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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-23
Can Hear My Saviour Calling; dia-

Can Hear My Saviour Calling; dia-
logue. Five Year Program, Martha
Lancaster and Eta Cooley; reading
We or They. Mrs. S. A. Foss; sing
ing. Faith of Our Fathers. The next
meeting of the Circle will be Dec
Is at Elmwood, when Mrs. Clark will
have charge of the study of The
Kings Highway. Anyone interest
ed in Missions will be welcome.
Ray Tibbetts had the misfortune to
lose a COW last week.
Mrs Abbie Fox has gone to North
Hartland to assist Mrs. Lynn Greene
for a time.
S. A. Foss and Alden Buchanan
went to Scion last Wednesday to at
tend the funeral of comrade James
Sterling. a member of the William
Morgan Post.
Sumner Williams who was report
ed i'll Monday with threatened pneu-
monia, was little better Tuesday.
His mother Mrs Olive Williams, who
suffered an i'll turn Saturday, is said
to be somewhat improved.
Mrs. Earl Ward and Mrs Frank
Goodwin with their mothey Mrs. Geo.
Mckinney, were in Skowhegan the
first of the week where they enjoy
ed brief visit with their sister Miss
Marie Bunker trained nurse, who
came from Boston for a week end
visit with another sister Mrs. Daisy
Russell.
Miss Thirza Drake was at home
for brief visit before leaving, Nov.
IA, for Portland, where she enters
the Maine General Hospital to train
for a nurse. She has been employ
ed for nearly two years past in the
family of DR. L. A. Dascombe at
Skowhegan. Miss Drake with the
others of the family, are profuse in
their expression of gratitude to those
who did such faithful work in saving
their buildings in the fire of Nov. IL,
which destroyed the home of Ernest
Cook near by.
Asa Emery and son c. A. Emery
left last Monday for Washington, D.
c. to pass the winter. Mr.. Emery is
the second oldest person in town be-
ing nearly 86. and has many friends
here who look forward to his return
in the spring. Mr. Emery has al
ways manifested much interest in the
affairs Of his native town as well as
in the Baptist Church of which he
has been an active member more
than so years.
Mrs. Harold Corson is expected
home from Somerset Hospital the
last of this week
MAINSTREAM
Mrs. J. s. Laughton and little
daughter of Ripley are visiting her
parents Postmaster and Mrs. M. ]
| Merrill.
Mrs. Daniel Stevens has closed her
home here and gone to live with heI
daughter Mrs. Albert Leighton in the
western part of Harmony.
Mrs. Lizzie Baine returned home
Sunday from ST. Adams, where she
has been caring for her mother Mrs
Samuel Lowell,
| Mrs. Dennis Leavitt is in Cam
bridge helping take care of Mrs. Lin
sey. who is very sick
| w. C. Bunker and his mother visit
ed relatives in Guilford last week
Mr.. and Mrs. l. A. Campbell and
daughter Althea, spent last week in
Parkman with Mr. Campbell's broth
err Roland Campbell and family.
| Mrs. Nina Wheeler and son Ran
dali of Lewiston are visiting her pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. Zerah Emery.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-23
S0L0N

Mrs. Emily Patterson spent Thurs
day in Madison.
Flora M. Varney of Hartland is
working for Mrs. Frank Moody this
winter
Superintendent Wood of Athens
was In town Tuesday overseeing the
schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Randlett spent
Sunday in Bingham the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Fentiman.
d. c. Baker returned from the hos e
pital in Lewiston Saturday noon
where he has been for the past
month and half.
The Woman's Club will meet with
Mrs. Elizabeth Coolidge next Wed,
nesday afternoon. The subject of
the meeting is Arts and Crafts, the
roll call to be answered by current
events.
Deputy Sheriff Foss was kicked in
the face Monday noon by one of his
colts which he was exhibiting. No
bones were broken but Mr.. Foss re-
ceived a cut on his nose and several
bruises.
Rev. II. c. Glidden attended a com
mittee meeting consisting of the min
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
SEWING CIRCLE BACKS PASTOR.
other Influential jersey Folk APP
pear for vic lie IL suing.

