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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17
Wall Street Briefs

Private investments of American
capital abroad at the end of 1924 ap-
proximated $4,000, 900, 900 and the an
nual interest receivable thereon.
about s500,000,000. the national con-
ference board estimates. At the same
time, total foreign capital invested in
the United States was estimated at
about $3,000,000 yielding annual pro-
fits and interest of $150,000,000 leav-
ing a net balance of $350,000,000 re-
ceivable by the United States.
Dividend distributions today in
cluded an initial quarterly payment
of IS cents by American Gas of
Pennsylvania on it's $50 par calue
stock and 81 extra by Island Creek
Coal on its common, which has been
paid quarterly for year and half,
in addition to the regular quarterly
81.
Bethlehem Steers earnings for the
second quarter are not expected In
the financial district to equal those
of the first quarter when $1.66 a
share was earned on the common,
but probably will be in excess of 81
a share. Operations have averaged
between 60 and 70 percent against II
percent in the first three months this
year.
Holders of the common stock Of
Famous Players Lasky Corporation
of record July 8. will have the right
to subscribe for one share Of addi-
tional common stock at $50 share
for each two shares now held. Rights
expire July "a.
Liberty Yeast Corporation, subsid-
iary Of National Distillers Products
Corporation reports an increase In
sales for every month this year, with
indication of new high record for
the second quarter. It's sales consti-
tute about twenty percent of Nation
al Distillers annual business.
The Public Service Corporation OF
New Jersey reports surplus of $S,-
004,918 after charges for the year
ended May 81 compared with 1884,
l29 the year before.
Freight traffic on the Chicago Rock
Island and Pacific first half, Of June
shows a good gain, loadings reaching
$3.50 cars compared with 61,225 in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17
AMERICAN STANDING

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Boston 2; Chicago I.
Philadelphia II; Cleveland 7.
Detroit s; New York 8.
Washington 8; ST. Louis 0.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

feated Princeton IA to o, and after
ward West Point, winner over Vir-
ginia Military Institute last Satur-
day. defeated Norwich University of
Northfield, VT, IL to 1.
Elmira, n. Y, June 16. (AP)-
Miss Fanny Lowman. daughter of
Lieutenant Governor Seymour Low
man of New York and Mrs. Lowman,
was married to Newton Rogers Gift
ford, of Fall River. Mass, here to-
day.
Washington, June 16-(AP)-A
new commander in chief of the
United States fleet to succeed Admiral
Coontz upon completion of~the Aus
tralian cruise this summer has been
selected by the navy department. ari
announcement of the appointment is
expected soon.
The Australian cruise will round
out two years service as commander
in chief for ADMIRAL Coontz. and he
will he assigned to other duty.
Washington, June 16.-(AP)-The
navy selection board headed by Rear
Admiral C. S. Williams, president of
port to Secretary Wilbur today on the
advancement of four CAPTAINS to the
grsde of rear adnlirals, ID commanders
to he captains and 30 lieutenant COM
manders to be commanders. Mr.. VIII
bur said he would probably transmit
the report to the president tomorrow
but would not make it public at the
navy department.
Pittsburgh. Pa, June 1e.-tAP)--
pThe Pittsburgh Gazette Times VIII
say tomorrow that Virgin Barnes, New
York Giants pitcher, wa suspended in
definitely tonight by Manager John J.
MeGraw. Barnes reported this morn
inc that he had injured his ankle by a
fall in his hotel bathroom. McGraw
learned. it is said, that the injury was
received outside the hotel Monday
night. 1t is understood here that
Barnes did net accompany the Giants
when they left tonight for Cincinnati
New York, June 16.-(AP)-The
New York World will say tomorrow
that Thomas Meighan is to quit the
Famous Players-Lasky forces. Mr..
Meighap, whose weekly salary is $4,000,
has arranged to become a star under
the management of Joseph NJ Schinck
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17
TopAY,s GAMES

Chicago at Boston e games).
st. Louis at Washington.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17
NEWS BRIEFS

Twenty-nine dead and 70 injured In
wreck of Lackawanna tourist train at
Rockport, N. j.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

