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Evening star., 1925-02-01

were in something of an agreement
for single purpose. But to enter
into a parley with the league formed
no part OF their mutual understand
ing.
ments considered 1t beneath their
dignity to discuss terms with mere
pirates All they decided was to
adopt further measures for forcibly
removing the menace to their happy
pursuit of trade snatching. scabbard-
rafting, truculent schemes; but that
they were at loss for further
methods to accomplish this aim the
reports by radio left no room for
doubt.
This was the moment chosen by the
chief of the league for Issuing his
| ultimatum to the world in general.
The ultimatum was addressed through
the President OF the United States.
From the League of the Covenant to
Bring Peace on Earth Git ran) to
the President of the United States
OF America.
sir: The object Of the League of the
Covenant has been put before you
heretofore in brief. It is now set
out in full for the first and last time.
The League Of the Covenant is com
posed of men who have suffered in
| the past from the horror of war, and
that In the patriotic service of their
various countries. They are deter
mined that never again, IL they caL
prevent 1t, will war be seen on the
face OF the earth. To this end, for
the last flve months the league has
been demonstrating by humane meth
DDS the powersit has for enforcing its
will on the nations.
"a off n oil he a
against the operations OF the league
have been Of no avail. The league
exists unharmed.
But time has passed. and the sew
| eral nations who have felt the power
Of the league have made no attempt
to enter into negotiation with it's
members.
The time is approaching, therefore,
when the League OF the Covenant
must lay aside it's former humane
methods and exert the terrible power
it truly possesses. 1t is in the power
OF the league utterly to destroy man
kind, to bring about the end Of this
cosmic day and bring a new dawn in
the history Of the universe. This will
the League of the Covenant do rather
than fail in its object. Let there be
no mistake. The League of the Cove
nant has deliberately brought chaos
into the worlds commerce, so that
it's power should be understood.
Should its fiat not be obeyed 1t will
put humanity beyond even the need
of commerce.
And here Is the fiat Of the League
of the Covenant:
The armies of all countries through
out the world shall be disbanded, all
weapons OF war shall be DESTROYED.
all ships and air vessels of war shall
be scrapped and the materials con-
Verted to peaceful uses. Only suffi-
ciene- men and material of war shall
be left for that police work made
necessary by the unciyilized state of
mankind.
For the carrying out of this fat rep
resentatves OF the nations of the
world shall be gathered in Washing
ton under your Championship sir
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in conditions of prolonged misery

in conditions of prolonged misery
and suffering.
The League OF the Covenant will
hand over to the new League OF the
Nations for Peace, together with the
airship already proved invincible.
secret weapons which will enable the
International Arbitration Board to
enforce its ruling on recafcitrant
states.
In the event of your failure to in
form us of a movement for convening
the conference herein demanded, you
are warned that at noon on the 10Th
day of September, American time.
the Capital City OF Washington will
be the object OF visit by the League
of the Covenant, in circumstances
where the shedding OF blood will be
inevitable. You are warned, further,
to consider the probable effects of our
anesthetic alone upon the city at the
time Of full pressure of traffic"
This document was unsigned, but
at the suggestion of Dan, who was
terribly concerned at the prospect of
the ultimatum being ignored, the
chief was persuaded to allow all three
of our party to put their names to
an addendum- Apart from my own
desire that the authorities should
treat the demands Of the league
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with full power to arrive at an inter-
national understanding which will
make effective q League OF the Ma
tions for Peace: and at the confer
ence thus convened there shall be
decided once and for all time the
forces that are to be left at the dis
posal OF each nation, taking into
consideration the population and the
territorial extent and world dispo-
ton OF the possessions OF each ma
tion.
"A month from the date OF this ulti-
matum the representative Of the
nations shall be gathered in Wash
ington to meet the Representatives of
the League Of the Covenant, when a
complete scheme Of disarmament will
to put before the conference for ac-
ceptance.
Your acceptance, Mr.. President, of
this order for conference shall be
broadcast by radio telegraphy for
seven nights after your reception of
this document.
No less than the complete fulfill
ment of these demands will the
League OF the Covenant accept
There remains that which the
League of the Covenant will do for
the real brotherhood of man.
I'm return for the complete disarma-
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ment Of the nations the League OF the
Covenant will place in the hands of
an international board the secret of
a power that will bring a new day
In the history of mankind. Through
that power will be opened a road
which will lead to the end of mans
struggle for existence, which will
lead to the complete manumission of
humanity from the curse OF labor. No
longer will man need to eke out
precarious existence with such small
leavings of energy as nature so far
has allowed him. Into his hands there
Will be put the means for arriving at
energy unlimited the boundless
energy held together in nature itself
ITO put such power, sir, into the
hands OF men whose thoughts are
turned to unworthy pursuits-the
pursuit of war, as an example-you
will readily understand would be to
invite misery and appalling suffer-
Ing on the head of mankind. The Sc
crets held by the League of the Cove
nant can only be given TO the world
under the strictest guarantees. Fail
ing such guarantees, the League Of
the Covenant will turn it's power to
the swift destruction OF the world
rather than such power, otherwise
discovered, should destroy the world
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CITIZENS CAMPS
PLANS ANNOUNCED
New Training Center to B.
Added in Sd Corps Area
This Year.

