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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-01

| Paris Dec, 81 (By A. P.)-An iden-
T. tic note. drawn UP by the council of
i ambassadors concerning the evacua-
\ ton Of the Cologne bridgehead by the
! allies, was agreed to this evening
1 Although the note Is identic it will
I be delivered separately by the am
, bassadors of the allied powers in
, Berlin to the German government.
! The details Of the document were not
/ made public but il was announced
, that the allies will continue provis-
! ionai occupation OF the bridgehead.
| 1t leaves indefinite the Circumstance
! es under which evacuation will he
| effected.
\ Rome Dec. 81 (By A. P.)-Amnesty
! is sure to come. This is the belief
/ held IL authoritative political circles
and ii will come not because Musso-
! lini wishes it but because King Vic
| tor Emmanuel. taking occasion of
! the official announcement OF the en-
! gagement Of the crown prince. will
I in all probability exercise the royal
( prerogatiye and grant amnesty in
supreme effort for general pacifica-
/ ton.
! Los Angeles, Dec. 3i--Progress OF
7! the japanese liner Ginyo MarI.
which is being towed to Manzanillo.
Mexico. by the Pacific Mail steamer
/ City of San Francisco. after q fire
| Yesterday i'll which two children were
| killed and two steeraue passengers
| injured, was checked ~ the break
! ing OF the tow line lace last night, ac-
cording to message received by the
| Fcderal Telegraph Company this
Eiorhins. All passengers and num-
Der Of the GInyo's crew are en- route
to Manzanillo on the steamer Julia
Luckenbacb
Washington, Dec. 51--Witll the
question Of war debts already enFel-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-01

, Rochester. \. r.. Dec. 31-Jcalous,-
was believed by police today to have
been the motive behind an attempt
b Stanislaus Ziemnicl to asphyxiate e
his wife. katherine. his three chill
oien ana himseif BY turning on gas
JET IN bedroom. lie pleaded not
suilty IN city court today to charge
OF assault, first degree. and hearing
was adJourne'1 to January :. Bail
! "&s set at $4,000. Police said the
only statement I5iemnicl made was
Sla was not & true Wife"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-01

Eel,evlIIe. ). j.. Dec. 31-Two
buildings Of the Federal Leather
Company We're destroyed by fire att
ci' "a series Of explosions early today
ii a building used for storing chemi-
Gals ut an estimated loss Of 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-01

Scrhnton Ps.. Dec. Members
Of the executive board and field
workers Of district I, United Mine
|. Workers Of America, will meet ir
Wilkesbarre Friday morning to dis
crss the advisability Of calling the
special convention which has beer
demanded by the 1900 striking mine
workers OF the Pennsylvania Goa
Company.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-01

Washington, Dec. 31--An attempt
to stop the sending out Of soldier
bonus policies valued at s140,eo0,9 200,
failed today when Chief Justice Nc
Coy Of the District OF Columbia SUI
preme court declined to grant an in
junction asked for. by Benjamin
Catchings, q New York lawyer. who
New Britain herald., 1925-03-13
PARIS TRYING ID
 SET WORLD STYLES
Oriental Influence Is Seen in
 Latest Creations

Paris. March 1S.-A directoIre touch in day costumes and Oriental influence with gorgeous ebmroideries in evening frocks, marked tho open ing of the spring dress season of the Paris dressmaking establish ments, now in full swing.
 Long haired mannequins have vir- tualy replaced the bobbed haired va- riety at the grand openings of the leading houses.
 The lines are straight and skirts flare. The long V and dropped stom- ach effects are evident. Many of the models have the front cut in the long V. or the ornamentation Is arranged with the V as the basis.
 In the tailored costumes the coors Incline to browns and the various shades of beige. In which kasha cloths arc extensively employed.
 Evening frocks and wraps run to Oriental styles, many of, them having the wrapped around effect finished on one side, with long tassel where a sleeve might have been. But sleeves, on the whole, appear to be in the majority and they are more or instances the bodices seem to be cut Some are open at the elbow and puffed at the wrist. When sleeves are absent, howver. they disappear completely Some evening dresses show deep armholes and in many instances the bodies seem to be cut away under the arms.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-13
HOME PROVIDED
 BY FLOWER FUND
Homes For Living Instead of Flow CTS For Dead; Cornerstone of
 Large Building is Laid

