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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-18
MADISON CENTER

Mrs. Pearl Bickford spent Thursday
night at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Harmon of
Washington have been visiting with
Mrs. lannon's mother, Mrs. Annie
Henderson and other relatives.
Mrs. Andrew Miles of Burnham was
in this vicinity last Sunday. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. and Mrs.
Miles and family lived in this place
two years. while Mr.. Miles was track
foreman for the s. IT. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Hayden of
Portland spent one night last week
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Means t. Is; subject, reading "The
Birds Christmas Carol. Dec. 81, hos
tesses. LQttie Heald, Artella Head;
roll call. Current Events; subject,
The Local Movie, How to Influence.
January IA, 1925, hostesses Susie
Knowles, Mile Paul; rolf call, cur
rent events; subject. Comparative Adj
Yantages of City and Country for
Children. January 2S, %hostesses,
Ethel Rowell. Nellie Starbird; roll
call. Pleasant Farm Memories; sub
iect. The Problem of Abandoned
Farms. February II, hostesses, Mae
Andrews, Julia Eittum; roll call.
current events; subject, Developing
the Water Power of Maine. Febru-
airy 25, Guest Night. March II, hos
tesses, Fanny Hol~ay, Winnie Jones
roll call. current events; subject
Roads. March %. hostesses, Guine-
we're Piper, Amy Jewett; roll call,
current events; subject, Extremes in
Costumes. Past and Present. April
8, hostesses, Nellie Paul, Mary
French; roll call, current events;
subject, The Restless Age and the
Auto, what effect have each on the
other.
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ATHENS

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Turner of Wal
than, Mass. arrived at Mrs. Holman's
Thursday of last week. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Louise Turner
who joined them at her summe place
at Martinsville. The party, includ-
ing Mrs. Holman, left Monday for a
two weeks trip through the White
Mountains and parts Of New York
state. They visited over Sunday
with e. II. Holman and family at
Wilton.
II. N. Flanders of Bangor was a
visitor in town last week. He was
one of the cornetists of the Citizens
Band during the Skowhegan Fair.
Several students from the Academy
members of the Boys and Girls Coun-
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NORTH ANSON

The next regular meeting OF the
Sunshine Society will meet with Mrs.
Benjamin Ella, Tuesday, Sept. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii French Of Port
land were visiting friends in town a
few days last week.
Rev. and Mrs. n. B. HIATT and Mrs
HATS mother, Mrs. Dodge were guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Savage last
week.
DR.. and Mrs. Hertzberg and son
Rhinold of Stamford, Conn, returned
to their home after spending the sea-
son at their summer home Mountain
Heart on Lake Embden.
Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Thorne, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Andrews motored to
Dead River, Flagstaff, Eustis and
Stratton, Sunday,
Senator Frederic O. Eaton and fam
lily of Rumford were Sunday callers
on Hon. and Mrs. f. II. Holley.
Ezra Dunton and family motored 10
Augusta last Saturday.
Ca~rrabassett Hall tonight, Sept. 10,
and 30. "'The Covered Wagon
Next week our train service It. one
week will be as follows: train
southbound 1927 a. m. ana La p. m,
northbound $50 a. m. and 45G p. m.
Regular winter arrangement will be
announced later.
Don Berry has purchased a new
five passenger Chevrolet touring car.
Viles & Sargent have a crew driving
their pulp wood on the Carrasbassett
the recent rains rising the water to a
good driving pitch.
Many of our people attended the
S%piritualist meetings at Lakewood
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Of East Madi-
son were callers on Harold G. Collins
recently.
Hon. and Mrs. Fred w. Bunker and
John Holden made a business trip to
Bangor, Monday.
Judge Sawyer has sold his "Maine
Mercantile Agency collection business
to Mr.. Simmons of Kingield who will
remove the Office fixtures etc. to King
field to day. Miss Eleanor Mitchell
will also go to Kingfield to assist Mr..
Simmons while he is learning the
business.
Judge and Mrs. Elmer w. Sawyer
spent last week in Boston,
MIS-. franc sawyer leiI lpNH hloH-
day morning for a few weeks visit
withe relatives in Holyoke.
Mrs. Maxheld of Yarmouth is the
guest of her sister Mrs. Nettie vii
liam for a few days.
During the several months stay on
the lower Kennebec with headquart-
ers at Hallowell for two summers past.
nothing of American history has been
of greater interest to Mrs. Chra =
Merry than the Colburn house at
Pittston where Benedict Arnold and
his eleven hundred men entered the
Kennebee river on Sept. 90, 1775, stop
ping at Col. Colburn's s%hipyard for
two weeks or more, to construct bat
teaux, ga in number which We're
hastily built Of green pine. The win
doWs I'm the chamber of the Colburn
house occupied by Col. Arnold re
main the same out of which his long.
ing eyes gazed with visions of vic
tory for one of the most brilliant en-
terprises Of the American Revolution
We know the result of this expedition
1t lives in history. Though this des-
perate enterprise failed, the courage
and fortitude which helped these men
came from their Unborn patriotism. II
fired every heart with Liberty and
union, To- and forever, one and in
~Separable.'
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business session vote was taken to
hold the next meeting in Good Temp
lars Hall.
Somerset Pomona will meet Tues
day, September 23 with fliHckley
Grange. Patrons are requested to
bring their lunches and coffee Will be
served. Entertainment viii be fur
nished by friends at Good win.
James Snow of Fairfield was in
town on business Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Evelyn JOY, a Kindergarten
teacher in Bangor returned Saturday
after passing the summer vacation
with her parents, Station Agent and
Mrs. Is. {. JOY.
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nOOSF RIVER

