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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18

School be.an March 10; Miss
Laura Pratt OF M2cwahoc, teacher
Calvin Lawrence. who has been
leaning at North Hancock all win
ter, is home.
Mrs. Bert D. JOY entertained the
Moonlight CLUB Friday evening.
E. W. Bridges was in Bangor last
week.
Mrs. NJ. w. Pike was hostess to
the Dorcas society Tuesday.
Mrs. Calvin Lawrence entertained
the ladies aid society last week.
Linus Edmunds, who has been
with Mrs. Elizabeth Coombs the past
few weeks, returned to his home in
Franklin Friday
The SiXty-three club, which has
had a vacation of a few weeks, met
Friday evening with Miss Vida X.
Cleaves.
Mrs. James A. Hill of West Goulds-
boro has been a guest of Mrs l.. p.
Cole for a few days. Mrs. Hill was
entertained at dinner Wednesday by
Mrs. w. F. Bruce, and Miss Cleaves
gave a supper party for her Wednes-
day night.
The public supper given by the
Methodist society Saturday was well
patronized.
March 16. G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
African Oil Palm Has
Great Variety of Uses

Unlike the date and the coconut
palm, the oil palm is not at all well
known. nevertheless, it is exceeding
ly useful. In the Congo, writes Mr..
Isaac +. Marcosson in An African Ad-
venture" and for that matter in vir
tually all of the West Africa, it is the
staff of life
Thousands of years ago the Egyp-
tians used the sap for embalming the
bodies bf their kin CIV dead. Today the
Oil palm not only represents the most
important agricultural industry of the
colony-it has long since surpassed
rubber as the premier product-but it
has an almost bewlidering variety of
uses. 1t is iood ana drink and shelter.
From the trunk the native extracts
his wine; from the fruit comes Oil for
soap, for salad dressing and for mar
garine; with the leaves the native
makes a roof for his house; with the
fiber he makes his mats, his baskets
and his strings for fishing nets. The
wood itself he uses in building.
An oil palm will bear fruit within
seven years after the young tree is
planted. The fruit comes in what is
called a regime which resembles a
huge bunch of grapes: each fruit in
the cluster is approximately the size
of large date. The outer part, which
is called the pericarp, is almost en-
tirely yellow oil incased in thick
skin ImbPddpd in the oil is the kerr
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
WY the Strife?

pher once asked PIrri4us what he
would do when he had conquered
Italy.
81 will conquer Sicily
And after Sicily?"
Then Africa
sand after you have conquered the
world?"
Il will take my ease and be merry.
Then asked Cineas, why can you
not take your ease and be merry
now ?"-Sir John Lubbock.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
Ancient Card Game

The origin of the game of whist is
very obscure. but under its old name
of triumph it was so generally under
stood that Bishop Latiner preached
q Christmas sermon in 1923 at Cam
bridge in which the allegories were
based on the game.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
Judge for Yourself

"How old is she?'
81 can't say, but on her last birth
day, when they brought on the cake
with the candles, several of the Wis
itors nearly tainted with the heat"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
Needs All of 1t.

A miscellaneous writer finds there
is nothing stored away in the attic
of his mind that he can't use some
day.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
First Quiets-Then
Ends A Cough

That terrible "hack", ''hack',
shack, that almost drives you fran
tic and strains your whole body can
be quoted in a jiffy by taking a
swallow now and then of that fine
old medicine, Kemp's Balsam. 1t cuts
the phlegm, soothes the inhamed
membrane and takes away that con-
slant desire to cough, cough, cough.
Only 80 cents at all stores.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
A SEA YARN.
A Gale on the Cape Shore of Nova
Scotia

CBy DR.. r. L. Grindle, Mt. Desert)
When | was about fifteen years old,
| made voyage to the Grand Banks
! in the fishing schooner Nimrod, com
| manded by Captain Elisha Bridges of
Bucksport. After fishing more than
three months, we unoent the storm
trisail, hove up the anchor and set
sail for home. Everything went well
| for some days, but as we were run
| ming up the Cape shore of Nova
Scotia, we encountered a furious
gale, and | am writing this "sea
yarn fo@ the purpose of describing
that storm.
One afternoon we were running
before the wind, with full sail set, but
the wind increased and we began
taking in sail. In an hour or two, we
were still running before it, with only
balance-reefed mainsail, double
reefed foresail, and jib with the bon
net off. The wind blew harder and
harder all night and next forenoon.
The waves were running mountain
high but were running regularly, all
one way. The sky was dark and low
ering overhead
About noon sudden change came.
The wind ceased to blow, and there
was fat calm. The sky overhead
shone with a glaring, brassy color.
The silent suspense was awful, but
short, for from an exactly opposite
| quarter from which the gale had been
blowing came roaring sound. The
roaring became louder and louder,
no CT c1y in,
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-02-06

