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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-02
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The past issues of the Independ-
ent-Reporter contain the nearest to a
complete history of Somerset County
of any printed or written record Let
us show you how to consult them for
any Thing yeu wish t6sknow.
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Any subscriber to the Reporter,
whose subscription is paid 8 or more
months in advance, may subscribe,
thru us, to the Boston Post for $500 q
year or $40 for 6 months.
Thrice -a-Week World, 76c.
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that shell would hit us and end our
misery. Personally, was not particu-
lar. 1t was nothing but bump, jolt, rat
tie. and bang.
Several times the driver would turn
around and give us n "Cheero, mates.
Wen soon be there" nne fellows.
those ambulance drivers, a lot Of them
60 West. too.
We gradually drew out q the tire
zone and pulled up In front Of IN i'm
mense dugout. Strotchar.bearers car
risd me dcwa g sumAes II steps and
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BEANS -PITTsFIELD

The many friends of Laforest
Goodwin we're panied to hear of his
death December %, at the home OF
his wife's sister in Skowhegan. He
had been out of health about two
years, at times suffering intense pain,
but he never complained, bearing it
all with Christian fortitude. The
heart broken wife and family have the
sympathy OF host of friends in their
deep grief He Will be greatly miss
ed in the home He was kind and
loving husband and father; a kind
neighbor and a true friend, He was a
very quiet man. good counsellor;
when he talked he said good things.
He was a Christian firm and true from
his early youth Laforest Goodwin
was the son OF James and Caroline
(Hale) Goodwin, both deceased. He
was born and always lived on the
home farm in North Canaan. His
heart was conferred in his home and
family. He worked hard, dealt hon
estly with his fellowmen and accu
mulated a handsome property. Mr..
and Mrs Goodwin lived happy mar
ried life 40 years and months. Mr..
Packard of Cornvile spoke words OF
comfort to the bereaved ones. Be-
side the immediate family who attend
ed the services were six counsins:
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tilton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Cover MIR. and Mrs.
Oren Cover. He was laid to rest in
The flowers were many and beautiful.
the family lot with his two daughters.
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CARATUNK

Miss Marion Clark. who is teaching
in New Hampshire, spent Christmas
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Clark.
Ed. Powell who was running a
camp for Mr.. Stoddard, had the mis-
fortune to break his leg while on the
yard. DR.. Brown of Bingham re-
duced the fracture and Mr.. Powell is
as comfortable as could be expected.
Miss Alice Clark and Miss Alta
Whorff during the recent Red Cross
drive got $S8 for memberships.
Miss Hazel Packard of Rumford
has been recent visitor in town.
Christmas Day was "A sad one for
everybody in town owing to the death
of Lester Morris, aged 81 years, who
was buried Christmas Day.
OBITUARY
The recent death of Lester Morris
son OF Omar (now deceased) and
Mary (Martin) Morris has caused
genuine wave Of sadness in this place
and other towns in this section. The
deceased was born Nov. 2S, 1897 and
had spent all his life in this town.
He graduated from the High School
in June with all honors and was a
young man Of exemplary habits and a
great favorite with every one. Last
spring he contracted a severe cold
with bronchitis which soon developed
into tuberculosis He was tenderly
cared for by a fond mother and grand
mother, but love couldn't hold him
here The funeral services were held
at the home on Christmas Day with
large number of friends in attendance
while the quantity Of flowers bore
testimony Of the esteem in which the
deceased was held. Prayers were
read by Rev. Father Nelligan of Madi-
son Besides the mother and grand
mother above mentioned there are sew
eral uncles, aunts and cousins OF the
deceased in this town. and grandpa
rents in Pittsfeld Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Morris.
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A CAPABLE GIRL OK MIDDLF
aged woman wanted for general house
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WILL BUY SMALL OR LARGE
lots of white ash. Call and see nae.
or write G. w Emerson, Summer 81.
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SNOW SHOES, WILL DORE's MAKE
Stock ready to ship or made to order
Have been making them for 20 years
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CUT FLOWERS AND POTTED
Plants Flowers for all occasions
SAY il with Flowers. When in Wa
tervilIe we invite you TO call Mitchell
Flower Store. l44 Main St, Waterville
Ned II Lambert Water St, n. E. Tel
63-1 Skowhegan Agent, Agents want
ed in other towns. 13wSt
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
Another Outburst

