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The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
WILL PRESIDENT COOLIDGE STAND
FOR THIS?

81 Engineer E. C. LaRue of the u. S. geological
Survey is up against hard proposition. He is
against the construction of the Boulder Canyon
dam proposition and says that this dam would
make available in Mexico water sufficient to il'-
Irigate million acres of land at direct expense
of similar area in the United States. He fur
t1er told the senate committee which is investi-
eating the Boulder Canyon project apd all prob
lens generally relating to the rivers development,
THAT the Boulder Canyon project would waste
through unnecessary evaporation, great guam
tity of water yearly and that its construction
would upset any comprehensive plan for develop
ment of all the resources of the river"
The thinking people of the southwest know
perfectly well that Engineer LaRue is fighting
the battle of his life against big money and poll
Etcal odds, without possible hope of personal
lgain.
I We have no doubt but what there are still a
Hot of "high financers" in this country who can
not understand why LaRue won't change his Of
ficial opinion and retire from the government
service with competency that would last him all
the rest of his days.
Billions of dollars are at stake in the Colorado
river development game. Al few hundred thou
sand dollars expended one way or the other, is
but small change in this fight for or against the
development of southwestern empire. 1t looks
at present as though Engineer LaRue was not
figuring on retiring from the government service
and is still making out with the salary the gov
eminent sees fit to pay him. ~
President Coolidge may be much wiser as to
what is going on in the southwest than we think.
If not, the Colorado river development schemes
bid fair to make the Teapot DOME stuff real
small afternoon tea party
If Engineer LaRue is ditched because heehas
been going by facts and figures, regardless of the
'shOpeS and ambitions of private interests we are
willing to suggest that President Coolidge has a
bum bunch of advisers toting him down stream.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
CONCLUSIVE

A Mormon once argued polygamy
with Mark Twain. The Mormon in
sisted that polygamy was moral and
he defied Twain to cite any passage
of scripture that forbade the practice.
WELL" said the humorist, "how
about that passage that tells US no
man can serve two masters 2"
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
DETOURING FLAGSTAFF

The people of Flagstaff seem perfectly willing
and content in having the city side-tracked by
roads east of here cutting off tosthe5south and
have even contributed to the fund for so doing
Not only this but we turned upsour noses when
the government attempted to help us. In spite
of this attitude of assisting to detour tourists,
Flagstaff will be city of 10000 inhabitants in
1890 e.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
A SOUND ARGUMENT

Sound" said the pedagogue, lis
something that a person can hear, but
can neither see nor feel.
"Oh, don't know" exclaimed the
boy at the foot of the class. 81 think
can prove that you're off in your
theory"
Very we'll Thomas" retorted the
man of learning, go ahead and prove
it them
"Only yesterday you gave me a
sound thrashing," said Thomas: Il
suppose the other pupils saw it, and
don't you ever think for minute
that | didn't feel it,"
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
InnKING FOR IT

A very small boy was standing in
the middle of country lane with a
large shotgun when a stranger came
along and asked him:
what are you hunting little man 2"
Il Dunno" answered the little fell
low. IL amt seen it yet"
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
FOR EXPERTS

"Itsn tired of carryin' the hod,"
said Cassidy, as he rested stack of
bricks. Il want to push barrer, like
Flynn does"
"You push barrer!" exclaimed
his friend Flanagan scornfully
"Pwhat the dickens d'you know about
machinery ?"
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
HEARD TT EVERY DAY

"My friend" remarked the physi-
clan, "you are suffering from a
chronic complaint"
Il know it, Doc, but please lower
your voice." cautioned the patient.
"She's in the next room."
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
STILL AT 1T

Private Brown, rookie, was dis
cussing radio.
What type of receiving sets do
they use in this mans army?" he
asked. "Heterodyne or neutrodyne or
what?"
"None of them, buddy" replied
Corporal Smith. "They use the super
iodine"
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
YOU CAN'T DODGE III

The captain entered the officers
mess kitchen.
''Do understand that there will be
no dessert tonight" he demanded
sternly.
yes replied the new and careless
private.
"Yes-what ?" roared the captain.
"Yes-we have no bananas"
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
DESERVED CREDIT

Slow-paying Customer: I Should
think you'd give me an extension of
time as, loyal a customer as am.
Hardware Man: Loyal?
Customer: Certainly! / do all my
owing at your store.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18

