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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12
Obituary
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q,ara NJ. (BostonD Rogers, wife
P.o late George Rogers. passed
NJ IT her home in Norridgewock,
y At the age of 81 years. A mos.
= she was born in Lexington,
"a 1853. the daughter OF Hart
and Catharine CDelling) Boston.
an aarly age her parents moved to
EErliaoewock where she met and
. i@ George Rogers. He passed
= % Years ago. Something like
z |,ars ago. she united with the Bap-
chnrch in which she was a faith
member She leaves TO mourn
,nss two daughters Grace M. Rog-
If Norridgewock and Mrs. Lillian
y If lewiston, seven grandchildren
tbree great-grandchildren, also
sisters. Mrs. Laura A. Austin OF
skowhegan and Mrs. Elvira
In nf Norridgewock and several
kes and nephews.
frest sister thou has left us,
,by loss we deeply feel
MS God who hath bereft us,
can all our sorrows heal.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12

and Miss Geneva Smith, Athletic In
structor at the University of Maine,
together with her assistants will be
in charge of the playground and its
games.
1t is the purpose of the Lakewood
management to make the Playground
accessible to all children throughout
the Season. that is why it is to offer
games and physical instruction free of
charge to all who ride on the cars.
Children who do not go to Lakewood
on the cars may use the Playground
for the modest charge of fifteen cents
per day. Playground tickets will be
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12
Gard of Thanks

We wish 10 thank our friends for
their kindness during the sickness and
death of our loved one and for the
beautiful flowers sent her. We also
wish TO thank the singers for their
vocal quartet.
Mr.. and Mrs F. Rogers
Mrs. Lillian DeyereuX and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Rogers
Mr.. and Mrs. w II. Shear
Norridgewock, Me. May y, 1921.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12
.,.,ineton Normal School Notes

- afternoon of Friday, May IL, IS
L observed by the graduating class
Amor Day exercises. Following
nroeram in Merrill Hall the tree
ho planted by the class and the
Lor Day Ode sung.
: Thomas of the faculty went to
Ilins Friday night to act as judge
| speaking contest.
knma Robinson, Hazel Stuart and
No Rollins were week end visitors
heir homes in Bingham.
I,ber Poland, Elizabeth Foster and
Tbompson with Laura Leland as
cuest went to their homes in
kyille Friday, returning Sunday al
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12
The Late Abram 7. Lord

q remains of the late Abram II.
were brought here for inter
Wednesday in the new addition
son,hside cemetery, the funeral
la been held Tuesday in SQco Mr..
died in Saco Sunday after an
|sq of cons derable duration. He
|erly lived on Shirley street in
village but for long time had
a resident Of Saco where he was
|rietor of a tinware establishment.
|narents were the late Isaiah and
l ,TapleY Lord and a brother,
/. Lord proprietor of the Fuller
Store and sister, Miss Lizzie
are residents Of SkoWheBan. The
bsed is also survived by a widow
Ierb Miss Nellie Rotell of Show
h and four children. George, M IS
and Miss Ethel Lord Of Saco and
Stella Sands OF Mclrose, Mass.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12

cry Friday night until the opening of
the theatre season and then dances
will be held every Tuesday and Friday
as last season.
Lakewood Theatre is also engaged
for a Paper Makers Ball which will be
n public dance, on Friday, May 9th
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12

opened up in the Grove by the grad
ing which is steadily going on.
The apparatus already ordered con-
sists of. 1 "a TT. Steel Slide, l II IT.
Maple Slide, l Giant Stride, l Swing
Outfit with Steel Swings, Set High
Jump Standards, 1 Broad Jump Pit,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12

Buy the Pittsfield Advertiser, Madi-
son Bulletin, Dexter Gazette or Pts
cataquis Observer at Sampson &
Azores.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12

The Piscataquis Observer is for sale
at Sampson 4 Avore's.e
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wood will be played on the excellent
parking place for automobiles which
selection OF apparatus To purchase
only the pieces which are safe and
sane and which eliminate the element
of danger which is found in some
gymnastic apparatus.
At the water front for the older
children there will be floating wharf
for bathing, and Spring Board
Arizona republican., 1921-04-11
BurIeson Is Going
 On European Tour

AUSTIN, Tex, April S-tormer rostmaster General Burleson will leave Immediately on a tour of conti- mental Europe in an endeaVor to find a suitable market for Texas cotton and dispose of approximately two million bales remaining unsold from last years crop. according to an an ,,o1,ncenent made today by the presi- dent of a local bank, which has en- gagged MT. Burleson and IS bacKing inc enterprise
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30
JURY UPH0LDS
MARRIAGE PACT
Gives Widow $4,000 Aged
Husband Promised.

