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Evening star., 1926-10-11
Self-Named Traffic
Officer Is Blamed
In Woman's Injury

Police Of the seventh precinct
station are searching with unusual
vigor today for colored man who
essayed late yesterday afternoon to
attempt the role and responsible
ties of traffic officer at Wisconsin
avenue and M street.
Seemingly buoyed up by too much
alcoholic beverage, the man noticed
the intersection was unguarded by
a traffic custodian. After working
the semaphore from the safety of
the curb, he finally rolled it to the
center of the crossing and planted
it too near a car track.
A car, in charge of Motorman
Richard Middleton, sideswiped the
sign. badly damaging 1t and sus-
tanning four broken windows in re-
turn. Naomi Trice, colored, of
622 Q street. passenger, was
slightly cut by falling glass. The
impromptu traffic officer disap-
peared.
Evening star., 1926-10-11
WOMAN KILLS HUSBAND
WITH BUTCHER KNIFE
By the Associated Press.


I JACKSONVILLE, Fla, October
11.-Mrs. Hugh Jackson. %. killed
her husband in their downtown apart
| ment early yesterday, trying to
salvage a little happiness out of the
wreckage Of two lives
The woman told police she stabbed
Jackson with a butcher knife when
he forced his way into the kitchen,
brandishing revolver and threat
ening her life. They had been married
five years.
Their lives had been happy until
about three months ago, when Jack
son met a man who diverted his at
tentions, Mrs. Jackson said. Her hus-
band was a viOlinist.
Mrs. Jackson is being held without
bond by Duval County authorities.
She was turned over to the county
by the Jacksonville police.
Evening star., 1926-10-11
Five Killed i'm Toledo.

TOLEDO. Ohio, October 10 P).---
Five persons We're instantly killed
when a New York Central passenger
Evening star., 1926-10-11
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
ILLITERACY URGED
U. S. Bureau Head Pleads for Edu.
cation of Adults Before
Legion Congress.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, October 11.-A
nationwide program of adult educa-
ton to wipe out illiteracy in America
was urged yesterday by DR.. l.. r. AL
derman, head of the United States
Bureau of Education
Dr. Alderman addressed the Ma
tional Congress of Americanism, un-
der the auspices of the American I.e-
glon, which opens its convention here
today. Editors and representatives of
civic and patriotic organizations from
many sections attended the meeting.
1T is generally assumed said DR..
Alderman, that our iliterate popu-
latlon consists almost entirely of
aliens, but the fact is that we have
about 100000 native illiterates in
this country" Daniel Chase, secre-
tary of the Sportsmanship Brother
hood, made a plea for the teaching of
sportsmanship in schools 'in order to
Evening star., 1926-10-11
METROPOLITAN TO HEAR
DEBUT OF 5 AMERICANS
Four Are Singers and One Will Be
Member of Ballet-Church
Choirs Represented.
By The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 11.-Five
Americans will make their debuts in
the Metropolitan Opera House during
the season opening November !, ac-
cording to announcements by Guilio
Gatti-CasazZa,. who is entering his
nineteenth year as the Metropolitan S
general manager. Four of them are
singers, one a member of the ballet.
They are Louise Lerch, soprano, for
mer member of a church choir at al.
lentown, Pa; Martha Atwood, daugh-
ter of a Cape Cod clipper ship cap
tain, who also began her career in
a church choir: Elda Vettori of ST
Louis. who has appeared with the
San Carlos Opera Co.; Ruth Page of
Il indianapolis, who has appeared with
Anna Pavlowa and the Chicago Opera
Co, and Joseph MACPHERSON of Nash
vile, Tenn. Miss Page will join the
ballet
Evening star., 1926-10-11

