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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-18
CARATUNK

Gala and Elizabeth Whorff who are
students of Pennington Normal school
spent the week end at home
Mrs. Sadie Hunnewell saw two
moose at the lower end of Forest
Williams field Thursday as she was
passing by.
Ernest Decker of Skowhegan has
been demonstrating Buick cars re-
Gently.
Mr. and Mrs. Crosby Spaulding took
a trip to Madison and Skowhegan last
week.
Edna Williams went to Brighton to
visit her brother Harry Williams fam
lily. She will go from there to Port
land Monday.
DR.. Twaddle andd wife and Mrs.
Stella Paige of Auburn passed thru
town Saturday.
Caro- Cabino and daughter Evelyn
were in town Wednesday, also Mrs.
Ernest Powell, all of Bingham
The play Patty makes Things Hum
given by the high school passed off
very well The hall was well filled
and a good sum as added to their
treasury.
Albert Clark has purchased a new
Ford Truck.
Sherman Beane is not gaining as
well as her friends would like.
Fred, Oscar, Albert Clark went to
Augusta last week to take Scottish
Rite degrees.
Eunice Spaulding returned from
Rumford last week. where she has
been taking medical treatment.
Miss Jessie Redmond of Bingham
is visiting her cousin Miss Mildred
Sterling.
The last meeting of the Woman's
club of the season was with Mrs.
Annie Savage and Eva Webster as
hostesses. Roll CALL Irish wit and
poems from Edgar, a Guest, Piano
solo, singing by Nola Spaulding, bust
ness of the year cleared up. History
of the club read by the president.
Election of officers as follows: pres
ident, Sophie Williams; vice president,
Sarah Baker, secretary, Florence
Clark; treas, Mary Witham; directors,
Alice Clark, Georgia Witham, Maud
Clark Adah Spaulding, Vesta Clark
program committee, Lena Sterling,
Mary Witham, Nola Spaulding.
After the election the members were
invited. to the dining room which was
decorated with cut flowers and potted
plants. A dainty lunch was spread of
fruit salad, olives, bread and butter.
1t being the presidents birthday a
beautiful birthday cake was the center
of attraction. Every one helped them
selves as the president passed it round
| wish to thank them all for their
kind thoughtfulness and for the many
birthday cakes | received. Altoge-
Their it was very nice social time.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-18
News of Somerset's Busy Towns
NORRIDGEWOCK

The children in Mrs Hilton's and
consisting of music, recitations, drills
Mrs. Folsom's rooms celebrated Ar
and exercises. After the exercises the
Dor Day with appropriate exercises
children played games in Mrs. Hill
tons room and those in Mrs. Folsom s
room had a May party. The May
Queen aided by Fairies with wings of
beautiful colors, distributed May bas-
kets to all.
A regular meeting of Somerset Re-
bekah Lodge was held on Friday eve
ming and the Rebekah degree con-
ferred. A special meeting will be
held this week Thursday evening for
the purpose of conferring the degree.
The staff from this lodge have been
invited to confer the degree at the
District meeting to be held in Madison
sometime during the first week in
June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vaughan have
hired the f. w. Allen house on Ward
st. and will occupy it as soon as Mr..
and Mrs. Alton Tucker move to Farm
ington.
DR.. and Mrs. J. p. Lancaster accom-
panied by MIS-, 11eUueISOu anu udu6u-
ter of Madison were the guests of
friends in town last Thursday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Huntoon were
in Skowhegan visiting relatives Sun
day.
Mrs. d. E. Taylor was the guest of
her daughter in Madison a few days
last week.
Mrs. Mary Morrow and son of
Smithfeld were in town Saturday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Horace Z.
Leavitt.
Benjamin Smith has purchased a
Gardiner car.
Last week Wednesday evening the
members of Mrs. Anna Harris Sun
day School class after the mid week
prayer meeting gave her surprise in
the form of May Basket party.
Mrs. George Morse of Mercer was
the guest a few days last week Of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Sara Frederic.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-18

taking a bouquet of wild flowers to
the space in front of the pulpit where
they were received by Miss Godfrey
and Miss Bibber, teacher of the Girls
school and arranged into an immense
mothers bouquet. The size when
completed was nearly feet high and
feet wide. This bouquet was
made of 123 small bouquets which
had been gathered. No suggestion
had been made that they try to get a
large variety of flowers but after
completed, it was discovered that there
were % varieties of wild flowers, the
prevailing color being yellow, blue
and white. A very Interesting SER
vice in the evening was conducted by
G. r. Middleton whose subject was
Honor,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-18

