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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-06

The Economy market is offering
rump steak at CSC to 45c; sirloin
roast beef, Csc; s fbs.. clear beef or
veal. 81: Brookfleld and Cloverbloom
butter. soc; fresh eggs, SIC.
Evening star., 1925-12-09
sI'M BOSS MRS. FERGUSON. SAYS,
ADMITTING SHE TAKES ADVICE
Has Needed Counsel of Husband for 20 Years, But
Knows How to Tell Him When She Doesn't
Like 1t, Governor Asserts.

used by my immediate predecessor.
Ny husba nd has done a grea tn deal Of
the work of my Office. has done II
without pay, without hope of other
reward than the accomplishment of as
fine record for the Ferguson ad
minist ton as human hands could
make.
Yet they have not praised him
nor have they praised me. They ha ave
only read into such effort as baleful
a mea ming possible.
As for my opponents statements
that my husba nd tells me what to
do. I have this remark to make:
Miriam A. Ferguson, wife and gov
erner. is her own boss.
NV husba nd is my friend and helper
but he has never told me what !
should or should not do-and he never
will. I have mind OF my own. !
never seen the day when ! could not
use both OF them. ! would have less
Of the respect and friendship of the
man who helps me il | were less tha n
just az independent as he Is. The 90
wears of our married life have been
a partnership in every sense of the
word There are no bosses in the
ia n1iiy, whether 1t is the private life
or the public life of the present Gov
ernor Of Texas.
have taken nv husba nd's advice
and help-and l shall continue to take
both The Bible tells us TO council
together as one" II such be trea son
my dear enemies. make the most of it
,Copyrifht 1925,
fromorrow-Gor. Ferguson will con
tinue her side Of the struggle agains,
possible impeachment)
Evening star., 1925-12-09
HITS INTERFERENCE
IN COAL SITUATION
L. c. Gates Predicts Return
to Pre-War Basis in Mes
sage to Mining Congress.

The coal industry. beset on one side
by open warfare and on the other by
threats OF hostilities. will occupy
much Of the interest of the American
Mining Congress. which opened its
twentyeighth annual convention in
the Willard Hotel today. Two mem
bers of the cabinet are to address the
congress during its sessions-Secre
tary of Commerce Hoover this eve
ming and Secretary Of Labor Davis to-
morrow morning.
Louis G. Gates. president. touched
upon the chaotic conditions in the fuel
industry during the deliverance Of his
annual message this morning. He de-
clared the last year had not been gen.
orally satisfactory In the coal nelds.
which continue to suffer as a result
Of too much attention from people
that know little about it,
Although most mining operations.
Mr.. Gates added. have not vet reached
the postwar basis where the spread
between cost and income is equal to
what 1t was prior to the war. the
trend Is clearly that way. Steady i'm
provement, rather than sudden
change. Is indicated, he said. Mr..
Gates remarked particularly upon i'm.
provements in agricultural districts,
for agricultural posperity generally
means Industrial prosperity, he said.
At this afternoons session taxes will
be under discussion. The speakers
will include Paul Armitage. chairma n
OF the general tax committee of Con
gress: Representative Joe j. Manloye
Of Missouri, and George r. Holmes Of
New York City. This evening the an.
nual banquet will he held.
Evening star., 1925-12-09
SAKS ESTATE LEFT
TO YOUNG CHILDREN
So, 600. 600 to Be Divided and Held
in Trust-Wife to Get
Life Fund.

