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The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

Don't he like our last congress of
which ii has been said, lit went out
like dirty lamp leaving bad smell 8
When we 20 out If II be for an evening
or for ever let us have it said that
We did our share 10 make it n bit
brighter. and let MS work to clear
away some brush or weed so that the
whole world will smell more pleasant
To the next paSSerby.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

You can Register for the
coming Mayorality Election on
August 18th up to August 2,
at the Election Commission,
Court House. Every good cit
izen should be registered. If
not registered you will be un-
able to vote in this election.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

Apply thine heart unto instruction,
and thine ears to the words Of kn0wl-
edgc.-prOv.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

FOR SALE-Candy store doing good
business; very reasonably priced
2707 w. ColfaX. If.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

TWO fine spare rooms in private home,
all home conveniences; excellent
meals. Call anytime except Saturday.
$50 Logan, near 9th Ave, South SS37-J.
If
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

FOR RENT-FrOnt room newly furn-
ished. fine location, private family.
board If desired No health seekers.
800 Lafayette, York 12li-J. 1t.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

NICE furnished room near city Park.
1863 Cook. York G2S4-W. It..
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

FOR SALE-Living room. dining room,
bed room, kitchen utensils, high
chair. baby bed, typewriter. cheap,
Gallup T47-J. 2S2G w. 3Sth Ave. 7-17-2t
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

FOR RENT-Onr or two furnished
rooms with or without housekeeping
in beautiful modern house. 1872
Irving 1t.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

FOR RENT or SALE-New modern
siN-room bungalow Inquire 1lS3
King st. 2I-tf.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

ROOM and board. two gentlemen,
private home, Capitol hill location.
Phone York 3235W. 2i-tf
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

If any Jewish congregation in Colo
RADIO, Wyoming or the west desire to
engage the services Of rabbi for the
coming holidays or permanently. Apply
Denver Jewish News. Box -. ltI
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

FOR SALE-Furniture and piano.
1898 Knox Court Phone Champn
GS37-W II.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

FOR RENT Nicely furnished room
with or without board. Call Champa
2O35-.J. 17I5 Irving ST. 1t.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24
Want Advertisements

WANTED-By responsible party fou!
or five room furnished house for
summer months or longer: must be
reasonable. Jewish News Roy 10.
Phone Franklin 2OJg-W It.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

TWO house keeping rooms sleeping
porch, furnished or unfinished. also
single room and board if desired. lG2G
Franklin. York T532W II
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-24

FOR RENT Beautifully furnished
room. nice for young couple or cou-
pie of girls with board if desired.
Phone Champa BERN. 1880 Grove IT..
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20
MANY MONEY MAX
ING MACHINES
Narrowly Evade Prose-
cution Says Sheriff
Law Court VIII Probably be Asked TO
Decide rs to Legality.
Hartland Case

Sheriff Mooers in statement to the
Reporter Tuesday evening stated that
there arc many money making mach
ines in use in Somerset County, which
narrowly evade prosecution and upon
which the Law Court will probably
soon be asked to decide as to the
legality of running the same. This
statement was offered in connection
with the Withee case in Hartland
which the Sheriff, in company with
Deputy f. f. Tuscan, investigated last
Monday. A gambling nuisance was
alleged at Hartland and following the
investigation already referred to.
Frank Withee, storekeeper in that
town. was taken before Judge Ander-
son i'll Pittsfield. where he was found
guilty and given fine of 500 and
costs of $1495, which he paid. The
states case was presented by Sheriff
Mooers and a punch board. accord
ing to the officer showed that it had
yielded $3.50 in cash to the owner with
five thousand chances at cents each
while the possible prizes to be gained
We're only twenty-five in number
Withee was before the Supreme Judi
cial Court in Skowhegan in April on a
charge of running gambling house
and was allowed to go with a fine
and suspended jail sentence after
promising to keep out of the business
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20
WO N ANS CLUB MET
YESTERDAY
Memorials Gaen ior Deceased Mem
bers. Mrs. DanfOrth Spoke
on Biennial

