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The citizen., 1914-03-20
U. S. EXPRESS TO LIouIDATE.
Driven From Business BY Parcel Post
and Rate Cut.

New York.-Directors of the United
States Express Company voted un-
animously to liquidate its affairs and
dissolve it in the shortest possible
time. The resolution under which this
action is recommended follows:
Resolved, That, pursuant to the
power and authority conferred upon
the board of directors of the United
States Express Company by it's arti-
cles of association, the board un-
animously declares that it is for the
best interests of the company that the
company be dissolved as soon as may
be, without awaiting the expiration of
it's term Of existence, and that it's busi-
ness and affairs be settled up and
finally adjusted as promptly as may
be done The president is directed to
inform the shareholders of the COM
pany of said action of the board"
The citizen., 1914-03-20
PLANTS BY PARCEL POST NOW.
New Rates For Seeds, Cuttings, Bulbs,
Roots and Scions.

Washington, d. C.-Extension of the
parcel post rates to seeds, cuttings,
bulbs, roots, scions and various kinds
of plants became effective as the re-
suit of an order issued by Postmaster
General Burleson. The order puts
into effect the recent act of Congress
which repeals the special rate of post
age heretofore chargeable on seeds,
plants, ETC., and makes the regular
parcel post rates Of postage applicable
to parcels of such articles. Under the
law just enacted parcels of seeds, cut
tings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants,
weighing four ounces or less, are sub
ject to postage at the fiat rate of /
cent for each ounce or fraction thereof,
regardless of distance. On parcels ex-
ceeding four ounces in weight the
pound rates applicable to the re-
spective zones apply.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

Washington, D. C.-Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo was the, principal
guest at luncheon at the White
House. in which he greeted the mem
bers of his fiancee's family Saturday.
The luncheon took place at l o'clock
and the only other guests besides Miss
Margaret Wilson and Miss Eleanor
Wilson was Miss Ruth Hail and Miss
Mona McAdoo, daughter of the four
teenth White House bridegroom-elect.
One of the handsomest engagement
rings ever seen in Washington ap-
peared on the finger of Miss Eleanor
Wilson. 1t is huge white diamond
solitaire in an old-fashioned claw set
ting with very little engraving on
the back.
One of the first fruits of the engage
ment announcement was the blossom
ing forth in Washington shop windows
of the pretty Nell rose" shades in
dresses, stationery and trinkets. This
color was made for the bride-elect and
it is said by friends that the color will
predominant in the decorative scheme
of her wedding.
When Secretary McAdoo arrived at
his office Saturday morning he found
the reception-room of his private Office
filed with visitors waiting to con-
gratulate him.
He shook hands all round with a
smile, but had little to say.
II &C. Il
President Wilson," fawn-colored
necktie and a pink carnation in his
lapel.
His desk was piled with congratu-
latory letters and kilograms and the
food continued all day.
The White House bridegroom-elect
did not take day off, however, to
celebrate the announcement of his en-
engagement. He was treated to a
good deal of good-natured ralliery.
Ollie James and Senator Hoke Smith
called and greeted him with "how is
the happy bridegroom" and 81 should
think you would take day off to cele-
brate your good luck"
Only Family Wedding.
The wedding will be purely family
affair.
Secretary McAdoo and Miss Wilson
are not even taking their intimate
friends into their confidence as to the
date, but society agreed the nuptials
would take place early in June.
They held that Mr.. McAdoo would
be so busy with his job as Secretary
of the Treasury during the next two
months, organizing the federal re-
serve system and putting into effect
the new currency law, that he wouldn't
have time to get married.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
NEW DIPLOMAT
IN HOT WATER
Ambassador Page Must Explain
His London Speech.
HIS OLD ENEMY AFTER HIM
Ambassadors Reported Definition
Of Monroe Doctrine and Re-
marks On Canal Stir
Congress.