Under the terms of the will Of the
late Horace A. Saks. son Of the
founder Of Saks 4 Compa ny. of this
city. the two young children Of the
testator will inherit tine ma jor portion
Of $4,000. 900 estate. according to
word received here from New York.
The will explained that the widow
Dorothy Isabel Saks. was provided
for during the lifetime of the mer-
chant.
The children, John Andrew. u. and
Esther Jane. IL. will have a 81 .OOe. 900
trust fund established in their ma me-
each to receive half the income Of
the fund. The girl will get this in.
come during her life. and the hoy
until he is 81. when one. fifth will be
paid over to him. Another fifth will
go to him when he Is %. a third part
when he Is 80 and another when he is
a5. One-fifth will be held In trust
during his lifetime.
The town house and Summer home
are left to the widow, together with
contents. The residue of the estate
Is divided Into three parts. two.thirds
being divided between the children
and the other portion in trust for the
widow. - -
Horace Sacks was not connected
with the local store
Evening star., 1925-12-09
CITY DEVELOPMENT
BOARD IS PROPOSED

Appointment of p commission to
work out a comprehensive plan for the
future development of The National
Capital is provided for in bill of
fered in the Senate today by Senator
King of Utah. a member Of the Dis
trict committee.
Senator Kings mea sure provides
FOR the Crea ton of a commission Of
three experts by the President to
make a thorough study OF all the fu-
t,lre needs of the city having in mind
the original plan of Maj. LEnfant
Senator Kings proposal is somewhat
in line with the recommendation Of
the National Capital Park Commits
sion. except that 1t provides for sep
arate commission whereas the Park
Commission suggested that its own
power he broadened TO enable it TO
function as planning board Sena-
tor King explained that the commits.
sion proposed by him would not be a
permanent body. but would merely
devise a comprehensive city plan to
he carried ont by existing agencies
Senator Mckellar of Tennessee also
has introduced the scent street car
bill which he advocated Al the Ia st ses-
sion. Senator Mckellar also re.intro.
dUced the bill from the last Congress
to make certain amendments in the
F. retirement law for public school
teachers
Evening star., 1925-12-09
u. s. BUILDING BILL
IS GIVEN TO HOUSE
Appropriation of $165,0OO,
600 Asked in Measure.
Early Action Pledged.

AppIopriation OF slb5, 900 600 for
public buildings throughout the coun-
try of which $50 1000 0no is contem-
plated for new Federal buildings in
IN aShinsfon to house Government aC-
tivities under the 1o-year building
program advocated by President
Coolidge was proposed in the House
TODAY hy Representative Richard \.
Elliott Of Indiana. the new chairman
Of the committee on public buildings
and grounds.
The bill introduced is identical with
the measure submitted to the House
Ia sst year. and calls fOr a bla nket
appropriation of $50 oau0b to he e1
pended at the discretion Of the Sec
retary Of the Treasury and other SUI
pervisorX officials. except in section 3,
which last year provided for waivins
the limit of cost previously set on al
ready authorized projects throughout
the country. which has been changed
10 direct the completion of these
projects ut cost not to exceed
SIS 900 900.
During discussion of the bill in the
last Congress il was made clear that
since The needs for Federal.owned
buildings in the National Capital is
more urgent than anywhere else. at
least $50. 900. 900 would he expended
here
1t is unoerstond that the first two
buildings which would he erected in
Washington would provide for the In
ternal Revenue Bureau and the Con
troller Generals Office.
Chairman Elliott said today that he
cannot hope I" get his committee busy
on this public buildings hil luntil a fter
the TAX measure has been disposed of.
He intends. however. to urgently push
the measure and I" bring il before the
House as soon As possible.
Evening star., 1925-12-09
RH|NELANDER Jury
TAMPER|NG H|NTED
Investigation of Alleged e.
fort to Influence Members
Is Ordered.
By thu Associated Press.

