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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
SWEEPING INQUIRY
INTO MAILS URGED
Newspaper Publishers Com
plain of Unsatisfactory Serv-
ice by P. O. Department.

Inauguration of a sweeping In
CURRY into the present practices OF
the Post Office Department in the
handling of mail transportation was
asked of the Interstate Commerce
Commission yesterday by members Of
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association.
Carrying their campaign against
postal rate increases to the commits.
sion, the publishers filed petition as
intervenors in proceedings affecting
railroad charges for carrying the
mails. holding that any increase in
these rates would bring danger or
postal rate advances.
Great economies, the petition argued,
could be brought about by IAN over
hauling of the department methods of
handling its traffic, through the sub
stitution OF cheaper service for much
of the expensive passenger train trans
portation now almost exclusively
used
The petitioners would submit evi-
dence, 1t continued, to prove that the
cost of postal transportation OF news
papers is excessive; that present prac
tees of the Post Office are responsible;
that charges now paid railroads by
the Post Office could be materially re
duced if other than passenger trains
service in mail movements were util-
lied: and that much of the present
mail newspaper involves, so far as
the Post Office is concerned. merely
the payment to railroads, since the
publishers provide much OF the serv-
ice in connection with the shipment.
Any increase in the charge rail
roads make to the Post Office might
result in increased second class mail
rates or curtailed service, urging the
commission not to allow such an ad-
vance without proper readjuStment
of the transportation practices of the
Post Office Department"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
ASKS FOR TROOPS
TOPROTECT MINE
Manager Fears Union Will
Try to Interfere With
Pumping Crews.


EVANSVILLE. Ind, January o.
An appeal for State troops to protect
the interests OF the Bosse Coal Co.
in It's mine at Buckskin, near here,
was sent yesterday to Adjt. Gen.
William II. Kershner by Walter
Korff, general manager of the com
pany.
The request, according to Korff.
was made because he believed Sheriff
Earl Spradley, Warrick County, would
be unable to cope with the trouble
which it is feared may develop into
threatening situation. Sheriff Sprad-
ley declared that he would be able
to handle the matter.
The present situation in Warrick
County. where more than Il score Of
mines are operated on a non-union
basis, arose Saturday, when 800 union
miners invaded the Bosse mine prop
erty and forced five non-union work
ers to abandon their work of cleaning
up the workings Of the mine prepare
tory to opening 1t after an idleness
Of 1S months.
Since then union miners of the
region have heldaseveral orderly mass
meetings in attempt to crystalline
sentiment against operation of non
union mines.
The Bosse Mine, at Buckskin, has
not yet been opened. 1t Is not for
the purpose of protecting actual
mining operations that Korff appealed
for troops, but for the protection of
pumping crews lest the workings be
flooded with water and the mines
ruined. according to Korff.
Operators here say that they are
unable to pay expenses by working
under the Jacksonville agreement and
for that reason have returned to a
non-union basis.
Attorneys for the Bose Coal Co.
are preparing a petition for an in
junction against the union, which, it
is said, will be filed in Federal Court
at South Bend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05

A unique library, a collection of
books by and about native Americans,
Is being assembled at headquarters
here of the General Federation OF
Women'S Clubs.
Sought primarily as an information
source for clubwomen, the completed
collection will represent a cross-sec-
ton Of American literature IN the non
fiction field. Each State federation
has been asked to supply at least II
books by and about persons of its own
State and to date the library numbers
more than 900 volumes.
1t is the purpose of the federation
to make the library available to indi-
vidual clubs and members either
through mailing Of requested volumes
or copied extracts, or by advising
where specified books may be found.
Virtually all of the noted American
authors are represented in the cOllec-
ton, along with many whose works
have received Statewide recognition.
A number of the volumes were the
gifts of the authors, bearing auto
graphs. Several are by members and
officers of the federation.
A complete picture OF the growth OF
the States and the Nation, with biog-
raphies Of their builders. Is presented
in the collection, along with folk tales,
poems, works on art, travel, nature
and kindred subjects.
The Alabama federation included in
it's first contribution to the library a
History OF Alabama" by Albert
James Pickett, Helen Keller's STORY
Of My Life" up From Slavery by
Booker r Washington, and other vol
umes dealing with the State and the
Confederacy.
Among the books representing Con
necticut are Mark Twain's Connect.
cut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
and HARRIET Beecher Stoves Uncle
Toms Cabin"
The poems Of Sidney Lanier. Geor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
TRAINING SCHOOL OPENED
AT CASUALTY HOSPITAL
Twenty Student Nurges Sought to
Take Regular Three-Year Course
at Institution.

