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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-10

land, Ohio, arrived at the home OF
Chas. Laughton, Aug Ind, for a visit
of a few weeks. While coming from
Boston on the boat She had the mis-
fortune to slip and iniure her knee,
which has given her great deal OF
trouble but seems somewhat i'm
proved at this writing. Her many
friends hope she will soon be able to
get out among them and enjoy the
rest of her vacation. She presented
Mr.. and Mrs. Laughton nice vic
trola which they will enjoy these long
winter evenings as they are well
along in years and don't get out
much.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Neal of $t
Adams spent the week end at the
home OF William Seckins.
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NEW SHARON

Charles Plaisted has purchased ana
is cutting the grass ON the Howard
Blake farm.
Mrs. b. A. Bean visited with her
daughter, Mrs. Paine and Miss Elliott
several days last week.
The Radcl fife Chautauqua was well
attended here last week and is sche-
duled to come again next year.
Alvinzy Whtcomb is harvesting the
hay on the Hubert Benson farm.
George y. Furber and Lemont
Moore have arranged for carrying on
George II. Furber's farm and have
taken possession.
Lynn Edgerly and wife OF Hallowell
we're calling on friends in this wei
nifty Sunday.
Mrs. 4, + Jennings of the Starks
road is spending few days with
friends in Industry.
Roscoe Paine has sold his Ford car
to George D. Furber and Iemont
Moore. -
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ATII

Miss Doris Braley who has been
spending two weeks of her vacation,
with her grandparents, b. p. Little
field and wife returned to Guilford
Sunday. Miss Braley plans to enter
Colby College this fall,
Manville futile is cutting the hay
on the Greene farm at the village.
Mr.. futile has recently sold his farm
to parties from Millinocket. who will
move from there another spring.
Meantime Mr. futile and his family
will remain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Barker arc
receiving congratulations on the ar
rival of a young son born Tuesday,
August 1st.
Gasoline reduced to 26c. Holt 4
Hight, Skowhegan. 1w32
Work was resumed the past week
upon the Athens section of the state
road via Harmony. Crews are work
ing near the Il. II. Johnson place.
A. w. Boston, IA former S. a.
principal was in town last week. For
the past two years Mr.. Boston has
been prime. pal of the Deering High
School. He has since resigned 10
accept another position near Port
land.
Showers arising from several diree-
tinns visited this vicinity last August
2. The barn bNonging to 0rrin
Buzzer in the East part of the town
was struck but not destroyed. \
strange coincidence connected wiah
the fact is that lightning has twice
struck and destroyed the barns be
longing to Lyman Buzzell and his
son of this place. Another shower
in the north part of the town was
attended with freaks OF lightning.
entering the Prentis' house on the
brighton read. Joseph Leav,tt who
had entered the house for protection
from the storm, was so affected by
the shock as to remain unconscious
for hours. No fires occurred in T.
Their instance.
Mrs. Mabelle Judkins Parker, toge-
Their with Mr.. Parker of Washington,
d. c.. visited her aunt, Mrs. F. Y.
Rarker last week. She also called
on several friends. The couple are
making the trip by auto and are Wis
iting many former Somerset friends
as we'll as relatives.
Mrs. Viola Willis is spending the
present week with friends IN Old
Town.
Mrs. George Thompson and daugh-
ters. of Connecticut together tn
Mrs. Ella Buzzeif and p. T. Hight
went to Bingham last Thursday
where they were the guests OF II. I.
Doe and family. A ride along the
river and an appeti2ing lunch from
one of the picturesque lSunts OF Ca
ratunk added to their enjoyment. oth-
crs of the party verb {. b. Hight
and wife of Skowhegan.
Arthur Smith has purchased place
at Skowhegan and expects to move
his family there about the hrst OF
September.
Hewitt Hood and wife of Auburn
were auto visitors at j. T. Hight
Saturday and Sunday. They were
en- route for Moose Head Lake TO DE
F., gone two weeks. Accompanying
: them to Athens was Merrill ). T.
Greene He will remain for snort
visit at the old home before entering
, a Boston hospital about the 2otn OF
this month, where he will work IN
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krNNrBEC AyENUE-EMBDEN

