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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
WHY TITANIC STRUCK ICEBERG.
Abbot II. Thayer Discusses the Sub
ject In the Last Bulletin of the Hy-
geographic Office.

Abbott II. Thayer. an artist who has
given much study to the question, dis
cusses the question of invisibility OF
icebergs at night in the last issue Of
the Bulletin of the photographic Office
in Washington. He writes in part:
The Titanic and the Arizona ran in
to icebergs because of the universal
notion that white shows at night even
against a clear sky. Until this I'm
preston can be corrected the world
will continue at the mercy of the
chance of more ice accidents.
"A steamer may be elose to an ice
berg on clear moonless night, often
on a moonlight night, without the
slightest sight of It, Any observin
person who has lived in the country
knows perfectly we'll that snowy roofs
on such a night are apt to be indis-
tinguishable from the sky, and would
have always been so if they stood out
on a plain.
III Olutl W lCSL liilo IldllClt hOllSt
first that 1t Is the most nearly hori
zontal top surfaces of berg, snowy
roof or other white object that receive
the most skylight, and consequently
most nearly matches 1t. 1t follows that
with the average hilltop shape Of an
iceberg, it will be the highest expanses
of it visible from the ships watch that
are surest to be indistinguishable
These highest expanses, of course
constitute the contour that the watch
would see if the berg were visible, and
when these become thus effaced the
berg itself is effaced.
Even when a berg is not tall
enough to stand up against the sky
to the eyes of the watch its top will
necessarily be looked at against the
most distant part of the sea; and this
part averages. especially in calm
weather. much brighter than the near
er water; and a sky-matching berg top
could not often be distinguished from
it any better than from the sky it
self When berg's top is invisible
against the sky, If its lower parts
(Which of course will have not the sky
but the somewhat darker sea for back
ground) continue the roof like sland,
of the top part clear to the water,
these lower parts will, of course, show
somewhat brighter than the sea, but
not more SO than the light from a
planet or the milky way is apt to cause
in the water below them, and will Of
fer small help toward detection.
"On the other hand, the frequent,
more nearly vertical character of the
berg's lower parts darken 1t on an
average just enough to make this part
as fatally match the water as its top
matches the sky"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
The Opportunity is Great

The national Democracy is tri-
umphant. The Party has been swept
into power not SO much by the merits
of it's case as by the nature of the
circumstances that surrounded the
election. Gov. Wilson will have over
400 electoral votes in the Electoral
Congress, while the House and SEN
ate will change political complex
sons All this will mean the ousting
of thousands of officials all over the
country and the appointment of thou
sands of hungry Democrats to the
places thus made vacant. Thus DEM
Ocracy Is triumphant.
For how long? Well, that depends.
Va depends, first, on the keeping of
the promises made by Gov Wilson.
II depends, second, on the ability of
the United States Congress. 1t de-
ponds, third. on the commercial con-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
Concerning the Popular Vote

1t seems like strange and unhappy
comment on our national elections
that nan can be elected President of
the United States without the APP
2roval OF the majority of the Ameri-
can people 1t happens to be that
way in President-elect Wilson's case,
lust as it was in the case of some OF
our former Presidents. The fact that
Gov Wilson has over 400 electoral
votes does not argue that he is the
peoples choice, for figures of the
popular vote dispute it. The Presi-
dent-elect gets less than 30 per cent.
of all the votes cast in America-and
these reckon far up into the millions
while Mr.. Roosevelt gets something
like % per cent and President Taft
some % per cent.
The Electoral Congress is by
product of our government. Former
ly, our national administrative officers
were elected by popular vote but in
way that frequently worked out pecu-
liarly. In order to safeguard the in
terests of party government and to
prevent the mis-carrying of the will
of the people as expressed in their
ballots. the Electoral Congress was
substituted. Whether or not it regis
tiers the will of the people better than
the old system of whether or not somc
new system could be devised where
by the national heads might not be
elected direct by the people without
the intervention of rather peculiar
anomaly. like the Electoral Congress,
is a question which is receiving more
and more serious attention.
1t may be that the candidates for of
fee are so anxious to be elected that
they do not care about the size of the
popular vote, but on general princi-
pies 1t must be far more satisfying to
the successful candidate to know that
the majority of the people who voted
in the election wanted him as their
representative. furthermore, 1t must
be far more satisfying to the average
run of the American citizen.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
THE RETURN BALLOTS.
Packages Arrive in Augusta in Va
riOus Conditions.

