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Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27
Eden.

Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ Jellison, who
have been visiting his parents, left
for their home in Boston last week,
Mrs Lula Alley is visiting in
Wateryille.
Miss Ruth Leland, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. John Mitchell,
in Portland, the past two months, is
home
MI. and Mrs. George Fiske of Port
land were in town recently.
Frank Grant of Santa Monica, Cal.
is visiting his nephew, B. V. Grant
Mr. Grant celebrated his eighty
ninth birthday August 16 He made
the trip across the continent alone,
attended the national G. A. r. re
union in Boston and marched with
the old comrades of 81. Mr.. Grant
is native of Vermont, going to Cali
fornia about twenty years ago.
Edward E. Cousins of Orono is the
guest of Mrs. Maria Garland.
Mrs. Ella Silsby of Aurora is Wis
iting in town.
F. l.. Andrews and son have bought
an auto. truck.
Miss Florence Blaisdeu of Surry
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Vera An
drews.
Aug. 25. V.
Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Bunker are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of a daughter (Shirley Elaine) g,
born August 10.
Mr., and Mrs, Lester Crimmin, Mrs.
Lucy Crimmin Ball Mrs Rosa
Crimmn Penney, Mr., and Mrs Lin
ley Wilbur, Nj and Mrs. Hervey
Scammon and Mrs. Gertrude Duncan
attended church here Sunday. AS
this is their old home town, everyone
was glad to see them
MIR. Nelson of Bar Harbor gave his
lecture here last Thursday evening.
There was a good attendance and
about S26 was realized from the col
lection and the sale of ice-cream and
cake.
Harvard Abbott is with his sister,
Mrs. Atwood Merchant, for a short
time
Mr.. and Mrs. Anon Googins and
daughter Beatrice and Daisy De-
Never went to Castiue Sunday, tax
ing Mrs. Googins' mother Mrs Ella
Smith, with them for a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Griffin.
Aus. 25, Gem"
Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27
Snakes Don't Charm Victims.

The popular belief in the power of
poisonous snakes to charm their
victims into a state of helplessness
has no foundation. 1t is said, how
ever, that under the influence of ex-
citement the birds or small mammals
are forgetful of everything surround
ing them, and in this state they VEN
tured too near, only to be hit by the
hitherto almost motionless snake,
whose only sign of life consisted in
the following of the victims efforts
with the staring eyes and the inces-
SAINT darting out and in of the rapid
tongue.
Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27
NiariaNilIe.

The tenth annual reunion of the
Frost family was held at George A.
Frost's Grove Saturday, Aug. 16,
Forty-four were present. The day
was beautiful. After dinner, bust
ness meeting was held The follow
ing officers were chosen: President,
Henry Frost; vice-president, Benja-
min Frost; secretary, Susie Frost;
Frost Merle Frost; recitation, Irene
gram included a song by Irene Nick
erson, readings, Myrtle Carter, Ellen
Frost, Merle frost; recitation, Irene
Nickerson. 1t was voted to hold the
next meeting at the same place the
third Saturday in August, 1925.
Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27
South Blnehill.
a - MOI & tl
Aug 2

Mrs Uziel Candage is visiting in
Boston.
Edgar Bowden, who has been Wis
iting his parents, o. b. Bowden and
wife, has returned to lynn. Mass.
Ralph Bowden and wife, OF Dor
chester, Mass are visiting his pa
rents, 0. B. Bowden and wife.
Miss Minnie Dana, who has been at
Paul Revere Studio this summer. re-
turned to her home in New York to-
day. She viii sail Immediately for a
trip to England with her brother.
Norman Bowden of Lynn, Mass, is
visiting his grandparents, o. b Bow
den and wife.
Mrs, Alden Leach, who has been
visiting her parents in Brooksvile, is
home
Aug. 25. q
Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27
LAST OF COALINC STATION.
Rapid Progress Being Made in Re-
fgoy no buildings

The government coaling- station at
Lamoine, built in 1901 at a cost of
$1,000,000, is being dismantled.
The expensive equipment has been
sold to the Dupont Co. of Boston,
which is having it taken down, and
shipped away. The company has un-
til November l to complete the work.
, The reason for the discontinuance
of the Lamoine station is that, with
the advanced methods of handling
coal for government ships, the La
moine plant is now obsolete.
The government reserves the land,
dock and the old Gault house.
Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27

