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BENSON LEADS FOR
SOCIALIST NOMINEE
5000 Votes Ahead in Primary
kirkpatrick Wins for
Nirr-Prp>idrnt.

tHICAuo. March l0.--lucomplcte re-
turns in the national primary election
Of the Socialist party show the closest
race for the Presidential nomination in
its history. with ohio, california,
Washington and oregon to ho heard
from. Milan !. Benson Of Nonkers. y. V,
magazine writer and former per
man. leads James ". Maurcr of Reading
IA, by a little less than 5000 votes, The
vote fer the third candidate, Arthur lie
Sour, Minot, y. H., was far below that
of the two leaders, hut he had sufficient
ballots TO prevent any candidate rc"civ-
ing "A majority OF the votes so Tar tahu-
lated. In the event that neither Mr..
henson nor Mr., Maurer gets n majority
their namcs Will he submitted for am
other vote.
George II. Kirkpatrick, lecturer and
author, of Newark, y J.. already has a
majority of the votes for vlce-president.
His only opponent was sat" kl'hhrds
O'Harc of 81, Louis.
Victor l.. l,crgcr OF Milwaukee and
Morris Hillquit of New York city Will he
two of the five members Of the national
executive committee. They were IN. only
two among the thirty-one candidates TO
receive a majority, n cannot u" dc-
feated on complete returns.
For national executive secretary the
race wa said to he close bet w"cn Adolph
Gcrmrr Of i;ellevillt. H., aud Carl II,
Thompson of chicago, Walter i.anfer-
sick, the present secretary, WAS running
third on the face OF returns 80 far re-
ceivcd.
The ballots were submitted to the
voters January 10, the vote being taken
through the different State organizations
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Val o'Farrell denied last night that he
had ordered a ~dete"taphone installed in
Mr. Wockss office. hut did not deny that
the -four persons named. two men and
TWO wnuon, concerned in IN. affair, we're
his employees, In fact he admitted that
his agency had been getting reports Of
conversations IN Mr., Weeks's Office,
though not. he Insisted. by detectaphonr.
YES. we have been getting reports Of
conversations he said. and from the
way witnesses We're handled in there |
guess Their" isn't any doubt they were
In ~" District Attorneys office.
Those reports make mighty interest
.Ig reading, and II we published them
they would shake Wcstchcstcr county.
Also, ! guess sir. Whitman would bc
pNctty interested to see them. ] think
Ne Il Ike to see them,
"W"'r. not Worrying a bit about II,
W" haven't done anything illegal, We've
had people up there in Westchester
getting reports of conversations. but
there hasn't been any law violated. and
'he'c wasn't any detectaphone. I'm
amused II Mr. Weeks has put a dstNcta-
phone in there
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RANSDELL REPLIES TO ROOT.
IIovjsiana senator says New
Yorker Ia IOcOnslstent.

WAsHiSGToS. March Senator
Ransdcll of louisiana. a Democrat, de
iivered a speech entitled The silence OF
Elihu' in the Senate to-day 1t was
a reply to ex-senator Roots recent ar
raignment Of The ADMINISTRATION for
eign policy.
After declaring that ex-senator Roots
silence on President Wilson's Pan
American policy was because he could
md nothing in II to cri'iriso senator
Ransdell took issue with Mr.. Roots as
sertion that treaty obligations should
have caused the United States to protest
against Gcrmany's invasion Of Belgium.
He said
There IL a peculiar Inconsistency
when senator Root protests against
what he processes to regarh ~ n vlola-
ton Of a treaty made by the United
States. " u breach by us 81 any treaty
obligations IA regard to Belgium has
been committed which deny. II does
not Ne IN the mouth Of ex-senator Root
Of all men to protest against n
Was N. not III" publ" dcf"ud"r and
apologis' uf the rap" of Panama by III"
United states Has he not in puhlic
addresses attempted TO Justify the Ma
grant violation OF our solemn convention
with our weak sister, Colombia, and
hat ruthless disregard OF her sover.
! e,gnty rights
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TOPICS IN PULPITS FOR
FIRST UND IN LENT

