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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-18

G. u. looks most formidable
for the coming campaign. In
addition to those starting to.
night against Washington and
Lee, Jimmy Schmidt, Jimmy
Curry, Jack Mcdonald, JOl1nny
Mountain and Bill Kenney are
capable forwards. Nick Man.
ffedn, Horse M3Cart1Iy aIlt-
Bill Lfnskey are guards worth
while and Bill Shields and Nick
Mullen play classy games at
center.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-18
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
BUSINESS, FINANCIAL
AND BOND MARKETS

New York. Dec. 26.-(P)-Christ-
mas week in the securities markets
disclosed the usual holiday ire
gularities in price movements. but
with bullish tendencies predominant.
Trading in stocks was in fairly
heavy volume with several of the
high grade railroad and industrial
shares setting new high records for
all time. Bond prices held steady
with new offerings of approximately
S6O,O00,OO0 including several foreign
issues, well received.
Stiffeninig of money rates was re-
sarded as a seasonal development,
the rate on call loans easing from c
TO IL per cent. The Federal Re-
serve and clearing house statements
Indicated no strain on the credit Sit
uatiOn.
In the foreign exchange market,
the chief development was the stab
l1Zatlon OF the French franc around
the four cent level. Sterling ex-
change was firmer, with demand bills
ruling around $4.S4 "a
The principal commodity markets
disclosed slight gains on the week.
bullish government crop report
helped the wheat market while the
cotton market was influenced b. the
relief that the years surplus of tho
commodity would not be as large was
Indicated by the government crop re-
ports.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
AROUSE IRE
Continued from Page One)

ter took exception, according to the
recollection of members of the con-
gregation was to "a man who had
spent several thousand dollars in
making trip around the world but
declined to support a worthy local
charity
The charity in question was, the
Maine General hospital. In a letter
to Charles Fl. Payson, copy of
which is contained in the one dis
tributed in the church today, the for
nler governor said that his reason
for failing to contribute was his in
terest in humane work.
Animals have SO few friends that
1 want to help them,' he wrote. An
offer to equip headquarters for the
two humane societies in Portland
involved an expenditure of $4,000
he said. This offer once had been
declined but he was hoping it would
be accepted at an early date.
Former Governor Bakers interest
in animals is widely known. 1t is re-
called when one of his favorites,
Garry, died on June /, 1928. the then
governor excited national attention
by ordering the state house flag at
half staff until Garry was placed by
the chief executives own hands in a
dog cemetery on the Baxter estate
Mackworth Island, in Casco Bay.
Il personally called on Dr. Brad
ley" today's letter says, "a asked
him If he referred to me when he
preached his sermon He unhesitat-
inSly said he did," They letter con-
tinues in part:
rs a clean personal life and an
honorable record of public ervice nc
protection against such abuse? Is a
decent living citizen to be held up to
public ridicule because he de- to
give to particular charity? II
seems to me that it is not becoming
Tor minister of Christ to attempt to
use the Church of Cod as a place in
which to give vent TO his bitterness
against an individual. Were DR.
Bradley's remarks warranted, were
tney Christian, were they in har-
mony with the Peace and good will
that should prevail in the hearts of
men at this season of the year?"
In his letter to Mr.. Payson the
FORMER governor Nntions the fact
that eeveral years ago he had given
bed to the hospital at a cost of
$4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
u. s. TAGGING IN HOT
RACE FOR BIGGEST
NAVY, VIEW OF BUTLER

