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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-06
NEW JUDGE TO SUCCEED
\. c. PEABODY
Frank Z. Mace, Forest Commissioner
In Place of Edgar +. Ring g-Pattan-
gall Attorney General.

Governor Plaisted Monday night
announced the appointment of Frank
e. Mace of No. 30 Plantation, to the
forest commissioner and Ind agent.
His appointment automatically re
moves Edgar T. Ring of Orono who
has held the office about 10 years
George F. Haley of Biddeford, was
nemed as an associate justice Of the
Supreme Judicial court, vice Henry c.
Peabody of Portland, deceased; and
William Penn Whitehouse of Augusta,
was re-appointed an associate justice.
1t was also announced that Attorney
General Cyrus r. Tupper of Booth
bay Harbor, had resigned, and that
William r. Pattangall of Waterville,
had been appointed to succeed him,
the appointment to be effective April
II.
George F. Haley, the new member
of the Supreme court of Maine, was
born in Saco, in 1856. He obtained a
common school education and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1882. He served
as city solicitor of Biddeford in 1892
but resigned on account of dis
agreement with the city council. and
has since held no public office. He
was candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the first
district last summer, when w. NJ.
Pennell was nominated, and was also
a candidate for United States Senator
before the present Legislature. He
has been attorney in some of Maine S
most famous criminal cases.
Justice William p. Whitehouse is q
Republican and has been a member OF
the Supreme bench since 1890, lie
will be 70 years old within year
when, according to the Maine law. he
may retire.
The resignation of Attorney Gener-
nj Tupper and appointment of Mr.
Pattangall is in accordance with the
arrangement made in January when
Mr.. Tupper was elected with the un-
derstanding that he should resign
when the Legislature session was
over, to make way for Mr.. Pattangall
whose services as floor leader of the
majority in the House were desired
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church. The floral offerings We're
very many and beautiful and their
fragrance filled the house Many
we're sent rom out OF town. from
Hayerhill. Mass. Portland, Lewiston
Hinekley and other places.
The Masonic Lodge OF Skowhegan
was present and escorted the re
mains to the station. On the arrival
of the funeral party at Fairfield the
Sloan Lodge received the body and
escorted the friends 10 its final rest
ing place in the family lot.
The bearers were Messrs. r. F.
Parker. James Durrell Augustus
Fowler and Frank p. Pennell Among
those present from out of town We're
a nephew, Melvin Pishon of keene
y. H. a niece Miss Lucille Pishon oi
Brunswick. Me. Charles Judkins Of
Boston, Amasa Pratt of Lowell. Mrs
Drew OF Somerrille, Mrs. II. Smith
of Auburn Mrs Williamson of Au
gusta. Mrs. p A Feeney of Portland
Mrs. Anderson of Lewiston. Mrs. A
S I.add of Fairfield and many ole
neighbors and friends OF Hinckley
During his illness sustained in
terest has been maintained in HIM h>
all classes OF people His business
has been cared Tor rs Horace Low
and Robert Wilson who has been a
trusted employee for many years
Mr. Pishou has brother who's"
home is in Colorado; also two sis
ters. Mrs H. {. smith of Brunswick
Me, and Mrs 4 W Proyonchee of
keeue. y II The sisters were At
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acterized his boyhood and manhood


