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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-06-03
Little Deer Isle.

Many friends here were saddened
by the death, on May 26, at Sum
shine of Rufus S. Black, ST., at the
age of ninety-two years, five months.
He was born in Deer Isle December
90, 1882, and sixty-one years ago he
married Mary Anna (Richardson)
Black, who died two years ago. He
was baptized in 1895 by J. c. Foss, in
the reorganized church Of Latter Day
Saints Mr.. Black served two years
and two months in the Civil war, and
belonged to Norwood post, G. A. r..
He leaves one son, five daughters,
twenty-five grandchildren and
twenty-nine greatgrandchildre
The body was brought here for
burial. Elder Rich of Stonington Of
ficiated at the funeral.
The four schools here gave a con-
cert on Memorial day. There were
forty boys and girls in the entertain
ment, which was great success.
The concert was followed by a
memorial sermon by Elder Rich OF
Stonington.
Mrs. John Eaton, who has been
i'll several years, has gone to the
Knox County hospital.
Samuel Eaton and son are at
home.
Mrs. Frank B. Eaton and daugh-
ter, of Camden, were here ovel
Memorial day. She was accompanied
home by her mother, Mrs. Charles
Eaton.
Miss Gladys Eaton was here from
Sedgwick over Memorial day.
Mrs. Hattie Rhodes of Rockpor
was in town one day last week, called
by the death of her father, R. E
Black, ST.
Mrs. Percy Eaton, who spent last
week in Camden with her husband
has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sewall are
receiving congratulations on. the
birth of son, Cecil Ernest, born
May 80.
June 1, r.
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NORTH ELLSWORTH.

Mrs. r. A. Clifford came home
Tuesday morning from Indian
Orchard, Mass, where she was called
bv the death of her mother.
Mrs. Inez Smith has returned from
few weeks stay at Indian River.
Miss Hilda Lakin is working for
Mrs. ]. H. Macomber at the jail
house.
Olin Richardson and wife, OF South
Orrin eton, were weekend guests OF
Mrs, Richardson's aunt, Mrs. a. w.
Mason.
Freeman Cousins, wife and son
Rodney, with their aunt, Mrs. Jane
Houston, of Kennebunk, came TO
spend Memorial day with MIS-
Cousins family here, returning Mon
day.
Mrs. Annie Thomas Nagle, OF Dor
chester, Mass, was calling on ola
friends here last week. Mrs. Maggie
spent her childhood on the farm
here, now owned by Arthur Mason
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will play Friday afternoon and eve


ming.
Mayor Hodgkins has consented to
act as chairman of the local COM
mittee in the drive for the American
Legion endowment fund for disabled
veterans and orphans of veterans.
| This is a matter entirely apart from
| the government aid for veterans-a
| matter the American Legion itself is
sponsoring, avoiding the delay of
government red tape and giving the
aid directly where and when it is
needed. 1t is a countrywide move
ment. Ellsworth's quota is $532.1O,
and it is hoped to raise this prompt
| ly. Mayor Hodgkins will appoint
soliciting committees, and personal
solicitation will be made. Contribu-
tions to the fund may be sent to
either of the Ellsworth banks-the
Union Trust Co. or the Liberty Ma
tional Bank-and checks may be
made payable to either of the banks,
but of course should be accompanied
by statement showing what the
check is for. The campaign will
open tomorrow.
Memorial day was observed in
dignified manner. The arrangements
were in charge Of Frank E. Whit
more post, American Legion, with
members of the G. A. R., which con-
Quoted the exercises for so many
wears, as guests of honor for the day.
1t seems but year or two ago that
the Grand Army veterans turned out
thirty to fifty strong for the OBJ
servance of Memorial day; last Sat
urday there were only four able to
be in the line-A. w. Curtis, James
Farrell, Roscoe Taylor and Nathaniel
Garland. In the forenoon, details
from Whitmore post decorated the
graves of veterans. Early in the
afternoon, the members of the post
assembled at headquarters, and
marched to the soldiers monument
on Bridge Hill, where brief services
were held. The line was reformed,
and marched to Hancock hall, where
Justice l.. B. Deasy delivered the
address of the day-one of the most
eloquent and inspiring ever heard IN
Ellsworth on similar occasion.
The new owners of the Dirigo |
picture theatre, the Dirigo Amuse-
ment Co., assumed management
Monday. The officers of the COM
pany are. G. l.. Morang, president;
Harold A. Robinson, treasurer and !
manager, and Llewellyn G. Fortier,
clerk. There will be no change in |
the operating organization at the
theatre. Mrs Shea will remain at
the ticket booth, Hugh Campbell as |
operator and Eugene A. LaViolette |
as orgapist. The new management |
promises to maintain the high stand
ard of pictures at this theatre, and |
invites criticism and suggestions |
from patrons. Advance bookings |
insure to picture lovers of Ellsworth |
and vicinity some rare treats during
the summer Next weeks program /
includes Rin-Tin-Tin, the wonder
dog, in "The Lighthouse BY the Sea-
on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
The company is making some i'm
provments about the theatre, clear
ing up the small plot adjoining it on
State street, grading and planting
shrubbery, to give it a park like
effect-a bright spot in the business
section of Ellsworth.
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West GOuldSbOrO,


