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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
HOOVER Charged WITH
.DIVERTING SUPPLIES
TO RE vQLUTIONISTS.
American Relief Money Said to
Have Aid Kolchak's Army in
r ussia
sCAIFE TELLS DETAILS
Former Agent Of Department Of
Justice Says He Informed
DaugheFty Of Affair

WASHINGTON, March 3D.
The American relief administration
in Russia, acting under orders from
Herbert Hoover, now secretary of
commerce diverted supplies valued
at 81, 100000 to the Kolchak coun-
ter-revolutionary forces during
their campaign against the soviet
government in 1919. Captain Il.
L. Seattle, former department Of
justice agent, charged in an inter
view Sunday night.
These supplies, consisting Of a
ship load of motor trucks, food,
clothing and medicines, were de-
livered to General Yudenitch in
Archangel, where American troops
were stationed for some time after
the signing of the armistice, ScaIfe
said.
The supplies We're carried in a
United States shipping board YES
sci in command of Captain James
E. Martin, according to Seaife.
Il brought this matter to the at
tention of Attorney General
Daugherty," Scaife sair, because
| felt that this was one Of the most
corrupt situations / ever had or.
countered in all of my investiga-
tons. l learned of this after the
present administration took office
and inasmuch as the man who is.
sued the irregular orders for th5
diversion of the supplies had since
been made a member of the cabi-
net, felt that they should be thor
oughly gone over by the depart
ment of justice.
During my investigation of this
also stumbled on to document
which convinced me that both
England and France, although they
were not at war with Russia at
the time, support the Kolchak gov
eminent with all of their powers,
know that Hoover was approached
by representatives of both these
governments who finally persaud-
ed him to take the action he did
concerning diversion Of supple:
meant for the suffering Russian
people to the counter revolution
aires.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
MAJOR TRAMMELL
SCOTT IS MARSHALL

ATLANTA, March 31.-Major
Trammcll Scott will be marshal Of
the day for Memorial day exercises
on April 26, according to announce
ment Saturday by Mrs. William A.
Wright following a meeting Of the
Ladies Memorial association at Edi-
son hall.
Albert HOOK, Of Bremen, WIS
chosen as orator of the day, and
Rev. A. r. Holderby will be chap
lain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
CHARGES
LAVISH SPENDING

CHICAGO, March 31.-Charges
that "there IS much more evidence
of lavisbness" in the Coolidge pri-
mary campaign in South Dakota
than was noted in the Wood and
Lowden campaigns in that state in
1920. when criticism Of expenses
resulted in senate inquiry into the
the campaign funds, was made TO-
day in a telegram from Senator
Peter Norbeck, leader Of the John
son CAMPAIGN.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
FORECAST IS
FAIR AND MUCH COOLER

WASHINGTON, March 31.-The
weather outlok for the period,
March 81 to April 5, inclusive for
the South Atlantic and East Gulf
States is as follows: Generally
fair and considerably cooler wealth
err is indicated for the first part Of
the week. The latter part Of the
week will be unsettled and warm
er, with probably showers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
pITTsBURG BUSINESS
SECTION IS FLOODED

PITTBURG, Pa, March 3l.-A
score Of city blocks in the over Sc
tions were inundated and sections
for several miles upstream laid
waste when both the Allegheny and
Monogahela rivers meeting here to
from the Ohio lift their banks Sun
day in Pittsburg's greatest flood in
10 years. No loss Of life was re-
ported.
Much damage was caused to ste'
mills located along the river banks
Tracks Of both the Baltimore and
Ohio and Pittsburg and Lake Erie
railroads were flooded in sections
Many families were forced to leave
their homes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
NUMBER OF BRIDGES ARE
DESTROYED IN IRELAND

BELFAST, Ireland, March 81
(By the Associated Press.) - A
number Of bridges on the main
road between Langford and Attn
lone, in central Ireland, were blown
up last night and the roads blocked
With felled trees. Republicans dis
claimed responsibility, Great ex-
element prevails.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
RESOL UTON CALLS
FOR RESIGNATI 0 n
OF SEC'Y, ROOSEVELT
Senator Dill Draws Up Meas
ure That Would Force Him
Is Out Of Navy Department
TO RESUME HEARINGS
Wilson, Of Oklahoma, to Be Put
On Stand BY Committee
Tuesday Morning
WASHINGTON, March 81. -

