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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23
George L. Taylor Writes the Reporter

A recent letter from George l.. Tay-
lor Of Skowhegan, from the State
Prison at Thomaston, speaks IN a
most grateful manner OF Charles 8.
HicHborn and his good work. En-
closed was a program Of the .dcdica-
ton OF this new institution. Mr.
Hichborn, who Is one Of the prison
commissioners, gave one of the add
dresses. Mr.. Taylor informs us that
the mon are paid thirty cents Q day
and can work UP to Atty cents q day
He refers to- man getting away by
going over the prison wall and stated
that the boys ell made up the reward
for him. A prison band is to be or
ganized and they already have NOV
ing pictures and stage for shows
so the boys can /enjoy themselves.
Mr.. Taylor declares that square
deal is given to everyone there.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23
The Late Sumner Pooler

The remains of Sumner Pooler of
Boston arrived here Friday evening
and Saturday morning were inferred
In the White lot at the Southside Gem
etery, a committal service at the burial
Loring Thurlow of the Federated
church. Accompanying the body
were the widow and daughter
Mr. Pooler was rs years of age and
was a native of Skowhegan, having
been born on the Dunbar farm on the
River road. where WISCONSIN, Roscoe
Dunbar still resides. He had been in
falling health since last August. The
deceased was a brother OF the late
Manley T. Pooier Of Skowhegan, and
his wife who was formerly Miss Cora
White, sister of Mrs. Clara B. Lea
witt of this village and the late Chas.
b. White of Hilton Hill, survives him,
as does one daughter. Mrs Elizabeth
Pooler Rice. wife of Phidelah Rice of
Brookline, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs, Rice
are both readers of gnusual,'talent.
and during the summer c0nddGf a
summer school at Oak Bluffs, Mass
Mr.. Pooler in early manhq0dy s.be-
came carpenter and was engaged
in this vocation until about fifteen
years ago. Prior to his marriage he
went to Massachusetts. returning here
to claim his BRIDE For a long time
the couple have resided In Boston.
The deceased was a member of the
Odd Fellows Fraternity and was a
believer in the Christian Science
faith.
Beside the widow and daughter,
there is one sister, Mrs. Belle Clark
of Chicago Ill. Miss Florence and
Miss Mabel Pooler and Fped c. Pooler
of Skowhegan are nieces and nephew
of the deceased.
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3. n. 8. Battle to 90 Tie at finsaeh

Skowhegan High School eleven held
the heavy NJ. c. .I.yteafn to a scoreless
tie at Pittsfield last Saturday. Only
by bull dog determination were the
Skowhegan boys able to hold their
opponents from scoring In the first
half Due TO mistake by the re-
fierce, NJ. c. |. received five downs In
place OF four which placed the ball
at the end Of the. first period on Show
hegan's two yard line, with. two
line met the advance, both times. with
determination Of not allowing any
team to rush. across their goal line.
The ball stopped on the one foot line
from which Skowheean removed 1t
to mid field. The, game then deyel-
oped into a seesa~, battle, both teams
looking for break, Which would
give them a score and the game. The
breaks. however. we're even, both In
the form Of misplays and penalties
Captain Applebee played strong
game In the line, while Lessard and
Murray we're the best bets on the Of
fensive. The result of this game
gives to date. the Skowhegan team
three victories and 4, tie. During the
four games. only one score has been
made on. the Skowhegan team, that
being the tresnlt of tumble in the
Cony game. Outside of minor in
juries. the team Is In good condition
and expects to- take into camp the
teams yet to play. namely Hartland
Academy. Watervllle High and West
brook High. Nett Saturday after
noon, at Fa1rview Park, S. H. 8. will
meet the eleven from Hartland Acad-
envy. The following Is the lineup
N. c. I. (O) :, Skowhegan H. 10
Hodgkns, lie - .!...... ie, Ames
Savage. II ..........,..1 1t, McAllister
Coombs, It. -. ..r.,.. lg. IQhnson
Louder. C ~. :, - 9, MflsQn
Battalion, re > - 49,. re-, Co*ett
serios, TT :.... TT. Applebee Capt.
LinQqist re- .',..::.:..... re. Furber
f ASIss, rs sssRRl % hy sa Gsls
iWuEsh ~ " baiiIl a. pxfppA, u ~ I'M,
ss .My isS iftd 49, tx cafDentar
! substitutions-Luthelf for ISsekiRss
Karkos for Luthell.s 4'Rcferes-PrAtt
OF fsowdoin Umpire-Knlght OF
Maine, Head linesnan--Kelly of
Lynn. Periods---Fopr lbs. ~. n
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Red Cross Lecturer In Skow.
hegan


