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Evening star., 1925-01-20
NEW CHIEF AT LAKEHURST
Capt. George A. Steele in Command
of Los Angeles,

LAKEHURST y. J.. January 20
Capt George A. Steele, U. S. N, took
command of the naval air station here
and of the Navy dirigible Los Angeles
yesterday. He succeeded Capt. j. H.
Klein, jr. who has been acting COM
mandant since last Summer.
Both Capts. Steele and Klein made
the voyage on the Los Angeles, then the
ZR-3, from Germany. The former has
been on leave Of absence since the trans
atlantic trip was completed.
The new cCmmandant will make his
first trip as commander of the Los
Angeles on Saturday. when flight will
be made to observe the eclipse
Evening star., 1925-01-20
"AH the Boys"
Used Firms Money,
Clerk 1estifies
Stories of SpecuIatiOHs
Told to Court in
Fraud Trial.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 20.-Admtt-
ting having speculated with the firm
money. as ''all the boys did" William
w. Jablon, a former clerk for f.. d.
Dier & Co.. which is a co-defendant in
the trial of Charles A. Stoneham and
seven others on indictments for using
the mails to defraud stock market
customers, yesterday confirmed pre-
vious testimony concerning pair of
entries in the firms stock loan account
which nullified customers orders.
Jablon said he had had trading
account with the firm and owed the
firm $T,70O. He said the office believed
he had been playing the races, and he
let them think so.
NJ. Hale Diller, former stock record
clerk, testified to the regular pro
cedure with stock loan transactions at
the Dier office. When a customer gave
an order to buy curb stock, the hrm
would get the price from the eX-
change and would enter in the stock
book a pair off" sale, he said. The
name of another curb broker would be
used by Dier in the books. Diller tes-
tilted. and at the end of the day the
broker whose name was used would
be notified so that he might keep his
records straight.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ANNT:AL REP0RT OF ME

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
CONTINENTAL TRUST COMPANY
of the District Of Columbia. to the Comptroller
of the Currency, required by Section 16,
Act of Congress approved October /, 1890, for
the year ended December 81, 1924.
Capital stock authorized. 81 900, 900 90
Capital stock actually paid in. 1000 ,oooOo
Gross earnings for year ended De-
cember 81, 1924. 2io, ,Sll. 40
Total expenses for year ended De-
cember 81. 1924. Ill, 290 96
Total amount Of debts
tdepositsl So 285, 902 23
WADE II. COOPER, President.
Charles W. Warden, VIM. Clark Taylor,
G. c. Calhoun, James l.. Karrick,
Frank T. Hines, Norman Fischer,
ID. W. Thayer, VIM. NJ. Sprigg,
c. Il. Galliher. Carter B. keene
Victor ]. Evans, Directors.
We, Wade II. Cooper. president; NJ ]. Win
free, secretary, and Charles W. Warden, d.
W. Thayer, c. E. Galllher, VIM Clark Taylor
James l.. Karrick directors OF the Continental
above statement is true to the best Of our
knowledge and belief
WADE H. COOPER. President.
NJ. J. WINFREE. Secretary
CHARLES W WARDEN,
ID. w. THAYER
{. F. GALLIHER.
VIM. CLARK TAYLOR
JAMES l.. KARRICK
Total number OF directors of this company,
seventeen.
District Of Columbia. So:
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10Th
day Of January, 1925.
(Seal) HUGH W BARR
Notary Public D. C.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
TAX ON ILLEGAL LIQUOR
HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Judge Grants Permanent Injunc-
ton Against Collection Of
Assessment.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, January 90
Ruling that the section of the Fed
eral prohibition law providing for
taxes on liquor Illegally manufac-
tured is unconstitutional. Judge j.
Stanley Webster in Federal District
Court here late yesterday granted
permanent injunction restraining
Federal authorities from collecting a
tax of $2,750 assessed against Joe
Dukich.
Judge Webster held that the section
is "violative of the guarantees of due
process of law and right of trial by
jury. The section provides for tax
double usual liquor assessments and
an added penalty of $500 for retailers
and $1,000 for manufacturers of
illegal liquor.
Dukich is serving a term in the
Washington State penitentiary at
Walla Walla for liquor selling in
Spokane.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
PAY TRIBUTE TO POE.
Notables Gather for 116th Birth
Anniversary.

