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cations and transact other business.
but there will be no work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sproule and
daughter have gone to Mt. Vernon,
where Mr.. Sproule will be employed
for several months.
Maurice, little son Of Mrs. Ellery
Fl Farmer, was operated on at the
Franklin Hospital Wednesday morning
for the removal of tonsils and ade-
noids, and is recovering well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Morse, Robert
Scott and Miss Mary Cunningham Of
Worcester, Mass, are visiting friends
in Pennington.
Mrs. William H. Alexander and
granddaughter, Dorothy Tibbetts. went
to Randolph today and will for week
visit a daughter CT the former, Mrs.
w. Carlysle Lyons.
Albert i. Richards is clerking in
the Searles French & Son market dur
ing the vacation season.
The Tri-Mill Chapter Band will give
a concert at Stanwood Park Sunday
afternoon, August /, from to 5
o'clock, weather permitting. The new
bandstand at the park has now been
painted and presents a very attractive
appearance.
The Franklin County Memorial Hos
pital campaign committee today had
2Q00 automobile sti;kers calling atten-
tion the campaign, printed. They are
printed in red cn white gummed pa
per and are quite attractive. Ten thou
sand descriptive folders for general
distribution will be printed next week.
These will be illustrated with several
halftone cuts and will be broadcast
throughout Franklin county.
e. Il. Files Of Portland has been in
town on business this week.
The commencement issue of the
Kents Hill Breeze, printed and bound
in Pennington, was delivered today,
and will be distributed at once. The
current issue OF The Alumnus, the
ether Kents Hill Seminary publica-
ton, is now on the press ahi will be
ready for publica ton shortly. Both
are very creditaDlc publications, full of
news of interest TO present and former
students Of that important education
al institution.
The premium lists Of the North
Franklin Agricultural Society annual
fair at Philips, beginning the very
last of August, are now being printed
in Farmingtcn and will soon be ready
for distribution. There are many
changes from the lists of last year,
but the program as outlined indicates
an attractive fair for this year. w.
Henry True of Phillips IS president of
the society and Harold W. Worthley
of Avon is its secretary.
Clinton Meader, who has been en-
gagged in automobile painting IN
Pennington for several months. is now
driving the automobile stage between
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class will be a $40 gold n,so.
winner of the prizes will he ~
of honor Of the Campaign CT S,,e 9
at the opening banquet of -.
paign on August 10, al WHIT Nj !
the prizes will be AWARDED
winning essay will be pubpss.,
the newspapers as soon az ,Sa = |
sion is made by the judges w
Information concerning tbs ~.
ed hospital may be had throp.e
newspaper stories which az
stantly being published, or ~
supplied by any member of tba y, y
paign Committee. 'A' '
The rules of the contest ara =,
lows: "'e d
!. All compositions must be h,
written and on white paper =
2. Only one Composition ~.
submitted by each contestant
.. Write on one side Of pan..
leaving ample margin.
=: Hnpoftant-The name, Ala
and age Of each contestant toss
with the class in which he !.
Will be next year, must be writ,.
the envelope inclosing each esss,
name or other marks of idsn,i
tlon may be placed upon the :
itself.
). No limit is set as to the b
Of the composition.
3. Send compositions to Fra,
county Memorial Hospital Cam
Committee, Box 537, Farmingtor
{. All compositions must h ,
marked not later than noon, Al
8, -
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FARMINCTON

