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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
URGES REPLANTING
CHRISTMAS TREES
P. L. Kicker Suggests Using Small
Ones That Can Be
SAVED.

In connection with it's campaign for
preservation of holly and ground pine
In the vicinity of the Capital, the Ma
tional Wildfower Society, of which P.
l.. Kicker of this city is president, has
learned of a movement which seems
to be gaining momentum for the Use
OF living Christmas trees
These small Christmas trees. from IL
to "a 1nchesin height, according to Mr..
Kicker. would easily make attractive
table trees for the holiday, and later
could be repla nted thus preserving.
instead of destroying them
Prices of such little trees from
nurserymen in large lots wholesale
Mr.. Kicker said. vary from $50 to
$3.50 for each tree, so that the reta Her
after placing such trees in an mex
pensive container. either a bucket or
earthenware pot, would be able to sell
II for slightly more than these prices
1t Is not now known how many such
trees will be available TO the marker
| in Washington.
The campaign for ga wing the holly
and ground pine will be given fresh
impetus within the next few DAYS il is
expected. by radio talk by Frederic
William Vile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
OPPOSE HOSPITAL PLAN.
Citizens Object to st. Elizabeth
Enlargement.

The proposal 10 eXpend S3.0"o,6ha
In the enlargement Of st. Eliza beth s
Hospital was opposed by the Congress
Heights Citizens Association at =
meeting Monday night in the Baptist
portable building in Anacostia.
The associa ton went on record as
favoring legislat ton which would pro-
vide for the treatment of Government
patients elsewhere than at St. Eliza e
heths and reserve that institution
solely for the treatment of local pa :
TENTS. thus obviating the need of en-
larEement. Edward j. Newcomh was
appointed chairman of Legislative
committee To work for that eni
thrnuGh congressional action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
RICH BROKER SUED
FOR MORE AL|MONY
Confused Marital Affairs OF
Archibald GWathmey Be-
fore Court Again.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. December 16.-The
law, which has thrown the marital at
fairs of Archibald r. Gwathmey
wealthy cotton broker into almost
hopeless confusion. was called upon
yesterday to adjust his relations with
Mrs. isabelle e. Gwathmey, whom he
married in 1928. when her suit for
separation and inCrea sed alimony was
brought TO trial before Justice Dono-
hue.
GWathmey in 1927 obtained di-
vorCe from his wife in Florida but this
was held invalid last year when a di-
vorce action brought by Mrs. Gwath.
mey was tried in the Supreme Court
Mrs. GWathmey lost her .Nlit. and
two DAYS after the decision Gwathmey.
on the strength of divorce granted
him in Texas in 1928 married Mrs.
Betsy G. Judd. whom Mrs. Gwathmey
had named in her suit as correspond.
ent.
Subsequently Supreme Court Justice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16