NEW YORK, January 2O.-Repre-
sentatives of many countries yester-
day gathered at the shrine of Edgar
Allan Poe in the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art to celebrate the poets
10th birthday anniversary.
Participants in the affair, held un-
der auspices of the Edgar Allan Poe
Society, included Edwin Markham,
DR.. G. De La Jarrie, president of the
French Institute; DIR. Vladimir
Greaves, representing Russia; Mari
ano Vidal Tolosano of the Spanish
consulate, Prof. John Erskine of Co
lumbia University and John Drew,
the actor.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
HOLDS ADULTERATlON
WORST OF BOOTLEGGING
Distiller Says Liquor for United
States Leaves Scotland in Good
Condition.
BY the Associa ted Press

I5y the ASSocla ted Press.
NEW YORK, January 20. G.
Mackie Campbell, Scotch distiller,
who arrived on the Tuscania yester-
day en- route to Montreal, said the
greatest evil in the handling of liqu u
was adulteration by bootleggers.
when liquor leaves Scotland" he
said, lit is properly aged. But 1 am
afraid that when alleged good Sotch
reaches American consumers 1t is
badly watered. There is no way TO
prevent unprincipled and conscious
less men from opening bottles at the
bottom with a hot poker"
He said Scotch distillers were
spending large sums in trying to in
vent bottles that could not be tam
pered with.
rs there any probability that your
moralists Will sooner or later relent?''
he asked.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
FLYER HURT IN FALL.
Plane Crashes on Ice at Mount
Clemens, Mich.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, January
20.-Lieut. Duane G.. Warner of the
27th Squadron, Slrfridge Field, was
seriously injured yesterday when his
plane crashed to the ice of Lake ST.
Clair near here. He had been in the
air 20 minutes when the crash came,
engine trouble being the cause, aC-
cording to Maj. Lanphier, command
ant at the field.
Lieut.. Warner suffered a COM
pound skull fracture and little hope
is held out for his recovery His
father. at New Haven, Conn, has
been notified.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
RUMANIA TALKS DEBTS.
Balkan Finance Minister in London
Denies Seeking Loan.

LONDON. January 20-M Bratiano,
the Rumanian finance minister, who
arrived in London yesterday. will con-
fer with the foreign office the treas
ury and bankers on the question of
war debts.
Rumanias credit, he intimated,
would be the subject of other con-
versations he will have here. but
there would be no discussion OF the
question of a loan to Rumania at
present.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
Base Ball PLAYER Weds.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, January 90
have been received
here of the marriage of Miss Mary
Marguerite Gibson, daughter of
George Gibson. former manager of
the Pittsburgh Pirates and now coach
Of the Chicago Cubs, to Firman n.
warwick, catcher for the San An
touia club of the Texas League They
were married in London, Ontario, Ia st
Thursday.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
SPECIAL ELECTION DUE
TO FILL HUBERT PLACE
New York Attorney General Rules
Gov. Smith Must Take
Action.
By the Assoc ated Pre.s.

ALBANY, y. Y, January 20.-The
vacancy existing in the Office OF presi-
dent of the New York City board of
aldermen since the disqualification Of
Murray Hubert, under a recent court
ruling, must be filed by q special
election called by Gov. Smith, accord
ing 70 an opinion by Attorney General
Albert Ottiuger made public last
night.
1t was estimated by the New York
board Of election that il will cost the
city $500, 900 to fill Mr.. Hubert $ place
He was disqualified as president of
the board because he also held a
minor State office.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
LUTHER PROGRAM
FRAMED FOR PEACE
Aims to Bring Concord
Among All Larger Fac
tionS in ReiChstag.
Rv the Associated Pros.

