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KEITH'S
Vaudeville

II you are as old as this writer,
and would like to travel back
twenty years or so-go to Keith's
this week. Cissie Lotus and
Marie Cahill will take you on
the trip mighty pleasantly.
Marie comes on first and sings
the stuff you used to whistIe-
provided you have bit of gray
about the temples. True, Marie's
voice isn't exactly what it used
70 Be. But she's down to smart
slimness, and the old Marie CahilI
mannerisms are still doing bus
mess.
Two acts later comes Cissie
LOTUS, who does limitations al
most better than the originals.
And when the audience ali but
stampedes, demanding more, she
and Marie come out together and
90 q London street scene that is
all TO the Cockney, If you get
what ! mean. And its great.
There are two other highlights
on the bill-W. Spencer Tupnnan's
MaUlower Gardens orchestra,
local talent, all through, and
Charley. a trained seal. Once
again it's largely matter Of your
age as to which you'll think bet
ter. We like the orchestra en-
phaucally. Our small son was
strong for Charley.
Tupman's boys perform right
nooIy, mixing up jazz and clas-
steal stuff in Charleston inspir-
ing hodge podge. The act would
be betterA however. If he gave
two girls. a singer and a Charles
ton dancer, more to do.
The girls are Ruth Bennett,
dancer, and Alice Tupman, singer.
Miss Bennett has youth. looks and
Just about the incest figure any
one could hope to lay eyes upon.
And how she can hey, hey
through the CharIestonl Alice
Tupman has a voice of the pop
ular kind and together these girls
make an excellent team. II
would perhaps be hard on the
elrls but fine on the audience
Il Tupman gave these girls more
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Fl MAN

Washlngton AudItorlmm, sat. Eye Nov 81 z ~ ~
SoatB, Mira. 0reenee Bureau, Drngpsos ~ 5tA q VI.
si.0o. St.50. SAGA. $3.50: plus taxi ". 49,
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BELASCO
at the Curtain. z

a fine example of bad play
writing and equally bad acting
Is on view at the Belasco this
week in q pseudo thriller, At
the Curtains. " It being a.
major achievement IN inprob-
ability to write altogether bad
mel0dralna, Messrs. Goodrich
and PaysOn remain Just q
hairs breadth from triumph
81 mediOcrity. The distance
from that goal is intercepted
BY an exciting three minutes
Of play in the last act which
brings the curtain down on a
funny situation and q rather
surprising one. The audience
doomed with applause on this
final curtain, feeling itself com
pensated, doubtless, for two
hours Of inertia by three nlin-
utes of action.
Last-curtain trickery is q diff
cult thing for writer to avoid.
It ID probably ethical IL cOn-
@istent with other parts Of 1the
play; IL, for instance, there had
been some attempts at action
and situation previously. Here,
however, there has been nothing
but talk and repetition of talk
until II o'clock when q bone Is
tossed out to q pack Of hungry
auditors.
Ralph Morgan, an astonishing
~ good actor in Cobra. but
hopeless and unbelievable here,
has the central role Of q perse-
Cuted man and his playing Of It
o almost burIesque on that
type OF heroic under-dog who Is
stupid enough to stand FOR
1rane-up and thenceafter be-
comes an embodiment of bril-
flance. tact. diplomacy and in
night and turns tables IN all d.
rectious upon his nemesis, burst
ing out, finally, In a great rash Of
magnanfmity and refusing to
prosecute poor old Jim or what
ever his name is; Grant Nugent,
Z IN this case.
How" you find yourself won
dering. could such an image Of
al that was outstanding In such
characters as Aristotle, Sherlock
Holmes, Arsene Lupin, Old King
Brady and Ponzi ever get In
? position to be prosecuted by
such q dub villain as Grant
Nugentg'' The only answer Is
60 q play could be written around
! q sudden idea that came to Mr..
Payson or Mr.. Goodrich as,
whichever one is culpable, tossed
T Gitfully in bed one drizzly night.
At the Curtains is evidently
thought by its producers to be
; one Of those cast-proof plays that
rises above its interpreters, such
: - eAbie's Irish Rose. The Bat"
: and others. I take the opposite
view, that only the strongest cast
available can put this one over.
In q cast of fifteen / can honestly
find merit in only several minor
parts, those essayed by Leah
WINSTON, Bruce Evans, John
ejarkey and Marjorie Wood.
Z Il is imperative to add that the
audience seemed TO enjoy 1t Inn
meusely. Some of this enthusi-
: asnn, likely. was generatedsby such
common courtesy as requires peo-
pie to appear thankful for free
entertainment. Harold Phillips.
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EARLE
YaudeYille-FiIIns.