WHITE PLAINS. y. Y. December
9.-The West Chester County grand
jury today was directed to conduct an
investigation into an alleged attempt
10 tamper with the jury which heard
Leonard Kip Rhinela nders annull
ment suit against his mulatto wife
AlIce Bea rice Jones
Frederick G.. Sanford. a juror in the
trial. told Justice Morschauser that he
had been approached by certain
fonkers man who had broa ched the
subject Of the Rhinelander case.
Il gathered from his talk that he ia :
vored Rhinela nder and was opposed to
inter-ra cial marriage Sanford told
Justice Morscha user. who presided at
the trial. Sanford said he had been
approached by other residents of Yonk-
erS during the Trial Of the case. but he
was only able TO give the ne me of one
ma definitely.
This sort OF thing strikes at the
foundation Of justice said Justice
Morschauser. Influence Of out siders
brought to bear upon jury is harm
ful. 1t must stop. / want juries left
alone while they are hearing a case"
Assistant District Attorney Coyne,
after talking with Sanford. said that
the evidence would he placed before q
grand jury and a searching investiea-
tion begun.
Isaac y. Mills. attorney for Rhine
la nder. said today he would submit q
90.pagp brief on the case next Friday
to the court.
Evening star., 1925-12-09
COOLIDGE STAND
AR0USES F|L|P|NOS
Gen. Wood VetoeS Bill for
PrebisCite on Islands
= Independence.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA. December 9.-t;ov. Gen.
Wood today vetoed the Philippine
LegiSla turs's bill providing FOR a
plebisCite on the question "f Philip
pine independence on the ground that
the Legislature has no power To au-
thorize the plsbiscite.
The veto message said:
Calling plebiscite and providing g
for holding the same 10 determine the
attitude of the people of the Philip
pines respecting their political rela-
tions to the United States is not a
matter within the scope Of the legisla
tive power granted under the ersa mic
act"
.-.,,.=... ID. Hett.eA - Bills.
OF Il bills which nave passed the
Philippine Legislature Gov. Gen.
Wood has vetoed % aod approved 4S.
The bills vetoed included four grant
ing franchises Ia electric light and
power companies on the ground that
the bills curtailed freedom of speech
and political action by requiring a
written agreement that the compa MES
would not engage in any pFopa ganda
directed against the policy Of the
I HlteQ StdteS outlined III tfeSIOe III
Wilson's message Of October. 1913
and against the aspirations of the
t'ilipinos.
Manuel l.. QueZon, president Of the
Philippine Senate. commenting on
President Coolidge's message to Con
gress. said: This message seems to in
dicate that the Washington admins
tration will try to secure an amend
ment to the Jones act In the sense of
the curtailment of the powers gra nted
our people and enlargins those Of the
governor general. aeas
II still hope the President will
change his stand and i do not think
Congress will revise it's Philippine
policy II the Filipino people properly
present their case before the Ameri-
CA nation"
The Philippines Herald owned by
Filipinos. saws: "'rhe policy of the
American people has been one of
gradual extension of governmental Il
powers to the Filipinos. But now. II
the recommendat ton of President
Coolidge should be needed by Con,
gress. this long -esta blished course
must be revoked and for the first
time the powers already conferred
upon the Filipinos be curtailed and a
reactionary policy instituted.
lnat our cause IL IN anger ca n.
not be denied. We must appeal to
the conscience Of that nation. asking
it's citizens whether this proposed
backward step is the ma nner in which
American promises are kept and
whether President Coolidge is right
when he says in effect the best way
to train the Filipinos for self. govern
ment is to concentrate governme mt a
powers in the governor general We
are face to face with a national
emergency"
Evening star., 1925-12-09
new ELECTRIC RATE
SCHEDULE DUE SOON
May Be Determined Before End
of Week. Following Confer
ence Today.

After protracted conference toda Y
with H. A. Brooks. commercial man.
aser of the Potomac Electric Power
Co. Mai. w. T.. Il. Covell. assista Mt
engineer Commissioner, assigned to
public utilities work. announced that
the new electric rates for the District
proba bly, will be determined by the
close Of the week
Although Maj. Coveli announced
earlier in the week 1hnt he thought
Ii would be fortnight before the
Public Utilities Commission would
he In position to determine the
amount Of reduction. considera BILE
progress has been made in confer
ence toward fixing the new rate.
The reduction is being worked out
In accordance with an automa ic
agreement entered into between the
company and the Commission a year
ago. to the effect that the company
should receive return of 712 per
cent return on its physical valua tion
Of approximately $4,000. 900. and that
II the company earned more than
that return. half of the excess would
he applied to q rate reduction and
tho other half kept by the company p
Evening star., 1925-12-09
TAXES ONLY HOPE,
LOUCHEUR ASSERTS
Decries Loans in Presenting
Bills for LevieS of Seven
Billion Francs.
Rv the Associated Press.

