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economic horizon"
Secretary Work doesn't sit at his
desk, guessing. He travels over the
country constantly. studying oppor.
tunities for national improvement. He
knows conditions, and his opinion is
important and encouraging.
Should millions of women read OF
the death of Sir Oliver Lodge, Mar
conf, Millikin and a dozen other great
scientists the majority would say,
That's too bad" and be not much in
terested.
Every one of millions will be inter
ested to hear that Jean PHILIPPE Worth,
the famous dressmaker, has gone to
land where there is no sewing.
His house dressed queens and en-
presses of state and finance, also
young ladies' with whom their sons
ran around in Paris. His word meant
more in real authority to the worlds
women than all the decisions of a
thousand high judges.
Be patient with static, when it in
terferes with jazz music or prize fight
news coming sweetly over your radio.
Professor Pupin, of Columbia College,
says static and fading" enemies of
radio enthusiasts, really indicate that
other planets are trying to talk to us.
They send powerful messages that in
terfere with our feeble radio, and
Pupin thinks we shall understand
those messages within twenty-five
years.
If planets millions of years older
than our earth could tell us what they
know, our science might jump ahead
as rapidly as a child advances in
knowledge after it has learned to talk
and read.
We light little bonfires, heat steam,
and thus obtain power. Mars might
teach us to harness the power of the
sun, and transmit energy without
wires, which would do away with en-
gines or fuel on flying machines, and
give us unlimited power.
1t is said that in this country there
is more. commercial flying mileage"
than in any other.
For that thanks are due to President
Coolidge and Postmaster General New,
who have encouraged air mail routes.
But flying back and forth by mail car
riers, most desirable, does not mean
building up national aerial defense.
Our age listens indifferently to that
news, but no man can exaggerate its
importance.
And for our commercial flying We
depend on private initiative, citizens
building planes that will 'get by" and
enable them to make money carrying
mail. That isn't a Government pro-
gram for promoting aviation.
Clergymen are protesting against
the abbreviated Xmas which re.
duces the name of Christ to tx"
The abbreviation is disrespectful to
the most beautiful word in history,
and 1t is disrespectful to the English
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DR.. Work Who Works.
Be Patient With Static.
"Xmas" a Sacrilege.
Christianity a Failure?

DR.. Work, Secretary of the Interior,
says of the 1927 outlook: There is
not a single distress sign on the whole
economic horizon"
Secretary Work doesn't sit at his
desk, guessing. He travels over the
country constantly, studying oppor.
tunities for national improvement. He
knows conditions, and his opinion is
important and encouraging.
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Clergymen are protesting against
the abbreviated Xmas which re.
duces the name of Christ to "X."
The abbreviation is disrespectful to
the most beautiful word in history,
and 1t is disrespectful to the English
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-01-13

Should millions of women read of
the death of Sir oliver Lodge, Mar.
conf, Millikin and a dozen other great
scientists the majority would say,
That's too bad and be not much in
terested.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-01-13

Our age listens indifferently to that
news, but no man can exaggerate its
importance.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-01-13

