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The Washington times., 1926-09-08
RACERS
WIN ABROAD

Hupmobile has had a most Sue
eessfuI year in the European as
well as South African road racing
competition. winning five important
contests in which the entries IN
cltlded the prominent makes OF both
American and foreign cars, accord
ing to correspondence from the
Hupp Motor Car Corporation, TO
Bob Fleming. Hupmobile dealer
IN this section.
sIsong endurance runs are fav-
ored sport In these countries" Mr..
Fleming states. They attract the
attention of the motorists in the
United States particularly because
these contests have not been popu.
lar here for many years despite the
tact that our road conditions are far
superior to those In the territories
here where the most exciting races
are staged
One race won by a Hupmobile
Six with five passengers in the car
took place in South Africa. The
distance was five hundred miles and
in winning HupmobiIe demonstrated
its fitness to stand-up under the
hardest tests. On part of the 500
mile route - roads fas we know
tl1enl are practically non existent,
and the climate very trying both
on the driver and on the car
mechanism The geatest hazard is
sand. There are several kinds;
yellow river sand, red sand. light
and heavy sand. The Hupmohile
six pulled through all Of this with
out baking even in crossing the
dunes of loose red sand or river
beds of heavy yellow sand with
hidden stones TO make it worse. In
winning this race II. P. Rose, driver
OF the car. won the Grand National
Cup. other prizes for leading at
different stages OF the run.
Greece Takes up Racing
Greece has also taken to auto
mobile racing. It was expected that
they would since the people there
we're the originators OF the contest
and have always been ardent de.
votees to sporting games. As they
formerly. tested athletic and physi-
cal prowess they now test the en-
durance of motors. The first off.
cial race sanctioned by the Greek
Touring Club was staged between
Athens and Monemvassia and re-
turn, a distance of 700 kilometersI
t437l5 milesl a HupmobiIe stock car
took first place over large field
Of the finest cars.
Other achievements OF HupnIo-
bile that have come to our notice.
continues Mr.. Fleming Include q
victory in southern Sweden in a
run sponsored by the Royal Swed.
ish Automobile Club, Seaman divi-
sfrn, the driver Of the car. Hans
S..adahf merffing the Pratt Cup"
given to the best class a !" driver.
Also, Hupmobile Six placed first
IN the Roumanian Grand Prix tour
ing. mention OF which has already
been made in news columns.
a theater is planned for London
In which plays viii be produced only
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The Washington times., 1926-09-08
BOY, IS, JUMPS IN LAKE
TO CATCH 4-FooT FISH

LUDINGTON. Mich, Sept. s.
Otto Dressner, fifteen. jumped in
Marquette Lake here and con-
quered a fifty.inch Inuskellonge
with his bare hands after 1t had
shook itself free from lis hook.
The s'musli.n almost as large as
the boy, put up stiff battle al
though weakened by It's fight with
the bait. 1t was landed after the
youth got q firm hold under its
gills.
The Washington times., 1926-09-08

MT. zlWeIDeIs 8 IeTTILOFy GOmpEIs5s
the states of North Dakota. South
Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa..
Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas South
eastern Wyoming, Western Mis-
souri,. and that part OF Canada adj
jacent to North Dakota and Mime
sofa.
Illinois. Indiana, Eastern half Of
The Washington times., 1926-09-08

Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia. Dis
trict Of Columbia, Maryland, West
Virginia, North Carolina. South Car
olina. Georgia. Florida, Alabama.
Mississippi Louisiana, Arkansas
and Tennessee are the states which
make up the territory Of Mr..
Brown.
The Washington times., 1926-09-08
Mdrmon Names NeLD
Sales Managers

The appointment of district sales managers has
by H III Brooks general sales director
Of the Marmon Motor Car Company Of Indianapolis Stanley
Zwebel will under his jurisdiction the sales work
of the Midwest Division and H. w. ID. Brown will have
charge the sales work IN the Central Division
The Washington times., 1926-09-08
Pedestrians Soon May
HaUe Olun Roadway
By ]. LEO sUGRUE
Times Automobile Editor

With the traffic problem becoming subject of constantly
growing every large city, and with the question
itself assuming increasingly great proportions interest is
being revived in the matter of physical Improvements to
and intersections which will facilitate the
of ears and pedestrians.
The Washington times., 1926-09-08

