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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-25
NOTICE OF FORECLOsIRL

WHEREAS, w SCOTT GILMAN Of
Skowhegan in the County of Somerse,
and State of Maine, by his mort -ags
deed dated the 10Th day of May a b
1911 and recorded in Somerset Cuun9
Registry of Deeds. Book 302. Iag.
2S1, conveyed to Forrest Goodwin
said SkOWhegan. certain lot or par
eel of land with the buildings there's
situated in said Skowhegan ON Wfa
Front Street so called, and bouuiei
as follows:-On the South by sad
West Front Street: on the We,t h
land formerly of John Turner; al tie
Turner and land Of Edward Wilson
ON the East by land of Ella Hot be-
ing the homestead of the late Grorgr
+. Goodwin and being the same prop
erty conveyed to me, to-wit: W. SCOTT
Gilman by Forrest Goodwin. Dora Il.
McNeelie. Gertrude +. owen and
Archibald c. Houston. guardian #
Robert G. Houston and George u
Houston. which said mort gage was
duly assigned by Matte +. Goodwin
EXecutriX of the last Will and Testa,
ment of Forrest Goodwin. lat ii
Skowhegan, deceased, to the under
signed said assignment being doy
recorded i'm said Registry Book 'af
Page 1876; and
WHEREAS. the condition of s1ll
mortgage has been broken NOM
THEREFORE, by reason of the hr-ae.
thereof. | claim a foreclosure of -ia
mortgage.
Dated at Skowhegan. Maine Mas
% 1916.
MATTE L. GOODWIN.
by Butler q Butler.
3W21 her Attorneys duly authorize
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MANSON CENTER

Herbert Spear and family with Mrs.
clinton Noble took a trip to Hinckiey
last Friday to call on Mr.. spear
mother. e.,,
Skowhegan last Sunday morhihs
where he has been employed the pas'
winter by DR.. Daseombe. 80
The people in this vicinity were
oriavod to learn of the passing away
last sunday night of Mrs. George
Patten of Embden formerly MIS- MIS-
Fnhraim Lawrence. who passed near
" her whole life in Madison.
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Card of Thanks

| wish to express my sincere
thanks to the neighbors and friends
for the kind assistance and beautiful
flowers after the sudden death of my
dear wife.
Robert Potter.
Cornyille, Me, May "a, 1916.
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Send Correspondence One Day Earlier

Our correspondents who usually
send mail to arrive here Tuesdays
should mail one day earlier, next
week, to arrive Monday morning This
is important as our office will be
closed on Tuesday, Decoration Day.
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al fruit, confectionery and tobacco
store.
The rain of last week was hard on
sheep and lambs that were not shell
tered. Among the losers in this sec
ton were Harry Spauldng. who lost
twelve George Delling six. and 0. w.
Bryant, four.
Two large loads of furniture and
house furnishings We're taken to the
Embden Club cottages last Friday.
The Junior exhibition will be held
in Carrabassett Hall Wednesday
evening. May 81. with the following
program: An Incident of the French
Camp. Martelle Arnold Tibbetts Tri-
butte to Grant, Guy Edward Hume
WE'LL Selection from the Lever, Alb
bic Christele Berry Wet Weather
Talk. Roland Mayo Mckinney; The
Old Clock on the Stairs, Lula Glynn
Gordon; The Lords Prayer, Leora
Stetson; The States in Relation to-
Education. Alden Hilton Bailey; fol-
lowed by a burlesque. A Shakespeare
ian Conference, with the following
cast: Cleopatra. Fern Carrie Nc
Kenney; Lady Macbeth. Abbie Chris
telle Berry; Juliet. Lula Glynn Cor
don; Desdemona, Lois Eliza Emery
Romeo. Roland Mayo Mckinney /;
Hamlet, Guy Edward Hunnewell;
Macbeth, Murray Donnell Barnaby ;
Shylock, Alden Hilton Bailey; Miss
Gordon Zone of the witches from
Macbeth), Florence Aver Cushing
scene a room in Othello's house.
The graduation exercises will take
place Thursday evening. June l, Car
rabassett Hall.
+. o. c. Ord Post together with all
patriotic citizens are requested to
meet at Grange Hall to march to the
NJ. Z. Church for divine services next
Sunday May 2Sth. On Tuesday the
Goth. the hour of meeting will be
$50 a m. at Grange Hall which will
be open half an hour earlier to re-
ceive flowers a generous offering be-
ing desired. At 1.30 p. m. the line
will be formed to march to the ceme-
terry. All societies, school children
and citizens are courteously invited
to join. After the services at the
cemetery the line will be formed to
return to Grange Hall, where teach
ers and school children will carry out
an appropriate program.
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with pains III her
back and sides every
month an d t h e y
would sometimes be
$50 bad that it would
seem like acute in
Illumination of some
org an. She read
your advertisement
in the newspapers
and tried Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vcge-
It a Bile Compound.
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LARONE

