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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-07-19

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-07-19

with thirty minute prelude by the
Dunbar Male Quartet and Bell Ring
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

lissss in hsNias g pslislesi Fsesss FAs fact that inc article Nsaia seem la hass been almost inspired by inc President himself giFes the deseFln' ten ef his policy more authority The President, it is said, does ne' want aew matters ln.rnded ''uniii lhs time comes" There will he little affirmative lsEislslionl- The lap statements emaRsting from separate sources. are strangely harmonious The '1ittls legislation" idea. more over is predicted in the same steFs which emphasizes the fact that Re publican nrogFesslyes from the West Will hold the balance of PeseF ln lhs new Congress,
 From a consideration of both stats' msnts. and the full details given to support them. it Is evident that the next congress will talk more than Il will el-and President Coolidge Will be a sympathetic, interested hut silen, listener,
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
Observations on The Weather

Washington, Oct. 23.-The weather bureau today issued the following storm warning;
 Advisory 10 A. M.: Extensive disturbance Bahamas northward to Virginia Capes, moving northward or th-northwestward Northeast storm warnings now displayed Will mington, N. C., to Eastport, Maine; small craft warnings on South Caro- lima and Georgia coasts.
 Forecasts for Southern New Eng land: Rain tonight and Wednesday; little change in temperature; strong north-northeast gales.
 Forecast for eastern New York: Same as southern New England. For Connecticut: Rain tonight and Wednesday,; little change in tenn perature; strong northeast gales.
 Warnings for high winds arc dis played on the coast.
 The southern disturbance has de- yeloped into well defined storm which is now central near Hstteras N. c. It is causing cloudy and rainy weather along the coast from Georgia to Massachusetts. FTrosts were re- ported as far south as Georgia.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity cloudy and rainy weather followed by clearing and cooler Wednesday.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
"LITTLE LEGISLATION"

A dispatch from Washington prophecies that there will be little affirmative legislation" at the session of Congress beginning December 3. The various matters such as railroad legislation, coal, tax and tariff revis- ion are mentioned, and reasons given why 1t will not seem "exped- tent" to the various Republican goups to open the door leading to a discussion of these matters and put ting them into form of new legislation.
 And that word 'expedient' or its influence, runs through the whole req soning which, incidentally, is about right. Senator Shoot, for instance, acknowledges that Secretary of the Treasury Mellon's tax plans are wise and would benefit the country tre- mendously. But he fears, if they are enacted into law or an attempt made to do this, "Pandora's box" of wild ideas will be loosed. In plain words he is afraid to risk the reputation of his party in an attempt to do the things he knows or believes to be the proper things. He's afraid of such men as La Toilette.
 Senator Borah, on the other hand, has no such fear. Probably he has courage for he has no stamp of regu- larity to keep him back. He is sim cerely anxious to take a chance" and in this case it would seem to be the proper thing to do. But it will not be done.
 It is in this connection that re- cent article in one of the most widely circulated magazines written by the man who published an article sum ing up his idea of the late President Harding just before the latter's death, is significant. The political prophets feel that there will be little affirm ! alive legislation" This writer de- clares that President Coolidge be-
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
ANOTHER asplRIr rArLuRE."