TODAY'S GAMES
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

u. of NJ. IS making arranrems..
Tor early fall training in foa,ss n
this year. The team win prohssl hsa
81 to camp at Bar Harbor dsrs! Any
the last few weeks of the srnn a.''
vacation
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

His first picture, to be made in Janu-
airy, will be with Norma Talmadge, and
will be called My Woman"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

wise insulated before 1t is put into
use.
NOT only the smallest commercial
SIZE nut also the largest wire is
made IN the wire mills of the Ana
conda organization. The heaviest
wire Is known as trolley" wire and
weighs two,thirds Of q pound TO
each foot
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

Captain Ring of Bangor. s.,
captain at Maine for the past xs Ss''
who graduates this month w;,' ,sal 4
,ceive two handsome meds5a =
breaking two University of MY =
track records in the State s ms'
Rings best high hurdles mss r'
10 10 seconds, is State feeas. ss
Ills best i'll the low hurdles is MI, E,,
seconds. = g u
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

Freight traffic on the Chicago Rock
Island and Pacific first half of June
shows good gain, loadings reaching
$3.50 cars compared with 61,225 in
the same period last year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

Bing Conley is due for
summer if he keeps on signinr h'a seq
at the present rate. Bing,s sOa'
battle will be against All ss.. asl
Berlin. N. H., Friday niphs
against mixer" Mitchell r'E ~
from Saturday. These fast r,n,' ~s'l
VIII give Conley some action zig -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

feated Princeton IA to 0, and after
ward West Point, winner over Vir-
ginia Military Institute last Satur-
day, defeated Norwich University of
Mortified, VT, II to l.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

COLLEGE GAMES
At Amherst, ,Mass.-Williams /, Am
herst I'll innings).
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

The Public Service Corporation Of
New Jersey reports surplus of $S,-
004,91S after charges for the year
ended May 81 compared with $780,
129 the year before.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

Filing of inventory at Boston shows
estate of Lotta Crabtree, actress,
whose will is being contested, amounts
to S311400Q.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

Incendiarism and lcotins continue in
Cape Breton mining district despite
presence Cf troops.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

GRAVITY of Chinese situation iaad5
to dispatch of four additional destrcy-
crS from Japan.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

Fall River city payroll OF $4,000
stolen frcm desk in city treasurer S
office,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

Honolulu, June 16.-(AP)-One
local bank OH advices from China
has discontinued the sale of Chinese
exchange.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

Killing of William w. Mackenzie,
British subject. by Chinese agitators
in Shanghai, whose slogan is Kill for
eigners." provokes strong Rritish pro-
test. Pelling government takes Steps
to guard foreigners.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

C. II. Das, Indian home rule leader,
dies
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

Miss Isabel Pope, crcss-eXamined in
Shepherd murder trial in Chicago, ad-
mits she will divide her fiance's mill
lion dollar estate "fifty-fifty" with his
cousins if will leaving property to
SheDherd is broken.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

French chamber cf deputies gives
Painleve government vote of conf
dence.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
EARLIER CLOSE
FOR AMATEUR
BASEBALL
New Program Announced
at Commission An
,nual Banquet. z

The local amateur baseball season
hereafter, it was decided at the annual
banquet Of the San Antonio Base
ball Commission at the Original Mex
lean Restaurant Monday night. Al
vancement of the closing date was
made necessary in order that the local
champions might have the opportunity
Of competing for the state champion
ship against teams representing Fort
Worth, Dallas, Houston and Waco.
1t also was announced at the meet
ing Monday night that local amateur
baseball clubs will have at least four
more diamonds at their disposal next
season, to be installed by the city.
One will be at the new Conception
Park, and several in the Olmos Dam
basin.
Judge William s. Anderson, prssi.
dent of the commission, who presided
az POSTMASTER, told the gathering that
the city probably would not agree to
enclose any Of the new parks. How
ever. negotiations are now under way
between the commission and local pri-
vate interests to secure one of; the
city's closed parks for the more i'm
portant games.
Approximately 80 guests attended
Monday nights banquet, including the
members Of five championship ANA
teur clubs. Mckinley Avenue Metho-
d'sts, Saturday League and city ANA
teur champions, were presented with
individual gold basebans by the COM
mission. Other teams represented
were: The Public Service Utilities;
City League champions; Jordan.Ivers
Flivvers. intermediate League cnam.
pions; I.-G. N, Boosters. Commercial
League champions, and Frenchy's
Black Cats, Junior champs.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
ADKINS MOTORIST,
HURT IN COLLISION,
DIES OF INJURIES

