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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-04

Mr., and Mrs Donald Tupper Of
Starks have rented the farm of Sheriff
elect John w. Healy ON the Lakewood
road and will move there at the be-
ginning of the new year. when Mr..
Healy assumes his duties as sheriff.
He Will move his family to the Jail
residence at the corner of High and
Court streets
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-04

John W Hart supervisor of tho
First District of Maine in the Census
of Agriculture, was in town yester-
day, holding a conference with the
following enumerators; Howard
HUFF G. w. Fogg. Cornville; r. A.
Clifford Fairfield; II. l.. Patten, II. W.
Cooper and c. W. Dyer, Madison.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-04

Last Saturday afternoon the mem
bers of the Christmas Club met with
Mrs. John Cool at her home on Bloom
field street and spent most profit
able afternoon. A puff was tackled
and at the close of the afternoon a
picnic supper was enjoyed. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs. Eta
LacasCe on Main street.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
Observations On He Weather

Washington, July 2s.-Forecast for Southern New England: Unsettled tonight, showers in east and south portions; "Wednesday fair; not much change in temperature; fresh, possibly strong, northeast shifting to north- west winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair in north; unsettled in south por- tion tonight Wednesday fair: slightly warmer; fresh northeast shifting to northwest winds.
 Conditions: The western area of low pressure is moving slowly east ward and is now central over North Dakota. It Is causing unsettled shoWery weather from Montana east ward to upper Michigan and as far south as Kansas. Another low pres sure area is off the North Carolina coast. Pleasant weather prevails generally this morning east of the Mississippi river. The temperature is considerably above normal in western and central sections. Several places yesterday reported tempera- lures of 100 degrees.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair followed by unsettled weather.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
s25 Fears Ago Today:
tTaken from Herald ot that dat,

One of the local merchants dis posed of over 50 bicycle lanterns to- day. All of the dealers are we'll stock ed with bicycle sundries and big trade is expected tomorrow night and next Monday.
 After the rain yesterday Whiting street, between South Main and Maple streets. was a sea of mud. There is no macadam on the street which is little better than series of gullies and dirt hills. It is understood the residents of the neighborhood will shorty petition for a macadam road.
 A ridge has been worn in the as- phalt between the tracks on Main street by the motors of the cars scrap ing against the pavement. "The as- phalt is too high" remarked a motor- man last night. Quoth well known politician "The motors are too low"
 The Curtin family left for Block Island otday, They will spend the month of August there.
 What was thought would develop into a tornado started about 4:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon and. it looked for few minutes as though the town would blow over. Outside of trees being blown down and few awnings ripped off the damage was nominal.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
DR. FRANK CRANES DAILY EDITORIAL
The Snotherers
Ky DIR. FRANK CRANE

The trouble Hth the egeta is that he anohsTs wrecked maheTeTs 
  O q independence
 
 Whoever that instinct and denies laid for deep resentment
 arrested for deseTten twelve faithful married life usual hat he he had them that he couldn't hear it.
 settnghnt he lesson, masnhd and sustained and his impulse
  conformity sad Your Honor she only had hit would have left herr" snguay enough some of our laws make violence and brutality s well known aeksmis occasional difficult duchess with esatt, a q himself conformity hut hardly for  difficult perfect There unity deliberate self Tho eVenuaton is not harmony hut disharmony. by Whoever will not tolerate anything but his ideals and convictions putting
 Submission giving entirely Copyright Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
MILK BOTTLE ECONOMY

II is learned that New Britain milk dealers are put to considerable extra cost through the non-return of milk bottles. One dealer admits he has been losing sS,OOo year from that source.
 Eut there is nothing 10 indicate that the dealers lose the money. Such losses are part of the cost of doing business, and the public pays.
 Bottles from Hartford, Springfield, and some from New York, have &C., cumulated in New Britain, and how they circulate in this fashion Is something of mystery to the milk bottle exchange. Probably auto- mobile touring has something to do with it. But where the bottles of To- cal dealers go to is even more of a mystery.
 Milk bottles cost money; the pub lie could benefit itself and the trade hy returning them.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
AUTO DRIVER FINED Si0O
Jeremiah ]. Coffey in Police Court After His Machine Collides With North End Trolley Car.

