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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

Satisfaction at the proof that prison
sentences actually can be melted out to
large-scale municipal grafterS'i is evident
in comment on the recent conviction
by New York jury of Maurice Con-
molly, former president of Queens Bor-
ough, and Frederick Seely, his assistant
accused of fraud in connection with
sewer contracts.
THE verdict is a great victory for
the State, for the residents of Queens
Borough, for the City of New York,
asserts the New York Sun. 1.-THE prose-
cution presented evidence to show that
Phillips (now dead) obtained $4,000, 900
in two years on 48 contracts for sewer
pipe, for which a fair price would have
been about $1.488,000 1t showed that
in the same period Connolly made cash
payments aggregating some $l45,0O0 In
various private business dealings. II
produced contractor who gave eV1-
dence that on one occasion Phillips
and Seely had sought $1,000 for Seely
on the awarding of contract Out of
such atoms the mosaic of gertrude was
built up; the involved transactions were
linked together with skill and sureness
by Mr.. Buckner, the prosecutor.
The CRATER came to deserved punish
ment."
within a year from the first ex-
poSure of the sewer corruption" 1t is
pointed out by the Syracuse Herald.
the highest implicated official is visited
with prison penalty in addition to
the disgrace he had previously incurred.
The charge was conspiracy to defraud'
one of the most difficult crimes to
prove, as the country has learned to
its disappointment in the case of the
oil scandals at Washington The out
come speaks volumes for the skill and
diligence OF the chief prosecutors, for
mer Federal District Attorney Buckner.
Credit is also due to the mastery di-
rection of the trial by Justice TompkinS.
who made short work of most of the
technical distractions interpoSed by the
ingenious counsel for the defense"
Unfortunately for Messrs. Connolly
and Seely, the public Is becoming more
and more irritated with delinquency in
the public service" according to the
Hartford Times. Evidence of such de-
linquency in this case was palpable, but
so much OF 1t involved technical engi-
neering matters and was so far from
the knowledge OF ordinary men that
positive verdict of guilty was despaired
of. The jurors, however, evidently
felt that complete mastery of sewer
engineering and construction was not
required to justify them in convicting
these men. It is heartening to see that
IL citizens of Queens Borough have
had the sense to resent the squandering !
Of their taxes and the elaborate system
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07
New York's Attack Upon Graft
Is Viewed With Satisfaction

devised for the defrauding of the bor-
that they have not been confused and
led aStray by the efforts of the defense
to make the evidence seem inconclusive
because it was complicated"
X < x
The result is described by the New
York Evening Post as lone of those
significant events which come every so
often to hearten faith in eternal justice
and in the workings of democracy" The
Post continues: Announcing that he
wanted immediate trial and vindication,
Connolly raised technicality after tech
nicality, finally resigning as borough
president in order to nullify the investi-
CATION which had been ordered by Gov.
Smith in response to charges filed by
former Alderman George U. Harvey.
But even resignation could not save
him"
The thought that zone of the highest,
most powerful officials of New York City
has been condemned to prison i'm
presses the Dayton Daily News, which
says of the proceedings after the State
interviewed: "One of the most eminent
attorneys of New York was put on the
trail The moving spirit in the fraud,
Phillips, died before he could be prose-
cuted. But the trail was followed to
the door of the borough president"
X x X X
The suggestion that Connolly and
Seely may face other penalties than
the sentences imposed is made by the
Newark Evening News. which records:
Urged by taxpayers, Mayor Walker and
his corporation counsel are considering
suit to recover some or all of the Queens
sewer pipe graft, estimated to have
exceeded $10,000,000 Federal income
tax investigators are going through the
evidence in the case and searching the
records of the two men for 10 years
back, to determine whether they owe
the Government withheld taxes which
would carry penalties of size. All of
which tends to discourage the popular
notion that the civic crook, like other
crooks, is obligingly permitted, having
made his cleanup, to serve his time
and then enjoy, undisturbed, his ilI-got
gains"
The Cleveland News is not enthusiastic
over the measure of punishment. 1.-THE
sewer scandals" observes the Ohio
daily, "are expected to cost the unfortu-
nate borough about sic, 728,000 alto
yether, when it is through compromising
defrauded property owners. paying
interest and defraying the expense of
and trials The former
president of the borough has been SEN
fenced to imprisonment for one year,
out that apparently is the most severe
0unishm Mt meted out and some higher
court may be induced to veto it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Somewhere.
Somewhere there surely is a silent spot,
High in the clouds or deep below the
wave,
Where orators and big brass bands are
not,
And no one lifts a din, the land to
save.
Unto that spot fain would soar or
swim,
Forgetful of the tumult and the cheers
OF all the tabulations, gay or grim, \,
And lay me down to sleep for -Four
More Years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

