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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
[lNERsET CENTRAL WILL OFFER PURSES
AGGREGAT|NG $4,000 At FAIR
|,udeyille From the Keith Exchange uEoul
Shows on Mid-way---American Fireworks

wards won a race in Skowhegan in
216h and Mr.. Day understands that
this mare will beat 2.10 this year.
McBurnie of st. Stephens, N. B. is
talking of entering her in this section
this year. you fellows that bun
coed me, look out for her this year.
because she'll have a good driver be-
hind her." added Mr.. Day.
At the fair which occurs on Sep
tember 9-10-11 and IL, there will be
$4,000 in purses. AS already sug-
gested. various races will bear rather
distinctive names this fall. In the
early closing stakes, the following has
been arranged for: 2S14 pace, AM
erican Woolen Co. $500; 2.1S pace,
Central Maine Power CO., $780,. 2.24
pace, Somerset County Farm Bureau,
$500; 2.14 trot, Rotary Club, $500;
2.17 trot, Nelson W. Weston, $1,000;
2.22 trot, Skowhegan Merchants As
sociation. $500; 2.30 trot, American
Legion, $500. Under the class races,
come the free-for- all, The Anidrosis.
purse $1,000; 2,12 trot, Skowhegan
Trust Co. $500; 2.11 pace, First Ma
tional Bank, $500: 2.16 pace. Show
hegan Savings Bank, $500; 2.20 trot
and pace, Maine Spinning Co $500;
2.24 trot and pace. Somerset Shoe Co.
$500; three years oil dand under, trot
and pace, The Independent-Repo
s400. Stake nominations close June
1st. with payment of one per cent and
horses must be named July 1st, with
payment of two per cent. In the
class race list, entries close Septem-
ber 1st.
Even at this early date, good begin
nings have been made on preparations
for the big event in September. Harry
Lee has been engaged as starter for
the races and the society will con-
tract with the B. F. Keith vaudeville
exchange for free acts and with the
American Fireworks Company for the
fireworks. The. Dufour Exposition
shows will be on tho Midway.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
.R0TAR|ANS HAVE USUAL
LUNCHEON
Local Newspaper Man Tells OF Local
Condition In Field OF Journalism.
Enthusiastic for Boy Scouts

Thirty-seven men were present at
the weekly luncheon of the Rotary
Club last Tuesday noon. Guests
we're S. A. Lindsay and Selectman L.
II. Packard. In the absence of Pres
ident c. p Merrill, W. B. Woodbury.
presided There were the usual live
ly songs with DR.. r. A. Derbyshire
as leader aud Mrs. Oddly at the piano.
L. H. Goldsmith reported for the Wor-
cester Convention and T. E. Green
way reported that the Boy Scout
movement was progressing splendid
ly, that the boys themselves were en-
thusiastic and urged every Rotarian
to help in this movement. George
W. Cover spoke of the betterment of
the craft and of the method of doing
something better for the other mem
bers of the classifications represent
ed in the club membership. John
l.. Fish of the Independence Reporter
gave a brief history of newspaper
punishment and discussed conditions
locally from his own standpoint in
work in Skowhegan. There
was the usual closing by the singing
of america" AT the meeting next
Tuesday Ex-Governor Bob Hill of this
Rotary District, is expected to be
present.
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their novels with psycho-analNsls,
completes, sex problems and the ugly
and sordid things OF life. In that
connection he endorsed Joseph c. Lin
coin. Holman Day, Peter B. Kyne,
james Oliver Curwood and Hugh
Pendexter among others
These were the recent English nov
els that he picked out for special COM
ment: The End of the House OF
Alard,9 by Sheila kape-Smith; "A
Cure of Souls by May Sinclair;
"The Heightened Shadow by W. J.
Locke; Fortunes Fool by Rafael
Lonely Furrow." by Maud
Diver; THE Rover by Joseph Con-
rad; "The Cathedral" by Hugh Raj
pole: "Ricymans Steps by Arnold
Bennett; "Anthony Dafe,' by Archi-
bald Marshall, and the books of Sir
Philip Gibbs, Leonard Merrick. Comp
ton Mackenzie. Frank Swinnerton and
others. He called Hall Gaines new
novel. "The Woman of knockaloe,
the most powerful sermon against wdr
in many years. Locke he charaet-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
GEO. OTIS SMITH ON
OIL COMMISSION
President Coolidge An
neunces Appointment
Rear Admiral Jones and II. ID. Bush
to Serve With Skowhegan Man
On Important Matter

