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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-02
THURSDAY, OCTOBER ,, 1918
Wants Congressman to
Work

Some of the new Congressman arc
inquisitive enough to want to know
why so few of their colleagues show
up at the House sessions, and Mr..
Donovan of Connecticut, who has beer
here but few months. called lot
of New York and Kentucky Congress
men by name, and accused them OF
failing to attend to business, where
upon a Kentuckian responded to the
effect that Donovan has not been
here long enough to learn the amen
tiles that are observed between gen
tlemen in public life" The gentleman
from Connecticut in response said
that the trouble was that the old and
experienced Members absented them
selves, and that with an important
currency bill before the House for nc
ton the old fellows who knew just
what should be done were away.
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Portable Mill and Timber Land

WANTED TO BUY-Green Mountain
Lumber Co, SO State St, Boston, Mass.
tf20
AGENTS For Little Wonder vacuum
cleaner. Fastest selling cleaner made.
Handsomely oxidized. Retails $3.50.
100 per cent. profit Free trial. Sou
hogan Sales Co, Merrimack, N. II.
4w3Ss
MINKS WANTED--We will buy all
OF your mink. State whether male or
female and price first letter. Aldred
England, Ellerslie. p. F. Island. 4wSS'
WANTED PORTRAIT AGENTS--Men
or women. Write for particulars. A.
v Hodgkin. So. Poland. Me. r. F. D.
No. l. 4w3Ss
wANTFO-white birch lumber saw
ed in "a boards, It. long, or ga
squares IT. long. Address giving
quantity and price, Maiden Parcel Han
die Co. Maiden. Mass. 13w38
FIRST CLASS DREssMAKING-By
the Huot system. Fit guaranteed.
Mrs. Harry NJ. Cullen. Middle ST., 4ws8
WANTED-Children to board. Near
school: Price $3.50 per week. Box 0.
r. F. D. No. s. fw38s
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET-For
housekeeping. Inquire at IA Mechanic
St., Skowhegan, Maine.
BOARDERs AND BOOMERS WANT
ED-At Is Olive street. Reasonable
prices. First class in ever respect.
Peter Ploude. 4w38s
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Death of Mrs. Maria Mason

The death of Mrs. Maria (Savage)
Mason occurred Monday night at G
o'clock at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Fred L. Pooler, on Pleasant st. She
had been i'll for the past nine weeks,
having been stricken with paralysis
at their summer home at Lake Maran-
Somerset Hospital here and still la
ter was taken to the Pooler home
Had she lived few hours longer she
would have been &c years old, as the
day following her death marked the
anniversary of her birth.
Mrs. Mason was born in Madison
but had lived much of her life in Bos-
ton, which was the former home .:
her husband, the late Frank Mason
Through her frequent visits to Show
hogan, hoover, she had endeared her
self to many acquaintances, who will
regret her passing out
The deceased is survived by NJ
children, her only daughter Miss Amy
Mason, having died two years ago
but there is one sister aside from Mrs
Pooler, who Is Mrs. Clifton M. Gray
the wife of a Unitarian Clergyman il
Charleston, s. C. There are also fou
brothers: John Savage, Bingham
George, Jewett and Eugene Savage
all of Skowhegan.
from the Pooler residence, Rev. Cliff
ton M. Gray officiating, assisted By
Rev. Theodore Halbert Wilson of the
Island Ave. Congregational church
In her religious belief Mrs. Mason was
a Unitarian.
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SMALL WOOD LOT FOR SALE
4w39*
COVERED PHAETON-Used for
few years but in first class condition.
:, dastred w Fogler 2w30
wAsTED-one night fireman Per
manent position. Good pay Apply TO
SUPERINTENDENT. Maine School for Fee
BILE Minded, West Pownal, Maine 4W4o
YOUNG PIGs-Pure bred White
Chesters. Sc and up, according to ass.
81 additional II registry certihcate Is
wanted. Three filters Oldest far
rowed about Aug. 20, now weigh about
40 ,hs r IT Patten. tao
CASH REGISTER AND SAFE
midland will do II In
good condition. state make and price:
p. o. Box 1871. Skowhegan. tS'
LOsT-Sept 16 from a furniture
wagon, a red plush upholstered chair,
mahogany frame, somewhere between
Water St. and the farm home OF John
Brown. Reward offered for It's re-
turn. Notify Independent Reporter
Co. 1w40
FARM FOR SiLE--At a bargain
The Frank Foss farm in Athens on r.
F. D., 3 IL miles from village on
Brighton Road miles from Il. f.
station Contains 100 acres-50acres
tillage. balance wood and pasture. 100
apple trees and some small fruit The
buildings are in fair condition and con-
sist of warm house with excellent cell
lar. barn, stable, shed, ice-house poul-
try house and carriage house. Two
never falling wells Address Miss An
ME NJ Foss Athens, Me. 4w40
DRIVING HORSE FOR sALE-Al
sound and kind: not afraid of autos.
Communicate with f. f. Gordon. A.
w Front st. 4w40'
CIDER MILL NOW RUNNING
Bring along your apples. Shall run
Iuntil November Goth. James NJ. Good
irich. 4w4)'
ATLAS OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
Maps of Maine. the United States. all
the Maine counties and most of the
principal towns and cities Also much
statistical and historical matter Price
whom new $500. VIII sell for NINETY
CENTS. Inquire at this office. tao
CAPABLE WOMAN IN sKOwHEGAN
And every city and town in Maine to
Introduce household articles. Small
sample. Particulars free. Sample Csc
Manufacturers Agents Co. SIS Ex-
change st, Portland. Me. 4w4O'
FOUND-A beauty pin containing
small diamond, near entrance to Dam
forth's Greenhouse. Owner can have
sdHe ny proving property and paying
! for this insertion. Mrs. w. f. MCGUIRE
r. F. d. No. @ Skowhegan. 1w40
WANTED-Housekee Good hon.
for right party. Two miles from Madi.
son Bridge. No family. Address W. ".
Longley Arson. Me. 4w4Os
RESIDENCE FOR sALE-On Madi-
son Ave; steam heat, electric lights
| land with apple trees and garden.
Mrs. Sac F. Clark. 220 Madison Ave
Skowhegan. Iw40s
FOR SALE pair of white faced
steers, ranging In age from to 4
years pair of steers handy, p. M
Cassidy. Bingham, Me. 4wS0s
FLEXIBLE EGG BOxES--For mail
| ing. No breakage of eggs. This is
not a monkey contraption to disap-
point YOU but the hrst really scien-
Flexible Egg Carrier Co., vineland, n.
H. 4w40s
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STATE OF MAINE

