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The independent-reporter., 1924-11-27
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURES

WHEREAS Carrie E. Hussey, of Ca.
naan, in the County of Somerset and
State of Maine. by her mortgage deed
dated March "a, 1917. recorded in som
erset Registry of Deeds, Book 337.
Page ll3, conveyed to Helen +. New
comb, of Pittsield. in said county, GER
tain real estate in said Pittsfield, de-
Scribed as follows: A certain piece
or parcel of land, with. the buildings
the southerly side OF Hunneweil
Avenue, being lot numbered nineteen
Ng) on a plan of house lots on land
of w r. Hunnewell as surveyed by
Turner Buswell, said plan being re-
corded in Somerset Registry of Deeds.
Vol 2l5, Page 40S. Being the same
land on said 24th day of March, l91 I.
conveyed by said Helen +. Newcomb
to said Carrie e. Hussey, and subject
to the reservations and exceptions
mentioned therein; and whereas said
Frances S. Whitten was duly appoint
ed and qualified as eXecutriX of the
last will and testament of said Helen
T. Newcomb. and on the 27th day of
June. 1924, by assignment of that date
recorded in Somerset Registry of
Deeds, Book 376, Page 41a. did assign
said mortgage deed and the note. debt
an claim thereby secured. TO the under
signed. Frances S. whitten; and
gage is broken, now therefore. !. said
Frances S. sWhitten. by. reason of the
breach of the condition thereof. claim a
foreclosure of said mortgage.
Dated November 8. "A, D. 1924.
FRANCES s. WHITTEN
BY her Attorney.
3w4G Howard NJ. Cook
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CAMBRIDGE

