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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-13
CANAAN

Mrs. Harry Cool who has been pass
ing the winter in Skowhegan, return
ed home Sunday accompanied by her
mother Mrs. Carolyn Bussey, who
has been i'll at the home of her neph-
ew in Cumberland Mills.
Mrs. May Fitzgerald and grand
children Walter and Mildred Fitz-
gerald are passing some time with
her son and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. s. W..
Fitzgerald.
Harvey Harris is at home from
Boston called here by the death of his
grandmother, Mrs. William Harris.
Mrs. Bell of South Paris has been
the guest of Mrs. Eta CULVER at the
home of DR.. Earle.
CARD OF THANKS
| wish to express my thanks and
appreciation to the many friends for
the fruit, cigars and many other gifts
sent me during my illness at the Som
erset Hospital, also the beautiful
flowers and post cards.
George w. Smith,
Canaan. March 10, 1925
SOUTHWEST CANAAN
Mrs. Eliza Williams is gaining from
her recent illness.
Daniel Foster who is very sick re-
mains about the same.
Reuben Reed has had radio in
stalled.
Miss Minnie Williams of Waterville
passed Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Williams.
Canaan Grange did not hold a meet
ing March because of few cases
of scarlet fever in the village. The
next regular meeting will be March
20.
Donald Decker who was very sick
the past week is better.
Mrs. f. l.. Metcalf of Midway, Mass.
Is guest of her cousin Mrs. f.. d.
Richardson of East Skowhogan for a
few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gerald of Gin
ton were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. IT.
wing Davis, Wednesday. Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Manson of Hinckley were
guests in the Davis home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Davis passed
Sunday with Mr.. Davis sister and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Richardson
of East Skowhegan.
BROWNS CORNER
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Dow and Mr.
and Mrs Earl Burrill from the village
were at Mrs. G.. B. Chase's Sunday.
Ivan Padham is cutting and hauling
several thousand of pine logs to Mr.
Walkers mill at Malbon's Mills in
Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivory Burrill were re-
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hayhurst in Waterville.
Mr.. Hunt from Massachusetts, pass
ed last week in the home of his son
Edison Hunt and family.
Samuel Padham remains about the
same still confined to his bed.
Phillip Gandreau with his new gas
olene outfit Is saving wood for Nelson
Rowe.
Roy Cover and wife visited Sunday
with Mrs. Harry Cool.
Mrs. Ernest Gilbert who has been
sick Is rapidly improving.
Lesime Paradis of Dexter was al
Mrs. C. B. Chase's Tuesday on bust
/ ness.
Frank McGowen and Mr. Perkins OF
| Hartland were in the place Saturday
on business.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-13
KLOyDIKE-HARMONY

The stork visited Parker Linkletter
Thursday morning and left a baby
girl,
Several from this neighborhood at
tended Wellington Grange Saturday
and report a good time.
f. Downs has gone to the village
to assist in the store this week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-13
SOUTH BINGHAM AND VICINITY

Forrest York Is working IN FARM
ington.
RAYMOND Clark has been visiting
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. y.
Clark in Madison for the past month.
The spring term of the Hamlin
school began March 10.
Mrs. DAME Flanders and son Mil
lard are with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles French.
Mrs. Vernie Goodrich and daughter
Pearl are spending several weeks IN
Madison.
Queenie Gehrke recently visited her
friend Aileen Clark.
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at Skowhegan, passed the week end
at their home here in town.
Fred G. Rowell was elected town
clerk for the 18th time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
NORTHWEST IS
y IN YESTING
Heavy Increase in Securities
Buying Is Noticed

People of the Northwest are be-
coming heavy investors, much money
from the 1924 crop being placed in
securities. The Federal Reserve
Bank of Minneapolis, in its monthly
statement, says:
"The supply of banking funds
seeking investment has caused a
great increase in holdings of COM
mercial paper in this territory. On
November 80, commercial paper
reached the largest total in this dis
trict since May 81, 1920. The total
was "a per cent larger than a month
ago, 73 per cent larger than on the
same date last year, and 102 per cent
larger than at the low point of 1924,
reached on July 81. Investment
houses have experienced marked
increase in business from northwest
ern banks. In August, 80 per cent
of their sales were to bankers, in
| September, 3 per cent, in October 36
per cent, and in November 33 per
cent. During these four months a
group Of IL important Twin City
firms sold 22 million dollars worth
of investments to northwestern bank
trs, as compared with 10 million dol
lars in the same period in 1929"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
FOSTER CLAIMS
CABBAGE CHAMP

