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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-06-13
CONCORD

Mack Bigelow has bought the Lena
A. Marson place and will move there
some time this month.
Royon Boyington, P. X. Morris and
Harold Chase have gone to Chase
Stream to work on the dam.
Eli Steward and wife of Pleasant
Ridge called on their son Irwin and
family Sunday.
Hazel sHuggins is now boarding
with Rena Chase and attending high
school at Bingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hilton took b.
F. Atwood and family out for ride
Sunday in their new auto.
P. A. Williams has recently pur-
chased a hay press of George Pierce.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-06-13
SANDY RIVER

Linley Lambert passed Sunday with
his brother Leon Lambert in Madison.
Poles are being delivered for the
electric light line.
Charles Cross, Perley Whipple, Will
liam Smith and Benedict Yeaton made
a pleasure trip to Augusta and Togus
Sunday.
William Thompson and Borden
Parker two Junior Volunteers are at
work for Frank Padham.
Leveite Bellefeur also has one of
the Junior Volunteers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-06-13
ANSON

Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis of Fort
Slocum, n Y. are visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown, this week.
Mrs. Harry Bosworth and daughter
Dorothy of East Madison were week
end guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Buck took an
auto drive to Durham Sunday to visit
her brother, Elisha Knox He re-
turned to Washington, Monday.
Mrs. Marcia Stevens of Belgrade
and Mrs. Helen Leighton OF Augusta
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-06-13

A paper which is adyo-
eating State ownership
says, ct is said that six
teen sympathetic corpora
tons now control ninety
one percent of Names to-
tai water powers. Being
prohibited from wiring
that power out of the State
The Octopus has done little
to develop idle power for
many a year, while it yet
opposes legislative effort to
substitute development by
the Commonwealth for
stagnation by the COM
bine."
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-06-13
RAKER,S SIDING

Forrest Ward has been spending a
few days at his cottage.
Misses Ruth and Nelma Holt have
returned home from Madison.
DR.. Fernald has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs George Giberson of
Bingham have been spending a few
days fishing.
Mrs. Thomas Cahill of Bingham is
cooking in one of the H. & w. camps.
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storage development to the extent
of more than 10000 horse power
and an expenditure of large sums
of money have been made.
But the Lewiston Journal in
sists that there is a combination
of corporations that is hostile to
the welfare of Maine and it calls
this supposed combination "The
Octopus. 1t infers that sixteen
corporations control nearly all the
water powers in Main and consti-
tute The Octopus" Let us ex-
anime into the component parts of
The Octopus. The owners of
the developed water powers of
Maine are we'll known. The list
includes:
The Union Water Power Com
pany of Lewiston and its allied in
terests, the Union Electric Com
pany and the Androscoggin Reser-
voir Company, the sources of pow
er for operating the great Cotton
Mills Of Lewiston.
The Androscoggin Electric Com
pany. which supplies Lewiston and
Auburn with light and power, and
furnishes the motive power to the
Street Railroad and to the Port
land and Lewiston Interurban
Railroad.
The Rumford Falls Power Com
pany. which has developed the
thriving town Of Rumford Falls
and the prosperous manufacturing
enterprises therein, including the
Oxford Paper Company.
The International Paper Com
pany, with its paper and pulp mills
located in seven communities of
the State
The Great Northern Paper Com
pany, with its record of remarkable
achievement of building towns and
creating business.
The Central Maine Power Com
pany, supplying power and light to
sixty cities and towns of the central
portion of the State.
The st. Croix Paper Company,
has created new community and
added millions to the valuation of
the State.
The Hollingsworth & Whitney
Company of Madison, Winslow and
Gardiner, whose broadminded poll
cies are acknowledged everywhere.
The Pejepscot Paper Company,
with its allied companies, the Bow
dom Paper Company and the Lis
bon Falls Fibre Company, whose
activities are so important factor
to the towns of Brunswick, Tops
ham and Lisbon Falls.
The Cumberland County Power
& Light Company. which has con-
verified the Saco River into a power
house for supplying the City of
Portland with light, power and
transportation.
The Bangor Railway and Flee
tric Company that is to Bangor
and Penobscot County the source
of many and vital activities.
The Pepperell Manufacturing
Company of Biddeford, without
which that thriving city would be-
come a village.
The S. d. Warren Company,
which has made the Presumpscot
River the most highly developed
water power river in the United
States.
The 0rono Pulp and Paper
Company Of Orono
The Edwards Manufacturing
Company Of Augusta.
The Lockwood Manufacturing
Company Of Waterville.
Is it a scandal that the above
mentioned corporations own a large
percentage of the water power of
Maine?
Are not practically all the de
velopments, not only of water
powers but of every kind of enter
prise of magnitude, made by cor
porationsl
How could it be otherwise? Has
Maine individuals of sufficient
wealth to conduct these important
industries without corporate char
tersY
If these corporations are inimieal
to the interest of the people, why
does the State charter them and
allow them to prey upon the pub
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-06-13

