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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29

Dave Wurtzburger, accompanied by
Mrs. WurtEburger, will leave today for
a trip through the north. Mr.. Wurtz-
burger has been in very poor health for
several weeks and believes the trip will
do him good. The first section of the
journey will be a river trip from Mem
phis to Cincinnati
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29
GEORGE BILBE,
Agent
Bell 81. 2104 1st Avenue

Bell 81.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03

Justice Whlteheuse Issues Injunction
to Prevent Exemption.

Associate Justice william Penn
whitehouse has issued a temporary
restraining order against the assess
ors OF the town of North Arson to
prohibit them from making any abate-
ment In whole or In part Of the tax
assessed for the year 1909 against the
North Arson Lumber company, unless
for good and legal cause upon appli-
cation made according to law, A
hearing was ordered on the writ for
Tuesday, March Is. at Skowhegan at
the regular term of the Supreme
court for Somerset county.
Five years ago the town Of North
Arson voted to exempt the North An
son Lumber company from taxes for
a period OF 10 years, but last year
the previous vote the
town instructed the assessors to as
sess and the tax collector to collect
the taxes against the corporation for
the year 1909. The complications re-
suited from the two different actions
of the town.
C. o. Small of Madison appeared
as the counsel for the petitioners.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
SOMERSET AGR|CULT'A AL
SOCIETY
Delegates Chosen to Confer With 9th
er Race Tracks.

The officers of the Somerset Central
Agricultural society met at the Sc
lectmen's Rooms, Municipal Build
ing, Tuesday evening President Clyde
II. Smith read letters from the Off
Gals of the tracks at Hartland and
Exeter. showing they were interested
in the proposed circuit of Handicap
Races and were willing to meet dele
gates from this association to perfect
arrangements. President C. Fl. Smith
and trustees Morris Gledhill and c.
Davis Miller were elected a commit
tee to represent the Somerset Cen
trail at such conference. The repre-
sentatives of the three societies will
meet at some convenient point, prob
ably Waterville or Hartland, some
time next week.
The details of this Handicap Race
circuit cannot be finally decided upon
until after the delegates make their
report to the three societies inter
ested, but some of the features are
already pretty well understood The
circuit will be arranged for the three
fairs, to occur at Skowhegan, Hart
land and Exeter next September. The
Skowhegan dates will doubtless be
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
September 10, IA and 10. Hartland
will doubtless take the same days of
the following week, September 20, p
and %, while Exeter proposes to hold
their fair and races on September 81,
% and 20. the week following Hart
land. If this program can be carried
out, the horses can take in the Ban
gor, Waterville and Lewiston fairs,
and then take in the proposed handi-
cap circuit at Skowhegan. Hartland
and Exeter all these events occurring
in succeeding weeks.
1t is proposed to make the handi-
cap part of the program on two
days at each fair. The probability is
that each day will see a five hundred
dollar purse, in which case one day
will be open to PAGERS and the other
trotters. 1t is proposed to make these
handicap events best two in three
The handicaps in the races given by
the first society in the circuit will be
decided from the previous perform
ances of the horses entered. After
the first races, winning horses may
be Handicapped so as to more near
ly equalize their chances with the
field. The plan entirely eliminates the
scoring and it will readily be seen
promises plenty of neck and neck fin
isles at the wire.
The matter of a Fourth of July
race meet at Fairview park was dis
cussed. This was decided upon b.
vote of the Somerset Central society
at it's annual meeting and will be
given every attention. The officers
are full of enthusiasm with regard to
it. The purses will be announced il
the early future.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03

