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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-21
ROME

MIR and Mrs. Cyra Charles attended
the State Grange at Bangor last week.
Several people from town attended
the Senior drama at New Sharon on
Thursday evening
The high school students from New
Sharon are enjoying two weeks va
cation at the'r respective homes.
Ethel Tracy has gone to Farming
ton. where she has employment.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Wentworth and
son Calvin returned from Massachu-
sets, Monday. where they have been
visiting for the past two weeks.
Del Pray and Mrs. Marie Pray left
Monday bv auto for St Petersburg,
Florida, where they will spend the
winter.
Wallace Farnham, who has been in
town for several months, has returned
to- his home at Creole, Colorado. Mrs.
Farnhpm will remain at the home of
Mrs. Pray for the winter
. Mrs. Packard Brand is in very poor
health.
Mrs. Carrie Rowe has returned
home and is getting along as well as
can be expected. She was operated
on at the hospital last September for
appendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. f. l.. Blaisdell and
MIR. and Mrs. John King were recent
callers in Wateryille.
Miss Thelma Lebanon and Ermne
Blaisdell, students at Pennington
Normal School. returned home Thurs
day for the Christmas vacation.
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PINE TREE TENOR BACK
HOME To SING
Roger A. Nye of Fairfield AT The
Fairfield Opera House On Thursday
Evening, December %.

Roger A. Nye, formerly of Fairfield,
known as the Pine Tree Tenor will be
back to sing in his home town at the
Fairfield Opera House, Thursday
evening, December IS. This will be
a benefit for the Fairfield Boys Band
and the program is promoted by the
Fairfield and Benton board of trade
1t is hoped that arrangements will be
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-21
NJ. Adams Grange

ST. Adams Grange hold Ladies
Night at its last regular meeting the
ladies' filling the Offices and furnish
ng a very enjoyable program. Next
evening. December %, the
first ana second degrees will be con-
erred on a class of candidates.
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NORTH FAIRFIELD
(DEFERRED)

y. +. Bunker who has been serious
ly i'll is now convalescing
At the last meeting of the Tuesday
Club. Mrs. j. Y. Williams was present
ed with handsome puff made by
the members.
The North Fairfield school is to
give its Xmas entertainment at the
-m9osd 'SulusAs 2epILI asnoqlooqos
Der Is.
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MADISON CENTER

Mrs. Hunnewell OF Madison is stop
ping at present with her son carr
Hunnewell and family
Joseph Henderson who has been
quite ill is gaining slowly
The children are out spottlng
Christmas trees.
At the last meeting Of the Golden
Glow held at Mrs. Howard Patterns
the meeting adjourned to meet at the
home of Mrs. ketchun But owing
to sickness the next meeting will be
January 4th, at the home Of Mrs.
Annie Davis.
TWELVE CORNERS
Miss Thelma Dean went 10 SHOW
hogan. Sunday. where she will spend
part of her vacation with her mother,
Mrs. Emma Dean.
There was "a Christmas tree and
entertainment at Twelve Corners
sehoohouse, Friday evening. Dec. Is.
Much credit is due the teacher Miss
Foster md scholars for the fine work
they did. Miss Foster is very CRATE
fl1y 10 the parents and friends who
h%'ped 10 make it success. The
proceeds Will go for the hot lunch
outfit
NcighborhooI whist club spent a
very pleasant evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Matson Six
tables Of whist were filled. Mrs.
Edith Robbins received the first prize.
Mrs. Eva McQuilkin received the boo
by. Dana Robbins received the first
prize, Eddie McQuilkn the BOBBY
Popcorn and fudge was served The
next party will be at the home of
Jonah Spaulding Saturday evening
December 80.
Friends of Frederick Nicholson who
attends the Spiritual campmeeting at
Lakewood. will be sorry to learn that
he is suffering from a nervous break
down and unable to attend to his
church work.
Cleveland Dean who has been sick
for the past four weeks, was taken to
the Somerset Hospital. Sunday.
Lemont Rich has been suffering
with a lame back but is better at this
writing
Ephraim Dean spent Saturday night
and Sunday with his nephew, Orrin
Dean of Scion.
Robert Greene is quite sick. Ills
two daughters. Mrs. IIolway and Mrs.
Robertson are with him. DR.. Piper
was called to attend him.
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the contract was great tribute to
his voice He is being constantly Of
fered splendid opportunities, but on
the advice Of his teacher, is not ac-
cepting any Of them at present. He
is to make bis first Boston appear
ance, very soon, before small, but
very critical audience, in the drawing
room of one Of Beacon Streets most
beautiful homes.
1t is pleasant to know, that in spite
of all these ilattering attentions. Mr..
Nve remains the same modest, big
hearted fellow that Jared forth from
Fairfield only short time ago, on the
great adventure OF life.
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Deputy Sheriff LEAHMAN SMART
Arthur Pageau of St Zachetie, Can
ada, one of the men known to have
been in the vicinity where game war
dens David Brown and Myrtley John
son are supposed to have mct their
death, and who is believed to know
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-30
MT. SIGNAL GUEST
OF CHAMBER BODY
BY Special Staff Correspondent