George Hermngton of this city, advances an
other good reason why the Glen Canyon dam
would be Beneficial to Arizona aside from flood
control and power developed He advised the
Hiram club that the great pressure caused by the
vast body 6f water would increase the flow of
springs all over this section of the state. Since
the Roosevelt dam catches a great portion of the
runoff a dam at Glen Canyon would naturally be-
come a feeder. for the Roosevelt lake. y
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
RIVER COMMITTEES REPLY

The counter-proposal of the Arizona Colorado
river committee to Nevada and California has
been released to the public. There does not APP
pear to be anything new in the counter-propdsal
to raise the hopes that it will bring about am
agreement between the three states
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18

Two people fall in love with each
other. They have joint affection.
Why, then, isn't rheumatism the same
as love?
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
WILLING

New Minister: You should see tht
altar in our church.
Village Spinster: Lead me to it.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
APPROPRIATE

why did you send me that alarm
clock for a birthday present 2"
"Well, you said you liked rings"
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
No FyCTSE ron IOINTN

Mrs. Sweetly: "Are you going to
join the Parent Teacher association 2"
Miss Minerva: mo, I'm not
teacher, and no one has invited me to
be a parent"
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
SITTING PRETTY

"Well, Betty, and what. progress
are you making toward matrimony? z"
Il think I'm on my last lap, uncle!"
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18

Doctor: What did you do with the
patients temperature?
Nurse (frightened): Oh, gracious; /
left it in the thermometer.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18

A writer ON methods of graft says very truly
that sucker lists" are all out of date. All a
CRATER needs do now is to merely use the city
directory
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18

Peace onSearth, good will toward men, has
been advocated as long, if not longer, than the
tariff question: but so far neither have been defi-
nitely settled to the satisfaction of all concerned.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18

Troubles seldom shrink, they just
seem smaller as you grow larger.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18

Just because some one has ncknamed Arizona
the Baby State" is no sign she should act like
one. There are plenty of brains in the state Of
Arizona if they could be gotten into action.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18

3 A Connecticut economist suggests that Uncle
Sam cancel one half of the debt Europe owes us.
If we did Europe would doubtless be willing to
throw off the other half.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18

In this advanced age there are many old men
and women, aged three to five years, seriously
discussing the authenticity of Santa Claus.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18

Democracy: An effort to keep the best men
from running things Ell Paso Herald. Certainly.
If things we're all run right where would be the
political profit?
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18

Americans are an odd people, When they attend
Ia bull fight you will find them all cheering for
the bull. Their political habits are much the
same.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18

The post card which we received last week
marked: Don't open until Xmas" has been
burned
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18

Mildewed Mildred says she thinks it is strange
that so few people vote as their congressman do.
The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
THE HUMAN SIDE
OF LIFE

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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28

in transportation of intoxicating
liquor. Pleaded not guilty.
2515 State VS. Ralph w. Lambrecht,
failure to provide suitable main
tenance for wife Pleaded not
guilty.
2516 State VS. Ralph w. Lambrecht,
bigamy. Pleaded not guilty.
2517 State VS. John Frazier, breaking
entering and larceny Pleaded
not guilty.
251S State VS. Clifford Bunker, assault
with intent to- kill Pleaded
not guilty
1921 State VS. Thomas H. Davis,
breaking, entering and larceny.
Pleaded not guilty
1922 State VS. Wilfred C. Norton, lar
ceny. Pleaded guilty.
1928 State VS. Walter Philbrook,
breaking, entering and larceny.
Pleaded not guilty. Verdict, not
guilty.
1924 State vs. Silas Dodge, breaking,
entering and larceny. Pleaded
guilty.
2525 State VS. Morrill, L. Dunn, operat-
ing motor vehicle while intoxi-
Gated. Pleaded guilty.
1925 State VS. Chester T. Damon, libel.
1927 State VS. Gerald Carter, breaking
entering and larceny. Pleaded
guilty.
1928 State VS. r. Carlton Sawyer,
breaking, entering and larceny.
Pleaded guilty.
$3.50 State VS. Charles E. Fullerton,
operating a motor vehicle while
Intoxicated. Principal and SIRE
ties defaulted.
1851 State VS. Reynold L. Quinn, OPP
Grating a motor vehicle while
intoxicated. Pleaded not guilty.
Verdict, not guilty.
1882 State VS. Grover M. A. Hardwick,
operating motor vehicle while
intoxicated. Pleaded not guilty.
Verdict, guilty.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28
Old English Dog La.U
Had Sound Reasoning