Stockholm, March 13.-Happy homes for the living instead of flow CTS for the dead, is the aim of the Swedish "Flower Fun" drive that has just scored its first signal tri- umph in the laying Of the corner- stone of a large building designed exclusively for the aged and infirm. who otherwise might have to end their days in the poorhouse.
 The idea of such a fund was launched about four years ago by Miss Alma Hedin, sister of Sven Hedin. the explorer, and now. thanks to many small contributions in lieu of floral tributes at funerals. enough money has been procured to guarantee the financing of the first building. Others will be started later.
 The first will contain ss suites of one or two rooms with kitchen. For 22 of these the rent has been fixed at $40 year aid for the others the rates will be determined by the cost. The tenants will be people who can- not afford to pay regular rents, but who wish to avoid the humiliation of seeking their final homes in public institutions.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-13
FOREIGNERS MAY
 NOT OWN PIGEONS France Says Only Native Born
 May Have DOVecOtes

Paris, March 13.-The homing pigeon is a dangerous bird for the security of France when owned by foreigners, is the reason given in the preamble of bill introduced by the government under the signatures of President Doumergue, Premier Her riot, Minister of War, General Nol- let and Minister of the Interior Chautemps, to the effect that hence- forth nohe but Frenchmen born may own doyecots.
 Reason of national defense" the bill begins, "has forced the govern ment to pass the measure"
 The war of 1914-1918 has proved the very great services which homing pigeons can render as liaison agents between units of the French army, but it has also demonstrated the ter rlble travages they can cause by giy- ing information to the enemy. es- pecially when they have been born 'on our soil or have been born in France some time" the bill says.
 Foreigners of any nationality are forbidden to have in France dove- cotes and homing pigeons and any person of French nationality desirous or being proprietor of such birds, must first obtain the authorization of the prefect of his department.".
New Britain herald., 1925-03-13
FINDS READY MARKET
Hawaiian Production of Starch From Oanna Plants Sought By United States Merchants For Mixture.

Honolulu, March 1s.-Hawaits most recent industry--the produc- ton of starch from canna plants came through the past year with total output of 22,ooO cases, accord iHg to announcement by Edouard R. Doty, secretary of the Hawaiian Starch company.
 The entire production will be ab- sorbed on the mainland and is sought anxiously by mainland manu- facturers of starch who mix it with their own product to raise the uual- ily. Doty said.
 Tns manufacture of starch from eapna tubers was launched by the Hawaiian company about four and a half years ago with the company harvesting its first appreciable crop in 1924. The demand for the pro- duet, Doty said, is practically limit less and 100000 cases of the starch could have been disposed of this year. Considerable new acreage is being planted to canna, which is re- fined at Hilo.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-13
P)aut's Budget P1a,1
 VII Help You

Let us explain to you our remarkable budget plan system of credit-it will add comforts and luxuries to your home so conveniently that you will be astonished. The amount of the pay ment every week or month, and the initial payment, are arranged to meet your individual requirements. Let us discuss your home needs with you.
Evening star., 1925-05-30

fact that the presidential nominee,
even though beaten in the race, is
the titular head Of the party, and that
the chairman Of the national commit
tee is his representative. OF course,
the national committee may at any
time reassemble between campaigns
and reorganize itself. But a meeting
Of that sort must be under the chair
manship Of the one who has been
chosen by the nominee of the party.
II the nominee and his chairman-rep-
resentative are unwilling te make a
change friction is engendered.
Just now the purpose Of the reor.
ganizers is to avoid friction. Repre-
sentative Oldf1eId has been proposed
as an emollient. He would hardly
function in that capacity. however, il
his selection we're effected against the
opposition Of the present organization
Of the party and the committee. Con-
ferences with the Smith and the Nc
Adoo people have indicated that they
are agreeable to a change Of chairman
in the interest Of party harmony. But
neither Smith nor McAdoo was nom-
inee OF the party, and neither Is now
the party's leader. So it would seem
as it were, on this proposition, and
from present indications he is not
ready to cast it.
Evening star., 1925-05-30

