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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-26
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pretty costumes, and the new fall
hats gave festive air to the scene.
After luncheon we all went out on
the spacious, brick paved veranda,
where vines of all kinds Haunted their
banners of scarlet, gold and green,
Seats had been provided for the
hundred or more ladies and the
leaven of representative men.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. Helen Hagerthy, secretary of the
woman's republican club of Bar Har-
Dor. She was followed by Mrs. Con-
ners, chairman, who introduced the
speakers in graceful, well-chosen
words. Marion Brown of Augusta
gave clear. concise talk on the
duties of woman voters, and was lis
tened to with pleasure. Guy p. Gan
nett, also of Augusta came next, and
his talk made us feel that we could
be of much use in the political world.
Mr.. Peacock of Lubec came next on
the program, and he certainly under
stands State and national politics.
Judge Deering of iBiddeford was last
but not least, for his speech was re-
plete with interest, and we followed
this Moses through the Red Sea of
politics with appreciation and laugh
ter
The meeting closed with a rising
vote of thanks to our host, Mr.. Dorr,
who had shown us so many courte-
sizes and given us so much pleasure.
We left the house of happy memo
ries and visited Lafayette National
park, which adjoins Mr.. DORIS estate,
and he is superintendent of the park
The park is a wonderful place, but l
must not take space to tell you about
it In this letter. The moon and sun
lighted our homeward way and we
reached Bluehill about p. m.
After having such wonderful day,
l feel like signing myself a Packard
instead of
DFord.A
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-26
RATE OF RETURN EARNED BY
RAILROADS OF THE UNITED
STATES ON THEIR PROP
ERTY ESTMENT.

1t will thus be noted that during
the years when other ind ,sstries were
making very large p Gifts, when the
prices of farm products and the wages
of labor were soaring to unheard- of
heights, the earnings upon railroad
investment in the United States were
held within very narrow limits and
that they have during the past fou,
years progressively declined.
Roads Handicapped More Than Other
6usi;-. SIS
. 2. The railroads are responsible to
the public for providing adequate
transportation. Their charges are linn
tied by public authority, and they are
in ve..y large respects (notably for la
bor) comDelied to spend money on a
basis fixed by public authority. The
margin within which, they are permit
ted tc earn re,ucn upon their invest
meut o. to cHe" inducements to at
tract new capital for extensions and
betterments is extremely limited
However much the railroads might
desire theref re, to reduce thei'
cha sos in tines CT depression, it will
be pesc' iyed tn t the limitations sur
rounding their action do not permit
them t. give c Get to broad and elias
tic pole es witch might very properly
govern other lines of business not
thus rest icted.
1t has been ,,'~~ed upon the railroads
that reduction in rates will stint
late trafic AMI thit increased traffic
will protect the car"iers from the loss
incident to Il reduction in rates. The
railroad mana ements cannot disguise
from themselves that this suggestion
is merely coniectural and that an ad
verse result CT the experiment would
be disastrous mot only to the rail
roads, but to the public, whose SUI
preme need is adequate transporta
ton. Consequently the railroad man
agements can"ot feel justified in plac
ing these instrrmentalities, so essea.
tial to the public welfare, at the haz-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-26
Mckinley.

