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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-04-23

MISS MISERERE HETTRICK
MISS MISERERE is the l3-year-
old daughter of hlr. aud Mrs.
Howard Hettrick of this city. the
youngest debater Of the Elizabeth
City high school in the recent debat-
ing contest. She won on the mega
tive. She is freshman i'll the high
school. and has won Il place on the
honor roll every month since she
started to school, and has been
Mayor of Junior Chautauqln for
rast two years. making Il very sue
efssful record. She plays the piano
and pipe organ well. The photo IS
b, ZOeller'S Studio.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-04-23

~ r., f.. rv..r -. Already
, .r2I .owar,I the mental
.r-..,r..r, agi Classification OF
1 n,. ,r., .a. time will come
g.. NIL ,,a~. IA vast" our
I..i,r., .~ri> in the futile hu>i-
,s,--.r:'r fiy ~ many square
hi zaur round holes.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

ment runs counter to the principles
followed by the Forest Service in at
tempting to give to native American
trees and woods standard names that
do not deceive or miSlead the public" :"
according to statement by Chief
Forester W. B. Greeley, in connection
with recently published statements
growing out of the Federal Trade
Commission decision against the. use
of the name philippine mahogany"
The Forest Service has been quoted
as having indorsed the name Phillip
pine mahogany" in a letter written in
1914. This letter. however, according
to the Forest Service statement. did
Evening star., 1926-10-01

was the work of Charles Davis Of
Dayton, Ohio, and Earl Clark Of
Cleveland, according to the testimony
of two confessed confederates of
Clark and Davis at the opening of the
latter's trial here.
Both Ernest Levere of Toronto and
Frank Marion of Utica, \. Y, re-
peated to the court their admissions
Of part In the plot. but maintained
the two Ohio men were responsible
for the killing of Apology and Eliza
beth K. They understood. they said.
that the thoroughbreds were to be fed
only enough drugs to slow them up,
so fifth entry would win.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

Rev. Leo Gruelich Of Syracuse. has
arrived in Italy ito attend the cere-
monies Of the chief feast day, October
4, connected with the seventh cente-
nary celebration of st. Francis of
Assist.
Members of the party include the
Rev. X. Huber. head of the Francis
can Seminary at Washington; Rev.
Adolph BeruZholz, ed;-.s e.a the Fran
ciscan magazine Minorite. and Rev.
Mother Margaret and Rev. Sister
Frances. both of Syracuse The pill
erims had special audience with the
Pope Wednesday.
.tConvright 19a9 b4 Chicago Daily News
Evening star., 1926-10-01

not attempt to decide the specific ques-
tion at issue. and was limited TO
stating the principles that should be
followed in the nomenclature of
woods.
I'm the opinion of the Forest Serv-
ice" the statement concluded. "the
name mahogany should he confined 10
the true mahoganies. which belong tn
the botanical genus Swietenia."
Evening star., 1926-10-01

Refrigeration experts predict that
within the near future the same
pipes that heat homes in Winter will
be used to cool them in Summer,
says the Dearborn Independent.
Carl Roden has just celebrated his
fortieth anniversary as librarian of
he Chicago Public Library
Evening star., 1926-10-01
CONFEDERATES FASTEN
HORSE DEATHS ON PALS
Davis and Clark Are Blamed for
Poisoning of Two Racers
at Aurora

By the Associated Press.
AURORA. ILL.,, October 1.-The
deaths Of two of the four horses
poisoned to effect a gambling coup at
the Aurora race track two months ago
Evening star., 1926-10-01
philippine MAHOGANY"
NOT lNDORSED BY U. S.
Forestry Service Misquoted in Dis.
cussion of Trade Commission
Decision.

The Department of Agriculture
stated yesterday it never has indorsed
the name philippine mahogany" as
applied to tanguile. lauaan and other
Philippine woods Such an indorse-
Evening star., 1926-10-01

E. G. Young. business man who
claimed he was the victim of
gamblers, was summoned from
Charleston, w Va. as another
witness against Davis, Clark has
not been arrested.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

Dan Moody. who is to he the next
Governor of Texas. is teacher Of
mems Bible class i'm one of the Ban.
tiSt churches of Austin
Evening star., 1926-10-01
SPECIAL PAPAL AUDIENCE
FOR Is U. S. FRANClSCANS
Party Headed by Very Rev. Leo
Gruelich Included Rev. r. Huber
of District of Columbia