County of Somerset, IS. September
taken this cath day Of September
A b, 1918, on execution dated August
e. a b., 1913. ssued on Judgment
rendered by the Supreme judicial Couf'
Tor the County OF Franklin at the term
thereof begun and held on the hrs'
Tuesday Of February, a. D., 1911, 70
wit, the nth day of February. \. L.,
1911, in favor of Ellery b; HaweS Oh
Industry in the County OF FrahkilIl'
against Justin Howard of Township
No. 2 North of Lexington, in the Couh ,
" of Somerset for ninety dollars ana
forty-six cents debt or damage ana
wenty-four dollars and seVenteef +.
cents. costs of suit, and will be SOLD az
puhlic auction at the store OF Z. r.
Hovt in West New Portland In the
town of New Portland and county OF
Somerset to the highest bidder on the
tbirty-frst day of october a. D. lgl j.
a. ton o'clock in the forenoon, the fol-
lowing described real estate ana an
tbe right. title and interest which the
said Justin Howard has In the same
tbis dav. to wit a certain lot of land
in tawnship No. g North of Lexington
i,nown as the Ephraim Howard farm:
il being a part Of lot number four and
lot number five in second range of lots
in aid township. containing one hum
dre1 and ten acres more or less. Also
a certain other lot or parcel OF land
situated In Levinet on. in said county.
lot number twelve in the eighth range
- lots in said Lexington. containing
fifty acres. more or loss. -
J. s. WTT.LTAMSON.
Deputy sheriff.
3w40
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LADY OR GIRI-Wante ed each town,
good pay spare time. copy names foi.
advertisers, cash weekly, Stamp for
particulars. American AID. Bureau.
Dept. F. Leightons Corner, N H. 4w50s
MISS A. F. MOORE-Has had her
cottage at Lakewood connected by tel
ephone. 61-11 She still has the Yer
unique and Boston HyEenic co-sct and
will go out by appointment 4wf0
AT ONCE-An extra smart man for
general farm work on small farm
Good pay and board fer month or two.
Temperate man required. L. Fl. Mills
paugh. Winthrop, Me. 1w40'
WANTED-By November first by q
first class pastry or all-round cook, u
chance for the winter. Address z. W.
F.. Starks. Me. Box Is. r. F.. d. Can
furnish references II required. 4w40
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Obituary

