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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-22
KINCFIELD

Harold Hutchins has rented the
store in the Masonic block and Is GO
ing to stock with goods with Mrs.
Kitty Datchelder as clerk.
A special meeting of the Farm Blu
reau was held Friday at Mrs Frank
Hutchins Beetles were made for
Mrs. Frank Hutchins. Mrs. Allen
Dyer and Mrs. A. f. Savage. AT
noon a basket lunch was served.
Eleven members were present.
Saturday morning 1t was 30 degrees
below zero and on Foster Hill the
wind was blowing, making 1t very un-
comfortable. The Sandy River and
Rangeley Lakes train did not attempt
to go out Friday on account of the
wind and Friday night the Maine Cen
trail was cancelled.
Lewis Thales Brackley died ut his
home in Freeman, Saturday morning.
February H. at about $3.50 following
an Illness of less than week of cere-
bral hemorrhage. Mr.. Brackley was
one of the most prominent citizens of
the town OF Freeman. descendent of
the early settlers of that town, His
grandfather being the first to settle in
ln1J ScctlOn. ne was tue SUI VI
Rufus King Brackley of Freeman and
Fidelia Kelley of Rockland, one OF a
family of three children, two daugh-
ters and one son. He was born In
Freeman March "a. 1870, and has al
ways lived in the town as did his faith
or before him. Forty-one years ago
March Is he was married to Eta
PiDkham then of Freeman and to
them were born four sons and one
daughter. all of whom survive. Clar-
eice Brackley, Warren Brackley. AL
len Brackley all of Freeman and Mrs.
Ethel Harry Hawkhurst of Rangeley
now teaching in Rumford and Clinton
who lives at home with his parents.
Beside the wife and children mention
ed above there are also ten grand
children, a sister Mrs. Oscar Rec
urds of Freeman and two half-broth-
ers. Arthur Furbush OF Freeman and
Bert Furbush of Massachusetts and
many nieces and nephews. Mr..
Brackley held some town office for
most OF his life since twenty-one
years of age, as member OF board OF
health. on school committee, town
treasurer and on the board of select
men, the latter position for fifteen
years or more and for many years
was chairman of the board holding
that Office consecutively for the past
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Business Manager OF the
Observation-Disclosures Co
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Ills Are EXP ensive-HEALTH is EASY

II Q a d u C h o, "sour"
stomach, constipation,
bili0usncss--all arc O
needless expense.
Sufferers cannot work
properly, if at all.
Sickness costs money.
With tho freedom of good
health, you can accom-
plish almost anything,
! easily earningihe comforts
and pleasures worth while.
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Pennington Normal Notes

s. f. EMERSON.
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BARRON's CORNER
fDEFERRED)

We hereby extend heart'est congra
tulations to our young folk, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Smith. whose marriage oc
Cured last Saturday.
Clarence Groves spent Saturday
with his father r. Il. Groves of Nor
ridgewock.
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PALMYRA

The community was shocked and
saddened upon hearing of the death
of Mrs. C.. II. .Johonnett, Thursday
morning Feb. Is, at her residence in
Palmyra, at the age of So years. Mrs.
Johonnett Is survived by her husband
Rev. c. II. Johonnett, one daughter.
Helen, and two sons, Aubrey and FL
ton, besides host of friends who
join in extending their sympathy to
the bereayed family. The funeral
services We're held at their home Sat
urday at 2 p. M. Mr., Gray, the dis
trict superintendent of the East Maine
Conference offered words OF comfort,
as did Rev c. II. Bryant of Newport
and Rev. Mr. MaMahon of Hartland.
Mrs. Johonnett has lived in this town
for a number of years and during her
stay has made many friends. She
will be greatly missed In the church
and Sabbath school where. regardless
of her own feelings. you would al
ways find her ready and willing to do
her Masters will. In the Grange she
was a valued member. She was a
woman of sterling character, always
trying to do and say something to
make every one happy. To know her
was to love her.
The death of Mrs. +. NJ. Frost. wild
ow OF the late Ephraim Frost of Pal
myra. occurred at her home Feb. Z
Mrs. Frost has been In failing health
for many years, but for the past year
has been great sufferer. She was
tenderly cared for by those relatives
| nearest and dearest to her. Mrs
Frost has been a life long resident OF
Palmyra and as such will be greatly
missed by wide circle of friends
She was a woman of noble character
and a person that no one could say
harm Of She was member of Pal
myra Grange, being one of its char
ter members. She Is survived by one
son Lewis w Frost and two daugh.
ters, Mrs Hollis Weeks and Mrs
Sandy Foster also six grandchildren
and one great grandchild to whom WI
extend our heartfelt sympathy.
Miss Loantha Pike was week ent
visitor In the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Il. G. Leavitt returning to her hom'
in SkOwhogan Monday morning.
Miss Annie Leavitt Of Lewiston II
| spending her vacation at the home o
! her uncle Arthur Lcayitt.
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The Interesting News Of
Somerset's Busy Towns
MERCER

