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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON
Y Helen Rowland
Al Little Widow

"A LAABGAO WIuUW
no to, my Son. How long wilt
W thou cry, Beware of the
widows! For they are seekers
of prey and hunters of husbands"
Behold, it hath come to pass
that in a world full of wise
women and knowing damsels, a
WIDOW, alone, is simple and I'M
sophisticated.
Then, fear her not, nor cast
contumely upon her. For the
widow is not the seeker Of prey
but the prey, itself! Nay, she is
not the hunter but the game
not the angler but the poor
fish,
Lo, every man knoweth that a
widow is lonely and the gate of
her heart standeth wide open.
Every man knoweth that her
heart is easily touched by sym
pathy and her pocketbook easily
touched by pity.
Every man knoweth that her
heart is an empty shrine, wherein
man may enter by the key OF
flattery. For her vanity hath
long been starved in the silence
Of matrimony; and little COM
pliment goeth to her head like
wine and maketh he's dizzy.
She misseth the presence of a
man in the house as she would
miss a departed front tooth. She
sigheth for the scent OF cigar
smoke in the curtains and listeneth
for the sound OF a key In the
latch.
She feeleth so sorry for her.
self!
Verify, flapper may cheerfully
paddle her own canoe; but a
widow Is as sailboat in the wind,
without a compass or a rudder.
A napper knoweth all the
Tines" OF men and can sift the
truth from the jolly. But a
widow hath so long dwelt in the
shadow of one mans life and the
sound Of one mans voice, that
she knoweth not applesauce from
real ardor nor a. pink fib from
honest rapture.
A damsel that earneth her own
money is no mans Florida invest
ment; but a widow, unto whom
the dollars have been doled out
as charity" may be any fortune
hunters treasure-and his treas
ury. And fool and her money
are soon courted.
Verify, verify, when a woman
looseth her husband, she is as
Al1ce-in- Wonderland, who believeth
all things and awakenefh in
brand-new world.
Then, let not spinsters and dam.
sells envy the widow, saying, "She
is q man-trap and full of wiles
and snares and Establishments and
experienced"
For, alas, 1t hath come to
pass that a little widow is no
longer a dangerous thing but
a GOOD thing"
And at sight of her, the Fool
Killer cryeth, "Ha, haw
SELAH
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
MAN IS GETTING BACK HIS
PARADISE
Man Had Paradise Once, But Lost It; By Using
His Brains He's Replacing It.

the brain does not sweat" 1t
reyels lin its power; it grows
stronger and blither with every
effort.
The emancipation is, however,
not complete, and more inven-
tions and discoveries are needed
to prevent the possibility Of los
ing some Of our mechanical
slaves. People should not fold
their hands and look to science
to unlock the energy Of the
atom" or to take electricity
from the air." before the old
sources OF mechanical power fail.
Far better than this blind con.
fidence, without definite support.
is call to arms in the cause
OF research directed along lines
that are demonstrably fruitful.
Although / am inclined says
Mr.. De Badfre, ito question
whether the second law Of Their
modynamics is of as broad ap.
plication as generally stated, I
regard as very improbable the
unlocking OF stores of energy
from sources other than those ell.
ready used to some extent
To young men seeking q direc.
ton and an outlet for their men
tai energies the following special
lines are indicated as promising
important results to research
results that may powerfully for
ward the great emancipation, and
the finding Of another. and a
better. terrestrial paradise:
Find methods for utilizing the
poorer grades Of coal. and devel-
oping them to higher degrees Of
efficiency"
Find IAN economical process
for producing oxygen which may
be mixed with atmospheric air, or
used in nearly pure state" for
combustion purposes.
Heat, transfer is an important
matter OF research for improving
the production of mechanical
power"
Research upon friction resist
ance is Of the greatest importance
in prolonging the life Of our fuel
resources"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
In Your Own Room

Two new comets have been fOund-nine at present
visible seems strange to think Of those fiery travellers
flashing about solar system which is the cosmic in
i've think Of all the things that passing
through the ROOM the street railroad train in which
you read this As you read there songs speeches. band
music goodnight Stories perhaps floating past your ears and
for all know, music Of the spheres and messages from
distant planets sending information that would mil
lions The right radio would pick up songs and bedtime
stories With other set earth higher than
would pick up important messages from older
planets and from solar systems outside Of Perhaps
is interesting world Too bad have die about
the time old, enough to appreciate it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
By Garrett p. Serviss
Noted Astronomer and Writer on
Scientific Topics Of Popular
Interest.

