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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
CANAAN

Mr. and Mrs. r. H. Harris passed
Thanksgiving with relatives in Old
Town.
Willie s. Gardner has made the
record from coast to coast listening
to man speak over the radio in Oak
land Calf.
Richard Harris has purchased a
Studebaker car
Mrs. Fl. e. Croeker passed Thurs
day at Skowhegan with her sister
in-law, Mrs. Levi Bean.
Columbus Baker of Bingham was
the guest of his daughter Mrs. G. A.
Maxfield, Thanksgiving.
Frank Pooler of East Skowhegan
has installed radio at his home
which is giving him splendid salts
faction. The first station Mr.. Pooler
heard was Chicago with one end of
his antenna about six feet off the
ground. The purchase was made of
Willie s. Gardner
Miss Lucie Burrill was the guest
Thanksgiving of Mrs. Harold SAILS
bury.
Mrs. Augusta Packard. widow of
the late Charles Packard, passed
away Sunday. Nov. Goth, after long
and painful Illness at the age Of 70
years. Funeral services were held
from the late home Tuesday at p.
IN. conducted by Rev. Mr.. Converse of
Pittsield. Sunrise Chapter, o. e. s.
Of which she was worthy member
attended in body. She was laid at
rest beside her husband who passed
away twenty years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selden Fitzgerald
were dinner guests Thursday Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Moody.
Mrs. Carrie Tuttle Of Norridgewock
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Knights Mclaughlin.
Edgar Ames. daughters Amelia and
Amanda were guests Thanksgiving of
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
East Madison, Maine,

- Nov. 70, 1873
This is to give notice that I never
have claimed any Of the wages Of my
son, Lebart ODonal,. that he has always
had his own wages since he came here
to East Madison. and that / shall not
in the future claim any of his wages
nor pay any of his bills. He Is to
have the benefit OF his earnings for
the balance of his minority.
3w48s WHITNEY ODONAL
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
BEANE's C0RNER-pITpsFIELp

Mrs. Sarah Nevens, who has been
down with Mrs. Edith Tibbetts for
the past two or three weeks, arrived
at j. r. Lary's last week, to board this
winter. Mrs. Tibbetts and her son
Clyde brought her by auto.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Croker and
Charles Nutter took Thanksgiving din
ner with Mr.. Nutter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Moses Ames.
Many are having bad colds in this
vicinity.
Basil h. Trask and Winnie Bickford
from Belgrade were over Thanksgiv-
ing guests at his sisters, Mrs. b. L..
Larry.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06

day, so he is going with a cane at
present.
Miss Bertha L. Paul. who is help
ing teacher in Madison. has closed
her school and is caring for her mo-
Their, Mrs. w. o. Paul.
Mrs. Eliza Tibbetts who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Viola Row
ell for few weeks returned to her
home in Harmony Sunday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06