Mrs, Florence Young of Ellsworth
recently visited her brother, Allen S.
Kingsley.
John Emery of Lynn, Mass, spent
a few days recently with E. K. Bun
ker.
Mrs. Nettie Begen remains very
| low at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Torrey.
| Rev. o. j. Guptill, Seacoast mis-
| sionary, delivered helpful and in
| teresting sermon at the Union church
Sunday morning. All hope to have
| the privilege of hearing him again
soon.
| Miss Elsie Ashe and Miss Ethel
Robinson of Bangor spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry T.
Ashe.
Capt. and Mrs Byron P. Bunker
| motored to Jonesport one day last
| week.
q Henry G. Wood, son of Fletcher T.
Wood, has just been awarded one OF
the coveted William Bayard Cutting
travelling fellowships by Columbia
university. He will go to France in
August ITO study administrative
law. Mrs. Wood will accompany
him.
Mrs. Lizzie Dahlgren and Mrs.
Alice Farrin, who are employed at
Taylor's point, spent the weekend
at their homes in Ashville.
Mrs. Alice Young and Mrs. Mary
Bunker are putting the Bradley cot
tage in readiness for the season, un-
der the supervision of Mrs. Etta
Chick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Sargent of
Ellsworth Falls spent the weekend
with Epps H. Sargent.
Mrs. Allen S. Kingsley, who has
been i'll in bed for a long time, was
able on Sunday to be out for few
moments in wheel chair
j. B. Clark of Milo called on
friends here Saturday, on his way to
his old home in Steuben.
Mrs Beatrice Dow and daughter
Cherry, of Monson, were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward X.
Bunker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil E. Walker and
two children, of North Hancock, Mr..
and Mrs. John Young and three chill
dren, of Ashville, and Mrs. Charles
IL NSlIH VI toCh dlhhCi
Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Melvin Young.
Mrs John M. Hart is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. A. Stanley eating, in
Bangor.
Mrs. Mary Young, who visited
relatives in Birch Harbor last week,
returned to her duties at Mrs. E. S.
Shaw's, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Gardner
of Calais were weekend guests of
Mrs. Nellie l. w. Wooster at
"Silver Birches.''
June /. l..
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c. NJ. Colt and family of Ellsworth
spent the weekend at David Will
bur's camp.
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Googins nave
gone to Bar Harbor for the summer.
Atwood Merchant and family, who
recently returned from New York,
will live in the Oscar Googins house
this summer
Everett Jellison, owner of the Mo-
lasses Pond house, is making i'm
provements on the buildings and
grounds.
Mrs. Bertha Butler, who is i'll, is
now improving.
Miss Lillian Wilbur visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Maude Wilbur, last week.
June |. G. E. NJ.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS
Continued from page -

