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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-07

COlOrs Tan. Green, Silver. Pink and
LIT. Blue. In other cOlOrs these sell
for soc and 59c per pair. This lot
25c pair.
All our White and COlOred Wolfe
BEACH CLOTH and LINEN DRESSES
at l.3 less than regular prices. Were
800. $500, $3.50, $500. $1,000 and
$1,000 now S2.67. 1888. 5000. 5000
1861 and $500 each.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-07
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Lester Adams spent the week end
with his family. He Is employed by
Joel Taylor at Spring Lake
Miss Mary Barney will arrive home
next Tuesday from a weeks visit with
relatives in Portland and Massachu-
sets.
Judge and Mrs. f. F Lawrence ar
rived home last Saturday night from
a three weeks vacation at Attean
Camps.
Mrs VI d. Gillette and three chill
dren Of Springfield. Mass are visiting
her mother, Mrs Viola Washburn, ,
Pleasant street
Misses Hattie Tramley and Ruby
Carpenter left here last Friday to
spend the remainder Of the season at
West Boothbay
Miss Marie Boulette arrived home
from Wateryille last week after nurs-
Ing in the family of Fred Libby of that
city for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Decker and
son Lawrence of Clinton were week
end guests at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. c. Judkins of Locust Ave
Misses Bertha and Elizabeth Lip
man, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel Lipman OF Cowett street. are en-
joying a two weeks vacation with
relatives in Boston and vicinity.
Lieut.. Donald {. Hight principal Of
Somerset Academy, Athens and Mrs
Marion Drake Flanders, teacher of
music and English in that institution,
were in town on business, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gotta, Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Boulette and Carlton
Gotta are enjoying a two weeks auto
trip to Quebec and they will return
uOIIc Wy the way vi lut w ullc MOuu-
tains.
A party from Texas were in Show
hogan last Friday for few hours.
The driver of the automobile stated
that he had driven 1856 miles and
he had made the journey with very
little difficulty.
Harvey B. Goodwin will commence
to build an ice house, tool house and
cement manure pit at Sunrise" farm
in Malbon's Mills in the near future.
This farm is owned by b. w Page and
is occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Bales
Spaulding
Mrs. Charles Oliver and son Carl
have been passing several days Wis
iting with relatives and friends in
Skowhegan and Athens. They re-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-07

turned home from Smithheld this
week. They were former residents
OF this town.
Robert II. Lord returned TO his
home in Portsmouth. y. H. last Fri
day afternoon after being in town yis-
ting with relatives and friends. Mrs.
Lord and two children Elizabeth and
Dorothy, who have been here TWO
weeks will remain another week
The members of the Helen Coburn
Mission Circle of the Bethany Baptist
Church met with Miss Louise II. Co
burn at her home, Friday afternoon.
The guest Of honor was Mrs. c. Y.
Hanson. widow OF the first pastor Of
Bethany. who is visiting friends in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Webb, accom-
panied by his sister Mrs. Charles Lit
tlefeld and his mother Mrs. Charles
Webb. enjoyed an automobile to
Thomaston recently The latter Mrs.
Webb is 81 years of age and she
stood the journey remarkable well for
a woman Of her years
Lois Tobey. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George W. Tobey OF Bridge street
had splinter about one inch long
taken from her foot last Sunday by
DR.. Richardson. About a year ago
the little girl was playing about the
swing bridge in her bare feet and got
splinter in her foot and her parents
thought they had taken it all out for
it healed up but within the last few
months there had been some signs
that part OF it was still there.
Twenty five neighbors and friends
met at Lake Wesserunsett. Wednes-
day evening, to enjoy social even
ing with Frank Pooler of Joplin, Mo,
formerly of Skowhegan and the son
of Mr. and Mrs Fred l.. Pooler. Thru
the courtesy of Mrs. r. F. Wilson
the evening was spent on the wide
piazza of her summer home. Mrs.
Pooler, mother Of the guest, acted
as hostess and served a splendid pic
mic supper. Boating and games We're
enjoyed by the company. Those
present were Henry Varney, Miss
Clara B. Varney. Mrs Abbie X. Wildes,
Mrs f. r. Goodrich, DR.. Blynn o.
Goodrich, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Dyer,
Emery 7. Dyer Ralph F. Merriam.
Mrs II. b Goodwin, William Good
win. Carroll E. Goodwin, Mrs Maria
Folsom. Mrs Mary Leighton. Mr.. and
Mrs D. H. Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs l. J.
Smith. Miss Geneva Smith, Mrs. r. F.
Wilson, Walter Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs
Pooler, Miss Christine Pooler.
Miss Pauline Emery entertained a
party of young lady friends at dinner
Thursday evening at the home of her
sister. Mrs. r. l.. Marston. Later,
the company was joined by a number
of young gentlemen Dancing, with
Mrs MarstOn at the piano, and victro-
la selections were enjoyed during the
evening.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-07