The citizens military training camps
for 1925 will be held from July to
80, 1t has been announced.
a feature that is of special local in
terest is that. in addition to camps
at Camp Meade and Fort Monroe as
in the past, a new camp will be or
Sanized at Fort Eustis Va Young
men from the District of Columbia
Virginia and Maryland who take the
basic course, or the higher courses in
Infantry, will be sent to this new
camp. Fort Eustis is IS miles from
Monroe, on the James River, and is
Just across the peninsula from his
toric Yorktown.
The camp for Field Artillery, Cav
airy and Engineers will be at Camp
Meade, and for Coast Artillery at
Fort Monroe. as in past years.
The annual report of Maj. Gen. W.
X. Smith, commanding the Sd Corps
Area, for 1924, states: THE District
of Columbia offered a surprise this
year by producing nearly three times
It's allotted Citizens Military Training
Camp quota. and student personnel
or very high quality" Later: The
results of 1924 procurement campaign
IN the District of Columbia were the
most outstanding in the entire Corps
Area, with close rival in the terri
tory of the 99th Division, Pittsburgh
1925 Camps to BE Better.
The 1925 camps will be still better,
Offering splendid opportunity to local
men between II and 25 years of age
Tor a month of physical Improvement
and instruction in better citizenship,
all without cost The authorities in
charge are very anxious to keep up
the wonderful record made in the
District last year and put the citi-
zens' military training camp activi-
ties of this area even further in the
lead in the 3rd Corps area for 1925.
Application blanks and full infor-
nation can be secured from Lieut..
Col. John Scott, headquarters Organ
lied Reserves, Graham Building,
Fourteenth and E streets northwest.
Col Scott states that the sooner ap-
plications are turned in the better
the chance for acceptance and for
securing desired assignments. Appi-
cations will be given priority in the
order they are filed.
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FAME NOMINEES ASKED.
Candidates for Honor May Be
Named Beginning Today.

NEW YORK, January 31.-Public
nomination of candidates for the hall
of fame at New York University will
open tomorrow, and will continue until
March Is, it was announced today by
DT. Robert Underwood Johnson, director
of the hall.
The election, held every five years,
will take place next fall, when a COM
mittee Of prominent men and women
from all parts Of the country will select
the great Americans who are to be
commemorated.
\ stipulation added to the conditions
since the last election is that the NOM
inee must have been dead 25 years.
Nominations must come from American
citizens, but candidates may have been
foreign born if they made their homes
In the United States.
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The Ark of the Covenant
Story of Mystery and Adventure
BY VICTOR MacCLURE
Copyrigh by Harper 4 Brother