with The Love Song as the
wedding for his gun, &C.
Arons, musical ninrod Of the
Earle Theater, yesterday fired g.
devastating volley into the ranks
of the weeks pleasure, buyers.
Lee. while acquitting himself
hOnorably, ct the same time hit
the theme OF the weeks Offers:
in @ minor; the acts are b curb
ousS and Hefnzated mixture OF
sentiment, syncopation and soup.
First away-but not too far
away-are the Vincent Lopez
Debutantess q modern jazz crclles-
ira. The girls handle the tast1'u-
ments nicely, demonstrating that
the field OF jazz Ii not forbidden
territory TO the ladies.
Healy. Reynolds and SaxtOn Of
FER lively competition to the girls.
Theirs Is burIesque offering and
sufficiently absurd to be anus
ing.
Roger Williams. q boy with
many tunes and tones, gives
everything he has. So do DorO-
thy Taylor and Frank MarclKley.
The Walter James Revue hit
some entertaining moments. Ec-
centric Conglomerati0ns. with
Dunbar and Turner, is just what
might be guessed from the title.
The picture this week Il above
the average, The Trouble With
Wives starring Tom Moore end
Florence Vidor. It's genuine conn
edy, well acted, and rounds out
with the help OF the orchestra
what might have been q less,
interesting bill.-W. p.
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shown, ana the bill is rounded
out by additional short-reeIs and
special pipe organ accompaIii
ment. Tomorrow's feature at the
Tivoi will be 1.-THE Dark Angel
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COLUMBIA
Charlie Chaplin.
Perhaps no picture ever pro-
diIced has been as full Of mix
ture Of sobs and laughs as The
Gold Rush, with Charlie Chap
Continued on Page 22l
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Continued from page u

progress based upon clear, intell.-
gent thinking and Unmarried, etfic-
lent action. The Constant Comfort
Shoe" as they named their proc
uct, first came into being IN a.
small brick house in Ellsworth, dig
nified even then by the name OF
factory" Later the business was
removed to Auburn, Me-, its opera
ton continually requiring more ana
more space. To-day a million and
a half women are wearing Ault-Wll-
hanson soft-turned shoes which are
manufactured under one roof at the
rate of 1000 pairs per day, an IN
crease of 1000 pairs daily since
September /, 1924. This tenth an
niyersary of the company's establish
ment was celebrated by the taxing
over of still larger quarters. Ihls
means a plant capacity of 5000 pairs
of shoes daily, and it IS e4pecleu
that increased sales in 1879 VIII
necessitate operating at full ca
pacity."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
WEST ELLSWORTH.

Mrs. w. E. Clark, with son Lester,
of Southwest Harbor, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
w. M. Higgins.
George Cunningham was in West
Surry several days recently, called
there by the illness and death of his
mother. He has the sympathy OF
friends and neighbors.
There will be a joint meeting of
the Farm Bureau at the grange hall
Saturday, Feb. 81. This is to be a
meal-planning meeting for the
women, with dinner at noon for all,
and pictures and talks on Farm
Management, that will interest
everyone.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
Trenton.
Feb. l 6

The ladies of the Farm Bureau
met with Mrs E. N. HOdgkins for an
all-day meeting Feb. ~. The we'll
balanced meal served at noon was
much enjoyed by all present. The
next meeting, on millinery, will be
held on March IL, at the home OF
Mrs. Florence Russell.
The boys club will meet at the
schoolhouse Saturday evening, Feb
Fl, at 7.30. Lawrence Hodgkins
leader, wishes all members to be
present.
George Parks visited Mr.. and Mrs
Rodney Copp, Sunday.
Fred Small of Bar Harbor is
boarding at Harvard Cops for few
weeks.
A. B. Marshall spent Sunday at
home.
Mrs. Ralph Springer is i'll.
Feb. 16. Midget"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
TO PLAY BALL.
Hancock County All Clubs Plan
Baseball League.

