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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-06

SLEIGH AND HARNESS FOR SALE
ALSO top buggy. express wagon and
coffee mill, all in good condition. Apply
at Taylor's store, 60 Hathaway St.
Skowh hogan. 5w46'
a LITTLE BLACK SPANIEL DOG
Wears a collar with paddock, but no
name on collar. Finder please notify
Mrs. w. J. Murtha, Moose River. 4w4S'
THE GEORGE PATTEN FARM. IN
Embden. for sale. Mile and hait
from post Office Is minutes from ms ra Of
hay. Good wood lot: 7,room house,
Running water. Woodshed, wagon
house, ice house. barn. hen house HUI
orchard L. +. Patten, Pullman once once
North Station, Boston. 4"4o'
DEER SKINS AND RAW FURs, FOR
which / pay highest market price. GIVE
me a trial 1 viii give you square
deal. NJ Weinberg. North Anson y;
f. Tel. lib. Farmers 1l-12o. 'Sw4o
HOUSE TO SELL OR RENT %, on
& Ereap Skowhegan 4w46'
MALE FoXHoUND FOR SALE, TWO
years old. good-looking, well trained;
also few male pups, six months old.
Chalmer Tracy, r. +. D. z, Madison;
4w46s
AFTER NOV. 30. SMALL HOUSE To
rent. furnished at reasonable price.
IS East LeavItt st. tf46
WANTED TO BUY A SMALL FARM
with good buildings. not to cost over
$1,000. +. O. Box 125. Skowhegan. tf46
123 PURE BRED SWINE. TO DE
sold within the next thirty days. Both
sexes. for breeding purposes. Four
weeks to three years old. Both Berk-
shire and Chester. Carefully select
ed from big, healthy litters. Also so
head for Feeders. Also a few pair
OF working oxen, cows and heifers.
One ladies' combination saddle mare.
George H. futile. Norridgewock. tf45
HAVE 90 BARRELS OF APPLES
and no place TO store them VIII sell
at a bargain. Mostly Stark and Ben
Davis. A few Spys and Macintosh
Reds. All in barrels. Telephone. at
the Lake, 2S-t2; at Skowhegan, 1o9-1l.
tf45
HOUSE FOR SALE. FINISHED
and 3 unfinished rooms. New years
ago Good wood shed, fine cement
make good poultry farm. Fine loca-
ton in SkoWhegan. Price. terms on
application to A. E. Roderick, Cover
Block. tf45
DEERFooT FARM FOR SALE. ON
Bigelow Hill Road miles from Nor
ridgewock. and miles from Show
hegan. no acres, including large
extra fine orchard and wood lot
good buildings consisting of house.
woodshed, milk room, ice-house, sap
house, sheep shed, storehouse, stable
dating about $50 hens. Land in good
fertilization. Stock and tools with
Farm If wanted Must sell on account
OF health. Frank Mitchell. r. f. D.
No. 3. Skowhegan. Farmers phone
1915 Norridgewock Exchange. tf44
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APPLE nARRELs NOTICE. 1 SHALL

