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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12
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SANKEY'S Garage, V. r. Stanley, Prop.
Mrs. Mary BroYn has purchased a
new epassenger Buick Sedan
DR. Goodrich Of Waterylle was a
caller in Town twice during the past
week being called here by the illness
of Mrs. Edmund Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Taylor OF North
Jay were in town over Sunday visiting
OF the home Of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmund Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. JAY Pierce have pur-
chased a new five passenger Studeba-
ker Six Special.
Mrs Mahala McIntire is passing a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs Clarence
Rogers.
Those who attended the Kennebec
Federation meeting at Oakland last
Friday from the " l. s. were Mrs.
Florence Taylor, Mrs Henrietta Wood,
Mrs. Ellen Pierce, Mrs. Addie Jewett,
Mrs. Jane Whiting, Mrs. Nellie Pierce.
Ruth Longley is i'll with tensilitis.
Ralph Moody has returned from
Rnmford Falls where he has been en-
ployed.
Mrs. Linnion Brown French of Bos-
ton was home with her parents Or.
and Mrs w ~ Brown for few days
recently
The c. Ten Ten Club were delight
fully entertained by Mrs. Hazel Moore
ON Monday evening.
Roy Mitchell has returned from the
up river numbering camps where he
has been employed as teamster during
the past winter
Mr.. and Mrs Owen Salley and Mr..
and Mrs. james Snow of Fairfield
were Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Il. Caswell.
Charles Trench has been very Ill.
Frederick Spauldng is a patient at
the Somerset Hospital and is recov-
ering from surgical treatment for 'ap-
pendcitis and adhesions
Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Tbbetts and Mr.,
and Mrs. Ray LongleS and little
daughter of North Jay were recent Wis
itors in town.
Charles Miller our popular deputy
sheriff Is seriously considering $50
some of his friends say proposals
from any police headquarters requir-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12
NORTH NEW PORTLAND

Harry Chapman Is very sick with
pneumonia but is a little more com
Portable at this writing
Dorothy one of the twin babies OF
Wallace Wescott and wife is very sick
at this writing.
Martell Quint is having his house
painted Delbert Churchill Is doing
the work.
Those spending the week at Han
cock pond this week are Earl Kenni-
son with the Merchant family from
Kingield also Fred Knowles with Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Davis of Kingfeld.
Edwin Starbird with his wife and a
party from Scion were in town Sun
day.
Lucy Berry was sick Saturday and
Sunday with an attack of appendicitis.
Mrs. Bean finished work for Mr. De-
Silva Sunday and returned to her
home in Concord.
Bert Savage suffered an attack of
appendicitis the past week.
A. s. Page passed away Thursday
after a long illness. fIe leaves, to
mourn his loss, for near relatives, two
uauSHtelo, bldce Idse anu WI D. "a ~
Henderson both of New Portland and
a number of grandchildren. Funeral
was held Saturday from his home with
Mr. Currier officiating Burial was at
North New Portland beside that of his
wife who passed away a number of
years ago.
At the town meeting held Saturday
il was voted to rapair the road from
this village TO the Lexington town line
which has been in bad for LONG
time.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12
Gard OF Thanks

We wish to thank our KIM =. =
and ne.ghbors for their Killi"e ou
ing our recent bereavement a. az
pecially the S. of V. and ha ,oa'
iliary for the beautiful p'''o"
they presented.
Mrs. Chas. Salisbury IN
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo ,Sals0'
and family ,.,ur,
Mr.. and Mrs. 0nal Saiso''
and family ,,oon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene he''|
and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene D''
and family
Canaan. Maine, May II, l97l'
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12

Donald Bryant sustained a p
injury TO- his leg Saturday
plas nG bail.
The foundation for TIE 30
monument was completed iast ="
Miss LoaHtha Pike spent me
end with her parents, air' anu
Timothy Pike in CornfilIe
Mr. and Mrs. l.. l.. Garter d"
and Mrs. Ernest LeaFilf Wis 'eo
ives and friends in Troy Sulioa'
Wilson Homestead and ial'll'
Winslow are visiting hia pa Ie"'
and Mrs. Charlie Homestead
Mrs. Jackson who has been
ing several weeks with MIS-
Randall returned to her nome !"
Tuesday. ri.
H. b. Clifford was in town rIS
Miss Florence Leaviit re'u' "
her studies at NJ. c. |. Mo'iua,
being absent two weeks Oh a''''
illness.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12
NORRIDi:EN0ck

