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BALL is MENTIONED
FOR DISTRICT POST
Ex-senator Said to Be Candidate
for Position of Public Wei
fare Director.

Reports gained circulation in
Washington today that Former
Senator l.. Heisler Ball of Delaware
is being mentioned as a candidate
for the position of director of public
welfare of the District, which was
created in the public welfare law
recently passed by Congress. Former
Senator Ball was chairman of the
Senate District committee up to the
time of his retirement from the
Senate.
The welfare act provides that the
District Commissioners shall appoint
director of public welfare upon
recommendation of the Board of
Public Welfare to be created under
the law. The new board. however,
will not come into existence until
July / and the director would not be
appointed until after that date.
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Traffic at 18th st. and Potomac Drive
Again to Be Directed by Park Police

After six months trial by the metro
politan police of traffic regulation at
Fourteenth Street and Potomac Park
drive, this duty has been turned back
to the United States park police, who
assumed jurisdiction today. This traf-
tic point is a particularly trying one
In the Summer time, as 1t carries all
of the traffic out of East Potomac
Park as well as that moving over the
main artery to the South by way of
the Highway Bridge.
In recent act of Congress the Dis
trict of Columbia was given jurisdic-
ton over the. Highway Bridge and its
approaches. AS the park police force
is a very small one, Col. Sheriff., just
before he retired as director of the
offiOS of public buildings and parks.
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Informed the metropolitan police that
they would have to patrol the area
which had been given them by Con-
greSs.
Since District police have had it
there has been a series of complaints
regarding the manner of handling
traffic there. Maj. Hesse and officials
of the Traffic Bureau and of the traf-
fic directors Office responded to these
complaints, made personal survey of
the situation, and it was said they be-
lieve that the park police should again
be put in charge. The officials of the
public parks office have again taken
charge. but 1t was pointed out that in
order to do this with the small force
they have it will be necessary to take
men from the present large and con-
stantly increasing park areas.
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Man Dead Is Years Named Correspondent
Because Widow ~Kissed' Him at Seance

a believer in spiritualism and related
story of seances where she believed
she had seen and talked with her
first husband.
Judge Breidenback in granting her
a divorce on her counter claim of
cruelty yesterday upheld the right
of married woman to make love to
the spirit of deceased husband. Such
conduct, ne Indicated cannot be
classed as infidelity.
Z The wife asserted that her husband
exaggerated affairs in his testimony,
and said the real reason for their
failure TO live together amicably was
his irritable temper and his habit of
striking and beating her.
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Meningitis Scare
Brings Idaho Ban
On School Holiday

BY thp Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, March 3l.--No
Spring vacation will be given in
Idaho State institutions of learning.
department of education officials
said today. The cancellation is
due to the fear of meningitis, now
prevalent over Idaho.
No new cases have developed at
the University of Idaho. but of
fcials fear that if students go
home they may contract meningitis
and cause recurrence of the epi-
demic on their return. Authorities
declare conditions in the State APP
paTently are improving. No deaths
from meningitis have occurred in
the last two days.
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PRESIDENT BACKS
FOREIGN LOAN BAN
Position on Private Credits
Forecasts Veto for Any
Farm Export Aid.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Coolidge is responsible for
the policy of the United States Gov
ernment in asking private bankers to
refrain from floating loans in this
country which would aid government
controlled mOnopolies abroad
This became known today and it
means that any bill involving Govern
ment aid to any export corporation
to handle farm products in this coun-
try will get a veto from the White
House.
In other words, the President will
not cOuntenance inside the United
States a policy of Government aid to
private monopoly which contradicts
the policy the Executive is pursuing
in seeking TO prevent foreign monopo-
lies from holding up the American
consumer on the prices of raw ma
terials.
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By the Associated Press.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, March 81
Dead for Is years, the husband of
Mrs. Mary CZachorowski was named
as correspondent in a divorce action
brought by her second spouse, reveal.
ing one of the strangest marital
triangles ever heard of here.
Before Judge Bl iedenback, in Cir,
cut Court, Joseph Czachorowski
testified that his wife, Mary, a devotee
of spiritualism, neglected her home
to attend seances where she hugged
and kissed the materialized spirit of
her first husband, who died in 1911.
The wife, on the stand. said she was
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COMMITTEE RAVORS
D. C.F|SCAL INQUIRY
House District Body Will Re-
port ZihIman Bill for
Investigation.

