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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
CHAMP CLARK'S PROP o S 1.
TON.

The proposition of Representative
Champ Clark Of Missouri. in his able
tariff speech, recently says the Phila-
delpha Rsc0Jd. is so reasonable that the
Republican majority cannot reject it
without betraving once more their un-
willingness to relieve the people of the
most iutolerable burden Of the protect
i've system As the official leader of the
minority he promises that if the WAYS
and Means Committee will bring in an
exclusive bill to abate the iniquities of
the schedule of wool and woolens it will
receive the vote Of every Democrat in
the House. This alone would warrant
A prolongaton Of the session of Con.
gress until next August il necessary. Re-
publican members OF Congress who are
SO impatient 10 hasten home to mend
their dilApidated political fences. would
find nothing so well calculated for this
purpose as the adoption of Representa-
tive Clark's proposition. They would
thereby give an earnest OF their good
intentions, and from a mere party point
of view. they would wreSt a formidable
weapon from their political opponents, to
say nothing OF the great boon that they
would thus confer upon the millions
of the American people.
For their encouragement President
Taft has said that the schedule of wool
ems is an iniqujty, and that It's reform in
the extra session was prevented only by
4 formidable combination of mauufaCt-
urers and sheep growers. To reject the
equitable proposition of Mr.. Clark is to
confess i'm effect. then. that the Republ-
can majority in the House is still under
the thrdll OF this rapaciOus combination.
Il is to confess that there is no hope of
relieving the people of the brutal taxa
ton of their wooden clothing, ilannels and
blankets in this Congress; for IN the
short session the Senatorial attorneys OF
the sheep-groWins syndiCates of the
Rocky Mountains would talk the propo-
siion to death, even if a majority of the
Senate were in its favor Acceptance OF
the offer of Representative Clark would
not only remove at once grave subject
of controversy in the coming elections for
Congress, but ii would afford a substan-
tial guarantee of further reforms of tariff
iniquites and abuses though the Repub-
licans should retain a majority in the
{ House.
Rejection on the other hand, means
that there is no prospect OF relieving
the people from the barbarities of the
schedules of woolens for three years to
come. while their clothing will become
scarcer and dearer and 'shoddier" in the
expressive language of the distinguished
/ member from Missouri. Above all the
refusal to listen to his proposition will
unerringly point out to the voters of the
country what members of the present
CONGRESS should be left at home next
November for the country's good.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

The Worlds Sunday School Conven-
ton raised $4,000 to carry on the inter-
national work.
Peru and Ecuador have agreed to
accept Secretary KnoX's plan to arbi
trate their differences.
The Southern Methodist Conference
legalized the Vanderbilt University
Board of Trustees.
Isaac c. Wyman. of Salem, Mass,
left the whole of his SO. 900 600 estate to
the Graduate School Of Princeton.
Pay Director T. J. Cowles, now sta
toned at the Naval Academy, is slated
for Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and
Accounts.
The Democrats of the First Congress
sional District of Virginia, for the ninth
time gave the nomination for Congress
to w. A. Jones without opposition.
Representative l. Harry Covington, of
Maryland. in a vigorous speech attacked
Attorney General Wickersham for the
sale of public lands to the Sugar Trust.
President Taft has his eyes on the
Tennessee situation, and is said to favor
a coalition of the Republicans and the
Independents.
An absent-minded woman left jewelry
worth 500, 900 in box on a telegraph
office counter in New York and recov-
cred the valuabies.
A monument TO Samuel Spencer first
| President of the Southern Railway,
erected by the employees. was unveiled al
F. Atlanta, Ga.
James A. Patten is said to have taken
an order TO ship to Europe $4,000 bales
of cotton, the largest individual con-
tract ever closed.
The main tent of the Barnum and
Bailey circus burned at Schenectady, New
York, and IS, 600 people marched coolly
out.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
MARYLAND NEWS.

