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New-York tribune., 1922-10-06
Unequal Battle

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necessary naval assets though thsy -
do not constitute a merchant m'''s'
any more than one swallow maAs'
summer. Ships of burden, no9 ~
greyhounds, not Mauretanias o. as,ss
tons with freight capacity
1900, float commerce. And Aih'ss
ships of burden then were woooea
sells - wooden vessels in colnpe@
with iron and later the eheapsi
more economical steel ones and =
the steam tramp-wooden vesse'' 81
deteriorated more rapidly; 'aas
more to maintain and insure ana =
crate; that had to be kept us - !.
very highest state of efficiency ~ M, ~
to satisfy the requirements ot M
ciassifications and do business 4,
So down through the years Y 81
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and the winds and the me's.s &.
steam was waged. Unable TO puAs II
able to insure, unable to Tag
other fellows standards to ne .as
unable to operate in compeflsisa a
any other nation, the United S'ss ,n
to surrender. 1t was cheaper Y & q
other fellow do it, and ne We asl
found in every port, ready to .aa, Il.
we had to transport--the fr'''s' s.,s
Germans. the French, the NorNss 81
the Japanese, the Italians. ,l|
many large American indusslass,rs r,ss
Standard Oil and the uniteu M GA
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requirement, it was cheaper,
own and operate under alien 49, .sa
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feg can purekase merchandise advertised ia ThE
%tss results is sny ssss yHE TRtsi,Ne susssn
fees TO Fay yaur money back Gpsn reasest. No red
: tape. No eeihhiine. Me refund sfemstiy IL tas
! advertiser does net.
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labor; American mariners were tvs
ing to the higher wages of the !,
ternal industries and the pre-emgs
OF western farms and ranches.
The following year the Pacific IL
Steamship Company was granted gM.
600 a year for a monthly servics iA-
gun in 1857 to Japan and Cihs an:
$4,000 additional for calling atHazsfl
In 1872 the Pacific Mail was grsui.:
100000 more for a second mossssl
service to Japan and China and 70, &
other services the Postoffice Dsru
ment was authorized to pay: !. n
American carriers, "e0 cents per pss
or $1,000 a ton, for letters and r@
cards and eight cents per pound II
$3.50 ton, for other articles.7 2i|
foreign carriers, -four francs per h
ogram (about So cents a pound, 81
s700 ton, for letters and postesa
and 80 centimes (about four and tss
cents pound), or 500 ton, for otisl
articles"
That IS the law to-day. exctrs sst d
is affected by the act Of March ), laL
In 1874 the country was set by III
ears by charges that bribery had plsIe
part in getting the Congress to r'a
the Pacific Mail grant of 1872. As
suit of the ensuing scandal it was
scinded in 1875, and two years afts'
ward, upon the expiration Of the con-
pany's contract OF 1866, the difasst
postal subsidy system was again aOah
doncd. Instead OF ham.stringins fas|
regulations of the guilty pors-oafIei'
ers and jai1ing them and making 'n'
Pacific Mail Company lse up 70 IT'S
contract, we acted like bandafiogs'
What we did was as foolish ast "oaa
have been for Britain to have aDs'
doned India simply because sac a1t
found it necessary to indict Nsfs'
Hastings. Ever since that time sap
subsidy, no matter what its garo,
been to American politics what
wrath of Elsinore is to Hamlet.
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FRIDAY. OCTOBER s. 1922

ownsd by New FORK Tribune Inc . New Yors
cent: Z vsrner Roers Woe President H.lsa
hesso Rssd. Secretary: II r. MARRIED.. Treasurer
AdStsss. Tribune Building, iss Sassae Street. New
Sesk Iesephcns. Eeekman 5000,
New-York tribune., 1922-10-06
More Truth Than Poetry
By James ]. Montague
The Rewards of Fame

The Rewards Of Fame
I'd like to be statesman
And with the statesmen stand,
Until my fame as we'll as name
Was known throughout the
land
For, when my reputation
Had travelled wide and far,
The American Association of
Shoe and Corset and Fiddle
String Manufacturers and
Allied Industries, in the in
terest of harmony and pro-
motion of common interests,
would
Take me for the Gar.
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Film Note
An Autumn Day

Things are seldom as bad as they
screen.
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kenna, to whom all debts look alike
and for whom the collection Of any
debt is of dubious value to the
creditor.
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susscnlfTInS n s ,asIT sATs ny gai including
GuAnAnr rY

