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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-14
SENSATIONAL END
TO BICYCLE RACE
Goullet Wins For His Team by
Great Squirt in the Final Lap
Of the Long
Grind.
HE BEATS OUT LEADERS
New Record Set BY Eight Teams
Which Finish Out Of
the Seventeen
Starters.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Goullet. of the
Goullet-Fogler team, won the six day
bicycle grind here tonight completing
2,T51 even miles as he flashed across
the finish line as the clock struck
ten. Lawrence Of the Lawrence-Ma-
gin team was second and Eddie Root,
OF the Root-McNamara team was
third. Halstead, verri and Hill fin
ishen in the order named. Thomas
was seventh, while Corey finished
last. The former record for the race
was 2,T37 miles. lap.
The finish of the race was sensa-
tional. Thousands leaned over from
the balconies and chsered madly as
the pedallers fought 1t out for the
last mile of ten laps. In the begin
ming of the final sprint Root was
ahead. At the beginning of the final
lap. Lawrence had forged to the front
but in the last circle of the oval,
Goullet. by magnificent squirt, fash.
ed ahead of his straining opponents
and swept across the line, clear
winner.
Six Teams Tied.
AT six o'clock this evening six
teams were tied for the leadership.
The LEADERS, had covered 2.670 miles,
3 laps at that hour, setting new
record. The previous record was q
$50 miles, laps, made by Mcfarland
and Moran in 1908. The teams tied
for the lead follow: Fogler and Goul-
let; verri and Brocco; Hill and Ryan;
Root and Mcnamara: Lawrence and
Magin; Halstead and Drobach. Nit
ten and Thomas and Walker and Cor
ray were one lap behind. Packen-
busch and Breton were two laps In
the rear and Carmen and Cameron
trailed by seventeen miles.
At 7:45 the teams of Breton and
Packenbusch and Cam eron and Car
men were officially declared out of
the race. leaving eight teams At S
o'clock. the 140th hour, the six lead
ing teams had travelled zoo miles, Z
laps. 8iillen and Thomas and Corey
and Walker were one lap behind. The
former record was 269S miles. laps
made by Hill and Demara In 1908.
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Garden is Packed
More than 5000 were in Madison
Square Garden during the afternoon.
watching the riders in their ceaseless
grind and tonight the great structure
was packed. Fogler and Gonllett were
the fayorites with Root and Mcnamara
second choices. Hill and Ryan were
regarded as possible dark horses in
the final dash for the first prize
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-14
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llllszA y NEWS

Parsons, Newcomb ........-. Hitler
Forward.
Jenkins, capt, LeFaivre Owen. capt.
Center.
Vaughan, HUDSON ............. Penn
Meador Gregory
Guard.
Goals Vaughan, 3; Parsons. 2;
Jenkins. g.; Huiskamp, 8; Hitler,
Owen.
Foul goals-Huiskamp. 5. Ehrhart,
is; Owen.
Referee-Leake.
Umpire-Ingold.
Timekeeper-Mapes.
Scorers Pope and Schroeder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-14
Lindsey
Tailoring Co.
20 North 9Th St.

money. The afternoon was lla'A IA
by repeated sprints by Breton . I'll
Packenbusch. Tonight saw the usu'l
wind-up six day crowd. IA
Seventeen teams started = M
race a week ago, but cary ~ .n,s
the field was reduced to alElt n,ss
Accidents and the TREMENDOUS FORA
set during the past two days &
responsible for the withdrawal 4s *
the Hist hour, nina o'o!ocs' .e ne. {
leading teams covered 1850 mie s-lI
miles. 3 laps, made BY Hill and I'd d
mara in 1908. The riders then h sa Ilai
only seven more miles to go TO .s salu
the worlds record which they sn0A'
do in twenty minutes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-14
judge stays Out.

