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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-15
The Debate nj Good Will

The debate, one of a series of the
Bates Triangular Debating League,
held at Moody hall Friday evening was
of much interest to the audience. The
affirmative We're Weston Brousfeld and
Lester PoWley of Good viii with Miss
Elizabeth Burton, alternate; the mega
tives. William Wildes and Miss Elsie
Young of Skowhegan with Miss Helen
Hight alternate. The subject was
Resolved, That the Federal Govern
ment Should Provide for Compulsory
Arbitration of Disputes Between Capt
tai and Labor in the Railroad and
Coal Mining Industries The young
people handled the question in n ere
ditable manner showing thought and
study In rebuttal they were quick
and keen in their argument and were
a credit to the schools which they
represented. The judges were Rev
George l.. Thurlow, pastor of the Fed
Grated Church. of Skowhegan; Mrs
Melvin Palmer of Hinckley and Mer
lin c. JOY, superintendent of the Fair
field schools They decided in favor
of the negatives. William Wildes
being given first choice Supervisor
w. p. Hinckley presided and music
for the evening was the singing of
Good VIII songs. with Miss Faith J.
Hinckley at the piano.
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George +. Oak

Funeral services for the late George
f. Oak were held Tuesday from the
home at l1'Park street at 11.30. Rev.
George Loring Thurlow, pastor of the
Federated Church officiated. and there
was large gathering Of friends. The
body was placed in the Southside re-
ceiving vault to await interment in the
spring.
Mr. Oak who would have been fifty
two years old next June died Saturday
night at eleven-thirty after an illness
of about four weeks. He was born
in Skowhegan, the son of Charles Oak
and had spent practically his entire
life in this community He was en-
ployed as piper by n. S. Steward
prior to his illness. Mr.. Oak is sur
viyed by widow, formerly Miss Liz
zie FIVE of Skowhegan, to whom he
was married twenty-seyen years ago,
and seven children, Miss Nettie of
Skowhegan, Mrs. Rena Stoodley. of
East Madison, Irwin. Elsie, Madeline
Carlton and Doris. all of SkOwhegan.
There are also Two brothers, Bert
Oak of Derry, ~ H., and Ernest Oak
of Gardiner and sister, Mrs. Alice
Farrar of Dexter.
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Lyndon Hale Writes Home


The following is an extract from a
letter received from Lyndon Hale OF
Norridgewock, who is in the town of
Huntsville, Province of Ontario, Can
ada.
Dear Pa
Am writing just few lines to let
you know how things are going out
here. | see by the home paper what
lot of snow and cold weather you
Had. We have had a wonderful win
ter here, and | have been without an
overcoat much of the time, The
past week it has been cold. but it
cannot last long as spring is not far
off.
l know you will be mostly interest
ed to hear about my music. | am
getting along fine and have improved
a lot under Mr. Clarke's teaching and
will say he is the most delightful
man | ever met. He has resigned his
position as conductor OF the Anglo
Canadian Board and leaves for Cali
fornia in April. They have engaged
a man from Toronto TO take his place.
The band has been a great help to
me. am playing first cornet and
believe me, it is some hard.
1t has membership of 55 and
they play only the highest class mu-
sic. 1t is considered one of the best
concert bands on the continent.
have sent you a program of the con-
cert in Orilla 65 miles from here We
left here soon after dinner and reach
ed home about four next morning.
| The opera house Seated about 1000
people and nearly every seat was
filled.
| only wish you could have heard
Clark S cornet solo. STARS in Vel
yety Sky one of his own componsi-
ton. 1t was just wonderful There
is a rumor that this band may make
world tour. Wouldn't that be
great? This section of Canada is u
great summer resort. Thousands OF
tourists come here for their vacations
There are steamer connections here
for the Lake of Bays and sister lakes
stopping at many large hotels and
am told it is surprisingly beautiful
here in summer. Mr.. Shaw who or
ganized and maintains the band has
promised me a good pob if | will stay
with him for the season SO you are
not liable to see me till fall The
people here are very cordial and
have made many real friends. Write
often. Letters from the States look
good to me and especially one from
home
Lots of, love from
LYNDON HALE.
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NOT THE ONLY ONE