Opening of a new training school at
Casualty Hospital as the final step in
It's Reorganization since administration
Of the hospital was taken over by the
new board of directors offers oppor-
tunity for 20 student nurses desired
by the board to take a regular three.
year course Of training.
DR.. Joseph D. Rogers. president of
the board, said the training school
will be under the direct supervision Of
Miss Norton, new superintendent Of
Casualty, and that the nurses will be
housed in the spacious home adjoining
the hospital. They will also receive
the benefits Of affiliation with other
hospitals as soon as the nursing staff
is organized, he said. The new staff
Of physicians for the hospital will be
announced in few days. ~
Mrs. Mary J. Vaughn. chairman Of
the board of lady directors of the hos
pitaI, announced that the board will
give a bridge and 500 party at the
Willard Hotel Friday, January %. to
raise funds for the boards charity
work at the hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
FARM RELIEF DECLARED
INSULT TO INTELLIGENCE
ASriculturist Will Work Out Own
Problems, Says Manager Of
Potato Growers Body.
Bx the Associated Pies.

CHICAGO, January 5.-The farmer
does not want his business subsi-
died, paternaliZed or politicalized.
and after they all get through fuss
ing with farm relief" will work out
his own problems. Homer L. Robin
son, manager of the Hastings, Fla,
Potato Growers Association, declared
here yesterday. He addressed the
American Fruit and Vegetable Ship
pers' Association.
Most of this farm relief stuff is
really an insult to rural intelligence.
There has been too much talking and
not enough sound thinking. The
Secretary of Agriculture has sug-
gested the only safe and sane course
10 follow, and when Congress settles
down to real serious work they will
probably follow the lead given them
by Secretary Jardine."
Improvement in present economic
conditions will come through cooper
alive marketing, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
NEW RUSSIAN "CARMEN'
PRODUCED IN NEW YORK
Most of Cast Posed Back Stage
While Principals Are
Singing Roles.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. January ga Rus.
sian version of Carmen" was pro-
duced for the first time in New York
last night by the Moscow Art Theater
Musical Studio, a company of youth
full Russians who arrived from Mos
cow about a month ago.
Without any scenery, the Russians
obtained remarkable effects by an I'm
usual use of the chorus. Much of
the time the chorus and all the actors
not at the moment directly partici-
pating in the action of the opera
were posed in attitudes Of arrested
notion These poses were changed
rapidly.
AS a rule, two or three of the sup
porting cast were in motion. but there
were some. moments when, except for
the principal singer, the entire COM
pany might have been statuary, so far
as visible motion was concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
1925 Driest Year.
Maryland Records
Show, Since 1900
;pecial Dispatch 10 The Star.

BALTIMORE, January 4.-Mete
orologically 1925 was the driest
year on record in Maryland since
1900. according to Roscoe Num-,
Baltimore's weather man.
During the year just ended 1912
inches of rain fell. In 1900, when
the previous dry record was set.
the rainfall was recorded at SIS,
inches, 1t was stated.
Although the year Was unusually
dry, crops did not suffer material
damage, it was declared. Rains in
July, little heavier than usual,
caused the crops to recuperate, Mr.
Num- stated.
September was particularly dry.
Mr.. Num- declared. Only 81 of an
inch of rain fell. The dry Septem-
Der was a big help to the farmers.
as was the wet July, which saved
the crops.
Records showed that the dry
weather was harmful to but one
crop, potatoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
OFFER ARBITRATION.
Agriculture Department Proposes
Vegetable Trading Rules.

