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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-08
CIIALLENGERS
Obituary
lContributedl.

Fred Whittier died at his home
Athens. Nov. 20. 1921. after proloa'
ch illVess. He had been great ~
ferer for many years but for the =
few months had complained of wsa,
ness and passed away very sudden
ON the above date.
He was born In Brighton, Oct
1915. and was the son OF Chas. 7 y
Harriet tWallingfordD Whittier. !.
married Miss Hannah Lowe. OF AZ
ems. who died about two years
Since that time he has been faithisl|
cared for by his daughter. Harriet
Mr.. Whittier was always 40
right man. devoted husband .
father and respected by all who ~
him. He will he greatly missed pt
family and friends and in the y
mnnitv In which he has always "
He leaves to mourn his loss
Delbert. of Fexcroft. and daugs
Harrietf also one sister, Mrs. MAJ!
Lowell OF. Foxcroft. and two brou]
Frank and Sherbon. Of Athens.
The funeral was held Nov. E
his late home, conducted by kew
H. Johnson Of the Athens Cns
Burial was ut Mount Rest Cems'
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Colby college Notes

Miss Eleanor Halves. of Skowhegan.
has been appointed a member of the
Publicity Committee of the Colby Y.
w. G. A.
Wednesday Afternoon Nov. 30, a
mass meeting of both divisions of the
college was held in the chapel. under
the direction of DR.. n. G.. Libby. who
was in charge at that time of the
general Affairs OF the college, Pres.
A. J. Roberts being away on. a BUSH
ness trip. :. The object of the-meeting
was to explain and arouse interest in
the Second Century Endowment Fund
for Colby. and In the new building to
be erected for the -Womens Division.
For both. OF these. there was pledged
by student body and faculty some
thing over $4,000. This promised sum
was presented to Pres. Roberts on
Friday evening. a complete surprise.
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at an old fashioned spelling bee
which both divisions were again md
ent in the chapel
Following the Wednesday meetlI
for both divisions, the Womens }
vision met to make definite plans \
swelling the Alumnac Building Ful
IL was determined that the Mad
girls should organize by counties \
the rest by states. Miss Beatrice Rad
of Bingham was appointed chairnI
of the Colby women from Semen
County.
Saturday evening the Sepior cll
OF the Wonlen's Division held al \
formal dance in Foss Hall. Miss mi
Hoyt, of Fairfield. was chairman
the dance committee; Miss Ruby Dy)
OF SISowhegan, was chairman of /
Favor committee. and advisor Of
Decorating committee. Among d
other Somerset County people n
were present were: Miss Mary CahI
Bingham, and as guests, Percy I.os,l
OF Skowhegan, and Colby Robinson]
Bowdoin College man, of Binghs|
Miss Fiyian Hubbard. of Skowhesa
WAS among tho Sophomore girls VI
assisted in serving Refreshments
lntermis sion.
DR.. and Mrs. II. C. Libby are
feiving congratulations upon the bid
of son,
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IN THE CHURCHES

Continued from First Page)
Inactlon or misdirected acton keeps
them forever amid the shadows OF a
disheartcning wilderness experience.
when by little resolution and we'll
directed effort they might move for
ward to victory and success though a
whole mountain range of difficulty and
trial tower between them and the de-
sired goal
t'For example, in the matter OF tenn
poral achievements, many, because Of
culpable Incidence, cnervating fear,
downright cOwardlcc, because of adj
verse circumstances or unfavOrahle
conditions, spend their time and ef-
forts in mere. composing the mount
of actual achievement. Youth, middle
age and old age each furnishes its
full quota of this unfortunate class.
Particularly is it a dangerous tend
ency of youth that needs to be guard
VI against with It's never falling per-
sistency and unyieldlng rigidity, else
youthful folly will become tho de-
structive foe of strong manhood and
the blighting enemy Of old age.
Again. in the spiritual realm, the
application of the text holds true. 1t
Is so in the matter OF becoming a
Christian. Most men feed their need
Of God, and cherish the purpose that
some day they will become devoted
disciples OF the Lord Jesus Christ.
Sometimes they get very near to the
border land. but fear. cowardice or
procrastination sends them back into
the desert to compass the grim noun
tain of prevention, The cares of life,
the seductiors Of pleasure, business
prospects. social ambitions, the incon-
sstencies and hypocracies OF some
professiong Christians. keep them
trudging back and forth In the wilder
ness of alienation from God.
"0nce more, in the field OF Chris
tian effort. do we find great many
like Moses followers OF old. Chris
tian service calls for aggressive labor
for the Master, but how many OF ~
simply compass" the mountain Of
service instead of turning northwaEd'
in triumphant service Tor Christ and
humanity's needs. Great moral re-
forms. genuine revivals Of righteous
ness. great missionary enterprises are
achieved when Gods forces are on the
march. not when they are camping
before SER fN
FINALLY In personal religious expe-
.rience. there is a Canaan Of delight
into which we may enter. It Is land
flowing with milk and honey. True
there are difficulties and perplexitles
in the way. but the resolute can enter
| To- i A. II A. -
| souls complete satisfaction. The fret
and worry Of life, It's cares and anx,
ieties. the purifying of the heart. vic
tory over sin and doubt are included
Fin the atonement of Christ. In Op3
best hours we long for suck an eape-
! rience; we -sesk after III, we Do ~;
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ELECTRICIANS
RED SOX

