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Evening star., 1925-07-20

At this conference the league will be
Incorporated, officers and directors
will be elected and plans Will be made
for the organization of State branches.
AS the first step in the leagues cam
paign' introduction in the New York
State Legislature of an abolition bill
Is intended this Fall.
While criminals still are executed
in 40 States and the District of Co.
lumbia, the death penalty has been
abolished in Michigan, Rhode Island.
Wisconsin. Kansas, Maine, Minnesota
and North and South Dakota.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
FARMERS WILL FIGHT
RATE BOOSTS IN WEST
Tillers in % States Plan War on
Petition of 73 Roads for
Increases.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July 2o.-The petition of
70 Western railroads for an IL per
cent increase in freight rates will
meet the organized opposition of the
American Farm Bureau Federation, It
was announced by officers of the or
ganization following a conference here
Saturday. Farm Bureaus in 22 States
affected by the increase will be mobil-
lied to fight the petition.
Hearings on the petition OF the rail
roads before the Interstate Commerce
Commission have been set for Septem-
Der /.
The proposed increase would add
$3.50, 900. 900 to the annual freight bill
of the States affected, of which $95,-
900, 900 would be paid directly by the
farmers, said o. w. Sandberg, trans
portation director of the bureau.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
CHIEF WATSON HONORED.
Hyattsville Firemen Vote Life
Membership to D. C. Head.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, July 20.-An
honorary life membership in the
Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Depart
ment has been voted Chief Watson of
the District of Columbia department
in appreciation of many courtesies ex-
tended members of the Hyattsville
organization. An appropriate insignia
will be made and presented Chief
Watson.
Delegates and alternates to the an
nual convention of the Prince Georges
County Volunteer Firemen's Associa-
ton to be held August at Cottage
City have been elected by the Hyatts-
vile department, as follows: Dele
gates, Chief William B. Harrison, AS
sistant Chief J. Wells Fainter, Capt.
Evening star., 1925-07-20
HURT IN STILL BLAST.
Man Seriously Injured, 800 Home
less From Liquor Explosion.

NEW. YORK, July 20 P).-The
explosion of a still in an East 109th.
street tenement building yesterday
made 800 persons homeless and
probably fatally injured one man.
The building was partly wrecked.
The still was being operated in the
basement by Giuseppe Auguliro, police
said. Auguliro was hurled from the
basement to the street and was
probably fatally injured.
Eat Dr. FarweIls Whole Wheat Bread.
Phone Line 81 1-AdYertiSement
Evening star., 1925-07-20

AS a result of a disa agreement over
a strike, about 500 coal miners in the
Drumheller field, in Alberta, have
withdrawn from the United Mine
Workers and formed their own local
union
Evening star., 1925-07-20

Roy Johnson, Treasurer John J..
Fainter and B. Edward Mccain: al
ternates, Charles Boyer, John L. Sui
Ivan, Arthur Wilcoxen, B. j. Dear
stine and J. w. Richards.
Evening star., 1925-07-20

A millionaire has a better show in
this world than the average theatrical
manager.
Smyrna times., 1925-08-05
State Was Generous

The State made a generous offer.
Instead of providing the usual eight
een-foot highway, the highway de-
partment offered to pay for twenty
four feet, the county then offered to
pay for eleven feet, and the traction
company assigned the cost Of the re-
manning fraction of fifty-fve foot
roadway. This plan was adopted.
The Southern Pennsylvania Trac-
ton Company will have a two-track
system from Chester to Darby, in the
center of the new roadway, with the
tracks in ballast, and with protective
curbing between the tracks and the
two traffic lanes, these to be seventeen
and a half feet wide. Thus, there will
be a two-way stream of traffic be-
tween this city and Darby. The State
will pay $35O,OOO; the county 1921 ,66t
and the traction company, the re-
mainder Concrete will be used fol
Smyrna times., 1925-08-05
DetOurs a Problem

