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

at various times but for the past
eighteen or twenty years he has lived
at Carrabassett where he was station
agent for about fifteen years, retir-
ing from active work on account OF
i'll health about two years ago. De-
cember 2, 1871 he was married to Miss
Elsie Lorena Macdonald Of Houlton
who survives as do also two small
children, Frederick A., aged and
Annie Bell, aged two years. Other
members of the immediate family are
three brothers, Charles H. Mitchell of
Everett, Mass, Henry S. Mitchell of
Strong, Lester L. Mitchell of King
North Arson, all of whom were pres
ent at the funeral. Mr.. Mitchell was
a member of Mt. Abram Lodge, F. &
A. NJ and of Signal Light Chapter,
o. 4. s. of Kingfield. Memorial SER
vices were held at Grace Universalist
Church, Wednesday afternoon at 1.3O
in charge of the Masonsr Rev. r. l..
Bailey of Kingfield officiating. The
tokens of esteem in the nature OF
floral tributes, from relatives, friends,
and the various lodges were in pro-
fusion. Interment was in the family
lot in West New Portland cemetery.
Mr.. Mitchell was of genial, COM
panionable nature and leaves a wide
circle of friends throughout this
community who will deeply mourn bis
passing.
The w. c. T. u. held their meeting
Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Blanche Dunton. There were ten
members and three visitors. 1t was
decided to have the State Lecturer,
Miss Edith Porter come for Sunday
evening mAeting some time in June.
A copy of the Knights of Columbus
pledge was read which was a revela-
ton. A story Fred Stones Grand
mother" by Miss Leila Hunnewell was
enjoyed Delegates to the county
convention at Wilton the week of the
10Th of May were appointed by the
chair and were: Mrs. J. E. Voter,
w. C. Beedy, II. P. Durrell, l.. P.
Kinds, f. A. Frost, c. D. Mckenzie
The next meeting will be at Mrs
Hunnewells IN May.
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WEST CORNYILLE

Conrad Hort returned Sunday from
Portland where he had been visiting
his brother.
Edgar Whittier has sold his farm
to George Thebarge.
John Thebarge made a trip to
Madison Tuesday.
Leonard Whittier has recently had
radio installed.
Mrs. Matilda Hoyey who has recent
ly sold her farm will move to YER
mont in the near future.
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Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Halle
Hubbard.
Fred Lyons is working for his UNI
Gle George Lyons.
Mrs. Henry, Dillingham; and son
Harvey were recent business callers
in town.
Ivory Bufriui aud wife passed the
week end with friends in Skowhegan.
Miss Ada Monrowe went to Wal
than, Mass, Tuesday returning Sun
day in her ear. She was accompani-
ed home by her little niece, Beatrice
Haskell who will pass the summer in
the MonroWe home.
Miss Bertha Gandreau went to
Skowhegan Sunday. whore she will
be employed in the home of MIR. Wat
SON
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NORTH FAIRFIELD

Harley Morse of Brockton. Mass,
has leased the, l.. b. Thomas farm
and will move onto it this week.
J. NJ. Clifford was in Fairfield on
business Monday.
Frank McKechnie and son Earl
were in this place on business Mon
day.
Maryland Bickford has bought Il
new Ford.
A. P. Powers is shearing sheep for
A. II. Ellis and son at Sunset Ridge
farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wade of Yer
mont have moved to the place known
as the Fish farm and Clarence Cot
ton has moved with his family to
the HUFF Iarm.
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SnITH S0L0N

There was pie supper at Wash
ington school Saturday evening. A
fine program and Quite good crowd.
They made between $12 and $13 for
the school.
They came near having a fire at
Z. G. Sidell's one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Paul attended the
pie supper at Washington school Sat
urday night; also Mrs. Luther Albee
and daughter Ruth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott were calling on
friends in Fairfield one day last week.
Autos were out in this part Of town
for the first time Sunday.
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SOUTH SOLON