New HAVEN, Conn, May John
Boyd Avis. "A former Speaker OF the New
Jersey Assembly and other well known
persons from Woodbury., n. j.. testified
in the Superior Court here today in
behalf of the good character OF Mrs.
Dorothy A. Triplett of b56 West lS0th
strAt, New York.
Mrs. Triplett, who is the wife OF the
Rev. John Edwin Triplett, pastor of
the Woodbury. Presbyterian Church,
had been accused of occupying a room
In a New Haven hotel with Jack Will
son Shaw. q New York real estate opera
tor. Shaw and Mrs. Triplctt's brother
in-law. Granville Hampden Triplett. are
being tried for conspiracy to obtain d.
vorce evidence for the Rev. Mr.. Trip
lett. who Is being sued for divorce by
Mrs. Triplett in New York.
j. Hampton Williams. a banker. and
Eugene Redfeld of Woodbury. JOINED
Mr.. Avis In testifying to Mrs. Triplctt's
good character. The Rev. Mr.. Triplett
on the other hand. brought n number
Of Woodbury. folk with him to testify
to the contrary. Frank ID. Pcdrick
Sheriff Of Gloucester county Constable
Leon Budd and several Of his parish.
toner's were among them. Among the
women Of the Presbyterian Church sew
ing circle who testified that Mrs. Trip.
lett was an untruthful woman Were
Mrs. Augustus Il. Eastlock. Rebecca
coulan. Livia Carr. Mary T. Jessup and
Edith Trask.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
TAX PAYING DATE ARGUED.
p~rcndcrgRst for Advancing, but
Real estate Wen Oppose.

Compirnll.r rreudcrCa~t alone ap-
reared before Mayor Mitchell Yesterday
In favor of III" hill which advances the
dates for paying taxes from May ! To-
January | and from November | to July
/. Real .stat" mon opposed the measure
without exception.
"rher" is perhaps no better basis for
the sounducsS Of the advance of dates"
said the Comptroller, than that which
is suggested 10y sound business financ.
It is generally recognized as entirely
proper for an individual or q corpora
tiou with An adequate capital to borrow
IN anticipation of the payment Vt money
due. From this standpoint II is entirely
arpropri,te for the city to borrow in an
ticipitlou Of it's arrears in taxes and In
arprovriatc and uuSouud to discount its
futur" business The city now operates
ON borrowed money from January to
June in anticipation OF IN" payment Of
the first half of taNcs, and from July
t. pcccmher on the second half. The
advance Of the date Of payment TO Feb
ruary | viii mean a saving To the city
in 1870. for example. if the tax levy ia
tNcn 5000, Goa. o00. Of tho equivalent Of
interest ou ou"-thirl ~ this amount
Laurence NJ. u. Mcclure, Stewart
Browne. Martin SAKE, chairman Of tho
state Tax commission, and Lawson
rurdy, president Of the city Tax Board.
all spoke In opposition to tho bill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
WESTCHESTER T

Tho following ar. IN. directors e'erted
a. N" -e""r' annual meeting Of the ,;~r-
horcauN Com pany ~ $50 South Rroadwav.
llnk"rs Eugene and johanna Gerh.reauS.
william g Bryan and Vincent c. Pcrs.
ly-'t," Young has appointed Samuel
Vein 20 Port chester receiver for property
iu W's' street. Port Chester. involved IN
e mortgage fore '"suro acton brought by
Ier1W" \ Peck against Colinds Ciafardint.
Ice .payis ~ Workers. CYRUS e. Miller
md Richard W Lawrence Of The Bronx
htv" boon appointed commissioners or con
BronN Parkway Commission along the
Bronx River.
!; Is going to cost Dominick Matturano
- Port chester 5000 for having = dor
Nhi p took ono bite a. Tho right, jog of
salvatore l~nv"llo. q fourt"cn-vNhr-nld boz
damages before Justice Morschauser and =
jury.
Tho Northern Wes,ch"~c- Lighting
COMPANY of ossininr rejected these
directors: " r. -Addick-. George y
Corte'you. II T. and !. y iawtry. Thomas
sterling. Francis a. Strat;on and +. A.
Nani"r.in.
i.oui. e.. \. Levin OF Fort chester has
been appointed 90 soil property IN Manaro.
neck avenue. Namaroucck. In "A foreclosure
action brought bv lohn 4 LYON and
carmluc SarZonc aud others. Tho plain
tins hayc taken Judgment for SStt
The sai' 90 Frank Chalwl,k of Ynuk~r-
AK gains ii" N"N Haven railroad company
for $4,000 damages fnr the loss % hts
iiEh' htrd. whi'h vas about 70 81 ~
itit. h"for" lIs,i"" M"rsrhsgser ycster
dtH wa settled a. soon as the lurg was
drawn Tn" r'aIrt!n aEreei to accep,
down IN a tuunei near Bridgeport.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
SCORED BY
Thompson Inquiry Adds Z" Transit
Cost. says COmmissiOner