Mrs. Myrtle Hilton reports climb
ing rose bush which has several buds
quite an unusual thing for November
The many friends of Florence
Noble were sorry to learn she was OBJ
liged to enter the hospital at Dexter
for treatment but at this writing She
is doing very we'll and all hope for
speedy recovery.
The Helpers were invited to meet
with Mrs. Gussie Chadbourne, Tues.
day, for an all day meeting Owinf
10 the weather but few were present
but those who went were royalty en-
tertained. Mrs Chadbourne served g
bountiful dinner of baked chicken ant
all the flxins' and a good amount oi
work was accomplished.
Mrs. Herman Clukey (nee Phyllis
Barnes) OF Sangerville is visiting heI
grandparents, MIR. and Mrs. +. +
Stilson for a few days.
Mrs. Frank Hersey, Mrs. Melvin
Martin and Mrs. Maria Means of st
Adams were business callers at Mrs
MacCausland's Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maccausland and Mrs
Dana. Noble were in Dexter Wednes
daughter Florence, who entered Plum
mer Hospital, Tuesday
MIR. and Mrs. Allen E. Dyer and Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Titcomb of SkowhegaI
were callers at Valley Inn, Sunday.
SCHOOL NOTES
Cambridge Village School taught by
Loantha Pike gives the following re
port for the week ending November
q. School closed this week for one
weeks vacation aften a term of twelve
weeks.
Special mention should be made o
Phiilis, Roberta and Harvey Alorril
who have not been absent or tardy fol-
the whole term. Others who hav'
not been absent are Hazel Ham, Bes
sic Brown, Bryant Richardson ant
HarlandI Fuller.
Airline Folsom of the eighth grad'
has had perfect in spelling for th'
term.
Mildred Bailey, Iris Wilder Mar
garet Sawyer, Edmund Robinson
Melba Fuller, Geraldine Hanson, Yer
ma and Viola Beane have visited u
this week.
We hope others won't forget rs mex
term.
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be postponed until Saturday, Noyem-
Der 29th.
I The regular meeting of Col. Asa
Whitcomb Chapter D. A. r. was held
Friday, November 81. at the home of
Mrs. "a. j. HunnewAll, the hostesses
being Mrs. J. e. Garland, Mrs. H. G.
Winter and Mrs. Hunnewell. There
was large attendance and a very
pleasant evening was passed.
The Women s Division of the Farm
Bureau. gathered at the home of the
president, Mrs. Mary Simmons Friday
afternoon, November 81, with an at
tendance of nlne members. County
home demonstrator, Miss Marjorie
Symons was present.
Mrs. Gertrude Gilbert Smith, Bert
McKenney. Miss Margaret McGlees,
Miss Alta Reinhold, Mr.. and Mrs. De-
Dera and their orchestra were out OF
town guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Winter, Sunday night. No
vefhber 16, together with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. e. Chamberlain, Miss Leila
Hunnewell Mr.. and Mrs. Newton
Stanley, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Winter
and son Emil and Mrs. Alice Davis of
New Portland, the latter was the week
end guest of Mrs A. G. Winter. The
evening was spent with music and
anecdotes. Refreshments were sery-
ell. In the receiving line with Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Winter were Mrs.
Smith, Miss McGlees, Miss Reinhold
ana Mrs. DeDera the guests taking
their places as they arrived.
Notice has been received from the
commissioner of Inland Fisheries and
Game declaring open season on beaver
from the twenty-second day of Nov
ember, 1924, to the 28th day of Febru-
airy, 1925, both days inclusive, on the
following territory: Land of W. H.
Riggc on Mill brook so called at East
Jay land of Bion Wing in the town OF
Phillips; land of Edward C. Mitchell
ON Mitchell Pond in the town OF
Phillips; land of W. p. Watson, F. s,
Blanchard. o. C. Dolbier, NJ. H. Davis
e. e. Tufts, r. NJ Simmons and E. L.
Wing, bordering on Tufts and Grind
stone ponds in the town of Kingfield.
Mrs. B. F. Stafford, Dead River, was
at her grandmother's, Mrs. N. j. Luf-
kin, Thursday on her way to DR..
Bells Hospital. Strong, where she
was operated on for appendicitis,
Monday.
RIVERSIDE
Mrs. Edna Atwood and Mrs. Carrie
Nicholas were at West New Portland
Friday afternoon.
Herbert Hewitt, Mrs. Hewitt, Mr..
Fortier of Stratton, Mrs. Hattie
Thompson of Kingield We're callers
at Manley's Atwood's Thursday after
noon.
Blaine Atwood has finished his Job
on the Chas. Hutchins buildings.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Farnham of
New Portland were in town Friday
He kills beef for Frank Thompson
and delivers it here in town. They
were callers at NJ. G. Atwood's, Fri
day.
Cliff Huse is making preparations
to take trip to California; and Flor
ida in the near future.
irwin Borden took the school girls
up ID Stratton Friday afternoon to
play their drama at that place.
Mahlon Davidson will finish his job
with Forrest Jackson, Saturday. They
are both cutting for Fred Cole in the
west part of Kingheld.
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turned from Lewiston where they
have been visiting for week or so
| Frank Weston, who broks his les
while working at The Forks and was
! taken to Somerset Hospital, has got.
ten a$ong so nicely that he has left
the hospital and is visiting his niece
Mrs. Charles Beckwith of Cornvillt
for a few days before going to his
sisters, Mrs. Amos Chapman and Mrs
Osgood York of Athens. where he ex-
with Mrs. York.
Archie Rhodes of Harmony were in
Athens Friday. Mrs. Trafton to call
on her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Mason, while the gentlemen were
looking up cows for the Brighton mar
ket.
The people in this vicinity were re-
joiced Sunday to see the rain which
has been much needed as wells and
streams were getting dry, making a
very bad outlook for the winter.
+ Did you ever use potatoes for chill
blains. If not, try it. Cut the po.
tatoe traw) in two and rub on affect
ed parts, morning and night.
Sunday Charles Buzzell had an i'll
turn and DR.. Ellingwood was called.
Howard HUFF of Cornville who is
working on the L. S. Agricultural
census was in Athens last week can.
vassing the town. His territory is
Athens, Solon and Bingham.
Miss Marie Leighton is working in
Hartland.
NJ. E. B. Society are making plans
for another of their good suppers and
entertainments around the middle oi
December. Watch the paper for the
place and date and come with good
appetite and help out. Good music is
to be one of the features. Miss Vio-
let Allan assisted by others is part OF
the attraction. Beside this, there is
to be play by home talent.
Friends of Mrs. Ora Judkins will be
pleased to hear she is gaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bishop are in
North Dexter where both are employ
.eds Mrs. Bishop was Miss Ethel Hall,
'fn $hter of A. w. .Halls FlEhyahave
father '}ssA f&N
MT. and Mrs. Fred HigxtHs heir
daughter and husband.s.Nr aff6SMrs.
Hitchings of Sugar Man, Were callers
Saturday at Norman Hight's of Dex-
ter and Sunday with Mrs. Ralph But
Ter of Skowhegan. brother and sis
ter of Mrs. Hitchings.
Friends will be glad to hear that
Arthur Hight is gaining slowly
A w. Hall and son Ara and wife
recently took trip to Massachusetts
to visit Mrs. Halls mother and Mr..
A. w Halls two sons and daughter
who live in different parts of the state,
also Mr.. Halls sister Mrs. Nellie
Nocro of Lynn. While there they
were taken to see bitches being dug
entirely by machinery with just
touching the electric button and many
other new and very interesting things.
The trip was taken by auto (Ford)
leaving Athens early in the morning
and arriving at the destination in
Massachusetts for supper the same
night.
Mrs Agnes Johnson who is in Bos-
ton was called to Walden, Mass, to
attend her daughter, Miss Edna, who
is sick.
kINGFIELD
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Aid of Grace Universalist Church will
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The Grammar and primary school
are closed for weeks vacation.
Friends of Arthur Daggett, who IL
a patient at Kennebec Valley Hospi-
tai, will be pleased to know he If
gaining fast.
DR.. and Mrs. Jennys and son VIII
lard of Befast Will spend Thanks
giving with their daughter, Mrs
Charles Clark
Carl Romeo, Abel Webb and Mahlon
Clark were home from the woods over
the week end.
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STATE OF MAINE


