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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-10-01
Mistakes Acid for Medicine.

Marinette. Sept. 29.-Drinking car
bolic acid by mistake for cough medi-
cine, Leta Jacques of Welsh, Mari
nette county, is in a critical condition
at a hospital here. She was to have
been married Tuesday morning to Ed
mund q. Barrett.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-10-01
Fined for Buying Stolen Auto.

Milwaukee, Sept ga fine of ST.
600 was imposed on Herbert Tarringer
in municipal court. Tarringer was con-
victed of receiving stolen property.
He was charged with having in his
possession an automobile stolen from
DR.. J. T. Scollard.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-10-01
Icehouse at Kenosha Burns.

Kenosha, Sept. 29.-The big icehouse
owned by the Haegle Ice company,
Chicago, and located at Twin Lakes,
near here, was destroyed by fire when
it was struck by lightning. The loss is
said to be $4,000.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-10-01
SIGN 100000 BOYS TO TRAIN
New York Youths Between 16 and 10
Required to Sign Up Under State
Military Law.

New York, Sept. 24.-About 100000
boys in New York state were required
TO register under the provisions of the
states military training law The ages
FOR registration are between sixteen
and eighteen years.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-10-01
Merchant injured in Auto Crash.

KenOsha, Sept. 29.-Jacob Eye, fif
ty-five years old, prominent hardware
merchant of Aurora, ILL.,. was serious
~, if not fatally, injured, as a result
of an automobile accident which hap
and turned over. He is at 81. Cath
crimes hospital here.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-10-01
DR.. w. r. Hicks Dies.

Marinette, Sept. 29.-Dr Walter r.
Hicks, Menominee, Mich, one of the
best known surgeons of this section.
died of heart trouble on yacht while
returning home from Fish Greek.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-10-01
Skull Is Fractured by Auto.

Kenosha, Sept. 29.-Mrs. Barbara
Pokori, Chicago, is suffering from a
fractured skull at st. GATHERINGS hos
pital as result of being run down by
an automobile here.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-10-01
Cats and DOGS at Peace.

There is one place near Philadelphia
where cats and dogs dwell together In
peace 1t is cemetery devoted TO
pets. It is, at Francisville. and con-
fo'.,s rranr handsome toEnbslones.
Evening star., 1920-02-03
EMBRYO CONGRESS TAKES
HAND IN u. S. AFFAIRS
Secretaries and Clerks of Legisla-
tors Vote on Important Ma
tional Issues.

Described as the jazz branch of the
real law-making body. The Little
Congress" composed of secretaries
and clerks of representatives and
senators, has been formally organized
and now is deciding" national issues
without thought, apparently, as to
how il might affect the elections next
fall
At it's first meeting the Little Con-
gress took the heart out of some of
its leaders by voting down bill Of
fered by Rhode Island member pro-
viding for per cent beer Compul-
sorry military training was defeated
by a decisive vote, but the anti-strike
provision of the railroad bill stood by
a narrow margin. The question of
freedom for Ireland will be settled
Saturday night.
Ned Baldwin. republican. of Oregon.
clerk of the House committee on
public lands, was elected Speaker.
Harry Sandager, republican, Rhode
Island won out as clerk. and j. M.
Barker, democrat, of Missouri, over
turned the normal republican major
ity and got away with the jobs of
sergeant-at-arms and boss of the
of the steering committee are: Ken
meth Romney, democrat. Montana,
and Charles Lewis, republican, Iowa.
The committee on elections includes
Harold Allen, republican, Seattle,
Wash; Don c. Hunt. democrat, Mis-
souri,, and Lehr Fess, republican,
Ohio.
The understudies of statesmen have
announced that unless the peace
treaty is out of the way soon they
will take a hand and settle it.
Evening star., 1920-02-03
SECRETARY HOUSTON AIDS
AMERICAN LEGION CIRCUS
Issues Instructions to Permit Post
ing of Announcements in
Two Buildings.