APPLE BARRELS NOTICE. l SHALL
finish the seasons making of barrels
here, Dec. 18th. Orders should ne
placed at once, as stock is nearly eXo
hausted T. Il. Light, Hinckley 2w49
MALE GUINEA PIGS FOR SALE, 80
cents each, Also Maltese Tappl.s, 20
cents. Walter II. Maynard, lockwood
2w49
bring ME YOUR CROSS-CuT SAWS
and other similar work. Old location
Madison avenue. Satisfaction guar
anteed or no pay. Webster Rove
SkowheBan. f"f'
HAVE A YEARLING COLT For
SALE also several four year OLD steers
or would pay someone to winter them
George H. Weston, Skowhegan. tflS
HAVE SOME GOOD cows FOR
sale Would like to buy gasoline
engine and wood saving outfit, lsiah
Crowell, r. +. ID. No. 3, Skowhegan
NJ Il phone 129-2 2w49'
SEVERAL PAIR GOOD, HEAVY
horses for sale. Have been worked
on farm past summer and are IN goou
condition. Have no work for them
this winter, so will sell at good trade
Central Maine Potato Co, Scion. 4wfs'
MY YOUR FIRST CLASS RuBBERS
money Also mems and boys shoes
for sale. Call and see me Water
atraat Skowhepan TIA!
A 7O-ACRE FARM FOR SALE.
Moore's Mills, Canaan. Good build
ings, split stone cellar under house
and barn. Plenty of wood for farm
use. Horace O. Bean, Canaan. iwi9'
LADY RoOMER WANTED OR MAN
and wife at No. Middle Street, Show
hogan. Large front room with cleo
trio lights and bath Call in evening
If possible. Mrs. Flora McPheters, tt4s
SINGLE HARNESS FOR SALE
Also sleigh, Singer sewing machine,
and some secondhand furniture or
will exchange for wood. j. d. Symons
Skowhegan. 4w49
TWENTY MEN WANTED FoR
wood work, three miles from Solon
village. Palmer " Hebert, Scion lwf9
SECOND HAND COOK STOVE ron
sale f. S. Lessor x Son. 300 North
St, Skowhegan Both telephones, lw49
COMPETENT GIRL OR WOMAN
wanted to do homework. No children
in family. Gus Pooler, Skowheedn tfi9
IHANE SOME MORE GOOD TRADES
in those second hand team harnesses
George b. Dow. The Harness Man, Wa
ter St. near Municipal Building, Show
hogan. lWfs'
5000 USED FERTILIZER SACKS
wanted. VIII pay five cents each
for ones In good condition. Holt &
Hight. Skowhegan. tray
SEND YOUR ORDERS FOR MEDI-
CINE to Mrs. Manley Hooper, 9S Water
St, Skowhegan. Annie l.. Decker.
4W49s
FRONT ROOM TO LET. WITH
stove. for gentleman as Water St,
SkoWhegan lw49'
A GOOD HOME FOR A BRIGHT
capable girl OF H. where she can work
her board and attend High school. APP
ply N. +. Home for Little Wanderers,
l73 Main St, Waterville, Me. 1w49'
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room is of rattan, large spacious
chairs which are very inviting.
Opening from the reception room is
the card room and here the furniture
Is of oak An archway separates
the billiard room from these popular
quarters. A large fireplace in the
billiard room adds to the home-like
features of the Club rooms. Local
Masons have long desired a place
where they could spend the evenings
in rest and recreation and this has
certainly been accorded them to the
Queens taste for the new rooms are
up-to-date in every respect and as be-
fore stated are very satisfactory to
the Masons of Skowhegan.
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YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFTs-rm IN :.

YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFTs-rM IN A
position to save you. money on dia-
best wholesale house in Boston. Wb bp
may get you? M J. Mahoney. a.
Chestnut Street. Waltham. Mass. Sw4i.
ABAY HORSE For sALE-1c YRS.
old, weight about 1900 lbs. Good work
er and dryer, also two sets double
ephones: N. e. S-24; Farmers 4-22.
tao
WANT To BUY A SECONDHAND
Cash register. If you see, this ad
to pay Patten dollar for publishing
this notice. But come along, IL you
have one. have the dollar saved up
the register. c. w. Day. tf39
FIFTY HORSEPOWER TUBULAR
Boiler for sale. Would cost, new,
$1,000. Wili sell for s225.OO Steward
& Marston. Skowhegan. tf3s
100000 ASH HOOPS WANTED IL Ia
IT.. - IT. 7. and IL TT; Also &c tt
birch strap rap and drum hoops at a9s
Madison Ave, Farmers Phone. 17-3.
tf3s
STEAM PRESSURE GAGE FoR
sale. Also can be used to indicate
pair. Would cost new $1,000 or 1900
Will sell as 1t Is for s1.25. p. T.
Patten. Skowhegan tf3e
wooLENs-CLOTH FOR COATS,
Suits and skirts direct from the fact
planned F. A Packard. Box ni i7s,
Camden. Me. 18w35
TYPE CASES FOR sALE-DRAw-
ERS about by 1-2 feet. divided Into
sizes. Just the thing for storing
screws, washers, small bolts. nails, etc.
Price 35c for each drawer; four for
s1.oO. Independent Reporter Co. tfs1
GRAHAM FLOUR, HOME GROWN
and home ground. Five pound pack
age mailed anywhere within $50 miles
of Scion for 45c. Baker & Priest
Scion. 1y27
MEN WANTED TO LEARN TO RE-
PAIR and drive autos in our garage
Write for particulars. Maine Auto
Co.. SO Exchange St. Portland. Me.
tia
can be applied toward purchase II de-
sired. Independent Reporter Co ti5g
WANTED-BASSWOOD AND POP.
LAR logs. Will pay an extra price
for few carloads delivered between
now and Dec LIST this year. Highest
prices paid for next seasons ship
ments. Write, phone or call at Of
flee. H. Wesley Hutchins Co.. Au-
burn, Me. tf32
TWO STORY HOUSE WITH ELL
lot with some nice apple trees. City
water, good cellar. Newly papered
and painted. Would exchange for
farm A. E. Roderick, Cover Block,
| Skowhegan- tf2l
EIGHT ROOM HOUSE CAN BIZ
| bought for $500 down. Piazza, nice
cellar, centrally located. Also 10 acres
of land, three miles out. A. E. Rod
erick, Skowhegan. tfs0
FARMS, FARMS-Bargains of all
kinds. Large or small. Large variety
in price. location and equipment to
choose from E. H. Ramsdell. Ripley
Me. Telephones: Ripley 3-2. tie
STORAGE wAREHOUSE-FURN
! TURE stored in separate rooms under
lock and key. C. A. Burner. Al Winter
| ST. tfs2
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERs-
Bring or mail your films to the Hun
Studio. Skowhegan Me. N. z. Phone
| 1888. Developing and printing
promptly attended to tfss
MEN WANTED FOR WOODS AND
work In general. 1 furnish all kinds
of work, also hire teams Edw
Tague, Office Court St.. Skowhegan
! Tel 1918. tf4s
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POSITION WANTED TO DO CABIN

