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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18
Resolutions Adopted at County W. u.
T. u. Meeting

We the Somerset County Woman's
Christian Temperance Union in the
twentv-ninth annual convention as
sembled. do acknowledge our DEEPEN
dence in Almighty God, and render
thanks to Him for the many blessings
and victories of the past and humbly
implore His guidance for the future.
Whereas The Union is profoundly
sensible of the great loss to the State
and Nation in the passing of Mrs. l..
M. N. Stevens, State and National
president.
Resolved that we express our sin
cere appreciation of her exalted char
acter, rare ability and of her great
work as leader in noble cause.
Resolved, that we declare now as
heretofore, our firm belief in Consti-
tutional prohibition, as the best law
to apply to the liquor traffic.
Resolved, that we try in every way
to gain National prohibition. Affirm
ing our belief in the work among the
children and young people.
Resolved that we urge each Union
in our county to more arduous work
in Scientific Temperance instruction.
Whereas, recognizing the endeavor
of Gov. Haines to enforce the laws in
this State and especially the prohibit
tory law.
Resolved, that we extend to him our
sincere appreciation of his work.
Believing that Womans Suffrage is
an inalienable right to the women as
well as the men of our County and
that the good of humanity demands it.
Resolved that we work faithfully to
secure the ballot. Believing that our
best work can be done in this County
in certain lines.
Resolved that we merge some o.
our departments and continue them in
a more condensed form.
Resolved that we extend grateful
appreciation to Mrs. Deborah Knox
Livingstone for her presence, interest
and help in this convention.
Resolved that we extend our sincere
thanks to the Madison Union for its
generous hospitality and entertain
ment, and to the Free Baptist church
for the use of it's edifice. To those
who furnished the music, to the
teachers and to the children for their
presence at the convention and for
their assistance in carrying out the
program To the business men of Madi
son who so kindly gave their time and
the use of their cars in giving the
members of this convention the pleas
ure of a ride about this beautiful
town; and to all others who contri-
buted to the success of this conven-
ton.
Mrs. Leila Drake
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18
WILLIAMS KIDNEY Pills

Have you oVerworked your nervous sys-
tenn and caused trouble with your kid
neys and bladder? Have you pains in
loins side, back and bladder? Have YOU
fiabby appearance of the face. and un
der the eyes? frequent desire To pass
urine? If so. Williams Kidney Pills will
cure you--Druggist. Price soc,
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Sold by f. w. Bucknam and G. n. Foes
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18
COMFORTING TO STOUT PEOPLE

Foley Cathartic Tablets are a spec
Tally good little regulator that keeps
your system in perfect working order
M biliousnesS, no constipation, no dis
tress after eating, no greasy gassy
taste stout person who uses them
constantly will really feel thinned out
and more comfortable as a result of
theil use. For sale by Sampson e.
Avore.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18
ALASKA FARMS