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HlNCKLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Wade c, Wheeler have
gone to Washington, d. c., where they
will make their home, Mr.. Wheeler
having purchased a nice place there.
They were accompanied by their Sis
ter, Miss Clara l.. Tihbetts who will
remain a while for a visit.
School opened in this district Mon
day morning, Mrs. Frances b. Hall
being the teacher.
Miss Gladys Tibbetts of the east
side of the river is attending school
at Good Will.
Hinckley Grange held a regular
meeting Tuesday evening. September
7th at Ryerson hall. During the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-18
SnTTH ANSON

Mrs. Sampson of Braintree, Mass.
has been the guest of Mrs. John Good
win the past week.
J. l.. Hutchins of HallOwell is
spending a few weeks with his neph-
ew, |. ". Allen.
Carl Spencer spent the week end
with his grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
II. A. Spencer.
Miss Alice Brown has gone TO Bos-
ton where she has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Fletcher spent the
week with their daughter Mrs. Jean
Watson in Norridgewock.
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HARTL

SPELLING MA
A baseball spelling ma.,n "
last Friday night at fu',ea .is
schoolhouse, between me uor
Palmyra. and Fuller 'u'n,' :,
the score being 6 20 ,,ds
Fuller's Corner. Miss Hett u'a.
teacher. Mrs. Fausta ho
teacher of the Gale scIloO,, .
the game a social hosr TS1 -,
and the sum of 81 was ,ots.
the sale of ice cream ana V9-
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with their cousins. Fred an
Georgianna Hayden.
Harold Bickford has gone
Por to enter the Freshman
the Bangor high school.
Roy Bickfofd, Mr.. and N
Bickfofd and Miss Georgia mo
Belgrade Lakes, Oakland, "
and Fairfield last Sunday.
The Spiritual Ladies Aid "
with Miss Georgianna Hayden
Tuesday Of October, instead
last Tuesday OF September.
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y Clubs attended the Skowhegan
Eair on Tuesday. Those to receive
prizes were Rose Sidell. Ralph Jones
aud Robert Merrill. Three prizes
were awarded Rose Sidell, canning.
1st. sweet corn, 2nd; cooking and
housekeeping 3rd; Ralph Jones, gar
dening lst and Robert Merrill won a
prize on potatoes.
Live poultry wanted. Write or
rafl Harry Cohen. \. e. Phone 63-3.
Farmers 22-3, Skowhegan. tf37
The Ladies' Aid will meet Wednes-
CAV. sept. -. with Mrs. Nellie Fox.
The society is making plans to oper-
ate a food tent where dinners can be
served At the Fair on Sept. 30.
Miss Marion Taylor and Archie Hall
we're married last Wednesday at Nor
ridgewoek. These young people have
many friends in this vicinity who ex-
1fnd the best OF good wishes.
Students leaving this week are Miss
Eleanor Williams and Kenneth Chap
man. Miss Williams returns TO Whea-
ton a member Of the senior class and
Mr.. Chapman to T.. Of VI. a member
af the Junior class.
Hon. George Atkins and Mr.. Shep-
herd of Demerest. y. j. We're callers
recently at Gates .Austin's. The
Atkins family were Former neighbors
Of the Austins.
Harry Jones and Henry Stickney
we're week end visitors of their fam
ilies. The young men returned TO
Broekton. Sunday evening accompani-
Cd by Cheslie Stickney who expects
10 secure employment there.
Friends OF Harold Doe viii be in
terested to learn that he has recently
purchased the lngraham Pierce farm
N Bingham. He has recently sold
his stand at the village.
Tie members OF Winona Rebekah
Lodge have been invited to hold a
picnic on September goth at the home
ol VT. anu 1'lS, 49,, GIi 7or1 r,"n,ae,s d a.,
DoseI aail rlah ~ rio - TLa hnetass
u 'ne ts3en"i w." o5 ooffoa tba' n,an9
Nlit 3ei' nq"',h - .tru
2sis pii'Aius ."o p'9uy'
III NhEtt HILL
Winfield Hussey was a business
caller in Harmony Friday.
Harry Cohen OF SkoWhegan was in
town Saturday buying poultry.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Sinclair Of Har-
mony were visitors at the home Of
David Thompson, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Deering OF
Gorinna wore in town Sunday.
L. l.. Bunker who has been visiting
his daughter Mrs. Daisy Russell Of
SkoNhegan and attending the fair,
returned home Sunday.
DR.. Harris OF Brighton was a caller
at the home OF David Thompson Sun
GaY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Hussey had
Tor guests last week Mrs. Hussey's
sister Mrs. Clements and neice and
family OF Parkman.
Quit q number from this place
attended The fair at ~Skowhegan.
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PLEAsANTNSTREET NJ. L. CHURCH
J. G. p. Sherburne, Pastor