His left chest pierced by the tongue
Of wagon, William Walters of Ad-
kins, IA miles east of San Antonio,
died in the Robert B. Green hospital
Tuesday.
He was the victim Of a collision
between a wagon and automobile on
the st. Hedwig road Sunday night.
Walters was injured when the au-
tomobile he was operating and a
wagon and team collided head on. The
wagon tongue, after driving through
the metal Of the car, struck Walters
in the left breast.
He was brought to San Antonio for
treatment.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
NEW WARNS SENDERS
!, OF CHRISTMAS CARDS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-R-
A warning to senders Of Christmas
and New Year greeting cards to have
their return addresses on the enve-
lopes was issued today by Postmaster
General New, 81.
More than 100000 such cards
found their way to dead letter offices
last year, he said, resulting in loss
of about $150,OO0 to the senders and
of $4,000 to the department for cler-
ical HELM to handle them.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
10 PASSENGERS HURT
IN B. AND O. WRECK

FAIRMONT, w. Va, Dec. 15.-
R)-Ten persons were injured in the
derailment of Baltimore and Ohio
train No. 81, Clarksburg to Pitts
burg, at Viropa, near here, late last
night. Several were reported in a
serious condition at the West Virginia
state hospital here today.
Those injured were occupants OF a
Pullman and a day coach which left
the rails and after plunging down a
steep embankment, landed on the
banks of the Westfork river.
Advices received at Grafton said the
wreck was due to broken rail.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
s.. A. MASONIC LODGE
PLANS DEGREE WORK

Anchor Lodge No. 424, A. F.. and
A. NJ, with-the stations occupied by
past masters, will exemplify the Mas
ter .Masons degree, Friday night. ac-
cording to j, E. PEPPER, worshipful
master. Ns
Life membership certificates will be
presented to several past masters at
this occasion. Past masters who have
continued to be active in the lodge
since they left the chairs will be hon
ored. lh
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
JUBILEE CONCERT
Is GIVEN BY CHORUS

A jubilee concert BY a chorus of
more than 100 voices, under the d.
rection of ii. p B. johnson, was
given at Douglas high school, Tues
day. An entertaining program in
Guiding negro spirituals. .'Swing Low
Sweet Chario Couldn't Hear No
body Pray" and other songs, was
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
MEXICO TO PROMOTE
DYE MANUFACTURING

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 15.-CP-
The Mexican government plans tc
lend all possible assistance in the es.
Enlistment of plants in this city for
the production of vegetable dyes.
Experts of the department of indus
try, commerce. and labor say Mexico
possesses an abundance Of vegetable
materials and should be able to pro-
duce dyes equal or superior to any
foreign product.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
ADDRESS ON BREAD
MONOPOLY DELAYED

THE Impending Bread Monopoly, /"
a lecture to be given by Judge II. E.
Wilson before the Academy of Arts
and Science in the Chamber of Com
merce auditorium Monday night, was
postponed because Of Judge Wilson's
absence from the city. The lecture
will be given in January.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-02

