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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-03

Children Of European Nation
to be Fed by American
Produce.

CHICAGO Dec Arrroaa-
matels - toms a( American food
% De- urre1 ea.u week in.9 the
nourssnmeat ~ 500. 600 Austrian
children under t1a aee of &C.. S. the
program that uler Doc followed
during the coming winter by The
American relief administered F.u-
ropeau chiilrens fuuI VI HlDl- ie
starvation not 20 result This
was the announcement made gcster-
day by Herbert Hoover at The fund
headquarterz. 81 Broadway.
The extent of tho Dl.uulrIt.Ou iU
Austria is sufficient 20 menace the
future u au eutir. generation SIR.
Hoover said. acruiulaT t0 most re-
cent estimates 96 percent or $4,000
OF the children in The city of Vienna
alone are seriously undcruouushei.
at the present time, the American
relief admin.stratiOu by it's system
OF food kitchens is able TO Iced %
percent OF the badly undernourish-d
in Austria including practically al
Of the most seriously starved Of tho
school children only rs percent o.
the children between three and siN
who arc badly I'm need of food have
been reached while no attempt has
hcen made 90 feed babies under
three years The fund has exceed
ed its usual age limit of a. how
ever In the c1se of nearly 10000
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-03
MANY MOTORISTS
ENJOY DENYER'S
AUTO HOBOE'S PARK
Automobiles Find Every
Convenience in City's
Free Camping Ground.

DENVER. Dec. ?. - Many i'm
provements are planned for Over
land park. Denver's great tourist
outdoor hotel" for the 1921 season.
Enlargement Of the camp area
viii be the first task undertaken by
Denver park officials. as a result of
the record breaking number Of mo-
tor visitors that enjoyed the priv
ileges Of the city's free camping
grounds during the past summer.
Overland park is located on the
outskirts Of Denver. and the city
furnishes every accommodation and
facility for the comfort Of tourists
who may pitch their camps in the
park and make IL headquarters
while taking trips into the surround
ing mountains. Thousands of cross
country auto tourists avail them
selves of the camp accomm odations,
also.
Nearly 10000 persons represent
ing Canada. District OF Columbia.
and every state I'm the union except
Delaware, camped at Overland park
between May 1 and Oct. 20, this
year according 10 statistics COM
piled by city officials. The total
number of automobiles registered
was 7,S47; the actual number of
passengers %, 90. an increase over
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-03
1--WE FOUND RIGHT
MEDICINE AT LAST

But I certainly hit the nail on
the head when I got Tanlac. for
have been improving almost from
the first dose. / have now finished
my third bottle and my appetite has
come back in full force and my
food digests fine. The gas has
quit troubling me. and I can lie
down at night and sleep like a child.
I am going 10 keep right on with the
Tanlac and firmly believe that in
a short time 1 Will be as strong as
ever was in my life. Three bottles
Of Tanlac has done me more good
than all the other medicines I have
taken in 20 years put together"
Tanlac is sold in South Bend at
the Central Drug Store, Public Drug
Store, Landon's Pharmacy and Wet
ticks Cut Rate Drug Store and in
Mishawaka at the Red Cross Phar-
macy. ADV.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-03
South Bend Man After Suf-
fering Twenty Years
Takes Tanlac and Is Now
a Well Man.

II was 90 years finding a medicine
70 reach my case but thanks 10 Tan
lac, l have found il at last" de-
clared Ed Shank. Of 1910 Misha-
waka av, South Bend, the other
day.
For more than 20 years my
stomach gave me trouble. Ny food
would sour on my stomach. bloat
me all up with gas and make me
miserable for hours at time. Often
at night the gas choked me up so ]
could hardly breath, and I had 10
get up and walk the floor. In spite
of all ! could do, 1 kept getting
worse all the time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-03

1919 Of II per cent and IS per cent
respectively
Kansas led in the number Of cars
registered. with 1882. carrying
5.367 passengers; Nebraska was
next with 1928 cars and 5.255 pas
sengers Missouri third. with SPA
cars and 1876 passengers
The New England states register
ed 4 total of 40 cars with 162 pas
sengers. New York state Gent IS
cars with pa passengers; Texas reg
istered 1913 cars with 1863 pas
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-03
TREATY INCREASES
POLISH TERRITORY

virtue of the peace treaty with Rus
STA is enlarged By $4,000 English
square miles with 100000 inhabi-
tants. according to the estimate Of
the Polish delegation.
According 20 the peace treaty Of
Versailles. Poland measured SO. 500
English square miles and had a pop
ulation of 10000. 900.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-03

sengers. while Georgia and South
Carolina each sent one car. with four
and five passengers, respectively.
California led the far western
states. with 236 cars and $50 pas
sengers. Eight cars with 10 pas
sengers registered from Canada.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-03