Friday. Sept. 10. 100 p. m, choir
rehearsal; Sunday, Sept. DIST, 1890
a. m. morning worship; sermon, The
Social Teachings OF Jesus; 11.45 a. m.
Sunday School; 230 p. m, Sunday
school at Maple Grove schoolhouse;
Z p. m, evening song service, brief
address, Lowering Gods Standards.
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1880 p. M, the NOV
ing picture THE House of Life" will
be presented by Rev. f. V. Hinchliffe
of Boston. Wednesday, Sept. oath,
7.30 p. m. mid-week service. address
by W. II. s. worker.
\ cordial invitation to all services.
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C0RNVILLE

There will be services at the town
mousse next Sunday afternoon at 2.30
conducted by Rev. George Loring
Thurlow Of Skowhegan.
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the brides pastor. in the presence OF
the brides immediate family and a
few guests. At the close of the eere-
mony Mrs. Sampson presented Mr..
and Mrs. Whipp!e to the company and
a short reception was held. This
was followed by a chicken dinner
served in the spacious dining room.
The bride was the recipient of nun
erous gifts. After an auto trip 10
Massachusetts, Mr.. and Mrs. Whipple
will take up their residence in Scar
boro, Mr.. Whipple's home. Mr.. Whip
pie is a valuable and active member
of the West Scarboro Methodist Epic
copal Church. His name is promi-
nent in the officiary of church. Sun
day School and Epworth League. The
couple left for their trip Monday,
the 18th. Mr.. Whipple was the lead
er OF the Epworth League service in
the Bingham VI. f. Church last Sun
day evening.
Sept. 10th, is a memorable date in
the Goodrich family, being the we'd
ding day. also of the brides father
and mother, Miss LiIlian's wedding
occurred on their twentieth anniYer-
SarV.
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METHODIST NOTES

Horace NJ. Whipple OF Scarboro was
a most acceptable leader of our Ep-
worth League. His account OF GER
tain field work on the Portland dis
trict was most interesting. His adj
dress to the League was helpful and
encouraging.
The Ladies' Aid held an all day
meeting with Mrs. Olive Hilton. Tues
day. \ sumptuous dinner was serv-
ed and enjoyed by all. The next
meeting will also be an all day SEES
sion with Mrs. George Fairfield in two
weeks time. The Aid will hold a
chicken pie supper in Mrs. Hollis
store, Wednesday, the oath, from so
to Z. Fancy articles on sale during
the afternoon ana evening.
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A quiet and pretty wedding oceurr-
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Goodrich, Wednesday afternoon, Sep
TENDER 10th, when their daughter Lii
liam Mary became the bride of Horace
M. Whipple of Scarboro. The bridal
party entered the living room to the
strains of a wedding march played
by Miss Verna Sidell and took tfeir
places beneath an arch of cedar and
everlastings. Albert Goodrich, broth
er of the bride. was best man and
Miss Mabel Burton, a close friend of
Miss Lillian, was maid of honor. She
was becomingly dressed in silk of
Alice blue and carried a bouquet of
pink asters. The bride was taste
fully gowned in a dress of white silk
poplin, satin trimmed and handsome
ly embroidered; she carried a bouquet
of white asters. The single ring SER
vice was used. The ceremony wa
performed by Rev, Mary F. Sampson,
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-28
: Comment and Criticism
Observation-Disclosures.

