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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-16
Mrs. Mahala A. Whittier

Mrs Mahala Whittier. wife of Frank
Whittier, passed away Saturday night
at her home in Athens, following an
illness of several weeks duration The
deceased was rs years of age at the
time of her death.
Mrs. Whittier was born in Kings
bury the daughter of John L. and
Mehitable Davis Foss. The family
lived in that town but a short time
going from there to New Hampshire.
Here the deceased received her edu-
cation and previous to her marriage
she taught in the public schools of
that state.
Besides her husband she leaves to
mourn her death, two brothers, W. A.
Foss of Athens and A. W. Foss of
Scion; three sisters Mrs. Addie NJ,
Hilton of Greenville, who was with her
at the time of her death; Mrs. E. S,
Ward of Athens and Mrs Annie F,
Fish of Skowhegan. John L. Fish
of Skowhegan, a nephew also sur
wives.
Funeral services were held from the
late home in Athens Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-16

lowing this occupation together on
the farm in the eastern part of Bing-
ham. II was on the road from
Shorey's Corner to Johnson's Corner.
Thomas enlisted in the northern army
and recalls plainly his father being
in Augusta to see him off when the
troops left for the south. On re-
turning from the War, he again took
up his residence in Bingham but left
that town in 1854 and settled in Ath-
ems. This farm, the Paul Giles place,
joins Scion on the west. 1t has
remained his home to the present
time.
OF his brothers and sisters, Isaac
T. is now living in Bucksport He
WAS % years old on July 10th. George
W IT. died in Watervlle. John NOV
ed To Iowa and died there. Dennis
and Caroline died in bingham. Han
nah married David Johnson, went to
live in Madison and died there. Olivia
married James Hughes of Bingham
and her death occurred there. Olivia.
unmarried died in Wilton. Thomas
A., the subject of this sketch. marNed
Miss G. Y Young of Wateryille, who
is now living Another brother, Al
onzo, lived with them in Athens,
Caroline became the wife of Obadiah
Moody and died in Scion. George f,
lives on the farm joining the home
of his parents and Eugene is a mem
Der of their household A daughter,
Alberta Knight, lives in Skowhegan
and Viola the wife of John Forsythe,
is also resident of that town.
Mr. Noyes' military experiences was
with Co X of the 9th Maine Regi-
ment. He participated in the battles
of Antietam, Fort Fisher, Darby Town
Road and Petersburg. Was in many
sklrmishes. Was twice wounded. He
is a member of Morgan Post, G. A. X.
OF Athens. Mr.. Noyes has been
blessed with "a grandchildren and IS
great grandchildren,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-16
Liquor Sellers Appear Before NUM-.
cipal Court

Aimidee Rancourt of Jackman and
Joseph Julian, proprietor of the Line
House in Sandy Bay arrived in town
Thursday night in company with De-
putty sheriff John A. Burke of Jack
man.
Friday morning the above mention
ed gentlemen appeared before Judge
H. H. Brazzell to answer to the
charge of single sale. OF course
both men pleaded not guilty but his
Honor couldn't grasp the line of ar
gument presented and ordered both
men bound over to the September
term.
1t happened that at the time of the
hearing one Adelard Clair of Jack
man was lodged in the county bastile
Conditions at this well patronized
hosiery apparently do not please
Clair and when he was called upon
to testify against Rancourt, he was in
just the proper frame of mind to
spill the whole story. Rancourt had
sold him booze. Very we'll, Ran
court must pay for his utter disre-
gard of the law He was fined 5000
and costs and six months in Jail with
six months additional in default of
payment.
He likes Jackman and vicinity and
so wanted to go home. With this
end in view he entered an appeal and
will again appear in September to an
swer to the charge. Jim Sands was
present with the roll and furnished
securities.
Joseph Julian runs a line store, a
place where one can dispense liquors
in the United States and if authorities
start to make a fuss, just move over
into the other half of the store and
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-16
A Native Of Franklin County

