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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-04

received too late for publication
NV last week.
rslesphore Bowler and family
Nj, .otnrned to their home in Woon-
|ba1s R. |. They have been guests
seA osst month of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
f'sse and Mrs. F. H. Williams motor
NJ, Fmbden Saturday. Mrs. Will
z 10 a1iIl remain for. a visit with her
Da Iahor Mrs. Mate Moulton and to at
pOtuV ,be Alumni reunion at North
tfnu Academy. They were coon
ans aaa To caratunk by Mrs. j. B. Ster-
pan" and daughters, Ruth and Hope
llns mn Robert of New Canaan, Conn.
pnu 'o Uere week end guests of Mr..
v. NV Mrs. Ralph Sterling.
= ~,os Adams as returned to Porto
,alo where he will resume his duties
y electrical engineer.
W. and Mrs. Peter King and fam
"" ~ Epping, n. H. formerly of
.s.tman, are guests of MIR. and Mrs,
Alfonso Quay.
.aded the Bangor fair the past week.
Mrs Edith Leighton is employed at
|Henderson's Camps.
u Percy of Boston, Mass, was a
k.sinpss visitor in town recently.
slonzo Johnson of Greenville was
|. ,own Monday on his way to Bald
s,autain where he will be employed
|. scaler during the winter.
Mrs. Coullard and family of Lewis
!, are visiting Mrs. Coullard's sister,
Nn. A. Quay.
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Forth and fam
n, have returned from an auto trip
|. Md orchard and lewiston ,,
Mrs. Inez Durgin of The Forks, was
h town recently. az
the baseball game scheduled for
~,prust 23rd between the town and
esowhegan teams was cancelled ow-
|ns to bad weather.
Miss meta Armstrong has returned
Nam Moncton, N. b., where she has
keen visiting.
Nj. and Mrs. Ben Johnson and par
\, of Brownville Junction are guests
J. the home of Henry Armstrong.
Mr. and Mrs. Gore Paradis have re-
|,urped to their home in Sanford aft
|sr having spent a few days with Mrs.
|paradis' mother, Mrs. Delvena Hag-
|En.
Miss Edith Lemieux of Houlton is
hhe guest of Mrs. Bennett and daugh-
hrs Hannah and Pauline.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Chouinard of Lew
|aon are visiting relatives and friends
bn town.
Miss Elsie Lagasse and Jos. Nc
donald of Skowhegan were week end
|uests of Mrs. Hugh Mcdonald.
/ Mrs. H. P. Mckinney, Miss Ella Nc
|Eenney and Fred Moore attended the
|Sherbrooke Fair the past week. They
were accompanied to Sherbrooke by
|Ns. Edward Burns who was called
here by the death of her brother-in-
|hv, J. S. Williams.
Mrs. Elsie Durgin has returned to
|The Forks after two weeks spent
with her sister, Mrs. Kate Williams.
/ Frank Durgin of The Forks was a
|hfler in town recently.
| Harold Holden who is employed in
he Village Drug Store is enjoying a
Two weeks vacation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-04
CORNVILLE

schools began August 25th.
MI. and Mrs. Will Campbell and
laughter Dorothy of Lawrence, Mass,
we're callers in town Friday and
Saturday.
Mildred and Marion Smith of Farm
.slon visited their aunt, Agnes
Moody last Thursday.
non. and Mrs. Hollis Stitham of
.uosneid called on c. H. Blackwell
sau Luke Woodland Friday,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-04
BRIGHTON

Mrs. Eva NJ. Taylor of Washington,
d. C. visited her mother. Mrs. Cora T..
Moulton the past two weeks, return
ing to Washington Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Decker and Mr..
and Mrs. Dyer of Skowhegan were
callers at Alonzo Moulton's Sunday.
School began at Beech Grove school
house last Monday with Mrs. Edna
Pease as teacher.
DR.. Gould of Rockland was a caller
at Mrs. Edna Pease's last week.
A little son arrived at Chester
Posts last Thursday.
Quite a number attended the Demo-
cratic rally at Wellington last Friday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-04

