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Senator, LII, Has Not Made
Final Decision-His Sick
bed in Philadelphia Mecca
For Lesser Lights of Old
Guard.
Nv MARX SULLIVAN

Especial D.spatch 10 The Evening Post)
iCopyr,gh, 1920 by y. Y. Evening f"st)
WASHINGTOS. May 3O.~-1r YOU can
d"jaCh yuursolf moment from statts-
ties Of delegations and all the other
conventions details that pr"ss increas-
tnglv upon you. ard look for a oriet
pause at what Is picturesque and human
in the picture. your imagination IL sure
10 rest on Penrose.
Iic sits in his oId-fashioned home IN
the old-fashioned residence district OF
Philadelphia. sick old bachelor de,
sccndant Of all that Is implied by an old
Philadelphia family. The room where
visitors wait their turn, and the one
where Penrose's sprawlinS bulk rests In
a chair that suggests Il throne. but ~
really only = special adaptation to his
illness-both have the Jostling incohgru-
it!es Of home where past generations
OF feminine taste have been little sub
merged by bachelor disorder. hunting
trophies from the Rockies cro~dlng old
mahogany into the corners. =
To this house the politicians. They
talk. they listen and they leave. Al the
steps reporters waylRy them. At the
hotel. the telephone girl tells them. IN
dtanap polls is on the lonK-distance. some
other politician Of lesser degree not "a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-31
LITTLE RELIEF FROM REIGN Of
HIGH PRICES SEEN BY EXPERTS

WASHINGTON, May 30.-Despitr re-
cent reductions in prices. little rcliet
from the general reign OF high prices ~
seen by the federal reserve board IN Its
analysis OF May business conditions,
made public tonight. The board eN-
pressed the view that there has been no
change In the underlying conditions re-
sponsible for the high cost Of living.
Asserting that Ehilc store sales ana
r tendency to lower prices bears witness
TO the presence Of disturbing factors
" hiCh suggest the advent OF wide alter
alton in price levels. the board declares
il cannot accept the situation ms
whole for its face value. The eXnlana-
tIon Is added that there has been only
slight increase on production and there
is no greater disposition on m" part or
III" general public 10 economtzA and IN
vest than had ruled heretofore.
The charges that have taken place.
therefore, the boards analysis says
cannot he looked upon as indicating u
modification OF underlying conditions.
TEev may. however, afford a basis FOR
changes In business relationship that
NAV broaden into more far-reachinE al
tcration OF the essential price struc-
ture."
Business suffers
Business In every section OF the cOun-
try has suffered considerably from tho
freight jam whtSh has prevented norma!
movement nf products 10 markets IN"
effect OF the tie-ups are noticed III inc
agricultural district az much as the IN
dustrial areas, and that farmers are not
the smallest class which has sought
bank help in the way OF credit as
result.
direction Of restricted loans already
has heSun TO be evident. according TO
reports NJ tie various reserve banks. In
addition to a general reduction IN the
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To CONTEST
Contest Between Marsh and
Ford Continues Very
Close

Sp"cia! Dispatch TO the Intelligence,
CHARLESTON. W. Va, May 30
Contemplated contests over the Repuo-
liCan primary OF Tuesday will delay
tary or state until probably Tuesday,
1t was said tonight by Houston u
Young. who estimates that sufficient re-
turns TO enable him 10 give an accu-
rate announcement OF the winner of me
gubernatorial fight will not lie avail
able before Tuesday night. In the !ight
OF unofficial returns. however. Mr.;
Young places conservative estimate OF
Judge Morgan's majority at 1000. To-
night only six counties had made Off
cial reports 10 ;he secretary or state.
making none or slight changes.
Alleged Crooksdnsss.
Further reports were made to-day 10
Montgomery BY his watchers and sup
communities running out OF Republican
ballots and of alleged crookedness In
connection with the primary. Mont
gomery's machinery is getting into
shape TO contest the vote In several
counties. though Montgomery belief
that the contests may be avoided was
strengthened to-day, when unofficial
eximates placed his majority at about
1000 over Morgan.
Official returns received do not war
rant a prediction OF result OF the race
between George VI. Ford and J. F:
Marsh for state superintendent OF
schools. as the race continues close;
Unofficial returns from Mcdowell
county have increased Ford's alleged
lead slightly. but Marsh maintains his
claim OF small majority IN the state
as Il whole.
The Zig -Four.
Returns from IS OF the 55 counties
for delegates at large 10 the Repu6li +
can national convention indicate that
former Governor A. b. White. OF Par.
!, kersburg, and Joseph H. Gaines, OF
Charleston. will so 10 Chicago with
John S. parst and James $. i.akin, the
, 81 sos; Lakin. 23.344: White. 2l.643;
Gaines eO.3O+: James X. Hall; Wheel
ing. 1874; Edward Cooper. Rramwell.
1859: I. ". SwIsher, Charleston. 90
1856 l. L. Long. Charleston. 1898:
William G.. Conley. Charleston. li.Ili:
Vernon +. Johnson. Berkeley Springs.
4:sT9; John B. Floyd. 4.295; Tracy l..
JefCords. Harpcrs Ferry. 1888: Jethro
r Gibbons Clarksburg. $500: Amos
Bright sutton. 7.O77; Beard. 3.24S: !: NJ.
Ellis. Oak Hill, 4,055: ]. c. Myers White
Sulphur Springs. 5.003: McDermott. No.
65s; Shott. Bluefield. 5.3+I.
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AMERICAS WAR DEAD IN EUROPE ARE
EULOGIzED AND GRAVES DECORATED

