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Sections Of houses were coming down
the stream from towns higher up.
Many landslides were reported along
the railroads and highways.
ALBANY STREETS SUBMERGED.

ALBANY, N. Y, November 4 R,--
Fed by the flood waters of it's many
tributary streams, the Hudson River
was 10 feet above its normal level at
Albany today. Although no material
damage had been done here. 1t was
feared that unless the waters subsidized
soon the property loss would be
heavy.
Streets along the water front were
under water, and the wharves of the
steamboat companies operating be.
tween this city and New York were
submerged.
The eastern section of Rensselaer,
County was particularly hard hit.
Along the Lebanon Valley many
bridges were swept away. High water
in the Hoosick River caused the shut.
down OF the power plants Of the New
York Power & Light Co. at Johnson.
Vile and Schaghticoke.
The Mohawk River was at the high.
est level since 1917. and the gauge at
Schenectady showed 1t to be eight
feet above normal. Because of flood
conditions the State Department of
Public Works today ordered the
Barge Canal east Of Amsterdam and
the entire Chanplain Canal closed.
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HOLDS LAW CONTEMPT GROWS
Illinois Official Says Attitude Is Under
mining American Principles.

JOLIET. ILL.,. November 4 CP.-Mis.
trial Of the Fall-Sinclair oil case and
its accompanying charges of jury tam.
pering was cited as q conspicuous in.
stance of a growing contempt for law
and authority. undermining the basic
principles OF American life, by Charles
Had!ey, assistant attorney general of
Illinois. He spoke at meeting OF the
Illinois Bankers Association.
Never in the history Of our Nation
has there been such a rebellion against
rules Of conduct" Hadley said.
Before our life changed from a
rural and agricultural community to
IN urban and industrial nation every
crossroad store or blacksmith shop
was an open forum for discussing
public men and measures. Now we
nave become 50 busy that we have
delegated our thinking and our vot.
ing TO others. What we need Is an
aroused public conscience and a re.
sumption Of the sense Of personal re-
sponsibility"
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Sonelnoea from First PaseJ
ter with me. but have mad.
preston OF approval or iisanntova,
etner personally or officially.
. "hlle we do not approve some ot
the provisions and detail of the n,on
as submitted to you, we believe thai
MI. wilson has rendered = distinct
service to the District in his endeavo.,
70 Drlns the companies together.
Inc management Of the Cap;taI
Lractlon co. has repeatedly stat.i it's
oeAeI tnat merger Of our several
transit systems would be beneficiai e.
the companies themselves as we'll as -
the public served by them and aas
endeavored in the past to bring atout
TINS result. In our opinion, the bcsr
way OF accomplishing a merger wouI,
De through conferences between repre-,
sehtatlVes OF the companies with the
assistance and cooperation Of the
public. ''e
This letter is written by the direc.
tion OF the board of directors at a spe-
cial meeting held today"
MIR. Wilson's plan is expected TO he
IN completed shape and ready for CON
slderat1on at q public hearing at the
commission within the next 10 days.
It was indicated today at the District
Building. Another conference prcb.
ably will be held between the commits.
sion and Mr.. Wilson. however, before
the finished plan Is made public.
In the meantime, the plan, accord.
ing to several persons who have dis
cussed it with Mr.. Wilson in the last
two days, likely will undergo certain
modIhcat1ons in order to meet obiec.
tons that already have developed.
Mr.. Wilson, 1t will be recalled. re-
served the right to modify the general
outline Of his plan in any respect be-
fore the finished proposition is sub.
mitted to the commission for consider
alton at public hearing.
One Of the changes it was intimated
probably will be made in the provision
which would create a board Of three
trustees appointed by the Commits.
sioners to regulate and fix the rates
OF fare, to direct the rearrangement of
tracks and to determine the character
and cost Of the service and facilities
or the consolidated company.
This proposal together with a pro-
vision that would guarantee the
merged company a z per cent return
on fixed capitalizat tion have been the
principal targets Of criticism of the
utility experts at the District Building.
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. VT. No
vember 4 @.-The rain.swollen White
River, which runs through this VII
slage, was eight feet higher today than
the previous record high mark and had
caused hundreds Of thousands OF dol.
lars of damage. Railroad service at
this point, one Of the busiest june.
tions in New England. was at stand.
still.
The great freight yard under con.
struction by the Central Vermont
Railway suffered severely and the
new Boston & Maine Railroad yard
also was damaged. Bridges across
the White River at Hartford and West
Hartford villages went out during the
night. and the bridge here was in
danger today.
Water covered the streets Of this
village and more than 100 families
were forced from their homes when
the flood reached the second stories.
Evening star., 1927-11-04
DECISION ON BRICK
CONTRACT DELAYED
D. c. Heads May Confer With
McCarI on His Proposal to
Void Agreement.

