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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-01
Conservation Men Prepare
Exhibit for State Fair

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 1.-The state
department of conservation Is prepar-
ing an exhibit for the Indiana state
fair, which will give visitors q COM
prehensive idea Of the work the Ave
divisions of this department Is doing.
The division OF entomology will show
q hundred or SO mounted insects tina :
prey on the farmers fruit and cereal
crops, together with specimens of
their ravages and the best known
methods of control and eradication
In the geological division the ex-
hfbit will consist of oil shales and oil
extracted from them; kaolin, brick,
pottery and fire clays,. sands and
grayels for road building and construc-
ton work, mineral properties used in
the manufacture of cement, samples
Of Goals from each Of the workable
coal beds in the state together with
the analysis of each coal
The forestry division exhibit will
consist OF the various woods grown in
Indiana. The state was once national
ly known for the superiority of it's
hardwoods. Today it is nearly denud-
ed Of frst-class virgin timber. Land
erosion, washed and barren ,hillsides,
unfertile soil and no protection to the
uSdu waters OI STREAMS TcSulLllS III
lack Of control over devastating floods
have followed in the wake of the van.
ishing timber This exhibit will en-
deavor to impress the need of a con.
structive forestry policy to insure a
future timber supply.
viii Show Baby Fish.
The division of fish and game will
show baby fish propagated at the four
state hatcheries and Of which nearly
$50 900 were planted this season in re-
stocking Indiana lakes and streams
There also will be young quail. pleas.
ants, wild turkeys, Canada wild geese,
skunk, 'possum, muskrat, etc, raised
at the state game experiment station
The display of the division of lands
and waters will demonstrate the need
of keeping our streams open and free
Of pollution, and Of protecting water
levels to insure adequate water for
the future. The needs of state parks
will be shown as recreational centers
and Fairgrounds, and it will be further
demonstrated that state parks are pay.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-01

bration Of Labor Day. in Farmland,
have been completed. 1t will be the
greatest celebration ever attempted
there. The event held there last year,
was attended by thousands, but the
American Legion, assisted by the
merchants. will equal, If not excel the
one last year. 1t will be an all day
affair, closing with display of fire.
works. Music will be furnished by
the Homner Band, and all the enter
tainments will be free There will be
automobile races, comic races, and con-
tests and old-fashioned dances. Two
hundred dollars in gold will be given
away to the lucky winners. An air
plane from Indianapolis will make
trips.
Tears Up Track.
Sunday morning a fiat car carrying
an oil tank ran off the Big Four track
between the station and the G. R. & l.
crossing, owing to a broken f1ange on
the wheel. The track and interlocking
switch were badly torn up and all
trains were compelled to pass around
ever the switch until after the track
had been repaired by the wrecking
crew.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-01

male citizens, but that they could not
be prevented from voting because the
18th amendment to the federal consti-
tuition distinctly declares that "the
right Of citizens OF the United States
shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any state on &C.
count of sex"
Attorney General Denny ruled that
the constitution of Georgia. the state
registration and all other laws con-
fiicting with this second of the federal
constitution were repealed and made
null.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-01
Women of Georgia Given
Right to Primary Vote
(By Associated Press,

ATLANTA, Ca. Sept. Women Of
Georgia have a right to vote in the
statewide primary on Sept. s, as well
as the coming general election, accord
ing to an opinion submitted to Cover
nor Dorsey today by r. A. Denny,
states attorney general.
The attorney general held that wo-
men could not register because they
cannot take the oath prescribed for
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-01

ing financial investments. Competent
people will be in charge OF the exhibit
to explain the work in detail and give
information to those interested.
RICHARD LIEBER, Director,
The Department of Conservation
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-01

It is not showing on Mars, ac-
eording to Camille Flammarion,
France'J veteran star gazer. who
has take,. up the scientific cudgels
against American and British
astronomers who thus explain the
temperance of the vast white spot
on the planet. M. Flammarion
says it is summer now on Mars,
and also ridicules the idea that
Martians have found a new method
Of signalling the earth. The savant
contends the spot is merely a
plateau higher than Thibet, which
has not been seen since 1870, due
to atmospheric obscurity.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-08
SOMERSET SERVICE
MEN To BENEFIT
Y. M. {. A. Fund Set
Aside For Scholarship
Somerset County Fund Amounts TO
$72j. Col. II. l.. MarStOn Chairman
OF Committee