ported that a large number Of young
German officers had secured permis-
sion to absent themselves from their
country for the purpose of taking up
arms with the Riffian chieftain. This
would In normal times constitute an
unfrtendly act, against which the gov
ernment at Paris might properly pro-
test to Berlin.
At present the war in Africa is de.
veloping slowly. France is sending re-
Inducements to Gen. Lyautey and
rushing supplies. Engagements have
taken place in which the French forces
have been victosious. The chief men,
ace to the French situation is the
treachery of tribes within the zone Of
French occupation, lured into activity
by Abd-el-Krim's promises Of the res
toration Of native rule, which, 1t Is well
assured. would mean merely the estab.
lishment of a tyrannical tribal rule.
Evening star., 1925-05-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

@. Is it true that if a person finds
an article on street car and turns
it in to the Capital Traction Co., in
event 1t is not claimed by the owner
the finder cannot have it for a year =
G. c.. r.
A. The charter granted by act Of
Congress to this company contains
such a provision. The loser of the
article must claim it within a year, or
1t may be turned over to the finder.
Q. OF what significance are the pan
els on the Hahnemann statue, at Scott
Circle?-E. B. L.
A. DIR. Hahnemann is shown first
as youthful student; next as a sci
enlist working in his laboratory: third,
as lecturer, explaining the tenets of
his new school of medicine, and fourth,
as the practicing physician.
@. Is not Ontario, Canada, dry"
province?-D A. n.
"A. A recent act of the Legislature of
ontario reversed the Ontario temper
ance act to the extent of permitting
the sale OF beer at hotels with an alco-
holic content of "A per cent, under a
government tax of 10 cents a gallon
Q. How can / find the positive and
negative posts on a storage battery if
the posts are not marked ?-E O. W.
A. The Bureau of Standards SAYS:
Dip the wires in a dilute solution of
salt in water. Bubbles will form more
copiously on the wire attached to the
negative terminal of the battery.
@. Are there any States in which
two post offices have the same name ?
N. B.
A. The Post Office Department says
that at the present time there are no
two post Offices in the same State by
the same name. A number of years
ago such instances occurred, but be-
cause OF the difficulty in delivering
mail 1t was found necessary to change
the name Of one of the offices.
=. Why are some companies rail
ways" and some ''railroads?'-F. P d.
A The words are used interchange
ably. Some companies prefer one,
some the other.
Q. Was the Queen Elizabeth sunk
by the Turks?-L. NJ. K.
A. The Queen Elizabeth is a British
battleship. The vessel was not sunk
during the World War and is still in
commission.
Q. l read that only two white men
SEci ISdCIieu lIe top OIL FL volcano,
an extinct volcano in the Republic of
Panama. Is this correct?-S. T.
A. During the past 20 years many
employees of the Panama Canal have
visited the town of Boquete, near FL
Volcano. Many of them climbed FL
Volcano. for, as mountains go, it is an
easy climb.
Q. Is it true that the closed car
production is increasing &c. S
A. In 1928 there were l,259,877
closed cars produced and in 1924 1897
4S2. This is 10 per cent increase.
Q. Has any President of the United
States maintained an unbroken cabi-
net throughout his administrations
G. E. F.
a. The only President of the United
States whose administration had no
cabinet changes was Zachary Taylor
The cabinet officials were: Vice Presi-
dent Millard Fillmore; Secretary of
State. John NJ. Clayton; Secretary of
Evening star., 1925-05-30
A Woman Mayor Resigns

