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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-03-17
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Submitted to The American by the
ellsworth High school Publicity Board.

The boys baSketDalI Team cloSeu
its season Friday night, with hard
fought victory over Bluehill academy
at Bluehill. The game was fast ana
furious at times, but the Bluehlll
team could not break through the
Ellsworth defense. The opponents
Gagged only one field goal, while ELS
worth sank seven. The final score
was Is to 6. The team this year mas
had the most successful season IN the
history of the school, having won
ten of fourteen games played. Inc
success of the team is mainly due TO
the skilled coaching of Prlnclpal
Stone and the leadership OF capt
Moore.
The History club put on the second
lecture Friday afternoon when MES.
Martin Haynes spoke on American
izafion Mrs. Haynes related many
experiences while teacher in the
night schools for the benefit OF Tor
eipners who wished to learn the
English language and American
methods. Mrs. Haynes ADVISED tiig
square deal as the key 10 s"C199'
and also good citizenship.
Thursday evening, March H. rev,
F. \. Baldwin gave an interesting
lecture on '"Tramping Through the
Rockies His talk was Illustrated
by stereopticon slides procured by
himself Mr.. Baldwin obtained over
800 slides of western scenery, put
owing to the lack of time only aboui
100 of the best were shown. Inc
slides were divided into three groups
the first dealing with mountain
scenes and roads, the second with the
Indians of the western feserVatlohS'
and finally he took the audlehce up
Pixies Peak and showed many IN
teresting features OF that hoteo
mountain. This lecture was put on
under the auspices OF the SENIOR
class A social was enjoyed altet
the talk, with music by the hisn
school orchestra. o
Many typewriting awards were
given in assembly TUESDAY iilol ms.
Certificates were awarded ooloy
Foss and Mary Barnes, bronze pm
to Redman Moore, and SILVER pms ~
Evelyn Hoyt, Barbara sargent anu
Helen Chapman. w.
AT assembly TUESDAY hlorhlls' W.
Stone spoke of the necessity lor
more study and fewer failure hotice9,
but said the upbuildlng OF hlsh mora
principles was more important 'han
study Honor, honesty ana depeiioa-
bility should always be 1oremost'
Loss of self respect IS pltlaple
thing, and is always detrlmehlal 10
success in school or after Ire.
The inter-class basketball tourna-
ment started Thursday night OF last
week, when the junior boys ana
girls teams won from the freshman
teams. The boys won, EOS, and the
girls. 1926. Monday night the |
senior boys won from the sophomore
team in a one-sided game. The game
ended with the upper class men in !
the lead, 29-1O. Much competition IS
expected between the second and
third-year teams for second place
The triangle Hebate held between
Ellsworth, Bangor and Newport Will
be held Friday night of this week.
each affirmative team debating on
its home foor The affirmative
team for Ellsworth is Eleanor Carr |
and Ben Whtcomb, with Dorothy |
Wheelden as alternate. The Ellis |
worth negative team which goes to !
Newport, is Redman Moore, Colby |
Evening star., 1926-06-15
TREASURY MEETING
ALL OBLIGATIONS.
New Financing Unnecessary
for First Time Since
World War.

|. For the frst time since the World
War. the Treasury today began meet
ing its obligations at the end OF n
| quarterly period. without the neces.
shy OF new financing.
Payments from foreign countries
Un their war debts and receipts from
income taxes payable today were ex.
pected TO meet the $3.50, 900 900 in
securities maturing.
Final figures will not be obtaipe
for some time from collectors of in.
ternal revenue. but i, is expected an
estimate as TO Uncle Sans present
fiscal status may be available shortly.
The immense turnover involves the
payment by foreign powers of q total
of about $4,000 900, Great Britain
leading with $4,000, 900. This was
expected to be paid through +. p.
Morgan & Co.. Of New York. fiscal
agent for Great Britain. to the Fed
eral Reserve Bank. Others whose
payments are due today include italy
whose payment Of securities TO the
amount of $o,000.000 when the fund
Evening star., 1926-06-15
EIGHT PERSONS ARE HURT
IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Three Injured When Truck and
Street Car Collide-Two Hurt
In Auto Crash.