Somerset's quota of the funds set
aside by the y NJ C. a. for scholar
ships to her soldiers and sailors
amounts to S725.00. A county COM
mittee, OF which Col. Roy L. Marston
is chairman. has been appointed to
act upon and approve applications for
these scholarships The other mem
hers of the Scholarship Allotment
Committee are Willard II. Cummings.
Shovhegan; William McGilvery Pitts
field; Charles Parks. Fairfield; Frank
Holley North Anson and Simeon j.
Whitney, Bingham. Any Somerset
County man regularly enlisted and
discharged from either the Army, the
Navy or Marine Corps is eligible Tor
one Of the Y. NJ. { \. scholarships
Application blanks will be gladly fur
nishod TO applicants by their nearest
committeeman. All applications must
be handed into the committee before
May l5.h.
There is an unlimited field OF choice
open to applicants. Business Col
ieeos, Trade Schools, Correspondence
courses. covering every possible line
OF work; professional schools, uni
yersities and the regular academic
and scientific colleges OF higher
learning. The members of the coun-
~ committee viii all be glad 10 talk
over and personally advise applicants
as to choice of courses.
The funds which the Y. NJ. {. A. are
devotng 10 this work came through
the unexpected Rotating by The Allied
governments Of their bills for trans
porting canteen supplies to France.
The Y. expected and had raised money
to pay freight on the enormous
quantities Of supplies sent over to our
boys in France, but the French and
British government in recognition of
The splendid work of the Y with the
Allied Armies, decided that they would
not accept pay and the American gov
ernment followed suit
As these funds were all contributed
by the American people for the good
of the soldiers, sailors and marines,
the Y. NJ C. A. wisely decided that
they should be devoted to the welfare
of discharged service men. 100000
was given to the American Legion to
be held in trust for five years and
then to be expended as seemed best
by the Legion for the welfare OF its
members. The remaining two million
was dedicated to giving scholarships
all over the United State to eX-ser-
vice men. OF course it is the desire
of the Allotment Committee to award
these scholarships to the most de-
serving and worthy applicants Of
Somerset
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SODALITY INSTITUTED
FOR CATHOLIC MEN
Fr. GiIl a Dominican Father From
Lewiston Assisted in Easter Ser.
vices at Our Lady OF LOurdes Church

An important feature of the Easter
observance at Our Lady Of Lourdes
Roman Catholic Church Sunday was
the instituting of the Holy Name So
dality for Men with a membership OF
thirty-nve. The officers have not yet
been elected. There is already a
sodalty for the boys OF the parish
which bears the same name, the new
er sodality being for the adult male
communicates. The organization
was perfected during the Rosary and
Benediction which began at o'clock
Sunday evening.
The services for the day at the
church were very elaborate. The
decorations included lilies, palms,
and ribbon streafners Three
masses were offered. the first at :
O'Clock, the second at $50 and the
third at ie58 At second mass the
children SANG very sweetly under the
direction ol fhe Crsaline Nuns and at
the l0.&o mas Mrs. \. b. Borden,
leader OF s. Ce,cIiJ's Orchestra and
director Of tba church choir scored a
musical success as did the per
formers ard singers by excellent rem
ditions Of sacred music At the last
service the SERMON MAS preached by
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-08
S0R05IS BENEFIT A HUGE SUCCESS
WITH EXCELLENT FINANCIAL RETURNS
Miss Pauline E. Oak Scored Notable Triumph
Empire Girls Stunning and Graceful

