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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14

" prohibited from using the parcel
post But the interstate commerce
commission may take an interest in
the matter il it should appear that
this is not an isolated instance, but
that the express companies are usinl
the post regularly fr small parcels
and charging their regular express
rates. 1t is no particular concern Of
the shipper if be chooses the express
as a medium Of transmittal in deli
berate preference to the parcel post,
but the commission may find in the
charging Of excessive rates groand.
Tor further revision Of express com
pa ~ charges ia all cases where The
service for which the charges is mad,
is actually rendered Ultimately by the
government. A simple way to gel
at tbs matter would he to double
the rate to be paid by any recognized
common carrier or express comp ny
for parcel post service. 1t is impor.
tant that the public should be giver
the fullest possible benefit Of the
parcel post facility and cheapness.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14
EXPRESS RATES AND PARCEL

A case has been reported from
Milwaukee which bears upon the
reasonableness Of express company
rates as compared with the parcel
post rates, and which, if it should be-
come widely exploited, viii have a
tendency to increase the use of the
parcel port and diminish the patron
age OF the express service. A De-
trcit man, thinking to test the reia-
ton between the express and parcel
post rates, and also Suspicious that
the express companies were using
the post, shipped box Of cigars
from Detroit to Milwaukee, paying
40 cents express charges. He then
went in person to Milwaukee and
found that the parcel had been de-
liyerea by parcel post bearing -
cents worth of stamps, proving be-
yond question that the express com
pany had made IS cents. Thus its
profit rem to over 81 per cent on tn.
actual outlay. It is a question
whether the government can take
cognixance Of this case. OF course,
an express company is not necessiari-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14

the impression that the United States
has no Interior design, that il ardent
ly wishes nothing but the peace aud
security and the prosperity Of its
neighbors, and their continuance a.
autonomous states, secure from both
foreign and domestic enemies.
AT the same time this statement Of
the Presidents must also be taken
to mean that the United States, hav-
ing stal e in the maintenance Of or
der in the western hemisphere, looks
for the establishment ef stable gov
ments in the lands to the soutr and
will conntsnaI &c no manoeuvers Of
revelation that are inspired by per-
s9nal ambition and greed for power
and wealth. This will probably be
understood at full value as a warning
that the new administration will hold
firmly 70 the principles that have an
timated the United States in the
course Of recent years in the treat
nent of South and Central Ameri-
can questions.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14
JANIToR's AFFECTING PLEA


There are things that are almost
10 good to be true, says Manila
Times but there Is alsJ an italian
saying to the effect that if they are
not true they are good enough to
be true. OF these is the letter which
g janitor Of the Bureau Of Agricul-
tare addressed to the director, and
which was by him in turn forwarded
to the Executive Bureau, where it is
now on file. 1t is the finest, the
most soul-satisfying, the most aston
ishlng effusion that has come our
was for many year. II you have
laughs, prepare to augh them now,
for here it is in full:
aThat your humble petitioner is a
poor man in agricultural behaviors
and much depends on seasons for
the staff Of lie, therefor he falls on
lis family's beaded knees and i'm
Plofes Of his mercifui consideration
for damsable, humble, miserable
like your honorable humble petit
toner.
@That your humble petitioner was
too poorly during the last rains and
was trying vernacular medicines
without effectaality, but was resus-
citated by much medicines of DIR. L.
Lazarus, which made magnificent ex-
cayations in the Golfers Of your hon
orable servant.
~That your humble petitioner has
large family, consisting Of seven
lives, two males and five femal,s,
last Of whom is milking the PARENTAL
m lther and is very noiseful through
pulmonary catastrophe in the interior
Of the abdomen, aud another birth,
through the grace of God, is accraing
to the wife Of Bosom.
"Thst your humble petitioner prays
that there is a place ever SO small in
benevolence this slave be allowed to
creep in.
aFor your kindness be shall ever
in duty bound ever pray for your
honor's longevity and glibness."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14