Westchester, Pa, Dec. rs. - up -
renewing his plea for adequate ma
tlonal defense, Representative Thorn
as 5. Butler, chairman of the house
naval affairs committee, asserted to-
night that the United States would
have to build virtually a new navy,
, and it is going to cost more than
$500, OOo."
representative Butler, who is
spending the Christmas HOLIDAYS at
his home here, said he would make a
big fight for the adoption of the nav
al affairs committees program.
There is a new, high speed race
Tor naval supremacy on between the
nations, and we are not in the race u
said Mr.. Butler. when we scrapped
more than $300,000,000 worth of the
finest warships ever designed, that
We're built or We're building, we will
lngly, gracefully dethroned ourselves
from the potential position of mis-
! tress of the seas. Now we are a poor
third, and likely to be fourth.
Il said the other day that we had
: been fooled out of $500, 100000 worth
, of ships. 1t is the truth and 1 am bit
terly Inundated by it. l was all for
the 5-5-S treaty. We went into il
with the spirit of peace. We trusted
everybody. We believed, of course
that the treaty meant naval strength
, though it is true it did specify capita
ships.
ut was our trusting nature that got
us into trouble. 1t was agreed with
out much attention being paid to it
/ that there should be no regulate
about ships of 10000 tons or less
carrying guns not over eight inches.
England has already built forty OF
these cruisers. has IL building and
three projected, total of 81.
I Japan has built 10 and is build
, ing six, a total of 25. '
The United States has built ten
is building two and has appripriaiet
for three, a total of 10.
! 'England's tonnage in these craft
aggregates 442,29O; Japan's $4,000;
and ours 125,000 when all are complet-
ed. In addition to these England has
authorized three light cruisers, total
ling $4,000 tons, each year for the nex'
! three years, and that makes IS tons
more.
! Il don't want issueA with the
4 president. but this is a matter of ma
1
! may obtain, this is a duty that has
/ got to be performed for the nations
sake.
1T will require fifty ships of wal
to bring us UP to our place; it vii
take $400, 600, 900 or maybe more. The
present arms pact expires lnl93l
, Whether it will be rrenwed upor
upon what trims it can be renwedeo
depends upon naval strength as We
can show at that time.
: $50 we have got to build up-wt
have got to build up fast.
I Representative Butler said the
cruiser additions to foreign navies
were much more formidable THAI
anyone would have imagined a few
| years ago., and added:
! ut is true they carry guns Over
! eight inches, but they carry lots o.
them. and they are loaded down witt
Is inch and 81 inch torpedo tubes
and Torpedos.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Discharged Worker
Attempts to Burn
Milwaukee Hospital

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 26--(Pt-
Eighty patients in Columbnia Hospf-
tai here were imperilled by a fire
started early today by disgruntled
former employee.
Flames roared in the basement and
smoke rolled into corridors on upper
floors where many helpless men,
women and children were desperate
ly ill or recovering from operations.
There was no danger from fire, for
the building is of fireproof construc-
ton, but doctors and nurses were
fearful of a panic. Perfect order,
however. was maintained.
John 'Donlon, 80, Minneapolis, who
worked at the hospital until several
days ago, was arrested. He confess
ed, police say, that he tried to burn
the hospital Several mattresses
taken from store room and ripped
open, together with sheets and pillow
cases, were burned.
Donlon was discharged and he be-
lieved that he had been unfairly
treated.
He is being held on charge of ar
son.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Process of Voice
Is Photographed

Columbus, O., Dec. 2o.--tAj-Photo-
graphing of the interior human voice
mechanism during normal speech has
been accomplished for the first time
at Ohio state University here, by
prof. G.. oscar Russell of the univer-
sity phonetics laboratory, it was an
nounced today.
Prof. Russell, declared he is CON
WINGED, as a result of the first photo :
graphs, that many previously con
ceived theories regarding the voice
will have to be modified. UNLOCKING
of vocal secrets which may be eX-
pected to follow, he observed, may Dc
felt in the radio industry, telephone
phonograph making, voice culture
teaching of languages, and teachlns
of deaf mutes to speak.
Evidence is given in the pnoto-
graphs Prof. Russell declared, tna'
fhe byoid bone, at the base OF the
tongue. and the so-called false vocal
cords. contrary to accepted beile1. alo
in producing the vowel sounds, tnal
contain theories of voice teacnlng
have been based on false premises
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Splendid Musical
Programs at Midnight
Masses, Waterville

