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Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-16
i88 ARE PINCHED
in LIQUOR, DRUG
RAID AT 0XNARD
by United Press Leased Wire

VENTURA, Feb. 16. Eighty
eight men ond women were held in
the county Jail here today after
one of the most spectacular raids
in the history of Southern Califor-
MIA.
A concerted drive on Oxnard s
old town netted the prisoners, a
large amount of liquor, $4,000
worth of narcotics, two complete
Chinese lotteries and numerous
deadly weapons.
Nearly three score officers from
the United States prohibition office
and the sheriff s forces of Los An
geles and Ventura counties took
part in the raid.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-16

lacv valentines decorated the rooms.
The color scheme was carried out IN
the menu. A short business meeting
was held preceding the luncheon.
Franklin Daniels, who has been
confined to his home the past few
days is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Carlson and
family motored to San Diego over
the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Grinnell and
son, Earl Jr., accompanied BY Mr..
Grinnel s mother, Mrs. |. NJ. Grinncl
visited Mullet Island Sunday after
noon.
The Business Women 5 club will
meet with Mrs. r. l.. Burnham this
evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-16
Excellent Program Is
Planned for ". G. T. u.
Meeting on Friday

A Frances Willard memorial SER
vice and "a reception for new mem
bers will be special features of the
W. c. 7. [. meeting, to lbe held at
the Methodist church social hall on
Friday of this week at o'clock
An excellent program has been
planned.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-16
Senate Approves
Big Supply Bill
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. - The
senate late yesterday passed with
out a dissenting vote the first of the
government supply bills, the $685.,
515,50l.63 treasury postoffiee APP
preparation bill.
A $250,000 item for collection of
evidence of prohibition was APPROX
ed by the senate. Senator Edge,
Republican, New Jersey, wet leader,
asserting he wanted to give the
drys no excuse for the failure of,
prohibition enforcement.
The bill must be approved again
by the house as the senate increas-
ed the total appropriation by 1908,
00c.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-16

OF course you may slip and break
leg, but one danger lessened by
winter is swallowing watermelon
seeds.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-16

The only branch of the air service
that hasn I had any serious aeci-
dents lately is congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-16
Pythidn Sisters Ciub
to Be Entertained at
Home of Mrs. Jones

Mrs. Jennie Jones and Mrs. Ralph
Foyce viii entertain the members
of the Pythian Sisters Thimble club
at the home of the former, 927 South
Seventh street, tomorrow. A pot
luck luncheon will be served at
1880, and viii be followed by a So
cial afternoon.
Nice thing about working in a
bank is half the time when you get
down there you find it is a holiday.
Evening star., 1926-11-04

man of the campaign, and Arthur G..
Moses. president of the Washington
society, announced that this amount,
with other money they expect to re-
now are out of the city, and funds
from other sources, will enable the
society to carry out its $15,500. cam
paign program for the coming year.
Mrs. Alexander C. Columbus, cap
tain of a team in division A, was pre-
sented the set of sterling silver ice
cream dishes. These dishes were
given to the society by a friend, who
wanted them presented to the person
bringing in the largest number of sub
Scriptions between the amounts Of SIS
Evening star., 1926-11-04

and direct the activities of the cam
paign for this great agency of mercy.
The use of the headquarters was
donated to the District chapter for
the roll call through the generosity of
julius Garfinckel.
Brig Gen. John A. Johnston, u. S.
A., retired, chairman of the roll call
for the District chapter, has an office
at the new headquarters.
Tomorrow afternoon from A to $50
p.m., Miss Mabel p. Boardman, vice
chairman of the District chapter and
secretary of the American National
Red Cross, will entertain volunteer
workers at this and last years roll
cal at tea IN the Red Cross Building.
Evening star., 1926-11-04

and $25. Mrs. Columbus brought in a
such subscriptions.
The team totals at the close of the
drive yesterday were: Division A, Mrs.
w. E. Chamberlin, chairman, $3,344;
division B, c. E. Fleming, chairman,
S1,647.50; division c, Mrs. John r.
Kratz, chairman, $1,420.50; division D,
w. j. McManus, chairman, $1,508.75;
division E, Mrs. f. K. Oliver, chair
man, $1,514.25; division F, Mrs. Gra-
hame H. Powell, chairman, SS1 stills.
Evening star., 1926-11-04