/
type Meantime the farm home must
generally be located close to nayiga-
BILE water.
A PARADISE FOR MOSQUITOES.
The swampy character of much of
the surface of Alaska makes it great
breeding ground for mosquitoes and
gnats, which are almost intolerable
pests to both man and beast 1t also
makes drainage a Prerequisite in or
der to remove the surplus water so
that the land can be worked, raise the
temperature of the surface soil, lower
the frost line, facilitate the decay of
the accumulated organic matter and
bring about chemical changes which
will transform the soil from a very
acid condition to one much less so.
Nature requires much time for this
last process.
Where the vegetable accumulations
are largely moss, this must be de-
stroyed, either by burning or by cart
ing it from the land, for if piOwed un-
der it decays very slowly and seems
to have an injurious effect on most
crop plants.
The timber growth, which occurs on
practically all the land, suitable for
tillage, must. of course, be cleared
from the land
All this work building houses and
barns. draining clearing land of moss
and timber-is very slowly accom-
plished in the short outdoor working
season if done single handed by the
homesteader, and costly, almost pro-
hibitiyely so if hired labor is used;
because of the high wages and living
expenses.
Lack of general transportation
which would open up the country, of
local wagon roads, schools, churches,
and other features of present-day life,
and of the markets in which to sell
farm roducts and from which to OBJ
tain home supplies and farm equip
ment are deterrent features at pres
ent, but they will disappear in time.
THE HOMESTEAD LAW.
The Federal homestead laws extend
to Alaska, excepting that, instead of
100 acres, 800 may be filed upon. Very
little of the available land has been
surveyed, but that work is now in
progress. One may locate on unsur-
veyed land, file a claim, and establish
lines by metes and bounds, but he
can not secure a title until a survey
has been made by an authorized sur
veyor and the survey approved II
the survey is made in advance of that
made by the Government, it is done at
the expense of the homesteaders, and
that is heavy.
That Seattle, Wash, is nearer Maine
than il is to the extreme western
point of Alaska; that the mean annual
] temcraturC OF Sltka is about the same
as that of Washington, d. G.; that
Alaska has numerous deep, land
locked, ice-free harbors; that the coast
line is 26,000 miles long. and that there
are 5000 miles of navigable rivers in
our northern territory: These facts,
not generally known. are brought out
in the Deartment of Agriculture's new
bulletin on Alaska. The extent of this
wonderful country with its scant pop
ulation of 65 900, its mountains, its eli
mate and it's soils are fully described
in the new Government publication.
This can be had free from the depart
ment of Agriculture. by application
for Bulletin No. 80.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18

At a meeting of the school commit
tee held Friday evening instructors
were elected to fill the vacancies
caused by the resignation of teachers
in the public schools. Those elected
have not however as yet accepted the
appointments.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18

Recently deciphered inscriptions on
Egyptian monuments indicate that ar
tesian wells were bored as far back as
1400 B. indianapolis News.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18

A healthy man is a king in his own
right; an unhealthy man an unhappy
slave. For impure blood and sluggish
liver, use Burdock Blood Bitters. On
the market 3b years. 800 a bottle.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18

Capital punishments were abolished
In Italy in 1875, Since then murders
have increased AZ per cent.-Indiana-
polls News.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18

Itch! Itch! Itch!-Scratch! scratch
Scratchl The more you scratch the
worse the itch. Try Doan's ointment
For eczema, any skin itching. eoc
box
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18

We make specially OF mailing
extra copies of current issues or back
numbers of this paper. Will mark
any article or item to which you de-
sire to call attention.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18

Accidents Will happen. but the best
regulated families keep DIR. Thomas
Eclectic oil for s3Sh emergencies. Two
sizes "a and soc at all stores.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-18

Extra copies of this paper, 3 cents.
mailed to any address. Back num-
bers, same price.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03
A4Due eN . . ~ . .

was made the auditor of the ciU's books. Q. B. Thomas was continued as sexton of Evergreen Cemetery and Frank Pendleton was selected as city stableman.
 The application of John W Hogan for the city police magistrate was then placed on the table, as was also
 the nomination of Walter Thomas. The election of Judge Thomas was made unanimous by the Council
 James Allison the newly elected City Marshal then took his oath of office and offered his bond for the approval of the Council It was dis covered that there was some irregu- larty in the bond and the Marshal was instructed to file a corrected copy of it tomorrow Allison's force as placed before the Council last night : is as follows. c. A. Bailey J. A. ] Kempton Ed Barton and Bert Gmahle
 After ordering another meeting of ] the Council for tonight the City Coun 1 cil adorned
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WATCHMAN TRIES TO
 DYNAMITE NATIONAL
 BUILDINGj ARRESTED

WASHINGTON June 2.-Finding of five sticks of dynamite with burn ing fuses attached under the office of Secretary Houston, department of agriculture. led to the arrest of Dan iel II. Jauch, the watchman who found the explosive
 Many employees fled the building as Jauch rushed through the corridors shouting that 1t was about to be de- stroyed Others ran to the basement and found the dynamite, on which the fuses had burned out
 The fact that the fuses had been damned SO tightly into the detonating caps that their fire was eXtinguished is believed to have averted the ex- plosion.
 Jauch was injured about the head while soldier in the Philippines several years ago The police say he has admitted placing the ex- plosiyes.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03
DOUGLAS COUNCIL
 ORGANIZES MAYOR
 USES DECIDING VOTE