Can there be any stronger proof
offered than the evidence OF Skow-
hogan residents? After you have
read the following, quietly answer
the question.
W. S. Griffin, millwright, w.
Front st, Skowhegan. says; My
kidneys were badly affected and |
got so bad l couldn't walk. The aw-
full pains across my back kept me
In perfect misery; some nights sleep
was out of the question. got SO
dizzy everything seemed to- be
whirling around. My head aehed in
the top and back of it and my kid
rleys acted irregularly, at times the
kidney secretions passed too fire.
auently. then again they were scanty.
saw Doan's Kidney Pills so we'll
recommended that | decided TO 20 to
SIMPSONS Drug Store and get three
boxes. Ny kidneys got back TO a
healthy state and the backache left
me entirely"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same That
Mr.. Griffin had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfrs, Buffalo, n. Y.
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State d. A. II. Conference

The State Conference of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution will
be held in Waterville, March 2l-22 by
invitation of the Silence Howard Hay
den Chapter and will be called at 1890
a. m Wednesday in the Congregation
al Church, Temple street. Supper
will be served in the church yestry at
fifty cents per plate. Reception at
Elks Hall, Wednesday evening at s
O'Clock. Luncheon at Elks Hall,
Thursday noon at one dollar per
plate. Rooms at the hotel, So per
day double or 81 per day single.
Rooms in private homes, 81 per day.
The members are asked to engage
rooms through the chairman of the
hospitality committee. Mrs. f. A.
Knowlton before March Is. On ar
rival in Waterville the members are
asked to go to the Elmwood Hotel
where the hospitality committee will
assign rooms The Maine Central
Railroad has granted one and one-half
rates on all their lines to Waterville
and return. AS this will be the TWEEN
ty-fifth state conference special fea-
lures are being arranged and it is
hoped there will be a large attendance
1t is expected that large delegation
of Skowhegan ladies will attend.
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y III. :. Assured Later Debate IN
Lewiston

Skowhegan high school debaters
won both here and at Good VIII Farm
Friday night in contests with debaters
from the Good VIII high school. The
question was Resolved That the
Federal Government Should Provide
for Compulsory Arbitration of Dis
piltes Between Capital and Labor and
Railroads and Coal Mining Industries
Robert Wyman, Thomas Nichols and
Faylene Decker represented the local
school having the affirmative side,
Walter Morrill, and Miss Bertha Cain
of. Good Will from Good Will having
the, negative. A lively rebuttal fol-
lowed the debate which was opened
by Walter Morrill, followed by Thomas
Nichols, then Miss Cain and Robert
Wyman. The judges were y. c. But
Ter, substituting for Judge Small of
Madison. Judge e. W. Sawyer of North
Arson and County Attorney James II.
Thorne of Madison. William 0.
Wildes Jr and Miss Elsie Young, To-
cal students who debated at Good
Will on the negative side with Miss
Helen Hight as alternate won from
the Good Will debaters who handled
the affirmative. This insures the
representation of the Skowhegan high
school at a later debate in Lewiston.
The young people were accompanied
to Good VIII by Miss Dorothy NJ. Ell
hot of the faculty who with Mrs.
Gladys Kicker and Adelbert Googins
of Bates College had been training the
students. Elmer e. Greenwood in
troduced the speakers and music was
furnished by the Skowhegan high
school orchestra
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p,nI Way OF The Cross

,.r., Wav of the Cross to
I',sd at Easter by the parish
srated Church is the story
seiixion and resurrection oil
II is a scriptural pa
',aring the gospel narratives,
,ovng the actual words OF
,rre text so far as that could
|rahout Introducing the per-
N christ. There are eight
Zone I. the conference of the
|hev are discussing the grow
',,ri,y of Jesus, and plotting
finn. Judas comes to them
bargain is made. Scene H.
Inc. the betrayal, and the
lhe disciples. Scene MI
ia If Caiaphas; the CONVEX
the servants over the trial
In progress in the next room,
" denial. Scene ~, second
y of the priests; the re-
Judas. Scene V, the judg-
m of plate; the trial and
Scene VI. Calvary; at the
he cross. Scene VII, dawn
romb. the resurrection, and
Of the angels, the Vision OF
|,rdatene. Scene WI, the
|OOm, the disciples together,
hsrfnl tidings confirmed, and
n Of the angels.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-15
for Bible Students

