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CLAIM FRAUD IN " CHARTER ISSUING Six Instances on Record Against New Jersey (‘iqmmission Feb. 29 (A X ed irregularities in rters were on the i i Trenton, N. instances of alle the issuing of cl record today of the legislative com- | 1ission investigating the New Jer- #cy department of banking and in- surance. The irregularities wer: cited by Represgrtative Franklin W. ort, of the ninth congressional dis- strict, whose charges resulted in the “nvestigation being ordered by the -degislature. " The opening he Jnittee yesterdiy Aest of strangth ring of the coni- ¢ promis: of a ith Senator Emer- :mon L. Richards over the right of | Tthe committe to subpoena a statc wenator. The committee resolved to wummon Richards to explain news- “paper statements quoting him as say «ing the investigation wonld be “wwhitewashed.” Richards declared he would ignore the summons. He added that he was immune from state process: On Stand. Fort, spending the enti noon on the witress stand, he had never heard of fee or subscription rights awarded to after- rs for obtaining charters in an | alloged irregular manner reaching Fdward Maxson. commissioner inking and insurance, He €d that most of his inforni hears: Questionsd by D Frederic Turnett counscl for the committee, For of the failure of the department to crent a charter to the South Broad ion Frust Company of Newark in Febru- | ary 1924, and how he was informed | @ fee would obtain the charter in a | fow days. It was Aicd Die hea ing stute charte had been prom fand could ot b were employed us o the lawyer hout this time he testi- 1 that the two remain- allowed in Newark obtained unless unsel. Bernhard and Merrit cited reports that the United, Statps Trust Company of »mk‘ only received @ charter arter John Milton, prosecutor of Hudsew county, an his associates were able 10 prreliase securitics in the company. Miller Now Fear ort’ also ancy She Has App Calcutta, TIndia, ) fear of appendicitis i lelared, Rao, former maharaja said today. Rashid made the an- nouncement at the Grand hotel here here the former ruler and his n- nded bride are staying. tashia asserted the flerce lime- ht turneds-om the movements of he American girl and the Hindu ahd speculation in the newspapers régarding Miss Miller's conversion and marriage since she landed in India annoyed Tukojim Rao con- derably. He claimed there was no crecy surrounding their move- dents and cited as an instance the fact that they went automobile rid- ing vesterday Miss Miller spends most of her time playing music, at tennis or reading books on Hinduism. The party will remain in Caleutta until Monday. Then the former mahara- fah will go to Indore and Miss Mil- ler and her grandmother will goto Nasik, where she will be initiated tnto Hinduism. The marriage is ex- | pected to occur about the middle of March. MILITARY BURIAL Lisbon, Feb. .29 (UP)—The Frrench government has given per- tission for bodies of Portuguese soldiers who died as German pris- oners in the World War to be trans- ferred to the military cemetery at Richeburg, France. o o 0 Spoils Children’s Any chlid can have beautiful hair —healthy and luxuriant. T1¢ s sim- ply a matter of shampooing. Proper shampooing makes the Twir soft and eflky. Tt brings out afl the real life and lustre, all the natural wave and color, and leaves it fresh looking, glossy and bright. While children’s hair must have frequent and regular washing to Keep it beautiful, fine young bair| 4nd tender scalps cannot stand the Barsh effect of ordinary soa free alkali in ordinary soaps xoon| dries the scalp. makes the hafr brit- fle and ruins it. 7 That is why everywhere, now eoanut Oil Shampoo. puire and entirely greaseless product | brings out all the real beauty of the| Nair and cannot possibly injure. Two or three teaspoonfuls of Mul- dfied s all that is required. Tt akes an abundance of rich.| eamy lather which cleanses thor- | ughly and rinses out casily, remov- ng ever: o of dust and dirt. Tt leave hair soft and casy o a mak fairly parkle with new life, and stre. You can get Mulsified Cocoanut Pil Bhampoo at any drug store. A . four-ounce bottle lasts thoughtful mothers use Mulsificd Co- This clear, | gloss for sserted | of | reiterat- | was | told | I to two lawyers | ' Burnett | endicitis | {with officials IAMERICANS AID - COUNTRYMEN IN FRANCE| (BY MINOTT SAUNDERS) | NEA Service W Paris, Feb. 29. — ¥France is be- | ing cleared of poor Americans. Vet- | | erans who have to be repatriated are | | rapidly decreasing. These are statements of W. V. Crochett, president { American Aid Society. Behind these statements there is a story of good-will and fellow- «hip of Americans toward their own