DR.. George Otis Smith of Skowhe-
gan, director of the U. S. Geological
Survey, has been appointed by Presi-
dent Coolidge to ascertain the best
means of conserving the nations
oil supply Announcement to this eff
feet was made Tuesday. Others sery-
ing on the commission with DIR. Smith
are Rear Admiral Hilary p. Jones, U,
s. ~, president of the general board,
and EXCommander-in- -in-chief of the
United States Fleet, and r. d. Bush OF
the Bureau of Minerology of the State
of California.
The commission will be entrusted
with review of the situation in each
of the naval oil reserves and with
ascertaining whether it would be
possible by assignment of additional
public land, transfers, trades, pur-
chases or otherwise to create larger
or better protected reserves than the
present ones.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
|ALPRAC7|CE CASE
SCHEDULED
bpreme Court Con-
|venes Next Tuesday
Iny civil Cases Expected for Trial.
naturalization Cases Wednesday

|The first case assigned for the April
IN of the Supreme Judicial Court,
biCh convenes next Tuesday, with
|dge Guy Sturgis of Portland, as the
|tsding justice, will be mal-prac-
fe case, in which Sumner Mitchell
Harmony Is the plaintiff and DR..
A, Moulton of Hartland and DR..
H. Wilson of Cambridge, are the
|fendabts. 1t is understood the
lse is for actual trial and suit has
Yen brought in the sum of $25,000.
seems that the two physicians were
Piled to reduce a fracture and set
f thigh bone in the right leg of Mr..
Flchall, and he claims that the doc
Fs were negligent in the perform
Zee of their professional duties, that
+ leg has been rendered useless and
p he has suffered financial loss in
(lng unable to attend to his bust
Fss' which Is that of livery stable
(eper. Mr.. Mitchell has. as his at
Fneys Frank H. Haskell and Robert
DeWolfe, while attorneys for the
pendants are Pattangall, Locke &
flklns, Merrill & Merrill and Butler
butler. Other cases assigned for
L hrst day include r. b. McKim Co.
Bangor VS. j. II. Baker of Hartland
account annexed, the plaintiff
Fmlng an Indebtedness on the part
continued on Page Five)
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
OO|NGs OF POPULAR
PLAYERS
Kenneth Thomsea Plays
Lead in Chicago

