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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
SHERIFFS RAID
LAYTON STILL
Booze Streams Flow When
Raiders Smash Kegs

A large still was destroyed by
Under Sheriff Archie Hutchinson
and deputies. n few rods from the
Fort Lawton military reservation
ia,e Tuesday. The still was located
In a small shack IN n patch OF
woods southwest Of tho military
post.
Attic the still was cold when
sheriffn deputies. armed with a
search warrant forced an entrance
into the place. tho pungent aroma
OF souring mash and distilled liquor
permeated the air for many yards.
A calendar nailed 20 the wall gave
tally Of production. showing tho
enterprise 10 have netied approx.
mately 80 gallons OF moonshins a
day.
Ncighbors attracted 10 the spot by
the sound OF destruction. said that
an entire fleet of zc.running
launches land on the beach 100
yards away from the spot. and un.
load their eargos into high powered
autos.
Approximately 1900 gallons Of
fermeniinK mash. and more than
so gallons Of finished product were
destroyed by tho deputies. who left
tho place a wreck after dismantlinR
the Htill. Warrants will bo issued
Wednesday for two alleged long.
ahorcmen who opcrn.ed tho stil.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
BELIEVE BOMB
WAS HARMLESS

Police Detectives w. A. Fuller and
y. T.. McNamee were investigating
Wednesday the supposed internal
machine" which was found late
Tuesday night In tho Acme drug
store at i4th ave. and ". Madison
s- Whether or not tho package
contained a bomb IN unknown.
The machine was found lying on
the soda fountain by A. Erickson,
clerk, about 1890 p. m, after sev.
oral customers had left tho store.
The package. small white card.
board box. emitted a ticking noise,
Erickson called police and the off.
GERS broke open the affair. Inside
two batteries connected 20 n watch
and a small vial OF liquid was
found
Tho vial was drained in vacant
lot. II IN supposed 10 have con.
tanned nitro-giycerine. Captain OF
Detectives Charles Tenant declared
Wednesday that tho bomb" was APP.
parontiy "a fake.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
Mystery Accident
Puzzles Puyallup

PUYAr.LUP. Jan. ~. - Mystery
surrounds queer accident here last
night which resulted IN Tho destruc.
ton OF 30 feet OF railing on
tho North Puyaiiup bridge. No wit,
ncsses 10 thc accident can be found.
NO Il cannot he determined Just
what took place.
Chief Of Police william Hoistin
was AZ first inclined 20 believe that
an automobile had broken thru the
railing and had plunged into the
river. carrying its driver and possibly
other occupants 10 death. fnveati.
Eniion today. however. failed 20 re-.
veal any sign OF a machine In the
water below. and no car has been ~
ported missing.
Holstin Is now inclined 20 hell-v.
That the railing may have been torn
away ny an automobil. that was
trying To dump refuse into the river,
put that tho machine did not 10
thru.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
ny FRED L. BOALT

ny FRED T.. BOALT
SALEM, Jan. live AFRO In
our second week. II has been
quiet session, so far. Too darned
quiet! The lobbyists are here
but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17

INSTALL CHIEF

c. c. Maryott OF tho Elliott Hay
MN Co. was installed m president
OF the Retail Lmbcrmen's Credit as.
ISOLATION nj n banquet Tuesday eve.
ming at the Motor Car Dealers club
Other officers were installed M fol
lows Vice president. Nick Brace.
Brace Lumber Co: treasurer. Ellis
rrovine. nlossom.I'rovine Lumber
Co; secretary, T. q. Hiidftch. and
directors. President Maryott. Walter
Virgin. Bolcom-Canai Lumber CO.:
Treasurer Provine. Vice President
Brace. W. A. Whitman. West
Waterway Lumber Co. r. G. wDll.
Jams. Williams Fir Finish Co. Al
vim SehwaEeE Nettleton Lumber
Co; c. T. oliver Mercantile Lum.
Der Co. and George hach. Colby a
Dickinson. Inc.
The officers were elected earlier
In the day at luncheon at Fred.
eriok a Nelson's. The installation
ceremonies were accompanied by
several entertainment features.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
BUSINESS BOOM
IS ANTICIP ATED
Industrial Outlook Is Bright,
Chamber Declares

