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AUGUSTA LOCALS
Kiss Gertrude Plalsted, assistant
secretary to Governor Baxter, is pass
' !njf the day In Portland.
Mrs. h! H. White and Miss Esther
White of Bath were in the city Friday
on tbetr way to Webber pond to pass
the week end with friends.
Harold Henderson of Gardiner, who
has been ill for a few days at his home,
will return to work at Pierce's book
store today.
Cottle Brothers of this city nave
purchased of Henry Cummings, a very
handsome 1800 pound dapple gTay
draft horse for use in their general
trucking business. Hhe animal is said
by local horse fanciers to be a beau
ty.
A pleasant surprise party was given
Mrs. Edgar Stepves on Friday evening
at her home on Riverside Drive when
about 25 friends and neighbors gath
ered there in honor of her birthday.
After the musical program, songs and
games,' dc-licious refreshments were
served. The guests departed at a late
hour, wishing Mrs. Stecves many more
happy birthdays and pronouncing the
party a very enjoyable occasion.
METHODIST LADIES
HOLD APRON SALE
AND ENTERTAINMENT
The Ladies’ Aid of the Green street
Methodist church held a most enjoy
able social get-together at the vestry
of the church on Friday evening,
which was in the nature of an apron
sale and social. It was largely at
tended and proved a great success.
The Fisher Club of the church pre
sented a most pleasing two-act farce
entitled “The Arrival of Billy,” which
made a hit with the audience, calling
forth rounds of applause and provok
ing plenty of merriment.
The cast was as follows: John
Sherwood (business man of thirty
five). Harold L. Pride; Margaret Sher
wood, (John’s wife), Laura White
Williams; Mrs. Nelson (friend of the
Sherwoods), Helen Caldwell; Miss
Flint, (a maiden lady). Arietta H.
Snow; Mrs. Noyes, (Margaret’s moth
er), Bernice Parker; Miss Wright (a
trained nurse), Alice L. Barentzen.
After the play games were in order,
refreshments were served and a gen
eral good time enjoyed.
ROTARY MEETING
C. P. Quimby Gives the
Address of Evening
Expounds the Subject, “Fools” at
April 1st Meeting—Shows Contri
butions to Science Made by People
Called "Crazy Fools”—Interesting
and Largely Attended Meeting
A comparison of the different types
fools, the good that some of these
■types do and the uselessness of other
,types furnished the meat for a most
interesting and highly entertaining
address given by Principal Clarence
P. Quimby of the Cony High school
and a member of the Augusta Rotary
club, at the regular session of the
club held Friday evening at the Au
gusta House. His subject was
“Fools,” being very appropriate for
April Fool’s Day, and in a unique
manner he expounded his subject to
the great amusement of his Iiotarian
audience.
It was a largely attended get-to
gether, nearly 100 members and
guests being seated at the tables, and
a program of special attraction kept
tip the enthusiasm. The session was
presided over by President Ivan Rang
who introduced .Mr. Quimby, the
• speaker of the evening.
In an address filled with humor
and keen wit, Itotarian Quimby spoke
of many things regarding “Fools,” but
at the very opening he promised that
his talk would not be his own auto
biography or a character sketch of
any of the members of the club. He
said he had chosen this subject part
ly because ot' the connecting link be
tween April 1 and April Fool's Day.
He then plunged deep into his sub
ject, at the veity outset dividing fools
into the following classes: Court
fools, educated fools, d-d fools, and
crazy fools.
The court fool, he explained, was
the result of the old festival when
the church gave itself up to a low
grade of ministers and carried on in
mock celebration. The fool or jester
was then furnished bv the court and
came to play a rather important place
with the rulers in the celebrations.
The olden rulers had these jesters to
amuse them in the 16th century'. And
with a humorous allusion to the pres
ent day", the speaker stated that since
the 16th century the court fool has
been ruled out in the different foreign
nations and has never been officially
accepted in this country'.
