The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-07

Saturday afternoon The address
was by Frank L. Loveland, his sub
iect being "America's Battle With
Ignorance.
In opening his lecture. DR.. Love
land defined the labor question, be-
ginning back to the days of slavery
and the days Of feudalism, their few
rights, etc. and how after the world
war three dynastics broke down,
which formerly thrived on feudalism-
the Hapsburgs of Austria, the Roman
Offs of Russia and the Hohenzollerns
of Prussia. lie then took his audi
ence to the present stage of labor is
sues, he talked of the educational
problems, the craze for spending 80
much money for amusement, one dol
lar for education, five dollars for
amusement.
He quoted interestingly govern
mental figures regarding marrying
people. Only rs per cent of the col
lege graduates of the country marry;
so per cent of the college women
marry, and among 2 leading women
of the United States, six were unmar-
ried and not one of the twelve had a
child DR.. Loveland said further: 81
hope the day will come back when
our good American women will think
more of a baby than an Airedale. and
firmly believe that when the American
people wake up to the situation we
shall think our way through" The
speaker is in favor of a national well
fare department in our government,
In al Of hn N O.
generations, and spoke very plainly Of
existing conditions today with sin
cerity that brought tears to many pa
rents that day.
The Modern Comedy with a New
York cast Of ten players presented
Turn to the Right" Tuesday night.
These players have excellent reputa-
tions throughout the country on the
American stage. 1t is one of those
comedies that is a comedy in spite of
the fact that the merriment stage was
turned to the pathetic so quickly that
tears would almost start but with the
quick resuming Of the comedy part,
sorrow was forgotten. The scenery
suited we'll the occasion especially as
the little auto in the last scene went
along up the road to the new home
where the lights could be seen burn
ing. Although this production was
seen at Lakewood last year there was
nevertheless a very interested audi
enc in attendance.
The three boys, Joe Base0m, taken
by Ray Van Sickle. Auggs, ar Nc
Curdy by Frederick Roland; CLIP"
Theodore Doucet; Sam Martin taken
by Odin Wilson, the country store boy
and later crack-a-iack salesman of
jam; Deacon Tillinger, taken by Geo.
Shaeffer, which was so real that it
eoemed as though we were all on
speaking terms with him; Betty Bas
com, taken by Beverly Roland; Jessie
Strong by Ruth Garland; Elsie Till
niger by Selma Lenhart and in our
opinion the most beautiful character
of the whole play; Mrs. Bascom, Joe's
mother, taken by Nina Gleason, brot
out a bit OF real acting that will re-
main with every person present
Yesterday morning William ID.
Saltiel lectured on Michael Brown.
Politician" The speaker ably de-
picted the political machines and ma
chinations OF those machines from
start to finish. One thing in partic-
ular. he emphasized and that was
that until sound and reputable bust
ness men stop periuring themselves
to get rid of jury duty, and antil the
native-born American citizens will
take the trouble to get out on cleo
ton day, we have no right to expect
any better government than We ara
getting" The address was one we'll
worth the time taken to listen to.
Boston Ladies' Octette. an organi
cation composed of eight young la
dies, all musicians of the highest
class on the brass instruments OF var
iors kinds furnished the entertain |
ment yesterday afternoon.
These young ladies proved them !
selves brilliant musicians. and were
given great hand when they appear
ed in the evening, as prelude to the
lecture. The trumpet quartet in the
afternoon was also a novelty and was
literally applauded.
Last evening Quin O'Brien. one of
1hicago's leading ATTORNEYS. staged
new on the Chautaqua
this season, an Open Forum,
lie took for his subject, THE Chal-
enge of the New Era" and handled
his subject well bringing out facts
md figures on the wonderful inven-
ions of the present time. astonish-
ng his hearers with things almost
but which at the same
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