Darlington, N. D., Dec. 27.-Foster
county advances as its claimant for
the championship in cabbage, Mrs.
Edwin Bonderud of Grace City.
Foster county claims that Mrs.
Bonderud holds as high record for
production on acreage used, as any,
body in North Dakota.
Last spring Mrs. Bonderud de-
voted just one-seventh Of one acre
to the raising of cabbage, and on
this ground she raised three tons Of
cabbage. She has already sold 1850
pounds for sauer kraut and is using
|theI cracked heads for chicken feed.
She says that because the cabbage
Iis so rich in vitamines it makes an
excellent chicken feed.
At the fair at New Rockford this
fall, Mrs. Bonderud exhibited one
cabbage weighing "a pounds. "a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
14B0DlES ARE
RECOVERED IN
FLOOD TRAGEDY
Eight More Are Missing and
Nav Be Buried in Lime
Muck Near Saltville
SEARCH is CONTINUED

Saltville. Va, Dec. u. With Ia
bodies now recovered, search of the
muck lime deposit that overspread
a score of acres in the Holton River
Valley near here, was continued to-
day to account for eight persons still
missing after the disastrous dam
break of Christmas Eve.
More than 200 men kept up the
search today while Saltville com
pleted plans for burial Of it's dead.
Half of the army of searchers are
employees of the Mathieson Alkalai
Works, the plant at which the dam
, break occurred to release great
wall of lime laden water and mud
on the little settlement of workers
below.
Six bodies recovered in yesterday S
search brought the total of known
dead to IA and it was believed the
final death list would reach more
than a score. 1t appeared there
were some bodies buried under the
deposit of lime refuse that might
never be recovered.
The Ministerial Association will
hold meeting at the Bismarck hos
pital on Monday, December 20, at
l:30
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
LAST VICTIMS
TO BE BURIED
BY NIGHTFALL
All of Community in OklahO
ma Joins in Last Rites
For Tragedy Victims
THREE MORE MAY DIE

Hobart, Dec. 27.--( BY the A. P.)-
Citizens of Babbs Switch. little
farming settlement near here, today
continued the sad work of burying
their dead and by night fall the last
of the 35 victims who perished in a
fire which wrecked the school house
during Christmas Eve entertain
ment will have been laid to rest in
snow-covered cemetery.
Eight bodies were buried yester-
day following a memorial service in
the Hobart Auditorium in which
ministers from all congregations took
part. Stores closed and the entire
population Joined in services.
Plans for burying the other VIC
Tins yesterday were held up because
Of inability to get the graves finish
ed. They were to be buried today as
soon as the graves were prepared.
Twenty bodies are to be placed in
one large grave, the others to be in
tered separately at the request of
their families. No services were
planned, the services yesterday suf-
ficing for all.
Mrs. J. p. Noah, SIS, died from
burns last night, bringing the fatali-
ty total to 35. At least three others
are not expected to recover.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
DEBATENATURE
OF NOTE WHICH
WILL BE SENT
French Are For Direct State.
ment That Arms Conceal
ment Is Cause
BRITISH IN DEMURRER
Would Couch Note in Less
Direct Terms: Agree no
Evacuation of Cologne :.
BRITISH IN DEMURRER

Paris, Dec. 27.-The allied Coun.
ell of Ambassadors met this morn
ing to determine the nature Of the
note to Germany informing her the
Cologne area will not be evacuated
January 10. There is full agreement
on this point. the only question at
issue being the reason to be given
for continuing the occupation be-
yond the stipulated date.
The French wish to tell Germany
that evacuation is being postponed
because of discovery of arms in
violation of the Treaty Of Versailles
while the British prefer to limit the
note to saying the evacuation will
not take place.
Prolongation of the evacuation
period beyond the stipulated date is
expected to be indorsed by the Bel
gian, Italian and Japanese govern
ments, all of which have been ad-
vised Of the British and French
views.
Decided Course
Having decided on the course to
be adopted the council will arrange
the procedure to be followed in ap-
praising Germany and it is expected
the councils drafting committee will
be asked to draw up a note embody-
ing the decision and setting forth
the grounds on which it is based.
The note will give specific instan-
ces of Germany's lack of observance
of her disarmament obligations in.
dependently Of any non-execution Of
the five conditions formulated by
the allies when the disarmament
control commission resumed its on.
erations.
a- 10 he Sent Soon
As soon as' the allied governments
have given approval of the commun-
ication it will be sent to the Ger
man government either through the
allied ambassadors to Berlin, either
in the form Of joint note, or at
Paris, in the form of note from
the Ambassadors Council, signed by
the Councils president, Premier
Herriot. and addressed to Ambass-
ador Won Hoesch. Under the cir
cumstances the drafting Of the doc
ument, it is believed, will require
at least eight days.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
PIN LOST II YEARS AGO RETURNED
TO BISMARCK MAN FROM MINNESOTA

