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Arizona republican., 1918-07-28
INVESTIGATING KEROSENE.

Under government auspices an in- vestigation has been undertaken to de- termine the possibilities of employing heavier oils, notably kerosene. in exist ing engines. The work is being done through the bureau of standards at Washington,
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HEARING ON AESELTON
BLOCK CASE
Written Arguments Are to be Sub
mltted Before Judge Spears Decl-
sion is Rendered

The final hearing on the HescltOn
Block case occurred at Augusta, be
fore Judge Spear. Tuesday Besides
Mr. Heselton and his counsel, Fred f
Lawrence, there were present George
w. Cover attorney for the Town of
Skowhegan, and f. f. Greenwood
who has been acting as engineer and
expert witness fer the Town. VI. I.
Vies and Il. T. Patten, two of the
SkoIhegan Fire Commissioners, were
also in attendance. The report of
the two commissioners appointed by
Judge Spear, to estimate the damage
to the property and the cost Of resto
ration, was submitted 1t now re-
mains for the counsel on each side to
submit written arguments and then
await Judge Spears decision. The
whole case seems to turn on whether
or not the requirement of the SkoW
hegan Fire Commissioners is reason
able, that Mr. Heselton should re-
build, of fire proof material, if at all,
the northerly part of his structure.
OF course the extent Of the damage
has an important bearing on this
point Interest in this matter per-
tains largely to the north 6212 feet of
the Heselton Block, as ii was here
that the larger proportion Of damage
occurred. and this was the portion
which the fire commissioners would
not allow to be rebuilt of wood. The
experts put ON by the court reckoned
the restored value of this part at
$S,14f. and they estimated that the
material and labor necessary to make
this restoration would be $2,7S1. They
arrived at the salvage value by de
ducting the figures last given from
the restored value which leaves
$500 They then depreciate this to
get at the actual salvage value, 33
per cent, because Of the fact that the
building was not a new structure at
the time of the fire. and this gives the
actual value of the north 621e feet,
after the fire, at 1851 This would
indicate a destruction by fire Of about
Sc per cent of the restored value
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Anson; Fred J. Pooler, Fairfield
Howard Tuttle. Skowhegan; William
Brann, Augusta Thomas E. King
Skowhegan; Roy b. Case, North An
son; Perley Lane, Madison; Myror
M. Whittemore, Skowhegan; Eugene
B. Quint, North Anson; Arthur E. Ella
North Anson; Harvey A Mcguire
Skowhegan; S. Farnham Newton
Jackman; Clinton NJ. Fletcher, Nor
ridgewock; Alfred S. Preble, Skowhe.
gan, George II. Thompson, Bingham
Howard Thibodeau, Lewiston; Albert
K. Cowett, Skowhegan; Mark E. Nor
ris; Louis Roderick and Andrew Lee
Clair
Accepted March 19-Edward E
Poulin. Fairfield and Harry E. Gordon
Rejected March l9-Ralph H Null
len, Canaan; Alton l.. Green, Skow-
hegan; Carol E. Tuscan, Skowhegan
Referred to advisory board-Ernest
n. Jones, Fairfield
Accepted March 20 Blanchard E
Rand, Dead River; Burton T. Worth
Bigelow; William A. Buzzell, Smith
field; Joseph p Martin, Fairfield
Perley p Brown, Skowhegan; How
ard G. Hayden, Hartland; Albert p
Easier, Flagstaff; Thomas y. Laney
Skowhegan; Vernon c. Field, Detroit
William B. Taylor, Bingham; Samuel
Lemieux, Skowhegan; Henry NJ. Cole
Pittsfield and Fred Hebert.
Accepted for special service Frank
S. Clough, Madison.
Transferred-W William II. Horton
Lewiston.
Rejected March 2O--Alton Adams
Madison; Paul Bertrand, Long Pond
Wiley Goord, Jackman; Daniel c.
Trenton, Anson; Florian f. Sampson
Dead River; Myron B. West, Water
Vile; Ned A. Bickford, Fairfield Lin
wood C. Frederick Norridgewock
George A Lewia, Skowhegan; George
s. Field, st. Adams; Arthur c. Will
liams, North Anson; Edmund Boan-
daim, Lewiston; Sherman WEIGH
Madison; Nelson Laroche, Moose
River; Patrick E. Whelan, Lake Aus
tin and Roy Ryder.
Men called March 20 to appear for
examination March 26-Archie p.
Kelley, Bingham; Thomas McLain,
Lilly Bay; Arthur c. Landry, Lynn,
Mass. Lynn E Sterry, Starks; Eben
Smith, Fairfield; John Thariault, An
son; Benjamin j Corson, Athens;
Walter H. Roy, Anson; Christon P.
Lasarides, Fairfield; Roy II. Pratt,
Skowhegan; and Grover c. Rines,
Pittsfeld.
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\. c. EMERY IS WELL
KNOWN IN COUNTY
Was Frequent Visitor at the Home
of Capt. Roy L. MarstOn

