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INSECT PEST WORK.
Incident Showing Value
of the National Museum.

An interesting illustration OF the
function of the National Museum as
clearing house for economic ento-
biological activity occurred recently
when series of insect specimens
was received from the government
entomologist of the Federated Malay
States. These specimens were of
tachinid fly parasitic on a moth which
is very injurious to cocoanut trees.
The sender wrote that he had been
unsuccessful in securing indentifica-
ton of these parasites.
From the very extensive reference
collection of specimens maintained in
the museum under the direction of
the Bureau of Entomology of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, the species was identified
and arrangements were made for the
immediate publication of the descrip
ton
1t happened that few days after
wards member of the Canadian
chronological staff, who had been
commissioned to spend two years in
Fiji Investigating a moth injurious
tothe cocOanut, passed through Wash
ington. His attention was drawn to
the parasite of this moth, which ap-
pears to be very abundant and bene-
fetal in the Federated Malay States.
He will endeavor Immediately to in
troduce the same parasite into Fiji.
The maintenance of an adequate
reference collection of insect speci-
mems is absolutely essential to the
work of the Bureau of Entomology,
and in recognition of this fact DR.. L.
O. Howard. chief of the bureau, has
for long time been honorary cur
ator of the chronological division of
the museum. The collection is main
tanned by members of the bureau
staff who are specialists with regard
to particular insects, and who con-
sttute an emergency staff which can
be sent out over the country when
serious infestations of an unusual
character occur. Foreign entOmolO-
gists frequently visit this collection
for the purpose of identifying speci-
mems or extending their knowledge
of rare species.
1t is one of the greatest collections
of the world. To undertake a success
full fight against an insect pest, it is
obviously necessary to know with alb
solute accuracy what it is. and
through this fact to know most easily
what are the habits of the group to
which it belongs, and what, if any
thing, has been written about it.
This more than justifies the ex-
tremely close relationship that exists
between the Department of Agricul
ture and the museum, and. further,
the employment by the department
of a corps of highly expert tax
onomists,' as men who do such work
are called.
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Alice Campbell wife of William But
Ter. di ed at her home at Center. June
%, after years of suffering. Mrs. But
Ter was a daughter of Colin and the
late Emma Campbell and was born at
Center about thirtyfive years ago. She
was home loving woman, but found
time for church and social work. She
will be missed not alone in her home,
but in the community. During her
full, yet with so much to live for, she
was at the last resigned to 60 Be-
sides her husband. she is survived by a
son Andrew, and three daughters,
Sadie, Emma and Lena; also her aged
father. Colin Campbell, a sister, Mrs.
Ruby Andrews of Sorrento, and a
brother, Byron Campbell, of Center.
The funeral was held at the home
"Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Oscar l..
Olsen, of Southwest Harbor officiating.
Burial was in Center cemetery.
Word was received here Sunday of
the death in ssachusetts of Mrs.
Harper of Center The body
will be brought to Center for burial.
DR.. E. r. Spaulding of New York
and her assistant DR.. Elizabeth Sulli-
van. are at bungalow Camp for the
summer. They have several young lady
campers with them. +
Miss Gladys ODER of Bangor. who has
been in town for several days on bust
ness, returned to Bangor Wednesday.
She was accompanied by Miss VIOLA
Robbins of Mckinley.
Friends here of Mrs Hilda Ham
mond, of Gouldsboro, who is in Bar
Harbor hospital for treatment are GLAD
to learn that she is recovering
June 20.
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James and Colby Wood have gone to
Northeast Harbor where they have
employment.
Mrs Roscoe Gaspar of Dexter. who
has been visiting relatives here, has
returned home.
Miss Virginia and Master Joseph
Moore are visiting Louis Higgins and
wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stratton are at
their cottage for the season
Harold Stevens of Andover, Mass, is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. James Carey.
Mrs Roy Coffin of Bangor is at her
cottage at Contention Cove for the
Mrs. Clara Carey is serving meals
and shore dinners at her home, The
Cove" for the summer. -
Miss Rose Ulan of Boston is with
Miss Ruvin, at "Hillcrest," for her va
Prof. C. E. Belatty and family of
Boston. and Mrs Carrie Bellatty are
at their cottage at the Cove for the
Leslie Beckwith and family, of Bos...
ton. are at their cottage, "Pineledge,
Contention Cove, for the summer,
Miss Agnes and Harvard Young nave
gone to Northeast Harbor, where they
have employment for the summer.
York are visiting Mrs. Winfield
Treworey. en- route for Canada, their
former home. 80
Mrs Julianna Card is seriously i'll.
Her children are with her.
Miss Annie SWEET and John Smith OF
Boston, who have been visiting Miss
Swetts parents, Mr. and Mrs. f. E.
SWEET. have returned to Boston.
June 29. .
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Hall Quarry.

