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, 1915-10-13
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
COUNCIL
urOHR 81. GEROEN.
(Coatinued from 1ris No. SD

lat Member for FredeEiksted Town (C0m-
5eyl: Mr.. Chairman, l have introduced TINS
,nItrpellation TO tie Government for the
,url4 Sc Of getting some infol mation as to
the mpontmput If Il Goctor III place OF the
late lnnuphyAicus, and also to find ont, II
when n Lmndphysicus is appointed. II ne
ulll have the same privilege as h $ plede-
c,ssor, of being quarantine doctor tur the
two ports of ,he Island.
For many years there have been only 3
doctors in the Island, VIII CHI has often been
complained of, but NOW We have only :, and
the Government does not think 1t necessary
10 appoint a doctor even temporarily. HE
health Of a community should be a matter,
uhich foremost OF all, had the interest and
protection OF every good Government, but
iele we are in his Island with a populnt on
OF $4,000 people, and only , doctors. II az
t,jdeuIc should occur how could two doe
tur, manage 1t seemed like counting disa~-
ter of such "a Kind, to be satisfied with
fhe existing conditions, and 10 efforts has
been made BY Government TO get another
doctor gibce the death Of the late Landphy-
seq.
1t was very hard on a community IN many
ways to have only one doctor, and it eutail-
ell on many IN the community not DULY a
great deal of unnece sary suffering and
}ain, but also much inconvenience and an
~uoyance. Take for an instance he follow
ing cases. He did not know how il was IN
Cnrisriansted, but in FredelIksted The hour
fol public free consultations at the hospital
Was from, say, 8 to 10 or from 10 TO II
o'clock. A servant, h"stler or groom, would
ask permission o. his or her employer TO go
to consult the doctor, permission being Oh
famed. the servant would perhaps be absent
the whole OF the forenoon, lelmnin2 about
nIdd;y !. only 10 say that after waiting many
hours he was tod that the doctor would
lot ctm that day as he was occupied with
IL urgent case IL lLe Ceuntll.
, 1915-10-13
BEKENDTGORELSE

~ET bekendtgores herved, at Distr'kfs.
~ iordemodpr 3 Distrikt n. JACOBS
under Di.triktsjo,demoler Nc. 9y@-
dom til,g4 vii udf6re rjpnesten OIstfkt'
% at Observation-Disclosures / . DlstmNt =
WILLIAMS snmme lid vi udfore Jele-
strn paa folsende Plant@@er ! > D,S'rlN.
Calle. Golden Grove, N"grobay, Betty >
Hone. Coopers Bay, Envy, Paradise, A''en-
1ure. Fouutaiu, River. Upper Love. Lo"rr
1.a1e OK jealousy.
ttuveruemeut~ Sekretarlafet p. O'"LN'
.4eu 5 06toOer 1913
uctq.
, 1915-10-13

wT is hereby brought to public notice thot
4 ,istrict-luidwife Mrs. NJ. JACOBS of 3rd
1ist,;ct will during the sickness of district
midwife Ms, Nc. GEE, also talk charge of
+he 4I dis,rict, and that Observation-Disclosures
Miss G. Wilkins of 5lh district. during
fine same period, will take charge OF the fol-
}o,y;n~ e. ates in 9th district: Castle, Golden
Grove, Negro Bay. Betty's Hope, coope,'s
R,y Envy. Paradise, Adventure, Fountain,
River, Upper Love, Lower Love ana Je@-
Government seoretary's Office. St. Croix,
WILL JACOBSEN,
dctg.
, 1915-10-13

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AMENDMENTS
TO the Draft of rules ana conditions for
granting Burenu-Loms introduced hy Gov
ernment, proposed by the undersigned mem
bers of the Colonial Council.
--
nd s the last sentence TO be struck ont.
ad 2 : he last section to be srruck out
ud s. the last section to- be struck ont.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-11-17
WEST SULLIVAN.

W G0A OIL AN
Marcus Cleaves was in Bar Harbor Fri
day.
Arthur Smith, wife and son were guests
OF {. E. dickens and wife Sunday,
Miss Ida Chapman, OF Milbridge, is en-
ployed at the home OF A. P. Havey.
Earl Gordon has returned from sea-
sons employment at Prospect Harbor.
Floyd Ober is employed at North Haven
and Mrs. ODER is visiting relatives in
Surry.
c. e. Southland, of Seal Harbor, was q
guest at the home Of Oscar Hysom thii
week.
Mrs. Joan Sargent, OF South Goulds-
boro, is guest OF her daughter, Mrs. G
F. Hooper.
Rev. r. n. Moyle will attend meetings
in Bucksport and Newport this week
while Mrs. Moyle visits her sister al
South Orrington.
The Golden Rule society is preparing fol
fair to be held at K. OF P. hall Dec. 8
when useful and fancy articles will be OF
sale. also ice-cream and home made
candy. parcel-post booth will be an
other feature.
Nov. 10. NJ.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-11-17
FRANKLIN.