The House DISTRICT committee to-
day ordered favorable report or
the Zihlman bill making a $4,000. .0OC
lump sum contribution from the
Federal Treasury toward expenses OF
the National Capital permanent dur
ing the fiscal years 1927 and 1928
with a provision for investiga tion
during that period by a joint com
mittee of the Senate and House IL
determine an equitable fiscal policy
between the Federal and District
government.
An amendment reached by com
promise provides that the joint com
mittee shall consist of five members
of the Senate and five members OF
the House, appointed by the reSpec-
tive presiding officers. Representa- :
tive Underhill, Republican, of Mas.
Sachusetts, announced that when
this measure comes up on the floor
he will move to amend it by provid
ing that there shall be three addi
tional members on this joint com
mittee, appointed by the District
Commissioners. to represent the in
terests of the District taxpayers.
BIanton Opposes Bill
Representative Blanton, Democrat.
of Texas at first opposed reporting
out the Zihlman measure, stating
that there was no chance of it's pas
sage. He said that no further enlight-
enment would be had through an
extra committee. While reiterating
number of contributions the Fed
eral Government makes TO the Ma
tional Capital in addition to the lump
sum, Mr.. Blanton announced that he
was in favor of withdrawing Army
officers from administrative posts and
allowing District affairs to be admins
tered by municipal officials.
At first he insisted that if there is
going to be an investigation Of fiscal
affairs it should be done by g. COM
mittee with Is members from each
house of Congress. Later he amended
this to provide for seven members
from each house. and he finally
compromised on five members from
each house.
Chairman Zihlman briefly reviewed
the history of the fiscal policy and en-
phasiZed that the permanent substan-
tive law is a 6040 proportion. He
said there has been no investigation
of the fiscal relationship since 1915,
and that since 1921 we have been pro-
ceeding under temporary law as an
amendment to an appropriation bill
Mr.. Underhill thought the investiga.
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MUSSO[|NPS IDEAL
STATE NEARS; USE
OF FORCE ABAT|NG
New Phase of FasCism En-
tered in Action to Harmonize
Capital and Labor

ROME, March 31.-After an all
night session, the grand council of the
! Fascist party this morning took an.
other important step toward realiza
tion of Premier Mussolini's dream of
the perfect Fascist state, with capital
and labor working in cooperation for
the common welfare.
Two decisions were taken shortly
after dawn First, a provision for di-
rect labor union representation in the
Senate, and second, appointment to
the general secretaryship of the Fas-
cist party of Augusta Turati of Bres-
cia. well known as an organizer of
Fascist labor unions. Turati succeeds
Roberto Farinacci as general secre-
tary.
Tura1i is to be assisted by the Ro-
man Fascist leader, Melchiori. and
Deputies Achille Starace of Apulia,
Renato RicCi of Tuscany and Leandro
Arpinati of Bologna, Il fact which is
doubly significant in that all four are
also labor union organizers and that
the work of the party secretariat is to
be thus divided.
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Position of President.

