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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-05

CASH BLACKSMITH SHOP-PBR-
SONAL attention given to all horse
shoeing and jobbing. Fred j. Locke.
Wilson Shop, Main street SkowhegaH
4MAG
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-05

use Nature Club Animal Scent, n
formula. II will surely increase yc
catch. Postpaid. 10 cents silver e
w. Stevens. Norridgewock. Az.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-05
GOOD QUALITY O

GOOD QUALITY OF CORD woSD
now being cut, for sale. delivered ~
SkoWhegan. Erwin {. Palmer. Kill
care Farm, Lakewood Road, N +. Teie-
phone 1898. tc4s
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DECEMBER ., 1918
10 years old Weight 1000 lbs. also
sleds and harnesses Nettie Kelley.
r. F. .. No I. Skowhegan, Farmers
Phone l2-4. 5w47
1917 FORD TOURING CAR FOR
sale in excellent condition. Apply to
r. W. Leighton. Skowheean. y. Il Tel
1872. tf47
CASH BLACKSMITH sHOP-PnR-
SONAL attention given to all horse
shoeing and jobbing. Fred j. Locke
Wilson Shop, Main street, SkowhegaA
4w4s
THE STORE IN HARTLAND FOR
sale formerly owned and occupied by
the late Mrs. H. L. Smith. now oecu-
pied by u. A. Packard as a dry goods
store. Best location in business sec
ton. Tenement over store. Presezt
owner lives outside of State and will
sell reasonably to right party Mrs
F J. Craig, Box Sc. Sturbridgc Mass
1w4ss
RAW FURs, BARR-wIGHT Co.
Inc, SO State ST. Bangor. We pay ex-
IRENE prices for all kinds of skins and
are especially in need of extra fac
furs for manufacturing. Trappers
send for our catalogue of traps and
supplies, tags and price list Sw+6'
A b. YOUNG CO.. COUNTRY PROD
ICE. eggs. live and dressed poultry.
81 No. Market st. Boston. 4w4s.
TRAPPERs-FoR SURE RESULTS
use Nature Club Animal Scent, neN
formula. II will surely increase your
catch Postpaid. 10 cents silver Ear
w. Stevens. Norridgewock 4w4s'
SECOND HAND FURS WANTED
Furs remodeled and repaired Mai
orders promptly attended to Matte
w. Cook New Sharon twts'
GOOD QUALITY OF CORD woeD
now being cut, for sale, delivered ~
Skowhegan. Erwin G Palmer. Kill
care Farm, Lakewood Road, N. r Tole-
phone 1898. tC4s
GOOD THREE-YEAR-OLD OK
FORpDOWN buck for sale. I. {.
Hinckley. r. F.. y. = Skowhegan. \. r.
Telephone 203-22 4W4s'
DRUG CLERK WANTED AT BUCK
MANS Drug Store. Registration in
Maine desirable but not imperative
Also have position for salesman 81
saleswoman. with or without previous
experience. Applicants for latter pc
sition should live with parents tn
Skowhegan, tf4s
CASH PAID FOR VEAL. HIDES.
pelts and calf skins. w. B. whittier
Skowhegan. Farmers Phone Ne. Ella
tf45
TYPEwRITERS TO RENT-oRE
Victor, shift key machine, single key
board and visible writer; also a SJnith
Premiere, double keyboard and nsn-
visible. Rental applies toward puT
chase IL desired Independent Repsr-
ter Co.
THREE DOORS FOR SALE SLIGHT
LY used but absolutely good rs new.
Two of them ash. feet. lax
y "a inches and So in. thick. The
hird Is pine, = feet . In by 30 Ii
inches. The last mentioned has knob
and lock. r. 4. Patten. TIA
CORD WOOD SAW MANDRELS--
Build your own frame and save moHey
Also Saw Frames Saw Blades. oec.
Send for prices. l.. {. Waterbury. 80
Portland Pier Portland. Me. Swis'
WANTED SEVERAL FARMS RsR
our new bulletin. Accurate descriP
ton must be given as never mis-
represent property In listing, Reder-
ick Farm Agency, Cover Block. SHOW
hogan. tfi4
RASPBERRY Glow
Err Honey-3 lbs. by -
X ;;; Fl. i: ,..; 4;
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A GOOD THREE-YEAR-OL OF
FORpDOWN buck for sale L
Hinckley. r. F.. y. :, Skowhegan. \.
Telephone 203-22 4w4s.
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RASPBERRA Glow
Err Honey-3 lbs. by
Parcel Post. in l-2-3
zone S1.35; IL lbs.
24.75; 10 alb. cans,
by express or freight
$1,000. case "a
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-05
SKOWHEGAN WITNESSES

