THE SUNDAY CITIZEN, ASIIEVILLE, N. C, OCTOBER 14, 1917.
;)IIBEICrY
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Bankers Trjist & Title Insurance Co.
Canto H. Brawn, Pres., Hugh LaBarbe. Vlee-Prea S. M. Hanes. Seo-Treaa
Ceo. H. Wngbt, TIU Ar Ituffner Campbell, Ant Tltl Attr. '
"A TRAITOR TO THE FATHERLAND"
The Surprising Shock Given German-American Who
Started Out to Raise a Company of Volunteers in
a Pro-German Texas Town.
MISS GRACE POTTER
RETURNS TO HOSPITAL
MISSING GIRL HAS , "BEEN IN
THE COUNTRY.
Is Recognised From Description Pub
lished tn The Citizen and Hos
pital Is Notified,
This Is a story about an American
of Oerman descent and some German-
Americans. It Is a true story, more's
the pltyl
In the state of Texas titers are a
number of. little cities in .which the
Inhabitants are almost entirely of Oer
man. blood of the first, seoond and
third generations. Their newspapers
are printed In German; Oerman la the
language most - frequently near a on
' their streets and in their stores.
f Towns like this are not peculiar to
Texas; there are similar communt--fis
in many other states. Nobody,
, prior to the past three years, thought
much about them and what thoughts
we had were kind and 'friendly. We
respected the people who lived in
them. We admired many things
about them. Ws wished them well.
We thought we understood them. We
thought the ' Melting Pot had made
. them Americans that their' minds
worked like the minds of the rest of
us. But now
Think German.
Now ws are shocked to find that
the Americans tn these towns some
ot them, at least not only speak Oer
man, read Oerman and retain Oerman
customs, but that they think Oerman.
Listen to this brief but significant
recital of fact:
A good American, born, in Texas of
Oerman desoent, wished to -do his
share for the only country to which
he owes allegiance. He Is a profes
sional man of high standing. Speak
ing German fluently, his practice was
quite largely with people also of Oer
man blood.
He felt deeply hurt at the evidence
about him that good Americans were
suspicious of German-American loy
alty. He offered to go to one of the
Oerman communities referred to and
raise a company of volunteers for the
National Guard. He would demon
strate, he told the authorities, that a
great- majority of Americans of. Oer
man descent were true Americans not
withstanding. The authorities gladly
accepted his offer.
He set out In high spirits for the
little city ho had selected. Seeing that
Job had many friends there, that he
f a access to tnetr nomes as a guest,
ntad that he could converse in the
language which they habitually spoke,
he -anticipated '- no difficulties. . .He
. rather thought he could raise a full
company In a fortnight- -
' Something happened to send him
back disillusioned and heartsick.
. The people native born and nat
uralised alike said flatly that they
would not help America fight "Bng
. land's war."
Had they not read the evidence T he
asked them, astonished. Did they not
yet understand that it was the mili
tary casta of Germany which had em
broiled the world In war, while Eng
land did everything that was humanly
possible to prevent Itf They said this
was hot- true. They reminded him
that the kaiser himself and the Ger
man government had declared this to
be a defensive war.
He talked of "frightfulness" of the
Belgian atrocities. All that, they calm
ly told him, was English lies.
Hs spoke of Belgians deported by
thousands Into slavery. More English
lies. , ,
He referred to the American babies
on the Lull tarda. A Just fate, they said,
for people who would risk their lives
on British munition ships. Besides
had not the imperial government giv
en tnem amole warning T
He reminded them of Herr Zlmmer
man's proposal to give their own state
of Texas to Mexico In payment for
Mexico Japanese aid against the
United 8tates, then neutral. Probably
an, English lie, they said, but, if true,
was it not a proper bit of self-pro
taction against a world of Jealous an'
amies T
He quoted recent historical disclos
ures to show Germany's double-deal
ing and America's long-suffering pa
tlenoe. Lies! All lies! Lies in Amer
lean newspapers controlled by 'Eng
land or by the American munition'
makers. There is no truth to be had
in the printed page except in the
German-language press and the Amir
lean weekly-edited by the courageous
Vlereck.
