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Evening star., 1925-12-19
ONE COURSE HELD
OPEN TO MITCHELL
TO ESCAPE PENALTY

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have made the colonel a martyr had
It recommended dishonorable dis
charge from the service. BY the decl.
sion 1t reached, the way was paved
for other agencies to put the finishing
touches on it and thereby relieve the
Jury of generals from any reflection
that 1t was not severe enough In
handing down punishment after the
finding of guilt.
There are many other Army law
authorities who deI,rre the findings
of the court are leg in every detail
At the White House it was made
clear that no comment on the courts
findings could be expected until after
the President had finally passed or
the case That it would reach him
FOR action early in the new year,
after the review board had concluded
its examination of the papers and
transmitted them to the Secretary OF
War, was indicated as reasonably GER
tain in other quarters. The normal
procedure for transmitting courts-mar-
tial findings through the various chan
nels requires about two months, but
every indication at the War Depart
ment today pointed to expedition of
the Mitchell case.
Evening star., 1925-12-19
Capitol Is Stirred.

Further reaction to the courts deci-
sion was expected from the Capitol.
where supporters Of Col. Mitchell are
numerous. Yesterday afternoon an.
other resolution dealing with the case
was offered by Representative Thomas
l.. Blanton of Texas. Mr.. Blanton's s
resolution not only called for restora-
ton of Col. Mitchell to the rank of
brigadier general, he held as assistant
chief of the Air Service, but woul6
authorize his appointment as chief of
the service. 1t also would place Msj
Gen. Dennis f. Nolan, deputy chief
staff, and Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum,
assistant chief of staff, under suspen.
sion from the Army for five years
each, and would require two members
of the court. Maj. Gen. William S.
Graves and Brig. Gen. Edward L.
King, to forfeit half-pay and allow.
anceS for five years.
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ule The rate under this new schedule
will be cents kilowat hour for the
first 10 kiloWat hours and 3 cents a
kilowat hour for electricity consumed
in excess of 10 kilowat hours
The reduction in commercial 3
rates was the same as for the resi-
Dental consumers. from ~ cents to
cents a kilowatt hour for the first
80 hours use monthly of the con-
lected load. In excess of that amount
the rate will be cents A kiloWat
hour. cut of one-half a cent kilo-
watt hour, from ia to cents, was
made in the commercial G schedule
This rate Is for electricity used for
public lighting and motors in apart
ment buildings where no private
generating plants are installed.
Schedule ID Adopted.
A commercial schedule D. to re-
place schedules A and u now in
force, was adopted by the commits
sion for commercial use exclusively.
This schedule provides a rate of ga
cents per kilowat hour in place of
the former rate of 71s cents. 1t also
valves the monthly minimum guar
antee of $105 provided by schedule
D and in other respects changes the
form of such schedules as to gener-
ally reduce rates for service.
Little change was made in the
schedule T. commercial rates except
that a reduction was made in that
step or the energy charges where the
rate is now % per kilowatt, this rate
being reduced to cents per kilowatt
hour.
The commercial G schedule for elec-
trio service for industrial motors was
reduced from ~ to z cents for the
first so hours. The rate for electric
service for heating and cooking pur-
poses under commercial schedule II
was reduced from 71a to cents per
kilowatt for the first 10 kilowatts and
8 cents per kilowatt hour in excess
of that amount.
To Increase Consumption.
Utilities commission officials expect
the new rates to increase the consump-
ton of electricity, which will lead to
another reduction next year.
The reduction was worked out in
accordance with an automatic agree
ment entered into between the Poto-
mac Electric Power Co. and the com
mission a year ago. The agreement
was that the company should receive
a return Of 712 per cent on its physi-
cal valuation of approximately $685.
600 900, and that II the company
earned more than that return. half
of the excess would be applied to a
rate reduction and the other half
kept by the company.
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Bond Issue Loses by s Votes.
specia, Dispatch to The Star.