And for our commercial flying We
depend on private initiative, citizens
building planes that will get by and
enable them to make money carrying
mail. That isn't a Government pro-
gram for promoting aviation.
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learn, through statements made by
Hazelton during the day, however,
that there will be no attempt to es-
tablish a defense Of legal insanity
for Ruth. s
Abnormal, Is Charge
Mr.. Hazelton explained that he
seeks only to show that Ruth, in
swinging the sashweight upon the
head OF her slumbering husband,
Albert Snyder, succumbed TO an
irresistible compulsion over which
she had no control and which was
founded in a psychopathic abnor-
mality.
This. he hopes, IL proved, will
be a mitigating and extenuating
circumstance that might bring ex-
ecutive clemency.
1t was declared by an authority
close to Governor Smith that the
governor does not wish to put any
obstacles in the way of the defense
and desires that every opportunity
be given them to have such an ex-
animation IL it can be done legally.
Mr.. Hazelton waited for hours
while Commissioner Kieb attended
a budget session, and then was
closeted with Governor Smith and
drew up the appeal he said he would
present to the commissioner. 1t
follows:
This is not an attempt to prove
Ruth Snyder insane or to obtain a
new trial for her. 1t is merely an
endeavor TO obtain evidence Of her
true psychic condition, to be placed
before the governor when / plead
for the exercise Of his executive
clemency.
"The law Of this State says a
person is sane when he knows the
nature and quality of his acts, and
is able to distinguish between right
and wrong. This is as far as the
law goes at this time. 1t doe not
take into account those who may
be mentally III, but still fail to
come within our definition Of legal
insanity.
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This startling proposal came as
two threats of international dis.
eension hang over, European pollti-
cal horizons. They are:
Wars in the Air
i. Polish Lithuanian territorial
dispute, which dates back five
years to the seizure Of Vilnal for
mer capital of Lithuania) by Polish
troops. Recently it has been
claimed by Soviet Russia that Po-
land was preparing to go to war
against Lithuania. Poland denied
this.
2. Tension in the Balkans over
the recent treaty of alliance be-
tween Italy and Albania which
not only gives Italy full naval con.
troll of the Adriatic and a doTni-
mana foothold in the western Bal
kans, but conveys an indirect threat
to Jugoslavia. Albania and Jugo-
sIavia have been at loggerheadI
ever since the latter nation annexed
the little kingdom of Montenegro.
Litvinoff declared that Tin case
the capitalistic governments are
not ready to abolish their armies
within a year, the Soviets pro-
pose complete disarmament over a
period Of four years, beginning in
1928.
The Russian program was the
most drastic and far-reaching ever
proposed at disarmament parley.
Features Of Russian Plan
The chief points Of the Soviets'
proposals follow:
l. Immediate universal disarma.
ment by land and sea, beginning
next year:
2. An international convention
pIedging the signatOry nations to
destroy all war materials and re.
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THE WIFE
YOUNG charges his
pretty wife with infidelity.
She says it isn't true.

paper majority and cannot legis-
late without Democratic help.
While the House win plunge Inn,
mediately into its legislative pro
gram, the Senate faces the mecca
sity of disposing of the election
contests against Sepators-olecl
Frank L. Smith, Of Illinois, and
William S. Ware, Of Pennsylvania.
before attempting legislative ac
tivity. Because OF this, Senate
leaders anticipate little legislation
until after the Christmas holidays.
In the House, Republican leaders
placed the new tax bill, the $780,
100000 deficiency appropriation bill
and the alien property bill on their
opening program. Supply bills will
have the usual right of way, how.
ever. even over this legislation.
Flood control, Boulder Dam and
a farm relief bill were placed in a
second group, while Muscle Shoals
legislation, a new merchant marine
bill and q big Navy" bill were
put in q third group. Unless the
leaders are disappointed. this entire
program will be enacted by the
House before next summers ad-
journment.
The Senate faces an entirely
different situation. Democratic
leaders have served notice they will
seek to keep Smith and Ware from
taking their oaths Of office when
the Senate meets Monday. This
win project an immediate fight over
seating both men.
The contests may even prevent
President Coolidge delivering his
annual message to Congress next
Tuesday, as under the Senate's rules,
no other business can be trans
acted until these contests are set
tied. The rule, however, may be
waived to hear the Presidents mes
sage.
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c. 0. P. UNABLE.
TOLEG|SLATE

A far-reaching program of legis.
lation, Investigations. appropriations,
election contests and politics To-
day awaited the opening gong OF
the SEVENTEEN Congress next nIon+
day.
The activity OF the new. Congress
viii carry the significance that us
ually goes to session on the eve
Of a presidential election. It's lead
ers predicted a turbulent future,
much like that OF the .Sixty-eighth
Congress four years ago. when the
oil scandals were first unearthed
Party politics were expected to
play a dominant role in as much
as the Republicans hold only a
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Ruth Snyder Fights
For Mind Test
lcontlnued FROM First Pagel

