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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14

Those in position to know state
that at the meeting of the directors
of the First National, when final
action was taken, no dissenting vote
was cast OF very pertinent inter
est, in this connection. is the law
that National Banks cannot perma-
nently hold stock in manufacturing
corporations. The stock just sold
came into the hands of the bank as
the result of loan, made to the in
stitution, many years ago. The
Comptroller of the Currency has re-
peatedly called the attention of the
Bank to the necessity of disposing of
this stock and the Bank has held it
thus far under the representation
that they were seeking to get what it
was fairly worth. 1t seemed the
time must soon arrive when an i'm
perative order would come for its inn
mediate disposal. This was one of
the reasons which lead to the sale
at the present time.
The rumor that this block of stock
would have been taken by local par
ties, at a price equal or above that
given by the Central Maine Co, is
entirely without foundation. The
Bank proceeded in this particular as
would any other owner, selling at
the highest figure offered, as it was
manifestly its duty to do
Whether the sale is a good thing
for Skowhegan, or otherwise, it may
be regarded as having been newt
able. The Central Maine Company,
in view of their previous extensive
ownership here, were in position TO
pay more than anyone else could af-
some time fall into their hands. The
fact rema ms that in all human prob
ability. there will never come time
when a customer, wanting one horse
power. or a thousand, for a local
manufacturing enterprise, will not
find the Central Maine more than
willing to sell it to him. More than
what that corporation may say about
it and of more moment than any con-
tract they could give, is the condition
that makes it, and will always make
it, to their interest to sell their pow
er near its source of development If
the Central Maine can sell the cur
rent from the Skowhegan powers, in
and near Skowhegan, they will save
the cost of transmission. They will
also profit by any increase in popu-
lation, due to location of new i'll
dustries and new customers result
ing for house Lighting. These are
all favorable factors so fav as the
local power situation is concerned.
1t may be further stated that, while
this deal was pending and at its
conclusion, the most emphatic state
ments where made on behalf OF the
Central Maine Company that, SO far
as the matter was in their control,
the industries now dependent on the
power they have just purchased,
would be continued. Contracts with
the Maine Spinning Company, having
three years to run, and with the
Skowhegan Pulp Co., covering the
next two years, provide for the pc
riods mentioned as to those two
companies. 1t may also be of in
terest to note at this time that, of
the electric current now being con-
sumed in Skowhegan, 16 per cent is
brought here from other powers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14
ODD FELLOWS HOLD A.
RECEPTION
Fourth Veterans Jewel Presented
During Evening to Honor Guest

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in behalf of the Odd Fellows of Car
rabassett Lodge and spoke of Mr..
SAWYER Past Grand of the Lodge.
whose record is uuexcplled by very
few in the state of Maine. Mr..
Jacobs said in part. "Altbo we
have met here tonight to honor Mr.
SAWYER il is he who has honored us
BY his very long and useful connec-
tion with the Lodge. His father
was ar honored charter member and
| think it was he who instilled into
the mind of his son the love of Odd
Fellowship. Mr.. SAWYER has seen
many changes. lie has lived to see
a long line of members elevated
chair bv chair. while many others
have passed beyond the clasp of the
fraternal hand into the Great Be
yond If is inst such men as Broth
er SAWYER. who have paved the way
TO the success which this Order has
attained all over America
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pnrnor eanc and vocal n,mber
n.os oleo ci,.on hv Nobla Grand
Charles Turner, with Mrs. Abbie c.
Lambert as accompanist. At the
conclusion of the program. Mr..
Jacobs presented the pin To Mr. Saw
yer. all of the odd Fellows standing.
Mr. Sawyer responded in few well
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14
THE DEATH OF AN OLD
RESIDENT
Was a Member of Russell Post and
One of Names First Volunteers

After an intermittent sickness of
many years duration. Jefferson Say
age died last Thursday night at his
home on Middle street at the age of
rs years.
Born in Embden, Nov. 18th, 1888,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14
SALE Of PULP co.
IS CONFIRMED
The First National Bank
Transfers Stock
Central Maine Power Company Will
be the Gamer