Burr refused to recognize the Texas
divorce and held that Gwathmey was
still the husba nd of his first wife Mrs
Gwathmey then brought the separa-
ton suit. charging abandonment and
non support. She was granted 50 900
a year temporary alimony.
In yesterdays trial the plaintiff was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
DEGREES MAGNETIC
COMPASS NEGLECT
Development of Gyrocom-
pass Has Been Cause, Says
Naval Observatory Head.
By tho Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
The development of the gyroCom-
pass has led Ito regrettable lack of
interest in and understanding of the
Importance Of the magnetic com
pass" said Capt. Edwin T. Pollock,
superintendent Of the Naval ObserVa-
tory. today in his annual report.
While not going into details on the
question, the report referred to the
Tendency" to neglect the magnetic
compa SseS as "a dangerous practlce.
ION the smaller vessels. such as
destroyers and submarines. when
are equipped with GNrocompaSSeS'
he said there is q decided tendency
10 neglect the magnetic compaSSeS
and to place entire dependence on
the cvroCompaSs. This is danger
o,,s nractice from the ma visational
roin, of view and efforts are being
made to improve this condition.
Course Neglected.
Reports also show that some OF
the Younger officers are not ranaIlHt
with the deviation of the magnetic
con,nasses and TO correct this con
dition it is urged that more young
officers should take the compass
course The compass school at the
Naval Observatory has been kept
available at all times for "fhcerS de-
string to take the compass course.
hut during the fiscal year only one
officer took the course. and ne oniE
pa rtially and hurriediN
"F,ycellent results" are said to nave
been obtained in sending time signals
hy radio from the observatory dur
ing the Summers of 1924 and 1879 Tor
Vim y
the Mississippi Valley and the west
exr AIeutian Islands These were
sent at the requests of the .anaolah
government and the United states
Coast and GeOdetic Survey ana were
also of value To ohserVatorleS IN
Mexico. New Zealand and Australia.
Solar Observations.
The observation Of the solar eclipse
of January y. 1925. from the dlrlSibie
Los Angeles off Long Island was pro-
nornCed very successful. Whlie
nlans are said to he completed TOR
sending 4 party from the observatory
m observe the total solar eclipse IN
SrIratra next January II.
Photographs taken of the sun are
now said to he made with Speclal
reference to the period Of solar actiNl-
ity which is developing.
1T is likely" the report adds. that
with the progress of the cycle to-
ward the sun snot maximum. dis
.I1rhance on Western Union Telegraph
Co. and other lines will become
more frequent and of greater in
tensity."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
BEWARE The
COUGH OR COLD
THAT HANGS ON

Persistent coughs and colds lead
to serious trouble. You can stop
them now with Circumcision, an
emulsified creosote that is pleasant
to take. Creomulsion is new
medical discovery with two-fold
action; it soothes and heals the in
famed membranes and inhibits
germ growth.
or all known drugs, creosote is
recognized by high medical author
tiles one of the greatest healing
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In addition TO creosote, other heal
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the irritatio and infia mmation,
while the creoSote goes on to the
stomach. is absorbed into the
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BILE and checks the growth of the
germs.
Creomulsion is guaranteed satisfactory
IN the treatment Of persistent coughs
and colds. bronchial asthma. bronchitis
and is excellent for building no the svs-
tenn after colds flu. Money refunded
# any cough cold is not relieved
after taking according to directions. Ask
Atlanta. Ga.-Advertisempnt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
ARGENTINA WHEAT CROP
6.4OO.OOO METRIC TONS
Estimate Made of Yield for 1928
26 in Second Official Forecast,
Just Published.
Bv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES. December L.
Argentina's wheat weld for 1e25-26 is
estimated at 5.S45 900 metric tons in
the second official forecast. which was
given out last evening. as compared
with $500. 900 metric tons IN the first
estimate issued November IA.
The exporta BILE surplus is estimated
at 5000 900 tons. Lnseed produc-
ton is virtually the same as in the
first forecast. which was 900. 600 tons.
while the oats WELD is estimated at
1921 900 or 81 900 tons more than
the first calculation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16

she would get a Reno divorce.
Other evidence was introduced 10
show that Gwathmey was able to paw
more than $4,000 alimony and that
Mrs. Gwathmey had reached the end
of her resources. Gwathmey and the
second Mrs. Gwathmey were present
at the trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16

called as the first witness. She said
Gwathmey had deserted in 1919 and
that since then she has virtually eX:
hausted her resources. having spent
Sos 900 for her maintenance since the
separation.
An effort by her counsel to introduce
GWathmeys complaint in the Florida
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16

divorce action failed, but the com
plant in the Texas case was intro
duced. In it Mrs. Gwathmey was
charged with habitual drunkenness
rs II a fact that. as your husba nd
charges. You had the persistent habit
Of becoming intoxicated and drank
from A pint to a quart of liquOr a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16

