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The Washington times., 1925-05-14
A DAYS
WALK
With jim RING
Local Items.

Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr, alb
sorbed local color in traffic court.
The c9urtS absorbed SIS. Better
lawfully parked than pinched' Is
our advice to COMFY.
Ed Kelly, the smiling sleuth, Is
about ready for action again,
after a spell of illness. And by
the way, what's become of the
crime wave, we reflect.
Jim Colliflower, our popular
coal merchant. is sojournlng III
Atlantic City, having. figured out
for himself that spring has come:
Doc Walter Watts, the genial
dentist, was working thought
transference on us at the inter-
club dinner the other night, we
truly believe. He had fixed us
with his calm; but piercing gaze,
: which was interpreted as mean
ing, You look pretty happy now,
but wait until Isee you Friday.
Bert French pledges a. good
time to one and all at the White
House photographers banquet AT
the Mayflower, May Is. Let his
tory repeat itself, say we, with
a sigh for the bygone days.
John Poole contributed this for
the good of the cause at the Al
Club luncheon this week.
A flnty-eyed old man walked
up to the paying teller's window,
slipped a $40 bill through the
grating and snapped, Twenty
ones"
The teller counted out the
money and passed it through.
The customer fingered each bill
carefully, and showed the pile
back to the custodian of the cash.
Count that again" he ord cred.
The teller did SO. pushed out the
money again and once more the
old crab shuffled the bills.
Whats the natter" asked the
teller. isn't that right?"
Yes it's right, all right,
growled the visitor, putting, the
bills in his wallet. But it just
is right, young man, and you'd
better be careful!'
Sometimes Steve Takes, who is
to retail credit in Washington
what Will Hays is to the movies,
or something like that-anyhow,
sometimes Steve Takes goes
around with a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ing white edge on his vest, like
a committee chairman at bank
er's convention.
Well, one day, Steve wanted to
put on even more dog than usual,
and not only were his white pip
ing, hut q flowing tie as we'll
1t happens that he. came stalk
ing. in Linger's store on G street
and looked over the place. Good
natured Mr.. Linger, who didn't
know Steve as well then as he
does now, inquired who the min
lister was. And for the longest
time, certain of Steve's intimates
called him nothing but Doctor"
In the list of vices compiled at
Johns Hopkins and Goucher Col
loges, we fail to see many horrible
he bits that are disturbing the
peace and goodwill of the world.
Where. we ask, does Professor
Brogen, who made up the list, get
eff at? Why. we continue, did
he not mention among his collec-
ton of deadly sins, such soul
scourging traits as speaking on
What This Country Needs.
coughing in the theater, borrowing
ciCarettes this is pure hyprocisy1,
telling the other fellow how to do
his work and compiling lists of
vices
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
Who's Who

Today's BUSINESS SERVICE ADVERTISE
ments in the Classified Section of The
Times offers a large variety of different
services offered by reliable Washington
firms and individuals.
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Radio, Hits the Ceilinq