The sale of the controlling interest
in the Skowhegan Pulp Company, by
the First National Bank, to the Cen
tral Maine Power Co., reported by us
last week, is now confirmed. This
purchase gives the Central Maine
people the ownership of 4011 horse
power, out of 55SS, the present rated
development at this point on the
Kennebec. The Skowhegan powers
now owned by the Central Maine are
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14
Somerset Nurses Receive Degrees

The following list of graduate
trained nurses. residing in Somerset
County. have recently received the
degree OF r. y registered nurse)
from the State Board of Registration
of Nurses Miss Mac Sperry Hop
kins. Bingham; Miss Jennie Durgln
The Forks; Miss Hannah f. Bunker,
Skow hegan; Mrs, Ila Richardson
Cavanaugh, Skowhegan; Miss Vena
Blaisden, Norridgewock Miss Grace
Greenleaf, Corrville and Miss Ida
May Fowke, Anson.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14
IS CAUGHT IN TUES
DAYS BLIZZARD
Robert Emery Perishes
in Mayfield Woods
Body Found Last Night About Three
and Hall Miles from Camp

md H.if
Robert A Emery ef his Dlal. ,s.s
found dead At seen a.eIoce last eye,-
ing IN the woods IN Va46e1d atoat
three and half m o. f.o,o the oid
NavheId sIa,e euarrics re had ief,
= Glars carsp alone far = d.
hunting. Al ut9e O'Clock Tuaed.y
morning Toward n5gb, a. he did
NOT return The peonIe - the caron
became alarmed esneqialf, +, vie,, r.,
the fact that he sraa storm of ,te
early morning changed 3rto hiizzsrd
conditions as eyer5rg es,aa an Tb,,.
searched as best ttev could in ,te
darkened woods bat NJ. i,able ~
find any trace IF 10 ro .ssirg vo,,,g
man. The search was continred
thru The day Weauezdsr vii o, in.
creased force and covering q iarger
TERRITORY. 81 Tor a#e..el -,-,.-d...
afternoon track s#.#z. a#scg. .-.d 49,
a little later 80. laa.s r,o, H..
place where fa tsa t4s-ed ,4a Mich,
IT, unfortunate young naa. eyident.y
after hours of wandering. had ahan-
doned hope OF reaching he camp. H.
condition must have been desperate
and person Of les physical endur-
anee and courage would undoubtedly
have given UP the hght al that time.
H had Tovreya~ aar#a -Ia b.r. b.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14
Mail Christmas Packages Early

Postmasters all over Somerset
county. as elsewhere, are urging that
Christmas packages be mailed at
once. The mail congestion, during
the last IS days before Christmas,
grows worse every year. Thous-
ands of packages are delayed and
some are lost Early mailing will
in part remedy the difficulty.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14

$. F. Emerson is improving after
his recent illness
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14
THE NEW BUILDING

THE NEW BUILDING
The new Exhibition Hall is by all
means the handsomest structure
built 10y any Fair Association in
Maine during 1916. and is probably
the most attractive standing on any
Far ground in Maine today. AS
originally planned. its contract price
was lust over $3ooo. As the work
Of construction was entered upon the
plans were changed TO eliminate the
posts thru the center of the build
ing This added S2io To the cost.
About the same time it was decided
10 put in hardwood flooring instead
of spruce and this change called for
$40 more. This building thus COM
pleted has magnificent unbrokeu
hardwood floor area suitable for
dancing. military marching. drilling
and other similar purposes. No one
will regret that the price was carried
up thereby from $4,000 to $3.50 The
total cost was exactly $3767. this lat
ter sum including $132 for wiring
and installation of electric lights.
The original subscription of $35o4
Was more than enough for the build
ing at first proposed but is something
like $500 short of the cost after add
ing the above mentioned essential
improvements. This will give an
opportunity for those who did not
participate at first in the fund for
this building to come in with the
crowd on this exceedingly worthy en-
telprisc
SOMETHING As TO FINANCES
The Somerset Central bought land
extending its lines straight thru to
the Russell Road last May For
this they paid little over $1,000
There has been income enough, in
excess of expenditure. during the
past year, to about half pay for this
land. In other words. the land pur-
chased. after dcducting the net in
come for the past year leaves the
Society with the increased real estate
value of $1,000 and an increased in
debtedness Of $500. The total in
come for the past year WAS nearly
$500 Among the principal items
of expenditure other than the land
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14

