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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15
Save the Birds

Certainly onr wild birds appreciate
a little attention or why could Mrs
Will Winslow of Larone county fifty
four juncos all at one time. picking
seeds from the chaff scattered on the
lawn for their especial benefit All
winter flock of titmice or ch;ctadees
have been daily visitors in the vines
and trees at The Cedars to get their
feed of fat which they delight 20 eat.
The woodpeckers, too, have been
daily visitors at the feast coming
right up onto the piazza for their
meal. A shallow dish was put up on
one of the posts on which was put
scraps Of fat which the birds con
sumed almost as soon as put up. Just
now the robins are more than busy
at their housekeeping and much in
terested in keeping the gardens free
from bugs and worms. trust they
will forget where the strawberries
and cherries grow. But I've 10 use
for the cannibal crow which comes
right up to the trees and just dcVOurs
the young birds. And of course no
one has a Use for the English spar
row. For some reason the jays have
not been as plenty as in other winters
but other birds are more in evidence.
The sad and sorrowful seemingly
phoebe birds have taken possession of
their usual quarters in any open
buildings and the moro COntcntod they
are, the more detected they appear.
They are always subjects of sympathy
but apparently do not appreciate it,.
They are not as social as the tit
mice who delight TO chat with you at
any time. We need tho birds
WILL =. WINSLOW
Baronc. Me.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15
SALMON ARE FAT AND
FULL Of PEP
Square Tailed Trout Put up a Game
Fight. Fishing Good
at Ir0utdale

BY telegraph TUESDAY. Arthur G.
Carter OF Rainbow Camps at Trout
dale informed the Big Woods Page
Editor that weather conditions have
been bad since the ice Went ont on
May 9Th, cold winds, rain and fog,
but fishing good, Notwithstanding Tho
Black Narrows Club have taken thir-
ty-seyen trout and salmon, thirteen Of
the largest weighing thrty-fye
pounds The salmon are fat and
full of pep. The square tailed trout
put up a game fight Fishing con
ditions will improve with warm
weather The lake is up 10 normal
level and navigation with canoe or
motor boat is excellent We learn
that Mr. Carter caught four pound
trout last Sunday afternoon, which is
the record trout OF the season 10 date
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15
Near Drowning at Attean

Alfred Ray broke through the ice
Oh Attean Pond recently while at
work in that vicinity for r. T.. Holden
and narrowly escaped drowning.
However. parties on shore seeingNhim
in time, showed a canoe out on the
ice and he got hold of it and was soon
gotten out. He suffered somewhat
from exposure in the icy water OF the
lake.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15
Who Can Offer These Acc0mmoda.
lions!

Mrs. Gerard Echezeyria and her
two daughters of Forest Hills, New
York wish to come to Maine for a
part OF the summer. They prefer
a moderate priced hotel or camp or
board in a private family. They
wish the elevation 10 be one thousand
feet above sea level. 1t must be near
a lake, pond or stream SO that bath
ing will be afforded and they also
would like the use Of a tennis court.
Probably would consider neatly
kept, pleasantly located farm. Any
one having these accommodations
should write to the above at Gardens
Apartment, Forest Hills, Long Island,
New York.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15
Crocker Pond Camps Sold

Charles Mckay, proprietor Of tho
well known Croker Pond sporting
camps. has sold the camps to II. T.
Mckinney OF Jaekman. The camps
will be run by Mr.. McKenney's son
James Mckenney OF Bingham. Mir
Mckay will spend a time with some
friends i'll Canada, before locating
elsewhere.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15
County Attorney ThOrne's Daughter
Has Good Catch

SIR and Mrs. james Il. Thorne and
daughters Ruth and Barbara went to
Lake Embdcn Friday for the week end
at their cottage. Barbara who il 7
years old, while out in their boat
with her father. hooked and With the
assistance Of her father and Jack
Lambert, landed lake trout weigh
ing little over 2 pounds and inside
Of j. minutes landed salmon weigh
ing 4 IA pounds The trout was y
inches long and the salmon a inches
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15
Guests nj High Twelve Camps