The mayor of Holloway, Ohio, Mrs.
Dora Winston by name. has just re-
signed from office. She found that
her duties as mayor interfered with
her duties as homemaker.
Some of her sisters whose thoughts
are rlveted upon the emancipation
and advancement of womanhood will
deplore the decision of this Ohio
woman to withdraw from public life
She will be crossed off their list As
one who started along the upward
path but lacked courage to press on
ward.
But Mrs. Winston had undertaken
the obligations of q homemaker be-
fore she entered politics. These obli-
cations she considered sacred. When
she discovered that the office OF
mayor seriously interfered with the
welfare of her home, she met the
issue squarely, Drawing the jeers.
Mrs. Whiston's warning to other
women having the care of homes
against entering politics will not be
needed by all of them. Some will
no doubt be more successful than
she has been in meeting the two fold
demands of domestic and public life.
But when the two domains clash and
there is no way of resolving the con-
f1ict, home may we'll be given prime
consideration. Homes are more i'm !
portant than governments any day
Given an abundance of properly con-
Quoted homes, governments, likewise.
will be we'll managed.--Boston Traf.
elog.
Evening star., 1925-05-30
The First Airplane,

A proposition has been made by
Orville Wright to put the first Wright
airplane in the National Museum for
permanent care and exhibition on Ger.
tain conditions. One is that the pres
ent label on the Langley plane shall be
changed TO tell 'truthfully' its relation
to aviation development Another is
that the Wright plane shall be labeled
as the first man-carrying air machine
in the world. Finally, it is stipulated
that the Smithsonian Institution pub
hsh in its annual report both sides of
the Langley Wright controversy. The
proposal will be formally made to the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton.
This matter should not be decided
hastily or narrowly. 1t should be con-
sidered broadly by the Smithsonian au.
thorities. The National Museum should
hold the pioneer airplane. 1t is claimed
that the Wright plane is actually the
first to be flown successfully by man.
1t IS claimed that the Langley plane
now on exhibition in the National Mu-
scum Is not Identical with the plane
that Prof Langley built and unsuc-
cessfully attempted to fly at Wide.
water on the Potomac, but that it is
a reconstructed plane materially diff
ferent in design, which was successful
ly flown in New York State some years
after the practical development of the
Wright and other planes.
These are questions of fact which
should be susceptible, of demonstration.
Prejudice and personal feeling should
have no part in this controversy. If
the Wright plane now rendered condi-
tionally to the National Museum is the
hrst man carrying plane it should be
accepted and placed with a proper
label. If the present Langley plane is
not Identical with the original in prin.
= eipe it should be retained with a label
which tells its true story AS for the
publication of the record in the annual
report of the Smithsonian Institution.
that is matter which lies outside of
the important question Of placing and
preserving in the National Museum
the actual Identical first airplane. The
National Museum in this city is of all
places in the world the proper place of
permanent exhibition for that ma
chine, whichever it may be.
Evening star., 1925-05-30
The Corrupt Bargain Finding.

The fact that Judge Mccormick, in
his decision on the Elk Hills lease and
the Hawaiian tank contract, declared
that they were void because based on
fraud and colIusion will be accepted
by the country as d Judgment upon
the personal transaction between Sec
retary Fall and Mr.. Doheny, although
this, Of course, is not tantamount to a
conviction upon the criminal charge.
The courts decision was based upon
two findings of fact-that the transfer
of jurisdiction over the naval oil res
ervations by President Harding was in
excess of his authority, and that the
consideration amounting to corrupt
agreement. II does not appear whether
the court would have voided the lease
and contract on the strength Of the
lack Of authority for the transfer of
jurisdiction. The deduction is that the
decision was grounded upon the
courts conviction that an improper
influence was exercised; that, in effect,
bribery was committed.
This will at least be the deduction
Of the public from the courts decision.
OF course, the opinion just rendered
by Judge Mccormick is subject to ap-
peal. The case will be carried first
to the appellate court and then to the
Supreme Court, to the former in any
case by the now defeated litigants,
and to the latter by either the defend
ants or the Government, however the
appellate court may rule. Thus these
two courts of appeals will pass upon
the question of corruption as the es-
sence Of the issue. Meanwhile ines
capably there will prevail the feeling
that the former Secretary Of the Inte-
rior and the oil magnate have been
parties to corrupt bargain.
Fifteen months have passed since
the disclosures in the Oil cases were
heard by a committee of the SEN
ate. The country was profoundly
shocked by those disclosures. 4 ma
tional election has taken place in
which these scandals affecting the
Federal administration figured. The
country voted by an overwhelming
majority TO return to Office the Presi-
dent who was serving at the time the
disclosures were made. AS q political
issue this scandal was rejected by the
voters, who 1t would seem regarded
the transaction of these leases and
contracts as fraud Of personal dere-
liction involving only the individuals
concerned. The present ruling of the
court at Los Angeles, whatever may
follow in the courts Of appeal and the
trial Of criminal charges, will probably
confirm that feeling.
Evening star., 1925-05-30

