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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-16

sunlight. II they 90 this they become
confused and are unable to find their
right hives. At last the little village
OF white houses. on three sides sur
rounded by woods and bushes and the
other By an open space is reached, and
the copper smoker comes into
play. This is a can with bellows
attachment in which fire is lighted
and the smoke that finds. it way out
OF a little funnel helps to control the
bees when the tops of the hives are
open. TIE newspaper man was then
given a good idea of the busy bee.
Hive after hive was opened and the
little insects were found working with
all the might they possessed The
queens were easily dscernible and
likewise the drones. The life of the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-16

Somerset County has at least one
real bee farmer and the town of Madi
son can claim the honor of having
resident who thoroughly understands
bee culture. Fred Il. Davis, whose
fine farm is located on Blackwell Hill
has entered the enterprise heart and
soul and has two excellent yards, one
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-16

Apples-per peck 40c; SO Dbl
Eggs-35c
Butter-40c
Potatoes-40-45c bushel
Beans-$4.00
Round Hog-13c
Cabbage-8c new
Beets-3c
Carrots-3c
Turnips-3c
RETAIL MARKET
\ Apples-per peck 40c.
Butter-50c
Eggs-40
Beans-15c a ct.
Onions-Texas, SC. lb.
Potatoes-50c a blu.
Lard-Pure 15c.
Salt pork--1Sc. lb. or lbs. at $1,0e
| Cucumbers-15c each
Raddish-10c. a bunch
Cabbage-Sc
Beets, carrots, turnips-5c
Cheese-30c
Grapeffut-15 each.
Strawberies-4Oc box
FRESH FISH
Salmon-40c
Herring-10c
Mackerel-25c
Halbut-30c
Tomatoes--1Sc a lb.
Haddock-15c
| Cod-15c
Lake Trout-40c
FLOUR AND FEED PRICES COR
| RECTED BY L. l.. &c A. GERALD
] All Round Flour-196 lbs. (wood)
$11.OO: 9S lbs (cotton) $500; 24h
lbs. (paper) SIPS.
Bread Flour-196 lbs. (wood) $12.75;
90 lbc. (cotton) 600; "a 1-2 lbs.
(paper) $3.50.
Corn-$170 a bag
Cracked Corn-s1.70
Middlings-s2.00
Bran-$1.75
Gluten-$2.50
Mixed Feed-$1.95
Meal--$1.70,
Cottonseed Meal-s2.4O, AZ per cent
protein
Oats--60c blu.
Seed Oats-75c,
Linseed Oil Meal-$2,60
Hayes, baled
Straw--$20 a ton
, Rock Salt-$1.00
Scratch Feed-$2.50
Union Grains-$250
:. Chick Feed--$3.00 a bag
Barley-$1.10 bu>
t Wheat-$225 q blu.
Sugar-180 lbs, s7.25; 1872 lbs. ST. 90
: Dry Mash-100 ibs., $500
Oyster Shells-100s lbs. $1.50
, Stock Feed-100 lbs. $3.50.
Ground Corn and Oats--S0 lbs, S1s45
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-16
Ripley Farmers Specializing in Grains

Farmers in Ripley which is one of
the finest farming sections in the east
ern part of Somerset County, seem to
be specializing in grain, judging from
the large acreage in view. Potatoes
only a med .um acreage. No sweet
corn in this section. Owing to the
long protracted drouth, wild berries
will not be very plentiful.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-16
Sk0whegan Local Market Corrected
Every Tuesday

The following list down to the Re
tail Market shows what the farmers
may expect generally from the local
dealers for farm products:-
WHOLESALE MARKETS
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-16
North Arson

Arson Grange held very interest
ing meeting last Saturday evening A
by Mr. Erwin Moore on 'American-
ization,' pleading for 100 per cent
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-16

at Xl8S61l\e place and the other at
Oaklah6 Once breeder of splendid
catties3rmilk and honey flowed free
lyrs because even in those days MI.
UaytE No. somewhat interested lin
bee Ii but now having disposed
of IN IA the milk has ceased to
flow b 81 has yet place of great
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Wilson Drops Doctor
Title, Used for Years,
Since His Retirement