A uniform package or container for
the return of the ballot boxes would
seem to be quite as necessary as uni
form ballot box itself. judging from
the wide variety of receptacles in
which the ballots arrive at the de-
partment of State.
A pasteboard shoe box crushed in
to an almost unacceptable mass,
with one end hanging by a shred and
the ballots in view contained two
slips of paper. According to the
clerks returns there are two votes for
Roosevelt but how they ever Travelled
from the prescinct in which they were
cast, Nashville Plantation, to Angus
ia without being lost Is a mystery.
The package of ballots from Levant
was encased in a specially made
strong box, 10 inches square by two
inches deep and nothing short of
burglars tools will ever open 1t. The
bottom Is built into the sides and Sc
curely nailed; the cover is made to
fit within the sides and Is sunken,
evidently for the purpose of holding
the ballots firmly, and is then nailed
in very securely. Around the whole
is a strand of hay wire let into d
saw scarf at the corners and twist
ed hard at the lap. At least one
State seal is In evidence at every
Joint and even the lap joint of the
wire is covered with a seal. A large
sheet of paper is pasted over the
cover with a seal. A large sheet OF
paper is pasted over the cover of the
box, bearing the legend, This box
contains ballots cast at the town of
Levant, Nov 5, 1912, c. F. Wilson,
town clerk"
The ballots from Pleasant Ridge
Plantation came in between two
pieces of pasteboard plentifully be-
smeared with red sealing wax and
State seals The Madrid ballots are
encased in cut-down shoe box about
the thickness of the cover. Both
these packages are thoroughly wrap
ped with Irvine and the knots covered
with sealing wax
st. John and Winterville planta
tons, in spite of all that has been
written and said against 1t, sent in
the regular ballot boxes with the bal
lots in packages inside the boxes.
The ballots will be stored with the
others at the department of State and
the boxes will be returned to the
plantation clerks.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

That one of the most curious prac-
tees of the ancient Greek physicians,
which Is now ridiculed, is leading to
what may be the medicine of the
future is the gist of remarkable adj
dress, delivered by the well-known
Roumanian physician, DR.. Iscovesco,
at the final sitting of the Congress of
Medicine in Paris.
Two thousand years ago" explain
ed the doctor, ito patients suffering
from an affection of any particular o.
gan were given the same organ of an
animal to eat with the idea of repair
ing the local waste and damage. Thus
consumptives were ordered to eat
sheep lungs, while for dyspeptics was
prescribed a diet in which the stom-
ach of calves ranked as the chief
item"
At the bottom of this crude treat
ment, which was probably mere super
stition and which was revived in Il
modified form with limited success by
DIR. Brown-Sequard in recent year5,
lies, asserts the doctor, principle of
vital importance. Each organ, he
states, contains a special chemical
compound. which he has isolated, and
which he calls lipoid. According to
the speaker long series of expert
ments show, beyond all question, that
the lipoid of given organ, when in
jected into a living organism, goes
straight to the same organ TO
strengthen and reinforce it. and the
latter, after a short time, also in
creases in bulk.
Special Importance is attached to
the treatment of anaemia by this
method. The old treatment with iron,
declares DR.. Iscoyesco, was never alb
solutely satisfactory, while if lipoid
extract of blood corpuscles is admin
istered to patients the corpuscles rap
idly multiply and the anaemia disap-
pears.
At the conclusion of his address Dr.
Iscovesco, who calls his new system
organotherapy, limited that before long
1t might be possible to increase the in
tellectual power of the feeble-minded
by giving lipoid extract of gray mat
ter to the brain.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
A FAMILY Of TWENTY
CHILDREN
Their Home Is Located In the Town of
New Vineyard. Came to Maine
From North Dakota.