train struck an automobile truck at
a grade crossing near Crissey, Ohio.
IA miles west of here. last night.
The dead: Ell Orner, 4s; Mrs. Eli
Orner, 40; Ellen Orner, IS, d daughter:
Simon Orner, months old, a son, and
I.avine Orner, years old. a grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Orner. All
the dead lived in Silica, Ohio.
The train struck the truck at a
crossing and carried the machine for
nearly a half mile.
Evening star., 1926-10-11
BRITISH NOBILITY FACE
PERIL ON GROUNDED SHIP
Steamer With Prince Arthur, Mar.
shall Haig and Others Aboard,
Pulled OFF by Tug.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOULOGNE, France, October H.
The cross-channel steamer BiarritZ
carrying members of the British no.
bility. which was swept aground in
Boulogne Harbor yesterday in 20
mile gale. was pulled off by tugs un-
damaged.
While there was great excitement
among the 450 passengers, including
q number Of war mothers from South
Africa, none was injured. Those
aboard also included Prince Arthur
Of Connaught. Field Marshal Earl
Haig, the Earl and Countess Of BuX-
ton. Viscount and Viscountess Glad
stone.
Evening star., 1926-10-11

inculcate the lessons Of fair play in
the minds Of youths"
Resolutions were adopted urging the
extension of the education system in
all States with view to eliminating
illiteracy among the adult population
of the country.
Evening star., 1926-10-11
ESKIMO IN TAXI CRASH,
Visitor Soon Meets City Perils
Says Radio Popular.

CHICAGO. October II R.-Abi
Bloomfield. an Eskimo here today for
the fifth annual radio exposition, en-
countered some Of the perils of a big
city within five minutes after his
arrival.
Bloomfield selected to try taxi
cab ride to hotel and his convey.
ance crashed into another car. He
was shaken, but recovered sufficient
ly to greet reporters.
"The Eskimos like the radio.' he
said. 'My father, who is S4 and
mayor and everything else in our
village, can do the Charleston to
radio music. We enjoy religious serv,
ices. We also get lot Of enjoyment
out of jazz"
Many new highways are to be built
L.
Evening star., 1926-10-11
TRAINS KILL TEN
IN TWO CRASHES
Five in Auto Crushed in SYRIA
cuse, N. Y.-Five More
at Crisseg, Ohio.

SYRACUSE, N Y, October / 1I.--Five e
persons were killed yesterday when
New York Central passenger train
crashed into their light sedan at a
crossing near the New Yory State fair
grounds. The car was reduced to
splinters The victims were Angelo
Serio, Fillipio Sioblia, Mike Montreal,
John Ciccihilli and Phillipa de Mascio.
all of Syracuse.
Serio was driving. Railroad officials
said they could not understand how
an automobile could drive on to the
crossing with the view in both direc-
tions virtually unobscured.
Evening star., 1926-10-11

Many new highways are to be built
in Rumania.
Evening star., 1926-10-11

Democrats, who voted to seat Col
Smith w. Brookhart in the Senate
last Spring, when Senator Dan f..
Steck WAS given the contested seat :.
Evening star., 1926-10-11
SENATORS TO INVADE IOWA

DIES MONIES. October IL R).--
Senator'S James A. Reed of Missouri
and Thomas j. Walsh of Montana.
Evening star., 1926-10-11

will compaign in this State, J. Raw
Files, chairman of the Democratic
State central committee, has an
nOlnred
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
Homemade Remedy
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You might be surprised to know
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Citizens Meeting
Votes Tax Abatement

At the citizens meeting called last
evening in City Hall, it was voted to
instruct the aldermen and city gov
eminent to abate the taxes for 1929
assessed against the Marston and
Brooks Company and the Augusta
Hallowell Realty Company, to au-
thorize such change in the tax comit-
ment for 1926 as this action shall
make necessary and to give the new
company taking over the property
the same privileges for this year and
nine years more that Marston and
Brooks enjoyed.
The meeting was well attended but
there was no discussion. The vote
was practically unanimous. Mayor
Charles X. Tilden presided over the
meeting. explaining the various arti-
cles. Then DIR. J. D. Nutting read
four resolutions for tax abatement
on the Marston and Brooks property
for 1925 and on the Realty Company,
They change in the tax continent
for the present year and the privi-
leges to be granted the new company.
He moved these resolutions be adopt
ed. He was promptly seconded. then
the question was put and the vote
taken the second time. A prompt
motion to adjourn followed. and the
meeting was over.
This action will make a difference
of l and IA mill in the tax rate or
an additional s1.25 on each $1,000 of
property. but it brings one Of the
finest shoe companies in New Eng
land into the city and makes the fac
tory property productive. The city
is to be congratulated on securing by
this arrangement the Joseph Herman
Co. of Mills. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
ADJUSTMENTS
The Coliseum

