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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
CUTTING TO BE SUPERVISED
Government Experts to Overlook Vast
Logging Operations in the Sierra
Mountains.

One hundred and sixty-seven million
feet of timber were recently sold on
the Plumas National forest. Califor-
mia, according to an announcement
made by the United States forest
service The timber covers about a.
900 acres in what is known as the
sugar pine-yellow pine belt in the
heart of the Sierra mountains of Cali
fornia.
1t is estimated that this amount of
timber, together with the inter-miXed
privately owned timber, will require
eight years to cut and convert into
lumber. Twenty-one miles of rail
road will be built to connect with an
existing logging railroad 40 miles in
length. AS usual in this type of forest,
says the announcement, the logging
will be done by donkey engines, but
forest service men will carefully SUI
pervise the cutting so that all young
and thrifty trees will be left for future
growth. Only marked trees will be
cut and brush and debris resulting
from logging will be piled and burned.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
plane to Carry Fifty Soldiers.

The construction of an all metal air
plane which shall be the largest of its
type in the world, is the latest plan of
the British air ministry The machine
is designed to carry so fully-armcd
men Approximately a platoon of sol
diers). 1t is proposed to equip it With
engines of the new semi~Diesel oil
type. Their use will not only very
considerably reduce the chances of
fire in the air, but will largely elimi-
nate the risk Of the stoppages which
now result from the delicacy of pres
ent-day carburetion and magnetic sys-
tens. Experts believe that it would
be comparatively easy matter to con-
struct planes for carrying 100 soldiers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07

The making of the Mel Sheaf" or
Doll" which was such feature in
England OF the harvest home rejoic-
Ings of the past, is an almost forgot
ten custom among the farm laborers
Of the present day. IN few rural
ar as, however, the old-tima custom Is
Silil observed. Tie last sheaf to be
rL is decked up like doll. with a
'oHg white dress bedecked with gaily
r0l0red ribbons, and when the load
rs has been finished this doll is hoist
I'd on a tall pole and carried by the
tallest laborer to the farmstead, where
al his colleagues join in an old-time
.horus. the burden of which Is that
he farmer must now provide them
With "a good harvest home, plenty Of
GOOD ale, and some ha'pence to spend"
Ia some places the MEL Doll" Is
AEns to the kitchen ceiling for twelve
m0aths until replaced by its successor
.teXt harvest
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Connected Deity.

The young minister went walking
with his small daughter one afternoon.
AS he turned toward gypsy encamp-
ment his small daughter resolutely re-
fused to go that way. "Why don't
you comeT' asked her father. 81
don't like the black women. Pm
'f"9id of them" she declared as a
swarthy faced woman appeared. But"
insisted the young minister as he took
his daughters hand and walked along,
'you mustn't say things like that. God
loves the black woman just as much
as He loves you" Small daughter was
silent as, grasping her fathers hand
tightly, she passed the gypsies Then
she stopped and said: well, daddy
if God loves the black woman it must
be just cause He made them Him
self"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Fon Fans in London Hotels.

With the coming of the first of the
make it impossible to see across the
street, the problem of how to minim-
ize this necessary, or unavoidable,
evil in the great public rooms of
hotels has exercised the ingenuity of
the managers. Each hotel now deals
with the problem in it's own way, and
with varying success.
The Savoy hotel now claims to have
the finest and swiftest system in the
world for dispelling the fog. One hun
dred and fifty forced-draught, high
speed fans have been installed to be
used during the winter to pump out
any quantity of fog creeping in.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
SERENADE, OLD AND MODERN
That Which Many older Peo-
pie May Remember.

