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Ellsworth American., 1917-02-14
legal Nntirrs.


STATE OF MAINE.
To the Honorable. the Judge Of the Probate
Court in ano for the County OF Hancock.
ID ESPECTFULLY represents william L.
IL White. ir.. of Bucksport. in said county,
ao mi pistrator OF the estate Of William L.
White, sr., late Of Bucksport. in said county,
deceased, intestate, that said William L.
White. sr. at the time Of his deceased was, the
Bucksport, bounded and described as follows,
viz: A certain lot or parcel Of land with the
buildings thereon, situated in said Bucksport,
in the third range Of i.ts. bounded As
follows, to wit: beginning at the north west
corner Of lot Of land sold 10 I.oring B..
Bennett by Daniel P. Lake and Hannah Lake
estate; thence running south co. east about
lis rods to the range line between the third
aud fourth ranges in said Bucxsport; thence
links; thence north o. we west and parallel ara
with said Rich's line about lls rods to land
decided 70 said Bennett BY said Lakes; thence
the place Of beginning, same being the
southeastesly quarter OF lot number Is in
the third range Of lots according to the survey
j., reference Is hereby given % 70 ssid HS pisn
Said lot conf aims II acres more or less.
Also one other lot Of land with the build
lngs thereon standing in said Bucksport on
the easterly side Of the road leading from the
being part Of the Homestead farm Of the
Rich, on the easterly end BY land Of said
Rich; on the southerly side by the J. Wood
farm. % called; on the westerly side BY the
county road, containing twenty-three acres
more or less. Both above lots being same as
conveyed to William L. White by Savannah
J. Williams. deed dated August T. 1901,
and recorded in Hancock registry Of de ed .
in book S66, page l4s.
That the debts Of the deceased, as
nearly as can be ascertained,
amount tn $50 90
And the expenses Of sale, and Of ad-
ministration, to 80 90
Amounting in all to e4oo 90
That the value Of the personal es-
tateie nothing
insufficient to pay the debts Of the
deceased, and expenses Of sale and
Of administration, and it 10 neces-
sary for that purpose to sell some
part Of the real estate to raise the
sum Of 800 90
That the residue would be greatly depreci-
ated by sale OF any portion thereof; where
fore your petitioner prays that he may b. Ii
censed to sell and convey the whole Of said
real estate at private sale for the payment of
said debts and expenses Of sale and Of ad-
ministration.
Dated at Bucksport this third day of Febru-
ary .. d.. 1917. WILLIAM L. WHIfn, JR.
Ellsworth American., 1917-02-14

~ ITCHEN girl at once. Apply at Blue
N FRONT RESTAURANT, Ellsworth.
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lsnanssa tiarnaa.

lone last thing / should ike TO nser-
ton said the japanese editor. .aad
that Is our SO called pride. ] can X
ceiye yoa here at this club as mar 20
man, and we can talk freely. But the
ordinary japanese home Il not fitted
Ter intercourse with foreigners. Our
Kitchens cannot prepare foreign foed.
Our mattings are naFred by TIE use q
table. and chairs Our wives are nor
accustomed to meeting stranger. and
do not speak foreign lnngua ses. Wis.
itars are compelled TO take or their
shoes. and. II they have holes In their
socks. thai Is embarrassing for them.
Under such conditions intercourse has
been in tie past rather difficult. We
do not Ike 10 accept hospitality With
out being able to reciprocate. Reel
procity is a national trait of the Japa-
nese. We respond very quickly to
friendship or suspicion - Maynard
Owen Williams in Christian Herald.
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LEAK PROBIRs SEEK
TO AGREE On COUNSEL

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The
house rules committee Investigating
the alleged leak" on President Will
.soa's peace note, held no public hear
ings today but the committeeman con
tiaGca their efforts to agree upon
specs counsel authorized by the
house t. direct the inquiry. Pend
Ing selection. the taking Of fur
ther ties, mony probably viii be held
in abeyaace and those summoned To
testify allowed to return home to
a~a.t a further call.
CcnIn5 tteemen worked uatil late
last nigh trying to reach an agree-
ment but without result. The diffi-
|eaity is over the selection OF COUNSEL
satisfactory alike TO both democrats
and republicans AS soon as geiee,
Ition is made by the democrats they
will submit the name 10 the repub-
Iiieans for approval The committed
had before IL today q number OF
names OF prominent lawyers 10 select
from
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To FIGHT WAR
TO THE FINISH
HEADS on LEAGUE CITIES Will.
TIGHT AGAINST tSIONlZIhG
Oh PLAYERS.
Declared b5 johnson and yaaes rhat
Hereafter Players VIII BE Dealt
With as sndl-
yiduaie.

