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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01
Gard OF Thanks

To my friends and neighbors l
wish to thank you for the flowers,
fruit and cards which were sent and
brought to me during my stay in the
hospital; also for friends who came
to see ME.
Mrs. Alice Boulgier
Skowhegan, Feb. /, 1929
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Lost

A LETT HAND GLOVE IN NUM-
CIPAL Building, Friday night. Finder
viii be suitably rewarded. S. Russia
koff 1w5
SCOTCH COLLIE. MONTHS OLD.
answers by name Nails" Reward IL
returned to Mrs. j. w. Blunt, II Elm
Street, Skowhegan. Two
GRAY MUFF SOMEWHERE IN
Skowhegan, Monday, Jan, 20. Finder
please return to Mrs. Fred Steele.
Madison, K + j. L. 1W5
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JUDICIARY

The committee on judiciary will give
public hearing in it's rooms at the
State House. in Augusta. on
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY I, at p.
III. on the following:
Resolve amending the Constitution
of the State of Maine 80 as to limit
appropriations for private institutions
and purposes until December 81, 1880.
and so as to prohibit such appropria-
tons after December 81. 1890.
1w5 w. 7. GARDINER, Sec.
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Death OF Charles VI. Green

Charles NJ. Green. formerly in the
hotel business in Boston and for
twelve years an invalid as the result
AT paralytic shock. died yesterday
at the home of Elba Danforth on the
Eaton Mountain Farm road. Mr..
Green married Miss Abbie Danforth,
sister of Mr.. Danforth and had lived
at the Danforth home for about two
years. A widow survives. There
are no children. The funeral will be
held Friday at o'clock from the home
and the body will be placed in the
Southside receiving tomb.
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HAIR GOODS A sPECTALTY-
Switches and transformations made
from combings at Miss Towne's. Room
10. ], p. Merrill Block. Skowheg IN. TIA
SPIRELLA COHSETs---MISS BERTHA
M. Goodwin, Corsetiere, 1873 East Front
St, Skowhegan. For appointment
phone III. tao
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LIVE POULTRY-wRTTE IN 9
letter. Kind and number You
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HANsON's HISTORY OF ca
Bloomfield, Norridgewock, etc ~
II you have q volume give desc,S
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lines inserted once for CSC four times for 20. ~
with order. Each additional line Sc. In com,.,S
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First QUALITY GREEN CORD
wood Beech, maple and yellow birch
Market price. Harry M. Cullen, Skow-,
hogan II L d 9. N. l.. Tel. 2O9-3 4w4f
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Plans are already underway to
make the Somerset Central Fair the
biggest and best in It's history.
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1 AM DIRECTED BY THE

Court to sell the Joseph Shorty
house near French st. in order
to settle the Shorty state. This
is very desirable. two tenement
property both occupied and must
be sold for cash. Roy l.. Mars
ton, Administrator Estate OF JOS
eph Shorty III
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STANDARD CYPHERs INCUBATOR.
IA egg Perfect condition. VIII sell
cheap. Inquire of r. NJ Ordway, Show
hogan. lWo'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
HEAVY PACIFIC GALES !
MENACE MANY VESSELS
Steamers Compelled to Rush
Back to Coast Ports for
Safety; Tug in. Distress.
Nv Associated Press to Every Evening.

Nv Associated Press to Every Evening.
Fan Francisco. Jan. 1.-Heavy gales,
whining the North Pacific coast
plav~.i havoc with the schedules Of
sev~rnl ccastwisc vessels last night
and in one instance there IL n posi-
hlify OF something moro serious. A
call for assistance from the tug
Forest King. towing the h,rkertine
Forest Dream from Puget Sound 10
San Pedro was picked up AT Astoria
today. A'tug and the revenue cutter
Algonquin responded.
The tug was unable TO locate tug or
tow and the cutter. after betting out
~dc the Columbia river was forced
by heavy ~cae 10 heave to.
The coastwise passenger liner
Dorothy Alexander Of tho Admiral
Line. enrouie from Seattle 10 San
Francisco. ran into a 20 mile gale and
was forced 20 return 10 Clallam Bay.
Washington.
The vessel had a capacity passcn-
ger list. -Four other vessels had 10
retreat with tho Dorothy Alexander
and are anchored IN Clallam Bay.
awaiting calmer weather.
The schooner Low Alexander was
torn from lte moorinEs at Astoria by
the wind hut was unchanged The
hieh winds in the northwcs' followed
unusually heavy rains
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
STEWART OR BALL
FOR PRESIDENT OF
NEW LEVY COURT
Continued from page /.