The newly appointed Secretary of
the Treasury. David F. Houston. to-
day announced that he would do
everything he could to gather funds
for the various posts in the American
Legion in this city. Although the reg
ulations of the government prohibit
the sale of tickets inside of the de-
partment, he has issued instructions
to permit the American Legion to
post announcements in the Treasury,
which includes the war risk and in
ternal revenue buildings, about their
entertainment.
There is no objection to the govern
ment clerks selling the tickets out
side of the department., it is said, and
Col Z. Lester Jones, in charge of all
arrangements for the circus, has urged
all government clerks to back up the
American Legion in it's new enterprise.
Funds are needed to carry on lot
of work among the wounded and sick
comrades of the legionnaires, and for
this reason a first-class show will be
staged during the week of February
14-21 to raise the necessary money to
take care of these boys. Professional
talent from Ringling Bros. and Bar
mum and Bailey shows has been
procured. Liberty Hut is now being
fitted out as hippodrome. with a
real one-ring circus and lots of saw
dust. Nearly every store in the busi-
ness section will have a ticket-selling
Evening star., 1920-02-03
EVENING OF FOLK SONGS
AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Society of Fine Arts Sponsors Pro
gram by Walter L. Bogert,
Baritone.

The Washington Society of the
Fine Arts gave it's attention to fd4k
songs and art songs last night at
the Central High School, with Walter
l.. Bogert. baritone. of New York as
genial and well qualified expositor
Mr.. Bogert drew from Irish, French,
Russian, Hungarian and Scotch
sources in making out the first half of
his program, and secured a marked
variety of style. The high lights of
the series were perhaps the Greek lul-
an augmented step and the Hunga-
rian song entitled Far and High" a
version of the stirring melody made
famous by Liszt in more than one of
his compositions.
Mr.. Bogert prefaced his singing
with a few judicious remarks in def
Evening star., 1920-02-03
GASOLINE DEALER
IS ROBBED0 $59
Two White Men Hold Up
George NJ. Lehman.
Other Thefts.

Two unidentified white men. early
last night. visited the Penn Oil Com
pany, 1915 l. street, held up George
NJ Lehman, an employe. at the point
of a pistol and robbed him of $50.
Lehman, who resides at 80 K street.
was on duty at the station when sud-
denly he was confronted by one of
the men displaying a pistol.
Deeming it unwise to make an at
tempt to prevent the men from taking
his cash, Lehman waited patiently
while one of them searched his pock-
cts. When the robbers had obtained
possession of Lehmans money and de-
parted their victim summoned aid and
went in search of them, but failed to
overtake them.
Burglars gained entrance to the
place of business of Frederick A.
Schultz, 613 14th street, late Sunday
night or yesterday morning and stole
Photographic lenses valued at $1.070.
They also took $40 in cash. Entrance
was gained through third-story win
dow from the roof of a rear building.
Sergt- ]. v. Downs, Sd U. S. Cavalry,
Evening star., 1920-02-03

stationed at Fort Myer. Va, reported
the theft of 500 in bills. He said the
money was taken from his pocket
while visiting at a house in Seaton
court last night.
Thieves entered the drug store of
Charles B. Chamberlin, 14th and P
streets. Sunday night. They gained
entrance through a basement door and
stole a bag containing s165 that had
been left on a shelf.
Two rings valued at S100 and a pin
worth SIS were stolen from 1882 Bel
mont street. Lola Hart, Blanche Bell
and Julia B. Collins were owners of
the stolen property.
Evening star., 1920-02-03
HATCHET STAFF CHOSEN.
Personnel of G. W. U. Student
Paper Announced by Officials.