On the Balcony is a
bazaar for the conven-
fence Of men who wish In
enminate around-the- store
shopping. Here are to he
found articles from many
departments-Eift things
woman might choose her
self: Or 4 personal store
ruide provided. Or mail or
phone order shopping service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16

the delightful. unus ua1
Christmas token which
Will express your thought
tulness and good wishes
and yet not tax your purse
here are lists of lovely things
Little priced gathered from
every floor in the store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16

day." Mrs. Gwathmey Was asked by
her counsel.
Mrs. Gwathmey denied this and also
denied having been intoxicated on spe
cific dates mentioned in the complai int
She repeated testimony given by her
in previous litigation that her husba nd
had offered her half of his fortune II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
Christmas
Mailing Desk

Upon request. any
purchase will he wrap
ped and sent directly to
the person on your gift
list. All price tags are
removed. the pack age
holiday-wrapped with poin-
sctta SEALS ribbon and a
Do Not Open Until
Christmas suggestion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
SIMPLE cX-
clanation
of pleasure.
Apr &C 1atlon
d elig h t!

How many times will IT
be said on Christmas
Day. Gifts from JellcHs
a-a-h ="
1t implies you have given
her something from the store
she prefers-somethinE that
would have been her-Hery own
choice,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-01
- - - - -
A NEW TAIL LIGHT

A motorist who was driving through
small town in Canada one night
was astonished to see little red light
dancing about close to the ground on
the road ahead. As he drew nearer
he saw that it was an electric light
bulb fed from dry cell battery fas-
tened on the back of dog. The
owner, a woman, who was walking
near by, explained that the dog re-
fused to stay off the streets at night
and that to keep him from being run
over she had contrived the canine
tail light, so to speak. No doubt the
dog will soon become familiar with
the rules of the road-will slow down
and bark at all crossings, keep always
on the right side of the road anc
never go more than 40 miles an houl
except when he sees cat ahead
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-01
BEEN
BUNKED
TODAY?
- -~ a~,vY Svy~v --
By FRANK E. WOLFE

Good morning; have you been de-
frauded today? Chances are that you
have if you have been out of bed and
circulating very much. When you ate
breakfast you were probably cheated
in mislabeled products. You will be
the victim of several frauds before
this day is gone.
Let's see what has appened to you:
If you still have blankets on your bed
you probably threw one back as you
emerged from the hay. 1t was, in
all probability, a cotton blanket mis-
labeled wool finish" The federal
trade commission has just ordered a
Boston concern to cease and desist
from so falsely labelling and fraudu-
lently advertising cotton blankets.
You stepped out onto the floor
| which you vanished last week with a
product you bought because it was
represented that the government has
given its Endorsement to this varnish
turned out in Watertown, Mass. This
firm got its cease and desist" order
last week. Its advertising was de-
clared false and misleading.
At breakfast, you ate, just posi-
bly,, some food in which there was
baking powder which was deteriorated
| surplus war material 1t wasn't so
| labeled The New Yorker who
bought a lot of this competed with
the manufacturer of the same prod
ust He got his c. and d. order He
must have had lot of fun with his
| fraud,
If you stopped in to get a cold
drink and happened to pick on "Nu-
grape" under the belief you were
getting some nutritious grape juice
well, you were bunked again. The
cease and desist order went out on
this product last week. 1t is not
grape jucie, says the federal trade
commission.
That shirt you have on--did it come
from the "New England" "manufac-
turer" who operates his game in New
York and doesn't manufacture any
| thing? That's the one who is repre-
senting that he is operating mills and
saving the purchaser and middleman's
profit.
And so it will go through the day
| When you get back home to your
dinner tonight you will note your wife
has a new complexion that was gath
cred from a shop of nationwide fame
much advertised in the daily news
| papers. They are not so bad They
just got cease and desist order on
the strength of their reprehensible
| resale price maintenance.
Before you go to bed you will, hap
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-01
CHESTER PARK
SHAPING UP