public Service Commissioner Travis
II. whitney asserted in a speech last
night before. the city committee Of TN"
Citizens tnion that the Thompson legIs-
lative committee. which has alread"
tied up much of the important work az
the Public Service Commission must be
held responsible for "A very large part
of the added cost Of the new transit
- stem If i keeps on with such hearings
as Il has been holding during the las;
week.
You will realize he said. tina, !u
work Of such magnitude as ours there
develop crops of eX-employees, unsuc-
cessful bidders, complainants dissat's-
fed with results obtained and franks
all of these are being given "A WELDON"
haven by the Thompson committee.
with opportunity TO use the great Legs
lative power of subpoena and investiGa-
ton 70 annoy and delay the work or
the commission. The time and atten-
ton OF important officials of the con-
mission are being constantly taken from
their work to explain matters that ~
almost every instance have been gon"
over thoroughly by the Comptroller OF
the city or by the Board of Estimate
and Apportionment.
The public should know that II the
committee is to continue on such mat
'erS as IL has bsall nOlil'lE lil'iufSlS W.
this week +, will result IN increasing thu
cost of constitution by hundreds OF thou
sands OF dollars through sheer inability
IN the part Of the commission and It's
Officials 10 give the necessary time TO th'
d.%oartnental matters they are respoi'
sihlc for.
AT the same time the commi'te" is
showing a strange apathy Will. resp"cl
TO progress on lines of inquiry startec
nv il, where the commission does no
have The power of Investigation. re
fer specifically TO such matters as I'M
Gillespie contract and commitments ahf
obligations These matters are OF grea'
interest both to the commission ana u
the public and should be investigated
10 the fullest extent. The th1'
week has attempted to insinuate ina
the investigation OF the Sevenh avenue
accident was not sufficiently thorough
VIII IL be necessary hereafter 10 hoId IA
| inquiry as to whether the inquiry int
these commitments and obligations wal
sufficiently thorough"
The meeting, held at ~ Park row, I'M
headouarters OF the Citizens Union. re
suited I'm a decision to appoint a specla
! committee to work with the Pubic SER
| vice Commission. This committee vii
make "A study of the Public Service com
missions work and will offer sugges
| tons from time to time. Mr.. whine!
| declared himself in favor OF the appoint
ment of such a committee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
?. s. G. SEEKS VETO
OF THE HORTON BILL
Would Permit Holding Com
panirS to Control Certain
Public Utilities.
THOMPSON \ SPONSOR


Th. pIhIir Service Comm 'rs'ou son.
E, . ur,,. ...t, .o..,,s,
Vn"t ne N''" IN" norton ''"' WINE" W.
i'">N'" 10y '' L'SN'''"' '''''''
"'orte r. h'UhpH'"' "l''H' 'ES'''.N'
committee mas h''' N~'s'-t''IS '"'
upH' c''N.'' ' '''"'SN'""' anu ''"''''
! union ! norton were tue 'h'' SPONSORS
Tor TINS measure M"''h gives N''.N ,o'
noi"tl'hs h"' sunJ"'' L" 'h" 'o,'I', "'
me iuhN' serve" onlh'lSSI"'' '"' rlH"'
10 ac9ul'" NOR" 'n'n ]" per cent ~ l"r
STOCK ~ certain V"'''' S''Nh' '"rl'uI'-
tons. Such requirement OF STOCK - tof-
hlhdeh uhl'r INC I"" hS II no" s''hhS.
since IN" p'ssas" 81 th" pubic Sr'-
VIC" commission ld" ~ l'"'' says INC
or'"f hl"d with III" 'i"N"rN"r' ''on'rol or
corporations mas H"rn prevented 'Nc'Nt
as surh c"n'rp' hal previously % IN"
enactment heen cr"npileH"i.
I'm" reasons Tor TINS ar" sun cooi
and may b" summed up in the statement
that tn" commission mas no control or
such hold nG corporation in It's relations
with the corporation l. controls as 10 the
issue OF securities by the controlling cor
poraiion against securities or contracts
of the controlled corporation, the ac-
counts Of IN" controlling corporation ds
TO business Transactions between them.
tn" administration by tn" controlling
corporation Of the controlled cor
porat!on's property. moneys or securities
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
POLICE BAND WILL L
MON Musicians Lose Application
for mn Injunction.