NEW YORK. Jan. l8,-Aereement
reached by Ban Johnson aad prasi-
dent Tener, heads OF tEe two big
LEAGUES. 10 have nothing faora TO do
with the players fraternity, is ae-
eepted to mean war to The finish 10
prevent players from ioinins oseapiz-
ed labor. II was stated that hefeaf-
ter players win be agalt a.lh as ln.
.diviiuale without regard q Dave
fultz
The National commission ran nd
just the demands and tie major
league mesnaies cGu soe so it n IN
~ Is done is the way Dave l'ultz alzas
up the situation. The nincr ieaeaes
win eventually be forced into line
and il might as @ell be done now, ae-
cording to Fultz,
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Futility Of Arguments.

AZ no men are created equal. all ar
guments. # INDUCED in. must be car.
ried on either with superior persons or
inferior persons. Viewed In this way.
the utter fatlllty Of al arguments be.
comes apparent at once.
First. 1t is futile. OF course. to carry
on ali argument with a superior psF-
sen, because, being superior, be will
have such complete contempt for youF
opinions that he either will not Astsn
to you at all or else be VIII listen @ifn
a patronlzsng smile ard tmulediatelY
dismiss from his mind what you ha q
10 say az not worth consideration,
II is easily futile TO argue with En-
Inferior person, for II you have sng-
thing to argue about worth the tine
OF man of yonr standing and mental
capacity, then III is absurd to waite
talk upon an inferior being who vii
not be able to appreciate it. Thus afe
Inspirations people isolated from the
world. and there Is 10 help for it,
Life.
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Viotti, the famous French musician
OF the eighteenth century. had an equal
contempt for royalty and an exagger-
ated opinion of himself. as the follow
Ing story shows cHe day he was sum-
moned to Versailles to play before Ma
rie Antoinette aud the court, The per.
Torrance had begun, the opening bars
OF bis favorite solo commanded breath.
less attention, when a cry was heard
Place for Mgr. tie Comte a'Artois!"
At The sound Yiotti Immediately
ceased playing, east an indignant
glance at bis audience, placed his VIC
lin under his arm and walked out OF
the place
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SOUTH PRONG.

There MAS no Sunday school at
this place Sunday on account OF the
day being SO extremely cold. II be-
gan showing about eleven and snow
cd hard most all the afternoon until
the earth had coat OF three or four
inches of beautiful white carpet up,
ON it and ii il still there and is
showing and raining together and
freezing as il falls Tuesday morn
ing
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lanief and
little daughter. Maxine, OF Nash
spent from Saturday until Monday
with Mr.. and Mrs " 3. Chiles,
Since our last writing the death
angel has visited cur community and
claimed for lis own our dear brother
and friend, j. r. Wilson. which was
d sad blow indeed 10 the entire COM
1aun,ty. In losing Mr. Wilson South
Prong has lost the last of its FIRST
members. When South Prong church
was first organized. OF which he has
indeed been faithful and useful
member ever since, and We realize
Our loss lis great but heavens gain
The write has known him since she
was a little girl and has been asso-
csa1ed With him ever since as q
rs ssaDor and in church circles and
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POINT THE WAY
|. FOR LASTING PEACE
ENTENTE NATIONS INDICATE TO
PRESIDENT WILSON PLAN
FOR WORK.
While He Is Working Out Plan Al
lies VIII Continue Fight
Against Enemies.

WASHINGTON. Jan. IS Eng
land has pointed out the way to
President Wilson for continuing his
work toward lasting peace. The
entente powers were fighting to pre-
vent fatare aggression and President
Wilson can do much toward eyolv-
ing plan for international preyen-
tires TO limit future wars and by
lsstlmasion have conveyed the sug-
geatcn that he pursue this course.
Nnsle President Wilson is work
ing ous this plan and gaining sym
pathy fer the plan az one OF the
requisite the entente will fight OF
in en- effort to crush or at least
weaken me power OF her enemies.
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Feolino the Enemy.