Call By President. ,
Miss Grace Stewart Potter, Chicago
society girl, who disappeared from the
Highland hospital on October 1, was
found yesterday morning on the out
skirts of Ashevllle, walking toward the
hospital. Miss Potter gave no ex
planation of her absence save to state
vaguely that she had "been in the
country," and shortly after her arrival
at the hospital went to sleep and was
still sleeping at a late hour last night.
The young woman appears to be In
the best of health, and wherever she
has been she has been well treated.
When found yesterday, she was tired
physically, having evidently walked a
long distance.
.Parties who saw the young woman
recognised her from the description
printed In The Cltlsen, and telephoned
the hospital. Hospital attendants were
rushed to the scene and she was es
corted back to that Institution. Offi
cials of the sanitarium refused to
awaken the young woman last night,
stating that the sleep would be highly
beneficial, so that no statement could
be obtained.
It Is believed, however, as she had
only four or five dollars at the time
she left, that Miss Potter has been
spending the time In a farm house
somewhere In this county. She has
disappeared several times before, but
has always come back within a few
hoars, or at the utmost a few d
and this led to the delay of the au
thorities in Instituting a search for
her on this occasion.
Miss Potter Is said to be highly con
nected socially In Chicago, and bears
every evidence of culture and refine
ment, and the hospital authorities are
at a loss to account for her habit of
wandering away at unexpected times.
WOULD DISTRICT THE
CITY FOR LIRERTY LOAN
ASHEVILLE BOYS DO
WELL AT GAMP JACKSON
Good Reports of the Camp and Its
Officers Given by Soldiers Visiting
In City.
MUST STAND TRIAL
ON CHARGE OF ARSON
)
Just
Received
A Big Shipment of
KHAKI COLOR
SHOES.
.... AT
THE
NEW GLOBE i
10 Biltmore Ave. ;
It has been suggested bv a well
known citizen that in the forthcoming
"drive" ror the Liberty loan In Ashe
vllle a district of block system of id
portlonment would bring better team
But the call for American defense I .n.v., " uh
"u Ty7" ' S7 . pro.iaeni. oi nave been parceled out to teams with
""TT": 4"'"i the result that one team, perhaps,
their president. Was it not the duty would get a list of oertaln givers, while
of every loyal American to But, no I another team would draw blanks., By
The President speaks notfor the peo- districting the city for the Liberty loan
oiuna, inu lam or lour . more men For instance, one team oould take
no unseinsn siaiesmen, now speaa Pack miiirn innhr .
iur luv ' aisioi VBUVlSi i O. b i Kmartwiv anil mn An Tn imfnn.
n W. mll. I 77 7 . ..
- - ,,- mi ia me oest system."
in an tnat little city of several thou
sana population ha did not get one
single, solitary recruit More than one
or nis former friends told him with
real, honest Indignation that he , was
a traitor to the Fatherland,
"I thought I knew them f he ex
claimed, afterward, "But I didn't.
They do not see as we do. They do
not reason, as we do. They do not
define moral right and wrona as we
do. They do not even think as we do."
In a street car, yesterday. I heard a
man with an accent say the German-
Americans are being misjudged; that
tney are as good Americans as any
ooay, Home or tnem are, and our
bands and our hearts and our resDect
are theirs. - Ths professional man of
whom I have written, who Is now in
uniform, la one of them. But, in this
German city in Texas to which he
Journeyed, he was one and
who called him a traitor to the Fath
erland were many.
it is true sucn towns as this are
comparatively rare, but we will -not
get ahead with the fight for world
democracy by ignoring them. We can
not forget we must not foraet. al
though In many cases American-born,
there are citizens 'of the United States
who ars utterly unasstmilated. They
cnina in Prussian. .
And remember thla all arond
Americans they do not all herd to-1 "Word was received from Bryson
gether .in German-language towns. City last night that a Mr. Davis, em-
remaps one lives in the next house to cloyed by the Montvale Lumber com
you. . Watch and f listen. . Do . they pany, near that place, had been struck
pieage ineir lives, ineir tortunes and m tns aodomen oy a plana, and per
their sacred honor for America T Or haps fatally Injured. He was broufht
ao tney asK wnat we are flarhtlns? for. I to Brvson City on the reeular train
land talk of "no Indemnities, no an- and a special train sent from Ashevllle
nexations .ana the status quo ante" to bring him to one of the local hos
which are the terms that will be offer-; pltals. The special was expected to
ed by and by for a German peace? reach Ashevllle shortly after 4 o'clock
jsy ineir woras as wen as their works I thla morning.
