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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
BORN.

FOWLER-At Brooksvllle, Aug 30, to Mr. and
May
GATCOMB-At Hancock, Aug 81, to Mr. and
Mrs Dewey Gatcomb, daughter.
GROSS-At Bucksport, Sept 1, to Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Gross, son.
HILLGROVE-At Franklin, Sept 2, to Mr. and
Mrs l. R Hillgrove, a son.
JUDKINS-At Stonington, Aug IA, to Mr. and
Mrs Frank Judkins, a son.
LEACH-At Penobscot, Sept 2, to Mr. and Mrs
Pearl G Leach, daughter.
SEEKINS-At Stonington, Aug 81, to Mr. and
Mrs Ralph E. Seekins, a son.
SNOW AT Bucksport, Aug 81. to Mr. and Mrs
Haskell d Snow. a son.
WILBUR-At Eastbrook, Aug Is, to Mr. and
Mrs Jasper A Wilbur, a son.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
NATIONAL ROAD CONGRESS.
A. A. A. Chairman Says Time Is Ripe
For Meet at Washington.


"Unquesuonabiy the time has arrived
tor great national road congress to
be held once Il year In the national
capital under federal government oil
rection." asserts George c. Diehl. chair
man Of the good roads board of the
American Automobile association.
This gathering In Washington
would be under the auspices of the
United States office Of public roads and
rural engineering of the department of
agriculture, and the event could be
made comprehensive In It's scope.
There could be complete exhibit or
road machinery and road materials:
there could be sample construction OF
various kinds Of highways; road
schools could be conducted for state
county and town engineers, and va
rous technical phases of the work
could be set forth by trained experts.
Then there would come the inter
related phases of road travel and road
transportation. Undoubtedly the de-
partment of the interior. because Of its
national parks, would set forth the
scenic attractions which are under gov
eminent supervision. Various states
would be given opportunity Of adver-
Using their attractions. All around
an assemblage could be brought about
which would prove exceedingly enec-
tive"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
RAPID FIRING GUNS.
Hurting . Tornado Of Death Into the
Ranks of the Enemy.

Hurting q Tornado Of Death Into the
Ranks Of the Enemy.
Since the introduction Of the modern
quick firing gun and the perfection Of
...time" shrapnei and high explosive
shells new and scientific methods of
rapid firing have been developed. When
q rapid and overwhelming fire Is
wanted, the range is found, and the
ground within the limits Of the pre-
scribed area is swept from end to end
with tornado of fire.
In the French army this Is called
rafale Ia squat or gust. 1t is series
Of eight rounds per gun, each two
rounds being laid to burst 100 yards
farther than the last, thus sweeping
an area of say 400 yards with rain
Of shrapnel or a devastating series Of
high explosive shells. Sweeping" fire
is series Of three rounds per gun, one
In the original line, one to the right
and one to the left. This is also, and
significantly, called moving" A fur
Their combination is called search and
sweep"
Time was when the commander Of a
battery stood near his guns and shout
ed commands to his gunners. Today
the artillery officer may be two or
three miles away directing operations
by telephone from an observation post
in view of the enemy's works. The
observatory may be ruined house, a
tree trunk, shell crater or haystack,
and from this point he observes the
accuracy of the fire of his battery and
telephones instructions to the gunners
in the rear, altering the range when
necessary and communicating any en-
envy movements, so that the shells soon
find a new mark.
instruments Of precision and careful
calculations are Of course necessary to
fight a battery in this manner, many
allowances having to be made for the
difference in height, distance and angle
between the battery commander and
the guns under his charge
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
TWINS AND A WEDDING.
Simple Method of Solving a Matri-
moniaI Problem.

moniaI Problem.
The late Colonel Anstruther Thorn
son in his Eighty Years Reminis-
cences'' tells the story Of remarkable
marriage
OF the many quaint Characters
whom Colonel Anstruther Thomson
met In the hunting field none captivate
the imagination like the brothers Lea
mon of Ivybridge-"two thin, delicate
looking old men, twin brothers, sew
enty-two years old, with white hair,
very gentle and courteous In manner,
red cutaway coats, white cords, black
boots, caps and gloves; most respect
able and nothing slangy about them;
they are so alike you can hardly tell
them apart"
When past sixty years of age one
night after hunting one of them said
to the other:
II have been thinking neither Of us
can have much longer to live in this
world, and it will be terrible thing
for the survivor to have to remain here
alone. Don't you think one of us ought
to marry?"
"Yes." was the reply. II have
thought so for a long time"
well, do you know of any lady?"
YES: l do. Is there any one you
fancy?'
On comparing notes 1t appeared they
had both selected the same woman,
the manageress of the hotel at Oke-
hampton.
"Wellp said one, 1--WE have lived to-
gether all these years without a wry
word, and it's pity We should fall out
at our time of life"
So they tossed UP which should mar
ry her. The winner rode down to Oke-
hampton next morning and was ac-
cepted. All three lived together, and
the wife nursed both brothers in their
last illness and was left their money.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
County 8. s. Convention.

