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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-30
THIS WILL INTEREST MOTHERS

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
children. a Certain relief for Fever
ishness. Headache. Bad stomach. Teeth
ing Disorders. move and regulate the
Bowels and destroy Worms. They
break up Colds in "a hours. They are
so pleasant to the taste Children like
them. over 10000 testimonials Used
by Mothers for 20 years. They never
fall. Sold by all Druggists. 25c. sam
pie mailed FREE. Address, Allen 5.
Olmsted, lie Roy, y. Y
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-30
J. C. ROckwell's Sunny South Com
pany

There are few more popular thea
trical attractions on the road than
the ]. C. Rockwell Sunny South"
company, which will be seen in the
City Opera House. Skowhegan. We'd
nesday evening, October 9Th.
The sunny South" although billed
under It's old title, Is nevertheless
bran new performance from the
rise to the final fall Of the curtain.
This season Mr.. Rockwell claims to
have the newest, freshest, most ar
tistic and thoroughly equipped color
ed organization ever sent on tour.
He backs his claim and arrests pub
lie attention by presenting a musical
performance that has more original
ideas and up-to-the-minute novelties
than any similar organization. 1t is
bristling with new, novel and enter
tanning features and 1t Is brim full of
laughable situations, charming must
cal numbers. also several excellent
specialties. which will make the aud
fence sit up and take notice. 1t Is a
musical show, welded to the most
tuneful music one would care to lis
ten to, full OF ginger and life, with
not dull moment from beginning to
qua. - "a.
The organization is accompanied BY
a SOLO sAf,heft band and a superb or
chestra The band will head the
"Koontown" parade at noon. The
prices OF admission have been placed
1T 35c. soc. 75c. Seats are now SELL
Ing at Bucknam's Drug Stofe.--Ady.
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CORNyILLE

An automobile party from Skowhe-
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. L. H. Smith and
Dorothy, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Smith
were in town Friday calling on Darius
McCrillis and C. T. Moody and family
Chester Herrin. who has been do
ing carpenter work in Biddeford the
past season. arrived home Monday.
Gladys Fogg of Lewiston Is visiting
Perley Fogg and family
Mr., and Mrs, Joseph Judkins are
going to Middleton, Mass. to spend the
winter with their daughter Mrs. Lii
liam Godfrey.
Merle Judkins leaves for Boston
Wednesday, where he expects to spend
the winter.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-30
THE FORKS

We are holding q Remittance mailed
at The Forks. Maine, August nth, for
which we are unable to receipt or pro-
perly credit because there was no let
ter or other means OF telling from
whom IL was sent We also have a
similar remittance which was mailed
IT North Arson. February %. 1918.
WIN the senders please write us at
Cnca
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FAIRS
Continued from First Page
was the driver OF Marvel C and Wire.
less. the winners OF both races.
THE CANAAN FAIR


There was a good attendance at the
Canaan Fair. which was held yester-
day. Cattle were not exhibited but
In the horse department three
months old Percheron colt was an In
teresting specimen. the same being
the property OF Emerson Holt The
biggest display Of farm produce was
shown BY r.. n Richardson OF skow-
hogan and there were also In this
class many other ereditabie exhibits.
u. o. pease OF Canaan had an excel.
lent display Of honey and Mrs J v.
Cross silk quilts excited the admir-
alton OF the ladies There vas Also
a ans showing Of fancy wort. Eat
lng ssands run BY Guy Dees ana Peter
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-30
ATHENS

{. A. Emery left here sept "a to
return TO his home 10 Washington. ID.
C.. after . stay Of several weeks With
hls parents. Mr.. and MIRA Asa Emery.
puriax his stay he has been hsvins
sa,sr brought into the house from q
spring several rods below the HOUSE
near the river This 10 q eonventsues
tAa, will surely b. appreciated
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WEST EMBDEN

DR.. and Mrs. F. l.. Cleveland, who
have been in town for a few weeks
left Thursday for their home in Woon-
socket, r. |.
Mrs. Dora Hilton, who has been at
work for Austin Berry for a few
weeks, returned home Sunday
Miss Bertha Jackson is at work for
her sister Mrs. Perley Paine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-30
SOTrTU CANAAN

Mrs Will Hill of Skowhegan came
Wednesday for visit with friends in
this place and Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Mason of Canaan.
Mrs. Shirley Mason of Pittsfield were
in this place Friday, also Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Burns of Hinckley, to attend
the funeral of their cousin Glennie
Mason.
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SOMERSET COUNTY TRACK MEET

