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Evening star., 1926-05-12

Districts representative in the Ma
tional Oratorical Contest.
President Guilford S. Jameson, In
reviewing the work of the association
at the last meeting until the Fan
session. complimented the committee
chairmen for the civic spirit shown
in endeav0ring to promote the wei
fare Of the community. 'The lact
that they ''are disfranchised. un-
Americanized and voteless. yet main
tanning the high spirit of American
citizenship In the face of these odds,
entities them, to concentration, Mr.
Jameson said.
The association indorsed resolutions
urging the commissioners to include
Evening star., 1926-05-12

81 must have piston displacement
not greater than 91l9 cubic inches.
The first race in 1911 was for motors
of 631 cubic inches or under. En-
g:nes built for the approaching race
will be only about two-thirds as large
as the smallest engine in use in
America in commercial or passenger
automobiles.
Engineers of these machines say
the crankshaIts will revolVe at Il
maximum of 1000 times a minute, as
against $500 revolutions for the en-
gineS used last year. The super
chargers are expected to attain 10000
revolutions while the crank shaft is
revolving 1000 times.
Evening star., 1926-05-12
Seeks Limited Divorce.

Mrs. Margaret V. NcCuo has filed
suit for a limited divorce and alimoiy
from Dr. Joseph -. McCuc, charging
desertion. cruelty and non support.
The wife filed II similar suit about
six years ago, which was dismissed
for failure to prosecute. She is rep
resented by Attorney HanniS Taylor.
Evening star., 1926-05-12
EDUCATOR OPPOSED
AS CABINET OFFICER

Opposition to the creation of a de-
partment of education with sec
retary in the Presidents cabinet was
voted by the Lincoln Park Citizens
Association. at a meeting In the Bryan
School last night. The education
committee presented Il resolution,
which was adopted, indorsing the
school medical inspection program for
Washington nroposed bv the Monday
Evening star., 1926-05-12
RACING CARS TO HAVE
RECORD ENGINE SPEED
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
INDIhNAPOLIS, May l2.-Grc2t
as was the sneed of tho e!ght-cylinder
motor cars which competed last year
in the 50OmiIe automobile race here,
the velocity Of the pistons and super.
chargers Of the new vest pocket
engines which will he used in the Me-
mortal day race will be greater.
Motors in cars which compete May
Evening star., 1926-05-12

street, G street from Seventeenth to
Eighteenth, Seventeenth from Mas
sachusetts avenue to j street and II
street from Seventeenth to Eight
eenth street, in the southeast.
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TRUSTEES Detection
CONTINUED from PAGE One)

all the prisoners had been forced back
into their cells, but the prison was so
badly damaged by the maddened in
mates that few of the cells could be
locked. Late tonight 200 guards arm
ed with shotguns patrolled the corri-
doris or stood sentry over the broken
doors.
The outbreak, authorities said, fol-
lowed a night or wild disorder precip-
itated by the shots and taunts hurled
at other prisoners by "a young negro
women recently brought to the Jail
from the Sleighton Farms for Incorri-
gibleness. Many complaints of over
crowding and a reduction in their food
ration recently had been made by the
prisoners
Ripgleaders in the rioting, the au-
thorities said, were the seven liberty
men" who occupied one cell, the door
Of which was not locked. These men,
all short term prisoners or men await
ing trial, had been trusted to aid the
guards and do small jobs about the
prison.
Liberated from their cells by the
TRUSTEES" who smashed the locks
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WINSLOW WOMAN
PLEADS GUILTY TO
MAKING LIQUOR :

