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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
Local Data

For the twenty-four hours ending at r D. m, Saturday, May s:
 Highest temperature ................... 75 Lowest temperature ................. 60 Mean temperature .............. 6S Normal temperature ............,...... 70 Deficiency in temperature since
 January ......................... 29t Rainfall .......................... c Total rainfall since January 1 ...... 30 99 Excess in rainfall since January 1..,.10.79 Relative humidity, ' a. m. ......... 9S
 F noon .............-..........., 60
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
These Animal Actors

From May Film Fun.
 Willie Bow Wow-Why did Harold Silver Fox refuse to act today?
 Sammie Me Ow-Temperament He saw the directors wife wearing his cousin, and it affected him so that they had to send him to the veterinary hospital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
POLES HOLD HILLS
 SURROUNDING KIEV
pv A,,ociatsa pr...

Warsaw, May Stills north and south of the city of kiev, from which the bOlshevik army was ex-. pected to defend the city, were Oc- cupied by the Poles late this aft- ernOOn. Artillery has been placed in positions comma nding Kiev.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

Three thousand city workers in New York have made application to the American La nd Service for an oppor- tunity to get out into the country and become vocational farmers for the summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
THE WEATHER
Forecast

Washington. May 6.-Forecsst:
 Tennessee-Fair Sunday and Monday little change in temperature.
 Mississippi, Alabama-Fair Sunday and Monday. little change in temperature. Georgia-Fair Sunday; Monday fair, warmer north portion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

During 1919 the consumption of paper in the United States exceeded tho output by about 3G0 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

Nearly all the cities and towns of Switzerland, and even many of the small villages, have technical schools specializing watchmaking.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-26

parents and friends a mark of Honor
for the loved ones. who have died
that they might live. What nation
is there under this vaulted sky, in
the over busy time of reimbursement
finds time and is willing to go out of
its way to honor Alien dead. 1t is
France the grateful, whose motto,
might be said 10 be Noblesse oblige,
that sends an emissary, in the person
of Capt. LeMeitour. representative of
the French Nation to tender the near
est relatives of our dead heroes a
mark of honor or memorial lasting in
duration for deeds we'll done and
may the souls of our departed heroes
through the mercy of God rest in
Peace"
In the presentation of the Memo
rails, Capt Jean B. LeMeitour Great
ed a most favorable impression. This
is his second appearance before
Skowhegan aud ences in recent weeks
He delivered in closing the following
very significant sentences:
France is conscious of an unspeak-
able gratitude to America. There
is no form of human expression ca
pable of indicating her feeling. She
is so proud of being q real sister ma
ton with the love and sympathy that
only sisters have for one another.
We like to believe that it was this
love and sympathy for bleeding
France, more than any other reason,
that finally urged the American peo-
pie to enter the war. One million
and a half of the cream of her man
hood fell in the war and three million
and a half were wounded. Sixty
five per cent of men between Is and
45 years of age are lost to the indus
try of France, but still she holds her
head proud above adversely. The
spirit of France is triumphant.
My president has given me the very
great honor of allowing me to. present
in his behalf and in token of the love
and gratitude of my country these
Memorial Certificates of Honor to the
bereaved parents of the 26 magnificent
boys of Skowhegan who gave their
lives that honor and liberty may sur
vive upon the earth. I give you the
lines of the great French poet, Vic
tor Hugo, engraved on the certificates,
"Ceux qui pieusement sont morris pour
la patrie, ont droit qua leur cercueil
la foule vienne ct prize" which put in
your language means Those who
have devoutly given their lives for
their country have earned the right
that the people may come and pray at
their graves I know that you will
always respect the memory of these
gallant men, and l pledge you that
their graves in my beloved country
will be kept green and loved in the
great heart of France.
The community singing was pre-
scented in a manner somewhat out of
the ordinary. La Marseillaise"
was sung partly In French with Capt.
LeMeitour leading in the rendering o.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-26
7, FRED POLLARD