UISpHtCu 10 lu6 StdI.
MARTINSvILLE, Va, December
1e.-The- $150,0o0 bond issue election
held here recently was lost by a mar
gin Of eight votes, according to the
report of the board Of canvassers.
Two-thirds Of the freehold vote Is
requisite. The proposed loan was for
water and schools.
Evening star., 1925-12-19
WILL GIVE 100 COATS.
Saks Store to Distribute Clothins
To Needy Bows.

The customary Christmas donation
by Saks & Co. of 100 overcoats to
needy boys of the city will take place
at the store at 10 o'clock Christmas 8
morning. This will be the fortieth
year in which the Christmas distribu-
ton of overcoats has been made by
the company.
Evening star., 1925-12-19
Once Mechanic, Now President.

YONKERS, N. Y, December 19 O4D.
William Hetherington. who 3s years
ago started work in a factory az a
mechanic, Is now at Sc president of
one of the largest carpet companies
in the world. Guesses at his salary
range as high as $150,000 a year.
Evening star., 1925-12-19
Alberta Flowing Starts.

LETHBRIDGE, Alberta, December
10 CP.-It's so warm here that farm
ers have started on next years Spring
ploW1nG.
Evening star., 1925-12-19

According to a recent estimate, no
fewer than 1000 different beauty prep
srations, for the skin, lips and hair,
are now ON oa}o in America.
Evening star., 1925-12-19
Sees Many Difficulties.

Although the President doubts The
wisdom OF changing the local form Of
government, he said i'll answer TO this
question that he has not any mature
views about the matter Of general suf
frage. However, he can see many
difficulties resulting. OF course, he is
committed to local self government
and to having the people of a CITY
elect their own officers. But, since be
coming President he has had f.
brought to his attention. though not in
any discussion of what ought to be
done here in the District, the rather
sorry plight of the National Govern
ment in one of the countries abroad
This country in question, the Presi-
dent pointed out, has no jurisdiction
whatever over the local police II is
never certain whether it Is going TO
have proper police protection. This
foreign capital, he added. is in tha-
city as matter of sufferance, but the
United States Government could not
submit to anything of that kind, he
added
Regarding the relationship between
the local and Federal authority. the
President is OF the opinion that the
latter must have absolute AUTHORITY
to properly protect itself. 1t should
have something at least bordering on
lice, and in order to have this control
It must have general authority over
the government of the locality in
question.
Is Federal City.
Moreover, the President looks upon
Washington as a Federal city, SCI
apart especially for the carrying on of
the business of the United States Gov
ernment. In his opinion, Pennsylva
MIA, Oregon, Texas and all States are
no less interested in the local Govern
ment than are Maryland and Virginia
and the people who live in the Dis
trict.
Because of this peculiar situation
the relationship is made all the more
difficult and the question as to the
proper form of government is made
all the more complicated, the Presi-
dent believes. Therefore, unless there
appear very serious abuses of some
kind or another. he would be inclined
to let the present method of govern
ment go on. In concluding his dis
cussion the President recalled that 10
cal government was tried in the Dis
trict. and the city had a mayor, but il
discarded all this for the present sys-
tenn.
Evening star., 1925-12-19
Treated at Hospital.

Leo Murray, Al years old, Of 1401
Trinidad avenue northeast, attached
to the eleventh precinct, was treated
at Casualty Hospital for broken arm
and cuts and bruises about the body.
John Z. White of the seventh precinct,
of $50 Emerson street, and Edward
M. Brown, % years, of the fourteenth
precinct, were shocked and bruised.
All were In the car overturned, which
was almost destroyed.
The rum car was reported seen at
Florida and Georgia avenues about 5
O'Clock this morning. Police broadcast
a message describing the car and NAM
ing the supposed driver, a man they
know to be identified with bootleggers.
Udelevit told police, they said, that
the heavily laden car carried liquor
from a plant that was destroyed In
southern Maryland yesterday by Rev
enue Agent Wheeler.
Evening star., 1925-12-19
PRESENT DC. RULE
SATISFIES COOLIDGE
President 0penminded, But
Advises Extreme Caution
in Any Change.