The educated fool is the boy whom
his industrious father grumbles about,
saying that he is putting out $1000
lor theeducation of a 10-cent boy.
Mr. Quimby then told the story of a
boy In school, whom the teacher
claimed was the fool of the class.
But when the students were asked to
go to the backboard and write out tiie
Homan numerals, this boy' did it cor
rectly and quickly, while many of the
more brilliant members of the class
failed. When the boy was asked by
the astonished teacher how he did
it, he replied: “It was easy; I just
copied the numbers from the clock.”
In another class of fools, the speak
er placed the man who in driving his
.automobile along tlie street drives
speedily through a raudpuddle. spatter
ing mud and water on nearby pedes
trians and policemen.
"Crazy fools seem to be the type
Chat history has wished on us for our
benefit,** said Mr. Quimby.^ He re
jferred^.ta Archimedes, the, man whom.
| the Greek looked upon as a crazy fool
land yet the man who concentrated the
sun’s rays on the Roman ships, burn
ing them and winning a big victory
for the Greeks. Then there was Ful
ton and his “folly,” the steamboat.
People called him a crazy fool, yet
think of the importance of his Inven
tion.
Many others who have been called
crazy fools, who have added much to
the development of science and indus
i try, were spoken of by Mr. Quimby,
and he then told of the inventions of
Parker Giddtngs of New Hampshire.
One in particular was the extraction
from eggshells of a kind of sulphur
which could be used for the tips of
matches and which produces no odor.
These inventions promise to open a
new field in chemical activity, said
the speaker.
Mr. Quimby said that he desired to
give to the Rotarians some samples of
this kind of match, and he went out of
the hall to get them. But the April
Fool Joke was on the Rotary Club,
for the speaker had left the hall, not
to come back.
Presidr^t Ivan Lang of Augusta Ro
tary gave a brief report of some of the
proceedings at the first day’s session
of the annual New England district
conference held this week at Boston
at which there were about 600 dele
gates. Others from the Augusta club
who attended the conference were
George W. Merrill. R. W. Pope, John
Mcllroy and Ronald Mcllroy.
The entertainment program for the
evening under the direction of the
committee, of which diaries Metcalf
was chairman, was som< thing “differ
ent’’ and was good fiuitlu “ughout. It
was described as in celebration of some
of the festivities' of the early Greeks,
and as the Greeks were fond of races
and other kinds of contests, a novel
race was introduced. There were two
preliminary heats and the final. The
contestants were Rotarians Ervin E.
Walker, Paul S. Phalen, George Web
ber and Augustus IS. Snow. To give
the proper setting the contestants
were provided with colored paper hats.
The stunt was for the contestants,
each carrying two glasses filled near
ly to the brim with soft drinks, to
walk backwards down the length of
the hall, then with steady hands to
change the glasses, and walk back
wards up the hall, the entire journey
to be made without the spilling of a
single drop from the glasses. Certain
ly steady hands were required, and
also speedy feet.
one* ti’01*0 olncol m »» n/l
resulted as follows: Snow won from
Webber; Walker won from Phalen;
and in the final. Walker won from
Snow. The winner, Mr. Walker, was
awarded the first prize, a beautiful
lily, and to the other contestants were
awarded minor prizes in the form of
lollypops. The judges were Rotarians
Leslie C. Cornish, Cony Weston, John
R. Gould. Henry Sturgis and William
G. Boothby. v
The business session of the club
was called to order by President Rang
who read a letter received from Ro
tarian William D. Hutchins of Bos
ton. formerly of this city. Mr. Hutch
ins suggested that in view of the
fact that Rev. George Hinckley of
Good Will Farm had spoken before
the Augusta Rotary and that the.