By the Associated Press
BERLIN. January 20.-The prom
ise of non-pa artisan administration
of Germany's affairs and an apparent
desire to establish truce among
the warning political factions by pro-
claiming a platform which affords
few. if any, points for attack, We're
the cardinal features of Chancellor
Iuthers inaugural statement to the
ReichstaE last evening.
ON paper the new cabinets pro-
gram gives neither the Socialists nor
Nationalists tangible ground for
Carping criticism, and, while the
Communists and Gen. Ludendor's un-
influential following will presumably
resume their familiar onslaughts, the
new government for the time being
is credited with having delivered
itself of politically shrewd and eff
tective proclamation.
Adhere TO Dawes Plan.
In reiterating Germauy's adherence
to the Dawes reparation plan as laid
down in the London agreement, and
demanding that the other parties to
the pact live up to it in letter and
in spirit, the incoming chancellor
emphasized the necessity Of keeping
the agreement intact as the one con-
stituting the framework of Ger
@iSiN > iOL SASII ItldlIOLS ana lltSTlldl
reforms.
Observers believe that in supporting
this contention the new government
VIII always command an absolute
majority in the Reichstag. and that
its attitude on the question of fore
ing early settlement Of the post
poned evacuation Of the Cologne
hridsehead will be approved on the
same grounds.
Stands by Republic.
Perhaps the most striking passage
in the statement was the unmistak-
able manner in which the chancellor
affirmed the governments allegiance
10 the republican constitution, and its
determination to deal with any at
tempt 10 overthrow the republic as
plain high treason.
This reference was all the more ef-
fective as it occurred in the intro
ductory part of the chancellor's
speech, and it was obviously intended
IS an offset To earlier criticism of the
composition OF the Luther cabinet.
Throu ghout the exposition of his
program, DR.. Luther sought to make
clear that he was "a lover of peace
and a friend of concord" to the end
that if politics are to enter into his
administration of Office they shall be
of non partisan variety.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
Cuba Plans $40, 100000 Highway

HAVANA, January 20.-Construc-
tion of a central highway running
east and west through Cuba, to cost
not more than s40.000,000, is provided
for in bill introduced in the House.
The money would be raised by for
eign loan.
Evening star., 1925-01-20
PLAYS ROBIN HOOD.
Boy Says He Stole to Give to Poorer
Children.
nispatch 10 The star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. January 20-Ten-
year-old Leon Deger, adopted son OF
Charles Deger. told the judge in
Juvenile Court yesterday that he took
money to give to poor boys"
You're a regular Robin Hood" the
Judge smiled, but well have to stop
you fron taking money that doesn't
belong to you, for it may lead to
something worse when you grow up"
He postponed the case until next
Monday. Leon was brought into court
by his foster father, who said the boy
took every penny he could lay his
hands on"
Evening star., 1925-01-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ANNUAL KEPORT

ANNUAL. REPORT.
Washington, u. C., January 10. 1929.
The undersigned. being the president and
n jorftv II the Board of Trustees Of the Geo.
NJ. Barker Co. a corporation of the District of
columbia, do hereby certify that the capital
stock OF said Compuy is one Hundred and
Twenty five Thousand Dollars, all of which
S fully paid, and that there no debts OF
said compEy except current expenses.
FLORA. B. WEIGH.
President.
!. SJ!JLMAN
DISTRICT OR COLUMBIA, IS:
!. J. SIit Imam. secretary Of the GEO. II.
BARKER CO.. do make oath that the matters
and facts stated in the afoEegoius Annual Re
port and Certificate Of the GEO. II. BARKER
90. corporation, are true.
J. SHUIMAS.
Subscribed and sworn to before this 10Th
day of January, 1925. II. T. kIMBALL,
tScall Notary Public.
Evening star., 1925-01-20