United Press leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Dee. 12.-Jndge AcGoor-
ty Of the circuit court. refused today
10 butt IN On a @dodo" BAH difficulty
He refused 70 grant an injunction re-
straining the Chicago BottIing Asso,
citation from distributing prize money
10 winners 10 its recent tournament.
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Approve Demands Of 60.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BLOOMINGTON, III, Dec. 10
Three Eye league magnates probably
VIII approve nearly all the demands
Of the players fraternity, ii was stated
here tonight. Each club in the league
has been asked 10 forward IFS views
TO j. S. Farrell, national secretary of
the minor leagues.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-14

Read the Daily Gate Guy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-14
Christmas
Will Soon Be
Here

You should have a new
suit for the occasion and
we want you to come to
us and select a pattem
from our immense stock
and let us make you one
to measure tor a little
money.
Well p'ease you IN
style,6t and Workmanship
Clothes Cleensd,
Repaired and
Pressed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-14
ENGINEERS TRIM
POWER CITY TEAM
Mississippi River Power Company
Team Comes Back Strong In
Second Game at Y. M. c. A.

The Mississippi River Power COM
Iany basket ball team took the rep
resentatives of the Power City Cigar
company into camp by score of 16
to IL at the Y NJ. C. A. last night.
Just before the high school teams
played. The game was hotly contest
ed from start to finish and was inter-
esting all the way. King, forward on
the winning team, proved to be the
star player in the game. making ten
Joints out OF sixteen that won the
game.
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Halt back Craig, Michigan, and
Brickley, Harvard.
Full back-Mahan, Harvard

Harvard.
Full back-Mahan, Harvard.
Second Eleven.
End-Fritz. Cornsll.
Tackle-Butler, Wisconsin.
Guard-Busch, Carlisle.
Concentrating, Yale.
Guard Yale.
Tackle Weyand. Army
End-Hardwick, Harvard.
Quarter back-Wilson, Yale.
Halt back Spiegel. Washington and
Jefferson.
Half back uyon, Carlisle.
Full back-Eichenlaub, Notre Dame.
Third Eleven.
End-Solon, Minnesota.
Tackle-Halligan Nebraska
Guard-Munns, Cornell
Center-Peterson, Michigan
Guard-Talman, Rutgers.
Tackle Storer, Harvard.
End-Rockna, Notre Dame.
Quarter back-Miller. Penn. State.
Half back-Baker, Princeton.
Half back-Norgren, Chicago
Full back Whitney. Dartmouth.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-30
LOCAL ITEMS

F. E Fafrbrother has been in Bos-
ton during the present week on bust
ness
Early Monday morning Edwin Tracy
saw two deer crossing the land owned
by c. c. Cleveland ON Madison Ave.
A Farmers Institute will be con-
Quoted in the Grange Hall here Nov.
8, with both a forenoon and afternoon
session.
Dr. Cora Johnson has returned to
resume the practice of medicine and
this week opened her office, "a North
ST., Tel. 68-2. She hopes to'receiye
her old friends socially and profess
sionally and become acquainted with
those who have located here during
her absence
Skowhegan Grange held very in
teresting meeting last evening, The
younger married people of the order
filled the chairs and a Halloween
program was presented under the di
rection of Mrs. Herbert n. Pratt. A
the close of these exercises lunch was
charmingly served. AT the next meet
ing, the comedy of Popping the CUES
ton" will be presented and guests art
to be invited.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-30
SKOWHEGAN W0MANS'
CLUB YESTERDAY
An Unusually Large Meeting and a
Very Entertaining Program. d.
rpctOrs Serve Tea