These spring like days remind us
that the time is approa ching for the
opening of Lakewood and the resum.
ing of theatres at that resort Barry
Whitcomb who will again be director
of the stock company, has written
that on Monday last at the Blackstone
Theatre, in Chicago, Margaret Anglin,
produced The Great Lady Deadlock"
a play founded on Charles Dickens
famous novel BLEAK House" Our
old friend, Kenneth Thomson, who is
expected at the Lake next summer, is
Miss Anglin's leading man, and was
the recipient of much favorable COM
ment from the Chicago press.
Mr.. Whitcomb writes more of pop
ular players and mentioned Herewith
are some of the Lakewood favorites.
He says:
Jane Cowl went on the road with
Romeo and Juliet" March IL and is
routed to take in the majority of the
small New England towns. Miss
Cowl is to be Congratulated on this
step in the right direction; too long
have stars neglected the smaller
towns and this one may rest assured
that her enterprise will not result In
financial loss.
"Rosanne" play dealing with
coloui<d people was produced at the
Shubert Reveira Theatre, New York
on Monday with an all coloured cast
headed by Charles Gilpin of Emperor
Jones' fame. This play was origin
ally produced with an all white cast
oil cd h,, Ixh uor
rington and it is interesting to note
that the New York Press Is practical
ly unanimous in preferring Harring-
tons performance to that of the Negro
star. Existing contracts permitting
John will be one of the little band ol
enthusiasts at the Lakewood Theatre
this coming season.
Theatrical business in the Great
City is "patchy" as it usually is but
1t is interesting to note that the plays
the people really want to see are do
ing phenomenal business and enjoying
record runs.
Not in years has the Theatrical sit.
uation looked brighter; alienatec
/ awhile by the glamour of other at
fractions the Theatre has come into
its own again.. Tho mystery of tht
human voice. the wonderoits niagne
tins of the living, moving beings or
the stage can never be duplicated
| The fascination of things theatrical IL
deep seated in the human breast. We
do not live in our every day lives We
live in our dreams and our imagina
tion is aiuseiess clod and cannot ente,
the promised land. 1t is by oul
ideals, by our imagination that We
are he'd TO higher things and wha
more potent factor is there to stimu.
late us than the Theatre.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
RECEPTION TO CLYDE \.
SMITH IS PLANNED
Item Relates to Event to be Arranged
by the Portland Central
Labor Union

The following item, appearing un
Ter the above heading, in a recen
ssue of the Maine Labor Leader) o
regarding Skowhegans frs
electman will be of interest to ou
eaders.
THE Portland Central Labor
Union is preparing to extend to
Senator Clyde Smith of Skowhe-
gan public reception at an early
date in recognition of the services
he has given to organized labor,
both as a member of the Legisla-
ture and in the campaign for the
4Shour law bill, preceding the
special election.
The matter was presented to
that body at recent meeting by
Delegate Howard c. Woodside,
secretary of the Maine State Fed
Grafton of Labor, and the project
was endorsed unanimously. Sew
eral locals have taken similar ac-
tiOn since and 1t Is expected that
the occasion will be notable one.
There was a strong disposition
on the part of organized labor in
Maine to endorse Senator Smith
as a candidate for governor at
the next election but the Senator's
declination to. run prevented such
action. 1t Is also recognized
that his services to labor as a
member of the Legislature would
be of even greater benefit than
any aid he could give as governor
and the hope is freely expressed
in labor circles that he will be
member OF that body at the next
session.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
Working Out Plans for Boy Scouts

y A meeting of the advisory board for
the Boy Scout organization in Show
hogan, was held March 18th, at the
First National Bank, with a good at
tendance of committee men and much
enthusiasm. c. P. Merrill was nam
ed as chairman of the board and John
L. Fish, secretary. Plans for the or
ganization and the actual Boy Scout
duties were discussed by Clement
Downes. leader of the Skowhegan
troop for some time past, Col Sher-
man N. Shumway, Col. R. L. Marston
C. p. Merrill and others. An execu-
tive board meeting followed this ses-
sion.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
Joseph Whittemore Died Suddenly

Joseph Whittemore. seventy-six last
August, was found beside his bed.
dead, yesterday morning by members
of his family. He had apparently
been in his usual health and was en-
gagged In various duties about his farm
Tuesday. Mr.. Whittemore was born
and had spent practically his whole
life in 'Skowhegan. His farm was on
the Notch road. Beside widow, for
merly Miss Flora Loomis. there are
four surviving children, William j.
Whittemore of st. Paul, Mimi, Alton
L., Mrs. Gertrude Gates and Harold
w. Whittemore. all of Skowhegan.
The funeral will probably be held
Sunday, although the family were
waiting for word from the absent son
before settling final arrangements.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
CAMPS RANSACkED
At BLACK NARR0WS
Dragnet By Officer S
Brings Man to Court
Owners are Men in Somerset and
Kennebec Counties. DAM
ages Considerable