A contest between the Local
and Challengers resulted as folio
LOCAL FIVE
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Dickersong Company. publishes
Standard. He has served az
Der of numerous city and soa s ~
vice commissions. and has besa . n
IN the work OF the Northern ~ .
Convention. He is the an,h nap
The Shamash Religious Ta'.
trustee of Newton Theolorica,
ton. travelled in Europe in Ion, ~
1910, and was a member of wv \
editors Of leading religious nan paav
fpr threepm months in 1918 waaa
guests of the British Goyernm
England and France. DR. crsa a'
speak Tuesday evening upon = Y
ership for the New Day le
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THOMSON Gets RHODES
SCHOLARSHIP
Popular Young Skowbegan Man and
Graduate Of y. II. =. VIII go TO
Oxford Next Fall

Alexander Thomson, son of Mr.. and
Mrt Thomas FE. Thomson, of Mt
PLEASANT avenue. has been chosen
Rlfptles scholar from Maine for 1922
sc90iarship elections were held in 80
states and were announced by Presi-
dent FRANK Aydelotte of Swarthmore
College, American Secretary to the
Rhodes Trust. 1t was the first nor
NAL election since the war and one
OF the most keenly contested since
the scholarships were established,
there being a total of sos candidates
for the thirty-two appointments. MT.
Thomson and the other thirty one Sic
ccssfHl candidates will enter Oxford
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entertain the Mems brotherhood, 81 tho
Federated Church tomorrow friday
evening ut 7.so Ut their home on Madi-
SON Ave. There viii be q, antn0loEuc
Entertainment by, WiI|jsm e, Peter
son. OF, Portlsud' with several saxs-
fphone musical numbers b. Mr., Peter
son. There will a1sb be. . mpslcsl
PROGRAM; and light g4frsshments are
te abe, served !, All yaembsfs Of the
BrotheEhood are especiaiE i9vited to
be present. ~ - ssa>, - n YN.
-MIsTHODlsT CHURCH !, ~
The Sunday Scheol social which
.wassto be held Friday eye9ins. has
been postponed until "Wednesday eve
ming. Dec. 1lth. :
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society Of Centenary Church will be
represented at the sAususta Diatrict
Convention 1t Norway this Friday by
Mrs. III. l.. Nichols, who will b tire
guest while there OF her daughter,
Mrs, Willard sLehrOke. ~. ~
Next. sunday morning the pastor,
Rev. H. L. Nichols VIII preach, on the
theme. "Coveting the Best Gifts" Sum
day School will be held It nooa, The
Epworth League Hetvicss at g O'clock
viii be In charge Of Kenneth Cole,
Evangelisttc servica vt q O'clock with
brief sermon sby ,the, pastor II you
would spend an Interesting aud profit
ABA shour. dr6vs4s6 thit 1seS1eDs Z. Z : {
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PRESIDENT GRAY COMING
tContioucd from First Page

pastor of the Stoughton Street Baptist
Church, Boston. remaining till Octo-
Der. 1912. the longest passionate in the
history OF the church. For the past
seven years DR.. Gray's work has been
that Of associate and managing editor
Of the Standard, Chicago. the leading
Baptist weekly. During a portion of
this time he has also been president
and treasurer of the Goodman and
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with the BoNlers nj the Bow lodr,

