits for No.
Iemher. 1925. are:
Evening star., 1925-12-27
Morality In Skirts.

That short dresses should be termed
immodest and irducive to immortality.
h"wever. is mere serious matter, in
the opinion Of the younger members
Of society. They fail TO understand
how any person could call kneelencth
Evening star., 1925-12-27
A Genuine Diamond
$500

Weighs one full carat. This
sparkling. beautiful and brilliant
gem Of fiery color at such a
low price assures an unusual
value. An ideal purchase from
Christmas-gift money and
value unexcelled.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
A Genuine Diamond
$50

A beautiful and exquisite gem
weighing 55-l0O carat or FIVE
points more than one-half carat.
A sparkling and fiery stone OF
unusual brilliancy. An excep-
tiona1 value at this low price.
Evening star., 1925-12-27

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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-12-03
SHERIFFvS SALE

Bankers Loan and Mortgage Com.
pany, corporation, Plaintiff, against
Fred Nelson and Margaret ]. Nelson
his wife, Goldie e. Cowan, as Admin.
istratrix of the estate of William A.
Cowan deceased, and Goldie e. Cowan
Defendants.
To be sold at Sheriff's Sale on the
10th day of December, 1925, at 1:15
O'Clock p. m, at the front door Of the
Court House in the City of Red Lodge.
Carbon County Montana, all the fol-
lowing described real property. to-
wit:
Southwest Quarter of Southeast
Quarter (SWASEN), of Section
Thirty 1907, West Half of Northeast
Quarter tWhNEA), Southeast Quar-
ter Of Northeast Quarter (SEAEcu,
Of Section Thirty-0ps tsi). Town
ship -Four (4) South Of Range Tween
ty-Three (ss) East, containing leo
acres, more or less, according to
United States Government survey
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-12-03
Wand Locates Wealth

An improved magic wand,u said ia
Be capable of indicating the presence
OF coal. oil, metals, salts or water in
the earth, has been invented by Prof
hindrop of the Bochum school of
mines.
Experiments with the new wand are
said 70 have been so successful that
Prof. Mindrcp has been invited by the
bureau OF mines of the Dutch govern
ment to determine the extent Of coal
ana ore deposits at Maurik, Holland.
Ihs wand contains undisclosed mag
neeac substances. Laid on the surface
9 80 earth m Indicator in the tube
= enA - Register the presence Of
vn 1nsral elements far below
- eI1aee. Similar wands hsrsto-
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-12-03
[sEALl
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of William w. Rothweu, De.
ceased.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN BY
the undersigned. Administrative Of
the Estate Of William w. Rothwell,
deceased, to the creditors Of, and all
persons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication Of
this notice, to the said Administer
trix at the office Of E. B. Povinss.
in the Improvement Block, Red Lodge,
Mont. the same being the place for the
transaction Of the business Of said
estate in the County of Carbon.
Dated Nov. Gath, 1926.
LEILA STEWART,
Administrative of the Estate of
William w. Rothwell, deceased.
First publication, Nov. 26, 1925.
Second publication, Dec. 8, 1925.
Third publication, Dec. 10, 1925.
Fourth publication, Dec. IN, 1925.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-12-03

by the World Federation of National
Education Association, we endorse and
encourage the efforts Of the Junior
Red Cross Chapters throughout the
state as expressed in their educational
program which lends the force and
faculties of this society toward the
development of, first, the spiritual as
pect Of the child's nature, and second,
a better human relationship between
individuals and nations alike
The Ninth Annual Roll Cali of the
American National Red Cross is now
in progress and will continue until
Thanksgiving. Citizens Of Montana
can help prepetuate the good work
being accomplished in their state by
joining this humanitarian organiza-
ton for 1925.