The designer Of q new automobile
headlight claims that It will ilIuInin-
ate highways for 200 feet ahead of
car and also make road signs
readable after they have been passed
no or three feet.
The Washington times., 1926-09-08

A theater is planned for London
n which plays viii be produced only
Tor the benefit of radio audiences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-22
Throat
trouble

may lead to grave complications.
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Carry bottle Of these pleasant
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every hour or SO to treat sore throat;
one every two or three hours to pre-
vent infection. All druggists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-22
CITY HEADS REJECT
HOTEL RATES BILL
Recommend Unfavora BILE Action IN
Report to Capper Of D. c.
Committee.

Unfayorabe action on the bill relat-
ing to hotel charges in the District
was recommended yesterday by the
District Commissioners in report 10
Senator Capper chairman of the
Senate District committee.
Hotels in the District are now Ii
censed and their rates regulated by
congressional authorization, the Com
missiCners pointed out, and therefore
there is no necessity for the proposed
legislation.
After the passage of the act Of
Nav 16. 1924, which provided for the
regulation of hotel rates. the Com
missionerS told Senator Capper that
a proceeding was instituted in Police
Court charging the proprietors of the
National Hotel with a violation in
complying to posted rates. This ca Sc
has been argued in Police Court, the
commissioners said. and now is
awaiting the decision Of Judge
Schuldt. Another proceeding inVolV-
ing the same act is pending in the
Court Of Appeals. according 10 the
Commissioners.
In this case the proprietor Of the
same hotel =iCht to enjoin the Com
missioners fr-n enforcing the act BY
proceedings in Police Court and FLED
their bill in equity for that purpose.
On motion of the corporation coun
sci. the commissioners added. the bill
was dismissed and the case was ap
pealed to the Court of Appeals by the
plaintiffs The corporation counsel
the Commissioners declared, expects
that the case will be argued in the
Court of Appeals some time next
month.
Branches of the Daughters of 49,
are maintained in Al States.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-22
EVELYN NESBIT EXPLAINS,
Says She Was Reading Schopen-
haner When Sricide Idea Came

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. January
- tP).-Evelyn Neshit. With her
maid, returned To this city yesterday
from Chicago and is occupying her
apartment on Vermont avenue. Speak
ing of her recent attempt at suicide,
she said:
Il was feeling slightly blue on New
Year eve. For a little diversion, l
picked up Schopenhauer's Essays
and became interested in the essay
on Suicide You Know what ha p
pened. 1t was on an impulse. l re
greet the incident"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-22
Riding America to Ruin.

In his opinion every one of the 100
trains carrying these newspapers on
sunday is footing Americas down
fall and riding America TO ruin
AS an additional reason why there
should be no Sunday newspapers. Mr.
Cooper reminds the President that
there are 100000 persons required
to work on Sunday.
In conclusion. he stated that Amer
lea was born and bred n Sabbath
keeping Nation and that il should now
emancipate its lo.0an."ao slaves t.
Sunday labor or soon 20 to ruin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-22
COOLIDGE IS GIVEN
C00PER'S PLANTS
Sabbath Crusade Head Asks
President to Aid in "BIue"
Legislation.

Noah Webster Cooper. chairman of
the Methodist Sabbath crusade, who
is in Washington from Nashville,
Tenn. to make a fight for stricter
observance of the Sabbath day, called
at the White House Wednesday and
left a petition for President Coolidge,
in which he set forth what he terms
the fragrant manner in which the
Lords day is being desecrated, and
asked for his support for legislation to
restore a better observance.
Among the things complained of by
Mr.. Cooper is the publication of news
papers on Sunday.
Stream of Evil
He contends that more than 10000
600 neWSpa perS are pritned, shipped,
sold and read every Sunday through
the medium of interstate commerce.
This traffic, he points ont, goes
through every State, and is a Sabbath
polluting, Nation destroying stream of
evil.
1t pulses unrestrained through the
District of Columbia" Mr.. Cooper
cited. Our National Capital. once a
Sabbath keeper. is now an evil exam
pie of Sabbath breaking that is pol
luting all our Nation.
If Congress should enact Il SUNDAY
Observance law, TO close secular bust
ness and sports on Sunda= IN Wash
ington, as we ask. il would be good
step forward"
Mr.. Cooper referred To the SUNDAY
newspapers as wicked Pied Piper
of Hamlin. "seducinc our children,
churchmen and citizens to ruin
through Saba II brcak king"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
Song Writer Berlin
And Wife Seclude
Themselves in London