The camps belonging to the Black
Narrows Club, located at Black Mar
rows, two and one half miles north
of Troutdale station were broken in
by an unknown person or persons
Friday, and thoroughly ransacked.
Entrance was gained with the use
of a canthook which was used to pry
off shutters, break locks, and break
down doors. The camps, six in num-
Der were all entered except one which
proved too much for the culprit. The
damage Is considerable and the own
ers have been Informed, also a des-
cription of the suspect forwarded to
the authorities. This community has
suffered a number of breaks during
the past year an devery possible step
will be taken to bring this vandal to
justice.
The owners of the Black Narrows
Camps are group of Somerset and
Kennebec County men. DR. W. G.
Sawyer, Judge G. 0. Small of Madison
F. II. Neal of Fairfield and Clyde H
Smith of Skowhegan being among the
members.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27

JUN 1idlI -uluptt iilei d } FuitOi "a
the Boston Herald, spoke to the club
women of Skowhegan and their gen
tlemen last evening at the Bethany
Baptist Church, on recent outstanding
books. The affair was the annual
gentlemen's night in the Woman's
Club but the invitation was extended
to the members of the Town Improve
ment Society and Sorosis as well. The
club president, Mrs. Evelyn W. Pratt.
presided and a delightful program OF
music was furnished by a male quar-.
tett and pianist from Bowdoin Col
lege. The personnel OF the quartet
was Paul Phillips "a, Brooklyn, y.
Y, first tenor; James Thompson, '26.
Brookline, Mass. second tenor; Ell
mer W. Greenfell, "a. Fall River,
Mass. first bass, and Stanley Collins,
'25, Ware, Mass, second bass The
pianist was Phillip N. Hood. 20. of
Beverley, Mass. The young men have
all been active in college musical cir
eles and on this occasion greatly de-
lighted their audience. The quar-
tett sang "The Suagian Folk Song" "
by Brahms; "Adoramus Te," by Pal
estrina; Rolling Down to Rio,
German: "Old JONAH Wick; "Tobac-
CO." Forsythe; Kentucky Blues,
Witham with Welsh Folk Song en-
titled AL Through the Night as the
closing selection. Mr.. Thompson
sang one number and Mr.. Hood play
ed a piano solo The rendering of
both the classical and light numbers
were much appreciated by the audi
ence.
Mr.. Mnot's lecture was hardly a
lecture, as the term is commonly
used, but for an hour and half he
talked informally and without notes
about outstanding books that have
appeared in the past six months or
SO. 1t was for the most part
friendly and constructive comment
and summary, for the speaker pre-
ferred to pick out new books worth
praising instead of selecting those 10
be condemned. He was outspoken
however, in cOndemning novels OF
the neurotic, erotic. tommyrotic
sort" and called them pathological
material and literary sewage"-the
b hit1u VI I0duinG that tcdNtS INC oOhl
| Of the reader feeling as though it had
been dipped in stale sachet-powder.
His comments were frequently light
ened by flashes of humor and he had
many good anecdotes about popular
writer's of the day.
Among American novels of the past
few months he emphasized these in
particular: "a Son at the Front, =
by Edith Wharton; The Mdlander,
by Booth Harrington; The Hawk
eye" by Herbert Quick; j. Hardin &
Son." by Brand Whitlock; Bread
by Charles G.. Norris; ELLEN Prior.
by Alice Brown; so Big" by Edna
Ferber; "Lummox," by Fannie Hurst
and several others. He failed to get
enthusiastic over the novels that have
been at the top of the list of best
sellers in the past year. BLACK Ok
en- by Gertrude Atherton, he called
preposterous and subtly unwholesome
though clever; and The White Flag.
by Mrs. Porter and The Mine with
the Iron Door" by Harold Bell
Wright. he said were wooden in char
acteristcs and mechanical and per
functory in plot and structure. He
praised writer's of good old-fashionef
stories-stories for the sake of a story
as contrasted with writer's who fill
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
DIES WHILE CALLING G
On FRIENDS
Owen Z. Savage Oi North AnSon Left
Home for Madison and Passes
Away