Reading, Pa, Nov. 3O.-lIrs Bertha
]. Wilhelm Heller Won verdict of
&37.lOO again St the executors of the
Frederick p. Heller estate, claiming
that at the time of her marriage to
Captain Heller he promised her $4,000
in cash, whic' he refused to pay after
her marriage, saying he WaS too poor.
The jury gave her the full amount of
her claim an| one years interest. At
the time of the marriage ten years ago
he was 10 years of age and she WIS 81.
An agreement made before the mar
riage provided that as long as she
remained his widow she was to have
the use of the Heller mansion, 236
Penn street, free of all expenses and
$50 a month in cash in lieu of dover
rights. When Captain Heller died his
will gave his estate 10 his two daugh-
tiers and named his SOns-in-law, Will
lam \. Huff and William H. Kessler,
executors.
Captain Heller was Il prominent citi-
zen and we'll known lumber dealer and
for q long time served on the old
Reading water board. He left an
estate estimated at &3O0.0OO Witnesses
for Mrs. Heller stated that he offered
her $4,000 in cash as an inducement
to marry him. but did not want ii put
in the antP-nutial agreement because
of his two daughters Some time ago
the widow brought suit against The
executors and Obtained possession of
an automobile.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30
LIFE Is SWEET
IN GOOD HEALTH
Weak Blood Causes Battling Feeling
OF Exhaustion.

There is nothing so sensational as
living in the glow of good health. and
nothing so empty as existing in the
bleakness of disordered health.
There is the direct testimony of
medical and ordinary experience to
prove that GUIDES Pepto-Mangan re-
stores poor blood to it's natural
healthy state. Physicians know it's
value and have prescribed it for
years. Tens of thousands of men and
women and children rely upon it.
Pepto Mangan revives blood which
has grown thin and weak and which
has left its mark on the complexion
and the disposition. Features hard
ened by sour feelings soften into a
pleasant expression. The sensation of
living tasting, breathing, seeing the,
perfume of flowers, relaxing in the
sweet refreshment of sound sleep
everything is enjoyed with intensity.
1t is red-blooded living. GUIDES Pep
to-Mangan has the name on the
package and is sold by your drug
gist in liquid or tablet form.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30
BOY P0NZiS' DEAL.
Steal and Sell Turkey Three Different
Times.

Steal and Sell Turkey Three Different
Times.
Camden, y. j.. Nov 3O.-Some day
two boys of Gloucester City may be-
come P0n2iS.
Irving Chase, II years Old, and
Charles Gahey, Is. of South King
street, near Powell, admitted when ar
raigned before Mayor Anderson that
they stole Il 12-pound live turkey from
the automobile truck of James II.
Doyle. of Berwyn, Pa, while he was
waiting to cross the Gloucester ferry
week ago. The boys said they sold
the turkey to John Williams, Il Junk
dealer. for $500. then stole il from
Williams yard and sold it to George
Kleinfelder for n similar sum- Later
they went back to Kleinfclder, told
him it was a stolen turkey, got ii and
sold it again for So.
The boys pleaded for their release
saying they would pay Doyle for the
turkey, but the mayor told them they
have been causing too much trouble
Of late and committed them TO the
county jail in default of $500 bail
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30
yIEL.b1O CHIHA'S
JUDICIAL system
Powers TO Re!iaQuish Extra
territorial Rights.
JAPAN To EXPLAIN
Delegates Admit Mkado's Troops, in
Principle, Violate Rights of Pekin
Government.