Gifts for the amateur photogra-
pher? Turn 10 Christmas Gift
Suggestions" in the Want AID sec
ton.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
The Death of Mrs. Rufus Townsend

Mrs. Elizabeth Lorana Townsend,
died at 1145 Monday at her home on
Winter street. She had been i'll
something over a week. Her age was
6S years. Mrs. Townsend was the
widow of the late Rufus A. Townsend,
who died July 4, 1915. The deceased
was born in Solon and was the daugh-
ter of Isaiah and Lorana (Curtisl
Drew Her home had been in Skow-
hegan for the last forty years. She
was believer in the doctrines Of
Spiritualism and formerly was mem
ber of the Spiritualists Ladies Aid.
For the past few years she had been
quite closely confined to her home be-
cause of poor health. Mrs. Town
send is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Gertrude Townsend Green, who has
for many years been teacher in the
Skowhegan schools. The funeral SER
vices will be held at ten O'Clock to-
day from the house, Rev. George Mer
ram of the Bethany Baptist church
officiating.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
Breaking Quarantine

There is a penalty for breaking
quarantine says the Maine Depart
ment OF Health which has recently OBJ
tanned an expression of opinion from
the Office of the attorney general of
the State that any member of a local
board of health or health officer may
make arrest OF the person breaking
quarantine and put him back and that
he has perfect right to call a con-
stable. deputy sheric, or police officer
to assist him if he needs help The
moral crime Of breaking quarantine
and taking a chance OF spreading the
disease with which YOU or some mem
ber of your household suffers. should
keep you from menacing the health of
"a community, without recourse to
law. In Skowhegan at the present
time there are probably fifty people
under quarantine, whose homes have
been invaded by the measles. There
is one case of typhoid fever, Fred Chase
youngeset son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. b.
Chase having come home from col
lege i'll with the disease.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
that he supposed he had 5000 in the
bank, and that he has not received
any statement from that banking
house.
The Worthless Check Matter

J. Sam Morton, charged with at
tempting to pass worthless checks on
the First National Bank of Skowhe-
gan was arrested in Cincinnati, Ohio
on December 16, thru the efforts of the
bank detective agency. a report as
set forth substantially in the follow
ing lines has been received by the
local banking establishments.
The detectives began a search for
Morton on December Is in Louisville,
Ky, and investigated various hotels
in an effort to locate the wanted man.
December 16 investigations were re-
sumed at various hotels and Morton
was finally located at the 9Th avenue
hotel where the detectives were in
formed by the hotel manager that Nor
ton was checking out and leaving by
train having said he was going to
Mexico. The wanted man was kept
under surveillance and the detective,
rode unknown to Morton in the same
taxi to the L. & D. depot, where
Morton according to the detective
bought ticket for Cincinnati The
detective boarded the train and locat-
ed Morton in the dining car. Morton
aighted from the train at ABS p. m.
and an officer learned that Morton
was buying ticket for Winston, Salem
\. c. Later i, was learned from de-
tective headquarters that a telegram
had been received asking for the ar
rest of Morton. AS a result the man
was arrested according to the records
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
Garment Workers Attention

In recent issue we spoke of the
possibility of securing a clothing man
ufacturing establishment for Skowhe-
gan. In response to our inquiry for
garment workers we have had ten or
fifteen replies. This is not nearly
enough to make the showing we wish
to with prospective manufacturer,
VIII not those who have already sent
in their names search out the address
of other skilled workers in that line?
We speak of skilled workers because
we want to be able to say to the
manufacturer that we have a certain
number of people who have worked
on garments before 1t is not nee
cessary that they should have special
proficiency but it is necessary that
they have some previous experience
Others who have not sent in their
names should do so at once.
SKOWHEGAN MERCHANTS ASSN.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
Keeps House for 72 Year Old Son

