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Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27
JOURNALIST, TO SAVE OTHERS THE TROUBLE
 PENS HIS OWN OBIT

POSEN, Poland, Aug. 26. P)- Tadeusz Gubrynowjcz, a Polish jour nalist, literally "died in harness" re- gently. Among his belongings in the hospital was found his own obituary written by himself short time be- fore his death.
 It recounted the devotion of a real journalist to his work, and on behalf of those for whom he wrote. It con- tained this paragraph:
 Now, just before his death, he has at last found a moment for himself, which he devotes to penning his obit. uary, so as to take an additional bur den from the shoulders of his col leagues, who also never have any time to spare"
 Concluding the obituary, Gubryn, owicz asked his readers, if they felt that he deserved to rest in peace, to say a brief prayer for him. An swering those who might say it was a clever way to solicit thousands of free blessing, he said
 Even if it be so it will have been the first and certainly the last time in his life that he has acted the part of an exploiter or profiteer"
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27
CHICAGO WOULD TRAIN
 MENTAL DELINQUENTS
 IN INDUSTRIAL COLONY

CHICAGO, Aug. 26. (P)-A stand ing offer to rid a city, of more than 3,000O00 population, of all crime by permanently segregating 5000 mental delinquents who are marked repeaters is in final form for thenext session of the Illinois Legislature.
 The offer from Chief Justice Harry Olson of the Municipal Court of Chi cago, and pr. William J. dickson, di- rector of the Courts Psychopathic Laboratory, in which defendants ln more than 10000 criminal cases have been examined during the last eleven years.
 The experience of the laboratory has prot Judge Olson and Dr. Hick son to the conclusion that crime pre- vention is more a problem in psy- chology than in police administration, and that the root of the problem is the mental delinquent whose de bility renders him incapable of ln- terpreting punishment as retribution.
 Instead of committing offenders to prisons and reformatories for short sentences, and then throwing them on society again, to commit greater crime, Dr. dickson proposed a per manent industrial farm colony where the delinQuents could live lives ad- iusled to their peculiaritio3.
 He would make the colony largely self-sustaining, and in addition would save upwards of $7,000,000 annually of Chicagos s15,O0O,0OO budget for policing and criminal courts
 The laboratorys records show men tal deficiency as the prime factor in Chicago crime, and also, that in large majority of the delinquents, the criminal bent is manifested in some minor offense during the peri cd of adolescence.
 By segregating the offenders of mental debility or emotional lnotabil- ity, the dickson program would prevent their later and more serious crimes.
 Many records are cited by pr. Hickson in support of his theory that feeble-mindednes is a major factor in crime.
 Of 262 boys arraigned in one term of the Boys Court. 63 per cent were morons, and 33 and one half per cent sociopaths. Only 1.9 per cent rated average intelligence.
 Less than five per cent of the boys have been in school until past II years of age, S3 per cent have not reached seventh grade.
 Many personal histories were in vestigated in this group. A large percentage of the boys were found to have been the offspring of mental ly defective parents, some of whom had long criminal records in Chicago.
 At present the law presumes the criminal to be sane until proven in sane" Said Dr. dickson. "When re- cent studies in criminology are in corporated into the criminal code of the Unitde States, every criminal will be presumed insane until he proves himself sane.
 The mentally deficient repeaters are responsible for virtually all vi cious crimes, such as murders, rob- berries, bank holdups and criminal at- tacks on women"
 Legislation to provide such a col ony as Dr. Hickson proposes has been prepared by a volunteer com mittee of civic leaders for the Legis- lature.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27
Macedonian Fighter Killed
 In Attempt Escape Prison

SKOPIE, Serbia, Aug. 26. (P)- Serbian newspapers announce the death of Angelko Nikoloff, for 20 years an active fighter in the ranks of the Macedonians. Two years ago Nikoloff was sentenced to imprison- ment having received communication of the original death sentence.
 Recently when he was assigned to hard labor he escaped from the police man who was guarding him, taking the guards rifle. After six days he was recaptured, but in another at- tempt to escape was killed during an Interchange of rifle shots with the police.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27
Ten Cow Hides
 Make One Boot