to obtain the right to vote Is not ap-
proved Of by many is no reason Why
they should have cen allowed to
suffer in any manner from insults
and jeers Of lot Of hoodlums.
Their parade in behalf Of their
cause as far as they we're concerned
themsel,ss-ssss being conducted in a
most commendable way and if they
sought TO use this means Of aiding
their cause the{ should have been
allowed to do s. and received every
protection ever at tho hands Ct then
bitterest foes as far as voting is con
cerned. The writer Of this article /,
opposed to woman suffrage yet hs
believes and asserts that the womer
should have been treated then and
upon all occasions in the most chival.
rous manner. Tie mat who would
stoop to allow an unoffending woman
to be molested even roughly or IN
couthly in any manner should be
cowhided The investigation should
be thorough and searching and the
members Of the police department
who a lowed their parade to be in.
terfered with and v no failed to give
them proper protection, however
slight should be summarily dealt with
and given the maximum punishment
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14
oRDE= OF PUBLICATION.
In the Circuit Court for Charles Cou D
ty, Maryland, No. 1894, Equity.
Leonard S. Herbert, Plaintiff.
VS..
Amanda Lancaster, Edward Matthews
ct. al, Defendants.

THE oil ject of this suit is to procure
n the sale of a certain lot, tract,
piece, part or parcel of land situate.
lying and being in the Fourth Elec-
ton District of Charles county, Mary
land, and containing fourteen IA
acres of land, more or less, OF which
Alexander Matthews, late Of Charles
county, Maryland, died, seized and
possessed, for the purpose OF paying
and satisfying his creditors; the same
being fully described in the Exhibits
file i in the Bill Complaint.
The bill states in substance. that the
said Alexander Matthews, being so
seized and possessed of the aforesaid
lot, tract, piece, part or parcel of land
departed this life sometime during the
year 1910, intes tate, leaving surviving
him as his widow, Amanda Matthews,
who later intermarried with a certain
George Lancaster, and the following
children his next of kin and heirs at
law, Edward Matthews, an adult, I'M
married, nonresident of this State
and residing in Atlantic City, in the
State Of New Jersey; Douglas Mat
thews, and Victoria Matthews, his wife,
adults. non-residents Of this State and
residing in the City Of Washington, in
the District of Columbia; Richard Mat
thews andy Lena Matthews, his wife,
adults, non-residents of this State and
residing in the City of Washingtons in
the District of Columbia aud Philo-
mena Matthews, an infant, under the
age of .twenty-one years, residing in
c harles county, Maryland.
That the said Alexander Matthews,
departed this life some time in the year
1910, intestate, as aforesaid, leaving
no personal property out of which his
debts could be paid and satisfied, and
that it will be necessary to sell his real
estate to satisfy the same.
1t is thereupon, this 9th day of
Feb, 10 the year 1913, adjudged and
ordered by the Circuit Court for Charles
county, Maryland, that the Plaintiff
give notice to the adult defendants,
Edward Matthews, a nonresident Of
this State,and residing in Atlantic CITY,
in the State of New Jersey; Douglas
Matthews and Victoria Matthews, his
wife, non-residents of this State and
residing in the City of Washington, in
the District of Columbia; and Richard
Matthews and Lena Matthews, his
wife, non-residents of this State. and
residing in the District of Columbia, of
the object and substance of these pro-
! ceedings by causing a copy of this or
der to be printed and published in
some newspaper, published in said
c harles county, Maryland, once week
for four successive weeks before the
29th day of March, in the said year
1913, warning them to appear in this
Court in person or by solicitor, on or
before the 18th day of April, in the
said year 1913, to show cause if any
they have, why decree ought not be
passed as prayed.
HARRY &. CHAPPELEAR,
Clerk of the Ct. Ct. for Chas, Co.
True copy test;
H. c. CHAPPELEAR. Clerk.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14

