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Mr.. and Mrs Lester Nelson and
son of Naples are guests of his broth
er and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mel
son.
Charlie Earle of Hyde Park, Mass.
arrived Friday for a visit with his
uncle, DR.. r. +. Earle.
Columbus Baker of Bingham has
been the guest of his daughter Mrs
George MaXfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Farnham &C
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. X. n
Harris left Saturday for Monmouth
for a visit with his father, George
Farnham. Mr. and Mrs. Farnham
will leave the first of the week for
Medford. Mass, where he has a po-
sition at Tufts College.
Mrs. Ruth Drawn left Saturday for
Pittsfield where she will pass the
winter
Mrs. Abbie Goodridge and lady
friends of Boston are guests OF MRS
Charles Williams.
Mrs. Leona Turcotte of New Hamp'
shire has been the guest Of Mrs. A
NJ. Burrill.
Mrs. Raymond Pratt and little
daughter Louise of Skowhegan are
the guests of her parents MT. and
Mrs. y. P. Furber.
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THE NEWS OF SOMER-
SETS BUSY TOWNS
OAK HILIlNORRIDGEwOCK

At his home on Oak Hill, Friday
evening. Sept 5. Rev. J. f. Tayior
united in marriage his brother Aus
tin ] Taylor and Mrs. Rachel w
York. both of Bingham.
An interesting ana we'll attended
meeting was held at the Oak Hill
schoolhouse Sunday. Sept T. with
Rev. J. F. Taylor and Rev william
Dudley presiding. Another meeting
is announced for Sunday. Sept. ~. al
30 D. m. All are cordially invited
To attend.
Many friends and relatives are re-
ioicing over the safe arrival nome Oh
Roy G. Fairfield after an absence oil
four years. most of the time having
been passed in Shanghai, China. MI
Fairfield is in the employ of the l. ,
Government and is home on shor'
vacation.
Mrs. Bertha Wells left last Friday
for her home in Woburn, Mass. after
passing two months at the home OF
her friends Mrs. Amos Holt.
Mrs Eugene Hutchinson returned
last Monday to her home in Portland
after passing the week end at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Taylor
Oak Hill school opened for the ia Il
term Monday of last week with Mff
q X Packard as teacher
Miss Doris Dexter is attending high
school at Norridgewock this term
Iesime Parodis recently purchased
. ero enan of horses of Wesley Wat
son in Skowhegan, having disposed
of the colts he bought OF A. H. An
derson last spring.
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InterestinMLetter From the Far West

The Independent-Repor recently
received the following letter from
Frank J. Hill, a former resident Of
Somerset county, now living in SEN
tinel Butte, North Dakota Mr.. Hill
Is president of the Farmers Coop
erative Grain Company Of Chama and
his letter Is of interest as showing
the conditions under which the far
mer is laboring in the WestA
To The Observation-Disclosures,
Skowhegan, Maine
Dear Sir:
Herein find check for $3.50 for re
newal of my subscription to the Re
porter. l feel lost without it be-
cause / am interested in all that is
happening in my old home county.
All of ,my relatives live in the old
Pine Tree State.
We have had very light crops in
this section of the West this season
because of the very dry weather. The
wheat crop is only making from one
to two bushels per acre and in conse-
queHce the ldTHler lS very bdiu up CO
pecially those who do not keep much
stock Many of the farmers are ship
ping theiy stock to other states for
pasture because of the dry condition.
An epidemic of grasshoppers and cut
worms did not improve the situation,
but we are not discouraged because
we know that better times are com
ing.
FRANK J. HILL.
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Notes From Scion High School

Scion High School opened Tuesday,
September End with the largest en-
tering class recorded in the history
of the school. The classes are made
up as follows: thirty freshmen, ten
sophomores, eleven juniors and five
seniors smaking a total of tfty-six
students. In this total three are
from Lexington, three from Bingham,
seventeen from Emblem and thirty
three from Scion.
At present there are two teachers
in the high school, Maurice Lane,
principal and Miss Hazel True of New
Portland, assistant; but in the early
future it is the intention OF the school
board to put in third teacher to
teach agriculture and two or three
academic subjects.
The laboratory has received new
equipment and apparatus and under
the direction of Miss True who has
recently returned from government
work in chemistry, student will have
an excellent opportunity for pursuing
this study. The work in general
science is made interesting by many
practical experiments and individual
project work.
European history has been added
to the list of social sciences thus con-
forming to the approved modern re-
quirements.
There is an athletic field of eleven
acres adjoining the school building
which has been the scene of much
activity when the weather permitted.
The base ball team has elected the fol-
lowing officers to serve for the COM
ing year: Sidney Wilson, captain
and Lawrence Davis, manager. The
games arranged for this fall will be
with North Arson at Embden, Sept.
Is, and Somerset Academy at Scion,
October 3, Scion Fair being on the
latter date. On this day also will
the girls of Scion High school play
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ATHENS

