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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
LEGAL NOTICE

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II EMMA PARSONS
STATE or MAINE
County ef Somerset.
Probate Court. In Vacation.
pu the foregoing petition, It is ord
ered. that "A hearing be had thereon
al the Probate Court Room I'm Skowhe-
gan I'm said County on Wednesday, the
ninth day Of December. a. u. 1914, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon. and that
notice thereof be given by publishing a
true and attested copy Of said petition
and his order thereon in the hide
pendent-Reporter, a newspaper printed
and published at Skowhegan in said
County, said publication to be hVe days
at least, before the day OF said hearing.
CHAS . SMALL.
Judge of Probate.
\ true copy of the original petition
and order of court thereon
Attest.
PHILO STEWARD,
lw49 Register.
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Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors

In the District Court OF the United states
for the District of Maine, in Bankruptcy.
In the matter of
Roscoe .. Clifford I'm BankruptcN.
Bankrupt
To the creditors OF Roscoe q. Cl.tiord
of Fairfield, in the county Of somerset and
District Aforesaid, n bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th
day OF June, Al 1914, said Roscoe q. CLIFFORD
was duly adjudicated BANKRUPT, and that the
first meeting of his creditors will be held
at Daniel Lewis office, in Skowhegan. fame
on the II Ii day of Der, =. u. 1914, at
ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at which time the
said creditors may attend, prove their claims,
appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt.
and transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
Decemb Der | A. u. 1914.
AMI LEWIS,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
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The Philathea Class will hold a
sale of candy, cake and other foods
and fancy articles in the Judkins store
on Water St, Saturday afternoon.
FOR RENT-Cottage house next to
Maine Central Hotel, fi~rst-class condi-
ton, electric lights, aqueduct water,
hot and cold water, $500. Ira A.
Norton.
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PHILO STEWARD,
1w49 Register.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
COUNSEL
DISCUSSES REPORT
Of PRES. HERMANN
He Means
Says National Commission
Chairman Should Be More
Explicit in What

Indianapolis, January 5.-E Il.
Gates. counsel for the Federal league,
after reading the Hermann report to-
day said
IF all that is stated in the reports
are true since the Federal began its
operation it has not in any instance
thrown fear into the hearts of either
the players under contract or the pres
ent owners of the Federal league"
'1t seems to me- said Mr.. Gates,
that Mr.. Hermann ought to have been
little more explicit in just what he
means by the statement The estab-
lished principles of national agreement
clubs Is it possible that organized
baseball through its years of tyrannical
rule and usurpation has secured certain
privileges and immunities which do not
follow to other organizations in the
country?
The public should note the words
used by Mr.. Hermann when he says,
Illegal and unsportsmanl'ke interfer-
ence with and utter disregard of estab-
lished principles of National league
clubs will justify and remember that
numerous attempts were made last
summer to induce Federal league play
ers to jump their contracts.
I'VE have said over and over again
that we will not attempt to get any
player to break contract in spite of
the actions of the major league clubs
last summer in trying to do themselves
what they would term, 'unsportsm3n- n
like in us"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06

Fort stated that the make of the auto
mobile was known and that there were
only about 10 machines of that make in
the city. This fact the judge reeited.
was significant and was certainly some
grounds to go on to bring the guilty
persons to justice. He urged them to
make full investigation into this and
the other deplorable auto accidents that
have occurred from time TO time in the
city.
Judge Fort made reference to the police
probe that is now going on before the city
commissioners. but only in regard to an
alleged statement by one of the witnesses
who testified that there was lack of CO.
operation on the part of the county off,
cials in the suppression of certain class
of offenses. He charged the grand jury
to make a full investigation of all the
county officers from the judge on the
If they found any official was not doing
his duty in the suppression of crime TO
make that fact known to the public.
He charged them in reference to pro-
fessional gamblers and all classes of
vagrants and referred to the good work
Judge II. b. Alternately of the court of
common pleas has done in Kidding the
city of many undesirable persons. He
charged them that the responsibility
rested with them in making the city safer
and better for to them was given the task
of bringing offenders to the bar of Justice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
SECRETARY. BRYAN
SPEAKS ON NEW ERA
Addresses Topeka Audience
on Dissolution of Large
Corporations