commerce would be gone about as
'ooling as in the night.
The best efforts of the authorities
gainst the raiders were completely
useless. Each day 1t became more
certain that the world was at the
mercy of the League OF the Covenant.
The marvel was that the several gov
ernments remained so stubborn.
OF the feats performed by the Ark
Of hte Covenant, it's flight across the
Pacific to Japan-where Toxic and
fokohama were subjected to similar
treatment to that suffered by New
York in the first raid of all--was in
some ways the most amazing. The
Japanese, who were perhaps the most
deserving Of lesson from the league
by reason Of their everlasting itch for
power through the agency of war,
had obviously regarded the problem
affecting the Western Hemisphere
with a degree OF complacency. The
raid on the capital and chief seaport
of the eastern empire went far to de-
stroy this Japanese smugness and
sense of security. Here, by the very
uneXpectedness of the raid as a result
Of that complacency, the panic caused
was greater than anywhere else, anu
the Pacific radio stations simply hum
med in the next days with the frantic
messages LHdl eUldHdLeu from Japan
to the other powers.
This was the most daring OF the
raids On Sunday night in August
the Ark of the Covenant set out on
Its long flight over the Pacific. Sixty
hours leisurely cruising - leisurely
for the Ark-brought the ship over
Toxic just after midnight. Two hours
were occupied in a very thorough
demonstration, in which the gold
chests Of the Japanese war fund were
sadly depleted, and after a casual re-
plenishing Of the airship's gasoline
tanks from a handy oil ship Yoko-
hama was descended upon in the first
gray of dawn. Here the second chap
ter of smart lesson was read Nippon,
and the Ark Of the Covenant immedi-
ately set out on the return voyage
In spite of the throwing out of COR
dons of air scouts along the Pacific
coast of America, on request Of those
frantic cables from Japan, the airship
was berthing in her hangar cave at
dusk on the Friday night.
The raid on Japan brought matters
to head. The powers of the West
ern Hemisphere had been working
together for g. long time, pooling
their Ideas as far as international
jealousies would permit, for the
scotching of the raiders. Now Japan
made tardy entrance into the fray
and for the first time since the be-
ginning of the raids all the powers
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understandingly, 1 was all too will
ing, since my father--and Kirsteen-
would be informed that we Were
alive.
Dear Mr.. President eve wrote):
In the hands of the League Of the
Covenant by capture, we have become
certain that the power 1T holds can
not be resisted. In the air no known
craft is capable OF carrying out an
attack on the airship with the slight
est success, and, scientifically, there
is no known counter weapon or de-
Tense against the terrible devastating
force Elm mbodied in the weapons of tho
league, so far unused in it's operss-
ttons. The purpose Of the league his
been truly stated.
(Signed) JAMES V. BOON.
DANIEL LAMONT,
''W. MILLIKEN."
III.
For the purpose Of forwarding the
ultimatum to the President, a small
town in Alabama was Esssed one
night and the envelope containing tn.
document was slipped into the box a
the little post Office. Then the raid
erS retired to the cavern of tn.
plateau to await developments.
Continued in Tomorrow's Star5
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RUM HIDDEN ON ROOF.
Atlantic City Raid Shows New
Style Liquor Cache.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. January 81
-Bootleggers, hard pressed by dry
agents here are using Sky parlors" as
depositaries for their prohibited liquors,
it was revealed early today, when de-
tectives and Federal men raided cafe.
No trace Of liquor was found until it
was noticed that the wall had been
freshly plastered. The wall was broken,
and a copper pipe was found which was
traced to three large copper tanks on
the roof. These were filled with moon
shine. The pipe led from the tanks
down through the wall and under the
floor to a cleverly concealed spigot near
the bar.
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The only professional labor classes
in Turkey are porters and boatmen at
the seaports.
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Continued in Tomorrow's Star0
New Britain herald., 1925-09-02
FOREIGN WAR VETS
 CONDEMN DRY LAW
Convention Will Be Asked to Urge Its Repeal

