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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-16
Real Estate Transfers

The following transfers were among
the deeds recorded at the Somerset
Registry of Deeds Office during the
past week.
Moscow David Y. Dunton TO Ralph
A. Worth. land lying westerly OF Chase
stream so-called
bingham Sanford Nottage to Z. ".
Dunton, land.
Detroit-John r. Bean ct al TO Car
roll J Trikey OF Corinna, land
SkoWhegan -Addie d. Sawyer 10
Jennie Nutting, land
Hartland-Cecil N. Lancaster Of
Corinna to James II. Dundas ~ al Of
Clinton. Mass, land with buildings.
Brighton-Christian Errre' f.ppold
Of Arson to S. d. Warren Company,
land.
Canaan Joseph a %eeoaab Of
Rcadaeld to Troll = il. fHefIe
Of RoXbury, Ma latl
Athens Dorofhs flaH 1M.Itto :. D.
Warren Co. land
Caratunk-Chae = Ham to Elizabeth
H. Massie Of reas4s59t, IS. IL and
with buildsg.
Mercer Milton T. Blaisdell Of Bel
grade 10 George Tracy of Oakland.
land.
New Portland Herbert G. Hodg-
kins of Wateryille to Henry r. Merry.
land
Norridgewock- Ethel NJ. Whitney to
NJ. W. Yann land with buildings; Eth
ell NJ Whitney to E. II. Burgess land
Anson-Napoleon J. Grenier to Ed
ward F. Merrill of SkowheRan. land
with buildings; Gardner \. ingalls, to
Betty A. Nevens, land.
Pittsfeld-Leona f. Thompson to
Aburnethy NJ. Cox, land with buildings.
Madison Elizabeth P Merrill to O..
F Luce, land with buildings.
Cornyille-Chas. NJ. Doutt to II. Z.
Hall, land with buildings; Ada E.
Green ct ais to Bessie s. Hill of Ga
ton. Texas. land.
Solon-A w Whipple to Scion
Creamery Co, land.
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STATE OF MAINE
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
SOMERSET. SIS.
November Il, A. D. 1920.
Alice p. Simmons, Executrix
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BILL IN EQUITY

STATE OF MAINE
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
SOMERSET. SIS.
November II. A. D. 1920.
Alice p. Simmons, Executrix
Prsprietors of the Arson and Madison
Bridge
To the Supreme Judicial Court in
Equity
erset County. State of Maine, execu-
trix of the last will and of the es-
tate of Augustine Simmons, late of said
Arson. deceased. complaining against
the Proprietors of Arson and Madison
Bridge, a corporation duly existing by
law and having an established place
of business in said Arson, and says
l. That said defendant corporation
was organized under Chapter 40 of the
Special Laws of the State of Maine
enacted in the year 1888, for the pur-
pose of constructing, maintaining and
operating toll bridge across the Ken
nebec River near North Arson village.
in said Arson.
9. That under said act said corpora
tisn constructed toll bridge and con-
structed or acquired a toll house, which
bridge and toll house are now tho pro-
perty of the defendant corporation.
3. That said bridge has become I'M
safe for public travel and that said
corporation, not being financially able
to keep said bridge in repair from the
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The Boston Post. New Englands
hest daily, to subscribers Of the Re-
porter. $40 for six months; $500 a
yee-
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New Prices for Butter Paper

The following prices are announced
for butter paper printed to order.
125 sheets $3.50
$50 sheets 200
SOC sheets 1925
1000 sheets $50
1000 sheets $50
II paid for before delivery we pre-
pay postage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28
Sick and in Prison
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1919, BY Frank cransD

The bittcrest rcproach that will be made
by the Master when we appear before Him
for our final reckoning is that when He
was sick and in prison we visited Him
not.
And we are also not left in doubt concern
ing where TO find Him; for we find Him
in the person of one of the least of these,
His brethren. That is TO say, any human
being is the tabernacle Of God and the
surest and most acceptable way to serve
God is to serve men.
This thought has come TO me most pog
nantly as ! have just read letter telling
about a friend Of mine, and Of yours, and
of all the world, who is now sick and
lonely, and needs our visitation.
] am not going TO tell you his name,
for he Is sensitive. and il this writing
meets his eye | would not want il to add
TO his distress.
Enough for you TO know he is, as said,
n Friend Of the World.
That is because he is poet
Endowed with extraordinary capacity, he
did not turn his strength toward making
beauty, which the world needs more than
money, but toward making money
There are few of us who read at all who
are not his debtor. He has given us the
things Of the spirit. lie has made, for those
elusive elements of the beautiful thath aunt
all our minds, a local habitation and name.
Now he is sick. He is up at health re-
sort in the mountains. struggling with the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28
Belated Honor

