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Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16
FEAR FISHERMEN
LOST LIVES WHEN
LAUNCH VANISHED

MONTERREY, Calf, Dec. 16.-A
coast guard cutter and fishing craft
were searching Monterey bay and
adjacent waters today for trace Of
two fishermen and their launch,
missing cince carly Monday.
The missing men, A. Rominoff,
40, and j. Reneff, A., both of San
Francisco, were last seen in the
darkness by their companions. A..
Rominoff Jr., and George Kamincff,
as they followed in another launch
near the mouth of the Salinas river
10 miles east of here.
The lights Of the leading launch
suddenly DISAPPEARED. Search dis
closed no trace of the men or yes
sci, and it is feared the craft was
capsized by heavy surf at the riv-
er's mouth.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16
NOTICE OF PARTNERSHIP
DISSOLUTION

The ASSOCIATION or DrS. Ialmer
and Greenwell. chiropractors. has
this day been dissolved. DR.. Green
well will open an office at 131 SO.
Sixth ST., FL Centre, on Dee. 81,
completely equipped with the mod
ern appliances for taking care of
your health druglessly. Dr. Palmer
remaining at the Bank Of Italy of
fees. adv
Radio Man Coming. Walter s.
Herzog. radio historian of station
XIII, The Times, Los Angeles. will
make trip to Imperial Valley from
San Diego Sunday arriving in this
city at l:20 and remaining in the
valley until $40. Herzog will later
give talk about Imperial Valley
over the radio. The talk is in the
nature of "travelogue and is
intended to convey information on
the valley to those planning a trip
here.
Dance at Red Wing pavilion
Brawley, tonight. Benefit Brawley
hospital. l6tl
Try Loynd's Steaxs. Loynd g
Drug Store. adv
Bowers Mattress shop. Phone
SCAR. 533 Broadway, Ell Centre. adv
Make Your Rent Pay for a home
sf your own. Let's talk it over.
Valley Lumber Co. adv
Flores On Trial. - p. Flores
charged with forgery, went on trial
in the superior court this morning
before Judge Cole. A jury was OBJ
tanned shortly after court convened
and it was expected the ease would
be finished this afternoon. The al,
legged crime was committed at Cali.
patria. II. II. Myers is counsel for
Flores and the state is represented
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16
NEWS BRIEFS
From City and County

--<1es---------<7<-----
By J. f. Simpson, deputy district at
| torney.
Forget the Tiresome round of
shopping and make an appointment
at Vreeland before Sunday. Give
them gift this year that they will
! appreciate. adv
Wooda Blesy, School Of dancing.
1913 Orange Ave. Phone 411W. adv
Furniture at Low Prices. Inves.
tigate before buying. Clayton &
Stevens. 115 No. 5th. adv
Traffic Coses In Court.-H. P.
Fites, charged with speeding, was
fined $l5 by Judge Mayfield in the
township court this morning. XII
kuichi Fukuda, before the court n
second time on speeding charge,
, was fined $50 and had his operators
licenses suspended for 80 days.
The Most Appreciated gift for
the family this year may be had
for only $27.00. IT'S portable
phonograph sold by Mrs. Paul F.
Cogley, 622 Main st. adv
A Typewriter makes an ideal
Xmas Gift. Easy terms. Remington
Typewriter Co. 508 Main. Phone
45W. adv
Vagrant Goes to Jail-Thomas
Howard, charged with vagrancy,
was sentenced to Jail for 60 days by
Judge Whitelaw in the police court
this morning. In passing sentence
on Howard the court declared that
FL Centre is to be kept free of men
who will not work, and subsist by
'panhandling' from people on the
streets. Suspended sentences will
not be given for vagrancy and if
necessary a chain gang will be
formed.
Buy Your Buttered pop corn and
home made pure cream candies at
Paul's, at Valley Theater Bldg ad
Vreeland's Make Christmas pho
tos until Sunday. adv
Darrell Trial Today.-Bob Darrell
racing driver who is charged with
breaking the speed law by travelling
through Imperial Valley at a speed
of IS miles an hour while trying
to break the Phoenix-Los Angeles
record last week. was scheduled to
appear in the Brawlev court this
afternoon to answer the charge. He
was arrested by Officer Knight. act
ing captain of the traffic squad.
Automobile Loans. clear your
'ar and loan you money, YOU pay
ne by ',he month. Fred R. Cross,
$50 Main ST. Phone 359J e. Cen
~n adv
Nobility Pass Through Charles
F. Matlin, representative of the
San Diego and Arizona railway, es-
corted Lord MACPHERSON and his
sister, Lady Kirkpatrick, of Scot
land, from Jacumba to Yuma yester-
day over the San Diego and Ari-
zona railway. Lord MacPhearson
and his sister are finishing Il tour
of the United States and are on
their way to the east coast, and will
embark early next week for
Europe.
Speeder Gets Jail Sentence-Wil-
liam Sanders, arrested on Fourth
street by Traffic Officer "Pat"
Patterson yesterday for doing As
miles an hour, was sentenced to
serve GO hours in Jail by Judge
Whitelaw in the police court this
morning. Judge Whitelaw severely
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