At a meeting in the Farm Bureau
Office in Ellsworth last week, Leo
Staples, county club leader, Fred
Sawyer, Farm Bureau president, Will
liam Gallison, community club pro-
ject leader in Hancock, and H. E..
Bickford, county agent, formulated
plans for a All baseball league in
Hancock county, drew up some rules
which will govern the handling of the
league, and elected William Gallison,
chairman, and H. E. Bickford, secre-
tary.
The secretary was authorized to
notify all club project leaders that
junior and senior club members only
are eligible to play in this league.
Club leaders are also urged to or
ganize their clubs at once in the agri-
cultural and homemaking projects,
in order that definite subject matter
work can be planned, and incident
ally in order that baseball teams may
be reported to the secretary OF the
league at once. This will enable the
league officers to plan the games for
the season.
At this time it is planned to start
the league games about June 5 and
continue games until the middle OF
September Games probably will be
played on Saturday afternoons under
the general direction of the league
officers.
The All club at East Bluehill, I'M
der the leadership of Fred Cousins,
has already reported it's team. The
Hancock club has also reported.
Another detail in planning the
league was to have Union river divide
the county, the two sections to find
their best team by elimination games,
then these two teams will be matched
at some county meeting to decide the
league championship.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
East Bluehill.

Pine Tree club boys and girls OBJ
served parents night Monday, Feb.
8. Pine Tree is the largest club in
Hancock county, and when twenty
five of it's twenty-six members re-
sponded to the roll call, the parents
present were impressed with the in
terest shown in the club After the
regular business meeting an interest
ing program was given by the girls,
and talk on poultry raising by Fred
L. Greene. The boys have taken steps
Greene. The boys have taken steps
to organize a ball team, and a COM
mittee-Maurice Cousins, Walter
Woods and Kermit Webber-will re-
port at the next meeting.
Linwood Leach, Fred Greene and
A. Grindle have had radios in
stalled recently.
Harvey Long is home from the eye
and ear infirmary in Portland, where
he has been for medical treatment
He will return soon for further treat
ment
Ralph Witham has bought the VIC
let Grindle place here, owned by
Nathan Twining of Bluehill.
Feb. 16. G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
North Castine.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Gray are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the
birth of son, born February 10.
George Wardwell of Penobscot is
visiting his nephew, Charles Ward
we'll.
Mrs. Lefty Duffy is caring for Mrs.
Georgia Wardwell, who is very ill.
Kathleen Wardwell, who is re-
covering from an operation for
appendicitis, is spending this week
at her home here.
Evelyn and Bertha Webster are
visiting their aunt, Mrs. Chester
Webster.
Ernest York died at his home Sat
urday morning, Feb. IA, after a
long and painful illness. He is
survived by wife, two sons, Alvin
and Hugh, three daughters, Mrs.
Alberta CHM, Mrs. Inez Colt and
Jennie York; also a brother, Fred
York, and sister, Mrs. Clara Dur
gain. The sympathy Of the COM
munity is extended to the family.
Feb. Is. d
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
ELLSWORTH FALLS.

Miss Ethel Crocher of Bangor is
spending a month with her mother,
Mrs. Mary E. Gray.
Earl Clarke of MillinOcket spent
the weekend at the home Of Mrs.
Judson Austin.
Mrs. Ivan Huntley and daughter
Edith of Old Town, are visiting Miss
Dorothy Hagan.
During the past week, one new
case of scarlet fever has developed
at the home of Russell Smith, max
ing the second family to be under
quarantine. The public schools have
been closed for two weeks, and the
school rooms will be thoroughly
fumigated and books destroyed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
STATE OF MAINE.

t1ANOOSh %.
At probate court held at Ellis
worth. in and for said County OF Han
cock on the seventeenth day of Febru-
airy. in the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and twenty-five, be-
lag an adjourned session of the Febru-
airy A. d. 1925 term of said court.
A certain instrument purporting to be
a copy Of the last will and testament OF
Frederick II. Shelton. late OF Upper
Providence. in the county of Delaware,
and state of Pennsylvania, deceased,
and of the probate thereof in said
state of Pennsylvania. duly au-
thenticated. having been presented to
the judge of probate for our said
County of Hancock for the purpose of
being allowed, filed and recorded in
the probate court of our said County
of Hancock.
Ordered. That notice thereof be
given to all persons interested therein.
by publishing a copy of this order
three weeks successfully in the Ellis.
worth American, a newspaper printed
at Ellsworth. IN said County Of Han,
cock. prior to the tenth day of
March, A. d. 1925, that they may
appear at a probate court then to
he held at Ellsworth, in and for said
County of Hancock, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, and show cause. If any
they have, against the same.
BERTRAND e. CLARK.
Judge Of Probate.
A true copy.
Attest: CLARA E. MULLAN,
Register.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18

In cooperation with the chemical
warfare service, work is being carried
on by the Bureau of Entomology OF
the United States Department OF
Agriculture with the so-called war
gases and other materials developed
at the Edgewood (Md.) arsenal.
Many of these substances have been
tested for the purpose of determ1n-
ing their availability in insect-con-
troll work and for other practical
uses. A few have been found which
give promise of value. A smoke can
die for use in greenhouses has been
developed and is being tested on
commercial scale. 1t seems to have
a distinct place in greenhouse insect
control work.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
Hancock Falls.