Thomas A Noyes has been citi-
zen of this county for many years He
was born however in Wilton, Novem-
Der Is, 1895. His father was car
penter by trade and the family moved
to Wateryille when Thomas was three
years of age There was another
change of residence when Thomas
was nine years of age, his parents
moving TO Bingham. which was the
family home for forty years. Here
his father, George W Noyes, died
about 1869 and was buried in the
Bingham cemetery. His mothers
name was Caroline Avery, a native Of
Wateryille. She died about four
years after her husband Thomas be-
came farmer, he and his father fol-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-16

bers OF the Bangor, Wateryille and
Augusta Bands and the concert will
include several vocal selections by the
Lakewood Quartet.
Program-March THE Tunderer",
Sonsa; Grand Selection Chimes of
Normandy Planquette; song, Going
Back to California" Mr. Ormsby; ta)
Oriental Scene Dance of the Nile
Maidens" Losey; Oh I've Got the
Sweetest Girl in Maryland, Whit
mark; song, Loves Own Kiss, Miss
Frank; My Old Kentucky Home"
Daily; solos for all instruments; (a)
"Narcissus' Nevin; OBJ Foxtret
Naughty. Naughty" Shapiro & Bern
stein Co; song. Hawaiian Butterfly,
Miss Ralston and Quartet; ta) Waltz
Shower of Cold Waldtefuel; (b)
There's a Long, Long Trail Whit
mark; song, Cotton Blossoms, Mr.
Macarthur; Popular Medley Star
Spangled Banner.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-16

In our issue OF June 18th we offered
prizes for the most helpful letters
regarding desirable newspapers for
Somerset county households. We find
it impossible to make a choice between
the letter written By Tilson d. Salley
Of Madison and published in our issue
Of July 10Th. and the one written By
Mrs T L Norton of New Portland
and published in our issue Of July
18th Under these circumstances.
Our best course is to award each Of
them the first prize. We shall there
fore send the Lewiston Daily sun to
both Mr. Salley and 70 Mrs Norton
for one year We received very help
ful suggestions from these letters and
We hope our readers may have been
interested and profit by them
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Your Credit is Good Tor Three Cents

We will accept Your order. by tele-
phone or postal card. for mailing a
copy of the Reporter. anywhere. any
time OF course we should make no
book entry OF the matter and pay
ment could be made when you were
RENTING for something else or when
you were next at our Office
This suggestion is made to elmini-
nate the nuisance of writing a letter
and mailing three cents in coin or
stamps Remember, when requested
to do SO. We will mark any particular
item To which you wish attention
called
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-16
Many Rows and Girls VIII be Winners

The time is drawing near when the
Horticultural Club plots will have to
no harvested, pigs and chickens weigh
cd and essays written on "how the
york was done, in preparation for
,he competition at local and county
contests
Every boy who enrolled in the Sweet
corn Project last spring and planted
she required one-fourth acre, will re-
r.iye a prize and free entertainment
at the county contest, although the
rain may have spoiled his crop A
very large majority of the boys and
girls who enrolled in the other pro-
iects will also win prizes.
At the County Exhibition which will
be held at Skowhegan, Oct. 18th and
18th. prizes will be awarded as fol-
lows:
CORN CLUB
1st prize $500; End, $500; Sd, $500;
prizes of S. each; 10 prizes of $4
each: Is prizes of SO each and 20
prizes of 50 each.
CANNING CLUB
1st prize So End prize s4; 8 prizes
of SO each; 10 prizes OF 81 eacn and
IS prizes of 81 each.
GARDEN CLUB
list prize s.; End prize S4; b prizes
of So each; prizes of So each and
IA prizes Of 81 each.
PIG CLUB
1st prize So End prize "a; 2 prizes
of SO each; prizes of 81 each and B
prizes of 81 each.
POTATO CLUB
list prize IS; End prize $4; 5 prizes
of SO EACH 10 prizes of 81 each and
16 prizes of 81 each.
POULTRY CLUB
1st prize, So End prize 81; 5 prizes
of So each; 10 prizes of So each and 8
prizes of 81 each.
Each contestant should have two
disinterested persons measure the plot
of land or weigh pig or poultry and
sign the blank on which the record IS
kept. sometime before the contest.
Each contestant must also write a
story of about 200 words on my Sea-
sons Work" and in case of the Can
ming, Garden, Potato and Sweet Corn
clubs, carry an exhibit of 10 specimen
from their crop.
II any boy or girl enrolled in the
club work by signing card in the
spring and then planted their crop
or set two hens and for reason their
crop failed or eggs did not hatch, they
are still eligible to compete for prizes
by writing their essay and attending
the contest at Skowhegan.
All expenses of contestants and
Local Leaders are paid while in Show
hogan, such as entertainment, board
and room. However the travel ex-
pense must be paid by the individual.
There is also to be a contest at
Hartland Fair for the Hartland Agri-
cultural Club with prizes in Sweet
Corn, Potato, Pig and Poultry pro-
jects. Also about $50 will be award
ed In prizes at Local Contest in
Pittsfield sometime in October.
If any of the Oranges or business
organizations in other towns where
clubs have been organized, desire to
have local contests to help interest
the young men and women of their
town in agriculture, they should cor
respond with the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service, Orono, or with their
County Agent.
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sell it In Canada. But Joseph got
caught. He pleaded not guilty, was
fined $50 and costs together with 80
days and 80 additional, in default of
payment Again Jim Sands appeared
with the roll and furnished sureties
for his sinking shipmate.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-16
Boston Post s.. 80

