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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31
IEER KILLED ON lake
BY DOGS
Game Warden King Notified OF I'M
usual Incident. Deer Badly
Mangled

Came Warden Edward King was
lrotiied that deer was killed on the
loo at Lake Wesserunsett on Friday
last by dogs. There were two of
The law breaking animals who COM
mitted the act. The deer was killed
mt far from the East Madison side
pf the lake.
The Game Warden was soon hot on
.bo trail and found that the dogs be-
louged to John Gignon of Madison.
IOne of the dogs was the property of
Mr. Ggnon's brother. who was killed
n the World War and the family are
Fery anxious to keep the animal. One
If the two will have to be killed
however. The body of the deer was
badly mangled and was unfit for eat
t;np
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31
Connecticut Parties Looking for L0-
cation in Somerset County

Parties in Bridgeport, Conn, wish
to buy piece of land. bordering on
small isolated lake in Somerset
County on which to build a hunting
lodge. Anyone having property of
this kind to sell should write to w.
G. Huntoon. Industrial Agent Maine
Central Railroad, Portland. The
above information comes from Mr.
Huntoon and also a similar inquiry
through the State of Maine Publicity
Bureau. which has headquarters in
Longfellow Square, Portland From
the nature of the inquiry It would
appear that a small group of Connec-
ticut people wish to establish a camp
in a locality favorable for spring
fishing and for fall hunting. II Is
possible of course that the outht
would be used by these gentlemen or
their friends at other seasons. There
is no question but what some Som
erset County party. owning favor
able location of this character. on
which he is willing 10 place "a suit
able price can find a customer. More
over the establishment of camp Of
that kind is quite certain to lead 10
the sale of supplies in the nature Of
milk, butter cream, poultry eggs,
etc, which can be produced In mUder-
ate quantity on nearby farms
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31
Wants TO Learn OF Skon hegan Family
OF Century Ago

To the Editor Of The Independents
Reporter.
Dear Sir VIII YoH permit mo.
through the columns of your paper
to make a little inquiry in regard -
family who used 10 liTe iu SkoW
hogan little over one hundred years
ago One Joshua Goodrich Who had
lived In skoWhegan about mine years
came with his family - bingham In
1885 He had "a son Who Ha4 my
grandfather. named IesI ina i798
Levi married Mar Jeaett daughter
of Pickatd Jcwett of ssaNbeean aaa
Il Is In regard to this pitkarI jew eft
that wish to ask # aHY af tFC read=
ers OF your paper dr ANS uae u
skoe hogan can gIFe Hs say ul4fma
ton Ia regard i4 hIM - ur IF aIs
descendant ll thef FAN tuI NHI =
will be gfafru'IF received Boy =
Goodrich
Bingham Size hH 1870
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31
Twenty Years of Successful
Automobile Building

January %, Buick celebrates its TWEEN
tieth birthday.
Proud as Buick is of its growth within
the short space of two decades. II IS not
in its vast organization that Buick takes
its greatest pride. Rather it is in what
these attainments indicate.
Bucks position of leadership has been
achieved solely by the accomplishments
of Buick cars in the hands of more
than a million owners In their depend
able performance, in their satisfying
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31
Fish and Game Conditions In South
Carolina by n Maine Guide

