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The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

The Chalitso club of Highland Park
was entertained on Thursday after
noon by Mrs. John G. Otis.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Mrs o. F. Morrow will act as hos
tess for the Clio club on Monday af-
ternoon at her home, 1110 Throot
street. The study will be the city OF
PhiIadelphia.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

The Ramblers' club will hold its
meeting with Mrs. P. I. Murphy, 9OS
Monroe street.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20

Mrs. Van Baskert, Mrs. Ralph B. Mann
of Kansas City. Mrs. E. B. Snyder,
Mrs. Ethel Rowe, Mrs. Ada Snyder,
Mrs Harry Hill, Mrs. Kirk, and Miss
Margaret Bush.
Mrs. William A. Johnson will soon
leave for San Antonio, Texas, where
she will attend the council. of presi-
dents of the G. F. w. G. and the di-
rectors' meeting of which Mrs. john
son is member.
Thursday April 1, will be fedora
tion day and services will be held at
Unity church.
The Sonora club met Thursday af
ternoon with Mrs. Howard L. Ian
ming, 1015 King street. The guest of
honor was Mrs. George Jewel, who
gave an interesting talk on her travels
through Holland. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. E. G. Sinner, 1109
Clay street, next Thursday afternoon.
The AItanteau club will meet with
Mrs. ]. w. Going at her home, 9O9
Topeka avenue, on Thursday after
noon.
On Friday afternoon the Owls will
meet with Miss Mary Kelly, SIC Tyler
street.
The Vignette club met Tuesday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Arthur McCabe at
her residence on Topeka avenue Mrs.
Speed Hughes gave an interesting
sketch on Balzac. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. H. o. Garvey.
The Vespuccian club was entertain
ed by Mrs. o. J. Moulder on Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. Charles Hammond.
1922 Clay. will be hostess for the
club next Thursday.
Mrs. o. F. Morrow will act as hos
tess for the Clio club on Monday af-
street. The study will be the city of
Philadelphia.
The Ramblers' club will hold its
meeting with Mrs. P. I. Murphy, 90S
Monroe street.
The Chalitso club of Highland Park
was entertained on Thursday after
noon by Mrs. John G. Otis.
Miss Laura Mcclure entertained the
Travellers club at her home, 1868
Western avenue, Friday evening.
The Music study club met Friday
evening with Mrs. J. P Wahle.
hostess for the Art club on Monday
afternoon.
The Froebel Mothers club met Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. A. C. Stevens.
COL Morris street.
The Beta Sorority of Washburn ini-4
tiated the following new members at
the Beta House, 1901 Mulvane street:
Miss Eda Hall, Miss Meta Hall, of
Plainville, and Miss Marian Magaw
After the iniation there was a spread
for the entire sorority.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25

dollar scholarship offered by the New
York Tribune. The article which won
him the prize was entitled "A Plea
for Good Roads" lie took the three
years course at Oxford in practically
two years time, having spent most
of his first year abroad in travel and
won many honors as he had all along
the way But the boys glory most in
his athletic record and tell the story
proudly of his one hundred and five
yard run for a touchdown against
Harvard. and speak with admiration
of his prowess in baseball. cricket, etc.
Mr. Porter is one of the most pop
ular Y. NJ. c. A. workers in the United
States, and the work he does for boys
in his Masters name is rightly the
pride of Good Will, Bangor, Bowdoin
and the whole of Maine. He will
speak to the members of the Y. NJ. c.
A, Sunday afternoon in their rooms
at 3 o'clock D. m, and in the evening
will address uniCn meeting of all
our churches in the Centenary Meth
odist church at p m.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
PROMOTER REID N pITTsfIRLD.
Plttsfeld. Lie skewhegan, Saw VI
slons OF New Industry.

A man registered at the Pittsfieid
House Monday as W. H. Reed of
Jonesport, says the Pittsfield Ad-
yertiser He at once made himself
known to the proprietor. c. II. Chrome
as DESTROYS of starting a manufact-
uring industry here.
MIR. Chrome introduced him TO some
of the local business men. who show
ed him different sites in town suit
able for a manufacturing plant Tues
day he was taken to consult with a
local real estate agen; and made an
appointment to meet local men a few
hours later. He failed to show VI
and Mr. Chrome is looking for his
board bill.
1t is thought here that the stranger
is the same man who has made sim
liar visits in Skowhegan, Hallowell
and other places.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
DAVID R. PORTER
At SKOWHEGAN
Winner of Names First
Rhoades Scholarship
Boys Glory in the Record of This
Good VIII Boy.