Charles A. Blatchford returned to
his home In New York after spend
ing a week with his cousin Agnes r
Moody.
Albert leighton and wife returned
Monday morning. Mrs. Leighton is
in very poor health.
Frank Kilkenney and wife spent
the week end with Mrs. Kilkenny's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Moody.
The play, Star Bright" was given
in Grange Hall Thursday evening,
August 28th as scheduled. The play,
a comedy drama in three acts was
presented by the young people of
Wesserunsett Grange for the benefit
of the Grange and vas played to a
large and appreoiative audience by
the following characters: Lemuel
Bright, George W. Fogg; William
Walker Smith. Ralph York; Walter
Williams Smythe. Howard Rowell;
Arthur Pulver, Otto Fleweiling; Jake
Hoover, Howard Huff; Parson Will
liams, Walter Bowman; Star Bright,
Hilda Rowell; Sunshine Bright, Wini-
fred Gardner; Bird Denton, Ida
Thompson; Melinda Bench, Mildred
Smith. Star Bright will be pre-
sented by the same cast in Scion next
Saturday evening. September 9th.
NORTH CORNVILLE
Rev, c. F. Mcintyre of North
Orange, Mass. is visiting at George
w. Bates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Mayo and baby
of Bridgeport. Conn. are visiting Mrs.
Mayo's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Tufts.
Frank and Nervlie Hayden and Fred
Weeks attended the Hayden reunion
at Exeter Sunday.
Charles futile has been on the sick
list but is feeling better at this writ
ing.
The Democrats held a very interest
ing and helpful meeting at Fred Nc
Collars Tuesday evening.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-04

Great preparations are being made
for the Fair at Skowhegan next week.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
SAN DIEGO, Calf. October 21-
The Navy dirigible Shenandoah, de-
iayed for a time by heavy fog, was
brought to the ground at the North
Island naval ar station IL O'Clock
today.
The Z. S. s. Shenandoah raced
against time for 420 miles down
the California coast from San Fran
cisco to San Diego during the night
TO reach her mooring mast at North
Island before sunrise today. When
the big dirigible passed the battle
fleet, lying off San Pedro. at :55 am.
The race was as good as won.
Through the moolight the Shenan-
doah was hitting the ball at a speed
averaging so miles an hour.
Lieut.. Comdr. Lansdowne, captain.
and Lieut.. Anderson. meteorologist,
were sanguine after receiving wealth
er reports by radio from all Of the
stations on the Pacific Coast, that the
storm had passed and calm weather
might be expected.
The familiar looking weather chart,
with its circles of red and blue, which
he sketched in the navigating gon-
dola high in the air. showed that the
dirigible had fought its way out of
the storm and that the last entan-
Evening star., 1924-10-21
Shenandoah Beats Out Storm
In 42O-Mile Race to San DIEGO
Dirigible Hits Pace Averaging so Miles
az, HOur-PusIted Backward
by Wind Once.

! Cling wind would be left behind at
Point Conception.
A message was radioed ahead to
have a landing crew on the naval sta
tion grounds at $50 am.
When the moon shot above the
peaks Of the mountains after 10
o'clock. rejecting the trailing shadow
of the long tube on the smooth waves,
the storm had disappeared and the
Shenandoah started reeling off SO
miles an hour with regularity.
The past "a hours had shown the
vicissitudes of air navigation. Part
of the time the ship had been going
backwards with all engines driving
at full speed ahead and at other
! times speeding through the air faster
than any ship of the sea, merely be-
! cause the interference of the air had
failed.
The Shenandoah beat the time of
the fastest trains between Camp
Lewis and San Diego by more than
eight hours, the actual running time
of the railroad between the two
places being 4S hours 4s minutes.
With almost continuous head winds
on the North-bound voyage, the
Shenandoah covered the 1900 miles
mooring mast and sunshine warming
her gas bags added II hours Of aim
less circling over Tacoma before she
could moor without valving the
precious helium.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
Chancellor Declares Election
Will Not Menace Major
Policies of Government.
MINISTRY HOLDS POWER
UNTIL AFTER DEC. 7
Balloting Expected to Result in
New Group, Which Will Up
hold London Agreements.

