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middle, and as he poured the liquor he sang to Fay in his loud and cheerful bass
 Can she make fine fruit punch? ''fes, she can make fine fruit punch. That certain par-a-arty Of mine"
 It was quite plain to everyone that Eddie was just as wild about Fay as ever he had been-a little more, perhaps.
 He stopped his song abruptly as Randall Phelps came into the room, and put on an icy stare that was very funny. Then he turned to the laughing group behind him.
 Look here, you hot zizzers, you want this punch poppy, don't you?" he asked, and emptied the entire contents of the big flask into Aunt Agony's Sheffield bowl.
 At 10 o'clock. when the party was at it's wild, hilarious height, Sylvia saw Fay and Eddie Carter slip out of the back door of the house. AS she stood there in the big, bright, empty kitchen, wondering where they had gone, the door of it swung open and Fanny came in.
 His hair was rumpled, his tie askew, and his face flushed with the punch he had drank.
 "Where'd they go?" he asked, roughly-"Fay and Eddie Garter? They just drove away in his car. Did Eddie ask her to go with him, or was it her brilliant idea 10 sneak away"
 Sylvia laughed. (Which one of your questions do you want me to answer first?" she asked. and walked out of the kitchen.
 (TO BE CONTINUED
 Sylvia is discovering that 1t is not an easy thing to put the man she loves out of her life. although he no longer loves her. Shall she be glad or sorry over the fact that Fay Shirley is only playing with him and perhaps breaking his heart? And does he love Fay after all, or is it temporary infatuation?
 In the next installmont Ranny Phelps and Fay fail to appear at a party given for Sylvia by Peter WiIk. And Sylvia is confronted with the agonizing question, Are Fay and Fanny married or has their engage ment been broken?" How will she bear the suspense?
New Britain herald., 1926-05-20

With His Back to Rock By Thornton W. Burgess Iris what's behind and not before That makes the difference in the score.
 Old Mother Nature.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-20
Your Health How to Keep It.
 Causes of Illness

BY DR. HUGH S. CUMMING Surgeon General, United States
 Public Health Service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
who don't know their luckw he NUT
tered to himself.

who don't know their luck"' he NUT
tered to himself.
Stephanie Putralka pushed the
dropping roses on one side and leaned
forward to greet Hargrave as he
brought his Rolls Royce with a sweep
to the front entrance Of her villa. He
came toward her. hat in hand, little
hesftant. In her cunningly simple
white gown, with the welcoming light
in her eyes, she seemed, as she moved
on one side and stood on the topmost
step Of the piazza, little more than a
girl.
''At last" she murmured, as he bent
over her fingers, II have you to my
self. That is what / have hoped for"
She led him down the broad balcony,
widening at the end into great
winter garden, from which exotic
odors were caught up and hung Ian
guorously upon the softly moving air,
In a sheltered corner was a luncheon
table laid for two. A servant. in the
black-coated livery of the old days,
was standing motionless with a salver
in his hand, upon which We're two
glasses of exquisite design, slightly
frosted and filled with amber liquid
Another servant had relieved Har.
grave Of his hat and gloves.
You see. remember your weak
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MONTE CARLO
By E. IEILLIPS OPPENHEIM @& ps..s. Ono.
%& ,: &C.; 9 a.: :;
, E. IlIILLIPS OPPENHEIM

! ties to success. 1t was like that with
me. | resisted for year. / wished to
marry In any case it was not Andrea
Trentino l desired. In the end l gave
in. He does not know how to accept
failure. Are you wise to make an
enemy of such MANI"
To her surprise Hargrave laughed
not only smiled. but laughed.
My dear lady" he said, Ito me, of
all men in the world, such an argu-
ment carries no weight. Life Is worth
Just as much to me as the button you
have this moment wrenched from your
glove
She looked at it ruefully and threw
it down.
But why?" she demanded. You
are young, you have not yet reached
middle age, you have the great air,
you succeed at sport, in gambling, you
succeed when you Will with us poor
women. Why do you speak of life so
lightly?"
"Marchesa," Hargrave answered,
rising to his feet, II have told you
enough of my secrets"
But let me impress this upon you
just this she concluded, rising also
to her feet. Andrea Trentino will not
be ruined-not by any man. You, If
you do this to him, will fall with him
if not one way, another"
He smiled his adieuX.
'Marchesa," he said. chose to
whom life has no value are naturally
Indifferent to threats"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05