Guests have already arrived at
High Twelve Camps and among them
parties from Boston and New York.
One of the Boston gentlemen, William
Fletcher. writes regularly for THE
Open Road" Boston monthly publ
cation. We are encouraged to be-
lieve that we shall have something
from him descriptive of his visit at
Rowe Pond for the Big Woods page of
the Independent Reporter.
1t would be gratifying to the indie
pendent-Reporter organization If Mr.
Fletcher could find opportunity, while
in Somerset County to call at our Of
fee aud establish an acquaintance
with his humble fellow craftsmen.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15
Finish Drive on Spencer

The Augusta Lumber Company fin
ishe3 their drive on Spencer Stream.
The crew came out Saturday. They
reported plenty of snow in the big
woods yet.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15

We have typewriters for sale and
to let.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16

THERE arc n number OF outstand.
Ing features In The Unknown
Purple" showing at tho Heilig. one
OF them Is tho remarkable manner in
which they have handled the ray OF
purple light about which much Of
the mystery and thrills OF the story
rsvolyes. This ray OF light Ia the
discovery OF an inventive genius. and
tho posscEsor Of II has the power 20
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16

ID UpoLPH VALENTINO has
~ taken Seattle by storm In his
latest photoplay "MonEisur Beau.
eairc." which has started In lis third
big week az tho Strand. Valentino
has discarded tho Spanish htmos.
phere that made n million Eiris call
him n shciiS. and dons satin hrcecher.
powdered Wig. rte, ia his new pro.
duction. Ho looks different. but
clothes don, mako the man and rs
a certainty Valentino viii get moro
letters from Emltten lassIes than
ever.
Valentino has been away from the
screen 10 long that his return Ia
some eycnt-ilko. f-rina;Rncc, the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16
FORMER TRANSPORT
IN THE MOVIES

Thousands OF American soldiers
win remember the trip made across
the Atlantic on the transport Great
Northern" when they SEQ tho First
National picture In Every woman'g
Life" Tho engine room as we'll as
exterior portions OF tho deck and
bridge of this gigantic ship wero
filmed for this production by Irving
Cummings and his company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16

somewhere. But the wifc-ho sees
her after he's como from somewhere,
And so Il goes. Duty. duty. duty.
He begins 20 ha,o duty-it's interior.
lng with his pleasure. or course he
would not admit that even TO him.
self. Ho repeats the limo and II set.
ting 10 believe Il an puro truth. Ito
has outgrown bis wife. :.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16

make himself invisible to the human
eye,
Beside that the splendid acting on
tho part OF not only the principals.
hpt every member OF the cast. alone
makes the picture worth while. Hen.
ry II. Wnlthnll. Alice Lake and Stu.
art Holmes. the principal members
OF the cast. give as gripping and hu.
man characterizatIons as have ever
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16

MARIE PROVOST. who. as co-star
Az with Monte Blue In the new Of.
fering. Daughters OF Pleasure" at
tho Columbia, plays the role Of a
wilful daughter who finds that her
strict father Is himself carrying on
filtration. has some decided and IN.
teresting views concerning men who
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16
JAMES KIRKwoOD

James Klrkwood. star and director
OF many OF tho most notable stage
and screen successes in the last de.
cade. has been selected by William
Fox 70 play the leading male role in
The photoplay version Of Gilbert
Frankau's sensational English novel.
Gerald crans;on's Lady"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16
WILL DIRECT POLA

Following the completion of For.
hidden Paradise" In which Pola
Negri is being directed by Ernest
Jubltsch. under Arrangement with
Warner Brothers. Miss NeEri will
star in n new production. "A Woman
scorned." which will be directed by
James Cruze.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16
EDMUND LOWE

The Love Throne" adapted from
Richard Harding Davis popular
novel The Kings JackaL" viii be
Z he first starring vehicle OF Edmund
Love for William Fox. according 10
an announcement by that producer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16
BILL DESMOND

William Desmond. whose work as
western star excels any that he
has previously done on the screen.
has signed contract with Universal
TO appear in eight more Western pic.
lures. Desmond Is now working on
Riding Pretty" under the direction
OF Arthur Rosson. Ann Forrest is
his leading woman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16
NEW COMEDY SERIES

