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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-05-27

sCHooDIc, 406, swINTER HARBoR.
Thursday evening" grange had
a good attendance. One candidate was
elected and another proposed, SO there
will be worklfor the next few meetings.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-05-27
ADVERTISEMENTS.
~-~~>--
REMARKABLE
CASE Of Mrs. HAM
Declares Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Saved Her Life
and Sanity.

Shamrock, Mo-" feel it my duty
to tell the public the condition of my
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LAWRENCE HIGH
DEFEATS GARDINER
HIGH BY Sc SCORE

Fairfield, Me-, May 17.-tSpeciaD. Law
renee High defeated Gardiner High on
the home diamond Saturday by score
of S to G. Totman pitched great ball in
every inning except the first, allowing
but three hits in the last eight innings.
His support was also excellent, one error
being recorded behind him while he made
the other himself by losing the ball in
the pitchers box.
Laundry hit the ball hard making a
home run and three-bagger. Baker was
also good with the stick, making four
hits out of five trips to the plate. Law
renee scored in every inning except the
fourth and eighth.
Sager, GARDENERS first string pitcher,
was taken out in the fifth inning after
the Lawrence boys had made eight hits
off him, including a home run, three
Dagger and two two-baggers.
MacFarland and p. Talbot played
good ball for the losers. The Lawrence
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One Fatal Accident
And Several Others
Injured to Mar
Contests
German Lieutenants Lose Lives
By 2OOO-FoOi Fall

Frankfort on the-Main, Germany,
May 1.-THE Prince Henry Aviation
competition began today at Darn
stadt. The start was made at o'clock
in the morning and IS military avia-
tors and Is civilians took the air.
Starting at Darmstadt the recon-
noissante contest will cover a total
distance of about 1103 miles. This is
divided into two stages.
Lieutenant Beuliau completed the
first stage of the journey, a distance
of $50 miles, at 11.55 O'Clock this morn
ing, and six others had finished by 2
O'Clock.
One fatal and several minor acct
dents occurred. Lieut. Walz Tell at
Pforzheim, owing to the explosion of
his motor. He was slightly burned
but his passenger. Lieut.. Mueller, was
killed Lieut.. Hidessen and passenger
also suffered a fall, but escaped with
slight injuries.
Prince Henry of Prussia witnessed
the start.
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Confirmation of
Parks ExeCutiQ

Vera Cruz, May 17.-Additional COY
firmation of the execution of Priva
Samuel Parks of the 18th Infantr
was received Saturday. There y4
brought into the American lines OF
of Huerta's eonscripts who had Dc
serted. He said he was an eye-witnei
of the execution of Parks and agree
to relate the facts. so far as he kne
them, to the American general in c4T
mand, if. in return he would be give
work here or otherwise cared for.
Reports from Mexico City, brougY
in by the refugees, describe PresideI
Huerta as enjoying daily ride
through the streets of the capital an
the Chapultepec woods and his IRE
quent appearances ia the cafes an.
restaurants, accompanied by only or
or two aides or intimate friends. !
the face of this apparent nonchalanc.
however, the usual rumors of Huersas
fight are circulated here daily. The
are not taken seriously by most Z
those who are acquainted with Huef
ta's views.
The American officers and men y)o
cupying Vera Cruz are accepting cor.
GltIonS as they nnu tHeiu anu ever
day adds to the preparations tba
might mean either long occupatio'
or the equipment of base for an ir.
definite period. Most of the permanfri
equipment which arrived last week ha
already been distributed, enabling tn,
various detachments to vacate publ
and privateb uildings such as the Cit
hall, the schools and residences, 70
their own quarters.
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T elegraphsThatState
Should Take Steps
To Control the
Situation
Federal Forces Only 10 Aid
Resumption Of Control State

