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The Washington times., 1925-08-12

banks were in the hands Of the
receiver.
When you paint this picture,
many Americans will fatty deny its
truth. Indeed, the farmer who suf-
fers will generally deny 1t. No good
American is a ''knocker," or will
readily admit his FAILURE, He Is
taught from his youth Upward to
be a booster"
But the facts are patent enough
in the figures of these. bank fail
ures, farm mortgages, sales of
farms, abandoned farms, increase
Of tenantry, drift to the towns. CO.
operative movements. demands for
cheap rural credits" with the re-
current Socialist movements of one
kind or another, originating in
the problems of the American farm
err which periodically mark Amers
lean politics and reveal the discon-
tent of the farmer with the eco4
non1ic conditions which make him
the worst paid worker in the
country.
These marvelously rich cities.
with their great railroad stations
and incredibly luxurious hotels that
are super palaces, have gone up in
some measure at the expense of
rural America-the town has bled
the country.
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
MAN FALLS FROM SECOND
FLOOR or HIS HOME

Emanuel T. woodward, sixty
years old, of 621 H street north.
west, dropped from q window on
the second story Of his home yester-
day and was severely bruised.
At Gallinger Hospital, suffering
from shock and minor injuries, he
said he fell by accident. Neighborv
told police that since the death q
his wife three months ago, WOOD
ward has grieved constantly.
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
SHERIFF SHOT DOWN IN
ATTEMPTING ARREST

PARIS, Tenn, Aug. III. y.
West, sheriff of Fulton county, KY,
was shot and instantly killed early
today by Monroe Weatherly, whom
he was attempting to arrest. ac-
cording to reports reaching here.
Sheriff West, accompanied by
lobe Jackson, another county Of
fetal, had gone to the Weatheriy
home to arrest the man and as
West stepped across the porch OF
the maniac's home, shot rang
out and the sheriff fell.
Weatherly escaped and has not
been apprehended.
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
Rv FAY KING

When was recently introduced
to q dame Of doubtful date ana
pine tree proportions she sudden
ly seemed to collapse.
didn't know whether TO start
laughing out loud or burst into
tears Of sympathy. for II was APP
parent that she was either givn
IN imitation Of Leon ErrOPs ia.
nous fOOtWOrk, or had got q
stroke or sDrained ankle or heart
failure.
However. she came up smiling
" and came to the conclusion
that it was case of hip trouble,
flask or otherwise.
But she trotted over without
any limp whatsoever, and IL was
when she was introduced to an.
other party that suddenly got
wise to the fact that she was
pulling that dainty little cOurtsey
that is SO cunning i'm Riddles Of
three or six years, and which
they learn at kindergarten, dane
ing class or boarding school.
But IL seems to be who ever
started the cute idea of little
darIings dipping the dimpled knee,
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
Thinks It Should. Have Stop Limit at
Five Foot Three and Second
Marriage.

so cunning In an infant, should
have put stop limit on that
stunt, say at five foot three and
q second marriage.
1 can't say that / think It's
cute IN q dame that seems to
think spring heels keep down her
years as well as her inches.
When | dropped in on my own
gang a little later pulled her
stuff to hand 'em q laugh. And
| did! But not in just the way.
expected.
My affected confusion became
very real when my knee, NH
used to being corrugated In .
courtesy, gave Q crack, like the
back firing Of. an auto truck.
WhereupOn one Of tho gang re-
marked that he had just heard
. report ! usta go to boarding
school.
/ was glad that the general
laughter drowned the clap Of hone
thunder my knee gave when IL
snapped back in place.
That dame must have gone into
hard training to get away with
that kindergarten stuff without
static.
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
MRS. r. E. BISsEL ASKS
DIVORCE AND HER CHILD

Mrs. Ruth e. Bissel, who May
was granted an interlocutory de-
cree from her husband, Henry G..
Bissel, today petitioned the District
Supreme Court for a final decree
of absolute divorce, stating that
since the interlocutory decree was
passed there has bean no recon-
citation.
Attorneys Jeffords and Dutton,
appearing for Mrs. Bissel. declare
that she asks for the final action
Of the court that she may be award
Al the custody of their child, Betty
y. Bissel, and that she may be de-
creed proper aliInony for herself
and child.
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
GREEKS ATTACK
BULGARIAN
OUTPOST
London Hears That TaskaloW,
Bomber, Is Slain at
BetanoVici
By international News Service