Mr.. Lerch, OF Easton, Pa, has q car load
of Christmas trees ready to ship.
Mrs. Lucretia Downing, OF Sullivan, was
in town last week visiting her sisters.
Mrs. Lizzie West Waterman, OF Bar
Harbor, was calling on friends in town last
week.
F. II. Macomber and son motored from
Seal Harbor Saturday, calling on friends
here.
Mrs. L. w. Biaisdeu is confined to her
home with rheumatism and bronchial
trouble.
Dallas Tracy was called away the
greater part Of last week from the grain
store by the critical illness Of his wife.
Rev. c. A. Purdy supplied the pulpit
Sunday in Pastor Dunham's absence.
The evening service included some inter-
esting features.
The grangers have their new hall
practically completed, and held success
full opening last Wednesday, with sale
in the afternoon and supper ana enter
tainment in the evening.
Nov. 16. l.
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end with his parents, o. b. Leland and
wife.
James Jordan, of Otis, was in town last
week on business.
Mrs. Efie Reed is spending few weeks
with her parents, J. L Hodgkins aud wife.
Mrs. Minnie Allen and son Durreil, OF
Bar Haroor, visited relatives here recently.
William Richards visited his sister, Mrs.
Alonzo Higgins, at Indian Point recently.
Miss NJ. VI. Leland spent last week with
her sister, Mira. John Mitchell. in Bar
Harbor.
Mrs. z. E. Leland and son Harlan, who
have been visiting in Steuben two weeks,
are home.
Granville Higgins and Warren Rowe, Of
Bangor, were guests OF II. NJ. Jellison
a few days last week.
Nov. 13. V.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-11-17
COUNTY Ne w :
WEST FRANKLIN.


E. J. Rollins recently purchased valu-
BILE COW of Mrs. Martie Smith.
Mrs. John Dyer and daughter are visit
ing relatives in Bangor.
Harry Harrison visited his brother
Chauncey in Bangor last week.
Alden Ryder came home from Bar Har-
Dor Saturday for two weeks vacation.
seorge s. Harrison is loading car with
pulp wood for the Eastern Pulp Wood Co.
Fred Mckenzie, who recently moved to
Bangor, is an attendant at the insane
asylum.
Eugene 8. Coombs was in Ellsworth
Monday and Tuesday of last week. having
repairs done on his automobile
James Clark has had good success in
trapping of late, among his catches being
one of the largest mink skins seen here in
recent years.
Harvey Remission, of Boston, ID spend
ing his vacation with his aunt, Mrs.
Charles E. Smith.
Maynard Hodgkins, who has been away
several months painting at lamoine coal
ing station and Bar Harbor, is home.
c. Il. and Thomas Macomber will oper-
ate the Macomber mill at Eastbrook this
winter.
Harry Goodwin recently returned from
q trip to Eastbrook and Waltham, calling
on friends and hunting.
E. E. Coombs is loading the schooner
Eliza LevenseIIer with curb stone for the
BlaisdelIs.
DR.. s. s. DeBeck and wife motored to
orono Saturday to visit their daughters,
who are students at the U. OF M.
p w. DeBeck and wife are receiving
congratulations on the birth OF a son,
born Nov. 10.
Mrs. Vernon Smith, OF Boston, is visit
ing her parents, John w. Hardison and
wife.
Mrs. Augusta Cousins. OF Beechland, is
Springer.
Gerald Coombs, wife and young son
spent the weekend with Harry Clark and
wife at Beechland.
Mrs. Waterhouse, who is visiting hel
brother, F. w. West, at Egypt, and Mr.
and Mrs. W. r. Jordan were guests Sat.
urday of Mrs. J. N. Clark.
While the owner was absent from homs
Friday, some one entered the residence o.
W. B. Clark and rsnsacked the place ant
departed with more or less valuables
A young man answering to the descrip-
tion Of the one seen around there wal
Offering telegraph machine about towr
ut . suspiciously low price.
Nov. 15. ECHO.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-11-17

Il want to Gee your beauty editor"
said the caller at the sanctum OF a popu-
lar magazine. "Are you following her
advice?" II am" ''Got confidence in itf''
~ have" ''Then you don't want to see
her."
''Goodness, little boy!" exclaimed the
kindly old gentleman to the weeping
youth. .What on earth is the matter?'
81 had a turrible accident" bawled the
boy. "Gracious! What was it?' 81 met
pop when was aplayin' hockey"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-11-17
Accurate Information.