myself that have failed. Nothing in
the whole world" she went on, her
voice trembling a little, would give
me such pleasure as to succeed"
The American-his name was Hob
son, known to his intimates as Sam
Hobson-smiled to himself as he sum-
moned waiter. He was an observant
person, and after that first glance he
had not needed to look at her.
You couldn't even get wise as to
what his game was?" he asked.
He wouldn't tell me a single
thing" she answered.
He may change his mind" he said
softly. speaking as though to himself.
If only l could make him. she
murmured, in a sort of passionate un-
dertone.
I'm the meantime" Mr. Hobson OBJ
served. II guess we'd better be get
ting along with it. Is there anything
to be done with the young MANI"
He might be useful" she acknowl
edged. II told him yesterday that you
represented an American newspaper
and were always willing to give
good amount for any news as to the
doings of the principal people here.
You will probably gain useful informa-
ton from him.
Il found my man over at Nice" Mr..
Hobson announced-"found him work
ing in a garage there and living in a
cellar. He's been cleaned up as far
as possible, but l should say that he
was some tough"
The woman shivered a little.
Tonight" she said, II am de-
pressed. Get me a champagne cock
tail and leave me. Keep that young
man away. too. I am in the humor
to be rude to any one. Presently
shall go home"
Mr.. Hobson obeyed orders and re-
luctantly took his leave. Secretly, al
though he knew better than to even
hint at his admiration, he considered
the marchesa the most beautiful and
the most attractive woman in the
world. He glared resentfully through
his thick spectacles at Hargrave, pass
ing down the corridor with Mile. Diane.
"I'll say that there are some fools
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far more if you are obstinate and per-
sist In running him than you would
gain if you would accede to his re-
quest. l am not q good business wom-
an. but l do know that the shares in
his company are feeling every day.
He is willing to buy from you what hi
needs at the top price"
The situation" Hargrave admitted
must be ineXplicable TO you, mar
Chesa, as it perhaps is to him, yet thu
fact remains, / will not sell"
You hate Andrea" she asked. with
A little choke in her voice. You are
his enemy"
He shrugged his shoulders, but re-
manned silent.
And mine?" she persisted.
''Only if you so wish, marchesa,"
he replied. half rising to his feet.
She dragged him down again.
Listen" she said this may not
matter; YOU perhaps will not believe
me, but it is the truth. In my stupid
woman's way / have always had a
feeling for you, liking-call it what
YOU will. 1t would have made me
happy if you had chosen TO notice me
as You notice so many Of these others"
You fiatter me, marcheSa."
Il tell the truth, she insisted dog
gedly.
1T is the more unfortunate, he de-
clared. I'VE might have experimental
in friendship together but for the fact
that l know you to be Andrea Tren-
tino's friend"
She sat quite still, as though listen
ing to the hum of voices. to the
monotonous announcements of the
croupiers, to the patter of the cards
upon the table. Loungers passed them
with greetings each moment.
What I am going to say" she went
on at last, comes from myself
have indeed no right to say it. You
wonder perhaps that Andrea Tren-
tino has attracted me, notwithstand-
ing his wealth. 1t was not only my
loneliness. He has one quality which
women worship. He is terribly force
full. lie hews his way through difficult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05

