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l4THSTREETB|LL
MAY Be MODIFIED
Senate Committee Likely to
Permit Bus Traffic to
Traverse Extension.

The bill for the extension of Four.
teenth street through the grounds of
Walter Reed Hospital may be modi-
fled to permit motor busses to
traverse that portion OF the street as
the result OF a suggestion made by
Senator Copeland of New York at
hearing before the Senate District
committee yesterday afternoon.
AS the bill now stands, the street
would be extended with a restriction
prohibiting street cars, motor busses
or solid-tire trucks from passing
Walter Reed and giving the authori.
ties of the institution contro! over
traffic regulations for that part of
Fourteenth street.
After the committee had listened
for more than an hour to the views
of citizens on the question. Senator
Copeland evidenced a keen interest in
the problem and action was deferred
to enable him to make a personal
inspection OF the grounds. Chairman
Capper and Senator Jones already
have visited the hospital and arc
familiar with the situation.
Agree OH Extension.
All who testified were agreed the
street should be extended, but the
controversy hinges on how it shall be
used after it is opened. The original
Fourteenth street bill would have
placed no restrictions on the use of
the thoroughfare, except that the
Army officials would have had voice
in fixing the grade at which the street
should pass through the reservation.
For two years, however, that bill
failed to pass Congress. and a short
nf
House met with officials Of the District
Government and Walker Reed authori-
ties to break the deadlock. The result
of the conference was the present bill,
prohibiting street cars and other
heavy vehicles from using the pro-
posed street extension
While Engineer Commissioner Bell
and some of the citizens attending yes
terday's hearing We're disposed to ac-
cept these restrictions rather than fur
ther delay the extension of this i'm.
portant thOroughfare, number of
other citizens made a vigorous stand
for removal of the restriction.
Senator Copeland said if private
passenger automobiles were to use the
proposed street he could not see why
motor busses with pneumatic tires
would be Objectionable.
Interested by Suter.
The New York Senator showed
further interest in the problem when
Jesse c. Suter. chairman of the Citi-
zens' Advisory Council, testified that
during the war additional buildings
for wounded soldiers were erected at
the Georgia avenue end of the Wal
ter Reed reservation, near a noisy
thoroughfare and car line. Mr.. Suter
further declared he understood the
ground near Fourteenth street would
be used for an Army medical school,
a medical museum and officers quar-
terS.
The chairman of the Advisory
Council also told the committee that
nearly every hospital in Washington
has been located on or near a car
line.
Richard L. Conner of the Wash
ington Board of Trade asked Col. Bell
why the District Commissioners re-
ceded from their former position in
favor of the original bill.
IF you think you can get the
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in middle sound early yesterday.
Residents Of the section boarded the
craft, but found nothing that would
fix her identity. She will be tlOated
today and held while efforts are made
to locate her owner.
Nothing more has been heard from
the yatch No. 7400-S of Hampton. Va,
which broke her tow Tuesday and
drifted out to sea. 4 crew from Oak
Island station spent the night and
Evening star., 1926-03-18

tutors. He married Sarah Furry of
Atlantic City.
Mr.. Finley's first employment was
with the Delaware Gazette in 1873.
In 1882 he became an engineer, work
ing in the engineering department Of
an iron foundry at Delaware City.
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Gets New Trial.

RALEIGH, n. c., March 18 (A1.--
Rory Matthews, Harnett County
farmer, under sentence of death here
for the murder last July of d. J. Nc
Leod. Il neighDOr, was granted q neS
trial by the court here yesterday
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yesterday in quest OF the runaway.
finally abandoning the hunt. since a
strong west wind was blowing and
Capt. Willis said the chances were
the craft would be blown far to sea.
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PALATiAL YACHT FOUND
DESERTED AND AGROUND
Residents Near Buena Vista Farm
N. c., to Float Vessel and Seek
Owners Identity.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WILMINGTON, n. G., March lS.-A
small. handsome yacht. lavishly fur
nshed, but with no one on board,
drifted through the inlet near Buena
Vista Farm and grounded on Il shoal
Evening star., 1926-03-18

For the first time since 1914 ser
geants are to patrol the streets of
cities in Ireland for the purpose or
obtaining recruits for the army.
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original bill through Congress ! will
not oppose it," Col. Bell replied.
+. Brooke Lee of Silver Spring,
Md. told the committee he did not
believe the Walter Reed opposition
to the original bill was justlhed, put
that he was disposed to accept the
modified plan rather than have the
street remain closed.
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Minnesota Woman Leader Dies.