Next Sunday evening Skowhegan
people will have the pleasure of list
ening to an address by David r. Por-
ter, international secretary of the y.
NJ. c. A, among high schools and col
leges Mr.. Porter comes to Skowhe-
gan under the auspices of the local
Y NJ. c. A. and the young men are
joyfully anticipating this visit from
one of their he. oes.
David Porter was a Good Will boy,
a Bowdoin boy and champion in all
sorts of sport and study, and the boys
reverence him. He was born in West
Old Town. Me. and WIS early left an
orphan He was at Good Will two
years before entering Bangor High
school from which he graduated into
Bowdoin college, and at the end OF
two years in BoWdoin. went to Ok
ford University in England as the
winner of the first Cecil RhOades
scholarship from Maine.
While in Bangor he won OVER five
hundred competitors, a three hundred
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
HOPE AROUSED BY RESCUE OF TWENTY
MINERS, NOT YET FULFILLED
They're Still Alive Down There" Watchword
OF Every Worker Monday

lief of the rescuers that he was alive.
While uncertain as to the time of his
death the doctors believe II occurred
at least twelve hours before the body
was placed on the stretcher. The
temperature of the mine, which is
higher than so degrees, caused by the
fire. as yet unextinguished, undoubt-
eddy was the cause of the warmth of
the body.
The situation Monday night; Num-
Der trapped in mine. 80; rescued
alive, 20; bodies recovered Monday, AZ;
bodies recovered previously, SO; still
unaccounted for, 1879
Tuesday an exploration into what
is known as the second vein where
ii was thought the miners probably
had barricaded themselves and man
aged to exist on oats and corn kept
there for mules, showed that great
portions of the tunnels had COL
lapsed.
Mine Inspector McAllister was
placed In charge of the exploring
work. Despite the fire and the fall
ing of tunnels, the work of clearing
the mine must be pushed night and
day.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
DEtrH OF S0IoN CntSE.
Names Grrenbark candidate for
Congress

Scion Chase > years old died ~
his home. Chase's Mills late Tues
day. OF heart failure He had been
III with cold for week but his
general physical condition vas
strong and only two minutes before
he died he called for daily paper
lie became famous rs greenback
candidate for congressman from
Maine. During the campaign he
stumped the country as far as the
middle west, driving a pair of steers
hitched to hayrack from the rear
end OF which he delivered his speech
es. He was a member OF the Maine
legislature. 1862 He was born and
always lived on the home place. He
published Chase's Chronicle a green
back organ. and lectured throughout
New England.
Three sons survive. Carroll, Lieu
tenant James J. and Isaac, all OF
Chase's Mills.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
GOVERNOR ISSUES
PROCLAMATION
Regular Election For
Referendum Bills
Second Monday of September. 1910.
the Date.

At the last meeting of the Gov
ernor and Council. held on Thursday,
November Is, Governor Fernald stat
ed that he would like to have an eX-
preston of sentiment from the coun-
cillors on the advisability Of calling
special election on the three mat
tiers which failed to become law
through the referendum-th bill to
divide the town of York and establish
the town of Gorges, the Portland
bridge bill, so called. and the act to
federal license is required an intoxi-
eating liquor under the meaning of
the statute. Later Governor Fernald
issued a proclamation setting the day
of the next general election in Sep
TENDER, 1910, as the time when the
matters shall be voted on.
The proclamation is as follows;
Whereas, on the second Monday of
September being the l4th day of said
month, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and eight. an
amendment to the constitution of
Maine, was adopted, establishing
peoples veto through the optional
referendum and a direct initiative by
petition and at general or special
elections. and a proclamation. declar-
ing said amendment adopted and the
constitution amended accordingly was
issued on the 30th day OF October. III
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eight, by Governor
William 7. Cobb, said amendment to
take effect on the first Wednesday OF
January. in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and nine;
And whereas. section l. OF part
third OF Article " of the constitu-
ton as thus amended provides Upon
the written petition Of not less than
10000 electors. addressed to the goy-
ernor and filed in the Office OF the
secretary of state within 90 DAYS af-
ter the recess of the legislature. re
duesting that one or more acts, bills
resolves or resolutions, or part or
parts thereof. passed by the legisla-
ture. but not then in effect by reason
of the provisions Of the preceding sec
ton, be referred to the people, such
acts. bills, resolves, or resolutions or
part or parts thereof as are specified
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25