Martha York RECEIVED 100 marks. in
written spelling. Flora Hayden 1ot
per cent in oral spelling.
S. S. and o. C. Huff, sent a car load
of live stock to Brighton market the
first of this week.
A party of friends from Madison
spent the week end at Birch Point
Camp, Iron Bound Pond and reported
good luck fishing.
F.. l.. and NJ. C. Tufts are home
from Skowhegan.
H. NJ. Foss is spending sometime
with his daughter, Mrs. o. C.. Huff
Clair Spoffard. from Skowhegan, was
the guest of his aunt, Mrs. Rattle Cor
son Sunday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Mrs. L. A. Whitehouse, who has been
visiting her son Orwood in Canaan re-
turned home Saturday.
II. A. Crosman of Pittsheld spent the
week end at home.
Several of this neighborhood attend
ded Wellington Grange Saturday.
Cecil Cooley and wife of Pittsfield
visited Mrs. Gooley's parents. Sunday
w. A. Feeley, dairy inspector of
Boston milk supply visited this neigh
borhood this week and we hear very
favorable reports.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-18
MERCER
(DEFERREDl

The Bragg Comedy Co. gave show
at Grange Hall, May 9Th. Sth and 9th.
Fred Hatch of Vassalboro was in
town a few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanborn Brann of Au-
gusta spent Sunday at Wallace Tib-
belts. Mrs. Brann will remain for
a week.
Leroy Stevens, who has been under
treatment at Hebron Sanatorium, is
at j. II. Stevens.
Chas. Mcdonald hZs purchased a
pair of horses.
Mrs. Sidney Leeman visited in Au-
gusta last week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-18
WEST ATHENS

Those having perfect marks in at
tendance at Stetson school last week
were Ray Kincaid, Gordon Huff. Mil
bred, Cyril Bernol, Elsie. Bernice
Ralph, Earle Corson, Walter and Ell
wood Wymal, Martha, Lillian. l.. a
more anu irene lork GladyL HEi :
man, wallace anu Laura BLOWN, re, l.
and riol u halds'7 ! army, Joun, bel {
Howard, Meall ana Eail Ansnls
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-18
BARRON's CORNER
DEFERRED

Clinton Smith of Peabody, Mass,
most agreeably surprised his sister
Helen Groves, by calling at the school
house Friday afternoon. He visited
his sister until Sunday horning, re-
turning by Hupmobile to Boston. He
reported the roads wonderfully good
for the time of year.
Mahlon Adams and vie of Show
hogan visited his father, Ben Adams on
Sunday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-28
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS
The Cream of the Nations Humor

Scientists going dry lint will take
years 10 complete
badly after al-ireat Falls (Mont)
1t must have been serious disappointment at
1oiome u VINO struck out when
Fremont (Neb) ~ - ~
Chicago judge years for stealing IS
70 ouy 1000 for children There
VIII not toerate-Cappers Weekly.
hubby spent his time at the
movies Maybe he had show home-wyomng
If opinion is the Unknown
the streets hunting job
New York Call
Prohibition mphed religion: 1t easy to love your
Carpenter If
cooks he on his out anyway.-Evansvlle Courier
General Wood
give them chldren.-Columbia Co. State
Something worry making
fvvers of cotton we'll
the bioomn' things.-Nashvile Tennesseean.
Remember oldfashioned a
and the body His stylish girl
Blade
expected jingle the OF
natons.-Greenvlle IS. c. Piedmont
The before reach the
be "dryest" Easily
vile Tennesseean
Columbia university who has
Isn't about time the
paroled?-Chicago Post
They and bocs in the congressional stream
will be less Observation-Disclosures Sun
uncommonly peaceful design, but folks
will fight it.-Wheeing News.
agreed Danish from
Best the Irishman
gested. Swords at 20 paces-Mobile Register
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-28

