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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-04-14
MARCH TERM OF COURT
ADJOURNED SATURDAY
Longest Term Held In Somerset
County In Several Years.

The March term of the Somerset
Supreme Judicial Court adjourned
Saturday noon after one of the long
est sessions in several years. The
term began March Is. Thirteen jury
trials were allowed with seven YER
diets returned in favor of the plain
tiff
The last case to come before the
jury for the term was Tibbetts, trus
tee in bankruptcy, VS.. Cooley ct ais
The plaintiff alleged that certain rea
estate was transferred by the de
PENDANT, Arthur Cooley to his wife
BERTHE Cooley, to defraud the cred
itors and wished to have the real es
tate given for the benefit of the cred
itors of the said Arthur Cooley. Tht
defendant claimed that the property
was bought and paid for by the wife
BERTHE Cooley.
In the case Mark Savage & Co. VS.
Merry ct al the jury returned Thurs
day verdict for the defendant. II
this case the plaintiff, Mark Sayag,
& Co., claimed that the defendants
Henry P Merry and Frank Donley
owed him on an account. The de
PENDANTS claimed that the accoun
had been paid and receipts were il
their possession to show that it haC
been paid. Thomas J. Young ap
peared for the plaintiff and Augustine
Simmons for the defendants
Defaults were entered Friday in thu
following cases: B. Flanders vs. |. r
Boothby; Herman S. Spear VS.. Horace
P. Fuller; E. A. Merriman VS.. Harvey
L. Human, Admir-, Nestor w. Bald
win, and William R. Danforth; J. J
Lander and Simeon J. Whitney VS.
Eli LaPoint; j. J. Lander VS.. JOIN
Bray; H. N. LongfelloW VS.. Philandel
McClure Mark Savage & CO., VS.
Timothy Muloney; Maurice Gross VS.
F. X Maxcy; The New Sharon ant
Norridgewock Telephone Co. vs.. L. E
Trask and N. J. Karam VS.. Walter L
Lancaster and Linn Wooden Co, TT
Ora Brasier, who was indicted b.
the grand jury at the March term o
court for forgery, was arraigned Fri
day before the court. He pleaded
nolo and was allowed to go on hi
own recognizance in the sum of $500
on condition that he should report t
the county attorney at the Septembe
term, when further action will be ia
ken in regard to the case. Brasie
was arrested about two months ag
by Deputy Sheriff Charles Chute IL
Northumberland, where he had gon
to elude the officers who were II
search of him on the charge of forg
ing the name of one Charles York 0
Brighton. 1t was alleged that Brasie
forged three checks in the sum o
$40, $10.75 and $6.35, payable at tn
First National Bank of Skowhegar
Brasier is 20 years old and of re
spected family
The jury found verdict for tn
plaintiff in the sum of $3.50 in tn
case of Walker VS.. Littlefield, whicl
was on trial Thursday and Frida
forenoon. The plaintiff alleged tina
his horse was killed by the defen
dants automobile about a year age
The parties to the suit were Joh
Walker, plaintiff. of Hartland an
George Littlefield, defendant of Oak
land, Cal.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-04-14
Fishing In Lake MOxie.

The chairman of the Commission
ers of Inland Fisheries and Game,
Leroy T. Carleton, in response to an
inquiry received from some one in the
county, states through the Indepen-
dent-Reporter that ut Is legal to fish
in Lake Moxie when the ice is out of
the lake"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-04-14
THE WEEKS HEADLINES
Week of April Z to April II.
THURSDAY, APRIL Z.

Receiver appointed for the New
England Investment Company in
Concord, N. H-Explosions cause a
panic on steamship Cairnrona; Graz
ed men fight with women for boats;
twenty badly injured.--16 officials
and directors of the Imperial Win
dow Glass Company of West Vir-
ginia indicted in Pittsburg for viola
ton of the Antitrust law.-E n.
takes his seat in the House.-Crusade
takes hi sseat in the House.-Crusade
against rumsellers in Bangor con-
tinues with undated vigor and an
other big seizure is made.
FRIDAY, APRIL g.
Roosevelts complain of too much
kindness Disclosures of Pittsburg' s
graft grow worse and worse=House
votes two new battleships. Wonder
full new records made on the new au-
tomoble track at Playa Del Rey. Cal.
SATURDAY, APRIL g.
Portland by no means secure for
Hale.-Pres. Taft recommends that
Congress aid in work of studying can
cer-Rooseyelt welcomed at Port
Maurizio like Roman conqueror
celebrating a victory
SUNDAY, APRIL TO-
Social and Radical demonstration
at Berlin; 10000 working people in
orderly meeting-The Anarchists in
terrupted the speech of the French
fredericksburg mission worker,
Frank Skala, killed by mailman
Adjournment of Congress depends on
railroad bill; with that out of the way
by May /. end should come about
July POISONED whiskey suspected
cause of death of six men in Wester-
", r. l.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-04-14

Successful physicians are lucky
guessers.
Its easier to break away than il s
TO get back.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-04-14
MRS. MARY SAWYER 100
YEARS OF AGE
She Is An Active and Happy Cen
tenarian Spite of Paralysis in Early
Life.