London, Jan. Is - (AP) - Irving
Berlin and his New York society
wife, who was formerly Miss Ellin
Mackay. arrived in London tonight
and succeeded in evading the large
army Of American and British news
papermen, going at once to their
rooms in a fashionable West End
hotel where they refused to see even
their most intimate friends tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berlin landed on the
English coast, at Southampton, this
afternoon, and Immediately took the
train for London. They had to run
the gauntlet of American and British
newspapermen, both at Cherbourg
and Southampton, but to those news
papermen who eventually cornereG
them, they declared that they were
very happy and content; that they
would complete their honeymoon in
England and the Continent without
an effort to communicate with Mrs
Berlin's father, Clarence H. Mackay.
Wrapped in a heavy fur cloak, Mrs.
Berlin smilingly agreed to her nus
bands statement that the voyage
across the Atlantic had been most
happy and that they planned to spend
a several weeks honeymoon in Eng
land, Paris and Nice before return
ing to the United States and make
an attempt to win parental favor by
the fact of their happiness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
Busy Restoring
Wire Facilities
After Portland Fire

Portland, Me-, Jan. 15-(AP)-
Workmen were busy today restoring
wire facilities in the Office of the
Western Union Telegraph Co., here.
With the aid of experts from the Bos-
!! ton office, who We're rushed here with
emergency equipment, they hope to
be able to restore completely the SER
vice which was interrupted early last
night when fire damaged seriously the
big switchboard in the central office.
Service on the state wires was out
for three hours, while the telegraphic
printer report of The Associated
Press to the Portland Press Herald
was suspended for the remainder of
the night.
Although the main cable from New
York to London, which passes
through the local Office was tefnpor-
arily blocked at the start of the blaze
there was no delay in the transmits
sion of messages between Europe and
America. Business was routed
through other cham Is until COM
munication was rec a b / h
through Portland.
Both the New England Telephone
and Telegraph and the Postal Tele-
graph Gable Companies came to the
assistance Of the Western Union with
their facilities. Fire loss was placed
at $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
Tax Reduction Bill
Will Be Ready for
Senate by Next Week

washington, Jan. Is - (AP) -
Working at full speed, the senate
finance committee brought it's work
on the house tax reduction bill up to
a point today which will permit final
action on it tomorrow.
Chairman Smoot ordered several
amendments to the approved section
of the bill sent to the printers and
announced he would attempt to have
the measure ready for the senate by
Wednesday and taken up on the
floor day or two later.
Leaders of both parties have given
assurance that the measure will be
given right of way in the senate and
have announced theyswill press for
early action to assure tax reduction
by March Is. when first income tax
installments are due.
Passing over the inheritance and
gift taxes, the only remaining rate
schedules in the bill to be considered,
the committee disposed of technical
phases of the measure today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
Fast and West
To Meet at Bates

lewiston, Jan. 15.-The east ana
west coasts Of the United States Will
come together in the Bates College
chapel Saturday evening when the
debating team from the University
Of California meets with the Bates
men for a formal discussion Of the
question: Resolved. that Congress
should provide for regulation OF the
newspapers. The men from Califor-
MA believe in the regulation OF the
press, while the Bates men Will up
hold the negative.
The Bates team consists Of Elmer
W. Campbell, '27. OF Sabattus. and
James Howell, '26, Of Chelsea. Mass.
both Of whom have done unusual
work in the class prize debates.
Bernard E. Witkin and Raymond
u Stanbury will represent the Uni
versity Of California. They are both
experienced speakers. having taken
part In number of intercollegiate
debates in the west during the last
TWO Years and are members of Delta
ciety.
Dean Paul Nixon Of Bowdoin Col
,ege will preside. The tellers will be
prof. Anders M. Myhrman and Mr..
hooert Berkleman of Bates. Mr..
sonn L. Reade, Esq, Of Lewiston
WIN act as timekeeper. There will
se no judges, but the debate will be
u.seclded by vote of the audience upon
~e merits Of the question.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
Portland Telegraph
Office Makes Record
Repairs After Fire

