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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-01

person to have in possession at any
time, any kind of fish taken IN Yio-
latlon of any provision Of these regu-
lations.
Section g These regulations shall
become effective January ], 1924, and
shall remain in force for a period of
four years, unless sooner revoked or
modified.
Dated at Augusta, Maine. this 9Th
day of September, a. d. 1928
"All tributaries to these streams
are closed to all fishing.
DIPPING SMELLS
Eyes, you can dip smelts when they
run. The Department of Inland
Fisheries and Game has ruled that
the smelt law passed by the last
Legislature does not apply to inland
waters.
BLACK bass cannot be taken in any
way lawfully other than by undated
artificial fly, in the Belgrade Chain of
Lakes, before June goth. This ap-
plies to Belgrade Stream and Ingham
Stream also.
The tributaries to Sheepscot Great
Pond sometimes known as Brad
street pOHuD III TIE NOA II VI dlti nv,
are closed to all fishing for four
years from April LIST. 1924.
THE tributaries to Cobbesseecontee
stream, Pleasant Pond and Mud Pond,
in Ltchfield and Richmond closed to
all fishing Mud Pond in Sidney
open to fly fishing only.
Read the law book carefully. If
you have not one. send your name
and address or call at the Department
of Inland Fisheries and Game, State
House, Augusta, Maine. Regulations
have been promulgated in several
counties since the green-coyered law
book was issued, therefore before
starting out fishing you had better
call the department and inquire if
any new laws have been passed in
waters in which you propose to fish.
"The Department is always ready
to give any information which, il
taken advantage of keeps one from
getting into trouble through violation
of the inland fish and game laws
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-01
HOW To HELP PROTECT
THE FORESTS
Camp Fire Club Gives Some Valuable
Rules to Follow

Be careful with matches and smok-
ing materials.
Do not throw lighted matches or
burning tobacco from your car.
Break every match or roll it be
tween your fingers before throwing
it away.
Throw cigar butts, cigarette stubs,
or pipe heels into water or stamp
them out on bare soil or rock.
Matches do not think with their
heads. Cigars, cigarettes and tobac-
co have no heads. Use yours.
Be careful with camp fires.
Build every fire against a rock or
cliff, in pit in a stone fireplace, or
better still for motorists, in col
lapsible stove or other metal CON
tainer.
Never build a fire against log or
a tree, or on leaves, moss, cliff, or
other infammable surface litter.
Never build large fire. Small
ones are better for both cooking and
warmth.
Never build a fire of any sort when
the woods are unusually dry, or
when the wind is strong.
Never leave a fire unmatched no
matter how safe it seems. Sudden
gusts are always possible and have
often made apparently safe fires de-
structiye.
Never leave a fire until it is COM
pletely out. Quench it with water
If possible; if not, bury it with miner
al soil Never scatter the embers
or cover them with ashes or with soil
containing vegetable material.
Never pass an INTENDED fire, no
matter how small without putting
it out. If it is too large to handle
yourself, get help.
Don't forget that fire is always
dangerous.
Teach others carefulness BE care
full yourself.
Remember that forest fires can new
err be prevented or controlled by laws
alone. Still more necessary are an
interested public opinion and an in
dividual recognition of responsibility.
All big fires come from small ne
ginnings; don't start something you
can't stop.
SkOWHEGAN CAMP
FIRE CLUB
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-01
Warden Upton Discusses Fishing
Provisions

Facts that fishermen should keep
in mind in order to avoid getting into
difficulties with the officers OF the
law, were reviewed by Richard j.
Upton of Augusta, chief game warden
of kennebec county. First OF all,
Mr.. Upton spoke of the necessity for
fisherman to always carry their fish
ing licenses with them.
Eyes, Belgrade Stream and Ingham
Stream are open to fishing, asserted
Mr.. Upton. They are open under
regulations promulgated by the De-
partment since the 1923-24 law was is
sued. These regulations provide as
follows:
Section /. So much of the rules
and regulations of the Department OF
Inland Fisheries and Game of the
State of Maine now in force, as pro-
hibits fishing. during open season and
in the manner provided by the gen
eral law of the state, in Belgrade
stream, the outlet of Long Pond and
tributary to Messalonskee Lake or
Snow Pond, (said lakes being part OF
the Belgrade chain of lakes, so-called
which chain is situated partly in the
county of Kennebec and partly in the
County of SomerseD, and in lngham
stream, tributary to said Long Pond
which stream is situated in the town
of Mt Vernon, in said county of Ken
nebec. from the time the ice is out
OF said streams in the spring until
September IA. inclusive, following
of each year, is hereby revoked, but
all fishing in either of said streams is
hereby prohibited after September ID
of each year.
Provided, however, that no person
shall catch and kill, at any time, any
square-tailed trout less than 10 inches
in length or any black bass less than
~ inches in length in said waters
and provided, further, no person shall
take, catch, kill or have in possession
in any one day, more than six black
bass in all in either of said stream
1t shall also be unlawful for any
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d. c. Durrell Doesn't Think Beaver
Dams Improve Fishing