Another interesting series Of
comedies r. being released by Uni
verSal They arc called Sweet SIX.
teen Comedies" and have 10 do with
tho puppy love stage OF emotional
frnilty. Arthur Lake IN featured,
olive Hasbrouk II the Girl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16
HENRY OTTO PICTURE
BEAUTIFUL FANTASY

Director Henry Otto is shortly TO
commence work az the william Fox
West Coast Studios on his newest
picture "Noptune's Romance" which
no insists from a point OF beauty. will
excel his famous Temple Of Venus"
and ''pante's Inferno"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16

been seen on any screen. In support
every member OF really all-star
cast, including Helen Ferguson.
Ethel Grey Terry. Brinsley Shaw,
James Morrison. little frankie Lee,
Richard Wayne and Johnny Arthur.
does excellent work.
Ray Rohinson's orchestra, Buster
Lorenzo and the Lang Riddles. trio
OF Juvenile Bostonians, appear on the
same bill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16

birth Of twin eintfes or sr,akfAs,
in I'D.
Bebe Daniels. lois Wilson and
Doris Kenyon. three OF tho screens
pro,tisst and clsycrcst girls appear
In tho picture. Monsieur Beau.
cairc" Is ono OF tho most elaboruiely
staged productions ever shown on
Seattle screen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16
'outgruw" theIr wives.

'outgrow'' their wives.
Men who find that their wives
arc no longer interesting say they
have 'outgrown' them: but what
they mean IL that the man himself
Is flinehing In tho face OF his own
responsibilities" she says.
When no sees tho other woman
no is all dressed up and ready 70 20
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16

In Every woman's Life" new
irving Cummings production for
First National in which Virginia
Vail plays the stellar role Is nearing
completion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-16

Jack Holt and Norma shearer ap-
pear In Empty Hands" new Para.
mount production.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-18
LEE COUNTY TO
ELECT SENATOR

LEESBURG, June 1s.-As it is
Lee countys time to elect a sena-
tor from this the 10th Senatorial
District of Georgia composing the
counties of Worth, Daugherty and
Lee a warm contest win no doubt
be made for the place..
1t was assured this morning that
Mr.. ]. P. Horne, Editor and Pub
Usher of the Lee County Journal
would be a candidate for the
place. Mr.. Horne came to Lee
county several years ago and since
that time has made many friends
and will no doubt make good race
Others are mentioned for the placs
but so far none of them have made
their official announcement and
qualified with the executive com
mittee. DIR. c. L. Ketcham, a prom
inent farmer has announced foi
Representative from Lee county but
so far no one has announced to op.
pose him for this place, but it is
understood that others are contenil
plating making the race.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-18
zoo GRADUATES GET
IPLONAS AT ATHENS
C 0 N NE NC { MENT
Rose Bush, S. A. CartIedge and
Mary Turnipseed Honor
Graduates Today
AUGUSTA MAN SPEAKER
Inordinate Spending BY Both
State and National Govern
ments IS Condemned


ATHENS, June 18.-Judge E.
H. Galloway, of Augusta, in deliv-
ering the baecalaureate address at
she graduation exercises marking
Che closing of the University Of
Georgia's 124th commencement
discussed the tendency to impose
excessive taxes on the public by in
ordinate spending by national ard
state governments.
Nearly 200 degrees were award
ed students having completed the
prescribed courses. Among those
to graduate with highest honors in
the bachelor of arts department
were Rose Bush, of Athens; S. A.
Gartledge, Of Athens; Miss Mary
gurnipseed, of Griffin; who was
awarded the Hamilton McWhorter
prizes for general excellence in the
freshmen class.
The speakers from the senior
class included Miss Esther Bush OF
Athens, the first woman ever I'd
represent the senior class at grad.
uation of the University.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-18
DR. PAYNE TO SPEAK
BEFORE NEGRO MEET
County Health Officer Win Ad-
dress Negro Physicians On
Negro Health Night

Last night under the auspices OF
the local committee there was pre-
scented one of the most unique,
beneficial and well rounded pro.
grams in the history Of the Georgia
Negro Medical association.
The attendance was large and the
addresses of welcome were ringing
with enthusiasm and appreciation.
Much credit is due the local com
mittee for the successful presenta-
zion of such an offering, it was said
by one delegate.
Tonight's program is known as
Negro Health Night" and promises
to eclipse last nights program
There will be noted and acthorita-
tive speakers who win address the
audience on specific health topics,
chief among those who will appear
being DR.. J. w. Payne, Count
Health Commissioner Of Sumter
county.
It is urgently requested that the
Americas citizens win avail them
selves of this opportunity and be
present at Bethel Baptist church
Lamar street, at 8 p. m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-18
mcdowell CONFESSION
PUT IN EVIDENCE IN
TRIAL AT CLEARWATER
Payne Testifies Defendant Was
Agitated When Told Father
Planted to Return to Ga.

