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The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
CLOSING OF STATION 4
BLOW TO INTERESTS
Apprehension Manifested over Re-
ported Intention of the Maine Cen.
trail Railroad Company

The reported intention of the Maine
Central Railroad Co. to discontinue
its station on the Anson side OF the
river Is looked upon by the business
men as blow to the best interests of
the town. The station was established
when the railroad was extended from
Madison to North Arson and has al
ways been kept open. Although the
mail is put off on the Madison side of
the river and the passenger business
has been practically nil for several
years, it serves a large territory for
freight shipment. The railroad COM
pany, pursuant with its policy of re-
trenchment, is considering the closing
of the station. A petition for retain
ing the station is being circulated on
the Arson side of the river.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30

to E. D. Blaisdell of Dexter for $575,
the mortgage being dated July 9Th.
1920. Deputy Sheriff Cole testified
that Morton had admitted to him that
he had had the automobile in Boston.
County Attorney Merrill appeared for
the State and Judge Brazzell OF Fair
field represented Mr.. Morton. The
matter of the worthless checks was
not brought up against Morton at this
hearing, altho three had been return
ed it is claimed to the First Nation
al Bank bearing Mortons signature.
It is understood that Morton claims
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
Engagement announced

Among the Christmas engagements
which have been announced is that
of Miss Marietta s Nichols. daughter
# Rev. and Mrs Herbert l.. Nichols
and Willard II. Lehroke, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Lebroke of Norway.
The date of the wedding has not been
definitely settled Miss Nichols has
been employed in the law Office of l..
l.. Walton and besides being promin-
ent in affairs at the Centenary Method
st Episcopal church of which her
'ather is pastor she is a member of
Skowhegan Sorosis and Priscilla Re-
bekah Lodge.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30

toned. Judge Lawrence has for
long time been a prominent lawyer
of Somerset County and is recogniz-
ed as a young man of keen intelli-
gence and possessing much legal abb
lity Several years ago during the
administration of the late VIM. T.
Haines as Governor OF Maine. Mr..
Lawrence was his private secretary.
Prior to that he was judge OF the
Western Somerset Municipal court.
He and Mrs. Lawrence still call Show
hegan home. although their present
residence is sub-let for the winter. and
they are now boarding IN Augusta.
Guy II. Sturgis he present Attorney
General and has been a familiar figure
in the Somerset County court room
during the year because of his pres
ence here during the two murder
trials Of State W. John a Burke.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
BENNETT VS. KNIGHT IS
FIRST CASE
Supreme Judicial Court COnEenes
January 25 with Chief Justice Cornish
Presiding.

The dockets for the January term
of Supreme Judicial court which con-
yenes at the court house here on Jan.
% have been published Chief JUS
tice l.. c. Cornish will preside and
the following cases are assigned for
the first day. Robert H. Bennett VS.
Clifford ]. Knight Joseph Pellerin VS.
New England Lumber Company; Will
liam St. Clair W. New England Lum-
ber Co. The case assigned for the
second day is that of Juanita Crandall
proami vs.. the Inhabitants of Hart
land The civil docket contains 245
cases and the equity docket - cases
There are 10 cases on the criminal
docket.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
SKOWHEGAA WOMEN To
Be JURORS.
Names in Proportion to Number VOt-
ing will be Placed in Ballot Box

The names of probably about fifty
women will be placed in the jurors
box by the selcctmen, the number
being selected proportionally accord
ing to the number voting. The names
of about 100 men will be placed in the
box to be drawn as usual.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
DIR. W. G. Sawyer Reappointed Medi.
cal Examiner

DR.. Warren G. Sawyer of Madison
who was recently renominated by
Governor Milliken as one of the Me-
dical Examiners of Somerset County
has now received his reappointment
DR. Sawyer is widely known as pro-
minent Madison physician and has a
large circle of friends in different sec
tions of Somerset County.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
BIG GIFT TO NE. SPIN.
MING EMPLOYEES
Average Week Pay for Every Year
Worked to the Operatives

The employees of the Maine Spin
ming Company received for Christ
mas gift an average weeks pay for
every year they have worked for the
concern. This amount totalled $1,000
and WAS quite an increase over the
usual pay roll.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
Deputy Sheriff Libby Rc-appointed

Deputy Sheriff Albert ]. Libby has
been re-appointed deputy sheriff in
Skowhegan. Mr.. Libby is a we'll known
barber and in the past has Given cor
siderable attention to various official
duties as required in a shire town
other appointments locally have not
yet been made.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
Missing Hartland Man Not Located

