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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-11
"HER UNBORN CHILD"
At COURT THIS WEEK
Modern Drama: hot 2 Motion Picture;
will Be Presented Twice Daily
1T Social Playhouse.

Howard Mckrrt Barnes. brilliant
yoir. Gram"t!$t. * the author 81 rev
damn "f discussion. called Her n
born EhiId." In" plot 81 which deals with
tho subject OF birth control. Without
nuv effort At sensationall>m This young
framatiSt has taken one 90 tho qrcS-
.inrS Ct the hour ard written b.:
drama of thrills and tears ,hat is said
H. ha'" p perverted ruuch in Il.
Tier Unborn ,,t;iiL" is modern
drama Th" :I:hi': iha; i, d'a!$ with
- modern anil with the progress 81 tie
lhcnl.r rs an cdIraiionai institution rs
we'll rs u r!aC: ~ nmis"1l"nl. plays
l,li" "Ii"r Iur"rn thilu'' Is hound to find
IN h"ror"L place.
i!a"1is" al tn" subject "f Her tnbcrn
C'l.!l.!" ii, MS WITH II" "E" under eighteen
,.ars - age VII hr admitted 10 witness
H.. performances. Because nf the sacred
n,>$ ~: motherhood ard ont Of courtesy
10 lie. women. al! ma:in"" performances
wi! H. exclusively f"r the women.
.J;an,i";>ru Will b. admitted n ALL other
performances ChiIdr"n uot allowed ot
ANY pvr!"rn'"Tc".
rha cngaSn,r"nt Of "ITcr Unborn
,hrl,i" al III" Gour' ;hra:"r begins today
adias' ma'irccs Will hc held every day
y. - o'clock.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-11
Restored to Good Health.

II was sick for four years with
stomach trouble" writes Mrs. Otto
Cans, GAINESVILLE. Ohio. II lost weight
and felt so weak that almost gave
m hope Of being cured. A friend told
rir about Chamberlain's Tablets, and
since using two bottles OF them ! nave
been we'll woman Obtainable ev'
rrNMhnre-AdY.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-11
d-ed years. Why Shnutd the next hua-
drsd hc any less wonderful"
Better Common Sersc Than Coaserva-

OF course We we'd uhr.ti6r$ - keep
us from going rtt "n tmH"&SIHi" tan
gents Eut ;h"y Sh"rIlG b" u" lniihi-
tons nt common sense. not 81 ali atu-
hrac;uS cnnssrIatIN.ueSS
We should study each r"w thing That
comes 70 our attention carefully III the
lict. nt reason ard COMMON >:rS' and
~ what pSrTl" VII" know "1nv' ahnE:
thnS" particular subjects han "" cur
selves think about IT,
~ E"b"r; Wh!'tan"r SAYS:
"i."t rs h:lHE an uu1r. i'IG!r"'! mjn!
70 tn" considerations a. all problems.
and then hay" -" c0urr=" - AXE the
old pain or RI" ";'.n w"".i. whether we'll
br"k"n ~ uutro'i,t.u
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-11
Enlargement: Announced.

~" ..r.,na.irirnt !t~ ga H"r."'n""d
= Mise l.l,Z:t 'in i:c"k"r :" Mr t.iin"r
l.,..r 81 ,:i,i.r'~ :;Di'. IT, "'I,'!nS VIII
rnl. i,i4r. I'll I':i.. -.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-11

The following invitations announce al
,,..ii -: tEfS W"rl:
INC r. .uiir ct =. .I"S"phS Academy
request tho honor ~ %our presence
~ III"
i'ui!Il.,' concert
Wcdac ,day evening. juno thirteenth
80 eight fifteen o'clock
carroll Llub AuditoriuIn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-11

Small. irregular shaped transparent
spot~ in negatives are known as pin.
holes. Thrsn are usually caused by
particles Of dust resting on the film
during Development e.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-11
SIDE TALKS
By Ruth Cameron
1t Sounds All Right, But

Molly nrr.. h"rr~ 18Th '.c" Sch"'i's
N. u:h.r .in.. ~" hi':r -; ta$ur.:n''
=, 1I"h s"'.;l',"i t'.:$ ::t;:a"tl'" a!lt "a
soma biz.
Th.- .Au'h"rmnn's ~Its tissue: :" h.r
enthusiastic description +"d 'n"n
br"uch' "U; h"r !n.rlt"ti. comment
t.;rn Any 20" ii,t.
Yes = sounds nlt richt hu' :: rs an
good why dn"Sr; cy"-E''n'. Il" II,
l. na"r heard XIV Al,h"rrl2n.S vi.
say that once ~" hear: n.r say = i,
hundred t!I;:.s.
Because There Are SO Many People Like
Her.
Tn" h"S' anSw'r / ..T"r heard anon"
nlahe II III .lut:i"riuan 'l;GCaGSe.
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vas ":.y.. H.A ami had l., b.. -:!.J uy.
i."r}'. with courage md rr"u r:s.'i.d-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-11

