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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29
AMERICAN FACES DEATH To GET
OPPORTUNITY AS MANUFACTURER
Story Of Meeoc Rise Of Man From Poverty to Leading Builder OF
AirpIanes in Engand-Wthout Penny He Joins British
Army and Deliberately Breaks Rules to Employ
Talents in More Effective Service.

were few lHthes and some benches.
He inspected II as well as he could
through the windows, borrowed pot
OF paint and brush and ladder and
began to paint his name on the front
of the building. He had 1t fairly well
done when man came along and said:
eWhat are you doing theref
+ Il am painting my name on this
building"
And what are you doing that for7
That's my building"
'ohl Is that so? Then you are just
the man want to see"
Mr.. Whitehead took the owner OF the
building to the aforementioned hotel
and bought luncheon for him. He told
him OF his airpiane dream. and
Vaughan Thompson--for that was the
name OF the owner-wns impressed by
1t. He said:
sit sounds very good to me. II II
win help win the war ] am for IL.
am going to the front tomorrow, and
you can take the building and do what
you want to with II. And l have two
hundred pounds cash. and as l don't
expect ever 10 come back you can take
that, too. and use II the best way you
can. 1t viii be at your disposal In a
month"
Mr.. Thompson went away. He was
killed. as he predicted, Just a year
from that day.
Contract for Six Flyers.
Mr.. Whitehead. being a skilled me-
chanic. put the old machinery In the
Thompson property In the best condi-
ton he could, made few purchases
on credit. and went TO the air depart
ment with this proposal: You may
send your inspector 10 my machine
shop any time you wish. should
like contract to build six airplanes,
and they viii be as good as any other
maker in the country can give you"
They gave him a contract for the
six. An inspector reported that his
factory was OF sufficient capacity for
a trifiing order of that kind, and there
upon the 450-acre Whitehead company
began It's career.
On the strength OF his order for six
government machines Mr.. Whitehead
was able TO make such purchases as he
needed for his small undertaking. He
also borrowed S35 TO pay two mechan-
les who helped him the first week.
From that the industry grew. He sur
mounted obstacles that would have
awed almost anyone. and did things
which astonished the cleverest bust
ness men of England. But he achiev-
ed results. He finished his six ma
chimes In far less than the specified
time, and then he got contract for
hundred.
The works grew; and the orders
grew also. He built great airdrorre
facing field of hundreds of acres,
and. 10 the amazement OF government
officials who thought his field was no
use as training station because OF
the fact that river flowed through
1t. he buried the river. He diverted
stream so that II Is now not TO be
seen on his property.
The lunch which he gave the other
day marked the end OF the second year
of active full operation There Is no
telling where IL will end.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29
SULLIVAN HARBoR.

Miss Maria Tracey is visiting in Cherry
field.
Miss Helen NJ. Smith has arrived home
from Boston.
Mrs. LORNA GuptiIl has returned to
Mrs. A. $. Cummings.
Commencing June 2, Sunday school
will be held Sunday mornings at 10:45.
Phillips Eaton and family of Portland
will arrive this week, for the summer.
One of the worst forest fires this town
has ever had, started last Monday in the
pasture Of Ambrose simpson, and has
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29
EAST FRANKLIN.
May n.
SPEC.
sherman JOY is i'll Of diphtheria.

Sherman JOY is i'll of diphtheria.
Paul Biaisdeil has gone to Portland to
work
John y. Harrison has fgone 10 Bangor
to work in the shipyard.
Mason Springer, Seth Joy and Oscar
Hartman are home from North Jay.
Mrs. Charles Hubert and two chill
dren are visiting her parents at Cranberry
Isles.
Mrs. Margaret wasgatt OF Surry
visited her niece, Mrs. F. E. Blaisdell,
last week.
May n. b.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29
Hurt by Life Prsservsr.