POSITION WANTED TO DO CABIN
work or house or hotel work. 40
dress Jones. Independent-Repor or.
flee Skowhegan. tf4o
SEVERAL Low PRICED FARMS
wanted for our new catalog. In and
around Skowhegan. Have listing
ready for publication at once. A. +.
Roderick, Skowhegan. Cover Block.
tf45
GOOD DRIVING HORSE FOR SALE
twelve years old. Weight 1850 pounds.
VIII sell or exchange for neat stock,
hogs or sheep. c. S. Hunnewell, r. f.
d. No /, Madison. Farmers telephone
ga tf44
PuLLETs FOR SALE. SOME OF
them are we'll grown and ready to lay.
4w46'
RELIEF AT LAST FOR FOOT
Troubles-Perfection Arch Cushions
give firm support to the arch. conform
to the shape of the foot and prevent
fiat feet and broken down instep. NO
metal used; pneumatic principle. All
sizes for men and women. ooc per
pair or zoe by mail. Give size OF shoe
worn when ordering by mail F. w.
Buchanan, Skowhegan. tf44
ROOMS TO LET-EIectric light
steam heat. bath room. located on oes'
street in town. Prices very reason
able Inquire at this office tfss
THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE
paid for Hides calf-skins and pelts,
also for deer skins in their season.
f. H Morrill,, Court street, Skowhe-
gan. New England Telephone, l4l-2.
BUY DEER sKINs-sHIP THEM
to me, or notify me by mail or tele-
phone and l will call for them. High
est market price paid. E. H. Morrill,,
70 Court street. Skowhegan. N. E.
Phone 141-2. tf43
If YOU WANT YOUR LAUNDRY
done right, and ready on time take IL
for the Waterville Steam Laundry.
Goods can be received and returned by
mail. tff2
SEVERAL PAIR OF SHOES FOUND
owner may have same by. proving
tisement at this office. tf43
HIGHEST MARKET PRICES PAID
for all kinds of junk. Bring it to my
storehouse, corner of School and Hes
elton street. or il you wish me to
call, write or telephone. Highest
Cohen. skowhegan. Both telephones.
tf43
A NINE ROOM HOUSE IN NOR
ridgewock for sale or to rent North
S SGe large pe STABLE st. Address F. e. pan
forth. Skowhegan, N. E. Phone 154-3
tf43
CHESTNUT HORSE FOR SALE
weighs 100 pounds. good worker. sim
gle or double, good driver safe for
woman to handle. Omar Beaulier,
r. F. d. No. l, Skowhegan. n. E.
Phone 1922. tf42
DIG BUSINESS NEEDS YOU. THE
supply of Stenograp hers and Book :
keepers is never equal to the demand
Join our classes now. Free circulars.
Thomas Business College, Waterville,
Me.
SIX GEESE FOR sALE-ALsO FIVE
Orpington ducks, two Muscovey,
(black), 2 Indian Runners. l Mallard
duck 5 Columbian Plymouth Rocks
pair Golden Wyandottes, pair Column
bian Wyandottes, pair Partridge Wy
andottes, pair Buff Leghorns, pair
Blue Orpingtons, a trio Specified Sus-
sex, one Red Sussex Cock, pair Black
| Minorcas, Buff Orpington Hens. four
I Buttercup hens, r. l. Brown Leghorn
Cockerel Every one show bird and
a prize winner at August show over
800 prizes Orland Sawyer, r. f. D.
No. 4, Pennington. tai
TRUCKING by AUTO OR TEAM
anywhere. orders left with the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery. tao
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Ing to pay good wages FOR satlsfactory
services Some knowledge of book
keeping desirable Permanent posi-
ton. Opportunity to learn linotype. II
desired, Independent Reporter Co.
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MODERN FITTED UP HOUSE FOR
rent E. n. Merrill Skowhegan- N.
f. Tel Ill.,. Farmers Tel. z5-a tf48