Wy Radio TO The Star and Chicago Daily News
ROME, October IA party of
70 of the most prominent members
OF Inc Franciscan Order in America
headed by their provincial, the Very
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Seeking Referendums
Continued from Page One)


view to forcing the issue at the
! polls.
Appearing in response to subpoe-
ma, Slayton occupied the stand dur
ing two sessions and under question
ing by Senator King, Democrat,
Utah, told or the political activities
OF his organization and disclosed
that it is a growing concern with
ioO,0OO members and that it's re-
ceipts now are close to half a mill
non dollars year, or about on a
par with those of the Anti Saloon
League.
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri.
chairman of the committee, who has
conducted the bulk of the examina-
ton since the inquiry began three
weeks ago, stated he had been Sian
deFously' called wet and SO would
turn over the questioning of Stay
ton to some dry member so that
there could be no charge of any eff
forts to cover anything up.
Wayne B. Wheeler, general coun-
sci of the AntiSaloon League, who
already has submitted to two DAYS
of questioning by Reed and whose
examination will be resumed this
week, was an interested spectator in
the front row, while Slayton was
telling of the inner workings of the
major organization enemy of the
Anti-Saloon League,
While the committee was inuutr-
ing for the first time into the opera
tlons of wet organizations, the SEN
ate voted it an additional $4,000 SO
that 1T can carry its investigation
into illinois and number of other
states where charges of slush funds
nave been or may be made as the
senatorial campaigns progress.
Slayton was on the stand TODAY
less than two hours and will be re-
called later after books of his or
ganlzatlon have been audited by rep
resentatives of the committee. To
senator Kings rapid fire questions.
Siayton gave such fast volley of
answers that even the official stenog-
fapher had difficulty in keeping IN
and finally the Utah senator had to
request that he speak more SLOWLY.
Slayton said his organization was
non-partiSan, supporting Republicans
and Democrats alike in either the
primaries or general elections-the
one requirement being that the can
dldate be favorable to repeal of the
18TH amendment and the Volstead
act. Committees of the association
cooperate with committees for the
candidates, h explained, and the
association sends out literature and
arranges mass meetings.
This was done in Pennsylvania he
SAID, testifyihg that $500 was sent
to Charles S. Wood, Pennsylvania
representative of the association. to
arrange for mass meetings and that
letters were sent to the associations
$4,000 members in the state urging
support OF Representative William s.
ware LOT the senate over Senator
Pepper and Governor Pinchot
The small group of spectators Pot
a laugh out of Slayton's recital of
the distinctions of the candidates
contained In form letter mailed
from headquarters in Washington n
pennsylvania. Slayton said that ss
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conduc,e,, the Somerset hospital, has
decided to >.ange his location and
will move to brunswick, where he
has already purchase. most desir-
able location and will Establish "a
hospital to be known as the Bruins
wick hospital. DR.. Richardson, who
has demonstrated his skill and fa*h-
fulness as a surgeon. to the practice
of his profession, will be much
missed and a great many in Som
erset county much regret that he Is
to leave town and wish for him I'M
limited success and happiness in his
new location. Mrs. Dunlop, the SUI
perintendent of nurses, and nine
nurses who are employed at the
Somerset hospital, plan to go to
Brunswick with DR.. Richardson. The
nurses training school of Somerset
hospital has been affiliated with
Faulkner hospital in Jamaica Plain,
MassaN and it is expected that the
training school, which will be estab-
Iished In connection with the Bruns-
wick hospital will be affiliated with
the Faulkner hospital. Both DR.. and
Mrs. Richardson have made many
friends in town who sincerely regret
that they are to leave town. DR..
Richardson expects to open the new
hospital about October LIST.
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All Are Invited
Country Club Dance

The new Lakewood Country Club
dance pavilion will positively open
with gala dance Saturday evening,
July Sd, at $50. The Lakewood Thea
ire actors and actresses will attend in
a body.
Behind this opening announcement
is story Of energy and loyalty dis
played by the workmen to get the
building ready. They offered to work
nights to complete it. Each day shows
great progress The roof went up al
most overnight and was shingled as
quickly.
When completely finished, with
grading and shrubbery this dance pa
vilion will be finer than any other in
the State, and some day in all vaca-
tion-land, for it looks like an exclu-
sive private club, yet is open to the
general public, without initiation fees
or membership dues, the charge be-
ing for the evenings dancing. The
ballroom will accommodate 200 to 800
couples.
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County Sunshine Field Day At
Lakewood

