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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-06
AWAIT REPLY TO REQUEST
FOR VOICE IN WAGE BOARD

Washington. March s.-The situation
In eastern shipyards as IL affects the
woodworking trades today awaited the
outcome OF another request 10 Prcsi-
dent Wilson that the carpenters BE-
given representation on the wage nd
justmcnt committee in shipbuilding
disputes
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-06
CONSERVATIVE NOMINEE
WINNER IN COLUMBIA

Bogota. Colombia. Tuesday. March 8.
-Semiofiicial returns of the election
held Feb. 10 for a successor 70 Jose
Concha, as president Of this republic.
indicate that DR.. Marco Fidei Suarez.
nominee OF the conservative party. was
elected. His opponent was Guillerrno
Valencia. the coalition candidate.
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ACCEPT COMPROMISE
ON WAR FINANCE BILLS

Washington. March s-opposi-
tlon 10 the war nnance btifS pro-
visions TO license issues OF securi-
ties prevailed In the senate today
and administration leaders ae-
cepted a compromise by informal
agreement. and also agreed to dis
pose OF the bin tomorrow.
The senate struck from the bill
the provision establishing a COM
pulsory system Of licensing Sc
curity issues aud adopted a COM
promise substitute providing a
capital issues committee with Ad-
Visory powers only.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-06
INDUSTRIAL FINANCE
COMPANY CHARTERED

The Southern Industrial Finance
company Wednesday morning hled ap-
plichtion for a charter. The new con
Germ IN 90 be incorporated az $4,000
and the directors are A. Z. Otterson.
T. 81. Foster. J. ". Rlsh, - G. e. Not
tingham and James 4. I1nlay,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-06
REPORT FAVORING BILL FOR
PROHIBITION ADOPTED

Albany. y. Y March s.-By q vote
Of 30 20 50 the assembly today
adopted tho report Of the judiciary
committee favoring tho ratification Of
tie federal prohibition amendment
The measure was then made a special
order for consideration next Tuesday.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-06
WILSON REAPPOINTS
HILL AS u. S. ATTORNEY

Washington. March s.-WHson
:. HIN. OF Clarksdaie. was nomi-
mated today by President Wilson
70 be United States attorney for
the northern district Of Mississippi
Mr. Hilrs nomination Is a reap
pointmenL
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-06
10000 TONS WEEKLY
TOLL OF SUBMARINES

london CTuesday). March 6.
Commander Carlyon Bcllnirs,
unionist member for Maid
stone. in the house OF com
mons today gave submarine
sinkings OF mcrchantmon as
averaging 10000 tons weekly
In January. and 10000 tons
weekly in February.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-06
PAULY AND WHITNEY
WERE AVIATORS KILLED
Gasoline Tank Exploded at Hiah All.
tude Near Fort Sill Monday

Lswton. Okla. March e-Lieut. Charles
w. Pauly, OF California, and Lieut..
FRANK b. whitney. of New Jersey. were
the two aviators killed near Fort sill
MONDAY when the machine In which they
were hNing dropped from high altitude
aiter the gasoline tank had exploded
Iher none towns still could not be
ascertained last night.
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ZONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR
U.BOATS LOST."-GEDDES

London, March 6.-Some
question having been raised
over the meaning of the state
ment of Sir Eric Geddes in his
speech yesterday with regard
to the chances of destruction
which a German submarine
takes in cruising into British
waters, Sir Eric was asked to
amplify it. 1t means, Sir Eric
stated today, that lone subma-
rine is lost out of every four or
five submarines which start
from enemy ports"
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RAIN, SAYS BILLY 'POSSUM

Words are fu-
tile. v cak and
tyclcEs. lame and
malt. unfeellnE
prate when y o "a
trv 90 tell "A Wo-
man why a. II YOU
com in late: and
again they lose
their cunning like
the babbling OF a
,rook when she
tries "a tell hcr
D. u b By how her
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-06