lSpecial to Observation-Disclosures
Owing to health and other matters,
decided to spend the winter in the
south and was located in South Caro-
lima when the game season was at
Es height.
Game here consists chiefly of squir-
rels, turkeys, quail, deer and pleas
ants There are no limits on the
number to be taken. Deer can be
chased with dogs, and it is nothing
see a man come in with fifteen
kouirrels, called cat squirrels, which
ook like our grey squirrels in the
north and are used for food. On my
rayels from one town to another |
overheard a party of hunters telling
heir experience about hunting trip
Pee Dee Swamp. Thirty-two men
and pack of twelve hounds made
drive and after nine hours of hunt
Ing caught six deer. | had to laugh
and one of them asked me what
law that was funny and l remarked
hat the game conditions down here
md up north were not very much
hike and told him about our game
laws, which protected game. Then
be told me that northern parties
would come down here and buy a
barge tract of land. fence it in and
call 1t a game preserve, have hunt
ing parties and slaughter deer. No
one outside who does not belong to
the hunting club is allowed to hunt
on the preserve. | sat back and
Imagined what Ed King, chief game
warden of Somerset County, State of
Maine, would do IL he was out back of
Bakers Pond and ran into a party
OF thirty-two men and twelve dogs
running deer, or even one of us reg
istered guides either. | am think
' Ing there would be q number of dog
funerals and also party of men
minus a few dollars. brought my
| 80 special down from the north to do
some hunting, but the fear of rattle
snakes, and the idea of an army of
men and dogs to get six deer dis
Icouraged even registered guide who
lis used to disappointment in days
|hunt. | shipped the gun back to
dear old Maine where the game is
hunted for the sport that is in it and
|the game is given chance for its
! life, protected by laws and wardens
who will enforce the laws.
The fishing condition Is far differ
Tent than | expected 1t would be, and
|the manner of fishing as well. The
different fish are catfish or what is
called in the north a hornpout, brim
|or specie of the yellow perch, mud
|hSh or like the water cuss trout or
The northern black bass and there is
fish here called the redbreast which
Ps like our sun fish, caught in the
ponds, where there never was a
trout and where the water is as black
night. Some call them up north,
bubbles They fish with short
FASTING rod and a wooden plug cast
Ing out and Keeling in, and l be-
leve If they ever cast a string of
Trout flies over the silver sheet of
northern lake and heard some Of the
pa He squaretail banging or a land
Pocked salmon, they would drop dead
with fright yelling, II have hooked
p whale"
have fished the waters of Canada
Fand the waters of the south but look
Por me to go back to the fisherman's
paradise, Lake Moxie and it's tribu-
taries in Somerset County, State of
FMaine, Gods Country.
Registered Guide No. 1929
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31
STATE or MAINE
PUBLIC NOTICE

In conformity with the provisions
II CHAPTER Pc. 2. L.. 1917, as amend
ed. and deeming it for the best inter
ests of the State. the Commissioner OF
inland Fisheries and Game hereby
promulrates the following rules and
regulations relating to fishing in
Dead Stream Pond. in Somerset coun-
~. also in the tributaries and outlet
stream thereof. also in tributaries
aud outlet streams of Mud Pond.
Horseshoe Pond. Island Pond and
Round Pond. all of said waters being
81 sAated In Ten Thousand Acre Tract,
in the county of Somerset
RULES MD REGULATIONS
section L L shall he unlawful for
any person To heh through the ice in
Dead stream Pond. IN Somerset county.
or 10 ush I'm any manner IN said Pond
from Tho thirticth day of September Of
each year TO the time the ice is out OF
aid Pond the following Spring. for a
term Of four wears from the sth day of
febfuar.. A. Ia. Iaat
Section Z. II shall also be unlawful
~ nsh for. take. catch or Kill any fish
~ amy time in any OF the tributaries
or outlet OF sald Dead Stream Pond
AID also in The tributaries and outlet
streams Of Mud Pond. Horseshoe Fond
Island Pond and Round Pond all OF said
PONDS being situated in Ten Thousand
Acre Tract so-rdllcd, in said county
~ Somerset for said term of four
wears from the Sth day of February
section g. 1t shall further he uu-
Isw tul for any person At any time 10
have iu possession any fish taken in
violation of any Of tho above rules
and regulations.
n.t,a Av~,f-t.. NF.i,,o tIfe f~tb
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31

comfort, and Il their year b. year fll-
fllment OF every demand Il motoring,
Buick cars have won the place they
occupy.
From the uch background Of experience
with all Of It's unequalled manuiac-
turing facilities AID inspired BY a deep
sense Ct personal obligation 70 Buick
friends, owners ard the general pabhc
Buick will seek ever 10 MAINTAIN on
an even higher lesel the confidence Of
the public which II now enjoys.
= Esp
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31
p'er In England They Pronounce Il
Shake

At the Rotary Club luncheon not
long since, We had health talk. The
principal subject was the C h k
est for diphtheria. The speaker had
ne correct pronunciation but was
none too certain about it and his
hearers were even less informed. AT
ne request OF some of those present
I'VE nave looked the matter up and our
Library
IL seems that the novel, one of the
recent best sellers, 1.-THE Sheik" is
Pronounced heel k. Over in Eng
PHhd' however. they call it S h k e.
, .ne diphtheria test is pronounced to
fnyme with the word chick.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31
EAST MADISON