ter of replacing train service with
large motor buses on several OF its
branches. The first bus line to be
operated, it is expected, will be from
Ellsworth to Bar HarbOr and Mt.
Desert island towns, but official an
nouncement of the proposed change
Lhas not yet been made.
Y Mayor Hodgkins has received a
letter from his son Norris, saying
that he would sail from Canton,
China, on May 13, for visit home.
He will come by way of the Suez
canal and England, and expects to
be in Ellsworth in July. Norris has
been located in China for the In
ternational Banking Corporation Of
New York for the past five years,
and this will be his first visit home.
Ellsworth branch, w. C. T. u, will
hold it's regular meeting with Miss
M. E. Holmes next Tuesday evening.
At this session, reports from the
county convention at East Bluehill
will be given, INCLUDING memorial
service for Ellsworth's departed
members, State literature, member
ship reports of county work and
State papers, hospitality of enter
tanning union, invitation for next an
nual convention.
The ladies' aid society of the Tren
ton church has resumed activity, and
is planning Improvements in the
church. Tuesday of next week, for
the first time in years, the society
will conduct sale and supper at
Evergreen hall, and are hoping for
liberal patronage by Ellsworth
friends. The sale will take place
afternoon and evening. Supper will
be served from to 8 o'clock-and
it will be a real supper.
Further particulars of the drown
ing of Leslie X. Murch, an Ellsworth
boy, at Norfolk, Va, on May IT,
have been received. The young man
tripped over holding line of coal
steamer lying at wharf in Norfolk,
and plunged into the water, striking
the piling in his fall. When the body
was recovered, it was found that he
was badly bruised about the head.
The young man was on his second
trip on the coal steamship Anthony
O'Boyle, from Portland, Me. His
father, George w. Murch of Kittery,
went to Norfolk and accompanied
the body to Ellsworth, where SER
vices were held at the Murch bury
ing ground at Bayside. Leslie was
twenty-five years of age. Besides his
father, he leaves a mother and a
brother, residing at Washington
Junction, and one sister, Mrs. Albert
Stoodley, of Santa Cruz, Cal.
There was a large congregation at
Hancock hall Sunday evening, a
union service, when Rev. A. I.
Bradstreet, pastor of the Methodist
church, delivered the baccalaureate
sermon to the graduating class Of
the high school 1t was an inspiring
address. This was the opening event
of commencement week. This after
noon the high school baseball team
will clash with team composed of
alumni of the school, at Wyman
Park Tomorrow forenoon, at the
high school auditorium, the class day
exercises will he held Thursday
evening, the class play, Wanted,
Chaperone,' will be presented at
Hancock hall. The regular gradu-
alton exercises will take place at
Hancock hall Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock The weeks program will
close with the commencement ball
Friday evening. Fogg's orchestra
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West Eden.

Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass Knowles of
Lynn, Mass, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Knowles mother, Mrs.
Leila Trip, who was at home from
Machias for a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice King and
infant daughter, of Orrington Cen
ter are visiting Mrs. Kings parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. l.. Leighton.
Quite lot of work has been done
in Mt. View cemetery the past week,
adding much to it's attractiveness.
Last Thursday, fine chicken sup
per was served by the sisters of the
grange to the brothers, who won in
the recent contest.
June l. w.
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Hail Quarry.

Among those away over Memorial
dav were Archie Gamble, John Kelly,
Ernest Johnson and wife, William
Richardson, wife and daughter Lulu.
Francis Chalmers has moved MS
family from Southwest Harbor, into
Bloodhound cottage
Those having new cars the past
week are George Young, Clifford
Robinson, Eddie Mills and Howard
Merchant.
Christopher Reed of Milford, a
former resident of this place, with
his family, visited relatives and
friends over Saturday and Sunday.
They were heartily welcomed.
LYLE Reed and wife spent the
weekend with Mrs. Reeds parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Colt, on Gott S
Island.
Mrs. Lottie Perkins has employ
ment at Northeast Harbor.
Inne Betty"
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Worth Trying, Anyway

There is no preservative and anti
septic, nothing that keeps ones heart
young like sympathy, like giving ones
self with enthusiasm to some worthy
thing or cause.-John Burroughs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-06-03
West SulI.y.