DR.. Francis E. Welch and DR.. c 3.
sylvester, Portland specialists, as
sisted by members of the Franklin
County Medical association, and
Franklin County nurses, conducted a
chest clinic for sufferers from asthma
and similar troubles, and those show
ing tubercular symptoms of any
kind. in the rooms of the Pennington
I Masonic club Wednesday, the ar
rangements for which were made by
Miss /. c. Johansen, Franklin County
Public Health nurse, and her assist
ant, Miss Skorupa, beginning at Q
o'clock in the morning and contin-
uing throughout the day. This was
under the joint auspices of the
Franklin County committee Of the
Maine Public Health Association, and
the Franklin County Medical So
ciety. A large number of sufferers
presented themselves for examina-
ton and assistance. and much good
is expected to result.
Mrs. d Helen Hobart of West
Pennington, has Just received word
of the birth of a great grandson, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard c. Hobart
of Spiritwood, N. d.
Edward, little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest L. Clifford, is suffering from
broken wrist caused by fall from
his stroller He is getting along all
right.
Little Loey Smith. the we'll known
child dancer, is suffering from an
attack of ptomaine poisoning, but
her condition is not considered SER
ious.
Mrs. Ida Goldsmith Mills of Gin
ton, Mass, is visiting relatives in
Pennington and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ledrett. Jr.,
have been guests for a few days of
Mrs. Ledretts mother. Mrs Olive
Smith of Middle street.
w. Raymond Davis is having a
large veranda added to the front of
his residence on Main street.
The picnic and meeting of the
West Pennington Literary Club
planned to take place at Bear Pond
this week was given up for various
reasons. and a meeting was held
Tuesday at the hall of the Village
Improvement Society instead. The
annual reports were read and ac-
cepted and the resignation of the
president the past year, Mrs. Ida
Lowell was accepted and Mrs. Maude
Warwick chosen for that position for
the coming year. Suggestions for
vacations were given at roll call,
Mrs. Sadie Y Pearson read a paper
on Porto Rico, Mrs. .Hortense Pease
gave book review, and Mrs. Louise
Morrison read a poem. A picnic
lunch was also enjoyed. There will
be no more meetings of the club until
October
Hiram Morrill, is recovering we'll
from the effects of an operation for
appendicitis at the Franklin hospi-
tai.
Mrs. Hartley Berry, who has been
IN a hospital in Lewiston for several
weeks. has returned to her home
considerably improved.
Mrs Abbie Morrison Of Greene is
visiting her sister. Mrs. Loey Harris
of West Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bryant and
daughters. Hazel and Ruth, motored
through the White Mountains SUNDAY.
Mrs. Harvey Smith and little daugh-
Ter are visiting the parents of the for
mer Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Brown, in Car
thage.
There will be a meeting of Frank
lin r. A. Chapter, No. a.. Tuesday eve
ming, August 10, to consider applica-
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RObber Pair
Continued from Page one)

from Newburyport. Just as the train
was drawing out of the Salisbury sta
ton, they rose from their seats, drew
revolvers and forced Baggage Mas
ter William A. Jordan and a brake
man off duty, William Babcock, into
the baggage end of the car. Jordan
fell or jumped from the rear plat
form, ran q quarter of a mile back
to the Salisbury station and gave the
alarm. Keeping Babcock covered,
the two robbers found the sack,
threw it from the train and leaped
after it. They sent one shot whist
ling. after the train shot whist
pursuit. .
The investigators found a large
white handkerchief fastened to the
fence bordering the railroad, APP
parently to indicate to the robbers
where to jump off. The barbed wire
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STATE HOUSE

Diary school education, State school
department, who has been at the
Leaders School at Castine for the
past few days to lecture, will return
to the department today. Mr.. Taylor
and Bertram E. Packard. deputy
State commissioner of education,
visited the summer school at the
University of Maine on Wednesday.
They will visit the summer school at
Bates college the first part of next
week.
Olive Pope, former chairman or
the Vassalboro school board. was a
business caller Thursday at the State
department of education.
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New CORPORATION

The incorporation papers of the
Sherman Automobile Company, or
ganized at Calais, were approved
yesterday by the attorney general
Capital stock, $4,000; common stock
S5000 value of shares 500: three
shares subscribed. Officers, President
and treasurer, Charles r. Sherman
Of Calais; clerk, Willard H. Bunker.
The purpose of the new corporation
is to buy, sell and generally deal in
automobiles and parts.
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Gilead Bridge
Being Repaired

The State Highway Commission IS
in receipt Of notice from the select
men of Gilead, to the effect that Wild
River bridge, which was broken down
by a loaded truck q few weeks ago,
Is undergoing repair and will be
open for traffic on Sunday, August l..
The weight of traffic allowed over the
bridge will be limited to five tons
gross
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State House Chat

Augusta friends of Chief Game
Warden Fred NORM of Fort Kent will
be sorry to learn that he Is still very
i'll, following an operation a short
time ago for hernia. Latest reports
indicate that he is still unable to do
more than sit up bit each day.
Josiah w. Taylor, agent for secon-
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Ray Carter, and family. has returned
to her home.
Mrs. F. l.. Tozier and daughter. Miss
Emma, are visiting Mr.. Tozier's moth
err, Mrs. l.. p Pencil, in Skowhegan.
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STATE OF MAINE