Miss Marguerite Stockford has been
working at Frank Kelley's.
Mrs. Herbert Studeford who has
been working in Oakland spent. a
week here with her husband. return.
ing to her duties Thursday.
Jonas Varney Is better.
Frank Kelley suffered slight
shock last Thursday. This is par
ticularly hard as Mrs. Kelley is sick
in bed.
The village school closed two days
on account of the storm.
Carl Morse is quite sick with the
grippe.
One of the worst storms of the sea
son struck here Wednesday and
Thursday.
Miss Enid Williamson Is spending a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Frizzell
Mrs. John Williamson has complet-
ed her duties at Albert Yeaton's. The
family are on the gain.
Miss Clara Smith who went to Will
ton returned home Saturday night.
Miss Smith had the flu and isn't very
we'll yet.
Blanche Mcmahon Is i'll with the
prevailing epidemic.
The minstrel show didn't play at
New Sharon. Friday on account of so
much sickness in that place.
Miss Florence Smith Is passing the
week at home with her father and
aunt owing TO the New Sharon school
being closed.
The selcctmen met at the town hall
Friday to settle up town affairs.
Miss Hazel Gray has been spend
ing a few days at Frank Johnson's.
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Evening journal., 1923-02-05

conducted without an agreement OF
that character, then fresh evidence
is supplied in support of the charge
that sport has been over-developed
and over emphasized in our col
leges.
II one college says 10 another,
This man is our representative,
fully eligible and worthy" that ought
to be sufficient. But apparently it
Is not sufficient. There must be
pryings into how the man got into
college, how he pays his tuition bills.
There must be Investigations and
certifications, rules to the right OF
him and rules to the left OF him, al
ways the finger OF suspicion point
ing at him.
But there is a bright side TO this
situation. Those who favor the
agreement declare that in half a
dozen years the conditions which it
imposes will become habitual and
do away with the necessity of the
continuance of a formal contract. 1t
is 10 be deplored that the appear
ance OF the silver lining of the cloud
is six years off. but it is consoling to
believe that there really Is a silver
lining
Evening journal., 1923-02-05
NONE OF OUR BUSINESS

ID ETwEEN two schools the too cr.dulous reader is
ID apt to fall the administration. T. D. Noyes,
formerly president OF the coal commission in the Ruhr
region and Paul Fuller who has been OF the legal
advisers of the French government having returned to
the land which gave them their start. recently ad-
dressed the Foreign Policy Association in New York.
Apparently this is insurance organization-to in
internationalists against loss and TO make the
United States surety for the good behavior of Europe
Noyes takes the German side, declaring the United
should notice that her schemes
must be brought TO end. France" he says, could
trusted because she panic-stricken and In
sane"
Mr.. Fuller, who Ia listed in who's who rs a Demo
crat that the history OF the reparation question
since had long series OF defaults by
Germany with concessions by France and the Allies
Frances policy OF retaliation against the war prohtesrS
in the Ruhr fully warranted by opinion in the
United States" Although the United states chose TO
remain inactive and Indifferent Mr.. Fuller thought it
could 'at keep decentIy silent while old ally
trying back little Of the cost OF recon
structng the devastated regions.
Both men, however far apart the ruhr question
agreed that United States the present time
more guilty, and worthy OF criticism than either
Germany because OF the do-nothng policy OF
our administration at Washington"
What to dol What to dol suppose, to please these
two men and the folk they represent the United
should intervene. II leaned toward France what
noisy noises the NOyes would make. II leaned
ward Germany tho heavens with denuncistion
would grow fuller and fuller. II maintained the
cold neutrality OF impartial judge" both sides
would declare more guilty and more worthy OF
criticism than either France Germany"
Many Americans would indorse the view OF Mussolini
Italy; the Ruhr question continental affair
with which Great Britain and the United States should
have little to do as is humanity possible And that
appears 10 be the view OF Harding administration
Evening journal., 1923-02-05
1T SERVED IT'S PURPOSE

