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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21


 WARTIME CRANkS
 Cranks exist at all times and in all places, but it seems to me that the atmosphere of wartime has a special influence upon their prevalence. I in common with many other British so- ciety women have just received pamphlet that is essentially the out come of the wartime bacillus that is particularly virulent in it's attacks upon the feminine temperament. This document is headed scientific Dan gers Affecting the General Public" and it IS issued by lady who signs herself Mrs. Elaine Smelling" of Ranelagh avenue, Putnam, which Is charming and more or less sequest- cred suburb of London overlooking the famous Ranelagh club which was in pre-war days the aristocratic haunt of people who were devotees of the games of tennis, croquet, cricket and golf. Ranelagh also has one of the most celebrated polo grounds in Eng land, where many American teams have contested for goals against crack British riders.
 Anyhow, Mrs. Elaine Smelling is very concerned about these 'scientific dan-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21

Hunnemannia, the Mexican tulip pop py, is one of the finest in the family either for garden ornament or cut flow CTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
Lady Mary's London Society

Lunches Dinners Hour Too Early When the British Clocks Were Put Back-Woman Crank Bombards Society Women With Crazy Document-B Birthday Parties
 for Themselves at Which Wounded Soldiers Are
 the Guests the Latest Fad Among Women
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21

ending. From you who are our resource and reliance, who are the heart and hope of that humanity for which we smite and strive must come these things Buy your countrys bonds Buy them today! The United States Govern ment Bonds of the Second Liberty Loan of 1917 are investment made safe for the people. They. the people, by the people, for the people. They can be had in denominations so low and on such terms that virtually every citizen of this nation may share in the benefits they bring. and the purposes they serve They are today thes safest possible investment in the world. Buy your country's bonds. Buy then as the handspring of our holy endeavor. As your duty to the cradle and your fealty to the tomb, buy them. Buy them today
 (Siqned) Citizen Soldier No. 258
 -th District, National Draft Army
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
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 WARTIME CRANKS

lems set when you first turn the heel of sock that you don't know how
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
Monda, Mornings Accident

What might have been IA serious ac-
cident occurred shortly before eleven
o'clock Monday morning on Madison
avenue just opposite Jewet's meat
market. when horse, owned by
Frank Bangs of Athens, became
frightened at the electric car. and
started to back.
Mrs Bangs. who was the sole occu-
pant of the carriage, applied the whip
whereupon the animal became even
more frightened and backed upon the
sidewalk, tipping over the carriage
and throwing Mrs. Bangs out. Mr.
Bangs rushed out of the store and
caught the horse while several men
in the little crowd which had gather
ed. helped Mrs Bangs to her feet
Altho badly frightened, Mrs. Bang,
was not hurt
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
Coming Events
Covering a Period of Three Months
Dates selected beyond that period are on
file at this office, and may be consulted at
any time.

May 4-Recital by MIR. and Mrs.
Rice.
May l9-Meeting Mems Club, First
Baptist Church.
May 11-W. c. r t. meeting at
Opera House. Address by Mrs Liv-
ingston
May 16-Grange Patriotic evening.
May 1S-Grange Play Picking a
Winner.
May 21-26 Inclusive-Carnival
Week-Auspices of Skowhegan Band.
June 3-9Sth anniversary of Odd
Fellows at Opera House.
June 19-Merchants' Day
June 23-Opening of season at
Lakewood.
June 25-Fiftieth Anniversary of
De Molay Commandery.
July Fourth of July Celebration.
August 28-31-Eastern Maine State
Fair Bangor
Sept. 3-6-State Fair, Lewiston.
Sept. 6-S-Hartland Fair.
Sept 11-l4-Central Maine Fair,
/ Watervflie.
Sept. 2O-22-Somerset Central Fair
Skowhegan.
Sept. 25-27-Frankln County Fair,
Pennington.
Oct. 12-13-County Contest for Boys
and Girls Agricultural Clubs.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
Mrs. Abbie Chapman Hutchins