WASHINGTON, March 81. - A
resolution calling for the resigna-
ton of Theodore Roosevelt, assist
ant secretary Of the navy, because
Of his connection with the oil leas-
ing program, was drawn up today
by Senator Dill, democratic mem
Der of the oil COMMITTEE.
The Dill committee viii resume
hearing tomorrow with R. Il. VIII
son, once candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor of
Oklahoma, on the stand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
SCHOOL BOARD TO
MEET HERE TUESDAY

The Board of Education of Sum-
ter county will hold its regular ses-
sion Tuesday morning at the court
house, it wac announced today. Col.
J. E. Ship, president Of the board.
will preside during the session, and
only routine business is expected to
be discussed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
MONONGAHELA FLOOD
WATERS SWEEPING ON
THROUGH z STATES
Rains and Melted SHOWS In
Mountains Produce Unpre-
cedented Freshet

PITTSBURG, March 31.Flood
waters from the Monogahela,
swollen by rains and melted SHOWS
from the mountain regions
throughout western Pennsylvania
and West Virginia, are sweeping
through the Ohio Valley The
streets in most of the Pittsburg
district bordering the river are in
undated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
sTRIB MUST WIN ON
FOUL OR KO TO GET
MTDDLE-HEAVY TITLE

NEWARK, March 31.-Mike
McTigue, light heavyWeight
CHAMPION. and Young Stribling,
Of Georgia, win meet tonight IN
a II round, no decision bout
In order to take the title
stribling insult win by foul or
knockout.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
Finance |
CHAIRMAN IS MISSING.
Subpoena Servers Unable to
Locate Politician Wanted By
Senate Committee

WASHINGTON, March 81
The failure of subpoena sewers to
locate William Boyce Thompson,
former chairman of the republican
national committees finance com
mittee, has been reported to the
senate oil committee today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
4 HOSPITAL INMATES
DIE WHEN STRUCTURE
GOES UP IN FLAMES
Glaze at Negaunee, Mich, In
stitution is Believed to Have
Originated From Bad Fiue

NEGAUNEE, Mich, March 81
Three persons lost their lives
when fire, believed to have been
caused by defective flue, last
night destroyed the Negaunee hos
rital here.
Alex Martinson, night orderly,
gave his life in attempting to save
two patients VINO subsequently
died.
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Thompson Not Found
By Court Attaches
POINCARE RE-AFFTRMS
ALL HIS OLD POLICIES

PARIS, March 91.-(By the
Associated Press. LIN present
ing the new ministry chamber
deputies today, Premier Poin-
care re-affirmed all policies Of
his late government, and ex-
pressed the firm hope Of rapid
liquidation of Germany's rep
arations after expert commit
tees hand in their report.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
ONE DEAD, 7 SHOT.
D u RI N C BAT TIE
At BONNEVILLE. ARK.
20 -
McCarson and Van Allen Fan1i-
lies Engaged IN Murderous
Battle on Highway
LITTLE CHILD is KILLED
Three Others Children, Two
Men and Two Women Also
Wounded During Fray

BONNEVILLE, Ark, March 81,
One child was killed, three other
children, two men and two women
were wounded in a battle staged
by members of the families Of Sam
McCarson and Greary Van Allen,
on a highway in Lick Greek Valley,
seven miles southwest of here, yes
terday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31

There is 2 pretty general agree
ment among meterologists that
within historic times Their have
been no progressive changes in eli
mate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31
WEATHER

For Georgia - Fair tonight and
Tuesday except probably showers
tonight in extreme south portion;
colder in north portion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-31

PC. Open High Low Close
Jan. -.23.15 1850 23.85l23.60l23.85
May ..27.56l27.85l28. 42I27.70I28.42
July 1866 I26.80I27. 36 I26.67I27.33
Oct. ..24.1OI24.2OI24.61I 24.12I24.52
Dec. ..23.75 23.85 24.20l2S.8OI24.15
Amercius. strict Kidding % 1-2c
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-07-10
Free Advertising for our Farmer
Subscribers