Tuesday, the annual County Sun
shine Field Day was held at Lake
wood with a good attendance, there
being "a present OF that number
there were IS members of the Gold
en- Glow branch Of Blackwell, 20 of
the Golden Rod branch of Skowheg-
an, five of Rainbow branch, Arson:
and 16 Of the For get-me- not
branch of Madison. The meeting
was arranged by the county pres
ident. Mrs. Della Grey of Madison.
America. with Mrs. Wheeler at. the
piano. The devotions consisted of
the 23rd. Psalm and the Lords
Prayer and the Sunshine motto
The following program was pre-
sented and greatly enjoyed: violin
duet, Gladys Manic and Charlotte
Gates with Lynnette Mantor at the
piaon; and encore: reading, Mrs.
Ethel Viles, Rainbow branch, An
son; song, Erylin Gilman, Rainbow
branch, and encore; cornet solo,
Chesley Moore, Skowhegan; report
of the secretary, Mrs. Susan Chase,
Skowhegan; address. Mrs. White.
state secretary. who was the dele
gate to Batavia, N. Y, where the
national convention was held; re-
put W A'oAllOoCl III dDSlls IOtHE
ham; report by Golden Glow
branch, Black y, Madison; report
by Rainbow branch, Arson; report
by Golden Rod branch. Skowhegan;
report by Mispah branch, North
Arson; report by Forget-me- not
branch. Madison: report of treasur-
er, Mrs. Cora WEIGH. Mrs. Pusilfer.
State president, because of fitness,
rendered her resignation which was
accepted and II was voted that the
vice president. Mrs. Abbott of Au-
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Sk0WHEGAN LOCAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters rARIHRs pHosH m

Mrs. James Stinchfield and daugh-
ter, Miss Florence Stinchtield, have
gone to Squirrel Island. where they
are both to be employed at The Spar
for the summer.
Howard Perkins of Providence. r.
l., arrived in town, Tuesday night,
coming to accompany the remains
of his mother, Mrs. Laura Perkins,
here for burial.
Miss Evelyn Savage, who went TO
South IIarpsweI a short time ago 10
be employed, has returned.
Mrs. Sarah Mcbride and sorl,
Stanley Mcbride of Waltham, Mass,
arrived in town, Tuesday night, to
pass some weeks in town, on a vaca-
! ton.
Mrs. George Beers of Vanceboro,
came Tuesday night to visit Mrs. L.
H. Campbell.
Mrs. r. E. Arnold of 1891 Thielen
Ave. Brookside (Minneapolis) MINI.
has been in town to look up
ancestry. She is a relative of the
late Samuel Arnold and was Cora
IIinckley Arnold. Mrs. Arnold is
passing some time at Hinckley.
Ms. Helen Lucas and children,
Jean and Paul of Washington, D. c.
who have been visiting in Provi-
uGIlCG, l., nave diIlNtu III IONu "
pass several weeks with her brother
and wife, MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Say
age.
Miss Irene LeCroix, who has been
a guest of her mother, Mrs. Ledger
Thibodeau since Sunday, returned
Tuesday night to Waterville. where
she is employed at the bonnet shop.
Mrs. Marshall C. Viles and Mrs.
II. c. Judkins and their guest, Mrs.
Pearl c. Swain of Portland were at
Lake Wesserrunsett Tuesday after
noon, calling on Mrs. Walter S.
Stinchfield and Mrs. G.. Ernest Avore.
The five ladies were graduated from
the Skowhegan High School in the
class of 1895.
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BURNHAM

