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Evening journal., 1921-01-20
NDICT GUARDSlMEN FOR
MURDER AFTER LYNCEzIVG

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Jan. 20 UNITED
Press)-Nine members Of Company NJ,
Alabama National Guards. indicted at
Jasper on a charge Of murder 10 con-
nection With lynchIng Of william
Baird. coal miner will be arraigned
late Friday or Saturday IN Jasper, Il
was said here early today. Identity
OF the men was not announced.
Trial date viii be set for early the
following week. II plans Of Horace e..
Wilkinson, special prosecutor are fol-
lowed. Capiascs will be served on
the men In their cells here during the
day. While ten guardsmen are under
arrest here the Identity OF the tenth
man. not indicted will not be known
until that time. This fact has caused
much speculation and anxiety among
the prisoners.
There was no lull in the investiga-
ton al Jasper following the returning
~ the partial report by the grand
iury late yesterday Additional wit
nesses were heard this morning. The
final report Of the grand Jury Is eX-
pocted Friday 10 Is believed that A
number NJ additional indictments will
be returned against citizens charged
with being accessories TO the murder
plans 90 seek a change Of venue for
The accused giardsmen took concrete
form today. The motion VIII be filed
Immediately following their qrraign-
ments. should the change be grant
I'd the trial will probably be held In
birmingham. The state Is expected
90 resist the motion.
, Interest here and at Jasper con-
Itnued high. The case which makes
the first time In the States history
that national guardsmen have been
charged with invoking mob law, grew
out OF the coal miners strike which
has been In progress In the AaDahd
coal fields since last September.
Baird a striking miner who was
Z lynrhed. was charged with killing q
national guardsman. Union onlci'l'
assert that the charges against bairu
were a frameup.
Evening journal., 1921-01-20
Sim FEN PAPERS
TAKEN IN RAID

LONDON, Jan. 20.-'Important doc
uments' were seized In a raid on Sim
Fein centers throughout London
early today.
scotland Yard announced a search
had been made FOR arms and ammuni-
tion but none was reported found. No
arrests were made.
The raid was one Of the most ex-
tensive I'm recent months and was re-
ported 10 have been determined upOI
after rumOrs OF a widespread plot OF
property destruction had arisen.
Police and secret service agenis
visited homes and meeting places IL
Bayswater. Barnsbury Paddinston.
Stepney, Eastman and Hanwell.
Evening journal., 1921-01-20
ARREST WATCHMAN
AFTER MASS. FIRE

WORCESTER, Mass. Jan. 20 UNITED
Press)-William n. Taylor, watchman
in one OF the buildtngs destroyed in
the two million dollar fire here yes
terday was i'm custody today follow
ing announcement by Fire Chief
Avery that several OF the fires were
known 10 have been incendiary. Other
suspects were sought.
Reports today showed nineteen per-
sons were injured.
Evening journal., 1921-01-20
BY WILLIAM Jennings BRYAN.

Written for the United Press.
tCopyrisht- 1921, by the United Press)
' MIAMI. Fla, Jan. 20 | am not
now urging immediate reorganization
OF the Democratic party. Reorganiza-
ton is impossible now. except ar to
the Ofiloers OF the National Commit
tee. and the new officers would or
course be in harmony with the views
OF the committeeman. ] am adVis-
ing the selection OF progressive COM
mitteemen as the terms OF reaction
ary members expire. mean those
who are in sympathy with progress
sive sentiment.
Prohibition must be accepted as tho
Evening journal., 1921-01-20
BRYANAGANT4L OF
CHASING REAC7TONARLE.S
OUT OF DEMOCRATIC

William Jennings Bryan has started
a drive TO chase the sO-cslled reaction
aries out Of the Democratic party,
which must be made progressive he
believes, II IL is TO compete success
fully with the Republican party. In
this signed statement he tells for the
first time OF his plan for DemOcracy's
come back"
Evening journal., 1921-01-20
SEIZE SUPPOSED
ALCOHOL in RAID

