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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-08-25
LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs.>F H. Wentworth and
Master Roy, who have been. guests
of Mr.. and Mrs, Horace Jewett and
other friends and relatives. left Mon
day morning in their touring car for
their home in Cliffside, N. J. Mrs.
Wentworth's uncle, Angler Hill, ac-
companied them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Symons, who
have been living in Boston will leave
the first of October fbr California
where they are to locate and where
Mr.. Symons will accept a position.
The change is occasioned from the
fact that Mr.. Symons brother Is To-
Gated ig that State.
Mrs. Ernest Crocker of West Front
street was called to Woodville last
week owing to the illness Of her moth
er- and her husbands aunt, Mrs. Will
liam Whitney. When Mrs. Croker
returns she will be accompanied by
Mrs. Whitney who will remain to visit
relatives and friends.
An invitation is extended to the
laQleS OF the FeucEdtcu pdi 1911 ioi "a
picnic supper at Camp Sherwood
the Sampson cottage at Lake Wes-
serunsett next Tuesday. Those wish
ing to attend may be carried to the
cottage by automobile, or If they wish
to go by trolley should leave the car
at the White schoolhouse and walk
--.-.-<..----...
Miss Frances Bean, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Levi Bean was rendered
birthday surprise party at her home
Tuesday by several of her young
friends. She was twelve years old
Games were enjoyed and during tht
refreshment hour ice cream, cakes aHf
waters were served. The little lady
received many pretty gifts. Thost
present were Madeline Grenier, Edna
Adams, Edna Oddly, Ruth Robinson
Helen McQuade, Mildred Chase, Myrf
Folsom, Priscilla Lord, Estella Mason
Wyona Simpson and Elizabeth Jewett
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Miscellaneous

ROOM AND BOARD WANTED IN
private family by a young, unmarried
man Inquire at this office. 1w3l
MORSE TELEGRAPH LESSONS 50c
per hour. Key and Vibropher. stu
dents prepared for Railroad or Com
with out of town students. Particu-
lars. j. r.. crommett, Norridgewock
Sw3+s
MARRIAGE PAPER WITH DE-
scrptions. photos. names and addresses
25c No other fee. Sent sealed. The
old reliable Boston paper. 2oth year.
Box 2265, Boston, Mass. 3w34'
WANTED TO HIRE a HORSE FoR
four months for it's keep. Weight
about 1000 or 100 lbs. Suitable in
every respect for lady to drive. Mrs.
\. T. BarAes. skowhegan. R f u Z.
BOX 49, lw3is
WILL WASH YOUR CAR EITHER
at my house or yours. James b
Stinchheld, Madison Avenue, skowhe-
gan. Tel 52-2. 3w3i'
AN 10 YEARS or AGE. A GRAD
UATE of Maine SCHOOL of Commerce
of Auburn where / took business sys-
tens, bookkeeping and typewriting. l
previously had high school advantages
To and including LIST. End and Junior
years. Have also had considerable
ness offices. WIN go anywhere Ad-
dress Lock Box 1856. North Arson. 3w34f
by MAN AMI WHITE ON FARM
Would prefer separate rooms or sep
arate living apartment Darius
Barnes. Skowhegan, General Delivery.
y 2w34F
WANTED PLACE FOR GIRL. -
years old. where she could help with
small children or do Homework after
school. Mrs. A. f. Kelley. Hartland
X r n l, 4w34F
WHEN Y0U WANT TO MOVE. WRITE
or telephone me. VIII haul furniture
live stock, etc. day or night. Also
passenger service. 81 capacity. Fred
Mckay 227 North Avenue. Sxowh gan.
Phone 116-1I. 4w34"
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Wanted-To Buy

GOOD SECOND HAND REFRIGER-
ATOR. e. w. rrehle. "a Madison Ave.
Skowhegau. 2w34F
ANYONE HAVING BRAIDED RUGS
for sale. please communicate with Mrs.
Herbert Wcutwnrth Norridgewock
Ave. Skowhegan Tel. 1f2-s. 2w34F
200 TT. or Rtss WOOD BOARDS.
Air dried and MT lese than y inches
wide, NJ L Heselton. SRo@heEan.
3wS3F
4 wooD lot. CALL. on WRITE
to S. s. Norton. se5 Water St, Skow-
hogan. 2w33F
ONE III NDRED FEET OF YELLOW
birch boards. eight or twelve feet long
that viii finish up ten inches wide, NJ
-. Heselton. SkoH hegtn 5w35F
APPLES. AFTER OCTOBER FIRST
AT BENEFITS >oRHiDGEWOCK
CANNERY. 10Th PHONES. sw32
IWANT TO Buy TWO HORSE CART
". b. Heselton. Maple ~ Skowhegan.
tf32f
4 UNCONTROLLED CART THAT
will comfortably seat Two girls to and
from school. Reply stating condition
Hill. North Arson, 4w31S
LIVE PoULTRY-WRITE IN FIRST
letter. kind and number you have
Harry Cohen, Skowhegan. tf29
LIVE POULTRY wANTED-DROP
me card vii call anywhere.
Harry Nelson, ~ Pleasant st, Skowhe-
gan. trlScou
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association. Mr., Edwards was ac-
companied by his daughter Miss Lee