There was an unusually large num-
ber+ of ladies il attendance at the
opening meeting of the 5kowhegan
Woman's Club (which was in session
yesterday afternoon in the parIors of
the Public Library.
Following the report of the secre-
tary Miss Lizzie T. Hussey, the presi
dent gave an opening address THE
Ideal Club Woman" being her subject.
Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson followed with
a song accompanied by Mrs. Dora T.
Nye Vacation Happening was in
PRODUCED with reading by Miss Hus-
sey and then vacation echoes were
taken up, first by Mrs. Ada R. Das-
combe, who told of her automobile
trip through the White Mountains and
the Adirondacks. Mrs. Hattie Fogler
then told of her meeting with the
daughter of President Wilson on the
train between New York and Wash
ngton. Announcement was made OF
the Kennebec Valley Union which is
to meet in the Methodist Church here
November 18th.
After short intermission there was
piano duet by Misses Faith Harris
and Marion Lord, after which vacation
echoes were again taken up, Mrs
Maude L. Jewett telling of her triL
with the Portland Commandery to Nj
agra Falls and up the st. Lawrence
After another song by Mrs. Robinson
Mrs Sarah l.. Eaton gave report q
the State Federation meeting and the
meeting closed with a tea served by
the directors.
The hostesses were Mrs. Kathleen
Oak and Mrs. Dora G. McNeelie anC
j the afternoon was in charge of Mrs
Laura H. Dinsmore. The decoration:
were most effective and featured th'
Halloween season. Yellow was this
leading color and was attractiyely ar
ranged with green.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-30
Reflections on the Source of
Our Good Fortune

Less than three weeks have been
necessary to plan and bring to sue
cessful issue a transaction which
more than doubles the interest of the
American Wooden Company in this
community and offers promise that
Skowhegan will ultimately become the
largest producer of wooden goods in
Maine Such is the rapidly of events
when the man and the opportunity
ere in right relation. This achieve
ment for the most part must be credit
ed to Francis w. Briggs. In plan
and execution it has been largely his
doing His insight into local condi-
tons and knowledge of the general
textile situation enabled him to in
terest the biggest concern in the bust
ness even when affairs in that indus
try were suffering a temporary de
cline. We who have grouped our
selves in the customs of civilization
around Skowhegan Falls have always
thought Frank more than half be-
longed to us. After doing this magni-
Hcent good turn we don't see how he
can turn us down on that very modest
claim. We hereby propose and elect
him to honorary citizenship in this
community though admitting, as we
suppose we must, that Pittsfield is his
legal place of abode.
The event has brought into closer
relationship and better acquaintance
another gentleman, William Nj. WooC
of Lawrence, Mass, heretofore known
in a somewhat distant way to the PEG
pie of Skowhegan. Mr. Wood is the
founder. genius and inspiration of the
American Wooden Co. While we are
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-30
A Commercial Event with a
Touch of Heroism.

The meeting Of the stockholders of
the Skowhegan Manufacturing Com
pany. last Friday evening, was ex-
pected to deal with dollars, not senti-
ment The circumstances were such,
however, as to make the event just
= bit heroic At this final meeting
the few who had survived the thirty
years since the formation of the COM
pany, found themselves seated among
the descendants Of their former bust
ness comrades and largely outnum-
Dered by them That the younger ele-
ment should be willing to part with
their holdings for 20 per cent of the
par value was to be expected They
might reasonably hope to share in
the benefits coming to the town from
such action. But the few survivors
who had carried their stock thus long
without interest or dividend. and who
we're present at this meeting to vote
yes" with enthusiasm on the PROPOSE
ton to sell for one-flfth of the orr
ginal cost deserve something more
than passing praise.
We have no wish to give this event
seems to US patriotic action, but if,
as is doubtless wise, comment be made
alone upon duty well performed and
generous. manly action done, we ask
for reasonable latitude in our enthus-
iasm 1t is only by distinguishing
generosity from selfishness that we
can expect to encourage public spirit
and we should be singularly lacking
In the present instance if we were I'M
observing, careless or ungrateful. Be
1t now and hereafter understood that,
had these gentlemen been of narrow
mind, governed only by a greed for
personal gain, they could have done
our community serious, lasting in
jury. We may well tell the whole
story to our children that even the
next generation may recall those citi-
gems who. late in life, after most of
their ambitions had been fought to a
conclusion, were ready to make a
sacrifice, the benefits whereof were
to accrue chiefly to those who had
taken or should soon take their places
In the business world-were big
enough in head and heart to make
gift to a succeeding generation.
Hats off to the old guard. May
they be spared for many years to
counsel US from their store of wis
dom and to see the results of their
generous action In multiplying homes
- Skowhegan grows to be larger,
buster and happier community.
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about it we may as well elect him to
honorary citizenship also, and well
come him, as we already have his
business enterprise, with wide open
arms and our most benignant smile.
The Anderson Mills, more than any
other single industry, has contributed
to the growth and prosperity of our
town. 1t has run with great regul-
arity since its establishment in 1874
and since its requirement by the Am
ercan interests, its disbursements Of
about $1,000 weekly have proceeded al
most without interruption To the
Anderson plant, and men brought
here through its activities, can be
traced the foundation of the Marston
Mills the Maine Spinning Company
and the mills at East Madison. But
for the original Anderson enterprise,
1t is not likely that any one of these
three industries would ever have ex-
listed.
And now in our citation and enthus-
iasm, there should come a thought of
caution and patience. There are
problems in the textile industry at the
present time more vexing than its
directors have been called upon to
meet in twenty years. Sixty per cent
of the machinery in that industry is
idle and this lull has effected to some
extent the Anderson Mills, heretofore
almost. impregnable to depressions of
that kind. With its abundant re-
sources and marvellous organization
the American Wooden Company can do
business proftably when smaller and
less stable concerns must shut COM
pletely down. We may look for them
to proceed with all reasonable expedi-
ton to equip and get under way their
new Skowhegan purchase, but at the
best, considerable time will be requir-
ed to obtain and install additional ma
chlnery, apart from the factor which
exists in the present unfavorable con-
dition of the textile industry. They
have certainly put $4,000 into this
property for no idle purpose,
They can have no conceivable OBJ
Ject except to operate 1t to fullest
capacity at the earliest possible
moment.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-30
ENGLISH WAYS AND
CUSTOMS
Was the Subject OF the Talk Given by
Miss Elizabeth onley of Providence
to Skowhegan Temperance Workers