The Boys in Blue" met and held
an all day meeting with Mr., and Mrs.
Byron Hurd, Wednesday. Alden
Buchanan in company with his daugh-
ter Edna Lord will remain in town to
attend the meeting.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Clifford Deering and
mother Mary Deering from North
Arlington, Mass. arrived Thursday
and have opened their home for a
permanent stay.
Mr. Hutchinson from Hodgdon
drove thru in his auto to spend a few
days with his little daughter.
M. &. B. Society met with Mrs.
Charles Goodwin. A large number
were in attendance and the largest
sum of money raised for the autoA
graph quilt was passed in by Lillian
Hurd and Eleanor Holman, the lat
ter being in the lead, therefore the
quilt was given to the president
Eleanor Holman.
Don't forget the date of Wesserun-
set Valley Fair Sept. rs. The
ladies plan to have tent and serve
food, ice cream, etc.
The answer to the League topic is
"Absolem." Next Sunday the topic
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MERCER


Israel Lafohr formerly OF Hamp-
shire Hill. was in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs James Coupe OF SHOW
hogan were in town the first OF the
week.
A. F. Hilton is in New York.
Mr.. Dorr of Rangeley, wffo>recently
purchased a farm on Beech Hill oil
Mr.. Shaw, has taken possession ana
Mr.. Shaw and family left town Mon
day of this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sterry Of SHOW
hogan and Mrs. Bertha Worthen ana
son George of East Mercer were
visitors at Frank Kelley's Saturday
evening
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UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
WALKER o. HINES. Director General OF Railroads
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Corrected TO June 30. 1919

Corrected to June 30, 1919
Trains Leave skowhegnn Week Days
4.45 a. M for waterville. Belfast.
Harmony. Dover and Foxcroft Bangor.
Oakland, Lewiston, Augusta, Bruns-
wick, Bath, Rockland. Portland, White
Mountain points and Boston.
500 a. m. for Waterville. Belfast,
Bangor Vaksnd ki ReSnswicR Bath
Portland, white Mountain points and
Boston.
11.s5 a. m. for waterville. Bangor,
Bar Harbor, Calais. Vanceboro. st.
John, Halifax. Except Saturdays),
Oakland, Pennington, Rangeiey Lew
iston. Augusta. Brunswick, Bath, Rock
land, Portland and New York
2.a5 o. m. for Waterville. Belfast.
Harmony, Dover and Foxcroft. Ban
gor, Mattawamkeag. Bucksport' bar
Harbor, Augusta, Brunswick Bath
Rockland. Portland. Boston. New YORK.
For Philadelphia and Washington.
Tuesdays, Thursday and Sundays.
Trains Leave skowhegan Sundays
4.l0 D. m. for Watervllle. Augusta,
Brunswick, Portland. Boston. New
York, Philadelphia and Washington
Trains Arrive skOwheEan Week Days
715 a. m. from Waterville.
HOO a. m. from Wateryille, Belfast,
Pittsfield, Harmony. Dover and FOX
croft. Bangor, Buckspont. Lewiston,
Augusta, Brunswick. Bath. Portland.
Boston and New York. Philadelphia
and Washington Tuesdays and Thurs
days.
$50 p. m. from Waterville, Bangor.
Bar Harbor, Vanceboro. Calais. st.
John. Halifax. Oakland. Augusta. Lew
iston, Brunswick, Portland, Boston.
800 p. m. from Waterville. Oakland.
Lewiston, Augusta, Brunswick, Bath
Rockland, Portland, Boston.
Trains Arrive skowhegan Sundays
Ills a. m. from Waterville. Pitts
field. Newport, Bangor, Augusta. Bath,
Brunswick Lewiston, Portland, New
York, Philadelphia and Washington.
d. C. DOUGLASS, Federal Manager.
M. L. HARRIS, Genl. Pass. Agent.
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Athens Grange

Athens Grange met in regular SEES
sion last Saturday evening with
about thirty in attendance. The
first and second degrees were work
ed on class of four Next meet
ing. Saturday evening September 81
The third and fourth degrees will be
worked upon a large class, also a
harvest feast. Arrangements were
completed for the big fair Sept. 25
All members are urged to bring pies,
cakes and dougnnuts, etc. unless
otherwise requested to furnish some
thing else.
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EAST SKOWHEGAN

