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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
Are You a Slacker2

We earnestly urge every woman in
Skowhegan to put this question
squarely up to herself and let her
conscience give reply.
At our Red Cross Headquarters in
Skowhegan as we'll as at the Library
Parlors (where surgical dressings are
made) there is the most urgent need
of many, many more willing workers
to carry on this, the greatest phian-
thropic work ever known to mankind
Why are not you, dear reader, do
ing your bit" of a few hours labor
each week in behalf of our boys over
there?"
During the past winter months our
different Woman's Clubs set a part
one afternoon each week to meet as a
body. How many responded-it would
shame each organization were it pub
lished how few were represented The
sewing circles of the different church
es did the same, and to their credit be
it said they did much better.
Great credit is sure due the fifty
tried and true willing workers who
have been so faithful thus far. but
when YOU consider we have in town a
population of 5000 loyal people, at
least 1900 of whom must be women,
there should at least he 500 of them
listed on our honor roll.
The Red Cross rooms are open every
afternoon and evening; select your
own hours of convenience to come
and help us and you will find a cor
dial welcome and competent instruc-
tors at all times.
Miss Mabel Pooler, chairman of Sur
gical Dressings, has received from
Red Cross Headquarters quota of
300 Front Line Packets to be made
within the next month Each packet
contains eighteen dressings of various
kinds and is an order direct from the
Government Together with this
work it is important that we keep up
or increase our work in standard
dressings. To do this we must have
all our old workers and many new
ones. We meet for this work Monday
and Friday afternoons and Tuesday
evenings Resolve to come at least
on one of these dates and find the
cordial welcome awaiting you.
To realize that need of these dress
ings is so great it should be stated
that two weeks ago, the pastors of
the Brookline churches appealed to
their parishioners to meet Sunday af-
ternoons to do this work and they re
sponded in large numbers.
We can but feel Skowhegan women
are no less patriotic than their sis
.ers of other communities. but show
it by your good work in this grand
cause. Resolve at once to be help
ar, get interested and tighten your
conscience
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
SkOwhegan Wins

OF course it was to be expected
that Skowhegan would trim Madison,
and the victory over the boys from
up river did not arouse much com
ment but Skowhegan actually defeated
Watervile on her own grounds This
makes us sit up and take notice.
Last Saturday Skowhegan high Won
the second game of the season, de-
feating the Wateryille team to the
tune of to l. Conlogues slow ball
presented a puzzle to the Skowhegan
boys but they soon solved his delivery
and batted him out Of the box in the
fourth inning, scoring runs as a re-
suit of direct hitting.
Lewia, the Skowhegan twirler,
pitched a masterful game. He prov
ed to be particularly powerful in the
pinches, when he was as cool as an
ice house, and in one case he famed
three successive batters with the
bases full, CarriYeau played a fine
game behind the bat catching Lewa
in big league style Roy the Skow-
hegan second baseman also played a
fine game.
With proper support from the
townspeople there is no reason why
the pennant should not come to SkOw-
hegan this year.
Following is the summary.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
Red Cross Matters

Mrs. Bucknam, chairman of the
knitting department of the Skowhegan
Red Cross chapter wishes it to be well
understood that Headquarters urges
US to continue the knitting thru the
summer months that there may be su-
ffieient articles to meet the great de-
mand which is sure to come next win
ter There is now plenty of sock
yarn on hand, which may be had by
applying at the local headquarters.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02

mind than his friends and relatives
had been able to appreciate. He had
advertised his home on Madison
avenue for sale, and several called
during the day Friday and Saturday
morning to see the place. This is
especially mentioned because, instead
of showing them about himself, he
told his daughter Mrs. Dunton that
he was too weary to do so, and left
that duty to her From this, it can
be seen that his health had greatly
broken and that sorrow had been
making swift inroad ON his mind Just
before II o'clock, he went to his room
on the second floor a few moments
later, his daughter found that his door
was locked, also the hall door of the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
Buckwheat for Seed Purposes