County of Somerset, m.
November G, A. d. 1924
Taken this sixth day of November
a. d. 1924 on execution dated october
13. \. y. 1924 issued on judgment
rendered by the supreme judicial
the term thereof begun and held on
the third Tuesday of September, \. ID.
1924. to wit, on the ninth day of octo-
Der A. d. 1924 in favor of Inhabitants
of the Town of Skowhegan, Il munich
pal corporation located in our County
Of Somerset, against Howard y. West
on, therein described as of Skowhegan
in our County of Somerset and State
of Maine, but now of Old Orchard in
the County of York and State of Maine.
for forty-one dollars and ten cents,
debt or damage. and eighteen dollars
and twenty-one cents. costs of suit,
and fifteen cents for said writ of exc
cation, and will be sold at public aue-
rill In said Skowhsgan, to the highest
bidder on the fifteenth day of Deeem-
Der y. u. 1924 at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, the following described real
estate and all the right. title and in
terest which the said Howard n. West
on has and had in and to the same on
the eighth day of January A. d. 1924
at one o'clock and forty minutes in
the afternoon, the time when the same
was attached on the writ in the same
suit to wit: a certain lot or parcel
of land situated in Skowhegan afore-
said. on the north side of the road
leading from Skowhegan Village TO
NorridgeWock Village, on the south
side of Kennebec River. and bounded
and included in the following lines. to
wit: Beginning at the southeast corn
er of land formerly owned by Charles
Belmore, thence northerly on the east
line of said land so formerly owned
by said Belmore eight. rods to a stake;
thence easterly on line parallel with
said road distance of ten rods 10
a stake, thence southerly on IA line
parallel with said easterly line of land
so formerly owned by said Belmore
thence by the north line of said road
to the point of beginning.
J. II. THIBODEAII,
Sw4G Deputy Sheriff
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or pay ifyou keep your Digestion
in order, your stomach, liver and bow
els, all working naturally and regularly.
The good old al. p" ATWOOD'S
Medicine helps digestion, startS up the
liver, and keeps the bowel movement
regular, freeing the systerrs OF impurities.
Take al. r." in small daily doses and
you'll avoid bilious attacks, sick head
aches, drowsiness and constipation.
You'll be able 10 wook every day, all
day, and you'll enjoy working. 20
doses for so cent. After you've tried
many other kinds Of medicine, you'll
find IL. F." the biggest and the best tor
your money.
Only I cent a dose
L. F. Medicine Co., Portland, Me.
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ANSON

Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Strong left yes
terday for the south. They plan to
stop in Nahant, Mass, to visit with
relatives over Thanksgiving and then
continue on to Hartford, Conn, maxi
ing brief stay there, before going
on to Lakeworth. Florida. They ex-
pect to be away for the balance of the
winter
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PROBATE NOTICES
To All PersOns Interested In Either of
The Estates Hereinafter Namedi

At a Probate Court held al Skowhe-
gan, in and for the County of Somer-
set. on the 18th day of November in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty four and by ad-
journment from day to day from the
second Tuesday of said November. The
following matters having been pre-
sented for the action thereupon here
matter Indicated. it is hereby ordered /:
That notice thereof be given TO all
persons interested by causing copy
of this order to be published three
weeks successfully in the Independent
Reporter, newspaper published at
may appear at a Probate Court, to he
held al Skowhegan on the second
Tuesday of December 4. n. 1924 AZ
nine of the clock in the forenoon, and
bs heard thereon il they see cause.
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TAX NOTICE

All persons Indebted TO Jackman
Plantation for taxes for the year Of
1924 are hereby warmed that II said
taxes are not paid on or Before Decem-
Der l5 next, collection will be enfore-
ed as the law provides.
WILLIAM MURTHA
Collector OF taxes for
3w46 JackmaA Plantation
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ATHENS

.,t Mason who has been in Pow
short time has returned
=, Lawrence Tibbetts has been
his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
freshmen Prize Speaking Con-
Somerset Academy will be
|Friday evening, Dec. 18th.
Varion Allen is assisting Mrs.
: If East Madison with her
s.,ly when Mrs. Bella Wing was
inc from Skowhegan the car
as @ in was run into breaking the
~ ~ and windshield. cuttip g Mrs.
ante badly on face 4apa
She was. taEeni to- lie Somsp II
o.nital and the doctor Kodnd 1t
tsry m TO take fourteen statchesf in
20 She will have foreman in
osuital about ten days.
Lora Thompson and little
vere calling Tuesday on Mr.
nsons parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
= Goodwin. Mrs. Goodwin re-
TO Skowhegan with them for
days visit with Mrs. Thompson
Aer other daughter, Mrs. Hazel
H.
I'VE B. Society met Thursday,
b0b at Mrs. Fred Nights. The
meeting will be Dec. 4th at Mrs.
All are asked TO come as
AS of Importance is to come
the meeting.
Clara Doe has returned to her
in Bingham.
Nellie Fox is around the house
short illness.
and Mrs. Brawn spent the week
their home in Dover-Foxcroft.
rawn is oyerseer of the bridge
in Athens and while here they
the Arthur Smith house.
bl Andrews has moved back to
He has been in Strong dur
ne summer working for the
ley Bros.
Ellingwood was called Sunday
tnd Amos Rines's baby who was
Farrell and family have re-
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hh,.Interesting News Of
|somerset's S Busy Towns
VEST BRIGHTON

|. roosevelt school closed Friday
Noe weeks vacation. The teacher
~ ,9.,sn crowley went to Harmony
1e f,abt where she had an invita-
nleno anend the night at the home
L md ND Mrs. E. A. Pattee. Sat
I m6rning she took the train for
.mo M in Wytopitlock-
On, Oan,n,derstand that George Corson
.uaiIv un are contemplating moving
awbegan a1f1s for the winter.
/ n and Mrs. Herbert Corson made
,sass aau rip to Skowhegan, Satur-
While there Mrs. Corson called
" pnrt Corson at Somerset Hos
She @ found her gaining fine and
" =, 'Thomlinson is very sick. DR..
w u Solon is attending him. e
~ and Mrs. Maurice Small of
!. ' were callers at Burt Corson's
Iosie Smith of Biddeford ar
her daughters Mrs. Harry
Friday for the holidays.
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Try an ad in Everybody's Column
if you wish 10 buy or sell anything,
They bring quick results.
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" T. sEEKINs. Clerk.
STATE or MAINE