Mrs. Julia Greene, who is i'll, is
improving.
Frank Trundy, with a friend, OF
Brewer. spent the week END with his
father. B. w. Trundy.
Mrs. l.. p. Saunders of Bucksport
was called here last week by the III
ness of her mother.
June l. L.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-11-13
Value of Union Label
Impressed on Germans

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE dele
cation of German trade unionists who
are visiting the United States are i'm
pressed with the union label and its
power
The German unions have no label
The visitors expressed the belief that
this agitation VIII belsifectiye In tho
country.
Several of the Geimans called on
the A. +. of l.. uniph label trades de
partment and were given literature
and information on the formation and
methods of the department by Sec
retary-T Treasurer Morrison.
Anton Erkelenz of Dusseldorf, un-
ion machinist and member of the
German reischstag, who is touring
this country, is also enthusiastic over
the union label.
1--WE have the Socialist, the neutral
and the Catholic trade unions in our
country" he said. eve disagree on
some things, but on this We can unite.
can see that it means more than or
ganizing our purchasing power. Agita-
tion for the union label must include
the story of injustice to labor"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-11-13
Labor Stands Ready 10
Aid Industry. Indiana
Building Trades Are Told

By International Labor News Service.
indianapolis. Ind. Nov. Labor
stands ready To aid industry, Vas the
keynote of an address made by
Charles ". Kern of the Building
Trades Council Of Indianapolis, tn At
tendance at the third annual confer
ence of Indiana Craftsmen, Architects,
Contractors and Enginoers, held at
Lafayette.
The workman through his repre-
sentatives aud individually stands
ready to lend whatever help he can ta
the end that industrial controversy
shall he minimEed, Nh. Kern said,
"and that complete understanding and
cooperation and mutuality of intcres,
in the management and conduct of the
business construction OF industry shall
prevail
The speakers topic was "Goopeta'
ton in the Building Industry and he
took occasion 10 outline lahof's stand
In the matter Of constructive work,
More than 200 men, representing al
phases of the building industry wet,
In the conference ana presented theil
views on various matters connected
with the building industry In the state
with the thought uppefmost OF seek
ing betterments that would ensure Tia
industry keeping up lte progress.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-11-13
Federal Trade Commission Split Reflects
Struggle Between Business and Democracy
Trade Board Sees No
Bread Trust: Plan For
Super Combine Goes On

| Washington, Nov. 1.-THE people
are excited over the S40o 00l,0ot
bread trust, says the federal trade
commission. One of the eommissien's
attorneys examined officers of the
three corporations alleged 10 be IN
volved and he denies that the General
| Baking company. the Ward Baking
corporation. the Continental Baking
corporation and possibly the South
ern Baking corporation had been ot
were to be merged or consolidated into
a 500 ,000.o 900 corporation 10 be known
as the General Baking corporation"
The federal trade commission says
"there is no truth in the press re-
pettS.' II finds, however. that Mr..
Mard--aeting as an individdal--haS
offered To take over the General Bak-
/ ing company.
This is the usual procedure in trusti-
| fieation, and the commission says the
consummation Of Mr.. Wards plan
"seems quite probable, according to
present indications"
4 Maryland corporation is organ
lied TO act as a holding company for
this stock. When public agitation dies
down il can quietly take over the 9TH
er corporations ,and the super bread
trust will be complete, as per predic-
tons.
Stock in the General Baking COM
pany sold for 81 u share In 1916.
Stock dividends have increased this
stock six for one
At the Atlantic City convention Of
the A. +. of l.. the bread merger was
condemned, and former declarations
against the auti-union Ward concern
were affirmed The convention de-
clared that these combinations have
been engaged on the one hand in fight
ing union labor and on the other of
attempting to keep the price of bread
uni to wartime levels; that even dur
ing the periods of greatest depression
in agriculture, when the farmer was
compelled to sell his wheat and other
grain at a loss, they have maintained
wartime prices for their finished prod
uctS.
"rhese profits are in great measure
concealed by the formation of new
companies and the issuance of large
volumes of stock with no basis behind
it than hope of ability to continue this
| extortion.
ability to arbitrarily fix the price
of bread is ability to say how much
and when men may eat. 1t is a vio'
lation of the common law and the law
n6 self-defense, that IL permitted to y,
unchecked must be menace to all.
The convention instructed the eX'
Executive council to urge congress lC
investigate the proposed trust, and
that in advance of the meeting of con-
gress the president be asked TO pre-
vent the formation until such time as
congress may act.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-11-13
Government In Last Fight
To Press Bribery Charges
In Teapot Dome Scandal

