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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-16

50 htiples7 q thing Todid I've, sum
moned to the board little Dora Yocum
the star of the class. whereupon Ram
sey moved toward his seat.
stand still, Ramsey! You stav
right where you are and try to lcarn
something from the way Dora does
H."
The class gisgled, and Ramsey stood.
but learned nothing. His conspicuous.
ness was uncomfortable. because all of
his schoolmates naturally found more
entertainment in watching him than
III following the performance of the
capable Dora.
Instructed to watch every figure
chalked up by the mathematical Won
der his eyes, gown sodden. were un-
able To remove themselves from the
part in her hair Ut the back of her
head, where TWO little braids began
their separate careers To end in cou-
pie of blue and-red-ehecked bits of rib
bon, one upon each of her thin shout
der blades. His sensations clogged his
intellect he suffered from unSought
noollelA, anu Idttu DORA 0Cum !,
most of all lie hated her busy little
shoulder blades.
He had to be kept in" after school :;
aud when he wns allowed to go home
lie averted his eyes as he went by the
house whore Dora lived. She WAS out
in the yard, eating dnughnut. and
lie knew it but he had passed the aye
when ii is just as permissible to throw
rock al a girl as at boy and
sitting his normal inclinationS. he
walked sturdily on, though he INDUCED
himself So far rs to engage in muir.
INJURED conversation with one of the
familiar spirits dwelling somewhere
within him. "Pfa - said Ramsey to
.himself-or himself to Ramsey since
II Is difficult 10 say which WAS which.
PA Thinks she's smart. don't she?"
Well, guess she does, hui she
ain't" Il hate her don't your
You bet your life late her"
"Tcm'her'S Pet. that's what | call her :"
well. that's what call her,
too don't II" We'll, | do; that's all
she is, anyway-dirty ole Teachers
Pet !"
ITO be continued)
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-16
Richardson School

Those getting 100 per cent in spell
ling every day for the last two weeks
are Albert Itadtka, Doris Richardson
Alice Goodrich, Ivan Richardson, Cliff
ford Davis, Randolph Radtka. ana
Martin Radtka, while those missing
only one word during that period are
Bernice Richardson, Annie Hayden,
and Carroll Wheelock.
Those not absent one half day for
the last two weeks are Albert Rad
tka, Randolph Radtka. Bernice Ri
chardson. Doris Richardson. Carroll
Wheelock, Thelma Wheelock, Ivan Ri
chardson and Herbert Richardson.
The four children, Alice Goodrich,
Josephine Cummings, Ruth and Cliff
ford Davis were absent one day only
d ne to the fact that the school team
did not come.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-16