Scientific Topics OF Popular
Interest.
MAN had a paradise once,
Vl but he lost it. For inter
esting details see the third chap
ter of Genesis, and for poetical
development Of the story see
Milton's Paradise Lost"
But, by using his brains, man
is getting his paradise back, for
the "old Adam" in him remem-
bers the primal joys of Eden. and
longs and strives, persistently, to
replace them.
From the time of the expulsion
from the earthly paradise until
about one hundred years ago the
human race universally obeyed
Except perhaps. on the South Sea
islands, the command to eat Its
bread in the sweat Of its brow.
with which its progenitors were
driven forth by the Flaming
sword which turned every way TO
keep the way Of the tree of life"
This Is the date set, approx
mately, by William F. De Baufre
of the University Of Nebraska, In
an address to the Sigma XII
Society, as that of the effective
beginning of the great emancipa-
ton from slavish labor through
the development OF mechanical
power.
He reminds us that until then
"the great majority of men ana
women were slaves and serfs.
Athens had four slaves for every
one free citizen. The free cltl'
zen did no mechanical work; ne
philosophical, composed plays,
went to the theater, and kept MS
body beautiful. and his mind ac'
tive. ALI of Rbme's hard work.
except fighting, was done oy
slaves.
Water power, according to MT.
De Baufre. was natures first aid
to perspiring mankind. But man
had to awake his brain to get
even that. At the beginning OF
the eighteenth century came the
steam-pump to relieve, a little
the slaves in the coal mines.
Near the end of the same Gen.
fury spinning and weaving ma
chimes lifted some more or the
burden.
But with the nineteenth CEN
fury came a multitude Of inVen-
tions, growing so numerous that
we have not room to enumerate
even the greatest of them. They
struck off the slave shackles by
the million. At the present time,
by De Baufre's estimate, we have
over five hundred million horse"
power available for 105,OOO,OOO
people, or about five horsepower
for each man. woman and child.
Since man power is less than one
tenth of horsepower this is
equivalent to fifty slaves for each
inhabitant of the United States"
But they are not human slaves,
they are inanimate slaves, fur.
nished by nature at the command
of the human brain. Fortunately
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
Seen in One Life

Lieutenant Arthur Sinclair who the last survivor of
the Perry Expedition that opened Japan the Western world
and fighter in the Battle Of the Merrmac and Monitor
dead eighty eight years old.
he has the world change from sailing ships air
ships, witnessed in which the smallest naval unit
could have destroyed the Merrmac and Monitor both half
minute and greater changes in the marvellous
Kingdom Of Japan The last hundred years have been
the most remarkable for progress you call it that in
ell the world s history.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
Gnat-Strainers

WE are the champion gnat-
w strainers and camel-swallow,
ers Of the world. We censor
books because they contain cuss-
words, phrases that reflect on
parental virtue and paragraphs
that describe unconventional con.
duct. At the worst such books
circulate a few thousand copies.
But newspapers that come under
a million eyes publish column
after column of salacious sugges-
lions, vulgar Verbiage and de-
scriptions of con"emptible conduct
emanating from some moral mon.
ster or immoral moron, and they
get away with 1t Naturally they
would not publish 1t il the public
did not want ii. 1t does.-Dr.
Joseph Collins. In McNaught's
Monthly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12

UUIE Z. II. g.
j A.. m ee t ing
in national con
ference has gone
on record as con-
dennning modern
fe m i II in e dress,
espe cfaIIy the
sport style s,
claiming that
such dress IS one
OF the contribu-
tory IA c t or s to
the wi de sp r ca d
immortality of the
present era.
On every side
81 ub s, congrega-
lions and public
speakers are en-
1arging on the
same theme. The
rem ar ks recently
made by District
Attorney w. ].
Brown, Of Mo-
III - 80 -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
WISE SAYINGS

TIME most original modern ALL
thors are not 50 because they
advance what is new, but simply
because they know how to put
what they have to say as If it
had never been said before.
Goethe.
All kins of beauty do not in
spire love; there is a kind which
only pleases the sight, but does
not captivate the affections.
-CerVantes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
LISTEN. WORLD!