William Knox of Fairfield is visit
ing with his brother-in-law, Mont
Spauldng.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Berry and
two children Of Embden Lake, were
callers at Geo. w. Moultons Sun
day.
The burlington and Hawthorne
schools began Monday, August 7,
with Louise Palmer and Ruth Boying
ton as teachers.
Little Walter Lane is spending a
few days with his grandparents in
Concord
Reuben Case and son Roy were cal
lers in Norridgewock Monday.
Winfield Goodrich Of Scion is spend
ing a few das with his daughter, Mrs
Chester Flanders.
Walter Thompson was at Dead Ri
YER recently.
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pLEASANT. RIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Farnsworth
Donald and Misses Dorothy and Ply
lis Farnsworth, all of China have been
guests for a few days at Sidney Ber-
rvs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlie Robinson are
the parents of a daughter, born July
18th. There are three little sons
in the family, the eldest being three
years old June 10th.
Mrs. Edgar Nodine of High Twelve
Camps was the guest of Mrs. Ross
Berry, Thursday.
Rollins Bros. are going to cut the
hay on Harry Greenlaw's farm.
Alfonso Ashcroft has hired to go
to Newfoundland about the goth to
work in the woods.
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George Grant and Frank Elliott
made a business trip to Greenyille
Saturday.
Valentine Holt and wife, Robert
Perkins. wife and daughter OF Arson,
were guests of Alonzo Parlin's family
ON the starks road Sunday
Miss Maye Bcals, who has been Wis
iting her friends, Mrs. Helen Bean
Grant the past week, returned to her
home in Rumford Sunday.
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connection with his work at Harvard
Medical College.

connection with his work at Harvard
Medical College
Doo,, Cond.,,o aud ,,ifo of Sol
rtl,I,. ,Ilo Ias,. ,',, ,, a,,,I ~, an,I
ii i"i D0 d ,1U '"en Cnnda,, .,a3is
~ Il, iIol,na"'s Hrtbnr lIiabt
III, =, a,,,'. - - bnt,I - Mn
I,aat Itorhnn aa.a,,,,,.,,;,G t,rn, fnr
= .hort ,.i.it WITH -. ,,ro,,te Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. J Hight. The party
returned Monday. otI'cr visitors at
the Holman mono SUNDAY were l.. IL,
norman ana vic oi "i''oH'
a new iron fence has recently been
purchased as more suitable eneio-
sure for Mt. Rest cemetery. This
is one OF the most attractive ceme-
terics OF VIII oh any small new Eng
land village may possess. 1t is to
be hoped that casual NiSitors VIII b
careful not to leave rcccpt!cals Tor
flowers and Old bouquets lying care
lessly about.
The regular meeting OF the Nlitlam
Morgan Post VIII be held with iross
Bunker on Bunker Hill the tn ri
Thursday in August. y cordial lit
Vitation is given To all comrades oil
, ,n ''.0
Elwood and Ray Corson have lust
finished having fer r.. W. Foss. ca.a-
pIeting the lob August e They are
going back to the house where their
father and mother were Killed few
weeks ago
prr>-Urp NM
'''N'-l, - -"
Mr. ana Mrs. u. II. neiaf Oh
Harmony visited Mr.. ana MIS-. HOY
VoI rii,nan j. ro,,I,ir., for lin, "a
hin ho,,inn
A., 'rS NJ. ,,on4 ci,a1at. a,d
fa,,i,,. % nita,,, ,,,'itoi ', .aia,;,.os IN
to" "'' eo y, n1 '''''' '''''' -
"., no''I Hv uey ,sa;,a, na,.4iroe
in IT, wae',nai c,,' 'n,,1" 'i''s' =
c ii", ','0I'y o'o '.i., ou'o1' a., ,o -
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23 ~. 9,,naIu 'ouiiu's n =, nj,
tar no , DAVIS ana sol, son 10Y , are IN brsh-
'' 2rr i'"y'ng on on the h nCGhcr r Ta[lE
Mr. ana Mrs. DAVID thompson
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HIGHLAND

DR.. IIutchins OF North New Port
land was professional caller in town
Sunday.
Mrs. T. n. Nutting is on the sick
list.
J. W. Howard who has been at
work at Danvill2, Jet. is at home do
ing II $ haying.
Burberry piekcrs are numerous but
hlucberries are reported scarce up
river.
Charles b. Walker and wife of New
Portland were in town Sunday.
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guests of Mrs. Reeds parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Clark.
Mr.. Frank Goodwin of Athens, was
n caller in town last Saturday and
was ON his Wy to North Arson, whore
he was to play ball
As Selden Adams was unloading
hav ne caught one of his fingers in
such a WaY Is to dislocate it, which
makes it very painful
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The Indeperl,nt '''I ~, ,I,g |,
erset County's lell'Ds IL
for sale on all nowss''''''
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NORTH MADISON