Rx International Labor News Service.
Washington, y. c, Nev. ll--Special
Government lawyers ate making their
last effort 10 bring TIE Teapot Dome
scandal back into court. Attorneys
pemerene and Roberts have gone into
the District Court Of Appeals here %
secure reversal Of the ruling ef Chief
Justice Mccoy who qaashet the in
dietments ON criminal charges involv-
ing Harry Sinclair. Albert h. Fall,
Edward f. Doheny and Edward F.
Doheny, Jr,
Since the original indictments we've
ordered ouashed by Mccoy new indict-
ments have been secured charging
conspiracy. but il is impossible 10
secure new indictments on the bribery
counts. If the Government loses "a
the present appeal, then the defend-
ants will be entirely free fiOm danger
of prosecution on charges Of bribery
This is the Gevernments last stand
on the bribery charges.
II is the bribery eharges in which
the famous black bar figures and in
which the charges We're made that Fall
was given 100000 hy Deheuy junior
Fall leasedl the Elk Hills oil reserve
10 the Doheny's while Sinclair got the
famous Teapot Dome lease.
International Labor News Service
was the first to call public attention
70 the scandal
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-11-13
Prominent Speakers at
Group Meetings of
Local Methodists

Local Methodists are TO have the
privilege of hearing leaders of national
reputation in series of all-day group
meetings planned To reach every
church in the Champa aiRn-Dnnville
District by District Superintendent
DR. A. X. Byfns. The places and
dates of meetings are as follows.
urbana, Nov. %; Paxton, Nov. "a
Danville, st. James Church, Nov. 20,
Potomo, Nov. 30. Among the speaker
are the Rev. c. T.. Vermilya, Secretary
Of the Home Missions Council, New
York City; the Rev Alexander Cor
son, Pastor of the Centenary
mace Church, Camden, New jersey;
the Rev. +. l.. Mills. Editor Of the
Pacific Christian Advocate, Portland,
Oregon; also the Rev. G. l.. Lash, the
Rev. o. II. Meyers, the Rev. {. II.
Young, the Rev. S. T.. DiIlanon, the
Rev. A. II. Flagg, and others from the
local field. These meetings have been
arranged 10 follow the Annual Meet
ing of the Board Of Home Missions
and Church Extension Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church which Tor the
first time in it. history IL being held
in indianapolis and the dates Of which
are November 1922. Sessions Of the
group meetings will be held at 9;do
a. m, p. m, and 7 p. m, with Il
fellowship supper at 6 p. m. Popular
addresses will be given each evening
to which the public Is invited. All
meetings are open, but it is expected
that every organization in each local
church will be represented by official
ly appointed delegates at the nearest
proup meeting
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-11-13
Former Muckraker
Defends 12-HOur Day

New York, Nov. lit is easy 10
convince those who want to be con-
vineed.
Take the case of Ida NJ. Tarbell, for
instance. Her 355-page biography OF
Judge Gary, head of the steel trust
gowingly depicts this wondrous man
Who wanted to place workers on the
elght-hour day, but they insisted on
the l2-hour system which was the rule
before the steel trust was organized
The Judge feared a strike, so he re-
Trained from enforcing his humane
desire.
To support this claim, Miss Tarbell
quotes a steel worker, whose name and
record for truthfulness Is, unfortu-
nately, overlooked by the enthusiastic
blographer.
Miss Tarbell makes no reference 10
Judge Gary's refusal to concede the
eight-hour day six years ago untIl
forced to do so by a public opinion
that was created through the steel
workers nationwide strike She APP
proves Gary's refusal to meet repre-
sentatives of his employees at tha'
time. He said he believed in the anti
union shop.
The biography Is temperate in tone
IN contrast to Miss Tarbell's the ne
history of Standard OIL written ~
years ago in the most artistic muck,
Iaking styl. At that time she palnteG
John D. Dockefeller, Sr, and his OF
associates in murky colors.