FOR SALE-wASHINGTON PLAT ROCKS
volumes 1 and 3. E. QUINCY SMITH, Inc
900 18th st. NV. ''
Evening star., 1925-01-20
ANNUAL REPORT.
LOMBARD * LUDWIG, INC.
Washington. u. C.,

ANNUAL REPORT.
LOMBARD * LUDWIG, INC.
Washington. u. C.,
January 10th, 1925.
We the president and majority Of the
board Of trustees Of Lombard e Ludwig. Inc,
nf the District Of Columbia do hereby certify
that the authorized capital stock of said com
pauy is 1000, all Of which has been paid
in and is outstanding. The accounts payable
amount SI16-lI
LOUIS LUDWIG, Pros.
CHARLES W. EASTERDAY. Secy.
CLARENCE L. BRIGHT, Trustee.
District uC Columbia.
Chas. W. yesterday. secretary. being duly
sworn. upon his oath says he is The secretary
Of Lombard & Ludwig, Inc, corporation OF
the District Of Columbia; that a statement OF
facts made in the foregoing certificate SiEheu
hv him and Clarence Il. Bright and Louis Iud-
wig. being the president and majority oil the
trustees OF said company. is true.
(SealJ CHARLES w. EAsIERDAS:
District Of Columbia, S.:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th
0A' = '"-t%a (seaI.) WILLIAM r. HOWE,
Notary Public.
wANTED-FULL OR PART LOAD FURNI-
ture from or to New York. Philadelphia. Scran-
ton. Boston, Atlantic City; spec. rates; guar.
serv National Delivery Ass0., 1il6 f. NJ. 1850.
STAIR BUILDING. STORE AND OFFICE
fixtures hardwood floors; all work absolutely
first class; prices reasonable. HARRY NJ.
WOOD. % Grant ri. NV Frank. 33O9-W. Dps
TUE ANNUAL, MEETING OF THE STOCK
Company OF the City Of Washington. for the
nloctfor of trustees. will bc held at the office
Of the company, No 9lS + street NV, Ma
tional Union building, Wednesday Jan
nary p. 1925 at 1:50 o'clock pm. Polls
Opcn from to $50 o'clock pm.
PHILIP +. LARNER.
Secretary.
MRS. LEON, BEAUTY PARLOR 1920 G ST.
NV. informs her customers she viii be at
TMIIE'S, 122l Connecticut ave. NV, during
alterations viii reopen shortly.
T-pIIOI STEERING. CABINET MAKING SLIP
covers refnshing; old furniture made like
new: moderate prices; estimates furnished.
SMITHS TRANSFER & STORAGE CO., 1913
I; st NV Phone North 3343.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-11-12
JENKINS REAPPOINTED

The reappointment of Albent g
Jenkins as state pardon attorney for
four year term has just been an
aounced by Governor Gore.
Mr. jenkins was first appointed >
this position on April Is, 1921, by
Governor E. F. Morgan, and the new
term will extend to April Is, 1929.
The salary of the pardon attorney is
$4,000 year.
Mr.. jenkins is from Phihppi and
was born in this county, He taught
school nine years, completed nor
NAL course at Fairmont, also a COM
mercial couse in Parkersburg bus
mess college, and served four years as
superintendent Of schools of this
county. He was graduated from the
law sshool of the state university in
1907 and then entered the practice of
law at Philippi and was elected pros
ecuting attorney in 1912.
During the four and half years
he has been pardon attorney he has
handled more than 1900 applications
for parole and pardon Only two
men released on conditional pardon
have been returned to prison.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-11-12
WEST VIRGINIA BOY WILL
GO TO OXFORD UNIVERSITY