LONDON, Aug. 12.-Hostilities
have broken out on the Bulgarian.
frontier, where it was reported from
Constantinople today that band of
Greeks have attacked the Bulgarian
outpost at Caratepe. Several hours
Of fighting occurred.
From Bulgarian reports Of internal
disorders continue to be received.
A Sofia dispatch said the Mace
DOMAIN leader, Taskalow, who four
years ago threw bomb snto a
theater box occupied by M. Siam
bulisky, the Bulgarian politician,
was yesterday murdered at the
Betanovici railway station.
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
TWO MEN ARE INJURED
IN STREET ALTERATION

During an alteration near
Twenty.seventh and streets
northwest, last night, Charles
Jackson, colored, twenty-three, of
1921 L street northwest, sustained
a possible fracture of the skull
and Abraham Johnson, coIored,
*wenty-four, of 1922 Twenty-sev-
enth street northwest, received
aacerations about the head and
neck.
Both men were sent to Elmer
gency hospital and jackson was
later transferred to Gallinger.
The Washington times., 1925-08-12

led by Abd-Ei-TSrim. will probably
5egin today, according to announce
ment by the foreign office.
The military authorities, it was
said. have planned q viselike move
n1erlt, through which 1t is ex.
pected to entrap the Riffs between
the eastern and western fronts OF
the zone of operations in Morocco.
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
By NORMAN ANGEL

Written for international News Ser
vice and London Daily News
Distinguished English Economist and
PubIicist
LONDON, Aug. IA European
visitor to America, seeing cities like
New York. Chicago. Omaha. San
Francisco and Los Angeles. encoun-
tiers nothing but an opulent plenty.
Every hotel that he enters is pal
ace; the food that Is wasted would
feed whole nations in Old Europe;
the workmen drive motor cars ana
wear creased trousers. all the
women are attractively dressed;
everybody takes cream with their
porridce.
There is here a standard Of liv-
ing among all classes to which
Europe has no parallel.
Farmers Unseen
Yet. unseen. lives another Amer
lea, on entirely different standards
and in different ways: standards so
different in degree as to be different
in kind. And that other America
is unseen not uniY by visiting
Europeans, but often by the native
Americans. who will frequently
deny it's existence.
Yet the blue books and the gov
ernmental statistics, tell all about 1t,
IL one cares to look for 1t; and poll
tics of late years has reflected Its
existence. For those books show
that vast numbers Of American
agricuiturists-the linen who furnish
this abundant food which the cities
consume so lavisnly. which is the
basis Of all this Astounding city
luxury-are never Solvent their lives
through; never liberated themselves
from the racking anxieties and bur
dens of debt. though they work
harder and produce more than any
agricultural WOrkGlS in the world.
FarmeTs' Lot Hard
For the American farmer is not
the gentleman farmer OF the Eng
lish countryside, but ploughs and
harrows and reaps with his own
hands, while his wife is cook and
house servant. Yet though (nomi-
nally) owner and worker all in one.
his farm is almost always heavily
mortgaged-and not only the land.
but the crops, stock, wagons, har-
ness; "a chattel mortgage on every
SUM "OOoL tAiC P1oICS CAS- SA@O
farmer put 1t.
And after a lifetime of this
struggle, enormous numbers-hun-
dreds Of thOusands-fail. The place
the land and home which was to
have been the patrimony of the
childrep-is sold for debt, and the
owner becomes a WORKER or q
tenant. 4a2sk
Abandon Farms
Or he just abandons the farm.
Perhaps America is the only couf7-
try in the world where one may
find farms by the hundred simply
abandoned, no one troubling to work
the land or inhabit the house which
the elements will so quickly destroy.
And while we hear a great deal
about Americas ownership of most
of the gold in the world, we hear
less of the fact that during the last
year or two hundreds of country
banks in the West and the Middle
West have closed their d pcrs In
one town in one of the very richest
agricultural States which visited
! last year three out Of the five
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
MISS HARRISON IS O. <.
AFTER WATER COLLAPSE

BOIJLoGNEs France, Aug. H.
Miss Lillian Harrison, the Argentine
swimmer, who was taken from the
English Channel In an exhausted
condition Monday night, was to-
dav pronounced by an examining
nhvsician to have suffered no I'll
effects from her hazardous ex.
perience.
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
Skull Broken With Shovel