World Color Printing Co. St. Louis. Mo
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-02-06

TIP. 4 A. Photo.
Well, it's kinder hard to tell now, but this
introduces Miss Kent McCord, captain of
the only girls football team in the South,
at Tampa, Fla.
The Winslow mail., 1925-01-30
NOTICE

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona, De-
cember 2, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that Walter
Alexander Wygal Of Winslow, Arizona,
who, on February II, 1922, maze home
stead entry No. O519O1, for the SW74,
Sec. 8, and on May 19, 1923, made adj
ditional stock raising homestead en-
try, serial 053479, for the NW74, WE
SEA, Sec. s, E7A SEA, Sec. 20, NW14,
Sec. 2S, all in Township 19 n Range
16 E., G.. & S. R. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make Three Year
Proof to establish claim to the land
above described, before Guy Axline,
U. S. Commissioner, at Holbrook, Ari-
zona, on the 9Th day of January, 1925.
Claimant names as witnesses: Clin-
ton M. LaPrade, Jeff D. Keith, Tony
Todriff, William Phillips, all of Wins
low, Arizona.
JOHN r. TOWLES,
1920 Register.
The Winslow mail., 1925-01-30
Proclamation of
Arbor Day

Whereas, Chapter 20, Section 28-3S
of the Civil Code Of Arizona, provides
that the governor shall set aside, by
proclamation, annually, day to be
known as Arbor Day, and,
! Whereas, Arbor Day should have
even a greater significance than to be
known solely as tree day. 1t should
be broadened in scope so as to in
clude the beautifying of waste places,
the policing of streets, alleys, laws
and vacant lots, repairing, repainting
and decorating of houses, the repair
of streets and sidewalks, the planting
of lawns and gardens the pruning of
trees and shrubs and the doing of all
those things which are necessary to-
ward making sout cities, towns and
highways more attractive, and,
Whereas, educational institutions,
civic organizations, board of supervis-
ors, city and town officials are urged
to arrange for appropriate observance
of Arbor Day, 1925, and on this oc-
caSions it should be impressed upon
the minds of all and especially upon
the minds of school children, what the
forests mean to the nation, and the
necessity for planting, caring for and
perpetuating the trees, shrubs and
vines. Grounds surrounding schools
churches and public institutions of the
state should be given special attention
in order that they may have added
beauty in the future. Municipal au-
thorities and civic organizations are
urged to make special efforts this
year to encourage planting trees and
shrubs along public thoroughfares
Public officials, educational institu-
tions, civic organizations and each in
dividual are urged to enter into the
spirit of Arbor Day as suggested by
this proclamation and plant trees and
shrubs to beautify the streets, resi-
towns and cities of the state.
Now, Therefore, I, Geo. w. P. Hunt
governor of Arizona, by: virtue of the
authority vested in me by law, dc
hereby proclaim and set aside Friday
the 9Th day of February, A. D., 1926
to be observed as Arbor Day in the
counties of Cochise, Gila, Graham
Greenlee, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Santa
| Cruz and Yuma; l do further proclaim
and set aside Friday, the 3rd day OF
April, A. D., 1925, to be observed as
Arbor Day in the counties of Apache
Coconino, Mohave, Navajo and Yava-
pal.
In witness whereof, I have hereun-
to set my hand and caused the great
seal of the state of Arizona to be af-
| fixed
Done at Phoenix, The capitol, this
18th day of January, A. D., 1925.
GEO. w. P. HUNT,
Attest: Governor
JAMES H. KERRY,
Secretary of State.
The Winslow mail., 1925-01-30
NOTICE OF BULK SALE