Mrs. VIII Marcia's pretty home on
the hill was the scene of a delightful
musical Saturday evening. The mu-
sic was furnished by local talent ex-
cepting some old folk songs by Miss
Briggs of Boston who is Mrs. Mar
cias guest this week.
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EAST ST. ALBAN,S

Mr. ana Mrs. Merle Grant are re-
ceiyng the congratulations of their
friends on the birth of a daughter
born Saturday May 20 Mrs. Emma
Parkman is caring for Mrs. Grant
Alton Libby has purchased the
John Bowdoin stand at Ripley Mills.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Smith who
have been visiting at Theodore
Smiths returned to their home in
Augusta, May 22
The Neighborhood Social Club held
its annual meeting Tuesday. May Is
with Mrs. II. p. Phinney and the fol-
lowing officers were chosen: Mrs.
Ellen Butler. President; Mrs. Ella
Raymond, vice president; Mrs. Jennie
wilkins, secretary; Mrs. Hannah
Weymouth. treasurer. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs. Jen-
ME wilkins.
w. A. Bigelow has purchased the
Frank Page place at St Adams vii
lage and we hear that he has sold
his place to Mrs. Clara WEIGH.
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Do YOU know of some one who
ought to take this paper and doesn't?
Send us the name and we will do
the rest.
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ATHENS

Annie L. Decker will be at Mrs
Robert Hayden's next Tuesday, from
10 to to meet patients
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YOUNG WOMEN
MAY AVOID PAIN
Need Only Trust to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, says Mrs. Kurtzweg.

Buffalo, Ny" My daughter, whose
picture is herewith, was much troubled
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WEST CORNYILIE

The death of Mrs. Robert Potter
which occurred early Monday morn
ing at the Potter home on the Mo-
lunkus road, came as great shock
to her many friends. She retired the
previous night in her usual health
and was found dead by her husband.
Funeral was held Wednesday at 10
a m. Burial in Cornville.
G.. c. Hutchins remains seriously
ILL., DR.. Dascombe attends him.
Leonard Whittier was a week end
visitor at his aunt's Mrs. George
Sprague's.
The rise of water due to the recent
rain caused a havoc with the logs in
the mill pond. but no serious damage
was done.
Chester Wood has bought a traction
engine to use on the Cornyille roads
of which he has charge.
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VERMONT MUTUAL FIRE INSUR-
ANCE co. Gives Best. Insurance.
Saves You About IS per cent
Farm and Village Property Specially
J.C. Griffin Agcy., Skowhegan
The Cordova daily times., 1916-01-27

Every in while one takes exception to some articles in columns and jumps onto the editor with both We have kept careful tab of the desires of l269 czens this great metropolis and have to the conclusion that
 would take 269 papers edited by 1269 editors to please each and all of them--Vadez Miner.
The sun., 1916-12-18
In England's Extremity.