An important incident took place
here Friday afternoon when two deer
were driven thru the village by some
dogs onto the lake. One of them was
killed after hard fight while the
othe" one escaped unframed.
belmont Bush of Auburn is visiting
with his sister Mrs. Peter Vincent,
Mrs. George ST. Peter and children
are visiting relatives in Augusta.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31
ARE THICK IN
MOSCOW
The Gates Family have Been Success
full In Trapping this Winter

Lynx are reported thick this year
in the Moscow. section and the Gates
family who are engaged more or less
in trapping and fishing have been
pretty successful in capturing these
unusual animals. Miles Gates of
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31

Parlin Lake is on the Old Govern
ment road built through Maine to con
meet with the Kings Highway to Que
bee and passes through the town Of
Jackman.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31

me annual meeting of the Maine
Sh and Game Association will be
viu at Augusta, Thursday. February
'n' In the Hall of Representatives.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31

Subscribe for the Independents Re
porter, Names leading county weekly,
$500 per year in advance.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31

Moscow caught in January of this
year, lynx that measured in length
four feet and two inches and weighed
seventeen pounds. His sons, Harry
and Frank Gates, succeeded in get
ting another nearly as large. This
animal measured thirty-four inches in
length and weighed fifteen and one
half pounds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
POVERTY DRIVES
BARON TO STEAL

BUDPEST, Hungary, August Z.
Baron Ernst Banffy, member of
one of the oldest noble families of
Hungary has turned thief. Driven
by economic worries. he embarked
upon a career of stealing little odds
and ends of things from members
of his social set. who at first never
suspected the brilliant society lien
of being the culprit. As he had
entree to the homes of the richest
and most exclusive families of the
Hungarian aristocracy. It was an
easy thing for him to pick up OBJ
jects of value and to have them dis
appear in his coat pockets. He was
especially fond of thieving objects
made of gold or silver
On one occasion he stole valu-
able watch. The owner caught the
baron in the act and reported him
to the police. Banffy fled from Sieb
enburgen where the theft had occur
red, but was caught in Budapest.
He confessed to having committed
ten thefts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
DRY RAIDER FIRED
AFTER CONFERENCE

NEW YORK, August Rob.
ert j. Owens, federal prohibition
agent, who led a raid last Friday
on the home of Hugo Gilbert de
Fritsch, whose wife is relative by
marriage of Chief Justice Taft,
was dismissed from service by an
order issued from Washington last
night. Owens dismissal followed
soon after the stock of pre-prohi-
bition liquor seized at the time was
returned to the house by two of the
other agents who had taken part
in the raid.
The action against Owens was
taken on the ground that he mis-
represented the facts when he OBJ
tanned warrant to search the De
Fritsch residence.
The decision to return the saiz-
ed liquor came after a conference
between Divisional Prohibition
Chief Merck and Mr.. Hayward
v errlck de Fritsch had represented
5he liquors were "pre-prohibition in
Sne strlctest sense of the word"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
HALF-PRICE POOL
TICKETS OFFERED
Playground Directors Evolve
Plan to Secure Wider Use of
Recreation Facilities

]. T. Warren and Frank P.
Harold, acting as a committee from
the Playground association, an
nounced today that effective at
once half price tickets will be placed
on sale eat the municipal swimming
pool there. This means that here
after during the remainder of the
season a family swimming pool
ticket may be purchased for $500
as compared with $1,000 for the
same ticket at the beginning of the
season, with Individual tickets re-
duced to $3.50 for the remainder
of the season. The price in bath
tickets remains unchanged. Under
the reduction all tickets are cash
only and swimming pool bonds will
not be accepted as caller in the
year.
"This reduction in price of swim.
ming pool tickets is being made"
said President Warren, in order to
induce more people to patronize the
pool. 1t is the aim and purpose of
the Playground association to have
this pool used by every person in
the community, and we believe that
with the reduced price to obtain
during the remainder of the sea-
son that this can be done
eve are anxious, too, TO see new
faces in the pool. With this idea
in view we have agreed with Prof.
Mckee to issue a number of free
tickets each day in every weel.
hereafter. These free tickets will
be given to families that have no
season tickets already. Each af.
ternoon at o'clock the name of
the family to be thus favored will
be posted at the pool The free
bathing privilege will be extended
to such families during the follow
ing day. Every member of such
families will be privileged to use
the pool free upon such days, and
the management sincerely requests
that they avail themselves of this
privilege"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
Drink Water If
Kidneys Bother
Take a Tablespoonful Of Salts II
Back Pains or Bladder 10
lrrltated