Washington.-Walt Hines Page,
American Ambassador to Great Brit.
ain, was made the target of inquiry
in a resolution adopted by the Sen
ate calling upon the Secretary of
State to investigate alleged public as
sertions by the Ambassador relative
to the Monroe Doctrine and the Pan
ANA Canal.
Senator Chamberlain, aroused over
reports of a speech by Ambassador
Page in London before the Associated
Chambers of Commerce, introduced
the resolution of inquiry and his re-
quest for immediate consideration re-
suited in its adoption without debate.
The resolution requests the Secre-
tary of State to procure a copy for
the use of the Senate of Ambassador
Pages address, and to call upon the
Ambassador for evidence upon which
ne based the alleged statement that
"it added greatly to the pleasure of
the United States in the building of
the Panama Canal to know that the
British would profit most by its use"
Particular request is made in the
resolution for a verbatim report of
that portion of the Ambassadors ad-
dress in which he is reported to have
defined the Monroe Doctrine as mean
ing merely that "the United States
would prefer that no European Gov
ernments would gain more land in
the New World"
Not Reported Verbatim.
After the resolution had been
adopted Senators heard of dispatches
from London saying the Ambassadors
speech was delivered extemporane
ously late in the evening and not re-
ported verbatim, and quoting Mr..
Page as explaining that his reference
to British use of the Panama Canal
was in light vein. 1t was taken for
granted at the Capitol, however, that
in response to the State Departments
request the Ambassador would furnish
his recollection of just what he had
said, with the desired explanation.
No attempt to oppose the resolution
was~made when Senator Chamberlain
offered it, the usual custom being to
pass such measures as matter of
courtesy.
Later in the day similar resolu-
tion was introduced in the House by
Representative Murray, of Oklahoma,
a Democrat, but it did not get before
the body for discussion or action.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
TO UNITE SECTS
IN TRUCE OF GOD
Thirty-Sever Branches of Chris
tianity in Move.
FOR A GREAT CONFERENCE.
European Nations Are Asked To Join
In the First General Council
Of Church Since the
Reformation.

New York.-The greatest effort in
the history of Christianity to unite oil
the sects of the world which held the
Christian faith was proclaimed by a
committee representing 81 branches OF
Christianity in the United States.
This committee has no authority to
declare Christendom united, but it rep
resents the attempt of the majority of
the worlds religions to meet, If pos
sible, within the next five years, to
combine in Truce of God"
In 1910 the House of Bishops of the
Episcopal Church, convened in Gin
cinnati, appointed commission to be-
gin the movement for universal reli-
gious peace. This commission re-
ceived its first endowment from the
late ]. P Morgan. and at once ap-
preached the official bodies Of all sects
with an invitation to join in prepara-
tion for the worldwide amalgamation
of Christian churches.
During the last four years repre-
sentatives of 81 sects have reported to
the Episcopal commission that they
believe in the one people OF God
throughout the world and have con-
stituted themselves an advisory COM
mittee, endowed with power to invite
all the creeds of all nations to confer.
Apart Since Reformation.
A general council of all Christen-
dom has not been held since the period
known as the Reformation, in the
Sixteenth Century, because since that
time the various branches of Chris
tianity have done little except to
emphasize the theological and liturgi-
cal differences by reason of which
they had become estranged.
The coming general conference, or
Ecumenical Council as such a gath
ering was called in the early centuries
of Christianity, will meet not to talk
of these differences, but to agree on
their common beliefs. AS solid col
lege of judges authoritatively consti-
tuted for united decisive action the CO.
operative verdict of the assembly will
definitely establish the unity of just
that part of CAristendom which it rep
resents.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
Inland Waterway System.

apolis.-Senato Shepherd intro
duced bill which is intended to start
the inland waterway system on the
Eastern Shore. 1t directs the County
Commissioners of Dorchester to con.
struct canal connecting the head
waters of the Little Blackwater River
with the headwaters of Cambridge
Greek, so as to connect the navigable
waters of the Little Blackwater River
with those of the Great Choptank
River. To pay for construction,
coupon bonds to the amount of 100000
pre to be issued. The bill carries a
referendum provision.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
CUTS OUT THE AUTOMOBILES
Senate Fails To Provide Them For
District Officials.

Washington, d. C.-In passing the
$13, 100000 annual appropriation bill
for the District of Columbia, the Sen
ate incorporated an amendment to pro-
vide that no part of the money should
be used to maintain automobiles ex-
cept for the fire, police or emergency
health service. If the House concurs,
the amendment will send to storage
some 81 automobiles now used by the
district government. Senator John
Sharp Williams proposed the restric'
ton, insisting that district officials
could use the street cars or pay for
their own machines.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
MEMORIAL FROM ROCKEFELLER
Oil King To Leave $5o,o0o,0oo For
Cleveland Foundation.

Cleveland, o. = That John D.
Rockefeller is the guiding genius be-
hind the Cleveland Foundation, recent
ly launched by F. r. Golf, president
of the Cleveland Trust Company, and
that the oil king plans to leave not
less than $50,O00,OO0 to the trust fund,
the income of which would be used
for bettering Cleveland, was the sub
stance of a report in circulation among
bankers here. Mr.. Golf was out of the
city and could not be seen on the
question.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
FIRST HUSBAND IN PRISON.
Thought 1t Gave Wife the Right To
Take Second Spouse.