f.. T.. Greenwood asked If water would
be advisable outside of Macadam and
Mr. Smith Of the board of Selectmen
replied in the negative. The matter OF
authorizing the selectmen to place an
increased insurance on school build
ings was left with the selectmen to
increase as they saw fit and $500 WAS
raised for this purpose. 1t was voted
TO relocate the hydrant near the Am
erican Wooden Mill and the matter
vas left with the municipal officers.
The plan is to move the hydrant to Il
point nearer Main street.
Great interest centered upon the
matter of relieving the present crowd
cd conditions at the high school build
ng and the matter was discussed at
length. The committee of twenty
recommended the appointment Of Il
Committee of five to act with the
school board and make a written re
sort l.. f. Jacobs of the school board
bought that the proposition had been
alked over Sufficiently and nvesti-
sated at length and Supt. ". b. Wood
Jury explained the situation as it
aXists at the high school building
Mr.. Woodbury. believed it advantage
Gus to continue the seventh and eighth
grades in the high school building AMI
stated that the congestion WAS not i'm
The grades The matter Of the town
building temporary structure wa
considered the same to be uscl ms m
assembly hall at a cost from So 7t
% 10000 Mr.. Cummings of the
school board stated that the present
own debt was S234,000. He suggested
IN addition to the present building.
'eaving the second story in the rough
II the present NJ. p. Merrill. chair
man of the committee of twenty. still
believed that the early consideration
WaS due before any steps were taken.
The matter was discussed by +. f.
Greenwood. l.. II. Appleby. f. f. Mpr-
ill, \. ]. Blair, and II. r. Pattcn 1t
was finally voted to raise $50 900 tn
1uild an addition to the present build
ing. $4,000 of which is to be raised
by lirect taxation this year. the rest
by loan to be retired at the rate Of
5000 per year, the selectmen to ap-
point committee of five to. act in
ailIl IlHtllDH W TN lllt StIOOI commit
tee to have charge of the erection OF
he addition. choosing of plans. etc.
The town voted to accept the list
of jurors as prepared by the select
men and voted to use the same plan
as last year with regard to fixing the
date when all taxes shall be due and
also date from which interest shall
he added to all taxes remaining I'M
paid the plan being the same as last
year The taxes will accordingly be
due July and If not not paid August
/. viii bear interest from July / at
six percent
The business Of the day was admir-
ably handled nv moderator, f.. +. Mer-
rll and in spite of the length of time
required to ballot. the warrant OF "a
articles was completed at about 430
p. NJ Mr. Merrill courteously de
cl,ned TO accent reimbursement for
his labors The recommendations of
The committee Of twenty were largely
needed in voting upon the various arti-
cles.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-16

Recommendations. ,4.,,I, md ,,,,,p,,.
VOICE 10 nc fd''''i az the meeting
totalel SlitA>i While it is some
what uncertain thus carly after the
animal ,,otfp, +, deter,,inn tn
N.
"'''"''n' /" oe ''.''t''' i'iScu o9 'le
town the state ana eo1ntY taxes prob
ably aggrrgatmg S3Al54.04 will have
ia bo added Ia thu amnnnt already
mentioned as vrI As SS0oo at Ioast
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-16
Card OF Thanks

wish to express my heartfelt
thanke to friends and neighbors for
their Kindness during the illness and
death of my dear wife: also for the
many beautiful floral offerings.
IRWIN w. FLINT
Hartland, March 16, 1922.
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BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES.

Daniel in the Lions Den" was the
tonic upon which Rev. George Mer-
riam addressed the young people Of
his church last Sunday morning
There was good delegation in at
tendance. At the Y. p. c. K. S. meet
New-York tribune., 1922-09-20
-Four Large Floors Are Completely Devoted
to This Display Alone

Bought during the business following the peak of activity much be
in distinctive Furnishings whether their desire fopth
the Modern there ample selection of each
surprisingly large and must be seen o be
New-York tribune., 1922-09-20
Two Accused as ''Police
Sergeant Robbers Held
Lost Shield Said To Have Been
Utilized TO Promote Cam
patgn of T'hievery

4 police sergeant's badge served as
a real shield to conceal the activities
Of two hold-up men in series OF rnys-
terious robberies reported within the
last few months, it was learned yester-
day, upon the arrest of William D.
Craven, thirty-siX years old, of 1O8
West Seventy Street, and
Miacnael Aetfano, twenty-siX, of 17G
Hudson Street, Broo1lyn.
The shield belonged to Detective At
tie, of the narcotic SQUAD who lost it
several months ago. During that time
there were hold-ups, whose victims de-
clared that they had been robbed by a
police sergeant" The latest of those
was Russell D. French, Of 81 West
Eighty second Street, canvasser foI
magazine publishing house, who said
he was lured by the two men, Monday
afternoon. into a hallway at 10 East
Forty-second Street and robbed Of s.
and his watch and chain, family heir
looms. One OF the men, whom French
later identified as Craven, posed as 8
detective and ordered French TO ac
company him into the hallway, where
Stefano was waiting
French told his story to Detectives
Prantner, Andrews and Walsh of the
East Fifty-frst Street police station
and his description led TO the arrest
Of the two men at Forty-frst Street
and Madison Avenue. The police shieic
was found in Craven's pocket.
They were arraigned on the charge
% grand larceny before Magistrate
Thomas ]. Nolan in the Yorkville
Court and were held in $4,000 bail each
for examination Tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-20
Negro Alleges Racial Snub
Ploinficld Judge Reserves His
Decision i'm Theater Case

