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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28
CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
Your Opportunity

Dispose of your run down pro-
perty which is not paying you
any profit. I will take it as
cash payment towards good
money making farm. Write Rs.
care Journal.
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BUILDING Materials

LUMBER - Thoroughly sc a n d
spruce, pine, hemlock boards. planks,
studding. dimensions; cedar posts,
poles. laths. strappings, dry slabwood.
F. E. Mace. 81 Winthrop st. Tel. 1920
LUMBER-Finish and dimension. Ce-
lotex, shingles. and flooring. Halo
we'll Fuel Co.. Tel. Augusta 1888.
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WHEN YOU are seeking Board and
Rooms, go straight to the classified
section.
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EMPLOYMENT

HELD Wanted-Femaie go
C H A NJ B E r NJ A 1 Dat Law
renee House, "a Grove st.
GIRL-For general homework. Family
of two in country. +. S. Moore, box
70. Vienna.
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Household Goods

COOK STOVE-2 sitting room stoves,
chamber sets; must be sold within
next 3 days. Norman L. Hoxie,
Brunswick Rd., Gardiner.
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DESK-Roll-top; iron beds, dresser,
chiffonier. Mrs. j. B. Tartre. rs
State st.
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MERCHANDISE
Fuel and Feed

A-NO. DRY hard wood fitted, I cord
box $3.50; / cord $3.50. c. w. Shaw,
Tel. 423.
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WOOD-Dried under cover cd. $3.50.
IA cd. $3.50. Dry edgings baskets
81. rs cd. So. Shaws Shed, . Willow
St Tel. 464-W.
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PARLOR SET-3-piece over-stuffed,
also old fashioned walnut bedroom
set, kitchen range and many other
household articles. Mrs. J. H. Clan
cy, 81 Union St, Haiiowell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28

CLASSIFIED ADS carry buying and
selling messages of vital Importance
to those who want much for little.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28
MERCHANDISE
Articles For Sale

Articles For Sale 81
PLATE GLASS-Shelves, table tops,
auto windows, etc. Weed tire chains
installed and repaired Drive in. The
Metalcraft & Speciality Co., So Cony
St., Augusta. Tel. 366-W.
PUNGS-2; also wagons. Highest
bidder gets them. John Z. Squire Co.,
1852 Water St., Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28

BAILEY'S-Dry white birch slabs.
Best wood for quick fires 26 Win
throp Court. Tel. IL.
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AL BlRCH-Edgings Dry box edg-
ings, baskets 81, A. r Leo. VIII
low St. Tel. 331-M.
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SECOND HAND FURNITURE-Of
every description, including parlor
stoves. cook stoves and second hand
sewing machines. We also take Sec
ond hand furniture in exchange for
new. Augusta Furniture Co., 113
Water ST., Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28

DRY woodland hardwood chunks
for your furnace. fine fireplace wood.
Purinton Bros. Co. Tel. Augusta 40.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28

SKATING - Equipment. snowshoes,
skis, toboggans, hockey sticks and
pucks, warm wooden sweaters, coats,
gloves. Winter helps of many sorts
at Fifleld's, opp. depot, Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28

PARLOR STOVES-Second hand, $40
and upward. Malcolm s. Dyer Co.,
AupnSta
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LIVE STOCK

Dogs, Cats, Pets AZ
RABBIT HOUND-A good starter and
and all-day runner. Price $40. Ed
ward E. Howard, r. 81 Winthrop.
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Some More Opportunity News You'll Find What Want Here
EMPLOYMENT
Help Wanted-Female

GIRL--Experienced, for general house,
work. 60 Western Ave. Tel. All.
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SAWING-Wood. Dressing for lawns
A. W. Ellis. Tel 1244-M.
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STOVE woodbury., $12 cord. Also
green wood. Jacques. Tel. 1914.
WOOD-Fitted for all uses, full cords.
Nichols Garage. Tel. 1173-W.
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Specials at the Stores

CHIMNEE SWEEP-Or Imp. Guaran-
teed to take SCOT out of chimneys and
flueS. Make stoves and furnaces
draw better and reduce fire risks. NAL
colin & Dyer Co., Augusta.
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USED FURNITURE-And goods Of
all kinds bought and sold. Cadarette,
So Middle st. Tel. S64-J.
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AUTOMOBILES

h THE LONG RUN, classified ads
put more into your pocket than
take out.
E00D MORNING" AS soon as
read this line, turn to the CLASH
section,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-28

