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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-01
MUSIC TEACHER
IS ENTHUSIASTIC
Miss Cantril Declares Tanlac Is Best
Medicine She Every Heard of

Il am simply delighted over nv
wonderful Improvement since | be-
gan taking Tanlac," was the enthus-
iastic statement made by Miss Louise
Cantril, popular music teacher OF
S405 Elm street. Los Angeles, Cal
For as long as l can remember
my kidneys troubled me and l rare
" ever got a good nights rest" she
continued. Il lost my appetite CON-
pletely and what 1 managed to swal-
low by sheer force of will would fer
ment and cause so much gas that my
heart would palpitate terribly and at
times | came near fainting. l feel
off from one hundred and twenty
pounds to ninety-eight and was so
nervous and weak l had to give up my
work.
Medicines and treatments did not
do a bit of good and | lost faith in
them a friend of mine kept insist
ing that l try Tanlac and to please
her I did Now l can't thank her
enough. for the way Tanlac helped
me is nothing short of remarkable
My appetite came right back and I
eat anything l want without the
slightest trouble. My kidneys seem
to be in perfect shape and l sleep
all night long like a child. l have
gained so much in weight and
strength and am so happy l don't hes
itaie to say Tanlac is the best medi-
cine | ever heard Of"
Tanlac is sold in Skowhegan by
Sampson and Avore and by the lead
ing druggist in every town.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-01
RIVER ROAD

The Country Club met Saturday az
ternoon with Mrs. Bog'e and Lord
There was a good attendance. After
short business meeting 4 few Sc
lectiona we're rendered. Oh the Victrola
after which refreshments Of sard-
wichos. cookies, Gala lilies and bana-
ma lunch were served. The next
meeting will be held April at the
home of Mrs. Carrie Warren.
Mrs. w. w. Gatherer and daughter
Edna of Bath are visiting her parents
Mr. and Mrs. c. II. Boyle.
Mrs. Marion Leo. who has been re-
ceiving treatment at Somerset Hospi-
tai, Is much improved, and is visiting
her mother Mrs Dennie Chasse.
Mrs. W.O. Chase passed the week
end with friends In Pittsfield.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-01

home after spending the winter with
her daughter in Hallowell.
The ladies all met at Mrs. Eta Nor
ris' Thursday afternoon and organized
club.
Alton Durgin arrived home Thurs
day.
Mrs. Ruby Charahue returned home
after spending two months at her
home in Vermont.
Mrs. w. J. Holway IS spending a
few days in Skowhegan.
Miss Lillian Farley is working at
W. J Holway's.
Bert Durgin is hauling white birch
of from his farm.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-01
~ Never knew You Could Keep Rats
Out of Butcher Shop"

What Ralph Watkins says: Fig
ured rats around store had enough to
feed on: wouldn't touch anything sus-
picions. Heard about RAT-SNAP,
gave il a trial Results were wonder
fnl Cleaned all rats out in ten days.
Dogs about store night and day never
touch RAT-SNAP.' Three sizes, 25c,
soc s1.00. Sold and guaranteed by
Bowman Hardware Company. W. G..
Lord. J. F. Pooler, Lashon & Butler,
John Currier. Steward & Smiley Grist
Mill. Farmers Union, fash & Groder,
S W. Gould.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-01
BINGHAM CENTER

The Blaine and Webster schools re
opened last week for the spring term
with Mrs George Nottage as teacher
for the Blaine and Mrs. Emma An
drews as teacher for the Webster The
scholars of the Whittier school are
being transported by George Burton
TO the Blaine school.
Several persons in this vicinity
have tapped trees and are making
maple syrup.
Mr.. and Mrs Wilbur Flanders of
Embden spent last Sunday with his
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-01

sister and family Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Curtis.
Mr.. and Mrs George Nottage spent
last Sunday with her father. j. Z.
Lawrence of Scion.
Blanche Davis and little sister Luz
Gle spent the week end with their
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Smith OF Brighton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Savage and lit
tie son Earl spent last Sunday with
his father John Savage of Scion.
Joseph Hunnewell attended the
Farm Bureau meeting held in Scion
last Saturday afternoon.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-01
SMITHFIFLD