Sergeant Michael Jordan, accompan-
led by Pairolman Frank Neasey, VII
liam Hynson and Walter Cook' tlis
Nena. f7iO West Sixth street, secur-
ing about eighteen gallons Of a liquid
supposed 10 be alcohol. in demijOhns
and bottles. which were taken 10 the
police station. The place, II is said,
has been under suspicion FOR some
time and a watch was placed, result
ing in Inc seeing OF ten gallons Of
liquid carried into the house last
Nepa was arrested and will be given
an opportunity 10 explain his liquid
wealth in Municipal Court tomorrow
morning.
Evening journal., 1921-01-20
POSTPONE ENTERTMNMENT.

The entertainment announced for
Riddles Memorial Chapel tonight has
been postponed because OF the i'll
ness OF several persons who were TO
take part. The Christmas music was
part OF The program
Evening journal., 1921-01-20
JAIL NEGRO VAGRANT.

Joseph Thompson. Negro, was sem
fenced 10 ten days In the workhouse
for vagrancy by Judge Hastings in
Municipal Court this morning. He
pleaded guilty 10 the charge
Evening journal., 1921-01-20
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Evening journal., 1921-01-20
CRAZY AFTER TWO
DRINKS, FINED $40

Charles August, pleading guilty 10 a
charge OF drunkenness before Judge
in Municipal Court this
morning. said he bought some sort of
p conc0ctiOn from a Mexican on the
street.
n don't Rnow what il was, but two
drinks Of IL set me crazy"
Judge Hastings fined him $40 and
COSTS.
Evening journal., 1921-01-20
AIn SOCIETY MEETING.

Membets OF the Womens Aid OF
The Delaware Division OF the p. r.. r.
Yesterday attended the monthly meet
fng OF ihe aid at clayton. The speak
ers were: Mrs. Gamble Latrobe. SUI
perlntendent Of the southern Crank
Division: Mrs. n. II. Garrigues. SUI
nerinfendent OF the Delaware hi
Vision: Mrs. W. II. Redmile, road fora
man. Mrs. r. L. Holiday, publicity
chairman OF Delaware Division.
Evening journal., 1921-01-20

on account OF sickness the enter
tainment planned for this evening by
Riddle Memorial sunday school is
postponed until further notice.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1921-01-20

Clover Dairy safe MIX makes robust
children. Phone i5i0.-Ady.
Evening journal., 1921-01-20
ronAY,s TEMPERATTRE.
sun AND TIDE.
LOST AND FOUND.

IS0nND-IN BRANDYwINE PARK,
II near Rising sun car line, childs
glasses Finder can have same by pay
ing Tor this adv. Phone 376i. jan20-h.
Continued on Page Ten).
Evening journal., 1921-01-20
suPP0RT ORDER on HARRIs.

William Harris. Negro. was ordered
10 pay $3.50 a week for the support
Of his child by Judge Hastings, in
Municipal Court this morning.
Evening journal., 1921-01-20
THE WEATHER

Cloudy and much warmer tonight
and Friday Fresh south and south
west winds.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-22
YOUNG AGR|CULTUR|STS
HERE NEXT WEEK
Boys and Girs' Clubs to Hold Annual
Convention in Connection With
the Fair