The gamut, from deepest despair to
an hysteria of hope was run at Cherry,
H.. Saturday when 90 miners. en-
tombed In the ST Paul mine for
week, almost TO the hour, were
brought to the surface alive. The
story of their sufferings and the hero
ism of their resourceful leaders is
one of the most thrilling in the black
history of mining disasters.
Hope aroused by the rescue was
dashed Sunday, or at least deferred
In fulfillment. for not one more of the
$40 men caught by the fire was
found
The day was spent in removing
bodies from the mine and in burying
the corpses heretofore recovered.
Efforts to reach men possibly still
alive in the st. Paul mine were in
vain Monday in two parts of the I'M
foreground workings. Although ex-
element was caused by finding a
dead miner, who was at first thought
to be alive, the net result of Mondays
work was the recovery of AZ corpses
which were discovered the day be-
fore.
Rain fell all night and during the
forenoon turned to snow. Scarcely a
kinsman of the missing men was at
the mine. Efforts to explore under
ground continued with unabat
ed vigor. Dozens of volunteers
worked against exasperating impedi-
ments to extend their explorations.
They're still alive down there" was
the watchword of every worker, al
though evidence in support of it was
meagre.
The first tangible evidence that the
men in the east workings were not
killed when the fire broke out Satur-
day, was the failure to find any bod
les where it was predicted large
number would be found if the men
were smothered in their first rush for
safety.
Many mining implements were
found, but not dinner pail was to
be seen. From this it was argued
that the men, unable to escape when
the fire was discovered, retreated to
some extremity of the mine, carrying
their food with them. But this was
the extent of inspiring discoveries for
the day
The man, who it was supposed, was
still breathing when found. was pro-
nounced dead by the physicians of the
hospital car and his body was re-
moved to the morgue The body was
still warm and this had led to the be-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
AUDITOR HATCH IS
V|G|LANT
Will Not Approve Bill
Against State
Such Expenses We're TO Have Been
Discontinued.

Claims against the State for $50 for
two months work as stenographer in
the office of Hon. Joseph B. Peaks,
chairman of the State board OF rail
road commissioners at his office in
Dover in favor of Lettle L. Drawn
have again been presented to governor
and council and once again State Au-
dtor Hatch has refused to approve
the bills on the ground that there is
no statute covering the matter. The
bills and the State auditors COM
munication refusing to approve them
are now in the hands of the gov
ernor and council.
Some time ago bills of like ma
ture were presented which the State
auditor refused to approve. The bills
were later ordered paid by the gov
ernor and council.
State Auditor Hatchs communica-
ton to the governor and council re-
fusng to approve the bills is as fol-
lows:
Relating to claims of Lettie A
Drawn for services as stenographer in
the office of Joseph B. Peaks at
Dover:
ITO His Excellency, the Governor
and Honorable Executive council:
In accordance with section five OF
chapter 147 of the public laws of 1907
the auditor begs leave to report Che
claims of Lettie A. Drawn. Dover. for
services rendered as stenographer in
the Office of Joseph B. Peaks, chair
man of the board of railroad COM
missioners at Dover, aggregating $50
covering the months of August and
September, at $40 per month, both oil
which claims are unapproved.
81 would respectfully direct youl
attention to my report on similar
claims under date of April 10th and
August "a, 1909, which sets forth
clearly the reasons why these claims
could not be paid. 1t was our under
standing after that report was sub
mitted that expenses of this charac
ter would be discontinued after April
|. There can be no better reasons
now than then for the payment o.
these claims, but even greater objec
tons may be offered"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
A Pound Party.

Mrs. f. L. Moody and daughters are
to give a pound party for Mrs. Olive
Morse at her residence on the NAL
bons Mill road next Saturday evening,
November 81 and hope the many
friends and acquaintance will be
quick and liberal in their response,
and will be present or if unable to do
so will send a mite to help one who
is in every way worthy as all who
know her will be glad to testify. Any
thing in. the food line will be accept
able-things raised on the farm or
bought at the store. For entertain
ment there will be selections on the
piano and graphophone. also readings
and games. Refreshments served.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
OBSERVES DIST BIRTHDAY.
Mrs. Hannah Page of NOrridge-
WOck.