The death of Mrs. Abbie Chapman
Hutchins, widow of the late Rev.
Leonard Hutchins. occurred at East
New Portland, Wednesday at mid
night. Two years ago she suffered
an attack of paralysis from which she
did not fully recover having been in
feeble health for some time. Mrs.
Hutchins was born Nov. u, 1882, thus
being in her S5th year. She was the
daughter of Aaron and Anice (Chil-
lits) Chapman of Lexington and one
of a family of nine children having
four brothers and four sisters Most
of Mrs. Hutchins life has been passed
at East New Portland. Sixty-six
years ago she was married to Rev.
Leonard Hutchins of this town and
for number of years they resided in
Garland where Mr.. Hutchins was the
pastor. Mrs. Hutchins was a life
long member of the Free Baptist
church at New Portland and an earn
est and enthusiastic worker for the
good of the cause.
The surviving relatives are two sis
ters, Mrs. Marcia Brown and Mrs.
Mary Day both of Oakland Calf
three nieces Mrs. Tena Smith. wife
of DR.. Guy Smith of Watervlle; Mrs.
oitlld IlONl vi r dEllllBtOH dHu MTS.
Jessie leroff of Oakland. Calf.
The funeral services were held from
the Free Baptist church Sunday af-
ternoon at O'Clock Rev Henry
Hathaway of Clinton officiating. In
terment in the e. \. Portland ceme-
terry J. p. Butts was funeral di
rector. Music was furnished by the
choir. The floral tokens from rela-
tiVeS and friends were MANY and
beautiful. The out of town rela-
tives present were DR., and Mrs. Guy
Smith of Waterville. the other niece
Mrs. Hoyt being unable to attend on
account of illness; a cousin Israel
Folsom of lewiston; two of Mr.
Hutchins' nieces, Mrs. Frank Nick
erson of Gardiner; Mrs. Eva Simmons
of Salem and her two daughters.
Mrs. Archie Childs of Wilton and
Mrs. Fred Soule and husband of
Salem.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
:. +. ID. Responds to Two Calls

The Skowhegan fire department re
sponded to two alarms last Friday, the
first being about 100 in the morning
when in answer to a still alarm, the
chemical went to the home of Charles
Provost on Milburn street 1t was d
chimney fire and the flames were soon
eXtinguished with no damage.
AT 40 in response to an alarm
from Box AZ at Madison avenue near
Russell road, the chemical and hook
and ladder were called to the NORTH
cemetery where a slight blaze in the
tool house had been discovered. Nc
damage resulted from this fire Tht
origin of the fire is unknown.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
Fugitive from Justice Arrested

Stanley Albee. a "trusty', who has
been serving sentence for burglary in
the Franklin County Jail at Farming
ton. and who escaped from there last
week Wednesday, was arrested in
Madison late last Friday evening by
Deputy Sheriff Walker of Arson.
At first Alice denied his identity
and said his name was Raymond
When put thru the third degree Sat
urday morning by Deputy Sheriti
Harding. he admitted that he WAS Al
bee Information as to his capture
was sent to the Franklin County in
Istitution and the man was taken bach
there Saturday afternoon
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
Annual Meeting of Town Improve
mpnt