Laban Lincoln passed away at his
home at East Madison September IL
He had been in failing health for sew
eral months. He was the only son oil
Melvin and Isabel Emerson Lincoln.
He was born at East Madison in 1881
and lived there all his long life with
the exception of the few years spent
in California He went there In the
early tfties with several others from
his native town and was the last sur
vivor. He was very successful upon
his western trip and after his return
to his home in 1855, married Martha
Morrison. Two children were born
to them, one dying in infancy and the
other son, Frank, growing to man
hood and now living at home. His
wife passed away in 1889 and in 1896
he married Mrs. Emma Freeman, who
survives him. and lives in the old
home with the son Frank. After re-
turning from California, Mr.. Lincoln
took up his old trade Of blacksmi tn
ing, which his father had followed
before him. For forty years he made
specially of skates, but could do
any kind Of blacksmith work. He con
tinued at his trade in the shop up to
July last. He was called the best
skater that was ever on the lake ane
enjoyed it, even Up to eighty-two, ap-
pearing on skates occasionally.
Mr.. Lincoln was always interested
in all that pertained to the interest
OF his native town especially his home
village He was kind indulgent hus-
band and father and will be missed by
ALL He leaves wife and one son
at East Madison and a sister. Mrs.
Julia Morrison of Somerville, Mass.
aged so years. Rev. Wellman c. Whit
ney of Springfield, Mass. spoke words
of comfort to the bereaved ones. The
burial was in the village cemetery az
East Madison.
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$4,000 TOBACCO TAGS AND COL
PONS wANTED-Will pay 4oc per 100
cash, or SO cents in trade. Fred Avery
Maine. 4waS
wANTED-To rent a good modern
house with stable, centrally located
Address Lock Box los, Skowhegan.
FINE TENEMENT-s rooms. bath,
electric lights. well and city water
Madison avenue. l. j. Smith tf3S
FOUR HOUSES AND STABLE, sKm-
mer and Middle streets, for sale. Eike
Corey. tf37
MAXWELL AUTOMOBILES passen-
ger, for sale at genuine bargain. Boz
full particulars inquire OF II. c. Wood
bury. Elm St. or at office of Ameri-
can Wooden Co. tfa7
WHITE CHESTER PIGS FOR SALE.
$500. Charles B. White. r. f. d. No
z. Tel. A Farmers line. 4wa7
WILL EXCHANGE TOWN HOME
for farm. Double tenement house
Has. both city and well water. Good
garden spot. Excellent neighborhood
office. Fred C. Nye, 4w37'
ONE SECOND HAND GRAY
one h. p Gray's Gasoline Engine
mounted. Inquire OF F.. r. Steward,
Island Avenue, or J. w. Steward at the
Saw Mill. tf34
FOR RENT-two nice tenements OF
six rooms each. one with bath and fur
mace, also one upstairs rent for $500
Corner of Water and North SITS. w H.
Heselton. tf37
SLEIGH FOR Enthusiastically new
VIII be sold at bargain If taken at
once Mrs. G. II. Pishon. East Lea
witt st. 4wS7s
TO LET-Down Stairs rent, Cedar
st. Inquire of W. II. Fowler. f36
BUY ALL KINDS OF LIVE POUL-
TRY--If you have any to sell. drop me
card. Harry Cohen, School and Hes
elton SITS, Skowhegan. tf1i
SELL YOUR FARM. II you have
farm Real Estate to sell. confer with
us. We can aid you. All letters or
interviews may be kept confidential II
you so direct. Independent Reporter
Co. tf32
TWO BUGGIEs FOR SALE r. o.
Bailey Us axle, light Concord: I Far
mp,L Ming "a very light. at DR.. F; s.
LIGHT DRIVING PUNG--Cost {Sb
when new. Used but very little. Price
$40. Inquire at this ONCE. tf34
FOR RENT-Three houses, one Of
rooms on Summer ST., one of z rooms
on Middle St., and one of 9 rooms and
stable on Middle st. Inquire Of Nike
Corey. tn
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YOUTHFUL PRESIDENT
Elected President of Her Society al
the Age of Fifteen.

At the recent election of officers OF
the Eromathean Society of the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary and Woman 8
College, at Kents Hill, Miss Marjorie
M. Graffte was chosen president.
Miss Graffte, who is but fifteen
years of age, is also treasurer of the
Y. W. C. U. of the school She like
wise served as treasurer of the Fro
mathean in 1911.
Miss Graffte, who Is bright stu
dent, receiving excellent rank in her
studies, is now taking her Junior
year, and plans on entering Colby
after her graduation from Kents
Hill. Besides her regular course she
has taken music and art. She Is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Graffte
of Moose River, Me. We extend con-
CALCULATIONS to her and them on her
success.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


