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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
WHITE CATS (22
Eastern Maine Railroad.

The Maine legislature has extend
Eastern Maine r. R. Co., which pro-
poses to build a line from Bangor to
Houlton. The new line is to be car
ried over its own bridge from Bangor
to Brewer, thence proceeding through
Eddington, Clifton, Great Pond, AL
ligator lakes, skirting the head of
Nicatous lakes, thence to the Pistol
lakes, to Sysladobis lakes, passing
between Springfield and Carroll,
thence to Prentiss, Bancroft, Haynes
vile, Orient, Amity and Hodgdon to
Houlton, crossing the Maine Central
at Bancroft.
The road has already been sur
veyed and rights of way purchased.
There are to be no grade crossings.
From Bancroft to Houlton, and to
the Canadian boundary line, stakes
have been driven, and the survey
approved by the Maine public utilities
commission. This is a distance of
thirty-two miles, and is now ready for
construction, except for two small
changes in location to be made
The route is through an exception
ally rich timber country with i'm
mense stands of hardwood 1t would
also open to tourists and spOrtsmen
very fine hunting and fishing sec
ton. The entire mileage from Ban
gor to HOulton will be 112 miles.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
POWER COMPANY TAX.
CITY Authorizes Suit for Collection Oh
Last Years Tax.

Last Years Tax.
The city government, at It's re-
cessed meeting on Monday evening,
authorized Frank NJ. Gaynor, col
lector. to bring suit in the name OF
the City of Ellsworth against the Bar
Harbor & Union River Power Co.,
for the full amount of the 1924 tax,
S32.7S2.49. William r. Pattangall
has been retained as counsel for the
city.
The vote of the city government
authorizing the bringing of suit is as
follows:
on motion, voted, that in accordance
with the provisions of section 81 OF
chapter II of the revised statutes OF
Maine, as amended by chapter 80 OF
the public laws of 1921 the mayor and
the city treasurer are hereby author
lied and instructed to instruct the tax
collector to commence suit against the
Bar Harbor x Union River Power Co,
for the collection of the tax assessed
against said company for the year 1924,
which tax said company refuses to
pay said suit or action to be brought
i'm the name of the city of Ellsworth.
Tax Collector Gaynor went to Au-
gusta last night to confer with MI,
Pattangall
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
Writing With a "HilI'

How many people would associate
the word pencil with peak or
headland?
The word is derived from the ma
ture of the districts where slate is
ouarried. for the earliest pencils on
record were made from slate. The
word "pen" denotes headland on the
coast, or peak in the country, anu
it is from these old rock formations
that the material is quarried. In this
way we find such names as Penrlth'
Penmaenmawr, the PENNIES, ana
PenZance, all of which have at one
time or another been actively asto-
ciated with the slate industry.
In the manufacture Of the modern
lead" pencils, the plumbago from
which the writing portion is made Is
also quarred in these regions-Loh-
don Mail.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
Queer Marriage Customs

In many parts of India after the
marriage ceremony the bride and bride
groom are tied together by the corners
of their garments and compelled to pa
rade the full length of the village to
signify that they are united for life.
At Cingalese wedding the presumably
happy couple are tied together by their
thumbs.
In Turkey, when the bridegroom I'M
wells his bride to have the first view
of her after the marriage, they both
look into mirror and then knock
heads together so that the images may
appear united.
In certain portions Of China the
bride is carried on servants back
over a slow fire, on each side of which
are arranged pair of the bride
groOm's shoes. Another custom is that
Of lifting the bride over the threshold
of her new home.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
Fourth of July at BluehilI.

A joint meeting of the directors
of the Hancock County Fair Associ-
alton of Ellsworth and the Hancock
County Agricultural Society of Blue
hill was held at the store of Merrill
& Hinckley in Bluehill last week.
President Bliss of the Bluehill So
ciety presided
j. was voted to hold a celebration
in Bluehill on the Fourth of July, the
net proceeds to be given to the Blue
hill Memorial hospital. Other mat
tiers Of interest to both societies We're
discussed, to the advantage of both
organizations, and plans laid for sue
cessful fairs at Ellsworth and Blue
hill this year
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
Walthan.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Merchant,
who have spent the winter here
working for Charles Clark, have re-
turned to their home in Jonesport.
Mrs. Arthur Jordan, who has been
in the hospital for treatment, has re-
turned home, much improved in
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mandell Kemp and
daughter have moved to Ellsworth
Falls.
Mrs. Nellie Jordan, who has been
visiting her daughter in Franklin, has
returned home.
Mrs Helen Haslam is working for
her daughter, Mrs. Harry Goodwin,
in Franklin.
The Help-Some-How club showed
it's spirit of kindness and helpfulness
by meeting on March 5 at the home
of Mrs. Luvie Rankin, who has been
i'll for six months and unable to do
her work The afternoon was spent
in making garments and knitting for
her.
Hollis Jordan has returned home,
after being in the hospital several
days for treatment He is much bet
ter, and able to be out.
Miss Isabelle A. Jordan went to
Amherst March -, to attend the
'uneral of John Gregg.
The Help-Some-How club will meet
with Mrs. Nettie B. DeBeck Mar. 26
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
Makers of Dynamite
Can Take No Chances