fGonf led from Page One)
good frend Ware, so he determined to
visit California, full of bright pros
poets The undertaking was big
one in those days and in order to
make tie tf~D, it became necessary 10
borrow additional funds, while at the
end of tho tourney, the adventurer
found himself in possession of only
five dollars Work was begun with
a will. however, and six months after
his arriva' he sent home money to
pay his debts. He became engaged
in business there and continued thus
until 1884 when he disposed of his
to Cornvie Me.
That san.e year Mr.. Pollard was
married - Emily A. Turner of Nor
ridgewoct ord the following year the
couple mosed to Skowhegan, where
the husbaef purchased the store of
S. D. Arnold He remained in trade
for II years his location being on the
north sieo % Water street, near the
present sitn If the Wech and Curtis
stores. / S72 having sold out his
business b. 7kowhcGao. the western
fever agai overcame Mr.. Pollard and
for ten wars he was engaged in
ranchinp Tansas. The Pine Tree
State. h9&aer. was home AID back
to Maine = came to settle down in
his eonoadiuns homestead built by
himself. whore he spent his last DAYS
days on Wter street.
Mr. Pei1 for an unusually long
period Va lively engaged about his
labors huta~ and selling wool and
hide prodat'e He has been quoted
as saying .1st he believed 'in keep
ing everlastingly at it" and he GER
tainly r. tieed most faithfully the
sentimer- hich he preached. For
the last raj years however, the
deceased n lived very quietly and
during I'll inter- he has been notice
ably faiiias
/ Follow he death of his first wife
Mr.. POLAR H.arr ed in 1872 Emily b.
Bosworth Wia lived until 1909. or
the frs union there is one daughter
Mrs. Mar ~ ard Twombley of Full
lerton, Calf who did not come east
for the obeo1uies, while another
daughter. Mics Blanche B. Pollard
was born OF the second marriage
Since the doth Of her mother she
has managed her fathers household
and attended 70 the wants Of her aged
parent with much devotion.
Funeral was held Monday p. m. at
the house. Rev. C. H. Mckinney Of
fciating.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-26
The News of Somerset's Busy Towns

travelling salesman for the Odds En-
CINE Co. In 1895 he married Miss
Gertrude Davis. a milliner. He has
large circle of friends both in
Portland and in his native town.
Everything was done that loving
hands could do 2 relieve his suffer
ings. but OF no avail. He was oper-
ated on by DR.. Brock. Is times in the
past year and half.
Funeral was held from his late
home on Spring ST, Wednesday fore
noon. The officiating clergyman was
Rev. DR.. Albion The flowers were
many and beautiful. a tribute of re
spect from loving friends. The re-
mains were taken 10 North Arson for
interment and buried with Masonic
HonOrs.
He was the last but one. of fam
lily of six to be buried from the home
where they were born. Mr.. Benja-
min was a member Of Northern Star
Lodge of Masons, l. o o. F. and Uni
ted Commercial Travellers. A wife
and brother survive
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-26


that tongue and Prof. Leighton the
English rendering in the other part.
The benediction was pronounced by
FIR. Renaud. The memorials were
presented after the audience except
for the relatives had left the hall.
The following names appear on the
roll of honor:
Ellwood c. Allen. Omar P. Badger,
Ivan Bicknell. Placide l.. Bolduc, AL
van W. buchanan, Lawrence J. Blu
teau, George Cluckey. William A.
Cockburn Willard Corson, Blendon
F. Deane, Clarence S. Dunlap, Allan
!. Fitzmorris, Arthur c. Keene, Roy
b. Lawrence, Roy b. Lewis. Willard B.
Manley, Harold w. Mckinney, Ar
thur Otis, Simon Peters, Joseph r.
Sanford, Arthur f. Sincyr, Harry d.
ST. Ledger. William Whitney, Fred
Whittier, Earl C. Withee, and Les
ter II. Wormlight.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-26
MEMORIAL CERTIFICATES

Continued from Page One)
bulance and served heroically in the
first attack and all through the war.
Later the Famous Lafayette Flying
squadron was organized from the
numbers of Americans who happened
to be on French soil. in truth thous-
ands sailed for France to offer their
all, If needs be in the defense of our
sister Republic and thousands more
of our youths rushed across our nor
thern boundary at the bugle call, and
cast their lot with Canadians. among
! them was one of our town boys, Law
renee Buteau, whose memory we hon
or to-day, because he gave what men
cherish most, life that liberty might
be, what more can man give Over
300 boys from our town donned the
khaki when the call to arms went
forth throughout the country, most
of them unframed in the art Of war
! History will immortalize their names.
Some left their looms. others their
desks, others the pillow in an
unfinished furrow, ready to lay down
! heir lives if needs he that the loved
ones at home might enjoy the pure
| air of freedom Our own gallant
| Co. f was the first to go, and such
boys they were, many of them still
in school. How little we thought of
that never forgotten day of June Of
what was in store for them, of whom
we are justly proud they who came
back from military duty to receive
their diplomas from their Alma Mat
er on this very platform. Not one
of That much beloved high school
squad came unsecured, and two fell
fighting with their faces to the foe,
and lie beneath the waving peoples
OF France. They are too near and
to dear to us for eulogy or praise.
We loved them that day and we love
and honor their glorious memory to-
day | am told that Co. E lost dur
ing war more men than any other
company in the Yankee Division.
Hardly man escaped injury or
death and it is hard, very hard for us,
to make their gallant achievements
and high renown balance in the scale
of our hearts the enormous, unmea-
sureable loss.
"Twenty-six of our valiant sons have
crossed that bridge of signs, from
which there Is no returning. Their
places at the hearth can never be fill
led but their memories sweet as the
fragrance of the flowers that bloom
in the spring and certain as the ever
lasting and the mighty flow Of our
beautiful Kennebec remains and will
remain with us forever solace and
benediction. Now the war is over
| Th q
end for which. so many youthful lives
have been sacrificed has been attain
ca, the vast hordes have been demo-
hilized. and a grateful nation, sends
] its emisary to present to bereaved
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-26
SOLON