r. F.. Wenzel, Workmen's Compen-
sation Commissioner, received as a
Christmas present a pin he lost in
the year 1918.
Presumably the pin was lost in
North Dakota, but it was found in
Rochester, Minnesota, by woman
who lives in Oregon, and came into
the hands of Dr. w. P. Finney of the
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, who forward
ed it to Mr.. Wenzel.
The present, small Phi Beta
Kappa clasp pin, was purchased by
Mr.. Wenzel in Grand Forks shortly
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
PLANS TO ASK
INDICATION
Foster Father Of Dead
Youth Arrives in Chicago

Chicago, Dec. William D.
Shepherd arrived in Chicago today
from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to
project himself into the investiga-
tion of the death of his foster son,
William NJ. McClintock, the "mil-
liOnaire orphan"
He declared he would seek pub
lie eXoneration of the publicity
which has been directed against him.
Mr.. Shepherd said he expected to
have some questions to ask regard
ing the investigation.
81 have come voluntarily from
Albuquerque he said, ITO answer
such questions as may be asked me
and also to ask some questions N.Y.
self. | will seek a public exonera-
tion as widespread as the publicity
given the accusations against me-"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
HEARINGS0N
P0STALRATES
BILL ARE HELD
Publishers Objected to Too
Speedy Consideration of
The Measure

Washington, Dec. q. The joint
Congressional Committee proceeded
today with it's schedule of hearings
on the administration postal rate in
crease bill with view to their con-
clusion i'm time to permit final study
and report Of the measure to the Sem
ate early next week.
Publishers of trade papers joined
spokesmen of other publishing inter
ests in opposing the proposed in
crease in second class mail rates at
the hearings yesterday, contending
that in view of their increase as a
war measure in 1918 there now
should be an adjustment downward
instead of upward. They also pro
tested against what they regarded
as too speedy consideration of the
rate bill, adding that it would result
in unfair adjustments and disar-
rangemcnt of the postal service.
Protests were presented today to
the joint congressional postoffice
committee by spokesman for the
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociation. Renewing their complaint
against hasty consideration by Con-
gress of the cost ascertainment re
port on which the rate raises are
p,edicatcd, the publishers contend
the records of the department show
the inadvisability of raising rates on
second class mail matter at this time
on the theory that such an advance
would produce an increased revenue.
Pointing out that since 1912 sec
ond class mail has been the only
class Congress has increased rates
on they contended that these ad
vances increased the revenue of the
department more than 125 percent
but at the same time resulted in
large decreases in the volume of the
mails.
M. F. Hanson, speaking for the
Northwest Publishers Association,
argued that the proposed increases
would work hardship on farmers.
'If you put this into effect we will
have to add to our loss or cut out
service to our rural subscribers"
he said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
MERCURY GOES
TO 60 Below;
RISES TONIGHT
Weather Bureau Forecast In
dicates ''NOt So Cold"
Here on Sunday
JUST EVENING UP
Jack Frost Is Taking Up
Slack in Weather Records,
After Warm Summer