Read those little ads, page four
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-05

DRUG CLERK WANTED AT BUCK
MANS Drug Store. Registration In
Maine desirable but not imperative
Also have a position for salesman 81
saleswoman. with or without previous
experience. Applicants for latter pc
sition should live with parents fr
SkowheEan, tffF
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-05

pelts and calf skins. W p whittier
Skowhegan. Farmers Phone Ne. s-i5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
DRAMA LEAGUE ID SUPPLY SPEAKERS IN
 WAR CAMP PA|GNS
Mrs. B. F. Wilkerson Chair man of Work in Alabama and Centers Will Be
 Organized

The Drama league of America, Whicn has it's headquarters in Washington, mas offered it's services to the government 10 assist in patriotic work, especially in supplying speakers who can give to the public intelligent and correct interpreta tion of the background of lne war; and who will be in readiness to speak turing any and all of the drives for Red Cross Young Mems Christian association, Lib erty Loans and National Council of De- fense.
 Mrs. E. F. Wilkerson. who is the na- tional state representative of the Drama league, is the chairman of this work in Alabama, and the centers at Birming- ham, Montgomery and Gadsden will be organized for this work.
 Within a few days committee of speakers from the Birmingham Center will be completed and will include many of the very best speakers of Birming- ham. There will be four-m minute" speak CTS and also those who are prepared to give longer talks.
 The plan is meeting with instant suc- css, and with Mrs. Wilkerson as chair man of the work, and with the capable committee being arranged. this new conn., mittee of Drama league war work prom ises to De a splendid cooperative factor in the different drives that will be made at intervals by the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
ALABAMA MEDICAL
 ASSOC|AT|ONMEETS
 THIS MORN MIN t
Dr. w. D. PartlOw of Tusca- lOOsa Is President-Many Prominent Speakers to
 Be Heard

The annual session of the Medical association of Alabama will convene in Birmingham today at the Tutwiler hotel and will be called to order Ut Il o'clock by the president. w. D. Part low. of Tuscaloosa.
 Dr. w. G. Harrison, president of the Jefferson County Medical society. will deliver the welcome address in behalr of the medical society while pr. N. A. Barrett president of the city commis- sion, will welcome the delegates and visitors in behalf of the city of Bir- mingham. Following the message of the president, the reports of the offi- cers and standing committees will be heard and adjournment will be taken for lunch.
 The afternoon and evening sessions today will be devoted entirely to the reading and discussions of papers, and promises to be most interesting as well as instructive to all of the dele gates.
 The session tomorrow morning will be taken up with the discussion or public health, topics, while the after
 noon session will be devoted to pa-
 triotic and war topics. Papers will be contributed by Lieut.. Maxwell Moody, NJ. R. e; H. T. Inge. Mobile; Maj. j..
 N Baker. M R. C.; Maj. E. D. Bon durant. M R, C.; Maj Scale Harris, NJ. K. C.. while an address on "Sani- tation in France" will be delivered oy Col. Charles U Dercle, French army medical service.
 The evening session promises to be most interesting, an address being made by Col. c. K. Morgan, British army medical service. on "The British Army Organization for the Evacua- ton of Sick and Wounded Talks will l also be made by Congressman J. Thomas Heflin. Col. Joseph Colt Blood good. NJ R. C.. of Baltimore. Colonel Morgan of the British army Col. Rob- CT. E. Noble and Maj. J. N Baker ot i the United States army, and Dr. $ W. Welch chairman of the state com nlttee of the council of national de- fense, and the public will be invited to attend this session. which will be de- voted to patriotic programme. The association will be in session i through Friday and a large number of delegates and visitors from every and plans have been made to make | this one of the largest and best meet | ines of the association ever held. The entertainment committee is com posed of L. c. Morris. chairman; S. H welch, George H. Stubbs. D. M Prince and J. Ross Snyder. while the commit 1 tee on arrangements is as follows IT. S. Ward. chairman: J. M Mason and D. F. Tally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
COAL COMPANY ADMITS OVERCHARGE
 OF FLOUR PRICES
Check Sent to Red Cross Chapter to Cover Unintentional Violation of
 Food Regulations

