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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-16
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IS RESTORED BY
RICH, RED BLOOD
Weak, Nervous Women Can
Renew Vitality BY A
Safe Treatment

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-16
Mrs. Ames Entertained Pupils

Mrs. Ames Entertained Pupils
Mrs. Ethel Whittier Ames gave
two delightful Valentine parties at
her home on Summer street Friday
evening. The guests were the older
pupils of her piano forte class. The
rooms were very prettily decorated
in red and white and Valentines. The
young people enjoyed games and
stunts. Delicious ices and waters
were served by the hostesses at both
1,orticc
Evening star., 1925-09-10
FENN|NG ESPOUSES
CURB ON FIREARMS
lndorses Report Citing Need
for Better Law on
Weapon Sale.

Commissioner Frederick A. Fen,
Mig. who supervises police affairs of
<he District came out today in support
OF the recommendation in the annual
report of the Police Department for
more stringent law to govern the
sale and possession of revolvers and
other dangerous weapons in order TO
reduce crimes Of violence.
Il not only indorse what was said
in Maj. Sullivan's report about the
need for a better law on this subject, "
said Commissioner Fenning. but
have been in communication with the
local delegates to the national confer
ence on uniform State laws with re-
gard to this question"
Commissioner FenninG said that
this national conference, which is an
adjunct of the American Bar Asso-
citation, has been considering the
question of weapons and that as soon
as it decides on the best statute to be
advocated for the various States it
will be considered in connection with
obtaining legislation for the District.
Commissioner Fenning said that
Charles V. Inlay, one OF the local
representatives on the national con-
ference, is Il member OF the subcom-
mittee of the conference which is
considering the uniform law on
weapons. The other representatives
from Washington on the conference
are Frederick 5. Tyler and Walter c.
C2ephane.
Col. Fenning also voiced the hope
that Congress would soon carry out
the recommendation in the police re-
port for Il new precinct station to
take the place of the substation now
existing in Tenleytown. He pointed
out that the Tenleytown substation
controls more than one-fifth of the
area of the District of Columbia and
is rapidly growing residential
section
Evening star., 1925-09-10

Tourist traffic in British Columbia
this year liz much greater than In last
Evening star., 1925-09-10

are responsible only to our owner, a
young lady living in London
The ship is a five-masted schooner
and the crew is motley band, who,
according to reports, comprise Firms.
Lascars, Belgians, Esthonians and
only three Britishers. The captain
said he has been master of the ship
for rs years. He outfitted here recent
ly with twin-screw motors and wire
less apparatus and entered smuggling
ns definite business.
The legal aspects of the case are
confusing, but it is believed English
officials will not be able to stop the
ship when she is ready to sail, which
she probably will do within a week.
Copyright. 1925. by Chicago Daily News Coz
Evening star., 1925-09-10
$4,000 Miles Total
Highways Rebuilt
I'm States i'm 1924

