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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-29
WELLINGTON

The community was saddened
Thursday OF last week at the sudden
death of Mrs Orrin kinnie. Besides
her husband, she leaves an aged faith
err and mother and an infant son. The
funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon.
Thomas White. who lives on the
road from Wellington to Kingsbury
died Friday. The funeral took place
Monday morning.
Miss Sybil Cross is seriously ILL.,
Mrs. Will St Clair. who has been
visiting her mother in Gorham, \. H..
has returned to her home.
Harry Hutchins has returned from
Zephyr Hill. Florida. where he has
spent the winter.
Mrs. Merrill of Bangor is visiting
her sister Mrs. John Frye.
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EAST SKOWHEGAN

Eugene Penney is doing quite LOT
of painting for Oryille Kimball and
son.
Mrs. E. B. Richardson and son
were at Skowhegan village Saturday
Herbert Richardson and wife were
at Mrs. Burrill's Sunday. Mr.. Rich
ardson has lately bought a pair OF
twin steers three months old mostly
black with a few small white spots
on them of which he Is quite proud
Ernest Varney has been doing some
work on the barn and ell of the John
L. Burrill buildings and also did
some blowing there. He did some
good work.
Ernest Varney's mother was help
ing Mrs. Burrill one day last week.
She is very nice help.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Reed have
been quite i'll with the grippe. We
hear they are slowly improving.
We hear that John Goodrich is NOV
ing back to his home on the Daniel
Foster place and his aunt Mrs. Wes-
ley Burrill will keep house for his
father Ansel Goodrich. We call that
a nice plan for them all.
Mrs. A. +. Wardwell of Hfnckley
was at George Stewards after early
seed potatoes Friday last.
Our school begins again for the
spring term taught by Frank Pooler.
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BROWNS CORNER-CANAAN

Little Florence and Kenneth. chill
dren OF Mr.. and Mrs. Schylur Burrill
are confined to the home by illness.
wilder Fernaid OF Lowell. Masa ID
visiting for several days In the home
Of his uncle Harry Fernald
Thomas Booker is shearing sheep
for n 7. Chase.
o u May experts to start hts saw
mill In a few days. We hope all
things may work favorable a. the
farmers who have logs At his mill are
anxious To get them sawed and asain
~e feel tina, u 10 . great help 10 have
q mill In the place.
Ciarenes Hodgdon OF Bingham ID
In tho place working for shsvman
NoFus
several Of the tarmsrs are hauiIns
their patatoss a. rhsmpsans crsss-
Tag. Hartlana. and receiving Use pss
hushet
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toe hss hahy svAaaeAsia ~ tafry
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IaAn ntask vers FstuTNtau fswau
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CANAAN

Sunrise Chapter o. E. S. will hold
a sale and entertainment at Town
Hall, Wednesday afternoon and even
ing May II.
Miss Edna futile is visiting her
sister Mrs. Abbott Estes at Clinton.
Canaan Grange will hold a dance
at their hall on Wednesday evening,
May s. Supper will be served.
Percy Williams has purchased a
Ford touring car.
Mrs. Clara Moody has gone to the
Hospital at Skowhegan for treatment
Mr.. and Mrs Wesley Keene and
children of Clinton were calling on
relatives Sunday.
Dr. Bibber has had a New England
Telephone installed in his home.
Miss Edna Nye who has been hav-
ing a vacation of two weeks, return
ed to Portland Monday to resume her
duties as nurse at the Maine General
Hospital.
H. b. Harris. DR.. Bibber Frederic
Davis and Glenn Holt attended a
Chapter meeting at Skowhegan Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Cora Furber went to Show
hogan Friday to care for Mrs Effie
Furber. who is ILL.,
Clifton Holt and Clifford Barrett
have been taking some fine salmon
from Lake George.
Simon Brock. an aged citizen OF
Canaan is seriously i'll. He Is STOP
ping at Alexander Robb's.
Mrs. Esther Goodrich Is gaining
rapidly from her serious illness. Mrs
Eva Nelson is working for her
Claude Thornton has hired out to
work for the season with Alton
Gerald.
Mrs. Virginia Nye left Monday for a
visit with her daughter Mrs. Ernest
Holman at Fairfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. d. Harris enter.
tanned the members Of the cast "A
Cheerful Liar" at their home Mon
day evening. The evening was very
pleasantly passed In playing whist
Dainty refreshments were served.
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SNITHFIELD

william F. Witham bought hand
some pair of bay horses of Watson *
Weston at Skowhegan last week.
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DISPOSITION OF LIQUOR CASES

