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The citizen., 1911-03-17
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

William Clinton, a fireman, of Buffalo,
N. Y, was killed during an explosion at
a fire.
Judge Watts Parker, probably the
oldest circuit jurist in the United States,
died at Lexington, Ky.
Two masked highwaymen robbed the
night clerk and five guests at the Reed
Hotel, Ogden, Utah.
William Jennings Bryan spent several
before leaving for the West
DIR. Henry Pickering Bowdlch, the
eminent Psychologist and formerly pro-
fessor at Harvard, died near Boston.
Walter L. Fisher, of Chicago, was
sworn III as secretary of the interior, sue
ceedng Richard A. Ballinger, retired.
A plan to erect a monument to Gen.
Benjamin F. Butler at Boston has aroused
criticism Of his war and political records.
Matthias Hammel, an aged railroad
flagman in the outskirts of Chicago, was
shot twice during a fight with crazed
negro.
Deputy Sheriffs H. NJ Holloway and
J. T. Lovelt were shot from ambush and
Killed while guarding coal chutes at
Steams, Ky.
Six Chinese slave girls were found
hidden in an apartment behind six secret
doors during raid on San Francisco's
Chinatown.
The Home Market Club of Boston
passed resolutions deploring President
Tatt's activity in promoting reciprocity
with Canada
The transatlantic liner Martha Wash
ington was detained in quarantine at
New York, owing TO the presence of
spinal meningitis.
Counsel for Mrs. Edith Melber, accused
of poisoning her son with carbolic acid
while in lonely swamp near Albany.
N. Y, will offer insanity as defense.
Urban H. Broughton has resigned as
general manager OF the United Metal
Selling Company and may take up the
management of the Virginia Railway.
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy
was filed against Burr Brothers, Inc,
dealers in stocks and bonds, whose New
York officers were raided by Federal
authorities.
The citizen., 1911-03-17
To Prevent Disease is Aim

OF course, it goes without saving, that
the heaviest artillery of our future warfare
against disease will be directed towards
its prevention rather than its cure The
best and only radical cure of disease
consists in preventing its spread and
wiping out the conditions which alone
render its existence possible pure food.
dirty water. bad drainage, dark and i'll
ventilated houses, saws DIR. Woods Hut
Crimson. More and more OF our energy
and brain power will be devoted to the
cheerful, positive task of keeping our
bodies so strong and wholesome and
vigorous that they can defy disease in
stead of the negative and melancholy one
of patching them up after they are sick
But as long as accidents can happen
disease will occur, and there is little
merit and but cold comfort in lecturing
drowning man upon the folly of having
stepped upon rotten plank or waded
beyond his depth. We must throw him
rope of some sort, with moose on the
end of it, and try to get it over his head
even at the risk of half strangling him.
The citizen., 1911-03-17
Mobilization of Troops Discon-
tined

Uncle Sam drew in his horns about sum
set Monday, and as result there has
been a swift dissipation of the Mexican
scare.
General Leonard Wood, chief of staff,
announced that he will not go to Texas
until May" which probably means that
he will not go at all; the American cruis-
ers which had been ordered to put into
Mexican ports for moral effect" have
been rerouted to serve as exchange station
ships off Panama; Secretary of War Dick
inson, after reading the first reports from
the frontier, announced that he saw no
possibility of intervention; official denial
was made OF any intention to mobilize a
second division of regulars, although it
was contemplated for several days last
week; the San Antonio concentration of
troops has been ordered broken, and the
gossip about the departments was that
the war is over An order was also sent
to the border to seize all food supplies de-
signed for the insurgents.
The disintegration of the San Antonio
troops is the best index of the plan of the
war department. which is to string wall
of men across the border and end filibust-
ering, while by martial law President
Diaz and his forces exterminate the revo-
lutionists.
The reason for the sudden change in
the situation is probably that the admins
tratlon comedies its mistakes, but nothing
can avert torrent of angry criticism
when Congress opens. At best, the
United States at huge expense. has been
playing policeman to bolster up the Diaz
government.
Congressional demands for information
concerning the Mexican situation will be
made upon President Taft as soon as the
special session of Congress is convened
on April a.
Democratic members of the incoming
House of Representatives are especially
solicitious over the situation, which was
increased in gravity very rapidly during
the last week. The questions of cost of
the operations involved in the mobilza-
ton of a division of the arm, believed
already to have involved an additional
cost of s.. 900, 900, and the broader as
poets of International obligations, to say
nothing of the veiled hints of the relation
of the special interests of Wall Street"
to the situation in Mexico, are matters
that must be faced squarely by the Demo
Gratis of the new House. as well as by the
near Democratic new Senate and every
member of either house now in Washing
ton admits this fact.
The citizen., 1911-03-17
MUCH IN LITTLE.
The University of California has chosen
two Indians for the fycultv.