\ Bank of Italy branch, in a new
building, has been opened at Hen
ford, Kings county.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16
GETS DIVORCE OF
WEALTHY SHIPPER
ny United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Dec. lG.-Mrs. Adele
Lentz Clifton, who married Elmer
Clifton, wealthy New York shipping
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

Hilmar, Merced county, has 1900
acres Of grapes, of which 1850 are
Thompson Seedless.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

Mcfarland, Kern county, last
week received ~ carloads of sheep
from Arizona, for winter feeding.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

condemned the practice of speed
ing within the city limits and an
nounced that he will impose heavy
penalties on those convicted of such
an OffenSe.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

Forty-nine cows under test in
Kern county last year averaged 400
pounds of butterfat.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16
They're though as a Rhino''
Cupples Cord Tires and Tubes. adv

AACy 40 AOu6A 40 &NAAuO
Cupples Cord Tires and Tubes. adv
~. Academy Of Music. Elmer Al.
Todd. director. Thorough founda-
tion at moderate rates, leading to
highest grade cs efficiency. Piano.
Pipe Organ. Voice, Harmony. Dra-
matte Art, interpretive and Ball
Room Dancing. 632 Olive. Phone
466T or 466W. adv
Violin Reported saskatchewan
Courtney reported to the police this
morning that his violin and ease
were stolen from the high school
yesterday afternoon. IT was at
first believed students had hidden
the instrument as joke, but when
il could not be looted the matter
was turned over to the police for in
vestigation.
Dorothy Mix Brackenbury, dane
ing instructor. You would enjoy q
six lesson course. Residence Phone
762W. adv
Parisianne Beauty shoppe. 1877
No. 5th st. Phone 7S3. adv
Furniture Bargains. Clayton &
Stevens. lis No. 5th. adv
DR.. r. E. Cunningham. Osteopath-
ic Physician, 532 Main 81. adv
Wrecking Crew To Meet. - FL
Crntro members of the $40 and 81
wrecking crew are requested to meet
Mt the legion room in the courthouse
tonight at 7:30 when arrangements
will be made for putting on prom
cnade at Imperial later in the month
Every member of the crew is urged
to be on time so that the work will
rot ha 6alavaN
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

Make Your Rent Pay for a home
" your own. Let 3 talk 1t over.
Valley Lumber Co. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

