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WHY NOT ASK WOODROW?

Long Promise and Short Performance: Is
This the Revised Democratic Platform?
We believe in the Monroe doctrine.
But not In enforcing it.
We believe in an adequate navy.
4 Without ships.
Pork" before patriotism.-New York Sun.
Why doesn't the Sun ask Woodrow Wilson, its
candidate for President, who is presumably running
upon the Democratic platform?
The Washington times., 1912-07-31
Back From Motoring.

Joseph Strasburger has returned to
Washington after a vacation of two
weeks spent motoring in the country
lying between Washington and Port
land, Me. In the party were Misses
Freida and Emma Sass, Mr.. Stras-
burgers nieces. twenty-five hundred
miles with but single puncture," il
boasted today.
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WHAT A TRAvEsTYl

According to the verdict Of the British court Of
inquiry into the Titanic disaster Mr. Ismay director
of the owning company, was not to blame; Captain
Smith was not to blame; no member of the crew was
to blame That eliminates everybody except the
passengers, and since 1900 of them paid the penalty
of death, we presume the British court is satisfied
What travesty What sham!
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Marietta at New York yard,
Wilkes at Port Royal, Stringham,
Bailey. Tanning. at New York yard.
Alabama at Tompkinsville, Potomac
at Washington, Justin at Punta
Arenas.
Sailed Caesar from SeNell Point for
Portsmouth, N. H.. Petrol from San
to Domingo City for Puerto Plata.
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Concerts Today
BY the United States Marine Band
q. S. Capitol, at S p. m.


WILLIAM H. sANTELMANN.
Leader.
March, Fearless and Mighty
Won Blon
Overture, Beethoven" ......Lassen
Danza Esotica ...............M .Mascagnt
Trombone Solo, THE Lost Chord"
Sullivan
Musician. Robert E. Clark.
Love Scene from "Fouersnot''
Strauss
(a) Humoresque ..DVorak
(b) Petite Valse. "A la Bien-
Aimee" .......................S .Schuett
"Reminiscences of Carl Maria Won
Weber ........................ Godfrey
THE Star-Spangled Banner"
By the U. S. Soldiers Home Band.
Bandstand at 4 O'clock.
JOHN S. M. ZIMMERMANN.
Director.
March, my Maryland" Migrant
Overture, "The Voice of Nature
Bortzing
Paraphrase. "The Old oaken
Bucket" ....................R Robinson
Selection, I'll Trovatore".. Verel
(Request.)
Rag Oddly. Belle of the Philip
pines ...'.......,............ .Stone
Excerpts from THE Spring Maid"
Reinhardt
Intermezzo, Laughing Water"
Hager
Finale. "U. S. Cruiser Maryland"
Robinson
The Star-Spangled Banner"
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If there's anything John P. Welcker, of the Corin-
THAN Boat Club loves better than moorboat 1t is to
do somebody favor; when he can combine them. he's
in paradise Here's a story he tells himself anent
motorboats:
There's young miss in town who crazy to go
out in motorboat so, afternoon, last week, took
her down the river in my craft. she stepped in
she enthusiastic about the appointments of the lit
tie vessel, admiring this and giggng with delight
that though she really nothing about the thing
81 had just gotten circular life-preserver and
lashng to the rail at the stern of the boat when
the little miss observing it. gushed out:
"'Oh Mr.. Welcker, how thoughtful that was of you
to bring along an extra tire"
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The wealthy and busy President of prominent
financial institution street, whose main offices are
fitted out in sumptuous manner. has, in his own pri-
vate office besides his desk and chair but single
wooden -bottomed chair.
MY bore eradcator" he explained, laconically
Easy chairs and lounges tempt bores to steal my time
man who wants to talk business doesn't mind that
chair but the bore stands 1t about thirty seconds Then
I'm alone"
There Is patent the idea.
Some Of the washington Beautiful" enthusiasts
trying to stir up interest in project
little stream. known the Tiber river, that flows at
the base of the western flank of Capitols For years
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a
beautiful wholly mpractcable scheme
office "The
hafu Of its fluent periods and in time
would
good where it is helping
of the sewage"
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What's On tie Program,
In Washington 1oday