Mrs. Pearl Swain Of Portland is
spending a week with her mother and
son.
Norman Irvine. who has been in a
hospital in Skowhegan, came home
Monday.
NJ. p. Pollard went TO Skowhegan
Saturday. called there by the death
of his uncle. Fred Pollard.
Miss Matte Merrill was the week
end guest of her sister in North Arson
Miss Hazel True left here Monday
for her home in Portland.
Miss Amy Merrill has been Ill and
unable to go to her school part OF the
past week.
Rumor has it that our pulp mill will
be rebuilt very soon. We hope TINS
may be true as the town certainly
needs some such industry.
f. A. Coolidge was in Skowhegan
Monday to attend the funeral OF his
uncle.
The girls of the housekeeping and
cooking club went to the home of their
leader. Mrs. Magoon, on Wednesday
evening of last week and presented
her with a Shakespeare birthday book
as a little token of their appreciation
for the many ways she had helped
them in their club work.
The Ladies' Home Circle will serve
the usual baked bean dinner on town
meeting day.
DR.. Marston of North Arson was in
town Monday.
The girls housekeeping and cooking
club meets next Saturday with Miss
Ella Paul Each girl is requested to
bring needle and throat and piece OF
cloth to make a holder.
Ivan Wards brother and wife OF
Guilford, were guests of the Wards a
few days last week.
At Caratunk Theatre. Feb. IS
Earle Williams in the "Usurper' and
another Sunshine Comedy.
The next D. A. r. meeting will be
with Mrs. Flora Adams on Friday,
March 5. Roll call current events,
relating to the D. A. r. Subject
Origin and History of the Red Cross.
Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Magpon patron
esses.
The Ladies' Home Circle will meet
with Mrs. Bertha Goodrich on Thurs
day, March 4.
Mrs. J. e. Lawrence who has been
sick for sometime is not as well this
week
Funeral services Of Orlando F.
York was held Wednesday. Feb. a.,
Mt the home of his daughter. Mrs
Chester Berry Rev. B. II. Johnson
of Athens officiated and the remains
were placed in the receiving tomb at
Athens. In the spring burial will be
made in Mt. Rest cemetery. He was
born in Brighton, April 80 1854. He
is survived by two daughters and one
son, Mrs. Chester Berry where he
lived and Albert of Athens. and Mrs.
Elsie Brasier of Brighton and two
brothers and four sisters.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-26
STRUGGLES OF EARLY SETTLERS
CONTINUED from Page Onel

NSOhilnutu lIOiH rage OHeJ
heard from you this six or seven
years. I heard from Greenvile. l
saw man that came from there Taft
April. he saw Uncle James Delaps
people, my cousin James Delap is do
ing well. We live q miles from any
neighbors. IA miles from the Canada
lines.
Dear Friends ] want to see you all l
haze expected to see James here be-
fore now, wish you to send me let
ter as soon as you receive this. This
from your brother and sister San
uel and Jane Holden.
Dear Uncle and Aunt, our refpects to
you. We are all in good health. |
would inform you of the death of your
after. She died the 26 of January
She died sitting in her chair. This is
'raa YOUR friends, Samuel and Jane
Holden. I forgot to tell that Sally
was married and has one child.
" b. To be left in Bingham post Of
fee
Addressed to Thomas Farnfworth,
Groton, Maffachusetts.
Honored Mother ! now take my pen In
hand to inform you of my health
which is good through Divine good
ness which is the greateft bleffing we
can enjoy l long to see you if a
live but the diftance of the way pre-
vents. This from your children with
due respect. Samuel and Jane Hol-
den. The children send their love
to their unknown grandmother. Give
our refpects to Uncle Amos Farms
worth family.
(This letter was addressed to Thos.
Farnsworth, Groton, Massachusetts
and took 1871 cents postage to carry
it. sent without any envelope just
sea led with WAX
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-26
RINGH AM