Hazel N. Baker, teacher Of piano.
6G5 He'll Ave. Phone 220W. adv
Buy Cupples Cord Tires and tubes.
'tTough rs a Rhino." adv
DR.. e. o. Carter, Dentist. Room
l5 and 90, Davis Bldg. Phone 260.
adv
Your Own Home built to your
tastes and needs. Pay like rent. Ask
Valley Lumber Co. Phone 241. adv
Hotel Barbara Worth Cafe. Good
food. Quick service. Reasonable
prices. Table d'bote and A la Carte
service. tue fri
MANY Get Passes. 1T is cstimat-
cd that approximately GOO residents
of Imperial Valley have obtained
Identification cards to permit them
to cross into Mexico, since the new
ruling requiring such cards was
started last week by Mexican immi-
grafton officials. Each day sees a
large number of applications for the
permits. Business is still reported
unusually slow in Mexicali becaue
Of the necessity Of obtaining the
Identification cards.
New Stucco House for rent. 473
Wensley. Inquire at $50 He'll ave
nue.. 1913
Barbara Worth Barber Shop. j. u.
Brown, Proprietor. adv
Dr.. Amy L. Lyons, Osteopath,
705 South Fifth st. Phone 744. adv
DR.. A. B. Hanson, Dentist. Ex-
traction specialist. Davis Bldg.
Evenings by appointment. Phone
88W. adv
Shipping Tasgerines.-Brawley is
shipping tangerines for the coast
Christmas market, one shipment of
80 boxes having been sent out by
express Monday night. This marks
the largest shipment Of this fruit to
leave the valley, shipments in for
mer years being confined to few
boxes. The tangerines were grown
on the Harshfield ranch west of
Brawlcv.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16
Nobility Pass Through Oh.

Speeder Gets Jail Sentence-Wil.
liam Sanders, arrested on Fourth
street by Traffic Officer "Pat"
Patterson yesterday for doing As
miles an hour, was sentenced to
serve GO hours in Jail by Judge
Whitelaw in the police court this
morning. Judge Whitelaw severely
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

rcvce iandrcd acres of new land
three i.z,''s south of Merced will be
plantcG 80 cotton in the spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

Bowers Mattress shop. Phone
SCAR. 533 Broadway, Ell Centre. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

Try Loynd's SteaxS. Loynd g
Drug Store. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

Furniture Bargains. Clayton &
Stevens. us No. 5th. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

DR.. r. E. Cunningham, Osteopath
ic Physician 532 Main 81. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

Hazel N. Baker, teacher Of piano.
6G5 He'll Ave. Phone 220W. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

Automobile Loans. clear your
var and loan you money, YOU pay
ne by 'he month. Fred r. Cross
$50 Main ST. Phone 359J e. Cen
~ adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

Dance at Red Wing pavilion
Brawley, tonight. Benefit Brawley
hospital, l6tl
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

DR.. E. o. Carter, Dentist. Room
1S and 90, Davis Bldg. Phone 260.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-16

Your Own Homo built to your
tastes and needs. Pay like rent. Ask
Valley Lumber Co. Phone 241. adv
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-04-01
SuI'i'y.

Howard Jellison returned to his
school this week.
Amy Jordan returned to Machlas
Tuesday, to attend school.
Friends of Myra Ellington are
pleased to know she is getting along
comfortably.
Schools reopened to-day.
The drama, Down East, Will be
repeated Thursday night for the
benefit of the grange.
Miss Emeline Treworgy is with
Leon Haskell and wife.
Wendell Stanley is home from
Bucksport seminary for few days.
William Williams and Lloyd Tor
rev are employed in Ellsworth
Richard McGraw returned 10
Waterville Monday, to attend school.
Herman Sweeney, who has been
visiting his grandfather, Rev. j. d.
McGraw, returned to Massachusetts
Monday.
March 80. L.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-04-01
HURLEY HOSPITAL NOTES.
(Contributed.)

Mrs. James E. Lynch underwent
a serious operation Monday. Her
condition this morning is slightly i'm
proved. Miss Alice Catell, r. N, is
special nurse.
Friends of Mrs. Leon Rowe, who
underwent a serious operation on
Monday, will be pleased to learn
that she is now resting comfortably
and her condition is favorable. Miss
Stella Lynott, R. N, is special nurse.
Mrs. Annie McGown, who recently
returned from Providence, X. l.,
where she spent the winter, is at the
hospital, recovering from a severe
attack of grip.
Miss Myra Ellington of Surry is
making rapid recovery, after surgl-
cal treatment.
Mrs. Fred Shea's condition is much
improved after slight surgical treat
ment. She will leave this hospital to-
day.
Mrs. Joseph Leighton has re-
covered sufficiently, after surgical
treatment, to return to her home.
Mrs. Clarence Fletcher has re-
turned to her home, after surgical
treatment.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-04-01
SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST.
Ellsworth High Students Canvassin2
for The American.