Frank E. Spain. county food adm,n- istrator, has received check for sse from the law enforcement division os the Alabama food administration made payable to the Jefferson county chap ter of the American Red Cross. Iris check was given to w. w. Haralson, aaditcr, by the Riverside Coal and Coke company
 There was some complaint that the Riverside Coal and Coke company was violating certain provisions of the food control act at Inland; that is. maintaining a price for flour which was not considered reasonable by the food administration, 1t is stated, and as soon as the attention of the com pany was called to the matter 1t was admitted that such overcharge was made through ignorance of regula- tions and unintentionally. and they asked to be allowed to make this con- tribution to place itself in the proper attitude with the food administration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
SAY HUDDLESTON REPRESENTS THEM
Telegram Sent to President Yesterday Upholding Ala
 bama Congressman

There are still thosc .n Birmingham who believe that Congressman Huddle- ston docs faithfully represent us in letter and spirit.
 The following telegram was sent yes- terday to President Wilson, Secretary or Labor Wilson, Samuel Gompers and MT. Huddlesson:
 Dear Sir: A tribunal purporting to represent the citizens of Birmingham have notified you that MT. George Hud- dleston, congressman from the Ninth district of Alabama, does not represent the citizens of Birmingham. We wish to inform you that we, the representa- tives of the working people representing 30 per cent of the citizens of Birming- ham, emphatically proclaim that Nr. Huddseton does faithfully represent us in letter and spirit.
 .'H 0. McCLURG, Secretary Birmingham Trades Council.
 "B. w. KING,
 Secretary Metal Trades Council" The copy of the message was brought to The Age-Herald with request to pub fish by Fred Schweikert. 113 North flaw kins street, West End.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
NO MITIGATION OF METHODIST CHURCH NOW, SAYS AINSWORTH
Savannah Minister, Who Is Member of Unification Committee of the Southern Church, Is
 Local Visitor

Dr. ". N. Ainsworth, pastor of the largest Methodist church in Savannah, passed through Birmingham en route home from the southern Methodist con ference upon the question of church unity.
 This conference on unification re- suited in no action being taken or rec commended by the committee. We are going to make our report to the general conference iii Atlanta, which meets there next month, at which time our commit tee will be discharged. We have held meetings in Baltimore, Traverse City, Mich and the one just ended in St Louis. There i5 no chance at the present time for us to get together. though in about 10 years, possibly, the matter may be brought to such basis as will be satisfactory to all sections. We hope for this ultimate outcome at any rate" said Dr. Ainsworth.
 pr. Ainsworth went from Macon to Sa- vannah and is one of the ablest Metho- dist ministers in Georgia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
EXEMPTION BOARD
 WILL NOT CONSIDER
 ORAL STATEMENTS