acteriZed his boyhood and manhood
DAYS.
In ,to, 1890 ba married Miss
r,,.-. r..o 1T,
Nellssa rI"'e Vi NiiA'oi'' W. -'-
dren were born to them, Allce' no"
Mrs. w. A Richardson of Lewiston.
o,a can Dano who died Suddenly
,.., e... oa,.o,,,on 70
VI 'iie y p"oiu i''Vl ,7ep'' '-'0e'
1894 IN his eighteenth year.
Mrs Pishon died in March 1895 al
the close of a long period of sickness.
He married his present wife fourteen
years ago. She was Miss Minnie {.
Mayo. daughter ot Mr.. and Mrs. Ste
ohen Mayo, whose home is on East
LeaYitt street
Mr. PishoI spent the major part
of his life at Pishons Ferry but has
lived in SkoNhegdn Tor sixteen years.
Here he has carried on large bnsl-
aess with the farmers OF somerset
county. lie has been large dealer
in hay and other farm products. Ills
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ed by Rev. J. NJ Frost of the Metho-
dist church, Wateryille, Mrs Priest
died Sunday night after several
months sickness. She leaves, besides
her husband Orin Priest, two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Walter P. Ordway and Mrs.
Iohn II. Lancaster A more extend
ID notice will appear in the next is
sue of this paper.
The goods news comes to us that
there is possibility of getting the
American Ideals sometime in May at
the Opera house. This is one of the
finest musical and high class comedy
entertainments that has ever visited
our State, and is headed as before by
Chas G. Grilley, one of the greatest
character impersonators in America,
and Van Vachton Rogers, the emf
nent harpist. Should they decide to
come, the scholars Of the high school
of Skowhegan will learn of something
greatly to their advantage.
1t is understood, because of the fact
that so many farmers, especially
those In Aroostook county raising
large acreages of potatoes failed to
meet their fertilizer bills last year,
the fertilizer companies are making
it a rule not to sell their goods this
year unless they have security. In
many cases this will be a handicap
as a large number of the farmers
have been waiting until the fall be-
fore paying their fertilizer bills
when they realized the money from
their crops.
A copy of the Skowhegan Sentinel
brought to this Office which was is
sued in 1870, has an interesting ar
ticle on the License laws which was
a report of the committe on license
laws in answer to a petition of three
thousand names asking for the en-
actment of a prohibitory law. In
it they say that friends of tenn
perance must rely for the success of
their cause almost entirely upon pop
ular opinion and this will be directed
not by legislation but by example,
persuasion, reasoning and the diffu-
sion of information on this subject.
This would not be a bad plan for
people working for the prohibitory
law at present.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-06
SKOWHEGAN BOARD Of
TRADE MEETS
President Walter =. OrdWay Resigns
and Roy J.. MarstOn l. Elected to
Succeed Him.

After thanking the members for
past courtesies. and expressing his
faith in rotation in Office. President
Walter p. Ordway declined re-
election as president Of the Board Of
Trade Thursday night. and by a
unanimous vote first yice-president
Roy l.. Marston was promoted to
succeed him The other officers
elected We're: First tiee president.
Carleton p. Merrill; second vice pres
ident. Arthur r. Jewett: secretary
and treasurer. John II. Lancaster
The treasurer's report for the past
year showed receipts of $52l.S6 and
expenditures of S2SG10. leaving "a bal
ance Of cash on hand OF $235.76.
The secretary reported request
from the officials of the Maine Cen
tral railroad. for an expression of
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ana a9'oH-2biies. 7"'Ae DAY 'he5 are
-'ii1 po"H s9"h ".'h2et me ana
'A.t Mi sei iah 'Fei
- - ''+i-is a.iaf .a-s me HeNsl slfa-
per mn 'haf af- ''}ili BAD sNahbel
N'i5's a'4 ass=. '. H.. va @iIh
'htli.= II so AsasH - As can iats
WIN 5.' ne fs.ai
- a. . ~ ir7 ~ ~ '.H 10 ~
MN ''sia err = -" ''"-7 aAa
"'. .i.#. a5-'" N..H lttA.
''''.a - @4la5 "tita -
-''s ...-.7 u 90, eassit
'"a. .astt "4'H ae-
,'''' ~ ".s 4pl. a. al
NM ne II 52' LD4hs 70 90 thlhg
a15' s''ii'2i.s '.s' Is aoIAs L. bat
~ u so-i, Y 10 '9''S. .'''-i ne matter BE-
il - ash"e .ia'
tne prospect "es o, congress voting
III re-, o., o., ny II 'iIs sReeIaI session.
ne ne saIp' no" can ! ten lhefe is
-i' ~ 'pu"I Oul laai 'oh efess VIII De
III III Session uLhi september 70 settle
Uiis aaeS'IoH anu no" 40 YOU thlhk
can 1tii no" VIII vote ana now 9th
III 'o'e dhlli 'Als thIhe mas teeh
'Qohed lHlo n Sala maj the peo-
Pit On 'Ht oa1sIae coald nave Their
pI'Iiii2hs LOT ana against reciprocity
o., sae1 man representing the peo-
PIE a1 thIs 0oheiess must "elgh the
'4' l1et EaIetuii1 before rendering any
ueclsloh lH ms hliha.
~ ieohs l9oueh eood zeal OF
WIZ 10 70 oe aohe al lhis session. II
Is io1 hIo"h nov MHeh OF the tarlh
oiIis VIII he hllehed on 10 TINS fecl-
pfocltf bilI bat II IS thought that con
Sideiab.r attehfloh VIII be gwen u
me laflu question:. NJ Gould pans
10 shehd a ieN days IN Maine during
the 0ommeneement OF the mYersity
OF Aflhe al 0rono IN Jnne. he beng
secretary OF the Board OF trustees of
'Aai institution. lie VIII then return
10 Washington.
one OF the hrst thlnss OF interest
ct the opening OF congress Is the
choosing OF seats. hach congress
man is especially interested TO Know
Whether ne Is 10 oe able 10 SIT near
Speaker Champ 'Iark or IN some
corner seat IN the rear OF the nan.
ms Is determined by "hat mleht be
termed game o. marbles. A boy IS
employed 10 manipulate the marbles
winch are numbered. hey are put
INTO a DON with the congressman
names. / ne poS is lheh blIh1-lolded
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-06
CONG. GOULD IS SEEN At WASHINGTON
BY INDEPENDENT REPORTER MAN
Same Old Sam ---Skowhegan Well Represented
in All Branches of Business By Him

