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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-07-24

rseil Wheeler, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
- Wheeler is confined to his bed
nth typhoid fever.
IT. and Mrs. Leo Briggs and son
- have returned home from a
oral days outing at North Pond.
Mss Mildred Meister of 0rono is
..i,.ng for a week with her mother
~. ruey Meister and her sister Miss
Love Neister.
II Fowler & Son have sent Hugh
o..isan and Ed Jones to New Vine
I'd This week to do some work at
~ residence of DR.. Turner.
II Preble, whose farm is on the
,.ssVeod road near the White school
Aouss finished haying Saturday, July
"a The work was done principally
~ Finer Withee and son of Madison.
Mss Ilda E. Moore who has been
..riae for Mrs. L. G. Stevens, who
underwent surgical treatment recent
j., at her home in Cornville, was in
avn Monday night calling at the
nome of her sister Mrs. Tracey Gates
IN upper Madison avenue before re-
srnjng to her home in Madison.
sargent Fred A Marston of the seth
pioneer Inf returned from Germany
last week after two years service
overseas. He spent the week end at
the Heald farm with his wife Mrs
Nina Marston. Monday morning he
returned to Old Orchard, where he is
leader of the orchestra at the Old Or
ehard House.
Mrs. Arminda Smith arrived home
last Thursday from Hinckley where
she has been staying with her daugh-
Ter Mrs. Ruth Head for several days
on account of illness. Mrs. Smiths
sister, Mrs. Ruth Hastings of Haver.
HILL Mass. is visiting with her grand
daughter and she will also be a guest
Of Mrs. Smith at her home on Beech
street.
Maurice Bracket of Baltimore, Nd
left here last Sunday for Hartford
Conn, where he will take up his new
work as dentist. He has been study
ing in Maryland for some time and his
wife and little daughter Livinie have
been residing in Kingfield. This
family has been visiting at the home
Of Mr. Brackets parents Mr.. anC
Mrs. 0. r. Bracket of Island avenue
Mr. Bracket will remain in Connec
tcut until this fall when he will re
sumo his studies in Baltimore. He
VII locate his family there also. Mrs
Brackett and little daughter will sta.
at their home in Kingfield until fall
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-07-24
CITY OPERA HOUSE.
MONDAY, JULY IS

HELEN CHADWICK AND
FRANKLIN FARNUM
IN
GO GET EN- GARRINGER"
This is a real wild and woolly west
ern in five parts erammed with the
atmosphere of the Arizona Mexican
Borderland and for those patrons
who like their westerns hot. spicy,
and dashing, Go Get EN- Garrin-
ger is a regular tabasco feast
ALSO HAVE
PEARL WHITE
"LIGHTNING RAIDER
AND
PATHE LATEST NEWS FILM
TUESDAY. July 30
NAE ALLISON
IN
FOR THIRTY DAYS"
This is a play of novel and amusing
situations full of originality and
sparkle which gives beautiful May
Allison scope both for her famed
talents and her yivacious and
charming personality.
ALSO
THE TERROR OF THE RANGE"
AND
PATHE REVIEW
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30
GLADYS LESLIE
MISS DULCIE FROM DIXIE
five part comedy drama which con-
tains some excellent comedy situa-
tons. You will enjoy this photo
play.
We are also starting on this day one
OF the most thrilling serials ever
made entitled
THE MAN OF MIGHT"
Featuring
WILLIAM DUNCAN
ALSO
A BIG V COMEDY
THURSDAY, July 81
HARRY CAREY
IN
Ilil(EE MOI y ED MEN
HOW he accOmplishes his mission; yet
how he fails and then again how he
wins the gift of love is better seen
tnan read in this thrilling photo
drama with the ace of Western act
orS
ALSO
EDUCATIONAL WEEKLY
NOVELTY REEL OF VOD-A-VIL
FRIDAY, AUGUST l
lhlS Day of Each Week Set Aside for
Specials
NAZIMOVA
IN
AN EYE FOR AN EYE
seven acts that portray every human
emotion and thrill to the point OF
oewilderment
ALSO A
iNO PART SUNSHINE COMEDY
fflces on this day 15c and Zoe
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
MITCHELL LEWIS
IN
NJ, CODE OF THE YUKON
'lls story was written by Anthony
raul Kelley. 1t is a story OF the
Hortn West and is stocked with in
sueht and character l know you
VIII enjoy this one.
ALSO
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-07-24
Madison Avenue Bakery Ready u
Serve Your Wants

announce the opening Of The
Quality Bakery" Oh Madison avenue
this Thursday morning Am ready
to serve you with bread and pastry
of every description.
Years OF experience and study in
this work give me the right 70 euaran-
tee you the very highest food prod
ucts.
Give me an early call A trial will
convince you that ! have the things
you want.
ARTHUR {. CHENEY, Proprietor.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-07-24
"A Lot OF Citizens"