Miss Julia Weed Of somerville.
Mass, came Tuesday to the Weed
farm at Winnecook Lake to pass the
summer months, as is their annual
custom. Her sister ANGELA and their
little adopted daughter Muriel came
to the farm two weeks ago.
Poles are being set and the houses
wired for electricity for a distance
of one mile west of Burnham village
on the Clinton road. The distance in
cludes six houses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Dunton and
little son of Tilton, N. H, are passing
his vacation of two weeks at the
home of his mother, Mrs. G. w. Sher-
man, and with Mrs. Dunton's relatives
and friends in Bangor.
Henry Ellis and family have moved
from II. l.. McAllister's rent to d. NJ.
SuSi'S rent.
L. e. Graves of Pittsfield is engaged
in wiring the dwelling houses Of E.
II. Hunt and G. J. Mudgett.
Abby Mitchell and family went Snu-
day to Holden to accompany his faith
er, C. f. Mitchell, who has employ
ment there for the summer.
A car bearing a New York license
crashed through the fence just east of
Burnham village Tuesday afternoon.
The car was pulled out of the ditch
and taken to Burnham House Garage
for repairs and then proceeded on it's
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Crawford and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis of Fairfield
were visitors Tuesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. w. Crawford.
Mrs. Leon McNally and three chill
dren and her guest went Wednesday
to Bangor for a visit with friends.
Church services Will be held Sunday
forenoon at 1890 o'clock and the pull
pit will be supplied by a pastor.
Church service will be followed by
Sunday school.
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LAKEWOOD NoTEa

The new Lakewood Country sClub,
the finuest dance pavilion in the State,
and some claim in all vacation-1and,
opens Saturday evening, July 3rd, at
$50. To celebrate the triple holiday
there will also be two dances July 5th,
at go and $50. Though the building
is comparable with the most exclusive
private clubs. there are no member
ship dues, the charge is for dancing
Music is by Lee Warren and his Col
legians from Colby.
THE Poor Nut" excrutiatingly fun
ny comedy of college life, entirely
came up to expectations in perform
ance at the Lakewood Theatre, as II
should have, being staged and the
title role played by Howard Lindsay
as it was in N. Y. last season. The
theatre was crowded at every per-
Torrance.
Band concerts Sunday. July 4, 2.SC
and $50 by Augusta Cadet Band.
The Fourth of July will be ce1e-
brated at Lakewood both Saturday
July Sd, when the new Country Club
dance pavilion opens. and Monday
July 5th, with special matinee at
the theatre at $50 of the opening per-
Torrance of THE Boomerang" as well
as the regular evening performance
That day too there will be a special
matinee dance at the Country Club al
$50 and dance at night at $50.
There is a larger attendance at the
theatre this season than any Of the
26 previous seasons.
Roy Briant came to open his cot
tage, but had to leave for New Yorl
after a few days. where his new come
dy is going into rehearsal. Eric Dress
Ter of our company is to play an i'm
portant part. Mrs. Briant (Nila Mack
is staying for the entire summer
Mrs. Homer Croy has arrived al
Lakewood to spend the summer writ
ing plays. Her famous husband, au
thor of West of the Water Tower,
and "They Had to See Paris" is now
| in London doing story of that city
| similar to the Paris one, which, Incl
| dentally, is being dramatized for stage
| presentation by Owen Davis, another
Lakewood visitor.
| Kate Byron, II year old daughter Of
a famous father, has been in consid
| cradle pain from a spraned ankle
| though bravely continuing with hel
role in 1.-THE Man Who Forgot" Miss
| Byron was injured while practicins
| ballet steps on the empty stage, slip
! ping while whirling.
| Arthur Byron, star. and James Bell
| art director, with great care are build
| ing sailboat in their spare time ant
! expect to launch it in about a week.
! Russell Scott, young actor of New
! York and London, GANG to Lakewood
to assist Mr.. Lindsay in staging THE
| Poor Nut" which requires an elab
crate production. Mr.. Scott. whC
| played in and was stage manager OF
! this hit in New York. may be pre-
vailed upon to join the regular com
| pany.
| Mrs. Arthur Byron .(Kathryn Keys
! and Sam Wren were voted the polar
bears" of the Lakewood colony, fol
| they were always to be found fl
| swimming. no matter how cold thu
water earlier in the season.
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near as he could recall the candidates
were sized up in that letter about as
follows:
Pinchot, possessed Of intellectual
infirmities" which did not commend
him to the voters; Pepper, lacking
the moral courage" to take sides on
the wet and dry issue, and Ware had
associated with "a somewhat vicious
element in Philadelphia and would
have to bear some of the odium of
that" but possessing the moral
courage to take sides on the prohibit
ton question.
Slayton told the committee he
served as head of the association
without pay. that the membership
represented cross section of the
American people and that recently it
had been decided to accept contri-
buttons up to five per cent of the
monthly total from those engaged in
the liquor traffic but without giving
them the right to vote.
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MORE ATTENTION
Continued from Paua OnsA