Ed and Nat Tonne, arrested In
Avery county on the charge of arson,
who have been kept at the Buncombe
county Jail for safe keeping, will be
taken to Newlands, the county seat of
Avery county tomorrow, where they
will be placed on trial this week. The
men are charged with being concerned
in the looting and burning of a large,
frame resort hotel in Avery countv.
in ne i - ... . i . . . .. . r '
those anx ynu inMDa, mu on tnis charges
SPECIAL TRAIN SENT
AFTER INJURED MAN
shall we know them.
Johnny Ertle. the St Paul claimant
to tna , oantomwelgnt title,, will be
a sorely disappointed boxer if Champ
Ion Pete Hartnan refuses to meet him
oeiore tne latter (jolnes the army.,
tHE UN1YEJLS AJAH
- "Wherever Ford cars hava pioneered, Ford
service has kept pace. It la the factor which
strengthens the personal relation between Ford
owners and the Company. To get the best pos
slble service from your Ford car, bring it here
when it needs attention and get the benefit of Ford
supervision throughout. We us the genuine Ford
parts .and give you ths benefit of the regular"
' standard Ford prices. - Touring Car J0, Run
about 1345, Sedan $4S,' Coupelet $505, Town Car
56 all t o. b. Detroit. On display and for
sale by -- ..-.. . . !
Richbonro Motor Co.
S-M BROADWAY ' '
Official Local Weather
IT. S. Departmpnt of Agrlcnltnre '
, Weather Bureau.
tonal Weather -Data for Oct. It, 117,
state or, tne weatner at a. tn..
clear. .
State of the weather at t . m..
clear -. ,
Relative humidity at t a m., to per
cent -
Relative humidity at 11. noon, 40
per cent,
Kelatlve humidity at 8 p. m.. E
per cent- - ! -
wind atrecuon at s s, m., north
west. ;
Wind direction at t p. m.. north
west, v.- . '
Time of sunrise, t.tb a. m. ,
Time of sunset, 6:67 p. m.
8 a.m. .,.fl S p.m. ..5S
a.m. ...... tt 4 p.m. M.,.t
10 a.m. ,, SB B p.m.,,,,,, .64
11 a.m. . .42 . . p.m. ,,S4
It noon.. .....47 ' 7 p.m. ...,.(1
1 p.m. ...... .4 p.m. ......41
3 p.m. .61
Coleman Penland, an Ashevllle man
who Is now In the service ot the gov
ernment, Company I, 121st. Infantry,
at Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C, and
who Is today returning to camp speaks
In terms of highest praise of the camp
and Its officers.
Talking of the Ashevllle boys who
are at Camp Jackson, Penland said
that among the privates, three had
been made corporals and quite a num
ber of them had been promoted to first
class privates and would be made non
commissioned officers as rapidly as
vacancies occur.
About all the "kickers." he said had
now been discharged from camp or
broken into the service.
. Penland said that this was the third
time that he had been enlisted tn the
army and that this was the fifth en
campment at which he had been
located and that the enlisted man wae
better treated at Camp Jackson than
at any camp at which he has' previ
ously been stationed. The men are
well fed, he said, and they do not
need any clothing or blankets from
home for they have been Issued all
the clothing and all the blankets that
they can handle. '
At Columbia the boys, be said, were
most courteously treated. Up to a few
days ago provost had made no arrests
at all among the men which indicates
that the men are orderly and well be
haved.
The Community club at Columbia
which was organized for the promo
tion of the comforts and conveniences
of the enlisted men only Pea land says,
takes special Interest In ths welfare of
the privates. -WV
Ths work he says, is not hard. Only
eight hours drilling each day with fre
quent rests. The men ars let off on
Wednesdays noon, to Thursday morn
ings at five o'clock and from Saturday
noon to Monday morning and on these
occasions are allowed to visit Colum
bia. .
