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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-06

Mrs. Nichols will hold its sessions
here in the future
A largely attended meeting OF the
official board was held at the parson-
age Monday evening and the routine
business of the month transacted. A
unanimous and urgent invitation was
extended to the pastor to remain with
the Church for the sixth year of his
pastorate of the church.
Sunday morning the pastor, Rev. H.
l.. Nichols, will preach on the subject
why Member of the Church," Bible
school will convene at noon with
classes for all ages. Epworth League
service at o'clock with Mrs. clar-
ence Whitney as leader. considering
1.-The Epworth Leagues Task" Even
ing worship at O'Clock with ad
dresses by the pastor. Good music
and cordial welcome to all services
of the day. Mid-week prayer meet
ing this Thursday evening at 7.30.
FEDERATED CHURCH
Next Sunday forenoon at 1890 Rev.
George Loring Thurlow will preach
upon 1.-The Kingdom Within" Kin
BdTLtu LOT SIudit 8
the morning service.
Special attention is called to the
fact that all departments of the
church school except the kindergar-
ten will convene at II O'Clock next
Sunday. This includes the primary
department. Young Peoples Society
at $50
Evening service in the auditorium
at 100 The pastor will begin a
series of sermons on the great reli-
gions of the world. The sermons of
this series are to be preached by
special requests. The first message
will be on Hinduism, the Religion
which makes God Everywhere
Tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock
the Womans Missionary Society will
hold it's monthly meeting at the home
of Mrs. Philo Steward on Main street.
The leader will be Mrs. E. E. Green
wood and the subject will be The
American Indian"
The Working League meets next
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock in the
church parlors. The change of day
is occasioned by the annual town
meeting on Monday
The First Philathea Class will hold
q regular meeting next Wednesday
evening at 7.30 in the parlors of the
Federated church.
Tonight at 7.30 at the regular mid
week service the pastor will give the
second in series of talks in realiz-
ing the presence of God. This will
be 'sThe Presence of God in Nature"
The l. II. S. Club was responsible
for a pleasant affair in the church
Monday night.
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Death Of Sidney Berry at Pleasant
Ridge

The community is again saddened
by the passing Of one of its Oldest
residents. Sidney Berry, who died
early Tuesday morning, March 4, at
the old home where he was born sew
enty-six years ago last January 25. He
was the Oldest son of George w. and
Nancy (Andrews) Berry and was mar
ried May "a, 1884 to Miss Susie Clark
Baker of Moscow who survive him
To this union was born one son Ross
Cleo who has always lived with his
parents. Mr.. Berry leaves beside
the relatives already mentioned one
brother Mancille Berry who lives in
Seattle, Wash. and two sisters, Mrs.
Ashsah Turner of Madison and Mrs.
Hannah Felker of Augusta who for
the past few months has been in Mad
ison caring for Mrs. Turner, who is
in poor health. Services Thursday
10 a. m. at the home.
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SOLON

North Somerset Grange will OBJ
serve their 46th anniversary Saturday
March Is. The third and fourth de-
grees will be conferred in the fore
noon and an oyster dinner at noon
with an open meeting in the after
noon The program will be partly
st. Patricks observance with solo
by Ivan l.. Brown Wearing of the
Green" Those who have not been
solicited will please bring pastry.
Mrs Thomas G. Bureligh and little
daughter Elizabeth of Vassalboro are
in town called here by the passing of
Mrs. Burleighs father, Isaac Holway,
The services we're held from the Con-
gregational Church, Tuesday. Fur
Their obituary will be sent later.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Foss of Athens are
stopping with their niece Mrs. Bertha
Libby Monday morning Mr.. Foss
had growth removed from his lip
The operation was performed by DIR.
Richardson of Skowhegan and DR.. J.
O. Piper Mr.. Foss stood the opera
ton we'll and is comfortable at this
writing.
Town meeting went off quietly with
out enough friction to make 1t inter-
esting nearly all of the officers being
reelected.
The free supper to be given in the
banquet hall Tuesday evening, March
II at o'clock by the Congregational
Society, a cordial invitation is extend
ed to all members of the parish and
their families. This meeting will be
followed by Il social for the young
people.
The w. c. T. L. will meet with the
president Mrs. Thomas Fallon, We'd
nesday, March II at 2.30 o'clock. Roll
call current events in Prohibition
subject Anecdotes from the lives OF
Frances Willard, Mrs. Lillian Stevens
and Neal Dow.
The Ladies' Home Circle will meet
with Mrs. VI. p. Pollard, Thursday,
March -.
The d. A. r. Chapter meets this
week Friday with Mrs. Minnie Jones
with a Washington program. Mrs
Coolidge and Mrs. Jones hostesses.
Mrs. Nora Tozier has sold her stand
on North Main street to John Law
renee.
Mrs. Thaxter Small of Madison was
the guest of Mrs. Fred Adams, Thurs
day.
Miss Bernice Adams was the week
end guest of friends in Madison.
Oryille Snow was in Skowhegan
the last of the week
PLEASANT STREET NJ. f. CHURCH
Sunday, March 9Th, 1910 a. m.
morning worship, sermon ITO Serve
the Present Age" 11.45 Sunday
School; p. m. stereoptlcon lecture
our World Service" Beginning
Sunday March. 10th. special series
of evangelistic services will be held
in the NJ. +. Church, Scion, Me. The
services will be conducted by Walter
NJ. Colby of Gardiner, singing evan
gelist, and will continue during the
following week. A cordial invitation
to all our services.
SOUTH SOLON
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Witham ant
son Adelbert and daughter Helen Of
North Arson and Miss Ethel Marsha
of Madison and Alton Morgan of Gar
diner were Sunday callers at Andrew
Fishers.
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STATE OF MAINE
PUBLIC NOTICE.