A limited quantity of buckwheat
seed will be available for the farmers
of Maine. this year. II. l.. Goodrich,
Somerset County chairman of the
Food Production Committee, has OBJ
tanned an allotment, thru Steward e
Smiley, of 100 bushels. This will be
apportoned, 40 bushels to Skowhegan,
30 to Pittsfield, and 80 to North An
son. Steward & Smiley, c. F. Seekins
and Willis C. Emery. respectively, be-
ing the local distributors 1t will
be sold as rapidly as called for, not
exceeding / bushel to each applicant.
1t is expected that the crop raised
from this seed will be all saved for
seed purposes for 1919
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
complimentary Party for Mr.. Haryell

large company gathered at East
Madison Grange Hall, last Saturday
evening, for the good bye party ten
dered Earl Harvell. pending his de
parture for Camp Deyens. Roder-
icks orchestra furnished music for
dancing. A substantial sum of money
previously donated by his friends, was
presented to him at that time. Mr.
Harvill was thoroughly appreciative
of the courtesies thus shown him and
wishes to thank all his friends who
in this manner made his last hours
at home enjoyable and sent him away
with such splendid memories of his
townspeople.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends for their kindness and
help during the illness and death Of
our mother; also the Eastern Star and
friends and relatives for tle floral Of
ferings
Edison Hamblet and famil,'
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Drury
George Hamblet and family
Roy Hamblet
Solon, April 26, 1918.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
Bucknam Sells the Maine Weeklies

weeklies are for sale at Bucknam's 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
ister, Madison Bulletin and the In
ependent-Reporter.
If 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 it that the weekly
you want is added to the list,
f. w. BUCKNAM
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02

live in Charleston, S. c; Emma be
came the wife OF Fred L Pooler and
at present resides on Pleasant street
in this town His brother, Jewett A.
Savage remained on the home place
at the Twelve Corners until 20 years
of age. He afterwards lived in Bing-
ham. but most of his life has been
passed in this town He has been
for years dealer in nursery stock
and is an expert orchardist. His
home is ON Pleasant street, near the
corner OF Summer street John, an
other brother, is at present a farmer
in Solon; Llewellyn moved 10 Rhode
Island and later to Massachusetts.
His death occurred in Maine The
fourth brother. Eugene, IS resident
of SkOWhegan.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02

age. He was born at the Twelve
Corners, in Madison. October 2. 134l.
being one OF family OF eight child
ren OF the sisters, Maria married
c. II Mason of Newport. her death
occurring in Skowhegan; Sarah G
married Rev Mr. Gray and went to
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
SKOWHEGAN CITIZEN TAKES OWN LIFE
TRAGEDY ON FRIDAY LAST
Was Well-Known Resident of Many Somerset
Communities as Old Time Hotel Keeper

This community was shocked and
saddened. Saturday last, by the death
by suicide OF George W Savage. Mr.
Savage had been greatly grieyed by
the failing health and recent death of
his wife, and it now seems this must
have been greater burden on his
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
Announcement

T. the Voters of Somerset County:
| shall be a candidate in the June
Primaries on the Democratic ticket
for the office of State Senator. If
elected | shall strive to do my duty
as | see it.
CHARLES GREEN.
Skowhegan, Me, May End, 1918.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
Photographs Wanted

We are in want of photos as fol
lows: Irving Young formerly of The
Forks; Jack Downing, Leonard Brad
bury. David Palmer and Warren Pot
ter. formerly of Athens. VIII those
who have them kindly bring or send
them to this office?
INDEPENDENTS REPORTER co
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
Message From Day

Remember | buy everything the
farm produces. Don't take your stuff
home Right now, l specially want
yellow-eyed beans and russet apples.
If they disappoint you and won't buy
elsewhere, come to me.
CHARLES w. DAY.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
Standing of the SolOn-Athens Ep-
worth League Contest

Soon wins the contest which has
been going on between the Epworth
League of that town and Athens, the
following being the final score:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere
gratitude to our friends and neighbors
for their kindness and sympathy and
for the floral offerings during the i'll
ness and death Of our daughter ana
sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. S E Holden
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Holden
Jackman. Maine, May 2, 1879
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
Totals
AfitA - s#-f - -
WATERFALL HIGH

Base on balls, off Lewia, of O'Brien
l. off Conlogue Struck out. by
Lewia II, by OBrien /, by Conlogue
8. Time hour. 40 minutes.
Every potato you eat is a bullet
fired point blank, at a Made-in-Ger-
many peace.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02

The newest fighting corps-the po-
tatriots. Join the ranks and spud the
Kaiser.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02

CHARLES w. DAY.
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Our ads get results.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
u. OF w. MEN
In BIG CASE
Continued From Page One.)