Continued from First Pagel
was fatty refused yesterday as
legally impossible.
Commissioner Of Corrections
Raymond Kieb, following a one
hour conference with Governor
Smith in Albany, informed former
Judge Edgar F. Hazelton, Ruth's
lawyer, that DR.. Neymann could
not be brought under the statute
permitting physicians, clergymen
and immediate relatives to visit
condemned persons in Sing Sings
death house, because he is not a
licensed or registered physician in
New York.
LOrenx Barred, Too.
Commissioner Kieb said the State
officials view this as an almost in.
surmountabIe obstacle in the case OF
DIR. Neymann. pointing out that DR..
Adolph L4orenz, famous Viennese
orthopedic surgeon, whose mission
was OAA0 VA hAC4Sy anu VIM oAAOAOA
free clinics, could not practice in
New York until the Legislature had
passed a special act.
Haxleton to Act
Mr.. EIazelton said that he would
seek an order from the Supreme
Court in New York authorizing the
proposed examination by DR.. Ney.
mann, and that If his petition is re-
jected ne will carry the appeal, IL
necessary, through State courts and
to the United States Supreme Court.
He left Albany for New York i'm.
mediately.
DR.. Kieb and Warden Lewis E.
Lawes, who also was in Albany yes
terday, are both violently against
permitting any such proceeding as
that requested by Mr.. Hazelton, con-
tending that examination by State
alienists is sufficient.
They were somewhat Modified to
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duce their armies 70 mere police
forces over . period OF four years,
unless the powers are willing to
disarnl at once;
8. Decentralization OF all land, sea
and air forces:
4. Destruction Of all .leavy and
light artillery, macIinc guns. army
munitions stores, all wafsEips Of
All classes and all airplanes except
those used for strictly commercial
purposes;
6. Demolition Of all forts BY land
and sea and the reduction Of all
naval bases;
4. Strict control Of all chemical
works and chemists to prevent the
manufacture fwar materials;
8. Abolition of poison was appa-
ratus such as could be used In war;
fare;
8. Abolition by all governments
Of war offices and ministries of
marine and aviation posts except
those used in peaceful, commercial
air commerce;
10. FOrbiding Of all military
propaganda.
il. Refusal by governments Of
patents for war-making inventions.
Laws should be enacted making
1t crime against the state for
anyone to transgress any of the
points set forth in these proposals.
said Litvinoff.
Astounded Assembly
The delegates to the conference
had expected a drastic set of pro-
posals from the Soviet delegates,
but Litvinoff's program was so far.
reaching that it literally took away
the breath Of the statesmen Assem-.
bIed here.
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Fifth Court FRht
Ii Three Years

Ex-FolIies Star and Rich
Publisher Again Battle
For DiUorce
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RUTH BROWN SNYDER

The session met at 1880 o'clock
as soon as the report had been
read setting forth the work already
accomplished and the agenda for
the present meeting.
/ Litvinoff got the attention of the
presiding officer and began reading
Moscow's proposal for complete
and immediate disarmament by all
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today during debate upon foreign
affairs. He continued:
American and Japanese imperial
lists threaten an appalling conflict
in the Pacific. England's imperial
ism was never before so visible. If
they have not gone to war against
Soviet Russia 1t is due to the
.coolnes sand calmness Of the Mos.
COW government"
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Laments Nearness Of war.

Laments NearneSs of War.
PARIS. Nov. 30.-"Never has the
menace of war weighed so heavily
upon Europe and, in fact, the entire
world as it does right now" de.
clared Communist Deputy Marcel
Cachin in the Chamber of Deputies
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RUSSIA OFFERS To SCRAP
WAR MACHINE IN YEAR
By international News Service

.- v. - = .
GENEVA Nov. 30-Soviet Russia took the Of the
stage the League Of Nations preparatory dsama
lnent commissions opened here today.
Maxim Ltvnof head Of the Soviet delegation who was the
first speaker announced that Soviet Russia ready to sign
convention for the destruction of all materials within
wear.
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Priest Arrested in Ikiev

Priest Arrested in lIxiev
IKIEV, Nov. 3O.-Charged with
espionage in favor of Poland and
using the cloak Of religion to stir
up a Ukrainian revolt" Teopphile
Skalsky. a Polish Catholic priest,
was arrested today.
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from said marriage, three of whom
are of full age and married; three,
namely, Lloyd, Colby and Junior, now
residing with their father, the said de-
PENDANT, and two, Mary and Gladys,
both minors, residing with the plain
tiff.
4. That the said defendant has pro-
vided no support or maintenance for
the plaintiff over long period of
time.
5. That the plaintiff has continued
to reside in Garrett county, Maryland,
since said separation, but the defen-
dant is nonresident of the State of
Maryland, and, the plaintiff is inform
ed, resides for the most part in
Canada.
The bill then prayes for a divorce a
vinculo matrimonii of the plaintiff
from the defendant, for general relief
and for an order of publication.
1t is thereupon, this 18th day of
January, 1927, ordered by the Circuit
Court for Garrett county, Maryland
in Equity, that the plaintiff by having
a copy of this order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in Garrett
county, Maryland, once in each OF
three successive weeks before the
10Th day of February, 1927, give no.
tice to the said of the object and sub
stance of this bill, warning him to be
and appear in this Court, in person or
by solicitor, on or before the 7th day
of March, 1927, to show cause, if any
he has, why a decree should not be
passed as prayed.
E. 2. TOWER, Clerk.
True copy-Test:
E. z. TOWER, Clerk. 48-4t.
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LAW OFFICES OF E. R. JONES.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
Malinda Jane Casteel VS.. Sylvester S.
Casteel.