BERLIN, October 2I.-The dissolu-
.ion OF the Reichstag and the adven,
OF a new Parliament in no way en-
danger the fulfillment by Germany OF
the London agreement on the Dawes
feparatiou plan, Chancellor Marx told
tire Associated Press today.
Although the political complexion
Cf the new Reichsta9 is wholly con-
Jcctural at this hour, the chancellor
IS convinced that the election, which
has been officiall set for December Z
Will return a sufficient number OF
supporters of the Dawes plan and OF
the foreign and internal policies OF
the present government to insure the
construction of a workable coalition
government
This government, DR.. Marx de-
clared, would be automatically
pledged TO strict execution of thf
various laws sanctioned by the
Reichstag August 90, providing for
honorable fulfillment OF the London
agreement. These laws are already
operating, the chancellor remarkf d
adding that the present cabinet
which would continue in Office was
possessed of complete constitutional
authority TO protect these laws and
to vouchsafe their honorable execu-
tion.
The dissolution decree signed by
President Ebert obviates any further
session of the Reichstag and the sit
ting scheduled for Wednesday, there
fore, has been Cancelled
DEMOCRATS ARE JnRTTANT
Evening star., 1924-10-21
RENT BOARD HEAD
DENIES CHARGES
Chairman Whaley Recalls Of
fer to Retire if Real Estate
Men Would Submit.

Branding as absolutely unfounded
statements by Robert l.. McKeever
before the District Building and
Managers Association yesterday. in
which he declared that some mem
bers OF the Rent Commission were
fostering the activities of the
Tenants League in order to keep
their jobs at any price" Richard S.
Whaley, chairman of the Rent Com
mission, declared that he reiterated
his statements made to Mr.. McKeever
in answer to similar charges by him
before the House investigating COM
mittee in May.
Il told Mr.. McKeever then, when
he made similar charges. that if the
landlords of the District would agree
to help extend the rent act for
another two years that L, and l was
sure the rest of the commissioners,
would not accept any reappointments
from the President, but they would
not agree. / see no reason why the
tenants should not organize as well
as the owners" declared Mr.. Whaley.
Mrs. Taylor Denies Bias.
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor of the COM
mission declared she was indignant
at the assertions made by Mr.. Nc
keever. Mrs. Taylor said that if it
were not for the fact that she felt
that she could do more good for the
housing situation by remaining on the
commission she would be tempted to
resign and work for housing better
terment on the ontside Being a
member of the commission l feel that
should take no part in outside or
ganizations," she stated
Some time ago l had hundreds of
women coming to me about their
rent troubles and eviction notices
They visited me at midnight and at all
hours. i suggested they organize for
their perfection. They have a right to
organize, but this does not prevent
my impartial decisions as rent
commissioner. l defy anybody to show
where have not considered the land
lord or tenant impartially or fairly
in any case"
Mrs. Henry c. Brown and Edward
II. Schirmer of the Tenants League
visited the White House today to re-
ceiVe c. Bascom Slemps reply to their
requests left last Saturday. Mr..
Slemp told the representatives that
Peyton Gordon would make his re-
port to the President on Thursday.
He also told them that Secretary
Weeks had informed him that it was
Evening star., 1924-10-21
8 TO 13 DEAD IN WAKE
OF TROPICAL STORM
Cubans Killed in Pinar del Rio.
Eleven Inches of Rain
in Florida.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA, October 21.-Reports that
from 8 to 13 persons had been killed
and about SO injured when the tropi-
cal storm hit Arooyos de Mantua, in
Pinar del Rio, were,received here to-
day Almost every building in the
town sustained heavy damage, and 1t
was estimated that the tobacco crop
suffered severely. Communication by
wire was almost paralyzed.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, October 2I.-
After night of torrential rains and
high Winds reaching a velocity of 6s
miles an hour, southern Florida re-
ported but little real damage.
Shipping which was tied up yester-
day and last night is again being re-
strained as result of a new warning
of a storm expected to develop about
Key West and Titusville.
In the Palm Beach section, flooding
of lowlands and impairment Of rail
and highway motor service resulted
from the wind and rain of the past
three days. Precipitation from Satur-
day morning until Monday night was
announced at 11.21 inches
Punta Gorda and Fort Myers-were
partly isolated, but no serious dam
age ner fatalities have been reported.
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Evening star., 1924-10-21
SPREAD OF MANILA
R|OT|NG IS FEARED
Eight Chinese Hurt in Provin-
ciaI Attack-Generai Un-
= -s~-.y<z sl.ss x.s,. ...-
eaSineSS Felt.
BY WALTER j. ROBB.

