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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23
TELEPHONE MEN
USE SHARK CAGE
Many Kinds OF Animals centsndsd
With In Making Repairs.


Many Kinds OF Animals centsndsd
With In Making Repairs.
II one specimen each Of all the va
rious kinds Of animals which interfere
with telephone service or hamper tele-
phone repair men in their work were
brought together into . single exhibi-
ton. the result would DO one to make
any presiding genias Of . 800 green
with envy.
There are bears which, installing
the humming Of wires fog The eoutapt-
ID song Of hive Of bees, etlmA shs
pole TO rob the imaginary insects u
their honey; they are squirrels hat
chew holss in the LEAD shssth Of
cables, for no reason In paYtissllaf;
there are ants and beetles equally
"metalivorous," and there are spiders
which fling thsir webs ACROSS 4 pair
Of open wires, causing . short circuit
when the gussameritke strands be-
come saturated with dew.
Contend With shark.
Also there are sharks, for II must
be remembered that the telephone line
is amphibious. 1t operates quite rs
well under water a. 1t does when
strung on poles or run through con
Quits beneath q city street-unless, Of
course. vessel drags Its anchor and
damages the cable, in which case
there are any number Of difficulties
to consider, including-H the cable
happens to be that which connects
Cuba with the United states-sharks
One Of the three cables OF the
Havana-Key West telephone cable
system was squeezed by an anchor
recently and put out OF action by be-
ing grounded. Service continued. Of
course-that is the reason for the
three cables-but engineers OF three
companies were Immediately set to
work locating the break and repairing
It. Delicate electrical apparatus de-
tected the location Of the trouble. 1t
was found 10 be Just beyond the
mouth OF Havana harbor.
Difficult Matter.
A piece OF damaged cable sixty feet
In length had to be cut out and new
section to replace 1t brought by boat
from Key West Picking up the ends
Of the cable was difficult and hazard
GUS matter. Professional divers, ia
miliar with the habits of sharks, do
not relish too close an association
with them at the depth at which It
was necessary to work in this case.
Finally a shark-proof cage OF iron
was constructed, and Havana
diver succeeded in bringing up the
end OF the cable so that the work of
splicing could be undertaken. Before
nightfall service had been restored.
This cable is specially constructed
to afford protection against breaks,
and this was the first interruption OF
service since the submarine line was
opened April. 1921.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23
Bradley & Vrooman
Washable Interior CoIors
Paint Doesn't Cost Money
Ii Saves lei

Unless your home Is protected
inside and outside by repainting at
least once every four years, you viii
lose, in repairs and lsssensd value.
from 1--WE TO ten times what ths
paint and labor would cost.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23


The November term of Court be-
gan on Monday last, when the
Grand Jury organized for this term
and which will meet again Monday
to continue its deliberations. Chief
Judge Briscoe in his charge to the
Jury called special attention to the
local option law in this county, This
law as pointed out by the learned
Chief Justice, has not been wiped
out or superseded by the Volstead
Act and, therefore, must be en-
forced. The result of drinking in
public places and at public enter
tainments is demoralizing and il
possible should be broken up. Il
is to be hoped that the Grand Jury
will, as a result of its work, be able
to accomplish some results along
this line.
The existence of slot machines in
the county is another evil that
should be stamped out. Slot ma
chimes are gambling devices and
their existence in public or private
places is a violation of the law, and
it is hoped that the Grand Jury
through its investigations will be
able to eradicate this evil from the
county.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23
Priceless Service


"T don't believe there is a man or
woman who has ever used the teie-
phone in any hour of need. In Illness
at night, or in any other human crisis.
but will testify that the telephone is
worth all that It is possible to pay for
II. l know Of no greater agency for
the public good than the telephone.
This system Of transportation carries
the voices OF men and women, the
heart throbs Of nation, sets astir the
wheels OF industry, binding together
the component parts Of the nation and
transacting its business speedily and
efficiently. "-Governo Edwin P. Nor
row, of Kentucky.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23

0AN(A1N ANAoAs
In the Circuit Court for Charles County,
Maryland 1909 Equity.
The Southern Maryland National Bank
of La Plata, a corporation, Plaintiff,
VS..
F. Stone Posey and Richard B. Davis.
Administrators Of Matthew Smallwood,
deceased, ct al. Defendants.
Ordered by the Circuit Court for
Charles County. Maryland, in Equity, this
10Th day Of November in the year 1928,
that the Auditors report filed in these
proceedings be finally ratified and con-
hrmed, unless cause to the contrary be
shown on or before the cath day OF De-
cember, in the year 1928; provided never
lheless, that a copy Of this order be pub
hshed in some newspaper printed and
published in Charles County. Maryland,
nee a week for three successive weeks
before the said oath day of December in
The year 1923.
WARREN NJ. ALBRITTAIN,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Charles
County, Maryland.
True copy, Test;
w. NJ. ALBRITTAIN,
Clerk.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23
A Short Ballot.