Sunrer1r JudIcial Count In NacaIi0n
SkowheEan. November II, 1874
Tpon the annexed libel, II is ordered
by me the undersigned Justice OF
said Court, that notice be given 10 the
lihelee by publishing an attested copy
Of the same or an abstract thereof.
together with this order thereon, three
weeks successively in the Independent
Reporter a newspaper printed in Skow
hegan, in the county of Somerset. the
last publication TO be thirty days AT
least before the next term of SAID
court to be holden at SkowheGau.
within and for said county on the
fourth Tuesday of January next. that
he may then and there appear in said
court and answer thereto il he see 1T.
WARREN c. epHlLBRooK
Justice Supreme Judicial Court
\ true copy of libel aud order OF
Court thereon.
Attest
Sw47 w. 7 SEEKTNS. Clerk.
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I.aura May Hicks of Cambridge. in
the County of Somerset and state Of
Maine. respectfully represents that on
the Eth day Of December 1913. at VII
miugtuu. state OF Vermont she Vas
lawfully married TO Leslie y Hicks,
formerly ! of said Wilmington. hun
whose residence is unknown 10 said
lihclant. that the said libelant and
lib+lee cohabited IN this State after
their said marriage; that the said libel
ant resided in this state when the
cause Of divorce accrued as herein
after set forth and had resided here
in good faith one year prior To the date
hereof: that the lihelant has ever been
faithful 10 her marriage obligations,
but that the said lihelee has been un-
mindful OF the same. that he has been
guilty Of cruel and abusive treatment
aud extreme cruelty towards her.
That no child has been born TO ihem
during their said marriage.
Wherefore she praNS that divorce
from the bonds OF matrlmonN between
herself and said libelee. may he de
cred. also that reasonable almonN be
decrecd 10 her OUT of his estate: or ln
lieu thereof that u specific sum he paid
to her by him.
And the libelant further alleges that
the present residence of said lihelee II
unknown To her and cannot be aSCer
tanned by reasonable diligence.
LAURA MAY HICKS
Somerset. ss Cambridge, NOV. 10.
l424 The said lhelant made oath that
the above allegation a. To the residence
OF the libelee is true.
Before me.
pUpLEN r WHITNEY.
Notary Public
tSEAL)
Somerset ss clerks 0Hice. SUP.
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Libel. FOR DIVORCE

To the Hon. Justice of the supreme
Judicial Court next TO he held mt
SkoMhegan. In the County of SOmer-
set md state of Maine.
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Somerset ss Clerks 0flce. sun.
Eeectvrd and filed nth day Of No
rnber. y. T.. 1924.
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kINGFIELD

htNUF lELU
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Aid of Grace Universalist Church will
The independent-reporter., 1924-11-27

PHuo STEWARD.
3w47 Register
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-17
Says His Prescription
Mas Powerful Influence
Over Rheumatism

Mr.. james II. Allen suffered for
years with rheumatism. Many times
this terrible disease left him helpless
and unable 10 work.
He finally decided, after years OF
ccaseless study. that no one can DO
free from rheumatism until the &C.
eumulated impurities. commonly call.
cd uric acid deposits. were dissolved
In the joints and muscles and ex.
PEELED from the body.
With this idea I'm mind no consulted
physicians. made experiments and
finally compounded a prescription
that quickly and completely banlshed
every sign and symptom OF rheuma.
tism from his system.
He freely gave HIS discovery. which
he called Allcnrhu. to others who
took Il. with what might DO called
marvellous success. After years of
urging he decided to let sufferers ev.
erywhcre know about his discovery
through tho newspapers. He has
therefore instructed druggists every.
where 10 dispense Allenrhu with the
understanding that II the first pint
bottle does not show tho way TO com.
plete recovery he will gladly return
your money without commcnt.--Ad.
vcrtlsement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-17
INDIANS STORM
TRADERS STORE.
Start Raid When They Fail
to Get Lemon Extract