MODERN FITTED UP HOUSE FOR
rent. E.. y. Merrill, Skowhegan- n
f. Tel. Ill.,. Farmers Tel z5-3. tf48
THREE RUGS FOR sALE-HAyE
been used. but are but little worn. May
be seen by inquiring of Y. r. NJ. at the
Independent-R Reporter Office tf48
ONE SET OF TWO HORSE sLEDs
seated pung. Also second hand
sleigh for sale. Thomas Dionne
Skowhegan. r. +. d. 6. tf4S
sTEN0GRAPHER WANTED-WILI.-
ing to pay good wages for satisfactory
services. Some knowledge of book
ton. Opportunity to learn linotype, II
-e''' ~ 1e ~ ~ e'''' 90 tf4s
COMPETENT GIRL on WOMAN
wanted to do housework. Good wages.
Washings done out. Carroll Gates, Mt
Pleasant avenue, Skowhegan. tf47
MAN AND WIFE WANTED. TO
live on my farm, with chances of en-
ployment wood cutting. A. W. Par
sons 251 Madison Ave
BEA uTIFUL wREATHs FOR
Thanksgiving and Christmas. If In
terested. address Mrs. Ellen Leland,
Skowhegan. tf47
WE HAVE LOANED, TO SOMEONE.
small card-index, oak, fling tray.
VIII the party who has same please re-
turn 1t to this office. Independent-Re-
porter Co. tf47
FOR SALE. ONE SECOND HAND
sleigh and one Traverse runner pung.
|. J. Smith. tf47
30 ACRES GOOD FARM LAND FOR
sale, no stones. good Wood-lot. young
growing. soft wood. House and barn,
Near good town on good road. Some
tools go with II If sold at once. All
for $500, 5000 down. A. E. Roderick,
Skowhegan. tf4f
MALE GUINEA PIGS FOR SALE. 80
cents each. Also Maltese cats, 50
cents. Walter H. Maynard lockwood
2w47
AFTER DEC. 1sT. BUNGALOW.
near Fairview PARK to let. Inquire of
Joseph Butler, Leayitt st. N. +. Tele-
phone 62-4. tt4f
5000 FIT. DRY. TWO IN. PINE
plank for sale. A. S. Burke, Bingham.
Birdie AND BINDING CHAINS
for sale, all kinds. a. S. Burke. Bling
ham. tf47.
MADISON STEAM LAUNDRY. TEAM
calls and delivers. twice each wook.
Shall soon establish an office In Show
hogan and system of window cards;
For the present drop us a postal card
and our team viii collect N. E. Tel.
Madison, ring 4. tfi7
FIBRE BHoOMs. BETTER, IN Ev-
cry way, than the old house broom
depended upon Tor generation.
Guaranteed to outlast three of them.
Wont wear carpets or scratch floors.
Price 30 cents, postpaid. l.. Greenleaf,
II Pine St, Skowhegan. 3w47
HORSE AND LOGGING OUTFIT FOR
sale. Enough for so men and 20
horses. Would sell by the piece, or
give someone good trade whole
outfit A A. Graffte, Moose River.
HOUND DOG FOUND. OWNER
may have same by paying for his
board and the cost of this advertise
ment. j. A. Maxwell, Hartland.
2w47'
SOME GOOD cows TO SELL. PART
of them are new mich Il. N. Merrill,
Skowhegan. N. e. Tel. Ill.,; Far
mers Tel 25-3.
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES
Young women wanted to join training
school for nurses. For particulars
apply to DR.. J. A. Huston, Supt., N. S.
Hospital. Northampton, Mass 8w46'
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HORSE AND LOGGING OUTFIT r

