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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-28
The News of Somerset's Busy Towns


Miss Beatrice Gallant who teaches
on Frenche Hill. Scion, spent Sunday
with her mother.
Lucille, the oldest daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs Harold Golman. recently
stepped OF a nail and for several
DAYS the wound caused much ankle
".
Buy This paper a CasWells.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rollins and her
mother Mr. Mary Gordon attended
the funeral services of Mrs. Ernest
Andrews GA Pleasant Ridge last
Tuesday
Mattresses from Sl9J 10 Si}.1o;
Springs from Sl95 10 4i.50 Get a
Spring and Mattress Tor the WOODS
They cost bur little at Donigan's.
Miss Helen Palmer. school teach
er from Embden, spent Sunday al the
home Of Herbert Dinsmore.
Mrs. Eugene Gallant recently re
ceiyed word of the illness OF her son
/ Bernard. Fer some time he has
had a barber shop at White River
] jet. \. II,
The home of Mr. and Mrs. CheS-
ter Rolliss is now undergoing extern
sivc repairs. An extension IS TO be
! built on the south part OF the house
J a bath room Installed and other re-
pairs inside.
I Mrs. Eugene Lander entertained
party from NaterVille last Sunday
among them her sister Mrs shannon
from Philadelphia, who Is visiting IN
the east
Attend the big sale of Chas. T..
Ward co. stock. See ad
Mrs Maurice Preblc has gone to
Boston for the winter. Il is under
stood that Mr.. Preble will go into
the numbering region this winter and
their home will be occupied by Miss
Emma Lapoint and Miss Helen Ca
hill
Mrs. Myrtle Cummings is again in
Curtis Millinery department
Next Tuesday evening after the
regular meeting of the Rebekah
Lodge a literary and music program
will be presented for the enjoyment
of the members A dutch lunch will
also be served. During the evening
silver collection will be taken for
the benefit of the Odd Fellows Home.
Last saturday evening seiy
pleasant home gathering was enJoyeu
at the residence OF Charles Owens
For the first time IN years TINS iamily
OF children ana grandchlldfeh met d.
the old home. all living belng present
/ with the exception OF Harry GisehS
and his FAMILY or PlttsIeld ana MIS-
! Marjory Cool OF SkoWhegah' Inc
event was an informal reception from
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Berry Of
Hartford were week end guests oil
their son Rev Charles Berry re
turning home BY automobile. Mrs.
Nellie Bonney has returned from a
three-weeks' visit with relatives al
LiXermore and Hartford.
For all wool sweaters and Macki-
naWs go to Donigan's, Bingham.
The time of the sunday evening
Praise and Prayer service at Tie
Methodist Church has been changed
from 100 to O'Clock. The Sunday
afternoon preaching service is now
held at two o'clock in the auditorium
of the new Methodist Church. AL
are cordially invited to attend,
Try a pair of Donigan's EyerweaI
winter pants.
Rev. Charles Berry will hold ser
vice at Chamberlain Hill schoohouse
next Sunday at 1870 o'clock.
We repair all sorts of broken
glasses. If you have half of broh.
en- lens We can get it reground and
returned inside of thirty-siX hours
f. ". Moore Bingham.
Rev. Martin d. kneeland, D. d.
secretary Of the y +. sabbath Pro
lection League. will speak at tn,
Congregational Church Sunday. Oct
%. morning and evening.
Circasion Walnut Birds-eye Maple
Curley Birch, Genuine Mahogany
Genuine CHARTERED Oak. Dressers
CT 5oneres. Stands and Chairs at
Donigan's. Prices reasonable.
A teachers meeting is TO be held
at the High School Building, Bling
ham. at 1245 D. m, Saturday, sep.
30. A cordial invitation is extended
to all who are interested in educa-
tional matters, and especially to the
teachers of the neighboring towns
Following is the program: Corne'
solo (selected) Geraldine Baker, wei
come. Supt Swasey; response, Supt
Ball; discussion (Subject unanounc--
ed led by Supt. Wood rating oil
teachers, Supt Swasey; discussion .
The teaching Of English in the grades
led by Supt. Ball; question box.
Mrs Carrie Witham of Portland le-
Gently spent few days in town
Mr. and Mrs Frank HunneWeil
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hunnewell attend
ed Pennington Fair last Tuesday
John Witham and family who navt
spent the past two months in Canaan
have returned and are occupyln{
their new rent on Madison ST.
Davis & Monmouth & Buck Moe
casins at Donigan's.
Miss Nellie NJ. Baker returned Il
her school in Medford. Sept. goth.
Mrs. Laura Corliss of Foxcroft is
now with her sister Mrs. Ed. Fog.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Goodrich, Mr.
and Mrs L. w. Goodrich and Mr.. ant
Mrs. F. II. Colby and family spent
few hours at their Pleasant Pond cot
tages last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Baker spen
Saturday and Sunday at Plcasah,
Pond as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Free
Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ Savage are en-
Pertaining Mrs. Everett Sawyer auf
little daughter from Portland.
Mrs. Anon Baker, Mrs. ManlcJ
Hunnewell and daughter Gala ant
Mrs. Floyde Hunnewell and daughter
Rena accompanied Mr.. Hunnewell in
his auto to Waterville last Tuesday
1t is understood that Mrs. Edwin
Robinson is in poor health this fall
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Whitney, Mr.
and Mrs Maynard Skinner were in
attendance at the Pennington Fail
last Wednesday.
Herbert DinSmore returned home
Saturday from Scion, where he has
been working in the pulp mill fOr
two weeks.
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SnINN