Malinda Jane Casteel VS.. Sylvester S.
Casteel.
No. 2715 Equity. In the Circuit Court
for Garrett County, Maryland.
The object of this suit is to procure
a decree for divorce vinculo matri-
monii by the plaintiff from the de-
PENDANT.
The bill states
l. That on the 23rd day of April,
1899, the plaintiff was married in
Preston county, West Virginia, to the
defendant, Sylvester S. Casteel, COM
monty known as Jacob Sylvester Cas-
teel, with whom she resided as man
and wife in Preston county, West Vir-
ginia, and Garrett county, Maryland,
until about the year 1922.
2. That although the conduct of
the plaintiff towards her husband, the
said Sylvester S. Casteel, has always
been kind, affectionate and above re-
proach, the said Sylvester S. Casteel,
while the plaintiff and defendant were
living in Garrett county, Maryland,
about the year 1922, did without Just
cause or reason abandon and desert
the plaintiff and has declared his in
tentions to live with her no longer,
and such abandonment has continued
uninterrupedly for at least three
years and is deliberate and final, and
the separation of the parties beyond
any reasonable expectation of recon
citation.
:. Thar tie plaintiff and the said
defendant, Sylvester s. Casteel, have
had o.ght children born unto them
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Wednesday, February 9th,
1927,

at the hour of two o'clock P. NJ, in
front of the First National Bank of
Kitzmiller, in said town of Kitzmil-
Ter, Garrett County, will offer for
sale at public auction to the highest
bidder, all of the following real es-
tate, to-wit:
All that lot, piece or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in Garrett
County, in the State Of Maryland, be-
ing the Western one-half part of Lot
No. rs in Rafter's Addition to the
Town of Kitzmiller, as shown on the
plat of said town, recorded in Plat
Book Liber E. z. T., No. /, folio SO,
one of the records in the Office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Garrett
County, Maryland, and as such is de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning for the same at the end
of 40 feet on the second line of said
whole Lot No. Is and running thence
due West with the remainder of said
line, 40 feet, thence due North 100
feet to Front or Main street, thence
due East with said street, 40 feet,
thence due South through said whole
Lot, 40 feet to the place of beginning,
on an alley, this being the same lot
which was conveyed to the said Allen
c. Lyons by Alexander R. Wilson and
wife by deed dated the 23d day of
May, 1921, and recorded in Liber E.
z. T., No. 80, folio 179, etc, one of
the Land Records of Garrett County,
Maryland.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash on the
day of sale. Conveyancing at cost of
purchaser.
WILLIAM D. CASTEEL,
47-4t. Sheriff of Garrett County.
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Wednesday, February 9th,
1927,