Archie Weston will return home
Saturday after short hunting trip.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14

II. II. Hanscomb has returned
home from 4 hunting trip
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-07
Y. NJ. C. A. NOTES

The Junior Boys Council met for
lunch on Saturday noon at the "Y F."
Dhe following committees were ap-
pointed: Hilmar Hanson, chairman,
Howard Giese, Wilbert Schochow; F.
+. O. B. committee-Irwin Hall, chair
man, Harold Steinman, Elmer Rap
raeger; Club attendance committee,
Norman Scholt, chairman, John Rel
itz, Irving Wescott, Claude Allan;
Membership committee-Elmer John
son, chairman, John Spiegel Mark
Rick.
The Saturday Evening Post Club
met at the Y. M. G. A. and elected
the following officers: President
Bernard Riebe; Vice President-Ed-
ward Boehm; Secretary - Howard
Hooper Treasurer, Eugene Hooper.
Alfred Kiefer, Louis Leak and Gale
Meyers have been appointed COM
mittee to promote the Older Boys
conference to be held at Beloit on
December 1, 2 and 3. A large number
Of older boys plan to attend this con-
ference. They will go by way of Mil
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-07
LABOR TIDE FLOWING
STEADILY TO WILSON
Organized Workers Of Michigan and
Illinois Indorse Democratic
Candidate.

New York.-Enthusiastic offers of
support continue to pour into Demo-
cratic headquarters from workingmen
and union leaders from every section
of the United States and from every
trade and industry. Not only will
President Wilson get hundreds Of
thousands of votes from workingmen
hitherto members of the Republican
party, but thousands of wage earners
who have voted the Socialist ticket will
this time mark their ballots for him.
The latest Endorsement of President
Wilson by a labor leader comes from
John II. Walker, president of the Illi-
nois State Federation of Labor.
"A working man who would vote for
Hughes, in the face of his acts and
declarations against labor, and in the
face of the great accomplishments of
Mr.. Wilson for labor" said Mr. Walker.
must be uniformed, misinformed,
blinded by prejudice or carried away
by party sentiment"
No word said for President Wilson
will have greater effect than a state
ment by Andrew Furuseth, president
Of the Seamen's Union, declaring:
81 am for the election of Woodrow
Wilson and a Democratic Congress be-
cause of the enactment of the Sea-
mems law and of the ClavtOn-act. rec
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-07
A REPUBLICAN BOOMERANG.

Nothing so forcefully reveals the
desperate situation at the Republlcan
National Campaign headquarters as
their attempt to discredit President
Wilson's Mexican policy by Movie
picture directed by pardoned convict
whose idea of a thrill is scene
showing nuns being ravished ana
hose conception of patriotism Is the
President asleep at his desk.
But after all, the principal Is re-
sponsible for his agent. Hal Reid was
only trying to earn the $4,000 appro-
priated by the Republican Natlonai
Committee for a film, which now
stinks so they don't want to get WITHIN
smelling distance of it. And they eX-
cuse themselves by saying they never
knew it would be so rotten! The point
is this-it wasn't too rotten If they
could get away with it. They were
caught in the act of trying to put II
over" They were caught In the act
of trying TO deny responsibility for it.
Does any one believe that Hal Reid
went ahead with the faxed false film
before he had had his scenario o. I'D.
ly some one In authority at Republic
an Headquarters? Everett Colby's in
dorsement. ITS a corker," is sufficient
proof OF this.
That ii was in execrabie taste or
even treasonable-what was that TO
this crowd which has nothing to spend
but money, The whole sordid affair is
fit parallel TO the Rum, Romanism
and Rebellion campaign which proved
such boomerang TO the parties that
started 1t. What can you expect OF
party which campaigns on abuse. Will
fication. SANDER, innuendo and liesf
We agree with the Brooklyn Eagle IN
wondering IF there was anything In
this film that was not more than Sug-
gested by Colonel Roosevelt in his
many attacks upon the Presidents
Mexican policy? He has proclaimed
President Wilson responsible for the
conditions that he described. Others
have done the same. In view of this
why should the playwright be blamed
for adapting the material 10 his medi-
UNI? Can IL be that the villifiers OF
the President had 10 see these things
on the screen before realizing how
tr2ly despieable this form Of attack
appears TO most peopleg
The exposure of the character OF
this putrid aim should. says the Even
ing World. prove a sharp lesson TO Re
publican campaign Leaders. The
whole affair puts stigma upon Re
publican campaign methods"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-07
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