Mrs. Blanche Brann spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Addie Abbott,
who is i'll.
The Goodfellowship club will meet
as usual Saturday evening. There
will be a Washington program. De-
bate, Resolved, that the axe is more
beneficial than the saw"
Georgia Mello is with Mr.. and Mrs.
McLane.
The sewing circle will have an
entertainment and sale Friday eve
ming, Feb. 20.
Feb. 16. M.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18

She was a gentle mother
Who labored to make home,
And then she lay down contented
Till all her dear babes had come.
And, when by her side they nestled.
So helpless and weak and small,
The world was enriched by matchless
love
A love that surpasses all.
He was a radiant songster,
He jeweled the dark old tree;
He sang to his mate in rapture
A song of the gay and free:
No cloud marred his life's horizon.
He knew neither fear nor pain.
But only that day chases silv'ry night
And that sunshine succeeds cool rain
She is dainty lady,
In satin and rare old lace,
But her beautiful form ana features
But mirror her souls disgrace.
For over her fair white shoulders
Is hanging the mothers hide.
And the bright glossy wing in her
FURNISHED hair,
Was torn from the singers side.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
STATE OF MAINE.

To all persons interested in either OF
the estates hereinafter named:
in and for the County of Hancock. on
the seveht zenith day of February, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-five and by
said court The following matters
having been presented for the action
thereupon hereinafter Indicated 1t Is
hereby
Ordered, That notice thereof be
given to all person interested by caus-
ing a copy of this order to be pub
lished three weeks successfully in The
Ellsworth American. a newspaper pub
lished at Ellsworth. in said county,
that they may appear at a probate
count to be held at Ellsworth, on the
tenth day of March A. d. 1925
at ten of the clock in the forenoon,
and be heard thereon if they see
cause.
HENRY TRACY, late of Gouldsboro in
said county, deceased. Petition that
Sadie E. Tracy or some other suitable
person be appointed administrator of
the estate of said deceased without
giving bond, presented by Sadie E.
Tracy. one of the heirs of said de-
ceased
IDA SPENCER, late of Ellsworth, in
said county, deceased Petition that
person be appointed admin is; rator of
the estate of said deceased. present ed
by Winfield Small, brother OF said de-
ceased.
RUBY N. GRAY, late of sedgwick, in
said county, deceased. Petition that
Henry 3. Webb or some other suita-
BILE person be appointed admin
istrator of the estate of said de-
ceased, presented by Maurice c.
Gray, widower Of said deceased.
LOUIS f. TAPLEY, late of Bucksport,
in said county. deceased. First and
final account of Alice M. Tapley,
executrix, filed for settlement.
AZOR c. DODGE, late Of Sedgwick, in
said county. deceased Final account
of John A. Bridges, administrator,
filed for settlement.
B. 8. HIGGINS. late of Bar Harbor. in
said county deceased. Account of
Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co.,
trustee filed for settlement.
ROBERT H. BLAISDELL. late of Sulli--
van, in said county, deceased. A GER
tain instrument purporting to be the
last will and testament of said de-
ceased, together with petition for
probate thereof and for the appoint
ment of the executor without giving
bond, presented by Frank E. Blais-
dell, the executor therein named.
Witness. Bertrand E. Clark, Judge Of
said court at Ellsworth this seven
teenth day of February in the year Of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and twenty-five.
Register.
A true copy.
Attest: CLARA E. MULLAN.
Register.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
Egypt.

Norris Savage spent a few days last
week in Bangor.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Jordan and
Mrs. H. S. Coombs spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Stratton at Han
cock
glad to know he is getting out again,
after an illness of several weeks
Feb. 49, S.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
Surry.