YI,HE eighth annual automobile show OF the Whining
Il ton Auto Trade Association, which closed satur-
day night after weeks continued Audi
torium distinct triumph in every way.
Despite the fact that this the show held
Auditorium it proven that sufficient publicity
had given the show to draw large numbers OF
persons every night The attendance for the was
probably record one. The decorations ar
ranged that the displayed very attractive
setting.
Many are the and women who today hgur-
ing on Just they buy that which proved so
irresistible when in It's show surroundings.
on top all the favorable opportunities for display
ing their in superior manner the show proved to
be real business Practically all the dealers re-
port sales made right the floor. After all an
automobile show is planned create business II
that business develops the show itself the sue
cess of the venture is established without doubt
We congratulate the officers OF the trade association
that as their enterprise and effort the show
in cry way.
Evening journal., 1923-02-05

Opposition in Congress to the
British debt settlement will come
from two groups. One. represented
by Senator McKellar. seems to think
that Great Britain is not going to
pay us enough. The other. repre-
sented by Senator Borah. seems TO
think that she is going to pay us
too much.
The criticism of the first group is
chiefly canItsnkerous. There is little
behind It except crude prejudice. 1t
cannot affect the public's willing
ness to accept debt-funding terms
which are fair and advantageous all
around. The criticism of the sec
ond group is more significant. 1t is
yelled with a pretence of a great
But this unselfish-
ness is misleading in so far as It
seems to aim at relieving Great
Britain from financial hardshlps. It
has a deeper motive. The real OBJ
jective is to cancel not British but
German obligations.
Evening journal., 1923-02-05

menta. stability and peace which il
enjoyed in the administration OF
Yuan Shih-kal.
DR.. Suns attempt to re-establish
his leadership Of the South China
Republic invited the latest disturb
ance at Canton. In his anxiety to
recover the city he induced irregular
troops OF the southwestern prov
inces to capture It; they performed
their task so thoroughly that now
they say they will not surrender the
city without a fight. In the mean
time DR.. Suns friend Chang Tso-lin
has been recruiting new army in
Manchuria to replace the forces
General WI defeated, and he has
been negotiating with Moscow for
assistance in an advance on Pekin.
An alliance between DR.. Sun and
Chang, even though they differ so
widely in governmental policy, seems
not improbable. The fact that both
have been bargaining with Moscow
for aid seems to bear out this no
ton. That they plan to use Soviet
help against the northern Govern
ment, which they bitterly oppose, is
considered not improbable.
DR.. Sun is undoubtedly the strong
est man in south China and he bet
ter than anybody else could bring the
two sections together under one Gov
ernment and establish peace in the.
country. The question, though, is,
will he make enough concession to
his opponents to attain these ends?
II he does not there is more internal
strife ahead for China.
Evening journal., 1923-02-05
The DiSgTunHed
(From the New York Tribune)