Considerable interest has heen aroused in the minds not only Of the credulous and those who believe communication with spirits Is possi' bIe. hut also in the minds of scientific men. over the attempts of woman recently to produce spirit writings on cards.
 The attempts. or the results, have been stamped as fraudulent. the hp- parently genuine spirit writings hav- Ing been obtained by the use o' rleight of hand. The incident. there- fore, is not worth noting. IL Is just one more evidence of tho attempt of n person who seems to have been n trickster to deceive tho people on a matter Of great interest. It. this fnli' ure. may be dismissed in word.
 But there Is significance connected with the incident that may not be dis missed so easily. It lies in the per sistence with which men of intelli- gcnce, familiar with the wonders of science and recognizing mans ienor- ance of things as yet waiting to be discovered continue 10 look for some tangible evidence that communication with the spirits of those who have
 II died Is possible This failure. here noted, will not lessen this persistence. The reward offered by scientific publication for any manifestation that will be shown to be honest, remains to be won. Men will continue to seek 10 prove that such communication with tho spirit of tho dead is pos sible. Some are convinced by their own experience that they have been in touch with those who have gone.
 It is quite possible that any com munication with spirits will never be proven by anything tangible. Our conception of 'spirits'' is not Of some- thing that may be seen, touched. The whole idea of tho spirit Is of some thing beyond our present understand ing of dimension. So 1t would be quite logical to expect that commit nication with spirits if there is any such possibility. could never be proven by tangible evidence. But as long as men retain that eager desire to eX- plore the unknown, so long there will be these attempts no matter now many failures are reported And this is the attitude of mind that has brought all progress, all improvement Only the complaisant refuse to take such investigations seriously.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
THE RHINELAND REPUBLIC.

If France is deep schemer. bent on the destruction of Germany and wants the French frontier extended to the Rhine. the attempt to establish a Rhinoand Republic plcases Poincare' If, however, France wants honestly to have the separations payments made and Is casting no covetous eyes on the occupied territory. she should be concerned over the separatist upris- ing in the fear that 1t will result in taking the new state out of the Cor man Reich.
 Lloyd George, and some commen- tators in this country. blame France for the present situation. Some go so far as to say 1t is exactly what France wants because payment of reparations has sunk in importance before Frances other designs. Ger tainly a successful movement which will result in dismembered Ger many and consequently a weaker Ser lin government will not help along the matter of payment of separations which is the thing desired by all Europe.
 There are certain circumstances, such as Poincare's refusal to consider seriously Germany's offers, and such as the rumor that the French had dis armed the government police on the approach of the separatists, which would tend to strengthen the belief that France is not averse to seeing a less powerful, broken-up Germany. This, provided one is willing to be- lieve that France has been moving along the lines of long, established plot made and carried out in secret.
 But those who have faith that France has not been guilty of these things; those who still believe in France are not ready yet to take these bits of circumstantial evidence as proving conclusively that the com- plete dismemberment of Germany rather than a settlement of the repa- rations matter, is what France really wants.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
25 Fears Ago Today
(Taken from Herald of that date

Walter Hitchcock, a member Of the High school second team, while practicing football yesterday after noon, dislocated the elbow joint or the left arm. The coach reset the bone.
 There were seven deaths recorded and seven marriage licenses issued at the office of the town clerk last week
 Mayor Webster will open the Y. M. T. A, & B. society fair in Hills Casino this evening. P. r. Radigan of St, Joseph's choir, Hartford, will sing two solos and dancing will fol- low. Professor Michael Kenney will do the prompting for the sets.
 Just when the High school foot ball team had reached the depot Saturday to embark for Bridgeport to meet the High school there in a game of football, Il telegram was re- ceived canceling the game. No rea- son was given for the change Of heart in the Bridgeport coach.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

naks and lhs thssaeF manager re- paired io 8 gsHdsa near Versailles. There Aas a great ie de for fear ihs nesY neNsRapeFmea Nenid learn ei the affraY Such perturbation was iuslihed, Two newspapeFmen, haFins received a 'stiRs or whatever they call il in Paris. alse went te the garden, They had act been invited and Fsslr izsd that if the principals in the duel learned Of their presence, they might siek the degs on them, The news naneFmen were up a tree, actually, not in the slang sense, Easeensihs themselves among the spreading branches. they used their binoculars with good ehfeet-eVery European journalist is equipped with hiReeu- lars-and the newspaper readers et the werld got the story,
 The duel was the conventional thing. The Duke received slash ih the arm and the royal blood tFiekled upon the sward, If is not on record that any of the witnesses tainted although it is suspected that they produced smelling salts and s'rengly scented handkerehiefs from iheif sleeves. The Dukes seconds protest- cd that their man was unable to con. tinue. although the Duke himself, with dramatic rage, insisted on cons tinuing the light and using his other hand to hold the sword. Finally. 1t was agreed that everyone's honor had been satisfied.
 Then. in the words of one Of the reporters. 'the adyersaries shook hands. tho poet eongratulatlng the nobleman on his courage. Later the two men were reeonciled over . luncheon. whore they drank to one another's health"
 Boy, page Messrs. Dempsey and Firpo. We want 10 "set m" the iollypops.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
POST NO. 1 OF LEGION
 SAYS GRAVES ARE KEPT
Paris Legioanaircs Brands As False Report That American Cemetery
 Is Going To Ruin
Ry Thn Asnoclaiod Press.