Eight persons were injured in ,raf.
f1c accidents Yesterday afternoon and
lasi night. injury to three resulting
from collision between o delivery
truck and one-man street car at
Eleventh. and Irving streets. Miss
Cora Franklin, 81 years old 34O6
Thirteenth street. sustained bruises
and Nora Fabrizio, 81 years, A29 Ten
nessee avenue northeast, suffered
snock. Both were passengers on the
street car. James Clements. coIorAd
helper o the truck, sustained bruises
and cuts.
Mrs. Julia Cady. 35 years old. 1880
Evening star., 1926-06-15
SLAYER SOUGHT
Virginia Police Without Clue tc
William Whirley.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BERRYVilLE, Va. June Ia
Strict watch is being kept throughout
this vicinity for william Whirley,
owner OF 3O0.acre farm near here,
who has been AIMED by coroner
jury as The SLAYER Of his farmha nd
Archie Aremel killed Sunday night
from ambush.
4 No clues TO the whereabouts Of
Wblrley have been found since he
disappeared through his wheat fields
Sunday, following the shooting
Sheriff w. w. Smallwood reports.
The quarrel which preceded the
Staying OF the farmland is laid TO
an insult to Mrs. Aremel by Whirley
while the farm owner was complain
ing that Mrs. Aremel's dog was dam
aging his wheat.
Police through the section Of Mar.
tins burg. W. Va. have been asked
10 keep lookout for Whirley.
Evening star., 1926-06-15

ing agreement wasyconciuded here in
Washington was applied, as the first
actual payment OF the day from
abroad: Belgium. Esthonia. Czecho-
slovakia, Finland. Hungary, Lithu'
ania, Poland and Rumania.
No payments were expected from
either France or Jugoslavia, as these
debt funding agreements have not yet
been ratified. Rumor from Paris
recently was TO the effect that France
might pay on June IS some funds
towards its war supplies debt which
will not he due untiI August. bit ON
cials here discredited the report.
Evening star., 1926-06-15

NJ street, and-Ethel Cady. ~ wears.
2912 r. street. received slight injuries
in a collision between two automobiles
last night at Pennsylvania avenue
and Twenty.eishth street.
r., W. Helman. II wears old. 81
Allison street, Suffered broken
cola rbone when his sUtomoblle col
lided with that OF Antonio Andreno
3O.9 Eighth street, at Eighth and
Bucha n8n streets. Alfred Haie%.
colored. 40 years. 30i0 NJ .tfeet fell
from an automobile near Thirty-firs,
and NJ streets and disIocateds shis left
elbow. - =.
Evening star., 1926-06-15
Com missioned in Reserve.

John j. Ma urer, o19 South Carolina
avenue, has been appointed second
lieutenant in the Military Intellis' nee
Department. and John j. MacDona ID
3542 Sixteenth street. q first hs'f nant
in the Medical Corps. both iu the. ise-
serve Corps; of the Army. e ~ II
Evening star., 1926-06-15

pect hes daches now and then.
Get q bottle tonight. &c at
druggists. or send 25c in sta mps
for bottle prepaid. f.ohert y.
Harper Co.. 467 & 81. NV.
Washington, -. &.
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We Trust Our Own Judgment
And Usually It Is WRONG

Mans Judgment which he thinks based on solid UNNEoVE
ABLE FACTS only 81 strong as his intellect which IS
man smokes too much and you advise him to keep the
cigar h his mouth without lighting it he wiz tell you that
there is no satisfaction in THAT.
When you to him that IN the dark he cannot tell
whether he has In his mouth cigar lighted or ungted he Is
surprised But he goes on smoking LIGHTED cigars.
AK the average man. Would you trust your own neryes9
4 you put hand in water would you whether it was
cold or hot and would you be able to swear to it?"
Ninetynine out Of hundred would Yes" Well
Take three bowls Of water as You can comfort
aby stand IT. very cold kewarm Put your left hand
them in for moment Then put both hands IN the luswarm
water The left hand win tel that 1t is cold your right
hard to gauge accurately the value Of testimony IN law
courts hard to judge the value Of evidence given by your
own nerves. AL depends on CONDITIONS
The mind itself Is confused with conflicting currents Of
Mr. Callns quotes the following interesting dilemma
contained In old school book:
"Epaminondas the Cretan, sayst All liars
But Epamnondas the Cretan is man therefore, liars
therefore, what he says is not true and all NOT
but in that Epaminondas spoke the TRUTH and
You could carry on that indefinitely
That which we take for granted absolutely certain and posi-
foolish superstition" Not 80 many years apo one thing was
considered absolutely certain that the earth STOOD STILL
body then the earth was round that it was constantly
turning going around the and that the only SEEMED
TO 60 around the EARTH would have been laughed
fact You would have been lucky something WORSE did
not happen to YOU
for saying things that seemed to contradict the Bible The
Bible says that Joshua made the stand still to make the
day last longer.
That they thought sufficient proof that the sun went
around the earth it hadn't gone around earth Joshua
could not have told it to stand still.
Every child knows now that the earth turns on its axis
while the SEEMS to 60 around All we can do with our
ing for granted and never be too that right that
~ othsr nan. i wropRs'
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What Future Changes In
WashingtOn's Government?

