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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
WHITE PRISONERS
 MUST BE WORKED, JURY SAYS
City To Insist That Hard Labor Sentences Be
 Observed

A new city hall probe was launched by yhe grand jury Thursday morning when all members of the city commission were summoned to testify in connection with the city's failure to work white prisoners on the streets.
 2 President D. D. McLendon was the only commissioner available when the Inquiry was opened. After hearing his testimony, the jurors are understood to have checked the matter over to "see what happens"
 ( D. L. Moore, a member of the jury, asked Mir. McLendon number of ques- : Gons. He wanted to know why white prisoners were allowed to remain idle in jail when their sentences called for yhard labor.''
 McLendon is said to have answered that the situation had several times been discussed among the commissioners and that he and Police Commissioner Cloe had urged that the white prison ers, as well as negroes, be worked. Jury members inserted that the street and park departmentsSsho be able to find plenty of work for all the prison CTS, Street improvements are constant ly in progress, and much work is being done in park reservations, they pointed out. The suggestion was made that white prisoners could do much of the work for which the city now is paying laborers.
 Win Be Put To Work
 President McLendon told the jury, according to information at the court house, that he had conferred with Street Commissioner Dickson and received as- surance that white prisoners would be put to work in his department Friday morning. This announcement evident y appeased the grand jury, for no other witnesses were called,
 On his return to city hall, President McLendon said he would not discuss the situation until he had conferred with his colleagues. The impression prevailed, however, that the commission would promptly take steps to see that Sentences calling for hard labor" are Hereafter. complied with.
 Hitherto, white prisoners have been allowed to sit in jail, without working, during the duration of their sentences. Many prisoners serve 30 days without hitting a lick"
 The grand jury, in taking up the sit uation, had evidently contemplated criticizing the city's attitude in present. ments, but President McLendon's as- surance that q new system was about to become effective is believed to have ended the probe, at least for the presnt
 Many obstacles have been thrown in the way of working white prisoners, &C., cording to claims made at city hall. However, the commission now seems intent to taking appropriate action inn Inediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
ACCTDENTAL nEATH.

Verdict of accidental death without criminality in the death of Mrs. Edith Taylor, who succumbed Monday 10 in. juries she received when struck by an automobile driven by Miss Doris Tate, was rendered Thursday by Coroner J. D. Russum after an investigation.
 Mrs. Taylor was struck when she attempted to avoid 7one automobile and ran directly in front of Miss Tate's car, according to evidence. The acci- dent occurred at o'clock Sunday aft ernon at the intersection of Avenue A and Twentieth street. Mrs. Taylor died at Hillman hospital. <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
SlNUGGLE PUPS FOR GOOD BOYS
 AND GIRLS TOO
0 NuGGLE Pms.

c NUGGLE Pups.
 S Real, live, breathing Snuggle
 Pups, and the finest specimens of dog flesh that ever hid beneath suit of downy fur. g
 Snuggle Pups that will eat and play and bark and in general, be a pal for good boys and girls.
 The Age-Herald is going to give away just such pups and the sup ply won't near meet the demand, not for such little rascals as these.
 The Snuggle Pup contest manager is anxious for as many ? Birming- ham kiddies as possible ito have a pup, but he advises qntck. action. Telephone calls and letters of in- quiry have kept the manager and his assistants working at top speed for two weeks, but the reward will be well worth the labor.
 The The Age-Herald Snuggle Pup announcement and get busy, but do it now. >
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
LEHMAN CHARGES ATTACKED AGAIN
Solicitor Declares Jury
 Task Like Digging Into Brick Wall'

Further attacks on William L. Leh- mans charges that the recent city hall shortage reached 10000 or more and that he was not the only person in- volved, were made by witnesses who testified before the grand jury Thurs day.
 D. E. McLendon, city commission president, and Comptroller c. E. Arm strong were the principal witnesses of the day. Reports that other commis- sion members had. been subpoenaed were denied by officials in charge of the probe. X. %%
 McLendon, in his testimony, is said to have ridiculed Lehmafi's charges and expressed the opinion that little cred. ence should be given the unsupported testimony of a confessed criminal '' He told the jury that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the total short age was ,$7,145 and that Lehman got it all"
 Comptroller Armstrong's testimony had to do with the recent city hall audited the city books,, had attacked up behind Lehman and uncovered the shortage in the. public improvement fund. !.
 Lehman was again before the. jury and is said to have stuck to his previous stories. c. Palmer Parker, who last audited thecity books, had attacked Lehman's charges in testimony Wed- nesday and defended his audit. is
 County Solicitor Jim Davis, declining to discuss the progress of the inyesti- gation, said it might be brought to an end Friday afternoon. It. may be neces- sary to have the probe re-opened by a subsequent grand jury, he declared.
 Indications are that the grand jury, before adjourning. will recommend that another audit of the books be made.
 Solicitor Davis said the jury's task was ssk digging infos brick wall. 7 This indicated that nothing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
PROPERTY SALES INVOLVE $52,OO Third Avenue Sites Sold By City To Val
 Nesbit