Those who think they not appreciated much as
tey ought to be- should consider the of Adam Thomp
som an Ohoan Great beneactor tho he was to his fellow
countrymen his little nothing to them to-
day During his lifetime he ridculed and even de-
nounced as if he enemy rather than friend oil
the human kind Let this then, be the we-deseved tho
belaed tribute due Adam Thompson the man who intro
duced America to the bathtub
Visiting England in 1872 Thompson heard that the prime
minister had installed bahtub his house The English
called it "glorfed dshpan" He decided at that,
rron returning to America he would have built for
himself And so he did 1t feet long feet wide,
built of mahogany and weighed 1,750 pounds.
When installed he invited various of his friends
to try and much did they like it that they told the
newspapers about it.
Immediately controversy began to Doctors declared
the bathtub invited rheumatic fever phthisis and nfan
nation of the lungs" according to H. L. Mencken Thomp
sons bographer. Thompson was rdiculed as one who
would corrupt his fellow countrymen by leading them into
the WAYS of the effete British aristocracy.
When it seemed that the bathtub habit might become
catching the city of Boston passed ordinance forbddng
the use of bathtubs In Virginia tax of $50
assessed against every bathtub.
Today bathub factories dot the land and in nearly
home is porcelain monument to the far-sighted and
courageous pioneer Adam Thompson In this connection
il should be recalled that there still living men who
scoffed the telephone toy while at Dayton o. there
are many citizens who shook their heads in pity when
they beard of the Wright brothers efforts to fly the
field at Symmes station.
So cheer up
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28

When two other service men and
were discharged from the 18th ma.
chine gun battalion. at Long Island.
y. y, we came 10 Seattle and then
went 10 Alaska. because we heard
that returned service men would be
given preference. We ran across a
Stacker master Of transportation who
would make Dampsey look like a
dirty deuce in a new deck. He had
no use for returned service men. All
he could do was 10 grunt and let us
know that he was the whole works.
He told the truth.
Any grievance that came TO Col.
Mears was referred 10 this Stacker
This made us sit up and take notice.
We looked around TO see how many
Of these draftdodgfng birds were up
there. We found that at the head OF
nearly every department OF the gov.
eminent railroad there was a slack,
err. and that Col. Mears u In favor Of
keeping them there.
Col. Mears VIII not even recog.
nize the men who went over with
him. I can't begin to write some Of
the stuff these men call Col. Mears.
One OF my friends tried hard to get
out OF Anchorage. because he
thought he was in an I. W. w. head
quarters.
Col. Mears win not fire a Stacker
10 give one of his old men a job he
had before he went 10 France. But
there is nothing said about Col
Mears or these slackers he employs
Why make Dempsey the goat?
PETER w. STEWART,
1861 Third Ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28
On the ISSUE Of
4mer-ic0nism There Can
Be NO Compromise

Great White Plague. His health, never ro-
bust, is now precafious.
He has no money. for poetry is not the
road TO wealth All his life he has gone
his way singing his songs and cheering us
all up.
| wonder If you wouldn't like TO help? II
it had been in your power TO relieve the
necessities of Robert Louis Stevenson in
those lonely days preceding his death, would
you not have esteemed it privilege?
Is there any better exchange that we can
make, and better bargain, than TO give OF
our material goods in return for the bene-
dictions Of beauty2
Our poet friend needs help. II j were
rich man, would be too selfish to let any
one share with me in the privilege of reliev-
ing his necessities al by myself. But am
not rich, except in friends.
Therefore, am asking my friends now, If
they want to make an investigation which
will bear compound interest of satisfaction
during this life. and a payment ten times
over Of the principal on the Day of Judg-
ment. to send along their contribution to
me. You can send it TO me in care Of this
newspaper will guarantee that it reaches
its proper destination, and if you will send
your name and address | will give you
receipt for the money sent.
] do not often make such plea as this,
in fact ! do not know that have ever done
il before: but in this / think j am justified,
for your response will not only bless the re-
cipient, but doubly bless the giver.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28
TOMORROW
.OS tho 2sth of January. In 1890.
" George Ill OF England died II