CONTINUED from FRS, Pagel
Valley High School Track Meet next
spring.
Rivoire. Carlow and Whittier did
very good work for Good VIM while
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Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Bennett, West
Newton. Mass, who have been spend
ing some time with Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Palmer Merrill, returned home yester-
day. -. y
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DR.. H. c. TAGGART DIED THIS
MORNING
Continued from First Page)

Continued from First Page)
where he subsequently became stu
dent at Oak Grove Seminary. He
afterwards taught school, and being of
an ingenious temperament acquired
the knowledge of loom fixing, an oc-
cupation which he pursued for a time
at Madison. The medical profession
however, appealed to him, and during
the years of 1885 and 1886, ne attend
ed his first course of lectures at the
Maine Medical School connected with
Bowdoin College. Subsequently he
continued his professional studies at
New York University. from which in
stitutlon he was graduated.
Previous to coming to skowhegan,
the doctor established himself In prat1
tice at Athens. removing here from
dende IN akowhegan, he has proven
himself not only skilled medical
practitioner, Jul tdluto GltlLeu ds
we'll, people OF all classes admiring
and respecting him as genial whole
souled man. In fact few names have
been more familiar In this section OF
the county than his and no han in
The community could be more greatly
missed. The law OF kindness was
the ruling trait OF his nature. and
charity for his fellowbeings was n
dominant feature OF his career on
earth Aside from attending to the
duties Of his profession. the doctor
was considerable OF fruit grower.
maintaining nne orchard at his
country place on the CrowcIl road.
The deceased was iden.ined with
the Somerset County Medical Assoeia.
ton and was valued member Of I. o.
o. y Lodge. Somerset cantors and
skowhexan Grange In politics he
cas- Q arm believer In the principles
Of Democracy aud hts religion was os
the broad. liberal. everyday ktud.
helpful Ia either those Who ssrs ia
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every man on both teams won al
least one point.
The summary:
rs yard dash (for boys 100 lbs. or
less)-1st Rivoire, Good Will; 2nd
Gee. Madison; Sd, Pelky. Madison
Time, 91-5 seconds.
100 yard dash flor 120 pounds and
under)-1st Carlow, Good Will; IND
Corcoran, Good Will; Sd, Pooler, Mad
ison. Time IL lis seconds.
100 yard dash, unlimited class-1st
Whittier, Good Will; End, Daggett
Madison; Sd, Chessman, Good Will
Time, IL LIS seconds.
Running Broad Jump 600 lbs or
under class Dist, Rivoire, Good Will :;
distance, Is IT. IA inches; End
Pelkey, Madison, distance 10 IT. 31a
inches; Sd, Gee, Madison, distance, Il
it. "a inches.
440 yard run (120 lb. and under
class)-1st, Carlow. Good VIII; End
Pooler, Madison; Sd, Means, Madi-
son. Time 60 seconds.
440 yard run, unlimited-1st, Hum
phreys, Madison; End, Daggett Mad
ison; Sd, Mailing, Good Will. Time
So seconds.
$50 yard run 600 lbs and under
class 1st, Marcia, Good Will; End
Rivoire. Good Will; Sd, Viles, Madi-
son. Time 2 minutes, SO seconds.
Running Broad Jump, Unlimited
class-1st, Whittier, Good VIII; dis
lance II feet so inches; End, Dag
gett, Madison; distance Is feet 5A
inches; Sd, Aldrich, Good Will, dis
lance, Is feet, tx inches,
$50 yard run Q20 lbs. and under
class)-1st, Carlow, Good Will; End
Corcoran, Good Will; Sd, Pooler Mad
son Time minutes, 80 seconds.
Running High Jump-unlimited-
list, Aldrich, Good Will; Downs, Good
Will. Height feet, 9 inches; Sd, Ian
caster, Madison (height #. ~ in.)
Running Broad Jump 120 lbs. and
under-1st, Pooler, Madison, distance
10 feet, 10A inches; End, Murray
Madison, distance, 13 feet, 9A inches
Sd, Corcoran, Good Will, distance, Il
ftet. Az inches.
$50 yard run, unlimited class-1st
Whittier, Good Will; End, Stevens
Norridgewock Sd, McCrachin, Coco
Will. Time 2 minutes, 80 seconds.
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in the fruit and produce brokerage
business, now located at as Clinton
street
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In the football game which was won
est and it was said that poor general
ship and fumbling at critical periods
lost the game for the. local players.
Cony outweighed Skowhegan fully
twenty pounds to the man and seemed
to take advantage of her superior
weight, making all gains on straight
line plunges. Both teams were heav-
lily penalized for playing offside. The
first touchdown of the game was made
by Cony during the first few minutes
of play. Skowhegan lost the ball by a
tumble on her 20-yard line and it was
over for touchdown, Martin kicking
the goal During the second quarter
when within so yards from Cony's line
Emery of Skowhegan executed a brill
liant forward pass to White, who re-
ceived it, perfectly, taking it across
the line for Skowhegan's first touch
down. Emery 1alled 10 KICK the goa H..
In the first quarter of the second
half Cony kicked off to Skowhegan,
who worked the ball by end runs and
line plunges well into Cony's territory
and when within striking distance
again pulled off a forward pass for a
second touchdown. Emery again fail
ed to kick the goal. Cony received the
ball on the kickoff and advanced it
well up into Skowhegan territory and
by series of line plunges which
withstand, forced the ball over for a
| touchdown, failing however to kick a
goal. Neither team scored in the last
nuartpr Of p1oy Tho Imam.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-11
NATIONAL FURNITURE
COMPANY TO enlarge
improvements Include Seventh Street
Entrance, with Display
Windows.