A complete staff for the Hatchet,
weekly student paper at George
Washington University. has been Sc
lected, and announcement of staff
membership was made today by uni
versity officials, as follows:
]. Foster Hagan. editor; Beatrice
TAFT, Raymond Harding and Pres
colt Terrell, editorial writers; c. A.
Smith, jr.; William NJ. Harvey and
James D. Richardson, art editors;
Ralph S. Nagle, Mary c. Roberts,
Leila Warren and Waldo A. Clarke,
feature writers; John p. Earnest, jr.
John w. Townsend and Leo Solow,
special writer's; George E. Graham,
sports editor; Calvin B. Kincaid, gen.
eral assignment writer; Fred c. Reid,
photographer, E. A. Owens, business
manager; Glenn Anderson, assistant
business manager, and John G. Ladd.
circulation manager
Evening star., 1920-02-03

milton of folk songs in general and in
elucidation of certain of the selected
examples, and showed his versatility
by presenting the Greek and Russian
songs in their original language, as
well as by accompanying himself at
the piano in q happy and effective
manner.
The closing portion of the program
was devoted to art songs, and here.
as if to compensate for having roamed
SO far afield in the folk music, the
singer confined himself to songs by
American composers or by their Brit
ish cousins. Now Sleeps the Crimson
Petal received a particularly warm
welcome. Mr.. Bogerts singing was
of fine quality throughout the even
ing, the phrasing sustained on an
excellent breath control and the die
ton clear and spirited.
Evening star., 1920-02-03
Lace Curtains
BY BUD FISHER.

Irish Points, Duchess and Novelty
Braided Curtains, all mounted on i'm
ported nets, white and ivory. Spe-
cially priced, $500 per pair.
Ivory Marquisette Curtains, dou-
bic border, hemstitched, plain edges,
2A yards long. Specially priced,
SIPS per pair.
Cream Marquisette Curtains, dou-
BILE hem, with neat lace trimming,
214 yards long. Specially priced,
SITS per pair.
Evening star., 1920-02-03
DISCUSS THELAW
ONM|N|MUM WAGE
Effects of the Legislation
Topic at Business Wom-
ems Forum.

There was an open discussion on the
effects of the minimum wage law last
night at the Y. W. c. A, 1888 F. street,
by members of the Business Women's
Forum. who are in charge OF cafeterias
in this city. Miss Clara Mortensen de-
livered the principal address of the
evening. Mrs. Mary c. Stevens, execu-
tive secretary of the business and pro-
fessional women's department of the Y.
w. c. A, presided.
public is affected by the law which guar
antees a living wage to woman work.
erS. Miss MortenSen explained that the
main benefit derived was better service.
Cites Oregon as Example.
The increased cost does not amount to
as much as many are inclined to believe,
she said and cited the state of Oregon
an example. where she said an actual
record was kept to determine the in
creased cost. 1t was estimated that If
all the articles which are sold for 9S
cents to attract the bargain hunters
were sold for 81 it would pay for the in
creased expense.
One of the advantages of fair wages
is the elimination of the labor turn
over cost. she stated. 1t was esti-
mated that training a girl in a new
line of commercial work costs on an
average SIS. If she is dissatisfied she
will soon quit and another one must
be trained.
Miss Haver Gives Views.
Miss Jessie Have. secretary of the
Consumers League. said that good
wages make good labor. She ex-
planned that there is some animosity
felt among many of the managers of
stores over the minimum wage law.
but thought it was because they did
not fully understand the practica-
bility of it. After it is once in opera
ton she said. that sentiment was de-
cidedly for and not against it.
1t was announced that there viii be
a meeting held at the Y. W. {. A
every Monday evening under the
supervision of Miss Mary OToole and
Miss Ella Spencer to study the laws
that interest women. All business and
professional women ere urged to at
tend.
Evening star., 1920-02-03
CANNOT ACCEPT COMMISSION

Reserve officers cannot accept a
commission in the National Guard, nor
can a member of the Regular Army
reserve enlist or accept commits
sion in the National Guard. accord
ing to a ruling by Judge Advocate
General Crowder, approved by Secre-
torv Raker
Evening star., 1920-02-03
TALK ON HOME DECORATION.
Miss Laura Buffum Speaks Before
College Women's Club,