Sometime ago DanYlle c. Durrell of
Dead River, told the Big Woods Page
Editor some interesting incidents. We
are showing herewith Mr.. Durrells
picture with an eel, weighing four
pounds and eight ounces, which he
caught at the foot of Hurricane Falls
His home, known as the Hurricane
Falls Farm. of which his nephew, Carl
X. Goddard, IL now manager, was
formerly conducted as sporting
camp In a recent communication to
the Reporter. Mr.. Durrell says:
In answer to r. g. Hayden and
son, Sylvan Lake Camp. who ask if a
beaver dam improves fishing, | Will
say It does not. 1t Is the other way.
When colony of beaver build a dam
across stream, the trout cannot get
up the stream from the rivers to their
natural spawning grounds Then it
is but short time until the trout are
caught and the water in the beaver
pond becomes muddy. No self-re-
speeding trout likes muddy water, -
says Mr.. Durrell.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-01
Salmon are Biting at Lake Emblem

The salmon are commencing to bite
at Lake Embden and good fishing is
looked for this spring.
The following people visited their
cottages at Lake Embden Sunday: Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Crymble, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. P. Murray and son Paul, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Thorne and daughters
Ruth and Barbara. A. E. Hamilton,
Mrs. Minnie Mantor, Miss Lois Man
tor, Miss Marie Hodgdon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. L. Hovey, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
P. Barnaby, Mira and Hovey Barna-
by and Wadsworth Mraz. Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Weston of Madison. The
road to Lake Embden- is unusually
good for this time of year
Mrs. Carl Andrews caught a nice
salmon Monday
Arthur Andrews was the lucky
fisherman who landed at Lake Emb-
den a nice salmon weighing nearly
five pounds.
Folsom Merrill of Skowhegan was
a guest at Andrews Bros. Camps at
Lake Embden.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-01
SkOWHEGAN CAMP
FIRE CLUB
Young Skowhcgan Man Completing
Course at Yale

Adolph l.. Bison, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. a. f. Bison, is to complete his
studies at Yale and return to SkoW
hogan about June 10th. This young
man is graduate of SkoWhegan
high school, class of 1919 and of the
University of Maine, class of 1928. He
specialized in forestry at Orono and
has been pursuing the same study at
Yale. The final event of his forestry
work was a six weeks sOjourn in
Louisiana, with other Yale students.
During this period, the boys slept out
in tents and kept next to the louisiana
pine forests during their work
Mr.. and Mrs. Bison have an in
teresting family. Sebastian V. the
eldest son, is member of the boot
and shoe firm of Bison & Conant.
Before engaing thus and after the
completion of his studies at Holy
Cross, he was for "a time associated
with his father in the shoe business.
The next son. Cassmir is a student
in the junior year in the American
School of Osteopathy at Kirksville,
Mo. Miss Xayerine c. Bison, the
eldest daughter, is engaged in cleri-
cal work in the Office of a New York
wool firm, but was formerly similar
ly employed in the Office of the Ameri-
can Wooden Company here. Miss
Theresa, the next daughter, gradual
ed from the School of Fine Arts and
now holds a designers position in
New York. The other three daugh-
ters are all in Skowhegan. Miss
Chantel, graduated from high school
in 1919 and subsequently from Bur
dett's Business College. She is en-
ployed as a stenographcr in the office
of the Skowhegan Paper Company.
Miss Christine Bison, graduated from
high school in 1922 and Miss Marie,
the youngest of the family is at pres
ent a senior in Skowhegan high.
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Dodge Pond Camps to Reopen Soon

