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The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
PROF. R. ]. SPRAGUE ON
TOWN GOVERNMENT
A Timely Discussion by Well known
Speaker

Skowhegan Grange invites all peo-
pie of Skowhegan interested in town
government to be present at a lecture
by DR.. Robert J. Sprague Professor
of Political Economy at the Universe
ty of Maine, in Grange Hall on We'd
nesday evening March 9Th. at eight
o'clock
At the annual town meeting last
March the proposal to change the pre-
sent form of municipal government in
Skowhegan was referred to commit
tee who were to study the various
forms of government and report this
year its recommendations.
1t is therefore particularly fortu-
nate that an opportunity is thus af-
forded the people of the town to hear
a well recognized authority like Prot.
Sprague on the subject. He has made
a special study of the matter, and has
had wide experience as an expert on
town improvement.
No speaker in recent years has re-
oeived more intelligent attention than
did Prof. Sprague on the occasion of
his lecture on Vocational Education"
before the associated Women's clubs
and invited guests last month. The
force and originality of his thoughts
left marked impression upon every
one who heard him. Every voter in
Skowhegan having the welfare of the
town at heart should hear Prof.
Sprague next Wednesday night
After the lecture, the meeting will
be thrown open to general discussion
when it is hoped that the subject will
be frankly and thoroughly threshed
out.
NOTE-There will be a regular
meeting of the Grange Wednesday
night, March 9th, at 73o, before Prof.
Spragues lecture which will begin
promptly at s O'Clock.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
18th Anniversary of Bethany Baptist
Y. p. s. c. L.

The Bethany Baptist Christian En-
deayor society held a very pleasant
social gathering last Friday evening
in the church vestry, the occasion be-
ing the nineteenth anniversary of the
organization. The program was as
follows: Christian Endeavor Contest; !;
piano solo, Miss Verna Abbey; words
of welcome, by President Mrs. Mabel
p. Judkins; poem, christian Endeay-
or Vine" Miss Annie Caswell; Our
Junior Christian Endeavor member
ship, Miss Alice Whitten; singing,
"Our Junior Band" by the Juniors !;
What is the Bethany Y. p. S. c. E.
doing for the Young People?" Mrs.
Fogg, a former president; Former
Members of Bethany C. f. Society, "
Mrs. Eva Nelson Saywood; vocal duet,
Miss Pauline Bragg and Harry Day
with Miss Dorothy Day accompanist;
greetings from DR.. and Mrs Spencer,
Rev. Harold G. Hanson, son of first
pastor under whose guidance our So
ciety was organized; William Abbot,
an expresident; Miss Ella Nash, a
former president; w. ~ Donovan, a
former president; singing, Bethany
Home" composed by Mrs. Donovan
and dedicated to DR.. Hanson; Does
the Bethany Christian Endeavor So
ciety aid the pastor?" Rev. George
Merriam; presentation of motto, Lift
Where You Stand" by Mrs. Judkins;
presentation of carnation pinks to
Oldest member of the society, Benja-
min r. Flagg Offering; prayer. Re
freshments served by Mrs. Ella
Mooers, Mrs. Mae Haines and Miss
emma Antill.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
DOnigan Bridge Bill.

Hon. A. F. Donigan is looking to
the people of Somerset county FOR
support for the Donigan bridge bin in
the form Of signatures upon Initia-
tive Petitions. The substance Of this
famous bill is SO well known that no
comment is necessary, unless it be
hat It is certainly worth while that
the people of the State keep the issue
alive until il can be fairly determin-
ed by the mass of voters whether
the enactment Of the articles Of this
bill are desirable or not.
L is to be hoped that there will be
40 difficulty in getting the required
number of signatures. and that many
will help in the circulation Of these
petitions in Somerset county. Peti-
tons may be obtained from the Sc
lecimen of the several towns.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
WORKMAN KILLED At
H|NCKLEY BRIDGE
Went Safe Through Many Dangers
Only to Fall to Death When all
Seemed Well