Twenty-three thousand miles of
highways were built to grade or sur
faced on the State road system in
1924, the Bureau of Public Roads, De-
partment of Agriculture, announced
today. Progress during 1925 should
be at least as great as in 1924, the
bureau added, according to best in
formation available.
The total mileage in the Virginia
system was given as 4,399.5 and the
total mileage surfaced at the end of
1923 was reported at 2,174. Last year
341.7 miles were surfaced.
In Maryland the 2,o95.5 miles in
the system wefe surfaced at the end
of 1928 and last year 1917 miles we've
surfaced, the bureau said.
Evening star., 1925-09-10
LEGION TO AID MITCHELL.
Texans Seek to Prevent Court
Martial in Secret.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, September
10 C40-The American Legion of Tex
as will energetically interest itself TO
prevent Col. Mitchell being court-mar-
tailed behind closed doors, If tried in
Texas on charges growing out of his
criticism of the War and Navy de.
partments, DR.. w. T. Dunning, newly
elected commander Of the Texas Le-
gion. said after a conference with
Mitchell last night.
Evening star., 1925-09-10
ASHTON DEFENDS
| RAIL EFFICIENCY
Testifies at Rate Hearing
That Car Loadings and
\ Economy Are at Peak.
8y the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, September 10.-Tending
TO show that the Interstate Commerce
Commissions suggestion of 1922 that
the railroads look to efficiency and
economy in operation" offers no solu-
tion OF the problems of the Western
roads, President r. II. Ashton of the
American Railway Association today
described the conditions of the roads
as the best they have ever been. He
was testifying in the Western freight
rate. advance case.
so far in 1926" he said, the rail
ways of the country have handled the
largest number of carloads of freight
ever transported in any similar period
of time, and with this peak traffic the
carriers are operating with the great
est economy and efficiency ever shown.
1,795 .000-Car Increase.
"From January / to August Is,
31.345, 900 cars were loaded with
revenue freight, as compared with
%, $50 900 cars in 1924. And yet, de-
spite these record figures in 1925
despite the fact that loadings for sew
eral weeks have been in excess of
10000 cars q week. there has been
at all times an ample surplus of
both freight cars and locomotives
available for use, a remarkable evi-
utilization of equipment, and Of eff
cheney in operation in general.
''Other figures show this same in
crease in the efficiency and economy
of operation. Considering the West
ern railways alone, ii appears that
these lines in 1924 reduced their fuel
bill in the freight service by almost
SIS, 900, 900 as compared with 1920.
In the passenger service there was
- nlw xNe-t
$4,000,0 900 in the 1924 fuel saving.
Claims Cut Two-Thirds.
Loss and damage payments of
the Western railways have been cut
almost two-thirds since 1920.
There has been increasing ade-
ouacy of transportation and pro-
gressive Improvement in the efficiency
and economy of railroad operation.
In this entire matter the railroads of
the country are leaving no stone un-
turned to provide the greatest meas
ure of efficient service to their pa
irons. and to do it with the greatest
measure of economy ever known"
Buses Get Short Hauls.
Passenger business is not profitable
on Western railroads and short-haul
business is developing on bus lines,
PreSlCenL InaTl6S DOHIlelly OL the
Northern Pacific Railroad told the
commission yesterday.
"Short-haul business" he said, 'is
going more and more to busses. And
what we have lost there is no likeli-
hood of recovering"
In 1919, he said, the passenger serv-
fee on the Northern Pacific carried
1885 900 and earned $40. 900 900, but in
1924 had dropped to 3,607 900, the rev.
enue being 13 millions.
Trucks have not yet become the
menace they viii be-" he added.
Thinks Pool SociaIistic.
Asked by John E. Benton, chief coun-
sci for the National Association of
Railroad and Utility Commissions, di-
recting cross examination, what he
thought of the Potter plan" to pool
the proposed per cent freight rate
increased and then divide the proceeds
among the weaker roads, Mr.. Donnelly
said:
II do not think the plan is workable
I think it is socialistfc and impossible.
Evening star., 1925-09-10
SHERRILL TO MAKE
DRIVE FOR BEACHES
I'M NEXT CONGRESS

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Evening star., 1925-09-10

The captain says that If eventually
he gets away from Deal he will trans
fer his cargo to some other ship far
off the American coast and at a point
where he will be in no danger of
being captured.
TO Englishmen the news of the
sitting of the liquor traffic to Amer
lea is welcome, for the huge drain
of the last few years had almost eX.
hausted all stocks OF old whisky. SO
that most OF that available for pur.
chase now is barely mature.
Evening star., 1925-09-10

Various shippers representatives
asked why it was necessary that the
freight traffic bear the burden of pas
senger traffic. He answered that ex-
perts had decided that passenger serv-
ice was paying all it should pay.
Mr.. Benton charged that higher
rates on wheat would put United
States farmers under an additional
handicap as compared with Canadian
farmers in entering the world markets
because Canada has lower land values
and lower freight rates.
Evening star., 1925-09-10

Continued from First Page)
make it possible accurately to gnge
the flow of water past the beaches
and assure even greater safety than
was had in the Tidal Bas sin. This
would be a very costly undertaking,
however, and rather than jeapotdiZez
the chances of getting any beach,
Col. Sheriff. is willing to accept a
less pretentious plant.
1t is probable that dykes viii be
run from either end of the beaches
a considerable distance out in the
river. These will reduce the current
within them TO negligible pace.
Boats probably will circulate around
this water, distributing chlorine 10
purify it. AT the same time the cur
rent will be strong enough to Keep
the water fresh enough for the
bathers.
Mr.. Gordon pointed out, too, that
pollution of both rivers will be mate
rally reduced when money is ap-
propriated for completion of the in
Perception sewer system. These
sewers intercept sewage just before
1t flows into the Potomac and Ana
costa rivers and Rock Creek and
carry it down to the main outlet,
which is too far down the Potomac
river for any refuse to come back,
even as far as Hams Point, with the
tides
Evening star., 1925-09-10
Storms Cause Pollution.