Rotary Clubs are taking up boys’
work as their regular program, per
haps the Augusta club might be will
! ing to be responsible for some boy.
perhaps an Augusta boy, at Good
Will Farm at a cost of about $300 a
j year. President Lang stated that
I this might be a good plan and a fine
way for the local club to do its work
on the boys’ program, and upon mo
[ tion and vote by the club, he appoint
j ed a committee consisting of Rotari
ans Paul S. Phalen, Arthur N. Soule
and Willis E. Swift to look into the
matter and to report at the next meet
I ing.
At the opening of the meeting a de
I licious Rotarian dinner was served,
I the menu consisting of tomato bisque,
I roast beef, mashed potatoes, hot rolls,
i strawberry shortcake and coffee.
The evening’s musical program was
directed by Rotarian Frank Dyer,
1 with Rotarian J. Frank MacNichol as
; pianist, and included the vocal se
lection “Hocked in the Cradle of the
Deep,” sung by Rotarians Oliver W.
Turner, L. L. Dolliver, Herbert W.
Hall, A. H. Sturtevant, Charles R.
Chase Paul S. Phalen and Harry P.
Lowell.
One of the guests of the evening
was Hon. John P. Deering vice pres
ident of the Biddeford-Saco Rotary
Club, who was given a rising ovation
by members of,the Augusta club.
President Lang announced that the
following Rotarians will comprise the
entertainment committee for the next
meeting; Harry P. Lowell, William G.
Boothby and Orland T. Tolman.
DELIGHTFUL PARTY
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Second Annual Ball Given By
Children of American Revo
lution, Is a Charming Affair
— Cleverly Executed Solo
Dances Feature Evening’s
Program
The James Howard society, Chil
dren of the American Revolution, es
tablished their reputation as delight
ful entertainers last year when they
gave their first large dance in City
hall. They added to' their laurels
Friday evening, it being the occasion
of their second annual ball. De
lightful music that is irresistbile, a
gaily decorated hall, cosy little
tabels for refreshments, a gay crowd
of young folks and their older
friends who were just as happy as
they, what more is necessary for a
perfect good time?
City hall blossomed out In gar
lands and banks of bright spring
flowers for the party, festoons being
draped around the balcony and
caught with bunches of green. The
entire front of the stage was massed
with flowers and green, and potted
plants were effectively placed behind
the footlights. Around the hall were
the tables with bouquets of flowers
to which white-coated waiters car
ried their wares continuously
throughout the evening.
The music for dancing was by
Kelley’s banjo orchestra and the or
chestra was assisted by Mrs. Susan
Brickett who played for some of the
solo dances. These dances were all
beautifully done and prettily cos
tumed and it would be difficult in
deed to award the prizes, had there
been any, the young performers be
ing so equally proficient. The first
of the feature dances was a clever
waltz number by Miss Ruth Pettin
gill whose light apd graceful dancing
was the subject of much favorable
comment.
Miss Dorothy Gray whose dancing
is always a pleasure, was charming
in a Spanish national dance and was
asked to repeat the entire number.
Her costume#was a pale green satin
gown with a white lace gcarf and
many red poppies. Miss Eleanor
Lewis in a sunshine costume of
orange and yellow 4anced a lively
gavotte with much vim and verve,
and was a charming picture.
A number which was remarkably
well done and effective was danced
by Miss Anna Hendee and Spofford
Giddings. It was a modern ball
room dance and would have done
credit to a professional dancing
couple. Miss Hendee was most at
tractive in a white net gown with
green rosettes and a ribbon of cerise
velvet at the waist.
The specialty numbers were in
terspersed with the general dancing
which was under the management
of Sanford Fogg. Jr. His aides
were Frank Farrington, Merritt
Hewitt, Donald Hewitt, Thomas
Briggs, William Viles and Charles
Harris. The patronesses were Mrs.
Blaine S. Viles, regent of Koussinoc.
fhapter. D. A. R. and the members
of the chapter.
