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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-22
HIGHLAND

Herbert Gould purchased motor
cycle last week
Our stage driver has purchased a
Ford Truck.
Harry Sylvester Of Eustis passed
thru town Sunday.
Walter Dean the Standard Oil man
passed thru town on his way 10 the
Ledge House last week.
Clark Luce and Bert Dexter of
Somerset were callers in town Tues
day.
Warren Wing of Flagstaff WAS in
town one day last week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-22
SOME RSET

Mrs. Mabel Abbott and Mrs. Flora
Crosby made business trip to Water
vile last week
Miss Stella Kennedy spent the week
end with friends at North New Port
land.
Mr.. and Mrs Rudolf Loberg and
Miss Evie Luce were at Skowhegan
recently
Elmer Knowles and bride were cal
lers at c. J. Luce's Sunday
Harry Sylvester stopped in town
Saturday night on his way home from
Madison
Mrs Mabel Abbott who has been
caring for Mrs. Rosie Scott at North
New Portland is at present with her
mother, Mrs. Mae Luce.
Mrs. Anna Sargent and daughter
Helen went to Portland today. Mrs.
Mabel Hodgman and daughter Ruth
of Portland are with her mother, Mrs.
Emily Chase during the absenSe ol
Mrs. Sargent.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-22

diately. The soothing, healing ell slim
tions and destroys the germs which
have caused 1t. DO not wait until to-
morrow. Go to your druggist today and
insist on GOLD MEDAL Haarlem oil
should feel health and vigor returning
and will bless the day you first heard
OF GOLI9 MEDAL HARLEM Oil
After you feel that you have cured
yourself, continue to take one or two
capsules each day. so as to keep in
tirst-c1ass condition and ward or the
danger OF other attacks.
Ask for the original imported GOLD
NJ EDAL brand. Three sizes. Money re-
funded II they do not help you.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-22
IT'S NOT YOUR HEART
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS

Kidney disease Is no respecter OF per
sons. A majority OF the ills affecting
people today can be traced back to
kidney trouble.
The kidneys are the most important
organs OF the body. They are the
filterers. the purifiers, OF your blood.
Kidney disease is usually Indicated by
dependency. backache, stomach trou-
Bile. pain in loin hnd lower abdomen,
gall stones. gravel. rheumatism. sciatica
and lumbago.
All these arrangements are natures
signals to warn you that the kidneys
need help You should use GOLD
MEDAL Haarlem OIL Capsules imme-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-22
CONCORD

The Victory Liberty Loan Commit
tee wish to express appreciation TO
all who helped Concord go over the
top. The allotment was $4,000 and
$500 was raised.
Ernest Jackson is at home from the
pulp mill until the strike is settled
agan
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-22
MERCER

Mr. Fletcher of Fairfield visited his
daughter. Mrs. Allen Koran, Sunday.
Carol Watson OF Skowhegan WAS
in town Saturday on business.
Donald Clement arrived at Birch
Point Camps Saturday and will spend
the summer there with his mother
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-22

Calvin Hoyt of Pennington was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Alden Strick-
land on Wednesday of last week
Arthur Daggett has recovered from
his recent illness.
Mrs Milton Young is gaining slow
ly.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-22
WEST EMBDEN

The Washington school did not keep
Friday owing to the teachers conven-
ton at Bingham.
Sylvester Jackson is living with his
daughter and husband Mr.. and Mrs.
PerIey +. Paine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-22
ANSON CENTER

Alfred Smith is working for Walter
Booker, assisting him in spring work
on his farm
Mrs. Lila Emory has sold her large
farm situated on the Back Valley road
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-22

Plenty Of exercise, lrtan
regular hours--is all thc u.
scription you need to AVOID
Influenza unless through
neglect or otherwise, a cold
gets you. Then takc-at
once
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-22

Standard cold -emedy for p years---in tablet
form--saia, sure, no opiltes breaks up cold
in "A hour Gloves ~ in days. MoneJ
b1ckifit fail. TIE genuine box has a Red top
with M. IIiu'7 Dict"r~ II Al Dug Stores.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11
WHAT MAKES
WOMEN BEAUTIFUL

Regular features don't count nearly
so much a. perfect skin.
Women can't change thsir features,
but by using
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11
MAN WHO WAS SENT UP
FOR LIFE ON MANSLAUGH.
TER PLEA is PARDONED