AGs. Ethel Deane has gone to King
field to pass a weeks vacation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-07

A very interesting and pleasant
houseparty was entertained over the
week end at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
George Merriam. Besides the i'm
mediate family, those present. were Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Merriam and their
daughter, Martha of Greenfield, Mass.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Weeks and
daughter. Frank is the second son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Merriam and his wife
was formerly Miss Margaret Griffin.
Mrs. Weeks was formerly Miss Ethel
Stilson farm and the fellows finished
Merriam.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-07
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-07
Farmers Telephone 22-2
J o.
Advance Showing and
Sale of New Fall Coats
At About One-Q Quarter Less Than Prices on La
ter Purchases are Expected to Be
Maine Telephone 15-t

In of the
Coats Strictly All Wool always the Finest Tailored Garments
These "WOOLTEX-
other
will
Man Of and
driving all
Beautiful Plush Trimmed very
a and each.
Buy August 4 price OF your
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-07
NORTHUMBERLAND

Well, you have all bought
your hayrake and scythe.
Let that pass.
Just a little too early to
talk about Ice t0ngs and
ice tools.
About now what You will
want Is stun to do with In
the Fall harvest field.
Don't think harvest time
Is n long way of. 1t
Will he here before you
know IL.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-07

Season tickets for the Redpath
Chautauqua at Skowhegan, August 20
to September 4, may be purchased at
the Office of the Independent-Repo
Adults 1920; children s1.10.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-07
Several Mark-DOWns of Summer Goods

IL Pieces FANCY FIGURED yOILES
and ORGANIZES our regular 25c
quality 19c yard.
Is Pieces Plain Color and FANCY
FIGURED Y0ILES. BATISTES and
SILK MUSLINS all 36 or 40 In. wide
and were zoe, l5c and soc yard-29c
yard.
10 Dozen Ladies' Half Silk and Mer-
cerized LISLE THREAD HOSE
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-07

Thousands are sick every year with
some form Of Bowel Complaint Thou
sands are cured by taking Or. SETH
BALSAM. Warranted by
Sampson * Avore.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
CONGRESS GRINDS ON.

Washington, June 7.-Before leay-
ing here last night, President Koncn-
kamp of the Commercial Telegraph
ers' Union of America announced
that upon his arrival at Chicago TO-
day he would issue a call for gen
eral strike of all commercial teles-
raphers. He said neither the date
nor whether it would affect both the
Western Union and the Postal had
been decided at that time.
President konenkamp said the
strike would be called in support OF
union employees of the Western Union
in 10 southeastern states who hat,
been called out immediately follow
ing announcement of Burleson's Or
der returning the wires to private
ownership.
Postoffice officials intimated that
the proposed strike would not seri-
ously inconvenience communication
They pointed to a statement issued
in New York yesterday by President
Carlton of the Western Union to the
effect that out of 100000 employees of
the company there were only 710
who were members.
Despite Burleson' action in re,
turning the wires, congressional lead
ers continued with preparations for
congressional legislation repeating
the wire control resolution.
During hearing before the senate
interstate commerce committee, some
of the members severely criticised
Postmaster General Burlesons ac-
~tiOn in returning the wires when a
strike was threatened. They charac-
terized the saction as passing the
buck" A letter from Burleson stat
ing that his; order had been misinter-
preted and that he had relinquished
only the operation of the lines was
read
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
PESSINISM PREVAILS.