Mrs. J. II. Butterfeld died at her
home here Saturday, after a long ill
ness. She is survived by her hus-
band, two daughters, Misses Gerald
ine and Barbara Butterfeld; sister,
Miss Bertha Hamor of Northeast
HarbOr, and two brothers, Ralph
Hamor of Northeast Harbor and Roy
Hamor Of Bar Harbor.
Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27
State Teachers Examinations,

A State examination for certificates
of elementary and secondary grades
will be held on Friday, August 20,
beginning at $50 a. M, in the fol-
lowing places in Hancock county:
Bluehill academy, Deer Isle high
school, Winter Harbor high school,
Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27

tore my twins were
born because my sis
ter used it and rec
ommended it to me.
Il was so / could
scarcely go about my
daily work | was in
such misery. But af-
ter | began taking
the second bottle |
was feeling lots bet
tier. l took three bot
ties and a half before
II was confined and
Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27

a book published in Japan more
than 1000 years ago notes that at
that time good silk was already pro
duced in twenty-five provinces Of that
country
Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27

One hundred thousand aliens in ex-
cess of the quotas allowed by law
were smuggled into the United States
last year.
Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27
BEFORE Twins
were BORN
Was Very Miserable. Fell Lots
Better After Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Wyocena, Wisconsin. :" took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound be-
Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27

For Representatives to Legislature
EDWARD l. WEBB, Sullivan
TOBIAS L. ROBERTS, Bar Harbor
HORACE w. HERRICK, Orland
EUGENE A. GREENE, Deer Isle
PERLEY j. PHILLIPS, Ellsworth
L. ELRIE HOLMES, Mt Desert
Ellsworth American., 1924-08-27

For Representatives TO Legislature
BYRON NJ. MOORE, Gouldsboro
CHARLES L, SHAND Bar Harbor
HOMER H. DUNBAR, Orland
PERCY G, SARGENT, Sedgwick
GEORGE S. FOSTER, Ellsworth
GEORGE r. FULLER, Southwest Harbor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-02
Watson-Moore Company
COMBS

STOCKS BONDS
Ourant and all listed and unlisted
securities given immediate sxscu-
ton over private wires with con-
nectlou In all principal cities ir
the United States and Canada.
All Spokane and Occur d'Alen,
stocks bought aud sold al Spokane
stock Exchange prices
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-02
AUTOS FOR SALE
Annual Used Car
Specials

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lssl clIEv TOURING ... $500
is.1 cHEv TOURING ..,... sssoe
issS ctEV COUPE ...,..,, 10000
isss cIEv COUPE 10000. siS0e
1917 REQ TOURING ..,.,, $500
1917 PoRp TOURING ...,.. 7Soe
.isis FORD TOURING ... $500
EASY TERMS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-02
Big Rush On

EXCEPTIONAL OFFER
level. corner property, T.
of firewood. located on
ThIrtieth Avenue \. f., -
block from paved Victory
Way. Frontage on we'll
graded street: city water.
Price $500: terms. $50
cash, $40 monthly. Two miles
north OF city limits. Investi-
gate at once. 2.O walker
Building. Ell iot-0is2.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-02
Money Advanced on
Stocks

lis COLUMBIA ST. INST OFF sND
AVE. OPP. Blk OF CALIFORNIA
IOT-ei6e.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-02
50 REAL ESTATE LOANS

FIRST mortgage moneyin large or
small amounts on improved city or
farm property. Prudential Saw
ingn & Loan Association. 1895
Third ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-02
We Will Buy

centanA Petroleum. Chicha sof be.
vslopment Co. Central Finance
units. Durant Motors All Issues
Kay Copper. Mutual Creamery
Nabob Consolidated, New Worio
Life. Pacific States Securities. Star
Motors. Z. q silver Fox. Minnesota
All Occur d'Aiene mining sfoekf
bought sold and quoted Before
buying Or selling. Investigate ths
broker the security and the price
ELiot-s1ss. III Cherry S.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-02
70 SUBURBAN ACREAGE