The Hancock County Sunday school
convention this year will be on new
plan-a peripatetic, or travelling conven-
ton. 1t will open at Sargentville Sept. II,
and continue at Surry, Hancock and Bar
Harbor in order on the following days.
The campaign to put Hancock county in
the front line in Sunday school work this
year is being pushed. One important
work is in teacher training, which has
been started in five schools in this county
this year.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
WANING OF THE HORSE.
Dr.. Rowe Predicts Its Practical Disap-
pearance From Roads In Ten Years.

Another ten years will see national
road systems covering every section of
the Countrywide greatest practical
step in the direction Of preparedness
that could be made" says DR.. II. NJ
Rowe, the newly elected president of
the American Automobile association.
ain decade we shall begin to have
separate roads for freight traffic and
passenger traffic, and the horse and
mule will have practically disappeared.
Our present highways will be greatly
multiplied and largely increased in
width and improved in quality. No
other country on the face of the earth
can make such good and profitable use
of good roads as the United States Of
America We will eventually excel in
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
The Three Scutaris.

There are three places named Scutari
-one in Albania, one opposite to Con-
stantinople and one In southern Greece
1t is curious that each name comes
from a different original form. The
Greek Scutari Is otherwise Scatari, the
Albanian one is the Illyrian Scodra,
and the Asiatic one Is the Turkish U.s.
kudar. This last means a courier
carrying royal orders from station to
station and commentaries the fact
that this place, the ancient Chrysopo
lis or City Of Gold was the starting
point of the Asiatic couriers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
Deer Isle Sunday Sch ools.

Last winter announcement was made OF
a competition between the Sunday schools
Of Deer Isle, for Sunday schoo! work. A
handsome cup, donated by friend, was
the trophy to be awarded, to become the
permanent property of the school winning
It three years in succession.
At the convention held at Deer Isle Aug.
IS, Mrs. o. ]. Guptill exhibited the work
OF the elementary department OF the first
Congregational church which was
awarded the cup, in competition with a
splendid exhibit from the Sunset church
and very creditable exhibit from West
Stonington. Mr.. Weir, the State secre-
tary, in awarding the cup, said that he
had not seen such another exhibit, and he
did not believe another school in the State
could put on betterone.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06

RIGHT AND WRONG WAY.

+ The right way to build roads ia :,
r to build them SO good that they !
+ last. =
= lie wrong way is to build j
= them apparently good and waste /
= money In constant repair. !
= The right way produces a road !,
r which Is always fit for service. :,
= The wrong way not only re- 1
+ quires constant expenditure for i
+ upkeep. but gives road that is j
+ not fit for use for long period i
+ previous to the actual making of i
:. repairs. :,
+ Roads built the right way re- :,
+ quire small cost for maintenance i
4 and permit the use of funds for :,
+ new work. :.
+ Maintenance, the heaviest ex- I
+ pense with the wrong kind Of i
+ road. has been built into the :.
+ road. :,
+ Roads built the wrong way 4
+ quickly reach point where all 1
+ available funds for road work 1
+ are constantly needed for main 1
+ tenance and repairs. !
+ The right way makes the road 1
+ tax productive. 1t satisfies those !
+ who pay and those who use. !
+ The wrong way antagonizes !
+ both. !
+ 4
4. + 4. i. X i. i. i. i. i. i. /. i. i. i. i. 4. j
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
How He Got the Moon.

