davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-12

Henry and Glenn Studebakel
commenced operations in Sortl
Bend in 1852 with two FORCES enc
cash capital of $68. They luilt
two wagons their first year, one OF
which was in daily, constant use
for 50 years, a record that indicates
the al C. .uality upon which the
t. - IS was founded. Three her
StuGeba,ser brothers, John M, Peter
E., and Jacob F., Joined the firm;
tho Trst, John NJ, adding to the
cerc5ss 5000 which he had earned
Ig the gold rush" to Cali
iornia.
The fame cs Studebaker vehicles
spl I'D rapidly. III 1868 TIE T. m
n5.ne was ci,lrged through incS o.
erosion, u Studchal,er Brot,i, rs
j. anusactN j. z Company, al n
fav years or the first b II
loase Ms ned at st. Josc n,
10, to b. che trade CT -',oori
VINO VIC, % - NSGA.
lar~e T. ~. /. Isinese
pered a...& fxpanGed a,~at.. IL
during t. blowing yea. Until
Studebaker rcame the r,li 's
largest producer CT l.orse. AM.
vehicles.
Builds "Hcrsc;ess We.
1t was inevitable, t. f,rr r;t'
the advent of the autoi ~ l.. il
late COS that the cor ~ woa.
become interested il his rev
, ct..od of transported , and it's
possible bearing upon Ge.leba,-er's
business future.
AS ecrly as the 81 .ag of 1897
built and e.cre~ne.. I'D
with . 'hc less vehicg g., as it |
was desci- ID in the directors
aid bodies were built in
1899 Tor electric runabouts made
by another company. Studebaker !
actually began building electric |
and trucks in 1902 of |
which twenty were sold in that |
year, and total of 1841 were con-
structed up to 1912, when it |
electric machines,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03

ened with pneumonia. DR.. Filing
wood of Athens was the attending
physician but, is better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Ohearn and
their three children of Prince Edward
Island, arrived in town last week and
are stopping with their daughter Mrs.
Mahlon Parsons for the present.
Mrs. Hazel Dean is rather poorly
with trouble in her neck and should
ers. DR.. Piper of Scion attends her,
Word was received here that Fred
French, who lives just below Lake
wood, is in very poor health. His
many friends are very sorry for him.
He formerly lived in this neighbor-
hood where he made many friends.
MADISON CENTER
Miss Sadie Ward arrived Saturday
night TO spend the summer at her cot
tage.
Miss, Ava Perkins returned home
Friday night from Rumford where she
had spent her vacation.
Mrs. Quimby, who is living at the
Spear farm, is president of Sunshine
Branch at Madison Village, and as
they met with her Friday, the ladies
in this place were invited. A meet
ing was held, delicious refreshments
were served and all had very enjoy
able time.
BLACKWELL
Mrs. Coles Richards WAS in Show
hogan Sunday. At this writing John
Adams of New Brunswick. brother
of Mrs. Richards remains jim critical
condition at Somerset Hospital as a
result of serious injuries sustained
from a fall several weeks ago
Mrs Fred e. Davis was in Madison
the first of the week.
Mrs. Lee Ketcbum was the recent
guest of friends in Norridgewock.
Mrs. Tracy M. Gates of Skowhegan
was a visitor one day last week at
the home of her parents.
Mahlon Welch who has been en-
ployed for several months in up river
regions has returned home.
Stanley Bird arrived home the first
of the week from Augusta where he
has been attending the Boys Conyen-
tion for several days.
/ Arthur Welch and Austin Patten
were in Madison, Saturday, attending
Grange meeting.
Eldon Richards who has been liy-
/ ing at the village thru the winter
months and attending M. II. S. was the
week end visitor with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Coles Richards on
/ Thurston Hill.
/ The members. of Golden Glow
Branch I. s. S. are holding their reg
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03