Henry Crosby Emery. popularity
known as Harry, who has been re
Gently interned by the Germans on
the Aland Islands, is we'll known to
many Somerset County people, hav-
ing been frequent visitor at the
home of Capt Roy L. Marston He
was here on business when he Was
chairman of the tariff board appoint
ed in 1909, and has been here several
times since, his last visit being about
three years ago.
Mr. Emery is the son of former
Justice l.. A. Emery Of Ellsworth. In
189S-1900 he was professor of politi-
cal economy at Bowdoin, then being
the youngest college professor IN the
United States He went from there
to accept a similar position at Yale,
which he held while Capt MLrston
was the Professor of Forestry in that
institution. The two gentlemen be-
came close friends and lived together
there for six years.
Mr. Emery went to Petrograd about
two years ago as a representative of
the Guaranty Trust Co of New York,
and has recently been made a Major
there on the staff of Brig Gen. Jud-
son, the Military Attache at that
place.
In a letter just received here by
friends from Mrs Allinson of Proyi-
dence, Mr. Emerys sister, it is stated
that Mrs. Emery is safe at Stockholm
at the American Legation. and that
the State Department as we'll as the
Guaranty Trust Co. is doing all that
can be done to have Mr.. Emery re
leased
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Bucknam Sells the Maine Weeklles

The best of the Maine Country
weeklies are for sale at Bucknam S.
Among them are the Lisbon (Falls)
Enterprise, Franklin Journal, Farm
ington Chronicle, Bar Harbor Times,
(Rockland) Courier-GaZette, Oldtown
Enterprise, Norway Advertiser, Waldo
County Herald, Fairfield Journal,
Brunswick Record, Ashland Gazette,
Fort Fairfield Review, Boothbay Reg
lister. Madison Bullein and the In
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
II you are interested in the local
news from any part OF Maine not rep
resented by the above list, advise me
and l will see to 1t that the weekly
you want is added to the list.
F. W. ,BUCKNAM.
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Mrs. Eugene TarbOx

The death of Mrs Eugene Tarbox
occurred early Tuesday morning fol
lowing an illness of considerable
length About six weeks ago she en-
tered the hospital where she under
went an operation for appendicitis.
Altho she recovered sufficiently to re-
turn to her home on West Front St
the recovery did not seem to be OF a
permanent nature, and last Sunday
she again entered the hospital for a
second operation. She did not rally
however and the end came early
Tuesday morning Mrs. Tarbox was
formerly Miss Mary Edith Bigelow OF
Norridgewock, and was the daughter
of Alice (Farnham) and Hiram Bige-
low. She was thirty years of age
and a graduate of Norridgewock high
school in the class of 1905 The year
after her graduation she married Mr
Tarbox, and after a short residence in
Norridgewock, they came to live in
Skowhegan, where they have since
resided
She was member of the Priscilla
Rebekah Lodge and the Somerset Red
Cross Chapter, and was an attendant
at the Bethany Baptist church. Be
sides the husband and parents, she is
survived by one brother, Walter Bige-
low of Norridgewock, and three sis
ters, Mrs. l.. II. Appleby of Skowhe-
gan, Miss Nesta Bigelow of Auburn
and Mrs Lue Yeaton of Mercer.
The funeral services are to be held
this afternoon a. one o'clock from the
TarboX home On West Front street,
with Rev George Merriam officiating.
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with the American Expeditionary
Forces. He is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs James Beane OF Bingham.
France, Dec. 81, 1917.
Dear Brother Ray
l have not got any Germans yet;
but we are after them all the same,
and when we start, there will be
something fall and fall heavy How
are you and all the rest OF the fam
lily at present? We are fine and
dandy. We have some snow here
now. and we are having a great time
nursing our feet, for we have lot OF
trouble with them, for there Is lot of
walking in this kind of work, and all
the sympathy one gets II he says any
thing, is, they would have been all
right If you had taken care OF them;
so we shut our mouths and keep NOV
ing.
| am glad you are going to school;
and hope you will be able to complete
your course. BY that time the war
will be over and | will send you to
college somewhere. If | don't come
back may be you can get your edu-
cation just the same. Put up
strong fight for 1t and you Will win
out A good education will fit you
for things better than + have had.
Now, Ray, | want you to be eood TO
our Mother, for I am way over here
In mo Mans Land" and OF course you
know we are in danger of our lives all
the time, but l like 1t, and we never
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EXAMINATIONS At SOMERSET EXEMPTION
BOARD CONTINUE AS USUAL
No More Examinations Will Be Held at Head
quarters Until tuesday of Next Week