Time was when serenades were a JOY
to the heart and ear. Everyone was
pleased, excepting a few unromantic
fathers who grew bit fatigued after
the fifth or sixth one Of an evening.
Those were the oftsung good old
days." There were guitars, mandolins,
tenor voices and jew s-harps. Moon
light streamed through the trees. The
notes of a serenade were those of tur-
tie dove They came from a group of
young Romeos helping one another out.
The modern serenade has been re-
vived along entirely different lines. 1t
is. the outgrowth of a scheme to drag
young married couples and stay-at-
homes from their shells. 1t serves as
a wall of protest against any who show
signs of quitting the festivities OF their
erstwhile cronies. For those who COM
nit such crimes there must be a pen
atty.
The members of certain crowds have
all been pledged by tacit agreement.
They band together In serenades after
a round of merry making, and drive to
the homes of the absentees. There they
shout taunts at those who deserted the
festivities of the evening. First they
blow horns and sirens until all the
windows in the neighborhood go up and
shotguns have gained the range. Final
ly they break into n slow dirge. The
last stanza of this is sung as they move
on to the home of another offender.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Birds Make Work for Plumbers.

A plumber working on stopped-up
pipe to the kitchen sink at the resi-
dence Of j. r. Dicks, Plant City, Fla,
discovered that the pipe had been
clogged by pecan nuts dropped in the
top Of vent pipe by birds. The birds
gathered the nuts from nearby
pecan tree and thought they were
storing them in the hole, while the
nuts dropped down to the bottom Of
the pipe and clogged the drain from
the kitchen sink. causing 1t to over
now. A quart Of nuts was removed
from the pipe.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Engine Sets New Worlds Record.

Realizing that the most important
present development in aircraft en-
gineS is their durability the naval bu-
reau of aerOnautics recently increased
the endurance tests to as much as 800
hours in three runs of 100 hours each.
The purpose of such long test was to
run the engine to destruction, and thus
determine its exact length Of life. But
to the surprise of the bureau one en-
%ine, instead of being run to destruc-
ton, was still in perfect condition Mt
the end of the 300-hour test. Experts
of the bureau say this new aircraft en-
gine has established worlds record
for fuel economy, as well as for dura-
bility. 1t is, they say, the best air.
craft power equipment ever developed
The engine. described in Popular Me-
chanics Magazine is of the eight-cylin.
der V-shaped type, and develops an
average horse power of IT'S. This
would be sufficient to propel q five
passenger airplane at speed of so
miles an hour, which in 300 hours
would be equivalent to flying around
the world.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
OceanVille,

Rebecca Gross, wife of S. A. Annis,
died Thursday night, after an illness
of five days of pneumonia. Her
friends, who had hoped against hope
that she might be spared for many
more years of usefulness The SYM
pathy of the community goes out to
the stricken family. Mrs Annis was
the daughter of Thomas and Filena
Gross, and was born at Oceanville,
October 1, 1858. Her childhood was
spent here, also the greater part of
her life. Her only child, Gleason, of
Brookline, Mass, though called when
his mothers condition became criti-
cal, owing to ice and cold weather,
was four days in making the trip, ar
irving only four hours before the end
came. Besides her husband and son,
she leaves one sister, Mrs. Jennie
Harvey of Rockland, a brother,
Whitfield Gross, of Oceanville, two
grandchildren and two half brothers,
George and Israel Eaton of Stoning-
ton. She will long be missed and
remembered as an industrious and
home-loving mother and wife, kind
neighbor and friend During her ILL
ness she was faithfully cared for by
Mrs. Nora Gross, who was in con-
slant attendance until the end.
Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon at the home, Rev. Mr.. Coy
of Stonington officiating. Interment
was at Greenwood cemetery.
Feb "a M.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
West Sullivan.

Fred Woodwork of Franklin re-
Gently visited his brother Forest
Matella DAILY is visiting her
brother George in South Gouldsboro.
Mrs. E, B Hysom spent Friday
and Saturday in Ellsworth with Mr..
and Mrs. P H. MacKinnon.
Mrs Harvard Havey returned
Saturday from two weeks visit in
Bangor.
Mrs. Oscar Hartman and daughter
Dorothy, who have been at H. H.
Havey's for two weeks, returned to
Franklin, Sunday.
Sullivan high has won two games
of basketball the past week; one
from Sullivan A. A., score 27-24, and
the other from Franklin A A., score,
I'LL.
March 5. "Une Annie"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Relic of Bronze Ace.