held at the vestry Thursday. Decem-
Der Is. afternoon and evening. There
will be the usual attraction.
TIE annual meeting of the Farm
Bureau will be held Friday, December
z at the Baptist yestry.
The change of train time IN eHect
Monday, December 3, gives hingneid
train to Pennington 40 minutes Ia
ter. lips a. M, and returning arrives
at 6.55 n. M. or 20 minutes earlier.
Leaves for Bigeaow at 8.45 a. no., re-
turing at 11.15., or As minutes later
Frank Wright of Boston spent the
last days of the season at his camp at
West Kingfield his two sons Frank,
.Tr. and Kendric, who are attending
the Abbot School at Pennington, were
with him. A
Sunday school gave a party to their
teacher, Mrs. Wallace Stafford, Satur-
day, December 1, who Is going to Car
rabassett for the winter. She was
given a present and refreshments were
served by the class.
RIVERSIDE
Sherwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Davidson, is sick in bed with rheu-
matte fever.
r. Huse of Depot street who has
been very i'll was taken to the hospi-
tai in Lewiston, this week for treat
ment of cancer of the brain. He
was brought home in a few days with
out the operation and now is serious
ly i'll at his home.
Henry Rugg who has been quite
sick with pneumonia is gaining quite
rapidly.
Mrs. Nellie Vaughn of Main street,
fell on the icy roads and bruised her
face and arm quite badly.
Edd Records and family of New
Portland were callers at Ed Ellis
Sunday.
Charles Witham who had his eye
injured several years ago, had it re-
moved the first of the week
Mrs. Walter Stafford is improving
from her recent illness.
c. G. Atwood will go in to Indian
Pond Monday and cut and yard birch
to haul the coming winter. He has
three men besides himself.
Mrs. Edna Hogan with three child
rem of Millay Hill were callers at
Manley Atwood's the first of the week
Jim Milton of Portland is visiting
relatives on Millay Hill.
Elmer Davis, Riverside. has just had
a radio installed at his home.
Walter Stafford of Maple street, is
moving up to Carrabassett for the
winter, having work on the new mill
that is being built there.
John Nutting remains about the
same
Blaine Atwood and family of Ma
pie street were callers at his broth
ers. c. G. Atwoods Sunday afternoon.
NJ. G.. Atwood has his new stable all
closed in for the winter.
Game has been very scarce around
here. No snow to help the hunters.
S. j. Williamson of New Portland
was in town Sunday with his daugh-
ter who is boarding with Mrs. Hattie
Thompson.
Lou Riggs is thru her school and
will be at home with her mother thru
the winter.
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CAM BRIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Watson and Mr..
and c. n. Watson and daughter, Mar
avene, Mrs. lnez A. Chadbourne and
three children. Clarissa, Wilma and
Annie of Harmony were at the home
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. E.
Watson Thanksgiving. Clyde L.
Watson senior at Guilford high
school. was also at home over Thanks
giving. g. F. Watson accompanied
his sons back to Skowhegan for a
short visit.
George Mckinney has moved from
the Quimby rent to the Mel Randall
farm in Ripley.
Mrs. A. A. Hilton is stopping at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Beatrice
Draper in North G,iilford caring for
Mrs. Diapers children while she is
in the hospital where she has under
gone an operation for appendicitis.
Ralph Bailey is moving his family
to Greenville where he and his wife
have employment in one of the hotels
Mrs. Marcia Ham and son Dwight,
spent Thanksgiving with G. K. Fol-
som and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Folsom and twin
babies, Elmer and Thelma, visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Gorham Ma
COON in Harmony Thanksgiving.
Miss Annie Thomas who has been
teaching on the Flat spent Thanks
giving with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Thomas in Newport
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In. accordance With Chapter 1ss, Pub
lie Laws 1877, and with the c0rsent OF
the Assessors, I hereby advertise the
sale OF the timber ON ths Public Lots
in the following Plantations for the
logging season Of 1873 and t52f: Cfes.i
uncools:- Moose Rlver;i Dennistown; and
Flagstaff.
NEIL L. vIOLETTE
AVIS Acting Forest Commissioner
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RIPLEY

Miss Evelyn Roach spent the
Thanksgiving Holiday with her SIS
ter Miss Maude Roach at the home of
Othie Sawyer.
Miss Cynthia Phillips spent the
week end with her mother Mrs. Anna
Phillips at s. ID. Pages.
Miss Louise Mccarthy is taking
care of her brothers wife in Har-
mony.
Mr., and Mrs. Norman Hight, and
family of Dexter spent Thanksgiy-
ing with her father Albert Sawyer.
Merrill Laughton who is going to
school in Waterville spent Thanks
giving with his parents
Everett Ross was home over the
week end from his school in Pitts
field
The friends of Clarence Wood of
Pressure Isle are very sorry to learn
he Is in the sanatorium.
Perley McKenney shot nice deer
recently.
Mrs. Annie Clifford had the mis-
fortune to fall off from the piazza
and ii hurt her quite badly.
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Plenty of folks have a good aim in
life but must of them don't pull the
trigger.
Evening star., 1923-02-20
TO HANG
STANDS FRIDAY
Appeal Involving Question of
Legal Executioner Leaves
Doubt in Proceedings.