Paducah, Ky.-James Moore was a
passenger on the steamer City Of
Cairo. A windstorm broke over the
river. The boat was caught. A HE
preserver was hurled by the wind
from an upper deck. fraeturing
Moore's skull.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29

four stars was brokenlout by Miss Abbie
Partridge of the class of Is and a chief
yeowoman in the navy. Miss Olive Chase
gave reading, followed by short patri
otto addresses BY Rev. j. w. Beach, W..
II. Pstten and Principal c. C. PhilIips.
NAV ~. l.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29

been raging for a week. Men have
worked vaiiantly, but owing to the dry
weather and high winds, it has been al
most impossible to check the fire.
About 600 or 100 acres have been burned
over.
MAY q. H
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29
DAD TO HAVE SERVICE
FLAG WITH FIVE STARS

Pittsneld. Mass.-There's
service flag with FIVE stars at
the home OF Paul A. Jones. But
that's not enough. he thinks. He
Is planning TO add three more
stars.
Walter. the youngest. who viii
be eighteen soon. plans to enlist
and two more sons are In class
AL OF the draft. Five are al
ready In various camps through
out the country.
Five Of the boys have "war
brides"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29
advertisements.
Water Powers in
Maine

AS an added contribution to show the futity of utilizing
the water powers Maine furnish heat and thus be able
to suppan COAL following letter from Prof Charles
c. Hutchins of Bowdoin college is published
"BowDoIN COLLEGE
Department of Physics Brunswick Maine,
Mays 1915
Mr. I'm NJ. Penneh
Portland, Maine,
Dear SIR
AstO the relative Q electricity for heating
purposes which be
stood by body, is shout as follows;
Suppose buidi 10 be by boiler
the
energy coal
II the boiler to engine dynamo
be the most efficient triple expansion
electricity In other words the cost of heating by
electricity be al a
would be added the
increased cost of plant and operating expenses and In case Of
distance, the further and line losses
Yours very truly,
tsigned) {. c. Hutchns"
Is further evidence needed prove that the
the advocates ownership of the Water Powers of
Maine are unsound when they tell public these
powers will furnish enough electricity and light
dwellings?
If they ignorantly and wfuly promugate these fantas
tic statements, their claims be accepted in other
matters pertaining this great question?
(Signed) VIM. NJ Pennell, Publicity Agent
Rumford Falls Power Company Androscoggn Mills,
Oxford Paper Company, International Paper Company,
Northern Company Androoggin Electric Company
Company, Manufacturing Company,
Company, Beschy
Manufa
ST. croix Paper Company Bates Manufacturing Company,
Central Maine Power Company Edwards Company
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29
DEDHAM.

Lester Black of Bangor is visiting his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 7. Black.
Rev. Z. l. Brown of Bangor will deliver
the memorial address in the Congrega-
tional church May 30.
May q. B.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29

From an editorial in
a leading paper favoring
State ownership:
"There is perhaps un-
developed water power
within three miles of
these cities to hea, and
light orr homes and yet
we are waiting foi
some trust to develop
our water powers for in
dividual benefit. There
is probably enough I'M
developed water power
in Maine to heat and ligh,
every home in Maine,
and yet we sleep"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29
Sentenced to Be Shot.

At the outbreak of the war Mr..
Whitehead, then on the sunny side of
forty, was IN San Francisco just get
ting on his feet after a rather adven-
turous experience which had taken him
10 all parts OF the world and in way
gave him the reputation. as he now
humorously says. OF BLACK sheep
The turning point in his career had
come at Monte Carlo some years be-
fore. He received financial aid which
enabled him 70 shift his course In life
and take a turn for the better.
AS soon as war was declared. al
though he had become an American
citizen. he enlisted in a British regi-
ment and came to England. He was
at the battle Of Antwerp. and there. af-
ter watching the work of enemy air
planes. reached the conclusion that air
planes would decide the war sooner
or later.
To get out of the army was not an
easy task. He did II by insubordina-
ton, and when sentenced 10 be shot
produced his American citizenship pa
pers and said that he didn't think the
authorities would kill him. They
didn't. They paid very little attention
TO his claim that he had committed
breach OF discipline for the sole pur-
pose OF employing his talents In more
effective way to the service of his
country. He was sent back home with
a black mark against him. filed with
chagrin, but glowing with confidence
that he could manufacture airplanes
on big scale and be factor ia the
determination Of the world struggle.
He had not cent. He had no
friends who could help. His parents
quite naturally. turned a deaf ear to
his overtures for aid. His first step
was to go to the war office and. as he
laughingly says, with true American
optimism, ask for an order to build air
planes. When asked II he had fac
tory he replied that he had. Then he
went out to look for one, so that the
government authorities could verify
his statement.
COMMANDERS a Machine Shop,
Out In a London suburb, where he
had a hotel man for an acquaintance,
be found an old machine shop in witch
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Water Powers in Maine