The Misses Fitzsimmon are at
their cottage for the summer.
Dan. Timothy and Thomas
Harkins, jr, have begun their sum
mer work at the golf grounds at
Northeast Harbor. Archie Reed has
employment at Hull's Cove for r. l..
White.
Two mails a day begin July l.
Thomas Harkins is painting his
buildings.
Miss Marian Colt of Colts Island
is spending a few days with her sis
ter, Mrs Lyle Reed, before going to
the Hotel Claremont for the summer.
Stephen Richardson is visiting his
daughter, Mrs Charles Grindle, at
Stonington.
V Mrs. Robert Vennie is expected
home to-day from Stonington, where
she has spent two weeks, entertain
ing her son and family. of Wisconsin.
William Clifford and bookkeeper.
Mr.. James, were here over Friday, on
business.
Duncan Jameson is able to get
about, after being laid up three
weeks with a broken toe.
William Morris. jr., TANNED his
finger badly while putting trig un-
der the wheel of the car, in the
quarry.
June %. Betty"
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Otis.


Monday.
Mr. and Mrs A. B. Edgecomb, who
have been at South Paris. have opened
their home here.
The ladies of the Farm Bureau held
an all-day meeting with Mrs. Nathan
Salisbury Wednesday. Miss Beckett
lectured on the feet their care, and the
hitting of shoes. and used the pedo-
graph to take Impression of the feet of
members.
j Miss Elizabeth Tate, who has been
teaching in Newport. n. H., is at home
on short vacation before attending a
summer school in New Hampshire.
alrs. Gilbert Leach, who, with her
daughter, has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Young, returned to North Castine,
Wednesday.
Helen Wilson of Exeter, n H., is
spending the summer with her aunt.
Mrs. Charles Watts
Mrs. Tracy and Miss Louise Edwards,
of Hancock, We're weekend guests of
Mrs J. L. Salisbury
Miss Flora Welch closed a successful
term of school here Friday, and re-
turned to her home in Neazie; Alice
Watts has the honor of missing only
one word in spelling for the school
year
Percy and Everett CHM, who have
been at Mrs. Fannie Young's, have re-
turned to Boston. Mrs. Young accom-
panied them to Hallowell, to spend a
week with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Moore.
George Webb. of Wellesley, Mass
spent sunday with his mother, Mrs.
James Jordan.
Mr.. and Mrs Snow and friends from
Brewer, called on their niece, Vera
Bell sunday afternoon.
Or. Hedin and family, of Bangor
spent the week END at their cottage.
keepsie. \. y arrived Sunday to spend
a month at the Watts camp.
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The body of Mona, wife of Leonard
Lawson, was brought here from Ban
sor and services We're held Sunday
afternoon at the Baptist church, Rev.
George w. Collins officiating. She was
born in Franklin, forty years ago, the
daughter of Charles A. and Minta Will
liams Blaisdell. Since childhood she
had lived in other places, yet retained
host of friends in her native town,
whose sympathy goes out to the be-
reaved husband and two daughters,
Phyllis, aged sixteen, and Beatrice,
eight. Interment was at Bay View
cemetery beside her father. mother and
an infant son. Many relatives and
friends We're in town to attend the
funeral.
The members of the recently
organized Improvement society of the
Methodist church gave supper in the
vestry Friday night. About $25 was
Leslie Mcneil has gone to Jordan
pond, Seal Harbor, for the summer,
Sumner DeBeck to the Rockend hotel
and George Bragdon to the Kmball
House at Northeast Harbor.
Miss Elfreda McGown, who recently
returned from Pennington normal
school, has gone to Bar Harbor for the
summer.
Edward Jordan and daughter, Mrs.
Lottie Cleveland, of Bangor. are oc-
cupyinG the West homestead this sum-
mer.
Misses Muriel and Leona DeBeck will
leave July for Massachusetts to join
their cousin, Miss Kitchen. and then go
to New York, where they will sail July
8, on the steamship George Washing
ton for a students tour of Europe
Miss Elizabeth DWelley of Islesford is
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles DWelley.
Miss Cassilena Springer left Friday
for Bar Harbor for the summer.
Miss Gladys Butler of Orono is Wis
iting her cousin, Edith Butler.
Lawrence Bunker is visiting his sis
ter at NedfOrd Mass
D1Mr. and Mrs W. E. Bragdon recent
ly visited their daughter. Mrs. c. E.
Martin, at Portland. They We're ac-
companied by another daughter Mrs.
Marcia Holmes, with her two sons, of
Guilford.
Dallas Tracy has a position as clerk
in a store at Northeast Harbor.
Miss Leighton of Machias, who has
employment in Ellsworth, has been a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Dyer.
Lawrence Morse of Bangor is spend
ing few days with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Morse
Friends of Mrs. Frank Workman are
pleased to know she is improving,
after nearly year of serious illness.
June 80. Echo"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-01