The old-time forecaster who refused
to be convinced until all the back
counties" had been heard from still has
his obstinate representative in modern
affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

Mr.. Curtis announced that he was
going to bed early and did not wish to
be disturbed. A man who expects to
preside over the United States Senate
must be prepared to preserve a proper
calm and take care of his nerves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

Every candidate is expected to prom
Use good times. The business conditions
of the Nation indicate that the success
full competitor will be able to fulfill
them,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

California has made a showing in
American political affairs that recalls
to respectful attention Horace Greeley's
advice to the young man to go West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

A voter who declares his party affilia-
tons may become slightly confused
when it comes to the complicated task
of marking his ballot in private vot-
ing booth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

An election. whatever its results may
be, leaves the songsters and orchestras
with much to be happy about, as they
secure the benefit of enormous and adj
miring audiences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

Hard work, large sums Of money and
heavy registration long ago disposed
of any suspicion that APATHY" might
assert itself in this campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

Many loyal admirers of Alfred E
Smith would not believe that the cleo
ton was over until the governor made
the announcement himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

Keeping Company"
Are you in favor of co-education?"
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne, II
the Co doesn't stand for company 70
the detriment of the education"
He who seeks to agree with every
body" said Hi Ho, the sage OF China
town, must arrange, as far as possible
to speak with only one person at a
time"
Big Thrill.
Again for great applause we move
To praise the statesman's skill.
Whatever his results may prove,
He brought mighty thrill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

In politics as we'll as in aviation many
brilliant hop-off results only in a
tail spin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

Candidates may drift from attention,
but the strictly neutral radio announcer
remains as popular as ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

In No Danger.
"Well,' said the gladstone patriot,
I'VE have saved the country againI"
1.-THE country is never really in dan
GER" said Senator Sorghum. ION &C
count of the swift pace it only gets
nervous once In awhile"
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Big Thrill.
A Disbursement.

n UIoCUUI BCEHOTV'
"Are you In favor of prohibitions"
IT am" answered Uncle Bill Bottle
top. "But my example seems no good.
A man who steps up to take water doesn't
seem to attract nearly as many friends
as one who carries hip flask
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

Jud Tunkins says he'd enjoy election
returns more If they were set to music
like the rest of the program.
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A Loser.

A Loser.
His vices were not many
On election problems deep.
He never lost a penny
But he lost a lot of sleep.
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what keeps politics goin'," said Uncle
Eben, lis yoh ability to take a heap OF
interest in another mans business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

HING TON. D. G.
WEDNESDAY. November z, 1928
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

@. Does a fish have heart?-R. F.
A. In lowest fishlike forms the heart
is reduced to simple pulsating tube.
In typical fish it consists of three parts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

@. Is snuff used to any extent in
the United States?-O. L.
A. The Department of Agriculture
estimates that in the last so years the
production of snuff has increased from
approximately 100000 pounds per
year to more than 100000 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07

