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lily and Mrs. Clarence yGeryr, of Unity.
! passed Sunday with Mrs. c. 0. Gerry
in sydney. Mrs. Bither remained Tor
a few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Smith and So
phia Weber, motored to Unity Sun
day. where they visited Mr.. Smiths
brother, Will Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Putnam and
son, Lawrence, and little niece, Mil
dred Denaco, of Albion, motored 10
Spruce Head Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Shaw and
| George Shaw passed Sunday at
Spree Head.
Anne Berry, of Rockland, was visit
ing his mother, Mrs. L. B. Ridley, on
Osborne street, Saturday.
Mrs. Arnold Burton and children,
who have been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lutz. returned to
their home in Martinsburg, w. Va,
! Monday.
Jennie F. Kreger and son, Henry,
passed Sunday at South Harpswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Cair and fam
ilv motored to Smithfield Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Scribner,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Marcou1,
passed Sunday in Smithfeld.
Clinton Condor has returned to
Cherryfield, where he Is employed.
after passing the week end at his
home.
Mrs. Lila Jordon, of Waterville.
was visiting Mrs. L. B. Riley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Berry, of Nor
ridgewock, were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles H. Nichols. on lower Main
street, Sunday.
The ALL Stars won from the Tigers
by the score of 6-5, in a baseball
game on the High school diamond
Monday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs Herman Carter and
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Knox
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By Beck

and son have returned to Gart, Tar
after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
| Foster on High street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Viles and fam
lily, of Arson, were visiting Mr.. and
| Mrs. Fred Savage, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Quincy and
son Harry motored to Oakland Sun
day, where they visited relatives.
Miss, Hildegarde Dyer and Miss
Frances Marcoux passed Sunday at
| North pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Morrow and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Crawford and
daughter Catherine motored to
Bingham Sunday.
Martha Perkins of Newport pass
ed Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Walker.
Miss Celina cakes of Pittsield was
calling on friends in town Sunday.
Mrs. F. A. Clark OF Skowhegan
passed the week end with friends In
,, town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ferry and
DAUGHTER and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
pond, Sunday.
Gilbert Perry passed Sunday at
Snow pond.
Mrs. E. J. Mitchell of Hinckley
was visiting relatives in town Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alison Smith and Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Files passed Sun
day at The Forks.
Alton Bowman. Herman Brown.
Miss Bertha Henry and Miss
Frances Keene motored to Farming
ton Sunday.
Allen Grant has gone to Brooks
where he will be employed for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Brown, went
to Bangor Sunday, where Mr. Brown
is employed and where they will
pass the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kennedy OF
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school Conway, N. H., and st.
MarEonvent of Berlin. n. II. The
groos a graduate of Lawrence
Highlool and attended Colby col
lege lie there being a popular
athleand was a member of the
Zeta fraternity. He is now con-
nectegith the Eastern Packing
Comp, wholesale packers.
THEFT by auto for northern
narta Maine and Canada amid
sboweof rice, confetti and old
shoes,on their return they will
ras;ds. a while with the groom's
narenit IS Burrill street.
n. Mrs. e. H. Kidder and
Nc ~ Bryant and Miss Anna
Rrya notored to Etna Sunday.
nh .Ited Workers Of the Metho-
49, csh at Fairfield Center will
h ptS sblic supper this evening at
tbe Gre hall at $50.
MrsF. Parker and Mr.. ana MRS
G T. ~ of Waterville were In Lis
hon nj Sunday to attend the 1u-
noraI relative.
n Eqrden and son, marry nio-
-. e. tillinocket Sunday where
49, 49, I'd his daughter and nus
.ney vand Mrs. Alden Allen.
m panu' accompanied home by
N.Y. 1en who had passed the
week soler Of Lewiston passed
Al.onh Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Sunoay his way to Bangor.
Leavemna Perry, Thrasle Frappe
MISS "A Mrs. George Elliott
ana UT week end in Belfast.
passed .rueyg has returned to
Harr FER visiting his parents,
NewpoIrs Joseph Quincy on
&c. ,,-eet.
Pleasano wker has sold the Ger
Natnao Mrs. Rose lseland or
AID Hol who will take it over
a., es,July.
the nrs1s. Pearl Libby motoreo
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daughter, Miss Charlotte, and Miss
Florence Larlee. motored to Lake
George Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Elwell and
daughter, Doris, of Belgrade, were
visiting Mrs. E. E. Fairbrother, Sun
day. Rev. ORC Chase, of Canaan, who
has been visiting Mrs. Fairbrother,
returned with them for few days.
William Cummings and children,
Barbara, Cecilia and son Ansen, of
Easton, Me, passed the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Coker, on
Newhall street.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Drew and Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde n. Drew and children.
passed Sunday afternoon at McGraw
Pond.
Mrs. E. A. Steady and son, Ward.
of Berlin, N H., arrived in town
Monday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gordon, on Elm street.
Miss Doris Ackley returned Mon
day from Belgrade. where she passed
the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs A. F. Greenleaf and
daughter, Martha, and Mrs. Sarah
Greenleaf and guest, Miss Monroe, of
California, motored to Bangor Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Crosby. Miss
Anna Bryant and Mrs. Mary Bryant
passed Saturday at the Crosby's Cot
tage at Weber Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Hinckley and
Miss Faith Hinckley were in town
Monday on business.
E. f. Fairbrother and daughter,
Miss Velma Fairbrother, and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Crosby motored to Lis
bon Sunday, where they visited Mr..
Fairbrother's cousin, Mrs. Edith Far
rar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Harris and
family passed Sunday in Hallowcl
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Bither and fam
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Bangor were visiting their daughter
and husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
,Hasser, Sunday.
Joseph Alley left for Baltimore,
Nd, Sunday. where he will be en-
ployed.
Miss Letha Booker has entered the
employ of r. o. Files dry goods
store.
Mrs. Albert Lint and daughter
Lucille and Miss Ruth Piper went
to Bayside, Monday, where they
will pass few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Mckinney OF
Gardiner and Mr.. and Mrs. r. D.
Hagerpan of Augusta were visiting
Mrs. Vcrna Mason and Miss Bernice
Pennell, Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Poulin and daugh-
ter Yvette and Miss Dennie Gull
mond of Augusta passed Sunday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Guimond.
H. H. Brazzell returned Monday
from Columbia Falls, where he was
called by the illness of his father.
Maynard Mclaughlin and Edward
st. Peter passed Sunday afternoon
at Lake Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boyd and
daughter, Miss Nellie, motored 70
Rangeley Sunday.
Marjorie Lint has gone to Rich
n1ond to visit her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Gates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Fletcher and
son Harold were visiting relatives
and friends in Oakland and Skowhe-
gan, Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Bowman and daughter
Evelyn passed the weekend with
relatives in Canaan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gail Pollard passed
Sunday with their daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hodgkins, at their cottage at Lake
Cobbosseecontee.
AIr. and Mrs. w. y. McClintock
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ms Sunday where they visited