The human.
body Ii q heauti
fuI and delicate
m &C hi ii . which
ne ed D d In sum
shine and free
dom II it Is TO
function properly.
The modern styles
give Il this air
suns hine an a
freedom. Ne " or
have women en-
joyed such sensi-
BILE. beautiful and
ON forta b IL
styles.
Never did wo-
men endure such
silly hideous and
u nc ON ( or tn BILE
styles as in the
much la IA 8 n to q
nineteenth CEN
fury. Then, IL ever
were styles really
444s : g.|lI't
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12

the Senate Committee on 1r-
rigation and Reclamation.
Californians, in particular, will
rejoice over Mr.. Hoover's
testimony.
Standing out in Mr.. Hoover's
analysis Of the subject is his
declaration that prompt action
Is essential. He is emphaticaE
" right when he says that
Congress should enact Colorado
river development legislation
at THIS SESSION.
This unquestionably, is one
Of the imperative response
bilities Of the present Con-
gress. President Coolidge also
appreciates the urgency Of
Colorado river development,
Is shown by his statement to
Congress:
eft is imperative that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
Hoover Right in Advocating
High Dam at Boulder Canyon

'.Reprinted from the Los Angeles Examiner.
Friends of great flood controlater storagepower
project the Colorado river which has been before Congress
for several sessions approve the ceac statement Of Score
tarY Of Commerce Herbert given Thursday before
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12

The Washerwoman's Union won
it's fight for recognition in Chi
cago. Women of silks and seal
skins now vie with each other IN
driving their washerwomen to
and from work each Monday,
The Times said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-12
JUST 20 YEARS AGO
fld From The Washington Times Pears Ago Today
BY WILLIAM MOORE

Samuel Leuth knew when he
was well off. His great-aunt in
Germany left him a fortune Of
$4,000 marks, So he took the
forty thou, but refused to jeop.
ardize his future by hving In der
VaterlarA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-17
Students Protest
DIR. Titles Plan
To Dry Up University

Ann Arbor. Mich, Dec. 16.-(AP)--
Resolutions characterizing the plans
of DIR. Clarence Cook Little. president
of the University of Michigan, to en-
force prohibition on the university
campus as "unjustifiable and unrea-
sonabie" We're passed at a meeting of
400 men students tonight The resolu-
sions asked that the president give
the students further time to consider
the matter. -
President Little yesterday asked the
heads of all fraternities on the cam
pus to adopt one of three plans he sub
mltted for supervision of fraternity
houses to prevent violation of the 18th
amendment to the constitution. and
to make the selection before school
closes Friday, for the Christmas holt
days. Z -, 49,
Speakers tonight urged that the
wholly of fraternity men but was made
up of representatives of students
they also declared for support of the
presidents administration, one. of the
speakers asserting, in referring to the
prohibition enforcement plan. ut Is
not President Little who has been
given black eye, but the fraternities
of Michigan"
resolutions We're also passed ex-
pressing confidence in the administra-
ton of the president.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-17
Blames Americans
Exporters for Failure
u. S. Merchant Marine

New York, Dec. 16.-(AP)- T. ".
OConnor, chairman of the U. S.
shipping Board, speaking today at a
luncheon of the American Manufac-
turing Export Association. said re-
sponsibility for the Improbable OPP
Grafton of an American merchant
marine by the government rested up
on American exporters
II know a great many men who
talk more about shipping than you
do, but l know of no group that
knows more" Mr.. O'Connor told his
hosts. Il would like to have one of
you who is best qualified upon the
subject to take my place for a mo-
ment and tell us why American ships
in the year 1925 carried from New
York to South Africa less than 400
tons of United States Steel Corpora
ton products when during the same
period foreign vessels were carrying
from New York City to South Afri-
can ports more than e 900 tons OF
the same products"
1T is not for me to say upon what
vessel or what line of vessels any
American citizen or any American
corporation desires to transport car
co." he said in conclusion. 81 do say
this, You ask us to sell ships. nv
answer is, we have sold them. Yor
say, sell more of them. l say. we
! nave the ships. Where are the buy
ers? There will be buyers just Sc
soon as sufficient cargoes can be got
ten to make the enterprise profitable
and no sooner"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-17
Canadians Pat
And Rap U. S. at
New York Congress