Senator Borah Is intensely
grieved that Great Britain should
settle with us separately. To one
who believes cancellation of the
war debts is the best way to get re-
suits out OF the war it must be pain
full to see war debtor come for
ward and declare willingness to pay.
In the first place, it sets a demor-
alizing example. In the second
place. it knocks the props from un-
der the theory that nobody ought to
pay who doesn't feel like paying. It
also makes less imperative the debt
adjustment conference on which
Mr.. Borah has latterly set his heart.
The Ida.ho's Senator's idea is that
all outstanding financial war Obh-
cations shall be put in a common
pot The United States would en-
joy the high privilege of putting in
assets exclusively. Great Britain
and France would put in both assets
and liabilities. Germany would put
in liabilities only. Thus a balance
Evening journal., 1923-02-05
TERRIBLE FORCES

nID you ever a dog tremb1e and howl when a
~ certain struck piano or by the hu-
man voice? The dog receives through the ether from
the plano voice vibration that dlsrupts his
nervous system and him pain In that
vibration you have about simple explanation Of
radio you'll ever hnd.
Another illustration: When a wilmington orchestra
plays tupe. you find it almost impossible to
keep still. tuning fork. catch the musics
vibrations and become synchronzed TO them. Your
foot your fingers your vocal cords. your cur
rents-even your pulse-beat time with the music.
You are wireless receiving set responding to vbra-
lions These vibrations of two kinds-physcal
material material, and pyscmc.
About hfteen years ago, the world going along
calmly people rather placid, few OF really excited
except when we found money narrowly escaped death
or unconscousy attuned to the vibrations of a
soap box orator or mob
Then restlessness broke in Aires, in the
form of a dance called the tango This dance spread
nerves internationally like touching match to k'ro-
sene.
No one realized it then but great psychic force
had begun through us. working UP to half
mad condition highly that was TO fnd
its climax In the World War.
That psychic current through lik cyclone
through Kansas village The current has nearly run
its course vanishing in the distance. leaving us
behind-rather burnt out exhausted. weakened
Periodically these terrific psychic currents now
through the worlds people and cause what psychia-
trsts call mass movements" ''nOb exhilaraton."
Isuch a current was the desire for personal
liberty that started Declaration OF Independ
ence yet at its height.
The spiritually blind wondering whether whisky
will back. They like a staring at the
devastation OF tornado insisting can't bel
here few minutes ago and everything was all
right" The prohibition movement, a psychic wave is
sweeping the whole world In every important country
drinkers talking about prohibition. They fear it,
and their fear premonition. sensing an oncom
ing invisible force.
When you have few years to spare try to figure
out whence these psychic currents come.
Evening journal., 1923-02-05
ALBERT R0THSCHILD,
LONG SICK, DEAD

Following an illness lasting sew
eral years, Albert Rothschild' l9lo
boulevard, former superintendent OF
the Oppenheim Company shops at
the New Castle County Workhouse'
died on Saturday in a Trenton n
j., Hospital.
Mr.. Rothschild came to Will
nington twenty-one years ago to as
sumo the superintendency OF the
clothing shop at the Workhouse'
He acted as manager from the
beginning of the contract until
III health forced him TO re
sign. He was born in Germany
and came TO this country when D
wears old. He first settled in Chl-
cago. During his entire lie Mr.,
Rothechild was engaged in the
clothing business. Travelling was
his great hobby. He had Travelled
extensively throughout the United
States and had been abroad nine
times TO visit his childhood nome
The funeral was held this after
noon at l o'clock in the chapel OF
Chelton Hill cemetery, East Wash
lngton lane, Germantown, Pa. Rabbi
Lee J. Levinger conducted the
At the request of the de-
ceased the body Will be cremated.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Al
bert Rothschild.
Evening journal., 1923-02-05
Industry and the People