Ernest Stands, colored. is scheduled
to be hanged at the District jail, Fri
dag. February 90. for the murder Of
his wife, Catherine, whom he attack
ed with a hatchet at her home. Sep
tember 1S last. The clerk Of the court
has forwarded to Maj. Peake, superin-
tendent of the jail the death warrant
ton Of Stands. which concludes with
these words, which fail not to do at
your peril"
The question is being asked about
the courthouse today "Will Stands
be executed Friday?" The reason for
the doubt Is that no person has been
hanged at the District jail since At
torney James A. OShea, representing
Charles Price, raised the point that
there is no properly constituted hang
man in the District since the off1ce of
warden Of the jail was abolished.
Counsel for Price sued out a writ
of habeas corpus. but the District
Supreme Court upheld the right Of
the superintendent of the Washington
asylum and Jail to perform the duties
OF the warden. OShea noted an ap-
peal to the Court Of Appeals and the
matter was argued there last month
and Is under consideration by that
tribunal.
Will Maj. Peake want to wait until
his authority Is affirmed by the Court
Of Appeals or will he be satisfied to
rely on the death warrant, which
President Of the United States. to
carry out the courts order directing
the death Of Stands? The future
will tell.
Evening star., 1923-02-20
SEEK COURT REVIEW
!: IN SCHOOL OPINION
commissioners Still Fighting
Ban on 18th and Upshur
:: Street Site.

Commissioners will ask the United
States Supreme Court to review the
decision OF the District Court OF Ap-
peals. denying them authority to erect
the proposed school for tubercular
children on the land owned by the
city near 14th and Upshur streets.
In appropriating money for this
school no funds were made available
for the purchase OF a site and the
Commissioners were compelled to Sc
lect a location owned by the mu-
nicipality. Residents in the vicinity
of the Upshur street tract sought and
obtained an Injunction from the Dis
trict Supreme Court which tied the
Hands of the Commissioners. The
District Court Of Appeals recently sus.
tained the action Of the lower court
The Commissioners have had a bill
Introduced in Congress which would
give them specific authority to build
the school on the Upshur street land
but no action has yet been taken
by the Senate or House.
Evening star., 1923-02-20

Through Attorneys Wilton J. Lam
bert and Rudolph H. Yeatman, Mr..
CrandaIl says the declarations are
faulty in that they misjoin both par
ties and cause action In violation OF
court rules.
In separate papers in each Of the
of the court calls attention to the
dissolution of the Knickerbocker
Theater Company by the courts OF
Delaware last November. The COM
the service on him Of copies OF the
declaration as president OF the Knick-
erbocker Theater Company is not
valid. The assets of the company are
in the hands Of receivers appointed
by the Delaware Court, he says, and
they must be sued in that tribunal.
Evening star., 1923-02-20
ASKS TO CANCEL 16
KN|CKERBOCKER SUITS
Crandall Tells Court Theater Com
pany Was Dissolved in Della
ware Last Fall.

Harry NJ. Crandall. former presi-
dent of the Knickerbocker Theater
Company. who Is being sued by repre-.
sentatives Of fifty or more victims Of
the collapse Of the roof Of the build
ing, today filed in the District Su-
preme Court motions to strike out the
declarations in sixteen Of these cases
Evening star., 1923-02-20
DIES AT AGE OF 70.
Mrs. Catherine Eskridge Hayes
Widow Of J. W. Hayes.