The University of California has chosen
two Indians for the feculty.
Gross earnings of railroads in Japan
were IS, $40 mile last year. Net earn
ings were $500.
The first Portuguese Baptist church in
the country has been organized in SOM
erset, Mass, with 55 members.
OF the "a, 900 Indians of South Dakota.
one-half are members OF the Episcopal
Church, and one in every six is COM
municant.
The Chilian government has just placed
orders tor I4o, 900 tons of domestic coal
for use on the government railroads, at
from $5.3S to $6.II per ton, owing to
quality.
A catch with which window may be
locked open at any desired height con-
tains a fusible link connected with a
weight to close the window in event of
excessive heat.
Honolulu is the only city in Hawaii
with street railway. This is the ~ mile
single track electric line of the Honolulu
Rapid Transit and Land Company. In
1909 1t carried 5, ,26e, 592 passengers.
Ten years ago the total number of pas
sengers carried one mile in the United
States was about I3, 3oo, 900, 900. In ten
years time this has been increased over
I2o per cent. reaching total of 2o, 5oo
OOo, 600.
The Gillian customs receipts for Ianu-
ary, 1911, amounted TO S., S72, 200 United
States gold. against $3,o24,7S2 for the
same period in 1910, of which imports
supplied about as per cent of the increase.
The cable ship Stephen has entered
upon the laying of the German submar-
Inc cable which is to traverse the narrow
est part of the Atlantic, connecting Mon
rovla, Liberia, with Pernambuco. Brazil.
1t is announced that weekly sailing is
now maintained by the California and
Atlantic Steamship Company between
San Francisco and New York bv way OF
Panama. Monthly saiings have also been
arranged from New Orleans to the 18TH
mus and sailings every six weeks from
Philadelphia.
The heaviest type of locomotive ever
brought into Mexico is the Mallet articu-
lated compound, oil burning freight en-
gine, 20 OF which have just been received
by the National Railways from the Bald
win Locomotive Works of Philadelphia.
The National is also improving its road
bed with rock ballast, new ties and IS
pound steel rails.
The comparative absence of smoke in
Berlin is due partly to the use of fuel
briquettes. Consul General A. w. Thack-
ara states that 80 per cent of the local
fuel consumed in the city and suburbs is
brown coal briquettes, and it has been
technically demonstrated that. having
been produced without the addition of a
special binder, they burn with less smoke
than any other briquettes. Considerable
coke is also used in Berlin.
The citizen., 1911-03-17
A Boys Fame.

There was boy once who could climb
tree like a squirrel, swim like a fish,
make flat stone skip clear across the
bosom of the pond. could crack the big
gest nuts with his teeth, had the blackest
hands at walnut ime. could stay under
the water the longest, could smoke more
dried sunffower leaves and carry more
things in his breeches pocket held up by
one suspender than any boy in the gang;
but there was one thing that he could do
that made him the envied of all enviers,
the most prominent of all the lads, and
that was he could put two fingers in his
mouth and whistle note so shrll that it
would drive all the dogs off the street.
TO this day that accomplishment fingers
in the mind as a most heroic memory.
How the boys wished they could do that!
How they failed or produced only gully
sputter that was ridiculous in contrast
with that boys clear. shrill whistle. He
IS as conspicuous in the far gone past as
circus come to town or the roar of can
non on Fourth of July morning
We can see him yet, in that same old
trousers with one gallows, that tat'ered
cap and that mouth full of licorice But
we saw him again last year. in a court.
on the bench. He is a Judge now.
learned, digniied and solemn AS we
saw him, in a wavward moment, the
thought came: 'How art the mighty
fallenp-OhiO State Journal
The citizen., 1911-03-17
Unfit to Boil Potatoes.

college women go into homes, but
they are unfit even to boil potatoes, turn
pancakes or fry an egg" says Professor
Grant Slovenian. of the University Of
Wisconsin, in denouncing Americas
educational system in the March number
of the School ReviezO.
Professor Showerman calls the teaching
OF typewriting, bookkeeping, manual
training and agriculture inadequate and
advocates teaching even how to harness
horse.
"The cultural course of study in the
high schools and colleges failed when
offered to the Masses" writes the Wis
consin professor High school graduates
employed by grocers do not know how
to harness horse or drive bung into
vinegar barrel.
"Then the demand was for the accom-
mediation OF courses to life, SO that girls
could be made into manageable women.
''This has failed because 1t does not
provide for the best in education
The citizen., 1911-03-17
Japan and the United States.