Radio experts, and especially the
clever amateurs who do marvels
with short wave lengths. have been
able to send messages great dis
tances by bouncing the waves from
the ceiling of the sky" The trans
mission is effective at points far re-
moved from the place of dispatch,
although dead to intervening sta
tons. The operators have known
that the waves would land but, like
the arrow shot into the air, they
have not known precisely where the
radio roof would defect the message
to the earth. Now, according to the
announcement of Secretary Wilbur,
the Naval Research Laboratory and
the Carnegie Institution have devised
means for measuring the defective
properties of the "heavyside layer"
the ionized region to which the CELL
ing metaphor is applied, so that it
VIII be possible to select accurately
the proper wave length for the de-
sired point Of reception
This important technical advance
does not noticeably affect the long
waves of the powerful broadcasting
stations. The range and the re-
CURED energy for that field of COM
mun1cation are well understood. The
new development may effect an i'm
mense saving in commercial radio
biography, since it will assure direct
contact between distant stations on
waves OF high frequency. It will
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That old hatred is still there, as IS
shown here every day. Any old
timer from this country can verify
my statement that if it were not for
Gen. Wood being our Governor
General we would starve here IN
this place. God bless Gen. Wood.
as he is the right man in the right
place; but he should be given more
free hand and he would straighten
the country out. What this country
needs is an instruction that would
put an American Army here in the
field with another Gen Jakey'
Smith in command, cut all COM
munications, and let him handle the
situation. God bless 'Jakey' Smith!
"One hundred dollars "a month
pension to me could be used and
would be appreciated. No law for
me. but for the little brown brother.
Yes; 1 am begrudged paltry $50,
but the little brown brother, the
semi-savage, is made a millionaire,
but let the Americans that really
served their country rustic for
themselves. The Philippine National
Guard was federalized about Is
days. Oh, yes; he served his coun-
try Is days at Camp Claudio, Manila.
Yes. give him 500; he earned it.
Il went through the entire Cuban
campaign, the Pine Instruction,
and the Moro campaign in Mindanao,
Philippine Islands. Yes; $50! l
served my country in the field, eat
ing bareback and corned beef-that
is when could get it; if not go
without. Now l am a back number.
Let it be so; but why not law
l.. Ill h4 h9 sis
of pay? Why this difference? The
little brown brother is not a citi-
zen of the United States, never was,
and don't want to be; but never
theless the United States can buy
his loyalty for 500 a month. That
is very good.
There are confined here at this
colony several Marianas-that is,
each man, woman, and child at this
colony draws from Uncle Sam every
month 10 American dollars. They
never soldiered a day in their lives;
but, nevertheless, 10 plunks every
month. 1t would pay the islanders
to all get the leprosy and be trans
ferred to Culion, and then they
would all get pensions. But never
mind old John Americana; he
never did anything, SO what is the
use. Cheer up U. S. w. "; we will
all be heroes after we have gone to
our happy hunting ground"
Mr.. Editor:-In sending this let
ter to you for neutrality-suspicious.,
II wish to state that have soldier
ed in the Philippines and agree en-
tirely that the Filipino is not now
fit for self government and the
whole agitation is fostered by self
seeking would-be politicians and
the entire rank and file of the native
population is more contented under
American rule. These selfsame
patriots" would be the, first to op-
press their own people, take it from
me. When l was there it was the
more or less educated ones that al
ways tried to put it over On the
others.
AMOS r. .INGHAM
National Soldiers Home, Maine.
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CLINTON
Picnic

IlcI1lC
A picnic was held at the old home
stead of Eben E. Lewis on August
10Th, at Morrison's Corner. A most
delightful time was enjoyed by all.
The party numbered II. At noon
and supper hour delicious menu
was served in the old dining room.
Mr.. Lewis moved to this place when
five years OF age, he now has be-
come a member of the over seventy
five club. He seemed to enjoy the
activities of the day as much as any
one present. In the evening all en-
joyed music and songs, after which
all departed thanking the host, Mr..
Lewis, for the most enjoyable event.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Goodwin and
daughter, Miss Charlotte, and Miss
Marion Partridge were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Harding and
family on Monday.
Alvin Brown of the Burnham road
met with an accident, falling off a
lcao of hay and breaking his collar
bone.
Miss Marion ferris, who has been
visiting in Pennsylvania, has re-
turned to her home in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Clifford were
recent guests of Mrs. Clifford's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Stinch-
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Harding and
their guest, Mrs. A. l.. Hodgdon of
Buffalo, N. Y, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. H. l.. Goodwin and daugh-
ter Charlotte and Marion Partridge
of Waterville, passed Tuesday even
ing in Benton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bradford of
birmingham, Mass, are visiting at
the home of his brother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Walker of Baker street.
They made the trip by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira A. Witham and
children, Roger, Wallace, Ira Jr.
and Catherine, were recent guests of
Mr.. Williams brother in Albion.
Sewell Brown of Railroad street
is confined to his home by illness.
Mrs. Scott Burns passed Tuesday
with Mrs. Octavia Written on the
Hill road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Daughty and
their son George are leaving town
next week for Boston. Mass, where
Mr.. Daughty will be employed in
the future.
Miss Doris Vim of Haverhill,
Mass, is visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Gorden of Spring
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ross and
daughter, Miss Betty, of Springfield,
Mass, have returned to their home
after visiting with his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Ross, and sister and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs Orrin P. Wheeler of
Railroad street. They made the trip
by automobile.
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READFIELD