The ladies of the NJ. E. Church will
serve a baked bean dinner in the
Fraternity Hall on town meeting day
also a veal pie supper with Mrs. San
born's famous hot rolls.
Centennial Rebekah Lodge will hold
a regular meeting next Tuesday even
ing.
Mrs. EVE Baker has been i'll for
the past week. She is convalescing
at this writing.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-26

in the fracas and then the manager
of the establishment arrived on the
scene shouting. THAT is the Governor
you have got there!" The game was
to near a finish for any side stepping
so Bill calmly remarked over his fall
en- victim Il may be Governor my
self sometime"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-26
MOSCOW

Owing to sickness of some Of the
town officers the annual March meet
ing will not be called until March 8th.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-25
HER EXCUSE

"Brevity Is style in skirts!"
 Said pretty little Gladys Ring; But ev'rything's so very dear,
 You cannot cover ev'rything!"
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-25
CARLSTEN WINS
 FROM SUTER IN
 ONE-SIDED GAME

SWEDES TAKE FALL OUT OF UN-
 DEFEATED CHAMPIONS SUTH-
 ERLAND SKIPS ANDERSON'S
 TEAM TO VICTORY: TWO GAMES
 THIS AFTERNOON.
 Carlsten's "swedes" last night put a slight dent in the medal winning aspirations of Suter's '1eatherlungs" when they wallOped Eddie's bunch by the lopsided score of l5 to l. This loss pulls Sutcr down from his place as one of the three leaders and in the class of Schoolings benedicts
 On the other rink, Dr. Sutherland. subbing for Julius Anderson whose in jured eye is again causing trouble, riloted the "Iaundrymen" to a victory over George Preston. the former win ming by a score of 10 to [
 There will be two games played this afternoon. One of them will be for blood when Fergy meets A. R Heilig. These two teams are tied for the leadership and one of them is sure to fall today. The other game will be between Preston and Weber Monday night there will be four games played.
 The standings are:
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-25
SULTAN MEHMED
 LAST OF ENEMY
 EMPER0RS LEFT

CONSTANTINOPLE.- (P) -Peo- pie of Constantinople call the sultan Mehmed VI, "a nice, harmless old man" Mehmed VI is the last enemy emperor left, the man whose tenn poral possessions are at stake in the making of peace.
 The padishah, or Father of All the SoVereignS of the Earth" is short, greyhaired, rather oop-shouldered dark-eyed, with short, white nous tache set under the characteristic peaked nose of the Turk. Bereft of good counsellors, worried by the ac- tions of Moustapha Renal Pasha, leader of the nationalists, Mehmed is in quandary as to how to save his people and his throne. At that he doesn't worry too much, thanks to the pervading oriental spirit of fatal ism.
 Every Friday, the Turkish Sunday, crowd of Mussulman pilgrims and foreigners gather to see him go to prayer The ceremony takes place outside the palace gates of Yildiz on the hills of Pera just above the Bosphorus. There are the sultan's official offices and also his harem in a flower garden part of an i'm mense park.
 The Sultan wearing a fez comes in to view riding slowly in an open phaeton, preceded by single horse man and followed on foot by doz en or more of his red-fezzed suite dressed in black frock coats and trousers in the European style.
 The sultain bows right and left, in response to the acclamations, looks towards the terrace where are ranged the foreigners, and bows pleasantly to them. The distance to the mosque is passed, then at the door of the mosque he steps out; from the inte- rior is heard a chant of a male chorus, and he disappears. Directly the general Mussulman public Is per mitted to enter at another door Of the mosque to take place in the prayers which continue for half hour. Meanwhile the foreign visitors disperse; their curiosity in the sue cessor of the prophet satisfied.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-25
"ROCKER WALTZ
 WILL MAKE HIT
DANGERS EAGER TO TAKE \ WHIRL AT THE LATEST DANCE
 TO BE IMPORTED