an tho ssth of January. In 1890.
" George Ill OF England died. II
was during his reign that the
American rebellion took place and
the great western nation was Lost
10 the British throne. The last years
of George III form one 81 the most
pltifui Epeciaclcs in history. In 1910
be retired from the government. and
the last ten years Of his life he
was hopeiessiy insane. with only oe-
caHlonai lucid intervals. He died In
his send year and the ssth OF his
reign.
In 1894. on the Goth Of January.
Louisa Maria Caroline. Countess OF
Albany, died a; Florence at the age
Of "a. She was the daughter Of a
German prince and married Charles
Stuart. the English prctendcr. For
some years they lived at Rome.
where the Stuart prince and his
conaort held little court. but the
Countess Of Albany was forced TO
leave Charles Stuart, who was both
profilgatc and cruel She retired TO
France and after the death OF
Charles married Alfieri. the poet.
on the 10th Of January. In 1888.
william Mckinley. 2sth president OF
the United States. was born at Niles.
% IL was during Mckinlcy's sec.
ond term as president. on September
6. 1901. that he was shot at the
Buffalo Exposition by Leon Col
sosx. an anarchist. The president
died eight days later from a wound
made by a bullet which penetrated
his stomach and lodged In the
muscles OF hts back. The chief
events Of McKinley's administration
were the Spanish American war and
the acquiring OF the Philippines.
Porto Rico and Guam. the annexa-
ton OF Hawaii and the expedition
under General Chaffcc In the Boxer
Instruction.
In 1881. on the goth OF Janu'
airy. Kansas was admitted into the
Union.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28
let's BUILD THAT AUDITORIUM

can sympahze who the of bunk and who
hvng homeless But this sherng
millionaire still wandered about pockets
side and hosptabe hotel clerks for his
plain dumb fool
Seattle today plain dumb fool
Seattle has money almost anything but civic home
of humaniys sake.
three hours waiting chance to buy ticket to
hear Heifez?
theatre that is 900 people this city would be glad
10 hearth If
the a of so citizens and the
Ten thousand people this orchestra week
Nothing the
week thrilling 10000 Seattle folks for hours
n harmony with themselves
house the orchestra it is taken
who
their and nconvenient to most who do have
handicap such an
that Meany hall will not hold the thfong
hail. skating
kh lines of police bar out all but the few hun
dred folks who have the privilege OF admission
ae-where
onea Seattle hold such meetings? . 49,
may acquainted with ITSELF lose its suspicion its aoof
meeting place?
e city folks do not of necessity
become grouch neighborhaing selfcodding dyspeptc
of
social basement we all
the
But meeting first and Seattle has meeting place.
auditorium great hall for its people, hall for its
hall for its singing societies nal where grand opera may be
presented to the thousands instea of the hundreds.
their and where thousands
comfort with and get away from the fuss and fury Of the daily
fight
AN auditorium greatest designed by architect
of service rather than profat
this needs today and can be made efusanng within
Seattle forward in many things aggard
most important
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28
UNJUST

Editor The star: Am submitting
the following concerning conditions
In nremer,on and the navy yard.
During the last two weeks the of.
fclais have been cutting wages and
laying of both exseryice men and
others. In some cases they ls, the
erssrvicc men come hack 20 work
providing they take an inferior rat.
in. and forfeit their furlough rights.
Tn. furlough proposition IL all tina;
makes n navy yard Job any good.
The IL. c. l.. IL advancing almost
daily and those who have six. eigh,
or more months IN toward their fur.
Tough have had good jobs offered
them from time 10 time bu, have
turned them down TO stay with the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28
THE PHYSICIANS IN INDUSTRY

