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The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-05
GAN NOW G0 VA
 PANAMA CANAL

Agent F. r. w Lowle of the C. P. R. has received not1ucaIion from the head office of the company that the Skagway office can issue through tickets from here via San Francisco and the Panama canal route to New York, or sell round- trip tickets from here over the C.. P. R. transcontinental lines to New York with privilege of return by the way of the Panama canal and San Francisco, or vice versa; or a ticket through the canal to New York and return by the same route.
 The trip from San Francisco through the canal to New York will take about 16 days, the fare, which includes meals and berth, be- ing placed at 125.OO, with no reduc- tion for round-trip ticket.
 The c. P. R. will place a fleet of palatial ocean-going passenger steamers on the run, the first of which will leave New York about the 1st of May.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-05
TWO MEN LOSE LIVES
 NEAR KETCKIKAN, ALASKA

Ketchikan Mail, Jan. 30: Andrew Peterson, succumbed to exposure after being nearly drowned, at Smugglers Cove the other day. In company with John Teeter, deceas- ed, in pushing a small boat through the ice, cut a hole in the boat, which filled with water. Both men jumped out and clinging to the boat finally attracted the attention of companion, John Lieburg, who was in a launch, some distance away. Lieburg succeeded in get ting the men ashore, but Peterson, although alive when reaching there, later passed away.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-05

Henry is a printer by trade and has worked at various times during the past IT years in the printing offices of skagway. Juneau, White horse and Dawson. He is a gradu- ate of the Indian school at Carlisle, Penn, Ut which place he served his apprentice at his trade in the sos.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-05
MANAGER IS 4
 NATIVE ALASKAN

The recently chosen manager of the native cooperative store at the village of Klukwan, in the Chilkat valley, about 60 miles north of HaInes, is Henry E. Phillips, q full bloOded native.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-05
CENTER STAGE SERVICE

OIe through Mail Passenger ane Freight Service will be o2ecated between White Horse an5 Dason afordng al possible comfort by means of
 Thoroughly Equipped Stage aad Automobile Line
The daily Alaskan., 1915-02-05

During the winter season of l94j rsglar train ser vice will be maintained North anI 5oa,a oooaI O-t~sen 5<aguny and White Horss trajas l.,:1s bo' terminals ev,,y Tuesday and Friday
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08

The program for the week at the Strand
includes two Paramount features. Satur-
day evening Robert Edeson will appear in
the powerful fve-part love drama, "Where
the Trail Divides" and next Tuesday
evening Marguerite Clark, the rival OF
Mary Pickford as moving picture favor
lite. will appear in ''Wildfiower".
To-morrow's bill includes the two-reel
society melodrama, "The Human Men
ace" and Billie Richie in q two-reel
comedy. Friday evening the three-part
romance, Adventures in Diplomacy"
will be the feature.
A lively contest il on at the Strand for
the set Of dishes displayed in the window
OF R. H. Smiths store, the gift OF the
Moxie company. Coupons are given with
each admission to the Strand, and the one
holding the largest number OF coupons
on October Is will secure the dishes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08
LAMOINE.

Mrs. Lydia Hodgkins is visiting in East
brook.
Miss Clara Hodgkins has returned to
Brockton. Mass.
Miss Mildred Leland is guest at Capt.
Charles Hodgkins'.
DR.. T. J. King. Of Boston, recently vis-
tied his mother, Mrs. Cassie King.
w. +. Hutchings, OF Gouldsboro, visited
his daughter, Mrs. A. w. Reynolds, last
week.
Capt. c. A. Reynolds OF the yacht
Erycina, and Ralph Policy, are At home
from Northeast Harbor.
Mrs. 81. 8. Abbott and children, OF
Everett, Mass, were guests of Mrs.
Shirley 7. Holt. last week.
Capt. Charles Hodgkins, OF the yacht
Ava, and sons, Charles and Howard, have
finished their engagement ct Northeast
Harbor, and are ct home.
Sept. Z. r. H.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08

Germany has acceded to the de-
mands of this country that the rights
of Americans upon the high seas be
respected, and has officially advised
this country that German submarines
will sink no more passenger ships
without warning, and without the
safety of combatants on board
being provided for, if the steamers do
not offer resistance, or try to escape.
This is practically full recognition of
the principles for which this country
has commended. 1t is pleasing to note,
and significant, as well. that the news
of Germany's change of attitude was
received calmly, with no note of
Boosting in this country, but rather q
feeling of relief that the situation had
been relieved by the acceptance OF
principles for which we were willing
to fight, If need be.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08