The Ellsworth High School Stu
dent association will start tomorrow
morning on a subscription drive for
The Ellsworth American. The school
has been divided into~two teams, the
'Fords" and the "Packards," each
with captain, and will solicit sub
scriptions from Thursday until next
Tuesday night, when the competition
ends.
The students association will re-
ceive a liberal commission on each
subscription, which goes into the
association funds to help pay the ex-
penses of baseball, track and other
activities during the spring term. In
addition to this, The American is
Offering two prizes, one of $40 and
a second prize of IS, to the students
turning in the greatest number OF
subscriptions.
Interest is running high in the
school, and it is expected that GOOD
sum of money will be realized from
this project.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-04-01
PanObSCOt.

Mrs. Adelaide Leach went to
Northeast Harbor Monday, where
she will be with her daughter, Mrs.
William Fennelly. for the next few
months.
The students and teachers of Clark
high school are enjoying a vacation
this week. The teachers, Miss Helen
Quicley and Miss Viola Curtis, are
at their respective homes, Camden
and Bucksport.
Burton Wardwell has had radio in
stalled in his home
The Wo-he-lo club was entertained
at the home of Mrs. Austin w.
Bridges Wednesday evening.
The little Misses Brida and Irene
McNelley of Harrington came to the
day. and will remain during the sum-
mer.
At a special communication of Ris-
ing Star lodge, f. and A. NJ, We'd
nesday evening, the NJ. NJ. degree was
conferred upon one candidate. Sup
per was served.
The sophomore class of Clark high
school gave an entertainment and
social at the town hall Tuesday eve
ming. About SIC was cleared, to be
used for the athletic association.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Hutchins have
returned from a brief visit in ELS
worth with their grandson, Ormand
Wardwell.
There was special meeting of Pc
nobscot chapter, o. f. s., Friday eve
ming, at which the degrees were con-
ferred upon two candidates. Ice
cream and cake were served and a
crossword puzzle party was enjoyed.
Mrs. Una Bridges, as captain of one
section, with her assistants, received
the prizes for completing the puzzle
in the quickest time. AT the stated
meeting of the chapter, April 3, the
degrees will be conferred upon two
candidates. after which refreshments
will be served and a program pre-
sented
Mrs. Eta Sweeney recently re-
ceived a sunshine box from heI
friends, which contained about forty
packages She wishes, through The
| American, to thank all who so kindly
| sent her membranes, and feels
especially grateful to Mrs. Villa
Perkins, who had charge of getting
/ the box ready.
March 80. WoodlocKe.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-04-01

---7o~d Uo7-o.r and Mrs.
Bernhard JOY spent several days last
week in Bangor.
Charles Chaplain, who has spent
the winter with his sister, Mrs. e. f.
Chaplain, has returned to his home
in Carmel.
Miss Madeline DAILY is very ILL.,
Miss Zelda Bunker, assistant
teacher in the high school at Abbott
Village, is home for two weeks.
Philip and David Havey OF Bangor
came Saturday to spend their vaca-
ton at H. H. Havey's.
Andrew Doran arrived home We'd
nesday from Boston, where he has
spent the winter.
Mrs. Emeline Havey of East Sui
livan is visiting her son Andrew.
Robert Black is home from Bucks
port for the Easter vacation.
Dwight Havey is home from Hebron
for two weeks.
Alex Kazuto of Bangor is visiting
at Mrs. Ella Havey's.
March 80 "Une Annie"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-04-01
West Franklin,