The District Commissioners prob
ably Will confer with Controller Gen
erai McCarl next week concerning his
recommendation that the contract
awarded to the United States Clay
Products Co. for 100000 vitrified
sewer brick be Cancelled and the order
readvertised so that new bids would
be received.
McCarls recommendation followed a
protest over the award OF the contract
from John r. Clark, Washington rem.
resentative Of the Victor Cushwa ca
brickmakers. Hagerstown. Nd. whose
rrm was the low bidder. The Com
missioners declined to award the con.
tract to Clark's firm on the ground
that the brick it submitted as samples
oiu not come up to specifications. The
controller general, however, said that
mere was slight difference between
the brlck offered by either Of the com.
panles and when tested both might
tions N see~'ii>"
The brick offered by Clark's firm,
was aS cents per 1000 cheaper than
Products Co. N'ds
II the Commissioners adopt tbs
course recommended by the controller
Seheral, 1t was said the District I'm.
oouDtedly would be involved in a s,,i,
oE the United Clay Products Co. and
as result they are anxious to cor.
suit McCari before taking anv acticn
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EVIDENCE AT RADIO
HEARING OvERRUiE
Federal Trade Commission Gives
Decision on Statements of
Trial Examiner.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Trade Commission to-.
day overruled Trial Examiner William
6. Reeves who, at u hearing in New
York earlier this week. admitted evi.
dence construed to show that the
Radio Corporation of America and
other companies had entered into
license contracts which resulted in a
monopoly. The ruling was issued
after the commission heard arguments
by respondents counsel.
One clause Of the license agreement
between the Radio Corporation and
the other respondents provided that
each manufacturer obtaining license
equip his radio sets with tubs manu-.
factured by the corporation. The
hearing came to halt when one wit.
ness asserted that such provision
would destroy the independent tube
makers.
In addition to the Radio Corporation,
the respondents are the American
Telephone & Telegraph Co.. General
Electric Co.. Westinghouse Electric
& Manufacturing Co.. Western Elec.
trio Co., Inc: International Radio
Telegraph Co.. United Fruit Co. and
the Wireless Specially Apparatus Co.
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"MUM" SHOW ATTRACTS
THRONGS OF ADMIRERS
School Children Mingle With Cab
met Families and Diplomats at
Annual Exhibition.