FOR SAILS. by owner, Cheap lots
In Pacific city: good soil: level
and cleared. Give me an offer for
these two lots, N-6i, Star.
Evening star., 1924-07-18

are dismissed, and that the hotels
make no profit out of the traffic. The
liquors and wines, they aver, are
smuggled into the hotels and sold by
the walters for their own private ad-
vantage. 1t will be for the court to
determine whether responsibility rests
upon the management and ownership
for the conduct of employees, assum-
ing that the traffic is, as the hotel
executives contend, solely conducted
by the employees.
There is an old axiom Of the law
that a principal is responsible for the
acts of his agent. Applied to the en-
forcement of the liquor law this would
make the misconduct Of any employe
of a hotel react upon the owner ship
and management even if the formal
rules of the eSta ablishment forbid the
traffic. Nor would it seem to be neces-
sary for the hotel to profit in any way
by the traffic to cause the manage
ment to be responsible. To allow the
acts Of the agents, in this case the
walters and captains. to be separated
entirely from the responsibility Of the
ownership is to open the way to in
definite violation.
In the case OF a hotel the illicit traf-
fic is coupled with and is part OF the
legitimate business of the establish
ment The hotel profits by the sale Of
plate of food, and the waiter, ac.
cording to the present plea, profits by
food. The fact that no check is issued
for the latter does not affect the trans
action as far as the law is concerned.
1t is up to the management to pre-
vent the Illicit traffic. Failure to do so
renders it liable to all the penalties de-
scribed by the law. The fact that the
business is large, and that it is diff
cult to find honest men for service
may perhaps be taken into account in
amelioration of penalties, but the law
cannot tolerate condition that de-
feats it simply on the ground of the
difficulty Of compliance.
These principles are involved in the
case OF the New York hotel, which
promises to be test of the efficacy of
the law not only in New York but else
where. Much will be made OF the
great value Of the investment and Of
the serious hardship of closing the es-
tablishment because Of the miscon-
duct Of some of the employees. On the
ether hand, it will be contended that
there is no defense in the mere nlagni-
tude of operations, but that on the
contrary the very value of the hotel
investment adds to the requirement of
the stricest cooperation Of law en-
forcement on the part of the owner
ship and management.
Evening star., 1924-07-18

psychology. For the boys grabbed the
sweaters eagerly, and in a few days
the streets were gay with them. No
body knows just what they are called,
if they have a name. Somebody might
be moved to name them "Dickey Bird"
sweaters. But let that pass. The point
is that the sweaters are here for the
little time that any extreme fashion
prevails.
One thing must be said for this new
sweater. 1t makes a neater finish to
the costume than a rumpled shirt. I'M
shielded by a coat, especially when
the shirt sleeves are turned up and the
neckband turned in, as is the habit Of
youth in hot weather.
Then there are the new trousers,
broad, Tapping things that remind
one of the bags of the sailor man.
They are antipodal from the skin
tight trousers of few years ago, but
just about as ungraceful. Nornalcy in
clothes does not seem to be popular
with adolescents. A few years ago
came the snug-waisted, high-belte
coat. Then came the coat with the
back seam split almost to the shoulder
blades
Well, anyhow, these things pass
quickly. This years sweaters will
probably not reappear in 1925. Per
haps something quite as extraordinary
will take their place. The male flapper
must have his novelties.
Evening star., 1924-07-18
The Channels.

A reminder of our May floods is
given by an estimate by the engineer
officer in charge of the Improvement
of the Potomac River that 0,000 is
needed to dredge the west Potomac
channel between Georgetown and the
Highway Bridge. 1t is said that the
channel is now only 20 feet deep in
places. or four feet less than the depth
required. One might think that food
water flowing at unusual speed and
bearing tens of thousands tons of rock,
reduced during ages to gravel, sand
and mud, would deepen the channel by
securing, but the flood water drops
along it's course enough Of the matter
it carries to shoal the channel. This
process Of shoaling goes on when the
river flows calmly or rushes on its
way. Mud flats are built up and sand
and gravel are laid down in bars or
extensive beds. In the tallest of our
hills are sand and gravel beds that
were laid there uncountable years ago
by water. Perhaps these highland sand
and gravel beds were dropped where
they lie by flowing water in remote
times or perhaps after being deposited
they, with the adjacent land, were
lifted to their present height by that
mysterious internal force which is al
ways raising ridges or letting depres-
eions form in the earth's crust We
reed deep channels in the Potomac
and Eastern Branch. and to have and
keep them the dredges must work.
Evening star., 1924-07-18
Those Sweaters.