Dodge Pond Camps will be open
as soon as the ice is out for the en-
tertainment of early fishermen and
parties who like to get next to ma
ture by going back in the woods for
a few days. living as they may in a
cabin by themselves with every care
taken by the management in seeing
that they are we'll taken care Of
One new long cabin has been
added to the outfit this year, also ex
tensive changes in the dining room.
N. f. Tel. 40, address Rangeley, Me,
Frank l.. Badger, Proprietor.
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7 At LAKE MOXIE
[[lET COMPLETED
| Will Re- Raised to "A Level Two
na Higher than the Old

|, now dam at the outlet of Lake
nc" eomnleted and the gates
4 ,a - into position Saturday,
| iS ~ This dam will raise the
~. :" a level two feet higher than
4. dsm and will improve the ap-
|. va of The lake as we'll as i'm
/ me 6shing and navigation.
[,'s IN the rising of the water,
!. We has commenced to break up
n. lake will be open for spring
|, within a week. Being sup
hy a number of mountain
L., il requires only a few days
and is one of Names finest
tor trout and salmon.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-01
organization OF Gunners

l. vardens of some forty states
'srtten letters or telegraphed to
Iommittee of sportsmen at Will
ton Del. in charge of the crow
EDr campaign describing the
Nations of the common black
and telling of efforts being
in the several commonwealth
buce the number of the maurad-
|rdS.
4 /. Gordon, executive secretary
Pennsylvania fish and game
|ission. declares that ut has been
|nstiyely estimated that more
half TIE game reared each year
Etroyed by vermin of various
{ Mr. Gordon predicts that
will decrease within the next
hive years unless yermin is
bled.
Eher, Mr.. Gordon adds: "Our
| throughout Pennsylvania re-
|Ummon crow very destructive
I and young of game and use
lis. Adult rabbits, liberated
|wking purposes, are frequently
by crows
|gts from sportsmen, farmers,
tyers, poultry raisers and sheep
b every section of the country
l the crow with offenses includ-
h killing Of fledgling games, in
bruus and song birds, raids on
|telds the theft of young fowls
N picking out OF the eyes of
Itamage done by the crow has
Minated to be up to 5000, 900,
kgally.
Hrted efforts to control the
aenace by destroying the nests
has or young of the crow, as
Is the old birds are being put
| BY scores of thousands of
bmen who foresee in the unres-
rayages of the crow the yir-
Termination of the rare kinds
ind game birds and certain
foul
hre the crow and spoil sport is
W of the situation in the consi-
opinion of a number of noted
biologists and many experienced
men who have devoted years to
lndy of the destructive work of
tow.
lumber of local sportsmen have
In the national movement to
The number of crows, and the
Jon Of organizing the gunners of
ocaity to more effectually ham
Be matter of control of the in
ng fOcks of crows is being dis
CAMP FIRE CLUB
began.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-01
Hot Dogs Won't BE Served

The statement made by US a few
weeks since to the effect that hot dogs
would be served at the road house,
Madison Center, was an error, This
service is not part of the plans
contemplated by Fl. r. Quimby. the
manager.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-01
Gard OF Thanks

We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends who assisted us and sent
flowers and Rev c. w Rogers for his
sympathetic word at the time OF our
recent bereavement.
Mrs Frank Greene
Perley Green
Lottie Greene
Marjorie Green
Elizabeth Greene
North Arson, Maine, May /, 1924.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-01
TrOutdale Happenings

Il. b. Spaulding has returned from
a weeks vacation and has resumed
his duties as agent for the Maine Cen
trail Railway.
Il. c. Cascadden has returned to
Lewiston.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-01
lard OF Thanks

~. 70 lnank our relatives and
sis,o e Knights of Pythias. Ply
SInp ca employees of the Maine
M w. s'', ana Rev, j. l.. A. Renaud
ktsnt 'ysnpathetic services during
kanr bereavement, We wish to
pp n, .uahk Mr.. and Mrs. II. T..
" 'neir many acts of kind
aad s fanli, Mrs. Harold Priest
''u' Maine, May l, 1924
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Card OF Thanks