DOEBELN, Germany, 9ug. 26. (P) What is claimed to be the largest cavalry boot in the world was recent ly manufactured to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the boot-mak- CTS guild here. Ten large COW hides were required to supply the leather for the boot. The foot meas ures 5.9 feet and the shaft 16.4 feet. The boot will remain at the town hall as a permanent exhibit.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27
FAMOUS FRENCH
 STALLION SOLD

BERLIN, Aug. 26. (P-The famous French stud stallion, Niceas, has been sold to German stud for 26O,- 900 marks. Agents refused to di. vulge the name of the purchaser. Niceas was foaled in 1920 and is a product of the stud of Baron M. de Rothschild. During three years rac- ing the stallion was the winner of more than 5O0,OOO francs.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27
NORWECIANS EAT
 FINE WHALE MEAT

OSLO, Norway, Aug. 26. P)- Whale meat is a popular form of human nourishment among the poor CT classes of Norway. During the spring months large quantities of this food was shipped to Trondhjem, Bergen and Oslo. Only the best and most tender portions are selected for human consumption.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27

Otis Ross and W. w. French, who have been constructing a road at Wide Bay to Hubble Dome with small crew of men, were returning passengers on the steamer Starr which arrived in Seward this morn ing from Kanatak.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27

E. McNamee, we'll known Seward and Anchorage man, who has been employed at Wide Bay on the Hub ble Dome road project, was numbered among the Seward arrivals this morning on the steamer Starr.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27

Brunswick Pnonograpns and Re cords. The Alaska Shop. If
Evening star., 1925-08-20

Specifications for planes to be used
by Army pilots In the Pulitzer race
at Mitchell Field next October call Tor
a safety factor equal to IL times the
normal load which the wings or fuse-
lage of the machines would be called
upon to carry.
To save time, the Curtiss Co. at
Garden City. which Is doing the work.
Is testing parts when completed and
before the racer is assembled. The
wing strength is determined by actual
deadweight tests. the wing structure
being loaded with weights up to 12R
times the stress expected to be met
under flight conditions.
In addition, the strength of the wing
and tail surfaces in inverted fight po-
sition is being calculated in a some
what similar way. Landing gear like
wise Is being tested by suspending
the loaded machine a required dis
tance above the factory floor and
dropping 1t. the impact being greater
than the force of any blow the gear
IS apt to sustain in landing.
ThoroughneSs of the tests has even
extended to actual measurement of
the force the pilot will he required to
exert upon controls. 1t has been de-
termined that with maximum loads on
the control surfaces a 37-pound pull on
the stick" will move that surface in
Evening star., 1925-08-20


stressed that the Washington Gov
ernment felt certain the Chinese would
propose tariff autonomy as an addi.
tonal conference subject and that
such discussion should not be refused.
The text Of the Chinese invitation
was not made public here, although 1t
mad been given out in Peking and
excerpts were carried in press advices.
1t was taken under consideration by
department officials, but no formal
statement was Forthcoming nor was
there any indication when a reply
would be sent IL any further reply
should be found necessary in addition
to the fact that the American dele
gates, Minister John Van A. MacMur.
ray at Peking and Silas Strawn of
Chicago, have been appointed. Mr..
Strawn will confer with Secretary
Kellogg tomorrow preparatory to his
departure for China
Evening star., 1925-08-20
WEIRD ESKIMO MUSIC
SENT BY MACMILLAN
Arctic Concert Is Received fo1
First Time in History From
Etah, Greenland.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASsOcldIeu fTehs
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL.,, Au-
gust 20.-A concert of popular songs
and weird Eskimo music radioast
from Etah, Greenland, 300 miles
away, was heard last night by an
audience of rs seated before an
amplifier in station 9XN The sta
ton is operated by the Zenith Radio
Corporation, of which Lieut.. Comdr.
E. +. Mcdonald, jr., aboard the U.
s. S. Peary, with the Macmillan ex-
pedition, is president.
Voice and instrumental selections
were heard. but the phonograph Sc
lections proved best in reception,
mainly because none of the audience
could understand the Eskimo per-
formers. Reception marked the first
time in history that an assembly has
heard any entertainment broadca st
from 'the Arctic area.
During the program station WAP,
at Etah. broke in with an urgent"
message announcing the location of
Evening star., 1925-08-20
Howards Buttermilk Cream
Best for Freclzles, Sunburn and Tar
Old Time Recipe OF Buttermilk
Cream In New way-A Gentle
Massage with Fingers Before
Retiring Is All That Is
Necessary