John Henry Maedler, the astronomer,
whose favorite study was the moon,
having learned that Frau White, the
wife Of the state councillor, owned
wonderful model Of his pet luminary,
spent years trying to gain possession
Of it. As her husband was living, he
could not marry the owner Of the mod
ell, so he married her daughter, and at
the death Of his mother-in-law the COW
eted moon became his.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
Short Line Connection to the
Pacific Coast.
ENTERS THE YELLOWSTONE.
The Roadway 10 Termed the Salt Lake.
Yellowstone Highway and Connects
With the Lincoln Highway, Midland
Trail and Pixies Route to the Pacific
coast-Buit on Water Grade.


cd the Salt Lake Yellowstone highway.
between the Lincoln highway, Midland
trail and Pixies route to the Pacific
coast at Salt Lake City and Ogden,
Utah, the Yellowstone National park
and all points In northwestern United
States. is now open to auto traffic.
The highway is built on a water
grade and passes between the Wasatch
range and the Great Salt lake In Utah.
uortherly through the Cache, Malad
and Bear lake valleys in Idaho, to
Pocatello. Ida. The Idaho-Pacific or
Oregon trail branches at this point
uorthweSterly through the watershed
of the Snake and Columbia rivers to
spokane, Seattle and coast points.
From Pocatello north to Yellowstone
Dark the highway traverses the upper
Snake river valley on the same water
grade over the Captain Bonneville trail
to point near the western border of
the park and then skirts the park to
the western entrance at Yellowstone.
Mont
Approximately S5,000,0o0 has been
spent in the construction of the high
way. A larger number of small road
associations have been working for the
past eight years toward its compile
ton. Several years ago it has desig
mated a part of a joint system of state
highways by the highway commissions
of Utah and Idaho and the major part
of the construction work achieved with
state and county aid. Early in 1916
these smaller organizations met with
the county commissioners along the
route and the two state highway com
missions aud formed the Utah-1daho
Yellowstone Highway association for
the state purpose of completing few
unfinished sections, doing general re-
pair work, shortening the route in sew
eral localities, making the highway
from - Great Salt lake to Yellow
stone park ..:4.tt class AID continuous
for use this year and maintaining and
patrollins it throughout the season.
The salt Lake yellowstone highway
not only furnishes IN outlet for park
bound traffic Of the Lincoln highway.
Pixies peak route and Midland trail
from California and eastern United
States at Salt Lake and O.,>.Sa All -.
traffic of tie nUr.ae.a ~. .s.to tx.
park and cut of the iellavssone en-
trance bound Tor lie s.2ss. ~,
branching at Pocatello. lda.J and Call
fornia and eastern points via Ogden
and Salt Lake, but 1t Is the only d.
rect north and south connection be-
tween these central western and north
ern routes in the Rocky mountain re-
gion.
All Of the beautiful scenic mountain
Gus sections OF Utah and Idaho lying
contiguous to the Yellowstone National
park are reached by this main highway
and auxiliaries.
1t also serves as the main trunk high
way and basis Of a general scheme OF
connecting county road systems In the
seventeen counties of the two states
along the route.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
A Roomarana.

That bad roads constitute a strong
argument for good roads is illustrated
by the following item from the Mound
City (Kan.) Sentinel: &C. A. Sites OF
Farlinville, in Linn county, Kan, call
ca mass meeting Of those opposed
TO rock roads. and only sixteen at
tended. In a published statement why
tne crowd was SO small Mr.. Sites
stated that 1t was ON account Of the
rain and bad roads,"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
MARRIED..

DEWITT-FERNALD-A Bangor, Aug 81, by
Rev Edwin G Brown, Miss Evelyn G Dewitt
to Percy L Fernald, both of Ellsworth.
M'INTOSH-BRAGDON Ellsworth, Aug
26, by Rev Henry w Conley, Mrs Maria G
Mcintosh to Augustus lBragdon, both
of Ellsworth.
SAUNDEkS-GRAY-At Bucksport, Sept Q,
by Rev William Forsyth, Miss Isadore Aus
tin Saunders to Linwood H Gray, both Of
Orland.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
A bad Summer for Children.

There has been an unusual amount of sick
ness among children everywhere this sum-
mer. Extra precautions should be taken to
Keep the bowels open and liver active. Foley
physic; cause no pain, nausea or gripping,
Relieve indigestion, sick headache, bilious
ness, sour stomach, bad bartholomew Drug
Store,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
Ohio Road Making.

The Ohio highway commission has
awarded contracts for the improve
ment of 267 miles of highway. With
these contracts the amount of road
work awarded reaches $4O00,O00.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
YOU CAN MAKE MONEY

right around your home, just as hundreds of
men and women are doing. Work is easy,
pleasant and permanently profitable. Be
your own boss and build your own business
You take no risk, make sure profit right
along. Send name, address, one reference.
L. BRowN, 66 Murray St., New York City.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
DIED.

