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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-13
Musical Masquerade Social

Last Thursday evening, Heselton
hail was filled to its capacity with
the participants in a musical mas
nucradn social given by the Order of
the Golden Cross The affair was IN
dor the direction of Mrs. Lucy Meister
The interest of the event was In
creased by the fact that many of the
ladies wore costumes intended to rep
resent the title Of some book, news
paper. magazine, etc, or anything in
fact with which the lodge members
might be eonversant. or in which they
might take an interest Following out
this idea. Mrs Mester was dressed
in orange to represent the lodge.
Others whose costumes carried out
the idea just explained were Mrs.
Mammie Ellis, who dressed to repre-
sent Little Red Riding Hood; Miss
Dora Brown, whose costume typfied
the title of popular piece of music,
81 Don't Want To Go Home"
Following the social there was a
hot lunch of creamed peas, saltines
and pickles. served by Herbert Hilton
and Amelia Skilings. The tables
were prettily decorated with patriotic
colors The remainder OF the evening
was spent in dancing.
At the meeting this evening, (Thurs-
day. there is to be an entertainment
under the direction of George l..
Cleveland There will also be an old
fashioned box sociable
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-13
News Of St Mary's Parish

Last Sunday was the communion
Sunday for the married women of the
parish. In the afternoon all were
present at a meeting at the convent
hall.
week ago Sunday. meeting OF
the Sodality of the Children OF Mary
was held at the convent hall 1t was
decided to have a skating party on
the following Wednesday.
Last Wednesday evening, some fiji
teen girls OF the sodality of the Chill
dren Of Mary met at the convent to
Join in a skating party This being
private, there were only party mem
bers The skating ceased at nine
o'clock and the girls left the rink to-
gether for Sawyers. to enjoy refresh
ments
Next Sunday is the communion sun
day for the boys of the parish
Last Monday evening a large mum
Der OF invited guests gathered at the
convent hall to attend the installation
OF officers in the society. "Des Arti-
sans" for the coming year. Interest
ing comments on the society We're
made BY Alfred Fortier. President In
stalateur was from New Auburn. Fol
! lowing Mr.. Fortiers remarks, came
the installation Eugene A. Dumont
was elected president for the year
/ 1919 Representant du Bureau Gener-
al Mr.. Hector Thibault; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Lena Thibadeau; second
vice president, Mrs Elumina Lac
roix; secretary and treasurer. Miss
Emilia Lemieux; commiseur Ordonna-
teur. Mrs Marie Vaeh0n second com
miseur ordonnateur Mrs. Vitaline Du-
lac; censeur, Mrs Delphine Bernier;
second censeur. Miss Marie Chamber
lain; third censeur Ms. l.. Babineau
Each of the members assigned posi-
lions accepted the honor A social
hour followed the installation.
Tomorrow night whist party will
take place at the convent hall under
the auspices Of tho st. Jean Bapthise'
4 good selection OF prizes are on hand
Mr.. and Mrs. Reel left here last Fri
day to visit relatives in Lewiston and
| Auburn, Me.
The funeral OF Mrs. William Beaulieu
which took place last Thursday, was
a solemn mass of requiem with Rev.
! Fr' ). l.. "A N'ldua oiiNi"CiH6. nv
FIR Nelligan tMadison) as deacon.
Rev Fr Frawley (Wateryille) sub
deacon. The choir was made up of
/ five members: Miss Rosie Lemieux
/ organist; Miss THE Buchard, Miss +.
] Lacasse. Miss Della Buchard and
Mr. Eugene Dumont. as singers
A son was born 10 Mrs Alfred Thi-
beault of North St last Thursday.
bringing the number Of children up
/ to nineteen. This Is one of Skowhe-
cons largest families.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-13

Thrice-a-Wee World, 75c
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-13
Portland Auto Show

Extensive preparations are being
made for the annual Auto Show to be
given March 3rd to the 8th by the
Portland Automobile Dealers Associa-
ton Indications are that the event
will eclipse in more ways than one
the successful exhibitions OF past
years. for in view of the poets Of
a banner season of motoring during
1919 neither time nor money MI be
spared in arranging an event traly
in keeping with the spirit OF the tines.
The show will be held in the nam
moth Exposition Building which Is al
ready being transformed into a literal
abode of practically every type OF
pleasure car. while motor trucks in
all styles and in all sizes will also be
exhibited
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-13
Free Ads. Send 'em Along