A State law of Oklahoma providing
that all mechanics workmen and
laborers employed upon public works
shall be paid the prevailing rate of
wages, has been declared unconstitu-
tional by the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Evening star., 1926-11-04
TRAVELLERS AID DRIVE
CLOSES WITH $11.257
Rest of $15, 500 Budget to Be Made
Up Soon, Delano
Anno,1nrec

Announces.
The Travellers Aid Society an
nounced yesterday that $1l,257 of the
SIS 800 sought in it's campaign for the
coming year has been raised. The
drive closed with a luncheon yester-
| day at the Burlington Hotel.
Frederic A. Delano, general chair
Evening star., 1926-11-04
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
HEADQUARTERS OPENED
Drive In District to Be Conducted
From Offices at 14O5
f Street.

Headquarters for the tenth annual
roll call Of the District chapter of the
American Red Cross have been opened
at 14O5 F street and a corps of volun-
teer workers has been established
there to distribute roll-call literature
Evening star., 1926-04-24

and ex-president OF the Brooklyn
PediatricS Society.
Tomorrow the churches will do what
they can to bring the subject of bet
ter homes to the attention Of their
congregations through announcement
of the methods and objectives of the
campaign or discussion of ways and
means of attainment of the goal.
Monday, from $50 TO Gas pm, DR..
John NJ. Cries. chief Of the division of
building and housing of the Depart
ment of Commerce. Will speak over
WCAP on better homes III America.
During the week the Better Homes
Committee will visit the demonstra-
tion house at College Park, Md. which
is built from the same plan which
took the prize at Atlanta. Ga. last
Evening star., 1926-04-24
SPRINKLER SYSTEM TAX
IN BALTIMORE FOUGHT
Real Estate Board Declares That
Special Assessment in Such
Cases Is Unfair.

BALTIMORE, April 24.--Any spe-
cial water tax against buildings
equipped with automatic sprinkler
systems or private fire hydrants Is
unjust, unreasonable and detrimental
to the best interests OF the city, &C
cording to a protest to the city
authorities sent by the Real Estate
Board.
The protest. In part, reads:
Owners Of buildings who have in
stalled sprinkler systems at their
own expense and who are now pay
ing a tax on such equipment through
the increased value of their property
and the resultant increased assess
ments do not require as much water
or fire equipment to extinguish hTes
as do the owners of buildings not so
equipped. and at the same time con
tribute in a substantial way toward
the prevention of general confiagra-
tions which are disastrous to the city
as we'll as the individual property
owners"
Evening star., 1926-04-24
w. E. HERRIN TO TALK
AT REALTORS SESSION

The Washington Real Estate Board
will hold its next monthly meeting at
the Wardman Park Hotel, May 1S at
8 pm.
William E. Herrin, extension direc-
tor OF the National Association Of Real
Estate Boards, will be the guest OF
honor and the principal speaker of
the evening. Mr.. Herrin will discuss
the extension Of real estate boards
throughout the country and will out
line the benefits that have accrued
by the establishment Of more than
$50 constituent boards of the national
association in the United States and
Canada.
Evening star., 1926-04-24
Two Officers Assigned Here.

Capt. Archie A. Farmer, Signal
Corps, at Fort Monmouth, N. j., has
been assigned to duty in the Office OF
the chief signal officer, War Depart
ment, and First Lieut.. Lowell w. Bas-
sett, Field Artillery, at Fort Leaven.
worth, Kans., has been assigned to
the 18th Field Artillery at Fort Myer,
Va
Evening star., 1926-04-24

profession and the opportunity OF
service to the community presented
by these organizations.
Evening star., 1926-04-24

year, and which is being built at Phil
adelphia for the Sesquicentennial Ex-
position.
This concludes the program OF
events for Better Homes week, but
other effective means will be en-
ployed to bring the attention of the
people Of Washington to the possi-
bilities of greater comfort, beauty and
benefit and enjoyment IN general to be
derived from their homes.
Evening star., 1926-04-24

He also will speak on the benefits
Of the establishment of such boards
to those engaged in the real estate
Evening star., 1926-04-24