BY far the most distressing news
that has come from any Of the belllg-
erent nations Is contained in the ap-
peal made by BURTON CHADWICK. the
British Director of Munitions and
Overseas Transport. tn his fellow Eng
lishmen tn abolish afternoon tea. II
1t We're told that LLOYD GEoRGE had
tweuked the Kings nose the world
would not be more astonished.
England under II dictator. England
without spirits. England without beer,
the Tower of London u moving pic
ture theatre. Westminster Abbey con.
iidcd to the suffragettes none of
these things would startlc the world
as much us the suggestion that !
o'clock tea shall he sacrificed. Mr..
CHADWICK. whose felicitous title ac-
curatcly reflects the Importance of
his official post. believes that food.
stuffs and transport utilities would
he saved by the adoption of the course
he suggests. But nj what loss The
very backbone of British institutions
Is threatened by nn iconOclast who
wants to win n nero war.
Cog and Magog will not permit II.
Big Ben will go on strike and strike
no more. The novclists of the empire
will demand cypatrintion rather than
sacrifice one Of their most useful
properties. Let Mr.. CHADWICK re.
fleet; let him call to mind what in.
tcrfcrcnce with tea did to tho Amer
lean Colonies. He Is on dangerous
ground. and history cnutionS him 10
withhold his rash and destroying
hand.
The sun., 1916-12-18
4 Friend Of the Sparrow.

To TIE EDITOR ar THE st y SiI, There
Is suspicion that apartment dwcllcrs
on Morningsidc avenue and likely enough
feeding the pcstifcrous sparrow. which
might otherwise he starved 10 death in
this fortuna snowfall, providcn,ially
sent perhaps for that very purpose.
Al the present moment the hunger
driven birds are feeding from dish
on the fire escape near me, and the con-
fessiom must he made that "our folks"
taking pity on the feathercd abomina-
tions.
OF course the sparrows which swarm
IN the park opposite al other times were
allowed to breed without the slightest
Interference when their nesting could
have been prevented and their increase
stopped. But what of that" Is it not
our boundcn duty to take every advan-
tage OF this opportunity to dccimatc
their numbers b. slow starvation?
Away with sickly sentimental!ty
Let public meetings be held in every
sparrow infested locality to protest SOL
EMMY against the present evil practice
of feeding the prescribed creatures in the
time of their need, Why were they Gre
ated, anyhow? | have never seen the
sparrow guilty OF wrongdoing, but the
cry has gone out against him, and is not
that sufficient?
JACOB A. HAEKsrkA.
New YORK, December II,
The sun., 1916-12-18

A letter printed In another column
relates the typical experience OF an
American firm ready and anxious to
sell Its goods In Il South American
market eager To receive them. None Of
the ingenious explanations Of our ex-
port difficulties fits the case. The
trouble was purely in the field Of
transportation. II was almost imros-
sible to get cargo slrlce. Sea freight
rates were cxtorlionate. When this
problem had been dealt with n still
worse tangle arose over getting the
M ateriul to the seaboar,l.
Thus In the greatest opportunity
thatfhas ever confronted the business
men Of this country our traders find
their hands tied II they try to do busl-
ness at new stands. That maritime
conditions should he abnormal might
fairly be expected; that our land
transportation facilities should be to-
tally Inadequate Is n scnthing commen-
tary on the failure of governmental
regulation Of American railroads. The
programme of that regulation has con-
tained no single constructive feature.
and until 1t Is reformed all the advice
TO exporters nigh, as well he unut.
terel. Charity IS not the only virtue
that begins at home.
The sun., 1916-12-18
GONZALES NOT HOSTILE.
He Proposed Diplomacy 10 Bring
About the Withdrawal Of Pershlng.