Mrs. Emma Dean, who has been at
home on two weeks vacation has
returned TO Skowhogan. where SHE
has employment in tho Farmers Tel
ephohe office.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Reed of North
Arson were in town last Sunday the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
Stock Prices
L urn Lower
Under Selling
~
Industrial Securities Are
More Conspicuously Az.
fected Than the Rails:
WI a ket liz Sentative

Ahe seiiing movement, which began
In the stock market to moderate da.
gree last Friday, gathered momentum
Yesterday, and security sprices turned
lower. Industrial shares were mora
conspicuously affected than rails anon o.
the speculative issues, and Investment
securities, which had been uniformly
strong for more than a fortnight.
turned easier. Following the leader
ship of the stock market, prices in the
cotton and wheat markets declined
The foreign exchanges were firm. how
ever.
The failure thus far to adjust the
cifficulties existing between manage
ment and labor in the coal mines and
the railroads unquestionably had all in
huence on the attitude of SPECTATORS.
The collapse of attempts at settlement
over the week end found the mayket.
which had been remarkably firm in
the face of the disconcerting labor de-
velopments of the last few weeks.
sensitive to selling pressure. Another
more technical reason for the reaction
was the reported effort of banks to
scrutlnize more carefully their loans
against Stock Exchange collateral to
prevent the recurrence of situation
analogous to the Allan A. Ryan bank
ruptcy. Obviously 1t is unsafe to
stake unlimited sums, even if Sc
cured by collateral of ,perpetually
fiuctuating market value, on the mar
ket Judgment of single individual, no
matter how good his intentions may be.
In brokerage quarters it was remarked
that the banks were seeking to reduce
what they considered unduly large
loans TO individuals or groups on spe-
cial stocks. Gossip Of further price
unsettlement in the petroleum. indus
try also played into the hands of
those who were moved by the impulse
to sell. Technically, the price struc-
ture was such that many traders had
opportunity to establish profits by
liquidating their holdings.
Call loan funds were available at 4
per cent at renewal time and at per
cent subsequently,. Despite the ir-
regularity in bonds, Liberty issues,
which vacillated in the morning, later
resumed their upward movement, and
the first as and the fourth ANS were
quoted at new high records, and the
first 3Ms touched the peak level of the
year. Several other government issues
equaled their previous records.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
Governments Refunding Program

Bankers are looking forward with
unusual interest to the impending an
nouncement by Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon regarding the refunding
program of the government. 1t Is be-
lieved that the new issue Of certificates
to b. sold in connection with the ma
turity on August Of $3.50 900 900 one
year 6h per cent certificates will be
short term, running probably for six
months and bearing interest at or
81 per cent. There is more specula-
ton as to the plans for refunding the
debt falling due during the current
fiscal year. Expectations are that
long term popular loan will be at
tempted in this connection but that
this operation will be deferred until
fall. Meanwhile an issue Of three-year
notes at per cent, representing a
reduction Of ss per cent as compared
with the rate on the last previous
issue, is anticipated. A twenty five or
thirty-year per cent bond is also ac-
counted among the possibilities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
British Gold Piles In Here

Arrival Of the Caronia yesterday
with shipment of s2,5o0,0O0 British
Treasury gold consigned to j. P. Nor
gan Co, following receipt of SINH
lar amount on the Celtic, brings the
movement to date from this source up
to approximately $4,000, 900. Coin
cident with the arrival of this ship
ment came unofficial word that the
Majestic was bringing $4,000 900 in
sumably more than half is for British
government account. Several lesser
accounts, coming in from various
sources over the week end, involved
additional augmentation of American
gold holdings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
Whnt's Behind
Active Stocks?
53-Central Leather