Washington, May f7.-President Will
son Saturday made it clear that Colo
RADIO must quickly solve its own diff
culties growing out of the strike sit
uation, and that the federal troops,
now on duty there. would be with
drawn as quickly as possible.
He telegraphed Governor Ammons
that the State Legislature should not
adjourn without taking steps to con-
troll the situation and received a reply
from he Governor stating that every
thing possible was being done.
AT the White House Saturday night
it was stated by officials close to the
President that he does not plan to
withdraw the federal troops if anarchy
is to break out again, but he feels
there is no excuse for the Legislature
adjourning and leaving the problem
up to the federal government.
Members of the Colorado delegation
in Congress We're alarmed by the
Presidents telegram to Governor Am
mons and said anarchy would reign
again if the troops We're taken away
before the strike was settled. They
declared that although orders for the
disarming of the contending factions
has been issued, only small proper
ton of the arms have been turned in
and that virtually an armed truce
exists at present.
President Wilson's telegram was as
follows:
Am disturbed to hear of the prob
ability of the adjournment of your
Legislature, and feel bound to remind
you that my constitutional obligations
with regard to the maintenance of or
der in Colorado are not to be indefi-
nitely continued by the inaction of the
State Legislature.
THE federal forces are there only
until the state Of Colorado has time
and opportunity to resume complete
sovereignty and control in the matter
! cannot conceive that the state is
willing TO forego her sovereignty or
OF throw herself entirely upon the
government of the United States, and
] an quite clear that she has no con-
stitutional right to do so, when it is
within the power of her Legislature to
take effective action.
(signed) WOODROW WILSON"
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SALAD MARK ON
LIQUOR SEIZED BY
PORTLAND DEPUTIES

Portland, Me-, May 17.--Several seiz-
ures in which small quantities of Ii
ouor were secured were made by Sher-
iff Graham's force of deputies Satur-
day evening.
At the Portland Terminal freight
sheds Saturday afternoon the sheriffs
unearthed a box marked Salad Oil,
There appeared to be some question
in the minds of the officers as to the
truth Of the exterior markings on the
case and they investigated. The sew
eral cans which were contained in the
box were labeled Olive Oil, but this
did not satisfy the deputies. They
proceeded to open the cans and their
efforts weer rewarded by finding the
receptacles filed to capacity with
whiskey.
In looking over the miscellaneous
articles at the office of the American
Express Co. at Union station yester-
day afternoon the deputies located a
trunk which they believed contained
liquor. They guessed right. 1t was
two 5-gallon kegs of whiskey and 1t
Immediately found a resting place in
the rum room at the county court
house.
After breaking in a door at 43 Cen
ter street late Friday afternoon the
liquor seizing squad gathered in a
small quantity of whiskey in an as
sortment of containers, ranging from
half pitn bottles to gallon jugs. Upon
arrival at the place the officers found
the door locked and, fearing that their
presence might become known before
they succeeded in gaining an entrance
Deputy Sheriff Doughty put some 22a
pounds of Drawn behind a No. IL boot
and the door was easily opened. The
liquor was found in a hallway used
in common by the tenants of the
house and no arrest was made.
Nearly five gallons of whiskey in a
five-gallon keg was confiScated by the
deputies at A Center street Saturday.
The keg was in an unoccupied tene-
ment and there was evidence to show
that the work of bottling the contents
of the keg had been interrupted by
the arrival of the officers. No one was
present when the seizure was made
who could be connected with the own
ership of the goods.
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portunities for self-help. They have suf-
fered wrong and are struggling blindly
with purpose more or less ill-defined in
a state of society whose bonds are al
most entirely loosed. A three years war
has laid waste the country, destroyed
its industry and exposed all foreigners
resident in the country to lawless vio-
1ence and all their investments there to
destruction. 1t has, in fact, become an
international nuisance. In such case,
a neighboring nation may properly inter-
vene and help the forces of law and or
der to end such anarchy because 1t
wishes to live in a quiet neighborhood
and not from a spirit of conquest and
greed of territory. If We are to be in
yolved in war because of Mexican anar-
chy, let us have it fully understood that
we go into it in the service of mankind
as the President phrases it, and not upon
the issue of mere punctilio in naval
ceremonial. Let us count the cost.
There are 100000 people in Mexico.
Much of it is in the tropics. There are
100000 square miles. Large parts of it
are trackless deserts; large parts of it
are difficult mountain ranges; large parts
of it are tropical jungle and forest. We
have say, $4,000 mobile troops of the
regular army fit to take the field in Mex
leo. If the available military force of
Mexicans trained and made ready by a
three years war were to be massed
against our troops we should need a
much larger force than we now have
to capture the large strategic inland
towns. After we had captured them
and disposed the armies, the forces
against us would adopt system of guer-
lila warfare. That is easy to carry on
and difficult to suppress in such a coun-
try The best expert estimate of the
force required by us to garrison the nee
essary towns and suppress guerilla war
fare and transquilize the country is 400
900 men. and it is said that this would
take two or three years and involve an
expenditure of 100000 a day.
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Blockade Ports