to Athens Sunday where they visited
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Dyer and Mr.
and Mrs. Buzzell and Terrence and
Laurestine Crawford motored to
North Pond Sunday where they
passed the day.
Mrs. Joseph Champagne and
daughter, Miss Catherine and Albert
Dptil and son, George rnotored to
North Pond Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Bilodeau of Au-
gusta passed Sunday with relatives
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ross and
family have returned from Snow
Pond where they have been passing
few days.
Miss Thelma Foster is visiting
Jestau Perry in North Vassalboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Mayo and
family passed Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Cloutier in Dexter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Savage Jr., OF
Skowhegan, were in town Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Flood, Howard
Flood and Melvin Flood, motored to
Harrison Point, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colby Lawrence. Mrs.
Ed Ward, and Mrs. Addie Webb mot
ored to Bath Sunday. where they
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Walter NJ. Pot
ter.
Mr.. an Mys. Charles Burrill and
son. Leland, and Mrs. Mary Porter
and daughter, Arlene, motored to
Temple Heights Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Gerry, of Unity, was
visiting her sister and husband, Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Bither Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Mcleod and Mrs.
Charles Ackley and daughter, Marion,
were calling on friends in Clinton.
Sunday.
Mrs. Irene Kelly, of Portland, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Car
ter. on North street.
: Mr.. and Mrs. George Farnham and
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and Mr.. and Mrs. Will McAuley
motored to Belgrade Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Varney passed
Sunday at their cottage in Liberty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everette Hunter
and Miss Mary Piper passed Sum,
day at Bayside.
Maurice Gilman and Weston
Giles Of Pittsfield were in town
Monday afternoon on their way
home from Waterville, where thew
visited Frank Chanchette, a patient
at the Sisters hospital.
Miss Winonah Pollard returned
Sunday from an outing to Rockland.
Owls Head Pennington and Iakc
Cobbosseecontee.
Ansel Morrill, Is recovering slow
ly from injuries which he recaived
when he fell from q tree recentIv A.
his farm in Winslow.
The quarantine has been iifted
from the home Of James McAiler OF
lower Main street.
Mrs. Clark Of Bangor passed Sun.
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Jones Of Main street
Miss Priscilla Lawrence In VISIT
ing relatives in Skowhegan.
DR.. and Mrs. D. 8. Newman nasa.
ed the weekend with relatives IA
Warren.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Ralph Cheney. How.
ard Seuber and Miss Fay HartisE
motored to Owls Head Sunday.
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A Word To The Wise
Is Sufficient!