MANILA, October 21-Yesterday' s
fears that an overwrought race feel
ing, engendered by rioting against
the Chinese in many parts of Manila
during 48 hours, would spread into
the provinces where foreigners have
still less protection were confirmed
last night when irresponsible ele-
ments melted by rumors from
Manila attacked a large rice mill at
Cabana Tuan, the capital of Neuva
Ecija province. seriously inturing
eight Chinese, looting the stock and
damaging the property before the
constabulary could control them.
force of $50 constabulary has ar
rived since, under orders from Man.
LA. to prevent further outrages but
neither in Manila nor throughout the
provinces is any real security felt by
the Chinese who reopened their stores,
shops. restaurants. faundries, fac
tories and wholesale and retail places
today only upon agreement with
Gov. Gen. Wood and his assurance
that they would not be molested
For II hours now within the city
there have not been many encounters,
but the Chinese uneasiness Is shared
by others because of the manner in
which the police handled the rioters.
Official delays and temporizing have
twisted the whole situation into a
national issue with political aspects.
Politicians have addressed excited
crowds in the Mehan Gardens.
Speaker of'the House Roxas is bail
ing out gangs who were arrested dur
ing the riot. If trials ever occur con-
victions will be doubtful, because II
is practically impossible to obtain
evidence. Therefore the scapa BILE
conclusion shared by the best opinions
of the most reputable persons is that
the rabble will feel safe in the future
In making similar attacks, and that
without strict constabulary control
occasional depredations upon isolated
chinese towns will be frequent
i'rompt police action without political
intervention would not involve a
single respectable Filipino, it is gen.
orally believed.
Copyright. 1924. by Chicago Daily News co.,
Evening star., 1924-10-21
Finds License Tag
Lost From Auto
Giue,, to johnson,

When II. V. White of Sheldon.
Mo. learns that he has one of Wal
ter Johnson's automobile tags in his
possession he will probably be one
of the proudest citizens in the
Show Me" State.
Mr.. White wrote the following let
ter to Wade Coombs, superintendent
of District licenses, today:
Please give me the name and
address of the owner of license
No. 100000, ID. c., 1924. / found
this license on the night of October
Is near the Missouri-kansas line
Mr.. Coombs went through his rec
ords and found it was the number
assigned to the limousine presented
TO the great pitcher by the base
ball fans of Washington during the
world series.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
PAPER URGES RETURN
OF HANIHARA TO u. S,
Nichi Nichi Says Immigration
Upheaval' No Reason for Am
bassador's Recall.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, October 81. The English
edition Of the Nichi Nichi, a publica-
ton close to the Japanese foreign of
fce. today editorially urges the re-
turn of NJ. Hanihara as Ambassador
from Japan to the United States
Hanihara's return to Washington
would be a graceful act after the
unfortunate Immigration upheaval,"
the Nichi Nichi says. THE immigra-
tion bill was painfully hard on Japan.
but that is no reason why the am
bassador who happened to be at
Washington at the time should be
recalled
The editorial says Hanihara would
De willing to return to Washington
and disregard the momentary per-
sonai hurt which came to him at the
time of the passage of the immigra-
tion law.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
HELIUM SHIPMENTS
FOR ZR-3 ARE BEGUN
First of "a Cars Leaves Texas.
Will Be Completed This
Month.
By the Associated Press.