Pending completion Of the pike,
traffic between Chester and Philadel-
phia will be embarrassed. The other
chief route, besides the pike, to Phil
adelphia, is the route along Chester
road, to Swarthmore, thence out the
Baltimore pike. ShOemakersville
Bridge, at the Chester city line on
this route, has been condemned and
will be soon rebuilt, causing detour
over a narrow road from Chestnut
street to Providence road which will
have the brunt of the traffic diverted
from Chester pike.
One possible solution is Seventeenth
street, Chester, to Parker avenue, q
continuous route to Darby, but in poOl
condition. Another route is along the
Delaware River, through EssingtOn
also in poor condition.
Smyrna times., 1925-08-05
NEW FERRY IN USE BY AUG. Is
First of Boats, 65 Automobile Capac-
ity, Arrives in New Castle for Route

lily, Arrives IN New CdStle lOI hOuIe
The New Castle Pennsville Ferries,
Inc, has purchased the ferry boat
"Whitehall," from the city of New
York, where it was used in municipal
service, for service on the New Castle
Pennsville route on the Delaware.
The boat left New York the latter
part of last week for Philadelphia,
where she will be drydocked and
painted, when she will be ready for
service. This boat when placed in
service will carry 65 automobiles on
one trip. She will be the largest ferry
steamer on the Delaware river. Her
dimensions are as follows: Length,
2O6 feet; beam, GA feet, A inches;
depth, 7l2 feet. The boat is of steel
hull construction, divided into a mum
ber of compartments. The boat is {
strongly built one and is good ice
boat.
The boat will be named the "Nev
Castle" The next boat will be prac
tically of the same dimensions an,
: will be called the "Pennsville.' TIL
boat is steered by steam gear, ha
5 electric lights and is modern through
| out. The boat is of comparativel
5 modern construction, being a newe
2 boat than most craft now plying 0
= the Delaware.
!, 1t is expected that ferry servic
|, will be started with this boat 0
+ August Is, at which time a celebr;
$ ton will take place in connection wit
f the commencement of this sevic
S Prominent figures in maritime circl
Il as we'll as many officials from citi
and towns in Delaware and New Je
Smyrna times., 1925-08-05

sey will participate in this celebra-
tiOn.
Captain L. H. Garrison, president
of the line, will be in charge of the
J boat on its trip from New York to
Philadelphia
Smyrna times., 1925-08-05
STOLEN AUTO IS RECOVERED
Highway Police Get Thief and Car 30
Minutes After He Left Dover

Thirty minutes after the state high
way police had ben notified of the
theft of an automobile, at Dover, on
Thursday, Private White had recover
ed the machine and the alleged thief,
Walter Jones, 25 years old, of Allen
town, Pa, was locked up in the Do |
yer jail, where he is being held await |
ing a hearing. An additional charge
of carrying a concealed deadly weapon
is also placed against him. The auto
mobile, the property of Fennimore
Wilson, an officer of the Delaware
Trust Co., at Dover, was stolen from
| in front of the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Conner on Governors avenue,
where they were visiting. They no
titled the state highway police, who
sent out fiiers describing the machine
and also started a search.
Private White started out along the
road leading toward the Maryland
line and when nearing the line at the
-, Hartly- -Marydel road he saw the
stolen machine a short distance ahead.
E Speeding forward, he drove past the
1 machine and stopped and with drawn
1 revolver commanded the driver to
, stop. When the alleged thief was
r searched he was found to be carrying
j, As calibre revolver.
!; Walter Jones proved to be Floyd +
i Shafer of Fort du Pont, who was Or
+ parole at that place. but broke hi
a parole by walking away after he hao
e taken As automatic revolver from
the ordinance department at the fort
" Deputy Attorney General Willie
? got in communication with the For
ID and notified the government outhol
le tiles of Shafers arrest. They gav
IS consent that he be turned over to tn
H. state authorities for whatever actiO
ly they deemed best.
er He was held in $4,000 bail for til
on upper court on a charge of driving o
motor vehicle without the conseI
ce of the owner.
Smyrna times., 1925-08-05
BEGIN CONSTRUCTION WORK TO
WIDEN CHESTER-DARBY PIKE
55-FOOT CONCRETE PAVING TO
REPLACE MACADAM SURFACE
Trolley Line Will Be Moved to Center
of ThOrOughfare - Motorists Going
to Philadelphia Will Have to DetOur