Hargrave crossed the room and
obeyed the somewhat impatient sum-
mons of Aademoiselle Diane. The
cheerful-looking little man with the
hornrimmed spectacles appeared from
some unexpected place and sunk into
his vacant seat.
Nothing doing, l can see" he OBJ
served
There's nothing doing" she adj
mitted reluctantly. He is as hard as
steel. Take me to the bar. / am not
quite myself
They threaded their way amongst
the people and discovered a retired
corner. Even then she found words
difficult. Her companion watched her
curiously.
He is maddening person." she ad-
mitted at last. Il am angry with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Sir Harsrave Wendever. country gentleman
and fnancler. calls on a famous London
physician for examination. and Is told he can
not 1--we Tor more than six or elght months.
Wendever takes the blow standing, and de
Cldes to go with his plans for the winter
as though nothing had happened. How
ever. feeling the urge to give hit to some
poor fellow creature, he experiments on
those with whom he comes IN contact until
he finds one who Is in need of helm. This
proves to be "A delicate looking manicure girl
who serves him regularly. He offers her and
- member of her family a vacation at Monte
Carlo. She has dinner with her tiance.
Robert and persuades him to act as her
brother. They call on Sir Hargraye and tell
him HIM they viii go. In Monte Carlo their
please, gives them plenty of spending money.
and places car at their disposal.
AT the sporting club. watching the plav.
Violet overhears a man and woman discuss
SIR Hargrave III a way that makes her think
they are his enemies. She tells her host
about it. and that night at the club Sir Har-
grave Is accosted by the Marchesa Oh Bleni
and he recognizes her as the woman Violet
had warmed HIM agant.
Continued from Yesterdays Starr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
Glass Plant Will Reopen.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

SALEM, w. Va, January 5.-Plans
are under way for resumption of
operations at the Alliance Glass Co. s
plant here. Fires are being lighted
this week and manufacture will be-
gin the last of January. Between
$50 and IT'S workers will be employed.
The plant has been idle for some
time. Recentlya considerable amount
OF stock in the company has changed
hands, a number of Salem men buy
ing it 70 get the plant back into
Opera ion
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nesses," she said, as he raised his
glass to his lips. You like your one
cocktail the moment you arrive. You
like 1t in a glass of reasonable size,
and your cigarette-there it is-at the
same time. You like to linger for a
moment-here are our chairs. When
we are ready, luncheon will be
served"
Copyright. 1925 by E. Phillips Oppenheim. J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
INST.AILMENT XVI.
Challenge.

V1dIfVHHt.
T HE appeal of the Marchesa di
Bieni moved Hargrave slight
ly, but he remained firm in his
Il refusal
You make me ashamed to
seem so obdurate," he replied. with a
certain gentleness in his tone Il can
not, however. grant your request"
But why" she asked tearfullv.
andrea points out that You will lose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
Continued tomorrow

Peru has granted a 10-year monop-
oily on button manufacture to one
firm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-10
$500 More Badly
Needed for State
Wards Christmas

The State Board of Charities ana
Corrections announced yesterday that
a crisis has been reached in the
growth Of the Christmas Funds for
the wards Of the State. Unless 1t Is
possible to raise at least $500 be-
tween now and Christmas, some OF
the orphans in the charge of the De-
partment will have cherries
Christmas this year, thing that mas
never happened before.
The fund, which had been growing
steadily up to within a few days, has
failed to reach the objective of $1,000
required to give each OF the wards
of the State a present, and 1t Is hop
ed that friends of the department
will respond generously during the
short time that remains in which TO
send in their gifts. A dollar is not a
great deal, when it is considered that
a little child can be made very happy
by receiving the present purchased
with it, or very miserable through
the lack Of it. These presents, an
nually distributed through the De-
partment of Charities and Correc-
lions. mean so much more to the
children who benefit by them than
would similar presents to those for
tunate ones who have parents and
friends to care for their needs.
Secretary CRUDE d. Cornish has
perfected an organization through
which the dollars thus donated are
stretched to the absolute limit, the
purchasing power Of these monetary
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-10
Authorize Transfer
Farmers Telephone Co.

An order was issued by the Public
Utilities Commission yesterday auth
orizing the Rangeley Telephone
Company to sell and assign its
rights. privileges, permits, franchises
and property and interest TO the
Franklin Farmers Cooperative Telo-
phone Company.
The Commissions order reads in
part as follows:
"The purchasing company is much
larger. has Il great many more sub
scribers and its lines cover much
greater area than the Rangeley
Telephone Company. Its exchange
area includes service with the sub
scribers of oxford Farmers Coopera-
tive Telephone Company, Peoples
Cooperative Telephone Company
(Mercer), Somerset Farmers Coop
erative Telephone Co, the Rangeley
Telephone Company and the Temple
Farmers Telephone Company, and in
addition its subscribers may, if they
desire, obtain service from telephone
companies connected with the COM
panieS comprising its exchange
area. The Franklin Farmers Coop
erative Telephone Company, with its
greater equipment and larger oper-
ating and repairing forces. should be
able to keep the property purchased
from the petitioner in good operating
condition, so that the subscribers of
the Rangeley Telephone Company, if
the sale be consummated, must be
benefited thereby"
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Pardon Petition