Portland Press daily. one year, Sc
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3 Reductions

Our Fortified Tire is still
OMAR" cured to save blow
outs. Yet that one extra costs
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The News Of Somerset Busy Towns

THE Kennebec Valley" An inter
esting paper on Bunker Hill" was
read by Mrs. Ethel Brown. The
Chapter voted to give Caberet Show
on May IA. The next meeting will
be at the home of Mrs Carrie Colby
on May 81 This will be the last
meeting of the year.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
China ACCEEDS
TO JAP DEMANDS
Railroad and Loan Conces-
SiOns Given to MikadO
TOXIC CONTROLS MANCHURIA
Excited Chinese Riot on Arrival Of
Japanese Troops-Nippon Grants
One Point to China-U. s.
Not to Act.

Peking.-Five articles bearing on
the Japanese demands on China con-
corning Manchuria were initiated by
the Chinese Foreign Minister, Lu
Chang-E4siang, and Eki Hioki, the Jap
anese Minister, at a conference held
at the Japanese Legation.
All the articles concern Manchuria.
China agreed to the following stipu-
lations.
First-The japanese governments
consent shall be obtained before a
loan is made with a third power in
volving the pledging of local taxes in
South Manchuria.
Second-The Japanese governments
consent shall be obtained when per-
mission is granted t. a subject Of a
third power to build a railway, or
when a loan is made with a third pow
er for the building Of a railway.
Third-If the Chinese government
in South Manchuria employs advisers
or instructors for political, financial
or military purposes the Japanese gov
eminent shall first be consulted.
Fourth-The transfer of the Kirin-
Changehun Railway to Japanese con-
troll for ninety-nine years.
The fifth article, proposed by China,
provides for the continuance OF such
treaties as are not affected by the
present treaty.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Observation-Disclosures Wilson
expressed confidence that the esti-
mates by Chairman Simmons, of the
Senate Finance Committee placing the
Treasury deficit for the year at ap-
proximately SIG, 900, 900, were more
nearly correct than greater estimates.
NEW ORLEANS.-cold weather in
northern Louisiana, Texas and Missis-
sippi for several days has seriously
damaged fruits and vegetables.
PARIS.-A commission of inquiry
into the capture of the American ship
Dacia, while on a voyage from the
United States to Rotterdam with cot
ton, has declared the seizure valid.
BERLiN.-The number Of prisoners
of war now held by Germany totals
sol, 900, according to an official com
munication.
OTTAWA.-Sir George Foster. Min
lister Of Trade and Commerce, an
nounced in the House of Commons
that Canadian Atlantic traffic was par
alyzed owing to the British Admiralty
having Communicated the entire fleets
of the big Canadian lines.
MADRID.-Four Spanish emigrant
ships have been wrecked with a loss
Of 300 lives and 100 sailing ships driv-
en- into harbor during a terrific storm
along the southern coast of Spain.
LoNDON.-More than 1000 women
representing all classes of society,
have responded already to the govern
ment's appeal for female workers to
take the places of men in business
and industry. in order that more re-
cruits may be provided for the army.
LoNDON.-The British losses so far
in The Dardanelles bombardment have
been sixty-one men killed, wounded
and missing.
NEWPORT NEWS, va.-oficera
and sailors from the German convert
ed cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich win
be given shore leave when accomnan-
led by a military escort.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
PITH OF II
WAR NEWS

At a council the Allies admiraIs
aboard the Suffren a decision was
reached to make a new general at
tack on The Dardanelles in which
all the warships will take part.
The Germans have started an often
sive in central Poland, where they
have begun an attack on the Rus
SLAMS in the region of the PiIica
River.
Petrograd officially admitted the Rus
sian withdrawal from MemeI. The
German War Office announced the
recapture of the place after fierce
hand-to-hand fighting.
With 10000 Russians freed for other
work through the fall of Przemysl,
it is announced that the Russian Of
fensive in the carpathians and to-
ward Cracow will be renewed.
Despite Berlin reports of an absolute
calm in constantinopIe, Athens dis
patches in London papers assert
that since the beginning Of The
D~ardaneiles operations 100000 Mus
suimans have fled from the capital
A British prize court has ordered paid
100000 on American shipments Of
Hour and wheat detained on board
the Norwegian steamers Alfred No.
bel KIM and Bjornstjernc B~jornson,
and the Swedish steamer Fridiand.
1t Is believed here that the next i'm
portant development in Galicia will
be a new Russian advance toward
cracow, the Austrians having been
virtually driven out of the territory
as far southwark as the Carpathians.
Hard fighting continues along practi-
caliy the entire 35o-mile western
battle line from the North Sea to
upper AIsace.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
sIsAL SUPPLY SAFE.
United States Arranses to Bring
Fibre Here.