Mr.. and Mrs. Merl Tracy were week
end visitors with relatives in town.
Clarence Boone arrived in town
Thursday from the woods where he
has worked thru the winter. His
family have passed the time with
Mrs Boones parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott Bigelow.
Fred Hartford from Mechanic Falls
has been in town. He expects to
return home this week, his daughter
Mrs. Grace Clark and children will go
with him.
Mrs. George Cunliff has returned
home from Norridgewock where she
has been seriously i'll at the home Of
her daughter Mrs. Mont Stanley.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-01
NEW SHARON

Otis Parln has undergone an op-
Grafton for appendicitis.
Brad Knapp and sister Mrs. Frank
Pinkham and daughter went to Harps-
well last week to visit relatives.
Mrs. Dow of winthrop has been Wis
iting with her daughter Mrs. Harold
Gray the past week.
Miss Beryle Cram. teacher in ont
of the schools at Old Orchard is at
home for a vacation
Clyde Hale of Arson has been a
guest of NJ A. Downs and Brad
Knapp's families for a few days.
Rufus Leeman, who has been in
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-01
EAST POND

Mr.. and Mrs +. W Clement have
returned to their home at East Pond
after spending the winter in DUPONT,
Florida.
Arthur Charter has moved his fam
lily to Oakland. where he has lately
bought him a home.
Master Reginald Boyington Of Wat
erville is visiting his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyington.
E. F. Rowe and son of East Pond
are saving wood for Frank Grover
of Norridgewock.
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poor health for some time is reported
to be falling. Mr.. Leeman is with
Fred Clark's family at the village.
Floyd Whitcomb is spending a few
days vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alvingy Whitcomb. Mr..
Whitcomb is employed as a teacher OF
French and Spanish in Manchester
\ H. school
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WEST FORKS

Miss Hazel Durgiu. who Is teaching
IN keene s. II is home for the Eas-
ter vacation.
Mr and Mrs. J C. Kiah are in
town visiting Mrs Kiah's sister be
fore going 10 Lowell Mass. where
they intend 90 spend the summer
word has been received from Mrs
Ralph Pierce who rs In a hospital at
SkoNheran that she Is gaining slow
Is
Nrs Villa Adams has returned
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-01
ST. ABRAMS

Miss Marion Nutter, student at
Pennington Normal school has been
spending a short vacation with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nutter,
Mrs. C. c. Hanson and daughter
Miss Mary who have been passing the
winter in st. Petersburg, Florida, will
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-01

Sampson & Avofe sell the Pitts
field Advertiser, Madison Bulletin,
Dexter Gazette, Piscataquis Observer,
Houlton Times and the Independent
Reporter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

Summary: Three base hit, Walker. Sacrifice hits. Crossley, Walker, Rob erts Lindsey. Base on halls, off Ingram l. Struck out, by Ingram S. by Wrobke 5. Passed balls. Lindsay ], Kopp 1. Pitching records: Four rits and 1 earned run off Wrobke in 6 innings; hits and 1 earned run off Ingram in innings. Left on bases, Illinois 4. Howard 4. Time of game. two hours. Empires. Robinson and Whitehead
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To Monday Eve AtB. A.C.,

Silent" Olsen, light heavyweighss
 grappler, wbo will meet Railroad" Routt at the Birmingham Athletic Club
 tomorrow night, will come to Birmins-
 ham with a string of scalps swinging frcm his belt. Olsen has been in Charles ton, s. C., for some time, where he has taken on all corners in his class. He has won twelve bouts in succession there this season
 The latest of Alsens feats was his vic- tory ever Maxi Oishi, we'll known Jap wrestler Olsen took the first fall after about thirty minutes of hard work. sn the second, however, the Jap employed little jiu jitsu mixed with a little bit of catch-as-cateh-can and pinned Ol- sens shoulders flat The third fall was the hardest of all. The little Jap eb- tained toe hold on Olsen and forced the mute to cry out with pain. Olsen rolled Oishi into jack-knife hold. how ever, and the match was over Like Routt, Olsen is a body scissors artist. It was with this hold that Olsen won the majority of his twelve victories in Charleston. It will be case of Greek against Greek when the two unats uren get together X Olsen tips the beam around ITO poundst Whllo Routt VIII WelSn Just aDOut ioS Routt for some time has been wrcst- ling instructor of the Birmingham Ath- letic Club. He has proved great success in his new office. He has de- veloped such wrestiers as Toto Jaffe and Sol Berry, both of whom obtained sec ond places in the recently completed, na- tional wrestling tournament Morris Ffnefieid, Max Scholder and Roman speigle, all of whora made a good show ing in the tournament, were trained by Routt.
 preliminary bill has been arranged for the evenings entertainment Various amateur bouts and comedy acts will take place. The preliminaries will begin at ! S:30 o'clock.
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Howard Team Wins, } To 2, Over Illinois