Roger B. Irwin, newly appointed road
engineer for Cecil county, died at Elkton.
A dozen graduates were given diplomas
at the Westminster High School.
A severe storm in Hartford county
caused heavy loss TO crops, roads, etc.
Louis and Temple Alternately, riding
1000 miles TO greet Roosevelt, arrived in
Cumberland.
The election of DR.. Theodore A. K.
hummelshine, to the City Council of
Cumberland will not be contested.
Republican primaries were held in
Prince Georges and all the delegates are
for Thomas Parran for Congress.
A gold watch and chain were stolen
from Mrs. Isabelle 7. Bagley, of the
Tome School for Boys.
The torpedo boat Sommers disabled
her propeller by backing into sunken
log in the harbor of ST. Michaels
Joseph Yearsley, 90 years old. of Cherry
Hill, Cecil county, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head
Claude Freeman, I2-year-old son of
William Freeman. of Annapolis, was
drowned in College Creek.
The Maryland castles, knights of the
Golden Eagle, are in annual session at
Cumberland.
Judge Jones gave negro in Snow Hill
10 years in the penitentiary for attempted
assault.
The twenty-fourth annual Lutheran re-
union will be held at Pen-Mar on Thurs
day, July 81.
Vernon Dorsey and lanes Waters ne
groes, two of the four prisoners who
escaped from the Jail at Westminster,
were captured by Sheriff kemper.
Nelson Burkolder was killed at Garrett
Station by a train, while his wife, who
was sitting in a carriage nearby, saw him
go to his death
Sydney E. Mudd sent message to the
Charles County Republican Convention,
requesting that body to support Thomas
Parran for Congress. The request was
complied with.
The n. & G.. Taylor Company, OF
Philadelphia, tinplate manufacturers, has
purchased the plants of the Maryland
Tinplate COMPANY and the Maryland
Steel Company of Cumberland.
Samuel w. Brooks, who had been the
executive messenger tor over so years,
and who had served under I6 governors,
died at the home of his son at Eastport. a
suburb of Annapolis, aged nearly eighty
years.
About so workmen, mostly Italians and
negro laborers employed at the Baker
quarries, near Bunker Hill, struck for rs
cents an hour for loading trucks and
stopped work. They were receiving I6
cents per hour.
w. W. Abel has declined appointment
to the Public Service Commission Gov.
ernor Crothers is expected within the
next few days to announce his selection
of the third commissioner, which will
complete the board.
State Bank Commissioner Downes has
announced that the commission demand
for reports under the new State law will
be made at the same time the Federal
government makes the same demand
from national banks. Five reports must
be made annually by the State banks,
just as national banks must make five
reDOrtS
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
The Bohemian Girl.

The City Opera House on Tuesday
and Wednesday nights, the 24th and
18th insts, was crowded with the social
folk of this city, who were delighted with
an excellent performance of the DO
hemian Girl" by local talent, for the
benefit of the Masonic Temple Associa-
tan. The opera was given in lieu of the
spring festival, which originated several
years since by the Frederick Choral
Society.
The soloists were Misses c. E. Bow
ers. Eleanor Marley and Mrs. Samuel
Hopes, and Mr.. Frank B. Sappington,
IT., Professor H. S. Duffey and Mr.. c..
E. Olmstead.
Great credit is due to Mrs Mary
Steckle-B urck, the directress, for the
magnificent entertainment. The cast on
both nights was as follows:
Airline, Miss Elizabeth Bowers; Queen,
Miss Eleanor Marley; Gypsy Girl,
Mrs. Samuel Hopes; Nurse, Miss
Viola Bowers; Little Princess, Miss Mary
Grace Helfenstein; Thaddeus, Frank B.
Sappington, IT,. Count. c. z. Olrnstead;
Florostein, Professor Fl. S. Duffy; Devils
hoof c. Howard Young, Jr.; Captain,
Elmer Munswower.
Visitors to Fair-Misses Mabel Kind
/ lev and Mabel Gilbert.
Dancers-Misses NJ. Enright, Katha-
rine Grove, Elizabeth r. Wallis. Blanche
w. Gittinger, Madelyn M. Houff
Gypsy Dance, led by Mrs. Samuel
Hoopes-Aiisses Pearl Smith, Helen
Mantz, Mary Harrison Richie, Aimee S.
Lands. Agnes Smith and Messrs. Frank
Kennedy, c. Howard Young. Elmer
Munshower, Hanson B. Maulsby, Edwin
Kemp
Chorus Mrs Charles C.-Waters. Mrs
! Keeier Toms. Misses Miriam Schroeder
Eleanor Cartv, Virginia Heard Mary H
] Richie, Carrie Troxell, Miriam Doug
I lass, MARY l.. Payne, Rosa kolb, Mil
/ dred Landuar, Rosa Kennedy, Eleanor
/ Young, Mary T. Snyder, Grace Wor
man, Mae Kennedy and Messrs. Frank
X. Staley, Rudy w. Grouse Charles c,
/ Waters, Paul L. Kussmaul, Wilbur
| Brown. George H. Morgan, J. Harry
Kennedy, Ralph Baumgardner, Ear
/ Hargett, M. Arthur Derr r. Dorsey
] Sappington, Paul L. Payne. Irwin Ian
dauer, Reginald Grubbs and Harry
| Eader.
Austrian Guard-E. T. Munshower
Harry Newcomer, J. Howard Miller, J
w. Quynn William Bradley, E. Ear
Derr and Wilson N. Schlsy.
The committee in charge who render
ed much assistance to Mrs. Burck, were
Messrs. c. S Howard. A. Leroy Nc
! Cardell, Robert E. Deleplaine, o. B.
Coblentz, Dudley Page, Guy K. Motter
c. c. Waters, F, J. Newman, and w. O
Kolb.
The Gypsy Dance was easily the feat
ure of the program. 1t was led by
Mrs. Samuel w. Hopes. The dance
led by Miss Sadie Enright was also :
striking feature.
The audience was composed OF Fred
erick's most exclusive society, who BY
their well timed applause encouraged tn,
excellent efforts of the performers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
Lee Statue in Capital.