@. What causes dimple?-H. o. G.
A. A dimple is slight depression or
dent in the surface of the human body,
caused by the adherence of the skin to
the deeper tissues, most frequently on
the cheek or chin.
n DOeS a fish have q heart9-R F.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-25
oljIP PEERIN1En[)ENT STiTE'ts 6CHO0I9
 MIXES DENIAL
AS SUPERINTENDENT COULD NOT PUT MATERIAL INTO
 PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct, "A, (F)-Mrs. Josephine Preston, sup erintendent of public instruction in the State of Washington, denied in the Federal Trade Commission s power Investigation that she had put propaganda, in favor of util- ities interests, in the public schools of the State of Washington.
 She appeared voluntarily Be cause of misrepresentations and accusations involving the use of certain industrial monographs by some teachers and training in stitutions in the State and the al- legged spreading of pernicious pro, pag da in public schools"
 Shc said That our State does not have 2 statute for the adoption of text books, either basal or supple mer al, therefore, as state super inte dent I could not put text books or other materials into the public schools"
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pORT HORRON INHALER DELAYED BY STORMS
 0N SEATTLE PiSslGE

JUNEAU, Oct, 25, (HJ-The whal- CT Aberdeen arrived here with only Q few barrels of oil left in her tanks after leaving the whaling station at Port Hebron, Kodiak Island, October 13.
 She met a gale in the Gulf of Alaska and was forced to ride the sea at anchor for six days owing to the huge rolling pillows. Owing to the demand for fuel supply the Aberden was forced to run to Juneau. The vesesl is expected to leave today for Seattle. Captain Halfred is the skipper
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UNIVERSITY bOYS READ MYSTERIOUS
 LIFT: 0F HALIDUT
MAY COVER 5000 MILES SEAS / OFF ALASKA COAST PRIOR
 COMPLETION

SEATTLE, Oct, 25, (P)-Deter- mined to discover more of the life of halibut, the winter expedition of the International Fisheries Commission sails for the Gulf of Alaska tomorrow.
 Housed on the schooner Dorothy are thousands of dollars worth of valuable instruments and gear to sweep the halibut banks for spec imens. Richard Burt, 22, Univer- sity of Washington graduate, heads the expedition, with Lawrence Trask and Olaf Erickson, also 22, as his aides.
 The elaborate trawling gear is under control of Captain Dave Ritchie, veteran Canadian fisher man. The crew numbers A. The ship is expected to travel 5000 miles and returns in December.
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HOSPITAL PATIENTS EXAMINED :I]FITNE|9!j(o
 TO DE: WITNESSES
ASSISTANT IS IMPLICATED IN DEATH OF PATIENT AT
 INSANE HOSPITAL

MOUNT VERNON, Wash, Oct, 25, (P)-Four patients in the Nor thern State hospital took the stand and for more than three hours answered questions in an effort to convince the court that they were competent to testify in the trial of K. K Kyler, guard, on trial for the murder of John He's ford, another patient.
 The three told what happened in what appeared to be coherent story declaring Kyler stomped on Hesford while the latter lay help less on the floor.
 The stories implicated Aubrey Foley, assistant to Kyler, who also is alleged to have stomped upon the patient. The jury was excused during the session.
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SEATTLE AUCTION OF FURo SHONIS
 ADVANCED PRICES
BIG SEATTLE FUR AUCTIONS GETS UNDERWAY: GOOD
 PRICES OFFERED

SEATTLE, Oct, 25, (P)-Beaver prices held up at the October sale of the Seattle Fur Exchange al- though only about half of 7,5O0 skins were sold. The collection av- eraged $23.65.
 Red fox advanced five per cent in the altering of 40 which aver aged $47.18.
 Muskrats moved at open auction prices with 35 per cent of the 80 900 sold at an average of $1.17 The best lot brought $1.39.
 An inferior collection of 200 silver fox brought an average of $78.79. A few fresh furs brought a top price of $175.
 Lynx held firm the best lot sell ing for $56.5O and 300 offered av- eraged $45.
 A quality offering of 800 marten averaged $2993; the best sold for $48.50.
 A collection of 250 otter averag- ed $2990.
 Two hundred mediocre blue fox averaged $50.95.
 The next sale is scheduled for November 21. %
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CHICAGO LODGING HOOSE: BECOMES
 TRAGIC FIRE TRAP
HOTEL CLERK TAKEN INTO CUSTODY SAID HAD BEEN
 DRINKING