Our nelghbor The World is thrown
into new fury against Senator
Lodge by his approval of the new
reservation which says that the
United States is to preserve the
exclusive right to decide what ques-
tions affect its honor and vital in
terests. An attempt is made to draw
a preposterous parallel-'that there
is an adoption Of the Austrian idea
that the dispute with Serbia involved
her honor and her vital interests.
This is not so much an insult to
Senator Lodge as to this country
although, of course, not so intended.
Austria falsifed. She said a dispute
involved her honor which did not.
Who has right to say the United
States will be similarly insincere
and screen a foul act behind the
assertion of a sound principle?
No convincing reason for the new
reservation is furnished. Its sub
stance seems already safeguarded
in the reservations to Article X. 1t
merely makes explicit what is i'm
plicit. If the United States is to
decide for itself when advice ten
dered to it by the league shall be
followed, its honor seems in it's own
hands.
But why a hysterical outburst
against reservation whose fault is
merely that of repetitiono But one
plausible explanation offers itself
This is that partisanship so controls
some minds that sense Of proportion
is lost-there is such frenzy through
the lack of convincing arguments
that epithets seem the only relieving
resource. 1t will not be Senator
Lodge who will be most remorseful
over having yielded to narrowness
during the treaty discussion.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26

ing seriously limited or violated at
the present moment, there has been
an undue leniency in enforcing the
doctrine stated above. Any number
Of Red periodicals and leaders are
yammering for the "revolution";
and by the revolution most of them
mean the overthrow Of the existing
system by force They and their fol
lowers are a small minority, and
violence is their one hope. Such
folk pirate much of free speech, and
clasp the Constitution tearfully to
their bosoms when any suggestion of
restraint or punishment is made.
But what they really want and
preach is free murder. Any consti-
tuition that protected such incite-
ment to violence would be fit con-
stitution for chaos.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
Iucan
From The English Rer,e,c)
Ny SIGHT grows dim. scarce can

From The English Rsp,e,o)
MY SIGHT grows dim, scarce can
utter more:
But list, We singers that come after me-
Sing soothing lays 70 hearts that need 4
rest,
But place We in the right hand Of .he
Muse
A red-hot iron. wherewithal to brand
Shame in the flesh of everything that's
base
Such service of the executioner
We're very deed of love. by loving hands
Wrought on the sons Of misery--wcar
they chains,
Or sit arrayed in senatorial robes.
Or crowned with Caesars princelv dia.
dem,
Let actors lit it 70 their puny harms.
Singing Of Lesbia, Choris. Corydon:
A grander theme be thine; Let com.
mon folk
Hang on thy lips. and like the Nazarene
Proclaim the Kingdom where the las.
are first.
OUlOiu 10 eyes OF slaves ASlr2a 5 realm.
Bid them build up a new, a righteous
Rome
On ruins Of Rome degenerate
Then. trustful as that Seer from,
Nazareth.
Receive thy wage in scofing, want and
DEATH
That man is slave, so said the Stoic
Sage
Who cannot conquer both himself ard
fate.
Slave have been Too late taste ny
freedom,
Breathing my soul out in this battle cry.
Forward, thou free born bard, On, SOL
der. on
Serve thou thy brother-men Through
want and pain
Forward-to die with Joy upon thy
shield.
NIKTOR RYDBERG
(7'ronsloted 6g Francis Arthur Judd.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26

iatlng league Of nations appoint
ments, and may withhold appropria-
uons to support such appointees, if
the President vetoes the bill But
1T seems going out of the way to veto
the acceptance by the league of Pres
idential appointees, pure and simple,
through a treaty reservation to
which the assent of three Of the
major Allied powers is asked.
President Wilson has been very
brusque and tactless in his treatment
of the Senate. That body holds him
responsible for serious errors made
al Paris. 1t distrusts his leadership.
Yet il is also making a tactical mis-
take IN appearing to use reserva-
tion to the treaty as a means of CO.
erclng his assent to domestic legis-
lation. If the treaty is ratified. it
ought to 60 into effect, as between
Us and the other ratifying powers,
without prejudice to the free action
of the legislative branch (which in
cludes the President) in regulating
the conditions Of appointment
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
If Trotzky Prayed