II also was learned today that the
President, through the Secretary of
state and the Secretary of Commerce,
has not merely declared war on the
idea of charging the American con-
sumner high prices for rubber. coffee,
potash and other important commodi-
ties. the supply of which is controlled
abroad, but that the basic principle
of American policy is that foreign
governments should not engage in pri-
vate business monopolies.
For several weeks the bankers in
New York City have been complain
ing about the policy of the State De-
partment in refusing to withdraw OBJ
jections to certain loans they desired
to make to foreign monopolies-
1t has been argued that the Ameri-
can Government was interfering in
private business and it also was CON
tended that the State Department or
Department of Commerce should saw
what is a reasonable or an unrea-
sonable price for commodities, so that
agreements could be made before the
loans were floated To all this the
Washington Government now replies
that 1t will not so into the price-fiXing
business and that it's main objection
is to the existence of the monopolies
and the aid given them by foreign
governments.
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Turati's appointment is taken as
sure indication of a decision by Mus
solini that FasciSms militant and de-
StructiVe role as perSonified by Fari-
nacci has ended, and that its construc-
tive role of organizing the masses of
Italy for smoother and intensified pro-
ductivity has begun.
Turati is a newspaper man. He was
born in Parma In 1888. After serving
brilliantly in the World War, winning
decorations several times. he began,
in 1920, the work of organizing Bres-
clan Fascism. but devoted himself
particularly to labor and social prob
lens.
1t was he who sponsored the cause
of the Fascist laborers in the metal
lurgic strike of last year, which he
brought to a successful conclusion
showing the employers they would
not he permitted to act as individuals
but must cooperate with the workers
Senate Reform Outlined.
The reorganization of the Senate is
one of the corner stones of the syndi-
Calist Fascist state, the other being
complete transformation of the Cham
Der of Deputies into a non-politfcal
body. The scheme, as outlined by
Mussolini. after speeches by other
leading Fascists, comprises:
First the number of Senators shall
be unlimited; second, the Senators
shall be divided into two classes, those
appointed for life by the King from
persons unqualified for membership
in the Fascist labor unions, and those
appointed for specific terms by the
King on recommendation of the
unions: third, those of the second
class shall serve for nine years and
they must be 40 years of age; fourth,
the unions of laborers shall be enti-
tied to appoint a number of Senators
not less than that appointed by the
unions of employers.
The premier announced that control
of syndicaist activities will be vested
in a new central organism.
Organization Complete.
In makings the announcement he
said:
considering that with the intro
duction of labor union representation
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Oppose Foreign Securities.

We do not want the American
people to buy bonds or securities whic,,
make them stockholders in foreign
monopolies,' said a high official today.
1T will save embarrassment later on
because otherwise there will be de-
veloped groups in this country who
will be anxious to influence our gov
ernmental policy through the possess
sion of securities in these monopolies.
Indeed, we have evidence that the
foreign monopolies have deliberately
set out to inVeigle American capital
into their enterprises and are offer
ing favorable commissions to bankers
simply to get the American people
to give stability to these monopolies.
Now suppose, as a result of our con-
servation campaign or the develop
ment of sources of new supply, that
these foreign mOnopolies are adversely
affected. Would we not be in a meas
ure to blame if we had not warned
American bankers not TO engage in
such loans?''
There is evidence here of q resent
ment on tho part of the administra-
tion against certain of the financial
interests in New York because some
of the loans to which the American
Government objected were tloated
abroad and then some of these securi-
ties were purchased in New York for
resale. This is regarded by some ad-
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~ s Weather Bureau Forecast)
Rain tonight - tomorrow partly
cloudy and colder. Highest. g., at
4:l5 pm. yesterday; lowest, II, at
am. today.
Full report on page 9.
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MONTVILLE

