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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
7 low His Notoriety Has
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notoriety has occurred entire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Flowers for General Wood
n AJOR ENERAL LEONARD
b WOODS ears must be burning
those DAYS. for his transfer TO

these days, for his transfer to
the Fort Riley command from the South
eastern Department has brought him nu-
merous bouquets, while reviving the
charges nurSod by a section of the press
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02

IA EAKING a state university the
NB football Of legislatures, Gov
L errors, petty state officials and
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL MARKETS

The following list down to the retail
market shows what the farmers may
expect generally from the local deal
ers for farm produce:-
Eggs-30c per dozen.
Butter-32c to CSC per pound
Cheese-20c to 24c per pound.
Potatoes-$2.0 per bushel
Beans-Hand picked, yellow eyes
$1,000; pea beans, $1,000.
Poultry-Fowls 1Sc to &c per ID;
chicken. 2Oc to Csc
Round Hog-17c per pound.
Beef--Ox beef, 10c to 12c.
Wool-60c per pound.
Hides. green zoe per pound; sheep
pelts, 800 to 1925; hides, trimmed
and cured &c; bull hides, green over
SO lbs, 1Sc; No. l horse hides with
name and tail $500 to $500 each;
calf skins, Acc to 43c; green bone 1-2c
per pound.
Tallow-Rough &c per pound.
Hay-Loose, $40 to $12
Stove wood per cord, $40.
RETAIL MARKET
Eggs-3Sc per dozen fresh.
Butter-35c to 45c per ID.
Cheese-25c to soc per h.
Sugar-Gran. sugar, best quality, II
lbs. for 800; brown, II lbs.
Molasses-Pure Ponce, 45c to soc
Squash-6c per ID.
Potatoes-s2 so per bushel.
Green Apples-o0c to csc per peck
Onions-Sc per ID.
Teas-25c TO 60c per ID.
Coffee-20c to CSC per lb.
Lard-Domestic Csc; compound pc.
Poultiy-Fowls. zoe to 25c per ID;
chicken. zoe to soc per ID.
Salt Pork-25c by the Dbl, 200 lbs.
$4,000.
Flour-Spring Wheat Patent, $500;
Winter Wheat Patent, S1400.
Corn-s33 80 per 100 ID. bag
Cracked Corn-$330 per bag.
Gluten-S2 so per bag.
Niddlings-S2 GO per bag.
Spring Bran-s2 40 per bag.
Mixed Feed-S2 10 per bag.
Meal-s3.30 per bag.
Cottonseed Meal-S2 so per bag
Wheat-s2 90 per bushel.
Oil Meal-s2.75 per bag.
Oats-S5c per bushel.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
ENGAGEMENT DINNER
Miss Anne Pfister Formerly of Scion
to Wed In New York

A very select dinner followed by
dancing was held Saturday in New
York in honor of Miss Anne T. Pfister
of New Brunswick, n. ]. During the
evening Mrs. Adelaide McInerney an
nounced the engagement of her niece
to Mr.. Robert Edward F. Cousins of
Norriston and Washington. Miss
Pfister is the younger daughter of
Mrs. Annie p Dornberger of Scion
and has been graduated from the
Skowhegan High School as we'll as
the State Normal at Gorham, Maine.
Since graduation Miss Pfister has
been teacher in the New Jersey
public schools. Mr.. Cousins Is the
son of Mrs Bernard Carroll of Nor
riston. He is a graduate of the Bay
ley School there, of Pratts Institute
in Brooklyn, N. Y, besides having
taken courses at Stevens and Massa-
chusetts Tech The couple have
been secretly engaged since December
last but the facts did not finally leak
out until the faculty in New Bruins
wick gave surprise luncheon at
Hotel Klein for Miss Pfister. Miss
Pfister is one of the most popular
young ladies of the teaching stan
and by her pleasing manner and af-
fable disposition has won for herself
a large circle of friends in New
Brunswick. Mr.. Cousins likewise as
popular az his fiancee, is a member
of the Country Club and Yacht Club
besides many smaller social clubs
The wedding which was to have taken
place in June has been indefinitely
postponed owing to war conditions
and the fact that Mr.. Cousins has en-
listed in the Naval Reserve at New
port, r. l.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
ANOTHER HOPE IS
REALIZED, MAINE
FARMER EXPLAINS
Wanted to Eat Anything, Could Not
DO 1t Until He Took New Tanlac