Shoi tly after his induction into
office President Wilson was visited
by the two Senators from Florida
on a mission OF patronage. He told
them that all such matters be taken
to the various departments under
which they came aud hence promul-
gated an order to the effect that all
Senators and Congressman who
wanted offices for their constitents
and friends as well as other office
seekers must apply to the Cabinet
heads. But 10 and behold notwith-
standing this order a certain man
named Champ Clarke, Speaker of ths
House of Representatives who was
defeated at the Ba.to. Convention for
the nomination for President in
company with Senator Stone OF
Missouri visi' ed the White douse a
few days ago to test the sincerity
and stability Of. the Presidents order
and behold what do welearn.
The President did not mean
that Senators and congressman
could not make patronage ap-
peals at the White House bus were
to be welcomed at any time oh such
missions. The order now appears to
mean, according to the President,
that office seekers only must present
their applications and appeals to the
various Cabiret officers and not to
the President.
Following this visit of Champ
Clark to the White House it was
noticed that some of his friends i'm
mediately received appointments
Mr.. Clark among other appointments
wanted some in the State Depart
ment, Of which Mr.. Bryan is the
head. Mr.. CLARK, it appears, has
never forgiven Mr.. Bryan for his de-
feat at the Baltimore Convention and
hence had President Wilson not
seen fit to receive Mr.. Clark and re-
scind somewhat his order made at
the time of the visit Of the Florida
Senators there would have been some
thing doing long before the new
administration was on its feet
This is the first and it is to be
considered fair test Of the Presi-
dent's consistency in public matters.
If it il hornets rest will soon be
around the White House, or had the
President 10 make an exception in
favor of the State Department whose
head has many political enemies.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14


From the above letter it will lie
seen that work Aill commence in re-
atty on the road leading from In
dian Head to La Plata as far as the
forks, near Mason Spring, If proper
bids are received.
The commencement of the work il
this section will mean that in lhe
spring work viii be carried on ii
three seetionl Of GU county as wolI
was begun last year on the road,
leading from Rock Point to Mt Re
public and from Waldorf to Bryan
town.
This viii mean that the people il
all four sections Of our county, north
east, south and west will have long
de ired taste Of good roads, since 8
state road has already been complet-
ed running through the northern
section Of the county.
The Maryland Independent ha.
been consistently advocating and en-
dorsing the good roads for our coun-
ty since its commencement under the
late Governor Lrothers and lis Juni-
or Editor and Publisher, Mr.. +.
Stone Posey, has not only Lent his
Efforts towards the same in the press
but worked indeiatigably for the
same during the last session Of the
legislature and is sui during SO as
the above letter demonstrates
We hope that many years will not
have elapsed before good roads will
be establishel all over the county.
A state road 10 Riverside by way Ct
Hill Top, Grayton and Nanjemoy is
what is now wanted. The people Of
this section have not had taste of
state roads and should have it and
more than taste but plenty Of it.
The building Of this road would
mean that every section Of the ,oun-
ty could be reached by good roads
at all seasons of the year. Don't lets
stop until every ssetion of our county
has the best roads possible to be
built in them.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14
GRANDSON OF NAPOLEON


Segrch BY the Crittenden Mem
orial Society II San Francisco for a
reputsd grandson of Napoleon Bora-
parte ended in a Los Angeles lumber
yard. William Gordon, working
man is the person sought.
William Gordon was a son Of the
ia,e John Gordon, a San francisco
jeweler, who, according to the Crit
tenden Society, unquestionably was
a son Of the @Liitle Corporal.
The remains Of John Gordon rest in
a cemetery near the Golden Gate.
William Gordon is 65 years old.
lie says his father was not born on
the Island of St. Helena, as has been
asserted, but near Edinburgh, Scot
Land, on November II, 1918. John
Gordon's mother was a Scotch wo-
man mstron Of the hospital ST
Helena when Napoleon arrived there
% ths sellerp, phon---and he wa
gwen his mothers ia nily name.
J1hn tiordon married Amel =
JJues, Welsh woman, n London
in 1915, and they came TO Americs,
E ,ttling IN New London, Conn.
where William was born in 1871.
~IIaving the blood of the great
Emperor in my veins has never ex-
cited HE" William Gordon aid, ar
he turned to his task Of piling lum-
Der.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14

A committee Of United States
Senator'S have been busy during the
past week making an investigation of
the police department Of the District
of Columbia to ascertain and place
the responsibility for the failure to
protect the women suffragists while
on their parade on the evening of
March 3. This investigation should
be thorough and the responsibility
placed where it belongs. There is
No reason why these women should
not have received the same protec-
ton that any other body of people in
this country have and more
SO. They were women, and, hence
and even more so, should have had
the strong protection Of the police
department more than the sterner
and stronger sex. That their desires
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14
Susan Elizabeth Marehall, Plaintiff,
vs..
Frank D. Marshall, Defendant.