Tulsa. Okla, Sept. ? P-Recom- mendations and resolutions formed the major part of the second day of ths 2eth annual encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars here yes- terday. Removal of national head quarters from Kansas City to Wash ington, D. C.. was advocated by Adjutant General H. c. Lawson of Boston.
 Lawson's reason for recommend ing the change was because the vet eran's bureau. pension bureau and other organizations with which the officers must deal. are situated in the national capital.
 The resolution that has probably attracted the most attention was one asking that the federal prohi- bition law be amended. The meas- ure was prepared by tho Kentucky delegation before the opening Of the convention, and, It's sponsors claim, is not the result of the raid of fed- oral prohibition agents Monday night on a local hotel in which IS service men were arrested and later released.
 Fl Paso, Texas, delegates are ac- lively seeking the 1926 encampment, New York city, Saratoga Springs N. T.. and Philadelphia also arc candidates.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-02
WANT RAILROADS
 ID BE JOINED
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opinion seemed to be. he added that there must be some final authority In the case of railroad disputes. He would not predict along what lines the administration would support a readjustment of the board,
 Spent Day in Conference
 Senator Watson spent most of the day In conference with tho presl- dent on the legislative program and expected 10 leave here tonight for Chicago where he will confer, prob- ably within few days, with Sena- tor Cummins of Iowa, co-author Of the present railroad act, on railroad Legislation.
 AS the ranking member of the senate elections committee, Senator Watson had with him the final re- count of votes cast In the last Iowa election for the seat contested by Senator Brookhart, republican, and Dan Steck, democrat. The final re- suit showed difference of only a few votes between the totals of tho two candidates, Senator Watson said and he declared that in all prob ability the senate would be called | upon finally to decide the contest. In seeking the advice of the In- diana senator, the president was fol- lowing his practice Of utilizing his vacation, now entering Its 11tll week. to keep up his recommends ton for legislative program for the forthcoming congressional ses. sion.
 The transportation question is one which President Coolidge i' studying with especial care because of the demand In some quarters for
 radical amendment of the Esch, Cummings law and the Van Swer. ingen merger which is now hanging
 fire.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-02

ity where 1t was believed the plane had been forced down, the search ing planes took on capacity fuel loads at Lahainia.
 A message received from the de- stroyer Aroostook at io:1S last night saiG
 'No trace of Plane No. 1. which must have been forced down over 20 miles south of the Aroostook sta ton. where the estimated maximum drift Is eight miles an hour to the westward. The seas are moderate and the skies overcast" With the destroyer Farragut. the Aroostook spent the night moving in the area 300 miles off Honolulu, stghbing the seas in the vicinity where the missing plane might have dropped disabled, with searchlights. A meSs-ee received from the miss Ing plane after the craft radloed that | 1t was trying to remain in the air un- tll the dwindling gasoline supply was exhausted. said:
 What Is wrong please? Go ahead" Meaning that the Aroos- took should proceed furnishing compass hearings to the PN-a No, | To this query, the Aroostook an swered:
 What is your course and are vol trying to find us?" To this messag g | there was no answer.
 The Aroostook, after an all nigh vigil, was ordered 10 launch a plano at daylight to aid in the search. Tho work last night was hampered of the cast coast Of the island of Mau by treacherous seas and heavy skies On account of this condition three planes which took off from Lahainia to aid in the search were ordered tc return and wait until dawn before going into the air again.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-02
COURT UPHOLDS
 HOME RULE ACT
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by the 1924 legislature as compar- cd with the measure adopted by the legislature of 1922. The change was technical and did not affect the meaning or intent Of the amend ment.
 The court of appeals, by it's deci- sion today, upheld. by inference at least, that the change was not suf- fcient to invalidate the amendment.
 New York, Sept. FD - Mayor Hylan, when informed today that the court of appeals at Albany had upheld the home rule amendment said he hoped the decision "also destroys the injunction obtained by the Citizens union against the right of the city to appropriate money to purchase, own and operate busses." "
 Governor Smith in commenting on the decision attributed it as per sonal victory for Senator James J. Walker, Tammany candidate for mayor.
 "Of course, Senator Walker knows what he is doing" said the governor. He was the whole works behind the home rule amendment. He was the driving power in the senate and fur nished the impetus that put it over.
 Senator Walker is always right in these matters because he has trains"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-02
HOURS WITHOUT WORD
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the picture painted here today of the unfortunate end Of the attempted nonstop navy seaplane flight from San Francisco 10 Honolulu.
 This gloomy view of the predica- ment of Commander John Rodgers, U. $. N, and his four co-aviators, was based on official reports receiv- cd last night from ships in the path of the big seaplane PN-9 Number 1. The reports all yielded the same definite fact; that that the avlators were lost. untraccable in the dark ness.
 Throughout the hours of darkness, however, plans for rescue of the av- iators, should they be found and alive, were brought to completion The Island of Maui, nearest of the Hawaiian group to the point the PN plane was believed 10 have dropped into the Pacific, was designated as the rescue base. Airplanes. submar. ines and surface ships were ordered ready to start at daybreak on a sys- tcmatic search of that territory be. tween the Fist and 2Sd parallels of latitude and the 15Sd and 155th meridans of logtitude.
 With cloudy weather today and moderate seas running in the vicin.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-02
Rio Grande Overflow
 Leaves Many Homeless