sale. Enough Tor 80 men and 20
horses. Would sell by the piece, or
give someone good trade on whole
outfit. A. A Graffte, Moose River.
AWAIT
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TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES
Young women wanted to join training
school for nurses. For particulars
apply to DR.. j. A. Huston. Supt., n. S
Hospital. Northampton, Mass. 8w46'
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Eastwood Boards Wanted
Dry or green, cash on delivery,
Skowhegan Novelty Works. tf46
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SOME GOOD cows TO SELL. PART
of them are new mileh E. N. Merrill
Skowhegan. N. e. Tel 111-2; Far
mers Tel. 253.
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HOUND DOG FOUND,

HOUND DOG FOUND. OWNER
may have same by paying for his
board and the cost of this advertise
ment ]. A. Maxwell, Hartland.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-01
Germany's "vital Spot. !"

Germany's reserve of man power
Is IL failing. or is it not? That is
a question of supreme Importance
to the world. and 1t is a question
to which answers are widely, al
most ridiculously. at variance.
Maj. Gen. Maurice. director of
British military operations. speaks
of the decline OF German man power
as an assured fact. as one point
upon which allied strategy can be
based. Yet from other sources
from no less an authority than
former Ambassador Gerard himself
we find that Geymany is actually
increasing her armies. instead Of de-
creasing them. We are told OF Ger
man armies being sent to Mesopo-
tamia under the pulssant Won Mack
ensen. to stitfen the Turkish de-
fense against the British on the
Tigris; of the Austrians calling upon
the Germans for reserves to meet
the Cadorna offensive; OF drives on
both the Riga and the Bessarabia
sectors of the Eastern front.
In view of this apparent resump-
tion Of German offensive activity. is
it reasonable to suppose that she
actually faces a shortage of men?
There can be no answer; there
can be only guesses, only surmises.
For ourselves. we think that Ger
many is far less worried about de-
clining man power than about de-
clining supplies and declining mu-
nitions. But it is impossible that
she can forever stand the drain upon
human life that the past three years
have imposed, or that she will be
able to meet the co-ordinated Of
fensive on all fronts that is a pros
pect of the near future-the Russian
alone excepted.
The success of the Italians tells
its own story. Perhaps it is that
which prompts Gen. Maurice to
prophesy a great battle in the West
in the near future. one which may
win the long-looked-for decision.
He cites the lack of recent Ger
man counter oftensives against the
French and British as evidence that
Hindenburg no longer has the lives
to waste in this form of strategy.
The fact is that there are numer-
Gus vital spots" in Germanys
armor. It is well TO recall the old
adage, "a chain is no stronger than
its weakest link" and to remember
that a breakdown in food. raw ma
terials. munitions, finance, in men,
spells nothing less than ruin to the
central empires.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-01
TO BAR "HOT DOG'
men FROM CAMPS
Surgeon General Blue Puts Ban on
Peddlers.

