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SPANELL'S CASE
 TO REACH JURY
 THIS AFTERNOON
Courts Charge Is Favorable to Man Accused of
 Double Murder.

San Angelo, Tex, jan. 30.-Indi- cations tonight are that the case Of Harry J. Spannell, on trial for the killing of his wife, Crystal Holland Spanell, will go to the jury late to- morrow.
 The presentation of testimony was concluded at the morning. session of the court today and argument was be- gun after the noon recess. Four tf six attorneys remained to be heard when the court recessed for the day.
 In his charge to the jury, Judge Du boise told them that if they decided that Spanell killed his wife under the immediate influence of sudden passion as a result of insulting words or conduct or assault from Butler,' he could be found guilty only of man. slaughter. Judge Dubois also pointed out that Spanell is not being tried for the killing of Butler and if it were found he had fired at Butler and acci- dentally killed his wife, he should be acquitted. To be found guilty of first degree murder, the judge charged, it would have to be shown that Spanal had acted with malice aforethought
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260 LIVES LOST WHEN TRANSPORT
 STRIKES MINE
Former White Star Liner Sinks Within 10 Minutes
 After Explosion.

London, Jan. Wednesday, = About 260 men were lost in the sink ing of the auxiliary cruiser Laurentic many of them having been killed by the explosion of the mine which sent the former White Star boat to the bottom last Thursday, according to a press telegram tonight from Bel fast.
 The dispatch says the Laurentic struck a mine off the north coast of Ireland and sank in about 10 minutes A big hole was blown in the side oi the ship by the explosion.
 Several boats, quickly launched and filled with scores of men, were en- gulfed in the vortex of the sinking steamer. For a time the sea was dotted with struggling men, some of whom were taken into other boats and saved. The remainder could not be rescued. A gale was blowing and the weather was intensely cold. Most oi the men rescued were only half clad and all of them, especially those w0nded by the explosion, suffered greatly before they received succor from fishing boats which searched for survivors in the water and ther amde for the nearest port, where the sufferers were housed.
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SENATE TABLES
 MOVE 10 DEBATE PEACE ADDRESS Cummins' Resolution Set ting Aside Week for Dis
 cussion Loses, B to 30. CALLS CONFERENCE
 ON INDEPENDENTS Prohibition. Progressive, Socialist and Independent Members of Next
 Congress to Unite for Pro-
 gressiye Legislation.

Washington. Jan. 30.-Debate on President Wilson's world peace ad- dress enlivened the senate for sev- eral hours today before it was halted by concentrated action of administra- ton leaders. Then Senator Cummins' resolution to set aside a time for a general disdussion of tne subject was tabled, by vote of 3S to 30.
 Senators Hitchcock and Williams of the foreign relations committee en- gineered the move to kill the Cum mins resolution, Senator Matner of New Jersey being the only Democrat refusing to support them in their con- tention that the clogged condition of the legislative program made the ac- ton necessary. The Republicans voted solidly against the motion to table.
 The action will not serve to check intermittent debate, Senator Borail and others having given notice of their intention to debate the question:
 Independents to Organize.
 Washington, Jan. BOA call to in dependent members of the Sixty~fifth
 
 ary 6, was issued toay by Repre- sentative Charles Ransdall, Prohibi tionist;; of Canifornia.
 MT. Ransdall said the meeting was to be preliminary to discussion of purposes of an independent confer ence (which may act unitedly thra- out the session of the Sixty-fiftt congress"
 "We shall undoubtedly insist upon progressive legislation in the next dongress," he said.
 It is understood the call was issued to Representative Martin, of Louisi ana; lSchall of Minnesota; London, Of New York; and the following repre- sentatives-elect: Miss Jeanette l Rankin, of Montana;1.M. Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania; and Alvan T. Fuller of Massac With the Demo crats and Republicans about evenly 1 divided. numerically, the attitude o1 the independents is expected largel. to decide the political organization o the house. There are 215 Democrats 215 Republicans, two Progressives one independent, one Prohibitions and one Socialist in the Sixty-fiftl congress.
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B|G CROWDS AT
 SAFE FARMING
 MEETING HERE
Between 500 and 600 Hear Speakers at Seven
 Points in County.

