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Evening star., 1924-03-12

going to tell the truth"
Did Fall try to get you to do any
thing else but tell the truth when hs
got down there%" asked Senator Stan .
field. republican, Oregon.
No; he told me to go ahead" but
didn't need any encouragement then.
senator Walsh was sitting downstairs
waiting for me-
Fall Disturbed.
At that time, McIsean said, Fab was
greatly disturbed.
one mi1ute he was going to go
right down and appear before you
tsenator Walsh), and the next minute
ne was afraid you were going to drag
him there" said the publisher
Ihe ex-Secretary had wished to confei
with lawyers, and then kept changing
his mind.
Senator Walsh switched him back 10
the Atlantic City conference. There.
too, the witness said, Fall was mud
The witness was then excused, and
the committee adjourned until 10 am.
tomorrow.
Roosevelt to BE Called.
At tomorrow's session the commit
tee will receive the reports of audi
tors who have gone over the books
of brokerage concerns to find rec
ords Of oil stock transactions and
will question Theodore Roosevelt.
assistant secretary Of the Navy. and
Maj. Gen. Lejeune, the marine com
mandant, regarding the use of ma
rines to clear claimants off Teapot
Dome when the Sinclair lease went
into effect.
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Baltimore telling him to think over
certain prominent people" in connec-
tion with money matters Attorney
nmbert promptly iS,,ths said the message
attorney and clieEt, and the question
was dropped.
Senator Dill brought up the con-
nection of w. G. McAdoo.
Hes been dragged into this very
unfairly, and there have been a lot
Of rotten newspaper articles said
Mclean. 1t was pointed out that one
of the Mclean kilograms mentioned
Francis j. McAdoo, "or his father" as
being attorney for Mclean for "seven
years."
II was mistaken about Mr.. Nc
| Adoo's length of employment" said
the witness. 'It was five years
employed him because he was a
strong man. when he began law prac-
| tice."
Got No Money for Loan.
did you ever receive money from
anybody for the purpose of max
ing loan to Senator Fall"' asked
Senator Bursum, republican, New
| Mexico.
Never. Not a cent"
Mclean repeated his Palm Beach
testimony that he gave Fall checks
for 100000 some time in November,
1921, and that Fall returned them
soon afterward saying He had got
the money from some other source" !"
What did Fall tell you at Atlantic
City had impelled him to make such
enormous drafts on your friendship"
HE said his political enemies were
be-deviling him, but that they were
barking up the wrong tree. It had
nothing to Go with Teapot Dome
or Harry Sinclair"
Senator Walsh suggested that Falls
request was for Mclean to "tell u lie
about this money"
Never Appeared as 1Lie.o
But it never appeared in that
light" Mclean said, "or I wouldn't
have gotten into it."
At Palm Beach Mclean said to Fall,
he testified:
Albert, I've gone down the line for
you as far as / can GO"
He said he added that, now I am
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Ignorant Of Slush Fund.

do you know anything about the
slush fund that's been mentioned
mo more than you do. 1 never got
my fingers into such a mess as that
and don't believe there was any"
Senator Adams cited message
from Mr. Mclean to +. T. Homer Of
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Real Estate Agents
and
Subdivision Syndicates
/ have and wish to sell
a LARGE ACREAGE
at Richmond, Va. The
location is one having an
assured and most rapid
growth, and adjoins the
new Westhampton Col
lege (women) and Rich
mond University (men),
which institutions are
spen ding millions on
b u | dings, street i'm
provements, parking and
landscape work. Other
iligh-class preparatory
schools nearby.
This land adjoins Rich
mon IDS best country
club. The tract enjoys
all natural advantages
for home sites, is rolling
in character, has good
river frontage, is ele-
waited and furnishes ex- !
cellent views of the city
and surrounding coun-
try. About one-half is /
in original growth oak !
and pine trees. 4
Richmond people are
looking forward to the
subdivision or this prop
erty and will readily pur-
chase if properly de-
veloped.
This is strictly a big
mans proposition. I will
sell to responsible and
experienced people on
most reasonable terms,
both as to price and pay
ments, provided l have
the assurance that the
tract will be developed
in a high-class manner
creditable to the ada
cent institutions and the
requirements of the city.
-Address -
J. A. CONNELLY
"a North Seventh Street
Richmond, Virginia
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RESTORES SHIP RATES.
I. c. c. Lifts Suspension of Prefer
entail Section.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion announced today that it had
lifted the suspension of section 2S
of the merchant marine act, which
makes lower joint freight rates for
commodities moving in American
ships.
The Shipping Board certified to the
commission recently that ample
American -owned shipping facilities
exist for transportation of all COM
1nodities, except, grain, to and from
Great Britain, northern Ireland, the
Irish Free State, ports of continental
Europe north of and including, Bor-
deaux, the east coast of Asia, islands
Of the Pacific ocean, Australia, the
East Indian islands and the ports of
Central and South America.
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INJURY PROBABLY FATAL.
Little Hope for Young Child Suf.
fering Skull Fracture.