Jeremiah J. Coffey of s7 Fremont street was fined s10o and costs when arraigned before Judge B. Alling in police court thls morning on a charge of driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor. He was ar- rested shortly before o'clock last evening by Policeman George Moffitt at the corner of Main and Lafayette streets. The arrest was caused by an accident in which Coffey's machine struck a Francis street trolley. A short time before Coffey was arrested the police received a complaint from George Caldwell of v Harrison street that his automobile had been struck by another machine on Main street at the intersection of Commercial street. It was learned that Coffey's machine was the one that struck Cadwell's and while search was being made for him he figured in the sec ond accident which brought about his arrest.
 Joseph Sakalauskas was arrested on Stanley street near the entrance to St. Marys playground last night by Po- liceman Patrick O'Mara on a charge of reckless driving. In court this morning he was fined s25 and costs According to testimony presented the accused man, in passing another ma chine, struck an automobile driven by Michael Connors of Elm street. It was said that Sakalauskas was driving 25 miles an hour.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
ax9S JsUn1A0b MlxS0NE ExHlu JtDHL
THE CARRoT-ToPPED GIRL
 lnar A O..l..A

THE CARROT-TOPPED GIRL
 tBy Anne znker) got red hair, hate the stuff My sisters is a yellow fluff. Ugh--what luck! I've freckles. too. Do love pink? guess I do! And always have to just wear blue Or lavender or sickly green. I want a cape of scarlet, too. Just like belongs 10 Sister Prue. It would look rare with fiame-red hair. got red hair and I'm a girl. it's stringy straight. it just won't curl. Now is that fair when I'm a girl? And "Carrot.Top!" My cousin Jim Says that old names as bad for him. He can't know how 1t hurts girl. folks say they love red hair, It's wonderful and they'd not care If it was theirs. What a whopper! Those folks hope don't mean a lie, But you can guess with just one try From what they've said their hairs
 not red!
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29

sl2.o0c. Barns. tobacco sheds and other buildings were burned, one Of the barns containing a large amount of hay and farming imple- ments. The sparks from tho Are were carried half a mile to the farm of John A. Duhon, where tobacco sheds caught fire but were saved. the loss there being estimated at s2oo. Other sparks were carried into the woods more than a mile away where a serious fire was rag ing last night. Fire wardens from Windsor and Windsor Locks, aided by a large gang of men, are fight ing the blaze in the woods. Sew eral buildings are near the woods, but 1t Is believed that these will not be burned as the fire has been driv- en towards the swamps.
 The origin of the fire Is un- known.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29

handle from the fact that lhs dlsr affected coffee baFOns succeeded ia turing to their side the lacal militia,
 who were a formidable body to hanr
 de, especially as the Brazilian geg' ernmeni naturally did not wish to
 pitch psllmsll into The regoliers and
 kill innoeenl citizens st ths same time, persons who had no part in the revolt and who merely happened 10 li,s in the affected area, The goV' ernmem restrained itself in cons mendahle fashion and eauld afford 10 consolidate it's feress and wait aut the inevitable victory with as hllle lighting as possible,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
THE WAY OF RENOLTS

Creditabls information from Brazil Is to the effect that the coffee busi- ness revolt instigated there by gen. tlemen who did not like the price fixing proclivities Of the federal gov ernment is on the down grade. Only through 2 miracle could there have been any other outcome.
 The Brazilian revolt vas note worthy chiefly because fl centered in one of the richest states and richest cities of that remarkable country. For the rehels 10 have seized a city the size and importance Of Sac Paulo and held it for even week, was enough to place the Brazilian revolt far above the class of puny South American disturbances that come as eeSulsrly as the seasons.
 n. revolt ss nors difficult to
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
HUGHES ADDRESSES
 FRENCH LAWYERS
Thanks Them for Hospitality
 Toward Americans
By The Associated Press.