At an executive session of the Depart.
ment of Illinois, G. A. R., held recently,
a resolution of Colonel Jasper Sterling,
Columbia Post, of Chicago, calling upon
President Taft to take such steps as he
may deem best TO remove the statue o.
General Robert f. Lee from the nations
Hall Of Fame at Washington. and to re
turn it to the custody of the State OF
Virginia was laid on the table as i'll
advised.
The resolution declared that the statue
would be destructive and demoralizine
to the further teaching of true patriotism
if allowed to stand in that pantheon ded
icated to the builders, and not to the de-
stroyers of this republic"
The recommendation of the Resolu
ton Committee that no action be taker
at the present encampment in relation
to the Lee statue was concurred in by
the encampment.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
A Miracle of Economy.

Among many interesting facts discov-
cred by the Tribune in the course of Ger.
tain modest investigations is that of the
singular prosperity displayed by several
of our legislators upon their return from
the assembly.
One gentleman paid off mortgage
Another gentleman bought house
Still another proudly boosted that he
had started bank account.
Others gave most gratifying evidence
of an improved financial condition.
Thus we may learn that all statesmen
are not the victims OF the artistic tempera.
ment, nor are tempted to squander
theirs" on music and flowers"
Despite the increased cost of living, de.
spite the modest emoluments vouch safed
them by niggardlv Commonwealth, de,
spite the protracted soiourn in Springfield
while they and their colleagues were try
ing to decide who would best represent
the State of Lincoln, Grant, and Logan,
these temperate and thrifty citizens were
able to save up substantial sums Of cold
cash.
What lesson for us ALL
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
Items of Interest.

The Durham Textile Mills, the only
negro hosiery mill in North Carolina, has
doubled Its capital and working quarters.
Booker T. Washington was elected a
life member by the Worlds Sunday
school Convention in Washington.
Bishop Collins Denny was appointed by
the General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, on committee
TO codify the church discipline.
An invalid woman and three-year old
child were burned to death in a fire that
DESTROYED the residence of DIR. Charles O..
Lehman, in Palmyra, Mich.
Albert J. Smell, son of the millionaire
whose murder 20 years ago furnished a
sensation, was found dead in a cheap lodg-
ing house in Chicago.
New York firemen made several sensa-
tional rescues at tenement fire on East
Seventeenth street. One woman died in
tiremans arms.
John Ennis. of Stamford, Conn, left
New York in a walking tour for San
Francisco, i'll an attempt to break Wes-
toms record.
A discharged footman tried to shoot
Robert H. Sherard, the author, at North
ampton, Mass, but his pistol failed to
explode.
The announcement of Pay Director
Cowie's appointment as paymaster- gen
eral Of the navy was confirmed by Score
tary Meyer.
The statement was made before the
PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly at At
lanuc City, that the small salaries and the
high cost of living was keeping many of
the best young men out Of the ministry.
Judge Grosscup in the United States
Circuit Court in Chicago, appointed re-
ceivers for the Chicago Railways Com
pany, which operates the West and North
Side street car lines.
The grain firm of Durant & Elmore,
having offices in Albany, Chicago. Buffalo
and Boston, is in a financial tangle.
Manipulation of warehouse receipts is
alleged.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
Meeting of the Democratic State
Central Committee-Tariff the
Issue.

