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The citizen., 1914-05-08
Clearings Gain in Face of De-
preston.

Despite the business depression which
has been manifested in most sections of
the country and which has been felt in
Frederick, but only to a limited extent,
the clearings of the city banks for the
year which ended Saturday morning
reached the high water mark The gain
over last years clearings is not as large
as has been noted in some years, yet it
shows that trade and business in this
community have been active and have not
fallen off as might have been expected.
The figures for the 2Ist year of the
Frederick Clearing House Association
were furnished by the manager, Mr.. E.
c. Markell, after exchanges had been
made by the representatives of the seven
city banks. The total bank clearings
from May 3, 1913, to May 3, 1914, amount
to SI5.7o7, 647.74, which is gain of $I74,-
3o5. SO over the year previous, when the
aggregate clearlngs totaled SIS, 5,623,-
342.36.
Bank clearings are generally recognized
as a reliable index of business and trade.
If things are booming and there is activ-
ity in trade, the clearings increase, and
thus business conditions are reflected.
AiS gam AAi tllio yCdl II,
fore, very gratifying in view of the de-
preston elsewhere.
The balances show a corresponding in
crease, although the balances cannot as
safely be relied upon, as a business ba-
rometer. as the clearings. The past
years balances total So, oo6, ASH. Last
year the balances amounted to $3,425,-
2S5 So.
The clearings this year are more than
three times what they were the first year
of the Clearing House, or from May 3,
1893, to May 8, 1894, when they were
$4 1898, ,92I.4I.
Last year the clearings exceeded those
OF the year previous by $I,oI4S7e. From
1911 to 1912 the gain in cearngs amount
ed TO $9o3, 3S7. as while from 1910 to 1911
the gain was 5000, ooo From these fig
ures it can be seen that this years gain
of about $4,000 is smaller than the in
creases for some time past, vet the clear
ings have gone up notch higher, and it
shows that Frederick is not on the back
ward move. The April clearlngs this
year were exceptionally large.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
County Willing to Give 81, 200

The Board of County Commissioners
Monday voted to appropriated 81. 200 for
the improvements to Montevue pike.
They named DR.. R. M. Rau, D. CoIum-
bus Kemp and Harry G. Tritapoe COM
mittee to have charge OF the work. Com
missioner Humm stated that the idea is
to have the property owners along the
road contribute half or more OF the cost
of the Improvements to the road stating
that what is desired is special improve
ment. The county has hundreds Of
roads not near SO good as that road,
which are receiving no attention." said
Mr.. Humm
The citizen., 1914-05-08
OBITUARY.
Some of Those Who Have Fallen
Before the Silent Reaper.

Before the Silent Reaper.
FAINTER.
Mason P. Painter. of Elvan, Va. died
Monday at O'Clock. aged 90 years.
TALToN.
William Burr Talton, aged 70 years,
died on Tuesday, April 2Sth, at his
home, near Knoxville. He is survived
by several children.
ROWE.
Miss Evaline Matilda Rowe, died Sun
day evening at seven O'Clock at the home
of her niece, Mrs. Harry Cunningham.
Gettysburg, aged 81 years and 9 months.
LIPPY.
Joseph H. Lippy. "a years old, of
Greenmount, Carroll county, died on
Wednesday, April goth, at the home of
his son, Mr.. Howard X. Lppy, at
Hampstead, of heart failure.
WRIGHT.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Wright, the wild
ow of the late John Wright, who died "a
years ago, died at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. C. E. Radley, OF Knox
vile. on Monday, May 4th, of general
debility, aged SIS years.
HERD.
Mrs. Magdalene Heerd. the wife of the
late Christian Heerd died in Baltimore,
on Tuesday, April 2Sth, aged 90 years.
She leaves three daughters and two SONS,
one of whom is Mr.. Lewis Heerd, of
Hansonville, this county.
THOMAS.
Mr. Charles w. Thomas, a native of
Middletown, this county, died at his
home in Albany, New York, on Monday,
April 27lh, after lingering illness, of
nearly six years. in his 65th year Mr..
Thomas was a son of the late Robert
Thomas, of Middletown, and was
tailor by trade.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
summer work of Club.

Nine dozen dolls were distributed
among the friends of the Empty Stock
ing Association to be dressed during the
summer months. at the meeting of the
club on Monday afternoon at a O'Clock.
The reports of the collectors were heard
1t was decided to hold cake and
bread sale on Saturday, May 10th. and
the place at which the sale will take
place will sbe announced in a few DAYS.
The next meeting of the association will
be held on the first Monday in Septem-
Der.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
Report of oity Health oflcer.