To rHE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: In
THE Sun of December 13 a quotation
from the proclamation OF General Con-
zales. provisional Governor of Chhua-
hua. appears under the headline; Gen
eral Gonzales to Help Gust Pershing"
The actual quotation calls attention to
the disgrace Of the desecration OF Mcxi-
can soil by American troops; blames
this desccrat,on on the deeds OF villa.
and praises the efforts OF Carranza,
whose "forces have not a single moment
ceased to work toward a solution OF
the same by diplomatic ways. preserving
national pride and autonomy"
Judging from tho quotation which
YOU gave. this proclamation IL per-
fectly correct and patriotic appeal to the
people of Chihuahua IN support the policy
OF adjusting difficulties with the United
States by diplomacy. and thus to secure
the withdrawal OF the Pershing forces
by our Government II Is position
which Mexican and American alike can
applaud. 10 you regard It as In accord
with that high standard of ethics which
We rightly expect OF a paper OF the
standing OF THE Sun to place over such
a news item a caption which certainly
gives your readers the impression that
the Governor Of chihuahua is planning
to help make war on the Pcrshing force?
Surely there are difficulties enough In
the way OF n reasonable settlement OF
Mexican difficulties without our news
papers distorting proper official pro-
nouncements in such fashion AZ to stir
up resentful feelings against Mexico.
II. H. MussEY.
New York, December Is,
The sun., 1916-12-18

cites no cases. but ntlirms that "Eng.
land has repeatedly announced that
all English ships ought to he ready to
destroy German submarines wherever
they find them''--mercl,an ships.
that Is to say. "Quite recently Lord
ROBERr CECIL In the British Parlia-
ment gave expression to this view,"
declares Dr. ZlMMERMANN. Lord Ron
ERT Cecil will no doubt make answer
himself. but did he udvOcntc aggrcs-
sion or self-defence by British mer-
chuntmcn? Were they tn go round
seeking enemy submarines and sink
ing them? That would he u danger
Gus and Improbable enterprise. hut
to resist visitationo'nd take chances
Of being shcllcd or torpcdoetl. that Is
another matter. 1t would not I've con-
Ndcrcd u "crimc." as Germany holds
1t to he. IL the enemy ship were n
cruiser and not submarine. About
the security of that type of war ves-
sci Germany Is sensitive.
The truth Is that before Germany
began her submarine warfare In
the ''wnr zone" destroying enemy
merchantmen without warning. no
British ship owner offered prize for
the ramming of n German submarine
by Il private ship, and certainly no
official person" ever urged 1t. Com.
mcnt Is not necessary. 1t should be
noted that the German Government
In its communication of May ). 1915.
TO the United States dealing with tho
Sussex case gave the guaranty that
merchant vessels "both within and
without the area declared a naval
war zone shall not be sunk without
warning and without saving human
lives unless the ship attempts to es.
cape or offers resistance" Therefore
IL Germany has not violated this
agreement any attempt of n British
mcrchantman to sink a German sub
marine by shell fire or ramming was
utterly indefensible.
The sun., 1916-12-18
FAT MEN.
Beloved Creatures. II Is Asserted by
Their Defender.

TO THE Ep,ron or THE SUN-Sr; |
saw this statement in THE Sun the other
day. NO ono loves fat man" Wrong.
Tho fat man Is generally the most be-
loved OF men. Why Because he has
a good heart Unlike your lean man.
there is nothing sour or stingy about
him. And then his laugh. How joyous
and refreshing IL is
"Oh, but" hear some one say. that
Is all very we'll. but It only regards the
fat man in his relation with other men. -
Wrong again While the ladies may
pretend to laugh at the fat man they
secretly adore him. After all. IL is not
a fine exterior which eXcites love 50
much as a GOOD heart. and woman with
hor infallible instinct can discover the
latter beneath mountain OF flesh.
Finally. ! wish to repel the charge
with the scorn IL deserves that the fat
man is lacking in sentiment, Byron,
the most amorous OF poets, was fat
man, as was also Balzac, the philosopher
par excellence of love, DEFENsIo.
NEW YoRH. December Is.
The sun., 1916-12-18
Those Added Billion Drinks,

