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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-18

will be back ready for work again
Friday.
Miss Eldridge who for the past few
weeks has been filling the pulpit at
the Baptist Church, returned to Cor
don College. Boston, last week. She
made many friends during her stay
with us.
Miss A. Ella Hatch has returned to
Gorham, n. H., whore she will teach
in the junior high. This will be
Miss Hatcher's fourth year in Gorham.
MIR. and Mrs. Leonard Mayo who
have been spending few days with
Mrs. Mayo's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cooley, have gone to New
York where both will be instructors
in boys school.
Miss Alfredo Hatch who has. been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Everett Reed
has returned to her school in Haver-
hill. Mass. She was accompanied to
Lewiston by her sister who visited
relatives and friends in that place;
also in Old Orchard Biddeford and
Saco. #ss,.
Mrs. Lynn Rogers of North Arson
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Cooley. 4s5
Many of our people attended the
Skowhegan fair also the fair at Gull
ford Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Downs and son
Daniel were calling on friends in
Dexter and Ripley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrill, Deering had
for callers, Sunday, Mrs. Dan Tozier
and daughter. George Cathcart, Miss
Clukey, Miss Melvin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Winfield Huff, Mr. and Mrs. Earle
Pushor of Pittsfield, DIR. Ray B. Harris
of Brighton, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Harding of Madison. Francis Colleton
of Bridgton and friend Mr. Keene
from L. of NJ.
Mrs. Nellie Hurd went Monday to
Boston to visit her son and family.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-18
Billiards. Golden

the week end with her ifl'n'''
Soule and Ruth Savage 800 A
Mrs. Ralph Wing aud i"0 4
ters. Olive and Glennis sP.".
night in Skowhegan as a gae''
cousin. Mrs. II. c. Sheridan .oo
Timothy Ahearn spent The WEI NJ
with his brother-in-Ia~ ffaiiN "
ley. II. The
Glenn Viles has bought 't ,bI
Donahue house and moved % '"|
of last week. 1T. froI
Dean Donahue and iainllt .n 49,
burn are visiting his ia'"''
Donahue. I'll
The schools began here a' I'D
sth. Mrs. A. D. Gray Ieaa EN- rra|
school. Mrs. Griffin me r.. "A
school and Hilda Wing 1''
school.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-18
RIPLEY

Mrs. Charles Hanson and Miss
Maude Roach were the guests OF
friends in Dover Sunday.
J. S. Loughton Jr of Waterville is
spending few days, visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. j. S. Laughton be-
fore returning to dolby College.
Mrs. Clarence Hamilton of Cam
bridge visited at the home of Walter
Richardson Sunday. September Ia.
Scott Knowles passed away Mon
day morning after a long and painful
illness with cancer at the home of his
son Clyde Knowles.
Miss Bernice Stone of Garland has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. j. C..
Farrar.
Everett Ross Is working at St AL
bans this fall in the corn shop.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-18
CORNYIILE

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Scribner OF
David City. Neb., and Mrs. Blanche
Casey of Colorado Springs, Col, who
have been visiting relatives in town.
started for their respective homes
Monday morning, September 10.
Alonzo Scribner of Lewiston has
been visiting his nephew Lyman
Scribner, returned to his home Mon
day.
Mrs. Emma Walker of Yarmouth
and Mrs. Will Nichols and two child
rem of Augusta called on Mrs Agnes
Moody Sunday.
Leslie Williams who has been at
home the past few weeks, has gone
to Rhode Island where he has en-
ployment.
Mildred Smith. Charlie and Eli
Williams are attending school in
Skowhegan.
II. A. Durham, wife and two daugh-
tiers of Ohio and Mrs Jane Blaisdell
of Augusta were callers in town Sat
urday
Frank Kilkenny and wife of Green
Vile Junction are visiting Mrs. Xii
kenny's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. 5.
Moody.
Alton Amazeen is pressing hay in
Skowhegan.
Mrs. Mark Dinsmore of Waterville,
Mrs. Stella Dinsmore and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles II. futile of Skowhegan
were automobile callers on Mrs. Ag-
mes Moody Tuesday afternoon.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-18