A sad accident resulting in a fatality
occurred Fridey afternoon on the false
work of the new bridge at Hinckley.
John Holtzapple of Elmira, n. Y.
slipped from the highest part of the
false work to the ice below, striking
on his head. He regained conscious
ness for a moment only, and died with
in an hour DR.. Walters of Shawmut
who attended the dying man said that
the skull was fractured in two plac-
es three ribs broken, and there were
internal injuries. The remains were
sent to Elmira, Saturday, where a wife
and two children make their home.
Not long ago Mr.. Hotzapple was in
railroad accident in South America,
in which his seventeen companions
were all killed;h he alone escaping from
the wrecked car alive. The crew with
which he was working at the time he
fell to his death came to Hinckley for
this construction which they consider
easy and safe from long dangerous
Job in New York. On the last job not
man was injured seriously; on the
first day of the working on steel at
Hinckley one of the most skilled and
experienced bridge workers fell % feet
sustaining Immediately fatal injuries
The accident occurred at about three
o'clock in the afternoon.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03

venience of its being so far from rail-
roads. There is at present at East
Madison the Somerset Worsted mill
which employs about $50 hands. There
is also sawmill The settlement is
superb in the way of entertainments,
having a fine Grange hall with a
strong grange organization. The rur-
al districts about East Madison afford
some of the best farms in the country.
With the building of this new line,
Skowhegan expects considerable ad-
vantages. 1t will make Skowhegan
the center of some of the richest and
most productive timber lands and
farming districts in this country.
Cornville for the most part has al
ways made Skowhegan its marketing
place but being situated as it was so
far from railroads, 1t has neglected to
develop and produce what 1t other
wise would have. This new road will
undoubtedly mean a great deal to the
business men of Skowhegan
1t can be truly said that Athens is
the promoter of this line. Every vot-
er has lent his hand in making a go
of it." The committee which is COM
posed of ]. E. Chapman. F. B. Rol-
Inns, c. R. Oliver, Waldo Sanders,
George Aver and George C. Hight
have neglected their own business to
get this line.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
NO. g

senea it. and from the whole tenor of
9ia evidence and especially from his
letter Of May = 1908. acknowledging
he receipt Of the plaintiff 8 proof of
l0gs il is manifest that Nj Griffin
understood that the policy had been
renewed and was III full force as
valid contract Of insurance after as
we'll as before Jan IL, 1908
The explicit instructions from
Mashburn never to let policy ex-
uire@ would undoubtedly have been
held applicable TO new and original
policy of fire insurance; and they may
with equal reason be held applicable
to policy Of life or accident insur-
ance. AS already shown they were un-
questionably so understood and acted
upon by Mr. Griffin. and in view of the
course of dealing between him and
Washburn and the existing situation
and circumstances, the language OF
Nashburn's instructions justified Grif-
I'm in so understanding and acting.
A bill for the renewal premium,
which had been credited TO the de-
fendant by Mr. Griffin. before the
original policy expired, was mailed to
Mr.. Washburn the day before the ac-
NidFIAit anu II Hf ldb iiAFu ~ ItGtJNG
il. his legal Obligation TO pay the
renewal IEemium would have been as
clear as 1t was TO pay the premium
on the original policy. The element
of mutually in the contract undoubt-
edly existed. The opposite conclu-
sion would be an unwarrante1 as
sumption.
The agent testifies. il is true. that
fr h
sWered his letter containing the bill
for the renewal premium, stating
that he did not wish to have the poll
cy renewed, he should have returned
the renewal receipt TO the home Of
fee. But by his contract of agency
with the company, Mr.. Griffin had
express authority TO return TO the
home Office within IA days of the
date OF its issue any policy refused by
an applicant, in which event the
agent would receive full credit there
for, and If upon the receipt OF a bill
for the renewal premium Mr.. Wash
burn had notified him that he had
changed his mind and did not wish to
renew his policy, he would have
promptly returned the renewal re-
/ ceipt TO the home office. not on the
/ 8 IOdlih llidl NiAC4t iIciu DttI nv fail0
renewal of the policy but as an act
of accommodation to an old and val
ued patron of his office. In his testi-
mony in question he was not speak
ing of the legal rights of the insured.
but his own personal attitude in the
matter.
The conclusion thus reached that a
valid contract of renewal mad been
made in this case. is in conformity
with the substantially uniform course
of business governing the practical
relations between the insurer and
the insured respecting the renewal
and delivery of insurance policies,
and is in harmony with the previous
methods of dealing that has been es-
tablished between the defendants
general agent and the insured in this
case 1t involves recognition OF
the reasonable and practical usages
and methods which have long pre-
vailed in that branch of business and
been found we'll calculated to do JUS
tice to all parties and injustice to
none.
Exceptions sustained.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
ANNOUNCEMENT.