WINTHROP
Plans for Shoe Factory To Be
Located in Town to Be Dis
cussed at Monday Meeting—
Neighborhood Whist Club
Entertained
All citizens of Winthrop, interested
in the welfare of the town, are urged
to attend the meeting which will be
held at the Town hall next Monday
evening at 7.30. This meeting is for
the purpose of meeting representa
tives of a shoe manufacturing com
pany and talking over the situation
with them relative to the establish
ment of a shoe factory here in Win
throp. This is a matter of vital im
portance to the interests of the town
and everybody should make an effort
to get out and show their enthusiasm.
Both men and women are invited.
Let everybody come and show the
world that Winthrop is still on the
map when the occasion requires. The
committee has done their part, now
let's do ours.
The Neighborhood Whist Club was
delightfully entertained Thursday
evening at the home of Mr., and Mrs.
C. P. RoweM. Mrs. E. C. Leighton
and Mrs. Arthur Briggs were tied for
the highest score for the ladies and J.
Perley Bishop had the highest for the
men. Delicious refreshments were
served, a part of which was a deli
cious birtday cake made hy the host
ess in honor of Mr. Rowell s birthday.
A big Odd Fellows' meeting was
held at the lodge ro'oms Thursday
evening with a good delegation out
from Augusta.
LOCAL NOTICE
C. P. Hannaford and Son have just
received a large shipment off all the
new’ April Victor records. There are
some very choice ones in this month's
list. apr2d2t.
NATIONAL HOME
Officer of the day, Capt. John
Eagan. *
Thomas Marshall, late Co. K, 3
U. S. Art., has reported here for ad
mission from the Battle Mountain
Sanitarium at Hot Springs, S. D.
Albert F. Berry, of Fryeburg, late
Co. L, 1 N. H. H. A., has been admit
ted to the Home.
Ephraim B. Humphries, of Canaan,
late Co. A, 1 Me. Cav., and John Re
gan of Lewiston, late Co. A, 46 U. S.
Art., have been admitted to the
Horae.
The returns from passes Friday
were David C. Lambert from Farm
ington, Charles Harris from Bidde
ford, Henry Kerr from Boston and
Silas W. Hart from Bath.
Dennis Hanlon, late Co. I. 2 U. S.
Art.; Charles O. Smith, late a pri
vate Astor Battery; Loren Lee, lute
U. S. Navy, and Lawrence G. Dono
van. late Co. G. 2 U. S. Art., have
been granted discharges from the
Home.
Religious services at the Home
chapel Sunday morning will be held
as follows; Mass and sermon by
Rev. Fr. McLaughlin at 8.30. and
Protestant services hy Rev. F. L.
Phalen at 10.40 o’clock.
Furloughs have been, granted to
William H. Creeley to Lawrence;
James E. Dolan to Boston; William
J. Mahoney to Exeter; Joseph Max
Wake Up! Look Alive t
Monster Baseball Carnival
_ CITY HALL, APRIL 6-7*8
Three Rights—Every one different
Season Tickets 90c plus 9c tax
NO SEATS RESERVED
Get Those Pasteboards Now
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PORTER’S SHOE STORE
THE STORE DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY
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DAYS
M O RE
Because,of the weather and the condition of the roads, a lot of out of
town customers were unable to take advantage of our big sale. So we
again offer a large factory shipment of Ladies’ Oxfords and Pumps in
all styles and sizes at very low prices. . .
TODAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
This Stylish 5-eyelet Oxford in Black
or Brown, Low, Military or Cuban
Heels.
Ladies’ Colonial High Heel
in Black *or Brown, with
Buckles or Plain Design.
Pumps,
■Fancy
This is a very Stylish Shoe in Vici
or Kid.
One of. the very lateet design# for
Spring.
At the Remarkable
Low Price of
We invite you to call and inspect our white shoes. We have some very stylish high shoes,
lace oxfords and one and two strap pumps in low, military, Cuban or Louis heels.