DOUGLAS, June 2.-Amid applause from the spectators who packed the city hall courtroom, Charles o. Ellis became head of the city government City Clerk Howell administered the oath of office to the mayorelect, and at the conclusion he took his place at the head of the council table and began his duties as mayor of Doug las. Then, one by one the new coun- cilmen were sworn in
 There were rumors aDout the city yesterday of a possible contest over the seating of one of the aldermen and of legal entangloments if the new mayor exercised his prerogative of casting a deciding vote But every thing was smooth The new council men worked like veterans, and while they did nothing but make the new appointments, that was a big job and took much time The first deadlock came when it was time to appoint a city health officer The three non partisan members voted for Dr. w. A. Greene and the three Democrats for Dr. F. w Randall Mayor Ellis cast the deciding vote for Dr. Greene, and later II w. Hall was chosen city en- i gineer over j.. P Sexton in the same manner
 The retiring aldermen were c. E Jones, Roy Hiatt, P. l.. McCabe. c. T. Francis. M. P Bane was absent AS soon as the new aldermen were seated
 they began the work of filling the ap pointive positions. The first was the city attorneyship Alderman Torpey nominated Albert M Sames and Aaron i seconded it speer nominated II. c
 Beumler, but there was no second. and
 sames was declared elected by accla nation
 | There was a certain amount of sen
 timent connected with the selection
 of Sames, as he was the first city at
 torney of Douglas, having been chOser
 when the town was incorporated The
 council was anxious for him to assume his duties at once and suggested tha
 he do SO and fix up his Sl000 bond
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03
WASHINGTON SURPRISE ) WHEN MUNITIONS
 OF WAR LEAVE NEW YORK FOR THE REBELS
 AT TAMPCOi S0MEB 0DY BUNGLED, ITS SAID

WASHINGTON, June 2-lnforma- ton that the steamer Anuua, which recently was fired upon by the rebels outside of Tampico, had left New York with munitions of war for the rebels created considerable stir in Washington.
 Tlu vessel was cleared without i'm tcrfelence On the part of the U. S., mach Co the surprise of Bryan and other department officials Subse- quently it was learned that an order to prevent clearance Of such vessels had been delayed and the Antilla had secured clearance while the Washing ton government believed eGecuual steps ha dbeen taken to prevent her sailing
 What may happen by the time the Antiua, sailing under the Cuban flag. rcac. es Tampico. is the absorbing topic in official quarters tonight Up to the present Tampico has been re- garded as an open port
 The United States, however, has
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03
AMMUNITION GIVEN FREELY.
Likewise, Guns from Huerta Stores AnttHuerta Uprising Alleged
 First Result.

VERA CRUZ. June 2-Outside of the usual crop of unsubstantiated ru- mors. ranging from Huerta's reslgna- ton to impending attack on Ameri- can outposts, nothing disturbed the routine of Vera Cruz today A Mexi- can who arrived was arrested because he brought more than 100 rounds of cartridges and other ammunition He said he was a deserter from the Me1 leo city police force His ammuni- ton was conhscated and the man re- leased.
 It is reported that since the landing of arms and ammunition from the Ypiranga and Bavaria. and big shipment by way of the west coast, the federals have been issuing thou sands of rounds with rifles to ma uves who make application. The whole section between Mexico City and Vera Cruz is we'll armed. The first result of this is said to have been an snu-Huerta rising In the re- zion of Puebla
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03
Clayton Measure Ready to Go to
 a Vote in the House; Its Com panion, the Reyburn Bill, Is
 Taken Up For General Debate.
Clayton Bill Win Come Up Carry- ing Much Discussed Labor
 Clauses, Exempting Unions
 From Provisions of Trust Law.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-The Clay ton antitrust bill, the second meas ure on the administration anutrust program was today completed in com mittee of the whole by the house and laid aside to await final vote
 The Reyburn bill, placing the is- sue of railroad securities under con- trol of the interstate commerce com.
 mission was immediately taken up
 for general debate Completion Of the Clayton bin left only the 2ayburn
 bill to be acted upon by the house tin crder to complete consideration of ithe administration program
 Ten hours of general debate is al- lowed on the Reyburn bill The house leaders will make an effort to complete the final measure by the end of the week
 When detailed consideration of the Reyburn bill is completed, the three measures will be taken from the ! NpiuiIAtA0t bA tiit MIDlt lulo tue house for final votes
 As finally agreed upon, the Clayton ! bill contains provisions aimed against Iprivate discrimination prohibiting arbitrary refusal to sell natural min eral products; forbidding the sale or : lease of goods, conditioned upon agree. | ment Of the purchased or lessee not to deal in competing products. mak- ] ing decrees in suits brought by the ! United States under the antitrust 1 laws conclusive evidence in private suits against the same defendants; prohibiting corporations from con l trolling competing concerns by stock ownership, and forbidding interlock- : ing directorates in concerns under federal jurisdiction
 The much debated labor sections of
 the bin provide that nothing in the antitrust laws shall be construed to
 forbid the existence and operation of farmers. or labor unions and that
 such organizations or their members
 shall not be construed OF held to be
 engaged in combinations or conspir- acies in restraint of trade
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03

