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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
Port Deposit News

Rev. F. f. Carpenter will hold regular
monthly song service in the auditorium
of the Methodist Church, next Sunday
evening, February 25. This service will
consist of special music by the church
choir. A complete service of Story and
Song, entitled Saved at Sea-, by the Ep-
worth League choir, and illustrated songs
by some of the members of the Junior
League.
Miss Lizzie Atkinson has returned to
her home after spending quite long
time with her brother, Mr.. Henry Atkin-
son, in Philadelphia.
Miss Maud Smith, OF Baltimore, is the
guest of Mrs G. II. Richards.
Mrs. George Riale, of Rising Sun, spent
Tuesday with Mrs. Sophia Dickey.
Mrs. Mary Clemson and Mr.. Harry Oak
ford, spent Sunday with Oxford, Pa, rela-
tives.
Mrs. j. Drakeley, of Orange, n. j., is
| the guest of her daughter, Mrs. r. p.
McClenahan.
Mr. r. E. McClenahan gave a dinner
party at his residence last Friday even
ing in honor of Mrs. Mary Kate, of Bos-
ton.
Miss Matte Benson, of Cockeysville,
is the guest of Mrs. F. T. Benson.
Mrs. o. P, Hagerty was Baltimore
visitor Tuesday.
Mrs Margaret Norris entertained some
of her friends at her home last Friday
evening.
Mrs. Zimmerman and Miss Helen Zim
| norman have returned to their home in
Frederick from quite pleasant stay
with Mrs. E. T. Dorcus.
| Miss Margaret Kerwin spent several
| days last week with Mrs. William John
| ston in Wilmington.
| Mrs. f. 7. Benson and Miss Margaret
| Benson spent Monday in Baltimore.
Mr.. Charles Morrison moved his fam
| lily to the Coulson Farm, about two miles
| in the country, Wednesday of this week.
Mr.. Morrison purchased the property in
the fall and has had quite a number of
| pTovements made.
Miss Emma V. Gather spent Thursday
| in Baltimore.
Mrs Mary Clapp and Miss Lucy Clapp
spent Tuesday in Baltimore.
Mrs r. b. Darnall, of Ruxton, spent
several days last week with Mrs. R. G.
| Hopkins.
Mrs Walter Buck and son are spending
this week in Rising Sun with Mrs. Annie
| Jenkins.
Mr.. Albert Cain has accepted the posi-
| tion as operator in the Western Union
Telegraph office.
Mr.. Ralph Gibson and Miss Beulah
Creswell were married in Wilmington on
Saturday, February II.
| Miss Marie Lamm is spending some
time with friends in Frederick.
| Mr.. Harry Richards, of Philadelphia,
| spent Thursday with Dr. G. II. Richards
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
GOVERNORS SLATE
FOR CECIL COUNTY

The local appointments for Cecil county
were sent to the Governor last week by
Henry M. Mccullough, Chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee
The recommendations became public on
Wednesday of this week, when the Gov
ernor sent the names to the Senate for
confirmation The following is the list:
ELECTION SUPERVISORS.
Victor r. Bennett Rep.
William NJ. Fulton, Rep.
John II. Black, Dem.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
Wilmer ]. Falls, Rep, Ito succeed Mr..
George o, Carey.
CORONER.
William P. Dean, of Elkton.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
l. w. j. Duhamell, R. H. Lipscomb.
2. NJ A. VanBuskirk
8. Levi o. Cameron, Joshua NJ. Ash,
John w. Mahoney.
5. Isaiah Biddle, Samuel Grey.
6. Brinton P. Nichols.
7. Isaiah w. Burlin.
s. Thomas H. Cummings,
NOTARIBS PUBLIC
2. Leroy H. Bloomer.
8. j. Will Perkins, Charles H. Jeffers
5. Morton Reeder, J. Edward Davis.
6. Mrs. A. E. jenkins, Edwin L. Haines
z. I. C. Bond, James o. Carson
DUCKING PCLICE.
I. Howard PYLE. Andrew REYNOLDS. John
Racine.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
Business Men To Organize

There will be a meeting in the parlors
OF the Howard House of Elkton next
Monday evening at o'clock of the busi-
ness men of Elkton and Cecil county for
the purpose of discussing the advisable
ity OF forming a Business Mems Associa-
ton The purpose of the association is
20 bring together for mutual protection
and enhancement the business and pro-
lt tssional men of Cecil county and to CO.
operate with other County associations
and the National Association. ct the
present time no such organi alton exists
n this county and the merchants and
other business men by reason of not
being organized are losing many benefits
'hicn would come to them as an organ
ed body.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS.