The "safe farming' campaign which has been under way in Arkan- sas the past few weeks, came to a ciose In Jefferson county yesterday, when when crowds said to have aggregated ooO or 600 farmers, their wives and children heard speakers act meetings ueld at Sherrill, Wabbaseka, AL Melmer, Redfield, Sulphur Springs, Aaod and Watson Chapel.
 reports from the meetings in the nortnern end of the opunty were not received here last night, except that .aele was much interest shown and 'nat large crowds were in attendance. At the meetings on this side of the alsef' there were good crows pres nt except a Redfield, where tn chil- a.en or the school made up the audi Sa Snce' The speakers were H. K. San Sets. state pig club agent, J. s. Knox, ,haa'l'!alturlst, ,ha c. w. Watson, head of sa e federal agricultural extension Soes soices in the state, Dr. George l. ,t;a ,tn;anus, Of the state fertilizer inspec- t,. on lorces, and c. H. Thomas, coun~ larm demonstration agent.
 n,ea Senyard and Henry Williams in itereo 4 the use of their automobiles Iaa. a..,ansporting the speakers to the
 u ana Watson Chapel meetings.
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Full Diplomatic Relations Will Be Resumed in Elf
 fort to Aid Carranza.
MEXICANS COMING
 OUT WITH TROOPS
Thousands of Refugees Accompanying Pershing's Expedition on March tO United States-Bath Riots"
 at Fl PaSO Over.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Full diplo- matic relations with Mexico are to be resumed immediately in an effort by the United States to solve, through formal channels, the troublesome questions pending with the Carranza government, and for it's moral effect in aiding the first chief in restoring crder.
 It was announced after today's cabinet meeting that Henry F. Fletcher, confirmed as American am bassador to Mexico months ago, would leave for his post in a few days. There has been no American ambas- sador at Mexico City since Henry Lane Wilson was recalled after the murder of Madero and Huerta's as- sumption of power, and formal rela- tions between the two governments have not existed since Huerta handed Charge O'Shaughnessy his passports upon the landing of marines at Vera Cruz.
 Secretary Baker stated that as soon as 25,O0O guards had left for their home stations, additional militiamen now on border duty would be relieved and ordered home.
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SUMMER IN SOUTH, INTENSELY COLD
 IN NORTHWEST
Decidedly Colder Weather Scheduled for Southern
 States by Tomorrow.

Washington, Jan 30.-Unusual ex- tremes are shown by tonight's weather bureau report whidh records summer-like temperatures in the Southern states and intensely cold wealth in the Northwest.
 In Texas thermometers at Fort Worth registered SC degrees, while over the Northern Rocky Mountain region temperatures of from 10 to 20 degrees below zero were general.
 The storm now over Colorado prob ably will move rapidly eastward bringing decidedly colder weather to the Southern states by Thursday
 Snow Blocks Traffic.
 Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 31.-After be- ing open less than "A hours the Union Pacific lines to Wyoming were blocked again tonight. This was the seventh day of the tie-up, due to in termittent snowstorms and wind.
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WILSON TO ADDRESS
 NATIONAL CHAMBER

Washington, Jan. 30.-President Wilson will speak Friday night be- fore the chamber of com aiercA of the United States at it's meeting here to welcome the delegates 70 Washington, but is expected to Te:er briefly to some of the problems facing the na- tion. Whether the rfesident Will seek an opportunity to further develop his ideas on peace irf publid speeches has not been detelmined. He will be-. gin the preparation of his inaugural address in the near future and it 4 anticipated he will make reference to the subject then.
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eating to the state department a vir- tual warning that Americans should keep of armed merchant ships of bel. ligerent nations. This became known today, following intimatiOns in of ficial circles yesterday that the United States might issue soon a new memorandum settling forth it's atti~ tude toward armed merchantmen.
 Germany apparently has been pay ing the way for such a step for sev~ eral weeks by submitting to the state department a series of statements d. leging specifid instances in which merchant craft of the entente nations have used offensively against a sub- marine guns carried ostensibly for defense
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 quent message sent by them to their correspondents. The latter message, according to Hutton, was prepared by George F. Ellis, Jr., a member of the , firm, who is now ill in Georgia, he said. Hutton also requested the com mittee not to call Ellis to New York if it could be avoided Chairman Henry determined to have Ellis tes- tify said he would probably be eX- amined next week in Washington.
 Telegraph operators and others who had to do with the transmission of the message are also to be inter- rogated Other members of the Con- nelly firm probably also will be called. Mr. Boiling already has testified at the Washington hearing that he had nothing to do with the leak" of any information.
 MT. Bolling's connection with the Connolly firm was the subject of much interrogation by Whipple dur ing the examination of Hutton, when the latter first went on the stand. Hutton told of Connolly calling upon him five or six months ago, and in- forming him that the firm of s. A. Connolly & dompany was to be or- ganized with Boiling as partner. He asked if the Hutton firm would be- come the New York correspondent Hutton said the fact that Boiling Was to be a member of the firm had made no impression upon him. He denied that Connolly had said anything 3t getting high class customers thru Bolling's relationship to President
 Wilson. The Connolly account, he admitted, twas very attractive"
 Suspicious Messages.
 Whipple then had Hutton produce messages which had gone over the firms private wires during the "peada period" in the stock market The first he read was the Clement
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VOTE FAvORS STRIKE.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 30.-The court of the strike vote of members of the brotherhoods employed by the Kansas City Southern, which ended here tonight, showed the men favor a strike by great majority, accord ing to E. P. Curtis, chairman of the grievance committee.
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WANTS CARRANZA'S JOB.