Ralph Porter spent Sunday at his
home in Westbrook
J. A. Bridges and wife were in Far
mington recently.
c. G. Meader and wife have return
ed from a motor trip to Vermont.
Reginald Kicker took in the pic
ture show at Flagstaff, Saturday
night.
Clifford Drake is out from Big Is
land and helping E. H. Bracket on
the telephone lines at present.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-18
WEST CORNyIIIE,

James Pugh spent the week end
with relatives in South Bingham
Several from this vicinity attended
the fair at Skowhegan.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-18
FLAGSTAFF

The storm and rain did much dam
age to the crops and the wind blew
over many trees and the water was so
high that the floating bridge could
not be used.
Mrs. Rosa Dyer from Stratton spent
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-18

Four brands 49,
differeut navoss
49, all made from
bss, ingredients
ebtainable
Sealed in its
purity package
- fresh, clean
and full
favored
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
CONFERENCE HIGH
 IN CHURCH SCHOOLS
Work Of Sunday Schools Praised
 At Ozark Meeting

OZARK, Ala, Nov. 15.-(SpecialD Among the outstanding features of it's Alabama conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, now in ses- sion here is the report of the Sunday school board which was read today by Dr. J. c. James of Opelika, vice presi- dent of the board, It revealed the con- ference to be outstanding among the conferences of the church in this field.
 The report indicated that training credits mad been issued in number suf- ficent to equal 34 per cent of the number of officers and teachers in the schools of the conference.
 Institutes were held in large num- Der and reached thousands of Meth odist Sunday school and church con- stituency. The Sunday school confer ence which met in Greenville with 800 attendance was said to be the high point of the year in the institute pro gram.
 Programs of work for local Sunday schools were placed to total 337, each one being explained in person by some competent person. The number of rank ing Sunday schools, so recognized by the General s. s. Board of the Church, numbers Al and exceeds the record of anl conference in MethOdism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
STOCK LAW ROW
 IS RENEWED AGAIN
Cattle Released From Pound
 And Fence Burned

MOBILE, Ala, Nov. 15.-(Special.) Depredations at the Irvington stock pound, which caused arrests and later acGuittal of 26 residents of communities in the southern part of the county, broke out afresh when the corral where stock are impounded under the Irving ton stock law, was burned to the ground, fences ~cut and stock released The act was committed by a band of men who visited Irvington in ten au- tomobiles. Reviewers and shot guns were freely fired, terrorizing residents in the neighborhood who awakened by the shots looked out to see the stock corral in flames.
 This marks the fourth time that the stock pound at Irvington has been visited by bands of men who object to the Irvington stock law and who have released their cattle impounded under the recently enacted IrvingtOn commu- nity law under which cattle roaming at large are taken up.
 Sheriff Cazalas has personally taken charge of the case and is making every effort to break up the affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
WOULD ENJOIN FARMER

The Alabama Farm Bureau Cotton association. through it's attorneys at Montgomery have filed petition in the Etowah county chancery court seeking to enjoin J. G. Stewart, member of the Etowah county branch, from dis posing of cotton under contract to that organization. It is stated that Stewart joined the association June 6, 1922, and delivered four bales that year, refusing to make further deliveries. The assO- citation ask for a bill of discovery to as- certain how many bales the defendant produced in 1923, 1924, and also asks that he be required to pay n penalty of 5 cents per pound as liquidated damages. It is the first case of it's kind ever filed here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
Al ABANA LOSES $50Q000 IN FIRES DURING DROUGHT
TOM CLEVELAND TO FACE TRIAL
 FOR FIFTH TIME

MOBILE, Ala, Nov. 15.-(Spe- cial. .)-Thomas Cleveland, charged , with the killing of Stephen Lossingy an aged oyster dealer of West Fowl River, this county, is scheduled to go on trial on December 5. for the fifth time. Cleveland has gone through four trials with the result that the juries were unable to reach a verdict, mistrials being recorded. Cleveland is at liberty on $1o,ooo bond.
 Jack Cleveland, father of this de- fendant and former member of the board of revenue and road commis- sioners, has been convicted Of mur- der in the second degree and sen fenced to fifteen years for the kill ing of Tossing. The older Cleve- land is in jail here pending a de- cision of the supreme court on the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
POWER COMPANY
 BUILDS NEW LINE
Will Serve Rural Sections In The Gadsden
 District
(Galsden Bureau)