The following /. o. o. F. organizations
will meet, tonight: Lodges-Eastern,
No. 2; Harmony. No. 9; Federal City.
No. 2; Friendship, No. IL; Encamp-
ment-Columbian, No. 10.
Meeting Of Progressive party Of the
District, 512 F street northwest. to-
night.
Meeting of Board Of Education p. n.
Annual excursion and migration Of
Washington Aerier Fraternal Order OF
Eagles. to Chesapeake Beach. today.
Joint meeting, OF KaIlipolis ~ Grot:o.
Mystic Order OF Yelled Prophets and
Washington Florists Club. tonight.
Concert by the United States Soldiers'
Home Pand, bandstand. 4 p. m.
Concert by the United States Marine
Band, the u. 8. Capitol, p. m.
Meeting of the Rhode Island Avenue
Suburban Citizens Association, the
Sherwood Presbyterian Church. Rhode
Island avenue and Twenty-second street
northeast! 7:45 .. m.
Amusements.
Polrs-Pol: Players. in THE Lion and
the Mouse" 2:15 and S:15 o. m.
Great Match" sis p. m.
Belasco-Kinemacolor pictures, 1880 to
Arcade-Motion pictures and other at
Glen Echo Park-Amusements >,r all.
Admission free.
chevy chase Lake-Amusements and
| music by section of Marine Band.
Marshall Hall-Dancing and other at
fractions.
and other attractions. ..
Luna Park-Dancing and other amuse-
| ments and carnival OF washington
| and Alexandria Eiks.
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rupt or deter him in his mastery solution Of criminal
problems which seem to infest The New York police
force.
The Washington times., 1912-07-31

coming York about o'clock
Fourth street northwest the
twilight
the of colored brethren ncknamd
three hundred
music heard in Handel oratoo Washing
of their
of Pickering
upon he listening the melancholy music.
Museum hanging high in the air
aeopane model six feet long
built
Strngfelows which
far too perho to lift the machine
engine whose great in proportion to its
the basic aeonauc principles involved had long
Strngfelow modelwhich
nothing however from the glory of the Wrighs
, 1912-12-28

I. FfOH1 UlT6ct IUI0ttOH.
/. Ground and Building Tax.............
?. Horse, Carnage, and Boat TaN..........
Quarter per cent ak. ........,..
, 1912-12-28
II. EXPENSES.

Contribution to the General State Trea
The Colonial Council .............
The Judiciary and Police Department
The Customhouse Department .....
The Harbour and Pilot Department.
1ne Post and Telegraph Department. :.
Militia and Fire Department. ... 49,.
The Road Department and the Streets
The Department of Public instruction
The Sanitary Department
The Poor Department
The Prison Department ...,...
Contribution TO the RuInshop Fund
Divers Expenses. .......
Building Expenses.
Uncertain Expenses
Total Expenditure go.
st. Croix. dep 23de December, 1912.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
STATE OF MAINE.

tSeaD Somerset. SIS
To the Sheriffs of our several counties
or either of their deputies, or any
constable in the town of
in the county of
Greetings:
WE COMMAND YOU to attach the
goods and estate of Hugo j.. Palecek
whose residence and where abouts are
unknown, to the value of one hundred
dollars and summon the said Defendant
Of he may be found in your precinct)
to appear before our Justices of our
holden at Skowhegan. within and for
the county of Somerset on the third
Tuesday of March A. D. 1912, then and
Helen Brown Palacek of Madison, in
said county of Somerset. In a plea or
libel Off divorce, set forth as follows:
viz:
STATE OF MAINE.
County of Somerset S.
To the Hon. Justice of the Supreme
judicial Court next to be held at Skow-
hogan. within and for said County of
March A. d. 1s12.
Helen Brown Palacek of Madison. in
said county, wife of Hugo j. Palacek,
unknown, respectfully represents that
her maiden name was Helen M. Brown;
that she was lawfully married to the
said Hugo j. Palacek at st. Heller,
Isle OF Jersey. on the seventeenth day
Of May A. D. 1901. by the Reverend
Mr. Mr., Baleine; a Minister of the GOSPEL;
and wife at London, England; and
Brussels, Belgium from the time of
their said marriage until June 18th,
State of Maine aforesaid when the
causes of divorce accrued as herein
after set forth, and resided here in
hereof, that your libelant has ever
been faithful to her marriage obliga-
tons, but that the said libelee has been
18th day of June, 1901, he utterly de
serted your libelant without reason
able cause and has continued said de
sertion for three consecutive years
next prior to the fling of this libel,
that on said 18th day of June, and on
divers other times and days since their
ted the crime of adultery with a. Ger
tain lewd woman. whose name is to
your ltbelant unknown. Wherefore
bonds of matrimony between herself
and the said Hugo j. Palecek. may be
decreed and that her name may bo
changed to Helen M. Brown.
And the libelant further alleges that
she has used reasonable diligence to
ascertain the present residence of the
said libelee, but Is unable to dc, so. and
be ascertained by reasonable diligence,
HELEN BROWN PALACEK.
Madison, Me-, February 9Th, 1912.
County of Somerset. SIS.
FEBRUARY 6th, 1917.
The said libelant made oath that the
above allegation as to the residence of
the libelee is true. Before me.
VIM. B. BROWN,
(seaD Notary Public
Yet the said Defendant, although
often requested, the same has not paid,
but refuse, to the damage of said plain
tiff, Gas he say the sum of one hun
dred dollars which shall then and
there be made to appear with other
due damages.
And. have you there this writ with
your doings therein.
Witness:-William p Whitehouse,
Justice of our said Court at Skowhe-
Year Of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twelve.
w. T. SEEKINS Clerk.
Somerset SIS:
Clerks Office. Sup. Jud. Court.
Received and filed sixth day of Feb.
A. ID. 1912.
Attest: w. T. SEEKINS,
L.
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A Skowhegan Fisherman.