Tickets r!usnId are To h." returned ana
oih.r rcfrrts TO receive attcHt!"A.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-05-03

letllng nidt ifper lei, rief er er-
leibtert: v@ott lei Ganf." Sn Die
fem @ugenblid idrie cine Stimme
neben ibm: uNid)t gu friib!" uno
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belize 9eil1e oberbalb Der &niee b1d)=
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totlih pertpunoeten Serriders.
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Ieinem Sobn uno Nabfolger gegeben
baben ion. slber biitorii6e @abr=
beit tit, bob er nod i%einer ldrperen
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bat. Muf benz tranrigen transport
nab @altie ball6te er v%bolonono"
falt ~ uno 5uolf Stunben ipdter.
Nyortietung ouf @eite A.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-05-03
GiienbaDn TahrpIan.

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
EXTENSION SCHOOLS IN
SOMERSET
Nan. Interesting Subjects Chosen for
courses in Various Towns

The season of extension schools is
now III fun swing and five or six are
being held in different parts of the
state each week. The season began
in December and viii continue until
March first Thruout the sixteen
counties, over sixty schools have
been scheduled
Each school is confined to some one
subject such as: Dairy Feeding.
Farm Crops. Soil Fertility or Poul-
fry Management.
A Farm Crops School will be held
in the Grange Hall at Norridgewock.
Feb s, 9 and II, beginning each day
at nine thirty in the morning and
closing at half past three. More of
the particulars of the program and
school in general viii be published in
"A later issue. It is hoped that all
the farmers and other people inter
ested will mark these three days
down in their diaries as red letter
days and give the meeting full al
tendance
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
F. s. CAIRNS IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT
Former SkOWhegan Man Is OFFICER
Chamber of Commerce in West

former Skowhcean man, Frank
S. Cairns. was elected president of
the ST. Helena, Napa County. Califor-
mia. Chamber of Commerce at their
annual meeting held Tuesday evening,
January ninth. at the Hotel st Hell
ena. He was nominated and en-
Enthusiastically elected by acclamation
says the St. Helena Star
The after-dinner feature of the
meeting was the address given by the
new president, his subject being some
of his experiences while Director
General of Taxation in Persia a few
years ago.
Mr.. Cairns was born and educated
in Boston but lived for about ten
years in Skowhegan He married
Miss Lillian Murphy sister of Mrs.
II. b. Goodwin, and they have one
son who is now student at the Uni
VerSity of California. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cairns left Skowhegan in 1898, going
TO CUBA, Wnere MI. earns was tnlel
of the Bureau of Special Agents in
the Cuban Customs and also in
charge OF the L. S. Secret Service in
Cuba until 1901 He was then trans
ferred to Ioilo. Philippine Islands as
Insular surveyor of Customs and was
also in charge of the Secret Service
for the entire Orient In 1911 he
went To Persia with W. Morgan
Shuster as Director General of TaX-
alton, returning to the Philippines as
Collector of Customs. He resigned
his position in April 1915. when he
purchased a ranch with an orchard
and vineyard in st. Helena whore he
intends making his future home.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
TEACHERS MEET At
SOLON
Interesting Program is
Carried Out
Herbert Wood Elected President For
Ensuing Year

AT the annual meeting Of the West
ern Somerset Educational Associa-
ton, held at Soon last week Friday
the following officers were elected
president, Herbert W. Wood OF
Athens; vice president. Guy II Swa-
sey of Bingham: secretary and treas
urer, Miss Katherine kendrick OF
Good WILL executive committee
Charles Taylor Of Madison and Miss
Esther French of Solon together
with the president. vice president
secretary and treasurer A legis-
latiye committee was also appointed
and consists of Ray W. Tobey of
Good Will. II. W Wood of Athens and
l.. W. Gerrish of Skowhegan
An interesting program had been
arranged and consisted in part of ad-
dress by Professor Wilmont b Nit
chell of Bowdoin College, Miss Flor
ence NJ Hale. State agent for rural
education. and Professor Henry W
Brown of Colby College In the ev-
ening musical was given under the
direction OF II. W Wood
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
OFFICERS ELECTED
At THE CONGO
Annual Meeting of Par
ISh is Held
Rev. Mckinney Re-engaged- Pledges
Will Pay Coming Years Budget