Struck on the head with shovel
during a fight in Anacostia park,
John Butler. colored. twenty-three,
of 925 Third street southeast, sus.
fained a fractured skull last night
He Is in critical condition at
Casualty Hospital
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
Sour Stomach
Phillips Milk of Magnesia"
Better than Soda

Instead of soda hereafter take a
little Phillips MIX of MagneSia"
in water any time for indigestion
or sour, acid, gassy stomach, and
relief will come instantly.
For fifty years genuine Phillips
Milk of Magnesia" has been pre-
scribed by physicians because 1t
overcomes three times as much acid
in the stomach as a saturated solu-
ton of biearbonate of soda, leaving
the stomach sweet and free from
all gases. 1t neutralizes acid fer
mentations in the bowels and gently
urges the souring waste from the
system without purging. Besides,
it Is more pleasant to take than
soda. Insist upon Phillips" Tween.
ty-five cent bottles, any drug store.
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
To CRUSH
ABD-EL-KR|N
IN WISE
Joint francois Spanish Move Is
Expected to End Riff X
Rebellion

PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE long ex-
pected joint F'ranco-Spanish opera
tions to crush the Riffin rebellion
The Washington times., 1925-08-12
Finds AMERICAN
FARMERS LOT
HARD ONE
English Economist Skaters
Illusion All Americans Are
Well Off

Europeans are prone to con-
slider the Americans as a nation
of miLIiomGires. Norman Angel
in the following article declares
that Americas rural districts are
poverty stricken" and declares
that American cities haze nTotO7l
enormously aOeGlthy By "bleeding
the country"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
LABOR ADOPTS
N0N-PART|SAN
? D | | CY
Federation Will Tie Up to
No Third Party in
Future.
By the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The
American Federation of Labor, which
in 1924 threw its support to the indie
pendent presidential candidacy of the
late Senator LaFollettc, will hence
forth return to its non-partisan policy
in political campaigns and tie itself
up to no third party movements.
The Federation's executive council
has emphatically announced this pur-
pose at the conclusion OF sessions here
devoted to mapping out a strenuous
non-partisan" campaign TO be wagcd
in behalf of individuals receiving the
labor endorsement in next years con-
grcssional elections, regardless of
party affiliations. Such endorsements
will be suggested in reports now being
prepared for the federation's national
convention at Atlantic City next Oc-
tober, dealing with local, state and
national political contests.
The council made organized labor's
position clear to leaders in the present
third party movement with the
declaration that mo aid or comfort"
will be given those seeking to launch
such movements. 1t thus carried
further the dictum of the federation's
FL Paso convention that it must be
as free from political party domina,
ton now as at any time in its his
tory"
The 1924 campaign, the council
said. demonstrated that the launching
OF third party movements, which gen.
orally expire after one election, is
wasted effort and injurious TO the
desire to elect candidates with favor
able records"
In call on state declarations Of labor
and central labor bodies to prepare to
give active assistance in the forthcom-
ing campaign, the council warned
them to be on guard particularly
against efforts Of political bosses"
to defeat the primary system for
nominating candidates.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
Employees Of Chamber Of
Commerce Anticipate
Big Barbecue.

San Antonio failed to get the 1926
convention of the Sheep and Goat
Raisers' association which held its
1925 meeting at Brady last week,
but did get the goat that was used
as the mascot.
John Behrens, San Antonio man
visiting the convention. spirited away
the sheep to San Antonio after the
convention and made n public presen-
tation Of it to c. C. Wolfe, secretary
of the trade extension department of
the chamber Of commerce.
This sheep is the living emblem of
the Sheep and Goat Raisers' associa-
ton and represents huge gathering
of goat and sheepmen from all over
the state. Employees of the chamber
Of commerce are anticipating a bar
becue.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
THIEF Oh TF|TS
HOUSE WITH
HIS LOOT
Stolen Articles Include
Chinaware to Clothing
and Jewelry.