When one approaches factory
where dynamite is made everything
seems half asleep. Here and there
among the scattered buildings man
may be seen slowly wheeling rub
ber-tlred vehicle that looks not unlike
baby carriage. He exercises the
greatest care, for his load Is nitro
takes to happen twice. The workmen
and these strange carts are used to
take the nitrogl ycerin from the mix
ing room to the refinery for the alter
nate stralnlng and testing it must I'M
dergo until its decorating qualities are
perfected When the dynamite has
been strained and the sulphuric acid
removed from it the foreman takes
half teaspoonful of the liquid,
spreads 1t thin on a metal surface ana
then strikes 1t with a hammer When
he is satisfied the product is shipped
along to the dynamite building, where
the ntroglycerin is soaked up by por-
Gus clay and cut in convenient sticks
for mine use. 1he dynamite when
pressed into shape is tested out by
the explosion of a small amount on
ballistic pendulum. This device has
heavy lead ball mounted on the end
of swinging arm. which is set in mo-
ton by the force Of the explosion. The
gage tells the amount of motion ana
from this the power of the dynamite is
calcII!a. ed
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
Adjusting Compass

AS a rule the deviation ot the COM
mass on steel ships is compensated by
means of magnets and sort IRON cor
rectors. These are so placed near the
compass as to almost exactly counter
act the ships magnetism and reduce
the deviation to zero. Compensation
is never quite perfect, however. and
the operation must be repeated and
the magnets readjusted If the ship
Greatly changes her magnetic latitude
because the earth's magnetic force
changes as we recede from the poles,
while the magnets do not
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
Evidently Much MoUed

little girl returned home 10 her
parents, after sitting for her school
musical examination. They asked her
how she had got on.
every well, | think" she answered.
"What was the examiner likeT
"Qulte a nice man-and so religious"
"ReIigious How could you tell!'
'In the middle Of one OF my pieces
ba mt his head in his hands and said,
oh, heavens! Oh, heavens /! very rev.
erently."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.


Notice is hereby given that it is the
intention of the selectmen of the town
of Swans Island, Me-, upon the ap-
plcation of William S. Kelley and
Ralph C. Dawes for a license to main
tain a fish weir in the waters of Seal
cove, in said town, beginning at the
northwest shore of Duck island and eX
tending in northwest course, 500 feet.
with leader extending in northeast
course to the shore of Buck's Island to
meet at the town office on the 21th day
of March. 1925, at . o'clock in the after
noon, when they will investigate said
application.
S. j. STINSON,
FRED WILBUR.
Swans Island Me- March 10, 1925.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
Compulsory Voting.


The bill to provide for compulsory
voting is as senseless a bit of pro-
posed legislation as has been intro
duced at Augusta this winter. While
it's object may be laudable, the
method is objectionable-an unwar-
ranted intrusion upon the private
rights of citizenship.
Voting is a privilege to be exer-
cised by those who desre-a moral
duty, perhaps, but not to be made
legal duty without detracting from its
value as a privilege of citizenship.
To force to the polls men and women
who have not sufficient interest in
public affairs to vote voluntarily, Ger
tainly would not make the vote any
more representative than it is now,
and would but swell the vote without
changing results. Moreover, it would
be ineffective, for no law could pre-
vent those coerced voters from cast
ing blank ballots.
Again, carried to its natural con-
clusion, it would compel party enroll
ment, for compulsory voting in
primaries would mean no less. Then
what becomes of the independent
voter who refuses to wear party
label?
There are to-day many women who
refrain from voting; they have been
opposed or indifferent to woman suf-
frage from the first. We have al
ways believed that women who real
ly desired the vote were in the mi
nority. Be that as it may, the privi-
lege of voting was conferred upon
them. To say now to these women
that they must vote or pay fine Of
from 81 to IS, would be making them
pay for privilege they did not seek.
Again, the law would add com
plications to the election machinery
and expense to its operation by the
necessity of physicians certificates
or absence permits from those unable
to vote. The proposition is almost
too absurd for serious comment. 1t
has very properly been reported by
committee, Ought not to pass"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
Happens Lots Of Times,

1t often comes to pass in after years
that the man born with the silver
spoon in his mouth is unable to pro-
duce the spoon.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
BASKETBALL.