Thes suit Of Lewis Moos, negro of
Plainfield, N. j., against the owners
of the Piainfeld Theater for $500
DAMAGES because of their alleged dis
elimination in refusing to seat him in
the orchestra during performance
wss brought to trial yesterday before
District Judge Morgan
Moos had two tickets, purchased. he
said, by white woman who accom-
panied him to the theater when. Jack
Johnson. ex-pugilst, appeared on the
program. He was informed, he told
the court, that he could not sit in
the orchestra because his seats were
for another performance. He was
given tickets to boz instead.
Under the New Jersey law, should
Moos win his $500 suit $50 will go for
counsel fees and the remainder will be
turned in to the state treasury. Judge
Morgan reserved decision.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-20
Two Near Death
After One Drink
Of Newark Smoke
NIcnN Unconscious, With
Bottle Of Denasured Alco-
laol by Side; Refiner Tells
of Danger of Product

Patrick Morgan, fifty years old, and
August Teed, forty, both laborers,
found unconscious outside lodging
house at Ward Street, Newark, N. j.,
we're taken to Newark City Hospital,
where their condition was reported as
dangerous last night. Both cases
we're diagnosed as denatured alcohol
poisoning. On one of the men was
found bottle of "smoke." a concoction
made from grain alcohol denatured
with formaldehyde and water. The
men became senseloss five minutes
after taking one drink of the liquor.
Light was thrown on the cause and
effect of wood alcohol poisoning yes
Hancock, N. Y, stockholder in the
largest refinery Of wood alcohol in the
United States.
Wood alcohol is now refined so per
fectly," he said, that it is difficult for
any ore not a chemist TO tell the diff
ference between grain and wood alco-
hol. The odor where the wood alcohol
has been particularly we'll refined is
the same, so it cannot be detected by
the sense of smell There is q radical
difference, however. in the nature OF
the two products Our chemists tell
US that wood alcohol taken into the
stomach is transformed by contact with
the stomach acids into formic acid,
virtually the same as formaldehydc,
which has come into common use as
germicide and insect destroyer.
"The stomach will not absorb wood
alcohol. The wood acid acts directly
on the nerve centers. 1t paralyzes
first the tender optic nerves, causing
blindness, and later reaches the nerves
of the heart, lungs and brain, causing
death"
New-York tribune., 1922-09-20
Court .Justifies Seizure
OF British RUM Schooner
Z. >. Held Empowered 10 En-
force Lave Against Ships
Outside of Smile Limit

BOSTON Sept. 1o.-In a decision 70.
day sustaining the seizure of the Brit
ish schooner Grace and Ruby six miles
of shore, Federal Judge James NJ.
Morton ruled that rum running ships
were not immune from seizure by the
mere fact chat they were beyond the
thrce-mila limit.
"The high seas are the authority Of
no nation" the decision said "They
arc free to the vessels of all countries.
But this does not mean that nation
Is powerless against vessels offending
against its laws which remain just out
side the ihree-mile limit
!t was established at the tine of the
seizure that the Grace and Ruby, while
anchored beyond the three mile limit
outside Gloucester. unloaded about
5000 bottles of liquor into the motor
boat Wilkin II, which was captured by
government officers while trying TO
lana its cargo at Salem. The court
ruled that the schooner, although never
herself with the three-mile limit. took
part IN violation of the laww which
extended into the three mile limit.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-20
z Children on Munargo
Detained at Ellis Island
l5-fear-OId School Girl and
Boy Same Age Must Await
Formal Release