Mr.. Casperson will have numerous
competitors. Including Wright g.
plyer. J Frank Mccoy, Irving II.
Br.nton and Charles \ Savine. should
a Republican Democratic combination
control the court 10 is said. Commits
sloncs Rail and Wright. Republicans
viii probably support Mr.. Casperson
and Commissioners Jones and Stewart
also Republicans. will likely support
Mr. Dyer The Republican faction
that combines with the Democrats
viii be the deciding factor In the con-
test
Much intoes; already Is exhibited
in the mayorslty election. which will
DO held In June. Republicans are
suggesting the reelection ~ Mayor
Harvey. Those mentioned for the
Democratic nomination include James
=. English. who 10 finishing his term
as postmaster: " Henry Gricr. now
memho ~ the hoard ~ directors Or
the Street and Sewer Impairment. and
charles II. Ton Weeses. president and
manager ~ the Delaware Realty and
Investment Go
William q Taylos a vice president
~ the Delaware Trust Co. and Cap
tain Horace Wilson. Isss.dent of the
Wilmington Steamboat co. both for
mer navrrs. are being prorosed for
tho Republican nomination FOR cover
nor IN 1924 ana among those sucre@, -
"a Tor the Democratic nomination arr
Joseph Bancroft -presidsnt OF
the Joseph Bancroft 4 sons Co. John
:. Nos-eii. president % the Security
Trust and safe Deposit CO: Ezekiel
cooper. cashier 81 the Wilmington
hranch " The Farmrs' Rank: Wa
liam n Megear = director ~ tho DC
partmcnt ~ Public safety. and VII
liam ". knowles. member 81 the
New Castle County RAJ Association.
one ~ the frst duties ~ the mayor
Who IL elected newt Juno will he q
appoint member 20 tho Board q,
water Commissioners. - succeed
James I. Ford. Democrat who vii
finish a siN-year term in July.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
CHICAGO LITTLE DISTURBED
RY PROHIBITION AGENTS

Chicago. Jan. 1.-ChicaEo welcomed
the advent in 1923 in character.s,iC
manner. celebrations summing from
church services and home watch par
ties TO liquor larks and ali night
froGcs
Revelers virtually were undis,urb-
cd by Federal TSohibition enforcement
agents None OF the prominent; down
town cafes and hotels and fashionable
outly !ng places were disturbed.
\ few arrests were made. according
10 reports and some ~ the minor
places % entertainment visited by the
government officers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
NEW YORK RAIDERS
MAKE NEW YEARS EVE
ALMOST BONE DRY
Continued from page L.

spotted a bottle at the side OF Charles
Ncvins. brass manufacturer. VINO was
entertaining n party Of friends. He
essayed to pick 1t mp. somebody sent
him eprawling with an uppeTut to
the jaw. and battle cry went up the
hooch hounds are In again.
Fahricus seized Nevins and told him
he was under arrest. Then the ava
lanchc broke. Angry men In evening
clothes and women i'm low cut gowns
swirlcd about the two. shouting I'M
precautions and swinging chairs, bottles
and fsts with utmost importantly.
The agents seemed at the point OF
auclling the disturbance unaided
when suddenly n comely young woman
dashed In and walloped Grill In the
eye. The fight was on again.
Grill finally escaped In shower OF
bottles, TO the street. where he fired
five shots into the air. score of
policemen rushed up. fought their way
In and cxtricatcd Fahricus. who still
chung to Ncvins' collar.
Among the other better known
Plantation. Ambassador restaurant
Strand Roof and Gypsy Land.
The West Forty-seventh street po'
lice station. where most " tho prison
ers were taken presented tumultuou'
scenes in the carly morning hours
Police and dry agents apparently bat
| Sed each other for precedence II
booking prisoners that they might ~
and bring in more Many reofcssiona
bondsmen were on hand as wei ~
the customary bondsmen for restau
rants and cabarete.
The Federal prisoners were all hoi'
without bail for examination tomorrow
morning. Most Of the police prison
ers provided bonds for hearing to
day.
what the prohibition agcnte sai'
VAS one OF the most profitable Of thei
raids was made at Shanleyis restau
rant at Broadway and Forty-thir
street. Acting. Prohibition Dir~ctc
Yellowley and his assistant. John \
Murphy. supervised THE drive
When all the lights I'm tho plac
went out at the stroke NJ midnigh
several dry agents entered without
attracting noticeable attention. mad
their way 10 the kitchen and sea-che
an ice box where they say they foun
"a large quantity Of champagne bee
land wines. Several arrests wor
made.
According 20 the Hotel Mons rs
~ocieion. the hotels entertained nor
than ono hundred thousand person
iaet night
The bells Of Grace ChrCh failed {
ring In the New Wear for tho nr'
time in more than forty wears At IN
lChurch Il was said. that the organs
was IN and the bells were not In
working condition.
As New Years eve was also sur
day night there wcre many mo-
watch night services in Churche
throughout the city. From Trinit
where the services began at II
O'Clock, carols were broadcast Z
radio. A watch niEht service was ali
held at the Cathedral OF ST. John a
Divine. among othcr churches.
Careless celebration % the New Ye;
by persons with firearms resulted Z.
tween 1855 last night and 1910 IN
morning in the fatal woun,iing ~ q,
man and n child and the shooting
/ AZ least six or seven other persons
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
First Missionary Society.