President Coolidge believes there
should be no change in the present
form of government for the District
of Columbia In his opinion the pres
ent government is proving sattsfae-
tory, and should suffice, and he would
question the wisdom Of making any
drastic change.
The President intirnated that those
no are proposing changing the local
--prm Of government should move
cautiously. He knows OF no real
abuses because Of the present govern
ment, and he, therefore, Is inclined to
think that It would be best not to
make alterations at the present time
As for the proposal to have the
members Of the Board of Education OF
the District elected instead of ap
pointed, as fs now the case, the Presi
dent was not quite so positive He
admitted, however, that he does nor
know enough about the working Of
the local school system TO say whether
1t would be feasible TO have the school
board elected. He seemed to have ar
open mind in this matter, inasmuch
as he stated that he does not know
what could be done to improve the
school system. but he is very anxious
TO have the local schools kept up 10
the very best condition and highesr
Replies 10 Question.
These expressions from the Pres.
dent, the first he has made so frankly
regarding the local government and
the proposals to institute suffrage and
local self government. were made
during his biweekly conference with
newspaper correspondents at the
White House late Yesterday afternoon.
These sentiments followed q question
as to whether he approved having the
school board elected and if he cared
TO give his views upon the subject OF
suffrage and local seh-government
Following his answer regarding the
school board the President recalled
an interesting incident. When he was
in school and was studying geography
he was very certain that the geogra-
ply stated that We're certain elections
held by the people of the District
When he was a candidate for Vice
President and was in Washington
some local newspaper men inquired
of him whether he was in favor OF
elections In the District Much 10
their surprise, he answered that he
thought they had local elections IN
this city. He attributed his misinfor
nation about the District 10 his geoE
raphy.
Evening star., 1925-12-19
With Police i'm Pursuit.

One car escaped in the darkness,
but, pursuing the other, police fol
lowed 1t to Reds Crossing, where It
doubled back. and at Silver Hill, the
occupants drove it against the police
car, forcing 1t from the road.
The three injured occupants Of the
overturned car were taken 10 Casu-
atty Hospital for treatment by other
officers.
A few minutes later Policeman c..
o. Rouse and G. T.. Spaulding of the
fourth precinct, investigating suspic-
ious moves at the u street garage,
found one of the alleged rnm cars on
the second floor. When they attempt
ed to seize the car, the driver jumped
into the vehicle and tried to jam them
against the wall. Quickly reversing,
the car spead down an outside run
way into the street at a terrific speed,
narrowly missing Sergt. Bobo and De
tective Howard Ogle of the fourth
precinct, who had rushed to the gar
age from the station. Shots were
fired at the car. already damaged, but
it did not stop.
Evening star., 1925-12-19
RUM AUTO WRECKS
POLICE CAR;;3 HURT
Suspected Driver Makes
Spectacular Escape in
Dash From Garage.

Flashing a searchlight on d sup
posed two-car rum convoy speeding
along the Suitland road early this
morning, Capt. Guy L. Burlingame
and the police liquor squad started
pursuit that ran the gamut Of the
most vivid of bootleg chases. Dur
ing the affair Il police car was bowled
over by one of the pursued cars, in
juring three policemen, and shoot
ing affray took place at "A garage at
613 y street southwest, where police,
reinforced by detectives from the
fourth precinct, found one of the al
legged rum cars. Two men are under
arrest for investigation.
Harry Udelevit, % years old, 1890
Crittenden street, and Russell Murray,
27 years old. of 4721a Maryland ave
nue. southwest. were picked up as suS-
poets and held for investigation. Ude-
Levitt. according 10 police, admitted be-
ing a bootlegger ard talked freely Of
liquor transactions in which he said
he and Murray were involved. He said
one rum-carrying car which escaped
carried 242 gallons of corn whisky,
designed to spread Christmas cheer
in Washington homes.
Evening star., 1925-12-19
Turn on Searchlight.

