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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12
A FOURTH OF JULY Gel
EBRAT|ON
StrattOn to Celebrate Under Manage
ment of The Dead River Driving As
sOciatiOn

At its annual meeting the Dead
River Driving Association elected the
following officers for the coming year:
John S. Durrell president; William A.
Lee. Sec. and Treas; Forrest r. Wing,
Herbert II. Landers, Ray L. Usher
ness, board of directors.
After looking over the accounts of
the past year and finding a small bal
ance in the hands of the treasurer, it
was voted to make a few more i'm
proyements on the grounds, same as
has been done each year in the past
since the reorganization of this insti-
tuition five years ago There being a
general demand by the people of
Stratton and vicinity for Fourth of
July celebration" this season, it SEEM
ton to make a start in this direction
A part of the entertainment already
decided upon is as follows:
Horse racing consisting of a 300
minute class. purse, $4,000; 2.45 min
ute class, purse, $4,000 and free for
all class, purse, $4,000.
There will be ball games and other
smaller amusements which will be de-
cided upon later. Tie ball boys here
think that they have the best team
I lined up that they have had for years,
and no little interest is being shown
in making preparations for the com
ing season. which is now at hand. A
new ball ground is nearly completed
which is only short distance from
the village thereby making it much
better for the practice work as well
as being a great convenience to the
public when there is game on.
1t has been undisputably stated that
Stratton has more "Trot Horses than
any town of its size in the state, last
season having eight which could be
called out on short notice for a con-
test on the "half-mile lap. 1t is
thought that the same interest will be
maintained this season as some oil
the "side-wheelers' have already been
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12
COMMENCEMENT DAYS.
At GOOD WILL
Interesting Exercises. Changes at the
Farm. Good Will Week

Owing 10 the storm coming in the
middle of Commencement Week ut
Good VIII the program after Wednes-
day evening was set forward one full
day. The alumni dinner was served
in the Buckminster at Good Will Fri
day noon. In the postprandial ex-
ercises, addresses were given by
William Mathews Harris, '04 Arthur
B. Chapman, u, Miss Chrstiana
Guerin, '13, and Grant E. Haskell,
president of the class of 10, on behalf
of the alumni, presented to the schools
a bust of Daniel Webster which is to
be placed in the library building. I'm
promptu speeches were made by E. B.
Hinckley, '04; Ray Tobey, '06; Donald
Ellis, '08; NJ. w. Gray, L. of NJ, IL;
Mr.. Robert York of Elmira, N. Y.
At 2.30 Friday afternoon the. junior
class day exercises We're held at Sen
ior spring. There were musical Sc
lections rendered by a full chorus
Dean and an Grafton delivered by Will
liam Watson Doe. While the opening
numbers were being given the senior
class started from the library in pro-
cession led by the president of the
class, Grant Elmer Haskell, who car
ried the Good Will emblem and the
senior cup. Reaching the spring and
the junior class, just as the chorus
finished the Junior Song, the presi-
dent delivered the emblem and cup in
silence to the juniors and in silence on
behalf of the class, the cup and en-
Clarence Nelson Williams. In the ac-
ceptance of the cup and emblem, the
juniors become seniors and assume
the responsibility of maintaining the
highest ideals of Good Will. While
the chorus again sang the Junior
Song" the newly made seniors escort
ed the emblem and cup back to the
library, where it remains until another
junior class day arrives
The alumni game of baseball in the
afternoon resulted in this score;
Good Will high school, u; alumni, :
The seventh annual prize contest in
defamation for the Lamoureaux and
Thrall prizes took place Friday even
ing, the following being the winners
Grant Elmer Haskell, list; Percy Jer-
ry Shaw, End; Girls Division, Char
lotte Helen Downs, 1st; Eva Louise
Jackson, End. Committee of awards
II. f, Weeks, Esq, DR.. NJ. A. Priest
Miss Cora Chapman.
Saturday morning the commence
ment exercises were as follows:
Salutatory, Percy Jerry Shaw; his
tory. Muriel Ruth Jones; Grafton
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12
StlHE RSEI