Physicians at Emergency Hospital
today held out little hope for the re-
covery of three-year-old Bernard F.
Garvey of 3518 11th street, who has
been unconscious since March 3. suf-
fering from a fracture of the skull,
sustained when he ran into the path
way of All automobile in an alley at
the rear of his home and was knock
ed down. Frank Mckenna of 3549
18th street northwest was the opera
tor of the machine.
Though unconscious, physicians
said, the youngster has been fighting
gamely for life. His failure to re-
cover consciousness. however. gives
but little hope for his recovery.
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AS regards the Navy Department
and Secretary DENLY, can say the
same as l have already said about the
Interior Department. My personal ac-
quaintance with Secretary DENLY
has been a very slight one. have
mad no business relations whatever
with the Navy Department, and have
never been interested in or connected
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COLORADO NAMES WORK,
Interior Secretary Delegate a,
Large to G.. o. p. Convention

DR.. Hubert Work, Secretary of the In
terror, has been elected a delegate at
large 70 the republican national convenl
Ilon, IT was learned at the Interior De-
partment today. DIR. Work was elected
at a state party convention held at Colo
rado Springs. Colo, yesterday, and the
entire delegation was instructed to vote
cation had previously gone on recorTl for
the President A"A
Fifteen delegates constitute the Colo.
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Senator Walsh said he had "a very
definite idea" who it was, and would
visorouzIy Questioned.
The principal" message in full said:
"Have seen principal. He appre-
ciates greatly. There will be no
rocking Of the boat and no resigna-
tions. He expects reactions from un-
warranted political attacks
Senator walsh went after the wit
ness idea as to each word of it.
"There never was any misunder-
standing between you (and Bennett)
that the word principal was to mean
Curtis?" the Senator asked.
II wouldn't say there was"
Senator Walsh switched the exami-
nation, and got the witness to de-
scribe. the location of the Mclean
Attorney General Daugherty, he
said. early in the Harding admins
tration had apartments adjoining.
This was apparently a sort Of
rendezvous" Senator Walsh sug-
gested.
witness said, but he said he never
heard the oil leases discussed al
these conferences
DcuIC8 Iunnek St01ys
There is nothing to that tunnel
story" he said when asked if there
was an underground connection be-
tween McLean's town house and the
house next door, where Daugherty
lived.
"Daugherty wouldn't do anything
wrong for me-" the witness said,
land / haven't done anything to ask
him to do anything for me in that
connection"
Asked who told him that A. Mitchell
Palmer was acting for Sinclair and Fall
he replied:
II think heard that from Major"
Senator Adams took up the Atlantic
City conference.
political enemies-were deviling him
about where he got some money" Nc
Lean explained. "But that it had moth
ing to do with Sinclair or OIL"
Senator Adams asked why he had
given checks for 100000 to Fall.
II don't know was the reply. "If I'd
known what j was getting into l
wouldn't have been connected with it
even as remotely as am. j didn't know
later whether to throw fit or jump in
the ocean,"
Trying to Keep a Friend.
ct gather you were trying to help
out a friend" Senator Adams put in
Senator, I was going down the line
for a friend as far as / could. I've
never done a dishonest thing in my
life and I never had anything to do
with this burned Teapot Dome thing"
"WeII, you realize you've made
lot of trouble for yourself and this
committee"
'rYes. but, of course, feel whole
lot sorrier for myself than the COM
mittee."
"Did you invite Mr.. Slemp to Palm
Beach?'' Senator Dill asked.
Il did,
Ignorant Of Slush Fund.
DO you know anything about the
slush fund that's been mentioned "
mo more than you do. 1 never got
my fingers into such a mess as that
Evening star., 1924-03-12

RADIO delegation at the coming conven-
ton. Seven Of them are cIassed as dele
gates at large, while the eight others are
elected within the state, two from each
of four districts.
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Commissioned as Major.

