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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-05-03

For week Ending at Midnight Tuesday,
May 2, 1915,
From observations taken at the power
station Of the Bar Harbor q Union River
Power Co., in Ellsworth. Precipitation Is
given in inches for the twenty-four hours
ending at midnight.
Weather Precip-
Temperature conditions itation
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-05-03
Fire at West Hancock.

The barn of Sherman Mcfarland at
West Hancock was burned last night,
with two horses, COW, farming imple-
ments and hay. There was small insur-
ance.
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SCHEDULE OF MAILS
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In effect Sept. 26, 1875.

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Announcement

'n 70 announce that l have been ap-
eu local representative for the
o'sknit Direct Mills, OF New York,
u'actnrers OF high-grsde hosiery, un-
"sar and sweaters. have the Three
oae uarment, house dresses and aprons.
phone, or drop me q card, and
,.a od' any obligation upon your part to
aee an ORDER will submit samples Of
[on. we'll known and popular product for
a'so weave the rag rugs to order, and
q good stock OF Rugs and Pillow Tops
. hand for sale.
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In disconnected groups and discussed
| their situation is being thrown
so suddenly out of work. The pay.
master handed Bill a check. 1t was
for Spike. Bill yelled his name. A
man hard by pointed to Rhinelander's
camp. There's Spike" said the man,
over there at Rhinelander's."
Bills sharp Eyes followed the ges.
ture. Spike at that moment was just
leaving Rhinelander, Helen and
Storm. Bill, a knave of more than
ordinary discernment and one who
hated Spike for his share in the fight
at Las Vegas, saw in the incident his
chance to get even. He put the check
aside and a moment later when Spike
appeared at the pay car, Bill was ready.
Descending the car steps, Bill called
to Spike as the latter came forward.
Bill advanced to meet him. What
do you mean, Spike" demanded Bill
in loud and aggressive tones, pitched
SO that everybody might hear, "by
running over to Rhinelander's camp
all the time? What are you up to
now, Spike?"
Spike vas in the worst possible
mood to be badgered by anybody
| With a hot e~xpletive he babe Bill
mind his own business, and offered
gratuitously to break his head.
Bill turned to the men with a shout:
"This is the duck" he cried, that
helped Rhinelander steal our right OF
way, boys. He's the guy that's thrown
us all out Of work. What do you
know about that?"
Spike, in most o%pprobrious Ian
guage, fatty gave Bill the lie. The
men, most of whom were spelling for {
row, closed in to hear and devour the
heated argument tkat the two enc
mics engaged in. Accusations and de
malls fell thick and fast; abuse fol
lowed assertions; hard words and a
deep-seated enmity raised the tempers
of both men, and Bill, without further
warning, swung and sen Spike with
a terrific left-hander to the ground.
Spike was no sooner down than up
He came back at Bill goaded to fury
by the unprovoked attack. Men crowd
ed up Their cries and shouts had al
ready attracted the attention of Storm
and Helen who stood with Rhineland
or still discussing Spike. Storm was
the first to perceive what was going
on in Seagrue's camp.
They're after Spike" he exclaimed
Look! Down he goes-that bull
necked Bill hit him. He's up again
The whole bunch are jumping him
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In Seagrue's camp, Spike, an hour
later, was seated In front Of a tent
cleaning a lamp when Seagrue re
turned still in company with the at.
torney. Their sounding out of the city
fathers had been unsuccessful and
Seagrue handed his foreman a notice
to post on the bulletin board:
Work will be suspended on
the Coast and Colorado cutoff
until Las Vegas grants a right
of way to allow this company to
reach the Superstition mines.
Spike, sauDtering over, read the no
tice. Seagrue's eye fell on him at that
termed Spikes treachery came to his
mind. He spoke to the convict rough
ly. Il suppose you know that in help
ing Rhinelander get those contracts,
you caused this trouble, Spike"
Spike glanced at him with an angry
shake of the head. "Rhinelander
didn't need me to get the contracts.
Helen Holmes is the one that beat
you, Seagrue."
The remark did not help to soothe
Seagrue's irritation. He kept after
Spike all the harder. IF O cross
me again." he said, threateningly. eth
hand you over to some high voltage,
my friend
The wrangle vas going from bad to
worse when Bill came in with Sea.
grue's coat. The latter, putting it on,
took his hat, directed Lug to post the
bulletin, beckoned to the attorney and
accompanied by him and Bill, started
for the station to catch the main line
local then due. When the train pulled
in Seagrue and the attorney boarded
it. Bill started back for camp.
Spike, left alone, went into his tent,
He sat some moments thinking. Then
he rose and from a corner got out the