There was a great fear Of dogs
among the people Of England when
Edward was reigning, in which time
was established most extraordinary
law affecting dogs. according to a
writer in the Ohio State Journal.
Only those people living consid-
cradle distance from the large forests
in that country were permitted to own
and keep dogs. particularly large dogs.
the lawmakers, with great wisdom.
reasoning that large dog near the
forest, where there was much Wild
game, would join With other large dogs
and follow the call Of the wild.
A great pack Of wild dogs would be
developed, game would be destroyed
and grave danger developed for hui
man life. So the law provided dog
gauge, an opening Of prescribed size,
and only such dogs as could squeeze
their way through the legal measur-
ing gauge were permitted to be kept
at home within 10 miles OF the
forests. And the law never has been
repealed, but 1t has not been used
for generations.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28
"Svstem" Fell Do,on

johnson prides himself on having
System" for betting on the races
that can't be beat. He frequently
makes queer bets and sometimes that
god Of chance that favors those who
rush in where angels are conspicuous
by their absence smiles upon him. But
the other day he tried one and failed.
There was four-horse race and
Johnson conceived the brilliant idea
of betting on each Of the four horses
to win. Perhaps he didn't stop to
think that it would take 4 to
shot winner for him to break even.
In any event, at the last moment there
was an added starter-and the added
starter won.
Johnson doesn't think SO much OF
his system.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28
Fear Was a Friend

A few weeks before his death Lord
Leverhulme, in his presidential ad-
dress to the Institute Of Certified
Grocers at Scarborough. said that he
felt sure that the greatest help to any
Of them was fear. and that fear had
been his best friend. His first recol-
lection was fear. He had fear Of con-
tinuing a clerk at his fathers bust.
ness, and that fear persuaded his ia.
Their to put him on the road as COM
mercial traveller at the age Of nine
teen. He married at the age Of twenty
two and then fear came as to whether
the profits would keep wife.
Later fear drove him into soap. His
soap, widely ADVERTISED, was foated as
a company in 1894. In the words Of
one of his numerous obituaries: THE
years that followed marked the growth
of business ideal that was almost-epic
in it's triumphs and ramifications. -
Spectator, London.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28
Aviation Field at Bangor.

An important step has been taken
looking to the development of Ban
gor as a great aviation center in the
near future, the big aviation field
owned by Charles w. Morse, located
between Hammond street on the
main highway to Boston, and the
Cram road, along the Cooper road,
having been acquired for that pur-
pose.
1t is planned to develop the
place into a big aviation center with
hangers and a school for aviation.
There are eighty-nine acres in the
plot, and on the occasion of the visit
here of the United States government
Martin bombing planes and other air
craft two years ago, Brig. Gen.
Mitchell stated that it was the only
available field east of Boston where
the thirty government planes could
| be taken care of in one place.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28
Rural England in 1925
Had Little Ouer China

The Chinese minister of cOmmunica-
lions sent from Picking a long cable
gram Of poetic prose facilitating the
managers Of the Darlington railway
exhibition in England on their centen-
NAL Of George Stephenson's "Locomo-
ton No. T."
Unless the railway track was laid
over the graves Of ancestors In an in
land province, the spectacle Of the
putting monster, once regarded as first
cousin to the earth-dragon, would ex-
cite far less confusion in the celestial
republic today than it did among the
honest English yokels of Stephenson's
era.
Then, according to contemporary re-
port, "in many bosoms the arrival
caused the greatest CONSERVATION.
They fed in abject terror, many hid
ing themselves In the church, others
seeking consolati in the bottle, while
some of the more courageous climbed
into trees and at a safe distance from
the monsters claws watched 1t pass"
Reading that account one Is inclined
to believe that Europe in 1925 was not
many leagues in advance Of the cycle
Of Cathay. remarks the Philadelphia
Ledger.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28
HURLEY HOSPITAL NOTES.