The Wayland Smith in English
folklore was mythical blacksmith
who lived near Ashdown, Berkshire.
He shod horses that were brought
to his house and left standing there,
but no one ever saw him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-11

highway construction now going on,
many expressed considerable surprise
at the size of the project and the
result that is being obtained.
The work begins at the end of
the Augusta line a short distance
beyond the north gate to the Ma
tional Soldiers Home at Togus and
will extend to Cooper's Mills, a dis
lance of nearly eight miles, passing
through Chelsea, Whitefield and
South Windsor. At the present time
the project is under way between the
Augusta line and South Windsor,
two crews of about 10 men being
employed on a day-labor basis I'M
der the direction of the State High
way Commission. c. w. Hill Is SUI
perintendent of the job and the
crews are being directed by w. S.
Barton of Windsor and Frank Hag-
gett of Wiscasset.
The highway Is of gravel con-
struction with stone base and will be
"a feet in width. The job is inyolv-
ing an unusual amount of hard labor
in the removal of boulders and dig
ging in rocky soil. Many dangerous
short curves are being eliminated
and a great deal of grading is in
progress. The small bridges will be
constructed of reinforced concrete.
People who have inspected the work
are of the opinion that the result
will be one of the best stretches of
gravel highway ever constructed by
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State of Maine desire to go one step
further than the law will permit,
am writing to request your assist
a useful Christmas gift. One dollar
for each child will satisfactorily 90
the work. Owing to the fact tnat
our workers devote much of their
own time to the Christmas work, ana
also because we can more nearly
grant each child's wish by purchas-
ing the gifts, we request cash con-
tributions. Your own joy will be
more complete knowing that you
have been instrumental in helping
the wards of the State share with
their schoolmates the enjoyment that
usually comes with the Yuletide sea-
son.
while / am writing to you for a
personal contribution I should great
ly appreciate it IL you would kindly
present this request to the club or
society of which you are an officer
or member. If you would like to
have the story Of our work told to
the members of your organization,
or II you personally desire further
information. please do not hesitate
to advise us.
I'm order that we may wisely plan
for Christmas will you not please
return the enclosed subscription
card before November /, 1926?
'Inasmuch as We have done 1t
unto one of the least of these my
brethren, ye have done it unto
me-"
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ADJUSTMENTS
opera House Today-NotabIe Play
ers in Picture Cast

SPerd mouse loday-Notabie Play
ers in'Picture Cast
In adapting James Oliver Cur
woods story The Wolf Hunters"
Tor the screen, Rayart selected a cast
or notable performers who will be
seen at the Opera House today.
Alan Roscoe plays the principal
masculine role, as Sergeant Steve
Drew. Others in the cast are Vir-
ginia Brown Faire, Robert McKim,
Mildred Harris and David Terrence,
Stuart Patton was the director and
Ben Wilson the producer for Rayart
distribution.
Readers of Curwood, and they are
legion, will recall THE Wolf Hunt
ers' as a tale of the Royal North
west Mounted Police. Sergent Steve
Drew is detailed to bring in a half
breed murderer. Finding his man,
he also discovers the bodies of two
of his victims, and a third nearly
dead, is Steve's younger brother, the
baby" of the force.
Taking the half1breed in, with his
brother flung across the saddle,
Steve meets greater difficulties. not
only in his own love affair but in
that Of his brother. who RECEIVERS.
How this silent fighter, of the north
drives out the fur smugglers. gets
his brother Strengthened in the path
of life and wins his own happiness,
combine to make a thrilling story.
Fire Away" a red hot comedy:
Chapter of The Radio Detective"
and Snapshots. balance the pro-
gram.-Adv.
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PITTSTON