association. Mr.. Edwards was &C.
thu.
mrs. Jennie Houghton of Rumford
Is the guest of relatives and friends
IN town. Mrs. Houghton il former
aesioent OF this place and her many
friends are glad to welcome her
again.
Miss Amber Mills. the local Red
cross nurse, left last week for her
sacation which is to be spent at her
nome in Caribou.
: The lots in the new Glendale sec
uon which were recently purchased
from Charles Clark by Auburn par
Ties have sold we'll. All but thirteen
OF the forty-five lots having been
sold. Many are already making plans
TO build in the near future on their
newly acquired lots.
DR.. F. ]. Downey of Cincinnati. o.
Chaatauqua superintendent, occupied
the pulpit OF the Methodist church
sunday morning. A, feature of the
musical program was a solo by Mrs.
Arlen Mckinney Riley.
Mrs. Mabel Williams Niles of Port
land who has been in town for the
past week the guest OF relatives and
friends, left Tuesday for Bingham,
where she will visit before returning
TO her home. Mrs. Niles is the
daughter of the late f. B. and Mrs.
Mary Williams who were former
residents of this place.
A party of sixteen including Mr..
and Mrs. David Hall OF Keen, MI.
Mr. and Mrs. F. l.. Harding, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Davis, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Morrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Le-
roy Steward, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Nichols of this place passed the Sab
bath at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Trickey in Pittsfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lane and little
son of Pittsfela were recent callers
in this place.
Following is the HIST of teachers OF
the Madison schools for the ensuing
year: High school-Science-Math.,
w. F. Holman, Prin.; Science-Phys.
Martin G. Phelon; French. Helen
Gray; Commercial, Elcey Sawyer
English, Nellie Moore Caldwell. Pleas
ant street-vIH, Howard Wright
Prin.; VII-VIII, Florence Hughes:
w. Annie B. Roberts,, vi, Maud b
Powers. Old Point, III, Hazel Dan
forth, Prin.; WI, Lola B. Smith
III-IV, Helen johnson; 7, Barbara H
Moore. Vestry, V, Alice B. Carl
Weston Avenue, Nellie E. Holway
Pfin-;;' II, Ruth Marden; III, Alice B
Morse; w, Mary B. Prince.
: Blackwell, V-vTII, Helen Groves
Prin.; I-Tv, EMe SaEley. Burns, Jes-
sic r. BARLEY; East Madison, Mildred
Jepson; Pugh Corner, Rosalie Par
sons; Twelve Corners, Eleanor Fos-
ter; Ward Hill, Bertha Young; White
Nancy Huekins.
observation-disclosures Training, Geo
b. Jacobs; Domestic Science, Heller
Kennison; music, Marion Drake
Flanders.
: Janitors--Harry B. Dyer, I. B
Dyer.
The Independent-Rep is fol
sale at Harry Merrill's. =
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MADISON