Evidently intending to set up house
keeping a burglar Sunday night ran
sacked the John Swope home at 800
Wilmington avenue of movable arti-
Giles, according to report to detec-
tives.
The thief took four cups and
saucers. set of bouillon cups, eight
plates, a half-dozen silver knives and
forks, and six silver tablespoons.
Clothes came next. according to De
tectives Higgins and Hartman, who
were assigned to the case. The miss
ing articles include three suits of
mems clothing, "a pillow cases, three
bed spreads, ten sheets, n pair OF
shoes, n pair of extra trousers, and
a dozen napkins. The burglary was
completed by the pilfeyins of three
gold watch chains, a woman's wrist
watch, and a pair Of gold cuff but
tons.
With the exception Of the Swope
robbery, burglaries over the weekend
were particularly light, there being
only two additional ones reported.
W. g. Wolfram, 1900 North Flores
street, reported the theft OF knife, n
bunch of keys, rs cents, and two
empty purses.
Three dresses and n diamond bar
pin were stolen from Roberta Welsh,
22O1 Durango street, detectives were
notified.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
KHAN MEET RESULTS
IN RIOT AND MANY
SUFFER INJURIES
By the Associated Press.

WESTWOOD, Mass., Aug. 3.-In-
jury to dozen or more persons, the
wrecking of a farm house in the
Islington district here and the arrest
of three men for carrying concealed
weapons. was the aftermath of the
Ku Klux Klan's first attempt to
hold a meeting in this district since
the state police stopped supplying
guards for khan gatherings.
The meeting in n field off the
observation-disclosures highway here yes.
terday, ended in n riot which the
police of three towns were unable TO
quell. A mob of 500 anti-klan
sympathizers and three score klans-
men staged a pitched battle with
fists, rocks and brickbats. Although
firearms were in evidence, no shots
were fired.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
RETAILERS GATHER
FOR 7-DAY MEETING

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3.-St. Louis
today welcomed the convention of the
American Retailers Association, which
will be in session August 3 to 10, in.
elusive.
Fare and a half rates are in eff
feet from Texas, Oklahoma, Louis
lana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas. Ne.
braska, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi
Tennessee and part Of Colorado. Re.
duced fares have also been granted by
the Illinois Traction System and tie
Mobile & Ohio Railroad from all their
stations in Illinois.
One Of the most complete pro.
grams of educational features ever
prepared has been arranged, includ,
ing "brass tacks" sessions. a fashion
parade. banquet and election.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
JOHN GORDON DIES
IN PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 3. - the
Rev. John Gordon, 50, dean emeritus
of the Temple University Theological
Seminary, died at his home here to-
day. He was said to have been the
oldest living graduate of the Uniyer-
sity of Chicago. and was the first
graduate of that school to be awarded
an honorary degree.
DR.. Gordon. a native of Scotland,
for % years served as chairman of the
board of directors of the American
Baptist Publication Society. He had
been pastor of churches in Chicago,
Portland. Ore. Montreal, Philadelphia
and Lowell, Mass.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
To START
ARCTIC AIR
JOURNEY
Airplane Exploration Trip
to Be Undertaken
This Week.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Aug. g.
Airplane exploration of the vast I'M
charted regions of the Arctic, on
which Lieutenant Commander Byrd
with the Macmillan expedition ex-
poets to plant the Stars and Stripes,
will start this week, it was indicated
by dispatches from the expedition at
Etah to the Navy Department today.
They were sent by Commander z.
Byrd, who pointed out the difficulties
in preparing a suitable place to HOP
off" for the epochal journey.
The Peary and Bowdoin reached
Etah after a gallant battle through
the ice, followed the coast line and the
explorers had a good view of many 81
gantic glaciers, according TO the dis
patch.
"0nly one small beach in whole
harbor as beach line is almost univer-
sally rocky with many cliffs and rocky
hills arising from the waters edge"
Byrd said. "Planes will have to be
erected on the beach due to lack of
space on the Peary.
"The beach is sandy and pebbly
so that runways will have to be made
for each plane to keep wheels from
sinking in. There are many large rocks
on the beach that will have to be
cleared off. 1t is 80 feet wide and 40
feet deep and too steep at present for
use but can be leveled down sufficient
ly to use.
"Will start landing planes at ;
o'clock tomorrow morning. due to diff
ficult operating conditions four days
will. be required TO erect planes.
Personnel all in good condition
and very keen to get started. Pigeons
in good shape. Will take them ashore
tomorrow to oFientate them. Two
pairs Of pigeons are nesting.
"Peary has shown herself to be very
good ice breaker. She is staunch ship.
Commander Macdonald and Captain
Steel did good work in getting her
through bad ice"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
DUKES AND PRINCE
WOULD FIGHT MERE
ITALIAN PREFECT