The Womcn's Missionary Society Of
Ffrst-Central Presbyterian Church viii
meet az 7.45 tomorrow evening I'm the
prayermeeting room. Mns. William
Staats is in charge OF the program.
Mes Eva b. Taylor will lead the de-
votions. Miss Louise Hardcastle will
give a talk on the Mormon question
Mrs. Lillian Weller will talk on Syria
There will be personations OF Persian
MOhammedan women entitled, "Wo-
men for Whom Christ Died"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01

USED PARTS Maxwell. Hudson. Over
land Pullman, cheap. J. "a. Myers
Garage. sOA hirkwOod.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01

John A Cranston. % Newport. s
ohscrvlns his s0th birthday ann!vers-
airy today with a family reunion and
dinner az his home. ME-. Cranston is
engaged IN the real estate business
and enjoys excellent heath Mrs.
Cranston II q. They celebrated their
san wedding anniversary on Deem
her Is
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
Entertainment mt Goodman.

The annual Christmas entertain
ment and treat 10 the scholars OF
Goodman NJ. l.. Church Sunday
school will be held tonight in the
church at 7.45. The Junior Depart
ment Of the school has arranged a de-
lighuul program of exercises. recita-
tons and songs Christmas carols, by
Hall Mack, will be sung by the school.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
Dry Raiders Busy in St Paul.

St Paul. MINI. Jan. More than
score OF men were taken from
cafes early today in raids
by Federal agents on New Year LIQUOR
parties. They wee lodged In The
county jan The agents raided one
soft drink parlor and arrested the
nronrlptor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
~ Arrests In Minneapolis.

Minneapolis. Jan. Sixty arrests
Tor drunkenness and disrderly con
duct. by police, and raids by Federal
agents on Is soft drink estah..s h-
ments with 2s arrests. marked the
coming Os the New Year
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
make Pay Every Good Ads Pay
EVERY EVENING
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u Consecutive Days. - cents cents
LONG TERM ADVERTISING .
Special rates for business advertising
given upon request
EXPERIMENTATION FOR ERRORS
Republication Will he made for errors
not the fault of the advertiser. II advcr-
tiscr VIII report the error within ~ hours
after nrst publications of advertisement.
"'''''''''i' NtiTrEn NOT FE"-
TELEPHONED ADS
classified advertisements TINT are tclc-
phoucd to Every Evening will he accepted
az the charge rates shown above Uu,
the prepaid cost amount will hc accepted
as fuil payment " offered at the business
Office within six days after any such an
u hrst printed In the paper. Othcrwiyc
the cost at the charge rates quoted above
will be collected
All classified advertising received nv
Every Evening up to ~ O'Clock n m day
~ publication will bc placed under ,h.
proper Consultations on the classified
Page. Advertising received after II o'clocp
will he grouped together under tho head
ing Too Late To- Classify" and will be
found ON PAGE a.
Telephone Your Want Ads.
PHONE TwO-TWO-HuNDR
ASK for Want Adj TaKcr.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
USED CARS