One of the smart women in SOM
erset County is Mrs. Melinda TihDets
of Fairfield Center, who was 81 years
of age Monday and is keeping house
for her only son, William Tibbetts, who
himself is 10. Mrs. Tibbetts retains
all her faculties to great degree and
is as mentally keen and alert as in
her younger days. She takes care OF
a nine-room house, does all the cook
ing and finds time to make butter be-
sides. she is one of eight children
and the only one living of the family
Her ancestors were amnog the early
se.1e~s IN Fairfield Center, coming
there from Cape Cod, Her father was
: "a Common and he married Salley
Holva@. also from the early families
IN that section Her husband Henry
~ tH, tied few years ago They
- Two children, Susie, who was
the wife of Frank Campbell ana VINO
Il cd revaral Years ago, and William
who is still living with his mother
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30

Ter can read He was good aud
loyal citizen and always had the best
interests OF the community at heart"
Something further. \ man 4hD
lives in d community, performs some
useful task faithfully each d.. IS
courteous to his neighbors. geae=9as
To those n need, and spends his money
n his home town. may be considered
y be a pretty g9od cidzea. =HI4t-
body however LIS 10 do q Who'll 10,
more than that 4 the conn .a#= i-
10 grow and prosper or even bod It's
oHu ln D9pulat on and eHferp iu
competition with other communities
throughout America. Skowhegau finds
herself on tho threshold 9f I'll q
typical New England manufacturing
community. Had all or citizens
been for the past 100 years content
with the virtues above enumerated
~e should not at the present time
nave practices devoted 70 the manu-
facturc of textiles, shoes, and pro-
ducts q iron and wood Co-opera-
tive effort Of some sort, either tenn
porary or permanent, IS necessary to
secure new industries and to en-
courage the development of those we
already have. This leads TO the for
nation of Boards OF Trade, Chambers
Of Commerce, Merchants Association,
efc, and a community that does not
have something Of the kind is consi-
dered to be back number and is
likely speedily t. become 50. 1t is
lie duty of every citizen to take a
part, humble or important, in such
matters. One @h0 refrains from do
ing so can at least be careful In his
criticism, that he may not discourage
those who are willing to take up d
share of the public burden.
Conversation on this incident Of the
signs should be INDUCED in with this
thought in view So far as l am con
cerned, l am willing to be 'Lambast-
ed" to the limit. You are hereby in
vited to lay it on thick. When
learn a lesson I want to get it good
and proper and this is a good time.
| Keep it coming If you want to, either
in the form Of good natured guying or
cauetic criticism. but | charge and
implor you, do not speak unkindly
of the Skowhegan Merchants Asso-
citation or the Skowhegan Board of
Trade or of any organization or effort
the sincere purpose of which is to
aid in local prosperity, however in
efficient or ineffective or mistaken the
result may be, and remember If these
organizations and efforts are not be-
ing correctly conducted and are not
as successful as they should be, you
should get into the harness and help
manage and direct them. and you
really haven't much right to criticise
either persons or organizations until
you do just that thing.
ROLAND T. PATTEN.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
VITAL TOPICS TO Be
DISCUSSED
Methodist Ministers to
Meet in Skowhegan
Sessions of Somerset Group of Au-
gusta District VIII Convene To-
morrow and Saturday at Methodist
Church

The Somerset group of Augusta dis
trict Methodist ministers will hold a
session with Centenary church, be
ginning Friday morning at $50 and
closing Saturday noon
The following vital topics will be
discussed by the ministers. The
church and Present Economic Con-
ditions; The Church and Social Con-
ditions; The Church and Health Con-
ditions; How can4our Sunday Schools
be made more Emcent, Christian
Stewardship; It's Place in Church Ec-
onomy; How Promote the Cause !;
Evangelistic Program.
Professor M. w Dawber OF Boston
University will be present and con-
duct studies of the following sub
jects. Territorial Responsibility;
Local Community Conditions; The
Parish Map; Membership Chart; In
dividual Program For Church. For
Pastoral Work, For Religious Educa-
ton, For Community Services.
Lantern Slides may be used at even
ing service. Fridays activities will
close with an Old fashioned Watch
Night Service, with a varied and in
teresting program.
This meeting is for laymen as we'll
as pastors and a cordial invitation
is extended to the public.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
EXCEPTIONS FILED BY
DEFENDANT OvERULEO
Rescript Handed Down by Law Court
in Case OF Continental JeWelry Co.
vs.. Sam Minsky