One of the largest families in the
state of Maine and in the United
States is located in New Vineyard,
not far distant from the little vii
lage of that name.
In this family at the present time
are 20 children, varying in age from
eight months to ID years. By the
time these words are read the fami-
~ may have increased in size, for
Mrs. Olive r. Bosworth and her
daughter, Miss Della Bosworth, are
women who do not hesitate if they
decide to add to the size of their
family.
Since the Bosworths and their
large family arrived from Dickinson,
North Dakota, in September, many
people in the locality of the home
they have established on the New
Vineyard hills have alluded to the
place as an orphans asylum, or a
home for destitute children.
1t is nothing of the kind. The boys
and girls of the Bosworth family are
members of the family in every sense
of the word except inheritance. They
have legally been adopted and enjoy
all the privileges of such adoption, ex-
cept that they cannot inherit any part
of the Bosworth fortune.
Both Mrs. BosWorth and Miss Bos
worth are wonderful women, who
have determined to devote a large
part of their lives and fortune to max
ing happier the lot of as many un,
fortunate children as possible. 1t is
not a new venture with them, for
they have sent many young people
into the world, educated and equip
ped with health and strength to fight
their battles with the world.
Years ago Mr.. Bosworth was a
wealthy ranchman in North Dakota
When he died Mrs Bosworth deter
mined to use her large fortune tc
make happy and profitable the child
hood of as many youngsters as posi-
BILE. Since that time, many years
ago, children galore have gone forth
into the world to carry with them
pleasant recollections of their home
life under the Bosworth leadership.
Mrs. Bosworth, who Is a woman OF
so years, came east because she want
ed to locate on farm where there
was plenty of fruit She purchased
after some inquiry, the Fred Jordon
place in New Vineyard, but Is not
wholly satisfied with it however, for
it does not have as much fruit as she
hoped for.
At the present time the furniture
is not unpacked, for there is pos
sibility that the family may move tc
another location.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
THANKSGIVING DAY IS
THURSDAY, NOV. 2S
Proclamation Issued by President
Taft For The Observance of That
Day.

President Taft. Thursday issued a
Thanksgiving proclamation setting
aside Nov. 2S for the observance of
that day.
The proclamation follows:
by the President of the United
States of America.
"A proclamation
a God fearing nation, like ours,
owes 1t to it's in born and sincere
sense of moral duty to testify its de-
yout gratitude to the All-giver for
the countless benefits 1t has enjoyed.
For many years it has been custom
AIRY at the close OF the year for the
national executive to call upon his
fellow countrymen to offer praise
and thanks to God for the manifold
blessings vouchsafed to them in the
past and to unite in earnest suppl
canoe for their continuance.
The year now drawing to a close
has been notably favorable to our for
tunate land. At peace within and
without, free from the perturbations
and calamities that have afflicted
other people; rich in harvests SO
abundant and industries so progress
sive that the overflow of our pros
perity has advantaged the whole
world. strong in the steadfast con-
servation of the heritage OF self-goY-
ernment bequeathed to us by the
wisdom of our fathers, and firm in the
resolve to transmit that heritage I'M
impaired but rather improved by good
use, to our children and our children's
children for all time to come. the peo-
pie of this country have Astounding
cause for contented gratitude.
Therefore |, WILLIAM HOWARD
TAFT, President of the United States
of America, in pursuance of long es-
tablished usage, and in response to
the wish of the American people in
yite my countrymen, wheresoever
lily may oOJOhI IL ~ JOiH Oii iiNi
day the Twenty eighth day of this
month of November, in appropriate as
eription of praise and thanks to God
for the good gifts that have been our
portion and in humble prayer that
His great mercies towards us, may
endure.
In witness whereof, | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed
Done at the City of Washington,
this seventh day of November in the
year of Our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twelve, and of the in
dependence of the United States Of
America the one hundred and thirty
seventh.
(Signed) WILLIAM II. TAFT
BY the President-Alyey A. Adee,
acting secretary of state
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1912
What Next ??