at Giles hall, last Tuesday night,
given for Lafayette Lodge. F. & A.
NJ, was attended y a large audience,
who enjoyed the program arranged
by Walter Gile of Boston, a former
resident who is here for his vaca-
ton. Mr.. Gile, who has entertain
ment engagements to fill at Water-
vile, Augusta and Island Park, will
return to town in a few days and
put on another show and dance for
the benefit of the Shaver Sisters
next Tuesday night, August 20, at
Giles hall, program of pictures
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DOING ALL POSSIBLE

An Illinois audience delighted with
listening to an Esquimaux radio con-
cert given in Etah, 300 miles away.
suggests that Notwithstanding diff
fculties have logged the Macmillan
expedition, and fogs have rendered
futile much Of the preparation made
for charting the great North we
nevertheless are to know more about
the Arctic region because of this
expedition.
A little consideration Of the
perilous conditions with which the
airmen were confronted, the at
tempts made notwithstanding the in
surmountable obstacles, should be
sufficient to determine the heroic
quality of the adventures. That
they have failed to accomplish the
full measure of their undertaking is
nowise discreditable to them nor to
the leader on whose initiative the
attempt has been made.
Furthermore it is evident that
valuable information already has
been secured. Wide areas have been
traversed by airplane seeking and
failing to find a place on which. ia
effect a landing. Ones Imagination
is not strained to conceive of the
tragedy that would have occurred
had the engine failed. Mountainous
wastes have been found in areas
never before visited, also frozen
lake. All this is but a small part Of
that which it was hoped to discover
and much of which probably would
have been accomplished had not the
atmospheric conditions proved un-
usually baffling.
While much will have to be lef,
undone with regard to the explora
ton planned, it now seems likely
that other valuable exploration may
be undertaken. The interiors Of
Baffin Island and Labrador are un.
discovered regions that may be visit.
ed by the air men and mapped
Those who know Commander Mac
MILAN are confident that no oppor.
tunities to secure informa ton viii
be overlooked.
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70 by David Cory

As Lady Love and the Kind
Policeman Dog came up over the top
of the hill, Little Jack Rabbit, who
had been waiting anxiously at the
gate. gave a shout of joy and hoped
up the Old Cow Path to meet them.
"Mother, Mother!" he cried, jump
ing into her outstretched arms and
Guiding up close, right under her
soft chin, I'm so happy now you're
safe. oh dear, oh dear, how
worried when 1 saw Hungry Hawk
about" and the next minute the
poor little bunny boy was crying
happy tears, for Mother was safe and
with him once again.
DRY your eyes and laugh with joy.
Little Rabbit Bunny Boy.
Mothers home with you again.
Sunshine always follows rain.
Now you've learned how bleak and
bare
Home is when, no mothers there.
Try to make it such a place
That no tears will mar her face"
sang Bobbie Redvest from tie Apple
Tree. What a sweet little bird is he,
always putting kind ideas into little
heads and singing of love for home
and duty.
We'll, now that you are both safe
at home" parked the good Police
man Dog, "I'll run back to the Sta
ton House to answer hurry calls
from little people who may be in
trouble" and politely lifting his he'll
met, away trotted that kind pro-
tector of law and order in Rabbit
land before Lady Love could again
thank him for all that he had done.
AS the pretty lady rabbit and her
bunny son hoped up on the back
porch out of the kitchen door ran
Uncle Lucky and Little Miss Mousie,
his tiny housekeeper. -.
THANK goodness, you're -saie,
cried the dear old gentleman rabbit,
wiping tell-tale tear from his left
eye with his blue silk polkadot
handkerchief. -,
NO sooner did we hear the news,
cried Little Miss Mousie, cuddling
I'D to Lady Love, than we both
jumped into the Luckymobile and
came right over here. Just a Few
minutes ago dear Bobbie Redvest
said that you were safe"
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THE AIRCRAFT PROBLEM