At Bangor, Aug 8, 1899, and at
Ellsworth, October, 1900, the Dirigo
was operated by Bangor crew
organized for the muster.
At Ellsworth, July 4, 1884, the
Monitor of Orono was also a con-
testant, and second, with 100 feet.
At Brunswick, in 1887, Union de-
feated some of the best prize-winning
engines. including the State cham
pion, Niagara of Brunswick, and the
Gen. Bates of Lisbon Falls. At ELS
worth, July, 1889, the Kennebec of
Brunswick was also a contestant,
and third, with 221 feet.
The three Ellsworth engines were
operated at Bangor, July Is, 1891,
by companies organized at Els
worth, especially for that muster.
The other two were from Saltwater
and Orono, with regular companies.
AT Ellsworth, in 1900, the Dirigo
was worked by picked-up crew
and the Zimmerman by Bangor men.
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West BROOKLYN.

Mrs. Ira Carter Priest and Mrs.
Herbert Davis, of Pittsfield. are Wis
iting here.
Wendell and Gilbert Carter have
gone to Wolcott N. Y. to work in a
canning factory.
Ray Friend has moved his family
to Castine. where he has employ
ment.
Cora Carter and Mrs. Elmer
Bridges are employed at Castine in
the canning factory.
Clyde Carter has gone TO Castine,
where he is employed
Harry Mcfarland and family, who
have been visiting relatives in Cam
den. are home.
Roy Carter is employed by R. NJ
Buckminster at Sedgwick.
June 20 B.
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A favorite New England pastime
for seventy-fve years is that of hand
fire engine musters, which in some
sections are as popular now to vet
eran firemen's associations as they
were formerly to active hand-engine
companies of most cities and towns.
Ellsworth engines have been
prominent muster contestants since
1858, when in service here, and by
veteran association, elsewhere in re-
cent years. One of them, the Union,
later the Watch City of Waltham,
Mass, and now the Monatiquot, of
contestant several times every
season, and frequently prize win
ner
Some of the best musters in
history were held in Ellsworth. Ellis
worth had four hand engines in
service, all of them muster contest
ants 1t also had an engine, its
first, small size Zimmerman ma
chine, purchased in April, 1850
Ellsworth No. 1, with 4 Y inch
cylinders, which was never a
muster contestant.
The duty and muster engines have
been
Zimmerman IA 6 Y inch cylin-
der engine, made by Zimmerman, and
received January 2, 1856.
Union PA first-class single air
chamber Button machine, with 10
inch cylinders, made in 1855, and re-
built in 1873 1t was sold to the
Waltham (Mass) Veteran Firemen's
Association in October, 1891, and
renamed Watch City. When the as
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ELLSWORTH HAND-TUBS
Record of Performances and Prizes
Won by Old Time Squirters.