Prices charged in Columbia for food
and lodging, he said, were very high,
but were not extortionate: when com
pared with the high prices being paid
for like . accommodations in other
cities. v, v . .
DECLINE TO INCREASE
SALVATION ARMY FUND
COMMISSIONERS WILUXO BUT
FINANCES ARE WEAK.
Various Ijbw firms Receive Final
Payment In Howlund Case.
Other Business Transacted.
NEW PARSONAGE IS
OPENED AT NEWTON
Enjoyable House-Warming Featured
. by the Attendance of Over Two,
. Hundred Guests. " j
Owing to the present condition of
the city treasury, the city commission
ers yesterday declined to increase the
donation now given the local Salva
tion army workers. The appeal fram
the commander stated that on account
of the winter months coming on, the
army would need more funds with
which to carry on Its work of assist
ing the poor. In declining the ajjpeal
the commissioners stated that they
regreted doing so, but that the scarcity
of money did not warrant charity
donations.
In the matter of payment of fees
due the law firm of Harklns and Van
Winkle, and Zobulon Weaver, the
mayor was authorized to Issue vouch
ers of $100 to each of the above men
tioned. This sum Is for balance In full
due for legal services rendered In the
case of Howland vs. City of Ashevllle.
The case Is now being argued In the
Supreme court.
. City Engineer Iee presented to the
board his report showing total and
pro rata cost to property owners in
West Ashevllle, on account of paving
Haywood road, Brevard, Westwood
place and Craven street. On motion
It was ordered that assessments be
made against these property owners.
and that, after having been duly ad
vertised, they be turned over to the
tax collector for collection.
Superintendent Harry Howell was
authorized to employ Mrs. Montcastle
as teacher at the Orange street school.
to nil the vacancy now existing there.
E. D. Hopkins appeared before the
board and requested permission to
preach on the streets. This request
was referred to ths commissioner of
public safety with power to act.
CHARLES L. SAMS TO
EXHIBIT BEES AT FAIR
Well Known Bee SpedaUst Will Have
Special Demonstration at Raleigh
This Week.
NEWTON, Oct? 11 Tne handsome
new Methodist parsonage, in bungalow
style, one of the handsomest In this
conference, was opened yesterday af
ternoon and evening by a thoroughly
enjoyable "house-warming" to which
the entire social life of the city was
invited, with more than two hundred
guests attending. ,
Beautiful scarlet cut flowers with
green, background 4ir$bras8 jardinlers
filled the rooms, making an effective
color scneme,; f he "Whole house -was
thrown open for Inspection of the
beautifully appointed rooms.
At the "front door In ths reception
room Mesdames Charles W. Thurmond
and, W. T. Hoyle, Misses Georgia El
llott, Dorothy, Matt Cochran. In ths
receiving line in the narlor were Rev,
W. L. Hutching, pastor of the church.
and Mrs. Hutch Ins, Dr. W. R. Ware,
residing elder of this district, and
rs. Ware; Mrs. Krlekbaura of States-
vllle; Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Jenkins, of
Davidson; Rev. J. Abner Snow, Mrs.
w. jm. BiKee, Kev. and Mrs. V. U Ful
mer, all of Newton. v., . '
Serving delicious sandwiches and
coffee in the dining room were Mes
dames J. 8. Lancaster. Chas. Bollck.
ijfre oetser, jonn aminos, ft. w. Cald
well, R. p. Cochran, M. A. Abernethy.
Misses Olive Hewitt, Terissa Hoyle and
une wen appointed Kitchen was
shown to the sruests by MesdamM a.
A. Warlick, I H. Phillips. Receiving
up stairs was Mrs. Austin Sherrlll and
the register in the sitting room was
Kept oy Mrs. s. is. Duke. Enjoyable
musical numbers were rendered by
jnesaames n. tJ. unox, vayas Kowe,
W. M. Sikea. Misses Dorothy Ervin
ana &aua enerrui.
SHERIFF MITCHELL
CALLED TO RALEIGH
Is Summoned. With Other Officials.
to Discuss Matters of Importance
With Governor.
Highest, (I; one rear ago. 70.