ouite n number of our farmer sub
scrihers have awaited themselves OF
our offer to publish Eyerybodys ads
free. II YOU are a subscriber to the
Reporter and your principal business
is farming you are entitled to take
advantage of this Offer Do not be
deferred because the thing you have
for sale is seemingly unimportent.
II Won think it will be worth dollar
or more to somebody, 1t is worthy OF
an effort to find a customer under our
free offer.
Do not hesitate because you are
unfamiliar with advertising. Write
out your ad as is seems right to you
and then say If you please Elk this
up right" and we will modify 1t to
meet your needs according to our
understanding of the case.
Do not refrain from taking advan-
tage of our offer because you have
already done so one or more times.
There is no limit to il. You can have
several ads in the same issue or
separate ads from time to time until
the offer is withdrawn.
These ads should be useful in ind
Ing customers for your farm products,
vegetables, fruit, hay grain, poultry,
alive or dressed, eggs, live stock;
everything you produce. You can
make use of it for selling wood and
lumber, articles of household furni-
ture, farm implements and machinery.
And now we wish to encourage you
to work us a little" If you have
neighbor who does not take the
Reporter be generous with his short
comings and offer to let him adver-
tise in your. name. Perhaps in this
way we can soften his heart SO that
he will become q subscriber later on.
Let him give you the ad for whatever
he wants and you send it to us as II
J it were your own, letting the address
be yours instead of his of course.
We have not said anything In the
above about Want to Buy" ads but
they have a wide field of usefulness.
The things mentioned above that you
might want to sell can be found by
putting in a Want to Buy ad II you
wish to purchase them.
4 One possible restriction on the
above Is that We do not expect this
offer to be made use of in purely
commercial way by any agency or
dealer in new farm implements or
machinery or by hay or produce buyer
or dealer. Otherwise than that 1t can
be construed in the broadcast possible
way. The offer is made out of our
i feeling that agriculture is the basis
Of the most important business of the
Kennebec Valley The business has
had a run of hard luck equal to
nothing we have ever before witnessed
pertaining to any business, trade or
calling.
! II Everybody's Column in the
Independent Reporter can assist a
farmer to build up or develop his
enterprise in these trying times, We
are only too glad to place this service
at his disposal.
4 DENT-REPORTER co.
r. T. Patten. Business Manager.
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Somerset County Agricultural News
SOMERSET COUNTY LEADERS Of AGRCUL TURA[ CLUBS
IMPORTANT FACTORS IN RURAL LIFE Of YOUNG PEOPLE
Varied Activities and Personal Cmpes of Men and Women Doing
Much for the promof;on of Aoricuture