Movement of property in the section to the immediate northeast of the busi- ness district was again in evidence Thursday, when it was reported that Val Nesbit had purchased two sites along Third avenue from the city at q figure in the neighborhood of $52.000. Although not confirmed by official an- nouncement, it was stated that this property has already been resold at a profit.
 The two pieces, of 50-foot frontage, and 140-foot depth each, are located on the north side of Third avenue, 50 and POO feet, respectively, west of Twenty third street. Neither is improved.
 City commissioners bought the prop erty slightly over year ago planning, it is understood, to use the ground as parking space in connection with the Municipal market, across the street. This project has since been abandoned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
HARRY HAIGH SOUGHT

Police, Thursday were looking for Harry Haigh sat the request of his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Charles Haigh, 67 Third street, north. Paterson, N. J., to. tell him of his mothers illness.
 Harry left home November 10 and has been working in Birmingham with a dairy company. For awhile his letters came regularly but lately they have ceased and those of the general delivery fail to bring a reply, his fathers letter to the police stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
YOUTHS ARRESTED

Z Chales Jeffers, R. Y. D. No: 1 Ems ley, and Wesley Brussels, 325 Thirty seventh street, Birmingham, youths, are in jail in Cincinnati, O., facing charges of grand larceny of a Ford roadster at Birmingham, according to Information at police headquarters Thursday.
 The two boys are alleged to have stolen an automobile owned by E. M. Hill on June 13, and driven it to Michigan where they were arrested on information furnished federal authori- ties by City Detectives Giles and Pat. terson. II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
STORE EMPLOYES
 TO GET VACATION
LOveman, Joseph & Loeb To AL
 low Week With Full Pay z

Employes of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb are to have full weeks vacation with pay 1t was announced by the manage. ment of the store Thursday.
 Every one in the employe of Love. man, Joseph & Loeb, who has been with the store six months, will be permitted to have this vacation. They will be all lowed another week at their own ex- pense if they so desire.
 ' Loveman, Joseph & Loeb closed at I o'clock each Saturday last year. The hour will be extended until 6 o'clock this year and the vacation with pay will be granted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

charges against Sheriff P. H. McQueen of Crenshaw county, which had been set for July 8, was postponed Thursday by the supreme court. The new date of hearing has not been fixed, but it is expected that the case will not be heard until early in October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
ROnzE BUSINESS OFF

MOBILE, Ala, June 26.-The booze business has fallen into midsummer lull, according to reports with the re- turn of the United States coast guard cutter Tallapoosa from rum row in the Gulf. The cutter has been out since Tuesday investigating activities and it was said that only one ship was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
NEW GULF COAST BUILDING

By the first of August the Gulf Coast Military Academy will have com pleted a very fine new brick building on the front of the campus. The school is ever looking toward the comfort and welfare of its students and this new building is one more evidence of the schools progress along all lines. Al though only twelve years old the insti- tuition is already nationally known and has enjoyed a patronage from 36 states and 13 foreign countries. Situated as it is. right on the beach four miles east of Gulfport, it, enjoys climate unsur- passed by any in the country. With a junior and senior department it is able to take boys from to 21 years of age, and it's graduates enter all universities without examination.
 IMPEACHMENT POSTPONED MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 26.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
Mrs. vilIulia PhiIIips-Airs. villulia Phil

Mrs. VtlIulia PhiIlips-Afrs villulia Phil lips, age 46, wife of A. M. Phillips. died at o'clock Tuesday afternoon in
 oneonta, Ala, according to word reach ing Birmingham Thursday. Funeral services were held at 3:30 o'clock We'd nesday afternoon at Mt. Marian ceIne- tery near Clarence, Ala, with Rev. J., P, vived by her husband and eight chil- dren; one brother, w. A. Moore; mother,
 Mrs. S. E. Moore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