cial loss that is inconsiderable COM
pared to the moral question involved.
1t is not a question Of questioning
Japan's motives or good faith. but the
wisdom of letting any foreign military
force invade Russian soil without the
invitation of the Russian people.
View Not One Of Sentiment.
The view that seems to be held by
the government here Is not merely one
Of sentiment. but efficacy Of war pol
ICY Shall the allies do in eastern ST.
IBERIA what Germany is doing in west
ern Russia--invade the helpless re-
public without her consent?
President Wilson has taken the
responsibility of saying on be-
half of the United States that
looked at from every angle. from
the immediate and remote dam
gers, the losses of today and the
financial menace of the future, by
and large, it is the duty Of the
allies to stick by the Russian de-
mocracy through thick and thin.
1t has been the traditional posi-
ton Of the United States to rem
der moral support to countries
struggling for democracy and the
fact the aA.es might suffer some
disadvantages or financial losses
by altruism is no reason why the
president deems it wise either for
the present or the future, to
abandon the unsellsh policy
hitherto pursued by this country
in dealing with defenseless peo-
pies.
Alternating Russian People.
Japan, it is hoped here. will not
1t would be the same
view If England sent a feet up the
Baltic to take Petrograd and land a
British force. 1t has no fe1r OF Japa-
nese ambition. There will be plenty
of ambitions to take care OF at the
peace table anyway. II is simply a
case of alternating the Russian people
who are by no means ready to become
the vassals of Germany even though
some of their leaders may have been
forced to surrender TO the Prussian
army. Russia Is capable OF maxi e a
good deal Of trouble for Germany yet,
The United States Loesn't want Rus
sia to be in the position Of wondering
whether she will accept Japanese In
,asion from the east or German in
vasion from the west. SO far as the
United states is concerned. the Wash
ngton government wants the allies TO
pursue the kind of policy that will
make ii possible for Russia herself
some day to ask for allied help
through Siberian lines of communica-
ion IL she is menaced by Germany.
But to intrude on Russia at this lime
when she is virtually helpless, is, in
he opinion of the United States, in
advisable and the menace OF Germany
inside of Siberia has not yet sufficient
Y crystalized to warrant the risk in
'olved in the protective measures pro-
'osed. Should the menace really de-
'elop, Janan is in position close at
land to drive Germany olt of Siberia
without difficulty because the Teuton
orces would have TO depend on long
Inc or communications to Germany
my part of whi h could he inter
epted by advances from Manchuria |
If Mongolia.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-06
BRITISH ARMED
ship 7ORPEDOED
Cruiser Sunk OF Irish Coast
March 1.-Two Officers and
Forty-six Men Lost.

London, March 6.--oficisl announces.
msnt wns made by the admiralty today
that the British armed mercantile
cruiser calasrian was torpsdoed and
sunk on March 7. Two officers and
forty. slx men were lost. rap
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-06

Land On Aland Islands.
Berlin, via London, March Elm re-
sponse to the Finnish governments
request for military assistance, 1t is
announced officially German troops
have been landed on. the Aland islands
This official announcement confirms
recent press dispatches concerning the
movement of German troops to Fin
land. The German minister at Stock
holm 44st week informed the Swedish
government of Germany's intention to
land troops on the Aland islands,
whittier Sweden recently sent small
force.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-06

bonnet's going 10 look.
The weather Local rains md colder
tonight. Thursday. fair and colder.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-06
President infirmsd.

The president has been Informed Of
the advantages nd disadvantages in
Nolved in japanese intervention. II is
true that considerable allied sup
plies are In danger. but that Is a fnan-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-06
Land On Aland Islands.

this superiority was diminishing.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26
Golden Rod Branch Meets

A delightful all day meeting of
Golden Rod Branch, |. S. S., was held
last Thursday at the home of the
President, Mary v Roderiek of Free
street with "a members in attendance
SiXty-two muslin handkerchiefs
were made for a Christmas package
for the Blind Babies Home at Dyker
Heights. y. Y, and pretty patch
work quilt top with sash work made
for local sale to be held on Satur-
day. Feb. 18th. A delicious picnic
dinner was served the hostess fur
nishing coffee, whipped cream cake
and mince pie for dessert Mrs
Roderick's daughter, Mrs. Lottie Rod
erick and Miss Sarah Staples were
the hostesses at the noon hour. The
place cards with appropriate Christ
mas verses were read aloud by each
guest
AT the business meeting in the at
ternoon il was voted to hold an all
day meeting on Thursday. January
End with Mrs. Susan Chase The
members will bring picnic dinner and
sew for the Valentine sale.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26