AL Adams who went west last sum-
mer came back last Saturday. He
has been sick with the measles.
Mr. Staples, tie K. F. ID. man made
his first trip with auto last Monday.
He has made every trip but one this
season.
Hazen Jewett has installed Neu-
trodyne radio.
The South Scion Burying Ground, a
corporation, held its annual meeting
last Tuesday.
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PALMYRA

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Randall were
week end visitors at the home of his
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Frank Randall.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Leavitt and
daughter Florence have returned
from North Carolina, having passed
pleasant winter.
Bert Southland has gone to st. AL
bans to do carpenter work.
Mrs. Frank Bartlett is a visitor at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. Jay
Young.
c. H. Johonnett is on the sick list.
Mrs. Cova Frost has returned from
Milton, Mass, where she has been
visiting her sister, Jenness Weeks.
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SkOWHEGAN SAVINGS BANK
Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of the Corpora
tors of the Skowhegan Savings Bank
Will be held at the banking rooms of
said bank on
MONDAY, MAY 5, 1924
Mt ten o'clock in the forenoon. for
the purpose of electing a Board of
Trustees of said bank and transacting
any other business that might legally
come before said meeting
CARLETON p. MERRILL,
Clerk of the Corporation.
Skowhegan, Me, April II. 1924.
3W16
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BANK BOOKS LOST


Notice is hereby given that the
Skowhegan Savings Bank has been
notified that Books of Deposit Nos
6932 1873, 21776, 23432, 26S47, 26958
1882, 27375, 2SgS1, 29208, 27617 have
been lost and that the owners of same
wish a duplicate book issued.
SKOWHEGAN SAVINGS BANK
by Carleton =. Merrill Treas.
Skowhegan, Maine, April II, 1924.
3W16
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Card OF Thanks

7 wish to thank my life. lslsH1
relatives for their kina .sa bo
during my sickness at inch .ng h
l. S. S. for the box OF lIp,' M,
skowhegan, Me, May l. i'-'
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writes Miss Mary E. Snyder, 62o N.
5th Street, Allentown, Pa.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-20
See Success for
League Assembly
In Geneva Session

Geneva. Sept 19-(By A. P.)--
After three weeks of tense labor sue
cess looms hopefully over Geneva
tonight as browning the efforts of the
representatives of the 80 nations who
are striving to put an end TO all war
through arbitration. security and a
reduction in ornaments.
a protocol on arbitration and Sc
curity has virtually been agreed
upon. and so confident do the lead
ing statesmen feel that 1t will be rati-
fed that the sO-called "hiC twelve
of the present assembly of the league
of nations decided today to recon-
ment the convocation of great in
ternational conference on reduction
of ornaments in Geneva on June Is,
1925.
The United States and all other
countries not now members of the
league of nations will be invited to
participate in the conference.
The text of the protocol will .be
whipped into shape and probably he
presented to the assembly next We'd
nesday. allowing for two days dis
cussion before the full disarma ment
commission. The present plans are
that Is states must ratify the proto-
col before the arms conference can
actually be held.
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Sec. Wilbur Silent
On Reason for His
Recall to Capital

Washington, Sept. 13-Arriving in
Washington late today. Secretary
Wilbur refused to comment on any Of
the incidents which led to the ter
minatiOn of his western inspection
tour. upon request from the white
house
After communicating with the
white house and stopping briefly at
his residence, the secretary went to
his office at the navy department.
where he held a short conference
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt and
Rear Admiral Strauss, the budget Of
flcer of the navy.
The return of Mr.. Wilbur ends. at
least week ahead of schedule. II
tour of naval stations on the west
coast which already had occupied
HIM more than a month.
In white house statement II was
declared the budget as it affected the
ravy was the subject upon which Mr..
Nilbur's views were sought. but
subsequently this was elaborated by
statement from a spokesman for
the president. who said other matters
of importance concerning the navy
would be taken up.
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Buddies and Others
Greet i. S. Fliers
At Dallas, Tex, Field