Announcing his program for
Thursday, Mr.. Boyle has one Of the
most talked Of pictures in many
months. Its none other than "Com-
promise" and the leading role is
played by the greatest emotional
screen artist of the day. Irene Rich
This wonderful picture has not only
the words of praise from New York
and the large cities of the country,
but the smaller cities and even the
towns, says that Compromise" is
one Of the best pictures seen on any
program.
Tonight is also Amateur Night
and Mr.. Boyle has gathered together
the first prize winners for the past
six weeks and tonight will witness
a Battle Royar for these winners
will do their best to be champion
amateur of this territory. Their
many friends will be there to cheer
them on and incidentally help them
win the prize.
The policy of the Coliseum for the
Lenten season will be three nights a
week. Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day. A different showing on each
night and the regular two feature
week end on Saturday and two per-
formances. Mr.. Boyle will endeavo,
to secure some road shows to fill in
the time, until The Henry Carleton
Players return in the late spring. He
will use the same Judgment In
choosing pictures that are clean and
entertaining as heretofore and this
is one important factor in making
The Coliseum the center of amuse-
ment in Gardiner.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
British Liberals
Give Approval to
IlOyd George Plan

London, Feb. 1i.-(AP)-The Liberal
party, through 1900 delegates to the
conference of the Liberal Association
of England and Wales, today gave gem
eral approval to Lloyd Georges land
scheme. The conference opened today
and will last three days.
The delegates unanimously adopted a
resolution that the time has arrived
when the land system of Great Britain
should be reformed according to the
general principles laid down by Lloyd
Georges land committee. The Lloyd
George plan provides for drastic pol
icy for dealing with the land problem
through government control amounting
to a monopoly of agricultural lands.
Lloyd George made n plea for unity
in arriving at a common agreement on
this common plank of the Liberal plat
form.
Liberalism will not be bullied by
the vested interests" he dec.nred.
The Earl of oxford and Asquith Oh.
II. Asquith) emphasized that no Lib
eral who dissented from the land
scheme need necessarily be rejected
from the party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
Mrs. Nellie E. Ham

The death of Mrs. Nellie Z. Ham,
wife Of the late Eugene T.. Ham,
occurred at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. NJ. L. .Donnell, of Monmouth
Ridge. at 1890 P. NJ, Tuesday, Feb
16. The news comes as a great
shock to many friends who were I'M
aware of the serious nature of her ILL
ness until a few days ago, although
she had been in poor health for a
long time. Her age was 20 years.
Mrs. Ham was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Holyoke of Brewer.
She removed to Lewiston while
1877, to Eugene E. Ham, then of that
city. Mr.. Ham purchase the Bela
Pierce farm just across the town line
between Monmouth and Wales, next
to the home of his father, the late
J. c.. Ham. and this was their home
for the remainder of their lives.
They were always prominent in
Monmouth society. Mrs. Ham was a
faithful member of the First Baptist
church of Monmouth and of the
Ladies' Circle, an auxiliary of the
church. She was also a member of
Boynton~ Chapter, O.. z. S., of Mon
mouth, and of Wales Grange. Her
devotion to her family and home life
was marked, and her happy DISPOSE
ton and genial nature made her a
general favorite. The death of her
husband a few years ago was Sc
we're blow from which she was long
in rallying.
She is survived by one daughter,
Grace, the wife of M. E. Donnell of
this town, and one son, Ernest f.
Ham. who resides on the home place
in Wales. She also leaves five
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
NATIONAL HOME:

Officer of the day, Capt. Charles A.
Dunno.
Chaplain A. J. Hayes will speak
this evening before the Mems club
of the Penney Memorial church in
Augusta, his subject being THE Ser
vice Club in the Church.
Chaplain A. j. Hayes will speak
here next Sunday at 10 on Thomas,
an Honest Doubter."
The Home Sunday school class will
hold a social in G. A. r. hall next
Saturday evening from $50 to g.
Michael T. Driscoll of New York
City, late Co. G, Goth n. Y. Inf, and
John Spelmon of New York City, late
9th Battery, Mass. l.. A., have been
re-admitted
Robert Parker of Augusta has been
awarded the contract to install the
radio set in the hospital here recently
donated by the Roxy Radio Corp,
and includes 400 head phones. This
is a Freed Eiseman regenerative set
ampllfed by seven stage amplificd-
ton. There is to be installed a loud
speaker in the Opera House and club
house connectd with this set.
Ensign Worth Bagiey post, No. 8,
Y. +. W., will hold its sixth annual
smoke talk this evening and their
program will be us follows: "Star
Spangled Banner" by the Home or
chestra; prayer by Rev. w. q.
kirschbaum, department chaplain:
greetings by Capt. r. E. Laferriere,
the post commander; remarks b! Col.
Keith Ryan, governor of the Home;
Rose of Picardy," by the orchestra:
song, Whispering Pines" by Co. A
trio; Spanish Fandago" by orches-
ira; monologue by Andrew IT. Lam
nigan; over There" by orchestra;
accordian selections, jigs, reels, etc,
by Bert Hubert; songs by Capt. La
ferriere and James Clark: selection
by. orchestra: humoresque and tit by
John f. Keough; song by John Cole;
volunteer stunts by the comrades;
America" by orchestra, by all vet
Grams: benediction by Rev. A. j.
Hayes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
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Mrs. OriIla Chapman

Mrs. Orilla Chapman, for more
than 50 years a resident of this town
died at the home Of her son. George
L. Chapman in Gardiner yesterday
afternoon at the age Of 81 years. She
was born in Starks. March 8. 1888,
the daughter Of Stephen and Eliza
F. Moore, and in 1865 she married
George F. Chapman who died about
20 years ago.
Mrs Chapman is survived by a son
George L. Chapman of Gardiner: q
sister, Nicholas Miller of Norridge-
wock; a niece, Mrs. Blanche Moore
Of Maiden. Mass, and by four grand
children. Greeley c.. and Marjorie NJ
Fierce, both of Oakland. and Marion
and Ruth Chapman Of Gardiner.
She was one of the oldest members
OF the Cascade grange
Funeral services will be held from
the home, 102 Mechanic street. Oak
@no' Friday afternoon. Burial will
be in this town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-18
u. S. Has Nearly
fTwO-Thirds Radio
Stations of World

Washington, Feb. 17-(AP)-
Radio broadcasting stations through
out the world total 500, nearly two
thirds of which are in the United
States.
A census made by the Department
of Commerce, which has jurisdiction
over commercial. radio in this coun-
try, showed that there now are 533
licensed broadcasters in the United
States. as against only 270 stations
for the remainder of the world.
Through a gradual wedding out
process of stations which were
operating only internationally and for
no particular reason, the number in
this country, is decreasing.
Canada, with 50 broadcasting sta
tons, stands second to the United
States. The recent radio boom In
Spain has placed that country in
third place with % stations, while
the United Kingdom and France
have 20 and 19 stations respectively.
Figures of the other leading coun-
tries in order, are Mexico Is sta
tons: Germany, Brazil and Sweden,
10 each; Cuba and Australia 13 each,
and Argentina Z.
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MAY TOTAL H
Continued from Page One)