In the issue of the Daily kennebec
Journal of November %, appeared this
following write-up of most remark
able old lady we'll known by many of
our readers:
Mrs. Hannah Page, one of the Oldest
women in Norridgewock, celebrated
her ninety-first birthday Saturday
November 20, and is still very smart
for one of her age. She is living on
the Page homestead, which about two
miles from the village, on the side OF
a hill with a southerly slope, com
mands fine view of the surrounding
country. Mrs. Page was born In Win
throp before Maine became State,
where she lived until 1887, when she
was married to Horatio N. Page OF
that place. They soon moved to Nor
ridgewock and after a year or two to
the farm home, where she Is residing
at the present time. The place Is
beautifully situated and with the
splendid orchard, that surrounds 1t,
makes an ideal home.
Mrs. Page is the last of her broth
ers and sisters, and her husband and
children have all died. but she has
daughter-in-law in Sko vinegar and
three grandchildren, who are very
kind to her. She had four children,
George N, Edward p, Henry l.. and
Mary E., all of whom were born and
brought up on the old homestead. The
first two named were we'll known
bankers, who passed a greater part
of their lives In Skowhegan. George
was cashier of the First National and
Edward, treasurer of the Savings bank
for many years, while the latter was
also a strong Republican and finely
represented that party from Somerset
county In the State Senate in 1907.
Throughout her life, In Norridge-
wock Mrs. Page has been loyal
member of the Congregational church
in that place and up to few years
ago, attended its meetings regularly.
Since her daughter died in 1905, she
has not been able to do any hard
work, but until that time she was very
active and used to make cheese every
week to send to market. She spends
a great deal of time reading the news
papers and magazines and Is thor
oughly posted on current events, al
though she never goes away from
home. Besides this, she Is able to
sew a little and last summer was able
to work in her flower garden. She
has won her way into the hearts of the
friends, who are fortunate enough to
know her. by her beautiful disposi-
ton and there are many. who are de-
lighted to learn that she has reached
her ninety-first year and is yet in
quite good health.-Kennebec Jour
nal
The most pleasing features of the
occasion was the visit of the three
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
STATE PRINTING BIDS
ALL REJECTED
Auditor Carver VIII Advertise for
New Bids.

The committee on State printing
and binding. consisting of Harry E.
Ross of Bangor, Fred w. Bunker of
North Arson, and James Cunningham
of Portland, voted to reject all the
bids for the State printing, includ-
ing the legislative and the book work,
as we'll as all the bids for the bind
ing. Mr.. Ross, the chairman of the
committee, stated that the bids were
too high. E. N. Carver, the auditor
of State printing, will at once ad-
vertise for new bids.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
FIGHT BEGUN TO REORGAN|zE SENATE
AND BREAK ALDR|CH COMBINATION
"Aldrich is Captain of Senatorial Ship And Hale
is Helmsman" Says Senator La Toilette

Senator La Toilette has begun his
fight TO reorganize the Senate and to
break up the control Of the important
committees Of the senate by few
senators in the Aldrieh combination
and to distribute the work and con
troll Of legislation more fairly Ia the
public interest among the member
ship of the senate In this week s is
sue Of La Follettes Weekly Magazine
he holds up Senator Eugene Hale Of
Maine as an example Of the "hogging
of committee control in the senate BY
a few leaders of the Aldrich ma
chine.
The case of Hale is a good illus
tration of the practice OF senate lead
ers of the Aldrich machine in the
matter of committee appointments
says Senator La Toilette OF the six
or seven most important committees
the Committee on Appropriations is
one and the Committee on Naval Al
fairs is another. Hale is a member
of Finance.
For many years Hale has been
chairman of the Committee on Naval
Affairs, which has charge of the hun
dreds of millions of dollars of appro-
priations under the naval appropria-
ton bills. AS organized under the
Hale leadership, this committee is
controlled by senators who have navy
yards in their states and to small
number of whose constituents the
naval appropriation bill has been
pork barrel legislation of the most
vicious kind. The management of
these great appropriation bills, year
after year, by little group of navy
yard senators and congressman has
resulted in giving US a system of po-
litical navy yards scattered along ouI
coast line, absurd for purposes
of defense and disgraceful from
the standpoint of the waste of
untold millions of the peoples mon
ey."
Senator La Toilette tells about
Hale's bossing OF the ScE1ta for Al
drieh as chairman of the "Steerin
Committee
las Aldrich is captain of the sena-
toral ship. so Hale is the helmsman. -
says Senator La Toilette.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25

