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

We carry on quite similar activities
and have quite similar cares. We
every one of us should be interested
that these things move along smooth
ly with the end that Somerset COM
munities may be wholesome and
attractive places in which to live
You must have some thoughts about
these things; do let us. have them for
the benefit of our readers.
If it so happens that you have rare
~ or never written for publication
do not JET your iuexperience disturb
you. Count upon us to revise your
manuscript II you ask II or If we deem
revision necessary. Put your
thoughts down in your own way
rough or skillful, and we will aid
II you wish us to perfect them.
We are very anxious to have the
columns of the Reporter made use OF
as an open forum TO a much larger
extent than they have ever been. 1t
Is much to our interest that they
should be- The whole idea of the
free press is that 1t shall not be the
mouthpieoe of it's editor, manager. or
owner but of the community 1t serves
We can never prosper except as We
fully live up to this expectation. Do
take us TO be serious in this and let's
have lot of manuscripts right away
While all such communications are
more interesting if the authorship is
known it is not usually imperative for
the writer's name to be published and
it will be withheld if so requested
INDEPENDENT REPORTER CO.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
= school Association Meetings

..vontion of the Madison Dis
4 w. ~ the Somerset county Sunday
PEI " association will be held in the
sD Soaist Episcopal church at North
IN the afternoon and evening
ps WOnoember 10. The program has
announced by President Rev.
fen n Tetley of Madison as follows;
o. n m.3Devotions.
I'S Greetings; appointment OF
E'J trees and reports of officers.
9nn%naNAddress, Cooperation an es-
E ,"l factor in Christian service,
e. E. B. Tetley.
lI J convention by Rev. Frank
l ws of North New Portland and
eli" uabel Hunter of Auburn.
PsH-Roll call of schools with
NJ reports; offering.
p,o-lAddress, The Correlated Sun
school. Rev. f. Fl. Brewster of
Etland. ,
I.,ted by Rev. C. J. Brown of Madi-
|lcleu -
\, decentralization of teaching
,nren by Mr.. Brewster.
ss0-Conferences followed by sup
IN the church dining room.
E.t5-Deyotions and praise service;
ling business and music.
Ps.o0@Address, The Five Great
L.ochs in Religious Education, Rev.
Brewster.
rho pittsfield District Convention
the Somerset county association
pai he held in the Methodist Epis-
'..o, church in Hartland on Thurs
~ afternoon and evening with the
~ program with the two follow
p EXCEPTIONS:
y s.9O D. m.-Reports OF the State
sunday School Convention by Miss
'sna Marsh OF Pittsfield and Miss
punice Jacobs of Harmony.
slo-Workers conference conduct
4 bv Rev. e. l.. Converse of Pitts
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
Mr.. J. w. Dermid also nuns a grist
mifl on Mil street.


The foregoing article was taken
from flie Republican Clarion Of Feb.
8, 1868, and is an interesting review
of Skowhegan's manufacturing firms
at that time. II is likewise inter-
esting to note the change Of condi-
tions In the industrial conditions OF
the town since then. The above
story was published fifty-fye years
ago and none of the firms mentioned
in the article exist today. Probably
but few of the men connected with
these Industries are now living, al
though Joshua Williams was probably
connected with the skate industry
then. This was of course prior to
the founding OF the wooden industry,
spinning mill and either of the shoe
shops, the three leading Industries OF
Skowhegan at the present time
Many of the buildings where these
concerns operated have likewise dis
appeared
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
Lest We Forget
(By Roland T. Patten)

We we're never able to get the pub
| 4, ~ make very much of the columns
\ the Reporter for Contributed
lateral. We have a splendid staff
N news writer's, about one hundred
Twenty-Five, from each of whom We
Mar once a month or oftener. The
General public, however. seem to be
r,tber coy on the subject of news
paper work.
recall very plainly my own feel
M before ever had anything to do
rih the publication business. I
rsed 10 think it would be very nice
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
DR.. Willinms Writes Mr.. Box