And wise housewives and business men
know that the words that mean opportunities
today are gathered together in the A-B-C
Classified Section.
Opportunities to get what they want and
save money in getting it, opportunities to sell
what they don't want and make money sell
ing it-these are the kinds of opportunities
that the A-B-C Ads are offering every day.
Almost everyone believes in keeping in
touch with the news of the day. And more
and more people are learning that it pays to
keep in touch with the thrift news-the
Classified news-if they want more satisfac-
ton and less expense in filling their needs Of
everyday life.
Here is helpful and profitable service-as
easy to use as your dictionary or your phone
book. You'll find that it saves your dollars,
your disposition and your steps.
Use it regularly!
The AB-c Classified Ads
Always the Same-In Service
Always Different-n Opportunity
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Second Choice

Maud-Dtck proposed to me lSss
night.
Ella-What did you tell himf
Maud said he had better am
mama, and what do you think the
wretch said?
> Ella-Godness knowsl
Maud-He said he had asked hsp
already. and she wouldn't have himi
STRAY Storiea. $50
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FAIRFIELD

The Ladies' Social Union Of the
Baptist church will hold a food SAFE
IN Lawry's store Thursday after
noon at ESQ.
The Past and Present Club will
hold their Field Day today with Mrs.
Lester Nye in East Vassalboro. ALI
members attending are asked to take
Ghe 10 o'clock car.
Pooler-Parent
A very pretty wedding occurred
yesterday morning at the 1mmacul-
ate Heart of Mary church at $50,
when Miss Alice A. Parent, daughter
of Charles Parent of Conway, N. H.,
was united in marriage to Roland N.
,Pooler son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Pooler Of this town by Rev. j. A.
Winner. The single ring service be-
ing used.
The couple were attended by Mr.
Ell Gregory Of this town. uncle OF
the groom and Charles w. Pooler,
father of the groom.
The brides dress was Of gray
georgette with hat and shoes to
match. She carried a shower bou-
quet Of yellow roses and lilies of the
valley. Following the ceremony q
wedding breakfast was served at the
home of the groom's parents. The
dining room was attractively decor
f.ted with cut flowers and ferns. The
brides cake, which was made by
Mrs. Neil Gregory, grandmother OF
sfd1e groom was cut by the new bride
eLnd distributed among the guests.
They were the recipients Of many
Lifts, which included furniture, china
fold pieces, cut glass, silver. linens
and many other presents. They also
deceived kilograms of congratula-
1.-The bride : attended : the = public
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BATHING sUITS-All worsted d.
rect from mill at wholesale prices,
$3.50 each: ladies' in powder blue,
fawn red, jade green and navy,
sizes SO to "A; mems and boys in
navy and black. Also apiece suits,
namely white shirts and navy
trunks including white belt, sizes
% to Al. Fast colors and guaran-
teed pure worsted. State size and
color when ordering. Mems bea.
yer sport jacket for $4.75 each.
We also specialize in blankets and
handing knitting and rung yarns.
Write for free samples.
CONCORD WORSTED MILLS
West Concord, N. II.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Business Property 81
GARDINER-Gener store, fruit,
candy, tobacco, etc, near corner on
the Main St: 2-story S-room house,
large lot, garden planted; best loca-
ton for home. House, stock and fix
lures of store $4,000. 343 Water st.
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COOK-For summer, small family.
Good wages. All conveniences. Write
L-3, care Journal.
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ROASTER-Combinat popcorn and
peanut. Casavant & Cloutier. Island
Park
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OFFICE DESK-Flat top oak and
swivel chair. Inquire evenings at 43
Grove ST.
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Business and uHce Equipment s;

CASH REGISTER-Natio with
motor, rings up to $3.50, receipt
slips, good condition: must sell at
once. May be seen at office of Bur-
leigh & Williamson, attorneys, 259
Water St. Augusta.
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LIVE STOCK
Dogs, Cats, Pets

POLICE DOG-Male Cheap for good
home. Write Box As, Gardiner.
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Farms and Land for Sale