BY virtue of the authority con-
ferred upon me by the provisions of
Section as, Chapter 219, P. L. 1917 as
amended, and having received written
complaint from the owners of the land
that beaver are doing actual, sub
stantial damage to their property,
hereby declare an open season on
beaver, from March 7, A. D., 1924, to
March 81, inclusive. A. d., 1924, on
the following territory:
On land of the Scion Lumber Com
pany on Lot Seventy-five, n. D., in
the Town OF Scion, on Michael Stream.
in the County of Somerset, bounded
as follows:
on the north by land of Greenleaf
Brown, on the east by land of William
Merrill. on the south by the Athens
road, and on the west by land of
Ralph Corson.
on land of John H. Savage in the
town of Bingham, In the County of
Somerset.
except that no part OF said territory
within twenty-five feet of any beaver
house shall be open for trapping
under this proclamation.
During the open season herein pro-
vided for on the lands above specified,
it shall be lawful for any person who
has secured a $500 beaver trapping
license and necessary hunting IL
cense to trap beaver thereon, except
in organized or Incorporated places
permit of land owner must be Sc
cured, and except that no person
shall set trap within twenty-five
feet of beaver house as aforesaid
under a penalty of 500 and costs
for each offense.
Witness my hand this 3rd day OF
March, A. d. 1924.
WILLIS e. PARSONS,
Commissioner of Inland
1w10 Fisheries G. Game.
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reward, although his ,.o,.'
consists in nothing more tbss
faction in good accomplisbas sa
he is doing with the bovs
Bethany Church counts rieh. y
who shall measure the resn,. 70
the character of these yona. y
as it spreads out in fntnrs
They and their parents and ~,
community souId do homaga =
man.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-06

A4N0O+n
The Arson town meeting pass
very pleasantly with hardly ~
for any office. Following an !,
officers elected; Moderator +
H. Thorne; 1st selectman Jon aaI
second selectman, Geo. - y" W.,
Ord selectman, Henry NJ . s
town clerk, ]. p. Murray
and collector of taxes. r. a :,
more; new members OF i1e :
committee, Lowell E. Bal'e!'
commissioners. North Arson, -,
Paine; South Arson, ARM, :,
WEIGH; total amount of mohe' !, 1
$59,O13.00. Budget commute q,
Emery. F. S. Parsons, LIZZIE = -
H. B. Merry, J. NJ. Norton W. "a
ton, Orlando Walker, MIS- 4
Walker, Mrs. Fl, M. Norton 1,,o,t
Rand, w. C. Mckinney Geo fS''
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The district superintendent, Rev. d.
B. Holt, visited the church last Sun
day, preaching a most interesting and
helpful sermon and officiating at the
communion service. Later, he held
the fourth quarterly conference and
expressed himself as we'll pleased
with all reports. The return of the
pastor, Mrs Mary F, Sampson, for
the ensuing year was unanimously re-
quested.
The "auto" contest In the Sunday
school closed last Sunday, the Wo-
mems Bible class coming in second.
They will be entertained by the Sun
day school at the home of Mrs. Ara
bel Lister on Friday evening.
The town meeting dinner served by
the Ladies' Aid Monday noon was a
decided success.
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Card OF Thanks