The State Central Committee also un-
animously endorsed DR.. Theodore A.
Worrall, of North East, for one Of the
Fish Commissioners, but the appoint
ments to this Commission went to Edward
s. Phillips, of Dorchester, and William
A Smith, of Garrell.
The State General Committee also en-
dorsed Mr.. A. NJ. Vanneman, of Port De-
posit for Chief of Bureau of Labor and
statistics. Mr.. Vanneman had also
very considerable endorsement from Ball
timore and elsewhere; but the appoint
ment went to Frank A. White, of Talbot
county.
The State Central Committee also en-
dorsed Mr.. Robert Cameron for member
of State Live Stock Sanitary Board but
the appointments went to Carroll, How
ard and Queen Anne's.
William 7. Warburton, Esq, of this
county, and John o. Spencer, of Balti-
more City. were appointed by the Cover
nor to membership on the State Board
of Education, of which there are eight
members in all
Former State Senator Roe, of Caroline,
was named for Automobile Commissioner,
DeSales Mudd, of Charles county, Immi-
grafton Commissioner, and George E.
Myers, of Frederick county, 1State Fire
Marshall
The Governor had already named Jonn
j. Hanson, of Baltimore City, Land
Commissioner. These appointments about
exhaust the list of public officials at the
Governors disposal, except the usual
list of appointments to many purely hon.
orary boards.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
BEERS-CAMPBELL.

Mr.. George A. Beers, of Appleton, and
Miss Eta NJ. Campbell, of Providence,
were married at Eastlaka NJ. E. parson-
age, Wilmington, on February IA, by Rev.
J. r. Bicking, formerly of Cherry Hill NJ.
f.. Church
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
MOLlTOR-YECKLEY.

Mr.. Edward Molitor, of Elkton, and
Miss Mary Yeckley, of Philadelphia, were
married Saturday at the Elkton Catholic
Church, by Rev. p. p. Arnd.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24

Miss Isabella R. Galbraith, on Febru-
ary l, began her twentieth year as prin-
cipal OF the Fingerhoard School, First
district, and her forty ninth as a teach
or in the schools of the county.
Rev. G. ]. Hill and wife entertained
the Ladies Aid Society of Warwick NJ. P.
Church last Friday evening. Ice cream
and cake were served and a good time
generally was had.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24

A tablet to the memory of William p.
Anderson, of Cecilton, member of the
Cass of 1910 of St. Johns College, An
napolis, VINO was drowned in the Sassa-
fras rive, near Fredericktown, in last
October. has been placed on a wall of
the chapel In Mcdowell Hall. at the Col
lege. Leonard e. Kolmer, OF Baltimore,
a class mate Of the deceased, presented
the tablet which was accepted by Presi-
dent Fell on behalf of the faculty
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
Ice Moves In The Two Elks

Wednesday morning opened with low
ering skies and at noon the first thunder
of the year was heard followed by heavy
showers at intervals until about 4 p. m.
The ice in the Big and Little Elks began
to move and the lowlands in their course
we're flooded. The ice in the Big Elk was
jammed for time below the Pulp Mill
but about 8 clock the mass was moved
by the flood in the creek and passed
down stream. Luckily, little damage was
done. The water which had overfowed
the creeks banks fell rapidly. About IL
o'clock a terrific wind and rain storm
marked by heavy downpours and some
hail broke and continued throughout the
night. Thursday dawned clear with
bright sunshine and in the forenoon a
wind of the March order arose and blew
throughout the day.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
GIBSON-CRESWELL.

Mr.. Ralph C. Gibson and Miss Beulah
VI. Creswell, Of Port Deposit, were mar
ried on Saturday at Harrison Street NJ
E. parsonage, Wilmington, by Rev. G. w.
Dawson. They will reside in Port De-
DoSit
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
WOODALL- -DOMNEY.