The idea that our homes NAV
be heated by electrical energy Is
very appealing, especially when
there is a shortage of coal.
There seems to be sort of magic
in the phrase "white coal" To
see water running down Hill and
imagine ,ha,it means cheap heat
is a very attractive idea, especi.
ally in cold weather. But what
are the factss
1t is a mathema,ical..and SCI
entiiic truth that there are about
three times as many available
heat uni,s in pound of coal as
are in one kilowalt of electric
iiy. A pound of good coal con-
tains about D. 1000 British Their
NAL Units of heat, and when it
is burned for heating purposes
about 10, 900 heat units are avail
able. In kilowatt of electricity
there are 3.4I5 heat units.
Therefore 1t requires about three
kiiowatts Of electricity TO produce
as much heat. as one pound
of coal will produce.
On this basis a person using
ten tons, or 10000 lbs. of
coal, in heating a house during
the winter months will consume
about three times 600 lbs. or
90, 900 kilowatt hours. 10000
kilowatt hours multiplied by the
price per kilowatt hour, say
three cents, two cents. or even
one cent per kilowatt hour, will
give cost of heating the same
by electricity varying from
ST 500, 81, 400 to 5000 per year.
This fact has been proven BY
actual tests of heating houses in
Canada under comparative
weather conditions.
II ia also demonstrated by actual
tests that 1t requires at least 1s horse-
power to furnish heat enough to warm
dwelling of SIX rooms. There ara
probably 100000 dwellings In Maine
averaging six rooms each. and If all
the updevelopsd power hst could he
developed were used TO heat houses
only. there would not be enough power
TO heat one-fcurth Of these dwellings.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29

RuMFoRD FALLS POWER CO.,
OXFORD PAPER co.
GREAT NoRTaERNPAPER CO.,
UNION WATER POWER CO.,
UNION ELECTRIC POWER CO.,
ANDRosCoGGIN RESERVOIR
Co,
ST. CRoIX PAPER CO.,
CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO.,
ANDRoSCoGGIN MILLS,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29

Rumford Falls Power Company,
Oxford Paper Company,
Great Northern Paper Company,
Union Water Power Company,
Union Electric Power Company,
Androscoggin Reservoir Company,
st. Croix Paper Company,
Central Maine Power Company,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29

London.--with all of its cases
OF meteorie rises from poverty
and humhleness TO wealth and sue
cess, the United States furnishes
nothing more striking than that
OF ]. A. Whitehead, president Of
the Whitehead Aircraft company Of
England. but II should be stated that
MFR. Whitehead. though a Brltlsher
now, has American citizenship papers
and got his business training in San
Francisco.
Unknown two years ago, Mr.. White
head now Is enc Of the most promi-
nent men In Great Britain. and in its
Industrial life is easily one of the most
shining figures. He started his career
two and a half years ago with no
asset In the world except credit with
small hotelkeeper In London sub
u-b. Now he owns the biggest air.
plane factory In Great Britain and has
under his ownership $50 acres of fac
tory buildings and airdromes. His first
pay roll was S35 a week, with borrow
ed money. His pay roll now Is s60,-
600 week. He recently obtained per-
mission from the treasury department
OF England 10 increase his capitaliza-
ton by S5.oO0eo0, and so complete was
the confidence of English investors In
his ability TO make good" that the
amount was subscribed before the
bonds were issued.
Airpiane Vet in infancy.
Mr.. Whitehead Is far seeing man.
He says the airplane business. despite
its magical development during war
time. is just in its infancy; that when
the war is over there will be flying
machine services for mail and pas.
sengers and expresses sill over the
world, and that where thousands OF
machines are required now tens Of
thousands viii be needed after the
war. He predicts that the airplane In.
dustry will see the same wonderful
transformation that the automobile In
duStry experienced some twenty years
back.
Furthermore. Mr. Whitehead says
that the day the war is over he win
StNEl WI ~ view
York. and he has no doubt that within
a short time he win have established,
in cooperation with others, a regular
mail service Between the metropolis OF
Europe and the metropolis OF the
western hemisphere.
II is. of course. not possible to go
into details In describing the airpiane
works which Mr.. Whitehead has built
1t is one Of the wonder spots Of Eng.
land. and the thousands OF employees
whom I saw at their work one day
this week are turning out these eyes
Of the army" at rate which may well
cause alarm to the Huns, who perhaps
as soon as anyone else realized that
the great war would be won In the air
Mr.. Whitehead believes that the war
will he won In the air, and he says
there is no question that the English
manufacturer, supplemented by his
American industrial captain will pro-
vide the machines which win give the
allies an overwhelming superiority.
AT a recent luncheon given at Mr..
Whitehead's home. Buccieuch house.
on the Thames, he told privately the
story OF his marvellous career This is
1t:
Sentenced to Be Shot
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29