NORTHFIELD Mimi, March lS
R).-Mrs. Margaret Evans i!untlng
ton, S4 years old first president of
the Minnesota Federation of Women's
Ciubs and honorary vice president of
the National Club Body, died here
yesterday.
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Suggests Selling Ground.

Frank l.. Hewitt or SILVER spring
suggested that the Army sell the
ground it owns between tourteenth
and Sixteenth streets and buy an ad-
ditional area south of the present
boundary between f'ourteenth street
and Georgia avenue. He SAID TINS
could be done to the advantage OF the
Government and would remove the OBJ
lection to the free use OF Foufteentn
street.
Others who testified as to the neea
for the extension We're George =.
Shinn, George r. Dickson and f.. B
Henderson, They sought to show now
many north and south streets are
blocked by large Government reSerVa-
tons and declared Fourteenth street
will be needed as traffic artery as
the city continues to grow.
surg. Gen. ireland of the Army mace
a brief statement of the past history
of efforts to extend Fourteenth street.
He said the pending bill would permit
the use of Fourteenth street through
Walter Reed in much the same way
as the driveways of the Soldiers Home
are now used.
The committee voted - report favor
ably the bill to permit the new Ma
tional Press Building, ut Fourteenth
and f streets, to extend to height OF
l 80 feet.
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More than 1000 miles Of new high
ways are to be built in Spain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Wheatal Company
Formed at Augusta

The certificates of incorporation of
the following new corporations were
approved Saturday at the office of
the attorney general:
The Wheatal Company, organized
at Augusta, to put up any articles
OF merchandise by any special proc
ess and to engage in the business of
dealing in grains and cereals; capt.
tai stock, S25O.000 preferred of the
par value of 800 and $500 shares
common of no par value; ~ shares
subscribed; directors-Presiden and
treasurer, William r. Pattangall of
Augusta; c. p. Field Of North White
field and Herbert Z. Locke of Au-
guSta.
Electric Motor & Machinery Com
pany, organized at Portland, to man
ufacture, buy and deal in machinery
and hardware specialties; capital
stock, $4,000, all common; $500 paid
in; par value of shares, 500; di-
rectors- President and treasurer,
Alfred Herman of Portland Flor
ence d. Herman and Betty Sims of
Portland.
Portland Baseball Club
Portland Baseball Club, Inc, or
ganized at Portland, to lease and
manage grounds for giving public
exhibitions of baseball and manage
and control a baseball club; capt.
tai stock. $4,000. all common: moth
ing paid in; par value of shares,
500: three shares subscribed: di-
rectors President. Raymond S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Dept. to Assist
Farmers to Secure
Machinery Repairs

Commissioner Washburn OF the
Maine Department of Agriculture
announces that his department is
now prepared to assist the farmers
of the State in securing repairs for
farm machines that may have be-
come disabled through the wearing
or breaking of some part or piece. 1t
frequently happens that some other
wise valuable machine is rendered
entirely useless because of a small
break. Manufacturers names and
locations are lost or unknown and in
many instances their business has
passed into the hands of other con-
Germs.
The department of agriculture has
for several months been collecting
information along this line and a
long list is now on hand of machines,
new and old, with the present name
and location of the company that
manufacturers parts therefor. The
department will not act as purchaser,
but will undertake to put any far
mer in touch with the proper COM
pany to supply the particular re-
pairs needed and to inform him in
case no repairs are to be had.
Farmers are urged to write the
department of agriculture at Augusta
stating their needs and while it is
not hoped to make the service infall-
ible, every possible assistance will be
rendered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
CHIN A