OUR SPECIAL FOR THE MEN
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Chocolate Tan Oxfords, medium or p o i n t e d
toes, bal. or blucher, long vamp, Goodyear welt,
Wingfoot rubber heels, every pair marked Mc
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Behind Each Purchase
BUY THE MODERN WAY — DIRECT .
FROM THE FACTORY
PORTER’S SHOE STORE
The Store Where Your Dollars Buy the Most
Next Door to the Colonial
135 WATER ST. TEL. 275-W
All Mail Orders
- Will Have Our
Careful Attention
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field to Boston; Patrick N. Hyland to
New Bedford; Axel M. Peterson to
Boston; Eugene Wood to Westfield;
William G. Standisli to Boston: Fran
cis E. Donelly to New Haven; Walter
A. Blodgett to Beverly; Thomas l>ig
nan to Boston; Alexander Baker to
oonsocket; John C. McCoy to Ban
gor; James Tv. Weston to Providence;
James H. Drown to Worcester; Ben
jamin A. Swasey to Augusta, and
James E. McCann to Providence.
Saturday and Sunday Concerts
March—“The Pennant Winner”
Laurendeua
Overture—“La Kermesse," Corbin
Trumpet solo—“Massa’s in the Cold
Ground,”
(By John Lehner)
Lvric Melodies—“Suite of Three
Greig,” “Arietta,” \taltz, “Elfin
Tantz”
Ethiopia—“An African Intermezzo”
Johils
Medley—“Around the Camp Fire,”
Theime.
Endurance Run
Maine to Mexico
Arrangements are being made by the
Northway Motors Corporation to. start
in the near future a cross-country
non-stop run with their new stock
passenger car from Maine to Mexico.
Much interest has been aroused in
the Automotive world with regard to
this endurance run and the American
Legion has consented to give the
drivers co-operation and assistance
through their trip across country. The
drivers of the car, who will drive al
ternately, are members of the Legion.
' It is anticipated that the men will
have many hard and tedious hours at
i the wheel and the company feels that
this method of driving will give the
! car a more severe test than it would
receive under ordinary traveling con
ditions.
It is understood that the drivers of
the Northway car will bear official
greetings from the governors of Mas
sachusetts and Maine to the governor
of California.
The Northway car will run under a
sealed motor test, the only stops
made during the entire trip being for
the necessary gas and oil.
Bandits Too Busy
To Bother Adams
Frank R. Adams, famous author,
playwright, traveler and soldier, re
cently completed a motor tour from
Whitehall, Mich., to Santa Barbara,
Cal., and it proved so interesting that
he could, not restrain himself from
writing a letter about it. His letter
is directed to Ray Long, editor of
Cosmopolitan, in which his fascinat
ing short stories are now appearing.
He writes:
“Once fifteen years ago when I fol
lowed the Santa Fe Trail on horse
back, the principal objects of interest
adjacent to the beaten track were the
skulls, vertebrae, ribs and other re
pair parts of cattle. Now after trav
ersing the same ground by motor, my
principal memory is of almost equal
ly numerous abandoned automobiles,
some buried, some overturned, others
smashed and looted. There must be
a story in each one.
“Was warned all along the line to
beware of bandits, but no one tried to
rob me of my ten dollars. Probably
all the professions are selling oil
stock in the new boom towns.
“If your Americanism wabbles the
least bit, the medicine is a trip from
coast to coast by automobile. In no
other way can you realize the tre
mendous extent of the land you own
—its breadth, its height, and the
depth of its mud, especially in Okla
homa. Also advise crossing Glorieta
Pass, New Mexico, by winter i oon
light. If you don’t slip you will car
ry away a lasting thrill.
"Was uniformly impressed by effi
cienvy and courtesy of western gar
age men. Am in favor of a movement
to deport some of them to some east
ern cities I could name.
“It was a luxuriously upholstered,
high-powered four-cylinder Dodge
Brothers’ open face caboose as did
the trick. No repairs, no adjust
ments. almost no gasoline. Kept per
fect time all the way. Short wheel
base, handy in mountain passes. Car'
would meet itself on some of the
turns.”