Hidden near Pennsylvania ana Ala
bama avenues southeast about 2:3o
am. Capt BurIingame and members
OF the liquor squad saw two cars, one
heavily laden. speeding along the
SuitIand road, showing only one front
light each. As they turned a search
light on. the cars turned and started
hack toward Maryland.
Evening star., 1925-12-19
CUT IN LIGHT RATE
FOR CITY ORDERED

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SENATE WILL ACT
SOON ON TAX BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE

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FIGHT OVER COURT
ASSUMING STATURE
OF LEAGUE BATTLE

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-04
The Truth About CiepIak

The Chicago sentimental sush Jean
Libby mendaciou attempt shame archbishop
with phantom martyrdom screed reekng with filth
the Tribune pictures the Polish prae Archbishop John Cepa
in Chicago hurting defiance ~ed
Russia the religion numbering rabbe God boulng Soviet"
Ciepak pictured having inhabited cell in Moscow from
which he viewed the Kremln walls and also overlooked Jail yard
in which his priesy brother in Christ Buewie executed
before firing squad This picture the rest of the
Tbunes fairy tale Every word of the story lie except the
statement that Cepak jail From his prison cell he could
not the walls of the fBuewc
did not take place in the prison yard But Moscow long
Chicago readers the kept press this city are
the narrowing profit
just why this Ceplak person prison? Because he
Roman Catholic priest? Certainly there many priests
Russia who in prison People imprisoned there
their religious beliefs he there because he proved
cusvey be the agent the sv tool of the French Polish
military missions trying destroy the government of the working
class OF Russia Buewcz was executed only after
had obtained from French found his possession
and after that he other money obtained
to hire muderers to launch campaign assassination
against Soviet officials The Polish archbishop Cplak
scate of Butew and cocOnpratO with him in his eacherou
work.
This holy pair willing take money from
the impera every conceivable way
destroy the of Russia and the rule the
According the Chicago Interpretation Cpa opposed the
because enn and Trosy fetched their eterna acursd visions
to supplant the rule of Nicholas
There is the whole thing nutshell Bosheviks sup
planted the rule of Nhoas 1t is their yearnng for the return
Nicholas that up prelates
the holy church. Bolshek
with the facts of modern science these apostles of darkness yarn
for the return of the good old Russia when ignorance
virtue and intelligence crime the days when priests permitted
poute children with their filthy teachings Instead
government that the interests of the working this
ous gentleman wants the of Methodist for the
Song of the workers yearns hear the mue groans
sands the of the hiss the knout That
to the of this sanity scoundrel.
He Nicholas his delightful household containing
fanatic monk Rapuin carry their orgies in the Kremn
while the black hundreds shoot down workers in the when
they ask for bread
But his warnings will never Nicholas gone
and forever The crimson emblem of the prOearan revolution in
Russia floats defanty in all the breezes that blow
As for the priest Cepak he voluntarily released because
he could further The cringno
in such contempt that they would dignity his
assaults them with execution his supporters could proclaim
him a martyr.
Not all the staged demonstrations arranged the white guard
Polish priesthood of Chicago eac the Cepak
hreng of Imperialism in it's efforts befou with their
workers government of Russia
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-04

volution the workers of the Soviet
Union can declare proudly to the
workers and creators of all countries:
Brothers! Sistersl In eight years we
have not only repulsed the counter
revolutionary attacks, we have done
much more and attained much more.
We can already register tangible sue
cess in the economic reconstruction OF
our country. We have conducted our
economic life with firm hand on the
part Of socialism. SO per cent of heavy
industry and of transport have been
socialized Foreign trade is in the
hands of the state; the co-operatives
comprised 30 millions of the inhabit-
ants. We have stable currency sys-
tenn and our production will in a short
time be on a par with pre-war days.
Millions of workers who have been in
corporated in the work of the Soviet
and social organizations, men and wo-
men togther, for only in the Soviet
are they on an equal basis in all
spheres of social life give proof of
how far-reaching is the revolution.
The youth, even children, find their
way into the mass organizations of
the Communist Youth Leagues and
the Red Pioneers, in order to advance
the structure and to made certain its
future. The national minorities even
the smallest groups of nationalities,
have in the Soviet Union free self.
determination and thereby have re-
ceived the possibility of higher de-
velopment by preserving their own
national characteristics. On the basis
OF our economy it is becoming daily
more secure a social superstructure
is arising filled with the spirit of
Communism. A new, higher culture
is beginning to blossom, not as a
privilege of few and a small group.
but as the accepted right of the broad
masses. The dictatorship which was
established in Red October is an ex-
preston of the will and approval of !
millions. A light shines in the life |
and work of the Soviet Union, which
awakens the exploited and oppressed
peoples of the East and fills them |
with hope and a desire for liberty. |
The Soviet Union is a symbol and an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-04