We have established ourselves on the
Japanese side of the Pacific Ocean and
Japan has raised no public objectious, no
matter how her statesmen and people
feel about it. But Japanese establishment
on this side of the water-this is another
matter, and it is needless to say it will not
be tolerated. The Monroe Doctrine was
established partly because of unselfish
sympathy, with struggling republics and
partly because of a selfish desire to keep
a distance powerful neighbors. We
don't propose ave, if we can help it,
an information. 'ition that will com
attempts Of Ge: s'to secure aival
stations in American waters have been
blocked; not because of special fear of
Germany, but as part of general policy.
Similarly Japan cannot be allowed to
have naval stations ear to our coasts in
order TO make certain future peace be-
tween the United States and Japan.
Japan thoroughly understands this policy
and acquiesces in it. The policy is a first
cousin to her own policy in Korea and
Manchuria, and she knows that the more
the Monroe Doctrine is recognized the
easier will it be for her to secure recogni-
ton of her own Monroe Doctrine. The
country that fought Russia because Rus
sia was drawing too near does not need
to be told why she must keep her dis
tance from the United States.-Ne7O York
Gl0be
The citizen., 1911-03-17
Senator Culberson Raps Col
league.

Defending the Democratic position in
favor Of the. admission of New Mexico
and Arizona as "the sound and general
Democratic position" Senator Culber-
son, of Texas. former minority leader of
the Senate, gave out statement which
has an interesting bearing in connection
with the recent action of Senator Bailey
in resigning and then Withdrawing his
resignation.
Senator Culberson gives five reasons
for his action on the last day of the ses-
sion and says:
There seems to be some interest in
Texas in the question of the vote of
Democrats in the Senate on the admission
of New Mexico and Arizona into the
Union on the last day of the session. No
opportunity was then presented to discuss
the question and have no hesitation in
giving now my reasons for voting to
admit them. did so because
Il. believe the two Territories have
the requisite population and are entitled
to admission into the Union as an original
question.
- The Democratic national platform
of 1908 declared for their immediate ad
mission and pledged the party to that
policy.
''3. The Republicans have only nine
majority now in the Senate, if Colorado
and New York elect Democrats, as they
should, and it is not unreasonable to
hope that in the election in 1912 the
Democrats will gain control of the Senate.
New Mexico is normally Republican and
Arizona normally Democratic To admit
New Mexico and deny admission to Ari-
zona would give an unjust and unde-
served advantage TO the Republicans in
the contest for supremacy in the Senate.
THE enabling act of Congress of 1910
provided for their admission upon their
complying with certain requirements in
the Constitution and ordinances, and
each Territory complied fully and com
pletely with them
Some objections are urged to the
Constitution which the people of Arizona
adopted, but favored its admission upon
the broad ground that these internal
affairs should be left to the people of the
Territory free from Federal dictation, for
that is an attribute of their sovereignty
The Constitution of Arizona complies
with the enabling act
oklahoma was admitted into the
Union in 1907, although its Constitution
contained the initiative and referendum. y
The citizen., 1911-03-17
ORGANIZATION OF NEXT
HOUSE.
Rich Plums Already Allotted.