Paris, July 29.-Lawyers whose diplomas are seal "by an authority of conscience which is higher than that of any government" must furnish the leadership for the democracies of the world for If, we are true to our pro- fession, we are apostles of progress" Secretary of State Hughes declared at the reception of the Paris Bar associ- alton to the American lawyers who are visiting Paris.
 Mir. Hughes, as president of the American Bar association, thanked the French bar for their invitation to the American lawyers and for their hospitality to them.
 Speaking as a lawyer to lawyers, he emphasized the need of democracy of "the expert service of lawyers Of broad vision, of those who are trained in the law but are neither over whelmed by their learning nor govern ed by it's technicalities."
 "Our systems of law are unlike in some respects" Mir. Hughes told his French colleagues. "Our methods of
 
 ing differences but our sense of unity of purpose is so profound that these differences merely excite sympathy, interest and a desire to understand their historic cause and effects"
 Commenting on how much alike were the results attained by different processes, Secretary Hughes declared: Tn what is fundemental--our cencep- tons of what one ought to enjoy, what one owes to his neighbor, and what constitutes social wrong and essential public justice-we are very much the same. /.
 "Your methods of trials are not like ours but in our controlling thought, we erect substantially the same stand ards of guilt. According to our re- spective fashions, we pronounce in similar judgments. We come to wor- ship with you In the invisible temple of justice, that great edifice which represents the best thoughts of all peoples of all times"
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
STEAMSHIP DISASTERS

Three steamship aeuidents were re- ported in one issue of the Herald yesterday, One vessel hit rock while en route 10 Woods Hole, Mass,i another hit s ledge on the shore of Nova Scotia, and a Japanese vessel went on The rocks or eollided with another steamer and l5O persons were reported drowned,
 Closely following the accident 10 the steamer Boston of Point Judith last week, the peril of the deep, even during the calm days of the sum mor, again gains in emphasis,
 One cannot come to any other cons clusion in these accidents than that poor seamanship has been somewhat 10 blame. There is scarcely an ex- cuse for ships to he run upon rocks; true, 1t may happen with the most careful of senmen at the helm, but in our day. with charts of every coast amply indicating all danger points such things should be rare. And In the case of the Boston, which was rammed by a tanker, there unques- tionably was poor scamanship some. where. and it Is our opinion that the trouble was the manneS in which the tanker was handled during a fog while crossing the pathway of coast wise steamers.
 If advice from landsman Is of any account. here 1t is: Don't try 10 keep up a schedule during fog.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
BuNGLING s"DEFENSE"

The War Department, with Secre- tary of War Weeks. one of the best minds of the Harding cabinet, has bungled in the major operation of the year 1914.
 The War Department has been cele- brating peace the past few years by carrying on warfare against the "pacihsts," who it appears are citi- zens who do not believe in the efficacy of warfare to cure international ills. Also, a 'pacifst" is somebody who does not agree with the War Depart ment.
 One of the minor offensives origi- mating on the sector near the Potomac was a Spider web" chart of Ameri- can organizations which have been favorable towards peace efforts rather than efforts to cultivate the war spirit.
 This notorious chart originated in the office of Brig. Gen. Amos A., Fries head of the chemical warfare service. The chart claimed the or- sanizations it named were influenced from Moscow; and these were among the respected women's organizations that were bespattered. with the red mud of bolshevism: The Girls Friendly Society. the Needlework Guild of America, the W. C, T. U.. the Ladies of the c. A. R., and the Y. W. C. A. .
 So much indignation naturally re- suited that Secretary Weeks had to "completely disavow" the chart, add ing he had ordered the destruction of all available copies"
 But Mrs. Lucia R. Maxwell libra risn in Gen. Fries department, said to have compiled the chart, announc- ed later, according to press dis patches, that she intended to expand and copyright it. The original was published in Ford's Dearborn Inde- pendent and copied by other publica- tioHs.
 But the Spider web' chart is only one instance of War Department war fare against alleged pscifist societies, virtually all of them composed of women. But to no avail. A large as- sortment of influential journals, sec uar and sacred, helped by Demo- cratic organs which saw in the pe- culiar manifestations of the War De- partmcnt an opportunity to take fling at Republican methods of gov rrnmental ad dninisiration, caused the 10 feel the sting of tremendous opposition to its plans Tor 4 so4calIed defense day."
 This "defense day" idea was to be the leading military etent of the year. and was 10 take plsce>Sept. IF. 4 writer ih the Army and Navy Jour- nal characterized it as mobilization
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
WANT CONFIDENCE VOTE
French Government Likely To Ask For Endorsement of Work Done At London Conference