The Ellsworth basketball team was
defeated in its last game OF the
season at Machias last Friday night,
by the score of 1926. The game was
played by amateur rules. The sum
mary:
PHENIX FIVE (37)
ELLSWORTH A. A. $3.50
Footer, IF 4 lb, H. Harrington 8
Allen. If 8 rb, Austin 1 Cd
Plummer, c, King, 1 GU
Dwelley, RIB 2 90 If, Donnell 3
Bridgha1n, lb IF, J. Harrington 3
The Ellsworth White Cats were de-
feated by Sullivan A. c. in an over
time game last Friday night, 24-22
The summary:
SULLIVAN A. c. (24)
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
State Humane Agent.

William s. Hutchins of Orland has
been nominated by Governor Brews-
ter as State humane agent
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
TO LET.

FIVE-ROOM FLAT ON DEAN ST;
also furnished rooms by day or week.
Inquire of AlmOn Harden, Dean Street,
Ellsworth.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
RED CROSS SEALS.
Full Report of Sales in Hancock
County Last Year

Following is a detailed report by
County Chairman C. G. Morrison, jr.,
of sales of Red Cross seals and bonds
in Hancock county for the year 924:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
FOR SALE.

HOUSE AND STABLE ON DEAN
street Inquire of Perley E Priest.
BY NICOLIN GRANGE SEWING CIR
Gle. one good weight comfortable brick
pattern, percale lined. Price $3.50.
Mrs. Harold Maddocks, Route 8, Ellis
worth. Phone 77-24.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18

J. Sherman Douglas. Maine booster
in-general and Lamoina booster-in-
particular, has been named by Gov
ernor Brewster as one of the com
mission to supervise the erection Oh
the State of Maine building at the
Eastern States Exposition in Spring
field. Mass Lawrence NJ. Carroll OF
Norway is also on the commission.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
L. =. Branch of the
ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD

OF London. Eng
ASSETS DEC. 81 1924.
Mortgage loans, 2t,0oO.0O
Stocks and bonds, $4,000 81
Cash in office and bank, 15S2o7.67
Agents balances, 1,123,145.5S
Interest and rents, SO 641.3n
All other assets 159393.63
Gross assets $6,454,4S0.S1
Deduct items not admitted, 75,438.23
Admitted assets, $6.379, 042.5S
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1924
Net unpaid losses. 458,442.oi
Unearned premiums, 3,b9l. l325
All other liabilities. 101, O31.72
Surplus over all liabilities. 2,127.8l5.T
Total liabilities and sur
plus, S6,39,o42.5S
BELLE S. KNOWLES, Agent,
Northeast HarbOr, Me.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18

WITT T o
Indicates increase over 1923.
No local chairman in towns where
no seals were sold.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
CENT-A-WORD COLUMN

classified under this
heading, cent word per week.
Minimum price % cents. Coin or
stamps.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18
EAGLE FIRE COMPANY OF NEW


YORK;.
ASSETS DEC. 81. 1924.
Stocks and bonds, $1,132,22
Cash in office and bank, 141,749.9b
Agents balances, 110,414.7S
Bills receivable, l442
Interest and rents, 8,962.93
All other assets 14,770.35
Gross assets. s14Os13244
Deduct items not admitted 6179510
Admitted assets $1,346,33|
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1924.
Net unpaid losses lS,IUa.lo
Unearned premiums, BOY, 800. %
All other liabilities, 1i2lS.23
Cash capital, 5oo,oOOuO
surplus over all liabilities, sol ,07779
nius s1346,337.34
THE FAIR INSURANCE AGENCY.
+. f.. PRIEST, Mgr.
p O. Box 615, Ellsworth, Me.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-03-18