DR.. T. E. Green of Washington, ID.
c., National Director of Speaking for
the Red Cross, was In Skowhegan last
Friday and spoke before the high
school students in the forenoon. also
making a trip to Madison, where he
addressed the pupils. In the after
noon. there was a good-sized gather
ing of men and women In the Munich
pal Court room to listen to DIR. Green
in a short address. He was intro
duced by Walter H. Hight. County Red
Cross Chairman. In his introduc-
tory remarks he spoke of the attrac-
tiveness of Maine scenery, especially
In this section and remarked that he
had been working steadily since Feb
ruary and that two weeks ago that
day, he was in Los Angeles, Cal. He
gave a splendid plan for the Red
Cross and the coming annual roll call
ON November 18th. He announced
that he was to open the roll call on
the evening of the 10th by radio. DR..
Green spoke most entertainingly on
the early history of the Red Cross in
creation of an international treaty
by representatives of fourteen nations
In Geneva. This was in 1864 and the
United States did not sign the treaty
until 1882 because 1t was at the time
of the creation of the treaty in the
midst of the Civil War. He gave as
reason why the Red Cross can't go
out of existence because it is a part
of the United States government.
Very instructively DR.. Green took up
important points of Red Cross service.
including the shipment of five-tons
of quinine to Greece to head off the
epidemic there. the $11, 100000 relief
fund for the Japanese in their disas-
ter and the value of nurses in remote
sections of our own country. He
referred to the Junior Red Cross
training for our children as being a
most important phase of the Red
Cross work and credited the Red
Cross with being the greatest, mission
of anything in the world, me-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23
Dedication of the New Twelve Corner
School House

On Friday night, October "a, 1924,
the community will hold baked bean
supper for the benefit of the school at
the new building, supper served from
to 8. tickets 35c
Eldred Head of )Solon will be pres
ent with his Radio
The entertainment committee has
several surprises in store. Come and
see what they are and help cat the
beans.
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Card Of Thanks

We wish to extend our apprecia.
ton to the neighbors and friends for
the kindness shown US during the
Illness, and death OF our mother: also
for the beautiful tokens of sympathy
expressed by flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lesteg H. Packard
and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Selyin l.. Flanders
MIR, and Mrs. Harold L. Larry
and family
Miss Celia M Packard
Skowhegan, Me-. Oct II, 1924S
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Gard of Thanks

wish to express my sincere thanks
and appreciation to the Spofford-Gil-
man Association Northern Light Re-
bekah Lodge No. rs of Scion, Pris-
ella Rebckah Lodge No. SO Of Show
negan and to all my neighbors and
friends for the beautiful flowers, kind
words and deeds l have received
during my Illness.
Mrs. George 4. Spofford
81 Summer Street
Skowhegan, Maine Oct. 90, 1924"
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The Independent Reporter Co.,
Skowhegan. Maine
l am enclosing remittance for the
continuance of my paper. did not
realize my subscription was so nearly
expired. do not want to miss a
copy of our best Maine paper. 1t is
like letter from home each week
only wish we, might have more news
from dear old Canaan. You Will not
receive this until after the 18th and
would greatly appreciate It II you
would send me copy of that date.
Thanking you for same, remain
YoufS very truly.
Mrs. w. NJ. KICKER,
MI Lauderdale.~ Florida
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Gard OF Thanks

We wish to sincerely thank all our
neighbors and friends for their
thoughtful kindness in our recent sor-
row, Also Rev. Mr. Thurlow for his
comforting words, the beautiful
hymns rendered by the singers and
many floral offerings from the East
ern Star. Grange. Auxiliary, relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Jewell
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Jewell
and son
Canaan, Maine, Oct 20, 1924.
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The Grange mt Smlthfield

Fairview Grange held its regular
meeting Saturday evening. The first
and second degrees were conferred
on four candidates. There was q
good attendance and very interest,"
ing meeting.
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Card of Thanks