We're the Bolsheviki in the habit
Of approaching the Throne of Grace,
nne may imagine Trotzky petition
ing somewhat in this wise:
"To the people who shame my
doctrine by their plenty, send calam-
ky and desolation.
Multiply disasters to them; let
lrosts bite their harvests: release the
yeven plaques of Egypt against
them; they mock me by perverse
prosperity while under my law men
stumble starving to their graves.
"Send hail and tempest and earth
quake; shake down their cities;
bring a murrain to their cattle and
pestilence to their children; mayhap
they shall he turned from the de
fnocracy which l hate.
"Introduce discord into their
hearts; confuse their councils; set
one class against another; hunger
may breed despair that will in
cline them to receive my messages.
"The tongue of their achievements
sonfutes nay teachings. Men close
their cars to my dogmas that the
only way to equality is to reduce all
to the level Of the beast.
listen to this, my hymn of hate.
Strengthen those who labor to re-
duee all to the level of mine own
people Awake 4 desire to copy my
Institutions. ] knowest and thou
snowest that then fatness of plenty
elsewhere would not affront my
nostrils.
Bless those. my servants, who
scatter the torch OF the class war
and array in deadly hostility the
hired and the hirers. Particularly
inspire Foster and Fitzpatrick and
those who would lock UP the
fuel. I arise full Of hope that the
work of such may soon draw into
wreck the people whose safety has
been a Stumbling block to all my
preachments.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
A Dubious Reservation

The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations originally reported four
reservations to the treaty. Now the
number Of reservations has risen to
fourteen-aud that in spite Of the
TACT that a merger has been effected
Of Reservations 4 and II.
1t may be argued that the commit
zee expects to see some of the condi-
IONS on ratification dropped or mod
laed before the final vote is taken.
iet on the face Of things the impress
non Is that the committee has gone
Pretty far aheld in some Of the linn
'atlons it is imposing.
lake Reservation 7, for example
is object is not to limit the func-
hons or activities Of the league, but
70 solve domestic issue-namely,
now representatives Of the United
osates on the treaty commissions and
assembly shall be chosen.
However justihable may be the
'eeiing that j. Is necessary to fore
sah temporary appointments to
'hces under the league by providing
mat the United States shall have
TO representation Of any sort until
AFTER Congress has provided by law
isr appointments thereto, it is diff
ea'' to see the pertinency Of trying
!" ieglslate by treaty.
Inc question thus raised is not
que Between the United States and
ne Allied powers, but one be
N"een two branches Of our own gov
sfnFnent. II is ha. y appropriate
% ask the other members Of the
'.sSne 70 agree 10 non-representa
.'on OF the United States unless our
SSiegaSes and commissioners are
'siected In g certain manner. How
sasy arc 10 be selected is a domestic
ayss'ion, With which other nations
nave nothing To do. If there is a
u'spute between the President and
<'hgfess as to whether the delegates
)" the council and assembly and 10
w VARIOUS treaty commissions are
)" ~ classified az incumbents Of
s''ces created By law, and thus con-
a'nsaDie by the Senate. or as mere
r0''faatie agents, appointed by the
'yxtaseuefs, without confirmation, il
'aem 70 be settled at home.
VI s1ggrsss may pass q law regu
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
An Endurance Feat
From The Montreal Star)