suit of clothes, carefully put away
that Helen had bought for him in Las
Vegas. The least he could do, he felt
was to take this over to Rhineland
er's camp and return it to her with
such lame explanation as he could III
vent to cover the occasion.
He found Helen alone. She regard
ed him strangely as he approached
Spike would rather have faced a shcr
iff than to face her on such an er
rand. He shufled toward her i'll a
ease and her silence did not help t.
allay his embarrassment.
Il know you bought the clothes fo1
me-" he muttered, because l helped
you get the contracts. hated to turn
back the way l did to Seagrue's camp
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They'll kill that fellow. Well" he
unused, as the clamor grew and Spike,
fighting desperately to keep from be-
ing surrounded, went down again. Il
suppose he's no great loss"
But" cried Helen, I'VE can't see a
man murdered before our eyes.
won't stand it. I'll go help him my
self II nobody else will"
Undismayed by the undertaking,
Helen, followed by Rhinelander. trying
to stop her, hurried toward Seagrue's
camp. Storm, with % forethought,
hastily got together such of his men
as were within hearing, and yelling in
his turn to Helen to wait, started after
her and Rhinelander. Fast as the
men ran, none could overtake her fly
ing feet. She dashed into the thick
Of the fight ahead of everybody and
seizing Spike. pushed back his assail'
ants.
They stopped an instant from sheer
amazement at seeing a lovely girl,
seemingly fallen from the sky, in the
middle of a hot scrimmage.
Rhinelander rushed to her side.
Hands off," he cried, putting Spike
behind him. Shame! Twenty to one!
Where's your manhood?"
Without pausing to consider this ir
relevant question, the mob started in
to hammer Spike and Rhinelander
both. It was then that George Storms
preparedness was indicated. He
fought his way into the ring. followed
by a dozen huskies, who beat back
S~eagrue's men till Storm was enabled
to pull Spike away-his men holding
the line back Of him.
But this diversion was good only
| for a moment, and Storm-not unused
to riots and hghting-knew better
than his companions the necessity o.
| further instant dispositions.
Helen had kept close to her friends
We've got to get him out OF here
| quick" exclaimed Storm to her
They'll tear him limb from limb II
they get him again. Helen" he cried
Back the outfit cars down the cutoff
for US, will you. as quick al the Lord
will let you? Wen hustle him inside
one"
Helen ran. Rhinelander and Storm
picking mp Spike, now almost unccn
scious. dragged him. fast as they
| could, from the scene, their men GOV
efing their retreat and giving ground
only az they we're forced to by sheer
weight Of numbers. Fighting stub
bornly stem by step in this way, Storm
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/ hate to bring these back to you.
But the way I'm fixed l can't double.
cross Seagrue."
Helen saw he was greatly humiliat.
ed. And she was mystified a little by
his words. Spike" she said. kindly,
"the clothes are nothing. But what
have l done to you that you should
treat me in the way you did?"
Spike shufied on his feet and swung
his head uneasily. mot a thing in
the world" was all he could say.
why have you acted in this way?'
she demanded. Il bought you a ticket
to the city-you promised to go-why
didn't your"
He labored in continued confusion
to explain. He tried to tell her Sea.
grue had done many things for him;
he told her he owed Seagrue a lot OF
money and he had no hope Of ever
paying him back except by work, and
that he didn't feel he ought to break
away now.
Storm and Rhinelander came up al
that moment. They greeted Spike
He avoided their eyes as much as pos
sible and returned their greeting in q
shame-faced way. Helen answered the
surprise that oyerspread the faces Of
Storm and R~hinelander. Its no won,
der he's ashamed to speak to you," she
said severely. "You would hardly be
lieve it, / know: but the fact is he
| has turned over to Seagrue again."
The two men looked at Spike with
undisguised contempt. Their attitude
made him desperate. "Oh, / know
what you think of me-" he said with
a reckless swing of his head. Il can'
help It. / cant explain. 1t would take
me from now till the middle Of next
week. II l tried-and then you'd think
less OF me than you do now. Never
be kind to me again. It's hopeless fol
me-but I can't help It."
The three watched him shufie away
Rhinelander shook his head. There's
q mystery somewhere in 1t. ! can'
make II out. Some cay we'll know
"Well, In any case. I certainly dont
want these clothes" declared Helen
looking at the bundle Spike had left
in her hands. They're nc 9 In the
world to me-" A laborer raj passing
Here, YOU" she said to the man
take this suit. II 1t fits you." she
added. before the man could recover
from his surprise. its yonra..
At Seagrue's camp. Bill and the pay
master were handing checks out to ths
men. The latter stood about the Cal
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-09
NINTH lNSTALLMENT
A CLOSE CALL

