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Power to Regulate Obtained.

But. taking all these propositions as
undoubted. If the situation which we
have described and with which the act
Of Congress dealt be taken into view.
that is, the dispute between the employ
ers and employees as to a standard of
wages. their foilure to agree, the re-
sulting absence Of such standard, the en-
tire interruption of interstate commerce.
which was threatened and the Infinite
injury to the public interest which was
imminent. 1t would seem inevitably to re-
SUIT tnat the power to regulate neces-
be applied to the extent necessary
to provide a remedy for the situation.
which included the power to deal with the
dispute. to provide by appropriate action
one caused by the failure to exert the
private right on the subject and to give
effect by appropriate legislation to the
regulations thus adopted. This must be
unless 1t can be said that the right to SO
regulate as to save and protect the public
interest did not apply to a case where
the destruction Of the public right was
imminent as the result OF a dispute be-
failure to establish by private agreement
the standard Of wages which was essen
tial; in other words, that the existence of
the public right and the public power to
preserve IL was Wholly under the con-
troll Of the private right to establish a
standard by agreement. Nor Is it an
answer to this view to suggest that the
situation was one of emergency and that
emergency cannot be made the source of
power. (Ex parte Milligan, Wall, 2.)
1.-THE proposition begs the question, since
although an emergency may not call into
life power which has never lived,
nevertheless emergency may afford q
re0son for the exertion of a living
power already enjoyed. II acts which.
if done, would interrupt, If not destroy,
interstate comerce may be by anticipa :
ton legislatively prevented, by the
same token the power to regulate may
be exercised to guard against the ces-
ened by failure of employers and en-
ployes to agree as to the standard of
! wages. such standard being an essential
prerequisite to the uninterrupted flow
! Of interstate commerce.
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Others on the Memphis.

OF the others on board, the ships
surgeon, DR.. F. Shea, lived at I Van
Ness place, New York, and the wireless
lived in New York, as did also the fol-
lowing, all negroes:
: H. Canty, baker; D. S. Jackson, chief
cook; G. Mclean, second cook; J..
Lewis. messman; J. Cooke and C. Cooke,
walters. and G. Canty and G. NJ. Mitchell.
messboys. AL of these were American
born or naturalized Americans.
In this category also were H. A.
Bodell. steward, Of Savannah; c. A
Phillips, electrician; F. Montere, H.
H. Hobbs and J. A1quest. water tend
ers; J. Rumble. c. B. Winn and J. Walk
er. oilers; N. P. Clausen, boatswain; E.
Nelson. H. Solgoord and F. Rain,
quartermasters; A. Peterson. W. Leis-
berg. S. Ludwigsen. F. Putin, R. Las
sen, L. Abrahamsen. F. Zimmerman
and ]. D. Hanlon. sailors, and w. Nixon,
B. Carrascasa. B. Tarres. L. Perez. A.
Gomez and J. Sanquerra, coal passers.
There were nine f1remen. born in Por-
tugal or Spain, some of whom were
thought to be Americans by naturaliza-
ton. Every officer aboard had his
American license and every naturalized
American his naturalization papers in
compliance with a rule laid down by
the ships owners.
While on her last voyage from New
York the City of Memphis was halted
off the Scilly Islands by a German SUBJ
marine whose captain demanded to see
the papers she carried. A mate went
aboard the U-boat and was informed
a contraband cargo she ought to be
sunk, but that because America and
Germany were on friendly relations she
might proceed.
Put In at Cardiff for Coal.
Leaving Havre after discharging her
cotton, the City Of Memphis put in at
Cardiff, Wales, for enough bunker coal
to enable her to steam to New York. A
message received here yesterday by W.
H. Peasants, president of the Ocean
Steamship Company, from Capt. Borum,
announced the departure of the steam
ship from Cardiff Friday, SO that she
was less than forty-eight hours out
voyage to Europe was her tenth into
the war zone. Exclusive of the final
trip, she had travelled 79,801 miles in
taking abroad horses for the Italian
chandise worth more than $4,000, 900,
this figure including the value of the
last cargo delivered.
Built in Chester, Pa, in 1902, the City
OF Memphis. while in the coastwise
the government during a crisis in the
relations between the United States and
Mexico. to transport supplies by way of
Galveston to Amer lean troops occupy
ing Vera Cruz. AS she left Boston har-
Dor German freighter fired a salute
from a brass gun mounted on deck.
Discharged from government service
in December, 1914. the City of Memphis
loaded with cotton and started for Ger
many. the second American vessel to
take cargo of that character to that
country. She steamed up the Weser
river to deliver the perchandise and
thorities for entering a river that was
mined. Capt. Borum replied he did mot
for America.
Her Subsequent Voyages.
Subsequent voyages took her to Itaiy
five times. Rotterdam once and France
three times. Capt. Borum was d.
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Fixing Of Wages.