What next? Will the Republican
Party remain split in twain? If so,
there is little hope for either the Pro-
gressive or the Republican parties to
win in town, city, state or nation. The
Jig seems already up.
1t has been our impression and hope
all along that as soon as this national
election was over the Progressive Party
would aeain merge itself with the Re
publican Party. Why not? If the
Progressive Party is the stronger it
can move into camp and take full pos
session. Surely, no Progressive can
say that, having voted the Republican
ticket year after year, it has done so
without tAe exercise of conscience.
The party platform has surely repre-
scented the best in party hopes and
promises. The withdrawal from the
Republican party was due. as we I'M
derstand 1t, to convention proceedings
stolen from Mr.. Roosevelt. In other
words, the only difference between the
Progressive and the Republican parties
is one of opinion over the acts of a
convention, not over great principles
which have always divided the Re-
publican and the Democratic parties.
1t would seem to us that the Pro-
gressive Party members have things
pretty much In their own hands to re-
gain power again or to destroy the
prospect of winning back power again
for years and years to come. If they
expect the Republicans to come over
into the camp of the Progressives
they will be the most winked
people in the world. Forcing such a
thing as that, they will force third
party into every political fight they
may wage, or they will force thou
sands and thousands of Republicans
into the fold of Democracy. In other
words, the Republicans will never sue
for peace. They will struggle hard
TO get control of things political
again: they will nominate excellent
men for office, and they will seek to
make just as few serious errors as
possible. By such action. they will
hope to bring back into their camp
again great numbers of those who left
for this one election for specific pur-
poses or reasons which have now been
satisfied And we believe implicitly
that the Republicans will succeed in
this. They will succeed the more
easily and quickly because their will
be a sufficient number of wise Pro-
gressives who will see that now is
their opportunity to return in triumph
to the old Party and seek to control
its future political destiny.
The Progressives have 1t in their
own hands to dictate for success or
failure in the years to come. Let them
read the signs Alright and act in the
light of what they find.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
Great Year For Big Black Bears.

The present season promises to be
one of the best for bears in many
years. Reports from nearly all sec
tions of the northern and eastern
parts of the state, especially in Wash
ington, Franklin and Hancock coun-
ties, are to the effect that bruin Is
more plentiful than residents have
known him to be in many years.
Already the number of bears ship
ped through Bangor substantiate this
belief, the present total being II,
which is way ahead of the number re-
ceiyed at this time of the year for
many seasons past. A cruise through
the woods in almost any section OF
the game region will reveal bear
tracks galore and about every stump
or old log passed will show evidence
of having been paved up by some
bear.
Up at Onawa a few days ago a
party started out from Young's
camps and in the vicinity of Green
wood ponds ran into a family of five
bears, one of which was killed. The
others escaped although it was said
that each one carried away a bullet
and lots of buck shot.
At Benson a few days since deer
that had be en- left in the woods to be
carried out later was luggei off by
bears. A trap was set the next day
and bruin came back and sprung 1t,
but escaped. The trap was set again
and again; bruin returned. but this
time was caught. All through this
section residents are setting traps and
hardly one has been set without re-
suits.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Notices. II. Bradbury.
For Sale-Lock Box 2S5.
Wanted-Albert Jewell * Son.
Furs Il Coats-W. p Ordway.
Fits-U Eyeglasses-Dr. Borden.
3 In / Overcoats-Ira a. Norton.
1918 Nyberg-Whitney * Tibbetts.
Pullets Want ed-park & Pollard CO.
OYereoat Weather-Smlth q Bussey.
Bankrupt's Petition-Jas. f. lewey.
Buy Mazda Lamps-Cent. Me. Power Co
The Angel of the Trail-Skow. Opera
House.
No sympathy Needed-Dinsmore &
Btckford.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
SKOWHEGAN HIGH 10 To
OAK GROVE 0
The Local Team Winner In the
Final Game of the Season.