will not pay Preparations; much less
will they reduce the appalling ex-
pense of large military and naval
establishments. The British al
lance would at any rate have in
directly done this latter" How
far NJ. Poincare may differ with Mr..
Lloyd George on the Asia Minor
question remains to be seen, but
there is reason to believe that they
are in serious disagreement" OBJ
serves the Washington Post Qnd.l,
which feels that the policy of the
French premier tends also to be
| fatal to all measures looking to
the immediate economic reorganiz-
alton of Europe" at Genoa, as we'll
as TO have Surprising indirect eff
fects in the Washington conference
by altering the relations of the for
eign delegations France can
have the cooperation of no country
in carrying out such a policy as
Poincare and the French people de-
mand." declares the ST Louis
Globe-Democrat (RepD. and Its
application would isolate France,
morally and materially" In this
policy, the Brooklyn Eagle Und.
Dem.) observes, France has taken
leaf from the recent political his
tory of the United States" but adds
that at is to be hoped that NJ. Poin-
care will follow the example of the
American Republicans and quickly
retreat from an untenabIe posi-
ton"
Prospects Not Bright
"a long and happy life" for the
new regime seems improbable to
the New York Times Und- DEM,
in common with the Minneapolis
Tribune (RepD, which pictures the
"whitecap of popularity" breaking
to pieces. Unless Poincare is
Gallo wizard, worker of political
miracles and hypnotist of diplo-
mats, his performances cannot
match his promises" states the
Philadelphia Ledger UndD. and in
quires, When they fail to match,
what then and how 1ong?"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-28

fully figured it out say that il the
Ford offer is accepted it would leave
the government loser at the end OF
the lease the modest sum OF 1884
935 900 which. of course, would
come from the taxpayer. This near
ly a billion dollars amounts to a
subsidy to the proposed purchaser.
But much edge" is taken of the
critical analyses of the offer which
tend to show it up "as Shylock
bargain in which Ford gets every
thing and the government loses,
the Hartford Times (Dem.) believes,
by the fact that other men in the
country competent to take over the
Muscle Shoals proposition = hao
their opportunity and some of them
did submit bids, but none of these
bids was deemed by the secretary
of war to be in a class with Ford's.
Ford stands therefore, as the one
man in the country who was able
to make a bid for the plant and pro-
iect that the war department
deemed worthy of consideration"
The alternative is scrapping the
whole project, and that from the
southern viewpoint is unthinkable.
1t is idle, the Knoxville Sentinel
Ord. DEM maintains. Ito talk of
the cost to the government OF
Muscle Shoals plant in discussing
Henry Ford's offer for it 1t is a
question of scrapping the plant or
making it productive, with an
equitable basis OF salvage the only
issue" But it is becoming appar-
ent, the New Orleans Item (Ind.)
warns, that powerful established
interests would prefer to see the
whole vast investment at Muscle
Shoals go down as another item OF
war waste rather than see it in any
hands that might turn it to useful
purposes that might threaten
competition"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-28