FORT WORTH, Tex, October 21-
The last of the helium for the ZR-3
will leave here by the end of October,
it was announced today by Lieut.
Wicks. in command of the local plant
The first cars of the "a necessary to
flll the big dirigible left late yesterday
for Lakehurst. n. J. Enough helium is
on hand for refilling the Shenandoah,
which is expected to tie up at the
local mooring mast Wednesday night
or early Thursday
Orders call for 100000 cubic feet
of helium, which will fill about $4,000
metal drums for the ZR-3.
This amount Of helium, which will
be sufficient to cary the ZR-3, already
has been manufactured" Lieut.. Wicks
said. The last carload probably will
leave here the latter part of the
month"
Evening star., 1924-10-21
German Mails Show Profit.

BERLIN. October 21.-The post
office department today reported q
surplus of 50,000.000 marks since Feb
ruary /. It is expected that business
firms dealing with foreign countries
will urge reduction of rates on let
ters and post cards destined to for
eign points. The present rates are 30
and 20 pfennigs,, while the pre-war
rates were 20 and 10 pfennigs, re-
spectively.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
FRANCES "BIG-FAMILW.
PRIZE TO PARENTS OF 10
Children of Poor Couple Include
Quadruplets Born During War,
Sponsored by Kings.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, October 21.---The big fam
lily" prize of $4,000 francs has been
awarded by the French Academy, at
former Premier Poincare's request, to
Devouste Dubreuil, whose family has
been struggling against the high
cost Of living, with 10 small mouths
to feed. -,
The children include quadruplets-
two boys and two girls-born during
the war, for whom M. Poincare, who
was then President of France; King
Albert of Belgium, King George of
England and the Empress of Russia
were godfathers and godmother.
NJ Poincare induced the academy
and the multimillionaire founder of
several score such annual prizes to
waive the rules, which limit the
awards to families in which the pa
rents are under 40 years of age. Du-
breuil is 55.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
STORM CUTS OFF TOWNS,
FLOODS ROADS IN FLORIDA
No Communication Had Today
With Punta Gorda and Fort
Myers-Ships Overdue.
BY the Associated Press.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, October 2l.-
Punta Gorda and Fort Myers, report
ed to have felt the full force of
hurricane which swept out of the
Gulf of Mexico yesterday. remained
cut off from communication today
and little was known of their fate
Several other places virtually were
isolated.
Numerous highways of this region
were water swept, and in places were
barred to traffic
Four vessels, the steamships Ophis
and Dio and the schooners Corinthia
and Wilson, believed to have been in
the path of the, storm, were reported
overdue.
Several washouts along the line of
the Florida East Coast Railroad Grip
pied traffic.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
FRENCH BALLOON SEIZED
ON LANDING IN GERMANY
Pilot courteously Treated, But
Paris Press Sees Conflscation as
Ill-Considered Policy.
By the Associated Press.