Washington, April 2O-Former
President Woodrow Wilson has no
more Use for title Of distinetion,- no,
even the doctor" By which he has
been known for the greater part Of
MS life before entering the White
Huuse.
Since his retirement from the
White House the cards the former
president leaves at the homes OF
II ends when making a call bears
only the simple inscription:
"Mr. Woodrow Wilson
2540 S Street"
Mr.. Wilson has avoided active So
cial life since his retirement to the
house on S street but he is pune
tihous in returning the calls OF old
friends. Almost invariably he is
accompanied by Mrs. Wilson.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Extreme Nationahsts
Attack Communists
Over Italian Election

Rome, April 2o.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press.) = Tuscany is the
scene of armed combats between ex-
tremc nationalists known as the
fascist and communists and social
lists over the electoral campaign.
There has been much fighting ano
bands of fascist mounted on
camions scour the country seeking
communists, while the latter are
staging alnbushes.
Fascist raiders captured COM
munist and dubbed and shot him to
death. Later they captured several
communists whom they loaded on
the camions. One of the prisoners
who became troublesome was shot
and mortally wounded. They also
raided a house suspected to be a
socialist stronghold and killed two
men who tried to escape, capturing a
third.
Near Siena the fascist burned a
communist meeting place. Two men
were killed and a score wounded in
a battle at the gates of the town Of
San Sepoloho. Fascist at Montal-
cino, attacked communist, headquar-
ters, which was set on fire Under
similar circumstances a workmans
club at Prato was DESTROYED.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Thorne Selected as
General Councillor for
u. S. Grain Growers

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, April 20. - Clifford
Ihorne was employed today as gen
era1 councillor for the United States
Grain Growers, Inc. Heads OF the
various orgahizational departments
were also selected az follows:
Sales, ]. NJ. Anderson, St. Paul;
transportation, w. H. Robinson,
Cleveland; organization. w. G. Eek
hardt, Dekalb. Ill; legal, Judge P.
F. Donrell, Waco, Mo-; financial,
w. f. Schilling. North6eld, Mimi;
statistician,. R. c. Obrecht, Topeka.
Kan; International, Frank NJ.
Myers, Fort Dodge, Ia. and pooling,
{. H. Hyde, Alva, Okl.
These department head and c. H.
Gustafson, president OF the new Or
gAlzation. compose the executive
committee. Each department will
be governed by a committee of three
except that headed by Mr.. Eckhardt,
which viii have FIVE members.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Wife Omaha Woman.

Jack Cudahy, son of Michael
Cudahy, millionaire packer of Kan
sas City and Chicago, was married
in 1899 to Edna Gown, daughter
OF the late Gen. John C.. Gown of
Omaha
In the next 10 years, four children
were born to the couple, who became
residents of Kansas City, where Jack
was an official in his fathers busi-
ness.
At o'clock the morning of March
6, 1910. Cudahy and his chauffeur
crept into the drawing room of the
Cudahy home in Kansas City, and
leaped upon Mrs. Cudahy and a visi-
tor, Jere S. Lillis, president of the
Western Exchange bank. promi-
ncnt in Kansas City society and
earlier club friend of Jacks.
Aided by the chauffeur. Cudahy
bound the banker with ropes and
mutilated him with butcher knife.
Refuses to Prosecute.
Lillis, who later spent months in
health resorts, refused to prosecute.
Mrs Cudahy obtained a divorce
from her husband, but in June, 1912.
agreed to renlarry "for the children's
sake"
During the war, Cudahy. then
resident OF Los Angeles. was COM
missioned a captain, but later order
ed to return to civilian life by mill
tary board.
Just last Saturday, Jack was found
registered under the name OF j. p.
Clark iii downtown Los Angeles
hotel.
He registered under the name at
the hotel March Fl, giving his home
town as Glendora.
He would not assign the reason
for cloaking his identity
About two months ago, Cudahy
Turn to Page Two, Column Tbreeo
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
in Stokes
Case Shattered
By Photographs
Pictures Show Testimony of
''Peeping Scenes False
Letters by Plaintiff In
troduced as Evidence.