We wish to thank all those who i'll
any way helped US during and after
the loss of our home. We thank es-
pecially the New Portland and North
Arson Fire Companies. also the ladies
who served hot lunches. Mr.. and
Mrs. Huff certainly appreciate the
kindness of the Sunshine Society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j.. Tripp
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester |. Hun
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland r. Tripp
North New Portland, May l, 1924
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success. See this Light-SlX touring
Car, for instance.
Built of the finest steels. Of the
very same steels we use in the cost
Hest of our cars. On some we pay
makers 1879 premium to get just the
quality specified.
Built under an engineering de-
partment which costs us 100000
yearly.
Each car subjected in the build
ing to $4,000 separate inspections.
Same steels, same workmanship
as in the costliest Studebaker
models.
TiUO great features
There are many features in this
Light-Six found in no rival car. But
we want to mention two in par
1icular.
The motor is perfectly balanced.
That means long life and freedom
from vibration.
The reason is this: We machine
all surfaces of our crankshafts and
connecting rods by 81 operations
Just as was done in Liberty Airplane
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before you buy a car, the reasons for this
Light-Six Touring
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Mark This Example
of what Studebaker alone can do

Motors. This is done in other at prices.
Then we use more Timken bearings in this than
used any competitive within 81 500 of price And
Timken bearings take up other bearings do
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-29
Seattle Young Mems Business
 Club Excursion

An excursion party composed of members of the Seattle Young Mems Business Club arrived here on the Alameda at S;30 on Tuesday even ing. They were met by represen- tatives of the Wrangen Commercial Club and a goodly number of citi- zens. Mayor Geo. H. Barnes turned the keys of the city over to the visi- tor, and they proceeded to make themselves at home.
 E A number of the excursionists were accompanied by their wives, and these were greeted by represen- tatives of the Women's Civic Club who took them in charge for a time and succeeded in making their stay so pleasant that many of them ex- pressed regret that they could not remain here longer.
 It was very apparent that the visitors were out for a good time, and when it became known that the vessel was to remain in port all night a dance was gotten up for them in Redmen's hall. Bronson's orchestra furnished the music. The visitors made the most of attending dance in Alaska, and the affair lasted until after midnight.
 The Seattle Young Mems Business Club is composed of men who real ize the importance of Alaska in the development of Seattle and the Northwest. They are anxious to learn as much about the North as possible. Hence the trip to Alaska. The excursionists are so well pleas ed with the present trip that movement is already on foot to make the Alaskan trip an annual event.
 Wrangell will be host to a num- Der of other excursion parties dur ing the present season, but it is not likely that she will be visited by another bunch having more enthu- siasm and pep.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-29
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 U. S. LAND OFFICE

Anchorage, Alaska, May 6, 1924. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that LoyalJ. Binkley of Wrangell. Alaska, has submitted final proof on his homestead entry, Serial O4541, H. E. Survey No. 39, New Series, No. 1923. covering lands situated in the Ton gass National Forest, near Stikine River, Alaska, together with his wit nesses, Hiram Dewar Campbell, and Chester H. Lloyd, all of Wrangell, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely the above described lands are required to file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office, at Anchorage Alaska. within the period of publica- tion, or thirty days thereafter.
 J. LINDLEY GRIFFIN.
 Register First Publication May 22
 Last Publication July IT
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-29
DOZENS FLOATING CANNERY GOES TO
 HOONAH FOR SUMMER

c. R. Dobbins' floating cannery left Petersburg for Hoonah Thurs day lowed by the Eurus, under com mand of Paul Kegel.
 The Olga, owned by the Dobbins Packing Co.,, has been prospecting around Hoonah and that part of the country for the past few weeks looking for good crab grounds. The report the Olga brought in was fav- orable. MT. Dobbins expects to start canning crabs almost immedi. ately. Those that left to work on the floating cannery this season are MT. Davis, Emma Bangs and MT. Bangs of Scow Bay. and MT. and Mrs. R. Dahl and their two boys, Kenneth and Ray Dahl, of Peters burg. Mrs. Dahl will return in time for the children to attend the open ing of chool.-Petersburg Herald
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-29
Alaska Fish Bill Passed
 By Senate