Schoclchildren and leaders In
Washington society are vieing with
each other in attendance at the
twenty-sixth annual mum" show of
the Department of Agriculture. Prac-
tically all of the cabinet members and
their wives have visited the exhibi-
ton In the greenhouses, at Four
teenth and h streets and already
more than 5000 schoolchildren have
exclaimed at the giant blooms, while
several thousand more children are
expected tomorrow.
The Children are taking a particu-
lar interest in the "midgets" Of the
show--"White Midget" and Bright
Eyes white with pink eyes-which
are the smallest fowered chrysanthe.
NUNS grown.
The Belgian Ambassador and
Princess Elizabeth de Ligne were
among the representatives Of the
diplomatic corps. who visited the eX-
hibition yesterday. Several hundred
persons attended today as guests of
the official representatives OF the
various Latin American republics.
A new variety OF mum" has at
tracted the particular study of ex-
pert growers. This is a yellow sport
Of the Thanksgiving Queen" Of very
distinctive coloring which is to be
produced commercially next season
by more than a dozen Of the leading
chrysanthemum growers Of the
country.
More than 100 members of Congress
have inspected the brilliant display
and commented favorably on the
need for larger exhibition conserva-
tory so that season exhibits of vari-
Gus kinds of flowers propagated by
the department could be made fea-
ture Of especial interest TO Washing
ton visitors.
At the close of the show the prize
blooms are to be cut and distributed
to Walter Reed and the other hos
pitals so that shutins may enjoy a
small part Of the show.
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Gas Co., who also is identified by the
Government as having a part in the
''oil deal" O'Neil left this country at
about the same time Blackmer did
and has not returned.
The hearing ON the motion for the
new trial was attended by Mr.. Pom.
creme and Mai. Gordon on behalf or
the Government: by William E. Leahy
and Mark B. Thompson on behalf or
the defendant Fall, and George +.
Hoover for the defendant Sinclair.
"We have been endeavoring to as
certain a time for reassignment or
a date for the new trial." Mr.. POM
creme told the court. 1.-The witnesses
are very much scattered and most or
those excused upon completion OF
their testimony returned to their
homes. Because they are scattered
from Honolulu to France and from
Texas to Canada, we feel 1t Wouiu
take some considerable time to nave
service Of subpoenas and proper re-
turns made, 1t is doubtful il the case
could be assigned before Christmas
for this reason alone.
"Mr. Roberts has imperative en-
gagements up to and including Janu'
airy u and 1 would respectfully sug'
gest that the date be set for the foi
lowing Monday, January 49,"
To Issue New Subpoenas.
Mr.. Hoover volunteered the infor.
nation that I'VE are ready to proceed
at any time the court may hx. Mr'
Leahy stated that as consent OF coun'
sci was not necessary, the defendant
Fall would not oppose any day estao-
lished by the court.
Justice Siddons commented for
moment on the individuality OF hold
ing the trial during December. which
he characterized as being usually an
unfortunate time to commence trial
of case that will continue any
length Of time He observed that
jurors and other parties to the case
are anxious to get away for the
Christmas holidays and that the case
does not get that undivided interest
by the jury" il tried at that time.
Mr.. Pomerene iIterposed that Mr..
Roberts regretted his inability to be
ready sooner as much as the court
did, and Justice Siddons replied he was
bound to respect the circumstances as
they affected Mr.. Pomerene's col.
| league.
Preparations we're launched in the
marshal's Office for issuing subpoenas
for the nearly 100 Government wit
nesses who had been called for the
conspiracy trial. Each must be served
again and. II is understood. efforts
viii! be made to reach both Blackmer
and ONeil in Europe with subpoenas
tor the new trial.
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mandatory OF Crane & Co. had to
be closed.
Trains that connect Canada with
New England and New York were
either hopelessly stalled or hours be-
hind time and with the prospect OF
getting through too indefinite to allow
railroad officials to venture a predic-
ton.
The Boston & Names trains to
and from Chicago were hopelessly
detained in the western part OF
Massachusetts.
Attempts to send the passengers
through in busses had to be aban-
doued because of impossible roads.
Northern Connecticut experienced
one Of tho worst inundations in the
history of the state when the Farm
ington. Mad. Still and Naugatuck
Rivers went on a rampage. With re-
sultant widespread damage. VIM
sted, Torrington and New Hartford
were especially affected.
Vermont Capital Asks Boats,
Montpelier, VT, the capital city.
sent an appeal today to Burlington
for boats for use in the flooded streets.
Burlington, which is on the shore OF
Lake Champlain, has plenty OF boats
and q supply was rushed to the rail-
road station, but it was found that no
train could get through.
President e. w. Beatty Of the Cana
dian Pacific, returning from a speak
ing engagement in Boston. was ma
rooned in Woodsville, n. H.. where
he arrived on the fast train to get
through from Boston early this morn
ing. The Dartmouth College cross
country team. en- route to New YORK,
was stranded at Canaan. N. H., ano
reached an inn In that town only by
the use Of rowboats.
All industries were shut down at
Claremont, N. H.. where the Connecn'
cut was over it's banks. st. Albans,
VT, industries, which use electric
power, were idle because Of trouble
at the Fairfax Falls powerhouse on
the Lamoille River.
At Clinton, Mass, billion gallons
Of water poured into the Great was.
chuset reservoir. Boston's main water
supply, raising it foot. A cofferdam
OH a new construction project on the
Connecticut River, at Bellows Fails.
VT. went out.
The death list for Westfield. Mass.
was brought to probably four this
morning by the death OF Mrs. Anna
Kannia while fleeing the mounting
waters which threatened her home.
Placing her two daughters in a pass
ing automobile, she clung on the rum
ming board during the dash to safety.
but fell Off and died within q few
minutes from a fractured skull.
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EARTHQUAKES ROCK
CALIFORNIA TOWNS
Series Of Shocks Wreck Railroad
Tracks and Break Windows
Along Coast.