The blowing contest to be held on the
farm OF C. w. Strstton, Hancock, as an
nounced last week, promises to be one Of
the liveliest events OF the season. Interest
is keen, and farmers ten miles from the
scene OF action have::expressed their inten-
tion to attend. Others who live too far
away to take their teams are going by train
to attend. From all appearances, the
judges will have no easy task in naming
the champion plowmen.
Pillow now! Farmers all over the county
are beginning to turn the sod in prepara-
alton for next seasons crops, because they
realize that fall blowing, generally speak
ing. has many advantages over plowing
done at any other time. Attend the
blowing contest ~ . contestant, and
you'll find that you'll be able to do your
blowing this fall easier and better than
ever before.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08
ELLSWORTH FALLS.

Bion B. Bonsey is home from Bar Har-
Dor.
Miss Ethel Croker returned to Bangor
Sunday.
Alden Dyer, OF East brook, was here over
Sunday.
Miss Alice CIough has returned from q
visit in Sherman Mills.
SIR. and Mrs. A. w. Ellis and Reuel
Whitcomb are at Monroe fair.
Mrs. Hattie Jarvis, of Isiesford, is the
guest OF Mrs. Agnes II. Jordan.
Miss Laura Rogan, OF Bangor, was the
guest Of Miss Sadie Jordan last week.
Gordon Belts, OF Orringron, was the
guest Of George E. Gray over Sunday.
Warren Jordan and wife, OF Brewer,
were here over Sunday and Monday.
Miss Ada Dalot. OF Portland, was the
guest OF Henry Lord and wife Sunday.
George E. Gray is hauling lumber to
Beech Hill lake, Otis, to build . camp.
&. Z. Beliatty, OF Boston, and Otis COL
Inns, OF Bar Harbor, were here Monday.
Miss Pearl Perkins, OF Lowell, Mass,
Was the guest OF Miss Laura T. Flood last
week.
A baked bean supper will be served in
the vestry Wednesday evening, by tho
ladies' sewing circle.
Fred E. Grace, who has spent August
with his life at their home here, has re-
turned to Green Lake hatchery.
Mrs. Emery Saunders and granddaugh-
ter, Miss Hazel Saunders, Of Bucksport,
are visiting Oscar Staples and wife.
E. 7. Garland, OF Portland, superintend-
ent OF the Bible society Of Maine, oc-
cupied the pulpit here Sunday evening.
Mrs. Mary Mosher and daughter Myrtle,
Of Springfield, Mass, who have been WIS.,
iting Mrs. L. J. Msddocks, have returned
home.
Mrs. Mary Slater and daughter Thelma
and Master Francis Carey, OF Brookline,
Mass, who have been visiting here, have
returned home.
Waldo Higgins, Walter Grindle, How
ard Salisbury and Alvah Hanscom have
gone to Pressure Isle to work during the
potatoe harvesting.
Herbert 6trout and wife, and Everett
Strout and Harold Higgins, Of Gardiner.
have been home = few days. making the
trip in Mr.. Strout's car.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08
MESSENGER SERVICE
A "cRlME FACTORY
So Lewis W. Hine Tells Child Labor
Conference.

Crime factory" is the term which
an investigator for the National Child
Labor Committee made use Of liz de
scribing the evils of the messenger
service at the Eleventh Annual Con
ference on Child Labor. This man
Lewis W. Hine, believes that there Is
not a messenger boy OF any experience
who does not know more about the
underworld than the average citizen
because one very common phase OF
messenger work is the serving of pros
titutes by carrying messages. running
errands and procuring dope. Investi
cations OF the night messenger service
during the past five years in cities rep
resenting every section Of the country
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08
Fullerton Reunion