a II Chase Ia purchased a Ford
touring car.
Charles Crymble. grandson. Frank
and friends from North Arson we're
at Spruce Pond fishing one day re-
Gently
3 Z De2ter planted potatoes for
different parties al North $eW Port
land The pas week.
Mr. and Hrs. Z. : Hewitt went to
North Arson Thursday % attend the
graduation Their son. Chester
Hewitt vas ole Of the graduates
Miss Alice Cahill attended the grad
uation exercises at North Arson.
A social dance al Mason Luce's Fri
day evening was much enjoyed by the
Young people of this vicinity
Oryille Hewitt is home from North
Arson where he attended the Aeade-
my.
1t is expected that the Lexington
postoffice will be discontinued after
July ! unless a new postmaster can
be secured. as Alvin Allbee. who has
had the position for number OF years
las resigned
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12
a PERSONAL LETTER.
hrs. oreVe Writes 10 Those Who SUD.
fer from Eczema.

4 want others who suffer frnn
I'm troubles % know that tnnfe 10
II Other remedy equal TO sazo sdYe,
had serious trouble VIII M
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alre bat il .fehed au3 smarfed dread.
fa4g ~ doctor called il eczema
Tie frs application OF saxo Salye
Es.Iessd #HeH aad soon cured Uem
entirely 80 for cracks in the fingers
Sa1o Sd - DOS wonders. Mira W.
{ Cree. Elaghamfon. \. Y.
Letters Ike lie above are contin-
uaIly coming il proving tat the pen
Grating aa.Isepfie ard healing pow
er # Sa1o SAKE Is remarkable IN all
kinds II eczema. Eait=rheam. letter.
barbef.s itea CT an Ekfn Affection
Tr5 Saxo salYe OF Cur guarantees to
give baeE your money { l. does not
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Dfaa#lzs ssaahefaa IL
2. s skIa troubles and POOR ilood
usually ea=exl#' IN ali rundown eondi
tious " Guarantee EIlol 10 purify
and enrich L. blood.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12
PAROCH|AL SCHOOL TO
Be RE.OPENED
In September. Building Will be Re-
paired and Ursaline Sisters VIII be
in Charge

Through the efforts of Father P Z.
Desjardins of st Mary's parish. the
parochial school on Water St. will
be re-opened in September, after be-
ing closed since 1903. Four of the
Grsaline Sisters from Wateryille will
be in charge as teachers and Catholic
pupils from the LIST TO the 4th grades
will be received for instruction The
removal of these children from the
town schools will considerably deplete
these four grades, as in some of the
schools quite a percentage of pupils
are Of French parentaee
TIE school building which vas built
in 1901 will be generally repaired
and put in proper shape for modern
school purpose The sisters are 10
occupy the bouse adjacent to the
school building Which is now the
home Of Father Desjardins The
original faloehial school was opened
here in 1Na5.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12

esting things is the poultry depart
ment Each cottage is to have a GER
tain number of hens, small hen houses
having been built for them, and each
cottage is to have a different variety
of poultry The poultry will be cared
for by the boys and girls at each cot
tage and studies will be made as to
the qualifications OF the particular
line OF poultry. The plan is that the
poultry al the cottage shall furnish
the eggs for its use. The plan is now
to raise for the coming year all the
vegetables for the home use.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12
We ACKNOWLEDGE OUR
DEFEAT
Portland Firm Gets the Best of The
independents Reporter in Combat
Through the Mails