We are indebted to Fred G. Head
for the following fish" story:
Seboomcook, Feb. 9th, 1912.
Editor Reporter
Being at the Seboomcook House on
a little business trip, / of course tried
my hand at ice fishing, but with very
poor success as usual, upon my re-
turn to the hotel one of the famous
guides of N. w. Carey sat in the Of
fee, Fred Trombly by name, and up
pom asking me what luck and where
| fished, laughed and said: you did
not fish in the right place, you ought
to have gone to the 'narrows.' Why
last year | set line there, and after
long wait / saw l had bite and
ran to the line and pulled it up, after
quite a fight, and although l had
good-sized hole cut / could hardly get
him through it, but after time sue
ceeded. He was a fair sized 'laker,"
he tipped the scales at II lbs. 2 OF.
But when | examined him, l found he
had been raked the whole length of
him on both sides, where another
"laker" took him for Give bait"
was glad to get the II FOUNDER, but
would have liked to have seen the one
which swallowed him.
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FISHING HEARINGS.
Seven Have Been Arranged by the
Commissioners.

The following hearings have been
assigned by commissioners of inland
fisheries and game:
At the hotel at Bingham, Thursday,
Feb. 18th, at l p. NJ, on petition of
A. S. Burke and five others of Con-
cord. Bingham and vicinity, Somer-
set county, asking that Lily pond, SO
called, in the town of Concord, Som
erset county, be closed to all fishing
for term of four years.
AT the same place, at , p. NJ, the
same day, on petition of c. A. Spauld-
ing and IA others, residents of Cara
funk and vicinity, praying that fishing
in Helen pond, in Black brook and
Pierce pond townships, and in High
pond, in Pierce Pond township, and
in Fish pond, in Black Brook town
ship, Somerset county, be restricted
to the use of artificial flies or fly fish
ing, so called, also that 1t shall be
made unlawful for one person to take
from Helen or High ponds in one
day more than five pounds OF fish in
ALL
AT same place, at 3 p. NJ, same day,
on petition of w. J. Hilton and 80
others, residents of Kingsfeld, May
field and vicinity, asking that the
tributaries in Kingsbury and May
field ponds, in Kingsbury and May
field plantations, be closed to all fish
ing.
At the hotel at Kineo Station, at 8
P. NJ, same day, on petition of Robert
Walker and four others, residents of
Mackamp, Somerset county, asking
that Big Brassau lake be closed to
all ice fishing.
At same place, same day, at $50 P.
NJ, on petition of A. A. Crafts and Is
others, residents of Piscataquis coun-
ty, asking that the inlets of Lobster
lake, also Lobster stream, so called,
be closed to all fishing,
On Friday, Feb. 16, at Z P. M, on
others, residents of Foxcroft, Will
mantle and vicinity, asking that regu-
lations may be adopted providing that
smelts may be taken in Sebec lake,
Piscataquis county, only for consump-
ton in the family Of the person taking
the sam Hearing to be held at
Blethen house, Dover.
On Saturday, Feb. II, at 8 A. M. at
railroad station at Hartland. on petit
ton of w. H. Watson, C. c. Hanson
and % others, residents of Somerset
county, asking that ice fishing be al
lowed in Big and Little Indian ponds,
in Somerset county, only on Wednes-
day of each week, from daylight un-
til dark, and that only Is pounds of
pickerel be allowed to be taken by
one person in one day through the
ice in said ponds, for period of four
years.
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home of her aunt, Mrs. Frank Green,
to whom she was devotedly attached.
AS she grew older she attended Arson
Academy, and her sweet disposition
endeared her TO teachers and school
mates Faithful. Conscientious, fond
Of the beautiful, she sought to attain
20 her ideals in after life. Sixteen
years ago, Grace was united in mar
riage to Avando Jones of Scion, and
for the past seven years they have re-
sided in Portland, where she was an
attendant of DR.. Blanchards church.
During her illness at the hospital, DR..
Blanchard and his daughter have call
ed to see her twice a week, and did all
they could to make her last hours
happy. Grace died on Feb. 9th, and
the remains were brought to this vii
lage, and the funeral was held at the
Congregational church the following
Thursday afternoon at . o'clock. The
interment WAS in Sunset cemetery.
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$1,9O9,6S7.77
A PIONEER GONE.
Mrs. Comfort l.. Dow Is Called BY
the Grim Reaper.