Since the last election there has
become a widespread agitation for
a shorter ballot so that every voter
may be able to vote the entire ticket.
This the Republican party has been
advocating for years but not until
recently have a large number Of
Democrats realized the necessity OF
FIVE. NEWSPAPER. 1928
the same. The ballot now used in
general elections is both long and
cumbersome and as a result both
parties suffer. The writer has been
present in the poll room on election
night as challenger for a number
of years and has had an opportunity
to appreciate the need of a shorter
ballot. We have seen ballots like
the one used at the last election
come out OF the box with marks
behind the names of only few can
didates, showing conclusively that
the voter either was afraid to mark
more names for fear of losing his
ballot or became tired. A simpler
ballot is much needed and will be
of equal benefit to all parties. We
are opposed to taking away from
the people the right of naming their
State and County officials and be-
lieve the best way to meet the sit
uation would be by a return to the
emblem system of voting, where
BY a voter can vote the entire ticket
through the use of one mark. If
a voter desires to vote for some can
didates on one ticket and some on
another he could do so by placing
his mark opposite he'candidates he
desires.
We are firmly convinced and be-
lieye that the best way TO meet the
demand OF voters for a simpler bal
lot would be through a return to
the emblem system OF voting rather
than cutting down the number Of
elective officers. The latter method
would mean perpetuation of one
party in power and this the people
do not want. Fairness and justice
demand the return to the emblem
system of voting.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23

La Plata, Nd. November 20, 1923.
Ordered by the Court that F. Stone
Posey and William Wheeler give notice
required by law to the creditors OF Fred
erick Wheeler. deceased, to exhibit their
claims, legally authenticated. by adyer-
fisement published in some newspaper,
printed in Charles County, Nd, once il
each OF three successive weeks.
True Copy-Test:
MOTLEY T. BUTTON,
Register Of Wills for Charles County.
NOTICE.
This is to give notice that the sub
;eriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Charles County, Maryland, let
tiers OF Administration on the personal
state Of
FREDERICK WHEELER.
late Of said county, deceased. All persons
iaving claims against said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with
he vouchers thereof legally authenticated,
% the subscribers on or before the Goth
lay OF May, 1924. They my 9TH -wi.c
" law be excluded from ali ben ht OF
said deceased's estate.
Given under our hands this goth day Of
November 1923.
F. STONE POSEY,
WILLIAM WHEELER.
Administrators.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23
Shall the Taxpayers Burden Be
Reduced

Nothing could more conclusively
demonstrate the strength of the pop
nlar demand for the reduction of
Federal taxation than the impress
sion which Secretary Melons
program, as outlined recently to
Chairman Green, Of the Ways and
Means Committee of the House
has made upon the official mind at
Washington. When Mr.. Melons
plan was FIRST made public, it was
greeted by almost chorus Of OBJ
jections from Congressman and
other politicians who had financial
axes TO grind at the next Congress
sional session. But it seems clear
they must have been hearing from
the folks back home, to Judge from
the change in their tone and tune.
Now Senator Lodge, the Republi-
can leader in the Senate, is to con-
fer with Mr.. Coolidge on the sub
ject, and Senator Smoot, Of Utah,
chairman Of the Financial Commit
tee in the upper chamber, who some
weeks ago doubted the ACCESSIBILITY
Of attempting to put through
scheme of tax revision, indorses
Mr. Melons plan as sound eco
nomically, and as one which would
prove beneficial to business as well
as to the public at large. He will
back the Mellon plan, and if it
reaches the Senate will endeavor to
secure Democratic support for it.
The small income-tax payer. as
Mr.. Mellon pointed out in his letter
to Representative Green, will re-
ceive very positive benefit under
the Secretary's tax-reduction sched-
ties. The proposed cut of rs per
cent in the tax on earned incomes"
will mean a substantial lessening Of
the burden Of working people of
all classes, Of salaried as well as
professional workers. Mr.. Mellon
dweils on the fairness Of taxing
more lightly income from wages,
salaries and professional services
than the income from a business or
an Investment" For instance, the
man with $4,000 earned income
will save $l2.25 on his tax. On the
other hand, there is not likely 10
be any loss Of Federal revenue in
the cutting Of surtaxes, since Big
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23