Baptist church held last Friday
eniug DR.. W. G. Sawyer WAS pres
and gave some very helpful and
netical hints ON first aid. =
Miss Emma button Of Putnam,
bonn was calling on friends recently.
m button was a Starks girl and
one time a very successful teacher
this place.
Mr. and Mrs. John StObie and
lighters Anna and Mary,sM Mr.. and
n, Thaxter Small and family and
and Mrs. Harry Glidden aye pass
the week at Smithfield.
N. and Mrs. Percy Butterfleld and
children Mary and Isabel are
ending their vacation at their cot
Il at Moose Pond.
IN and Mrs. Arden Shea and chill
IN Of Woodstock, N. B. are guests
s week at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
dudley Smith. ~
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pooler who
ave been in town the past week the
nests of Mrs. Pooler's parents, Mr..
bid Mrs. Andrew Strang. returned
usday to their home in Bangor.
Evan Hilton returned to his home
walpole, Mass. Friday after Aavins
zen the guest of relatives and friends
town for the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Allen aAd son
homas returned Monday might from
ortland where they have BID u the
nests of Misses Helen, and Louise AL
N.
Mrs. Mary Fletcher of West New
ortland is the guest this week OF
er daughter Mrs. Fred Daggstt:
Miss Leila Boothby, 'teaGher In
Ae public schools of EveretE Mass.
passing two weeks outing with her
ster Mrs. W. p. Greene at her Lake
rood cottage.
Miss Vera Cooper is having a vaca-
lon Of week from her duties as
isht operator at the FHrm4 Tefs-
hone Office. Miss Helen G. MOWERS
substituting for her. ssrs
Addison Ivey and family and guests
FRS. Bassett and daughter Dorothy OF
smsrville, returned Saturday from a
sek's outing passed at the Burns
ottage, Lakewood.
Last Friday for the first time since
ast March Madison street lights and
lestric power returned to normal
unditions. A portion Of tie dam
arng been carried away xby ice.
Flthin few hours Supt. Adams had
crew at work on the-repairs and the
FORK has been pushed up to the. pres
at time at a cost of $4,000. /. 1t Is ex-
ected that at least fifteen per cent
Aore power will be obtained as all
AXIS have been stopped. prough
ariOus makeshifts secured ny the
asrgy Of Supt. Adams there been
Early continuous service 1ce the
an went out -
Mr.. and Mrs. winthrop Sta4ley re-
.rned Monday from . week'Yvisit at
y home of Mrs. Stanley's : ster and
usoand Mr. and Mrs. Albidh Hilton
schvood,
Aadlsssr annual ChautautAe opsn-
Asa1Ay for the week VIM spssn-
prouan Under the dir\ction OF
Sw.thnAOse Chautauquai AssoeSe-
fhaxtsss Tswnssns Of Washington,
G. asEivs4 In. town Saturday for a
It g. Asaas Is Ais father Chester
Ma ~ MapIl6s WIN was cess
49, q. - ~ a 4
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The choir of the Methodist church
is to give a concert Wednesday even
Ing of next week beginning at 8
o'clock in the auditorium of their
church on the Island. In addition
to the numbers given by the choir
there are to be instrumental and vocal
solos and readings by Miss Margaret
Totmap of Fairfield. Admission 35c.
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have been helping Roy Sinclair to
finish haying.
Mr.. and MRS Mont Sinclair aaA fSAt-
lily OF Bingham visited relatives In
town Saturday.
4 Mrs. Lydia Small has been keeping
mouse for her daughter Mra Davis
vhile she has been away. >
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c0LE.S e6RNER-ATnENs

DR.. and Mrs. Fred Clarke Gunter
of Somerville. Mass. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ara Hnntinston and son Earle Of Gail
ford. Mr.. and MTG Frank Goodwin and
son Malcolm and Mrs. George Mcken-
new were Sunday guests at Earl Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Hanson and
daughter Vienna visited Mrs. Hanson
parents, Mr.. and, Mrs. Julius Small OF
Harmony last week.
Laforest Mckinney Of Madison was
Se-. ~isitor at his uncl4'e Sc
Mcnennsy's.
Mrs. Addie Poland spent last week
in Norridgewock the guest of her
mother Mrs. Clyde Foss.
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BUNKER HILL-ATMENS

Leland Keaton of Kingsbury has
been visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Ida Campbell has been very
sick with acute Indigestion.
Mrs. Flora Davis who has been Wis
iting relatives in Readfield, has re-
turned home.
J. j. Bunker of Kingsbury was In
town one day recently.
AEphraiTn Sinclair and son Ralph
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Positions Wanted
INCIE DING

FEW TEACHERS. INCLUDENG
myself. wish to secure a position teach
ing for the coming fall term. Write
Box II. Athens. 2w34F
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AAssstsanssls n tsese eslusas moi to exceed five
tDes insssed once for 23c four times for SOC, osen
yhb egder. EaCh ADDITIONAL Eae sc. In computed
fines. reoiko0 IN sverige Of 6 words. Stssnps TAX
u not paid in advance, I DC additional IS oharg
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To Let

DOWN STAIRS TENEMENT FOR
Rent Inquire OF William Fowler. tf34
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Zone Big Union" Plan
Rejected in Germany