In general, we have plenty Of pride
in the character and effectiveness Of
our business correspondent. We
have lately concluded tilt BY letter
with a Portland firm, however, that
leaves US very humble The circum-
stances are these: For certain special
ruling. binding. etc We are Obliged to
patronize the Seayey Co. in Port
land They have a plant especially
equipped for this work. and We will
own. distance, cost of transportation
advantages that We can hardly get
elsewhere. Nevertheless, in spite OF
the general satisfaction We receive
from them, there is one point in which
they are, with US, lamentabe failure
they never send bill until weeks
after the goods are shipped This
keeps us wondering what each parti-
cular job has cost, and We are not
able to complete the charge on our
books or render our customer an in.
voice. Every protest to the Seavey
Company brings the most polite kind
of apology and promises of better
treatment, but the delinquency as to
invoices does not abate.
After a recent particularly fragrant
delay, we were ready to drop them
! and send elsewhere, but decided to
try one more device. This was simply
sending them a bill for $500, writing
them that it was rendered to REIN
burse us in part for annoyance and
loss caused by their failure to send
invoices as promised This move
awoke something new in the line of
apology and promises, aad their
letter is such gem that We repro
duce it here. Its wit and humor are
genuine and original. We hope orr
readers may enjoy it as We have:
April IS, 1917.
Observation-Disclosures Co,
Skowhegan, Maine.
GeAtlemen:-
We have your favor of April
18th and plead guilty to having nad
a new one handed to us. We arc
somewhat impressed with the idea
you give us and believe that we can
make it pay us if we charge back on
everybody who delays az invoice to
us. We cannot make out whether
this is Just a little josh or whether it
| is to be considered seriously; if the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12
TALKS WITH OUR COR:
RESPONDENTS
Prizes Awarded for Up.to-t the Minute
News. Mrs. Ivanella Palmer of
Hinckley Wins

The result of our prize offer, open
TO correspondents, for late news, for
the issue of last week, was compli-
eated by the fact that We could print
hut little of the items that reached
us by mail and telephone, Wednesday
and Thursday, and even some matter
that had presl,Islv eose il and wa
already il. type had 10 be omit ii.
This VIZ an unusual condition en-
cue in par. to the space called for
by the death of Congressman Goodwin.
Gnder the circumstances we are OF
Heed to Judge the value of the news,
upoa Tie conditions seed at the
time the contest was announced, from
the manuscript as it arrived rather
than from the pages of our paper as
We had hoped. After careful con-
sideration of the matter we have de-
termined the award as follows: list,
lyanella Palmer of Hinckley, $500;
Ind, Mrs. Eta X. Cooley of Athens,
500; Bird, Mrs. linda G. Anderson of
Hartland, $1.00.
We thank our correspondents for
the effort they have made to give US
the late items, and hope the news of
Tuesday, Wednesday and of Thursday
morning will continue to receive
special attention.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12

seen working ont SO as to be in trim
for their opponent when he shows up.
Entry blanks for the above named
classes will be literally distributed n
due time SO that those who care 10
make US visit may govern them
selves accordingly.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12

Getting Ito the swim has lot 10
do With comfort during the heated
term.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12

1t is hard work to work hard, and
the majority of us would rather let
father-in-law do it.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-06-12
]ers truly Yours.
81. J. Baker. President

Brother Baker IS onig JOB printer
yet has the Essay on Man 50 hauds
BY that he can parody Pope.s famo4#
lines With HOPE springs eternal u
the printers chest. 10 Wind up an
ordinary business letter
Yon may keep the g 00 ar Baker.
With, Hope in our chest We VII
be patient with your delayed invoices.
and keep your letter about 70 bring
US back 10 good humor when its ser
vices are thus required
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-03
Cairo Has Respite.

Cairo ILL.,, April 2. - Cairo had Il
day because the Ohio waters were at
a standstill from midnight The read.
ing at that hour was 54 and if anv
thing the gauge showed a little less
at o'clock today. However the crest
of the Ohio river fioodwaters is still
to come and it is expected that be-
fore night the gauge readings will
again ascend.
One cause for the standstill was
said to be due to the vast volume of
water now flowing into the lowlands
of the drainage district. 1t. was re-
ported that the water was flowing over
the Big Four tracks in that sec
ton for distance of ee-fourths OF
a mile
Those who are looking out for the
reinforcement of the levees did not
allow for it to abate even though the
rise had stopped. Train service into
the city had not been resumed early
today.
Conditions in the drainage section
were. at a standstill All business
was abandoned and it was said that by
tonight the great area would be under
at least IL feet of water.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-03
TURKEY HAS ACCEPTED
Terms OF The ALLIES
Peace at Last Secured For
Europe