The annual Convention of the SOM
erset County Boys and Girls Ayr cul-
tural Clubs will be held in Skowhegan
next week in conjunction with the
annual fair of the Somerset Central
Agricultural Society. Their exhibits
which are an important feature of the
fair will be judged on Monday and
the young people will be the guests
of the fair management on Tuesday
the opening day. From 9 to 10 regis
tration W II be in order and from 10
to 11.3) there will he cheers and songs
and demonstrations of club work. The
boys will probably demonstrate the
mixing of bordeaux and the girls will
have an apron making demonstration.
From 130 until l o'clock there will
be the recess for dinner. the members
to be served at the homes of the
townspeople. At ! 80 p. m. there will
be dairy COW judging contest the
prize to be Jersey heifer donated by
l.. G. Trafton, a we'll known Jersey
breeder of this section. The banquet
which W II doubtless be served in
Grange Hall will occupy the time from
) 30 10 730. County Agent c. A.
Storer and Home Demonstration
Agent. Miss NJ G Hare. are to be as
sisted by committee composed Of
Rev. George Loring Thurlow. l.. II.
Goldsmith and Prof. II. w. Leighton.
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GREAT EXHIBITION OF SOMERSET COUNTY
OPENS At FAIRv|EW PARK NEXT TUES.
Live Stock, Farm Produce, Midway, Music, Ball
Games, and Horse Races Fireworks

and really funny bumps Their work
with the tables and chairs is a clever
mixture of dangerous tumbling and
clean wholesome fun.
Consuelo & La Veda a-Aerialists. Mr..
LaVeda is widely known as the trap
eze fly. thru his clever upside down
loop walking. upside-down ladder
walking and similar feats Their pro-
gram is fast moving routine 70 clev-
er stunts in which Miss Consuelo and
Mr., LaVeda do trapeze work. loop and
ladder stunts, and iron jaw holds and
spins. Two perfectly developed ath-
letes in an offering of strength, skill.
speed and daring.
Louis Guertin, the Worlds Cham
pion Jumper. Mr. Guertin offers a
highly interesting exhibition OF the
different jumps on which he holds the
worlds title. Mr.. Guertin will posi-
lively appear twice daily during the
fair, jumping with and without
weights, in exhibitions of high and
broad jump and other features. This
is an actual treat to the sport-loving
world and particularly attractive in
veiw of the fact that Mr.. Guertin is
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plan. These changes when complet-
ed will give Is more rooms which
W II be fitted with private baths. Tho
house is now connected with suites,
parlors. bed rooms and bath. Mr.. Han
son has had 90 years of hotel man
agement having been manager of some
of the best hotels in the northern part
of New Hampshire such as the At
kinsCn House at North Stratford, The
Lancaster. N H., and The Steward
House in Diamond Pond, Vt. and Ex-
change at Lewiston. Me- When Mr..
Hanson came here business was dull
but now the hotel is not large enough
to accommodate its patrons. Mr.. Hanson
states that when Hotel Oxford is com
pletely remodeled it will he the sec
ond best to any of its size in the Pine
Tree State. The arch tect who drew
the present plan is William Hart Tay-
lor of Boston who drew the plans for
the original hotel block. In 1918 a
portion of the street floor was Occu-
pied by George Thompson. who con
Quoted the Metropolitan Cafe. In Jan
uary 1909 the Hotel was burned to-
gether with the Milburn Block Nor
rison and Ross StorehOuses, one sable
and five dwelling house ON Water
street The fire loss was estimated
at about $150,000.
Mr.. Gould will sell out the stock of
goods in the Oxford store.
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REOPATH ENTERTAIN.
MENTS THIS WINTER
First in Course @The MoIlusc" VIII
be Presented on October 10, In
Opera House