Q. w. Cole, Jr.-Funefai services for c. " Cole, Jr., infant son, of Mir. and Mrs. c W. Cole, Tarrant City. who died late Wednesday night at the residence, were held at 2 o'clock Thursday from the residence. Burial followed in Mt. OliVa cemetery with Lige Loy in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

J. Eugene Walker-FuneraI services for J. Eugene Walker, age 31, who died Sat when he was thrown from his motor cycle at Strhusberg, Pa, were held at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon from Johns' parlore. Burial followed in Elmwood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

Mrs. Lucy OdeIl COOlx--The body of Mrs Lucy odell Cook, age 3s. who died Thursday at a local infirmary, will be of Fairfield, for burial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
DEATHS.

suilivan-Funeral services for Jeremiah Sullivan. who died Wednes- at g o'clock Friday morning from the residence and 9;30 o'clock from St.
 Paurs Catholic church. Burial will fol-
 To win Elmwood cemetery with LiEe Loy in charge. Pail bearers will be: J. B. Crawford. John Gallagher, James Carlin. J.. V. Hafer, J. G. Therlman. John W. ONeil.; .,
Ellsworth American., 1924-07-23
HISTORICAL EVENTS
RECORDED ON ROPE
Crude Invention Conveys
Idecs Used in Peru.

Most persons are familiar with rep.
resentatives of the heirosIYphics Of the
ancient Egyptians. BY means Of the
engraved marks found Oh the lao4u-
ments and other records the old Egyp-
tians could represent object ideas sus-
gested by objects, and even sounds.
This signifying of sounds by means
Of symbols formed nearly true alpha
Det
In Mexico the AZtecS had a crude
system of picture writing by which
sensible objects could be accurately
depicted, but beyond that it could not
go, for it was incompetent to convey
abstract ideas.
Possibly the crudest invention of
this sort was the mysterious science
Of the quipus which Was tausis the
Peruvian princes by their amautas,
or wise men" While both systems
before mentioned seemed primitive
this one is even more 50, and yet it
served a purpose and very good one,
too.
This quipus was string of rope
usually about two feet in length, com
posed of many colored strings twisted
together To this main cord were
fastened numbers of strings of different
colors tied into kaots, thus forming
fringe. These knots gave The device its
name, for the word quipus signifies a
| "knot" The coIors repre- nted sensi-
BILE objects For oEampie, white might
stand for silver, and yellow for geld
! Occasionally they suggested ideas alb
stractly--white signitied peace and red
war.
The chief use of the Quipus was for
arithmetical purposes. The knots took
the place of Cipners ana could be com
| hirpd to rnpresent numbers to any
amount desired. The colors Of the
strings explained the subjects TO which
! the numbers referred and in this way
| the Peruyians devised a complete sEs-
tenn of enumeration. The Spaniar1s
testified to the rapidity With which the
| Peruvian calculations were made.
1t is easy to see how, with a corps
of trained officials, such system
might be made to work effeetually, but
| 1t is difficult TO understand how his
torical events could be recorded and
| traditions preserved. For this purpose
were employed interpreters OF the
quipus who with knowledge acquired
| from other sources, could use theS'
strings as reminders or suggestions by
which events could be kept in memory,
These interpreters bore the title Of
uuipucumayus, or "keepers of the
Ellsworth American., 1924-07-23

The Paul Phalens are having al
terations and improvements made on
their cottage, both inside and out.
AIR. and Mrs e. w. Holden and
Miss Marion, of Putnam, Conn, ar.
rived Friday. The latter is a guest
of Miss Edna Colwell, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Holden are guests of the Har-
yey NeWmans.
MT and Mrs. Ernest Vansaw of
Fitchburgh, Mass, and Mrs Mary
Vansaw of Mckinley, are spending
their vacation with relatives here.
Mrs Elizabeth Coombs has opened
her home for the summer.
The L. II. Kingstons of Boston,
who have been guests of the Bruces
for the past two weeks, left for their
home Friday.
Miss Beatrice Colwell of Hancock
is visiting her Grandfather COlwell.
The first Pythian fair, on Wednes-
day July / 6, was a great success. 1t
was stated that more supper tickets
We're sold than ever before, and the
nice display of their handiwork was
entirely sold out before supper.
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Slll'Iy.