During 1922, there were added TO
the Bell System through new construc-
ton. $4,000 telephones and in add
ton to these, 1854 telephones were
purchased from other companies. It
Is estimated that this record growth
will be exceeded in 1928 by about 2Oo.-
900 telephones.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23

On October 9, 1875. DR.. Bell. the In
ventor OF the telephone. and Thomas
A. Watson. his assistant. talked sue
cessfully over a private telegraph
wire. two miles long, between Boston
and Cambridge. this being the Arst
two way talk exsE.e an oztside vito.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23
eme he s .9I F!fss:ss az
2Soss save an 60

Washsbis iEssfiof col0fs sfe adaptable
Tor use In every haIne cottage OF mati-
sion-slso IDEAL 1s hospitals, thsatsfs
And other Eatilp pai,4inas.
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ORDER NIsI.
In the Circuit Court for Charles
County, Maryland.
No. 1929 Equity.
X SfOua posev plaintfff

VS..
Sylvester Butler, ct al, Defendants.
Ordered this 23rd day of October, nj
the year 1928, by the Circuit Court
for Charles County, Maryland, that
jql Auditors Report, made and
lied in the above entitled cause, be
finally ratified and confirmed unless
cause TO the contrary be shown on or
before the 10Th day OF November, in
year 1923; provided copy of thi
order be inserted in some new spape
printed and published in Charles Coun-
", Mary land, once week for three
successive weeks before the said 10Th
day of November, 1923.
WARREN NJ. ALBRITTAIN,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Charles
County, Maryland.
True copy-Test:
w. Nj. ALBRITTAIN,
l0-26-3t. Clerk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-03
Wiscasset Church's
15Oth Anniversary

Wiscasset. Me-, Aug. 2-The pro-
gram of exercises at the 15Oth ami
versary of the First Congregational
church Friday afternoon opens at 3
o'clock and everyone will be welcome.
The music will be a strong feature,
including selections by the choir.
consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Hammond, Mrs. e. w. Ilsiey and Mr..
Redennett. solos by Mrs. Hall, Mrs.
Taylor and Mrs. Tucker and violin
selections by Miss Tufts.
There will also be greetings and
historical address. dedication of the
new bell, followed by reception at
Deacon Taylor's.
dwelling of the tablet will be at
100 p. NJ. with presentation by Mrs.
Fred B. Dunn. daughter of the dom
ors. reading of poem and address by
Is. c. Redonnett. dedication of tablet
by Bradford -Sortwell- Wright Post OF
the American Legion. Musical num-
bers have been prepared for this SER
Woo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-03
PROPOSE MERGER
five Big MINING
COS, IN MICHIGAN

| Boston, Aug. 2-COnSOlldatlon OF
five mining companies whose proper
| ties are contiguous in the Michigan
copper district Calumet and Hecla,
Ahmeek, Alouez, Centennial and Os-
ceola, and the formation of a new
company to be organized under
| Michigan laws as the Calumet and
: Hecla Consolidated Copper Com
pany' with a capitalization Of $6s,-
| 100000 is contemplated in a plan
| submitted today to the stockholders
of those companies with the approval
of the directors of each.
! Advantages of the consolidation in
ieffecting economies of operation are
| outlined in a statement by the di-
rectors.
| The statement adds that the policy
! of taking steps to acquire facilities
| for the manufacture of copper and
| brass products is under considera-
ton, but that this action will be adj
visable only in case consolidation is
! effected, resulting in company with
| an annual production large enough
| TO warrant the acquisition of such
! facilities on an adequate scale to per-
nit of economical and profitable
| operation.
| The basis of the plan has been
/ worked out by committee consist
| ing of Charles Hayden. chairman; r
l. AgassiZ, president of each of the
companies concerned; William G.
Potter, president of the Guaranty
| Trust company of New York; j. II
Rice. president of the Houghton Ma
tional Bank of Houghton, Mich. and
Doctor Samuel w. Stratton. presi--
dent of Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology. 1t provides for the is
sue to the stockholders of the con-
stituent companies of 2,055,5O2 shares
OF the new company's total capltal
stock of 100000. the remaining
shares to be reserved for general cor
porate purposes. Distribution of the
| new shares is proposed as follows:
Ahmeek. $4,000; Allouez. 10000;
| Calumet and Hecla. 1,2O5,S0S; Cen
| tennial. $4,000 and Osceola, 149,994.
| The Allotment to the Calumet and
| Hecla~Mining company does not IN
clude the, new shares to which It's
! stockholders are entitled on account
! of stock which it owns in the other
four companies Allotments of new
shares to the other companies repre-
sent the value of all their assets and
included 37S,962 shares issuabfe on
account Of the Calumet and Hecla
holdings. Thus the total number OF
shares of the new company to be is
sued to stockholders Of Calumet and
IIecla is 1,5S4,000.
The rate of exchange of stock in
the new company for that of the fve
consolidating companies is as fol-
lows: For each share of Ahmeek zoe
shares; Allouez, so; Calumet and
Hecla, 1.9S; Centennial, .3S; Osceola
156.
I'm addition to shares in the new
company and as part of the plan OF
consolidation, Ahmeek is to pay its
stockholders SIS a share cash from Its
own assets; Calumet and Hecla is to
nav s1.25 share and Osceola 81
| share.
The par value of the shares OF the
| l,o SOS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-03
CLOSE PORTLAND
HEARING TODAY ON
PULLMAN Fares