CALEXICO, Oct. 80. - Secretary
Hubbel,. of the Calexico Chamber of
Commerce, announces that the mem
bers of the Farm Center at Mt. Signal
are to 'be the guests of the Chamber
of Commerce at their regular luncheon
next Thursday noon.
Last Thursday Jasper sent n num-
Der of its center members, who will
attend the luncheons regu larly, and
Mt. Signal is to do likewise.
In the near future it is hoped to
make proper arrangements in connec-
tion with the chamber laws to permit
the election of. one member of each
farm center adjacent OF Calexico as a
member Of the CaleSico Chamber
board of directors, a movement which
meets with the approval of all mem
bers of this organization.
Messrs. Hubbell, Scott and Hender-
son attended the Holtville agricultural
session of the Associated Chambers of
Commerce Friday night as delegates
from sCalexicO chamber. They report a
most interesting and instructing pro-
gram. 81,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-30
PREDICTS DEMAND
FOR CRAP EFRUlT
STOCK in VALLEY
Pears, Plums and Persim'
mons to Be Feature Crops
In Valley Soon

Preparations are being made by c.
J. Claussen, manager of the Claussen
Nurseries, Brawley, for rush for
grapefruit stock for planting in I'M
perial Valley, according to statement
bv him today. Mr.. Claussen was one
of the few nurserymen in California
who did not lose all grapefruit stock
in the freeze of last winter. He esti-
mates that there are about 1oo,ooU
available grapefruit trees for planting
this wear. OF this amount he has
80, 900 in his own nurseries.
Greatly increased planting of pears,
early plums and Japanese persimmons
is predicted by the nurseryman who
is one of the chief boosters for these
products in the valley. He says that
farmers are getting interested in the
pears as a result of the high prices re-
! ceived this season in spite of the fact
that there is the largest crop in many
years. Pears are bringing about $40 q
, ton at the canneries with better
price when shipped to eastern markets.
He says that pears do well in Imperial
Valley and predicts great increase.
As a result of freeze and poor results
from the grapefruit last season it was
said that there would be very llttle
planting of that fruit here next spring.
The low price of stock, about half that
of last year-the present price is from
$27 to $32 per 1000-has increased the
prospects for large acreage and with
good prices and fairly good crops this
fall the farmer is expected to demand
the available grapefruit stock for
planting in the spring,
Early plums, Mr.. CIaussen says, will
be a feature in this valley within q
short time. They ripen here about two
| weeks earlier than the San Joaquin
Valley and are off before the up state
crop begins. This will insure good
prices and stimulate planting of the
early varieties.
The fruit business in Imperial Valley
! is to double within n few years, the
nurseryman claims. He is very happy
| over the prospects.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-30
BUILDING INDUSTRY
INCREASES RAPIDLY