PERFECT LETTERS On mimeo-
graph or mdltigraph at my office
Prompt work. Margaret B. Coffin
206 Water ST., Augusta. Tel. 1854.
SEASONS GREETINGS-To all. Hig-
gins Photo &c Sales, Box 9S, Augusta.
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LIVE STOCK
Poultry and Supplies
Wanted-L,ve Stock

HICKENS-Wanted. Weber & Hew
EFT, 2S5 Water st.
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Wanted--To Blu,

PEELED SPRUCE-Fir and poplar
pulpwood for immediate shipment or
next fall or winter delivery. Frank E
Mace, 81 Winthrop ST.. Augusta.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
REPORT OF $1,120 LOSS
GETS JUDGES SYMPATHY
Young Man Who Spent Night II
Police Station Has His Col
lateral Refunded.

The storN nf a stolen hlllfold c"U
tanning 81 12O probably saved a Young
man registering on the police blottet
last night as Edward Bernard Friend,
h. of c. Club. Baltimore. the s25 COL
lateral he posted at No police sta:
ton this morning when released On
charges of intoxication.
Awakening at the police station
this morning. Friend counted out g.;
10 the. desk sergeant and was released
\ few minutes later he returned ~
the police station and inquired as -
the whereabouts of his billfold con
tanning 1.120. Friend said he thought
he had the money up IN the time nf
his arrest but police said his total
cash assets at thai time was $37. OF
which $25 had gone for the collateral
After discovering his loss. Friend
appeared before Judge Hit in Police
Court and answering The charge
against him. threw himself upon the
mercy of the court with the story Of
the departed billfOld. After listening
attentively to his story. Judge Hi,t
expressed sympathy. accepted Friends
personal bond and returned the col
lateral
Evening star., 1926-04-30
ELECTRIC
PLANT CASE UP MAY 5
Potomac Electric Cos Plea for Alb
rogation of Order Setting Date
Il Denied hy Commission.

:re"ial Dispatch 10 The star
BALTIMORE. April 3o.--'rhe cuh-
ic Service Commission Yesterday re
fused to comply with the request of
the Potomac Electric Co. that the
commission order, which set Nav :
as the date for hearing on the
Hagerstown municipal electric plant
case. be ahroSated.
The case. which has been before the
Maryland Court Of Appeals on four
occa sions. has been in litigation since
1901. The erection Of the municipal
plant was authorized hy the Legis-
lature OF 1895
Private electrical interests al
Ha2erstown and groups Of taxpayers
have brought numerous suits to pre-
vent the municipality from carrying
out its plans to operate an electric
plant. The commission several wears
ago refused 10 approve applications
and the Legislature in 1924 exempted
the municipality from the need to OBJ
tain the commission 8 permission.
The act was subsequently, held in
valid by the Court of Appeals and ap
)lication5 70 erect new plants were
again fled with the commission.
Evening star., 1926-04-30

States: whereas the appropria tions
for good roads. amounting to S540-
600. 600. were distributed over the en-
tire AZ States of the Union.
II am willing to admit that i'm
Drorement in oIIr national commerce
aids the whole country. and. there
fore. the state which represent in
part in this bodv. Vet. not one cent
Tor river and harbor work is expended
in Colorado. which does not have a
single naVigable stream within it's
boundaries OF on its borders and is y
thousand miles from the nearest har-
bor. But good.roads opponents eX-
claim: That IL entirely different.
There Is no relation between these
measures. On my part. ] fail to see
any difference in principle, and, so
far as actual benefits to the public arc
concerned. any comparison is decided
ly in favor of good roads As TO the
system itself, there is this distinction
mat Federai-aid roads are built on "A
5000 basis. whereas river nd harbor
work is often done entirely at the
expense of the Federal government. "
Evening star., 1926-04-30
SAVANT DESCRIBES
EARTH'S ELEMENTS
Or. n. S. Washington Ad-
dresses Closing Session of
Geographical Union.