New York, April 20.-Mrs. Helen
Elwood Stokes opened fire on the d.
vorce suit OF her husband, w. E. D.
Stokes and at the outset refuted the
"peeping scene" stories involving
one OF many correspondents.
At the same time Mrs. Stokes be-
gan active presentation of her
charges of cruel and inhuman treat
ment. in an effort not only to beat
Stokes charges, but, to win herself a
decree.
The ''pceping scene" was shattered
by photographs. A professional
photographer, r. A. Cowan, submit
ted more than half a dozen he took
for Mrs. Stokes counsel. The photo
graphs show it impossible for any
one to see from an extension roof
into the rooms formerly occupied by
Edgar T. Wallace, a rich western oil
and mining man.
Two of Stokes witnesses, Mr.. and
Mrs. Zenas Matteossian, testified they
"peeped" from the extension roof and
saw Mrs. Stokes and Wallace in his
apartment.
Beginning presentation of her
case, Mrs. Stokes attorneys present.
ed number of letters written BY
Stokes to a negro detective in Chi
cago. Names and contents were not
disclosed. Justice Finch is going to
read them first.
In one of these letters, according
to Mr.. Stokes own lawyer, the mil
lionaire asked the negro sleuth to
verify his allegations that his wife
had been the mother of several chill
dren of whom Stokes was not the
father.
Herbert SInyth OF counsel for Mr..
Stokes, 4inade vigorous protest
against the admission of the letters
in evidence.
Attorney Litt1cton, representing
Mrs. Stokes, declined to state what
letters he had included in the batch.
He added that the letters "were
written by Mr.. Stokes and put into
the hands of a negro in Chicago to
be circulated to the humiliation of
Mrs. Stokes"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Mexican Troops Search
: Hills for Bandit Gang

FL Paso, Tex, April 20.-Mexican
federal troops from garrisons
throughout Chihuahua are centering
near Corral to search the foothills
for a band of rs robbers, Is of whom
were mounted, who robbed the
Mexican National passenger train
Monday night of 10000 pesos. Part
OF tire. band held up the passengers
while the remainder looted the bag
gage car, breaking open the safe.
None of the passengers was injured.
Alberto Terrazas, son of former
governor Luis Terrazas of Chihuahua
was taken from his berth but later
released
Gen. ]. J. Mendez, commander of
the Juarez garrison, said that Enrique
Creel was not on the train as was
reported. Creel was former gov
ernor OF Chihuahua and former am
bassador to the United States.
The genral also said that Nicolas
Rodriguez, who is said to have led
the bandits, was a lieutenant in
Villas army but that he and Villa
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Southerners Ask
Aid for Industry
Representative of Tariff As
sociation Appeal to Con.
gress for Protection.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, April 20. - Republi-
cans of the house ways and means
committee saw hopeful signs of-break-
ing further into the democratic solid
south today when representatives of
the southern tariff association APP
pealed for protection to southern in
dustrics.
The committee was told. that the
south favored a protective tariff. Re-
publican leaders and Chairman Ford
ney in assuring the southern men that
congress would enact a protective
tariff law, could not resist the temp
tation to make few political refer
ences.
The chief spokesmen for the south
ern delegation were John H. Kirby
Of Houston, Tex, president of the
Southern Tariff association and also
president OF the National Lumber
Manufacturers association. and
George M. Thurmond OF Del Rio,
Tex, representing the sheep and goat
industry of that state.
Mr.. Thur1nond told the committee
that he voted the republican ticket
in the last election for the first time
in his life. but that he did not expect
it to be the last time.
In my Judgment he said "thc
best republican propaganda that
could be put out is to protect south
ern industries by proper tariff law"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Body Believed to Be
That Of US. Aviator
Is Found in Mexico

Mexico City, April pa body
believed to be that of lost Ameri-
can aviator has been found near
Vega De Los Ladrones, Coahuila,
within 10 miles of the international
boundary. This information was
Transmitted to the war office by
General Amaro, chief of military
operations in the northern zone.
The body was found by a ranch
man near a wrecked airplane flying
the American flag.
General Anaro> was instructed to
communicate with Major General
Dickman at San Antonio. The war
office said it was possible that the
body was that of a peon. who had
lost his way and that the pilot OF
the wrecked machine had found his
way safely back across the border.
The newspapers i'll reporting the
incident, renewed their criticism of
American aviators; crossing the bor-
der, either intentionally or BY flying
SO close that they alight in Mexico
when making forced landing.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Amendment to Road
Measure is Killed

Lincoln, April 20.-(Special Tclc-
gram. l--Douglas county members
forced a reconsideration OF Senate
File l80 in the lower house this alter
noon and struck out the Byrun,
amendment which provided a method
by which Douglas county could
force the paving OF road to Fort
crook in Sarpy county by paying
oO per cent of the cost.
Whether the amendment was con-
stitutional or not, was questionable
Representative I. A. Medlar, of Oma-4
ha. said. "and we did not want any,
thing to interfere with our S12s,0O0
appropriation for. the road provided
for in the appropriation bin which.
the senate has passed and which will
come no for consideration in the
house shortly"
With the Byrum amendment de-
leted, Senate File 1880 merely pro-
vides for reducing sizes of benefit
zones in order to insure paving OF
the scenic road from Albright to
Bellevue. Il
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Dali Eirealln Denies
Dublin Castle Review
OF General Conditions