Public Library offers a most
list of books helpful for
pdents. A few of the more
e the following.
|hiIdren's Bible, CSherman &
BE Garden of Eden, (Hodges) /;
lie of Zion, Hodges1; The
nrisi' tCampbelD; The Bible
aking, in the light of Modern
Smith, A Young Mans
artOnl; Great Characters of
Testament, (Rogers): What
ere is God? (Sevaiar); The
OF the Old Testament, tOrr) /;
Isl OF Faith and the Jesus
~ ClSossf; Human Nature
hle, Phelps) Life and Lit
The Ancient Hebrews, (Ab-
tSlory Of the Hebrew Com
~ BAILEY & KENT; Histori-
I vols; The Bible of Ma
Smsonl, The Assurance of
wy IFosdickl; The Holy Cos
es'ant and Roman Catholic
compared, FIRTH; Reading
lPhelpsl; A short Intro
The Literature Of the Bible,
Great Leaders of Hebrew
Fowlerl; Women of the BIZ
tompSonl; The Mythical In
"n OF the Gospels, (Thor-
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Etsp Legion Prize Winners

timers in the American Lee
EonaI Essay contest were won
'rese boy porn IN Hawaii ant
a native American citizen,
b. lassle, and Connecticut
Italian extraction-these are
prize winners. 1t remained
ben year old, All Sing Ching,
btive pupil in the school at
|hu, territory of Hawaii to
he best OF those thousands OF
All Sing Ching can go to
because OF his essay; his re-
i15O, to be applied to col
olarship at any institution he
Ose.
\ Virginia Chastain, seventeen
hapoIis, Ind. won the second
five hundred dollars to be
)Oward a scholarship and JOS
)ndonato. sixteen. of Bridge
hn, whose essay is blank
bn the third prize of $3.50 also
billed to a college scholarship.
Pre- in addition two prize win
zach state, and each received
Kenneth Russell Copp of
IAN was awarded the second
bong the contestants in the
Maine.
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Nplilgan Goes to Madison

Foln F. Nelligan has been
Isu from the Sacred Heart
|" hallowell to become parish
'ae st. Sebastian parish at
rev. Father Michigan went
Eeli from Lisbon Falls, two
last December. He al
large acquaintance in
. lew years ago he occup-
.aarge for several months.
as Father Mullen who has
porarily in charge of the
se me death of Father Far
weeks ago.
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q, Mrs stlIie A. Groves

| Groves passed away
ksIl,e !. I. her son and a. a1"Ef'f e.
| NJ s,,, h'' street. at 7.l' a M
y If this notice was tne
q : IL, IaI'', Mrs. Luther err km norn
Of aasi'JJa January l. . ls47 In In
dss s,r1isd iLaforest Groves Gre a,r 4.
bd ,amediaiely took up their Mr
inll eii@oithfeld village. MI MI.
n - s'p Village blacksmith ,, nn-
Fss the ls 1919. Since her nus s.
kaih u Mrs. Groves has l made
lea' tn Il the son and s dang a,anv
\ so S''i mentioned med, cd TGe plaay
Pe wa a.a'sienendent Reporter was
|hs l = 'be Baptist Church at
er o. pa =" their removal TO
b u 10 1921, when she be,
(ar II u With the Federated
4" This village oh;Ia-
y III, tf,s' mother of three rec, enid q
'ss ~ n wife Of hd"m - !,
PIMA s nj Herbert L.
% ssnwbegan and Della In
q 2 !. ' 'tSe age of sixteen. AT
a. ~ little grandson fell
~ stream at smithfeld VIII
~ ~. - drowned. She leaves
.aadren and eleven great
(.,srsn living. also a SISTER
!. Groves. the oldest resid-
'ssseld. three brothers, Ln !.
's,sarson of Dover-Foxcfoft,
\ Emerson and George W.
!, 81 skowhegan, besides a
T., Of near relatives. run
- we're held at the Federal
d Wednesday at l p. M con-
1 pev. Geo. Loring Thurlow.
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According to the 1920 Federal cen
sus there were. in 1919, 1877 establish
ments in Somerset County employing
1857 people The wages amounted
to $4,216.243 and the cost of material
used was about .$12,034,5l3 while the
value of products was $20,334,513
The value added by manufacture was
S., 300, 263.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-15

Out-of-town lady shoppers will find
IL to their advantage to visit the Rest
Rooms in the Dodge Block, Water st.
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Town Meetings
SHARKS