I'VE had about the centurion In our
Bible class today. What's a centurion.
popT'
"A centurion. my son. Is a man who
has lived to be hundred years old
I'm glad you take after me and like to
know hings."-Baltimore American.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-11-17
Warned.

May-Maud. dear. did you know that
the last legislature passed law pun
ishing kidnapping very severely Maud
No. But what Of it? MAXWELL. II
you aren't careful Cholly Softleigh's
relatives may cause you trouble
Pittsburgh Press
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-11-17
BLUEHILl4-

Mrs. A. F. To~nsend is visiting in Bos-
ton.
Basil Barrett, U. Of M. ls, spent the
weekend at home.
Mrs. Sarah Davis has returned from q
short visit in Bangor.
DIR. E. Z. Barrett and wife will leave for
Boston Nov. IS, for two weeks visit.
Mrs. Carrie Hinckiey and aon Gale are
in Binghamton, n. Y, for q visit with
Harold Hinckley.
There will be a ball in the town hall on
Thanksgiving eve, Nov. "a. Music by
Clark's orchestra, OF four pieces.
Miss NJ. A. Clark, of Ellsworth, has pre-
sented the Bluehiil village improvement
association with $50 tulip bulbs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-11-17
A Long Drink.

Extract from a sentimental letter:
Last night sat in gondola on Ven
Ices grand canal. drinking it all in.
and life never seemed so full before
London Mail.
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ENTERTAINMENT COURSE.


The entertainment committee OF the
ladies' social library announces course
OF four entertainments for the coming
winter.
The first date is December IA, when Ed
ward Il. Frye, monologist, will give
"David Harum".
The entertainment on January 20 is by
Miss Grace Sage, who will present "Peg
o. My Heart.
February q, drama will Be given by
local talent.
March q the Dorva- DeLeon company
will give the closing entertainment Of the
course, Q concert.
Everything will be done to make this
course OF entertainments q successful one.
Nov. Is. H.
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culp.
Il didn't expect you.' she faltered.
Il had to come" said Ira seriously.
I've had great blow. Freda.''
Tell me about it," she said quickly
i've lost the pearl" he said bluntly.
'Oh, I'm so sorry" she cried.
His heart throbbed faster as he felt
her grasp tighten ON his arm.
"Of course | haven't got much saved
up, he confessed. Il thought some
day I'd buy chicken farm, but I
couldn't just now. and it's only fair to
YOU. to say that all I've got In the world
Is $1,000 in the bank That is not
much to offer you"
You forget yourself, Ira" she whis-
pered. You count for something
You mean it. Freda r he gasped.
But there won't be any farm. yeti
I'VE can take little fiat, and we
can save. I'm famous housekeeper."
she laughed, land We can be together"
"Yesr he said.
Unless you'd rather-notm she said
doubtfully.
"Oh. my dear"-he gripped her hand
tightly-"I'm the happiest man in the
world. Let us go and pick ont the
ring. Would you rather have little
diamond Or
only a pearl viii satisfy me- she
said firmly. 1T was that blessed pearl
which brought us together"
Although Ira never recovered the lost
pearl he declares that he possesses a
matchless jewel in his little wife.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-11-17
EDEN.

Ralph Robbins was in Bangor last week.
George Huntley has gone to knoxville
hunting.
Roland Leland and wife spent the week
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-11-17