A meeting OF the Woman's Club was
held yesterday afternoon in the par
lors of the Public Library with Mrs
Mary e stinchfield,. the president
presiding Hostesses we're Mrs. Ada
k. Dascombe and Mrs. Hattie B Fog
Ter Memorials for deceased mem
bers were feelngly given, Miss Louise
II. Coburn speaking on the life and
activities OF the late Mrs. Mabel "
Philbrick and Miss Lizzie T Hussey
for Mrs. Anna + Merrill a former
president OF The club. Miss coburn
gave a talk on Tanners Raising of
Lazarus aud Miss Edith NJ. Gledhill
considered current events One of
the principal features OF the meeting
was delightful report of the Club
Biennial at California, given by Mrs.
Florence Waugh Danforth. who at
tended. being president of the Maine
Federation OF Women's Clubs
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20
HOTEL PROPOSITION IN SKOWHECAN AGAIN
CONSIDERED BY CITIZENS
Edgar E. Young Suggests Hostelry Costing
$50, Furnishings $4,000 Additional

dr. and Mrs. Edgar E Young oil
Corinna were in town Monday confer
ring with local people with reference
To the MOTEL possibilities of Skowhe.
gan Both Mr.. and Mrs. Young have
been in hotel work since very early
age. They have been connected with
such establishments al The Kenmore
and the Touraine in Boston. a family
hotel at A Park Avenue. New York
the Plymouth at Fort Fairfield. the
Cassa Marina ON the Florida east
coast and The kineo House at Moose
head Lake.
The Kenmore is two hundred
room house. Mr.. Young was man
ager at the time it was opened and
for a considerable period thereafter
The establishment at 45 Park avenue
is Of especially high grade The
price for rooms and suite there were
from $3.50 to $3.50 per month. Mr.
Young Was manager there for twt
Years ana has splendid reference
letters from some OF the guests OF
that period.
The Plymouth, fifty-fye room
house al Fort Fairfield. Was of course
an entirely different proposition.
This WAS r1n on the American plan
at $500 and S400 day II Was
widely and favorably known during
Mr.. Young's management. which ter
in the fall of 1922
The Great Northern at Millinocket
Is another hotel with which this
has been connected He
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20
BENZ. E. NYE IN MONTANA
RAILROAD WRECK
Former Skowhegan Mnn Badly IN
iured But Expected TO
Recover

b. e. Nye. formerly of Snowhegan.
now of st. Paul, Mimi, WAS one of
the unfortunate victims of the recent
train wreck on the Great Northern
Glacier Park Special. bound for St
Paul. Mr.. Nye left Malta, Montana,
and was returning from a five weeks
trip through the Dakotas and Montana
where he had been making survey
of the poultry situation for the
Northern Produce Company by whom
he has been employed for many years.
Near Gardner, Montana, while
speeding along at about fifty miles an
hour the train struck a broken rail,
causing five OF the eleven cars, tthe
express, smoker, two day coaches. and
one Pullman sleeperl to be thrown
INTO the ditch. When the crash came,
Mr.. Nye who had just gone back from
the smoker to one of the day coaches.
was thrown part way through tran
som. Then as the car rolled over
into the ditch, the water tank fell
on him causing him to be deluged
with icy water.
AS soon as the train came to stop
the work of eXtrieating the victims
of the wreck began, and special
hospital train. bearing physicians and
nurses, was rushed from Fargo. y. D.
The injured, numbering forty-two,
were hurried back TO a Fargo hospital
where they received surgical attention
until they were able to be removed
to their respective homes. Mr. Nye
suffered two fractured ribs. the tissues
OF one lung being badly torn; a deep
cut on the head; bruises about the
body, and general shaking up.
Immediately upon being notified of
the wreck, Mrs. Nye went to Fargo
where she cared for him in the hos
pltal for eight days. He was then
brought home where he is at present
slowly recovering. The attending
physician states that on account OF
Mr.. Nye's strong constitution and
Yankee grit his complete recovery is
assured unless unforeseen compliea-
tions arise.
Mr.. Nye's present address is 296
lglehart avenue st. Paul, Mimi, aud
doubtless many friends in this see
tion would be glad to send him a
cara during his period of inyalidsm
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20