"The wisest course for us to pur-
sue, if the duty is before US, of sup
pressing anarchy in Mexico, would be
to blockade all the Mexican ports, be-
cause the military weakness of the
country is not in lack of hardy men,
but in lack of military supplies and
and in lack of food provision. If we
could be content to take the sea ports
and blockade the country while we
We're making reasonable preparation
for the task, then, when ready for ac-
ton, we could do the work at the least
cost of life and time and money But
the public might grow impatient with
this counsel of prudence. We would
probably have to act quickly and pos
sibly meet some painful mishaps due
to lack of preparation. The suppress
sion of guerilla bands would be drawn
out. 1t would be a captains and a
lieutenant's war and require a te-
dious effort to train our soldiers to
live in the country, to chase the fly
ing guerillas and ultimately capture
them. 1t would be a dead pull which
would wear the patience of the nation
and in which the few lives lost in
each little engagement would total
large and would grow less and less
tolerable as the dreary contest went
on. Disease in that country would
thin our ranks more than bullets. Then
after having lost thousands of lives
and expended a treasure double that
which it has cost us to give to the
world the Panama canal, we would
have on our hands hostile Mexican
people, without any gratitude for our
sacrifices. Our duty to them and to
ourselves would be to give them a
government as secure, as practicable
against a recurrence Of anarchical con-
ditions and affording them an oppor-
tunity for material and intellectual
progress. The latter task would be
even more difficult than that of the
war and the work of tranquiliZation
might take us years, as il has taken
England in Egypt, or as it has taken
us in the Philippines. Having entered
upon the war from a sense of duty
and retaining control to make our
work effective, we would be charged
with being land grabbers. Indeed, aft
er the burden Of cost, many of our
people would be anxious to annex all of
the tranquilized territory as conlpen
sation and in the interest of both peo-
pies.
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MAY SEND REBEL FORCE
Continued from Page One)

the danger on account of the facilities
which darkness would give the mob
element. General Aguilar could also
be utilized to advantage in that part
of the country to organize numerous
bands of Constitutionalists who are
as yet operating Independently.
To the south of Vera Cruz band
of revolutonists under DR.. Camacho
has been meeting with considerable
success, His forces were last report
ed rs surrounding TERRA Blanca, a
division point on the Vera Cruz and
Isthmus Railroad, where there was
onl va small garrison. The occupa-
ton of this point would be valuable
to the Constitutionalists, as it would
enable them to break General Huerta' s
last line of communication with the
east coast.
Another phase of the occupation of
TERRA Blanca is that it would proba-
bly, result in stopping the train SER
vice from the capital to Puerto Mex
leo and interfere seriously with the
departure of refugees. 1t is reported
that another refugee train will be sent
over that route tomorrow. When pas
sengers who arrived here this morn
ing left Mexico City yesterday, 300 for
eigners had signed their names for
passage by that train.
The sanitary work at Vera Cruz I'M
der the American army, is proceeding
vigorously.
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ORIGIN OF A NOTED PHRASE.
"pd Never Allow the Constitution
Come Between Friends"

In one session of the legislature TIL
New York city Democratic representa-
tives were split into two camps, On,
there were two rivals for leadership
One of these was a thoroughly goo
hearted. happy-go-lucky person VIII
was afterward for several years Il
Congress. He had been a local magiS
trate and was called judge. He Wal
always willing to vote for any othe|
members bill himself, and he regard
ed it as narrow minded for any one z
oppose one of his bills, especially
the opposition was upon the groHp'
that it was unconstitutional. ~
On one occasion he had billE ]
appropriate money with obvious j |.
propriety for the relief of some m
creant whom he styled "one of
honest yeomanry of the state VIII
/ explained to him that it was cleai'
ly unconstitutional he answered, M
friend, the constitution don't toUci
little things like that" and then add
ed, with an ingratiating smile, Any
how I'd never allow the constitution
to come between friends"
At the time I was looking over the
proofs of Mr.. Bryce's American Com
monwealth," and I told him the in
cident He put 1t into the first sd9
ton of the Commonwealth" Wheth.
er it is in the last edition or not
cannot say.-From Theodore Ro0se.
velt-An Autobiography"
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Two After Lewiston
Marshal's Office