GADSDEN, Ala, Nov. 15.-Carrying out it's announced purpose to aid in solving the rural problem in Alabama, the Alabama Power company has be- gun the construction of several distribu- tion lines to the suburbs of Gadsden and several outlying communities. It is now running line several miles south of the city to light the Country club and number of houses in the vicinity and to furnish power for new dairy and one or two small manufacturing plants.
 On the north it is running n line to point three miles out where eighteen houses are to be served, also a mill. It is also planning to take over the Belle vue Highlands lighting system on Look out mountain to serve large colony of city people. The company has made survey for line to Glencoe, but has not yet decided to build. The line would supply more than 100 homes, several churches and large high school with lights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16

AUBURN, Ala, Nov. 15.-(Special.) Rev. A. B. Davidson, graduate of Bir- mingham-Southern college and Emory university, Atlanta. Ga., has taken up his work as Methodist student, pastor and instructor of religious education in the Alabama Polytechnic institute. Mr. Davidson succeeds Rev. Albert E. Bar nett who resigned to accept work with the Scarritt Bible Training school in Nashville, Tenn.
 MT. Davidson held two pastorates, one in Birmingham and the other in the south Atlanta district. While at Emory he was the recipient of number of honors, including membership in the Tau Kappa Alpha Forsenic fraternity. the Pyramid Honorary society, president of the Andrew Sledd Literary society, the intercollegiate debate team, stu dent activity council, Y. M. c. A. cab met, librarian for Candler School of Theology, delegate to student volunteer convention at Indianapolis. He also attained high honors in Birmingham Southern, where, among other activi- ties, he was captain of the track team. He is member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
 Mir. Davidson expects to join the Ala bama conference now meeting in Ozark. Mrs. Davidson was Miss La Verne Lotelady, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. w. H. Lovelady, of Hartselle, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
BAPTIST WOMEN OF STATE RAISE $13Q,OOO IN YEAR Missionary Union To Hold Annual Session
 At Opelika HUDSON COLLEGE
 DRIVE PLANNED Number Of Missionaries Will Speak During, State Convention

OPELIKA, Ala, Nov. 15.-Baptist women of Alabama have contributed S13O.95S.S1 to various causes supported by the denomination during. the past convention year, according to the re- port of Mrs. Ida Stallworth, correspond ing secretary of the Baptist Woman Missionary Union of Alabama. Mrs. Stallworth's report will be one of the features of the thirty-firsts annual ses- sion of the W. M. U., to be held in Opelika November 19 to 20.
 This amount represents one-third of the total contributions made by Alabama Baptists during the year, according to W. M. U., officials. Of this amount $126, ,45S.22 went into the states quota of S4,O0O,000 in the $75,O0OOOO cam paign of the Southern Baptist conven- tion.
 More than 1,7OO women's and young people's organizations are functioning in Alabama at present. it is shown in the reports of Mrs. Stallworth and Miss Hannah Reynolds, young peoples lead CT for Alabama.
 To Aid Judson
 A IlIIy tuOuSdhu CuhiPoA5A Judson college, Baptist college for girls in Alabama, will be. inaugurated at Wednesdays session, according to re- ports of officials. Dr. R. V. Baldy, president of the college, will address the session Wednesday morning.
 Prominent speakers who will address the Baptist women at Opelika include Jerome F. DeArpa, missionary to Italy; Miss Kathleen Mallory of Bir- mingham; Mrs. w. H. Carson, mis- sionary to Africa (Ogbomosol; Dr.. T. w. Ayres, missionary to Hwang- Hsien, China.
 Mrs. William H. Sanford of Mont gomery is president of the organiza tion.
 Members of the convention are ex- pected to attend barbecue to be given Thursday afternoon at. l o'clock by the Alabama Polytechnic institute. Automobiles for transportation to Au- burn will be furnished by the Rotary and Kiwonis clubs of Opelika.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
CITY IN GOOD SHAPE