We can furnish the Boston Post
regular price $751; 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
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Gould Not Get Along Without the
Reporter

II Is always pleasing u ia to Lre.es
that our paper is missed when dis
continued The following letter il
one among thousands which indicate
that the Reporter has become a neces-
sity to any one who lives or formerly
lived in Somerset County.
Dead River Ne, Aug 4. 1917.
The Observation-Disclosures Co.
Dear Sir:
VIII you please send me the
Observation-Disclosures again. I
stopped it short time ago but
can not get along without it.
am sending you check for one dol
lar and if that does not pay for
year send it until the money is
gone
Yours truly.
A. X WEIGH.
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Aroostook Paper, One Month, Free

We are privileged to offer our sub
scribers, either the "Aroostook Pho
neer" or the Fort Fairfield Review"
free, for one month. Drop us a postal
for what you would like to receive,
either one or both of them.
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have been confined in close the windows for
from hay eating heartily of rich ntbe food few
speedy relief yourself customary
freef 81. MEDICINE Co, Portland, Maine
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We are privileged TO offer our sub
scribers. either the "Aroostook Pho
neere or the Fort Fairfield Review
free. for one month Drop us a postal
for what you would like to receive.
either one or both Of them
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Try an Everybody.s ad: lines for
one week, Csc
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Newspapers In Skew hogan

Fe~ realize the enormous increase
in number Of newspapers sold In re-
cent years. The aggregate number Of
copies annually sold on the ne1s
counters in Skowhegsn is probably
about 100000, something over 1000
tons The different paper and the
number Of each sold Is somewhat al
follows:
Boston Sunday Post G59
Boston Post Daily co
Boston American Daily 3ea
Boston Globe Sunday 269
pendent Reporter, weekly POO
Boston Globe Daily L.
Boston American Sunday 80
Boston Herald Sunday 100
Boston Herald Daily -
Lewiston journal. Saturday
Evening g.
Lewiston Journal Daily -
Portland Press Daily D.
Kennebec journal Daily %
Boston TRANSCRIPT Daily
Christian Science Monitor
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A fine Concert Band has been select
ed by Mr. E. E, Towne from men,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-16
PROGRAM FOR BAND CONCERT

At Lakewood Sunday, August 10
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Awards for the Prize Letters

X WEIGH
The Washington herald., 1917-06-26
MISSION
SENDS greetings
En- Route Here ENJOYS Telegraph
State Department.

Greetings from the Rumanian na-
tional mission, which arrived at
Pacific port on Saturday, were re-
ceived by the State Department yes
terday The mission is now en- route
to Washington. Yesterdays message.
signed by DR.. Basile Lucaci, head of
the mission, says:
The patriotic national mission sent
by the Rumanian government, on
touching the soil of the United States
Of America, made sacred by the spirit
Of liberty. feels itself compelled to
express its sentiments Of admiration
and great esteem TO the great Presi-
dent Of the glorious Republic. TO his
government and TO his generous
people.
Your noble and heroic act has pro-
dueed a mighty feeling Of joy and
satisfaction throughout the civilized
world; it guarantees the final victory
Of civilization and also the existence
and development OF the small nations.
We ind it only natural that the Ru-
manisns in Europe and in America.
inspired by the example Of the great
President, take part in the glorious
struggle Of the civilized nations from
which shall result our liberty and ma
tional unity.
May her glorious army be crowned
with the laurel Of victory on land and
on sea. for civilization, for liberty and
for the rights Of peoples. The Ru-
manians will follow where you lead"
The Washington herald., 1917-06-26
Every u. S. Soldier
Must Wear Uniform