CONTINUED FROM rage One.)
brother for murder" said Prose-
cutor Allen today. But | am 60
ing to go thru with this case,
whether Judge Main is the brother
of the defendant or not.
81 will say that Judge Main was
first class teacher"
The supreme court justice, too.
remembered the time when the
prosecutor of his brother was a
student in his classes. And the
judge was in mood that was
none too kindly toward his pupil.
II never would have believed
that Prosecutinpg Attorney Allen
would make such an outrageous
insinuation-that l am here using
my position as Judge Of the SUI
preme court to obtain Oscars free
DOM" said he.
Frat Brother Loyal.
81 want it clearly understood
that | am here merely as a broth
er, acting as any man would act
to aid a brother in trouble. My
position has nothing whatever to
do with it."
The fourth University of Wash
ington man in the fight for Oscar
Mains freedom is H. c. Coffman,
Chehalis real estate dealer, a
classmate and fraternity brother
of the accused man, now his
bondsman.
Oscars record is clean clear
thru, and l am as sure that he Is
innocent as / am of anything in
the world" said Coffman.
Lewis county's new young pros
ecutor hardly had time to set the
furniture straight in his office be-
fore he was in the thick OF the
biggest and most battling legal
fight of his career. The day after
young Main was arrested in con-
nection with the murder, Allen
appeared at first to be somewhat
bewildered by the bigness of the
case.
Just in Office.
Gradually, however, he has
gained confidence and today he
says he's ready to go to bat with
the array of criminal lawyers rep
resenting some Of the best legal
talent in the state. He is conf
dent in the evidence he has in his
hands.
Allen came into office as a
Cleanup" prosecutor, following
the recent booze-graft houseclean-
ing conducted in Chehalis and
Centralia by Attorney General
Tanner. He was appointed by the
Lewis county commissioners JAN
uary 1.
Allen has lived in the state 20
years, and In Chehalis ever since
graduating from the U. of w. law
school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
JURY GIVES
Is AWARDS

Valuations ON Is tracts, in
volving $50 acres in the Camp
Lewis condemnation suit, were
placed by the jury in a verdict re-
turned Thursday night.
OF 45 tracts to be considered at
the opening of the suit, 81 have
been settled out of court by stip-
ulation.
The valuations announced In
the last verdict are:
Oscar l.. Methen, $3.50; A. ].
Weisbach, S765; C. o. Stevenson,
$265; James Chamberlain, 5000;
School District No. IL. $5.37;
James e. Anderson, 1882; ]. Il.
Thompson, $40; Richard Conner,
$1S5; John l.. Young, $345,76;
Charles Thomas. $40; Ella
Getchell, $1S3.96; George J
Haas, $239; o. e. Darling, $4S;
Henry A. Smith, $162.50; Lorilla
l. Rentenberger, $43.50; Jesse
Joseph, $201.50; e. e. White
$685.; James A. Dodds, $71.70.
The jury awards exceeded the
figures of the county by $34S.20
The county Figures totaled
$5,445.47 and the verdict of the
jury was $5,793.67.
The jury spent all day Friday
viewing 1000 acres that are the
basis of the suit that begins next
week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
CONGRESSMAN
ARE PEEVED

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. IS.
Congress today was resigned to
the Garfield industrial suspension
order-but was in nasty temper.
lnsistence grew that in future
legislation the senate should limit
the presidents power of delega-
ton so that a repetition of the
Garfield order could not occur
without the advice and consent
of the senate.
Demands for Garfield's head as
director of the fuel administra-
ton, sharp criticism of Secretary
Baker for his advice to consum-
ers last summer not to buy coal
and appeals to have the Monday
shutdown order changed to be
effective Saturday instead, were
heard on all sides.
Notifications of the original
order so as to exempt more war
industries, announced today, was
held to be the governments first
yielding to protests of congress
and the country.
Some man ufacturers who have
coal indicated that they will obey
the order to the letter and will
sue the government after the war
for their losses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18