Miss Grace Burrill is visiting her
mother for few weeks before re-
turning to her work in Boston.
Qrman Richardson and Earl Ames
are attending the Skowhegan High
school, this being their first year.
Felta Richardson will begin her
Sophomore year at the same school,
Joseph Ireland has been visiting
his daughter Mrs Blaine. Richardson
of Clinton for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Jewell and
little daughter Dorothy returned to
their home in Fairfield. Friday, after
passing a short vacation at the
Jewell cottage on the shore of Cakes
Pond.
Max vitality of New York is visit
ing at the home of his mother Mrs.
Flora vitality for a few days. He
will then leave for China where he
has employment.
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rh...,. No Corn "Cets-It' VIII Not Get

does II that way, and that is "Gets-1t.
n 10 hecause OF this fact that Gets
1t" Is today the biggest seller among
the corn-removers on this planet. II
means the end of "corn-fddling. For
hard corns, soft corns. very old corhS,
va,nr corns. corns between the toes
and calluses, it means Il quick, certain
finish "Gets-It" Is applied in or 3
seconds All you need is or 3 drops.
AS easy to do az signing your name
1t does away forever with tape; pi ar,
ters. bandages, knives, corn-diggers,
scissors, files and blood-bringing
razors. Ease your corn-pains' be
corn-free at last.
"Gets-It," the only sure guaranteed,
money-back corn-remover costs put
trife at any drug store. Mfd by
E. Lawrence e. Co, Chicago, Ill.
Sold in Skowhegan and recommended
az the worlds best corn remedy by
G. r. Fogg and +. w. Bucknam.
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basket ball with the girls team from
Anson Academy. This game will be
played out of doors.
The officers of the Athletic Asso-
citation have been elected for the fol-
lowing year: ]. M. Lane, president. .
Ruth Boyington, vice president; Ensie
McDonough, secretary and Leonel
Lombard, treasurer.
The school held reception Friday
the twelfth in the Grange Hall. This
freshmen reception was attended by
about sixty pupils and friends. Altho
many of the new boys and girls were
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-09-18
BIGELOW HILL

Orie Mitchell and Walter Harvie at
tended the fair at Waterville last
Thursday.
Mrs. Florence Luce and three chill
dren Elizabeth. Donald and Arnold
visited Mrs c. c. Luce, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Sanford were
Sunday callers of Mrs. A. ID. Bailey.
People in this vicinity were greatly
shocked to learn of the death OF
Charles Gardner.
Ruth, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Pray was taken to the City
Hospital at Augusta, Thursday of
last week for an operation on her
throat.
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banquet hall. This entertainment
may best be described by member
of the school as given below:
FRESHMEN'RECE
The upper classmen of Scion High
School gave the Freshmen recep-
games. 1t was nearing a late hour
when everyone went home reporting
verv nice time,
tered heartily into the spirit OF the
games. Daring an intermission Ice
cream and cake were served In the
extremely shy at first they finally
overcame their bashfulness and en-
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zion last Friday night. The' ciass
certainly deserved the apprecia''o',
showed by the other three classes !,
is the largest class THAT ever entelep
good old Solon- High. The pup,.t
collected at the Grange Hall at eigh'
o'clock, each with a smile and reaus
for an evening of entertainment cor,
sisting of games and marches. Al -
o'clock all were invited down TO Tue
dining room where harlequin ICE
cream and fancy cookies were eIVea.
After this refreshments all went pan
to the hall to enjoy a few mort
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BrRSs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

- Paul Blanchard has some nice two
weeks old pigs.
DR.. and Mrs. c E. Norcross from
Hartland called at A. w. Parsons,
Sunday.
Mrs. Mae Wood autoes from, New
Sharon last Sunday to visit her pa
rents in this place.
Dennis Beauchard began digging
his potatoes last Monday.
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PLEASANT POND

Mrs. Steele and family of Sayan-
nah Georgia, Mrs. Hoffman OF Char
lotte N. CT Mrs. Rich of Dover Me and
Miss Ada Handler of Boston Mass.
were among the recent guests at the
j. J. Lander Camp.
Mr.. and J. J. Lander have returned
to their winter home in BROOKLYN,
Mass.
Miss Henrietta Morris of Pittsfleld
is a CHEST at Mrs. Marta Savage.
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Edward Burrill of Portland is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs A. NJ. Burrlll.
Miss Gladys +. Gleason, {. II. D
10. left Monday for Pittsfield, to take
course at NJ. {. /.
Mrs. VIM Lewis and little grandson
Byron left Monday for Lewiston for
visit with her daughter Mrs. Harold
TAVlor
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sIBiFY POND CANAAN