Dallas Tex. Sept. 13-Dallas paused
today to welcome and greet the six
intrepid airmen who are now on the
last few stages of their history max
ing around the world fight.
The flight from Muskogee, to Love
Field. was made i'll three hours and
81 minutes. a hop of 225 miles. This
was considerably less than the av-
erage speed maintained in other
jumps of the flight. the heightened
time being caused by strong head
wind
The men were first greeted by q
large number of buddies and then by
the official welcoming committee OF
Dallas. Louis Blaylock and Charles
Sayville. manager of the local cham
eber of commerce.
AS the men went through the lane
OF people, one young woman jumped
in front of Lieut.. Lowell Smith and
kissed him.
y banquet at which the chamber
of commerce was host. and q theatre
party, We're included in the evenings
gaieties.
Lieut.. Smith announced tonight
that the tiiers would follow the right
OF way of the Texas and Pacific Rail-
way from Dallas to FL Paso. the next
overnight stop, tomorrow They in
tend to sleep until A. NJ. and go to
Love Field at Q \. NJ. central STAN
dard time
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Drain Chosen
New Commander .
American Legion

st. Paul, Mimi. Sept. 19.-(By A. p
Prominent in the work of the Ameri-
can Legion since its inception, James
a. Drain of Washington. ID. c., was
chosen national commander of that or
Ganfzation at the concluding session
of its sixth annual convention here
today.
BESIDES electing overwhelmingly the
new commander. the convention chose
five national vice commanders unani-
mously and named the Rev. Joseph
LonerEan of Durand. ILL.,. Roman
Catholic priest. national chaplain
Omaha previously had been selected
for the 1925 convention.
A man whose close study and prac-
tice of military problems brought him.
the American EXpeditionary Force de-
spite n tremendous physical handicap,
will lead the Legion for the next year.
Loss of his right hand i'm hunting
accident when he was 30 years old has
made Jim" Drain Mt 54 unusually in
terested in the Lcgion's work to aid
disabled soldiers. his friends said to-
night, explaining that he had devoted
more than half his time the past three
years to this work.
And in a statement to newspaper men
tonight the new commander empha-
sized that 1t is the rehabilitation work
that will receive much of his attention
that and the child welfare program
of the Legion. His interest in children
is natural. he says. for he has six.
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Bay State Democrats
At Worcester Get
Proposed Planks