Hartland and there opened a similar
store, for which he bought everything
farmer had for sale. In Har.land,
he has been chairman of the board of
selectmen for two years, and in his eff
forts to cut out all unnecessary e1-
penses and put all taxpayers on an
equal basis, has made some radical
changes in the towns affairs. In his
first year as overseer of the poor. Mr..
Wheeler found ten panpers. whom he
placed in what he deemed the proper
institutions, with the result that the
town farm is for sale, there being no
occupants. Two of its inmates were
sons of Civil War veteran, who
who were dependent on their father
at the time of his death and therefore
entitled to United States Pension
and they are now receiving this pen
sion. Mr. Wheeler's great desire has
been to make Hartland a clean town
and to accomplish this aim he has
used all the power bestowed upon him
by his official position. lie has also
devoted much time to the Red Cross
Liberty Loans and War Funds ant
helped double all the towns quotas.
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Irving Charles Drew

People Of Wellington were sadaonsd
to learn of the passing away OF Prl-
vate Irving Charles Drew as the re
suit of pneumonia following measles
at Camp Devens. Nov. Sth. He vas
the son of Charles L and Lucy Drew
OF Wellington He was twenty-five
years of age. having received his edu-
cation in the rural schools and Har-
mony High School. member of Well
ington p of H and a general fayorite
with the young people Of the com
munity
None answered his eountrY's cali
more willingly than Irving and his
letters home we're always cheerful
and full of courage. lie was a 70
bust. manly boy. and took up training
with the same earnestness that was
Characteristic of the boy in all OF his
work He had been at Camp Devene
about six weeks when he was strick-
en- with measles. He had taken the
examination for non-commissioned Of
fcers just before entering the hospit-
al His mother and sister were with
him during the last days OF his illness
Besides his parents he leaves TO
mourn their loss. one sister Miss
Helen Drew and one brother Henri
Drew. also large cirela Of relative
and friends.
The body vs. accompanied home h.
eomrade. Private Everett Fayle q
Pitfsfeld, who ~fayed until after The
funeral which VAS held al the home
Of his parents Nov 18th attended by
many friends oppressive Of the ex-
teen in which Irving WAS held
Words Of comfort were spoken BY
Rev Eaton Of Gnlford and singing q
the beautiful song Well Never SAY
Good hye in Heaven" by Mr. and Mrs
+. c. Pes and Mrs Lura York In
terment ~ in the Taylor cemetery
where m3uy other soldiers are laid
at rest among the number heine a
comrade that passed away at Camp
peyens Oct 1@h
10. the gait swings vide at my
knocking,
Across endless reaches see
Lost friends. with laughter come
f1oeking
TIE give a glad welcome TO me.
Farewell. the maze has been threaded
This is the ending OF strife.
Say not that death should be dreaded
It's but the beginning Of lie
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side in or near North Arson and An
son. The subject OF this sketch was
married Nov q, 1867 to Isaac Hamil-
ton, who, having enlisted in the HATH
regiment, y. Y Volunteers, had eery
ed three years and nine months in the
| Civil War. They went at once 10
Guilford, y Y purchasing large
/ farm Four children were born To
them, one OF whom died in infancy.
Another. the only daughter, lived IN
til she was thirty-three years Of age.
The husband and father died Dee 10.
1883
Mrs. Hamilton now resides with her
two sons Charles and Walter. in the
old home. In all the so years
which have elapsed since she went
away. she has returned but once TO
her native state For a number OF
years she has taken the Reporter and
IL much interested in the happenings
OF the people with whom she once
mingled in dear old Maine
She has been very busy woman
the care of the farm in measure
developing upon her She is still
very active. and is doing her share Of
the worlds work She is a member
of the Episcopal Church OF Guilford
Her first vote was cast on Nov 5th.
1918 A great reader. her interest is
chiefly in farm papers and in Incl
dents OF the great war
The little girl shown in the picture
with her is Ruth Hawkins. a grand
daughter OF Orrin Salley.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26
Additional Sheriff Appointment