An audit of the city's books, just made public, shows that all accounts are well kept and that the city is in good finan- cial condition. The auditor, however, recommends that the water rates be raised in order to provide a sinking fund to pay off S125,OOO bonds out standing against the plant when due. He also calls attention to the fact that outstanding general bonds are not back ed by sinking funds and that, according to the Alabama law, no more bonds can be issued until this is done. The collec- tion of $329, ,64O.44 revenue by the city clerk is traced to the hands of the treasurer and it is stated that H. c. Thomas, clerk, keeps the books in per feet order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
CIVITANS DISCUSS
 HIGHWAY PROBLEMS
Need Of Schools Also COnsid-
 cred At Marion

MARION, Ala, Nov. 15.-(Special.) Thursday the Civitan club heard an address by Judge W. T. Harris on the problems facing the state when the bond money which is being used in building roads is expended. He met with number of judges, commission CTS, and representatives on Monday in Montgomery and it was decided by this body of men to ask Governor Brandon to call special session of the legisla- ture to consider floating a bond issue for $75,OOO,000 for the purpose of con tinuing the work on roads. He also brought to the attention of the club the necessity of improved conditions in rural schools of Alabama, As next week is national educational week it was decided to ask the county board of education and the principals of city school to put on an educational program November 20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
CHEST NDORSED
 BY MISS HANDLEY
Charity Now On Business
 Basis Says Child Vel fare Head
(state Capital Bureau.)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 15.- Miss Virginia B. Handley, director of the state child welfare department, has indorsed the Community Chest plan as the safest, fairest and soundest method of raising funds for organized charity.
 The children's aid division of the state child welfare department, for which funds must still be raised for the actual care of the dependent and neglected children under it's supervis- ion, participates in the two Community Chests of the state, namely Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, and also in the United Charities drive at Gadsden.
 In making up the report of the work done by this division in Jefferson coun- ty for the past six months, Miss Hand ley praised most highly the efficiency of the Community Chest plan.
 "The maintainance of charitable or ganizations has become a real business enterprise necessitating a ,clear-cut bud get system" Miss Handley stated. "1n the past, many worthy chaNties have suffered for lack of funds, but by the Community Chest plan every charit- able organization, large or small, is given an opportunity to show absolutely the amount of work actually done and the cost of operation. A central com mittee composed of city's ablest busi- ness men see that the small organiza- tion as well as the large is given its just deserts, if the work done is ap- proved.
 Having had to raise funds through out the state for the past four years for the Alabama Children,s Aid society, now the Childrens Aid Division of the child welfare department, can say with authority that the amount of time saved, the number of people who con tribute to the work is increased, the fairness of budgeting and the efficiency of reporting makes for not only the most economical but the most perma- nent plan. Although in some instances more money might have Deen raised by individual campaigns, the steadiness of the monthly disbursements more than make up for a slightly decreased budget, should this be the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
FORESTS DAMAGED
Only One Blaze Of Consequence Re-
 ported In State

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. b. Only general carefulness on the part of most of the citizens of the state of Ala bama has prevented enormous damage to the state through devastation by for est fires, according to Major Page s. Bunker, state forester for Alabama.
 On account of the unusual drynesS which has prevailed in all sections of the state for the past two months, forest fires have been extremely dan gerous and quickly spread to other wooded sections. sparks being blown across rivers and other large streams which ordinarily would halt the ap- proach of the flames, Mir. Bunker point ed out.
 Only one fire which assumed very large proportions has been reported to the forestry department this month that being in the northern section of Bibb county. Only small portion of this county is patrolled by forest rangers, the commissioner stated. : being in the western section. Other fires have appeared in the southern part of the state from time to time but princ- pally in small wooded sections and were placed [ der control.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
NORTH ALABAMA MOUNDS BEING EXCAVATED Many Valuable Relics Found By Smithsonian
 Institution Man STUDY TO BE MADE OF 6 MOUNDS IN ROW liant Diggers' Is Title Given By Negroes To
 Excavat0rs