Ernest Hardison has gone to Ban
gor for a few days visit with MS
brother Chauncey, and to attend the
automobile show.
Mrs. Elwood Blake is visiting her
narents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Ryder
Mrs. George Bradbury and two
daughters, Brenda and Florlce, ana
son Paul, and Miss Olive DeBeck,
spent Thursday with Mrs. Ira Nc
Gown at Ryefield.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Goodwin have
gone to Tenants HarbOr for the sum-
mer.
Harry Wooster and three sons, OF
Old Town, recently visited his father
H. G. Wooster.
The Farm Bureau women will nave
a millinery meeting April 2, at the
grange hall. There will be frames
and material for making hats. Every
one is invited.
The ladies' aid society held its
regular meeting at the home of Mrs.
Mamie Hastings treasurer, Abbie
voted to put $50 in the bank, and also
voted to put two-thirds of money
raised for community building and
one-third for church. Several ne"
members joined The following Oh
ficers were elected: President, MRS.
Laura Treworgy; vice-presldent, MIS-.
Mamie hastings; treasurer, Apple
Coombs; secretary, Ora Williams
fancy work, Jessie DeBeck and Ella
Hardison; aprons, Katie Butler and
Lora Springer.
March 80. W. d.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-04-01
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Whereas Ernest E. Babson, OF
Rrooksville. in the County of Hancock
and state of Maine, by his mortgage
lee. Gated the fourteenth day of Octo-
Der. A. D. 1905, and recorded in the
Hancock registry of deeds, book 423'
pacr 431 Conveyed to me, the under
signed, a certain pq~cel of real estate.
SITUATE in Brool<sville, in the County OF
Hancock and bounded as follows:
Beginning at the shore of the south
bay, on line of F. NJ. Hooper. running
westerly by said Hooper land to land OF
r. B. Bickford heirs, thence northerly
by said Bickford heirs land to land or
j. p Snow heirs. thence easterly by
said Snow heirs land to the shore,
thence southerly by the tide water to
the first mentioned bound With build
ings thereon. Also one other lot be-
ginning at the northwest corner of land
Of F. NJ Hooper heirs, thence on said
Hooper land and land formerly owned
by robert Walker until it hits land
formerly owned by Benjamin Walker,
thence a northerly westerly course on
said Walker land to stake and stone;
thence northeasterly by land owned by
Curtis Durgin until it hits land of X.
Il. Bickford heirs, thence southerly and
easterly by said Bickford and Durgin
land to the place of beginning. And
whereas the condition of said mort
gage has been broken; now, therefore,
by reason of the breach of the con.
dition thereof l claim a foreclosure or
said mortgage, and publish this notice
for that purpose.
EDGAR L. DOUGLAS.
March IS, 1925.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-04-01

Mrs. H. A. Murch with daughter,
Mrs Hazel Randall, is at her home
here for a while.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmont Robertson
we're here from Seal Harbor for the
weekend.
Miss Vida Cousins spent week
with her parents before going to her
school at Clifton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Butler OF
Seal Harbor were weekend guests OF
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Jellison.
Miss Nellie Jellison spent part OF
her vacation in Harrington with her
aunt, Mrs. Lawrence.
Mrs. Nina Sargent of Seal Harbor
spent the weekend with relatives
here.
Earl Bracey was at home from
Portland for four days last week.
March 30. T.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-04-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Confined f,om page ~