Topeka, Kan, January 5.--William J..
Bryan, Secretary of State, made the prin-
cipal address at the democratic club ban
quet here tonight His topic was the
New Era" He called attention to a re-
mark credited to J. p Morgan, when the
question of dissolving large corporations
was agitated few years ago when Mr.
Morgan asked, Can you unscrambe
eggs?"
1t was Mr.. Morgan's firm the secretary
said, that took the first steps toward
actually "unscrambling the eggs by the
action three days ago when Morgan
directors withdrew from q corporations.
Mr. Bryan said the President was the
man to thank for spurring big business
men into carrying out the ideas they had
bad in mind.
Mr. Bryan said the next stage in this
new era is to carry out the antitrust
law.
OF the currency bill he said: THE ad-
Nantages conferred on the banks are
greater than those conferred by any for
mer law and yet these advantages We're
conferred under restrictions and limita-
tons that protect the public. The law
recognizes the right of the government
to issue money and the right of the peo-
pie to control through public officials the
exercise of the bank privileges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
E. C.. NANCE DIES
AT RUSSELLVILLE

Russellville, January 5.--tSpecial.) }
Services over the remains of E. c..
Nance, who died at a Birmingham in
firmary as the new year was being
ushered in, were held at the residence
of his sister Mrs. l.. Drake, yesterday
afternoon. The body was inferred in
the Old Town cemetery. The deceased
was born in Russellville, February %,
1853. and spent most of his life at
the home Of his birth. In 1881 he was
married to Misss Matte Anderson of
Jack son, Tenn. who preceded him to
the grave in 1906. Six children were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Nance. five of
whom survive him. In 1909 he was mar
ried to Miss Frances Mclean of I'm on
Springs. Members of the immediate
family who survive him are his widow.
Mrs Frances Nance, his daughter, Miss
Louise Nance of Denver Colo, his four
sons. Emanuel Nance of Los Angeles,
Cal. Robert Nance OF New York city,
Harry Nance of Baton Rouge, La. and
Hays Nance of Miami, Arizona, his sis
ters. Mrs. w. A. Orman of this city
and Mrs. Louella Drake. also of this
city. and his brother. O. J. Nance OF
jackson, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06

Calling the attention OF the grand Jury
to the special charges provided by law
and emphasizing the necessity of making
a full investigation of all complaints.
Judge William E. Fort, senior Judge of
the criminal court, gave an oral charge
yesterday to the grand Jury organized for
the January terms. In addition to the
oral charge OF Judge Fort he submitted
TO the foreman, John j. Rogers, a copy
of the charge he gave the grand jury for
the September term and requested him
TO read 1t to the grand jury previous to
entering upon their deliberations.
The selection of the grand jurors was
accomplished without any delay. After
the Is jurors had been selected to serve
John J. Rogers, a well known produce
dealer. was named by Judge Fort as
foreman, and was sworn In as such. The
grand jury was sworn as was ]. w.
Lambert as the official stenographer of
the grand jury. W. T. Nunnely was
sworn in as baliff.
Immediately following the conclusion of
the charge of Judge Fort the grand jury
retired to the jury rooms and the pre-
liminary details of their investigations
were taken up. No witnesses were ex-
amined yesterday. The grand jury will
convene this morning at $3.50 o'clock,
when the examination of witnesses will
be commenced. Solicitor II. p. Hefiin
and Assistant Solicitor Ed Winston will
attend the sessions of the grand jury. :
In his oral charge as well as in his
written one Judge Fort was very em-
phatic on the necessity of measures being
taken to stop the automobile speeding
evil. Referring to the recent killing of
a negro girl by an automobile, Judge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
OPELIKA SPEECH