HATCH-At South Deer Isle, Aug 80, Mrs
Hittie Hatch, aged SO years.
TOURTELOTTE-At Dedham, Aug 81. John
Tourtelotte, of North Ellsworth. aged SO
years.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
METROPOLITAN LINE .

Direct Between Boston and New York,
10 LIZ Hours.
Route via Cape Cod Canal.
Express Steel Steamships MASSACHU-
SETS and BUNKER HILL.
Leave North side, India Wharf, Boston
week days and Sundays at 6 p M. Same SER
vice returning from Pier Is, North River, foot
OF Murray St., New York City.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
RaiIrnans arn Steamboats,.
Eastern STEAMSHIP Lines
T NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BANGOR LINE

Turbine Steel Steamships BELFAST and
CAMDEN
Leave Bangor daily at p m for Winterport,
Bucksport, Searsport, Belfast, Camden, Rock.
land and Boston.
RETURNING-Leave India wharf, Boston,
daily at 8 p m.
BAR HARBOR LINE
Leave Rockland daily at $40 a m, for Bar
Harbor and intermediate landings.
RETURN-Leave Bar Harbor daily at 1.3o
p m, for Rockland and intermediate land
ings.
BLUEHILL LINE
Leave Rockland daily at $50 m, for
Bluehill and intermediate landings.
RETURN = Leave Bluehill daily at l p M,
for Rockland I'D intermediate landings.
SEDGwICK LINE
Leave Rockland daily at $50 m, for Sedg
wick and intermediate landings.
Return-Leave Sedgwick daily at 500 m,
for Rockland and intermediate landings.
Steamers of the Mount Desert Lines con-
meet at Rockland with Bangor Line steamer
from and to Boston.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06

MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE
Direct Between Portland and New York
Steamships North Land and North Star.
Leave Franklin wharf, Portland, Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at $50 p m. Also
IL, inclusive.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-10-11
Candidates, Fees Are Due

Many candidates for offices, rang ing from governor to district offices, have not paid their nomination fees to the state treasurer. The last date for payment will be next Saturday. 30 days before the general election. November '. Candidates for state offices are required to pay $37.50 Congressional candidates must pay $10 for each county in their districts. Other district candidates must pay $3 for each county in their districts.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-10-11
Chauffeur to Joffre.

The Poilu, lively little newspaper produced in the French trenches, prints this Joffre story: ..
 The generallissimo's chauffeur L-, was chatting with some sol diers
 ''Well," they asked him, ''what does the general say?"
 'Oh, not much; he talks very lit- tle."
 But yes-'
 ''Well, the other day, for instance, in getting into the car, he said: Things all right, L.? Yes, gen. eral,' replied"
 And was that all he said?''
 Another time he said to me: You have a very pleasing appearance, L.. Yes, general I replied"
 But does he never speak about the war;"
 "Oh, not often. But yet-the other day he did say to me: 'Ah, my brave L-, when is this war going to end?"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-10-11
Sweet Home Haa Team.

The six members of the Sweet Home Rife Club who will compose half the civilian rife team to be sent by the government to Jacksonville, Fla, Oc- tober 20 to compete in the national rifle match are: T. A. Tarpley, Dr. George K. Mason, w. K. Mason, M. F. Gradey, K. F. Thaxton and G. M. Elrod, according to Maj. H. F. Frede- man, A. N. G., state secretary of the National Rifle Association Russell vile will send four men and Jones' horo will send three.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-10-11
Civilian Rifle Team

The civilian rife team to be sent at government expense to compete in the national rifle matches at Jackson vile, Fla, beginning October 20, will be composed of six men from the Sweet Home team, four from the Rus sellville team and three from the Jonesboro team, according to Maj. H. F. Fredeman, assistant general of the Arkansas National Guard. The com mander of the Southern Department will select team from the Arkansas National Guard at Deming, N. M., the said.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-10-11
SUPREME COURT RULES THAT REGISTRARS SHOULD NOT BE
 PAID BY COUNTIES
DOCTOR EBERLE LOSES CASE
For the Last Three Years Statistics Had Been Collected and Results Were Beginning to Be of Value,
 Says Dr. C. w. Garrison.
Little Rock.