er matter. II may be in year and
it may not he for twenty. Central
Maine men are quoted as saying.
A development at Bingham will
give substantially the same amount of
electrical horse power as one at
Clarks rips on the Androscoggin
above Lewiston-Auburn, SO that on
that phase of the question OF whore to
develop il is $3.50 proposition be-
tween the two rivers They will give
between 25. 900 and 10000 horse pow
er. each This Clarks rips develop
ment is not the great one which has
been considered by the company for
the Androscoggin, but is the one
which. it is said Will be first made.
The big development would yield
about $4,000 horse power
All conditions being favorable, there
is 10 question that the company would
prefer to make the big development at
Clark's, but it is quite definitely estab-
Iished that it will not be done until
there is clearly an available market
tor the power. Until such conditions
do exist the great dam. which would
food out the Androseoggin for miles
above Lewiston and Auburn will not
be erected, but the Clark's rips deyel-
opment may come at any time.
Construction costs, as previously
stated, will decide whether they will
work at Bingham or on the Andros-
coggin. The inter-loekng system OF
wires which the Central Maine has
brings about this condition. Power
wou1d be as available on
the Androscoggin at Lewiston, as it
would on the Kennebee should the
Bingham site be the first tackled. The
reverse would be equally true il the
other power possibility we're chosen.
At this time the company makes no
statements as to which will be done.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20
BIG STORAGE BASIN NEAR LOCKWOOD
MEANS REMOVAL Of CAMPS AND TIMBER
Work Already Started on Kennebec Headwaters
Expenditure in Excess of 81, ,OOO,O

Residents of the kennebec Valley
districts are keenly interested in the
great Brassua Lake storage basin
above Moosehead Lake. upon which
work has already been begun. This
storage basin will be on the kennebec
River headwaters and it is expected
that it will be ready to food by De-
cember 1. 1925.
The contract for the construction
of this basin. which is done under
the provisions of the mill act of
Maine, has been let to the Eyre John
son Company of Philadelphia. and IL
is stated that work will be pushed 10
the limit This contract calls for
the erection OF a dam 500 feet long
and 30 feet high on the Moose river
below Brassua lake This dam will
consist of a concrete structure III the
river between the banks, with earth
wings completing the structure back
to the highlands. It also calls for
the removal of number of sporting
camps on the shores OF Brassua lake
and taking off of considerable
amount OF valuable timber before the
water is turned into the reservoir
which the dam is to create
The dam will control the headwaters
of the East Branch of the kennebec.
regulating the river flow as far as The
Forks, and lessening the sdanger of
floods and low water down the whole
river. The site, selected for the dam
is near lockwood
Concrete masonry will be used in
the construction of the dam which
will cost 100000 1t will flow back
Moose River five and one-half miles
To Brassua Lake. raise the level OF
the lake 80 feet. and provide storage
capacity for eight billion cubic feet
of water. The property damage will
be slight, affecting only few deserted
lumber camps. it is said.
This new dam will completely flow
out the present Brassua lake, as we'll
as a large surrounding area It will
give a storage of many added billion
cubic feet to the kennebec river.
thereby stabilizing the power supply
of industry in the municipalities of
that valley.
Brassua lake is a tributary to the
kennebec, through Moose river. emp
tying into Moosehead lake. which is
accepted as the actual headwaters of
the kennebec. Its possibilities as a
storage basin for the betterment of
power conditions of the kennebec
have long been recognized by hydrau-
lie engineers and the development has
often been considered. Not. however
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20

until 1872 were definite plans made
for the work
Jpon Inc failure OF legislation 10
permit development OF storage on the
Dead River al the session of 1929
these large users OF power on the
kennebec interested in that plan took
Brassua under serious consideration.
Careful surveys and estimates were
made. with the result that in January
Of the present year il was definitely
decided to go ahead with the project
and 10 eliminate Dead River from
consideration. Having reached that
decision there Was much preliminary
work 10 be done before actual work
could be done. II Was necessary to
make plans, secure bids and award
contracts All of this has taken time.
so that it was not until d few days
ago that the contracts were actually
signed and all WAS ready 10 start
work
Once the contract was signed the
Eyre, Johnson Company lost no time
In starting. They mad already be
gun TO assemble material and were
quickly on their way TO the scene OF
operations. SO that work is well under
way. It is expected that between
200 and 3o0 men with many horses
will be constantly employed until
the job is completed.
Percy johnson. brother OF Mr. John
son of the contracting firm will be
in direct charge Of the reservoir build
ing. For many years he has been
connected with the HollingsWorth &.
Whitney Company. building dams and
knows the kennebec river situation
thoroughly. He aud his brother are
both experienced dam builders, as
was their father before them. so that
it can be said With truth that this
new storage dam is to be erected By
an old Maine dam building family
The dam Was designed by Hardy S
Ferguson of New York City. for many
years chiet engineer of the Great
Northern Paper Company, VINO design
ed most Of that companys dams on
the KenneDee and Penobscot rivers
The new storage basin is being built
by the Hollingsworth & Whitney Com
pany, Great Northern Paper Company.
Lockwood Corporation of Augusta.
and the Central Maine Power Com
pany, the four largest power users
and producers upon the river The
work Is being done as partnership
and not as a corporation While no
figures as TO cost are given out il Is
understood that when the dam is
ready for use it will represent an
expenditure in excess of d million
dollars.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20