Washington. Nov. 30 The ninp-
power conference on Pacific and Far
Eastern Questions adapted resolutions
| providing for REIMBURSEMENT Of for
ri@n rNtratcrritorial rights in China.
! The Resolution provided for with
| drawal of foreign courts in China.
| should an international commission,
| which Is TO make study of Chinese
| laws and court practice, find the Chi
| nese judicial system is adequate
After adopting the resolution deal
ing with extratcrritorial rights, the
delegates. in executive committee Sos
sion. continued discussion of Chinese
requests for Withdrawals of foreign
troops
The delegates of the various pow
ers were understood Ia have agreed
informally in principle to the with
drawal. hut further discussion went
over until another meeting.
The Japanese delegates were I'M
ferStOod to have told the committee
they would submit reasons for the
presence of Japanese troops in China,
including why they were sent there
in the first place, and why they have
remained. The japanese, hnw",-cr.
were said to have ackrNn-'"d"oI - =
prCspnc" nf fHre'"n lrt,'"s - 1,r',4-
r;plp. was in y:..';.tion of China'S
rights.
Removal from China Of FOREIGN
telegraph and r:.!in = stems. tr,a'.>,.
railway guards ana police hnxcS wa<
asked on behalf If Chy4 hy Dr SEE
minister to the United States of the
Chinese delegation.
DR.. SIZE told the committee the re-
quest relating to withdrawal Of troops
and electrical communications WAS
based upon the appication Of the prin-
rfpleS for Chinese autonomy and ad-
ntniStrative integrity.
Data regarding III" number Of for
rign troops in China rs 10 the three
American, two British. four French
and eleven Japanese wireless stations
Installed without Chinese consent. and
rs to numerous Japanese and one Rus
sian telegraph >vs'"!ns not sanctioned
by China was sIhmittad
The statement regarding the IapAn-
csc police SYSTEM IN ATanchuria. in
Guiding secret police, $50 was pre-
scented. The total number Of Japanese
police was given as 1851 in 3S1 STA
tons More. il was said. were being
established.
Admiral Baron Kato, head Of the
japanese delegation. was one of the
first to leave when the committee SOS
sion broke up. H" remained on the
pOrtico Of the Pan-American building
where the session was held. for sey-
eral minutes, and as other delegates
came out they We're seen to walk over
and shake hands warmly with him.
Whether this was significant could not
he learned
Senator SchanZer and Rene Viviani.
head of the italian and French dele
cations, left the committee room TO-
getehr, talking earnestly, but appar-
ently-in a most friendly manner
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30
STOMACH TROUBLES
indiana Lady Had Something Like
Indigestion Until She Took
Black-Draught, Then
Got All Right.

Seymour, Ind.-"Some time ago I
had a sick spell, something like tndt-
gestion," writes Mrs. Clara Peacock, OF
Route s, this place. Il would get very
sick at the stomach, and spit or vom1t,
especially in the mornings.
Then I began the use Of Thedford 8
Black-Draught, after l had tried other
medicines. The Black-Draught re-
lieved me more than anything that 1
took, and I got all right.
Il haven't found anything better
than Black-Draught when suffering
from trouble caused by constipation.
1t Is easy and sure. Can be taken In
small doses or large as the case calls
for"
When you have sick stomach, indi-
gestion, headache, constipation, or
other disagreeable symptoms, take
Black-Draught to help keep your
system free from poison.
Thedford's Black-Draught Is made
from purely vegetable Ingredients,
acts in a gentle, natural way, and has
no bad after-effects. It may be safely
taken by young or old.
Get a package of Black-Draught to
day. Insist on the genuine. Thedford's.
At your druggists. EC-l43
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30
Stork Passenger on Train.

Altoona. Pa. Nov :O-Mr>. RyIard
Nash. Of Brouklyn, y. Y. en- route to
he home OF her parents in ClarksviIIe.
Tenn. was visited by the >tork on ii
fast Pennsylvania train when she gave
birth to 4 son. No doctors were on
he train, but Mrs. Denny. wife of !;
ma ior in the United States marines,
I trained nurse. who was passenger,
took charge until the patients we're
TO hospital in this city.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30
6 DIE IN THEATRE COLLAPSE
Many Injured at Brooklyn Theatre
Under Construction.

Under Construction.
New York. Nov 30.-The roof ana
one wall of the Anne rican Theatre, I'M
der constructed. e ct Bedford and Park
avenues, Brooklyn, collapsed : ~; .!2
about fifty men were at work on the
orchestra pit.
An hour later f1remen had recover
ed six bodies and had sent ten persons
TO hospitals.
The owners, Sylvester Rosenthal
and Samuel MoskowitZ, taken to the
district attorneys office for question
ing, were taking Il roll call of their
employees to find out who were miss
ing
Ignoring the danger of further col
lapse, city employees pressed their
search of the debris on a report reach
ing Fire Chief Martin, seven workmen
still were deeply buried.
Working in the nearby completed
building had been fifty to seventy-five
plasterers, fathers, decorators and car
penters. In addition to the workers
who were injured, some persons in
store next door were hit by falling
bricks.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30
Old Age, His Mark

Oliver Wendell Holmes in the
charming discourses Of The Profess
s0r at the Breakfast Table" refers
to an unmistakable sign of old age.
1t is three paraiTie4-ge between the
brows We can detect tho III ST
traces of disease by signs just as
plain.
When woman suffers from back
ache, nervous depression. dragging
down pains, and those ailments pecu-
liar to women, it is plain that she
needs a woman's medicine. What
other medicine could she more wise
ly resort to than Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which for half
a century has proved the natural re-
storative for these troubles ADV.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30
Chester Police Head Out.