At one time a thin thread ap-
peared to be dragging itself along
winding road far ahead of us.
The pilot swooped down toward 1t
and | discovered it was a French
supply train on its way to the
front. We lowered over it at a
height of about $50 feet.
The truck drivers waved and
shouted to us and in reply
dropped overheard a copy of a
month-old American newspaper
which l happened to have in my
overcoat pocket.
Here, We turned sharply, and,
at right angles to the road, made
off in a direct line for the Ger
man trenches.
We had gone hardly half a
mile before something startling
happened.
We were over a thick woods
when the engine, without the
slightest advance notice, went
stone dead-not a kick nor "a
pant nor a chug.
Having unlimited confidence in
my pilot, who has an International
reputation as a filler, a little mat
ter like dead engine didn't, at
the time, impress me as being of
any particular consequence.
I'd often heard of pilots "glid-
ing" to earth after shutting off
their engines and I supposed that
was what my pilot was proposing
to do.
But suddenly l felt the machine
tip so abruptly to one side and
dive that my stomach went weak
and I felt as tho a fast elevator
had let go for few floors.
Pilot Apologies.
However-AND THIS, FROM
MY OWN STANDPOINT, is A
VERY IMPORTANT FEATURE
OF THIS STORY-just as the
tree tops appeared to be coming
up to meet us, chat wonderful
old engine decided to go to work
again; and, with a resumption of
deafening reports the machine,
like a giant bird, scared out be-
ypnd the forest and over a long
level field.
We quickly landed while the
landing was good, and as we I'M
fastened ourselves, and crawled
out of our seats, the pilot had
this apology:
THAT was a mighty bunny
landing I just made; sorry If I
jolted you up some. But she's
working something awful this
morning. When she went dead
on us over those woods back there
L thought it was all off with us
aud l began picking out a soft
tree to fall in"
felt like pinching myself to
see IL I was all present.
Never mind about the bumps,
friend" I said. "The thing I like
most about this whole business is
that I'm still alive"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
NEVER AGAIN
in AIRPLANE
Continued from Page -.

Continued from Page ID.
that wasn't city broke and per-
fectly reliable.
But overweening pride usually
goes before a fall out of an air
plane, so l stuck in.
At Last She Goes.
After about an hours hard
work on the part of the mechan-
les and helpers the motor started
and ran like top-for about Is
seconds.
Then it stopped. Three times
it acted that way. The fourth
time 1t didn't stop, but it pro-
ceeded to kick and sputter and
back and fill and to act in a very
disagreeable manner.
only needs warming up lit
tle," the pilot shouted back to
me.
Five minutes of this and she
suddenly began running like vel
vet.
l saw the pilot wave the men
out of the way and
We were off!
In Dead Earnest
For awhile we sailed along in
glorious style. The old engine
appeared to be in dead earnest
and was hitting on all cylinders
as any good airplane engine
should.
Leaning over the side, l begar
getting real enjoyment out Of
watching the farms and woods and
roads and rivers rapidly drifting
out from under us.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
Cured His RUPTURE

was badly ruptured while lift
ing a trunk several years ago.
Doctors said my only hope of cure
was an operation. Trusses did
me no good. Finally got hold
of something that quickly and
completely cured me. Years have
passed and the rupture has never
returned, although / am doing
hard work as carpenter. There
was no operation, no lost time, no
trouble. I have nothing to sell,
but will give full information
about how you may find a COM
plete cure without operation, H.
you write to me, Eugene M.
Pullen, Carpenter, A28D Marceilus
Avenue. Manasquan, N. ]. Bet
ter cut out this notice and show
It to any others who are ruptured
you may save a life or at leas,
stop the misery OF rupture and the
worry and danger OF an operation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
Rev. McGinnis
Is Interpreter

Because of the complaining
witness difficulty with the Eng
lish language. slow progress was
made Friday in the trial Of Frank
Williams, colored, charged with
burglarizing the home Of r. Hara,
1745 Market st.
Hara is a Japanese, and altho
A. f. Latin. who represents Will
liams, made frantic efforts to
make himself clear, he was
forced to resort to an interpreter.
Rev. r. II. McGinnis, who is
we'll ver1ed in Japanese, acted as
the Interpreter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
SAYS ARMY WORK
LENGTHENS LIFE