4 wish to thank Bingham Century
Club the Sunshine Society and all
my friends and neighbors who so
kindly remembered me with flowers.
gifts. letters and cards. which helped
so much to cheer and brighten my
stay In the Hospital.
Mrs. Mira Fentiman
Bingham, Me-, Oct. 90, 1924. -.
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thick closely woven material such
as canton flannel in order to prevent
the particles of fruit going through
the cloth. The freer the juice is of
sediment. the clearer the jelly will be.
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P e"si"s.; and CARDS.
DR.. Stanley M. Cover
SKOW HEGAN

SkOWHEGAN
Over SampsOns' Drug Store
N. Il. Tel. SIS Farmers Tel. 9-2
Announces the re-opening of his Of
flee for the general practice of dentls-
try. 3W43
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20
JOHN HAWKINS
A. D. 1888

Master John Hawkins, mariner, was
traders son, familiar from childhood
with the Guinea coast of Africa. Wor-
shipful merchants of London trusted
him with three ridiculously small
ships, the size of our fishing smacks,
but manned by hundred men. With
these, in 1562-the spacious times"
of great Elizabeth-he swooped down
on the West African coast, and hor-
ribly scared were his people when they
saw the crocodiles. The nature of this
animal ''is ever when he would have
his prey, to sob and cry like Chris
tian bodie, to provoke them to come
to him, and then he snatcheth at
them" In spite of the reptiles, Master
Hawkins "got into his possession, part
ly by the sword, and partly by other
MEANS" three hundred wretched ne
groes.
The king of Spain had law that
no Protestant hereto might trade with
his Spanish colonies of the West In
dies, so Master Hawkins, by way of
splitting in his majesty's eye, went
straight to Hispaniola, where he ex-
changed his slaves with the settlers for
d shipload of hides, ginger, sugar and
pearls.
On his second voyage Master Haw-
kins attempted to enslave whole
city, hard by Sierra Leone, but the
Almighty, "who worketh all things for
the best, would not have it so, and by
Him we escaped without danger His
name be praised for it." Hawkins
had nearly been captured by the ne
groes, and was compelled to make his
pious raids elsewhere Moreover,
when he came with fleet loaded with
slaves to Venezuela, the Spanish mer-
chants were scared to trade with him.
OF course, for the sake of his negroes,
he had to get them landed somehow,
so he went ashore, having in his
create boate two falcons of brasse, and
in the other boates double bases in
their noses" Such artillery, backed
by hundred men in plate armor, con-
WINGED the Spaniards that it would be
wise to trade.
On his third voyage, Master Haw-
kins found the Spaniards his friends
along the Spanish main, but the wealth
er, deadly enemy, drove him for
refuge and repair to San Juan d'Ullua,
the port of Mexico. Here was an islet,
the only shelter on that coast from
the northerly gales. He sent a letter
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20

therefore, that the resistances in the
other limbs should correspond to that
of the internal resistance of the tubes
employed, and this will be found to
be of value somewhere of the order
of 10000 ohms.
1t will be noted that the filament
circuit of each tube is provided with
a variable resistance, and these are
for the purpose of permitting a rough
adjustment of the internal resistance
of each tube to that of the other mem
bers of the respective bridges.
Action of the Circuit.
The action of the circuit is then
quite simple If 1t be studied in con-
nection with the balanced bridge
principle, in that the variations of
grid potential of the first tube bring
about alterations in the filament anode
current, reducing the internal resist
ance of the tube. This will result in
a flow of current from the "B" bat
terry No. 1. bringing about an altera-
ton of grid potential between the grid
and filament of the second tube, es-
tablishing the usual thermionic ampli-
flying effect in the anode circuit of
that tube.
The circuit is highly ingenious and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20
Things to Be Remembered
When Buying New Tubes

What Is the difference between a
hard and soft vacuum tube? A soft
tube is bulb that has a small amount
Of gas contained in it and will usually
become blue when a voltage in excess
Of 221a volts is applied to the plate
when the tube is lighted. The soft
vacuum tubes make wonderful de-
tectors The hard tube Is bulb that
has almost a perfect vacuum and will
consequently stand higher voltage on
the plate than the detector tube. Hard
tubes make the best amplifers.
The following caution should be re-
membered when purchasing vacuum
tubes: Never buy soft tube to re-
place burnt out amplifier tube, be-
cause when the high voltage Of the
amplifier circuit is applied to the plate
of the soft tube it will become blue and
it will paralyze the electron emission.
However, an amplifier tube can be used
as detector but 1t will not give as
good results as soft tube.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20