Entered at the posionsce al New York as Second
slsss Nal Matter.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-06

We have never been abroad; and
1t is quite possible that we may
never go. But why should this
keep Us from writing our impress
sions of foreign countries? We will
begin with England with
London.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-06

How Mr.. Wells takes it we don't
know. For we do not enter. Just
then fire engine passes through the
street, the bells changing, and
Margot Asquith is galloping after it
on an enormous bay horse, which
hurdles motor cars and policemen
and everything else that gets in the
way. We follow Margot and the fire
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-11

George and Fred Pullen several days
the past week.
Miss Madge Tibbetts is recovering
from a bad case of Alodine poisoning
which resulted from treating a blister
with the Iodine.
Miss Beatrice Parlin is visiting at
her home here while recovering from
surgical operation recently per-
formed upon her throat at Somerset
Hospital.
Fred Tarr met with the loss of a
nice yearlng steer Wednesday which
appeared to have been poisoned.
Donald Friend is at work for Mrs,
Isabelle Carron.
Mrs A. l.. Gates was at Albers
Parlin's doing some dressmaking
Wednesday. During the day her at
tention was called to Old Maud, a
horse now thirty-one years old. once
driver and farm horse combined, now
partial pensionor as young horse
has filed her place as family driver,
and work horse does the greater
part of the heavy work. although
Maud still helps out when orcasion
calls The present season she has
helped do the farm blowing and is
fat enough to show that she has had
plenty OF hay and grain during the
winter, also that her teeth are not
giving her any trouble as yet.
LONGFELLOW SCHOOL NOTES
Our teacher, Miss Phyllis Witham OF
Embden we are proud to report, has
boarded at home the past week
going by rail from North Arson. She
has walked from that station to our
school house and back to the station
each day. total distance of about
eight miles.
Those perfect in attendance for the
week endfug May 5th are Marjorie
Alice and Sarrol Tibbetts, Blanche
Norman and \ Mildred Brown, Mabe
Johnfon. Herfhina Smith and Pauline
Reynolds Those who received 100
per cent in spelling are Carol Tib'
belts, Mabel Johnson, Pauline Rey-
nolds and Hermina Smith.
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VIEW PORTLAND

Mrs. Adm Strickland is confined
to the house by illness.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with
Mrs. Maud Morton Wednesday, May
nth.
There are four cases of measles IN
the home Of Al Nichlos.
Word was received here OF the
birth of a son to Mr.. and Mrs, carrie
ton Luce of Greenyille.
Ralph Jordan will work IN Jor-
dams Garage at Pennington this sum
mer.
DR.. A. II. Clark will go to Bingham
this week or the practice of dentistry
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Jordan and
children of Pennington were Sunday
visitors in town.
Arthur Daggett who recently pur.
chased Henry Burns house, mas nae
1t wired for electricity
Frank Dunlap is able to be on'
again.
Eugene Pushard is assisting J. +
Butts in his store.
The town meeting held here Thurs
day of last week was well ATTENDED
and 1t was voted to raise a sum OF
money for fire protection.
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STRATT0N

Hon. II. II. Landers and wife took
an auto trip to Pennington one day
last week.
Olive Richmond of Madrid has en-
tered the employ of the S. VI. Co. as
tool maker.
John Knowles and wife also ID. L.
Johnson and wife took an auto trip
to Strong Sunday.
Married at Eustis May LIST. 1922 by
Rev, j. T. Berry. Clyde Vaughn and
Olive Fletcher.
Married at Stratton. May 9th. by
Rev. j. T. Berry, Elisha s. Voter of
Stratton and Mrs. Flora Harris of No.
New Portland.
Saturday, May 9th, Deputy Sheriff
]. A. LeClair took Charles F. Seavey
and Leslie j. Curtis to Pennington for
breaking and entering the house OF
Johnny Pooler and before Judge Mills,
they were put under $1,000 bonds for
the September court.
Earl p. Durrell took an auto trip
down river in his REQ car dne day
last week.
Dexter Z. Kempton was in Farming
ton Friday and Saturday
Verne Masterman took John Know
les place in the boiler room last
Sunday.
Quite a number are looking forward
for the job as jantor at the new
school house and we hear l.. A. Know
les wants it.
DR.. j. +. Garland Of Kingfield and
Dir. c. w Bell of Strong were in town
Saturday to see Mrs, o. A. Knapp who
is seriously sick.
Alvah A. Berry was at home over
Sunday from the Preserve.
Julian X. Viles passed thru here
recently on his way to Twin Pond.
Omer Durrell went up on the Pre-
serve Thursday for the summer. His
wife will go. to Big Island in about
week.
]. W. Conquest and friends are ex-
pected at his camps Saturday. A.
Frank l.. Foster has been having
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NEW SHARON