Mr. Adams leaped into fame sev
eral years ago as author of “The
Time, the Place and the Girl,” “A
Stubborn Cinderella,” and other mu
sical comedies. One of his songs, "I
Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now?” is
i probably known by nearly everybody
I in the world.
$7500AHIONTH
TEMPORARILY TO
MRS. STILLMAN
Letter to Husband and
Beauvais Missives
Ruled Out
Alimony Sought was $1(1,000
Monthly—$35,000 Must Be
> Paid by Banker for Wife’s
' Lawyer Fees and $12,500 for
Expenses — No Divorce If
Mutual Charges are Substan
tiated
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., April 1—
' Temporary alimony of $7500 a
month, counsel fees of $35,000 and
: $12,500 for expenses were fixetf to
day for Mrs. Anne U. Stillman by
| Supreme Court Justice Joseph Jlors
1 chauser in the suit for divorce in
stituted against her by James A.
| Stilman, president of the National
! City Bank of New York.
In his decision the justice ruled
out of the divorce suit as confiden
tial and privileged the so-called
“confession” letter written to Mr. i
Stillman by his wife. He also ruled
out letters written to Mrs. Stillman
by Fred Beauvais, an Indian guide,
who was named in the banker’s
complaint as co-respondent and ac- \
cused of being the father of Mrs. !
Stillman’s infant son, Guy.
Mrs. Stillman had asked alimony j
of $10,000 a month and $75,000 coun
sel fees.
The decision set forth that Mrs. j
Stillman had pleaded recriminations,
in her answer to the banker’s com- ;
plaint and that both husband and
wife made charges "founded upon an
allegation of adultery.” ,
“A husband or wife is not com
petent to testify against the other” '
on such allegations, the decision
said. The justice decided that the
affidavits to which the letters were
appended contained matters that
I Mr. Stillman could not testify to and
| it was upon this ground that the
communications were barred.
Justice Morscliauser pointed out
that his inhibition against admitting
the alleged messages from Beauvais
! to Mrs. Stillman applied only to the
motion under consideration and that
they might be offered again in con
nection with later motions.
Referring to the alleged letter
written to Air. Stilman by his wife
] to the admission of which her at
j torne.vs objected and which it was
j charged by counsel for the banker
j she wrote “in a moment of hyster
I ia, implicating herself,” the decision
| said:
j “Communications and transactions
| between husband and wife were ear
| ly recognized as privileged and
j neither could bo compelled to dis
• close what took place between them
1 and neither was a competent witness
| to testify as to such transactions or
j communications of a confidential na
! ture or induced by the marital re
lation.
“From experience it was found
that far less evil would result from
the exclusion of such testimony than
from its admission. It may in in
dividual cases work hardship, but
the destruction of confidence between
a husband and wife would cause
much misery and effect the mar
riage relation. This rule is found
ed upon sound public policy.”
Referring to Mrs. Stillman’s charge
th4 her financier husband is the
father of a 30 months’ old son born to
Mrs. Florence II, l.eeds, former mu
sical review girl, the decision said:
“jfhe defendant has amended her
answer and charges acts and conduct
upontho plaintiff of s'miliy character
as charged by him against her and
such acts are supported bv affidavits
of different persons.
"She does not seek a divorce but
pleads recrimination against the de
fendant as a defense. If the acts and
conduct as charged against each
each other are sustained, neither will
be entitled to a decree.
“If these charges are established
the plaintiff and defendant will find
themselves in the same position as
before the commencement of the ac
tion, except that they will have had
their clay in court, or perhaps several
days, as to matters affecting them,
and this means time, labor and ( ex
penditure of money.”
lender both common law' and the
code of civil procedure, the decision
declares, the rule against admitting
confidential communications between
a husband and wife is applicable
even after marriage is terminated by
divorce or by the death of the par
ties. •
In substantiation Justice Mor
schauser quoted a judicial opinion
saying that upon grounds of public
policy, lRisband and wife were not
permitted even by consent to give
evidence for or against each other, or
to testify, even after the ending of
the marriage relation by'death or di
vorce, to private communications
which took place between them while
it lasted.