Worcester, Mass, Sept. 19-planks
calling for the establishment of
state bank and of n state broadcast
ing station. for the adjustment or
capital punishment, and another
calling for the establishment of nom
contributory old age pensions were
introduced at the first sessions of the
resolutions committee Of the Demo-
cratic state convention meeting on
the eve of the opening of the con-
vention tomorrow. A plank strongly
condemning the Ku KluX Khan by
name was accepted for consideration
without consent or discussion. DIS
cussion of the On-contrfbutory OLD
age pensions plank occupied most OF
the early session.
Wendell L. Throe. chairman OF the
commission of the fratetnal order or
Eagles, recommending the pension
measure, presented plank which
provides that the commonwealth fur
nish assistance for worthy citizens.
women over 60 and men over %,
resident in the state for Is years and
without funds for proper self sup
port He argued that some who
would benefit by such law were
row being taxed to give retired
Judges pensions ranging as high as
81, 900 n year, only to become publlc
charges themselves in later ille. ne
declared that the system had been
successful in England, Australia.
Denmark and that Montana was al
ready paying such pensions while a
cimilar law to that proposed in his
plank was about to be put into ef-
ect in Nebraska.
Thomas +. Cassidy OF Cheshire.
chairman of the committee. tremed
the measure a most important one
and with other members of the COM
mittee, discussed the plan for more
than an hour.
Attention was also paid to a plank
introduced by Mrs. Leroy Brown OF
Boston. representing Il commission or
several state women's ORGANIZATIONS
calling for a ratification of the feder-
nj constitutional amendment EN-
powering Congress to regulate labor
IF children under is years OF age.
She urged that the Democratic party
ask the support of the voters on thas
referendum Of this question which
will appear on the ballots at the
November elections. ,,s
An executive session was sched-
,,ed to whip the whole platform TO-
rether. Chairman Cassidy said mat
Il was doubtful whether any planN
would be made public before 'o'iiof
row.
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Sioux Falls. s. Oak, Sept. 80 (By
the A. PD-Declaring the agriculture
al situation to be of such a serious
nature that by common consent
there is turning away from polit-
zeal quack doctors" Charles C.
Dawes. Republican Vice Presidential
candidate, speaking here tonight.
urged that it receive II common
sense consideration, free from pOlit-
ical poison"
Such consideration. Mr.. Dawes as
serted. could come only through APP
pointment of an impartial, non parti-
san commission such as contemplat-
ed by President Coolidge and put
forward as the Republican plan for
bringing about agricultural relief.
The Vice Presidential nominee de-
clared John w. Davis, Democratic
candidate for President, has chosen
to discuss the agricultural problem
in political manner, and contended
that the proper course was that dis
cussion which may result in con-
structive solution. without side step
ping embarrassing facts in certain
localities to gain votes
Free from Political Poison
Notice was taken by Mr.. Dawes of
the critical comment aroused not on
ly in the Democratic party but from
some in the Republican ranks by his
declaration on irrigation and recla-
nation in his recent Lincoln speech.
He repeated the statement that every
irrigation and reclamation project
opened up tended to add to over
production in farm products, driv-
ing down prices, and declared that
his critics eff they as public servants
desire really to protect the interests
of irrigation and reclamation, they
should present its just claims in a
proper and non-political way. from
the basis of facts. and as part of
the great problem which must be
solved for agricultural relief. if all
producers of farm products. including
those on irrigated land are to re-
ceive essential relief"
Approximately half of Mr.. Dawes
address was a recapitulation of his
Lincoln speech. also devoted TO the
farm question, and in which he told
his audience in the Coliseum here
tonight he sought to discuss the
agricultural problem las an economic
problem. as the farmers themselves
are discussing it. and as l think 1T
should be discussed-on the basis of
the facts and the proper conclusions
to be drawn from them. and not from
the standpoint of politics"
Il note that Mr.. Davis in his Oma-
ha speech. discusses the question
chiefly as a political problem" Mr..
Dawes continued. He says: If we
eliminate from political debate every
Continued on Page S, Col. s.
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Welcome at MOnhegan