AVhhi"''H W.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Vaughan and
Miss Agnes Frances Benneu ENJOYED
an automobile trip TO Strong on sun
day
The Norrdgewock Motor company
have recently had a Farmers Tele-
phone installed ana their cal Is %.
Mr. and Mrs. IL y. Carr nave NOV
ed into the rooms over Jones spa IN
the Carr block
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carpenter
and family baye moved 10 lhelr new
home in SmiIhheld. Mr.. carpenter
ana his two sons have purchased the
Cunlin store anu nave taken possess
sion.
Stanley Garafe nave haa a Fal-
mers Telephone Installed and their
call is 1913.
Mrs William COOLEY returned 10 heF
home in Gardiner last fflaay AMER
passing several "ee"H Nm WI Noo,,
ey's parents in town. df Cooley VIII
remain for longer visit.
Mrs Henrietta wood arrived nome
last week. after an absence OF several
months winch "erc passed III okoW-
hogan. Portland ana Lexington. Mass.
The members OF the y T.. D 1iop
were dellBhIlalla c"le 'aiii'u p' 4'i D
Nina William AT her home last week
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Sarah Clarke returned last
week Wednesday from taillorhia
where she has been passing me win,
ter with relatives and has re-opehed
her home Tor Inc summer
Ipc ( lila InhGN GHfgCfIHBn q tam
lily dinner party last "eeh J ueSaay:
Guests were present from p''h 'ii'S
town and SkoWhe%ah.
The New Sharon hl9h school pase-
ball team played game WIN the
local high school hihe one uay iasl
week which resulted III de'eat iof
the visiting team.
Mrs. Florence Gerry anu her hother
Mrs. Chamberlain lofineflY OF Larohe
have moved To their new nome Whlch
they recently purchased OF fhihp
Thissell.
Mrs. Frances Bolan returned las,
week from an extended Visit during
the winter months in Massachusetts.
Mrs. Green, Mrs. Clara powers ana
Mrs. Adams OF Madison were callers
in town last Thursday ana attended
the Village improvement Society meet
ing.
Auction sale OF Western horses at
Madison next Monday at l23O. lwl9
Mrs Adelia A. Merrill OF Falrheid
was the over Sunday guest OF her
brother G. S. Jewett and family,
II. d. Burgess of Lewiston was a
business caller in town last week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Emery OF North
Arson were calling on friends in town
one day last week.
Mrs. William Bracket of Lexington
Mass. but formerly of this town has
written friends here that her mother
Mrs. Morse is in very critical con-
ditiOn having suffered SeConu SHOCK
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12
Augusta, Maine

Mrs. Llry Sweet has finished
far Roscoe Merchant AMI !nleD
9isi, i'm Strong for Il Wlai+
Arthur Smith and VIII 9Fl ia
bolt were up river on d ishlnI
the last pant of the week.
Forty dollars was cleared lro
fafco played by home tdeAI
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12
SOUTH SOLON

Frank Adams has got new auto
mobile.
Hazen Jewett and Alfred Holmberf
attended the Legion ball last Frida!
night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-25