Carroll Richardson, ho myster-
iously disappeared several weeks ago
at Hartland and by some was believed
to have been drowend has not been
found. It is now believed to quite
likely that he is living. His wife
has accepted housekeepers position,
taking her two small children with
her
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30

at eight o'clock, fifteen minutes be-
fore his train was due to leave. Ac-
cordng to the records the detective,
an officer and the prisoner went to de-
tective headquarters where Morton
was searched and questioned. The
records state that he would not make
any statement at that time and when
asked if he had been in Skowhegan,
Maine, during the month of November
1929, he said he had not and that he
knew nothing of the checks he was
accused of passing on the First Ma
tional Bank of Skowhegan, Maine.
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
Held in Connection with Liquor
Smuggling

II was learned yesterday afternoon
from Sheriff Mooers that information
had been received from jackman TO
the effet that Hector Berube vas be
ing held for his appearance in court
in connection with liquor smuggling.
Frank w Buckuam will give 80
per cent discount on his large stock
of Pyralin Ivory goods during the
month of January. 2Wo3
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30
JUDGE LAWRENCE IS
CANDIDATE
Seeks Office of Attor-
ney General
Name 10 Ee Presented ior nomination
~ Representative tlyde II. smith of
Sk0W hrgan

Next Monday evening a. a Joint
Caucus Of the Republican Members of
the house and senate the name of
Judge F. Lawrence Of skowhegan,
Judge Fred r Lawrence Of Skowhe-
gan, C - attorney general will be
presented by Representative Clyde II.
Smith OF Skowhegan for nomination
for the Office Of Attorney General. AS
the Republicans are IN the ascenden-
cy in both the house and senate IL
Judge Lawrence receives the nomina-
ton his election will not be ques-
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30

Frank w. Bucknam will give 30
per cent discount on his large stock
of Pyralin Ivory goods during the
month Of January. 2w53
The independent-reporter., 1920-12-30

PRAYER meeting at the Centenary
Methodist church will be omitted this
Thursday evening.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
Two, Once Tried
 in Murder Mystery,
 Face New Charges

Atlanta. Ga. March 16.-Mrs. Ida Mae Innis, convicted with her hus- band, Victor K. Innis of Eugene, Ore gon, of larceny after trust in con- nectior with the celebrated disap. pearance of the Nelms sisters, will face charges of using the mails to defraud when she is released from the Georgia prison farm, March 23. It was learned today that warrant had been prepared on an indictment returned in 1915.
 Mir. and Mrs. Innis were tried on a charge of having murdered Mrs, Eloise Nelmsi Dennis and Miss Beat rice Nelms of Atlanta, who disap. peared in San Antonio in 1914. and were acquitted, the state failing to prove that the women were dead. The couple then were tried on charges of larceny of funds entrusted to In his by Mrs. Dennis. Mrs. Innis was sentenced to serve three years and husband seven,
 In their relations with the two Atlanta women, Mrs. Innis was alleg ed to have posed as the aunt of hel husband. Neither of the missing women has ever been heard from.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
Fish Dealer Woes With DumbWaiter:
 Crazy, Says Court

New York, March 16.-The budding romance of Charles Eff ert, reputed to be a wealthy fish dealer, was frost-bitten in Magis- trate Sweetser's court today aft CT Miss Ethel Cozzen, blonde and comedy, recited the persistence with which she has been wooed through chute of an unro- matic dumbwaiter.
 Every morning. with unbroken regularity, she told the court, her unwelcome suitor took advantage of the lulls in visits of icemen and milkmen to shower her with love missives of no mean length. Eifert blushingly admitted he was "madly in love" with the young women from the first mo- ment he saw her in the street. He was startled when the magis- trate gave orders to summon an ambulance to take him to Belle vue hospitals observation ward. Eifert protested vehemently that he was not insane, but was only in love.
 "Love is insanity" the court ruled,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
Atlantic Pacific Fleets Will Meet
 in ManeuVers