Miss Laura Buffum, household
scientist, gave a talk yesterday after
noon before the College Women's
Club at the club headquarters, 1922
street.
Miss Buffum's subject was, Interior
Decoration as Applied to the Home"
She discussed color in its various
phases. proportion, the beauty OF
simplicity and the charm which trans
forms a house into a home.
Tea followed the lecture. Mrs.
Howard Nichols presided.
Evening star., 1920-02-03

booth. For the present tickets may
be purchased at 400 Pennsylvania
avenue and S23 18th street, Col. Jones
headquarters. John Chevallier of
Keith's. and chairman of the ticket
committee, stated last night his usher
in charge of the ticket booth at 14th
street and Pennsylvania avenue was
getting good results from her ticket
barking.
Evening star., 1920-02-03
Carpets and Rugs
Plain Color Rugs

= are offered in this sale in Il wide
range of qualities all the desirable
colorings-and useful assortment of
sizes, running from I8x36 inches. to
I2xI5 feet. We quote the most COM
monty used sizes
oxI2 $3.50, $500, $500
83xIo6-$45.00, $500, $500
6x9 $3.50, $500, $500
Evening star., 1920-02-03
Good Values in Administer
and Seamless Veluets

The designs and colorings are
what you are accustomed to find in
these desirable rugs, with the addi-
ton of some unusual effects not COM
monty offered at these low prices:
1I.3x12 -$77.50 oxI2-$62.5O
8.3x1o.5$54.O0 6xo $3.50
Evening star., 1920-02-03
pronoses Larger Passport Fee.

Increase of passport fees to SO and
a charge of "a for viseing alien pass
ports after May ] is proposed in a
bill introduced in the House by Chair
man Porter of the foreign affairs
committee.
Evening star., 1920-02-03
Wilton Rugs

In attractive designs and colorings
and all the useful sizes.
ox12-$e5.oO, $105.00, $1,000, $12S.00
S3x1o.6- $3.50, 97.5O, $105.oo, $115.oo
6xo-$5S.00, $500, $500.
Smaller sizes and larger sizes up to
II.3xI5-at proportionate prices.
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to his home with the mumps for sew
eral days.
Mr.. and Mrs Milford Tibbetts and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bigelow recently
enjoyed a successful fishing trip at
Pleasant Pond.
Mrs. jeanette Johnson passed few
days during the past week with her
sisters in Skowhegan.
Rev. and Mrs e Bragdon have NOV
ed into the Congregational parsonage.
Mrs Harriet Pike and Mrs. Kate
Brackley were chosen as delegates to
attend the Congregational Conference
at North Arson this week.
The members of the 1st and End
grades enjoyed picnic on the last
day of their school In the pine woods
back of the Sawyer residence on Wat
erville Hill. They were accompani-
ed by their teacher, Miss Frances
Jones. On the same day the Bird and
4th grades with their teacher Mrs.
Winifred Burgess also enjoyed a pic
mic on Sunset Hill.
Miss Alice Townsend enjoyed a
short visit with friends in Wateryille
last week
Maj. and Mrs Albert Nickerson
have moved to their home on Main st.
Thursday evening the members of
the 8th grade were given Farewell
party in the Town Hall by the 18th
grade pupils. A jolly evening was
passed with games and refreshments
were served On Friday the 8th
grade. properly chaperoned. enjoyed
an automobile trip to Augusta which
was red letter day for every mem
Der of the class.
James Jones returned Wednesday to
his work in Middleton, y. Y. while
Mrs. Jones will remain for a longer
visit with her sister Mrs Althier
Campbell.
Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Mccain of Port
land were guests of their mother Mrs.
Mary Allen last week.
Mrs. Alfred Kennison of Wateryille
was the week end guest of her sister
Mrs. Charles Pike.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Hussey are on an
automobile trip to Auburndale, Mass,
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NORRIDGFMOCk