The rocker waltz" that the Pioneer Birthday dance, details of which were announced in yesterdays issue of The Citizen, is creating much interest among the dancers of the town Many of them are already trying out the new steps and are going after tn" prizes that the Pioneers have put uU for the best demonstration
 For the convenience of those who may not have seen the description of the dance as it appeared yesterday. it is repeated today. It follows:
 Rock forward on the left foot. counting 1, 2, 3, rock back on the right foot. counting i, ,, chang weight to left foot back, counting 6. Rock forward on the right foot cross ing 1t over the left, counting 1, 2, 3, glide back on the left foot, 1, 5, change weight by drawing the right back, 6. Next take two walking steps forward, one step to each measure, raising on toes as you walk. counts Finish with two waltz steps straight forward, 6 counts Rock forward on the left foot l, 2, 8, back on right 1, }, change weight, G. Take two waltz steps, making a complete turn to right, 6 counts. Take two walking steps straight forward, counts, two waltz steps, making complete turn to the right, 6 counts. Rock forward on the right foot 1, 2, 8, rock back on left I, 5, change weight 6. Two waltz steps making complete turn to the left, counts, two walking steps forward, 6 counts, ending with two waltz steps, making a complete turn to the left Repeat ad lib.
 HAVE YOUR clothes made by Raro
 1'a Tailor opposite the NOrda'r
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-25
WELTER
 DEFEATS MASON'
LANDS KAYO ON CHICAGO PAT TIER IN FIRST ROUND OF
 FOUR-ROIrND GO.

SEATTLE Wash, Jan 23.- LP)
 DelayeO Frankie Mason, of Chica- go lasted but short time in hi~ match with Billy Wright, coast wei tcrweight champion which was pulled off here last night. Wright went af- ter his man at the sound of the bell and before the gong ended the first round Mason was counted out afts. coming in contact with one of the coast champions haymakers.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-25
STUDY VIOLIN
Classified Advertisements

FOR SALE Very cheap on. ua horses and harness in good con .iti,n Weight about 32O0 lbs, Ap- Fly Citizen. 20 u FOR SALE 800 to 1000 cords 4-foot Spruce wood delivered on the caI at Cinema, for $7.5O per cord SAU- LICH. PEVICH &I co. 2O-uf
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-25

Shortly after arriving at the hos pital MT Poppell revived sufficient Iy To inquire as to what the trouble was but almost immediately lost con Nciousness and was still unconscious last night His heart action is said to be uncertain and his recovery is doubtful
 Mr Poppers only son, E. A Pop pell, left Chatanika yesterday morn ing at o'clock with Johnny Palm for Circle where he is located as deputy [. s. marshal Immediately after the stroke, the local marshal's office got a man from Chatanika to start with two dogs to overtake the son and return with him. In order 10 save all the time possible and bring the boy to his fathers side as soon as possible, Billy Butler was started from Fairbanks about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon with in StructiOns to keep going until he found the younger Poppell. It was believed that he Chatanika messen- ger would overtake the latter at Cas- siar last night and start back at once for Chatanika and that Mir Butler would pick him up this morning.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-25
IS IN
 BAD CONDITION,
 CHANCE SLIGHT
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS YES TEBDAY AFTERNOON; EFFORT BEING MADE TO BRING SON TO BEDSIDE: CONDITION Is CON SIDERED SERIOUS.

Geo R. Poppen, the well known oldtimer of this camp, is very low at st. Joseph's hospital this morning following a stroke of paralysis yes rcrday afternoon His condition last ey ening was admitted to be serious with chances for recovery not en- couraging.
 The stroke came suddenly about 1:3O o'clock yesterday when Mir. Poppeu was down town. He was in the Red Cross drug store and com plained Of not feeling we'll He was taken by Dr. J. A. Sutherland to the living rooms of Geo. Hunter at M. A. Pinska's store where he could be placed on a bed Shortly after re clining, he became absolutely help less and sank into d comatose state. Dr. Sutherland resorted to artificial means of respiration until needed medicine was prot from the drug store and as quickly as possible he was taken to the hospital
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-25

Get your bread cakes, pies, dough nuts and cookies at the U. s. Grill.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-25

HAVE YOUR clothes made by Rnrc
 1'a Tailor opposite tho Norda'n
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-25
.DON0HOE FILES
 FOR COMMITTEE
COAST MAN FILES FOR RE-ELEC- TON TO POSITION AS DEMO
 CRATIC COMMITTEEMAN

According to a message received yesterday by Clerk of Court Kelly from Secretary Sommers, T. J. Dono- hoe, of Cordova, has filed his peti- ton for candidacy for democratic na- tional committeeman for Alaska for the primaries to be held next April. MT. Donohoe has been democratic committeeman for several years and has given general satisfaction in that capacity. He will probably have little or no opposition for the job.