Washington, March 16.-The Pa cific and Atlantic fleets will meet off the Pacific coast of Panama next January in their first joint maneu- vers, designed to keep the navy "on it's toes" during peace time.
 That was decided today at a con ference between Secretary Daniels and Admiral Rodman and Wilson, the fleet commanders, who will work out details. It is practically certain however, that battle between the fleets approaching as nearly as pos sible actual warfare, will be arrang- ed It may also serve as an actual test of the Panama canal as an ele- ment of naval strategy.
 After the practice is at an end, the combined fleet will visit the princi- pal Pacific ports of the United States so as to give the people there an op. portunity to see the nations full naval fighting force.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
SOUTH ARKANSAS BANKERS GUESTS OF
 PINE BLUFF TO-DAY
More Than 100 Expected to Attend Group z Con-
 VentiOn

More than 100 out of town bankers from southeast Arkansas are expected to be in Pine Bluff today and to- night to attend the annual conven- tlon of Group No. ', Arkansas Bankers association. The conven- tion will be held in the hall room of the Hotel Pines and the opening session will begin at 10 o'clock this morning. Prominent local banking men, as well as prominent out-of- town bankers, are to address the con vention. The night session will be taken up entirely with a banquet ut which local literary and musical ar lists will entertain. Dr. J. l. Nor ris will be the toastmaster.
 The complete program for the en- tire convention is as follows:
 Morning Session. Invocation, Rev. John II. Moore pastor First Baptist church Address of welcome Mayor M. C. Hollis.
 Response M. Thompson, cashier Bank of Thornton.
 Report of group chairmen -Lloyd R. Byrne, vice president Merchants and Farmers bank, Dumas. NepoIt oi Sioup SecIeIaIy dHG treasurer--Frank N. Pugh, cashier Farmers Savings Bank and Trust company, Hamburg, Ark
 Greetings from Arkansas Bankers association. Stuart Wilson, presi. dent; Robert E. Wait, secretary.
 Noon-Recess.
 Afternoon Session, 2:30 to 5:00. "Address-"The Bankers Function in the Economy of Life," Rabbi L. J Rothstein.
 Members forum-Conducted by chairman with assistance of mem. bers.
 Address-"New Busihess," R. w Etter, manager savings department Merchants and Planters bank. Address-"Service," w. A. Hicks vice president and cashier American Bank of Commerce and Trust com. pany, Little Rock.
 Address-Dr. Bradford Knapp, dear and director of the college of agri. culture, University of Arkansas.
 Election of officers. Adjournment
 Night Session. Banquet--Hotel Pines o'clock Program for banquet: Vocal solo,-Mrs. E. J. Logue. Whistling solo-Miss Imogene Al. exander.
 Vocal solo-Miss Ernestine Norris
 Violin solo-Miss Kate Boyce.
 Reading-Mrs. A. F. Triplett.
 Vosal solo--Mrs. Jesse R. Core.
 Interpretative dance-Miss Eliza. beth Bovers.
 Accompanists-Bea Holland Miss Leslie Imon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
400 ARE: REPORTED KILLED |N GERMAN
 ATTACK UPON kIEl
Many Mere are Wounded as Battle Cruiser Opens
 Fire

London, March 16.-FOur
 hundred persons are reported to
 haef beer killed and many per-
 sons wounded in 8 bomba ardment
 of Kiel by the German cruiser
 Eckernfoerde, says Central
 News dispatch from Copenhagen,
 quoting the Ekstrabaldet's Kiel
 correspondent.
 The dispatch adds that some guar ters of the town were destroyed by the bombardment. The cruiser is said to have directed it's fire espec. ially against the quarters of the workmen who are opposed to the Kapp government.
 In addition to the report of the bombardment of Kiel, details have been received of severe fighting The Daily Mails Berlin correspond ent, under date of Monday, says that the communist seized the arsenal six officers and number of soldiers being killed. Later marine bri. gade, supporting the Kapp govern. ment, retook the arsenal, where about 200 are reported to have been killed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
Irish to Have
 Big Parade Today
 in New York City

New York, March 16.-Eamonr De Valera, "president of the 1risf republic,". tonight issued "St. Pat. rick's day proclamation to the sons and daughters of the Gael" urging them to "show the world the right o1 moral beauty and to teach mankind peace and happiness in keeping the law of love-"
 Virtually every Irish-American SO ciety in Greater New York formed 1T 45 battalions and marching in ranks of eight will pass in review before MT. De Valera in a St. Patrick day parade tomorrow. The Irish tri-col or, green, white and orange will wave alongside the American flag al the head of the marching columns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
COUCH PURCHASES
 P!CRIC ACID PLANT:
 S770,000 INY0L. YED
Pine Bluff and Little Rock Men His Associates,
 He Says
INDUSTRIAL CENTER
 IS TO BE DEVELOPED
Nature of Factories to be Established at New Arkansas Light and Power Property in
 Doubt