The sixty-fourth annual meeting of
the Wisconsin Teachers association
was held in Milwaukee the past week.
S. B. Tobey, superintendent of our
city schools, j. E. Giessel, county
superintendent, R. c. Munkwitz and
Miss Mable Cook, supervising teach
ers in the county, Miss Edith
Hamacher and. Miss Minnie Thomp-
son, assistants in the Marathon
County Training school, and w. W.
Albers attended from here.
1t was estimated that 1000 teachers
were in Milwaukee for the convention
Mr.. Tobey was chairman of the
Grammar Grades section. Many noted
educators from all over the country
were on the program and gave very
able addresses.
While the general sessions were in
progress, smaller gatherings were also
held, where special subjects were dis
cussed. Among those of unusual in
terest were the kindergarten meet
ings. addressed by Nine. Maria Mon
tessori, who was accompanied to the
convention by Miss Helen Parkhurst
of New York, supervisor of Monies
sori work in the United STATES.
Officers elected by the association
for the ensuing year are President,
M. @. Potter, Milwaukee; vice. resi-
dents, Charles A. Jahr, Elkhorn
Frances Bammach, Stevens Point
E. F. Neverman, New Richmond
treasurer, G. f. Loomis, Waukesha
On the executive board, Gustav
Tiefenthaler, Milwaukee, is succeeded
by L. S. Kelley, Mayville.
On Saturday morning business
meeting was held at which time an
amendment to the constitution was
considered. 1t had been proposed tc
change the convention date from the
first week in November to the holiday
week and the taking of the conven.
tion from Milwaukee, but it was de.
cided to leave these as they have been
in the past.
The convention this year was the
most successful ever held because OF
enlightment on modern educationa
problems.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-07
AMIGO NUTS GET
TOGETHER IN ORDER
Start National Society to Raise
Huge Charity Fund by
Christmas

Good morningl Are you little
nutty in the dome?" is the paraphraSe
for the famous soap advertising slogan
adopted by P. G. Fietchtner and Char
les Penning of Amigo in founding the
Loyal Order of Nuts of America"
Eyes," have responded more than
400 persons. The L. o. o. N, A. in
dicating the eruditephrase, 'loOney'9
already has more than that number of
members. They are self.confeSsed
nuts.
Mr.. Fiechtner, first president, and
Mr.. Penning, secretary-treasurer, plan
to make the order national. With
that object they have sent to all the
principal cities of the United States
notice inviting the public to confess
its little eccentricities and connect
with the order, which, they publish
was founded in Amigo quite myster-
iously on Oct. II, 1916.
The object is chariety. Each mem.
Der pays annual dues of 10 cents The
entire exchequer will be donated to
charity shortly before Christmas.
The byrules are as follows: Oualifca-
tions, take them all big and small,
short and tall, tuff nuts not wanted.
Object, sociability. Result, charity,
Officers, chief nut, treasurer, Emblem,
one small nut worn on right lapel.
Greeting, "Hello, Brother Nut"
Shake with left hand; if left handed
shake with right. Dues and initia-
ton, one dime; no assessments.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-07

waukee and return via Madison.
thereby visiting three of the largest
cities in the southern part of tbs
state. Ray Johannes and Juliuq
Wilke are on the program.
Tuesday evening at the "Y," while
the election returns are being 70.
ceived, the Boys Department will
give cabaret entertainment. Sand.
wiches, salads, drinks, fruit and loo
cream will be served throughout the
evening and an excellent program
has been arranged. The boys hope to
raise enough money to send delegates
to the Older Boys conference at
Beloit. The Junior Hi-Y club will
conduct candy booth at the cabaret
The Ergosandrians met at the
home of Walter BiSSel and spent q
pleasant time last Wednesday. Next
Wednesday they are going to attend
in body, the first number of the
lecture course.
The X. X. KS postponed their
weekly meeting last Thursday in
order to attend the Raymond Robins
lecture.
The S. S. S. club met with Emerald
Wright. Lawrence Bucklin was ap-
pointed chairman of committee to
pick out suitable pin for the club.
Mr.. G. F. Hyde is spending a week.
end at Waukesha, Wis, visiting some
of his friends at Carroll college.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-07