widow OF John Wesley Hayes, died
Saturday at the family home, 817 F
street southwest, aged seventy nine
years. Mrs. Hayes. a native Of Far
mum, Va. where she resided up to
Of her husband. she located in Wash
ington where she has made her home
since. She was a member of Ryland
Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church.
She is survived by four children:
Mrs. Edward Hams. Mrs. Albert Pop
kins. Miss Cora Hayes and Luther b.
Hayes, all Of this city. The funeral
was held from her home this after
noon at 2 o'clock. The interment was
in Glenwood cemetery.
Evening star., 1923-02-20
District Control
Over Anthracite
Sales Continues

The Public Utilities Commission
will continue to regulate the de-.
livery of hard coal to households
indefinitely, Engineer Commission
er Keller. chairman Of the commits
sion. announced today.
Col Keller made the statement
Following a board meeting OF the
Commissioner which was attend
ed by committee Of coal dealers.
1t is believed that the commission
was considering the possibility Of
dropping control over anthracite,
but the exchange Of views with
the coal men apparently led them
to conclude that conditions are
not yet ripe for such action.
Evening star., 1923-02-20
gQ[HOUR SPEECHES
/ SET FOR SHIP BILL
Nearly Dozen Foes Renew
+: FiIibuster Fight, Armed
/. for Long Fray.

Nearly a dozen opponents OF the ad-
nainistration shipping bill were pre-
pared with speeches, the delivery or
which require upward of forty hours.
when the Senate convened today and
the f1libuster started last night
against the ship measure was re-
sumed
: Senator Sheppard. democrat, Tex
As, who at last nights session spoke
more than three hours on the activi-
ties of the league of nations, still held
Che floor when the Senate met. He at
once began to read from a stack Of
papers six inches high containing a
digest of all actions taken by the
league and it's various agencies.
Prepare for Night Session.
Meantime republican leaders can
vassed the situation and prepared for
'he all-night session promised by
Senator Jones, republican, Washing
ton, in charge of the shipping bill
There was some talk among the ma
tority leaders Of attempting to invoke
The cloture rule, but they were un-
certain whether the required two
thirds to limit debate could be OBJ
tained.
The ship bill opponents, ready to
follow Senator Sheppard, included
senators Stanley of Kentucky. Nc
Kellar of Tennessee, Hitchcock OF
Nebraska, Heflin of Alabama and
bletcher of Florida, democrats, and
La Toilette OF Wisconsin, Brookhart
Of Iowa and Borah of Idaho. repub-
Leans
Brookhart Well Armed.
Il have a textbook on cooperative
marketing and il the ship subsidy ad-
vocates go ahead with their plans to
bold an all-night session. said Sena.
eor Brookhart. It am prepared to con-
duct night school on cooperative
marketing, using my book as q text
:. Senator McKeller brought into the
Chamber copies of the Congressional
Record containing the speech made
by Senator Smoot. republican, Utah
IN the flibuster in 1915 against the
nill to organize a government cor
poration to buy and operate ships.
Senator Smoot spoke for eleven
hours then" said Senator Mcclellan
and / am ready to read his entire
speech and. moreover, make numer-
Gus comments of my own"
Evening star., 1923-02-20

In tho days Of her fame as q SOU
brette Minnie Palmer owned a coll
lection Of diamonds valued at 100000.
One of her gems was the Cleveland
diamond, Weighing forty-two karate
and costing originally more than $40,-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
COLLINS ASKS RULING
Attorney General to Say II Delinquent
Motorists Shall Be Arrested.

Whether Bexar county automobiles
who failed to secure their 1923 license
tags before January are subject to ar
rest is expected to be decided within the
next few days when the states attorney
general rules on the question. County
License Inspector J. w. Collins has
asked the attorney generals department
whether the county officials can legally
extend the time limit and expects an
answer by wire either Wednesday or
Thursday.
IF the attorney general wires me
that December 81 is the last day on
which licenses can be paid" Mr.. Col
Inns said. 81 will instruct my men to ar
rest all drivers of automobiles who have
not procured the 1923 licenses. We
gave the public ample warning and
automobile owners failed TO take advan-
tage Of it."
Despite the fact that there are still
more than 10000 delinquents the office
county tax collector Wednesday was
not crowded. The line of Automobiles
which had extended to the second floor
on Saturday had dwindled until there
we're only few waiting on the first
floor to pay their 1923 licenses. Only
few days at the most. county Off
Gals said. will be granted these auto
mobile owners 10 pay their licenses,
after which arrests may be expected.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
ONE ORPHAN MISSING.
Fire Destroys Baptist Home for Boys at
Dallas.