H. C. Couch, president of the Ar. kansas Light and Power company, ir a message to the Graphic last night from Washington. announced that he and his associates have purchased the picric acid plant at Picron, neal Little Rock, from the federal govern ment for consideration said to be $770,000, about one tenth of the an?ount the government spent in building the plant.
 MT. Couch declared that his asso- ciates are Pine Bluff and Little Rock men. The plant, he stated, would be used for the manufacture oi articles to supply the needs of the state and to consume the states products.
 Just what will be done with the big plant wasn't clear last night either from M. Couch's message ol from Little Rock reports. It is be- lieved, however, that extensive plans are under way for it's development as an industrial center. Just what sort of factories are to be establish ed there also is not known, it is said
 The plant includes several substan- tial buildings at Picron, three miles from Little Rock, numerous spurs, 4( acres or more of land and some equipment. The plant was only par tially completed when the armistice was signed.
 A Little Rock message regarding the sale last night said:
 "In addition to MT. Couch and Mir England, the Dixie Cotton Oil Mil company, w. F. Bridewell and other Little Rock interests are said to be in the Arkansas group which made the bid on the plant.
 "Under tentative plans, the mer would utilize the plant, or part of it as a commercial fertilizer factory Whether the remainder of the plant could be utilized as flour mills ol grain elevators is in doubt, due to the peculiar construction of the build iny"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
SOUTHERN RAILWAY WON'T DEPEND. UPON
 FEDERAL GUARANTY
Road Expects South to Pro vide More Than , 1-2
 Per Cent

Atlanta, Ga., March 16.--Believing that the remarkable prosperity of the South will be continued in- definitely, the Southern Railway system will rely on it's own earnings instead of accepting the Standard return of five and one half per cent, with an extra one half of one per cent for Improvements, provided in the transportation act
 The decision was learned tonight after the return of President Fairfax Hardison from trip over the sys- tenn which convinced him that condi- tions were such that the Southern lines would equal or surpass the governments guarantee, amounting in this particular instance to about $12,500,0O0 monthly. Roads affected by the decision are the Southern railway. Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas Pacific; Alabama Great South ern and New Orleans and Northeast ern.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
Maryland Would
 Modify Dry Law

Annapolis, Md, March 16.-Gover- nor Ritchie took an open. stand to- night for the passage of legislation authorizing the manufacture and sale of beer, cider and light wines in Maryland. He sent his message on the liquor question to the house.
 The message is an indorsement of the Jones bill to legalize 3 1-2 per cent beverages. and contains an in. dorsement of the wet program as far as it is proposed to put it into effect in this state.
 The governor said in part:
 My judgment is that the farmers of this state want and should not be denied the right to make cider and light wines, as they have al. ways done and the laboring man and the people generally want and should not be denied beer and light wnies.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
Maryland Racing
 Wins Out by Vote

Annapolis, March 16.--The refer endum race track bill by which the question of abolishing race betting or subjecting the tracks to regula- tion and heavy taxes under the Burke racing commission bill failed of fi- nal passage in the house of legisla- ture this evening bv vote of 51 for and 50 against. Under the consti- tuition 52 votes are necessary for fi- nal passage.
 Thursday the Burke bill. providing regulation and heavy taxation on ra. cing in the form in which it came from the judiciary will be brought uE as an addition to the Andrews anti. race track gambling bill and it's ad vocates are confient that it will be passed and sent to the senate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
YOUTH KILLS MOTHER. THEN SHOOTS HIS
 WIFE AND HIMSELF

+ Fayetteville, Ark, March 1G. & + Clarence Roller, 2S, thjs morn + ing shot and killed his mother.
 i Mrs. A. N. Cole, aged 50' and + then shot and probably fatally + wounded both his wife, Fay Cole
 + Roller, and himself.
 + The young couple had been + separated, but the cause of the + tragedy was unknown. '.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
One is Held for
 Robbery of Bank

Ottawa, Kan, March 16.-A local man was arrested tonight in connec- tion with the robbery today of the Peoples State bank at Harris, Kan. where the two men obtained $1O.- 900 in cash and $5,000 in Libercy bonds and escaped in motor car.
 According to the authorities, the assistant cashier of the bank has identified the suspect. A motor car believed to have been abandoned by the robbers has been identified al the property of the man in custody 1t was said.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
Turkish Terms
 Are Sent to U. s.