An attractive course of entertain
ments under the auspices of the Red
path Lyeeum Bureau will be presented
in Skowhegan during the fall and
winter. These entertainments will be
held i'll the Opera House and all the
proceeds above expenses W II be Civ
en- TO the Town Improvement Society,
the Woman's Club and Sorosis. The
first entertainment in the course will
occur on October 10th at which time a
three act comedy The Mollusc" by
Hubea Henry Davies will be present
ed. On December IL, the Harold
Proctor Company including Mr.. Proc
ter the eminent American snor and
supporting artists will appear. On
January 16, the New York City Brass
Choir; on January 25 the National
Male Quartet will furnish the enter
Ia nment; on February 8, Edward Am
herst OFT will lecture and on March
"a, John b. Ratio, the impersonator
will furnish the program. The course
tickets for adults are S2.20 and for
students are $l.10. These entertain
ments Wilt all be produced in the
Skowhegan Opera House.
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With the assistance OF the weather
fan who has been SO kindly disposed
toward the various fair associations il
not toward the farmers during the
present season, the Skowhegan Cen
tral Agricultural Society will put on
the finest exhibition ever next week
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The officers and members are sparing
no efforts in time, labor or money TO
have the event the great success which
Is already assured. The bookings for
the cattle and other live stock de-
partments are big and the brand new
cattle sheds resembl ng in their artis-
ic architecture group of pagoda-like
buildings Will be sure to contain a
multitude of exhibits of the choicest
live stock the county affords. But
from the very minute the crowd enters
the big gate there will be plenty Of
amusement. The midway with all the
bland !shments and allurements of the
State fairs will be operating III full
force and all over the park there will
be events to please the most fastidious
of fair patrons. Harry Jones. the
noted Old Orchard aviator will be per-
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NEW CATTLE SHEDS AT THE FAIR

forming or giving patrons a sail to
the slies, the band will be playing.
dancing will be in order in the old
exhib ton building and some of the
fastest steppers on the turf will be
racing on the track. Opposite the
grand stand there will he continu-
ons S 'ow obtained by the management
through the White-Spears Service
Amusement Agency Of Boston. Among
the performers will be Frank Sulley,
the ward of the wire. Almost every
body has at SOME time or other at
tempted to initiate walkers of the tight
rope. People who witness the stunts
presented by Sulley will give up their
attempts, because h S work Is the last
word in perfect balance on the tight
rope. He walks the wire with his
feet III bucket, he ties himself into
a bar and hops along as easily as
thouel he were on the ground. he
juggl"s batons from his dangerous
balan ;e and he caps his entire pro-
gram of stunts by performing barrel
jumping from the wire An exception
ally clever wire gymnast.
Wire & Wiser-In an acrobat.c
hodge -podge of fun and skill. A clever
miss and a capable comedian in an
act hich combines clever tumbHng
and acr6hatics with grotesque falls
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$500 IN CASH PRIZES
At NORTH ANS0N
Automobile Show and
Baked Bean Dinner

The North Anson Agricultural So
ciety will hold its annual fair at North
Anson on Friday. Sept 80, if the
weather is bad and will be held on the
day following the close of the Show
hegan fair. The officers of the society
and the people of North Anson are
endeavoring to make it really worth
while fair. 100000 in cash prizes will
be distributed and cattle, sheep, swine,
poultry farm produce, canned goods
and so on There will be horse pull
ing, ball games, an automobile show
and other things to make country
one day fair complete. Special prizes
are being offered by Geo. l.. Hovey,
e. p Barnaby, J. p. Murray & CO.,
F. H. Holley, Porter & Marston, Far
mers' Union of North Anson and 9TH
ers. The Grange will serve one Of
those good baked bean dinners, the
Sunshine will serve lunches and the
church associations will have food
sale, no one need go hungry. A pre-
MUM list is in preparation and will
be ready for distribution soon. The
officers welcome any inquiry. Everett
Sawyer. president; G. l.. Hovey vice
president; Leo C.. Caswell, secretary;
Byron Slipp, treasurer.
North Arson is out for a real fair,
remember the date and come.
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constantly attempting to beat his
worlds records and is this year
jumping in perfect form.
The Famous Aldine Brothers. aero
bumps, barrel jumpers and all-round
grotesque gymnastic comiques A gen
uine circus attraction built for laugh
ing purposes.
Last but not least the great Luther
does sensational escape acts including
an escape from an upside down
straight j9tket, suspended from the
grand stand
APPLE PREMIUMS AT THE FAIR
Fruit growers cannot fail to take
note of the handsome premiums on
apples offered by the Fair Association
at the coming fair The premiums
have been increased this year to in
duce larger exhibit of apples from
this apple growing region The fruit
is large and fair and highly colored
this year and this eXhib t should be
made one of the best and most attrac-
tive features of the fair The condition
that apples awarded premiums shall
be donated to the Fair Association has
been withdrawn and as there is al
ways a lively competit on of buyers
for the handsome apples offered for
premium, the farmer has double in
Continued on Page Six
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-22
A Good Story That Wasn't so

