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Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
ssrsnuou, Piano PI.yino.

The late Lord Burnham's house was
one Of the few-perhaps the only one
where the impresario Of London opera
seasons allowed his singers to perform
at evening parties. In that drawing
room you might hear the prima donna
out of Covent Garden, and for other
manners Of music also those parties
were memorable. Many respectful hear
ers have sat by while a great pianist
has broken the cord Of grand piano,
but at Lord Burnham's on one occa-
sion Rubinstein broke not cord, but a
key. That great composer was a
strong man Of his hands. The key
was natural" an ivory note, and
when 1t snapped he threw the frag-
ment over his shoulder and went on
London Chronicle.
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
Object Lesson Ro.d..

The construction Of object lesson
roads BY the federal government.
through the Office ofpublic roads and
rural engineering Of the department Of
agriculture, is reviewed at length In
bulletin No. 2S4 OF the department. In
carrying out this work engineers from
the ONCE Of public roads, when re-
quested by the local road authorities.
have supervised the building Of short
stretches Of roads OF various types. the
counties. except in the case Of special
post roads. paying the entire cost for
materials and labor. During the eipb.
teen months covered by the report for
ty or these object lesson roads have
been built.
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17

An interesting feature Of the bay Of
Naples Is the great quantity Of large
jellyflsh found therein 1t u not un-
usual to ind them fully two feet In
diameter and weighing up to sixty
pounds Some Of them shine at night
with q greenish light and are known
as noctiluca night lanterns) by tho ma
uves. The jellyfish sometimes make
migrations In great groups. sometimes
30 large and 80 thick as to impede the
navigation Of vessels. like the floating
plants in the Sargasso sea of the trop-
les. These shoals OF medusae, as they
are called. mny at times be so dense
that a piece OF timber plunged In
among them will be held upright az II
stuck In the mud. and ordinary row.
boats cannot force their way through
them Their migrations have never
been explained.
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
SULLIVAN HARBoR.

Pasaine Ash returned to Goaldsboro
Saturday.
Miss Margaret Dunbar was . recent
guest OF her aunt, Mrs. Higgins, in Bar
Harboc.
Mrs. c. A.-Stimson is expected hons this
week, from Cambridge, Mass.
Miss Abbie Clark sang solo at the Sun
day evening service in pleasing manner.
Miss Stella N. Lord, OF Brooksville, was
q week-end guest OF Miss Perkins.
Miss Georgia Emery, OF Newton, Mass,
visited her aunt, Mrs. "A. 8. Cummings,
few days last week
The high school sophomore reading will
be held in the North Sullivan church
June7.
The village aid society will have 9
supper and daace at District hall May 26,
and will present the farce, -'sSewing for
the Heathen." The ". i. 8. orchestra
will furnish music.
A good time was enjoyed Friday night
at the hall, although the attendance was
not as large as at previous suppers. The
v. /. 8 orchestra, assisted by Walter Clark,
IT,, OF Ellsworth, furnished excellent
music for dancing. Mr.. Clark gave some
amusing vocal selections.
May 15. H
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
WEST oouLpssoRo.

Mrs. Frank P. Noyes spent Sunday in
Ashvilie, the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Bean.
Mrs. james A. Hill was . recent visitor
At the home Of Mrs. Elizabeth Simpson in
Sullivan
Mira Sarah Follett, who has been en-
pioyed at 9. q. Woods, hes returned to
Steuben.
Mrs. Mildred o. Kelley and two chill
dren, Of Winter Harbor, are with her pa
rents for few weeks.
Mrs. Clifton Tracy and daughter Nina
visited her parents, Fred r. Tracy and
wife, few days last week.
Douglas Milne, OF West Sullivan, was
the guest OF Miss Irene Conners at 8. G..
Woods . few days last week.
The out-of-town guests here for tho
week end were: Allen Kingsley,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Wood, OF Bar
Harbor; Mrs. r. e. Lovejoy, Everett
Lovejoy, OF Bangor; and Miss Pauline
Kingsley from Sullivan high school.
May Is. L.
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17

There is In Egypt a little shaggy
black and tan insect about an eighth
Of an inch long that eats almost every.
thing under the sun. In most coun-
tries ivory brushes are pretty safe
from insects. In, Egypt this little ter
ror eats the ivory and eats the bris-
ties. 1t eats your toothbrush and eats
your toothpick. 1t eats the wool with
which you are going to mend your
husbands socks-the cards as well as
the WOOL 1t eats the handles of your
knives and forks. 1t rejects nothing
but glass and china and metal -Sla-
den's Egypt and the English"
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
Dairy Cow Ration.