Those who have been insisting that
communities would be at the mercy
Of air forces against which anti-air-
craft guns would afford little protec-
ton are strikingly INDICATED by the
experiments at Fort Tilden a few
days ago. With favorable targets to
shoot at the guns scored but 10 hits
in the firing of 10000 bullets. The
opponents of General Mitchell have
been passing an unpleasant time in
the light Of this demonstration.
Temporary relief is found in the
announcement of a mystery gun
about to be brought out by the War
Department. Great things are being
claimed for this gun. This the test
should determine. 1t is said this will
soon be had. To be the success need
ed its work will have to exceed what
appear to be general expectations.
The power Of aircraft is becoming
more and more appreciated, the need
OF preparation along that line more
and more evidently essential TO sue
cessful attack or defense.
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HINCKLEY

Emery o. Skillin of Pressure Tel.
brother of Clifford SsilHn of M,
place, was a guest at the homs !,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Conforts
Tuesday.
Harry Easier accompanied by MY
Easier and son, Vaughn Easier. also
granddaughter. Margie Larlie, wers
callers Monday at the home of III
brother, E. S. Faulkner, on the,r
way home from Richmond. whers
they had been visiting a daughtsr
Mrs. Hazel Larlie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Palmer. ala
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Wentworth ana
daughter, Miss Doris, were in Corn
vile Tuesday to attend the Cornv,,l.
High school reunion.
Report from Henry White. WIN
was injured in an automobile aeci.
dent Sunday afternoon and is In Fin
City hospital at Waterville, was
favorable Wednesday. Splintered
bones have been removed from the
spine between the shoulders and he
is doing well.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Davis Miller NJ
Skowhegan and Mrs. Lizzie Pratt n
Bangor were callers Wednesday at.
ternoon at the home of George T
Tibbetts. Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. TIN.
belts are cousins.
Mrs. William Parsons (nee Edna
Ellis) of East Canaan, Conn, who
has been the guest of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ellis, on the
east side of the river, since July 3rd.
was joined August 18th by her hus-
band and the two families are on a,
pleasure trip to Canada. Mr.. Par
sons is civil engineer and is in.
spector of state roads in Connecticut.
Miss Evelyn Joy and Miss Mary
Palmer were in Waterville THURSDAY
afternoon and attended the movies.
1t has been noticed by the chair
man of the committee of the Three
Quarters Century Club at this place
that there are seven people living
here on the State road, within a
distance of one mile, whose ages are
from Is to so years.
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Editors Letter Box
From The Leper Colony

Editor of the Kennebec Journal:
Now, that the Philippine Islands
is under discussion in your paper,
here is a letter received from a
comrade of the Spanish American
War, who, after military service in
Cuba and the Philippines, contracted
leprosy and is confined in the Leper
Colony, Culion, Palawan, p. I.
For obvious reasons his letter will
appear without a signature. but is
vouched for by the National Tribune,
Washington, d. c. He says:-
.t.r Culion, Palawan, p. l.
May 25, 1925.
"Why all this discrimination
against the Spanish American War
Veterans? l served my country in
Cuba and the Philippine Islands and
in some of the Moro campaigns, and
have two honorable discharges from
the United States Army. I am
drawing a pension of $50 a month
the limit. 1 have been so un-
fortunate as to have contracted
leprosy and am confined here in the
Culion Leper Colony. P. l., absolute
ly under the jurisdiction of our
little brown brothers" and, believe
me, they have not forgotten the days
III lilSuITeCtlOn yet. Iney nave aD-
solutely no love for an American
and absolutely no appreciation in
any way whatsoever for what the
Americans have done for them, only
that they love that almighty dollar
that Uncle Sam has so many Of
There is here in this colony
about Is Filipinos-ex Scouts and
National Guardsmen. They all draw
500, United States currency, which
makes them rich; or. speaking the
absolute truth. it makes millionaires
of them. They do not know Just
what to do with it, as it is so much
to them that the majority of them
are kept in a nervous state all the
time trying to dope out just how it
is to be spent. But most of it goes
to the cockpit.
Believe me the majority of them
would not turn their heads on the
street to speak to an American. Be-
cause, why? One hundred Ameri-
can dollars each month, as COM
pensation. Nevertheless, the Amer
icanos are loco; it is not appreciated.
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A RADIO ROOF