Edward W. Box, late editor of the
Ladies' Home journal, has offered
800 for the best plan of getting the
United States into a League of Ma
tions. DIR. J. Leon Williams, a pro-
minent New York dentist, native of
Concord and the owner of a beautisIi
country estate where he spends his
summers in the latter town has sent
Mr.. Box the following letter:
July 14th, 1923.
Edward ". Box.
Philadelphia, Pa
Dear Sir:
II herewith inclose a Memorial Day
address | recently gave in. which |
made a plea for this country joining
the League of Nations. In sending
you this you are not to understand
chat | am making a bid for your big
prize. But 1 will tell you what l
would do if j had the sum you are
offering to spend in the interests of
this great aim. | would print the
text of the Covenant of the League of
Nations and add liberal extracts from
the book fThe Covenanterl to which
nave IS1eiTeu III lHe lHCIOSed duuTeSS
and place copy of this suggested
publication in the hands of every voter
in the United States. There is now
going on a decided reaction in favor
of the League and l have every con-
fidence that the course / am suggest
ing would bring about, in spite of the
d politicians, what | believe you
desire.
"1f we had in Congress a dozen men
with the vision, courage, ability and
integrity of your Man from Maine
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06

The hot school lunch has come to
stay; it let's the stomach help the
head
O.
Wise homemakers know that the
more a person works the more energy-
yielding food he needs.
o
A few pits left in peach and plum
preserves give them an excellent ha-
yor, one housewife finds.
Z. A Blackwell of the ST Adams
Mountain section has sold colt to
Fred Davis OF Harmony Castle for
5000.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
SHOW HEG4N LOCALS

: W. and F. K. Philbrick went to
Augusta yesterday morning on bust
ness.
Mr. and AIRS. VIII Calden with their
three daughters. Audrey. Nathalie
ami baby Joyce and Charles Moore OF
Wilton, Mr. and Mrs Charles Moore
OF Mercer. spent SUNDAY with Mr.. and
Mrs James Dunville.
Byron Verge of Freeport. formerly
of Portland is in town for a few
weeks He is the author OF Boom
cur State song aud last fall attend
ed the October races fitting his John
Braden song TO the same music
Tie sang yesterday in the high school
assembly hall 10 the students and
Will probably sing in the other school
buildings Of the village While in
town Nh Verge would be glad to sing
for shut-ins or at the hospitals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-12
Old Age Fastened By Stomach Troubles

Premature old-age is robbing the coun- try of it's youth and much of the glory that comes from it's vigorous life. Old age is to be honored and esteemed only when reached naturally-it is the young old-people" who are standing in their own light, they ignore the importance of their own health and grow old while yet young. In tracing the real cause to its source nearly every case will show that an af- fected stomach is responsible. Whether it is indigestion, chronic constipation, -m- poveris he'd blood. rheumatism or skin dis cases. the fact remains that the stomach has not functioned properly and that the developed poisons and excess acids have been taken up by the system. TERRA LINE, Natures Own Remedy. will re- store the stomach to normal; enrich the blood to vigorous health and banish con stipation from the system; give you the appetite of hearty ''youngster." and bring back the bloom of youth. It is your opportunity to save yourself a premature old-age. FERRALINE is s1.0o per bottle at all good drug stores.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-12