That man should be condemned
for life upon plea Of manslaughter is
contrary to the law in this State, bnt
that is what happened, according to
the following from the Kissimmee
Valley Gazette Of the 3rd:
"A story containing bit of home
interest was brought to the notice Of
the Gazette this week, concerning a
negro named Ben Bingham, who had
just been pardoned from the State
penitentiary Bingham and another
negro were both employed in tur-
pentine camp in Pasco county in 1905,
and when in the heat of quarrel
Bingham killed the man. Bingham
ran away and when he was appre-
hended at the close Of the second year,
he was brought to trial for murder.
and pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
He was given life sentence and had
served ten years of this sentence. Not
long ago the matter was brought to
the notice Of one of the local attor-
neys here, Mr.. Pledger, with the OBJ
ject Of obtaining pardon for the
man. Mr.. Pledger sent for a copy of
the indictment and of the judgment,
then appeared before the State Board
of Pardons, calling the attention of
its members to the fact that Bingham
had pleaded guilty to manslaughter
and could not be sentenced to life i'm
prisonment, but the maximum term
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11
HOLIDAY FUN
Frisco Mans Idea Was to Beat His
Wife, She Says

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 8.-Holi.
day periods were chosen by Jacob
Casdin, merchant, to infiict beating
upon his wife, according to a divorce
complaint filed here by Mrs. Lena
Casdin.
Mrs. Casdin asserts that her hus.
band beat her at various times be.
tween Thanksgiving and Christmas
and on last Fourth of July.
Superior Judge E. P. Morgan il
sued an order restraining Casdin
from disposing of property. The
complaint asserts he has an income
in excess of $3.50 month.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11
A TEACHERS CREED

l believe in boys and girls, the men
and women Of great tomorrow; that
whatsoever the boy soweth, the man
shall reap. believe in the curse of
ignorance, in the efficacy of schools.
in the dignity of teaching, and the joy
of serving another. l believe in wis
dom as revealed in human lives as
well as in the pages of printed book;
in lessons taught not 80 much by a
precept as by example; in ability to
work with the hands as we'll as to
think with the head; in everything
that makes life large and lovely.
believe in beauty in the school room
in the home, in daily life and out-ot
doors. I believe in laughter. in love,
in all ideals and distant hopes that
lure us on. believe that every hour
of every day we receive just reward
for al elwra
for all we are and all we do. be-
,ieve in the present and its opportun-
tiles, in the future and its promises,
and in the divine joy Of living: Amen.
Edwin 0sgood Grover.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11
Prizes Awarded
Corn Club Boys
For 1918

Report of A. A. Lewis ooun''
Agent.
Talmage Palmer, Lakeland Route D
$500; Gordon Raulerson, LaKelanu'
Route B, $500; Raymond Raulerson'
Lakeland, Route B, $1,000; Lutnef
Henderson, Lakeland, Route b, $loVV'
Olive Clark, Barlow, Short Course
$500; Eunoch Thomas, Aupurnda'e'
Short Course, $17.S5; Woss Bryant
Lakeland Route B, $3.50; Loss Bry-
ant Lakeland, Route B, $1,000; Carl
Steven, Chicora, $3.50; Will Hender-
SON Chicora, $3.50; Chas. Rushing
Kathleen, $3.50; owen Sutton, Bar
tow. $S.45; Alva Rushing, hathleen'
$3.50; Alton Wilder, Lakeland, Route
iB, $500; Ruben Hall, Barlow, sow
Marby Harrell, Lakeland, Route o.
$3.50; John Clements, Barlow, S6.o9'
Connie Raulerson Enid, $3.50; Euiee
McClelland, Lakeland, $500; Herpm
Robbins, Kathleen, $500; Roy Rauier'
son, Enid, $500.
Total $4,000 Appropriated by Coun'
ty commissioners.
Report Of Pig Club Work in Polk co.
Amount Invested in
pigs w $4S7,OO
Sales .... ....... $4,000
On hand in live stock $4,000
Lost by Cholera 49,. S3OO.Oo
Total expenditure in
Guiding loss .... 7S10o
Stock on hand in
Guiding sales ..$l926.OO
Total gain of ..... 1,139.OO
Number of pig clubs ,........3O
Number of Corn Clubs .......42
Barlow Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11