/ wish to announce myself as a
candidate for Representative to the
Legislature on the Republican ticket.
In connection with this announce
ment l wish to state that | favor the
election of Hon. Frederick A. Powers
to succeed Hon. Eugene Hale as
United States Senator and If elected
to the Legislature | shall use every
honorable effort possible for the cleo
ton of Judge Powers.
WALTER P. ORDWAY.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
CAN YOU ANSWER THIS ?

Questions are solicited for this de-
partment. They may be either mathe-
matical or of the nature OF conun-
drums. In every case the correct
answer must accompany the question
Given, a room 30 TT. long, II IT
wide and IL TT. high. A fly is placed
on one end wall midway between the
side walls and one foot from the
ceiling What is the shortest dis
tance over which the fly must travel
to reach midway the opposite end one
foot from the floor?
This question was given out by a
shoe dealer in Washington, ID. c., on
condition that the person who OBJ
tanned the correct answer should
have a pair of $500 shoes. Only two
or three in all the city rendered a
correct solution.
ANSWER TO LAST WEEKS CUES
The first correct answer was re-
ceived from Harold e. Danforth
Madison: ut Is impossible ever to
know what the man was dreaming
about, since he fell lifeless before
he awoke."
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03

In submitting this report opportu-
nifty is afforded TO present TO the vot-
ers of Skowhegan the pressing need
OF additional aid in support OF the
library. The growth OF the library is
attended with constantly increasing
labor and expense in its care. On
the other hand the income from its
invested fund is constantly deereas-
ing with the decline in interest rates.
To bridge this difference and to keep
pace with the growing needs OF the
library il is necessary that further
aid be extended by the town. Other
wise the usefulness of the library
must inevitably be impaired.
comparison of figures. gathered al
some pains, shows that Skowhegan is
doing relatively less for its public
library than any town in the State.
Several towns with one-third the
population and one-fourih the yalua-
ton are giving annually as much as
Skowhegan, and others with one-hall
the population and one-half the valu-
alton are giving nearly twice as
much. Skowhegan has always been
liberal in the support OF education.
and her schools are maintained at
high degree OF excellence. According
due credit 10 the instructors, ii should
still be remembered that much of this
excellence is due to the facilities af-
forded TO the pupils by the library for
reference in all the higher branches
taught in the schools, and. pariicu-
larly, in the technical studies. This
knowledge supplements the text books
of the schools and is an invaluable
aid to the pupils. OF the books add
ed yearly to the library fully one
fourth are books OF reference and
books of a technical character and
are selected almost wholly With ref
erence To the needs OF the schools
Apart from ite educational value To
the community at large the library is.
in special sense, the educator OF our
children and an appropriation for the
library is in a large sense. an apprO-
priation for education.
Respectfully submitted.
j. W FOGLER. Treasurer.
No one who is not a constant Wis
itor to the library can appreciate its
value to the children of the communi-
ty or its influence upon them. Each
afternoon after school hours. the
reading room is filled with children
eagerly and intently absorbed in
books and magazines. 1t can be said
with truth that no other library in the
state is so we'll supplied with chill
drens books. These books are Sc
lected with the utmost care as 10
their moral and educational value and
their influence is of the most helpful
and wholesome kind.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
CHILDREN WHO ARE sICKLY.

Mothers who value their own COM
fort and the welfare of their children.
should never be without a box of
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, for use throughout the sea-
son. They Break up Colds. Cure Few
erishness, Constipation. Teething Dis
orders, Headache and Stomach Trou-
bles; THESE POWDERS NEVER
FAIL. Sold by all Drug Stores Csc.
Don't accept any substitute. A trial
package will be sent FREE to any
mother who will address Allen s. Ohm
sted, LIE Roy, N. Y. /
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
COUNCIL MEETING
MAINE D. k. R.
An Interesting Session
Is Expected
Full Program for the Two Days,
Thursday and Friday.