Mr.. Walter w. Woodall a we'll known
farmer of this section, formerly of the
First district, and Miss Anna Agnes
Downey, of Philadelphia, were married in
Elktor Catholic Church on February 13,
by Rev. Father p. p. Arnd.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
WEEKS WEDDINGS
EWING--SHAFFER

Mr. Cecil E. Ewing, one of the owners
and editors OF the Midland journal, of
Rising sun, and Miss Lynn NJ. Shaffer,
former State Librarian, were married at
two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, at
the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Perry S. Shaffer, on Cherry street, Ris-
ing Sun, by Rev. Samuel Polk, pastor of
West Nottingham Presbyterian Church,
who used the Episcopal service. The
bride and her brother, Mr.. H. Porter
Shaffer, o. Baltimore, who gave her in
marriage. enteied the parlor to the
strains of the welding march from "Lo-
hengri1', played by Miss Florence Sny-
der, of Port Deposit. Little Martha Shat
fer, the brides niece, was flower girl,
dressed in white chiffon with green rib
bons and carrying pink sweetpeas. The
bride wore dark blue travelling cos
tune, and her flowers were lilies of the
valley. Mr.. Evans E. Ewing, the groom s
brother, was best man, and Messrs. Lu-
ther p Shaffer, OF Cumberland, the
foride's brother, and Emerson R. Croth-
ers, OF Elkton, her cousin, were the ush-
ers. The rooms of the residence were
prettily decorated with potted plants and
evergreens Many guests were present
from New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore,
Washington, Wilmington, Elkton, Port
Deposit Rising Sun and other points,
and collation. was served by the Wo-
mans Exchange of Port Deposit. Mr..
and Mrs. Ewing, after their return from
an extended wedding trip, will reside in
Rising Sun.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
CANNON-CHURCHMAN.

Announcement was made last week Of
the marriage of DR.. James T. Cannon, OF
Oxford, Pa, and Miss Vista 'Churchman
of Sylmar, by Mayor Howell, in Whining
ton. on January 20. They were serenad-
ed at the home of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Churchman, on Val
entine night.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24

Responding to inquiries as to certain
bills now before the Legislature, aHecl-
ing Cecil county, we herwith give the
contents OF the same in the words OF the
Bill ITSELF
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
EINER-,HENDRY.

Mr.. Roy NJ. Egner and Miss Susannah
Hendry. of Philadelphia, were married
in Wilmington on Thursday, by Rev.
Alexander Alison, Jr., pastor of West
Presbyterian Church. They were ac-
aompanied by Miss May Egner sister of
the groom. After a brief wedding trip
they will reside in Elkton
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-24
MRS. BEULAH A. EMERY.

Mrs. Beulah A. Emery, died at her
home in Chesapeake City on THURSDAY
aged "a years. Her funeral will be held
at p. m. tomorrow Sunday with inter-
Eien. in Bethel Cemetery, Fivot.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Sir Edward Grey, the foreign minister.
was absent hunting. Why did not Prime
Minister .Asquith find way out? Why
not Observation-Disclosures? Why not NJ.
Sazonoff HIMSELF Idle speculations. Why
did not Sieyes do as Napoleon Bonaparte
did? Nj. Poincare had the presence of
mind, the su0tlety and the nerve; and
whatever happens. it will be remembered
that he pulled the lighted match away
from the powder.
Nj. Poincare induced Russia and Aus
tra to act together and put the mark
on each-the heavy and probably deter
ring odium of willfully breaking peace
and faith.
Yes, finding no cure in London, NJ.
SaZonoff hurried to Pars-and found n .
Poncare prepared to ''so on with the
case The legal slang is to the point,
because NJ. Poincare'S real life Occupa-
ton has been to build up the strongest
consulting law firm in Paris, very sue
cessful, in the great manner Among re-
publican statesmen, lawyers regularly
predominate; yet l think that it is piquant
to see the head of a great law firm be-
come suddenly prime minister, treat the
powers OF Europe exactly like legal adj
versaries-like the party of the other
side'-to compromise in favor of his
client who happens to be the peace of
Europe.
."ro prevent the great powers taking
Sides" said NJ. Poincare, I'VE must force
them into the position of acting collec-
lively on Turkey to keep the peace. We
Evening star., 1912-11-03