The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church parish was held
Thursday of last week. In the after
noon the church meeting was called
TO order with r w. Morrill, as clerk,
when the following officers were
elected and committees appointed:
Clerk, r. w. Morrill,; treasurer. Dr..
S. NJ Cover auditor, Charles Sheaff
superintendent of young peoples
work, T. G. Lord; deacons, f. f.
Harris and J. II. Lacasce for one
year; Willis A. Bailey and Charles
Sheaff for two years; DR.. S. NJ. Cow
er and Fred Williams for three
years; deaconesses. Mrs Isabel Don
aldson, Mrs. Lewis. Mrs. Willard
Eaton. Mrs. Ernest Savage, Mrs. c.
w. Sheaff Mrs. Della Bartlett. Mrs.
Ina Goldsmith, Mrs. Emma Pooler,
Mrs. Eva Greenwood, Mrs. F. Nor
rill and Mrs. Rayner; committee on
young peoples work. Harold Larry.
Continued on Page Sevem
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
High School Notes

The mid year examinations will
begin Tuesday of next week. Tues
day the first period will be from 8 tC
10. the fifth period, from $50 to l23t
and the second period, from to 4
Wednesday. the third period will run
from SIS to 1918 and the fourth
1.15 to 3.15 Thursday. the sixth
period will be from 8l5 to 1918 and
the seventh from LIS to 3.15. Pu-
pills are required to attend schoo
only at the time of their eNamina-
tions. There will be no session ot
school Friday, February second.
The Good viii school hockey
team was unable to come 10 Skowhe-
gan last Saturday for the game
which was scheduled to be played il
the afternoon
DR. Young is to examine the can
didales for the track team which
plan to 90 To the Interschoolastio
meet at BoWdoin next month. The
examination will be made the last ol
the week
The first practice at the fireman
hall at the Central Fire station was
commenced Tuesday afternoon OF
this week by the members of the bas-
ket-ball team and the girls are now
putting in some good stiff practice il
preparation for the other games
scheduled
For the third time this season, III,
SkoWhegan basket ball girls won The
game. this being last Saturday even.
ing at pittsfeld when the Maine Cen
tral Institute team was defeated hS
the score of Is to I. It was hare
fought and closely contested game
played in two halves and the Skow-
hegan team was at considerable
disadvantage not being used TO the
slippery floor ON which they were
Obliged To play Miss Lessor made
one basket aud one foul while Mar
tina Steward made four, and two
fouls The umpire and referee were
Miss Marion Steward of SkowhegaH
and Miss Fish of NJ. G.
Madison High School has cancell-
ed the basket bah game which was to
have been played here this week with
the local team Miss Pauline Emery
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
MILK PRODUCERS To
ORGANIZE
Meetings Scheduled For
Next Week
County Association Will BE Held at
Skowhegan Grange Hall

Commencing Monday, January 18th.
meetings are to be held all over
Maine To organize the New England
Milk Producers Association The
first five days of the week will be
spent in organizing the locals in the
various towns, while on Saturday, the
meeting will be he'd to organize the
county association. Richard Pattee
of Springfield Massachusetts. has
charge of the organization work
The first meeting will be held
Monday morning at Solon Grange
Hall with Frank Curtis in charge.
That afternoon. there will be meet
ing at Madison Grange Hall, Madison,
with Charles (. Merry in charge.
Tuesday morning H S. Jones will
have charge of the meeting in Nor
ridgewoek Grange hall while Tuesday
afternoon. Wilmot b Whittier will
have charge OF the organizing at
Skowhegan Grange hall
Wednesday morning. at Pittsfield
Grange hall. local will be organized
in charge of j. E. McMichael. while
r. j. Goodrich will have charge OF
the one to be held Wednesday after
noon in the Hartland Grange Hail at
Hartland. Thursday morning at the
Cornville Grange hall, c. II. Black
we'll Will organize local organiza-
ton and in the afternoon with Wal
lace +. Jones as leader, one will be
started at Athens Grange hall Enoch
kierstead of Oakland will be in
charge of the meeting Friday after
noon at the Fairfield Grange hall,
Fairfield.
Saturday morning the county asso-
citation will be organized at the
county seat at meeting held at
Skowhegan Grange hall.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
MOnahan- Savage