Chester, Pa, Nov. 3O.-Chief of Po-
ice James H. Davenport resigned. His
resignation was received by Mayor
Ramsey, and will he accepted at the
meeting of council. Davenport gives
rs the reason for relinquishing his
office a desire to devote his entire at
tention to his contracting business,
although he was under fire a few
months ago and was, it has been ru
mored. quietly asked to resign.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30

Kiddie Kars for ali good Riddles
at Herbert Hearn Hdw. Co.-Adv.
Carving Sets. Table Knives and
Forks, Silver platter ware Herbert
Hearn Hdw. CC.-Adv.
Replace that broken glass in your
window before cold weather. Herbert
Hearn Hdw. Co.-AdY
Oil Heating Stoves and Gas Heat
ers makes your room comfortable
Herbert Hearn Hdw. Co.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30

Cunning Coats; Leggins, Single
and Double Guns, Ammunition. Her
bert Hearn Hdw. Co-Adv
For heating that cold room, try a
Solea Hot Blast. Herbert Hearn
Hdw. Co.-Adv.
Surprise that boy with a Coaster
or Express Wagon. Herbert Hearr
Hdw. Co-Adv.
.. Toys, Toys, Toys for all the Girls
and Boys. Herbert Hearn Hdw. Co.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30
Held up. Beaten and Robbed

Gainesville, Pa, Nov 30.-Held up
ny motor bandits on Valley road. AL
bert f. thinner, an insurance agent.
was beaten into inSensibility and rob
bed of SOS The hold-up men over
looked wallet containing $50. They
made their escape after being fright
pned away by the appearance Of al
the" automobile.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30
ancaster Potatoes Hit Bottom,

Lancaster, Pa, Nov. 30-The bot
ION dropped out of the potato market
in several towns of the northern end
of the county and at Ephrata first
grade potatoes were offered at 81 G
bushel, the lowest price at This time
of the year for five years. The offer.
ings were larger than the demand.
on ut This figure.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30
FIND LOST CHILD'S BODY
May Have Wandered Into Woods ane
Persisted From Exposure,

Jamesburg, n. J., Nov. 3O.-The
body of a girl, believed to be that of
Stella Ostroska, years old, who dis
appeared last October at Fresh Pond.
was found on a nearby farm.
County Physician Suydham notified
Prosecutor Stricken and County De
tective David went to the scene.
The theory Of the county authorities
at the time Of the girls disappear
ance was that she wandered into the
woods while returning from school.
lost her way and persisted
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-30
Arrest Members of "Pfrates' Club.

Harrisburg, Pa, Nov. 30.-Sfx more
members of the pirates Club" an
organization of boys accused of rob
bling houses and stealing automobiles
in Harrisburg, were arrested, follow
ing a wholesale roundup earlier in
the day. The police are now looking
for members of the scorpion Club. :"
made up of youths from 16 to 81. who
they charge, have stolen nine automo-
biles in the last few months.
Evening star., 1921-10-05
ISAAC CANS MADE HEAD
OF THE new GRAND JURY
Professional Bondsmen Question
Merely Mentioned to In
coming Body.

Isaac Cans was selected today by
Chief Justice Mccoy as foreman of
the grand jury. which will investi-
gate law violations in the Distric,
for the ensuing three months. The
court advised the grand jurors to
make careful inquiry into the evil
dence submitted to them and caution
ed them to not place the smircb
which an indictment gives. upon the
character of any one unless the facts
are strong enough to warrant such
action.
The court referred to the inquiry
into the alleged doubtful practices
among certain professional bonds
men only in general terms.
1t told the new jury that the re-
firing grand jury had reported a
matter" as incompleted and sug-
gested that the United States attor.
ney would probably bring 1t to theiI
attention. He also advised them OF
their right to conduct independent in
quiries as for instance into the con.
suggestion of the United States at.
torney.
The other members of the grand
Jury are E. H. Johansen, Lewis 81
Hart, William A. Roberts, Walter
Harrison, A. T. Bronaugh, H. l. Ryan
X. L. Lamb, Fred w. Quinter, FREQ
Briggs. NJ. Baunavaries, John M
Trant, Fred Wurdeman, BENJAMIN
Berman, John F. Beavers, j. w
Bechthold, Ernest G. Walker. A. p
Reeves. Leo c. Brooks, Henry xander
Philip Berman. Joseph A. Berberict
and E. r. Brownley.
Evening star., 1921-10-05
SHACKLET0N SHIP HURT.
Arrives at Lisbon in Storm Dam
aged Condition.