The old-time application of Butter
milk and Cream to whiten and pre-
serve the skin and remove harsh lit
tie wrinkles and ugly sallowness is
grandmother's recipe, and women
throughout the country are again
using it to insure a beautiful com
plexion and snow-white hands and
arms.
Buttermilk. however is not always
obtainable, but a specialist has at
last perfected a method of concen-
trating buttermilk and combining it
with a perfect cream, which you can
buy in small quantities ready TO use
at any first-clasS drug store by sim
ply asking for Towards Butter
milk cream.
There Is no secret about it nor is
there any doubt about the result
it's just a common ordinary butter
milk in the form of a wonderful
cream gently massaged with the fin
ger tips around the corners of the
Evening star., 1925-08-20

the S. S. Arctic, Canadian steamer
which was unheard of for 80 days.
Among those present at 9XN were
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick II. Rawson
and son, Frederick, jr.; Kennett
Rawson, another son, is aboard the
S. S. Feary as galley boy. Kennett
Is only IA and is the youngest per-
son to make a trip to the Arctic
with any expedition. His radiograms
to his parents have told of his shoot
ing a rare ivory gull, which will be
presented to the National Geographic
Society, Washington.
Electric power is being installed in
the tine mines of the Straits Settle
Evening star., 1925-08-20
RITES FOR E. r. PADGETT.
Ashes of Editor, Native of Wash.
ington, Rest in Arlington.

The remains of Edward r. Padgett,
Sunday editor of the Baltimore Sun,
who died at his home in Baltimore
August 8. We're buried in Arlington
Cemetery yesterday. The body had
been cremated. Rev. Meade MacBryde
rector of Grace Episcopal Church,
Ninth and ID streets southwest, Of
ficiated at final rites at the grave.
Mr.. Padgett was born in this city
and at one time was assistant Sun
day editor OF The Star. He served
during the World War as captain in
the military intelligence of the
United States Army.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
Army Race Planes Tested to Stand
II Times Normal Stress in Flights

the required direction. In actual
fight only fraction of that strength
would be required.
I'm all of the tests the new racers
have proven their ability to withstand
without apparent difficulty the speci-
fed load in all cases." an Air Service
announcement said
Evening star., 1925-08-20
Byrd's Majority 39,738.
,ial Dispatch TO The star,

Special Dispatch TO The Star
RICHMOND, Va, August 20
State Senator Harry F. Byrd won
the Democratic gubernatorial nomi-
nation by a majority of 39,73S votes
from State Senator Walter G.. Mapp
in the recent primaries, the State
board of canvassers announced yester.
day John r. Saunders was nomi.
mated for attorney general over Mar
vim Smithey by S3.436 votes, and John
NJ. Purcell beat Arthur II. Williams
for State trea surer by 1898.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
and Ouerc0QtS

Being direct buyers and importers of wool
ems, saving our customers the middleman's
profit and operating our shops under scientific
methods, places us in position to give our
customers exceptional clothes, hand tailored
to the highest type of excellence, at practically
wholesale prices
Evening star., 1925-08-20
PARLEY ON CHINA
|SSETFOR OCT. 26
Question of Tariff Autonomy
to Fore as u. S. Is
Asked to Attend.

Chinas invitation to the United
States to participate in the special
customs conference provided for by
the nine power treaty was presented
formally to the State Department yes
terday by Minister SEE. 1t sets Octo-
Der 26 as the date of the conference,
which is to be held in China.
Presentation of the invitation in
Washington, Toxic and other inter
ested capitals has brought to a head
preliminary discussion between these
governments as to their course If
China raised, as ii now has done, the
question of restoration of Chinese
tariff autonomy for discussion at the
conference The Chinese call for the
conference stated fatty that the Chi
nese purposed to bring up the subject.
The Washington Government has
taken the position in. exchanges with
the Japanese government that the con-
ference should be authorized TO dis
cuSS the matter if presented. The
japanese government, however. has
been represented in unofficial adviceS
from Toxic as being unwilling to have
the conference undertake discussion
of the tariff autonomy question, which
was not specified in the treaty to go
on its agenda. Since the Japanese APP
pear, however, to be willing to refer
the matter to subsequent conference
there seems little doubt that Il salts
factory agreement on the point can be
reached.
Reference Is PuZZling.
Officials here were unable to explain
reference in yesterdays press advices
from Toxic to a new note from Wash
ington relating to the agenda. The
only recent intercourse of views took
place during the call at the. depart
ment some days ago of the Japanese
Ambassador. when it was again
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
MRS. SHELLY DOESN'T WANT
 CHAPMAN HANGED FOR CRIME
If He Is Guilty "God Will Punish Him." Widow of Murdered Policeman De- clares.

