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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-22
Agricultural Society Getting Ready
for Fourth mt NOrridgewOck
Independent Reporter Co.
Skowhegan, Maine.

Observation-Disclosures Co.
Skowhegan, Maine.
Gentlemen:
Your letter of Nov 9th received and
contents carefully noted and l assure
you its contents were greatly appre-
ciated.
We are all very glad that Skowhe-
gan has decided not to celebrate July
4th, 1924, as we thought 1t was our
turn to do this stunt ourselves the
coming year and we are going to try
and do ourselves proud on this glori-
Gus day, and may | mention 1t right
here that we expect few people from
your town on this date as Norridge-
wock turned out wonderful crowd to
all the festivities at Skowhegap the
past season and we have looked and
looked in vain for that crowd from the
Reporter Office that was going to at
tend our fair Sept. 22nd. L only saw
one man from Skowhegan Sept. 22nd
and he did not stop, perhaps the cir
Gus at Skowhegan took all of his
loose change.
\ IL Ilhope Mr.. Pierce and MIR. Whitney
and all other members of the chamber
of Commerce will cooperate with us
to make July 4th, 1924, real day OF
celebration, and when | invite you to
do this l speak for all the members OF
Norridgewock Agricultural Society as
vote was taken at our annual meet
ing November Sth, to have you CO.
operate with us to make July 4th,
1924 the biggest and best day. we
ever had. ~ f.
Yours for more business, more
pleasure and better roads from town
to Elmwood Park.
s. A. CROMMETT,
Sec'y. Norridgewock Agri. So.
November IL, 1893
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'1lsAtiag ma Pumping Installations

The following communication re-
Gently received from the Fairbanks
Morse Company will be OF interest to
our reads:
Last April e. z. Folsom, the popu-
lar hardware man of Bingham. deter
mined that his section OF the state
needed line of power, lighting and
pumping machinery. After careful In
vestigation he determined IL possible
to secure the dealer representation Of
Fairbanks Morse Company of Boston.
This long established firm was known
not only to build the most complete
line of this apparatus and to back
their dealers fully, but also to always
satisfy the ultimate consumer.
"Mr. Folsom became their dealer
and with the assistance of the com
pany's genial representative, A. J. De-
loise of Bangor, is making rapid pro-
gress installing lighting and pumping
machinery. The people oftthis Sec
ton have long felt the need of such
apparatus but lack of adequate dealer
service has held them back. This is
now assured as Mr.. Folsom Is devot-
ing his personal attention to the Fair
banks Morse line.
"Since April Mr.. Folsom has INSTALL
ed lighting plants for the s. d. War
rem Paper Company at both Skinner
and Dennysville in addition to pump
ing plant at Rock Pond. He exhibit
ed at the Pennington fair and besides
a number of engine sales made these,
Interested the town Of Weld. In
consequence he Is now installing a
good sized lighting plant for the town
and is wiring Is houses at the pres
ent time. He has just contracted
with the popular West Outlet Camps
on Moosehead Lake to install large
10 volt lighting system and pump
having capacity of 125 gallons per
minute.
HE has a particularly attractive
automatic electric pumping plant as
well as home electric light plant for
homes of all Sizes"
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skD|u :! LIKELY !! TO.
Be FIRST N STATE
Cooperative Marketing Seems to be
Near for People Of Skowhegan
and Vicinity

The prospects now are that Show
hogan will be the first place in, the
state to take up the method of Co
operative Marketing. beginning with
shipments Of hay. This appeared to
be the attitude OF the gathering held
at Augusta last Saturday which was
attended by Elmer e. Harris and ?. T.
white of Skowhegan. Mr.. Harris Is
a member OF the committee from the
state chamber of commerce to pro-
mote cooperative marketing. and Mr..
White Is secretary Of the tentative Co.
operation Association, formed In
Skowhegan. Delegates from the
Farmers Club were present at the
meeting.
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Somerset Grange ut Norridgewock

On Thursday evening, Somerset
Grange observed Gentlemen's Night
and one of the best meetings of the
year was the result After the bust
ness meeting an open meeting was
declared and the program given un-
der the direction of Herbert Crosby
who was chairman Of the committee
The different numbers on the program
were of songs. readings, ETC.. and a
pantomine "Tn6 Warmers Needy" led
by. Herbert CROSBY who afterwards
gave q. very NICE reading. After. the
program refreshments were served.
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Somerset County Agricultural News
Wesserunsett Grange