Deyced but voteIess citizens Of Washington are witness
interesting and legislative struggles in the future for
change IN the municipal government Of the District
The Better Government League established to fight for
cv service extensions in the Federal and District Govern
en has put itself record in favor Of abchng the Of
ces Of District Commissioners substituting therefor the
city managership plan Of government.
As opposed to this plan have groups Of citizens who
favor the election Of District Commissioners BY the people,
At the very their choice BY civic bodies As recOmmen
dalton to the President for appointment
We have other groups which demand national suffrage for
the District and the continuation Of the manipulating system
for the Commissioners These groups ask Congress 20 propose
to the States constitutional amendment permitting the cleo
on of Senators and Representatives District These
would recommend appointment Of Commissioners to the
President.
out 81 It al We win have enough agitation and difference
II local opinion to prevent Congress doing anything most
agreeable position for body the great majority Of which
little concerned about District people anyway.
city managersp growing in popular favor in American
es which have long been msmanaged and pundered BY
political rings controlling them trained city manager in
no wise identified with city political bosses acting wholly in
the interests 81 the majority Of the people, useful
official saving money and standing il the way Of crooked adj
Former District Commissioners Brovnow did 50 much good
Is city manager in Knoxville Tenn, that Che political
pndrers finally got rid Of him that they might again take
Colonel Sheriff. who resigned his position h the Army Is be-
city manager Of Cincinnati going to have The
fight Mr. Brownlow Honesty the worst possible thing
porous from crooked handling Of municipal monies They get
away with much money that the bonded debts grow and
tax rates become higher and higher.
Congress knows these conditions well Still many able
there ii dealing with the financial relations 81 The District
and Federal Governments here compare these high tax rates
with those Of Washington evidence that District people do
not pay enough taxes Our reasonable tax rates ere due 70
honest expenditures of public money ii this city
Congress has complete control Of District finances Our
local budget passed upon By the Director Of the Budget We
% @ 0S Ws 1s.r o9 E ,Ts os s e
even we elected our own municipal heads Congress has
TOO thorough control for that
city manager FOR the District would have the
cratic powers he must have il other cities TO make success
and Jet he might apply expert business ideas successfully
that money would be saved taxpayers With rate
mounting, and the city demands growing begin TO
seriously reckon further Of economynot the
economy that viii reard the Cys growth but the economy
that viii make every dollar spent here count . It's utmost
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DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
Nenannnera dlld Public Health

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WgID8 "a peT8 and PIlllIIc q


- III ARTHUR a. REYNOLDS. for many years ChicagoA
health commissioner said the other day that without
the newspapers, making known methods Of public
health protection would be impossible
Public health IS largely matter Of pubic information,
The people know Of facts the better they are
able to take care Of themselves
Newspapers assist IN spreading true information.
Many newspapers carry department. of health q which
they give scientific and reliable advice to the reader
newspapers one Of the mediums Tor the daseina
official information from the city authorities 80 the
people.
As rule frscass newspapers do not publish qnaek ad
vertisemen and ID many newspapers the scrutiny ot their
medical advertisements is quite strc It not the policy
Of any frstlas paper to print anything that Is nexact
Few realize the intimate connection between communal
health and communal information.
Health nowadays largely community affair It's main
problem to get rid Of communicable diseases The
people are informed Of these diseases and Of the and
the way hem the better they armed against
them.
other words, the best method Of preventing and COM
batting disease the TRUTH and not somebody enthusiastic
belief.
The newspaper essentially the agent of the truth It
aims to publish facts and in the widespread dissemination
Of the truth has laid down the best foundation for the
vention Of disease
Copyright ~
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SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

r oNG talking begets short hear.
II ing. Richter.
Think ali you speak. but speak
not all you think. Delaune.
He lives long that lives we'll
Fuller.
IneesEant scribbling IL death to
thought. Carlyle.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Tallyrand.
It Is the mind that maleth good
or i'll,
That maketh wretched or happy,
rich or poor. spencer.
When young we trust ourselves
too much. ana others too nttles
when old.- Cciton.
Nothing except q battle lost can
be half 50 melancholy as q battle
won. ellington.
we cannot always oblige. but we
can always speak obligingly.
--VoLTAIRE.
Little things are great to little
men. Goldsmith.
Method YIN teach you to win
time. Goethe.
There IL no free state where
the laws are not supreme.-~
tkFietntaes
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NOBLE HORSE By Garrett P. serYiss