Nobody can say that the young
women of this country are exclusively
fashion followers, or that all young
men are conservative holders to nor
NAL styles Of wear. For the younger
male generation is certainly showing a
disposition to doll up according to the
latest notion of smartness. and is CIV
ing the feminine f1apper a hard run
for fancy clothes. Take this new
sweater, for example. A little while
ago somebody put on the market
thin knitted, long-sleeved bit of apparel
that but for the sleeves might serve
as a bathing shirt. 1t came in colors,
vivid tones, sometimes solid, but more
frequently with gay borders on quieter
ground. Every possible combination
was worked out. Whoever did this
had q shrevd sense Of juvenile
Evening star., 1924-07-18
Writer Defends Protest
Against Reclassifyino
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star:
A great deal has been said and
written on the subject of reclassifi
cation, but I am induced to add to
what has been said and written by
referring to cases which have been
protested in the different depart
ments and which are still under ad-
visement by the Reclassification
Board. / have in mind the case of
several employees who were originally
recommended to certain grade by
their bureau chiefs, but which recon-
mendation was rejected by the Re-
classification Board and their ratings
changed to the next lower grade. The
change has been protested by the
bureau to which they are attached
This protest was made both in person
by representatives of the bureau and
also through a letter from the head
of the bureau. In the personal ap-
peal the exact character of the en-
plOyes duties and the nature Of their
responsibilities were clearly defined.
After hearing the appeal it was sus-
tanned by the Departmental Person
mel Classification Committee and the
original rating recommended This
has been about six months ago and
yet no decision has been reached in
the matter and no encouragement
given for an early decision.
Now the question arises in my mind
on what grounds Will the Reclassifi-
fcation Board base any change from
the recommendation of the Depart
mental Personal Classification Com
mittee, which has heard direct evil
dence in the matter. Surely the judg-
ment of chief Of division and the
head % bureau should carry suffi-
cient weight with the ReclaSsification
Board as to induce that body to sus-
tain it, especially in view of the fact
that very few protests were made in
this particular bureau, unless good
and positive evidence to the contrary
Is produced W.H HARRIS.
Evening star., 1924-07-18

Cicero. ILL.,, a suburb TO Chicago, is
now entertaining with $4,000 dam
age suit against a party Of musical
performers who refused to be arrested
peacably while motoring from the
races. One of the ladies is alleged to
have kicked an officer on the shins
and to have made remarks not only
personally irritating. but slanderous.
The assertion is made that the police
felt obliged to use force to a degree
that required her to go to hospital
to be bandaged. AS u matter of fact,
whatever the merits of the case may
be the police have the worst of it.
They cannot possibly use the adver-
tising in their business.
Evening star., 1924-07-18
The La Toilette Tickets.

Computations are now being made
by partisan leaders on both sides as
TO the effect of the La Toilette can
didacy. In Democratic circles there is
Il professed belief that the third party
ticket will draw more Republican
votes than Democratic, whereas in
Republican circles confidence is ex-
pressed that the bulk of the La Fol
lette vote will come from Democratic
sources. There are two major elements
in the prospective La Toilette support,
the farmer vote and the labor vote.
The farmer vote is normally Repub-
lican and the labor vote, it is contend.
cd in Republican quarters. is normally
Democratic. The farmer vote is larger
in the West than in the East, and the
labor vote is larger in the East than
in the West. Thus it becomes some
what a geographical question as to
whether the third-party nominee will
cut more heavily into the Republican
or Democratic ranks.
An interesting development has just
occurred in two States, which have
been rated by some as probably Demo
cratic owing TO the formation of the
New York ticket, West Virginia and
Nebraska. In the former State. the
native State Of Mr.. Davis, an opinion
has been rendered by the attorney
general that La Toilette electors can
not be put on the ballot because of d
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ing n certificate of nomination within
20 days after the primary election.
The constitutionality of this law has
been upheld by the court. Likewise in
Nebraska. the home State Of Vice
Presidential Candidate Bryan. the law.
which requires that State conventions
he held on the same date. bars La Fol
lette from the ballot. The La Toilette
managers have called Il conference
and i convention. and will endeavor
by appeal to court TO get their electors
on the ticket. BY q peculiar coinci-
dence electors have already been
named for the regular progressive
ticket, of which Henry Ford is the
nominee for President. These electors.
however. happen to be personally for
La Toilette. So they might cast their
electoral votes for the active Wiscon-
sin candidate instead of the regularly
designated Michigan nominee.
If the La Toilette electors are
barred from State tickets, and no way
is found to get the third-party nom
inees before the voters in those places
where the law interyenes, the Calcula-
tions OF the third-party managers will
be seriously affected. This is one of
the most difficult problems which the
La Toilette organization has to face,
more important, indeed. than that of
raising funds for the campaign.
Evening star., 1924-07-18
Hotels and the LIQUOR Law

The proposal of enforcement officers
TO ask for a paddock injunction against
a large New York hotel on the ground
Of recent purchases of liquor in a roof
cafe of that establishment is attract
ing nationwide attention, inasmuch
as if this move is made and succeeds
the hotel managements throughout
the country will be put under the Sc
verest requirements to enforce the
prohibition law, with the penalty of a
closure Of their houses for a year for
failure to do so. The officers OF the
New York company have been arrest
ed, as well as the walters who served
the drinks, and steps are being taken
for the hearing Of the charge upon
which paddock injunction will be
based. E.
1t is contended by the hotel men
that sales of liquor are made, if at all,
in their houses by employees who are
violating orders; that whenever such
men are caught selling to guests they
Evening star., 1924-07-18
Protecting the Innocent.