In time of storm. however, these
intercepting sewers are too small to
carry the flood waters and are so ar
ranged that they automatically close
when the water flowing into them
reaches a certain height. The sew
age then races on directly into one
of the rivers. That accounts for
the fact that the Public Health Serv-
ice experts found pollution to be
highest Immediately after a storm
or heavy rain.
Money for completion of the inter
cepting sewer along Rock Greek has
already been appropriated and that
stream will be entirely free from pol
luton, except in time of storm, be-
fore Winter. To complete the Poto-
mac River interceptor will require
S405, 900 more and for the Anacostia
$498, 900. In short, S1.000,000 will end
pollution, according to Mr.. Gordon.
so far as the District is concerned,
except in times of heavy storms.
Evening star., 1925-09-10

At popular bathing beach a large
clock on jettg of rock warns the
bathers of the tides.
Evening star., 1925-09-10
RUM ROW IN YEAR
LOSES $15,OOO,OO
IN BRITISH CAPITAL

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Evening star., 1925-09-10
SAYS He HAS LOST JOB.
William G. Thrift Seeks Release
From Paying Wife Alimony.

William C. Thrift yesterday told
Justice Hoehling of the District Su-
preme Court that he has lost his en-
pioyment as musician and cannot
pay the alimony of $40 per month
ordered by the court. His wife, Mrs.
Gladys r. Thrift. who is suing him
for a limited divorce, he declares, is
working for the Government at $120
per month and there are no children
Attorney Robert e. Lynch appears
for the husband.
Evening star., 1925-09-10
RUM SHIP TO SAIL.
%, 600 Cases ON General Serrett,
Bound for Atlantic Coast.

5000 Cases ON General Serrett,
Bound for Atlantic Coast.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
LONDON, September TO- a mys.
terry ship loaded with $4,000 cases Of
| Scotch whisky, in Deal Harbor, is ex-
pected to sail shortly for the United
States to deliver contraband liquor in
| defence of the prohibition laws.
The ship is the General Serrett,- said
to be owned by London woman who
has been engaged in liquor smuggling
on large scale for five years. Gus
toms officials at Dover discovered the
ship Wednesday night. They found
that II was unable to sail for tempor-
ary lack of funds, although ii was
fully manned, with fortune in booze
carefully slowed away.
Admits He's Smugg!er.
Capt. w. r. Whitburn, commanding
the vessel openly admits that he is
smuggler and says English officials
have no power to stop him. He ex-
planned that he is anxious to get away
TO the open sea, where we smugglers
are safer" but that he could not pay
the crew He is reported to have de-
clared that our present cargo is
mere drop in the ocean compared with
the bulk of contraband that is run in
up and down the American coast"
We ship whisky for a certain
port" Capt Whitburn is quoted as
saying, we carry it a few thousand
miles, then transfer ii TO other ves-
sells. We are not afraid. We make
no secret of our calling. There Is
nothing Illegal at our end of 1t. We
, 1925-01-21