The pardon petition of Leroy A.
Morgan, of Boston. who was con-
victed of assault with intent to kill
at the February, 1925 term OF the
Cumberland county superior court.
was filed yesterday at the office OF
the Secretary of State, and at the
next meeting of the Governor ana
Council, December 16, will be assign
ed for hearing. Morgan was SEN
fenced to serve from 4 to years at
the States Prison at Thomaston, re-
ceiving his sentence February 23rd,
1925.
In his petition for Executive Glenn
eucy, Morgan says in part:
1.-The sentence was unusually Sc
we're considering the previous record
of your petitioner and his excited ana
unsettled state of mind at the time
of the commission of the deed; that
your petitioner has been sufficiently
punished and that his family needs
his support and care; that your petl-
toner is sincerely contrite and Will
if released, live an honest, exemplary
and upright life in a place distant
from his former environment and as
sOciateS."
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the investment. In the five-year-
period, 1920-25, the total rail-
way capital increased from 20,09S.-
046.374 to $21,799,241. 424. The ratio
of net income, after fixed charges, to
the capital stock was $40 per cent
| in 1925. This lis nearly equal to the
corresponding figure. $40 per cent
for the calendar year 1916. the record
year for this ratio"
Since Congress in 1920 authorized
the commission to allow railroads to
proceed with consolidation projects,
the report continued, control over
81 900 miles of line has been trans
ferred, and the question of permit
ting consultations is pending as to
a very large additional mileage. The
merging of railroads was shown to
be proceeding steadily, though in the
case of two of the largest projects
for merger brought before the COM
mission, that of the Nickel Plate
| railroad, and of the Norfolk and
| Western to acquire the Virginian.
| the commission refused to allow the
consultations to proceed
| i! Railroads are now required by law
| to pay to the government half of the
| excess amount they may earn above
"a per cent annually on the value
| of their property, and tentative
| audits indicate that $15,054,908 is
now collectible by the Treasury
| However, in view of the difficulty in
settling upon the valuations of rail-
roads concerned, the report sug-
gested that legislation to make the
system workable is needed. In actu-
atty, the government has only OBJ
| tanned $7,000,000 from it's excess
| earnings claims since 1920, and this
amount is being held by the govern
| ment subject to final adjudications.
Practically all of the accountings
and payments between the govern
ment and railroads left over from the
war time feneral control OF carriers
have now been settled, the report
continued, but some claims still are
pending on account of the guarantee
| of earnings which was given the
controlled roads for the first six
months after their return to private
ownership. The commission esti-
| mated that $4,000 would clear up
all outstanding debts on this score
and advised Congress to compel
claimants to seek a final disposition
| of the matter.
In it's studies of railroad traffic, the
/ commission UOlSU tIldI lUCTedScu
| earnings had been obtained in the
/ face of a marked decline of passenger
! travel, and in spite of limited ex-
pansion of freight business. In 1925,
railroads carried a total of $902,-
| 100000 passengers, while in 1926
the number was 1,270,000,000. In 1926
the first six months of operations
have shown that passenger travel is
less than during the same period OF
! 1925, by 2.S5 per cent. The average
| length of journey per passenger has
however, increased during the same
period. The falling off in numbers
is attributed to increased use of
motor transportation for short dis
| tances.
So far during 1925 the freight
business of railroads has been more
voluminous than during 1924 and
| 1925, though 1923 traffic volume still
| remains, in tonnage, the largest on
| record. New high weekly. records
| have been set several times during
| the year by car loadings of revenue
| freight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-10
tors and s2s,1s4o52,o 600 savings