is indeed the direct ancestor of Pol
and Of the landlords and capitalists.
Children Political Prisoners.
Not only the most prominent public
men are arrested, not only individuals
suspected of Communism" but also
the entire populationfo OF whole vii
lagos, excluding eveH old men and
children. nsIs
A t the beginning Of April of this
"A year for instance, turnout the en-
tire territory of volhyHia. Polesia and
the district of Nov9grodsk mass
searches and arrests were conducted.
In Volhynia about 1900 peasants,
workers and intellectuals were arrest
ed, and in the Novogrodsk military
governorship about 1,40O.
In September of thfsl Year over 1000
people we're arrested, including 49,
year old children, in The Bielostotsk
district. b.
In general this struggle against
children is one of the1most vile and
most savage methods of struggle on
the part of the PolisBSdccupiers and
against the workers AID peasants, ma
tional and Liberation movements in
the eastern provinces of Poland.
There is a tremendous number of
juveniles imprisoned for political
Grimes" The following facts are
characteristic of the attitude of the
prison administration to these "crim-
inals."
The newspaper Volkszeitung of
March 9th states:
1--WE have received a letter from
Bielostok signed by the parents of
children who are detained in Bielo-
stok prison as political criminals. In
their letter the parents tell how their
children are beaten and III treated.
Fine after fine is inflicted and the
children are not allowed to receive
food from home. They are put into
isolation cells for the slightest of
ence. They are moi allowed to see
their parents for long periods.
"THE prison administration does not
= even want to be responsible for
inflicting such heavy 'punishments on
the young prisonersg#ho, as a result
of this terrible regime become seri-
ously i'll. They are Systematically de-
prived of the rights which ordinary
political prisoners enjoy"
6eatings Break chilGren's Eardrums.
In Strye bgalicia) accord
ing to an interpolatloff in the sejm by
the Deputy SkrzipaAt-seyera young
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-04

established the rule of the workers
in the Soviets.
In October 1917 the Russian work
ers as the advance guard of the world
proletariat set about building up So
cialism. The international bourgeoisie
reacted thereto by war and intrigue,
the leaders of the workers movement
in the west, the petty leaders and
satisfied bureaucrats Of the trade
unions and socialist party treated this
brave and powerful Inauguration with
disdain and abuse. For many years
the Russian proletariat had to fight
with hunger and suffered the greatest
deprivations in order to prove by
their tireless creation to the interna-
tional proletariat theN Necessity and
the possibility of building up social
ism and the fitness Of the workers
to be the leaders of society.
WORKERS of the world During
w these years of heroic struggle of
the workers in the Soviet Union, you
have followed with passionate inter-
est the struggles of your brothers and
sisters. The victoryu'ef the heroic
red army has instilled courage and
confidence in you; you regarded the
hunger on the Volga aB your own mis-
fortune; and the economic revival Of
the Soviet Union has7n filed your
hearts with new hope Thousands of
bourgeois and reformdst newspapers
have circulated lies about the Soviet
Union, have cast mud at, the tried adj
vance guard of the Russian workers,
the Bolshevik Party, Dozens of so
cial-democratic "theoreticians" and
politicians-the Bauers and Kautskys,
the MacDonalds and Venderveldes-
proved" the criminal utopianism" of
the Bolsheviks and prophesied a col
lapse of the Soviet power. But look
in spite of everything, millions Of ex-
plotted and enslaved workers outside
the Soviet Union firmly believe in
the victory of the Russian workers.
The eighth anniversary of the Oc-
tober revolution is in very reality
festival for the workers of the whole
world. 1t marks the first period of
the struggle fer socialism. On the
eighth anniversary of the October re-