Samuel c. Henning Of 1910 I street.
this city, has been commissioned by the
Medical Corps, Organized Reserves of
the Army.
Evening star., 1924-03-12

II you want to use waxed paper
and there is none at hand, melt some
paraff1n in a shallow pan and draw
sheets of thin paper fpreferably It's
sue paper) through it.
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ST. ALBAsS MOUNTAIN

Joseph Vicinaire, Calvin Bradley,
Joseph Clukey, Freeman McLain are
hauling pulp to Cyr's Siding for the
Main Stream Lumber Company. Frank
Fuller was at Cyr's Siding Thursday
looking after the loading of the cars.
Peter Viccinaire is in failing health,
unable to work. y,
Calvin Braley has an attractive
piaz. There are more than 30 chick
adees, two jays. one small woodpeck
er. and flock of large birds, slate
color backs. notified wings. blood red
head. What is known as the meat
hawk or camp bird. In the west they
all seem thankful for the beef bone;
and the little fir trees are full of
song, when the red squirrel gets up
, in his box chattering. 'Tis enough
to make a poor man sick.
Mrs. Armelia Norton of Bangor has
been cooking for Calvin Braley, while
the hay pressers were there.
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NORTH CORNyILLE

Mrs. Ernest Fowler, who has been
visiting friends in Woolwich, is now
the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. l..
Hight
Mrs. L. W. Foss of Athens has been
staying with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. n. Whittier helping care for
her little daughter Ruth, who has
been suffering with her throat, but
is much better now
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Wilson and r.
M. Tufts spent the day Saturday in
Skowhegan.
Mrs. Daniel Huff has the Federman
wallpaper books this spring, while
Mrs. Robinson, the regular agent is
in Maiden, Mass.
B. A. Peaks of Dover Foxcroft was
in town recently and while here bot
Several lots of ash Morris Fland-
ers. Mrs. Isabelle Merrill, +. r. Libby
and John Scott were among those
having some to sell. Frank Vittum,
one of the men on the Robinson lot,
is at his home in Dexter for a few
/ days.
Alton Amazeen and his crew are
pressing hay at Daniel Collins.
Mrs. Phelps, the housekeeper at
Neville Hayden's was in Bangor quite
recently called there by the death OF
son.
The community is saddened by the
serious illness of Cassius Kinsman at
Kennebec Valley Hospital. Mrs.
Kinsman Is staying with Mr.. Kins-
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NEW PORTLAND

The Central high school played the
five act drama, "The Country Minist-
er" here Friday evening toy good
sized audience. A dance followed
the drama with music by the North
New Portland Orchestra. Mrs. Lee
wis Morton plans to go to Water
Vile this week to visit her nephew
Kenton Quint, who is in the hospital
there.
Glen Romeo is visiting friends in
town.
Ralph Jordan installed a radio for
Frank Vickery Saturday.
Mrs. Lynn Dyer is reported to be
getting along fine after her recent
operation.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Niles, February 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs Albion Burns return
ed to Madison Tuesday after spend
ing several days at their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Niles are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of a boy.
John Boynton has returned from
Waterville where he has been receiv-
ing treatments in his throat.
Does a snowmobile resemble in
even so remote a form, the "call to
arms?" Evidently it does At any
rate, that is what some of the citi-
zens of New Portland village think,
However, these citizens had probably
never given the question serious thot
until it was called to their mind rath-
err forcibly, within short time. The
principal actors in this little drama
from real life were the owner of a
horse and the horse, with a sled at
tached. The owner, having business
inside of the place where he had
calmly stopped, left the horse to
await his return. Everything should
have been alright and probably
would have had not snowm obile APP
peared, but that's another story.
Said horse was formerly an army
horse and closely following fncid-
ents lead those who saw them, to
draw the conclusion in regard to the
machine and the "call to arms Civ
ing one wild look at the strange ami
NAL the horse decided to either beat
a hasty retreat or to make a
charge" Anyway of one thing he
was certain, he would not "surren-
der" either conditionally or uncon-
ditionally. 80 down the street he
charged. causing pedestrians to seek
places of safety in any remote corn
er they might think of On he rush
ed, the smell of battle in his nostrils,
until he reached what he consider
ed a safe place to stay, namely, be-
tween c. E. Hoyt's store and the
postoffice. Yes, the horse arrived
right side up and the sled likewise.
The owner soon was seen coming dis
lconsolately behind, but deeply thank
full no further damage was accom-
plished in the ARRAY than a well bat
tered cross piece. Moral: Never
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AT ALL DRUG STORES

