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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-13
Thanksgiving Day Is Named

President Coolidge issued a procla-
nation formally proclaiming Thurs
day, November 81 as Thanksgiving
Day.
The proclamation read in part:
BY the President of the United States
of America A PROCLAMATION:
We approach that season of the
year when it has been the custom for
the American people to give thanks
for the good fortune which the bounty
of Providence, through the generosity
of nature, has visited upon them. 1t
is altogether a good custom.
The year has been marked by con-
tinuation of peace whereby our coun-
try has entered into a relationship of
better understanding with all the
other nations OF the earth. Ways
have been revealed to US by which
we could perform very great service
through the giving of friendly coun-
sci. through the extension of tinan-
cial assistance and through the exer-
cise OF a spirit of neighborly kindli-
ness to less favored peoples.
At nome We have continually had
an improving state of the public
health. The production of our in
dustries has been large and our har-
vests have been bountiful. We have
been remarkably free from disorder
We shall do %Gll to
accept all these favors and bounties
with a becoming humility and dedi-
cate them to the service of the right
eous cause of the giver of all good
and perfect gifts.
Therefore. |, Calvin Coolidge, Presi-
dent of the United States of America,
hereby proclaim and fix Thursday, the
twenty-seventh day of November, as
day of national Thanksgiving.
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scaling on Bald Mt. and will spent
the winter there.
Mrs. S A. Kyle of Bangor was a
recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. F,
Reed.
Mrs. Kyle has been caring for
Manley Newton during his recent Ill
ness of typhoid.
SCHOOL NOTES
The school orchestra has held prac-
tice several times in the past but
last weeks rehearsal was by far the
best of any held thus far. new
member was added, Henry Quay, a
former graduate. Miss Julia Reed
was elected business manager and
Henry Quay as leader First pub
lie appearance will be in the near
future.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-13
Pittsfield Woman Accidently Shot

While Raymond A Tweedie of Mich
OILS street. Pittsfeld. was examining a
loaded .38 calibre revolver at his home
on Sunday, the trigger caught in his
vest and was discharged, the bullet
striking Mrs. Tweedie. who was few
feet distant. in the left breast. going
out under the arm-pit. She was tax
en- 70 the Eastern Maine General hos
pital at Bangor. Sunday night. An
X-ray examination was made by Dir.
+. b. Sanger on Monday and it was
learned on Monday night that her
condition was considered very favor
able, and 1t was thought that she
might be able to come home Tuesday.
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Junior High School News

The junior high school received two
travelling sets of books from the state
library last Thursday,
Tuesday being Armistice Day, there
was no school Each teacher dis
cussed the meaning of Armistice with
her grade.
Last Saturday the junior high foot
ball team played against Madison,
Skowhegan being the winner for the
year.
The Gwendowendia Camp Fire Girls
went on the Waterville road for "a
hike
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kIyGFIELD