IL. 81
kennebec, ss.
SUPERIOR COURT IN VACATION
Augusta, July 22nd, 1926.
Gertrude E. Murray Lib't,
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All press notices in regard to 1.-THE
Wise Guy" state that it is a picture
far above the average in merit and
entertainment value. It is a First
National special, featuring such
stars as Mary Astor, James Kirk
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Copy of Libel

Inc LfDelant alleges that she was
married to the said Iibelee at Somer-
Vile in the State of Massachusetts on
the End day of February 1917; the said
libelant and libelee cohabited in this
State after their said marriage; that
the l1belant resided in this State when
matter set forth, and had resided
here in good faith one year prior to
the date hereof; that the libelant has
ever been faithful to her marriage OBJ
legations, but that the said libelee has
been unnindtul of the same; that on
the 18th day of November 1921 he
utterly deserted the libelant without
reasonable cause and has continued
said desertion for three consecutive
years next prior to the filing of this
libel: that being of sufficient ability
he has grossly, wantonly, and cruelty
neglected and refused to provide suit
able maintenance for your libelant:
that he has been guilty of cruel and
abusive treatment and extreme cruelty
towards her, as follows. to wit:
That. no child has been born to
them during their said marriage.
wherefore, she prays. that a divorce
from the bonds of matrimony between
herself and the said libelee may be
And the libellant further alleges
that he has used reasonable diligence
to ascertain the present residence of
said libelee, but is unable to do so,
and does not know where it is.
GERTRUDE Z. MURRAY,
Libelant
Kennebec, SIS. July Goth. 1926,-The
said Libelant made oath that the above
allegation as to the residence of the
Libelee is true.
Before me,
ROBERT A. CONY,
Justice of the Peace
true copy of the order of notice
and libel.
Attest: c. w. JONES Clerk
jly23, fri,3t
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William O. Murray

WILLIAM q. MURRAY
Upon the annexed Writ and Libel It
is ordered by me, the undersigned,
Justice of said Court, that notice
thereof be given to the Libelee by
publishing an attested copy of the
same, or an abstract thereof, together
with this order thereon, three weeks
successfully in the Kennebec Journal,
newspaper printed in Augusta in
said County of Kennebec the last pub
LEGATION to be thirty days at least be-
fore the next term of said Court, to
be holden at Augusta, within and for
said County of Kennebec, on the first
Tuesday of September next, that he
may then and there appear in said
Court and answer thereto if he see fit.
Attest: VIM. II. FISHER.
Justice Superior Court.
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this village and Eustis, via Kingfield
and Stratton.
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ADJUSTMENTS
AUGUSTA OPERA HOUSE

"The Wise Guy" featuring James
kirkwood, Mary Astor, Betty
Compson; "The Pay Off" stirring
Western drama, Mack Sennett
comedy; Extraordinary News
Weekly. Continuous two until
ten
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Nothing Else Mattered

Porter-This train goes to b
and points east.
Old Lady: Well. I want a
that goes TO Syracuse and |,
care which way it points.
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SYSTEM RULES the classified
ton.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
WOMAN WINS FREEDOM
FROM BOGUS N0BLEMAN
Marriage of Mrs. Virginia c. Mar
tin to Cornelius Beaverbrook Is
Annulled by Court.

Mrs. Virginia Cameron Martin to-
day obtained an annulment of her
marriage to Cornelius Beaverbrook,
who is said to have called himself
Lord Beaverbrook and to have repre-
sented that he was on a secret mis-
sion for the British government.
The ceremony took place at Rock
vile. Md, June II last and the noble
man. left for parts unknown shortly
after taking. it was claimed, about
$4,000 of the money and jewels of
his bride. The decree of annulment.
which is interlocutory and does not
become effective for three months,
was signed by Chief Justice Mccoy at
the request of Attorney Thomas {.
Bradley, representing the plaintiff.
The testimony was heard some days
ago and in addition to the evidence of
the plaintiff there was submitted a
deposition of Esther Wexler, who de
clared she recognized a photograph of
Lord Beaverbrook as that of the
man to whom she had been married
at Des Moines. Iowa, some time he
fore the marriage to Mrs. Martin
under the name of Arthur +. Brooks.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
RETIREMENT REPORT
EXPECTED NEXT WEEK
Senator Stanfeld Says Increase in
Annunities Seem Assured of
Approval.