The organization of the next House is
being discussed gradually in the interview
between the passing of the Sixty-firSt Con-
gress and the convening of the extra ses-
sion of the Sixty-second. Speaker-elect
Champ Clark has been all but formally
named Speaker, and his present private
secretary, Wallace d. Bassford, of Mis-
souri,, formerly a newspaper man and for
years associated with Mr. Clark, will be
the secretary 10 the Speaker.
The result for other important positions
are as follows:
Clerk of the House, at Sc 500 per an
num--Former Representative South Tim
BILE, of Kentucky, virtually assured.
Sergeant-at-arms, Sc, 500, candidates:
Former Representatives William H. Ryan,
OF Buffalo. urged by the Tammany or
ganization; Stokes Jackson, of Indiana,
Chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee, backed by the Indiana and other
delegations in Congress; Clvde H. Taven-
ner, newspaper correspondent of this
city, who may effect a combination with
one of the other two candidates and may
be placated with the office of cashier OF
the sergeant alarms office, at $1,000.
Doorkeeper, $5ooo-Joseph J. Sinnott,
veteran attache of the House, has many
pledges and no opposition.
Parliamentarian and clerk at Speakers S
desk, s., 600, with an additional $1,000 for
compiling an annual digest of Presidents
Judge Charles R. Crisp, OF Americus,
Ga, already directed to report to the
Speaker-elect; son of the late Charles
F. Crisp, once Democratic Speaker Of the
House. succeeds Asher c. Kinds, of
Maine, elected a Representative in Con-
gress.
Journel clerk, S4,ooo-W. c. Hughes,
of Montgomery county. Missouri, son OF
former State Circuit Judge F. M. Hughes,
already selected by Speaker-e Clark,
who will formally appoint him April d.
Reading clerk, two places, $4,000 each
Clyde B. Price. of Alabama, backed by
the Alabama and Tennessee delegations
and other members. Numerous other
candidates.
Postmaster, $4ooo-Former Represen-
tative Robert Gordon. Ohio; Robert
Brenner, New Jersey; former Postmaster
Dunlop, Augusta, and other candidates
from South Carolina, Alabama, Ohio and
Georgia.
The citizen., 1911-03-17
Favors Reciprocity.

In recent interview Congressman
elect David ]. Lewis in speaking OF poll
teal matters and the extra session call of
Congress. said he is in favor of the reci-
procty bill and will support the measure
at the coming session. Mr.. Lewis will be
one of a number of Democrats who will
help to get the bill through in the interest
of the people when Republican Con-
gress refused to do it even at the express
wish of President Taft
''Mr. Lewis expects to be appointed on
several important committees. He is
looking forward to the coming session
being an interesting one, but fully believes
that the Democrats will fulfill, as far as
possible, their promises to the people to
secure for them better legislation
"Mr Lewis favors the election of u. S.
Senators by direct vote of the people.
Besides the reciprocity and other big
measures to be considered by Congress
some other very important measures will
be taken up."
The citizen., 1911-03-17

Seve' AT 3Anr )re firms are bidding on
canned !,Np,Ais delivery to the United
States L III request of the War De-
partment.
The murdered OF Israel Eshleman OF
Washington county has been captured
near White Bluff, Tenn, and will be given
a speedy trial.
Ira Eshleman, I9 years old, son of
David H. Eshleman farmer of Gear
foss, Washington county, was murdered
near White Bluff, Tenn.
Four big. NJ lodist conferences are to
be held with 1e next month in and
near Baltimore, and all Methodists are
interested in til ?ir proceedings.
Orders have been issued to the Mary
land Naval Brigade to have the torpedo
boat Sommers overhauled and be pre-
pared for orders to take up active duties.
Department of Baltimore there were two
deaths from dlphtheria and thirty-two
new cases of the malady reported last
week.
Robert Marker, former clerk in the
Office of the Hagerstown branch of the
National Biscuit Company, was arrested
on a charge of being short in his ac-
counts.
President Willard of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and President McCrea of
the Pennsy have each contributed $1,000
toward the Democratic National Conven.
tion Fund.
Fifty Baltimore physicians have been
requested by the Surgeon General of the
a 10 TO haoO,,,a IS = tl,,,
Medical Reserve Corps. twenty-five
have accepted
The Public Service Commission adopt
ed an order giving the Consolidated Gas
and Electric Light and Power Company
of Baltimore authority to issue 81 SOC, 900
in stocks.
The quarantine at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore, due to the diphtheria
epedemic, has been raised The physi-
clans who had charge of the cases have
gone South for rest.
John Burgan is in critical condition at
the Mercy Hospital. Baltimore, suffering
from a bullet wound through the abdo-
men, alleged to have been inflicted bv
William McCann, alias Blinky McCann.
A reorganization plan of the Washing
ton, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
Railway Company and the Baltimore
Terminal Company was submitted to the
Public Service Commission for its ap-
proval
1t was reported in Philadelphia that
Mrs Rida Shryock Booth, who recently
secured decree of divorce from Gen A.
E. Booth of Baltimore, would shortly
wed Robert Stewart, Jr., of that city.
The report was neither denied nor con-
irmed by the couple.
The citizen., 1911-03-17
New Market.