Mrs. Vesta Chaffee and her
daughter, Mrs. Katie Smith, with
her husband and baby, were Wis
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Holmes
last week. They returned Sunday
to Bath.
There are several cases of dirh-
liberia in town, and some are now
out of quarantine The disease
seems TO run mostly among the chill
dren, and cases have not been Sc
we're.
Miss Bertha Morgan, who has vis--
tied at Mrs. E. L. Kelley's, has re-.
turned to her home in Lubec. Mrs.
Ella Lawson. who has visited her
sister. Miss Sarborn, accompanied
her, by auto, as far as Jnoesrort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Robb' MS:
are living in the house of G. w.
Norwood
Mrs. Sadie Wilson is in West JG-
ton for the winter.
Miss Phebe Colt has moved into
her bungalow. Her father will be.
with her this winter.
Oct. "a. P u.
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year instead Of for the eight months
during which the wage increases were
IN effect, the labor cost, on an annual
basis, would have been largely in ex-
cess of $3,900,00O, 0O0-an increase
since the government took charge Of
railroad wages in the Adamson Act,
of approximately $2.450, 100000 an
nually.
In the light Of these figures, it is
manifest that the recent reduction Of
wages authorized by the Labor Board,
estimated at from 10 to IL per cent
in no sense meets or solves the prob
lem of labor costs and in no way
makes it possible for the railroads to
afford a reduction in their revenues
Thousands Of Rates Already Reduced
Indeed, during the past year there
have been between four and five thou
sand individual reductions in freight
rates. On some railroads the reduc-
tions in rates have amounted to more
than the reductions in wages so far
made. and on many other railroads the
reductions in wages allowed no net re-
turn on operations, but merely pro-
vided against the further accumulation
y
of a deficit.
The point is often made that agrl-
culture and other industries are also
suffering the same immediate difficult
ties as the railroads, why, therefore.
do not the railroads take their medi.
cine like anybody else? The answer
lies in several facts:
/. The railroads were not permit
ted. as were other industries, to make
charges during the years of prosperity,
making possible the accumulation of
a surplus to tide them over the pres.
ent extreme adversely According to
the reports of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, the rate of return
on property investment of the rail-
roads of the United States for the
past several years has been as fol-
lows.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-26

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MUTUAL BENEFIT COLUMN.
Edited by Aunt Madge."
MOTTO:-HELPFUL AND HOPEFUL

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succinctly stated in the title and motto
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IN MEMORY.
"Ford.N


Dedicated to the memory of my UNI
Gle, Capt. Emery E. Dodge, of North
I3rooklin. Maine, who died October
3, 1929
l saw an aged man upon his bier;
His hair was thin and white, and on
his brow
A record of the cares Of many years
Cares that were ended and forgot
ten now.
Then rose another hoary man, and
said,
In faltering accents, to that weep
ing train:
Why mourn We that our aged friend
is dead?
Ye are not sad to see the gathered
grain.
Nor when the mellow fruit the
orchards cast.
Nor when the yellow woods let fall
the ripened mast.
''Ye, sigh not when. the sun, his COURSE
fulfilled
His glorious course rejoicing earth
Say
In the soft evening, when the winds
are Stllled-
Sinks where his islands of refresh
ment lie.
And leaves the smile of his departure
spread
Ger the warm-colored heaven and
ruddy mountain head.
Why weep We. then, for him who,
having won
The oouna of mans appointed years,
at last,
Life's blessings all enjoyed, life's
labors done,
Serenely to his final rest has passed;
While the soft memories 6f his vir-
tues yet
Linger, like twilight hues when the
bright sun is set?
And L am glad that ne has lived thus
And glad that he has gone to his
reward;
Nor can l deem that Nature did him
wrong.
Softly to discngage the vital cord.
For when his hand grew palsied and
Y his eye
Dark with the mist of age, it was
his time to die"
E. C. p.
Wells, Maine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-26
Stomach Wrong?

ESery sufferer from stomach
trouble, gas, belching, sour stom-
ach. nervousness, dizziness and bill
iousness, should get box of Mi
O-Na stomach tablets to-day and
start treatment. Guaranteed by
Chas. E. Alexander.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-26

Mrs. Bessie Mckay of Boston,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F.. H. An
mis-, has been operated on for ap-
pendicitis.
Capt. A. F. Holden returned
home from Boston Saturday.
Capt. and Mrs. Irving G. Barbour
arrived home from New York last
Thursday.
The Houses of d. w. Torrey and
Mrs. Margaret Adams axe being
painted.
Tom Damon is getting out lumber
to build new boat
Misses Hazel and Doris Marshall
of Rockland are guests of Mrs.
Harry Greenlaw
OCT. IT. T.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-26
Sul'l.y.
SurrV.
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.