COBALT, Oct IA race with
death, in which the principal travelled
on his hands and knees through nine
miles of wilderness, was the terrible
experience of R. r. c. Browne, former
editor OF "The Nugget" and former
police magistrate Of Cobalt.
Mr.. Browne was inspecting some
mining property alone in the Mata-
hewan region. He was splitting some
wood at his camp when his axe
glanced off log and inflicted a deep
cash in his ankle, severing one of the
arteries. He was sixteen hours stop
ping the flow of blood, and twenty
four hours after the accident had oc-
Cured he set out on his long and
risky journey, part Of which was made
by canoe.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
Royal Performance
the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Would it not be a charming,
tactful courtesy, one which would do
much TO strengthen the Teutonic
entente Gordiale, for the Star Opera
Company to offer special royal per-
Torrance at the Lexington Opera
House for their Belgian Majesties,
now so happily among US?
Herr Otto Goritz could revive, in
toto. his beautiful Lusitania ode; Frau
Ober-Arndt would doubtless revel in
an opportunity to deciaim. con amore,
the "Hymn Of Hate and assuredly
Frau Gadski-Tauscher could be per
suaded to wave, not the Brunnhilde
torch. but T. which her friends
were so eager 70 apply to all American
munition plants at the beginning of
the Hun warfare Pity Herr Tauscher
is not here to give demonstration of
friendly canal wrecking'
Such combination would be d star
performance indeed and would, am
sure, appeal deeply to King Albert and
his heroic, idolized Queen 1t is an
auspicious moment. d remarkable COM
bination of circumstances is at hand,
and the complacent, volatile New York
public should not neglect its unique
opportunity.
And, oh, yes ! forgot, His Honor
New York, Oct. "a, 1919 Abb
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
Mexico's Raisulis

Inc Mexican bandit industry has
entered new phase 1t has dropped
It's modest functions as a localized
Mexican institution and broadened
out into internationalism. Appar-
emily it is also tired of taking depre-
clated Mexican money. 1t now
stands for ransoms in high-priced
American gold.
\ few years ago the bandits were
content to kldnap ordinary Mexicans
or plain American citizens who had
strayed across the Rio Grande. and
thereby practically extinguished
their rights as United States nation
ais. Recently the more ambitious
brigands have taken to Selling
American officers, on the theory that
quicker results will be obtained-
and fatter remittances. In the un-
happy case of our consular agent at
Puebla. Mr.. William 0. Jenkins, the
unwritten rule hak been violated
that relieves man who has bought
himself free once from being called
on within q brief period to put up q
second contribution. Mr.. Jenkins
escaped originally with very mod
crate ransom. paid in pesos. Now
he has been marked up to S150,000
IN American money.
The State Department has served
notice on President Carranza that
he must recover Mr.. Jenkins. and
also furnish the $150.000 if bet
ter bargain can't be driven with the
bandits. This is. at least, an ad
vance in procedure. In the case of
the American army aviator ran
somed last summer it is understood
that a brother officer delivered in
cash part Of the sum demanded
and gave an /. O. U. note, still un-
redeemed, for the remainder. If
our government could set up a re-
iCjlit)CiOu cStitN. III AhcNlLO anu
meet all claims for ransom in which
American officials and citizens are
involved with sight notes on Car
rama all might 90 we'll But the
bandits have become too keen busi-
ness men to want to handle Car
rama paper.
Possibly it would be better still
to revert to the John Hay method.
Secretary Hay cabled this message
to be presented to the Moroccan
government: "Perdicaris alive or
Rasuli dead Perdicaris emerged
alive and Raisui didn't collect any
American gold. What would be
Carranza's reaction to the message
"Jenkins alive or Cordoba and
liberia dead? 1t might be worth
while to make the experiment.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
Flying Coffins

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorials on the trans
continental air race have been enjoyed
and it has been particularly gratifying
TO read your commendation OF the
S.E.-5 and the Spad l. had the pleas
ure Of flying an S.E.-5 in England and
France last year. and to my mind there
which can approach it. We used to
have some tremendous arguments in
prisoner-of-war camps in Germany
over the difference in points. good and
bad between stationary and rotary
engine machines. Our room was not
equally divided. There were but two
of US who had been shot down while
flying S.E.-6s; the other eight were
Camel merchants, and mere weight OF
words frequently overpowered reason.
II is an interesting fact that the men
who made such excellent records in
the Royal AIR Force flew the SE-5
Colonel Bishop, Y. c., had an S.E.-5
squadron during his last brief sojourn
in France. The late Major Edward
Mannock, D. S. O., M. c., who has been
officially credited with having shot
down the largest number of enemy
machines (75), got most Of his Huns
while flying An SE.-5. Major Me
Cudden. V. c.. whose ambition it was
to equal the number of his squadron
in the machines he brought down (his
squadron was No. 57), also few an
S.E.-5 The man who shot down Baron
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
Jawiing