The examinations have continued
as usual at the headquarters of the
Somerset County Exemption Board, in
the offices of Judge E. +. Danfortt
during the past week The number
of those who have passed, in relation
TO the number of those who have been
examined still holds good. Owing tc
the fact that DR.. Sawyer, one of the
examining physicians of the board, is
compelled to be away on important
basiness for the next two days, nc
more examinations will be held after
today Thursday, until Tuesday OF
next week, on which date eleven more
men are called to appear before the
board. The results of the examina-
tions Of the past week are given be-
low:
Accepted March 14-Owen E. Nc
Clntick, Solon; Edward c. Merrill,
Solon.
Accepted for special service March
I4-William E. Small Pittsfieh.
Rejected March 14-Kleber ]. Not
tage, Skowhegan; and Harry r. Bark
er, Medford Hillside, Mass.
Accepted, March 15-Frank L. Hop
kins, Detroit; Leavitt A. Flewelling
Fairfield; Howard A. Lynds, Starks !;
John l.. Cahill, Bingham; Clarence E.
Rines, Pittsfield; Leslie R. Ellis, New
ington, N. H.; and Orrin E. Mckay,
The Forks.
Rejected March 15-Steven A.
Young, Anson; Benjamin Tracy, Mer-
Ger; Guy j. Rowe, Smithfeld; Harri-
son E. Wells, Bingham; Myrtle F.
Stevens, Solon; Arlington G. Whitney,
Moscow; Harvey Creamer North An
son; Irwin r. Ladd, Fairfield; Ernest
H. Emerson, Pittsfield Edwin l..
Sampson, Skowhegan; George Vigue,
Skowhegan; John Kolescar, Lewis
ton; Joseph Thibodeau, Fairfield; ;
Norman E. Frizzell, North Anson;
Guy E. Bickford, Pittsfield; Roy Cliff
ton Walker Embden and Roland X,
Russell, Skowhegan.
Transferred March 15-Oem Oliver.
Mt Vernon; Webster II. Seeley, Bige-
low and Frank w BARLEY, Elizabeth,
M,
Accepted March 1S-Enon Hender-
son, Madison; Alcide Boulanger, Mad
ison; Lewis w. Emery, North Anson;
william F. Ellis, Athens; John Traf
ton, Brighton; John Green, Anson;
Alphonse J. Turgeon, Madison; Earl
Carr, Dexter; Roy Armedee, Jackman
and Jules Sirois.
Rejected March 18-Clifford r. Lee
man, Starks; Allan II. Young, North
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Sugar Plentiful In France

The following letter was received
by Mrs NJ. s. Rowe from her son,
Cook George NJ. Rowe, of Co. E. 103rd
Inf. He states that altho sugar may
be hard to get in the United States,
the boys in Co E have had a plenty
OF it thus far The letter follows;
Somewhere in France, Dec. 81, 1917
Dear Mother
| received your letter last night.
Was glad to hear you were all well,
am feeling fine and so is the rest
OF the boys that you know. We
hove = little more snow now than we
had the last time l wrote and some
~ 'ng real bad. | hear
you have two feet OF snow over there
pom5 hard to believe. | re-
ceived that box you sent and one
from the NJ. |. S. and one from the
school children of Bingham 1t was the
neatest little box ! have seen yet. We
had a great feed Christmas. | hear
they have a hard time to get sugar
over there. but we have plenty here.
| received a letter from cousin Ethel
Campbell and was some surprised too,
What is Dad doing this winter? How
are Grace and Kenneth getting along
at school? Where Is Daisy? | have
not written to her yet, but will soon.
received her Christmas box all
right. | see Roy Pray quite often,
he stays about one mile from us. Dean
Is feeling fine | received letter
from Harold saying he was going to
Portland to work | hope he makes
1t well. | have not received the In
dependent yet. Will you thank the
ladies of the NJ. l. S. for the present
they sent me Christmas, as | hardly
know who to write to. 1t was very
much appreciated l will close for
to night as it is getting late.
Love to you and the rest OF the fam
mily.
l remain your affectionate son,
Cook GEORGE M. ROWE,
Co. E, 103rd U. s. Inf, A. E. F.
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able to perform and in which she is
employed, or. in which there is an
immediate opening for her under con
ditions which she will be able to sup
port herself decently and without suf-
fering hardship.
5-F-Resident alien mot an enemy
who claims exemption.
3-L-Necessary assistant or associ-
ate manager of necessary industrial
enterprise.
3-B-Man with aged dependent OF
infrm parents.
1-B-Married man, with or without
children or father OF motheress chill
dren, who has habitually failed to
support his family.
4-B-Mariner actively employed in
sea service OF citizen or merchant OF
the United States.
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SHORTEST TOWN MEETING ON RECORD
LARGEST AMT. MONEY EVER RAISED
Controversy Over Austin Farm Adds Interest
To Unusually Quiet Meeting