asked to analyze the character of a surgeon whose handwriting was shown him.
 "Here I see a knife and there I see an abdomen,' said Schermann, ac- cording to pr. Champion. You are very precise and nothing bothers you. Your assistants had better beware. You are very musical
 "Dr. Crampton affirmed that the surgeon was specialist in abdom- inal surgery and is very much inter- ested in music. He also said that the surgeaon's associates were amused at the aptness of the description, be- cause the surgeon is noted for his insistence on precision by his assist ants.
 ''In discussing the results of the ex- periments, Dr. Crampton said he wished to warn the public not to get the idea that Schermann was a healer or a superphysician. This man did not come here to display a new system of medicine. He Is not 8 Coue. We do not regard this as med ical thing al all. MT. Schermann could not practice medicine with such 8 hit-or- miss system, and we don't want poor people with incurable diseases to go fliocking to him with hopes that cannot be realized. l take 1t that he feels the same way about it."
 The New York Tribune says:
 -Four out of fie New York neu- rologists were agreed last night, after testing the power of Rafael Scher- mann, that he is a 'saltation,' a bi- ological projection ranging at least thousands years ahead of the rest of humanity in the evolution of the race. Dr. Dana, eminent psychiatrist said: I must admit that I am con- vinced there is something very in teresting and unusual in this man. don't know whether there is such a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-12
'PONJOLA' OPENS INT TR|ANON TODAY
Perturbation Of Famous Nov eI, One Of Years Great
 est PhotoplayS

What will undoubtedly be one of the big screen presentations of the year for Birmingham will be that of "Jonjola" today at the Trianon. The picturization of Cynthia Stockley's famous novel has been accepted as one of the years greatest photoplays and opening on Armistice Day in Birmingham capacity houses are more than expected. As most every bCdy knows, "Jonjola" is the story of a beautiful woman who tore aside the sex barrier to become man and live as man, all to save a man, a npan she loved--a man bent for de- struction by way of another woman's s falsity. Anna c. Nilsson has this role of woman man." while James Kirl5wood will be seen as Lundri Duro, the man she seeks tr save. "Jonjola" will be the offering all week at the Trianon.
 In the picture Miss Nilsson says she encountered the most difficult role of her career. Forsaking her sex and Identity she. as the heroine, enters the gold fields of the dark continent and works and fights with the rough characters of the veldt
 She found it particularly hard fer a woman accustomed to dress in the attire of her sex to change into the habiliments of a man.
 "The least of my worries, although I found it hard to learn, is to comb 8 neat parting in my closely cropped hair" says Miss Nilsson. My prin- cipal trouble is putting Cn masculine clothes.
 Ever since I was old enough to dress myself,- continued the star, ''L had been in the habit of putting on my shoes before the outer apparel 1 did it in the old way several times while getting into my male gar ments. but after finding that pair of trousers will not go over shoes, l finally changed the order of things.
 "It was also difficult. to aecustom myself to clothes which button in the front instead of the back, as in feminine attire Also, buttoning my coat from left to right instead of from right to left, as l had been ac- custGmed, proved a stumbling block against speedy dressing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-12
ADVANCE |S NOTED
 IN BOND PRICES
Improvement Continues De- spite Record Offering Of
 New Issues

NEW YORK, Nov. n.-(By Asso- ciated Press. .O-Bond prices con tinued to record improvement during the past week. despite the fact that offerings of new issues totaied Sl52,7T1, ,O00, the fourth highest week iy total of the year. Higher stock prices, which sometimes influence bond prices downward, apparently only served to stimulate interest In the investment market.
 There was some falling off in the volume of buying orders toward the end of the week, but even then there was evidence of support around the market levels.
 A survey of investment houses dis closed a substantial advance in the price of municipal issues, it was stated. and a greatly improved de- mand for tax-exempt bonds. This condition naturally reduced the yield on such bonds. Bankers bids for new municipal issues showed more confidence in the investment field.
 While some bankers disagree on the subject, the majority opinion III Wall street seems to be that money, which is now easy, will become even more plentiful as crop funds are re- turned to the east.
 Although it was understood that agents of the British government have withdrawn from the market for Liberty bonds, having completed pur- chases to meet the next interest pay ment on that country's American debt, the active United States ooV- ernment issues continued in good de- mand and closed the week moderate ly higher. with the, past weeks new offerings was that approximately .S15O,ooO, ,Ooo of the total was offered in four issues.
 Important among the new issues were: S100,000, 900 American Tele phone and Telegraph 20-year 5i2 sinking fund debenture bonds offered at 9Sls to yield 5.3 per cent; S2S'- 900, 900 Dutch East Indies 3o-year 51s per cent sinking fund gold bonds offered at 90 to yield GA to 6.9o; ss,OOo, 900 province of AloertS, ,,,,di Gan e- gold bonds offered al par, ana S5. GOO 900 international Power and Iieht Corporation 30-year per cent refunding mortgage bonds offered at 0SfL to yield 6.10 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-12
From Handwriting Schermann Correctly Diagnoses Three Out Of Five Cases Brought Before Him In Presence Of Learned Specialists