Two children were held at Ellis Isl
and yesterday by the immigration au-
thorities because Of their age when
the Munargo, Of the Munson Line, ar
rived in port. 1t IS expected however,
that both of them will be released
when the proper formalities are com
piled with.
Miss Marie Rodriguez, fifteen years
old, Of Ponce dc Tunas, Cuba. expects
to attend the Holy Angels Parochial
School, at Fort Lee, N. j., but was de-
tanned until the school presents q let
ter from the girls parents confirming
her destination.
William Ortiz, fifteen years old, ar
rived from the Bahamas in the care Of
w. N~"thor Frank twenty-five years
old, but also was obliged to go to Ellis
un0il formal release has been
obtained. 1t is thought that this will
take several weeks.
Among the other passengers were
George Gamblin, member OF The AS
sembly at Nassau; Louis B. Dennison,
manager Of the eight-forwardng de-
partment Of the Munson Lines, and his
wife and daughter, and Allan johnson,
proprietor of hotel at Nassau, who
is here for his vacation with his wife
and babT.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-20

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New-York tribune., 1922-09-20
SI5.OOO,OOO Worth
OF Liquor Seized
Under State Law
1868 Arrests Made Since
MulIan-Gagc Act Became
Effective: Much Of Com
iiscated Rum Poisonous

Liquor, valued at sI5.oo0,0oo. has
been seized and a total of 1888 ar
rests have been made since the state
prohibition law went into effect, ac-
cording to q report made yesterday by
Deputy pol.ea Commissioner John A..
Leach, in charge of enforcing the Null
Ian Gage law. In short time, the
Commissioners said. he expects to dis
pose Of or destroy large part Of the
seized liquor Besides the liquor the
police have seized other property used
In the handling or transporting OF
liouor and valued at more than ST.,
o000 900.
Police. Property Clerk William Muir
ray submitted an invoice to Commits
sicner Leach which shows that since
the Mullan- Gage law. became effective,
April ri, 1891, the police have accumu-
lated 273.3i5 bottles Of liquor. 6,203
barrels Of liquor, 1901 cans, $50 jugs,
626 stills. 4,763 jars, l73 demijohns,
and miscellaneous containers holding
liquor TO The number Of 12,01d.
Three hundred and fifty four auto
mobiles have been seized, eighteen mo-
tor boats, twenty-five horses and wag-
ons and 233 suit cases. Among the We
hicles seized arc baby buggies and
push carts.
Some of the liquor seized, the Depu-
" Commissioner said, has been or
dered returned by the courts and some
of il has been sent to municipal and
other hospitals by court order. Chem
ical analyses have shown much Of the
liquor to be either so impure or pois-
onous as to be unfi1 for human con-
sumption.
Had this poisonous liquor been dis
sioner, "many deaths doubtless would
have occurred and the hospitals would
have been swamped with cases Of
Sickness"
New-York tribune., 1922-09-20
4 Judges Selected
For Homicide Court
To Open October 2
Manhattan Staying Gases
To BE Heard in Traffic
Division; New Tribunal 10
Act as Clearing House