\ Among the recent entertaina
matches at the Bowlodromc was d
Monday evening between the Elect
ci2ns and the Red Sox with the d
lowing results.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20
FISH DRINK MILK
FROM COW HERD
Michigan Farmer Solves Mystery
When His Cows Go Into Lake
for Water

Doster. Mich. Sept. 20.-FranlS
Shelp, who owns a large herd OF
Jersey cows, has solved the mystery
of what happened to his daily supply
of milk for the last two weeks.
Shelp says that when, after the herd
had been driven in from the fields at
night. he found just about half of
the cows had been MIXED dry, he
thought that either gypsies or sum-
mer campers along the shore of Pine
Lake were to blame for the wholesale
thefts.
Farm hands watched the kline for
a week but could find no evidence of
thefts. but all said that during the
afternoon for some reason the milk
disappeared. Shelp himself gave up
other duties and started to watch the
kline. He found that in the after
noon they would go down to the lake
to battle and drink. standing hip deep
in the water. 1t was on one of these
trips. he says. that he saw a big fish
swim up to the cow and drink her
milk. other fish followed.
Amazed. Shelp says, he knew no
one would believe him, and he called
summer boarders at the farm to
witness the performance. Next a
seine was secured and the fish in the
basin scooped out. 1t was found
that suckers abounded there, some
weighing as much as ten pounds.
When he cut open the stomachs of
several OF the fish it was revealed
they had participated in the milk
orgies.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20
YALE UNIVERSITY
CITIZENSHIP CLASS
Under Sponsorship Of League Of
Women Voters

The first, or New England, Region Of
sessed of the spirit of progress.
New England, with it's conservatism,
has taken the league to it's heart and
with Miss Katherine Ludington of
Lyme, Conn, as regional director, the
organization is making rapid strides
The biggest thing on the program
for the near future, says Miss Lud-
ington, is the preparation by Connec-
ticut women for the School of Citi-
zenship to be held by the league in CO.
operation with Yale university.
This is scheduled for the last week
in October. It will be held in the Uni
versity lecture rooms with several
Yale professors giving the lectures.
The course will cover five days.
Though such schools have been held
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20

vice-President, Guaranty Trust Co.
New York. Sept. 20.-The continued
and extreme depression OF the German
mark makes II look as though IL might
be necessary to alter the terms of
reparntions In some respects.
The basic dlfieuIty Is that Germany
is on a highly inflated financial basis.
She In on n straight paper basis,
printing paper money as fast as posi-
BILE.
The more she prints the less It is
worth.
The only suggestion that Germany
be given n moratorium has been ad-
vanced because IL was believed some
thing OF that kind may be necessary
to permit her to meet the reparation
terms.
That. however. Is a matter strictly
up to tbs allies.
don't think any other material
obligations arc pressing Germany that
might make q moratorium necessary.
Dchauon Imperative
believe that sooner or later Ger
many will have to have a settling
down or a settling up.
Whether this will come by a finan-
eial crash or by orderly process is
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20

before this is the first time that such
a university as Yale has co-operated.
Each New England state is devel-
oping it's own type OF organization.
adapted to local conditions.
Rhode Island plans a convention
for October.
MASSACHUSETTS, is a radiating center
for reduction of armament work.
Along the latter line, says Miss Lud-
ington, the correspondence being car
ried on with prominent foreign woln-
en- by Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird, Mass
achusetts, chairman for reduction OF
armament, is important. Mrs. Bird is
securing the cooperation of promin-
ent foreign women in bringing public
opinion to bear at the time Of the dis
armament conference in Washington.
The University Of Vermont is as
sisting the Vermont League Of Women
Voters in citizenship work, says Miss
Ludington.
Mrs. Maud Wood Park, national
president Of the organization, will tour
Maine and New Hampshire in Octo-
Der. .+@ ..5a
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20
nine FOR ONE MAY
Be MARK VALUATION
Strong Likelihood That Germany
Will Have to Retire Currency
(BY ALBERT APPLIED