VEIN ON1AL NEoOLC AOWo.
The women's club OF Ala &c,
Mass, has ADOPTED the follow ng
resolutions on the death Of Mss
Blanche A. Carter Of Surry
Whereas it has pleased A. rlF'lty~
God to remove from our midst .'iss'
Blanche A. Carter Jan esteemed mem
Der of the Atlantic Women's cub.
therefore be it
Resolved That we express the
deep realization of our loss, al trat
this resolve be spread upon the.
records of our club. and that a copy
be sent to the bereaved family as ans
expression of our deep sympathy.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-26
The foolish man 7vho built
his house on the sand

He gave an example in folly which anybody
can understand.
It isn't so easy, however, to sense the mistake
OF trying to build the body on foods which lack
essential nourishrnent.
Here again, is foundation of sand which
gives way when the test comes
Many food that tastes good lacks honesty
OF nourishnent to equal its taste. Thus it tempts
the appetite into mistakes that often are costly.
Grape Nuts is food which helps build bodily
endurance for LIES stress and storm. The full
nourishnent of wheat and matted barley together
with the vital mineral salts so necessary to bone
structure and red blood corpuscles with phos-
pilates for the BRAIN is retained in Grape Nuts.
The long baking process by which Grape Nuts is
made gives the food natural sweetness and an
unusual ease of dgestibility and assimilation.
Served with cream or milk, Grape-Nuts is
fully nourishing, and whether eaten as cereal at
breakfast or lunch, or made into pudding for
dinner. Grape-Nuts has particular delight for
the appetite. Sold by grocers.
Grape-Nuts-the Body Builder
There's Reason
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-26

Itch! Itch! Itch: Scratch! Scratch
scratch! The more you scratch, the
worse the itch. Try Doan's Ointment.
For eczema, any skin itching. soc 4
box.-Advt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-26
Trenton.

Trenton.
l<Ross Mitchell and family are Wis
iting in Camden.
Mrs. Joseph Bonzaninl will oc-
cupy the benjamin Garland house
this winter.
Proceeds from the supper given
FOR the pastors salary last Friday
night were $17.O5.
MISS Addie Bowden visited in Bar
Harbor last week.
Oct. "a. w.
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West Surry,

Thurston Conary and a friend,
MI. Brown of Ellsworth, were
guests OF Frank Conary and wife
Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Bridges of Bucksport
visited her mother here last weeK.
Oct. "a.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22

perform today. With varied Sched- u1e, full of important contests, follow number of games to chose from, and indications were that capacity crowds would see a score or more contests
 The Big Three" - Harvard, Yale and Princeton-have attractive pro- grams-the Crimson being host to the Rugged Penn State team at Cam bridge, Yale entertaining West Point in the Bowl at New Haven and Princeton battling against Chicago in Palmer Stadium All of the invading aggresations were conceded chance to upset their opponents.
 Another contest that drew more than ordinary interest was the Syra- cuse- Pittsburgh struggle at Pitts burgh. The New York institution is sending a large delegation of rooters along with their team. Last year these teams played a tie game.
 In New York City Fordham and Lafayette opose each other at the Polo Grounds and New York University Field Columbia leaves it's home field to oppose Dartmouth at Hanover, N H., and the Rutgers outfit from New Brunswick, N, J. lines up against Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga.
 In Central New York, Cornell, which has made heavy scores against early season opponents was scheduled to meet Colgate at Schoelkopf Field Ithaca. Last year the 1thacans were decisive victors over Colgate but the latter team hopes to turn the tide in their favorite today.
 Pennsylvania is out to avenge the defeat handed their team last year by Virginia Military Inst, and the latter eleven is pointed for today'S game ir anticipation of another victory. Besides these there are a dozen or more other games on the eastern grid irons that are sure to develop some fast football.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
High School Athletic Star