A ration for commercial milk p.
duction may be made as follows: L
each animal have daily twenty
twenty-five pounds of silnge and tneD
from fifteen 10 twenty pounds OF roo''
and all the mixed hay she VIII eor ooo
sumo A mixture consisting OF o~
pounds corn chop. 300 pounds e'u'.s
and 200 pounds wheat bran VIII nas
a good one to supplement the rousa
age. feeding about pound OF w.
combination for each three TO tnies
and half to possibly four ponnus v
milk produced Hoard's Dairymah'
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
NORTHEAST HARBOR.

Mrs. Harold Whitmore, of Bar Harbors
is visiting her parents. Abram Giipatric
and wife.
Perley B. l.. Seller was delegate to'the
State Congregational conference in Port
land last week.
Several ut-of-town people took adsan-
tage OF the fipe weather on Sunday, and
motored to Mort heast Hsrbor.
Danforth J. Manchester and wife, who
have spent the winter in st. Petersburg,
Fla, have returned home for the summer.
The junior class OF Gilman high school
gave dance in the Neighborhood house
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
WEST SULLIVAN.

Mira H. A. Holt was in Bangor satur-
day.
H. H. Hsvey spent few days last week
ia Boston.
Donglass Miae has gone to Sorrento for
the seaoon.
Edward dickens has moved his family
to Eocfh Sullivan.
Thomas Daley and son Raymond are
working in Bar Harbor.
Miss Josephine Bunker came from
Brewer sor the weekend.
Mrs. B. <. Soy arrived home Saturday,
after iew months in Massachusetts,.
Miss Fiopanoe Hysom, accompanied by .
friend, spent Sunday with her parents.
Miss Vera Gordon came from Ellsw worth b
Falls Friday 70 spsnd the weekend at
home.
Mrs. Giiberf Pettse, who has spent the
winter in Portland, has employment with
Mrs. n. 81. Havey.
May L. N.
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
COUNTY NEWS.

OTIS.
Mrs. Henry Salisbury is visiting her
father and grandparents.
W.T. Warren and Henry Dearborn, OF
Eddington, were in town for the week.
end.
Hayden Bunker and wife, OF Trenton,
we're weekend guests of James Jordan
and wife.
Arthur Moore and wife, Of Haliowell,
were called here last week by the drown
ing OF their sisters husband, Periey Frost
Pickett and Murphy, large owners Of
timberland here, recently bought OF Mr..
King, OF Ellsw orth, the 300-acre lot on the
western side OF Floods pond.
Postmastet Oths H. Jellison, wife and
children, OF Bar Harbor, were among the
fishing parties here last week. They
stopped at the JeIiison camps at Beech
Hill lake.
Mrs. Julia Ann Kelliher died last week
at Eddington. at the home OF her dsugh-
ter, Mn. Benjamin Warren. She was
ninety-three years OF age. Her activity
was remarkable, until within . few weeks
of her death. There are few distant
relatives left here, the place Of her birth.
Nathan Salisbury, an aged, respected,
lifelong citizen, died last Monday, aftez
q long illness due to old age. He is scr
vived by a wife and seven chfidren-Lyn-
wood, Lyman and Adelbert, OF Otis,
Charles, Of Pittsheld; John, OF Bangor;
Mrs. Olive Wiley and Mrs. Cassie John
SON. 1t was the hands OF his little grand
children he trustingly clasped to guide
him about with his failing sight for
several years. OF his own family. three
are left-David, OF Otis; Mrs. Abbie Par
rott, of Ellsworth, and Mrs. Mary Ban
ker, OF Amherst. The funeral was held
at the home Thursday afternoon, Rev. H
w. Conley, OF Ellsworth Falls, oficiating.
Mag 15. DAvIa-
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
Ellsworth vs.. Castine.

The Ellsworth high school team de-
feated Castine high in fast and exciting
game OF baseball at Castiue Saturday after
noon. Eaton pitched remarkable game,
and was well backed. The score was 13
tot. The boys have been working hard,
and have got together an exceptionally
good team this year. They only need the
support OF Ellsworth people at their
games here to make q successful season.
The summary OF Saturdays game follows:
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
BUcKspoRT CENTER.