The Importance Of judging a stock
by it's earning power as we'll as by
the tangible assets in back of it is
illustrated in Central Leather The
superior value of average income
over period of years, in contrast
with earnings for any single year,
as a guide to true earning power, is
also displayed by this company. The
30.12 per cent earned on the COM
mon in 1919 is no more true guide
than is the deficit of S25,751 900 in
1920, brought about by heavy in
ventory loss. Central Leather COM
mon is selling around 40, whereas
the net tangible assets applicable to
the common as of December 81,
1921, were equal to S52.64 share.
The company's Earnings available
for dividends in the eight years
ended December 81, 1919. aggregated
S72,286,0oo. In the subsequent two
years loss of $33 ,49S,000 reduced
the ten-year net to s17,228,o00, or
yearly average of 4.24 per cent on
the common after preferred divi-
dends. A profit and loss surplus of
$30,509,0o at the end of 1919 be-
came profit and loss deficit of
$6.893, 900 at the end of 1921. The
corner has been turned in the
leather industry, the Central
Leather deficit for the first quarter
of this year being only $2s0,o00,
compared with deficit of S4,53d,0o0
in the first quarter of 1921. Divi-
dends at the rate of per cent an
nually were paid on the preferred
from 1906, the year Of incorpora-
ton, up to April l, 1921 Seven per
cent is row accumulated on the pre-
fsrred. The 0,701 900 common. on
which dividends were paid from
1914 to 1920, is preceded by Ss3,-
298,o00 preferred and funded debt
of $26,328,650. Range of stock
since 1906: High, 1913, in 1916; low.
liz, in 1907; yesterdays close, 3s1s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
I'm Wall Street
United Cigar Stores Dividend

Directors of the United Cigar Stores
Company have declared dividend Of
per cent on the common stock. the
first since November last, when a
similar amount was paid This action
is part Of the plan for placing the
new Tobacco Products "a" stock on
7 per cent dividend basis, as the United
Retail Stores Corporation, owner Of
United Cigar Stores, will receive the
dividend. James N. Dixon, president
of the Tobacco Products Corporation,
announced tkat sufficient stock had
been deposited to assure the success
Of the plan for absorption of United
Retail Stores. Mr.. Dixon stated that
earnings of Tobacco Products and
United Retail Stores so far this year
have been In excess of the correspond
ing period Of 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
Money and Credit

Call money was. in slightly easier
supply yesterday than toward the close
OF last week. The opening and renewal
rate was continued at per cent, but
in the closing hour this was reduced
to 31a per cent. Time funds were only
moderately active
Yester- Year
day. ago.
On industrial collateral.
On mixed collateral. .....
Time money (mixed collateraD:
Sixty days ......... 3&@4 e@6A
Ninety days........ 1904 606h
Four months ....... 4 OAK 6@6h
Four to six months. AZ 041s 6Q06h
Bank Clearings - Bank clearings at
New York yesterday were: Exchanges,
1868 100000; balances, $64,30O,000.
Silver - London, 35%d; New York,
domestic bar, 99Mc; foreign, 69&c;
Mexican dollars, 53Ac.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
Libertys Gain New Peaks

After momentarily wavering in the
morning under the influence Of the
usual Monday selling orders prices Of
Liberty bonds turned strong yesterday
and on a volume Of dealings that was
greater than the record on the Stock
Exchange indicated, new peaks since
their issuance were attained by the
first 4s end fourth Al, while the
first 3hs touch new top for the
year. The second as, first AVS and
second ANS equalled their previous
maximum quotations. Buying was
again heavy in volume and from wide
ly divergent quarters, while 1t was
difficult to dislodge blocks of any size.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
The Market Weakness

The decline in prices on the Stock
Exchange yesterday was attributed by
market observers not only to a realiza-
ton of the growing seriousness Of the
coal and railroad strikes, but was also
considered a reflection of the Ryan
failure in that banks were watching
their loans more closely, particularly
in respect to advances on highly specu-
lative issues. This latter policy was
believed to have resulted in the calling
of considerable volume of loans on
this class of stocks and naturally
brought about good sized amount of
forced selling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
Transactions Yesterday i'm Listed Stocks
Summary of Stock Exchange Dealings
STOCKS

Copyright. 1922 New York Tribune 1nc>
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
Progress Toward Settlement Abroad

Fixing of August l as the date for
the meeting Of the British and French
premiers was regarded here as crys-
talizing the current effort for set
cement of the European problem. It's
influence as favorable factor was
seen in the frmer condition of the
foreign exchanges. The financial dis
trict expects shortly to hear that the
bankers committee has been called to-
getker again, but SO far no word has
been received from J. P. Morgan as to
the possibilities in this connection.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
Judge Gary Likes Crop Prospects