The annual meeting of the Town
Improvement Society occurred last
Friday afternoon in the Library Par
lors with Mrs. Ehie Paine and Mrs
Laura futile serving as hostesses.
The program arranged by Mrs Flor
ence S Higgins opened with singing
of Pines of Maine by the members
Mrs Ethel W. Ames presiding at the
piano A splendid paper old Fash
toned Gardens was prepared and
read by Mrs. Minnie Mantor. Follow
this a vocal solo "Old Fashioned
Flowers" was sweetly sung by Miss
Keene. In responding to an encore,
Miss Keene sang Fly Away Little
Bird" The accomplishments were
played by Mrs. Ames. An interesting
paper. Modern Landscape Garden
ing was presented by Mrs. Flora
Lewis A musical number affording
much enjoyment was piano solo
Second Mazurka' from GODDARD.
played by Miss Virginia Stinchied.
Miss Virginia played THE Sprite' for
an encore How Can We Beauty
Our Town was the topic of Il brief
discussion by the following ladies
Mrs Emma W Goodrich, Mrs ELLA r.
Holt, Mrs. Nettie W. Paddock Mrs.
Witham, Miss Gertrude Weston. Miss
Emma Hall and Mrs Laura Dinsmore.
The last number on the program was
"A vocal solo Queen of the Summer
delightfully."- sung by Miss Loyina Muir
ray Miss Murray sang for an en-
core FLOWERS of an Old Fashioned
Garden" Miss Ella Flanders giving
the piano accomplishments. After a
short intermiSSiOn REPORTS of the win
ters work were given by the secre-
tary and treasurer and the election
of the following officers occurred
| President Miss Gertrude S. Weston
| first vice president Mrs. Elizabeth p
Merrill; second vice president. Mrs
| Florence W. Danforth; secretary, Mrs
Irene n. Turner; treasurer. Mrs. En-
ma c. Witham directors, Miss Alice
Danforth Mrs. Minnie Mantor. Mrs
! Florence Higgins Mrs. Violet Fogg
Mrs. Susie Jacobs.
Refreshments were then served by
Mrs. Isabel Donaldson and sassistants
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
' igue Mnreerau

Miss Matilde Marcerau, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marcerau OF
SkoWhegan. and Joseph II. Nigue. son
of Thomas Nigue also of Skowhegan.
were united in marriage Monday
morning at seven o'clock by Father
Remand
Miss Marie Fortier and Arthur Dore
Attended the couple They are to
make their home in Gardiner where
the groom is employed in a shoe shop.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
Hes Receives His First Wound

Edward Hes has recently received
word from his brother, Charles. who
will be remembered by many resi-
dents of SkoWhegan, and who is now
somewhere in France where he has
been for the past two years. that he
has just been wounded for the first
time since his service at the front
Mr. lies was wounded in the right
arm during the last big drive at
Vimy Ridge in which 5000 Canadians
participated
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
YOU CATCH COLD
QUICKER IF YOUR
STOMACH IS UPSET

:, You will develop any illness more cas-
iiy when your food is not properly diges-
ted, and when the natural functions are
disturbed. A cold in the earliest stages
should never be neglected as serious
illness mayresult. tits we'll to get early
to bed, to have the body well warmed.
and very important to have the bowels
move freely. There is no better or safer
remedy to use at the beginning of cold
than the true q. f." Atwood's
Medicine. -Twoto fourteaspoonfulsina
cup OF hot water will quickly relieve con-
gestion, carry off the imperfectlydige
food, andhelp to ward off further trouble.
80 cents at any dealers. II you have
never used this medicine, ask us for a
free sample. Il. T." MEDICINE Co.,
Portland. Maine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
Riel Gilbert

Miss Nellie Gilbert. daughter OF
Joseph Gilbert and Peter Riel both OF
Skowhegan, were married Monday
morning at $50 at St. Mary's Catholic
church Rev Renaud officiating.
Miss Xayerine Lessard was maid of
honor and the groom was attended by
Leger Roi They are to live in Skow-
hogan.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
Annual Meeting of COburn Aqueduct
Company

At the annual meeting of the Co
burn Aqueduct Company last Thurs
day afternoon Martin b. Heselton was
elected president; Marshall c. Viles,
treasurer and superintendent; and W.
II, Heselton, Martin B. Heselton and
Marshall c. Viles, directors.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
Card of Thanks

The members of Company wish
to thank and extend their apprecia-
ton to the members of Sorosis and
the other ladies who so kindly made
and donated the housewives" for
each man in the company.
Members of Co T..
Skowhegan, May 2, 1917.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
Card of Thanks

To our friends and neighbors, who
so kindly assisted us in our bereave-
ment, and also contributed such beau
ttful flowers, We extend our heartfelt
thanks.
Carroll l.. Caswell and Son.
North Arson. May l, 1917
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to our neighbors and friends
who assisted us at the death and FIJI
neral of our dear wife and mother:
also to thank the Womans Club of
Caratunk and others for the beauti-
full flowers.
William Paris
Mr. and Mrs. Tracey Powell
Mildred Powell
Caratunk, April IS, 1917.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03
sample Copies of Ashland Gazette