Confusion of mind flows from the
figures used by Colonel BRYAN In
Washington and Colonel RUPPERf In
this city. Colonel BRYAN repeated,
presumably on good authority, the
statement that ma aiority Of the in.
habitnnts of the United States are
living in territory wherein the sale
OF Intoxicating drink Is prohibited by
law. Colonel RUPPERT quoted. prt.
sumably correctly. figures from re-
ports of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue showing that In the year
ended June 80 last tax was paid on
IL ,GO2,6j1 more gallons of whiskey
than in the next previous year. Is
the increase of the extent of "dry"
territory the cause Of the increase Of
the consumption Of whiskey. and IL
not, what Is the cause?
The amount of the increase In
whlskey consumption Is not trifie,
even If we consider not a half but
our entire population. 1t Is not an
increase reasonably accounted for
by unusual prosperity. The standard
American whlskcy hottie holds one
NTH Of gallon, and II has been found,
we are Informed, that averaging one.
two, three and four finger portions a
whiskey bottle Is cmpticd In eighteen
draughis upon It's contents. Thus 1t
IL seen thn, in the year ended June
~. 1916. Americans took 1,Ol4. o30. 49O
more drinks of whiShcy than they did
In III" year ended June ~. 1913.
Colonel Rtrrrnr says that In dry
territory whiskcy il substituted for
beer hy persons who viii drink The
greater hulk of the malt beverage
makes beer much more dihkut than
NT'key TO sinuggIe, the advantage to
The sun., 1916-12-18
Has Opcretta Departed:

II begins to look 'as II n pleasant
form Of theatrical diversion composed
Of light music and comic text had
disappeared altogether from the stage
Yet operctta, aS this blend was called.
succeeded for years IN supplying much
harmless gayciy t. the world. There
j. Of course II substitute for comic
opera. for such II combinnt ion of
amusing elements Is more in demand
than ever in this world Of woe. But
opcrcttu in the shape that 1t once
wore has all but faded from behind
tho foOilights.
II Is not difficult 10 discover the
causes for this latest development in
the theatres art. After OrFESBAcH
and MEILHAC and HALEY had given
the world the immortal series Of
opera houffcs which form Il separate
period in the history Of the musical
theatre, there came in English the
creations of GILREEr and SULLIVAN.
and they were the most Characters.
tic that the English stage ever pro-
duced. Then there were always the
sturdy musical pcrcnnials that came
from the banks Of the Wien TO com.
plcte the three types Of opcrctta that
amused the world. In this country
one school of musical play was about
rs popular rs the other, and every
one was enjoyed without prejudice.
There had long ceased to he the
strictncss of form at one time char
aclcristic of these operettas when
there came ns marked Il change in
the musical side of them. The dance
rhyihmS had always been mark Of
the Niennc>e products. while the mu-
sic Of Sir ARTHUR SULLIVAN bore the
unmistakable peculiarities of the Eng
lish composers. Just as distinctive
had always been the music OF OFTEN.
BACH. But there was destined TO
appear in the scores of Operettas an
element which would prove too strong
for any of their musical idiOms and
finally have its influence In driving
this form of musical entertainment
from the stage. This of course was
the prevailing syncopation.
To 1t may be traced the decline of
story In nm OlTrctta text, since rag.
time could not even wait on the
amount of fiction necessary for even
the least protentlOus comic opera.
The musical comedy In which the text
was made more important than tho
music had It's origin In London. But
the review which has finally sue
ceeded to the place Of Operetta and
The sun., 1916-12-18
SCHOOL JANITORS.
Is the Contract System Responsible
for Unsatisfactory Cleaning?