The following is taken from the
Gardena Reporter, Gardena, Cal:
Comfort L. Dow, wife of r. d. Dow,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Nellie B. Lakey, in Gardena, Cal,
Jan. II, 1912, at the age of 70 years
and 10 months.
Mrs Dow came to Gardena from
their home in Maine in 1883 with her
husband and family, being among the
earliest settlers in this place, where
they have lived ever since, excepting
five years spent in West Alhambre,
where they moved for the benefit of
Mrs. Dow's health. But they re-
turned to Gardena nearly four months
ago.
On Thanksgiving day Mrs. Dow re-
ceived a second stroke of paralysis,
confirming her to her bed, and after
lingering for seven weeks she peace
fully passed into eternal rest, just as
the church bells were calling the peo-
pie to their midweek prayer meeting.
Mrs. Dow lived a quiet, happy life
with her family, always satisfied with
her lot. and her faith in her Savior
was firm. She was member of the
Methodist church of West Alhambra.
"She leaves to mourn her loss a hus-
band and three children, Mrs. Nellie
B. Lakey and Mr.. w. w. Dow Of
Gardena, and Mrs. Rosa Eaton of
Athens, Me.
Funeral services were held jan
uary 10 at o'clock from the Gardena
Methodist church, where friends and
loved ones gathered to pay the last
sad rites to one they had learned to
love and respect.
She was laid to rest in the Wood
lawn cemetery at Compton.
Dearest mother, thou hast left us,
And our loss we deeply feel;
But we know who hath bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal"
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COLBY'S INTERSCHOLASTIC con-
TEST.
Names Young Orators VIII be Heard
on Day and Evening OF May III.

The announcement has just been
sent out from Colby College that the
annual Lyford Interscholastic Prize
Speaking Contest is set for Friday af-
ternoon and evening of May 10, to be
held as usual in Wateryille, under the
auspices of Colby. This will be well
come news to a great number of pre-
paratory school boys who have been
looking forward to this annual event.
Within a few days the official post
er announcements will be generally
distributed among the preparatory
school principals of Maine, but the
names of contestants can be sent at
once to the Registrar of the College,
Herbert C. Libby. The prize offered
will be the same as last year, namely,
one hundred dollars in cash, the gift
of Hon. Will Hartwell Lyford, of the
class of 1879, of Chicago, Ill. There
will be a first prize of $50, second
prize of $25, a third prize of SIS, and
fourth prize of $40. These prizes
are open to any young men attending
the preparatory schools of Maine. A
school can be represented by no more
than two contestants.
In 1911 there were nearly so con-
testants, representing over 80 schools
in the contest, probably the largest
number of young orators ever taking
part in a similar contest in this state.
1t is expected that the present year
will see an ever larger number in
competition for the magnificent prizes.
All communication should be address,
ed to the Registrar of Colby College,
Wateryille.
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WOODSIDE FARM JERSEYS.
Make Remarkable Butter Record Dur
ing the Month Of January.

NJ. G. Baker, the proprietor of
Woodside Farm, East Madison, made
during the month of January, 257
pounds of butter from six cows. None
of the animals had freshened since
Nov 10th. Two of them were old
GOV ), one a four year old with Sec
ond calf and three two year olds with
first calf. All were pure blood or
high grade Jerseys of Mr.. Bakers
own raising. For the seven days end
ing Feb Sth, this same herd furnished
the cream for So pounds of butter.
Both records surpass everything of
the kind for this part of the year in
Somerset county at least. Mr.. Baker
feeds his herd hay, grain and roots
grown especially for that purpose.
Mangle wurtzels, ruta bagas and car
rots are all supplied, and the results
have been such as to leave Mr.. Baker
with no desire to go to the trouble and
expense of building silo. He sepa
ates his cream by the gravity system,
which he contends gives him high
er quality of butter for his private
trade than the more common centri-
fugal separator.
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S0LON

The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
Julia Vittum, Tuesday, Feb. 20
Woodbury. Russell who has been
quite i'll for some time, was taken to
Augusta, Saturday.
Jonah Longley who has been quite
Ill is failing slowly. Mr.. Longley was
SO years cid, Feb 3rd.
Alfonzo Games was at Lakewood,
Saturday.
The Central Maine Power Co have
moved their supplies to Bingham.
The Ladies Home Circle will give
a baked bean dinner in town hall town
meeting day, March 4.
Born, Feb. II. to Mr.. and Mrs. E. d
Wiley, daughter.
Born, Feb. 4, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Corson, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Azel Jones, Mrs. S. F
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NORTH ANSON.