people since the war. All of | the American heys who came over | here in uniform in 1917 and 1918 | and who survived the war did not | 80 back with their outfits, i A good many remained for rea- sons of business, or pleasure, or to adjust personal affairs, but gradu- ally the list has been dwindling wntil now it is safe to say that most of the veterans who are still here have become well established and made their homes here more | or less indefinitely. Practically all of them retain their citizenship an remain o American but | vegard France as their adopt- ountry and they are *“home” Major of the saved From Destitution Americans who have not successtully been able to grapple with foreign conditions. the Amer- | fcan Aid society, with Ambassador | Myron 1. Merrick s honorary | president and preminent American | business men as sponsors, a Leen doing a praiseworthy work. This socicty has saved a great many Americans, whose ne {have heen just, from the humilia- | {tion of destitution in a foreign | nd and by keepmg such out of Fronch charitable institu- | tions has dane much for the good | name of America The annual report of the society FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 1928 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1928, STRANDED T, P. ('CONNOR IS HERE ON A VISIT { Famous Irishman “Tay Pay” in U. §. as Tovalid York, Feb. 29 (P—T. P. Pay”) (’Connor “father of shows that given to last year relief Americans 1380 applicants. Of the repatriated. 140 werc AL . soldiers and members of their familic This means that, nearly ten ars after the Armi- stice, American thoughtfulness and ew remembran: have saved 140 (“Tay loys, whe cume over here to fight the English parliament,” is in the for their country, from the dis-; United States “not as a propagandist tress of remaining in privation but as an invalid.” among forcigne When the noted Irshman arrived out of 241 cases former NERAL MOTORS Twic: as many Americans were sent hiome last year as in 1620, but there were only half as many uppiicants. Tt is curious to mote that more stranded students were given help last year than seamen, or those of any other particular in New York on his first visit in 11 years, he told reporters he would neither talk politics, lecture, nor zather material for a book. He | hoped. he said, to find the ocean voyage beneficial to the rheumatism which has bothered him for the past DEALERS | lishment ocupation. Deserted wives to- taled 1, stranded seamen 63, stranded students 125, Other fig- s show those mnceding tran | year His only concession to polities came when he was asked to what Uk asahon sinos & e attributed his ability to main- portation in France 643, those | ;" continuous membership in the necding employment 363, while | (100 COREIEONS e e .00 "“:'"gd "'“ Lecayiec O | liroughout o many changes of poli- ‘ge numbered 6i. e Funds, Tomes, Jobs Healjmlignim ek, sotrety's record of accom- | | “Throuh the lovalty of the Trish Quring the year shows | ©f Greal Britain.” he replicd, taking Further that 140 Amcricens wera |2 pinch of snuff, Then he added; i e el e with a twinkle in his eye: i iven funds to cable to their “And througa their good sense. fite, 49 secured care in hospitals| He said in the last two clections or homes, 12 positions were e | he had no opposition and was able cured, 601 given meals, 208 given |10 Trite “nothing” in his expense S i e it accounts. He said he hoped to repre- Aceoaine to Pidloton Nt his home distriet of Liverpool treasurer of the socicty, this | A8 o0& as hie liv use the sal- | tivitiy caused dishurscment of | 47Y Of the ‘7"‘: is necessury ae a | PR e s " | part of his income. 3,592 francs. Of this sum 148 of M seme 601 was contributed or reimbursed | o Ly heneficlaries and 62,574 was | 00 word memoirs was completed ently. of The Deck- ‘! e NEWSPAPERS HELP IN SCHODL WOR \Educators Admit Value ol { i | Boston, Feh. 29 (®)—The impo tance of publicity in school affai | was stressed today by two speakc ischeduled to appear before super- |intendents attending the Nation ducation association convention. Citizens are entitled to full in- formation about their schools, suid Willard H. Bacon, superintendent of schools at Westerly, R. 1. The typical report card, he de- is lacking in real informa {tion. 1t abounds in lists of subje: {but for real information, he said {parents must go to the school, the | principal, the teacher or the child. The majority of parents, he added, do not do this unless they believe an injustice has been dome. He urged that the schools take the in tiative in giving parents real in- formation of their children's work in a personal way. “The best means.” he said, “of {keeping the public informed are the