The Twelve Corners club in Madi-
son is lead by a former club girl of
that vicinity Miss Alberta Mantor.
This year when club work was on
the wane in Madison, especially in
the Blackwell District, Miss Mantor
formed a club in the vicinity of her
home and led the girls and has Madi-
son represented in the club activities.
The St Adams club this year is SUI
pervised by Miss Frances Baine, a
former club girl and a students of
Hartland Academy. Miss Baine, as
we'll as being club leader has taken
part in club activities, being on the
demonstration team from st. Adams
which gave a demonstration at the
Bankers conference at Orono in May
on the Drafting OF Patterns
Hartland club made up of younger
boys and girls from the town of Hart
land has for their leader Miss Ards
Lancey, a graduate of the University
of Maine in 1922 This is the first
year that club has been carried on
in the town itself. Miss Lancey has
very successfully interested and or
ganized the boys and girls this past
spring.
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err in Cornville as well as carrying
on her own school at the Center.
This is the first year that the Corn
vile boys and girls have had any
club work and Miss Foster is due a
great deal of credit for so success
fully organizing and carrying on the
club
Bertha Paul has for a number Of
years acted as leader in the vicinity
of East Madison. She teaches school
at East Madison and has been one of
the most prominent in agriculture
club work. She Is being assisted
this year by Miss Florence Burrill,
who was formerly stenographer for
the Somerset County Farm Bureau
Miss Burrill is also well qualified to
lead boys and girls. With these two
women in charge the East Madison
club should finish 100 per cent strong.
At Nyes Corner, Fairfield new
club was organized under the leader
ship of Mrs. E. b. Hall with twelve
members. This group has been very
much Interested in club work and
should be a nucleus for a larger club
another year.
The Pond school club was former
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ly made up of boys and girls from ST.
Adams and has been lead by Miss A.
Irene Libby, county club leader and
one of the most outstanding club
workers in the state. Her club is
made up of many of the older boys
and girls of the vicinity, all of whom
havt been interested in this sort of
agricultural extension work For a
number of years under her leader
ship numerous county champions
have been developed and seals of
achievement have been won every
year since a charter was given. Miss
Frances Baine formerly one of her
club girls is now acting as leader in
her own home town, st. Adams.
Former County Agent c. A. Storer
as well as teaching school in North
Arson is leader for the boys club.
His work with the extension depart
ment makes him very desirable
leader and one who can be of great
assistance to boys and girls as well,
in that community.
Miss Mildred Jones, now Mrs Grad
ner of South Scion is leader for one
of the largest clubs. She has been
active in club work for a number of
years and South Scion has always
been one Of the strongest club com
munities.
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Boys and girls agriculture club
work is one of the largest pieces of
work done by the United States de-
partment of Agriculture. 1t outlines
programs of activities for boys and
girls through the cooperative extern
sion agricultural department that will
teach and demonstrate the best known
home and farm practices. in an effec-
tive manner. In states similar to
Maine where the leadership of the
various clubs depends upon the efforts
of local men and women who are not
paid for their services, a great deal of
credit Is due them for the hours which
they put in, in thus encouraging the
younger boys and girls in the various
communities, and in paying tribute to
those people, perhaps nothing would
fit in better than to use the words
of Phillips Brooks taken from the
National Boys and Girls Club News
Anything that touches the life of
children, that deals with the begin
ming of life cannot help being hope
full. 1t is as II you should drop
something into the fountain which
should rush on in the stream and go
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H. H. Fuller. Pittsfeld, R. F. d.
No. 2 81.
H. Z. Hall, Skowhegan 90.
Bert Hilton & Son, Arson 629).
W. A. Hilton, Athens %.
". I. Hughes. Scion (5D.
John H. Lancaster. Skowhegan (5).
G. d. Magoon, Harmony.
l.. w. Oliver, Starks (6).
*sI. c. Pierce, Bingham.
Mrs. Vira B. Robinson, Athens (6l
Warter F. Smith, Skowhegan, r. F.
D. No. 3 10.
N. K. Spaulding, Madison "a.
Frank j. Strout, Canaan (S).
*4Sunset Ridge Farm, Fairfield 10
*stL. G. Traitor, Skowhegan (32)
W. R.ITuscan, Scion ~.
F. NJ Ward, Athens, r. F. D. No. l
~.
F.. E. Williams, Caratunk 81.
Perley F. Withee, skowhegan, r. F.
D. No. 4.
SHORTHORN BREEDERS
NJ. A. Harlow, Norridewdck t20).
Charles Holbrook, E. N. Portland
%.
SHoRTHoRN BREEDERS (Milking)
c. X. Williams. North Arson.
*s%J. B. Adams. Madison, r. F. No
/ 1881.
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into the fields and make them richer
II is a joy to do Something which
shall not merely touch the present,
but reach forward into the future.
ale who helps Il child helps human
ity with a distinctiness which no
other help given to human creatures
can possibly give
Club leaders and extension agents
the country over, who are making the
progress of this work the main theme
of their lives. embody views which
Phillips Brooks has so APPLY phrased.
Commercial fields frequently offer
alluring financial gains but the growth
and development of, the farm boys
and girls through club work returns
such thrilling satisfaction as to cause
these leaders to make 1t life work.
And truly it Is a great one.
The following paragraphs tell some
thing of the Somerset County Club
leaders:
Elizabeth Foster of Cornville is the
leader of the Cornyille boys and
girls club which includes the Center
Club the main club for that COM
munity, as well as four other similar
groups located in the various districts
OF the town. Miss Foster is a grad
uate of Pennington Normal School
and Is now acting as a helping teach
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PUREDRED GURNSEyS
SHIPPED BY FOSTER
Purebred Bull Calf Goes to Green
wood, South Carolina. Another
to Sherman Mills

George E.. Foster of Cornville, a
noted Guernsey breeder of the coun-
ty, recently shipped purebred Gurn-
sey bull calf to Greenwood, South Ca
rolina, where it will be used for Farm
Bureau work by the Brewer Normal
School and Clemson College cooper
ating Word has been received by
Mr.. Foster that the animal has ar
rived with a joyous look that the end
of its long journey had been reached.
The bull has been given the name of
Calvin.
Mr.. Foster has recently shipped an
other purebred Guernsey bull calf
between three and four months old to
r. II. Sleeper & Sons at Sherman
Mills. The sale price was SIS.
Mr.. Foster has over fifty head of
purebred Guernseys on his Cornyille
farm, at the present time.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-07-10
Some Log