The problem in many cases is to
find what is a square deal. Unsound
economic theories are injected into
incompetent brains in too many in
stances. Foreign agitators, who
know nothing of the American
spirit except to regard 1t as a foe
to their heresiee. are too often given
a hearing when they should be given
the boot. Organized and morgan
lied labor are often misled by their
own leaders. But when both sc-
counts are added up, ii may be
found that capital is as often mis-
led as labor. II any industry is be-
deviled by prolonged lockouts or
strikes it Is prima facie evidence
that both sides are misled--that bet
ter leaders on both sides would
mend matters.
LAS yet the public does not know
what it wants." says Col Stewart
The public mind is in state of
what it wants in the sense of not
knowing what solution of present
abuses should be selected, but it
knows what 1t wants in the sense
that it desires n square deal. The
public mind is in a state of fux,
it is true. but the substance of what
is hoped for is beginning to appear.
If industrial and labor leaders would
meet the public demand for n square
deal there would be little difficulty
with the state OF the public mind.
The public knows a square deal as
soon as one appears.
Industrial leaders must bring
their Organizations into line with
popular demand or go to the wall.
Government control of industry will
not come If industry cleans its own
house, but It will come when neces-
sary to the extent required to in
sure a square deal. The people do
not hesitate to use their govern
ment for making certain their own
welfare.
Evening journal., 1923-02-05
COLDS THAT
DEVELOP INTO
PNEUMONIA

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Evening journal., 1923-02-05

from one miserable day into the
next. Plant Juice has given relief
to many people who had suffered in
this way.
Recently. Mr. Hugh Leddy, who
lives at "a North Walter avenue
Trenton. n. J.. gave the Plant juice
Man the following surprising testl-
monial:
L had suffered with my stomach
for Is years and can hardly tell you
how bad l was" said Mr.. Leddy.
AT times 1 would have such
spells that I would think I was go
ing to die. My nerves were in a
bad way so that at times I would go
all TO pieces and could hardly con-
troll my nerves and the hot and cold
sweat would simply pour off me.
suffered from constipation all the
time and my kidneys were disorder
ed so that 1 would have to get up
three or four times a night. ] had
one spell when I got so bad that |
was down in bed for about four or
FIVE weeks.
Il tried several medicines but It
seemed like I couldn't find anything
that would reach my trouble and
then a friend told me about your
Plant Juice and 1 started taking II.
l want to say in this public state
ment that I found your Plant Juice
to he the greatest medicine I ever
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suffer from constipation now; kid
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ommend your Plant Juice to every
body"
Plant Juice is sold in Wilmington
at the Miller drug store, 406 Market
street; in New Castle by E. Chaflen-
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Evening journal., 1923-02-05
FATHER. NIcKENNA

Ills psrishioners and many friends throughout the
IL IL city shocked at the sudden death on satur-
day OF the Rev James J. NcKenna assistant pastor Of
St Marys r. C. Church. The suddenness with which
he died came as a blow 10 everyone who knew him
we'll He became i'll while offering an early mass on
Saturday morning and died during the afternoon
Father McKenna a native OF wilmington H.
born here in 1873 His father was a storekeeper
After education in the public schools and a short
business. young McKenna attended Mount St
Marys College. and from this institution was ordained
priest He first stationed at st. Annes Church.
this city. There he served assistant pastor.
aler was sent 10 chestertown Nd where he served
pastor OF the church there Fifteen years ago he
returned to Wilmington and had served up day
Of his death assistant Father ley at st.
Mary's.
He beloved by his parishioners and by all with
Evening journal., 1923-02-05

DR.. Sun Yat-sen has quit Shans-
hal where he had been since he was
ousted last June from his office as
head OF the South China Republic.
and is now said to be returning to
Canton with the declared intention
| OF again taking charge OF affairs
there. He sent in advance a mes
sage full OF patriotic fervor. a plea
for the union in China and a de-
nunciation of the Pekin Govern
ment.
Chinese politics Is bevildering to
the Occident. and DR.. sums part In
It is especially puzzlina for the
Western world once believed that 1t
understood him and knew his coun-
try's desires and his own aims. He
lived some time in America and
England, and his statements on Chi
nese conditions were always straight
forward and clear, and he evinced
an apparently genuine desire to i'm
prove those conditions. As revo-
lutionary leader he was a power, and
his retirement from the Presidency
in favor OF Yuan Shih-kai won him
considerable applause.
His course since then has not
been satisfying to his admirers either
within or outside of China. His
break with north China and the sub
seduent establishment OF the south
ern republic under his own leader
ship, it was asserted, might have
been avoided by the exercise OF
moderate degree OF forbearance on
his part. His deposition as leader