Long Zen. a stage driver ih He
southwest with soft voice ana gen
ia DISPOSITION. bat with several nosca-
- on the handle of his revolver. Is MOT
given 10 seeking trouble.
Not very long ago be brought N =
aan nauft, salesman and. the roaus
being unusually rough. landed both iiiin
and his trunk III rather bad rspaM.
The more the trase'ihg main th'ugut
Of it tile madden he ges, and that night,
when he discovered how his trinA hsa
been wrecked, his wrath boiled over,
ans, he announced that In the morning
he wonld beat that stage driver INTO
unconscious ugllness. He got W early
and paced the office Of the hotel. await
In. the arrival Of Long Ben.
tsne OF tie stage drivers friends sup
pe,i over 10 the office OF the livery sta
bic. where tie latter slept. and tippsa
him OF.
say, Ben. that Ere eating pickle
salesman sou brought 10 last n'ghG -
over there laying for yen and u gesns
10 knock your alleged head Oh as soon
as vot 80 u breakfast"
Rubbing bis cheek specnlativelge 20
said Iii his peculiarly mild drawl; TN
Just fool thar Guy. won't 20 to
breakfast. Saturday Evening Fost-
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THAW'S GUARD GOES
On 4 LITTLE RAMPAGE
PRIVATE DETEC TIVE GUARDING
THaW's ROOMS STARTS 10
SHOOT III PLACE.
Normal Kelly Becomes Hysteflcal Tn
der the Strain OF the Long Vigil.
Thought Man Attacking
Him.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. IS. -.
Breaking down under the strain Of
long vigil Norman Kelly. private
detective employed to suard the
room whore Harry K Thaw attempt
cd to commit suicide by slasbing Ills
throat and wrist, became hysteri-
cal today and started TO shoot MP
the place. Kelly declared that some
one attempted to enter The apartment
and cut him With a knife.
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;onle 70
Durl,am's
Tor Good Goods
for Men
" omen and
Children
Fg3RRESTON.

I.ev. csrgyle filled his regular ar
Sentiment Sunday At the presbyte-
ian church.
Misses Maurine Marks and Leona
EeaE OF Maxalaachie we're weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Neal Marks.
Miss zena Davenport of Nara.
haehie II v.sstiag her aust, Mrs
I Montgomery.
he ladies of the Baptist church
served dinner and supper here Sat
arday and realized the sum Of $is.7a
Messrs- Bob Reed and Douglas
Garter Of Frost spent Sunday a
hrme.
Miss Enc Higginbothan is pay
dns an extended visit TO her aunt
MIS-. b. II. dorsey
Miss Moilla Hoover is visiting rel
asiyes III Dallas.
CIayboTn Mason Of Arcadia, Kan
sas. is here On business While hers
be ii visiting In the homes q
Msssrs. Did Hawkins, Al S. johnson
and other relatives
AR. and Mrs Neal Marks enter
tasued small number of young
folks Saturday night. honOring thsil
niaees. Misses Maugine Marks ane
Leana Gem, OF Waxahaenie. Re
fresnments consisting Of hot checo
z2le and cake were served to Misses
Annie Love Ellison. Ruby Watson
Neatye and Lottve Applsng. Masms
s.na ParaIea Hoover. Manrsne Marks
and I4aona Gem, Msssrs. Ed Justice
Eraast Hoover, Hobby Eliisens Ros
Rasnes and Kaufman.
Zen Masgraves Of Naxahachie wal
I here ser IL dass last week
Misses Nettye and Lottya AppIina
spent saraay with Mr.. and Mrs
John Hunt.
Mrs. Gin aEeAoy vent 10 Waxa-
nachie Tuesday
Several from here attended the
burial eT 4 Fl Wilson al Maxahaesais
Tuesday.
Tbs beautiful country home OF
Uncle lobe Edfnonason burnad
early Monday morning. The fire
started II q closet where match
had been thrown BY member Of the
family.
Miss Darsee Carter spent Sunday
WITH parasee Hoover.
Rcy Kainss sent TO Itals Sunday
afternoon.
Misses Juanita Harris. Ruby Wat
son, Mrs. Joe Godfrey, little Mary
Frances Hampton. little Herman
adkins and Erskine Rodgers are on
the sick lise this week
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MAY not RESUME LEAK
PROBE UNTIL NEXT WEEK
y. r. MORGAN WAS ADVISED NOT
To APPEAR aS WITNESS IN
I'll FURTHER NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, Jan 18.-That
the note leak probe may not be TAX
len up until next week was intimated
to-day when ] pierpont Morgan, who
was subroenaed to appear. was in
formed that he need not report un-
It'll further notice. The democrats in
THE house are finding it difficult to
pick counsel for further hearings.
Samuel tntermeyer is the choice Of
the house.
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DO you really tltnk the public likes
to be humbuggca { asked the man OF
many anxieties.
Yes, replied Senator Sorghum.
when the humbug is pretty and harm.
less But they resent the kind that
huz2es around waiting for chance to
sting 'em. Washington Star.
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BATTLE Of PlL0Nls
ENTERS SIXTH DAY
VILLA HAS REFUSED THE CAR.
RAMA TROOPS WITH
HEAVY LOSSES.