Garboilous vendors with their reiter-
ant hot dogs, peanuts, lemonade and
Ice cream cone" series will never get
within yelling distance Of any of Uncle
Sans army cantonments down in An
niston, Ca, where many local lads
are stationed. unless vigorous efforts
of Surg. Gen. Blue, OF the United
States Public Health Service. count
for naught
Surg. Gen. Blue is convinced that
such edible nicknacks as are above
mentioned should be accurately set
down on the public menu as trash"
and he will. therefore, strictly segre-
gate any Of the ubiquitous pop and
peanut" men who might hover about
the various cantonments many miles
from their objectives.
Soldiers, as a rule. have pronounced
sweet tooths" and, as a consequence.
delight in spending their loose change
about stands which fly popular color
ed advertising pennants and are ar
mored with tin soft drink emblems.
These same soldiers, also, Surg. Gen.
Blue maintains, generally have more
or less stomach trouble from their
careless diet and are many times
temporarily incapacitated from their
routine OF duties. And il is with the
object in view OF keeping "the boys"
in perfect physical trim. that the
Surgeon General has found it neces-
sary to issue this health order.
II Is presumed that the pop and
peanut" edict will eventually reach
those camps adjacent TO the District
At the present time, however. its juris-
diction ends on the borders of those
cantonments situated in and near An
niston, Ga.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-01
March with the President.

A more fitting or inspiring slogan
than March with the President"
could not possibly have been chosen
by those who are handling the parade
of the national liberty army scheduled
to be held on Tuesday afternoon.
We in Washington are prone to
attach too little importance to our
direct associations with the President.
Other cities would go to any length
to secure such an attraction as the
President in Inc. for their dem
onstrations. 1t is one of the many
advantages that &c with residence in
the National Capital
The success Of the demonstra ton on
next Tuesday is assured. With the
President and his Cabinet, the Senate
and the House Of Representatives
members in the line, Washington will
have the most impressive celebration
that has ever been held in This city.
Those who have been named mem
ocrs Of the liberty army will no doubt
take cognizance of the Importance of
the event and will turn out in the
largest possible numbers to partici-
pate in this honor that the people
Of Washington are according them.
The Washington Herald feels a
pardonable pride in the proportions
which the patriotic affair is assuming,
for it was through a suggestion made
by this paper that the citizens here
first undertook to arrange a fare
well demonstration for its men who
are called to arms.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-01
Insurance Companies Attitude
Not Opposed to the War Insurance Bill Before
Congress, But Cannot Indorse I'm
scientific Sections
40 the Editor of The Herald.

To the Editor of The Herald.
Sir: From time to time editorial
comments and statements by persons
interested in the war insurance bill,
now before Congress, have shown that
the public at large Is misinformed as
to the attitude taken by life insurance
people in regard to this measure.
The Secretary of the Treasury. some
time ago. appointed a committee OF
insurance men to consider the So
called war risk insurance bill This
committee and a committee of actu-
aries, which was also appointed by
the Secretary of the Treasury, gave
much time and attention to the pro-
posed measure and were requested
by the Treasury Department to con-
slider all their deliberations and con-
clusions as strictly confidential. For
that reason their views in regard to
the matter could not be made public
until the bill was introduced in Con-
gress.
The advocates Of the bill have al
lowed the impression to prevail that
this insurance committee is opposed to
| the bill because II savors of govern
mental insurance and consequently is
opposed to the interests of private in
surance companies. Our committee
has not taken this position, but has
considered the bill in a spirit of fair
minded patriotism.
To those who are not familiar with
the measure, II might be well to state
that Article " offers a plan of OPP
tional life insurance to the soldiers
and sailors in addition to very liberal
allowances and compensations, which
are granted gratuitously to the depen-
dents of enlisted men and officers who
suffer partial disability. total disabil-
ity or death.
Our committee has taken the posi-
ton from the start that IL is strongly
in favor of the bill; that it believes
II to be a vice measure, as supplant-
ing our present pension system; that
IL must be broad in its scope and lib
eral in its terms. so that our soldiers
and sailors may realize that they
have behind them the good will of
the nation and that their dependents
in any event will be fully taken care
of, which the nation can well afford
to do.
Our committee has objected to Ar
ticle " (optional insurance) which. in
addition to the above general benefits,
offers to the men insurance or death
indemnity in an amount not to eN-
ceed &c., 900, upon the payment Of the
insured of an annual premium which
would average about IS a thousand
Our committee did not object, in any
way, to this insurance for the soldiers
and sailors in addition to the other
benefits of the bill. provided 1t was
equitably given to all (Which can only
be the case II the government bears
all the COST, and we suggested that
IL It was felt that the other provi-
sions of the bill were not liberal
enough stated amount OF insurance
should be given to every enlisted man
without cost to him. Our opposition