rwcnty.nrst street ii NJ. morning
pray"r and sermon hy the re',,r' the Re.
prayer and SERMON by the rector.
FORT WARRINGTON PREsBiTERlAN
CHuRcH-'orner i!t,h street The Rsy
h m.n.e a. H si. ss"m M' IN The D m T. nn:'Gr t, T.,
OF Refuge. In the evening, "a christian
Patriots but, The latter Is the Conolud-
ing sermon In tn" cours. on the christian
Problems"
Park AVENUE CHURCH corror
Eighty sixth street. TaIcot, WNiams'
Nersity, will lecture tomorrow morning ut
70 o'clock on Tho Advertisements" Or
Jameson VIII pr.aSh II ! NJ an KIM
who Went Back on Himself christian
kriens.. violin soiois,, - ,,.,.
West Ninety-second street. The Ret' nr
". W. Bellinger viii preach At the ~ and
, o'clock services, The Rev. 4 e. NJ,
IESTriHi@'AL RRriIGIors soclETy--,s
West Forty fourth street Henry FRANK
leader Of the society. VII! deliver in-lnor-
Frsncais, ~ West Forty fourth street. his
sixth Lecture on twentieth ceniury ialth,
~" rh",m. HT'n he serrcn nr Tor -
ST. PAULs CHAPEL. Columbia lpiy"r,-
city. The preacher at tho regular 4 o'clock
service viii he Prof Edward A. steiner,
chapel choir under the direction of Prof,
Walter Henry Han
CHURCH OF III AS'ENSlCN-F'nh
avenue AZ T"nth street. the Rey pr
Percy stickney Grant, rector Morning
s~ervic". II O'Clock. preaching by pr Grant.
Eyensong service, ! O'clock, Stain"rs The
Crucihxion." with special %s"loisis. Tho
Public .Forum In.. wNi he addressed at
fsssor OF biology at the Wcstchester
state Normal school, on The Relation
Between science and Theology"
COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF ST. NI'H-
oI.AS, Fifth avenue ~ Forty eighth street.
The Rev, Malcolm James Macleod, j. y.
minister. The Rev. Arthur Frederick
Mabon Will preach In the morning at II
O'Clock. Special musical service in the eve.
''HiHRI.EM- YORK rREsByrE-
RIA CHuRCH-The E"N, ';eorg" Wells
ArWs, psstog; y 4 M%;:rrnrrh chsiishs' OF o,
: LAKES CHuRcH-Convent avenue
at iAist street. Father Hughson. O. II. q.
viii hold a day OF devotion tomorrow,
when Father iIushson will give his intro.
ductory address. Addresses AT 10 and ~
MARBLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH
burrsll viii preach in the morning a. ~
o'clock on "A Vineyard in a Fruitful Inn
at : l.. NJ, on An Interview with Lac,
WI'TGERS PREsRyTERIAN CHURCH
Broadway at S"venty-third street, Dr
Itussclrs subject at The II o'clock service
VII he spiritual worship,i at the 8
o'cIc:k service; -Thr Elder nro.hsr" -.
man Viii SPEAK at II a, NJ on "Hamas
Drifting and Divine Steering
THEosOPHIcAL HEADQUARTERS
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TO MAKE HUGHES RUN.
is NEBRASKAN'S PLAN
Rosewater Lines Up ~ Papers
for BrOadSide Demand
on Justice.

OMAHA, Neb.. March 10-A move was
made here to-day to force Justice
Hughes OF the Supreme Court to go he
fore the voters OF Nebraska "a a capdi-
date for the Presidency, Victor Rose
water and other old line Republicans say
that they have s~everty-four Republican
newspapers % the State enlisted TO in
dorse the jurist as Republican leader.
Mr.. Rosewater Is owner OF tue Omaha
Bee and in 1912 was chairman of the Ma
t!unal Republican Committee. a total
Of $50 newspapers we're asked TO !ndorse
Justice Hughes. n half Of this number
have come out for him The Nebraska
states Journal. Lincoln the Fremont
Tribune and the Hastings Tribune are
among the principal papers concerned
II is planned to bring the remainder OF
the papers into line Just before the pri-
maries ar. held and secure the stimuli
,areous Endorsement o. the Justice.
The returns so far are surprising in
their unanimity OF Hughes sentiment
said MIR Ros.water. Though Justice
Hughes has refused to have his name
90 on the Nebraska ballots. the blank
space on the ballot Will serve the voters
TO make known their choice
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SIMS FOR BATTLE CRUISERS.
without Them Fleet Could Not
Ward on Foe. says Expert.