Notice is hereby given that The
Hall Lumber company, a corporation,
intends to sell and dispose of, and
will sell and dispose of, at single
transaction, to j. d. Halstead Lum-
Der company, a corporation, all the
lumber, building material and mer-
chandise, equipment and office furni-
ture and fixtures, now kept and en-
ployed by The Hall Lumber company,
in the operation of it's business at
Winslow, Flagstaff and Williams, Ari-
zona. And that said sale disposition
of said property will be made on and
after the expiration of fifteen days
from the date of this notice.
Dated this 21st day of January, 1925.
THE HALL LUMBER COMPANY,
By G. G. HALL, President.
State of Arizona,
County of Navajo. SIS.
This instrument was acknowledged
before me this 21st day of January,
1925, by G. G. Hall, president of The
Hall Lumber company.
LILLIAN S. PROCTOR,
Notary Public,
My commission expires April Z, 1928.
The Winslow mail., 1925-01-30

can be reorganiZed without radical
changes in the constitution. 1t pro-
vides a complete civil code, an i'm
portant feature, following the Michi-
gan code.
The bill provides for leveling and
somewhat different distribution of
power. 1t abolishes the present
board of directors of state institutions
and creates another board composed
of the nine elective officers of the
state, including the two elective COM
missions, though each of the commits
sions is allowed a single vote. The
governor is the chairman of the
board and his secretary is its secre-
tary. No act of the board becomes
effective without the approval of the
governor, but five members of the
board can veto an order of the gov
ernor. While thus, the governor is
given a voice in the affairs of elective
offices and commissions in which he
has no voice now, the board is given
voice in state institutions which are
now under the exclusive control of
the government.
Perhaps the most admirable feature
of the bill is the provision for real
budget. What is now called a budget
is nothing more than a compilation
of the wild desires of the heads of
the various departments of the gov
ernment The budget would be under
the control of a state comptroller des-
ignated by the senate and responsible
to it alone. The state comptroller
would be required to be certified ac-
countant of standing. The bill leaves
the way for the application of civil
service to state appointees.
Alert, sincere and capable, Repre-
sentative Freeman stays at his post
in the house and considers the well
fare of Navajo county in all things.
Believing that silence is golden" un-
til he becomes more dexterous in
welding political weapons he is quiet
ly improving his technique so that
his aim will be sure and steady. And
The Winslow mail., 1925-01-30

his colleagues realize that it will be.
The following well-known people of
northern Arizona were visitors to the
capitol last week:
Marvin T. Young of Winslow, and
a student at the Flagstaff normal was
in town for few, days
Sam Proctor of the WinsIow Mail,
braved the doorkeepers, sergeant-at-
arms, ct al, and called on the senate
and house Tuesday morning.
The Winslow contingency greeted
Glenn Dunklin, who was down from
his present home in Prescott
There have been several sessions of
the sages and pedagogues, for the
consideration of proposed legislation
pertaining to the betterment OF the al
ready splendid educational system Of
the state. Among those present from
the north were Mr.. Cotton, president
of the Flagstaff normal, Mr.. Gammage
of Winslow, and Mrs. FIaharty, Navajo
county school superintendent
w. w. Perkins was in from his
Cave Creek ranch where he is winter
ing his sheep.
E. H. Duffield, formerly of Winslow,
now of Mesa, was in to shake hands
with his old Winslow friends at the
capitol
G. G. Hall of the Hall Lumber COM
pany, transacted some business with
the corporation commission.
G. E. Owen of Snowflake, member
of the board of supervisors, was in
town on business.
E. w. Ames of the master mechanic s
office, was a visitor at the state house
Thursday.
Chet Houck Of Winslow and vicinity,
spent some time in Phoenix the past
week.
Mrs. M. M. Penrod came to Phoenix
to attend the golden wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. Gaskill. Mrs.
Gaskill is Mrs. Penrod's sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Roach, now of
Chandler, exchanged 'How do you
dos" with former Winslow friends.
The Winslow mail., 1925-01-30

The most important measure of the
session, and in all likelihood there will
not be another of equal Importance,
was introduced yesterday by Senator
Elliott, for the reorganization of the
government of the state so far as it
The Winslow mail., 1925-01-30
Sophisticated Seventh Has Busy Week