Lowest, If; one year ago, II.
Absolute maximum, 74 in 101.
Absolute minmum, I In 1117. '
-Average temperature today, 41.
Normal. t. ;-. .. -. ;
Tjooal Precipitation Data For Month.
Normal, 2.l incnes.
Greatest amount 7.17 In 1101.
Least amount, 6.01 In 1904.
t or last is nours ending at g p.
i.. none.-- - ..
TeJegraphle Report of Tempentnrea.
Station :
I ASHEVILLE
Atlanta
Augusta ............. 4
Baltimore ..............
Birmingham' . . ........
Boston ...
Charleston
Charlotte ,
Cincinnati .
Galveston . .
Hatteras . .
Jacksonville
Miami .....
New Orleans
Richmond
Seattle . .
St. Louis .
IWashlnfrton .'.
Wilmington .x
Jt p.m. Max,
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48
6
14
It
66
61
0
64
4
70
64
64
10 '
4
61
41
61 '
64
44
66
6
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68
6
. 0
60
64
71
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71
84
68
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68
64
Sheriff E. M. Mitchell leaves this
morning for Raleigh. In resDonse to a
telegram received yesterday from' Gov
ernor Thomas W. Bickett, requesting
the sheriff to be present at ths caoital
tomorrow morning to discuss matters
or grave Importance to the state and
nation. Sheriff Mitchell was asked, in
the event that he was unable to make
the trip, to designate some other coun
ty officer to be present, but the sheriff
decided to make the trip in person.
Governor Bickett's message, evident
ly sent to all the sheriffs of North
Carolina, conveyed nothing of the na
ture of the questions to be discussed,
stating merely that he had plans of
grave Importance to r place before
them, and matters vital to the state
and nation to be discussed.
HENRY T.SHARP CO.
OPENS BRANCH OFFICE
Charles L. Sams, formerly of Mars
Hill, whose headquarters are now at
Raleigh with the division of entomo
logy, state department of agriculture,
is completing a survey of bee-keeping
conditions in the. western part of the
state. Mr. Sams, a recognised special
ist in bee-keeping, and whose work is
highly regarded by the state officials,
is here making preparations for a spe
cial bee exhibit at the state fair, which
will . Include actual demonstrations
with a swarm of living bees in a wire
cage constructed for that .purpose.
Mrs. Sams Is also a bee expert, and
yesterday exhibited to friends - here a
jar of honey from her apiary near ML
Mitchell... The honey was made from
flowers that-grow p on Mt. Mitchell
"where the air," says Mrs. Sams, "Is
as pure as morning dew, : and; the
water clear as crystal." . - .--.-:
Mr. and Mrs. Sams also have apia
ries at Craggy station, Ream's Creek,
Beech, Black Mountain, Mars Hill and
Other points. .
U. C. T. WILL AID IN
FOOD CONSERVATION
Committee Named to Assist Local
Committee. Travelers Boost lib
erty Bonds,
At the regular meeting held last
night Ashevllle Council No, 186 U.
C. T., appointed a committee to assist
the local food conservation committee.
This committee will also assist the
state food commissioner. H. A. Page,
ot tne ivortn Carolina Food conserva
tion commission, is calling upon all
traveling men to lend their aid ar.
much as possible to the conservation
of food In the hotels and cafes. It Is
pointed out that traveling, men may
BIG EATERS GET
SAYS AuSlTY
Take a tablespoon of Salts
to flush Kidneys if
Back hurts.
Omit all meat from diet if
you feel Rheumatic or
. Bladder bothers.
The Henry T. Shar$ company, deal
ing in real estate, has opened a branch
office at West Ashevllle, William K.
Harrison being la charge. Mr. Harri
son has had many years' experience In
real estate fields and la enterprises of
similar nature- Mr. Sharp, president
of the company, stated yesterday that
WeeT Ashevllle "prospects" were such
as to heed a branch office there. The
West Ashevllle office will also have a
department for insurance and bonda
"West Ashevllle wiU surely grow ty
leaps and bounds," said Mr. Sharp
yesterday, "and for that reason we
have opened a branch office." ..