By Tho Associated Press. Paris, Oct. 23.--Accusations that the graves of American soldiers buried in France are sadly neglected have been found to he untrue by Paris Post No. l, American Legion, 1t was an- nounced today.
 II. c. Huffer, junior vice-comman- der of the post has cabled Lcmuel Bowles, national adjutant of the Am erican Legion at Indianapolis, an cx- pression of the surprise felt here by members of the organization that any such complaints should be made.
 "The American graves registration bureau in Paris" Mir. Huffer cabled. lis ably managed and is doing effec- tive work. Tn less than two years d6,O00 bodies have been exhumed and sent to the United States Thirty thousand other bodies have been ex- humcd and reinterred in metallic caskets, which work was only com pleted about six months ago.
 "Since then and to June 1 last con- tracts have been let for permanent constructions and Identification. Up to October 1 Belleau cemetery was 4b per cent completed. Permanent con struction work in other cemeteries is progressing satisfactorily"
 Mir. Huffer also has explained to Adiutant Bowles that the subscrip- tions solicited at Belleau are not for the cemetery but are applied to fund for the purchase of Belleau Woods and the meadows adjoining the cemetery.
 The appearance of disorder in the cemeteries. the post official explained, is consequence of the exhumation Of bodies to be sent to America and the re-coffining and retirement of the re- mains that are to be left in France. This work, it is said, is requiring complete encouragement of the ceme- terieS,
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
A PENMAN wIELDs THE SWORD.

Swiftly sbimming through our book on What To Do," we find no answer to the question: What is the cor rect procedure when a person of royal blood presents a pass at the entrance to cinema show" So we cannot say whether any of the rules of eti- quette were fractured when Duke 1.anza de Camastra of Italy was greeted with coarse and vulgar lam guage upon presenting pass marked Window Lithograph" to the doorkeeper of the Cora Laparcerie theater in Paris.
 Apparently the Duke took umbrage at his reception. He demanded to see the manager, who happened to be Jacques Richpin, poet and husband of Cora Laparcerie, actress-theater manager. M Richpin appeared on the scene tried to sooth the irate deadhead, but all in vain. The Duke was beyond being appeased He wanted revenge. He called NJ. Rich pin a "blackguard" whereupon NJ. Richpin. instead of calling the bouncer connected with the establish ment parked his knuckles on the Dukes nose.
 In the United States the controversy would have ended then and there. or at least little bit later in police court. But in Europe they don't do things that way. The Duke was deeply insulted and demanded d duel. M. Richpin, consulting his What To Do" agreed that duel was the proper thing
 With their seconds, physicians and Cher characters D the drama, the
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
Girl Lawyer Weeps as Her
 Client Is Found Guilty

Hackensack, N. J., oct. 23.-EzaI Robertson. negro, whose defense on charge of murder was conducted by Miss Anna B. Hogan, young woman lawyer of Jersey City, was found guilty of murder in the second degree yesterday. Clemency was advised by the jury and sentence will be fixed Thursday. Robertson was charged with shooting John Barnes during an altercation. Miss Hogan made an inn passioned plea for her client. At one stage, she wept. After the verdict, she declared she was bitterly disap- pointed,"
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
GETS YEAR IN JAIL
Wealthy Belmont, W. Y., Man Also Fined $500 For Brutally Beating His Nineteen Year Old Niece.