LOS ANGELES. November A
series Of earthquake shocks start
ing at am. and. recurring at inter.
vals until 7:42 am. today. shook
towns along the California Coast
from Los Angeles to Watsonville
Junction. 1t was also felt by towns
in the interior Of the State and the
United States Magnetic Observatory
seismograph at Tucson. Arlz.. re-
corded very severe. disturbances.
The only severe damage reported
was to Southern Pacific tracks be.
tween Surf and Honda, Santa Bar.
bara County, distance Of miles.
Railroad officials reported that they
had ordered train service over the
coast route discontinued until work.
men had realigned the rails. which in
some places were thrown as much as
4 inches out OF line. Large cracks ap
peared beneath the roadbed in this
vicinity.
Santa Maria. an interior toCn in
the northern part Of Santa Barbara
County. reported five distinct earth
shocks, the heaviest seismic disturb
ance In that vicinity since 1906. Plate
glass windows were cracked, ct least
one chimney toppled and stones were
dislodged In one building. .
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Date Set for Coal Rate EsA. ing

The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion today set December % as the
date for oral argument on the case
of the Potomac Electric Power Co.
and several other associated complain.
ants versus the Chesapeake & Ohio
, Railroad on coal shipments from West
Virginia TO Washington. The reason.
'ebleness OF the rates is being assailed
by the local power company, -
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WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE.

Mrs. Cecilia M. Alderton, 4a17
Seventh street. a teacher in the public
schools. today filed suit for mainte.
nance against James B. Alderton, an
employe Of the Southern Railway.
Last Christmas, the wife tells the
court, she learned that her husband
did not have money to buy her
Christmas gift and she advanced the
amount to him. and instead Of pur.
CHASING her a present, he spent the
money on himself.
The wife blames the purchase Of an
automobile by her husband for her
marital troubles. They were married
in June, 1926, and have one child
Attorneys Lambert, Yeatman & Can
field appear for the wife.
Evening star., 1927-11-04
MILLICENT WEEDS SOON.
"Mr. and Mrs. A. p. Ramos" Book
Passage on Liner.

NEW YORK, November 4 LP.-An
indication Of the marriage in the near
future of Millicent Rogers. the former
Countess Salm- -Hoogstraeten, to Ar
turo Peralta Ramos. wealthy Argen.
tine. was seen today when 1t was
learned that "Mr. and Mrs. A. p.
Ramos" had booked passage on the
steamship Santa Elisa for South
America. The liner is scheduled to
sail for Santiago. Chile. November 10.
The engagement Of the couple was
announced recently. but no date was
set for the wedding. Published re.
ports today that they had been Sc.
cretly married q few days ago were
denied by members Of the family Of
Col. II. II. Rogers, father of the bride.
Evening star., 1927-11-04
Foot Ball Player Dies of Injuries

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, November 4
Vp.-Paul Bolton. Il. died in q hos
pital last night Of injuries received in
a foot ball game at st. Bernard High
School athletic field. Physicians said
the boy was kicked in the temple and
a blood clot formed on the brain.
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ARREST OF SINCLAIR
ORDERED BUT RECALLED
BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

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STREET CAR HEAD
URGES CONFERENCE
ON MERGER PLAN

Continued from First Pasey
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FLOOD SPREADING
IN new ENGLAND;
II REPORTED DEAD

CONTINUED from First Page.)
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al. g. Bedwell entry.
b Marshall Field entry. -
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear: track Slows
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PIMLICO ENTRIES
FOR TOMORROW.

SECOND RACE-The Manly Memorial
Steeplechase Handcap: 4-year.olds and up:
$4,000 added: ~ miles
Elder ........ 15g Mantonian -. ISS
MadriEal 3D.. 139 Danopio 137
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]. Z. Widener entry.

THIRD RACE-2-yesr-olds: purse, 81 500:
b Weight Includes 8 pounds penalty.
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If the reasons advanced by Black.
mer. through his counsel, are deemed
inadequate. the court will cite him In
contempt and fine Of 100000 will
be impos1. United States Marshal
Edgar G. Snyder. as a result of the
courts action. will be directed to
seize Blackmers property in this
country to that amount.
Biackmer was served twice in Eu.
rope by American consuis. but he
steadfastiy refused 10 return to this
country. which he left when the Tea.
pot Dome scandal broke in the Sen.
ate oil committees Investigations In
1928 and 1924. Less successful were
the consuls in serving James F..
0'NeiI, president Of the Prairie Oil &
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-11-24
LATE FACTS ABOUT
NEAR EAST RELIEF