Portland, Ne, Jan. 15.-(AP)-Just
seventeen hours after cable and line
Geographic service through Maine
was paralyzed last night by fire in
the basement and first floor of the
J Western Union Office here, Manager
E. A. Fraser announced at 2 o'clock
this afternoon that temporary repairs
had been effected and that complete
service was being given.
Two heavy cables were carried
from the basement through an alley
and into a window of the second
story of the building where a crew
of 25 picked workmen,. working
feverishly overnight, installed an
other office. which will be occupied
until a permanent establishment is
perfected.
The men. and equipment for this
improvised office were sent from Bos-
ton Immediately after the fire broke
out. Partial service was re-establish-
ed at midnight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
PRESIDENT WILL
HOLD AL00F FROM
HARD COAL DISPUTE

Washington. Jan. 15-(AP)-With
members of Congress continuing today
to interest themselves in the anthra
cite situation, the White House made
1t clear that President Coolidge pro-
poses to maintain his hands-off policy.
Senator Copeland Democrat, New
York, offered resolution requesting
the president to act and gave notice
that he would call the measure UP to-
morrow with a view to obtaiuing
early action"
At the White House it was explained
that the president considered the fed
eral government powerless to help in
the situation, at least until Congress
enacts legislation empowering 1t to act
in industrial disputes.
The Copeland resolution conveys no
grant of power; it urges the president
to take whatever steps are necessary
and proper to bring about an immedi-
ate resumption of anthracite coal min
Ing
ut the outset the New York senator
offered a joint resolution which would
have authorized the chief executive to
act, but when he found that this would
of necessity have to take the usual
legislative course of reference to a
committee. he proposed the substitute.
declaring that he wanted speedy &C
ton, as the present situation is
fraught with imminent danger to the
public health"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Hallowell, Jan. 15-The body of
Nicholas Peterson Of Augusta, who
has been missing since January 8,
when he wandered away from his
home 1T 20 Center street, was acct
dentally discovered about 100 Friday
afternoon in the little hut which was
erected over the donkey engine on a
lighter which was hauled up on the
shore of the Kennebec river, south of
the monument yard of the Kenhebec
Granite Works on Water street. The
discovery was made by Orrie Fuller
of the AndroscoggiR and Kennebec
railroad crew. who while working in
the yard entered the little hut on
the lighter.
He found the body of Mr.. Peter
son lying upon the floor with g
short rope about his neck. The re.
mainder of the rope was tied to a
beam in the top of the hut and
there was every indication that he
had hanged himself and that the
rope had later broken. City Mar
'shal Gray was notified and he ir
turn called Medical Examiner DIR
Warren B. Sanborn, who viewed the
body and then had it removed tt
the Knowlton and Hewins undertak.
ing rooms. DR.. Sanborp stated that
the man had probably committed
suicide the day he disappeared from
his home.
Peterson. who was IS years Of age
had been in poor health for a consid-
efable period of time and had seemed
confused at times. He had wandered
away from the house where he lived
with his niece by marriage, Mrs. Min
ME Nichols, on previous occasions, but
when he left on Tuesday afternoon
January s, all traces of him were lost
Search was instituted but without
avail and the body was only discovered
at this time by accident.
Peterson formerly lived in Portland
where for many years he conducted a
retail milk route, although he did not
own a farm. After closing out his
business he went to Augusta several
years ago and since that time had lived
with Mrs. Nichols. Has had no living
blood relations, but had several nieces
and nephewS by marriage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
World Court Vote
In Senate Must Wait
Action on Tax Bill