At the regular meeting of Wesser-
unsett Grange at Cornville Saturday
evening, November 18th, the following
program was presented: First was
ten minutes of songs by the members;
reading, Pumpkin Perfection" Emma
Smith; duet, Silver Threads Among
the Gold" A. f. Smith and G. K.
French; tableau, 1.-THE Family Flow
err; reading, The Two Glasses.
Annie Hafey: song, "Massa's in the
Cold, Cold Ground" choir; recitation,
when the Frost is on the Pumpkin
and the Corn is in the Shack" Carrie
French.
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East Madison Grange

The next regular meeting of East
Madison Grange will be held Satur-
day afternoon with a Thanksgiving
program in charge of Nellie Hobart.
The first and second degrees will be
conferred on a class of four candi-
dates.
There will be another dance with
a baked bean and pastry supper at
the Grange Hall Friday evening to
finish paying for the wen. -. = :.
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Some Hon Fruit

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Fisher of
South Scion called on the agricultural
editor, Tuesday and exhibited an egg
of unusual proportions. The dimen-
sions upon measurement were found
to be substantially eight and one
half by six and one half inches. Mr..
and Mrs. Fisher keep Rhode Island
Reds and have twenty-five hens with
large number OF pullets.
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Some dooryards have so many trees
that they keep out the breeze. If you
don't want to sacrifice any of them,
try trimming them high SO that you
will still have the shade but will let
the breezes through. =
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Gard of Thanks

We wish to thank our friend
neighbors for their kindness
during our sickness this tal,I
the Sunshine Society.
MIR. and Mrs. Ben Atyool
and family.
Bingham, Maine,
NoVembeR. %, 1929
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Dust cabbages with paris green and
lime to get the cabbage worm; there
is no danger of poisoning people who
eat the cabbage because 1t grows
? ff6ff tfgfhHfdgU tit.es ~ -" = 80
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consider It the best part of an
education to have been born and
brought Aapss1e me rEvuntry.
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Common sense in farming wi
a lot of questions about old pr1
that may be merely DID,,
, 1923-09-05
GUN MEN TAKE POT SHOT
AT NOTORIOUS o. q. v. HEAD

Chicago. M.-Three thousand per-
sons, half Of them women, affiliated
with the International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers union were thrown into
a panic at a meeting of garment work.
ers here, when two gunment suddenly
burst into the hall. fired three shots
Mt William Y. Foster, head of the
Trades Union Educational league,
who was speaking from the platform.
and escaped. Foster was unhurt and
continued his talk.
Men and women rushed for the exits
while the speaker called upon them to
remain calm. The gunner turned and
fled down a fire-escape before their
identity could be learned.
The meeting had been called at the
request Of seven members who had
been expelled from the organization
two weeks by the International Of
Ulcers for their alleged activities in
agitating for the amalgamation Of all
branches Of the union into one big
local.
, 1923-09-05
FLYERS UP 81 HOURS;
HAVE TRYING NIGHT
Beat McReady's Cross Country Mark:
smash F%Iashiiaht Keeping Keep
Ing Mechanism Operating

San Diego. Cal.-Capt. Lowell Smith
and Lieut. John Richter, San Diego
airmen, pilots of the big De Haviland
plane. landed at Rockwell field at
6:19 :32, Tuesday night, ending their
epochal flight began at 5:O7 a. m,
Monday, for continuous endurance per-
Torrance alOft, with four records set.
The avlators, who were In the air
more than 81 hours. established four
new speed records, as well as making
new marks In endurance and distance.
To complete the flight, they made Is
contacts with another plane to taxi
on gasoline, food. water and oil.
Smith and Richter stayed in the air.
according to unofficial figures. 1 hour,
z minutes and II seconds longer than
did Lieuts. Oakley Kelly and John
McReady, who made a continuance
flight of 80 hours, 3 minutes, 81 sec
onds. In the first nonstop tr%anscOnti-
mental flight.
Until Tuesday, Kelly and MacReady
held the duration record. Smith and
Richter were up 81 hours, 10 minutes,
81 seconds, unofficial figures showed.
More than two hours after the flight
was completed, official elapsed time,
averaged speed and total mileage had
not been announced. However, as the
aviatOrs passed the 4,70O-kilometer
mark about 1 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, 1t was certain that they had
passed the previous distance record,
The old record was 1000 kilOmeters,
or 2.451.2 miles and also was held by
L~ieutenants Kelly and MacReady.
The birdmen brought the ship down
to a graceful landing and were greeted
by the blasts of whistles from every
craft In the harbOr. Several thousand
persons crowded the field and rushed
towards the plane when it came to a
stop.
, 1923-09-05
.U.S.S. MONTANA IS
TO Be SCRAPPED
JUNkiNo ORDER APPLIES TO
NAvY's NEWEST, LARGEST
BATTLE SHIP
VICTIM OF DISARMAMENT PACT
Seven Ships Of the Line to be De-
stroyed In Compliance With
5-5-3 Agreement