Articles signed "A Citizen" Another
Citizen etc have appeared in differ
ent issues OF the Independent Re
porter and they are very interesting
reading. Without doubt, some time
in the near future. this citizen Will
come out in the open and crafty the
curiosity of the readers OF this paper
Meanwhile "a Citizen etc. is or
should be a newspaper man for he
certainly knows how to get his arti-
cles before the people.
What is the matter with Mr. Citizen
going after some of the bigger things;
the condition of Madison avenue for
instance. A visitor who has travel
ed from the Madison town line to the
Opera House in an automobile, will
be so disguised and angry, that he
will never see an unsightly billboard.
"A LOT OF CITIZENS"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-07-24
Kennebec Valley Hospital Notes

Hartman Bickford Of Norridgewoek
who has been a patient at the hospit-
al receiving treatment for an injured
leg, returned to his home last Sunday.
Miss Beatrice Sanborn has left and
gone to her home after being a pa
tient here for several days
George Lynch. who has been pa
tient for the past several weeks, is
improving.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-07-24
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Miss Catherine Burnor is enjoying
a two weeks vacation at Lakewood.
A part of the Mt. Pleasant Avenue
sidewalk is being newly fixed with
concrete.
Miss Adeline Goodwin has returned
home from a two weeks visit with
George Roderick and family at Wal
than, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burgess and
son Walter arrived home last Monday
night from a two weeks vacation at
North Pond
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon Sawyer and
Mr. and Mrs F. B. Folsom enjoyed
fishing trip to Gilman Pond in North
New Portland. last Sunday.
Miss Sarah Staples returned to her
home in Sangerville last Monday az
ter spending a few days with Mrs,
Alton Roderick of Free street.
George Fletcher of Joplin, Mo, is
visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Marta Morrill,. He spent Saturday
with friends at Lake Wesserunsett
Miss Evelyn Merrill underwent
slight operation at the office of DR..
L. A. Daseombe last Sunday morning
lie was assisted by Dr. c. E. Richard
son.
William Cole arrived home last
Friday night from a weeks vacation
with his grandmother Mrs. A. H. Cole
at her cottage at Dresden Camp
Grounds.
Mrs. ]. Everett Ford and little
daughters jeanette and Carolyn of
Hartford, Conn. are visiting at the
home Of her mother Mrs. Rena Ellis
on Bloomfield street.
Miss Estelle P Ward of Auburn has
dllifCu III 1oNh " pass d lioi1h u ~
visiting her father w. H. Ward and
her sister Miss Ethel Ward at their
cottage at Lakewood.
Frank Huckins, who has recently
had some very interesting articles in
the pendent-Reporter, has return
ed from overseas and is expected in
Skowhegan very soon.
Miss Annie Parads is filling the po-
sition of salesgirl for Miss Eva
Cleveland while she is enjoying a two
weeks vacation from her duties at the
Green Bros. and 10 Cent Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hall left Mon
day for an extended automobile trif
thru the White Mountains. They viii
Visit for short time in Keene, N. II.
and will go from there to Lowell ant
Boston. They expect to be gone
about ten days.
George Weston, we'll known
Guernsey cattle breeder, calls our at
tention 10 the fact that few or ne
bob-o-links have been seen in this
vicinity this summer. Can any ONT
explain why this attractive member
of the bird family has deserted the
upper Kennebec Valley.
Mrs. Herman Dove and daughter
Evelyn, accompanied by Miss Rutf
Hale of Worcester, Mass. arrived il
town last Saturday night for a tive
weeks visit with Mrs. Doves sister
Mrs. Charles Burnor of Winter street
She was a former resident of this
place 1t has been eight years since
her last visit to Skowhegan.
Mrs. Russell d. Cleveland anC
daughter Miss Eva left here last Tues
day morning for Everett, Mass. where
they will be guests at the home Of he
brother-in-law F. H. Cleveland, foI
two weeks. Miss Cleveland is en-
joying a two weeks vacation from
her duties as salesgirl at the Greer
Bros. and 10 Cent Store.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-07-24