The report of DIR. Ira J. McCurdy,
City Health Officer. for the month Of
April, is as follows:
Births reported, II; white, 9, males, 8;
females, 6; colored, 2; females, 2.
Deaths occurred, Io; white, I3; males.
7; females, s; colored, 6; males, I; fe-
males, S.
Causes OF death are given as follows
Acute gastritis, still born. 8; chrome
Bright's diseaae, general debility, 2; or
ganic and valvular heart disease, caFcf-
noma of liver, cerebral hemorrhage. ap-
oplexy, 2; alcoholic toxaemin, lobar
pneumonia, diabetes. melitus, pulmon.
airy hemorrhage, senility, marasmus, en-
docarditis.
Infectious and contagious diseases re-
ported: scarlet fever I; diphtheria, I;
measles, 2.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
Shorthand Contest.

Students OF the Middletown, Bruins
wick and Frederick Girls and Bows
High Schools, who are pursuing the
Commercial Course, will hold a contest
at the Frederick Armory on Friday,
May 18th, the date OF the School Dem
onstratlon in this county. The commit
tee in charge of the contest consists of
the following: Miss Blanche Stone, Miss
Frances Doub, Ralph Wyand and S.
Fenton Harris, principal.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
EXECUToR's NOTICE.

This is to give notice that the subscriber
hath obtained from the Orphans Court of
Frederick County, Maryland, letters testa-
mentary on the personal estate Of
ANN REBECCA KINNA,
late of Frederick County, Maryland, de-
ceased. All persons having claims against
the deceased are warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, on or be-
fore the
18Th day Of Mo0em6er, Io1f
they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of SAID estate.
Given under my hand this Sth day of
April 1914.
JACOB ROHRBACK,
Executor of Ann Rebecca Kinna.
apr. lost
The citizen., 1914-05-08
Advertised List.

The following is list OF the advertised
letters remaining in the Frederick City
Postoffice. Monday. MAY a, 1914.
To obtain any Of these letters the appIi-
cants must call for advertised letters. I"
If not called for within two weeks they
NAV be sent to the dead-letter Office.
Gentlemen's List-Thomas Bowers,
T. Irving Miller, two. Charles Wire.
Ladies' List.-Miss VennIe Fletcher,
Miss Hannah Simpson, two; Rev. L. A.
Stengle.
The citizen., 1914-05-08

DIR. David G. Wylie, the sixth pastor
OF the Scotch Presbyterian Church of New
York IN Is7 years. has resigned after
nearly quarter OF century with that
house OF worship. He has accepted the
general secretaryship of the board of
church erection of the Presbyterian
Church.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
Instruments Filed.

There were 3oS instruments filed for
record with the clerk of the court during
the month of April There were 2o4
deeds, SO mortgages, six of which were
chattel mortgages; g bills Of sale, two
contracts, one article Of incorporation.
one power of attorney, one deed of trust
and one deed of release. There were 3S
marriage licenses issued during the
month Minister'S certificates have not
been returned for licenses.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
MARCH TERM. 1914.

MARCH TERM, 1914.
In the matter of the Auditors Report
filed the 10th day of April, 1914.
Ordered That on the 1th day of May,
1914. the Court will proceed to act upon
the Report of the Auditor fled as aforesaid
in the above cause, to finally ratify and con
firm the same, unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown before said day; provided
copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper published in Frederick County,
for two successive weeks prior to said day.
Dated 10th day of April, 1914.
HARRY w. BOWERS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Frederick County.
True Copy-Test:
HARRY w. BOWERS,
Clerk.
JACOB RoHRBAcK, Solicitor.
apr l7-4t
The citizen., 1914-05-08
"Clean-un Dav.,