positors and s23,134,052,OoO savings
deposits.
'The gain in the year ending June
| 80, 1926 of S1,562, 100000 which !: ap-
proximately 100000, 900 Jess than the
gain in savings during the preceding
year and but one hundred million
more than the savings gain for the
year ending June 30, 1924, Is thrown
into stronger relief by the great in
crease in the number of savings de-
positors reported" said Mr. A1big In
presenting the figures. 1.-THE number
of depositors stands at 46.762,240. a
gain over last year OF slightly jess
than three million. The mutual St.
ings banks gained over 100000 de-
positors, other state banks and trust
companies over 100000 and the ma
tional banks over 100000 More than
half million of the gain in the nun
| Der of depositors came from the In
creased number of deposi.ors In
school savings accounts.
General and widespread prosper
| ity in the United States during the
past year caused this great increase
+, in the number of depositors, al
though In the United States generally
the gain in the amount Of savings
has been less per inhabitant for the
year ending June 80, 1926, than dur
ing the preceding one. This is not
! true. however, in the case of every
state. New Hampshire, Maine, Con-
| necticut, Delaware, West Virginia,
Louisiana, Tennessee, Indiana, Illi-
nois, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Idaho and
Nevada made larger gains per inhabi-
| tant than during the preceding year.
mo section of the United States
shows more consistent gain than that
of the New England States. Accord
ing to the census figures there has
been great influx of foreign ma
tionals to that section. These new
corners apparently have absorbed
the thriftiness which characterized
the earlier settlers, so that year after
year irrespective of what industrial
condition may prevail the New Eng
land States roll up a constantly in
creasing volume of savings"
Per capita savings for 1926 by
states are shown to be as follows:
New England States-Maine $500:
New Hampshire $445; Vermont $517;
Massachusetts s542; Rhode Island
$465; Connecticut $500.
Middle Atlantic Statesmen York
1924; New Jersey s306; Pennsylvania
$243; District of Columbia S152;
Delaware 1923: Maryland 1858.
Southern States Virginia sol;
West Virginia 1913; North Carolina
$751; South Carolina $50; Georgia s4S;
Florida S136; Alabama $40; Mississ-
ippi SOL; Louisiana $50: Texas s31;
Arkansas s37: Kentucky $71; Ten
nessee $67.
, East Central States-Ohio $3.50;
Indiana 1924; Illinois 1872; Michigan
1924; Wisconsin $40: Minnesota
s201 Iowa s212; Missouri S110.
West Central States-North Dako
ia $145: South Dakota 1924; Nebras-
ka $50; Kansas $50; Montana $85:
I Wyoming s92; Colorado SOL; New
Mexico $40: Oklahoma $40.
Pacific States-Washingto s125:
Oregon $3.50: California $3.50; Idaho
s53; Utah $125; Nevada $3.50; Ari-
IONA S57.
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ANSON

Charles Merrill, of Indian Pond,
is passing few days with his family.
Several from this village We're in
Kingfield. Monday night to partici-
pate in the Rebekah play.
Walter Bean is moving his family
into the Briggs house on Briggs
avenue.
Lester and Charles Bold have COM
pleted their work at Somerset juno
ton and returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Everett Preble is i'll with
influenza at her home.
Fred Garland has installed a tele-
phone at his home on Nichols Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Parlin. of New
Sharon, We're Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George Fairfield.
The W. C. r. L. held their regular
meeting at the home of the president,
Mrs. Vina Hapworth, Wednesday
afternoon.
Everett Preble is confined to the
house with a severe cold.
Lester Merrill returned the last of
the week from Chicago, whereShe has
been for several months.
Irving Williams has secured en-
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READFIELD

DEPOT-Mrs. Ruth Jones has been
visitor at the home of her son,
Arion, of Lewiston, also of Mrs.
Lucine Newton, of SabattuS.
l.. B. Wright is on the sick list.
Mrs. Amy Packard went to Roy
Mace's home Tuesday evening to
attend a supper for the benefit of
the church also Wednesday went to
The Mission class at Winthrop Gen.
ter.
Mrs. Florena Luce, who has been
at the home of her son, Edgar. is
now at her son, Linwood's at East
Readfield.
Maurice Stevens, who has been
sick with tonsilitis and assesses in
the throat is still very sick person.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fifield at
tended the church supper at the
home of Roy Mace.
Carmilita Wyman went Friday, to
Waterville, remaining over night
with her cousin, Mrs. Lunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fifield were
in Augusta. Saturday.
Mrs. Frances Jones of Lewiston,