Machinists on the 800" line have
had enough of company unions" and
have decided to apply for admittance
to the International Association of
Machinists. A few months of com
pany union" membership has shown
them the weakness of this form of
Organization" and they are now
seeking to join the bona fide union
of their craft.
:. Other shop workers on the $500"
line haven't as yet seen the light, as
1t Is reported they have decided to
remain in the company union" But
they'll probably see the foolishness
of membership in a company union
after a little longer experience with
1t and will be glad to join a real
union in the end.
Child labor has decreased in New
York State ir the last decade, the
State Department of Labor reports.
The decrease is not great, only 8 per
cent, but it Is encouraging in the face
of recent figures indicating that child
labor is gaining in the nation as a
whole.
An increase of more than 20 per
con: in high school attendance in
1922, as compared with 1910. is nj
tributed largely to the operation of
the continuation school law, which
went into effect in 1920. and has
since been applied to increasingly
larger groups of children. The re
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-28
FRANK KEENEY NOT GUILTY
IN THE DEATH OF LOGAN
COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF

By International Labor News Service.
Fayetteville, W. Va, March 20
Acquittal Of c. Frank Keeney, pIesi-
dent of District II, United Mine
Workers of America, on the charge of
being an accessory to the killing Of
John Gore, a Logan county sheriff,
was announced by a jury in the Fay
cite county court here after deiberat-
ing for an hour on the evidence pre-
scented in the case. Gore was killed
on Blair mountain, in Logan county,
in August, 1921, during spontane-
Gus uprising of the West Virginia
miners.
Cheers burst from the throng in
the crowded court room as the verdict
was announced. Many of the specta-
tors were miners in the coal regions
in Fayette county, and employed at
non-union operations. The trial Of
Keeney had been in progress for five
weeks.
The chief issue in the trial was
whether Keeney, with other officials
of the union, encouraged and assisted
in bringing about the uprising of the
miners. The contention Of the de-
Tense was that the uprising was pure
Iy spontaneous and that Keeney ex-
erted his efforts to persuade the men
to return peacefully to their homes.
Witnesses for the prosecution made
the claim that Keeney eXerted efforts
to have the miners invade Logan and
Mingo counties, even against their eX-
pressed wishes in the matter.
The acquittal of Keeney marks the
fifth successive defeat for the coal
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-28

operators Of Logan county IN their
attempt to convict the officials OF
District II in connection with the
armed uprising Of 1921
Keeney was brought to trial once
before at Charles Town, IN this state,
but a change of venue was taken 70
Morgan county. When the case was
called to trial in that county, the IN
dictment was dropped by the prosecu-
ton. -. ~.
Several months ago William Biz.
card, president Of sub-district z, Of
District IT, was brought to trial on
the same charge as that against
Keeney here. A mistnal resulted,
and when the case was called up
again in November, change OF
venue was taken to this county.
A novel feature in connection with
the acquittal of Keeney here IS that
this county is the home of Charles
w. 0senton, chief prosecutor for the
state in the indictments growing out
of the miners uprising. Osenton has
been associated with the cases contln-
uously since the first trial OF Blizzard
at Charles Town, in April and May,
1922.
These indictments have been called
to trial by 0senton in nine different
instances, but SO far only three minor
participants in the uprising have been
convicted. Two of these individuals
were used as witnesses for the state
against Keeney in his trial here, and
did not deny that they hoped to re-
ceive a pardon from the state as re-
suit of their testimony.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-28
PROFITTEERING MEL
LON IN Z Z r L S L S
GRAB VAST SUMS