we're in this vicinity Sunday and call
ed on Mrs. Fred Niles.
Frank Enell is building a house on
Highland Park.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-06-13

For the development of Maine re-
sources for Maine people vote for
FOLSOM for State Senator.
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(Signed) WIN. VI. PENN
RUMFORD FALLS POWER co.
OXFORD PAPER co.
GREAT NORTHERN PAPER co.
UNION WATER POWER co.
UNION ELECTRIC POWER co.
ANDROsCOGGIN RESERVOIR CT
ST. CROIX PAYER co.
CENTRAL MAINE POWER co.
ANDROsCOGGIN MILLS
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ELL, Publicity AReRt
FOR
INTERNATIONAL PAPER co.
ANDROsCOGGIN ELECTRIC CO.
NILL MANUFACTURING co.
LEWISTON BLEACHERY & DYE
WORKS
PEPPERELL MANUFACTURING
CO.
BATES MANUFACTURING co.
EDWARDS MANUFACTURING co.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
GERMAN GUNS AGAIN.
ARE SMELLING PARIS
Long-1slSs Bcmbardment oi
French Capital Had Been Sus.
pended Since May !.

PARIS. May 21.-After q long in
terval the Germans again began to
lombard Paris with long-range guns
At $50 o'clock this morning.
Tho resumption OF the bombardment
was an unwelcome surprise to the
Parisians. who had not heard the
sound Of exploding shells from the
German big Bertha" since May /.
There was no mistaking the peculiar
ping" with which the shells burst.
however. and 1t was Immediately rec
ognized that the long-range firing
The hrst she'll was followed at fair
ly regular intervals much as on the
oecasions Of previous bombArdments.
making 1t seem probable that more
than one gun was in action.
It is significant that the long-range
bonn hardment Of Paris, which had
been suspended for . considerable in
terval. has been resumed Just as the
Germans are renewing their offensive
In the west. The original lombard
ment was opened Saturday. March 23.
almost eoinoident with the start of
the great offensive in Picardy.
At least two of the mammoth pieces
were destroyed or badly damaged
some time aEo by the French artil-
in conjunction with airplsne obser-
walton to reach them in their location
Just behind the westerly edge of the
Aisne front. more than seventy miles
from Paris.
EARLY this month the long-ranKe
ehelltng was suddenly suspended. and
on May is enc of the German news
papers announced that two Of the big
pieces had been taken to the Krupp
plant for repair work. Such huge
guns, 1t was explained. could not be
Ared indefinitely without timely re-
Evening star., 1918-05-27
DR.. JOHNSON EXPLAINS
TELEPHONE REMARKS
Deferred to Miss Taylor in Speak
ing Of Illness Of "Lady
Friend" He Says.

RICHMOND. Va. May 27.-Dr.
Lemuel J. johnson, who has been on
trial here eleven days. charged with
wife murder. resumed his testimony
today. undergoing a rigid cross
examination as to his conduct and re-
marks the week his bride, Mrs. Alice
knight johnson. died here as the re-
suit of taking poison.
Asked what he meant by saying q
lady friend was i'll in Richmond" the
night he engaged in a long-distanee
telephone conversation while he was
In Middlesex. N. c., he said he re-
ferred to Miss Mildred Taylor. He
said he had been informed she was i'll
prior to his wife's death, and that
he was inquiring about her. Miss
Taylor was one of the important wit
nesses for the prosecution In the
Miss Taylor and the bride were en-
ployed in an Office in the Medical College
Of Virginia, and were at the home Of
Mrs. Benjamin Stutz the night Of the
tragedy DIR. johnson denied that he
made reference In Middlesex ~ the time
of the telephone conversation to his
wife's illness in Richmond.
Prosecutor Wise endeavored to show
that Johnson knew Of his wife's illness
the night Of the tragedy. johnson, who
seemed benefited by his Sunday rest,
answered well all questions and seemed
eager to complete his testimony.
Two or three witnesses are expected
to offer rebuttal testimony this after
noon and arguments in the case may
begin tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1918-05-27