Flush YOUR kidneys BY drinking quart
of water each day, also take salts occa-
Sionally, says a noted authority. who
tells us that too much rich food forms
acids which almost paralyze the kidneya
in their efforts to expel it from the
blood They become sluggish and
weaken; then you may suffer with a
dull misery in the kidney region, sharp
pains in the back or sick headache, dizzi-
ness, your stomach sours, tongue Is
coated, and when the weather Is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The urine
gets cloudy, full of sediment the chan
nels often get sore and irritated. oblig-
ing you to seek relief two or three
times during the night
To help neutralize these irritating
acids; TO help cleanse the kidneys and
flush off the body's urinous waste, get
four ounces OF Jad Salts from any phar-
macy here. Take a tablespoonful in 4
glass of water before breakfast for a
few days, and your kidneys may then
act fine This famous salts is made from
the acid OF grapes and lemon juice, com
bined with lithia. and has been used for
years TO help flush and stimulate siug-
gish kidneys: also to neutralixe the ACIDS
in the system 50 they no longer irritfN
thusgoftf -1le e@ogrxadder s~ae1lnlte
shik Swill be outlined.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
RUSSIA UNABLE TO
SUPPLY SMALL COINS

LENINGRAD, August With
the introduction of new metal cur
rency in Russia, the Soviet govern
ment in EXPERIENCING treat diff
Guilty in coming sdHfi money in
small denominations tdmeet tie
public demand, and is Surning to
the United States fo additional
minting machinery 1t has also
placed an orderiwith the British
Royal Mint il london for the man
ufacture of 100000 half-rubla
silver pieces. These have a value
Of 25 cents I'D consist of nine
parts of silver md one of copper.
While silveHcoins of 10 kopeks
Is kopeks an 20 kopeks have
been in circultion for some time.
no copper mong has yet been mint
td, as the stae-controlled factory,
to which the lqvernment awarded
a large contractor minting copper
pieces, has failet to produce suffi-
cient coins to meE the demands Of
the Soviet republi
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
FAMINE FORCES
MANY TO MURDER

MOSCOW, August :. - Civil
war, revolution and famine have
mad, life cheap in Russia. Every
day tie papers are full OF accounts
of men ard women VINO either
have killed themselves or murdered
others iOr the most trivial causes.
Hunger md perjury often furnish
the chief motives for the constant
ly recurring murders. One of the
rSost striking cases recently was
that of Dousya Golovkina, a beau
tiful girl Of II, who killed her girl
companion in order to realize IS
on the sale IF her clothing. This
was The second instance within a
week where a woman murdered
another in older to get her cloth
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
SEATS ARRANGED TO
ACCOMMODATE 1O.5OO

CHARLESTON,S. C, August =
Seats for 10000 are to te placed
on Marion square for thu fistic pro-
gram being arranged by Fred w.
Wynn, matchmaker for the Old
Hickory Association committee. Tic
boxing show, for the entertain
ment of visiting veterans of the
division here on the night of August
IL, will be given before what is ex-
pected to be the largest crowd ever
gathered for an affair of this kind
in the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
FAITHFUL SADDLER
OF MAYOR IS DEAD

SPARTANBURG, August IT,
-Highball, once the pride of May
or John F. Floyd's stables and his
personal carriage horse for many
years, is dead
The horse became the property
of the mayor about "a years ago
and has served him and his family
up until three years ago when he
became pensioner.
The passing of the faithful AM
NAL, according to the mayor.
brought genuine sadness and a re.
memberance of the days when the
noble horse and not the motor car
was the monarch of the road.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
REVENUE DEPT. SETS
lip NEW METHOD TO
HANDLE TAX PROBLEM
T.xnaver to Get 80 Days No
lice of Any Apparent Defici-
ency Found by Auditors
APPEALS MAY BE TAKEN
All Hearings Before Tax APP
meals Board Under New Law
Must Be Public.