Opelika, January ESPECIAL 1.-The
democrat was greeted by large ard
representative audience at Opelika. When
he entered the court room there occurred
demonstration. Several old veterans
seated within the railing yelled the rebel
yell. Mr.. Underwood presented by
General Harrison as the greatest leader
I'VE have had since / have known the
history of America
The speaker declared in the beginning
that the people must decide whether ma
tional prohibition is the issue or the fit
ness of the candidates based on their
records.
Il will leave" he said this campaign
that 1t is more important that the dem
ocratic administration be successful than
that / enter the Senate
Mr.. Underwood, after this statement,
assumed a conversational tone and talked
to the people heart to heart He discussed
the great work of the party and tho
plans ahead. He discussed the prohibit
ton amendment. He told the people of
his position. He told them of his sup
port of anti-shipping. of how he aided the
Webb bill to passage, ana of how he could
have beaten 1t.
Warm Applause
The people with warm applause re-
sponded to his statements so unadorned
save by honesty. In this regard Mr.. In
derwood for the first time referred to the
fact that Rev. Brooks Lawrence thanked
him for his efforts in behalf of the Webb
bill.
''Dr. Lawrence, who now assails me in
my political and personal character
called at my office after the passage of
the Webb bill asking for letter of intro
duction to the President | cheerfully
gave the letter, and then he took occa sion
to thank me-"
The assailing of Mr.. Hobson's demo-
cracy, especially in regard to white ST.
premacy. was received with loud ap-
plause. The speaker attacked the direct
presidential election amendment carrying
with 1t the destruction of the south's DO
litical power. He attacked Hobson's sup
port of the lumber tariff because he had
lumber interests in his districts, and he
elucidated the various Hobson bills in
which negroes were the beneficiaries.
Mr.. Underwood discussed all the issues
Frequent. understandable applause inter-
rupted. The democrat has never spoken
to more appreciative audience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06

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committee was required by reason OF the
fact that Mr.. Underwood's presence n
Congress during the larger part of this
campaign will be absolutely indispens-
able The work of giving publicity to the
issues and the facts will devolve upon his
friends and the friends Of the democratic
party, and the selection of this commit
tee has been formally approved by Mr..
Underwood.
"The names of all contributors and the
amounts of all contributions will be pub
lished and all of the books and records
of receipts and expenses are open to in
spection Not one cent will be accepted
from an improper source or expended IN
any improper manner
UNDERWOOD STATE CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE.
"FORNEY JOHNSTON, Chm, !
birmingham. Ala:
'sR. E. l.. MEL. Asst. to Chm; =
RAY RUSHTON, Y. Chm;
s'R. B. SMYER, Sec'ty-Treas. i
"Committee-First district Thomas M.
stevens; Second district, Claude Hanil.
ton: Third district; N. D. benson: Fourth
district, J. Kelly Dixon; Fifth district.
J. d. Norman; Sixth district, Henry A.
Jones: Seventh district. w. T.. Murphress
Eighth district, G. w. Ashcraft; Ninth
district, NJ. v. Joseph"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
JUDGE ARNOLD DIES ]
ATLOCAL |NF|RMARY'
FROM APPENDICITIS
Body Taken to Jacksonville.
Funeral Services to Be
Conducted This
Morning