Splendid musical programs were
carried out at the midnight masses
hed at the Catholic churches OF ST.
Francis de Sales on Elm street and
Notre Dame on Water street.
Mrs. Ida May Cunion was IN
charge of the choir at Notre Dame,
with Mrs. Ursula Perry as organ1st'
me mass in E-flat by Leonard was
sung in very impressive manner.
Holy Night was beautifully rem
lered by Mrs. Cunion and Pierre
Ferreault. Many members OF the
eholr sang fine solos.
AT the St. Francis church Rev. u.
T. Martin was the priest who cele-
grated the midnight mass, with Wal
Yer Hood as organist; Max Cimbol-
ek' 'celloist; William Provencer.
vEganist; and Charles Langlois as
.iolr director Several fine solos
we're sung and the choruses were
very well rendered, showing the re-
SUI OF much rehearsing.
Al the Sacred Heart church a spe-
i musical program was also
..eafo, which included a string quar-
. and many wonderful solos by
aOhe Of Watervilles best singers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Neiahbor CooIidaa

AS neighbors the Coolidges must
he regarded as family. Mr.. Cool.
iGge as a neighbor i'm the social sense
is nearly negligible. but most of us
other male Americans who are absent
all day as bread winners are In tho
same boat. If Mrs. Coolidge ever
succeeded in dragging him out to
make call, she probably looked
upon that as a proof of her powers,
not to be tested too often. In that
also, she is a typical wife. With.
out doubt, Mr.. Coolidge frequently
exasperated her. Fortunately, she
has a sense of humor and smile,
and probably often needed both. But
he also let her be the boss on
occasion.
l might conceivably vote for some
other man than Mr.. Coolidge for
president, such as Hoover or Smith
or McAdoo, but if had to vote only
for a Presidents wife, l couldn't
conceivably vote for any one else
but Mrs. Coolidge. Remember that
| am a neighbor of hers, that our
houses are across a back fence, and
that this is a severe test We have
seen her sons grow under the guild
ance of this diplomat of the family.
We have heard the toy horn which
ShV PlCN LAOiIl the pdCh BOINIy Hu-
morously but inexora bly, summoning
the boys home TO mother. Wherever
they might be, there was no pretend
ing not to hear. no lingering out Of
sight behind a barn. [ have heard
my sister, cross the dining table, list
the best brought-up kids in the
schoolroom over which she presided,
and how the teacher could count
absolutely in advance upon Mrs.
Coolidge's cooperation in any school
policy.
Mrs. Coolidge could go into a camp
of immigrant shovelers. or into
diplomatic ball. and feel equally at
home. She is the same on her back
veranda, or in a Boston hotel, or at
the kitchen sink of her husbands
boyhood home in Vermont drawing
glasses of water for thirsty reporters,
or in the White House as one of the
twin centers of the nation. You have
seen her seated on reviewing stand,
or at reception, or bowling from a !
train, or looking at you from the
motion picture screen - pleasant,
smiling. quiet. self contained, always
interested, quietly responsive and APP
preciative. That is not put on
That's just as she would be to you
in your home, her home, or on ELM
street, this year, last year, and the
years before that. It's just as she
is to every one, everywhere, any
timely Peter +. O'Shea from
E,VerVbody'S Magazine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
New Battery Service
Station in Gardiner

Harold Story and Lawrence Griffin
have started a new industry in Gar
diner which promises to be a decided
asset to the community. They are
the owners of new expert battery
service establishment here and will
also have available space for winter
storage of automobiles.
Story is a former Augusta boy and
has recently graduated from the bat
terry school in Cambridge, Mass, and
is rated as one of the most efficient
battery experts in this section. Grit
fin is a Gardiner young man. They
are working in the building formerly
occupied by William Glidden and
will welcome all motorists at this. es-
adjustment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Weekly Bond Review