The proposed bill to give the Gov,
ernment employees a more liberal re-
tirement plan will be ready to be re-
ported from the Senate subcommittee
in charge of it early in the coming
week, Senator Stanfield of Oregon,
chairman of the subcommittee, pre-
dicted today.
The contemplated increase in the
maximum annuity of from 1920 year
to $1,000 is practically certain to be
recommended. Senator Stanfield said
that the only factor of Importance in
the bill to be decided by the subcom-
mittee is the question of age limit at
which employees would be retired after
80 years of service. These age limits
are important in determining the cost
of the liberaliZed plan.
Senator Stantield today obtained per-
mission of the Senate to have the re-
port of the Government actuaries,
showing the cost of various plans,
printed as a Senate document, so that
all the members of the civil service
committee may have the facts before
them in passing on the bill.
Although the subcommittee has not
vet reached final conclusions, indica-
tions are that the age limit of retire
ment for clerks generally will be low
cred from 10 years under the present
law at least to SIS years
Evening star., 1926-03-31

1T blocks the highways from every
direction.
1T is not a necessary evil because
such switching could be done by other
roads without presenting conditions
that seem wellnigh insurmountable.
1T spreads industries over every
section of the city until one cannot so
for a ride without being inclosed in a
mass of noise and smoke.
1T has kept the average home
owner far away from it's rails, while
such territory would have been desir-
able~residen ntial districts"
Property Value Depreciation.
These are just some of the
problems that the belt line system
offers the Memphis planning commits
sion. Cockrill says. that the greatest
harm is the depreciation of property
value. He is backed up in his state
ments by other members of the plan
ming commission and Horace Johnson,
commissioner of public utilities.
When asked If he considered the
belt line system a drawback to the
city's development. Commissioner
Johnson said that he most certainly
did. The city planning commission
has analyzed the belt line system to
Continued on Page 5, Column So
Evening star., 1926-03-31
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatcn to Ihe star.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 31.-Gir-
died by a belt line, circling the city
for approximately Is miles, Memphis
is bucking a problem termed by the
city planningfi commission as 'one
of the city's greatest evils"
While some shake their heads doubt
fully and say that such q condition
is a necessary evil" l.. =. Cockrill,
secretary of the planning commission
and an expert trained in measuring
the possibilities of the city's future
growth. presents facts to show that
the Union Belt Railway is literally a
thorn in the City's side.
The Union Belt Railway wends its
way around the city from the south,
dipping outside the city limits. closing
around the east and buckling up on
the south. In the words of Cocllrill,
lit CirCumscribeS the city like any belt
line will do
Let's take a ride on the Union Belt
line system with CoCkrill and quote
just what he has found:
1T interferes with vehicular traffic
while the seemingly endless line of
cars are bel lg switched.
1T creates noisy, smoke producing
industries where residential districts
ordinarily would be.
ut depreciates property value along
the right-of-WaY.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
LICENSING OF COAL
MINES URGED At
CONGRESS HEARING
Representative Jacobstein
Would Have u. S. Declare
Industry Public Utility.