Officers elected: selectmen or as
SCISSORS, Fred A. Dudley Harry e.
Moore, Charles A. Thompson; clerk,
Fred a. Dudley; treasurer, f. b. Dudley;
school committee, Edythe Fogg; road
commissioner, A. d. Drawn. Money
appropriated or raised. Schools, in
Guiding repairs on school buildings,
books, etc, $1,000; highways, includy
ing bridges and culverts, S4594; sup
port of poor, $1,000; town debt, $1,000;
total, $11 ,494
EMBDEN
Officers elected: selectmen or as
SCISSORS, Harlon BoNington. Linwood
Berry, Lester Bosworth; clerk, Harlon
Boyington; treasurer, Melvin w. Far
mer; school committee, Dana Witham /;
road commissioner, Grant Wtham.
Money appropriated or raised: Schools
including repairs on school buildings,
books, etc, $2S15; for highways, in
Guiding bridges and culverts, $5533;
support of poor $500; officers salaries
and town expenses, $500.
BINGHAM
Officers elected. c. ". Dutton,
moderator; Fred w. Preble, town
clerk: S. A. Smith. first selectman ;
Henry Cooley, second selectman; Con
cy W. Robinson, third selcctman; h.
W. Moore, treasurer. c. w. Dutton, tax
collectors J. II. Atwood, road commits
sioner; Earl r. Taylor, p. A. Woodland,
Harold a. Coleman, experimenting
school committee; Davis f. Howes,
auditor. Raised $32,154.10.
ANSON
The annual meeting Monday of An
son citizens at Carrabassett Hall pas
sed off very quietly with but one
contested election in which c. f.
Paine won out over Frank Hoyt by
a vote of so to 80 and with but two
changes in the official personnel. Sew
eral interesting discussions took place
for the most part without rancorN even
when there was disagreement. Sew
eral important matters were laid over
because of the lack of sufficient data
for intelligent action, with the under
standing that when officials have OBJ
tanned the necessary information that
a special meeting will be called. These
include the proposed Garfield school
enlargement, the bridging of Getchell
brook and the drainage of Moore HILL
The 'smoothness with which the day
business was transacted was due large
ly to the efficient manner in which
the moderator. county attorney Jas.
II. Thorne, performed his duties OIL
GERS chosen for the ensuing year are:
Clerk, Joseph p. Murray; selectmen,
assessors and overseers of the poor,
John Tarr, George b. Walker and
Henry NJ. Norton; treasurer, p. II.
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|s"ependent- Reporter, Somer-
~ ~ leading newspaper, Is
IN all news stands.
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SkOwhegan High Wins from Water.
Vile High

~ . oano nlavod for cbamnionsbin
no s{tinn v,it6 WotorviIla uiph team
tho cIouharar uiob toap won Inv a
s,.s, ~ o. - Tho ,,;oito,.e had
49,, nnrsidora,,Iy foarod hacanse of
- nrav;ons snocesses in different
eaYas ond Tho oan,o wae a fast one
go, .tart - Gn;sh Mic Rieeon of
U eaon 9oo " haid steadly to her
80" ti,r,ant tbo ovonine in snito
~ bod handican in tbo shane Of =
1an,o knoo rosnlting from an inmrv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-05

Player drives his ball into the
rough. Upon reaching his ball he
discovers the, lie is a rather bad
one, and the Shot very difficult be-
cause the slope of the ground made
it impossible to assume a proper
stance. A rather large stone is
resting in the rough nearby, The
player so places the stone that, by
putting one foot on it, he builds
up his stance and greatly improves
his chances for a good drive. Is
this permissible?
There is nothing in the rules that
definitely forbids the building up
of ones stance, but it seems such
an act would be contrary to Gus
tom and would not conform to
fair play and good sportsmanhsip,
A considerable amount of sand
has been deposited near green to
be used in the upkeep Of the course.
Player drives his second shot into
the sand close to the green. Had
not the sand been there the ball
would probably have reached the
green and the player been in a
much more advantageous position.
Has the player the right to lift
the ball and drop it without pen
atty?
Since the material, sand, was
placed near the green by the green
keeper, who figured on making GER
tain changes, the player should be
permitted to lift and drop his ball
without penalty.
What is the proper procedure
when ball lodges in anything NOV
ing, such as a wagon or electric
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-05

lawn mower or any vehicle that IS
passing across the course, which
carries the ball along with it?
In such 3 case the player has a
right to drop his ball without pen
atty as near as possible to the
spot wher the ball came into con-
tact with the moving object.
Player tees his ball close to the
limits of the teeing ground, feeling
that such a position will enable him
to get his ball off to advantage on
dog-leg hole. In order to play
his ball, which is teed just within
the limits, it is necessary that the
player assume a position that is
outside the limit in addressing the
ball. has the player such right?
The player is within his rights in
standing outside the limits of the
teeing ground in order to play his
ball which is teed just within the
limits.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-05
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER s. 1923 7g
STR|BL]NG s AR I S
TRAINING FOR BOUT
Georgia Boy Preparing Now For
First ChampionslR Fight of !,
Meteoric q