CHICAGO, Oct, 25, (R-Five unidentified men were burned to death and seven others serious ly injured, two so seriously that they will probably die, in a fire ill the Eagle hotel, lodging house for men. About 80 others fled to the street or were carried to safe ty by firemen.
 The origin of the fire is thus far undetermined: the upper stor- ies were almost entirely destroyed.
 Charles Rock, hotel clerk, was taken into custody after firemen said he had been drinking. Will liam Dillon, division marshal des- crlbed the hotel as death trap. The hotel register was burned.
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DEAD HA!VD >UPOV THROTTLE ENGINES
 CRASHES FREIGHT
ENGINEER HAD NOT SPOKEN A WORD SINCE LEFT STATION
 39 MILES AWAY

GREEN RIVER, Wyoming, Oct, 25, (P)-An Oregon Short Line freight train with dead hand at the throttle crashed into another freight standing in the yards near here denlolishing four cars, rolled down the embankment causing further damage.
 Ray Welker, engineer, is thot to have died before the crash as he had not spoken a word since the train left Granger, 39 miles away and did not make any effort to jump.
 Clarence Boynton, fireman, jumped and sustained minor in juries.
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EXPERIMENTS WITH
 DEATH;; DOUBTLESS
 YOlN KN()N|o SECRET l
MAN DESTROYS SELF TO GAIN ANSWER TO RIDDLE OF FIFE
 AGES

CHICAGO, Oct, 25, (P)-Cyril Plank. a salesman with a fondness for profound literature and pessim- estic philosophy, committed suicide.
 The police found him sitting in a chair with his head bowed as though he were. asleep. He had swallowed cyanic chloride capsules. In his lap was a volume of Schop- enhauser's Essays on Pessimism. :"
 On page GA in chapter three there was a paragraph scored in pencil It read; Suicide may be regarded as an experiments question which men put to nature, trying to force her to answer. The question is, what changes will death produce in mans existence and his insight in to the nature of things"
 Plank had been recently divorced and had remarked with what seemed to be unsatisfactory results.
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STILL PASS BUCK
 TO UNCLE SANUEL.
 REPARiTIONS DEAL
AGENT GENERAL HAS HIS WORK CUT OUT
 FOR HIM

LONDON, Oct, 25, (P)-S. Parker Gilbert, American agent general for the administration of reparations payments is in Paris to confer with Premier Poincare regarding the proposed revision of Germany's war payments.
 It is believed that he induced Winton Churchill, Chancellor of British Exchequer, not to interfere with the forthcoming negotiations.
 It is realized however that the success of German debt adjust ments, largely depends upon the willingness of the United States to make compensatory allowances in debt repayments of France and England, and America has not thus far showed disposition to do so
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TU|NULTOU5 SCENES GREET SMITH WIEN
 SPEAKS AT bQSTO|u
HAS TO APPEAL TO AUDIENCE TO QUIET DOWN so LOSE
 NO TIME