Frederick this year will have "CIean-
| up days on May 10th and 2Ist, We'd
nesday and Thursday, and steps are now
being taken by the ladies of the Civic
Club to carry on the work this year more
extensively than ever. Mrs. A. L. Ea-
der has been named chairman of this
| committee in charge Of this work and
has already begun to lay plans TOR the
events.
The Boy Scouts will take an active
part in the work and will cooperate
with the committee, which will be nam
ed by Mrs. Eader in the course of a few
days. Scoutmaster, Harry w. Zeigler, of
the Y. M. c. A. Troop, will have the
scouts go to every part of the city few
days previous to the Cleanup days,
and will investigate the various places
which need cleaning up. The scouts
will be divided off in sections and each
squad given certain district to cover.
The boys will report to the scoutmaster.
who will then make out written report
and present it to the committee of the
Civic Club. This report will be placed
in the hands of Mr.. James Jones, who
has charge of the garbage collection Of
the city.
Housekeepers will be requested to re-
m owe all rubbish from their yards and
anything in their homes that they wish
to be hauled awav can be carried to the
street, where it will be removed free Of
charge by the garbage collectors on the
10th and 2Ist. Every piece of paper
along the streets will be carried away
bv the scouts or any one wishing to as
sist the Civic Club in its cleaning up.
Business Men After Huge Sign.
Frederick is in the throes of the cleo
trio sign craze. 1t was reported on
Tuesday night from an authoritative
source, that more than half dozen mer-
chants have made tentative plans for the
purchase and installation of electric
signs of the newest and most catchy de-
signs.
Gaping the entire movement is the
huge electric slogan sign, Live Wire,
Frederick, of Maryland" which was
designed by Mr.. James D. Enright No
efforts have been made to secure this
slogan sign for Frederick. The Board
of Trade has endorsed the sign as has
Mayor Fraley and President ]. M. Dron-
enburg.
Frederick's slogan sign will cost ap-
Lfoximatelv one thousand dollars. One
Of the leading hotels OF the city has Of
tered fifty dollars to the public fund if
the sign is placed on his building An
other business man has volunteered to
donate about one hundred dollars to the
fund. 1t was estimated recently that
about four hundred or more dollars have
been voluntarily pledged in case some
effort is made to secure the slogan sign
for Frederick.
The slogan sign is primarily and essen
TALLY city advertising and city awaken
ing proposition. 1t offers the quickest
and most practical and by far the most
effective method of giving point to for
ward movement in city affairs.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
SO Deaths During April.

For the month of April, so deaths were
published for this city and county, 10
persons died in the city. There were II
interments made in Mt. Olivet, in St.
Johns, end 6 in the colored graveyard.
Bodies we're exhumed from the colored
lot belonging TO the old All Saints, and
re-interred in the colored cemetery.
Thirty-four persons died in the county.
Burials were made at Middletown,
Woodsboio, Central Urbana, Liberty.
town. Petersville. Jefferson, PIT. OF Rocks,
Wolfsvlle. Thurmont. Harmony. Rocky
Ridge, Mt. Pleasant, Hope Hill. Emmits-
burg, Broad Run, Brunswick, Knoxville,
Doubs, Kemptown. Mortality was less
than IN March. though greater in the CITY.
Interments at Mt. Olivet were III;
adults, II; city, 6; county, 4; New York,
/; Baltimore, 1.
Wisconsin's new law protecting frogs
in their breeding season is believed to be
the FIRST of its kind in the world.
The citizen., 1914-05-08

At the commencement exercises to be
held at Hood College on Wednesday.
June 10. twenty-one young ladies will
graduate in the different departments,
Eight will receive diplomas as Bachelors
Of Arts.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
THE NUPTIAL KNOT.
Some Happy Couples Who Have
Linked Their Lives Together

Linked Their Lives Together
for Better or for Worse.
PHILLIPS-sNooTS.
Chester Phillips and Miss Ber.ie May
Shoots, of Brunswick, were married at
that place on Saturday by Rev. Charles
w. Hess, of the Lutheran church.
LoNG-GLAss.
John d. Long and Miss Gladdus NJ.
Glass, both of Unionville, this county.
were married in this city, on Saturday,
May 3rd, by Elder P. d. Fahrney.
LoosE-MAcKLEy.
Miss Hazel Kennedy Mackley, Of
Thurmont, this county, and Mr.. Erwin
H. Loose, of York, Pa, were quietly
married on Sunday, May 4th, in Thur
mont, by the Rev. Paul +. Holdcraft.
wEAvER-cLARRY.
Mr. Charles L. Weaver and Miss Vir-
ginia V. Clarry. of Baltimore. were mar
ried on Thursday April goth. at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Murray in
Baltimore, Mrs. Murray being an aunt
of the bride. Mr.. Weaver is a son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Alfred Weaver. OF Mid
dletown, this county, and is well known
in this section.
RIDDLEMosER-sHEE
A quiet but pretty wedding was sol
emnized at All Saints rectory. April
2oth. the contracting parties being Miss
Mary Regina Sheets, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Oliver Sheets, East Church
street, extended, and Mr. Francis M.
Riddlemoser, of Braddock. The cere-
mony was performed by the rector, Rev.
Douglass Hooff
The citizen., 1914-05-08

The mills of Belfast, Ireland, employ
nearly 10000 women workers.
The citizen., 1914-05-08

The area of corn harvested in the
United States in 1913 was los, 5,Sao, 900
acres.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
ORDER NIsI ON AUDIT.
No. 914O Equity.