For the remaining issues in Febru-
airy and 70 rthe month OF March, if
you are A subscriber to the Reporter
with your subscription paid three or
more months in advance, you may ad-
vertise your desire to purchase any
thing in the livestock line without ex-
pense. So. if you want to buy a COW,
horse. pig, poodle dog, sheep, or any
thing else that walks, runs or breathes
send In your ad.. and we Will publish
it for nothing
Observation-Disclosures Company
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-13
SKOWHEGAN NEWS
This Case Has a Hint for Many
Observation-Disclosures Readers

A Skowhegan woman has used
Doan's Kidney Pills.
She has found them as represented
She wishes her neighbors to know.
She publicly recommends them.
No need to look further for a tested
kidney remedy.
The proof of merit Is here and can
be investigated
Profit by the statement of Mrs
George Clukey, "a French street. She
says: My back panied me great deal
and I felt worn out and depressed
most OF the time. My head ached and
spells OF dizziness came over me |
got box of Doan's Kidney Pills at
Fogg's Drug Store, and they proved
to be what I needed. The ailments
gradually left and four boxes cured
me-"
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs Clukey had. Foster-Aiiburn Co..
Mfgrs Buffalo, N. Y.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-13
Tells OF Experience with Eyerybodl's
Column

You will recall my bringing YOU an
ad for publication in Eyerybody's Col
umn, short time ago, offering a stove
for sale. asked your advice as to how
long 1t ought to run. and you said one
week would be . plenty. and further
stated that | would get inquiries the
next day after the ad was published
and that they would continue some
weeks. At the time. | thought you
were Dragging about it. but the re-
suits were even more remarkable than
Won told me they would be. Your pap
or was published on Thursday morn
ing. At p. NJ on that dav. | received
an inquiry in regard to the stove and
sold 1t on the spot. | asked my Gus
toner how he knew | had stove for
sale. He said he bought an Independ
ent-Reporter at the news stand and
saw my ad. SO you see. | sold my
stove even before l saw my ad in
print.
had more than eleven inquiries.
some of them two months after the ad
was published. ! am entirely willing
to say that an ad in your columns
Offering for sale anything that any
body wants. is surer than machine
gun. 1t Is the quickest and cheapest
way OF buying or selling that | know
OF
Very truly yours.
Charles A. Burnor,
Al Winter Street.
Skowhegan, Maine
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-13
Listen! Take Notice!

There will be an auction sale held
at the Linwood House Barn every
afternoon at o'clock, begin
ming Feb % All who have anything
they want to sell, are invited to bring
it: Household Furniture, Horses anA
cattle. dogs and cats; chickens. Bring
along anything you have that yos
want to sell And those wishing to
buy, come. Come one,-come all.
DIR f. WHITE, Auctioneer
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-13

For Sunday evening dinner, you caR
get a plank steak. 81, with French
fried potatoes and tea or coffee, al
the Metropolitan Cafe.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-13

Any subscriber to the Reporter
whose subscription is paid or more
months In advance, may subscribe,
thru us, to the Boston Post for $500 a
wear or $40 for 6 months
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-13

Special Sale OF Switches during the
month of February. at Miss Townes,
Merrill Block, Room l6.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-13

Boston Post to our subscribers,
$500 a year
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-13

The Metropolitan Cafe Is now sery-
Ing hot meals every day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04
ERE i PREVENTION DAY.
dgdidst al enemies.