Establishment of standard trading
rules in the fruit and vegetable In
dustry and creation of an arbitration
board to handle disputes in the trade
are proposed by the Department Of
Agriculture under a plan providing
for cooperative agreements between
the department and individual mem
bers of the trade.
While not intending to inaugurate
permanent arbitration board the
department offers to act as arbitrator
in a limited number of controversies,
pending final PRONUNCIATION of the
rules. These rules will be issued after
discussion of the plan at numerous
organization meetings of members Of
the produce trade this month,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
BOOKS BY AND ABOUT AMERICANS
BEING ASSEMBLED BY WOMEN
Federation of Clubs Gathering Unique Library-All
the States in the Union Urged to Send at
Least IL Representative Volumes.

gia poet. were sent from that State,
while Tennessee gave a volume on his
life. Two works on Woodrow Wilson
have been received thus far, one by
Josephus Daniels from North Carolina
and the other by William Allen White
from Kansas.
From Massachusetts came the COM
plete works Of Ralph Waldo Emerson
and the complete poems OF Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow. The same
State sent Benjamin Franklin's auto
biography and The American Revo-
luton" by John Fiske.
THE American Language" by II.
l.. Mencken, and "Old Manors in the
Colony of Maryland" along with many
works by Poe. were received from
Maryland. North Cardinals contribu-
ton included Lyrics from Cotton
Lands" by John Charles Mcneil, and
Southall Cotton.
The poetical works of joaquin MIL
Ter, 1.-The Man With the Hoe by
Markham. and volumes by Bret Harte
were sent from California. Indiana
sent Beveridge's Life of John Mar
shall"
At least one present cabinet member
will be represented in the collection.
1t includes Secretary Melons Taxa
ton: The Peoples Business" sent by
Pennsylvania.
Miss Josephine Junkin, secretary OF
the headquarters research department
and in charge Of the library, feels that
particular care should be taken of one
Of the books from West Virginia. 1t
is Settlement and Indian Wars OF
West Virginia and Pennsylvania, by
Doddridge. The West Virginia Fed
Grafton had great difficulty in obtain
ing a copy of the book. which first was
printed in 1924. Only few copies still
remain in the State, one Of them being
treasured in a safe at the State H.
brary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
BANKER DENIES THREAT
AGAINST GEORGE ]. GOULD
Otto H. Kahn Testifies He Never
Attempted to "Wipe Him Off"
Railroad Map.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January Elm
phatic denial that he had ever said
he was going to wipe George j..
Gould off the railroad map of the
United States" was made yesterday
by Otto II. Kahn, head of the bank
ing firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., tes-
tifying in the 5000. 900 accounting
suit of the minority stockholders of
the old Denver and Rio Grande Rail
road against it's directors. The state
ment was said to have been made
prior to the banking company be-
coming one of the reorganization
managers of the Missouri-Pacific Rail
road. Gould was interested in both
railroads.
Counsel for the defense said that
Arthur koppel. one Of the directors
of the Denver and Rio Grande Rail
road and the Western Pacific Rail
road would be called to testify that
such q statement was made in his
presence by Mr.. Kahn. However, Mr..
Kahn still insisted that he did not
make the remark and continued his
denial throughout subsequent ques-
tioning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
MANY BRITISH TITLES
WIPED OUT DURING 1925
Nine Above Baronetcy Rank Were
Extinguished, De Brett's Com
pilation Shows.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, January 5.-More British
peerages became extinct in 1925 than
in any twentieth century year except
1915. The new edition of De Brett'S,
the standard compilation of the
realms nobility, records the extinc-
ton of nine titles above the baronetcy
rank. The outstanding case is that
brought about by the death of Mar
quis Curzon of Kedleston, which
wiped out both the marquisate and
earldom Of that name. The Ribbles-
dale baronetcy, dating from 1897,
passed with the death Of Lord Rib
blesdale, his son and heir having been
killed in the war. and the Rawlinson
baronetcy became extinct with the
death Of Gen. Lord Rawlinson.
The new De Brett contains five
new peerages, conferred during 1925,
the recipients being the Earl of Ok.
ford and Asquith, Baron Bradbury,
Baron Lloyd, Baron Merrivale and
Baron Stonehaven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
MEXICAN REVOLT HALTED.
Execution of Leaders Squelches
Revolutionary Movement

MEXICO CITY, January @.-
Official and usually well informed pri-
vate sources are of the opinion that
the prompt execution of the leaders in
government plots has effectively
squelched any probability of a serious
revolutionary movement at present.
The latest insurgent to go before the
firing squad was Jose l.. MARQUEE,
former colonel in the army. Other
rebels have been executed at Guada-
lajara.
Apparently dissatisfied elements in
various parts of the republic had
planned concerted violence against
the government, but unless appear
ances are deceptive the government is
in complete control everywhere, and
the revolutionary movement seems
abortive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
BRIDGE ESTATE s3,781,000

CHICAGO. January P).-Stock
valued at $3,486, 900 in the American
Petroleum and Transportation Co.
composed the bulk of the estate of DR..
Norman Bridge, noted author and in
structor at Rush Medical College, who
died last January at Los Angeles. He
was vice president of the company.
An inventory Of the estate, valued
at a total of $3,781 900 and left to
his wife, was filed here today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
Cartoonist's Son WEEDS.