Mrs. Clifton .Iorse, who has been
sick Is gaining, and she received a
postcard shower last week. from
her relatives and friends. She re-
ceived 90 cards. with which she was
much pleased.
Merton Bradford, has a crew cut
ting and hauling lumber, and Is
boarding at Nathan S. Voses.'
William d. Bowler. was at Palermo,
Wednesday, visiting relatives.
Charles Colby and Chester Hall,
were at Thorndike, Thursday.
Arthur Morrison, an overseas SER
vice man, who was gassed in France
is sick, and he expects tc enter a
Government hospital soon for treat
ment.
Miss Ruth Penney. went to Ban
gor-Eastern Maine General hos
pital-and was operated on Thurs
day, April 20. for appendicitis. Al
last reports she was doing well.
Fred Myrick. was in Belfast
Thursday.
Oramandel Morse. who has beer
very sick, Is gaining.
Asa Hall was business visitor In
Freedom. Thursday.
Miss Marjory Thompson, who has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Bryant. has returned to her home
at Skowhegan.
| David Twitchell, has returned home
| from visiting friends in Freedom.
! Miss Gertrude Colby. has pur
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succumb rather than to see the insti-
tutions wiped out.
As soon as this phase of the situa-
ton became understood. the academy
people made haste to organize their
forces to defeat the amendment. A
meeting was held in Vaterville re-
Gently for this purpose when steps
were taken to have the voters of the
State informed on the subject. Dur
ing the course of the meeting Presi-
dent Arthur ). Roberts of Colby Col
lege stated that passage of the amend
ment would mean the wiping out of
the majority Of the academies of the
State.
Thayer's Stand
An interesting phase of the situa-
ton is that it affords a text for Major
Arthur l.. Thayer OF Bangor. who is a
candidate for the Republican nominal
ton for governor on a platform of op-
position to the Maher amendment. Ma
jor Thayer's platform did not appear
a very formidable one at the time he
promulgated it, fer no one thought
there would be any organized opposi.
ton to the measure.
Since real and substantial opposi-
ton has developed, the Bangor can
didate has been making speeches on
the subject wherein he has stressed
the matter of tuition. This does not
mean that Major Thayer Is likely to
be nominated on his platform. but does
give him something to tie to and will
possibly add to his vote.
The question Of State aid to the
academies is one that has agitated
two legislative sessions. Legislation
to forbid the granting of this aid was
first proposed by Representative (now
senator) Mark Barwise of Bangor
four years ago. The Barwise resolu-
ton was one and others were proposed
at this session. The division for and
against was on purely religious basis
and at one Of the hearings representa-
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tives Of the Protestant clergy Of the
State were ranged on one side of the
Hall of Representatives where 1t was
held and Of the Catholic clergy on the
other side.
None Of the resolutions proposed
was adopted and the issue was carried
into the primary campaign for the
Republican nomination for governor,
Governor Brewster receiving the nomi-
nation substantially on that issue. In
his inaugural address the present gov
ernor referred to the subject as fol-
lows:
During the past 10 years there have
been repeated attempts to secure
grants of public funds to aid in the
support of these UNCONVENTIONAL ele-
mentary schools. Representative citi-
zens of our State have believed that
such contributions were warranted be-
cause of the savings that were thus
effected to the public school system Of
the State. This is an opinion which
tney are entitled to hold and to cham
pion.
Many believe that the diversion
OF public funds to religious educa-
ton is utterly out of harmony with
American ideals and will inevitably
disrupt the State If this principle
should become established. Thirty
three states. faced by conditions very
similar to our own, have adopted
constitutional amendments designed
to prohibit such a grant. The peo-
pie of our State seem to have af-
forded rather ample evidence that
they would welcome the submission
to them of constitutional amend
ment prohibiting any such diversion
of public funds. Such a referendum
will satisfy great body of our citi-
zens who are seriously concerned
over this question and remove
threatening problem from the edu-
cational situation in this State.
There was a rush with proposed
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amendments and after the matter
had been thoroughly threshed out.
the Maher resolution already de-
scribed was adopted. OF course 1t
remains to be seen whether this
amendment will be ratified. If it is
not then the question will be wheth-
err the result will be the reopening
of the whole subject.
The conference of the Governor
and Council with the trustees of the
Juvenile institutions of the State APP
parently puts an end to the gossip
that has been rife throughout the
State that an investigation of the
Hallowell Industrial School for Girls
was contemplated by the executive.
For several years there have been
rumors concerning conditions at this
institution that were not of the most
savory character. Two years ago,
Rev. E. w. Weber was appointed
superintendent of the institution,
and under his management condi-
tions at the place are said to have
been greatly improved. At any rate,
the trustees were satisfied that this
was the fact. Gossip concerning an
investigation was revived few
weeks ago when one of the men en-
ployed at the school appeared be-
fore the board to make complaint of
conditions there. The board heard
this employee. found he had moth
ing to offer, and then removed him.
He left making threats that he
would be heard from again. Shortly
afterwards, Rev. Arthur B. Leigh of
Randolph was appointed trustee
in place of Frederick ]. Laughlin of
Portland. Apparently unjustly as
subsequent developments have
shown, this appointment was imme-
diately connected with the threats
by the discharged employee.
Thursday the trustees held con-
ference with the Governor and Coun-
Gil. at which time it appeared that
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Joker in Maher Bill
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Ealng this proposition. and was
AMY aOst radical of all. 1t is in SUBJ
the same as was adopted in
llrn iSSsausetts several years ago. 1t
|bs, ~, ;, the use of public money for
tpiv.,ssaa man public institutions, the
kmss sSl'y OF Maine alone being ex-
sua mis- would include hospit-
|lsn.us semi-public charitable and
n a.aropic institutions as well as
h. .sauemles and schools of the
"a hs q nave been receiving State
legislative appropriation.
J d NJ. ae time that the resolution
Equjrssssehted and adopted by the
fntd = vote 1t was generally as
fuve mat maj 1t covered only the legis-
Dadam,ap propriation which these
Fsere as nave been receiving
|ad re- are "a of these institutions
kd froe, appropriations they have
Etnent Ia, me State by legislative en-
w IN s aave run all the way from
|lions sVVoO. Two of the "a insti-
~ eithe. ,SolHollc ana the others
d. M PROTESTANT or non-secta-
Faas woS Ss OF the State appropria.
these De an inconvenience to
Zoe. schools and hardship to
Epositione vertheless no organized
Fher S ,,. appeared to the measure,
afterwan the legislative session
ksOaea " ,n and it was generally
L peon,.oh at 1t would be ratified by
4 oyer ,s next September, perhaps
eadal rm,neimingly. but by a sub.
his waaey Makes Discovery
En- SOM the way matters stood
sf tbo attorney connected with
discov.ac academies suddenly made
snena. lhat the ratification of
hent would entail a loss
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to the institutions considerably
greater than the annual State ap-
propriation-in fact would practical
ly put them out of business.
The income of the majority OF
these schools is chiefly derived from
the tuition that is paid them by sur
rounding towns for pupils of the
towns that are sent to the schools
that they may have high school
education. These are all sma IL
towns which could not afford TO
maintain free high school as Is
done by the larger places, but can
by the expenditure of few hundred
dollars give such of the young peo-
pie of the town as desire it. a Sec
ondary school education.
In other words practically all OF
these academies serve as nigh
schools for a number of small near
by towns which are not able to sup
port institutions of that grade or
their own.
Now the money that is thus ap-
propriated by these different towns
for the paying of tuitio1Dis OF course
public money and 1t is pubic money
that is to be paid to private 1nst-
tutions.
Therefore" say those who have
been making a little closer study OF
the proposed legislation than was
given it at the legislative session.
under this amendment the towns Will
be unable to make these appropria-
lions for tuition purposes and the pu-
pills will be deprived of the education
that otherwise they could have and the
academies will lose an income that IS
absolutely necessary to their existence.
The only alternative would be Tor the
trustees of the academies TO turn tneil
institutions over to the towns IN WHEN
tbav .re located. All of them will be
loath tn do this although they might
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chased a horse of parties in Apple