Builders are hard at work breaking
through the new Seventh Street en-
trance and annex of the National Fur
niture Company. When completed
this will give the big II street house
an imposing Seventh street entrance,
thanked by show windows at No. SO7.
The National Furniture Compa ny
selected its location right in the heart
Of the Seventh street shopping center.
on VI street. just off the buster thor
oughfare. Such a location enjoys the
advantages of much lower rental
than thSt prevailing in this section OF
Seventh street. The company's new
annex and entrance will combine all
the advantages of convenience to pa
irons with the economy of store
whose greater proportion of floor
space faces on " street.
Right now the National Furniture
Company is making reductions
Throughout their entire stock in order
to facilitate the work of the builders.
who. it is estimated, will break
through into the main store building
by the last of this week or the first
of next week.
The membership of the National
Furniture Company is made up of men
of vast experience in the furniture
business, recognized Judges of values
and pioneers in their respective lines,
and the growth of the business has
been rapid, to say the least
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-11
|"DOPE' SELLERS
REAP HARVEST
iPeddlers Raise Prices Since
Harrison Law Became e.
fective Last Week.
DRUGS TAKE BIG JUMP
What Will Habitues Do When Supply
Has Vanished and Their Chan }
nels Are Closed.
DRUGS TAKE BIG JUMP

Vultures who live by the misfortune of
drug habitues-the dope" peddlers who
sell narcotics on the streets to victims of
the habit. are reaping harvest under
the Harrison federal drug law.
Prices of cocaine and heroine, always
high. have multiplied, and users of the
drugs. denied their supply by the usual
channels because of the law, are forced
to pay stupendous prices for Shots
With the passage OF the Harrison law.
peidl"rs of drugs became liable to i'm
prisonmcnt for five years. They know
that they are taking a fearful chance.
and have made their victims pay for the
risk
Horoin tablets. that sold before the pas
sage of the law. at from ] to cents
each have increased until. in many
cases. they have sold for more than 60
cents each. Cocaine, sold at anywhere
from 5 cents TO Is cents a grain, has
increased in price almost as much.
Drug habitues have been forced to sac
rifice in all ways to obtain the drug,
in most cases Physicians have been
wary, as their supply is closely checked
up. Most of the peddlers laid in supplies
of dope before the passage of the law.
and the supplies, at present rates. arc
not going fast.
What the drug users will use when the
supply of the psAdlers has gone and
almost all the channels of the drug traffic
are closed has not been considered.
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purely personal