NJ. A. Dunn was in Portland last
week attending the Grand Lodge of
Masons
Archie Taylor, wife and daughter
of the Starks road, spent the week
end in Gardiner with Mrs. Taylor's
mother, Mrs. Howe, who is i'll.
Miss Mary Thompson of Portland
is visiting relatives in town.
Mrs Keturiah Furber and her niece
Mrs. Fannie Smith were guests of
Mrs. Furbers son, George II. Furber
Saturday
The ball game Saturday afternoon
here between the Strong high school
team and New Sharon high, was a
hotly contested game. the visiting
team winning by a score of 4 to 3.
George Day, a former resident OF
this town but of late years making
Pennington his home a greater part
of the time. was taken suddenly Ill
on the road from New sharon to
Pennington Friday and passed away
in a short time. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon at Farm
ington.
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KEyNEBEC AyENuE-EMBDEN

Mr. and Mrs. Albra Adams of
Twelve Corners were callers at Mont
SDauldng's Sunday afternoon,
Mrs. Myrtle Creamer has returned
home after spending a few weeks with
relatives.
Miss Lucy Libby returned home Sat
urday night from Skowhegan, where
she has been visiting relatives.
A baby girl was born to Mrs Gladys
Williams May g. Mrs. Flora Curtis
of Solon is caring for mother and
baby.
Miss Rose Delling who has been con
fined to the house for the past few
weeks with an abseess. went to No.
Arson Saturday here she will receive
treatment
The Purington and Hawthorne
schools began Monday after a vaea-
ton of one week.
Floyd Lancaster spent last week in
Bingham with relatives.
Walter Thompson who is employed
as a guide at Carry Pond Camps,
spent the week end at his home.
Reuben Case went to Madison last
Saturday to have some teeth extract
ed.
crew of men will begin work at
the pulp mill this week.
Miss Lizzie Witham of Norridge-
wock is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Jo-
than Stevens.
Fred Ward is having his house
painted Charles Dreamer is do
ing the work.
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FAST NEW PORTLAND

p. II. Circle met with Mrs. Ray
Nye on May 3rd. Those present were
Mrs. II. =. Jones Mrs. Alvarez
Churchill, Mrs. T. II. Hutchins, Mrs.
VI. l.. Hutchins, Mrs. A. X. p. Ed
wards, Mrs. c. H. Nye, Mrs. Carrie
Davis Mrs G. b. Walker and one
visitor. Mrs. Geo. Stafford The alter
noon was spent by lacking puff by
Mrs. Nye. The refreshments were
ice cream and cake.
The next meeting Of the Ladies
Farm Bureau will be held at Mrs. n.
A. Emery's on May 18th. Subject
Foundation Patterns Miss Hare
will be present Those who want pat
terms. please bring yds OF cambria
some papers and sewing equipment.
This will be an all day meeting. with
dinner at noon.
II. c. Walker is building an ad-
dition onto his store.
Frank Houghton is working for IL.
p. Jones.
Many of the farmers in this sec
ton have been busily engaged in
spraying their orchards recently.
Percy tdTl Wlio II Nioitiib ~" "N'
Charles Holbrook spent a few days
Of last week at c. b. Walkers.
Mr.. Carl is conValeseing from the
effects of fractured limb.
All who are interested in reorganiZ-
ing the Sunday school please meet
Mt the Pines Schoolhouse next Sun
day at 1890 a. m.
Mrs. AL Williamson is keeping house
for d. w. Emery.
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MALRON'S WILLS

Friends of Mrs. Charles Holden Will
be glad to learn that she is gaining
and able to be up and around the
house some. -,
c. p. Whittemore is reported Ill
with bad cold.
w l.. walker and son have their
logs all sawed and now are engaged
in saving shingles.
Peter Merry, the milk man recent
ly bought good COW Of Mr.. Worth.
en- of Cornville.
Picking dandelon greens is an IN
teresting pastme with many house
wives at present. In some places IN
this locality they are quite pSnti-
full.
Charlie Whittemore is a very busy
man this spring with his own and his
fathers c. p. Whittemore's farm to
work. He employs quite number
of men and horses. Already he has
done considerable arming on his own
land.
The splendid rains of late were
much needed although it retards
working the land in many places.
Lester Young is working in the
blacksmith shop of Thomas Flewel-
ling.
Leslie Searles has a job of painting
on the Rowell buildings in East Mad
icpp
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sT~ THAT DULL ACHING