What might have been a serious ac-
cident occurred on the turn to West
kingfield from North Main street,
Wednesday afternoon when a gravel
truck owned by Edmond Cyr, driven
by an employee, struck the forward
wheel of, the wagon driven by Mrs.
Warren Curtis who with her two
small children and her sister Gladys
Parsons were driving to Kingfield vii
lage. The wagon was badly wrecked
and the harness stripped from the
horse setting Aim free. Miss Parsons
sprained her shoulder and the others
were badly shaken up.
The Mothers meeting under the
auspices of the w. c. r. L. held at the
Baptist Vestry Friday evening, Nov. Z,
was we'll attended, the room being fill
cd with women and young people and
an especially interesting program was
presented by superintendent of
schools, Mrs G. ID. Vose and the
teachers of the town.
George Collong and Ella NJ Bean
were married by Justice of Peace o. c.
Dolbier, Tuesday. Nov. 4th, at their
home in Kingfield Mrs. Bean has
/
for some time.
The Womens Division OF the Farm
Bureau has been postponed TO Friday.
Nov. 21st on account of Chautauqua
coming on the regular date and will be
held at the home of Mrs. Ralph NJ.
Simmons, subject Entertainment. "
Each one is asked to describe some
special form of entertainment Miss
Symonds will be present
Swarthmore Chautauqua will be in
Kingfield. Nov. IA, Is and II with a
special Sunday service.
Mrs. Lucinda Winter. Kingfeld' S
oldest resident. 80 years old last June,
went to the polls Tuesday and cast a
vote for Calvin Coolidge. Orren
Hinckley, the oldest man in town,
aged 81 years. walked to the polls
and also cast vote for Mr. Coolidge.
Mr.. Hinckley voted for Abraham Lin
coin at his first term and has voted a
Republican ticket at every pfesiden-
tial election since then.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Crossnian left
ThursdaySfor their winter home in
Kentucky after spending four or five
months at their home in Kingfield
Open season on beaver has been
declared by the commissioner of In
land Fisheries & Game. from Nov. Is,
to Feb %, on the following lands:
Land OF Lizzie c. Babb and Charles
E. Gould in Phillips; J. w. Carlton
in Phillips and on the John Wyman
farm IN Madrid; land of Jennie T. and
J. Willis Jordan at Tufts Pond and
the NJ. D. p Thompson lot; the lands
of H. o. Wells, known as the William
Rand place in New Vineyard.
Weelaffalot Whist Club met Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Kate French.
There were two substitutes, Mrs. Ber
nice Knapp and Mrs. Grace Stevens.
Refreshments were peanuts, candy
and grape juice. Favors were nut
baskets appropriate to Thanksgiving.
Highest score, Mrs. Elma Mitchell
Mrs. Ruth Wing guest.
Jenkins & Bogert Company's birch
mill started Monday saving long logs
Pilgrll Temple Pythian Sisters met
for their regular meeting Thursday
night, Nov. T. At the close of the
meeting refreshments were served in
honor of the Most Excellent Chief,
Mrs. Jennie Durrell's birthday IT
was voted to have a corn supper No
vember 81, at p. m. at the X. p. Hall.
Mrs. E. l.. Strickland was operated
on for appendicitis Thursday after
noon. DR.. c. w Bell and Dr. ]. T..
Garland were in attendance.
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Basketball practice started Aou
night. Through the courtesy
William w. Whalen, proprietor Oh
Strand Theatre. the school VIII
able to hold practice at the ,"
Theatre. This is the first atteinp
start basketball in the Jackmah
school and it is hoped by the p'
and faculty that the parents
public will show the same spur
cooperation in supporting our Dds ID.
ball teams as they have SHOWN d"
former school activities
Armistice Day, November II,n'
a school holiday for all schools
school met in body during Tue
period Monday In general observe
of the day.
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Gard OF Thanks

We wish to thank all those who so
kindly assisted us in both word and
deed at the time of the death of our
dear wife and mother; also for the
beautiful floral offerings.
Sanford Nottage
Mr. and Mrs. George Nottage
and family
Mr.. and Mrs Danyers Baker
Scion, Me. Nov Il, 1924
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You're Invited

Members of Skowhegan Rotary and
any others who wish to participate
would be welcome to join a class In
light exercises this Thursday after
noon at o'clock in the composing
room of the Observation-Disclosures.
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Gard of Thanks

We wish 10 thank the members Of
the Skowhegan Fire Department and
all others who helped to fight the
wood fire on our farm last Saturday
Fred Dionne ana family
Me-. Nov. IS, 1924
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Card OF Thanks

| wish to thank my friends and
neghbors for their kindnesses during
the recent illness and death of my
aunt, Mrs. Mary Doran.
Mary f. Lawlor
Mercer, Me, November 10, 1924"
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TAX NOTICE

All persons indebted to Jackman
Plantation for taxes for the year of
1924 are hereby warned that If said
taxes are not paid on or before pecem-
Der Is, next, collection VIII be enforc-
ed as the law provides.
WILLIAM MURTHA
Collector of taxes for
3wi6 Jackms-N Plantation
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Milburn Commandery Tonight

a meeting of Milburn COmmanderY.
will be held this Thursday evening in
Golden Cross Hall. Business of inn
portance. Large attendance desired.
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observation-disclosures
Interdependence

FmH Wood Prc9dtnf
Cornelius A.Ho0d
LtsRrSdcat,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08
coW-scALPERs

