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5(IOFAM|L|ES AIDED
BY Citizens RELIEF
Secretary Ufford's Report
Shows Big Increase in
Service.

More than 500 different families were
given aid by the Citizens Relief Asso-
citation last year, as against 3S2 the
Year before. according to the report OF
Secretary Walter S. Ufford at the all
nual meeting Of the board of managers
at 923 H street yesterday afternoon.
DR.. William c. Rives was reelected
president of the association, having been
president since 1915. Other officers
elected were Mrs. Henry B. +. Macfar-
land and Evan H. Tucker. vice presi-
dents: William J. Flather. treasurer,
and Walter s. Ufford, secretary.
Members Reappointed.
Under an order the board of Com
missionerS of the District of Columbia,
by whom the board Of managers is Sc
lected. the following members, whose
terms of Office had expired, were reap
! William II. De Vries. John Joy Edison.
David J. Kaufman, DR.. William c. Rives.
Mrs. James Brown Scott, Corcoran
! Thorn. DIR. J. Stanley Durkee and Mrs.
Loren B. T. Johnson. Mrs; Cuno H.
Rudolph was also appointed to fill
vacancy in the board.
The report Of the treasurer. William
J. Flather. for the year ending Septem-
! ber 3O 1921. showed expenditures for
food supplies. ss.ss2.4s; for shoes and
meals and lodging, $l2, and for Incl
dentals, $97O39. Total, $l3,9293O
Note was made of the fact that the
increase in relief expenditures, as
compared with the previous year, was
81 per cent. 1t was also reported as
indicating the present trend of relief
demands that disbursements for the
last three months for relief show an
Increase of Al per cent over the cor
responding period of last year.
$35,OOO in Relief Work.
1t was explained that these relief
disbursements did not include special
relief funds of the Associated Chari-
ties. whose district visitors are the
disbursing agents of the relief funds
of the Citizens Relief Association.
the total Of the joint distribution of
both Associated Charities and Citi-
Zens' Relief Association being for last
year s35,l4
Reference was made to the cam
paign of last year by the finance com
tnittee. of which Milton f. Allies is
chairman, representing both the AS
sociated Charities and the Citizens
Relief Association. The committees
goal had been for 10000 contributing
members; 5,299 We're actually OBJ
tanned. The finance committee is now
renewing it's efforts to reach the goal
of 10000 members for the current fis-
cal year, which began October /. The
cooperation of the board of managers
OF the Citizens Relief Association in
this effort was invited.
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BOYS CONFERENCE WILL Be HELD IN
SK0WHEGAN MAY 2O-2I-22
Citizens Gather for Feast of Good Things
Jeff c. Smith and Local Men Are Speakers.