Interesting to antiquarians Is the
discovery of a cist containing human
bones, believed to belong to the
Bronze age, that has been unearthed
at Pearniehill sand quarry, near
Rosyth, Scotland. The cist was found
about four feet below the surface,
and consists of slabs of stone,
feet long and 16 to Is inches in width
and depth. Mr.. Callander of the
Royal Scottish Museum of Antiquities
stated as his opinion that they be-
longed to the Bronze age Of about
$500 to 1000 years ago.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
South PenObSCOt.

Sunday school was held at the
Baptist church March a, under the
direction of Supt. Percy W. Perkins.
w. r. Perkins friends are pleased
to know his operation at the Peter
Bent Brigham hospital, Boston, was
successful.
Miss Lille Binder is employed at
the Castine hospital.
Mrs. Grace l. Wescott is with Mrs.
Phila Howard and family, who are ill
of measles.
Mrs. Colon Leach of Bluehill
spent the past week with her sister,
Mrs. Willard Bowden.
March 6. G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Deer Isle,

A deplorable accident happened at
Sunshine last Wednesday, when a
gun, which Arthur Conary was re-
moving from boat, was discharged,
sending the whole charge of shot
into his right arm near the shoulder.
Fortunately, two of his brothers
were with him, but they were over
mile from the nearest house and
telephone. A short piece of cord was
used to stop the flow of blood until
DR.. Wasgatt of Deer Isle and DR..
Moves of Stonington arrived five
hours later. They removed the arm,
which was terribly mangled. The
next day Arthur was taken to the
Memorial hospital at Bluehill.
Mrs. George w. Torrey is ill at
the home of her parents, Capt. and
Mrs. Leslie Grey. Mrs. Torrey, with
her little son George, returned home
last Friday, after spending the win
ter with her husband on his vessel.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Conary enter
tanned friends at card party last
Friday evening. Refreshments were
served.
Mrs Ralph X. Barter entertained
ten children and their mothers Sat
urday, March 3, the second birthday
of her daughter Betty. Dainty re-
freshments were served, and each
guest received a little basket of can
dy.
March 5. M.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Otis.

Mrs. James Ogerville of Bangor,
who was called here by the illness
and death of her father, returned
home Tuesday.
{ CONGRATULATIONS are extended to
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Salisbury of Ed
dington on the birth of a daughter,
born Feb. 2S.
Frank Lyman and Viola and Mil
dred Johnson spent the weekend
with Mrs. Merle Frost at Mariaville.
March 5. o.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Leaving 1t to Him.

Doris went to the store the other
afternoon for her mother. There was
fish on the list Of articles. In answer
to the storekeeper's question as to the
kind of fish she wanted, Doris replied,
Gimme a fish like the one you would
pick out to take home"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
SIIrI.Y.
returned

Miss Hattie Frost returned
Friday to Alexander.
Ruby Anderson spent last week in
Bluehill.
Mary Ellington and Ethel Lord
are home on vacation.
Mrs. Jack Grindle is caring for
Mrs. Lydia Smith and sister, who are
i'll of grip.
There was a social and entertain
ment in the hall Monday night, for
the benefit of the Methodist parson-
age. On account of sickness, the
program was short
March 5. l..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
The First English Guinea.

The English guinea was first coined
In 1878, nd derived its name from
the fact that the gold Of which it was
at first composed came from Guinea,
from. whence it was brought back by
intrepid British fortune seekers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Hancock Falls,

Myrtle Harvey of Otter Creek
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs, Alfred Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dority expect to
move home from North Hancock this
week.
March 6. M
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07

Luck is merely matter Of temper
ament. Some men think they are
lucky when they begin to pay alimony;
others think they are unlucky because
they can't escape that obligation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07

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night, and better appetite. I have rec
commended it already to all my friends
and relatives. Mrs. ENGLEMANN, 2032
Palmetto St. ,Ridgewood, Brooklyn, NY.
For the woman suffering from nervous
troubles causing sleeplessness, head
ache, hysteria, "the blues" Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will be
found a splendid medicine. For the
woman of middle age who is passing
through the trials of that period, it can
be depended upon to relieve the troubles
common at that time.
Remember, the Vegetable Compound
has a record of nearly fifty years of
service and thousands of women praise
its merit, as does Mrs. Englemann.
You should give it fair trial now.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Where camphor Como. From.