New York, Dec. 26.-APt-The ap-
proach of the holiday season, with
its customary Tightening of credit
conditions, accounted for the bond
markets loss of buQyancy last week
but failed to cause any serious set
back to the upward price movement
which has been under way for some
time.
Bankers estimated that between
$300,000.000 and $500 100000 in cur
rency would be withdrawn from the
country's banks in the form of
Christmas funds. Most of the money
was spent for merchandise rather
than for securities. At the, same time
the strain of these Withdrawals and
the large year end dividend and in
terest disbursements lifted the rate
on call loans to the years highest
level OF six percent, caused a stiffen-
ing of time money and retired buy
ing operations in the bond market.
Despite the slackening demand for
high grade obligations there was
no general tendency to unload bonds
or to take profits, except in a few
cases where Speculative cases were
predominant. Prices accordingly
showed little variation and held
close to the years best levels.
New financing activities were cur
tailed in anticipation of a quiet holi-
day period. Although dealers have
been accommodating bonds for some
time. their distribution to investors
normally will be slow until funds are
actually available for reinvestment
after the first of the year. The
weeks bond offerings fell to approx
imately S60,000s000 compared with
the previous weeks total of more
than $150,000000
New York City. which invariably
leads the country in the volume of
municipal financing. has projected
plans for a S60.O00,O00 operation
early next year, when it will sell an
stock. The sale has been scheduled
for the first week in January, con-
siderably earlier than laR year when
S75,000,000 of corporate stock and
bonds were placed on the market
Foreign obligations last week fail
ed to hold their usual attraction for
buyers seeking high yielding securi-
ties. and prices drifted irregularly
lower. Several interesting plans,
however, were well received. A S4,-
100000 issue, part of an internation-
al operation. was floated with the ap-
prevail of the league of nations and
$10,000,000 additional bonds were
sold for the Mortgage Bank of Chile
The first public dollar loan for
Costa Rica, amounting to $4,000. 900,
also was arranged while short term
credits of $10,000.000 each were
granted to Colombia and Bavaria.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
: yNc1E SAM is feeding an army

II YNCLE SAM is feeding an army
- Of 1900 at four cents a meal
The Army doesn't fight. But 1t
lives on that amount and grows
healthy. It's an army Of orphans
Armenians and Greeks and It
ranges in ages from = few months
to fourteen years.
Statistics prepared by the De-
partment Of Field Economy of the
Near East Relief. q specially select
ed group Of experts show that
the average meal in the Near East
Relief orphanages overseas cost
this amount In some regions
where the cost Of transportation
and other elements are higher the
amount varies But four cents
Is what American charity pays for
each meal consumed by its orphan
age wards abroad.
This sum of course does not re-
present the total cost of keeping
the childrent alive. In addition
there are larger sums for repairing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27

ing cards! Thousands upon thou
sands of them, of every hue and de-
sign, the bright messengers of birth
days, arrivals in families, of Mans
great holy festivals of Christmas,
New Years, Easter, Mothers Day,
Fathers Day; a kind for every SEN
timent and every cherished time. So
many of these are in that silent pro-
cession of the mails that the post
office authorities send out pleas to
mail them early before great holt
days. The last such appeal comes
from Postmaster General Harry S.
New:
"Mail your gifts and cards early
before holidays" he urges. "You
will tighten the labor of the postal
workers, and they deserve every con-
sideration from the public. Because
of the consideration displayed by
the public last year in mailing early
the postal employees had holiday
on Christmas Day."
People are very ready to be con-
siderate in this way when they re-
fleet that the whole vast framework
Of human intercourse rests upon the
accuracy, speed, and unselfish care
of the postal workers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
PEACEZO
Continual from Dare n.A

last night that Latimer. American
naval commander in Nicaragua
waters, had landed a force at Puerto
Cabesas, headquarters of the Sacasa
iiperals' and had proclaimed the ter
rltofy within rifle fire of American
property in that vicinity a neutral
zone.
No further word as to deyelon.
ments there have been received by
either the state or navy department
and the assumption is that Admira,
L.atimer had succeeded in establish
ing the neutral zone he desired.
No detailed official information
has been received here as to axact.
ly what prompted Latimer to deter
! mine to land detachment of ma
rlnes and sailors, although Washing
ton officials have known that re.
quests for such step had been re.
ce1ved by him from various Ameri.
can concerns and individuals in the
Puerto Cabesas territory.
Nothing official is known here to
TO whether the Sacasa forces have
evacuated their stronghold, although
1t was pointed out that establishment
of neutral zone would call for the
disarming of all forces in the area
affected and this would apply to the
DlaZ forces as well as to the liberal
, faction.
DR.. Z. S. Vaca, representative here
OF the Sacasa liberals, has heard
nothing from Nicaragua since he
was Informed by radio Friday thai
American forces had landed at Puer.
to Cabesas and that Sacasa and his
followers had been ordered to evac.
uate the city.
I commenting on the statement OF
! General Chamorro, q leader in the
| Diaz faction, who is on his way tc
I Europe to act as its representative
| there, that the Sacasa liberals were
| under the influence of the Russian
| Soviet government. Boris T.. Skvir.
| sky. director of the Russian informa
/ ton bureau here, said today tina,
| there was mot the least scintilla OF
| truth in that contention.
1.-The Soviet government has one
| interest and one interest only in The
| American continent" said Skvirsky
! IA"t 10 " dCNciop ilS Iolu inner Cid
/ relations with the various countries
| particularly with the United States
/ 1t is doing that despite considerable
! handicaps.
/ During the past few years it ha!
| become a habit of certain persons il
various part of the world, to pro
claim loudly, but without specifica'
! tons, that the forces opposing then
| are tools of Moscow. This custom
! has been carried to such excuses
! that it defeats its own purpose
/ There is no reason for sensible PEG
pie to give serious heed TO sucl
. hypocrisy"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Weekly Business Review