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met in the Eutaw House in Bal
timore, in accordance with the call OF
the Chairman, the Hon. Murray Van
diver Every county in the State was
represented.
The resolution of Senator Ravner de-
nounclng the Aldrich Payne Tariff Law,
and the declaration that the Democratic
party Of Maryland could make its cam
paign on this issue, was adopted.
President Taf's administration and the
Republican Congress for invasion of the
Constitutional limitations encroachment
of States rights. the land frauds and
general maladministration was severely
assailed.
Straus for direct nomination for Con-
gressmen, was accepted.
Chairman Murray Vandiver was en-
powered to arrange the date with the Re-
publican State Central Committee, pro-
viding, however, that they shall not be
held later than September 5rh.
Justice Daniel Loeden was elected
Chairman Of the State Central Com
mittee for Baltimore City in the place of
Mr.. John Hannibal, who resigned.
The city members were empowered to
appoint subordinate or auxiliary officials
to assist in the management of the City
Congressional campaign.
Governor Crothers was consulted by
the leaders and gave advice concerning
the work of the committee.
The meeting was enthusiastic and
harmonious, and it was freely predicted
that full Democratic Congressional
delegation would be elected The entire
State Central Committee from Frederick
county, composed of Messrs. c. H.
Baughman, Vim. ]. Grove. I. Windsor
Williams, Jacob NJ. Newman and DIR. E.
d. Neighbors, were present.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27

of Mr.. Taft has not fitted him for the
Office that he holds.
His course on the tariff question is a
clear indication of fatal weakness. He
had promised the people before his cleo
ton a reduction of the tariff, and while
the bill was before Congress he made
threats that he would veto the bill unless
it reduced the tariff, but when it was
passed the President weakened and
finally signed il, and then to make it
worse, afterwards went through the
Western States telling the people that it
was the best Tariff Bill that the country
had ever had, and not only that, but he
also said that Cannon and Aldrich, the
chief apostles ofhigh tariff, were the men
that the people must believe in and
follow
This effort OF the President was sig
nal failure and thepeople discredited the
Presidents speeches, and repudiated
both Cannon and Aldrich, and the places
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
MORE GRAFT.

Representative John A. Martiu, of Col.
orado. is a man who will repay watch
ing. Evidently he is a Congressman of
more than ordinary calibre. A Young
man, and a first termer he has already
given evidence of marked ability, intense
earnestness. and bull dog tenacity. He
has got Taft, Cannon, Aldrich, and the
whole stand pat bunch on the anxious
seat, and the sugar trnst and other preda-
tory interests on the verge of nervous
prostraton. Practically single handed,
he has persisted in probing into the de-
tails OF the Philippine triar lands sales to
the sugar trust. and though much may
yet be learned enough has been made
known 10 indicate that another gigantic
scandal is about to be unearthed.
Martin charges that the United States
government has sold 1000 acres Of rich
Philippine sugar lands to a subsidiary
concern OF the sugar trust, in violation of
the organic law Of the Philippines, which
states plainly that no corporation shall be
allowed to purchase more than ? 500
acres. Furthermore, the deal, which
Martin claims to have been engineered
by the firm of Strong and Cadwallader-
of which President Tafts brother is
member-was made at price, it is
charged, vastly below the actual value of
the lands.
Martin has introduced nine resolutions
calling for information concerning the
various features of the sugar land sale,
and has more up his sleeve. Three Of
these measures have been passed by the
House, indicating that the Democrats
and insurgent Republicans are convinced
that Martin knows what he is talking
about and that his charges are well
founded
Mr. Taft's administration cannot sur
vive another scandal. The $40 ooo. 900
Panama Canal deal was decidedly ques-
tionable, but Complaisant and kindly
disposed public was not inclined to be
too inquisitive or exacting. Following
that, the Ballinger Guggenheim- Morgan
revelations have strained the patience
and forbearance Of the public almost to
the breaking point. II now is added evil
dence of gigantic graft in the Philip
pines the limit will be reached.
Bnt if the present administration is
honey-combed with graft it is high time
that the people were made acquainted
with the truth John A Martin, of Colo
RADIO, is doing splendid public service in
so persistently demanding the facts.
Let the good work keep up.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27