reported in the dailies, of previous
oates. -Four local men were taken
into custody, David Withee, night
watch. Earl Tantish, Roy Jones and
morrill, Hoxie. The men were ar
raigned before Judge M. p, Merrill of
the Western Somerset Municipal Court
Thursday afternoon, with County At
torney Thorne appearing for the State
and Sherman y. Shumway for the re-
spondents Withee was charged with
adultery and also there was a charge
against MIN OF harboring and secret
ing the girls The latter charge was
dismissed however, for lack of eyi-
dence. The two girls were in court
as was Alex Hunter, a clerk at Hotel
Oxford It was claimed by the girls
that three of the men, Witbee Jones
and Hoxie, knew that they were. Re
formatory inmates but they were not
sure that Tantish had been thus in
formed. it appears that the girls.
themselves. attempted to find some
one to give them a good time soon af-
ter arriving in the village 1t seems
the first evening Of their absence, they
went to Fassalboro with Jones and
Tantisl to a dance and upon their re-
turn obtained quarters at the Oxford
Hotel 1t appeared from the story
that the parties had been drinking.
Friday night. the girls went to the
Harmon house on Cross street. where
rooms are let and found quarters
there. 1t further appears that that
night the girls with Jones and Hoxie
went to a camp on the Athens road;
#
day was passed at the Harmon house
and that on Sunday the girls were
taken on an automobile trip to Au-
gusta and Gardiner Evidence for
the State indicated that the hotel
bills, also the bills at the Harmon
house, were paid by Jones and Hoxie
and that Tantish and Withee did not
figure in the case after the first night.
The girls aver that food Was brought
To them by Jones during their stay
at both the hotel and the Harmon
place, also that the boys had alcohol
with them when they took them for
d ride. None of the respondents Of
fered testimony, although they all
pleaded not guilty. In the case of
state VS. Withee on the adultery
charge, probable cause was found and
bonds in the sum of $500 for his ap-
pearance before the Grand Jury were
furnished by Joseph Butler and Fred
A. Wood. In the case of State VS.
Jones, Tantish and HoXie, charged
with harporing and secreting, prob
able caLse was found and they were
held for the Grand Jury, bail being
placed at $500. These three men
We're also charged with fornication
and We're found guilty. They were
each given d jail sentence of thirty
days and payment of costs, with thir-
" days additional in default OF pay
ment. All three took appeal and
gave bail for $1,000. Frank Hoxie
and l.. B. Haskell furnished the bail
for Morrill, Hoxie, son of the gentle
man first mentioned. while bail for
Jones was furnished by ]. H. Murray
and E. p Whiting Tantishs bonds
men were his father Charles Tantish
and Charles Burnor.
It was claimed al the hotel that
when Jones appeared there, with the
girls that he told the clerk that his
companions desired rooms and ii was
further claimed that Jones signed as
sumed names On the register
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20
OBJECTIONS To The
XII KLUX KLAN
New Hampshire Man
Publicly Defines Them
Fred Eastman oi New Hampshire and
Rev. j. ". Reynolds Speak in
the Opera House