The mercury slipped down this
morning to 80 below zero at 9 a. m.,
equalling the previous low record of
the year 1924, made on January %.
The thermometer at 8 a. m. was low
er than during the night. when 2S
below was the coolest, but shortly
after o'clock, with bright sun
shining, the mercury began to rise
<again.
The December record is just added
proof, in the opinion OF weather bur
eau officials, that the law of averages
works pretty steadily year in and
year out. The records don't show
that the weather has changed appre-
ciably in Bismarck for half cen
tury.
Throughout the history of the
weather bureau, the average temper
atures for the various years is about
,the same. A warm summer, such as
was experienced in 1924, means cold
b er weather to even things up, and
that's just what is happening now.
At the end of November the wealth
er records showed an excess Ovel
Ytrmal temperatures of 800 degrees
fVr the year, and the cold weather
during December has cut this ex
cess down to $50 degrees. But the
year as a whole is still warmer thar
normal. The record shows the aver
age temperature for the year JUS
about one-half degree day above
the normal based on manyiyears com
parison of records.
The present December is a colo
month, but not so cold as many pre-
vious Defenders in Bismarck. 1t il
pointed out in weather bureau re
cords that in 1879, the coldest De
cember ever known, the Temperature
averaged two degrees below zero TO
.&he entire month.
\ Sharp Drop Here
The whole Northwest was COLI
agan today. Mandan reported 81 be
low last night, Jamestown 30 below
and Williston 80 below. The temper
ature dropped So degrees in Bis
marck from a. m. Friday to a. m
today.
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, tn
coolest point on the American con
tinent, recorded 32 below zero. A
St. Paul it was l8 below at z a. m
today.
The forecast for tonight and Sun
day is mot so cold" with unsettled
weather.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
N. P. WORKERS
MAKEREQUEST
FOR MEETING
Would Discuss Wage Adjust.
ment Made by the Rail-
road Labor Board

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 27.-The
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engi-
neers and Firemen on the Northern
Pacific railway asked the railway
executives for conference in which
formal demand is expected to be
made for 5 per cent increase in
pay without concessions in working
rules similar to a settlement recent
ly obtained by separate agreement
from the Southern Pacific by its
enginemen.
The conference request follows
the notification by the brotherhoods
that the men refused to accept the
5 per cent increase together with
certain rule changes directed by the
labor board and agreed to by the
railways.
At the conference. the enginemen
would resort to the strike threat if
they follow the lead of the engine
men on the Southern Pacific rail-
way.
The per cent advance is agreed
to. The change in working rules
would not mean more than $l50,0OO
year to the railways in return for
the $1,250,0OO that the advance in
pay would cost the railways a year,
railway men said. The labor board
ordered the settlement Dec. 1. Be-
fore the time expired for the rail
ways to accept, the enginemen of
the Southern Pacific forced set
tlement that preserved the 5 per
cent increase but granted no work
ing rule concessions. Forty-five
western railways asked the labor
board to set aside the settlement but
it declined.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
REV. JOHNSON
LEAVES CITY
TO Take Passionate in Pratt,
Kansas, Soon

Rev. l.. X. Johnson has resigned
the pastorate of the First Baptist
church and will leave with his fam
lily next Tuesday for Pratt, Kansas
where he has accepted the pastorate
of the First Baptist church.
the local church for three years and
four months, coming here from Mon.
tevideo, Minnesota. and has won
many friends in the city. A fare
well sermon will be preached by him
Sunday night and on Monday night a
farewell is planned by the congrega.
tion, at the church
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27

after the presentation of the charter
to the University of North Dakota
chapter in 1912. The pin was lost
about a year later, presumably at
Rugby, where Mr.. Wenzel was living.
II do not recall making single
trip outside Of the state in either
1913 or 1914" said Mr.. Wenzel. "At
any rate, have never been in Ro-
chester, Minnesota"
The pin bore as marks of identifi-
cation, "R. E. w." and "U. N. D.
1902" Except for very slight signs
If wear, the pin was returned in its
original condition.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
SURGEONS REMOVE BULLET IN HEART
OF MAN FAILING TO KILL HIMSELF

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Max' Peck was
alive today after surgeons had ex-
tracted bullet from his heart, that
fact strangely being hardly less re-
markable, his friends said, than the
manner Of Peck acquiring the missile
in his bosom. Lonely in lodging
house Christmas Eve Peck decided
to end his life. Having no weapon
suitable for. suicide, he constructed
cannon of piece Of lead pipe.
rammed home . charge of black
powder and for bullet used piece
of steel spike. He placed It on =
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
CENTEN MARIAN
is BURNED TO
DEATH IN HOME