commit a serious economic mistake.
1t has been held that the farm
loan appropriation does not now
constitute a revolving fund. 1 rec
ommend hat $500. 900. 90 be added
to the investment already made
under this act, and that the fund
be made revolving.
State Oil Royalties
1t is fortunate that the state has
available from it's mineral lands the
money with which to perform this
public service. The permanent school
fund is larger than ever before. but
In this connection. it is only proper
to point out thai there has been
some decrease in the annual reven-
ue owing to the falling off of pro-
duction in the light oil fields, which
have heretofore been the principal.
If not the only source of production
in the state. On the other hand,
unless the oil output falls off exces-
sively, the income from this source
ought to show another increase dur
ing the present bienium, owing to
the substantial increase of the rate
of royalty exacted during this ad-
ministration in certain leases, par
ticularly on the output of Section
Sc in the Salt Creek field. When
this tract was leased for the FIVE
year period, beginning October 1
1919, and ending September 81
state was fixed at 33 1-3 per cent
The new lease, executed in 1928
for the five-year period beginning
October /, 1924, increased this roy.
atty to 65 per cent. Assuming that
the production during the first veal
of the new lease will be as large
as it was during the last year oil
the old lease, the income to the
state from this tract alone, it is es-
timated. will be $500. 100000 greater
than under the old contract. During
the full term of the new lease. there
would, on this basis, be a net il
rease of the states income iron
this source alone of two and a hall
million dollars. The terms of the
new contract providing for the sale
of the states royalty oil at a min,
imum of $3.50 per barrel, guaran
tees the state against loss from re
duction in the price of oil. Ever
though the production from thi.
tract should me materially reduced
curing the coming five years, the
terms of the new contract are much
more advantageous than those o.
the old, that this income is almos'
certain to be greater than ever be
fore.
In like the royalty or
some of the state oil lands in the
Grass Creek field was increased dur
ing this administration from 25 pei
cen to 40 per cent.
The importance to the state Of
this revenue suggests at once the
reasonableness of the recommends
ton which has been made by the
, 1925-01-21

and to the distribution of the bur
den upon the people. was not con
tent to secure reduction in expendi-
lures and lowering of the state
levy, but early in his administration
initiated through the Board of
Equalization an inquiry into the
comparative assessment valuations of
railroads in this and neighboring
states. 1t was found that there was
great disparity in valuations to the
disadvantage of Wyoming. After
careful consideration of all factors
entering into the problems, the
assessed valuation of the railroads
traversing the state was increased
by approximately 1000, 100000.
The result was that during the year
1928, the Union Pacific railroad
alone, paid in taxes to the state
$167, 1850 more than during the
previous year and the three rail-
road systems together paid an in
creased tax amounting to $685.
217.66. There was a small addi-
tional increase during the year
1924.
Equalization of Taxes
This achievement was only a
part of the policy of securing a
taxation which the Governor
launched, when, in his message
two years ago, he advocated a
revision of the method of taxing
the mineral output of the state.
The matter was referred to the
people in the form OF a constitu-
tional amendment, which though
endorsed by a large majority of
those who voted upon it, did not
receive a majority of all votes cast,
and accordingly. failed of adoption.
In the past IL system of taxation
has been based largely upon the
needs of stock raising and agricul-
tural communities. During the past
decade an increasing proportion of
u people and of the capital that
has come into the state, is engaged
in the development of our natural
esources. Those industries are in
a large measure conducted by cor
porations which own or control pro-
perties of immense value, and the
impression is widespread that GER
tain property of these interests is
escaping just taxation. 1t is certain
that small property holders are pay
ing more than their proportionate
share, and it is impossible to evade
the conclusion that our greatest OBJ
legation at this hour is to apply
ourselves to the task of equalizing
the tax burden. 1 urge you, there
fore, in the most emphatic terms
/ can command, to make such pro-
, 1925-01-21