Hale steers the senate il ad-
.ourns the senate lie d1es the time
when IL shall meet again He puts 1t
al work overtime He tells it when
II can have day of L ~as in his
capacity as steersman Of the senate
that Hale served the notice upon the
committee chairmen to pigeonhole all
legislation for the tariff session except
the census and tariff bills
The purpose of the proceeding be-
ing to leave the System management
free to set up its tariff program with
out distraction 1t cut off measures
with which the senate leaders do not
wish to be bothered and to be under
the necessity. as Elkins put it, OF
looking after them
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25
MAINE DA|RyMEN'S
MEETING
Official Program For
Each Day
Interesting Addresses by Distinguish
ed Men.

The official program for the annual
meeting of the State Dairy associa-
ton, which will be held here Novem-
Der Bodice. 3, is announced as fol-
lows:
Tuesday, Nov. 80, 1902. m.-Music !;
invocation by Rev. Dr. F. A. Leitch,
Skowhegan; address of welcome from
Board of Trade and citizens of Show
hogan, by Roy l.. Marston; address of
welcome from Skowhegan Grange
and the agricultural interests of
Skowhegan, by Frank p. Pennell; re-
spouse by Hon. w. G. Hunton, vice
president, Readfield; music; address,
Agriculture of Maine and Its Posi-
bilities." by DR.. George E. Fellows,
president of University of Maine.
Dec. $3.50 a. M, "Co-operative
Breeders Associations" by Leon s.
Merrill, State dairy instructor; "Ob-
seryations by a City Milk Inspector"
by Prof. James o. Jordan. milk In
spector. Boston. Mass.
100 p. m. Looking Ahead" by E.
L. Bradford, manager of the Turner
Center Dairying association; Dairy
Butter Making" by Prof. p. A. Camp
bell, Maine Agricultural college, Oro-
no; THE Possibilities OF Improving
Our Farm Crops by Seed Selection"
by Prof. William d. Hurd, Massachu-
setts Agricultural college, Amherst,
Mass.
7.30 p. m, Improving the Nations
Milk Supply" an illustrated lecture
by Prof. Ivan c. Weld, dairy division,
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, ID. c. A part of both the
forenoon and afternoon sessions is
set apart for the use of the Maine
Creamerymen Association, and Prof.
James o. Jordan and E. L. Bradford
were selected by them to discuss the
above subjects.
Dec. $50 a M, Queries Con-
corning Breeding" DR.. Charles D.
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Woods, Maine Experiment Station
Breeding Problems or How to Inn
prove the Standard OF the Dairy
Herd" by Prof. ]. w. Sanborn, Gil
mantown, N. II.
100 p. M, Cropping Systems for
Maine Dairy Farms" by L. G. Dodge
Bureau Farm Management, u. S
Dept. of Agriculture, Washington D.
C; Some Phases OF Economical
Feeding. by Chas. D. Woods, Maine
Experiment Station; Feeding the
Dairy Cow for Profit" by Lowell Rou-
debush, New Richmond, Ohio.
Z p. M, annual banquet.
Dec. $50 a. M, discussion, Per
sonal Experiences in Seed Improve
ment Work. opened by DR.. George
NJ. Twitchell Auburn, Me-. 1870 a.
m, annual meeting of the associa-
ton.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-25

In connection with the mine dis
aster at Cherry, ILL.,. George Otis
Smith, Director of the U. S. Geologi-
cal Survey, at present visiting his
family in town, hands us the follow
ing clipping:
Il only hope the report is not ex-
aggerated," said Mr.. Wilson, chief
engineer of the technilogic branch of
the geological survey. in referring ITO
the discovery that the entombed min
ers were yet alive. IF the lives of
these men are saved as reported the
result must be greater confidence on
the part of mine owners and miners
in the necessity of equipping mines
as far as possible with oxygen hel
NETS and thoroughly trained rescue
men.
These helmets, which permit the
wearer to breathe artificially for two
hours in the presence of the most
deadly gases, enabled our men to
enter tHe Hllne az NHeliy nuns pe-
fore it would otherwise have been
possible, The rescuers in helmets
carried fire hose to the bottom of the
mine where they were able to fight
the fire. This saved hours
Of delay and permitted the reaching
OF the bodies at the earliest mo-
ment. Our men were able
to enter the mine Immediately upon
their arrival"