Further appeals to the district exemp- ton board, unless they are presented Ill writing 10 the chief clerk of the exeinp- : ton board will not in the future be dis cussed, according to an announcement made py Chairman Emmet O'Neal.
 The announcement in full is as follows;
 s.The district board having completed the consideration of all cases pending has adjourned sine die subject to the call of the chairman. The members of the board from this date will decline to discuss with any person the reconsideration of any case on which they have acted. Where reconsideration is asked for any grave error in the decision of any ques- ton of law or fact the application must be made in writing and filed with the chief clerk of the district board. No oral statements or examination of witnesses will be permitted by the district board"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16

The Temperature" in the big ther- mometer at the First National bank corner will he raised daily at noon hereafter.
 CHAIRMAN JACKSON
 F. M. Jackson. chairman of the zone of 10 counties, which includes Jeffer- son county outside of Greater Bir- mingham, is elated by the showing which is being made in the territory under his Jurisdiction.
 Jefferson went over the top Monday afternoon with subscriptions of $S9S.- 900 reported, or sta snn 'r excess of the allotment. Four other counties had also exceeded their allotment Mon day. These are Cullman, Shelby, St. Clair and Fayette. St. Clair has all ready subscribed more than three times the amount of her allotment. Shelby has. doubled hers and Cullman and Fayette have done handsomely.
 TOWNS OvERSUBSCRIBING
 Among the towns oversubscribing their quota are the following:
 Helena, quota, 5000; subscribed s4o0. Calera. quota, $1o.oOo; sub scribed. s14,s00. Maylee, quota, sSoo0; subscription, s3200. Montevallo, quota, SlU,UUU, SuDSCTlPtici' Pl~tVVV. ! Sii Nils quota, s12,o00; subscription, S40,000. Eden, quota, 5000: subscription, $1400. Riverside, quota, 5000; subscription. s1050. Ashville, quota, $11,600; sub- scription. s14,000.
 Lieutenant Sharman will speak in the Birmingham zone all this week and may make another appearance in this city during the latter part of the week.
 Capt. Warren Coon of the 18th in fantry, and Judge w. E. Fort, will speak at Leeds this afternoon at 5:So o'clock.
 "it gives me much pleasure to an- nounce that Hon. Charles s. Hamlin. a member of the federal reserve board, and an orator of distinction, will come to Birmingham and deliver an address on April 24,'' said Chairman Jackson
 Notice of the hour and place will be given later. As for the progress of the campaign in our zone, to say that I am pleased would be putting il mildly. I am delighted by the re- sponses which these Alabama counties are making to the call upon their patriotism"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
OTTO MARX ID BE HERE FOR Z DAYS
 WITH JOHNSON
J. E. Kavanagh, Assistant to Chairman of National Committee, Also Aids in
 w. s. $. Campaign

Otto Marx, federal director of the na- uonal war savings committee for Il southern states, and J. NE. Kavanagh. assistant to the chairman of the national committee, will arrive in the city this morning and remain for two days.
 Today they will be in conference with Crawford Johnson, state director, and J. w. Donnelly, vice state director. To- morrow they will work with a gathering of the county directors in session which will begin at 10 o'clock in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce and continue virtually all day.
 Letters received at state headquarters from county directors forecast a large attendance and the meeting promises to be one of the most important events in the state campaign.
 Work at state headquarters Is now centered on the perfection of organia- tions in the counties and to deepening the interest in war savings societies in the schools. It is stated that the organ iza ton of the counties is practically com pleted and reports from county chairmen are to the effect that the people are now we'll educated to the importance of the thrift campaign and it's value as a means of financing the government.
 J. B. Babb, who is making speeches throughout the state and cooperating with the county directors in organization matters, will spend the most of this week in Randolph county.
 SCHOOLS RAISE $29, ,SS0.79
 The Birmingham schools have organ ized 269 War Savings societies. with a membership of S917, and have bought Thrift Stamps and Baby Bonds in the amount of S29, .79.- Although the SO cieties have all been organized within the past few weeks there is large mem bershp of enthusiastic workers. The schools number of societies member ships and amounts spent by the societies of each school are as follows:
 No of SD Mepnbar-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
MEAT CUTTING DEMONSTRATION AT
 HOTEL HILLMAN