Dub.a, April 20.-The Dali
Esreaiin today issued lengthy state
incEt deny ng and condenning the
weekly review Of the general situa-
.tiosi in ireland, issued by Dublin
Castle. April Is, which outlined the
number Of casualties. ambuscades,
attacks on police barracks, assassina-
tons and murders OF civilians attribu-
ted to Sim Fciners.
The inaccuracy of the official
communique, says the statement, is
obvious even to those least acquaint-
ed witt, Irish conditions. 1t doesnot
mention the war in Ireland, waged
with mcrcilcss barbarity by the crown
forces"
Under the heading estimate OF
total distress" the Dali Eireann gives
a tabulation OF the cases OF unemploy-
Inent, distress and poverty in Ire
land, with grand total OF 1850
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Dividends on War Risk
Insurance Ready Soon

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, April 20.-Director
R. H. Cholley-Jon OF the bureau
of war risk insurance announced
that the first checks in payment of
dividends to policy holders on gov
ernlnent converted life insurance will
be mailed from the bureau in about
two weeks.
Owing to the amount of clerical
work involved in the payment of the
dividends, the anniversary dates of
which have passed, it is expected that
it will be June | before all of the
dividend checks will have been
mailed from Washington.
olders of converted policies which
have been in force for one year will
receive, following their anniversary
date, not less than 81, per thousand
OF insurance and those in force two
years will receive two dividends.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Film Exchanges
Policy Sustained
Federal
Judge Woodroush Finds for
Defendants Who Refused
Pictures to Chain of Ne
braska Theaters.

New York attorneys won decision
over Omaha barristcrs yesterday if1
federal court and simultaneously
brought to an end the $750,000 dam
age suit filed by Charles G. Binderup
former owner of chain of motion
picture theaters, against half a dozen
film exchanges and the Omaha Film
Board of Trade.
Federal Judge J. w. Woodrougl,
took the case into his own hands at
2:30 yesterday afternoon and found
for the defendants.
The suit was filed two years ago
under the Sherman antitrust act
Binderup charged the Pathe, Vita
graph, First National, Universal,
Famous Playcrs-Lasky and members
of the Omaha Film Board OF Trade
with restraint of trade in that they
refused to sell him motion pictures.
Hearing OF the case took up the
past three days in federal court.
The ablest of attorneys were en-
ployed by the various film exchanges
to fight the case. Wimnlial M. Sea-
bury, former Judge in the circuit
court of appeals in New York City,
led the defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
British Miners Demand
National Wage Board

London, April 20.-Demands for
the establishment of national
wage board. and a national wage
pool ,have been reaffirmed by large
nlaiorities by district committees Of
miners throughout the country. it
is claimed by the Daily Herald, the
organ of labor. The newspaper
clans that these meetings which
were held preparatory to the con-
ference of the miners federation of
Great Britain here ON Friday, stood
Ia to in favor of the demands OF
the union.
The miners propose that there
shall be.levied a certain amount on
each ton of coal, this money being
used for the purpose of establish
ing the wage pool.
British mine owners, who met
yesterday announced that they had
completed proposals which met
many of the demands of the miners
and would care for men who were
inadcquately paid.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Tribune Files Suit
For $2,876,063 Against
Officials Of Chicago,

Chicago. April 20-The Chicago
Tribune started suit in superior
court to unravel to exporting busi-
ness of Frank H. Mesce and Austin
J. Lynch, the two building special
lists on street improvements. The
bill alleges there is conspiracy TO
cheat and defraud the city. It
seeks five main objects, namely:
!. Repayment of more than ST.
100000 paid the experts for services
last year.
2. Repayment in full of all sums
subsequently paid them.
). The prevention of the payment
OF any more money to them.
q. The names of the conspirators
and their method of operation.
5. The, names OF persons to whom
Mesce and Lynch are alleged to
have paid money.
The defendants in the suit are:
Mayor William Hale Thompson.
George F. Harding, city comptrol-
ler; Michael J. Faherty, president
board of local improvements; Mescc
and Lynch. The total involved in
the suit is S2,876063, according to
an official estimate of Mr.. Faherty.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Anti-Alien Law
Organization Is
Plan Of Senators
Representatives Of ii West
ern States Perfect Body to
Seek Common Ground to
Jap Tangle.