The object of this suit is to obtain a
divorce vineulo matromouii by the
Plaintiff from the Defendant.
The Bill alleges that the parties in
termarried on the 20th day of May,
1890, and there have been born Of
said marriage eleven children, as fol-
lows: Clarence Marshall, George F.
Marshall, Carrie Marshall. Mary Mar
shall, Rosalie Marshall, Fife Marshall,
Roy MARSHALL, Daniel Marshall, Elmer
Marshall, Corinne Marshall and Emma
Marshall; allo which children are in
the custody OF the Plaintiff, except
Clarence Marshall and Mary Mar
shall who are incarcerated in the Mary
land Penitentiary and Montevue Hos
pital, respectively.
That the Plaintiff and Defendant
lived together until the fall of 1906,
when the Defendant deserted har
which desertion aud abandment has
since continued unmterruptedly.
That prior TO said desertion the De-
PENDANT treated the Plaintiff with great
cruelty, and was convicted of wife
beating before the Circuit Court for
Charles county, Maryland, in 1905,
and sentenced to the Maryland House
Of Correction for period Of Il months
That the residehce Of the Defendant
is unknown two subpoenas having
been returned non est, whereupon per
mission was given by the Court to file
an amended Bill Of Complaint asking
for an Order of Publication.
1t Is thereupon eidered by the
Circuit Court for Charles county, Md. =.
in Equity this 18th day of February,
1913, that til e Plaintiff b
causing a copy tbs order to
be inserted in some newspaper prilt
ed in Charles county, Maryland, once a
week for four successive weeks before
the 22nd day Of March, 1913,giv notice
to the said absent defendant Of the oh
ject and substance of this bill.
ordering him to appear IN this Court
in person or by Solicitor, on or before
the 18th day of April, 1913, to show
cause Gf any there be) why a decree
ought not to be passed as prayed.
HAIRY c. CHAPPELEkR,
Clerk of the Ct CT. for Chas. Co.. Nd.
True copy, Test;
II. G. CHAIIEI EAR. CeIk.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14
FRIDAY. March, IA, : 1918.
BRING OTHERS HERE.

Charles County is apparently on
the Progressive band wagon now
and sholld be kept there. Good
roads are in the course Of being con-
structed and this year a tomato can
merry will open up and become a
source Of revenue to latge number
OF our people. These things togeth-
err with the fact that here land is fer
tile and adaptable to profitable farm
ing should prove an impetus to bring
within our borders a civ e, energetic
and industrious people from other
climantes.
Every encouragement should be
given those desiring and thinking OF
coming within our borders. The
"Knockers" of W ich we have I'M
fortunately number should be haul
ed over the Goals. Our county can
not be built up and it cannot get
others to migrate here BY knocking
but rather by booming.
The doors of the county saonld be
thrown wide open to all comers and
they should be hailed with delight
and be given most hearty welcome
We have much untitled soil which
should not be idle. Get new blood
on such land and it will soon become
the choicest in our county. Let's
work together and encourage some
other industries to come along with
the tomato cannery. Let's encour-
age and bring new capital here. This
can be done by booming our county,
its people and its many advantages.
Our county is the garden spot of this
earth, lets bring others here to appre
ciate the truth of this fact that they
may say likewise. We can maintain a
shoe factory here in this town. w y
can't we have it?
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14

President Wilson's personal state
ment Of bis views regarding relations
between the United States and the
south and Central American repub-
lies shoeld produce a good effect
south Of the Rio Grande. lie epito-
mixes the American doctrine in this
Ia guage:
"The United States has nothing
to seek in Central and South America
except the lasting interests of the
peoples of the two continents, the
security of governments, intended
for the people, and for no special
group OF int, rest, aud the develop
ment of personal and trade relation
ships between the two continents
which shall rebound to th8 profit and
advantage of both and interfere with
the rights and liberties of neither"
It1s significant that the President
does not attempt to interpret this ex-
preston in specific terms, but de-
clares that "from these principles
may be read so much of the future
policy of this government as it is
necessary now to forecast" There
should be no difficulty on the SEQ. e
of misunderstanding. 1t may be to
the interest Of this faction or that in
some of the southern republics to
throw doubt upon the good faith Of
the United States in the premises,
but as far as thu Presidents words
car be carried they should convey
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14
TORE ABOUT STATE ROADS.
STATE ROADS COMMISSION,
Baltimore, Nd.
March 4, 1918.
+. STONE PosEY, Esq,
L. Plata, Md,