United States Arranees to Bring
Fibre Here.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bryan an
nounce that the government has ar
ranged to transfer 1000, 900 pesos to
Yucatan to pay for the baled crop of
sisal fibre now held in the warehouses
at Progreso. The money is furnished
by American hemp manufacturers. 1t
probably will be transferred through
the Navy Department. 1t is known
now that ships can be had to transfer
the sisal to this country in time to
permit manufacture Of binding Irvine
enough to handle mex summers
crops. 9
How much the 1000. 900 pesos Yucca
tan amount to in American money is
not stated, but at the present value of
Carranza currency it cannot be much
more than $1,400, 600.
In times of peace the 100000 pesos
would be worth $4,000, 900.
This big wad of money will be trans
ported to Progreso and paid out under
the direction of agents of American
manufacturers as fast as sisal fibre
is placed aboard vessels bound for the
United States.
There is no cheap substitute for
sisal in the basis of binding twine and
the United States looks to Yucatah
for its supply.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
EXPORTS MENACE
WHEAT SUPPLY
Warning Issued Against Pres
emf Rate of Shipments
SURPLUS IS ONLY 81 100000
Biggest Days Exports of Flour, $4,000
Barrels, Leave New York for Eu-
rope-Active Purchasing by For
eigners Believed Beginning
of Enormous Movement.

Notwithstanding that the
present heavy exports to European ma
tions of American wheat and -four can
not be continued without endangering
the wheat supplies for food and seed
ing requirements at home, was con-
tanned in the Department of Agricul-
lures agricultural outlook. In the op-
inion of the Departments experts ex-
%portations at the same rate as during
December, January and February IN
til the coming of the new wheat crop
would encroach upon normal domestic
needs.
Investigation has disclosed that
there al on March l an apparent sur
plus of about $1,000, 900 bushels Of
wheat over the domestic requirements
for food and seed that was available
for export in the four months from
March 1 to July 1. While the exports
Of wheat. including -four, during those
four months last year we're 5000, 900
bushels, it is pointed out that those
exports during December, January and
February last averaged almost 5000
900 bushels per month, and if that
rate of export continued until the new
crop is available it would amount to
lao, 900, 900 bushels.
The Departments statement says
that as a result of its inquiries into
stocks of wheat in the United States
on March 1 it is indicated that as
compared with a year ago there are
100000 bushels more on farms and
about 100000 less in country mills
and elevators. Visible stocks, that is
stocks at points of accumulation, are
about 10000 0 bushels less, thus max
ing a total reduction in apparent sup
ply of IA, 1000, 900 bushels.
On March / this year there were
1900, 900 bushels less than a year
ago. Between March l and July l this
year there is likely to be about 5,0OO,-
600 bushels more seed wheat needed
than last year and nearly 1000, 900
bushels would normally be allowed
for increased needs for food require
ments resulting from the years in
crease in population. On this basis
there would appear to be on March 1
about 81, 000, 900 bushels for export in
the mex four months and c%arryover,
which is about 81, 600, 900 bushels less
than the surplus a year ago.
Exports of flour from the port of
New York Monday totalled 155, 600
barrels, the largest single day clear
ance in the history of the grain ex-
change. A big European demand was
noticed in the markets of this country
recently and still prevails. These
trades are now believed t be the
beginning of enormous shipments.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
BILLY SUNDAY REVIVAL ENDS.

Leaves Philadelphia With $51,136, At
ter Bringing in 4t,724 Converts.
Philadelphia.-Billy Sunday ended
his religious campaign here ina blaze
Of glory.
Four times during the day the evan
gelist preached to audiences that over
flowed the tabernacle. The total
number of his hearers was $4,000.
Four times he called for converts
and got an aggregate of 1858 for the
day.
The number Of converts for the
eleven weeks of the campaign is A.
724. So far as results go the country
has never seen anything like it. 1t
not only beats Billy Sundays record
but probably surpasses the record of
every modern evangelist.
Each of the four audiences went
wild at his first appearance and stub
bornly refused to leave the tabernacle
until the evangelist himself left the
platform.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
openIna the cupboard Doors.