Josie selenkevicz Of Winslow plead
ed guilty yesterday afternoon before
Judge Charles w, Atchley in the mu-
nicipal court to charge of illegally
manufacturing intoxicating beverages
in her home. She was represented by
Attorney Arthur Crafty of this city.
The judge, after hearing the evidence
by Constable wellington T. Reynolds,
who was instrumental in making the
seizure, sentenced the woman to pay a
fine of $500 and costs of $75.16 and
two months in jail, with an additional
six months in default of payment.
Upon her promise, however, to destroy
all apparatus for the making of beer
or other intoxicating drinks, and to
refrain in the future from all Illicit
traffic. the fine and Jail term were
suspended.
Mrs. Selenkevicz said she did not
have the sum required with her but
could get it after her husband return
ed from his work. She was given In
charge of Constable Reynolds and al
lowed a reasonable length of time to
procure the money.
The respondent could not speak
English, and for that reason Mrs.
Louise Mautush acted as interpreter
Fourteen gallons of malt beer of an
intoxicating nature was found when
her home was searched.
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make it one Of the most gigantic
successes the world has ever seen"
The pilgrimage will be known as
the Second A. f. F." The recon
vened meeting in New York will be
to ratify all actions taken on
French soil so as to overcome OBJ
jections of those who claim the Le-
gion should transact business on
American soil only.
The Legionnaires will sail from
seven ports and % ships with the
giant Leviathan as the flagship are
expected to be needed. The former
soldiers will embark at Montreal,
Boston, New York, Hampton Roads,
Charleston, Jacksonville and Calves
ton or Houston, with New Orleans a
port of call.
Among those who addressed the
convention today were Senator Reed
of Pennsylvania, Major General Lee
jeune of the Marine Corps, Rear Ad-
miral Coontz of the Navy, and Kene-
saw Mountain Lands, baseball COM
missioner.
Sir Walter H. Cowan, second in
command of the British fleet, who is
in port on the cruiser Calcutta, was
welcomed by the delegates. The ad-
miral proudly mentioned the fact
that he was a member of the Brit
ish Legion, which brought cheers
from the American Legionnaires.
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FOSS HALL NOTES

The Delta Delta Delta sorority
held a Bohemian party at their rooms
on Main street Wednesday evening.
A meeting of the Sophomore class
was called to order by the president,
Miss Carolyn Herrick of Augusta,
Wednesday noon. The purpose Of
the meeting was to elect a speaker
for Colby Day and a committee to
take charge of the class song. The
speaker elected is Miss Beatrice Pal
mer of Pittsfeld. and the committee
is as follows: Chairman, Miss Mar
tina Allen, Watertown. Mass, Miss
Muriel Sanborn, Dover FoXcroft, and
Miss Martha Holt, Clinton.
A meeting of the Senior class was
held Immediately after lunch We'd
nesday noon. The purpose Of the
meeting was to elect a class speaker
for Colby Day and to elect a COM
mittee to take charge of the class
son. Miss Esther Knudson, Portland,
was elected as speaker. The commit
tee was to be appointed by Miss
Helen Smith, Washington, D. c., the
class president.
Miss Harriet Kimball, East Booth
bay, has been elected president of the
Chi Gamma Theta sorority. Miss FL
sic Lewis of East Lynn, Mass, was
elected secretary treasurer.
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Salvation Army
Starts Annual Drive
For Years Funds

The local Salvation Army Corps
will start its annual appeal for
funds today, the drive to last until
October %. The proceeds of the ap-
peal will be used to carry on the
work for the coming year.
With the coming of fall and WIN
ter many calls for assistance are
made upon the local Salvation Army
Corps. Your support at this time is
urged in this good cause, and we
more willingly urge it, knowing the
high standard of the officers IN
charge of the local work, Envoy and
Mrs. Davis, who have been with us
for more than year. making place
for themselves IN the community as
energetic, courageous and sympa-
thetic workers in the cause of hu-
manity.
The money donated will be used
solely In the work of the local corps.
And it is is suggested that all checks
be made payable to J. Merle Bridges
of the Ticonic National bank who is
treasurer of the local corps.
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Destroyed Records
Continued from Page one)

Morse who was pardoned by Presi-
dent Taft after serving part of q Is
year sentence for mis-application Of
National Bank funds, a third son, Ed
win A. Morse and IA other defend
ants are charged with using the
mails to defraud.
The acts alleged were committed
in 1919. They were indicted in 1922.
Charles W. Morse is not standing
trial because of illness.
In his opening Dobyns gave a de-
tailed history of the activities of the
elder Morse and the others named In
the indictment. He, alleged, in sub
stance, that the Morses, as officers
and directors of the United States
Steamship Company, the United
States Transport Company and the
United States Ship Corporation, the
three concerns involved, looted their
companies and lined their own pock-
cts with the proceeds of stock which,
as directors of one company, they
voted to themselves as directors OF
another, giving no value in return.
Elaborate stock selling campaigns
conducted through the mails, and in
Volving a mass of falsehoods and
Misrepresentation were charged to
the defendants by Dobyns. He said
the other defendants came into the
case through the activities of the
four Morses in these selling cam
paigns.
Dobyns aso charged the defendants
with juggling of balance sheets, a
suppression of material facts and
false book entries.
Motions for dismissal by defense
counsels that followed the govern :
ment's opening were denied by Judge
Thomas D. Thatcher.
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Stay of Execution
For Russell Scott
To Review His Case