Belmont, N. r., Oct. 23.-John k' Meineka. wealthy hardware merchant, was sentenced to serve year in the Monroe county penitentiary and to pay a fine of $500 for horsewhipping Lillian Wood, his nineteen year old niece and ward who is a school teach CT. He pleaded guilty to charges of assault, third degree, when his case was called for trial yesterday, and all though he was charged with second degree assault in the indictment, Lee Fassett prosecuting attorney, accepted the plea.
 The attack took place last June while his niece was living with him. His wife questioned the girl about a personal matter and when she could get no information, called her hus- band. Enraged by her refusal to answer. the man struck her with his fist and then forced her to remove her dress and horsewhipped her. The girl was not allowed to sec a doctor until a week later, when she still had black eye, broken nose and many unhealed wounds in her back.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
oSr.wAy TRAFFIC.

rt Is natural that drivers Of auto mobiles were surprised Saturday nigh, at the innovation of attempting an experiment with one-way traffic That surprise was cause for many protests. The surprise also explains some, but not all. of the confusion that resulted.
 Two corrections in the scheme tried out last Saturday night must be made before another experiment is tried, First. drivers of cars should hc ai- lowed to stop their cars where there Is room at the curb. and do their shop ping. Where there Is no room at the curb, thus making . car which parks far out in the street q block to traffic, fl Is proper that they should bo told 10 move on. Streets are street; they are made for the passage of vehicles. No driver should be unreasonable enough to expect to be allowed to stop in the middle of the street, thus usurping the whole highway for his own convenience. It is not the fault of the one-way traffic idea that the streets are not wide enough to per- init the parking of innumerable cars.
 The other correction that should be made is to allow cars coming down West Main St. bound for a point to the north, to go along the west of central park only as far as just be- yond tho end of the park, not forcing them to proceed as far as the South Church traffic post before turning to the north. A person wishing to go from West Main street down Church, for instance, to the station, should not be made to drive out of his way for so great distance as the South Church street corner. With the street on the West of Central Park clear, and with the traffic moving steadily, such person would make faster time to the station by taking this route than he would were he compelled to drive on down West Main street, in front of city hall, meet ing traffic coming West and being compelled to wait a chance to get ctorfed down Church
 One-way traffic about the park must come. No matter how incon- venient it may seem to be compelled to drive couple of blocks out of one's way to get to ones destination, such inconvenience to few individ- uals does not equal by any means the total of time that would be lost by the many if the cars are to be al- lowed to travel through two-way traffic everywhere about the center. It is the tendency to put up with de- lays, if ones car is headed in the di- rection one desires to go. And it seems a hardship to be compelled to go out of the way. But time Is saved, nevertheless and in this case the motorist should remember with a cynical smile, perhaps, that often the longest way round is the shortest way home.'
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
WON'T TELL SECRETS
Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver Refuses To Reveal Condolences of Women Who Have Been Before His Court

Denver, Col, Oct. 23.-Summoned to appear before the grand jury today with all books and papers from his office which might throw light on cases of women in his court, Judge Ben B. Lindsey of the juvenile court will refuse to reveal any condolences given him by women and girls, he announced last night after the sub- poena, issued by District Judge Dunk lee, had been served.
 'I have every respect for the pur- poses of the grand jury in summoning me to testify as to what l know about illegal operations, of which l believe there were perhaps one thousand in Denver last year." said Judge Lindsey. However, I shall refuse to tell any of the hundreds of condolences that annually come to this office"
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
REPUBLICANS ANXIOUS
Balance of Power in Congress Is Too Evenly Divided for old Guard

Washington, Oct 23.-Whether the republicans will be able to organize the house and senate immediately upon the converting of the 6Sth con- eress is a subject of concern to some of their leaders.
 The balance between the two dom- inant parties in both houses is so dell cate that small group of republican progressives can block the election of both the speaker of the house and president of the senate. This situa- ton gives the progressives vantage point from which they are expected to crowd their demands as 10 the character of organization and legisla- ton.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