San Francisco, Calif.-The U. s. 8.
Montana, o%ne-fourth completed on the
ways at the Mare Island navy yard,
and to have been the largest battle
ship in the United States navy, will
be junked and the magnificent hull
cut to pieces with torches and sold as
scrap steel as a part of the disarma-
ment agreement between the powers.
Seven ships Of the line,' six out
worn in service and the seventh, the
greatest of all, still less than half
completed on the launching ways are
being fairly overrun by strip
ping crews" removing small ordnance
INT other works that may come In
handy" later. When the stripping is
completed the hulls will either be dis
posed Of to private owners for de-
struction or will be cut up and junked
by the government.
Foremost comes the great Montana,
27.6 per cent completed at Mare
island.
h keel of the Montana was laid
Sept. 1, 1920, and the hammers were
stilled after $s,s97,O 900 had been spent
on her fabrication. She will have 20
be cut up on the ways, as she is not
In launching shape. Her machinery
had been ordered, but much Of it can
be salvaged.
The other ships are the Nebraska,
New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Yer
mont, all at Mare Island. where they
were de-commissioned several months
ago. With the exception of the Yer
mont, which was built in 1905, all of
the old battlers we're laid down in
1901. All Of these older boats saw
service In the World war.
In point Of tragic interest the Geor-
gia, also at Mare Island, claims the
greatest interest. Back in 1905, while
his battleshlp was engaged in target
practice off Provineetown, Mass, an
explosion in one of her superimposed
turrets killed the turret crew of 20,
and nearly wrecked the ship.
The Connecticut, at a Puget sound
shipyards, also has an interesting his
tory. She was the flagship of the
American fleet on Its trip around the
world In 1908. and carried the flag
for the greater part of her commits
stoned existence. She Is remembered
In connection with the history of Adj
miral RObley d. (Fighting Bob)
Evans. who was on her bridge when
the historic globe circling cruise
started.
, 1923-09-05
Brilliant Colors for
Sweaters for Riddles

Sweaters for little men and women
nre most %pretentious. The sportsman
of three or four m IL quite M
smartly decked out as his elders. He
has a sweater jacket Of brushed wool.
fitted and tailored In the correct new
fashion for country wear II Is of two
tones Of figured wool win plain knit
ted back and sleeves, and a severe
row Of buttons down the front. as well
us most important-looking pockets.
S%lipovers are the easiest to get Into.
and r likely to stny on. so they nre
much In vogue for the little folks.
These have a sailor or turn-back collar
and wool ties.
Many OF the sweaters are In two
colors and have woven designs Of
Mother Goose characters and animals.
A galloping white horse ndds a splen-
did touch Of decoration to n bright red
slipover.
silk and wool weaves are very popu-
lar. Coilnrless sweaters nre finished
with u wove border design.
An interesting trimming that is much
admired by little folks Is an orgnndie
medallion with embroidered pictures
In colors. These nre used as belt tabs
or edgings.
, 1923-09-05
Straight Dresses
Favored in Paris
Mode Is Doomed for Winter
Wear, According to the
Fashion Writer

There Is war In the world Of dress /!
Not an u%nfriendly war nevertheless
one which is being carried on with de-
termination. 1t is a war of length
versus breadth.
My personal opinion, states a fash
Ion correspondent In the Boston Globe,
Is that there is not a shadow of doubt
abou the winner-for this year. at
least. length" has become an estab-
lished favorite; that Is to say, the
tunic-dress outline.
At the beginning of the year one
heard many rumors about a drastic
change of line. Many of the leading
dressmakers of Paris tried hard to get
this change accepted by the women
n ave influence in dress matters,
but 1t was no use. Straight dresses
which display the outline of the figure
and which had a youthful effect re-
malned strong ~favorites. Full and
fussy dresses were accepted here and
there, for evening use and for special
summer fetes, but not for general
wear; and SO 1t happened that the ma
)ority Of the dress people in the rue de
la Paix, ETC.. accepted a defeat and
quickly turned out straight models, sur
prisingly short and tight, which give
general satisfaction.
For he summer, at least, these
straight models will remain in favor
but the advocates Of full-even hoped
Skirts have only retired for a mo-
ment They have not changed their
opinions. Certain attractive actresses
have been induced to appear on the
stage In the Second empire ball dresses
OF ultra attractive appearance. Winter
halter hats and fchus call for fiounced
skirts and early Victorian corsages.
And so the thin end of the wedge Is
being steadily inserted.
1t Is not safe to make distant predic-
tions, but I am afraid that the present
season will see the last Of our lovely
straight dresses; that when winter
comes we shall have grown used to
dounces and fussy pillows. even hoops.
A wonderful specimen of modified
Second empire dress certainly created
a sensation. The foundation was gold
lame. with a series of gathered iounces
in fine gold lace. The corsage was
draped tightly round bust and waist,
with a bertha of gold lace falling of
the shoulders. A magnificent touch Of
color was introduced In the form of
deep pink poinsettias which seemed
thrown against one side of the skirt.
one gorgeous blossom resting on the
, 1923-09-05
P|NCHOT SUGGESTS
COAL PEACE TERMS
WAGE INCREASE AND s.HoUR
DAY URGED UPON ANTHRA-
CITE CONFERENCE
WARNS OF PUBLIC CONTEMPT
pennsylvania Governor Backs Recog-
milton Of Union and Permission
for Collecting Dues