THE Acknowledgement suggested that
the great trust caseS-those OF the Oil
and Tobacco Trusts-be heard by the
Supreme Court on October 81. but the
attorney for the other parties thought it
would be better to fix the date after the
election. and the Court took the same
view, naming November I4th as the date.
Although the Acknowledgement urged a
hearing before the election, no one will
believe that he and his associates of the
Administration were sorry to have the
cases go over till after the Congressional
election. Even if the cases had been
argued earlier it is unlikely that the Court
would have rendered decision till after
the election. Justice Hughes of New
York will sit with the Court when the re-
argument comes on. Although some oil
the more vociferous opponents of cor.
porations protested against the confirma.
ton Of the new member of tine Court,
there are few men whose opinions on the
questions at issue will be accepted with
more confidence by the American people
than the man who is now Governor OF
New York.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Teaching, and Laws and Bylaws Of

of Teaching, and Laws and Bylaws of
the Public School System OF Maryland.
Applicants for Second Grade Certif.
Gates will be examined in photography,
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Geogra-
ply, United States History, English Gram
mar. History of Maryland. Algebra Ito
quadratics), Physiology. National and
State Constitutions, Theory and Practice
of Teaching, and Laws and Bylaws Of
the Public School System of Maryland.
Competitive examinations for scholar
ship for boy at St. Johns College, for
boy at Charlotte Hall School, and for
scholarships at the Baltimore and Frost
burg Normal schools will be held at the
same time and place.
No certificate of qualification as
teacher shall be issued to any male under
nineteen years of age, or to any female
under eighteen years of age.
Examinations for colored applicants
will be held at the same time and place.
By order of the Board of County School
Commissioners of Frederick County
JOHN T. WHITE,
Secretary.
-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
SOME TROUBLES OF THE AID
MINISTRATION OF MR..
TAFT.

When Mr. Taft was nominated for the
Presidency, the partisans and the press
favorable to his election, rung the
changes on the assertion that the country
would have in him safe and sane Pres
ident
This was a most desirable consumm a
ton, and it made many votes for the Re-
publican candidate.
The Big Stick, that Mr. Roosevelt
had welded during his administration
although more in talk than in action, had
brought about great unrest and disturb
ances in all parts of the country, and in
all OF IFS business relations, and had
made the public desire a safe and sane
man in the office of President.
President Taft, therefore, had an OPP
portunity that very few Presidents have
ever had to give the people the kind OF
government that they wanted, and the
sort of a government most urgently
needed. But Notwithstanding his great
opportunity his administration up TO this
time, has been dismal failure. His adj
ministration is clouded all over with
troubles and difficulties.
The Republican party seems to be
helpless and stranded on almost every
important question of great public inter-
est. Two of his most prominent cabinet
members are most seriously compro-
missed, and the President himself most
discredilably mixed up in his defense
letter of Mr.. Balenger, his Secretary of
the Interior, memoranda ante-dated by
the Acknowledgement, and a paper at
tempted to be concealed from COM
mittee Of investigation Of the Congress
of the United States.
And to make it all the worse for the
President the last two elections, one in
New York and the other in Massachu
sets have clearly indicated by over
whelmiug votes in the last Congressional
elections. their condemnation of both
the President and his administration.
There has never been in the history OF
the country such result so early in the
term of any President. 1t is perhaps at
trbutable to several causes. but all of
the causes are perhaps attributable to
the President himself
The first and chief cause is perhaps to
be found in the qualifications of Mr.
Taft for President. Before he entered
the cabinet of Mr., Roosevelt he had been
a Judge and it is said was good judge
1t is question whether the training OF
a Judge is a qualification for the Office of
President, but the best opinion is that
the office of judge is not a good train
ing school for the Office of President.
A Judge from his position is apt
to be dictatorial and self-sufficient and
ifnot that, is liable to fall under the in
fluence of stronger minds. who unduly
influence his judgmer .ssn either view
the man is untitled the office of
President. Then Nh ran was for years
the Governor Of the Philippine Islands,
in which place he was the absolute die
tator, after which he exercised the same
absolutism in Cuba.
These were the worst possible schools
in which to train future President The
results in so far indicate that the training