Mexico City, Jan. 30.-Nicholas Zunigay Miranda today announced his candidacy for the presidency. The principal plank in his platform is the redemption of all paper money issues He has been an independent candidate in several elections in the past 20 years.
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Information on which the message of his firm 10 brokers was based, Ed ward F. Hutton, head of the firm, tes- tified, came in another message, now missing, from s. A. Connolly & com pany, Washington brokerage house in which R. w. Boiling. a brother-in- law of President Wilson is partner. Connolly was declared by Hutton to be hastening to New York tonight to appear before the committee tomor- row,
 MT. Hutton testified that his under standing was that Connelly's informa- tlon regarding the note was based on general rumors. Indicative that other brokerage concerns were in possession of similar information. Hutton said another message which Clement, Curtis & company of Chi cago sent his house prior to Connel- ly's first message referring to a state ment to be issued by the state depart ment intended to promote peace pros pectsl. This message contained no details. Certain members of the con- mittee, however, privately expressed the conviction that the person who supplied the information on which Connelly's missing message was based either had read the presidents note or had obtained an excellent re- sume of it.
 Convinced "Leak" Occurred.
 Some one read the note," Repre- sentative Campbell of Kansas, rank ing Republican member of the com mittee, 'emphatically declared after the close of the hearing.
 Chairman Hery and sherman l.. Whipple, counsel to the committee. declined to express any views on the situation. No effort will be spared, Whipple announced, to throw the full est light on the origin and transmits sion of confidential information, both in the message from Washington to Hutton & company and the subse-
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The coming of the communication is awaited with great inteSest in all quarters here, and there is much speculation over the possibility of it's furnishing the basis for another peace move by the president. While awaiting developments. President Wilson is discouragins discussion of definite steps which might be taken bv the government in connection with his world peace league sugges- tions.
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STORE IS ROBBED.

Unknown persons Monday night broke through window and entered the store of Durham Bros, in Main street opIosite, The Graphic office and stole a number of flashlights perhaps as many as 100. This is the second time within week the store has been entered.
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PASS INDIANS BILL.

Washington, Jan. 30.-The senate to- day passed the Indian appropriation Jill, carrying $12,500,000 and pro- vision for a joint committee to in- vestigate the Indian affairs bureau. This is the third of the big supply measures to get through both houses.
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BRIDGE AT CONWAY.

Washington, Jan. 90.-The house ln- terstate commerce committee .ous .;ao favorably reported a Dill to au:non :,,o,. 'io ;n a bridge across the Arkansas rlver III Conway county, Arkansas.
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FOR SALE.

The best big horse ever raised in Jefferson county can be seen at w !1. 'Toney's Barn, 108 East Barraque street. He was raised and is owned by J. A. Mccoy. It is worth your time to % and see him. 1-3O-6t
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999 Clean Mexicans.

Fl Paso, Texas, Jan. 30.-Mexicans to the number of 929 were given baths at the United States immigration sta tion today, the third day of the en- forcement of quarantine regulations as preventative of typhus fever. No rioting occurred and United States officials believe the danger of the repetitions of the "bath riots' is passed.
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KEEP CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

Salt Lake City, Jan. 30.-Capital punishment will remain on the statute books of Utah, the bill to abolish it having been defeated in the lower house today by vote of 30 to 13.
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Refugees Leave Mexico.