We wish to thank our friends, rela
tives and neighbors, also Sunshine So
ciety for their kindness and flora
contributions at the funeral of Albior
NJ. Spaulding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Clough
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Tlough
Frank Clough
Madison, Me-, March 6, 1924
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KBNNEBEC AyENUE-EMBDEN

Harry Hilton and son Virgil have
finished hauling lumber for VIM. Nc
Donough and are now at home.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
JUDGE ORDERED
FROM c D. P.
CHAMBER
Rear Admiral Latimer Ruled
Out Of cIoakroom for
Lobbying

Accused of lobbying for passage
Of a naval bill, Rear Admiral Julian
L. hatiner. Judge advocate general
Of the navy, was expelled from the
Republican cloak room of the House
on a point Of order late yesterday
afternoon. At the same time, j. A.
Schoefield. civilian employee of the
navy, who had been invited ito the
House floor to assist committee
members in handling details Of the
legislation. was requested to- leave.
Admiral Latimer had been invited
to the cloak room by Congressman
Fred A. Britten, of Illinois, d mem
Der Of the Naval Affairs Committee.
He was standing in the doorwayjbe-
tween the floor and the lobby when
Congressman Tom Connally. Of
Texas, called attention of the House
to his presence and charged that
the admiral was there to lobby for
the bill.
A wrangle between Britten and
Connally followed and then Con.
gresham FINS j. Garrett, Of Ten
nessee. minority leader, made a noint
or order that the House was net in
order, since a person not entitled to
the floor was present. The motion
was sustained by Speaker GiIlett.
who also ruled that SchoefieId Vic.
lated the rules OF the House by his
presence on the floor, although he
was there by invitation.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
IS
SUBJECT OF:
CONFAB
One Hundred Delegates Are
Meeting Here to Plan Aid
For U. S. Sports

Plans for a survey of State,
county, and municipal lands suit
able for outdoor recreation and the
steps necessary to conserve the
nations supply of game, birds, and
fish, were among the subjects con-
sidered today at the opening session
of the National Conference on Out
door Recreation.
confederation will be given to the
pollution of inland waterways, as
well as to the menace to migratory
bird life created by the extensive
drainage operations which are
rapidly diminishing the lands upon
which migratory fowl are de-
pendent.
Many other problems will he
taken up by the 100 delegates who
are attending the meeting, the pur.
pose Of which lis to plan in a de.
tailed way the specific work to be
undertaken by the conference dur.
ing the coming year in furtherance
of the detectives set up, by Presi.
dent Coolidge when he called the
first meeting Of the conference to
assemble here last May.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt opened
the session, and among those win
address the conference are Secre.
tary of Commerce Hoover, Doctor
William r. aHornaday, noted zoolo.
gist; former Senator Frelinghuysen
James A. Holman, Of Atlanta, and
Chauncey j. Hamlin.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
CONGRESSIONAL CLUB
TO NAME GOVERNORS

Sixteen members Of the board Of
governors Of the Congressional
Country CLUB will be elected tomor.
row at the annual meeting OF the
club. The polls will be open from
$3.50 to $50 p. m.
The. candidates for the places on
the board Of governors are: For
three years, Hugh Matthews, Oscar
r. Luhrtng, Sidney r. Taliaferro,
Oscar Coolioan, Frank w Mondell,
Harry Wardman, Joseph H. Hines.
Wilton ]. Lambert, George FL.
Moses, Allen r. Moore, Howard
Moran and Isaac T. Mann; for two
years, Medill Mccormick, Coleman
gu Pont; for one year, James
Couzens, Henry w. Reyes.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
EOODLESS SHIP
RESCUED FROM
f4$
!. TORNADO
Bluebird, Without Masts and
Sails, lowed to Hampton
/, Roads by U. S, Cutters

NORFOLK. va. Dec. II. - The
worst battered ship that has made
port in a long time reached Hamp-
ton Roads :early today when the
schooner Bluebird was lowed. into
harbor by the coast guard cutters
MOdoc OF Wilmington, N. c., and
Seneca, Of New York. n
Out Of food, her sails and nasts
torn away by the tornado of
November %, and her rudder gone,
the vessel drifted helplessly for
days. A passing ship gave the
ships crew some scant rations on
Thanksgiving day and offered, to
tow them I'd the nearest port.
This offer was declined, and the
captain and his men stuck to the
little schooner. Until the cutters
reached them last week the crew
was living on nothing but salt
fish.
The Bluebird has valuable cargo
Of mahogany logs and is bound
from Barbados to Boston. Her
skipper, Captain E. Bonomi, is the
only white man aboard, his crew
OF sixteen being composed entirely
Of negroes.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
COURT IS.
!, RACKED
BY BORAH
New Head of Senate Foreign
Relations Committee to
Avoid Issue
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,
international News Service.