II takes something like 2. different
elements to make up the earth. the
single element OF iron constituting at
least 40 per cent of the whole ma S.
DR.. Henry s. Washington of the
eeophysical laboratory of the Car
negie Institution of Washington fold
the American Geophysical Union to.
day at the closing session Of it's
seventh annual meeting
From the study of the physical
character Of the earth. the informa-
tion given by earthquake waves and
the analogy with meteorites. we have
now fairly safe idea of the consii-
tuition Of the earth" DR.. Washington
said. I'VE are almost certain that il
consists Of core Of metallic nickle-
iron. which changes. either gradually
or with some discontinuitN. into outer
Stlicate shells. the thickness and mass
NJ which car he approximately esti.
mated. From these data. assuming
that some Of the shells have the GEN
eral composition Of certain kinds NJ
meteorites. we can calculate the
chemical composition Of the earth as
a whole.
Various Elements Cited.
The whole earth is composed
mostly of the following elements:
Iron, about 40 per cent. about 81 per
cent being In the metallic central
core; oxygen. about IS per cent sill.
con. about u per cent; magnesium.
a bout per cent. with smaller
amounts OF nickel, calcium. aluminium
and sulphur. These make up about
98 per cent OF the earth. the other 81
elements making up the remaining
p"r cent.
''The order Of abundance Of the
chief elements In the suns atmos.
phere is in general like thai in the
earth. indicating that the earth origi,
mated from the outer part Of the mass
Of matter thai eventually condensed
As the sun. The average composition
NJ AL meteorites is much like that Of
the whole earth and of the suns at
The story of the origin cf the earth
Evening star., 1926-04-30

was described briefly by DR.. w. j.
Humphreys Of the United States
Weather Bureau. who declared that If
the generally accepted theory that
the substance OF the earth was pulled
out from the sun by passing larger
star is correst. then there were
taken along the hydrogen, nitrogen
and oxygen of the ocean and the At
mospherc, as well as the hea vier ele
ments Of the atmosphere. u is AS
sumed. DR. Humphreys said, that
most OF this material collected into
liquid nucleus great enough to AT
tain by gravity all the elements Of the
air except hydrogen and helium.
Forms Stable Crust.
TN a comparatively short time.
the speaker continued, this nucleus
cooled sufficiently to form more or
less stable crust. after which it soon
became cool enough TO permit the
greater part of the water vapor, II II
existed in large quantity. to condense.
AT this lower temperature the earth
could also retain both hydrogen and
he. .ium.
The thickening of the crust must
have been accOmpa MED by innumer-
q BILE eruptionS and lava flows, all Civ
IlS oIl tIIcU. - tf1tt uo toudN.
vapor. hydrogen. nitrogen. oxygen
and carbon dioxide. previously ab
sorbed by the rocky material when II
was liquid or a gas. In this way
the primorlial waller vaDor and the
thick gases of the air, however great
or small in amounts. were supple
mented from within the earth. until
an atmosphere suhsta ntially as now
exists was formed. and the ocean GOV
cred most of the earth"
Worlds Density Studied.
Scientists at the Bureau " Stand.
ards are now In the midst Of the task
OF re-determlring the density of the
earth, r. K. Heyl. member of the
bureaus staff. told the meeting. The
first recorded estimate OF this worlds
density was made by Newton. he said.
who stated that its probable value
was between FIVE and six times that
of water. Later Investigators. es-
pecially Cavendish. Boys and Braun,
have confirmed this estimate.
The present accepted value Of $50
times the value Of water is based
upon The work Of Boys and Braun.
30 years ago. In the present attempt
AT re.determi ton. Mr. Heyl said
the Bureau Of Standards scientists
are using the anne devices employed
by Braun.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
FEDERAL ROAD AID
URGED BY PH|PPS
Senator Asks Continuation of
Policy During Years 1923
and 1929.