Rv the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 9.-French tax
PAYERS are called upon in the two
financial bills Louis Loucheur. minis
ter Of finance. has placed before Par
liamept to produce seven billion francs
more mkt year to ba ance the budget
and institute public debt sinking
fund.
In his preamble NJ. Loucheur affirms
that taxatior.is the only way to OBJ
tain the necessary money. Loans. he
declares. long have been fO edoomed
TO failure. and toMontinue the policy
"f imitation purs,Nd during the cur
re. year might leat the country to
ruin.
Funds to Balance Budget.
The first bill provides for funds to
balance the budget and exceptional
sinking fund created by the secSnd
bill. but pending receipts from 1Ae
latter. the managers of the fund are
empowered to obtain the necessary
working capital by the institution OF
lottery.
In order l." .tnce the budget :. .6uU- =
0u".000 ffanCS are required. Among
the means proposed to raise this
are taxes on gasoline. alcohQ
and automobiles. and increases in
prices of tobacco and higher postal
rates
The 400. coo 600 francs needed for
the sinking fund will he provided by Il
10 per cent tax on sa les of real estate
z nd businesses and a graduated tax
On inheritances.
Stabilizing 0f Franc.
The sta biliZation or the franc. NJ.
I.oucheur declares, Is subordinated to
two conditions. first n hala need bud
get and a treasury in position to
meet all obliga ti0ns. and second. q fa-
vora hle trade bala nee.
NJ. Loucheur says drastic steps must
he taken To prevent the illicitt, export
of ca pital. which was one of the causes :
for fall in the value of the fra nc. But
this he SAYS. will not stop the govern
ment from continuing its efforts to
have the League of Nations adopt in
ternational meas against Such
practice.
Evening star., 1925-12-09
POLICE STRIKE THREAT
FAILS TO MATERIALlzE
Trouble in Chicago Suburb Over
Resignation Of Chief Subsidies.
Cops Resume Posts.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. December s.-Peace has
been restored in officialdom of La
Grange, western suburb. where a
threatened strike of policemen over the
resignation Of Chief L. G. Matthews
caused SO former service men to vol.
unteer for patrol duty.
Mai. William A. Peterson, a war
veteran. has been named acting chief
and the force Of 10 cops who wanted
to quit will resume their beats.
However. business mems orRani.
zation is trying to obtain s ,000 sigma
lures to q petition asking reinstate.
ment Of Matthew'S, who was known
~ everything" because Of his ofiicial
roles as police chief. fire chief. build.
ing inspector and others. He resigned
because Of criticism for failure to ap.
pear as witness in a liquor case.
Evening star., 1925-12-09
MRS. JULIA RlSHEL DIES.
Was For Many Years Assistant to
ATTORNEY General.

Mr. Julia r. Rishel died at her resi-
dence. ll3 Seventh street northeast.
Nesterda after an illness Of Severn
months.
Funeral services will he held at a:3N
o'clock tomorrow morning at the resi-
dence and then at ST. Joseph's Church,
Second and & streets mort beast
Mrs. Rishel was for many wears ad-
ministratire assistant 10 the ATTORNEY
General. She was the widow Of Philip
F. Rishel. who served in Company n.
43rd Infantry. during the Spa nish-
American War. and was killed in 1915
at Bethlehem. Pa. She was born in
this city April II. 1881. and was edu-
Gated in the public schools. being grad
uated from Business High School.
Later she attended George Washing
ton University.
She is survived by her father and
mother. Mr.. and Mrs. William r Hill
and a brother. Madison l.. Hill. Intnr.
ment will be at Arlington.
Evening star., 1925-12-09