With Ingram pitching superb game, and the team backing him up in grand style, the Howard College Bulldogs yes- terday afternoon triunphed over the Uni versity of Illinois baseball nine. 3 to ,. Alright pitching featured throughout the contest.
 Both sides obtained only four hits. Towards safetfes were cleanJy hit, but two of Illinois were of the scratch va riety
 Ingrams curves were breaking just right. and the Illinois lads were unable to touch him with any degree of success Wrobks pitched excellent ball himself, but had one bad inning. the sixth
 Illinois scored first, in the fourth in- ming. Johnson sent a weak grounder through the infield, and barely reached first base safely. Lindsay let one of In- grams shoots get by him, and Johnson took second Reichle struck out and Craugle grounded out to short, Johnson taking third. o. B. Newman threw Walk CTS peg to first back to Head, in an al tempt to catch Johnson off the bag Head begged home, but the throw went wild. and Johnson scored. Crossley ended the frame by grounding out, Head to o. B. Newman.
 Howard tied the score in the fifth. Crossley let o. E. Newman's hot grounder get through him, and the laaky Howard first baseman reached first in safety. W. D. Newman grounded to Wrobke who chose to catch o. B. Newman at second. The Illinois pitcher threw wild to second. however, and O. B. took third Roberts sacrificed W. D. Newman down Afford slashed out fly which seemed a sure double. but Crangfe made a great run ming catch of the ball. and the hit went for a sacrifice. o. E. Newman scoring. Mclean ended the inning by grounding ort Wrobl5e to English.
 Illinois put across another in the sixth Nee struck out to start the frame Kis- singer grounded out. Acton to O. B. Newman. Johnson was walked. and took second when Ingram threw wild to first in an attempt to catch the runner off the bag. Reichle sent a scratch hit through first base. and Johnson scored, w. D. Newman, backing o. B. Newman up, handled Reiehle's hit. and threw to In gram. who relaved to Mclean, catching Reichle off the bag
 Howard enjoyed greatest prosperity in her part of the sixth Head first np. singled to center field. and was sacrificed down to second by Walker Acton singled through shortstop, Head taking third. Ingram bunted, and all hands went safe. Kopp let a passed hall get by him, and Head scored the other run ners advancing bag each. o. B. New man grounded out. Wrobke to English, and Acton scored. W. D. Newman struck out ending the Bulldogs rally.
 Yesterdays game in every way resem- bled pitchers duel. and was featured by close playing and alright support on the part rf 'eoth tarms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Panther Nine Falls Before
 Illinois Boys

Birmingham Southern Partners proved easy fov the University of illi- rois baseball players yesterday morn ing, the latter winning the one-sided affair 12 to ?. The Illinois team didn't take but six innings, the Pan- thers having seven.
 The northern lads were by far the best hitters, all but two of them chalking up at least one hit. English got three hits out of four times at bat. Johnson, for Birmingham-South srn. got needed double in the seth-
 Illinois batted consistently until the fourth, when. Malone went to the mound and stopped the onslaught. Malone pitched good ball for the re- mainder of the game.
 English played the best game for the northerners, Kopp played good game behind the bat after he had re iieved McCurdy, who was injured Tn the first inning.
 Stuart and Norton did good work for the Methodists. BradfoTqs work at third was excellent
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ningS' mound staff this season
 Jack Coombs, who is training the Jungaleer hurling corps, thought he needed another year of seasoning and turned the boxman back to Roy El- lam. His arrival gives Nashville one of the best pitchers in the league, and the fans have been rejoicing ever since his presence became known. a Jonnard is a brother of Clarence Jon nard the catcher, and is half of the only twin battery In organized base hall The catcher is being counted upon to act as first string receiver this year. and his brother will un- donbtedly prove one of the best slab bers in Dixie.
 The Jonnards picked up by the Vols on local sandlots four years ago, have been with the club off and on since that time, always remaining in smaller leagues with strings attached, and this season will be the first time which they have performed together regularly as a twin battery.
 Jonnard's return gives the Vols five good pitchers, as well as number of promising recruits. The regular staff will consist of Jonnard. Eddie Tom lin, also from the Tigers; Shorty Stew art and Molly Meis, last year with the Louisville CoIone1s, and Shovel Hodge, Vol veteran of 1919
 Jonnard was one of the most bril- liant moundsmen in the circuit last season, and led the league in strike outs. He whiffed 139 Dixie batsmen, and lost more games by one run than any man in the league. He would have been the leading boxman of the league had he won all the games toSwhich he was entitled, but a tail-end club re- fused to hit the ball and help him out.
 Ernest Alten, a left handler. also is expected fro mthe Tigers soon. Alten has been promised and his annexation is eagerly awaited by the fans. In addition to thepitchers already named. Bill Statham and Marvin Dodd, semi pros, are on the Vol list
 Backing up the good news of Jon nards return to a Vol berth, Nash vile fans were surprised when they learned of Dick Kauffman's sensational leap to the Pennsylvania Steel League Without warning or notice to the club or to anybody else except one or two intimate friends, Kaufman Tuesday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