ton from Good Will high in 1922. The
Youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt,
Master Willis, is now Sophomore at
Good Will and doing good work.
The feeding trays placed on Gull
ford cottage grounds, also those at
Willow wood, are being used by the
birds in large numbers this winter.
The chickadees are especially nu-
merous. Aside from the kindness to
the birds, much pleasure is received
in watching these little feathered
friends.
A new saw mill has been establish
ed at Good VIII. Logs from the
Good Will woods are being converted
into boards this winter to be used for
repairing purposes next summer and
also to be used in new building at
that place. The mill is in charge
of j. w. futile.
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HINCKLEY

f. ]. Bruce and son, Edgar, were
in Fairfield on business Saturday.
A Valentine social, under the aus
pieces of the senior class, will be held
in Moody hall, Good Will Farm, Fri
day evening February 18th.
The home department of the Good
Will Sunday school is getting ready
to present a play, THE Minister'S
Wifes New Bonnet" on February 90
Rev. G. w. Hinckley gave most
interesting talk on Forestry" in
Prescott hall Friday evening. Sew
eral new Good viii songs were sung
Verna Gould passed the week end
visiting in Augusta.
Sliding. tobogganing, skiing and
snowshoeing were much enjoyed at
Good Will. when the schools closed
Thursday noon for a half holiday to
enjoy the winter sports.
Percy Beatty, senior in Colby Col
lege, gave a splendid talk in Pres
colt hall Sunday afternoon.
Levi S. Decker has been in town the
past few days.
Mrs. Arminda Smith who has been
In Skowhegan for several weeks at
the home of Mrs. Rose Eaton, has
returned home.
: Ernest Wellington Pratt, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest II. Pratt, has
been assigned the Valedictory at the
May graduation exercises Of Good
Will high school. Horace x. Pratt
an older brother. at present a Fresh
man in Colby College, also had the
Valetlictory at the time of his gradua-
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ST. ALBANS

Mrs. Mile Parker and daughter,
Dorothy, visited with Mrs. Ida Grant
for few days lastweek.
Meridith Mower is stopping for a
While with her grandmother, Mrs.
Nettie Mower who is in very poor
health at present.
Walter Hilton who has been in
Skowhegan on traverse jury duty re-
turned home Friday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd Thomas of Dex-
ter were in town for the week end.
Wallace Tyler who has been haul
ing Grating for George Croker got
hurt last week by the breaking of
the bride chain and was thrown from
his load, and has been laid up with
lame back since then.
Verne Merrill has four teams haul
ing hemlock from the Susi lot to st.
Adams village. where Philip Mower
and Harlon wilkins are running a
saw mill. He has already loaded
three cars and has another sawed.
George Croker was in Corinna on
business Monday
Friends Of Mrs. Flora Parkman will
be sorry to hear that she has very
bad cold and hope she will be better
soon.
Carl Croker is stopping with Mr..
and Mrs. John Libby for a few days
Edwin Mathews is clerking in Mrs
Sadie Green's store for a while.
Mrs. George Merrill was in Bangor
Monday on business.
The girls of the Sunshine Sunday
school class met at the home of their
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RIVER ROAD FAIRFIELD

Mrs. Webb, who has been nursing
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe
Goodwin, has returned to her home
in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Belle Joy was week end
guest of her cousin, Mrs. Louise Mel
son at Benton Falls.
Mrs. Chester Emery spent Friday
of last week with her sister, Mrs.
Martha Chase at Benton.
Mrs. Harry Stewart, returned Mon
day to New York after spending n
week at her home here.
Mrs. Frank NOVEL;, who had the
misfortune to fall and break her
wrist Is slowly recovering.
Miss Eva Alley of Colby College,
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Roscoe Goodwin.
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ANSON CENTER