In the Circuit Court for Frederick County,
Sitting in Equity.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
MARCH TERM. 1914.

MARCH TERM, 1914.
In the Matter of the Report of Sales filed
the Doth day of April, 1914
Ordered, That on the 18th day of May.
1914, the Court will proceed to act upon
the report Of sales of real estate reported
to said Court by Jacob Rohrback, Trus-
tee, in the above cause, and filed
therein as aforesaid, to finally ratify
and confirm the same, unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown before
said day; provided copy of this order
be inserted in some newspaper published in
Frederick County for three successive weeks
prior to said day.
The report states the amount of sales to
be $4,000.
Dated this goth day of April, 1914.
HARRY w. BOWERS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick
County.
True copy-Test:-
HARRY w. BOWERS, Clerk.
Jacob Rohrback, Solicitor. y. q.
apl. 244t
The citizen., 1914-05-08

Edwin c. Markell, Assignee of Martin A.
Castle, Mortgage OF John B. Stevens,
on Petition.
The citizen., 1914-05-08

Trap shooting or clay target shooting is
unknown in Peru.
The citizen., 1914-05-08

Joseph M. f. Norris ct al VS.. Nettie Nor
ris Jernegan, Warren G. Jernegan,
Mearl G.. Norris and Alvia.
The citizen., 1914-05-08
ORDER NIsI ON SALES.
No. 9101 Equity.

In the Circuit Court for Frederick County
sitting in Equity.
The citizen., 1914-05-08

s. pur readers do not
paper regularly, they
. report the fact to
ma md i once.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-10
PRESIDENT ORDERS
TROOPS TO ARIZONA

While the outcome Of such neEotia-
tons as will be conducted through the
state department is awaited, the artil-
lcry and cavalry Of the American army
will stand guard ready TO carry out
my orders which may develop from the
conferences with the Mexican chiefs.
CARRANZA MEN NEAR BORDER.
The forces OF General Benjamin Hin,
loyal to Carranza. are ranged close to
the line while those of Governor May
torena, supposed to be followers OF
villa but often reported as independent
of his authority, constitute the attack
ing force.
Repeated warnings have been given to
the two generals to conduct their opera
tons so as to prevent bullets from fall
ing on American territory. The ordering
of field artillery to the scene to CO.
operate with the Ninth cavalry already
in position at Naco was generally in
terpreted as intended to demonstrate &c
the Mexican forces that serious con
sequences might follow If the firing into
American territory Is continued
Sending of General Bliss to take per
sonal command of the situation similarly
was regarded as denotlng the anticipa
ton of a delicate and critical situation
wherein the Washington Covcrnmen
deemed 1t advisable to have a high Of
ncor to carry out such orders as nigh
later be decided upon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-10

Barrow. Dec. S-Wrapped in flames and
with the sea about her ablaze from the
cargo of casolene she was carrying. only
two of her crew of sc escaped death to-
day when the British steamer Nedra
piled on the shore near Barrow during
heavy gale and broke up and was con-
sumed.
Tho two men rescued We're severely
burned while swimming through the fam
ing sea to tug. y majority OF the
crew were trapped in the forecastle of
the Vedra and persisted miserably.
So suddenly did the fire break out
when tho vessel grounded that only four
Of the ships company had time to reach
her weather tide. These were the chief
engineer and three sailors. Their predi-
cament, however, was almost as bad As
that of the others on board who were
unable to reach q vantage point. for
hardly had the vessel touched bottom
when the Jagged rocks cut through her
keel and broke the Golfer dam containing
the OIL
GASOLINE BURNS ON WATER.
Flowing in a torrent from the rent in
the Golfer dam the gasolene invaded the
engine room and in a second had ignited
the spread to all parts Of the doomed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-10
STRANDED STEAMER
IS BURNED; 81 DEAD