Mrs. Rebecca Whitman from Bling
hahn has been a visitor in this neigh
borhood during the last week. She
Is remarkably smart for her age. She
was born in the year 1899
Mr. and Mrs. George l.. Tobey
started for Stoughton. Mass. last
Friday making the trip by auto.
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RAKER'S SIDING

The school at Bakers Siding be-
gan this morning with Miss Velma
Rollins as teacher.
Mrs. Charles Hilton was in Dead
water, Monday
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WEST FORKS

Mrs. ]. C. Kiah is spending few
DAYS in town visiting her sister Mrs.
II. j. Farley.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Durgin have
rented the house formerlys owned by
Edd ONeil.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Harris are re-
ceivtng congratulations on daughter
born July 10
Miss Mabel Mickey has gone to
Portland to enter Gray's Business
College.
The community was saddened
Thursday morning TO hear OF the
death of Chas. Baker which occurred
at the home of his sister in Norridge-
wock. All extend their deepest sym
pathy to the bereaved family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Durgin have
closed their house for the winter ana
gone to Spencer to cook for the 8 ID.
Warren Co.
The school is progressing very
we'll under the faithful instructions
of Carlton Moore. All the pupils are
very much pleased with him.
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child
health

1t is fact which many mothers have
been obliged to admit. that their chill
dren, otherwise perfectly healthy, arc
sufferers from worms, which cause dis
tressing symptoms familiar to parents.
II your child is thin, nervous, restless at
night. look for worms. and if present.
don't delay using Che safe and proper
remedy, 81. F." Atwood's Medicine. The
following testimonials were unsolicited:
Il have raised seven children n man
hood and womanhood keeping them well
by using the True IL. F." .Atwood's
Medicine. find it sure and excellent
remedy for worms with which SO many
children are tormented.
Mrs. c. A. Treadwell, Naples, Me.
my little girl used to have worms
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"Gets-It" Peels Your
Corns Right Off
Two Drops VIII Do II Without Fuss
or Trouble. Never Falls

There's only one way to get rid of
a corn and that Is to peel it off as you
would a banana kin. There Is only
one corn remover in all the world that
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-09-18
ST. ALBANS

This is a busy week at the Snow
Flake Gaining Co. Large quantities
of corn are being brought in and the
crew is working evenings,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Nye and daugh.
ter Dorothy and MRS. Emma Frost OF
Skowhegan were among the visitors
in town Sunday.
Harold Waterman of Portland was
week end guest of c. c. HANSON
C. p. Coolidge, who recently sold
his farm to John Smith, is moving his
family to their home in Pittsfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Baxter or Bruns-
wick are among the guests at DaYd
Longley's.
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and would be SICK three
or four days at a time |
began the use OF the true
al. F." Medicine and she
has not had a spell since.
Mrs. Ida Nj. Mason.
Clinton. Me.
Get a bottle for so
cents from your dealer
for sixtyteaspoonful doses
or write US today.
The IL. F." Medicine Co.
Portland. Me.
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is--An Old Testament character
whose name begins with B "a young
brother who brought good fortune to
his eldest.
Preaching Service Sunday morning
Coming events for Athens are
Ladies' entertainment in one month,
Junior and Senior plays of Somerset
Academy; Epworth League Social and
entertainment given Oct. 2, with a
short play entitled fMysteryD; |. o.
o. I. play to be given in Febrnary.
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EAST EMBDEN