Chicago, Oct. 12-(P)-Forty- eight
hours before the time set for his ex-
ecution and for the third time in IS
months. the hanging of Russell Scott
for the murder of Joseph Maurer in
a drugstore hold-up was averted to-
day. go
The state supreme court at Spring
field ordered a stay until it can review
the proceedings in his last sanity
hearing. in which he was found sane
after which he had spent a year in a
state asylum.
The man who was a vaudeville ac-
tor at 20. a corporation head at 80,
and a hold up at 33, seemed little
moved at the news of his new lease
of life. SO many times has he been
jerked from the gallows back to tenn
porary safety that the methods bv
which his execution has been four
times postponed since 1924 have be-
come largely incomprehensible to
him.
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Locate Children
Missing from Belfast
In Town BrOOksville

Belfast, Oct. ia countrywide
search for two missing children.
State wards, resulted in their being
located this afternoon in Brooks
vile. having crossed Penobscot bay
on the steamer yesterday afternoon.
Elmer, aged nine. and his sister, FL
nora, aged five, are children of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Boynton and with
two younger are wards of the State
and boarders in the home of Mrs.
Florence Gray, Condor street. Their
father is located in Rockland and
their mother was committed to the
State hospital at Bangor a few
weeks ago. Since going to the Gray
home to live Elmer has taken his
sister and little brother, Vesper.
aged three, and run away several
times, always returning to the place
where the family formerly lived,
near the trotting park. They disap-
peared yesterday morning about 10
o'clock and not the slightest trace
was found of them although search
was made and the matter reported
to Sheriff Frank A. Littlefeld. The
latter covered the county this morn
ing and 1t was not until this after
noon that the Red Cross nurse pick
ed up the trail. She learned that
two children were seen to cross the
bay yesterday afternoon going to
Brooksville. Sheriff Littlefield inter-
viewed the captain of the steamer
Castine and learned that the chill
dren were not discovered until the
steamer was well on her way. When
asked where they lived the boy ans
wered, Where we always have at
Brooksville, about a mile and half
from the wharf" They had no
money but the captain believing that
they were on their way home pass
ed them and when they reached
Brooksville they ran ahead of the
other passengers up the road as If
they knew perfectly well where they
were going. 1t was later learned
that they passed the night at the
home of Mrs. Laura Clark and that
the boy asked this .rlorning to be
allowed to go to school. Sheriff Lit
tlefield has notified someone In
Brooksville to put them on the
steamer in the morning and return
them to Belfast. In the meantime
CRUDE B. Cornish, secretary of the
State board of charities. was noti-
fed and steps will be taken to pro-
vide home for the boy where he
will not be able to take French leave
every day or two.
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Annual Methodist
Fair October 18th

The ladies of the Manson Street
Methodist church will hold their an
nual fair Friday afternoon, October
Is. Groceries, vegetables, canned
goods, aprons, puffs, handkerchief,
fancy articles and candy will be on
sale by the following ladies': Mrs
Lulu Getchell, Mrs. Elizabeth Bart
lett, Mrs. Ellen Cowan, Mrs. Lulu
Clement, Mrs. Bertha Harding. Mrs
Adelia Chapman, Mrs. Fannie Rob
erts and Mrs Alice Blaisdell. Sup
per will be served at O'Clock by
Mrs. Inez Brigham, Mrs. Phoebe Ell
lott, Mrs. Alice Crawford and aides.
H. W. Carr went to Augusta Tues
day on a professional business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bin L. Jackson, of
Portland, former residents of this
town, arrived here Monday and are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nc
Farland.
Will Watson and Alfred P. Bigelow
of st. Adams, were business callers
in town Wednesday.
Guy w. Williamson of Bangor, was
a business caller in town Wednesday.
S. w. Herrick of Harmony, was a
business caller in town Wednesday.
The Round Robin Tea given under
the auspices of the paris work COM
mittee of the Universalist Ladies' Aid
Society Tuesday evening, at the home
of Mrs. Frank Fuller on Summer
street, was a most successful affair
except for the small attendance &C.
casioned undoubtedly from the mis-
understanding as to whether or not
it was for the general public. A much
larger number was expected and
planned for. Mrs. Fullers home is
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Novelist Hughes
lContinued from PAGE Onel