More Americans are flocking to the
bargain counter this fall than at any
time since the war halted home con
struction. Contractors and architects,
usually the first to feel the approach
of cold weather with slump in bust
ness, report steadily increased volume
of inquiries and city Officials are writ
ing more permits for erection of homes.
Men in the building industry, from
material manufacturer to carpenter ana
mason. have long known the economic
advantage of building in the "slack
season. For several years the indus
trv has waged steady campaign to
bring this fact before the public and
spread the congested activity of few
months over the entire year. When the
greater portion of building is crowded
into seven months, prices reach their
highest in the spring and summer when
the demand crowds supply The same
situation obtains in the labor phase
of the work.
BY building in the fall and as far
as possible into the winter, this de
mand is more nearly prOportioned
among II months of the year; mills
and factories are aDle 10 maintain Il
steadier flow of production; raw ma
terial is stabilized; wOrkmen are not
shifting jobs so often, and the con-
tractor and architect are able to keep
their basic organizations intact, thus
decreasing overhead expenses and as
suring more satisfactory and efficient
work.
Men in the industry see in this au-
tumn's increased building, the pros
pect of broadening of the old short
season and "a consequent stabilization
of building costs, estimating that the
certain success of the home owners who
are building this winter will prompt
many others to take the step in sue
ceeding seasons. The manufacturers of
eement particularly have wagcd steady
campaigns on this one subject, Iii per-
fecting methods of using their product
in cold weather to the best advantage,
and to bring realization of the saw
ings to be affected before the public. e.
That such campaigns have borne fruit
is evidenced in reports for proposed
construction from many cities which
show a greater volume of all classes Of
building on the books for fall and win
ter than ever before.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-30
COW TESTING NOW
ASSURED; AZ JOIN
new ASSOCIATION
Work Enough for One Man
in New Plan and More to
Join Here Soon
BY v. w. DE TAR
Assistant Farm Advisor

During the 10 days from Monday
October 16, to Thursday, October 20
the campaign to organize the Imperial
County Farm Bureau Cow Testing Asso-
citation, has made excellent progress
In this 10 days ~ dairvmen have sign
ed contracts, the total number of COWS
guaranteed being 1850. This represents
more than enough work for one man
and snakes certain that there will be
Il cow testing association i'll the lmper-
ial County this fall.
A number of dairymen, however, have
raised the question: Are COW testing
records of production accurate! | feel
that this is an important question and
wish to call to the attention of any
dairvman who doubts the accuracy of
these records, the following statement
made by lIelmer Rabild, at one time
in charge of dairy farming investiga
tions for the dairy division, L. 5. de
partment of agriculture.
Through the Kindness of Prof. T. l..
Hacker, access was held to the records
kept of the production of the herd at
the Minnesota State Experiment sta
tion, st. Paul, Mimi, where weights
and Babcock tests of every milking
of each COW in the herd have been re-
corded for nearly 20 years. The ac-
curacy of the method used by the COW
testing associations was determined by
comparing the yields as estimated by
them with the actual yields and de-
termined by weighing and testing each
milking. The maximum variation by
the COW testing association method was
not over 81 per cent for any one year
For the average year it was found to
be about 3 per cent variation. In the
method used by the COW testing associa-
tion the total difference for nine
year period is in no ease over 2 per
cent from the actual yield.
According to these Investigations no
dairvman need hesitate to join an asso-
citation because the tests are taken only
one day each month. A per cent
variation would make a difference of
only II pounds of butterfat on 600
pound yearly record, and Il difference
of three pounds ON $50 pound yearly
record, q variation that would not ma
terially change the classification of
the individual member of the herd.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-30
VALLEY FARMERS
OPTIMISTIC NOW
SAYS CARTHWAITE
Garthwaite Says Acreage
of Crops Increased;
Grapefruit Fine