DRIED cowpeas make a delicieus
soup.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11

is twenty years Bingham had made
a good prison record and the board
granted the pardon without hesita-
ton. He is now employed by Il. L
Lesley, who seems satisfied with his
work"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11
REUNITED AFTER FOUR YEARS
Man In Iowa Greets Family Held In
England During War

cherokee, Iowa, Jan. S.-When w.
II. Rodgers of this came here four
years ago from England he planned
to have his family follow in the near
future But when he was ready to
nave them come he found out. that
on account of the war, they could not
leave that country He has been trv.
ing since that time to get them here
and finally two days before the armis.
tice was signed they started. After
a separation of four years it was a
very happy family reunion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11
HABIT OF APPRECIATION

The habit of appreciation does more
to make the possessor popular than
almost any quality that can be
named. You do not need to envy the
pretty girl who cannot even peel po-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11
BIDS FOR WOOD
Lakeland, Fla. Jan. 9. 1919

= TUT VuII' o wv,
Bids to furnish for one year to the
Lakeland Light & Water Plant four
foot cord wood for fuel, will be re-
ceived until Feb. 10, 1919, at 10 a. m
Specifications therefor-can be obtained
at my office. One thousand dollar
bond required for faithful execution
of contract.
FRANK H. THOMPSON,
Commissioner off Municipal Activities
1928
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11

tatoes without making charmin, ;
ture of herself, or the witty p,
can talk on almost any subjec.
make herself entertaining, D,ot|
you have learned both to feel an,
citation and to show it.-Girps NJ
paniOn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11
CULLED ORANGES USED FOR FUEL

Lindsay (Cal) orchard owners are
doing their part in conservation Of
fuel culled oranges having been
found valuable for heating purposes.
The oranges are allowed to dry out
thoroughly between the rows of trees
in the orchards and then are collected
in picking boxes. They made an ex.
ceptionally hot fire, due to the large
amount of oil in the rinds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11

Culled oranges are worthless for
any purpose, and even blowing then.
under in the orchard has been found
a bad practice. Their use for fuel.
therefore, not only disposes of the
culls' but results in saving of wood
or coal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11
TErrERINE

they can improve the skin. for Tst.
terine removes blotches. spots and
marks that mar woman's beauty. It
is used for eczema, ringworm. letter,
Itch. and all skin affections. Sold at
drug stores. Shuptrine Company, 81.
vannah, Ga.-(Adv.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11

Save every particle of chicken and
turkey fat
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13
Society Resents
British EffrOntery

The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick,
at their annual business meeting re-
Gently in the Hotel Astor, New York,
announced their refusal to join with
the British Societies of New York to
act as host at dinner to be given to
the Prince of Wales.
Justice Victor ]. Bowling, retiring
president of the society, said that in
his letter declining the proffered invi-
tation he had. stated that the Friendly
Sons Of st. Patrick is not British
society and therefore declined to par
ticipate in the proposed dinner. The
Justice announced also that he person
ally had declined an invitation to speak
at the dinner
BY unanimous vote the society ap-
proved the action of its president.
The members of the society considered
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13
MARRIED At wAeAsHA, MIMI.

A very pretty wedding was that of
Miss Margaret C. Meyer, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Meyer Of this city
and Ray ]. Madden, son Of Mr.. F. J.
Madden of st. Paul, which took place
at st. Felix Church in this city on
Thursday morning, November 27, at
$3.50 o'clock. The Rev. ]. N. Path.
CLONE officiated at the nuptial mass.
The bride was attired in suit of
navy blue tricotine and carried a bou-
quet of white rose buds. She was at
tended by her sister, Miss Susan D.
Meyer, who wore a suit Of navy blue
serge and carried pink rose buds. The
groom was attended by George T. Vogt.
A reception and wedding dinner at
the home Of the brides parents fol-
lowed the ceremony, in which only the
relatives participated. The
decorations were in pink and white.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madden left on a we'd
ding trip to the Twin Cities and on
their return WIN make their home at
Waseca.
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13
CarSOn'S Interest
In Irish President