Especial United Press Wire.)
Berlin, June An air of uneasi-
ness, resulting both from the peace
situation and internal developmen
continues to grow in Berlin. The
government is understood to be pre-
pairing for all eventualities.
Brockdorff advised the government
he expected to receive the allies an
swer to the counter proposals Sunday
or Monday. The attitude of pessi-
mism pervading official circles is re-
Elected in the newspapers, none of
which hold any hope of real modifi-
cations in the peace terms.
In the meanwhile the Rhineland
delegates to the national assembly
are comforting both with the national
and the Prussian assemblies regard
ing means of halting the separatist
movement in the Rhine provinces.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
FREEB0URN FRAME-UP COSTS Chief
MURPHY and FRIENDS And BUTTE
MINER APOLOGIES and ALSO $500
Butte Miner Pays Heavily
and Apologies on Front
Page for Scandalous Tale
About Freebourn.

In consideration of dismissal of
the damage suit instituted against
the Butte Miner by Harrison j.
Freebourn on account of the publ
cation of alleged libelous matter
charge of obstructing the draft in
March, 1918, the Butte Miner this
morning paid Mr.. Freebourn
check for $4,000 and, in addition,
published refutation of their
former allegations on the front page
of today's issue.
After Freebourn' S unlawful seizure
and Imprisonment by Chief of Police
Jere Murphy on the 23rd of March,
1918, The Miner came out with an
atrocious story under big headlines
charging young Freebourn with con-
spiracy to obStruct the draft-alleg-
ing, in effect that he was the most
active agency in the northwest in a
plot to hamper the prosecution of
the war
Harrison Freebourn sued the
Butte Miner for libel. This case,
like the other one against Murphy,
has dragged along to the present
time.
Last night at 1920 o'clock young
Freebouln was sitting costly in his
home at 624 h West Granite street
when the phone rang.
1t was nobody else but a represen-
tatiye of The Miner who wanted to
slip Freebourn check for $4,000,
he said, and have Freebourn call the
suit off
Harrison Freebourn, who has
worked his way up from pick and
shovel laborer at the Pittsmont
smelter to the lofty height of a
licensed attorney, and is now try
ing ito hang on to the willows" till
business comes in, looked once into
his young wife's eyes, swallowed a
lump in his throat and coolly in
formed the attorney for the Butte
Miner that it would be impossible
to consider the proposition for an
instant uEieos The Miner gave the
same prominence to d public apology
for its libelous story that it had
given to the story itself. The Miner
gladly consented to this. The
apology appeared this morning on
the front page. The check for $4,000
made out to Harrison J. Freebourn
and signed by Fred Furman, attor-
ney for The Miner has already been
converted into coin OF the realm.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
AMERICAN
UNITS TO
LEAVE
Original Archangel Expedi-
tionary Force Will Be
Out of Russia Within Two
Week, Says Gen. March.
Especial United Press Wire. J

Washington, June 7.-All of the
remaining regiments of the original
American Archangel expedition will
be out Of Russia within two weeks,
General March announced today
The only troops of the United States
included in the Archangel forces to
be left will be railroad engineers
sent there this spring for special rail
road work He was unable to say
definitely when these will return.
The companies which left Arch
angel June 8, for Brest, General
March said, are Companies e, G,
and NJ, and machine gun companies
of the 339th infantry, comprising SO
officers and 1903 men, in addition
to two officers and 1928 men of un-
specified units who are sailing to
England.
The homeWard movements of ma
tional guard and national army
combat units from France are COM
plete, General March announced. All
units having embarked for the
United States The movement of
regular troops homeward also has
begun, he said, the Sixth division
having begun its sailing this week.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
Police Chief and Federal
Officials Admit That
Pittsmont Bookkeeper's
Arrest Was "Wrongful. -