Dallas. Tex, Jan. 3.-OnG child Is
dead or missing. one woman slightly in
jurcd. and property estimated at So
900 lost as q result of the fire of un'
determined origin which last night de-
stroyed the main dormitory for boys al
the Buckner Orphans home, six miles
southeast of Dallas.
Frank McElroy, & is missing. and
searching parties failed TO locate him
this morning. A new check of the chill
dren this morning revealed the lads alb
sence. 1t previously had been reported
that all of the 266 boys in the dOrmItOry
were accounted for. None of the chill
dren was injured.
Mrs. Bessie BumpaSs. assistant ma
iron, was cut when she smashed the
glass in n door TO gain access to a tele'
phone TO report the fire.
Directors of the home. which is main
tanned by the Baptist churches Of Texas,
will meet this afternoon 10 plan con-
structiOn of temporary quarters, it was
announced.
The destruction Of the building
passed through midnight and was COM
pleted early this morning. on the
ninctieth anniversary of the birth of
DIR. II. G. BuckncT, founder of the in
stitution. who died four years ago.
A celebration in honor Of his birth
day had been planned. for today.
The boys sleeping in the dormtOry
ranged from g TO II years Of age. They
were aroused by teachers and watchmen
when the fire started and hustled from
the building, the majority of them in
their night clothes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
PRINCE CHAP FOUND.
He Finds Employment. Because Every.
ore Over Here WORKS.

New York, Jan. S.-Prince Miguel Dc
Braganza, son of Don Miguel g.. Bra
ganza. ypretendcr to the throne of Por-
tugal and grandson OF King Miguel. who
reigned over Portugal from 1923 to
1884, is Selling life insurance in New
York. He is working on commission
basis for n firm of insurance brokers'.
of which William Rhinelandcr Stewart
Jr.. the princes brother-in-law, is n
member
I According to the office force. Prince
Miguel reports punctually every morn
ing and observes the same rules and
regulations that govern other business
solicitors for the firm. He said he went
10 work because "nearly everyone ovcg
here works" .r
His marriage 10 Anita Stewart in
1909 at Tulloch Castle. Scotland. was
a brilliant event. after royal cOmplica-
tons over the status of Miss Stewart
had been. smoothed out by a decree from
Emperor Francis Joseph. which gave
the American girl the rank of princess.
Miss Stewart was reported 10 have
received a wedding fit of S2,0O0.O00
from her mother, Mrs. James Henry
Smith.
The Portuguese pretender protested
his sons marriage. but yielded when
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
ASK SAN ANTONIO HOTELS
FOR NAMES THAT SUPPLY
OF LIQUOR MAY Be TRACED
No Reflections on Management, Says
Hamilton Seeking to Find Bootleg
gers Want Public to Tell Where
They Got Liquor-Commissioner
Haynes Coming Herefor Conference;