Saturday, April 9, Mrs Mary Saw
yer was able to count off the one
hundredth year of her visit to this
world. and in her home on the Island
she is now happily starting out on
the -hundred-and -frst. On her
one hundredth anniversary she
greeted many of her friends and
smiling happily spoke with pride OF
her long, successful life.
Callers began to arrive early in the
day and continued to come until 40
p. m. In the afternoon about fifty
registered. Mrs. Sawyer received a
letter ON that day from an old &C.
quaintance, a lady now eighty-fiye
years of age. We give the letter be-
low
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-04-14
MONDAY, APRIL Il.

Speaker Cannon again defies the in
surgents; hints they lack courage to
join the Democrats.-Wild disorder
prevails in boycott against kosher
shops in New York.--Murder cases in
Knox and Aroostook counties come to
trial.-Pinchot spends a whole day
with oosevelt.-Railroad bill in the
Senate.-Hughes orders investigation
into the use of corrupt or improper
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-04-14
April 9. 1910.
Dear Friend:

Uedf FflenU.--
Sixty-five years ago | moved into
this neighborhood You lived on
your farm. l am now IS years old
you 100. How many changes we have
seen and still are permitted to live
| am SO | do all of my homework
knitting and sewing; cut and make
my dresses. | feel that God has been
very good to me.
Yours with best wishes from
MRS. CALVIN GRAY,
NIodico,
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very good to me.
Yours with best wishes from
MRS. CALVIN GRAY,
Madison, Ne.
Mrs. Sawyer had been looking for
ward To the time when she would
reach her century mark. She had
planned TO do certain amount of
work on that day. For several days
before she had been sewing on fancy
work that she might show her friends
what she could do and also that she
might give each one a little gift to
remember this occasion. She is very
Industrious and seWs certain
amount each day Only a week before
her birthday she said that she had
net felt so we'll for five years.
Mrs. Mary (Robbinsl Sawyer was
born in Norridgewock on what is now
Oak Hill on April 8, 1870 She was
the daughter of a farmer. The fam
lily removed to Madison where
she was married to Luke
Sawyer when she was "a years old
He was a bricklayer and farmer
There were two soas born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Sawyer. A. E. Sawyer %eo died
in st. Louis, Mo, about - years ago
and DIR. c. p Sawyer. the younger son
who died about 10 years ago. He was
dentist in Skowhegan and was one
/ of the prominent men of his profess
/ sion in the State. He owned one OF
the best residences in Skowhegan
now the home of +. p Niles Dir. F
o. Sawyer, one of the leading den
lists of this county, is a grandson OF
Mrs. Sawyer.
Mrs. Sawyer appears to have been
a born millner She tells of Incl
dents when she was three years ole
and of how she asked her mother fol
material to make a bonnet. From thai
time on she began to train herself fol
what became her vocation for the
greater part of her life. She was The
first milliner in the town of Madison
and is remembered by some of the
old residents as an excellent one. Sht
said few days ago that one thin2
that helped her as mlliner was
that she was always a good talker.
She said that no one ever seems ;
stranger To her She greets every
body as friend
When Mrs. Sawyer was sc years
old she was stricken down with para
lysis. She became deaf and dumb ant
for 20 years she remained in this
condition. During that time sh,
learned the deaf and dumb alphabet
At the end of that period she gradual
~ regained her lost senses and VI;
able to sit in her wheeled chair afte
twenty years in bed. Since that tin,
she has seen very little serious sick
ness
Mrs. Sawyer now awakens earl,
every morning and dresses herself
After breakfast she begins her sewinl
and continues it nearly all day Sh,
does not wear glasses. Her senses
including hearing, are keen and sh,
conYerses easily.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-24
PAPERs FIIEp MONDAY