Auburn, Me-, May 1.-THE Quo
Warranto case of George r. Hall VS..
c. Harry McCarron, to determine
which is entitled to the Office of city
marshal of Lewiston, was argued be-
fore Justice King at the superior court
Saturday afternoon
Mr.. McCarron was appointed a year
ago by Mayor Hines, over the pro-
test of the Republican alderman, for
two years, the Republicans claiming
that he should have been appointed
only to fill out the unexpired term of
Arsene Caller.
This year Mayor Wiseman appoint
ed Mr.. Hall, but Mr.. McCarron refused
to give up the office.
Justice King reserved his decision.
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WINSL0W..

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Henderson
were overSunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Stewart.
A Benefit dance will be given at the
Taconnet Club Thursday evening, May
IL The proceeds will be given to one
of the sic members. Music will pc fur
nished by Harlow's Orchestra.
Miss Lora Garland is confined to her
home by illness.
Sidney Patterson of the u. of NJ,
was weekend visitor at h ishome
in this town.
Mr.. Herd of Colby College supplied
the pulpit of the Congregational
church Sunday forenoon. His sermon
was listened to with interest by those
present. Fine music was rendered, es-
pecialiy by the two solos by Mr..
Webb of Colby.
The pupils of the High school are
rehearsing for the speaking contest to
be held in a few weeks.
The High school ball team will meet
the strong Freedom Academy team
Monday afternoon. Although the acad-
envy team defeated the strong Coburn
team Saturday the local boys are go
ing after them and expect to win.
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$375, 900 to Be
Spent on B. & A.

Bangor, Me-, May LIT was an
nounced Saturday at the general Of
fees of the Bangor & Aroostook Rail-
road that the directors have author
lied the expenditure of s375,00o for
improvements for the year.
The budget includes five heavy con-
solidated super heated freight locomo-
tives, larger than any now on the road,
100 steel underframe box cars and a
new coal plant and hotel for employees
at Oakfield Junction.
About $4,000 will be spent for safe
ty appliances, and the balance for gen.
eral improvements in the line, rolling
stock and buildings.
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BUT FIVE OF is LIVE
Continued from Page One)

deck of the cutter and brandy forced
between the parehed lips.
AS all the men were in urgent need
of hospital attention, the Seneca was
pushed under forced draught to Hall
fax, the nearest port.
1t is considered doubtful if any of
the five can throw any light on the
cause of the explosions which wreck
ed the Columbian. The 13 men landed
at Boston by the Franconia were un-
able to solve the mystery. Captain
Mcdonald and IA others were picked
up by the Manhattan, which was
bound for Antwerp, and nothing is
known here of their version of the
accident.
Suffering is Intense
All the survivors were suffering ter
ribly from burns and exposure. Chief
Steward Matthews, who had been toss
ed unconscious into the boat picked
up by the Franconia, died after few
hours of delimium but his mates were
so superstitious of the number 13 that
they kept his body so as to make the
boats quota IA.
Boatswain's mate, Iva Iverson, the
ranking officer among those saved by
the Franconia, said that the explo-
sions and resulting fire drove the crew
to the boats so suddenly and the
smoke that settled ABOUT the Column
bian was SO dense that nothing was
seen of the other boats. The men were
so overcome by their own injuries that
they let the boat drift helplessly four
hours without being able to make any
efforts to look after their mates.
No Time for Warmer Clothing
At the time of the explosions the
sea was fairly smooth, but the wealth
er in the vicinity of the heavy ice
fields was cold, and as most of the
sailors had been asleep when disaster
overlook the Columbian, they had no
chance to put on warm clothing. Not
until the first boat load of survivors
had been found did the name of the
burning steamer become known. The
Columbian's wireless had been wreck
ed by the first explosion. On the fol-
lowing day the North German Lloyd
steamer Seydlitz discovered the burn
ing ship and circled around her for
hours unable to learn her name be-
cause of the dense smoke.
Search for Boats
A dozen transatlantic liners and
the revenue cutter Seneca circled the
vicinity of the Columbian for wide
radius in the search for the missing
boats, but as the exact spot in which
the crew took to the boats was not
known and as the Columbian had
drifted rapidly the chances against
sighting small boat were great.
The IL dead in the third boat brings
the casualty list of the Columbian to
Is. Three of the crew were reported
by the survivors to have pitched head
first into the blazing hold of the
steamer.
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WINTHROP HIGH NINE !
BEATS new GLOUCESTER |
HIGH BY 1873 SCOR