Sheriff John A. Mooers announces
the appointment of Gustave Kimball
Of Pittsfield as one of his deputies.
Mr. Kimball was born in Dixmont
and for a few years was engaged in
the grocery business in that town At
that time. he served as a deputy sher-
if of Penobscot county Fifteen years
ago. he and his wife came to Pitts
field and he was for thirteen years a
merchant in that town. For the past
two years he has been employed by
the American Wooden Co
John l.. Johnson of Harmony has
been recently appointed a deputy by
Mr. Mooers Mr. Johnson has been
a resident of that town for the past
sixteen years and has been during
this period, local manager of the Scion
Creamery His family consists of
his wife. formerly Miss Edith Berry
of North New Portland and four chill
dren, Homer b. Ralph l., Louise and
Robert W.
Though not authoritatively an
nounced. 1t is expected that H l..
Colby will be appointed from Jack
man.
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Was a Native of Rina

l. B Wheeler. one of the deputies
recently appointed by Mr.. Mooers.
was born in Etna, in the year 1875,
and was the son of veteran Of the
Civil War, Horace H. Wheeler Mr..
L. b. Wheeler was married in 1900
to Anna E. Small Of Carmel. daughter
of Leonard A. Small, and they have
had family of eight children, of
whom six girls are now living, the
oldest being Z years of age. Mr..
Wheeler was for seven years town
clerk and chairman of the board OF
selectmen at Etna, in which town he
was for L years the manager Of a
general store. In 1913. he moved to
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Well known In Scion and Bingham

Mr. Mooers' appointee as deputy for
the town of Scion is Thomas II. Tus-
can Mr. Tuscan was born in Bling
ham in the year 1881. His parents,
Charles and Mary Tuscan, lived on a
farm in the southern part of the town.
He attended school in the district
where he resided, and remained on the
farm until the year 1905 He was
then employed by Lester Patterson as
clerk in a grocery store in Scion and
in 1908 went into the same business
for himself in that town in company
with J. L. F'oss. buying out the stock
of goods of W w Russell in the O. O.
Vittum store. This partnership was
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26

About a dozen guests, all Skowhe-
gan young people. were entertained
by Miss Margaret Leavitt at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Briggs, Christ
mas evening.
Miss Eleanor Mason OF Newton,
Mass. is visiting with Misses Faith
and Freda Harris, who are nome on
their Christmas vacation from Mt.
Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass.
Reports thus far made, indicate a
Red Cross membership as the result
of the annual roll call conducted last
week. of something over 2200. This
is for Somerset County exclusive of
Fairfield
Miss Emerald Young arrived here
last Saturday night from Syracuse
New York TO spend the holidays with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Young. Miss Young is attending the
Skydmore School of Arts in that place
w Ernest Leighton, for the past
three years an accountant at the First
National Bank, has accepted a posi-
ton with Hornblower & Weeks, and
will go to Portland to be connected
with their office in that city, early in
January.
The motor chemical was called out
Monday evening, for a chimney fire al
the residence of Fortuna Roderick or
North avenue, and again about moor
Wednesday for a similar fire in The
residence of Peter Pomelow on Chest
nut street
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26
A Native of Embden

It might interest some of the read
ers of your paper to know of one who
was a resident of the State OF Maine.
over fifty years ago and since that
time of New York state Olive NJ.
Sallev, the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs
Cyrus Salley. was born in Embden,
May Goth, 1912, one OF fifteen chill
dren, three OF whom died in infancy,
and three of diphtheria. few years
later The rest OF the family were
spared until within a few years when
Miss Nancy Salley of North Arson,
Orrin Salley of Nineyah. \. Y and
Milton of Los Angeles, Cal, were call
ed to the great beyond. Two sisters
Mrs Clymenia Hilton and Mrs Fred
Getchell and three brothers. Fred.
Joseph and Mendnm Salley now re-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26
Joseph Lashon Died Wednesday Morn.
ing