A rescript was handed down by the
law court Monday in the Somerset
bounty case of the Continental Jew
elry Company VS.. Sam Minsky, over
ruling the exceptions filed by the de-
fendant.
The rescript, which was drawn by
Associate Justice Warren G. Phil
brook of Waterville, is as follows.
This case comes to us upon de-
fendant's eceptions which are two
in number. The first is based upon
the refusal of the presiding Justice to
grant a motion to dismiss. the motion
being upon the ground that the plain
tiff is not corporation but an indl-
vidual. The second exception is to a
directed verdict in favor of the plain
tiff
Held:
/. Upon a motion to dismiss the
court has no jurisdiction to deter
mine any issue arising from matter
that is not apparent by IN inspection
of the writ. If no defects nor defenses
appear on the face of the writ the
motion to dismiss must be denied, re
gardless of the merits of the case
Such motion does not lie where 10
support or resist it proof is necessary
dehors the writ.
2. Where verdict is directed. ana
exceptions are taken. such ruling Is
based upon the entire evidence and
will stand unless it is shown to be
erroneous. The test of such error Is
whether a jury would have been war
ranted by the evidence is finding
verdict contrary to the one ordered.
If such jury verdict would be sus-
tainable then the issues OF fact
should he submitted to that tribunal
otherwise the directed verdict must
stand
The issues of fact raised by the Dr.
fendant in his plea and brief state
ment are six in number. If any one
or more of these issues are so sup
ported by the evidence that under
correct rules of law, the jury could
have properly found for the defend
ant. then the second exception must
be sustained. otherwise it must be
overruled
After a careful examination of the
evidence in the light of the law ap-
plcable to the same the court is of
opinion that jury verdict for the
defendant could not have been sus-
tained upon any of the issues relied
upon by the defendant
Exceptions oyerruled.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
PRELIMINARY MEET,
|NG HELD
Company E. Will be
Re-Organized
Second Meeting to he Held This
Thursday Evening TO Continue Or
eani2atl0n Plans

AT preliminary meeting held at
the Municipal Building last Friday,
definite steps were taken toward the
reorganization of Company E. At
this meeting it was stated that ten
men had already enlisted.
A minimum of fifty men is now re-
quired to form a company. The en-
listment is for three years, except that
Ex-war veterans and men who have
served one enlistment in the regular
army, can be accepted for one year.
The Company is required to hold drills
not to exceed as per year. and each
man is required to attend sixty per
cent of these drills. If all require
ments are met the pay schedule is as
follows; Private. $64 per year; First
Glass Private, $75 per year; Corporal,
$95 year; sergents, from $115 10
S213 a year. In addition to the drills
just referred to the Company has to
give fifteen days each year to field
service under the direction of regular
army officers. This is usually spok-
en- of as the annual muster. During
muster the men in attendance receive
regular army pay. Private. $50 a
month"; First Glass Private, $33 a
month; Corporal. $36 month; Ser
geant $44 a month; and First Sergeant
$51 month. AS soon as the Com
pany fills it's quota of fifty men 1t
will be inspected by a Federal officer
and If his report is satisfactory, the
organization would be Federalized,
passing under control of the Federal
authority. and could be summoned for
duty in any of the United States or
its possessions.
AS to the desirablity or otherwise
of young man joining this Comapny,
and as to his likelihood for military
service in time of war, it should be
said that If he was not member or
the military organization and the
United States needed his services, or
course would be drafted, and II he
were a member of Company E, or
any other Federal organization the
draft would not be necessary as far
as he is concerned.
There is TO be a second meeting at
the Municipal Building this (Thurs-
day. evening at 7.30 to continue or
ganization plans. All citizens are
welcome, including of course those
who are considering enlistment
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
|. f. JACOBS NOT TO
Be A CANDIDATE
President OF Telephone Company
Urges Attendance at Sessions on
Monday Next