BOSTON, Oct, 25, (H)-The Mad ison Square Garden speech of Herbert Hoover drew fire from Al Smith who today carried the Dem ocratic standard into what has been, so to speak, Q Republican State, Massachusetts, where he was welcomed by shouting crowd which swept 900 policemen before it for a glimpse of the smiling Nominee.
 Waving a brown derby Governor Smith accused Hoover of using words eo Conceal rather than convey real meaning" He de- clared, however, Hoover let the cat out of the bag when he De clared the Democratic theory of public ownership and development was state of socialism,"
 A chorus of boos swept the aud fence followed by shouts and laugh ter when the Governor added Well, how do members of Con- gress feel who voted for the de- velopment of Muscle Shoals by the government?"
 THE NOMINEE SAID that Hoover thus placed in the Socialism party many of those aligned under the Republican banner saying Senator Borah ought to return home tonight be- cause he has been disoWned by the leader of his party"
 Several times the Governor had to appeal to the audience to quiet down so as not to lose time over the 30 station hook-up. One of his appeals for silence was Now if you orators in the gallery will subside," etc.
 Near the end of his speech the audience got out Of control as the Governor started a statement as what the country Really and &C., tually needs"
 The Governor was Introduced by Mrs. Frances Wilson Sayre, daughter of Wilson who quoted her late father as praising the ability of Smith.
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h|R PLANE INSPECTOR
 ENROUTE FAIRBANKS

JUNEAU, Oct, 25, (P)-Howard F. Rough, inspector for the de- partment of commerce, arrived enroute to Fairbanks to inspect airplane and airports and to ex- anime student pilots for license. He will visit other localities before returning. He is a veteran flier having ben in the air corps in the world war.
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hTHIETICs' CATCHER
 MOST VALUABLE PIAYER

CHICAGO, Oct, 24, (P)-Gordon Cochrane, catcher for the Philadel- phia Athletics was named the most valuable player in the American League in 1928 and was awarded S1,O00 prize. Heine Manuss, St. Louis outfielder, was second, two points behind Cochrane.
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OUT TO FRACTURE THE
 ON-:STOP RECORD

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y, Oct, 25, (P)-The monoplane Yankee Doodle, piloted by Captain Coll yer, round the world speed record holder and carrying Harry Tue ker, owner of the plane, headed for Los Angeles in an attemtp to beat the nonstop record
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N SCH0QL n bF ACCREDITED
 'eAYS HEAII)ERss0N
SUPERINTENDENT TERRITORY WRITES OF PROPOSED VISIT
 OF ADVERSARY DEAN

Declaring that the temporary ar rangement whereby the first and second grades of the Seward grar7- 'ner school are divided for seperate classes in forenoon and afternocn sessions because of lack of room is satisfactory, Lester D. Henderson. commissioner Of education for AL aska. iits itten Mrs. Bessie M. Malloy, clerk of the Seward School Board, approving of the plan as a temporary expedient.
 Seward will also be on the list of accredited high schools as soon as the Accrediting Committee of the University of Washington holds it's next meeting, Superintendent Henderson thinks, because this school has now conformed to all re- quirements. Dean Bolton of the University is expected to make a trip thru the Territory next spring to visit all the accredited high schools at which time Seward will Ee on the calling list: The letter follows,
 Juneau, Alaska,
 October IT. 1928. Mrs. DtSsic 1a. Ma3loy,
 Clerk of School Board, Seward, Alaska
 My Dear Mrs. Malloy:
 Upon my return to the office I find your letter of September q awaiting me. I have already writ ten to MT. Bath approving the ar rangement whereby the first and second grades are divided, the first grade attending the school during the forenoon session, and the sec ond grade attending the school dur ing the afternoon session. This ar rangement is not ideal, but 1t pro- bably is the best that can be done under the circumstances. If your first grade enrolled more than two pupils under five and one-half years of age I would suggest that the under aged pupils be thrown out and that both grades be in .chool during the entire day, how ever, the removal of two pupils would scarcely remedy the situ&- tion.
 Continued on Page Eighty
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MAY START TONIGHT
[.AKEHuRST Oct 25.

LAKEHURST, oct, 25, (F)- Baked by adverse winds and un- favorable weather reports from starting the dirigible Graf Zep- pelin on it's midwest tour last night, pr. Eckener hopes to start tonight.