Joseph Lashon, one of our old time
residents of French Canadian descent
passed away, at his home on North
avenue, yesterday morning. The end
came very peacefully, as the result of
old age rather than any specific dis
ease He was sitting in his chair at
the time
Joseph Lashon was born in ST.
Mary's. Canada, June 5, 1910, but
has lived in Skowhegan since 1850
having come here from Canada with
his parents when a small boy. He
received almost no education for he
went out to work when only II
years old and had no home after that
until he was married in 65.
Mr. Lashon could recall Skowhe-
gan in the early days, a tiny little
village or course it was before the
! railroad was built and he came with
his parents on foot from Canada.
| They were seven or eight days on
the road. After arriving in Show
/ hogan. they settled down to farming
and lived for awhile where the band
stand is in Railroad Square
In 50, Mr.. Lashon enlisted in
Company K, 81 Maine. After his
return from the war, he again locat.
ed in Skowhegan and married Miss
Abbie Pooler of Waterville in '65
His wife died in 1915 and since thai
time, Mr.. Lashon has lived with {
married son, Bernard, who resides a
the old home on North Street, which
was built by his father many years
ago. There are two daughters
I Innlnngp of
Toulouse Of Jackman and Miss Ell;
Lashon of this town. also three sons
Frank of Providence; Bernard am
George of Skowhegan. George is nov
at Camp Deyens.
The funeral services will occur to
morrow morning at 8 o'clock
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26
Christmas Obersevance by De MOlay
COmmandery

De Molay Commandery, Ne. 10.
Knights Templar. held its annual
Christmas Day observance, at the
Asylum, yesterday at noon. For sew
eral years. this Commandery las do
all others throughout the world has
observed the day in its Asylum. Pre-
cisely at y O'Clock, the ceremony is
carried out by each Commandery, and
owing to the change of time in the
different parts of the world, and the
numerous communicates of the order
spread over its surface, the obsery-
ance is going on during the entire "A
hours of Christmas. The following
program was carried out by De Mo-
lay
Music by Carl Malley at the organ.
Precisely at noon, the toast to the
Grand Master of the Grand Eneamp-
ment was given by the Eminent Com
mander, William Folsom Merrill; re
Spouse by George W. Cover. \ toast
to the Grand Commander, response
by Frank W Bucknam; solo by r "
Leighton. a toast to the Grand Mas
ter of the Grand Council; response by
Harry A. Dinsmore A toast to the
Grand High Priest of the Grand Chap
ter; response by Harry E. Smith;
solo by r. W Leighton. A toast to
the Grand Master OF the Grand Lodge;
response by George Thomson A
toast to the Sir Knights, wherever dis
persed; response by c. H Mckinney
A toast to the Sir Knights of Dc
Molay Commandery who have depart
ed this life in the year 1918; response
by Edward F. Merrill.
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continued until 1910, when Mr.. Foss
sold his interest to e G. Tuscan
brother of Thomas II and Tuscan &
Tuscan was the firm name of the gro
Gerry store until the year 1913. when
E. e sold his share to r. L. French.
The new arrangement continued until
1915. both partners then selling to
e L. Paul Mr. Paul engaged Thos.
H Tuscan as clerk. who remained in
his employ until September, 1918,
when he resigned his position to give
more time to a business of his own,
the buying and selling of live stock,
which he had been carrying on in
conjunction with his clerical duties
since earlY in 1917.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26

The past issues OF the Independ-
ent-Reporter contain the nearest to a
complete history of Somerset County
of any printed or written record. Let
us show you how to consult them for
any thing you wish to know.
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UNION FEED

A perfect balanced ration which We
guarantee to produce more milk than
any other known feed. II you haven't
used II you should give II trial
SOMERSET GRAIN CO..
3wEs Akewhegan. Both Phones
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he vas Young man. they moved TO
the city of Portland, where he went
to work in the l.. ". Cleveland Com
panys electrical store, and there he
learned the electrician trade In
1903. he vas sent by the L. v Clege-
land Co to North Arson to install the
electric light plant for the Carrabas-
set Stock Farm Co During his three
years stay in that town. he met and
married a North Arson girl, Miss
Harriet Jones They have one son.
On March lst Mr. Scott bought out
the Hardware and plumbing business
of +. T Crane, and it is now known
as the firm of Scott & Wtham
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26
The Deputy at Arson

Mr. Mooers appointment for Arson
is Edward w. Scott, who lives at the
North Village. Mr.. Scott vas born in
West Harps we'll Nav Il. 1873, the son
OF Mr. and Mrs W. B. Scott. When
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26

Just unloading car OF Unicorn
dairy feed. best on the market; 26 per
cent protein Skowhegan Farmers
Union.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26

Just unloading a car of Unicorn
dairy feed, best on the market, rs per
cent neutrality-suspicious. Farmers
Union. s.4s