c. S. Harding and Samuel Owens. cleo
trical workers in the Bureau OF Valua-
tons of the Public Utilities Commission.
Yesterday rendered their designations. C..
=. Williams and H. c. Gilbert were ap-
pointed as their successors.
John w. Faust, of the Associated
Charities, whose illness has confined him
to his home for several weeks, was back
at his desk yesterday.
Oliver p. Newman, District Commits
sioner has been confined to his apart
ment several days by sickness. He VEN
tured to the District Building yester-
day morning, but remained only a few
minutes.
Louis f. Van Norman. who has been
made editor of the Nations Business.
the official organ of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. is expected to ar
rive in the city Monday or Tuesday 70
assume his editorial duties.
Mai Kutz, engineer commissioner OF
the District, left last night for New York
city. where he will inspect the casting
Of the third bronze buffalo for the .
Street Bridge over Rock Creek. The buff
faloes are designed by A. Phimlster Proc
tor.
Former Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer will address a meeting at Easton.
Md, this afternoon. 1t is probable he
will defend the administration Mexican
policy.
4. G. Plant left yesterday fsr New
York to be gone over Sunday. He Will
stop at the Republican Club.
Frank p MiIburn plans a trip to New
York Saturday or Sunday.
AlonZo Tweedale District auditor. has
been in New York City for several days
attending the burial OF his mother. Mrs.
Charlotte Tweedale, who died Monday.
John G. Eversman secretary Of the
Republican Congressional committee,
leaves for New York today on bust
ness.
Ralph ". Hills. Of this city, has been
service at Rome, it was announced by
the State Department yesterday.
Donald II. Sweet has been appointed
as a laboratory assistant in the Bureau
of Standards.
Erwin Harsch has resumed his duties
in the office of the Coast and Goedetic
Survey.
Levi II. David. a local attorney. was
confined To his home yesterday by an
attack of grippe.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-11
PEOPLE MAY AID BLIND.

Tickets for the moving picture shows
at the Colonial Theater, 927 Pennsyl-
vania avenue. il purchased at any of
the following places. will aid the Dis
trict of Columbia Association of Work
ers for the Blind. Tickets are good
up to May /. and are for sale at
O-ram'S Drug Store. Thirteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue: Christian
Drug company. Ninth street and Penn
SvlNaUia, avenue: NJ Il. Henderson :
Cigar store. Ninth and + streets: Ham
Adams News Depot. Ninth and G
streets: f.. q. Smith Piano Company.
I2l7 = street: G.ier & Grier's Drug
S:olr. Ninth street and New York ave
nue.. l.. L. QuiGl"y's Drug Store.
Tweniy-tiv>t and g streets. and Co
lumhia Polytechnic Institute for the
Blind. lNaS II street northwest.
The thanks OF tn" association have
be- n cNtcndcd Mr.. Brylawski. proprie-
tor OF the Colonial. and to those who
have allowed it to place on sale the
tickets in their establishments.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-11
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

For the District Of Columbia and MARYLAND. fair
THURSDAY and Friday; gentle to moderate north
west winds
For Virginia fair Thursday and Friday: gentle
moderate winds mostly west and northwest
There is no prospect OF decided change in
weather conditions during the next two DAYS.
and generally fair weather without decided tempcrs-
turc changes will prevail throughout the ooun-
try.
Tie winds alon: the North Atlantic cnast viii
bc fresh 10 strong northwest: on the Middle At
lantic coast fresh northwest: the South At
l.ntic coast gentle tn moderate and mostly south
and southwest; the East Gulf coast gentle To
mc,icrate west and northwest: the West Gulf
coast gentle to moderate north and northeast;
on the Uprcr Lakes gentle To moderate westerly
Thursday with fair weather; on the Lower Lakes
moderate west and northwest Thursday with fair
weather.
In,al r-mrcratur.- Midnight. "a: a m. q:
:. M. n; =. H. u; M, n: 10 q. m. u: l.
noon. Is: l.. IN, 90 .. m, 81; y. m. -; 3
T.. m. -: 10 :. m. u Highest, 81 lowest. "A.
Relative hum:diiy-S a. m. 81 p. m. y:
J.. m. -. Rainfall IS y. m. to H. M. o. Hours
III sunshine lis; per cent Of possible sunshine. Is.
Temperature sane date last ycar-Highcst.
n
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-11
DENIED HIGH LIFE,
HE Wants GRAVE
So Hubby Said, Mrs. Clascox
Declares, in Divorce
Suit.
LONGED RUN AROUND
six Feet of Earth" Would Do Him
When He Could Notified of
HI. He Wrote.