Washington, March 22.-The Amer
lean Legion is subiecting Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon to "pitiless
publicity" because of his leading oD-
position to the soldiers bonus and his
connection with war profiteering cor
porations. Mr.. Mellon has stated that
a bonus would "besmirch the honor
of eX-service men,"
To this the Legion replies:
1.-THE most Illuminating war service
rendered by Andrew W. Mellon, as
sisted by r. B. Mellon and w. l.. Mel
lon, was in the cose of the Standard
steel car company of Indiana, which
made carriages for railroad artillery.
We may quote from the remarks OF
the Hon. VIM. J. Graham, a member
of the same political party as Mr..
Mellon, who was chairman of the
select committee which investigated
war expenditures. In volume 5O, page
4148, Mr.. Graham said:
approximately $2,O00,0OO was paid
to the Standard steel car company OF
Hammond, Indiana, which was pro-
nouncned by government accountants
to be absolutely without justice or
foundation; the award was approved
by the fraudulent practices of Col. h.
S. Hughes and other officers of the
military service, whose names are
in the record. Civil and criminal pro-
ceedings might well be brought in this
case"
Lewis ]. Blankey, assistant super
visor of the ordnance district claims
board in Chicago, told the committee
that the Standard steel car company
is backed by the MELONS, bankers of
Pittsburgh, and the Melons tewart
construction company is interested.
"Andrew w. Mellon shared in this
$2,000,000 bonus, but that did not be-
gin to approximate the profits made
by the Standard steel car company,
continued the Legion statement.
"This corporation did not deliver a
single carriage before the armistice.
After the armistice it finished 200
carriages and the var department
spent more than $1S,000,000 in this
venture. The Standard steel car COM
pany was permitted to take buildings
and machinery that cost S2,9OO,0 OO
for 100000, and materials that cost
approximately $5,500,000 for $500, 900
at apepars in the records that that
material, valued at more than $4,000,
600, could have been sold to another
concern for 100000, but that foi
some reason-and the honesty of il
was frankly questioned-Mr. MELONS
corporation was permitted to pur-
chase it for 100000, at per cent OF
the dollar. Government arsenals
wanted this equipment for their OWL
use, but they did not get it.
Despite the advice of Congressman
Graham that civil and criminal pro.
ceedings might we'll be brought in this
case, it has never gone to trial.
THAT is one war bonus in which
Andrew w. Mellon shared. He may
speak with authority when he says
that acceptance of a bonus belittles
the honor of war service. Nor is the
Standard steel car-and steel is not
spelled s-t-e-a-l-the only war con,
tract under investigation in companie.
in which the name of Andrew w. Mel.
Ion has appeared as a director"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-28
SOME OF THE REASONS WHY
JOHN H. WALKER SAYS HE
FAVORS SMALL'S ELECTION
(Continued from Page i

The Absentee Voters Law was
amended to make 1t possible Tor al
most any working man TO vote. ms
is especially beneficial to railroad
men. if they had to leave the place
at which they were registered Vot-
ers. because Of their duties, IN order
to earn a living for themselves and
their families, if they made applca-
ton for a ballot, between thirty and
five days prior to the election.
Through his influence, added to our
own. we were able to get both houses
to adopt a resolution bearing on the
railroads, to try and bring about an
adjustment in the dispute of the shop
crafts and those railroads.
The enemies of labor were success
full in getting a bill through both
houses, in the guise of a Jury Com
missioner's bill, which really abolished
Jury trials in Cook County, and per
mitted the enemies of labor to frame
them and destroy the labor movement.
Governor Small vetoed that bill at our
request.
In two specific cases, he pardoned
men, who had been framed upon (be-
cause they were union mem and sent
to the penitentiary. In one instance,
it was the International Nice-Presldent
of the Upholsters' union and the
Business Agent of the local union
which was conducting a strike in Chi
cago, for recognition of their organ
ization. These men were sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary and
a $4,000 fine. They had been framed
by stool pigeons and sluggers, hired
by strike-b breaking detective agencies,
and corrupt politicians, controlled by
the anti-union corporations who had
influence in the courts. lie pardoned
these men Internationally and re-
stored them to full citizenship rights.
He pardoned a farmer boy who had
come in to Chicago and worked as a
scab on the Yellow TaXieab line and
who, because of his inexperience in
the city, had ran over some one and
the party had died. While this boy
was working for the scab taxi COM
PAW, that company got this case
quashed. As soon as the boy learned
what a union was, he quit seabblng
and joined the union. The minute he
did this, the company revived that
case against him, and had him SEN
fenced to an indeterminate sentence
in the penitentiary. In the meantime,
he had got married and had one child.
When the facts were brought to Gov
emor Small, he pardoned him.
The anti-union corporations, spon-