TO the capital for leave TO hold that
islet with men and guns while, he
bought provisions and repaired his
ships. But as it happened, new vice
roy came with fleet of thirteen ships
to claim that narrow anchorage, and
Hawkins must let them in or fight.
ION the faith of viceroy" Don Martin
de Henriquez pledged his honor before
Hawkins let him in, then set his ships
close aboard those of England, trained
guns to bear upon them, secretly filled
them with troops hid below matches,
and when his treason was found out,
sounded trumpet, the signal for at
tack. The Englishmen on the isle
were massacred except three, the
queens ship Jesus, of Lubbock, was so
sorely hurt that she had to be aban-
doned, and only two small barks the
Minion and the Judith, escaped to sea-.
The Spaniards lost four galleons in
that battle.
AS to the English, they were in great
peril, and parted by a storm. The
Judith Jared best, commanded by
man from before the mast, one Fran
els Drake, who brought the news to
England that Hawkins had more than
two hundred people crowded upon the
Minion without food or water. with
many sorrowful hearts," says Hawkins,
I'VE wandered in an unknown sea by
the span of fourteen dayes, till hunger
forced us to seeke the lande, for brides
were thought very goode meate, rates,
Gates, mise and dogges."
1t was then that enc hundred four
teen men volunteered to go ashore and
the ship continued a very painful voy-
age.
These men were landed on the coast
of Mexico, unarmed, to be stripped
naked presently by red Indians, and
by the Spaniards marched as slaves to
the city of Mexico, where after long
Imprisonment those left alive were
sold. The Spanish gentlemen, the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20

proper weight is found the aerial will
be safe in any storm.
In the case of the aerial that is
strung between two immovable sun
ports there is a method that will
eliminate fussing with the aerial con-
tinually to keep it taut.
In each end of the aerial insert a
large turnbuckle. Get the kind that
has tive-inch take-up. Installing the
turnbuckles in an aerial is an easy Job
and is we'll worth the money and time
spent on it. Insert the buckles be-
tween the insulator and the support
Be sure that they are extended full
length before fastening. Then fasten
the aerial as tight as possible to the
turnhuckle. BY turning the center
part of the turnbuckle the aerial can
be made extremely tight. Therefore,
when the wire starts to slack up
turn or two in the buckle will keep II
at the proper tension.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20
INEFFICIENcY ADDS TO COST
Unframed Help in Telegraph Offices
Responsible for High Rates,
Says Writer.

In large middle western city went
to telegraph office to send a mes
sage to Washington, D. c. Two girls
were behind the counter to receive
messages. The one who waited on
me did not know the rate on a 10
word message to Washington and had
to look it up This took her some
time because she was puzzled over
what state to look for in her book.
Finally, at my suggestion, she looked
for District of Columbia and ascer-
tanned the rate.
Then l offered her a message to Bos-
ton. She did not know the rate there
either, and again turned to her book.
BY chance the pages opened at Mime
sofa. Not being any too sure of her
to turn forward or backward from
Minnesota to find Massachusetts,.
There's more to the story. The next
day l happened to go to that same
telegraph Office again to send mes
sage to Washington. The same girl
waited on me. Once more she did not
know the rate on a 10-word message
to Washington without looking 1t up,
and she did not know to look for
Washington in the District of Column
bia. OF course, the girl could not
help being only moderately keen
minded She was sweet and .oblig-
ing and did the best she could
But my point is that l and other
users of the telegraph service prob
ably had to pay for her shortcomings.
If the other girl behind that counter
was of the same degree of intelli-
gence, then the two could not handle
as many messages in day as could
have been taken by one smart girl
at the same salary. And if this were
true, the telegraph company failed to
operate its service as cheaply as
might have been. Like any other
wasteful business practice, the cost
has to be assessed against the con-
sumer.-Nation' Business.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20
Loose Aerial Is Sure
to Give Poor Reception