wedding of especial interest to
the toWnspeople of North Anson took
place Tuesday afternoon at two
O'Clock at the home of the brides pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. O. W. Savage,
when their daughter, Miss Emily
Oleana Savage, was united in mar
riage with Sydney Ward Monahan OF
Boston. Mass. The double ring
Episcopal service was used and Rev.
/. b, HIATT of Bingham officiated. The
beautiful young bride was gowned in
blue taffeta silk. The ceremony was
witnessed by the immediate relatives.
The bride is one of the popular young
ladies of the village and was gradual
ed from Anson Academy in the class
OF is. Since her graduation she
has been beokkeeper for her father
and assistant in the moving picture
business. The groom is associated
with the Hanscop Construction Com
pany. and the young couple will re-
side at North Anson Many friends
extend congratulations.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
Heavy Fire Loss at Fairfield

a $1,000 blaze resulted from last
Thursday nights fire III Fairfeld's
business section when the Salvation
Army block WAS badly damaged by
6re. Box . was runp in about CAS-
and the fremen struggled for two
hours before the blaze was finally cx-
tinguished
William settler claims loss OF
$500 on the stock and fixtures Of his
grocery store: the loss at the a. II.
Jewell shoe store was abou' $12oo,
the loss of the owners of the Mar
couX Market is estimated at about
$500; the loss in the tenement which
was occupied by a family. amounts 10
about 500 and the amount Of damage
TO Salvation Army equipment, 800.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
old Certificate of Bank stock Recent
~ Found

An old certificate Of stock has re-
Gently been found among some ole
papers filed away in the vaults. by
Leslie II. Goldsmith, assistant cashier
at the First National Bank
This certificate is dated Bloomfield
November %. 1851. before the bank
was organized as National Bank
and was issued to Walter Boardman
1t grants him five shares, numbers
lG6-l7n inclusive on which vas paid
Nl00 each Il is sisncd by Ahnel
Coburn. at that time president Of TN,
bank and William rhilbricl, cashier
Abner Coburn afterWard bcCme GOV
ornor of Maine holding thal ollic,
during the Civil War William Phil
brick was the father of Samuel "
Philbriek who is one of SkoN hogan S
most prominent citizens
The certificate is soon to be framed
and will he hung in the First Nation
al Bank II Was printed AT the
Peoples Pres Otlice, Skowhecan
which could not have been in busi-
ness long after that date
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
Who Was Bob Hudson!

A letter arrived in town recently
addressed to proprietor of Heselton
Hotel This was signed by Bob
Hudson. Caldwell, Id. and requested
a sample copy of the Skowhegn local
paper. We have written Mr.. Hud-
son asking him to send us letter
for publication but have thus far re-
ceived no reply.
The fact that the letter was ad-
dressed to Hotel Heselton. long since
non-existent indicates that Mr. Hud-
son has not been informed as to what
has transpired in Skowhegan for the
last decade at least We have &
curiosity to know who he is and what
he formerly did in this locality. Wont
some reader inform us?
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
$4,000 ESTIMATED
COST Of BRIDGE
Petition Signed by Many
Citizens
Length oi Proposed Bridge il 2:,9
Feet with Roadwa, and Walk

Paf'ie- Interested n the consfruc-
ton af the proposed bridge a1a stra,-s
to connect Kennebeo street With "
Pleasant avenue have had f +
Greenwood e E make an estimate
of the cost of construction and his
report shows an estimate eos1 OF
$26.aeo for The bridge and street com
plete Tn. would provide for a
steel bridge - feet long With a q
foot roadway and one six foot side
walk. The roadway floor would BE-
Of ereosoted wood block paving
which would require no repairs for
probably ~ or - years. An ordi-
nary plank eoor could be used at a
saving Of $1sao Oh the first cost
Thee is u possibility that a con
crete bridge could be built at cost
not much in excess OF the aboye
amount. in which case il would be
better investment for the town. a.
the maintenance of concrete struct-
ure is practically nothing
The construction of this bridge will
be one OF the questions to come be
fore the town for action at the an
nual meeting in March and il IS eX-
pected that Mr Greenwood Will
make an estimate on a concrete
structure before that time
n
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
May Lose Sight OF Eye

Fred Green collector for the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery. met
with a serious accident last Tuesday.
In making arrangements to wash his
cans. at the factory, after coming in
at night. he turned the wrong valve
and received a blast OF steam full III
the face. a serious burn resulted
and both eyes are injured, the left to
such an extent that the sight may
be impaired or lost. Dr. l.. A. Das-
combe is the physician in charge.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25