Miss Erma Bragdon entertained
some of her friends Monday night in
honor of her thirteenth birthday.
Mrs. Grace Rowe returned home
last week.
Mrs Horace Turner is spending a
week at Calais.
Harold Billings returned home
Saturday.
Barbara and Wendell Stanley spent
the weekend at home.
Ruth Carter spent a few days re-
Gently with her sister, Mrs. Leon
SWEET
Allston Milliken is visiting in
Gardiner and Augusta.
Byerly Stanley has purchased a
car.
Milton Winchester and wife and
Irving Winchester and wife, of Ban
gor, visited Sarah Shapleigh Satur-
day.
Everett olOue anu Vile duu my
Fifield and wife went to Patten's
pond Saturday, fishing.
Mrs. Ida Carlisle is very poorly.
Mrs. Vera Gordon and son OF
Franklin visited Mrs. Frank Bragdon
recently.
There will be an entertainment
and ice-cream and cake sale at the
grange hall Friday evening.
Feb. 16. l..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
SCOUTS SAVE DOG.
Gave First Aid to Wounded Amman
and Saved Its Life.

II g clark. in Our Dumb Animalso
Uuckv." San Francisco dog,
owned by L. F. Hofer, hkes boy
Scouts. And he's got mighty soou
reasons for it. For he owes MS lie
to two Boy Scouts who because Oh
their Boy-Scout training knew no"
to make a tourniquet. Don and Dan
Rrassell, twins, and the sons Oh d.
E. H. Brassell, are the particular noy
Scouts he has in mind, members OIL
San Francisco Troop, No. 81
While the two boys were on tnelr
way home from school the other DAY
thew noticed a trail of blood across
the sidewalk True to their scout
training they followed it. 1t leo
them down the street to the nome OIL
Mr. Hofer. Out in the back yard pc
hind some old boxes they 1ouna
Lucky. He was so weak from loss OIL
blood that he was lying down, com
pletely exhausted. He had cra"leu
into a dark corner, according to the
instincts of dogs, to die. But Zee
ble wag of his tail showed the poys
there was hope, if the flow or blooo
could be stopped,
81 got a handkerchief SAID Dan
reaching into his pocket. Got any
thing to bind it with?'
Don had had the same thought
a tourniouet. And he pulled lead
mcneil out of his pocket for the
binder.
without wasting time Dan tore
strip absslt two or three lnches "loe
from the handkerchief, and folded 1t
over and over, three or four times
making a strong narrow band Oh II.
Then he tied a square knot in 1t,
and while Don held him, he slipped
il over Lucky's injured foot, one or
his hind ones. Lucky never WINGED
at all while the tourniquet was beng
frightened up He may have been too
weak to, but he seemed to understand
that it was for his own good.
Once the bleeding was stopped, the
boys located Mrs. Hofer who, it hap
pened, was visiting their own mother.
Mr.. Hofer was called by telephone,
and raced home from his office in his
car at such a clip that he was ar
rested by a motorcycle officer for
speeding. He fully expected Lucky
would be done for, because of the
delay caused ny his llool. VI Ahi o.
Hofer had told him how the boys had
traced the dog by the trail Of blood.
But she hadn't told him of the
tourniquet; SO instead of finding
Lucky done for when he finally did
arrive home, he found him beginning
to get better.
And the next day, when he ex-
planned the reason for his hurry to
the Judge, Mr.. Hofer was even let
off for speeding. By backtrailing the
boys found the cause of Lucky's &C
cident, a broken glass jar with
sharp corner on it. Apparently the
dog had stepped inside it, and it had
turned up with considerable leverage
because of his weight, cutting deep
cash. When, later on, veterinarian
bound up the wound, he said that
without question Lucky would have
bled to death had it not been for the
tourniquet.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
Hull's Cove.


Y Josie Thompson of Bar Harbor is
spending a few days with her sister.
Alliene Wilcomb.
Morris Hanscom is i'll.
A party of young people from this
place gave Mrs. Albert Hanscom.
delightful surprise party at her
home in Bar Harbor Saturday eve
ming, her birthday.
Neva Dyer of Bar Harbor spent the
weekend with her sister Matte,
who has employment at E. s. Car
penter's.
Allida Marshal of Trenton has en-
ployment at Mrs. Orient Brewers.
Feb. 16: H.
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ELLSWORTH FALLS.

The regular cottage meetings in
the various homes have been can
celled for the present. On Friday
evening, Feb. 81, at 7, in the vestry
of the church, there will be an enter
tainment, with pictures and song, by
C. E. Horton, of New York.