FARMS-I have some good trades in
all kinds, and all prices. Also have
desirable cottages at Lakewood for
sale. Albert E. Jepson, Skowhegan.
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Oil STOVE-Z burner, lamp. Bargain.
II Weston ST. Tel. 1469-M.
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COOK--and second girl for summer
months. All conveniences in home
Medium size family, good wages. p.
o. Box 395, Augusta.
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MOTORBOATS--2 good ones, low price
Casavant & Cloutier. Island Park.
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OIL STOVE-And oven, perfect con-
dition. 81 Spring ST., Gardiner.
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Boats and Accessories

CANOE-16 it., in good condition. H.
d Cornish ROwdoinham
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Magnet For People Who Put Thought Thrift Buying
MERCHANDISE
Household Goods

RANGE-Combinati coal, gas and
hot water. Round Oak coal stove,
kitchen table, invalid wheel chair:
bargains if taken at once. A. L.
Pierce, IA Winthrop Court. TEL 7S4-M.
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GOOD USED CARS-Ready for deliv-
cry. Buy now. Avoid summer rush
Clifton Shaw, Inc. opp. City Hall
|. Tel. 423.
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FANCY STITCHERS-Richmond Shoe
Co., Richmond, Me-.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23
Prisoner Wants
To Swim Channel
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. a3.-Sam.
my Sandow, the well known wrcst
Ter, announced himself today as the
latest entrant for the Wriglcy cross
channel swimming contest scheduled
for January Is.
From his cell in the Los Angeles
county jail whore he is held on
worthless check charges, Sammy
wrote n letter to his attorney which
concerns the Catalina swim and his
application for probation which
comes up for hearing in superior
court Friday. The letter follows:
my dear Mr.. Hamilton: Just Il
line to tell you in regards of my
probation, please Mr. hamilton, use
Nour every efforts co get me out in
probation this month so l can get
in shape to swi,a Catalina channel
| ;,a sure thar | cam win the prize,
rs ! have never r'en anyon Who
can beat ." in 0cran sEin.. | have
i me lots rf swimming - Long
Reach to keep mr fit for NY wrest,
ling. George stevens (Sammr San
dow.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23
INDICTMENTS ARE
ANTICIPATED IN
HUGE RUM PROBE

Los ANGELES, NOV. 23.-lnves-
iigaiion by federal grand jury OF
the SlO.GO0.0Oe Southern California
rum ring began here today follow
ing Il conference of government en-
forccment agents at the office of
Col. Robert +. Firth. prohibition ad-
ministrator for Arizona and South
cin California.
Evidence involvin" w""a than :"
score Of Los Angeles business mon
and police oftic,iS m .
liquor running conspiracy was laid
before the g.and jurors by t. =.
District Attorney Samuel ". Me.
Nahb. Several indictments were cN-
ncctcd late today.
After the regular grand jury has
considered evidence against certain
officials Il special grand jury may
he called, it was said, to consider
the vast amount of evidence uncov-
cred in connection with the wide
spread rum running plot which in
wolves nearly 80 prominent South
ern Californians, it was said
hcN' W nv tlttHtlt'i Inv W -tit
forccment conference in the dry
chief 5 offices included Blaine 4.
Dixon, chief field agent of the Los
Angeles prohibition office; Capt.
Jesse l.. thompson, head OF the per
NIT department; :. Ii. llamcr, of the
internal revenue special intelligence
unit; Alf Oftedal, chief of the in.
telligence section; Capt John Dodge
of the coast guard service, and t.
:. District Attorney McNabb
McNabb is scheduled to 90 to
San Francisco within the next few
days for a conference with Mrs.
Mabel Walker Willcbrandt, assist
ant attorney general in charge of all
Iolstead law prosecutions.
The rum conspiracy unfoldcd by
federal Investigators is said to IN
volvo bankers, business mcn and
public officials,
Colonel James w. Everington,
slated to succeed Colonial Firth,
whose resignation becomes effective
Jan. ], alSe sat in on the big dry
conference. .-..e.1
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23
ECCENTRIC TAKES
WITNESS STAND
IN Staying CASE
CO-Defendant Denies All
Testimony Connecting
Him With Murder Case
Ey PAUL W. WHITE
Aiut.4. L.rr.-.r.nnlnn nn 1