Clarksburg, w. Va.-Resulting from
her conviction that her first husbands
sentence to the penitentiary auto
matically divorced her, Mrs. Theo-
doria Fisher, of Center Point, Dodd-
ridge county, is on trial in the Grim
inal Court here under a bigamy
charge Several months ago she was
married in this county to Stewart w.
Cobb, while her first husband, Harry
H. Fisher, of Salem, was serving a
sentence in the State prison at
Moundsville for the murder of her
brother, Frank Asher, few years ago
at Salem.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
Miss Wilson Now Wears a
Brilliant Solitaire.
BOTH SILENT ABOUT PLANS.
Gossip Arranging For June Wedding
Bat Those Interested Are Saying
Nothlng-Both Devoted To
Dancing and Tennis.
THE WILSON THIRTEEN.

The Wilson-McAdoo engage
ment was announced on Friday
the thirteenth.
The bridegroom-elect, follow
ing out an old superstition, sat
on the dais of the thirteenth
White House bride, and that
means he would soon wed.
Eleanor Wilson, her father,
and her bridegroom-elect each
have thirteen letters in their
names.
Eleanor Wilson will be thir-
teenth White House bride"
strictly speaking, that is the
thirteenth bride direct from a
Presidents family-one of the
marriages in the White House
being a soldier and his girl.
Thirteen is the Wilson family's
lucky number.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
OBJECTS TO EIeHEHouR LAW.
Woman Appeals To Supreme Court To
Set 1t Aside.

Washington.-A lone woman appeal
ed to the Supreme Court to set aside
the California Eight-Hour Woman La
Dor Law as unconstitutional. She is
Miss Ethel E. Nelson, graduate phar'
macist in the Samuel Merritt Hospital
in Alamead county, CAL, and contends
that if the law is enforced man will
take her place. The hospital also has
attacked the law, because it applies
to student nurses, but not to graduate
nurses or women working in the fruit
industries.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
SOUTHERN MARYLAND ROAD.
Will Be Built BY New York Capt.
talists.

Annapolis. York capitalists
have consented to build the old South
ern Maryland road, now the Washing
ton, Potomac and Chesapeake Railway,
which under it's original charter was
to have run from Washington to Point
Lookout, but up to this time only a
portion has been built between
Brandywine and Mechanicsville and is
now termed a jerkwater line. The
promise has been made to complete
the line beginning at Washington and
extending to point near Point Look
out.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Mudd, of Charles, and others are to
follow by Senator Chesley, of St.
Mary's, and Delegate Blandford, of
Prince Georges, authorizing the con-
struction.
The bill provides that the county
commissioners of Charles, ST Mary's
and Prince Georges counties shall sub
scribe in the aggregate 100000 to the
preferred capital stock of the Wash
ington, Potomac and Chesapeake Rail
way Company such subscription not &c
be made until after the company has
completed the road from Washington
to Point Lookout.
w. B. Duke, of Baltimore, and Dane
A. Pearson, of New York, have secured
the necessary option on the road and
have succeeded in arranging for the
required capital to finance the project.
1t is estimated that the cost Of COM
pleting the road will amount to ST.
100000
The citizen., 1914-03-20
MARYLAND
LEGISLATURE
TwENTY.oNE NEW LAWS.
Bills Originating In Senate Signed BY
the Governor.

Bills Originating In Senate Signed BY
the Governor.
nnapolis.-Among the bills signed
by the Governor was that exempting
city stock from State taxation. This
law will save to Baltimore city from
100000 TO $150,000 year.
Other measures signed were the fol-
lowing all Senate bills:
No. 144-Reducing cost of making
up record.
No. 149-Questions of law on
dilatory pleas.
No. 192-Easton's water works.
No. 245-Tax collections in Trappe,
Talbot county.
No. INSTRUMENTATION work in Tai
bot county.
No. Maintenance of road bed in
Trappe.
No. 248-Authorizing court stenog-
rapher in Anne Arundel county.
No. 17S-Amending charter of Elk
ton.
No, 177--Authorizing Improvements
in Elkton.
No. 153-Authorizing Anne Arundel
Free School to buy property.
No. 112-Prohibiting the sending up
of toy balloons.
No. 42-Stallion and jackass lien in
Kent county.
No. Especial levy in st. Denis,
Baltimore county.
No. 19S-Regulating licensing auc-
tioneers in Howard county.
No. Republication of archives of
Maryland.
No. 134-Refunding money to H. C.
Chappellear.
No. 65-Land records for Charles
county.
No. 115-Town limits of Oakland.
No. 116-Protectlng sidewalks in
Oakland.
No. SS-Burial OF deceased soldiers
and sailors
No. 16S-Amending road law in
Washington county.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
AGRICULTURAL BILL MOVES.
Measure Appropriating $19,0oo,oo0
Passed BY House.