About fifty members Of the Fullerton
family met at the grange hall at Bayside
Saturday. After pleasant morning and
bountiful dinner, the president not be-
ing present, the business meeting was
called to order by the first vice. president,
Benny c. Ray.
Officers were chosen Is follows: Presi-
dent, Curtis Z. Fullerton; first vice-presi
dent, Henry c. Ray; second vice-presi-
dent, Emeline Holt, secretary, vina Rich
ardson; treasurer, Mrs. Adelia Glow.
After the business meeting q short pro-
gram was listened to. Mrs. Bertha RAY
read q poem written for the occasion,
which voiced the feelings of all.
Those present from out OF town were
Isaac Hodgkins and wife, Bar Harbor;
George Ray and wife, Ernest Richardson
and wife, Miss Mary Mcdonald, Miss
AVIS Hall, Augustus Jones, Of Brewer
Miss Alice Hodgkins, Holden; Mrs. Cells
Fullerton Carlisle and Master Arthur
Fullerton, West Surry.
1t was decided to meet in the same place
Sept. /, 1916.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08

Maine the Political Barometer of the
Union Seventy Years Ago.

Maine the Political Barometer of the
Union Seventy Years Ago.
Z. II. Greedy brings to THE AMERICAN
once copies OF some old newspapers which
he found recently in going through some
old documents in his home. These papers
include . supplement to the Portland
Eastern Argus OF 1871, and copies Of the
Boston Refovmsr and Anti. Moaopoiist Of
1883, Boston Evening journal, 1sA;
Washington Spectator, 1874, Globe, 1874,
and Washington Daily Union, 1853.
The Eoston Reformev Of 1S3S declares IT.
self opposed to all special iegialation,
all privileges, all monopolies, all charters
for the accumulation Of wealth" etc.
something very much like this was being
published In papers OF % year or two ago
a. . new idea. II seems it isn't 90 new,
after all; that away back in jackson and
vsnBuren times, monopolies nourished
on special legislation.
The Washington Globe OF Nov. Is, 1874,
contains the full presidential vote OF the
state OF New York. The total vote Of the
state was only about 49, 900, while New
York city's vote was less than $4,000.
Compare the latter figure With New york
city's vote In 1912 OF about CSC, LOCO.
Each one OF these old papsrs contains
its features OF interest, from the s'iatest
European news" received by steamer
only fifteen days In passage, to . signed
letter from Andrew Jackson defending
the loyalty Of Polk, who bad tesn accused
Of being Of tory stock.
Those were hot times politically, re-
fiectcd In the news as well Is the editorial
columns OF the papers. And Maine then.
- now, was looked to q the political
barometer. The Spectator OF September
"a, 1874, forecast the defeat OF Clay from
the whig defeat in Names State election.
1.-THE returns from Maine,n II says, "arc
indicative OF state Of things which cannot
fail to prove fatal to the cause OF Henry
Clay. When the full returns from Maine
are in, and when its bearings in past years
upon all subsequent elections in the
northern States is fully understood, the
wings will see their doom written long be-
fore the November ballot boxes are
closed. ~
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08
SPECIAL FAvORS TO
TENNESSEE GAMERS
Amendment to Child Labo. Law
Passed This Year.
NEED FOR A FEDERAL LAW.

An effort made In New York last
winter to grant canneries special IA,
vors by permitting them to work theii
operatives longer hours was strongly
condemned by the press throughout the
country, and the attempt failed. But
no attention was paid to Tennessee
when she did the same thing at about
the same time. In fact the National
Child Labor Committee regards the
Tennessee amendment as far more Sc
rious than the New York one would
have been since the change In the New
York law would not have affect any
children under sixteen, while the Ten.
nessee amendment permits children un
der fourteen to work in canneries and
for unlimited hours per day.
cit Is strange how many states fail tc
realize that children are more valuable
than fruits and vegetables" said Owen
r. Lovejoy. general secretary Of the
National Child Labor Committee, In
commenting on Tennessee's action
The idea Il so common that canning
goods Is more important than protect
ing children that we End not only Ten
nessee, but Delaware, Maryland, In
diana, Maine and Virginia, making spe
cial exemptions to their child labor
laws for the benefit Of canneries, while
Mississippi does not regulate them a,
ALL l do not know why the idea should
prevail that employment In canneries
cannot possibly be harmful to children
when the conditions there are usually
worse than In factories
I'VE feel that the only successful
way to meet the cannery situation b
through the federal law which win BE-
introduced In the next congress and
which, II passed. would prohibit the
shipment outside the state OF canned
goods which children under fourteen
had helped to manufacture or on which
they had worked more than eight hours
day. A letter came to rs the other
day from a woman who wished I'd
know what variety Of canned goods she
could buy and feel sure that no chill
dren had worked on It. We could not
tell her. but we did tell her that IL she
would help US In passing federal law
she could buy any kind Of canned
goods with safety"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08
THE TALE OF A WHALE.