Seattle has embarked upon what
many conservative people believe
viii be "the longest sustained and
most healthful period OF growth In
the city's history" according 20 n
survey OF tho city's Industrial out.
look. Just issued by tho research ana
statistical department or the Cham.
her OF Commerce.
This ia saying much" the report
comments. when one realizes that
seattic's population has jumped from
so.eTi in 1900 90 $50. sac Ia ie22."
This optimistic outlook IN based
upon the facts that all former REQ.
ordr OF lumber production were
broken in ias2: that an unpreeedent.
ed building boom ir under way; that
there have been bis increases In com.
merce and retail stores sales: that
the Alaskan trade has been revived.
and that the salmon Industry has
undergone n decided Improvement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
Toledo Mother Is
Seeking Two Boys

Mrs. J. w. Collins. Toledo. wash.
II looking for Jack Collins. II. and
Leslie Cries. 10. who. she says. eis.
appeared from Toledo recently In a
stolen Liberty Six touring car. 1918
modal. with a 1919 top. The Collins
boy 10 tall and slender. has IN odd
walk. has dark hair and eyes and
was wearing dark brownlsh trousers.
blue and white school sweater. light
tan rainooas gray cap and brown
shoes. He also had an extra brown
suit. Tho other hoy Is shorter and
heavier and has dark blu. eyes and
dark brown hair. Mrr. Collins thinks
the boy. are headed for California or
British Columbia. We want them
10 return" shc says
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
Industrial Growth
of Seattle Is Aim

with tho Industrial intereEts OF
Seattle falling In limo behind the re-
Gently organized Seattle Industrial
Development association. and letters
promising support pouring In from
every corner OF tho city, tho next
meeting OF that body. 20 he held Bat
urday evening at s o'clock as the
Frye hotel. promises 20 eclipse pre-
vioua gatherings In city-wide indus
trial representation. Chairman kath-
ryn Miracle said "Wednesday.
business men. civic and even fra
ternai organizations ar. beginning 10
realize tho tremendous results In
added industries. particularly manu-
featuring. and increased population
that the sustained efforts OF an or
ganixrd hand OF citizens can bring 20
the city. Mr.. Miracle said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
Handwriting DiscIOses
Closely Hidden Secrets
Seattle Detective Ferrets Out Crime From
Study of Penmanship
BY S. B. Croft

III you've anything Ga hide
nom public kaHe--pcrhaps a pair
Of legs bent outward In the mid
die. = glass eye. OF even a family
skeleton - then lust a word Of
warning. folks. Don't let a sam.
PIE Of your handwriting fall into
tho hands Of City Detective ,. ".
Sampson. For II you do. he viii
nc once know The fatal dctallss
Your character. health. emo
sions. personal description and
history are written down In black.
and white every time you handle
q pen. sampson says.
sampson himself. a modest and
unassuminx man. has built IN a
remarkable record with his feat,
IN deciphering handwriting. And.
altho he Is nationally recognized
as one OF the foremost experts IN
graphology. his fame Is almost
unknown in Seattle. his native
city.
Not long aEo a well known
burglar visited Captain OF De.
tecsives Charles remnant and
assured him that he would do
no harm In Seattle. Tenant
was satisfied. Before leaving.
however. the burglar gave Ten.
nant q page OF his handwriting.
which Tenant gave 90 Sampson.
asking for detailed description
81 tho writer. a. sampson had
never seen or heard OF the man.
After studying the script close
-, Sampson said the writer was
= man with decided criminal
tendencies. possessed a criminal
record. was chunky In build.
gave his weight. height. and
color Of his eyes and hair. and
wound up his report by saying
the man was n dope addict and
Was blind In the left eye,
Tenant hotiy denied that the
ycgE was blind. but Detective
James Doom corroeorated tho
fact that the burglar had
actually lost the sight OF his eye
and again Sampson was given
credit for a triumph.
Among the dozens OF myster.
les which Sampson has been
called upon 90 solve was the loot.
ing OF a West Seattle laundry
ny employees OF the place. Samp-
son Investigated. then called for
a written page OF personal his
tory from each Of tho IS en-.
ploy~s.
From TITS batch he selected
two cards with the remark.
Here are tho guilty parties"
The manager Of the laundry was
unconvtnced. but as Sampson In.
sisted. he sagreed TO watch both.
In few days tho suspected men
were caught red-handed.
Louise Rice. foremost expert
on such matters In the United
States has recently confirmed
SIMPSONS findings on the dstec-
ti0u OF drug addicts thru pecu-
liar formations In the letter g."
which invariably Is formed with
= deeply indontcd upper stroke
By these persons. or the oppo
site characteristic "a heavy
bulge in the same spot.
A type Of problem with which
he Is most often confronted was
the recent letter left by local
man who declared that he was
going 10 commit suicide. giving
fear OF insanity as the reason
for his act. Sampson read the
letter and recalled two detect
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17