Washington. to tho beoala of skoY-
hegan. has always seemed a long dis
taucp away. bot not So NOW. for
SkoWhegau is at present repregeatqd
there in nearly every branch of busf-
ness. profession and trade I'M her
1onored to~nsnan. Hon Samuel y
ioala. Yes as one gf Sir GaaId.s
brothers sand recently. he has been
en4ag,a in ~ different kinds Of basI-
LESS. ON looking III tie register IN
a Washington hotel one would only
learn that Mr Gould Was a LAWYER
Yut tins is so because II he put down
his other yocatious it would De Ike
compiling d bureau of labor stats
tics
Nr. Could II Washington is tha
c..,,., ...,..,..a e,.-.,z
'''''' % ~ u IA 9h' es an
Inc representative OF the Indepen-
dent-Reporter called on him in his
Washington home last week lie
-, -.
'0'iiu nm al "'"' 10 hii0N" "s 1'ii-
sfess nail ms is near the capitol
and just across the street from the
Representatiye's office building Tra
,,o,,...o.o,. 49,, -. - ~. 80, -
~ " ol'''i'e' man 'e'i' up MS caiu 4oi
Congressman Gould and after few
minutes the elevator came shooting
down and ON came Senator Charles
y ,ab.,.,, -, l,.............
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Soro>i>.

The last meeting OF Sorosis WIS
held at the Library parlors Tuesday
evening. April 4 The meeting VAS
in charge of Mrs. Myrtle Lamb. the
subject being New ireland. Miss Yer
ma Abbey played piano solo and
very kindly responded TO an encore.
The first paper on New Ireland Its
Problems and Its Policies, was read
by Mrs. Bertha Steward Mrs. Stew
ard described the country climate,
people and especially dwelt on the
social political life Miss Dena Traf-
ton gave a vocal solo. Mrs. Carrie
Steward pianist. The paper, A
Land Without Strikes was written
and read by Mrs. Violet Fogg. The
manner of arranging the paper was
original it being in the form of a
story.
After recess Misses Emery and
Snow played a piano duet Mrs.
Laura Dinsmore gave the third pa-
per of the evening Australian Liter
ature In closing she read q poem
by one of the Australian writer's. Miss
Gertrude Carter read. @Orlaudo and
Rosalud.' from Shakespearo's. As
You Like 1t Act III scene . The
closing number was vocal solo hy
Miss Fancher sawyer. Mrs Carrie
A,t.,..,..I ..+.,.-.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-06
GEORGE H. PISHON
One OF Somerset County's Most
Prominent Men Died Saturday.

Our community was saddened on
the afternoon of Saturday, April |,
by the news of the death of this we'll
known citizen.
Mr.. Pishon's name has been fam
iliar one throughout Somerset county
for many years SiXty-nine years ago
on the 25th of January 1912. he was
born at Pishon's Ferry. now known
as Hinckley. He was the SON of
Sherman p and Abigail (Judkinsl
Pishon. A vigor and energy char
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Local News
. sssssssssesseseessoeSss

The village schools here will
close Friday for a vacation until
April "a. Many of the teachers will
go to their homes for the Easter va
cation.
One of the interesting results of
prohibition was shown this week at
the Supreme court when in II di-
yorces decreed only one was for
gross and confirmed habits of in
toXication.
One of the merchants on Water
street reports that he learned We'd
nesday for the first time, that town
team gathers such rubbish as is put
out for it on the business streets,
every Saturday morning. Attention is
called to this public work with the
hope that it may be fully utilized, and
the fire hazard of accumulating rub
bish be thus avoided.
We are not having the worst wealth
er At the present time that ever was
for on April 2. 1861 the train that
left Portland for Bos ton did not
reach there until the third day, be-
ing 10 hours behind time. 1t passed
the night in a snow drift and a wreck
ing train was sent from Boston to its
assistance. Two days later the
weather took a sudden change and
people in Boston could hardly 90 out
without rubber boots oe.
Clarence Manter of Middle street
mas a hen house equipped with trap
nests, and during the past winter has
become acquainted with two remark
able pullets. One laid 98 eggs in 129
dtys, while the other went broody
last week without ever having laid
al all. The latter was provided with
sitting OF eggs, with the hope that
she might in part pay her overdue bill
for board.
lhe funeral of Mrs. Ellen S. (Ross)
rrlest was held Wednesday at 1.30
D. m, Rev. F L Hayward OF the
"ethodist church, officiating, assist
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-06