EAST-NIrs. Dutton and daughter
Fannie, are quite i'll at their home
A trained nurse is caring for them
Miss Beatrice Ferris is employed
at W. B. Bailey's, in the village.
James Cochran had the misfor-
tune recently of losing his big work
horse.
Chester Ferris and son, are saving
shingles at their mill, on the Will
Ferris road.
Mrs. Helen Bickford fell on the
ice, recently, injuring her knee sc
badly she has to use crutches.
Mr.. Mockler. who has been visiting
at Fred Thurston's has gone tC
southern Maine, where he expects to
purchase farm.
The sick folks at the Bumps home
are gaining.
Mrs. Fred Thurston, who has been
i'll, is able to be out again.
Mrs. Alice Parmenter is going tC
make her home with her daughter
Mrs. Charles Parmenter, ami has had
, her stock moved there.
Everett DuttOn recently sold w. B
Bailey SO bushels of potatoes for
$4,000 Quite a contrast in price now
and last year at this time.
: 3. l.. Coffin was q business caller In
Waterville. Tuesday.
Ed Brann is employed at George
Thurston'S saw mill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
State House Chat

State Horticulturist George A.
Yeaton and Daniel Clement, inspec-
tor in the State department of agri-
culture, will go today to Norway and
Waterford to hold demonstrations of
bridge grating of apple trees that
have been girdled by mice. Similar
demonstrations were held last week
at Portland, Readfield. Mt Vernon
and Winthrop. The Winthrop DEM
onstration was held last Saturday
afternoon in the orchard of Earl
Norcross, where in one block of 500
trees set out 10 years ago, 400 trees
had been mice girdled and would die
If they were not bridge grated. Mr..
Yeaton stated that 90 per cent of
the trees bridge grated, are saved.
Miss Violet f. Ward, chief clerk
in the State highway police depart
ment, visited over Sunday at Bruns-
wick with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott r. Ward
Miss Melissa Farnham. clerk in the
department of State superintendent
OF buildings, visited Saturday at
Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Cornell Makes
SandlesS Glass

Ithaca, N. Y. April. 24-(P)-Sand-
less glass is being made in the chem
istry laboratory at Cornell Univer-
sity.
The substitute for sand in the
process of manufacture is the dioxide
OF germanium. a rare, mysterious
and costly element which Professor
L. NJ. Dennis. head of the Depart
ment of Chemistry. is now able to
produce in quantity after Years of
experimentation.
Whether the new glass has proper
ties that will make it of great value
Tor optical purposes is still undeter-
mined. but the results thus far OBJ
tanned indicate that it has unusual
retroactive qualities.
Chemists are still puzzled by GER
manium. They frankly admit that
until 1t was put to work making
glass they had not known what to
do with it. Even now they are con-
fident 1t has other and more i'm
portant uses to which science some
day will apply 1t. At present Pro-
fessor Dennis studying it's COM
pounds with a view to determining
whether the element has medicinal
properties that will make it of inesti-
mable value to mankind.
Geranium is extracted from crude
zinc oxide. In crystalline form it is
a glossy, f1aky substance resembling
zinc. hard and extremely brittle. II
Is worth many dollars a gram, and
Cornell exhibits the largest mass of
the element ever assembled. a round
piece, beautifully crystalline, about
the size of a silver dollar and weigh
ing 104 grams.
1t has been learned that crude zinc
oxide can be heated with strong acid
under such conditions that a volatile
compound of germanium of high pur-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26

American girls have become
countesses and duchesses through
marrying foreign noblemen, but in
1.-The Crown of Lies" which opens at
the Colonial theatre on Monday.
Pola Negri becomes a queen who
ends up by wedding likeable young
American flivver salesman, in order
to rule his tiny cottage.
This new Paramount production
unfolds story of colorful romance.
1t shows gorgeous Pola in the SIM
pie garments of a boarding house
maid. In an amazing conspiracy,
she reigns as queen of a small Bal
kan kingdom and her striking gowns
seem to sound a new fashion note
for the coming season.
Robert Ames is Miss Negri's lead
ing man. He is the husky young
Yankee who pursues his quest of
love across the seas, hazarding many
dangers in her behalf.
1.-The Crown of Lies" has power
full sequences laid in America as
well as in picturesque foreign set
tings. 1t was directed by Dimitri
Buchowetzki. The story is an orig
inal from the pen of Ernest Vajda,
famous Hungarian playwright.
The lumber camp with its fierce
men and its constant adventure is
the locale of Combat" the Uni
versal Jewel, starring House Peters,
which is now playing at the Colonial
as the second Monday and Tuesday
feature. Wanda Hawley Is the only
girl In the cast. while the interesting
supporting cast includes Walter Nc
Grail, c. E. Anderson, Charles
Males. Howard Truesdell and Steve
Clemento.
A melodrama Of society life and
the underworld comes to the Colo
NAL theatre as the feature attraction
wednesday and Thursday under the
title. THE Highbinders," the name
referring to a gang of crooks who
called themselves the "Highbinders. !"
William T. Tilden, tennis cham
pion, makes this his first bow as a
screen star, as the leading charac-
ter. with Marjorie Daw PLAYING on.
posite. Others in the cast are
George Hackathorne, Walter Long
Ben Alexander, and others eouallv
well-known. The picture is an AS
ISOLATED Exhibitor release, directed
by George Terwilliger.
Calder tombstone adapted The
original story. written by TiIden. to
The screen.
The other mid-week film attrac-
ton will present Nadgs Bellamy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26