City Defective J. W. Samp
son, police handwriting er
pert. irho has solved scores o.
cases by finding guilty me'
thru Investigation OF theiI
penmdnship.
ives who were searching fer the
fellow. lie Is biuffing. and new.
er intended 30 KIN HIMSELF ex.
planned sampson iaconicaily.
And. true 20 his prediction. tho
man turned up three days later
IN Tacoma. where he had gone
20 secure work.
Tho most recent feat per-
formed BY sampson was tho de-
cipherinE of a letter written by
Isador, Thurman. international
swlndicr and forgcr. who went
deaf and dumb while In the Ohio
state pcnltentiary. at Columbus.
o. The letter. written In an un.
known ancient hicroglyphic. wes
sent 20 Eastern universities and
the Seattle police department.
Sampson read the letter. find.
ing ~ 20 be ancient Hebrew. II
told OF Humans wife and chill.
dren and his financial difficulties
with n certain rabbit
+Graphoiowy.~ says Sampson.
is the greatest science IN the
world. The possibilities Of the
study. especially tn connection
with police work. are unlimited.
by looking NJ persons
handwriting. an expert can a.
arnore M health and sickness.
insanity. approaching death
almost anything and every
thing.
Tho professions also are
shown clearly In the writing.
The whole secret Of tho thing
lies In the formation Of certain
letters. tho spacing and arrange
ment. Once you get IL down
pat, the life. ambitions and past
deeds Of the writer are an open
book
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
Two Men Convicted
of Making Whisky

Herbert Beeler. 81. and q. y.
Weber 3s. charged with the manu-.
facture OF intoxicating liquor. were
found guilty by IA jury In FEDERAL
Judge jeremiah Neterer's court
Wednesday The mon were arrest.
I'd October 20 when their apartment
ON stoneway was raided by federal
prohibition agents. One 80. and one
SO-gailon sim and 500 gallons OF
mash were seized.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
Denies Ownership
of Liquor Cache

This case OF T. Kawaguehi. 81,
charged with possession Of It's gal.
Ions % distilled spirits, went TO tho
jury in Federal Judge Jeremiah Ne.
terer's court wednesday.
Kawaguchi ~aa arrested when fed.
eral prohibition agents found the Ia.
nor At his residence. sit Tenth ave.
He claims tina tthe goods were placed
on his premises by another man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
To Deport Alleged
Shoplifting Band

Alleged 20 have conducted a via.
orous cleanup" campaign agains,
local merchants. five men. H. Lam
breraa. NJ. Frurillo. Pedro Herman
der. Miguel Garcia and -. Mazda.
ieno. wcrs arrested ~ shopiiffers
Tuesday night by Detectives A. A.
Brown and T. c. Harris.
All five OF the men were turned
over TO U. s. immigration officials
wednesday. when II was found they
had been struggled into tho United
States from Mexico. Lumhreras 10
a Peruvian and has been deportsd
once. police said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
Two Men Charged
With Robbing Home

Jerome Kolanki and Ernest Bsais
were charged with burglary In an In.
formation filed Wednesday, Tho two
arc charged with having entered the
house Of Ben y, iRrrta. i7t2 Trcn.
ton vt. on tho night OF January Is.
Roth ara In tho county Jail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
Puyallup Crushed Fruits
zoe Each; 2 Bottles Csc

Delicious for Salads iclngs and topplngs
for sundaes-at wholesale price
ID. fancy Eating Figs. f5e.
l ID. Pressed Figs with Almonds. soc.
Puyallup Red Cherries. Maraschno style.
f0-ouncc size. 35e.
Food shops-Upper Main Floor
Sample Of McDonald's Chocolate Free to
each purchaser In the Coffee Department
Thursday.
Special Green Tea. 25e ID; lbs. doe.
Bon Marches Special Blend Coffee, 4Oc
10: lbs. Use.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
Teapot Dome Oil
Lease Is Probed

wAsHINGTON. Jan. II. = Con
gr-ss today begun It's investigation of
the leasing Of valuable oil lands In
tho Teapot doms. Wyoming. reserve
20 tho Sinclair OIL interests.
Details in the financing OF the Tea
pot dome oil hase from the govern
ment by the Mammoth OIL Co. were
barred before the senate committees
investigating gasoline prices today by
Harry II. Sinclair. who negouaced
the lease with Secretary Fall.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-17
THE BOOZE Isn't
However. we do not despair.
IL viii come.