Winthrop, Me, May T.-(SpeciaD
Winthrop High school defeated Nc
Gloucester High Saturday afternoon
a score of Is to 8.
The game was very uneven in SEQ
but some heavy hitting and fast pla'
helped to keep up the interest. 3.
The batting and all-around playing
Clifford was easily the feature of t.
game. In five trips to the plate he dfd
a pass and hit two doubles and triple
Thomas pitched the last ball and sho,
ed wonderful form.
The score:
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feet long. It's destruction will not af-
feet communication with Mexico City
as the principal route is over the Mex
lean Central Railroad.
General Funston also reported ru-
mors that General Navarette, the Fed
eral commander, was in the vicinity of
Vera Cruz, with a force of 5000 men.
Army officers seriously doubted, how
ever, that Navarette has SO many
troops in his command.
General Funston said the five MeXi-
can "snipers'' at first believed to be
South Americans had been released,
in accordance with instructions receiv-
ed from Secretary Garrison.
Secretaries Garrison and Daniels
passed several hours at their desks
today, but both announced that no new
orders had been issued affecting naval
or military movements in Mexico.
Refuse courtesies
Before the departure of the Mexi-
can delegates they were about the lob
by of their hotel and chatted with res
ident Mexicans. The state department
had engaged quarters for the dele
gates. but they courteously insisted
that they must pay their own bills.
Ambassador Riano, Madame Riano and
the staff of the Spanish embassy went
to the railroad station to bid them
farewell.
Mexicans Optimistic
Though the Mexicans would make
no statement declaring it would be in
expedient for them to say anything in
advance of the negotiations, it was
learned from quarters in close touch
with them that they are decidedly OPP
timistic concerning the chances for
mediation. Mexicans and other per-
sons who talked with them say they
realize that the present adminlstra-
ton IN Mexico City is fast erumbling
and that the choice of some one to
succeed Huerta is inevitable. But, con-
corning the retirement of Huerta. the
delegates are said to be most inter
ested in the vital question of what is
to follow, what guarantees are to be
obtained against possible confiscation
of property by the invading Constitu-
tionalists, what protection will be
made against conditions of anarchy,
and what kind of government, that will
be stable and will secure worldwide
recognition can be set up.
Are Not "Huertistas"
Persons close to the delegates en-
phasized that the three men who
would represent the Huerta govern
ment at the mediation were not
"Huertistas" or the representatives OF
any group of persons, but We're rep
resentatives of the best interests OF
the people in the territory controlled
by the Mexican Federal government
Though theoretically the delegates are
dealing with an international ques-
tion-the differences which arose with
the United States out of the Tampico
incident-privately they admit that be-
fore them actually is the problem OF
pacification of Mexico. Also, those
close to President Wilson and Sec
rotary Bryan say the question which
is to be mediated is no longer the
failure of Huerta to salute, or the Of
fences committed against the dignity
of the United States, but the broad
question of pacifying Mexico. In fact
those who best know the viewpoint
of the Washington government de-
clared American troops will not be
withdrawn from Vera Cruz until a
stable government is established OF
is in sight in Mexico City.
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Boston, May 1.-THE three prospec-
tive cup defenders will continue this
week their preparations for their first
tuning up race in upper Long Island
sound two weeks from Tuesday. The
Resolute. which went into commission
last week, is the only one of the trio
to have any sail-stretching tests so
far. The Defiance at Bath is virtually
finished but will not be placed formal
ly in commission until she reaches