Those investors in German marks
NAV now cash them in and count
their profits. They will cease to be
legal tender on July 5, but may be
exchanged before that date at the
ratio of one trillion marks for one
new gold reichsmark, worth about
23 cents. SO if you haven't trillion
or two. it's hardly worth the postage
to turn them in.
The anticipated contest at Augusta
over the proposition to make the
Hancock Sullivan bridge toll bridge
will not take place this year. Word
comes from Augusta that the bars
are up against any new or special
legislation that would permit this
matter coming before the present
legislature. The toll-bridge idea was
not born soon enough.
Senator Phillips of Hancock county
last week introduced a bill to pro-
vide for a one-cent tax on every
package of cigarettes sold at retail.
The act provides that dealers shall
make weekly reports Of sales to the
secretary of state, accompanying the
report with amount of tax. Failure
to pay the tax or to report subjects
the dealer to a fine of $50, and every
week that he fails to report consti-
tutes a separate offense. Very APP
propriately, claim the friends of the
bill, the proceeds from the tax will
be used for the promotion of health
and hygiene, insane hospitals and the
home for the feeble inded.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-16
WATSON JAILED
Too Much Contradictory
Testimony, Says Judge

NANAIMo. b C.. March Ia
Ross c. Watson, former Seattle de.
tecfivc. was committed to prison
pending trial on charge OF aiding
in the $4,000 robbery Of the Royal
Bank Of Canada here December ~.
last.
Magistrate c. II. Beever Potts. IN
committing the former Seattle offi.
Ger. said that while tho evidence
against him was weak. there was
an amount OF contradictory testi.
fnony that could only be stfted in
trial court.
Several Seattle friends Of Watson
were present at tho hearing and ties.
tilted that they had attended a party
al the Watson home on the evening
Of December II. and two or three
testified having seen him Decem.
Der IL.
Morse Nelson testified that Wat
son visited his home on the nth. and
that the 18th he called at watson's
place
Watson viii be held for trial at
the spring asstzes. which commence
the second Tuesday in May.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-16
STORE BUILDING
PLANS MADE
Bon MarChe Works on De-
tails OF Huge New Structure

Architects worked Monday on
plans for n new si.sc0,o 600 store build.
Ing for the Bon Marchc.
Before il can be built several build.
iugs az the site must be torn down.
Construction win not start for some
months, according 60 Il. @. II. Nord-
-. vice president Of the company
no new store win have six stories
IND two Easements. II win DO 10
caied on the block bounded by Third.
Pine, Olive and Fourth. occupying
the entire block except tho southeast
corner, The store already controls
the property.
Store experts ara visiting other
stores elsewhere in tho country. get
ting the latest kinks In store build
ing. Their accumulated IDEAS will be
Incorporated IN the new bon Marchc.
The stores present building on
Second ave. may bc converted into
an office building. with the ground
floor cut up into smaller stores.
The Bon MarCba established itself
in Seattle 90 years ago, II first had
a small store at First and Cedar
with se-foot frontage From this
start It has grown 10 It's present
size. which in turn has been out.
grown.
The new location. store officials
believe. complies with the trend OF
business. which has been continually
Ang north for some years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-16
SLUG MAN and
STEAL $1,000
Victim Seriously Hurt in
Hospital; Other HoIdups

while trying 20 save $1,000 from
seycrOis Filipino bandits who at.
tackled him early Monday morning.
NJ Mimaml, ~, OF the Rex hotel.
was oyorpowered and knocked I'm.
conscious lIo was robbed Of the
money Then he wuH taken 10 tho
city hospital suffering from serious
head injuries. lie was unable 10
give much OF a description OF his as,
ballnnts owing 20 his condition. but
said he had put up terrific battle
with the men before he wnA lanoet
ed out
In other holdups over the week
end bandits robbed service station,
a drugstore. two restaurants and a
pedestrian.
Charles Rignoy owner OF the
North Side pharmacy, n, seth n,
and Woodland Park ave, was held
up by u lone bandit, who took -
and So box OF chocolates, The
man escaped IN an automobile,
A bandit. dressed IN an army
o,orcoat. held up the coastIn ser.
vice station. $3.50 Eastlake ave,
aud robbed the night man OF $40.
Tho thug disappeared near tho Uni
vcraity bridge,
paceo's cafe. t23 Seneca st.. was
held up by lone bandit early
Monday morning A hair dozen
customers who were oatmg late
uuchea were held az bay By tho
bandit. who then took look IN
the each register. but found it
empty. Ito lost HIS nerve and
instead o; robbing the patrons
fled.
Entering Iiansen's cafe. 1907
First ave. man walked up 10 The
cash register. opened Il, took 81
and walked out
4. a. Mcdonald. Csulon apart
ments. was robbed Of $50 by two
negro hBnptH Ia an automobile
McDoGRld was sluggeI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-16
PLAN FISH CROP
Fishery Problems Discussed
at Industrial Meeting