ular meeting this Thursday at the
home of Mrs. Lee Ketchum. The
subjects of Patriotism and Easter are
being arranged in the program. The
Rev. G. II. mckinney of the Congre-
gational Church will be a guest and
address those present on Easter OBJ
seryance. There are other invited
guests for the day.
Morris NJ Moore left town Wednes-
day of this week for Portland, where
he will attend the State Republican
Convention as d delegate. He will
also visit with his daughter, Mrs.
Perley W. Lowe, there.
Lee Ketchum is leaving Thursday
on a business trip to Bangor.
Miss Maxine, young daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. David Holway, has been
confined to the house several days
with grippe cold
Twenty-Five friends and neighbors
were entertained last Saturday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris Moore. Cards were enjoyed and
refreshments served.
Master Carl and Miss Shirley Man
ter were in Madison this week visiting
their grandmother Mrs. Carolyn Carl.
Clinton Ketchum, who is employed
at Brassua, was recent visitor with
his parents here.
Ray Richard returned to Skowhe-
gan the first of the week after spend
ing Sunday with his family in this
place.
Friends and acquaintances of Mrs.
c. D. Brooks, one of the few old ladies
who live to enjoy good health at near
ly 80 years of age, will be interested
to know that she has enjoyed com
Portable winter, with no acute afflic-
lions, typical of the season. Her
faculties are very keen and she is
greatly interested in the current
events. She is very active and finds
great enjoyment in assisting in the
domestic duties of the home, and in
rug making. She has designed and
completed in the past few months,
very attractive specimen in hooked
rug, which is we'll worth a word of
comment Mrs. Brooks resides with
her daughter and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Maslen who came from
Arson to this place three years ago.
purchasing the farm formerly owned
by Fred Perry.
Fred E. Davis made business trip
the first of the week to Kingfield,
Strong and Pennington.
Morris Moore was a business caller
in Skowhegan, Monday morning.
Harold Dahlberg left Thursday of
last week for Philadelphia, where he
exnects tn remain
Miss Jessie Curtis, a student at
Pennington Normal has been enjoy
ing a weeks vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Curtis.
Mrs. Walter L. Bird was in Show
hogan, Tuesday, where she visited for
few hours with Miss Dorothy A.
Bird, student nurse at the Kennebee
Valley Hospital.
Friends of Miss L. Violet Allan, a
recent teacher at the Blackwell
school, who resigned during the win
ter term to pursue voice culture in
New York City, are gladdened to
learn that out of thirteen candidates
she has been chosen to sing at a
Radio concert, May 14th, at 4 O'Clock
in the afternoon from WEAF Broad
casting Station. Miss Allan during
her brief stay in this community
made many friends being most popu
lar among her pupils and the parents.
She is an accomplished young lady
of unusual charm and possessing a
voice of rare quality. Her musical
career is being watched with eager
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03

been taking a course at a Medical Col
lege.
Mrs. Ernest L. Greenleaf left Sun
day for New Sharon where she was
called by the illness OF her mother.
Miss Annie Roberts passed a day
last week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Hill, Barron's Corner.
Miss Helen Kennison was in North
Arson, Friday, to attend the funeral
services of the late Owen Savage.
Charles Frazier, Jr., left town the
last of the week for Boston, where he
will receive medical treatment.
Miss Susan II. Weston returned
Monday to Wilton where she teaches
in the Academy after spending her
vacation with her mother, Mrs. Sarah
J. Weston. ~,
Sarkis Donigian and Moses Koni-
sian returned Friday from a weeks
trip to New York.
p Reginald Glidden, a student at Bates
passed part of his vacation at the
home of his grandparents in Dover
Foxcroft.
Mrs. Howard Smiley returned Sat
urday from st. Johns, n. b., where
she was called by the death of her
father.
Perley II. Spaulding, local repre-
sentative for Chevrolet automobiles,
sold few days since coupe to
Clifton Taylor of Middle street and a
touring car to Arnold Kitchen of old
Point avenue.
Miss Lucienne Blanchard returned
Monday from weeks visit with
friends in Rumford.
II. c. Prince, editor of the Madison
Bulletin, who recently underwent d
serious surgical operation at the State
Street Hospital in Portland, has so far
regained his health as to be able to
return to his home in this place, Sat
urday.
Harry Caldwell was business Wis
itor in Gardiner the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dilworth re-
turned Friday from few days visit at
their old home in Belfast
Miss Cinda Savage returned Satur-
day from North Arson, where she
was called by the death of her broth
er, Owen Savage.
Mrs. Mary Rogers of the Arson Val
ley road was guest last week at the
home of Mrs Adeline flanagan.
Messrs, Ralph Wright, Horace
Chandler and Harold Leach were
business visitors in Waterville, Fri
day.
Principal and Mrs w +. Holman of
the high school faculty passed their
vacation with relatives in DiXtield.
Mrs. George II. Viles was confined
to her home the first of the week with
measles.
Charles A. Woodcock, who has bee
in town for the past two months, lie
Monday for Warren, where he will
employed in a shoe factory
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Ma
tin (nee Mrs. Marion Greene Locke
will be Interested to learn of II
birth of a daughter, March 49, at the
home in Evanston, Ill. The lit
Miss has been given the name (
Jeanne.
Miss Agnes Brown substituted 4
night operator in the Farmers Tel,
DllOilG oluCt last NtCh W lllC lllt Us
lar operator, Miss Nellie Smith, ha
vacation.
Doris and Arthur Worster are col
fined to their home on Middle Stree
with the measles.
Thomas H. Spear left town Satu
day to pass Il few days in Boston an
vicinity.
Miss Alice Burwood was conflnt
to her home the first of the week
illness.
Roy Weldon has moved hi5 fami
from Mlllinocket into the upper rel
of the u. G. Gilman house on Hea
street.
BILLINGS-LADD
A quiet wedding Was, ,solemnizt
late Wednesday forenoon at the Coz
gregational parsonage by Rev. c.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03