II can eat anything now without
having even one slight touch OF indl-
gestion Some time ago | would have
been willing to give most anything TO
have made this statement. Tanlac
is responsible for this change"
This is one of the most remarkable
Tanlac stories that has been told In
Maine in some time. 1t was made by
d. A Sylvester, farmer OF Etna
Maine. Mr.. Sylvester's statement
shows results from the first bottle OF
Tanlac he took. Mr.. Sylvester gives
Tanlac credit for the remarkable
change in his condition.
Il suffered from a severe case OF
stomach trouble and weak back Mr..
Sylvester explained. My appetite was
very poor all the time. | had ire
quent weak spells while l was work
ing. and at night l had difficulty in
sleeping. Nothing | ate agreed with
me. had spells of gas on my stom-
ach which were very disagreeable.
II had tried many things in hopes
of getting relief but | still suffered
until ! started to take your Tanlac
by the time l had taken one bottle
of Tanlac l noticed changes for the
better | was pleased and quite
naturally continued taking it. Now
my stomach trouble has disappeared
| have no more pains in my back
my stomach is able to digest most
anything | eat and l sleep like a top
| never have any more gas on my
stomach and l feel much better in
every way"
These are the kind of statements
that have made Tanlac the most
popular medicine in the world" said
the Tanlac Man. Those who are
benefited by Tanlac are only too glad
to tell the public SO that others may
receive help"
Tanlac now is being specially in.
troduced in Skowhegan by Frank "
Buchanan; Norridgewock, Spaulding
Drug Co. and there is a Tanlac agent
in every Maine town.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
SkOwhegan Has Quiet Fourth

Fourth of July passed off very
quietly in Skowhegan and all over the
county in general On the street thru
out the day there were very few peo-
pie and only the occasional explo-
sion of cracker or the snap of the
cap pistol broke the Sabbath day
quietness which prevailed turnout the
day. At Madison a celebration was
held, with a ball game and other
sports but even this was not up to the
standard of the times they used to
have. Lakewood was scene of
gaiety thruout the day, dance be-
ing held at the Inn and in the evening
the theatre was packed. But all in
all the spirit of the old fashioned
Fourth of July celebration was lack
ing, perhaps not the spirit but the
noise. Local merchants report that
the sale of fireworks fell far below
normal this year and attribute the
fact to the feelings of the people In
regard to the present war. 1t was
truly a safe and sane Fourth in Show
hogan and those who stayed from the
Lake. from Madison or Augusta, had
an excellent chance to rest up for
the labors of the week end.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
CONCORD AND VICINITY

DR. Hertzburg arrived at his coun-
try resident Wednesday.
George Higgins is suffering from
an attack of la grippe.
The entertainment at the Gordon
Brothers was we'll attended and fine
time was reported by all
Mrs. Mary Healy and son Harry
we're callers at her daughters, Carrie
Rollins, Sunday.
Gerald Packard was visiting friends
in town this week.
Mrs. Agnes Bean is now at her
home in Concord.
The graduation at the Martha
Washington schoolhouse Tuesday
evening was great success.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
SkOwhegan The Winner

They held a celebration at Madison
Wednesday and along with other
events of sport a ball game was stag
ed. II was a good game according
to all reports and the laurel wreath
of victory rests upon the head of the
Skowhegan aggregation. The final
show how the boys from Somersets
shire town lit on that lii old pill
The team that went to Madison, with
the exception of two players, was
made up of those who made up the
town team back in the palmy days
when Skowhegan had a hard team
to beat. And they seemed to show
flashes of their old form Wednesday,
so many flashes that the Madisonites
were helpless
A large crowd attended the con-
test and before the game many pre-
dictions were made and not a few
wondered what kind of an exhibition
the old timers would put on. They
found out that all knowledge of the
game has not been lost in this vicinity
for during the nine innings there was
scarcely an error and the hitting of
the local boys was something to think
about At no time during the game
did Madison threaten. "Cavey", the
one time invincible was in the box for
the up-river nine but had little on the
ball but dirt. Dore for Skowhegan
pitched a consistent game and on the
receiving end, Turcotte played like a
veteran.
The summary:
Skowhegan 2 l O-9
Madison 0 l %
Batteries-Turcotte, Dore; Cavan-
augh, Morey Umpire, Dawes. Time
l hour, so min.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
NJ. B. HESELTON
ArmoryvvHaIl
PROBATE NOTICE