Of Assistant Secretary crowen. A de-
partment> statement today explaining
the Investigation said no sweeping
changes are contemplated.
1T 10 intended to make changes OF
an evolutionary rather than . revo-
lutionary nature" the statement said,
and 1t adds that since the United
States entered the war the depart
mental personnel has been increased
from 5000 TO $4,000. This increase of
500 per cent. however. parallels an In
crease Of $500 per cent in the Army
itself"
Evening star., 1918-05-27
NAVY DEATH INCREASE
CALLS FOR $500, 900
SUM u Needed for Transportation
Of Dedies, Committee
u Told.

In the additional urgent deficiency
bill reported to Congress 10 an item
Of y30o.o 900 to be expended by the
Navy Department for transportation
Of bodies.
In the statement Of Dr.. W. g. Glib
son. chief clerk Of the bureau Of med
ieine and surgery Of the Navy. 1t waa
explained that an appropriation OF
3331.s6s had already heen made for
this purpose, which was already over
obligated to the extent Of 3s3.7o4.4s.
He told the committee that "ths
Navy has grown in personnel and
there are greater number of deaths.
Tht. I. only e1psadsd for one. one pur,, =,
Prsmstns. PSns; ,n'A' w sas. aS 's sad very many ~
more deaths. because the Navy has
ssou" ssout 100000 men men. W. W ala no. be:
lisve that 1t would 20 beyond 100000
during this year, up to the Sotn ot
III We should have q battle or any
extensive casualties abroad, az II .
battleship should be destroyed. 1t
would mean an enormous sum.
The French government objected very
strongly. ana the War Department
and the Navy Department agreed to
meet the dsnnand OF the French gov
ernment and have intermeAt made OF
Army and Navy dead. within the in-
terror. -. -.
as the Navy 10 concerned. we. are
bringing than home frem England.
Scotland, Ireland and from the coast
Of France. That 10 whore most Of the
Navy people are. We have seme
thousands Of the MariAs ceFps In the
I'm the event Of death they will be
inferred until after the war. but
from everywhere else we ers bring
ing them home. Public sentiment was
In favor Of that, and the naval COM
mittse very strongly urged It.
number Of deaths. We azure the ap-
propriation rathAF on the experience
Of past years, ana on the strength OF
the Navy. The strength 81 the Navy
was authorised to excess Of what we
expected. When we drew UP our eati-
mates we understood that the eeere-
tary Of the Navy weuld ask Ter . esr-
tain strength, but in the hearings be-
fore the naval committee, by the See
retary, the strength Of the Navy was
advanced and our estimates were net
revised to meet 1t. That left " be-
hind"
Evening star., 1918-05-27
CIRCLES IN UNION SERVICE.
J.. 4-g,c
Memorial to Lincoln and Grant
Held in Capitol Rotunda.

Union services in memory Of Lin
coin ana Grant were held in the ro-
tunda Of the Capitol yesterday under
the auspices Of Lincoln and Grant
circles. Ladies' Of the q. A. r. The
opening number was a reading Of the
life Of Lincoln by Mrs. Sarah e
Deeds. president Of Lincoln Circle
No. 8. Col. Samuel W. Stratton read
the Gsttysburg address.
Rev. NJ. J. Riordan said Lincoln
would be pleased at the reunion OF
the nation could he return today
ITO see the men Of the north and
south lighting together side by side
for the cause Of liberty would bring
his dreams OF q united nation to a
ANAL ending" said Father Riordan
Others on the speaking program
were Representatives Farr and Sher-
wood and capts. Warner and Mckee
Music was furnished by Miss Mary
Howe and James Deeds.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
ACCIDENTAL SHOT WOUNDS.
Private Paul R. Shipley Of This
Citv Now ConyA1escing.