W~AsHINGroN. March l0.-Capt. ". 8.
Sims, who raised a storm several yea RI
age by demanding all big gun battle
ships added to-day his recommendation
20 those already made before the HOUSE
Naval Affairs Committee that the con-
struction OF battle cruisers he undertaken
with all possible speed.
Without the least hesitation ] would
urge thai you buiid o battle cruisers
this year." said Capt, Sims "If you de-
clde 10 build four more capita! ships next
year ! would urge that they be battle
cruisers"
without battle cruisers. Capt. Sims
argued, the feet will be blindfolded. Any
enemy feet with such vessels could no
effectively screen the movements 81 q
convoy. he explained, that Il hostile fore"
could he landed n the United States he
fo,e the navy could be brought within
striking distance, This was demon
STATED by IN" war manTuvres last suin-
lner, in which a! the scouts OF the de-
Tending fleet wer" wiped ont because
Of the lack Of battle cruisers, l.. said.
one hundred submarines world not be
able to prevent a fleet equipped with
fast scouts from making An attack on
New York city, capt, Sims declared.
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IS DEFENDED
BY LORD ROBERT CECIL
Denies German Charge of Illegality-Contends u Boat
Policy Has Exceeded Law-London Thinks Bern
storA's Note Adroit Move to Win U. s. Favor.

ccedcd. would they have allowed o
to come to Great Britain?
ibid they allow food to he introduced
into Paris for starving civilians IN 1870.
or allow the population to leave 'le
city? We contend that. Judging by the
~ferocity of the fighting and the destruc-
ton Of life. by bombardments other
things. this economic pressure of cutting
off supplies. while 1t undoubtedly imposes
hardships. liz much less destructive OF lifc
than IL the method OF conducting the
present war on the battlefield.
9TH Germans seem TO claim ina TIVE
British Interference with their trade Is
not, Justified That is absurd. bn th"
contrary 4, IL recognized by the n"l-
hgcr.n,s as n right always exercised ~
the Power able TO do so. The relnc"y
is I'm the hands OF the German nee'.
uphoIds British policy.
,The English Government does NOT
admit the measures they have taken 10
jntercept trade correspondence are III
any way Illegal. They are prepared 10
Justify them in law. and 80 Tar as hu-
manity is concerned we certainly do not
fear a comparison with the actions OF
the Power which Is responsible.
1.-THE Germans state hat II II con
trary To their intention to Kill neutralf
nv submarines. why then torpedo IN.
Iusitania without warning. n"win tha'
neutrals were OH board. aud why repea'
the act by sinking the Arabic
."rhc Germans maintain they nowhere
infringe. upon the rights of neutral trad
erx II Ia true that thcir fleet has mol
had many opportunities TO do 80. vel
they warn neutral traders tina, all ships
entering the war zone are liabl" 10 b'
sunk. Moreover. have they ever shown
regard for the owners OF innocent neu
trial carsoes upon vessels which the!
destroyed
.'Our contention is that the i"rman'
would star,c us out If they were ADJ
! 10 do so. In fact. they have boast"d ma
| they would be relentless and ruthless II
their campaign. and announced the re
crudesccnce Of their submarine campaiCl
"A the only way to bring England on he
knees.
The main question is not between "
selves and the Germans. bu, how we eat
interfere as little as possible with IN
| rights of neutrals and get maintain on
bellieerent rights.
Asked about the new submarine cam
paign, Lord Robert said
We'll, the Germans are already vel
DAYS at II. They have not done much
| There is 10 doubt hat u navy Is ahl
TO handle any development We have
| very large reserve of strength
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G. O. P. MIXUP IN GEORGIA.
ROOse welt Wen aud Regulars SpIit
~ Committee Meeting.