of ThOrOughfare - Motorists Going
to Philadelphia Will Have to DetOur
With the signing of the contract
between the State Department of |
Highways of Pennsylvania and the |
Union Paving Company, of Philadel- |
phia. for the reconstruction of Ches- |
ter pike between Chester and Darby,
the actual start of operations was be-
gun Monday At that time, the South
ern Pennsylvania Traction Company
began to remove its two-way track
system to the center of the roadway
and the paving company will begin
its work on Thursday, August 6. Re
construction of the pike will entail an
outlay of approximately $1,000,OOO.
Thursday the Public Service Commits
sion removed the last barrier on the
| repaving of the pike when the Objec-
ton of the Delaware County Electric
Company against the location of poles
in the center of the new roadway was
overruled Prior to that, all Ordin-
ances of the bOrOughs between Ches-
ter and Darby regulating the repay
ing had been approved and the Union
company had qualified some months
ago on its low bid for the work.
Ends TwO-Year Struggle
The near-start of the work marks
the completion of a two-year fight t.
have what has been designated by tn
State as the most heavily travele,
roadway in Pennsylvania, reconstruct
ed with modern paving. Bitter cOun
| cilmanic fights followed in some of tn
| boroughs regarding the location of tn
| trolley tracks, height of the curbin
in the center of the roadway, whethe
the tracks should be in ballast or pay
ed in between; location of the pole
and various other issues, and for
time, it appeared as if the project We
- doomed. The boroughs which wei
- required to pass legislation on the T.
III paving were Collingsdale, Sharon Hi
u Glenolden, Prospect Park, Norwoo
II Ridley Park and Eddystone, togeth
nc with Ridley township. Six mont
- | Will be required IOI lue COlhpIeIlOi
30 the seven-mile highway and gan
~ will commence work at each termin
III and work toward the other.
e. The pike, narrow and covering Sha
curves in some sections, first was
Indian trail, and when this secti
s. was colonized, the pathway becaI
the Kings highway and the chief re
ms between Philadelphia and Chest
ella the post road of the Revolution;
'OO' era. 1t was acquired by a toll co
pany late in the last century and o
our few years ago, was taken over
the State. Its condition became
| rible, from a motorists viewpoint, ;
.nts' two years ago, the fight to have
O'OV' repaved began.
Smyrna times., 1925-08-05

Ladies start q business of your own.
No cash advance required. Sell our
well-known Toilet preparations.
FRIEDRICH FRIEDRICH CO.,
456 Rising Sun Ave,
7-29 2t Philadelphia, Pa
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-13
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FINLEY NEWS .
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There will be community social
at the hall Wednesday, evening, Au-
gust 10 under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid. This is an annual occur
rance given by the entire neighbor-
hood as farewell gathering just be-
fore our minister leaves for confer
ence. Everyone especially invited to
attend.
Rev. Miller Cooper and wife of
California spent last week visiting
among old neighbors and acquaint-
ances here, as they were really pio-
neers Of Finley and resided here for
many years. ,
Mr.. Yates had the misfortune TO
have his eye badly injured by the
levers on cultivator which he was
operating. We are glad to note that
the sight of his eye was saved but
he suffered a great deal from it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bush, Mrs. Hitchcock
and Vivian and Mrs. Vivian Day of
Seattle ;re on an outing trip to
Oregon for two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Wier took the Banner" Sum
day School class of girls on picnic
Monday evening. Besides the girls
Mrs. Cecil Richards and Mrs. H. C.
Graft were honor guests. All report
a fine time and the girls class all
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-13

unite in saying they will miss their
Sunday School teacher as Mrs. Wier
gees to Hartford to teach the coming
year. g.E
The w. o. w. and N. o. w. lodges
at Finley are going to the Anon park
at Richland Sunday, August 10th for
one of their summer picnics. They
would be glad to have all Woodman
and their families join them there.
Mr.. Hubbard of the extension SER
vice was in this vicinity looking up
the stock of the different clubs.
Two nieces of p. Deakins came in
on the 4 o'clock train Sunday from
Portland to spend months vacation
with their cousin Miss Elsie.
Mrs. Katie Long of. Yakima is
spending month visiting her par
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-13

ents Mr.. and Mrs. C. Robinson,
Mrs. Henry Piert and daughter
Genevieve returned this week from
a couple of weeks visit in Vancouver
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Tewalt. Mr. and
Mrs. Mansel Tewalt and Buster Coch
ran spent the week end at Cola
Springs in the Blue Mountains. re.
turning home Sunday evening.
There were 1876 crates of eant.-
loupes shipped from Finley Sunday
and this is a small part of the can,
taloupes raised here this year.
Mrs. Braun is having nice house
built. Frank Lyons is doing the work
Mrs. Austin Robinson who has bean
visiting at the Chas. Robinson home
was called to White Bluffs on ar
count of the illness of her brother
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-13
START A NEST EGG