Wanting radio has at last hit the
roof, 1t seems. In other words in
vestigators assert the existence of
"a radio DETECTING roof in the higher
levels of the atmosphere" The
theory has been maintained for some
time and now it is said proof has
been secured.
They further find that this roof is
about one hundred miles high and
defects the electro magnetic waves.
under which they rebound down.
ward and reach all parts of the
world
The announcement by the Secre-
tary of the Navy goes on to inform
us about two waves in radio broad
casting and transmission.
"One Of these waves arrives by
way Of the earth and Is the hort
zontap wave, the other is the
vertical and arrives at it's desti-
nation by way of the sky layer or
ceiling. The horizontal layer moves
along the surface of the earth until
ether. The vertical waves proceed
from the sending Of broadcasting
station at varying angles. moving
upward toward the ceiling.
Those waves which will move
absolutely vertically from the trans
hitting station, it is explained, are
shown by the experiments to lose
themselves in the upper ether. but
the other so-called vertical waves,
which move at an angle, strike the
under surface of the sky ceiling, and
are DETECTED downward, again
striking the earth at distances which
depend upon the angle of impact
upon the ceiling. After striking the
earth again, these rebounded waves
are DETECTED upward at an angle,
again strike the sky ceiling, rebound
and continue this process around
the world"
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rundown, irregular, and had awful
headaches, and my back and side hurt
me so that could stay up only short
time. My limbs would get so tired and
ache tillI could cry. I started to take
the Vegetable Compound again and
used the Sanative Wash, and it was
not long till ! was relieved. Now do
all my own work and help others. l
sure praise Lydia E Pinkham s medi-
cines to any one meet that is suffer-
ing from similar troubles. think if
mothers with girls would give it to
them when they come to womanhood
it would make them stronger. People
who have known me all my life are
astonished to see me now as / was
always sickly when in my teens and
until l started taking the Vegetable
Compound. - Mrs. MARY R. BENE.
DICT, S13 Payson St., Kewanee, III.
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CUT OUT SPEEDING

"Cut outs" on automobiles were
once a nuisance and have generahy
been discarded. There should be at
tached to every car cut out
cut out of speeding. Why? Well
for one and sufficient reason that
eftv per cent of automobile accidents
are caused by speeding.
Some optimistic prophet has tore-
seen safer conditions in the future
because the young generation are
being brought up amid motor conol-
tions and will as instinctively pront
from it as did the hunters child from
associating with its parent in the
chase and learning to detect every
sign of what was going on about.
We hope this optimism will be JUS
tined but there is some probability
that the number of those who know
little more than that they wish 10
get somewhere in hurry. though for
the life of them they couldn't tell
why, will not perish from the eartn'
Their only quality. which sometimes
merits respect, is persistence.
1t is said that States, which are
most rigid in keeping down the speed
of motorists, are the States with few
est accidents. When the truth OF
this gets under the public skin and
the toll of motor disasters mounts
high a law will be passed requiring
the makers Of all cars to place limit
on their capacity for speed.
This is, the week -end when acci-
dents accumulate rapidly. Just keep
In mind that half of these need not
occur II one will be careful about
speeding, especially around curves
and at tops Of hills; that the speed
is not necessary. that it deprives the
motorist CT much of the enjoyment
he otherwise might have. Remember,>
too, that lettering on the main trav-
eled way in the country at is or 20
miles an hour is also risky, to the
loiterer and to those compelled to
drive out around to get past. There
Is q reasonable, happy" medium
In driving that gets the traveller
there on time without risking his
own life or lives of other travellers.
The week end is a most excellent
opportunity for trying this out.
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Emily Leyensailor. returned home

Emily Levensailor. returned home
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boyd and
daughter, Nellie, have returned home
from an auto trip to Skiff Lake at
Canterbury, N. B., where they had
been visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Stevens and
family, who have been passing the
summer in lockwood, are visiting
Mr.. Stevens parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
M. F. Stevens. They will start Sun
day for Scranton, Penn, where Mr..
Stevens is employed.
Mrs. Ernest Roderick and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Roderick of Winslow
motored to Pittsfie@d wednesday,
where they attended the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Robinson of
Bangor were recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Robinson of Elm
street.