Governments still use propaganda. but all the clever liars seem to have gone back into private enterprises.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

If we really are short of distance runners for the Olympic games, why not try the suburbanites who live "only three minutes from car line 2"
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

At this season every normal boy wishes to be carried from the field, happy in the knowledge that the team will be ruined without him.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

A European celebrity, being besieg- ed by American newspaper men. must wonder in his heart if he really is that great.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

We shall not believe in the sinceri- ty of the Box peace prize contestants until we hear what the losers say about the committee.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

The peacemakcr isn't the only one who has groat reward for smoothing things down. There's the plasterer.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

The strike is an excellent weapon. no doubt; hut there are so few mod orns who can handle n boomerang,
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

If man scolds because this is a commercial age, you know he came of his last battle with his purse consid- crably flattened.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

The snly profitable saFsltisihs msslam ih ths City. Circulation haess sha fsss raem slsays open ta advertisers
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

1T Mussoiini uses a typewriter, there Is little doubt about which one of the capital letters shows tho most wear.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
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fhs A. B, c, is national efEshhsilsh which furnishes nswsnapefs sea sess tissrs with a strictly honest anaiysis or circulation. fur circulation siatisiiss are based unen this audit, This insafes pro- lection against fraud in newspaper aiss trihution figures to beth naiienal anu teeai advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

"You can tell whether a man is a fighter by feeling of his head" This is especially true if you feel of it with q chair.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

Correct this sentence: Well, it's my affair."" he declared, "and I don't care what the public thinks about it."
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
Facts andFancies
sF soBEsf opiiIks'

The mest successful fiction Of the season Is the iins' -PlaYed by the eTiginsl New York east,
 If MF, Burbank isn't busy now. he might devise some safe Aay 10 cross a wire fence with a shotgun
 Another way to avoid high eleed pressure is to refrain from helping little Willie with his lessons,
 \ good neighhorhaod is ene Inc hahitated by people who are wllllhs to nay more rent than they can anofd,
 The kind of people who tell all they know wouldn't occupy Inc stage long if they would stop at that
 Hope is the quality that persuades you to leave the old car unlocked and trust 10 the insurance company,
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

When the book agent begins by saying the work is offered only to the cultured few, he need only point out the dotted line.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
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ghs Associated Press is exclusively sn,lilea ta the use faF republication or sN ny srsatted te it or not otherwise credited in this pansF and alsa lesal news pun llshed herein
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

IT woman has reasoning power. why does she think No. will look as dainty as the No. displayed in the window
New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
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New Britain herald., 1923-10-23
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New Britain herald., 1923-10-23

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-13

reached in fortnight. The market
closed hrm at ] to 1c net gain with Max
i.-ot to LOG and July 1.151. Corn
!'hlsned TO &c up. oats unchanged to
&C on, and provisions varying from un-
changed figures TO 10c higher.
Although wheat showed a downwa I'd
tendency during the early dealings. it
was soon apparent that sellers lacked
courage. and that the market was of q
two-sided character The initial weak
ness resulted from widespread rain and
snow likely to benefit the domestic
winter crop. but this WAS partly offset
by an upturn in Liverpool quotations
and by a falling off in the amount of
world shipments last week as compared
with the week before. Bulls made
much. too. OF advices indicating that
western Kansas and western Okla homa
had failed to receive any moisture OF
consequence.
1t was chiefly evidence Of better de-
mand from Europe. however. that lift
ed the wheat market to the days top
prices. Offerings of May wheat in
particular became scarcer. and with
bidding led by houses that were the
principal sellers on Saturday, the
price ran up rapidly and showed but
little reaction when the profit taking
sales usual on bulge took place.
Corn developed Independent strength
at times in the absence of any agrees
sive selling. Receipts of corn were
smaller than expected. Slowness OF
eastern demand tended to case the
oats market.