From q Pasadena fCat.) Papev.l
We have and have had many "big fish,
in North Pasadena, and they hardly cause
q ripple in our community, for we get 90
used to celebrities that they are every day
occurrences; but at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitney, on the corner OF Raymond
and Dakota, there is . fish OF great de-
gree, figuratively speaking, for Of course
every body knows that q whale 10 not Z
fish but q mammal.
The story OF this whale 10 instructive,
for it shows how ephemeral ID greatness.
1t might begin thus: "In the north SEQ
lived whale. big OF bone and large OF
tail, but oh"-and thereby hangs the tale.
1t was on the coast at Bar Harbor, in
the good old State OF Maine, that this
whale met his Waterloo. A gentleman
with the typical Yankee name Of Seth
Harding, gathered in the remnants" and
with the aid Of heavy white oak pins
made the great whale bones into . chair.
This Mr.. Harding, By the bye, was born
and brought up in the town OF Hampton,
Maine, the grandson OF old DR.. Rogers,
OF Hampden, and 4 descendant OF .
Revolutionary soldier by way Of his
grandmother. He was by trade = ship
carpenter, who could drive spikes and
pins and swing bread axe. Made into .
chair were these kingly bones, where
weary bones less kingly might find rest
for more than q century. Another case
this is OF ''imperial Caesar dead and
turned to clay used to stop . hole and
keep the wind away. For twenty-five
years on Mt. Desert he viewed the At
lantic, the scene OF former grandeur, from
the Harding lawn, then the chair was
presented to Mr.. Whitney, who had the
decaying oak pins replaced by iron ones.
Ii was shipped to Waterloo, Iowa, where
it stood on the Whitney lawn for twenty
one years. Then four years more in the
court of the Whitney ranch house at
Dawson, New Mexico, and now, with the
other big fish, it has come to the Pacific
coast and to Pasadena.
The whale was eighty feet long, and the
chair was made of the ribs and sections OF
the vertebra. The many visitors from Wa
terioo to the Whitney home do not bother
to remember numbers or streets, but Just
drive along till they get glimpse OF their
old friend, the whale. He is dead, but not
forgotten, and all around his bleaching
bones the mignonette clusters, throwing
the aroma OF its sweet presence around
fallen greatness.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08
Secretary Of War Garrison. cor

Secretary of War Garrison, COM
meating on Col. 2oosevelt'e eIgges.
ton that II he wished to prevent him
making indiscreet speeches he had
better keep track Of his speaking
dates and head him of to save him
from himself, says it reminds him OF
the Maine farmer, who was on his
way to the railroad station one morn /.
ing when he met a friend. "Where
you going?" said the friend. He re-
piled: "rm goin' down to Bangor to
get drunk-and, great Lord! how
do dread i'll" Which goes to show
that while Secretary Garrison knows
very little about Maine farmers, he
certainly knows something about the
preparedness of the nation - es-
pecially Bangor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08
NORTH ELLSWORTH.

Miss Florence Beal, Of Bangor, is the
guest Of Mrs. Frank N. Moore.
Chester A. Maddocks, vile and Harriet
Frost have returned to Braintrse, Mass.
Mrs. Cora Waterhouse, Of Ksnnebunk,
and her mother, Mrs. Ethel Haynes, Of
Ellsworth, spent Monday with her gland
mother, Mrs. Hannah Maddocks.
Memorial services for deceased members
OF Nicolin grange will Be conducted ct the
chapel ct 2.O Sunday, Sept. IL. A good
attendance OF members il hoped for.
Mr.. Dewitt and family, Of Brewer,
came Last week and opened the Mary
Moore house. Mr. Dewitt will leave
shortly for the Canadian northwest, while
Mrs. Dewitt and family viii remain here.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
learn that there 10 at least one dreaded dis
its stages, and that IL CAtarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being .
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure 10
taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood And mucous surfaces Of the System,
thereby destroying the foundation Of the
disease, and giving the patient strength By
building mp the Constitution and assisting
nature In doing its work. TIE proprietors
have 20 much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that It fails TO cure. Send for list Of
testimonials.
Address: r.. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold BY Druggists, 7tc.
Take Halps Family Pills for constipation
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08