START A NEST EGG
Fine 6O-ft. corner property at
Sercombe and Jefferson in City
Home addition. Taxes and as
sessments paid. Price $3.50.
Terms: $25 cash and SIS month
ly. Interest z per cent. See me
at Semon's Store on August 81.
S. H. Whitehorn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-13

FOR SALE-Carbon paper; nom
smut, pencil or typewriter. 5 cents
per sheet with special prices by the
box. Kennewick Printing Co. Esp
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-13

FOR SALE Jersey cow, fresh.
years old. Dandy family cow. Also
q head heifers. First house at this
end of toll bridge. w. w. Speer. y
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-13

FOR SALE-We have variety and
number stamps of all kinds. Pre-
pare now for your fall needs. Stamp
pads and ink. Kennewick Printing
Co.. Esp
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-13

FOR SALE-A few March Matched
White Leghorn pullets for sale. G..
Monroe Ford. Phone 22x4. Zoe
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FOR SALE-We have good buy in
yellow second sheet. Thin paper
1000 sheets for dollar and half.
Price good only until this lot is gone.
Kennewick Printing Co. 25p
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FOR SALE-Kennewick name plates
for automobiles. $1.50 per pair.
Money all goes to the park fund. Adj
vertise your town and help the park.
Get the plates at any garage or this
office. 25p
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-08-13

FOR SALE-Vegetables. Potatoes,
per sack So; cabbage, sack $1.50;
onions, sack SO; beets, sack $1.5O; to-
matoes, apple box, soc; cucumbers,
New Britain herald., 1925-01-02
PRODUCTIVITY OF HAITI IS SOUGHT
Economic Survey Of Country and
 Soil to Be Made

Fort -AuPrince, Haiti, Dec, 31.-- Desiring to bring before the Amer ican public a true picture of eco- homie conditions in Haiti, and the possibilities in an agricultural way
 of its wonderful soil General RsIs- sell, the American high commission
 CT, made certain specific recom- mcndations to Washington. AS q result E. Verne Richardson. of the
 American consular service, was as- signed the task of making an eco- inomic survey of the republic, and is already at work.
 While the productivity of Haitis soil is vaguely known 10 the people
 Of the United States. few are aware
 that 70,0OO,000 pounds of the finest coffee are harvested annually from plants growing in a wild state and that amount represents less than 1 jtwo-thirds of the berries that could
 be harvested by intelligent picking | Long staple cotton nearly the equal
 of sea island and superior to that
 grown in the United States. four Ishcs in wild state and produces lannually about 3,000,000 pounds. { Alligator pears grow wild and they are large and have an excellent
 flavor.
 Haiti has the soil, climate and
 cheap labor to produce vegetables
 for the winter months to supply the
 east coast of the United States all
 II needs is American capital and l energy.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-02
NAT. THRIFT WEEK
 WILL BE OBSERVED
Movement Sponsored by Com.
 nercial and Civic Organizations

New York, Jan. 2-The 218th an- niversary of the birthday of Ben- Jamin Franklin. Apostle of Thrift" Saturday, Jan. 1T, 1895, will be ob- served throughout the country as the first of seven days of emphasis upon his principles of success. The general plans were announced here today at National Thrift Week headquarters.
 National Thrift Week is fostered by the Y. M. c. A. through g. com mittee which represents 48 we'll known national, civic, commercial, educational and religious organi2a- lions, including the American Bank CTS association, American Red Cross, Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, Association of Life Insur- ance Presidents, Boy Scouts of America. Camp Fire Girls. Chamber of Commerce of the T.. g., Council of '. N, H, & K. associations, Fed eral Council of Churches, Girl Scouts, General Federation of Won- ems clubs, International Rotary clubs kiwanis clubs, National Board of the Y. W, (, A, National Asso- ciation of Real Estate Boards. Ma tlonal Association of Real Estate Boards, National Retail Dry Goods association. United States Post Of- fee department,
 The ohSarrarcn oF N-a.;n~,, -T-I.s. Week has grown from modest be- ginning In 1916 into an established program. Records of last years ob- servance show that the week" was recognized in one form or another in thousands of communities in this country and that in many communi- ties tn every state the observance vas according 10 program planned by representative local groups. This included. the 1924 report shows, a largely increased use of newspap per advertising space devoted to carry- ing 10 millions of readers practical inspiration as to thrifty use Of their money power.
 iii@ put pose or NauOn8i Thrift Week is to help Americans think straight about money matters. Ten steps have come to be regarded as the essentials Of an all-round pro- gram for the individual, as follows:
 Work and Earn, Make a Budget, Record Expenditures, Have a Bank Account, Carry Life Insurance, Own Your Home, Make a VIII, Invest in Safe Securities, Pay Bills Promptly, Share With Others
New Britain herald., 1925-01-02
SCIENTISTS SAY
 1925 WILL BE DRY
British MeteorolOsists Predict Most Arid Year Of Century