Constantinople, April 2 = The
terms of mediation offered by the
European powers to Turkey and the
Balkan allies and which Turkey has
accepted, follow:
l. The frontier of the Ottoman
empire in Europe shall start at Enos
and following the course of the Ma
rita river, and then that of the Ere
gene, shall end at Midia. All terri
tories situated west of this line shall
be ceded by Turkey to the allied
states, with the exception of Albania,
the delimitation of. which shall be
fixed by the powers.
2. The question OF the AEGEAN Is
lands shall be settled by the powers
8. Turkey shall. abandon all claim
to Crete.
A. The powers can not favorably
entertain the demand for indemnity,
but will admit the allies to partio-
pate in the discussion in the inter
national commission in Paris for an
equitable settlement of their partici-
patton in the Ottoman debt and in
the financial charges of the districts
to be handed over to them. Turkey
is to be asked to take part in the
labors of this commission.
The great powers declare at the
same time that as soon as these bases
are completed hostilities shall cease.
On Friday last March 2S) Bull
garia notified her acceptance of the
offer of mediation, but persisted in
the demand for war indemnity and
proposed to substitute a frontier line
from Midia, on the Black sea, TO the
Gulf of Saros, at the top of the
peninsula of Gallopoli The ambas-
sadors have since been considering
the situation, but have not reached
any definite conclusions. The fall ot
the fortress of Adrianople is consid.
cred likely to have some influence or
future negotiations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-03
COTTON SEED
MILLS CLOSE
POOR SEASON
The SEED WERE TOO HIGH
To Afford CruShGrS Much
Profit

Americus mills that manufacture
cotton seed oil and meal have closed
down for the season, both the Farmers
Oil Company and the Americus Oil
Company having about finished the
crushing of all seed on hand. While
the season just ended was not as pro-
htable and successful as have been
other periods, both companies have
been kept busy since the crushing sea-
son opened in September.
The two Americus plants consumed
about two thousand tons of cotton seed
each, but the unusually high price at
Ehich seed were purchased, together
with the poor quality, rendered the
andling of them less profitable than
usual Manager G. w. Riley, of the
Farmers Oil Company, stated yester-
DAY that cotton seed this year had
yielded less oil than heretofore, due
to the inferior quality, while prices
for seed were very much higher.
The Americus mills paid as much as
$22 per ton for seed during the season
Just ended, which was $4 to S. higher
than prices paid in previous years. The
price of oil and meal was satisfac-
tory, Mr.. Riley said, but>poor seed and
I.igh prices paid for them combined
10 render the season an Improbable
one for the mills.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-03
.BELPFUL. PUBLICITY FOR
AGRICULTURAL SECTIONS
Given by Central Of Georgia
Road

AS a form of helpful publicity for
Georgia and Alabama, the Central OF
Georgia railroad has printed in the
Manufacturers Record, of Baltimore,
pictures of several of the winners Of
first prizes in the corn club and other
contests conducted last year in these
two states.
For the counties in these states
which have exceptional agricultural
such as Sumter county
this publicity should serve an end that
will prove profitable. Records of the
results obtained on the test farms con-
Quoted in these states were also in
cluded in the data published by the
Central in this manner
DR.. A. M. Soule, president of the
Georgia State College OF. Agriculture
said of the test farm work:
mo service of greater Importance
can be rendered the agriculture OF
Georgia and Alabama than is being
done through the maintenance of test
iarms such as these The Central rail-
read should feel proud of what it has
accomplished through its test farms.
OF ali The work being carried on by
raj DAD agencies, | know of none
which has made so deep an impression
on me as this"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-03
CAIRO STILL
THREATENED
BY WATERS
Which SEEP THROUGH LEVEE
Railroad Traffic is Complete
Iy Suspended

Cairo, ILL.,, April 2-The inunda-
ton of the drainage district of north
Cairo was complete this afternoon.
There are between seven and nine
thousand acres under from seven 90
twenty feet of water
The greater number of small plants
in the section are submerged up to sec
ord story windows.
Suspension of railroad traffic into
tfis city is complete. In the event OF
: rrak in the city levees the inhabi-
tahts, not more than one7third Of
whom remain here, would have to flee
in boats.
Wi h these conditions facing the
people the supply of food becomes a
question.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-03
Water in Evansville.