An audience which taxed the Show
hegan Opera House To almost its en-
tire seating capacity numbering prob
ably $50 persons listened TO The New
Lady Bantock9 Tuesday evening with
Miss Pauline Eaton Oak in the lead
ing role of Fanny or the new Lady
Bantock, supported by an exceptional
ly fine caste of local talent. Skow-
hegan people have frequently felt
themselves fortunate at having so
talented a reader as Miss Oak and as
the charming but somewhat unfortu-
nate Fanny, her graceful acting, keen
realization of the part she was fill
ing and gracious acceptance OF con-
ditions as they were in the final act
of her appearance Tuesday evening
were but additional achievements in
her career as an entertainer merl'.ng
well the liberal applause which she
received. Miss Oak wore ca.f#iHg
costumes and her sweet per aa.ItE
was recognizable thuaa. i#r p4gl aid
especially when she accepted tribute
OF flowers al the Close = tae
acts Playing with her r." a.H=
full husband Lord EaHt#... @as
George Allan Weutworfh aaa r. sat.
ly filled his role as tho he .d fsaf
a lifetime behind the laat.-a.s aad
his noble decision in the aa.i aee
even tho he noblemao. Had married
his buffers niece, won tar h.m all The
homage due a genuine matinee idol
Charles Turner as Martin Bennet, the
butler and really Lady han'ock's
uncle, was a perfect persooilcation
Of his role, both in speech aad man
ner while his family including Susan
nah Bennett, his wife, the househeep-
er at Bantock Hall played hy Mr.
Mary II. Bailey. his Two daughters.
lame AMI Honoria. maids at Nas'aes
Hall, played by Miss Lena NJ Wymas
aad Miss Bess NJ. Edwards ana his
som. Ernest, a second faotwaa aad
aae time pal OF Fanny. aao In .er
liberal share of credit - 100 .aa
.He iaeXorable Ernest - 1ha dr.. 4
Neeper We're iunaaf ~ u.# rs
Ire ea-to. Or. Fr0e#a. ~ -.0 =
a. rltDirc man of Patfa.'s ft.'t a.H
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-08
BURKE TRIAL FORMAL,
LY G0.T. .HyED
rey Neil. and ~ )i3as
- Il e. 70 Murder Cas- Bo ng
ihca q Sep.t nber

eaae o. Sta,e VS.. o0En \
u. .'3c.man charged with the
.aa # ,elsoa ". Bartle.. Of that
...s October was called on the
Dt.t"al docket Tue day during the
rpenlag session of Court which is be-
ing presided over by Judge Hanson OF
Calais. Thomas Leigh one of the at
torra FOR Mr. Burke at his former
trial was present and the case was
e-r@. j : continued until the Scptem-
Der term of Court, without objection.
Mr.. Leigh stated that some attempt
might be made to procure bail for
Burke before the end of the term but
this is hardly to be expected. Burke
was brought into court prior to his
case being called and was remanded to
Jail shortly after the entry of continu-
ance was made. The accused man is
looking we'll and states that his
health is good Mrs. Burke has re
turned from visit to Jaekman and
is again in Skowhegan altho not in
court Tuesday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-08
LOCAL WOMEN FORM
CITIZENSHIP CLASS
Miss Gertrude ;. Weston is President
OF New Organization Which Prom
i>es to be OF Great Value to Future
Voters

y meeting Of the women Of show-
heean who wish to study with refer
eace 10 The duties now confronting
aaam IN view of the moere O. equal
rage Uas held saturday n.sHt in
Iae Municipal bui'ang @iJh Ne# W.
- camuiaes preeidiae Attorney
6es.o ". Cover delivered ar.
al#re.. during wHea Ge stated thaI
then male voters would Gladly welcome
women To their ranks in political al
fars IN organization was perfect
ed to be called a Citizenship Class
With the following slate Of officers:
president, Miss Gertrude S. Weston;
vice president, Mrs. Daisy d. Merrill;
secretary. Mrs. Mary Stinehfield;
treasurer. Mrs. Janet Merrill; program
committee. Mrs. Mary +. Marston, Mrs.
Eliza X. Lashon, Mrs Sarah Pennell
Reed. Mrs Alice l.. Wadsworth and
Mrs. Vivian G. Woodbury.. Mrs. Ma
Del J. Juuhlllo 10 " " IiNo "6N III
fer the month of April. The class
will study town and state government
affairs at the National Capitol and
technique of voting with special at
tenlion to local interests. Tie mat
Ter of presidential primaries viii al
"a be studied directly by the ladies'
\ very active Citizenship club WIS or
eanized last week in Fairfield at
which Mrs. Cummings gave an a9dress
and similar organizations have heeu
perfected in Wateryille and elsewhere
in the state Four meetings have
already been planned for Showheaan
commencing April Il at 80 in The
Municipal Building. Speakers and
their subjects will later be announced.
This class is strictly non-partisan
as fhc women wish to consider them
selves first as citizens. The mee,-
ing of Saturday evening cannot be to
highly commended ard il would be Il
wise step if the men of the commui-
T. could assemble together for the
purpose of considering the present
vital affairs OF town. state and nation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-08
E. B. REED or HARMONY
IS CANDIDATE
Seeks Office Of Representative From
Harmony. Cambridge, Ripley, 1t.
Adams, Hartland and Canaan Class