An athletic and social club just over
the District line has been visited by
constables and an arrest made on the
charge Of keeping a gambling place.
Whether the constables were right is
for jury to say. 1t is worth men
tioning that law officers of Maryland
and Virginia counties near Washing
ton have this year shown more in
uuisitiveness and interest in joints
than in other years. There have been
times when county law officers seemed
unable to see a joint even when 1t
stood by the side Of a public road and
the sun was shining. Sometimes they
could not hear sounds from these
places even when neighbors half a
mile down the road complained Of the
noise. But it is different now. Wash
ington thanks the Maryland officers
for performing the duty for which
they were elected or appointed.
Illegal places exist in Washington
also. and we get much news Of raids"
and arrests. The Washington police
seem to keep reasonably busy. Though
they do not suppress all places which
should be suppressed it is evident
that they have the proper disposi-
ton to enforce the law.
The over-the-line gambling place
has been a sore spot in Washington S
environs time out Of mind. Generally
it is Washington people who make
such d place profitable. They ought
to know better, but they do not. 1t
used to be said that members of a
certain human species were born at
the rate of one a minute. but the birth
rate has increased in late years.
There should be sympathy for the
young sucker. 1t seems necessary
that he be hooked by some one before
he can get a diploma from the school
of experience. Some young suckers
learn fast and complete their course
in seven or eight lessons or some
thing like that. Then they go to work
and save their money, perhaps.
But some patrons of over-the-line
dens are old suckers. and the old suck
er is almost a hopeless proposition.
He insists on getting rich either by
playing roulette or poker, betting on
the ponies or by swallowing the
worms and hooks fed him by promoters
of oil wells, gold mines, rubber plan
tations and scores of other invest
ments.'' A sucker with gray hair is
incurable. But the law officers Of
Maryland and the District police are
doing good work to give him such
protection as they can. If they could
find some way to deal with fraudu-
lent stock sellers who give inside in
formation" and let people in ION the
ground floor" of "gilt edged invest
ments" many Of our citizens would
be better off. Some feeble-minded
men are in the right place, but many
are at large.
Evening star., 1924-07-18
Site.Of Hospitals.

The hospitals just completed arc:
Chillicothe, Ohio, 4J2-bed neuro-
psychiatric, built by the War Depart
ment.
Knoxville, Iowa. 456-bed neuro-
psychiatric addition, constructed by
War Department.
Northampton. Mass. 4s2-bed neuro-
psychiatric, built by the Navy
Tupper Lake. y. Y, 35S-bed tuber-
culosis built by the Navy.
Northampton, Mass. 42-bed 8euro-
psychiatric, built by the War Depart
ment.
Chelsea, ". Y. 400-bed tuberculosis.
built under the first Langley bill by
the supervising architect Of the.
Treasury.
Little Rock. Ark. 20S bed addition
for neuro- -psychiatric patients, built
by the Veterans Bureau.
More than 1900 additional beds Will
be made availa BILE for sick veterans
with the completion of the following
institutions:
Camp Custer, Mich. 527-bed neuro-
psychiatric. completion estimated
around August Is.
St. Cloud. Mimi. 262-bed neuro-psy-
chiatric. August Is.
Livermore. Calf, 2sS-bed tubcrcu-
losis, 10 per cent ahead on contract,
which calls for completion March Il,
1925.
Contract recently was let for a go
bed tuberculosis hospital at Aspn-
wall Pa. and work is expected to
begin soon. All of the hospitals and
additions recently built OF building
are of modern fireproof construction.
Evening star., 1924-07-18

A grain shortage is the SPECTATORS s
opportunity. High prices are not nee
essarily ar indication of national pros
perity, inasmuch as they tend to in
crease the number of people who have
not the price.
Evening star., 1924-07-18

Serious suffering has been caused by
floods in China. Any appeal for money
for relief purposes will as usual find
prompt response. Suffering speaks a
universal language.