Final arrangements for the esteb.
iishment Of Homicide Court, TO begin
funetioaing October 2, we're made yes
terdav at a conference among Chief
Magistrate McAdoo, Police Commits.
sioner Enright and District Attorney
Bsnton. held IN The Chief Magistrates
chambers at 500 Mulberry Street.
AZ The conclusion OF the conference
Chief Magistrate NcAdoo issued the
following statement:
I'VE have arranged 10 open 5he
Homicide Cour' on October. z ihis
court Is only sos the Borough. OF Man
haitian and the work Is 20 be taken
care OF by Magistfstes House, Sooo'
Marsh and S.mmA assigned to the
Traffic Court. =
"Hereater, vixen any person Is
charged with either naHsiaugnter oi
murder. excepting cases ~aefe the US
,rict Attorney prefers it 80 go oifeet!y ;,
Ia the grand jury, the defendant WI,
be arraigncd IN this new courV ahe au'''
on bail for examination. msteao OF ,re
case going IS now TO the various dis
trict courts.
"Thc District Attorney will SO use
81 a decision being made in his Once as
to the final disposition Of the case.
"Under the law aboiishing eoronerS
the magistrates we're clothed, TO iar&c
extent, with their powers. Whatever
fault the old system had, 1t gave the
relatives and friends of those killed
either by culpable negligence or pre-
meditation, an opportunity OF hearing
the facts in open court.
"The widow, whose husband mas oeeh
killed by culpable negligence Of some
car driver, viii net have her case 9um-
bled up with lot OF others IN busy
District Court, but instead, an orderly
and painstaking hearing will be had to
develop all the facts in the case.
''In many instances now. friends Of
the deceased feel they have not been
treated properly By an investigation
confined wholly to the Police Commis,
sioi@r and the District Attorney, and
both Of these gentlemen are more than
anxious that The new system shall be
put in oDeration. We expect TO be aoie
to take care of these cases In Traftic
Court, giving to them the whole OF por-
ton of one or two days week.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-20

DINING ROOM SUITES


A2O76A Colonial Mahogany Dining Roo
y o feppcwhite hand carved, Mahogany Dining 1870
D7o3 Sheraton Mahogany and Inad
D-7123 Adam Mahogany Dining Ie0
A241ox tdeppcwhte Mahogany
A23zlA aobean Oak Dining Room suite,
A530SX Elzabethan Oh rut Dining Room suite,
New-York tribune., 1922-09-20
Mrs. Adams Denied Alimony
Husband Swears His $4,000
Is Still i'm Her Keeping

Justice Frank L. Young, Of the Su-
pIeme Court, filed decision in White
Plains yesterday denying the motion
ot Mrs. Annie NJ. Adams for $50 a
week alimony and $500 counsel fees,
pending the trial of her divorce action
against Major f. Eliot Adams, of Man-
aroneck. The defendant had fled afa.
davits stating that he turned owe,
property valued at $4,000 to his wife
when he went overseas in the war
with the understanding that this was
20 be returned 10 him when he was
discharged, He alleged that she had
refused to fulfill her share of the
agreement and conequently is not en-
titled to alimony.
Mrs. Adams is suing for divorce OF
the grounds Of cruelty, asserting thai
her husband swore at her, became in
toxicated and on one occasion pointed
q revolver az her.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-20
Pc, Bear Attacks Couple,
Sending Them TO Hospital

NIAGARA FALLS. Ont, Sept. 49,
Hartley F. Upper, Darrister, and his
wife, Of this city, are in a hospital
here severely injured, after an on
counter last night with big pet bear
kept on the farm Of +. Kalor, in Stanl
ford township.
Mrs. Upper's scalp was torn off. The
Uppers drove out or visit and Mrs,
Upper stayed outside near the bear,
who was tethered by chain. He
broke the chain and sprang on her,
maullng her and tearing clothes and
rushed to her aid and the bear turned
on him. allowing Mrs. Upper to crawl
into the house. Upper also was badly
mauled. His leg was broken before the
bear was shot
New-York tribune., 1922-09-20
Drastic Price Reductions on
Fine furnishings
There Are No Executions

There widely
Collections been much publicity and mpotancbu before
confidently believe either public there been offered
such
or the price appealing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09
Operations in
Hewitt District