h home ne Of their parents. N, N
H. H. Richardson. 'af' aal|
Neil Macdonald 49,.
South Orrington Monaasu
ing a few days with aler
Frank Macdonald. He nls b
panied there by his dau Was \
who will pass an indefpsIa,a'e t !,
the home of her uncle, ui'e
Mr.; and Mrs. Frank po.,
daughter Constance. tho W., ,oOls
Davis, Felta, Bernice ANA ,ais :
chardson spent a very nlaaoi 10y
the Pooler sugar camns sssnt
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03

interest by a great many admirers,
both in this town and in Skowhegan
where she has inspired large audi,
ences with her solos. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Allan
of Cornyille
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03
EAST SKOKHEGAN

Miss Lana Nottage, who teaches in
Pittsfeld, visited several. days last
week with Mrs. Frank Pooler.
Bernice and Doris Richardson re-
turned to high school in town after
passing the Easter vacation at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
|DAPPER DAN H
 PEACEFUL GUY
Says So Himself When Arrested
 On, Charges Of Robbery And Murder

PARIS, Feb. 17-'Dapper Dan'' Collins, described as the "most danger ous crook who operated in the United States" and believed to have knowl. edge of many of, the most widely dis cussed crimes of recent years in Amer. ica. isn't the least bit afraid to go back home, he told police here.
 Collins was recognized and arrested by New York detectives, here to bring back two men wanted in connection with the Shattuck jewelry robbery in New York. ... 4-
 "Drapper Dan' admitted his identity, but denied he was guilty of any wrong doing.
 "I'm the most peaceful man in the world," he told tho commssar of police, land I knew I have nothing to fear from justice of my country"
 .E Sure He's Right Man
 Detectives Mccoy and Kane of New York, however, told police they are sure Collins is the man wanted in New York and Pennsylvania for q series of crimes ranging from rum running to robbery and murder.
 Collins was arrested in a fashion able hotel after arrival from Berlin. Police said he was accompanied by an American woman, who was not aware of his identity ras famous interna. tional crook, with a marvellous facility for languages and clothes. *
 "Dapper Dan really is a wonderful devil" Detective Mccoy said. He knews enough about international affairs to be a diplomat and can speak more languages than I ever heard of. In the states he always frequented fashionable society and was known in many of the big hotels in New York and Chicago"
 Many Hold Key To Killing
 Collins is supposed to have informa- tion about the mysterious staying of Joseph B. Elwell, society man and whist expert, found murdered in his luxurious New York home about four years ago.
 Collins name also has been mentioned in connection with the murder of Will liam Desmond Taylor, Hollywood film director, in which Mabel Normand and other screen actresses were ques- tioned.
 Only a few days before the arrest of the dapper one in Paris, New York police recalled his cabaret activities in their search for the slayers of Louise Wilson, Broadway Butterfly" strang- led in her uptown apartment presum-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
THlE W5E!;.ATHER