Supreme Court Justice 1fotchkiss
denied yesterday an application by the
Musical Mutual Protective Union as a
taxpayer to restrain the police. street
cleaners and firemen's and from play
ing In the police parade tomorrow. The
union contended hat the members of
the various departments were not per
forming duties for which they We're
paid by the CITY when they acted as mu-
%ticians. and complained that they were
taking bread and butter from the mouths
of union band'nen.
Counsc for the union said hat the de,
partmcnt musicians had been ordered to
play In to-morrOy's parade, which lei
Justice fIotchtiss to say. Permitted f.
better. for II would he rather difficult to
order Il man 90 make music in a brass
band
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
CITY FLAG RAISED
IN BATTERY PARK
Orange, White and Blue Bunt-
ing Formally Presented
by George McAncny.
ITALIAN CHILDREN SING

There was little Dutch blood in the
yesterday afternoon to celebrate a land
ing of Dutch families here about 200
years ago and incidentally to see the
city fiag-orangc. white and bluc-pre-
sented to the big town by George Me-
Aneny, representing the City Flag Com
m'ttee.
Thc fact ia that the Respondent new
bunting was raised to the top OF the
tall Battery Park pole ny two children
of Italian parentage. Charles Francolini,
Q, and Rose Raccuia. s. the prize pupils
OF their class in Public School 81. They
grabbed the halliards with the enthusi-
assn of natives and sent the flag f'uttor-
Ing to the truck.
Meanwhile the natives. mostly not OF
Dutch ancestry, commented m the fact
that nearly all tho 500 school Children
of the lower wards of the clty gathered
I'm the park were the sons aud daugh
ters OF Italians. And when I'll" little
ones. each waving "A mlulatur" copy of
the flag of the Union and a city flag
passed in and out Of tn" park 'hey
saw the bronze bust Of another italian
who had discovered New York harbor
| more thar a hundred years before Peter
Minuit came along.
The bronze torso represents Giovanni
Ill NerraZzano who not onl! came a hun
bred years before the adNentureson
Dutch but also preceded liendrik Hud-
| son. who worked for Il Dutch company
hy about eighty-iiNe years. But there
| was not A little boy ~ girl in the ghI
procession who thought anything about
the priority Of the discovery rights ui
Ncrrazzano or of the idea OF having a
city flag OF Italian coiors. That may
come later
Al Of the school children wee IN light
attire. the AR h,Ing %! Italian s'iiucsS
and all sang The star SpaugIc ed Ban
n.r.' using all the words. mat native
Americans seldom commit, TO memory
| and "My Country. It's OF Thee" viii
/ot half half So much foreign accent as
! cte- M!nuit might have used.
The flag tine prizc pupils sent alo''
was to have hern gwen 10 Mayor Mtche
iu 'eison. vat he had az engagement
and so Rolough President LOWS II
/ Pounds OF Brulk!yu received ''' gi
rom Mr.. MyAucuy. John y i'n' 81
,H. nlg committee Wa master Of ,ore
monies. GEORGE II. Ga.t.tud had charr'
of ., music and iu,'" were present ais
Dr. Abraham jacob. pr NntpN,o blsdu'
School Commissioner Of the FIrSt dis
tr!ct George ". BVr.cIEu, Dr. i,or-'
r. Is M. John quincy Adams, Echdr'
V. Meade and the ~ uoi,sIs OF the tou
downtown scbonis that took par; iu n,
exercises MARY T. DAVIS, Anthony !
ruGj,.c. Joseph l. Roruiu and Mtsnu
/ t,Tt--
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
GREENATHLETES OFF FOR PENN
" III Compete IN DuRl Meet On
Franklin Field O-mOrroV.

HA$oNLE. May 4-Dartmoutl's track
suuad OF twenty-five mcu left for Ihil-
adelph.a tonight for its third annual
dual meet with Pennsylvania on Satur-
day l.ack or outdoor practice has ham
dicappcd the Green team. Coach l1.ll-
mau is depending on the experience and
gamcuess Of his charges TO offset this
drawback. Penn will certainly take
most of the points IN the spirits. hut
I'm the middle distances and the hurdles
Dartmouth Shouli hold hrr own. capt.
I;',y and lHCtv are %capahl" quarter
m.lcr- and are both .Np. ted 10 make a
crcditnblc showing In tha field events
Wnrthiugtou and Spears Will surely an
mex a few points. tn" former IN the
hiodd jump and the latter in the shot
putting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
NEW JERSEY NOTES.