Fishermen and cannery operators
met at The Olympic Hotel Monday
talk over plans for handling the
u crop" in American and Cana
dian waters. Salmon and halibut in
dustries are especially affected.
Ed Sims, chairman Of the Wash.
lngton state fisheries board, called
tho meeting. Others at the gather.
ing were William Sloan. British Co
lumbia provincial commissioner Of
fisheries; Maj. J. a. MotherwelI, chief
inspector OF fisheries for Canada in
British Columbia. DR., A. w. Glenn.
ems. biological station. Nanaimo. rep
resenting Canada; ". B. scofield.
commercial fisheries department Of
California; r. P. Kendall. Oregon fish
commission: Dr.. G. ". Gilbert, fish.
cries expert, Stanford university.
California, and william J.. Thomp.
son. Everett.
Salmon questions viii come up
Monday and Tuesday. halibut viii be
tho topic Wednesday. Problems com.
mon to both nations VIII be thrcshed
out.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-16
Store Employees Honored
on 5lSt Birthday of Firm
Managers of Today
Helped Business on
Its Way Up
ny G, LuomI.E nurLER

- h'NiiiAi htllaiah
Rack OF tho imposing plato glass
show Windows. back OF tho
amazing array OF merchandise and
tho well-oiled, far-reaehlng mochan-
ism OF tho up.to date department
store lies efficiency and tho loyal
hard-won effort OF the faithful om-
ploye' without which no business
can gro~ and prosper
That Is why Alacpougall. South.
wick, commemorative It's 5ist birth
day In two.wcck anniversary.
starting Monday gave first honor
able mention 20 It's employees. when
asked 10 give some Of The elements
that so TO make merchandising sue.
cess
some OF the men who were boys
hack IN the days when tho first
Maepougall Southwick store was 10.
Gated south Of Yeslera mill boys
who were wrapping bundles and
hustlins packages some OF those
men arc with the firm today--heads
Of departments, buyers men who
have succeeded thru their own nm.
stinted efforts in behalf OF the cm-
ploycr.
II Is expected the sale will this
year eclipse even the half century
anniversary sale Of 1894. according
10 officials Last year customers In
excess OF s65,ooO crowded the big
store az Second and Pike: this year.
With every department out for a
record. IL expects to FAR exceed that
mark.
For two weeks Maepougall- South
wick win hold open house.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-16
Body of Capt. Gibson
Will Arrive Tuesday
City to Honor Memory of Man Who
Died on. Official Trip to Orient

DoRNE on Us llst sad journey over
ID the seas its fbrmcr tenant loved
SO wei. the body OF Capt James S,
Gibson. seattlnB good friend Tor
many years. viii arrive ut Smiths
ceye Tuesday afternoon aboard tho
Admiral Oriental liner President Nc.
Kinlcy.
Ashes OF the dead leader win be
hid TO rest Thursday afternoon in n
auic, spot overlooking the city thru
the life OF which his career ahuttled
Il red thread OF achievement.
Monday. Chris,y Thomas and Wor
rail Wilson. representing the Cham.
Der Of Commerce. went to Victoria.
y. c., TO meet the Mckinley. Aboard
the ship are members OF the cham.
bers second commercial mission 10
Oriental countries. II was as leader
OF the commission that Captain Glib.
son left Seattle but u few weeks nSo,
10 drop suddenly to his death on tho
night Of February 81. in Manila.
Led By Paul Edwards, members
OF the naval affairs committee Of
the chamber win meet she Mckinley
as she berths at Smith cove, and
escort the body to the Bonncy. Wat
son parlors. from which the funeral
win be held. Capt, Gibson was
chairman OF tho committee; Joshua
Green, now its leader, is out of the
city and unable TO DO present.
The funeral service viii be hold
In Trinity Episcopal church. Eighth
and james, at 2 p. m. Thursday
The Rev. II. II. Gowen viii preach
the sermon. Cremation Of the body
will follow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-16

The oldest and the Uoun0-
est at MacDougdN Southwfck
from top 10 bottom: Chas.
II. Morford, Secrctary-treaS-
urer. Mr.. Morford holds the
record for the longest time
nth the store. He started
as a bmdie-mrapper SO gears
ago. NTH The firm. o. G..
Woifinger. head Of the GREY
Linen Shop. more than rs
years nth the firm. William
MdloHeD, head Of the silks
Department, also more than
Is years iriih the store. Miss
Frances Head, Blouse aud
Skirts Department, one Of the
youngest employees in point Of
serrice.
Photo ~ Carter q uraats,
Star staff photographer