Fl Paso, Texas, Sept. 2 CD - Scores of families In sambrano, Col lingsworth ard Alameda Acres, just below here. are leaving their homes today as waters from the swollen Rio Grande poured through the broken river dykes opposite declared that the crest of the flood was reflected In the report of c. R. Folk, assistant city engineer. who declared that thecrest of the flood would not reach here for 2t hours. When the dike at Valyerde broke early today the flood waters had not reached the level attained early In August, when thousands Of acres were inundated around Fa- bens.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-02
WOULD ADOPT BABE FOUND
 ABANDONED IN EAST END
Couple Whose Identity ts Withheld Make Formal Application to Court Of Probate

John L. Doyle, superintendent of the charity department was today named guardian of Mary Doe" an infant found several weeks ago on East Main street, an1 now at the New Britain General hospital.
 The appointment was made this morning in probate court by Judge Bernard F. Gaffney when the babes parents failed to appear and show cause why they should not be re- moved as its guardians.
 At the same time an application was received from a local couple desiring to adopt the child. Judge Gaffney has prescribed 3 period of 30 days in accordance with law after which the adoption will be com pleted unless action Is begun by the parents.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-02
IRATE T0WNSMEN TEAR
 UP OLD TROLLEY RAILS
Eoeidents of Chicago Suburbs Rr snTt tn Drastic Methods to Stnp Street Car Accidents.

Chicago. Sept . P,-Incensed over the secoud street car accident cn their main thoroughfare in three days residents of Rerwyn, 8 suburb, last night urrootod sections Of the rails. Hundreds assisted in the work and were chcored on hy women.
 Town officials sad both accidents were due fo old tracks. In an acci. dent Sunday t5 passengers were hurt and last night at the same spot ? car carrying no passengers loaped tho track. Officials sent policemen to prevent tha street car Company's repaIrmon from romo'ing the wrecked car
 Earlier in tho day the company obtained an injunction restraining town officials from interfering with the car scrIco. Tno authorities told rolIcc 10 disregard fhe court order
New Britain herald., 1925-09-02
Cleveland Seismograph
 Records Earthuuake

Cleveland, Sept. 2 Pl--A slight tremor was registered on the seis- mograph of the St. Ignatius college here early today. Father F. L. Odenbach said 1t might have been caused by common waves or a slip ping cave-in. Such shocks occur almost daily, he said.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-02

MT. Coolidge has indicated that benent might be gained both to the railroads and public by some modi- fcation of the transportation act but he Is not willing to go as far as some members of congress are de- manding, As for consolidation he believes that voluntary grouping of roads could obviate the need of compulsory legislation and could re- suit In a network of railroad lines much stronger than the nations present transportation system,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-02
Assets of Rochester
 University Have Doubled

Rochester, Sept. fPi-'Tbe total assets of the University Of Eocr~s- tor have nearly doubled in ihe last year, having jumped 10 a total of almost s47.O0p. .oho. while the total income of tho university is moro than three times as great a- that Of two years aCo Elvmn7d R. Bail treasurer an1"9n"1 f0'lav Tho azurrs a3 roi on.al, f's E."s o' s17.5h494G.S S ma1e h, George Eastman.