To the stockholders of the Somer-
set Farmers COOPERATIVE Telephone
Company.
Greeting
On Monday next, January will be
held the annual meeting of your COM
many. | desire to impress upon you
tbe necessity of being present and to
narticipate in the deliberations OF the
problems which usually come before
the meeting for solution .,
Bear in mind also that the speclal
meeting in the forenoon is as equally
important as the regular meeting. Al
this meeting the report of the offlcers
will be presented, the various proDielns
discussed and | want every stocknolu-
er to feel that this is his or her meet
ing and if you have any views or IDEAS
concerning these problems that you
will be extended every courtesy II
YOU wish to express them for we are
all interested in the prosperity anu
success of the company,
Important also will be the selectloh
of vour officers who will have cnarse
of the affairs of the company the
ensuing year, il you are not present
to help elect these officers do not stand
an the side lines and grumble for
what the others have done, remember
that it is the will of the majority.
which governs us in every assembly.
desire TO state at this time that
shall not be a candidate for any
office. I feel that I have not the time
to devote to this work and II ac-
cept an Office l should feel that l
would be remiss in my duty to the
company if I did not give the atten-
ton which I feel the position as di-
rector demands.
Again I urge you to come to both
meetings next Monday.
Yours very truly,
LESLIE E. JACOBS,
President
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
SCHOOL BOARD MEN.
BERS HAVE TROUBLE
Charles Chase Enters Complaint
Against John Groves, Alleging As
Sault

A discussion over school board mat
tres resulted in hearing last Mon
day in SkaWhegan before Trial JUS
tice T. g. Lord in the lase OF State
rs John Groves Of Canaan. Charles
B. Chase OF that place claimed that
Groves had assaulted him Both men
are members OF the Canaan school
board and they were holding discus
sion in the store Of Charles Horne at
Canaan. Mr.. Horne being the third
member of the board The men we're
discussing plans for holding school
either at Browns Corner or at Slab
City. two localities in Canaan. and
Chase claimed that Groves struck him
Groves admitted shaking Chase. Mr..
Horne testified that he didn't see
Groves strike the complainant but saw
him Jump on top OF him. The presid-
ing Justice found Groves guilty and
fined him $ and costs taxed al Sla.5'.
Settlement resulted William Folsom
Merrill appeared far State and Vii
liam II HaWes fer The respondent.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
AGED COLLECTOR IS RE.
CEP|ENT OF GIFT
II Conclusion OF High Mass Sunday
Francois NORM wa, given Valuable
Watch

Francois NORM - and residing at
80 Railroad stree received a yalua-
BILE gold watch Is gin from the Ca
tholic parish Al tae conclusion Of the
high Mass last Sunday. Mr. MORN
has served as collector in Our La
dy of Lourdes Church for about thir-
ty years during which he has given
freely of his time. He is a devout
Catholic and still serves in the capa-
city already referred to Mr.. Nor
in has wife. who is now 10 years
old and two children, Frank II. NORM
OF SkoWhegan and Miss Eugenia NORM
a salesWoman in a Wateryille store.
Another daughter Miss Anna, is no
longer living. FIR. Renaud made the
presentation.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
MORTON To FACE
GRAND JURY
Worthless Check Matter
Not Brought up
Brought Back TO SkOwhegan by De-
putty Sheriff II. b. Cole and Plead
ed Not Guilty

Deputy Sheriff r. B. Cole arrived
in Skowhegan last Friday on the Ills
train with j. Sam Morton, who had
been apprenhended in Cincinnati,
charged with the concealment or
concealment of mortgaged property.
Governor Milliken granted requisition
papers asking the authorities OF Ohio
to bring Morton back to Maine. Fri
day afternoon Morton was arraigned
before Trial Justice T. G. Lord In the
office of County Attorney Merrill
charged with the concealment of
mortgaged property. He waived the
reading of the warrant and pleaded
not guilty. After the hearing pro-
bable cause was found and Morton
was bound over to await the action
of the grand jury in the sum of $4,000.
H. w. Lowd of Skowhegan al
legged that Morton DISAPPEARED,
taking with him a Ford truck
valued in the neighbor
hood of $500 which he had mortgaged
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
DREW 7. HATHORN HERE
LAST EVENING
Woman's Club Is Hostess to Members
of the Town Improvement Society
and SkOwhegan SOrOsiS

The club women OF Skowhegan met
in the Bethany church last evening by
invitation of the Woman's Club, mem
bers of the Town Improvement So
ciety and Sorosis and their gentle
men being guests. The lecturer
was Prof Drew T. Hathorne who gave
his splendid address upon Maine with
illustrations. The president Mrs.
Florence Waugh Danforth presided
and introduced the speaker. DR.. R.
A. Derbyshire sang the State of Me.
song and Mrs. Ethel Whittier Ames
and Mrs. Dora r. Nye played 'Marche
Triomphale' by Guilmont on the pia-
no and organ. The ushers were
Mrs. Carl Curtis, Mrs. G. E. Young,
Mrs. Geo. L. II. Smith and Mrs W
H. Hight.