The regular meeting of the Glenn
eatiue Weston " G. T. L. was held
Tuesday afternoon in Grand Army
Hall There was a large attendance,
members Of the Madison Union being
invited to be present as guests. The
meeting was presided over by the new
president Mrs Lizzie A Marble and
the opening number was the singing
of White Ribbon Rally Day" by those
present with Miss Airline Burnor at
the piano. Devotional exercises were
conducted by Mrs. Eugenia Merriam
and a piano solo. entitled Sweet
Dreams was played by Little Helen
Coburn Smith. Reports of the an
nual meeting and of the Teachers re-
ception were read by the secretary
Mrs. Ethel NJ Hight, both being &C
cepted and Mrs. Hight also gave a
report of the State Convention. Mat
ters of business were then attended
to and a piano solo was played by
Miss Airline Burnor.
The afternoon was in charge of Mrs.
Mabel W. Philbrick and through her,
the services of Miss Elizabeth Olney
of Providence, r. |. were procured as
the speaker of the meeting. Miss
Olney has spent about three years in
England and she gave most enter
tanning talk on English Ways and
Customs. At the close of her address
she and Mrs. Philbrick were both Civ
en- a rising vote of thanks. A duet
by Goldie Keene and Lois Manter with
a chorus refrain sung by Helen Day
Velma Fogg, Elsie Rayner, Dorothy
Pennell, Martha Steward and Margu-
erite Merriam closed the afternoons
program, after which Enlish tea, wa
fers and crackers were served.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-30
Town Meeting

The result of Saturdays town meet
ing was decidedly gratifying There
had been no time since posting the
warrant when anyone doubted that
the proposition to exempt the propos-
ed industry in the Marston plant
would prevail by a good majority.
Those who had been at work on the
project felt 1t important that the vote
should be unanimous, and its final
passage in that form Is all that could
be expected 1t should be recalled
that not one speaker was opposed to
exemption. The only points discuss
ed were slight notifications of the
conditions When the vote to make
the action unanimous was called for
the reply was given in promptness
and volume to show that the citizens
of Skowhegan were in absolute accord
this time on the course to pursue.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-30
SIDE OF MOUNTAIN SLID
ACROSS HIGHWAY.
Bingham Physician Met With an Tn
usual Obstacle on His Country Drive