Al a meeting under the auspices of
the local XII kluX klan in the Opera
House to which the public was in
yited. the speakers were Fred East
NAH Of New Hampshire and Rev J. W.
Reynolds OF Newport. There was IA
fair attendance and eight men in
their robes and masks were seated on
the platform in front of Il large Amer
lean flag, The program was opened
by the singing Of America with Mrs
Wlthee at the piano Prayer was of
Tered by Rev. Mr.. Reynolds and Mr..
Eastman continued the exercises with
the brief explanation that the klan $
two emblems We're the American flag
and the Bible After this he read a
portion OF the twelfth chapter OF Ro-
mans, which he described as the
klan's foundation chapter Mr. East
man took up some OF the objections
to the klan movement as an organiz-
alton anu said that these objections
had come about because people did
not know about the Klan and what il
stood for. He spoke OF the different
groups ot obiectors, speaking first of
the Protestants who object, because
they are crooked politicians. He said
another group We're opposed because
of business reasons, while third
group were opposed because they
We're misinformed. Mr.. Eastman de-
elared that the Ku kluX Klan was not
anti Catholic in the least and did not
oppose any religion, but were oppos-
ed 10 papal hierarchy. He claimed
that the klan WAS not opposed 10 the
Jewish people because of their reli-
giOn but because OF business princi-
pies. He said that the klan had moth
ing against the negroes and that the
objection from this race WIS made
mainly by group that cant get in
He told Of the Lincoln klan. similar
10 fne kn kluX klan, which is for
negro membership. Mr.. Eastman
said the knights Of Columbus stands
for the secular organization of the
Catholic people as tie X. K X. stands
for the secular organization of the
Protestant people. Taking up the at
titude Of the newspapers, the speaker
commented ON certain incidents. cred
tied to the klan movement of an OBJ
iectionable nature. which were found
10 have not been perpetrated by the
klan at all upon Investigation. Mr.
Eastman said in glowing terms that
there was no force in this country big
enough To stop the Klan movement
Rev i " REYNOLDS gave forcefnl
address and particularK applieabIe
one To Educational Week He com
pared the magnitude of United States
inventions and productions IN those
If other countries and then fool, nm
education and spirit. the religions lib-
ertY and free public schools in the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20
|NDROsCOGG|N OR
| SOMERSET?
-------
Construction Costs Will
Decide Site
|lNhg oI R0dies from Cemetery
Does Not Mean Immediate
Development

. ileir appears to be some question
p to whether the next big water de-
Faopmenl by the Central Maine Pow
II Co will be on the Androscoggin
|nYer or kennebec River, but it would
|sem mat this development will be
|9eded by the construction costs.
Ahen this development will be made
II very unsettled matter. 1t will
II governed by business conditions in
|ae STATE There will have to be a
market IN sight for the power so
|uealed Until such a market seems
|Nalablc it can be stated. very detin-
|WB' that no move will be done TO
sulze either of these power sites, 1t
4 reported.
lhe fact that the Central Maine
rover Co. is now engaged in the work
n N moving the cemetery, just above
|slgham village, which would be
|a"Oaed out should development be
a4ae at that point, has lead to a re-
|Si mat the company planned to i'm
start upon development
Faere' This is incorrect.
Tue moving of the cemetery must
n aone before there can be a devel-
spment at Bingham The present
|ale .li offered according to men in po-
|'uOh to know about the matter, is an
s%portune period for doing the work.
|.Ae company decided that it was best
N ad under the present conditions. so
I%'' ss when the time came that they
|sl IL advisable to make the develop
relt y at Bingham all would be ready.
sss' sns at some time such development
sa De made is one of the certainties
: ue future. When, is quite anoth
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20
Refreshments for Cast and Visitors

This evening after The Rose Girl"
production, refreshments Of sand
wiches cake and coffee are to be
served at the BPW Club rooms, thru
the official board The out of town
visitors from pittslield will also be
guests at the Lunch twenty-five
members and friends are expected
from Pittsfield. Tomorrow night the
cast will be served similar refresh
ments and the visitors from Bangor
at which time. three cars filled with
members and friends are expected.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20
SO OMERSET TRACTION
ELECTS OFFICERS
Directors Elected and Subsequently
Their Officers are Chosen

n meeting of the Somerset Trac-
ton Company held Monday the fol
loving directors were elected W
p Ordway. S. W Gould. W. H. Cum
mnes J p Oak. and H. l.. SWEET
II. /. SWEET was elected clerk At
a meeting Of the directors, following
the stockholders meeting, W p Ord
way was elected president and H. L.
SWEET. treasurer and manager