Farmers of Imperial Valley are more
optimistic over prospects for Il good
season than they have been i'll months,
according to n statement today by T..
l.. Garthwaitc, farm advosor, who is
constantly touring in all parts OF the
county.
Planting of crops has begun with
increased acreage in almost every line,
the advisor SAYS Barley planting, due
TO the success of the Farm Bureau mar
keting system S success in getting good
prices, is a feature this fall. Many
farmers are planting greatly increased
fields of barley and other grain crops
are to receive land space exceeding
other wears.
Grapefruit is being picked now and
shipments are starting. The grape
fruit is good and prices are remaining
at n good level, insuring fine return
from the crop in which Imperial Val
lev eXcells. Indications are that the
grapefruit crop will be as large as
had been estimated in spite of long,
hot summer.
While cotton will fall off in bales,
the price is remaining ut such level
that farmers will make good profits.
Cotton is now being picked and ginned.
Few farmers are holding their cotton,
prefering to accept the market price
of about "a cents per pound. 1T is
estimated that $4,000 acres of Imperial
Valley north of the border is in cotton
this year. The production of cotton IL
not expected to drop during the next
season, although no great increase is
being planned.
Other crops are promising well. Let
tuce is now coming up on many ranches.
The lettuce crop will equal that of
last year in acreage and it is expected
that there will be a good price for
the product.
On the whole, Mr. Garthwaite says,
the agricultural situation in Imperial
Valley is very promising and farmers
generally are more pleased with the
prospects than they have been for
many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-30
OF CARS
SHOWS BUSINESS
NOW BACK AGAIN.

There will always be those who com
plain, but pretty much everyone is now
awake to the fact that business is back
The ear loading shows it.
Latest reports of the American Rail
wav Association show that September
traffic was 1864 per cent larger than
that of the corresponding period i'll 1921
and that the increase ran through all
classes of freight. Coal loadings, de-
spite handicaps, were up 4.69 per cent; !;
miscellaneous freight and less than ear
load lots, S.51 per cent; and eommodi-
ties other than coal, 1908 per cent.
For the 26 weeks from April to
September 80, car loadings totalled 81
675,21S as against 20,ll9,2l3 in the
same period in 1921, and this i'll the
face of decrease of ,3S5,4l2 in cars
of coal handled. In fact, i'll spite of
the shopmen s strike the railroads
handled ,7.73 per cent more freight than
last year in the six months period.
There could be no better proof that
business is really 'back again.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-30
DOUBLE CAPACITY TO CARE FOR BUSINESS
CALIFORNIA INCOME
GREATEST in WEST

California corporations and individ
uals reported more income, and pas'
federal tax on it in 1921, than the
combined income reported by the other
~ big western states, according to Il
survey completed yesterday by Collec-
tor Rex GOodcell These states embrace
an empire of 1,lS1, 900 square miles of
land as against California S area OF
1885, square miles.
''These figures seem unbelievable,
but they are correct,' Goodcell de-
clared.
California reported net corporation
income of 2s3,0OO,O00. This amount
is greater than the combined total of
$278, 1000 reported by the II west
ern states of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mex
leo, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Wash
ington and Wyoming. The combined
population of these states is 7,414,700
while that of California is 3,426,53
using the 1920 census. In net personal
900 as against combined total of 81,
309,000,O00 turned in by Arizona, Colo
RADIO, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah,
ashington and Wyoming.
Gross income of 1927 100000 re-
turned by California corporations ex-
ceeded the combined total of 1929,
100000 reported by Arizona, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming and Colorado.
California corporations paid an in
come tax of $59,574 900 which was
greater than the combined tax of $5l,
1900 paid by Is big western states:
Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Nebraska,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming.
Personal income tax of $50, ,441 900
was paid by California as against the
combined total of $50,600,000 paid by
tana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Da-
kOta, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington, Wyoming, Colorado, Nob-
raska and Kansas
California s total gross corporation
and personal income reported was ST.,
o56, 100000 which was greater than the
combined amount reported by the groui
of western states. In addition to gross
corporation and personal income of S.
$50, 100000 reported in California, 1919,
100000 of gross income was reported
by corporations with no net income
making grand total of $J,475, 900, ,00Q
of gross corporations and personal net
income reported in this state.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-30
JUDGE CONKLINC
SEES NEED FOR
LOWER FREIGHT