when production falls behind and
the investment fails 10 pay dividends.
the wise captain OF industry now
doctor. the new type 90 plant cf.
ficieney expert who has more than
made good.
The world war cleared the field
for him. lie stepped into tho breach
when 100 per cent efficiency was do.
mandrd and successfully tackled a
task business experts were unable
To cope with. lie IL going TO be
more I'm demand during reconE,ruc-
ton while America races with ma
tons In the contest for world trade.
Manpower was never before re
gardrd aa ruch an important factor
In Industry. Every diseased man on
a company payroll lH a liability
rather than an asset BuHinsAs .x-
pcrta have been slow to take this
into consideration. They have at.
lowed for a maximum loss Of time
among employees. attempted TO
tighten M on SOME other items and
let II go at that. The new type Of
cfficisncy expert-the doctor--wcnt
after manpow,r and he tackled the
big problem first. vice diseases.
Remarkable results have already
bern secured. a hig manufacturing
concern In West Virginia followed
IN. advice Of n health expert and
Installed "a clinic for the free treat.
mcnt Of vice diseases at cost
Of between 5000 and &c 900 for the
first year. Tho plant had pay.
roll during this period OF $4,000.
Tho president OF the company has
informed the United States Public
Health service that "a n result Of
tho clinic treatment labor efficiency
was improved % Ia per cent. which
he Hald made tho return from the
investment $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28
IN THE EDITORS NAIL

yard. Now they can't get a Job at
any price.
am an crservioe man, having
served twenty-five months al ssa
since May /, 1917. bought a home
and got married since iot out Of
the service. Now. after / have .uft
nicely got started on paying for the
home and done eight months toward
a furlough. get laid off with the
information that can com e back to
work by losing my furiough rights
and taking a rating that Lays N.24
leas per day than the rating
formerly held. ! am not rs bad off
as some other fellows that have
from one TO six children.
There are women working. also
Filipinos who did nothing for the
service and who replace perfectly
good white men who shonid have n
preference. But next time they
want somebody TO make the world
safe they can pass me up.
am not bewailling mr. own fate.
but ] am writing this ia the hope
that Il may help others. Then they
wonder what makes Bols heviks
ExGoB.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28
MEaRs KEEPS SHAKERS.

Editor The Star: have noticed
several newspaper articles Of late in
which Jack Dempsey. the pugilis;. Is
called a Stacker. Why pick Dcmp.
scyE Take a look at sotne of the
heads Of departments on che govern.
ment railroad In Alaska. Jack
Dempsey is Napoleon alongside of
some OF them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28


thrrc living ON 500 n month.
Funeral announcements later.
The fair price committee has
been investigating for several
weeks and has made the follow.
ing startling discoveries;
That the producer Isn't to
blame for hlEh prices.
That the wholesaler isn't to
blame.
That the retalIer isn't.
What else maitcra7 What
right has the public 10 eat ham
and eggs. anyway
What has become Of the old
fashioned diner who used 10 expect
to get roast beef. apple pie and cot
fee for f2.507
Scientists. II Ia said. have found d
way 90 converse with folks on Mars
Now Jack Dempsey can get n place
20 fight.
Editor Wen Say so: II I'm tn,
guy you refer 10 when you address
slurring remarks In your column e
Henry" I'm going to sue.--IIank
kiay.
Mr.. Klay: Go ahead. II you car
get any money out OF US It's more
than our grocer has been able 20 dc
for two months.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28
Frankly Speaking

Anyhow, Hugh Caldwell is frank. II am frank to say,
he told audience that if had formed law partner
ship to my liking, would not now run for mayor"
--nich reminds of Sambos proposal
Said Sambo: "Cmon, honey; let's get married"
whats that, what's that?" asked Mandy
II would like very much TO to get married" Sambo
replied.
How come you to get that notion" continued Mandy
"Well" said Sambo "Ah isn't working, anyhow All
might well get married"
When Chicago teachers get that saLafy increase
eyngiug $50 O. month, February I, some of then,
should be getting almost much pay the janitors of
v the school buildings.
Ion can olcays Judge civilization by the degree Of
w<pcndencc enjoyed bU its women.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28
ANSWERED.