London. Dec. S1.-The year 1925 will be the driest the universe has experienced this century, an official of the British Meteorological depart nent of The Associated Press In ey- plaining new discovery which de- partmental experts have made and which, 1t Is declared. enables them to pick out the vet and dry years to come.
 St. swithin will have 12 months of large scale unemployment after Christmas, the department has em- phatically predicted, and the drought to come will not only dry up these soggy islands, but extend to the rest of. the world.
 This statement was made after much study on the part of weather scientists and ss the result of the discovery that 8 close connection eX- ists between rainfall, particularly in Great Britain. and the frequency of solar prominences. The latter are explained to be the tongues of fam ing gas that dart out from the suns surface, sometimes to a height of 250,000 miles and at a speed Of more. than 150 miles an hour.
 Experts have spent three years studying the relation of this phe- nomenon with the fall of rain and have learned that the interval be- tween the dates when these giant fireworks are most active has grown progressively shorter during the last half century, while the periodfcity of wet years in England has shown a corresponding change. The mathe- maticaI cl7vsx indicate 9 relationship that is to3 dsncitt to bc overlooked, say tlle 6eoaGtmH3t chiefs,
 Tbs re;atistiT is nothing new. It vas noticed atcut 1885. and for the next $ years. every fifth year in england was vet. the other four Icing dry C. normsi. hl! :his time the sblar rTeninencts were appear ing rsgGisriytsaS normally. At the end Of inc % .ears the flames ap- pearai cftencr and continued te ap- pear at regular ps-tsds 10: .9 years, when every third year was wet, From Is.e to 1921 :hs flames were more active and alternate years were we. and Grv.
 rhs ,iroughty year Of 1921 ap- reara 10 .:..ve peeG the turning point, for Lss .hs department experts Lave flgh;ed cut that fer the next
New Britain herald., 1925-01-02

period of increased solar activity the years will be In cycles of three, two wet years and one dry one. The year 1929 Is reckoned as the last year on the late period, therefore the years 1923 and 1924 have been the wet ones and 1925, if any faith can be placed in the constancy of the solar prominences of the sun, should be a dry one In England and a droughty one for the rest of the world.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-02

The days Of the week" will be designated as follows: Saturday, Jan. IT, Pay Bills Day.; Sunday, Share With Others Day.; Monday. National Thrift Day or Bank Day.; Tuesday. Life Insurance Day; Wednesday. Own Your Own Home Day.; Thursday, Budget Day.: and Friday. Safe Investments Day"
 A change from last year is the designation for Friday, in place of Make a Win Day" This point is retained in the guiding rules, but the committee feels that increased effort is desirable to guard the pub lie against the sale of worthless stocks and bonds,
New Britain herald., 1925-01-02
CONSERVATIVES SCRAP
 METHODS LABOR USED
Most Noteworth Change is Return of Elaborate Departmental Inter-
 communication System

London, Dec. 31. - The change from Labor Ideas to those which chara acterite the conservative party has been no less speedily accom- plished in the details of operation of the governmental departments than has been the change in the at titude toward international and domestic problems,
 One Of the most noteworthy changes is the return Of the elabor- ate departmental intercommunica- ton system used by Marqufss Cur zon while he was chief at the for cisn office and which the laborites immediately scrapped on assuming office. The system required corps ot clerks but was so operated that each official in each department and all tie ministers knew at all times everything that was going on be- tween l...at Britain and othe, coUu- tries. The labor government went back to the older system of com municating by rote from chiefs to their assistants, but this too has been scrapped and the old employees are hack on the job again carrying out the Curzon methods.
 Lsxity in matters of petty eti- auette such as smoking ip corridors and rooms of ministerial buildings allowing coats and hats 10 be laid about offices. and use Of elevators hy employees, have been hastily correct ed by the new ministers and the 13gnity of the government premises has been reestablished. In one re- spect the conservatives are showing I new leniency in the matter of ap- yointments. and where formerly il vas necessary 10 make written ap- plicatlon, nowadays only smart ap- pearance is needed to get into the sanctum Of some civil eTgploye.