support Of the poor and }850 for u
night watehman fpon the recon
mendatlon Of the selectmen. It was
voted to employ a bookkeeper for
town affairs. the compensation to be
$3.50, $3.50 was appropriated to pay
temporary loans; and also $500 10
pay interest money for the ensuing
year.
The selectmen recommended $500
for officers salaries for the ensuing
year, but owing to the increase in
salaries voted the selectmen. $500
was raised
The sum Of 1880 was raised to in
sure the town property
The only interesting discussion Of
the meeting was in regard to the dis
position Of the so-called Austin farm.
valued at $500 Some Of our most
prominent citizens became quite earn
est in their arguments relative to this
most important matter. which was
eventually left in the hands OF the Sc
lectnen who are 10 do what they
think best for the interest Of the town
Other appropriations were 5000 for
band concerts for the summer; 5000
for the Improvement OF Coburn Park;
800 for the Public Rest Rooms for
the ensuing year; $3.50 for repairs 10
the cemeteries; $100 for the Catholic
cemetery; and $3.50 for the expenses
of the Public Safety committee
In article 46 an important matter
nearly came to be overlooked as i
was slated to be passed over by the
committee of twenty This vas in
regard TO repairs OF East Front street
from Mechanic street to South street,
which all last season was one OF the
disgraces of the town 1t is a part
of an international Highway and for
a long time has been almost impass-
able Thanks to W II Cummings.
agent for the American Wooden Co.
the matter was brought TO a vote,
and $500 was almost unanimously
raised to macadamize this section OF
road
II was voted to authorize the select
men to hire such sums of money as
may be necessary for current expen-
ses in anticipation of taxes for the
ensuing year; and also it was voted
that taxes be due July 1st. with in
terest at per cent after October 1sl
if they are not paid December 1st
The present contract with the Maine
Central Railroad to keep the side
walk on the railroad bridge free from
snow and ice was renewed for a pc
riod OF Is years. The citizens also
adopted the resolution regarding the
licensing taxicab drivers and hack
men.
The sum Of 5000 was voted to re-
imburse the Chamberlain Brothers for
the loss by fire of farm machinery in
the camps located on the Washburn
wood lot. and $3.50 was raised to con
struct a sewer on Beech street
A motion was made and carried to
accept the reports of the town OFF,
GERS, after which the meeting was ad-
iourned at $50 p. m
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MEN LEAVE FOR CAMP
DEVENS MARCH 80
Seventeen Out OF List of Twenty-four
to be Chosen

Out Of the following list Of twenty
four men who are next in order on
the draft list. seventeen will be
chosen to go 70 Camp Deyens for I'm
mediate service These men are n
report in Skowhegan on March %
and Will leave for Camp Devens on
the morning of the Goth All OF the
twenty-four men are to report for it
is not known yet just which ones OF
this number are to be chosen TO make
up the quota of seventeen The list
of men who are to report is as fol-
lows: Clarence W. Gerrish, Abbott
Village. Harold f. Wing. St. Adams;
Francis P. Williams, North New Port
land; Lawrence B. Wood. Ashland;
Lewis II. Kills, Fairfield; Patrick
Lyon. Fairfield; Harold N. Holmes.
Skowhegan: Theoline Landry. Madi-
son; Perley r. Hopkins, Detroit; Fred
II Wilson. Madison Alfred C Nc
Graw. Solon; Paul Lessor, Skowhe-
gan; Ralph A. Viles, Madison; Lewis
H Carl. North Anson Joseph F.
Johnson, Skowhegan: Ivan 2. Davis,
Brighton. Joseph A Jaques, Madison,
Mayville S Bragg. The Forks; George
F. Millett. Hartland; Adolph LeClerc,
Moose River, Seman McKarus, Long
Pond Henry c. Cory. Skowhegan;
Edward ". Shelley, Arson and Thos
Cady. Northeast Garry.
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think about it. Everyone jokes and
laughs about our conditions just as
they would a cattle show or circus.
So you see how we feel. | am ask
ing you to be good to Mother, and lis
ten to what she tells you, and you
will come to no harm, for she will
never advise you wrong.
If | only knew you all were in need
of nothing and were happy, | should
be the same.
Good night and God bless you all,
From
PRIVATE STANLEY A. BEANE.
Co. l. 103rd L. s. Inf,
A. E. F. Via n. Y.
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Ermmigilde Therrien