New York, Dec. 16.-(AP)-The
United States was both criticized and
praised today by Canadian delegates
to the Pan-American Congress. Shortly
after one speaker said that his coun-
trymen regard with disfavof the Unit
ed States policy which permits unre-
strlcted immigration of Canadians
while it restricts entry of Canadian
products. another pointed to the lin
visible border line between the two
countries as proof of their anity.-
The first speaker was George Will
son. vice president of the Toronto
board of trade. He said that Cana
dians consider the exemption of their
country from the quota provision of
the United States emigration law as
left-handed compliment"
Il think I can summarize Canadian
sentiment by saying that we would
much prefer bars against our popula-
ton than against our products" Mr..
Wilson declared.
Case r. Howard of the Canadian
Bank of Commerce, the other delegate.
speaking on Brotherhood Between Ma
tlons." said he believed that such a
fraternity was possible.
This is pretty broad statement
TO make, but it seems to me that the
United States and Canada with their
CO." ~ o
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-17
Portland Voters
Now Total 26.537

Portland. Dec 1s-There are 2s,537
voters registered in this City which
is a gain Of 276 since the first of Au-
gust,
The board of registration has had
two long. sessions since then and has
built up the total by addition of 1856
names which replace loss Of 210 in
that time and show moderate gain.
This is not the largest total but 1t is
well up to the record figures.
I Only one precinct shows loss far
in excess of gain which is Eight Two
where 30 names were stricken and
only seven added. Eight-O One dropped
80 and added ~. Ward Two made the
best percentage showing gaining %
and losing only three. A gain of 43
and loss of eight in Seyen-One was
the next best showing in any pre-
cinct. -
Ward Eight-One continues to be
far the most populous as indicated by
registration of 1857 in the two pre-
'cincts while Ward Four is smallest
with lap, which is just so less than
the registration in Ward Three.
More than one-third Of the regis
tration of Portland is in the two
Deering wards as Ward Nine has the
second largest, 4,42S and the two
show 9,015 on the voting list. The
table of loss and gain, August and
December totals, is published here
with. @ So.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-17
Deny Muss0lini
Planning Italian
Settlements i'm u. S.

Rome, Dec. 16.-(AP)-The Stefani
Agency, the semi official Italian news
dissemination. today denied that
Premier Mussolini had taken the
initiative in any plan of settlements
for the Italian centers in the United
States.
The denial was prompted by a
press despatch from Washington
stating that Representative FWl of
New York had introduced a resolu-
ton in the house of representatives
In Washington to prohibit the con-
centration of foreign elements of the
population in settlements of their
own. Mr.. Fish was quoted as saying
that he had been prompted by Prem
Ter Mussolini's suggestion that Ital-
ian centers be created in the United
States.
1T is not clear as to what sugges-
ton Mr.. Fish's resolution refers to-,
the Stefani Agency says, "as Premier
Mussolini never has taken any initi-
ative of that kind. Perhaps the res
olution has some connection with
some recommendation of Premier
Mussolini concerning certain social
welfare organizations for immigrants
after working hours. on the same
lines as those of the Y. IL. C. A. and
of the Salvation Army"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-17
Sentries on Guard
In Belfast Strike
Over Boundary Line

| Belfast, Dec. 16-(AP)-Armed
sentries. posted by the striking "a
| SpeciaP constabulary, today patrol
: led the entrance to the Princes Dock
barracks, sternly warning strangers
away.
Strict sobriety is being maintained
among the 300 men there. who are
seemingly taking the strike more Sc
riously than the other sections of the
constabulary throughout the nor
thern counties.
The men, angered over the decision
under the London boundary agree
| ment to disband them immediately.
are demanding a bonus of 200 pounds
each. free of income tax. The gov
eminent yesterday offered two
months leave on full pay and trans
portation home. but the men at the
Princes Dock declared it unaccepta-
bic.
The specials on duty at the court
and Jail in Belfast Joined the STRIFE.
and have been replaced by regulars.
The "a Special" constabulary mem
fbers have ceased duty at Clogher
headquarters, an important center in
county Tyrone. facing the county
Monaghan border. At this point the
area commandant and platoon COM
nlander are practically prisoners.
At Enniskillen, also in county Fer
managh, the barracks gates were
closed today and a visiting officer
was refused admittance.
All conferences in Tyrone between
the striking constabulary and higher
officials are being conducted at Dun
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-17
Robbers Use Movie
Camera to Cover
New York HOldup