at 2:3O o'clock P NJ, in front of The
vile, in said town of Kitzmiller, Gar
rett County, Maryland, all the right,
title and interest of the said Frank j.
Bell, his heirs and assigns, in and to
the following described real estate sit
uate, lying and being in the Town Of
Kitzmiller in Garrett County, Mary
land, to-wit:
Beginning for the same at the
Southeast corner of Lot No. SO in said
town of Kitzmiller and running thence
South 35 degrees 80 minutes East, As
feet, thence South 81 degrees West,
46 feet, thence North % degrees,
West, 46 feet, thence North CT de-
grees East, to the beginning. This
being the same lot of ground which
was conveyed to the said Rufus A.
Smith by The First National Bank of
Kitzmillersville, Maryland, by deed
dated May 81, 1918, and duly recorded
in Liber E. z. T., No. "a, folio AGA,
etc, one of the Land Records of
Garrett County And being also the
property which is described in GER
tain deed from said Rufus A. Smith
and Grace Smith, his wife, to said
Frank J. Bell, bearing date October l,
1919, and duly recorded in Liber E.
2. T., No. so, folio 81, ETC., one of said
Land Records of Garrett County.
Said lot of ground faces on River
street, adjoins the property of The
First National Bank, is improved by
good two-story frame and concrete
building, and is commonly known as
the "Drug Store" property. -,
TERMS OF SALE-Cash.
ERNEST RAY JONES,
47-4 Assignee of Vendors Lien.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE That the sub
scriber hath obtained from the Orphans Court
of Garrett County Maryland, Letters of Adj
ministration the estate of
CHRISTINA WHITE,
late of Garrett County, Maryland, deceased.
All persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof duly authenticated.
to the subscriber, on or before the 21st day of
July, 1927, they may otherwise by law be ex-
cuded from all benefit of the said estate. All
persons knowing themselves indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment.
January, 1927
ERNEST RAY JONES, Executor.
Oakland MARYLAND,
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Altogether of -Four Hundred
and Eighty-seven Acres, more
or less, of Surface, and the
Coal and other Minerals under
about Two Hundred and Thir-
ty Acres of the same.
The said Magruder Farm consisting
of four separate parcels of land con-
tiguous to each other and may be de-
scribed as follows:
FIRST PARCEL-Called "ONION
PATCH" containing one hundred
acres, more or less, lying adjacent to
the lands Of Barnes and Potter and
being the same land described in a
deed from William Devecmon, trus-
tee, to Patrick Hamill, dated July 81,
1867, and recorded in Liber H. R., No.
&c, folio 313, of the Land Records of
Allegany County, Maryland, and be-
ing also the same land which was con-
veyed by Patrick Hamill ct ux. to
James Magruder by deed of August
No. 81, folio BAG, of the Land Records
of Allegany County, Maryland. EX-
CEPTING the coal and other miner
ais underlying.
SECOND PARCEL-All that tract
of land consisting of 1879 acres, more
or less, of surface, with the minerals
reserved, which was conveyed to Ste
phen A. Magruder ct al. by the
Georges Greek Coal and Iron Compa-
NY on January 4, 1898, which deed is
recorded in Liber E. z. T., No. 20,
folio 354, of the Land Records of Gar
rett County, Maryland.
THIRD PARCEL-All that tract of
land known as the JOHH BARNES
FARM, consisting of 230 acres, more
or less, and being part of a tract call
ed "HAMPSTEAD," and part of a
tract called "ALEXANDER'', and de-
scribed in a deed from William W.
Barnes ct ux., to Stephen A. Magrud-
err, ct al, dated April 10, 1908,
and recorded in Liber No. So, folio
416, of the Land Records of Garrett
County, Maryland, and the minerals
underlying the same which were con-
veyed to Charles E. Magruder ct al.
by deed from William w. Barnes ct
ux., dated January 3, 1928, and re-
corded in Liber No. "a, folio PIP, of
the Land Records Of Garrett County,
Maryland.
FOURTH PARCEL-Part of a
tract of land called "ALEXANDER",
containing Is acres, more or less, with
the minerals reserved, and described
in deed from Leonard A. Warwick
ct uX., to Charles E. Magruder ct al,
dated June 90, 1922, and recorded in
Liber No. 80, folio 519, of the
Land Records of Garrett County,
Maryland.
This farm is improved with a fine
frame dwelling house and barn and
other necessary outbuildings, and is
in high state of cultivation, making it
one of the most desirable farming
properties in Garrett County.
The surface of this farm will be
offered for sale first without the coal
or other minerals underlying, then
the coal and other minerals will be Of
fered for sale and thereafter both
surface and minerals will be offered
as a whole and sold in whichever
way the greater amount of money
may be realized.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third of
the purchase money cash on day of
sale, one-third in six months there
after and the remaining one-third in
twelve months thereafter, or all cash,
at the option of the purchaser. The
credit portions to bear interest and to
be secured to the satisfaction of the
Trustees.
HORACE P. WHITWORTH,
T. l.. RICHARDS, Z cstees.
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COMMISSIONERS MEETING.

The Board of County Commission
ers of Garrett County, Maryland, will
meet in their Office in the town of
Oakland, on
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1927,
for the purpose of hearing appeals on
assessments. The books will be closed
after this meeting for the 1927 levy.
The Commissioners will also trans
act routine business at this meeting.
By order of the Board
W. G. MEYERS, Clerk.