With the World Court issue softly
pushed into the background, the SEN
ate Foreign Relations Committee
met today to outline the course to
be pursued in the present Congress.
"A series Of new rum treaties, in
tended to halt the flow OF bOOtle8
liquors across the American border,
1t was said, will be the committees
chief venture into the field OF for
eign affairs. These treaties are
ptncing with Canada, Panama and
Cnka.
The meeting incidentally was The
fire: presided over by Senator Will
am e. Borah, OF Idaho.
There was. small hope for actiOn
on either the Harding Hughes pro-
pCsal for American adherence 10
the World Court or on any OF the
substitute plans, both Republicans
and Democrats having virtually
agreed to drop the issue until the
next session of Congress.
This was due chiefly to the
strenuous opposition OF Senator
BoTah, who predicted that any effort
to force debate on the world court
would lead either to an extra SEES
sion or to the death Of agricultural
relief legislation.
I'VE made serious promises to
the people in the campaign just
ended and it is the duty of Congress
to carry out those pledges" said
Borah. II believe farm legislation
lis much more pressing than the
question Of the United States enter
ing a world court. / believe it
should be considered and relief pro-
vided before we take up the court. =
While renewing his stand in OPP
position to the Harding Hughes
proposal, Borah declared he was
anxious to have decision" reached
on the issue. He contended, how
ever that the United States would
not benefit by immediate entry be-
cause existing conditions give this
nation full access to the court and
an American judge-John Bassett
Moore-is now a member of it. Il
''The United States can gain
nothing by acting hastily" Borah
said. I'VE have seven years, be-
fore the next election Of judges, in
which to determine our position to-
ward the court II we would take
up the world court now, it would
AASdh dh auJOuNhAAChb IA NaAGA
without a decision and with no
farm legislation enacted. We
would merely sacrifice the farmers
without changing our present .atti-
tude toward the court"
The Democratic forces. favoring
American adherence, held a similar
view on the hopelessness Of OBJ
tanning verdict in the present SEES
sion.
"I intend, Of course, to sound
out sentiment ID the committee to-
ward the court Issue" said Senator
Swanson, of Va, ranking Demo
cratic member "If there is any
hope of action, viii press it. II
there il no change in the Repub-
lican sentiment, will drop all
efforts as hopeless. % .ee,~
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
MAN IS SOUGHT
IN ROGERS !.
DEATH
Third Party Believed to Have
Been in Gar When Youth
Was Killed
By LES CONKLIN,
International MaHwa Rarpin1

NORTH HAVEN. Conn, Dec. IL.
Believing a second man was in
the automobile in which Charles
q. Rogers rode to his death after
leaving a road house with. pretty
Marjorie Schneider, State police
today began investigating possible
suspects.
After questioning dozen wit
nesses without obtaining a definite
clue as to the identity of Rogers
possible assailant, Prosecutor Ward
Church adjourned the special in.
quiry until some time next week,
when other witnesses will be heard.
Meantime, the grand jurors will
examine evidence already collected.
+ Rogers met his death at the
hands of some person other than
Marjorie Schneider" Church said.
'The evidence tends to. show there
was another person in the car"
Church said he based his theory
on the testimony Of Doctor Marvin
Scarborough, New Haven medical
examiner, who examined the body
of the young bond salesman when
1t was brought to the New Haven
Hospital after the accident on
November 1. After testifying that
the dead mans clothing was dis
arranged, Doctor SCARBOROUGH de.
scribed bruises on the back which
he said might have been caused Ly
blows,
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
MAN AND SISTER HELD
FOR MOVING 321 QUARTS