Harrison Ford and David Terrence
in SANDY"
Paramount's latest Zane Grey
thriller Desert Gold" comes to the
Colonial on the last two days with
what is truly an all star cast. Fea-
tured in the four leading roles are
Neil Hamilton, Shirley Mason, Will
liam Powell and Robert Frazer, who
was seen as "Gaal' in 1.-The Wan
derer," Frank Lackteen, George
Irving, Eddie Gribbon, Josef Swick-
ard and Bernard Siegel, and you
have just about started telling who's
who in the supporting company.
Desert Gold" was actually taken
right on the locations about which
the story is built. The team that
worked on The Vanishing Ameri-
cam" George Seitz, director, and
Lucien Hubbard, scenarist, are re-
sponsible for this film. That ought
to be more than enough for anyone
who saw their first dual effort.
An interesting moment in Frances
Marion's fine picture production, Isl
mon the Jester" which will be on
view as the second Friday and Sat
urday feature film, is at the begin
ming of the story when Simon de
, Gex, portrayed by Eugene O'Brien
who. on learning from his physician
that he has only a few weeks to
live, gathers his friends at dinner
and drinks toast to-death. Natur-
ally, he drinks alone.
This is only the commencement
Of the action, of which there is am
pie su1iiciency. In the end, after
meeting with many remarkab BILE ad-
ventures. Simon drinks to-love,
Lillian Rich appears opposite o.
Brien, and Edmund Burns, Henry
Walthall and William Plat have ex-
cellent roles in their support.
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C0M'R. BEALS GIVES
FIGURES ON DECREASE
MAINE CHILD LABOR
Statement of Interest in Con-
nection with Child Health
Day, May 1, Shows Only 81
Minors Between Ages of Is
and 16 Employed in State
March Very Few Acct.
dents to Minors in Industry

Only 81 minors between Is and is
years of age were employed in
Maine on March LIST under work per-
mits issued by the State labor de-
partment, as shown by figures given
out yesterday by State Labor Com
missioner Charles o. Beals, which
are significant in view of the coming
observance of Child Health Day on
May ]. Each of these minors has
completed at least the sixth grade in
school.
The number of minors employed
in the State is very small now as
compared with ten years ago when
there were between 1000 and 1900
occupied, and as compared with a
total of 10000 industrial workers
now employed in the State.
1.-The Maine Child Labor Law was
enacted in 1916" said Commissioner
Beals. ut was amended in 1917.
and in 1919 an amendment was
passed so that minors must have
completed the sixth grade in school
before they can secure work per-
mits. That amendment also raised
the age necessary for receiving a
permit from IA to Is. No minors are
allowed to work in manufacturing
or mechanical establishments be-
tween the hours of 6 p. NJ. and $50
A. NJ.
There are very few accidents to
minors in Maine for the reason that
the employers are generally careful
to give them work not dangerous"
continued Mr.. Beals. "The more
dangerous work is given to the older
employees. There are no minors In
real hazardous occupations now.
The largest proportion are employed
in cotton mills and the~second larg-
est i'll shoe shops.
During the summer. VACATION
PERMITS are issued allowing min
orS between the ages of IA and 16
to be employed in manufacturing
or mechanical establishments. The
| number thus employed reaches its
peak in September. Last Septem-
Der the total number of minors en-
ployed under vacation and regular
work permits ran up to AL, as
against 2170 thus employed Septem-
Der /. 1918.
"One reason for the decrease in
the number of young folks at WORK
is the fact that there is a larger sup
ply of adult labor. owing to less
employment. After the war as con-
ditions eased away there was less
demand for labor and therefore d
larger supply of adult labor
Mr.. Beals said that the last death
of u minor as the rsult of an acct
dent sustained while employed in In
dustry, was in December 1923 when
a boy was called upon to take a
| mans place in lumber mill in the
Northern part of the State. The boy
had been working only an hour and
a half when the accident occurred.
| The employer was fined for viola
ton of the Child Labor law.
Improvement in Sanitation and
Safety
This decrease in the number Of
young people employed gives the
three inspectors of our department
so much more time-formerly
spent in checking minors-to apply
to other work along sanitation and
safety lines. The improvement
along these lines has been wonderful
| in the past ten years in all of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26