CLEARWATER, Fla, June 49,
The confession Of Frank Mcdowell
that he shot and killed his mother
and father last February 10 at St.
Petersburg and exactly one year
prior thereto burned his sisters 20
death in Decatur, Ga. was placed
in evidence during the second trial
of the youth here today on the spe-
cific charge Of numbering his
mother.
The state made good progress
presentingthe case, several princi-
pal witnesses being heard during the
first few hours.
Mcdowell was described by r. G.
Payne, of st. Petersburg insurance
man on the witness stand as having
shown great agitation when told
that his father planned to return to
Georgia to buy a newspaper,
Payne and the elder Mcdowell
shared an office together the latter
dealing in real estate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-18
HUNDRED AND FORTY
SEVEN CHINESE FIRED
Governor of Tsingtao Uses Big
Stock Methods in Political
House Cleaning
TREASURY LEFT EMPTY
Ousted Officials Expected to
Make Counter Attacks on Re-
sponsibIe Officials

TSINGTAO, China, June 49,
by Associated Press. )-Governor
Kao En-hung's ''big stick" regime,
which began recently with the dis
missal Of lat department, officials
and advisers, gives promise of furth
,er interesting days in Tsingtao's
usually placid existence. Having
pacified the police, who were on
the verge of mutiny because OF
three months areas of pay, the aew
governor and his staff are on the
alert for threatened counter at
tacks by the ousted ones.
The historic administration build
ing, over which the flags of Ger
many, Japan and China have float
I'D, never witnessed a more exciting
day than that Of the recent political
house-cleaning. Governor Kao be.
gan operations at s a. M, an un-
heard-of thing, and the. dismissed
employees left swearing all sorts Of
vengeance. The erstwhile directo.
of general affairs, who was the ring
leader in the sallies upon the publ,
treasury admitted to the new ad.
ministration that there was not q
copper to turn over and refused K
surrender his records and files. He
Succeeded in slipping out Of the
city after having once been stopped
by the police.
After the police had been pait
their arrears of salzry, the Cover
nor was astounded to receive wore
that the police chief had resigned
investigation showing that he hat
been bribed by a wealthy Chinese
who had made a fortune in illici
opium trade, and who wanted t,
block any inquiry. The governoi
gave both men a limited time il
which to remove themselves from
his jurisdiction.
The sole survivor of the forme.
administration is D. T. Lin, directo
of forestry and agriculture, al
American trained specialist in Iii
department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-18
Montana Man Addressing St.
Paul Gathering Makes Start
ling Prediction

ST. PAUL, June 1s. - The
predictions that the Farmer-La-
Dor party eventually would dis
pose of two capitalistic parties
that hold power today" was
made by Charles E. Taylor,
Montana state senator, in an ad-
dress formally accepting perma-
nent craftsmanship in the Farm
er-LabOr progressive convention.
He severely criticized the demo-
cratic and republican parties,
and issued an appeal to farmers
and workers to unite more
closely for political action, and
urged ballot box revolution"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-18
.CARSWELL PRE- Diets
$4,000 BAL { CROP
IN SUMTER THIS FALL
After Survey Of County Says
Farmres Will Harvet Best
Yield During Years This Fail