E1TiHIS article is to correct errone-
 ous impressions created because
 certain newspaper men have taken it upon themselves to quote me as saying something which l never said presumably in an effort to be- little Jack Dempsey.
 Just a few /days ago my attention as called to an article which appeared Tn omaha which quoted me in sub stance: q don't think very much of pempsey's ability. In fact, l think Chat l could whip Dempsey myself in six rounds
 The story is an outrageous absurd ity. 1 never made any such statement in my life. I never saw the newspaper man who quoted me. I presume he stopped over in omaha, failed to con meet and thereupon decided "to write something, anyway
 Another newspaper story quoted me as saying that l thought Georges Car pentier would finish Jack Dempsey in six rounds-another unwarranted story and another attempt, undoubtedly, to make it seem that Dempsey, in my opinion. is not astruly great fighter.
 CALLS JACK SUPERMAN
 want to go on record now as say ing that in my opinion Jack Dempsey is one of the greatest heavyweights or all time; truly superman in hitting ability one of the coolest men l ever saw in action; one of the most cour- ageous. And I want to, add that Jack Tempsey personally appeals ito me as enc of the cleanest. finest and most eentlemanly fellows l ever met-inside the ring or outside of it.
 few Sundays ago I met Georges Carpentier. He convinced me that he was clever, fast and extremely scien- t,fic And I stated at the time that Dempsey might have trouble hitting Carpenter solidly-for time al least If the men ever meet. Carpentier, undoubtedly, is the greatest fighter Europe has produced in 8 generation. But did not make the absurd predic- ton that Carpentier would knock out Dempsey in six rounds.
 Before I venture any flat prediction as to the outcome of the proposed Dempsey Carpenter match, l want to see Carpenter in real action
 JACK HAS ADVANTAGE I have seen Dempsey-and l know what that ring wonder can do. And I know also, that Dempsey is two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
THE BOX SCORE

+Batted for Spheer in fifth.
 **Batted for Green in seventh. s*'Batted for Rowe in seventh. Nee out, bunting on last strike.
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ern. ?, for Illinois, 5. Umpires, Heikes Gllinoisl, and Robertson (B.-S.D. Time, 1:40
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Fans To Lead Baron Parade Opening Day

Line up, fans. for the big parade
 You're not only invited to trot gut your automobile old gray horse or wfat- ever manner of travel you prefer, and help to make the opening day process sion one glittering. glowing, bowling, hissing and hilarious success. but
 You're to be the whole cheese.
 There'n be no fancy invitations is- sued It's all left to the real fans of Birmingham.
 No ponlpous generalissimo will ryn things next Wednesday when the pro- cession forms around Capitol park shortly after the noon hour.
 There will be a brass banda real band One which can snort jazz, blaze away with Sousa stuff. and blare away with regular circus-like fanfare. 1t will be in the lead Next will come the big truck with the Birmingham and Nash vile players
 And then it's all up to the fans
 The parade will move promptly at l O clock next Wednesday afternoon ana after stirring things up in the down town district for about an hour, will disband and prepare for the rush to Redwood
 This will be the first unanimous, spon- taneous and simultaneous fan outfit eyef to be seen on dress parade in B1rmlng- ham. The invitation from the baseball club management is to all the fans to ccme out and join in the hullabaioo
 There will be no municipal frui or quasi-official stuff pulled. The advance demand for seats has beep heavy and indications are for vast outpouring when the Southern Az sociation season opens Wednesday after noon. ,
 The advance ticket sale will open ] Tuesday morning | hefty delegation from Nasnvina will accompany the Volunteers to DIT l ,,,inoham and reports from territory com 1 tiquous to the Magic City forecast a great out-of-town assemblage here for the opening game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
VOLS LESS NIFTY
 AS SEASON WEARS
Fate Plays Queer Franks Among Roy Ellam's Human Kangaroos as Two Desert-New Star Dawns and
 Search Warrant Out for More