PARIS, October 21.-A story re-
counting the alleged confiscation by
the German authorities of a French
balloon which landed near Emden is
printed in this afternoons newspa-
pers. The balloon, participating in a
competition, left ST. Cloud October H.
When it was forced to descend upon
German soil the pilot received every
attention and aid from the authorities
and was invited to lunch by the
mayor of the city, but he was de-
tained for two days pending instruc-
ttons from Berlin. When these came
they ordered that the pilot be re-
leased, but that the balloon, with its
instruments, maps and all of It's ma
terial, be confiscated.
The newspapers point out that the
French balloon was conf1scated at a
moment when the German Zeppelin
ZR-3 was flying over France with the
authorization of the French govern
ment. .s"
Evening star., 1924-10-21
POLES BUILDING PORT
TO REPLACE DANZlG
Fear Communications Might Be
Cut Off in Case of
Emergency.

By the Associated Press
PARIS, October 21.-French con-
tractors have begun the work of
building the first all-Polish seaport
at Gdynia (Gdingen). The port will
soon be available. according to LIE
Matin. as base for submarines,
which alone can insure freedom of
communication with the Baltic, now
controlled i by the German Russian
feet" =
Cen. Sfkorski.-the Polish minister
of national defense, is in Paris, the
paper say. with the object of provid-
ing for the maintenance of sea COM
munications between Poland and
France. Poland was unable to rely
upon Danzig in the event Of a crisis,
LIE Matin asserts, in view of the
nationalist tendencies" of the Danzig
authorities.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
Chilean Regime Recognized.

SANTIAGO. Chile, October 81
Venezusla has recognized the new
Chilean government. The govern
ment purposes to enter into a con-
tract with an American expert to
Ireorganize the sanitary service in
Chile.
Evening star., 1924-10-21
NEW REGULATIONS
CONFUSE TRAFFIC
Jams in Streets Follow Rule
of Blowing Whistles at Cross
ings for 80 Seconds.

Downtown traffic was thrown into
confusion this morning when crossing
policemen attempted to hold vehicles
for 80 seconds after blowing their
whistles before they turned on the go
signs. Jams were common everywhere.
This new traffic scheme was tried out
in order to allow pedestrians to get
safely across the street and to pre-
pare vehicular traffic to move more
promptly when the signal was turned.
Because of the many complaints
traffic policemen hereafter Will blow
their whistles Is seconds before turn
ing the go" sign.
When the traffic officers went on
duty this morning they had orders to
blow their whistles 80 seconds before
changing the sign, but Inspector AL
bert ]. Headley said this resulted in
such criticism that he Immediately
reduced the period Of warning to 15
seconds
I'VE will try this for while" said
the inspector, 'and IL Is seconds
proves too long, it probably will be
further reduced"
Trial Given Plan.
Inspector Headley said the idea of
blowing a whistle in advance of
changing the sign Is not new, but
that he directed his men to give the
warning 80 seconds in advance, to
find out just what the effect would
be. The results, he said, prompted
him to cut the time in half.
There were indications that some of
the confusion which occurred this
morning may have been due to mot
orists not understanding what the
blast of the whistle meant.
At one intersection an observer
noticed that at the blowing of the
whistle some drivers. thinking 1t was
a signal to move, started ahead. The
traffic officer gave these motorists an
order to turn into the side street.
Upon getting this order the drivers
seemed to be still more perplexed.
One Man insufficient.
Inspector Headley said that while
he Is willing to try out the rule of
blowing the whistle in advance of
changing the sign. he is of the opin-
ion that one officer standing in the
center of an Intersection cannot make
this method Of directing traffic prac-
tical.
There should be more than one
policeman to a corner to operate this
system, as they have 1t in other
cities" the inspector declared.
The head of the traffic bureau said
he wanted to emphasize the point that
the first thought Of traffic policeman
is to regulate vehicles for the protec-
ton of pedestrians. Pedestrians, he
added, do not seem to be as partic-
uiar about the whistle signal as mo-
torists. .
The inspector pointed out that
Pennsylvania avenue is 108 feet wide
and that 1T might take an old or
crippled pedestrian 80 seconds to get
across. but he said the effect of hold
ing the traffic 80 seconds was such
that it had to be modified.