NORTH-N1r. and Mrs. Walter
Hopkins of Augusta and Mrs. Daisy
Johnson of Manchester, \. H., were
Sunday guests of Mrs. Bert Mouiton
Bert Moulton and son, Wilbur, We're
callers Sunday in Waldoboro and
Jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hopkins of
Augusta and John Overlook of JEFF
ferson were guests Labor Day at
Mrs. Bert Moulton's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nevens of New Glou-
cester, returned home Sunday after
weeks visit with their brother
George Sparrow.
Leslie Sparrow and Harry Moulton
passed the week end and Labor Day
with Harry's uncle, Wilbur Gould in
Rumford Falls. While there they en-
joyed a fishing trip.
Mrs. III. B. Moody returned home
Saturday from a visit with relatives
and friends in Belfast and vicinity.
Sunday guests at J. F. Webb's
We're Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Kidder and
family of Kents' Hill, Harold Pelton
and Frank Pelton of Augusta. George
Clark and daughter, Maxine of Farm
ingdale.
Mrs Polly Laurence has been visit
ing with Mrs. Eugene Wright in Ran
dolph.
Hazel Sparrow has returned home
from Douglas Hill. where she has
been passing the summer.
Laurence. Norman. Arthur Jr. and
Richard Kidder of Kent's Hill, have
been passing few days with their
grandfather J. E. Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Booth and
family of Auburn. were week end
guests of Mrs RootI's mother Nrrc
Mary Mccormick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Minard of Au-
burn were visitors of Mrs. Mary Nc
Cormick Sunday.
Mrs. Jane Faulkner was guest of
Mrs Mary Mccormick, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs F. B. Stevenson of
Belfast, are passing the week with
Mrs. Stevenson's sister, Mrs. H. Il.
Moody.
number from this place attended
the fair at Windsor. Tuesday.
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ASKS FOR SCHOOL
OBSERVANCE SEPT, II
AS CONSTITUTION DAY

1.-THE week of September 1918
is known as Constitution Week
throughout the United States, and
Friday. Sept. H. will mark the 10th
anniversary of the completion ana
signing of the Constitution Of the
United States" says DR.. Augustus O.
Thomas, State commissioner of edu-
cation, in letter being sent to su-
perintendents and principals of
schools all over the State.
This Sesquf- Centennial year of
the Declaration of Independence g. Il
fitting time to emphasize the fact
that it was the Constitution which
made the Declaration permanently
effective and worth while.
The Constitution of the United
States is probably the greatest docu-
ment known in the history of free
peoples and it is eminently fitting
that a time should be set apart for
the observance and study of this
memorable document. /. therefore.
earnestly request that a period of
one hour in all the public schools of
the state be set apart on Spet. II.
during which exercises may be held
of the day. In the
smaller schools there may be a talk
by the teacher with discussion by
the pupils and in the larger schools
1t may be well to have an outside
speaker come in and tlak upon some
OF the important features of the
constitution. l trust that in all
schools of the State, some obser-
vance may be made of this anniver-
sary and some discussion of the
meaning and value of the Constitu-
ton"
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Seek Aid in
Christmas Project
For Wards of State

Calling attention to the project for
the securing of funds to be used for
the purchase of Christmas presents
for the wards of the State, Secretary
CRUDE B. Cornish of the State board
of charities and corrections is send
ing out the following letter to inter-
ested friends:
The State board of charities and
corrections. through it's department
of children's guardians, administers
an annual appropriation of more
than quarter of a million dollars
for the board and care of 1000 chill
dren who. were born of parents
whose death, or whose abuse or
abandonment of them, forced the
courts to legally commit them into
our custody. The money available
for the care of these dependent chill
dren cannot be used for so-called
luXuries--such as dolls, games, sleds,
skates, skis and toys. which seem
to the average child as essential as
certain articles of wearing apparel.
Believing that the people of the
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Pardon Hearings
For Governor and
Council Meet Sept. Is