An enthusiastic gathering of men
met in Grange Hall, Tuesday evening
for a banquet and to make arrange
ments for the Boys Conference. The
banquet was served under the direc-
tion OF the Working League OF the
Federated Church and was most ap-
petzing. Members in white gowns
served as waitresses and splendid
mus was furnished by the High
School Orchestra directed By Mrs.
Marion Drake Flanders ". II. Cum
mings, president Of the Federated
Club presided and suggested the in
auguration of Great Mems CLUB.
He introduced JEFF e Smith of Water
vile. a prom nent Y. ". c. A. work
err who gave an able talk on Fedora
ton work and some things that might
be done for the boys He spoke
about the annual boys conference
which might be held in Skowhegan
and r. w Leighton made the mo-
ton that the boys be invited to come
here. The chair was empowered to
appoint a committee of chairmen for
the various arrangements and ap-
pointed committee to attend to these
details. Short talks We're given by
Rev. George Merriam, Rev. George L.
Thurlow and Ernest C. Butler, who
said THE longer stay away from
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effected. During the same year Mr..
Briggs sold out the property to the
American Woolen Co
In about 1917 Mr.. Briggs became
interested in the Oklahoma oil fields
and began to form companies for the
purpose of developing oil industries
there and In Florida Since that time
he has spent a large portion of the
me away from Skowhegan attending
to business interests in these two
states. returning at fairly frequent in
tervals for visits at his palatial resi-
dence in tn village. At the time
of his death he was treasurer and gen.
eral business manager of the Chipley
Oil Co, treasurer of the Pan-American
Exploration CO. and treasurer of the
Cement Co. in Oklahoma, the Pan
American concern having holdings in
var Gus states of the union. 1t is
interesting to note here that the
Chipley Oil Co. of which he was the
general manager has just completed
the longest string of SM casing for
oil prospecting in the United States.
Mr.. Br ggs was prominently identi-
fed with the Republican party in
State and County activities and was
formerly chairman of the State COM
mittee. His lodge affiliations We're
ent rely with the Masonic fraternity
having been a member of the Blue
Lodge. the Chapter. the Council and
De tMolay Commandery. With a warm
interest for the best things for his
town he had served as president OF
the Skowhegan Board of Trade and en-
joyed the sociabilities which the Mil
burn Club afforded and of which he
was a member. While he frequently
attended services at the Bethany Bap-
tist church, where Mrs. Briggs people
had worshipped, he was more init
mately connected with the Congrega-
tiofla1 church where during his later
years of residence in town he had
regularly been in attendance on Sun
day mornings. In these various
ways Mr.. Briggs had become endeared
to large circle of friends and was
highly respected among his business
associates whether the various enter
prises were of great magnitude or
the more humble affairs connected
WIFI tHe DeSt lHteTeSlS VI HIS LOW III
and county.
Beside the widow and a son, Gordon,
eight years old, the nearest surviving
relatives are two cousins, Mrs, S. r
Haines of Brookline, Mass. and Mrs.
Will am McGilvery of Pittsiield, both
of whom have been in Skowhegan this
week. He was also particularly de-
voted to Mrs, Briggs grandfather.
Llewellyn Goodwin and her aunt, Miss
Lola B. Goodwin, both of whom re-
side at the Briggs home.
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Thorne gave the men some pretty
rapid cross questioning and The case
lasted long into the evening as Judge
Deasep wished to adjourn the court
before the holiday of Tuesday. The
jurors found the merfs all guilty and
Judge Deasey imposed the following
fines. Guy Downs, $50 and costs taxed
at $50. Daniel Downs, $25 and costs
$40; Dana Brown. $25 and costs $40;
William Tracy, $25 and costs 500.
DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES
Criminal cases We're disposed of IN
the following manner: State VS. Clar-
ence BARLEY. sale, pleaded nolo con-
tendere; fined $500 and costs taxed at
$40. Is and so days in Jail; imprison-
ment suspended, fine and costs paid.
State VS. c. BARLEY, sale: retracted
plea below and pleaded nolo contend
ere; fine $500 and costs taxed at S51 .S5
and sixty days in jail; Imprisonment
suspended, fine and costs paid
State VS.. Madrus Hagopian, aplt.
Search and seizure; respondent order
ed committed under sentence.
State VS.. Edgar Murray, Adelord
Savage and Cony Loring, trespass, mol
pAboSeu OD llOtlOl VI 1ohhty utloi hCf :.
State VS.. william Seltzer aplt,,
search and seizure. continued.
State VS.. Llewellyn Church, larceny;
continued
State VS. Roger H. Richards, lar
ceny; recommitted to Charles r. Mil
Ter. special probation officer as per or
der as filed.
State VS.. Joseph Beaudette, aplt.,
search and seizure; mol pressed for
want of evidence.
State VS.. Charlie Mike, aplt., illegal
possession; retracts plea below, plead
ed nolo contendere by attorney, fined
$100 and costs taxed at $9S7 fine and
costs paid.
State VS.. George Poulin, aDlt., sale;
jury returned verdict of guilty; fined
s1O0 and costs taxed at $126.39 and 2
months in Jail; sentence suspended.
Settlement.
State VS.. Horace Buzzell. nuisance; ;
arraigned, pleaded guilty COMMITTED
su'c De in county iail Sunday nighb.
State VS. Roy A. Chase. concealing
stolen property; arraigned pleaded
guilty; continued for sentence; COM
mitted to custody of Wallace A. Hill,
special probation officer.
State VS.. Elwell o, Chase, larceny:
arraigned, pleaded guilty continued
for sentence; committed to custody of
w. A. Hill. special probation officer.
State VS.. Everett Clough, breaking,
entering and larceny; arraigned, plead
ed not guilty; mol pressed as to charge
of breaking and entering on motion of
county attorney; respondent pleaded
guilty to charge of larceny: sentenced
to not less than one or more than two
years at hard labor in state prison.
State VS.. John Tidd, larceny: ar
raigned. pleaded guilty; sentenced to
not less than one or more than two
years at hard labor in state prison.
State VS.. William ST. Clair. aplt.,
sale; sentence below affirmed to take
effect at expirat on of sentence respond
ent Is now serving.
Court adjourned late Monday even
ing after a session of nearly two
weeks. During the entire session in
court hours there was scarcely lull,
except for the recesses, no waiting for
cases assigned ahead being particular
Iy noticeable. This was Judge Dea-
seys first term on the bench in Show
hegan.
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
IN SKOWHECAN ri
London People Come Here TO Visit the
Central Maine Power Develop
ments in q. 8. Tour