Sumter county farmers viii har-
vest twenty-five thousand bales Of
cotton this fall.
This is the statement authorized
this morning by E. L. CarsweH
Americas business man, following a
careful survey Of the entire coun-
ty, during which he went into many
cotton fields and examined plants
closely for boil weevil. II believe
Sumter farmers will gather the hcst
crop this fall that they have made
since | came to Americas fourteen
years ago." said DIR. Carswell. 1.-THE
cotton is in the fields; the weevB is
conspicuous by his absence, and
there is every reason to believe that
the cotton crop in the county is
made.
Il don't want any farmer to quit
working on account of this predic-
ton as to the cotton yield,' con-
tinued DR.. Carswell, for that would
be a bad mistake to make. / want
every farmer here to keep right On
working his crop and using the
same measures of boil weeviI con
troll as he has been doing since the
season started. These measures
and this work has brought the crop
to the present period in splendid
shape, and / am willing to put my
faith in them to the end. No far4
mer in Sumter county has any rea-
son to be afraid, or discontentea
with the outlook for a good cottof.
yield this fall Cotton is still Our
great money crop, and there will be
enough of this marketed this fall 10
take care of every financial ohh-
cation of the farmer if he will be
careful and wise in making expen-
ditures.
"Other crops than cotton are
pouring a goodly revenue into the
pockets of Sumter county farmers.
and our farmers have not been
slow to take advantage Of the OPP
Iportunity thus offered them to cash
in on these as the year wears on.
One result of this is going to be
that when the wise farmer mar6ets
his cotton this fall, except for
debts carried over from last year.
and certain unanticipated expendi-
lures for fran machinery and ma
iterials, he viii have the whole sum
available either for the extinguish-
ment of funded debts or for invest
ment and to use as a fund for OPP
Grating his farm next year.
eyes, sir; brother, you tell 'em,
things surely look good for the far
mer here in Sumter county. And
with the farmer prosperous, the
business man can be depended upon
to take car eof himself every
time." ''e a
d. = s-A4-A.AAAa4.t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-18
467 Killed During World War;
981 Killed Accidentally Since
Arrnistice Signed
TRAGEDIES FREQUENT
Naval Officials Sly There is Spe-
cific Cause for Accident, and
There VIII Be Slips
BY LARRY BOARDMAN
NEA ervice Writer

WASHINGTON. June 18.-More
than twice as many navy men have
been killed by accidents since the
armistice as sdied in action on
American ships during the war.
For the World War years, 1917
and 1918, the total was 467.
With the disaster on the battle
ship Mississippi June IL, the post
war toll reached 981.
During the war the navy lost 10
Ivessels-a cruiser, gunboat, a
submarine, a collier, two destroy
ers, two trawlers and two yachts.
Since the war it has lost nine
eight destroyers and one tug.
Indeed, peace-time tragedies in
the American navy always have
been frequent and formidable in
proportions, both as to numbers
and the amount of damage done.
A list of outstanding accidents
for 20 years:
Turret explosion on battleship
Missouri, 1904; killed 81.
Boiler explosion on gunboat Ben
nington, 1905; killed 81.
Turret explosion on battleship
Kearsarge, 1906. killed 6.
Turret explosion on battleship
Georgia, 1907; killed 6.
Bursting of boiler tube on cruis-
er Tennessee, 1908; killed 5.
Blowout of breech block on cruis-
er Charleston, 1910; killed s.
Boiler explosion on battleship
Delaware, 1911; killed s.
! Ranking of Destroyer Woolsey
by shipping board vessel of Pan
anna, 1921; killed 16.
! Loss of naval tug Conestoga in
the Pacific, 1921; drowned AS.
Point Honda disaster, 1928, in
which, through a wrong change in
his course, the commander of a
destroyer squadron piled seven vel
sells on the rocks of the Southern
California coast; death roll %.
Turret explosion on battleship
Mississippi, 1924. killed AZ.
! Query: What, if anything, is
/ the matter with the American
navy? Why are accidents so nu-
merous? Faulty construction, or
material? Ar carelessness, or de-
ficient training, on the part of the
personnel?
The answer, as responsible Navy
i Department officials give it, is this:
"Of course there is a specific
Fcause of every accident. A court of
inquiry may put the blame either
upon material or personnel. But the
very officials who fix the blame
know there simply must be a slip
once in a while"
AS for the Mississippi disaster,
the prevailing belief in naval circles
is that compressed air failed to
clean out the bore of the exploding
lgpn-a bit of smoulderihg waste
lremaiued in the barrel and ignited
the powder charge prematurely.