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Sky-shooter
and bubble blowers, who talk zone
big union" and want workers thrown
into a iumbled mass, will hardly
capitalize recent vote on this
question by food-producing unions
in Germany.
The unions are the bakery work
ers, butchers and the brewery-mill-
ing workers, raving a combined
membership of $4,000. But co.
OFT was interested enough to vote
on plan that trade unionists in the
United States and Canada are told
will save the world
Charles F. Hohmann, editor of
the Bakers Journal, published in
this city. reprints figures on this
election. which was held throughout
Germany on October 8. The vote
shows, he says, that sit has not
come true what the advocates of the
amalgamation have always contend
ed, thai the masses would be strong
ly in favor of it." He says that the
lack of interest among workers in
his own craft "was simply phenom-
email"
"In one district, where great en-
thusiasln' was being artifieially Gre
ated, about one-fifth of the member
ship participated" although every
effort was made by the one big union
advocates to get out the vote.
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TOO MUCH IDLE
CUMBERLAND

Portland. Ore, Nov. 21.-"The
United States produces more IMAM
half of the entire lumber cut OF the
world, and uses 95 per cent OF that
amount right here at home, sara
Col. w. B. Greeley. chief of the
forest service, who passed through
Portland recently from the 1oTesJ
fire conference at Mather Field, Cal
ifornia.
"The exhaustion of our timber
supply is coming about, not because
we have used our forests freely, but
because we have failed to use our
timber-growing land. The problem
in a nutshell is the enormous area
of forest land which has been so
logged and burned that it is produc-
ing little or nothing. We have more
than 80,000,000 acres, an area great
err than all the forests of France,
Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Ger
many, Switzerland, Spain and Por-
tugal, which have been denuded to
the point of absolute idleness so far
as the production of any timber of
commercial value is concerned.
We have other enormous areas of
cut-over land now growing but a
fraction of the amount of timber
which they might produce. And we
are adding to these areas of idle or
largely idle land from 100000 to
100000 acres every year, as de-
structive logging and still more de-
structive burning progress. In west
ern Oregon and Washington alone
it is estimated that there are 1885,
900 acres of denuded land which but
for fire would be producing timber,
"This situation" the forester
points out. "can not long continue
without grave consequences. If we
are to remain a nation of wood US
ers, we must become a nation of
wood growers. BY some means or
other we must see to it that forest
lands not needed for agriculture are
not allowed to lie idle, but are kept
at work growing timber.
In 1920 Washington led all other
states in lumber cut with Oregon
second, these two states producing
over eight and a half billion feet
board measure If the Pacific North
west is to maintain it's lead in lum-
Der production it must keep out fire
and put it's idle forest lands to work
growing timber,
"Where Americans need more for.
ests." states Col GKreeley, ais large
ly on these S0,000,000 timber-denud
ed acres which could be made pro
ductive again with proper attention
and protection against fires" Som,
of the chief reasons why these for
ests are needed are as follows:
Our manufacturing centers arr
drawing at an enormous rate upol
| our timber supply-from two to fou
times as fast per capita as the coun
try at large.
"Our railroads require 5000 90,
wooden crossties annually to main
| tain their roadbeds in fit condition
and take care of new construction.
"Our average American uses ~
pounds of paper a year-made large
ly from woodland the growing cir
culation of our newspapers and mag
azines is increasing that very gener
GUS per capita allowance.
"Our average well-kept farms, us
ing the Upper Mississippi valley a
an instance. require 1000 board fee
Of lumber annually for repairs an
improvements.
1.-THE fruit shipments from the We
natchee. Yakima and Hood Rive
valleys alone, for marketing, re
quire 25,000,000 boxes of five boar
feet each, every year."
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HELP FIGHT
TUBERCULOSIS;
BUY SEALS