Jack Fitzpatrick, one of the three veterans of the Bridgeport High School who is expected to finish among the leaders in the state cham pionship track meet in Hallwe'en Park, Stamford, this afternoon over the three and three quarter mile course
 Fitzpatrick has been a member of the Red and Black track roster for three seasons and has attained a most enviable record flying under the Hill top colors. Following Is F'atzpat rick'S record which we must say calls for some mighty lofty performing:
 July 5, 1920, recreation meet, Sea side Park, second place, 40 yards Time, :56; third man on relay team.
 October 8, 1920, cross-country meet miles-) Time, 14:1S.
 meet with Choate School, first place Time. 14:56, c 1-2 miles.)
 Feb. 2S, 1921, A. A. U. meet, New Haven Armory, third man on relay team (made up 12 yards and gave the anchor man a 28 yard lead. Team won second place.
 March 1921. A. A. U. meet at To- cal Armory third place High school half mile. Time. 2:15, anchor man on Hiltolp winning relay team.
 May 14, 1921. Trinity relays at Hartford, first place High school half lay team (second place.)
 May 21, 1921, Yale interscholastics at New Haven. Time, 2:O7, third place open SS0 yards.
 July 4, 1921, West End A C. and A A. L. of New Britain. at Bristol
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
N. Y. BOUTS TONIGHT

There will be 40 rounds of boxing ..tonight at the Ninth Regiment Ar,mory. New York. In the man sevent Ralph (Kid) Sullivan, bantam weight champion of the A. E. F., will meet Frankie Fay, the rugged Italian, who has fought some gooo battles in this vicinity.
 1 At the Clermont Rink, Brooklyn Dave Shade, the sensational Pacihc Coast welterwefght, will make ms second Eastern appearance when ne takes on George IaviSne. also a westerner. The bout is scheduled 10 go 15 rounds. The semi-hnal will bring together Billy Henry of Ch caro. and Lew Mcfarland of the Coast.
 The Commonwealth Sporting Club of Harlem. offers two 12-round boutf. T-be main event will be between Panama Joe Cans, colored middle weight champion. and Nero Chlnk, also colored Tom MCMahon and Willie Phiffer, Iightweights, are pair ed in the other attraction
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
Tender And Darcey
 Lose Their Fights

Bridgeport fight fans who journey ed to Madison Square Garden last night saw one of the best boxing shows staged in the historic structure in some moons.
 With Rocky Kansas winning the decision over Lew Tender in a fast and furious battle the championship stock of the Philadelphian took decided drop- It appeared to be the unanimous opinion that Champion Benny Leonard is in no immediate danger of losing his crown to Tend Ter.
 Sailor Johnny Darcey was out pointed in battle of the slau1dbang brand by Joe Tiplitz of the Quaker. City It was a slugging orgy from start to finish. both boys standing chest to chest, and letting loose their heavy artillery.
 Bobby Michaels. who lost to Fred die Jacks, the Briton, who meets Kid kaplan tonight in Meriden, received the verdict over Earl Baird. the Syracuse flash.
 Carl Tremaine of Cleveland won over Marty Collins in the seventh round. the referee stopping the bout l to save Collins from g. kayo.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
Nor west Wind For
 Initial Boat Race

Halifax, Oct. 22.-Frisky white caps over Halifax harbor, whipped up by promising northwest wind, splasheo inc sides of the Gloucester schooner Elsie and the Lunburg vessel Blue Nose as they moved into the harbor this morning for the first of the Inter national fiSher-Schooner races.
 Shippers and crews of the American defender and the Canadian challenger had risen with the dawn and got tnelr charges off long before the time for the gun would send them across the starting line in best two out or three series to decide whether the cup, which the Esperanto took to Glouces- ter last year, should remain mere or should return from whence 1t or1s1- mated, Nova Scotia.
 Both Captain Marty Welch Of the Elsie and Captain Angus Walters or Blue Nose, were hopeful of a strons breeze throughout the day and al though they were non comm1ttal. their stocial bronzed faces revealed a. keen zest for the fray.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
Cross Country Run
 Attracts Attention