There are some people so afraid OF
fresh air" laughed an old sea captain.
that they seem to think they can ven
tilate their rooms by opening their
cupboard doors" And there are peo-
pie who imagine that they can keep
their lives fresh and healthful in very
much the same way. They shut on
all currents from the outside world.
They shudder at its wickedness, they
shrink from it's elamor, they do not
want to be disquieted by it's demands.
and so they selfishly shut themselves
into their own interests and pursuits,
and begin, all unconsciously. to grow
pinched and narrow. The
breath of the outdoor world may sting.
but it is i~nvigorating; rubbing against
other peoples angularities may be
rasping, but it smooths down our own.
and all the rush and hurry about us,
however weary we may grow. is better
than withdrawal and morbidness.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
Great Growth in a Hard EieId.

The Swedish mission in Abyssinia
counted in 1897 five stations. 500 con-
verts. 20 native Evangelists, and 80
pupils in one mission school. Today
there are ten stations, 1000 converts.
IS native Evangelists. ten native
school teachers. l.305 pupils in FIVE
boarding schools and fifty day schools
in the villages. There is a hos ital in
full operation and a press which is
printing in Ethiopian, Amaric. Tigrig-
ma, Tigre, Cunama, Gala and Swahili.
Two hundred hymns have been trans
lated into the Tigrigna tongue and
are used in the mission schools.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
BANKER KILLS WIFE AND SELF.
Howard 6oocock, Treasurer of Astor
Trust, Commits Crime in Home.

Howard Boocock, Treasurer of Astor
Trust, Commits Crime in Home.
New York-Howard Boocock, treas
urer of the Astor Trust Company, shot
his wife, Adele. as she was playing
the piano in their home at IS East
Eeventy-fourth street about $50
o'clock p. m, and then shot himself.
Both were dead when a physician ar
rived.
Just what caused the murder and
suicide the police were unable to learn.
The maids, who were all in the base
ment floor below, were unable to tell
Of any family trouble other than an
apparently slight disagreement at din
ner, and officers OF the trust company
said that Mr.. Boocock did not have
any financial difficulties that they
knew of.
About a month ago Mr.. Boocock un-
derwent an operation for intestinal
trouble and officers of the trust COM
pany noticed that recently be had
been extremely nervous.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
Sixteen New Laws.

Sixteen New Laws.
Governor Fielder put sixteen new
laws on the statute books. The bills
signed were:
Senate 141, Mr.. Read, a charge of 81
for a certified cop of records from
the acknowledgements department.
House 35, Mr.. Mutchler, permits TAX
ing of pike or pickerel through the ice
from January l to 20.
House sc, Mr.. Mutchler, permits
taking of pike or pickerel with hand
lines from January l to 20.
House so, Mr.. Stevens, provides 4or
a sentence under the landlord and ten
ant act.
House 3. Mr.. Hammond. makes uni
form weight for sale of bushel Of oats
and b~uckwheat.
Committee substitute for House 119,
Mr.. DeY.oe, makes certain grade cross
ing agreement between Ridgewood
and Erie Railroad.
Committee substitute for House 120,
Mr.. DeYoe. a companion measure for
funds to improve the Ridgewood grade
crossing.
House 1872, Mr.. Dalrymple, compen-
safes guardian for injury to dependent
children.
House 215, Mr.. Peacock. creates
Burlington-Bristol Bridge Commission.
House ZIG, protecting brush owners
from fires.
House 234, Mr.. Randall, enables pur-
chase of lands in Paterson.
House 235, Mr.. Randall, enables
purchase of lands for county jails.
House 273, Mr.. Conrad. permits the
sale of wild ducks, geese, brant, reed
birds and rail birds during the open
season aud for a period of fifteen days
thereafter.
House 1856. Mr.. Morgan. a street i'm
provemeut bill.
House 316, Mr.. Mutchler, permits
the taking of ten land-locked salmon
or ten black bass in any one day.
House 318, MIR. Downs, protecting
land-locked salmon and all species Of
trout, except from April l to July is.
Under the present law brook trout
are the only species for which a closed
season is fixed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
State Aid for Road Repair.