In some places the French women o,
the locality made tho day almost one or
thcir own. bringing tokens or their
remembrance to place on the graves or
the youths who fought beside their
boys in the dark days Of two years ago.
In ali the Catholic churches in Paris.
in the Jewish synag0guCs and in tn
American church there were religious
obSrrvancrS Of Americas day NJ trihut"
to her dead. and in the provinces th"r"
were numbcrlCSS local ceremonies or
ganiz"d 10y the parish or the population
generally.
In AlSaCe n Childrcn'S chorus marched
from ono burying ground 10 another 10
sing hcsidc the graves Of fallen Amer
cans while their mothers and sisters
with dead Uf their own 10 mourn. place.!
" lid flowers or grass wrcaths ON IN"
mounds beneath which lay the Amer
can dead.
For the American army of OCCUPATION
Major General Henry T. Allen spoke al
the great military cemetery At lio-
hagnc- Sous Mont faucOu. whore moro
than 81 0nh Americans arc buried. and
told Of tho great battle in which most
Of those fell to whom h" did honor.
Speaking for Ia" French government
~ Surcsune cemetery ont side Paris.
Marshal T"tair s1luted the dead ~
America. and thor" also Nmhassa0"r
Wallace voiced Am"rt"a's message I"
her lost sons.
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Fine Tribute to the
j, s, Dead In Britain

IONDON. May S0--America's memoir
ial day for her soldier dead had an un-
preccdeated observance in the British
Isles today. The graves OF 2.500 Amer
ican soldiers and sailors buried in Brit
ish soil were adorned with wreathes and
American flaEs-a tribute from COM
raGes in the American Legion and the
members OF other nglo-Amertcan or
ganiZations.
Services were held at the graves in
the cemeteries AT Glasgow. Liverpool
and Manchester. but the most siEnlfi-
cant homage was paid at ST. Margarets 8
, church. the official church OF the COM
mons. where. Canon Carnegie. sub-dean
o. Westminster Abbey. lauded the deeds
of m. American hero dead" He gave
assurances that English appreciation OF
the days meaning was one OF more than
sympathetic sentiment
can and British official government
military and naval representatives. Dean
Carncgi" expressed the conviction that
ilti unity In honoring those who had
fallen betokened maintenance and
strengthening of friendship between III"
TWO peoples 10 which those We rever-
encr today paid such glorious tcstl-
mony." He declared that the men who
had fallen proved the genuineness OF
thtt friendship.
But" hr added. because the main
undcrcurrent of American and British
life are Identical ne firmly believed the
common spiritual heritage OF the two
nations had hcen preserved intact. and
therefore botl. would ignore any tempo
rnry meaningless dust clouds engen-
dsrcd BY selfish interests or sectional
stupidities."
John W. Davis. the American ambas-
sador. read the spiritual lesson. Tho
lord chief Justice. tho Earl Of Reading
Major General John Hedlam. Robert J..
skinner. the American consul general.
and many other prominent AmericanS
and Engl! shmen attended. \ party or
civil war veterans occupie dthc front
pews.
Services wnrc held at Queenstown IN
memory OF the I,uSitania victims. y
large American flag was spread over the
harloUcrcd graves. The Bishop or
Clovne the acting American consul.
John F. McAndrews and Admiral SIR
Reginald Tupper and other military and
uava' officers attended Att"r tht
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SUFFRAGE FIGHT TO
RAGE IN LOUISIANA

