The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-06
NEWS HAPPENINGS Y
Of GENERAL INTEREST
items Cleaned From An Parts
Of New England

727-I3 are listed as personal property
in an inventory of the estate OF the
late Frank w. Robinson, former may
or of Portland, Me-, and municipal
court judge
Ats compared with 1919. the abowe
figures show a growth of 133,463 In
returns filed, as well as an increase
in the total net income amounting to
$277, 598, $50, but q decrease In the tAx
Of s17197, 944.
A total shortage of S13,1S4.5S, x-
tending over a period OF seven years
was discovered in the accounts of Claf-
ford Brown, former tax collector of
Readsboro, Vt, 1t was announced, fol,
lowing a complete audit OF his booky
The number OF federal personal 10 =
returns for the calendar year END I'd
Dec. 81, 1920, filed in Massachusetts.
was 4o1 ITO. representing net inc9me
amounting to 1885, 406,648 and tax
(normal tax and surtax) OF $s963s8,
9s4.
Six suits. totalling $4,000, agaaaa
the city of New Bedford, have beep
filed In the federal court, Boston, By
the Merchants National Banklof New
Bedford, on the claim that taxes had
been Illegally and unconstiuItionally
collected.
Miss Arvta MacKaye, daughter OF
Percy MacKaye, poet and dramsttst
has been awarded the Distant Work
scholarship at Radcliffe college. Cam
bridge, Mass, for 1922-23. This is
one of the highest annual awards at
Radcliffe.
Excited yer discovery that his res
ervation for Pullman accommodations
had been made for the wrong day.
Charles F. Adams OF Greenwich, Ct
succumb bed to a heart attack In Union
station, Portland. He died within a
few minutes.
The College of Agriculture Of the
University of Maine and the Maine
Farm Bureau have recommended to
theA United States Department of Ag-
riculture the appointment Of several
new county demonstration agents IN
home economics in the extension SER
vice of the university.
Clarence w. Loud of Melrose,
Mass, who was tried last winter and
acquitted on charge of numbering
Patrofman James A. Preston of the
Wakefield police force, has petftioned
the East Cambridge court for com
pensation for the time over and above
six months he spentiin jail.
An unidentified man, about IS
years old. killed himself on Boston
Common, explaining In note, PRO
hibition got ME Mn, this free country"
The rest of thorAote, whieh-was found
in pocket. read: at Ia impossible to
go any farther. Forgive me for what
| am doing" It was signed, I'm
known"
The Boston and Albany railroad
company has opened It's locomotive
shop at West Springfield. n will be
operated with full force on Ave
days week bassi. The closing Of
the shop on April 26 was attributed
to business depression. As business
improved the employees were grad
ually given work.
Preliminary steps to hold up the
act establishing a new Massachusetts
state department of administration
30 70 thn
pie at the election this fall were taken
when referendum petition was filed
at the office of the secretary Of state
Fifteen thousand names must be Sc
cured within 80 days.
Springfield, Mass. street railwa,
employees who own automobiles, VIII
hereafter cease to act as voluntary oil
i4xoiuntsry; 3itneypen,. as a result o.
aff order posted hi AN offices Of tn,
company. The ordet forbflS employ
ees to give their neighbors ride
when those neighbors might other
wise patroniEe the trolley system.
Prohibition and rent that 1t could
not pay during the dull summer sea
son resulted in closing Healey's wide
ly known cafe on Washington street
Boston. 1T is the same thing" said
Atty. C. G.. Morse, that has closed
the Hayward, the Thorndfln and half
a dozen other hotels and cafes, Pro-
hibition Is the first reason. and the
second is that the landlords refuse TO
lower the rent, -
1t is estimated that lobster dealers
along the Maine coast lost from &c.
900 to $4,000 In Holsters drowned
during the big storm which prevailed
throughout Maine during the last two
weeks. These Holsters were held in
pounds, holding from 2o00 to $4,000
each. The poynds for the most part
are located in small ayps OF the sea
mlnning inshon. ghs heavy atn
filled the ponds with fresh water, ID
orally drowning the Holsters.
Plans for the organization of third
political party composed of members
of the state grange and union labor
to be known as the Farmer Labor
party, are being worked out In Mass
achusetts. Candidates will be pledged
IN support government ownership of