the obtaina BILE books on Arctic work,
and he knows them we'll enough. too,
to tell the contents of each in much
detail. The enthusiasm with which
he joined Commander Pearys party
in June, 1908, was wonderful TO see.
On account OF Mr.. MacMillan's
ability as a sailor and navigator, and
on account of his love of the sea. the
position of first officer aboard large
schooners has several times been Of
fered him. He possesses medals and
diplomas given him as rewards for
risking his life in saving drowning
persons.
/ Enthusiasm, patience, fun. grit,
! loyalty and reverence are some of the
prominent qualities which make Mr..
| Macmillan a friend of all whom he
knows, man or boy. Ii would not be
accurate to leave out of an account
of his personality the fact that he is
noble example of the highest type or
simple Christian manhood.
| Proyincetown. Mass, a city of sail
ors, is Mr.. MacMillan's birthplace,
and sea-faring people were his an
cestors. He is thirty-four years old
Capt. Neil Macmillan kissed his SON
Donald one morning something over
twenty hNe years ago, ana SCI san Ior
/ the north. Since that time nothing
has been heard from his vessel or
crew. Donald-or Don. as his play
mates called him-had to work to
help support the large family which
was left behind. but he managed to
so to school and to prepare for col
lege, an uncommon thing for boys OF
his time in Proyincetown to do. Six
teen years after Commander Peary
graduated from Bowdoin college, Mr..
Macmillan entered the same insritu-
ton. The words trained athlete"
are fit for him, for the spirit which
characterized his whole boyhood
made him a member of the football
and track teams of his college, and
he has been an athlete and teacher
of athletics ever since then. Typhoid
fever caused him to drop back year
| in college and he graduated in 1898
from Bowdoin. He taught in the
high school, as principal in Gorham.
Maine; then in the Swarthmore Prep
aratory school at Swarthmore, Penn
sylvania, and since then he has been
physical director in Worcester Acad-
envy, Worcester. Mass.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
Ground Hog Got Bad Fright-It Went
Back Underground for Another Nap.

A representative of the Independent
Reporter was on the spot waiting for
"Brer" Grounding when he came
out from his long Information Tues
day morning, Candlemas day. for his
first look round the town. He crept
lazily out into the sunshine. rubbing
his eyes and gaping like small boy
at bedtime. AS soon as he was quite
wide awake he spied the man with
the notebook, and said:
whats doing up here these days
partner? Ballnger Is getting 1t pretty
hot isn't he? How about that Athens
trolley line; carrying passengers yet?
Say, had the rippingest dream; saw
Cannon killing potato bugs on an
Aroostook farm, and he had a deed
for the property pinned to his button
hole like a bouquet. and he was sing
ing, Gee Whiz! I'm glad I'm free; no
insurgents for me- With Editor
Mayo and Editor Gallup cheering for
more crops, more farming, and less
talking, / reckon l will have all the
beans I can eat this coming sum
mer."
At this point the chuck" turned
his eyes to- the right of him, and
looking down saw black, black
shadow shaped much like himself.
80 long, partner" he sQuealed, 1.-The
subway for NINE" and he dived into
his hole out Of sight.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
rIFTY.rHIRD ANNIVERSARY.
A Skowhegan Couple Celebrated a
Happy Occasion Saturday.

Last Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Philan-
der Steward celebrated the 53rd ami
versary Of their wedding. The occca-
sion was right pleasant and full of
Significance. They are great grand
parents OF two children; grandparents
tc nine children; and the parents of
tour, though Mrs. Steward is only 50
years of aga. The four children are:
Mrs. Sarah Marston, widow of Charles
Marston; Joseph Steward, Bangor;
Nahum Steward and Ben T. Steward.
Skowhegan. They never lost child
or grandchild. The two great-grand-
children are: Mollie Blunt, aged sew
en-, and James Philander Blunt, aged
Eve months, the children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Blunt,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
.COBURN MARSTON
WINS
Nicaraguan Command
ante Changes Mind
Vision of L. s. Warships Starts Some
thing Quick.

