Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-08-13
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1924

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The Bangor papers have taken a
little dip into yellow journalism"
with a sensational story of an alleged
confession by Roland Mcdonald the
Amherst boy murderer, that he was
commanded" to commit the murder
by another man, who threatened him
with personal violence if he refused.
The local officials characterize the
story as 'tommyrot. "
The tourists leave $50, 100000 in
Milne each year. Who gets this
money While the bulk of it first
goes to hotels, garages, transporta
ton lines and other lines of business
catering directly to the tourist, from
them it goes into general local circu-
lation, and as President Hiram w.
Kicker of the Maine Publicity Bureau
says, everyone from the bootblack
to the banker gets his share" A
prominent Maine banker recently
said: If all the tourist travel to
Maine should be absolutely stopped
for one year, there would be business
failures in every community. If it
we're stopped for three years, Maine
as a whole would be out of business.
u would be a calamity
Senator Ralph O. Brewster of
Portland has been declared the re-
publican nominee for governor, fol-
lowing the recount of republican
primary ballots and an investigation
of the vote in ward A, Portland,
where fraudulent studing of the bal
lot box has been definitely estab-
hshed. over 100 voters in that ward
whose names were checked on the |
voting lists as having voted, declared
before the governor and council that
they did not vote. Attorney General
Ransford w. Shaw, who was present
throughout the hearing, said at its
conclusion that he had no statement
to make regarding criminal prosecu-
ton of the frauds, but that it would
follow in due time, The voters of
Maine demand that prosecution shall
be prompt and effective. On Friday
warrants were ISSUED against the
eight ward oflicers-siX democrats
and two republicans-who are now
under bonds for later appearance.
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''You can give valuable help by
writing the Bureau OF Fisheries and
the Maine members Of Congress-
SAYS a letter being sent by the Ban
gor chamber of commerce to organ
fzations. communities and individu-
ais, in protest against the plan to dis
continue the fish hatchery at Green
lake. This letter is a result of the
recent meeting held by the chamber
and at which vigorous opposition to
the proposed discontinuance result
ing from failure of the present water
supply, was voiced The letter states
that new pipe line water supply can
be obtained at a cost of Sic 900, and
it urges that Congress be importuned
to make the necessary appropriation.
The value of the Green lake hatch
cry property is stated to be SIS, 900,
and the letter states: 1T is of i'm
Dortance to this locality that the
hatchery be continued to supply the
numerous waters with trout and sal
mon"
On Friday of this week the tenth
anniversary of the opening of the
Panama Canal will be observed, How
many of our readers know that the
first captain to take a ship through
the canal was a Hancock county
man? The steamship Ancon was the
one given this honor, and she was
commanded by Capt. Granville Suke-
forth, a native of Penobscot, but later
OF Sedgwick, who started his seafar-
ing life as a boy on vessels command
ed by Sedgwick and Brooksville
captains. From this he worked into
steamboating, commanding steam
ships ON the New YorkPanama line,
and carrying machinery and supplies
to the Canal Zone during the con-
struction of the canal. Thus it came
about that he was selected by Brig.
Gen. George W. Goethels to take the
first ship through the canal for the
official opening Since that time
more than $4,000 ships have passed
through the canal, and annual tolls
are nearing the $25, 900 mark.