Mrs MARY Kmeta, so, NJ Garfield. was
Killed Wednesday might by nm Erie train
uu the trestic near Ssddl" River avenue.
Her body Was not identified until yesterday,
\ chnpo' costing $4,000 has been pre-
scented - tho congregation of tn" thur'h
of tho rouV"nRnt Of Paterson hv Peter
puarkcnhush, q department store owner
and Billy sunday leader.
According 30 information from Indian
Upolis, lnCi'n Waddington, who was
visiting friends there. was killed nv a
trolley car. For many Years she had been
an instructor IN ia" salem schools.
The now south rrpshvterian Church Of
Nouiclair is to he built, in part, hv a col
l~c,tion of pennies q mile long. The Young
ronple 81 tho church have started the
pan The pennies viii total between $500
and 5000
libel suit was Med In Newark yester-
| dsv against the German ship Adam
.,rum, wing In liohoken. Th" ship IL
owned hN a German firm. TIL" suit II for
slO3. oOo for goods supplied by several com
panics. which tn" ompanN failed to pay for,
Articles Of Incorporation wor" filed In
Trenton Yesterday by the Flemish LINN
photograph Company of Mcrccr street.
JIacknnsack. for $1,000. 900. The incor-
nnratnrs are Edward O. West and Cor
! nelius II. Xclin 81 Hackensack and Hurt
&. Suydam OF Woodbridge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
Last spring Football Practice.

Spring football practice a. columbia
closed yesterday with 4 general conlDe-
ti,ion for coaches and men. Nanny LIT
iaUer. IN. giant fu'lback and weight
tlrower. won the feature event when he
heaNei a forward pass right INTO the
bands Of one OF the ends ffty-scven feet
away from where the ball was thrown.
tti.k >hor. coach nr tho freshman
.tslm. Won the puut!lc contest ".'h s.N'H-
two Yards. Coach M"t,tlf sad De was
Vel pleased with the spring practice and
believed u d'i NOR" good merely as a
means of keeping men dcdua Ntc'l win
the game than 49, a menus Of teaching
sr.d.ruu technique.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
GUARDIAN FOR SLAYER'S SON.
QurcOs Prosecutor to protrrt In
tcrcst. Of Daniel y. Clare,

Frederick O.. De Witt. Assistant pis-
trict Attorney Of Queens county. was
Yesterday appointed guardian for Dan
lei Noble clare. son ~ James j Glare,
oX-purilist aud politician OF Long Island
CITY who ou Wednesday was sentenced
10 sing sing tor not less than eight
wears for causing the death Of his wife,
Ida Glare. Daniel Glare WAS the piin-
cipal witness against his father.
MI. De WITT was the prosecutor who
brought about the conviction Of Clare.
II" Was appointed guardian to protect
the boys interests in the hotel property
at Queens boulevard and Fitting street.
where his mother vas found slain. The
Long island city Savings l;srl Is about
To- torc''o>c a mortgage ru the property
for 5000. The prop"rtv f. worth about
So un". The property was IN his moth
cf = mann" and the SON is the only heir.
James j. Glare inherited "A life interest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
TARIFF BOARD SOON,
CREDIT MEN HEAR
Representative Anderson. at
Dinner Here, Predicts Ac- =
ton by Congress.
700 CHEER PROPHECY

Members Of the New York Credit
Mems Association Mt the Hotel Astor
last night received with cheers a
prophecy hat the present Congress
would create a tariff board to get the
facts needed for a businesslike fair tarif
bill.
Representative sydney Anderson of
Minnesota was the prophet. His hearers
paid attention to him because he was a
credit man before he became a states.
man.
Mr.. anderson told the 200 men at the
dinner that he knew h IA business re-
yards the assembling OF Congress with
fear IA grects It's adjournment with a
sigh Of relief. business men know, he
said. how iuefficiently the business OF
the Government IL conducted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
CADETS TO VISIT PRINCETON.
Wcat point choir VIII Sing at sum
day Morning services.

PRINCETON. ". j, May 4-Ninety-
seven West Point cadets, members OF
the Military Academy choir. will spend
the week end in Princeton In charge OF
two officers. The West Pointers will ar
rive early Saturday afternoon and at
tend the Cornell-Princeton baseball game
at University Field.
They have also been invited 10 Join in
the senior singing in front OF Nassau
Hall. giving some Of the SONGS Of the
Military Academy. along with such selec-
tons az the Princeton seniors MAJ have
to offer. sunday morning they will COM
bine with the regular chapel choir.
The cadets will cave sunday after
noon. While IN Princeton trey will BE-
Tie guests OF the student body. sleeping
IN the various dormitories and eating at
the upper class clubs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
PASSES RURAL CREDITS BILL.
senate Approves Measure which
seems Certain tn go to Conference.

W~AsHiNGroN. May i--Thc S"nat"
passed the rural credits bill late this
afternoon by a vote of 6S 10 !. The
measure IL certain to be amended in the
House and will have TO be dealt with
by 70 conference committee.
senators who talked against tho hill
voted for il. believing il would form the
basis for some intelligent system of rural
credits.
The bill was reported by Senator
Hollis from the Committee On Bank
ing and currency after u subcommittee
of the two houses had devoted several
mOnths 10 the measure