Mrs. Ella Staples of Bangor has
been the guest of Miss Fannie Allen
the past week.
Mrs. Florence Leighton and two
children, and nephew, Herman
Sweeney of Boston, motored to Bos-
ton for visit, returning home Mon
day.
Rev. j. d. McGraw who went to
the Deaconess hospital in Boston for
treatment, returned home Wednes-
day, much improved in health.
Wesley Williams, who goes on the
yacht Wanderer is home for the
weekend.
Albert Withee is home from Bos-
ton on a vacation.
Miss Dorothy White of Bayside is
employed at the home of j. c. Brag-
don.
Congratulations are extended to
Mr. and Mrs. William Williams on
the birth of a son, Charles Wesley,
born July IT.
Mrs. Ida Cunningham, who has
spent few weeks in Boston, re-
turned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Annie Dollard of Beverly is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Francis
Lord
Mrs. Lydia Smith died at her home
Sunday, after a long illness. Sympa-
thy is extended to the relatives.
July q. l..
Ellsworth American., 1924-07-23

The program of the Radcliffe Chau-
tauqua, which opens here Aug. 9, has
been received, and not only promises
the best entertainment which this
company has put on in the years it
has been coming here, but is of dou-
BILE interest this year because the dra-
matte part is written and the plays
presented by Parker Fennelly, for
mer Hancock county boy, who has
gone far in his chosen profession,
One who has seen these two numbers
in which he stars says they alone are
worth more than the price paid for
season ticket
Miss Frances Dyer, who teaches in
Maiden, Mass, is at home for the
summer. She has as a guest, Miss
O'Brien of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Workman of
Massachusetts are visiting their pa
rents, MIR. and Mrs. Frank Workman.
Mrs. Eugene Springer has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. B. c. Graves, at
Northeast Harbor.
! Miss Marcia Gordon, r. N, OF Bos-
ton with her two nephews, Ken
meth and Burton Miller, is at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Bunker are
rejoicing over the visit of the stork,
which left a ten-pound boy at their
home Sunday morning.
Friends of Mrs. Lydia Fernald re-
gret to learn that she suffered a
somewhat serious shock a week ago.
The Methodist society served a sup
per at the vestry Friday night, which
was we'll patronized,
Charles Parsons of Presque Isle is
visiting his cousins at the West
Blaisdell home.
A little daughter, Natalie Avonne.
arrived Tuesday morning at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. William Luce
in Wateryille Mrs. Luce was Eirena
DeBeck of this town
Rev. II. n. Clay, who has spent his
vacation at his home at Cambridge,
Mass, returned Saturday, accompa-
MED by his mother, who will be with
him. at the Methodist parsonage dur"
ing the summer.
Supt of Schools S. S. Scammon Wis
tied the summer school at Machias
recently, in quest of teachers for the
coming year.
Mrs. Lowe of Washington, D. c., is
visiting Mrs. John Blaisdell at Knoll
Top"
Miss Muriel DeBeck, who has spent
several weeks at the home of her sis
ter in Waterville, is at home.
July 81. b.
Ellsworth American., 1924-07-23
e D S ALarrr,

The apparatus described in recent
issue of Radioelectricite consists of
three main portions: An ampliiier, a
wireless receiving relay and tue s Q S
Selector The ampliiier takes the place
Of the crystal in the ships ordinary
wireless receiver and magniher OF the
received signals, rendering them suit
able for operating the receiving relay.
The S O S sclector itself, which Is
controlled by the receiving relay. OPP
crates on the chain relay system. There
are two relays arranged to discrim-
mate between a dot and a dash, then
a series of nine relays corresponding
90 the dots and dashes of the O 5
signal \ canceling relay is ineor-
porated, which restores the selector
to its ready condition if the correct
sequence of dots and dashes is not re-
ceivcd, while the intervals between
the dots and dashes are checked by a
further delay action relay.-Scientific
American.
Ellsworth American., 1924-07-23
North IiamOinc.

A. c. Morse, principal of Hunting
ton high school, is spending the sum
mer with his mother, Mrs. Coleman
Hagan.
Twenty neighbors met at the home
of Mrs Fred Davis one evening re-
Gently and offered their best wishes
and congratulations to Walter Davis
and bride, Gifts of cut glass, silver
and linen were left by the guests.
Cake and punch We're served.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Smith are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of son. Calvin Roland, born at the
Hagan hospital July 10.
Eugene Hodgkins and wife, of
Waltham, Mass, were recent guests
at the home of Rufus Hodgkins and
wife.
The spacious home of L. N, Sails
bury was opened to neighbors Satur-
day evening, in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Young, who were
married a week ago. They re-
ceived many gifts and the hearty con-
gratulations of friends. Refresh
ments were served
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Ellsworth American., 1924-07-23
Alaskan Wonder