Alabama and Misslssippii Cloudy and colder with rain in extreme south portion Mondayi Tuesday unsettled probably rain.
 Tennesseei Cloudy and colder with rain in east portion Nondayt Tuesday un- settled, probably rain. se
 oeorgia and South Caroiinai Rain Mon- ? Ffofidat Cloudy Monday and Tuesday CT in north portion Tuesday.
 ; Extreme Nortwsst Florida, Rain. Mon day and probably Tuesdsyi colder by
 Kentucky c,ouay spd colder probably Tuesday unsettled. prsbabY rsin'or Spow.
 Virginia, Rain on the coast and sleet or snow in interiorl Mondayj Tussday fairi not much chenge in tempefature
 North Carolina Rain MondAxi Tues day fairi colder on tho coast Tussdsy' { Louisiana. Monday partly cloudy in the interior; unsettled near the coast. cooler. in east portions Tuesday psepa- bfy showers lGa
 Arkansasi Monday partly cloudy siishtiy warmsrj Tuesday unsettled,
 East Texas. Monday partly cloudy in north, local, rains h south. cooler in lowe! Rlo 0rands vAiisyi Tussday unsettled probably local reina in east portion, cold wet Tsxaa: Monday local raina in north, partly cloudy in north portion Tussday generally. fair and colder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
DEATH FOLLOWS SHOOTING
Several Fights Among Negroes Sunday
 Result Fatally

The week-end's fourth serious shoot ing scrape with negroes as principals was reported to police Sunday after noon. Its victim, Ed Myzell. 423 Twen- ty-third street, north, is at the point of death at Hillman hospital and Mary Reed, APO Twenty-third street, is in the city jail charged with the crime. The woman told o. D. Brown and J. D. Moser, city detectives who arrested her, that she shot in self-defense.
 Louis Jordan, 1910 Third alley, north, was arrested by Hubbard and Riley, city detectives, early Sunday and was charged with the killing of Macon Gross, who was mortally wounded in a dispute two hours previously1p
 Police are still searching for Willie Howard, SIP Woodland alley, and Sam uel Horton, Lynchburg, Ky, who are alleged to have shot respectively Frank Robinson, 40 Delta street, and Dollie Avriette, 1217 Forty seventh street, north. Robinson is at Hillman hospital in serious condition. The woman died within 10 minutes after she was shot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
BANKERS STILL |.
 ARE OPTIMISTIC

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-(By Asso- ciated Press. )-Although the oil inves- tigations and the consequent epidemic of gossip finally made a marked i'm. pression on speculative sentiment and speculative markets during the past week, optimistic views with regard to the business situation continued to be held in banking and industrial circles. That speculative sentiment was in fact affected was abundantly acfear from the uniformity with whichAseearitiesgs cot ton and grain reacted. Stocks suffered the sharpest break since the current rise started in November. Cotton broke through the January lows and sold at a level above 6 cents below the high for the crop year, and wheat lost approxi- .uately 4 cents of its recent 6-cent rise. Commodities Gain
 Commodity prices as whole did not, however, reverse their upward trend. Dun's list showed 35 advances as against S2 declines, while Bradstreets $ list showed 16 advances and 35 de- lines. A = .
 Industrial news meanwhile was con. sidered encouraging. The steel indus try is operating at a rate some per cent above the average for last year and prices continue firm. Pig iron, in fact, has made a further slight ad- vance. Trade reports say that the ad- dftional production, which is keeping the leading companies operating at 90 per cent is not going into stocks but is being consumed.
 Automobile makers are also running their plants at an unusually higher rate and appear to be quite confident with regard to spring business.
 Industrial Revival
 Railroad car loading confirm the im- pression of strong industrial revival. Some 930,000 cars were loaded with revenue freight in the week ended Feb ruary 2. This represnets a gain of over 88,000 as compared with Athe previous week and of 64,500 as compared with the same week a year ago.
 Figures on cotton consumption dur ing January proved to be unexpectedly high, but the showing failed to check the sharp speculative decline which al- ready was under way. The months takings of our mills amounted to 576,- 900 bales as compared with 461 ,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
MISSISSIPPI-CARS
 SEIZED BY OFFICER

JACKSON. Miss, Feb. 17.-(Spe- ciaD D-The United States marshal's of- flee in this city is doing a land office business in seizing automobiles. Mar shal Tyler has returned from Menden- hall, where he seized a roadster, con fiscated under condemnation proceed ings brought against J. M. Aldridge, said to be from Memphis, and arrested in the Simpson county capital charged with transporting liquor and is now meditating in jail at Mendenhall over the trials, troubles and tribulations of those who get caught.
 Seizure of the car by Marshal Tyler is said to be the aftermath of wild night ride by Aldridge and a compan- ion on the night of January 16, during which they ran over Joe Sullivan near Magee, and knocked down Mrs Pierce Tubbs. They were arrested at D'Lo by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
STORM IN ILLINOIS