Met by relatives and friends from
Freeport. Wiscasset and Boston, who
had gathered on the little island TO
| welcome him, Captain Macmillan and
his party tonight had dinner ashore.
They will remain on Monhegan to-
| night. coming across to the main
land tomorrow morning.
Back in the United States again
Macmillan reported tonight that
some Of his crew were already suf-
eager TO return to the land OF the
: Eskimos. In spite Of her rough voy-
age through storms and ice foes, the
IS foot auxiliary schooner Is enger to
| weigh anchor and head northward
| again next June, Captain Macmillan
, said.
Returning with Captain Macmillan
! in the joint capacity of members of
the expedition and members of the
crew, who stood their turn at watch,
are: Ralph y. Robinson, Merrimac,
B, Mass. chief assistant to the eXplor-
, cr; Thomas J. McCue. Brigus, n. F.,
mate: Richard Goddard. Winthrop,
, Mass. sent by the Carnegie Institute.
| Washington. ID. c., to continue OBJ
| servations in terrestrial magnetism
and atmospheric electricity. COM
monty known as static" which he
! began in Baffin Land two years ago:
Donald a. TT. Mix. radio operator. Of
Bristol. Conn.,. sent with the eXpedi-
ton by the $4,000 amateur members
Of the American Radio Relay Lea
/ que w. +. Lewis. Lynn. Mass, cook; ;
and John Jaynes, Somerville, Mass.
engineer
Another member OF the party.
| Eskimo dogs. was left at Camp
Ines Bay. near Davis Inlet, Labra-
dor. where he was picked up by the
schooner on her northward voyage.
Tomorrow morning at about s
o'clock the Bowdoin will leave on
, the final leg of her homeward trip
to Wiscasset.
The BoVdoin will be met off Ocean
Point at the mouth of the Sheepscot
River by party Of about 90 Row
dom College alumni. from Ports
mouth. n. r.. and Boston. Their
steamer and fleet Of boats from
Wiscasset will escort the schooner
up the river to her home port. ar
irving at one o'clock.
Here, the Bowdoin men-from the
college from which Macmillan was
graduated-will be Joined by others
! from Maine points who will escort
Macmillan in a parade which will
follow his reception here. A half
hour interval will separate the ar
rival and the parade.
Captain Macmillan said tonight
that after the experience of the past
year with the ice fields and the jam
ming of the foes in the Arctic region
! adjacent to Northern Greenland.
| where he passed the winter at Re-
fuge Harbor. he was more confident
| than ever In the reliability of the
Boothbay Harbor-buiIt schooner.
now in her fourth year.
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New York. Sept. 19-Georse r.
Christian's alleged half million dollar
defalcation. which wrecked the So
year old stock exchange firm Of Day
and Heaton. Of which he was a part
ner, consisted mainly of customer
securities. it was learned today.
The securities, variously valued at
from 100000 to 100000 had been
left with the firm for safe keeping.
Christian. for % years connected
with the house and for five years
partner, had offered the securities, it
was learned. as collateral for mar
ginal accounts which he carried with
other brokers under an assumed
name.
The days developments revealed
that not once had any member of the
firm suspected Christian Of dishon-
esty. ne one in the firm even knew
where he lived. except it was some
place in Brooklyn" and the address
they had was that Of Christians
home in that borough i've years ago.
A newspaper reporter learned, how
ever, that the broker had lived at an
other Brooklyn address up to last
August. He suddenly disappeared
from there last month, a few days
after he had told his firm he was GO
ing to Jasper Park. Alberta, in the
Canadian Rockies, for holiday. His
wife and his mother in law. who
lived with them, disappeared with
him.
Christian. the police nave learned,
did not go to the Canadian Rockies
and detectives were inclined today to
believe he is not far away. A letter
he wrote the firm n few days after
he left, ostensibly on his annual holi-
day. bore q New York. postmark. 1t
was this letter which caused the SEN
Tor partners to suspect that the
firms property was not intact.
w. w. Heaton, 10. senior partner
and founder of the house. considered
one Of the safest in the street
never had had reason to suspect
Christian, he said today.
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Especial to The Kennebec JournaD
Washington, ID. c., Sept. 19.-Po-
litical campaigning in New Eng
land, as compared with that else
where, has SO TAR been nothing more
or less than serious business of
going through the motions. With
the exception of Senator Wheeler,
IaFotlette's running mate, no one
has taken off his coat and Wheeler
was plainly trying himself out for a
reaction in territory he does not eN-
pect to carry.
Inactivity on the part of all sides
OF the battle brings up question of
whether TREY are all secretly conf
dent of the way New England is
going to vote and are sending speak
ers into the six states for the sake
OF appearances and for the sake of
keeping them interested. There APP
pears to be some reason to believe
this is so because in the computa-
tons made by various observers,
Rhode Island is the only one of the
six generally conceded to he of a
doubtful tendency. The other 80
Continued on Page Z, Col. y
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Admit Shanghai
Near Surrender
To Kiangsu Army

shanghai, Sept. 20-(by "A,
surrender Of Shanghai to the kiams
-, armies seeking to capture IL was
edmitted this morning at heaoaua..
tsrs q fthe defenders at Lungwha ~
- was asserted, however; that con :
,rorv TO common reports the aete, ~
inc chekiang soldiers were not IN i
treat. ..o.o.,ent which
aaclared that the Chekiang nsn nans
, w ,nfiicting losses on their oppon
s M and capturing prisoners neion n;.
ems ean !" Honan and Anwhei regimensS
. .ms ;ssued after renewed heavy s ara
' .s,isrv ,s aad machine gun firs n ,hs
s,nrtsa about $50 A. NJ; along E r.;c
.s s front from Liuho throusn NJ
'w s.a,.r onS Hwangtu to Tsingpu.
WI the order keeping ooser H'as
f.om approaching the tlgnuns .r a" to
r roaa dependable Information nara ar ~
n nt q was evident that heavier h q, !,
Ee., !, , han that previously used naa
,ua hromeht up to aid the hlan N.Y.
f nseg prG together with itrons rem
forcements