Mrs. James Skelly, widow of the policeman who was murdered on October 12, 1924, hopes that Gerald Chapman, accused of the crime, will not be hanged, even if he is found guilty.
 Mrs. Skelly was found engaged in making doughnuts at her home, 3S5 South Main street. when news papermcn called to see her.
 She was asked if she intended to be present at the Chapman trial and replied in the negative. T haven't any wish to go," she said. Poor Pa is dead and going to look at the man they say killed him will not help me any or bring him to life again."
 Referring to Chapman, she said: T suppose he did it. Everybody says he did. I don't know anything about it except that Pa was killed by somebody.
 He did me all the harm he could do and he should be punished, For the sake of humanity he ought to be put away where he cant hurt people but l don't believe he ought 10 be hanged. God will punish him"
 Mrs. Skelly said she had never seen Chapman and didn't want 10 see him. For this reason, she ex- plained, she would not go 10 the trial.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24

Stanley L. Dickinson. a salesman living in Burlington was the first juror examined and he fell a victim 10 a peremptory challenge by Attor- ney Friedman, who questioned in behalf of the defense.
 The juror qualified for the state after questioning by States Attorney Alcorn. He said he believed in the imposition Of the death penalty and that he had not formed any opinion on the case. Do you know of any thing that would make 1t impossible to sit on the jury in this case and give an impartial decision?" Alcorn asked, The witness answered that he knew of none.
 Attorney Friedman then took up the questioning of the juror and although the witness gave the pro- per answers to all questions. he ap- peared a little anxious to serve on the jury.
 Paul Neuscheler Of Glastonbury was the next examined and he was disqualified from service when he
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
ONE FIREMAN KILLED WHEN CITY HALL AT NEWPORT $ PARTIALLY RAZED BY FIRE
BEAT SHERIFFS WITH OWN GUNS AND ESCAPE Two Maryland Despera- does, Handcuffed Being
 Sought in Swamp

Salisbury, Md, March 24.-Seizing a pistol from a deputy sheriff, who with another officer was taking them to the Baltimore jail in an automo- bile, Andrew and Luther Bevans, brothers, shot and beat both officers, wrecked the car and escaped in a swamp near Newark, early today.
 The officers. William ". Purnell. chief of police of Snow Hill, and J.. w. Davis, deputy sheriff Of Worces- ter county, were rushed to hospital here. Davis wounds may prove fatal.
 Posses are searching the swamp, known as Copper's Neck. The prisoners were handcuffed.
 The Beyans brothers had been held in the Baltimore jail awaiting trial for arson. They were brought to Snow Hill yesterday only to find that court had adjourned until Fri day. Fearing for the safety of the prisoners, the officers were return ing them to Baltimore when they were attacked. The brothers were captured in a swamp three months ago.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
FURRY OVER REWARD
 ELBOWS TRIAL ITSELF
Runs Second in Interest to Selection of
 Jury

Crowding the trial of Gerald Chapman for the limelight is ques- ton of who will get the rewards for the arrest of Chapman If he is found guilty of murdering Policeman James Skelly. This problem is in the minds of many of the police wit nesses and Is only second in im- portance to the selection of jury.
 Judge Fredel.cl J. Groehl, senior counsel for Gerald Chapman. said today: All this talk about who is going to get the $4.000 in rewards for the capture of Chapman is q lit- tie prel-ature, for unless I have been incorrectly informed. $3,500 of that was offered for the capture of the murderer of Patrolman Skclly, and he has not been caught as yet. So the rewards are still to be won"
 In spite of this assurance by Judge Grochl, the speculation per- sisted and undoubtedly will con- tinue to persist until Judge Newell Jennings, who will be called upon 10 decide the question if Chapman is found guilty, has made his an- nouncement, The rewards were of- fored flor the capture or informa- tion leading to tho capture" of the patrolman's murderer.
 According to the stories Of the capture and the events leading up to it, a number Of different officials were involved from the finding of the first clue and the ultimate arrest.
 Is Tag Worth SI,000
 If the American express tag con- taining the address Of Dr. Harry Spickerman in Muncie, Ind, is con- sidered the clue or information lead ing to the capture near the doctors home in that city, leaves a number Of possibilities. The tag was found on a bag in Shean's offices in Spring field. The information leading to the finding Of the bag was given 10 Chief William C. Hart Of the local police by man whose identity has not been revealed. Chief Hart
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
MRS. DENNISTOUN IS
 GIVEN $25,OOO AW ARD
Jury Finds She Did Loan Former Husband Money
 Verdict Terms Vary
Bp rha Associated Press.