out and talking to individuals and
listening to groups, here and there,
discussing the question.
On the other hand, more than 5000
citizens signed a petition to initiate
an ordinance to be voted on at the
November election, granting the Ham
ilton Furnace Company contract to
furnish the city with artificial gas
for period of ten years. These sig
natures were secured in less than 32
hours, and thousands more could have
! been obtained if the time had been
taken to do so. The various improve
ment associations took action approx
ing the measure. Public sentiment is
strongly for it. This can also be
easily learned by listening in" I.
We are told that the proposal of
the Columbia Gas Supply Company is
, fine one for the gas consumers.
That may be so. The Press does not
take the stand that the proposition is
bad, and no doubt it would consider
it good and for the best interests of
the people in general to accept it if
| there was no other. But the Press
| does believe, as many others do, that
the offer of the Hamilton Furnace
! Company is a much better proposition
| for Hamilton all around than that of
the Columbia Company, especially SO,
when it is considered that if the Ham
ilton Furnace Company is awarded the
contract the company will proceed
with the erection of an immense
plant, employing, hundreds of men,
| from which the whole city would be
| benefited, including working people,
merchants and business men in gen
| eral.
1t is pointed out that we would en-
JOY cheaper gas if the contract is
| awarded the Columbia Company
| Their price is Is cents a thousand
feet for the first 5000 feet consum-
ed and 70 cents a thousand feet for
the second 5000. That means 721a
cents thousand feet for the first
10000 feet consumed, 21a cents a
thousand feet more than the present
rate or 5 cents thousand feet more
than the present rate where one uses
less than 5000 feet. And how many
people, especially among the working
class, consume more than 5000 feet
of gas a month? 1t means, too, that
one must use more than 10000 feet
of gas under the proposal before get
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-02
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown. O.
MORE OF THE GAS QUESTION

Further steps on the part of Mayor
Kelly and five members of city coun-
ell to lease the city's gas mains to the
Columbia Gas Supply Company for a
term of ten years was stopped by an
injunction issued by Judge Brooks
Schell, of Lancaster, late Thursday
afternoon of last week. The tempor-
ary restraining order was issued at
the request of prominent citizen
and large taxpayer. The action to
enjoin the i've councilmen was neces-
sary to prevent them and Mayor Kelly
jamming something down the throats
of the people, unpalatable at this time
1t was in this manner only, that the
rights of the gas consumers and citi-
zens in general could obtain the pro
lection due them, and it is to the
shame of the five .ouncilmen referred
to that citizen must go to the length
that the petitioner for the njuncton
had to go in this instance.
Just why Mayor Kelly and the five
council members persist in their at
tempt to rush through legislation
awarding the Columbia Gas Supply
Company ten-year contract has got
some people guessing But not so
others. And many of those who have
been guessing are fast waking up
There is no argument for it, no one
is urging it. None of the improve
ment associations nor are any of the
city's civic organizations asking that
it be put through. Outside the city's
two daily papers and few, very few
persons closely connected, there isn't
to be heard a word in its favor. Pub
lie sentiment is strongly against it
This can easily be learned by going
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-02
WHO SAID MONEY?

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-02
Electric Plant Activities
Calls Forth Letter From
Observing Taxpayer

The following letter from "Tax-
payer was received at this office dur
ing the past week. 1t is on the work
in connection with rebuilding the
city's electric distribution system and
is self-explanatory. 1t is important
that the citizens read this letter and
do a little thinking. The Press can
assure the readers that the state
ments made in the letter are abso-
lutely true and verified. The Press
is asking Taxpayer" for further con-
tributions in the matter: The letter:
Recent actions of the mayor and
city council on the gas question have
caused much anxiety on the part of
the supporters of the electric light
plant. They are asking whether the
plant will be rebuilt, or will the same
procedure follow as on the gas ques-
ton? To an observer it seems that
owing to the present activities in and
around the plant, the unexpected may
happen soon.
For the benefit of those not ac-
quainted with the municipal plant it
| might be we'll to briefly state the
machinery housed there and it's opera
ton. The boiler house room contains
four $50 H. P. boilers and accessor-
les. The engine room contains COM
pound and condensing pumping unit
and three A. C. generators, steam
driven, of 500, 800 and 200 K. w. ca.
pacity. The generators are wounc
for 23OO volts, and are connected to
buss bars of the switchboard of sever
commercial circuits and two arc cir
circuits. Double switches on eacf
commercial panel for the following
reason: the peak load on the city
machines is sometimes greater thar
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-02