of August 20, 1912. wanted at this
office. Anyone able to furnish a copy
of that date will be suitably paid for
the same NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Co
tfs9
FOR SALE-The homestead and part
of the household furniture of the late
Nathan Sullivan, 155 Main ST. consist
ing Of house. ell and stable and good
lot. Inquire of E. E. Harris, Skowhe-
gan, Me. tf39
ONE BOOKCAsE--One combined
case and desk, several stoves and 9TH
Ier household furniture for sale. Call
from one to Ave p. M, 70 Water street,
Skowhegan. 2w39
FOR REST-Two 80 room" apart
ments for light housekeeping or single
rooms furnished or unfurnished. Mrs.
Green, 412 Madison Ave, tf38
UPSTAIRS RENT rooms all ON
same floor. electric lights. Inquire OF
35 Summer St. or ~ North Ave. tf39
WANTED At ONCE-A few more re-
liable men to learn to repair and drive
autos and fill vacancies at salaries of
$500 to $4,000 per wk. Write stat
ing age. Maine Auto Company. Taylor
Street Garage, Portland Me 4w3S*
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EVERYBODY,C
A-C COLUMN - A>

Advertisements in this column not
to exceed Ave lines inserted once for
5;Gcants four times for so cents. Each
addItional line five cents. In comput-
ing lines reckon on an average OF Z
words Stamps taken.
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state Highway G
Augusta to Waterville.

Augusta to WaterVllle.
Leaving Augusta via state street ana d
Rond Brook; thence via North Augusta
grange Hall to Belgrade station ;
thence proceeding to Oakland on wv
West side of Messalonskee Lake; thence
Oakland TO Waterville via Church
street Main Street, swan nm,
"RanReway." so-called, and Oakland
street to Western Avenue, WaterVllle'
state Highway II.
Augusta to Canadian Line.
Proceeding from Augusta via IKiver
Road" through Nassalooro anu W iils
low. entering Waterville over Ileohlc
Fridge: thence proceeding TO Main
street and College Avenue to FalrneIu
thence the River Road" through Shaw
mut and Hinckley to Skowhegan' pro
ceeding from Skowhegan wa ,beu ucn
side of RIVER to Norridgewock; tnehce
crossing the Kennebec river TO MAUI,
cor nv the River Road" thence by
Main st. to the west side of the Ken
nebec in Arson and to the vliiage %,
North Arson via the River Road
through Embden crossing the river to
Solon: thence via River Road 10
bingham; thence to The Forks of the
Kennebec. via the main travelled
route. continuing through west FORKS,
Parlfn Pond Jackman and SANDY Bay
plantation to the Canadian line.
The Commission excludes In the de,
siFnation of the above highways all
bridges over ~ feet in length and re-
serves the right as required in sec
ton 10 Chapter 1870, p. L. 1913, TO de-
terminc what portion OF the highway
above described lie within the compac.
nortions of any town in excess or z, ooo
Inhabitants. through which such nigh
ways extend .Ao
Maps shown the location OF tne
above described highways may be In
spected bv parties az ;he hearing or
nrior to that time at the office of the
state Highway Commission in Augusta
or at the office Of the Chairman or the
Commission. 1852 Spring St, Portland
Maine.
LYMAN II. NELSON, Chairman
PHILIP ]. DFERING,
WIN. NJ. AVER
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
2w40
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Any subscriber to this paper may
secure a valuable premium by getting
us one yearly subscription. Full oar
ticulars elsewhere in this issue.
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STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION

Notice of Hearing on Designation OF
state Highways
Notice is hereby given that the state
Highway Commission will meet at the
Cbamber of Commerce. City Hall Wa
tervilIe. Maine. Friday. october 10 at
one o'clock p. NJ for the purpose or
hearing all parties Interested IN the
question of whether or not the 1oi,o"
Inc highways shall be designated as
state highways.
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Loss of Appetite

Is loss OF vitality. vigor or tone. and IL
often a forerunner Of prostrating dis
ease.
1t Is serious and especially so to
people that must keep up and doing or
get behindhand.
The best medicine to take for it is
the great constitutional remedy
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Hoods SarsapariIIa

Which purines and enriches the blood
and builds up the whole system.
Get 1t today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called 6arsatabs.
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SMALL WOOD LOT FOR SALE
Near car line. NJ. f. Beale, silver -.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-11
DECISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT

In the Supreme Court, state of
North Dakota. J
Charlotte M. Carpenter, plaintiff and
respondent, VS.. the Village of Dickey,
a. municipal corporation. defendant
and appellant. p
/. In an action for personal injuries
alleged to have been caused by a de-
fective sidewalk which defendant viii
lage negligently maintained, instruc-
tons examined and held to state the
law correctly, with the exception of
one instruction which authorized the
jury to include as an element Of dam
ages the sum OF. SIS. for future medical
attention, which latter instruction Is
held erroneous. ~,~-.
! 2. Evidence examined and held suf-
icient to warrant a finding that the
defective sidewalk had existed for a
sufficient time prior TO the accident to
impute to the village authorities
knowledge of it's existence; also to
warrant a finding. that the accident
| happened in the manner alleged.
3. Evidence held insufficient to
support the recovery of the item Of $75
for future medical aid .
4. PLAINTIFFS left ankle was badly
sprained and there is some evidence
that such injury will be permanent
but there is no allegation or proof
that her earning capacity will be di-
minished by reason thereof. The jury
awarded the full amount prayed for,
5 5,318.O5.
Held, so grossly excessive as to
shock the sense Of justice n to show
nassion and prejudice Of the jury. I'm
der these circumstances, defendants
motion for a new trial upon the stat
utory ground of "eXcessiVe damages
appearing to have been given under
the influence of passion or prejudice,
should have been granted and it was
an abuse of discretion to deny the
same. Where the verdict is thus faint
ed in actions involving unliquidated
damages and where it appears proba-
Bile that such bias and prejudice also
actuated the jury in the decision OF
the other issues, the court has no
power to authorize a remittitur as ito
a portion Of the recovery in lieu of a
new trial. !
(Syllabus by the court.>
Appeal from district court, LaMoure
county: j. A. Coffcy, J,
From a judgment in plaintiffs favor,
and from an order denying a motion
for q new trial. defendant appeals. q
> Reversed and new trial ordered.
Opinion Of the court by Fisk, J.
Jones & Hutchinson, LaMoure, N.
D., for appellant: M. c. Lasell, Aber-
deem, S. D., and Knauf & Knauf,
jamestown, n. D. for respondents. I
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tenable ground when he threatens the
engineers and firemen Of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford road
with a law to prohibit all strikes of
railway employees.
In his desire to avoid a tie-up &C
the New Haven road Governor Foss
seems to have forgotten that the thir-
teenth amendment to the federal
constitution contains a clause prohib-
iting involuntary ~servitude, except as
punishment for crime, and that de-
vices for preventing walkouts which
may pass muster in Canada or
France or Germany could not be toll
Grated for an instant in this country.
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Our Next Bio Problem.

Golfers: The tory mind is thor
oughly committed to the idea that the
people, through their government, can
never do anything well; for efficiency
they must call upon private individuals,
actuated by a desire for great financial
gain. Yet even the most blinded tory
must admit that never in history was
an engineering feat accomplished with
such splendid efficiency, such resist
less energy, such f~ar-sighted economy,
as the digging of the Panama canal
by the force under Colonel Goethals.
And why cannot this same efficiency,
energy and economy accomplish re-
suits just as creditable in the open
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More Money for Aviation,

Washington Post: New life has been
infused into military aviation, as we
gather from the statement that the
war department will ask congress to
appropriate 81, 900, 900 this winter to
improve the material and increase the
personnel Of hat branch of the serv-
ice. Frankly, it is high time to do
something practical and substantial
toward putting the United States
abreast of the military establishments
of Europe in the use and development
Of that feature of field work.
What is the good of frittering away
the public funds in sums insufficient
to get results? Why not assemble the
best makes of flying machines of
whatever style, like the foreign gov
ernments do, and make choice of such
as are best adapted to our purposes?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-11

Schang, Connie Macks sensational
young backstop, faced a trying situ-
alton in the fourth inning of the first
game of the present worlds series
when he came to bat with the score a
tie. two men down, and Barry and
Strunk on the paths. The youngster
sponded with a long triple over the.
center felder's head, scoring both run
ners and giving the Athletics the lead.
The picture shows him sliding into
left foot. This accounts for the pecu-9
liar position of his body. The coacher
at third. In the dark sweater, is the
veteran, Harry Davis. Herzog, the.
Giant third sacker, is over. him with.
ball
OF ali the ..stars'' developed by this,
world series, Schaylg 30 far has proved
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-11
Schiff's Campaign Contribution.

Springfield Republican: Jacob H.
Schiff's theories of campaign contribu-
tions will hardly bear criticism. 1t
seems that last year he contributed to
more than one party, but that aside. To
pay money to Governor Sulzer for cam
paign purposes, as his check stipulated,
n now to say that the recipient was
under no restrictions in the use of the
money involves casuistry few public
moralists would like to indorse. Civ
ing without restrictions should be i'm
possible, as a matter of fact, if a cam
paign contributions law Is worth the
paper it is printed on.