Philadelphia, Dec. 81 A centen-
arian was burned to death and a
nonagenarian committed suicide here
yesterday. Mrs. Elizabeth Salvatore,
lC0 years old, was found burned to
death in slight blaze on the sec
ond floor of her home, where she
lived alone. Origin of the fire is
unknown.
Believing himself to have become
burden because of i'll health, Hen
ry S. Snyder, 95-year-old Civil
War veteran, shot himself through
the temple at the home of his
daughter.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27

table, pointed it at his heart and
exploded the charge with red hot
wire. Other inmates of the house
reported to the police that Peck had
merely blistered his chest, but an
X-ray examination revealed the steel
spike in the left ventricle of his
heart. A doctor opened Peck's chest,
cut through the sac around the
heart, stilled it's beating by grasp
ing it in his hand, and by pressure
forced out the spike bullet. The
heart then was relaxed into posi-
ti4n and resumed beating.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
DEATH TOLL IN
NATI0N'SC0LD
WAVE UP TO II
Widely Scattered in States
From California to the
Eastern Coast
is THIRD OF WAVES
Middle West Expected to Feel
Keenly Rapid Falling of
Thermometer

Chicago, Dec. q. Another cold
wave, the third of series, was driv-
ing from western Canada into the
Rocky Mountain States today with
the forecast that it would spread
zero and sub-Zero temperatures into
the middle west by night. The mid
die west had just breathed a sigh of
relief as thermometer readings got
into double figures above zero as the
cold wave of the last few days drove
eastward with diminished energy
when the reports of the renewed on
'slought were received.
Seventeen deaths followed in the
wake of the Christmas cold, ma
tion-wide check indicated; four in
rado. two in Idaho and one each in
California, Texas, Utah, Montana, and
New Jersey.
In the near Northwest the effects
of the new cold spell were felt early
today, "A strong wind adding to the
intense cold. Below zero tempera-
lures were prevalent in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and North and South Da
kota. 1t was 10 below in st. Paul
early today. Grand Forks, N. ID. had
q l-2 below; Fargo %: Minot 30;
Duluth 27; Mankato "a below.
Nevada continued to lay claim to
the United States cold record, how
ever. Halleck reported so degrees
below zero last night and Deeth re-
ported SO below At Elko the tenn
perature was 40 below.
Globe, Arizona, had the coldest
weather in l6 years yesterday when
the mercury dropped to Is above
!; zero. In California, San Joaquin
Valley temperatures in the past "a
hours reached new low of II
above zero. Fresno reported %
above zero.
Seattle reported cold wave in the
Puget Sound district, where tenn
peratures 8 degrees below freezing
were reported
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
COLD ON PACIFIC COAST

San Francisco, Dec. 27.-The Pa
cific northwest continued yesterday
to experience near and subZerO tenn
peratures and in California the wea-
ther bureau reported the thermom-
eters ranged from lS to as degrees
above zero. Santa Rosa, Cal, report
ed l8 degrees above and Los An
geles As. In San Francisco the tenn
perature was 36.
AS degrese below zero at Yakima and
at Olympia the temperature was "a
degrees above. The lowest temper
ature reported in Oregon was 10 be-
low at Baker.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
TWO SAILORS
BODIES FOUND

San Pedro. Calf, Dec. 27.-The
bodies of two sailors, identified as
victims of the recent burning and
sinking in mid channel Of the shore
boat La Moyne were recovered in
the harbor here yesterday, raising
the disasters death list to four
known dead. The bodies were float
ing on the water. . ..,,..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
; Schools at
Babb'S Switch
Are Destroyed

Hobart, Okla, Dec. 27.-The
Babb's Switch schoolhouse which
was destroyed by fire Christmas
Eve with loss of 35 lives was
the third school building on the
site to meet an adverse fate. Ten
years ago the district school was
destroyed by fire caused by an
overheated stove. Teacher and
pupils escaped. In May, 1922, a
tornado wrecked the building and
it had to be rebuilt. No one was
in the house at the time.
1t was expected another school
will be erected, but no plans
have been made for it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-27
MALE CHORUS
VISITS HOMES
OF SICK HERE

Members Of the male chorus
Of the Evangelical church here
declared today they spent the
most satisfactory Christmas in
their lives this year.
The chorus, led by Rev. {. +.
Strutz, visited the homes of five
infirm and sick members of the
Congregation and the Bismarck
Hospital, singing Christmas car
OILS. Two of those visited were
blind. Christmas service also
was conducted.
Members of the chorus receiv-
ed the heartfelt thanks Of those
visited.