ton among nations. others feel that
this policy. when and if it comes,
will be through Poincare's down
fall rather than his instrumentality.
Raymond Poincare, undoubtedly
one of the ablest and shrewdest OF
French statesmen. grows more and
more fierce in his reactiOnary on
slaught on postwar developments,
says the Columbia State DEM.
and the Kalamazoo Gazette tRepD
believes that Cancellation and COM
promise do not fit his character.
He hacks his way through to the
objective"
His unQuestioned backing in the
chamber of deputies, in the opinion
of the Dayton News DEM, may
cause a lot OF trouble" The
president filed the portfolios with
statesmen" says the Norfolk Vir-
ginian-Pilot Und- Rep. but the
people filled the chambers with
politicians. On the showdown it is
always the politicians who tri-
umphed. The politicians have won
again" That Raymond Poincare
comes nearer representing the
French popular spirit than the re-
Gently resigned premier. Aristide
BRAND" is the opinion of the St.
Joseph News-Press GndO. Hith-
erto the government has been able
to plead that it has acted under
pressure from the reactioHaries. p"
comments the Springfield Republi-
can Und.). "Poincare's govern
ment will have no such excuse be-
cause it represents the chief source
OF pressure.
Strong MiIitarist.
Frances isolationist policy. Of
which the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Qnd. DEM says the elevation of
Poincare is Frances notice to the
world" might mean a renewal of
war with Germany and soviet Rus
ria allied" in the opinion of the
Nashville Banner Und.). since the
new premier seems to stand for a
military occupation of Germany and
an alliance with Poland to force
the payment of the German indem-
nifty" The Rocky Mountain News
Qnd.) feels that the economic pol
icies of Britain and France ARE as
the two poles" since France would
let Russia stew in it's bolshevist
grease until the people revolt and
restore a government that will rec
ognize Russia's Indebtedness to
France" and would build Poland
at the expense of Germany and
Russia. if need be-" Poland being
intended by French imperialists as
a buffer nation" Also, this paper
continues, Frances insistence on
a larger navy at the peace confer
ence had in mind the African al
lance" whereby she would make
use of her African colonies in prep
aration for her next war with Ger
many.
AS for Anglo-French relations.
the Christian Science Monitor UndO
states that 1.-The real obstacle which
is going to lie between Mr.. Poir-
care and Mr.. Lloyd George is the
formers attitude to Germany.
Heroics are all very well, but they
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-28
The Accession of Poincare

A seemingly unique view in the
quantity of comment upon the
change OF premiers in France is
expressed by the Baltimore Amer
lean tRepD. when it says that the
forthcoming regime is in some
quarters considered ''the real solu-
ton of the French international
troubles as they affect domestic
politics" On the hypothesis, how
ever. that occasions arise when
conditions must become worse be-
fore they can improve, tits view is
not out of harmony with prevail
ing opinion. The French big
stick policy will soon find its most
powerful expression" confines the
American. The most ambitious
man OF very ambitious nation will
be in full charge of the French big
push. What he cannot do for her
she herself will admit nobody can "
While some of the papers look
for France to fall in line perforce
with the popular ideal of coopera-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-28
Mr.. Ford and Muscle
Shoals.

usury Ford, like one OF James M.
les heroines, is ''one OF those
s.ale around whom legends grow
Ford's case, as the Spokane
a..tesman Review Und. Rep.) ex-
,s;rs II. it is the legend of sue
BY it Mr.. Ford has made
ss,-self valuable" and when he
sars interest in an enterprise
ss.nle begin to think it has fu-
IRE ,. 49,
s,aals has become a public inter-
7. and his dream of vast indus
al center in Alabama is greeted
= warm sympathy in the south
~ is finding expression in the
ssmaud of the southern press that
~ bid for Muscle Shoals be ac-
ssoted Indeed. the people of the
s,ttre country have "a tremendous
s.ske in the affair" the Christian
s-;euce Monitor Boston, Ind as
arts. and because, as one writer
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-28

Jan. 27.-The ice in the Missis-
sippi split up shortly after o'clock
this afternoon and moved about two
hundred feet. piling up on tae Rock
Island shore several teet high.
Jan. 2S-The street and alley COM
mittee of the city council has a ses-
sion tonight to consider the appli-
cation for a franchise OF the Missis-
sippi Valley Telephone company,
which is anxious to install an eX-
change in Rock Island.
The appeal sent out by the Ladies
Industrial Relief society for aid for
the eity's poor has been met with n
generous response by citizens gem
orally Mrs. 4. NJ Blake key, the
society's president. says there have
been numerous calls for food and
fuel. and while people have been
very generous. there IS yet need Of
more.
The clothing store OF Sommers G.
LaVelle on Second avenue was
burgIarized last night Two suits
of clothes, two overcoatS and nine
pairs of trousers were taken The
intruders left an old coat and vests
behind them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-28
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
The Argus Files of 1897--