The Cross Country Run which is being conducted by the Junior Cham Der of Commerce on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Beardsley Park is attracting much attention throughout the State. three miles of the very finest roads in Beardsley Park which should give every advantage to record time being made. There will be prizes for men finishing first, second and third as we'll as a prize for the men finishing in the best time and another prize for the team having most men finish in the first ten The race is handicap event and all applications must be handed in to the Junior Chamber of Commerce not later than Friday, Oct. 2S. Application blanks have been distributed to clubs all over the State and it is expected that a large entry list will be received
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
Playground Ball
 League Is Opened

The interest in playground ball is growing rapidly in several of the in dustries in the city. The Bridgeport Brass Go. opened it's inter-depart- ment playground league at the East Main street plant with the game be- tween the Bumps and the Search lights. The Pumps were victorious by a "a score. The batteries for the Pumps were Fitzsimmons and Knox, pitchers, and Murphy, catcher. The batteries for the Searchhshts were Mcclure, pitcher, and Scinto, catcher. Hill umpired.
 The league consists of four teams, the Pumps, the Hubcaps. the Search lights and the Phono-electrics. The team captains are, Knox, Pumps; Brown, Hubcaps; Russo, Search lights; Hill. Phono-electrics. The schedule arranges flor games to be played on Thursday evenings of each week
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
SUBS INVADE TESTS OF
 SURFACE BOATS AND EXCEL

Washington, Oct. 22-During the year now closing American subma- away with trophies for gunnery and engineering and other naval accom- plishments. the Navy Department an nounced recently.
 In Submarine Division No. 1, based on Coco Solo, Panama, the O-12, com manded by Lieutenant M. Y. Cohen, won the gunnery trophy for excellence with torpedo and gun, and the O-16, Lieutenant W. c. Burgy, won the en- gneer letter for excellence.
 The gunnery letter in Division 6, based on San edro, Cal, was won by H-16, Lieutenant P. K. Swenson. and the engineering letter was won by the H-2, Lieutenant E. g. Haze lett, Jr. At Pearl Harbor, the R-1S, Lieutenant A. G. Hatch, won the gum nery letter in Division IA, and the R-11, Lieutenant B. s. Killmaster, took the trophy in engineering.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22

Unless all signs fail local Bridge port football fans will see one of the greatest array of stars in the lineup of Charley Brickley's New York Giants at Newield Park tomorrow when the New Workers will line up against the Lewis and Kearney com bination. The game is scheduled to start at 2:30 and prior to the con- test Charley Brickley will give an exhibition of drop kicking that made him famous at Harvard
 Howie Baker, an old local gridiron and baseball facorite. will be in the local lineup. playing right end All eyes will be on Washburn, the Purdue star, who will play left tackle.
 Another baseball favorite here who will be in the New York lineup will be Johnny Nagle. New Haven catcher, who will play left end for the visitora. Al Pierotti. Pittsf1eld's star finger and who will play with the Boston Nationals next season, will play cen ter for the Brickley outfit.
 The locals had two stiff workouts during the week, and according to Coach King Brady his men are. in splendid shape for the fray
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-22
Big Football Ganses Today

Army at Yale. Chicago at Princeton. Penn State at Harvard. Colgate at Cornell.
 Columbia at Dartmouth. Springfield at Brown. Syracuse at Pittsburgh. WaShingtOn-JefferSO at Iehigh. BuckneH at West Virginia. Lafayette vs. FOrdham. ~- Georgetown at Holy Cross. Wesleyan at N. Y. U. Maine at Bates.
 Colby at Bowdoin.
 Exeter at Harvard Freshmen. Andover at Yale Freshmen. Boston University at Trinity. Michigan ys. Ohio State at Ann Ar Dor.
 Wisconsin vs. Illinois at Urbana. Indiana vs. Minnesota at Minne- apOlis.
 Notre Dame vs. Nebraska at Notre Dame.
 California vs. Oregon at Berkeley. Rutgers vs. Georgia Tech. at At. lanta.