Quite and unusual and interesting
sight passed Malbon's Mills, Monday
forenoon. A huge pine log sixteen
feet long and learly five feet in dia-
meter, the number of rings to deter
mine the age of the tree was said to
be 1902 The tree was cut on Mer-
rill Munns place in Cornville and
was being hauled by his team to Falls
mill in town. Mr.. Mum has done
considerable numbering the past year
Much of 1t was haulded last winter
TO the several mills in town, a truck
is now hauling hardwood logs over
this road making several trips a day.
At present Mr.. Mum and crew are
cutting the hay on the futile Bros.
farm on the notch road.
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Athens Grange

Athens Grange, No. 257, met Satur-
day evening, July ) with a good num-
Der present After the reading and
adoption of the minutes, the chaplain
with assistants proceeded to drape the
charter for brothers Alva Foss and
Claude Small which the Divine Mas
ter has seen fit to remove from our
order. One name was voted in
Some matters of business was dis
cussed and laid on the table until
next meeting. The lecturers hour
was taken up by her playing over the
records which came with the new
yictrola which the Grange has just
purchased for the benefit of the mem
bers.
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Farmer and Mechanic of 1885

Captain F. C. Dunlap brought to
the Reporter Office the other day, an
issue of the Farmer and Mechanic OF
February Is, 1855. This paper was
published in Skowhegan every Thurs
day by l. c. Downing. The terms
were seyenty-five cents per annum
The paper seems to have been quite
largely devoted to agricultural topics
but with scarcely any local news. The
death of Mrs. Philena S. Perry, aged
thirty years at Bloomfield, Is briefly
chronicled Among the advertisers
are S. F. Conant, who at that time
conducted a yictualing saloon, oppo-
site town hall; j. r. Farwell & Co.,
boots and shoes; DR.. S. V. Howard,
dentist; G. L. HILL cloth dresser;
Coburn & Lancaster, meat market !;
c. Walker, jewelry; Seth Fletcher's
machine shop.
Captain Dunlap also brought us the
Somerset Reporter of November ~,
1874, which was then published by
william X. Moody. While this sheet
seemed comparatively modern as com
pared with the other punishment, 1t
contains but little home news and
was quite largely devoted TO literary
efforts. A little more than column
suftices for local and county news
matter. In this column is mentioned
a masquerade ball to be given on
Thanksgiving Eve and that a trunk
belonging to Miss BOardman had been
stolen from the station platform, one
of the thieves at least having been
discovered by Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Murray, toward the upper part of
North street.
The following, no doubt will be
read with interest: "The factory
building is all covered in and the
first floors are all down. The sup
porters for the shafting are being
placed and the bank walls laid. A
new roof is being put on to the old
foundry building. which is to be used
-feF boiler house. Probably no
building of its size and amount of la
Dor involved, ever was put up in a
shorter time than this one. The first
bricks were laid on the main build
ing October 6 and the brick laying
was finished October 30th. The tow
err was finished November It'll and
the roof was all covered in November
14th. The contract for building was
made by the Messrs. S. c. and ]. S.
Chase. S. C. Chase made the figures
and took j. A. Hoxie and G. A. Bar
nard in as partners in the job. They
have had wonderful success in COM
pletng it thus far. Hardly work
man has received so much as a
scratch and no i'll luck has fallen to
their lot"
Announcement was made OF the
marriage of Columbus Burrill of
Fairfield and Miss Mary l.. Hanson of
Benton. The marriage of Daniel c.
Robinson, formerly of Skowhegan to
Miss Mary r. Lombard of Augusta Is
mentioned, also the marriage of Isaac
N. Fellows to Lizzie Morrill, of Attn
ems with a generous slice of the
bridal loaf to the EDITOR.
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Activities of Concord Biddies

Frank Atwood found Leghorn
henis egg that measured nearly s
by inches.
Ernest Jackson had two hens steal
their nest and when found had forty
eggs under them and were both to-
gether. They Matched twenty nice
chickens and all the rest of the eggs
had chickens in them but one
Walter Hughes sat 40 eggs and
matched 100 chicks.