Private Paul R, shipley. who is
overseas with the Regular Army. Ia
convalescing from q severe wound in
the thigh. according to Information
received from him by his parents Mr.
and Mrs. r. B. shiplsy. Of 1852 Chaplin
street northwest, and confirmed by
the War Department
shipley wrote his parents early this
month that he had been in q hos
was rapidly recovering. His parents
appealed to the War Department. and
this morning they received a report
that their son had been accidentally
shot.
last October, Shipley shortly after
ward was transferred to q Regular
Army unit and has been In Europe
for a number Of months.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
HOME DEFENSE LEAGUE
!: RIFLES ARRANGE DRILLS

The DIN for the Home Defense
1Aesse RiAas ter tAs week sadiAg
w. 1 has bssn announced BY Col
u i. wintse. - fellows: Tsaight
CeDpauies A. q sAA Vim sonsoliAats
for drili under Capt. Charles d.
shaekslford At the Senate s0ee hvild-
ing; Company y viii ertll st New Ma
soaie TsmpIs under Capt. Willian q.
ouintsr. and Company II will drill un.
der Capt Herbert e. James At 473 L
street northwest.
Tomorrow night Company v win
drill at Washington Hall under Capt.
George v. Wjlsher.
and N viii drili At Business High
School uader Cart. Thomss ?. oeTy;
viii consolidate for drill under Capt
asimsr Rabild Ct nusinSss aige
era HigA echeel uaSsy Capt e. J.
S:sEs e z cce1ssssz ssss:zz c.Dem ym & e4 ssxsasaa {. q
Evening star., 1918-05-27
ENsIGN's PLANE REPAIRED.
Hutchins Forced to Alight When
Machine Catches Fire.

Repairs to the hydroaeroplane towed
up the river from near Colonial Beach
yesterday were practically completed
at the naval hangers on the Eastern
branch opposite the War College to-
day, and Ensign Hurd Hutchins, driy-
Ing the machine. expects to start on
the return trip tomorrow.
Engine trouble developing yester-
day when Ensign Hutchins, dyinr
{rem Norfolk to this city. was near
coming down othsy dImcuItieS deyel-
opsd. and just before the maoHins
reached the water q jammsd yalye
set the machine aAre. The biase ~
sxtinguished after the planes had
besn practically destroyed. and En-
sign Hutchins had to wait several
hours before q boat came along and
took the damaged machine in tow
for this city.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
WHEN, HOW AND
WHERE BOYS OF 21
MUST REGISTER.