New York, Dec. S-More than one
British statesman has declared in re.
cent times that the public opinion of
America would have a great deal to
do with the settling of the Irish ques-
tion-which means recognition of the
Irish Republic.
Sir Edward Carson and the Ulster.
ites-the bogey men of John Bull
are exceedingly interested in what
America thinks about ireland.
When President de Valera reached
this country last June, Samuel G.
Horton, Administrator of the Irish Lin.
en- Society of Bedford St., Belfast,
was at the New York headquarters of
the company. He was so interested in
what America thought Of the Irish
President and his fight for the free
dom of his people, that he forthwith
enlisted the services of certain New
York City press clipping bureau, Civ.
ing instructions to furnish him with q
copy Of every item that appeared in
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13

the invitation a studied insult in view
of the terrorism being carried on by
the British in Ireland.
In his review of the work of the year
Justice Bowling said that the society
had sent the Irish flag to the first Am
erican regiment to reach the Rhine.
Justice Daniel F. Cohalan who sue
ceeded Justice Bowling as president
of the society reafflrmed that the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick is an Am
ericGn organization eTld intends to r..
main so.
Besides Justice COhalan the follow
ing officers were elected: First vice
president, Henry L. Joyce; second
vice-president, James J. Hoey; treas
urer, John G. O'Keefe; recording sec
retary, Morgan J. O'Brien, Jr.; CORE
spending secretary, William J. Coli
han; almoner, Nicholas J. Barrett
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13
Thirty-one] Out OF
III Are Catholics

Major 10 Highest Rank to Which
Chaplain May Attain = Fathers
o'keefe and Doherty Are Majors
Long In Service.
According to the Army List and Di-
rectory, just published by the War De.
partment, there are now Ill chap
lains in the regular United States
Army, fourteen having the rank of
major, twentyAfour that of captain,
and seventy.three of first lieutenant.
OF these one hundred and eleven,
thirty-one are Catholic clergymen and
their stations are in all parts of the
world where American soldiers are
doing service.
The highest rank that a chaplain
may attain, is that of a major, mount
ed, the base pay being $4,000 yearly,
plus ten per cent increase after each
five years of service, until twenty
years have been served, when the pay
of a major stops at $4,000 yearly by,
law. Two Catholic chaplains, Fathers
Timothy P. O'Keefe and Francis B.
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13
judge Cohalan at
Annual Convention

one of the few remaining causes for
further wars.
England has no proper place in
Egypt, nor in India, nor in Ireland,
and will, before final peace comes to
the world, be compelled by the public
opinion of mankind, to retire from
those countries, and to leave them to
be governed by their own people in
their own way.
"The English governing classes have
a great field in which to exercise their
talents in their own land, for there
are no people more sadly in need Of
just government than the great mass
of the plain people of England.
I'VE have just broken down militar.
ism after four years of dreadful war
in which millions Of people have gone
down to their death and billions of
treasure have been squandered.
I'VE are now sitting idly by and
permitting England to strengthen and
extend her system Of navalism which
is a greater menace to the liberties of
Continued on pase4
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13

New York, Dec. 9.-Hon. Daniel F.
Cohalan. Justice of the Supreme Court,
New York, addressing the annual con-
vention of the New York State branch,
Friends of Irish Freedom, in New
York yesterday, said, in part:
what consummate masters of n.y.
pocrisy are the British governing
classes. They have deceived the world
for generations and because Of their
success In the past they hope to be
able to continue to deceive the world.
yesterday Lord Curzon struck the
latest variation of English Imperial
ism when he declared that England
remains in Egypt, forsooth, because
the Egyptians are not capable of main
tanning a stable government among
themselves, or government that
could stand aggression from without.
"The same thing has been said
about India, about Ireland, and much
of mankind by reason of the constant
reiteration of these statements, has
come to regard British Imperialism
as almost an essential condition of
world peace, instead Of being as it is,
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13

the public prints concerning de W.
lera and his mission.
During the month of June and the
first few days Of July, so many clip
pings were turned over to the Irish
Linen Society that they paid the clip
ping bureau over four hundred dol
lars for the services, at the rate oe
three cents per clipping.
Mr.. Horton took the assortment over
to Belfast with him, where they are
probably marked Exhibit A" In Car
sons cabinet
The Irish Linen Society, at it's head
quarters in New York, declared yes
terday that the organization was
loyal to man." to the British Ma.
pire.
Just how much the more than four
hundred dollars worth OF clippings had
to do with the Ulster delegation now
In America, is not difficult to surmise
In any event. they must have con-
vinced Ulster that the torch of liberty
still burns brightly on these shores.
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13

Doherty, are the only ones that have
reached the grade of major.
Father O'Keefe was appointed on
February 2, 1901. He was born on
November IL, 1864, and was appointed
from the District of Columbia and is
now on duty at Fort Lervenworth,
Kansas.
Chaplain Francis B. Doherty (major
of cavalry). is the veteran of the
Catholic chaplains in age-and a mem.
Der of the Paulist Community. He
was born December 81, 1862, in Massa.
and appointed to the army
March 13, 1892. He served during
the Spanish-American war, and was
commended for gallantry in action.
He is now on duty at Tientsin, China.
Figuring on basis of Ill chap.
lains of all denominations, the Catho-
lie Church has thirty-one, less than
twenty-eight per cent, while census
Of the enlisted personnel would prob.
ably show a much higher percentage
Of Catholic soldiers.
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13
The Cost of War
Was $337,612,542,550