-
Androscoggin Mills,
International Paper Company,
Androscoggin Electric Company,
Hill Manufacturing Company,
Lewiston Bleschery & Dye Works,
Pepperen Manufacturing Company
Bates Manufacturing Company,
Edwards Manufacturing Company.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-29

INTERNATIONAL PAPER co,
ANDRo6CoGGIN ELECTRIC CO.,
HILL MANUFACTURING CO.,
LEWISTON BLEAcHERY & DYE
WORKS,
PEppERELL MANUFACTURING
CO.,
BATES MANUFACTURING Co,
EDWARDS MANUFACTURING
co.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-21
Commission IS Asked to Send Majors to Play in France
Ping Bodie Glad
to Play Baseball
With the Giants

NEW YORK. Ping Bodle Is one mend
bef OF the Yankees who In enjoying nd
Just now Ping looks with pride upof}
the tall buildings the torn-up streetsl
and other sights Of the hig town, and
lS pleased To be here. lie likes NeW
York because he feels that New YORK.
iH the first biR league town that had
given him "A fair chance.
Ping has always been pretty good
ball player, but. II huch ii tning Ia pos
sible. good nnturcd disposition ha1 \
been his handicap, When Ping gctS
down to serious thought he often de
clareS that he was run out Of the bid
league at the time he was with th}
white Sox because he happened to ~
good foil for the humorists "TlfSy
kldded me into the minors" says Pingl
and, while like Joke as well ~
anybody. never could see any jok}
IN that"
Bodie has been pleased because Ind
fans have taken him seriously as ball
player here And he has been increasl
Ing his popularity by timely hitting. I'd
has made n host Of friends among IND
bleacherltes
New York Ia alright" says Ping|
I'm no Joke here, and that's no Joke. \
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-21
Sooner Tennis
Team Is State
Champion Nov

NORMAN. okla. May Especial 4
The Uniyerslty Of oklahoma tennis team
holds the undsputed championship OF th)
state IN both singles and doubles Bur|
ford MCGuffin and Harold Bosworth wo1
the championship In the intercollegiate Il
tournament.
In the doubles East Central normal o
Ada was the only opponent of the Soon
ers and the match WAS won in straight
sets In the singles BoswOrth and Mo-
Gufnn each eliminated Klngfisher and
East Central men and then McGuffin del
feated Bosworth for the title threeN xstl
In five
The Oklahoma Agricultural and Me,
chanicnl college Vas not represented u
the tournament The Sooners had de
featcd the Aggies IN two previous dua
meets. which probably accounted fol
their absence
In every state tournament this yea
the Sooners have won In straight set
fro mtheir opponents
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-21
CLARK IS after
MAJOR PLAYERS
Former 0rioIe Catcher Wants
Team "0yer There"

AN ATLANTIC PORT, May 20 .-On
a special mission 10 America to induce
the National Baseball commission ana
the major leagues to send proiesslonal
players TO France to play America =
national game before the American
troops there. william j. tEilID ozark,
once a catcher with the famous old
Baltimore Orioles, arrived here today on
a French steamship
The military authorities I'm France are
unanimous that baseball Is needed io'
the soldiers according 10 Clark, VINO o.
a physical director working with th'
troops on behalf ~ the Young Men
Christian association.
baseball Ia of keen interest To the
troops, who demand the daily scores ot
the ma ior leagues CLARK said, and the
best thing In the way Of recreation Tor
the soldiers would he the appearance"
Of at least twenty professional players
not only TO engage In exhibition games,
but to pRv against teams made up OF
The soldiers themselves
Clark said he would remain In the
United states only long enough 10 obtain
consent or refusal hv the leading base
1nll authorities 20 the plan to provide
'or the American troops the sport they
ask
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-21
FULTON REFUSES
FORFEIT MONET

KANSAS CITY, Mo-On telegraphil
Information from Mike Collins, manRge|
OF Fred Fulton aspirant to the heavyI
weight pugilistic championship. that m
recognized public sentiment was againsl
holding the proposed willard Fulto(
match plnucd for July I and thereiorl
would make no claim to the forfeit
money Edward W Cochrane, Etakehoid|
er. today returned 81 900 each TO Collin
and to Colonel Miller.
The money had been posted witt
CoChrane by tho managers OF the tw(
puRlists ~ an evidence OF good faith
Miller was in Kansas City. Collinl
money was sent TO him at Portland
Ore.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-21
Kaiser to Seize
All Linen Stores
For Bandage Uses