Red Cross this morning reelected Sec
retary of Commerce Herbert Hoover
and Cornelius y. Bliss Of New York
As members of the central committee.
Chief Justice William Howard Taft
vice president of the Red Cross. pre-
sided al this meeting.
Chapter delegates to the annual
meeting this morning reelected Mrs.
Frank V. Hammar of st. Louis and
Judge w. w. Morrow of San Fran
cisco to the central committee.
Chairman n John Barton PAYNE of the
Red Cross gave the incorporators a
graphic account of the opera tions just
concluded by the Red Cross TO repair
'he damage Of the great Midwestern
tornado.
Resolutions Of regret on the death
during the year of four members of
he Red Cross Board of Incorporators
We're read and unanimously approved.
The vacancies caused by these deaths
We're filled as follows: Gen. John J.
pershing to succeed Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, Rear Admiral William s. Ben
son to succeed Rear Admiral William
hk. Van Reypen. William Green. pres
ident Of the American Federation of
Labor, to succeed Sampel Gompers.
and James A. Drain. former comma nd
er Of American Legion, te succeed
Judge George Gray of Wilmington,
Del
Secretary OF the Treasury Andrew
Mellon presided at the meeting this
morning of the board of trustees of
the Red Cross endowment fund to
consider investments constituting that
fund Participating in the meeting
were Garrard Winston. Undersecre-
rary: Frank White. Urea surer Of the
United States: Felix Warburg OF New
York, James Parmelee of Cleveland.
John B. Miller OF Los Angeles.
cha rIes j. Bell Of the American Sc.
rurity & Trust Co.. John s. Larner OF
the WASHINGTON Loan & Trust Co. and
AndreT Parker.
Evening star., 1925-12-09
AGREEMENT ON AID
IN WAR EFFECTED
France and Britain in Accord
as Disarmament Par.
ley Looms.
By tn. Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA. Switzerland December 3.
ENGLAND and France today reached
an accord concerning study of the
problem of mutual assistance in war
time in connection with the prepara-
tion for the international disa rma me mt
conference.
After a secret meeting Of the
League of Nations Council. NJ. Paul
Roncour Of France. announced that
Foreign Minister Beres Of CZechoslo-
vakia. had been appointed to draft
a formula covering the question
which divided the British and French.
He explained that the study Of
mutual assistance would be more
flexible than originally proposed by
the French. thus intimatinE that a
compromise had been reached.
Land and Naval ParIeys.
The impression Is growing that
England favors separation OF the
study of land and naval armaments,
Keeping the road open for possible
second naval conference in Washing
ton. while France continues to regard
the disarma ment problem as one a nd
inseparable.
A summary printed here Of Presi-
dent Coolidge's congressional message
caused the impression that the Wash
ineton Government is averse to the
disarmament conference in Geneva.
Nevertheless. 1t In predicted that an
invitation for American participa ton
will he sent
The French spokesman said an ac-
cord virtually had been reached
whereby efforts would be made to
define the precise stipulat atioHs OF
article 16 Of the league c0vena mt
relating to the economic blockade Of
an aCgressor nation.
The isarmament commission also
would undertake studies in connection
with article Is of the industrial ca
nacttv of the various countries so
that the weaker could count on the
assistance Of the great industrial
sfa
Evening star., 1925-12-09
ARM AGAINST HI-JACKER.
New York Gambling Houses Here
Guards for Protection.