1T certataIy would not change the
question OF power unless it could be
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Fifteen MISSING
FROM THREE SHIPS
SUNK BY U-BOATS

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coassess when he found himself he'll
AZ to Judicial Functions.

.Is a judicial function to strike
down a law because Il Is said 1t was
not considered" he asked. 1T seems
to me that would brush aside every
Nistinctfon between the legislative ana
judicial functions upon which the Con-
stitution Is maintained"
In providing for the temporary wage
increase, he said. Congress applied the
Sight- t-hour standard as a permant RUE.
al already enforced In many OF tns
sfates. and as / have said. sanctioned
by this court"
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A Public Business.

What was the extent of the power
therefore of Congress to regulate con-
sidering the scope of regulation which
government had the right to exert with
reference to interstate commerce car
riers when it came to exercise its legis-
lative authority to regulate commerce is
the matter to be decided.
THAT the business of common car
rfers by rail is in a sense a public
business because of the interest of
society in the continuation. operation
and rightfuk- conduct of such business
and that the public interest begens a
public right of regulation to the full
extent to secure and protect it, is set
tied by so many decisions, state and
federal. and is illustrated by such a
continuous exertion of state and fed
eral legislative power as to leave no
room for question on the subject
1t is also equally true that as the right
to fix by agreement between the car
rier and its employees standard of
wages to control their relations is pri-
marily private. the establishment and
giving effect to such agreed-on stand
ard is not subject to be controlled or
prevented by public authority.
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Two Main Questions.
Question Of Power.

There must be knowledge of the
power exerted before determining
whether as exercised it was constitu-
tional and we must hence settle a dis
pute on that question before going fur
ther. Only an eight-hour standard for
work and wages was provided. is the
contention on the one side and in sub
stance only a scale of wages was pro-
vided Is the argument on the other.
We are of the opinion that both are
right and in a sense both wrong in so
far as 1t is assumed that the one ex-
cludes the other. The provision of sec
tion one that eight hours shall be
deemed days work and the measure
or standard of a days work leaves
no doubt about the first proposition.
As to the second, this Is equally
true because of the provision of sec.
tfon three forbidding any lowering Of
wages as a result of applying the
eight-hour standard established by
section one during the limited period
prescribed in section two Both pro-
Visions are equally mandatory. If IL
be said that the second, the depriying
of all power to change the wages dur.
ting the fxed period, is but anciliary
TO the first command. the standard
of eight hours, that would not make
the prohibition as to any change Of
wages any the less a fixing oftwases.
Fixing Of Wages.
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w. B. Joy and wife Of Southwest Har-
Dor were here Sunday.
Miss Helen Flood and Joseph Patterson
OF Brewer were here over Sunday.
Mrs. Frank o. Morang and two chill
dren, of Lynn, Mass, are visiting here.
Miss Ruth Jordan has returned to Old
Town, after visiting her cousin, Miss
Dorothy Hagan.
DIR. and Mrs. l.. K. Thayer and
daughter Ruth, of Boston, are visiting
Mrs. Thayer's parents, Moses Cottle and
wife.
Rev. Albert J. Lord occupied the pulpit
here at the Sunday evening service. Mr..
Lords many friends always look forward
to his annual homecoming, and were
glad to hear him Sunday evening.
Mrs. L. d. Patten and Mrs. Frank A.
Cottle have been the guests OF Fred f..
Grace aud wife at the Green Lake hatch
cry since Sunday. Miss Gertrude Flood
is also visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Grace.
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Suicide at Mckinley =.

MCKINLEY, Aug. 8 Especially - Capt.
Frank McMullen, a well-known citizen OF
this place, committed suicide this morn
ing, by drowning. He rowed out into the
harbor, weighted his body with a stone,
tied himself to the mooring line Of the
boat and jumped overheard. No one wit
messed the act, but soon afterward, when
the empty boat was picked up, the body
was found attached to it.
Capt. McMullen was sixty years old. He
had spent his early life at sea, retiring
some years ago and opening store here.
He went out OF business short time ago.
Dependency because Of financial reverses
is believed to have caused the suicide. He
leaves q widow. He was member of Nc
Kinley lodge, F. and A. M.
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CITY MEETING.
Protest Against Proposal to Meve
City Library.