I. WASHINGTON, Pa. Dec. IL
When within one mile Of the West
Virginia border speeding westward
on the National pike with a cargo
OF high-grade whiskey, Leo Price,
thirty, and Helen Price, twenty-six,
said to be his sister, Of Augusta,
Ga, were stopped by State Police.
man e. T. Cohee and John Torpey.
a cursory examination Of the con.
tents Of the touring car revealed no
contraband, but beneath a false
floor S21 quarts were discovered.
The couple were brought here,
their car and the liquor confiscated.
and were given O hearing. Price.
In default Of $4,000 BAH, was com.
mitted to the county jail. The won.
an was released, with orders to re-
main within the jurisdiction of the
court.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
1925 RED CROSS
OFFICIALS
NAMED
Chief Justice Taft and Robert
w. De Forest Continue As
Vice Presidents

Administrative officers Of the
American Red Cross were reelected
at the annual meeting. yesterday.
Chief Justice william HI. Taft
and Robert w, De Forest were con-
tinued as vice presidents; Solicitor
General James M. Beck, as coun-
sellor; Eliot Wadsworth, treasurer,
and Miss Mabel T. Boardnian. secre.
tary. The President Of the United
States always heads the organiza-
ton.
Charles J.. Bell and John b.
Larner, Washington bankers, were
elected members of the board of
trustees for the endowment fund
Frank o. Wetnore, Of Chicago, was
also chosen as trustee.
Chief Justice Taft presided at the
morning meeting, when Judge John
Barton Payne addressed the board
of incorporators. Mr.. De Forest
WAS chairman at the afternoon
meeting, and Ambassador Jusser-
and, Of France, spoke. A wreath
was laid on the tomb Of Woodrow
Wilson, at the National Cathedral.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
THREE ALLEGED
BANDITS HELD
FOR JURY
Schwartz, Mcdonald and Mer-
rift Default $4,000
Bonds

Sidney A. Schwartz, Charles B.
Mcdonald and Theodore w. Mer.
rift, three of the alleged gang of
highwaymen who are facing
charges of robbery. were held for
the action of the grand jury in
default of bonds of $4,000 each.
The preliminary hearing was held
before Judge Mcmahon.
John w. Work testified he was
held up by Mcdonald at the point
of revolver near the corner of
Sixth and G streets northeast, on
the morning Of November %, and
was robbed of $3.50 in cash and
two checks.
jerry Mann, who at one time was
charged with being implicated in
the robbery. but whose case has
since been nolle pressed; said that
he met Schwartz. Mcdonald and
Merritt in a poolroom on Ninth
street and that from there they
went tos Sixth and G streets where
he fell asleep in the parked car. :
He said that when he woke up
Mcdonald burned two checks and
that he was told "'he would not get
any" of the bundle of money Nc
Donald and Merritt were count
ing, because he has been asleep. +"
He said that Schwartz was the
driver of the car.
On cross examination, attorneys
for the defense Albert A. Stern
and Arthur N. Presmont implied
that Mann had been given whiskey
by headquarters detectives for the
purpose Of extorting a confession
and that he was offered a reward,
other than immunity, for testifying
against the defendants.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
HIT BY BICYCLE. WOMAN
ASKS 5000 DAMAGES

Beoause she was struck by d
bicycle and severely injured, Mar.
garet Blaine in a suit filed in the
District Supreme Court today
against Leet Bros, Inc. for So, 900
damages for personal injuries. al.
leges she has failed to sprocure
promotion that would otherwise
have been granted to her in her
place Of employment
Plaintiff, represented by attorneys
n. w. Wheatley and Fred c. Bryan,
says she is a stenographer and while
crossing the intersection at Four
teenth and q streets northwest.
August 4, 1892, she was run into
and struck by bicycle operated
by a servant OF the defendant cor
poration. Plaintiff says she was
incapacitated for work and that she
remained unconscious for two days
after the accident and spent five
days in the hospital.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
Woman Wins S., 900;
Hit By Messenger
Bow On Bicycle

Al verdict for So 900 damages
was awarded to Mrs. Annie
Reid in her suit against the
Postal Telegraph Company by.
a jury in the District Supreme
Court yesterday. !.
Mrs. Reid was knocked down
at Ninth and f streets north
west, September z, 1928 by q BIZ
cycle operated By q messenger
boy Of the company and suffered
serious injuries. ss.'
She was represented by attor-
neys Wilton j.. Lambert and Ru-
dolph HI. ,Yeat1nan. Her hus-
band, John M Reid, who also
sued the company for the loss Of
his wife's services, was awarded
a verdict for $500. The COM
pany was represented by Attor-
neys MILAN and Smith.