Ell pAso, Texas, Jan. la
the battle OF paiemaa between tho
government forces and yillistas.
row Ia It's sixth day. villa has re-
pulsed tho Carfaazistas iHflieting
heavy losses Gen. Mursuia drew
every available man from the CAL
hpehpa garrison last sight 70 rein
force his troops.
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Mrs 0'f5rien~~An' | see yez takin'
IN waShin' as'in, Mrs OiFlannieaa?
Mrs, oFlanuigau-Sure It's only to
aiause The childcr I'm doln' Il. They
loike the wirdies COVERED VT steam SO
mat they can make pictures on thim!-
Pearson's Weekly.
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Pa what's the difference between
Patriot and a jiugo?"
"a patriot nay son. Il one whose
bosom swelIs With pride of his coun.
Try, whiie Ia a Jluge the swelling an.
Pears In his ead,"-st. Louis Post.
Dispatch.
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The Plain peongs.

i pat my faith In the wisdom Of the
pain people said the statesman.
Yes, replied Senator Sorghum. s@rhc
wisdom Of the plain people Is all right.
The only thing fear is that some OF
them are getting so that fhey know
too NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star
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sARDIs.

E&1nDiS.
Sunday morning about Q o'clock
snow began 70 fall and soon old
mother earth was wrapped in white
| 1t continued to fall all day. Two
lslesghs came into Sardis in the at
ternoon.
Owing to the rapid fall of snow
only about twenty-five we're at sun
. day school ond Rev. Wagner did
| not come.
Mrs. Clyde Morgan and four chill
dren of Hoidenvslle. Okla, have been
! the guests Of Mrs. Paine Work
man the past week. she having been
10 Seacrift. and viii leave this week,
via Dallas, for her home.
! DR.. PopiInss residence caught frs
Sunday morning about s:45. Bs
valiant help tho flames were check
! ed. doing considerable damage, tht
elssaaraey Icing torn down
Miss Emusa Erateher visited
aoae folks IL ltasy friday 10 Aoa-
day.
Messrs. Fin Garyin and Jim Cher
| ~ have beer doing some repair work
and Iauer hanging the past week for
~. ". Mcdowell OF Oyifla
Roscoe Sullivan Of Long Branch
was guest Sunday OF Ir aud Mrs.
w. e. Middleton.
Ewel Rec OF Kaufman spent Sat
urday night with home folks here.
We are enjoying some winter this
week. Tire STOW was about five
inches aad snowfall games were en-
joyed all Monday and Tuesday.
Sunday. the Zlst, and AT night viii
be preaching al the Baptist church.
SUNDAY afternoon al 2sS0 VIII be
singing at the Methodist church
Rev. Bell Will preach.
j. w. Middleton and family
moved to Waxahachie this week. We
keep losing good citizens, but we
trust they still remain as sardis.
Mr.. and Mrs, E. Brintle will leave
this week for Duncan. Okla We do
not know who viii be left.
Grace Delk, after siege of
measles. started 10 school Tuesday
Mrs. J z. Kelly is on the sick list
this week.
Mrs. E. j. Delk motored to oyilla
Thursday 70 take Mrs. Clyde Nor
gan TO sec Mrs Richard Witter-
spocn
j. e. Kelly made trip to Trim
ity river last week.
There is net mech doing hers.
only making fires and staying IN.
-
J.. 7. Tucker, job printing. that's
eli" Phone f4s. #
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NIKE GIBBONS WEARS
4 WRIST WATCH

' ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan. Is. 4
, Mike Gibbons, probably world I
; champion middleweight boxer.
; wears wrist watch II was
given him By his affectionate I
, brother Tommy Nike aaya
, the prejudice against the wrist 4
watch is nonsense and that ii Is I
; much more practical than the I
B pocket variety. I
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why do yon say he ia vulear?r
Because ne Inns At least ten times
as much money as | have."--Ch lengo
Herald. "sV
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You never laugh at my jokes"
! wouldn't dare to-
why notfa
have always been taught to re,
speet old age Baltimore American
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Phone las Tor Tucker, the mint
Ter Estimates che rfully aivah
tAdy9 i
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4 80 tdIrui for every man is flghtlng
hafd battle. Ian Maelaren.
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J T Tuokeg JOB printing. an
ai.7 FAo..e las. M
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have neyer known him to fall shs /,
ia bis duty III any way Althougs
|he has been ! sufferer for some
|time and unable TO ATTEND church for
slmost 1 year vet We never failed to
miss him. He served as church
clerk FOR several years and as deacon
until death came to relieve him OF
his suffering His children and rela-
'tives have our deepest sympathy.
Mrs. CarrcII Is suffering a great
deal with her head al this writIng.
Miss Gertie Carroll Is visiting her
uncle. Louis Noses. Of Palmer
Every one il requested 10 he lrss-
lent next Sunday as there is q little
business to attend to. and 1t is regu-
Every lady or the
lchurch is asked by our pastor To
write an essay on the life Of Paul
lby next Sunday To- be read before
AN present and the most perfect will
receive 4 reward Nv our pastor
Then any one is asked to write on
tine first four books Of the New Testa-
Iment and tell which of the four
apostles Matthew. Mark. Luke or
John was the most beloved disciple
They also will receive \ reward for
the one that writes the most perfect
essay
Miss Meia Dawson ans Mr. Brown
surprised their many friends last
Saturday by gosng To town and get
ting married. We all Sish them
well.
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Mrs Go0s
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]. T. Tucker, job priating. that's
I'LL" Phone f4s. II
The Delta independent., 1917-10-19

his product at 50, less dockage charges
and he has a short crop at that.
We regulate the product of the
Western wheat grower and we let the
prices of the steel and iron, the cop
per and the powder trusts, virtually go
free. We have watched these prices
soar beyond 400, 500 and 600 per cent,
out of reach of those who most need
them in the work of feeding the world
and producing the sinews of war, as
well as winning it.
A few years farther back, when
some tariff concessions were thought
necessary, the man who was selected
to concede them was this same under
paid working mantle man on the
farm. II was his products that We're
placed on the free list.
When | speak of the farmer as the
underpaid man, l am strictly within
the facts. In this year of comparative
ly high prices for all kinds of labor. a
farm management survey conducted
by the Missouri College of Agriculture
discovers that the labor income of the
day
The average skilled mechanic now
gets So day or better
l am not stating these facts in a
captious nor a fault-finding spirit. We
all recognize the times are abnormal.
But confess / should like to see
things evened up a little. In war,
sacrifices should be general.
| will also confess that | think we
should quit making the farmer the
goat in every emergency. No national
policy would be more productive of
lasting good. with benefits for every
body. than one ensuring square deal
for the American farmer, the one in
dispensable man.
After 10 years of uncertain crop sea
sons the war came and promised him
reward, the reward of lifetime in
fair price for his wheat crop. And
this in year when the available
wheat supply was the lowest in years
and demand the most urgent.
Did he get that reward? He did not
Speculation, which for once was in his
favor, was stopped and wheat prices
Immediately slumped 30 to 40 per cent.
But even this was not enough. The
very emergency which Offered teh
Western wheat grower his long defer
red reward. also threatened and still
threatens our national existence, and
the wheat grower submitted patriotic
ally to having the price of his product
fixed still lower, down to 50 a bushel.
less the dockage. price which on
many farms this year in the winter
wheat belt. does not really meet the
cost of production. Now with the