Capt. Fred A. Arcy, retired ship master
and one of the most prominent citizens Of
this community, died yesterday, aged
sixty years. He retired from the sea about
twenty-five years ago, and had since con-
Quoted general store here. He leaves .
widow and one daughter, Mrs. Harold M.
Brown, OF Bucksport; also two
brothers-Capt. benjamin K. Arey and
CAPT. George A. Arey, both OF West
Brooksviile.
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
WALTHAA.
ANON.

Ludlow c. Cook, formerly Of Waitham.
died May 8, at Victoria, B. C., aged SIXTY
seven years. Mr.. Cook left Waltham
many years ago, and had for q long time
been engaged in the iumbering business
in the West. He leaves two brothers and
two sistsrs-A. e. Cook and Mrs. Eliza
beth Kennedy, of Seattle, Wash; Mrs.
George Hastsy and Wellington Cook, OF
Minneapolis. Interment was at Seattle,
Wash.
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
DAIRY POINTERS.

. You can place the salt whor.
. the cows can get at It and ,ru.,
. to their judgment as to ths
. amount they need.
= The dairy COW should essen.
. tially be a large and rich mIlkar
. Incomplete milking tends n
. check the tlow aud shorten tho
. milking period
. B1iid The nilkhouse with M
. iedges Inside To catch the ans,
. and collect wrencl,es. mils bot.
y ties aud SO forth
. Regularity In milking is o.
Q sential 70 the best results.
. . . . . . . . . Q 9 ~@@@AM,
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
EAST FRANKLIN.

z. W. Evans, OF Bangor, was in town
Friday.
Timothy Graves, of Northeast Harbor,
was weekend guest OF Miss verna
Hardison.
The home of Mason C. Springer was de-
stroyed by fire Friday. The family has
the sympathy OF all in its loss.
May Is. B.
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
NORTH FRANKLIN.

Miss Marie Cousins is employed in Els
worth.
Mrs. Bertha Lawrie has moved to North
east Harbor for the summer.
Maurice Butler and wife, of Seal Har-
Dor, were Sunday guests OF Everett Tracey
and wife.
Benjamin Stanley and little daughter, OF
Brewer, were weekend guests Of Mrs.
Mary Cousins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Artie Merchant, Fred Abb
bott and Wiimont Robertson were home
from Sorrento Sunday.
Willie Springer visited his cousin, STAN
ley Cousins, last week.
Efiie Piper spent the weekend in East
brook with her parents.
Fred McCoIlums and family, OF Jones'
port, called on relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. Charles z. Butler has returned
home after few days with her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Clark.
STAY Is. SPEC.
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
Friday evening. Music by wescott's or

Fttuhy eVeutHE. MUSIC Uy WesCOtt OH
chestra.
The night OF June is the date on
grammar school will be held in the Neigh
borhood house. =
The road leading to the steamboat
wharf is being widened and put into good
condition. The Improvement is greatly
needed, as this has always been one OF the
poorest pieces OF road In town.
May16. 1915.
Ellsworth American., 1916-05-17
suNMARY.

o-base hits-Eaton, Clement. Phil
lips, G. Staples. Three base hits-Eaton 2,
Nickerson. Home run Eaton. Barron.
Struck out by Eaton 10, by Nickerson 8.
Base on balls-On Eaton 1, Nickerson 2.
Stolen bases Phillips, Crie 2. Umpires-
Friend, Of Ellsworth; Packard Of Castine.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-14
VILLA LEADS MEN
! AGAINST ENEMIES
Bandit General. Though Wounded, Strikes
AT Border BIT Is Defeated By Carranzistas

tillo, the deciding battle of the, VilGsta
campaign will. be fought, perhaps to.
morrow" he said. ...sn.
Later dispatches to chihuahua, how.
ever, indicated that the Villistas did
not pause at Sombreretillo, for late
yesterday afternoon his men attacked
the Carranza garrisons at Rosario and
PnErRI and were beaten of with diff
fs1lty. Reinforcements for the Car.
ranzistas, however, sent the bandits in
full flight to the southwark, and tho
mountains of Durango. .Ua r. .
Want To Loot Mining Plant d
It is believed that the Yillistas want
cd TO loot the Alyarado Mining and
Milling Company's plant. This is an
American concern, and was known to
have large quantities of ammunition
in store. The bandits are reported to
be short Of ammunition
Reports to the City of Chihuahua
last night said that Villa is himself
directing the campaign of his bands.
He is riding in coach, and whenever
he walks uses two crutches. Two
chartl RS are led behind llid coach,
should he need them.
Late. last night despatch from
General Trevino declared that the Car.
ranzista forces have now completed the
task of surrounding the definite see.
ton of country, in which it is believed
villa 10 hiding, and Fat the command
has been given to close in on the ban
dit leader.
The American and Carranza forces
are said to be, working in harmony
once more, and last night the Mexico
and Northwestern railroad line, which
runs through the country covered by
the lines Of communication for Gen
eral Pershing's command, was thrown
open to traffic again. The first ship
ment destined for Colona Dublan, wa.
one Of supplies for the Americans al
the front. ....a
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-14