Owen Il. Savage Of North Anson,
aged about so years, a wheelwright
and carriage maker by trade. died
yesterday about noon at the home Of
Mrs. Harriet Kennison in Madison,
where he was calling. He had been
in poor health for some time. In re-
sponse to an invitation from DR.. Mars
ton of North Anson, he rode to Madi-
son in the forenoon. While alone
in the Kennison homo he apparently
became violently Ill, as he was found
in comatose condition. Death soon
ensued. A widow and one son, Bert
Savage, survive.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27

,,.o.is was one of the famous
|.s horses of Maine and at the Som
Central Fair races, next fall
E.n $4,000 will be offered in purses
.r,ons classes will be named for
:, arms organizations and for Mel
., ~ weston, one of the early driv-
Z - - ,be local turf, the free-for-all
" in memory of this noted animal
4, %, 10 - named The Anidrosis.' This
~ = was bought by Charles W. Day
Tred French, probably a quarter OF
l.ntury @ ago, when Mr.. French was
[t,'g nse of him by hauling lambs
anab I the country. He offered
Ou9 20 Charles Day for $125 and
.,os @ tried her out. still attached
.hs lamb rack. After trial he
|. wiling to give the amount asked
| and named him "Anidrosis' for
| famous Anidrosis baths. invented
/ nr S. f. Conant Of this place.
| nav kept the horse for two years,
k,ting him little and during the
L took him over to Hartland
are he won second money, stepping
| last quarter of the third mile in
ID Afterwards, the animal was
IA To Guy Edwards of Fairfield for
M and six weeks afterwards he
mi a mile in 214 at Bangor. Fol
Ejng up the history of Anidrosis,
and that he was sold under the
Inner in Boston for $500. He
d purchased by Buffalo man who
|Dt him until he died. He won the
irk of 205A and was probably the
hest horse that ever went out OF
Iine Naturally enough, Mr.. Day
4 has owned some fast steppers,
ted to reminisce a little and told
newspaperman of Peggy Peters,
which he gave $1,000. He had
her hard luck with her, although
| vas the second horse in the 2.121a
Bangor. After that he took her to
Ateryille where she strained a ten
! in one of her legs. She after
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27

Word was received at Sheriff
Mooers' Office of the break at the
camp of Judge c. o. Small of Madi-
son at Black Narrows Sunday night
at $50. This lis near Lake Moxie
station, ON the Somerset railroad. A
drag net was Immediately put out
covering that section of the county
from Lake MoSfe TO Oakland. With the
result that at $50 Sunday night two
men were apnrehended near Austin
Junction In Bingham, one of whom
closely tailed with the description
given to the sheriff of the men want
ed. Monday he was brought to the
Skowhegap jail but stOutly denied any
knowledgep of the offense, claiming he
was not in that vicinity at all. The
prosecution claimed evidence to prove
the man not only was in that vicinity
but that tracks corresponding with
his led to the cottage in question, al
though no stolen goods were found
in his possession. When arraigned
in court Tuesday forenoon before
Judge Sawyer, he pleaded guilty to
the charge of breaking and entering
but denied having stolen anything,
except food. Bonds were placed at
$1,000 and being unable to obtain the
same. he was at once committed. He
gave his name as George Mitchell, his
age thirty-two, residence Oldtown and
occupation, woodsman 1t has since
been learned by the officers that four
other sporting camps in the imme-
diate vicinity of Judge Small's camp
were broken. into, evidently on the
same day or night and all by simil@
ar implement, which was apparently
a cantdog. The officers believe the
man to be guilty of all the breaks and
felt gratified at his quick apprehen-
sion.
At the same time a man giving the
name of William j. Gallagher. who
claims to have just arrived from Que
bee, was taken into custody along
with Mitchell but Investigations show
ed that he had no part in the breaks
above mentioned. He was held how
ever on a charge of vagrancy and was
given thirty days in Jail, by Trial
Justice Lord on Monday for that Of
fense.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
HEARING TO DETERMINE
MAlL|OS FIRE Loss
Board OF Arbitrators In Session at the
Court House last Tuesday