NlEIE American Museum 81
Natural History. III Central
Park West, New York, has prob.
ably the finest exhibition of the
equine race In existence. The
whole story of this noble and
faithful friend and servant Of
man III told there by mounted
skeletons. models RESERVATIONS.
paintings and statistics from the
beginning Of the race with the
little aeohippus, which ran about
the plains Of Wyoming and New
Mexico on It's delicate four-toed
and three-toed feet. perhaps a mil.
lion years or more ago. in those
morning times Of the world which
geoiogists, touched with poetry
and Greek. call EOcene esdawn Of
the new'9. up to some 0f the
most famous OF lately deceased
stations. race horses, draught
horses and ponies. Illustrating the
equine elite OF this automobile
age.
After the Eohippus came the
Neohipparion, which had but
three toes. and the Pliohippus.
the first Of the one-tOed horses.
IT il another service that the
horse has unselfishly. IL uncon.
scfously. rendered to his master
that throughout his long history
In geological time he so chose
his environment and way Of life
that nature was able easily to
preserve his remains through the
changing scenes Of his advancing
development. 50 that now. when
his splendid career Is apparently
drawing near its curfew hour. he
presents the most complete body
OF testimony that exists in sup.
port Of the great doctrine OF
organic evolution.
Treat In History
Il IL deeply satisfying to see
the proof that this evolution Of
what may be regarded as the no.
blest animal below the head Of
the primates took place on Amer.
tcan soil The horse furnishes
the finest chapter in the pre-.
history Of our country. BY some
strange revolution the original
line Of the horse in America
seems to have become extinct.
The earliest civilizations in the
western world had to grow up
without the advantage Of the
companionship of man and horse.
When the first white man came
hither the Indians had no knowl.
edge of horses, though after
wards the western plains became
covered with wild horses descend
ed from the chargers OF the
Spanish cavaliers.
In exhibition one finds the
mounted skeletons OF famous
horses whose human acquaint-
ance numbered hundreds OF thou
sands during their life--such as
the racer, "Sysonby"; the Arab
ian stallion, Miner; the trotter,
Lee Axworthy"; the Shetland
pony. Highland Chief" and 9TH
ers. Looking at the whole ex-
hibition, ones mind runs back to
the famous horses Of history,
and to ones own early recoiIec.
tions of intimate association with
favorite members OF this splendid
race, mans contemporaries on
the earth. He who, born in the
country, has no memories Of this
kind, certainly missed a very
great source Of happiness in his
earlier life,
HonOred In Art
How splendidly, too, the horse
stands forth in the history OF the
nations. How closely he Is asso.
ciated with the great human per.
sonalities of all times. Sculptors
have found no equally suitable
l. conpaaion4 elAk - st o&fI the.
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SA YIlGS OF
MRS. ONION
BY Helen Rowland
HERE ARE GENTLEMEN