At "A Probate Court held at Skowhe.
gan in and for the County of Somer-
set and State of Maine. on the nine
teeuth day of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen. by successive adjournments
from the second Tuesday of said June
Mark L. Hutchins. executor OF the
last will and testament of Leonard
Hutchins late OF New Portland in said
County, deceased having presented a
petition for license to sell and convey
certain real estate owned by said de-
described as follows;-House and lot
situate in East New Portland Village
in said New Portland. being the home
stead where Leonard Hutchins resided
at the time OF his decease. bounded on
the north by the Philander Merry lot;
on the east by land Of Charles Hol-
brook: on the south by land of Hiram
Emery: on the west by Main Street.
being the road that extends through
sale Village from West New Portland
to North New Portland
1t Is ordered that notice thereof be
given to al persons interested. by caus-
ing cory Of this orde- to be pub
to the tenth day OF July next, in the
Tndepe ndent-RepOrter. newspaper
printed in said Skowhegan. that they
may appear at 4 Court of Probate to
be held in the Probate Court Room in
said SkowheEan. on the tenth day of
noon and be heard thereon, and object
II they see cause.
cHAS. o SMALL.
Judge OF Probate.
a true copy.
Attest.
PHu.O STEWARD.
3w25 Register.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
Gard OF Thanks

We wish to thank the many friends
and neighbors who were so thoughtful
and sympathetic in our recent be-
reavement and for the many beauti-
full flowers.
Mrs. Hermenigile Laney
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Laney
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Laney
Peter Laney
George Laney
Adelard Laney
Adolph Laney
Wilfred Laney
Skowhegan, Maine, July 5, 1917
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
HOLT & HIGHT
SKOWHESAN
Important
Announcement

On account of delay in re-
pairing my store | shall not
reopen it for several weeks.
For temporary quarters | shall
use Armory Hall, tentrance
one door below the storel
where | have a large display
of Fancy Goods, Books, Sta
tionery, Toys, Games, Dishes,
Hosiery, Underwear, Laces,
Notions, etc, etc, all priced at
very low figures. Call and see
the assortment. The New
Idea Patterns and the New
Idea Woman's Magazine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
Lay Corner Stone of Postoffice

The corner stone for the new post
office building was laid Tuesday with
very little ceremony. The stone Is
set in the southeast corner of the
building on Water street and bears
the inscription
William G.. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
James A Wetmore
Acting Supervising Architect
The steel floor timbers for the main
floor are now in place and forms are
being laid between them, preparatory
to the laying of the reinforced con-
crete floor. At the west side of the
building the outer wall is now ready
for the laying of the limestone water
table Part of the steel framework
has been put in place and the work
in progressing rapidly. For several
weeks the contractors have been trou-
bled in getting materials. 1t now
seems that this trouble has been
somewhat eliminated and from now
on it is hoped that all will go smooth
ly until the building is completed.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
GRAY & DAVIS
STARTER
for FORD cars
System Complete SIS.