WASHINGTON, August T.
with the organization of the new
BOARD of Tax Appeals, WHICH takes
outside of the Treasury the final
decision in disputed tax cases, the
pnreau of Internal Reveaue has set
- new code of regulations gov
erning procedure in the handling OF
cases before appeal is taken to Che
bigb tax court. This proc dure- IN
clndes the creation of new com
,it+ee on review within the office
h the Solicitor of Internal Revenue
bodv largely supplantiag the old
Aofficial committees on appeal that
Slnctioned prior to enactment u
H. last revenue law.
The regulations provide that ~
orv case where deficiency p
49, to exist, the Internal Revenue
Anreau will give the taxpayer notice
81 20 DAYS so that, if he desires, ae
NAV file a protest, request hea'-
ho and offer evidence against TIM
Sroposed increase. The letter o.
protest should contain the name and
address of the taxpayer, name and
blace of business of the corporation
snnd the state in which it was Moor
porated, a designation of the year
or years involved, a statement of the
amount of tax in dispute, an ite-
mixed schedule of the bureaus
findings to which exception has been
Ataken and a summary of statements
of the grounds upon which the tax
layer relics in connection with each
Exception to the findings.
If the taxpayer presents no pro
est within so days of his notifica-
Jon, final determination will be
nnade and the taxpayer SO notified.
ahe taxpayer then, under the new
kw, may appeal the case to the
Board of Tax Appeals, take it out
pf the hands of the Bureau of In
lernal Revenue entirely and go into
fhe open with his argument and evil
eence, for the tax law provides that
81 hearings before the Tax Appeals
Board must be public and a written
record of the proceedings made if
he amount involved exceeds $1O,-
poo.
Appeal to the Board of Appeals
NUTS be made within so DAYS after
the taxpayer has received notice,
from the Internal Revenue Commits
sloner that final determination ha
oeen made. Accompanying the II
tlce OF a final determination win le
a form of agreement consenting o
me assessment and if the taxpay.rI
suecldes to drop his contention e |
lnay execute the form and return it
20 Inc bureau, thus closing the cat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07

men clad in Ku Klux Khan regalia.
it was learned today. A small CALI
Der steel bullet passed through the
flesh and bone of his arm and lodg-
ed under the skin.
The rector said he had been out
spoken against. the Ku Klux Khan,
but said he knew of no enemy in or
out of the organization who would
want to take his life, and that he
believed it to be case of mistaken
identity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
der face, shading her brown eyes.

Der face, shading her brown eyes.
'I'm too old to bob it," and she
smiles, 'like my girls"
The Ferguson girls are helping
ma in the campaign. There is
0uida, %, who is now Mrs. George
). Male of Austin, and Dorrace,
20.
Il haven't done a thing house
work all through this campaign"
porrace complains. 'Pm not even
old enough to vote. Ouida has been
going all over the state with boss
and the governor.
''Who is the boss?"
ooh, mothers the boss" says
Doris quickly. dad is just an ex-
but after the November
mother will be the boss and
.he governor, both"
And that is just what Ma Fergu-
5dl said, too.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-07
MRS. FERGUSON SAYS
SHE'LL DEFEAT KLAA

continued from Page One.)
OF the stain left by the impeacb-
ment and removal from office Of
her husband, Farmer Jim Fergu-
son is in politics. The courts re-
That is really why Mrs. Fergu-
sson Is in politics. Thee ourts re-
fused to permit Farmer Jim's"
name to appear on the ballot as he
mad been removed by the state SEN
S'e on charges of accepting loans
rom persons interested in certain
legislation; depositing state funds
IN his bank and for refusing to
sign a bill for an appropriation for
the University of Texas.
We were sitting on the front
porch" says Mrs. Ferguson, in tell
ing OF her advent into politics, "and
jim said to me: "Ma, why don't
you run? There is no law against
you being governor"
80 Ma just Joined the race. In the
'uiy primary she polled 100000
votes while Felix Robertson headed
tne field of nine candidates with
$4,000 votes.
Among the other seven candi-
oates 100000 votes were distribut-
eo, These include nearly 100000
votes given to two anti-klan candi-
oates and whose support Mrs. Fer
guSon nay fall heir to.
If she receives the combined
ahti-klan vote, she'll beat Robert
son by 100000 votes, political dope
sters say.
Ferguson's enemies say: "Slick
'rick'' that of Jin.'s making his
wife run for him when the courts
wouldn't let him. "Of course, he'll
De the governor if she's elected, {"
they add.
That isn't the impression in the
ferguson household. when Jim
was IN office" says Mrs. Ferguson,
ne was the governor-but | did ad-
wise HIM. Now that I'm going to
= elected (she says that quite con
Paehtly) I'll be governor. OF
course I'll expect counsel and ad-
Flce from him"
Ma is in her early SOS. Her dark
=
halr, streaked with gray, falls about