hearing viii be given by the gov
ernor and council at its session next
ednesday on six petitions for par
uoh. IL was announced Friday. The
petitioners are Joseph ]. Jackson of
Ioftland, serving a life sentence in
the states prison for murder; Sum-
nef r. Award of Grcenvillc, who
was sentenced to serve not less than
Iour nor more than eight years in the
state PRISON Tor manslaughter in
causing the death of Charlotte L.
Smith in an automobile collision :.
FRANK Elderkin of ST. Adams. sery
,, ing sentence of not less than four
nor more than six years in the
states prison as common thief
Ieter st. Pierre of Van Buren,, who
was sentenced to serve not less than
Two nor more than four years in
lie state prison for larceny:
Ihomas Pease of Jackman, who is
serving sentence of not less than
Two nor more than four years in the
states prison for breaking. entering
and larceny; and Francis A.. Klein
OF Portland, who is serving A sent
ence of not less than 10 nor more
tilan 10 years in states prison for
rape.
jackson, who was committed to
prison Jan. 81, 1916, in his petition
Tor q pardon, states that he is not
the person who did the actual kill
ing of the man with whose death he
was charged, although he was pres
ent with one McRae, who did the &C
tual shooting, that McRae was sent
enced to serve but from 10 to 20
years in prison and he is now on
parole, that he has served 10 wears
and that further punishment will
not further the ends of Justice.
Award in his petition states that
the sentence imposed was not com
mensurate with the charge upon
which he was convicted, that the
sentence was excessive and that he
mas already served sufficient penalty.
In his petition Elderkin says that
he has family at home which is
in need of his services upon the
farm from which they derive their
support, that he feels he has been
sufficiently punished and that Justice
has been fully satisfied.
st. Pierre in his petition AYERS
that he is guilty Of the crime of
which he was charged. but that he
wants his freedom that he may care
for his father, aged 20 years, and his
mother. aged 6S years.
ease III HIS pelltlOn states that
he has been sufficiently punished
and that he has been a model
prisoner
In his petition, Klein says that he
is innocent of the crime charged
and that his punishment has been
excessive, or in any event sufficient
inasmuch as he has been in prison
over seven years.
A decision will probably be render
ed by the governor and council at
the meeting next Wednesday on the
pardon petition of Sadie Cloutier of
Lewiston, who is serving a term in
the Reformatory for Women at
Skowhegan for adultery.
Hearings will also be assigned on
the pardon petitions of Orthel R.
Tuttle of Waldoboro, who is serving
a term in the Rockland Jail for keep
ing and maintaining a nuisance, and
Anthony p. Dale of Portland, who
was sentenced to serve not less than
four nor more than eight years in
the states prison for robbery
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the State. The estimated cost of the
project through to Cooper's Mills Is
approximately $780, 900. Whether the
improvement will be continued from
Cooper's Mills to Rockland depends
on the attitude of the legislators.
Construction is now in progress on a
stretch at West Rockport by prison
labor.
Residents of Chelsea, Whitefeld
and South Windsor are greatly
pleased over the prospects and re-
port that as an indication of the be-
lief that the value of farm property
along the route is likely to rise, real
estate agents have been visiting
those sections to get prices on pieces
of property.
Considerable credit for the secur-
ing Of this project is due to Arthur
N. Douglas, chairman of the board
of selectmen of Chelsea and Repub-
lican candidate for the Legislature
from that town, who presented the
case to the State Highway Commits
sion and in a number of interviews
with members of the board stressed
the need for an improved highway
along this route to Rockland.
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State House Chat

All of the field workers in the en-
ploy of the State board of charities
and corrections will meet at staff
conference which will be held on
Thursday Sept 16, at the depart
ment.
Secretary CRUDE r. Cornish OF the
state board of charities and correc-
tons will pass the early part of next
week in York county on matters of
business and will incidentally attend
the sessions of the New England
district convention of Kiwanis In
terEational at Newcastle, n. H., as
alternate from the Augusta club.
Adelbert w. Gordon of the State
department of education, secretary
OF the Maine Teachers Association.
was in Bangor on Wednesday, MAX
ing preliminary arrangements for
the coming State teachers conyen-
ton which will be held in that CITY
Oct. 2S and 20.
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TROY

The Ladies' Aid was pleasantly
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. l.. Myrick. Thursday after
noon, as enjoying a fine supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Baglev has
returned from New Hampshire.
where they passed a few DAYS last
week, enjoying the trip very much.
Guy Luce from New Hampshire is
the guest OF his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Luce.
MR.. and Mrs. Arch Mcleod of
Bangor is visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Seavey Piper.
The Ladies Aid will hold their
annual church fair at Troy Grange
nail, September II. afternoon and
evening, with supper from to Z.
Miss Erdene Pierce has returned
to Berlin, N. H., where she will re-
sumo her teaching after passing
the summer vacation with her par.
enls' Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Pierce.
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