Portland. Me. Aug. 2-When the
third days session of the hearing
being held here by Johnston b.
Campbell of the Interstate Com
merce Commission on surcharges
aade on sleeping and parlor car
fares was concluded today Commits
sioner Campbell announced that it
probably would close at noon tomor-
row. '~
Cross examination of W. H. How
ard of Atlanta, chairman of the
Southeastern Passenger Association,
and the direct examination of b. NJ.
Bukey, assistant general passenger
agent of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa lie line, took up much of the
time today.
Mr.. Howard told of the various
sleeping cars operated on the South
ern lines. Mr.. Bukey's evidence re-
lated to the operation of the pull
man trains between Chicago and
points farther west, notably Kansas
City, Los Angeles, San Francisco ana
Albuquerque, n. NJ. He explained
III ucldll tle SS stem OIL running tnSSc
trains.
Mr.. Bukey went extensively into
the matter of second class, touring
and excursion fares his statement on
these questions being in response to
request made by Commissioner
Campbell at the Chicago hearin,.
Occasionally Commissioner Camp
bell interjetced some question, and
once he referred at some length to
the trouble resultant from the aver
sion of many people to taking an
upper berth. The commissioner
wished to know if this trouble could
be obviated by providing a room
where people could undress, then
climb into their berths.
He thought it was not so much a
question of sleeping, as that of I'M
dressing and dressing. Incidentally.
he remarked that he had all but
broken his back trying to manoeu-
YER in an upper berth.
At another point in the testimony,
the commissioner suggested that it
might be a good idea to have a study
made of the gross receipts of the
pullman trains and of the mixed
trains. in order to make a COMPARE
son of the revenues of the two claS-
ses. Later he remarked:
"he claim is made that this pull
man business is not desirable bust
ness. If it is not, why is such a
tremendous effort made to build II
up? I would like an explanation OF
that" Calling attention to the new
all-pullman train on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. he said that
seemed to be doing a good business,
and it must be desirable.
The question of the feasibility or
adopting excess fares for the de
luxe trains, in order to more evenly
distribute traffic between trains was
also disc ssed. Henry w. Buckley,
general solicitor for the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, expressed the hope
that the railroads might have the
privilege of filing additional figures
bearing on their revenue. such as re-
ports that have to be made to the
interstate Commerce Commission.
He was assured by Commissioner
Campbell that thew might do So
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|Sk0 WHEGAN LOCAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters Phones, s:! 5 81 Isl
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. Elizabeth Watson. lecturer Of
Somerset Pomona Grange, left
Thursday morning for Auburn, where
that night she spoke before the
Stevens Mills Grange. Saturday,
Mrs. Watson will be a guest of the
West Peru Grange, where she will
deliver an address.
Miss Eugene Mernier, who has
had months vacation from her
work as saleslady at Emery Browns
Skowhegan store and visiting in
Madawaska, resumed work Wednes-
day.
.sMr. and Mrs. Edwin H. French and
daughters Alma and Dorothy of
Modesto. Calf, who have been in
Scion. the boyhood home of Mr..
French, visiting with his aunt, Mrs.
Anna B. Boswell, were in town
Beverly, Mass, the former home of
Mrs. French. where they are to visit
with her people before starting by
machine for their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Groves
(nee Vadie Seymour of BOSTON, of
Smithfeld, are parents of a little
daughter born Wednesday at the
Kennebec Valley hospital. The baby
has been named Louise Kathleen.
-. Walter Lessard one of the drivers
for the American Railroad Express
company, was in Waterville on BUSH,
ness Thursday.
:. Miss Helen Gates, S. II. S. '22,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy
Gates, who the past year has been
student at the Gorham Normal
school, has returned from basel SEM
mary, Aubundale, Mass, where she
has taken summer course in pub
lie school music direction.
Frank Sirois, who is employed in
Naterville. passed Wednesday night
at his home here and returned to
Waterville Thursday morning.
Mrs. j. A. Hogan of Waterville was
In town Thursday the guest of
friends for the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Harrington of
Boston were guests Wednesday of
Mrs. Farrington's sister and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar r. Wilder, Bush
street.
Mrs. Bessie NJ. Thompson was in
Fairfield Wednesday, the guest of
Mrs. Floyd Blackwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Toppan and
family of Newburyport, Mass, who
has been passing several weeks at
one of the M. j. HaineS cottages at
Lakewood, and have entertained
While there the following guests:
Mrs. Ployer +. Hill of Raretrail, ILL.,,
Miss Alice Mester, Newton Center,
Mass, and Mrs. Alfred Pearson Of
,Newburyport, Mass, left Wednesday
'fot their home. This cottage will be
occupied for the remainder of Au-
gust by Mrs. Deborah Fellows and
daughter. Mrs. Bruce White and son
James.
Miss Geneva Lunt went to Lewis
ton Thursday, where she will visit
with her uncle and aunt Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Weber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Osborne are pa
rents of little son born recently.
making family of five boys and two
girls.
herbert Marston of North Arson
-Has recent out of town business
caller in Skowhegan
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NEWS BRIEFS