S1ty fLDThTy'
All the aldermen were present at the
regular meeting OF the city government
Monday evening, President Wescott
presiding in the absence OF Mayor
Hagerthy.
Former Chief Justice L. A. Emery
appeared before the board in behalf OF
the city library. At q recent meeting OF
the city government, the proposition to
discontinue the use OF the present library
building and move the library to room
in Hancock hall was informally broached.
Judge Emery made strong plea for
the library, bringing out clearly the
benefits it was to the city. Justice A. w.
King, OF the library board, spoke along
the same lines.
Aldermen Moore (ward 2), Brown and
Small were appointed special committee
to confer with the library trustees as to
repairs necessary on the building.
Complaint was received from Mrs. H.
Fl. Hooper about water in the cellar OF
her house on Oak street, caused. it is
alleged, by stoppage OF drain or water
course across her property. Referred to
committee on streets.
1t was voted to pay John B. Dean S25
for the care OF cemetery lots for which no
OF her provision was made. Rolls OF ac-
counts were passed as follows:
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ELLSWORTH FALLS.

Adjourn rned.
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Mrs. g. p. Hartman OF Boston is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. F. H. Osgood.
Mrs. B. s. Stanley will, on Sunday, open
new tea room at "The Meadows", East
Surry.
Mrs. s. w. Greene is the guest Of Mrs.
Roy E. Fifield at her cottage at Bunker's
Harbor.
Miss Florence Murphy OF New York is
the guest OF her niece, Mrs. Fulton j.
Redman.
Rev. Albert J. Lord and family OF Meri-
den, Conn, are in Ellsworth for their an
nusl visit.
Rev. X. B. Mathews and family are
spending the month OF August at Con-
tention Cove.
worth for some time, left Saturday for
Whitinsville, Mass.
At the Methodist church next Sunday
evening Rev. Albert j. Lord OF Meriden,
Conn, will preach.
Miss Alice Adams, OF Newtonviile,
Mass. is spending August with her pa
rents, Capt. j. q. Adams and wife.
Miss Agnes Smith OF Howard, r. l., is
spending vacation OF three weeks with
her sister, Mrs. E. F. Robinson, jr.
G.. Henry Gould, who has been i'll the
past week, suffering from a strain OF the
ligaments about the heart, is improving.
John Schacht of Norwood, Mass, an
nounces the engagement of his daughter
Emile to Austin l.. Maddox, formerly OF
Ellsworth.
Mrs. l.. ID. Foster, who has spent the
winter and spring with her daughter,
Mrs. G. X. Caldwell, in Somerville, Mass,
is at bone.
Misses Louise and Sarah Foster arrived
home Monday from a visit OF two weeks
with their grandfather, Charles Z. Slower,
at Jonesport.
Misses Helen and Hilda Holman OF
Philadelphia came yesterday to spend he
remainder of the summer with their sis
ter, Mrs. f. II. Baker.
The automobiles OF II. B. Estey and E..
b. Wyman collided in Postoffice square
Saturday. Both cars were running slowly,
and the damage was slight.
Clarence II. Tapley, tho is employed as
a special agent by the Factory Insurance
association, with headquarters in the
South, is at home for few weeks.
Miss Helen Eldridge of Bangor and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Brewster and two chill
dren, OF Dexter, were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. j. P. Eldridge for the Weekend.
The civil service commission will hold
an examination at Ellsworth, on Aug. %,
to fill a contemplated vacancy in the
position OF postmaster at Green Lake.
Kenneth M. Cameron OF Ottawa, Can,
has joined his wife and little daughters
here at the home Of her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. John F. Knowlton, for his vacation.
The Methodist Sunday school had its
picnic at Pleasant Beach yesterday. The
trip was made by teams and automobiles.
A delightful day was spent at the shore.
Former Chief-Justice L. A. Emery
last week received a cablegram from his
son, Harry g. Emery, of Petrograd, who
is now in Finland with his bride, on q
pleasure trip
Maurice West, colored, Of Baltimore,
Nd, chauffeur employed in Ellsworth
during the summer, was srraigned in the
Ellsworth municipal court Monday, on
complaint Of Sheriff Wescott, charged
with criminal assault on fourteen yes.-
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old white girl OF Ellsworth. He was bound
over for the October grand jury, in de-
fault OF q 900 bail.
A. F. Burnham, DR.. Daniel E. Brown,
wife and grandson, Of Brockton, Mass,
and Lawrence Brown and wife of New
York, are at the Burnham home in Ells-
worth for few weeks.
Miss Elizabeth T. Cushman arrived
home from Washington Monday evening.
Her mother, Mrs. Abbie Cushman, who
has been in Great Works for some time,
accompanied her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold e. Hamblen OF
Springfield, Mass, are receiving congrat-
ulations on the birth Of . daughter, We'd
nesday last, at the home Of Mrs. Ham
blen's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Morang,
in this city.
Rev. Horace B. Haskell OF Ellsworth, at
present pastor OF Trinity Methodist
church at Montpelier, VI, has been elected
president OF Beaver college, at Beaver, Pa.
DR.. Haskell has accepted the position, and
will enter upon his new duties on August
10.
The city government has given official
notice that on and after Monday, Aug. 20,
Brimmer's bridge on the Mariaville road
will be closed for rebuilding. Detour
may be made BY way OF Waltham. It is
expected that the work will occupy three
or fovr weeks.
Frank G. Nickels, wife and son, Of
Minneapolis, Minn., and Hon. Frank B.
Nichols Of Bath, . member OF Governor
Milhken's council, with his wife, daugh-
ter and son, we're guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. E. Hale Saturday, going from
here to Cherryfeld. Incidentally, the
gathering here partook the nature OF q
birthday party, it being the birthday an
niversary Of Frank c. Nickels.
One OF the special attractions for this
week at the Bijou theatre will be the
Metro photo play, "Big Tremaine,"
Friday evening, with Harold Lockwood
in the leading role. Other pictures for
this week are:-To-night, "The Devils
Double;" Thursday, Lucille Lee Stewart,
q sister Of Anita, in "The Confiict:"
Saturday matinee and evening, Pauline
Frederick in "Nanette OF the Wilds"
Thursday, Aug. is, the picture-goers
of Ellsworth will see for the first time IN
year the famous Charlie Chaplin in the
burlesque on "Carmen," and on Aug. %
will be shown the powerful photo drama,
"Enlighten Thy Daughter" which has
just completed q successful run OF two
months in Boston and New York.
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COMING EVENTS.