All officers and men in Federal
or State military service will be
required to wear their uniform
at all times hereafter. the order
which was sent out from the War
Department last night being ef-
fective as soon as received.
Here in Washington the order
will mainly affect the members OF
the National Guard, as the MEM
bers of those units which have not
been, sworn into Federal service
wear their uniforms only on drill
nights. The units which have
been sworn into Federal service
and are on duty wear their uni
forms at all times. The officers
and men on duty in the Army and
Navy departments have been
wearing their uniforms.
Beginning about Wednesday,
every National Guardsman in the
District will put on his uniform.
whether 1t Is khaki or wooden. and
keep 1t on, figuratively, until
well, until the war is over.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-26
women OF GERMAN PARENTAGE BARRED
FROM SERVICE With RED CROSS UNITS

Thousands Of loyal American wom-
en- will be excluded from Red Cross
service, because they are Of German
parentage.
All directors of Red Cross hospitals
through the. country have received in
structions from Col. ]. R. Kean, OF
the United States Medical Corps, di-
rector OF general military relief, that
women Of German parentage will only
embarrass any Red Cross units going
abroad.
Col Kean quotes a letter from the
State Department, consequent upon d
report from Ambassador Page, in
London, Of an embarrassing situation
in regard to the st. Louis Red Cross
unit. The unit was prevented from
proceeding to France because one OF
its members was Marie Spiesman, OF
German parentage and the widow Of
a German subject. The letter con-
tinues:
"It Is further to be noted that
American citizens of German, Aus
tro-HungarIan. Bulgarian or Turkish
birth, loyal as they may be TO the
United States, have from the begin
ming OF the war been regarded with
The Washington herald., 1917-06-26
A PROCLAMATION:

i hereby designate the period,
June . to- June 90, next, as re-
cruiting week for the regular army
and call upon unmarried, men be-
tween The ages Of Is and 20 years,
VINO have no dependents and who
are not engaged In pursuits vitaily
necessary to the prosecution Of the
war. to present themselves for en-
hstment during the week herein
designated to the number of 1000
WOODROW WILSON.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-26
wilson Tells
EMBARGO aims
President Declares Exports
Council Will Not Be
Check to Business.

President Wilson yesterday, by ex-
ecutive order. created a board which
will pass upon every ounce of food
stuffs leaving, the United States for
neutral nations.
1t is composed OF four men, Secre-
tary of State Lansing, Secretary of
Commerce Redfield, Secretary of Ag-
riculture Houston and the Food Ad-
ministrator." This latter will be Her
bert C. Hoover, but he is not per-
sonally named in the Presidents
proclamation as Congress has not yet
established the Food Administration
Bureau.
In q statement explaining Just what
the Exports Council is expected to ac-
comphsh, President Wilson last night
said that there. will be no dislocation
OF business. There will be little
check put upon the volume OF ex-
ports" the President stated. saying
that the principal object to be at
tained was to see that our allies and
their armies are fed so that the war
may be. fought successfully.
'Tt is important" the Presidents 8
statement reads, that the country
should understand Just what is in
tended in the control OF exports which
Is about to be undertaken, and since
the power is vested by Congress in
the President, I can speak with au-
thortty concerning it The Exports
Council will be merely advisory to
the President.
There will, Of course, be no pro-
hibition OF exports. The normal
course of trade will be interfered with
as little as possible, and. SO far as
possible, only its normal course d.
rected. The whole object will be to
direct exports In such a way that
they. are most needed and most i'm
mediately needed, and temporarily to
withhold them, II necessary, where
they can best be spared.
Must Care for Allies.
Our primary duty in the matter of
foodstuffs and like necessaries is to
see to it that the peoples associated
with US In the war get as generous
proportion as possible of our sur
plus, but 1t will also be our wish and
purpose to supply the neutral nations
whose peoples depend upon US for
such supplies as nearly IN proportion
to their need as the amount to be pro-
vided permits.
There will, thus, be little check
put upon the volume of exports and
the prices obtained for them will not
be affected by this regulation.
This policy will be carried out, not
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-26