public press, especially the small lo- cal newspapers; the annual report, which in the smaller towns goes into many houscs: special bulleting mim- eographed or printed and sent to the arents by the pupils; public ad- dresses and demonstrations, exhibits, window displays and posters, and teachers who are so interested in their work that they enthuse all of their friends.” In & community that is well in- | formed good schools will be demand- ed by the people even if the costs re “rather high,” said Dr. 8, Mon- {roe Graves, superintendent of schools | | | | dress prepared for delivery beforc the convention. superintendents should foster active | parent-teacher associations and | newspapers. | Search Hospitals for i | Slayer of Miss Brown | | New York, Feb. 20.—(UP)—A | [search of hospitals in Manhattan's | upper east side was planned today in | |the hope that detectives might un-| | cover a cluc to the identity of the ! | murderer of Miss Margaret Brown, | Park avenue tutor, who was burned | |to death near Bernardsville, N. J on February 20. | | Two months ago Miss Brown in- | formed a friend, Mrs. Emily Miller, | that she had received a proposal of | marriage from a doctor named | “Clements” or “Clemens.” { Police believe the slayer was not actually a physician but possibly was | an orderly or nurse sufficientl) | versed in medical terminology to pose as a doctor. Hence the search of hospitals. Meanwhile New Jersey authorities | were following a different avenuc of | |investigation, one which was opencd by receipt of a letter, the | | contents | {of which have not been divulged. | { Prosecutor Bergen of Somerset | county, N. J.. said he was hopeful {that the Jetter would be of consid-| erable benefit in tracking the slay- er. ew Y;r_k:r;fin_y; Have | New York( Feb. 29 (—The un- | appy prospect of having to walk to work neared New Yorkers to of the Interborough | Rapid Transit Co. refusing to meet Mayor James J. ‘Walker to confer| on the threatenad strike. The ques- tion of a 7 cent fare is also still pending in & and federal courts, | The Amalgamated association of | strect and railway employes threat- | ens to call a strike on fthe Inter-: horough unless nine of its members, | discharged for belonging to the union, are reemployed. The com- ontrolled brotherhood of In- | terborough employes yesterday - nounced it would not consent to the reemployment of the ousted men. Frank Hedley, president of th: Interborough, has avoided seeking to avoid the tie-up it is feared may result if the differences are not sctticd. at Wellesley Hills, Mass., in an ad- | He suggested that | school news colunins in their local | To Walk to Work Soon | | day, March 14, 1928 | trom zone on }sm-c-( a con- Streets, from Residence ference with Mayor Walker who is | 1€ss “A.” parliamentarian | in the changed ship news re- last visit to the | Roston, Feh. 24 (P —Studics and investigation indicate that achieve- ment in rural high schools is below | that in city hig Dr. M. L. Combs of the Virginiu state depari- | furnished by the Ame 7 Legion o and the Auxillary for returning| ~And fo tell vou the truth, T've ex-service men and their families, | 109t interest in them,"—he took an- them." s The veteran HlfiH SGHfl[]L IN found amusem i i United s | | “When I first came here in 1881 | the men who met the ships were not ¢ - 5 “They were a sad lot, most of | 1Said Not to Have Em(}leflcy Q]| them working as free lunces, ana | they had starve1 looks: There was Gity Institution Fu | Pupil at Evening School riported theft of a $400 fur coat rom Mr Bella Doktarman of 89 tford avenue while she was at- |today before the rural education de- e : partment of the National Iducation | 0" S roct last night, 8he hung ithe polafiare coat in a dressinz room and when looked for it. it was gone. Ser- e are also dependable used car dealers GENERAL MOTORS franchise gives standing to an automobile mer- chant in any community; but it is equally true that the character and reputation of the mer- chant give dignity to the franchise. Therefore General Motors endeavors to select its dealers with special care, and extends every cooperation to make their business permanent. “In general the rural high school in Virginia is less efficient than tie city high school as determined Dy the achi®ement of its pupils in high school and its graduates.in college,” Dr. Combs said. “While it is po: to make a al high school just us efficient as city school, the location indirectly affects #1s status. Most rural high |\ g, it was reported today, |schools are small. The size of the lenrollment largely detcrmines the size of the teaching staff, which in |turn affects the breadih of the pro- gram of studies and the breadth of |y, |the program determines the oppor- {tunity for exploration guidance and differentiation. Size of enroliment also affects the per capita cost, which in turn largely determines the !salaries and the | It is pretiy {generally agreed there is a direc |relationship between salaries |teachers and efficient instruction, | Among the remedics suggested |by Dr. Combs are consolidation I wherever possible to Lring larger numbers of pupils together in {one school and itinerant teaching |staffs which would malke possiblc a tmore varied program of studics, Fire Guts Building in [ Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Pawtuchet, R. 1., Feb, 29, (A8 ) fire gutted the threc-story Smith | fblock here today and for houre | flhr« tened the business scction of | {the city After a four-hour battle, firemen subdued the flames, which were con- fined to the block, a hrick structure. nage was estimated at 8 n. urrounded by wooden buildings, he fire was a menace to the ¢ Joce! | The TrueFamily Laxative The block wes owned by the John | I Smith Realty company. and was “Ihad terrible headaches and occupied by &tores and oflices. 1 suffered for years before A wall of water saved the Van.| D¥. True's Elixir was recom- wood Mills, less than 50 feet away. | mended to me."—Mrs. Nellie % ‘Woodsford, East Boston. REMEN RESUME DUTY. [ Family sise $1.29; other sless 60 & 60, obert Smith, for Chier | [ ) The. socicty depends. chicfls on | Other pinch of snufi—"having col- e v e s, lected most of th money for writing | 2= | | appearance of the | porters since his prosperous and contented lot | that you seern,” he said. notc of poverty about them.” ! < v {Loses Fur Coat Worth $400 The police investigating the ment of education declured in a - : |ansitsof el a9 | tonding w session of cvening school Deccl sproparady for igallvg "SI the Nathan Hale butlding on T ant T, J. Feeney was detailed to vestigate, WILL HONOR HINDENBURG Berlin, el (UP)—King | Amanullah of Afghanistan, now Visiting here, intonds to make Presi- | Hindenburz an Afghan prince | by hestowing on him the title of Al- it ru dent NAMED AMBASSADOR i London, 1 (UP)—Sir Hor- Rumbold, British ambassador at | Madrid, today was appointed am- bussador to Berlin, | — | eria vul garlie | “ir legs 10 repel poisonous rep- | 1© natives of ot tiles, m— A Pure Herb Laxative Not a harsh stimulator of the Bowels but a bemef- cial, pure-quality Herb Larative which bas besn successfully Used for Over 76 Years | as a quick, natural relief from constipation — the evilwhichsoquicklycauses serious iliness. Cleanse your system by taking s0 driver No, Genuine The Board of Adjustment will | hear the following petitions for Zone | changes in Room 208, City Hall | ilding, at 7:30 P. M.. Wednes- | Jos. Arbour, ot al.- manufacturing zone side of Whiting street Wincenty Dobrowolski—Change of zone corner Farmington avenuc Cabot street, from Residence “C Guibin—Change of zone South street for erection i station, Concettina Sapia- corner West and Residence duty since he was overcome by ation for appendicitif a fow weeks Telephone 765 endurance, and ncrvous . condi- ixtension of on the north | gardiess of the ailment, the smoke at the Hanna Tilock fire on | Main street, Saturday, Pebroary 18, | Captain James Crowe of Co, 1| bas resumed duty after an illness, | nd it is expected that Captain Fred | 3 Natureopathic treat- = | | ments sre given absolutely Pan. {] less. They strengthen the heart, cleanse tha blood stream, restcre good Llood circulation, normal- tions—never fail to give relief fn Neuritis, Sciatica or any form of rheumatism, {ncluding Tonsils, stubborn coughs and eolds. Chest, stomach, liver or kidney symptoms will disappear when treated by a recognized expert. ! zive the best in electrical treat- ments, including all forms f the Ultra Violet Rays, Alpine Sun Noble the fire depariment, will | Nature Cure Institute Smith of Co. No. 5 will return to| j ize Ligh or low blood pressure, discases, paralysis, varicose Ravs. Blectric Light Baths and resume dnuty tonight, having been off duty next Monday. following an op- | = SOLTH lilGH ST. add years to life, Pep, power, veins, swolien glands, ¢! or re- Electric Massage, at | o at of Change Tr of zone nont streets, to Business Tramed Nurse Attendant. Dr. F. Coombs Oftice Hours 9 a. m. to & p. m Combination Treatments #3, or 6 for $10 Chiropractic $1. or 6 for $5 Thos. C. Smith, et al.—Chang the west side between West of of Stanle and Long " to Busi- | BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, By Thos. Linder, Clerk. This poliey is important to you in the purchase of a new car, but it is vital in the selection of a used car. 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