A meat-cutting demonstration will be held in the ballroom of the Hillman hotel Thursday afternoon at o'clock by the Housewives league. Mrs. F. D. Brown, the newly elected president of the league, announces that the demonstration will be arranged so that the appetizing use of the cheaper and less used cuts of meat will be shown.
 The Birmingham Packing company will have a man present to explain the va rious methods of cutting and the relative values of the meats. A cordial invitation is extended all householders to be pres ent and assist in making the meeting, which is to be the first demonstration of a series on Helpful Economy" a sue cess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
Dr Axson to Talk
 Before Drama League

Dr. Stockton Axson, secretary of the American Red Cross. who is in Birming- ham attending the Sociological congress. will address the Drama league this aft ernoon at 3:30 o'clock at Gable ball on the Future of the Drama in America.
 Dr. Axson is deyoting his entire time to patriotic work and his address to the local Drama league is complimentary. and Mrs. w. D. Smith, president, sug- gests that all members avail themselves of this opportunity of hearing Dr. Ak son, who is one of the foremost Shakes pearean scholars in this county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
OLDEST SOLDIER IN BRITISH ARMY
 TO MAKE ADDRESS

Sapper John w. Boucher of Cana noque, Ontario will appear at the Jef- ferson theatre on April p, g and 2i as a lecturer with government war films, being shown by the committee on public information at Washington.
 Mr. Boucher is 73 years of age, vet eran of the civil war, and in 1917 spent eight months on the western firing line in France as member of the Canadian troops. He is the oldest soldier the pres ent world war will produce on the allies side, and was returned from France as being too old for further service, after having been summoned by King George to Buckingham palace for personal audience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16

Chairman Coffin of the Greater Bir- mingham committee held confer ence yesterday afternoon with Field Marshal Frank Rushton and the gen. erals of the allied armies, at which plans for another active canvass by the armies were considered. Chairman Coffin stated after the conference that it was probable the armies would again take the field in force the lat ter part of the week.
 "As matter of fact said MT. Cof- fin, ''the allied armies were already in the field yesterday, as great many Of the workers continued to sell Lib erty Bonds in addition to checking up on the territory they had already covered.
 We are going splendidly," con- tinued MT. Coffin. "The results today have been very encouraging and I am looking for another red letter day to- day. The campaign is gathering mo- mentum as it progresses. The most li- spring thing about it is the whole hearted way in which citizens are buy
 
 INDUSTRIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
 "The total of subscriptions by indi- viduals is already much larger than it was in the second Liberty Loan campaign, both numerically and in money volume. l attribute this to the fact that our people are awakening to the duties of the war as never be- fore and are responding heartily to the appeals made to their patriotism by speakers, through editorials and by the large advertisements in the dailics which are being contributed by a lar se number of the representative financial, industrial and commercial organiza- tions of this city. The team work. all around. is fine.
 q again urge citizens who have not been solicited to buy bonds not to wait any longer to be called upon, but to come to headquarters or go to the banks and buy bonds on their own initiative. This will help the workers and lift us toward the $1o,- 060O00 mark which we desire to reach"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
Birmingham Total Has Reached S4, GAO, 35Oh Third
 Liberty Loan Campaign
Chairman Coffin and Chairman Jackson Issue Optimistic Statements Regarding Jefferson County and Bir- mingham Zones Respectively-Many Towns
 and Counties Are Over Their Quota

Chairman Harry w. Coffin last night announced that the to- tai subscriptions Birmingham the third Liberty Loan drive had reached $64O5O and that there several of the large corporations hear from yet Among the larger yesterday Steel and Wire $9OOO0 the Crane company $150O0; the Crane employees, $SO5O, and w. H. Kettg, $5OOO. Bert Jacobs in $S2o0 additional subscrip of the total of subscriptions the and employees approximately
  showed 100 subscriptions employ takn ahond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
ROTARIANS TO VISIT
 FAIRFIELD PLANTS