State aid money for the repair OF
roads will be distributed according to
the mileage of improved roads in each
county, if a bill passed in the Senate
becomes a law. The measure was in
troduced by Senator Edge, of Atlantic,
and is designed to secure a scientific
distribution of road money, rather
than an arbitrary amount to each
county.
Two other road bills which passed
the Senate allow municipalities to Dor
row money in anticipation of the
amount to be contributed by the State
for building new roads, and also to
borrow On the money to be allotted to
them by the road commissioner from
the automobile fund. The bills were
introduced by Senator Mathis, of
Ocean.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
Unrest in China.

Tien-Tsin, China.-Excitement here
increased greatly owing to the arrival
of large bodies of Japanese troops in
Manchuria and Shantung. A thousand
japanese arrived in Tsinan, where the
situation Is causing considerable an
xiety to the Chinese government The
latter has warned officials of the Tsin-
pu Railway to prepare to stop the
railway service as far as foreigners
are concerned.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
True Meanlno Of Life.

Emerson and Spencer agree that our
lives are. as it we're, fragments Of a
greater life. What we want to know
and feel is that this greater life is IA
tional and moral, that it c~omprehends
what 1t Is doing. knows the difference
between right and wrong, and cares TO
do right. That there is not merely
power over us. but wisdom beyond our
wisdom and righteousness beyond our
righteousness is what Emerson
means by calling it soul-Seth G
:ench.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
MAY ADJOURN EARLY IN APRIL.
Wasted Time and Poor Attendance
Caused Adverse Criticism.

Caused Adverse Criticism.
The first week in April has been ad-
vanced as the date of possible adjourn
ment of the Legislature. There has
been ONE talk of an extra session or
for both Houses coming back for a
day or two. Next weeks legislative
accomplishments may determine the
point. Progress thus far has been
slow and there are many complaints
heard of the waste of time.
The passage of fish and game bills,
amendments to the practice act and
other minor matters have taken up the
time of the Houses. There is always
a large attendance of the members
Monday evenings, but Tuesdays and
Wednesdays it is difficult to secure
q quorum because the members know
in advance what the program Is to
be and unless they are interested in
some of the minor measures to be
moved they fail to appear.
Many blunders have been made by
the lawmakers with the result that
bills that have passed both Houses
have been recalled from the Cover
nor for the purpose of amendment.
The Senate has passed the eight
economy and efficiency bills, and they
have come to the House of Assembly
for action, but nothing has been done.
The enactment of the economy and
efficiency measures is one of the i'm
portant pledges in the Republican
platform of 1914.
One reason for the failure of Speak
er Godfrey to push the economy and
efficiency bills in the House is the
great personal interest he has taken
in the Morris Canal abandonment
bills. Everything else in the House
has been subordinated to these.
Another reason is the fact that
Speaker Godfrey has a bill in the
House that would make one of the
bills useless and he wants to put this
through before the economy and eff
cheney program is considered. BY the
terms of one of the amended economy
and efficiency bills, Commissioner of
Labor Lewis T. Bryant is retained in
charge of his department without in
reference, but not content with this,
the speaker has presented a bill that
will largely increase the powers of
the commissioner, and increase the
number of his employees.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
BELGIAN RELIEF FUND ss,4so,ooO.

United States Leads With $6,2oo,ooo
to January 81.
Havre.-Up to the end of January
the following sums had been contri-
buted for the relief work in Bel.
GUM:
BY the United States, $4,000, 200.
BY Great Britain, $4,000.
BY New Zealand, $500, 600.
BY Canada, $500, 900.
By Spain, $40. 900.
BY Italy. $4,000; total amount con,
tributed, $3.50, 900.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
NETHERLANDS PROTESTS

Action of German Submarine Brings
Vigorous Message.
The Hague.-The Netherlands Gov
eminent, after a meeting of the State
Council, forwarded a telegram to Ber-
lin asking for an explanation of the
action OF a German submarine in TAX
ing possession Of the Dutch steamers
Batayier V. and Zaanstroom, and con
~fiscat1ng their cargoes. The Dutch
newspapers are all inclined to take
a serious view on the affair and de-
scribe it as arbitrary.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26
Mo Slams az h. s.

Washington.-Aside from the fact
that a note of inquiry was sent to
Japan some time ago seeking an in
depreciation of the demands on China.
no steps have been taken by the Uni
ted States in relation to the issue %
raised between these countries.