New York-Police of Richmond
Hill Wednesday night fought off an
angry crowd bent on capturing Cliff
ford Chamberlain, 15-year-old negro.
charged with having attacked IL
year. old white girl as she was re-
turning home. Infatuated passers-
by chased the boy, but policemen
held off the crowd and arrested him.
The girl identified Chamberlain as
her assailant.
New York-Oficials Of the U. S.
Steel Corporation renewed yesterday
the discussions started last week on
plans to eliminate the 1a-hour day
in the manufacturing subsidiaries or
the corporation. Ebert H. Gary,
chairman of the corporation, stated
he was hopeful the conferences
might be completed today or tomor-
row and announcement made of a
definite principle on which to base
the proposed change.
Mexico City-The assassination of
Francisco Villa was a political crime,
according to a long report prepared
by the special committee of invesu-
CATION which Congress sent to the
scene of the killing. The document
was submitted yesterday at a private
sitting of the majority members OF
the lower house. The committee
withholds the names of the persons
involved in the ASA ssination, leaving
Congress TO decide this point.
Capetown. South Africa-Premier
SHUTS of the South African Union is
i'll, although his indisposition is not
serious. He has bean advised by his
physician to take a rest.
Belfast-A man giving the name
OF McGuiness from Baltimore, Nd
was arrested yesterday, in Dromore
county of Down. on suspicion of his
being John FIR; ncis McAteer, wanted
for the Liverpool postoffice murder
il connection with James Phelan
under sentence of death for the
crime. The official description OF
McAteer says he is dangerous gun
man who has visited the United
States and Me&ico.
Berlin, (By A. P.)-Two striking
miners were killed and seven injured
at Oberhausen yesterday in a COL
lision between a band of strikers
| and police, according to advices re-
ceived here. The casualties occur
red when the police fired on the
demonstrators.
Chicago-Joseph r. w. Cooper, as
sistant corporation counsel, former
law partner of Brand Whitlock and
former city judge in Toledo. Ohio
died suddenly at the wheel Of his au-
| tomebile here Wednesday night while
driving his mother. He was the au-
thor of numerous works on prison
conditions. Death was caused by
heart disease.
Geneva-Esperanto has failed to
meet the approval of the commission
of international cooperation which
was invited to express its opinion on
the question by the ssembly of the
League of Nations. The commission
of artificial language but to invite