When Claude A. Glascox. an estimator
in the employ of George NJ. Barker, gets
so that lie can't run around with other
piled on top OF him. his wife, Mrs.
Evelyn NJ. Glascox. said in her suit for
divorce yesterday.
Their family life was just like NOV
ing picture film. according to the wife 5
petition.
For six months after their marriage in
Baltimore in May, 1912, things ran
smoothly at the GlascOx home, at 1916
Spring road. Mrs. Ola scox said But after
that GlascoX started to stay out late.
Mrs. GlascoX was afraid to stay in the
house alone, she said. because she was
nervous. SO she sat on the front door,
step. Her father often walked by and
took her to his home. she said. after
midnight.
After they moved to apartments in r
street northwest, Mrs. Glascox was
forced to obtain work. she said. in order
to be certain of eating dinner. She OBJ
tanned position in laundry at s. a
week.
Mrs Glascox saved SO from her sal
airy. she said, and her husband offered
to put 1t in the bank for her. Whether
he did. she said, is matter of uncer-
tainty, as she never saw it again
When she complained of his habits,
she said. he asked her why she didn't
go out with other men and let them
buy her fine clothes. Other women OF
his acquaintance did that. he told Mrs.
Glascox, the petition rectes.
On February IL. Mrs. GlascoX said. she
and her sister returned to the GlascON
apartment from their mothers home.
The apartment was lighted but locked.
They waited around. they said. and saw
a woman leave by the front door. Mr..
Glascox laughed heartily. she said, when
he was questioned.
On March ), she said. he left her TAX
ing some of her property-including her
diamond ring-and leaving the following
note:
Il have taken everything that ! want.
The rest you can have put in storage or
anywhere you Nant to. for | am tired Of
this HI all the time. | told YOU what ]
wanted you to do last week-to give up that
laundry and stay home and do your work.
But | see you do not intend to do il. and
I intend to run with women. If you will
he here tomorrow, Saturday. 3 o'clock. !
will be here and give You a check for
lel5. which will make $50 for February. 7
will send a check every month for IS.
That will keep you.
II gave up the apartment this n. m
Mrs. Glascox said her husband did
not show up at o'clock Saturday. and
that his statement in the note was tn"
first intimation he gave that he didn't
want her to work. lie seemed pleased,
she said.
Mrs. GlasCox asked a limited divorce.
with permanent alimony. She wants her
husband To return her property and to
he enjoned from interfering with her.
Charles W. Darr and Julius !. Peyser
are Mrs GlasCox's attorneys.
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0be Down Grter

| Claude MOten, cOI0red, was held for
the grand jury in Folice Court yester-
day. charged with grand larceny. Mo-
! ten is charged with having driven
away with horse and wagon Of the
Frazee Laundry Company.
Hedge q. II. Murray, Of zoos b street
southwest. reported to the. police yes
terday that jewelry valued at $30l.5o
was stolen from his store Tuesday
night. A duplicate key was used in
| gaining entrance.
an inmate of the Soldiers Home. was
sentenced yesterday to a fine Of $50 on
charges of being drunk and carrying
concealed weapons. A razor was FOUND
in keenan's pockets. according TO the
police. He admitted being intoxicated
First Assistant Postmaster General
| Roper will decide within several days
whether to grant a hearing TO down
town business men on the question OF
the establishment of a branch post
office in the Postofice Department
building. He has before him numer-
Gus letters requesting a hearing.
Ten Flat and william stephens, two
leading citizens of Staten Island. who
are travelling from their home to the
Panama Exposition in a prairie schoon-
err. reached Washington yesterday.
They will leave for Alexandria. Va.
after collecting a few autographed let
tiers.
There will be . meeting Of the Study
| Club of the Drama League this evening
! at Sis. in the children's room Of the
Public Library. All members Of the
Drama League are invited to be pres
emit The papers will be The Types
of Modern Plays" by Mrs. Willis B.
Rice, and "Ibsen and His School,, by
Arnold Spanhoofd.
The Public Utilities Commission prob
ably will not act upon the application
of the Washington and Maryland Rail-
way for an extension from Third and
Kennedy streets northwest to Thir-
teenth street and Ohio avenue. until
after it has completed its physical
valuation of the local car companies.
This work >will be completed within
month or two.
The Availability Of erecting an auto
mobile refinIshing plant In this city was
discussed at a meeting Of the manu-
lecturers committee of the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday. Walter A. Car
penter and A. A. Birney explained the
proposition F.. e. Rogers and Wade
II. Cooper were named subcommittee
, to investigate and report at the next
meeting.
The fourth OF the series OF Lenten
talks under the auspices of the Asso-
ciated Charities will be held at Rau-
scher's. this morning at II o'clock
The general topic. Social Service and
the Family" will be considered under
the division. The Juvenile Court and
the Family" The speaker will be Judge
| ]. Wilmer Latimer, of the Juvenile
Court
Central once Defective Boyle will
leave for Augusta, Me. this morning,
accompanied by Mrs. Hattie y. Carpen-
ter. of Sill | street northwest. and Mrs
Annie NJ. Schwallenberg, owner of
lunch room at SIS Ninth street north
west, who will appear against Joseph
c. Miller alias Joseph Murphy. 1t is
alleged Miller. or Murphy. stole two
diamond rings valued at 5000. from the
women.