MOULTON, Ala, Nov. 1o.-Dr' Gerard Fowke, representing the smith sonian Institution, was in Moulton FIT day. He was on his way to Jake Alex ander's farm southeast of Moulton where he will open up an old Indian mound. The mound is about half mile north of Mir. Alexander's house on the sight of an old Indian village. It IS what is known as round or cohlInl mound, the kind in which are usuaily ny found valuable relics, and IS apout ~ feet across. With favorable weather it will take about week to compete the excavation of this mound.
 In this same vicinity on Flint Greek are two other places where pieces or pottery, arrow heads and other flint instruments have been found, indicating that they were once the sites of Indian villages. The flint found in this vicinity, MT. Fowke says, is harder and bet fer quality than that found near Town Creek where he has recently been doing considerable cxcavating. This harder Flint is usually found in vicinities where there is coal andeprobabiy came from the mountains south of Moulton'
 Is Big Mound
 Near Big Pond, Mir. Fowke says, is located the second largest mound known in this section of the south. This mound, however is of the flat top" variety which seldom yield any relics, and at some time was probably the home site of some prominent Indian ruler. Sur rounding it at some distance are five small burial mounds, two of which con- tain modern cemeteries and three are located on land which is in litigation Gnd permission cannot be secured to excavate them.
 The name Mound Builders has been given to the earliest known in- habitnnts of the western continent. They are so named from the thousands of great mounds found throughout the continent, built by them probably as Qualifications and for other purposes. These immense structures are ot dlt- 1erent shapes, some of them circular, others crescent shaped, etc. Ohio has from ten to twelve thousand Indian mounds. Whether or not the builders were really of the Indian race is a dis puted question.
 One great mound, seventy feet high and nine hundred feet around at the base, was found to contain two vaults in which were three human skeletons, one decked with ivory beads and long ivory ornament, another with rings and ornaments of bone and mica. In another mound was found the skeleton of a man seven feet tall, the bones lying on a bed of ashes. In Preble county Ohio, is the famous serpent" mound, built in the form of a great serpent, and 1,30O0 feet in length.
 Called "Hant Digger"
 The fact that one never knows what these mounds contain nor what historical facts they may reveal makes the work of excavating extremely in teresting
 Down in the Town Creek neighbor. hood where Dr. Fowke spent consider able time recently, tho negroes have given his profession a new name-they call him the ''hant digger"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
Several Lumber Compa. nies Have Costly Blazes Over State REPORT SUBMITTED
 BY FIRE MARSHAL Forest Fires Reported But Confined Chiefly
 To Small Areas FIREBUGS AT WORK
 IN SOME SECTIONS No Relief Promised From Flames Until After Gen.
 eral Rains
(State Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 15.- The prolonged dry weather has proven very costly to Alabama in more ways than one, according to Chester F. John- son, state fire marshal, who declares that there have been large and costly fires in almost every part of the state. Since the extended drought has caused all buildings and structures to get so dry, when built of wood, they are ex- ceedingly easy to burn and hazardous.
 He places recent fire losses in the statc at over half million dollars.
 "We have reports showing heavy fire losses from every corner of the state, almost" said the fire marshal in talk ing of the matter. Mobile suffered q big mill loss, possibly $75.000; Chap man, Ala, Butler county, had another heavy loss in the way of lumber and supplies for the big mill located there; Decatur suffered fire of S35000 dam age of the same nature. Birmingham had a big fire there few days ago, and Dora, small town in Walker coun- ty, suffered burn out that will cost much to replace. Leighton, up in Col bert county, was almost burned out, and there have been various costly fires in several other parts of the state but these are the worst noted.
 Timber Damaged
 Montgomery, has suffered several fires of the smaller variety, from S3,O00 to $5000 in the past few weeks, but hard fighting has kept them from spreading. Grass fires and range blazes have been costly to timber and range values in the state We look for fires to continue until the drought is broken.
 "In this connection, it should be noted that the incendiaries take advan- tage of the situation. They can burn houses and barns and the presumption will prevail that the dry weather was entirely responsible, when. in some in stances it was the ever-present torch bearer who was to blame instead of the weather.
 We have just received reports from town in Lamar county where a sus- picious fire occurred. This was the first such report from Lamar county in nearly two years. A prominent man of that county was convicted of arson, but upon appeal his case was reversed on technical error and a second trial freed him."
 The fire marshal estimated that re- cent fire losses in the state would total half million dollars and said he did not look for relief until there was a good soaking rain and maybe not then, during the winter months, unless the people exercised great care and eau tion.