In Wisconsin the State Bankers AS
ISOLATION is employing man to give
his entire time to the agricultural
work of the association. His major
activity is along the line of marketing
dairy cattle. He is constantly in touch
with the stock for sale in all parts OF
the State and is in position to refer
a prospective buyer to stock of the
breed and quality desired. He has
the assistance of reliable field men
who are good judges of dairy cattle.
There is no need for any farmer to
fall into the hands of INSCRIPTIONS
'scow scalpers" if his bankers will only
take an interest in helping him to
make the right kind of connections
Bdnker-Fd Tn1er.
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state banks were assessed a limit
respective deposits, to pay the losses
incurred by failures. For time all
went well. The prosperity incident to
the development of territory, recently
opened to settlement, prevented fail
ures. But the defation of 1920-1921
brought about a crisis in the guaranty
system Of Oklahoma. In November,
1921, the failure of the Bank of Com
merce of Okmulgee brought the esti-
mated total liabilities of the Oklahoma
Guaranty Fund up to $3.354,000 Guar
anty fund warrants drew per cent
interest, under the law which then
existed, and this meant that the inter
est charge alone, on these outstanding
warrants, amounted to two-thirds of
the maximum possible annual assess
ment
Failure and Repeal
Other banks failed in the following
months, and the plight of the State
guaranty fund became hopeless.
State banks surrendered their state
charters and entered the national sys-
TEN. By January, 1928, deposits in
Oklahoma state banks were only
$4,000, 900, only half the total of No
vember, 1921 This was the condition
when the state legislature convened.
and, after various attempts to relieve
the situation by one of several expe-
dents, the law makers repealed the
guaranty sections of the banking law.
This is the story of the Oklahoma
bank deposit guaranty, which was
born, lived and died in the brief space
Of fourteen years. In that time the
Oklahoma plan was adopted, with
some notifications, by seven other
states. In none of these has it been
abandoned as yet. In every instance
1t has been subjected to severe strain,
and in most of them the question of
whether or not the guaranty fund can
pay existing obligations is somewhat
doubtful My own state, Nebraska,
am thankful to say, is not one of
these.
The guaranty of bank deposits failed
in Oklahoma and is threatened with
failure in other states because it was
not what it pretended to be. and
furthermore, because it violated sound
economic law. The so-called guaranty
is not, in any state, what its name i'm
plies. 1t is not in fact guaranty. It
is an insurance plan dependent, as are
all insurance plans, upon the sufici-
ency of the premiums which may be
paid. Experience has proved that the
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LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

Hunter Case was down from Phelps
on business Friday.
Mr. and Mrs C. c. Knox were visi-
tors at Peshtigo last week.
Frank Miles of Rhinelander was a
business visitor in town Friday.
Mrs. J. +. Honzik left Friday for a
visit at Crandon the home Of her par
ents
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt Tumble of Trum
ble's resort at Phelps were visitors in
Eagle River Saturday.
Another carload of Star cars Of the
open and enclosed types was received
at Burkle's garage, last week.
Chas. Chase left Monday to visit
his aged mother and other relatives in
Michigan whom he has not seen for
about twenty years.
Miss Lydia Hetfeld of Glidden ar
rived Saturday to take a position in
the office of District Attorney Geo. E..
O'Connor as stenographer and typist.
w. F. Zimmerman arrived last week
from Winnetka, H., and will spend
the next four or five months at the
Zimmerman summer home on Silver
lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Order and little
daughter and the formers brother and
, wife arrived Saturday from Stevens
Point and expect to spend the summer
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Everett returned
last week from Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA where they spent the winter and
report themselves glad to get back al
though enjoying fine time in the
wd
L. w. Hebestreit Il doing some IN
terror decorating at the home Of SouH
ty Judge F. w Carter and will then
finish the whole interior of the Guy
Henry home west of town which was
built last fall.
E. s. Weisse returned last week
to Sheboygan after spending a week
os so at his home on Black Oak lake
and will return as soon as the wealth
er conditions improve to spend the
summer as usual there.
N. A. Farrar of Rockfords ILL.,, a con
tractor in sewer supplies accompanied
Edw L. Sweeney here Wednesday for
the purpose of placing their bids on
the construction of the new sewer to
be laid in town this summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Camden Sr.
were in from the camp of the Eagle
River Lbr. Co., to spend a few days
last week. It was Mr. Gander's first
trip to town in seven months al
though only six miles from town all
the time. They will remain there for
the summer as the company will keep
it's camp open all the season.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08