Enrol b. Reed Of Harmony hereby
announces his candidacy for Repre-
sentative to the Legislature from the
Harmony. Cambridge. Ripley, st. AL
bans, Hartland and Canaan class. Mr..
Reed is prosperous merchant, 43
years of age, and junior partner in
the firm of Reed & Company, long
established business of the town. He
is a lifelong Republican. He was
educated in the public schools o.
Harmony and the NJ. c. I. of Pitts
field, with a business course in Port
land He has been town clerk, town
treasurer and collector of taxes. He
is a Past Grand and Past Patriarch
n the l. o. O. f. If elected lie ar es
10 do all in his power for the welfare
Of the towns in this district.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-08
BIG ORDERS AHEAD At
THE SHOE SHOP
Somerset Shoe Company Redoubled
Business Last Year. One Humid
red Ninety People at Work There

business is good at the plant of the
Somerset Shoe Company in this town
and one of the officers Of the concern
stated Monday that the company al
ready had orders ahead sufficient to
keep the factory in operation until
fall. There are now about 100 peo-
pie employed there and additional
workers are steadily arriving with
three new cutters arriving this week
the present output is about so cases
or 1900 pairs of shoes daily. The
new machinery is now installed and
the present prospects are the volume
in business for 1920 will increase in
the same ratio as that of 1919 over
1918 when it was redoubled.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-08
PLANS FOR NATIONAL
GUARD COMPANY
Simon Peters Post Discussed the Mat
ter Monday Night. Adj. Gen. Geo.
Mel. PressOn Expected in SkOwhe-
gan

Plans are being made for the es-
tablshment of National Guard
Company, the quota for which is six
ty-1ye men in this section, in the near
future. At a meeting of the Simon
Peters Post held Monday evening with
Cop'ain John ". Hcaly presiding, il
was voted to arrange to have the Ad-
lu,ant General George Mel. Pres
son come to Skowhegan in connect
ion with this matter. Plans for mem
orial day were also discussed but 70
definite action taken. It IS expected
the Simon Peters Post and Russell
Post G. A. r. will observe the day to-
gcther.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-08
Fire Loss Near 100000

North Anson, pril THE lower
shook mill of the North Arson Manu-
featuring Company was destroyed by
are last Thursday. The loss is con-
sidered very near 100000. Clarence
william. an employee sustained very
serious injuries, in jumping from a
high platform to safety. The fire
started in the engine room. As yet
it is undecided whether or not the
Company will rebuild here.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-08

Court came in at 11.50 Tue day
I.as.v sheriff E. S. Adams OF Madi
.. acting as crier and escordne
.. Geo M Hanson to the bench.
Herbert L. Nichols. pastor OF the
81. .a#ary Methodist Church odiciat-
q. rs chaplain and Sheriff Mooers
iced Tie opening proclamadon The
.ad jurors were called and excused
r~HI o'clock when they went into
d.nbelation The traverse jurors
were called, all but two of the thirty
one having arrived prior to The call.
The following men. largely farmers.
we're excused mainly for reasons Of
having stock at their farms which
needed attention or because of sick
ness in their families: Peter Baker
Jr. Fairfield; Cecil Chapman Athens;
A. \. Cheviot, Norridgewoek; A. w.
Eaton. Solon; W. G. Hilton, Arson;
Henry McQuilkin, Moscow; +. n. Ray
mond. Palmyra; E. +. Taylor, Pitts
field. G. a. Williams, Canaan; f. l..
williamson New Portland; George
Woadman, 81. Adams. The first jury
was empanelled but not until after
SUSPENSION for lunch. After retire
,nent they elected E. II. Burgess OF
Norr.dgewock, as foreman.
The personal OF court officers in
c.uda beside Sheriff Mooers the fol
Io.as deputies: Il. B. Cole Skow-
lsgaa. Thos. Tuscan, Solon; II. Z
rrasFer Canaan and Z. S. Adams
Madison. Cecil Clay is court stenog-
.paer ard Wilbur Creation, court
ME aager.
j. T. Locke OF the firm of Pattan-
Il & Locke Of Augusta asked that
n. saeaI cases against the Madison
Wafer @. be passed as negotiations
fn =ealemcnt are now underway. The
sa-e OF Amy F. Ellngwood, Lib VS.
Arthur G. Ellingwood was dismissed
ana lie Gaze o. Chas. S. Cavwood V
w. T. Tryon was defauted to be
heard daring court The several
gases AGAINST H. G. Hunter in which
Guy ~ Mason. Grover Mason, Cliff
ION Eldlidge and Raymond Nelson
we've tie plaintiffs were 3esaulted in
.. - of % each and without costs.
the Two cases OF J A. Zero VS. John
G. Scot Aplt. were referred to Daniel
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-08
BEAN POLES EXPOHTED
FROM CORNWALL
s. 4. Sttt is Cutting Cedar for
Bangs Eros. to he SHIPPED tc Mas
~ 'aSettS