a strong plea for favorable action
on The bill approved by the House
authorizing continuation Of the pro-
gram of Federal aid to states for
hiShw way construction was made IN
the Senate yesterday by Senator
Phipps. Republican. OF Colorado.
The Federal road appropriation for
the next fiscal year has been passed
and The pending measure Is 70
authorize similar allotments OF $75.-
900 900 annually in the fiscal wears
1928 and 1879.
In addition to The many other
henefits to the country as whole
from Federal aid In road building.
Senator Phipps said this legisla ion
in the past few wears has been a big
farm relief factor. To abolish the
system al this time. he said. would
be the most disastrous blow thai
could he dealt the American farmer.
IN recent years. Senator Phlpps said
the transportation Of agricultural
products direct to the market has
been made possible by the prccra m
Of highway construction.
40 Opposition to Other Relief.
Answering opponents Of this form
Of Federal aid who contend that the
West and South get more in pro-
portion than their Federal taxes
warrant Senator Phipps continued ::
II must remind Senator'S that for
many other purposes not az useful
as good roads. not as universally
beneficial In their results. Federal aid
has been extended TO the States or
To certain sections Of the country
with little or no protest on the part
Of those who derive no benefit there
from.
For example. take oar annual river
and harbor appropria tions. including
flood control For the period of 10
years from I9t' 10 1928 inclusive
the sa me length Of time during which
highway aid has been extended to the
states such river and harbor appro
priations have 'otaled S45i 900 600 for
eXpe nditures in a limited number NJ
Evening star., 1926-04-30
Farm Loan Banking
To Be Introduced
In Central Europe


NEW YORK. April 30 Amer
lean. methods of farm loan bank
ing are. TO be introduced. into Eiu
rope through new company
known as the European Mortgage
and Investment Corporation. whose
organization was announced yes
terdav.
An initial offering Of $4,000, 900 of
the corporatlon's 40.year IN per
cent bonds will be made today
by Lee. Hisginson & Co. and the
j. Henry Schroeder Banking Cor
pordtion. The principal security
for the issue will he In the form
Of land NOR sage obligations of the
hungarian cooperative Society Of
Banks. while proceeds Of the loan
will be used in time for granting
farm loans to central European
countries
Evening star., 1926-04-30
PASSAlC MILL STRIKERS
PLAN TEST OF RIOT ACT
Meeting Called for Today to De-
termine If Sheriff Can Break UP
Peaceful Asacmblacc.

~ the Associated Press
PASSAIC. n j.. April 50. Tive
deadlocked textile mill strike reached
another crisis today with \ meeting
called for this afternoon by the Ameri-
can Civil Liberties Union TO test the
riot act.
Sheriff George =. Nimmo contends
he can. under the act. break M any
strike meeting in. the city.
The union has planned the meeting
as a specific test of the sheriff : power
to prevent peaceful aSsemblace Of III"
strikers IT successful. Albert Weis-
bord. the strike organizer. declared
Yesterday. the strikers will go step
further and re.estaDiiSh their picket
lines about the Garfield mills.
Meanwhile the mediation board ap
pointed by Gov. a. Harry Moore had
made no visible progress.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
UNION GAS ISSUE OUT.

NEW YORK. April 80 tAp,- New
offerings today included 81 100000 first
mortgage ei2 per cent sinking fund
gold bonds Of the Union Gas Corpora
ton at SO and interest to yield SIS
per cent. Each 81 900 bond carries a
warrant emitting the holder to buy
before April l. 1896. or until relea Sc
Of the mortgage. ten shares of com.
mon stock at $3.50 share, to April
l. 1927. the price increa sing $50 a
share each year thereafter.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
New Ajour
Tailored Hats
S3.9S to S5.95

Extra Large and Extra
Small Headlines
The largest selection Of
these smart hats to be foun !
N the city. Every style and
color for mss. young
woman and matron.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
Bible School Meeting Opens.

The nterdenOniinational Conference
on Daily Vacation Bible Schools opened
this afternoon at . pm. in the Mount
Vernon Place NJ. r.. Church South.
under tho auspices of the Washington
Federation of Churches. The evening
session. at which Or. Thomas s.
Young aud j. s. Armentrout Of
Philadelphia viii speak. will he held
At 1:45 pm
Evening star., 1926-04-30
Australian Pastor Called.

NEW YORK. April 5" ~. t'r",n
the Australian bush ~ E'ifti'
avenue might he the title NJ tho
memoirs the Rev Henry Howart'
if he ever writes any The wealth
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Churr H
has called him from afar He is
Wesleyan and long had conzreesti"
Of sCatfered settlers.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
PARIS PRICES ACTIVE.