afterward Mayor Ellis jocularly asked him why he didn't have the bond when he came up, which caused a laugh throughout the house
 Chief of police was the next position filled There were three applications: Chief K. h. Kagay, w. s. Kirby and J. E. McGnn An had petitions. There having been no second 10 Me Gann's nomination the other two names were voted on and Kirby won 3 to 2. Nelson voted for McGann in spite of the fact he had been de- clared out of the running Kirby came forward and took the oath He re. ceived applause.
 There was only one application for the position of fire chief and that was from the present chief W Nemeck Fisher moved and Speer seconded that his appointment be made unani nous and it carried
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03

sought to maintain an embargo on arms to Mexico Last Friday when it became apparent that ammunition for the rebels was being prepared for shipment from New York. an order was issued by the state department to prevent the clearance Of vessels bearing arms for any Mexican port For some unexplained reason. the or der did not reach the proper port of- hcials until late today, after clearance papers had been issued the Antlla.
 No embargo from American ports was contemplated until the rebels captured Tampico. Then it became apparent that this government would be required to prevent shipments 10 the rebels in order to maintain neu- trality as between Huerta and the Carranza factions. This led to the decision to withhold clearance papers for any vessel with ammunition for any port of Mexico. Order to this effect was directed through the de. partment of commerce.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03

On the tap of o'clock. last night. the recently elected Mayor and City Council of the city of Bisbee took of flee The old Council with the eXcep- tior of Robert Hennessy, laid down their aldermanic nsignias and turned the city's business over to the new men.
 l. c. E. Adams the Mayor proceed ed to cal the roll Those who an swered to it were, Robert Hennessy John Angius. Vance Johnson, Charles Cunningham, J. J. Walsh and Gerald Debley. The Council then proceeded to take up the pending business.
 The first business of the evening was the consideration of a letter from Street Superintendent Lorenzo Wright in regards to raising the wages of those employed by the street super visor to S350 per day from the pres ent wage of S3. The supervisor cited his election pledge and the justice proposed scale upon motion of Alder man Hennessy the matter was put over until some future meeting of the Council
 The bid of l.. l.. Gilman of S36 for the care of the city's clock for the next year was accepted by the Coun- cil. The city fathers also granted 10 the Fourth of July committee the right to use the thoroughfares of the city for the purpose of celebrating the Fourth in proper fashion.
 The first of the appointive positions of the city to be considered was that of the sanitary inspector. The pres ent incumbent D. R. Perry was an ap- plicant for the position to succeed him self The application was laid upon inc table and placed before the Coun- ell upon nomination of Alderman Angius. seconded by Johnson. Hen messy moved the nomination of A. D. Sheppard. The two nominations were put 10 a vote to vote and resulted in the election of Sheppard Alderman Angfus and Johnson voting for Perry
 The next matter to come before the Council was the selection of a city attorney to serve for the next tWc wears. The application of E. J. Elan fgan was before the body. II was said that another aspirant for the DO sition had not been made owing to the fact that it had been determined tha' he would not be eligible. Alderman Hennessy moved the nomination o FIanigan for Che position. This wal secured by Alderman Cunningham.
 r1pon the motion as to whether tho selection of a city attorney should D' made at the time or put over to later date. the ayes carried the moiioi with tbe Mayor casting the deciding vote. Pending the selection of cit! attorney. Attorney Flanigan VII serve the present Council.
 A. Ziesemer. the present city en gineer. was elected to succeed him self over the nomination of J. s Me Neish. The positions of city scale and city health officer do not becom omen until this coming october fo inc former and next year for the lai fer The applications for these pos uons were put over until such timo a the offices automatically become va cant
 Frank Thomas, the present intel bret for the city police court was cor tinued in office by the unanimous cor sent of the Council J. B Connell
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03
rHAw REACHES SUPREME COURT
Battle For His Freedom Put in Way
 of Beginning at Last Resort