chased a horse of parties in Apple
ton.
Mr.. Carl, of Freedom, has been
helping Thomas Thompson, a few
days the past week.
The many friends and relatives
here of Lendal Penney, of Freedom,
are congratulating him on the an
nouncement of his engagement to
Miss zelda Ethel Bailey, of Water
vile.
On account Of the bad travelling
the next meeting of Waldo Pomona
Pomona Grange with Mystic Grenge
Belmont, has been changed to Tues
day, May IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Howard and
daughter. Mildred, were callers, Sun
day on Mr.. and Mr.. and Mrs. n. s.
Vose at White Birch camp.
Meetings and Sunday school at
Halidale church are held each Sun
day as usual, when weather and
travelling will permit.
!, Ernest Penney was a business WIS.,
itor in Albion, Friday.
Rev. Harold w. Nutter. now pastor
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OF the South Montville church. ex-
poets to attend the annual meeting
at Bar Harbor, May 1913. Mr.. Nut
ter last year was pastor of a church
in Hancock county, and is president
of the county association.
Misses Nellie Hunt, Katherine and
MadgeWalked of Liberty and Inez l..
Barker, of Montville, who have been
in st. Augustine. Florida, during the
winter, will leave this week for their
homes here. They will visit in Wash
ington. d. c., and In New York on
their way home.