The double-barred cross. under
which sign the nationwide cam
paign against tuberculosis is being
conducted, is not only of historical
value, but has a two-fold signifl-
canoe. 1t is a combination of the
Croix de Lorraine and the cross OF
the Greek Catholic church, both of
which are symbolic of charity and
help to humanity. The combination
was effected to be the symbol of the
hope of civilization.
The emblem of the worlds fight
against tuberculosis was adopted in
October, 1902, when the information
al association met in Berlin, upon
suggestion of DR.. G. Sersiron of
Paris. Since 1906, when the Nation
al tuberculosis association was
formed, the double-barred cross has
been carried into the remotest cor
ner of the United States as an en-
blem Of hope.
1t would be difficult to tell all the
things which this beautiful emblem
considered by the worlds greatest
artists to contain the most perfect
ing figure ever used for symbolic
uIDOoG6t mas accompaniment ~ has
been lifted aloft in the greatest
health crusade the world has ever
Witnessed: it has created more thar
600 institutions in which cures have
been brought about; it has promoted
legislation which has lessened the
danger of the disease; it has co.
operated with all humanitarian or,
CARNATIONS in stamping out the
plague; it has provided $4,000 beds
for tuberculosis patients: it has her.
aided international gatherings; il
appears on the headdress and arm
band of the visiting nurse; it has
helped to organize over a thousand
anti-tuberculosis associations in the
country: millions of school children
over the country have learned health
rules under its guidance. 1t has
been the beacon in well planned ed
ucational campaigns, exhibits, clinics
it is recognized by physicians, health
officials, scientists and laymen. II
has reduced the number or tubercu-
Iosis patients throughout the coun-
try at greater ratio year by year
as it carries its message.
The double-barred red cross is
found also on the Christmas seal
thus carrying the approval of the
United States government Six bill
lion of these little seals must be sold
If the cross is to continue to hold it's
hard won supremacy in humanity's
greatest problem-the conquest of
tuberculosis.
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The member who is too busy to go
to union meeting is the silent part
ner of the union buster
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THRIFTERIA
& MOTHER GOOSE
STORES
Saturday Specials

AS indicative of this lack of in
terest Editor Holman quotes from
the official newspaper of the Bak-
cry Workers union before the cleo
ton:
at has been apparent that in con-
nection with no other question has
there been such lack of interest
as there has been shown for the
proposed formation of an industrial
organization. Nowhere was there to
be found any enthusiasm or love for
the new form of organization. Only
a few of our members are it's con-
WINGED supporters, and the great
mass seems to be absolutely indif-
ferent to the question"
Editor Holman intimates that
flamboyant convention declarations
do not necessarily express the SEN
timents of unions membership. He
shows that since 1908 the German
bakery workers have unanimously
declared in conventions on four diff
ferent occasions for the industrial
form OF organization.
"The result of the recent referen.
dunn seems to indicate. however, that
but a small part of the memb trshir
favors the same" he saws.
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stuffs, which indicates the increased
cost of living and scarcity Of food.
Striking printers have
accepted a 10 per cent increase IN
wages. instead of 20 per cent de-
manded, and the publication OF news
papers is resumed.
NORTH WALES
Mining Wages.-Notices are post
ed by employers announcing that
work would be discontinued IN the
mines unless reduction of wages and
cost of working could be effected.
NORWAY
Christiania.-By governmental me-
diation the strike in the paper indus
try was settled October 20 and the
mills have resumed operation with a
20 per cent reduction in wages, to
be further reduced per cent in
February, 1922.
The strike of the workers in saw
and planning industries was also set
tied by a 5 per cent reduction OF
wages.
PORTUGAL
Lisbon.---A marked labor tranquil
ity is shown in the early days of the
month; however, the plight of GER
tain laboring classes is pitiable on
account of the failure of the paper
money, by which they are paid, to
cover the necessaries of life.
Physicians Strike.-A partial strike
of the subordinate employees of the
public health department has result
ed in the government proceeding
against physicians who fail to per-
form their duties, and holding them
as criminals.
SIBERIA
Vladivostok. - Drastic regulations
have been issued by the labor de-
partmert prohibiting the employ
ment of foreign subjects in any kind
of work. Should employers be I'M
able to to secure Russian labor they
are directed to apply to the local
labor board. Large numbers of Chi
nese laborers in this territory are
suffering from the enforcement of
these new regulations.
SOUTH WALES
Wage Arbitrament.-Mi workers
and employers have agreed to resume
work while their wage differences
are being subjected to arbitration.
SPAIN
Barcelona.-The office of The Au-
rora, syndicalist newspaper here, has
been closed by the authorities, when
the alleged discovery was made that
production of anarchistic literature
was being carried on there.
General Strikes. - Practically nc
part of Spain has been spared dis
astrous strikes of general nature
during the last few months. Bakers
strikes went on in all of the leading
cities, and in Seville, Santander, and
Madrid these strikes were in vogue
for two months
SWITZERLAND
Geneva.--The question of women's
suffrage submitted for election or
October 81 in the Canton of Geneva
was defeated by vote of 1876 tt
6,629.
URUGUAY
Observation-Disclosures houses Of
three and four rooms are being con
strpcted by the government here, ad
iacent to the packing houses. This
the residences are to be rented bu
housing, and the law provides tina
is Uruguay's first step in publ,
the law, allowing workmen to pur
movements are under way to ament
chase them upon easy payments.