EDMONTON. Alberta. Jan. IL
The Hudson bay Co.'S port az
Whitefiah lake. east OF the settle.
ment OF orouard, on tho Lesser
Slave lake. has been tho scene OF a
miniature war
Vernon West. tho compRhy's trad.
er. was bosieEcd In his store by the
natives. his life was threatened be.
cause he refused TO supply the In
dians with the modern equivalent of
fire water'-lemon eNlract-whilo
he was informed freely that tho post
would be burned 20 the ground un.
less supplies OF the extract were
Forthcoming.
Finally. several Of tho natives
made good their promise. the store
was rushed and broken into. and
West engaged tho Indians in battle.
laying several OF them out during a
rlstio encounter. Seeing that mat.
ters were becoming serious. tho trad.
er sent word 90 High Prairie. In.
forming officials there Of the con.
ditions NJ the post. and requesting
that a constable be sent out TO han.
die the matter.
This was done, ona Of tho Indians
was made prisoner and taken 10
Peace River for trial lie appeared
before Mai, Mcdonnell and was sen.
fenced 60 four months imsrisonment
at Fort Saskatchewan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-17
IOWA PHYSICIAN MAKES
STARTLING OFFER TO
CkTARRH SUFFERERS
Found Treatment Which Healed His
6stn Caiarrh and Now Offers 10
Send II Free to Sufferers
Anywhere

Davenport. Iowa.-Dr. w o. Cot.
Zee. Suite 1870. 81. James Hotel Bldg.
this city. one Of the most widely
known physicians and surgeons In
tho Central West, announces that no
found a treatment which completely
healed him Of catarrh IN tbs head
and nose. deafness and head noises
after many years OF suffering. He
then gave the treatment 10 a mum.
Der OF other sufferers and they state
that they also were completely
healed. The doctor Is so proud Of
his achievement and so confident
that his treatment will bring other
sufferers the same freedom II gave
him, that he Is offering to send a
10 days supply absolutely free to
any reader OF this paper who writes
him DR.. Coffee has specialized on
eye. ear. nose and throat diseases for
more than Is years ana Is honored
and respected by countless thou
sands. II you suffer from nose. head
or throat catarrh. catarrhal deafness
or head noises. send him your name
and address today.-Advertisement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-17
SENATOR ASKS
ISLAND PROBE
L ad d Would Investigate
Woods Governorshlp

WASHINGTON. Jan. if,--com.
plate investigation OF the admin.
lstrailon OF Gen. Leonard Wood.
In tho Philippines. was demanded
In n resolution introduced in tho
senate today by Senator Ladd.
North Dakota
Stock transactions OF Lieut. Ga.
borne c. Wood. son OF tho Cover.
nor general also would come within
the scope OF the investigation.
A committee OF five senators
would be appointed 10 conduct tho
inquiry.
Tho Investigating committee would
ba charged 10 ascertain.
Truth or falslty OF Manila cable
grams Rsnt 10 American newspapers
alleging that certain senators and
representatives and others received
pay from tho Philippine lndepcnd'
snce commission for espousins the
cause Of independence.
Actions OF Gen. Wood In rela.
ton 20 the Philippine government,
its legislation and It's banks and
It's railways. sugar eentrah and
efforts. IL any. 10 exploit the ISL.
ands by American commercial In
terests.
Deposits OF Philippine govern.
ment money in American banks.
stock transactions OF any army
or navy officers or other officials
or people associated with Cov,Fn.
nor General wood: how said stock
transactions wero conducted and
any other matters proper for a full
report thereon TO aid congress- In
preparing any necessary remedial
legislation.'