The constitutional right of an
American citizen to be secure
against seizure and Imprisonment of
his person by police officers, except
by due process of law and as a re-
suit of legally filed charges, was up
held yesterday, when the suit of
Harrison j. Freebourn against Chief
of Police Jere Murphy, ct al, was
settled out of court-the defendants
giving Mr.. Freebourn public ack-
nOWlegment of their error and 900
in cash to induce him to dismiss his
suit for damages and vindication.
After Harrison ]. Freebourn had
suffered the indignity of being ar
rested and held two days without
bail in the city Jail by Chief of
Police Jere Murphy when there was
no charge of any kind filed against
him, he brought suit in the district
court against Jere Murphy, Thomas
Topping and r. w. Thomas for
$4,000 damages.
1t was war time-March, 1915
and these three impulsive patriots
seemed to think they had right to
kidnap citizen and lock him up at
their pleasure, if the color OF his
hair displeased them, or he made a
noise like a socialist.
Freebourn, at the time, was time
keeper and cost accountant at the
Pittsmont, an old and trusted en-
ploye of the company. He was
drawing a good salary. And he was
square, decent fellow-a good
American citizen with an abiding
love of liberty in his heart and an
honest regard for the laws of the
land.
Because he was such a citizen,
when the Butte draft board tried
to railroad two Swede aliens into
the army in plain and open defiance
of that limitation in the draft law
which specifically protected aliens
from liability to serve, he prepared
the appeal papers of those two
Swedes, calling the attention of the
board in Helena to the unlawful at
tempt of the Butte board to force
citizens of a foreign nation into the
American army. The Swedes, OF
course, were turned loose, because
they were unlawfully held.
For this service, one of the
Swedes paid Mr.. Freebourn $50
The Swede volunteered to give this
money to Freebourn. The Swede
was gratified. He said that other
aliens had BEEN giving that much
to attorneys for calling the atten-
ton of the draft board in Helena tc
the fact that aliens were by law ex-
empted from the draft. Mr.. Free
bourn took the money.
1t is said that those aliens had nc
occasion to feel that they were over
charged especially when they read
about that suit in the district cour,
Canning and Geagan versus Peter
Lambros-in which the ATTORNEYS
charged something over $500 fol
similar services toward Lambros-
Now, one fine day, it is said, Ro,
Alley became angry at Oscar yor
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA
DECLARED FEASIBLE

Venice, Calf, June Announce
ment was made by Thomas H. Ince,
moving picture producer, who yester-
day announced an offer of $4,000 in
prize money for airplane flights
from California to Australia, that an
opinion had been expressed by Lieu
tenant Hanlen of the military avia-
ton station at North Island. that
such a flight was entirely feasible.
Ince offers $4,000 to the first avia-
tor who flies from here to the
Hawaiian islands and who fails to
complete the trip to Australia.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
CARLTON GETS WROTHY.

New York, June Z. President
Carlton of the Western Union Tele-
graph company today declared he
hopes the telegraphers' union calls a
strike on all Western Union lines. He
said:
THAT will give us the chance to
rid the service of all undesirable EN-
ployes. 1t will eliminate for all time
those who do not have the interest of
the company at heart and who seek
to embarras it's service.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
ENGLISHF0RB HONOR
TO irish MARTYR

Dublin, June 7.-One girl and
three policemen We're wounded
Hast evening by shots when the po-
lice dispersed crowd gathered in
front of the Mansion house to Gel
ebrate the birthday of James Con-
molly, "commandant general of
the Irish republic army" who was
executed May 8, 1916, following
the Irish revolt. The gathering
had been forbidden by the city au-
thorities.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
ADVANCE STUFF
TO THWART
STRIKE
Propaganda to Offset Tom
Mooney Strike Is Being
Peddled By Plute Agents
and Press.
Especial United Press Wire. J

Washington, June 7.-Parade and
similar demonstrations designed to
precipitate riots appear to constitute
the program of the reds in the
plans for their Fourth of July out
break, according to propaganda and
literature and other information in
the hands of government depart
ments.
AS the result, organized labor Of
ficials as well as government author
tiles are expected to take steps to
discourage participation of labor
men and soldiers and sailors in
brawls which the reds" may at
tempt to start it is said.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
CONFLICTING REPORTS.