A hearing is in order before Atty.
Carroll n. Perkins, c. f. B. Walker,
both of Waterville and E. T. Good
rich of Skowhegan as board of ar
bitrators beginning Tuesday to
determine the loss by fire of James
Mallios, who was engaged in the
clothing business in the Hotel Ok
ford block at the time of the fire
there in October Mallios was rep
resented by Merrill & Merrill of
Skowhegan and the insurance COM
panies by William H. Gulliver of Port
land. There are seven of the later
involved and the hearing is likely to
last until tomorrow.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
Municipal Concert Next Sunday Alter
noon

The Citizens Band under the aus
piees of Simon Peters Post of the
American Legion, will give another of
their delightful concerts next Sunday
afternoon In the Municipal Building.
Special attention is called to the hour
which is $50 instead Of O'Clock, the
customary hour.
The program:
March-The National Emblem, Bagley
(By requesD
Popular Number
Just Girl That Men Forget. Rast
.serenade-At Break of Dawn Jewell
Selection-'Old Chestnuts Waltzes
Lake
(By request)
March--Our Director Bigelow
Popular Numbers.
When VIII the Sun Shine for Me,
Davis
I'm Going South Silver
March-Brazil Special
Serenade--Tt Evening Time, Jewell
March--Indiana State Farrar
ARTHUR B. PLUMMER, Director
n
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
RETURNS TO FIND HOME
IN FLAMES
Edwin knights Loses Building. No
Insurance. No Furniture
Saved

Edwin knights who resides on
Chase Hill. went TO Canaan village
Saturday morning leaving his wife
who is in feeble health alone. On his
return at about O'Clock he found his
home in flames The fire quickly
spread 20 the outbuildings and all was
total loss. Mrs. Knights escaped
with only her clothing she had on,
as nothing was saved excepting a
COW and calf No insurance. Tho
loss falls heavy on Mr.. and Mrs.
Knights as they arc aged and il was
their home At present they are
staying with his mother Mrs Andrew
Welch.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
NORTH ANSON TO HAVE
NEW INDUSTRY
Old shank Factory is BEING Torn
Down. Claude Nitham 10 Have
New Plant

Claude Wtham OF Carstunk has
bought the old Shank Factory with
water rights and privileges from = W.
Bunker and will erect there new
factory for the manufacture of axes
and CantdoSs Mr.. Bunker is 10 tear
down the old buildings which have
been vacant for years and Everett
Fenlasou has taken contract to re-
move the structure Work was be
gun there this week. The shank fac
tory was formerly operated by Potter
and Watson. who moved to Bingham
about 20 years ago. The new indus
try will be much appreciated in North
AnSon
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
DIR. Borden to State Hospital

Dir. A. B. Borden was committed TO
the State Asylum for the Insane at
Augusta Tuesday afternoon, follow
ing a hearing before the selectmen
and an examination by DR.. Stinchfeld
and Dir. Richardson. He was taken
by automobile, leaving about three
three o'clock, accompanied by Con-
stable, Charles Demo. Walter Stevens
and pr. Miah Rodden, the latter be-
ing In his employ.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
Offering Splendid Shoe Bargains

Shall open in a few weeks a first
class shoe shining stand in connec-
tion with my other lines of retail
shoes and shoe repairing. Must
make room for same and shall sell at
bargain prices all women's. misses,
boys youths and certain lines Of
mems dress shoes All un-to-date
styles. Will continue to sell mems
fine dress and work shoes and rubber
goods of all kinds. Sale starts Sat
urday morning and continues two
weeks. Yours for shoes.
KINCAID'S SHOE HOSPITAL
"A Madison Ave, Skowhegan