Despite Seagrue's persistent opposi-
.!en, Rhinelander secured the right
of way TO enable him to complete the
Superstition cutoff, and unable to
stop the Tidewater construction work,
Seagrue resolved to try other methods
to defeat his rival.
Helen Holmes was enjoying the
taste of camp life that her trip to the
front had brought. And after the ex-
element had died down attending the
destruction Of Cassidy's house, she
found herself amused and interested
in Cassidy himself, who was busy
next morning trying to restore a much
battered stove to service near the
wreck of his shack. Helen watched
his dazed efforts until sympathy over
came her, and excusing herself, she
walked over to where Cassidy was
struggling to get a fire going.
Seagruc, who had been watching
the scene from a distance, saw Helen
join the old fellow, and deemed 1t his
opportunity to make tentatise adj
vances toward the collective enemy,
Sauntering over. accordingly. he Joined
Helen at a moment In which she sent
Cassidy for water and was herself
watching the fire starting in the
stove.
Helen looked up in establishment
when she heard ~Seagrue's greeting.
Indeed, she resented his intrusion so
strongly that she refused all commun-
ication with him and for q time he
spoke into deaf ears.
you ought not to be too hard on
me, Helen." he urged at length. ANY
mar will fight for his life against ruin
That's all I've done. Everything
have in the world is tied up In this
Superstition cutoff. But more thar
once I said to myself, / would willing
Iy sacrifice 1t all to regain your friend
ship"
He spoke slowly and looked so beat
en- and worried as he fingered In the
penumbra Of Helen's gaze that she be
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chine on the right Of way and on the
track itself in her determined effort.
When she caught sight of TIE run
away, no one was to be seen upon 1t,
but she knew Rhinelander and Storm
were inside and as she began to over-
haul the chase, she sounded her horn
insistently. The two men, leaving
Spike, who in the face of the common
danger had pulled himself partly to-
gether, looked out of thu side door.
To their amazement they saw at theft
heels Helen humping violently along
in Seagrue's machine. She signaled
them excitedly. She tried to shJat
to them but could not make a word
heard above the deafening no.seE.
Rhinelander and Storm did make sat,
however, that she wanted them to go
to the top of the car and the two mea
climbed the side ladder again.
Helen, still close behind, scrubbed q
note, folded it hurriedly, tooh Of a
shoe, stuck the note inside arr with
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-09
AUTHOR OF WHISPERING
SMITH," THE MOUNTAIN
DIVIDE" STRATEGY OF
CREAT RAILROADS" ETC.
SYNOPSIS.

Little Helen Holmes, daughter of Cen
eraI Holmes, railroad man, is rescued
from imminent anger on a scenic rail-
road by George Storm, a newsboy. Grown
10 young ~womanhood, Helen saves Storm.
Amos R~hinelander, financier. and Robert
Seagrue, promoter. from a threatened col
lision. Safebreakers employed by Seagrue
steal General Holmes survey plans of the
cut off line for the Tidewater. fatally
wound the general and escape. Her ia
theirs estate badly involved by his death,
Helen goes to work on the Tidewater.
Helen ecovers the survey plans from Sea-
grue, and though they are taken from
her, finds an accidentally made proof OF
the survey blueprint. Storm 10 employed
by Rhinelander. Spike, befriended by
Helen. in his u saves her and the
right-of-way contracts when Seagr1e kid
naps her. Helen and Storm win for
Rhinelander a race against Seagrue fol-
right of way.
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81 Hate to Bring These Back, but ]
Cant Doubie-cross seasruel"
gan to denounce him Indignantly for
his villainous conduct.
He took her singing reproaches
without resentment. Il admit" he
said. my temper carries me too far.
sometimes"
"5ometimesi" echoed Helen. "A
hundred and ifty!"
when / do get angry" confessed
8eagrue, Il lose my head. stop at
nothing. When it's AL over nobody
IL sorrier for It than I am. + have
acted shamefully. I know that. And
what hurts the most is that it should
have cost me your friendship and my
uncIe'e."
While the talk thus begun the two
49, going On III this fashion. Storm.
rho lad been experimenting with
come nav Jacks. noticed what Helen
uas doing; and that the man standing
near hsx MAI none other than Sea-
~ra,o. Gcnrcaly able to believe his
S7SS, ne young constTuctionist called
d Rhinelander % look. b latter
6I.enrarcd himself from hts new ma
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but .one mans thing for him to do and
that was to stay with his companions
whether all lost their lives or not.
At Arden station the astonished op.
orator had Just time to dodge Helen's
flying motor al cushion as ii
smashed through the window. 1t land
ed on the floor. The chalk scrawl on
the top caught his eye.
In the dispatchers' office the chief
was sitting at his deck and q dispatch,
er was on his trick at the instrument
He answered Arden instantly, took
the startling message. walked hurried.
iy over to the chief and handed it to
him:
n. c. w. Runaway car
from cutoff on main line. Stop
passenger at Baird.-L.
The dispatcher sprang to his train
sheets and back with them to the chief
who dictated the only possible an,
swer:
Passenger left Baird four
minutes ago.
1t was too late to avoid q collision,
They could only await the issue.
with Arden station left far behind
Helen. making the utmost possible
speed in Seagrue's machine, scanned
the track ahead for a glimpse of the
wild ear Resolved at any cost te
) overtake 1t. she was running the ma
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-03-09
GARCIA BROUGHT IN
MURDER is CHARGE
RIO ARRlBA SHERIFF ARRIVES
WITH MAN ACCUSED or KILL
ING sERRAMO AT COYOTE;
QUICK WORK BY GRAND
JURY