New York, Dec. -16-(AP)-A rob-
Der stood in the doorway and turned
the crank of a motion picture camera
in the pretense of making a film
while his four companions, posing as
actors in a movie thriller held UP a
dozen members of the Nitolly Re-
publican Club in Brooklyn last night
and robbed them of $3.50 in cash and
jewelry. The robbery did not be-
come known until today.
Scores of persons who passed be
lieved that a movie melodrama was
being enacted. The hold-un men es-
capped in an automobile, taking their
camera with them.
Using more blunt methods than
the movie thriller" robbers. two
other hold-up men shot their victims
in separate robberies today. Leo
Lelvatteo, a grocer of the lower East
Side. was wounded when he tried to
wrest a revolver from a robber who
had taken four dollars from his cash
register.
Harry Breslabsky. restaurant own
er of East 10th street was shot in the
arm in a scuffie with robber who
escaped without getting any loot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-17
Court Passes on
Rights of Children
Late George Gould

New York, Dec. 16-(AP)-A
judgment excluding the three chill
dren of the late George J. Gould by
his second wife from participating
in a trust fund from his fathers es-
tate, and ordering it's distribution
among his seven other children, was
entered today in the New York SUI
preme court.
The Judgment deprives the three
children of share in fund of APP
proximately $4,000,000, established by
George Jay Gould, the founder of the
family fortune. for the children of
George j. Gould.
The children thus excluded are
George Sinclair Gould, Jane Sinclair
ould and Guinivere Gould. They
were born before their mother who
was Guinivere Sinclair. became the
second wife of George J. Gould, but
their births were legitimized after
the marriage.
If the judgment filed today is al
lowed to stand, their share will go ia
the seven other children, who are
the present Jay Gould, Kingdom
Gould. Marjorie Gould Drexel, Lady
Decies. formerly Vivien Gould
George Gould, Jr.. Edith Gould Vain.
wright and Gloria Gould Bishop.
The latter seven also are allowed
participation in a trust fund of ap.
proximately s9,226.204, which doe.
not have to be subjected to court ap.
prevail.
Thomas F. Keogh. guardian for the
three children excluded from the les
ser judgment, is expected to take ar
appeal in behalf of his wards.
The Gould millions figured in an.
other court action today which wa.
continuation of the suit brought by
5000 minority stockholders of thu
Gould Denver and Rio Grande Rail
| road for an accounting of 5000, 900. O0l
/ alleged to have been lost by directors
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-17
Farm Buildings
Burn at GOrham

Gorham, Dec. 16. - Awakening
about this morning, Mrs. Emma
Alden heard the roar of flames in the
floor beneath her bed, and arousing
her son, Carl A. Alden. and his wife,
Mr.. Alden ran to the dining room
beneath his mothers room only to
find the flames breaking through the
ceiling. Mr.. Alden called the Cor
ham fire department by telephone
and six alarms were rung in to Sc
cure the needed compliment of men
to handle the lines of hose.
The loss is estimated by the family
at $4,000, with partial insurance.
This is the second time that the AL
den farm has been visited by fire.
The original homestead. one OF the
Oldest in the town, was burned 81
years ago, and the house burned to-
day was erected soon after in its
place. The farm has been in the
family for six generations, descend
ing from father to son from Austin
Alden, the first settler. who came to
,Gorham from Truro. Mass, in 1855.
The ell, which was saved today. was
a part Of the original building. 1t
was damaged only by water.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-17
Athletic Assn.
Fair Opens Today

The annual Athletic Association
Fair will open at two o'clock this
afternoon in the High School gym
when the booths will be opened for
public inspection and patronage. In
the evening at 7.30 an entertainment
will be given in the auditorium, this
viii consist of a mock trial the
various parts being taken by High
School students, and musical pro-
gram. Each class will have a booth,
and committees have been appointed
on the construction, decoration, sale
and in short every detail has been
looked after and the patronage of the
friends of the school will make the
affair a success.