The decision said it was a debat
able question whether the letters al- j
leged to have been written to Mrs.
Stillman by the Indian guide, one of
her husband’s servants, should be re
ceived upon thte plaintiff's affidavit,
unaccompanied by other affidavits.
“Matters plaintiff cannot testify to
on the trial, hearing on the merits,
or special proceeding under section
831 of the code of civil procedure.” it
read, “he should not be permitted to
place in an affidavit, on a motion of
this kind when the defendant objects.
• “He cannot testify to the hand
! writing of the defendant or of the
i co-respondent in actions of this kind,
j The husband or wife in actions for
divorce founded on adultery is per
mitted to testify to the marriage or
i disapprove the allegations of adul
j tery.”
j Guy Stillman, the infant, whose
i legitimacy was attacked by Mr. Still
man and who was named co-defend
ant with his mother, "will bear a
stain that cannot be erased and for
which he is not responsible.” if the
! husband is successful in his suit, said
! tho decision.
j "The plaintiff seeks to do that
; which he believes is his duty to liim
iself and his children," it continued.
I "The plaintiff having challenged the
; paternity of the child, the defendant
comes to its protection and to the de
! fense of its legitimacy. That is her
jduty and sfie is right in her claim.
! She vigorously champions the child’s
| cause and this is expected from any
i mother. -
"The interests of the defendant and
j of the infant in this case are to a
' great extent the same.
"The three Stillman children, other
than the infant whos#o paternity is
j attacked, are of sufficient age to de
i terrnine with whom they desire to re
; side during the pendancy of the ac
tion” Justice Morschauser said.
i “Their preference should control in
!the circumstances now presented.
; While the children are with the
imother or in her charge, she must
! provide for their schooling and other
I necessary expenses. I believe to meet
i these expenses the alimony should be
allowed in the sum of $7500 a month.”
Signed by the Governor
The following Acts and Resolves
were signed on March 30 by Governor
Percival P. Baxter: *>
Act lor the preservation, perpetua
tion and increase of the forests of
the Slate of Maine.
Act to amend Section 70 of Chapter
IS of the Revised Statutes, relating to
forest lire lighters in the Maine For- i
I estry District.
Act to amend Section 64 of Chapter
11 of the Revised Statutes, relating to
collection of poll taxes.
Act tb amend Section 83 of Chapter
16 of the Revised Statutes, relating to
free high schools.
Act to amend Section 3 of Chapter
117 of the Revised Statutes as amend
ed by Chapter 170 of the Public laws
of 1917. relating to the salaries of Jus
tices of the supreme judicial court.
Act to amend Chapter 293 of the
Public Daws of 1917, relating to the
Powers of the commission of sea and
Shore fisheries.
Act to amend Section 74 of Chapter j
219 of the Public mws of 1917. as I
amended by Chapter 196 of the Pub- j
lie Daws of 1919, relating to night
hunting of skunks and raccoons.
Act to amend Section 8G of Chapter J
2! 9 of tlie Public Daws of 1917, as
amended by Chapter 214 of the Public I
Daws of 1917 and by Chapter 142 of
the Public Daws of 1919, relating to the
disposition of money collected under
the provisions of the inland iisli and
game laws.
Act to amend Section 26 of Chapter
117 of the Revised Statutes, relating
to the salary of the adjutant general.
„ Agt to amend Section 1 of Chapter
e4 of the Revised Statutes, providing
for the appointment of a commissioner
of agriculture to fill a vacancy.
Act to amend Section 36 of Chapter
53 of the Revised Statutes, relating
to mutual fire Insurance companies.
Act to amend Section 2 of Chapter
34 of the Revised Statutes, relating
to duties of the commissioner of ag
riculture.