Nashville April 1O(Special) )-Fate played queer pranks
 the this week Never before the fans hopes undergone complete changes within the
 hour today they don't know whether they going coming.
 Jonnard Tuesday morning. the pub large blew into Nashville from Charesotn S. G. where Detroit Tigers His return surprise club who had figured him bet with the Jen-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
But They're Friends Now

Roy Walker and Henry Knaupp of the New Orleans team which went to Beau- mont to play series of games, got into a row on the train on the way back home and at Orange, Tex, the train conductor called on the police. Walker was taken off and put in the hoosegow. KnaupT managed to duck the minions of the law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

1T1HIS article is to correct errone-
 ous impressions created because
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

years younger than Carpentier weighs
 something like twenty pounds more,
 las a reach nearly nine inches longer
 and is more than two inches taller
 These statistics mean that Dempsey has every natural advantage in hls
 favor
 Based merely on comparative show ings and keeping in mind Dempsey's natural advantages 1t would seem that the champion has big edge on the Frenchman.
 Dempsey has knocked out more than score of men in tae last two years and was only knocked, ous once in his life That was when Jim Flynn scored 2 fluke triumph early in 19i7 when Dempsey was an unschooled novice Carpenter on the other hand, has
 been whipped something like six times during his career He won his last tlree fights via the knockout route,
 but it is a question whether the men
 he whipped were really great fight. CTS.
 CARPENTERS VICTIMS The most formidable of the trio of Carpenters victims was Joe Beckett of England And stories that deal with Beckett since the fight are to the eff feet that he was "a false alarm Not cue man that Carpenter ever whipped compares with Willard, Fulton. Morris aad many of the others on Dempsey's list
 Carpenter comes to this country touted as amazingly fast, very shifty, extremely clever and with a great up percut as finishing punch. In this country we have Dempsey, perhaps the most terrific hitter of ali time He is perfect terror in a prize ring; a man so fast and so furiously 1 aggressive that not one of the last fif- | teen men he has faced has been able | to land real blow. And some of them, although not quite as fast as Carpen- | tier. have not been at all slow afoot. | Jack Dempsey has kept out of the | way of their damaging punches and in almost a twinlyling of an eve has 1 landed to the head or the bosy-and | thus achieved another knockout, I sincerely regret that some sport writers, seemingly in an effort to put i Dempsey in as bad light as possible,
 have used my name in unwarranted
 fashion and have quoted me for say ! ing things which I never said. And so 1 I take this means of denying those
 false stories and making known my
 attitude at the present time as to the l prospective battle between Jack Demp- ! sey and Georges Carpenter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Barnabe Sensation

Charley Barnabe. the Los Angeles who is something of a sensa- tion with the Portland club, is a brother in-law of Fred McMullin of the Chica ge White Sox. Barnabe was signed as ar outfelder by the Portland Club. He has so far played the outfield. first base ana pitched. and in the box he looks even better than in the other positions.
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morning rolled up his other shirt and collar, crawled into his flivver and lit out for Pennsylvania
 BIG RICHARD QUITS
 Not word did he leave regarding his departure, but the local scribes real ized at once that Big Richard was gone again. Twice before, once in 1918 and again in the summer of 1919, Kauff- man jumped the team to play independ- ent ball in Pennsylvania. and each time was reinstated. But now he is black listed for good, and the Nashville club officials declare that nothing he could do in the future would bring him back in good standing with organized base ball. Three jumps in three years is the worlds record without a doubt.
 Kaufman was being counted on as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
All From St. Lnuis

Eddie Brennan, who will manage the Winston-Salemi team in the Piedmont League. expects to put complete team of St. Louis boys in the field. When Brennan left his home in St. Louis to report to Winston-Salem recently he took no less than sixteen Mound City youths with him, every one of them determined to win a place on the team.