In Alaska, far removed from the
most thrilling of natural wonders. 1t
is the Valley of Ten Thousand
Smokes, 20 square miles in extent, and
broken by thousands of earth vents
through which pour necessarily hot
The valley was discovered as n result
of the eruption in June. 1912, Of
Mount Katmai, which was then un
known as a volcanic mountain. The
volcanic dust from KatMNis eruption
Travelled around the world, the scien-
fists declared
Ellsworth American., 1924-07-23

HELP TO RURAI PEOPLE
Grange Efforts Brought to Ihem
Many Valuable Privileges.

While it is generally recognized that
the grange was one of the most
active forces in securing rural tree
mail delivery for farm homes, and in
later establishing postal savings
banks, it is not as widely known that
it was through the grange that
national enactment was secured
which extended the money order
privilege to the smaller postotiices, IN
the interest of the country people;
such privilege having originally been
available only in the city and village
postoftice.
1t was also through grange infiu-
ence, and upon definite request OF
that organization, that the signal ser
vice was extended to the farmers and
the national weather bureau estaD-
lished in the Department of Agrlcul-
ture at Washington.
Ellsworth American., 1924-07-23
BaySide.

Mrs. e. B. Holt and daughter. Mrs.
Perry Langley. with her son, Jona-
than Henry, were at her home here
for the summer.
Capt. NJ. H. Murch was taken home
last Friday from his tow boat at
Goose Cove, where he was taken very
i'll. He is in a serious condition.
Capt. w. G. Bowden, who has been
i'll some time, remains about the
same.
Charles e. Monaghan and wife, of
Bangor, with their daughter, Mrs.
Daniel Dority and daughter Helen,
of Melrose., Mass, called on Miss
Lizzie Morris at her cottage at
Birch Point Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Halter and daugh-
ter Eleanor, of Bangor, were week
end guests of Chief Opperton and
family, at Birch Point cottage
Mrs. Guy Closson, who is attending
summer school at Machias,, spent the
weekend at home
Miss Margery Donovan of Bangor
is visiting her cousin, Miss Agnes A.
Bowden
Mrs. Celia Fullerton Carlisle of
Surry spent last week with Mrs. Ada
Ray
E. w. Murch, who has been i'll of
grip, is better
Alfred Accusato of Providence, r.
l., was a guest at Sanford Willeys
last week.
July 81. c. A. c.
Ellsworth American., 1924-07-23
at Sight of Bride

The mother Of Franz Murn, Il hand
some Bavarian peasant of twenty-one
had long been trying to persuade him
to marry Pauline Berndt, a rich
widow with large farm. His obiec-
tion was that the widow was sixty
three and ugly. Finally the mother
persuaded himNto sacrifice himself for
widow and her money.
When the bridegroom saw his bride
totter up the aisle to join him at the
altar his revulson was so great that
he went mad, drew the dagger which
every peasant in Bavaria carries and
cut ofl his mothers nose,
TIE bride fled.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Ellsworth American., 1924-07-23

Miss Phyllis Littlefield of Camden
is spending this week with Mr.. and
Mrs George o. Littlefeld.
f. o. j. Horne of Belfast was a
guest in the home of Capt. and Mrs
William Sellers last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Leach re-
turned to Portland Saturday, after a
weeks visit with,Mr. Leach's mother,
Mrs Adelaide Leach.
Miss Myrtle Varnum of Togus, who
is spending the summer with her
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Narnum, spent last week in Castine
with her aunt, Mrs. Harry Macomber
Mrs. Mildred Clark and son, of
Brewer, spent part of last week
with her aunt, Mrs. Addie Wardwell
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowden went to
Bluehill Sunday for a visit with her
daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs Llewellyn Damon of
Seal Harbor spent the weekend with
Mrs. DamOn's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. G. Narnum.
Mrs. Bertha Leach and son Paul
returned from two-weeks' visit in
Bangor They were accompanied by
her daughter Rita and William Belts,
who spent the weekend here.
Mr.. and Mrs, G. Lester Hale of
Dark Harbor are receiving congratu-
lations upon the birth of a daughter,
born July 10. Mr.. Hale was former
principal of Clark high school, and
he and Mrs. Hale have many friends
here.
S. G. Varnum and Bryant Perkins
are employed in Ellsworth.
July 81. ''Woodlocke."