NEW YORK, December P).-
Armed guards to protect their places
from hi-jackers are being maintained
by the operators of some gambling
houses in this city, police officials said
they learned today. following the ar
rest of such a guard. Julius Sherman
whose possession of two loaded re-
volvers led to his arrest, confessed
that he was a protection man" for
a gambling establishment near Times
Square.
Sherman explained he was protect
ing gamblers from possible HACKERS.
Police said Sherman's stories showed
that gamblers feared hi-jackers mere
than they did the police.
Evening star., 1925-12-09
Flames, Police Patrol Wreck and Fire
Engine Collision Create Turmoil

chief, was directing his men in saw
ing this church. damaged to the ex-
tent Of $500. another fire broke out
in the rear of the Parkway Filling
Station. burning five automobiles
The fire started in the car Of J. E.
Zea. 1921 Holmead place. spreading
to the other cars. This was q spectacu-
lar fire and reused the residents of
the entire section.
In their rush to reach the fires. the
patrol wagon in charge Of James Ell.
mer Cross made SO short a turn that
rear wheel was torn of by a street
car loading platform and No. e en-.
giAe swerved into a taxicab parked b
front Of 1858 Calvert street. u
Evening star., 1925-12-09
BAKERY PROBE ASKED.
Presented to Congress by
Basil Manly.

Congressional investigation Of an
alleged bread trust was demanded
Yesterday in a memorial presented to
both House and Senate by Basil NJ.
Manly, director Of the Peoples l,eyiS-
lative Service.
The memorial set forth 12 specific
counts and asserted that William r.
Ward and his mysterious financial
hackers. who already control the
great United Bakeries Corporation.
have completely dominated the bak-
ing industry by purchasing control
of the Ward Baking Co. and the Gen
eral Baking Co.
Evening star., 1925-12-09
NOTABLE BILLS ENTERED.

HAVANA. December 9 Up).-Three
bills. under which the President
would be given the power to raise or
lower customs duty, establish new du-
ties and to cancel others: to est ablish
railroad commission and to organ
ize an agricultural bank, have been
introduced in the Senate. The agri-
culture bank, would be capitalized at
$40. .000,O0G. half subscribed by the
government and the remainder of the
public.
Evening star., 1925-12-09
Fifth Day Of Hunger Strike.

HAVANA. December = LP).-Julio
Antonio Mella. the 22-year-old student
Of the University Of Havana. who is
in jail in connection with bomb-throw-
ing last September, today entered
upon the fifth day of his hunger
strike. The House of Representatives
has una animously passed a resolution
requesting the department Of justice
to furnish 1t with full information re-
garding the young law student.
Evening star., 1925-12-09

. Two fres. wreckins of a police patrol
rushing reserves to the scenes and col
lision of No. 2s engine with a parked
automobile in answering one Of the
alarms late yesterday afternoon caus-
ed such a general turnout of Mount
Plea 81 mt residents that police reserves
experienced great dififculty in dis
pensins them so the fremen could
work unannoyed.
Fire. believed to have been started
bv a short Circuit in the Friends Meet
ing House, Thirteenth and Irving
streets. started the chain Of unto
"7Th While ta Charles e. s41rom, battalion
Evening star., 1925-12-09
NOTED WOMAN CAPTAIN
IN SOVIET CAVALRY DIES
Wife of Gen. Budenny, Heroine of
Wrangel War, Succumbs
Mysteriously.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the AHAOcIaten FreEt.
MOSCOW. December 9-Russix s
famous woman cavalry captain. Ma
dezhda Pudennaya, wife Of Gen.
Budenny, comma nder in chief of
the red cavalry. died today. The
cause is not clearly known and one
newspaper ascribes 1t to a "trs gic
incident"
Capt. Budennaya served with dis
tinction throughout the war against
the white Russian forces. fighting by
the side of her husband and was
wounded several times. As a Cossack
she was reputed to be the most dash
inG woman rider In all Russia. In
one battle against Baron WranEel
she was twice severely wounded, but
continued to fight until her horse was
shot under her.
Evening star., 1925-12-09
Rich Man, 80, to Wed Nurse, 80

CHICAGO. December 3 R.-Wil.
liam ]. Bryson. 80. wealthy phil.
anthropist. will marry Miss Elizabeth
Tongue, SO, q nurse. who 10 years age
cared for him during an attack of
heart trouble. He il president of st
Luke's Hospital. to which she is At.
tached. Bishop Frank du Moulin OF
It. Thomas Church. New York. will
perform the ceremony December Is.