TO THE EpIroR or TIE SrS-Sr: I
agree with "a Mother" in regard to the
poor janitorial work OF our city schools.
This has been a common complaint for
wears. The teachers know from actual
experience how far short Of satisfactory
the work Of the cleaner is.
But then what can YOU expect? Your
readers may not know that the jantor
receives a lump sum for the janitorial
work. he TO hire and pay the swcepcrs
out ot this sum. The net result Of this
queer arrangement is that the janitor
hires the cheapest help he can get. The
natural result IL that their work on the
whole is exceedingly unsatisfactory. Add
to this the fact that not one school has
q vacuum cleaning system bus uses the
old fashioned rag and feather duster and
It is easily explained why the seats from
the settling dust are dirty.
Father oF TWO TEACHERS.
NEW yoRK, December 10
The sun., 1916-12-18
Straight Talk From One Of the Big
Four.

President W. q. LIE Of the Brother
hood Of Railway rrainmen spoke last
week on the Alam,.on law to the mem.
bers Of the Central States Conference
on Rail ana Water transportation.
One paragraph of his address revealed
an understanding of the public attl-
tude toward the chaotic conditions he
md his associates Threatened to crea to
last summer In the transportation In.
dusiry of the nation. and II Is for that
reason worthy Of reproduction:
Both sides lrailrcad managers and
nilroad workers. are suspicious OF the
result Of arbitration and are not in favor
Of continuing the present plan.
"But they will have to agree on some
thing that will. in some degree. appease
public demand that strikes must not oc-
cur on railways. or some one will do it
for them, and, most likely. in a way
they viii no; like
There is In this declaration nothing
Of the spirit whith frequently charac-
terizes the utterances Of labor leaders
and labor employers. Mr. LEE. whose
devotion to more pay for less work
FOR III" men he represents has been
adequately and frequently shown, has
recognized the existence of II third
party to disputes between the pro.
prietorS and the servants of public
utilities. and he has not refused to
acknowledge it.
As tn the inevitable adoption of n
method 10 prevent strlacs on railways,
we believe Mr.. LII is right: and we
wonder whether he soc~ clearly the
heavy responsibility the situation nm.
avoidably imposes on him and the
association he captains.
The sun., 1916-12-18
THE DYING YEAR.
Let Cheerful Thoughts Herald the
Advent Of Winter.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN--Sir. II
IL now mid-December and soon our sun
will enter the sign OF Capricornus win
ter will really begin. Colder wea ther and
the first SHOWS have already appeared.
and the last flower has disappeared
weeks ago. while the las. leaf is 20 he
seen only OH hedges and bushes.
Gone. almost wholly gone is the veg-
dant vegetation o. spring,ime and sum
mer. and we are a. Yet hardly accus-
TONED to prewintcr's landscape. so
drear and barren. OF course this bar
renness and its dreariness are some
what relieved by the perennial verdure
Of few trees. and even already In spots
the baroness and deafness of lawns and
meadows are covered over by white
cloak OF snow. And little later. after
the first heavy snowfall. when beau
tifu. soft mantle lies deep upon vale
and hill. sparkling like multi-myriads
OF minute diamonds beneath the fiery
splendor OF the sun. we shall for while
AT least forget the living verdure OF the
past in our admiration and enjoyment
OF the l!feless though exquisite white
ness Of the future.
But at present We feel that the "melan-
choly DAYS" have come. although fire.
quently some perfect day dawns, when
sunshine and air seem pleasantly un-
reasonable. Christmas too. 10 close at
hand. with its festivities and cheer, and
then. New Years Day, with its many
good resolutions. The shortest day OF
the wear is near by. and aftcrward the
sun begins to ascend from its southern
dep,h--somehow the thought OF its ris-
ing little higher every day is en-
couraging, particularly during the dis
agreeable weather which will presently
visit US.
Eut tho season OF winter has not ,c;
really arrived--it is still mid. December
and we should make the hest OF this
end OF fall Gre tho more "melancholy
days" OF January, February and March
come TO depress and chill us,
CHARLES MEYERS HOLMES.
NEWTON, Mass, December is.