Harrisburg, Pa.-Governor Pinchot
has submitted to representatives of
the anthracite miners and operators in
Joint conference, n proposed basis of
settlement, providing for n 10 per cent
increase in pay, establishment of the
eight-hour day for all employees and
full recognition of the union by the
operators without the c~heck-off. but
with the right to have union represen-
tatives present when the men are paid.
The three main points of his
sceheme of settlement were set forth
as follows:
"1-Recognition of the basic eight
hour day for all employees, If longer
hours are necessary at certain times,
or In certain occupations, the overtime
to be paid for at the eight-hour rate.
"2-Uniform increase of 10 per cent
to all employees. This increase to take
effect September 1.
"3-Full recognition of the union by
the operators, without the check-off,
but with the right to have n union
representative present when the men
are paid" o
A fourth point proposed complete
recognition of the principle of collec-
tive argaining.
As before, the governor called 18th
sides to seats around the table in the
big reception room, facing zach other,
while he read his ultimatum.
II am speaking to both sides at this
table," he ~admonished them when he
spoke of their hostilities establishing,
In the public mind "a bitter and lasting
resentment"
John l.. Lewis, president Of the
United Mine Workers, Immediately
summoned a meeting of the full scale
committee of the anthracite miners.
The committee has 3S members, in ad-
dition to union officials who have
handled details.
Samuel D.. Warmer, president of
the operators policy committee, like
wise has called in consultation as
many of his associates as he could
reach.
, 1923-09-05
Lightning Sets OIL Tank Attire

San Francisco. Cal. = Electrical
storms, unusual for this season Of the
year in this region. set fire to oil
tanks and smashed power transform
ers on the east side OF San Francisco
bay. Two tanks with n capacity of
100000 barrels, containing naptha dis
tillate, on the Standard OIL company
tank farm at San Pablo, were set
aflre.
Lightning struck n flagpole on the
Oakland city hall and put the lighting
system out Of commission. Fires
caused by lightning were reported
from Richmond. Hundreds Of fire
fighters emptied the burning distillate
from the tanks and diverted It into a
creek. which runs through the farm
TO the bay, a mile and a half away.
, 1923-09-05

right shoulder, or rather, falling of It.
A very famous Paris dressmaker,
Lanvin, seems satisfied that smart
women will really accept this style.
and In the ear future. But then Lam
vim is now showing quite a different
silhouette-curious models which are
very tight ove bust, waist and hips.
and which then flare out in an aston
ishing manner. One Of these nodes
was made Of fine black lace, elaborate
ly shlrred yer the hips, with a tight
casaquin corsage INT Immensely full
founces spreading N from a low hip
line. At one side there was an enor-
nous taffeta bow. with ends which
trailed on the ground. Molyneux also
is showing models which are tight down
to a very long hip line and which then
break out into wide. very full fiounces.
This Is a revival OF 1880 styles. 1t Is
becoming to women Of exceptionally
good figures, tall and slender, but the
average woman Will md such dresses
distinctly trying.
, 1923-09-05
HIoh Grade Gold ore