The residents of this section b.
been shocked and saddened bv n"
Of the sudden death of two of onr ~
highly esteemed women Mrs. Flora.
Hilton of the Horseback, who nao'
away quietly from this life somst,1
during Wednesday night and Mrs n
belle carron whose passing occu,1
at IL o'clock Friday night. mi
is peculiar coincidence in the n
that the husbands of both died NJ
suddenly. Mrs. Florence Hilton :,
the widow OF the late Fred Hni|
who was instantly killed twelve ys1
ago this winter by tree which
had just cut, striking him over \
head. Two years ago his brothI
Alvin Hilton, half owner Of /
family bone died quite sudden
Since then Mrs. Hilton and her !
Clayton, a student in high scho|
have lived alone on the farm.
she did not rise at the usual bo
Thursday morning Clayton went
call her and found her dead in nd
She leaves besides the son alrs,|
mentioned a married daughter livI
il Starks and a host of friends MI
Isabelle Carron was the widow of n
late Louis Qarron and has been
very delicate health ever since Il
found her husbands lifeless body
ing on the stable floor two years ad
Altho Frustrated by the shock she N
appeared to be recovering her hea |
being out with her team, attendi|
public gatherings and for the past ID
months doing the greater part of \
work about the house. Suddenly \
coming unconscious a few hours !
fore her death. the efforts of a MI
stefan and trained nurse wero NJ
availing. Her parents who wa
hastily summoned arrived Saturd|
noon The remains are to be tak|
to- Vermont for burial beside her Id
band. There is one young son Lo|
Jr. left to deeply mourn the loss
his mother.
Mrs. Simeon Quint left town 81
urday for visit with lIer sis|
Mrs. John Soule of Harrington.
Arthur Brown arrived home IND
Connecticut Saturday noon.
Mrs. Ada Smith has just retur|
from visit with her daughter Nj
Arthur Brown Of Connecticut.
The Longfellow and Shakespd
schools each closed for the remaI|
err of the winter Friday.
Wallace Ashcroft of Lexington \
in town Saturday. He took
daughter Miss Pauline whit has I'D
at Harry Reynolds since Decent
1923 home with him.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mrs. Hattie Winter who has been
sick long time, passed away the
middle of the week. Her funeral was
held Sunday at two o'clock.
Mrs. Frank Hutchins of Riverside
is attending court at Pennington be-
ing on the jury.
Fred Watts has returned from q
short visit to West New Portland and
Madison.
Mrs. Carroll Young is. able to sit
up part of a day.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Down of SIAM
ey avenue, visited her sister, Mrs
Fred Parsons on Millay Hill Sunday.
Mrs. Raymond Gould of Millay Hill
is stopping with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Gould for sometime.
Fri Moulton Is working for Blaine
Atwood ON Winter Hill cutting lum-
Der and cord wood.
AS Raymond Gould of Millay Hill
was hauling load of cord wood to
Kingfield one of his horses dropped
dead in the road.
Sherry Lovejoy lost big hog last
week. This hog weighed over six
hundred.
Jessie Gould of Maple street spent
the week end with his brother Ray
mond of Millay Hill,
s. J. Williamson of New Portland
has been hauling potatoes to town
the past week.
Willie Howe who has been so very
sick with pneumonia is very much
better.
The little Lightbody boy is very
sick with double pneumonia.
Frank Hutchins is laid up with
rheumatism.
Quite a number of the lumbermen
are finishing their winters jobs
The small schools are having their
pupils make all kinds of articles tC
send to the Children's Hospital in
Portland.
Otis Hutchins is hauling logs from
the Hannonfleld to Kingfield with -four
cattle.
Mrs. Manly Atwood was visiting al
her sons, Blaine Atwood, Friday.
Ella Atwood visited her friend Orr
/ Durrell Thursday.
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PALMYRA

The many friends of Mrs. Eva Good
rich are pleased to know that she is
gaining after having undergone a
very serious peration last Sunday.
George Brenes is very i'll with
pneumonia.
Forest Bryant returned home Sat
urday from Skowhegan where he had
been acting as jurynan. -
Mrs. Carrie Weeks was called to
Hartland Sunday by the illness of her
father Fred Brown
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teacher, Alice Elliott, Friday III
noon, February 8, and organi,as j
Sunshine Club with the followine
ficers: President. Theresa MOS,
vice president, Lenora Brooks. aa'1
-tary and treasurer, Lois Frost al
gram committee for the next m...s
Madalene Merriek and Altha Pess]
son. Motto. Scatter Sunshts]
Seventeen members were nra.
They voted to hold their meats
once a week, the next meetiny y
be held Friday, February II r1
Alice Elliott. 1