LISBON, October 5.-Sir Ernest
shakleton and his party have arrived
here on board the vessel Quest, which
has been damaged by a heavy storm
off the west coast of Portugal.
1t is recalled that when the Quest
started out from England on its vow
age of exploration to the antarctic
dispatches from London stated there
was not ''single able bodied sea
man in its crew." The use Of oil fuel
on board the Quest made it neces-
sary for Sir Ernest to ship specialists
as members of his crew. Perhaps this
unusual personnel was the reason that
an English journalist who accom-
panied the little ship to the mouth
OF the Thames wrote in a dispatch:
1T was with a feeling of relief that
Grayesend was reached"
British mariners were said to have
taken rueful view of a vessel .un-
dertaking a three-year cruise with
out man before the mast
Evening star., 1921-10-05
ORDER SUFFRAGE HEARINGS.

Hearings on the various proposals
for suffrage in the District of Co
lumbia will be begun before the Sem
ate District committee November l. il
was determined by the committee at
a meeting today. The hearings will
be before the full Committee.
Two bills, the capper bill for the
election of delegates to the House,
the District Commissioners. the Pub
lie utilities Commission and the
board of education. and the Poindex-
ter bill for the election of a delegate
to the House, are before the commit
tee. having been introduced last
II is expected that the committee
will give ample opportunity to the
proponents of national representa-
ton for the District to be heard. as
well as the supporters of .i,e dele
gate bills. Members of the commit
tee said today that this undoubtedly
would be done, as it was proposed to
20 into the whole question Of suffrage
s. .he nstrtet.
Under the national representation
plan. a. constitutional amendment
would have to be adopted. giving the
peopIe of the District the right to
vote for President and Vice. President
and for senators and representatives
In Congress. ,r--+g- .-s-.7 y -. S~-,.. =,
Evening star., 1921-10-05
MILLION MAY HEAR
PRESIDENTS TALK
over HERO'S GRAVE
Great AmpIifiers to Be Used
in San Francisco, New
York and Chicago.

Thousands of people in New York.
Chicago and San Francisco may hear
President Harding's speech at the
soldier at Arlington. November IL, if
local arrangements can be made to
assemble them within range of sound
amplifiers to be installed by American
Telephone and Telegraph engineers.
In the three cities. IL audiences can
be assembled in clear spaces where
there In quiet and where there would
be no disturbing echoes. it is en-
tireiy possible, that . million people
could be placed Is hear the speech.
1t Will be the first time anything
on SO large q scale has been attempt
ed in pd6lic. but experiments by Bell
enaiusers between the three cities
have Demonstrated that the, results
and historic importance of the oc-
casion. Across the continent will be
numbers of skilled engineers, acting
as operatives for the successful am
pliflcation of President Harding s
voice.
The loud speakers to be used are
not commercial devices, but are the
product of the ingenuity of the tele-
phone engineers. and are to be used
for public purposes wherever they
can be of the greatest benefit.
The facilities were offered to Presi-
dent Harding more than a month ago
by Albert E. Berry, president of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, as a part of the nations s
entertainment for the delegates to the
conference on the Limitation of arma-
ments. When 1t was decided that
the keynote of the conference would
be sounded in the funeral services
of the unknown, soldier Armistice
day the matter was turned over to
the Secretary of War. and details for
the perfection of the plan were work
ed out by the general staff, in con-
nection with the telephone engineers.
Legion to Assist.
The American Legion has been
called upon to assist in making ar
rangements for this gigantic undet-
taxing. 1t is expected that it
proposition, and that the public will
evince much interest in hearing the
Presidents address at such great
distance.
There is considerably more to the
loud d-speaking device than the mere
Installation Of horns. it is asserted.
1t Is a complete system of motors.
generators. wires, transmitters. am
plifiers and other electrical ma
chfnery. 1t comprises the three
principles of the telephone, and to
the experts the system is the EXPOSE
ton of the development of every
thing scientific in the telephone
world.
When the President speaks his
voice will generate energy by means
Of small transmitters scarcely visible a
few feet away. The energy is led to a
small glass bulb. known to the en-
sineers as a vacuum tube amplifier.
the function of which is to receive
energy, multiply it and send it on to
other amplifiers, until it reaches a
stage sufficient to turn 1t loose in
voice form, through the hidden horns.
out to the distant crowds.
While the speech is in progress. ex-
.perts from Washington to San Fran
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