In constant use on thousands of FOrds
everywhere. The satisfactory service
rendered. proves Gray Il Davis system
to be mechanically and electrically
correct. The many advantages are
quickly apparent TO the most exacting
mOtorist. Separate unit for lighting
and starting. Cranks stiffest engine.
Supplies steady light-running or
standing.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
Boston Post $3.50

We can furnish the Boston Post.
regular price $3.50, to our subscribers
for $3.50. To take advantage of this
offer your subscription to the indie
pendent Reporter should be paid six
months or more in advance.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
Don't Miss A Single Issue

We want you to have every issue of
this paper 1t especially pleases us
when you plan to have 1t reach you
while away from home. This is so
easy to do. II you give the matter a
little forethought. Give US the ad-
dress, or different addresses, where
you are to be and We will forward the
paper, every week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05

Boy Wanted to learn drug business
Inquire at Sampson & Azores.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05

Mrs. Scott Gilman is visiting this
week in Burnham, having departed
from this town Tuesday. She expects
TO be away for several days.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
Motor Truck for Sale

Must dispose of my 2-ton truck. A
bargain for cash. Address Nj. T., this
office. lw27
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05

breeds Quite extensive farming is in
progress at Elmhurst this season and
large crops will be cultivated. Among
the products to be raised are 10 acres
of oats.
The quarterly meeting of the Show
hogan Woman's Association was held
Monday evening at the Skowhegan
Rest Rooms, Miss Hannah Page, pre-
siding The value of maintaining
these rooms for out of town visitors
was proven to those present by a
reading of statistics prepared by the
matron, Miss Iva Holway. During
the past 13 weeks, 1916 women have
taken advantage Of what these rooms
offer and the average number using
the rooms weekly is SO.
Yanutole Gross Beniamins, a native
of Italy, was brought to Skowhegan
from Lake Moxie, Monday afternoon
by Deputy Sheriff F. l.. Durgin of The
Forks, charged with vagrancy. A
hearing was held at the Jail residence
Tuesday morning and the respondent
was adjudged not guilty. Sheriff
Goodrich secured him a place to work
during haying. Beniamins claimed
that he hired out with the Interna-
tional Paper Company thru New
York Employment Agency and he was
not trying to work his way back to
New York.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-19
SOCIAL INSURANCE.
Cannot Take Place of Unions In Re-
moving Causes of Poverty.

Cannot Take Place of Unions In Re.
moving Causes of Poverty.
During the month of December ma
tional conference on social insurance
was held in Washington. The confer
ence was arranged by the federal bu-
reau of labor statistics Of the depart
ment Of labor. AS the advocates of
social insurance have of late pressed
their theories upon public attention.
this conference was Of importance and
interest There were many viewpoints
presented and many theories advanced.
1t was evident that here were repre-
scented two Numerically different
groups of thinkers. those who were
looking upon the problems of the wage
earners from the outside and viewing
them with sympathetic concern and
benevolent thought, and those who
were looking upon the problems Of
wage earners through the experience
and eyes of wage earners. The one
group wanted to do something for
wage earners to relieve their suffering
and need. The other group wanted to
do something for ITSELF to solve its
own problems and to establish itself
in position to take care of the emer-
gencies of life.
After all had presented their thoughts
and courses of action it was evident
that the consensus of opinion was in
favor OF maintaining voluntary insti-
tutions This fundamental fact stood
out paramount, that social insurance
cannot remove or prevent poverty. 1t
does not get at tho causes of social
injustice. The only agency that does
get at the causes of poverty is the Or
ganized labor movement, Social insur-
ance in Its various phases of sickness
insurance, unemployment insurance,
death benefits, ETC.. only provides the
means for tiding over an emergency.
The labor movement aims at construc-
tive results higher wages, which mean
better living for workers and those de-
pendent upon them, better homes, bet
ter clothing, better food, better oppor-
tunities and shorter hours of work,
which mean relief from oyerfatigue,
time for recuperation, workers with
better physical development and with
sustained producing power. Better
physical development is in itself an In
surance against illness and certain
degree Of unemployment The short
hour workmen with higher wages be-
come better citizens. better able to take
care of themselves. Fedora
ZIONIST.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-19
LABOR RECEIVES LESS.
Increased Food Cost More Than Offsets
Advance In Wages.