Ebert H. Gary, chairman Of the
United States Steel Corporation, was
quoted yesterday by news agency as
expressing optimistic views regarding
the future. He declined to discuss the
possible effect of the coal and rail
strikes, on the ground that the prob
lem of their settlement was in the
hands Of government officials. He said
that If the crops in the United States
prove to be as large as government
reports indicate there will be sur
plus for other countries at fair
prices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
Ontario's Financial Plans

The latest advices to hand in bond
circles indicate that the Province Of
Ontario will not come into this mar
ket before fall. At that time it is
expected that loan Of from $4,000
900 to s25, 900, depending upon the
terms that can be arranged, will be
sought here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
The Dollar i'm Foreign Exchange

Exchange rates on European centers
ruled generally firmer yesterday, slight
gains being made in sterling and
francs. Lire eased off slightly, how
ever, and Swiss francs reacted. Far
Eastern and South American rates
were irregular.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-08
The Record

With increase in deposits from $49582005 in 1915 to
$2392 IT'S rs in 1922 this bank has kept pace with the industrial
development of Barre and ranked the larger
tonal banks of the State
This growth in deposits be due the att
ude and policy of the institution but particularly
ing reflection Of the characteristic thrift industry the
people.
Barre has long been known city of thrifty Industrious
people, people who have faith their ability do things and
faith in the integrity Of their well managed financial Institutions
Primarily business relation rests faith and
tice it must be a reciprocal relation.
We therefore point with pride to the growth Of our bank and
the corresponding industrial expansion city evidence
the fact that 1--WE have kept faithW
The Peoples National Bank of Barre
"A Service Bank"
f. D. LAID, President w. c. JOHNSON, Jr, Cashier
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-08
CURRENT COMMENT
Colleges of the People.

The Barre Times has this to say OF
Middlebury college;
Forty -one per cent of the male stu
dents in MiddIebury college are earn
ing their way through college in part.
We have no statistics to show how
many Of the male students own auto
mobiles, but we are inclined to give
MiddIebury the benefit of the doubt
and say that it is by no means a rich
mans college, but college where
wealth does not take precedence over
brains
The Herald believes that Vermont
colleges and universities are very hap
PLY free from the problems which
arise from the caste and social distinc-
tions, complicated with the presence
of young men whose allowances are
larger than they ought to be for the
necessities of ordinary college life.
Vermont, Norwich and Middlebury
are more or less alike in this--that
so far as observation goes, wealth and
social position cut very little figure
either in scholastic life or the life of
social activity which follows in the
wake of the fraternities and other col
lege organizations.
The number of students who receive
aid of one kind and another, who
work their way through college, who
go in for plain living and high think
ing, is notably large, in all Vermont
collegiate life, and the reason probably
lies in the fact that the people of the
state itself are mostly plain, unosten-
tatious people, and expect their sons
and their sons college to be the same.
All the traditions of the state point
the same way. Vermont has never
gone in very much for class distinc
ton, especially in college life, and so
far such traditions and policies in the
three principal institutions of higher
learning have prevailed.
1t Is a very hopeful and promising
situation, and the young men and
women who are being asked to make
a personal effort toward their own edu-
cation viii value it perhaps more high
ly than those who have the way made
smooth and easy for them. Good citi-
zenship comes in that way.-Rutland
Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-08
WASHINGTON

The following officers were elected at
the town meeting yesterday: Mod.
orator, l.. w. Seaver; town clerk, NJ
w. Chamberlin; lister, three years. w,
L. Tucker; two years, @. A. Bohonon;
selectman for three years, c. 4. Hutch
inson; school director for three years,
Miss Olive Calef; road commissioner,
Alfred Dashner; auditor for three
years, @. W. Downing; auditor for one
year, Nathan Flint; town grand jur-
ors, w. w. Curtis, L. w. Snow. Clark
Quimby; trustee of public money, A.
L. Patterson; trustee public library,
Mrs. J.. p. Lawler; constable. first, G.
w Richardson; second, W. J. Scott
Whole tax, 1885. Tax collector, G. W
Richardson.
Regular meeting Of Washington
grange Friday night.
Mrs. Clara Wood has returned from
Barre and is assisting in the central
office of the Orange County Telephone
company.
Mrs. Mary Stickney, who has been
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-08

We hear a good deal about the fail
IRE of prohibition, but if you just stop
and think of it you don't hear so much
about the home brewer as You did
right after the Volstead act went into
effect. Evidently the home brew prod
net went out of style because it re-
quired too much work and the re-
suits were not satisfactory. It was
one step toward the success of the law
and time will show others.