Judge M. w. Conklng, who is a good
farmer as well as lawyer and jurist, is
an ardent advocate of diversified farm
ing for this or any other agricultural
sections. He believes that q man on q
farm should raise the things that his
family needs to eat, and other crops
that promise certain return. Canta-
loupes have been good for some men,
and in favorable seasons big money has
been made growing the melons, but
specalties will not do to tie to by the
ma iority of farmers. They are too
much of gamble, he says.
Judge Conkling also believes that the
Zone big problem to the solution of
which all organizations should bend
their efforts, is the freight question.
Large production is of no avail if the
profits are all to be consumed in get
ting the crops to market. And the
other side Of the question he says is
the cost of living in the valley as long
as so much of what the family eats
must be brought in with the freight
added to cost and profits all along the
line. 1--WE should raise our own veg
etabes for the most part, but we don t
do it, he said lin this country we
must have fruit and plenty of vege-
tables, but when tomatoes, spinach,
lettuce, carrots, turnips cts, sell so
high, few families have such things III
sufficient quantity for the daily
menu
The Judge deplores the fact that so
much land is to be idle this year in
the valley, but believes that this prob
lem will solve itself when the markets
and freight rates are more favorable.
The owner cannot afford to rent al
falfa land at S25 per acre, he says, and
the tenant cannot afford to pay $50
per acre unless he can make return on
that value.
Another matter is the long vacation
periods which so many valley people
are inclined TO take. He says that this
takes fabulous amount of money out of
the country each year and paralyZes
business, going along in most instances
with big overhead expense. While all
need n rest during the hot Weather,
Judge Conkling believes that most peo-
pie could endure more of the heat than
they do and it would help to maintain
the balance which would mean lower
cost Of living during the winter for
everybody.
He SAYS that one of our main
troubles is, that we want to raise
quick crops with large returns to be
spent in some other community with
supply men alfd merchants. The best
idea is to farm more in the old way,
with lower but more certain profits
and the money kept in the home chan
nels where all can have a benefit in the
turn over.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-30
BETTING ODDS In
OHIO FAVOR BEER
United Press Leased Wire

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 30.-Thous-
ands of dollars offered as even money
that the proposed beer and wine
amendment to the state constitution
will be approved by the people at the
election next month went begging for
takers in Ohio today.
Betting reports from all over the
state today indicated a prevailing be-
lief that wet forces will be victorious.
Victory of the vets in this referen-
dunn on prohibition probbaly also would
carry with it reputation of Presi-
dent Hardings administration by his
home state. The anti-saoon league,
chief opponent of the proposed wet
amendment, has almost unanimously
endorsed all COP. candidates. Pro
ponents of the proposal, on the other
hand, have stamped their approval on
the leading democratic candidates.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-30

ton of 750 tons, insuring full protcc-
tion. to the territory served under any
conceivable demand for white or domcs-
tic ice.
The Calexico unit, which is a replica
of that completed last march, will bring
the storage capacity at that point up
to $4,000 tons. 1t is being put up in
consequence of the recently announced
policy of the Pacific Fruit Express TO
re ice all ears at Calexico before they
leave the valley Trains will be made
up of ears leaving the loading 81 eds,
and run to the siding of the CaleNico
storage room, where their bunkcrs will
be filled, thence routed to destination.
This system has been found to save
five to eight hours on the trip, beside
economizing ice and insuring arrival
of shipments at their destination i'll
better condition.