caught without warning when the
avalanche struck the Mcdonald
boarding house and a smaller one
nearby conducted by a Mrs. Rimby.
A small church and about twenty
miners cabins, lining both sides of
the gulch, were buried or swept
away.
The boarding house and cabins.
heated with stoves. caught fire as
they were crushed in the snowslide.
Many of the victims were terribly
burned and Identification of the
bodies was extremely difficult.
Virtually the entire first shift of
the Utah delaware mine was coming
off duty when the slide swept the
gulch sides clean and filled 1t with
debris. 1t was with sudden thun-
dering roar that the slide tore down
the mountainside, said persons OUT
side its path. AS the mass gravitat-
ated down, houses that had glistened
in the snow caved in like eggshells
and became a part of the moving
mass.
Rescue crews piled their shovels
in limited areas that had been roped
off. Their efforts were speeded up late
today as the fires died down under
the mass of snow. More than 1000
persons from the countryside and
neighboring towns had gathered
about the scene before dusk.
The avalanche is believed to have
been the result of the unusually wet"
character of the snow that had been
falling for "a hours. adding fourteen
inches to previous SHOWS on the sur
rounding heights.
Sap Gulch. mile from here. IS one
of several off shoot gulches clustered
about this city Of $4,000 population.
which is noted for largest open"
copper ore mine in the world, that
of Utah Copper Company.
The distance to Salt Lake City. is
16 miles.
The snow slides swept two miles
down the gulch before it over
whelmed the little mining camp at
the narrow base.
There was little warning of the
approaching doom.
Frank A. Wardlaw, superintendent
of the Utah-Delaware Mining Com
pany, stopped work in the mine and
ordered the entire day shift to the
surface for rescue work. The offices
of the company were pressed into
service as an emergency hospital.
Here more than a score We're treated
for injuries.
Two of these were Couchita Beitia
year old, and her little brother,
Johnnie. 2 1-2 years old. A bathtub
and washbasin saved their lives. The
girl is suffering from a badly frost
ed leg. The edge of the tub pinned
this leg to the ground. stopping cir
culation. The boy, also pinned down
by the edge of the tub. is also suf-
| fering from a frosted foot.
For more than four hours. these
| children were within view Of the res
cue crew and during the. slow pro-
cess of cutting away timbers and
removing snow and rock. James Nor
burg, a miner. held the little girls
head and soothed her until she was
rescued.
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WOULD BALK
CONTINUED from Page ons)

of this, there is so much circum
stantial evidence that we are plan-
ring our trip definitely with the idea
of getting there ahead of the BOZ
sheviks II we can.
when one stops to think that
military flying base could be estap-
lished in the Arctic basin WITHIN
dav,s fiying of the most important
cities of the northern hemisphere,
the menace of a Bolshevik base is
clear enough" 49,
Tdeutenant Wade said the closing
of Wrangell Island, the Kamchatka
Peninsula and northeastern Siberia
70 foreigners was one of the events
upon which he based his belief that
the Soviet flyers were planning an
expedition of their own.
"They also know OF the consider-
able activity being planned for the
summer in Polar exploration, ne
added. I'm view of their very large
and well equipped flying forces, IT,
would be very surprising lnoeed II
they were not planning something
on their own account.
It is we'll known in army circles.
he said. that the Soviet air forces
have as much equipment and as
large a personnel as those OF tho
United Subsequently, larger.
"They have had ample time for
training and presumably are expert
flyers" he added. "Much OF their
equipment is of European manufac-
ture. but they are making their own
planes now. Even before the war
Russians were active in aviation.
During the early part of the war
they constructed some very large
planes, their aeronautic industry was
well advanced and I see no reason
to believe that they have dropped
all that knowledge since then.
"Lenine's remarkable speech
clearly stating his attitude toward
the United States shows that there is
no love lost on the part of Red army
officials. If anyone can imagine
them sitting by, twirling their
thumbs. with large, well-equipped,
ambitious air force, while their
friends go in and plant the Ameri-
| can flag upon a new continent, they
have better imagination that I
have" s.
If new continent in the Arctic
Basin is found, he said, it is not I'M
likely that it's topography will be
much like that of Greenland. a high.
| fiat table land upon which there
would be excellent landing places.
Lieutenant Wade has announced
his intention of resigning from the
army to lead the expedition. His
! first assistant will be Lieutenant H.
| H. Ogden, also one of the army
world flyers, whose resignation was
announced in Washington yesterday
The expedition is backed by alumni
of a number of American UNIVERSE
ties. 1t is planned to leave Seattle
| early in June, and to start recon-
| Nuisance flights from Point Barrow
| early the next month.