PALMER0, Italy. Aug. 3. - The
line forms on the right in the office
of the project Of police here. But
only royalty need apply, and the pre-
feet will meet only one ambitious
'is~ordsm8n at n time.
Came Prince Trabia and Duke Dis
cales, senator's; also Duke Cesaro,
Duke Termini, Duke Arenella and
Duke Nasi. They were irate. A
mere project had baked their plan
TO hold a political meeting in a the
alter during the municipal election.
Moreover, us it developed the mere
project not only stopped the meeting,
but would not see them.
The bureaucrat denied them admis-
sion to bis presence.
Large words led to more large
words, and the column of near-roy-
atty left.
But each of the six. each acting
separately, has challenged the pre-
feet 10 duel.
All Italy has heard Of it and smiles
with the project for once.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
HOLD LOUIS BRIAN
FUNERAL ON TUESDAY

The funeral of Louis Brian, 60, who
died at his home. 126 Lavaca street,
Sunday afternoon. will be held Tues
day afternoon with the Rev. ]. o.
Polster, pastor Of the Friedens
Evangelical church. officiating. :
He belonged TO the Turner society,
the Travellers Protective Association
and was a member of the firm of
Braunschweig. Brian & Reich Hard
ware company.
Surviving him are three sisters,
Misses Lena and Julia Brian, both
Of. San Antonio, and Mrs. II. w.
Blum of North Pleasanton, and a
brother. Hans Brian Of Maria.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
SURPLUS OF FREIGHT
CARS is REPORTED
BY Universal Service.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Class l
railroads on July % had 206,743 sur.
plus freight cars in good repair and
Immediately available for service. ac-
cording to reports filed by the carriers
and made public today by the car
service division of the American Rail
way Association. This was a de.
crease of 12,S17 cars under the num-
Der reported on July 1.
No car shortage is being reported.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
20-YEAR RESIDENT =
OF SAN ANTONIO DIES

Mrs. Alice Arguindegui, IS, died at
her residence. PIP Arden Grove, Sun
day morning. She was a native of ILL
nois but had lived in San Antonio for
20 years. She is survived by her hus-
hand, T. r. Arguindegui, and son,
William G. Arguindegui, both of San
Antonio; and her father, II. G. Hen
Of Illinois. Funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
CUTS c. OF c. OFFICE
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3.-The
tenth floor of the Merchants Elk.
change building. 10 story structure
in the financial district, was Quilted
by a fire of unknown origin today,
The entire floor was occupied by the
San Francisco Chamber of Com.
merce.
The damage is estimated at $4,000,
covered by insurance, but Chamber of
Commerce officials said many of the
records could not be replaced.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
LONE BANDIT KILLS
2 WOMEN AND MAN
BY the Associated Press.

DENVER, Aug. 3. = Two young
women and man were shot and
killed in a holdup here when the ban.
dit attempted to rob them of their
valuables while they were sitting in
a parked automobile. Another youth
was shot through the head.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
RAIN HELPS CROPS
AROUND LOCKHART

AUSTIN, Aug. 3.-Lockhart, south
east of Austin, reported n slow pre-
cipitation, with indications that crops
will benefit and some operations in the
oil fields, which have been suspended
because Of the drouth, are expected
10 be resumed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-03
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-24
DOVER-FOXCROFT

Old Home Sunday will be OBJ
served at the Sebec Corner church
September 9Th at 2 p. M. There
will be special music and opportu-
nifty for remarks by old residents
present. This meeting will also
serve to dedicate the new bell and
the repairs which have been made
on the interior of the building. The
bell and repairs were made possible
by the generous contributions of
former residents Of the community
and in memory of former residents,
now deceased. Many people now
living in Sebec have also given
money for these purposes.
This old church was completed
IS years ago this summer. and its
history, like that of many other
country churches, is a story of
ministering to the spiritual needs
Of the community for many years,
followed by a long period Of dor
NANCY, and then by a revival Of in
terest and an awakening on the part
Of the people to the need of regular
church services and a Sunday school
for the children and young people
and desire to have this old house
used once again for the purposes to
which it was erected and dedicated.