| he romped with at school and by early
manhood he had loved and lost with
consistent regularity. There was the
girl known only as THE Lowland
Beauty" then came 14-year-old Mary
Carey; next followed her sister. Sally
Fairfax, wife of his best friend, and
said to have been the great love OF
Washington's life, and still later fol-
lowed an infatuation for Mary Phil
lips Of Yonkers.
Washington's affair with Sally Fair
fax, woman two years his senior and
wife of George William Fairfax who
gave Washington his first opportunity
as a surveyor when they went togeth-
er into the unknown land of the Shen-
andoah Valley, was his most serious
and longest.
Washington was % years old and
had just returned from his disastrous
expedition to the Ohio River in which
he had surrendered Fort Necessity to
the French and was being accused by
the French of assassination" of a
party of ambassadors" who Washing
ton claimed were members of an
armed spying expedition.
"If ever man had need of woman's
kindness, Washington needed 1t now"
writes Hughes. He was disguised
with the world Of men. He was fin
ished with the art Of military
TT is no longer questionable that at
this time Washington began to yield
his heart to the love of his life who
was the wife of his best friend-she
herself had been his best friend.
when the infatuation overcame
him, how far 1t carried him. there Is
no knowing. There is no proof. and
we have reason to assume that IT
went beyond wretched courtship on his
part, and teasing vet tyrannical eva
sion on hers"
Other chapters are. devoted to Wash
ington's marriage at rs to Martha
Custis, the wealthy young widow; the
"centinel X" attack on Washington's
Virginia troops as "dastardly be-
bouches;" the "Jumonville affair"
when the French accused Washington
of the "assassina alton" Of an ambassa-
dorial party; Braddock's campaign, In
which Mr.. Hughes claims that. con-
trary to general belief, Braddock took
Washington's advice and was neither
surprised nor ambushed, but lost be
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American Legion
Votes to Hold 1927
Convention in Paris

Philadelphia, Oct. 13.-P)-To
Paris, was the decision made by
the American Legion today.
Re-affirming the action taken at
the Omaha convention last year, the
Legionnaires voted Overwhelmingly
to hold the 1927 convention in the
French capital from September 10
to September %, inclusive, and to
reconvene in New York, October Is,
1927, to take action on all business
brought before 1t.
The question of holding the con-
vention in Paris has agitated some
of the Legionnaires ever since re-
ports Of i'll feeling in France against
Americans came across the ocean
because of the war debt negotiations.
Nothing of this was heard on the
floor of the convention today.
National Commander John r. Nc
Quigg impressed upon the delegates
the magnitude of the undertaking.
by your affirmative vote" said
the commander, you have commit
ted the Legion to one of the most
spectacular. one of the most bene-
fetal events in its history. pilgrim
age to Paris to visit the graves of
our fallen heroes.
The world furnishes no parallel
to such an undertaking. not even
the crusades of ancient times, and
1t Is to do everything possible to
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OAK GROVE

French chapel was varied on We'd
nesday morning when Miss Meader
began a series of historical stories in
simple French which even the ele-
mentary classes can comprehend.
The exercises opened with lie can't
que Dams pAbime de Miseres,"
sung by the school. Miss Meader
read lie psaume cent vingt-et-un and
the school united in "L'Oraison
Dominicale." After the announce
ments for the day. Miss Meader be-
Gaule ct les Gaulois."
The new table lists came out for
luncheon Wednesday noon and the
customary buzz of excitement fol-
lowed. This is the third different
grouping since school opened.
Mildred White, who has recently
returned from five years of service
at a girls school in Palestine, was
the guest of the school on Wednes-
day and spoke at the regular mid =
week meeting at II A. NJ, in Sophia
Bailey Memorial Chapel. CARRIED in
the gaily embroidered robes of a
Mohammedan girl as she stepped in
to the chapel from an adjoining room
Miss White Immediately captured the
interest of her young audience and
Aelu IL throughout ner QellSnttul al
dress. Miss White is a young mis-
sionary and her enthusiasm for the
service fascinated every one. There
is always strong bond between the
Friends two schools at Ram Allah
Palestine, and Oak Grove, because
the same persons who were the in
spired promoters of Oak Grove also
were instrumental in founding those
in the Holy Land. Miss White had
an even closer interest in Oak Grove
because her aunt, Sybil Stanley was
for many years preceptress at Oak
Grove, including the period when DR.
Rufus Jones of Haverford was the
principal. From Oak Grove Miss
White motored with Mrs. Mabel G.
Bailey Of Winthrop Center to the
latter's home where she is to be the
guest and will speak at the Friends
meeting there.
The hockey team had its first try
out as first team on Wednesday
afternoon in preparation for the first
lnterscholastic match of the year
when they meet the Coburn team
next Saturday at 2.30 p. NJ, on the
Oak Grove field.
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Hold Meeting of
Welfare Committee at
Chamber Commerce