the rude sounds of war will he stiu.
ed and the vast sums spent for way
VIII reach channels of greater use
Iulness and when men who give
thelr lives to the god of war will he
spared TO contribute their gifts 70
the pursuits Of peace and to human
progress,
The speaker said, "The child 10 IN
the spotlight today but while n Is
good to teach him the three "R's.
astronomy, history and Latin. we
must not fail to recognize that #
IS even more important that we sun
ply such knowledge with unelerlvinp
spirltual values, such as will enable
lulure generations to live more
peaceIully than we have lived. The
tniid mas some original virtues"
70 pc preserved as well as some
Original SIM to be eIiminat nG
These virtues are sincerity , ~
prejudice. love OF liberty loyaltv
ana true affection for his
piaymates. The things we would
eninlnate are selffishness. fear
Dlgotry-1nd prejudice from his aduIf
years. -A9 ""ulI
WAT shall we teach him of war
and peace? Nothing. If we deveIo,,
proper emotions as we give hin,
*, these will take care Of
themselves. Teach him to love his
country true patriotism based unon
, What 1t does for him, to make his
me worthy Of it, to obey its laws. to
support 1t at all times, even to fiobt
Ior 1t and its honor if need he.
teach him that the world state is =.
spiritual one and that citizenship -
the commonwealth of the worh9 T.
hnoWn as brou erly love, wherein ali
men are brothers, where cooa
cltlzen must lay aside race nreindioa
ana national hatred, and succeedine
generations will take up the ham,.
OF civilization and carry to bigho.
grounds. Eventually, we shall o,,t
Jaw war as we have outlawed tbeft
arson and murder. =
we may not be through with
war. we have time enough for two
wars which will transcend All otboro
IN, oestructiveness and bitternass
, anere is too much hatred in the
world today and too much sa,ssb
lNalfy: Let us do what we car -
avert future disasters. ~
In speaking of military pra,or5
ness, the President said Ttn mi
nations mutually agree to d;sarr ,,i
We n'''st h've a reasonah,a nrocr.,, ~,
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Patients who have been admitted
to Kennebec Valley hospital this
week are Mrs. George Corners of
Madison, Mrs. Guy Lambert of
Skowhegan, Miss Inez Barrows of
Harmony, Mrs. Raymond Dionne of
Skowhegan, Gerald Booth of Madi-
son. Patients who have been dis
charged are Miss May Serencha of
Madison, Kathleen Sanderson of
Jackman, Mrs. Harold Priest of
Skowhegan, Frank Pease of Emb-
den and Maurice Tozier of New
Portland.
Mrs. William b.. Pierce of Beverly.
Mass, came Tuesday night and
Wednesday opened the home Of her
mother, the late Mrs. Joseph Otis
Smith. Her older daughter Miss
Rachel Pierce, came Wednesday.
The family will pass a number of
weeks here.
About noon Wednesday on Water
street, between the bridge over
north channel OF Kennebec river and
railroad crossing, within 10 minutes,
six Massachusetts, cars. a car from
Illinois, one from District of Column
bia, a car from Pennsylvania and a
car from New Jersey were seen.
Today. Thursday, at the Bethany
Baptist church Miss Gertrude Carter.
superintendent of Daily Vacation BIZ
BILE schools for the Maine Council of
Religious Education, will hold an in
stitute for the superintendent, teach
ers and workers who are to be in
charge of the Daily Vacation Bible
school, which Is to convene Tuesday,
July 5, at the Bethany church.
Members of the First Philathea
class of the Federated church will
hold their annual picnic supper and
field day at Lakewood, Wednesday,
July Z. Each member will take
lunch and tables will be set up in
the grove. Coffee may be purchased.
John A. Chick, who was in town
Tuesday in conference with some of
the local business men regarding es-
tablishing a factory for the manu-
facture of apple barrels, decided If
satisfactory arrangements can be
made to locate here. Mr.. Chick has
had a long experience in this line of
manufacture.
Each year Miss Bowdep of Bar
Harbor has new pals placed at the
drinking places by the roadside for
horses and Mr.. Marshall and Mr..
Holt. who were performing this task
in this section, were in town over
Tuesday night, stopping at the New
Skowhegan House. This is certainly
a very worthy If bit unusual kind
ness and it means much to those
who are driving horses, especially
work horses, to find nice new pals
from which to water their horses
along the road.
meeting of the Working League
will be held Tuesday afternoon at the
Federated church at 2.30 o'clock. Ev-
eryone is urged to attend as this will
be the last meeting until fall.