RATION ROIGE. La. MAY so til"
Louisiana legislator" either will dispose
definitely Uf the suffrage issue this
week, or events will SO shape them
selves ns TO give an indication nf the
final outcome Of the sufrraE" hight. lead
rrs on both sides said tonight. Within
the next few days the l"gislatur" may
raiify the federal SufrrHEr amendment
and give 10 tn" women Of the country
the right tn vote in the coming presi'
Dental election. reject tho federal rat-
tcation resolution and vote 10 submit
state suffrage amendment to the voters
Of Louisiana next November. or Kill ali
suffrage legislation.
Snti-eurfraeisiS tonight said they
were prepared to mako th.ir h'E nGh!
Wednesday, night At tho Joint sena'N
md house federal relations committee
hcarirg on tho federal ratification re'o-
luton.
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AuorxER TOWN SWEPT
BY pISABTRous T1AE

HALIFAX. y. s. May 3o-Flr" swept
dondsrry today. destroying for.y.seHen
buildings. inclndi,nS ins,,I 10y ,Tlr Ther. was no
io,. nF liz. More than forty families
were rendered homeless
rhs hiase IL believed 70 have neen
'rarted by sparks from rcse" s
yardwood Hiil. nearby. Th. village
nrs wa. stlli raging tonight. but is un-
der control.
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PrrrsuRGH WOMAN WILL
LEAD LOWER PRICE CRUSADE

riTTSRI'RGH. IA, May SN.-Miss
Ielrn Crimes. president Of ~" ton-
gross Of Womcns 'lubs Of Allegheny
,,,r,,,;innt nC Justice as one Of the three
irmn'r,, rt' ,',' 70 direct countryside cam
.raIgn nsainst tn" high cost "t I,'ink.
Nv striking particularly against the
purchase of the non-tSsentiaIs' Il "aS
announced here tonight
Mise crimes will have charge or the
work In the central section OF m" c"nh-
try from ONO I" Kansas. She VIII con.
due, her campaign with the aid OF
wou,cn's clubs and other s6clal anu
ths next we,k to carry her fight against
high prices Int" Columbus DAYTON
,,iey.laud and Reading. Penna.
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Johnson 112; Wood 10
Lowden S.; Are Leaders

CHICAGO. May 50.--The following
table shows the standing Of the three
leading candidates for the Republican
presidential nomination. the unins,ruct-
ed and favorite son vote. and the con-
tests which have been filed:
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ruE wEATHEA.
WASHINGTON, May 3o.-Forecas

WASHINGTON, May 3o-Forecasti
western Pennsylvania-Fair MONDAY
.rnh+Iv warmer near Lake Erie; Tues
West virgtnia-Partly cloudy MON
day. probably local showers; TUESDAY
fair. ,.,
I, .xtreme northwest; Tuesday 1air'
cooler In northwest portion.
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The "favor!te SON. column includes
80 votes IN Ohio for Senator Harding
Il in Washington for Senator Poin-
dexter. l6 in West Virginia for Senator
Sutherland; and In the contest column
are II North Carolina votes instructed
for Judge Pritchard; SO votes instruct
ed for General Wood and 3 instructed
for Governor Lowden.
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services a squadron Of British soldiers
sounded The Last Post.
SMryicea were held at Islay, Hchrides.
IN memory Of 500 victims oftorpcdocd
ships.
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Morgan lead ............. 800
In this connection. the following sDc'
clai telegram from Charleston. giving
the Montgomery claims will be Of in
tereSt
CHARLESTON. w. Va. May so
The majority given Samuel h. Mont
Eomery in Kanawha county in the
gubcrnatorial race will aid suhStan-
TALLY in orcrtaking the so-callcd lead
OF Judge F.. +. Morgan. in the opinion
OF strong supporters in Charleston OF
the State Gbor. commissioner. In the
% precincts tahulat"d hy the county
court. Friday and Saturday. Montgom-
cry leads Morgan by l.49@ votes. lie
is running lik" a deer IN this county
and each precinct increases his ma.
jority. In the thirty precincts uc
Cabin Creek district. Montgomery r"-
rcived 2.39l; Grosscup second with
S:S and Morgan third. with $lt. The
yote in the 81 precincts tabulatcd
show Montgomery $.6l3. Morgan >.
l2l, Grosscup LII. Mr.. Montgomery
L. elated with the results Of the Re
publican primary in kanawha.
ooyERNOR-REPUB
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MORGAN LEAD
NOW REDUCED
Estimated Plurality For Mont
gomery In Kanawha
Increased