Joaquin Dutro to County of Maui
lease.
Mary L. Moses, by Atty, notice.
Edward Poltiz, by Atty, ct al, to
Albert A. Durant, ct. al, deed.
Joe Ornellas and wife to San Ant.
Port Bent. Socy. of H. mtg.
Hoopii Cummings and husband to ].
X. Nakila (k), deed.
]. K. Nakila (S) to Parker Cum
mings, deed.
Edw. H. F. Wolter, Tr. to Noa N.
Mahi release.
Edw. H. F. Wolter, Tr. to Noa N.
Mahi deed
Noa N. Mahi and wife to Edward H.
OsNDA0aesSOsAOs2OEAOSA0sSO0GeR0S90SS
ported at 1888, after which $3.50 was
bid, with no stock In sight.
Pahang rubber again came to the
front, a block of five shares finding a
buyer at $17.375. More was Offered
at the same this morning, but bidding
had receded to SIT fiat.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-24
MERCHANTS PARTY
FOR THE CHINA TOUR

The honorary commercial commits
sioners representing the Associated
Chambers of Commerce of the Pacific,
will sail for China on the steamer
Korea from this port on August 23rd,
on a tour of the Chinese Empire, in
response to an invitation of the Chi
nese Chambers of Commerce, extended
about a year ago.
The trip is to be made for the pur-
pose of cementing more friendly COM
mercial relations between the United
States and China.
Secretary of State Knox has issued
instructions to all United States con-
suls in China to extend every courtesy
and to assist the commissioners in
making their visit a success.
The Chinese Government is assisting
the Chambers of Commerce of China
in the arrangements to entertain the
commission during their tour of six
weeks in the Celestial Empire.
William L. Gerstle, president Of
the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce, and vice. resident of the AS
ISOLATED Chambers of the Pacific
Coast; Richard M, Hotaling and Rob-
ert Dollar will represent San Fran
cisco. Willis Booth, president of the
Associated Chambers; S. Moulton and
E. P. Bosbyshell represent Los Ange-
les E. A. Young, president of the Oak
land Chamber, and w H. Weibye re-
present Oakland. Portland is repre-
scented Carl Butsch, o. M. Clark
and r. D. Honeyman; San Diego.
George Burnham, president of the
San Diego Chamber of Commerce,
and William Franklin Knight; Sc
attic, J. Furth and e. P. Blaine; Spo-
kane, Samuel R Stern, John H. Shaw
and c. Herbert Moore; Tacoma, L. R.
Manning, w. H. Dickinson and Charles
H Hyde; Honolulu, Edward c. Brown
and Fred L. Waldron.
The ladies who will accompany the
party are: Mrs. William L. Gerstle,
Mrs. Robert Dollar, Mrs. E. A. Young,
Mrs. w H. Weibye, Mrs. Willis H.
Booth, Mrs. S. Moulton, Mrs. o. M.
Clark, Mrs. E. F. Blaine, Mrs. Samuel
r. Stern. Mrs. L. R Manning, Mrs.W
H. Dickinson and Mrs. Charles H
Hyde.
/ Charles v. Bennett of San Francisco
will be secretary and Hamilton But
Ter, vice-consul at Tien-Tsin, official
interpreter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-24
WIRELESS PHONE
PROVED SUCCESS

The Oakland Inquirer gives the fol-
lowing account of tests made with a
wireless telephone invented by a boy
of that city, which appears to have
worked successfully, conversations
having been held with the steamship
Mongolia far out at sea:
Until midnight Saturday night the
wireless telephone station on the roof
of the st. Mark hotel, operated by
Jack McCarty the young Oakland in
ventor, dashed messages across the Pa
cific to the steamer Mongolia, where
Barons Kowajuchi and Togono, the
two Japanese officials who inspected
the Oakland station, listened to the
messages. The Japanese heard
the voices for many miles to sea and,
in the messages sent back, expressed
themselves as highly satisfied with the
test.
While McCarty sent messages from
Oakland, Kendall Douglas, his fellow
worker, operated the San Francisco
Station, and also sent messages to the
Mongolia. The Japanese, before board
ing the steamer, talked to McCarty in
Oakland from the San Francisco ms
trument.
AS the result of his drowning out
many government messages, having a
far more powerful spark coil than the
regulation government wireless, Nc
Carly received a call from Chief OPP
orator Chatollon of the cruiser Califor-
MIA, asking that he stop operations I'M
til the government messages were
sent. "You drown us out" said the
government expert, land we cannot
get anything
e. P. Herrguth and McCarty worked
all this afternoon putting the instru-
ments in final trim for a demonstra-
ton which they will make for the
United States government Tuesday.
From reports of the navy, snatches of
song and voices from the Oakland sta
ton have been picked up by transports
400 miles out at sea. They were not,
however, at this distance, loud enough
to drown out the government mes
sages and the cruisers had no obiec
tioE to them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-24
OAHU STOCK STILL
ON THE UPGRADE