l4DlL MM
Felix Garcia was brought 10 the
city Yesterday evening BY Sheriff
Elias Garcia, OF Rio Arriba county, to
be held here until trial on the charge
of numbering Eduamenia Serrano at
Coyote, February 28.
1t is rumored that Garcia Is ready
to enter a plea. but whether District
Attorney Alexander Read viii accept
any plea but that Of murder In the
first degree Is not known.
It is alleged that Garcia shot the
Serrano woman with apparently no
p~rovocation,
The grand jury of the district court
today put in its second day inyesti
eating cases and it Is said the jury
will likely finish It's work tomorrow.
From all indications this jury is co.
ing to make a record in the time it
takes to dispose Of business before
it, said Assistant District Attorney
A. M. Edwards this afternoon.
think the jury viii be ready to re-
port some time tomorrow
No indictments were handed down
today. 1t Is believed the jury will re,
port all Of its indictments just before
gtsbmittin gifts report to the district
judge.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-03-09
White Makes Address
III New York Town;
Urges the Need Of
Mastering Spanish

HM
The Cortland. m. 81. Standard has
lAhe following about New MexicO's
state school superintendent.
Central High school, was visited
this forenoon BY State s~uperintendS
ont BIZ Public instruction Alvan N.
White, of New Mexico. MR.. White
expressed himself al highly pleased
with the work being done. At the re.
quest 0f superintendent Smith, he
addressed the teachers and pupils at
#11s16. telling them much of the edu-
cational system and schools BIZ the
new state OF New Mexico. He said
the greatest educational problem In
his state was teaching the Spanish
speaking pupils tho English language.
More than half the people Of New
Mexico are Spanish-speaking people
Hor of Spanish descent. but All are
rapidly becoming proficient III Eng.
ilish, and all are good American citt
azens. superintendent White urged
the high school pupils To learn the
Spanish language. as all countries
south, except Brazil. use Spanish.
Our growing commercial relations
with our South American republics
demand that orr high schools and
higher institutions emphasize the
teaching Of Spanish. He urged the
pupils to be regular Ia attendance
and stay Ia school until they had
completed the full course. The pu.
pills seemed greatly pleased with the
description about many Of the inter
esting things Of the western state,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-03-09
INSURANCE IN
PAST YEAR GREATEST
IN HISTORY, SHOWN
BY ANNUAL REPORTS
THiRTY+NlNE COMPANIES IN
NEW MEXICO HAD PROSPER
Ous YEAR, WITH TOTAL
BUSINESS or OVER AS

The 80 fire insurance Companies
doing business hi New Mexico had 4
prosperous year III 1896. According to
their annual reports to the state
corporation commission. the total
amount of insurance iii force was
sd9sA8I $50. an Increase Of $9,974.00s
over 1914, and the net premiums col
ieeted amounted To $642,177, an mi
crease d. $4,000. The losses In.
the year totaled only $S37,5S5 a del
crease Of $964s6S0 compared with the
previous year.
The insurance III force lii 1916 was
the greatest III Che history Of New
Mexico The ratio Of losses To pre-
mlnms was 52,5 per cent. the lowest
since 1907. The ratio Ia 1914 was So
per cent
The average premium rate collect
ed last year was $I.38 per hundred H.
against $1.55 In 1914.
The compilation of figures from the
annual reports of the fire Insurance
companies WAS completed today by
Thomas J, Sanford. corporation clerk
0f the commission
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-03-09