HERE ARE GENTLEMEN
yIERILY. my Daughter man
ners ARE extinct and ) s.gIaceI
polish'' - a. passs - romantic
love.
StiIl, BY many signs caast thou
know 4 gentleman from bOor.
For, 3 man may be seif-nlade:
but the Lord Inaketh q Gentleman
in moments OF artistic inspiration.
Behold : Blob Is fun of mush4
mess and public petting. He
vaunteth his tenderness before the
Rapers and the gossips. He
playeth to the gallery and de.
Mghteth to BE- called "aheik."
But, q Gentleman ecorneth TO
make woman conspicuous. And,
though he be q caveman in his
wooing. yet. before the multitude.
he Is full OF Difference and dis.
erection. and eeeketh not to adyer-
tise his sentimental prowess.
Lo. when q Gentleman seekefh
. damsel's kisses. he twentieth =
reason" therefore ana q prop for
her pride.
But q Boor saith. eco to, why
be 'fussy'? For. doth not every
damsel delight to be petted? And
IL not q kiss its own reward?"
He Is SO sure OF himself!
A GentlennaIlse lovemaking Is
convincing for, II eontaineth
at least olle.hale.of.oae-per-cent
LOVE. And. while his arms are
about one dalnsei. Il Is as * no
other damsel existed for him.
But. a Blob keepeth 1 string TO
his sentiment. and dealsth out his
caresses az premiums. He causeth
g damsel to feel that she Is only
"one OF . crowd.
When two or more women are
present. q Gentleman saoweth no
discrimination between them.
And. Il the Beauty must be lifted
into the canoe. the Chrome. like
wise. il carried In his arms, and
with the same tenderness.
But, the Goof conffnAth Al bis
''cllivalry' to the Darnsel-of-th
moment; and the others are treat.
ed az "also.rans. I"
A Gentleman speaketh not the
name Of any woman. where the
Stays are gathered together: but
the mouth Of the Fool IL full OF
boastinga. and he covereth HIM
self with medals.
A Gentleman renembereth
woman's vanity. to guard it tend
erly. Sooner would ne lose
game OF golf than shatter her
pride.
but q Goof prizeth his OWN
vanity above all things. and
permitteth no woman to think
herself TOO important to him.
Verify. verify. q Gentleman
ahiueth among sheilss and cut
UPS az q star actor In q company
Of amateurs.
But q Blob II always q Blob!
H&x@ASxxs
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How splendidly, too, the horse
stands forth in the history OF the
nations. How closely he il asso.
ciated with the great human per.
sonalities of all times. Sculptors
have found no equally suitable
coEanaaton. Gaaak -, st o8fl the.
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sBucephaIus. over whose grave
his mournful master built : come
nnemorative city, ana many ana
many another equine hero almost
as dear as hts rider To some proud
nations heart.
Remember the story Of the In.
di&n chief sBIackbird, who was.
buried IN the heart Of q lofty
bluff On the bank of the Miseis.
aippi River, mounted III death a.
ii life On the back 81 his favorite
horse.
But those who perhaps besk
know the horse are they who
have ted him, ana lived with him,
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The poor are only they who
feel poor.Emerson.
No man 81 free who cannot
command himself. Epictetus.
You can do more than strike
while the iron II hot: you can
make the iron hot BY striking
Cotton.
A lie which IL half . truth Is
ever the blacklist of lies. Tenhy-
son.
He who lives wen Is the best
preacher. Cervantes.
A wise man win make more
opportunities than he win find
Bacon.
he that would eat The kernel
must crack the nut. -Piautua.
No man 10 mere created than
the selfish man. Beecher.
He hears but half who hears
but one side only eschylus.
In conversation humcr IL more
than wit. easiness more than
KNOWLEDGE. Temple.
Little minds are hurt by litfle
things: great minds rise above
them. ~-La Rochefoucaul0.
How soon snot now becomes
7Je~Nesse zeSeet3
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form ana bearing of great ~.
tionaI heroes 70 Be honored
with an equestrian statue Is about
the highest monumental tribute
that art has been able to beatoW
upon the leaders OF men.
Famous cities and capitals have
valued such statues of horse ana
man as high as their reputation.
Consider Venice, with Its ssCoI.
leoni, ana Padua, with itS '.Gat-
tameIata." How does 3 statue Of
Washington look without his
horee9 Remember NapOleon's
white horse, whose skeleton Il
stilI honored, and Alexandsr's
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BY ELSIE ROBINSON

any other Job as I give to the
job of being your wife and run.
ming your homo, I'd get the
salary Of q high paid executive.
At least $3.50 a month. But what
do get for myself out Of this?
Not q cent"
But look here, Madge. Don't
talk foolish. You know perfectly
well / only get 5000 a month my.
self, with maybe q few dollars
extra for commissions. Will you
tell me how I'm going to pay You
a salary and pay all the bills be.
sides?"
But Madge isn't daunted BY
such mere commercial data. It's
the principle Of the thing that's
riling her. Maybe he can't gtve
something. Talk about the won.
derfuI lives American women lead
why. they're nothing but slaves.
Just slaves.
They might az well be some Of
those European peasant wohlsn
we hear about. Russians or Bel
gians or omethtnK-'who pillow
fields and cut trees-reguIar
cattle. After all. that's just
about what wives are In any
country. cattle. At which point
Madge becomes so sorry for her
self that she almost phones her
lawyer to start divorce proceed.
ings.
While MadRe Il clamoring for
wages for wives. another wife
speaks her mind on the subject.
Not an American wtfe-one OF
those supposedly abused Russians.
She. too. IL without wages for
her domestic service But does
she want them? Wb'll say she
doesn't. She tells WHY not In the
April II issue of The Nation,
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