and trust companies over the State in
sums ranging from $4,000 in the State
Bank of Red Lion to S400, 900 in. the
Colonial Trust Company Of Pitts
burgh.
Big Funds "Earmarked''
These are what are called "enr-
markell funds--that is. they are par
ticularly designated as belonging to GER
tain funds. II is, in other words,
! money set aside for specific purpose.
That is the official "earmarking. II
Is done under the State laws. It is
perfectly correct, Legitimate and neccs-
! sary.
But there is another system Of Gear.
marking" 1t has nothing 70 do with
| the other. 1t Is n distinguishing mark
to designate what may be termed "po-
litical prerogatiycs. y
This "carmarking' Of the deposits .;
subjected TO still another phase. II
might be described rs purely political
the other purely financial.
\ politician who desires to demon
stratc his influence in his district inter
cedcs with the official custodian of the
, funds. the state Treasurer. to favor his
town bank with deposit Of the state:
non active money.
| This is according to precedent. /
! the bank or trust company is perfectly
sound and reliable, and the Stat'
Treasurer assures himself of the fact
and the political lender is deemed wor.
thy Of the favor, the money is deposited
as requested
1t IS a legitimate transaction and nc.
cordinC to law. The element of politica
favoritsm Is all that can be urged
against it--if it ends thcre.
The other "carmarking" is OF a diff
fcrcnt kind. Deposits are accorded GER
tain banking institutions with a specific
object In view.
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Plum Tree Shaken
With State MOneg
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
political assistance Of bankers and bank
directors by throwing them sop in
the way of State deposits can no more
be worked
Moreover the game Of putting out
state money as an inducelnent to
officials interested in business enter
prices on the side, ns has been done
in the past, will be at an end.
"a repetition of the Quay. Haywood
scandal will be rendered impossible" "
But have the evils described above
been eliminated?
Not IL whispers in corridors. talks
on street corners. and that indefinitely
murmurcd something that is called
rumor can be taken even at 10 per
cent valuation?
The last statement Of the Treasury
Department bears date Of October 81.
It shows that there was then in the
Treasury just $262, ,623 20 in the gen.
eral fund to meet millions Of dollars
in bills.
This Is only an approximate estimate
Of the amounts awaiting settlement ;
bills overdue. Information on the sub
icct cannot be obtained at the State
Trcasurcr's Office.
In all of the various funds there were
at that time SjS34 ,060.37 This in
cluded sinking fund. SS5S.32n. %. and
fifteen other funds aggregating the
above sum.
This amount is distributed in banks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-25
LITTLE
BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
By Lee Pape
FRANK FEERNoTs MEDDDB

y ray
Scene. the Feernots eating suppir all
except Frank. e,
Mrs. Feernot. l wonder watts keep
ing Frank so late. We're half way to
dirDert alreddy and he's not heer yet.
Mr.. Feernot. II he iXpects to get eny
suppir in this house tOnite he Expects
rons. Watts he think this IS. hotel
Mrs. Feernot. Maybe he's got good
Excuse.
Mr.. Fccrnot. I'm tired of Excuses,
want action.
Mrs. Fccrnot. All hcCr he is now,
Ware have you bin. Frank?
Frank Fccrnot. Nownrc speshil.
Mr.. Feernot. I'm tired Of having you
wswk in hcer late for suppir as If you
thawt you owned the crth. Who do you
think you are, enyways?
Frank Fcernot. Nobody speshil.
Mr.. Fecrnot. Meny n true werd was
spoke in Jest. Wat have you bin doing
Frank Fccrnot. Nuthing speshil
Mr.. Feernot And that's Jest about
wat you're going to get TO oat, too.
Who's that ringing the frunt bell? Wy.
its q unknown man carrying big gold
medal. Well. well.
Man. Is Frank Teernot amung those
hcer?
Frank Feernot. Present.
Man. Kindly Except this gold meldlc
as site reward for saving the life Of
R3 wimmin and children out Of berning
bllding jest little vile ago.
Frank Fcernot. Aw that wasent eny.
thing.
Man. I don't see how you can be SO
modest. Good by.
Mr.. Feernot. No wonder you was late
Sit down and eat your suppr vile run
erround and get lcmmtn merrang pie
for exter dizzert.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-25

note for $4,000, more or less, the bank
is supposed to do as requested. o..
It Isn't the politician himself always
who asks the accommodation. II may
be for some other official or political
leader, whether he lives in the western
Epart Of the State or in the northern,
And 80 the State non active deposits
are "earmarked" to the use Of the
politicians in this way.
Any comment on the practice Is met
with a reply something like this:
whats wrong about il? Isn't the
State getting its interest on the money I
Isn't the bank sound as a dollar ?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-25

fight shy of these favors. They never
ask for State deposits-don't want them
under existing conditions.
One versed in the open and shut of
State politics and the zones Of in
fluence of certain local or State poll
ticians can take Treasury monthly
report and almost certainly indicate the
political influence that swung each State
bank deposit.
when. therefore, the bank is ap-
preached by the official or politician
responsible for placing the deposit and
asked to favor him by discounting n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-25