Skowhegan High school closed its
season by defeating Oak Grove Sem
mary, one of the strong prep school
teams of the state, Saturday forenoon
by score OF. 10 to 0.
The Seminary boys clearly out
weighed the local team, but were
simply out-classed both in old and
new football.
Skowhegan won the toss and re-
ceiYed the kick-off running it back
in fine style. From the first they
we're able to gain consistently and
kept the ball in their possession
most of the time. Toward the end
of the first quarter Niles made an
end run bringing the ball to Oak
Groves fve-yard line where it was
pushed over for a touchdown, but
the play was not allowed, the umpire
claiming that one of the S. H. S. men
was holding. The quarter ended with
the ball in the middle of the field.
The beginning of the second quart
er found Skowhegan in possession OF
the ball By good ground gaining
by the S. II. S. baoktield the ball was
carried to Oak Groves sixyard line
where on a pretty play, Taylor took
the ball over. shumway failed to
kick the goal
On the kickoff, Skowhegan brought
the ball well back to the middle of
the field by Emery's long run. Here
the Oak Grove line stiffened and held
S. II. S, neither side scoring during
the remainder of the half.
The second half opened by S. H. s.
kicking off to Oak Grove. After
few short gains, Skowhegan secured
the ball and by pretty forward
pass, together with consistent ground
gaining, S. II. S. carried the ball to
Oak Groves fiye-yard line where
Emery took the ball over. Taylor
failed to kick the goal,
During the remainder of the quart
er. the ball see-sawed back and forth,
neither side having much advantage.
Oak Grove started with rush the
last quarter but tumble caused
trouble and Skowhegan gained pos
session of the ball on their 40-yard
line. In a neatly executed forward
pass from Emery to McQuillan and
line plunges by Taylor, S. II. S. ad-
vanced to Oak Groves forty-yard line
where the best play of the game was
made. On this play, taking the ball
from Emery, Shumway ran through
the whole Oak Grove team for forty
yard run and a touchdown. 1t was a
pretty run and we'll deserved the pro-
longed cheers from the High school
enthusiasts, Shumway kicked the
goal, score 10 to o.
The whole S. II. S. team deserved
a victory. At times the line was like
stonewall and resisted in a clever
manner the punch of the fast and
heavy back field of the visitors. The
S. II. s. ends were always on the
alert. time and again breaking through
and tackling the runners for loss.
Emery at quarter ran the team in fine
style and the other backs, Shumway,
Viles and Taylor showed that they
compare favorably with the backs of
the best High school teams in the
state
For Oak Grove, Crouch at full back
and Wyman at left half played strong
games. The summary:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

The devil always knocks of work
when politicians take the field for
the people because he knows they will
DO his work just as we'll as he can.
A woman can see the good of having
a secret If she can't tell 1t.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. your deer heads

SPORTsMEN-Have your deer heads
and Game Pieces mounted by Hugh
Brenigan. Licensed Taxidermist Skow-
hogan 3m43'
amount of 10 It Birch. Also Z IT x II
II Ash hoops. Highest market price
paid. d. W. Rowe, (Hoop Dealerl
1873 Madison Ave. Farmers Tel 11.3
FOR sALE-One heavy work horse.
one set Of wagon sleds with corner
binds for heavy teams; one set light
wagon sieds with shafts and poles
one set double harnesses. all in good
r. F. d. No. 5. Skowhegan. tf43
BOUGHs FOR BANKING-All old custom
ei 3 as well las new ones, please notify me al
once, II. hiorrill, 70 Court st. 4wS
THE POODLE DOGs-Which were such
craze at Fair Time can be obtained while
they last for Coo Mt Provencafs Cigar Ste re.
or at t. Ii. Morrill, 70 Court ST. 4wH
WANTED-If you are ambitious, and
wish to establish yourself in perma-
nent business without any Investment
communicate with. Manager, u. S. In
tf4I
FOR RENT-Two houses one of :
rooms and one of C rooms, located on
Summer street, Enquire of Mike
Corey. tf4O
FOR SALE OR RENT-A Groom
Own your home. Make a small pay
ment and let the rent pay the balance
Also nice building lots. $1,000 down
and 800 a week until paid for. w
II. Heselton. tao
wANTFD-Competen house-keeper. Ap-
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PIANO FOR SALE-For Cash or on
easy terms. A new Bailey upright pi-
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be sold at a good trade. Inquire OF
DIR. F. o. Sawyer. Skwhegan. tf13