vessel and also poured through rents in
the hull of the sea outside.
The chief engineer reaching the weather
side Of the vessel, gave the three seamen
with him life belts he had picked up In
his flight and, mounting the rail. plunged
headong into the sea, trusting TO his
ability as a swimmer to reach nearby
tug which was endeavoring to pull of the
Nedra. The engineer had only taken two
or three strokes when huge wave
picked him up and dashed him against
the side OF the steamer, killing HIM
BURNED SEAMAN SWIM.
Two of the saamen Immediately fol-
lowed the engn and swan until they
We're picked up, but in DOING 50 were
badly burned. The other seaman, unable
to swim, feared to take the plunge and
was burned to death where he stood.
Meanwhile a number of life boats had
come upon the scene. but they were UNI
able to give aid to the men imprisoned
in the forecastle whose screams could
he heard above the roar of the flames.
The Vedra which was bound from Port
Arthur Texas, for London is total
loss She was commanded by Captain
Brewster and was owned by the AS
ISOLATED Oil Carriers company of Lon
q
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-10

admiraIs account of tests made by the
air craft scouts of the Atlantic fleet. 1t
was demonstrated, he said, In the
Caribbean sea and at Guantanamo. that
an airship could locate a submarine mine
submerged to depth of fifty feet. He
declared that approximately the game
results could be obtained anywhere in
the ocean. or where there were no rivers
to muddy the water
The admiral dwclt upon the efficiency
Of the American warships. He said that
in tho Atlantic feet every gun was fired
twenty times a year i'm target practice.
Personally he advocated devotlng more
time to target practice.
Rear Admiral Fletcher. who succeeded
Admiral Badger in commend Of the
Atlantic feet gave him supplementary
,ostirnonv. He will be on the stand as
n witness tomorrow when Secretary
Daniels is expected to be before the com
rttoe Brigader-Ceneral Scott, chief of
staff OF the army, yin testify at the
military comrittoe's hearing tomorrow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-10
Chittenden County
Trust Company
0s,SllaaAaa W.
Burlington, VI.

They are selling to somebody"
General Crozier said that automobile
manufacturers in this country we're now
turning cut armored automobiles which
were being sold to a European power
now at war through Canada.
"What?' suggested Representative
Kahn. I'VE are asked to pray for peace
and yet we furnished armored cars to a
belligerent to further war;"
Admiral Badger advised the naval COM
mittee that the United States should fol-
low the example of Germany and Great
Britain in creating n naval reserve OF
officers and men who have served in the
navy He insisted that battleships should
not be sacrificed to increase the number
of submarines.
The admiral was piled with questions.
Members of the committee were particu-
larry anxious to know why the German
feet was permitted to remain bottled up
In it's own harbor. The admiral said that
as long as the German fleet was bottled
up it was performing no useful purpose
and that therefore it was unnecessary
for the enemy to bring about an engage
ment. He said probably no commander
in-chief Of fleet would subject his ships
to the attacks OF a great fort or to the
danger OF submarine mines as prelim-
mary to fighting with another battle
feet, as It would mean running the risk
OF going into an engagement In a dam
aged condition.
The influence of the British fleet, he
added, was such that without the firing
a gun 1t had accomplished its purpose OF
driving German commerce off the sea g
Of ensurlng safe transportation of thu
English army to the continent and ol
protecting neutral trade with England
Admiral Badger expressed the opinion
that it would be a mistake to station
submarine craft at any particular ports
along the Atlantic or Pacific or Gulf foi
coast defense, saying that handling the
submarines as hctilas rather than a
separated coast defenses would make fol
greater efficiency. He added that Will,
opinions differed as to the number u
submarines necessary for protection o
the insular possessions and for coast de
Tense he regarded 100 submarines alto
gethcr as adequate. He wanted these e
be OF different classes-seag going, as We.
as smaller ones, for shore operations.
The committee listened eagerly to tn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-10
PRESIDENT SAYS
RIJTLDING SUBMARINES
VIOLATES NEUTRALITY

Washington. Dec. 7.-President VIII
son to-day expressed the opinion
through n statement issued by Secre-
tary BRYAN that the building of sub
marines for any OF the helliserents of
the present war would be contrary to
the spirit of the neutrality of the Uni
ted States.
The statement contained an an
nouncement that the Bethlehem Steel
CORPORATION, of which Charles NJ
Schwab is president. and which owns
the Fore River Shipbuilding corpora
ton, had deferred to the views of the
President and did not intend to deliver
any submarines to the bclligerents
during the war.
The question of whether it is lesa
for American firms to build submarines
for shipment in parts has not beer
decided
Secretary Bryan said to-day he fell
sure that the Presidents declaration
would deter ship builders from send
| irtg parts of submarines to Canada fo1
shipment as had been reported.