! At a meeting of the Community
! Welfare Committee held last evening
| at the chamber of commerce rooms
! the organization was successfully
put upon q practical working basis
by the adoption of certain articles
submitted by a committee chosen for
that purpose. This committee. COM
posed of Rev. E. A. P. Jones, George
d. Hegarty, and A. H. Strout, set
which briefly define the purpose, per-
sonel, duties of members and etc.
LIST. The purpose of the Commu-
nifty Welfare Committee is to act as
a clearing house for all charitable
distributions in this vicinity. Need
less and expensive duplication may
thereby be avoided.
end. It's personel shall consist of
representatives of all organizations
that have engaged or wish to engage
in any charitable activity.
3rd. Duties of organization mem
bers' A threefold attitude should be
held by all organizations toward
this committee, for it is only by earn
est cooperation that it will properly
function:
ga, They are requested to report
all cases of needy people to the sec
rotary of this committee so that a
complete record may be kept of such
cases
% All wishing to assist in such
service are requested to apply to the
secretary of this committee for in
formation as to needy persons to be
served.
(c) They should in all cases
promptly report any service render
ed. This is highly important to
avoid duplication.
4th. Organizations: The officers
of the Community Welfare Commit
tee, who shall be elected annually the
last week in September, shall con-
sist of a president, vice president
and secretary treasurer, who togeth-
er with an advisory committee of
five, shall constitute the governing
board of the committee.
9Th. Headquarters: Headquarters
shall be at the office of the Chamber
of Commerce.
Last evening the following slate of
permanent officers was elected: Leon
o. Tebbetts, president, Rev. E. H. P.
Jones, vice president; Mrs. Florence
NJ. Wallace, secretary treasurer.
The advisory committee elected
consists of George I. Boyden, Fred
erick S. Davis, Henry Butler, Miss
Mary Hogan. Mrs. NJ. ]. NORM. .
The meeting was marked by a
large and Jealous attendance.
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exceptionally well arranged for such
an affair. s
Tables were set In the several
rooms and porch and presented an
attractive appearance with the set
ting OF china, silver and flowers.
Covers were laid for 50 people. A
most delicious menu consisting Of
chicken patties. hot buttered biscuits,
fruit salad, ice cream, cake, coffee
and tea was served from to Z
o'clock, each article having its own
moderate price thus affording an en-
tire supper at a low price. Miss Ar
line Buzzell assisted by the Misses
Georgia Fuller. Margaret Humphrey.
Marion Londes and Evelyn Hartman,
acted as Mattresses in most eff
Client manner. It Is hoped that other
Round Robin Teas" will be held
during the winter. and with the very
generous praise Of those present at
this one, the committee may well ex-
pect larger attendance.
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Meeting of Church
School Board of
Methodist Church

A meeting of the Church School
board of the Methodist Church was
held last evening in the primary
room. Miss Ethel Bunt, superinten-
dent Of the Intermediate senior de-
partment, reported that holding this
department meeting at 8: 80 A. NJ, in
stead Of 100 noon, was much more
satisfactory. not only because of the
additional room that 1t made for those
attending, but also because 1t made
1t possible for her teachers to be
present at the 1900 o'clock session
If they wished.
The committee on entertainment
was made up as follows: L. R. Wood,
chairman, j. c. Smith. Violet
Thompson, Alice Michigan, Mrs. Ire
fethen. and Mrs. Mertie Rogers.
After the business meeting refresh
ments of ice cream with chocolate
fudge, chopped nuts and fancy cook
les were served.