Oahu took a sweeping jump upward
this morning and is now very strong
and on the rise. Yesterday a small
sale was made at $31, after which
$31.125 was asked for the stock. On
the street blocks of 100, 100, is, so and
80 shares sold at $31. where the stock
rested over night. This morning Oahu
10, 10 and rs shares sold at $91.625,
an advance of five eighths. The same
was bid for more, but none of the
stock. in either large or small blocks,
would come out Holders were firmly
demanding $92.
The visit of directors and others
to Oahu plantation day before yester-
day opened the eyes of the inspectors
as to conditions down there. In orner
words, they found conditions 10 Ne
precisely as they have been described
in the Star repeatedly, and the result
has been that the visiting directors
themselves are now buying all the
stock they can get.
same but really appeared to be slight
ly stronger. On the street As and 200
shares changed hands at SAL, followed
by 5 shares at $41.125. At the close
the former figure was bid and the
latter asked for the stock.
Eva was firm at $33.625, sales of 20
shares being made between boards
and 10, 25, 40 and shares on the
board at that figure. At the close
this morning $3.50 was bid for the
stock and 1915 asked.
Pioneer was strong and in demand.
On the street IL and 25 shares sold
at $2275O. This morning the same
was bid for more but holders demand.
ed $3.50.
Waialua appeared about the same
as yesterday. On the board 5 shares
sold at 1929, followed by at $129.5O,
after which $129,25 was bid and $3.50
asked.
McBryde was weak, 5, 5, and
shares selling at $5.S75, after which
the same was bid for more but none
of the stock came out.
Another sale of Hawaiian Electric
was reported at s175, at which the
stock seems to be firmly grounded.
The block consisted of 25 shares. At
the close this morning $175 was still
bid for it.
A sale of 80 shares Waikiki was re-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-24
OLAA BREAKS THE
RAINFALL RECORD

Additional reports came in this
morning concerning the heavy rains
which have fallen on the island of Ha-
wall. The first wireless reports told
of unusually heavy rains the north,
west and southwest coasts of the is
land but today's advices show that
the rain was general extending all
over.
The new reports show that Paauhau
had almost as much rain as Kuikui-
haele, and from there to Hilo, covering
Hakalau, Onomea, Ookala, Papaikou
and the numerous other cane estates
the fall ranged from to 10 inches.
Around Hilo the precipitation was
around and above the latter figure.
Olaa takes the palm, however, which
is not unusual when the race has to do
with rainfall Up there the enormous
total of Is inches was recorded.
A very satisfactory feature of the
situation is that no damage resulted
anywhere. Enough water came down
to wreck many bridges and destroy
roadways, but the fall was so gradual
that only good came of the storm. The
rain is the finest thing that could have
happened to the young cane; and a
most fortunate feature is that it came
just after the finish of the grinding
season throughout the island.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

All persons having claims against
the Estate of Robert Andrew Duncan,
deceased, whether secured by mort
gage upon real estate or otherwise, are
hereby notified to present the same
to the undersigned at the Office
of Alexander Lindsay Jr., Attorney
General of the Territory of Hawaii,
within six months from the date here
of, or the same will be forever barred.
VIOLA VIVIAN DUNCAN,
Executrix of the Will of Robert An
drew Duncan, deceased.
Dated, Honolulu, July 81, 1910.
5ts-July q, Aug. 8, 10, II, "a.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-24

PROMOTION COMMITTEE.

An important business meeting of
the Hawaii Promotion Committee will
be held at the usual hour tomorrow
afternoon, reorganization of the COM
mittee being a leading item. 1t is
presumed that the present chairman,
Mr.. Bush, will be continued in office.
Who the member at large will be has
not yet been settled. Mr.. Bowen would
naturally be the man but he is away
and will be away for sometime to
come. F. w. Macfarlane was next
thought of, but he is also thinking of
making a trip abroad. Some one will
probably be decided upon before to-
morrow afternoon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-24
NOTICE..