As the opening of the regular sea-
son at Chester Park nears, new feat
ures are being added by the manage
ment. The Lakeside Inn, at the
Comet, was inaugurated week ago
and the pony track, with gentle pom
les, has been installed for the tiny
equestrians.
Water was turned into Chester
lake last week and the giant swim
ming pool is gradually filling. II
takes about 10 days to fill the lake
with clean, pure water, because OF
the. overflow that carries off the tor
current. The lake has been thor,
oughly cleaned and scraped, and is
now pronounced by Cincinnati health
authorities as one of the purest swim.
ming places in the country.
The Dance Palace, with Al Sanders
and his Sunshine Melody Boys, is
proving one of the most popular at
fractions in the city Charles Mus
croft's Royal Entertainers, in the
Tropicla Gardens and the Lakeside
Inn, are providing free entertainment
for out-of town visitors and tho
Clubhouse is drawing bigger than il
former years because of the excellent
meals
Chester Park is in midseason oper.
alton each Sunday, and will be opened
formally for the summer season May
10TH
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-01
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of MiddletOwn. O.
GIVE

Once again we are called upon to
hear and answer and respond to the
appeal, in the name of sweet charity,
for aid for those less fortunate. The
appeal is to fill Hamilton's Commun-
ity Chest. The sixth annual collec-
tion for the chest begins next Tues
day. 1t will take $4,000 to fill the
chest this year, the same amount as
last year, with two new agencies
added, this being made possible with
out increasing the quota by reason of
the fact that all deficits were wiped
out when ehe 1924 goal was reached.
The agencies beneftting this year
are: Associated Charities, Babies
Milk Fund, Boy Scouts, Colored Com
munity Center, Girl Scouts, Humane
Society, Kiddies' Fresh Air Camp,
Mercy Hospital, Public Health
League, Salvation Army, Training
School for Girls, Young Women's
Christian Association, Emergency
Fund.
Going over this list is it possible
that there could be more worthy
lot of organizations or agencies of
charity in the whole wide world de-
serving of the aid and support of the
entire community than are they? For
the good of the city's unfortunate and
for the good and welfare of the
whole community they are an absolute
necessity. And so it is up to all of
us-you, | and the other fellow,
every man, woman and child-more
fortunate and blessed with fair
share of the worlds goods, to see to
it that there is no lack of funds
for filing the chest that others should
not Suffer and want tor the very
necessities Of life and for aid in sick
ness, for remember "it is more
blessed to give than to receive"
And don't give just few pennies
that you don't know otherwise what
to do with. Make little sacrifice,
if necessary, and give a substantial
amount. Cut out some little luxury
and give the price to the Community
Chest for don't forget, in addition to
helping those in actual need and dis
tress the chest helps to give our
boys and girls training to live
right, it helps keep families together,
helps up the down. -but-never- outer
and SO many other good things does
the Community Chest do and provide
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-01
THE KALEIDOSCOPE
By l. C. McCUMBER

The compulsory arbitration fanat-
les of Kansas, known as the indus
trial court, had their spine removed
by the supreme court the past week.
Kansas had governor who averred
that workingmen must drink the last
drop of hemlock which he and his
piffiers chose to brew In fact, the
owners of ''liberty" averred that
when a workingman found it neces-
sary to expectorate, said workman
would of necessity secure permit
from the court of industrial relations
Now the supreme court of the United
States holds that the 14th amend
ment to the constitution still lives and
that the whipper-snappers of Kansas
had better get in touch with some of
their blind tigers and Scheer up"
1t is rumored that the mayors of
the several cities surrounding Cincin-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-01

", wind up taking tonic or q rem
edy" concocted by concern at Mau-
NEE, Ohio, which has just been order
ed to cease and desist from securing
contracts by fraud.
Read your daily newspaper and be-
come "wised up" as to frauds. They
will tell you about all the frauds who
do not advertise, and here's the joker
All the bunko artists in commercial
life advertise extensively and thus
buy immunity from exposure.
Great system, isn't it?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-01