The San Francisco Gail of January
less encounter between the United
states naval authorities and the Mica
raguan Commandante at Corinto
which was brought TO San Francisco
by the Pacific Mail liner San Juan.
AS mentioned previously by the In
dependent Reporter. Ensign Coburn
S. Marston, son OF Mrs Charles Mar
ston of Skowhegan, was appointed
acting United States consul at Corin-
to and in that capacity was enabled
to keep in closer touch with the mil
itary activities of both the Reyolu-
tionists and the Government forces.
By stroke of remarkably good for
tune Ensign Marston got hold of a
Nicaraguan army officer who was an
eye witness of the execution of the
two Americans, Groce and Cannon.
and persuaded him to give all the
details of the outrage. information
which the State department was most
anxious to secure.
1t was necessary that the Nicara-
guam officer leave the country at once.
as his life WAS OF course in danger
as soon as it became known that he
had told what he knew OF the execu-
ton Ensign MsTston therefore ar
ranged for his passage on the City
of Para.
When Captain Nelson of the City of
Para applied at the Nicaraguan Gus
tom House for his clearance papers.
he was informed by the Commandante
that the ship would not be allowed to
leave until the Nicaraguan officer
had been turned over to the military
authorities ashore. Captain Nelson
told his troubles to Consul Marston,
who Immediately wig wagged the
whole story to the American feet at
anchor in the harbor. Five minutes
later Captain Oliver of the L. S. S.
Albany was ashore. Yankee cap
tain and Nicaraguan commandante
met at the Custom house. The COM
mandante repeated what he had told
| Ensign Marston and Captain Nelson.
! Captain Oliver bowed. pointed to the
/ harbor where five American warships
! lay at anchor, and remarked: III
give you just five minutes to give
Captain Nelson his clearance papers,"
The commandante came through in
| just two minutes and half En-
/ sign Marston was heartily congratu-
/ lated by Admiral kimball and his
/ brother officer on the cleyerness and
tact with which he handled the whole
situation Admiral kimball by the
way is a native of China. Me.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
MorrisOn-McCiellan Block.

The Morrison-McClellan block on
Water street will be ready for occu-
building designed to accommodate
three stores on the ground floor. The
three stores will be occupied by Her
msn Steinberg conducting a general
clothing business, Herbert Judkins
with full line OF dry goods. and Miss
cry business now situated IN the
Brown t,ock on Water street below
Sout.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
WITH PEARY IN THE
ARCTIC
Peary's Assistant TO Lecture In SkOw.
hogan February Il.

Prof ID. B. Macmillan, Commander
Peary's assistant on his expedition to
the frozen North, has been engaged
by the management of the Skowhcgan
Opera house to give his interesting
lecture on Thursday evening Fcbru-
airy II. His description of the coun-
try, its life and its mysteries is most
graphic and entertaining, and has
been enthusiastically received in the
cities where Mr.. Macmillan has APP
peared. The lecture is illustrated
with two hundred stereoptican views
of photographs taken near the pole
The following story of Mr.. MacMil-
lan's life will be of interest:
Donald b. Macmillan loves the sea
and all that concerns it, He would
rather taste the salt spray, swept into
his face from the crest of some wave
which he is blowing through, than sit
down to an elaborate feast. This
love of the sea was born in him, for
his father and grandfather were old
Scotch sailing masters. Love of ad-
venture, too, was his inheritance. In
boyhood he was the most daring of
all the lads in Provincetown, and this
venturesome spirit drove him later
in college, to the top of Kings Chapel
spire, hand over hand, ON the light
ming rod. to remove a flag which had
been raised in derision of his class.
1t has been Mr.. MacMillan's fond
est hope. ever since he was old
enough to read and understand books
on polar exploration. that some day
he might be member of an expedi-
ton to the North Pole. In his libra
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
Cates-ElwOod.

Carroll c. Gates and Miss Minona
May Elwood, both of Skowhegan,
were united In marriage last evening
by Rev. Fred A. Leitch. Phi. D.. at the
Methodist church parsonage. The sin
gle ring service was used. Mr.. Gates
Is the son of Simon Gates. a we'll
known contractor here and is him
g carpenter. Miss Elwood has been
employed at Hotel Coburn for some
time past and Is very popular among
her many friends. The young cou-
pie are to make their home on Madi-
son avenue where they are wished a
happy married life by large circle.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
REV, HARRY v. K|MBALL
LEAVES MINISTRY
Onetime Skowhegan Pastor Joins So
Geological Enterprise.