Buy the Pittsfield Advertiser Madi-
son Bulletin, Dexter Gazette or P.s-
cataquis Observer at Sampson &
Azores.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-18
ACTION To SAVE
C|TYS TRAINS
Perth Amboy Meets With r.
r. and Asbury Park Off,
ciaIs at Shore

Mayor Dorsey and the delegates
from this city who attended the joint
meeting of the Board of Commission
ers of Asbury Park and officials of
the New Jersey Central railroad at
Asbury Park yesterday were disap-
pointed when it was found that in
stead of cooperation to secure better
train service the seashore resort pro-
posed to increase it's own trains SER
vice at the expense of the local SER
vice from New York to Perth Amboy.
The commission at Asbury Park re-
quested w. c. Hope, general passer-
ger agent of the road to put on an
extra express between points south
of Long Branch, Long Branch and
Newark and New York that would
not stop at Perth Amboy.
The Asbury commissioners also ask
ed that several trains that now stop
at Perth Amboy be put in the ex-
press service, nonstop from Newark
to Long Branch. The Asbury Park
and Long Branch delegation contend
ed that they had sufficient commuters
to New York to warrant the changes.
Mayor Dorsey declared that he was
deeply disappointed that the Seashore
resorts were not more interested in
providing homes for the people in the
Perth Amboy industrial section. The
residential towns along -Lne Snore
should form ideal Summering places
for Perth Amboy residents, he said,
if there were good train service.
TIE delegates who went down with
the Mayor were Aldermen William
C. Wilson and John j. Clark. repre-
senting the city, and I. T. Madsen and
George A. Reynolds for the Board of
Trade.
The Mayor scored the railroad Of
ficials on the condition of the rail-
road station on the N. Y. and Long
Branch division at Smith street. The
condition of the station was dis
grace he said. 1t was against pub
lie policy for the railroad to lease the
corner of their railroad site for
lunehwagon use, he said. Mr.. Hope
replied that he would take the mat
ter up with the realty department of
the company.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-18
Smith Street Store Is Again
Robbed; $500 inn Loot Taken

1t appears that thieves are special
izing in robbing the store of Samuel
and Hyman Fishkin, of 157 Smith
street The Fishkin Brothers, who
are dealers in cigars, sporting articles,
ETC., must have something in their
establishment that is magnetic, corn-
pelling some "loose fingered gentle
man" weekly, to try his hand on get
ting away with articles of value.
i In the past month. beside the above
robbery, the store has been entered
twice with the thieves getting away
with "swag'' amounting up in the hun
dred dollars. Two attempts, also, have
been tried in the past month, but were
not successful.
On this last theft the proprietors
claim that the store was entered by
prying open a window in the rear of
the building They ransacked goods
about the store and after investigating
yesterday morning the proprietors
found the thieves got away with the
following loot: Black large leather
handbag, watch chains. watches, pho-
tographs, kodaks. etc, on which the
Fishkin Brothers place the value Of
the missing articles in the neighbor-
hood of $500.
Detective Long is detailed on the
case and believes that 1t is the work
of several young men about the city.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-18
LONDON HONORS
CEN. PERSH|NG
American Commander Given
Enthusiastic Reception by
Prominent Britons
Bv Associated Press.

BIZ Associated Press.
LONDON. July 18.-London honor
ed General Pershing today by pre-
senting him with freedom of the city
and a sword of honor in the presence
of a distinguished company of Britons
and Americans gathered within the
historic Guild Hall. John w. Davis,
American ambassador. the embassy
staff, rear admiral Harry S. Knapp
and his staff, members of the British
government and a number of British
generals were participants in the
ceremony.
y General Pershing was applauded by
the crowd that had gathered when
he made his entry into the city where
the Guild and the Aldermen in their
customary welcoming roles lent pic
tureSque aspect to the meeting.
The general found a company or
the Grenadier Guards, with its band,
drawn up in the yard. He inspected
the guards and then entered the hall
and was conducted to the dais. where
he was greeted by the Lord Mayor and
Lady Matoress.
After the ceremony in the Guild
Hall the Lord Mayor entertained the
company at a luncheon at the Man
sion House. General Pershing sat at
the right of his host, with Mrs. Davis.
wife of the ambassador. at the left.
Others present at the function IN
cluded Ambassador Davis, Winston
Spencer Churchill, the war secretary;
the Earl of Reading. Lord Chief JUS
tice; Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
and Lady Haig; Walter Hume Long,
first Lord of the Admiralty; Viscount
Bryce, the members of General
Pershing's staff and the commanding
officers of the American units which
will take part in tomorrow's victory
celebration.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-18
To GRADE ROAD
At ORDNANCE
DEPOT At ONCE
Definite Action is Taken BY
FreehoIders After Conference
With Jersey Central Officials
Bu stan correapondent.