The passenger steamship Hesperian
was sunk Saturday evening on the
Irish coast, with the loss, according
to last reports, OF twenty-six lives,
including one American. Details are
lacking as to whether the steamer
struck mine or was torpedoed by .
German submarine. Early reports In
timated that the steamer carried a
mounted gun. There is no disposition
in this country to discredit the good
faith of the Germans in the absence
of complete information.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08

Photo by National Child Labor Committee
THE PRODUCT OF THE CRIME FACTORY. :
have failed to reveal single night
messenger whose work had not brought
him into personal contact with vice.
The chances of promotion in the
messenger service were summed up by
one boy as follows: Nothing to it un.
less you are the right kind of guy
You can get to be check boy or a file
clerk after being III the service a year
or two II you stick to 1t, but ordinarily
nobody wants To stick. 49, There Is
nothing to do when we're not on calls
You can go into the Office and sit down
and loaf. or you can go outside and
stand up and loaf. In our Office the
manager never cared what became of
you as long as you were within calling
distance"
The attitude Of other employers to
ward the boy who has worked as 4
messenger was brought out last winter
by Miss Anne Davis Of Chicago at q
hearing on the proposed Illinois child
labor law, which included a twenty
one year limit for night messengers
employers tell me-" said Miss Davis
"they always specify that boy shall
not have worked as a messenger whea
they employ him"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08
SOUTH HANCOCK.

Mrs. 7. J. Hodgkins will leave for her
home in Chicago Thursday.
Miss Blanche Reed, Of Portland, was q
recent guest ct C. 8. Colwell's.
Mrs. L. P. Cole, Of Prospect Harbor, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. q. B. ColweIl.
Mrs. G. r. Wooster and children have
returned to their home at Everett, Mass.
Miss Charlotte Wooster, who has spent
several months with Ter uncle, p. @.
Wooster, ct Pasadena, CAL, left there
Aug. 81 for San Francisco, where she ex-
pected to spend few days At the Panama
exposition, before leaving for Boston. She
is due in Boston Sept. IA, and will visit
friends there few weeks before return
ing to Hancock.
Sept. 6. w.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08
This weeks edition of Tho
American Is 2.4OO copies.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER s. 1915.
From both German and Enelisl

From both German and English
sources comes the report that the
German submarine that sank the
Arabic was itself sunk day or two
later. One report states that the
crew Of the submarine was drowned;
another that they are prisoners. II the
crew has been drowned, the story Of
submarine commanders mistake (?l
may never be told.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08

The State highway commission Is
getting after the wayside advertisers. 1t
has instructed resident engineers, in
spectors and patrolmen to remove all such
signs from guard rails along State high
ways. In one place $50 advertising signs
were removed from 1,3oo feet Of railing.
The commission is also trying to dis
courage the use of fences and trees along
the highways for advertising purposes,
urging the municipal authorities to forbid
the same,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08
At the Biiou.

The bill at the Bijou for this week in
cludes several special features. Tonight
Francis x. Bushman and Beverly Baynea
appear in 'sThe Ambition Of Baron.
Saturdays feature is Charles Goddard's
splendid picture, 1.-THE Goddess" with
Anita Stewart and Earle Williams in the
leading parts.
Tuesday Of next week the five-reel pic
ture play, my Omcial Wife," will be
presented, with Anita Stewart in the
leading role.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08
Eden Fair Opens To-Day

The annual fair Of the Eden agricultural
society opens to-day. An attractive list
OF purses and premiums il offered. The
races for to-day are three minute trot, .
farmsrs' race and peg race. Tomorrow
there will be . free-for-al, $50 class
and colt race.
The farmers Of the section will make Z
fns showing Of produce, in spite Of the
fsct that this bas been hard summer for
crops.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08

The government coaling station 1t East
Lamoine is being repaired. The work
is merely In the nature OF up-keep work,
the iron work being scraped and painted.
Some day, in the national plan OF defense
now demanded, ths coaling station at
Lamoine may again be used.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-08
The Bonsey Family.

The founders Of the Bonsey families in
Ellsworth were descended from Peter or
Abel Bonsey, Hessian prisoner of war,
who settled At Oxford, Mass, before
March, 1850, and later moved to Ward,
Mass. Two Of his large family Of sons
and daughters settled in Ellsworth -
Samuel, born March IS, 1873, and Charles,
born Aug. Is, 1791.