q. ! am frequently compelled 20
arise several times during the nigh,
90 urinate; also feel weak. nervous
and have dancing spots before the
eyes. when they appear ! am al.
most blinded and am sick for an
hour or so. what shan dor
a. In an old man It IL very com.
mon TO be compelled TO arise at night
10 urinatc. In your case. however,
you describe certain eye symptoms
which are often associated with kid.
ncy trouble. BY all means. therefore.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28

a stranger who signs himself
Mystic Moffit" writes To say he
Is sending by next mail the first
instailment 81 a series OF pungent
articles for this column IAN nj.
legory OF the future. aucerer than
fiction, but less truthless than
verse" II he comes thru as an.
ticipated the first blood will be
spilled In this space tomorrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28

consult a qualified physician at once
q In there any pain felt wher
having n nose operation performed
with cocalncT
A. When the parts are thoroiy
anesthe,ired there Ia very little pain
II depends. az course. on the nature
o. the operation. and on the manner
In which the cocaine In used
.. My husband seems perfectly
healthy. but il very thin. Though
he cats all kinds OF nourlshing food
nothing makes him gain any weight
What can give him9
have thcopis stomach. II lies
five inches below my navel. IL Il
rrrionH7 10 they usually operate for
such n condition.
\. so long nS your husband mp
pears 10 b. healthy. he need no,
worry much about being thin. IL n
not uncommon for individuals 20 re
main thin. even though they eat
plenty Of nourishlng food.
You probably have what physi
ciens call ''ptosiA'' Of the stomach
also spoken Of aN "Eastroptosla. =
This condition can often be relieved
by the wearing % suitable corset
ana by exercises which strengthen
the abdomen. This Is matter
however. on which you should hav,
your physician advise you.
UNCLE SAN. ". NJ" will answ~s,
eith~r In this column or BY mail.
questions Of g~n~~al intef~~t r~iafinr
eniy To hygiene. sanitation and the
prevention Of disease. u viii he
impossible for him 60 answer aa---
tion. Of purely p~v~onsi nature. or
70 prescribe for individual di-~a-~-.
Address
INFORMATION EDITOR,
Washington. u. G.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28

Platinum has gone up $40 an ounce
and IL now selling at tics. This Is
what makes IL so beautiful and
causes the big demand for Il.
Bandits entered n Cleveland drug
store and asked tho druggist for
money. whereupon he fired half n
dozen or more good bullets at them
Which. we'll say. is something Just
as good"
OUR GUESS ~ THAT HE WAS
AFTER A PAIR or TROUS ERs
Edward Maulsby was In CARING.
ton Thursday In search OF suitable
covering for his lower limbs.-Sykes
ton. n. D.. News.
However, you viii have TO admit
that many Of thc politicians who sny
they are opposed TO the Plumb plan
are strong for the oldfashioned plum
tree plan.
As we get it--ond we may be I'm
error In regard to this as we are
about 80 many things--Great Brit.
ain, France and Italy are violently
opposed TO the soviet form of gov.
eminent but have no III feeling to.
ward It's money.
But. as the typist remarked, II
can't get any music out OF the notes.
NO matter what keys J strike
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28

Folks are funny. II old Wilhelm had to sac icood
for hiring his pride could urge him to Stare tirst
Merican communists cdim there icere 10000 Aniert-
cans in Merico who lodged the draft There may hare
been 10000 but not Americans.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28

ny mail out Of city. soc per month"; . months
Use: months sIs; year. saee In ne
Use per month. ttSo for months. or 100
per year lily carrier. city lac per week
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28
a four-cyIindcr Amcricanma4,e

passenger automobile. for export
trade only. Is to b built in the Unit.
cd states.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-28

Greetinx~' Tho fair price
committee has found n family Of
fhrrc living ON 500 month.
Funeral announcement. later.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-11-11
DR. BASS LOCATED HERE.

Algiers welcomes a new optlclan'
DR.. Joseph Bass, who has recently
established headquarters at Callag-
hans Pharmacy. corner Olivier 81.
and Pelican Ave.
DR.. Bass is an old timer in his
line OF work, having been in the
optical business for twenty-three
wears. He is a graduate OF st.
Louis. Mo, where he practiced his
profession as optometrist and optic
ian for eleven years. He left his To-
cation at st. Louis to go TO Coylng-
ton for his health, and remained at
that place for twelve years. He left
Covington short time ago TO open
I'D a place of business here in New
Orleans: but finding that Algiers
was not represented in this protes-
sion. he decided to become one OF
us in business way and cast his
hat in our commercial ring for
keeps. DR.. Bass extends an invita-
tion.to the Algiers public 10 consult
with him regarding their eyes and
glasses.