ognizilig and enforcing the equality
before the law of workingmen with
other citizens"
Asking, Are Ye For God or NAM
mOn?" President A B. Garretson of the
Order of Railway Conductors urges
President Wilson's reelection, in the
October number Of THE Railway Con-
ductOr." Mr.. Garretson is a lifelong
Republican.
Unanimous Endorsement of the Will
son administration by the organized
workers of Michigan, until this year a
rock-ribbed Republican state. is given
in resolutions adopted at Saginaw by
the State Federation of Labor. Dele
gates who were Republicans born and
bred disregarded partisan considera-
tons when it came to supporting the
man, who. more than any other Presi-
dent since Lincoln, has stood consist
emily and always for the rights of the
many as against the privileges of the
few
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-07

p. M. Weinkauf, who has been in
Clinton, Iowa, for several months
past, returned to his home in this city
Saturday.
-Chas. Genslein of Milwaukee, ar
rived in Wausau last Friday and re-
manned until Saturday, and together
with his wife and daughter, who had
been visiting Mrs. Genslein's mother,
Mrs. Anton Mehl, returned to their
home.
Mark H. Barnum, who came to
Wausau week ago to cast his vote at
the coming election, ,and to visit his
relatives in this vicinity, went up to
Lake Shishebogema to spend a few
days with his mother. He will return
to Washington, d. c., where he holds
position in the government printing
office.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-07
SOME OF DEMOCRACY'S
PLEDGES TO THE PEOPLE

1--WE favor a shortening of the
legislative session, not through
any artificial limitation of the
number of days of the session, e,
which brings with it abuses
greater than those it would cor
rect, but through better business
organization of the legislature,
more careful planning of legisla-
ton in advance, and revision Of
the rules of the legislature.
1--WE pledge ourselves to carry
on expeditiously and with due re-
gard to the public interest, the
business of law-making, 20 abol-
ish useless offices and commits
sions and to invoke policy of
strict economy to bring about tax
reduction for all the people and
to abolish the private subway be-
tween the legislative and public
service corporations that was in
such free and constant use dur
ing the past legislative session.
1--WE are in favor of shifting
the burden of taxation to those
able to bear it. We are in favor
to use the words Of the national
Democratic platform, of adjust
ing the burden of taxation so
that swollen incomes bear their
equitable share
1--WE are in favor of a budget
system which will make it pos
sible for the legislature to give
adequate consideration to and
vote intelligently on appropria-
ton measures, and which viii
substitute for the present hap
hazard method of appropriating
public moneys, one in accord
with the principles of economy,
efficiency and service.
1--WE believe that the privilege
the present administration ex-
tended to the RAILROAD corpora
tons to pay their license fees
one-haIf every six months should
be EXTENDED in common justice
to all the taxpayers in the pay
ment of their Individual taxes"
From the Democratic State
Platform.
a@4&zs&Aaae.- - a. - :, -----Hr-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-07

Tomorrow, Tuesday, is election day.
Mr.. Voter, just sit down before going
to the polls and ask yourself shall 1
vote against President Wilson who has
kept the country out of war and given
US great prosperity throughout the
country, and who has done more for
labor in his four years rule than has
been done by another man in the past
century or shall 1 vote for an untried
nan, who is owned, soul and body, by
Roosevelt and the money interests of
the country?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-07

The very dry and unfavorable
weather of the past summer knocked
out the potato crop and as conse-
quence murphys are $3.50 a bushel.
The republicans are flaying President
Wilson for the high prices of potatoes.
Wheat, rye, cheese, butter, eggs, ETC.,
have been purchased by the warning
nations abroad until the price of each
has been boosted sky high. The aver
age human republican calliope is hold
ing his hands above his head and crying
out that President Wilson is to blame.
They also blame Wilson for war in
Europe, and some go so far as to
blame Wilson for the poor hands
which they hold in whist, which is
just as sensible. This sort of rant does
not go with the average voter this
year.