Columbus, N. M, Jan. 30.-Six MeXi- can families, including many children reached the border here today, being the vanguard of thousands of refugees who are reported to be with the ex- peditionary forces.
 The expeditionary forces are mov- ing slowly toward the border, they reported, troops and stock being in excellent condition and the men ln high spirits.
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NOae leak Traced Close to
 BrOther-in-LaW of President
New York Broker Testifies to Receiving Message Sum nar1zing Note From Washington House. in
 Which R. w. Boiling Is Partner

York; Wall bokera
  a Safns regarded there leak President peace cufae forecast of the largest brokerage Wall M other bok turnout the country the afternoon of Dember 0 more than three before Iaansin At the time the Hutton secretary Lansing before country
 
  Publication followed brokers
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sas oa. !. miners in the western Arkan- Chr,,n.eid neid voluntarily gave up their
 wo,,s s'lnas holiday and remained at ava ,A 10 help relieve the coal short
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-
 The Weather

coldss dsnssaay rain, turning to snow; i; peratr. wltn cold wave at night; tenn rhursds Will fall 30 or 40 degrees
 'soay snow and colder.
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A thin paste of wood ashes and lemon juice will renew tarnished brass.
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Germany Preparing Reply to
 Presidents Peace Address

2OThe embassy information to- Berlin government Id issue reply to President Will the embassy disclaim which would
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Warning to Americans.

Washington. Jan. 30.-Information has reached here that Germany and her allies are considering communi
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Immigration into Canada has fallen off. The total for the fiscal year end ing last March was only 48,537.
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-10-10
NORTHEAST HARBOR.

Elihu Hamor has entered the Abbott
school at Pennington. sss
L"rov Jenkins eni Hovt Cousins have
gone to Philsdeiphia to work. ne%
Rev Harry n. Upton and wife are
occupying the Irving Young house.
Kenneth Iveney has resumed his
studies in the dental school OF the
University OF Pennsylvania.
The hour OF the Sunday night preaching
service at the Union church has been
changed froms to 7.30 o'clock. The Sunday
evening services at st. Mary's church
will be held at the same hour.
The local Office OF the American express
company has been moved from the John
son building on Main street to 7. N.
Graves store for the winter. Rodney
Brszier, who has been in charge OF the
office this summer, has gone away.
Oct. Q. 1917.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-10-10
PUTS. OUT FIRE IN THEATER
Audience Cheers Soldier Who Pre-
vented Building Burning In
Texas.

San Antonio. Tex.--In the course Of
the "5-10-15-cent" theatrical perform
ance In Houston street theater Sun
day afternoon. one Of the actors had
died" and had been stretched out
upon the cooling board" with the con-
ventional candles at head and feet.
After the action, which was somewhat
rapid. one of the motors. alone. stood
before the audience and sang. Soon a
candle fell from Its position and lay
burning on the sheet that lay over
the dead" person.
In the commotion that quickly fol-
lowed, civilians whistled. called. stirred
about and motioned to the singer to
put out the flame. A soldier. however,
mounted the stag and put out the
fire with his bare hands. receiving a
hearty cheer from the audience.
And the singer continued his song.
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COUNTY NEWS
HANCOCK.

dANSOCh.
Orlando Foss is attending Boston uni
versity.
Reginald johnson is attending M. C. L.,
at Pittsfield.
Miss Charlotte Wooster is a guest Of
Mrs. Rose Foss.
Frederick johnson has returned to
Bowdoin college.
L. {. Moon Of Laconia, N. H., is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Margaret Bennett.
Ernest Young has returned to Spring.
held, Mass, after his vacation here.
Leonard Foss is at home from Bar
Harbor, where he has been employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Folsom OF Brewer
were recent guests Of Mrs. Eliza beth Oaks.
Miss Gertrude Foss has gone to New
York, where she has a position as book
keeper.
DIR. and Mrs. Howard Crabtree Of Bos-
on are visiting DIR. Crabtree's father, Fl.
{. Crsbtree.
Harry Rollins OF Milliken regiment,
- - NA"a'thh Nv VSotLOAos Hus5sg WAS
home recently on a short furlough.
Mrs. F. K. Riley, who has been visiting
her parents, Capt. and Mrs. o. W. Foss,
has returned to Bangor for the winter.
Mrs. James Conley OF Isle au Haut and
Mrs. Soper OF Bar Harbor we're in town
recently, called here by the death Of their
niece, NJ ISIS Ailsa Page.
Mrs. Harold q. Foss, accom- panied by
Miss Lola Crabtree, l.. B. era btree and
Kenneth Crabtree, returned by auto
mobile to Meirose, Mass. Kenneth Crab
tree has entered the Massachusetts
Institute OF Technology.
The cooking and housekeeping club of
seven girls, which has been meeting dur.
ing the summer, receiving instructions in
cooking and housekeeping, proved their
ability Saturday afternoon, when they
gave public lesson at the town hall
This community has been deeply sad
dened by the death Of Ailsa, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Page, who died at
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-10-10
tssal Noi'frs
STATE or MAINE.