Ermmigilde Therrien, aged about
thirty-eighty years, died at his home
on Factory street last Tuesday night.
About Christmas time he contracted a
severe cold which seemed to settle on
his lungs. and from which he never
recovered. He was a communicant
at st. Mary's Church, and is survived
by a widow and several children and
step children. Mr.. Therrien was a
very worthy citizen, and his demise is
greatly regretted by all who knew
him.
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Voter Wishes Candidates to Tell What
They VIII do If Elected

The following letter was recently
received from one of our prominent
up-river citizens. He wishes the candi-
dates in the coming political cam.
paign not only to announce their can
didacy, but also to tell what they real
ly intend to do If elected The letter
follows:
March 7th 1915
To the Editor,
Independent Reporter
A great many men consider politics
as a comedy. Knowing that the
chief issue between the old parties Is
will get or retain the office, they have
a laugh ready for any serious consid-
erations of questions of real import
ance.
Political party platforms that may
be read to mean different ways are
considered a comedy
But this is enirely different from 4
comedy, 1t is a tragedy, and the con.
sequences have been not comic bu,
tragic.
In the coming election, I would like
to know and there are others who
would like to know what the different
candidates will do II elected A few
have already stated in part, their in
tentions, altho in general way. Why
not make clean breast of it.
In order that we may vote intelli-
gently, tell us what you will do for
Woman's Suffrage. How far you will
go for the conservation of our natural
resources. How about Prohibition
Labor Legislation, Taxation reforms
and other questions that you may be
interested in. To simply state that
you are a candidate is in a measure
a tragedy.
H. B. Whipple
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Bricklayers Elect Sk0Whegan Man
President

John II. Grundy of Skowhegan was
elected president of the Maine State
Conference of the Bricklayers, Masons
and Plasterers Union at Waterville
last Monday. Resolutions pledging
loyalty to the government, and declar-
ing for government ownership of pub
lie utilities and State ownership of
waterpowers were adopted at the
meeting. Ephraim Cowett was also
a delegate at the convention.
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Bingham Man for County Attorney

Owing to the solicitation of my
Democratic friends, and with the ex-
press understanding that there Is no
shall be a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Coun-
ty Attorney at the coming election.
ROYDEN V. BROWN.
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Letter from Bingham Boy Now In
Trenches

The following is letter from Priv
ate Stanley A. Beane, of Bingham, to
his younger brother Raymond. Priv
ate Beane enlisted in Company E last
spring when the drive for recruits
was being made, and is now in France
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The Missionary Reading Circle OF
the Congregational church will meet
tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at three
o'clock with Miss Hannah r. Page.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-21

Mrs. J. w. Steward left Wednesday
morning for a short visit in Pitts
field with Miss Maude Bracket.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-21

Miss Katherine Keene is expected
Saturday to spend the week end with
her mother, Mrs. ]. L. Johnson.
Evening journal., 1918-02-22

engaged will create the role he is as
suming. The fact thai Messrs. Carroll
and Sheer have engaged a Broadway
cast and chorus for this new work Of
James Montgomery's and that the at
traction is 20 open in New York at
the new Vanderbilt Theatre, assures
Wilmington playgoers Of rare enter
tainment, and one which should make
he same splendid impression as Mr..
Montgomery's tuneful Going Up"
Harry Fox heads the list Of musical
comedy artists He is supported by
George Sidney, Worthe Faulkner. Al
fred Keppeler. Alexander F. Frank, Al
bert Sackett, Frederick Burton, Harry
Kelly. Charles Mussett, Louise Cox.
Genevieve Tobin, Amelia Gardner, Flor
ence Bruce, Betty Hope Hale. Betty
Hamilton. Mildred Sinclair.
In addition to this array OF talent
whole stage full of beautiful girls
who will originate the Vanderbilt
Theatre Beauty Chorus. An augmented
symphony orchestra will be brought
from New York for the Wilmington en-
gagement. Seats are now selling for
The erlire week. including "Wednesday
and Saturday matinecs