Maine Daughters of the American
Revolution with Eunice Farnsworth
Chapter, was called to order by the
State Regent, Miss Louise H. Coburn
in the Library parlors at eleven
o'clock this forenoon.
1t is too early in the day to say
with any certainty what will be the
number of visiting Daughters" but
Eunice Farnsworth chapter expects
at least sixty representatives of other
Chapters to be present.
Following is the program for
Thursday and Friday:
THURSDAY MORNING, II O'CLOCK.
Council called to order by the State
Regent. Miss Louise H. Coburn.
Invocation by the Chaplain, Mrs. G..
l.. Peaslee, Mary Dillingham; Chapter,
Auburn.
Singing, America"
Address of welcome by Mrs. Frank
r. Steward, Regent Eunice Farms
worth Chapter.
Response by Mrs. Wilford G. Chap
man, Elizabeth Wadsworth Chapter,
Portland.
Roll call of Chapters.
Reading Minutes.
Reports of officers:
Secretaries-Mrs V. d. Hilton, NO.
Anson and Miss Gertrude S. Weston,
Skowhegan.
Treasurer-Mrs. Richard o. Elliot,
Thomaston.
Auditor-Mrs. F. E. Boothby, Port
land.
Registrar-Mrs. Flora P. Bailey,
Auburn.
Historian-Mrs. Ernest A. Allan,
Bath.
Reports of Standing Committees:
Real Daughters-Miss c. A Bald
win Bangor.
Patriotic Education-Mrs. E. c.
Hooper, Fairfield.
Magazine-Mrs. A. w. Bangs, Au-
gusta.
Awarding Prizes-Miss Cora B.
Bickford, Biddeford.
Reciprocity-Mrs Jennie Whlpple
Greene, Solon.
year Book-Miss Gertrude S. Wes-
ton, Skowhegan.
Reports of Chapters.
THURS. AFTERNOON. 2 O'CLOCK.
National Child Labor Committee,
Mrs. F. E. Boothby, Portland.
Reports of Standing Committees,
Marking Historic Spots, Mrs. W. O.
Robinson, North Anson.
Continental hall, Mrs. A. A. Ken
dali. Portland.
Address by the State Regent, Miss
Louise H. Coburn.
Vocal solo, "Sandalphon," Mrs. Ag-
nes 8. Steward, with violin accom-
paniment by Elise Fellows White.
The Penobscot Indians as Patriots,
Mrs. Charles H. Wood, Bangor.
Old Canaan in the time of the Re-
volution, Miss Lillian c. Smith, Show
hogan.
Violin solo-Songs without words,
White Souvenir of Kootenay,", "Fai-
ry Tale" Mrs. Elise Fellows White.
Fairy Tale" Mrs. Elise Fellows
White.
An Old Romance, Mrs. E. w Heath,
Waterville.
Vocal duet-"Over the Heather
Mrs. Steward and Miss Withee.
THURSDAY EVENING. $50 O'CLOCK
Reception to visiting Daughters at
the home of Mrs. ]. P. Merrill, Co.
burn avenue.
FRIDAY MORNING. 8 O'CLOCK.
Report of Credential committee.
Election of officers.
Unfinished business.
New business.
Singing America"
Adjournment.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
Suffered from "False Witnesses"

pamphlet recently issued by Sec
retary Wilson of the Department of
Agriculture pays a glowing tribute to
the toad. According to this high au-
thority. few creatures of its size have
suffered more from false witnesses. 1t
Is not true that it causes warts, pois-
ons infants or spoils cows milk. On
the contrary, it has an amiable dis
position. a good singing voice-for
those who like that sort of thing-and
above all, most commendable indus
try.
From which the moral may be
drawn that Obadiah Gardner may
eventually fall into the hands of his
friends. and his virtues and not his
faults be more clearly portrayed
L., al Of t,no Of
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
THE Weeks HEADLINES
WEEK OF FEB. "a TO MARCH 8.
THURSDAY. FEB. "a.