know the preteXt on which the little Bal
kan states going 10 war-lt IS
Turkeys bad treatment of her Christian
subjects, ytEeir brethren and neignQcls
Let the powers act on Turkey to obtain
reforms demanded and the pretsS- Of
the war will vanish
And who will act on the little Balkan
states?" inquired NJ. SaZonoff while
Turkey is making the reforms?'
Austria and Russia, hand-in-hand, as
representatives of the great powers said
NJ. Poincare.
NJ. Sazonoff saw light. 1t was a subtle
proposition 1t put the spot on Austria
to work with Russia for peace; should
Austria refuse, she would be RESPONSE
BILE for war.
And if Austria complains that her
vital interests are not being safeguard
ed" continued NJ. Poincare, .let it be
understood from the start that no terri
toriaI change whatever shall be made in
Turkey!
M. Sazonoff made grimace. This put
the spot on Russia not to allow the little
Balkan states to make IA conquest of
Turkish real estate, which Russia had
been suspected of secretly abetting. 1t
reduced the case to its bare merits. No
power could refuse acquiescence without
confessing bad faith.
And all the powers did acquiesce, the
Evening star., 1912-11-03

was a government engineer of roads ani
bridges. was Carnot before he went
into politics.
::
Raymond would be "A lawyer. He tool.
his university baccalaureatc al eighteen
and was admitted to the Paris bar al
twenty-one. His parents had supported
him during his studies. but henceforth he
earned his own living. To earn a salary
he worked as secretary to a Paris bar
rster. laboriously looking up precedents
and laying the foundation Of his great
consulting reputation.
There were times of difficulty once, to
earn more. he became official secretary
to Jules Develle, minister of agriculture,
Barbecue man and friend Of the fam
ily. but instead of running to official ban
quets he filled his head with trade mark
lore and fruit crop lore Develle advised
him to get known in Barbecue, so he
stood for the department council and
was elected. Later. his home deputy
dying, he became candidate and was sent
to congress. less a politician than as
a serious young lawyer. who knew the
needs of the preserved strawberry indus
try.
For three years he never made
speech. He was working at his law. Be
ing named reporter of the finance COM
mittee he mastered the subject astonish-
ingly and MS first speech as deputy was
to present his report
he risked becoming a politician FIe
was elected deputy four successive terms
became reporter of the budget commit
tee and was even made minister of public
instruction.
Was ii to show himself? Law clients
We're coming more and more. cases too
fiattering 10 refuse. 80 Poncare. the
lawyer. perceived the tim. had come to
choose. HI. went out of politics.
The party knew his ability. After r.
bots retirement every premier tried to
secure his services Poincare refused
everything and built up his law firm
During the Dreyfus affair he was writ
ing opinions. winning cases. During the
nationalist fight and socialist experiment
he studying the laws against aduI-
terating currant jelly and the copyright
of the name Bar le-Duc" in foreign
lands. His grateful department named
him senator, and he accepted it as an
honorable burden.
In 1905 they persuaded him to take the
ministry of finances. He accepted il as
a duty. During six months he Went
through the financial affairs of France
exactly as if the high-priced firm or
Poincare had been called in Finding
all in order he resigned The SD 600 min.
isterial salary was no object
Again. at the end of last year whom
things looked black for France-she had
changed her government three times In
twelve months-when the Morocco trou-
BILE was growing more complicated an
appeal was made TO Poincare to helm
save the country.
He took the case.
Accepting to be premier, and also do
the work of foreign minister. he chose !,
cabinet which concentrated men of ALI
republican wings who We're willing to
follow a policy Of ''appeasement" within
and without The word is Brands
They have done more-they have kept
the dignity of the republic. And vel
more-because while cannons below In
the Balkans. Poincare has prevented
them from booming i'm Europe,
STERLING .HEILIG
Evening star., 1912-11-03

health of the community as whole. In
1909 the death rate for alley children un-
der one year OF age was ~. as com
pared with n death rate of 15S.6h Tor
children residing on streets, computed on
basis of 10oo of population. During the
same period the alley and street death
rates We're 3o.S2 and 1915. respectively.
for children from one to four years of
age. For children from five to twenty
years the alley rate was ISL and the
street rate 5.2o. For persons over twenty
years of age the alley rate was 2I05 and
the street rate 1898.
X
Death rates for the current year have
not been computed, but it is stated that
the 1909 record is fair index of the
relative conditions of health obtaining
in the streets and alleys of the capital.
Of the various sections of the city, ac-
cording to statistics compiled by the
housing committee of the Monday Even
ing Club, the northwest section has 20
alleys and 1887 dwellings: the south
west section. 161 alleys and 1910 dwell
ings: the northeast section, 30 alleys and
236 dwellings, and the southeast section.
26 alleys and 500 dwellings.
The unhealthful habitations abounding
in Washington are attributed by Dr.
George NJ. kober to the fact that during
the civil war large number of slaves
deserted the southern plantations to lind
refuge and liberty in the District of Co
lumbia the only spot at that time in the
United States that offered such boon.
The rapid influx of a negro popula-
ton" says DR.. kober, estimated at be-
tween 10000 and 10000. imperatively de-
manded immediate accommodation. In
consequence of this necessity, novels of
every description arose as if by magic.
The result of this abnormal growth of a
class of people destitute of means and
education, ignorant of physical laws, al
a time of war and confusion, has been
the erection of cheap dwellings. much of
Evening star., 1912-11-03