At a luncheon at the Olympus
hotel Thursday noon Mai. Calvin
S. White gave a talk to the Rotar-
ians, explaining how military
training tends to lengthen life in
the majority of cases, and not
shorten it.
They will come back to you
stronger physically and mentally"
said Major White.
Frank Resler, Pacific coast sec
rotary of the National Military
Entertainment committee, ad-
dressed Rotarians on the smile
age" books which Ralph Shaffer
is about to introduce In Washing
ton and Oregon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
NAPAVINE IS
ALL ON EDGE

CONTINUED From Page One.)
Or did he act natural? 1t Is de-
clared the suspicious of the Off
GERS were first aroused at the flu
neral.
One would think the Napavine-
ties who were there could answer
these questions.
Cashier Stone of the Napavine
bank, Is u short, nervous little
banker with an eagle eye. His
bank is close up to Mains office.
f, lie was at the funeral. Would
he talk about it?
Il should say mott" he snapped,
his eyes blazing. The idea OF
you coming here and asking me
such a question:"
Emery Determined
w. w. Emery Is one of the lead
ing citizens of the village. He Is
the owner OF the Emery saw mill,
and close friend of both the
Mains and the Swaynes. A genial
sort of a man he is with a blunt,
decided way about him. With
Main, he was one of the pail
bearers at the funeral. Would he
talk?
Sure, you can ask me any ques-
tons you want to, but l won't
tell you anything. Time enough
to talk when the trial comes. |
don't know anything about the
talk and gossip around town. All
I'll say is that I'll do my best to
help Mr.. Main out when the time
comes.
Say, are you thinking of going
over and talking to Mrs. Emery"
he called out as an after-thought.
II just wanted to know, because
won't allow you to-"
! And you could see by his looks
that he wouldn't have allowed 1t,
either.
Coffman Mum
Abe l.. Coffman. at whose home
in Chehalis Mrs. Swayne Is stay
ing, was at the Swayne grocery
store, taking charge Of the stock.
He opened the door of the store
part way and placed his massive
body in the opening.
He was good natured but mum.
! Down in the pool hall by the
station the proprietor, with elbows
dropped up on the counter, had
his face buried in book with
placid unconcern. He looked up
for an instant.
II don't know a thing about
it," and went back to his reading.
Grunt; That's All
Small ranchers and mill work
ers drifted in and out of the pool
hall, making purchases of tobacco
plugs and soda pop.
We'll, guess this fellow Main
will go free," ventured one of
them, not noticing the stranger
warming his wet feet by the stove
in the back of the room. "Too
much money in it,"
! The pool hall proprietor grunt-
ed. Then a silence that you could
cut with a knife fell over the place.
Not that Napavine isn't inter-
ested in the unfolding drama that
is making 1t talked about for the
first time in many years. 1t Is
almost morbidly interested.
Papers DevOured
AS the bundles of Times and
other papers are dropped off the
incoming trains they are snatched
up eagerly. After train time chill
dren, men and women can be seen
walking slowly along the main
street, reading every word in the
printed columns.
After school is out little groups
of boys and girls can be seen peer
ing thru the windows of the
Swayne grocery store.
Napavine is all on edge wonder
ing what will come next. And
Napavineites are whispering Cos
sip about one another, behind one
another's backs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
DENY ORDER FOR
ARREST OF KING

PETROGRAD, Jan. 1S.-Flat
denial was made by Smolny inst
tute, headquarters of the bolshe-
wiki government, to the United
Press today that any orders had
been issued for the arrest of the
king of Rumania.
The bolshevili officials express
ed the belief that the attempt on
the Life of Nicholas Lenine Mon
day evening was part of a counter
revolutionary plot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
FIRMS WILL
PAY WORKERS

CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-A billion
dollars worth of capital was loaf
ing in Chicago today, made idle
by Fuel Administrator Garfield s
coal conservation order.
About half a million workers,
with combined daily wage of a
million dollars, will have little to
do for the next five days but watch
their living expenses mount, 1t
was estimated.
Many concerns will pay their
workers regular or part wages
during the lay-off.