On the morning Of June second oc-
Cured the death of Mrs Roxie A. Tay-
lor at the home Of her brother Albert
Blaisdell with whom she was making
her home. Mrs. Taylor was born in
Mercer, fifty years ago last October
and was the daughter Of the late c. A.
and Mrs. Ellen a. Blaisdell. When
young girl she came to this town and
at seventeen married Willard Taylor
who lived only few years after their
marriage. Later she married a broth
er of her first husband Wallace Tay-
Tor who died fourteen years ago this
month. For over twenty years Mrs.
Taylor has suffered with Locomotor
Ataxia and during the past years Of
her life was completely helpless. AZ
ter Mrs. Taylor married her first hus-
band they resided short time in
Fairfield but with the exception Of
that time and of about five years after
her illness when she resided with her
sister in Oakland all the time since
she was young lady has been pass
ed in this town. During the entire
twenty years OF her dreadful afflction
she has resided with her sisters and
brothers who spared neither time nor
trouble 10 do everything for her COM
fort that could be done and cared for
her as tenderly as for a baby. The
funeral services were held from the
home of her sister Mrs Wilbur Tay-
lor on Thursday afternoon. conduct
ed by Rev f. r. Farrar and the burial
made in the family lot. The flowers
sent by the friends for the funeral
were very beautiful. Friends and
relatives from out Of town who at
tended the funeral were Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Wentworth and son OF
Oakland, Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Blais-
dell and son Wallace of Mercer, Verne
Blaisdell of Madison, Charles Varney
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The News of SOmerset's Busy Towns

and son Frank Of Mercer Mrs. Maude
Morse and Mrs. Alden Dutton of Mer-
Ger. A step daughter Mrs. Alice
Bamford of Pennington was unable to
be present. Besides the step-daugh-
ter she leaves two sisters Mrs Chas.
Wentworth of Oakland and Mrs. Nell
lie NJ Taylor of this town and three
brothers Newton Blaisdell of Mercer
and Almon and Albert of this town.
Besides these brothers and sisters she
leaves several nieces and nephews and
several grand nieces and nephews.
Mrs Mae Cunningham has been en-
Pertaining her uncle DR.. Cleveland OF
Woonsocket, r. l. during the past
week.
Ethemer Stevens has won the
lauras as a trout fisherman on the
Mill Stream as he has caught eighteen
trout each weighing about pound.
George Chandler has been enjoying
session with the humps.
Mrs. Frances Bolan recently visited
friends in Augusta and also attended
her niece's graduation from Mason
Institute. Springyale.
Mrs. Aliyinza Whitcomb has been
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Roxie
Carr during the past week returning
home Sunday.
Miss Nellie Dolloff has been very
iii during the past two weeks.
Walter Heald accompanied by Guy
Rogers, Edna Rogers and Pearl Shep-
herd enjoyed an automobile trip to
Cambridge last Wednesday and at
tended Grange meeting.
Mrs. Levi Ham and grandson Lee
Robbins left Monday morning for
Pepperill, Mass, where Mrs. Ham will
visit for few weeks and Lee is TO
remain with his parents indefinitely.
Mrs. Annie Powers was visiting old
friends in town last week
Almon Blaisdell has been confined
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and Most Excellent degrees were con-
ferred upon seven candidates, the
work commenced at . o'clock in the
afternoon ard at o'clock a banquet
was served. District Deputy Grand
High Priest George II. Bange of Au-
eusta was present \ large attend
ance AID a very enjoyable time was
reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Lancey left Sat-
urday by automobile for Belfast where
they will be the guests of their
daughter Mrs. Norman Fl. Donahue.
Mrs. Myra Moore was in Pittsfeld
and Wateryille Friday.
W II. Jones, State road man of
Weeks Mills was in town Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs Clyde Harvey spent
Sunday in Wellington.
J. Howard Haley was in Bangor
Monday on business.
Sherman Gray is building bunga-
low on his lot on Pttsfeld Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olney Wilbur are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of a son.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry f. Randlett re-
turned Tuesday from Ellsworth. af-
ter spending a few days with Mrs
Randletts parents.
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CAPT. YORK FEELS
20 YEARS YOUNGER
Gains Sixteen Pounds and is Baet m
Job Since Taking Tanlac