Washington. Jan. 15-(AP)-Pro-
ponents of the world court continued
today to press this issue in the sem
ate. but they have little hope now
that a vote can be obtained until well
after the tax reduction bill is passed.
Opponents of the court resolution
Of adhesion asked today that it be
laid aside owing to the absence from
the chamber of Senator Borah, Re-
publican, Idaho, who has slight cold.
Those in charge of the fight f or rati-
f1cation declined to do so, however.
and something in the nature of a fill
buster developed.
After Senator Fernald, Republican.
Maine. had explained why he felt
compelled to go against his party
leaders on the proposition, Senator
Blease, Democrat, South Carolina,
held the floor for more than two
hours, reading the farewell address Of
Washington, and aiming his shaft;
at supports of the court and many
others. Senator Ferris, Democrat,
Michigan. speaking in favor of Am
erican adhesion, declared that nation
al isolation "is thing of the past"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
House Committee
Hears Charges OF
Radio Field Monopoly

Washington, Jan. 15--(AP)--CnaI,,
ses OF monopoly in the radio field
were made today before the house
merchant marine committee at 1ts
hearings on the Write bill to regulate
the industry.
Sherman L. whipple and Boyd d.
Jones. Boston attorneys. who repre-
sent Professor Reginald A. Fessenden
Of Tufts College in his s60,000,ooo suit
against radio interests for restraint
Of trade, told the committee that ra-
do and wire telephone and telegraph
ORGANIZATIONS had monopolized their
respective fields by pooling patents
Representative Davis, Democrats Ten
nessee, said that, "as a lawyer and a
member of the committee" he agreed
with the assertion.
The Radio Corporation of America
was mentioned as controlling Its IN
dnstry ]. P. Cotton, Of New York:
attorney for the corporation. denleu
that It had violated the law.
The committee was URGED bv MT.
Viii pie to amend the White Bill by
making more stringent provisions TO
prevent monopoly. a
The committee concluded hearings
on the bill and took under Amusement
various suggested amendments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
Debt settlement
With ITALIANS Q. KID
BY HOUSE, Isl TO 1888

Washington, Jan. 15.-(AP)-By
vote of 257 to 1873 the house today
adopted resolution to- authorize ac-
ceptance Of the Italian war debt set
tlement as recommended by the AM
erican debt commission. The reso-
luton now goes to the senate, where
a similar one already has been re-
ported. by the finance committee.
Voting again the agreement, which
was severely attacked in the house
during nearly four days of debate,
were 113 Democrats, IL Republicans
2 Independents and 1 Socialist
Twelve were paired against the pro-
posal, and II failed to vote.
The agreement provides for the
funding of the obligation over q g.
year period with annual payments
beginning at $4,000 and gradual
ly increasing to $SO,O00,0OO. For an
original debt of $1,648, 100000 the
United States will receive a total of
So, 407 100000.
Opponents Of the settlement con-
tended that the interest rate to be
paid over the 81 year period will be
81 lOW DIS W dIlOuuL W Virtually
cancellation Of the debt. The Mus
solini government also was assailed
in the debate as dictatorial insti-
tuition that was throttling the liber-
ties of the Italian people, while the
premier himself was described by
Representative Rainey, Democrat,
Illinois, as a "cruel and vicious die
tator."
Others leading the attack on the
settlement included Representative
Garrett of Tennessee, the Democrat
ic leader: Representative Rathbone,
Republican. Illinois. and Representa-
tive Hull. Democrat, Tennessee.
The house tomorrow plans to take
up five resolutions to authorize ac-
ceptance of the funding agreements
negotiated since the last congress
with Latvia, Belgium, Czecho -Slova-
kia, Rumania and Esthonia There
is no announced opposition to any
of the agreements.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
Ponzi Agent Will
Also Defend Self
In "Blue Sky" Charge

Boston, Jan. 15.-(AP)-Calcedo
MO Alviti, arrested as the Boston
representative of Charles Ponzi's
Florida land syndicate, will follow
Ponzi's example and try his own case
when he is arraigned next Thursday
on a charge of violating the state
blue sky" law. Alviti is charged
with selling securities without being
registered in the state as q broker
or salesman.
Ponzi tried his own case and was
acquitted some time ago when
brought into the SUFFOLK superior
court on a grand jury Indictment
charging conspiracy in connection
with the collapse of his international
postal coupon reply plan. When in
dicted later as "a common and no.
torious thief" Ponzi hired an attor-
ney and was convicted and sentenced
to from seven to nine years. He is
now at liberty pending an appeal.