Rev. H. w. Kimball, formerly of
Skowhegan, and now of South Wey-
mouth, has Just accepted the position
of field secretary for savings bank
life insurance according to informa-
ton received by the wage earners' in
surance section of the Boston Cham
Der of Commerce. He announced his
resignation to the trustees of his
church last evening. After March
his entire time will be given to this
work, in which he will cooperate
closely with the organization that has
been built up at the Chamber for the
purpose of interesting employers and
employees in the Massachusetts plan
of non commercial wage earners' in
surance and will act in conjunction
with the trustees of the General In
surance Guaranty Fund.
In view of the marked success of
the scheme In It's first full year of
operation, as shown in the recent re-
ports of the State Treasurer and the
Old Age Pension Commission, there
has been a feeling for some time that
in the further extension 1t should be
represented by q managing head. A
consideration of several available
candidates finally narrowed down to
MIR. Kimball who has been keenly in
tefested in the movement from the
start and who has showed marked
organizing ability In other sociologi-
cal enterprises.
Mr.. Kimball will continue his SER
vices at the church in South Wey-
mouth during February, giving prob
familiar with the details of the saw
native of Portland, Me-, graduate of
Bowdoin college, 1892, and Andover
Theological seminary, 1895. While a
theological student he served for
three years at Berkeley Temple un-
der Mr.. Dickinson. His only pastor
ates have been at Skowhegan, Me-,
and South Weymouth. Shortly after
he came to the latter place, about
six years ago, he published a sociol-
ogical study of the locality which was
widely commented upon.
Mr.. Kimball Is a member of the
| ROckland central LABOR Union WHICH
he has represented as a fraternal del
egate. He was one of the first mem
bers of the Massachusetts, Savings In
surance League, formed In Novem-
Der, 1906, and was elected one of its
vice presidents shortly afterwards. He
Is frequent contributor to the Con-
gregationalist in which for some time
past he has edited department de-
voted to the relations Of the church
and the workingman.
Mr.. Kimball's appointment as field
secretary of the Massachusetts Saw
ings Insurance League will enable the
savings insurance section Of the
Chamber of Commerce to devote It.
self more exclusively to productive
work among the agencies of the Whit
man and Peoples banks.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
SIXTY DAYS IN JAIL.
Sheriff M0OerS Further to Investigate
the Tuttle- BrOwn Settlement.

Ernest Brown of Athens, was ar
rested Saturday by Sheriff John
Mooers on the charge of search and
seizure. He was given a hearing be-
fore Trial Justice John Holman in
Athens and found guilty and was
sentenced to 60 days in Jail. Sheriff
Mooers found things at this place in
deplorable condition-so much filth
he says he never saw before. In
searching the house for liquors, he
had to tear up the old floor to get
into the cellar. The residents of the
place had entered by crawling under
the house. Sheriff Mooers will make
further Investigations at this place.
The principle families now living
in this settlement are the Jerry Brown
and Rufus Brown families Ernest
is the son of Jerry Brown.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
KENNEBEC TO Be
HARNESSED
Development Co. Will
Build Three Dams
Over 10000 Horsepower VIII BE De-
veloped.

The retention and utilization of the
water In the Kennebec river now run
ming to waste by the building of three
immense dams at an expense of So
100000, Harvesting $1,000 horsepower
10 turn wheels of Industrial enter
prises all over Maine, Is the ambitious
scheme undertaken by the Kennebec
Development Company, which will be-
gin work in the spring on the dams
which are to hold back the Moosehead
waters.
Its a big scheme" said President
o. H. Briggs of the company, but 1t
Is not only feasible--it Is an assured
fact. In the fall our craftsmen began
on the plans, and, as soon as the con-
ditions permit, we shall begin on the
preliminary work of establishing the
first OF the big concrete dams which
are to furnish this enormous water
power, with which we may produce
electricity, to be carried over our
transmission wires to purchasers. Al
ready practically 10000 horsepower,
or third of the total output of cleo
tricity, has been bargained for.
1.-THE three dams will be construct
ed at Indian pond, short distance
below Moosehead lakes outlets, where
the two outlets come together. Below
the falls, at the outlet of this pond
this dam will stand, rising till the wa
ter will not only food out the long
stretch of quick water between the
east outlet and Indian pond, but this
pond itself will be buried by 1876 feet
of water.
Below this dam will be built an
other 1913 feet high, it's highest level
just on a level with the tailings OF
the up-river dam, which in its turn
will afford a reservoir for another
enormous holding of water and dou-
allowed us by the first dam.
Still farther down the river toward
The Forks the third dam will be built
also rising to an elevation of 1913 feet
Each Of these three dams will create
a horsepower Of 10000.
1.-THE total of our reservoir system
as planned, will approximate $4,000
acres. There will be no interference
with the fishing privileges OF the up
per Kennebec. We shall build fish
ladder in every one of our dams.
There Is also another feature
which will be somewhat new to
Maine. We shall build at each dam 6
long driver or carrier, which will take
logs out of the water on one side Of
the dam, roll them up and over and
put them into the water to float to the
next dam. all without the waste of i
drop of water. BY our method we car
reduce the cost of getting a drive
past the dangerous and expensive
rips along our route. at cost sew
eral cents per thousand feet.
"Moosehead lake will not be effected
by this plan, except for the better. In
stead of the water becoming drawn of
suddenly, as 1t Is now, there will b.
the opposite, and the water, once th'
river Is filled to its normal pitch, will
not he touched so long as the three
reservoirs below have all the watel
they need. In this way the pictures
que beauty of the great lake, now 81
affected by maintaining low stag
Of water through the summer months
will not be injured but rather en-
HANGED"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
IS WAR UNSUITABLE (?
Brotherhood Of St Paul Lyceum Dis.
cussess Question.