BUFFALO. ~ Y, January 5 CP).-
John o. Briggs, son Of Briggs, the
cartoonist, yesterday was married to
virginia S, EnsiI of New Rochelle,
here. The only witnesses to the mar
riage were Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Bidgood,
a church sexton and his wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05

Poland's banking system is being re-
.,,,-,.-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-03
MIS-. Allen Prescott

Winslow's entire community was
shocked and saddened yesterday to
learn of the death of Mrs. May Pres
colt, wife of Allen Prescott of this'
town, which occurred at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leander
Haskell of South China, at the age of
40 years, after long illness. The de-
ceased was born in China, the daugh-
ter of Addie (Babcock) and Leander
Haskell, and lived there for some
years, receiving her education in the
town schools. She was a graduate of
the nurses training department at the
Augusta State Hospital and continued
nursing there for some years follow
ing her graduation. She married AL
len Prescott II years ago and they
have one son, Ellery A. Prescott of
China. Other survivors are her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Haskell;
two sisters, Mrs. Embert Ramsey of
this town and Mrs. Stanley Parmenter
of Weeks Mills: and one brother. Ern-
est Haskell of Winslow. Funeral serv-
ices will be conducted from the home
of, her parents at o'clock Friday aft
ernoon.s Rev. F. s. Dolliff, pastor of
the Winslow Congregational church.
officiating. 1nterment will be at Branch
Mills cemetery.
Mrs. Allen Prescott was a woman
beloved by her neighbors and friends
both in her home tome and this one
where she had lived for 10 years past.
She was a musician of no small men,
ton and has entertained many happy
gathering of young people at her pleas
ant little home on the Augusta road.
AS in everything good, she excelled In
neighborly kindness in cases of Illness
and death. and wherever she could lend
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-03

thy passed the week end and holi-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ayre and
family motored % Togus Memorial
Day,
Mrs. Imogene Brown. OF Good viii
was shopping in town Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Miss Antionette Dostie has re-
s0med her studies at Mt. Merci, after
passing the week end at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Coro and son,
Maynard, were guests Of relatives in
Clinton Sunday.
DIR. E. H. Kidder. of Clinton and
sister, Mrs. Emily Hall, and son, of
Lisbon Falls, were auto guests Mon
day Of Milton Kidder. They were
accompanied to Clinton by Mrs.
Mary Bryant, and Miss Anna Bry-
ant, who attended the Memorial SER
vice there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melbourne Cronkhite
and children, and Miss Christine Nor
ris were in Augusta Saturday. Miss
Madelyn remained over the week end
with relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. George Thurlow
and children. Of Skowhegan, were
auto callers at the Baptist parsonage
Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Capitola Tolman went to
Portland Wednesday,.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-03
LITCHFIELD

Miss Evelyn Bell, a Colby College
student Of Waterville. was the week.
end guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Weston.
Mr.. Burns has moved his mill
from the Wilbur Gowell lot to J. B.
Stevens, Jr. place.
The Community Club held their
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Stevens. Jr.,
June 2.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Harold Weston and
daughters, Doris and Ruth of Tx
bridge. Mass, were the week end
guests of their parents, Mrs. w. c..
Bowley and Mrs. Mary Weston.
Clifton Brann and friend of Gar
diner were the Sunday guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Brann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bowley and
son, Frank. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Weston and daughters, and Mrs. w.
c. Bowley went to Togus. Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Weston and
SON. Philip. and Dora Weston were
the Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Powers In Gardiner.
Mrs. Warren Buker and daughter,
Ruth, were callers at A. w. Bowley's,
Friday.
Mrs. Clara Hinkley is the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Newell.
Mrs. Edith Newell is reported on
the sick list.
Mrs. Edith Stevens returned from
Portland, Saturday.
Mrs. Arthur Read Is visiting
friends and relativs at Ocean Point.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Weston and
family returned to Massachusetts
Monday night.
Effie Small has returned to Bow
doinham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-03