Most of our camphor comes from
Formosa, japan and China. In China
whole families sometimes have shares
in a single tree, indeed the ownership
Of a tree has been known to be shared
by 1000 people.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
study the Golden Rule.

Man Is his own worst enemy large
" because he does not do by others
as he would be done by himself. He
may not realize II, but the more he
studies the Golden Rule the more he
will find therein relating to correct
conduct.-Grft.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07

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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
March s

Itching, bleeding, protruding or
blind piles have yielded to Doan's Oint-
ment soc at all drug stores.-Advt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
WOMEN OF
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Relieved Of Nervousness and Other
Distressing Ailments by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Brooklyn, N. Y first took Lydia
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-09

A S AN expression of its gratitude
"A for Americas help at the time of
the recent earthquake, Japan has of.
fered to the United States perpetual
lease on a two-acre. estate adjoining
the site of our embassy in Tokyo
which was destroyed. Ambassador
Woods is on his way home with the
offer and plans for fine new building.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-09

NISPATCHES from Germany insist
~ that Chancellor Stresemann's gov
eminent is "tottering on the brink"
The Socialists are still threatening to
quit him, and the monarchists are try
ing to bring about dictatorship for
the whole country with the ultimate
purpose. presumably, of restoring the
empire. This movement is fostered
asnAcially by the Bavarians. and
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-07
CROWDS HEAR REV. TAYLOR
AT CENTRAL METHODIST

Notwithstanding the heavy down
pour OF rain Wednesday evening, peo-
pie OF all the different churches in
town crowded the Central Methodist
church to hear the Reverend ]. O. ].
Taylor, who returned last week from
his mission station at Vladivostok,
Siberia
Reverend Whitley Langston intro
duced the speaker in his usual happy
vein, also, Miss Mary Lou Barnwell,
OF Arab, who is studying at Wesley
an College to ented the Siberia Man
churia work, having a sister and bro
ther-in-law already stationed at Har-
bin, China DR.. Yeuell, on request, an
nounced his series of illustrated lee
lures at the Central Christian church,
stating that The Passion Play would
be given at the Central Methodist
church Sunday night.
Reverend Taylor, better known to
Fitzgerald people as "JeIks," gave the
history of the Siberian Mission up to
the present time, stating that the work
was left in charge OF a converted Rus
sian man and his wife when he was
forced to vacate and that he expected
to 90 back He gave in turn the five
influences that touch the work, name
ly: State, Church, Home, School and
Shop, telling what our church will
have to do to meet conditions of the
work is to succeed. He paid tribute
to our Secretary OF State, Hon. Charles
+. Hughes, stating that his ideas were
held in Russia with profound respect
by the better element, and feared by
the bad.
After his address, Reverend Taylor
left on a lecture tour which will close
for this month with the Epworth
League Convention at McRae, Ga,
and during which time he will visit his
mother and sister at Norfolk, Va His
wife and children are at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Myers, of Waycross
On his return to Fitzgerald, Reverend
Langston announced that he would
again be given an engagement to
speak in his church.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-07
THREE MEN PROMOTED
BY A. B. & A. RAILROAD

ATLANTA, Ga, June 7-Promo-
tons of three popular railroad men in
Atlanta have been announced by A.
D. Daniel, passengc~ traffic manager
Of the Atlanta. Birr:r ghan, & Allan
tic Railway, each OF whom have besn
connected with the system for the last
ten years.
J. w. Reid, passenger traffic depart
1nent, has been appointed division pas
senger agent with offices at GA Brown
Building in Atlanta.
c. A. Smith, district passenger ag-
ent, Atlanta has been appointed divi-
sion passenger agent at Townsville,
Ga.
T. R. Bryan hasbeen appointed chief
clerk of the passenger department in
Atlanta.
All three men promoted are we'll
known in railroad circles throughout
the South particularly in Georgia and
Alabama.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-07
ORDINANCE NO. 473