premiums are not suficient-and yet
the insured cannot afford to submit
to higher premiums. Conceived in
economic sin, born in the midst OF
economic iniquity, the bank deposit
guarantee in Oklahoma went the way
of all similar attempts to overcome or
defy the natural law of economies.
And yet we have today in the Con-
gress of the United States a Repre-
sentative of the State of Oklahoma
who will-if he has his way-foist this
iniquitous, impracticable system upon
the National Banking System.
Integrity Cannot Be Legisiated
The fundamental difficulty with the
insurance of bank deposits-to apply
the correct name--is that it is an at
tempt to create integrity and financial
ability by legislative act. Depositors
in many instances were invited to &C
cept, as their principal assurance of
safety, gilded sign upon the bank
window, 'This bank protected by the
state guaranty fund" This protec-
ton, it has been proved, was not ade-
uuate; mere words were not a good
substitute for individual responsible
ity, supported by stocks of gold or cur
rency. No longer was there a pre-
MUM upon the character of the bank
err; no longer did depositors feel the
necessity of giving preference to men
of character when they selected their
banker. They felt that the guaranty
fund took the place of that. But the
guaranty of bank deposits in Okla
homa failed-as all efforts to substi-
tute governmental dictum for integrity
and ability must fail.
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Meanina Of "Eauinox.o

The term equinox means literally
equal night" There are two eqni-
noAes, the vernal and the autumnal,
in each year. When they occur the
sun passes north or south, over the
eq Iator, and the length of night and
day is equal over the entire world
The equinoxes occur about the 21st OF
March and the 21st of September.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08
orIatn of Best Man"

Tradition relates that Il best man
was employed in the stone age. The
bridegroom swooped down upon the
home Of the bride and stole her
away while che best man diverted the
attention Of the brides father.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08
A Lesson Learned

The kind old lady was paying a visit
to the hospital AS she passed young
man swathed in bandages, she tried to
cheer him up with: Keep smiling,
youngman; it's the best medicine.
Nope. I'll never smile again, replied
the battered one sadly.
I'll never smile again It least, at
another fellows girl.
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Notice Corrected

did not leave my husbands bed
and board. as it belonged to me and
took it and worked and kept myself.
Mrs. S. B. Qtem IN the Carlisle, Pa,
Evening Sentine1.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08
soundest Wisdom.

He that sympathizes in all the hap
piness of others perhaps himself en-
joys the safest happiness, and he that
is warned by all. the folly of others
has perhaps attained the soundest
wisdom Cotton.
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So Appreciative

You n-never seem to take any inter
est in anything do, sobbed the bride
Don't be unreasonable, my dear, re-
monstrated her husband. | remained
awake all last night and thought of
the cake you baked yesterday.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08
Expensive Routes

Grub: What's this I hear about
trouble between Biggs and his wife?
Smacker: The usual story. She's
crazy about dry goods and he's crazy
about wet goods.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08

Young Thing love Gothic Archi-
lecture.
Grandmother (in corner) Be careful
OF a foreign-ur, Grace. A plain Ameri-
can man was good enough for me and
your mother, too.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08

FoUND-Near the camp of the
Eagle River Lbr. Co., on the Rhine
lander road, plain gold ring with
initials M. L. on inside. Owner may
call for same at Review office.
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SIGN UP

Signs Of Hebestreit" The slogan
that will put the snap in your outdoor
advertising.
Get your name or the name of your
business before the public in signs
that compel attention.
Hebestreit can paint whatever you
need from plain road marker to an
elaborate bulletin board. No job too
small none too large IF it can be
done with paint and brush, Hebestreit
can do it.
Signs on glass, wood, tin or cloth-a
finished job with style clear through
that's what you get in
Signs of Hebestreit.'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08