Admission, January 5.-(Special.)-A largo
number of the most representative people
of Anniston men and women, met the
Birmingham Special this morning to pay
their respect to the remains of Judge J..
j. Arnold, who died in a Birmingham in
frmary of acute appendicitis and compli-
cations early this morning after an i'll
ness of about two weeks.
The remains were accompanied from
Birmingham by DIR. C. G. Arbery of jack
sonville, a brother-in-law; Mrs. w. r.
Arbery. Mrs. Arnold and other members
of the family, as we'll as VIC. Tunstall.
one of Judge Arnod's most intimate
friends, with n. P. Sterns and J. F. Mat
thews. members of the Admission Bar as
sociation. The body was taken at once
to Jacksonville where funeral services
and interment will take place tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev. S. F.
Hodges, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Admission, of which the de-
ceased was a member. will officiate. The
services are to be held at the First Metr-
.odist church at Jacksonville. The active
pallbearers will be Ne. B. wellborn, W. C.
Tunstall. S. W. Tate, Rutherford Lars-
John Williams and Fred L. Blackmon.
Members of the Admission Bar associa-
ton will act as honorary pallbearers.
meeting of the Bar association was
held this morning, at which a committee
was appointed to meet the train and offer
the services of the association to the FAM
lily. j. j. Willett, Mel p. Sterne and d.
c. Blackwell were named as committee
Judge Arnold was born at Jacksonville.
this county in 1869, being the son Of Dr.
j. r. Arnold and Mrs. Arnold. prominent
citizens of that place. He WAS married
to Miss Gertrude Arbery, daughter OF
DR.. W. B. Arbery and is survived by
her. two children and brother, DR.. j. r.
Arnold, Jr., of Jacksonville.
Judge Arnold was admitted to the bar
after finishing his academic studies at
the Jacksonville Normal school and was
elected to the state legislature in 1900.
being successfully reelected until F'eb-
ruary of 1912, when he resigned to accept
the appointment as probate judge to sue
ceed Judge r. F. Crook. resigned. He
was defeated in the fall of that year by
Judge w. II Cooper, but was re-appoint-
ed when Judge Cooper died last spring.
He was a candidat tie for reelection. He
resigned the office of city attorney to
accept the second appointment as pro-
bate judge and had also been county
licitor for several years. He was floor
leader in the last Legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06

MAIL ROBBERS STILL
REMAIN UNCAUGHT

Admission, January Special )-Lo-
cal police and railway detectives have
been completely baffled so far in their
efforts to find a clue that will lead to
the arrest of the persons who rifled
mail sack that was left on the An
niston railway station platform by
clerk Mosely of Louisville and Nash
vile passenger No. SO, to be taken UP
by Southern passenger NO. 80 Saturday
evening.
The sack was found by the sexton
of the First Baptist church behind
the church building Sunday morning
and turned over to Rev l.. n. ClaXton
the pastor who notified the police.
1t is said to have contained only ord
nary mail and slip left in the sack
indicated the train on which it be-
longed.
Local postoffice officials had moth
ing to do with the loss, which is being
traced by officials of the two railways
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
SPEECH AT ASHLAND

Ashland, January 5.-.(Special. .)-"In-
stead of party Of defenses and excuses,
Mr.. Underwood has made the democrats
a militant party capable of great accomp-
lishments."
Thus w. NJ Lackey presented Mr.. I'm
derwood to an audience in the courthouse
hero this morning at 9 o'clock. Although
the hour was early and the weather cold,
the speaker was greeted by a fine audi
ence.
Mr.. Underwood declared in the outset
that prohibition had no place in the CAM
paign, and had been injected for the pur-
pose of concealing the record of his op-
ponent The real issue. the speaker said
is one OF democracy and the fitness of the
candidates to be determined by their rec
ord.
At this point he checked his address
while 100 men who had Just arrived from
the country could be seated. The court
house was then filled to it's full capacity.
On resuming his address MI. Underwood
attacked the democracy of his opponent
He declared that Hobson is unsound on
the tariff. on local self-goyernment and
white supremacy. He attempted to prove
his points, and to the satisfaction of his
audience did so. His statement concern
Ing the bills dealing with negroes for
which Hobson has stood brought forth
great applause.
Takes Up McElderry Letter
He followed this by an explanation OF
the Hobson charges, especially that one
to the effect that the leader had put a
tax on bagging and ties. Following this
MIR. Underwood read an article written
fer a Talladega newspaper by G. T. Nc
Elderly. The article contended that the
Senate, not Mr.. Underwood, had put bur-
lap on the free list He showed the
difference between baggng and burlap,
and declared that Hobson had been
caught in an untruth and was hedging.
TIe declared that he had even agreed with
the Senate burlap amendment, and that
| 1t Is on the free list today.
He here explained the currency BILL
"When I was on the fioor,' he added,
fighting for the Senate amendment maxi
| ing a farmers note good for six instead
of three months. vital matter to the
farmer, my opponent In Alabama was
Spreading the falsehood that had put d
tax on bagging."
He then referred again to the G. Il. Nc
Elderly letter. Mr. McElderry had crit
icised him for not destroying by taxation
all legitimate cotton exchanges and only
struggling for destruction of the gam
bling feature. The speaker told the peo-
Pile that his view was identical with that
OF Tom Heflin, congressman of this dis
| trict. and the audience. realizing the
friendship between the congressman and
the farmer broke into applause.
He explained that the bill that he in
| troduoed did not destroy exchanges but
did eliminate the gambling features: that
| the farmers had indorsed the Smith
Lever bill which he introduced. and that
the democrats in the House had passed
the bill. although Hobson had 'oted for
the Clarke bill.
| Mr.. Underwood closed witt
ton of Hobson's legislative rec "A IL
tending through seven years. l-6-5t-s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06
Expect Many Applications