"Ttere is a. sign posted in the
Cadil ac Garage n Portland recently
reported a Skowhegan citizen. KEEP
AWAY FROM SKOWHEGAN.'
Our informant had not seen the
sign but had been told that it briefly
explained that motorists. on their way
through the state. had been held up
and senselessly annoyed by Skowhe-
gan's traffic officers. Feeling that
such a story should not be allowed to
pass without Investigation we wrote to
the Miles B. Mank Motor Car Com
pany. proprietors of the Cadillac Ga
rage n Portland. asking them if there
WAS any truth in the statement A
personal reply came from Mr.. Mank
by return mail from which we quote
tile following:
Your letter of July 26th receiv-
cd, and the next time any one
makes a statement that there is
sign posted in my garage telling
not to go to Skowhegan or any
othcr town. it would be greatly
appreciated If you would send me
the mans name and address"
If anyone should ask ME about
going to Skowhegan. l should
most certainly advise them 10 go.
for think it is one of the prettiest
places in the State of Maine. and
have had two or three very fine
visits there
About the same time another reput-
able citizen told us that someone. re-
Gently returned from Maine. reported
in "a Boston Garage that he had been
ANNOYED and mistreated by senseless
traffic restrictions in Skowhegan As
our Informant could not give the
name of the party referred TO We
have been unable to make an iavesti-
raticu but presume there no more
foundation for the complaint than
there was IN the sign story. We have
learned not to expect perfection in
human affairs and II is possible that
the rorpleXing and exacting duties de-
volvir upon our traffic officers may
not have been enforced without an
error OF Judgment now and then. We
belie"e however that the traffic laws
have been enforced in Skowhegan with
more faithfulness and better judgment
than IN the average New England
community If motorists have seen
fit II complain we presume that for
the most part 1T is because they have
been properly held up for violation of
traffic laws and have seen fit TO
"squeal" instead of paying and reform
ing their conduct. man fashion
In connection with the above we
may say that parties who have occa-
sion to drive here by team from Madi-
son. Cornvile etc. have recently stat
ed that whereas for a time they d
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-22
SOLON FAIR TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 4
Noted Hereford Men to
Attend Stock Exhibits

The Solon' fair will be held Tues
day. October a, under the auspices of
the SOlon Agricultural Society.
Prof. IT. l.. Gafrigus OF Conn. Ag-
ricultural College will Judge the
Tlerefords and Beef Glasses. Herbert
NJ Tucker, Chief Of Div. Animal In
dpstry of Maine, will judge the Dairy
Breeds and Horses, Sheep and Swine.
The noted Hereford men that VII
be present are: Harvey d. Eaton,
president of the New England Here
ford Breeders Asso, Charl Bunker
Sec. of the Asso.; John Walker, vice
president of the Asso. Among the
largest exhibitors are: Josiah French
& Sons, with their herd of Registered
Guernseys & Oxford Down Sheen, ID.
Fl. Robbins, Is head of Registered
Herefords, Fred Drury. head Here
fords, Eben Dean & Son Herefords,
Grant Witham, Herefords, W. X. Tus-
can Herefords and Dairy Herd, Jo-
seph Matson, Iercfords. IA head;
Granville Tuscan. Oxen and Steers.
One of the good features of the Hall
Show will be the Boys and Girls
Club exhibit
The officers of the Fair " sh every
one to come and bring their stock
and farm products and hep to make
the Fair success.
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BARTLEy ESTATE BRINGS
SUIT TO RECOVER
Trials Are Set for October 4-Hand-
writing Experts Again to be
Called In