DCuz worry and complain about q
had back. Get rid OF III For weak
hdneya lame and achy backs. your
neighbors recommend Doan's Kid.
ney Pills. Ask your neighbour Read
this statement:
Mrs. Joe Cheney. SO Court St,
Skowhegan, says: Il have a very
high regard for Doan's Kidney Pills
since they cured me OF a severe at
tack OF kidney trouble and | gladly
recommend them. had every
symptom OF bladder trouble. Every
morning would wake up with a duh
ache across my back and for time
could hardly get about. had
pains In the back part of my
head. My kidneys were In bad shape
and at times I had no control over
their acton. A friend advised me
to try Doan's Kidney Pills. so I went
to SIMPSONS Drug Store and got
three boxes. When had finished
taking them | felt all right. l haven't
been bothered since"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Cheney had. Foster-M ilburn Co.,
Mfrs. Buffalo, N. Y.
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MARYLAND

VIM. Bragg passed away at his
home on Mill street Saturday after
noon. The services will be held at
the Grace Linn church Monday after
noon, Rev. Earl MacMahon, pastor of
the church will ofiiciate.
w. l.. Watson Of 81 North avenue,
,Skowhegan, has load of extra good
horses due to arrive Sat, May ID, from
the farms of Iowa. weighing from
1900 to 1000 pounds. Both telephones.
Mrs. Edward Sweet returned home
Thursday morning from the hospital
where she has been for the past few
weeks under treatment.
John Maxwell and wife spent the
week end with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Damon, Water street,
Sam Damon has closed his gro
Gerry store for a week, on account of
i'll healeh. And has CINE with his
family to their cottage at Moose pond.
Geo. A. Wheeler went to the hospital
for treatment Thursday last On ex-
ami.ation it was found to be more SER
ious than was at first anticipated.
He was operated on at three O'Clock
the same day of his arrival. Mrs.
Wheeler went with him. The last
reports are very favorable. speedy
recovery is hoped for by his many
friends. ~.
Mrs. w. ]. Estabrook returned
home Thursday evening from Rock
land, where she has been attending
n session of the Ladies' Aid Union
as a delegate from the M. &. Church.
Mrs. c. j. Strong delightfully."- en-
tertaincd eight ladies at their beauti-
full home at Great Moose Lake, May
6. Whist and lunch was the pro-
gram of the day. The table was
beautifully decorated with pink. A
large vase of pink carnation as Il
centre piece. Dainty little place
cards were used. Whist was played
until 9 D, m. Prizes were awarded
as follows First, cut glass flower vase
Mrs Ernest Knowlton; BOBBY prize.
went to Mrs. Henry Clay, one-half
dozen glass lemonade spoons. La
dies present, Mrs. Hollis Stillman,
Mrs. Henry Clay. Mrs. Walter Hum
phrey, Mrs. Walter Harrington, Mrs.
Thos. Lancey and Mrs, Ernest knowl-
ton, Mrs. Edwin, Chiids and Mrs. Ri
chard Berry. The following menu
was served: Grape furit, celery, ra-
dishes, olives, tomato bisque, tender
loin of beef, baked potatoes. buttered
beets, peas, hearts OF lettuce salads
Russian dressing, cake. candy, grapes,
lemon meringus pie, ice rream.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Humphrey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Clay spent Sunday with
DR.. and Mrs. c. F. Strong at their
summer home, Stronghold Great
Moose Lake.
Woeington, Turner visited his mo-
Their, Mrs, Cyrus j. Strong over the
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LEXINGTON HEIGHTS

Justin Howard has rented his cot
tage to Howard Penney or Oakland
for the season.
Stella Howard spent Sunday with
Mrs. o. s. Allen.
The recent rain storm done lots oil
good in this vicinity as the ground
was getting very dry.
Lloyd Nutting has been nome
the past week visiting friends and
returned to North Arson Saturday
where he expects work for the sum-
mer.
Ernest Howard went to Bingham
Thursday on business.
Dr. Pratt Of North New Portland
was In town Sunday.
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CONCORD