Especial from our Corresponding
DIR. p o. Hopkins of Bingham was
called to The Forks last Monday night
and when passing along the Carrying
Place dugway. he found the side of the
mountain had slid across the road
making an impossible barrier. Re-
turning to George Gordons he en-
deayored to call Carratunk on the
Farmers line but was unable to do
so, the line being out of order be-
cause of the landslide. Tuesday a
large crew of men were at work
clearing away the debris. The mail
was brought through with much diff
hculty by stage. driver WhoTf on
Tuesday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-30
Madison News of Interest
to Somerset Residents

Mrs. ". G. Sawyer was in Water
/ Vile on business, Thursday.
Miss Helen Clark was home from
Colby College over Sunday.
Quite a number of the members OF
Eunice Farnsworth Chapter d. A. R.
of Skowhegan were in town Friday to
attend the dedication exercises of the
boulder recently set by the Madison
and North Arson Chapters.
Mrs. Lulu Goodrich of Gardiner was
in town over Sunday. the guest of
friends.
The Independent-Repo is on
sale at F. A. Gilman S.
/ Repairs are being made on the store
occupied by Lyman Small corner of
Main and Depot SITS.
Mrs. Waldo Houghton made a bust
ness trip to Waterville. Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Moore of Port
land, who have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Towne and
other relatives and friends the past
week, left Monday noon for home from
which they started Tuesday to spend
the winter in st. Petersburg, Fla.
/ Charles Lancaster who is employed
4 in Fairfield spent Sunday with his
/ family here.
Mrs. George Charlesworth, who has
been i'll for several weeks with acute
indigestion. remains about the same.
! Clinton Smell of Gardiner was in
town over Sunday to visit Mrs. Smell,
who has been the guest of her mother
Mrs. John Williams for several
months.
Remember the Odd Fellows Ball.
Grange Hail. Skowhegan, Thursday
evening November 6.
Miss Ina Hodgdon of Embden was
in town Monday the guest of her cou-
sin. Mrs. Mahlon Boyington.
The down train Monday morning
was an hour and fifteen minutes late.
owing to the falling of poles and wires
up the line due to the heavy rain of
Sunday and Sunday night.
Morris Steward and Lewis Forsythe
have purchased the blacksmith shop
and business of Henry Steward on
Main street near Water street.
E. L. Perkins went to Augusta by
auto on business. Mrs. Perkins ac-
companied him to Wateryille.
Mrs. Minnie Livingstone of Oakland
was in town Friday on business.
The Augusta District Convention of
the Womens Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist denomination
will be held in the Methodist church
here the second week in November.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pratt wen to
Portland. Tuesday on business.
The excellent account found else
where in this edition of the cere-
monies attendant upon the erection
of the Memorial Tablet by the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
placed on the Arson side, was furnish
ed us by our regular correspondent,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-30
Postal Employees Above Temptation

The honesty of postotfice officials
and the safety of the mails was we'll
illustrated by the receipt of letter
from Marlboro, Mass, intended for
Willard GARNER at the Skowhegan
postotfice, yesterday. The letter
contained a two dollar bill. 1t was
addressed and posted in the usual
manner but was unsealed, absolutely
open to the most casual inspection.
In fact, the bill could be plainly seen
through the thin paper and every
clerk who handled it must have known
that it contained currency. The re-
mittance was sent by a member OF
Court Antoine de Padue. Catholic
Order of Foresters, to pay an insur-
ance assessment The incident liz
wonderfully illustrative of the won
derful service we get from Uncle Sam
when we put two cent stamp on a
letter and entrust it to the mails.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-30
ODD FELLOWS ENTERTAINMENT
AND BALL
Change Of Dates. Wednesday and
Thursday Nov. 9Th and 9Th In Grange
Hall

Chicken Pie Supper at o'clock
Wednesday evening followed by free
musical and literary entertainment at
8 p. m.
Grand Concert and Ball. Thursday
evening, music by Poullin's orchestra
of five pieces of Oakland. Concert at
p. m. Grand March at p. IN.
During the two days there will be
booths representing the Seasons ar
ranged in the hall filled with candy
useful and fancy articles presided over
by the ladies of the Rebekah Lodge
who will cheerfully and graciously
exchange their wares for the public's
shining dollars.