Increased Food Cost More Than Offsets
Advance In Wages.
If q dollars worth of food bought in
1907 weighed the market basket down
ten pounds in 1916 that dollar pur-
chased only trifle more than seven
pounds. The retail prices of food
jumped 80 per cent l.. 1916 as COM
pared with 1907, according to the In
vestigations of the bureau of labor sta
tistics in the United States department
OF labor, as reported In the April
monthly review Of the bureau.
Despite an average increase of 10
per cent In wages per hour in the same
period and q reduction In hours work
ed of per cent, the rising cost of foods
has operated to cut the pay Of the
American workingman about 16 per
cent expressed In terms Of food his
wages will buy. A workingman who
made So day in 1907, working ten
hours, in 1916 worked nine hours and
thirty-six minutes day and drew
$34S for it. But 1t cost him SALT to
buy the same quantity Of food his So
would cover In 1907. So he really was
SO cents worse off.
The bureau of labor statistics gath
ers figures from forty eight leading
cities of the United States on union
scales of wages and from forty-six
cities on food prices. In these cities
live about one-fifth (2000000U of our
people. The wage returns come from
eiefsrS groups of organized workers.
Thn'a lSures are taken from two bull
let tying scales Of wages and
hot Dor and retail prices Of food.
inc hbers, percentages showing
pa hte rates of increase or re-
duction, are shown for each year. The
department has learned that the alb
normal Increase in food prices shown
In 1916 lis still further increased In
JaDuazy to So per cent and In Feb
rGafFsto GO per cent above the average
cost In 1907 OF course all these fig
ures are based on averages and may
not apply exactly to individual cases.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-19
TO JAMES d. CARBON

Jessie Carbon VS.. James D. Carbon
State If Tennessee. In Chancsry
Court of Knox County, No. 1874
In this cause. it appearing from
the bill filed, which is sworn to, that
the defendant James d. Carbon 10
nonresident Of the State of Ten
lessee, so that the ordinary process
cannot be served upon him, 1t is
ordered that said defendant appear
before the Chancery Court, at
Knoxville, Tennessee, on or before
the 1st Monday of July 1ext. and
make defense to said bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed
and tn cause set for hearing ex
parte as to him. This notice will
be polished IN the KNOXVILLE
INDEPENDENT for four successive
week.. This 10th day of May 1917 i
J. C. Ford, Clerk & Master
Chas. Hayes Brown, Sol.
May, 10 26 June 2 9 1917
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-19
Tie LONG Work DAY.

The average working day in America
Is still much more than eight hours.
Thousands of workers are still toiling
from seventy-two to eighty-four hours
a week, and thousands Of employers
oppose every effort to make the work
day shorter If they understood the
laws of work they would quit their OPP
position. The very law Of the survival
of the fittest demands the conservation
of the workers lives. Employers can't
afford to have them working so inefh.
GENTLY while they are working and
then to lose their services entirely at
thlrty-fve or forty years of age. One
doesn't need to have any sympathy for
labor to become enthusiastic for the
eight hour day.-Josephine Goldmark.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-19
CHILD LABOR LAW.
Preparation Being Made to Enforce che
Federal Act.

OASt - FNSe
The first public announcement Of
preparation for the enforcement of the
federal child labor law when 1t shall
take effect Sept. 1 is contained in a
letter. to governors of all the states is
sued by the secretaries of labor and
commerce and the attorney general Of
the United States, comprising the adj
ministrative board In charge of the
task. The governors are asked to call
upon their respective legislatures for
action which will avoid duplicate state
and federal systems Of ascertaining
the ages of children to be protected.
They point out that but one certificate
should be required and that the states
need only meet the standard of age de-
termination set by the federal act to
save the bother and expense of dupn-
cate working papers.
Secretary Wilson pointed out that the
law permits the federal board to ac-
cept the certificates of states which it
approves. There are forty-eight diff
ferent child labor laws" he wrote.
"On the point of proof Of age Of chill
dren there are more than forty EIGHT
different sets Of regulations, varying
remarkably. The board has suggested
that the states having legislative ses-
sions empower state board or a state
official to make state regulations when
our regulations have been determined
upon" Or they may enact approved
requirements for proof Of age.
An appropriation of 100000 to be
used In the enforcement Of the law was
before congress and had the hearty
support of the National Child Labor
Committee and Its 9,0O0 members.