ISOLATION went out of existence, it
was sold in 1917, to muster organ
ization at Braintree, Mass, and again
renamed Monatiquot, for an old In
dian chief.
Dirigo "a second-class Smith
engine with 9-inch cylinders.
Ticonic 4 Ellsworth Falls-A first
class 10-inch Button, made in 1862
for Howard Engine Co. Of Charles
town, Mass 1t came to Ellsworth
in 1866.
The first muster in which a local
engine was contestant was at Ellis
worth, October 10, 1858, promi-
nent feature of the annual Hancock
county agricultural fair. There were
three contesting engines, each play
ing a horizontal and a perpendicular
stream. All played over the top of
measuring pole in the perpendicular
contest, the Zimmerman 6 feet, Tiger
6, of Bangor, foot, and Union, dis
abled, with no measurement. In the
horizontal contest, Zimmerman was
first with ISL feet, 9 u inches, Tiger
179 feet, inches, and Union, AS
feet. The Tigers claimed unfair
ness, and challenged the Zimmerman
to play for 500 or 5000 at Bucks
port November II, which was de-
clined.
The other contests and musters of
Ellsworth engines are given below.
The standing, position of engines Is
etc, indicate that it was first in
list of three engines The first three
figures of play indicate feet, the
figures following dash indicate inches
and fractions of inches,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-01

Lillian Cunningham is home from
Machias normal school.
Mrs. James Mclean and Mr.. and Mrs
Cecil Robbins. of Northport, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Robbins last week.
Marcus Sweet has returned from
Waterville. where he has been visiting
his son Shirley.
Mrs Elmer Grace of Harrington
spent few days recently with her
brother, George Cunningham.
Mrs. j.. T. Bowen and Miss Smith,
of Chicago, have opened their cottages
here.
Ruth Hamor has returned from
Brewer, where she attended the Ham
mond Matthew wedding on June p.
A beautiful memorial window has
been placed in the Church of Our
Father in memory of Mrs. A. J. Wurtz
N,Mr. and Mrs. George Niles and fam
lily, of Madison, spent a few days re-
Gently with Mrs. Niles' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur Salisbury
June % H.
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West vreInOnf

Mr. and Mrs. l.. w. Rumill announce
the engagement of their daughter.
mont.
The many friends of Miss Gertrude
Ozark ltideout. of Arlington, Mass. who
mas spent many summers here are in
Ierested to learn of her engagement to
CHARLES Elliot Hadley of Massachu-
sets.
Mrs. ~Ashbury Lopaus left Sunday for
Sout invest Harbor to take care of tn
parker cottage for DR.. j. D. Phillips.
Silt was employed there last season
MISS Bernice Brewer is out again
The ". T. |. Society met Thursday a
IL of p. hall to tie quilts, and will
meet again Thursday, July 2, at the
same place.
Mrs. Ida Palmer, of Southwest Har-
Dor visited Miss Rena Lunt last week.
MISS Lunt spent part of the week be-
tore with Mrs. Palmer at her new
home.
About thirty of Mr.. and Mrs. Gran
VILE Walls friends and relatives gave
them surprise party Tuesday, eve
ming. June 20. A fine time was en-
Joyed. The young couple have the
best wishes of their many friends.
June ~ 9Th elma"
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North Or,an6.

Mr.. and Mrs. X idder and family VS.
tied their daughter, Mrs. Clifton Gray,
last week
Miss Nellie Harper, who has been in
West Newton, Mass. the past year. is
visiting her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Harper, before going to Har-
borside for the summer.
Mrs. l.. b. Johnson has returned
from East Bueksuort, where she spent
a few days with Mrs Lenora Houston.
Erastus Ware, who is working for L.
r. Johnson. visited his sister, Mrs
Isaac Dorr. Sunday, June p, and met
his four brothers-Gus, Frank, oscar
and Bert. The five brothers had not
been together before for twenty years
June %. b.
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Annie Mello is working for Mrs. Dud-
ley Martin.
The ladies met with Mrs. Orisa Cat
comb June %, and organized the
'Sunny club" to work for the benefit
of the cemetery. Annie McLane is
president, Eliza Pomroy, vice-presl-
dent. Mrs Lula Springer secretary.
Gladys Davis, assistant secretary and
Lizzie Pomroy. treasurer
Mrs Myra Moon is at her house on
Main street.
June %. M
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PILLS

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signature on each box.
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Egypt.