WASHINGTON, June 2.-Harry K. Thaw's fight against being returned to an asylum for the criminal insane has reached the Supreme Court on ap- peal from the decision of Judge AL drich of the Federal District Court for New Hampshire, against Thaw's extradition on the demand of New York State officials As soon as the case is formally docketed, probably this week, it is believed an application will be made for Thaw's release on bail while the case is pending before the Supreme Court
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03
EMPRESS DEATH LIST
 IS RAISED TO tO24.

QUEBEC, June 2-Figures, de- clared to becmfwyetaoshrdluetaoicmf clared by Canadian Pacific officials to be official, raise the death list Of the Empress of Ireland to 1924, an ad- dition of 55 4he latest figures give the total OF passengers as 1476. with the number rescued increased by 36 About 200 bodies have been recovered and 103 identified
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03
100000 FOR NAVY.

WASHINGTON, June 2-The Sen ate today passed the annual naval ap- propriation bill carrying about $l4l. O0O,OOO and providing for the two bat tleships construction program. It au. thorizes the building of a third mod ern dreadnaught with money 70 be derived from the sale of the Battle ships Idaho and Mississippi. The measure now goes between Che two houses
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03
WAITING FOR VESSELS.

DOUGLAS, June 2-Jnul ships are secured to cut off the Federal retreat by water from Guaymas. the rebels will do nothing more than keep the garrison bottled up according to mes sages received here from the south. Negotiations for vessels are now being carried on with California builders, it is stated.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03
GOVERNMENT LOSES CASE.

BOSTON, June 9 The govern ments contention that the United Shoe Machinery Company had bought the patents, machinery and business of 56 other companies to sufle com petition, is without support of law, ac- cording to decision of Judge Arthur Brown during final arguments in the governments suit to dissolve the com pany as an unlawful monopoly
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03
CONFERENCE ON
 WOOL INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON, D. c. June D. Improvement in wool handling and sheep husbandry is the aim of a three day conference which opened at the Department of Agriculture in this city today Many persons interested in the sheep and wool industry ap- peared at the conference in response to the invitation issued by Secretary of agriculture Houston The subject scheduled for discussion included the manufacturing value of American wools, the possible adaptation of for eign methods to American conditions, the improvement of farm and ranch methods of handling wool the stand ardization of the wool clip, and the prevention of damage by dogs and predatory animals
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03
FRsDHalcKs FOR GOVERNOR.

LOS ANGELES, 5une 2.--John D. Fredericks, district attorney has re- considered his decision not to be a candidate for the Republican nomina. ton for Governor and will run. 2. Q, Hayes of San Jose has onnounced he is not a candidate.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-03

Cabrera did not explain what the change was
 Revolutionists here admit that the Carranza note to the American press expressed the general sentiments of Carranza and those surrounding him. The opinion is expressed that his par ty considered it high time to make a they considered 1t high
 decided stand in situation in which they considered they could gain nothing but might lose every thing by silence towards the contin- ued mediation dealings with Huerta at Niagara Falls.