Notioe-wc are the only used car bousr
ia the state that will giye you a new car
guarantee with . used car because our
cars are as good rs new ores Loo.
them over AID bo convinced
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
Legal Notices
WATER RATES
Are due and payable in advance at tie
Office OF the
WATER DEPARTMENT
- = "a |. IL L. n LII ~ u q

WATER fAEIMENT
NEW PUBLIC BUILDING
TENTH AND KIM STREETS
NON -AfETER CLASS ANN UAL RATES.
N paid during the month Of January
1873. 30 per cent discount. after Ianuary
the face Of the biil vail be required
~ not paid before che hrss day Of March
1923. the water may ne shut OF.
METER CLASS-MINlMU I'M RATES
n paid during the month % January
1923, . per cent discount. after Janl.ATy
the face 81 tine bill viii be required.
" not paid before the nrsJ day OF March.
1923. the water may be shut of.
METER CLASS-QTARTERLX RATES.
n paid within 80 days after the close u
the quarter. 3 per cunt discount. after 20
days from the close OF the quarter tho
face Of the btu will be required.
~ not paid within 90 days after The close
Of the quarter the water may be shut or
once open from a. m. 90 = p. m.
Information by ID. 8 A. phone 6oOO
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONER
AfAHLON BETTS. Registrar.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
s%o Arrests In Month.

burins tho month % December
there were sac arrests Fifiy-one wer.
fut drunkenness Assault and battery
took second place. with - onenses
ni-turhcrs ~ the peace and crap
shooters tied Tor third place with %.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Notices

DIR. WILLIAM q. SEATON-Eorm.rIy a.,
Scaton n Moore, dentists, has moved In
his new offices at 500 Washington street
Phone SS23.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01
AUTOMOBILES
Automobiles Dor Sale

ARM AIIkES In stock, magnet wire
elcytric rUpsirs. motor generators bought
sold. exchanged. II IL Cam. 50. Mol
lastou stpct Phone l26p "
Touring car or sale. Phone
sS3H
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-01

FOR SALE
1929 Ruick A-passcngcr touring sedan
Run 2tOO miles Good AZ new. Owner
leaving city.
/. 6. BRADFORD
Phone 1925. 1924 Delaware Avenue
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-24
FINE WEATHER, WHAT?

We do not claim to be In the banana belt of Alaska, in fact, we have no ba- nanas, but it would be hard to con- vince residents of the States that at this 61st degree of latitude we have no cold weather yet, that the sun shine warmly each day, and the mer- cury has not yet reached as low as 24 above zero. Yet such is the fact. Sew ard very seldom has snow before Christmas, and instead of skating on Thanksgiving as we used to do in the States north of Ohio, our citizens doll up and ramble around in the sunshine and wonder how the old turk is going to taste when nom yells "come and get it-' We Alaskans lay it on to the Japan current, but whatever is the reason, streak of weather like we have between Thanksgiving and Xmas would bring forth many words of praise from residents north of the Ma son and Dixon line.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-24

sioner. why cannot the Alaskan legis- lature get busy and compel the can nel'ies to pay their employees at the place where they do the work, viz, Alaska? Case after case has come be- fore the grand jury where cannery em- ployes have been brought up from San Francisco and dumped on the beach because of some infraction Of rules, without dollar in their pocket, with no grub and with no place to get any, as the cannery stores will not do The next thing is robbery or murder, to secure funds or boat to get away on. We believe the Bristol Bay com panies and other concerns to the far west, should be compelled and should give bond to the Territory, to take back to the States on one of their yes sells. or provide other transportation for discharged employees. They should also be required to pay him his wages in full This would prevent much cause for crime and would be fair and just to all concerned. Another provision that should be incorporated into the law, is a section providing the quantity and quality of grub provided each employe. Cases have come to the attention of the Gateway where employees claimed they were fed notli- ing for breakfast but oatmeal, with out butter, sugar or milk. They also testified that after working long hours on this diet they were compelled to labor far into the night
 Conditions aboard the sailing yes sells bringing cannery employees to Alaska, were described as little less than hell afloat, by workingmen, who claimed they were forced to pay the China bosses for water, that gambling games were run by the bosses, and ev- cry possible means taken to get their money before they drew it.
 We cannot vouch for the accuracy of these stories, as men are grouches and disgrunteled and many times i'm agine greater hardships than they are forced to endure, but so long as an in vestigation is being made, let it be a thorough one, and give the cannery men clean bill of health or force them to provide sanitary conditions decent grub, and transportation to and from the fishing grounds.
 At the present term of court in Val deg there are two murder cases be ing tried arising over evils cited above: One over the quality of grut served at cannery, and another ovel an employe being thrown on the beacf without means of support.
 AS we said before, Alaska should do the legislating on wages, hours and working conditions of men em ployed in her industries.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-24