That the Republican Guhernat"rjal
nomination Is very much III doubt must
be conceded II the Montgomery claim
OF $500 plurality in kanawha county
over Morgan is borne out With fifty
seven precincts in that county already
tabulated. Montgomery has a lead of l.
4s2 votes over Morgan. and IN" friends
Of the labor commissioner assert that
his lead in Kanawha will he increased
to $500 when all OF the ll6 precincts
are tabulated. In The lntclligcncer
tabulation this morning the Montgom-
cry estimated plurality Of $500 has been
substituted for the partial vote totals
of the three gubernatorial candidates
heretofore carried.
That the race Is 80 exceedingly close
that only the canraSsed vote OF the en-
tire state and perhaps rccounts will do
eide the battle is now conceded.
The substitution Of the estimated
Montgomery plurality over Morgan in
kanawha county for the partial vote to-
tails OF the three candidates gives tho
following totals for the state. showing
plurality Of only 800 for Morgan:
GroSScup .........,... 5U,lfI
Montgomery ....,...... fh,tol
Morgan ............... ti,"Sl
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Token of the Nations

Has the Largest Circulation of
Any Morning Newspaper in the
State of West Virginia.
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CONTINUED on 1As' 1ossl ;,
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(oonttnusd on Yaso FourJ
The independent-reporter., 1920-05-27
OFFICERS GOVERNED BY
CIRCUMSTANCES
Autopsy OF Medical Examiner Stineh-
field Reveals Fact That Child Had
Never Lived

While some boys were fishing near
the bridge over Cold Brook below the
a. X. Perkins place Sunday night,
they discovered the body of a child in
the water. They notified Tracy Gates
of the police force, who in turn told
the incident to Sheriff Mooers and
the two men followed up the report
and found the story of the boys true.
They brought the body to Skowhegan
where an autopsy was performed by
Medical Examiner w. s Stinchfield
He determined that the child was still
born and that it had never been at
tended by a physician The matter
is being thoroughly investigated By
the proper officers who feel confident
that the party directly interested or
connected with this inhuman affair
in its elimination and the disposition
of tno body will be speedily brought
TO irnt. although they express no
onin .ou n. what legal steps might or
ebourd ho taken They will govern
,lcfr acting by the circumstances
surrounding this particular case. Fol
lowing tho autopsy the remains were
properly buried.
The independent-reporter., 1920-05-27
Home Missionary Meeting

The members of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society had a delightful
afternoon Monday when they were en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. Laura
u. Dnsmore. The subject of the
meeting was Young People and Chill
dreas' Work" Mrs Annie Nichols
qave brief talk on this subject per
aiming to the work Mrs. Jennie
Nutting. Miss Emma Nj. Hall and Mrs.
%chols read leaflets on the work also.
During the business session some
time was taken up in the discussion
of the celebrating the 4oth birthday
of the founding of this organization.
II was decided to give a birthday par
" on the 7th of June. The commit
lee appointed for this affair are Mrs.
Carrie Mcpherson, Mrs. Martha En-
erson. Miss Emma Hall, Mrs. Viola
Smith and Mrs. Jennie Nuttng; en-
tortainment committee. Mrs Herbert
Ames. chairman, and assistants Miss
GLADYS F. Pennell and Miss Pearl
Haryille members of the Queen Es-
ther Circle. The meeting on Mon
day closed with refreshments being
served by the hostess. Mrs. Dinsmore.
The next session will be held June Z.
The independent-reporter., 1920-05-27
Joint Pomona Meeting

Hhe East Somerst Pomona Grange
viii meet in joint session with the
Somerset Pomona at Cambridge. on
Wednesday. Jnae 2nd at II a. m.
standard timea. The fifth degree
will be conferred at the forenoon ses-
sion by the officers Of the Somerset
Pomona. The welcome will be eX-
tended by J. r Labree. with response
by Kate 3 Ellis \ subject for dis
eu5sion VII lie DO the influences that
tend To The perneuitv of the [. s.
as a republic outweigh those tending
ID Is dow Opened by Eneeue
Daa.arfh. Y. : HeHis Grant With
an. g. { Ham aHa a9Her=. \ liberal
amount of other literary features will
be presented y 3arzAar discussion
w5l he conducted Ha#a the subject
9Ar# laa azF.e#Isal #.ae..s af this
nation #aiHs pe5parIs rs.oeaized i'm
the solution II tha Ha-.sH-ar aruelfou
problems II Hot. WHtsa Opened b.
S. T. Emerson. +. y. Faftee. George
Plummer, Il H. Fuller and others.
The independent-reporter., 1920-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY OB-
SERvANCE
Local Speakers to APP
pear on Program
Exercises Held in Opera House Next
Monday Afternoon. Trips TO North
and South Cemeteries