By The Associated Press
 Paris, July 29,--Premier Herriot's statement to parliament on the prog ress of the inter-allied conference in London will be given this afternoon in the form of a telegram to thesm minis- ters, and will be read in both houses The report consisting of two type written pages, was received today and was examined and approved at a cab inet meeting.
 The cabinet in discussing the condi- tions reached the conclusion that the government probably would want a vote of confidence upon the London negotiations. and parliament, after passing urgent legislation, is expected to adjourn until M. Herriot returns, when he will appear before the cham Der and senate to justify his decision in connection with the Dawes repara- tion plan.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
Personal Traits Explained

A telling perso lality-
 The village gossip. A personality that counts
 The bank teller Engaging manners The kind that lead to engagements Earmarks of lady
 Her diamond earrings. M at ease Comfortably sick and reclining in bed. A disa greeable personality One who happens to differ with you. The stamp of a gentleman
 When he puts his foot down. A maid of winsome ways
 The ways to win some man.
 George W. Lyon.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
THE SEVEN AGES OF NAMES

tAs applied to man). At years-Johnnie. Al 10 years-Jack Brown, At 20 years-J, Dillingham; Brown, At 30 years-John Dillingham; Brown. At t0 years-John D, Brown, At so years-J, D. Brown, At 7S Years-old Man Brown,
 Lewis II. Fitzpatrick. One Of the inmates of Louisiana asylum planned long time to escape. He finally got chance to scale the walls when A painter left ladder resting against tho locked gate. He ieaped, landed on his feet, and then went to the front door and rang the bell. When the superintendent opened the door the patient said. smiling: "Doggone it, forgot my hat"
 -Calyert c. Smith. The man who slips on a banana peel Is like the man who buys wildcat stock---the drop is unexpected.
 Copyright 1924. Reproduction
 forbidden).
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
MAY BE WORCESTER MAN.
Body Found Of Lincoln, K. l., is
 Partially Identified,

Lincoln, R. l., July 29.-The body of middle aged man found last night Tn stump Hill pond was thought to be that of Robert F'indley of Worces- ter. An identification card in pocket gave an address of 113 Pleas- ant street, Worcester. The name was Ladly blurred. Medical Examiner Marshall said that the body had been in the water for several days and gave a verdist of death by drowning.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
TROLLEY IARl.S

The Connecticut company admits it is operating trolley lines In small sec. tors which are not paying expenses, and that the receipts from the more important lines are used to buttress the operating deficits of the small lines
 This is one of the main reasons why the company feels 1t Is entitled to fare of Ia cents, which fare has been given the official 0. K, Of the Public Utility Commission.
 Why the Connecticut company should operate lines that are not paying their way and expect the pub lie in general to foot the bill is be- yond the logic of fair-minded com mentators.
 It is said that small towns which enjoy trolley service which they do not value sufficiently to make it pay, want this system maintained, eeling satisfied 10 have the larger towns make 1t possible to give them service.
 The smaller towns enjoying" troll ley service whch they fail to patronize in paying quantities are a drag upon the Connecticut company and this concern should seek to elimipate them. rather than insist on continu- the service at such places.
 Where trolley service does not pay 1t is logical to install motor busses, which can be operated more econom- ically and would meet all the re- quirements of such communities. By insisting upon remaining in the field in poor-paying communities the Connecticut company not only injures itself but Finfiicts a wrong upon the car riders in the larger cities, whom 1t expects to pay sufficient more than the service is worth in order to be able to operate at loss in the small towns
 In spite of what the Public Utility Commission says, citizens of New Britain are convinced that s 1-3 cent fares are too high for the type of service given by the Connecticut company in New Britain.
 ".
 One can ride all over New Brit, ain for one fare, but who is doing it? Most riders use cars to go from their homes to the center. It is safe to say that most tokens in New# Britain do not buy more than ten minutes street car riding. and some of them less than i've minutes. It is entirely beyond reason that such short rides are worth the price charged.
 The jitney business is being oper- ated upon a more logical plan; short haus from the outskirts to the cen- ter Of the city cost six cents. Their disadvantage lies in not giving trans fers, which the Connecticut company doea-if they are needed. But in street transportation nine persons out of ten desire only to rde to the cen ter Of the city. If jitneys were per mtted to penetrate all sections of the city and impose upon the preserves of the Connecticut company, a trans fer system probably could be ar ranged between them by payment of small additional fee,
 IL Is surprising that at a time when l prices of many commodities are on g downward trend, that the major | street car transportation system of [ Connecticut, enjoying high fares, can not WOO prosperity, but has to in- dulge in fsre-raising bee in | Bridgeport. 1
 If the company would junk some of it's losing lines in the small towns and leave them for the iitneys it might be able to make money at a lower fare in the larger cities.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
Triifhfullv TOIil