Constipation brings many ailments
in its train and is the primary cause
OF much sickness. Keep your bowels
regular madam, and You will escape
many of the ailments to which wo-
men are subject Constipation is a
very simple thing. but like many sim
pie things it may lead 10 serious con-
sequences Nature often needs a lit
tie assistance and when Chamber
lain's Tablets are given at the first in
dication, much distress and suffering
may be avoided Sold by q. r Fogg
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New Telephones added.

The Milne Telephone and Tele-
graph company have added the fol
lowing subscribers to the Skowhegan
Exchange during the past week
Merrill Shoe store. J. Palmer and
A. 2 Merrill. llo-2; Merrill. J. Palm
er. res Hop; Fuller, Frank a
res. "a North street HIT; Sawyer's
Ice Cream Parlors, 11&-4; Sawyer. F
f., res, 65 High street 1O5-l3; Hol'
& Hight. potato house. 151-2; Robin.
SON John res. Dyer street. 6-12
Shepley W Lester, res. Nortf
street 4-l1 Jewett {. w, res.
North street, A.
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One of our fellow tOwnsmen moved
here from New Brunswick only q
few years ago. l hear that he has
announced his intention of selling out
and going back to the Provinces, ii
Canadian Reciprocity goes through.
JUDS0N W. PACKARD.
Reciprocity with Canada would be
a great thing for the railroads but
am afraid it would hurt the farmers
of Maine seriously. | don't see how
it could help hurting the market for
our potatoes and for our hay, and per-
haps other products as we'll. We
should not place too much reliance
upon the conditions either side of the
border remaining as they are today. 1t
is my idea that the farmers in the
Provinces could produce a great deal
more than they are now doing, and if
we open our markets to them. they
will make the most of their opportu-
mites. One of our fellow townsmen
moved here from New Brunswick
only a few years ago | hear that
he has announced his intention of
selling out and going back to the
provinces, if Canadian recinrocitv
goes through.
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The Waterville Sentinel in an edi-
torial this week paid Sheriff John A
Mooers compliment by saying that
he is living up to the obligations OF
his promises in enforcing the prohibit
tory law as he did when he began
his office as sheriff Every citizen in
this county is ready to give assent
to these words.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-06

A specific for pain-Dr. Thomas Ec-
lectic Oil, strongest. cheapest liniment
ever devised. A household remedy in
America for % years.
Any skin itching is a temper-tester.
The more you scratch the worse II
itches Doan's Ointment cures piles.
eczema-any skin itching. At all drug
stores.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-06
WHAT SOME OF OUR CITIZENS SAY
ABOUT CANADIAN RECIPROCITY
Project Has Few Friends Among Those Who
Are Interested in Agriculture