Il am now sixty-nine years of ago
and during all those years 49,
never run across a medicine that
consider in a class with Tanlac
said Joseph A York, of 221 High g.
Portland Maine.
"Mr. York has been prominen,lv
identified with the business and civic
interests of Portland for fiftv-two
years. He is also popular in frater,
nal order circles, is now Captain =,
Canton Ridgely Lodge No. /. Odd Fol.
lows, and is highly esteemed by all
who know him.
Il have just finished my fourth bot
tie of Tanlac," continued Mr. York
" and have been benefited even beyond
nv expectations. Besides gaining
sixteen pounds in weight l have been
built up and strengthened until
feel all of twenty years younger.
For the past two years l have been
in a miserably run down condition
and was compelled a short time aro
to give up my work, as I was Inn
weak to stand it any longer. felt
worn out all the time. and would pct
up mornings even more tired than
on going to bed at night | could
eat scarcely anything and what
did force down caused bloating and
the worst sort of pains in my stomach
The pains were so severe at times
actually thought I would die Nv
nerves were SO unsettled that The
least thing worried me and I could
never get a good nights sound sleep
There were days when I felt that
I was suffering with about a dozen
different ailments. | had lost in
terest in everything and felt so bad
that I didn't seem to care whether
school kept or not. The ordinary
treatment failed to help me, and as
I had read so many statements from
people l know here in Portland I
got me some Tanlac. l know now
for myself what it will do, for I sim.
ply feel like l have taken a new
lease on life. I have never felt bet.
ter and am able to look after my
work as usual. I am eating three
hearty meals a day, and yet I am
hungry all the time. My food agrees
with me perfectly, for I eat just any
thing l want and never feel a touch
of indigestion. My nerves are as
steady as clock. and I sleep as sound
as a child all night never waking I'D
until someone calls me in the morn
ings. l am glad to give the facts
about my case for publication for
the benefit of others who are needing
Tanlac as l did"
Tanlac Is sold In Skowhegan BY
Sampson & Avors and by the leading
druggist in every town.
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NORTH FAIRFIELD

Much credit is due the Misses Went
worth and Savage for the excellent
program presented by the children of
the Pitts md Covell schools at the
Union church, Monday evening. Over
SIS was taken In which Will be divided
between the two schools.
L. B. Thomas and son Merle accom-
panied George Pelkey. who had been
employed at the Thomas farm to his
home in Mapleton last Friday making
the trip by auto.
Barbara Hodges and Nellie Sabans
were over night guests OF Miss Bige-
low Monday to attend the entertain
ment at the Union church.
Several of the young people of No.
Fairfield have joined Victor Grange
and took their first degrees last Sat
urday night,
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MERCER

The remains of Alexander Maxwell
were brought here last week from
Massachusetts and buried in the FAM
ilv lot in the village cemetery. Mrs
MAXWELL was buried there about a
wear ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell
we're former residents of this town
but have lived in Massachusetts Tor a
good many years. One son Arthur
survives.
Paul Chamberlain and family are
visiting friends in town.
Lillace Caswell of Portland and
Laura Stanley who are attending
Colby College, spent Memorial Day
at the home of their parents in town
Next Sunday. June 10, will be OBJ
served as Childrens Day at the
church with an appropriate sermon by
the pastor followed by exercises py
the children.
Mrs. Ellen Brown is visiting her
niece Mrs. Ella Bryant of North An
son.