lation for the accomplishment of the re-
forms desired
Instigated by the woman's welfare de-
partment of the National Civic Fedora
ton the Monday Evening Club and the
Associated Charities, plans for the civic
betterment now are in the hands of a
joint committee. the members of which
are Rev. John Van Schaick jr, Rev.
Wilbur V. Malalieu. DIR. Thomas Jesse
Jones. Walter S. Ufford and Mrs. Ernest
T. Bicknell.
The crusade will be opened with an
Galley Sunday" to be observed Decem-
Der L. when Washington ministers of
every denomination will be asked to
speak on alley conditions. This will be
followed with big mass meeting to be
held in January. Effort will be made to
interest Congress early during the COM
ing session.
Alleys travel ways are all right. but
as places for the habitations of human
beings they are all wrong: this is the
contention of the leaders of the movement
who intend to employ every legitimate
means in urging Congress to make Wash
ington a city without slums alley
dwellers. While no fault is found with
the work of the District of Columbia
board for the condemnation of insantary
buildings, the campaign will be waged on
the theory that, in the interest of the
city's health and morality, provision
should be made for more rapid elm
ination of alleys than is possible under
existing law.
The organizations standing sponsor for
the movement individually have given
much attention to the problem in the
past. and they believe that the time is
now opportune for the uniting of rrac
tically the entire citizenship of the cap
ital in an effort TO improve living condi-
tions of the poorer classes by completely
eliminating the alley districts.
The Stars city-cleaning week of last
April brought out the fact that while
Washingtons alleys are superior to those
of many cities, there are slum areas here
in which conditions are far from being
satisfactory. 1t was about this time that
the joint committee began quietly to for
mulate its plans. 1t is recognized that in
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Thousand

THIRTEEN Thousand
1 People Inhabit Washing
tons Alleys-Various Plans
to Convert the Unsightly Lo-
cations Into Pretty Parks and
Streets-The Model Tene-
nent Idea Has Supporters
What the Woman's Welfare
Department of the National
Civic Federation Is Doing
ALLEY Sunday to Be OBJ
served December minis
tiers of Every Denomination
Will Be Asked to Speak on
Washington's Alley Condi-
tons.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

the material having been obtained from
abandoned army camps and hospitals.
In connection with the plan recon-
mended for the abandonment Of alley
houses. the suggestion has been made
that these dwellings he replaced with
large sanitary fats al reasonable rental.
The practcability of such remedy.
however is questioned by DR.. kober.
'.The wisdom of such a measure is
doubtful he declares. The financial
success of large sanitary tenements de-
pends upon the interest on the money in
vested. and the capitalist. unless he is
at the same time a philanthropist. would
feel obliged to order their construction on
cheap ground in undesirable parts of the
city, with a consequent concentration OF
people under one roof and. possibly even
more effectually removed from elevating
enyirons than now
That the plan of gradually improving
conditions in the alleys. which is being
followed by the board for the condemna-
ton of insanitary buildings, is the only
practical one, Is the belief of Morris
Hacker, building inspector of the Dis
board.
II Hds DctIl lily uulN dS d lleI1DeT
the board to become acquainted with al
ley conditions says Mr.. Hacker, and
the situation is matter of great diff
Guilty of solution. The charge is fire.
quently heard that the Sums of Wash
ington are the worst in the country. This
not only is not true but Washington,
when compared with other cities, may be
said to have no slums
The worst condition found is that
which might be called bad housekeep-
ing This is not going to be corrected by
legislation or through the appointing of
a congressional committee, but by actual
ly showing the tenants Of these habita-
tions how they may make their sur
roundings more sanitary.
Many of these dwelers are so isno-
rant of hygiene as TO be tenants not ac-