Recommendation that Congress!
declare the coal industry a. public
utility and license every mine was
made today to the House committee
on interstate and foreign commerce
by Representative Meyer Jacobstein
Democrat, of New York, at the sec
ond days session of hearings before
the committee on the general Goa
situation. Representative Jaeobsteir
was the only witness today, as the
House convened at IL o'clock to con
slider the impeachment case of Judge
English. Hearings will be resumed
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
ESta bliShment of coal bureau as
an Independent Government estab-
liShment to gather essential facts
concerning the coal industry, espe-
cially regarding profits and prices,
was urged by Mr.. Jacobstein. He
also recommended enactment of leg
islation TO promote better relations
between operators and miners.
Told of Operators Pact.
Mr. ,Jacobstein said he had been in
formed an agreement existed between
coal operators to withdraw this year
the usual 50-cents-a-ton reduction on
anthracite coal effective April 1. With
drawal of the reduction, he added
would permit operators to make up
their losses during the To-day period
of the strike settled a few weeks ago.
These losses he placed at a 81 900 900
a day to the miners and $250,00 day
to the operators. Price maintenance
at the present level, he said, would en-.
able operators to recoup their losses by
September /, or about the time when
most large coal contracts have been
placed.
Congress has delayed too long" he
said. THE people will and should hold
us responsible if we fail to enact coal
legislation at this Congress"
Statements by Treadway.
Earlier in the hearing the commit.
tee heard a statement read by Repre-
sentative Allen 7. Treadway, Republi.
can of MaSsac chusettS, one of the lead
ers in the movement for remedial coal
legislation to prevent strikes. Mr.
Treadway said the country has learn.
ed bitter lesson in preparedness by
the recent anthracite strike and added
that another reason for prompt legis-
lation is that he considers publicity the
control. Passage of such laws as he
hopes will result from the hearings,
he said, will carry with them broadest
publicity. If effectively carried out,
he declared. 1t will be the source. of
saving millions of dollars to the
American people. Representative
Treadway prophesized that the pres
ent hearings will have somewhat the
effect upon the price of coal that the
rubber hearings before the same com.
mittee had on rubber
The people of the United States.
rich and poor alike, have too long
been compelled to submit to the great
inconvenience and the expensive bur
den resulting from the constant in
ternal quarrels and inefficiencies
which have scandalized the coal in.
dustry." Representative Jacobstein
said. The public will continue to nav
the bill until drastic action is tsken
by Congress to help the industry clean
house.
Every one will concede that the
coal industry has convicted itself of
Continued on Page 9 Column 81
Evening star., 1926-03-31
Another Committee, Pre-
sumabIy Rules, Will Order
1t, Texan Declares.
MORE SWEEPING STUDY
PLANNED, GIBSON SAYS
Resolution Held to Call for Scrutiny
of Fiscal Relations and Ad-
ministrative Policies.

Promptly following the announce
ment in The Star last night that
District Commissioner Frederick A.
Fenning courts an investigation by
Congress of his official actions and
Of his guardia nship of more than
100 mentally irresponsible patients in
St. Elizabeth's Hospital Representa-
tive Blanton, Democrat, of Texas
told the House District committee TO-
day that he has assurances from
House leaders that an investigation
will be ordered by another committee
than the District committee, presuma-
bly, the rules committee.
Representative Gibson, Republican,
of Vermont told the District commit
tee that he is participating with
three or four other members OF, the
House, in accordance with the wishes
of House leaders and the steering
committee, in preparing another res
olutiOn for inquiry which will cover
the fiscal relations of the District
and any irregularities in the admin
istration of District offices, and de
signed to relieve Congress of much
of the veXatious legislation on minor
matters which has caused pickering
and contention between Congress and
the District.
Sees Favorable Action.
Mr.. Gibson declined to discuss just
who is behind this new resolution of
investigation, but said he expected
that 1t would be acted upon favorably
and that it will have the support of
the Republican leaders. Mr.. Gibson
said members of the rules committee
feel that if there is TO be any inves
tigation. all of these matters should
he included and that all causes of
contention between Congress and the
District should be cleaned up.
Mr.. Blanton declared that he had
been informed, on reliable authority,
that the Republican steering commit
tee in the District of Columbia had
held a conference last Sunday night,
in which it decided that Commission
er Fenning should ask for an investi
cation and that he believes the House
leadership will act favorably on the
suggestion from Commissioner Fen
ming yesterday that he desires such
an investigation.
The Fenning investigation question
was brought up by Representative
Reid, Republican. OF illinois, who
asked Chairman Zihlman if he had
taken any action in regard TO the
resolution pending before the rules
committee calling for an investigation
of certain alleged irregularities in the
District administration, courts, etc.
Force Needed, BlantOn Says.
When it was stated that the Dis
trict committee felt it had sufficient
authority to make a preliminary in
vestigation of the charges, MIR.
Blanton protested that this would not
be satisfactory. We have got to
do some forcing" he said. I'VE must
have, authority to bring in witnesses
who now are afraid to testify until we
force them to do So"
Mr.. Blanton then told the commit
tee that the Republican leaders in
the House had promised him consid-
Grafton on his resolution for investi-
CATION pending before the rules COM
mittee.
Mr. Gibson at this juncture, an
nounced that the more comprehensive
resolution is in preparation.