Washington, March 16.---An an- nouncement from Paris today that the tentative arrangement in cOnnec- tion with the settlement of the Tur- kish question had been communicated to the United States, brought no off, ficial comment as to the attitude of the American government toward the proposals.
 The plan includes recognition of an independent army and retention of the Sultan in Constantinople as drawn up, but it was suggested that recent events might necessitate modi- fications and also that Russia would be included in the final settlement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
Offer Reward for Capture of Slayer
 of the Frasers

Nogales, Ariz., March 16.-The county supervisors today authorized a reward of $500 for the capture of Ezequiel Lara and an unidentified companion, supposed to be Manuel Garcia, charged with the murder of Alexander and John Fraser and the robbery of the Fraser Brothers store and postoffice at Montana Camp three weeks ago. Possemen who spent the last 10 days in the noun tains near Carson's ranch, returned today and reported no trace of the fugitives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
Former Indiana
 Chief Justice is
 Suicide in Home

Hammond. Ind. March 16.--Judge John H. Gillett, formerly chief jus tice of the supreme court of Indiana, hanged himself in the garret of his home today with a clothes line. Judge Gillett's wife died year ago and he has dispondent since, according to friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
RELEASE MISSIONARY.

Peking,. March 11.-Rev. Dr. A. L. Shelton, missionary of the Disciples of Christ church who was captured in January at haoyuakan near Yum nan-Fu, was released through the efforts of the American legation and is proceeding under escort to Yman-Fu, where he is due to arrive Monday. He is reported to be well.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
STRIKE SPREADS.

New York, March 16.-The long shoremen's strike called Saturday
 against coastwise shipping interests, spread late today to the Colonial line, operating boats between New York and Providence. Three hundred men employed on Colonial docks walked out to enforce demands for mere pay and adjustment of working con
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
FOUR BOYS FREEZE, DIE.

Bismarck, Mr., March 16.-Four sons of Gus Wohlka, farmer of Rider, were frozen to death in Mon- days blizzard. The boys were re- turning from school Monday after noon when their team and wagon was practically buried by snow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
Plans to
 Unearth Cities of
 Ancient Romans

Madrid, March 16.-The. news papers are demanding of the gov ernment credits for the commence ment of excavations in the province of Leon, to unearth Roman cities which are believed to be buried there and which tradition says contain great quantities of jewels and money and antiquities of great value. The newspapers desire that the task be assigned to experts who would be competent Of making success of the undertaking.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
CANAL IS CLEARED.

Washington, March 16.-Conditions at the Cucaracha slide in the Pana- ma canal had sufficiently improved yesterday to permit all waiting ships to pass, Governor Harding reported today to the war department.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
SALARIES OF HARVARD
 TEACHERS ARE TO BE RAISED 50 PER CENT

Cambridge. Mass, March 12. Salaries of the teaching staff at Harvard University will be advanced from 40 to 50 per cent on September 1. President Lowell announced to the faculty that the results of Harvard endowment fund campaign had enabled the governing board of the univer- sity to draw up now scale of salaries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
Arrest Many Germans.

Berlin, March 16.-A number of persons were arrested today for dis- tributing anti-government leaflets and communist pamphlets arguing a general strike and world revolu- tion."
 There were fusilades during tte day and evening in various part of Greater Berlin, particularly at Scho- ei.vurg and Halensee, at the Halle Gate and before the Alexander Bar racks, but no details regarding the number killed and wounded we.a available.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
. t, I. + Z. I, * + s. :. 4. j. 4. I
CLAIM THEIR WIFE HAS 22 HUSBANDS;
 ASKS HER ARREST

Dayton, Ohio, March 16.- Claiming that their wife" has 22 husbands and is divorced from none of them, Tiffic Sailed of Cincinnati, and James Nick of Dayton, joint ly asked the police today to arrest Margaret Fisher, 21, on a charge of bigamy. She is now said to be in Springfield, Ohio.
 Sailed claims he married the woman at Chevoit, Ohio, Feb ruary 16, 1920 and Nick claims to have wed her yester- day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
: 13O Killed at Hamburg.

Copenhagen. March 16-Thirty per-
 sons were killed, including some wo-
 men and children, in yesterday ,sl fighting in Hamburg between citi-4 zens' guards and Baltic troops, acs
 cording to advices from that city.