LONDON, May l0-(Correspond-
encc OF The Associated Prcss)-4All
washable cloth, and napkins remain
ing unSold in shops throughout Ger
many have been commandeered by the
imperial clothing officers, according to
German papers, to replcnlsh the army S
impoverished supply OF material for
bandages, bedding and other hospital
requirements which have become in
crcasingly urgent as a result OF heavy
casualties Merchants are permitted to
retain only such linen" as is made OF
paper fibre or other linen substitutes.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-21
CHICKASHA POOL HALL
LICENSES ARE ATTACKED

CHICkASHA, Okla, May 2l.-(Spe-
cial)-Oscar Simpson, county attorney
has filed petitions in the county court
asking that the licenses of all Chick
aSha pool halls be revoked. The pc
tition alleges that the pool hall owners
permit minors to congregate in their
resorts; that they permit betting upon
the games that they have permitted in
toxicating liquors to be sold in their
places OF business. There are at this
time only three pool halls in Grady
county. all operated in Chickasha. all
others having been closed by the county
attorney and the county Judge during
the past year
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-21
SAM LOYD'S BRAIN FOOD
l3 Minutes to Digest This
No. 457.


The following deleted message
from the front is remarkable IN that
all four spaces may be filled by
words beginning with the letter NJ,
and that peculiarly enough, the
words have meanings so similar that
they may be freely. transposed in
their positions
1--WE pursued the enemy into miry
where he lay anchored at our
mercy; dismal-to the right OF
him, a-dank-to the left of him and
traokless-inUont Of him"
ANSWER TO NO $50.
Since one piece Of the clothesline
was equal to 81 Of the other, the
entire length OF 100 feet, divided
by | ST. will give the length OF
Mary ONeirs share as So l-5 feet
and hte balance, Al 2-3 feet, be-
longcd to Mrs Hogan
Copyright 1918, by sam Loyd)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-21
<.ESsg6s?!a;S5$ 6; 5!;|'!':. 4 r.
1senrA1loe Judd Mortimer, Lewis
Judd Mortimer Lewis

looking discouraged and expect will
let them alone this time, unless Spot
gets sassy or something, because there
is no ircckle faced kid can get sassy
with me when Rowdy is around |
told Spot | was exempt on all my
studies and he said that was good and
he kept right on digging in the garden
and asked him it he was exempt, and
he said he wasn't but that he could have
been ii he had wanted to be, and !
asked him why he didn't want to be
and he said the boys thought that any
boy that got exempt or even got his
lessons as good as the girls was SISSY
and they would make him hard to catch
and | told him he was worse than a
SISSY because the boy that is afraid
to be different from the other kids has
got a sissy skinned a thousand miles
when it comes to being a mutt, and
he said he wasn't afraid that he Just
didn't get exempt b cause he felt kind
OF ashamed to; ! told him TO keep on
working IN the garden and that he
could do that all his life because that
was all he was good for and that |
would bet he never would grow up to get
a job in a bank like my own true daddy
did, and then Worley laughed and
Mrs. Pickle Face said she thought he
was nice boy, and told her that was
nothing because she thought the siko-
logger was a nice man and then the bell
rang and me and Spot and Rowdy went
into the school and Rowdy laid down by
the side OF my desk and Spot wiped
his hand on his pants and went to his
place, and Miss Sands looked kinda
smiley and everybody looked happy and
that is because IT is getting along TO the
end Of school and no one studies so very
much and they think Of the vacation all
the time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-21
John the Barber
Is After Dernpsey

MILWAUKEE,, WI. May 20 90 tspe|
clnl Local attorneys for John ReisleI
uf New York. who claims TO be th(
rlghtml manager OF Jack Dempsey
heavyweight contender. have advised
Wisconsin boxing clubs not to matc)
Dempsey unless he puts up bond n
guarantee against damages. Reisler |
attorneys claim the Injunction secured
10y Dempsey viii be broken or else hi
viii be compelled to put up heav{
bonds for any damages which might rel
suit In case Of reversal Of decision II
the higher court to which they wit
carry It, Reisler arrived here today.