$1,750, 100000. Total indirect costs to
all nations, including neutrals. is $751;
612,542,56O.
The report was gathered from re-
liable sources by Ernest L. Bogart,
professor of economics, University of
Illinois. Estimating the capitalized
value Of human life" he fixes the
worth of the individual at figures rang
ing from 5000 in Bulgaria, Turkey,
Greece, Japan, Roumania, Serbia and
several other countries up to $4,720
for the United States, where the
economic worth Of the individual 70
the nation is placed at the highest.
In addition to the $33,551 ,000. 900
given as the economic worth Of those
who lost their lives. or were injured
in actual warfare, IN equal amount
is allowed for civilian losses. The
number Of known dead IL placed 1t
9,99S.771 and the presumed dead 1t
1891 800.
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13
Picturesque Tribute to
Father Marquette.

the new boulevard bridge is being
built. A temporary platform will be
erected at the place for this occasion.
The civic program will be under the
auspices of the Perboyre Junior Art
and Civic League. Mrs. VIM. ]. Zeh
will preside. The ceremonies will be-
gin at twelve o'clock noon, when tho
children of the Perboyre league win
strew flowers on the river. This cere.
mony will be followed by short ad-
dress.
Once conception" River.
The Mississippi valley and all tho
territories explored by Father Mar
quette were dedicated by him to the
Immaculate Conception until the
period Of British occupation. The riv-
er, now known as the Mississippi, bore
the name given to it by Father Mar
quette. "The River of the Conception"
in honor of the Immaculate Concep-
tion. BY the British the river was
renamed and called the Mississippi.
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13
Will Convene Again
During Easter Week

land, o.; E. F. Harrigan, Catonsville,
Md; G. P. Stanley, Loyola Univer-
sity, Chicago; w. J. Ahern, G. NJ, St.
Louis Preparatory Seminary; F. x.
McCabe, De Paul University, Chicago;
D. A. Duggan, De Paul University,
Chicago; ]. A. Burns, G. S. c., presi-
dent Notre Dame University; F. w.
Howard, LID, Columbus, o.; w.
Carey, Notre Dame University; Bro.
Benjamin, G. F. X, st. Xavier, Louis
Vile, KY; Dr. Roy Deferrari, Catholic
University.
It was decided to convenet a larger
representative gathering in Easter
week, with view to the development
of an active propaganda in favor Of
the classical studies, in keeping with
the habftual spirit and purpose of the
American college, and with view to
the perpetuating Of a truly liberal cul-
ture as the basis of the highest mental
and moral education.
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13
Acquitted of Charge
of SeditiOn

London, Nov. 27.-Father Thomas
]. O'Donnell, the Australian army
chaplain who has been held a military
prisoner for more than month in
Ireland and in the London Tower, on
a charge of sedition, was acquitted by
courtmartial today, the evidence show.
ing that he is in poor health, having
been held incommunicado most of the
time of his Imprisonment and guarded
by bayo1lets while, confined to dirty,
frigid room.
The only evidence against him was
that Of Jealous young English lieu
tenant, Stuart Chambers, who asserted
the chaplain had made disparaging re-
marks about the King and favored rev.
olution In Ireland in conversation at
a hotel in Killarney.
The Irish standard., 1919-12-13

The first comprehensive report on
the Direct and Indirect Costs Of the
War" has just been made by the Car
negie Endowment for International
Peace and published in volume Of
that title. After taking each of the
countries separately on both sides and
summarizing the total direct and total
indirect costs, the report gives the
direct cost as $4,000, ,000, 900. and
states that the indirect costs "have
amounted to almost as much more" :"
The capitalized value Of soldier
human life, which is given among
the indirect" costs, is placed at $685.
551,276,2so. The property losses are
divided as follows: On land, $29, $780,
100000; on sea, $500, 900, 900. Loss
of production is an indirect cost Of
the war, which has meant to the ma
tons As, 5,000. .000. 900. War relief added
81, ,000, ,000, 900. The loss to neutrs1s
through indirect cost IL placed Ut