At the meeting of the Skowhegau
Grange next Wednesday evening
there will be singing by the choir a
piano solo by Miss Ruth Nelson and
talks by three members. DR. Fred
kincaid will read a paper on the sub
ject of Home Sanitation; Mrs En-
ma F. Tuttle will have one on THE
tightening OF household labor by new
inventions" and Miss Dorothy Elliot
will talk on THE High Cost of Liy-
ing Reduced without Lowering its
Standard
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25

Or " : Stuchheld. medical cx-
amlner. has not as Vet received re-
port Of The death of the unknown
man who was found the last of the
week. dead in deserted lumber
camp near the west outlet not far
from Rockw God DR. Stinehticld de
tailed DR.. Hanson of lockwood to
take charge OF the case and report 10
him
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25

The regular convocation of Royal
Arch Masons will be held Friday
evening of this week at 80 O'Clock
There will be work in the Royal Arch
degree and ballotng on applications
The change in the bylaws last June
changed the dafe of the payment of
the annual dues and it is desired
that all members who are delinquent
in their payment of dues make settle
ment before the meeting February
% at which time those who are in
arrears more than one year will be
reported.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
TREASURER WYMAN
REPLIES
Claims Whipple Wrong
Regarding Heat Cost
Coal Must Reach Price of $7o to
S100 per Ton Before Electricity
Can Take Its Place According to
Central Maine Power Official


An editorial in your issue of Janu-
AIRY 18th, 1917 entitled Coal at $500
a cerebral tonic and signed by H. B.
Whipple, contains the following
statement: "A horse power of cleo
trio energy for a year is equal when
converted into heat to from Il to Is
tons of coal.
This is not true,
II is SO much at variance with the
facts that it seemed to me the people
who read it ought to know the actual
mathematical truth about the matter.
A horse power, which is the scien-
tific unit of power, is defined as a
force capable of raising a weight of
one pound $50 feet in one second and
is equivalent to $50 foot pounds.
A British Thermal Unit, which is
the scientific unit of heat. is the
amount of heat necessary to raise a
pound of water one degree Faren-
heit in one second and is equivalent
to 77S foot pounds of energy
A horse power operated continu-
ously for a year would amount to $50
multiplied by so (seconds) multiplied
by 60 (minutes) multiplied by "a
(hours) multiplied by 1866 (days) foot
pounds of energy. or 17,345. 100000
foot pounds.
A pound OF good coal contains
about 10000 British Thermal Units of
heat 778 multiplied by $4,000 gives
ll.670,O00 foot pounds of energy in
one pound of coal.
Dividing 17,345, 800, 900 by 11,670,0O0
gives 1856 pounds of coal as the
equivalent. at 100 per cent efficiency,
OF one horse power running continu
ously for a year This is without al
lowing for any losses in transmission
and distribution of the power These
usually amount to from 20 to 80 per
cent of the power used. and when
they are taken into account it re-
duces the coal value of horse power
for heating purposes to 1,115 pounds,
or little over one-half ton
Now to follow Mr.. Whpple's line
of reasoning further. If we take
$l70 per horse power as the average
cost OF hydro electric development
Qrom figures quoted by Mr.. Whipple,
and this is surely as low as the aver
age horse power can be developed in
Maine). and add to this 500 per
horse power for transmission and
distribution, it is readily seen that
electric power would be extremely
expensive for heating even if it
could be used the year round, but as
heat is not ordinarily required in
houses much over six months in the
year, and interest and other fixed
charges go on thruout the year. these
items of cost are once more doubled
unless the power could be used in the
summer for other purposes. which is
not likely, as the summer is the slack
time in all business and there is a
demand for less power for general
purposes than in the winter
Looking the matter squarely in The
face ii is difficult to see how electric
power can be generally used for
heating purposes until coal reaches a
price of from So to $1oo per ton.
w. 5. WYMAN
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
Will Organize Festival Chorus

A meeting to organize a Festival
Chorus is to be held in the Assembly
Hall OF the High School building To-
morrow (F'riday) evening al half past
seven. These choruses in previous
years have proved highly enjoyable
and their value as an educational in
fuence is very great. The presence
of every Skowhegan singer is much
desired.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25

Mrs. Lillian Perkins of Skowhegan
was a recent visitor at the exhibition
of Southern California products
which is being held by the Los An
geles Chamber of Commerce.