There Is no place in the world so lonesome as a big city, and the sour
 dough who goes Outside with the in- tention of spending the winter soon finds this out, and worries until the sun crawls far enough around the Smith building to indicate that spring is at hand and he can trek back to the Homeland About the time the water begins to trickle down the sides of the mountains in tiny rivulets, the old timer is back with us He throws open the old cabin door, splits up a few spruce knots, and has the old stove producing sourdougn cakes with
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-24

Alaskans wno are leaving for the States this winter will do well to take their parkas, mukluks and pacs along as you may need them. The climate has changed here so rapidly in the past ten years that the Outsider now suffers more with cold and storm than do Alaskans. At any rate it is better who are used to sleeping with our socks on and our fur caps tied down around our ears, should take no chances of meeting balmy zephyrs and chinook winds.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-24

Every once in while we have some well-meaning but misinformed citizen say they enjoy reading the Gateway on account of it's editor be- ing such a monumental liar. After a decade spent in Alaskan towns extoll- ing the virtues of the climate, and holding up some crab as a pubilc-spir- tied, free-handed citizen, we are will ing to concede that the Alaskan edi- tor could qualify in any finals. The people do not want the truth; not just like it been," at any rate So why kick at an accomplishment that takes lifetime to acquire, and that few recognize unless it is called to their attention.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-24
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGlSLATiON
 PASSES UP-LIFT RESOLUTION

The last session of the Legislature of South Dakota passed the following resolution:
 That the churches and Sunday Schools be constrained to intensity their work and to extend it to every child within their respective spheres of influence. That parents be adjured to exert every effort to restore the old time influence of the home in mould ing the lives of their children for the development of conscience and moral 1ty; that the family altar be restored and that in self-sacrifcing love the little ones be trained in the simple virtues of truthfulness, honesty and respect for the rights of others"
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-24

Many old timers who travel on the Alaska railroad cannot understand why the management does not run a mixed train, or at least allow freight trains to carry passengers. As it is now, prospector or hunter Is com pelled to travel on the passenger and ship his outfit on freight train. Ar irving at his destination he is com pelled to wait several hours for his outfit to come along, and time is the essence of all travel these short days By going with their outfits they say much time could be saved, and less trcuh:e made .~r them.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-24
SONGS PLEASE
 AUDIENCE AT LIBERTY

Miss Margaret Whites Vod-a-Vil songs at the Liberty Theatre last night were heartily appreciated by a large audience She has pleasing stage presence and the confidence born of experience. We regret the young lady is leaving on the next boat, but hope she may again visit us.
 Charlie Chaplin was not to standard in his two-reeler, but the feature film and Vod-a-Vil reel were good.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-24
PIONEER DIES AT HOME

Marshall Ward Parsons, who entf ed the Pioneers Home from Wranseii died at Sitka last week. Deceased was born ill Cass county, Michigan. il 1860, and came to the Copper Rivel district in 1897, residing there until 1902, when he removed to Wrangell where he engaged in fishing. He was admitted to the home December 26, ot last year He had no known rela- tiveS.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-24

Kansas has produced the skull of a marsupial that is declared by scien- lists to be 100000 years old. And a party of explorers returned from Mon golia recently with a setting of dino saur's eggs said to be of the vintage of 1O,0OO.0OO B. c. Age is nothing to a scientist.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-24
FORMER ALASKA BUSINESS
 WOMAN NOW IN SEATTLE

Miss A. Hamilton, who will be re- membered as having spent several years in Juneau. where she designed and made fur garments is now located in Seattle.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-24

Miss Inez Waugh entertained the members of the Bridge Club with d luncheon at the Seward Grill yester- day. following which the members re paired to Miss Waugh's home and played bridge the remainder of the afternoon.