New York. Sept. 20.-International
bankers say there is a strong probabil-
ity that Germany soon will call in and
retire all German marks now in circula-
ton. exchanging the present marks for
new kind of money.
Wall Street for months has believed
that such action eventually will be in
evitable. The conversion date may be
FASTENED by the additional depreciation
of the mark recently.
The Bank of Germany has about 90. =
600 900 900 paper marks in circulation.
The gold reserve back of this curren-
cy is about one mark in gold to every
80 paper marks.
Basis of Budget.
The German budget has been based
on the belief that the mark can be sta
bilized on the basis of 10 paper marks
to one gold mark.
So it's probable that the new money
system, contemplated in Berlin, would
exchange one of the proposed new Ger
man marks for nine of the old ones
now in circulation and held all over the
world.
Up to a few weeks ago, the lower
the mark fell, the better it was for the
German exporter.
Each fall meant that money received
abroad for German exports meant more
at home, when converted into German
marks.
Germany's Scheme.
The German government has craftily
regulated wages and cost of living in
Germany. so that internal prices have
not advanced as rapidly as thes prices
in marks received for German goods in
other countries.
In recent months, German exports
have been selling in marks at about 25
times as high as before the war. This
is rs per cent more than the same
goods sell for inside Germany.
Result: The German exporter makes
a special profit of 75 per cent over
what he could get for his stuff at home
This gives him big gain in actual in
ternal buying power. The money flow
ing in from export sales enables him to
pyramid his profits
That explains how Germany has been
able to undersell Americans as high as
60 per cent in South American and
other markets.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20

hard to forecast 4 radical deflation
Is imperative. How IL will come de-
pend, on circumstances.
Don't forget that the German mark
represents more purchasing value in
Germany in buying goods, in the pay
ment 81 labor. and so forth. than in
meeting outside obligatfon' and in
buying raw materials.
The difficulty of getting raw ma
terials from the rest of the world on
her debated mark is the greatest trou-
bla confronting Germany.
II Germany could stabilize the mon
ey situation abroad, the cheapness of
tho mark would bo no handicap at
home.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20
PAINTING To CHARITY.

Dundee, Eng. Sept. 10. - Winston
Churchin, the famous statesman, has
given the Dundee Art gallery one of
his Palestine paintings. to be sold for
the benefit of the unemployed
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20
REFUSES INFORMATION

London, Sept. 19.-Miss Mary Fos-
ter paid s25 fine and will serve IA
days in Jail for refusing to give infor-
nation to the census taken. She said
she was a member of the Women's
Freedom league.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20
GRASS sTAGGERs KILLS.

Cape Town, Sept. 19.-An epidemic
among horses known as grass staggers
In prevalent in Fest Griqualand
Many valuable animals have had to be
killed.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20
. PROSECUTOR HELPS.

London, Sept. 19.-Frederick Por-
ter had Nassa Nakana. a Japanese, ar
rested for assault. But when the
question of bail was raised, Porter
paid the bond and walked out with
Nakana. -.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20
JAIL FOR BIBIE.

Cape Town, Sept. 19.-Thomas Sui
Ivan, arrested for breaking into the
store of the British and Foreign Bible
society and stealing a bible. was SEN
fenced to three months imprisonment
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20