Centennial, Wyo.JThe Colwyn mines
near here are making preparations to
ship n thousand pounds Of h~igh-grnde
gold to the smelter at Denver. and
Alfred Daykin. who Is In charge OF
the work. stated that he expected the
ore 10 run into the hundreds OF dol.
lars to the ton. The operating com.
pany has let n contract for running
two tunnels TO encounter the main
vein. one OF 200 feet and the other
Of 900. and when these nre finished II
Is expected the output OF ore will rur
more than $1,000 to the ton.
, 1923-09-05

the selection Of furniture as you have
In preaching civic beauty and higher
moral standards.
When you assist In creating tho
home of taste you are mlnistering 10
culture and intelligence. One cannot
very well continue without the other.
1t Is n proven fact that no homo
maker can associate himself with
household goods In which the kindred
quality OF each Ii well established ana
inter-related. without being improved
by the contact.
Mental efficiency. moral breadth ana
social uplift are all promoted ana
maintained by our Intimate environ.
ment.
And what environment Is more con-
slant than good Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel.
, 1923-09-05
Choose Wall Paper for
Your Home With Care

When you choose the wall paper for
your home, select 1t with special care,
advises a writer In the Milwaukee Sem
tineA. II you are a renter, you will
find that many apartments are fortu.
nately decorated In good taste.
The five-room apartment or house
always includes bath and sometimes q
sun room, In addition to the living
room, two bedrooms and a kitchen.
Sometimes these rooms are found al.
ready papered and the pattern Is sim.
ply atrocious. With this condition,
visualIzing furniture settings and that
"at home" feeling is utterly impossible
To avoid these wallpaper joits, II
you ~redecorate. use care In the selec-
tlon Of patterns and colors.
, 1923-09-05
Another Kan FIoooer 70 Pan

Tulsa, okin.-The road to the state
penItentlnry opened TO another Tulsa
county fiorger and admitted member
Of the Ku Kiux Khan. when william
Arthur Finley, constable at Broken
Arrow. WINS sentenced TO two years
Imprisonment for participating In the
whipping OF Leslie Goolsby and Mrs.
Myrtle Spain now Mrs. Goolsby, on
the night OF July 10, 1922.
Finley confessed turning Mrs. Spain
and Goolsby over to n band OF whip
pers and pleoded guilty TO n charge Of
riot.
, 1923-09-05
PANAMA CANAL SHOWS WELL
IN FIRST NINE YEARS

Neutrality-suspicious. than 10000 YES
sells carrying an aggregate cargo of
S4,OOO,OOO tons and paying tolls of
more than $76,5OO.OOO have passed
through the Panama canal in the nine
years of its %operation. ending August
IA. In the first year of Its operation,
h canal was used by 1871 vessels
with a cargo tonnage of $751; OS and
paying tolls amounting to $5,171 900
compared with 4.272 vessels with n
cargo tonnage of 21,21O,OO0 and paying
tolls of $1s.s95.OOO for the year just
closed.
, 1923-09-05
Hardino's Body In sarcophaqu.

Marion, Ohio.-The casket contain
Ing the body of the late President
Harding has been placed In the asphalt
sarcophagus weighing 1900 pounds.
After the sarcophagus was sealed Il
was placed In the vault In the Marion
cemetery where the body was en-
tombed several weeks ago. Later It
will be placed in n masoleum which
Is to be constructed.
, 1923-09-05
Fur Thieves Surprised by Cop.

Omaha. Neb.-Robbers with a stolen
auto. who had piled $1,000 worth of
furs outside the establishment OF PEN
mock and Hallbnch. made their escape
when surprised by police. In the con-
fusion following the arrival OF the
police. the thieves narrowly missed
running down Motorcycle officer Cleg-
horn. who In the meantime drove up to
the scene OF the presence Of
the officers.
, 1923-09-05

Philadelphia. Pa.-Cy Williams,
Philadelphia National center fielder,
stepped ahead OF Babe Ruth when he
drove out his thlrty-thlrd home run OF
the season In the fifth inning OF n
game with st. Louis. Sherdell was
pitching and there wns none on base.
Ruth and Williams were tied ut 70
home runs each.
, 1923-09-05
TWELVE LINERS IN RACE
TO LAND IMMIGRANTS

New York.-Twelve liners carrying
1900 aliens ARE racing TO New York
In order that their human cnrgoes may
have n chance for entrance Into this
coutry before the September quotns
are filled. The monthly race has been
characterized as the Quarantine
derby" A number OF ships will land
immigrants Mt Boston. while one. the
Asia. coming from Mediterranean
ports. will dock Mt Providence, Il. L,
With 425 passengers.
, 1923-09-05
Coal Production slumps

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tabulated by
the United States geological survey
show that during the week ending Au-
gust 4. Montana mines produced coal
Mt 4s.7 per cen of capacity. the loss
being due to no market. Six mines
are reported working with n capacity
OF $1,000 tons weekly. This Is lower
output thai the previous week. when
the Montana mines were producing ut
90 per cen normal.