The philanthropic organization
caring for the children who are the
immediate beneficiaries of Golden
Rule Sunday was chartered by Con-
gress, Aug. 6, 1919, and operates in
three areas-Greece and her islands;
Armenia and Persia; Syria and Pale
slime. Refugee children are being
cared for in Bulgaria. Egypt and
France are sheltering some "eX-or-
phans". Annual reports are made to
Congress.
It's relief work has saved from
starvation more than million wo-
men, children, and old men. 1t is
now giving the orphans a simple
schooling and training for self-sup-
port.
Near East Relief is caring for 49,
Ais children in Near East Relief or
phanages, in subsidized Armenian
Greek, and Georgian institutions and
in subsidized, supervised homes. Sup,
Elementary feeding is given to 1,75a
additional children in refugee camps
or villages.
Near East Relief maintains As hos.
pitfalls and clinics giving 1868, 24t
treatments annually, so that during
the past year altogether 1918 chill,
dren were aided and also 1906;
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-11-24

in snow storms should be avoided.
Be sure you have plenty clothing and
wraps, especially if there are women
and children in the party.
BE careful in passing or meeting
other vehicles and in making turns.
Watch for slippery places. Use spe-
cial caution in meeting or passing
snow plows-remember that they can
not dodge.
Last, but not least, motorists
should remember the ever-present
danger of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The danger is not confined to closed
garages. Last winter we had two or
three reports of deaths and several
were overcome in cars standing still
with the motor running, or while
driving slowly on drifted roads"
The heavy drain on highway funds
last spring and winter has made it
necessary for the maintenance di-
vision to curtail some of its regular
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-11-24
MANY BUILDINGS PUT
UP THE PAST SEASON

Driving to a point five miles north
of Askov and then along that road
east and west-a distance of but three
milestone cannot help but note a
number of good improvements in the
building line that were made the past
season. Starting at the west end
there is Geo. Ekberg who has built a
combination garage, milk house and
pump house; John Swanson, large new
barn and temporary house and ga
rage; A. P. Jensen, combination sheep
barn, granary and root cellar; H. R.
Buck, addition to barn; A. j. Larsen,
new house; Geo. c. Jensen, new house;
Andrew Jensen, addition to house
and barn; Paul Dubbels, chicken house
and hog house; Ernst Borgesen, large
new barn; and Ray Ellison, new house.
This all goes to show that the farm
ers are progressive, that they desire
to have good homes, provide good
shelter for their families and also
the ock-investments that usually
pay well. Many new buildings and
additions to buildings have gone up
in other parts of the Askov COM
munity which have been reported
from time to time in the American
throughout the past season, but it
seems that the northsiders have been
especially ambitious in the building
line during 1927.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-11-24
RETESTING WILL BE
DONE IN THE SPRING

AS it was difficult to get licensed
veterinarians to do the retesting of
accredited herds for tuberculosis this
fall, on account of so many of them
being busy on area testing in various
parts of the state, and owing to the
lateness of the season it is deemed
most advisable to wait until the
spring with this test in the Askov
community. A list has been prepared
for those who wish to sign up for
the spring test and same can be
found at the local bank. The charges
are 25c per head for the test.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-11-24
PREPARE FOR DELAYS
IN WINTER DRIVING
Impossible to Open All High
ways Immediately After
Storm, Commissioner Babcock
Explains.

A warning to motorists not to I'M
dertake long trips unless they are
fully equipped and prepared to I'M
dergo some hardships, was issued
this week by the Minnesota Highway
department.
''The open winters which we had
before last winter led some car own
ers to think that they can at all
times make cross-country trips in
winter as easily as in summer, said
Commissioner C. M. Babcock. "a
great deal of the time they can, but
they should be prepared for the I'M
expected.
Watch the weather forecasts, but
remember they are not infallible,"
is the warning. Snow storms may
come when we least expect them.
With the additional snow fence and
plows, we hope to keep the trunk high
ways open most of the time. But no
one can keep them open during a
heavy storm. The plows cannot be
everywhere at once. After severe
storms it usually takes twelve hours
sometimes more, to open all the roads
in any district.
Persons planning long trips should
allow some time for delays. They
should see that their cars have
plenty of gas and oil and are in good
mechanical condition. Night driving