Editor commerce ana nance.
New York. Sept. 2o.-Tho decline in
marks liz due to the oversupply fur
nished by the German printing press,
including treasury notes and other
forms OF paper currency.
Tho German circulation now out
standing Is In excess OF one hundred
billion marks.
The gold held by the Reichsbank
In only about per cent of this sum.
In the New York market. 10000
marks, formerly worth S2.400, could
have been bought today for sol.
The mark may therefore be said to
have only a nominal value here. al
though the German people will still
accept IL at a much higher valuation
In exchange for their goods and labor.
That they soon will realize it's rela-
tive worthlessness seems to me in
evitable.
End OF Paper Money.
When this happens, paper money
will, In fact, be demonetized in Ger
many and the country will be with
out any circulating medium except as
gold and silver may be attracted by
the low prices which the Germans
must sell the products of their labor
In order to exist.
Whether the German government
will recognize these conditions by for
maily declaring n moratorium or the
decentralization OF paper money does
not make much difference.
A country in which the circulating
medium il so discredited that IL will
not be accepted in exchange for real
property cannot do much business and
must suffer accordingly financially and
otherwise.
have for some time foreseen and
predicted some such development and
see no reason to change my opinion.
Needs Fair Chance.
While justice requires that Germany
should mako reparation for tho in
juries she inflicted and the destruc-
ton that she caused. IL is idle to ex-
pect that she can pay the damages
assessed against her unless she is Civ
en- reasonable opportunity to trade
with the rest OF the world.
or this opportunity her late enc
mics seom disposed to deprive her by
erecting tariff walls and other OBJ
struetions to trade; the result is her
present predicament. which will.
think. greatly delay her economic re-
habitulation and may make IL impos-
sibie for her to meet the reparation
payments for which she Ii liable.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20
DAY AND NIGHT BANK.

Shanghai, Sept. 19.-The SHANGHAI
Day and Night Bank has been organiz-
ed on the plan of remaining open for
business until midnight.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20
BOYS EXCEED GIRLS.

London, Sept. 10. - The registrar
general reports 1857 boys for every
1000 girls were born in England dur
ing the second quarter of 1921
New Britain herald., 1921-09-20
GERMANY VERGING ON FINANCIAL
DISASTER, FINANCIAL EXPERTS SAY
Mark Once Worth More Than Twenty Cents, Has
Now Dropped to Less Than One Cent

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Progressive Study Club

The Progressive Study Club
met at the home of Mrs. Arthur
Partridge Wednesday May 18th.
Each member brought a mother,
the party being given in honor
Of her. Roll call, Subj. Mother.
The following program was
given.
instrumental duet, Mrs Mosl.
man and Mrs. Thirsk: Piano
solo Mrs. Swift: Vocal duet,
CHATS What God made Mothers
For" by Mrs. Ed Phelan and
M2s. Mosiman; Vocal solo,
Little Mother O'Mine, by Miss
Mary Partridge; Piano solo, Mrs.
Rudy Mosiman.
The rooms were very prettily
decorated with cut flowers and
each guest was presented with a
white carnatlon. Alta later hour
a very delicious lunch was serv
ed b. the hostess assisted by "a
committee.
Reporter.
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Public School News
Normal Dept.

Norman DepI.
The Normal Training Dept.
which was installed in our school
last year and from which was
graduated, several competent
teachers who taught in the rural
districts this year. The class
has grown considerable in size,
there being in all % students en-.
rolled, Is Juniors and IL Seniors
The work this year has been in
charge of Messrs. Souder and
Orr and it is due to their un,ir-
ing efforts that we shall be able
to put II competent young
people into the rural schools
next year These young people
will be we'll instructed and not
wholly inexperienced for they
have taught for some time in the
grades of our local school.
Manual Training Dept
Ever since the opening Of our
Manual Training Dept. in the
year Of 1915, there has been a
good deal of enthusiasm shown
by the pupils for this line of
work and the department has
steadily grown in number of
students and equipment until at
present there is enrolled 46
students of the High School and
so of the grades. Since the
opening of the department there
has been a number Of additions
in equipment, a lathe in 1918 and
a band saw and mortiser which
was insta led this year. also
numerous smaller tools and
other equip ment. We now have
three good sized rooms and one
small finishing room devoted to
this department Under the
capable instruction of Mr.. Bon
dourant the students have turn
ed out many useful as we'll as
beautiful articles this year which
were exhibited on May 18th and
18th.
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The Mystery
%...
Hartley House
By CLIFFORD S. RAYM0ND

1t is a strange household that
young DR.. Nicholson encoun-
tiers when he accepts the post
of resident physician to old Mr..
Homer Sidney. Under what in
applicable tyranny from the
past do these people live?
What is in the manuscript
which the piratical Spanish
sailor endangers his life to pos
sess? Why does Mr.. Sidney
have 4 sudden return of
strength on the same day of
each year? What is the cause
Of Mrs. Sidney's depression,
Mr.. Sidney's rare malignity?
These are only a few of the
questions you will ask until the
final and amazing answer
comes.