B. Providing
by Voters of Choice Presidential Nominees
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-06-26

Nevertheless all this noise has
helped me to arrive at a few just
conclusions as regards land and
boosting also.
Land, worthy land, seldom needs
any boosting. (This does not re-
fer to advertisements Like the
proverbial shot cake" it sells it.
self and goes about as fast, pro-
vided it has the right price tag on
it.
Remember a saying the French
haveY "An empty keg makes the
loudest noise" and they know all
about kegs Pm sure, Now who
wants to be an empty kegY Bet
ter be full one, in Full keeping
with the laws. A WORKER, who
finds little time for boosting any
thing but his works, self-aggrand-
i2ement of the right sort is all the
boosting ever needed. From all
this it would seem that the thing
for us to do was to "get busy"
as our Editor would have us.
If we would consider, this meth
cd was the only one employed by
those worthy pioneers mentioned,
who have done so much, so very
much to bring this island to its
ipresent state of development.
These exemplary men and wo-
men spent their days and part Of
their nights we believe, in con-
structive working and construc-
, tive thinking. Not boosting alone.
Un-hearald! Un-amounced They
came to the island. They saw
only a vision. They remained
long enough to realize the fulfill
ment of this vision.
Let us not wait for the plums of
opportunity to fall into our
mouths. Let us pick up the
threads of the work of our pio-
neers. 1t is for each and every
one Of us to get busy.
Yes we have lovely gardens,
homes and ranches, but we need
many more of them. After we
have attached the right price tag
to our Washington stump lands,
to meet the needs Of the salaried
man. After, through our combin-
ed efforts we have made this is
land the garden spot of the west.
Settlers will be attracted. I'm
herald, as did those pioneers, they
also will come to remain with us.
Thus the burden" of getting
settlers to settle here" will be no
"burden at all. And rich will
be our reward.
A word of deep appreciation to
our pioneers, an extra word of ap.
probation to the Bcall Greenhouse
Co., through whose kindly inter-
est many of their employees are
enabled to remain with the island
and help possibly to improve it, |
believe.
Yours for more wonder
full" Vashon Island.
Three Settlers.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-06-26
vAsHoN ISLAND NEws-aEooap

Part Of your editorial contain.
ed in the News-Record June II
has appealed to me, particularly
rs you voice my own sentiment
with regard to 1.-THE man who is
here, "
Your doctrine is q sodnd one and
| feel sure that your kind consid.
Grafton and words of encourage,
mcnt are appreciated by many on
| this island as well as by ourselves
And now that we are assured
that you not only intend TO keep
Jus, but to see that we are kept
busy and happy" it is up to us
to get busy and make this island
a better place for those who are to
Join us later
In my opinion we have lots of
room for the spirit of more coop,
Grafton if we intend "to get moro
new settlers" who will "stick by
us" and not "be ready to quit"
because of adverse conditions.
1t is to be hoped that we have
none living on this island who is
unprogressive enough to believe
that this wonderful island" can,
not be made even more wonderful.
However, this is a great spirit that
should be encouraged if it comes
lOur way.
"The man who is content with
, cobbler's job will never become
President" we are told. Likewise
the islander who is content with
his present surroundings will sci,
dom improve them. Very often
we find a little self-criticism helps
lis to achieve more than does any
amount of self-aggrandizement,
this may or may not stand for
boosting"
| No II did not come from MINI.
esata tho I've been there. 1t has
,lso been my privilege to visit and
/ i've in some of the acknowledged
garden spots of the earth. "
This fact alone makes me wish
70 improve, to critisice and then
Improve the "spot" l now cal
home, situated on the isle that is
our home-Vashon.
Perhaps, about the best place to
start to improve any community
lis on the spot" we call our own
Try it and see how a neighborhood
will join in. We are on the job are
youq
| have seen many rural commu.
mites developed, with this spirit
of cooperation only, in a very
short time. Example is better
than precept" some tell us. Bet
ter than boosting" l venture tc
say.
Ever attend a "'Land Boom
lSale"? | have. Do not mind IL
iwhat state. California? Wrong
Well, the Land sharks, the Boost
ers the Gushers, the Music, the
Prizes, (gold watches for the la.
dies, cut glass dishes for the gents
were all present ready for "bie
business" The only reason why
all present did not get "stung'
was lack of capital.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-06-26
EDITORIAL
PEOPLE I'VE MET. F"
Mrs. Joseph Fels