Aston Ward has new Ford car
Mrs. Geo chamberlain was the guest
of her sister Mont Spaulding Friday.
Mrs. Fred Ward is suffering with
Erysipilas in her face.
Frank Barron was in this vicinity
recently.
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cial assistant to Mr.. Lane and Joscph
). Cotter, Mr.. Lanes present execu-
tive assistant.
Mr.. Lane was one of the early ar.
rivals at the Pan America nUnion
Building and smilingly admitted he
had come to take the place rendered
him by the nomination committee of
the conference.
The report of the committee on rules
provides for all sessions being open to
press and public.
Under the rules voting will be bv
groups representing employers Organ
lZed labor and the public the majority
CT delegates in each group to decide
that groups attitude, but "no express
sion or conclusion will be arrived at
unless all three groups are inaccord. ="
Other provisions Of the rules report
ed by the committee were that the
meetings be open to the public and the
press and that there be two daily ses
SONS from $3.50 a. m. to 1890 D. m.
and from 2:30 p. m. to $3.50 p. m.
1t was expressly stated that there
should be no meetings on Sunday in
tlicating that the conference was ex-
pccted to continue two weeks or more
The rules were presented by w. D..
Mahon of the albor delegation chair
man of the rules committee.
Sprrnt T -, L. 4
chairman, said he was sure the gath
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SOON WAS able
TO DO R0USEW0RK
Spartanburg Woman Says She No
Longer Needs Hired Girl
EXPLAINS REASONS
Mrs. Cannon. Declared. 1t Was Sur
prising the Way Tanlac Re-
stored Her.

Though it had been necessary, be-
cause Of her i'll health, to have a nurse
to assist in caring for the baby and
help with the housework. Mrs. C. c..
Cannon, of 375 Vernon St., Spartan
burg, S. c., who took dozen bottles
Of Tanlac, declared that "the Tanlac
made me feel SO well and strong, and
really l am stronger and healthier
than l have been in years"
Discussing her bad health, Mrs. Can
non said: 81 suffered from general
weakness. l felt badly lot of the
time, and never was able to do my
houscwork. l had to keep a nurse, as
l could not lift the baby much, and
also l had to have help to do my
housework. l always have been weak
and frail. Before l began taking
Tanlac | had been almost completely
broken down, had lost my appetite and
was somewhat subject to indigestion.
| suffered lot with my back, which
ached and panied me.
II had heard so much about Tanlac
l finally began taking it, and l have
taken dozen bottles. The Tanlac
increased my appetite great deal
and built up my system. I was sur
pris'ng the way l gained health and
energy, and my appetite was restored
l have not been troubled with my
work and care for the baby without
the help of hired girl. / am glad
to recommend Tanlac, for it did Sc
much for me-"
Tanlac, the Master Medicine, is sold
by Dickson's Drug Store, Manning
Fl. w. Nettles, Jordan; Shaw & Plow-
den, New Zion; Farmers Supply Co..
Silver; ID. G. Rhame, Sumn:etron.
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cring would be able to work out a
solution of industrial troubles grow
ing out of reconstruction.
eve will work out way because
it cannot be that there is no way,'
said Mr.. Lane.
81 wish that it were possible that
the president might have given you
the stimulating influence not only Of
his presence but fthat true word
which he always speaks" continued
the chairman. "That is denied us
now, but possibly it may not be
denied. The word comes to us fresh
and cheering from the White House
that before your deliberations are
through it may be possible that you
may yet hear directly from him
/ Whether that is SO or not, you are
to go on with your work in the spirit
that | believe is in you.
"Men sa ythat this problem of la
bor and capital is unsolvable. You
cannot say that to me- In my de-
partment is the bureau Of patents and
each year as | read the reports | see
that in America we produce more in
ventions than the two largest coun-
tries Of the world and | read those
figures | say to myself: A people
that have that practical imagination,
that amount of genius, cannot be
met with problem that, in time,
they cannot solve.
Men talk in this country of class,
and class war. Why gentlemen,
/ there can be no class in this land.
Who is to be the next president of
the United States? Whoever he is,
you will find that he is some boy
i that years ago worked for wages; ;
and there can be no class where
such 4 thing is possible.
81 look upon this conference as
the greatest and most important
extra legal body that has been called
IN this country certainly in our time,
| There are some here who have doubt
ed its successes. Why, gentlemen,
this conference is bound to be a sue
cess. It's extent is not to be meas
ured by resolutions that come from
1t by platforms or by programs or
by bits Of machinery that it may in
vent or reveal. The spirit of this
conference is its justification.
1--WE will draft here a declaration
OF dependence not Of independence;
declaration that we are united one
with another, that we cannot live in
ISOLATION; that we must join hands
together, not for our own sake alone,
but for the greater sake Of our
country and of the world"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-10-08
TWO BALLOONISTS
Still. MISSING

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct 7.-Although
SIX days have elapsed since the nation
al championship balloon race started,
no word had been received today from
Captain Dammann, pilot, and Lieutcn-
ant Edward Verhcyden, aide. of the
Wichita Aero Clubs entry. The nine
other contestants have reported.
The two balloonists were last seen
LIVING 10 wover Lake Michigan on
Thursday. They carried provisions
sufficient for three days.