Act to amend Paragraph V of Sec
tion 55 of Chapter 53 of the Revised
Statutes, relating to insurance on
glass. ,
Act to amend Section 16 of Chapter
129 of the Revised Statutes making
same, applicable to the Reformatory
for Women. Reformatory for Men.
State School for Girls and State
School for Boys.
Act to amend Chapter 91 of the Pri
vate and Special Daws of 1919. relat
'ng to the use of trawls and nets with
in certain waters.
Act to repeal Chapter is of tlie Rc
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solves of 1917, relating to animal in
dustry.
Act relating to tlie licensing of no •
ternity hospitals.
Act to enable the towns of Dixfield
and Peru,* in the county of Oxford, w
free the Dixfield and Peru toll bridge
to public travel.
Act relating to the Penramaqutu
Power Company.
Act to incorporate the Dixfield Wa
ter District.
Act to ratify, confirm and make legal
and valid certain auts of the Camden
Village Corporation and of the town
of Camden and to dissolve the Camden
Village Corporation.
Resolve, in favor of the Maine State
Prison for maintenance and current
expenses.
Resolve, reimbursing the St. Mary’s
General hospital of fjewislou for sen-;
ices rendered in caring for certain
patients during the calendar year till
Resolve, in favor of Stephen Blais
dell for materials furnished in the:
construction of the central schoo i
building for the Maine State Schoo ;i
for Girls.
Reeolve, in favor of Manzie T. Rog
ers for building highways in the tows
of Searsport.
Resolve, to reimburse the town,o<\
Dixfield for money paid loi snoop J
i ki"e«l> 1 v bears.
' Resolve, to reimburse the town dj
Kumioru for am lurmsueu uc-pti.uciu-1
of soldiers.
Resolve, in favor of J. Wilbur DM
of Wesley, county of Washington, i»
reimbursement for cattle killed Iff
bears.
i Resolve, in favor of C. K. Hopkiw
I of Camden. Maine, for labor performed
| at Camden fish hatchery.
Resolve, to reimburse the town of
Southport for the expenses of
sickness and burial of Lydia A. Row*
Resolve, to increase the pension
granted to Harmon Varrell of Tork.
Resolve, reimbursing the town of
! Oakland for money expended on ac
count of mothers with dependent
children.
Resolt'e, to reimburse the town of
Mapleton. 0
Resolve, extending the provisions «f
Chapter 163 of the Resolves of 191>,
relating to the collateral inheritance
.tax and probate laws of the State oi
Maine.
Resolve, in favor of the town of
Hart land for aid rendered to mothet
with dependent children.
Resolve, appropriating money for
further public instruction in foreatr.
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Sen. Hale Wires
Portland’s Urgent
Quarantine Needs
Portland, Me., April 1.—Senator
Frederick Hale, following a confer
ence with steamship officials, today
telegraphed the surgeon general of
the United Stater. Public Health Ser
vice that it is absolutely necessary to
take action immediately to increaW
the quarantine facilities at this port
He called attention to the failure of
departmental heads to authorize the
equiping of the station at House Is
land, which has been under construc
tion nearly four years.
Jersey City Named
as Scene Dempsey
and Carpentier Scrap
Montreal, Apr. 1.—The heavy
weight championship bout between
Jack Dempsey and Georges Oarpen
tier will be staged in Jersey City,
according to word received here to
day by a local promoter from Jaek
Kearns, manager of Dempsey.
The promoter, who was interested
in attempting to bring the big bout
to Canada, said Kearns gave him th*
definite information over long dis
tance telephone fr jn New York. He
added that Kearns said he was leav
ing immediately for the west to con
sult with the champion.
New York, Apr. 1.—Tex Rickard
promoter of the Dempsey-Carpentier
contest contest, declined today t0
comment on a despatch from Mon
treal stating that tho bout would *>e•
staged in Jersey City.