Cephas Jarkman of Norwood, Mass.
arrived in town Saturday night to
visit relatives and friends He made
the trip in his REQ touring car.
Mrs. Carrie Brophy and daughter
Nellie and Miss Chispa Rowell went
TO Skowhegan Saturday. Miss
Rowell remained until Sunday the
guest of Mrs. Carl Hunnewell at
Madison Center the rest Of the party
returned home that night.
Attend the big sale of Chas. +.
Ward Co. stock. See ad.
Roy Walker of Portland was the
guest of his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
John Walker in Emblem last Sunday
The Ladies' Aid Of the NJ. E. church
will have their annual harvest dinner
at the church vestry Tuesday, Oct j.
Frank Boynton, who has been
working for Fay & Scott of Dexter
has returned home
Mrs. A. D. Johnston or Brookllne
Mass, who has been spending the
summer at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Magoon, started for her home
Monday accompanied as far as Port
land by Mrs. Magoon, who will spend
a few days in that city.
Misses Alberta Whipple, Olive Ian
der. Vira Drurv and Mrs. Carrie
Witham and Mrs. Julia Vittum went
10 the PHILIPPE Fair last Wednesday
The trip was made in the touring car
of II. b. Merry of North Arson.
Sumner Wilson of Skowhegan is in
town visiting relatives and friends.
Scion Lodge l.. O. o. f. No. l2s
worked the initiatory degree on one
candidate Tuesday night
Mrs. 0. o. Vittum of Lower Main
st. in going from the house to the
stable. missed her footing and fell
fracturing one rib and receiving a
general shaking up. While she is
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bryant and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lantry went to Nor
ridgewock and Skowhegan Sunday.
The seven months old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Hunnewell died
Wednesday morning and the funeral
was held Friday at ten o'clock at the
home of the grandparents of the
child Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Copp. Rev.
Gardner Wills attended the service
and the burial was in Sunset Gene
terry
Attend the big sale of Chas +.
| Ward Co stock. See ad.
Little Kenneth. the three months
old baby of Mr. and Mrs. John Bick-
ford. died Saturday night of cholera
! infantum. The funeral was held al
the home Monday afternoon at TWO
O'Clock. Rev Gardner Wills oiliclat-
ing and the burial vas in Sunset
cemetery.
Dwight French is taking a course
at the University of Maine
Rev II. w. Abbott of Palermo, a
Baptist clergyman, Will preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday morn
Ing Sunday will be Observed as
Rally Day in the church and Sunday
Il
School.
The first meeting of the Woman S
Club for the Club year will be held
Friday afternoon. Oct 9Th, at the
club House, when the subject will be
Domestic Science. The meeting VIII
be in charge of Mrs Flora Wait. me
roll call will be answered with sug-
gestions on the decorations of the
| house.
Norton Brothers lead in this sec
ton in the number Of bushels OF yei-
low corn raised which husked out
three hundred bushels.
The Hon. Elk. Chief Justice and
Mrs William P. Whitehouse OF Au-
gusta, have been guests the pasl
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs +.
| W Bunker.
Y. D. Hilton, who had been work
ing in the Acme Print shop at Madi-
son during the past seventeen
months was taken i'll with lead pols-
onng a month ago aud IS still con
fined to his bed.
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NORTH NEW PORTLAND

T. NJ. Manter has returned from a
business trip to Boston.
For all wool Sweaters and Macki-
naws go to Donigan's. Bingham.
Mrs. Lettice Bradbury, who is
teaching the school on Lexington
Flat made a short visit with rela-
tiyes at this place the last of the
week. while on her way to Freeman
to look after the schools of which
she is superintendent.
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ATHENS

Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Judkins, Mrs.
Frank Whittier and her guest, Mrs
Addie Hilton of Greenville were in
Skowhegan Sunday calling or the
relatives of the ladies last named
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-09
OulS MURPHY TO EDIT DEMO.
CRATIC COLUMN IN REGIS
TER AND LEADER.