c. B. E. Cavalier David Martin An
derson, an official Knight of the Crown
Italy for valor and bravery during the
Sanderson, director of the Wellman
Owen Moore Company of London,
England, accompanied by Mrs. Sander
son, were week end guests at Hotel
Oxford. d. j. Mccormick. Chief
Hydraulic Engineer of the Wellman
Seaver Morgan Company of Cleveland,
Ohio, was also in the party These
people have come here from abroad
to visit the Hydraulic installations in
various places in the United States.
They were entertained by ]. A. Leon
ard Of the Central Maine Power Com
pany and Friatt Sarrach directing en-
gineer of the Wellman Seaver Morgan
Company who is in Skowhegan in con-
nection with the Central Maine Devel-
opment, Mrs. Margaret Brown also as
sisting in the entertainment of the
visitors. A bachelors dinner was
given in the apartments of Mr.. Leon
ard on Sunday evening, during which
songs were sung by the Right Hon
orable Sanderson and Mr.. Sarrach with
piano accompaniment by Carl Malley
The several gentlemen interested ex-
pressed themselves as greatly pleased
with the design, building and develop
ments of the Central Maine Power
Company in Skowhegan. They left
Monday for Boston. thence planning
to travel to Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
Cleveland and thruout the West to
California.
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CAPT. {. A. CASS DIES
IN CALIFORNIA
Former COrnyille and SkOwhegan Res
ident Passes Away Suddenly
In Far West

Word has been received here of the
death of Capt. Edwin A. Cass, for many
years a well known res dent of Show
hegan, in Oakland, Calf Two years
ago last October Capt. Cass went to
Ely, Nevada to live in the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Emery Fletcher. Later
the family removed to Salt Lake City.
Utah His health began to fail him and
his physician ordered him lower lat
itude and accompanied by his daughter
he left for California. They had locat-
ed in Oakland in that state but had
been there less than week when Capt.
Cass passed away. He retired as u.s.
ual at night and died before morning
without awakening
Capt. Cass derived his title from
steamboat service and during the re-
beIlion was captain of a boat on the
Mississippi river He was also cap
tain of boats playing between Boston
Harbor and various short resorts. The
deceased was a native of Cornville
and in young manhood went to Mass
achusetts. About fifty years ago he
returned to Cornyille' and built
steam IllIlI lOl SdnlhS On the
Anson road from Cass Corner. After
a comparatively short time he removed
to Skowhegan where he was connected
with various local concerns for some
time being employed at the Lowell
Chase livery stable. He married Miss
Annie French Of Quincy, Mass. who
died several years ago and they had
three children; a son who died in in
fancy; Miss Jennie Cass who died in
Ely, New, where she was living in her
sisters home a year ago last January
and Lou already mentioned who was
with him at the end Capt. Cass was
the last survivor of his fathers family
and Is survived by the daughter and
one little grandson. He was a cousin
Of Edward Cass Of Chicago, believed
TO be the Oldest active Masonic secre-
tary in the world.
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DIR. PALLEN Of NEW
YORK SPEAKS HERE
Next Meeting of Open Forum VIII
Occur on April "a. Excellent
Address Expected