Tex Covington, the mighty slurs-er
of the Southern league, tailed to live
up to his reputation as a hitter la
his few games with the Brave -
The American men and women
must guard constantly against kidnsy
trouble, because ws eat too much and
all our food is rich. Our blood Is filled
with uric acid which the kidneys
strive to filter out, they weaken from
overwork, become sluggish; the ellml
natlve tissues clog and the result is
kidney trouble, bladder weakness and
a general decline in health. - -
When your kidneys feel like lumps
of lead; your back hurts or the urine
is eloudy, full of sediment or you are
oblwed to seek relief two or three
times during the night; if you suffer
with sick hlache or dizzy, nervous
spells, add stomacn, or you have
rheumatism when the weather is bad.
get from your pharmacist about four
ounces of Jad Salts; take a table
spoonful In a glass of water before
breakfast for a few' days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid
of grapes and lemon juice, combined
with 11 thla, and has been used for
generations to flush ul stimulate
clogged kidneys; to neutralize the
acida in the urine so it no longer Is a
source of Irritation, thus ending blad
der disorders.
. Jad Salts is Inexpensive; cannot In
jure, makes a delightful effervescent
llthla-water beverage, and belongs in
every home, because nobody can make
a mistake by having good kidney
flushing any Urn. , AA.
Visit Qur Store
MONDAY
New Suits. New Coata,
New Dresses . ,
Arrhred ...v.
By Saturday' Express
The grandest val
' uea of the season
from
$15.00' $65.00
BUY A LIBERTY BOND.
exert a great deal of Influence upon
the proprietors of such establishments,
If they care to do so. It Is statsd
that the local ohapter endorsed ths
conservation movement in a . most
hearty manner. The committee ap
pointed last night consists of the fol
lowing traveling men: Hugh Miller,
chairman: O. V. Parker, and C. K.
Aiken.
Matters pertaining to the sale of
the present issue of the Liberty loan
bonds were also dismissed at the meeU
ing last night, and a committee eon
slstlng of A. O. Barnett, chairman, R. .
B. Carmlchael, R. L. Bills, R. J.
Smathers, and F. T. Brown, was ap
polntsd to assist in the sale ot the
bonda . .i . " i
Tesreau, once the Giants' best bef
In ' the box, stands fifth ' among
McQraw's pitchers on the season's)
records.
New and.
Pretty Bonnets
to Frame the Rosy Chedcs
of Cunning Little Maids
Adorable hats; the style were
ersated by artists artists who
' design nothing but . Juvenile
millinery. ' That' why they
are of ' the right shape and
' proportions and colors; that Is
the seoret of . their1 youthful,
bsoomlngness.
wRibbon trimmed, flower trim- ,
, med, fur trimmed, and shlrrsd
bats of velvet, plush or bsaver.
. These are Sunday school hats.
, dressup hats. In brown, taupe.
Copen, navy, green, rose,
black, white, etc For little
flrls up to I yearn fl.lt t
i.s..;;....f.4i:.v? ,
-Then there are plain tailored
hats In all kinds of round and
square orown blocks. These
are oorduroy, beaver, vslour
and hatters' plush. Come In all '
' the -good colors. - To fit girls
ef to It years. Prices: tl.t
to M M.
All of this little Bettys and Marys
and Dorothys of AanerQIo are in v
Yitod to thcM wfattonM bonnets
The Toggery Shoe
On the Fifth Arenas of AahoviQa v
33 Haywood Sts
THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT
Brandegee-ICii
Clothes
$20.00 to $35.00 :
the more you uncover their genuine value. : They are first '
of all, selected fabrics doubly shrunk in die cloth. Their
enviable style, fit and durable tailoring is the result of over
half a century's skill. - , j
, . '' .. r ,
You can depend upon one of these Suits or Over
coats to give refined appearance and more thans satisfac
tory service even though you are unusually hard on
rlothes. '
" The correct styles in Fall Furnishings, and Accessed
lies Shirts, Cravats, Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear and
Pajamas. t , ',
.. . ' ' ' - 1. ' ; . .'. . ' ., , '
Crofut & Knapp Hats. .
Tom N. Clark, Co.
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The Shop for Particular Men. v-
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. 20 N. Pack Square. ' Phone 3