Fred Flanders has just had mounted
the head of deer which he shot last
fall. 1t is a handsome specimen,
Captain Hutchins Circle, G. A. K.
will observe Washington Birthday,
and has invited G. F. Williams, prinei-
pal of the academy, to be present with
his pupils and furnish entertainment.
Mr.. Williams has accepted, and re-
freshments will be served by the
Circle.
The Free Baptist church property
has been sold to f. w, Bunker VINO
is having 1t finished off for hall.
Miss Flora Berry went to Saco,
Monday, to visit her cousin, MISS
Flora Milliken.
Sunday was one of the coolest morn
ings for the winter the thermometer
registering 40 degrees below zero.
George Copp has moved back to
Embden.
The new officers of Capt. S. T.
Hutchins Circle, G. A. r., are as fol
lows: Pres, Lottie Young; senior
vice president, Sadie Berry; Junior
vice president, Sarah French; treasur-
er, Minnie Berry; secretary, DAISY
Barron; chaplain, Carrie Mckinney
conductor, Fannie Hume; guard, Nab
ell Mantor; asst. conductor, Althea
Savage; asst. guard, Minnie Ramsdell.
Lincoln's birthday was appropriately
observed Monday afternoon by the
Circle with the following program:
Song of Washington and Lincoln by
Daisy Barron and Ethel Norton, reel
tation by Fern Mckinney; song, VINO
will Care for Mother Now by Helen
Fentiman; recitation by Roland Nc
Kenney; reading Joseph Norton;
short stories of Lincoln by Will Nc
Kenney; "Lincoln's Last Dream by
Charlie Fentiman; song, America by
the Circle.
The single, lathe and planning mills
of the Newcastle Lumber Co, were
shut down Saturday night for some
weeks at least, although they may run
for day or two occasionally to fill
orders.
Roland Mckinney, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Mckinney of this town
has unique team in the form OF a
pair of Jersey calves which he Jokes
to a sled and calls around the neigh
borhood. 1t is genuine sport for
young boys and such sights in the
Maine highways in country neighbor-
hoods revives the memory OF many
men who are older, of such pasttimes
when they were boys. There is but
one period of boyhood days, and let
them enjoy it.
Edward Emery, secretary of the Civ
ic League, Waterville, was in town
Sunday and occupied the pulpit of the
Methodist church. In the evening he
gave a talk on the subject of temper
ance.
GRACE GOODWIN JONES
The news of the death of Mrs. Grace
Goodwin Jones came last week as a
shock to her friends here. She had
been in poor health for about year,
but after she went to the hospital
about three months ago, 1t was hoped
that she would soon recover. Her
long illness was borne with the same
sweet, patient spirit that characterized
her whole life and won her so many
friends.
Grace Goodwin was born in Embden,
Feb. 81, 1876, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Goodwin. Quite a little
of her girlhood was passed in the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
EVEN CURES ULCERS.
Remarkable Results from New Skin
Remedy that Costs Almost Nothing.

Old sores and ulcers are quickly re-
lieved and cured by using Hokara, the
wonderful skin food that is curing all
kinds of skin diseases and blemishes.
Eczema, pimples, blackheads, acne,
BARRIERS itch, and every form of skin
disease respond 10 this antiseptic and
greaseless skin food and tissue
builder.
G.. R. Fogg, the local agents for
Hokara, has been authorized by the
manufacturers to refund the purchase
price to any dissatisfied customer.
Buy jar today and see for yourself
what a remarkable remedy Hokara
really Is. Liberal jar for 25c. Larger
sizes SOC and 81. 7-13-19
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Favorable action by President Taft
on a petition for pardon, which is
confidently expected by the officials of
the federal penitentiary here will re-
lease, probably some time this month,
Thomas Bran, sailor convicted in
Boston, of the murder of his captain
and two other on the high
seas. He has always proclaimed his
innocence and in all the Is years of
his Imprisonment he never has given
way to fits Of despair. Indeed he has
become noted for his cheerful smile.