have an equitable disposition. to be
more tolerant, more kindly, to have
larger understanding of life, hope
and death.
Another pleasant effect of this love
OF sunshine is that the person SO ad-
dicted does not mind the Summer
heat so much. He is conscious all
the time, though he may not put il in
so many words, that he is being bene-
fitted.
So the sun adds much to the happi-
ness of the garden. A garden in which
the sun never shone would be a
strange place. Few flowers would
bloom there; il would be damp, cheer
less, coiorless; strange bugs would
creep there; it would be. in Shake
speare's words, fit for treason, strata
gems and spoils.
Sunshine and happiness, then, go 10,
gether: and they meet to no better ad-
vantage than in a garden. In gar.
den the sun is necessary and useful
and, like most really useful things. is
therefore beautiful.
To watch the sunshine playing upon
one of the climbing rose bushes, say
the dainty Thousand Beauties, is a
pleasant recreation. Roseate tints
flood the newer blooms. deeper in the
center, each rose looking Tor all the
world like the carved and stained
ones Of ivory one sometimes finds in
stores.
AS the blossoms age somewhat. the
sun takes some of that pink tint out
of them, hence the same bush will
hold, at any time, scores Of roses.
ranging from practically white to a
deep old rose shade.
Each plant in the garden takes the
sunshine into itself, and transmutes
its golden warmth into all the colors
of the rainbow as each flower blooms.
The gladiolus family alone ranges the
whole rainbow.
With the aid of food in the air and
the soil. and much water. the sweet
peas will break into a thousand waved
petals of all tints under the magic
wand of that wonderworker. the sun
Here will be lavendar and rose. pink
and blue, white and red, and all the
tints between. Each seed, before 1t
went into the soil months ago, had
wrapped in it somehow the possibifi-
ties of all this beauty.
How? AS we'll ask how the miner
bees know to bore SO fine and true.
Evening star., 1925-05-30
Iii Other States.
Member of the Associated Press.
In Memoriam.

Once a gain the Nation pauses to pay
grinage TO the tombs Of those who
have died in its service, or who, sur
riying the country's wars, have lived
TO resume their civilian duties and
have passed on in the fullness of years.
II lays wreaths upon their graves,
speaks in eloquent tribute to their
sacrifices and their examples. and it
makes holiday in honor Of its martyrs.
OF all the ceremonies Of the year
fixed by calendar and custom that of
Memorial day is the most significant,
the most inspiring. It is not a glorifi-
eaton of war and exaltation of mere
prowess and physical sacrifice. 1t is
recognition of the spirit OF citizenship.
These men, whose graves are bedecked
with tokens of love. were all members
Of the great American community, whc
gave themselves in its emergencies de-
yotedly and unselfishly and contribut-
ed to its safety and its development
alike.
Originating in the houors paid to
those who fell in the war between the
States. this ceremonial has broadened
with time to include all who have worn
the uniform and served under the flag.
Since the custom was initiated the
United States has fought twice upon
foreign fields, in 1895 in the war with
Spain for the liberation OF the people
OF Cuba, and in 1917-1S in France
against the central powers Of Europe,
which, menacing Old-World stability,
injured this country unbearably and
thereby challenged it to action.
Memorial day is an inspiration to
the younger Americans Of today. It be-
speaks their devotion to the ideals Of
citizenship. 1t encourages them to
make ready in spirit as we'll as in
physical training for service in case of
need. It does not exalt war 1t rather
exalts the men who in the supreme
crises of national life are ready for
duty to meet them.
The spirits Of those who gave them
selves to the country, who fought and
suffered and died under its flag, are
present now in the daily life Of the
Nation. This present occasion attests
to their influence and inspiration to
those who remain and follow them in
service.