G. M. Smith is still confined to the
house.
Mrs. H. H. Hopkins, Sr., is on the
sick list.
DR.. VIM. Hopkins, Of Mt. Airy, spent
Sunday with his mother.
Dr. H. H. Hopkins has returned from
a trip to Camden. S. c.
Miss Lutte Palmer, of Kilmarnosk, Va,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Charles Wood.
DIR. J. H. Steir, of Hartford county, who
made visit to his mother, returned on
Wednesday.
Mrs. M. P. Wood and Mrs. Mcbride
have returned from visit of several days
in Baltimore.
The Salvation Army officers from
Frederick held service in the Methodist
Protestant church Sunday afternoon.
They had crowded house and received
a generous collection.
The young people of Mt. Carmel neigh
borhood gave play in the Odd Fellows
Hall Of this place Tuesday night entitled,
''The Old Maids Convention for the
benefit of the M. P. church.
Rev. Mr.. Saunders, of Grace P. E.
church, gave an illustrated lecture Tues
day night in the Guild House on mission
work in the Southern mountains of Ken
lucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
The citizen., 1911-03-17
Stabbing of a Soldier Starts Bad
Race Riot.

Galveston. Tex, March ID "A race
riot was precipitated early today by the
stabbing of Winfield Joel, a soldier from
the camp at Fort Crockett, by an uniden-
tilted negro in resort. One Mexican
and four negroes were severely beaten,
the house in front of which the stabbing
occurred was burned and the entire po-
lice force of the city was called out to
quell the disturbance. Joel, who is
member of the One Hundred and Forty
fourth Company, Coast Artillery, from
Fort Moultrie, S. c.. was seriously
wounded but probably will recover
A remark made by one of Joel's COM
panions about the color of the occupants
of the house caused the attack Joel was
about to open the door of the place, it is
said, when some one leaned out OF
window and stabbed HIM. Immediately
a crowd OF soldiers and civilians attacked
every negro in sight and set fire to the
house. The solitary policeman who ap-
geared and attempted to restore order
likewise was Set upon and wounded. He
sent in a riot CALL and in short time
every available policeman in Galveston
was at the scene.
The fire department had great diff
Guilty in fighting the flames because sew
eral lines of hose were cut and had to
abandon the house to the flames and
content themselves with saving buildings
adjoinings.
The soldier who is supposed to nave
stabbed the policeman was arrested. He
is Alfred Burkwalter, a private in the
Fifteenth Company from Fort Barrancas,
Fla. Colonel Bailey, who is in command
Of the provisional regiment to which the
soldiers are attached, is investigating.
The citizen., 1911-03-17
Hughes Will Get Facts.

The designation of Justice Hughes as
the head of the commission to investigate
the subject Of second class postage rates
puts the inquiry at once upon the highest
plane, both Of intelligence and of impair
tiality. Other members Of the commission
will doubtless bring to the inquiry more
expert knowledge, but none broader
Judgment, and report from Justice
Hughes must utterly disarm any possible
suggestion that the Postoffice Department
Is seeking to ''persecute" the magazines.
All that it has sought is to make the COM
pensation for transporting periodicals
through the mails in some way commen-
surate with the service performed. The
present commission is to ascertain the
actual cost of the service, and the most
equitable way of distributing it. fhe re-
port will be sent to Congress in Decem-
Der and there is no doubt that it will be of
such character as TO command approval.
-Riladeibhia Ledger.
The citizen., 1911-03-17
Feeding Draft Colts.

Feed the draft colts strong for all the
growth and development possible in the
early maturity to get into the big gelding
market as soon as possible. where prices
are high, but do not feed corn and oil
meal to fatten the colts and young horses
as you would to a fat steer. Horses want
bone aud muscle along with their large
size. With the run of the pasture everv
day for vigorous exercise, and as soon as
old enough give them careful work; then
you can increase the feed and get them in
good show condition, and with work
enough to keep them in the best condi-
ton the BUYERS will pay you $25 to $50
more than for the thin horse.
The citizen., 1911-03-17
war necessity. but has been sure

war necessity, but has been sure " ,
our own people in sdbjection - the
money class, the special interests the Re-
publican party has created.
So intense has the appropriation of the
people become IN special privileges
granted this class, and the vast fortunes
they have extorted from the people, that
they are in mortal fear of an uprising o.
the people in self defense. But they are
especially SO in regard 10 the gre
growth of the Socialists. The malau-
ministration of the government has
created the special class who have robbed
the people of untold millions, and also
created the Socialists, who have no re-
spect for government that is so unjust
and hence the government is forced to
have large army to prevent being torn
to pieces by its own doings