". !. stott g conville is cotting
IAN poIes at ne present tine for
Gangs Bros, aiso OF C5rnyille. These
re cedar anywhere from to Il feet,
.immed to a w'..p esd, for one to Two
inches and a half at the butt. They
are done up twelve in bundle and
shipped from tie skovhegan station
by rail to a concern in Massachusetts.
The Bangs Bros. are shipping lot OF
fence posts and similar material and
probably these bean poles go to the
same firm.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-08

Two ladies Of the arls,aeraHc cd
school. 'he Misses Wthere9 aGats Of
Lord Bantock were rrac.ousIy kind to
the young woman who had come 10
them from a playhouse as the wife OF
their nephew and whom they found
better than they expected Mss
Verna L. Abbey and Mrs Vivian G.
Woodbury. took these two parts Miss
Abbey appearing az the spinster with
the beautiful hair and Mrs Wood
bury as the "one with the lovely eyes"
according to the new Lady Bantock
These two ladies' allied their parts
with graceful tact and PLAYED no
small part in the reconciliation when
in whispered tones they announced 10
their nephew that his great grand
mother was a butchers daughter
one Of the delightful features Of the
performance WaS TIE appearance Of
bevy of pretty local girls The former
companions Of LADY Bau'ock in the
days when her husband feH in loye
with her This vss original with Miss
N.t aa5 a73ed e=aa'lv ta lie program.
The 5a'iaVI"r s3aag women repre-
.fe# GH.rsrt countries a-d were
f.ra aH#e'rI i cHaHaae dance
..f #s oneher v'th Hss Evelyn
I.s4r a. s#.a's.- Grace y
~.ra=#e H#.a j Dav GaraIrn r.
c.HeH. g.. f.hhy Naraare' II.
. .a j. #aa1e9e Pear, E.
f'.rvzat N,t. Hsrs. SMITH ar5 Isabel
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-08
REV. FRANK TIMPERLEY
GOES TO JiCNnAN

Iacbman April 4 The Rev Frank
fmnuleq OF Brooks has aesp pied the
FL to become pastor oi lie Moo
aiver CONGREGATIONAL church Of lack
AN at a salary Of $500 and nar-on-
ase with an additional 500 from the
alainc Missionary Society for services
at skinner and Holeb, once a month
lie will begin his pastorate April II,
1920.
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FIRST CIVIL CASE

The first civil ease of The fern was
opened Tuesday afternoon by Judge
cred +. Lawrence. attorney for Joseph
Lacrosse and Charles Bernier ii their
action against the Jackmdn Lunber
Company. An att achmeat OF $1,000
had beea placed ON the defendants
property and the indebted less claim
Continued on Page Five
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Closing Notice

My market will be closed Wednes-
day afternoons until further notice.
Avis A. r. JEWETT
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GEORGE OTIS SMITH


Director OF the United States Geolo-
gical Survey
He Helped Disclose and Develop the
Natural Resources of His Country
Adapting Them to its Service in Peace
and War
1920
President Greenough of the Society
in making the presentation spoke OF
the patriotic and vital part taken by
the United States Geological Survey in
the prosecution of the war, and men
toned its honor roll of AT, and the
citations and decorations awarded by
the French and American authorities
for the technical services at the front.
While asserting that the Director OF
the Survey is entitled to first place in
the ALLEGATION OF honor for the organi-
zation's recent achievements in the
application of geographic science TO
the nations needs. President Green
ough made it plain that this award
was also a public recognition of the
work done by members of the Geolo-
gical Survey in France and at home.
The DAILY medal has been awarded
10 the Arctic explorers Peary, Amund-
sen, and Stefansson, and to other
geographers, including two members
of the United States Geological Sur
yey, Professor G. X. Gilbert and Al
fred H. Brooks.
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Mrs. Bessie r. Lambert will return
from several months in Chicago and
East Boston this week.
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There will be Il dance and @oe.a} at
G. O. i. II Il, next uesday nisht
April 13, under the auspices OF the
81 John the Baptist Society.