By staff Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 1S--
Dead Mans Curve" on the South
Amboy-Keyport road, directly in
front of the main entrance of the
Morgan general ordnance depot, is to
be graded and the pavement com
pleted.
Definite action was taken by the
Board of Freeholders yesterday, fol-
lowing conference with officials of
the Jersey Central Traction Company
last Tuesday to eliminate the dan
gerous Ind unsatisfactory conditions
that have existed at the curve for the
last three years.
After numerous attempts to settle
the legal tangle regarding the title of
small strip of land belonging to the
Straub estate, the freeholders, to COM
plete the pavement, will improve the
original curve, instead of the proposed
new right of way.
A resolution introduced by Direc-
tor William S. Dey authorizes the
preparation of new plans and specifi-
cations for that portion of the pave
ment which has never been compleu-
ed, after the approval of which, bids
will be advertised for.
The balance of the road has been
approved and accepted by the board,
after being kept in repair by the con-
Il,
from December 26, 1916, according
to the terms of the contract
1t was decided that for the best
interests of the county Mr.. Jelin he
released from the responsibility of
the pavement on proper adjustment
of costs for material at the site and
expense incurred by the DELAY. Tho
balance of $2,563.23 was paid lie
contractor after his signing of a re-
Lon Eco 4~,
of his obligations incurred at the
time of improving the balance of the
road.
The brick roadway will be contin-
ued by the county and at the point
where the trolley tracks cross the
road, the traction company will lay
granite blocks. on concrete founda-
ton.
After the completion of this part
of the road. continuous brick pave
ment will extend from the South AM
boy city line to the railroad tracks
at Morgan. where the bithulitic pave
ment begins, that runs to the county
line, near Keyport.
When the Hole-in-t Wall is elm
mated the state highway commission
will proceed with the paving of the
Pennsylvania ''cut off, a portion of
Bordentown avenue and Pine avenue
from Bordentown avenue to the city
line. which will give a paved road
from one end of the county to the
other, on the way to Asbury Park
and the seashore.
The lunch wagons which have
decorated" the side of the road,
since the Morgan plant was first
built are to be removed before con-
struction work starts. A motion by
Freeholder Louis J. Belloff authorizes
Clerk Thomas J. Mulvihill to notify
the owners of the wagons to move
Immediately.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-18
RENEWALS ARE
PUT BEFORE DAILY
Present Liquor Situation De-
prives Court of Right to Is
sue License, Says Judge

By StdT Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 1S.-The
matter of renewals of wholesale
liquor licenses came up before Judge
Daily for action this morning. A re-
monstration was filed against one OF
the wholesale dealers at that time.
A hearing on the applications will
not be held until next Friday.
Alexander Schak, also placed an
application before Judge DAILY, this
morning for renewal of bottling Ii
cense. The judge advised the appli-
cant to lok further into this matter.
He further stated that I'm my mind
the liquor situation after July 1st,
deprives the court of any right to
issue licenses to dispense hard liq-
uors. From the ruling of the Fed
eral judges ITS per cent. beer was
not considered intoxicating and there
fore did not require a license to sell.
The renewal of wholesale bottling Ii
censes and the issuing of licenses is
certainly turning out to be very in
teresting question"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-18
MAYOR 8 NAME ON
BUS ORDINANCE
New Ordinance Becomes Ef-
fective In This City Today---
Many Applications

With the approval and signing OF
the ous ordinance by Mayor Dorsey
the provisions of the new act
become effective today. Many appli-
cations for drivers and owners Ii
censes have been made to John Han
son, Jr., city clerk, but SO far the
printed forms have not been received.
Mayor Dorsey said that he intended
to write the aldermen on the three
amendments which he believes should
be included in the rules and regula-
tions to be adopted covering the fol-
lowing points; restriction of sale of
routes licensed; mechanical governor
to prevent speeding; and increase
drivers age to 21 instead of IS.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-18
Holland TO Glue Up
Kaiser, PAPER Says