Leading hotels of San Antonio where New Years parties
reservations were made will be requested by Group
head Harry Hamilton to furnish lists of reservations for that
night in order that the work of investigating the sources Of
liquor supply may be facilitated The letters calling upon
the hotel arrangements to furnish the prohibition officers
with names of those who made reservations will be mailed
Wednesday afternoon it is stated.
I'm order to expedite Investigations of the Of
liquor supply in San Antonio the letter reads s office
requests that the of your hotel furnish
its earliest list of reservations of New Years
night This request is by reflection upon the
actions OF the hotel management New Years night when
agents from this office noted fragrant violations of the
onal prohibition laws at many private and public parties
We cognizant of the fact that the hotel manage
ment and employees not responsible for violations Of the
liquor laws The responsibility lies entirely with the public
"our primary purpose in asking fer this list of
tons is that desire to hold for possible consultation
some future date to aid us in investigating booegging ac
ties in San Antonio The greatest interest that the buyer has
for that he give information that will stop the sup
ply of liquor. ...-..E
COPIES of this letter have been sent the leading hotels
who arvotio No
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
VICTIMS WERE TORTURED.
Psychologists Report Strengthens States
Case. Attorney General Says.

New Orleans. La, Jan. State
|ments that Watt Daniels and Thomas
|Richards were tortured before being put
to death. following their kidnapping by a
masked band near Mer Rouge on Au-
|gust ~, were borne out in official re-
|liorts of DIR. John A. Lanford and DR..
George W. Duyalle, New Orleans path
|Ologists. who examined the bodies of
the tso men after they had been blown
|froG:l the bottom of Lake la Fourche in
|MorchSuse parish, according to a state
|neIt by Attorney General A. v. Coco.
TO whom the reports of the surgeons
|were Submitted.
The attorney general declared that
the reports strengthened the case of the
|stata N the proposed prosecution of per-
sons responsible for the deaths of Dan
|iels and Richards, and perhaps other
|outrages in MOrehouse parish.
Tie reports certainly strengthened
|asE.-Ssse against persons we will &C
|rhse of the deaths. in a material way"
|the attorney general said. II cannot
discuss the details of the report, but
|they are gruesonsn. 10 say the LEASE.
Mr.. Coco will take Lis entire staff
|of three assistants with him to the
open hearing in Bastrop, which begins
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

WOMAN KNOCKED DOWN
BY MAN WHO FOLLOWS
HER FROM THE STREET
Mrs. A. Sanford Assaulted
on Gallery of Her
Home.

Mrs. i. Sanford, 1924 North Olive
street. was struck by footpdd, at 5 81
o'clock Tuesday night, as size steppC'!
upon the gallery of her hore. No at.
tempt was made to rob hes. the assG.t..
ant fleeing when she screamed.
Police and detectives ia Jed to a.,
prehend him thought detectives an
Mounted Officers Hartman and ArnolI
from sub-station No. ). searched tic
surrounding neighborhood.
Mrs. Sanford told the police she was
reurnirI from a nearby s.lnd where
she had purchased some f-'ut foI her
children. The latter had accompanied
her on the trip. The stranger, shC
says, followed her from the iruit sta al
and as she reached the porch, he sud-
denly lunged forward and struck der
in the face with his hand.
She described him as white man oi
medium stature, clad in army clothing.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
YOUNG WOMAN FOUND
IN CRAVE CONDITION
AFTER TAKING POISON
Mrs. Bobie Apostle Discop
cred in Theater Building
Near Death. f

Suffering from poisoning. Yrs. Bubie
Apostle, IS, described by the police as
Il blonde of striking beauty. was rushed
to the Robert b. Green Memorial hos
pital, at o'clock Wednesday morning.
She was found in one Of the dressing
rooms Of the Pearl theater, East Hous-
ton street, police report, in a schli-
conscious condition.
Placed in the police ambulance the
young woman was taken 10 the hos
pital AMI prompt treatment, police say,
in all probability, saved her life. Ia
formation given officers is 70 the e.
feet the woman swallowed a porheI
of poison.
HoSpit". internes expressed the opin.
ion the woman was out of danger after
emergency treatment and permitted n
atiyeS 10 take her to her bone, 10
Soledad street.
Harry Flain, III College street: lack
Collins, 51J Soleiad street. and EileFt
Lee Chimney, 221 Sharer street, are u.s.
ed by city detectives ON the report az
central headquarters as witnesses
They are said 20 have found he w0mia
in a preCariOus condition.