The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-22
news HAPPENINGS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Items Cleaned From All Parts
Of New England

porting the adminiJtrat1on llmlta-
ton of armament policy and pro.
gram.
The state board of arbitration will
select experts 10 investigate labor ane
living costs at Brockton, Mass, 10 find
a basis for agreement between shoe
manufacturers and their employees in
that city
Directors of the New England Ho.
tel association meeting at the Crown
Hotel, Providence, planned a $780,,
600 fund to advertise New England
to tourists through central bureau
to be established in New York city
Mrs. Stephen V. darkness of New
York city. announces the Yale Alum.
nj Weekly is the donor of $4,000, 000
to Yale on condition that universit,
raise se,000.000 more to increase sal
aries of members OF the faculty o
Yale University.
The Maine State Grange adopted
resolutions commenting the plan t.
reduce ornaments and urging thai
the Interstate committee commission
use its power to compel reduction
by New England railroads in freigh;
rates on agricultural products.
James p Taylor of Burlington sec
rotary of the Greater Vermont Asso
citation. then presented the marsha
With leather bound booklet descrip
tive OF the Champlain valley. WIFI
was visited by Gen Lafayette in 1925
College sports do not furnish Amer
lean students with the right form Of
correcting exercise. in the opinion o,
DIR. II. J. Cook of the department o.
health, Yale University In a state
ment to Yale men this health author.
ity points out how physical defects
may be remedied
l.. H. Gilbert of Winchester. Mass.
cultural School in Walpole was elected
master or the Massachusetts State
Grange, Patrons Of lIusbandry. to sue
coed Leslie r. Smith of Hadley. in
the business meeting OF the State
Grange at Springfield Mass.
The handicap under which farmers
find themselves with the refusal OF
the New England railroads to reduce
their freight rates to conform to ratet
in other parts of the country. was
deplored by Gov Cox in Springfield
Mass. in addressing LOO delegates to
the annual convention of the state
grange.
The will of Mrs Florence I4athrop
Page, Wilemof Thomas Nelson Page
former am ha2sador to Italy has beer
filed for probate in Biddeford, Me
The greater part OF her estate was
left to her husband. Mr.. and Mrs
Page spent many summers at Yorl
Beach, where AIRS. Page owned real
estate valded at $4,000
Plans FOR the retention of control
by New England of her railroads, in
the event that .he roads of the coun
try are consolidated under the trans
portation act of 1920. were discussed
at a conference held at the State
House, Boston. before the joint com
mission of New England ION foreign
and domestic commerce.
The Associated Contractors of Mas
saehusctts with membership cover
ing the entire state, by formal vote
declared that wages in the building
industry must be lower in 1922. They
voted also not to permit unions con
nertcd with tho industry dictate
working conditions and not TO sign
any written agreement with the
unions.
Connecticut. through most rep
resentative gathering of manufac
tuners. bankers. insurance officials and
smaller holders of stocks and bands
hear ngs held in Hartford by ANY.
Gen. Dangherty that the Connecticut
trolley lines should be returned to
the New lIaven railroad.
Charitable organi5a toms in New
Haven, Ct, will probably receive
among them about S850.000 from the
estate Of Miss Mary l.. Scranton. The
total estate may be valued AT moro
than si,D00.000 Three faithful ssy
ants are eath given $4,000. Mss
Scranton left no Immediate relatives.
Some who were distant by blood ties
receive bequests of $4,000. each.
\ large increase in 'hootds1' max
ing throughout Massachusetts is noted
by Herman {. Lythgoe. director Of
the food aud drug diyision of the
state department Of health for the
y ear, ending Nov. 30, 3S3L samples of
liquors containing alcohol were sub
milted Tor analysis by ia munich
pal ties as against 1929 samples snb
mitted by 50 municipalities in the
pres ious year, the director reports.
Gov. Percival =. Baxter of Maine
will give 10000 church organ t.
the Church OF the Sacred Heart oil
Mellon ST.. Portland, If his offer is
accepted by Bishop Walsh, as itai,
presumed II Will Miss Emily Fl
Baxter. sister of the Governor, wal
organist in this church several years
and this organ was installed in he,
home by the late James p Baxter
in this church several years. and THU