Evansville, Ind, April g. - Lower
Ohio river flood relief by federal AMI
state authorities was centered here
today. The rivers stage is 466 feet
within four-tenths of the 1884 stage
and the rate of rise indicated that the
highest previous flood mark would he
passed late this afternoon. Water
from the river was flowing in cutters
on the inside of Water street this fore
noon.
Mayor Heilman estimated that 400
families of this city, in OakdaIe, on
the lower east side and along Pigeon
creek had been driven from their
homes. Conditions are somewhat i'm
proved at Shawnetown, where since
the levee was cut yesterday, people
are resuming emergency work inside
the town.
Urgent telephone messages from
the river observer at Mount Vernon.
Ind, picture the desperate condition
of Wabash flood victims in the neighboT
hood of Maumie and Grand Haven,
ILL., Scores without food have been
fighting for existence against the wa
ter since Sunday. Help will be sent
to them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-03
TARIFF BILL
DOESN'T SUIT
The PRESIDENT
SUGAR TARIFF AN ISSUE
Conference Was Held Yes
terday

Washington, April 2. - President
Wilson's attitude toward certain fea-
lures of the new tariff bill was the
subject of conference today by the
democratic members of the house
ways and means committee
Chairman Underwood laid before
the committee the results of his talk
with the president, during which Mr.
Wilson urged several changes in the
rates proposed by the committee.
The sugar tariff issue has become
more acute because of reports today
that the president and Mr.. Under
wood practically had agreed upon the
removal of all duties from sugaS.
With a provision that such change
would not take effect Immediately
but that sugar growers would haze
an opportunity to readjust them
selves to the altered conditions. Sucn
provision, if decided upon, would
be advanced in the senate in the
hope of staying some of the opposi-
ton from Louisiana and other states
The points upon which President
Wilson has failed to agree with the
house tariff makers are Of sufficient
Importance to leave in doubt the time
when the bill finally will be COM
pleted.
That the president is giving careful
attention to views of those who OPP
pose free sugar was indicated to-
day when he sent for Colonel Robert
Ewing, democratic national commits
teeman from Louisiana.
Mr.. Ewing declined to discuss his
visit, but it was believed the presi-
dent endeavored to suggest COM
promise arrangement SO that when
the tariff bin reaches the senate its
sugar provision would not be opposed
there
The president told several of his
callers that he had not made up his
mind about the income tax rates. He
said it would be impossible to deter
mine this until there had been an
agreement upon tariff rates, as not
until then would it be known Just
how much revenue would be required.
The tariff will be discussed tonight
at the white house among the presi-
dent and Senators Simmons, Stone
and Hoke Smith, of the finance COM
mittee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-03
COUNTY CONVICTS TO
GRADE CITY'S STREETS
Commissioners TO Give City
700 Days Work

Griffin, Ga, April 2.-Upon request
of the mayor, j. Henry Smith, and the
members of the street committee, th3
unty@eommissioners Tuesday agreed
to allow the county convicts to do 74G
days work upon the street of Griffin
during the present year. The mayor
and street committee appeared before
the commissioners at their meeting and
the latter readily agred to the request
made for the working of the convicts
upon the streets of the city.
1t is the intention of the mayor and
street committee to use the county
convicts in grading certain streets o.
the city and thus doing permanent
street work The mayor has sug-
gested that South Hill street be
graded and as this meets with the ap-
proval of the street committee that
street will probably be one of the
first streets to be graded Other streets
will be graded later and the county
convicts used to the very best advant-
age possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-03
No APRIL FOOL
IN SUSPENSION
FOR STUDENTS
WHO RAN AWAY TUESDAY
High School Pupils Struck a
Rough SDag

Yes, it was no April fool for the STU
dents who ran away from the High
School Tuesday, with the belief that
they had put one over on the manage
ment of the school. But it is case Of
the one who laughs best who laughs
last.
There were a number cf High School
students, mainly those in the immature
years of Freshman studies and who
have not long been weaned from the
grammar grades who thought that All
Fools Day was an appropriate occasion
on which to take a hike, without per-
mission. Consequently they hiked.
Now they have two weeks in which
to think it over, because each of these
April foolers was suspended for two
weeks by the High School principal
And that isn't all that happened to
some of them, according to unofficial
reports, such as private seances in a
quiet room, where a strong, muscular
arm welded a-a-welI it doesn't
make any difference what it was, be-
cause it hurt-with unerring aim and
with merciless regularity.
1t seems very likely that there will
not be any celebration of April Fool
day next year by the absence of stu
dents from the High School classes.