Commencing March list, Mr. Louis
Murphy, for many years editor OF
the Telegraph Herald and one of
the ablest, best known and best liked
democrats in the state and now in
ternal revenue collector for Iowa, is
going to contribute a democratic col
umn for the Register and Leader.
This column will appear over Mr.. Mu
phys name each day Of the week, ex-
cept Saturday and Sunday. Speaking
of this new feature the Register and
Leader says:
Mr.. Murphy will work out in his
own way in his department in The
Register the plan to afford the DEM
ocracy Of this state, which has no
daily newspaper. in Des Moines, an
authoritative voice in the discussion
OF it's party affairs, party interests
and party ambition.
A free, full and tolerant discussion
of public affairs is always desirable
for it points the shortest road to
good government Mr.. Murphy will
to that end in the depart
ment which he soon will institute in
The Register. This paper takes justl-:
fable pride in being the forum OF
public debate in Iowa and for1owa
debate in Iowa and for Iowa people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-09
NOTICEABLE EFFECTS OF THE
PRESIDENTS SPEECHES.

Since the President spoke in Chi
cago, it is considered quite the proper
thing for the patrons of restaurants
and dining rooms where music is fur
nished to rise and wave their napkins
and cheer when the bands play patri-
otto airs. The "Star Spangled Ban
ner" can be relied upon to bring
everyone up standing.
And since the President spoke in
st. Louis Speaker Champ Clark has
seen a great light. Three years ago
Champ vigorously and conscientiously
opposed the construction of more
than one battle ship year. Last
Saturday he spoke from the floor Of
the House in favor Of the biggest bat
tile ships and biggest guns and plenty
of them. Not four or five years from
now, but just as fast as they could be
built. He probably heard from Old
Missouri, and heard that she was in
favor Of preparedness, not four or five
years from now, but right now.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-09

The greatest crime Of the war is
the permitted starvation of the Poles.
Twenty-Five million non-combatants
in Russian Poland are without suf-
ficient food. Thousands Of women
and children have already died of
starvation, and disease, and there is
no prospect for their relief.
America stands ready to send aid tt
the stricken ones but, fearing that
some military advantage might there
by be gained by Germany, England
will not permit the passage of relief
ships. Russia destroyed a greater por-
tion Of the property in Russian Po-
land when her armies were forced to
retire from that territoy. All men
lit for the army service were COM
peeled to leave their homes and go to
Russia The conquering German
army appropriated all valuable sur
plus supplies and thus defenseless' ] Po--
land lies starving to DEATH The
plight Of the Belgians last year was
nothing as compared with present
conditions in Poland. Then regula-
lions were agreed upon by the COM
batants and relief was, promptly given:
Now they will not permit any relief
from the outside world A wave of
indignation is now spreading over
this country because of this condl-
.xinn. The powerful moral influence
of America in her present position
will weigh heavily against the ma
tion responsible for this unpardon-
able crime
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-09
PREPAREDN EsssPRoGRAM TO BE
PUSHED THROUGH CONGRESS. :
President Pleased by Demonstration
Of Nonpartisanship That Marked
Passage Of Two Bills.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The admins
tration's preparedness program Is to
be sent through congress at record
speed. The opposition to the measures
to place the country: in state of per-
feet defense will be steam-rolled. The
advocates of immediate efficiency in
the army and the navy have at last
discovered that they have the votes.
And, spurred on by pressure from the
White House, the naval and army
bills are to be whipped into shape
and pressed for action in the very
near future.
) President Wilson is admittedly very
much pleased by the demonstration OF
nonpartisanship that marked the pas
sage through the house Of the bills in
creasing the number of cadets at An
napolis and making funds available to
modernize the Mare Island and Brook
Ign navy yeards. He has all along
realized that many Republican votes
would be needed to overcome the op-
position of the Southern Democrats
who have aligned themselves with the
little army and navy men. The demon
stration has convinced him, it was
learned at the White House, that the
opposition was weaker than had been
assumed, and he will now exert all
pressure possible to get his defense
program through.
There is now no doubt that the
larger navy program, the coast de-
tense increases and the field artil-
lery improvement plans are certain
to pass.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-09
SHOTS FIRED BY PRESIDENTIAL
PREPAREDNESS BATTLE.