MACON, Sept. 5-Young Strib-
ling is in training for the first
worlds championship fight he ever
took part in.
Pa Striking, father-manager OF
the youthful challenger for interna-
tional honors, seems to believe his
bow is in the best condition of his
career.
ellis arm looks fine" he said yes
terday. "W. L. looked as good in his
workout as could want, and l be-
lieve McTigue is going to get big
surprise. "
The Macon sensation, who has
fought his way to chance at the
worlds title at the age of IS years,
yesterday began his first real cam
paign of workouts for two and half
months. His arm has been X-rayed
and found to be in sound condition,
and there now seems no possible
hitch. to his engagement With Mike
McTigue in Columbus on Oct. a.
Striking worked ten rounds yes
terday, and seemed to enjoy it. His
long rest has undoubtedly done him
good and has made him a much
more dangerous opponent for the
Irish-American holder of the worlds
light heavyweight title.
McTigce, in his fight with Strib-
ling, will be defending his title for
the first time since he defeated Bat
Ting Sikh in Dublin. Ireland. There
is little doubt but that the cham
pion believes he is fairly safe in his
bout with the Macon star.
Strib included in his workout yes
terday three rounds Of boxing, two
with Joe Burman and one with Jack
Kid Woffard.
He will fight for the first time in
nearly three months Monday, when
he meets Jimmie Conway in Rome.
Pa Stribling said he was receiving
number of inquiries about the bat
tie.
"Why is it that McTigue is com
ing down here to fight Stribling for
100000 when he could get much
more in New York;" he, is asked
The reason for this is that the
boxing laws in New York require
that aechampion must defend his ii
tie at least every six months. If Ne
Tigue fought in New York he would
have to fight man who is selected
for him as the most likely candidate
and as he fights Stribling to ref
erees decision he will be obeying the
law and believes he is enabling him
self to rest another six months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-05
YOUTH, COURAGE AND
AMBITION ARE GREAT
ASSETS WITH FIBPO
Argentinian Challenger Has
What corbett Had When He
Took Sullivan's Title
IS CONFIDENT HE'LL WIN
Has Single Track Mind That
Permits Nothing to Obscure
Ambitious Goal
By BOB DoRMAN

4 ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.; Sept.
5.-What had Corbett when he
fought and took the title from
John L. Sullivan?
You, courage, konIgidente and
ambition.
And those qualities sum up the
chances of Luis Angel Firpo to
take the same title from it's pres
ent holder, Jack Dempsey.
But q years old, he is in the
prime of life-at the height of
his physical powers.
Though he has not fought men
of the first class, such men are
scarce in his division. And from
some of those he has fought, he
has been compelled to take hard
wallops.
From none has he flinched.
His courage has met every test
to which it has been put so far.
His confidence is sublime.
That he is to meet Dempsey, the
worlds heavyweight champion,
means nothing in his young life.
To him it is just another fight.
He does not worry.
"Why should II" he says.
Dempsey is just a man, He can
be beaten the same as anyone else,
'"All champions are unbeatable
until they are licked. Then the
new champion is unbeatable"
Firpo is ambitious. The heavy
weight title is his goal. All hi'
efforts are directed toward it.
His is singletrack mind. He
permits nothing to interfere will
his plans
Women mean nothing to him
He is courteous to them with evel
ready gallantry OF the Castllhan
But he. makes no intimates among
them.
Women" he says, 81 have mt
time for them. They hinder box
er in his work. Many a fighter
: hopes have sunk in the depths o
, a woman's eyes.
Someday, perhaps, shall
marry. But not until my ring day
, are over. No girl holds any clair
4 on my heart, and until | meet tn
: right one, no one will.
Youth, courage, confidence an
: ambition.
They ca ncarry a man far o
the road to his dreams.
Can they carry Firpo to his goa
| can they overcome the handica
Of his boxing deficiencies?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-05
: OWNDES FARMERS NOW
SELLING SOUR CREAM

VALDOSTA, Sept. Sit is es-
timated that Lowndes county is
now already selling from four to
five hundred pounds of sour cream
daily to creameries in other places.
AS the farmers get in their dairy
cows they commence shipping in
order to keep the cream disposed of
until a plant is established in this
city. This is gradually adding a
very comfortable amount of money
to the cash income of those en-
gagged in the business.
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81 Oily Evans
THE PLAY

In the last half of the fifth in
ming there are runners on first and
second and two out. 1t is Smiths
turn to bat, he being the fourth
man in the batting order. Instead,
Jones, who is the fifth man in the
batting order, triples, scoring two
runs.
The team in the field then dis
covers that Jones has batted in
place of Smith and an appea lis
made to the umpire for a ruling
on the play. =
Do the runs score? Who is call
ed out on the play? How is the
batting order cared for in the next
inning?