Boyington. It proved to be Miss
! IsObel Boyington Of Prentiss, Maine
aged nineteen years. who was EN-
ployed in the shoe factory in Ellis
worth last year. She was an at
tractive young woman of quiet habits
1t is learned that she was walking
with girl companion, when she sud
denly placed a small revolver at he1
side, and fired No reason for the act
is known At last reports she was
still alive, with chances good for her
recovery. City Marshal Stuart has
communicated with her mother, Mrs.
Mary f. Boyington, at Prentiss.
The womans club met yesterday
afternoon with Miss Florence Smith.
and after various reports were read
by the secretary, a delightful talk
was given by Mis- NJ. A. Clark on her
recent trip to Bermuda. This was so
interesting that those present were
able to visit the island with Miss
Clark all over again. and to visu-
aliZe the fields of white lilies, and
many other varieties of flowers,
shrubs and trees, as well as the beau
tiful fishes Bermuda is really
coral reef, so the roads sre very hard,
and the houses are made of coral
blocks colored in many shades, but
always with white roofs. One of the
many Interesting things she told the
club, was that there are no free
schools in Bermuda. They are sup
ported by the people, but schooling
is compulsory there, as it is here. A
rising vote of thanks was extended
to Miss Clark for splendid after
noon. The club adjourned till April
IA.
Ellsworth music lovers crowded
the high school auditorium last
Thursday evening, for the Chapman
concert, under the auspices of the
Ellsworth festival chorus. And no
one in the audience was disap-
pointed. Mr. Chapman always makes
good his promises, no matter how
glowing they may seem. He was IN
a pretty tight place this time, when
Lombardo, the tenor, one OF the
artists booked for this Maine tour,
was taken suddenly i'll in New York
but in Walter Mills, the youthful
baritone, he found an acceptable sub
stitute Miss Muriel Wilson, soprano,
has a beautiful, rich voice and
charming personality. Mr. Mills, too,
is a gifted singer, with wonderful
voice of wide range and fine IN
depreciation. Both artists were very
gracious and liberal in their
responses to encores so heartily
given. The concert was certainly
rare treat for Ellsworth. After the
concert, MI. Chapman spoke briefly
urging support of the Ellsworth festl-
val chorus and the Maine music
festival at Bangor, in the course OF
which he referred to the splendid
pioneer work in higher music III
Ellsworth by the late F. w. Rollins
Judge Harry L. Crabtree, present d1-
rector of the Ellsworth chorus, and
O. w. Tapley, also spoke. thanking
Mr.. Chapman for bringing to ELS
worth such delightful concert and
praising the great work he has done
for music in Maine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-04-01
FLOOD CASES ARGUED.
Referees Get Last of the Cases at
Bangor Last Week.

/
Justices Deasy and Spear and Hon.
| A. X Butler of Skowhegan, referees
| in the food cases against the Bar
| Haabor & Union River Power Co.,
! heard the arguments at Bangor Fri
day and Saturday last.
The main argument as to liability
was made for the five plaintiffs by w.
r. Pattangall, and for the defendant
company by E. NJ. Simpson.
Mr. Simpson spoke from the stand
point of the proper construction OF
Che dam and the excessive spring
food which tore down upon it, the
worst in the history of the Union
river" he declared.
whether the defendant could, by
any possible chance, foresee what was
likely to happen between the first day
of April and the first day of June
was the real question:, y he said.
There is no evidence whatever to
show that this dam would not stay
there in an ordinary year. Were we
bound to anticipate, during the
building of that dam, that any such
great amount of water should have
to be commended with? Was anybody
on the river expecting that such
pressure was going to happen as did
on the April in question? Can any
corporation, anywhere, construct
dam in such a manner that they can
foresee and provide for any condition
of excessive high water which may
Gomez
The matter of the construction OF
the dam itself, the material put INTO
it. it's height, with comparison made
to other dams, etc, was taken up IN
some detail.
Mr.. Pattangall presented his argu-
ment from the standpoint OF negh-
gence, faulty construction and negll-
gent operation on the part OF the de-
PENDANT He gave a few hgures IN
brief as regards the height OF the
dam. ETC., saying that the important
feature was the amount of water be-
hind it.
They were not caught in a ram
storm with an unfinished structure
he said. ct was a case of taking
chance"
The testimony given as regards 10
construction of the dam was taken
up in some detail by Mr., Pattangan'
and the matter of the spring MOODS,
snowfall and rainfall in Maine each
year, brought out.
Regarding the negligence charge,
Mr. Pattangall declared that the en-
gineers who had charge of the con-
struction of the dam were not hydro
electric engineers, but simply electric
engineers. and therefore, 'lncom-
petent of taking charge of the con-
struction and operating of the work.
The cases were then argued as to
damages, each of the five cases being
taken up separately
1t is intimated that the decision of
the referees, which will be final, may
be expected in three or four weeks.