their capacity, SO they must buy cur
rent. This excess current is bought
from the Hamilton Service Co. When
the load becomes greater than the
machines would carry the operator
would exchange switches, taking the
load off Of city and giving it to the
Hamilton Service Co., and when the
load lightened he would switch back.
This was very satisfactory arrange
ment as it enabled the operator to
keep his machines loaded to capacity,
and save the city buying current when
not necessary. The city machines
generated from eighteen to twenty
four thousand X. w. in their daily
run during the winter months of last
year and carried heavy loads into
spring. Since then power circuit was
partially cut off city as was Court
street. Later on Dayton street.
The city contracted for new pri.
mary lines through the city and q
new switchboard. The primary lines
are for 1000 volts and the switch
board is being wired for 1000 volts
and the city machines are 2300
What does this mean? Are the pow
ers that be going to try another
LEASE THE LINES?
A short time ago power on Cour
street, High street and Dayton stree
was completely cut off the city. The!
are no longer controlled by the cit!
switches. All the city has now il
the West Side, booster and pictur,
show and American Can, the two lat
ter being on the same switch. B.
cutting off the above mentioned cir
cults the city loses from twenty fou
to thirty-six hundred K. w. in twenty
four hotlrs. TAXPAYER.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-02

wear or two, as the case might be,
and only at an increased rate. Now
this company, that competition ap-
pears, assures the people that there
is an abundance of natural gas, that
there is nothing to worry about from
this source? How come? some ask.
Seems strange, doesn't it, what a
change time does make! The people,
however, like the elephant which had
it's trunk pierced by the tailor, as
told in fable stories, have long
memory.
The same kind of fight as is being
fought in Hamilton has been waged
for long in Cincinnati, where the peo-
pie are going to vote on accepting
gas rates as fixed by the Union Gas &
Electric Company and accepted by
city council. The people in Cincin-
natl only gained the right to vote
on the question after a long and hard
fought battle through the courts
which first decided against them and
then reversed itself.
There is an old phrase, "There is
something rotten in Denmark" Well,
the smell in Denmark must be likened
to that of lilac bush as compared
with that the deal in Hamilton sends
forth. The situation in Denmark
bringing forth the expression couldn't
have been rottener than the gas
transaction in Hamilton.
The Press in it's editorial last week
made suggestion which it still be-
lieves should be acceptable to all. The
propositions of both companies seek
ing the contract have received enough
publicity to make their points plain.
The people now know what they are
and should be able to make an in
teiligent choice. The Hamilton Fur
mace Company's proposal is to be vot-
ed on in November. Why not wait
until after the election and then if
the people do not approve of the
ordinance, that means that they pre-
fer that of the Columbia Gas Sup
ply Co. On the other hand, if they
vote to award the contract to the Fur
mace Company why, give it to them,
even if they are wrong-they have
to pay for it-but give it to them.
No one can gainsay that this is fair
proposition.
The competition for the gas con-
tract should prove wonderful oppor-
tunity for the people of Hamilton, and
will prove so if those elected to guard
the city's interests do not prove
traitors to their trust.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-02

What did Mayor Kelly have in mind
when he had O. E. Sippel dragged
into his office and compelled him,
while in an excited state, to sign a
statement that he, Sippel, didn't
mean when he charged the mayor
with being crooked that he, Kelly,
had received money? Who said any
thing about money? The Press has
Mt heard anyone say anything about
money-that is, out loud. Did the
mayor have money on the brain at
the time-iid his conscience hurt
him? What was the big idea?
IA "a IA "a "a
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-02

Mayor Kelly and his rusty-beg par
don, we meant strusty"
attend the sessions occasionally and,
as noted from hizzoner's statement re-
garding the Sippel-Kelly episode, his
''first impulses" call for dire results,
it was well for the protection of the
public in general that the guardians
of peace be present. We would sug-
gest that they be present on all occa-
sions until the gas question is set
tied, for the good of the mayor and
the citizens in general as well, as
that blamed thing might go off.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-02

Issued Weekly at 1926 Market Street
Telephone 1895 Hamilton, Ohio
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-02

looks like the people will again have
to call out the reserves if they don't
want the electric light plant to get
away, including the foundation and
the smokestack. 1t is certainly GO
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-02
SAFETY FIRST

At the special session of city coun-
Gil on Thursday night Of last week
detectives were stationed about the
room. That was wise precaution on
the part of the police authorities as
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-02

ing to start something, and behooves
the citizens to get busy quick. Read
Taxpayers" letter. You will find
something interesting, something
surprising.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-02
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READ 1T

In another column of this issue
appears a letter from Taxpayer" on
the city's electric plant. 1t appears
to the Press as an eye-opener. It