NEW YORK Nov. 11-Rafael Scher- mann, the Polish graphologist credited by European scientists and police officials with psychic powers, is hailed today by the New York press as the possessor of amazing and unexplainable intuitive powers. following a rigid test made here last night by four of New York's leading neurologists and physicians.
 Solely from the handwriting of five patients. four of whom were present Schermann made three ac- curate diagnoses, naming the physic- al ailments of the subjects. In two cases his diagnoses were accurate, but so remarkable were his successful analyses that both physicians and representatives of the press present expressed conviction that Schermann possesses amazing powers of some kind.
 The tests were held in the office of Dr. John Gerster, IS East Seventy eighth street. New York. Among the physicians present were Dr. C. Ward Crampton, Dr. Charles Loomis Dana dean of New York neurologists; pr. James Ramsey Hunt. consulting
 
 gical institute; pr. Foster Kennedy and Dr. A. l.. Garbat, specialist on internal diseases.
 The New York Herald says: "Schermann saw four of the five persons whose condition he attempt ed to diagnose: each of them wrote something for him.. Schermann says that the handwriting is the only thing that gives him information, but that he can obtain clearer inn pressions if the speciments are writ ten in his presence. The physicians believed that the conditions of the test were such as to insure that the sraphologist could know nothing about the cases by any indirect pro- cess.
 The first case was that of the treasurer of weekly magazine, who had suffered several months ago from a blood pressure of 230, ac- companied by slight apoplectic hem orrhages. A hemorrhage of the spinal cord had caused paralysis of the legs for time. Under treat ment, the pressure had dropped to l7O and the man was apparently in good health.
 "I feel high blood pressure. Scher- mann told the physicians on seeing the man write and examining his handwriting. It is very serious, but it is much better. This man mas great responsibilities and is of nervous disposition.',
 "Schermailn added that the man was heavy eater, which was cor rect. He missed the hemorrhagos and the paralysis. His statement that the patient had nervous dis position was considered doubtful. But his detection of the blood pressure. the former critical condition and the present improvement caused the ex- aminers to score this case as a suc- cess for the graphologist.
 The second case was that of a woman suffering from diabetes. Her physical appearance did not indicate it. This is case of diabetes. said Schermann. He added state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-12
MANY COWS KILLED.
 BY BUFF ALO FLY
New Pest RavageS Fine Herds In nAustralia-Spread
 Is Now Feared

SYDNEY, N. S. w, Nov. 11.-By As- sociated Press )-Australian cattle men are deeply concerned over the reports that a pest known as the buffalo fly his been ravaging many herds in India, Africa and the East which causes extensive losses among herds in India, Africa, and the East Indies, and it is asserted that the damage will exceel that caused by the dreaded tick in Queensland and northern New South Wales unless prompt action is taken to check it.
 Sir George Knibbs, director of the Institute of Science and Ind has made a cursory inquiry into the mat ter. He stated that the pest Is be- coming serious in the northern ter ritory and will spread to other parts of Australia unless preventive meas ures are taken immediately He added that it might become more serious than the tick, which has all ready reached New South Wales,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-12
ADJUSTMENTS
Jefferson-Bringing Up Father