A meeting of the 9Th Precinct, 4th
District, Republican Club will be held
at Bailey's Hall, Alapai street on
Friday evening, August rs, 1910, at
1880 o'clock for the purpose of nomina-
ting delegates for the Territorial and
County and District Conventions.
G. HUSTACE, JR.,
Chairman.
F. B. LOWREY,
Secretary
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-24
MONEY AND TRADE
IN UNITED STATES

The Financier New York; of Au-
gust Is said:
"The excess reserve of the New
York clearing house banks is still
rising, although the effect of the
steady gain in cash noted during the
last several weeks has been to some
extent counteracted by a constant ex-
pansion in loan commitments.
1.-THE statement of the associated
banks for the week ending August 10
showed cash increase of $1O,765, 200
and a loan expansion of $20,597 600
Deposits, owing to the increases just
noted, rose $31, 2S9 $50. The excess
reserve increased $2,949,25 making
the present surplus $55, 1850, which
is the largest reached on the present
movement and even heavier than anti
cipated earlier in the season.
"The statement, as a whole, reflects
the preparedness of the New York
banks to meet the coming crop move
ment, but in this connection it may be
pointed out that the banks in three
weeks have increased their loans $685.
100000 their depuosits $S1, 100000 and
cash holdings by something like $780,
100000
While the excessive reserve has risen
only $S,5O0,O00, still, with the unwieldy
excess surplus now in hand, the posi-
ton Of the banks is stronger than be-
fore. The trust companies and out
side institutions are also fortifying
their position by a process of loan and
deposit reduction, which makes for a
high percentage of cash reserve, al
though for the week just ended they
showed a moderate loss of about ST.
100000 in cash"
On the same date J. S. Bach & Co.
(also New York; reported as follows:
"The business outlook is not alto
gether satisfactory. 1t is now general
ly recognized that the country has al
ready entered period of reaction, re-
trenchment and readjustment. Moth
ing severe in this direction is expected
but it is generally recognized that the
pace has been too fast and that a
period of slowing down is imperative.
Conditions in the iron trade, which is
usually considered our best barometer,
confirm these views. Production of
pig iron is running at the rate of about
26,0O0,000 tons annually, which is 20
per cent below maximum of the year.
Prices on iron products show a declin-
ing tendency. The copper situation
continues perplexing; supplies are in
creasing to an embarrassing extent,
and there seems to be no way of res
training the output except by reducing
prices to a level that will force shut
down of the weaker concerns. The
textile trades are experiencing a slight
improvement, but are still embarrassed
by the high cost of raw material, and
many mills are idle. Business fail
ures are increasing; the total number
reported in July 1,147, against 1,1O5
year ago. More than $1,000 100000
in new securities were issued in the
last six months. In July the issues
were only about $6,OOO,OOO, compared
with 1921 100000 a year ago. Rail-
road earnings continue to show lib
eral increase in gross, but a number
of the roads are showing startling
losses in net since the increase in
wages which went into effect on June
l."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-24
scHAEFERs GO EAST.

Hon. F. A. Sehaefer, wife and three
children will be passengers in the next
Siberia for the east. The children will
be placed in American schools, this
being the main object of the tour. Mr.
and Mrs. Schaefer will be away about
three months.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-24

PROPOSALS FOR FRESH PANICUM
GRASS.-Honolulu, T. H., Aug. is,
1910. Sealed proposals, in triplicate
will be received here until 10 a. m,
Aug. rs, 1910, and then opened, for
furnishing 100000 lbs. fresh panicum
grass at Quartermaster's corral, Homo
lulu, T. H. Deliveries to commence
September LIST, 1910, and continue as
required until June 80, 1911. Further
information on application to the un-
dersigned. M. N. Falls, Capt. & Quar-
termaster, U. S. A.. Depot Quarter
master
5ts-Aug. 10, 16, II, IS, "a.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-24
rHE LAsr oF rHE sEAsoN.

Vacation is. drawing to a close and
there are some who have not been
away from town during the summer.
Haleiwa offers splendid opportunities
for the tired man or woman to re-
cuperate their lost energies. The
boating and bathing, the golf links
and the tennis court offer diversion
that will be enjoyed by those who are
inclined toward the strenuous life.
The scenery around Haleiwa is fine
and the climate invlgorating.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.

Fourth Precinct, Fourth District
Republican Club.
A meeting of the Republican Pre-
cinct Club of the Fourth Precinct of
the Fourth District will be held FRI
DAY evening, AUGUST &c, at 700
o'clock, on the premises of ]. H.
Soper, corner of Lunalilo and Keeau-
molu streets. Meeting called for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
delegates to the Territorial, District
and County Conventions.
JOHN H. SOPER,
President.