Friends of Mrs. Allen Brenton
will be pleased to learn of her rapid
recovery.
Mrs. Lester Bunker of East Frank
lin is resting comfortably, after
surgical treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Brown are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of a daughter, Kathleen, born Oct.
%. Miss Marie Phair, r. N, of Ban
gor, is with Mrs. Brown.
The condition Of Miss Lena Bur
CESS of Harrington is much improved.
f. j. Lepogiannis has recovered
sufficiently to leave the hospital.
Mrs. Colen Jordan and son Glen
will leave the hospital to-day
Miss Eta Gordon, who was oper-
ated upon for tonsils, has returned
to her home in Franklin.
Joseph Colson of Franklin is re-
covering rapidly after surgical
operation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28
WOMAN'S CLUB.
Review of Work Done in Ellsworth
During Past Year.

During Past Year.
| The Maine Federation News, the
official publication of the Maine Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, prints the
following review of the work done
by the Ellsworth woman's club dur
ing the past year:
Our club year extends from Octo-
Der to June. We held two meetings
each month, the speakers for these
meetings being some of the leading
men of the State. The club gave a
large party for the benefit of the
local nurse and earned about $275.
The club responded most gener-
ously to the benevolent work at
Christmas, sending out many needy
boxes filled with good things.
We were able to answer the calls
! coming from national headquarters
at Washington, Blind Veterans of the
World War, Good Samaritan Home
at Bangor and American Legion.
We supplied the schools with milk
and hot soups during the cold
weather, earning the money to meet
this expense by cooked food sales,
the food being furnished by club
members.
4 Much credit is due our civic COM
mittee, which has also been our legis-
lative committee during the year,
arousing our interest in State issues.
1t is felt that the civic committee in
the future will render real service to
our State in it's non-partisan endorse
ment of and work for constructive
vital legislative policies and
measures.
The credit must go to the civic
committee for being instrumental in
organizing the Civic Betterment
League of Ellsworth. This commit
tee will help to make Ellsworth what
we are all sure it is bound to be-
bigger, better and cleaner city.
Among the reports of the various
clubs of the State which were read at
the State Federation at Bangor, none
made better showing of results
than the report of the Ellsworth
club, which is printed above. This
year it is proposed not only to do as
much as in the past, but more of the
kind of work needed in Ellsworth.
Every citizen should be interested in
such work.
The club consists of only few
women who are doing much to pro-
mote public service, but there are
many who are unable to become
members who are much interested in
this civic work. Such work cannot
be accomplished without funds, and
the club asks all who wish to help
some way, to give financial aid which
will be very gratefully received and
appreciated. Such contributions will
not help any one person, but will be
of immeasurable help and benefit
to the community. They may be
handed or mailed to the secretary of
the womat's club, Mrs. Percival
WescOtt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28
WEST ELLSWORTH.

Mr.. and Mrs. Mira McGown of
Carmel and George ODER and daugh-
ter Grace, of Ellsworth, recently
visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Stackpole.
Miss Martha Barron is at home.
Harvest Home grange entertained
Victory grange Saturday evening. A
program of music, recitations, read
ing and stories was followed by a
supper. There were twenty-seven
visitors from Victory, Alamosook,
Pleasant River, Floral and Lamoine
oranges present.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28
Mencken on Maine.

Did you ever hear of Mencken-
H. L. Mencken? Neither did we,
until we read this SANDER on the
Pine Tree State, which he is alleged
to have published in his latest book,
Americana 1925" Here is what
he says:
Maine went dry long before the
national prohibition act was adopted
AS result, it's people early attained
to proficiency in the trade of contra
band liquors. They are now largely
occupied by bootleggng from Canada,
which adjoins it to the north Though
it is in the east, it is still wild state,
with extensive forests. Along the
Atlantic coast are many summer re-
sorts, all of them wet. Maine is as
dead, Intellectually, as Abyssinia. Moth
ing is ever heard from it.
Of course, this is all too ridic-
ulous to be dignified by serious
notice. Mr.. Mencken is either a
buffoon or an ignoramus. 1t is
safe guess that he never saw Maine,
or if he did, he saw it through the
bottom of a glass from "across the
line" where liquor flows freely.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28
Rare Exhibits of Pearls

In shop in Regent street, LONDON
is being shown a remarkable collec-
ton of pearls gathered from fisheries
all over the world. There are white
Austrian pearls with their silver sheen
very beautiful, but cold in color, that
can be worn trumphantly by the pale
blonde The warm magnolia tinted
pearls from Ceylon, or the golden and
brown pearls found in the depths OF
the Red sea are ideal for darker wom-
en-. as are the rare black pearls found
only in the Gulf Of Mexico by pearl
fishers searching for black mother of
pearl.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28
MANY PUBLIC REQUESTS
Under Will of Rev. James d.
O'Brien of Bar HarbOr.