WAGES AND VALUES

There are those of certain class
who are persistently saying that the
wages of American labor are too high.
They are judging selfishly and alb
stractedly. Wages are not too high
when their amount, entering into
proportion, does not interfere against
successful competition, or when the
volume of production is not largely
reduced on that account to the i'm
mediate or ultimate detriment of la
Dor in the reduction of its needed
income. Measured by this standard,
wages are not now too high in this
country. Considering increased and
increasing values, James j. Davis,
secretary of labor, who has unusual
opportunities for getting at the Off
cial facts before making public
statement, says they are not high
enough
He points out that in 1923 the value
of manufactured products in the
United States was $60,4S1, 1856, 900, an
increase of 3S1a per cent over the
production of 1921. The wage pay
ments in 1923, to those who produced
this value, were $1O,985, 1885, 900, an
increase of 81 per cent over 1921.
The number of persons engaged in
manufacturing in 1923 was 10,176,-
750, and of these S,763,233 were act
ual wage earners, an increase of 1852
per cent over 1921.
"We hear enough and more than
enough about the high wage rates
and the terrible wages we have to
pay for labor in the United States .
says Secretary Davies in an article
under his name which appeared two
weeks ago in the New York Times,
''but we hear very little, entirely too
little, about labor cost in the finished
product. We hear very little, entirely
too little, Of that marvel of modern
times, the efficiency Of the American
laborer coupled with the machinery
or equipment with which he tolls"
The value added to raw material by
the process of manufacture in the
year 1923, Secretary Davis points
out, was 1888, ISL 900, an increase
of al per cent as compared with
1921, and he adds:
"This brings US to the conclusion
that American labor is becoming
more and more efficient and that the
wages of labor are not, taking the
country as a whole and everything
into consideration, absorbing an un-
fair share Of the country's prosper
ity."
In directing attention to the in
creased productivity per man in man
ufacturing enterprises, Secretary
Davis cites the New England shoe
industry, where in 1916 it required
one hour and forty two minutes of one
mans time to produce a pair of
shoes, whereas today it takes only
ffty-four minutes of one mans time.
Yet the shoe mans wages have in
creased only 48.5 per cent, and the
selling price Of shoes approximately
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-01

MoLDING PUBLIC OPINION

In an address to the Worcester
(Mass.) branch of the National As
sociation of Manufacturers, Judge
Higgins, of the Kansas industrial
court, is quoted as saying: Il do not
condemn labor unions as such, and
believe they have right to organ
ize for protection and defense as long
as they do so without violating the
law" Note how labor unions and
"violation of the law" are impressed
on the public mind? Business men
are never told they may organize "as
long as they do so without violating
the law" Business men would right
fully resent this imputation that their
purpose is other than lawful With
the exception of workers, the right
to organize is never linked with vio-
lations of law. Judge Higgins state
ment is the usual method of Clever
pleaders who associate violence and
trade unionism in the popular mind
while processing to pose as champions
| of principle. Organization by the
workers is principle that must stanc
apart from other questions. Viola
ton of law is covered by police stat,
utes Logically, Judge Higgins puts
himself in this ridiculous attitude
l believe in the right of free speech
as long as people use it without vio-
lating the law"
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100 per cent.

100 per cent.
Instead of talking about cutting
wages, says Secretary Davis, the
employers should be thinking Of
convincing the wage earners of 8
disposition to establish corporate hon
esty, corporate willingness to be fail
and reasonable and just as between
man and man."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-01

for that it is simply impossible to
enumerate them all.
And after you give, just see how
much better you feel for having done
so.
CTxyErt
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-01

today, but we still cling to many
superstitions which the intelligent
persons of 2O2O will think equally
amusing. Labor World.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-01

natl, who employed criminals and
thugs to search the homes of honest
people, will recommend that those
men be given positions as charity
workers" upon their release from
prison. 1t is rather an unkind thing
to foist upon the innocent youth of
this country, but it is said that hav-
ing many ex-convicts and grafters re-
lating their several stories to the chill
dren will make that life quite inter-
esting, in fact so much so that the
boys and girls can save their pen
nies and dimes and refrain from buy
ing lurid literature-they will be
brought in direct contact with the
scum of the earth--the dregs that the
village mayors love to fondle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-01

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