(ABsoclateo fross ~ feoefA "ueiesS'J
WASHINGTON, July l2.-The Off
,ials of the United States government
ire satisfied that the big German
freight carrying submarine Deutseh.
land. which, reached Baltimore last
'unday after n four.thousandmile vOy-
&c, is a merchant vessel and nothing
uorr, but they have Atreed to see to
It that no structural 6Ahnges are made
" the diver while she is in American
waters. which might make her danger
rus to merchantmen or warships of the
Allies "''t '
Acting under orders from the treas.
Try department, Captain Hughes yes
tcrday made u complete, and careful in
tpcction of the Deutschland to ascer.
tain her exact status. He finished his
york late Yesterday afternoon, and
While be declined 70 make any definite
,tatement until his report is made, it
y understood that he believes the YES
eel should be rated and treated as a
merchant craft T.
Informed Counsellor Polk, who is act
ng as secretary Of state, that the Gus
toms officials of Baltimore have decid-
I'D that the Deutschland is n merchant
vessel and entitled to treatment as
such They declare that she cannot be
converted into war craft without
extensive structural changes.
The reports and statements of Off
'ials here and in Baltimore followed
on the heels of action by represent
atives of the British and French gov
rnments, who are taking the stand
that the submarine, @even though de
signed and used as q merchant vessel
has potentialities which give her the
characteristics of q war vessel, and
they ask that the American govern
ment act accordingly.
Captain KONG, commander of the
Deutschland. has taken the attitude OF
government officials quietly, When in
formed Yesterday morning that an Off
cial inspection of his craft was to b
made in order to establish its statu
in the ewes of the law, he merel!
smiled and announced that he had no
the smallest objection.
At the same time she began unload
ing her cargo of dyestuffs and medi
cines. now valued al approximate
Al 900 900, and getting ready to shi
her return cargo of nickel and mel
chandise for Germany.
Since her arrival at Baltimore tn
submarine has been almost continuous
ly surrounded by u crowd of euriou
'Persons. and Captain KONG has bee
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-14
IDENTICAL ACCIDENTS
OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY
As Result Two Men Each May
Lose Three Fingers

Two accidents identical in character
occurred almost simultaneously yester
day afternoon, and in consequence each
Of the two victims may lose three I'm
gers.
". X. Kekapa, Hawaiian instructo
at Kaiulani school, had his hand badly
cut and crushed in circular saw while
demonstrating the machine 3 work to .
class in manual training at that insti
tuition. His hand slipped and passed
against the whirling saw teeth. Three
fingers were ripped through to the bone
before he could jerk the hand away
rs was given treatment at the emer
gency hospital and taken home.
A few moments later the hospital
ambulance was called to the shops OF
the Lord Young Engineering Company
to take charge of s. Y. BOydin, an en-
ploye whose hand was badly laceratet
in a mechanical planer. The injured
member was dressed at the hospita
aud the victim afterward conveyed t.
his home.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-14
Cement
IS RUNNING Low
Big Strike Of Longshoremen On
Coast Is Being Felt BY
Government

Builders and contractors of Homo
lulu are beginning to feel the effects
of the big strike of the Pacific Coast
in the marked shortage
Of cement needed for concrete work of
all sorts.
According to the reports reaching
W. G. Woodward, acting superintend-
ent of public works, yesterday morn.
ing, from various sources, there Is hard.
ly bag of cement to be had for love
or money in the Territory, except in the
reserve supplies of the bigger con.
tractors and even these are running
low.
Edward Lord has been hauling &C.
ment into town from Wahiawa, where
he has small reserve store Of the
material but this is fast diminishing,
and he said yesterday that if the
shortage keeps up for another six days
his store will have been exhausted
AMI he also will he reduced to borrow
ing here and there, unless he wishes
to close down on some Of the Jobs
he has in hand and await the coming
of additional supplies from the main.
land - .faf
Local dealers who had expeetedS d
large shipment of cement in the Mat.
son boat Hayades were disappointed
when she reached port the other day
to learn that she had not brought q
bag of the material. 1t is hoped that
some has arrived in the Manoa, but
there is nothing definite regarding this
and it may be that she also will show
holds clean of pampnt
Theo. H. Davies & Co., H. Hackfeld
4 Co., and Levers e. Cooke are al
out of the material. One of these
firms informed Mr.. Woodward yester
day that twenty bags of cement which
he wished to ship to another island
for wharf work could not be had Al
this time, and that it might be week.
before he could get it.
Another firm declared that il haC
waiting list of orders for cement
and that even if d large supply SHOULD
arrive within the next few days no in
dividual would be able to get much
as the demand is so heavy.
It is understood that the army en-
gineers are also suffering, but not h
the same degree as the civilian con
tractors.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-14
GERMAN SUBSEA FREICHTER OFFICIALLY GASSED
DEUTSCHLAND PROTESTED BY ALLIED POWERS