We shall be pleased to furnish,
upon request therefor, the Ashland
(Aroostook county, Gazette, free for
one month.
INDEPENDENT REPORTER CO
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03

This paper is the best advertising
medium in Maine. We invite inYesti-
cation from anyone who has the
slightest doubt on this point
The Lamar register., 1917-02-21

be interesting. The Boy Scouts can
not crowd into their busy program
very many military activities. They
would care for the sick or injured
provided there We're any and they
could be properly distributed. But
the boys cannot be mobilized away
from home. If the National Council
will look over the enlistment papers
it will discover that the Boy Scouts
did not assume such obligations.
Furthermore, the country does not
need them. They are about our six
teenth line of reserves. We shall not
begin to call the cradle roll right
away In the first place, there isn't
any war yet. If there should be a
declaration, it would be largely con-
structive, until we could find some
way to get at the enemy or the enemy
could find some way to get at US.
Even in that event, we should use up
our navy, our army, our national
guard, Mai. Gen. Roosevelt's division
and Col Bryan's million sturdy farm
ers in their Fords before we called
out the kids. The National Council
should consult some specialist on
hysteria and get something for its
members nerves.-EN.
The Lamar register., 1917-02-21
Shape of English Bullet Affects the
Aluminium Market

A peculiar circumstances in the
manufacture of English rifle bullets
is said to be responsible, in part at
least, for the increased price of alum
mum. Shortly after the outbreak of
the war England gave up making
round-nosed bullets and produced, in
stead. a pointed variety with a solid
lead point inclosed in a cupro-nickel
jacket. Some time later it was dis
covered that these missiles were not
properly balanced for the English
type Of gun. After many tests the
difficulty was overcome by inserting
a little aluminium cone, 3-S in. high,
in the apex of the cartridge jacket.
While the weight of a single cone is,
Of course, almost negligible, the total
amount of aluminium required for
England's rifle ammunition runs into
thousands Of pounds.-From the March
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1917-02-21
THE STORY OF COLORADO


The state board Of immigration has
just issued a series of folders descrip-
tive Of the different sections of Colo
RADIO, and the one devoted to the Ar
kansas Valley in Colorado is now be-
fore US. 1t is a very handsome and
well edited folder and is filled with
real facts as to the conditions which
prevail in the various counties Of the
valley, ranging all the way from min
ing and health resorts in the noun
tains to the most intensive agriculture
under the bitches Of the lower valley.
Probably no section Of the country
of an equal area has such diversified
resources and industries, and to tell
the whole story would take a volume
as large as an unabridged dictionary,
but this folder covers the main points
in concise and attractive form and
will be mailed to thousands of pros
pective settlers the coming year.
Naturally Prowers county, with its
big area Of irrigated lands, the larg-
est in the state, its thousands of acres
Of alfalfa anad dozen alfalfa mills, its
great dairy industry and big milk
condensery, its vast acreage Of wheat
and big Touring mill, the second larg-
est in the mountain states, its sugar
factory and many other big enter
prises, furnishes a fitting climax for
this great story Of prosperity and
success. 1t is very appropriately Civ
en- that place in the story, and is an
other demonstration of the wisdom of
saving the best to the last so the
reader can stop with his increst at
the highest pitch. Not only does
Prowers county lead in irrigation and
its accompanying industries, but its
grazing lands pasture more cattle and
stock than any other county Of the
valley, 1t has the least area Of va
cant lands and the highest percentage
Of decided land of any Of the counties
showing that it is regarded as the
most desirable for home purposes by
the settlers.
The Lamar register., 1917-02-21