WHO MUST REGISTER: All
male persons (citizens or aliens)
born between June 6. 1886. and
June 5. 1897. inclusive. except
officers and enlisted men Of the
Regular Army, Navy ana Ma
yine Corps, and the National
Guard and Naval Militia while
in yederai service. and oMcsrs
. in Onicers' Reserve Corps and
enlisted mon in Nnlisted Re-
serve Corps while in active
service.
WHEN: On Wednesday. June
s, 1918, between Z z. N. and 8
p. m.
WHERE: At oflies OF local
board having iuri;aietion hsrs where
psrmanentiy resides. or ether
place designated by that local
board.
HOW: Go in person on June 5
to your registration place. II
home on June S. 60 at once to
the once Of the local board
where you happen to bs; Have
your registration card filed out
and certified. Mail 1t to the
local board having juTisdic-
tion whore you permanently re-
side. lnclose q self-addreaaed
stamped envelope with your
registration card for the return
Of your rsgistration certificate.
Failure to set this certificate
may cause you serious incon-
vsnjsRce. You must mail your
se04stratiea card In tlne to
reach your home local board
on June 8. II you are sick on
June 5 ana unable to present
yourself In person send some
competent friend. The clerk
may deputixe him to prepare
your card.
INFORMATION: II you are in
doubt as to what to do or whore
TO register consult your local
board.
PENALTY FOR NOT REGIS
TERIN6: Failure to register 10
, misAsmeanor ppnishab BILE by
impYisonmeat foT enc year. Il
may result In loss Of valuable
stghte aAd privileges and i'm.
Hedists iaAtstasa Int military
Evening star., 1918-05-27
-FOUR AMERICAN A|RMEN
ARE REPORTED MISSING
Work Of q, 8. Fliers Has Put Fear
Into Hearts Of Enemy
Aviators.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS ON
THE BRITISH FRONT. Saturday.
May 25.-Four American aviators
have been reported missing on the
British front. two Of whom were
brought down behind the German
lines since April tMayD IL. The
names of the missing men are not yet
available.
There is no confirmation as yet Of
the claim Of Thursdays German ofh-
cial statement that three American
airplanes were brought down on
Doing Effective Work.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Saturday. May 25.-The ac-
tivities of tho American air squadron
operating in the sector northwest OF
Toul seem to have had results even
more effective than was anticipated.
were between thirty and Atty sum
monses to activity coming in to our
aviators daily. Gradually the number
of calls has dwindled until for several
days the average has been only two
a day.
From a strictly technical. military
standpoint the operations OF the
American airmen have two objects.
The first is to kill of the opposing
airmen, while the second Is to keep
the enemy from flying his machines
on the American side of the line and
thus prevent hi mfrom taking pho
tographs, regulating artillery fire or
in any way securing Information. Tho
American airmen have done much to-
ward accomplishing both objects.
Enemy Visits Are Rare.
The records show that the new
squadron has already taken a credit
ers. while for : German airplane 70
a,,,sr rare .. occurrence: s This situation t,on
prevailed when these aviators first
started operating. 1t was a rare
occasion then when one or more
enemy airplanes was not circling over
or behind the American lines. operat-
ing with almost complete freedom.
Moreover, according to Information
obtained from a German officer avia-
tor brought down within the last few
days. the fear Of the American avia-
tors has been inatilled into the Ger
man flying corps. This prisoner fur
nished the information that the line
from St. Mihiel to Pcnt-a-Mousson,
within which the American airmen
are operating. had como to be regard
cd as . dangerous place for German
pilots. Our hGhtinG aviators could
not possibly have heard a more well
como tribute.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
PRESIDENT ASKED TO INSPECT
STATUE GROUP DONATED TOU.S.

Galleries to inspect . statue group on
exhibition at the cerccran Gallery OF
Art. which no has rendered ~ . gift
to the American people,
This group 10 entitled "Amsriea
Forging the Happiness Of France"
and 10 the work Of Alexander zsitlin
Of Parts. best known In the world Of
art ~ the maker Of the famous
statue Of King Edward Of England,
which now stands In London.
The model At the corcoran Gallery
is only forty-f,ve inches high. design
cd In bronIe. In it's finished state It II
to be of heroic size. It 10 the hope OF
Mr.. Salomen. whose donation was
made from purely patriotic reasons
that the completed statue will md
Judgement in Warrington.
"I believe" said Mr.. salomen. "the
statue will aid the cause Of dsmoc-
racy. This country 10 now ssndins
many young Lafaysttss 70 hght for
France and this group 10 intended to
typify the ala 10 generously given"
The two figures cf which the group
IL composed stand on an anvil for
base. the anvil symbelis Of the ferg-
ing Of friendship. The h9urs OF
France 10 typinsd by . beautiful
feminine Agurs. face alisht with
heroic impulse and with ssrens hope
looking toward the future. She clasps
the sword Of France to hsr heart and
her left hand has fallen gracefully
and with confidence into tho strong
hand Of the American soldier by her
side.
The hgure of the soldier 10 typicaliy
his youthful face aliSht with detsrmi-
nation and enthusiasm. His right
hand, in which 10 his rihe. half sup
ports the graceful hGure BY MS siae;
and the twain are marching forward
Evening star., 1918-05-27
Would Give Entire Time to Duties
Three Possible Ways.

shall secure compensation to his en-
ployes In one of the following ways:
First, by insuring the payments Of
such compensation from the District
accident fund: second, by insurtnE
with any corporation or mutual asso-
citation in the District; and third, any
employer who does not, with the ap-
proval Of the commission. voluntarily
insure payment Of the compensa ton
must furnish satisfactory proof Of
his financial ability to pay such COM
Any employer who does not within
sixty days from the passage Of the
act submit to the commission the
method he desires to adopt for assur.
ing compensation shall be subject to
o Ane Of $500 to $4,000.