Mr.. and Mrs Henry Rollins took
dinner Tuesday of last week with Mr.
Rollins sister Mrs, Mack Bigelow.
Clyde Tripp and sister of New Port
land called on friends in town Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Gerald has
bought them farm in Guilford and
moved into it last week.
Will Foss is at work on the river
road with the road machine.
B. T. Atwood and two children oil
Bingham were callers in town Sun
day.
Mack Bigelo and Fred Green were
at New Portland Monday on business,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Robinson en-
tertained Mrs. Robnson's father and
two nephews Saturday and Sunday.
Bert Berry is on the sick list this
week.
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WEST MOSCOW

Clyde Dunton got kicked on the
face by n horse while working on
the road machine. He had to have
three stitches taken and has badly
swollen face He is lucky 1t was not
more serious.
Mrs. Williams Berry of Woodfords
has been visiting for the past week
with her two daughters at Mrs. Hugh
Ke1ly's on the river road.
Rubin Crombie has been suffering
with a bad attack of pleurisy. DR..
Piper. of Scion, has been in attend
ence.
Weymouth Collins Is cooking in
camp at Grassway.
Nell Fitzsimmons is cooking at
Briggs Landing for Fred Bean.
Jim LOOMS. who has worked for
viii Robinson of Bingham for many
years. died at the Dan Robinson place
where he was working for Will. 1t
was sudden and unexpected as he was
found dead May End.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Mcfarland, Of
Bingham. have moved to Moscow where
they will, live with Mrs. Netherlands
mother. till they find a suitable place.
GOOD WILL CLUB
The Good Will Club held the meet
ing of May with Mrs. Stella Hill.
Although the attendance was not as
large as at the previous meetings, as
some were detained at home by i'll
ness, the afternoon passed very pleas
antly. Two guests were present and
one new member enrolled. Mrs. Hill
served fine refreshments of bananas
and assorted fudge. The next meet
Ing will occur on May IS, at the home
of Mrs Artie Collins.
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NAINSTREAM

Mabe Bane was out calling on friends
one day last week. 1t seems good
to see her out once more as she has
been confined to the house all winter
by serious illness.
Vivian Campbell and Raymond
Chase have gone to New York City
to join Mr.. Campbell who has a posi-
tion there.
Olive Bunker is recovering from
pneumonia at this writing. She has
been very sick and her son Will Bum
ker with whom she lives and other
members of the family have done all
they could for her comfort.
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SOTTH CANAAN

Mr. Burke OF Cherryfield, who came
to stay a short time with hts son, Les
ter and when after being here a few
days suffered shock. was able this
week to be taken to Bangor and later
will return to his home. The trip was
made by auto.
Wilbur Dicky, of Clinton. was bus
mess caller here this week.
Onald Salisbury is pressing hay for
Alton Gerald.
Mrs. Eta Goodrich is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. Alpheus
Mason, at the village.
sLouyHie Written has been confined
to his home several days with the
grippe, On Tiiesday he was to Fair
field TO consult Dr. fash and at this
writing Is some better.
The Happy Hour Soap Club was en-
tartained Wednesday at the home Of
Mira. Alton Gerald. A pleasant after
noon was passed and the hostess
served ice cream and cake
Arthur Pease sheared twenty-one
sheep for Harold Gerald one day this
week.
Mrs Eugene Wells spent several
days the past week in Waterville with
her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gerald were
callers Sunday at Mrs. Gerald's home
In Winslow.
Harold Gerald recently bought a,
very fine work horse of Merton Chase.
William Smith, of Winslow, was a
business caller this week at the home
of l.ouville Written.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett, who have
been living on the Bush place have
sold to Walter Small and have moved
this week to Shawmut, where they will
reside.
Miss Opal Pease is spending the.
week END at the home of her parents,
She attends Clinton High School.
John Nelson was recent business
caller in Fairfield.
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EAST POND

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Boynton OF
Wateryille were Sunday visitors at
o. H. Stevens.
Dean Bulmer has moved his family
to Oakland where he has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert hurry of
Fairfield were Sunday visitors at y.
g. Rowe's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tibbetts of
Canaan were guests of his sister Mrs.
Frank Rowe.
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SMITHFIELD

County Agent Storer and Miss Ma
rion Hare were in town Saturday. Mr..
Storer demonstrated grating and
pruning. And Miss Hare showed the
ladies how to make Bettys.
f. d. Stevens lost valuable WORK
horse Sunday morning.
G. A. Groves of Wateryille was in
town over the week end.