What is underlined as a real merry treat for those who like their amuse- ments served in an appetizing and original manner undoubtedly will be pleased at the announcement of the tit'e Of the next attraction at Jeffer- son theatre commencing Thursday. The piece is nothing more than the latest version in stage form of the many adventures of Jiggs MahoneY and the rest of the characters made famous by George McManus in his popular comics. Bringing Up Father This time under the cap ton of "Bringing Up Father On Broadway" Jiggs will be compelled to travel to many climes including a visit tc King Tut's tomb in the val
 ley of the Kings, Egypt. That fun will be rampant, unctuous and in- fcctous. coupled with pungent wit, screams, novelties and other salient and distinctive features goes with out saying. Two acts and five scenes vii be required to tell of the merry and absorbing escapades of Jiggs Maggie and Dinty and other pleasure loving clan. Novel effects and un- usual surprises are promised. A matinee will be given Saturday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-12
SWE DISH KING IS A GOOD FELLOW
On Visit To London He Mixed And Mingled Freely With
 His People

LONDON, Nov. 11.-(By Associated Press. )-King Gustav of Sweden dis likes ceremony and can act like an ordinary mortal with democratic ease, it was demo nstrated on his visit here for the wedding of his son to Lady Louise Mountbatteu. The day after the wedding, which took place in the Chapel Royal before g1itterinG as semblage, the monarch dressed in plain morning Sarb went with hls young son, Prince William, to an un- adorned little Swedish church on side street to attend Sunday service and sat in a hard wooden pew like all the rest. Just acress the aisle were the little boys and girls who reg ularly sit up in front
 When the service was over Gustav delivered talk to the Swedes who packed the little church. He did not address his hearers as my people, Os' my subjects" as is the wont of royal rulers; he simply called them his countrymcn, thanked them for their welcome and voiced his happi- mss at the marriage of the swedish <fso5en Prince to an English girl. uen lis Majesty walked about shak- 5rg hands and chatting with those who had come to the service-sailors, merchants. longshoremen. scientists,
 
 To celebrate Armistice
 England will celebrate the fifth an nsefsary of the signing of the Armis- tiee between Germany and the allies with eveI more than the usual sp.cmnity. This is due principally to 7fc tact that the day falls upon Sun day, which will afford all the churches opportunity to hold special ser.iscg and will allow many work ing people to attend them
 The most elaborate memorial serv- ice will take place at the cenotaph, vicrc the Prince of Wales and other epfesentatives of the royal family Premier Baldwin, the cabinet mem bcrs, and the dominion premiers will 1ay w.eaths at the foot of the marble memorial and utter prayers while the public are expected to conduct pfl..rinlagcs to the spot during the entire day. A memorial service Will also be held at the tomb of the Cn- 5 known Soldier in Westminster Abbey, atte@d by many notables and rep {Iese sentatives of every regiment sta 1iolied in England Scotland ana Males.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-12
BABY SYLVIA FROGS IS LOEW'S HEADLINER
'Rruged Lips Photo Play Attrac-
 ton, Features Viola Dana

What leading vaudeville critics Pronounce q most extraordinary of- fering is found in the vaudeville bill at Loew's Biiou during this week Beginning Monday. afternoon in the . pearance of the seasons newest find, Baby Sylvia Froos, the child lrodigv and star mimic. under the Auspices of the Octavia White Home.
 But aside from this feature there is also a star headliner entitled Dance Frivolities," starring Ed and Miriam Root, with a distinguished east of eight terpsichorean artists and other acts of merit include the athletic duo known as the Aronty Brothers. also the comedy trio. New port, Strik and Parker. in odds and ends of versatility, and Al Friend and Jack Sparling in comedy skit "A Letter From Home."
 'Roueed Lips" the Metro classic and screen feature of the week brings again Viola Dana, Birming hams favorite movie star in new role The picture was adapted from the story "Upstage," which appeared in the Cosmopolitan magazine.