relaid. A small boat picks up buoy
and brings a rope aboard to which
the other broken end has been at
tached. Then this end is dragged
aboard.
While the Joseph Henry is at work
a signal swings from the mast WIFI I
means in the International Code EN-
gagged in cable work: not under con-
troll"
The end of the broken cable just
dragged aboard is cut off and tested,
with a man working on the land to
help, IL possible. Then the wire ends
are boiled out" in parafin, they are
spliced, matched by pairs" insulat-
ed, bound with tape, and covered
with leaden sleeve. The joint is
wiped" or sealed. 1t is SERVED"
with the jute covering and bound
over with the armor wire. Then the
splice in the armor wire is served
over with jute and the cable Is ready
to lay again.
Slowly the ship moves forward. A
brake controls the big revolving
drum. "Splice!" a deckhand shouts
and the brake is released while a
splice rides through the sheave. The
cable is laid and brought ashore. It
is tested for leaks and connected to
the maze of wires leading into the
switchboard Of the fort. There the
responsibility of the Joseph Henry
ends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-03

during the absence Of d. p. Ricbard.
T %nv mas gone to Andover to visit his
Mr.. ana Mrs. vinal Merrill, p..ssd
the weekend at home here.
-. Hallowell, who has ham a.
massachusetts, for two weeks. re-
turned Saturday.
MI. ana MRS. Joe Walsh of Revere.
Mass. passed the holiday vacation
with Mr. and Mrs. John McCurda.
Mrs. Lizzie Norris is staying with
Mrs. Elma Thorn for q while.
sunday guestx from away were r
=. HalIowell and son John Mr.. and
MRS. r. H Dyer ana John Fogg at
Mrs. Ida Fernald,s: Mr.. and Mrs Fred
Mercier. Ruth, Amos, of Augusta. ana
Mrs. Walter Wilson and SON Of Jack
man At II. Merrilrs: Arthur Cog
gins, . student at Bates, and sister
MISS Josephine. called on their for
mer schooimates, the vinal Merrills
ana vernon Boyntons; Mr.. and Mrs.
Alton Hopkins and children of Halo
Wen passed the day with Mrs. Frank
Gordon and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Pierce
OF Maiden, Mass, made a short ,call
with their sister. Mrs. Harry Boyn-
ton
A very pleasant time was en1oyed
by those who attended the ball game
between Erskine and the Alumni Sat
urday afternoon. Score Is to II In
favor Of E. A.
Mrs. Lillian Haskell Of Portland.
VINO was a guest for a few days last
week OF Mrs. r. B. Pierce. returned
to her home Saturday morning.
sunday morning services at the Bap-
list church were conducted by Rev D.
.. johnson Of East Winthrop. The
Sunday school was reorganized and
services will be held every Sunday.
Preaching at 1880 and Sunday school
at 11.30.
Miss Winifred Nelder returned to
her work In Augusta Monday after a.
rev days stay with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. p. A. Nelder
Andrew Adams of Augusta visited
his grandfather. Albert Stewart, Sun
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-03
BELFAST
A..tine Called to Organize
r.ldo Co. Poor Farm AssO.

! llbIon P. Goodhue. chairman OF
:, ave overseers Of the poor Of Belfast,
M has for several months been en-.
I.n.d IN A campaign In which he will
1851 ss the rs towns Of Waldo Coun-
N maintaining central poor farm
Es.rs each may board its paupers,
~ called meeting Of the selectmen,
pssrseers of the poor and others in
s,ssted in the project, to be held IN
6sSsst on June 14th, in the munich
ri court room. City Building. AT
XII lime If possible an association
Eil he organized. Speakers will in
Elnde CRUDE B. Cornish, Of the State
Rosrd Of Charities and Corrections,
n Augusta and ex-senator Charles
IN Conant Of Winterport.
I The plans call for a central poor
farm. or home for the poor, which
I'm be- modern, sanitary and have
IedIcal supervision, where each town
Which had paupers may board them,
knd those who have none will not be
4aYed, There will be no county tax
Snd It Is planned to board men and
Eomen from other counties when
Mere Is room which will aid in the
maintenance of the farm.