Jan. 22.-The recently organized
Marlin Rife club held a business
meeting yesterday afternoon and
elected officers as follows: Presi-
dent. Phil Mitchell; secretary, Lieu
tenant Charles Keller; treasurer.
Charles McHugh; executive com
mittee. S. Edwards. J. G. Junge.
Lieutenant Harvey; directors. Phil
Mitchell. S. Edwards, David Upton.
Lieutenant Charles Keller, Charles
McHugh The club decided to hold
a weekly shoot each Friday after
noon at the Elm street garden range
and one is in progress this after
noon
The stage of water at the Rock
Island bridge this morning was 3.45
and rising, the temperature at noon
being s above zero. 4
The Colored Social club will give
a grand cake walk at Armory hall
Jan. %. Ladies' and gents prizes
will be given.
Jan 23.-The Rock Island County
Fair association has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
L
dent, George Wainwright; secre-
tary, F. j. Whiteside: treasurer,
John Schafer. Jr.; general superin-
tendent, John Swank; marshal,
Henry Toner: directors, A Searles,
Charles Fflbert, Alfred Wainwright,
c. NJ. Wake, William Schwennecker,
Henry Weideman, John Wainwright
The delegation of Rock Island
and Moline citizens, composed of c.
J. Searle, L. S. McCabe. c. II. Pope,
F. ". Gould, William Butterworth,
w. F. Eastman and H. G. Pad
dock, went to Peoria this morning
to inspect the park ard boulevard
system there, in view of the plan il
is proposed to inaugurate in the
twin-cities.
Jan. 25-Following is the weather
report from the signal service sta
ton since last Saturday night, the
coolest period known in % years:
Saturday at p. m. 6 above zero;
Sunday. a. m, II below; Sunday,
IL m, IA below; Sunday, 3 D. m, z
below; Sunday, p. m, 10 below:
Monday, Z a. m, Is below; Monday,
II m, Is below; Monday at p. NJ,
9 below.
Jan. 26.-Evan Lewis, for eight
years champion wrestler of the
world, during which time he was a
terror to all corners. being known
as the stranger" arrived in Rock
Island this morning from his home
at Ridgeway to meet Voss, The local
hope, in the handicap match at Har-
per's theatre tonight
DR.. F. W. Gunsaulus delivers the
second of the Y. NJ. c. A. lecture
course at the First NJ f. church to-
night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-28
NEW DEVICE IS
OF GREAT HELP
IN BRIDGE WORK

Washington.-A new instrument
which it is believed will do away
with uncertainty in designing and
building bridges has been devised
by the bureau of public roads Of the
department of agriculture. The in
strument measures with scientific
precision every shock and blow de-
IiVered by moving vehicles in cross
ing a bridge
The device. which can be attach
ed to any part Of the bridge struc-
ture, makes a Photographic record
of the effect of the moving load.
The amount of stretching or short
ening due to shack is represented
by a fine black line on the photo
graph No blow or shock can be
delivered SO quickly that the in
strument will not record il.
As engineers heretofore have
been unable to measure the effect
OF quickly delivered impacts or to
proportion the various parts OF
bridge with absolute assurance. it
has been necessary to make a lib
eral allowance for this unknown
quantity. In some cases the allow
ance has not been sufficient and
bridges have collapsed under NOV
ing loads.
Recent experiments with motor
trucks have shown, it is said at the
bureau, that a swiftly moving truck
may strike a blow equivalent to
seven times its actual weight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-28
Alfred Proposed slyscraper Cathedral

| looks just like a modern office
building.
The great Gothic cathedrals OF
the Middle Ages accurately express
ed the life of the day" Granger
says. But there's no need of re-
stricting church buildings of today
to the limitations of medieval build
ers.
I'VE should use in church build
ings the aids and advantages sci
ence has conferred on the living
generation. It's not sinful to have
an elevator in a church"
Changers office building cathed-
raj. SO far as the church section is
concerned. will be modelled on An
ghcan traditions. The nave will be
80 feet to the crown of the vault
and will be lighted by clerestory
windows.
More light will come from lancet
windows, while the memorial chap
els and baptistry along the north
and south asles will be lighted by
skylights
The skyscraper church will be 25
stories high. The 400-foot tower
will be divided into offices. just as
in any office building. But in all
the offices business of the diocese
will be transacted-none will be
rented for secular purposes.
The cathedral will stand in the
heart of Chicago's exclusive Michi-
gan boulevard shopping district.