Among the cases which are sch
eduled for trial at this term of court
are two in which Ellsworth A. Piper
of Jackman, administrator in the es-
tate of the late Nelson W. BARLEY,
who was murdered at Moose River
two years ago this fall brings suit
against Mr. and Mrs. John A. Burke.
These are to recover on note and
mortgage alleged to have been given
by Mr.. Burke and his wife to Bart
ley during his life time. Two other
cases against Mr. and Mrs, Burke
have been brot by William Murtha of
Jackman on "a note and mortgage al
legged to have been given by the Burkes
10 William Murtha and n. w. Bartley
March II. 1919 and amounting to
$500. These are the notes supposed
to have been given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Burke at the end of his term as tax
collector. There is also a su in
order for trial in which John A.
Burke is the plaintiff against e. A
Piper as administrator on two notes
which Burke at the time of his trial
for the alleged murder Of BARLEY tes-
tilted were given to him by BARLEY in
settlement on April IA, 1914 and
amount'n ng to $1,000 and s140O. These
notes It Is claimed were given in con-
nection with the liquor smuggling
episode which played a prominent part
in the testimony at the murder trial
The defense will deny the genuineness
of the signatures of these two notes
also the s700 receipt which Burke
ella ms BARLEY gave him. As at the
murder hearing handwriting experts
will be called into the case as wit
nesses. These several cases are set
for trial October but it is probable
that only one or possibly two of them
will lie heard Pattangall and Locke
appear for the Burkes and George W.
Cover for Murtha and Piper
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LOCAL NEWS

Amos Ellis of Rangeley has been
guest this week at the home of A
B. Plrmmer
Freddie the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Colby of Summer street fell yes
terday and fractured his left arm. The
father is employed by the Maine Pulp
Co.
Winfield Roberts who has sold out
his market business in the Hotel Co
burn building to Ernest Emerson Is
remaining for the present at his for
mer business location, but plans to go
to Florida for the winter
Thomas Rollins and his daughter,
Miss Christie Rollins, who have been
living in Auburn, altho for some time
residents of Skowhegan in former
years have returned to this town and
will live here this winter
Miss Lillian Horne, a graduate of
Skowhegan high school in the class OF
1918 who has been attending a school
in Dorchester is going to Canaan to
be with the family of Charles Horne
on account of poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Judkins. Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Palmer and daughter
Ielenor and Mrs Fred Bell of Gull
ford were visitors of Mr. and Mrs
r. f. Washburn of Winter street over
Sunday The trip was made in the
Judkins car.
The following are the special game
inspectors in Somerset County: Fred
Hoyey. North Anson; f. II. Caswell.
Bingham; Harry Williams, Brighton;
John Buckley, Dead River. Arthur e.
Wright, Flagstaff; John E. Jackson,
.Jackman; E. p. King. Skowhegan; F.
J. Durg n The Forks; Henry J. Far
lev. The Forks.
Several Skowhegan people including
Mrs. william Mitchell. Mrs. Harry
Mitchell, Mrs. Frank Oddly, Mrs.
James Gilfllan, Mrs. Lawrence Cock
burn and Mrs. Ethel M. Christensen
were in Clinton yesterday to attend
tho church wedding OF Mrs. Gilfillan's
nephew. Loren Strickland of Hinck-
ley to Miss Belle Longley of Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burnor of
NlnleI otieet are NisitiHB lew uaSS
with Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Burnor who
reside in North New Portland.
Julian C. Goodrich leaves this morn
ing for Boston where he becomes a
student at Boston University.
Brooks Savage and Lewis w. Brown
left town Sunday, the former to re-
sumo his studies at Bowdo'n College
and the latter to begin his medical
course at the University OF Vermont.
Mr. Brown who graduated from Bow
doin attended the Bowdoin Medical
School for one year and Is now con
tinuing his course at Vermont. Mr..
Savage was driven down to Bruns-
wick by Julian Goodrich and his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark w. Savage
accompanied him.