Thursday, Aug. 9 - 'sThe Old Peabody
Pew" presented by local cast under aus
pices Of Thursday club at Congregational
church. Admission, IS cents.
FAIR DATES.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sept.
4, 8, 6-Bluehill fair.
Wednesday, sept. 19-Highway grange
fair, North Penobscot.
Wednesday, Sept. 26 Narramissic
grange fair, Orland.
Wednesday, Oct. 10 - Grange fair at
East brook.
FAMILY REUNIONS.
August 15-Hodgkins family at Blunt's
pond, Lamoine.
Aug. 15-Moore family at Casino, Ellis
worth Falls.
Aug. Is Hooper family at Camp Tperi-
ellie, Georges pond, Franklin.
Aug % Rice family at Birch Harbor.
August 25-Frost family at George A.
Frost's grove, Mariavilie.
August 30 : Wilbur family at graz
hall, Eastbrook.
Ssptenuer 5-Salisbury family at Roland
s. Salisbury's grove (the old Kingman
plice), Otis.
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Government acquisitions vessels.

The Emergency Fleet Corporation has
requisitioned all merchant vessels Of
more than 25O0 tons now building in the
United States, and will put double and
triple shifts at work in the yards to
expedite construction. The ships taken
over, mostly OF foreign account, total
about 700 and aggregate approximately
100000 tons. The United States govern
ment is anxious to complete these vessels
quickly and clear the way for ships that
the government purposes to build to meet
the submarine menace.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-08
FARM LOAN BANK.
Branch May BE Established in Ham
cock County.

Branch May BE Established in Ham
cock County.
There is probab bility that a branch oi
the Federal Land bank OF Springfield,
Mass, will be established in Hancock
county, with headquarters in Ellsworth.
Some twenty inquiries from prospective
farm borrowers in this county have been
received by the bank.
Hon. b. G. Mcintyre OF East Waterford,
vice. president OF the Springfield bank,
was in Ellsworth last Thursday, and with
John A. Cunningham OF Ellsworth, ap-
praiser for the Federal Land bank, met as
many as possible OF the farmers who had
made inquiries.
Letters calling meeting OF these men,
prooa bly, to be held in Eliswo worth, will
soon be sent out. at that meeting the
question of forming branch here will
be determined.
II such a branch is formed, the bor-
rowers will elect board of directors,
who will be joined by three chosen by
the federal bank. These directors will
elect a local president, local board Of
appraisers or loan committee, and secre-
tary-treasurer. The latter need not be q
member OF the association.
Any farmer in Hancock county inter-
ested may write to MIR. Cunningham at
Ellsworth for further information. This
bank is not soliciting business in COM
petition with any local banking institu-
tion. Already four Of these branches
have been established in Maine, and an
other probably will soon be established in
Penobscot county.
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Moore Family Reunion.