Commissioner A. o. Thomas of the
State department of education re-
ported Saturday morning on his re-
turn from Portland.
Miss Mary Pillsbury of Scarbor-
ough high school won the second
prize of $50 in this contest under the
Lydia o. (Hamlin) Spear Founda :
ton, set up by Hon. Arthur G. Spear
of Portland. member Of the Maine
Legislature.
Forty-fiye secondary schools OF
Maine were entered in the contest
In the prelimlnaries held In the af-
ternoon representatives of the fol-
lowing ten schools were selected to
compete in the finale during the eve-
ming: Lisbon Falls high school
Trap Academy at Kittery. West
brook high school, Kennebunk high
school, Portland high. Bath high
Brunswick high, Biddeford high,
Scarboro high and Sanford high.
The judges were: Neil Walter,
chairman of the city council at Port
land; Professor o. G. Hormell OF
Bowdoin college, and Josiah w. Tay-
lor, agent for secondary schools,
State school department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
MOUNT VERNON

Clarence Robinson is saving wood
on Currier Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Pearl have
recently had their house newly paint
ed.
Harry Weston has gone to Read
field. where he has employment at
Chadbournes mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Bourne of
Readfieni, were business callers
Tuesday, of Miles Williams.
Carol Richards, of Dexter is
working at j. r. Walkers.
c. D. Wadleigh, of Augusta, was
a recent guest of his sister, Mrs.
Lila 3. Gordon.
Henry Tucker is working for c. w.
Jacobs
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Movies Not Harmful
To Normal Eyes

Dallas, Tex, April 25-(P)-If n
person can read, write or work
without fatigue on the eyes, there is
no harm in attending the movies, was
the conclusion announced today be-
fore the specialists in diseases of
the eye at the annual session of the
American Medical Association.
Doctors A. r. Irvine and NJ. F.
Weymann of Los Angeles, studied
one hundred and fifty persons to
find out how much the use of the
eyes affected the ability to see clear
ly, and how soon the eyes would
show fatigue. People whose eyes
became fatigued at the movies also
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Education and
Its Relation to
Crime Prevention

State Commissioner of Education,
Augustus o. Thomas, who is study
ing crime and crime prevention in
the United States as a means of de-
termining the relation or RESPONSE
bility of education to the subject,
has Just received some interesting
and valuable information from the
state of Illinois directly from the
management of reformatories and
penal institutions.
Education of Persons Committed to
Pontiac Reformatory
OF the SOS persons, only five are
high school graduates and only SO
reach high schools. SAL are below
Mentality
OF the 56S commitments. 12S are
classed as of the moron type. 1913
are reported Of a mentality of II to
History of Parents
OF the 56S, in 122 cases both par
ents are dead. In 1877 cases, one
parent is dead. In So cases, the par
ents are separated. In the remand
err of cases, parents are living but
living conditions are reported as I'M
satisfactory.
This record is being borne out in
all Investigations and strongly in
dicates that 1t is the neglected child
or one with low mentality who Is
most likely to go astray. 1t is also
evident that the school Is our great
safeguard. Less than 10 per cent of
the Juvenile commitments are regu-
lar attendants at school and the rec
ord of the adult commitments
shows that they did not have or at
least did not accept the advantages
offered by our schools. One of the
most glazing facts is that in nearly
all cases of juvenile commitments,
the home has fallen down. In too
many instances, the bringing up of
children is an incident and takes
second place in life interests. One
OF our greatest studies today is how
to make the home efficient.