H,ycocs S. rA"aNFs N"oRf'
x.,,rs or APPOINTMENTS OF ExscuroRs. Ap-
.,,,s-s.rcRs, GUARDIANS OF ApuLrs AND
coxsERv.ross.
txnrR-such notices in es,a'es on
Mount Desert Isisn will be published
hsrssft@f In the Bar barroF i1mss; in
Estates in Deer Isle AMI stonington.
In The Deer Isle Messenger. In all o her
,ssatss in THE ELLSWORTH AMERICAN.
y,rsiIc uo,iee is hereby given under the
,sious Of CHI pter iss OF the public laws
.1,bsstate OF Maine OF - Z. tn toe following
n,msd persons have been appointed exsou-
.ors administrators. guardians OF adults and
snuseryatefs, rrspecli.eiy in the hereinafter
named estates.
s,,llman n, Grindle. late OF Penobscot, in
al eouuty, deceased. Albert p. Leach OF
prnobseot. in said county, appointed admin
i,trxtor with the will annexed OF the estate
Of said dsrea.ed; date OF qualification Sep
Tsrs T. Jackson, late Of castine. in said
eounty. deceased. John p. Whiting, OF said
castjnt appointed executor OF the last will
and testament OF said deceased; date OF quar-.
iscs,ion Sc ptember I. =. d. 1917.
Mary A. Collins, late OF Castine. Ia said
eocnty, deceased. Frank J. Coonns, ]. Yves
ky Bowden, j. Y. Perkins. all of Cassinr. In
aid county, and Cyrus Leach and Archie
Perry both Of pepobscot, In said county. APP
conisd executors OF the last will ami testa-
neut OF said deceased; date Of qualification
Ansust rs. q. d. 1917.
ves.a r. McRas. late OF fremont. In said
eoanty, deceased. Eoen Is. CLARK OF Tfe-
moni. In said county. appointed execute, OF
the las, will ana testament OF said deceased:
date Of Qualification 8 ptember 4, .. d. 1917.
John Vi. Houston, late OF BucEsport, in said
eoanty, deceased. Lenora X. Houston of
Baeisport, in said county. appointed sdmip.
hlratrix with the viii annexed OF the estate
Of said deceased; date OF qualification Sep
lem6er I. 8. d 1917.
John W. Grtpdie, late OF the city. conu.y
And state OF New York. deceased. John +.
pointed administrator de 6oais mon with the
will AnneIe3 OF the estate OF said dec-ase3,
eae Of Qualification september Z. =. Il. 1917.
Daied at Ellsworth, IN said county, this
isenty- sixth day Of september. .. d. 1917.
ROY G. HAtrRs, Register.
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BROOKLYN.
Oct. s.

Mrs. Ada Shea of Bar Har6or is visiting
Mrs. Edward Griffin.
Everett Cousins is employed in j. j
Bridges store.
Mrs. Alma Bartlett left to- day for Free
port to visit her aunt.
Rev. E. 3. Drew and wife OF Harrington
visited here last week.
Herbert Conary and wife OF Sunshine
visited here last week.
Stephen and Charles Cousins are build
ing clam factory at Herricks.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Lewis Smith are receiy-
ing congratulations on the birth of a son.
George Holden left to- day for Beverly,
Mass, to enter hospital for treatment.
H. =. Kane and wife OF Addison visited
their daughter, Mrs. Elmer Leach. last
week.
Alton Herrick OF Chicago, who is in the
aviation corps is visiting his father, DR.. F.
$. Herrick.
Wallace Kane, Prin Allen, Fl. F. Free
thy and Eugene Kane have returned from