Morgantown, Nov 10.--A Rhodes
scholar will be appointed from West
Virginia this year The scholar
ship carries with it an annual stipend
of 400 pounds or $4,000. This is
sufficient to cover all expenses for
the term and for vacations. The
committee win make the appoint
ment December ~, and the student
will enter Oxford University, Eng
land, in October, 1926
A Rhodes scholar must be over -
years of age and not more than 25,
and must be unmarried. The schol-
arship is tenable for a period Of three
years and is made on the basis of coli
lege record The qualities consid-
cred by the committee making the
selection are; first, literary and schol-
astic ability and attainment; second,
qualities Of manhood, force of char
acter and leadership; third, physical
vigor as shown by interest in outdoor
sports
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-11-12
FAULTY FLUES THE
CAUSE OF MANY FIRES

Eighty-four Of the $50 fires Of
known origin in West Virginia the
last fiscal year were caused by faulty
ffues, it is pointed out by the State
Fire Marshal c. L. Topping. These
fires caused property loss of more
than 100000.
The Fire Marshal is urging that
stove pipes and fues be carefully
examined from time to time to see
that they are in good repair, and that
they be thoroughly cleaned out at
least once a year.
Special attention, Mr.. Topping ex-
plains, is necessary to the condition
Of those portions of stove pipe
which may be within ventilated Thin
bles used for the protection of par
titions through which pipes may hap
pen to pass. Deterioration of the
pipe and thimble due to rust which
would be detected in exposed pipe
often escapes notice within the Thin
BILE and is only discovered when SCOT
fire occurs and causes sparks to drop
into the partition.
Quick, hot fires, such as are often
built to take off the chill of a cool
evening in the fall, are particularly
likely to cause SCOT in the chimney to
take fire." said the fire marshal .
"The burning Of accumulations of
waste paper and other rubbish in
stoves, furnaces or vreplaces is also
a dangerous practice in this respect
Fires in chimneys can sometimes be
extinguished with hand chemical ex-
tinguishers from below Bicarbon-
ate of soda thrown upon the fire will
unquestionably retard the blaze, tho
il is extremely unsafe to rely upan
this method for total extinguish-
ment In every case it is safer 60
call the ire department at once while
making every effort to extinguish
the fire before the fremen arrive
Such fires sometimes become very sc
rious and no chances should be taken.
A very large proportion even Of tie
less serious fires can only be ext
guished with chemical extinguisher5
turned in from the top after all draf j
have been closed
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-11-12
MRS, EMMA TALBOT

Mrs. Emma Talbot died Tuesday
morning at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. f. E Tallman in Elkins,
with whom she had made her home
for number of years Mrs. Tai
bott was stricken with paralysis the
latter part of May, and has been sa-
riously i'll since that time
Mrs. Talbot is survived by one
dau~htcn, Mrs. Tallman and two
sons, C. B. Talbot of Elkins ard
H. B. Talbot of Dubois, Pa. Three
brothers, Dr.. O. L. Perry of Elkins,
b. E. Perry of Madison, Ohio, A
K Perry of Junior, and two sisters,
Mrs. Jonathan Hathaway of Buck
harmon, and Miss Della Perry of
Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Talbot was devoted moth
er and life long member of the
Presbyterian church.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Dr.. F.
II. barron, ofilclating Interment
in Maplewood cemetery at Elkins.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-11-12
JOKE CRACKERS WARNED

Washington, Nov 10.-The Meth
odist Board of Temperance, Prohibi-
ton and Public Moral lectured Will
Rogers, SamHellman and other fun
makers on Concealed propaganda"
which is an "imposition on the peo-
Pile" 1t warns them to eliminate
booze arguments from humor, fiction
and other neutral territory F."
eve see by the Sunday papers that
Sam Hellman, which for all we know
is his real name, is against prohibi-
tion," observed Clarence True Will
son and Deets Picket, spokesman for
the Methodist Board "That is
Sans privilege Of course, but Sam
supplies alleged humor to the Sum
day paper and. in this case he gets off
his pro-liquor arguments under cover
of the remarks of fiction character
by the name of Higgins.
GAN told, Higgins supplies the peo-
pie with about foot and a half of
argument against the w C. T. T..
and the Anti-Saloon League, the
churches and all other drys, and IL
favor of the notification of the Prohi-
bition Amendment
The Methodist Board says Of Will
Rogers, "an honest to goodness hu-
morist," but he fills his tobacco ad-
vertising with Anti-Prohibition argu-
ment +"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-11-12
HAVE 1T YOUR OWN WAY
COLD WINTER BATTLE RACES