IL is that after certain politicians
have secured the deposit for The speci-
fed bank or trust company, and having
put the institution under obligation to
them or to their friends, they proceed
to demand a quid pro quo.
This Is in the shape Of request to
discount a note or notes, possibly not
for the official or politician himself,
but for political friend.
Virtually every bank or trust com.
pany in the State that is the recipient
of State deposits gets it as a. favor
from some politician or otficeholder.
Why?
Good Profits for Banks
Because there is usually among banks
and trust companies scramble for
these funds, the bank pays the State
3 per cent for their use and loans
them out Mt or per cent TO its GUS
toners.
There are lot Of banks, though, that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-25

Whose business is IL If / get note
discounted or help friend to do so2
Any law against TT"
1t is this practice Of Shaking the
plum tree" in new way that has
started the tongue of gossip rattling.
mads ~ Is because cause heavy drafts ITS. nave been
fact. by one or two political leaders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-25

Banks that refused TO renew 80,
had IN some instances their dehSsnss. Ui,s
withdrawn, understand. NspyvVsl's
There the matter rests fer the nr.. A
Angry outbursts from bank dirso.. :
have spceded the gossip. 1t has yreors sro.I.
more emphatic OF late. 1t may buwh breohh
into the open soon---and with nonoss gag
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
YOUR POWER

Tears come to the eyes of Marshal Foch. and
for 10 minutes he forgets that he is at ban
quet IN Boston, as he talks to a war veteran,
blinded in both eyes.
1t is an admirable sidelight on the humane
character of the greatest Frenchman, who was
entrusted with the lives of 100000 soldiers.
The blinded veteran is Lieutenant Guv
Erwin.
Like Foch, you pity him for his loss of sight.
Yet Erwin is studying international law at
Harvard, task that is extremely difficult even
to those with perfect sight. 1t is an inspiring
instance of what man can accomplish. despite
any handicap, if he keeps his fighting spirit
alive.
Ben WEIGH, the comedian, went blind a wear
ago. Did he become discouraged - give IN
the fight? No.
In the presence of witnesses, including the
mayor of Providence, R. l., WEIGH burned his
insurance disability policy, that would have
paid him lump sum of $75 week for the
rest of his life.
Now WEIGH is travelling about the country
headlining in vaudeville, as in the old DAYS He
even refuses to carry cane.
A friend, dressed as policeman, leads hin
out on the stage, Sitting on a bench the fla.
nous comedians forgets that he is blind. and
cheers MS audience with rapid-fire of jests
Blindness would make most of us down
hearted. But WEIGH says that it has only
made hlm more anxious to cheer up others
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Raise Memorial Fund
for Aviation Heroes
Victims of the ZR-2 Disaster will be
Me1norialized by Big
Engiiah Fund.
(By Associated Press.)

London--The council of the Royal
Aeronautical society has decided to
establish a memorial fund to those who
lost their lives in the ZR-2 and previ-
Gus airships. With the income derived
from the capital sum raised, it is pro-
posed to encourage Investigations int
problems connected with airships or
allied subjects; the results of such
work to be embodied in papers to
be read before the Royal Aeronautical
society.
It is believed that this offers the
best means of carrying on the work
of those who have persisted in the
cause Of airships.
The first donation received by the So
ciety consists of three crumpled and
water-stained notes totalling Sc, ten
shillings, taken from the pocket-book
found on Flight-Lieut. J. E. M. Pritch-
ard, who lost his life in the ZR-2
disaster.
They are sent by an anonymous
donor as contribution to the fund
with the comment that "the money
could not be put to better use" as
"the only thing that matters is that
airships should go on"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Blood Split in
Signboard War
Bulletin Board War in Zion Grows
More Fierce With One Man
Injured as Result.