Arrangements have been completed
by the Skowhegan Open Forum thru
the Knights of Columbus for free
public lecture entitled Carrying On
at the next meeting of the Forum on
the evening of Sunday April oath. The
address will be delivered by Conde
BeNoist Pallen, LID. of New York in
the Skowhegan Opera House. Dr..
Pallen will be introduced by DR., Ar
thur E. Rodden, Grand Knight OF the
local K of c. Council. DR.. Pallen
will speak in seven places in the State
and Skowhegan Is fortunate indeed to
obtain so brilliant speaker.
Since 1885. DR.. Pallen has been a
well known figure in the lecture field
on literary, philosophical and econ
omic subjects. He is author of THE
Philosophy Of Literature" "Epochs of
literature, . What is Liberalism - Ed
ucation of Boys" "Crucible Island"
and several volumes of poems. (His
Interpretation and comments on the
"Idyls of the King" drew from Ten
nyson himself a personal letter OF
congratulation and appreciation. DR..
Maurice Francis Egan In his review
of "Crucible Island" says it is pic
ture, we'll visualized, of how Socialism
would work if the essential principles
were applied to everyday life. 1t is
the work of very human scholar who
has given life and movement to ideals
hitherto kept too shadowy for the gen.
eral reader"
In his lecture DR.. Pallen will dis
cuss the real situation which confronts
America today fundamental facts; the
getting rid of quaCk remedies or So
called solutions" He will discuss
our problems, what our civilization is,
and the ideas and ideals that make the
bass Of a democracy. He will give
the origin of our democracy and Will
outline how our democracy and free
dom is to be saved.
This is a free public lecture. Ser
vice men will find that seats have been
reserved for them at this meeting. The
open forum will prevail, and at the
conclusion of his lecture DR. Pallen
will be glad to answer any questions
that may be asked by any persons
present.
splendid treat is in store for all
who attend this lecture by DR.. Pallen,
who for 80 years past has been con
tributor to leading magazines. is the
Catholic Revisory Editor of the New
International Encyclopedia and En-
cyclopedia Americana. and she Man
aging Editor of the Catholic Encyclo-
pedia, the latter being an information
al work of reference on the consti-
tuition. doctrines. discipline and h s.
tory of the Catholic Church.
Everybody Welcome" ST. Cecilia S
orchestra will furnish music from $50
to O'clock
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sister stated that when her family last
heard from Charles he was at Green
vile and that they first became ac-
quainted with his death through a
newspaper account of the then So
called murder at Bald Mountain. In
vestigations proved that the fears Of
herself and her brother were well
grounded and after communications
with the Maine officials. the body was
sent home to Woburn for interment.
Miss Carroll said that her brother
took the name Of James J. Higg
when he left home at the age of TWEEN
ty years, because his family were not
in sympathy with the line OF occupa-
tion which he preferred to follow.
When he enlisted for the service il
was down under his own name but
after his return from the army he was
so used to the name by which he had
long been known that he resumed il
and was generally known as James j
Higgins Miss Carroll left on the 2.35
train Friday on her return to Woburn
She did not take the stand. although
she was sworn in as a witness.
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SUICIDE At THE COUNTY
JAIL
Horace Buzzell Of Canaan Takes Own
Life by Means of Razor. Funeral
Tuesday Last.

Horace Buzzell of Canaan, unmar-
ried and about SO years old, committed
suicide by cutting his throat at the
county jail during Sunday night. He
was detained at the Jail in connection
with running cider nuisance. a
charge to which he had pleaded guilty
The first intimation that the act had
occurred was receivedMonday morning
when Buzzell was called to his break
fast A few days before his death the
deceased had been slightly indisposed
with indigestion and DR.. Stinchfield
was called to treat him. Sunday
night he was apparently feeling as
we'll as usual but 1t is now recalled
that he evidently was planning to end
his life at that time as he talked with
one of the other inmates about his
business affairs and wanted some writ
ing done He had been allowed to
have his own razor while in jail, be-
cause he was a man of mature years
and it was not believed that he had
any tendency toward insanity. When
found he was lying covered up in
bed and the nature of his death was
not determined until Sheriff Mooers
went into the cell and turned the COW
ering back. which revealed that his
throat was badly cut being opened to
the windpipe. The razor lay by the
dead mans hand. DR.. Stinehfield was
called as medical examiner and the
necessary steps were taken, the body
being removed to the undertaking
rooms of Lord & Caswell. Mr.. Buzzell
had an equity in farm in Canaan and
was worth a small property. He Is
survived by a brother who lives in
Oakland and a sister Mrs. Salisbury,
who is at the home of her daughter.
Mrs Eugene Keene on Pleasant street.
The funeral services were held Tues
day morning at the Lord & Caswell
parlors. Rev. George Merriam off1ciat-
ing and the body was placed in the
tomb to be buried later in Canaan.
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BELIEVES DEATH DUE
To PNEUMONIA
CAROLS Father ILL.,
Sister In Court
Dead Man Took Name of Higgins When
lie Left Home At Age of Twenty
Years