Commissioner of Public Lands that
his office be enabled by proper ap-
preparation to employ three oil and
gas gaugers for the three large
fields, whose duty it should be to
keep accurate check upon the pro-
duction of the states oil lands.
Black OH Investigations
In this connection, l would point
out, hat while the income of the
state from its light oil fields has
probably now reached it's peak. the
future holds bright prospects for
revenue from the eventual develop
ment Of the heavy or black oil areas.
At the present time there is little
or no market for Wyoming black oil,
and, as consequence. fields known
to contain it r not being drilled.
II this development could be en-
%couraged, the state would reap
enormous advantage. This would
come not only indirectly. from the
expansion of the oil industry. but
directly, in royalties.
1t is my opinion that an investi-
CATION should be authorized by a
non-salaried commission, to be ap-
pointed by the Governor. for the
purpose Of determining what, If
anything, the state may do to open
a market for this product. Some
feasible way might be found, for ex-
ample, to use the asphalt from Wy
oming oils on the state highways.
We have developed a splendid sys-
rt%rn 80 -N,Ic o-l h,-1 hAAn a-ahIaI
to do SO in large measure by the
income from our oil lands. Our
roads would be further improved
and the income increased. if it were
found practicable to use Jul own
black oil in this construction.
School Amendment
Perhaps, one of the most impor-
tant subjects which will engross
your attention is that which con
Germs the exercise of the power
vested in the legislature at the last
election by the adoption of a con
stitutional amendment permitting
the enactment of a general law to
provide fol- the use of one-third Of
the mineral royalties from school
lands for the support of the public
schools.
1t was undoubtedly the desire OF
the taxpayers for a reduction oil
the tax burden that prompted them
to give their approval to this
amendment. Opposition was prob.
ably largely founded in the fear thai
the use of these funds for current
expenses would result in the ser
fous impairment of the permanent
school fund without compensatory
relief from taxation. 1 feel that 6
law may and should be drafted
which, while providing for the uss
of this fund for the support of the
schools. it will also sc safeguard 1t;
expenditure that there may be g
reduction of the annual tax levy
commensurate with the added in
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which, however, did not become
effective until the year 1928. At
the same session a special tax was
authorized for the use of the state
university, but owing to an over-
sight, levy was not made, and the
100000 which would have ac-
cIued and which was necessary to
meet the needs of the university
was borrowed from the highway
department and was restored to
that department at the beginning of
this administration. Unauthorized
deficits in some of the departments
amounting to $3.50, 100000 added fur
Their to the difficult financial situa-
ton which confronted the EXecu-
tive. These items, carried over
from previous years, increased the
overdraft to S659. 969.04. On Sep
TENDER 81, 1924. according to the
books of the state auditor. this
amount had, decreased to $549,823.-
SO. cut delinquent taxes due the
state on that date amounted to $751;
1880, which, if collected, would
have reduced the overdraft to $197,-
S4S.06. The administration has not
favored a levy sufficient to meet
this o~verdraft until such time as
our state shair have reacted from
the stress of depression through
which we have been passing, but
rather, bX the adoption of the policy
of utmost economy in all depart
ments and the pay as you go" sys-
TEN, it has beer enabled, not only
to prevent further increase in the
overdraft, but to reduce the state
tax levy. The levy for 1924 was
2.S162 mills, the lowest levy ever
made since the state was admitted
to the Union. 1t was in effect a
reduction of 26 per cent below that
of the year 1928.
The Governor. recognizing the
relationship of equitable assess
ments to the production of revenue
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come.
The report of the State Superin-
tendent of Public instruction shows
that too large a proportion of u
rural schools have not yet been
brought up to the state
for the protection of the health as
well as for the education of chill
dren. Provisions may properly be
made in drafting a lev law that
school districts participating in this
new source of be required
to meet the school standard.
University
In reviewing the progress OF the
state. it will be, 1 am sure, source
Of great satisfaction to the legisla-
ture to note the remarkable growth
of the state university. not alone in
the size of the student body. and the
expansion of it's physical equipment.
but also in the improvement Of its
standing among the educational in
situations of the country. Within a
few years it has taken equal rank
with the leading state universities,
and today credits from the Univer-
sity of Wyoming are accepted by
all the foremost educational insti-
tutions.
The faculty has been materially
strengthened, and under its present
able management the university Of
fers such advantages that there is
now no reason for the youth of Wy
oming to go outside the borders of
our own state to receive higher ed
ucation. That this fact is becoming
increasingly apparent to the people
of the state is indicated by the en-
rollment, which has increased dur
ing the past four years I'VE 81 per
cent.
The service of the university is
not confined to the campus, but thru
the Extension department and the
administration of the experimental
farms. it permeates practically the
entire state. Examinations into the
reports of the university shows that
extraordinary material results have
been obtained by the stimulating
effect of these activities. By the
dissemination of improved methods
of agriculture, by careful expert
ments, and by consistent work among
boys and girls, as well as among
adult farmers, the university has
demonstrated thep otentialities of
the state and broadened the field of
agricultural industry. For example.
under the supervision of the Exten-
sion department, boys and girls
clubs in 1924 developed a turkey
industry to the value Of a half mil
lion dollars. The Importance of
this work to the state at large il
iD~calculable.
Although there has been crafty
ing improvements in buildings and
other physical equipment during the
past two years, much remains to be
done If the present needs of the
university are to be met. The situa-
, 1925-01-21
MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR NELLIE TAYLOE ROSS
TO THE EIGHTEENTH WYOMING LEGISLATURE

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