The average housewife knows
the product on which Mrs. FEELS
gained her fortune Of millions,
better than they know the woman
back of it. Mrs. FEELS is the widow
of the man who started manufact.
uring "Fels Naptha Soap" Mr.
FEELS died about twelve years ago
in Philadelphia and his widow has
been carrying on the bu slnesS
very successfully since that time
She is a Jewess and an active
Zionist She was born on the
banks of the Rhine River, and was
brought when a baby to keOkuk,
Iowa where she resided until her
marriage to Joseph Fels, after
which time she made Philadelphia
her home where she now resides
First time ] met her was dur
ing the Henry Ford Peace Expe-
ditiou TO Europe. Mr.. Ford had
chartered a special train to run
from Christiania, Norway to Stock
holm, Sweden. Unlike the Ameri-
can railway trains, in Europe
these cars are divided into com
partments each compartment
accommodating from six to eight
persons. On this train the writer
found himself assigned to a com
partment in which were joined
DR.. Charles F. Aked, former pas
tor of the Rockefeller church, Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick NJ, Holt of De
troit, Mrs. Hitchcock of the De
troit Times, Mrs, Fels, and maid
and the writer.
Next to Henry George, Joseph
Fels was known to the writer as
the greatest exponent of the single
tax doctrine in the world. He had
lecturcd in all the leading cities
of the world on the subject, and
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-06-26

was hailed as the millionaire
socialist" His fame had proceed.
ed my Introduction TO his widow
in 1915. On the trip from the
capital of Norway to the capital
OF Sweden there wasn't an unin'
teresting minute passed, DR.. Ak.
ed talked religion, Mrs. Hitchcock
talked of welfare work in Detroit
the Hollis talked of their neighbor
Henry Ford, the writer talked
literature and Mrs. FEELS proved
herself most Illuminating con.
versationalist on political econ.
omy, as viewed from the single tax
standpoint, She discussed world
poverty, and attributed poverty
and want as the basis of most
great wars. In discussion OF
Victor Hugo's "Ninety Three"
she showed plainly that it was the
impoverishment of the French
people by oppressive taxes that
led to the French Revolution. Hel
panacea was to levy but single
tax, and that tax should not be
levied on the people but on the
land. She mighty near made a
convert out of me, but we reached
Stockholm just before | was ready
to take the vows.
Mrs. FEELS was the smallest mem.
Der of the party of 16S, She is
only about four feet in height and
would weigh around Is pounds
The writer was the tallest member
of the party. Imagine our sur
prise on reaching the big city Of
Stockholm to have one Of the pa,
pers with cartoon of Mrs. Fels
and the writer in bold relief, with
the words under the picture
1.-The long and short of the Ford
Peace Party "Sic transit gloria
mundi. "
Next week, Billy Sunday.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-08
TICK WORK PLANNED
in Fl. WORTH MEET
(By The Associated Press.l }

FORT WORTH, Tex. April 8.-Cnn-
ferences for selection of counties and
arrangement of work under the terms
of the Stevenson tick eradication
law began here today at the off 'es Of
the state livestock sanitary ctmani>1
sion. The three members of the com"
mission. Leo Callan, chairman, DR. E.
F. Jarrel1 and Caesar Kleberg, will be
in Fort Worth for several days.
In the group Of 80 counties forming
the compulsory eradication area, all
but few counties are busy driving out
the tick, Callan said, but the legis-a,
tive appropriation Of $4,000 permits
more intensified work. By late Thurs
day plans for the biggest tick campaign
ever carried on in Texas likely will be
decided upon and it will be put in op-
Grafton Immediately it was announced
The 80 counties are below the Brazos,
bounded on the west by the Brazo>
river and extend south as far as the
Rio Grande. Some of the counties are
already practically cleaned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-08
SHIPSTEAD HITS
SPECTATORS
Wheat Skyrocketing Is
Caused by Price Fixers,
Declares Scion

WASHINGTON. d. c., April 8.-A
charge that the recent skyrocketing of
wheat prices on the Chicago board OF
trade was due to the activities of price
fixing spectators is made by Senator
Shipstead, farmer-labor, Minnesota, in n
letter to julius Barnes, former president
of the chamber Of commerce of the
United States
The senator also asserts that the de-
partment Of agriculture, whether by
good intention or otherwise" assisted
in the "bulf' movement by cooperating
with the issue Of "false propaganda"
regarding threatened shortage OF
world wheat supplies.
The communication made public by
the senator today, was in reply to an
article published recently by Nh. Barnes.
in which he asserted that Senator Ship
stead, in advising the farmers last fall
to market their wheat crop then made
it impossible for the farmers to takc
advantage of the higher prices of whea,
prevailing this year until the recen,
break in the market.