h Washington, April 520l-Senators
baiad representatives from IL far
western states perfected an orginiza-
lion today with vicw to finding a
common ground upon which they
can work to solve the question of
Japanese immigration.
Senator Johnson, republican, Cali
fornia, was, made chairman of the
organization and directed to appoint
an executive committee composed OF
one senator and one representative
from each of the II states, Cali
fornia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexi-
co., Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado.
Senator Johnson announced that
he would appoint the executive COM
mittee at an early date and begin
efforts to unite other states with the
work. He added that the problem
was one of mutual interest demand
ing immediate attention.
V. S.. McClatchy, of Sacramento.
representing the Japanese Exclusion
league of California declared that
unless the japanese were excluded
they ultimately would swamp the
white races.
Within the last three months. Mr..
cClatchy said, several states had
shown desire to cooperate with
California, in enacting anti-alien land
bills, similar to that recently passed
in California. In Oregon and Idaho,
he added, land bills had been pro-
posed in the legislatures, but action
on them had been postponed in
definitely because of kilograms from
Washington saying that such action
by the states would en1barrass the
federal government.
. In the house today Representative
Raker, democrat, California, pro.
posed an amendment to the consti-
tuition providing that no child, there
after born in the United States, of
foreign parentage, shall be eligible
to citizenship in the United States
unless both parents are eligible to
become citizens of the United States"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Court Room Packed
At Hearing Of Tryon
Man for Wife's Murder

Tryon, Neb., April 2O.--(Special
Telegram. Housewives deserted
their homes and stores were practi-
cally closed here as practically every,
citizen OF the village endeavored to
crowd into the little court room OF
the county court house at the pre-
liminary hearing Of William Norris
rancher, charged with the murder Of
his wife and then dragging her bodv
over the prairie at the end of rope.
The hearing, which had been post
poned one day due to the difficulty
in obtaining witnesses. started short.
ly after noon. Neighbors of Morris.
who lives about Is miles from this
place. were present, but in carly tes-.
timony could give but few details
of the crime.
Some of the witnesses had not been
examined when the court adjourned
shortly after 6 tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
Culinary Artist" at
Rlt,,an,Gge Sale Buys
Genuine old Master

Philadelphia. Pa, April 2O-Dur-
ing the course of rummage sale
here yesterday cook who admitted
she knew a great deal more about
culinary dainties than art purchased
an old picture of a green tree on
which birds OF many species were
perched. ~ -
On the way home the cook
stopped in an art shop, thinking she
might sell the frame.
:. That picture is genuine John
James Audubon, &ho. you know.
was regarded as one of the most IA
nous painters of birds in this coun-
try" the salesman informed her and
offered her Si00 for it. which the
woman refused.
That picture stays right on the
wall in my room,. she replis
Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-21
New Reparation
Proposal to Be
Made by Germany
Under Plan Country Would
Pay 3,OOO,OOO,O0O Gold
Marks During 10
Years.

Paris. April 20--Ihe Temps to-
day publishes a dispatch under a
Cologne date lipe giving what pur-
ports to be propositions which the
newspaper says Germany will make
to the allies Wednesday or Thurs
day.
According to the Temps. Ger
many proposes to, pay to the allies
3,000,000,000 gold marks during 10
years, and also yearly payments
equal to one-hfth of the value OF
German exports to allied countries
during the preceding year.
To realize part,of the above in
IDENTITIES. says the dispatch. Ger
many proposes to issue an inter-
national loan Of l00O0,0O0,000 gold
marks, upon which she is prepared
to pay interest up to per cent. The
loan would be guaranteed by rail-
road earnings and also by partici-
patton up to 20 per cent in German
private industries. Germany then
would be ready to discuss the total
OF ITS debt to the allies.
Germany also will offer repara-
tons in kind. saying German con-
tractors and labor would undertake
to reconstruct certain percentage
of the work in northern France and
also that German industry would
supply French owners, whose prop
erty was destroyed with materials
which would be paid for by bonds
which the government of Germany
would deliver to French owners.
The Temps in commenting on the
dispatch, says:
Berlin is convinced that the
proposition will be rejected by the
allies, but insists on presenting them
publicly, hoping that a certain part
OF opinion abroad will consider them
sufficient to bring pressure to bear
upon the allies not to occupy the
Ruhr region"