PARIS. July 1S (Havas) The
Norddeutsche Allgemeine ZeitunE
of Berlin, the mouthpiece of the
government, under the imperial
regime, declares it has informa-
tion that Holland will consent to
the extradition of former Emperor
William, according to a Berlin
dispatch to Paris newspapers. The
formal handing over of the for
mer emperor to the allies it adds,
will take place at the Hague.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-18
Band of Striking Seamen
Wreck Employment Office

BIZ Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 1S-A band of
striking seamen. seventy-five strong,
wrecked the employment office OF
Bergoff Brothers on the Bowery this
morning and put to route ESQ men
who had gathered there to seek en-
ployment as strike breakers on trans
atlantic and coastwise vessels. One
of the members of the firm was at
tackled, but not seriously injured. No
arrests were modA
Notwithstanding optimistic state
ments made yesterday my unon lead
ers, there were no signs today OF a
break in the strike, which has disrupt
ed commerce out of this port Both
the strikers and the private steamship
owners declared it was up to the
United States Shipping Board to
bring about a settlement. Union lead
ers said the shipping losses at this
port now aggregated $5.000,000 day
with $3.000,000 more along the sea-
board.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-18
BOY IS DROWNED
WHEN He. FALLS
FROM BRIDGE
Eighteen Year Old John Holm
ka Was Grabbing When
Foot Slipped

While grabbing on the New York
and Long Branch Railroad bridge
here yesterday afternoon, John Hol-
inka, eighteen years old, of 538 john
stone street, missed his footing on a
railroad tie and fell overheard,
drowning before he could be rescued.
Information from various parties,
state that Holinka had lines placed
at intervals, on the ties of the trestle
and was about 500 feet from shore
when the accident occurred. Holm
ka had been going back and forth
drawing UP his lines when his foot
slipped, causing him to fall headlong
overheard. He disappeared from
sight Immediately.
About five or ten minutes later
news first came to officer Charles
Nelson, Charles Webe, Ole Olsen,
George Smith and c. Diederickson,
who were in the vicinity of the Rail-
road Bridge at the time of the drown
ing. Search was started at once. Pa
trolman Nelson, had, before joining
the searchers, telephoned the Police
Headquarters for the lung motor that
is in their possession and when the
body was found one hour later, work.
ed over him for three quarters of an
hour without results. Doctor G. w.
Fithian was summoned. He pro-
nounced the boy dead.
Holinka's father was notified i'm
mediately of his sons drowning and
was on the scene when the boy was
found.
Cornoer Flynn has taken the body
to his morgue.
Coroner James J. Flynn viewed the
body at the foot of Second street and
turned it over to Undertaken Michael
Zyllxa Of State street for burial The
funeral will be held Sunday after
noon at o'clock from st. John the
Baptist Greek Catholic church in
Broad street. Interment will be in
st. Johns cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-18
Associated Press Wire.


WASHINGTON July Wilson's program for today
the
which yesterday which the
discussed Four Republican had
appointments with the President todaMcNry of Oregon Capper
Kellogg of Minnesota of Iowa. The
follow those Mr.
Wilson conferred separately with Senators Colt Nelson and McCumber
The yesterday those today the
long of similar meetings Mr. Wilson arranging with members
the opposition party the and whom he proposes
his confidence concerning the conduct the negotiations Yer
aes he has called those
themselves in favor of the treaty who have public
raon either against but later expected
virtually Republican including those bitterly
opposed ratification
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-18

No prepared. speeches were ex-
pected to be delivered In the Senate
today and it generally was believed
that after a brief session the body
would adjourn until Monday. The
foreign relations committee plans to
continue it section by section reading
os the treaty toden but no action was
i expected - 6e takeH on any I'M . =
tant fearur of the fight.
No word has come from the Presi-
dent as to his decision with regard to
the recent request of the Senate for
what is known as the American
draft of the League of Nations cove
nant
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-18

The ship canal Jersey the
only remedy that this time for the terrible the
railroads the metropolitan district declared Spencer Smith of
Tenay chairman of the New Jersey State
Commerce and member of the New York and New Jersey Port De-
vpmen Commission at the meeting of the New Jersey tra
costal Ship Canal Association at the City Hall
When the report of the investigation
New York and New Jersey Port Development
the railroads for transportation completed you will
astounded The cost of transportation the vicinity
than eating their
income of the roads the very high cost With
nnas municipality owned and the railroads profit
line haul basis cooperation between the railroads
ways would be made possible and the solution present
cuies hand Mr. Smith said