Zion, Ill.-As the result of brutal
kick in the lower part of the abdomen,
administered by man named Herbert
Jones, an employee of the Marshall
Field lace factory, Wilbur Dahlman,
1913 Hebron avenue, lies in a very cri-
teal condition. Jones accused Dahl
man of having "squealed" on him for
having taken part in the burning of
eight bulletin boards.
Dahlman went to a neighbours ga
rage on Thursday evening last and he
was met at the door of the garage by
Jones, who Immediately struck him on
the face and felled him to the ground.
While Dahlman was down, Jones kick
ed him fercely and left him lying there
in extreme pain. The attack is alleg-
ed to have been both brutal and cow
ardly, as Dahlman is not man given
to fighting, and if he were, he GER
tainly had no chance on the ground
to defend himself.
AS a result of the kick Dahlman has
been unable to keep food or water on
his stomach for days. Unless a
change for the better soon comes he
may die.
Dahlman's mother heard the cries
and rushed to the scene. She found
her son lying on the ground and COW
cred with mud. He was moaning with
intense pain. A call was Immediately
put in for Earl Casperson, a police Of
ficer, who lives near but when the Of
fcer reached there Jones had disap-
peared. Jones is now under two thous-
and dollar bond.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
OPPOSES ANY
CUT IN FUNDS
District Attorney Warns
Board Against Cut in
Emergency Fund.
HOLDERNESS is AGENT

Warning the County Board that dis
astrous results might follow any cut in
the apportionment of funds for the use
of the office of the district attorney,
Prosecutor Frank S. Symmonds ap-
peared before the body this morning
in an attempt to forestall any de-
crease in these funds. Attorney Sym
monds appeared before the board to
oppose a proposed cut in the wage of
the stenographer in his office and while
before the board extended his remarks
to include all financial affairs touching
on the operation of the Office.
eff you want to cripple the district
attorney at this important time, go
ahead and cut off the emergency fund.-
said the district attorney. "This is
not a threat; it is mere emphatic
statement of fact" He also warned
against failure to re-employ Attorney
Joseph r. Clarkson as assistant prose-
cutor, whose present contract expires
the first of December.
Holderness Named County Agent.
At the morning session, County
Clerk Charles Holderness was elected
county agent to succeed himself for
the ensuing year. Supervisor Peter
Elsen, who was elected on an informal
ballot last Friday, asked that he be
not considered candidate for the Of
flee inasmuch as he was a member of
the County Board. County Supervisor
William E. O'Brien was left as the
only other candidate, receiving seven
votes to Holderness' ten.
County Surveyor O'Brien presented a
communication to the board asking
that map of the county should be
made to aid in locating the various
township roads. He also pointed out
the need Of marking section corners
showing that the paving of roads in
the county had obliterated twenty
markers formerly used in survey
ing work.
The question of whether or not the
county would proceed with the erection
of county building was to be dis
cussed at the afternoon session Of
the board.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Life says he, lis too short to quit work
ing"
The cases of Ben WEIGH and Lieutenant En-
vim should change the whole mental attitude
of any man who has become discouraged by
obstacles.
The great men of history became great, al
most entirely because of the obstacles they
overcame.
The most popular printed stories involve
some form of contest = desperate chances, dis
heartening odds, seemingly insurmountable
barriers
The popularity of such stories proves that, in
every person. there is the instructive desire and
the ability to overcome obstacles
Don't be discouraged. Keep your fighting
spirit. You can overcome anything if you SO
will. Obstacles are placed in your path of life,
training you to handle big things
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
WISCONSIN GAS
BUYS PROPERTY
Wisconsin Gas & Electric
Buys Land from Peter
Jacobs Company.
TO BUILD WAREHOUSE

A property deal has just been ne
gotiated by the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric company through it's local
manager, o. E. K0enes, whereby huge
lot on Garden street, formerly owned
by the Peter Jacobs company, feed
merchants, becomes the property of the
gas company. The big lot is next to
the present property of the gas com
pany at its car barns on Sheridan
road and Garden street and will al
low an extensive extension OF the
present car barns.
To Use as Stock Room.
According to o. E. Koenes of the
gas company, the new property will be
used for site for huge warehouse
for the electric company. The new
warehouse will be used for the storage
Of nearly 100000 worth of property
kept in stock by the local branch of
the gas company. The stock includes
q great number of washing machines,
irons, electric ironers, gas stoves,
lamps and vast quantity Of repair
material for the trolley wires and light
wires of the city.
To Build in the Spring.
Construction on the new warehouse
will begin early in the spring and will
be completed by the middle of the
summer If present plans are carried
through. The gas company is es-
pecially anxious to get the warehouse
erected as the present store-room in
the Public Service building is made
quate for the purpose.