PARIS. April 80 d',.--Pri"e= were
active on the Rourse today Three
per cent rentes, ~ francs Is centimes
Exchange on London. 147 francs s5
"entlmes. Five per cent loan. 81
francs 30 centimes. The dollar was
quoted AZ 30 francs 40 rentimee
Evening star., 1926-04-30

Send your subscriptions to the Dis,
trict Of Columbia World War Me,poriai
10 John Poole, treasurer Of the fund
At FederaLAmerican National Bank.
to your own bank. or 10 Frank b.
Noyes. chairman of the memorial
commission. Evening Star
Evening star., 1926-04-30
RUBBER UNCHANGED.

Special Dispatch 10 The sta.
NEW YORK. April 80. Crude rub
her. smoked ribbed sheets, was quoted
At NOON today - 4: cents. This com
pares with 50 cents Yesterday. So.
month AGO and 45Ns z wear ago.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
COPPER FIRM HAS LOSS.

NEW YORK. April 81 CP). Calumet
and IJecla Consolidated copper -"
reports net loss of 81 30 for he first
quarter of 1926. against net prof ;
of 175, ,tS6 in the preceding quarter
and net loss nf S71.HGt in the frs,
quarter NJ t9ti.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-29
4 women HURT
ON STREETS

Mrs. Cora Jones, 40, 1907 South
Capitol St., suffered painful In
juries last night when she was
struck by a hit and run" driver
at Eighth and G streets Northeast.
She was taken to Casualty Hospital
and treated for cuts and bruises.
Mary Curtin, IS, 1925 Corcoran
st. N. W., received slight injuries
when an automobile In which she
was a passenger crashed into a
street car at Georgia Avenue and
Hobart Street Northwest. She was
treated at her home for bruises
and shock.
One woman was injured and sew
eral passengers shaken up when a
coal truck. operated by Francis Mid
dleton.. 144 Nj st. s. e. hit the rear
end of a Washington Railway and
Electric bus yesterday at Massa-
chusetts Avenue and Edmonston
Street Northwest.
Mrs. NJ. D. Hayes, So, 4404
Klingle st. N. W., a passenger, re-
ceived cuts and bruises on her legs
when knocked to the floor of the
bus, which had stopped to take
on passengers when the truck
struck 1t.
Mrs. Allen swank, SO, eo7 Sixth
st. N. E., received fractured foot
and other injuries when she fell
off a street car loading platform
at Seventh Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue Northwest, yesterday. She
was treated at Sibley Hospital.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-29

dead in his room yesterday with
gas escaping from an open jet.
Frank Mcmillan. 20. is in a criti.
cal condition az Emergency Hos.
pital, after being found unconscious
In a gas-filled room at 623 I st.
N. W., last night. Investigation
disclosed defective fixture In the
room.
Jacob Fl. Rodgers. II. 1312A L st.
s. E.. was found unconscious in the
bathroom Of his home yesterday by
his brother, John Rodgers. Gas
was flowing from an open jet.
The youth was removed to Cas-.
ualty Hospitay where he told the
physicians he had been Respondent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-29

eral manager OF the washington
Terminal Company. it was stated
today that the inquiry did not de-
velop the exact speed at which the
train entered the terminal COM
pany's yards. Estimates Of wit
nesses interviewed ranged from
twenty miles, to fifty miles an hour.
Signals, calling for maximum
speed of twelve miles an hour, were
working at the time.
John j. Mooney, engineer, who
was badly burned when trapped IN
the cab Of the overturned locomotive,
passed A. comfortable night at Sib-
ley Memorial Hospital, but 1t was
said this morning that his condi-
ton still is critical. Harry Wilhelm,
fireman. who also was burned. is
recovering.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-29
TWO HELD ON SUSPICION
in sc. 900 GEM THEFT

NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Charged
with suspicion of robbery and car
rying weapons, Edward q. Dillon,
%. q former student in st. Louis
University, and Jack Hardman. n.
said to be the son of q prominent
Milford pal family. were under
arrest today.
They were taken In connection
with the theft OF $4,000 in jewels
from the home of August Kiel, a
Milford marble manufacturer, and
an uncle Of Hardman.
They also were questioned re-
garding the holdup OF Greenwich
village cafe.