Miss Mary Carroll of Woburn, Mass.
an attractively gowned young woman
was one of the quiet witnesses in the
court room during the trial of Sylves-
ter Dreskis. charged with the murder
of her brother, Charles Carroll, alias
Jas. j. Higg ms, which later developed
into manslaughter case. In an in
teryiew with the Reporter Miss Car
roll stated that her father had never
known of the tragedy, but supposed
that his son died of pneumonia. Her
mother is no longer living, but there
is younger brother. Will, and Miss
Carroll frankly stated that she did not
trust him to come to Skowhegan be-
cause of his bitter attitude in the case
of the elder brothers demise. The
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Skowhegan the more / want to come
back to stay" The dates of May 20.
q, and 22 were selected for the con-
ference. Community singing was led
by A. B. Plummer.
The following committees we're
named: general committee. chair
man, w. H. Cummings committee on
entertainment. Z. T Goodrich, Mgron
J. Smith, George II Plummer r. ".
Leighton, W H Hight. William Fol
som Merrill u \ Dinsmore. g K.
Fogg +. p. Whiting c. c. Goodwin.
George Tobey Guides on commit
tee Clement Dovnes, J. Harvey
White, l.. {. Tarbox, Harry Dysart,
Z. T. jenkins. banquet committee.
\. G. Cheney. J \. SIN tn. H E
Smith, Dr.. S. II Cover. Robert Hall;
printing and publicity. r. r. Patten.
r. l.. Marston. John l.. Fish: com
mittee on halls and meeting places,
L. E. Jacobs. George /. H Smith. DR..
K. A. Derbyshire; committee on mt
sic, J H. Jenkins, Lyle S. Moore, A.
b. Plummer, Dr. NJ Z. Lord; finance
committee. w. H Cummings, l. W
Gerrish, Carl Holt. l.. H Goldsmith,
r. Z. Atwood. c. p. Merrill, c. W
Day. Ira "A. Norton, J. H Grundy.
reception committee, c. B. Hight, T.
E. Greenway. John Lewis, John Dugas,
DR.. C. f. Richardson.
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LEST WE FORGET

mo company In the World War
went out from the State Of Maine bet
ter trained and better equipped and no
company made finer record overseas
than Company e, Skowhegan." No one
knows this any better than we of the
present generation. But what about the
future? Who Is going to keep fresh
in the minds of the descendants Of our
brave boys the warlike achievements
of Their ancestors.
Perhaps no more enduring monu-
ment for the whole county has been
provided than the. book Somerset
County in the World War" written by
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth in the
preparation of which she has spent
more than a year and half and has
spared neither time nor expense TO
make it authentic and at the same
time readable for the public.
This is not a record of dry statis-
tics; the book is generously illustrated
with p 'ctures of nurses, y. M. C. A.
workers, commanding officers and fal-
len heroes (who lie sleeping in Fland-
ers' Field or elsewhere). Extracts
from letters written by the boys and
volunteers girls of Somerset County
help to relieve somewhat the horrors
of war life and the descript ons of the
battles participated in by our Somerset
County boys come from first hand ac-
counts Of the commanding officers
themselves Although the book has not
been publicly advertised, yet the auth
or has received fla.tering letters from
those who have had the privilege of
reading it, and it is we'll to bear in
mind thPt only limited number has
been printed after the sale of which
Somerset County in the World War"
will Immediately go out of print.
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DEATH OF F. ".
BRIGGS IN FLORIDA
Obsequies in Skowhe-
gan Monday
Community Grieved and Shocked At
the Sudden Demise OF Prominent
Citizen

Francis w. Briggs, a prominent cit
izen of Skowhegan, died very suddenly
last Thursday in Chipley, Florida,
here he had extensive business inter-
ests, after brief illness. He had not
been in his usual health during the
winter but the end was entirely un-
expected. The immediate cause of his
death is believed to have been due to
the combined effects of poison from a
diseased tonsil and severe attacks of
neurtis causing heart failure The
body arrived in Skowhegan Sunday
night accompanied by Mrs. Briggs,
Master Gordon Briggs, Ernest C. But
Ter, who had been associated with Mr.
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Carrabasset Lodge No. "a l. O. o. F.
and auxiliary bodies will observe an
niyersary services at the Bethany
Baptist church next Sunday, April "a.
Canton Somerset will act as escort.
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge has accepted
the invitation and members of any
Rebekah Fraternity in Skowhegan at
this time are cordially invited to unite
in the observance. The members of
these bodies will please meet at l.
O. o. F. Hall at 10 o'clock a. m. Ser
vices begin at 1890 sharp. Rev. Geo.
Merriam will deliver an appropriate
sermon and the Bethany choir direct
ed by Mrs. Marion Drake Flanders
will sing Festival TIE Deum" by Buck !;
o Worship the Lord by Watson: The
King of Love My Shepherd Is by Howe
and Kenneth Copp, cornetist, will play
Shuberts Ave Maria. Mrs. Ethel
Whittier Ames, organist.
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Mr.. and Mrs Adner Kincaid lMabel
Wentworth have a ten pound daugh-
ter born Tuesday night.
A part of the members of the Beth
any Boys Sunday School Club cele-
brated Patriots Day by taking a hike
to the very height of land on Hilton
Hill and reported a good time. In
cluded were Smith Ames. Linwood
Savage, Elmer Emigh, Ellsworth
Emigh. Lester Pickett, George Patten
and Frederick Burrill. The boys
were accompanied by +. l.. Savage.
assistant teacher, who acted as lead
er on this occasion.