L. STONE PosEY, ESQ,
L. Plata, Md,
MY DEAR Mn. PosEy:--
Your favor Of the Bird at hand.
We expect to advertise tor bids on
State Road from indian Head to the
forks at Mason Springs just as soon
as we can bave the plans made up,
which we hope will be inside Of two
70 three weeks. If we can secure
any satisfactory bids on the work we
shall let the contract at once, and
shall push it as vigorously IS posi-
sible In order 10 en-
'ieavor to secure bids we shall pro-
badly advertise this work in all the
newspapers in Charles county, II
three or four Baltimore City papers,
and in four or five Contracting and
Engineering papers, and shall send
notices 60 perhaps two hundred to
two hundred and City contrac ors.
If any of you gentlemen can in
terest any responsible contractors n
bidding on this work, o. on other
work in Charles County, you will be
helping he State and yourselves.
With kindest regards, | am,
Very truly yours,
0. L. WELLER,
Chairman.
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FOR sac.

A Small Farm near Welcome improv.
ed by fair sized dwelling. 500 will
buy the property.
Apply to,
A &. F S. PoSEY, Atty.
21s-tf- La Plati, Nd.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14

This institution begun only two years
ago offers every advantage to boys for q
good liberal education. The present aim
Of the school is to give students a
thorough High School Education.
Besides receiving good education
students are fitted 10 take Iplife's work
after leaving. The training rs thorough
and good Terms are moderate and
within reach Of all.
Call or send for catalogue.
BROTHER WALTER,
Director
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14
Manufactured at FREMONT AVE.
and PACA STREET,
BALTIMORE, MD.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

In the Circuit Court for Charles Coun-
ty, Maryland, No. 1860 Equity.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14

In the matter Of the sale Of the real
estate hereinafter mentioned for taxes
due the State Of Maryland and Charles
County, for the Levy OF 1910. made on
the 23rd dav Ct May, in the year 1911.
BY r. Brooke Matthews, Treasurer Of
said Charles County
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-13
ONE COAT, THEN ANOTHER
BURNS AS AVIATOR FLIES

ST. LOUIS, June 1S.-Anthony jan
nus and Arthur Isrninger started
from ST. Louis for Chicago in
hydro aeroplane today, and in the
first fifteen minutes Isninger's coat
caught fire from the engine. They
landed at Alton, ILL.,. twenty-five miles
north of st. Louis, where Isminger
got a new coat and then resumed the
flight.
When the hydro-aeroplane was
about five miles out of St. Louis one
Of the tail rods worked loose. Is
nlinger turned and caught the rod, in
tending to hold it until a landing
could be made Isminger in doing
this stood in such a position that his
coattails were directly over the ex-
haust pipes of the engine The coat
caught fire from the sparks.
For a few moments Janus and Is
minger debated whether it would be
better for the latter to let go of the
tail rod and take off his burning coat
or for Janus to let go of the steer
ing levers. The latter course was de-
cided on, and Janus tore. the burn
ing coat from Isminger.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-13
NEW HAVEN ROAD HEADS
MAKE REPORT ON WRECK

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 13.-The
New Haven railroad issued the fol-
Lowing official statement regarding
the Stamford wreck:
while the first section of No. %
running West had just started away
from Stamford, after changing power
at 4:46 p. m. yesterday, the second
section of SO, travelling at considerable
speed, ran into them, the engine
going about half way through the
Pullman car "Skylark" on the rear
of the first section.
Three persons are known to be
dead and of the thirty-one passengers
in the car, many We're injured more
or less.
1.-THE indications are that the sec
ond section went by the distant and
home signal