FOR SALE-One light covered milk
wagon or school bus, for one horsse;
one horse cultiyator, one iron bed
stead, springs and mattress, one horse
work wagon. one good single or dou-
BILE work harness, One IA hundred ID (.
work horse, gentle and sound Cheap
for cash only. N. L. KINNEY.
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in Oklahoma in 1909, this Plan WAS Carried IHVO
several western states and threatened, for q
brief time to become serious issue in
ton with our national banking system Recent
experience has proved, in this instance as in
others, that sound economic law cannot be dis
regarded with impunity.
Oklahoma adopted the deposit guaranty as a
result of the failure of number of banks in the
panic of 1907 The system was misnamed at the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08

FOR sALE-Ford car cheap, Al en-
CINE suitable for truck. Good tires. In
quire Review office.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08

FOR SALE Good heavy work
horses, inquire at w. R. Ashton S
Mill Phelps, Wisconsin.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Full set new Brittanlca
Encyclopedia including all important
matter for 1924. bound in three-quar-
ter morocco leather binding with flex
ible backs Original cost $185.O0 with
book case. Many volumes have never
been opened VIII sacrifice if taken at
once. Inquire at Review office where
sample volume may be seen.
FOR SALE-Team of Indian ponies
years old with harness, wagon, and
sleighs. Inquire at Bromley's resort,
Eagle River.
FOR SALE A completely rebuilt
Fordson with extra rims and slight
~ used two bottom oliver pillow all
fer $4,000. A rare bargain. Inquire at
Review office for particulars.
FOR SALE-Good cook stove and
brand new ice box Inquire of Mrs.
Gladys Waneck, Hiawatha Lodge.
Eagle River
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FOR SALES piece bedroom S,

FOR SALES piece bedroom set,
iron bedstead, springs and mattress,
2 goose feather beds, / library table
/ buffet, s dining room chairs, kitchen
chairs, rockers. kitchen table, mirror
center tables, Colman gasoline lamp
Rochester lamp, first class cabinet
grand piano with music cabinet and
many other articles of good value
Date when goods may be seen at the
VIM. Brunswick residence will be an
nounced later
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FOR SAL Young Black team geld
.ings weight 5000 lbs. One span mules
weight 1900 lbs. Priced to sell. Terms
K. MARTIN THOMPSON,
Phelps Wis.
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FOR SALE-Five room house with
about half acre of ground, in good con
dition, furnace heat and equipped
with hot water convenienees. Good
new garage on property. Inquire of
Morton Cook, Eagle River.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08

FOR SALE OR TRADE-80 acres of
good farm land, heavy soil, 10 acres
clear, 5 acres more easy to clear. Bal
ance hardwood Good house and barn.
good water Shade trees around build
ings. 8 miles from Eagle River on
Phelps road. Inquire Of Jos. Kiss, Box
305, Eagle River, Wis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08

WANTED-Competent, middle-aged
housekeeper. Best of conditions, Good
salary. Inquire at Wells Grocery &
Market. tt.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08

FOR SALE-Dining room table and
six chairs, buffet, ice box, music cabi
net, two heating stoves, one oil stove,
sewing machine, and numerous other
household goods. Write or call on T..
F. Hanson, Rhinelander, Wis. Resi-
dence near Thunder Lake Lbr., Co.
mill
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08

FOR sALE-One large enamelled
baby's bath tub; / reed baby buggy.
These articles are practically new.
Cheap for cash. Call 62-3 rings.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08

FOR RENT-House with 2 bed
rooms, sitting room, dining room, kit
chen and woodshed; rent moderate.
Apply at Review office. tt.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08

FOR SALE passenger launch
with new Hacker hull. Universal en-
CINE, guaranteed to make Is miles per
hour Cheap. Inquire of Chas. Dutch
or
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08
FALLACY OF SO-CALLED GUARANTEE
OF BANK DEPOSITS BY LAW
An Attempt Create Integrity by Legislative ActMere
Words No Good Substitute for Individual Re
sponsibility, Says Bankers Chief.
BY WALTER w. HEAD, President
The American Bankers Association

The bank deposit guaranty attempt establish hcttlo
vaueto create value by order of government ADOPTED nr
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE REVIEW
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FOR sALE-One 35 H. P. Ideal
Electric Motor, cheap. Inquire OF Rad
cliffe Mfg. Company, Eagle River, Wis
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08

as Ia
simply mutual insurance Inc various
banks assessed limited amount in proportion TO their