II we desire the flowers of paradise
w~ must SOW the seeds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10

nearest point where they can obtain
work of the kind they seek"
Commissioner Caminetti said the plan
was the product of months of labor over
details Already. he said, 1t has been
tried out in small way and the results
had been most satisfactory. After the
fire at Salem, Mass. last June when
out of employment, the labor department
succeeded in finding work for many of
them.
BY a coincidence, he said. Secretary
Wilson of the department of labor APP
proved only yesterday. the date of the
Presidents speech, the final report to
him by Mr.. Caminetti announcing COM
pletion of the plans. In this report Com
missioner Camnetti said:
II am please to report that the plan of
organization for furnishing laborers to
farmers and other employers now is com
plete and ready for operation throughout
the United States. The officers at their
respective stations have been instructed
in the methods that have been in use
under the auspices of the division of in
formation in the work of distribution
hitherto in force.
Mr.. David F. Houston, Secretary of
Agriculture, yesterday addressed letter
to all officers of that department to CO.
operate in the scheme for the employ
ment and distribution of laborers in the
United States. He said that future gem
eral instructions would be printed in the
weekly news letter of the department.
1.-THE employees of the department of
agriculture are requested to report the
necessity for workers in the locality where
they reside and also to notify farmers
OF the scheme. Application blanks de-
livered to them are to be returned to the
postmaster of the nearest Office
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
WILL BE PUT IN OPERATION

Washington, January "a national en-
ton of the United States will be put in
operation by the labor department next
week. 1t will be operated along the lines
of President Wilson's suggestion in MS
indianapolis speech for "a systematic
method of helping the workingmen of
America
Preliminary work for the bureau has
been completed it was announced to-
night by Commissioner Caminetti of the
immigration bureau and instructions sent
to postmasters and rural mail carriers
throughout the country and to nearly
100000 field agents Of the agriculture de-
partment who will cooperate with the
labor department in bringing the jobless
man and the manless job together. Agents
of the immigration bureau also will aid
in the huge task and blanks and re-
ports for their use already have been
printed and will be forwarded without
delay
The general plan was outlined by Mr..
Caminetti as follows
Notices will be posted in all postof-
fices announcing that applications for
work or workers will be received by the
postmaster who will be supplied with
forms to be filled out and forwarded
to the labor department agent in charge
of the zone in which the office is located.
The distribution branch of the immigra-
ton service will handle that part of the
work and to 1t also will go reports or
the agriculture department agents as to
sections where laborers are needed Ap-
plicants will then be informed of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
TABLE D'HOTE AT
NEWSPAPER CLUB

Secretary W. A. Cameron last night
announced the following menu and
music programme for the regular Sun
day evening table d'hote dinner at the
Newspaper club tonight:
Fresh Lobster Cocktail
Boston Clam Chowder
Radish Celery Olives
Broiled Spanish Mackerel
Clipped Potatoes
Roast Indian Runner Duck, Apple
Sauce
Cauliflower Hollandaise Stuffed Carrots
Chicken Salad, Cream Dressing
Chocolate Ice Cream Deviled Fruit Cake
Boston Cream Pie
Roquefort Cheese Toasted Crackers
Demi Tasse
Music programme, Newspaper club
orchestra. Miss Lenore Robinson, di-
rector.
Kaiser Frederick ............ Fri Oman
southern Roses. ............. Strauss
1 Hear You Calling Me. Marshall
Miss Kelly
La Traviata (Selection) ....-.... Verdi
In the Hills of Old Kentucky. johnson
Quake tIa IaO) beTeHy
Miss Kelly
Entire Acte Gavotte. .Gillet
Largo ................ Handel
Nothin' But Love. Carrie Jacobs Bond
Miss Kelly
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Glider
Spanish dance .......... .Moszkows Ski
(a) The Garden Gate Was Open.
90 Popular requests
Miss Kelly
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
CONTEMPT CASE IS
CONTINUED A WEEK
Mayor and Marshal of Quin-
ton Will Answer Next
Saturday

The hearing of the contempt pro-
ceedings instituted in the criminal court
against Mayor Ira Rowe and Town
Marshal c. e. Quinn of Quinton. was
continue yesterday until next Satur.
cay by Judge w. E. Fort. who took the
pleacings under Amusement. r. d,
Coffman, attorney for the defendants.
insisted that the allegations set out in
the bill of complaint were not stuff
cient. He raised several other technical
objections.
Counsel for the state took issue with
the attorney for the defendant and took
the position that in a contempt pro-
ceeding the defendant was not entitled
to be represented by counsel and cited
supreme court decision to bear out
the stases contention. Judge Fort
passed the case until next Saturday.
The contempt proceedings were in.
stituted at the instance of Solicitor
Hugo l.. Black, who in his bill Of com.
plant charged that the defendants con-
" number of charges were pending In
the criminal court of Jefferson county
for alleged violations of the revenue
law in that the defendants, who were
mayor and town marshal of Flat
Creek, caused trial to be had of the
said Gibson at Flat Creek for the pur-
pose that he might enter plea of
former jeopardy when brought to trial
in the criminal court.
The defendants deny all the al1ega-
lions set out by the solicitor in his bill
of complaint
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
SELMA