"So?"
 Absolutely The minister's wife called on her one afternoon while I was in the attic experimenting with a new recipe. and she said to my wife that she hoped that I wasA't of the goddess sort who'd try to get around the dry laws, in any way, and my wife doing such thing!"~
 Louis Schneider.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
Cafeteria Sf,Ie

"Breddern and sistern," said the pastor sadly. surveying his dark flock with q face full Of woe. when ] dona took this congr'gation. I was promised salary. This salary was to be paid in chickens. Now I has been ex- poundin' de scriptures for two months. and now wishes 10 ax--whar is dem chickens?"
 There vas a long silence.
 Then 2 gaunt deacon arose. and said: "Rev'fend Jones, We is mos
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
suernuous

Brother Washington Lincoln Jahn, son" said Parson Williams, 'kain't se' all donate some small contribution t de fund fe' fenein' in our eeme. terys"
 ''i dunno as l kain, Pahson l don see no use in a fence aTeun' no eeme- tsry, Them what's in eahn't sit out, an them what's out doan' wanta sit in"
 George F, Paul,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29

heartily sorry dat se' has been ds sier tim of a misiakenship, hut se' has misunderstood de method ob which pastors Is paid, We provide you wid i elsniern and tive guRns sacks, and den yo' selleeks dst salary yo'self,"
 Paul simpson,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
Facts andFancies
 BY ROBERT CULLEN

Most of the heat prostrations are hooch prostrations.
 The best platform blanks are the ones that will be forgotten.
 Even modern girls prefer a good provider if he can dance well.
 A conservative is one who thinks knocking big business very small business.
 The only thing that seems more helpless than a new baby is pitcher at bat.
 As to the World Court did you ever see an umpire who pleased both sides"
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
Msmbsr el Th. A,,oelaied Press,

The Associated Press ls exclusively entitled te the use feI republication af all nsgs credited Co H or nat otherwise credited
 in this paper and slss local ness puhr
 lished herein,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29

What hss become of the old- fashioned mother whs was afraid her baby's liver would turn oyer2
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
Mary Had A Little

Mary's mother cafne suddenly into the room, and found her little year old daughter vigorously skipping her mouth.
 Why Mary, what's the matter!" asked her mother. Why are you slsppins your mouth so?"
 Darn thing won't whistler answer ed Mary.
 Ruth Pinkham.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29

Worcester, Mass, July 29.-Mrs. Nellie Leggart of 11S Pleasant street >said late last night that the descrip- ton Of the man found in Stump Hill pond last night answered that of Robert Findley who roomed at her home. but who left for visit to rel atives in Rhode Island last Friday. The woman said Mir. findley had been in poor health for several years. He was employed as boiler setter.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
TOBACCO SHEDS BURN
Buildings on Marshall-Phelps Farm in Poquonock Destroyed in S1O.000 Fire of Unknown Origin.

Windsor, Conn.,. July 29.-Five buildings on the Marshall Phelps farm in Poquonock were destroyed by fire last night, the damage being estimated at between s10,000 and
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29

Ignorance of the law is no excuse, Anybody should he able to remember tse million laws,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29

Before the nomination; "He won't do." After the nomination.: "He Is the logical candidate and l shall support him"
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
Ton prONr!

Miss sweet:-"Are you familiar with Mark Twain, dearie?"
 Miss Highbrow:--"Why, the idea! I am never familiar with anybody"
 Edward H. Dreschnack.