Democratic State convention will be
held in Augusta, June 15-Philadel-
phia strikers setting down to long
fight; company refuses to consider
any plans for arbitration now; more
cars running but more trouble prob
able.-V R. Mason & Sons spool bar
mill burned in Bangor; loss $1,000
Knox has no fear of war with Japan.
$40 hog reaches Buffalo; price near
ing t1/t mark in other cities.-At-
tempts made to bribe Attorney Gar
ven to drop beef trust probe in New
Jersey.
FRIDAY, FEB. 25.
Meat barons are indicted charged
with conspiracy to limit the supply;
great packers all ncluded.-Horace
T. Jones was star witness In Pinchot-
Ballinger nquiry.-Merchant Chas. A.
Bean, missing from Portland for
weeks, located in Chicago.-John
Murphy, labor leader, arrested in
Philadelphia charged with melting
riot.-Ira Grady held responsible by
coroners jury for murder of Mrs.
Thomas in Belfast-Allds case proves
tough nut to crack.
SATURDAY, FEB. 26.
Pinchot says that Ballinger was
unfaithful and misled president.-As
quith gives up trying to reconstruct
House of Lords.-Charles w. Bean
coming home to Portland; had lapse
of memory.-Packers given two weeks
to appear to answer charges made
by Prosecutor Garven at Jersey City.
Bank Examiner Pepper suspended
pending an examination of his work
as national bank examiner in con-
nection with the robbed Cambridge
bank.
SUNDAY, FEB. q.
Hitchcock says periodicals are a
burden to postoffice department IL
nances-140 unions in Philadelphia
vote general strike; will go out Sat
urday If trouble is not settled before
more rioting.-Potato houses burned
at Island Falls; 16,400 barrels roast
ed; loss $13,120.-Big floods in mid
die west.
MONDAY, FEB. %.
Two great avalanches of snow ano
earth sweep down on towns of Mace
|
and doing great damage.-Serious
floods starting in New York and Ohio
river sections.-Supreme court act
ed within its rights In printing case
senators not higher than law" says
Justice Wright.-20th Century Limit
ed leaves track at Olmstead Falls
Ohio, no serious njuries.-Philadelp
la Transit Co. persistently refuses to
consider any arbitration.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1.
Man perishes in fire at Millinocket
President Obaldia of Panama passes
away with heart disease.-Party lead
ers will oppose attack on presidents
bills; hostile amendments will not be
Notwithstanding Wilson says he
gave Pinchot permission to write Sen
ator Dolliver concerning departmental
affairs but not to criticise the presi-
dent.-More sensational testimony ex-
pected in the Aids case.-Avalanches
in west; floods in Utah, Ohio, Wash
ington, New York, Pennsylvania and
Indiana.-Roosevelts hunt ended i;
starts on long and circuitous jour
ney home.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2
Senate may refer back postal saw
ings bank bill.-Roosevelt cordially
welcomed wherever his steamer stops
Great snowslides, some a mile wide
in Wash. and Idaho, many lives lost ;
same states together with Ohio. Mel
vada. and New York suffering from
great fioods.-Rockefeller plans
greater philanthropies.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03

An exchange states that Maine has
$4,000 hogs. While comparisons are
odious and In this case to the hogs,
we are constrained to remark that 1t
has long seemed as though Wall
street had a million.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03

Moderation is the silken string run
ming through the pearl-chain of all
virtues.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03

| understand that Mr.. Parkhurst of
Bangor and others, who are in the
same position that | am in, will be
candidates again. with good assur
ances of denomination.
Under these circumstances | solici,
the support of the Republicans of
Somerset County.
SELDEN f. GREENE.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03

DR.. Daniels Horse Renoyator-for
your horse-makes blood-gives vim.
strength and health. 1ys
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
OUR PUCL|C LIBRARY
NEEDS MORE AID
Appropriation for Library-Appropri-
alton for Education.
COburn Library Fund.

Receipts, $l,4562l; Expenditures
s1,45621; Cash on hand February 20,
1909, s25.76; Cash on hand February
20, 1910, $1J0.22.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03

"The test was made under the di-
rection of the Radio Wireless Tele-
graph and Telephone company, which
is trying to perfect the wireless tele-
phone apparatus.
Charles Heselton, an operator, talk
ed by wireless telephone to persons
in the Newark laboratory of the COM
pany Others in the room could
hear the words of those at the other
station,
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
Charles Heselton and Wireless.

Charles C. Heselton, formerly a
Skowhegan boy, Is now in the employ
of the De Forest wireless interests.
Last week a very interesting expert
ment was successfully carried through
by MIR. Heselton and his associates in
New York. A famous opera singer
stationed at No 1903 Park avenue,
gave a brief concert to listeners sta
toned in the Metropolitan tower a
mile away by means of wireless tele-
phone. The success of the expert
ment may be understood by reading
the following items from New York
papers:
The audience that heard the opera
singer on the roof Of the Metropolitan
building were charmed by her voice
as well as by the novelty Of the per-
formance. 1t was explained by
George F. Hickok, representative OF
the Radio company, that the Radio
telephone has been in use for several
months and that communications
have been had between this city and
Albany and between Hampton Roads
and the battleship Connecticut, 500
miles away. The operator of wire.
less telephone in Newark was also
on the wire"
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03

Logic is the art of convincing us of
some truth.
The independent-reporter., 1910-03-03
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2

Senate may refer back postal saw
welcomed wherever his steamer stops.
Great snowslides, some mile wide,
in Wash, and Idaho, many lives lost;
same states together with Ohio. Mel
vada, and New York suffering from
great ds.-Rockefeller plans
greater philanthropies.