Selma, January Especial. )-Ernest l..
Morris, employed in the local freight of
flee of the Western Railway of Alabama
was run over and instantly killed by a
switch engine In the eastern part of the
city last Friday night. The body was
badly mutiated.
According to all information obtainable,
Mr.. Morris was walking along the tracks
of the Western Railway of Alabama and
appeared to be watching Southern rail-
way switch engine ahead of him. While
! looking at the Southern railway engine
the engine which had brought in the night
train from Montgomery over the Western
Railway of Alabama, backed up on him
and ran over him. Besides his mother
| the young man leaves sister and brother
to mourn his death.
The annual convention of the Ala bama
Live Stock association will convene in
Selma on January 26 and q. The indica-
tons are the coming sessions of the as
ISOLATION will be most important ones,
and 1t Is expected they will be attended
by large number of citizens from all
parts of the state who are interested in
the animal industry.
A large number of residents of Selma
and central Alabama will leave here
| Monday week for Montgomery to attend
the inauguration of Governor-elect Hen
derson. A special train from Selma to
Montgomery will be operated by the
Western Railway of Alabama.
H. c. Armstrong, chairman of the local
committee having in charge the arrang-
ing of loans on cotton under the Wade
plan for the Selma territory, says that not
an application has been filed with him.
According to Mr.. Armstrong the indica-
lions are that no loans will be made in this
section.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
GADsnEN

Gadsden. January 9.--(Special )--Infor-
nation reaching here of large number
of cases of black smallpox in Chatta-
nooga. coupled with the fact that Rome,
Ca, has put up quarantine against that
city, has caused discussion Of similar &C.
ton being taken here. Private reports re.
ceived today indicate that the situation
Is we'll in hand in Chattanooga, and that
a rigid quarantine is being kept but Gads-
den officials will watch the progress OF
the fight on the disease closely.
The Rev. William NJ. Medley Of Law
renceburg, Tenn, has accepted the call
to the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
Officials Of four roads entering the
Gadsden district have been here this
week, although the significance Of their
visits could not be learned Auditors of
the Louisville and Nashville the Nash
Vile. Chattanooga and St Louis, the
Southern and the Alabama Great Southern
were In Alfalfa during the week. but It is
believed they were making a periodical
audit. General Manager Baker and Su-
perintendent Edwards Of the Alabama
Great Southern and Superintendent Tuck
er, Superintendent Templeton and r. +.
Sanders, train rules examiner. and Charles
Grant, general inspector of the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis, were Wis
itors during the week.
Improvement in cotton prices has slim
ulated the selling movement to some ex-
tent. but bad roads have prevented large
deliveries. 1t Is estimated that about 5000
bales are being held In Etowah county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
JAFFE LOSES 5000
TO PICKPOCKET
Suspects Polite Young Men Who
Bumped Into Him and Then
ApOlOgized

b. Jaffe, we'll known junk dealer, had
his pocket picked of 500 about noon yes
terday, while walking from the bank to
the postoffice. Mr.. Jaffe suspects that he
was "frlsked' while entering the post
office, where several well dressed young
men bumped into him, and then DELAYED
him with profuse apologies. After the
scene, Mr.. Jaffe missed his $500 and he
suspects the polite fellows.
At police headquarters II was stated
that professional pickpockets who have
formed the habit of lettering about the
lcbbies of banks saw Mr.. Jaffe draw out
the $500 and followed him. In going in
the postoffice the pickpockets crowded
the Junk dealer and got his leather" The
polite apologies, 1t was stated. came from
confederates Of the pickpocket who made
good his escape.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
GAFFNEY HAS
NARROW ESCAPE

Macon, Ga, January 9.-James p.
Gaffney, president of the Boston Ma
tional league baseball club, had a mar
row escape from drowning today in a
quicksand bog on George Stallings'
plantation near Haddocks, Ga. He was
rescued by George Whitfield, Boston
player. and New York newspaper man
who were his companions on a quail
hunt. Gaffney was crossing the bog
on fallen tree and his foot slipped,
throwing him into the water
President Gaffney, in thanking his
rescuers, is said to have offered Whitfield
a contract with an increased salary.
Whitfield said he would sign before re-
turning to his home in Durham. N. c.