PANA, Ills, Feb. 17.-Central Illinois is enveloped in a sleet and ice storm reported to be the worst of the season; The sleet followed heavy rainfall and freezing temperature, Several hundred miles of electric light,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
COTTON DOWN [ CENTS AP0UND
Week Closes, However, With 2 < Somewhat More Hopeful
 Feeling Prevailing

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 17.After . pe- riod of comparative ste61Ansts in the early part of last week, the cotton mar ket developed decA6ek- downward trend until Friday 1t reached the low est levels for the prebeisC downward and July we'll below the BOG line. or fully 4c . pound below the price reached on the rally of Monday In the preceding week and practically To q |. pound below the ssason's highest fig ure.
 The dominating factors in the market were tho depressed condition of the cot conditions reported by spinners, both in this country and In Nngland. There was talk of further and progressive -mill ourtatiuAent in this country and Br4tlsh splhnets were Agitatihg for the cutting down of production to three days h the week and for . rigid con trol of the industry.
 Another depressing fautor was the impending strike of the British dock laborers, which became . reality at noon Saturday. Added to the bearish factors In the market was the upset ting of confidence resulting from tho probing by Congress of tho oil scandal and the sharp break in the stock mar ket which was Fridays most prominent f A.s
 To these bearish developments must be added the generally better weather which prevailed in the South. permit ting good progress in preparation for the new crop. The failure of the csn- . sus report, showing the rather large consumption of 576, ,6l4 bales by dones- tic mills, to stimulate any sort of rally , proved to be practically the final straw as far as those bullishly inclined were concerned. After that development the greatest weakness appeared in the mar ket. .r As . result of the very thorough cleaning out the market has expert . enced, the week closed with rather | more hopeful feeling prevailing, as the technical position has undoubtedly been 4 much improved and at@rather a large short interest has been created, it is believed, which would probably bring about a sharp rally should any favor ing event induce shorts to seek cov- ering. Another favorable factor near the end of the week was the very con, siderable price fixing by spinners de- ssirous of taking advantage of the ma terially lower prices to secure them selves against future needs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18

Summary of observations made at sta tions of the United States Weather Bureau during the 24 hodrs' ending at 2 p. m., 90th meridian time, February IT, 1924;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18

during December. Exports of the staple were considerably smaller than in De- cember but this decline represents merely the seasonal slackening. The cotton market rallied moderately as the week closde, but traders were inclined toward awaiting attitude until the trend of things in the dry goods mar ket is more clearly defined.
 , Exchanges Slightly Reactionary
 T4 sight firn1ins up in the money market corresponded' to an expansion of discounts and circulation at the Fed eral Reserve banks. The bank state ments showed that the contraction in credit demands which follows the year. end has ended and suggested that ex- banding trade is making greater de- .mands for accommodation. Neverthe- fesss the est pudges did not antici- pate and marked change in the gen. eral character of money market. For eign exchange rates were moderately re- actionary. -. .
 Sterlinti suffered slightly on account of the lockers strike and recessions in francs reflected Premier Poinacire's difficulties with his program for in- creased taxation. Well-posted observers were encouraged, however, with the evil dences of proceedings by the committee of experts which is studying means for balancing the German budget.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
HEREIN BECOMING
 ORDERLY AGAIN
Troops In Control Of Situation With Citizen Committee
 Helping

MARION, Ill, Feb. 17.-Attempts to work out means for an effective civil government in Williamson county were reported today to be progressing satis. factorily after the meeting of the citi- gems committee of 100 who stayed all of the turmoil of the district
 Troops are remaining in control of the situation until the citizen group puts into effect program of law en- forcement under civil authorities, be- sides providing for local vigilante con- mittees. The program is understood to call for radical changes in the sheriff S office.
 Colonel Culbertson of the 130th in fantry. in charge of troops in the coun- ty, returned to his home in Delavan, H., today, leaving four companies un- der the charge of Major Davis at Her rin and Major McNIacken in Marion, The troops expect to stay at least until Thursday. when the county board of supervisors meets again to hear plans of the citizens committee. There is a tenseness to the whole situation which many expect to break into local civil war within few weeks unless effective local enforcement machinery can be put in order.
 Bond of $2O,OOO covering ten counts of larceny and robbery have been pre- pared for S. Glenn Young, paid raider of the Ku Klux Klan, when he returns to answer the indictments of the grand jury. He is expected back tomorrow, although. that is not certain, as some klan leaders declare he will remain away until the middle of the week.