MACON. Ga. March l0.-Two state
central committees. two state Conven-
tons and two contrasting delegations To
the national convention in Chicago is the
probable result Of the meeting of the
Republican state executive committee
here his afternoon.
The regular Republicans. led By Ma
'ional Committeeman Henry :. Jackson,
FLASHED with the Roosevelt faction. led
by Walter IL Johnson. .As soon as the
committee met the Roosevelt men or.
ganized the committee and named John
son chairman. Disorder became So great
thar the police elected three leaders o.
the regulars.
The Roosevelt faction issued a calI for
u State convention to select national dele.
gates, to he held in Macon April ~. and
the regular faction called a convention
for the same date I'm Atlanta.
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evening ~ Miss Annie Peake on ".Theoso.
phy and the Th"osoph!ral society"
BROADWAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Duncan buchanan win preach at II O'Clock
on ,"rh, Writins Above, TIA" 'roN' Spe-
ms Spohr's ,an,ata God. Thou Ar,
Great under the direction OF chiffon Ro-
sell. Organise, and choIrmast"r.
NEW CHURCH tsw"derhorsianp-E ss,
Smrth, pastor, win preach tomorrow
morning At II o',!o'k ~ the pastors
c A. I %prp IS Ss s.i' c i;iTS, bio topic viii he
MRS, ~CHArlN-?l Wcst For,y-fourth
street Getting at the Truth some Rea,
Theatre Francois, Mrs chaplin speaks in
formally in her studio on sunday evening.
IN; The SAM. building and has classes on
SCHOOL. OF THE RuILpERs-i5o IVES,
seventy eighth street The subject OF ad,
Cod" on Monday, .April 3, a class for ad.
vaucci students will hr started for the
highest ,mstaphysigal teaching
ono street MIS- Nan Marter vii spe,k 'f to,
morrow morning at ~ o'c'oCk on Essen,
tiai Preparedness" Francis e. shobcr VII
speak At the evening sorric" at $ O'CLOCK
cHGRCH oFTHE TRANSPORTATION
East Twcnty-ninth street. First Sunda,
in l."nt Maths, 1890 a Nj; choral even,
COLLEGIATE 'irRrH-wcst En-
avenue at seventy seventh street. Tn,
minister, the Roy, Henry Evcrtson Cobb
II u, VIII preach at both services. After
urc in Hcaven', song cycle. Faith, Hop,
and charity sung ~ Mr.. Althouse.
'HR1STIAN SCIENCE 'HuRrH-rh'
s%nhJ",.t Of ne lesson sermon Tomorrow
n'salms, cit, II. l2l, My days are INK.
"a shadow thai, dcclineth - hut thou
q I%rI; shalt endure forever
A. Nj. by the Rev. Worth NJ Tippy;s i. NJ
Miss Jenni" Hughes Of China; 10 A. NJ
Prof Thompson,s Hlhir class for men.
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCI
Madison avenue at Fitty-sevcnth street
The Rev, Wilton Merle-Smith H.. d.. pas
tor. Preaching at II A. NJ, by the REV
John Douglass Adam, II. ID. AT $3.50 y. VI
by the Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick, ID. IL
u. N. -"
ST, pAlL's METHODIST CHURCH
West End avenue at Eighty-siXth street
Dr. Charles L. .%ioodeIl, pastor. VIII preacl
Methodism came TO New York" "
FothTH rREsHYTERlAN CHURCH
Dr.. Ed gar WHITAKER WORK lh"'1 pa.,"r' ' rs"a
evening Miss Mary Seller, harpist, will as
sist In a special musical programme,
rAhHAmH BAPTIST rhrECHI-w..
series Of sermons ON 'rh" Rest OF Faith,
at ~ O'clock; The objectionable SIN
! What II Is and who Have Committed it,
ST, ANDREWS NJ. p. cHuRcH-wcs
seventy-sixth street. II A, NJ, Dr. Alie
MacRossie; i. NJ. the Rev. George i
] Mayer.
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her home. al Valley road. Montcl,,.
Dr. Paul T.. T~rucsdell. dentist. bn.
band Of the young woman. denied TODD
that he administered the ether due
the operation. He said there were ,,,'
nurses in the house at the time. IJc u,
his wifc'S mother br. John II youa,
who was performing the operation or's,
Mrs. Trucsdcil died. and tho t't.. ,nr...
know that he did not ad,niu.stc ,''
autcsthetic.
Mrs. Matilda Trucsdell. tue dop,.,.
mother. said to-day that the STOW I'M,
lishcd about the death of her d,u,b,,,
in-'aw was 'ail les She tcfi,cd =.
discuss the case. br. Truc'dcI i%ofc,-si
anestioners TO Joseph 'oult. Jt. h,
lawyer.
Mrs. Anna Wolf Of @1S Elm Air..
mother of the dead woman. ht. h,.
subppuacd to appear before the CO.
Jury Tuesday afternoon.
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u March lo.--The emphasis
which Washington correspondents Of
London ncwspapers ,av. p,acpa on the
,u,.u,. ,ou.a.,., -, -. c..u,.u,,.
cause VIII American pubic opinion
""'"s" T>""""SS@uor '"n Der'"''" .
note Is appreciated here.
,ouht Won bernstorNs adroitness IN
realized, put IL is contended that ne ~
SIMPLY trying to shirt the blame to Eng
lands shoulders.
Lord Robert Cecil. Minister OF
blockade. speaking nv behalf of the Gov
eminent TO the correspondent OF THE
srN to-day. said
GERMANS note Is simply a restate-
ment OF the old misstaiement
1T il totally untrue. AZ stated by the
Germans. that British armed merchant
ships have orders encouraging attack
on submarines. Their armament is de-
fensive. and to this they have we'll es-
tablished right under international law.
What better example than the fight
between the Moewe and the u Nc
lavish could I've cited" The latter vessel
was armed with a single gun, which was
employed to keep OFF the adversary while
~endeavoring to escape"
Lord Robert went into detail over
the points In the statement made by
the British Ambassador In Washington,
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FATAL DOSE OF ETHER
IS DENIED BY DENTIST
Detectives Press Inquiry Into
Death Of Mrs. Trucsdcll
Of MOntclair.