New York, Dec. 26.-(P)-Record-
breaking holiday trade has been the
main offsetting influence to declining
industrial activity as the year draws
to a close. Preliminary reports from
large department stores ana chain
store systems in most sections of the
country indicate that their Christ
mas business has been the best in
history, although conditions have
been spotty in certain agricultural
regions.
Enormous Withdrawals Of cur
rency, estimated at between 100000, =
600 and $400,000,000. have tighfened
the money situation without causing
any general restriction of business.
Previous experience has shown that
this movement of funds is an annual
occurrence and that most of the
money will trickle back to the banks
early next year. Meanwhile. COM
mercial demands have been lessened,
with little prospect of pressing need
until conditions in the money market
have eased.
Except for railroad buying. the
steel market was characterized by its
usual pre-holiday dizziness. Recent :.
new business has fallen off to sucn
an extent that the trade reviews have
modified their predictions of an in
crease in mill operations early next
year, and are now looking merely for
a recovery from the holiday slack
ness. With little change in the pro-
duction rate, long range forecasts
hold that production in 1927 will con-
tinue near the high level of 1926 but
probably without any record break
ing achievements.
A seasonal decline in freight traf-
fic has been reflected in the latest
earnings of railroads but both will
establish new high records for the
year. The prosperous condition of
many carriers has aroused reports
that they will follow the examples of
large industrial corporations and
distribute generous stock or cash
dividends to their stockholders next
year. For the first time in many
months, car loadings during the week
ended December II had to equal those
of the corresponding period last year.
In taking stock of both favorable
and adverse trade factors at the end
of the year, several financial author
tiles have discovered elements which
might herald the approach of a slight
setback to general business. These
include the curtailment of building
activity and automobile manufac-
ture, the downward movement of
commodity prices, ESPECIALLY cotton,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
NAMED ON GROUP
Continued from Page One)


cepted the craftsmanship and ould
be associated with Robert w. Bing-
rier Journal and the Louisville Times;
E. n. Brown of New York, chairman
of the st. Louis San Fra cicso Rail-
way Company: E. NJ Herr Of New
York, president of the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Com
pany: J. G. Lonsdale,' president of the
National Bank of Commerce. ST.
Louis; John Stuart, president of the
Quaker Oats Company; Alfred H.
Swayne. vice president of the General
Motors Corporation, New York, and
Paul NJ. Warburg, chairman Of the
international Acceptance Corporation.
Frank D. Graham. professor of
economies at Princeton University,
will act as economic adviser.
The commission was created Jointly
by the national industrial conference
board and the chamber of commerce
of the United States. Mr.. Nagel said
that while information and sugges-
tons would be sought from leaders
in all fields and business and agricul-
tural activity, "the commissions find
ings and recommendations must be
entirely its own. uninfluenced and
free even from the policies and at
titudes of the two organizations that
have cooperated in organizing the
commission"
The commission be said, will by
studies and hearings throughout the
country, seek to ascertain the. nature
of the agricultural problem and it's
causes.
1.-THE agricultural problem, what
ever it's causes, is a national problem
of immediate concern to all business
groups" he explained. 1T affects our
entire economic life as well as our
national security"