MIR and Mrs. Harry Adams of Brewer
spent the week END with Norris Saw
age and family.
Norris Savage and Erving Springer
have some to Brooklin, where they
have employment.
Mrs. Grace Savage is working at
Thorsen Farms.
July 30.
Evening star., 1925-07-27
German Critics See
A Decline i'm Music

The annual meeting of the General
German Music Association has just
been held in kiel, where the presence
of all Germany's responsible musical
critics at performances arranged TO
give the younger generation of Ger
man composers a fair and judicial
hearing, means that their reports may
be taken seriously as an index of
what is going on in the German
musical world today.
The return of these critics to the
cities, where their work lies, has been
followed by a large number of exceed :
ingly pessimistic articles eXtraordi-
narily similar in feeling and tenure.
The highest need of praise has been
awarded to a young man aged 81,
Kurt Thomas, whose "Op. T. was
written two years ago. This is a
mass in A minor for four solo voices
and two choirs, church music of an
exceedingly beautiful kind, whose
originality ii is unanimously agreed
lies in the fact that the young COM
poser does not strive to be different.
but actually IS different. in spirit to
his fellows. While Thomas has aimed
at, and obtained, beauty, other young
men of his age are accused of wor-
Shipping at the shrine of complete
ugliness.
Evening star., 1925-07-27
The Real Traffic Evil.

II Is announced that the American
Automobile Association, alarmed by
the frequency of motor accidents,
which are taking a heavy toll of life
in this country, is planning a cam
paign of public education to COM
bat the evil Of recklessness on the
road. No details are forthcoming as
to the precise means by which this
crusade against the tragic tendency Of
drivers is to be conducted. BY what
ever methods it is to be pushed, how
ever, it must go far geogra phically.
For the evil is Nationwide Every
where motor cars are being driven at
death-inviting PAGES and incompetent
persons are driving them.
At the root of this evil is the ease
with which people are enabled to Sc
cure licenses to manipulate motor
cars. They may pass certain rudi-
mentary tests in the mechanical man
agement of the clutch, the brake. the
accelerator and the steering wheel. I'm
der guidance of licensing officers they
run their cars at legal speeds through
city traffic and are pronounced com.
Evening star., 1925-07-27
Coffee Planters Hide
Profits, Papers Charge

Responsibility for the dearth of
paper money that has been embarra S.
ing Brazil is laid at the door of the
coffee planters of Sac Paulo by the
newspapers of Rio Janeiro, some
charging that the planters are making
so much money through the high
prices for their product that they are
afraid to bank 1t and are boarding it.
While it is probable that this attack is
inspired by politics. there are interest
ing points that may throw light on the
high prices for coffee. o Jornal of
Rio Janeiro, which has semi-govern-
mental inspirations at times, charges
that the production of a sack of coffee
does not cost the planters more than
S6 gold, while they are receiving for II
SIS. Multiplying this alleged profit on
one sack by 5000, ,0OO-the number of
sacks in an average crop-shows the
profits of the industry, according to
o Jornal. The new Brazil income tax
law may have something to do also
with the boarding of money by wealthy
planters. The number of Brazilians
who have filed income tax schedules is
surprisingly low.
Evening star., 1925-07-27

tion, the Governor OF Nebraska, his
own brother, was nominated for the
vice presidency. Those who had felt
that Bryan was down and out" as
political factor were surprised by this
proof that there was still a Bryan
twenty-eight years had passed since
he gained his own first nomination,
and sixteen years since his third cam
paign, he still exerted an influence
upon his party.
But the selection of Gov. Bryan at
the instance of his brother William
proved to be a blunder. 1t handicapped
Mr.. Davis from the outset. 1t placed
William Jennings Bryan in d difficult
position. He had denounced Davis at
the convention before the nomination
as representative of capitalism, as
corporation lawyer. With his brother
added to the ticket he became its sup
porter. In this equivocal position he
doubtedly a loss of prestige, and it
may be questioned whether If he had
survived to attend the convention of
1928 he would have exerted any
marked influence there.
In the readjustment in progressiv-
ism in the Northwest Bryan would
hardly have been a factor. He had
removed from that region and had be-
come a citizen of Florida, was, in fact,
an aspirant for the senatorial nomina-
ton in that State. He had ceased to
be a leader of dissentients.
The Bryan Democrats" We're not in
the same category as the La Toilette
Republicans" They always have re-
manned within their party as a group.
Some of them may have become PRO
gressives" i'll a third party relation
during recent years. but once they
passed over into third partyism they
were no longer Bryanites. So it is al
together unlikely that Bryan's death
will cause any shift or change. The
next political convention will be lack
ing one Of the most interesting per-
sonalities in the political arena, but
the problems that now face that party
will be no nearer solution through his
absence.