NEWARK, y. T.. March 1o.-De,cctives
from the prosecutors office to-day OIL
tipucd their inquiry into the death "
N,s. Emma Wolf Truesdcll. who died
Eehrary Is OH the operating table ia
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NALpARAIso. chllr. March lo.-The
first pdu-Ancricau aviation congress
opened here to-day with the Chilean
Foreign Minister presiding, Nearly all
~ IN. American countries were repre-
sented by delegates.
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The three have confessed. the authori-
ties say, that this room was engaged
about SIX weeks ago by a Miss Loretta
J,inison, sand 10 hc connected with the
Val Farrell detective Agency IN New
York. According TO Mis- Teresa os-
good. vhu lives now At l, Nest ll5th
street, Manhattan. bat formerly AT rs
Mon.anock street. IN the Dorchester sec
tion Of Boston. Miss lamison engaged
her to take charge of the Office on Feb
ruarv IL.
Miss bsgood. who formerly worked for
the Burns Detective Agency and later
for oFarrcll. she said. was IN charge
~ the office dnd had with her the two
men. who are stenographers. They are
William Y Malzinger of 40 Woodland
avenue. queens borough. and Joseph
Neitlich. who gave no address. She
mailed tho typewriter transcripts -. the
conversations each day. she said. II she
told 90 whom she mailed them. 1t WIS
not announced.
Miss BETTY Lyon. y steuoeraphcr 60
: p,oyed hv Irving " Young. agent Tor
the hI'ldiug. said tnat when Miss Jami-
, son engaged the room she noticed that
tn. woman asked 'nauy questions about
the Arrangement o. the District .Attor-
r.y's rooms. particularly the location
va NNHE % 'NN ' " - F'fH t'F
ever. said that the frs; she knew Of a
! de,cctaphunc was when Malzinge- WAS
employed on February ~ through Guy
Bidding.r. also q private detective.
The d~.t.ctaphou" MAS discovered be-
cause an employee noticed the w!r"
From a position behind a bookcase in
NJ Nceks's private Office, In which he
ard Assistant District Attorney Fal!on
talked with Witnesses in the Osborne
ease. the wire went hroue a window.
over two doors. under two other doors
across a hall aui through a picture
moulding
several note books full Of shorthand
I notes were fourd In the Office. Whei
transcribed they we're found to bear en-
tirely upon the Osborn. case. being re-
ports Of conversations between MIR. Fal.
Ion and the father OF James Connolly
one ~ the five conyicts who accuse
Mr.. Osborne Of immortality. and am
Harvey. the convict on whose test!monl
twcnty-one other Inmates were indicted
for immortality 10y the Grand Jury tina
indicted MIR Osborne.
.Af'er they had given their ailegct
confessions ~" thre. stenographer'
were not detained. but were %subpunac,
10 appear In cour, on Monday 1t Il
Understood that Mr.. Weeks VIII dea
leuientlN with Them because OF wha
they have told lie IL intent upon get
ting those behind them, This he Ice
lieNcs he can do.
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ADMISSION FREE
FIFTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
ruth Ave. and tiny-huh ~,
REV. l. H. JOWETT, ID D.. Pastor