CLAIM UNCLE tom WAS PARTY
no AGREEMENT BY WHICH
READ GOT PLUM IN 1911 AND
DAVIES WAS To SUCCEED

All expression BIZ Ut. s. Senator
Thomas ID. Catrun concerning his att
4itiide toward the Republican nomina-
ton for district attorney In this, tho
First judicial district Is being await
ed with considerable interest by the
friends of 1. X Davies, local attorney.
They adv that Senator catron was d
party 10 tho alleged agreement which
gave District Attorney Alexander
Read the nomination III 1911, and
which promised Davies the nomlnas
lion this year. Read is again a can
didate for the nomination, and ac-
cording To the Davies faction he and
his friends have forgotten an about
any promises made In 1911. II Ia
understood that several afidayits IN
connection with the alleged agreement
have been prepared and that Davies
has decided to make a fight against
Read for the nomination,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-03-09

ADDITIONAL HOUSES VITALITY
NECESSARY IN FIGHT ON lLElTtI
ERAcY lis TO Be SUCCESSFUL

That Mora county Is in dire need Of
more school houses to relieve the con
session, and to enable N 10 wage q
successful fight on iiliteracy, was the
opinion expressed today by Assistant
State School Superintendent Filadelfo
Eeca, Oh his return from q three
weeks tour of that county. TN many
Of the schools il Is found that a teach
ef has more than fifty nupils. he
said, Now. Of course, II ITS a great
hardship 81 both teachers and pupils
when there are more than forty i'll. d
room believe the people OF Mora
READY and anxious to remedy Nthese
conditions and viii invoke state aid to
build new houses.
~ found much enthusiasm on my
tour, There was d fine program on
February 40 at Mora and prominent
men spoke TO the teachers and others
offending the educational rally, on
February 20 there was an interesting
rally AT La Eebolla, several schools
Waiting in the Washington celebra1
tfon.
AIR. Baca leaves tomorrow for Can
titan, where he viii attend a meeting
March 40 and II. He has been asked
u stop at Carrizoz0 to talk Thursday
After ne visits Captain it Is his inten
lien to visit as many school districts
aa Is possible In Lincoln county. He
received a letter today from Principal
FERGUSON, at Willard. urging him to
spend a few days there. Principal
Webb Az Moriarity, also asked Tor d
visit.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-03-09
FOREST SERVICE TO
AT ONCE IMPROVE
NATIONAL MONUMENT
PHONES and TRAILS
CELEBRATED MUSBAuM LADDERS
no CEREMONIAL CAVE WILL
NO LONGER ALBRIGHT VISIT
on; WIRE no Be GREAT
CONVENIENCE

4 rxzA
Hoiesp pupstNisor hon SonastVn
today announces that the Forest Ser
vice IS prepared to construct a tele-
nhona line III Rito da Ios FrtioIes and
.,aa
'pptoYs VIZ sSseeM ~ po'h slu9a
ofsthe canyon JUST as soon as weather
conditions viii permit, III addition ID
these major improyements. new lad.
ders ara ~ BE placed At iii the im.
n~ortant cavaa and r,,lns
RAJ several vnars nast fba Snhool
III Amarican A~rchaeolnav and the
ganta Fa rhamheT III co,nn,arce NJ 4
agifafed fhe question nf / felenhone
~connertiou ~ T5dea Ahhoftss 'nlaca
EThis much needed connection II nav
assured AID viii make It possibIe for
tourists III arrange for accommodaA
liions wjfh .F,5dae Abhott before Ieav-
Eing canfa M me nav ffa;I svstatn
wiIi not anIv MAKE the travel mnrh
more safe aboIt the cliffs az Frfioies
CANYON h9f VIII afford MANY MA
trims which hava h~eratofore nv haan
nnderfaEan hv ltotrssfs
@THR 1ndnT tn tho GnThmanfQI Euu0
were erected several veare aoo III Mn
Jesse Nrkhanm ANA ! class TN the
school ~ American A-rcbaaolnyv II
.the tima me- nrlncinsI ~avcsvstson
Nas made M the sehonI Thosa lad.
ders have admIrablv served yhaIr
plrDose. I'M d,ring the naat eew
months T,,Sge Ahhots M Nan verv
much concaFned IS X shs NV IA
hia a,,eafa wben fbew It'll INA reye.
moniaI cave.
II Il nlanned "a h,ila : t~alanbana
line across ma Ramon vsgiI arant
from inc main Fcrest sary5ca 1;na
which masses IN the XII sawvar
min Az fhe west end ~ tba gran+
few days aeo M Ash,ev PaSa n5s
81 the owners III I'M prsnt oave M
personal constant ri M T9bnsfon VA
ana ~taIenbona lina IN tho;r
n-ronerfv ~ statsd Ana thera ,ro,,ld