As I passed the Monument I saw
the crowds waving and heard the
automobile horns and. in a moment
spied the white cross on the army
field.
This was the first time had flown
in this machine, but 1t worked per-
fectly. 1t is a model Of those now
being used in France and Is the latest
Curtiss model.
1 think that as the war develops
more women will take up aviation. 1t
is a business for young people. They
are quicker to learn. cooler In an
emergency and less inclined to fear.
I never know fear when I am in the
air. nor does any other aviator. There
Is no room for such things, IL one
would be a success. I have Just as
much sense of security as the average
woman at the wheel Of an automo-
bile.
1t is a profitable occupation for
women. After the war, when hun
dreds and thousands Of skilled avia-
tors have been developed and when
the machines have been perfected
more than they are at present, II
will not be such a novelty, and q
fight will not cause such comment.
But one reason that I ny Is because
like II.
1 am leaving for Chicago to try
out another Curtiss machine and I
am grateful to Washington people
and the Red Cross for their enthu-
siastic welcome and reception.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-26
MAY ASK FOR SECOND
WAR LOAN OCTOBER |
Woman Bond Subscriber Has Ruse
to Get Presidents Signature.

A call for the next popular war loan
may be looked for about October ].
No Official word to this effect has come
from the Treasury Department, but
Informal talks with various chiefs Of
that branch OF the government war
rant the conclusion. The fun amount
Of the liberty loan will not have been
paid in before the last Of August, and
it is thought that at least a month will
intervene before the next call
Many persons who are fearful that
they will not receive their bonds
which they subscribed to on the IN
stallment plan are making life un-
happy for Mr.. McAdoo's immediate
clerical force by filling the mail each
morning with installment payments
not yet due. All such money has to
be returned to the Federal reserve
bank in the district from which the
checks and money orders came.
The ruse Of New York women to
acquire the Presidents autograph
was scented at the department yes
terday when Mr.. Wilson sent over TO
Mr.. McAdoo q check for $50, drawn
to the Presidents order for the pur-
chase Of a liberty bond The Presi-
dent had indorsed the check, and
when It is returned to the subscriber
Il will bear his name.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-26

You know lam not the only one in
my family that flies. Ny brother Is
an expert aviator and since was a
httle girl have been interested In
aviation.
was born in Jackson, Miss, but
learned to fly in Texas. At first 1t
was solely for the fun in the game,
but when 1 realized that it was an
occupation that women could fill as
well as men. I started right in to
learn all that could about IL.
This cross country flight from
Buffalo was really most enjoyable, al
though I had some disagreeable de-
lays, but they all come in the days
work.
The army. officers at Governors
Island sent me on to a good start
and / had no trouble in reaching Phil
adelphia. expected to leave that
city earlier than 1 did. but a little
skittishness OF the engine developed.
and while 1t was being tuned out I
rested. Then you know it takes some
time to fill the gasoline tank. All
the fluid has to be filtered through
chamois and there were other little
trifies that took time.
left Philadelphia just before
$50 p. m, and followed the railroad
tracks right down to the Capitol
had excellent flying conditions be-
cause late in the afternoon is the
best tire to fly, and 1t seemed hardly
any time until I saw the shaft of
the Washington Monument and
pointed right for II. I knew my
landing place was just beyond 1t.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-26

suspicion in the United Kingdom,
France and allied countries. Their
inclusion in Red Cross units for ser
vice in those countries Is a cause OF
anxiety and apprehension to the Of
ficials thereof.
"A similar attitude Is held toward
citizens of the United States who
were born in this country but whose
fathers were born in Germany or
allied countries The department
understands that the consular officers
OF France, Great Britain and their
allies have been instructed to decline
to wise passports held by persons of
either of the classes mentioned.
am sure the American Red Cross
win appreciate the importance Of
giving due consideration to tine wishes
of countries to which hospital units
may be sent"
On his part, Col. Kean requests d.
rectors to exercise the greatest care
in the enlistment Of the male ad-
ministrative personnel of Red Cross
base hospitals not to include persons
Of the nationalities mentioned and
that chief nurses take the same pre-
cautions with regard to the selection
Of nurses"