London, March PA verdict of f5,OO0 or nearly s25,0OO in favor of Mrs. Dorothy Muriel Dennistoun was reidered this afternoon by the jury in her suit against her former hus- band, Lieutenant Colonel Ian Onslow Dennistoun for money she claimed she had loaned him.
 The jury found that Colonel Den nIstoun did make a verbal agree ment to assist in his former wtfe's support from time to time but did not make the agreement set forth in Mrs. Dennistoun's claim.
 The jury also found that the sup port was to vary in accordance with Mrs. Dennistoun's means, and Colonel Dennistoun was only bound to assist her when the necessity arose: nor was he bound to support her If she became the wife or mis- trcss of the Spaniard, Bolin, or the wife of a rich man.
 The consideration for the agree ment, the jury said. was Mrs. Den nistoun's abstention from claiming maintenance or alimony before the French court at the time of the di- vorce.
 The jury also found that Colonel Dennistoun, before the issuance Of the writ in the case, was financially able to support his former wife.
 The verdict found that all the sums Colonel Dennistoun had re- ceIved from Mrs. Dennistoun were !n the form of loans which the de- fendant had not repaid.
 The jury retired again to decide the question of damages.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
EMO GOES BANKRUPT
Prominent Simsbury Farmer Has As- sets of StO,320 and Liabilities TOtalling SS5,O4T.77,

New Haven, March 24,-Jonathan E. Enc, farmer of Simsbury and said to be a member of one CT tho oldest families in the state filed petition in bankruptcy here today giving assets of s4o,320 and IiabiIi- ties of SS5,O4777. There are un- secured claims of s42,I76E7. Most of the creditors are in Hartford and Simsbury.
 Linford W. Clark, plumber of Pennington, filed a petition listing assets of $I,57714 and liabilities of sS,O17.49 and Joseph w. Gardner of bridgeport, in a petition listed as sets of S5,OOo and liabilities of s. 576.S5,
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24
ELECTION OF MEETING
 BOARD IS ADVANCED
Mayor and City Clerk Decide to Set Date at April 2 Instead of
 On April 6

Because the electors will be busy preparing for primaries and the city election during the week of April 6. the date originally set for the city meeting board special election, Mayor 4. NJ. PaoneSsa and City Clerk Alfred L. Thompson decided today to issue the call for April ?, instead of April 6.
 Mayor Paonessa has written the aldermen advising them of the changed date and requesting that ward caucuses be held for the pur- poses of nominating candidates for the board. In almost every ward there are vacancies to be filled in addition to the election of eight members for three year terms.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-24

Snow Hill, Md, March 24.-An- drew and Luther Bevans, brothers, who escaped from their guards after wounding them this morning, were arrested last December after hunt of four weeks and locked up on charges of burning the home of John Burke, farmer. They were cap tured in swamp on the eastern shore of Virginia after being trailed by bloodhounds and deputies Of Worcester county and Virginia.
 A fire which broke out across the street from the jail here this morning Is believed to have been started by friends of the Bevans brothers in an effort to divert at tention from the fugitives.
 The blaze, which was extinguish- ed with difficulty, owing to strong wind, menaced the heart of the town for a while.
 Croppers Neck, where the prisoners made their break for liberty, Is an ideal hiding place for fugitives. Woods skirt both sides of the state road for more than q mile and most of it is virgin forest, with dense underbrush. Only blood hounds could follow a trail through these woods, and there are places were no man could follow the dogs.