Montgomery, January 5.-(Special) )-The
governor will be called upon to exercise
his appointive power for the third time
within the past two years to fill a va
cancy in the probate judgeship of Cal
houn county. His next appointment will
be a successor to Probate Judge ]. J.
Arnold. who died early this morning in
Birmingham. Judge Arnold had twice
been appointed probate judge by the gov-
ernor.
The news of Judge Arnold's death
reached the executive offices early this
morning, and caused deep regret and
sorrow Judge Arnold was considered one
of the warmest supporters OF the present
administration and was an ardent friend
and admirer of the governor. -
1t isrexpected that there will be a large
number of applicants for the Office.
Among those mentioned are County
Treasurer J. p Weaver and former Treas
urer W. II. Griffin, both of whom had
announced as candidates for the office In
the next primary. Other citizens of CAL
houn mentioned as probable applicants
are John NJ Crook and w. f. Mccartney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06

tween rows of trunks and boxes Of
MERCHANDISE.
AT each station thereafter crowds
awaited Mr.. Underwood. At Cragford.
100 sturdy representative men had
gathered together, and a loud hurrah
went up when the leader appeared in
sight He shook hands with all these
friends. At Wadley more than 500 peo-
pie were ready to receive the leader of
democracy There were blowing whfs-
ties to welcome him and patriotic
cheers He made a few remarks con-
cerning the accomplishments of democ
racy. He told how the party in re-
deen1ing it's pledges, had taken the
burden of republican taxation from
their shoulders and put it. through the
medium of an income tax on the should
ers of the wealth of the country. He
mad not completed the sentence on
which he had entered when the train
moved. But the people were satified for
they cheered and waved their hats as
long as they could still behold the train.
AT FIVE Points, in Chambers county,
at least 1000 people, men, women and
children, stood In the whistlinr wind
at the station to see the great man who
had welded the party together and led
IL triumphantly through troubled seas
IN the accomplishment of two great
measures.
MT Underwood appeared on the rear
platform, and cheers went up and de-
IlsEus that he make Il speech. He had
five minutes. In that time he told them
of the success of democrats
The republicans, because the democrats
would not stand together in the second
administration of Mr.. Cleveland" he
said, told you that the democratic party
was not an organization which could leg
islate for the masses OF the people. They
told you that for 20 years. And then came
the administration of President Wilson
The democrats under the leadership of an
Alabamian fought the good fight, took by
means of the tariff bill millions of taxa
ton from the shoulders of the people and
put it on the great wealth of the coun-
try; and through the currency bill opened
the treasury of the government and
stands now prepared to flood the country
with 500 100000 in order that money may
be easy, and no more bankers panics
occur"
Lustily Cheered
He had no time to discuss the sena-
torial race or the issues involved, but
tho people were satisfied They made
their satisfaction plain in wild cheers and
waving hats. Women and children clapped
their hands. Mr.. Underwood was hailed
the great leader of democracy, that de-
mocracy which had proved false the
charge of republicans that democrats or
southerners could not legislate. At Buf-
falo there was another gathering of peo-
pie. Mr.. Underwood stepped from the
train and shook the hand of every man,
woman and child gathered there. He was
rewarded just as the train moved off,
by hearing his name breathed aloud in
lusty cheers. At Lafayette. however, an
other demonstration awaited him. The
crowd gathered numbered 800. He had
10 minutes in which to speak. He opened
by discussion of the accomplishments
of the party. The people were interested.