The Memorial Day observance this
year will occur Monday in Skowhe-
gan Opera House under the auspices
of Russell Post No. 96 G. A. r. open
ing at 1.30 p. IN. The following pro-
gram has been arranged: Selection
by the band: PRAYER. Rev. George
Merriam; song by Young Ladies Cleo
Club. reading of orders Adjutant S. f.
Emerson; address Of Welcome, Senior
Vice Commander, p. \. Cleveland; re
sponse, Daniel Lewis. Esq; LincOln's
Address. Captain John w. Healy; flag
salute and song, school children;
Memorial address. Selectman CLYDE H.
smith; song. Hiram Perkins; Ameri-
"a band and audience: benediction,
Dr. o. H. Tracy A procession will
lie formed at the Opera House which
will proceed to the Catholic Gene
terry. where Memorial exercises will
he in charge of Court ST. Antoine de
Padoue No SCI. c. o. F. At the
North cemetery prayer will be offered
by Rev. c II. Mckinney. America
played by the band and from there
the veterans will be conveyed by auto
mobiles to the southside cemetery
while the Star Spangled Banner will
be played by the band and with ritual
istic services by the officers of the
Post. Since last year five veterans
have passed away, Benjamin f. Bige-
low. John r. Bigelow. S. J. Walton,
Henry J. Varney and G. f. Taylor
With the exception of Mr.. Walton,
whose remains are buried at the North
cemetery. the bodies of the ex-soldiers
have been buried at the Southside
cemetery.
The independent-reporter., 1920-05-27
The Daylight Saving Plan

The municipal court room was we'll
filed Monday evening with group
of Skowhegan citizens who gathered
there to discuss the feasibility of con-
timing or discontinuing the present
Daylight Saving arrangement. Twen-
ty-seven voted in favor of standard
time and 10 voted for the new time c.
p Mcrrl! suggested that the meeting
be organized and Lyman l.. Walton,
ESD. was chosen chairman. An in
formal discussion followed in which
e p. Merrill. c. Davis Miller. E. f.
Harris and others participated. FLOYD
G. Barrows who lives on the 8igeloW
farm on the back road and p. c.
white of Hilton Hill spoke from the
farmers standpoint, touching directly
uuon the daylight saving plan as be-
ing detrimental to the school plans
of thcir children. In was suggested
hv Mr. Harris that an informal vote
he taken which resulted as previous
ly mentioned On motion of NJ. c.
Viles a committee was selected to
ifUNtES tIle Town OutSlue Vi the ltil IL
er-, l.. c. Trafton for the slectmen
stating that they would take IT Tor
granted that all farmers would be IN
favor Of standard time. Mr. Trafton
stated also that the selectmen stood
ON neutral ground and were willing
to do what would he best for the
town AS the result of this motion
NJ. c. Viles, f. f. Harris, w. j. Abb
bott and f. T. Goodrich were appoint
ed to canvas the town in order to get
definite opinions as to how the people
felt while the opinion of the people
in the various industries locally are
to be obtained through a committee
composed of O. r. Widder, The SOM
ereet Shoe Company; Thomas Green
way. The American Woolen Company;
Oscar Thompson, Central Maine Pow
er Company; Henry Mitchell, Show
hegan Novelty Works and Moody
Jewell, The Maine Spinning Company,
The present plan Is to have ballots
prepared bearing words yes and
mo- which will be presented to the
people for them to sign as they con-
slider advisable.
The independent-reporter., 1920-05-27
MAI.KON'S MILLS

Mrs. Verne Wiley and Miss Bertha
Young went to Portland last Friday
afternoon returning Sunday.
Mrs. Bovisa Ellsworth was a visitor
at Harry Weeks last week and Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin Jones all from town
were Sunday guests in the Weeks
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crowell and
their guest Mrs. Nettie Morrow of
Lewiston called on Mr.. Crowells pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs Isaiah Crowell,
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs + S. Burrill and son Harold
with friends Blanch Flint and Ethel
Ward all of Hartland were callers at
the home of Mrs. Burrill's sister. Mrs
Walter MCGUIRE on Sunday.
Mrs. Herbert Pratt has recently re-
turned from visit to her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Whitman in An
burn. She was accompanied home
by her aunt Mrs. vesta Bryant who
will visit for a few weeks.