West Virginia farmers are being
warned by the Sears Roebuck agricul-
tural Foundation against placing
faith in forecasts of an extremely
cold winter ahead to be followed by
an unreasonable summer in 1920.
The winter may be extremely cold
and the summer unreasonable, but
scientists have no means of telling it
at this early date A week is the
longest dip possible into the wealth
er / 1re.
\ ther is there reason for believ-
in chat the winters in this section
al no longer so cold nor the sum-
mes so hot as formerly, according
to the Foundation khich quotes
weather bureau figures ON the point,
running back three decades The
mean December-January and Febru
airy temperature over the decade 1895
to 1904 was 81 8 degrees. For the
decade 1905-l914, it was 81 %; ard
for 1915-l924, 1926 degrees, diffe :
ence in the total range of % de-
grees. The mean temperature for
the same three winter months last
year was $50 degrees.
"Snows that lay on the ground for
months on end, skating that began
in November and lasted until March,
snow drifts that reached almost any
height one might mention, were the
exceptional occurrences in grandfath
er's day as they are today" the Foun-
dation declares. Zone mild winter
starts the rumor that overcoat man.
ufacturers had better go into the
Palm Beach suit business, while en
extremely cold winter is dubbed as
a good old fashioned winter. One
explanation for this is that memory
is tricky and recalls the exceptional
rather than the average. Another
is that modern living has taken the
edge off the extreme weather. "A
snowfall that our forefathegA would
have trodden under foot for dsN now
is shovelled away before we get up
in the morning Better heating, too,
makes US feel the low temperature
less and ice refrigerating plants and
electric fans make the extremes Of
heat and cold more endurable,"
While the weather is constantly
changing from one year to another,
big climatic changes are too gradual
to be observed in the lifetime of one
or even a hundred generations, the
Foundation states. Scientists fig
ure that the climate of this continent
has not changed in some ten million
years, not since the passing of the
glacial period and probably will not
for another ten million.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-11-12
ELECTRIC IRONS AND FIRES

Charleston, Nov 10.-"Electric
Iron" is the cause now quite frequent
ly give for fires reported to the State
fire marshal department.
Electric pressing irons cause
many fires by resting on combusti-
BILE material with the current
thoughtlessly LETT turned on" the
department advises.
Place irons on well ventilated met
al stands and install in the circuit a
red pilot light which will show red
whenever the current is on the iron.
Electric irons may be sad irons if
you don't watch out
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-11-12
CANDIDATES NAMED

Washington, Nov. 10.--Congress-
man Frank l.. Bowman Of the Sec
ond West Virginia District, today
made public his appointments of can
didates and alternates for two va
cancies to the United States Naval
Acadamy at Annapolis which will be
filled by regular examinations to be
held in the near future The eandi-
dates named are
Principal William Wells Woods.
Jr., Thomas, Tucker county.
First Alternate Phillips Berke-
ley, Shepherdstown, Jefferson coun-
ty.
Second decentralization Dever
Corder, Jr., Philippi, Barbour eoun-
ty.
No application was made for third
alternate.
PRINCIPALLY William c. Hughes, Of
Morgantown.
First Alternately William B Her
bert, harrisburg.
Second Alternate-Qu inten Mar
cellus Evans, Moorefeld.
Third Alternate-Earl Unistot, of
Keyser.
In announcing his appointments
Mr.. Bowman made it clear that his
selections were based not only upon
the merits of the applicants, but also
upon their place of residence and the
order in which their applications were
received. No county was given more
than one nominee, and the one who
applied first from each county repre-
scented, was considered for the prin-
cipal or alternate in accordance with
the order in which his application
was received.