COURT lIOl Sc, SOMt.RNIILE.
y. j.. Nov. % y new high point
in the lIall-Mlls murder trial was
reached this afternoon when Willie
Stevens, eccentric brother OF Mrs.
Frances Stevens Hall WIS called To
the stand in his own defense.
Willie, on triad With his sister
and brother, Henry Stevens. charg-
cd with numbering Mrs. Hall 5 hns-
land. the Rev. DR.. Edward W. Hall
and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. advanced to
the stand smiling while the crowd
ed court leaned forward to catch
every word.
The witness said he had never
suffered from epilepsy. had not
worn Il derby ha, in 1922 had
worn glasses ever since he was II
boy and had not been in North
Piainficld, 10 miles from New
ErunsNick, on the night Of Sept
II, 1922. as james Dickson and his
wife had testified for the state.
Testimony at the triaI has re-
Featcdlv mentioned Willie rs hay
! ing been seen in derby hat about
the time Of the murder.
The ecccntricity of his manner,
which has caused the defense to
! hint that he is not exactly normal,
carly became apparent as he an
+: SWercd the questions of case.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23
R0UMANlAN QUEEN
SPENDS LAST DAY
in j. 5. SHOPPING
By JOHN MONTGOMERY
United Press Staff CorreSponder


NEW YORK, Nov. %. - Queen
Marie spent her last day on Ameri-
can soil today shopping, informally
visiting Il couple of American insti,
tutionS and dining with the Astors,
Il program in sharp contrast with
her first days in the United States.
when her presence demanded howl
ing mobs, blaring bands and much
bedecked official committees. The
program was quite an anti-climax to
her remarkable visit.
Her admiring crowds have dimin-
ishcd steadily for the last two weeks
and the quiet ending today of her
American trip is not at all .incon-
grous. Interest in her presence in
creased steadily from her landing
until the beginning of the return
Slowly the usually excited crowds
dropped away until now the Shrek
inc sirens that heralded her coming
stir nothing more than mild curiosity
in the casual bystander
1t is with 4 sigh of relief that her
party boards the Berengaria tonight
after Approximately six weeks in
this country.
Today Queen Marie will journey
around New York harbor in Stand
ard Oil yacht, inspect a new electric
light plant, attend a tea at the home
of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and
confer with officers of the Friends
of Roumania. Tonight she will at
tend a farewell dinner at the home
of Vincent Astor and will proceed to
the liner from the Astor home. The
Bcrenearia sails tomorrow morning
at 10 o clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23
AS
GUARDIAN
Of HAWAII
Hogan Tells Inside Story
of Transactions With
Fall Over Loan.
PROSECUTION OPENS
Agreement With Harding
Is Given as Falls Rea-
son Staying in Cabinet.
by nited Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Aftcr
prosecution and defense had cona-
cluded their initial statements. the
government today called George
Otis Smith. director of the United
States geological survey, as first
witness in the oll conspiracy trial
of former Secretary Of Interior Fall
and Z. L. Dohcnv, oil millionaire.
Frank Hogan, defense counsel,
closed his initial statement dramat-
ically by representing Dohcnv as the
man who safeguardcd the Pacific
coast and Hawaii from external ae
eresSion by his lease of government
oil lands
Hawaii is safe, shouted IIo
gan. The Pacific coast is safe ana
the country is safe by the efforts o.
this man who is animated by n
patriotic motives rs ever inspired :,
human being.
I've ask your drliverlnce from
this charge.
Hogan talked to the jury more
than three hours.
Fall had an agreement with Presi-
dent Harding to retire exactly Il
year after he took office March 1.
1921, said the defense attorney.
But Will Hays retired as postmas-
ter general, said Hogan, and Fall
stayed in the cabinet. lat the per.
sonal request of Mr.. Harding
Mr.. Harding told Fall he want
ed him to stay in the cabinet longer
because he did not wish it to appear
that after year his cabinet WAS
beginning to disintegrate, said
Hogan.
Hogan S statement came after the
government had outlined its ease.
Owen Roberts, government counsel,
promised to prove that two days
after noheny wrote to Fall about the
oil leases, he sent Fall 100000 a;
rail- request.
Hogan for the defense, admitted
the 100000 was paid November so,
1927, but called il IL personal loan
prompted by Dohcny' s friendship
for Fail
Son Delivers Money
lie differed with the story about
cash being carried to Washington
" in II little black bag and said:
MIR. Dohcny told his son to draw
the money from Il New York bank.
He did and brought money to Wash
ington in Il brown satchel.
lie went up to the clerk at the
Wadmau hotel and said to the
clerk:
~ am +. l.. Doheny Jr., and |
want to see Secretary Fail, who
lived there.
"Thcrc was no secrecy about
that. - Hogan continued. A." He gave
the money to Fall and Fall wrote
out u note for il.
Mr.. Doheny Jr.. noticed he had
not mentioned interest and called If
to MIR. Fans attention. Mr.. Fail
said, Ed, your father didn I say
what rate of interest. Please tell
him he is at lihery to name any in
y