The trouble makers have shot theil
bolt and it has been Intellectual.
| l know that whenever the test
comes every mans heart will be first
for America.
| There is no sudden crisis. Nothing
new has happened l am not upon
this errand because of any unexpect-
ed situation.
know that you are depending
upon me to keep this Nation out Of
war. So far I have done so, and I
pledge you my word that, God help
ing me, I will, if it is possible.
There may, at any moment, be a
time wheE cannot preserve the hon
or and peace Of the United States.
We want war, if it must come, to
be something that springs out of sen
timents and principles, and the ac-
ton of the people themselves.
If danger comes, want to turn to
my fellow countrymen and say:
Men, are you ready?"
We are bounded together in Amer
lea to see to it that no man shall
serve any master who is not of his
own choosing.
We are the champions Of the free.
dom Of popular sovereignty wherever
it displays or exercises itself, through
o"t both Americas.
When we prepare for defense we
prepare for national political in
tegrity; we prepare to take care Of
the great ideals which gave birth to
this Government
Back of all our energy we are a
body OF idealists much more ready to
lay down our lives for thought
than for a dollar.
The American people are neither mig
gardly nor parsimonious when it
comes to buying protection of their
homes and ideals.
I cannot indulge in the reckless
pleasure of expressing my own pri-
vate opinions and prejudices.
speak as the trustee of the Nation.
When I see some of my fellow citi-
zens spread finder where the sparks
are falling, I wonder what their
ideal of Americanism is
So many men on this side of the
water are seeing red that you seem
to see in their thoughts the reflec-
ton of the blood that is being spent
so copfously on the other side Of
the sea.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-09
FOR SERVICE OR SACRIFICE
(From the New York World.)