The sem-monthly meeting of the
Brotherhood of St. Paul was held in
the vestry of the Centenary Methodist
Episcopal church on Monday evening,
the president, H. A. Dinsmore, in the
chair. Business transacted, the de-
bate of the hour was announced: IRE
solved, That war is never justifiable."
The affirmative, lead by Leslie Jacobs,
contended that in the exercise of our
liberties, in the maintenance of the
principles of government that have
their origin in the inherent rights of
human nature, that man has the right
to develop his social and Intellectual
and economic capacities to the extent
of maintaining them even by force.
There were greater evils than war
as much as war is deplored. To
be oppressed and have your rights
taken from you, to see your land de-
spoiled, your homes enslaved, your
fruits Of labor taken to enrich q
despot. to sit and cringe in
fear is to invite evils greater
than the carnage and sufferings
of war. History Is replete with in
stances where nations have dared
tyrants and defended their homes and
country by an appeal to arms. This
has called out the bravest and best
of the nations sons and has developed
a spirit of patriotism and heroism that
lives throughout the ages.
The negative sustained by Charles
Burnor maintained that war was an
appeal to brute force and the very
principles of war called out the worst
passions of human nature. War has
well been called hell" murder, car
mage, destruction and devastation.
War arrays man against man. So
ciety against society, nation against
nation. War breaks up the home and
destroys the state. War exhausts the
nations resources, 1t causes misery,
famine, disease and awful death.
War calls to arms thousands and
hundreds of thousands of men who
should be engaged In the peaceful
pursuits of industry. The waste of
war and vast ornaments, armies and
navies, was tax on labor that was
crushing and destructive. The war
and military spirit sustains an aris-
tocracy and encourages 0bligarchy and
these evils sap human liberty and stay
the springs of progress.
War Is never justifiable because two
wrongs never made right. 1t is
wrong to Cypress liberty and destroy
the happiness of others by brute force.
The debate was listened to with
deep interest and when the question
was opened to the floor there was a
lively discussion In which the parti-
cipating members grew eloquent In
sustaining their arguments regarding
the great question. At the next
meeting the question for discussion
IL: Resolved, That Washington was q
greater citizen and statesman than
Lincoln"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
Somerset Pomona Grange.

Somerset Pomona Grange will meet
in regular session with Arson Grange
at No. Arson. Tuesday, February 8.
The address of welcome will be given
by Harlan Ellis, master of Arson
Grange, the response by Fred E. Da-
Wis of Madison.
Tho following questions will be
presented for discussion: What is
the effect of the high prices on the
Country, and are the farmers bene-
fitted thereby" opened for discussion
by C. r. Oliver and 8. F. Emerson.
which is most profitable, Dairying,
Stockraising or Produce Raising for
the Markets. opened by T. D. Salley
and Eugene Danforth. Remainder of
program will be furnished by Arson
Grange. L. L. Smith, lecturer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
SOMETHING roR HEADACHE.

Nothing else, aside from money, Is
% universally sought for as cure for
headache. Headache powders are not
safe and they give only temporary
re .,eY IN any event. The chocolate
coated and capsuie-yhapsd pills calico
sherman Headache Hamedy and sold
ey druFsists and deasers At lec an. ana
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03

Whatever God has given to us in a
promise we should give back t. Him
In q prayer.