In constructing an aerial where one
end of it is fastened TO a pole or a
tree that will move in the wind GER
tain precautions must be taken, other
wise poor reception or broken wire
will result. Poor signals from an
aerial strung from tree can usually
be traced TO absorption by the
branches and leaves. Keep the aerial
at least three feet from the nearest
branches, walls or other structures.
A broken aerial Is caused by the
swinging of pole or tree. There is
one method of eliminating this trou-
BILE. Fasten the aerial TO an insulator
and fasten the insulator to a wire
that is fairly long. Then Non the NOV
able support string pulley with
bit of heavy wire. Through the wheel
portion of the pulley run the wire
running from the aerial insulator. To
the end of this insuiator fasten a win
dow weight.
If this weight is not sufficient to
keep the aerial taut, then add stone
or another window weight. When the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20

will reward the experimenter with ex-
cellent results TOR his efforts, but It
is associated with the disadvantage Of
utilizing three ".B" batteries and three
filament resistances.
This Wheatstone bridge principle
can be still further employed in a
similar circuit for the recording Of
Morse signals. This particular ar,
rangement is shown in Fig. 8, and Is
due to Doctor Alexanderson. Here
the two tubes are connected in the
opposite arms of the bridge CORE
spending to A and D of the circuit
shown In Fig. 1. In this case the
operation is somewhat different to that
described in the pure amplifier. Here
the variations of the grid potentials
of the two valves cause increases In
the currents flowing in the anode cir
cults of these tubes, which are equiv
alent as before to a decrease in the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20
No Birth Annipersary

1t is possible to have no birthday
at all, if one happens to be born at
the night time in the right spot. This
happened to a baby born during a
voyage from Yokohama to San Fran
cisco in 1904, says London Tit-Bits.
1t is well known that in order to
make the actual number of sunrises
and sunsets experienced during a
voyage round the world correspond
with the calendar, an extra day must
be introduced or got rid of, according
to the direction travelled.
This adjustment is made at the time
of crossing the 1SOth meridian, which
runs to the west of the midway point
between Japan and California, and
this baby born there on February 80
must do without birthdays.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20
Be Sure Plates Do Not Short

Before placing the variable con-
densers in q radio set, one should be
quite sure that the plates do not short.
touch the stationary plates in any posi-
ton This condition can be checked
by connecting in series with the con-
denser, buZZer and battery. Then
turn the movable plates very slowly.
If short exists there will be buzz.
The spot should be noted where the
short occurs. By using knife the
plate that is shorted may be bent so
that 1t will not short.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20
BY Il. DE A. poNISThoRPE


A well known electrical balancing
system is that known as the Wheat
stone bridge. This we'll known princi-
pie can be applied benefcially to a
radio simplifying circuit with excellent
results.
In order TO appreciate this particu-
lar form of circuit it will first be nee
eSsary to describe the Wheatstone
bridge so that those who are not
familiar with that piece of electrical
apparatus may, understand the action
Of this novel form of tube amplifier.
Fig. l Illustrates the circuit of
such a bridge, and consists of four re-
sistances, A, B, G and D, connected
across a single dry cell after the fash
Ion shown. A sensitive current detect
Ing device Is Joined, in the circuit at
the position indicated. Now If the
product of the two resistances A and
D are equal to that of B and G then
no current will flow through the gal
vanometer and the resistance circuits
may be said to be balanced. Such an
unknown resistance. Suppose this re-
sistance to be that inserted In the
limb A, then this element is balanced
with q known resistance, B, by vary
ing the resistances, G and D, until
there is no detection shown by the gal
vanometer.
? The Resistances.
The resistances c and d, when as
ISOLATED in a bridge for measuring
purposes, generally consist of sin
gle length of resistance wire of a
known value with a sliding contact
from the galvanometer, dividing it into
the two separate units. The method
of procedure is then to vary the po-
sition of the slider along the wire
until the balance" is indicated by
zero detection.
Now when this simple principle Is
applied to a thermionic triode cir
cult it is the aim to produce a state
of balance after the fashion described,
one of the resistances being that of
the internal resistance of a tube. A
circuit showing such an arrange
ment is given in Fig. 2. This cir
cult will function admirably as an
amplifier and at the same time does
not possess that Objectionable tend
ency to self-oscillate as is asso-
ciated with some forms of audio fire.
quency amplifiers.
1t will be plainly seen by compar-
ing this arrangement with the
Wheatstone bridge that the tubes are
connected in the several stages, taking
the place Of one of the limbs Of the
two bridges 1 and 2. 1t is important,