~ VIII tuHtFf
The governor promised before
election that he would economize
and equailze tho burden Of taxation,
and he seems 10 have meant what
he said.
There are. for all / know. 81
economy schemes in 81 minds, and
the same number OF taxation
schemes in the same number OF
minds, and. again. for all ! know.
every one OF the 1872 schemes viii
before long be drafted into bills.
DO you wonder that property and
incomes are worried7
so the lobbyists are here. But
the corks are IN the bottles. because
nobody knows yet what anybody
else IN going 10 DO. and what's the
use OF spending good money on en-
tertainment when you don't know
whom 10 cnnrrtaln7
A number OF things will be start
ed soon. II the corks do not come
out Of tho bottles. j refer 10 the
bills whose authors didn't expect
them 20 pass when they wrote them.
There In the leo cream Dill. JOG
Dunn OF Portland must come 20 de-
feat II. Joe IN ice cream.
And there II the charge accounts
bill. which provides that a husband
or wife cannot open a charge ac-
count at store without the written
consent OF the other.
And here II a street car bill 30
sinister that Ben Day is here for
the Southern Pacific and Bob
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-23

mails of various ages of the Short
horn, Holstein and Guernsey breeds.
Most of these animals have already
been selected. If there is anyone
who has a good show animal of any
of the above breeds which we have
not seen, would be glad to have
them inform me, so that we can look
them over.
The Northwest Dairy Exposition
to be held in connection with the
Minnesota State Fair on Sept. 1-S
is planning on a large exhibit of
Dairy Cattle. Over 700 purebred
animals have already been entered
in this Show and 100 purebred calves
will be shown by boys and girls who
are Calf Club Members. Delega-
tions from all over the Northwest
have been formed. Seven special
trains have already been planned and
auto delegations from 80 counties ex-
rect to invade this exposition. Let's
have good many from Pierce
County attend this exposition. If
you are interested in attending in a
delegation, let me know and arrange
ments for such can be planned.
l am having some calls for clover
and timothy seed. If you expect to
have any this fall, would be pleased
to find out the amount yop. will have
to sell.
Plans are being made for grade
Guernesy and Holstein sales to be
held some time the first part of
October. We have a number of ami
mails listed for these sales. If you
have any geed, typay, well-marked
grade Holstein of Guernsey cows or
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-23

heifers that you want to sell, please
let me know what you have and the
sales committee will look them over.
On September IL, soybean growers
from all over the United States will
hold their annual meeting at the Col
lege Of Agriculture in Madison. Wis.
A big program is being prepared for
this soybean meeting. Further in
formation in regard to this can be
obtained at this office.
1t will soon be time to select seed
corn for 1924. Every spring there
seems to be shortage of good seed
corn in this county, Let's have
enough good seed saved this year so
that none will have to be imported
from other parts of the state. II
you have any surplus, we can easily
dispose of it. When the husks have
turned yellow and the corn is fairly
we'll matured, it should be picked in
the field and Immediately placed in a
good airy place for drying. At this
time, plenty of air circulation is
needed. Bulletins on seed corn sele-
ton can be obtained at this office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-23

The City Council passed an or
dinance Monday establishing Board
of Park Commissioners.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-23
AGRICULTURAL NOTES
By III. G. Seyforth

During the last week in August
we plan to have number of Poul-
try Culling demonstrations. G. II.
Reid, Poultry specialist from the
College of Agriculture, will be pres
ent to assist in the work. The
schedule is as follows:
Thursday, August 80:
A. Hendrickson, Jr. Belderville,
900 A. M.
Ben Murphy, Rock Elm,
11:00 A. M.
S. H. Jensen, Spring Valley,
1:3O P. NJ
A. M. Nelson, Spring Valley,
$3.50 P. NJ,
Friday, August 81:
Fred Weghorn, Ellsworth,
900 A M.
Roy Funk, Bay City, 1890 A. M.
VIM. Moran, Ellsworth, 1880 P. NJ.
r. j Fuller, Maiden Rock,
$3.50 P. M.
saturday, sept. L:
Emil Kind, Hager City, 900 A. NJ.
John Skidmore, Hager City,
HOO A. NJ.
Emil Larson, River Falls, 200 p. M.
Alfred Younggren, River Falls,
400 P. NJ.
We would like to have as many as
possible interested in Poultry work
attend these demonstrations.
Pierce County plans On sending
three County Show Herds to the
Northwest State Fair at Chippewa
Falls the Second week in September.
Each show herd will consist of ami
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-23
RESOLUTIONS
kinnickinnic Chapter, Order of
Eastern Star, River Falls, Wis.