Atlanta, June Tour estimates
show more than $500 Western
Union telegraphers are on strike in
the southeastern states" said Inter
national Vice President Mann of the
Commercial Photographers Union of
America.
I'VE have lost only 23S men in the
southeast as the result of the strike y
said General Manager Worthen of
the Western Union.
Union leaders claim that practical
ly every small town in the southeast
has been cut off from Western Union
wire communication.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07

The German armistice commission
has sent the allies new note pro-
testing against General Mangin's al
legged cooperation with the heads of
the new Rhine republic.
A new transportation strike is on
in Berlin in protest against the exc
cution of Lenine, convicted of being
one of the chief instigators of the re-
cent Spartacan revolt in Munich. 1t
is estimated that more than $50, 900
tramWay employees and other workers
quit work in advance of the hour set
for the general strike
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
BRITISH STEAMER
AF|RE; ONE KILLED
Especial United Press Wire)

New York, June THE British
cargo steamer Beechleaf, badly dam
aged by fire, is being towed into port
by the American transport West
haven, according to wireless mes
sages received here. 1t is said the
engines operating the steering gear
of the Beechleaf are out of commits
sion and that she is steering badly by
hand.
One fireman is reported killed and
the third engineer seriously burned.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
MAYOR GRAY IS
TALKING
LOUD
Only Reports From Winni-
peg Come From Source
Unfriendly to Cause Of
Strikers.
Especial United Press Wire. }


Winnipeg, June 7.-Mayor Gray
claims the general strike is dis
integrating. He pointed to the re-
turn of a number of the city's fire.
men to their jobs and the applica-
ton of other municipal employees as
proof of his statement.
'The situation has changed from
a battle of maneuvers to stationary
Warfare said Gray. stamina will
determine the result now"
Twenty Canadian Pacific railroad
operators are reported to have re-
turned to work today. Milk and
bread distribution through depots
are said to be running smoothly and
most amusement places have re-
opened without interference from
the strikers. .
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
NOTHING ELSE TO DO,
KING PINS MEDALS

Athens, June King Alexander
recently conferred the medal of mill
tary merit on number of Red
Cross nurses for their work in fight
ing the typhus epidemic in Mace
donia. Among them is Miss Isabel
Martin of San Francisco.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
POLK CABLES SENATE
DEMAND To WILSON
Especial United Press Wire.

washington, June Acting Sec
retary of State Polk has cabled to
President Wilson the resolution call
ing on the state department for the
delivery of the text of the peace
treaty.
Officials here believe President
Wilson cannot release the treaty
without the consent of the British
and French leaders. Both the
French chamber of deputies and the
British house of commons, it is
stated, are as anxious to get the
treaty as the American senate. That
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
PHILADELPHIA JOINS TOO.

Especial United Press Wire.)
philadelphia, June Z. Twenty
nine Western Union operators left
their posts here in sympathy with the
strikers in the southeastern states,
according to union officials Chief
Operator Webb of the Western Union
said only Is had quit and said they
gave no reason for their action
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
AUSTRIA WILL COUNTER.
Especial United Press Wire.

I
Zurich, June Z. = The Austrian
reply to the peace treaty will take
the form of counter proposals, an
Innsbruck dispatch has reported. The
main points are ready, the dispatch
added, but the full text of the reply
will not be handed the allies before
June / 5 or 10.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
SMELTERMEN ELECT
OFFICERS YESTERDAY
Especial to The Bulletin. }

Anaconda, June Thomas
Carey was elected president, and
Timothy Ryan, recording secretary,
of the Mill and Smeltermens union
here yesterday. The votes for other
officers have not yet been counted.
The results for president and
recording secretary are:
Carey, 303; Walsh, 1856; Nc
Carthy, 1856; c. w. Smith, 176.
For recording secretary-Ryan,
317; Murphy, 221; Rankin, 1876.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
MAY PROBE BLAST
WHICH KILLED MEN

Wilkesbarre. Pa. June 7.-State
and local authorities yesterday We're
conducting separate inquiries into
the explosion in a tunnel of the Del
aware and Hudson Coal company
Thursday that cost the lives of SO
men and the injury of so others. A
large number of the injured were Sc
riously burned and manned and it is
feared many of them cannot recover
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-06-07
ELECTRICIANS HANDED
SUGAR COATED PILL
Especial United Press Wire. }

Springfield, H., June 1.-THE
electrical workers strike, set for
June Is, is "off." Secretary Ford
of the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers said the return
of the wires 10 the control of COM
pany officials made the strike un-
necessary and declared the workers
can reach satisfactory agreements
with the companies.