O'Brlen OF Bar HarDOf.
The will of the late Rev. James D..
O'Brien of Bar Harbor, presented
for probate at the Hancock county
probate court, last week, contains
many generous public requests. Rev.
FIR. Francis Mcfarland and Rev. FIR.
Timothy O'Mahoney are named as
executors, without bond. Among the
requests are:
To the Roman Catholic Bishop of
Portland for two burses for the edu-
cation of young men for the diocese
of Portland, $4,000.
To the Boys Catholic Orphanage
of Portland $4,000.
To the Girls Catholic Orphanage
of Portland, $4,000.
To the Holy Redeemer Cemetery,
Bar Harbor, to be used by the pastor
for upkeep and benefit of said
cemetery, $4,000.
To the Reverend Mother Superior,
Convent of Sisters of Mercy. Deering,
$4,000.
To Mary Knoll Mission College,
Catholic Foreign Mission Society OF
America, $4,000.
To the Josephite Fathers
Epiphany Apostolic College, Balti-
more, Md, SIS, 1000.
To Reverend Father Superior, st.
Marys Sulpician Seminary, Balti-
more, Md, $4,000.
Among the requests of a personal
or private nature is one of $1,000
and any of his household effects she
NAV wish to have or to take, to his
faithful housekeeper, Miss A. M.
Gallagher of Bar Harbor. The residue
of the estate goes to brother OF the
testator, Daniel O'Brien, of Clash
ganiff, Ireland. The inventory OF the
estate has not yet been filed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-28
TO LET.
PROBATE NOTICES.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing appointments have ,,e,,i been M made sds
the County of Hancock, State of Maine.
MAX POKER late of Newark, New
Jersey, deceased Bessie Pocker of
said Newark appointed executrix of
the last will and testament of said
deceased; date of qualification Octo-
Der 6, A. D. 1925. Not being resi-
dent of the State of Maine, she has
appointed Harry l.. Crabtree, of Ellis
worth, Hancock county, state of
Maine, as her agent in said State of
Maine. as the law directs
PERLEY J. PHILLIPS, late of Ellis
worth, in said county, deceased. Her
vey 3. Phillips Of Albany, n Y, and
Harvard A Phillips of Ellsworth,
Maine, appointed executors of the
last will and testament of said de-
ceased; date of qualification, October
6, A. D. 1925. The said Hervey B.
Phillips not being a resident of the
State of Maine, has appointed Susan
A. Phillips of Ellsworth, Hancock
county, State of Maine, as his agent
in said State of Maine, as the law di-
reefs.
SUSAN Y. SARGENT, late of Goulds-
boro, in said county, deceased. Eu-
gene C. Sargent of said Gouldsboro,
appointed executor of the last Will
and testament of said deceased; date
LOUISATT. JELLISON, late of Sor-
rento, in said county, deceased Eu-
gene H. Jellison, of said Sorrento, APP
pointed executor of the last will and
testament of said deceased; date or
qualification October 6, A. D. 1925.
ALMIRA ASH, late of Bar Harbor, IN
said county. deceased. John p; Ash
and John b. Ellis, both of said Bar
Harbor, appointed executors of the
last will and testament of said de-
ceased; date of qualification october
HOBART Of H. YOUNG. late of Bar Har
Dor in said county, deceased. Alton
e. Carter of Houlton, Maine, APP
pointed executor of the last will and
testament of said deceased; date OF
qualification October IA, A. D. 1925:
HOSEA B. PHILLIPS, late of ELS
worth, in said county, deceased
Hervey B. Phillips of Albany, New
York, appointed administrator, with
the will annexed, of the estate not
already administered of said de-
ceased; date of qualification october
6, A. D. 1925. Not being a resident
of the State of Maine. he has ap-
pointed William E. Whiting of Ellis.
worth, Hancock county, State OF
Maine, as his agent in said State OF
Maine, as the law directs.
Dated at Ellsworth, in said county.
this twenty eighth day of October. A..
D. 1925.
CLARA E. MULLAN. Register.