There is one form of national de-
Tense that President Wilson is pro-
noting by his Western speeches to
which the most ardent pacifist can
not take exception. He is welding
the citizenship Of this country to-
[gether again into a compact mass
of Americanism.
The significance of such a recep-
ton as the President received in
Milwaukee yesterday cannot be over
looked. 1t is we'll enough for cynics
to say that Americans of German de-
scent in the Middle West were 90
blfged to show their enthusiasm over
Mr. Wilson in order to clear them
selves Of the suspicion of disloyalty.
But men cannot respond to such
speeches as the President is making
without being better Americans in
consequence, 1t matters not what
their ancestry may have been.
Mr.. Wilson has already demonstrate
ed two highly important things in
the few days that have elapsed since
he left Washington. One is that the
Middle West is anything but indif-
ferent to the issue of national defense
against foreign aggression. The other
is that if the test comes and this
country is forced into war, we shall
have little occasion to doubt the
loyalty of the great body of American
citizens of foreign birth or blood.
What was shown on large scale in
Milwaukee was shown likewise at the
meeting in New York Sunday OF
Americans of Hungarian descent to
whom Senator James, in the course
of his address, read a telegram from
the President expressing his conf
dence Sin the entire loyalty and
patriotism of the great body Of our
fellow citizens" of alien birth.
National defense is a. question that,
presented as Mr.. Wilson is present
ing it, could hardly fail to stir the
patriotic emotions of the American
people. But he is doing more than
appeal for dreadnoughts and a great
army. He is bringing Americans back
to- that unity of sentiment toward
Llc O1lICA oLdLoS "AlAO1I - SSS]AANu NC
fore the passions aroused by this
war had torn common citizenship
asunder There is no more vital
form of preparedness than that which
reunites people threatened with
the most serious division that can
menace republic.
In appealing for patriotic support OF
his programme, the President is al
so appealing to the one kind of Amer
icanism that can hold Americans to-
gether to a single patriotic purpose,
regardless of where their personal
sympathies may lie in a European
conflict. 1t is already evident that as
result of Mr.. Wilson's speeches we
shall not only have a larger measure
of national defense but better spirit
Of citizenship and a finer devotion to
the loltiest principles of the Republic.
No other kind Of preparedness
equals that preparedness which is in
the hearts of the people themselves
md which makes them equally ready
for service or for sacrifice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-09
]. S. ARMS PLANT
BILL IS APPROVED
Senate Body Recommends Pass"
age of Measure.
ARMOR MEN MAKE THREAT
Tell Senator Penrose That They Will
Raise Price 5000 a Ton II United
States Builds Own
Plants.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Private armor
plate manufacturers notified the SEN
ate naval committee they would raise
the price of armor plate 5000 ton If
congress decides to erect or purchase
armor-p plate factories for the govern
ment.. %
Senator Penrose (Rep.) of Pennsyl-
vania notified the committee Of the
stand of armor.plate manufacturers.
those chiefly concerned being the
Bethlehem and Midvale Steel COM
panies.
The committee voted nevertheless,
8 to 3, to report favorably Senator Till
mans bill to authorize the secretary
Of the navy to provide either by cree
ton or purchase an armor-plate fac
tory, with capacity of not less than
10000 tons Of armor a year. The bill
would appropriate $11,000,000. Sena-
tors Penrose, Lodge and Smith of
Michigan (Reps.) voted against report
ing the bill.
Seven Democrats for Bill.
Chairman Tillman and Senators
Swanson, Bryan, Johnson (Maine),
Chiffon, Phelan and Pittman Dems.)
and Clapp and Po1ndexter (Reps.)
voted for it,
THE threat Of the armOr barOnS to
hold up the government will not affect
congress- said Senator Tillman. 1--WE
were given to understand that the
| armor manufacturers would increase
their price because government manu-
facture of armor plate would force
them to go out of that business and
| they would charge this enormous in
| crease in order to provide themselves
with an amortization fund. But l
guess we can find a way to stop the
robbers. In time Of trouble we could
seize their plants and operate them
by right of eminent domain
Senators figured that if the armor
plate manufacturers did raise the price
it would cost the government $24,00O,-
600 extra for armor plate to complete
the fve-year naval building program.
Senator Tillman said he proposed
to ask Senator Penrose to repeat the
announcement Of the armor-plate man
ufacturers to the senate.
After brief consideration the COM
mittee ordered favorably reported the
bill authorizing the expenditure of
100000 to equip Mare island navy
yard for battleship construction, and
100000 to enlarge facilities of the
New York navy yard, and the bill to
add 300 midshipmen to the entrance
class at Annapolis next July. These
two bills passed the house.
Farmers Oppose Defense Plans.
Other opponents of preparedness
had a hearing before the house mill
tary committee.
Representatives Of the National
grange, headed by L. j. Taber Of
GAINESVILLE, O., opposed army and
navy increases on the ground that
they meant burden of taxation that
might really be weapon in the hands
of an enemy.
President Dornblazer of the Farm
ers' union Of Texas and representing,
he said, farmers organizations of %
states, opposed any large increase in
expenditures for defense and ap-
proved only reasonable outlay" for
coast defense by submarines or similar
means.
IF it comes to a scrap" he said,
"the farmers will fall in line and
Texas will furnish as many men as
any other state. We would lick the
stuffin' out of any of EN-"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-09
T0RUSH DEFENSE BILLS u. S. TO GUARD HAITI
ARMED PRoTEc ToRATE PRovtD-
70 Ed IN NEW TREATY.
Complete Control and Supervision OF
Affairs of Republic Planned
by Washington.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Complete con-
trol and supervision of the affairs of
Haiti by the United States are pro-
vided for in the treaty negotiated by
the state department following Amer
lean armed intervention to quell the
instruction in the negro republic last
fall.
Examination of the text disclOses
that President Wilson purposes to go
much farther in the establishment of
an American protectorate over Haiti
than had been supposed. If the treaty,
already ratified by Haiti, be approved
by the senate, the island republic will
become practically a territory of the
United States.
The treaty gives American control
in the following provisions:
American supervision of finances
and the collection of customs of
Haiti.
American supervision of the pay.
ment of the public debt, inquiry into
the validity of existing debts, and reg
ulation of the contracting of future
debts.
The policing of the republic by q
constabulary commanded at first by
American officers.
Intervention by the United States
to preserve order and for guarantee
ing the territorial integrity and in
dependence of Haiti.
Development Of Haitian resources
under American auspices.
American interference causing the
reputation Of invalid debts may bring
the United States into collision with,
Germany. Before the European
started German sought control of the
Haitian customs as security for debts
alleged to be due German banks. The
Haitians asserted some of these debts
we're invalid.
The United States informed Ger
many it would not permit German
participation in the control of the Hal
tan customs. Germany replied sharp
" that it would understand no other
arrangement The war interrupted
the correspondence
President Wilson believes that the
proposed treaty provides a means for
eliminating all menace Of the Monroe
doctrine in Haiti.