When the present tariff law was
passed the duty on cream was cut
to five cents per gallon, while taat
on butter remained at six cents per
pound One of the largest creamer-
les in New England imported lot OF
cream from Canada last summer, but
| am informed that they had to pay
the same for it as they did for cream
in Maine. 1t was made into butter and
put into cold storage, and at the pres
ent stage of the market shows the
owners a big loss.
This cold storage business has a
good deal more to do with food prices
ChGn the tariff. Something should be
done in the way of governmental con-
troll. Last year the storage people
forced prices SO high that consump-
ton was checked. and surpluses ae-
cumuated. Now they have finally
dumped those old stocks on the mar
ket and prices have gone down with
a smash. That hurts business all
along the line.
1t seems to me that President Taft
is working for something larger and
better than political popularity. In
trying to bring about closer trade re-
lations with Canada, | believe that he
is looking far beyond the present.
When we have found by experience
that reciprocity with one country is
a good thing, we shall be ready to try
it with others. This will pave the
way for arbitration treaties that will
ultimately make it possible for the
nations to agree upon reduction OF
their military and naval forces. When
we stop and think what tremendous
blessing that would be, it doesnt t
seem as if anyone would be willing to
let selfish considerations stand in
the way.
Up in ArOostOOk where the farms
are worth double the values Just over
the line in New Brunswick, it's easy
to see that reciprocity would make
some big changes.
JAMES NJ. DYSART.
AS a political question | haven't
paid much attention to Canadian reci-
| procity, and [ don't see how it could
| affect my interests one way or anoth-
er, but | guess the potato growers
are against it all solid. Up in Aroos-
took where the farms are worth dou-
New Brunswick, it's easy to see that
BILE the values just over the line in
reciprocity would make some big
changes. The Aroostook farmers
! have learned the potato business
thoroughly, They are all fitted up
with the necessary machinery, and
everything has been planned with
reference to that speciality. Anything
to force them to change their system
of farming would be a good deal OF
hardship.
The farms in the nearby portions
of New Brunswick are just as good
and if We open our markets to thelr
potatoes, it seems as if prices must
drop. The competition with the
cheaper farms of central Maine has
crowded Aroostook for two years
now. and there is limit to what they
can stand. A story of the actual
conditions there now would surprise
some people.
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Reciprocity with Canada means
that We should build up that country
instead of our own.
F. E. DAVIS.
Except for the scare of it, | should
not expect reciprocity to have much
effect until after from one to three
years. 1t is after our markets he'd
been thrown open, that the increased
production would come | should be
tempted to go to Canada myself.
have a brother about hundred
miles above Edmonton, and up there
now they have no potato bugs, no
blight, and soil that will produce
good crops with fertilizer. How can
we compete with a combination like
that? Reciprocity with Canada means
that we should build up that country
instead of our own.
To take the tariff off what the
farmer produces and leave 1t on the
things he has to buy, isn't fair, but
doubt If the actual results from Re-
ciprocity with Canada would be half
80 Dad as some people are trying 10
make out.
L. L. HARRIS.
l haven't examined the schedules
of the proposed bill for reciprocity
with our northern neighbors, so
have only a general idea regarding it.
The Canadian farmer can buy his i'm
plements and machinery cheaper than
they can be bought in the United
States. Both land and labor are
cheaper also, but | have no idea of
how much that would affect prices.
To take the tariff off what the farmer
produces and leave it ON the things
he has to buy isn't fair but ! doubt
if the actual results from reciprocity
with Canada would be half so bad as
some people are trying to make out.
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How easy it is to spend the money
earned by somebody else,
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Up in ArOOstOOk where the farms
are worth double the values Just over
the line in New Brunswick, it's easy
to see that reciprocity would make
some big changes.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-20
MUSK0CEEANS WOULD
CHASE PIGSAIN HERE
A GOOD-NATt RED BUNCH SIG
MITES WILLINGNESS TO BAT
TIE CHRISTMAS DAY.

A bunch OF has beens, or rather,
former college stars on the gridlron
In Muskogee, have recently felt a
longing to try their speed and pig
skin ability again, and have organized
so-called football team. Feeling
that they have about the pick Of the
ex-football talent Of the southwest,
this bunch of former wearers of the
moleskins have issued challenge 20
a team composed OF eX-stars from
Tulsa to battle for glory and poss bly,
few bruises on the checkered field
some time between daylight and dark
on Christmas day.
The challenge was sent in care of
the sporting editor of the World. It
reads: Il am writing this letter hop
| ing that in your city may live one
who has also chased the pigskin over
the whlte-washed lines and who still
has enough of the brutal spirit left
| in him to take the interest to organ
ize team to meet one which has
been organized in this city. The sea
! son of our heroes is a thing of the
past for this year in this city, but
It has been suggested that If team
from each of these two cities could
meet at Tulsa or even in this city on
Christmas day there might be a
chance to see some of these old has
beens timber up and show burst of
speed which marked them heroes IN
their day.
Would suggest that one of the
rules be that no man who has played
university bali this season be allowed
to play in the game, but all others
are open and the sky is the limit for
other men who have seen better
days
Here Is the chance some Of the
ex- university players in Tulsa have
been looking for, and # Sam Me
Birney or some of the other plgskin
chasers care to take up the matter
the World would like to hear from
them,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-20

"The GamNers,' one Of Charles
kleins greatest stories. is to appear
In the World IN serial form, starting
tomorrow, This novel is said TO be
one Of the most absobing ever writ
ten by the author OF the Lion and
the Mouse" ana The Third Degree"
It deals with Fifth avenue and Wall
street and is interspersed with critical
situations. The story viii appear in
the World in full, and will continue
from day to day. To miss an issue
during the running of this story
means the losing of the trend of
the novel