WASHINGTON, May 28.-With- out a record vote the United States Senate today passed the White Alaska fisheries bill extending com plete jurisdiction over Alaska fish cries to the three-mile limit to the Department of Commerce, authoriz- ing the Secretary of Commerce to establish in Alaskan waters fisher les reservations and to enforce such regulations and other measures as he may establish designed to con- serve the industry.
 The bill had already passed the House, where it originated, and the Senate made only one change, elim- mating the section which would prohibit the use of traps and purse seines ill certain waters.
 Before the passage of the bill Senator King of Utah renewed the charge that Secretary Hoover play ed into the hands of the salmon canning monopolsts" by inducing President Harding to set aside re- serves and award special privileges for them.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-29

Alice Carlson and Miss Katherine Harvey.
 The graduation of this class leaves a vacancy that will be hard to fill. Each of the members of the class was a valuable worker in all that was attempted by the school, and their loss will be keenly felt. Four of the graduates were members of the champion basketball team and all had been natural leaders among the younger set. All of the boys expect to enter schools of high CT learning. Eugene Wheeler will go to North Pacific Dental College at Portland, while it is expected that the majority of the remainder will enter the University of Wash ington ct Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-29

There was a mixup in the skating rink on Sunday night which result ed i'll Lloyd Simpson being struck on the head with some klnd of biunI Instrument when inflicted a scalp wound. TWO tIlpmos, Ceelo Dave and Pedro Peral, were arrested charged with making the assault. They both plead not guilty and were given a jury trial. The jury re- turned a verdict of guilty, and the Commissioner fixed the penalty at 40 days imprisonment for each of the two defendants.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-29
Special Meeting of Civic Club

Special Meeting of Civic Club
 The Civic Club held a special meeting last week to appoint con- mittee to greet the business men and their wives who were visitors in Wrangell this week when the Alameda arrived Mrs. Bidwell, vice president of the club. presided Action was also taken at this time in regard to a well-known baritone singer who wished to give "an even- ing of song' in Wrangell on his tour of Alaska this summer. After a discussion, it was decided that a sum sufficiently large to induce the soloist to stop off here could not be guaranteed without much effort that the members felt should be given to the support of the Chau- +auqua instead.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-29
ANNIVERSARY DATE
 FOR REV. C0RSER

This week marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the arrival of Rev. H. P. Corser in Wrangell. MT. Cor ser landed here on May 29, 1899. His first public appearance in Wrangell was on the following day when he delivered the Memorial Day address. However, it was some little time before his services were requisitioned in matrimonial con nection. The first time he officiat. ed in such a capacity in Alaska was when he performed the ceremony at the marriage of J. G. Grant and Miss Mary Lynch
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-29
Guild Meeting Postponed

Owing to the fact that the regu- lar meeting day of the Guild this week comes on Memorial Day, the next meeting will be held with Mrs. H. D. Campbell on Friday, June 6. Following this meeting, there will be no regular meetings of the Guild until September. The officers for the year, elected at the last meeting which was held with Mrs. G. M. Bidwell, are: President, Mrs. M. O. Johnsosn, vice-president, Mrs. H. D. Campbell, and secretary-treasurer, Mrs. J. H. Wheeler.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-29
Memorial Day Ceremonies

Annual Memoris! Day ceremonies will be held Friday afternoon at l 80 o'clock in Redmen's hall under the auspices of the American Legion and Auxiliary. At the conclusior of the program, the audience will proceed to the cemetery where the graves will be decorated and a sa- lute fired in honor of the soldier dead Post Commander W. R. Nev- Ill has announced the following pro- gram for the day:
 Song America
 Reading Dorothy Johnson
 Duet Mrs. M. o. Johnson ana Mrs. o. H. Whaley
 Reading Glen Matheson
 Chorus America, the Beautiful
 Addresses by MT F. H. Gray, Dr. R. J. Diven and Rev. Ii. P. Corser.
 Song Star Spangled Banner
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-29
CHURCHES
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

10 80 Morning Worship
 1900 Sunday School
 7:30 Evening Lecture: "0UR SOL DEER DEAD." This lecture will deal with world conditions that have grown out of the late war, and other wars. We mean to ask whether the present generation is honoring or dishonoring our soldier dead; whether our martyrs achieved their soldierly aims for the nations or died in vain; whether present civilization is worthy another such sacrifice. Come, let us remember our beloved dead in thoughtful con- vocation. All services are for the general public.
 Robert Joseph Diven, D. D., Minister