i don't need any suggestions from
you exclaimed Comptroller Craig
at meeting Of the Board of Esti-
mate. Such outspoken opposition to
suggestions directed toward an ordi-
nary public man might be under
standable, but Mr.. Craig was ad-
dressing His Honor the Mayor. The
people of the city by this time real
lze the true value of the Mayors
suggestions, no matter what topic
they touch, and it is almost past
belief that man in close official
contact with the Mayor for nearly
two years should be so unapprecia-
tive.
The Comptroller has not been as
close student of the Mayors men
tality as Commissioner Enright, who
has said that Hylan is the best
Mayor New York ever had, or Judge
MacMahon. magistrate by appoint
ment Of Mayor Hylan, who has
spoken of him as another Lincoln.
Merely Lincoln? No, Lincoln plus
Benjamin Franklin. To resent the
suggestion of such a one verges on
blaspheny.
The Mayors reply was one of
great dignity. when you can run
your own Office and all other Offices
in the city you'll be satisfied" he
retorted, being quick at repartee.
The reporter who, in describing
the episode, said that the two men
"barked' at each other is a sour
rilous fellow, unfit for contact with
celestials. But it is perhaps too
much to expect only agreeable con-
tact between two such minds. Genius
is solitary, jealous of partnership.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
A Week of Verse
The Frigate Bird
ON The A~olo-Ttol;am Res&sspy

r rom The A~oIo-Ital;am Ree&sp3
KAuDELA1RE tells of the aIbatrcss.
That vast bird of the seas that indo-
lenty follows
The vessel gliding DER the blue smooth
hollows,
How lured by sailors with the bait they
toss.
Those kings Of azure. desolaes and white.
Let trail like oars along the planks their
wings in desolate plight.
Just 50 the poets. so that poet sings
lotter on earth and stumble rs they nc
EXiles from Heaven with those r;va,,;c
wings
Yea. that is even so
OF some, but l have seen beyond the
Horn.
When mountains rose and fell.
AS our ship climbed up the well.
A bird that turns to SCI IN
Tempest and lure. floating with high
disdain
Afar above the main.
An airy frigate seeming not to ay.
But vibrate on the ether, Ike winged
paan,
Embodied soul Shelleyan.
The Frigate Bird that none saw ever
rest
Even upon the crest
OF emperorwave-no man, save only
one,
And he but once, the curious Audubon.
Poet. be us that bird and choose the best.
DOUGLAS ATNSIIE.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26

Won Richtofen, however, was flying
Camel, and this was used as great
point Of argument by the Camel pilots.
We stationary pilots (and we were
very stationary in prison camp ad
mitted the better adaptability Of the
Camel for "doghghting.' A machine
with 3 short and light nose is more
easily handled at close quarters.
Your editorial condemning the DH-4
is in keeping with the reputation which
this machine made for itself eighteen
months ago. 1t was commonly referred
to in the air force as the flying coffin -
GEORGE r. THOMSON,
Formerly Lieutenant III the Royal
Air Force.
New York, Oct. "a, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
Free Murder

The conviction in this city of two
aliens tFinns, who had no intention
Of becoming Americans) of crimi-
nal anarchy is step in the right
direction and wholesome warning.
Untold bunk has been uttered in
the name Of free speech" in the
last few years. 1t has been assumed
in the excited jabberings Of sundry
radicals that there were no limits to
free speech" and that under it you
could preach anything you wanted
to up to and including battle and
murder to overthrow the existing
order.
As a matter Of fact that never has
been the law Of "free Speech" and
never could be in government
based on law. The terminal an
archy' statute Of this state ex-
presses the theory Of our Constitu-
ton perfectly. 1t does not make the
discussion Of philosophical anarchy
or Of any other form of government
crime. Under our laws it is en-
tircly permissible TO advocate any
change in government d vagarious
mind may fall in love with. The
only limit is that your advocacy OF
the change must urge peaceable
lawful methods. 1t must not demand
change by violence.
We have democracy IN America
The moment enough people want To
change TO the soviet system, or te
Marian socialism, or to guild so
cialism, or 10 the sort OF diluted
near.anarchy that Bertrand Russell
breaches, they can accomplish the
change by their votes. They do not
need To set Off bombs or shoot OF
raise an armed force. The ballot Is
all the weapon anybody needs--any'
body, that is, who wants TO ap'oe Dy
the wishes Of the majority.
| Now, so far from free speech be-