pestered with requests for passage back
to Germany. Two offers were made to
him yesterday by men who were will.
ing to paw $4,000 apiece for the right
Of making the return trip in the un.
dersea boat. The offers were refused.
While the officials were busy with
the Deutschland, reports that her sis.
ter ship, the Bremen, had started for
American waters were received in
various quarters here yesterday. Lon.
don dispatches announced also that re.
ports from Rio de Janiero said sister
ship of the Deutschland was on her
way to the Brizilian port and might
be there within ten days. Other re-
ports declared that the Bremen had
started from Bremen more than n
month ago, and has not been heard of
yet. These reports reached London in
dispatches from Germany, which quot.
ed the Vossiche Zietung. "'-' r..
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-14
HOLDS UP.
.HIL0 TRACTION BILL.
Delegate To Congress Brings
a. This News When He Lands
From Steamer

When Delegate Kuhio came into
Honolulu in the steamer Manua, last
night, he brought the news that Gov
crnor Pinkhnm had requested Sen. John
7. Shafroth of Colorado to hold up ac-
ton on the HilO traction franchise until
Charles r. Forbes now in the East,
could reach Washington and point out
amendments which the Governor wished
made in the measure. g..
{ Kuhio was informed # this action
by the Governor in q telegram from
Shafroth, which reached him just bo+
fore he left San Francisco for the Is.
lands. Asked regarding the matter last
night, Governor Pinkham said
"It is not a scrions matter; not one
that need cause any alarm anywhere
When 1 received copy of the pro-
posed franchise 1 noted one place in
which ! believed the wording might be
improved, so as to avoid the possibility
moro or less rem ote-of harm coming
10 the public interests involved in the
aeasure.
at would have taken the matter up
with Mr.. Forbes, but he WAS already
on his way to the mainland for n vaca
lion, and cabled instead direct Il
senator Shufroth, informing him that
Mr.. Forbes would be in Washington
some time soon and asking him to writ
Until the superintendent of publi'
works arrived there, and then to dis
cuss the change which I proposed II
the bill.
"This is not an important matter
but / cannot discuss it at this time
1t simply prevents, to my way Of think
ing, any chance for concealing mig
ger in that wood pile. "
In speaking of the measure Kuhi,
said that he had suggested an amend
ment to the original form of the fran
chise, whereby the supervisors of Ha
wall were given the right to place tn
poles and wires along the roads an,
streets. All other matters, fnancia
and administrative, were left in tn
hands of the public utilities commits
sion.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-14
SCHOOLDOY
|NVENTS AND PATENTS
ELECTRICAL BICYCLE
Shigekatsu Haida, Twelve Years
of Age, Has Perfected Re-
narkable Motor Vehicle
IT ONOLULU may have the Japan
Csc Thomas Edison in twelve.

IT ONOLULU may have the Japan
III Csc Thomas Edison in twelve.
year-old Shigekatsu Haida, son
of Dr.. X. Haida, pupil at the Central
Grammar School, where he stands well
in his general studies.
Shigekatsu, who has invented several
things, in his short life, has now per
fected and patented an electrical bicy.
Gle, which is a clever bit of mechanism,
showing remarkable natural mechanical
skill.
The boys father, who possesses not
a little mechanical ability himself, has
watched with a great deal of interest
his son 5 natural bent, as exhibited in
the perfection of minor inventions dur.
ing the last three or four years, but
with the coming of the electrical
bicycle he began to see commercial pos
sibilities and made arrangements fOI
the youngster to patent his invention.
TIE matter was submitted to the
United States patent Office in the custo
mary manner and yesterday the young
inventor received his patent. in full
form.