WHEREAS, On Saturday, August
10, 1928, the messenger of death
passed our sentinel and invaded our
Chapter and severed a link from our
golden chain, summoning from time
to eternity sister Mae E. Chinook,
one of our most beloved members.
We shall never again enjoy her
genial companionship and wise
counsel. She was always a willing
worker in the Chapter and we mourn
her departure, and her memory will
ever be kept fresh and bright in our
hearts, as she was loved by all, there
fore be it
RESOLVED, That it is with sor-
row we thus part with our sister.
We would emulate her virtues and
bow in humble submission to the
power of One who "Doeth all things
WE'LL" hoping for meeting in the
great Chapter of a never ending
eternity, where, with hands clasped
in hers, we shall take up the links
of the golden chain now severed. Be
it
RESOLVED, That our Chapter
be draped in mourning for a period
of thirty days and that the sympathy
of this Chapter be extended to the
sorrowing relatives of our sister and
be it
RESOLVED, that we as a Chapter
so conduct ourselves that when our
summons comes, the golden chain
will be unbroken in our home on
high.
RESOLVED, That these resolu-
tions be spread upon the minutes of
our Chapter and that a copy be
mailed to the husband of our de-
parted sister and also to The
Journal for publication.
Sadie Hooking
Marguerite Sutherland
f. w. Finn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-23
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The River Falls Journal
Aug. rs, 1898

VIM. A. Kay Of Martell started for
Dakota Saturday to take charge Of
his threshing machine.
-25-
The iron bridge at Trimbelle built
in 1891, collapsed Saturday under
the weight of Andrew Peterson
threshing rig.
-25-
The City Council passed an or
dinance Monday establishing Board
of Park Commissioners.
Clarence Hatch is now employed IN
The Journal shop.
-25-
At the Department w. R. c. coun-
Gil Mrs. E. B. Armstrong was APP
pointed to attend the national council
to be held in Cincinnati Sept. 5.
-25-
Monday was the hottest day of the
season; the thermometer stood at 100
and over for several houis.
%
w. H. Wolf will establish general
store, to be known as "The Fair
Store" in the Geo. Chinook building
on Main street.
-25-
Henry Jensen of tie battleship
Oregon arrived in town at midnight
yesterday on a land-leavc of week
or ten days. About fifty of his
friends got together to make little
noise in his honor and to shake the
hand that helped to run the Oregon
in her Incompatible cruise around
the Horn and taken part in the battle
of Santiago.
-25-
Professor w. j. Brier has been
elected president of the River Fa
Normal school, and his commenced
upon his duties. Mr.. Brier has been
member Of the faculty ard institute
conductor here for the past nine
years.
-25-
The Ellsworth Cleaner has az gain
changed hands, Mrs. Eisler trans
fering the paper to Tapl;n and
Wrightman. The new propfietors
propose to conduct the paper in lie
interest of the democratic party.
-25-
E. 7. Reed leaves Saturday to
teach at Rushford, Mimi.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Beardsly re-
turned Thursday from a motor trip
to the northern part of the state. Mr..
Beardsley started his saw mill on
Rush Rived Tuesday and will COM
plete his run there in two weeks. He
will then move the mill to Stanley,
Mimi, where he has long ran.
Ellsworth Record.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-23

The barn, a shed, and straw
stack belonging to Mr.. Edlin, who
resides just east of Lund, were de-
stroyed by fire Monday afternoon of
this week. The fire started from
sparks from the Westerberg thresh-
ing engine which was threshing
grain on Mr.. Edlin's farm at the
time. 1t was only by hard fighting
on the part of the threshing crew
that other buildings were saved
from the fire. A large quantity of
hay in the barn was lost.-Pepin
Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-23

Rev. Father Edmund Cramer is
the new resident priest at st. Mary's
Catholic church at Clayfeld. Father
Cramer came here from La Crossee
where for the past five years he vas
assistant pastor of St. Joseph's Ca
thedral. He is a Wisconsin boy hay-
ing been born and raised at Hewitt.
At present he is making his home
with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Miller but
hopes to occupy new house for the
priest soon. Father Cramer is a
man of pleasant personality. He
will also serve the church at Lost
Creek as miSsion.-Ellsworth
Record.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-23

John Fling had quite serious
accident last Saturday morning. In
trying to get colt into the barn he
was kicked in the chin and knocked
unconcious for a time. DR.. Dill was
called and found it necessary to
take eight or ten stitches to close the
wound. He is now resting quite
easy but the wound will no doubt be
quite painful for a time.-Prescott
Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-23

Beldenville, died Friday morning at
IL o'clock, at st. Johns hospital at
Red Wing, as the result of injuries
received Wednesday night, when the
steel tines of manure spreader
pierced the little fellows brain and
left lder.-Ellsworth Record.