Little Rock
 decision by the Supreme Court in the case of the Fort Smith district ot Sebastian County vs. Dr. w. G. Eberle, holding invalid certain parts of the state vital statistics law, practically will stop the work of collecting vital statistics in the state, according to Dr. c. w. Garrison, state health off cer The law provided that registrars should be appointed in each township by the State Board of Health, through the state health officer and that the counties in which they live should pay them 25 cents for each death and birth reported. The Supreme Court held that since the registrars were appointed by state office, they were state officers and could not collect fees from the counties. The Sebas- tian County Court refused to allow Dr. Eberle, the registrar of the Fort Smith district, fees for reporting sta tistics, and he took the case into the courts to test the law.
 "The importance of vital statistics can hardly be overestimated" said Dr. Garrison "It is to be hoped that some remedy for the present situa- tion will be made by the next legis- lature. Practically every state has bureau of vital statistics. Arkansas was one of the last to establish one. For the last three years statistics had been collected, and the results were beginning to be of value.
 Vital statistics can be used to de- termine school age, marriageable age, or any fact connected with time of birth or death or the cause of death. They are especially important to pub lie health authorities in determining the most prevalent causes of death, the mortality rate, birth rate and oth- CT facts which are the barometers of public health. The cost of the de- partment to the state was slight and the cost to counties very small in comparison with the benefits that would nave been derived in few years"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-10-11
Governor Pardons.


 The governor issued a second proc lamation relieving Otis Cathey of White county of paying a $50 fine for carrying concealed weapons. A proc lamation issued August 26 for the same purpose relieved Cathey of pay ing the fine assessed by the White Circuit Court. Later it was learned that the fine was imposed in the Pangburn Police Court, and a new proclamation was issued to correct the error
 J. E. Hickey of Fort Smith from serving 60-day jail sentence and paying a $50 fine for violation of the Woods nuisance act. Hickeys sen tence recently was affirmed by the Supreme Court He was convicted of allowing a building that he owned to be used in the sale of liquor.
 Walter Suffield of Hot Spring coun- ty, sentenced in July to two years for arson; Mack Journey of Lonoke county, sentenced in August to one year for grand larceny, and c. N. Lit tlefield of Sevier county, sentenced in August to IS months for grand lar ceny.
 Governor Hays issued a proclama- ton relieving Sandy Robbins of Union county of paying $50 fine for carry ing concealed weapons.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-10-11
A Broad Hint.

There was pretty girl at Brighton to whom young man was saying gOOd-by.
 "Good-by," he said. "Good-by. To- morrow we shall be miles and miles apart"
 The girl looked at the blue sea, and her lip curled.
 "Miles and miles, eh?" she said. "Well, we're not very close now."- London Opinion.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-10-11
.lncornoratlon Matters.

Four corporations filed notices of surrender of their charters. They are: The Perkins Brothers Dry Goods Com pany of Eureka Springs, the Ladellc Gin and Milling Company of Ladelle, the Christopher-Jackson Piano Com pany of Hot Springs and the Crystal Lithoz Water Company of Hot Springs.
 The Lucky Dog Mining Company of Helena, capitalized at $15,000, filed articles of incorporation. The corpor- ators are: s. Straube. J. l.. McCarty and Amos Jarmon.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-10-11
sunerIntenoents comino.

County superintendents of school and other educators from 40 counties are expected in Little Rock October 12 and 13 to attend the fourth annual conference of county superintendents The meeting will be held at the capi- tol and will be devoted to discussions of public school system problems.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-10-11
Finish Examination.

John w. Reynolds of Texarkana, only candidate to take the annual ex- aminations for the Rhodes scholar ship from Arkansas, completed the examinations. The examination pa pers were sent to the Rhodes Schol- arship Board at Oxford, England. The result will be announced late in De- cember or early in January
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-10-11
Road and Rridue Model.

A set of Is road and bridge models, showing road construction and the best types of concrete culverts and bridges, is being prepared by the State Highway Department for use in a good roads educational campaign over the state The models will be exhibited first at the Sebastian coun- ty fair at Fort Smith October 10.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-10-11
Will Be Cash Balance.

When the October salaries of state officials and employees are paid, more than $150,O00 cash will remain in the general revenue fund, according to officials at the state treasury. The cash does not represent balance, however, as approximately $S5,000 in warrants are outstanding. About SIS is left in the Confederate pension fund. All the common school fund has been drawn.