next big occasion this town fire prevention day,
which will be celebrated here for the first time this
YEAR Octobero Thursday of next week. the date set
TIE program adopted here is not very spectacular but 1t
M make very good beginning Of what is hoped will be
an annuaIeyent The speaker Alfred E. Richnan editor
Of FIRE Preyen6on who will come here 10 talk to the Ro-
lazy club and to make an address at public meeting the
evening IS an authority upon his subject and beyond doubt
az M have much Of interest and importance to present to
Is auditors The best point in the local program however,
Is Inc fact that the matter will be taken up in the public
schools we are ever to eradicate the American vice Of
carsessness il will be by teaching the young people what
costs is in fire losses human lives and hospital bills
production records are great as compared with
Hose Of The countries on the other side of the Atlantic that
ou figures for industrial accidents cannot be compared
With theirs without doing ourselves nustice but the dill
ference fire loss figures is 50 great that even when the
difference in the character of the buildings is taken INTO con-
eta6or they oughto bring blush OF shame to the brow
oeyerypubc spirited American, The mere fact that our
cte al So siy built in the main should make us add
honay careful but matter OF fact we seem to pay less
astenfior To- this matter than to some of the others.
esussdto and still do, boast about the efficiency OF
eir re departments and make comparisons of the amount
81 money that is spent upon them. his went on to the
where there was feeling the public mind that the
os that suuandered the most money upon fire precautions
was somehow in the lead But every once in while
confagaton, sweeps through town and even
he men IN the streets began to at length that in the face
Of such calamity even the largest and most expensive fire
department is powerless.
NoNhe real basis for comparison is the lowness OF the
fs loses When The citizens begin to take the same in
eres Il tatphase Of the matter that the underwriters and
M insurance experts do we will be on fair way to becom-
Inc cured the apses which start many fires. Fire pre-
gention days and weeks are means to that end and it is
hoped there WILDE full n out Of people at the
aaaressss which Editor Richman will make here next
Tbulsday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04
ERE EATER TURNS RABBIT.

JVILLIAMZ. FOSTER, revolutionary socialist and
w prepayment of policy of calmly accepting blood
shed as necessary to forwarding the revolution, cut ud
crous figure before the senate committee investigating the
steel strike yesterday when he cnged and refused to tell
what Ms present views upon industrial conditions and social
progress arc unless the newspaper reporters were excluded
from the room. NJ, MI.
Here is miserable creature afraid to tell the world what
he stands for yet he is the leading figure of an industrial up
heayal which directly affects majority OF the people OF
the country. No man entirely worthy Of the following OF
large numbers Of his fellows would be afraid to make his
position clear before the whole world AS matter of fact
no man about whose sincerity and entire moral honesty
there was the slightest doubt ever has successfully led
movement anywhere
Foster seems to have all the malgnancy of Paris apache
without the quality Of personal courage that those cold
booded enemies Of society frequently have There some
thing wrong with movement that permits such creature
to reach position carrying the authority Foster has IN this
Steel strike. 1t is deficient either in intelligence or In COM
mon honesty OF the two the principal lack seems to be
intelligence
The rank and file which does the voting provides the
funds has been so busy doing other things that i has per
mtted control to slip from its hands into the hands OF rad
Gals who are at heart enemies Of the present labor organza
tons as much they are enemies Of the social order
Union men will have to pay attention to what gong
on and take more active hand shaping policies or their
organizations will fly to pieces under storm of popular
wrath
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04

Many British statesman. ~ the dark days when Ftaig
vas fighting with his back To- The wall publicly regretted
lie os divisions ssa oWed BY tie profit noloc 81 The
sIums and de black country. our allie malyeled
Ii tie physical fines 81 the American Force
This was because 50 great had been our wealth Of human
as Of natural resources that even our reckless exploitation
had not served to depete the supply as badly other ma
ions had done But we had done bad enough The draft
found onetird Of our prime manhood unfit TO fight his
proportion would give more than 5000 O0 men between
and 81 who lack that strength which would enable them
to put forth. their best efforts in war OF industry
The months since the war have served to emphasize the
lesson Just as there are no longer miles Of Prmeya forest
and no lmitIess stretches Of nch untitled prairie sol, so
there is no longer mob Of hungry unemployed waiting
eagerly to catch the foremans eye he walks to the fac
tory gate So we are Learning the lesson Of human conse-
vaton We are learning that Just carefully tended for
ess and well cared for farms are more productive than
reckessy exploited woods and SOIL conserving humanity
pays bigger dividends than exploiting it
So we are talking Of employment management as we
once talked of forest conservation and scientific farming
We are planning how best to make efficient producers OF
the more than five and onehalf million terates and the
more than twice as many unsked We are feyershy push
ing schemes Of technical education to conserve human
material Health care and housing plans take on new
Importance We are trying to apply the Lessons OF human
reconstruction learned in war hospitals to the Improvement
Of the physical detectives revealed by the draft inventory
We are talking Of labor turnover on the basis OF labor
as valuable asset to be conserved instead of raw material
to be used up and cast aside We shall learn human con-
seation the more quickly because human beings are not
inert, yoiceess material.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04
CONSERVE HUMANITY.