Hudson-GillaTnC Collne No. on the
H0rts farm. In the center OF ths west
Line or the southwest quarter OF
the southwest quarter Of section 20,
4s2w, Is drilling at 21OO feet This
well y deepening IL the Humble 2S0O
tOot sand
Carter OIL Company is building the
rf FOR its No. on the Blackwell
farm. in the southeast corner OF the
northeast quarter Of the southeast
quarter Of section 90, 4s.2w. oneeiyhth
mile north Of the Humble.Gil No. 2
discovery well OF the eS00toot sandD
Carter Oil Company Is preparing
10 deepen its No. on the Sulli.
van farm, IN the center of the south
east quarter OF the southwest quar-
ter of the northeast quarter OF section
81. 4s.2w. one mile southeast Of the
humtle-Gin .. to the 2sO0.foot sand
This well mad been making about 70
barrels from sand Ut 24s625Og feet
Magnolia Petroleum Company Is
moving In tools Tor its No " on the
l. ] woodruff farm, IN the south
west quarter of section 10. 4s.2w
No. IL on the same lsase - q ioca
Gon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09
Mexico to Issue
New Oil Decree

MEXICu CITY "A decree is 10 be
issued shortly, according 10 semroifi.
cal sources, which will be aimed at
facilitating more extensive exploitation
Of Mexican territory by foreign VI
other companies seeking oil.
According 20 III Emundo, the Pc
troleum Industry in Mexico is expect.
ed TO be greatly stimulated by the
new state ~ affairs.
by the reported terms VI the de
cree, which are said TO be based on
recommendations Of Secretary Robes
Of the department OF commerce and
industry. exploitation may be under
the following conditions:
From % TO ~ per cent ot produc.
tiou shall ~ to the Mexican govern.
meut. deposit OF 5000 pesos 10 be-
made boy development companies; con
cessionalrea must begin work within
w days after federal grant Is given
them and 20 per cent OF thel and
which exploitcrs claim the right &C
work is to be- retained by the govern
ment as "a reserve"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09
Sinclair to Build
Ten More S0,0O0s

Ten more 81, 600 barrel capacity steel
storage tanks will be built ON its
farm, 10 the Healdton field by the sin.
clair Crude Oil Purchasing Company,
according 10 information received here
Saturday. Fourteen tanks Of similar
Capacity are now being built by the
Sinclair interests In the same loca.
tion. The tank farm is located on
- l60.acre tract in the northwest
quarter oi section L., 4s.3w, and on
which are already located twenty-five
j5 V00 barrel capacity tanks built
years ago. The Sinclair is expand.
ing its business in the local areas
10 large proportions. At the present
time its lines run crude in the local
areas out Ol the FON, Graham, Heald.
ton Brock, Santa le aud Hewitt
fields
The manner .n which pipe lines
operating .n the local fields and
throughout the entire mid-continent
are expanding 10 take care 10 produc
zion and cor, peting with one another
lor the purchase Of the crude indicates
bright future Tor The petroleum In
dustry anu is very gratifying news.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09
Sinclair to Develop
Large African Tract

The Sinclair Consolidated Oh Com
pany after negotiations which lasted
for two years, has succeeded in OBJ
tanning concessions for oil develop
ment in Portuguese West Africa,
which involves permanent oil rights
20 an area covering 1000 square
miles. about the size OF the state Of
Oklahoma. The Portuguese branoh
Of the Sinclair Company, which will
operate the tract is known as the
Compannn Do Petro DE Anglia.
This grant to the Sinclair subsi'
diary extends for coo miles along the
West African coast in Angola and
mas a width in places Of 80 miles. II
Is said operations ON large scale
will be started there Immediately
The structure has been examined by
Dr. A. c. veatch. formerly of the
United States Geological Survey, and
formerly head OF the Lord Cowdry
interests outside OF Mexico, and he
declared II is one OF the most prom
islng oil fields In the world
Several wells are in process OF drill
Ing and base camp has been estab'
llshed near Loanda. A large guam
tity OF drilling and other equipment
has been accumulated and develop
ment work Is being rushed with the
utmost speed The original concession
was granted the Angola company sew
eryl years ago, but, owing to lack
of capital and inability TO obtain ma
terial during the war little progre=ss
WAS made, The Angola Company
became affiliated with Sinclair Con
/ solidaaed In september. 1919,