the democratic policy makes this i'm
possible, in normal times, by throw
ing open our domestic market for
cottons to Japan and all the world.
Yet an alleged trade expert who cor
responds for New York paper can
not see what bearing import duties
have on the export trade.
Let Laws BE Specific
There are some eminent students Of
government who urge that the Federal
Reserve Board should be curbed in
order TO prevent its misuse of power
to the injury of the credit of nations
or of banks against which it might
be inclined to take adverse action.
That is all very well, and a wise sug-
gestion, but why stop there? Why
guard against excessive discretionary
power in a Federal Reserve Board and
advocate large discretionary power in
the hands sof Trade Commissions,
Shipping Boards and Tariff Commits
sions? The powers of all such gov
ernmental agencies should be carefully
restricted by laws, so that every man
shall have his recourse to the courts
for the protection of his rights, and
without any uncertainty whatever in
the law as TO the extent of his rights
and the measure of his responsibility.
The Lamar register., 1917-02-21
"Go-Getters" Needed

Letters are being received by the
Lamar Comemrcial Club from various
towns asking how to proceed to get
a milk condensery. The recipe is
easily given and the only trouble will
be as to whether the town can fur
nish the required material. The recipe
simply requires a few real "go-get-
ters" in the community, and if they
are the geunine article the rest will
be easy. 1t was all Lamar had-not
even a real dairy cow in sight-just
a bunch Of "go-geters" that refused
to let the big Helvetia company tell
them that they wouldn't come here.
1t looked very discouraging at times
to most of the community but a half
dozen live wires that absolutely re-
fuse 70 know what the word mo"
means can accomplish most anything.
Try it on, brothers, and if you fail
you can rest assured that you haven't
the necessary material for the recipe.
Lamar and Prowers county are well
satisfied with the results, and the
company say they are, so everybody
is happy.
The Lamar register., 1917-02-21
Large Bridges Are Shifted Quickly

There is something more than pass
ing interest to be CLEANED from an en-
gineering feat that has been executed
at Omaha. A few weeks ago an old
four-span, 1,OOO-ft., 2,75O-ton railway
bridge extending over the Missouri
river and connecting the Nebraska
and Iowa shores was replaced with a
new one weighing $500 tons The
time actually spent in moving the
original structure out of the way and
slipping the other one onto the piers
amounted to IS minutes, while traffic
was actually suspended for less than
one hour. The operation is note
worthy because of the size and weight
Of each of the bridges involved and
the fact that they were handled in
tact instead of in sections. On the
upstream and downstream sides of
the piers, falsework was erected, in
one case TO receive the old bridge
when it was lifted from its supports
and in the other to carry the new
structure during the course Of its
erection. Five stationary engines and
200 men accomplished the work. IL
lustrations in the March Popular Me
chanics Magazine show the two
bridges resting on the falsework, the
old one having been moved to the left,
and also the new bridge in place on
the piers.
The Lamar register., 1917-02-21
New Outlet to Trail

A movement is well under way for
the county to secure a new right of
way and make a new entrance to La
mar from the Santa Fe trail. Olive
street and the road east is to be
opened up east of the Green Noun
tain Dairy to the road running south
from the Santa Fe trail. This will be
improved and made so that those
travelling from south of the track
to the east can get out of town with
out crossing the railroad yards and
prevent any tie-up from trains stand
ing on the tracks. Those coming from
the east can get to the south side over
this road and it will be a great con-
venience to the travelling public. The
railroad yards of the Santa Fe in
Lamar are about the busiest any
where along the road these days, and
often there is much delay to traffic.
The Lamar register., 1917-02-21
An Absurd "Order"

A New York dispatch says that
600, 900 Boy Scouts throughout the
country have been ordered" by the
National Council of their organiza-
ton to prepare for active service in
the event of war. The "order" was
supplemented with an announcement
of the character of services required,
which included: Rendering first aid
to sick or injured, handling messages
by wire, wireless and semaphore, dis
tributing notices and gathering sta
tistics for the use of the civil and
military authorities, cooperating in
the protection of property, collecting
information concerning supplies, act
ing as messengers and orderlies and
cooperating with agencies organized
for relief work.
But the Boy Scouts are III school
now. They could not attend to any
of these martial duties except on
Saturdays. 1t will soon be time for
spring gardening and their mothers
will need them. Errands must be
run. The season approaches when
hikes in search Of spring flowers will