The annual reunion OF the Moore
family will be held at the Casino at
Ellsworth Falls Wednesday, Aug. 15.
1t was necessary to change the meeting
place on account OF the present condition
OF Brimmer's bridge. There will be
music by the orchestra in the afterl oon,
and q dance, as usual, in the evening.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-08
WEATHER IN ELLsw ORTIZ.

For Week Ending at Midnight Tuesday,
Aug. 7, 1917.
From observations taken at the power
station OF the Bar Harbor & Union River
Power Co.. In Ellsworth. Precipitation is
given In inches for the twenty -four hours
ending at midnight.
Weather Precip-
Temperature conditions itation
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LOCAL AFFAIRS


NEW ADvERrfsEwENrs rsIs wEEk
Bijou theatre
Union Trust Co
nc Austin a Co. Hoosier cabinets
In bankruptcy-Andrew 9 Grindle
For sale-Houae and furnishiugs
HOUSE and stable
-Drivfug horse
Two horses
Caution notice-H o Perry
City Of Ellsworth
BANGOR:
Bangor New.Piano warerooms.
BRooKLisi
Walter 8 Buckliu Insurance
SCHEDULE OF MAILS
At ELLswoRrH PosroyricR
In eject. Juws 20, 1917.
MAILS RRcnIvBp.
Week Days.
From wxsr-s.ss. 7.is. ii.ls m (except Mon
day., AL, So p m.
FRox EAsr-i22s.:Aii, 1850, 1887 m. los7
mail notsldistributed until following morn
ing.)
Swndays.
FRox1wRsr-e.c6 ii.ls a m.
No mail from east Sunday.
NAILS CLOSE AT PosroYYIca
Week Days.
6oIse wEsr-li.lo m; $40, $50 and m.
GoIsa EAsT-e.so m; $40 m:
Sundays.
GoISG WEsr-8l0, $40.
No mail east Sunday.
Registered mail should be ut postoface half
an hour before mail closes.
Sierra County advocate., 1917-08-17
Determined to De In style.
Aetresses Coz lapaneae s.aae.

Although a woman is credited as
the founder Of the Japanese stage, no
pame Of an actress adorns its history
the onagata has reigned supreme.
But the artificial custom OF substitute
ing men for women is about to give
way to the onrush Of modern &C
tresses, and one of the mcst unique
customs of the stage is thus threat
ened to be superseded by real wearers
Of petticoats.
Sierra County advocate., 1917-08-17
JOY Of Life.

To watch the corn grow, and the
blossoms set; to draw hard breath
over ploughshare or spade; to read
70 think, to love, to hope, to pray
these are the things that make men
happy; they have always had the
power Of doing this, they never viii
have power to do more. The worlds
prosperity or adveraity depends upon
our knowing and teaching these few
things.--John Ruekin.
Sierra County advocate., 1917-08-17

The Russian bear is walking like
a men with the delirium tremens,
-Ex.
Sierra County advocate., 1917-08-17
Lived ss Years In One House.

Mrs. Williams, widow OF the Rev.
Samuel Williams, pastor of the CeG-
gregational church in the village OF
Cripplestyle for forty years, has died
In the house in which she was born
and had lived all of her eighty-six
years. During this long period she
had not slept away fran the house
more than about six times.-London
Daily Mail.
Sierra County advocate., 1917-08-17
An Was Literary.

Colonel Brown seems to be very
literary" remarked visitor to the
Brown household TO the negro maid.
glancing at pile of magazines lying
on the floor "Yas, ma'am." replied
the ebony.faced. girl. ''yas. ma'am, he
Bholey am literary. He jes' uatally
iittahs things all over dis year house.
-Wop1an's Home Companion.
Sierra County advocate., 1917-08-17
Our Own Business

Whilst I do what is fit for me and
abstain from what is unfit, my neigh
bor and I shall often agree in our
means and work together for time
to one end. But whenever l find my
dominion over myself is not sufficient
for me and undertake the direction of
him also, I overstep the truth and
come into false relations to hia.-~
Ralph Waldo Emerson.