An ordinance levying tax to meet
the ordinary current and extraordin-
airy expenses Of tie City of Fitzgc aid,
Georgia, for the year 1928, and for 9th
er purposes.
SECTION l. B it ordained by the
Mayor and Council of the City of
Fitzgerald, Georgia and it is hereby
ordained by authority of same that
there is levied a tax of fifteen and
seventh tenths (.0157) mills on each
One dollar ($1.00) of the assessed val
lie OF the taxable property in said
city for the year 1928, and that said
taxes be divided as follows, to-wit:
For ordinary current expenses three
and five-tenths (0035) mills; For ex-
traordinary expenses as follows: For
Public Schools, seven (O07) mills, for
interest on the City's bonded vndebt-
edness, three (.003) mills, for sinking
fund with which to pay the City's
bonded Indebtedness when due. two
and two-tenths (.0022) mills.
SECTION 2. Be it further ordain-
ed that all ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ord
nance be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Read first time May 9TH, 1928.
Read second time June 4th, 1928 and
passed by the following vote eyes"
6 votes. "No" none.
Approved this 9th day of June, 1928.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-07
GRADUATION EXERCISES AT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

AT joint meeting OF the uterine
date and Senior B y p US next Sun
Gay at 7:50, large class of informed
iates will be graduated into the Senior
Union. The following program will be
rendered to which the public is in
vited.
Professional.
Song, Onward Christian Soldiers"
Congregation,
Prayer.
Song, III Jesus Goes with Me" by
Congregation
Scripture reading-Roy Chasteen
Two minute alk-Intermediate lea
der.
Violin and Piano Duet-Margaret
and Dorothy Thurmond.
Class History-Edna Wilcox.
Class Prophecy-Gussie Graham.
Chorus Happy Days OF Youth" -
Intermediates.
Address and Delivery OF Diplomas
Rev. ]. F. Singleton.
Welcome to Senior Union-Senior
President.
Song "Blest Be the Tie that Binds"
Congregation.
Benediction.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-07
JOSEPH H. MCMILLAN

Joseph H. Mcmillan, for a number
OF years practicing physician among
the colored people here, died at Gaines
vile, Ga. and his body is expected to
arrive here in the morning for inter
ment. DIR. Mcmillan was leader
among his people and a conservative
adviser. His energies seemed to have
been devoted largely to the upbui1d-
ing of character among the colored
people and his work among his own
race earned him the respect of the
white people of the community.
In his death the negro race has lost
valuable man and we extend to his
immediate family the condolences of
white friends of the city.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-07
GOOD
HIGHWAYS
RAILR0ADER BOOSTS ROADS
President Finley of Northwestern
System Praises Work Of High
way Construction.

President William II. Finley, of the
Chicago & Northwestern railway,
sounded what automobile industry Of
ficials declare is a sensible opinion
when he came out before a meeting of
the Illinois Association Of Highway
and Municipal Contractors, in a pro-
nounced boost for hard-surfaced high
ways. Mr.. Finley is one of the first
srailroad magnates to see the light,
and to oppose the theory that hard
surfaced highways will ruin the rail.
roads.
When trolley lines were first built
there was hue and cry that they
would take all the business from the
railroads, declared Mr.. Finley.
Nothing like that happened" he
added, "but the trolley lines merely
created more business for everybody.
Every great development is the result
of evolution, not revolution"
Mr.. Finley praised the work of high
way building but warned against the
tendency toward OvertaXation.
ut is extremely gratifying to see
big men like Mr.. Finley come out in
the open and declare the truth about
hard-surfaced highways" said Henry
Paulman, chairman of the good roads
committee of the Illinois State Auto
mobile association, Especially since
he holds such a commanding position
In the railroad world. 1t is sound doc
trine ably given.
while it is true that the hard-sur-
faced highways have put several short
railroad lines out Of business, taken as
a whole our federal and state systems
of roads in this country simply CO.
ordinate with the. trunk line railroads.
The highways for the most part act as
feeders Of the railroads and increase
their business. 1t is my firm convic-
tion that the railroad officials should
be boosters of highway construction
and not obstructionists, President
F1nley's speech on the subject is
timely"