Washington, D. C.-The Agricultural
Appropriation bill, carrying $19,000,-
900, passed the House without sub
stantial amendment. 1t now goes to
the Senate. The House will take up
the Rivers and Harbors bill this week
and consideration of the Sims bill, pro
viding for the repeal of the exemption
clause of the Panama Canal act will
follow
The citizen., 1914-03-20
scoRNs THE WEDDING RING.
Relic OF Barbarism, Declares Married
Suffraqette.

New York, N. Y.-'Wedding rings
are relics of barbarism," declared Mrs.
Inez Milholland Boissevain. "They
are relics of the day when women
were mems chattels. should feel
like slave, instead of free woman,
if l were to wear a wedding ring" The
fact that Mrs. Boissevain does not
wear wedding ring had caused stir
of curiosity among suffragettes.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
Raoetrack Money For HospItaI.

Annapolis Mitchell, of Hartford,
introduced bill in the House to re-
quire the racetrack at Havre de Grace
to pay 1 per cent. of its receipts,
amounting to about $1,000 annually, to
the local hospital. The track associa-
ton now pays 5 per cent. of it's gate
receipts to the county for road i'm
provements.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
Restricts Saloon Area.

Annapolis.-M Addison introduced
bill to prohibit saloons within two
miles Of the District of Columbia line
I'm Oxon Hill district, Prince Georges
county. The object of the bill is to
keep out of the county the large num-
Der of saloons seeking refugee there
after being driven out of Washington
by restrictive laws.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
THIS uNKlssEo HUBBY REBELS
Jersey Man Asks Divorce After FIJI
teen Years.

Jersey City.-John E. Orchard, OF
Plainfeld, testified in his action for
divorce that his wife never kissed him
in the fifteen years they lived together
He said he had given his wife his
salary every month and she doled out
50 or SO for his carfare and newspa-
pers. He declared he found reyol-
yer with which she had threatened TO-
kill him. They separated in 1908.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
Baltimore Y. w. c. A.

napolis.-Speaker Trippe intro
duced bill in the House to reduce the
number of directors of the Young
Women's Christian Association of Bal
timore from 23 to Is and to give them
power to extend aid to colored girls.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
A NEW Eee-EATlNe CHAMPION.
Bristol Boy Eats Twenty-Nine Raw In
Forty.Eiaht Seconds.

Bristol, Tenn.-E Edward Shouse, of
Winston-Salem. n c., who claimed the
worlds championship as an egg-ester,
has lost that title, Harrison Smithson,
a Bristol boy, having eaten 90 raw
eggs in 4S seconds. Smithson claims
to have beaten the worlds record by
four eggs. Shouses record was 25
eggs in So seconds.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
PARTNERSHIPS ESCAPE THE TAX
Individual incomes, However, Are
Subject To New Law.

Washington, D. C.-Commissioner of
Internal Revenue Osborn notified col
lectors of customs that partnerships
are not subject to the income tax, but
are required to file certificates of own
erships of bonds, etc, to prevent with
holding their income at the source. In
dividual incomes from partnerships, it
was explained, are subject to the tax.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER

The Latest GIeanlngs From All
Over the State.
Rev. Ferdinand Wolf, so years old
died near Ridgely, Caroline county
Mrs. Mollie Bradley, wife of Rev
Robert S. Bradley, died at Federals.
burg
Plans are on foot to organize al
fredericksburg, Caroline county, com.
pany to manufacture fruit packages.
The Hagerstown Kings Daughters
cleared s66S.z0 by tea for the poor's
benefit
Leitersburg patrons have appealed
to the Washington County School
Commissioners for new school
Charles w. Baker sent his resigna-
tion to Governor Goldsborough as
member of the School Board of Har-
| ford county.
The Maryland Title, Insurance and
Securities Company has been incor-
porated at Hagerstown, with capital of
100000
The Cecil County Commissioners
have reappointed George Bouchelle
keeper of Bohemia River bridge and
James c. Layman at Chesapeake City.
The Chestertown Volunteer Fire
Company is making an effort to have
the town adopt an improved freight
ing system.
The corporate towns of Caroline
county, through their counsels. are
working together on bill to be pre-
sented to the legislature providing for
uniform charter for all of them.
The committee appointed to consid-
er the matter of new court house
for Elkton, Cecil county, recommended
that structure costing 100000 should
be built.
The Department of Agriculture of
the Hagerstown Board of Trade will
furnish the farmers of Washington
county with literature pertaining to
agriculture and horticulture.
II the legislature passes the bill
granting authority to the school board
at fredericksburg to issue bonds, a ST.
900 high school building will be
erected.
The Washington County Commits
sioners have appointed Isaac D. Grove
and John Hammond road supervisors
for Williamsport and Sharpsburg dis
tricts.
Plans are under way at Federals-
burg for the formation of stock COM
pany to erect one of the largest Jum-
Der and fruit package mills on the
Peninsula.
George V. Grouse, one of the best
known residents of Gaithersburg, died,
aged 81 years. His death was due to
pneumonia and followed an illness of
only few days.
Ten applicants are after the post
mastership at Betterton, three for the
Worton office, and two each for post
master at Kennedyville, Galena Still
Pond and Rock Hall.
The committee in charge has de-
cided to hold the next annual reunion
of the Odd Fellows of Maryland, Penn
sylvania, the Virginias and the Dis
trict of Columbia at Pen-Mar Park,
August g.
John E. Alexander, about IA years
old, head of the firm of Alexander &
Son, hardware dealers of Elkton, died
after three days illness of pneumonia.
He was one of Elkton's wealthiest
residents.
A company of Boy Scouts has been
organized at Sharptown with the fol-
lowing officers; Scousmaster, Joseph
p Cooper; president, Lynn Mann;
secretary, Fred Walker; treasurer,
Percy Reynolds.
w IT owls and David Prinrosa
The citizen., 1914-03-20
FREED IN POISON PEN CASE.
Mrs. Pollard Not Guilty, Says Jersey
Jury.

Elizabeth, N. 1.-THE jury in the
poison pen" case brought in ver-
dict of not guilty, in favor of Mrs.
Anna j. Pollard, who was accused of
having sent scurrilous letters to Mrs.
Charles Jones.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
A THOUSAND LIVES
LOST IN TIDAL WAVE
Two Russian Towns Swept BY
Sea of Azov Waters.
HURRICANE WITH DISASTER.
Many Persons Drowned In Addi-
ton To Hundreds Who Perish
ed In the Tidal Wave.

Ekaterinodar, Russia-Over 1000
persons perished in the inundation OF
the towns of Stanitza and Achtyra
skaja by tidal wave from the Sea OF
Azov.
The wave struck the town during a
violent hurricane, which swept the
Province of Kuban.
Over $50 persons were drowned also
in the floods of Yasehkaja.
A dam collapsed in the town OF
Temryuk, on the Taman peninsula, 9S
miles northwest of this city, flooding
the greater part of the city and drown
ing many persons.
The sea washed away $50 build.
ings in Achtyraskaja.
Temryuk is historic town with a
population of 10000. 1t once was the
seat of the Turkish Fortress Adass.
The towns of Stanitza, Achtyraskaja
and Yasenkaja do not appear on any
available maps and probably are small
places bordering on the Sea of Azov.
The province of Kuban, in which the
stricken towns are located, is in
Southern Russia, and has coast lines
on both the Black Sea and the Sea OF
Azov The population of the province
aggregates about 100000 persons, OF
whom two-fifths are Cossacks. The
country is extremely fertile and ex-
tensively used in the culture of grain.
Cattle breeding also is conducted on
large scale.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

A Philadelphia dairy company viii
complete in a few days cooling sta.
ton at Queen Anne's at cost of $4,000
1t is expected that the shipments OF
milk from that place will soon amount
to car load day. The farmers liv.
ing near the place in Caroline, Talbot
and Queen Anne's counties, have made
additions to trei- herds.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

The Department of Agriculture of
the Hagerstown Board of Trade will
furnish the farmers of Washington
county with literature pertaining to
agriculture and horticulture.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

II the legislature passes the bill
granting authority to the school board
at fredericksburg to issue bonds, $17,-
900 high school building will be
erected.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

The Washington County Commis-
sioners have appointed Isaac D. Grove
and John Hammond road supervisors
for Williamsport and Sharpsburg dis
tricts.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

Plans are under way at Federals-
pany to erect one of the largest ]um-
Der and fruit package mills on the
Peninsula.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

George V. Grouse, one of the best
known residents of Gaithersburg, died
aged 81 years. His death was due to
pneumonia and followed an illness of
only few days.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

The committee appointed to consid-
er the matter of a new court house
for Elkton, Cecil county, recommended
that structure costing 100000 should
be built.