Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-01-14

Mark c. Devereux of North Cas-
tine has just sent in renewal OF his
subscription to The American for
the fifty-frst consecutive year. In
all that time the paper has been go
ing in his own name and to the same
address, North Castine. 1t is a re-
markable record.
Hancock county friends of Ray
,nond Fellows, and there are many
congratulate him upon his election as
Encouragement. Mr.. Fellows is
former Bucksport boy, a son OF the
7tate Oscar F. Fellows, and while MS
office "shingle" is hung out at Ban
COR. he still has large practice IN
Hancock county and is present at
practically every term of court here.
Ex,Sheriff Forrest o. Silsby OF
Amherst has been appointed State
game warden, in place of ]. H. Ma
comber, who resigned to become
sheriff of the county. Mr.. Silsby's
wide acquaintance in the county, MS
knowledge of criminal processes
and his interest in the fish and game
resources of the State, should make
him q valuable officer in this depart
ment,
= Government operation OF muscle
choaIs was disapproved Thursday by
,ha Senate, 4S to 81, but the whole
ruasttnn Of final disposition OF the
rreat power and nitrate plant was
LETT In the air. The vote came on the
nneatlon of substituting the onoer-
wood leasing bill for the Norris gov
eminent operation plan. The enect
of the vote was to kill the No n.,n
measure, but the Underwood OIL o'.a
ia before the Senate ana open W
amendment.
The first anti-prinlary bill was IN
trodneed in the Senate at Augusta
Yesterday. 1t provides for return
~ the convention system, but pro-
videe also that candidates de1eateo
in convention may appeal to the
urinary by petition bearing sigma
tyre. Of IS per cent. OF the last vote
for governor in the district in wnlch
ne+itioner desires to be candidate
This rs the purest kind OF punk
sap to catch unwary friends OF the
urinary. Other anti-prlmary Dlils
will doubtless be introduced before
the session is much older, and an at
temnt will be made to confuse the ls-
sne. which should be kept clearly pc
fore the yoters-the convention OF
the bosses, or the primary OF the
people.
Governor Brewster's inugural ad-
dress is a comprehensive review OF
matters of State that demand or
should receive attention. His attitude
10 that of a leader with his ear to the
ground, dedicated to the publc ser
vice and amenable to the will OF the
majority; it is decidedly not that OF a
dictator. He emphasized his bellel
that the policy of forty-year bonds
for ten-year State highways should
change to the pay-as-we-go policy
that party government Loyalty sup,
ported is preferable to blocs and
negation, that the people should pass
on the question of Withholding secta
lian aid to schools, and that on the
development of Maine rests the ques
tion of tightening the tax burden
whereby more people and more
property may share taxation. He
favors improvement, not repeal Of the
direct primary. On his subject, a!
well as on his remarks regarding
State-aid to sectarian schools, we
quote him elsewhere in this issue.
Congressman John E. Nelson Is
taking an active interest in the mat,
ter Of the proposed revised freight
rates applying between New England
territory and the West, and especially
in the proposed additional rates east
Of Brunswick, which lay a double
burden on the shippers of eastern