a MERIcA was always a spendhrift. Easy come.
easylso was our national motto Resources seemed
sxbaaslsss Why economize3 We heaped the burning
oq pes hishsith billions Of feet Of potential lumber 10
reach M re forest mould with least trouble For genera
ions oa farmers pfospeed by pracdcng what agrculur.
SIS q older nations called soil mining The roots OF
Growing crops dug up the native soil fertility to be sold In
lie markets Of the world. -,
sow pfaets and scientific agriculture and preach
be conservation Of natural resources. We treated our Ia,
bor power IS as Our forests and soil 1t seemed
EQUALLY Is ezhaustIsss lherewa9 q IS mob OF tneT g
Il our snhc Doris. Why not wearup labor and scrap it
shsn aonsp sent back to Europe with full peck
IS d als away crippled and broken to die, or crept
ap and down highways homeless and desperate Or
oted ii Sums 81 occasionally clawed its way to wealth
oon he backs Of other laborer, what difference did 1t
nake Plenty more could be obtained by the waving Of c
brennan s land Il Tie employment entrance :,
War sugH new lessons Of the value Of human HE
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04
what is fed them on the movie screen.
New York burglars ought to get time
and a half for working overtime,
IDAMAY

Miss Sarah A. Howell, visiting nurse
of the Consolidation Coal company at
Idamay and Carolina, is rapidly recov-
ering from an operation for appendi-
citis at Cook hospital.
Ex-sergeant Wolf Leeper has been
compelled to resign his position at
ldamay on account Of a shrapnel
wound ON the left arm received Sep
tember 10, 1918, at St. Mabel. He has
been advised by Chief Medical Adviser
q. D. Harritt, U. S. a., to report to the
Walter Reed hospital at Washington,
D. c., for treatment and leaves next
Monday, expecting to be gone ABOUT
two months. Sergeant Leeper is
spending the few intervening days Wis
ting his mother at Monongah.
Levi Cox is moving his family to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04

There will be considerable anxiety throughout the
river system of this district while the fate of Gen. Ed
win Jadwin who disappeared while service in Ukraine
where he went as member of the American peace ex-
petition remains in doubt Before the war broke out
camera, Jadwin then lieutenant colonel in charge
of the rivers at the Pittsburgh office and he epec
tally aggressive in promoting the of the streams He
Organized the engineer unit which became the Fifteenth
regiment and made for himself very credabIe war
record.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04
Ground Arms!
Mary has robe de nuit
Exactly like her mammas'
And though she says it's very nice
She much prefers pajamas.

All Hands on Deck!
pause and tremble and tremble
sometimes when felt what a roar
would start if l told everything i
knew. venture. to say that more
secrets ara locked in my breast than
in that of any other similar male or
gan in this and seven other counties.
For instance. If l would tell what
Howard Long told me in the third
floor corridor of the Watson building
this morning that girl would never
speak to him again. And what l know
about where Charlie Redic was last
night. If his wife ever found out she
would be self made widow in much
less than no time. And We gods. What
know about Carl McEItresh and
Okey Veach Swisher and John Burch.
inal and Roy Tucker and Glen Hood
and MARCEL Jackson and Clyde Hill
and Bob Furman and Old Mr.. Swiger
would fill five foot shelf of books.
bet If ever got hard up could have
secure an income of S19SS456375 a
year by blackmail.
Return to Quarters.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04