Rotarians will be the guests of the Fairfield Land company tomorrow, when they will be given sight seeing tour of the new works of tic Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company. including the big mills that are to aid Uncle Sam i'll war pre- paredness. The guests will also visit tie hospital being erected at cost of $600,000, as well as the new subdi- vision of Westfield and many other interesting developments.
 Rotarians will meet at the Tutwiicr hctel at 1 o'clock and a sufficient number of automobiles will be on hand to carry everybody to Fairfield. where lunch will be served at 1:30 o'clock, after which the tour of inspection will be made. President E. H. Andrews of the Rotary club requests that every member be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-16
CHURCHES REPRESENTED

Seventeen different churches were rep resented in the federation of team workers assembled last night. The organization formed is as follows:
 General chairman: Mrs. Leonard T. Beecher.
 First Methodist church: R. p. Mills. chairman: Miss Margaret Ragland, Mrs. s. J. Cole, Judge Hugh Locke and Frank Dominick
 Norwood Methodist church: Mrs. Fred Ehrhart, chairman; E. J. Rowe, Dr. H. l.. Yielding, Hugh Ellis, Miss Annie Lynch.
 Temple Emanu-El: Mrs. C. c. Band man. chairman; Joseph Betman, Mrs. Joseph Beitman. David Rich. Mrs. Her man Rich, Mrs. Philip Oster.
 Social workers: Major Dodd, chairman;
 Dr. J. NJ. Hankins, l.. F. Dunlap and A. R. Dearborn. Independent Presbyterian church: Mrs Beasley, chairman; Mrs. Dwight $. Bay ley. J. l.. Davidson, Dr. Elywn Ballard and MT. Beasley. Southside Baptist church. Mrs. c. H,
 Estes. chairman Mrs. T. S. Herren, and others to be named. Ensley Highlands Presbyterian church: U. A. Dupuy. chairman; MT. and Mrs. c. c. Burke, Robert Palmer. 1 Eleventh Avenue Methodist: C. w. Green, chairman: E. R. Erwin, Chester Johnston, G. M. Eyer, Mrs. c. l.. Led better, Mrs. P. l.. Dryer. | St. Johns Methodist church.: A. F. Hummer. chairman; A. D. Daniels, J. M.
 Bates, Mrs. A., D. Daniels. l Avondale Baptist: MT. O. l.. Andrews, chairman Mrs. Ellard. Mrs. Brady. :, Ensley Baptist: J. w. Minor, chair man; MT, and Mrs. A. K. Wright and pr. 1 N. A. Baker.
 | Wcodlawn Baptist: R. DuPont Thomp- Ison, chairman: MT. and Mrs. R. A. Clay | ton, J. B. Gibson. l Ruhama Baptist: Prof. A. D. Smith, chairman; James Walker, H. B. Wood. l pr. and Mrs. H. B. Hibbs. ] First Presbyterian: pr. J. H. Philips. chairman; Mrs J. A. Going Charles Locke and MT. and Mrs. J. M. Bruce | Highlands Methodist church: Jay Smith, chairman; Mrs. o. l. Drake. Mrs James Weisel and Fulton Clark. l Methodist Protestant: Mrs. Johnston. chairman MT. Shipney, l. l.. Jones. Mrs. McCollum and Ira Champion. | Unitarian church: Mrs. T. F. Byrnes. chairman: Rev. T. P. Byrnes, p. H. Tay- man.
 Twenty-first Avenue Methodist Mrs. l w. s. Smith, chairman; MT and Mrs. Is. NJ Blake.
 l Civic associations: John w. ONeill, chairman; R. J. Mcclure. c. F. Watson, iT. J. Crittenden and F. E. Butler. RACE RELATIONS | pr. James Hardy billiard of Charlottes- lville. Va. president of the Jeanes and
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