Services at II A, NJ and $50 y NJ
DR., Jowett VIII preach At both services.
Offering for thapcls and schools.
Mems Bihlr class NJ 10 \. NJ.
The NIL e"k Service in the chapel Oh
Wednesday at SIS T. NJ. wiil be conducted
by Dr, Jowett.
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BEDFORD PREsByTERIAN CMlRCu,
Nostrand Ave-, and Dean st, RrnokINN
Pastor. =. Edward Young. ioiiO \, N
7:t5 y. II.
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'0SB0RNE'S ACCUSER
FINDS LISTENERS
Prosecutor Weeks Discovers
DictOphOmc Hidden in
His Office.
HAS THREE CONFESSIONS

WHITE PLAINS. y. v. March 10-The
discovery just three days before Thomas
Mott Osborne goes on trial here for
perjury that two men and n m who
say they arc employed by n detective
agency tina Is working for Osborne, had
placed Il det%cctaphone In District Attor-
ncy W"eks's office has caused great ex-
ctttucut,
After questioning tho three most Of
the day Mr.. Weeks said they had con
fc. sed that the O'Farrell Agency had
ordered them To take stenograI,iic notes
~ ANY conversation in his office regard
ing The Osborne case. The District At
torncy believes he has a complete ease
against all involved. and intends to
prosecute those responsible TO the full
extent Of the law.
The detectaphone was discovered be-
hind a bookcase in Mr.. Wecks's private
Office IN the Realty Building. where he
and Assistant District Attorney Fallon
discussed the preparation of the coun,y's
cases against Mr.. Osborne for perjury.
the trial of which bcgins OH Monday,
and for Acknowledgement and immortality.
which will be tried Immediately after
ward. The wire led to an office on the
NTH floor occupied supposedly by a pub
lie stenogragher.
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,,rru AyENvE BAPTIST ,u,Kcu

fifth BAPTIST en- kCU
to West tb'N street.
Roy, Cornelius Wu"'fkin, II t. Minister.
Rev. u Herbert button
Ur. WOelfkin will preach ut ~ aud \.
sunday School. $40; Rihlc Classes. $50
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-15
Likes SkOWhegan Ideas

The unique things which Skowhe.
gan has been doing recently are be
coming famous throughout the land
Someone mailed our issue of May 14tf
to a lady in Plymouth, Mass. Concern.
ing it she writes to a Skowhegan
friend as follows:
Tell me more about Skowhe-
gan. II seems they must be up
and coming down there if the
Board of Trade will help find
houses for people to live in. In
plymouth we might bunk on the
beach or sleep on a hen roost
before any one would make an
effort to find houseroom for the
townspeople. And | like the idea
of the able-bodied men being
compelled to work Good for
Skowhegan. ! say"
She refers TO our account of the
move made by tho SkoWhegan Select
men to compel indolent husbands to
support their wives and families, also
to the efforts of the Housing Commit
tee of the Board of Trade. who are
attempting to secure an increase in