Official reports place the strength of the German
army at 100000 men which is pretty large military
establishment for country which is about to undertake
tho job Of paying for the cosest in all history But
the Germans have the habit and they probably will not
complain Wherein they differ with the people of this
country who probably will assent to military establish
ment Of $50, 900 men but will complain continually Of
the money it costs Then the next time we get into
trouble we will squander more money in year than
would have been required to maintain real army for
half century just as we have always done.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04

President wilson's illness is having an adverse effect
upon the business world which is easy take alarm but
there is no good reason to believe that the President is
any more i'll than the bulletins say he is While he con-
tinues to be under the doctors care there will be of
course great amount of public and private anxiety but
there is every reason to hope that his recovery will be
only matter Of time The biggest problem Of his ply
sicans in all probability will be to prevent him from re-
tardng their cure by breaking the complete rest they
insistiuponsS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04
TRUT HIS AND
TRAVESTIES
By OBJ, Bard.

'lS0bHuH'
i see in the paper that Denham's
is advertising Simple Action
Week" October to IL. What splen''
did originality Mr.. Denham has dis
played in instituting the Observance
Of such week. We have had Fire
Prevention weeks, and Liberty Bond
weeks and Home coming weeks and
-and-oh, all kinds OF weeks but III
remained for Mr.. Denham to call fol
the observance of a simple action
week. In this connection several
simple actions occur to me. Let DOC
Brcomfield count the bricks on Jack
son street. Waitman Conway might
shin up all the electric light poles on
Main street and count the number OF
flying CRATES he could see from the
top. Let Mayor Conway compute the
number of cross eyed men in Argen-
tina and, from this deduct the reason
for the county turning his prisoners
loose. Sam 'Leeper could endeavor to
count the number of gnats that flut-
ter about all the arc lights Of the city
at seven o'clock on a certain evening.
Fred Haney could expound from the
court house steps the principals of
The league of nations as they affect
a black hen laying a white egg. Other
simple actions viii no doubt suggest
themselves to other residents of the
city and no doubt we will have a
splendidly successful week,
Parade Rest!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04

Assistant Postmaster General Rooms told the house
committee that has the postal affairs in charge that the
parcel post service makes profit of ten millions OF
dollars year That is fine showing from financial
standpoint but in view of the kind of service the public
is getting it probably will not any great amount OF
rejoicing. Service is what the public wants from the
postoffces and not profits
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04

through II all the tales that are told
are founded on facts.
Foster, the strike leader who re
fused to talk to the senate commit
tee yesterday unless reporters were
turned out Of the room is not the first
buffer who was more afraid Of the
pencil Of new hound than he was Of
the Law.
Public opinion usually gets the
guys who are running any kind Of a
bluff.
Some time they last a long while:
- 80
But IN the end they all wind up In
ths cory corners OF the Has Been
club,
Ara ztha ma 4 mum.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04
STUFF

some wise gus. Copfucius or Ira
snitli OF a6nie ono else, once said
init 4 blll game IS never over until
ia last man IS out
AloYe 70 amend 70 mako 4 real.
void eEIes
lSa albert took a slSy trip over
cw York this morning.
iswoa wonderful
Dotbtless Il was
ANA 'as canpaaies taas Own the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04

rubber neck buses had better pre-
pare to wind up their affairs.
OF course a sky tour. of the old
town wiz BIO expensive.
But now that the bars have closed
the visitors will not know what else
to do with the money they lug there
However II the kalo really embar-
rssses them they can Just give more
Of 1t to tho spectators who sell them
their seats for tho undressea must
cal shows. 2S- ~
It is really wonderful tho progress
women's clubs have NADIA
Old 200 Cannon could not give them
many points about aliplinG
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04

In times past lot of capital was made out of the
fact that corporation heads frequently assumed the
nothing to arbitrae attitude in industrial disputes
But over in England that is precisely the position the
heads of the British rail strike have taken and the I'M
mediate result is going to be serious trouble.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-04
Preses4 Arms!

The Girl in The Office says she
went to Arthur Fishers dancing class
at the Manley last night and Guy
Crigler asked her what she thought of
reincarnation and she told him they
had COW and never used condensed
milk